Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (3 of 6): England (2 of 9): Henrie the Fift, Prince of Wales, Sonne and Heire to Henrie the FourthHolinshed, Raphael
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Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (3 of 6): England (2 of 9): Henrie the Fift, Prince of Wales, Sonne and Heire to Henrie the Fourth
Holinshed, Raphael
Great Britain -- History -- Henry V, 1413-1422; Great Britain -- History -- To 1485; Great Britain -- History -- Tudors, 1485-1603
In which meane while, the earle of Suffolke was sent foorth to discouer
the countrie, and the king wan by assault the towne of Baugencie, and
after when vittels began to faile, he marched forward, meaning to
pursue the Dolphin. But the Dolphin douting the English puissance,
conueied all the vittels foorth of those quarters, and retired himselfe
to Burges in Berrie, choosing that place as his first refuge, &
therefore determined there to remaine, till fortune turning hir whéele
shuld looke on them with a more fauorable countenance, hereof in scorne
was he commonlie called king of Berrie. The king of England followed,
till vittels and forrage began sore to faile on all sides, and then
returning, passed towards Orleance, taking the castell of Rouge Mont by
assault.
[Sidenote: _Titus Liuius._]
[Sidenote: _Les histories des ducz de Normandie._]
[Sidenote: _Abr. Fl._]
He staied thrée daies before Orleance, and from thence, for want of
vittels, marched through Gastinois, till he came to Vignie sur Yonne,
where he remained for a season, to refresh his people that were sore
trauelled, in that painefull passed iournie: in which the king lost
not onelie manie of his men for lacke of vittels, but also a great
number of horsses and carriages. Some haue written, that about the same
time, he should win the citie of Sens, otherwise called the kings new
towne by surrender; but after he had remained for a time at Vignie,
we find that he remoued to Paris, where he was honorablie receiued. ¶
For he came among them as one hauing empire and dominion in his hand,
so that to him they were no lesse forward in submission for feare of
his indignation, than readie to giue him all the interteinement that
they could deuise for the kéeping of his fauour: the lacke whereof they
knew stood with the hazard of their safetie, as the contrarie tended to
their welfare.
[Sidenote: The strong towne of Meaux besieged by the Englishmen.]
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