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You are here: 1587 > Volume 6 > Body Text: Section 14 of 24: Henrie the fift, prince of Wales, sonne and heire to Henrie the fourth.
Snippet: 177 of 267 (1587, Volume 6, p. 569)

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 EEBO page image 570The king of England, perceiuing by this new a|liance, that nothing was lesse to be looked for, than peace at the hands of the Frenchmen, deuised still how to win townes and fortresses, which were kept against him: and now that the truce was expired, on the thirtith daie of Iulie,

Hall. These bands belonged to the earle of Longueuile & to the lord de Lespar Gas|coignes.

Hist. dez duez de Normand. The king plaieth the porters part.

he being as then within the towne of Mante, appointed certeine bands of souldi|ers in the afternoone to passe out of the gates, giuing onelie knowledge to the capteins what he would haue them to doo. And to the intent that no inkling of the enterprise should come to the enimies eare, he kept the gates himselfe as porter. These that were thus sent foorth being guided by the earle of Longue|uile, otherwise called the captau de Buef, were com|manded in as secret maner as they could to draw toward the towne of Pontoise, and to keepe them|selues in couert till the darke of the night, and then approch the walles of that towne, and vpon espieng their aduantage to enter it by scaling, hauing lad|ders and all things necessarie with them for the pur|pose.

You are here: 1587 > Volume 6 > Body Text: Section 14 of 24: Henrie the fift, prince of Wales, sonne and heire to Henrie the fourth.
Snippet: 178 of 267 (1587, Volume 6, p. 570)

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 This captau was brother to the earle of Fois.Moreouer, about the closing of the daie and night in the euening, he sent foorth the erle of Huntington with other bands of soldiers, to succor and assist the other, if they chanced to enter the towne according to the order taken. Those that were first sent foorth (according to their instructions) conueid themselues so closelie to their appointed places, that the enimies heard nothing of their dooings. Wherevpon when the night was come, Hall. they came in secret wise vnder the walles, and there watched their time till the morning began to draw on. In the meane time, whilest the watch was departed, and before other were come in|to their places to relieue it,Pontoise sur|prised by the Englishmen. the Englishmen setting vp their ladders, entered and brake open one of the gates to receiue the other that followed.

You are here: 1587 > Volume 6 > Body Text: Section 14 of 24: Henrie the fift, prince of Wales, sonne and heire to Henrie the fourth.
Snippet: 179 of 267 (1587, Volume 6, p. 570)

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The Frenchmen perceiuing that the walles were taken, and their enimies entered into the towne, at the first were sore amazed: but after perceiuing the small number of the Englishmen, they assembled togither and fiercelie assailed them, so that they were constreined to retire to the walles and turrets which they had taken, and with much adoo defended the same; some leaping downe into the diches, and hi|ding them in the vines, till at length the earle of Huntington, Hall. with his companies came to their suc|cors, and entring by the gate which was open, easilie did beat backe the enimies, & got the market place. Which when the lord Lisle Adam capteine of the towne perceiued, he opened the gate towards Pa|ris, Hall. by the which he with all his retinue, and diuerse of the townesmen to the number of ten thousand in all, (as Enguerant de Monstr. recounteth) fled towards Paris, taking awaie with them their coine, iewels, and plate. Some of them fleeing towards Beauuois were met with, and stripped of that they had, by Ie|han de Guigni, and Iehan de Claw, two capteins that serued the Orlientiall faction.

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