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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: 184 of 433 (1587, Volume 6, p. 372)

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The slaughter of the Frenchmen was great and lamentable,

Great slaug [...]|ter of French [...]men.

Caxton. Iac. Meir. Polydor. Froissard.

namelie for the losse of so manie noble men, as were slaine at the same battell, fought be|tweene Cressie and Broy on the saturdaie next fol|lowing the feast of saint Bartholomew being (as that yeare fell) the 26 of August. Among other which died that daie, these I find registred by name as chéefest, Iohn king of Boheme,Noble men slaine. Rafe duke of Lor|raine, Charles of Alanso brother germane to king Philip, Charles earle of Blois, Lewes earle of Flan|ders, also the earle of Harecourt, brother to the lord Geffrie of Harecourt, with the earles of Ausserre, Aumerle, and saint Poule, beside diuerse other of the nobilitie. The Englishmen neuer brake out of their battels to chase any man, but kept themselues togi|ther in their wards and ranks, and defended them|selues euer against such as came to assaile them. This battell ended about euening.

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: 185 of 433 (1587, Volume 6, p. 372)

Compare 1577 edition: 1 When the Frenchmen were clearelie ouercome, and those that were left aliue fled and gone, so that the Englishmen heard no more noise of them,The king of England co [...]meth [...] from the [...]. king Ed|ward came downe from the hill (on the which he stood all that day with his helmet still on his head) and go|ing to the prince, imbraced him in his armes, and kis|sed him, saieng;

Faire sonne, God send you good per|seuerance in this your prosperous beginning, you EEBO page image 373 haue noblie acquit your selfe, you are well worthie to haue the gouernance of a realme committed to your hands for your valiant dooings.
The prince inclined himselfe to the earth in honouring his father, as he best could. This done, they thanked God togither with their souldiers for their good aduenture. For so the king commanded, and willed no man to make anie boast of his owne power, but to ascribe all the praise to almightie God for such a noble victorie; séeming héerein to be affected as Dauid was in the foure and fortith psalme; for he also referreth the happie successe of warre, and all victorie, vnto almightie God, and not to the strength of a multitude of men, saieng:
Tu nos ab hoste subtrahis, sternis solo
Georg. Buch. pa|raph. in psal.Infensa nobis agmina.
Non ergo s [...]per iure te cantabimus
Nostrae salutis vindicem?

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: 186 of 433 (1587, Volume 6, p. 373)

Compare 1577 edition: 1 ¶ On the sundaie in the morning, there was such a mist, that a man could not see an acres bredth before him. Then by the kings commandeme [...] there depar|ted from the host fiue hundred speares, and two thou|sand archers, to trie if they might heare of anie Frenchmen gathered togither in anie place néere vnto them.

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