Great Britain -- History -- Poetry; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Sources
[627] After thys fortunate vyctorye obteigned, the englishemen fyrste
gaue greate laudes and thankes to allmyghtie God and after entered into
the towne of Crauant much praisinge the doynges of the capitaines and
the fidelitie of the citezens, and when they had set all thynges in an
ordre they returned to Paris where of the regente they wer ioyously
receiued, whiche there constituted therle of Salisbury (as he was
wel worthy) vicegerent and lieftenaunt for the king and him in the
countries of Fraunce, Bry, and Champaigne. _Hall._
[628] Causde me go. N.
[629] Therle of Salisbury whiche could not slepe in his great office
of truste, layde siege to the toune and castle of Monntaguilon in Bry,
wherof were capitainis Pregent of Cotyny, and Giulle Bourgoys, Brytons,
whiche valiantly defended the castle by the space of v. monethes, &c.
_Hall._
[630] With earles, with lordes. N.
[631] To driue the treacherous dolphin out of France. N.
[632] T’Aniow. N.
[633] Flee. 1563.
[634] As might or help. N.
[635] The boldest Frenchmen. N.
[636] ‘Will’ in all the editions except that of 1587.
[637]
Being fortie thousand well arm’d in field,
Fiue hundred men enforced them to yeeld. N.
[638] Did assault them. 1559. Fresh assaulted. N.
[639] Soone. N.
[640] Where in good hope to. N.
[641] Forth. N.
[642] Forward. 1559, 63, 71, 78.
[643] But would hope sure. 1559.
[644] It so chaunced that the lix. daie after the siege laied before
the cytie, therle of Salisbury, sir Thomas Gargraue, and Wyllyam
Glasdale, and diuerse other, went into the said toure and so into the
highe chambre, and loked out at the grate, and within a shorte space,
the sonne of the maister gonner, perceiued men loking out at the
wyndowe, tooke his matche, as his father had taughte hym whiche was
gone doune to dinner, and fired the gonne, whiche brake and sheuered
the yron barres of the grate, wherof one strake therle so strongly on
the hed, that it stroke away one of his iyes and the side of hys cheke.
Sir Thomas Gargraue was lykewyse striken, so that he died within two
daies. Therle was conueyed to Meum vpon Loyre, where he laie beyng
wounded viii. dayes, duryng whiche tyme he receiued deuoutly the holy
sacramentes, and so commended his soule to almighty God, whose body
was conueyed into Englande with all funerall and pompe, and buried at
Bissam, by his progenitors. _Hall._
[645] Of glory. 1559, 63, 71, 75. The most vncertaine glorie. N.
[646] Sure be, misprint. 1587. Then mortall fooles. N.
[647] W. Baldwine. N.
[648] Quoth. 1559, 63.
[649] Nor the last. 1559, 63, 71, 75.
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