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It had scarcely ceased before Philip died, in 1350. IT HAD SCARCELY CEASED BEFORE PHILIP DIED IN THIR
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. 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. Six offered themselves, but their lives were spared, and they were honourably treated. Edward expelled all the French, and made Calais an English settlement. A truce followed, chiefly in consequence of the ravages of the Black Death, which swept off multitudes throughout Europe, a pestilence apparently bred by filth, famine, and all the miseries of war and lawlessness, but which spared no ranks. ILIP 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 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 SIX OFFERED THEMSELVES BUT THEIR LIVES WERE SPARED AND THEY WERE HONORABLY TREATED EDWARD EXPELLED ALL THE FRENCH AND MADE CALAIS AN ENGLISH SETTLEMENT A TRUCE FOLLOWED CHIEFLY IN CONSEQUENCE OF THE RAVAGES OF THE BLACK DEATH WHICH SWEPT OFF MULTITUDES THROUGHOUT EUROPE A PESTILENCE APPARENTLY BRED BY FILTH FAMINE AND ALL THE MISERIES OF WAR AND LAWLESSNESS BUT WHICH SPARED NO RANKS
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