In August 1347, the six burghers of Calais kneeling before King Edward III of England.
In August 1347, during the siege of Calais, on King Edward III of England's demand, six burghers, Eustace de Saint-Pierre, Jean d' Aire, Jacques de Wissant and his brother Pierre, Jean de Fiennes and André d' Ardres, came wearing only a shirt, bare feet and a noose around their neck, to kneel before the king, accompanied with his wife Philippa of Hainaut and with Walter de Manny, to bring him the keys of the city and of the castle and to submit to his will in order to spare the population and the garrison. - Histoire Populaire de la France, Tome Premier, Ch. Lahure's Publication, circa 1860
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