Royal MS 20 D X

COPIES OF TREATIES, especially documents connected with the Peace of Brétigny between England and France. French, except where otherwise noted. The headings are:-

1. 'De pace Francie et Anglie': thirty-three documents issued in the name of Edward III and connected with the Peace of Brétigny. The first twenty-six appear to be identical with the contents of a roll described by Carte (Cat. des Rolles Gascons, Normans el François, 1743, ii, p. 78) as Rotulus de tractatu pacis cum Francia, de anno 34 Edw. III. They all bear the same date, Calais, 24 Oct. 1360, and are printed (with one exception) in Rymer's Foedera (Record ed. iii, pt. i, pp., 518-546), but in a different order. The one exception is the 'Prouisio quod fortalicie lib[er] abuntur propriis sumptibus' (f. 18), which is merely the counterpart of a similar undertaking on the French King's part, printed ib. p. 536. The remaining seven documents, not mentioned by Carte and (with one exception) not printed by Rymer, are as follows:-(a) 'Pro rege Francie de licencia recedendi': Edw. III absolves John from his parole; 24 Oct. 1360. f. 24 b;-(b) 'Quictacio de ccccm florenorum pro rege Francie'; same date. f. 24b;-(c) 'Protestacio de abusu nouitatum curie Romane': oath of Edward III in conformity with art. xxxviii of the treaty; same date. f. 25;-(d) 'Promissio dimissionis hostagiorum pro cm florenis': undertaking to restore the four hostages on payment of the sum; same date. f. 25;-(e) 'De prorogacione diei de Rupella tradenda', till the Sunday month next ensuing; [Thursd.] 29 Oct. 1360. f. 25 b (f) 'De prorogacione termini de aliis terris tradendis'. till 1 Nov. 1361; 28 Oct. 1360. f. 25 b;-(g) 'Acquietancia pro rege Francie pro Rupella'; 26 Jan. [1361] (Foedera, iii, pt. ii, p. 597). f. 25 b. Colophon, 'Explicit tractatus pacis inter reges et regna Anglie et Francie ex parte regis Anglie'. f. 1.

2. 'Sequitur tractatus de Belleuill et de deliberacione ducis de Berry et comitis dalenceon two documents (from Rot. Franciae, 40 Edw. III ?), viz. (a) Edward III's consent to a commission for settling the disputes about Belleville, &c., and to Jean, Duc de Berry, and Pierre, Comte d'Alençon, going to France; Westminster, 1 Feb. 1365/6 (Foedera, iii, pt. iii, p. 785). f. 26;-(b) Form of commission for disputes about Ponthieu, &c.; n.d. [15 Feb. 1365/6 ?] (not in Foedera). f. 27.

3. 'Donacio principatus Acquitanie facta per regem Anglie predictum Edwardo principi Wallie filio suo post predictam pacem inter reges predictos vt premittitur factam': six documents concerning the Black Prince's principality, viz. (a) Grant of the principality, in Latin, dated Westminster, 19 July, 1362 (Foedera, iii, pt. ii, p. 667). f. 28;-(b) 'Litera de resorto terrarum regi Anglie reseruato'; same date (ib. p. 669, from Gascon Roll, 36 Edw. III, memb. 18). f. 29;-(c) 'Gonfirmacio principis reseruacionis resorti predicti': exemplification of the Prince's letter of above date (ib. p. 668), accepting the conditions of the principality; Westminster, 20 July, 1362. f. 29 b;-(d) 'Litera pro principe Aquitanie de appellantibus extra principatum predictum'; Westminster, 23 May, 39 Edw. III [1365] (ib. p. 766). Latin. f. 30;-(e) 'Litera pro homagiis et aliis deueriis faciendis principi'; Westminster 19 July, 1362 (ib. p. 668, from Gascon Roll, 36 Edw. III memb. 5). f. 30 b;-(f) 'Litera principi de homagiis recipiendis'; Westminster, 10 July, 1362. f. 31. Colophon, 'Expliciunt tractatus de pace Francie et Anglie ex parte regis Anglie et donacio principatus Aquitanie'.

