The popular history of England; an illustrated history of society and government from the earliest period to our own times . our goodpriests account, regretted thatthey had not with them tenthousand English solemn answer of theking, relying upon God forvictory, has been given by thepriest. Other burning words,—the version of the poet—have superseded the dialogueof the chroniclers. The sunwas setting ; and there wasno attack. At Maisoncelles,now a long stragglingvillage amidst trees, abouta mile and a half fromBlangy, the king took up hisquarters for the night. Inthe gloomy twilight
The popular history of England; an illustrated history of society and government from the earliest period to our own times . our goodpriests account, regretted thatthey had not with them tenthousand English solemn answer of theking, relying upon God forvictory, has been given by thepriest. Other burning words,—the version of the poet—have superseded the dialogueof the chroniclers. The sunwas setting ; and there wasno attack. At Maisoncelles,now a long stragglingvillage amidst trees, abouta mile and a half fromBlangy, the king took up hisquarters for the night. Inthe gloomy twilight a whiteway had been found to this village. The noise of the French was heard asthey took up their quarters, each vociferating for his servant or his comrade,Henry commanded the strictest silence. It was a night of dread to thosewho knew how many thousand enemies were close at hand. There was littlesleep. The armourers were at work ; the priests were confessing theirpenitents. In the French camp the confident knights played at dice, thestakes being the ransoms of their expected prisoners. * See Baraal*, toin. Henry V. boiug aimed by bis 62 THE BATTLE OF AGINCOITRT. [1415. The route to Calais lay through the plain of The village ofAgincourt now consists of a number of straggling mud-built cottages, and afarm or two, with a church of the beginning of the last century. It iscovered by a wood towards the plain. Opposite Agincourt is another village,Tramecourt, also covered by a wood. The plain of Agincourt is a con-siderable table-land, now fully cultivated, and expanding into an open countryafter we have passed between the two woods. The village of Maisoncelles isabout a mile from this field. Henry rose with the dawn on that 25th ofOctober, the feast of St. Crispin; and he heard three masses. He was fullyarmed ; and he wore a crown, on his head of extraordinary magnificence. Hemounted a small gray horse, and drew up his men upon the open groundnear Maison
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