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foe_fw-mi c.xiiii_o lotharius_n the_o elder_a sonn_n of_z y_z e_z u_o lowis_n be_v anoint_v king_n of_o france_n in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n ix_o c._n &_o xl_o and_o viij_o year_n of_o edwardus_fw-la that_o king_n of_o england_n &_o reygn_v year_n after_o most_o writer_n xxxix_o ca._n c.xc_o foe_fw-mi c.xiiii_o edwynus_fw-la y_fw-es e_fw-es elder_a son_n of_o edmound_n brother_n of_o ethelstane_n be_v enoynt_v king_n of_o england_n in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n ix_o c.lvi_o &_o the_o second_o year_n of_o lothayre_n than_o king_n of_o france_n &_o reygn_v year_n iii_o ca._n c.xcii_o foe_fw-mi c.xvi_o edgarus_n the_o second_o sonn_v of_o edmound_n &_o brother_n of_o edwin_n begin_v to_o reign_v over_o england_n in_o the_o year_n of_o grace_n ix_o c._n &_o lx_o &_o y_fw-fr e_fw-la u_o year_n of_o lotharius_n than_o king_n of_o france_n &_o reygn_v year_n xvi_o ca._n c.xciii_o foe_fw-mi c.xvi_o edward_n the_o son_n of_o edgare_n surname_v the_o martyr_n begin_v his_o reign_n 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of_o the_o englysshman_n win_v diverse_a town_n &_o hold_n in_o brytayne_n upon_o the_o say_a sir_n charles_n &_o his_o frenchman_n but_o in_o the_o end_n of_o this_o year_n he_o be_v take_v with_o such_o sykenes_n y_fw-mi t_z he_o die_v in_o a_o town_n call_v corentyne_n after_o who_o death_n the_o say_a charles_n possede_v the_o more_o part_n of_o the_o duchye_a of_o brytayne_n this_o year_n the_o king_n send_v y_z e_o earl_n of_o derby_n with_o a_o strong_a army_n into_o guyan_n for_o to_o aid_v the_o earl_n of_o northampton_n who_o y_fw-es e_o king_n before_o have_v leave_v there_o at_o bordeaux_n to_o strength_n that_o country_n again_o the_o french_a man_n to_o who_o after_o the_o dethe_v of_o the_o forename_a sir_n john_n earl_n of_o mountforde_n draw_v many_o of_o the_o soudyour_n that_o be_v on_o his_o party_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la m.ccc.xliiii_o  _fw-fr
anno_fw-la domini_fw-la m.ccc.xlv_o  _fw-fr edmunde_fw-la hempnale_fw-la  _fw-fr richard_n lacer_n  _fw-fr anno_fw-la twenty_o  _fw-fr john_n glouceter_n  _fw-fr in_o this_o twenty_o year_n or_o late_a end_n of_o the_o xix_o year_n y_o it_o be_v to_o wit_n about_o saint_n nycholas_n tie_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o mayor_n year_n the_o foresay_a earl_n of_o derby_n &_o northampton_n have_v win_v the_o town_n &_o castle_n of_o bergarat_n in_o gascoigne_n &_o slay_v there_o the_o earl_n of_o ualentynoy_n chief_a capytayne_n thereof_o &_o take_v there_o a_o noble_a man_n call_v y_o e_o earl_n of_o the_o ily_n with_o many_o other_o rich_a prisoner_n and_o about_o apryll_o y_fw-fr e_o say_v earl_n win_v a_o strong_a town_n call_v the_o ryall_n whereof_o hear_a philip_n the_o ualoys_n in_o all_o haste_n send_v his_o sonn_n john_n duke_n of_o normandy_n to_o wythstande_v &_o to_o gyve_v batayll_n unto_o y_z e_o say_v earl_n but_o when_o the_o say_a duke_n be_v never_o unto_o the_o englyssheman_n he_o have_v such_o tiding_n of_o their_o strength_n that_o he_o return_v unto_o his_o father_n again_o for_o the_o which_o deed_n his_o father_n with_o he_o be_v grevous_o discontent_a in_o so_o moche_n y_fw-mi t_z by_z y_z e_z occasion_n to_o avoid_v his_o father_n displeasure_n he_o return_v into_o gascoigne_n &_o lay_v siege_n unto_o y_z e_o castle_n of_o aguyllon_n &_o there_o remain_v till_o y_o