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When the tide of French success reached Beauvais, in 1429, Cauchon was obliged to escape, and found shelter in England. There Winchester received him with cordiality. While in England, Cauchon became a thorough partisan of the English, and the humble servant of the proud Prince-Cardinal.
The second, that by Amiens, which you may go, if you would see Chantilly And that by Beauvais, which you may go, if you will. For this reason a great many chuse to go by Beauvais. Nay if you don't believe me, you may read the chapter for your pains. Calais, Calatium, Calusium, Calesium.
"I live in the tower of Sieur Touchet de Beauvais, the lieutenant of the Bailliage, whose daughter the little Duc d'Orleans has taken such a fancy to; it is there that I observe the planets. I have drawn the girl's horoscope, and it says that she will become a great lady and be beloved by a king.
A word, which was said to her in passing, authorised her, or seemed to authorise her, to make an almost intelligible reply. The young wooer showed himself less undecided, less enigmatic, and the understanding was completed. Madame de Beauvais was the recipient of the prince's first emotions, and the clandestine connection lasted for three months.
There is nothing to be added to this judicious estimate; there is no intention of entering here into any sort of detail about the work of Vincent of Beauvais; only it is desirable to bring some light to bear upon the intellectual aspirations and activity of the middle ages in France previously to the new impulse which was to be communicated to them by the glorious renaissance of Greek and Roman antiquity.
Beauvais was the first to recollect himself, and was angry with himself and all of us; he rebuked us as inquisitors, who condemn in cold blood to the stake all those that differ in opinion with them. A messenger was quickly dispatched to his residence in town, but he had already in his fury departed thence, no one knew whither.
This challenge, however, was never answered. A curious duel took place at Beauvais during the occupation of France by our army. A Captain B , of one of our cavalry regiments quartered in that town, was insulted by a French officer, B demanded satisfaction, which was accepted; but the Frenchman would not fight with pistols.
"I trust you will not do that." "You would not have me yield to the flattery of a prince's notice what I refuse to the solicitations of a friend, would you?" "And such is your intention, your fixed intention?" "Undoubtedly it is." De Beauvais turned away impatiently, and leaned on the window for some minutes. Then, after a pause, and in a slow and measured voice, added,
"'Her foot, says the journal, 'was small so are thousands of feet. Her garter is no proof whatever nor is her shoe for shoes and garters are sold in packages. The same may be said of the flowers in her hat. One thing upon which M. Beauvais strongly insists is, that the clasp on the garter found, had been set back to take it in.
Mr Bulwer also promised to take him to an evening party, to be given on September 3rd by Marshal Soult. But Sir Moses was longing to return to England, and would not prolong his stay. August 30th. We left the French capital for Beauvais, where we remained over Sabbath. On Sunday we proceeded to Boulogne, and on Thursday, September 5th, we arrived safely at Dover.
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