Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (3 of 6): England (3 of 9): Henrie the Sixt, Sonne and Heire to Henrie the FiftHolinshed, Raphael
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Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (3 of 6): England (3 of 9): Henrie the Sixt, Sonne and Heire to Henrie the Fift
Holinshed, Raphael
Great Britain -- History -- Henry VI, 1422-1461; Great Britain -- History -- To 1485; Great Britain -- History -- Tudors, 1485-1603
After this incounter, the duke tooke the towne of Beaumont le vicount,
and manned all the fortresses on the frontiers of his enimies, and
with rich booties and prisoners returned againe to the duke of Yorke.
In this meane time the lord Talbot, besieging the towne of Diepe,
inuironed it with déepe trenches; building also vpon the mount Paulet
a strong and noisome bastile. But at length perceiuing the towne to be
stronglie defended, and that he lacked such furniture of men, vittels
and ordinance as was necessarie for the winning of it, he deliuered
the custodie of the bastile, with the gouernance of the siege to his
bastard sonne, a valiant yoong gentleman, and departed to Rone for aid,
monie, and munition. The French king aduertised hereof, sent his sonne
the Dolphin of Vienne with the earle of Dunois, and fiftéene thousand
men to raise the siege from Diepe.
[Sidenote: The earle of saint Paule reuolteth to the French.]
Thrée daies they assailed the bastile, in the which six hundred
Englishmen were inclosed, and at length bicause powder and weapon
failed them within, the Frenchmen wan it, and tooke the bastard Talbot
prisoner, with sir William Peitow, and sir Iohn Repleie, which shortlie
after were redéemed. The other English souldiers séeing the bastile
woone by the Frenchmen, stood all a daie in good order of battell, and
in the night following, politikelie saued themselues and returned to
Rone, without losse or damage. In the assaulting of the bastile, the
Frenchmen saie, they slue two hundred Englishmen; and denie not but
that they lost fiue hundred of their owne men, beside those that were
hurt. Whilest these things were a dooing, Philip duke of Burgognie made
sharpe warre against the earle of saint Paule, in taking from him his
townes and castels, that made him to renounce his allegiance swoorne
and promised to the king of England, and returned to the French part.
[Sidenote: 1441.]
[Sidenote: Tartas besieged.]
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