e_o month_n of_o august_n follow_v without_o getting_a of_o it_o any_o advantage_n at_o which_o season_n he_o return_v again_o to_o his_o father_n after_o who_o departure_n the_o earl_n of_o northampton_n with_o his_o company_n gat_v a_o strong_a town_n call_v in_o french_a la_fw-fr roche_z darien_n which_o be_v to_o mean_v the_o roche_n or_o rock_n of_o aryen_n in_o the_o time_n of_o which_o war_n thus_o continue_v in_o brytayne_n &_o guyan_a the_o french_a king_n make_v purueyaunce_n to_o defend_v his_o land_n again_o king_n edward_n for_o who_o he_o await_v daily_o and_o king_n edward_n as_o fast_a gather_v money_n &_o make_v his_o daily_a purueyaunce_n to_o prepare_v he_o thyderwarde_o anno_fw-la dni_fw-la xiii_o c.xlv_o  _fw-fr anno_fw-la dni_fw-la xiii_o c.xlvi_o  _fw-fr john_n croyden_n  _fw-fr geffrey_n wychyngham_n  _fw-fr anno_fw-la xxi_o  _fw-fr wyllyam_n clopton_n  _fw-fr in_o this_o xxi_o year_n king_n edward_n hold_v his_o parlyament_n at_o westmynster_n about_o the_o time_n of_o lent_n and_o in_o the_o month_n of_o july_n follow_v he_o take_v shyp_a and_o sail_v into_o normandy_n &_o land_v as_o wytness_v the_o french_a chronicle_n at_o a_o place_n in_o that_o provynce_n name_v in_o french_a la_n hougne_v send_v ua_v with_o xi_o c._n sail_n great_a &_o small_a y_z e_z xii_o day_n of_o y_z e_z foresay_a month_n of_o july_n and_o anon_o as_o he_o be_v land_v he_o command_v his_o people_n to_o waste_v y_z e_o country_n before_o they_o and_o by_o the_o lede_n of_o a_o knight_n call_v sir_n godfrey_n harcourte_n he_o be_v bring_v unto_o a_o town_n call_v melly_n and_o from_o then_n unto_o mountboure_n where_o the_o king_n wythe_v all_o his_o people_n rest_v he_o a_o season_n in_o the_o which_o time_n the_o say_a sir_n godfrey_n burn_v &_o spoil_v the_o country_n of_o constantyne_n there_o never_o adjoin_v than_o king_n edward_n depart_v from_o y_z e_z foresay_a town_n &_o go_v unto_o a_o strong_a town_n call_v karenten_a or_o karenton_n the_o which_o he_o gate_n with_o the_o castle_n to_o the_o same_o belong_a and_o so_o continue_v his_o journey_n y_z t_z upon_o the_o twenty_o day_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o say_v month_n of_o jule_n he_o lay_v his_o siege_n before_o the_o cytye_n or_o town_n of_o caen._n wherein_o be_v at_o y_z e_z day_n chyef_a capytayne_n the_o bysshop_n of_o bayen_n y_fw-fr e_o earl_n of_o ewe_n the_o lord_n of_o turnebu_n with_o other_o dyverse_a knight_n &_o man_n of_o name_n than_o king_n edward_n command_v that_o the_o say_a town_n shall_v be_v assail_v y_z e_o which_o be_v do_v with_o so_o great_a force_n &_o specyal_o with_o such_o strong_a and_o contynuall_a shot_n that_o the_o frenchman_n forsake_v the_o wally_n &_o draw_v they_o toward_o the_o castle_n and_o in_o process_n after_o long_a &_o cruel_a fight_n y_fw-fr e_o englysshemen_n enter_v the_o town_n &_o there_o take_v prisoner_n among_o the_o which_o there_o be_v take_v y_o e_o constable_n of_o france_n &_o the_o king_n chaumberleyne_v conquer_v than_o the_o englyssheman_n spoil_v and_o pyll_v the_o town_n of_o caen_n and_z bare_a the_o pyllage_n unto_o their_o shyppe_n which_o after_o be_v convey_v by_o they_o into_o england_n when_o king_n edward_n have_v thus_o spoil_v and_o burn_v a_o part_n of_o the_o town_n of_o caen_n &_o force_v the_o bysshope_fw-mi of_o bayen_fw-mi &_o the_o other_o capytayne_v to_o take_v the_o castle_n for_o their_o refuge_n consider_v the_o strength_n of_o the_o same_o he_o