$6t ' " Montlehery, having for z earn furrendered Ms officV It was faid, that the lord Guy de la Trimouillewas to fucceed him ; but it was not fo : he was too pru-dent and wife evçr to have accepted it over the head iif fir OMver de QMbp. CHAP. XLL TBB 1HJJCS «f GUILDRES SENDS A CHALLSKOB TO wmmm9 in favoue of England. ^pHE fame week in which the news came to Paris of the conftable** imprifonment, there was in-telligence from Germany highly difpleafing to the king, Ms uncles and the council* The duke of Gueldres, fon to the duke of Juliers, had entered into an alliance with England, to make war on France, and had accepted of a fubfidy of four thou* had francs yearly. TMs penfion his father, the duke of Juliers, formerly poffefled, but had re-nounced it; and the fon, who was young, had taken it, at the felicitations of the king of Eng-land and his council, on condition he (hould fend Ms challenge m the king of France, and carry on a war againft him to the utmoft of his power. He was the more inclined to fnpport the Engliih be» eaufe he wp already at war with the duchefs and country