A Monk of Fife

Andrew Lang

Norman Leslie of Pitcullo, whose narrative the reader has in his hands, refers more than once to his unfinished Latin Chronicle. That work, usually known as "The Book of Pluscarden," has been edited by Mr. Felix Skene, in the series of "Historians of Scotland" (vol. vii.). To Mr. Skene's introduction and notes the curious are referred. Here it may suffice to say that the original MS. of the Latin Chronicle is lost; that of six known manuscript copies none is older than 1480; that two of these copies contain a Prologue; and that the Prologue tells us all that has hitherto been known about the author...

Table of contents

• Preface
• Chapter 1. How This Book Was Written, And How Norman Leslie Fled Out Of Fife
• Chapter 2. How Norman Leslie Met Noiroufle The Cordelier, Called Brother Thomas In Religion: And Of Miracles Wrought By Brother Thomas
• Chapter 3. What Befell Outside Of Chinon Town
• Chapter 4. In What Company Norman Leslie Entered Chinon; And How He Demeaned Himself To Take Service
• Chapter 5. Of The Fray On The Drawbridge At Chinon Castle
• Chapter 6. How Norman Leslie Escaped Out Of Chinon Castle
• Chapter 7. Concerning The Wrath Of Elliot, And The Jeopardy Of Norman Leslie
• Chapter 8. Of Certain Quarrels That Came On The Hands Of Norman Leslie
• Chapter 9. Of The Winning Of Elliot
• Chapter 10. How Norman Leslie Was Out Of All Comfort
• Chapter 11. How Madame Catherine Of Fierbois Wrought A Miracle For A Scot, And How Norman Rode To The Wars
• Chapter 12. How The Maid Came To Orleans, And Of The Dolorous Stroke That First She Struck In War
• Chapter 13. Of The Fighting At Les Augustins And The Prophecy Of The Maid
• Chapter 14. Of The Fighting At The Bridge, And Of The Prize Won By Norman Leslie From The River
• Chapter 15. How Norman Leslie Was Absolved By Brother Thomas
• Chapter 16. How Sorrow Came On Norman Leslie, And Joy Thereafter
• Chapter 17. How Elliot Lost Her Jackanapes
• Chapter 18. How Elliot’s Jackanapes Was Seen At The King’s Crowning
• Chapter 19. How Norman Leslie Rode Again To The Wars
• Chapter 20. Concerning The Maid And The Birds
• Chapter 21. How A Hundred Scots Set Forth To Take Paris Town
• Chapter 22. How Norman Leslie Fared In Paris Town
• Chapter 23. How Elliot’s Jackanapes Came Home
• Chapter 24. How The Maid Heard Ill Tidings From Her Voices, And Of The Silence Of The Birds
• Chapter 25. Of The Onfall At Pont L’évêque, And How Norman Leslie Was Hurt
• Chapter 26. How, And By Whose Device, The Maid Was Taken At Compiègne
• Chapter 27. How Norman Leslie Fared In Compiègne, With The End Ofthat Leaguer
• Chapter 28. How The Burgundians Hunted Hares, With The End Of That Hunting
• Chapter 29. Showeth How Very Noble Was The Duke Of Burgundy
• Chapter 30. How Norman Leslie Took Service With The English
• Chapter 31. How Norman Leslie Saw The Maid In Her Prison
• Chapter 32. The End Of This Chronicle
• Appendix A. Norman’s Miracle
• Appendix B. Elliot’s Ring