fell that day, befides the Kings of Bohemia and Majorca, the Duke of Lorrain nephew to the French King, Humbert Duke of Vienne, and Lewis Earl of Flanders, all fovereign Princes. Charles Count d'Alençon, King Philip's brother, the Counts de Blois, Vaudemont, Harcourt, Aumale, St. Paul, and Sancerre, with many others of the French Nobility; Grimaldi and Doria the Genoefe Commanders, and nine German Noblemen of distinction belonging to the King of Bohemia's retinue, were numbered among the flain. Thefe were accompanied in their deaths by twenty-four Bannerets, twelve hundred Knights, fifteen hundred men at arms, and four thousand 'Squires on horfeback.

The King of Bohemia, who shared in this catastrophe, was the fon of Henry of Luxemburgh, late Emperor of Germany; he was a foldier of great reputation and experience, but almost blind through age, and the lofs of one of his eyes in the Italian

wars,

wars.

Before the engagement, being told the pofition of the English army, he faid, contrary to the confident opinion of the French, Then I fee they will either con"quer or die." And when he found that the former part of his prediction was nearly verified, with an unparalleled fortitude he called about him the chief Commanders of his forces, and thus addreffed them; “You have been my companions in many

a bloody field; and have ever obeyed my "commands with readiness; receive there"fore with the fame refpect my last injunc tion; bring me forward that I may deal among these Englishmen one good stroke "of my fword, and I fhall die with fatif"faction." Without hefitating they agreed to obey him, though death fhould be the refult of their obedience: and that they might not by any extremity be separated from each other, they faftened their horfes bridles together; then putting themselves in the first rank of their own troops, they courageoufly charged the Prince of Wales;

but, unable to withstand the power of that young hero and his valiant affiftants, they were all flain, and the next day found dead about the body of their King, with their horfes bridles tied together. Thus fell the noble and warlike King of Bohemia, leaving the honour of his death to adorn the blooming laurels of the young Prince of Wales. His arms were three oftrich feathers, with this motto, ICH DIEN, fignifying in the German language I SERVE; and his ftandard being taken by the Prince, he afterwards ufed the fame device, which has ever fince been borne by the Princes of Wales his fucceffors,

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When night had put an end to the warlike atchievements of that ever memorable day, the Prince of Wales haftened to the royal tent, and prefented himself before his Father with all the humility of a truly heroic mind: King Edward, whofe heart was fufceptible of every delicate paffion, at the fight of the victorious Prince fprung

forward,

forward, and clafped him in his arms: flood of tumultuous joy deprived him for a moment of the power of utterance; and he ftood enrapt, with his eyes turned towards Heaven in gratitude for the prefervation of fo valuable a life. At length thefe unconnected fentences broke from him, and fpoke in fome degree the emotion's of his heart; "You are indeed "I glory in my boy-this day. have you "nobly acquitted yourself, and deferve the "Crown for which we have fought-the “honour of the day be yours-persevere

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as you have begun, and be at once my "comfort and my pride." Flattering as this encomium was from fo good a judge of merit, it did not inspire young Edward with the leaft degree of vanity or arrogance; he bowed with a modeft air, and contented himself with having contributed to his Father's glory, and the honour of his country,

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In this fcene our hero nearly equalled any of the celebrated heroes of Greece or Rome. Alexander wept when he entered the tent of Darius; and gained greater ho nour by this ebullition of humanity than from all his victories: Scipio restrained the tender emotions of his heart, and delivered back a Fair Captive to the arms of her distracted Hufband, though at the expence of his happiness: and the Prince of Wales, with equal magnanimity, in all the pride of youth, yet warm with the blood of vanquished foes, and elated with fuccefs, humbly laid his laurels at his Father's feet, and with an unaffected modefty disclaimed the praises of furrounding heroes.

The moderation of King Edward alfo, after this important victory, was equal to the conduct he had fhewn in obtaining it : he commanded that none fhould infult the inhabitants, or beaft of their fuccefs; and by proclamation he granted a truce for three days, that the French belonging to the neighbouring