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Meanwhile she would say to Solita, "He shall not go to Broye, for in truth I need him;" and Solita would laugh happily, replying, "It is truth: he will not go to Broye," and thinking thereto silently, "but it is not the princess who will keep him, but even I, her poor handmaiden. For I have his promise never to depart from me."
By remaining here any longer you will only sacrifice yourself to no purpose. Reserve yourself to win the victory some other day." So the king turned and fled, a small party of his officers accompanying him. He fled to a castle in the neighborhood, called the Castle of La Broye, and sought refuge there. When the party arrived the gates were shut, for it was late and dark.
Philip refused; and, making his way into the thickest battle, fought for some time with great courage. At length his troops almost annihilated, himself wounded in two places he suffered John to half force him from the field; and, with a few of his lords, and only sixty men-at-arms, reached his nearest castle of Broye in safety.
And straightway she called to her servants and bade them fetch the warden of the castle with the fetters. But the Sieur Rudel laughed again, and said: "Thus it will be impossible that I leave my dear Solita and voyage perilously to Broye." Nor any effort or resistance did he make, but lightly suffered them to fetter him, the while the princess most foully mis-said him.
Then the page alighted and relieved his master: then he went not back again the same way that they came, there was too many in his way. This battle between Broye and Cressy this Saturday was right cruel and fell, and many a feat of arms done that came not to my knowledge.
Therefore, from this hour I hold you quit of your promise and pray you to undertake this mission and set forth for Broye." But the Sieur Rudel would hearken to nothing of what she said. "No foul disgrace can come to me," he cried, "but only if I prove false to you and lose your love. My promise I will keep, and all the more for that I see the Princess Joceliande hath set you on to this."
"He hath brought such shame upon my Court that for ever am I dishonoured. It may not be that I let him go, without you give him back his word and bid him forth to Broye." "And that will I never do," replied Solita, "for all your cruelty."
When the King of France saw his bowmen thus in disorder he shouted to the men-at-arms, 'Up now and slay all this scum, for it blocks our way and hinders us from getting forward." Then the French, on every side, struck out at the Genoese, at whom the English archers continued to shoot. "Thus began the battle between Broye and Crecy, at the hour of vespers."
Phillip, accompanied by the lords of Montmorency, Beaujeu, Aubigny, and Mansault, with John of Hainault, and sixty men-at-arms, rode to the Castle of Broye, and there halted for a few hours. At midnight he again set out, and in the morning arrived safely at Amiens. The Black Prince held his station until night without yielding a single step to all the efforts of the French.
Then the king rode till he came to the castle of Broye. The gate was closed, because it was by that time dark: then the king called the captain, who came to the walls and said: 'Who is that calleth there this time of night? Then the king said: 'Open your gate quickly, for this is the fortune of France. The captain knew then it was the king, and opened the gate and let down the bridge.
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