The History of Henry the Fifth; King of England, Lord of Ireland, And Heir of France
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Not long after, a treaty was made between the King of England and the Armagnacs, by which troops were to cross the channel to the latter's assistance. The arrogance and shortsightedness of John thus threw into the hostile scale that cooperation which he might have retained; whilst his ambition frustrated a mar- riage which would have made his house illustrious beyond precedent. There never lived a prince whom the voice of 236 HENBT OF MONMOUTH. slander and malignant accusation has not readied T...he best of potentates have their enemiea The only defence of wicked men is to asperse the good. In every age dispositions are found which delight in detraction, in the blackening of great characters. Henry of Monmouth has not escaped the shafts of malice. Charges, happily refuted by every trustworthy writer, are found recorded against him, but with that inconsistency which all the arts of a wicked mind cannot guard against. The charges which have gained most ground are, disobedience to the royal will, the appropriation of moneys devoted to public ends, and, most absurd of all, a conspiracy to obtain the throne during the life- time of his father.
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