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 wind, arriving at Calais, marched to the Royal Standard, accompanied with his loving wife, who, in man-like attire became his inſeparable companion, and was the cauſe of ſaving his life; for many ſkirmiſhes happened between the Engliſh and French, wherein young Monford behaved himſelf with wonderous courage; and in one, following too hot the purſuit, was, with divers others, intrapped into ambuſh, late in the evening; and though he manfully diſputed it, making great ſlaughter of the enemy, yet in ſpite of reſiſtance he was beaten from his horſe by a forcible ſtroke, and left in the field for dead among the dying men; where he had undoubtedly periſhed thro' loſs of blood, and the anguiſh of his wound, had not his tender-hearted love, upon hearing what had happened, and his not returning, haſted to the field, where, among the ſlain ſhe by moon-light diſcovered him, ſtripped and ſtruggling for life, and by the help of a ſervant, brought him to a ſhepherd's cottage, where ſhe carefully dreſſed his wounds, and adminiſtered ſuch cordials as brought him to himſelf, to her unſpeakable joy: tho' the joy was ſomething abated when