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 20     The Life and glorious Actions like a valiant Knight ; and bearing down his enemies before him, wherever he   came, after a bloody fight, the French fal- ling into a ſtrange diſorder, fled: that bat- tle in which their King, and Philip his ſon fought, being opened, the Engliſhmen en- tered, beating down all before them. Sir Denis Morebeck took the King and his Son priſoners : ſo that he was pulled about, till the Black Prince came up, and cauſed their rage to ceaſe, commanding that none ſhould inſult the King and his son, provided for them honourable attendants, and ſupplied them with all things they wanted; ſo that King Joho ſaid, Never priſoners met with a   better conqueror, and thought himſelf hap- py in falling into ſuch hands. In this battle a great number were ſlain, and about 10,000 common ſoldiers were taken priſoners, all which, with the ſpoils of the field, the Prince freely gave them, ſo that there was not a poor man in the ar- my, but every one of them had as much gold, ſilver, and jewels, &c. as gave them full ſatisfaction for the blood they loſt: And hereupon the Prince marched with his ar- my and priſoners to Burdeaux, to give an   account of his victory: Nor was he want- ing to ſend a particular letter to his fair miſtreſs, who often bedew'd her roſy cheeks with tears for his abſence. The words were theſe:

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