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A34337	The Conquest of France with the life and glorious actions of Edward the Black Prince, son to Edward the Third, King of England, his victory, with about twelve thousand archers, and men at arms, over Phillip of France, and a hundred thousand French-men, near Cressey, his vanquishing King John of France, and taking him, and his son prisoners, at the Battle of Poietiers, his love to the Earl of Kent's fair daughter, and marriage with her : also all that passed during that glorious and successful war against France, with the Battle of Agen-Court, and King Henry the Fifth being crowned King of France at Paris, being a history full of great and noble actions in love and arms, to the honour of the English nation, and the encouragement of the horoes [sic] of the present age.		1680 (1680)	Wing C5895; ESTC N70022	17,173	22

freely be possessed of Then said the Prince boldly I take your Majesty at your word my Ambition is far from a Crown all I humbly Request is that I may have the Earl of Kents fair Daughter to be my Wife The king was amazed at this Request as not knowing of their Loves and plighted Troths yet seeing the Prince earnestly bent upon it and hearing what had passed between them he with a kind of unwilling willingness consented because he designed to Match him with the Emperor's Daughter to make a stronger Alliance between them to further him in his French Wars So the Earl his Countess and Daughter were sent for to Court and their Consent being easily had the Marriage was celebrated with all imaginable Pomp and Ioy with Masques Musick Dancing Songs of Triumph and the like and so that Night the lovely Pair enjoyed their Hearts content for which they had so long wished and from the Fruits of that Love sprung a fair Son named Richard who succeeded his Grand-father in the kingdom and after a long Reign was deposed by Henry Duke of Lancaster who took upon him the Crown under the Title of Henry the tourth and being Deposed was murthered in the Castle Pomfret by Sir Peirce of Exton and six other Assassins but not degenerating from his heroick Father in strength and volour siezing a Halbert he wrested it by main strength out of one of their hands and killed sour of them e're they dispatch'd him But to return The french king and his Son having been four years Prisoners in England began to Grow weary of it and therefore for their Releasement made several advantageous Over-tures to king Edward for their Release and for a Truce But Charles the french king's eldest son having gotten the Regency into his hands would not agree with his Father whereupon the french king was committed a closer Prisoner to the Tower and king Edward with the Black Prince sailded over with an Army and Landed at Callice and from thence towards paris wasteing the Country as he passed very dreadfully with fire and sword so that many Towns and Castles were yielded to him by which means he compelled the Regent and Nobility to become earnest Petitioners to him for a Peace and it was Concluded on these Articles 1. That the French King should pay four hundred thousand punds flerling for his Ransom 2. That no King of France should Aid the Scots against England in any invasion or rebellion nor the English Assist the Flemings in any War against France 3. That the King of England should have and freely enjoy without homage the territories of Gascon Guyan with the precincts territories castles forts and towns thereto belonging also the city of Poictiers and Peregors the Earldoms of Bigrot Poitiors and Guyens the Citys of Limoges Tharbes Guares Ageu Anglasme Auguemois Kyuern Courus the Lordship of Xantogue Caumesen Hames Ony Montrel with the Signories of Callis Marguise Sandgate and Collogne These glorious Advantages rejoyced the English and Magnified our Nation throughout the World who wondred how a handful of people could compel so Potent a Kingdom as france to truckle so low And for performance of the Articles Charles the Regent and the Black prince in the presence of six knights of each Nation received the Holy Sacrament at the High Altar and then king Edward with the Prince returned to England and were with all Complements of love and kindness entertained and feasted at the Tower by the french king who was conveyed from thence to Callice where according to Agreement he remained four Months and then king Edward repaired to him and both of them at High Mass solemnly swore to perform and keep the Articles and then king John for Hostages of his Ransom delivered to king Edward four Dukes seven Earls ten Barons many knights and two of the worthiest Burgesses of every great City of france and so taking a friendly leave of each other the king and prince returned with their Honourable Hostages to England who were with all humility and kindness