Poor King Charles had neither their means nor their desire to perform deeds of prowess, or to press to the front of the battle by riding down the common herd.

He had one good point: he did not love feats of prowess and it was impossible for him to be one of those chivalrous knights who make war for the love of it.

His grandfather before him, who had been equally lacking in chivalrous graces, had greatly damaged the English.

The grandson had not Charles V's wisdom, but he also was not free from guile and was inclined to believe that more may be gained by the signing of a treaty than at the point of the lance.[584] [Footnote 584: P.de Fenin, _Memoires_, p.222.De Beaucourt, _Histoire de Charles VII_, Introduction.

E.Charles, _Le caractere de Charles VII_, in _Revue contemporaine_, vol.xxii, pp.