Wee agreed torelieue them with some supplie of men: but through darkenesse and great winde wee lost them againe.
In which people appeared more confident loue and good will toward vs, then euer we shall finde either of Spaniards or Portugals, though we should relieue them of the greatest misery that can be imagined.
We spent two or three daies in seeking prouision to cary aboord to relieue the whole companie.
The louing Wyfe ceaseth not by paynfull sute to trot and go by Night and day in heate and colde to relieue the miserye of hir husband.
Which Drudgery, he was glad to doe aswell for exercyse of his Members, which with colde yrons were benommed, as also to get Breade to relieue his hunger.
Hereupon many who were vnable by Armes to relieue the Duke, by aduise did to him the best offices they could.
For no sooner was the Earle aduanced to that estate, but he raised a great hostilitie against the King of England: as well to recouer the Duchie of Normandie, as either to relieue or to reuenge the hard captiuitie of his father.
The king being the Inuader, thought it not his part to shrinke from the shocke; being also aduertised that the French King prepared to relieue the Duke.
Fourthly, he prouideth that the people of the countrie haue neither armor nor money, being taxed and pilled so often as he thinketh good: without any meanes to shake off that yoke, or to relieue themselues.
This succlamation and pitifull complainte, so stirred the multitude, that they promised all to helpe and relieue his sorowe.
Thinke and consider what thou art, and not from whence thou camest: if the strangenesse of the case do affray the, my counsel from time to time shall relieue thee.
The third day they remained in armor, but yet absteining from battell, sate still, in taking meate and drinke to relieue their [Sidenote: Twentie thousand dead bodies.
And againe, those which being hitherto borne in hande that mens soules returne againe on earth, crauing helpe of the liuing, and haue spent much of their substaunce on idle Monkes and Friers, to relieue them, will confesse the like.
In this distresse of famine, the English did somewhat relieue their vitall spirits, by drinking at the springs the fresh water out of certaine wooden cups, out of which they had drunke their Aqua composita before.
And thus hauing ended to that effect, be began to exhort to repentance, and besought all the company to pray, that it might please God to looke vpon their miserable present state and for his owne mercie to relieue the same.
He being in the Vauward, plac't behinde, With purpose torelieue and follow them, Cowardly fled, not hauing struck one stroake.
In the meane time, whilest the watch was departed, and before other were come into their places to relieue it, the Englishmen setting vp their ladders, entered and brake open one of the gates to receiue the other that followed.
They haue both monks, friers and nunnes, with a great number of great and rich monasteries: they keepe great hospitalitie, and doe relieue much poore people day by day.
Notwithstanding the next day being found to be aliue, there was ten or twelue lost in attempting to relieue him.
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