and pleasauÌ„t hystory of the noble Edward kyng of Ingland who was crowued at LondoÌ„ the yere of our lorde god M. CCC .xxvi. on Christmas day lyuyÌ„g the kyng his father and the quene his mother It is certayne that the opinyon of inglisshmen most comonly was as than and often tymes it was seen in Ingland after the tyme of kyng At thure howe that betwene two valyant kynges of Ingland ther was most comoÌ„ly one bitwene them of lesse sufficiauncy both of wytte and of prowes and this was ryght well aparant by the same kyng Edward the thyrde for his graundfather called the good kyng Edward the fyrste was ryght valyant sage wyse and hardy auenturous and fortunate in al featis of warre and had moche a do agaynst the scottis and conquered them .iii. or .iiii. tymes For the scottê coude neuer haue victory nor idure agaynst hym and after his dissease his soÌ„ne of his first wyfe who was father to the sayd good kyng Edward the thyrde was crowned kyng and called Edward the .ii. Who resembled nothyng to his father in wyt nor in prowes but gouerned and kept his realme ryght wyldly and ruled hym selfe by synyster counsell of certayne parsons wherby at length he had no profytte norlaude as ye shall here after For anone after he was crowned Robert Bruse kyng of Scotlande who had often before gyuen moche a do to the sayd good kyng Edward the fyrst conquered agayne all Scotland and brent and wasted a great parte of the realme of England a .iiii. or .v. dayes iourney Within the realme at two tymes and discomfyted the kyng and all the Barons of Ingland at a place in Scotland called Estaruelyn by batel arengyd the day of saynt JohnÌ„ Baptyst in the .vii. yere of the reigne of the same kyng Edward In the yere of our lorde M. CCC .xiiii. The chase of this discoÌ„feture endured .ii. dayes and two nyghtys And the kyng of Ingland weÌ„t with a small company to London and on Mydlentsonday in the yere of our lorde M. CCC .xvi. The scottis wan agayne the cite of Berwyk by treason but bicause this is no part of our mater I wyll leue spekyng therof ¶ Here myn auctour maketh mencion of the parentê of this good kyng Edward the .iii. Cap. iiii THis kyng Edward the .ii. father to the noble kyng Edward the .iii. had .ii. brethernÌ„ the one called Marshall who was ryght wyld diuers of condicions the other called sir Aymon erle of Cane right wyse a miable geÌ„tle and welbeloued with alpeople This kyng Edward the .ii. was maried to Isabell yâ— doughter of Philyp la Beaw kyng of FrauÌ„ce who Was one of the feyrest ladyes of the worlde The kyng had by her .ii. soÌ„nes .ii. doughters The fyrste son was the noble hardy kyng Edward yâ— .iii. of whom this hystory is begon The .ii. was named JohnÌ„ dyed yong The first of the doughters was called Isabel maried to the yoÌ„g kyng Dauid of scotlaÌ„d son to kyng Robert de Bruse maried in her teÌ„der yongth by thaccord of both realmes of Ingland Scotland for to make 〈◊〉 fight pear The other doughter was maried to the erle Reynold who after was called duke of Guerles he had by her .ii. soÌ„nes Reynold and Edward who after reygned iÌ„ great puissauÌ„ce Herafter begynneth the occasioÌ„ wher by the warr moued bitwene the kyngis of FrauÌ„ce and Ingland Cap. v. NOw sheweth the hystory that this Philyp la Beaw kyng of FrauÌ„ce had .iii. soÌ„nes and a feyre doughter named Isabel maried into Ingland to kyng Edward the .ii. these .iii. soÌ„nes theldest named Lewes who was kyng of Nauerr in his fathers daies was called kyng Lewys Hotin The .ii. had to name Philyp the great or the long and the .iii. was called Charles and all .iii. were kyngis of FrauÌ„ce after theyr fathers discease by ryght succession eche aff other without hauyng any issue male of theyr bodies laufully begoten So that after the deth of Charlis last kyng of the .iii. the xii piers and all the baroÌ„s of FrauÌ„ce wold nat gyue the realme to Isabell the suster who was quene of InglaÌ„d by cause they sayd maynteyned yet do that the realme of FrauÌ„ce is so noble that it ought nat to go to a womaÌ„ and so coÌ„sequeÌ„tly to Isabel nor to the kyng of Inglande her eldest sonne for they determyned the sonne of the womaÌ„ to haue no ryght nor succession by his mother syn they declared the mother to haue no ryght so that by these reasons the .xii. piers and baroÌ„s of FrauÌ„ce by theyr comon acord dyd gyue the realme of FrauÌ„ce to the lord Philyp of Ualois Nephew somtyme to Philyp la beawe kyng of FrauÌ„ce and so put out the quene of Ingland and her sonne who was as the next heire male as soÌ„ne to the suster of Charles last kyng of Fraunce Thus went the realme of Fraunce out of the ryght lynage as it semed to many folkê Wherby great Warres hath moued and fallen and great distructioÌ„s of people and couÌ„tres in the realme of FrauÌ„ce other places as ye may here after This is the very right fouÌ„dation of this hystory to recount the great entreprises great featis of armes yâ— haue fortuned fallen syth the tyme of the good Charlemaigne kyng of Fraunce ther neuer fell so great aduentures ¶ Of the erle Thomas of Lancastre and .xxii. other of the great lordis and knyghtis of Inglande that were beheeddyd Cap. vi THe forsaid kyng Edward the .ii. father to the noble kyng Edward the .iii. on whom our mater is fouÌ„ded This sayd kyng gouerned right diuersly his realme by the exortacioÌ„ of ser Hewe SpeÌ„cer who had ben norisshed with hym syth the begynnyng of his yongth The whiche ser Hewe had so enticed the kyng that his father he were the greattest maisters in