knight: if the fourth part of his men had done their devoirs as
well as he did, the journey had been his by all likelihood. Howbeit
they were all slain and taken that were there, except a few that saved
themselves, that were with the king.[8] There was slain the duke Peter
of Bourbon, the lord Guichard of Beaujeu, the lord of Landas, and the
duke of Athens, constable of France, the bishop of Chalons in
Champagne, the lord William of Nesle, the lord Eustace of Ribemont,
the lord de la Tour, the lord William of Montaigu, sir Grismouton of
Chambly, sir Baudrin de la Heuse, and many other, as they fought by
companies; and there were taken prisoners the lord of Vaudenay, the
lord of Pompadour, and the archpriest, sore hurt, the earl of
Vaudimont, the earl of Mons, the earl of Joinville, the earl of
Vendome, sir Louis of Melval, the lord Pierrebuffiere and the lord of
Serignac: there were at that brunt, slain and taken more than two
hundred knights.[9]

[7] Le conte d'Aulnoy,' but it should be 'visconte.'

[8] 'Howbeit they that stayed acquitted them as well as they
might, so that they were all slain or taken. Few escaped of those
that set themselves with the king': or according to the fuller
text: 'Few escaped of those that alighted down on the sand by the
side of the king their lord.'

[9] The translator has chosen to rearrange the above list of
killed, wounded or taken, which the French text gives in order
as they fought, saying that in one part there fell the duke of
Bourbon, sir Guichard of Beaujeu and sir John on Landas, and
there were severely wounded or taken the arch-priest, sir Thibaud
of Vodenay and sir Baudouin, d'Annequin; in another there were
slain the duke of Athens and the bishop of Chalons, and taken the
earl of Vaudemont and Joinville and the earl of Vendome: a little
above this there were slain sir William de Nesle, sir Eustace de
Ribemont and others, and taken sir Louis de Melval, the lord of
Pierrebuffiere and the lord of Seregnach.

OF TWO FRENCHMEN THAT FLED FROM THE BATTLE OF POITIERS AND TWO
ENGLISHMEN THAT FOLLOWED THEM

Among the battles, recounterings, chases and pursuits that were made
that day in the field, it fortuned so to sir Oudart of Renty that when
he departed from the field because he saw the field was lost without
recovery, he thought not to abide the danger of the Englishm