' Thé lung was afterwards married a third time, to the daughter of his uncle, Lewis, count of Evreux andfifter to the king of Navarre. She was called queen Joan. She was foon afterward with child, and at the fame time the king fell fick on his death bed. When he perceived that he could not recover, he ordered, that, if the child ihould be a fon, Philij of Valois, his coufin, ihould be his guardian, and regent of the whole kingdom, until fuch time as his fon ihould be of age to reign ; that, if it ihould happen to be a girl, then the twelve peers and great barons were to afTemble to take counfel to* gether, and to give the kingdom to him, .who appeared to them to have the cleared right. About Eafter, 1526, the king died j and it was. not long before the queen was brought to bed of a beautiful girl. The twelve peers and barons of France aifembled at Paris without delay, and gave the kingdom with one confent to Philip of Valois. They pafled by the queen of England, and the king her fon, although (he was coufin german tp the king laft deceafed ; for they faid, that the kingdom of France was of fuch great noblenefs, that it ought not to fall by fucceffion to a female. They crowned the lord Philip king of France, at fiheims, the Trinity Sunday following. Immediately he fummoned his barons and men at arms, and went with a powerful army to Caflel, to make war upon the Flemings, efpecially thofe of Bruges, 7 · Ypreb,