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A68075	An epitome of Frossard: or, A summarie collection of the most memorable histories contained in his chronicle, chiefly concerning the state of England and France Wherin the famous warres and conquests of king Edward the third, with the honorable atchieuements of the Blacke Prince, and other his sonnes, both in Fraunce, Spaine, and Portugall, are compendiously described. ... Compiled in Latine by Iohn Sleydane, and translated into English, by P. Golding.; Chroniques. English. Abridgments	Froissart, Jean, 1338?-1410?.; Sleidanus, Johannes, 1506-1556.; Golding, Arthur, 1536-1606.; Golding, Per., attributed name.	1608 (1608)	STC 11399; ESTC S105661	150,748	216

age The men of Bruges perceiuing that by this ouerthrow of the Gauntoyes all hope of succour was bereft them and all meanes of recouery taken away submitted themselues to the kings mercy And the Earle of Flaunders because he bare no displeasure to this towne became intercessour for them to the King that they might be receiued into fauour paying six score thousand franks Those that be sieged Arde assoone as they heard tydings how their fellowes were discomfited brake vp their campe and returned to Gaunt The Gauntoyes altogether broken and discouraged with this so great misfortune began to consider with themselues how they might best mooue the Kings mind to mercy and compassion But Peter de Boys being brought thither in a horselitter for he was yet weake of his wounds with his great words and glorious vaunts quite put that immagination out of their heads After the french King vppon deliberation with his counsell thought it not conuenient as then to besiege Gaunt he distributed his men into diuers garrisons and returned to Tourney The Gauntoys as is shewed before had sent to the King of England about the obtaynment of a league the articles whereof deuised by his counsell the King sent to them in writing by a gentleman of his houshold that if the Flemings allowed them they should confirme them with their seales But the ambassadour arriuing at Calice when he heard how the Gauntoys were ouerthrowne and that the french men had subdued most part of the country without performance of his commission he returned into England Neither were the English nobility greatly sory that the Gauntoys went by the worse whome if it had fortuned to go away with victory the commons generally in all countyres adioyning would from thence haue deriued a patterne of pride and rebellion and considering how but lately before there had been most perillous tumults in England euery small matter might haue ministred new occasion of insurrection Thus they thought and this was their opinion Whilst the french king lay at Tourney diuers well disposed persons laboured very earnestly to make a reconciliation between the Earle and his rebellious subiects The Gauntoys refused not to be at the french Kings disposition but rather then receiue the Earle Lewis againe it seemed they would endure all extremityes whatsoeuer When nothing could be brought to effect the french King returned homeward as he approched neere Paris there came forth to meete him some 20000 of the townesemen all armed and well appointed This seemed very straunge both to the King and all that were about him and because in those dayes it was no trusting to such a multitude in armes ther were some sent to inquire their meaning Their answere was thus that they came forth in such sort prouided to the intent the King might see with what power the Parisians could furnish him vppon short warning whensoeuer he had need of their seruice This they framed for an excuse at the present time but doubtlesse their intention was farre otherwise before and had not the King come home with victory surely straunge things had happened Being commaunded to returne into the towne and put off their armour they obeyed The King brought with him a great army of Britons and Burgonions the countenance whereof kept the Parisians in feare Then by aduise of his vncles he began leysurely to deale with them according to their deserts He caused all their cors●ets to be brought together vppon a heape and tooke them from them put to death many principall men of your Citty imposed diuers taxes and tributes vpon them and in conclusion wip●e them off some foure hundreth thousand franks for fines and ransomes There was mortall contention the same time between the two Popes Clement and Vrbane Clement then remained at Avinion and Vrbane partly for other causes but principally the more commodiously to annoy his aduersary the French King repaired to Genoa He came not out of Italy vnfurnisht of meanes wherewith to strengthen his supremacy And these were his practises He determined to send his bulles into England directed to the Archbishops and Bishops of the