that you, his only son, remain to fill his place, this is a cause
for comfort.

* * * * *

"We implore you to be pleased to count us your loyal subjects
and very humble servitors and to permit us to go to you, to thus
declare ourselves, etc.

"A. DE CROY, "J. DE CROY."

At the time of the duke's death, Olivier de La Marche was in England,
whither he had accompanied the Bastard of Burgundy on a mission to
King Edward.[2] Right royally had the latter received the embassy.

"Clad in purple, the garter on his leg and a great baton in his
hand, he seemed, indeed, a personage worthy of being king, for he
was a fine prince with a grand manner. A count held the sword
in front of him, and around his throne were from twenty to
twenty-five old councillors, white-haired and looking like
senators gathered together to advise their master."

Thus appeared Edward on the occasion of a tourney given in honour
of the embassy which La Marche proceeds to describe in detail. The
Bastard of Burgundy, wearing the Burgundian coat-of-arms with a bar
sinister, made a fine record for himself.

After the tournament he invited the ladies to a Sunday dinner,

"especially the Queen and her sisters and made great preparations