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JOAN OF ARC.
Fifth Henry, in the treaty ratifiedAt Troyes, wherein your Monarch did disclaim[1]All future right and title to this crown,His own exempted, for his son and heirsDown to the end of time. This sign'd and seal'd 345At the holy altar, and by nuptial knotOf Henry and your Princess, yields the realm,Charles dead and Henry, to his infant sonHenry of Windsor. Who then dares opposeMy master's title, in the face of God 350Of wilful perjury, most atrocious crimeStands guilty, and of flat rebellion 'gainstThe Lord's anointed. He at Paris crown'd,With loud acclaim from duteous multitudeThus speaks by me. Deliver up your town 355To Salisbury, and yield yourselves and arms,So shall your lives be safe. And—mark his grace!
  1. ↑ Line 342. By the treaty of Troyes, Charles was to remain in quiet possession of the royal dignity and revenues. After his death the crown, with all its rights and dominions, devolved to Henry and his heirs. The imbecillity of Charles was so great that he could not appear in public, so that the Queen and Burgundy swore for him.Rapin.

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