. History of France and Normandy, from the earliest times to the revolution of 1848. Charles the Fair. PHILIP OF VALOIS. 127. Philip VI. CHAPTER XIV. PHILIP VI., CALLED ALSO PHILIP OF VALOIS, ANDTHE FORTUNATE. Hopeless and sad they mournd their heroes slain,The best and bravest on their native plain,The king himself in deeper sorrow mournd;With rage and mingled grief his bosom the grim lion, when his offspring slainHe sees, and round him draws the hunters train ;Couchd in the shade with fell intent he lies,And glares upon his foes with burning eyes. Epigoniad. 1. The death of the th
. History of France and Normandy, from the earliest times to the revolution of 1848. Charles the Fair. PHILIP OF VALOIS. 127. Philip VI. CHAPTER XIV. PHILIP VI., CALLED ALSO PHILIP OF VALOIS, ANDTHE FORTUNATE. Hopeless and sad they mournd their heroes slain,The best and bravest on their native plain,The king himself in deeper sorrow mournd;With rage and mingled grief his bosom the grim lion, when his offspring slainHe sees, and round him draws the hunters train ;Couchd in the shade with fell intent he lies,And glares upon his foes with burning eyes. Epigoniad. 1. The death of the three last monarchs without A. D 328. male issue, made room for the election of Philip, andprocured him the surname of Fortunate, an epithetwhich the misfortunes of his calamitous reign strongly con 128 HISTORY OF FRANCE. tradicted. Another candidate for the crown was Edward England, and as their respective claims are not very com-monly understood, it may be useful to state them. Edwardwas son to the sister of the late king, Philip was that mon*archs cousin-german. 2. The points admitted on both sideswere, that a n
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