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The Deeds of King Henry V, or in Latin Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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11th December 1257. The Half Moon.
31. Capt. Jas. Strutt to the Admiralty Commissioners. Riding The Half Moon, before Mardike on the 4th inst.. Gen. Reynolds called me on shore, and said he was going over with me, as also Col. White, and that he would come out to me in a billander next day. I went out the next day, and it blowing pretty fresh, I wrote the General, and sent the letter by my boat and eight lusty hands, advising him to come out to me in a billander, of which there was choice, conceiving it to be the safest way, and I looked next day for his coming.
About 3 p.m., our men-of-war fired within the Splinter, and upon that out came a pink belonging to Rochester, and upon seeing it, we brought our cable to the capstan to weigh, the wind being so high that the vessel could not fetch us, and when the vessel came without the Splinter, they made a weft with their ancient, which I understood was to weigh, which we did. I put out my colours, and loosened sails to give them notice that I was weighing, and discerned that my boat was at the pink's stern. I made towards them as fast as I could, and they tarried until we got pretty near, and then made sail over the shoulders to go for the North Foreland. With that I fired a gun for them to tarry, so that I might speak with them, but they kept on their way, I following so far that the pilot durst not go further, and although it was dark, yet I saw him. Then I fired another gun, and put two lights in my lantern and lay by the lee to hoist in our boat, and showed a third light, thinking that if he were a seaman, he would show one in answer, but he did not ; so we kept out the lights and steered for the South Foreland, and anchored within the Goodwin 9.30 p.m.
The same night thfit pink was lost about the Goodwin Sands, and all that was in her, for the stem of my boat was taken up, and a rapier I^acheled with gold all entangled with the rigging of the same pink. I acquaint you with this, because none can certify so much touching it as myself, and am heartily sorry that I must be the messenger of bad tidings. I had two horses and a mule of the General's, which I have put on shore at Deal for his lady, and am now going to Mardike again with some soldiers.
I have since delivered the soldiers at Mardike, and was informed by Capt. Bowrey that the General came out in the pink. [If pages.]
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