all the realme and by enuy thought to surmouÌ„t all other barons of Ingland wherby after the great discoÌ„feture that the scottê had made at Estermelyn great murmoryng ther arose in Ingland bitweneâ—the noble baroÌ„s and the kyngê couÌ„sell namely ageynst ser Hewe SpeÌ„cer They put on hym that by his counsell they were discomfeted and that he was fauorable to the kyng of scottê And on this poynt the haroÌ„s had diuers tymes comunicatioÌ„ to gether to be aduised what they myght do wherof Thomas erle of LaÌ„ 〈…〉 re who was vncle to the kyng was chief And anon whan ser Hewe Spencer had espied this he purueyd for remedy for he was so great with the kyng and so nere hym yâ— he was more beloued with the kyng than all the world after So on a day he came to the kyng and sayd sir certayn lordes of your realme haue made aliaunce to gether agaynst you without ye take hede therto by tymes they purpose to put you out of your realme And so by his malicioê° meanes he caused that the kyng made all the sayd lordes to be takyn and theyr heedis
kynge toke leaue of the pope went to the towne of Moâ—â— pellâ—â—er to visite Languedor where he had 〈◊〉 been of a longe space before NO we let vs speke of the kynge of Cyâ— and of the voiage 〈◊〉 he made He rode so longe by his â—ourneâ—â— that he came into almayn into the cite of Pragne and there he fouÌ„de the emperour of Almayne syr Charles of Behaigne who receyued hym graciously and all the lordes of the Empyre that were there present And the kynge of Cyper taryed there a thre wykes and exhorted greatly theym of the Empyre to this holy voyage and in euery place where he passed through Almayne the Emperour payde for hys Costes Than the kynge of Cyper wente into the duchye of Jullyers where the Duke made hym ryght great feast and â—here and thaâ— from thense he went in to 〈…〉 ante where also the Duke and duchessâ— receyued hym with great honour in the towne of Bruzels with diuers suppers Justis tournays other pastymes of honor as they coude ryght well do hit and at his departynge they gaue hym great gyftes and ieowels And than he went into Flanders to se the erle Loys who in like wyse dyd greatly feast and honour hym and specially at Brugê and dyd so moche that the kynge Was Well contente with hym And there he taryed that somer alwayes exhortyng euery man to this holy voyage Wherof dyuerse lordes had great ioy and desire to do it ¶ Of the frenche hostages that were in Englande and of the purchas that the kynge of Ciper made for this croisey Cap. CC .xviii. IN this season the kynge of Englande dyd grace to the iiii frenche dukes that were there ihostage that is to say the Duke of Orleaunce the duke of Aniou the duke of Berrey the duke of Bourbon These lordes were at Calais and that kyng was content that they shulde ryde aboute Calais by the space of .iiii. dayes where they lyste So that euer at yâ— .iiii. dayes ende they to come agayne to Calais by sonne settynge And thys the kynge of Englande dyd for a good entente bicause they shulde the rather in France purchase for theyr delyueraunce These .iiii. lordes thus beyng in Calais sent messangers dyuers tymes to the frenche kynge and to the duke of Normandy his eldest sonne desyrynge them to entende to theyr delyueraunce accordynge as they had promysed and sworne whan they entred into Englande sayeng els they wold take hede therto them selfe for they thought theymself as no prisoners though that these lordes were right nere of lignage to the kynge yet for all that theyr messangers were nat herde nor delyuered to theyr pleasure Wherwith these lordes were right sore displeased and specially the duke of Aniou who sayd he wold right wel prouyde for a remedy The frenche kynge and his counsaile and the duke of Normandy wer sore besied what for the voyage of the Croysey that he had taken vpon hym and for the warres that the kynge of Nauarre made in the realme who had sent into Lombardy for certayn of the companyons to helpe hym in his warre These were yâ— causes that they toke no regard to the lordes that laye in hostage that is to say to the foresayde .iiii. dukes nor to delyuer their messangers Whan they came into Fraunce And whan the kyng of Ciper had visited these lordes and these sayd countreys he rode so by his iourneys that he came to Calais where he founde .iii. of these sayd dukes the duke of Orleaunce the duke of Berrey the duke of Bourbon the duke of Aniou was gone into FrauÌ„ce I can nat tell in what estate These .iii. dukes as prisoners receyued the kynge of Ciper into Calais right ioyously and the kynge acquyted hym to them right swetely and so they wer there to guether .ii. dayes Than the kynge of Cyper passed the see and arryued at Douer there taried two dayes and refresshed hym tyll all his cariage was vnshypped Than he rode by smalle iourneys at his ease tyll he came to London and there he was honorably receyued and feasted of the lordes of Fraunce that were there and also by them of England who were sent to mete with hym by the kynge of EnglaÌ„d as the erle of Herforde syr Gaulter of Manny the lorde Spenser syr Rawoll Feryes ser Guyshart of PeÌ„nebruges and ser Richard of Stury who accompanied and brought hym to his lodgyng in the cite of London I can nat recouÌ„t to you in a hole day the noble diners and suppers chere and feastes that was made to hym by the kynge of Englande and the presentes gyftes and ieowels that was gyuen hym and to sayâ— trouthe he was well worthy to hauehit for he was come thither fro farre