depart_v then_n and_o so_o speed_v he_o toward_o the_o cytye_n of_o rouen_n chief_a &_o princypall_a cytye_n of_o normandye_n but_o the_o french_a king_n with_o a_o great_a power_n be_v in_o this_o while_n come_fw-mi unto_o rouen_n &_o have_v break_v the_o brydges_n and_o stop_v the_o passage_n in_o such_o wise_n that_o king_n edward_n be_v fain_o to_o leave_v y_z e_o way_n so_z that_o he_o co_v towards_o paris_n and_o come_v to_o a_o strong_a town_n call_v uernon_n &_o from_o then_n to_o a_o town_n name_v amyrlene_n at_o which_o town_n he_o be_v resy_v &_o lose_v some_o of_o his_o soudyour_n and_o the_o xii_o day_n of_o auguste_n he_o come_v to_o a_o town_n name_v poysy_a &_o tarry_v there_o vi_o day_n and_z from_o thame_n go_v unto_o saint_n germayn_n and_o ever_o sir_n godfrey_n de_fw-fr harcourt_n byeng_v in_o y_z e_z vawarde_n burn_v the_o town_n &_o spoil_v the_o country_n as_o he_o go_v and_o like_a as_o king_n edward_n with_o his_o host_n thus_o pass_v the_o country_n toward_o paris_n so_o in_o like_a manner_n the_o french_a king_n with_o his_o power_n pass_v or_o hold_v his_o way_n toward_o y_o e_o say_v cytye_n be_v so_o never_o sundry_a time_n that_o either_o host_n have_v sight_n of_o other_o but_o the_o ryver_n of_o seyne_n be_v ever_o between_o they_o so_o that_o for_o it_o they_o may_v not_o join_v in_o batayll_n when_o king_n edward_n be_v comyn_v to_o a_o town_n call_v saint_n clowe_v he_o set_a fire_n therein_o which_o be_v see_v unto_o paris_n which_o put_v y_fw-mi e_z cytezeyn_n in_o great_a fere_n in_o so_o much_o as_o wytness_v the_o french_a cronycle_n that_o if_o the_o french_a king_n have_v not_o be_v there_o present_a the_z cytye_n shall_v have_v be_v yield_v unto_o king_n edward_n than_o king_n edward_n sing_v he_o may_v not_o pass_v the_o ryver_n of_o seyn_n toward_o y_o e_o city_n of_o paris_n occupy_v all_o y_o e_o chief_a palaysy_n &_o royal_a manor_n where_o the_o french_a king_n be_v accustom_v for_o to_o sojourn_v and_o lie_v at_o &_o drink_v the_o wine_n &_o occupy_v such_o stuff_n &_o necessarye_n as_o he_o there_o fande_v and_o at_o his_o depart_a set_n fire_n upon_o they_o &_o consume_v the_o more_o part_n of_o they_o as_o at_o poyzy_a one_o at_o saint_n germayne_n a_o other_o and_o at_o mount_n joy_v the_o three_o &_o brente_a the_o town_n of_o poyzy_n reserve_v a_o house_n of_o nuns_n which_o be_v found_v by_o phylyp_n le_fw-fr beawe_n father_n unto_o king_n edward_n wife_n here_o you_o shall_v under_o stand_v that_o the_o auctour_n or_o writer_n favour_v their_o own_o nacyon_n historiographer_n for_o the_o englysshe_a writer_n say_v that_o y_o e_o french_n king_n flee_v &_o break_v the_o brydges_n as_o he_o go_v to_o the_o end_n that_o the_o english_a host_n shall_v not_o win_v to_o the_o french_a man_n to_o gyve_v unto_o they_o batayll_v and_o y_o e_o french_a book_n say_v that_o king_n edward_n flee_v &_o will_v not_o abide_v batayl_n with_o the_o french_a man_n wherefore_o the_o french_a king_n break_v the_o brydges_n to_o the_o intent_n that_o y_o e_o englyssh_n man_n shall_v not_o escape_v his_o danger_n but_o how_o it_o be_v as_o say_v a_o other_o writer_n call_v john_n froysarde_n the_o commons_n of_o france_n think_v it_o a_o great_a dyshonoure_n unto_o all_o the_o land_n that_o the_o englyssh_n host_n shall_v so_o pass_v through_o the_o heart_n or_o myddell_n of_o france_n and_o to_o occupy_v the_o king_n chief_a lodgynge_n &_o not_o to_o be_v fight_v with_o of_o all_o that_o season_n which_o may_v not_o be_v after_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o say_v common_a people_n without_o great_a treason_n of_o such_o as_o be_v never_o about_o the_o king_n than_o king_n edward_n be_v so_o close_v by_o reason_n of_o break_v of_o brydges_n y_fw-fr t_o he_o be_v force_v to_o draw_v back_o and_o to_o reedyfye_v the_o brydge_v of_o poyzy_a the_o
