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THough it be more easie to suc∣ceed in victoryes, than atchieve them, yet this Henry maintained by the sword that Title of King of France, which his Predecessor, Ed∣ward the third had gained; and as King Edward cut down the Flower of France
in the Battaile of Cressey, so Henry the fift, exasperated by the Dolpins of France, sending him a Tunne of Tennis Balls, sent him backe such Iron Balls, or Bullets, that the French were neare brought to a great hazzard in this Ten∣nis Court, or field of Mars. For here∣by Henry wonne France, teaching Prin∣ces, that contempt addes a double cou∣rage, when right is by contumelies sought with greater violence.
Afterward King Henry tooke Har∣flew, and fought the memorable bat∣taile of Agincourt, wherein hee got a wonderfull and unexpected victory, by a stratagem of erecting sharpe Stakes before the foote troopes, whereupon the Horse issuing violently, they were disranked and routed, so that the earth blush't with blood to see the French so overtaken, and also the Archers upon the nicke of this opportunity sent ma∣ny showres of Arrowes, whereby the whole Army on the French side was discomfited; and the English Archers
giving backe, the French Horsemen ran themselves upon the sharpe poynted stakes. At last the French maine Bat∣taile was put to flight, and then King Henry gave thankes unto God, the gi∣ver of all victoryes.
This Battaile was famous, trium∣phant, and fortunate; the successe whereof was celebrated with great joy at the Kings returne into England; Princes being then most amiable (as well as private men) in the sight of their subjects, when Fortune smiles on their attempts: and Victories, such as this was at Poictiers, makes their vertues more apparant.
Afterward, Truce being made with the French, and by them broken, hee in∣vades France againe, and takes the Towne of Harflew in Normandy, and Cane. Then proceeding in his Con∣quest of Normandy, takes Fallais, after a long siege, and Articles of agreement confirmed by the King, he besieges also Roane, and the Lady Katharines Picture
was sent to King Henry, to move him to pitty Roane: Hee grants them peace, and receives of the Burgesses of Roane 356000. Crownes of gold, upon the sixteenth of June, Anno Domini 1418.
Afterward many Townes were sur∣rendered to Henry: At last a peace was concluded betweene King Henry, and King Charles, and the Duke of Burgogne. Afterward Henry goes in person to Trois. where he was met by Iohn King of France, the Queene, and the Lady Katharine, to whom hee was contracted, and by their marriage peace was established in France, and the Crowne of France was entailed to England; and the Subjects of France were sworne to duty of allegeance un∣to King Henry; as also the two Crownes of England and France were united and confirmed to King Henry, by his marrying the Lady Ka∣therine; for marryages have alwayes beene the happy conclusions of Tragi∣call
Warres, as may appeare by hap∣py marriage.
Afterward the French growing re∣bellious, King Henry besieges Paris, and takes it. Bicardy afterward sweares fealty and obedience to King Hen. Matters be∣ing setled, all the Warres was conclu∣ded with joyfull Solemnities at the marriage of King Henry and the Lady Katharine, with whom he returned af∣terward into England, where every Subject exprest his love and loyalty to him, each one contending, who should be the forwardest for the enter∣taining of so Noble and victorious a Prince, and his most Royall Con∣sort.
Afterward King Henry being at the siege of Meaux, his wife was delivered of Henry of Munmouth, his last joy on earth; for not long after sickning at at Melum, and his malady encreasing at Bois De vincennois, hee cheerefully rendred his Soule to GOD, who received him to immortall joy, where
he remaines Crowned with Caelestiall glory, while his body being convey∣ed into England, was with all pompous Celebrity interred in the Church at Westminster, where on his Tombe are ingraven these Verses.