Lord John de Paris and lord Martin of Spain were alfo niade prifoners, as well as many other knights and efquires. Thofe that were able to efcape fled to the garrifon of Nogent but" very few were fo fortunate, as almoft all were flain or ^ taken. Sir Courageous de Manny* was left for dead on the field of battle, and by this means forgotten : but after the defeat, and when all the French were retired, he who had been grievoufly wounded, and more than half killed, raifed his head a little, and faw nothing but dead bodies around him. He then got up as well as he could, and, placing himfelf on his fitting, looked about to fee if he were far from Nogent, which had an Englilh garrifon ; and, by crawling on his hands and knees, in about an hour's time he came to the foot of the tower of Nogent. He made figns to the garrifon, that he was of their party. Upon which, they carried him into the for-trefs ; and, by drefling and fewing up his wounds with much care, he was completely cured. ; This engagement took place in "the year 135D," the vigil of the feaft of St. John the Baptifi * I cannot find any thing. relative to this monfeigneur Cou-rageux de Manny lu Pugdaie's Baronage. Lord Walter Manny feems to have left at bis death only one daughter, married to the earl of Pembroke^ Barnes fays, he was coufin. to fir Euftace * and * nephew to fir Walter Manny, and was honoured always with the epithet courageous. G g 3 CHAP. 45S