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gular ceremony, they prothree lines on the French constable of which, on seeing oach, earnestly admonished confess their sins with sincere and to fight bravely. ear from some circumstances < place during the battle, that I dismounted from his horse at encement of the attack, and ared the dangers of the day, in with his humblest soldier. The amenced some time after noon,d English archers shooting their Is soon as they could reach the and much execution was done hem before the combatants closed. ision of cavalry that had been ed to break through the English

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p. cxciii note. cp. excvii note. xciii. The Chronicle des Ursins, however states that began at 8 A. M. (p. ccxii,) and which is partially ted by the anonymous chronicler (cited in p. ccxxix,) of the hour of "prime;" but independently of the f the chronicler in the text, that "a great part of the been spent in delay," p. cxciii, it is obvious from her writer, that much time had elapsed before Henry ced the attack, more especially if a negociation pretook place.

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after this singular ceremony, they proceeded in three lines on the French army; the constable of which, on seeing them approach, earnestly admonished his men to confess their sins with sincere penitence, and to fight bravely. would appear from some circumstances which took place during the battle, that Henry had dismounted from his horse at the commencement of the attack, and that he shared the dangers of the day, in common with his humblest soldier. The battle commenced some time after noon,d by the English archers shooting their arrows as soon as they could reach the enemy, and much execution was done among them before the combatants closed. The division of cavalry that had been appointed to break through the English

d p. exciii. The Chronicle des Ursins, however states that the battle began at 8 A. M. (p. ccxii,) and which is partially corroborated by the anonymous chronicler (cited in p. cexxix,) speaking of the hour of "prime;" but independently of the remark of the chronicler in the text, that "a great part of the day had been spent in delay," p. exciii, it is obvious from every other writer, that much time had elapsed before Henry commenced the attack, more especially if a negociation preiously took place.