with great expense to exhorte the kynge to take on hym the redde crosse and to helpe to open the passage against goddes ennemies but the kynge of Englande excused hym selfe graciously and right sagely SO than agayne the kynge of Cyper repassed the see and arryued at Boloyn herde in his waye howe that the frenche kynge and the duke of Normandy the lorde Philyp his yongest sonne and great parte of his counsayle shulde be at the good towne of Amyense thither rode the kynge of Cyper and there he founde the kynge who was newly come thider and part of his counsaile and there he was nobly receyued and there recounted to them how he had spedde in all his voiage the whiche they were glad to here And whan the kynge of Cyper had ben there a certayn space of tyme than he sayde he tought he hadde nat yet no thynge done tyll he hadde seen the Prynce of Wales say enge that by the grace of god he Wolde go and sehym and the lordes of Poictom and of Acquitayne The frenche kynge accorded wel that he shulde so do but he desired hym at his retourne that he wolde come through FrauÌ„ce And the kyng of Ciper promysed so â—o to And thus he departed from Amience and went towarde Beaunoyse passed the riuer of Seyn and at last came to Poicters At that tyme the prince was at Angolesme where as he shulde kepe a great feast Justis and tournay of .xl. knyghtes and as many squiers for the loue of the princesse Who was brought to bedde of a faire sonne called Edwarde And as soone as the prince knewe of the coÌ„mynge of the kyng of Ciper he sent to mete with hym ser JohnÌ„ Chaudos and a great nombre of other knyghtes squiers of his house Who brought hym With great ioye and reuerence to the prince who receyued hym right honorably in all 〈◊〉 NOwe let vs leaue a while to 〈◊〉 of the kynge of Ciper and returne to the freÌ„che kynge and recount to what entencion he his counsatle were come to amience I was as than enfourmed and true hit was that kynge Johst of Fraunce was inpourposâ— to go into Englande to se kynge Edwarde his brother the quene his
this fowage to ryn in their couÌ„tre Sayeng howe theyr resort hath ben alwayes in the chaÌ„bre of the freÌ„che kyng Of the whiche resorte the prince was sore displeased argued agaynst it and sayd they ought to haue no resorte ther affirmynge howe the french kyng had quyted all resortes iurisdyctions whan he reÌ„dred the landê of the kyng of England his as it is well apareÌ„t in the tenour of the charters of the peace Wherin it maketh playne meÌ„cion so that ther is no article reserued for the freÌ„ch kyng in the peace To yâ— answered agayne yâ— gascons sayeng howe it was nat in the power of the frenche kyng to aquyte theÌ„ fro their resort for the prelates barons of cyties good townes of Gascone wolde neuer haue suffred it nor neuer wyll if it were to do agayn though the realme of FrauÌ„ce shuld euer abyde in warr Thus yâ— princes lordes of gascoyne susteyned styll their opinyon abode at Parys with the frenche kyng as therle of Armynake the lorde Dalbret therle of Pyergort the erle of Comygines and dyuers other And they dayly enformed the kyng howe the prince by his great pride presumpcion wolde trede them vnder and reyse vp newe thyngê in their countreis the whiche they sayd they wolde neuer suffre to be done consydering that their resorte was to hym Therfore they desyred yâ— the prince shulde be apelled in to the chambre of ê‘lyament before the peres of FrauÌ„ce to answer ther to the grefes troubles that he wold do to them The french kyng who wolde entertayne these lordes of Gascone yâ— this requyred him of ayde confort as their souerayne lorde And yâ— they shulde drawe to none other court for lesynge of that seignory coÌ„discended to their request agaynst his wyll by cause he sawe well it shuld turne to haue opyn warr the which without a good tytell of reason he wolde be lothe to moue Also he sawe his realme sore troubled with coÌ„panyons enemyes and also his brother the duke of Berry was in hostage in England therfore he toke great leyser in this case In the same season came into FrauÌ„ce the lorde Guy of Ligny erle of s Poule without taking of any leaue of thenglysshmen by great subtylte the maner howe were to longe here to reherse therfore I wyll passe it ouer brefely This erle hated so the englysshmen that he coude say no good of them he dyd asmoche as he might that the freÌ„ch kynge shulde coÌ„discend to the request of the gascons for he knewe well if the prince were apeled to the court of ê‘lyament it shulde be a great occasion of mouyng of warr And to the opynion of the erle of s Poule was agreed dyuers prelates erles barons knightes of the realme of FraÌ„ce and they sayd to the kyng howe that the kyng of England had nat well kept the peace whervnto he was sworne and had sealed to acordinge to the tenor of the treaty made at Bertiguin besyde de Charters after coÌ„fermed at Calays For they sayd thenglysshmen hath hated the realme of FrauÌ„ce more syth the peace was made than they dyde before And sir this that we say ye shall fynde of trouth if ye cause the charters of the peace to be reed to the which the kyng of England his son are bounde by their faithe othe Than the kynge to be better enformed of the trouthe and to kepe the rightes of his realme caused to be brought into the chaÌ„bre of counsell all the charters of the peace made them to be reed ouer often tymes the better to examyne the poyntes artycles coÌ„prised in theÌ„ And amonge other ther was one submyssion wheron the kyng and his