[1] About the same time also the French king sought by all meanes possible to breake the amitie betwixt the realme of England, and the house of Burgognie. Whereof the duke of Bedford hauing intelligence, thought it stood him vpon the more earnestlie to looke to his charge; and namelie as it were an anchorhold, he determined to prouide that he might defend and safelie kéepe the duchie of Normandie, and therefore appointing the bishop of Terrowen and Elie, named Lewes of Lutzenburgh, chancellor for king Henrie of the realme of France, to remaine at Paris vp|on the defense of that citie, with a conuenient num|ber of Englishmen, he departed into Normandie, and comming to Rone, called a parlement there of the thrée estates of the duchie,A parlement at Rone cal|led by the duke of Bed|ford. in the which he decla|red manie things vnto them, touching the happie life, and great freedome which they might be assured to inioy, so long as they continued vnder the Eng|lish obeisance: and therefore he exhorted them to a|bide constant in their allegiance, faith, and promise made and sworne to his noble brother king Henrie the fift.