A Monk of FifeFOOTNOTESReading editionChapter navigation38 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterA MONK OF FIFE Being the Chronicle written by Norman Leslie of Pitcullo, concerning marvellous deeds that befell in the realm of France, in the years of our redemption, MCCCCXXIX-XXXI. Now first done into English out of the French by Andrew Lang.PREFACEChapter I · —HOW THIS BOOK WAS WRITTEN, AND HOW NORMAN LESLIE FLED OUT OF FIFEChapter II · —HOW NORMAN LESLIE MET NOIROUFLE THE CORDELIER, CALLED BROTHER THOMAS IN RELIGION: AND OF MIRACLES WROUGHT BY BROTHER THOMASChapter III · —WHAT BEFELL OUTSIDE OF CHINON TOWNChapter IV · —IN WHAT COMPANY NORMAN LESLIE ENTERED CHINON; AND HOW HE DEMEANED HIMSELF TO TAKE SERVICEChapter V · —OF THE FRAY ON THE DRAWBRIDGE AT CHINON CASTLEChapter VI · —HOW NORMAN LESLIE ESCAPED OUT OF CHINON CASTLEChapter VII · —CONCERNING THE WRATH OF ELLIOT, AND THE JEOPARDY OF NORMAN LESLIEChapter VIII · —OF CERTAIN QUARRELS THAT CAME ON THE HANDS OF NORMAN LESLIEChapter IX · —OF THE WINNING OF ELLIOTChapter X · —HOW NORMAN LESLIE WAS OUT OF ALL COMFORTChapter XI · —HOW MADAME CATHERINE OF FIERBOIS WROUGHT A MIRACLE FOR A SCOT, AND HOW NORMAN RODE TO THE WARSChapter XII · —HOW THE MAID CAME TO ORLEANS, AND OF THE DOLOROUS STROKE THAT FIRST SHE STRUCK IN WARChapter XIII · —OF THE FIGHTING AT LES AUGUSTINS AND THE PROPHECY OF THE MAIDChapter XIV · —OF THE FIGHTING AT THE BRIDGE, AND OF THE PRIZE WON BY NORMAN LESLIE FROM THE RIVERChapter XV · —HOW NORMAN LESLIE WAS ABSOLVED BY BROTHER THOMASChapter XVI · —HOW SORROW CAME ON NORMAN LESLIE, AND JOY THEREAFTERChapter XVII · —HOW ELLIOT LOST HER JACKANAPESChapter XVIII · —HOW ELLIOT’S JACKANAPES WAS SEEN AT THE KING’S CROWNINGChapter XIX · —HOW NORMAN LESLIE RODE AGAIN TO THE WARSChapter XX · —CONCERNING THE MAID AND THE BIRDSChapter XXI · —HOW A HUNDRED SCOTS SET FORTH TO TAKE PARIS TOWNChapter XXII · —HOW NORMAN LESLIE FARED IN PARIS TOWNChapter XXIII · —HOW ELLIOT’S JACKANAPES CAME HOMEChapter XXIV · —HOW THE MAID HEARD ILL TIDINGS FROM HER VOICES, AND OF THE SILENCE OF THE BIRDSChapter XXV · —OF THE ONFALL AT PONT L’ÉVÊQUE, AND HOW NORMAN LESLIE WAS HURTChapter XXVI · —HOW, AND BY WHOSE DEVICE, THE MAID WAS TAKEN AT COMPIÈGNEChapter XXVII · —HOW NORMAN LESLIE FARED IN COMPIÈGNE, WITH THE END OFTHAT LEAGUERChapter XXVIII · —HOW THE BURGUNDIANS HUNTED HARES, WITH THE END OF THAT HUNTINGChapter XXIX · —SHOWETH HOW VERY NOBLE WAS THE DUKE OF BURGUNDYChapter XXX · —HOW NORMAN LESLIE TOOK SERVICE WITH THE ENGLISHChapter XXXI · —HOW NORMAN LESLIE SAW THE MAID IN HER PRISONChapter XXXII · —THE END OF THIS CHRONICLEAPPENDIX A—NORMAN’S MIRACLEAPPENDIX B—ELLIOT’S RINGFOOTNOTESPrevious chapter ←APPENDIX B—ELLIOT’S