feasted and entertained by the king prince and nobility and permitted freely to use all sports and pastimes for exercise and pleasure and about two years after the conditions of Agreement being perform'd king John came over to visit king Edward and the Prince and to thank them for his former courteous Entertainment and at the same time came the kings of Scots and of Cyprus so that there were four kings at once in our Court But king John of france falling sick at the Savoy dyed to the great Grief of both Nations whence his Body was conveyed to St. Dennis in france and there Interr'd amongst his Royal Ancestors CHAP. VI. How the Black Prince Overthrew the Armys of Spain and France and Restored Peter the Deposed King of Castile to his Throne War again Proclaimed with France and many Towns Taken John of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster's great Success Marriage c. The Black Prince's Sickness and Death A Brief Account of the Battel of Agen Court and the total Conquest of France by Henry the 5th of England who was Crowned at Paris THE Black Prince's Fame spreading over the World he was sued to by Distressed Kings and Nations to Assist and Relieve them with his Valour and Prowess and amongst others Peter King of Castile being Overthrown in many Battles by Henry his Bastard Brother Assisted under hand by Charles the New French King Flying his Kingdom came to the Prince where he was with his fair Princes at Burdeaux setling his New Government in France humbly Imploring him to Re-in-stare him in his Kingdom promissing great Rewards and Treasures when he should be Re-possessed The Black Prince who was a Comly Stature Strong Body Fierce in War but Mild and Affable in Peace being Dead as is said King Edward Created Richard the Prince's Son Prince of Wales Earl of Leicester Duke of Cornwal and Appointed him to Succeed in the Kingdom as has been said and because he was Young he Appointed the Regency to the Duke of Lancaster till he should come of Years to Sway the Scepter and being Worn out with Age the toyls of War and Grief for the Death of the Black Prince he Dyed when he had Reigned somewhat more than Fifty Years and was Buried at Westminster And thus Reader have I fullfilled my promise in a True Account of this Renowned Histor● not doubting but it will give Delight and Satisfaction to all that Read it and so Encourage us to Imitate our brave Ancestors that france and other Nations may know we are still English-men whose Vndaunted Courage cannot be Baffled but in Contending for Right and Fame we Dare as much as ever FINIS Books printed for and sold by Charles Bates at the Sun and Bible in Pye-corner near West-Smithfield where all Country Chapmen may be Furnished with all sorts of Historys small Books and Ballads THe famous and Renowned History of the Three Destructions of Troy The famous and Renowned History of Guy Earl of Warwick The famous and Delightful History of the Lancashire Witches c.

Savens and Hanault the Lord Tralquemont and divers others With this gallant Army he Besieged the Strong City of Tournay which was with great Resolutiou and Valour Manfully defended for the space of ten weeks in all which time the French king appeared not to Relieve it however by the Mediation of the aforementioned Jane De' Valois Mother to the Queen of England and to the Dutches of Juliers to the then Earl of Hanault and Sister to the French king a Truce was once more concluded but that expired soon after these delays the War begun in earnest During these transactions the king returned home to beat the Scots out of England who in his absence dared to Invade it under the Leading of David their king fell desperately in Love with the Fair Countess of Salisbury in this manner having delivered her from the Siege layed to her Castle of Roxbourough hard pressed by the Scots he disarmed himself and with ten or twelve Lords and knights entered the Castle where the excellent Beauty and modest behaviour of the sweet Countess so Inflamed his heart that by secret and Amorous wooing he endeavoured to perswade her to ease his passion with a return of her Love but the Virtuous Lady first with mild and kind entreatys and afterward with quick and nipping Reprehensions strove to make him see his own Error but such was his desire and her denyal●● were so peremptorie and resolute that Discontentedly at that time he left her yet love still prevailing he wrote the following Letter to her The King's Letter to the Countess of Salisbury Fair Countess Your Eyes have enthralled my heart and A midst the Alarums of War my thoughts are chained to your Beautys and other rare perfections take compassion on a King which nothing on Earth but your Peerless self can bring to the low submission of a supplicant I own your Virtues are great yet to save the life of a Monarch what should not one