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the Carthusians, near unto which, upon S. Mathias his day (a day favourable to Charles the V, seeing he was borne on that day; crowned Emperour on that day; and got this Victory on that day) was fought that memorable BattelThe Battel of Pavia. between the said Emperours Forces, and the French King, an. 1525. where Francis the I. of France was taken Prisoner, having lost the day, not for want of courage, but conduct: for he had a little before, sent away half of his Army to the conquest of Naples; by which he so weakened the rest of his Army here, that he both lost the day, and did nothing against the Kingdom of Naples; a great fault, observed by one that was present there,See Monlukes Commentaries. to wit, Monsieur Monluc. Francis being thus taken prisoner, was presently conducted to the Carthusians Monastery, which was hard by. Entering into the Church, and finding the Monks singing in the third hour this verse of the Psalme, Coagulatum est sicut lac cor eorum, ego vero legem tuam meditatus sum, he struck up with
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