counsayle arested moost bycause it spake clerely and playnly of that they loked for the tenour wherof here after foloweth EDward by the grace of god kyng of england lorde of Irlande of Acquitayn To all them that this present letters seyth We send gretyng knowe you all that in the finall last acorde and peace made bytwene vs oure right dere brother the french kyng are conteyned two artycles coÌ„prisyng the forme folowing The first is wher it is sayde that the foresayd kynges are bounde to cause to be coÌ„fermed all the sayd artycles coÌ„prised in the peace by the ho la father the pope and so to be delyuerd by sentence fro the court of Rome touchyng the ê‘fection accoÌ„plysshment of this present treaty so to be delyuerd to the ê‘ties at lest within thre wekes after the french kyng shulde be aryued at Calys Also to th entent that these artycles treaties passed shulde be the more ferme stable ther shulde be made certayne bondes delyuered as foloweth That is to say letters sealed with seales of bothe kynges and their eldest sonnes suche as shulde be deuysed by the counsayles of bothe kynges And also the sayd kynges their children shulde swere other of gret lynage to the noÌ„bre of .xx. that they shulde kepe and ayde to be kept asmoche as in theÌ„ lyeth all the sayd artycles acorded agreed and to acoÌ„plysshe the same without fraude or male engin And also that bothe kynges shuld do the best of their powers all their freÌ„des to bring all the rebels into obeysance acordyng to the forme of the truce and also that bothe kyngê shulde submyt theÌ„selfe their realmes to the correction of the pope to th eÌ„tent that he shulde coÌ„streyne by censuries of the churche who so euer shulde rebell to fall to concorde peace And besyde that bothe kynges their heyres by othe and assurance shulde renouÌ„ce all graces prosses of any dede done by theÌ„ and though by disobeysance rebellyon or puyssance of any of the subgettê of the french kyng wherby the kyng shulde be let to accomplysshe all the sayd artycles yet the kyng of England nor his heyres for all that shuld make no warr to the realme of FraÌ„ce but both kynges togyder shulde enforce theÌ„selfe to reduce the rebels to peace concorde also though the subgettê of the kyng of England wolde nat rendre the townes castels or fortresses which they helde in the realme of Fraunce the whiche ought to be delyuerd by reason of the peace or by any other iust cause wherby the kyng of englande shulde be let to acoÌ„plysshe that he ought to do by reason of this treaty Than both kynges togyder shuld make warr agaynst such rebels to bring theÌ„ to good obeysance to recouer suche townes castels fortresses to delyuer theÌ„ ther as they ought to be And of this shulde ther be made as ê‘fyte as sure bandes as coude be deuysed aswell by the holy father the pope and the coledge of cardynalles as by other Also ther was another artycle in the same treaty sayeng thus In token perfyte knowlege that we desyre to haue to norisshe ê‘petuall peace loue bytwene vs and our brother
great plentie yet for all this the duke of Brabant lefte nat but with great dyligence sent often messangers to kyng Philyppe as the lorde Loys of â—rauehen his chefe counsellour with dyuers other euer to excuse hym for the whiche cause this knight was often tymes sent and at the laste abode styll in the frenche court with the kyng to th entent alwayes to excuse hym agaynst all informacions that myght be made of hym The which knyght dyd all his detroyre in that behalfe ¶ Howe kynge Edwarde and all his alyes dyd defye the frenche kyng Cap. xxxv THus the wynter passed and somer came and the feest of saynt JohnÌ„ of Baptyst aproched And the lordê of englande and of Almayne apa relled themselfe to acoÌ„plyssh their enterprise and the frenche kyng wrought asmoch as he coude to the coÌ„trary for he knewe moch of their intentê Kyng Edwarde made all his prouisyon in Englande and all his men of warr to be redy to passe the see incoÌ„tynent after the feest of saynt JohnÌ„ and so they dyde Than the kynge went to Uyllenort and there made his coÌ„pany to be lodged as many as myght in the towne and the other without a long on the ryuersyde in tentes and pauylyons And ther he taryed fro Maudelyn tyde tyll our lady day in Septembre abyding wekely for the lordê of th empyre And specially for the duke of Brabant on whose coÌ„mynge all the other abode And whan the kyng of Englande sawe howe they came nat he sent great messangers to eche of them sommonyng them to come as they had promysed and to mete with hym at Machlyn on saynt Gyles day than to shewe hym why they had taryed so long Thus kynge Edwarde lay at Uyllenort and kepte dayly at his cost and charge well to the nombre of .xvi. hundred men of armes all â—â—e fro thother syde of the see and .x. M. archers besyde all other ê“ uysious The which was a matueylous great charge besyde the great rewardes that he had gyuen to the lordes and besyde the great armyes that he had on the see The frenche kynge on his part had set Genowayes normayns Bretons Pycardes and spanyardes to be redy on the see to entre into England assone as the warr were opened These lordes of Almayne at the kyng of Englande somons came to Machlyn and with moche besynesse finally they acorded that the kyng of Englande might well sette forwarde within .xv. dayes after and to th entent that their warr shuld be the more laudable Thei agreed to send their defyancê to the french kyng first the kyng of England the duke of Guerles the