Edward of Woodstock

Edward, Prince of Wales, the man who governed our Guyenne for a long time and whose circumstances and fortune showed many remarkable elements of greatness, after he had seized the town of Limoges from its people because they had offended him greatly, would not hear their cries, the cries of their women and children, all destined to slaughter and throwing themselves at his feet, begging for mercy, until, still on his way into town, he came across three French gentlemen who, by themselves and with incredible bravery, were holding his men back.