Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 There were slaine in this battell, of noblemen, the dukes of Burbon and Athens,Noblemen slaine. the marshall Clere|mont, sir Geffrey Charnie that bare the chéefe stan|dert of France, the bishop of Chaalons, sir Eustace de Ribaumont, with diuerse other to the number of eight hundred lords, knights, Ia. Meir. and gentlemen of name. In all there died on the French part six thou|sand of one and other. Polydor. The chase. The chase was continued euen to the gates of Poictiers, and manie slaine and bea|ten downe in the stréet before the gates, which the ci|tizens had closed, for doubt least the Englishmen should enter with them that fled thither for safegard. There were taken beside the king and his sonne, the lord Iaques de Burbon earle of Ponthieu, Froissard. Annales de France. brother to the duke of Burbon that was slaine there, the erle of Ew, the lord Charles his brother earle of Long|uile, the archbishop of Sens, the earles of Uandosme, Salesbruch, Uentadore, Tankeruille, Estampes, and Dampmartine:Archembald Douglas tak [...] Iacob. Meir. also Archembald Dowglas a noble man of Scotland, sonne to the honorable lord William Dowglas that was killed in Spaine, the marshall Dandrehen or Odenhen (as Iacobus Meir saith) with others to the number of seuenteene hundred earles, lords, knights, and gentlemen,Prisoners taken. be|side those of the meaner sort; so that the Englishmen had EEBO page image 390 had twise as manie prisoners as they themselues were in number: and therefore it was deuised amongst them, to put the most part of their prisoners to ransome there in the field, and so they did for doubt of further danger, the multitude being so great as it was.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Thus was the prince of Wales victor in that no|table battell fought in the fields of [...] and Malpertuse, two leagues from [...], the nine|teenth day of September being monday,The battell of Po [...]ctiers when it was. in the yéere [...] all his men togither. It was almost night yet they were all returned from the chase. The prince made a great supper in his lodging that night to the French king,The prince suppeth the prisoners. and to the most part of his nobles that there taken prisoners, and did all the honour that he could deuise to the king. And where he perceiued by his chéere and countenance, that his heart was full of pensiue greéfe, carefull thought and heauinesse, he comforted him in the best maner that he might, and said to him: as followeth.
11.1. The meeke and comfortable oration of the English prince to the French king being taken prisoner.
The meeke and comfortable oration of the English prince to the French king being taken prisoner.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 _MOst noble king, there is no cause wherefore your grace should be pensiue, though God this day did not consent to follow your will. For your noble prowes and dignitie roiall, with the supreme type of your kinglie ma|iestie, remaineth whole and inuiolate, and what soeuer may rightlie be called yours; so that no violent force of time shall blot out or diminish the same. The almightie God hath determined that the chance of war shall rest in his disposition and will as all other things. Your elders haue archi|ued both by land & sea manie noble enter|prises. The whole compasse of Europe, all the east parts of the world, all places and countries, both far & neere, are full of mo|numents, witnessing the noble victories atteined by the French people.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 The cause of godlie liuing and religion, the dignitie and preheminence of christia|nitie hath beene defended and augmented by you, against the most mightie and puis|sant capteins of the infidels, enimies to the said christian religion. All ages shall make mention of your worthie praises, no nation there is but shall confesse it selfe bounden at one time or other for bene|fits receiued at your hands nether is there any people but such as hope to be hereaf|ter bounden to you for reliefe and benefits, to proceed from you in time to come. One or two battels happilie haue chanced among so manie triumphs otherwise than you would haue wished; chance would it should be so, which may infeeble and make weake the power of horsses, armor, and weapon: your inuincible courage and roiall magna|nimitie lieth in your power to reteine: nei|ther shall this day take any thing from you or yours. And this realme of France which hath procreat and brought foorth and nori|shed so many of my noble progenitors, shall [...] my good meaning towards h [...]r, as not forgetfull of mine elders, and toward your maiestie (if you will vouchsafe that I should glorie of that name) a most humble kinsman. There are manie occasions of loue and freendship betwixt you and my fa|ther, which I trust shall take place, for I know all his thoughts and inward mea|nings: you shall agree and come to an at|tonement right easilie togither, & I praie God he neuer take me for his sonne, except I haue you in the same degree of honor, re|uerence, and faithfull loue, which I owe towards him.