Yet, lavish as the Burgundian poet is in his adjectives about his patron, there is considerable discrimination between his summaries of the two dukes. It is very evident that from his accession Charles was less of a favourite than his father. While endeavouring to be as complimentary as possible, distrust of his capacities creeps out between the lines. Chastellain died in 1475, and thus never saw Charles's final disaster. But the violence of his character had inspired lack of confidence in his power of achievement, a violence that made people dislike him as Philip with all his faults was never disliked.
[Footnote 1:] [Du] Clercq, iv., 302 et seq. Erasmus was born in this year, 1467.]
[Footnote 2:] [II]., 49.]
[Footnote 3:] "[Non] par armes attachées à espingles.">[
[Footnote 4:] [Œuvres], vii., 213.]