Realme wherein he graunted free remission of all sinnes to such as impugned the Clementines for so did Pope Clement with him in Fraunce And being well assured that he could no way worke the Frenchmen greater displeasure then by this meanes to set the Englishmen against them he practised another deuise for the getting of mony without which he knew the English nobility would be nothing forward to take armes for all his absolutions Therefore he thought it best besides for his former pardons to graunt the King licence to leuie a tenth vpon all churchmens goods the principall prelates excepted out of which collection the souldiers employed in that seruice should be allowed their entertainment And to compasse this matter the better he suborned the chiefe of the Clergy whome he had exempted from this payment to vrge forwarde the inferiour sort to make contribution By this meanes neither the kings treasure is exhausted nor the common people burthened more thē they gaue of their own voluntary affection which surely euery man did for his part most liberally as the world went in those dayes especially in consideration of the reward proposed which was not meane nor ordinarie the oportunity of obtaining whereof no man thought was in any wise to be neglected Thus partly by the great number of bulles which Pope Vrbane sent into England and partly by sermons preached in euery place to that purpose mens mindes were so rauished that they thought themselues already in paradise which had the fortune to dye in such a blessed season so that in short space there was gathered together of the tenths of the Clergy and beneuolence of the people ahout the summe of fiue and twenty hundred thousand franks And that the matter might import more credit it was the Popes pleasure some churchmen which had experience in such affaires associated with some other skilfull captaine should haue chiefe commaund ouer the army thus assembled In like manner he sent his bulles into Portingale and vsed the like practise there to trouble the King of Spaine which tooke part against him So the Duke of Lancaster was appointed to inuade Spaine and a Bishop of the family of the Spencers was sent to make wars in Fraunce But in regard the Duke was nothing fauoured by the commons and suspected to haue taken vppon him this voyage rather for couetousnesse then any conscience most patt of the people desired to serue vnder the Bishop To whome the King at his setting forth gaue commaundement that he should tarry for his other associate and fellow Captaine of the warre at Calice But the Bishop being one that could away with no lingring and supposing there was no delay to be vsed in the matter led forth his army presently into Flaunders The Earle lying then at Lile sent to him to know the cause of his suddaine

for three yeares Bayon Burdeaux receaue the English The death of Iaques de Arteuill Valiant resistance made by the English in the Castle of Aguillion Caen in Normandy wōne by the English The battell of Blanchetaque The memorable battell and victory of King Edward at Cressy Calice besieged David King of Scottes taken prisoner The battell of Cressy Charles of Bloys taken prisoner Calice yeelded to King Edward 1346. Phillip of Valoys dieth and Iohn his Son succeedeth Edward the black Prince during their Kings captiuitie A strange shift in extremitie Priuate conference about a peace 1359. It should seeme to be but twenty thousand Iohannes Ro●hetaillada King Edward inclineth to peace 1360. Peace concluded and King Iohn set at liberty 1360. 1362. 1362. The death of King Iohn Charles of Bloys slaine in battell The occasion of Prince Edwards expeditiō into Spain Don Pietro the tyrant expulsed and Henrie the bastard made King of Castile The Earle of Provence taken prisoner The king of Maiorica craveth ayd of Prince Edward and obtayneth promise of the same The birth of King Richard 2. Prince Edward setteth forward on his iourney into Spaine Prince Edwards victorie against Henry king of Castile Don Pietro restored The ingratitude of the Tyrant The Lords of Gascoigne rebell against Prince Edward The death of Don Pietro and recovery of the kingdome by Hen ry the Bastard The peace broken and warres againe renued betweene England Franc King Charles commended for his curtesie A truce taken with Scotland ●or 9. yeeres Lymoges recouerd by the French Conquered againe vtterly raced by the English Prince Edward returneth into England The Duke of Lancaster marrieth Constance one of the daughters of Don Pietro Edmond of Langly The Duke of Lancaster returneth into England 1372. The English men overcome at Sea the Earle of Pembroke taken prisoner Ivan the son of Ammon Prince of VVales The I le of Garnes●y Poytiers yeeldeth to the French Rochell yeeldeth to the French The Duke of Brittaine flyeth into England 1373. The Duke of Lancaster arriueth at Calice 1376. The death of Prince Edward King Edward the thirds death and commendation King Richard 2. 