RINGEnd of this editionAll chapters and sections (38)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsA MONK OF FIFE Being the Chronicle written by Norman Leslie of Pitcullo, concerning marvellous deeds that befell in the realm of France, in the years of our redemption, MCCCCXXIX-XXXI. Now first done into English out of the French by Andrew Lang.PREFACEChapter I · —HOW THIS BOOK WAS WRITTEN, AND HOW NORMAN LESLIE FLED OUT OF FIFEChapter II · —HOW NORMAN LESLIE MET NOIROUFLE THE CORDELIER, CALLED BROTHER THOMAS IN RELIGION: AND OF MIRACLES WROUGHT BY BROTHER THOMASChapter III · —WHAT BEFELL OUTSIDE OF CHINON TOWNChapter IV · —IN WHAT COMPANY NORMAN LESLIE ENTERED CHINON; AND HOW HE DEMEANED HIMSELF TO TAKE SERVICEChapter V · —OF THE FRAY ON THE DRAWBRIDGE AT CHINON CASTLEChapter VI · —HOW NORMAN LESLIE ESCAPED OUT OF CHINON CASTLEChapter VII · —CONCERNING THE WRATH OF ELLIOT, AND THE JEOPARDY OF NORMAN LESLIEChapter VIII · —OF CERTAIN QUARRELS THAT CAME ON THE HANDS OF NORMAN LESLIEChapter IX · —OF THE WINNING OF ELLIOTChapter X · —HOW NORMAN LESLIE WAS OUT OF ALL COMFORTChapter XI · —HOW MADAME CATHERINE OF FIERBOIS WROUGHT A MIRACLE FOR A SCOT, AND HOW NORMAN RODE TO THE WARSChapter XII · —HOW THE MAID CAME TO ORLEANS, AND OF THE DOLOROUS STROKE THAT FIRST SHE STRUCK IN WARChapter XIII · —OF THE FIGHTING AT LES AUGUSTINS AND THE PROPHECY OF THE MAIDChapter XIV · —OF THE FIGHTING AT THE BRIDGE, AND OF THE PRIZE WON BY NORMAN LESLIE FROM THE RIVERChapter XV · —HOW NORMAN LESLIE WAS ABSOLVED BY BROTHER THOMASChapter XVI · —HOW SORROW CAME ON NORMAN LESLIE, AND JOY THEREAFTERChapter XVII · —HOW ELLIOT LOST HER JACKANAPESChapter XVIII · —HOW ELLIOT’S JACKANAPES WAS SEEN AT THE KING’S CROWNINGChapter XIX · —HOW NORMAN LESLIE RODE AGAIN TO THE WARSChapter XX · —CONCERNING THE MAID AND THE BIRDSChapter XXI · —HOW A HUNDRED SCOTS SET FORTH TO TAKE PARIS TOWNChapter XXII · —HOW NORMAN LESLIE FARED IN PARIS TOWNChapter XXIII · —HOW ELLIOT’S JACKANAPES CAME HOMEChapter XXIV · —HOW THE MAID HEARD ILL TIDINGS FROM HER VOICES, AND OF THE SILENCE OF THE BIRDSChapter XXV · —OF THE ONFALL AT PONT L’ÉVÊQUE, AND HOW NORMAN LESLIE WAS HURTChapter XXVI · —HOW, AND BY WHOSE DEVICE, THE MAID WAS TAKEN AT COMPIÈGNEChapter XXVII · —HOW NORMAN LESLIE FARED IN COMPIÈGNE, WITH THE END OFTHAT LEAGUERChapter XXVIII · —HOW THE BURGUNDIANS HUNTED HARES, WITH THE END OF THAT HUNTINGChapter XXIX · —SHOWETH HOW VERY NOBLE WAS THE DUKE OF BURGUNDYChapter XXX · —HOW NORMAN LESLIE TOOK SERVICE WITH THE ENGLISHChapter XXXI · —HOW NORMAN LESLIE SAW THE MAID IN HER PRISONChapter XXXII · —THE END OF THIS CHRONICLEAPPENDIX A—NORMAN’S MIRACLEAPPENDIX B—ELLIOT’S RINGFOOTNOTES{13} Neck.◇← APPENDIX B—ELLIOT’S RING