marques of Jullers sir Robert Dartoyse sir JohnÌ„ of Heynalt the marques of Musse the marques of Blanquebourc the lorde of Faulquemont sir Arnold of Baquchen the archbys shop of Colayne sir Galeas his brother and al other lordes of th empyre These defyancê were written and sealed by all the lordes except the duke of BrabaÌ„t who sayd he wold do his dede by hymselfe at tyme conuenyent To bere these defyances into Fraunce was charged the bysshop of Lyncolne who bare theÌ„ to Parys And dyd his message in suche maner that he coude nat be reproched nor blamed and so he had a safe coÌ„duct to retourne agayne to his kyng who was as than at Machlyne ¶ How sir water of Manny after the defyances declared made the first iourney into FraÌ„ce Ca. xxxvi IN the firste weke that the frenche kyng was thus defyed sir water Manny assone as he knewe it he gate to hym a .xl. speres and rode through Brabant nyght and day tyll he came into Heynalt and entred into the wode of Blaton As than nat knowig what he shulde do but he had shewed to some of them that were moost priuyest aboute hym Howe he had promysed before ladyes and damoselles or he came out of Englande that he wolde be the first that shulde entre into Fraunce and to gete other towne or castell and to do some dedes of armes And than his enteÌ„t was to ryde to Mortaigne and to gete it if he might the which partayned thanÌ„e to the realme of Fraunce And soo rode and passed the wode of Blaton and came in a mornynge before the sonne risyng to Mortaygne and by aduenture he founde the wycket of the gate opynne Than he alyghtedde with his company and entred in and dyd sette certayne of his company to kepe the gate And so went into the hygh strete with his penon before hym and came to the great towre but the gate and wycket was fast closed And whan the watch of the castell harde the brunt and sawe them he blewe his horne cryed treason treason Than euery man a woke and made them redy kept them selfe styll within the castell than sir water of Manny went backe agayne and dyd set fyre in the strete ioyninge to the castell so that there were a threscore houses brent and the people sore a frayed for they wende all to haue been taken Than sir water and his company rode backe streight to Conde and ther passed the ryuer of Hayne Than they rode the way to Ualencennes and coosted on the ryght hande and came to Deuayne and so went to the abbay and soo passed forth towarde Bouhaigne And dyd somoche that the captayne dyd let them passe thorough by the ryuer Than thei came to astrong castell parteyning to the bysshoppÌ„ of Cambray called the castell of Thyne the which sodeÌ„ly they toke and the captayne and his wyfe win And the lorde Manny made a good garyson and set therm a brother of his called sir Gyles MaÌ„ny who afterwarde dyd moche trouble to the cytie of CaÌ„bray for the castell was within a leage of the towne Than sir Water Manny retourned into Brabant to the kynge his soueraygne lorde whom he founde at Machlyne and ther shewed hym all that he had done ¶ How that after the sayâ— defyances made the frenchmen entred in to England Cap. xxxvii AS sone as kynge Phylyppe knewe that he was vefyed of the kyng of England and of his alyes he reteyned men of warre on euery syde And sent the lord Galoys de â—a Bausyne a good knyght of Sauoy into the cyte of Cambray and made hym captayne ther and with hym sir Thybalt de Marneyle and the lorde of Roy. So that they were what of Sauoy and of FrauÌ„ce a .ii. hundred speres And kynge Philyppe sent and seased into his handes the countie of Pontyeu the which the kyng of Englande had before by reason of his mother And also he seÌ„t to dyuers lordes of th empyre as to therle of Heynalt his neue we to the duke of Lorrayne therle of Bar the bysshop of Metz the bysshop of Liege desy ryng them that they wolde make no yuell purchase agaynst hym or his realme The moost part of these lordes answered howe they wolde do nothyng that shuld be agaynst hym and the erle of Heynalt wrote vnto hym right courtessy how that
And they of Cambray bete downe the castell and bare all the stones into their towne to make reparacyons withall ¶ Howe they of Doway made a iournay into Ostrenan and howe therle of Heynalt was in England Ca. xlviii AFter the dystruction of Escandure the duke of NormaÌ„dy went to Cambray and gaue leaue to some of his coÌ„pany to depart and some he sent to the garysons of Doway and other And the first weke that they came to Doway they yssued out and they of Lyste with theym so that they were a thre hundred speares and their capytaynes were sir Loyes of Sauoy therle of Geneue therle of Uyllars the Galoys of the Baulme the lorde of waurayne the lorde of Uasyers and so they went and brent the fayre contrey of Ostrenan in Heynault and lest nothynge with out the forteresses wherwith they of Bouhayâ— were sore dysplesed for they sawe the fyers and smokes and coude nat remedy it And soo they sent to them to Ualencennes that if they wolde yssue out a sixe hundred speres in the night thei shuld do moche damage to the frenchmen who were spredde abrode in the playne countrey howe be it they of Ualencennes wolde natte go out of the towne So the frenchmen had great pray and brent the towne of Nyche Descoux Escaudan Here Monteny Senayne Uerlayne Uargny Ambretycourt Lourg Salr Ruette Newfuylle Lyeu saynt Amande and all the vyllages in that contrey and wan great pyllage And whan they of Doway were gone home than the soudyers of Bohayne yssued out and brent the