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
Howsoeuer the matter was, the truth is, that he fled the six and
twentith daie of Iulie, in the night. And the next daie in the
morning, the duke of Glocester landed in Calis hauen, & streight went
into the campe, where his enimies the night before were lodged, and
there he found manie faire péeces of ordinance, and speciallie one
called Digeon: so named, after the chéefe towne of Burgognie; beside
pauilions, wine, béere, meale, and innumerable vittels. The duke of
Glocester, séeing his enimies reculed, hauing in his companie fiue and
twentie thousand men, entered into Flanders, burning houses, killing
such as made resistance, destroieng the countrie on euerie part,
setting fire in the townes of Poperinch, Bailleull, and others. Also,
they wasted the suburbes of diuerse closed townes, and after passed
by Newcastell, Rimesture, and Valon chapell: and then entering into
Artois, they came to Arques and Blandesques, setting fire in euerie
part where they came. Thus they passed by saint Omers, and finallie by
Arde returned to Guisnes: and so to Calis at the six wéeks end, with
great booties of cattell and riches.
[Sidenote: _Barlund._]
[Sidenote: _Enguerant._]
[Sidenote: The king of Scots fled from his siege at Rockesburgh.]
In all this their iournie, they had but small store of bread, which
caused much faintnesse and diuerse diseases in the armie, whereof a
greater number died than did of the enimies sword: and yet the Flemings
write, that they of Bruges distressed to the number of two thousand
Englishmen in this iournie. Howbeit, the French writers affirme, that
the Englishmen lost more of their companie in the marches about Ard,
than they did in all other places where they had béene before, hauing
passed through the parties of Flanders, without incounter, or any
damage doone to them by the enimies. After that, the duke of Glocester
returned into England, where he was aduertised, that Iames king of
Scots had besieged the castell of Rockesburgh with thirtie thousand
men: but the capteine thereof, sir Rafe Greie defended it so manfullie,
for the space of twentie daies, that king Iames being then aduertised,
that the earle of Northumberland was comming to fight with him, fled
with no lesse losse than dishonor, and inough of both.
[Sidenote: An. Reg. 15.]
[Sidenote: A truce taken betwéene the king of England and the duchesse
of Burgognie.]
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