1377. The French King poysoned 1378. 1379. The Castle of Barwicke surprised by the Scottish Againe recocouered by the English Great tumult about the election of a Pope King Richard entreth into league with the King of Navarre Ivan of VVales trecherously muthered by one Iames Laube a welch man as he lay at the siege of a certaine castle called Moctaine Saint Maloes besieged Henrie the bastard King of Castile deceaseth and Iohn his Son succeedeth Edmond of Langly He is called Siluester Budaeus Fross Chro. Li● 2. The Queene of Naples cōmeth to the Pope The Queene of Naples cōueyeth her inheritance to the Pope The occasion of the Flemish warres Iohn Lyon a seditious fellow in Gaunt bringeth vp the faction of the white cappes The death of Lon. The Earle of Flaunders besieged by his subiects The Duke of Britaine returneth into his country King Richard aydeth the Duke of Britaine Thomas of VVoodstocke the Earle of Buckingham King Charles the 5. dyeth of poysontaken long before His speech at his death 1380. 1380. The coronation of Charles the fixt The cōmendation of King Charles the 5. Thomas Earle of Buckingham Nants besieged The Duke of Britaine recōciled to the French king forsaketh the English 1381. Peter de Boys Phillip of Arteuill Edmond of Langly Sir Iohn Newton captaine of the Castle of Rochester At Black-heath VVat Tiler Iack Strawe Iohn Ball. The Sauoy At Saint Katherines Mile end VVat Tiler Iack Straw Iohn Ball. Simon Sudbury It was in Smith sield VVat Tiler VVilliam VValworth Gaunt besieged by the Earle of Flaunders Commotion in Paris The Lord Coucy King Richard marrieth Anne sister to Charles King of Bohemia The Duke of Aniow taketh his iourny into Italy Zeuf an enchaunted castle see Fros Chro Lib 2. Cap 391. This enchaunter by such like illusions had before caused the Queene of Naples and her husband to yeild vp the same castle into the hands of Charles Fross Chro. lib. 2. cap 346. 392. The death of Ferdinando king of Portingale The Gauntoyes kept from victuall and brought to great extremity by the Earle of Flaunders A hard choise See the effects of desperate resolution 1382. The Earle ouerthrowne and Bruges taken by the Gauntoys Strange alteration in the Earles fortune The Duke of Burgundy The French King taketh vppon him the Earles quarell against the Gauntoys They were in all not aboue soure or fiue hundreth Fros Chro. lib. 2. Cap. 414. Ipre receiueth the French king The French kings victorie against the Gauntoyes Phillip de Arteuill slaine Bruges yeeldeth to the french King Schisme in the Church The practises of Pope Vrbane against Clement his aduersarie He sent no lesse then 30. as appeareth Fross Chro lib. 2. cap. 428. Henry Spencer Bishop of Norwich Nine thousand flemings slaine by the English in a battell not farre from Duakirk 1383. The French King agayne vndertaketh the Earle of Flaunders cause 1383. The death of Lewis Earle of Flaunders The Duke of Aniow dyeth in Italy Her name was Phillip whom he had by Blaunch his first wife The Admirall of France sent with a power into Scotland Charles the French king marryeth Isabell daughter of Stephen Duke of Bauier The French and Scottish men together inuade the borders of England The Earle of Oxenford 1358. The Gauntoies receiued to sauour and their peace made vvith their Lord the Duke of Burgoigne Sir Iohn Bourchier The Earle of Foys The strange story of Gascone Earle of Foys and his sonne Gascone The Earle of Foys killeth his owne son vnwittingly Pag. 110. Iohn King of Spaine layeth claime to the crowen of Portingale besieged Lisbone The King of Portugale through the English mens ayde obtaineth a notable victorie Pope Vrbane besieged Page 127. The Duke of Lancaster sayleth into Portugall Bristowe The Duke of Lancaster arri-Seth in paine The French King maketh great preparation to inuade England Jaquesle Gris sir Iohn de Carogne A notable example of diuine iustice The French king was present with most of his nobility The death of Peter King of Arragon The Duke of Lancasters ambassadour imprisoned by the King of Arragon Phillip the Duke of Lancasters daughter marryed to the King of Portugall John of Bloys marryeth the Constables daughter of Fraunce The Castle of Ermine The Lord de laval 1390. At Saint Georges feast at VVindsore Sir Robert Tresilian Sir Robert Beachampe sir John Salisbury sir Nicholas Brambre The Englishmens miseries vnder the Duke of Lancaster in Spaine Sir John Holland The Duke of Lancaster returneth out of Spaine Bertold of Machline Reignold Earle of Gelders marryed Mary daughter to Bertold of Machline Langue fride VVenceslaus Duke of Braband taken pri soner Edward Duke of Gelders slaine in battell 1383. The Spanyards recouer againe all that the Duke of