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Compare 1577 edition: 1 Of Englishmen, there died at this battell,Englishmen slaine. Ed|ward duke Yorke, the earle of Suffolke, sir Richard Kikelie, and Dauie Gamme esquier, and of all other not aboue fiue and twentie persons, as some doo re|port; but other writers of greater credit affirme, that there were slaine aboue fiue or six hundred persons. Rich. Grafton. Titus Liuius. Titus Liuius saith, that there were slaine of English|men, beside the duke of Yorke, and the earle of Suf|folke, an hundred persons at the first incounter. The duke of Glocester the kings brother was sore woun|ded about the hips, and borne downe to the ground, so that he fell backwards, with his féet towards his eni|mies, whom the king bestrid, and like a brother vali|antlie rescued from his enimies, & so sauing his life, caused him to be conueied out of the fight, into a place of more safetie. Abr. Fl. out of Anglorum prae|lijs sub Henr. 5. ¶ The whole order of this con|flict which cost manie a mans life, and procured great bloudshed before it was ended, is liuelie described in Anglorum praelijs; where also, besides the manner of di|sposing EEBO page image 556 the armies, with the exploits on both sides, the number also of the slaine, not much differing (though somewhat) from the account here named, is there touched, which remembrance verie fit for this place, it were an errour (I thinke) to omit; and there|fore here inserted (with the shortest) as followeth.

—equitatus ordine primo,
Magnanimi satrapae, post hos cecidere secundo
Nauarrae comes, & tuus archiepiscopus (ô Sans)
Praeterea comites octo periere cruentis
Vulneribus, trita appellant quos voce barones
Plus centum, clari generis plus mille cadebant
Sexcenti, notí decem plus millia vulgi
Ex Francorum, ter centum perdidit Anglus:
Et penes Henricum belli victoria mansit.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Hall. After that the king of England had refreshed him|selfe, and his people at Calis, and that such prisoners as he had left at Harflue (as ye haue heard) were come to Calis vnto him, the sixt daie of Nouember, he with all his prisoners tooke shipping, and the same daie landed at Douer, hauing with him the dead bo|dies of the duke of Yorke, and the earle of Suffolke, and caused the duke to be buried at his colledge [...]f Fodringhey, and the earle at new Elme. In this pas|sage, the seas were so rough and troublous, that two ships belonging to sir Iohn Cornewall, lord Fan|hope, were driuen into Zeland; howbeit, nothing was lost, nor any person perisht. ¶The maior of Lon|don, and the aldermen, apparelled in orient grained scarlet, and foure hundred commoners clad in beau|tifull murrie, well mounted, and trimlie horssed, with rich collars, & great chaines, met the king on Black|heath, reioising at his returne: and the clergie of London, with rich crosses, sumptuous copes, and massie censers, receiued him at saint Thomas of Waterings with solemne procession.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The king like a graue and sober personage, and as one remembring from whom all victories are sent, Titus Liuius. séemed little to regard such vaine pompe and shewes as were in triumphant sort deuised for his welcom|ming home from so prosperous a iournie, in so much that he would not suffer his helmet to be caried with him,The great modestie of the king. whereby might haue appeared to the people the blowes and dints that were to be seene in the same; neither would he suffer any ditties to be made and soong by minstrels of his glorious victorie, for that he would wholie haue the praise and thanks altogi|ther giuen to God. The news of this bloudie battell being reported to the French king as then soiour|ning at Rone, filled the court full of sorrow. But to remedie such danger as was like to insue, it was de|creed by councell, to ordeine new officers in places of them that were slaine: and first, he elected his chiefe officer for the wars, called the constable, the earle of Arminacke, a wise and politike capteine, and an ancient enimie to the Englishmen, Sir Iohn de Corsie was made maister of the crosse|bowes. Shortlie after, [...]ither for melancholie that he had for the losse at Agincourt, or by some sudden di|sease Lewes Dolphin of Uiennois,The death of the Dolphin of France. Part of those that spoiled the English campe. heire apparant to the French king, departed this life without issue, which happened well for Robinet of Bourneuill, and his fellowes, as ye haue heard before, for his death was their life, & his life would haue béene their death.

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