halfe of Descon whiche was frenche and all the vyllages parteyning to France iuste to the gates of Doway and the towne of Desquerchyne Thus as I haue deuysed the garysons in those countreis were prouyded for and dyuerse skirmysshes and feates of warre vsed amonge theym the same tyme there was certayne soudyours of Almaygne sette by the bysshoppe of Cambray in the fortresse of Male Mayson a two leages fro the castell Cambresien and marchynge on the other parte nere to LaÌ„dreches wherof the lorde of Poytrell was captayne for therle of Bloys though he wer lorde therof yet he had rendred it to therle of Heynalt bycause he was as than frenche So on a day yâ— Almayns of Male Mayson caÌ„e to the bayles of Landreches and draue away a gret pray And whan they of Landreches knewe therof yâ— lord of Poytrels armed him all his company and yssued out to rescue the pray the lorde of Poytrels was formast hymselfe and layd his spere in the rest and cryed to the frenchmen and sayd sirs it is shame to flye away And there was a squyer called Albert of Colayne he turned and couched the spere in the rest and came rennyng agaynst the lorde of Poytrell and gaue hym suche a stroke on the targe that the spere flewe all to peaces yet the sayd squyer strake hym agayne suche a stroke that the spere entred through his harnes into his body iust to yâ— hert so that he fell fâ—o his horse deed Than his coÌ„panyons h 〈…〉 ous as the lorde of Bansiers Garard de Mastyne and JohnÌ„ of Mastyn and other pursued the freÌ„chmen in suche wyse that they were taken and sâ—ayne the moost part but fewe yâ— scaped and their pray rescued and suche prisoners as they had of Landreches And so retourned agayne with the lorde of Poytrels deed after whose dethe the lorde of Floron was long tyme captayne of Landreches and of the castell ther. Thus some day rode forthe the frenchmen and some day the heynous and dyuers encountrynges was bytwene them Thus the countrey of Heynault was in great trybulacion for parte therof was brent and the duke of Normandy was styll on the fronters no man knewe what he wolde do and they coulde here no tidynges of therle of Heynalt True it was he was in Englande wher as the kyng and the lordes made hym great there and made great alyance with the kyng there And so departed out of Englande and went to themperour Loys of Banyer and so these were the causes why the he taryed so long out of his owne countrey And also sir Johanne of Heynalt was gone into Brabant and into Flaunders and shewed to the erle of Brabant and to Jaques Dartuell the desolacyon of the countrey of Heynalt prayeng them in the name of all the heynowes that they wold gyue thâ—â— some counsell and ayde And they answered that they were sure that therle wolde shortly returne at which tyme they sayd they wolde be redy to go with hym whyther as he wolde ¶ Howe the duke of Normandy layed siege to Thyne Leuesque Cap. xlix IN the mean season that the duke of Normandy was at Cambray the bysshoppe and the burgesses of the towne shewed the duke how the heynowes had get by stelth the strong castell of Thyne desyring hym for the coÌ„mon profet of the countrey that he wolde fynde some remedy for the garyson ther dyd moche hurt to their coÌ„trey than the duke called agayne toguyder men of warre out of Artoyse and Uermandoys And so deê‘ted from Cambray and came before Thyne on the ryuer of Lescalt in the fayre playne medowes towarde Ostrenan The duke caryed with hym out of Cambray and Doway dyuerse great engyns and specially .vi. and made them to be reared agayne the fortres so these engyns dyd cast night and day great stones the which bete downe the roffes of the chambers halles and towres so that they within were fayne to kepe vautes and sellars Thus they within suffred great payne and captayns within wer sir Rycharde Lymosyn englysshe and two squyers of Heynault bretherne to therle of Namur JohaÌ„ne and Thyerry These thre that had the charge sayd often tyme to their company sirs surely one of these dayes therle of Heynalt wyl come agaynst these frenchmen and delyuer vs with honour and ryd vs out of this paryll and shal can vs great thanke that we haue kept this fortres so longe The ingens without dyd cast in deed horses and beestes stynkiÌ„g wherby they within had great dystres thauÌ„e with any other thynge for the ayre was hote as in the myddes of somer the stynke and ayre was so abomynable that they consydred howe that finally they coude nat long endure Than they toke aduyse to desyre a truse for .xv. dayes and in that space to sende and aduertyse ser JohnÌ„ of Heynalt who was ruler of the contrey in therles absence and without that he dyde socour them in that space to yelde vp the fortres to the duke This treaty was put forth agreed vnto than they with in sent a squyer called Estrelart de Sommayne to sir JohnÌ„ of Heynalt and at Mons in Heynalt the squyer fouÌ„de hym who had nuely harde fro his nephue therle howe that he was coÌ„myng home warde into his countrey and hadde been with themperour and made great alyance with hym and with the kyng of England and with the other lordes of th empyre All this
