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but, through his own madness, met death instead." But these assertions found little credence, and one of the two knights who were singled out by the _dauphin_ to accompany him on to the bridge of Montereau, Sire de Barbazan, who had been a friend of the Duke of Orleans and of the Count of Armagnac, said vehemently to the authors of the plot, "You have destroyed our master's honor and heritage, and I would rather have died than be present at this day's work, even though I had not been there to no purpose." But it was not long before an event, easy to foresee, counterbalanced this general impression and restored credit and strength to the _dauphin_ and his party.

Henry V., King of England, as soon as he heard about the murder of Duke John, set himself to work to derive from it all the advantages he anticipated.

"A great loss," said he, "is the Duke of Burgundy; he was a good and true knight and an honorable prince; but through his death we are by God's help at the summit of our wishes.