PRINCE EDWARD ad. 



1270. 



tempest lying at anker more then 120. with all their 

 armour and munition, with innumerable soules besides, 

 and that wicked money also which they had taken before, 

 likewise perished, and was lost. 



But the tempest hurt not so much as one ship of 

 prince Edwards, who had in number 13. nor yet had 

 one man lost thereby, for that (as it may be presupposed) 

 he consented not to the wicked counsell of the rest. 



When in the morning the princes and kings came to 

 the sea side, and saw all their ships drowned, and saw 

 their men and horses in great number cast upon the 

 land drowned, they had full heavie hearts, as well they 

 might, for of all their ships and mariners, which were in 

 number 1500. besides the common souldiers, there was 

 no more saved then the mariners of one onely ship, and 

 they in this wise. 



There was in that ship a good & wise Matrone, a 

 Countesse or an Erles wife, who perceiving the tempest 

 to grow, & fearing her selfe, called to her the M. of the 

 ship, & asked him whether in attempting to the shoare 

 it were not possible to save themselves : he answered, 

 that to save the ship it was impossible : howbeit the men flL i. 37.] 

 that were therein by Gods helpe he doubted not. Then 

 sayd the countesse, for the ship force no whit, save the 

 soules therein, and have to thee double the value of the 

 shippe : who immediatly hoising the sailes with all force, 

 ran the shippe aground so nere the shore as was possible, 

 so that with the vehemency of the weather & force he 

 came withall, he brast the ship and saved all that was 

 within the same, as he had shewed, and sayd before. 



Then the kings and princes (altering their purpose 

 after this so great a shipwracke) returned home againe 

 every one unto their owne lands : onely Edward the 

 Sonne of the king of England, remained behinde with 

 his men and ships, which the Lord had saved and 

 preserved. 



Then prince Edward renovating his purpose, tooke 

 shipping againe, and within fifteene daies after Easter 



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