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 of Edward the Black Prince. 21

" F A I R E S T of creatures, this is to      let you know, that fortune has fa-   voured me with ſucceſs, and has been   kind to let me reap freſh laurels with my   ſword, that I may lay them at your feet,   which ſhall be as ſpeedy, as the great af-   fairs I have on hand will permit. In the   mean time, not doubting your conſtancy   and love, I am your faithful and obedi-   ent ſervant."

E D W A R D.

This fair Lady receiving the letter, kiſſed it a thouſand times, writing a loving an- ſwer to him, if he had any compaſſion for her life, that he would not too far hazard himſelf among the hands of his enemies. The Prince received the aſſurance of his miſtreſs's love with great joy, and to com- fort her, haſted into England with all his royal priſoners, where (for a time) he was royally entertained, and then removed to the caſtle of Windſor. The King of England and the Black Prince frequently viſited him; which noble uſage, begat laſting love and amity between them, and the Prince impatient to delay his intended marriage, taking the King in a good humour, fell on his knees, and humbly beſought him for all his toils and hazards