HISTORY O F ENGLA N D, FROM THE DESCENT of JULIUS CESAR, TO THE TREATY of AIX LA CHAPELLE, 1748. Containing the TRANSACTIONS of One Thousand Eight Hundred and Three Years, By T. SMOLLETT, M. D. THE THIRD EDITION. VOLUME THE FIFTH. Non tamen pigebit vel incondita ac rudi voce memoriam prioris fervitutis, ac TACIT. Agricola. BIB LONDON: Printed for JAMES RIVINGTON and JAMES FLETCHER, at the MDCCLVIII. THE HISTORY O F ENGLAN D. BOOK FOURTH. H A ENR Y VI. Surnamed of WINDSOR. king in S foon as Charles found himself in a condi- A. c. 1449. tion to renew the war, he, in the name of The progrefs the duke of Bretagne, furprised the caftle of of the French Couches, and Pont-de-l'Arche in Normandy, Ger- Normandy. bay in the Beauvoifis, Cognac and St. Maigrin in Guienne. The English complained of the violation of the truce; but were given to understand, these were acts of reprisal on account of Fougeres. Thus the war recommenced, at a time when the duke of Somerset was altogether unprovided with troops to defend the English poffeffions; fo that the field was left free for Charles to extend his conquefts. His principal aim was to reduce Normandy to his obedience for which purpose he had prepared four different armies, one of which he headed in perfon; the command of another he bestowed upon the count de Dunois, lately created count of Longue B 2 ville; |