of the towne as were yssued out were inclosed bothe before and behynde so that they were all taken and slayne and suche as were in the towne dyde yelde them to therle of Derby who receyued them to mercy and of his gentylnes respyted the towne fro brennyng and robbynge And dyde gyue that hole seignorie to sir Alysaunder of Chamount by whose aduyce the towne was wont and sir Alysaunder made a brother of his captayne ther called Antony of Chamont and therle left with hym certayne archers and other with pauysshes than therle departed and came to WyelfraÌ„che in Agenoys the which was won by assaut and the castell also and he lefte there for captayne a squyer of his called ThomÌ„s CoqÌ„ Thus therle rode all about the contrey and no man resysted hym and conquered townes and ca 〈…〉 and his men wanne ryches meruayle to esteme ¶ Howe therle of Derby wanne the cytie of Angolesme Cap. C .xiii. WHan the erle of Derby had this towne at his pleasure thasie herode to MyremoÌ„t drawyng towardes Burdeux for all this iourney his currours neuer aproched to port saynt Mary Th erle was thre dayes before Myremont and on the fourth day they yelded therle gaue it to a squier of his called JohnÌ„ Bristowe and after his men wan a lytell towne closed standyng on the ryuer of Gerone called Thomynes and after the stronge castell of Damassene the whiche they well garnysshed with men of armes and archers Than they came before the cytie of Angolesme and layd siege therto and therle sayde he wolde nat depart thense tyll he had it at his pleasure thanÌ„e they within made apoyntment with the erle to sende .xxiiii. of their chiefe burgesses to Burdeur in hostage for the respyte of a peace for a moneth and if with in that space the frenche kynge do sende a suffycieÌ„nt persone to kepe the felde agaynst therle of Derby than they to haue agayne their hostagê and to be quyte of their bonde and yf nat than they to put theym vnder the obeysaunce of the kynge of Englande This done thasie the erle rode to Blames and layed siege therto within were two captayns of Poycton sir Guysshart Dangle and sir WyllyamÌ„ de Rochchouart and they sayde they wolde yelde to no manne And whyle this siege endured some of the englysshemen rode to Mortayne in Poycton where as sir Boucyquant was captayne and made there a great assaut but it auayled nat but dyuers of them were hurt slayne and so departed thens and went to Myrebell and to Alney And after came agayne to the siege of Blames euery day there was some feate of armes done the terme of the moneth erpyred that they of Angolesme shulde yelde The erle of Derby sent thyder his two marshals to whome they of the cyte sware homage and fealtie in the behalfe of the kyng of Englande and so they were in peace and had a gayne restored their hostages And the erle sent thyder at their desyers JohnÌ„ of Norwyche to be their captayne styll the siege endured before Blasmes so that thenglysshmen were halfe wery for wynter approched and there they coulde wynne nothynge than they determyned to go to Bourdeaux tyll another season and so they dyllodged went ouer Gerande and so to Burdeaux and than deê‘ted his people into dyuers garysons to kepe fronter warre ¶ Howe sir Godfray Harecourt was banysshed out of Fraunce Cap. C .xiiii. IN this season sir Godfray of Harecourt fell in the indygnation of the frenche kynge who was a great baron in Normandy and brother to therle of Harecourt lorde of saynt Sauyour the vycount and dyuers other townes in NormaÌ„dy And it was sayde all was but for enuy for a lytell before he was as great with the kyng and with the duke of NormaÌ„dy as he wolde desyre but he was as than openly banysshed the realm of Fraunce and yf the kynge coulde haue gette hym in his yre he wolde haue serued hym as he dyd sir Olyuer of Clyssone who was beheeded the yere before at Parys This ser Godfray had some frendes who gaue hym warnyng secretly howe the kyng was dyspleased with hym than he auoyded the realme assone as he myght and went into Brabant to the duke there who was his cosyn who receyued him ioyfully And ther he taryed alonge space and lyued of suche reuenewes as he had in Brabant for â—ut of Fraunce he coude gette nothynge The kyng had seaced all his landes there of Constantyne and tooke the profet therof hymselfe the duke of Brabant coude in no wyse gette agayne this knyght into the kynges fauoure for nothynge that he coude do This dyspleasure cost greatly the realme of Fraunce after and specially the contrey of Normandy for the tokens therof remayned a hyndred yere after as ye shall here in this hystorie ¶ Of the dethe of Jaques Dartuell of Gaunt Cap. C .xv. IN this season raygned in Flaunders in great prosperyte and puysaunce Jaques Dartuell of gauÌ„t who was as great with the kyng of Englande as he wolde desyre and he had promysed the kyng to make hym lorde and herytour of FlauÌ„ders and to endewe his sonne the prince of Wales therwith And to make the countâ—e of FlauÌ„ders a duke dome for the which cause 〈◊〉 feest saynt JohnÌ„ Babtyst they yere of our lorde god M. CCC .xlvi. the kynge of Englande was come to Sluse with many lordes knyghtes and had brought thyder with hym the yonge prince his sonne on the trust of the promyse of Jaques Dartuell The kyng withall his nauy lay in the hauyn of Sluse and there he kept his house and thyder came to vysette hym his frendes of Flaunders ther were great counsaylles bytwene the kyng and Jaques Dartuell on the one ê‘tie and the counsayls of the good townes of Flaunders on the other partie So that they of the countrey were nat of the agrement with the kyng nor with Jaques Dartuell who preched to theym that they shulde disheryte the erle Loyes their owne naturall lorde and also his yong sonne Loyes and to enheryte the sonne of the kynge of Englande the which thynge they sayd suerly they wolde neuer agre vnto And so the laste day of their counsayll the whiche was kept in the hauyn of Sluse in the kynges great shyppe called the Katheryne there they gaue a fynall answere by common acorde and sayde sir ye haue desyred vs to a thynge that is great and weyghtie the which herafter may sore touche the countrey of Flaunders and our heyres trewely we knowe nat at this day no persone in the worlde that we loue the preferment of so moche as we do yours but sir this thynge we cannat do alone without that all the coÌ„mynaltie of Flaunders acorde to the same sir we shall goo home and euery man speke with his coÌ„pany generally in euery towne and as the moost parte agre we shal be coÌ„tent and within a moneth we shall be here with you agayne and thanÌ„e gyue
