Excerpt from A History of England From the First Invasion by the Romans, Vol. 4 Page John is taken prisoner Modesty oi the prince Negotiation with the king of Scots a He is ransomed. A s lnefi'ectual negotiation with John Edward marches through France The French fleet insults the coast 115 Edward consents to a peace 116 Its terms 117. Liberation 01 John 118 He cannot fulfil his engage ments Returns to England Ravages of the compa nies ih. Story of Pedro the cruel. 124 Who is aided by the black prince. Battle of Navarette The prince returns into Gui enne Policy of Charles, and dis content of the Gaseous. Don Pedro is slain Losses oi the English 111 France Massacre at Limoges Detects oi chivalry English armies march through Irance 138 Prosecution of ministers. 141 Death of the black prince. 143 Influence of the duke of Lancaster The king' s death His character Advantages derived trom his. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.