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10. Treaty of Troyes.  Meanwhile Henry V. continued to advance, and John of Burgundy felt the need of joining the whole strength of France against him, and made overtures to the dauphin. TEN TREATY OF TOIS MEANWHILE HENRY THE FIFTH CONTINUED TO ADVANCE AND JOHN OF BURGUNDY FELT THE NEED OF JOINING THE WHOLE STRENGTH OF FRANCE AGAINST HIM AND MADE OVERTURES TO THE DAUPHIN
 till he should have reduced the country to obedience, while he treated all the places that submitted to him with great kindness. The Duke of Burgundy held aloof from the contest, and the Armagnacs, who ruled in Paris, were too weak or too careless to send aid to Rouen, which was taken by Henry after a long siege. The Dauphin Louis died in 1417; his next brother, John, who was more inclined to Burgundy, did not survive him a year; and the third brother, Charles, a mere boy, was in the hands of the Armagnacs. In 1418 their reckless misuse of power provoked the citizens of Paris into letting in the Burgundians, when an unspeakably horrible massacre took place. Bernard of Armagnac himself was killed; his naked corpse, scored with his red cross, was dragged about the streets; and men, women, and even infants of his party were slaughtered pitilessly. Tanneguy Duchatel, one of his partisans, carried off the dauphin; but the queen, weary of Armagnac insolence, had joined the Burgundian party. BE RANSOMED TILL HE SHOULD HAVE REDUCED THE COUNTRY TO OBEDIENCE WHILE HE TREATED ALL THE PLACES THAT SUBMITTED TO HIM WITH GREAT KINDNESS THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY HELD ALOOF FROM THE CONTEST AND THE ARMIGNACS WHO RULED PARIS WERE TOO WEAK OR TOO CARELESS TO SEND AID TO HON WHICH WAS TAKEN BY HENRY AFTER A LONG SIEGE THE DAUPHIN LOUIS DIED IN FOURTEEN SEVENTEEN HIS NEXT BROTHER JOHN WHO WAS MORE INCLINED TO BURGUNDY DID NOT SURVIVE HIM A YEAR AND THE THIRD BROTHER CHARLES A MERE BOY WAS IN THE HANDS OF THE ARMACS IN FOURTEEN EIGHTEEN THEIR RECKLESS MISUSE OF POWER PROVOKED THE CITIZENS OF PARIS INTO LETTING IN THE BURGUNDIANS WHEN AN UNSPEAKABLY HORRIBLE MASSACRE TOOK PLACE BERNARD OF ARMIGNAC HIMSELF WAS KILLED HIS NAKED CORPSE SCORED WITH HIS RED CROSS WAS DRAGGED ABOUT THE STREETS AND MEN WOMEN AND EVEN INFANTS OF HIS PARTY WERE SLAUGHTERED PITILESSLY TANAGE DE CHATTEL ONE OF HIS PARTISANS CARRIED OFF THE DAUPHANT BUT THE QUEEN WEARY OF ARMAGNAC INSOLENCE HAD JOINED THE BURGUNDIAN PARTY
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