The French, who 'ere a pris'ner had been taken, Had sold the English as they did before, Lost ev'ry purchase, cou'dn't save their bacon, And got, to clench the nail, one drubbing more. Their gilded herald asked our iron King His army's safety, and his own to buy ; HARRY thrice answer'd he'd do no such thing, And his applauding troops with shouts reply. The French, astonish'd at our not retreating ; Six Princes of the blood were slain outright, * The Count of Nevers, Vaudemonte, and Marie; the Dukes of Brabant, Alenzon, and Barre. ORLEANS, ORLEANS, two BOURBOUNS, VENDOME, D'EU, who yield With BOUCICAUT, and RICHEMONTE on the field, Yet this great victory, like those of yore, In which his foes recruit their sinking cause. With the English Army there was only one Surgeon, who, says RYMER'S FÆDERA, had engaged to find fifteen more; three of whom were to act as Archers. "The King had been rescued by DAVY GAM, and two others, right valiant Welchmen, ROGER VAUGHAN and WALTER LLOYD, of Brecknock, who were knighted as they lay bleeding to death." MONSTRELET. To England, with his pris'ners, sailed away, Now, by her children wounded, Gallia bleeds, And "civil dudgeon" foreign wars succeeds; HENRY returns and joins King CHARLES-poor elf, To fight against the DAUPHIN for himself; Thus HENRY strength from CHARLES's weakness gains, And each ambitious wish with ease obtains ; KATE's hand endowed with treasure, province, town, And the reversion of the Gallic crown, (Which came in time, for he had pawn'd his own.)* At * The revenues of the Government, and the grants of Parliament, were so inadequate to Henry's expensive armies and expeditions, that he was forced to pawn his crown to his uncle, Cardinal At Troyes a solemn treaty they prepare, Cardinal Beaufort, for a large sum; and certain jewels to the Lord Mayor of London, for ten thousand marks; he was also obliged to pledge two gold chased basons, weighing together 28ib. 8oz. to two Canons of Saint Paul's, for six hundred marks; and two golden shells to the Dean of Lincoln, for one hundred more. The cost of his army was great: each Knight received 20s. per diem; a'Squire, 10s. and each Archer, 5s -Besides which, he had a costly band of music, among which were ten clarions, which played an hour, night and morning, before his tent. BERTRAND DE MOLEVILLE, J.P. ANDREWS, RYMER'S FEDERA, MONSTRELET, &c. * In the battle of Bareges, where a Knight, wounded the Duke of Clarence in the face, and the mace of Lord Buchan deprived him of his life. Beyond Beyond the Loire the DAUPHIN's standard chaced, And well retrieved what late our arms disgraced. The Lollards still, from persecuting zeal, The visit of an Emp'rort graced this reign ; THREE POPES at once assume St. Peter's Chair, And SEVEN DOLPHINS swam to Greenwich fair!!! A modest This Martyr's name is in the catalogue of noble authors. + The Emperor Sigismond, who came to mediate between this country and France. “Benedict, Gregory, and John, the Council of Constance, sate to terminate this schism. Henry sent nine English prelates thither; one of whom, Richard Clifford, Bishop of London, was the first nominated by the Council to be Pope, and the first nominated him that succeeded, which was Otho Colonna, by the name of Martin the Fifth.” MEDULLA HISTORIE ANGLICANE. § In the third year of Henry's Reign, four of them were taken; they made their appearance in the Thames on Candlemas day, but the |