CONTENTS
John G. Edgar
CHAPTER
PAGE
I.
Introduction
1
II.
The Falcon in Gracechurch
2
III.
Winning the Peacock
6
IV.
At my Grandsire's Homestead
10
V.
Jack Fletcher
14
VI.
War with France
19
VII.
Windsor Castle
25
VIII.
Edward the Black Prince
29
IX.
King Edward's Defiance
36
X.
The Voyage
40
XI.
March of the Invaders
43
XII.
A Snare
45
XIII.
The Broken Bridges
49
XIV.
A Rush for Liberty
50
XV.
Hunting a King
55
XVI.
Gobin Agace
58
XVII.
How we Forded the Somme
61
XVIII.
The Eve of Battle
64
XIX.
The Battle of Cressy
66
XX.
My Adventures at Cressy
72
XXI.
At La Broyes
79
XXII.
The Siege of Calais
83
XXIII.
My Release
87
XXIV.
The Falcon Revisited
90
XXV.
The Crisis
98
XXVI.
The Eve of Battle
102
XXVII.
Face to Face
106
XXVIII.
Neville's Cross
109
XXVIX.
Royalty in a Rage
113
XXX.
At Calais
118
XXXI.
The Luck of John Copeland
121
XXXII.
Arrivals
126
XXXIII.
No Road
131
XXXIV.
Surrender of Calais
135
XXXV.
A Runaway Bridegroom
140
XXXVI.
How Calais was Repeopled
142
XXXVII.
A Mysterious Visit
146
XXXVIII.
Calais in Peril
150
XXXIX.
The Lords De Ov
154
XL.
Too Late
159
XLI.
How Calais was Saved
162
XLII.
A Princess in Peril
168
XLIII.
The Plague of Florence
173
XLIV.
John, King of France
176
XLV.
Renewal of the War
180
XLVI.
A Town Lost and Won
184
XLVII.
"A Douglas!"
189
XLVIII.
Burnt Candlemas
194
XLIX.
Our Captivity
197
L.
Chased by Bloodhounds
204
LI.
At Bordeaux
211
LII.
The Prince in Black Armour
214
LIII.
The Incursion
217
LIV.
The Coming Foe
221
LV.
An Unwelcome Discovery
224
LVI.
Poictiers
227
LVII.
Sunday Morning
229
LVIII.
The Peace-maker
233
LIX.
Chandos and Clermont
236
LX.
The Array of the English
239
LXI.
Rout of the Marshals
242
LXII.
The Prince in the Battle
244
LXIII.
Adventures in the Field
248
LXIV.
A Royal Captive
251
LXV.
How I Rescued my worst Enemy
254
LXVI.
The Scots at Poictiers
256
LXVII.
The Victors and the Vanquished
259
LXVIII.
The March to Bordeaux
261
LXIX.
The Prince and his Captive
264
LXX.
Death of Queen Isabel
268
LXXI.
What Befell Lord De Ov
272
LXXII.
Marriage of the Black Prince
274
LXXIII.
The Challenge
278
LXXIV.
Trial by Battle
281
LXXV.
Glory and the Grave
283
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