Historical notice of the English power in Acquitaine. The battle of Poitiers. Historical notice of Peter the Cruel. The Black prince in SpainH. Colburn, 1832 |
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Page 75 - The same day of the battle at night the prince made a supper in his lodging to the French king and to the most part of the great lords that were prisoners. The prince made the king and his son, the lord James of Bourbon, the lord John d'Artois, the earl of Tancarville, the earl...
Page 24 - but he is hardly matched, wherefore he hath need of your aid.' 'Well,' said the king, 'return to him, and to them that sent you hither, and say to them that they send no more to me for any adventure that falleth, as long as my son is alive. And also say to them that they suffer him this day to win his spurs; for if God be pleased, I will this journey be his and the honour thereof, and to them that be about him.
Page 60 - Then the battle began on all parts, and the battles of the marshals of France approached, and they set forth that were appointed to break the array of the archers. They entered a-horseback into the way where the great hedges were on both sides set full of archers. As soon as the men of arms entered, the archers began to shoot on both sides and did slay and hurt horses and knights, so that the horses when they felt the sharp arrows they would in no wise go forward, but drew aback and flang and took...
Page 65 - ... him and bound up his wounds as well as they could. On the French party King John was that day a full right good knight: if the fourth part of his men had done their devoirs as well as he did, the journey had been his by all likelihood. Howbeit they were all slain and taken that were there, except a few that saved themselves, that were with the king.
Page 71 - Then the two lords entered into the press and caused every man to draw aback, and commanded them in the prince's name on pain of their heads to make no more noise nor to approach the king no nearer, without they were commanded. Then every man gave room to the lords, and they alighted and did their reverence to the king, and so brought him and his son in peace and rest to the Prince of Wales.
Page 76 - Sir, for God's sake make none evil nor heavy cheer, though God this day did not consent to follow your will; for, sir, surely the king my father shall bear you as much honour and...
Page 61 - French king's battle, for there lieth all the sore of the matter. I think verily by his valiantness he will not fly ; I trust we shall have him, by the grace of God and St. George, so he be well fought withal ; and, Sir, I heard you say that this day I shall see you a good knight.
Page 146 - Then the Prince and King Don Peter took the banner between their hands and spread it abroad, the which was of silver, a sharp pile gules, and delivered it to him and said : ' Sir John, behold here your banner, God send you joy and honour thereof.' Then Sir John Chandos bare his banner to his own company and said : ' Sirs, behold here my own banner and yours ; keep it as your own.
Page 74 - ... all the flower of France ; and there was taken, with the king and the lord Philip his son, a seventeen earls, besides barons, knights, and squires." Indeed, " when every man was come from the chase, they had twice as many prisoners as they were in number in all; then it was counselled among them because of the great charge and doubt to keep so many, that they should put many of them to ransom incontinent (immediately) in the field, and so they did ; and the prisoners found the English and Gascons...
Page 71 - The king's words somewhat appeased them. Howbeit, ever as they went they made riot and brawled for the taking of the king. When the two aforesaid lords saw and heard that noise and strife among them, they came to them and said, " Sirs, what is the matter that ye strive for ? "