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A33325	The life and death of the thrice noble and illustrious Edvvard, surnamed the Black Prince son to our victorious King Edward the Third, by whom he was made the First Knight of the most honourable Order of the Garter / by Samuel Clark ...	Clarke, Samuel, 1599-1682.	1673 (1673)	Wing C4532; ESTC R19883	15,827	34

All that thou seis't and readest is Divine Learning thus vs'd is water turn'd to wine Well may wee then despaire to draw his minde View heere the case i' th' Booke the Jewell finde T. C●●●● sculpsit THE LIFE AND DEATH Of the Thrice Noble and Illustrious EDVVARD Surnamed The Black Prince SON to our Victorious King EDWARD the Third By whom he was made the First Knight of the Most Honourable Order of the GARTER By SAMUEL CLARK sometime Pastor of St. Bennet Fink London LONDON Printed for William Birch at the Blew Bible at the lower-End of Cheap-side at the Corner of Bucklers-bury 1673. The Life and Death of EDVVARD Surnamed The Black Prince THIS Edward was the eldest Son of that victorious Prince King Edward the third His Mother was the fair Philippa Daughter to William Earl of Henault and Holland who was delivered of this her first born Son at Woodstock July 15. Anno Christi 1329. and in the third year of his Fathers Reign He was afterwards created Prince of Wales Duke of Aquitain and Cornwall and Earl of Chester He was also Earl of Kent in right of his Wife Joan the most admired Beauty of that Age Daughter of Edmund Earl of Kent Brother by the Fathers side to King Edward the second King Edward was very solicitous in the Education of this his Son and provided him choice Tutors to train him up both in Arts and Armes And among others Walter Burley a Doctor of Divinity brought up in Merton-Colledge in Oxford who wrote many excellent Treatises in Natural and Moral Philosophy for his great Fame in Learning had the Honour to be one of the Instructers of this hopeful Prince When he was but 15 years old his Father King Edward passing over into France with a great and gallant Army took this his Son along with him making him a Souldier before he was grown to be a Man But it seems he longed to try what Metal his Son was made of in the bud and haply he was loth to omit any thing that might give countenance and credit to this Battel wherein two Kingdoms were laid at the stake Anno Christi 1345. our King Edward was upon the Sea in a Fleet of above a Thousand Sail and landed in Normandy His Land-Forces were about two Thousand five Hundred Horse and his Foot thirty Thousand most of them Archers Making pittifull havock in Normandy he marched up almost to the very Walls of Paris Philip the French King had not slept all this while but had raised and brought together one of the bravest Armies that ever France had seen consisting of about a Hundred or sixscore Thousand fighting men King Edward loaden and rich with Spoils seemed not unwilling to retreat But they were now in the heart of their Enemies Country between the two good Rivers of Sein and Some And it was judged meet by our King to seek a passage out of these straits and this Enquiry was interpreted by the enemy to be a kind of flight and King Edward was willing to nourish this conceit in them The River of Some between Abeville and the Sea was at low-water fordable and Gravelly ground whereof our King was informed by a French Prisoner whom they had taken But the French King well acquainted with his own Country had set a Guard upon that Pass of a Thousand Horse and above six Thousand Foot under the Conduct of one Gundamar du Foy a Norman Lord of special note King Edward coming to this place plunges into the Ford crying out He that loves me let him follow me as resolving either to pass or die These words and such a President so inflamed his Army that the passage was won and du Foy defeated almost before he was fought with the incomparable courage and resolution of the English appaling him and carried back to King Philip sewer by two Thousand then he carried with him besides the terror which his retreat brought along with it And if the English were before unappaled now much more they resolved to live and die with such a Sovereign Now was King Edward neer unto Crescie in the County of Ponthieu lying between the Rivers of Some and Anthy a place which unquestionably belonged to him in the right of his Mother where he was carefull to provide the best he could for his safety and defence King Philip being enraged for the late defeat precipitates to the Battle wherein the Great and Just God intended to scourge the Pride and sins of France being the rather induced thereto by his confidence in his numerous and gallant Army who were ready to tread upon one anothers heels till the view of the English Colours and Battel put them to a stand King Edward having called upon God for his gracious Aid and Assistance full of Heroick Assuredness without the least perturbation divided his Army into three Battalia's The first was disposed into the forme of an Hearse where the Archers stood in the Front and the Men of Arms stood in the bottom And this was led by the Young Lion of Wales our brave Prince Edward to whose Assistance the King joyned some of his Prime and most experienced Captains as Beauchamp Earle of Warwick Godfrey of Harecourt the Lords Thomas Holland Richard Stafford John Chandois Robert Nevil La'ware Bourchier Clifford Cobham c. And many other Knights and Gentlemen to the number of eight hundred men at Arms two thousand Archers and a thousand Welch-men In the second were the Earles of Northampton and Arundel the Lords Rosse Willoughby Basset St. Albine c. with eight hundred Men at Armes and twelve hundred Archers In the third was the King himself having about him seven hundred Men at Armes and three thousand Archers with the residue of his Nobles and People The battel thus ordered our King mounted upon a white Hobby rode from rank to rank to view them and with quickning words encouraged them that bravely they should stand to and fight for his Right and Honour And he closed the battels at their backs as if he meant to barricado up their way from flying which he did by plashing and felling of Trees and placing his Carriages there and all his other Impediments He commanded all men also to dismount and to leave their horses behind them and thus all ways and means of flight being taken away the Necessity doubtless did double their Courages The French King Philip had with him Iohn of Luxenbourg King of Bohemia the King of Majorca the Duke of Alanson his Brother Charles de Bloys the Kings Nephew Ralph Duke of Lorrain the Duke of Savoy the Earles of Flanders Nevers Sancerre with many other Dukes Earles Barons and Gentlemen bearing Arms and those not only French but Almains Dutch and others And just the Night before the Battel there came to the French Army Anne of Savoy with a thousand men at Arms so that all things seemed to elate the Pride of the French and to fit them for destruction The

