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Edward was the tallest and handsomest man present, and splendidly attired. Louis was small and mean looking, and clad in an old blue suit, with a hat decorated with little leaden images of the saints, but his smooth tongue quite overcame the duller intellect of Edward; and in the mean time the English soldiers were feasted and allowed their full swing, the French being strictly watched to prevent all quarrels. EDWARD WAS THE TALLEST AND HANDSOMEST MAN PRESENT AND SPLENDIDLY ATTIRED LEWIS WAS SMALL MEAN LOOKING AND CLAD IN AN OLD BLUE SUIT WITH A HAT DECORATED WITH LITTLE LEADEN IMAGES OF THE SAINTS BUT HIS SMOOTH TONGUE QUITE OVERCAME THE DULL INTELLECT OF EDWARD AND IN THE MEANTIME THE ENGLISH SOLDIERS WERE FEASTED AND ALLOWED THEIR FULL SWING THE FRENCH BEING STRICTLY WATCHED TO PREVENT ALL QUARRELS
g Charles in a most savage destruction of Liège. But after this his caution prevailed. He gave secret support to the adherents of René de Vaudémont, and intrigued with the Swiss, who were often at issue with the Burgundian bailiffs and soldiery in Elsass--greedy, reckless men, from whom the men of Elsass revolted in favour of their former Austrian lord. Meantime Edward IV. of England, Charles's brother-in-law, had planned with him an invasion of France and division of the kingdom, and in 1475 actually crossed the sea with a splendid host; but while Charles was prevented from joining him by the siege of Neuss, a city in alliance with Sigismund of Austria, Louis met Edward on the bridge of Pecquigny, and by cajolery, bribery, and accusations of Charles, contrived to persuade him to carry home his army without striking a blow. That meeting was a curious one. A wooden barrier, like a wild beast's cage, was erected in the middle of the bridge, through which the two kings kissed one another. DING CHARLES IN A MOST SAVAGE DESTRUCTION OF LIEGE BUT AFTER THIS HIS CAUTION PREVAILED HE GAVE SECRET SUPPORT TO THE ADHERENCE OF HONEY DE VONDIMONT AND INTRIGUED WITH THE SWISS WHO WERE OFTEN AT ISSUE WITH THE BURGUNDIAN BAILIFFS AND SOLDIERY IN ELSACE GREEDY RECKLESS MEN FROM WHOM THE MEN OF ELSACE REVOLTED IN FAVOUR OF THEIR FORMER AUSTRIAN LORD MEANTIME EDWARD THE FOURTH OF ENGLAND CHARLES'S BROTHER IN LAW HAD PLANNED WITH HIM AN INVASION OF FRANCE AND DIVISION OF THE KINGDOM AND IN FOURTEEN SEVENTY FIVE ACTUALLY CROSSED THE SEA WITH A SPLENDID HOST BUT WHILE CHARLES WAS PREVENTED FROM JOINING HIM BY THE SIEGE OF NURS A CITY IN ALLIANCE WITH SIGISMUND OF AUSTRIA LEWIS MET EDWARD ON THE BRIDGE OF PICINI AND BY CAJOLERY BRIBERY AND ACCUSATIONS OF CHARLES CONTRIVED TO PERSUADE HIM TO CARRY HOME HIS ARMY WITHOUT STRIKING A BLOW THAT MEETING WAS A CURIOUS ONE A WOODEN BARRIER LIKE A WILD BEAST'S CAGE WAS ERECTED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BRIDGE THROUGH WHICH THE TWO KINGS KISSED ONE ANOTHER
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