4. 'Sequitur tractatus Cartonensis [sic for Camotensis, i.e. of Brétigny, near Chartres] ex parte regis Francie Iohannis': thirty documents in the name of John, King of France, being substantially the counterpart of those in art. 1 above. They are all dated Calais, 24 Oct. 1360, and twenty-four of them are printed in Foedera, iii, pt. i, pp. 514-544. The others are:-(a) 'Protestacio de abusu nouitatum curie Romane', cf. art. 1 (c). f. 34 (b) 'Liberacio regi Anglie comitatus de Guynes': letter to the clergy, nobles, and commons of the comté to transfer their allegiance. f. 34;-(c) 'De terris Godefridi de Harecourt': the wording is different from the letter printed ib. p. 543. f. 36;-(d) 'Litera super liberacione Repulle (sic, for Rupelle) regi Anglie': letter to the clergy, nobles, mayor, university, and commons of La Rochelle. f. 36;-(e) 'Litera super liberacione villarum de Caleys et de Merk et aliorum fortalliciorum adiacencium'. f. 41;-(f) 'Litera de libertatibus habitancium in Calesia, Guynes, Merk et aliis locis per regem Francie approbatis'. f. 42. Colophon, 'Explicit tractatus pacis ex parte regis Francie'. f. 32 b.

5. 'Quidam tractatus de quatuor ducibus Francie obsidibus': ratification by King John of France of the treaty made in London, -Nov. 1362 (the text of which is in Foedera, iii, pt. ii, p. 681); Villeneuve delez Avignon, 15 May, 1362. Followed by the oath of the four Dukes (Louis of Anjou, Philip of Orleans, John of Berry, and Louis of Bourbon) who were released thereby. f. 51.

6. 'Quedam relaxacio facta per regem Ispannie regi Anglie de Vasconia', and six other documents 'De Ispannia' in Latin, viz.:-(a) Alfonso X of Castile and Leon transfers to Henry III all his rights in Gascony; Toledo, 22 Apr. era 1292 [A. D. 1254] (Foedera, Record ed., I, p. 300). f. 53;-(b) Similar release to Prince Edward, afterwards Edw. I; [same date]. f. 53 b;-(c) 'De alleganciis factis cum rege Ispannie': ratification by Edward III of the treaty with Peter the Cruel, King of Castile and Leon, made at London, 22 June, 1362; Westminster, 1 Feb. 1362/3 (ib. iii, pt. ii, p. 686). f. 54;-

(d, e) Two powers to commissioners to conclude the same treaty in Spain; 8 Feb. 1362/3. ff. 56 b, 57;-(f) Further confirmation by Edward III of the same; 1 Mar. same year. f. 57;-(g) Memorandum of the execution of the counterparts by the King of Castile. f. 57 b. Colophon, Explicit de Ispannia'.

7. 'De treugis Scocie captis anno domini millesimo .cccmo lviimo. apud Berewicum super Twedam': treaty of Berwick, copy of the indenture, 3 Oct. 1357 (Foedera, iii, Pt. i, p. 372). Latin. f. 57 b. Followed by memorandum of the persons to whom the several Scottish hostages were committed. f. 60 b.

Vellum; ff. 61. 143/4 in. x 91/2 in. Late XIV cent. Gatherings of 8 leaves (last⁶), with catchwords. Sec. fol. 'colour du droit'. Illuminated initials with arms (France ancient and England, quarterly, for Edward; France ancient for John) or in three cases miniatures, viz.

1. Edward III in armour, standing, under a canopy. f. 1.

2. Edward III seated, giving a charter to the Black Prince, kneeling; both in armour. f. 28.

3. John II of France, standing, with sceptre; shield of arms above. f. 33.

Arms of France and England quarterly and of Scotland are also in the top margin of f. 58. No. 138 in the cat. of MSS. at Richmond Palace in 1535 (see 15 D. I) ; not in cat. of 1666, nor in CMA.