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He retreated, and the men of Calais surrendered, Edward insisting that six burghers should bring him the keys with ropes round their necks, to submit themselves to him. HE RETREATED AND THE MEN OF CALISE SURRENDERED EDWARD INSISTING THAT SIX BURGHERS SHOULD BRING HIM THE KEYS WITH ROPES ROUND THEIR NECKS TO SUBMIT THEMSELVES TO HIM
VI. and his son John, Duke of Normandy. Fearing the disaffection of the Norman and Breton nobles, Philip invited a number of them to a tournament at Paris, and there had them put to death after a hasty form of trial, thus driving their kindred to join his enemies. One of these offended Normans, Godfrey of Harcourt, invited Edward to Normandy, where he landed, and having consumed his supplies was on his march to Flanders, when Philip, with the whole strength of the kingdom, endeavoured to intercept him at _Creçy_ in Picardy, in 1348. Philip was utterly incapable as a general; his knights were wrong-headed and turbulent, and absolutely cut down their own Genoese hired archers for being in their way. The defeat was total. Philip rode away to Amiens, and Edward laid siege to Calais. The place was so strong that he was forced to blockade it, and Philip had time to gather another army to attempt its relief; but the English army were so posted that he could not attack them without great loss. BY PHILIP THE SIXTH AND HIS SON JOHN DUKE OF NORMANDY FEARING THE DISAFFECTION OF THE NORMAN AND BRETON NOBLES PHILIP INVITED A NUMBER OF THEM TO A TOURNAMENT IN PARIS AND THERE HAD THEM PUT TO DEATH AFTER A HASTY FORM OF TRIAL THUS DRIVING THEIR KINDRED TO JOIN HIS ENEMIES ONE OF THESE OFFENDED NORMANS GODFREY OF ACOUR INVITED EDWARD TO NORMANDY WHERE HE LANDED AND HAVING CONSUMED HIS SUPPLIES WAS ON HIS MARCH TO FLANDERS WHEN PHILIP WITH THE WHOLE STRENGTH OF THE KINGDOM ENDEAVORED TO INTERCEPT HIM AT CRISI IN PICALI IN THIRTEEN FORTY EIGHT PHILIP WAS UTTERLY INCAPABLE AS A GENERAL HIS KNIGHTS WERE WRONG HEADED AND TURBULENT AND ABSOLUTELY CUT DOWN THEIR OWN GENOESE HIRED ARCHERS FOR BEING IN THEIR WAY THE DEFEAT WAS TOTAL PHILIP RODE AWAY TO AMIRE AND EDWARD LAID SIEGE TO CALAIS THE PLACE WAS SO STRONG THAT HE WAS FORCED TO BLOCKADE IT AND PHILIP HAD TIME TO GATHER ANOTHER ARMY TO ATTEMPT ITS RELIEF BUT THE ENGLISH ARMY WERE SO POSTED THAT HE COULD NOT ATTACK THEM WITHOUT GREAT LOSS
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