Lancaster had gotten in Castile Charles King of Nauarre by a strange misfortune burned in his bed The Duke of Britaine restoreth all that he had taken from the Constable Graue besieged by the Brabanders The notable victory of the Duke of Gelders against the Brabanders 1388. The French king goeth against the Duke of Gelders The Duke of Gelders submits himselfe to the French king The Scottes inuade England The Duke of Gelders taken prisoner Katherine the Duke of Lancasters daughter married to Henry Prince of Castile Truce for three yeeres between England Fraunce their confederates The Duke of Berries treasurer burned The death of Pope Vrbane 1390. The French King aydeth the Genowayes against the Moores and Barbarians The death of Iohn king of Castile The Earle of Arminacke passeth into Italy against the Duke of Millaine Guy Earle of Bloys The suddaine death of Gascone Earle of Foys 1391. A treaty of peace at Amience Sir Peter of Craon Sir Oliuer Clisson treacherously assaulted and almost slaine by sir Peter of Craon Euer since the Parisians met the King in armes at his returne out of Flaunders when to curb their boldnes he caused all their armour to be taken from them the chaines of the streetes to bee carried away and the foure principall gates of the citie from thence foorth to be left alwayes open The French King falleth sodaynly into a frensie 1391. Sir John Mericer A truce for foure yeeres between England France The death of pope Clement King Richard giueth all Aquitaine to the duke of ●ancaster The Gascones refuse to accept the duke of Lancaster for their soueraigne K. Richards voyage into Ireland 1394. Otherwise called Lamorabaquy Iohn the duke of Burgoignes sonne sent by the French king to ayde the King of Hangary against the Turkes Nicopolis besieged Fifteen thousand Turkes 〈◊〉 slaine by one thousand christians vnder the conduct of the Lorde Cow●y A discourse ot the Duke of Millaine Pag. 127. Friseland subdewed by the Earle of Henault 1396. King Richard marrieth Isabel the french kings daughter One mans pride causeth many mens destruction The siege before Nicopolis raised and all the Frenchmen slaine or taken prisoners The Lord Cowcies death 1397. At the marriage of King Richard to the French Kings daughter a truce was agreed vpon for thirtie yeeres The Earle of Saint Paul The duke of Glow ester murdered in the castle of Calice 1397. Richard earle of Arundell Thomas Mow bray Duke of Norffolke The Earle of Derby the Erle Marshall banished The Duke of Burgoignes sonne Pope Benedict besieged and taken prisoner by the Frenchmen The death of John of Gaūt Duke of Lancaster 1399. Henry P●rcie earle of Northumberland and his sonne Thomas Arundell Hee should haue vsde the benefit of oportunity 1399. King Richard deposed

of the Duke of Lancaster and some others whose dispositions hee mistrusted not what course they would aduise him to in this behalfe The Duke and the rest as well as they could endeuoured to quiet his thoughts and to remooue all feare and suspition out of his minde assuring him that their loue and good affection should neuer faile to doe him faithfull seruice But in the end the matter proceeded so farre that such as were most familiar with the King and nearest about him being vnable to brooke the pride and ouerdaring insolencie of the Duke of Gloucester for he hated all those whom the King fauoured protested plainely that in regarde of his seditious practises they could no longer continue their places without great daunger of their liues and hazard of their estates And therevppon diuerse were seene and those of the chiefer sort to abandon the Court and retire themselues to their country dwellings for it was no hard matter to foresee to what issue all things tended To be short the King moued with with these speeches concurring with so manifest presumptions after much deliberation vnder a politicke pretence of great kindnesse allured his vncle from his owne house to ride abroade with him a hunting Who being by this meanes trayned foorth with a small company was by the Earle Marshall sodainely arrested in the Kings name and conueyed in great secrecie to the Castle of Calice When hee had remained there a while much mistrusting what should become of him one day as hee was entred into the great chamber and about to wash his handes before dinner foure lusty fellowes appoynted by the Kings commaundement cast a towell about his necke and winding it strongly a crosse two at the one end and two at the other ouerthrew him to the ground and strangled him Then stripping off his clothes and closing his eyes they layd him in his bed and presently gaue it foorth in the Castle how the Duke that night died sodainely of an apoplexy Within two dayes after his death was published but there were few or none either in Fraunce or England that greatly bewailed