PLATE XXXIII.
THE EARL OF BUCKINGHAM AND THE DUKE OF BRITTANY CONCERT THE SIEGE OF NANTES.
The Earl of Buckingham (the Compte de Bouquinghé, as he is called in the Chronicles,) being appointed to the command of a force despatched to the assistance of the Duke of Brittany, their meeting is thus described by Froissart:—
“Fair brother of Brittany,” said the Earl, “it shall not be long, if you follow my advice, before you punish these rebels; for, with the forces which you have yourself, and those we have brought, with the additional reinforcements that may arrive from England every day, we shall bring your subjects into such a state of submission that they will gladly throw themselves on your mercy. With these, and such like speeches, they conversed for a long time, when each returned to his hotel. On the morrow they rode out together; it was then settled that the council,” &c. &c.
The Illumination exhibits the arms of Brittany and England correctly; and the rich housings of the leaders’ horses are executed with good effect.
