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CHAP. XX.,
Juvenile history of John of Gaunt earl of
Richmond.--His courtship with the prin-
cess Blanche.-Character of the princess 129
CHAP. XXI.
Outline of Chaucer's poem of the Parliament
of Birds
168
CHAP. XXII.
Outline of the poem entitled Chaucer's
Dream.—Marriage of the earl of Rich-
mond
185
CHAP. XXIII.
Grand invasion of France.—Chaucer appears
in the invading army.--Peace of Bretigni.
-Earl of Richmond created duke of
Lancaster. — Death of John, king of
France
205
CHAP. XXIV.
Romance of the Rose, a poem, translated by
Chaucer
230
CHAP. XXV.
Romance of the Rose continued.--Satire upon
the Mendicants
258 Page.
CHAP. XXVI.
Romance of the Rosè concluded. -Satire
upon women.-French poetry of the six-
284
teenth century
CHAP. XXVII.
Court of the Black Prince at Bourdeaux.
War in Spain.--Duke of Lancaster di-
stinguishes himself in this war.-Sickness
of the Black Prince. — Chaucer's first
pension
301
CHAP. XXVIII.
War with France.Duke of Lancaster com-
mands in Picardy.--Death of the duchess
Blanche
341
CHAP. XXIX.
Chaucer's poem entitled the Book of the du-
chess.--His marriage
356
CHAP. XXX
Last campaign of the Black Prince.-Con-
duct of the duke of Lancaster.-Chaucer
sent upon a special mission
381
Duke of Lancaster lieutenant of Aquitaine.
-Marries the heiress of Castille. As
serts his title to that crown
395
CHAP. XXXI.
Political administration of John of Gaunt.
Ecclesiastical history of the thirteenth
century.–Statutes of Provisors and Pre-
munire
405
CHAP. XXXIII.
King John's Tribute "abolished. — Rise of
Wicliffe. - Parliamentary remonstrance
against the appointment of churchmen to
the great offices of state.-William of
Wykeham
421
CHAP. XXXIV.
Disastrous campaign of 1372
445
CHAP. XXXV.
Expedition of the king of Castille.---Truce
between France and England. --Chaucer
in Italy.-Interview with Petrarca 452
Wicliffe appointed to negotiate with the pope's
commissioners at Bruges.-Chaucer rea
ceives a grant of a pitcher of wine per
diem for life.--His probable income.
His moral and social habits. — Is ap-
pointed comptroller of the customs 480