dni_fw-la xiii_o c.xlvii_o  _fw-fr adam_n bramson_n  _fw-fr thomas_n leg_n  _fw-fr anno_fw-la xxii_o  _fw-fr rycharde_n basyngstoke_n  _fw-fr this_o xxii_o year_n king_n edward_n after_o the_o stormy_a winter_n be_v overpass_o he_o command_v certain_a shyppe_n to_o be_v join_v mo_z in_o noumbre_fw-mi unto_o such_o as_o before_o have_v keep_v the_o see_v that_o no_o vytayll_n shall_v come_v to_o the_o inhabytaunte_n of_o caleys_n so_o that_o y_z e_z say_v town_n be_v fain_o to_o hold_v they_o content_v with_o such_o old_a store_n as_o they_o have_v for_o any_o new_a that_o to_o they_o may_v be_v convey_v or_o send_v and_o the_o king_n host_n be_v plentuous_o vytayl_v by_o y_fw-es e_fw-es flemynge_n &_o by_o other_o vytayller_n daily_a come_n out_o of_o england_n king_n phylyppe_n have_v daily_a word_n of_o the_o strength_n of_o his_o enemy_n and_o the_o increase_n of_o they_o as_o by_o ester_n lynge_v and_o other_o nation_n that_o king_n edward_n have_v to_o he_o ally_v &_o see_v well_o that_o without_o the_o say_a town_n be_v short_o rescow_v it_o shall_v short_o be_v yolden_a into_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o enemy_n to_o the_o great_a hurt_n of_o all_o the_o realm_n of_o france_n wherefore_o after_o a_o great_a counsel_n hold_v at_o paris_n he_o change_v his_o money_n to_o his_o great_a avauntage_n and_z ov_o that_o set_v a_o inposition_n upon_o his_o commons_n to_o their_o great_a grudge_n &_o murmur_n and_o that_o do_v he_o take_v his_o leave_n of_o saint_n denys_n about_o the_o quyndene_a of_o pasche_n and_o so_o go_v unto_o a_o town_n call_v hesdom_n where_o he_o tarry_v the_o gadere_v of_o his_o host_n so_o long_o that_o it_o be_v never_o unto_o the_o feast_n of_o marry_o magdaleyn_n or_o his_o people_n be_v all_o assemble_v at_o which_o season_n he_o set_v forthwarde_o to_o the_o town_n of_o caleys_n to_o remove_v y_z e_o king_n of_o england_n from_o that_o siege_n and_o so_o speed_v he_o that_o about_o the_o end_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o month_n of_o july_n he_o draw_v never_o unto_o caleys_n the_o which_o before_o his_o come_v be_v yolden_a unto_o king_n edward_n so_o that_o the_o french_a chronicle_n show_v no_o thing_n of_o the_o french_a king_n shame_v full_a depart_n like_a as_o it_o be_v rehearse_v in_o the_o englysshe_a cronycle_n &_o of_o other_o writer_n that_o write_v of_o the_o same_o goâ—â—e_v than_o after_o most_o writer_n y_z e_z town_n of_o caleys_n be_v yolden_a to_o king_n edward_n about_o the_o end_n of_o septembre_n after_o the_o king_n have_v continue_v there_o his_o siege_n a_o hole_n year_n and_o somedeale_n more_o after_o receipt_n whereof_o he_o tarry_v in_o the_o town_n upon_o a_o month_n &_o void_v clean_o all_o the_o old_a inhabytaunte_n and_o frencheman_n and_o store_v it_o with_o englyssheman_n and_o specyal_o with_o kentyshman_n and_o when_o he_o have_v set_v that_o town_n in_o a_o sure_a order_fw-fr and_o gyde_n and_o grant_v a_o peace_n for_o ix_o month_n at_o the_o request_n of_o two_o cardynalle_n send_v 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