him For such was his desert as he had long since purchased euery mans ill affection by reason of his turbulent spirite which was altogether bent to mooue vnquietnesse and contention Neuerthelesse the Londoners tooke his death in very ill parte and so did the kings other vncles especially the Duke of Lancaster who could well haue found in his heart to reuenge this cruell outrage committed vppon his brother but that hee feared the kings puissance now greatly increased by reason of his marriage After the murther of the duke of Gloucester certaine others also were executed at London as accessary to his treason and conspiracie The Earle of Warwicke a man much respected in the common-wealth should likewise haue tasted of the same cup but that by intercession of his friends the kings rigour was somewhat mitigated and so he was banished into the I le of Wight The duke of Gloucester left a sonne vnder age and therefore the king tooke all his landes into his owne custodie and appoynted his mother to giue attendance vppon the Queene It is the custome of England that the king hath the wardship of all Noble mens heires and the vse of their landes till they come to one and twenty yeares of age The king who knew well how greeuously he had offended his vncles by killing their brother growing now suspitious of all men kept continually a Guarde of two thousand archers about him for the defence of his person Henry Earle of Derby the Duke of Lancasters sonne a man highly in fauour of the people in priuate and familiar conference between him and the Earle Marshall cast forth certaine speeches ouer-liberally against the king The Marshall to winne fauour with the king vttered all their communication in an assembly of the Lordes appeaching him of treason and proffering the combate The Earle on the contrary parte retorted the treason vppon himselfe and accepted his challenge The King in whose presence all this had passed was meruailously displeased and leauing the company with drew himselfe into his chamber Many thought the King much too blame in that hee suffered the matter to proceede so farre for the Champions were at great charge to furnish themselues against the day of combate esteeming it his peculiar duty to haue vsed his authoritie for r●straining of such quarrells as these whereby occasions of much trouble might ensue afterward When the King vnderstoode that such speeches were giuen foorth and withall how it was generally ill taken in the behalfe of the Earle of Derby to the intent to giue satisfaction both to the Lordes and the Commons who loued not the Earle Marshall he tooke the matter into his owne handes and gaue sentence that the duke of Lancasters sonne should be banished for tenne yeares and the Earle Marshall for euer At the Earle of Derbies departure the King of his owne accord released foure yeares of his banishment and the Earle following his fathers counsell repaired to the french king who gaue him very curteous and honourable entertainment Great sorrow and discontentment was shewed by the Londoners when he departed and from that time forward all things there tended to a bloudy and sorrowfull conclusion After the Lordes of Fraunce were raunsomed from the Turkes and returned into their countrey the French King much mooued with the Earle of Neuers discourse to the intent to establish concord in the Church addressed Letters foorthwith to the Emperour earnestly requesting his assistaunce in that behalfe By mutuall consent a day was appoynted for their meeting at Rhemes Other matters were deuised and giuen forth for the occasion of their comming thither that the true cause of that assembly which they were desirous to conceale might for a time be kept secret After a solemne enterview and great consultation it was agreed that the Bishop of Cambray should be directed to Pope Boniface then lying at Rome to exhort him that for the generall quiet and welfare of the Church he would be content to resigne his office not for euer but onely till such time as by the determination of Princes and learned Diuines a resolution of all controuersies might be established The Pope answered gently that he would take the aduise of his Cardinalles But the people of Rome in the meane while hauing learned the cause of the Ambassadors comming and perceiuing it would turne greatly to their discommoditie perswaded the Pope that hee should not for any respect of Kings or Princes whosoeuer abase himselfe so much but rather stand in defence of his right to the vttermost The Pope therefore dissembling his purpose at his next communication with the Ambassadour told him that for his part he would not refuse to accomplish the Emperours and the Kings request so as his aduersary would be content to doe the like Being dismissed with this aunswere the Ambassadour returned to the Emperour whom