46 STORIES FROM ENGLISH HISTORY, 
with all their might. The French king was wounded, 
and fled for his life; his best captains were cut 
down and killed; and, as darkness came on, the 
whole French army turned and ran away, leaving 
thousands of their comrades dead upon the field. 
II. It was quite dark, and camp-fires had been 
lit, and the torches were blazing, when the king came 
forth to meet his son. He took the boy in his 
arms, and, clasping him to his breast, said to him, 
“My son, my dear son, may God give you grace to 
go on as you have begun. You have done nobly 
this day, and shown that you are worthy to be a 
king.” The boy looked down and blushed, and said 
all the praise was due to his father; and when King 
Edward saw how brave his son had been in battle, 
and how modest he was after it, it gave him more 
joy than the great victory of Cressy. 
QUESTIONS. 
ı. What sort of a king was Edward the Third? 2. Why was 
Edward’s son called the Black Prince? What sort of a prince 
washe? 3. Why did Edward go to war with France? Who 
went with him? 4. How did Edward prepare for the battle of 
Cressy? 5. What took place when the French came in sight? 
6. Who began the battle? Did the French archers do much 
harm? Why? 7. What did the English archers do? 8, How 
did the French horsemen fight ? 9. How do you know the prince 
was in danger? Say what passed between the knight and the 
king. 10, What was the effect of the king’s message? ı1. What 
took place between the king and the prince after the battle ?