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Compare 1577 edition: 1 The king (as reason would) acknowledged this to procéed of great courtesie shewed toward him in the prince, and thanked him accordinglie.The French king than [...] [...] the prince. And the prince performing in déed that which he spake with word, ceassed from further vsing of fire, or other indama|ging of the French dominions, and taking his waie through the countries of Poictou and Xaintonge, by easie iournies, he and his people came to Blaie, and so passed ouer the water to Burdeaux in good safetie with all their riches and prisoners.The prince returneth [...] Burdeaux. Froissard. The prince gaue to the lord Iames Audelie (who had receiued in the battell manie sore wounds) fiue hundred marks of yearelie reuenues assigned foorth of his lands in En|gland.The lord [...]delie rewar|ded. The which gift the knight granted as fréelie as he had receiued it vnto foure of his esquiers, which in the battell had béene euer attendant about his person, without whose aid & valiant support, he knew well that he had beene slaine sundrie times in the same battell by his enimies, and therefore thought it a dutie of humanitie and gratitude to make them a|mends with some temporall recompense, that had saued his life, than the which nothing is more déere, nor of greater price in the world, as the poet saith,

—nihil est vita pr [...]tiosius ipsa.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 When the prince heard that he had so doone, he mer|uelled what his meaning was therby, and caused him to be brought before his presence, and demanded of him wherefore he had so lightlie giuen awaie that reward which he had bestowed vpon him, and whe|ther he thought that gift too meane for him or not. The lord Audelie so excused himselfe in extolling the good seruice doone to him by his esquiers, through whome he had so manie times escaped the dangers of death, that the prince did not onelie confirme the re|signation of the fiue hundred marks giuen to the es|quiers, but also rewarded the lord Audelie with six hundred marks more of like yearelie reuenues, in maner and forme as he had receiued the other.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 When the newes of this great victorie came into England of the ouerthrow of the Frenchmen, and taking of the French king, ye may be sure there was great ioy shewed by outward tokens,Bonfier [...]. as bonfiers made, feasts and bankets kept, through the whole realme. Likewise the Gascoignes and Englishmen being come to Burdeaux, made great reuell and pa|stime there, spending freelie that gold and siluer which they had woone in the battell of Poictiers, and else|where in that iournie.135 [...] Anno Reg.. [...]. ¶ This yeare in Aprill the prince of Wales tooke shipping with his prisoners at Burdeaux,Additions [...] Adam Me [...]|muth. and on the fift of Maie arriued at Plim|mouth. On the foure and twentith day of Maie he was with great honour ioifullie receiued of the citi|zens into the citie of London, and so conueied to the palace of Westminster,The pri [...]ce bringeth the French king ouer into England. where the king sitting in Westminster hall, receiued the French king, and af|ter conueied him to a lodging appointed for him, where he laie a season; but after he was remoued to EEBO page image 391 the Sauoie, which was at that time a goodlie house, perteining to the duke of Lancaster, though after|wards it was burnt and destroied by Wat Tiler, Iacke Straw, and their companie. In this place the French king laie, and kept house a long time after.

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