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You are here: 1587 > Volume 6 > Body Text: Section 11 of 24: Edward the third, who came to the crowne by the resignation of his father Edward the second.
Snippet: 216 of 433 (1587, Volume 6, p. 379)

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Then were the Frenchmen greatlie abashed, in such wise, that perceiuing how no defense might ad|uance them, they yeelded themselues without any great shew of resistance. Herewith the Englishmen issued out of the castell into the towne, and mounted on horssebacke, for they had the French prisoners horsses, and then the archers road to Bullongne gate, where the lord Geffrie was with his banner before him of gules three scutchens siluer. He had great desire to be the first that should enter the towne: but shortlie the king of England with the prince his son was readie at the gate, vnder the banner of the lord Walter de Mannie to assaile him. There were also other banners,The earles of Stafford and Suffolke, the lords Monta|cute, Berkley and la Ware. as the earles of Stafford and Suf|folke, the lord Iohn Montacute brother to the earle of Salisburie, the lord Beauchampe, the lord Berkley, and the lord de la Ware. Then the great gate was set open, and they all issued foorth crieng Mannie to the rescue. The Frenchmen perceiuing that they were betraied, alighted from their horsses, and put themselues in order of battell on foot, determining to fight it out like valiant men of war.The French|men alight on foot. The king per|ceiuing this, caused his people likewise to be set in or|der of battell, & sent thrée hundred archers to New|land bridge, to distresse those Frenchmen, which he heard should be there. This was earelie in the mor|ning but incontinentlie it was daie: the French|men kept their ground a while, and manie feats of armes were doone of both parts, but the Englishmen euer increased out of Calis, and the Frenchmen di|minished, so that finallie they were ouercome, as well in the one place, as in the other.

You are here: 1587 > Volume 6 > Body Text: Section 11 of 24: Edward the third, who came to the crowne by the resignation of his father Edward the second.
Snippet: 217 of 433 (1587, Volume 6, p. 379)

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 5 Sir Eustace de Ribaumõt a right vali| [...]nt knight.It chanced that in the hotest of the fight, the king was matched with sir Eustace de Ribaumont, a right strong and hardie knight. There was a sore in|counter betwixt him and the king, that maruell it was to behold them. At length they were put asun|der, for a great companie of both parts came that waie, and there fought fiercelie togither. The French|men did behaue themselues right valiantlie, and e|speciallie sir Eustace de Ribaumont:

He is taken prisoner by the king of England.

The lord Gef+frie de Char|nie is taken.

he strake the king that daie twise vpon his knées, but finallie he was taken prisoner by the king himselfe. The lord Geffrie of Charnie was also taken prisoner, and wounded right sore, but the king of his noble courte|sie caused him to be dressed by surgions, and tender|lie looked vnto. There were slaine, sir Henrie de Blois, and sir Pepin de la Ware, with other, to the number of six hundred. Monsieur de Memorancie escaped with great danger. Froissard saieth, that this battell was fought in the yeare 1348, vpon the last of December, towards the next morning being Newyeares daie: but (as Auesburie & Walsingham haue, who begin the yeare at our ladie day) this enter|prise chanced 1349, and so consequentlie in the 23 yeare of this kings reigne. All the prisoners were brought to the castell of Calis, where the K. the next night gaue them a supper,Sir Eustace de Ribau|mont. & made them right hartie cheare, and gaue to sir Eustace de Ribaumont a rich chaplet of pearles, which he then did weare on his owne head, in token that he had best deserued it for his manfull prowes shewed in the fight; & beside that in fauour of his tried valiancie, he acquit him of his ransome, and set him at libertie. This fact of the king was roiall in deed, and his clemencie greatlie to be commended; & therfore it is well said to this purpose,
Gloria consequitur reges sic bella gerentes,
Sic certare parit decus immortale duello.

You are here: 1587 > Volume 6 > Body Text: Section 11 of 24: Edward the third, who came to the crowne by the resignation of his father Edward the second.
Snippet: 218 of 433 (1587, Volume 6, p. 379)

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 5 About the end of August the death in London ceas|sed, Anno Reg. 24. The death ceasseth. Auesdurie. which had bin so great & vehement within that ci|itie, that ouer & beside the bodies buried in other ac|customed burieng places (which for their infinit num|ber cannot be reduced into account) there were bu|ried that yeare dailie, from Candlemasse till Easter, in the Charterhouse yard of London, more than two hundred dead corpses. Also this yeare, by the earnest sute of the two cardinals which were sent (as ye haue heard) from pope Clement the sixt, a peace was con|cluded for one yeare. There met néere vnto Calis for the treatie of this peace, the foresaid two cardinals,Commissio|ners méet to talke of peace. as mediators; and for the king of England, the bi|shop of Norwich treasuror and high chancellor of the realme, with others came thither as commissioners; and in like maner for the French king, there appea|red the bishop of Lion, and the abbat of S. Denise. ¶ This yeare in August died Philip de Ualois the French king. Here is to be noted,Men borne with [...]ewer téeth than in times past. Caxton. Tho. Walsin. Polychron. that all those that were borne, after the beginning of that great mor|talitie whereof ye haue heard, wanted foure cheeke teeth (when they came to the time of growth) of those 32 which the people before that time commonlie v|sed to haue, so that they had but 28. In this 24 yeare of this kings reigne,A combat. there was a combat fought in lists within the kings palace of Westminster, be|twixt the lord Iohn, bastard sonne to Philip king of France, & a knight of the towne of Ypres in Flan|ders; but the bastard had the vpper hand, and vanqui|shed his a [...]uersarie. ¶ About the feast of the decol|lation of saint Iohn Baptist, Auesburie. Thom. Wals. king Edward aduerti|sed of a fléet of Spaniards returning foorth of Flan|ders, that was laden with clothes and other riches, assembled a conuenient power of men of armes and archers, & at Sandwich tooke the sea with them,

A Spanish fléet.

Spaniards vanquisht by the K. of En|gland by sea.

sai|ling foorth, till vpon the coast of Winchelsie he met with the Spaniards, and there assailed them; so that betwixt him and those Spaniards, there was a sore fight, and long continued, to the great losse of people on both parts; but in the end, the bright beame of vic|torie shone vpon the English sailes, so that all the Spaniards were slaine, for they were so proud and obstinat (as Walsingham affirmeth) that they would not yéeld, but rather choose to die, & so they did indéed, EEBO page image 380 either on the Englishmens weapons points, or else were they drowned there in the sea, Thom. Wals. six and twentie of their ships were taken, in the which was found great store of good ware and riches. Auesburie. And so the king thought himselfe well reuenged of the Spaniards, which in the last yeare about Alhallontide, had entred into the riuer of Garons, as it runneth vp towards Burdeaux, and there finding manie ships fraught with wines, slue all the Englishmen they found a|boord, and tooke awaie the ships with them: which in|iurie mooued the king to enterprise this exploit now at this time against them.

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