[1] Whilest these matters were in hand, the Parisi|ens, thinking to blind the eies of the duke of Bed|ford, wrote to him how diuerse castels and fortresses lieng about their territories, were replenished with their enimies, dailie stopping their passages, and rob|bing their merchants, to their vtter vndooing, if they by his helpe were not relieued. But this was but a glose of the Parisiens, meaning to cause him to go about the winning of some strong hold, whilest they in his absence might bring into the citie Charles the Dolphin,The Parisi|ens preuented of their prac|tises. that then called himselfe French king; for so had they appointed, assigning to him the daie of his comming, and the post of his entrie. But their prac|tise being discouered to the duke of Bedford, he with a great power entered into Paris, one daie before the faire was appointed, & two nights before he was looked for of his enimies being vnprouided, and sud|denlie caused the conspirators within the citie to be apprehended, and openlie to be put to execution.