m • fwercti the duke éf Bcrryj fend with f hlft w«è the conference ended. The lord de Cliffon, who thought not bit that •he was moderately well in favour with (the dukes of Berry and Burgundy, waited on the laft* for bt»-iinefs of his office. He had been much teized by many knights and fquires, who were ' of the lase expedition, and wanted money, for they had never received any thing : the chancellor of France and the treafurer had fent them to the conftable to be paid. He came therefore one afternoon to the hotel d'Artois, to remonftrate with the duke of Burgundy on this bufinefs, and nothing elfe, for he had already been difmiflfcd £rorh any fhtre ki the government. When he arrived at the hotel d'Artois hi en-; fcred the court with his attendants, who were hot numerous, and difmounted. The conftable àf-• trended the flairs attended by only one fquire, • the others waiting for him in thç court. He fiwhd two of the duke's knights, in the hall, and dopiwded from &cm if the dukç was dlfcugafeed, and if he could fpçak with hirti. *Sir, we know «©t** tt« plied they | f but will foog inform you, if you will wait here/ ' They entered {he duke's a|ai^« ment, and found him unoccupied, chtittiàg with a herald, jeturped frotn a grupi ftaft in Qer$$tty, The knights interrupted tfte coffvetfatk*), by fijr* kg, f My hrii ir Plvef de GUflbi) is hi the faall, jpd wifhçs 1» %cak with you* if it bè y#Hf pleafwe/ 4 In God's name/ replied the chdee, |e( him çome forward : we h&4 at ffttfftit M-