pport of the English government.

The small supplies which he received from England set the talents of
this great man in a still stronger light. The ardor of the English for
foreign conquests was now extremely abated by time and reflection: the
parliament seems even to have become sensible of the danger which might
attend their further progress: no supply of money could be obtained by
the regent during his greatest distresses: and men enlisted slowly under
his standard, or soon deserted, by reason of the wonderful accounts
which had reached England, of the magic and sorcery, and diabolical
power of the maid of Orleans.[*] It happened fortunately, in this
emergency, that the bishop of Winchester, now created a cardinal, landed
at Calais with a body of five thousand men, which he was conducting into
Bohemia, on a crusade against the Hussites. He was persuaded to lend
these troops to his nephew during the present difficulties;[**] and the
regent was thereby enabled to take the field, and to oppose the French
king, who was advancing with his army to the gates of Paris.

The extraordinary capacity of the duke of Bedford appeared also in his
military operations. He attempted to restore the courage of his troops
by boldly advancing to the face of the enemy; but he chose his posts
with so much caution, as always to decline a combat, and to render it
impossible for Charles to attack him. He still attended that prince in
all his movements; covered his own towns and garrisons; and kept himself
in a posture to reap advantage from every imprudence or false step of
the enemy. The French army, which consisted mostly of volunteers, who
served at their own expense, soon after retired and was disbanded:
Charles went to Bourges, the ordinary place of his residence; but not
till he made himself master of Compiegne, Beauvais, Senlis, Sens, Laval,
Lagni, St. Denis, and of many places in the neighborhood of Paris, which
the affections of the people had put into his hands.

{1430.} The regent endeavored to revive the declining state of his
affairs, by bringing over the young king of England, and having him
crowned and anointed at Paris,[***] All the vassals of the crown
who lived within the provinces possessed by the English, swore anew
allegiance, and did homage to him.

* Rymer, vol. x. p. 459, 472.

** Rymer, vol. x. p. 421.

*** Rymer, vol. x. p 432.

But this ceremony was cold and insipid, compared with the lustre wh