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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34337	The Conquest of France with the life and glorious actions of Edward the Black Prince, son to Edward the Third, King of England, his victory, with about twelve thousand archers, and men at arms, over Phillip of France, and a hundred thousand French-men, near Cressey, his vanquishing King John of France, and taking him, and his son prisoners, at the Battle of Poietiers, his love to the Earl of Kent's fair daughter, and marriage with her : also all that passed during that glorious and successful war against France, with the Battle of Agen-Court, and King Henry the Fifth being crowned King of France at Paris, being a history full of great and noble actions in love and arms, to the honour of the English nation, and the encouragement of the horoes [sic] of the present age.		1680 (1680)	Wing C5895; ESTC N70022	17,173	22

on that Province that the French venumed with fear grew heartless so that a great number of Towns and Castles fell into his hands making little or no Resistance This made the new King John hasten his Army into the field in hopes to stop the Torrent not doubting to oppress the Prince whose Army consisted not of above ten or twelve thousand men with his bu●key numbers and so accompanyed with Philip his youngest son he Marched forward towards Poictiers where the English army lay and were preparing to Receive him and the Battel soon began with great fury as for the French King he had devided his Army into four Battels who as it was rheir turns or lots came and fought with much Valour but little skill for the thick shot of the English Arrows gauling unmiserably their large Horses they ●ouncing threw their Riders so that they would brook no Rule This soon put their Chavalry into disorder and they rushing in that confused manner soon broke the array of their own foot so that such as were unhorsed or down were troden to Death by thei● own friends who were not able to relieve them and such as would have p●essed forward to make proof of their Valour were driven back by those that retired from the fury of the English Shot and such as did recoile were stoped and hindred from flyng to stand the fairer Marks to our Archers However the french kings own Battel which was better ordered than the rest furiously encountred the Battel the Prince led who performed rare and wonderful feats of Chivalry which to the utmost of their power they encreased being animated thereto by the valour and fortitude of their king who exceeded all his Nobles in the Action that day But the Black Prince and his Battel which was so well marshalled that no disorder troubled it used prowess with undaunted spirits each striving to excell in seats of Army that the French-men were not able to stand long before them for the Prince inspired by the love of his fair Mistress that she might be the more charmed with his Fame had vowed e're the Battel begun he would that day acquit himself like a valiant knight and he performed it to a wonder scarce credible fighting amongst the thickest Troops and beating down his Enemies before him where ever he came So that after a bloody fight the Frency gave way falling into a strange disord●r fled being so violently pursued that the ●attel in which their King and Philip his Son fought being opu●ed the Englishmen entered killing and and b●ating down all before so that a lament●ble cry arose th●oughout the French Host where Sir Denis Morbeck took the King his Son p●isoners to whom ten other Gentlemen layd claime Alledging m to be thei● p●isoner so that he was pulled about and very roughly used till the Black P●ince came up and caused their rage to cease Commanding on pa●n o● Death that none should inspire the King or his Son giving them comfortable wo●ds and with great Re●ere●c● bowed ●im●elf before him which much revived his heavy spirits and that da● feasted him and his Son waiting himself ●t the Table Lodged him in his own bed provided for ●im ●o●ourable attendance and suppl●ed him with all things that wer● wanting so that King John said never pri●on●r met wi●● so Noble and Corteous a Conqueror and he thought him●el● happy in ●●ll●●g into such hands since the fortune of war had d●clared agai●●●●im In this Battle a great number of the French F●●bility and ●entry were slain and above ten thousand common Soldier●●●re were taken Prissoners seventeen Earls th●●ce as many Barons and so great a number of Knights and Gentlemen of Note that 〈◊〉 English Soldier who had fewest Prisoners had two all which tog●th●r ●ith the spoils of the field the Prince freely gave them who ●a● v●●●●ntly won them by their swords so that there was not a poor man in the Army but every one of them had as much Gold Silver Plate Iewels c. as gave him full satisfaction for the Effusion of 〈◊〉 blood he lost and hereupon the Prince marched with his Prisoners to Burdeaux There he went to king Edward has Father to give him an account of his Victory and Success which ●●●●ed not only a rejoycing in the king but in all English-men nor was wa●ting to send a ●erticular Letter to his fa●● Mistress t●e Earl of Kents Daughter who often be-dewed her Rosie Cheeks with Tears for his Absince and the Danger he exposed him to The words were these Fairest of Creatures whom amidst Triumphs and Arms I let you by this know that fortune has favoured me with Success over the Enemies of my Country and has been kind to let me reap fresh Lawrels with my sword that at my return I might lay them at your feet which shall be as speedy as the Great Affairs I have in hand will permit in the mean time not doubting your Constancy and Love which can only make me Happy on Earth I am Your Faithful and Obedient Servant Edward The fair Lady receiving this Letter kissed it a thousand times and in reading wet it with tears of Ioy that flowed from her lovely Eyes bowing eternal Love and Constancy to the Mirror of Virtue and Valour wish his speedy Return and praying for his Safty writing a very loving Answer to him and praising the Greatness of his Courage yet earnestly intreating him if he had any tender Compassion of her Life that was now bound up in his he would not too far Expose himself to hazard himself among the swords of his Enemies for Fate as GOD forbid should destine his Fall in the Noble Strife she must remain the most miserable Creature on Earth the poor remoinder of her Days The Prince received this Assurance of his Mistresses Love with great joy and to Comfort her hasted the sooner into England with his Royal Prisoners where he was highly welcomed by the King Queen and all the Nobility with the general Acclamations of the People and the Savoy was richly furnished for the French King and Nobles where for a time he was Royally Entertained and then removed to the Castle of Windsor where he had the liberty of Hawk●ng Hunting with such Sparts and Pastimes as he desired the king of England and the Black Prince frequently visiting him to his great contentment which noble Vsage begat a lasting Love and Amity between them And the Prince impatient to delay his intended Marriage taking the king his Father in a good humour after discoursing many Affairs fell on his knees and humbly besought him for all the toyls and hazards he had undertaken to grant him one suit or request without naming it The king hereupon gently raising him said Fair Son I know your virtues duty and modesty so great that will demand nothing but what is honourable if I would resign my Crown I know you would not Accept it while I live and there is nothing else but you may