who is all Goodness and tenderly made for Compassion like you do Let me entreat you then to take Compassion on the sufferings of my labouring mind that I may be restored to my former peace and tranquility become pleasent to my friends and as I have been wont a terror to the enemy of my Country So in expectation you will Relent and become mild and merciful I rest in hopes of enjoying that blessing I so earnestly wish for and passionately desire Your devout Lover though a King The vertuous Countess having well weighed the Contents of this Letter was much troubled in her mind her blushes came and went she well knew the King was already married to a Fair and Virtuous Princess that he sought by unlawful Love to defile her bed this some times put her unto a grievous passion and then relenting Pearly tears trickled from her Eyes considering if she yielded how much it would turn to her dishonour and if she refused how much she must trouble and afflict the bravest Prince on Earth at other times she considered she was his Subject and in his power and knew not to what force his wild passion might carry him yet tender and careful of her chasttiy and honour in the end she returned him this answer The COUNTESSES Answer My Soveraign COuld you but conceive what trouble and disturbance Your Letter has wrought in my mind you would cease to afflict me who so highly Honour you in all Virtuous ways but in this matter without a violation of my Honour cannot Condescend to pleasure you Consider you are Marryed to a Chast and Virtuous Queen who Loves and Honours you how then can you stray from the Rules of that virtue you have ever Exercised and Encouraged in others to harbour thoughts in your Royal Breast of wronging her Bed Cease then great Sir to persecute me with your Love that cannot be Lawfully returned lay aside your passion and be again your self I am indeed your subject and you may indeed command my life and fortunes but not in a Dishonourable way the spotting my innocency and Chastity the first of whic● I will always be ready to sacrifice to the preservation of the Latter So humbly Entreating you to consider and weigh these things I remain your much afflicted Subject and Servant Salisbury The King upon Receipt of this Letter was not a little Abashed tormenting himself for a time thus to be Repulsed but casting many things in his mind at length he Concluded time and Rich presents might overcome her Womanish fears and scruples rendering her more tractable and in this business he trusted his faithful Confident the Lo●d Montaone Brother in Law to the Countess who Ignorant of the King's main intentions so solicited his Fair Sister that he brought her to Court in Honour of whose presence the King caused Magnificent Sports and Pastimes and at last won so much upon her as to dance with him when in the end of the Dance a Blew Ribbon which she had for her Garter falling off the King stooped and took it up at which the Countess blushed and the Nobles smiled whereat the King said Honi Soit Qui Male Panse evil be to him that evil thinketh Vowing that e'er long the greatest of them should do Honour to that silken tye and having Created his Son Edward the Black Prince so called from his terrible deeds in War Prince of Wales he Established the Order of the Garter Confining the number to 26 of which himself and his Successors were Soveraigns which Order is Yearly Solemnized with Princely Magnificence in the Kings Castle at Windsor But now to pass from Love again to Arms we find the Drums rattling and the Trumpets sounding to War great Armys prepared on either side and the Earl of Darby Landed with the King's Forces in Gascoin where they drove the French Army before them and took many Citys Towns and Castles subduing almost all that large Province in small time But now come I to speak of the black Prince that honour of virtue and Valour more particularly than I have done CHAP. II. The Birth of the Renowned and Victorious Black what progedies and wonders then happened presaning his greatness His forward valour and activity in his young days His first wars under his Father in France and the great advantages that ensued How King Edward Challenged the French King and on what account he refused it with other matters PRince Edward Sirnaned for his Valorous Actions so much spoken of throughout the world the Black Prince was born at Greenwich the 14th of May 1336 being the Eldest Son of King Edward the Third and His beautious Queen Phillip● Daughter to the Carl of Hanault at his birth a blazing Star appeared with a fiery tail like a bloody Sword pointing towards France at South East and bringing a terror upon the world the Sea overflowed its banks in many places and retiring again left strange Monsterous Fifth on the Shore the like never having béen seen on our coast In Devonshire Armys were