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H22. The first thirty Years of this King’sReign were so taken up with the inlandWars of France, in which the English,after the Appearance of Joan d'Arc, byDegrees lost all they had gained in theforegoing Reign, that they afford littleor no Matter for this History. How-ever, not to leave so great a Chasm, Ishall hint at some few Transactions, justenough to keep up the Connexion.

In the Year 1423. the Parliamenthaving granted a Subsidy for the Sup-lni -Rsotes. port of theWar in France, a Re-inforce-^ Qnflreiet. ment of ten Thousand Men was raised* n England, and sent over to the Duke*Ynce. ° of Bedford, the King’s Uncle, who wasRegent in that Kingdom.

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The Duke of Bedford being come toEngland in December 1426. departed a-gain in February 1427.with a Re-inforce-ment, which rendered him formidablein France.

In 1428. theEarlof Salisbury having,!? lhJl nt , pursuant to an Agreement made withi^ Sa lisbury Council, raised five or fix Thousand0 trance. Men, at his own Charge, for the Servicein France, sent three Thousand of themover in the Month of May, and followedthem himself, with the Rest, aboutMidsummer.

In the Year 1429. the Regent of■'« ne nrv s rance having humbly besought the^ed; y King to come and be crowned at Paris,it was thought proper that he should befirst crowned in England, tho’ he wasthen but eight Years old. Pursuant tothis Resolution, the Ceremony was per-formed on the sixth of November. Onthe four and twentieth, of April of theYear following, he departed for France,attended by great Numbers of the No-bility. (f) He made a short Stay at Ca-lais, and then went to Roan, where hestaid ’till thePreparations for his Corona-tion at Paris were ready. He entredthat Metropolis about the Middle ofat December, and was crowned on the se-venteenth, by theCardinal of Winches er,

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1429. 30. and 31. being to long to findPlace here, I must refer the Reader toour Historians.

In the Year 1436. the Garrison of 1436.Calais having made frequent Incursions Rapin.into several Parts of Flanders, the Duke Monstrelet,of Burgundy made great Preparations to ‘■fheDukeofbesiege it: And the Council of England Burgundy"was as assiduous to come to it’s Relief, best eg es Cti-EveryThing being ready, the Succours, ais 5under the Command of the Duke ofGloucefer, set Sail, and theTroops werelanded in Normandy, on the seven andtwentieth of July, where the Duke ofTork had some Time before landed agood Body of Troops. The Duke ofBurgundy had now been fix Weeks be-fore Calais, with a numerous Army,but had made no great Progress in theSiege. A Fleet of large Hulks loadedwith Stones, designed to fill up the En-trance into the Harbour, and hinderthe E.glist from coming near to relievethe Town, was burnt by the Besiegedbefore his Eyes : And upon the firstRumour of the Duke of Gloucester's Ap- But in vain.proach, his Troops retired in such Num-bers that he was obliged to raise theSiege.

In 1439. General Falbot having 1 43 9 *blocked up llarfleur by .Land, the Earl Harfleurof Sommerfet was sent with a Fleet to j^gblock it up by Sea, and, after a fourMonths Blockade, they became Masters '

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In 1442. Order being given to raise 1442.five ( Echard fays three) Thousand Sullies sentMen in England, the Command o ^Xnd^Gen.them was conferred on General Falbot, Talbot,now Earl of Shrewsbury, who landedwith them in Normandy, and had someSuccess.

The Year following, John, Duke of 1443,Sommerfet, was sent with a Re-inforce- 4 ndment of five or six Thousand Men to Sommerfet.strengthen the Blockade of Dtep, butcame too late it being raised before hisArrival.

In 1444. in November, the King was 1444*married by Proxy, at Fours, toMargaretof Anjou, Daughter of Rene, King of Si-cily :

[a) Our English Historian Daniel fays, an [b) EcnARD, by Mistake, places the Corona- Echard■Army of Englishmen of twelveThoufand, at the tion of Henry VI. in England , in the Year 1430. Ada Regia,<least, all of known Courage and Ability, and well and in Fs^tcc-, in the Year 1 See the-accoutred. The fame Author places this, and Regia,the Transport of the foregoing. Year, a Year for-warder,