three o'clock
Knights and men-at-arms rode about in search of their divisions , their horses slipping and floundering in the deep clay . Passing along the line of the French army Guy and the officers proceeded to the wood on the left , and satisfied themselves that neither there nor on the other flank had any large body of men been posted . They then returned and made their report to the king . Guy wrapped himself in his cloak and lay down and slept until the moon rose at three o'clock , when the whole army awoke and prepared for the day 's work . The English king ordered the trumpeters and other musicians who had been brought with the army to play merry tunes , and these during the three hours of darkness cheered the spirits of the men and helped them to resist the depressing influence of the cold night air following upon their sleep on the wet ground . The French , on the other hand , had no manner of musical instruments with their army , and all were fatigued and depressed by their long vigil . The horses had suffered as-much as the men from damp , sleeplessness , and want of forage .