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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1657 Excerpt:...to the King, who admired the Maids courage, when he faw that she was a Maid indeed:She putting on mens Armour, brought provision into Orleans with the Forces flic had received from the King and with many assaults at length she raised the siege. Then she wondersully weakned the.English with many though Icssc Battels; three thousand English were flain in Heist: Nor Was Char It wanting to his own affairs, but the Maid being Leader he went to Rhemes, and recovered the Ensigns of the Kingdom. Then he marched to?arist whitest Bedford was caressull enough, and suffered no occasion to slip to manage his businefle as he ought. The Maid at the siege of Ccmpiema, thinking to relieve the place,received a wound inthe leg, and so was fain to retreat. Yet this Warlike Maid broke into the City,and (allying serth again upon the Enemy, she was taken prisoner, and being convicted (as they report) of Art Magick, she was burnt alive. Yet Comsienna, was freed from the siege, and Mel», IsrvolinmixA other'placeswere recovered, K 3 But Butthef/i'iogain honour to.their side, caliing King tienry to Paris., now but twelve yesrsold,they Crownchim King ot France,, the Lord of that Kingdom who were present, (wearing sealty unto him. In themean while Charh by the.craft of a certain Carter, giving sisln to the watch; recovers Lyons, and so he followed the iuccxrfc he ha J.But the Kingdom all this time was wonderfolly ruinated, there wasnothing lest in the sield,and a miserable lamentation was made every where. At last both the Leaders of the Warrc having their folliba-. gan to Treat of Agreement, at Artoys they meet, the Englifi being baited with the fweetneise of the Kingdom of France, could not be pacisied, but Burgundy, Mtiscan, the Temple o Gemgw9 A/tiffidore, and other Towns bein...