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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. 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
saries had encouraged the city of Liège to rise in revolt against their bishop, an ally of the duke; and he only bought his freedom by profuse promises, and by aiding 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. ARIES HAD ENCOURAGED THE CITY OF LIEGE TO RISE AND REVOLT AGAINST THEIR BISHOP AND ALLY OF THE DUKE AND HE ONLY BOUGHT HIS FREEDOM BY PROFUSE PROMISES AND BY AIDING 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
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