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Should all to Church, and pray for their successe.
[Stanza 82: _The Nauy Landing in the mouth of Seyne._]
They shape their Course into the Month of Seyne,
That destin'd Flood those Nauies to receiue,
Before whose fraught her France had prostrate laine,
As now she must this, that shall neuer leaue,
Vntill the Engines that it doth containe,
Into the ayre her heightned walls shall heaue;
Whose stubborne Turrets had refus'd to bow,
To that braue Nation that shall shake them now.
[Stanza 83]
Long Boates with Scouts are put to land before,
Vpon light Naggs the Countrey to discry,
(Whilst the braue Army setting is on shore,)
To view what strength the enemy had nie,
Pressing the bosome of large France so sore,
That her pale Genius, in affright doth flye
To all her Townes and warnes them to awake,
And for her safety vp their Armes to take.
[Stanza 84]
At Paris, Roan, and Orleance, she calls,
And at their gates with gronings doth complaine:
Then cries she out, O get vp to your walls:
The English Armies are return'd againe,
Which in two Battailes gaue those fatall falls,
At Cressie, and at Poyteers, where lay slaine
Our conquered Fathers, which with very feare
Quake in their Graues to feele them landed here.
[Stanza 85]
The King of France now hauing vnderstood,
Of Henries entrance, (but too well improu'd,)
He cleerly saw that deere must be the blood,
That it must cost, e'r he could be remou'd;
He sends to make his other Sea Townes good,
Neuer before so much it him behou'd;
In eu'ry one a Garison to lay,
Fearing fresh powers from England eu'ry day.
[Stanza 86: _The braue encouragement of a couragious King._]
To the high'st earth whilst awfull Henry gets,
From whence strong Harflew he might easl'est see,
With sprightly words, and thus their courage whets,
In yonder walls be Mynes of gold (quoth he)
He's a poore Slaue, that thinkes of any debts;
Harflew shall pay for all, it ours shall be:
This ayre of France doth like me wondrous well,
Lets burne our Ships, for here we meane to dwell.
[Stanza 87: _A charitable Proclamation made by the King._]
But through his Hoast, he first of all proclaim'd
In paine of death, no English man should take
From the Religious, aged, or the maym'd,
Or women that could no resistance make:
To gaine his owne for that he onely aym'd;
Nor would haue suc
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