...The blackest stain upon Edward's reputation is the sack of the French town of Limoges in September 1370... the Bishop of Limoges, Johan de Cross - a friend of Edward's and godfather to his son - betrayed the prince and defected to the French. He welcomed a garrison into part of the town, and held it against the English. According to the chronicler Jean Froissart, Edward was incensed at the news and stormed it... "It was a most melancholy business - for all ranks, ages and sexes cast themselves on their knees before the prince, begging for mercy; but he...