French Army was also divided into three Battalia's The Vaunt-Guard the King committed to his Brother the Duke de Alanson and the King of Bohemia The Reer to the Duke of Savoy And the main Battel he led himself being so impatient of all delayes that he would scarce permit time for a little Councel to consider what was fittest to be done He caused also the Auriflamb to be erected which was an hallowed banner of Red Silk whereof the French had a Wonderful high conceit as of a thing sent them from Heaven as the Ephefians thought of their Diana The King of Bohemia though he was short sighted hearing in what good Array the English attended their coming said plainly contrary to the proud conceits of the French who thought them in a posture of flight Here will the English end their dayes or Conquer He advised also that the Army should take some repast and that the Infantry consisting of the Genoueses who were about fifteen Thousand Cross-Bows and sure men should make the first front and the Cavalry to follow which was done accordingly A little before the fight began God to shew that he was Lord of Hosts and the only giver of Victory caused the black Clouds to power down upon them plenty of water like so many Funerall Teares enarching the Aire with a spacious Rainbow and discharged sundry Peals of Thunder The Sun also which before had hid his Face under a black dark Cloud now brake forth shining full in the French mens Faces and on the backs of the English At the same time also great Flocks of Ravens and other balefull Birds of prey came flying over the French Army The Duke of A lanson contrary to his order took it ill that the Genoueses were set in the Front and therfore in fury caused them to change place which changed that seat of the Army and wrought that discontent also in these Italians as irritated them more against these French then against their enemies The sign of Battel being given by King Philip was entertained with clamours and shouts all things shewing the dread and horrour of Warr Drums and Trumpets sounding to a charge Banners flying in the Aire and everie where the glittering weapons threatning Death and Destruction The French calamities began at their Genowayes who under Carolo Grimaldi and Antonio Doria their Collonels being all of them Cross-bow men were to open a way by their Arrows for the French Horse but this was the success of their service Their bow-strings being wett with the late Rain their Bodies weary with a long March their Ranks after the English had received their first Volley upon their Targets opened with innumerable Gapps occasioned by the fall of their slain fellows who were overthrown by our home-drawn Arrows were at last most out ragiously scattered and trampled under foot by Charles Duke of Alanson by command of King Philip himself who bringing up the Horse with a full carier cryed out On On let us make our way upon the Bellies of these Genoueses who do but hinder us and instantly pricks on through the midst of them followed by the Dukes of Lorain and Savoy never staying till he came up to the English Battel wherein our Gallant Prince commanded This fiery young Count contrary to good Discipline had also otherwise disobliged them by disgracefull speeches even when they were ready to joyn Battel These French Gallants being thus mingled amongst them were very many of them overthrown and slain by the English Arrows which equally brought to destruction both French and Genowayes shooting thickest where the crowd and confusion was greatest Some Rascals also that followed the English Army as they saw opportunity stept in among them and helpt to cut their throats sparing neither Lord nor Lozell The French Men at Arms half out of breath with their Post-hast and terribly disordered by the perpetual storms of our whistling Arrows were now at handy strokes with the Princes Battel Neither was it long before the bright Battel-Axes glittering Swords and Lances and such like other English weapons had changed their hue being covered over with humane gore which having thirstily drunk out of the enemies wounds let drop in bloody tears to the Ground The fight was sharp and fierce whilst each strove for Victory But here may not be forgotten the high resolution and valour of the King of Bohemia who as only seeking an honorable Grave for his old Age thrust himself into the first Ranks of his own Horsmen and with full carrier charging the English was slain with his Sword in hand the Troop of his faithfull Followers with their slaughtered Bodies covering him even in Death This was soon seen by the fall of the Bohemian Standard whereupon his Son Charles who was lately elected Emperour of Germany whilst King Lewis was yet alive wisely took care for his own safety by a timely retreat when he saw the case desperate Now was King Philip himself in Person with the full power of his Army come to the rescue of his Brother and Friends who while they had breath were fighting hard for their hoped for Victory but finding the English Valor far beyond what they expected they were beaten to the Earth in great numbers so that the carnage was very great Yet was not our brave Prince without danger though now the second Battel of the English for the preservation of their Prince rushing in among their Enemies fought most couragiously Our King Edward all this while was standing upon Windmill Hill with his Helmet on which never came off till all was ended juditiously watching beholding the whole Field to see how all things went and ready to bring down his Army which stood about him like a black hovering in a cloud when just necessity should require it The Prince in the mean time being hard put to it having the whole power of France against him some of the Nobles sensible of his danger sent to the King requesting for his Presence for the aid of his Son in this necessity The King asked the Messenger Whether his Son was slain or hurt And when they answered No but that he was like to be overpower'd with the multitude of his Enemies Well then said the King go back to them that sent you and tell them that so long as my Son is alive they send no more to me what ever happen For I will that the honour of this Day shall be his if God permit him to survive and that he shall either win his Spurrs or lose his Life This Message though it carried not back men to to assist yet it inspired such new life and spirits into the English that they fought like Lions as resolving either to conquer or die On the other side King Philip whose Kingdome lay at the Stake performed the Dutie of a good General and gallant Soldier fighting so long in his own Person till his Horse was killed under him himself twice dismounted and wounded both in the neck and thigh