and sayd howe he wolde ryde and loke oâ— the frenchmen And so departed 〈◊〉 saynt Sauyour le 〈◊〉 he had about a seuyn huÌ„dred men onâ— and other the same day the frenchmen 〈◊〉 forth and 〈◊〉 before them their curr 〈…〉 who brought them worde agayne that they had sene the naueroyse Also sir Godfray had sende 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 who had also well a viewed the frenchmen and sawe their baners and penons and what nombre they were And 〈◊〉 and she 〈◊〉 it to sir Godfray who sayd syth we sâ— ou 〈…〉 we woll fight with theym Than he sette his archers before and sette his company in good order And whan sir Loys of Rauenalt◠〈◊〉 th 〈…〉 demeanour he caused his company in a lyght a fote and to â—aues them with their targes agaynst the archers and commaunded that none shulde go forwarde without he commaunded The archers began to aproch and those feersly the freÌ„chmen who were well armed and pauysshed suffred their shotte it dyd theym no great hurt So the frenchemen stode styll tyll the archers had spent all their arowes than they 〈◊〉 away their bowes and resorted backe to their men of armes who were a ranged a longe by a hedgâ— and sir Godfray with his baâ—er before them Than the frenche archers began to 〈◊〉 and gathered vp the arrowes that had ben shoâ— at them before and also their men of armes began feersly to aproche there was a foâ—e fyght Whan they mette hande to hande and sir Godfrayes fotemen kept none aray but were soone discoÌ„fyteo Than sir Godfray sagely withâ—rue hymselfe downe into a wyng closed with 〈◊〉 whan the freÌ„chmen sawe that they all a lyghted a fote and deuysed which way they might 〈◊〉 they went all about to fynde away and sir Godfray was redy euer to defende They were many hurt and slayne of the frenchmen or they 〈◊〉 de entre at their pleasure finally they entred than there was a sore fyght and many a man ouerthrowen And sir Godfrayes men kepte 〈◊〉 good aray nor dyd nat as they had promysed moost part of theym â—â—eâ—de whan sir Godfray sawe that he sayd to himself howe he had ratheâ— there 〈…〉 than to he â—aken by the freÌ„chmen than he toke his are in his handes and set 〈◊〉 yâ— one legge before thother to stande the more surely for his one legge was a lytell croked but he was strong in the armes Ther he fought valyantly and long non burst well abyde his stro 〈…〉 than two frenchmen mounted on their horses 〈◊〉 ranne bothe with their speares a tones at hym and so bare hym to the yerth than other yâ— were a fote â—ame with their swâ—rdes and strake hym into the body vnder his harneys So that ther he was slayne and all suche as were with hyaâ— were nygh all slayne and taken and such as 〈◊〉 ped retourned to saynt Sauyour the Uycount This was about the feest of saynt Martyne 〈◊〉 wynter the yere of our lorde M. CCC .lvi. ¶ Howe the prince conucyed the frenche kyng fro Burdeux into Englande Cap. C .lxxiii. AFter the beth of this knight sir Godfray of Harcourt the freÌ„chmen retourned to CoÌ„stances with their prisoners and pyliage And anone after they went into France to the duke of Normandy who as than was called regent of France and to the thre estates whâ— receyued them right honourably So fro thens forth saynt Sauyour le vycont was englysth 〈…〉 and all the lordes pertayning to sir Godfray of Harcourt for he had solde it to the kyng of England after his dyscease and disheryâ—ed yâ— lorde Loys of Harcort his nephue by cause he wolde nat take his parâ— Issone as the kyng of EnglaÌ„de herde tidynges of the dethe of the lorde Godfray of Harcort he was sorie therof ThaÌ„ he sent incoÌ„tynent men of armes knyghtes sâ—uyers archers mo than CCC by see to go and take possessyon for hym of saynt Sauyour le UycoÌ„t the which was worth xxc M. frankes by yere and made captayne of those landê the lorde Johan Lyle The thre estates all that season studyed ou the ordinance of the realme of France and it was all gouerned by them the same wynter yâ— prince of Wales and suche of Englande as were with hym at Burdeux ordayned for shyppes to conuey the frenche kyng and his sonne and all other prisoners into Englande And whan the tyme of his departed aproched than he coÌ„mauÌ„ded the lorde â—albert the lorde of Musydent the lorde de 〈◊〉 aspare the lorde of Punyers and the lorde of Rosen to kepe yâ— contre there tyll his retourne agayne Than he toke the see and certayne lordes of Gascoyne with hym the frenche kyng was in a vessell by hym self to be the more at his ease acompanyed with two huÌ„dred men of armes and two thousand archers for it was shewed the prince that the thre estates by whom the realme of France was gouerned had layed in Normandy and Crotoy two great armyes to the entent to mete with hym and to gette the frenche kynge out of his handes if they myght but ther were no suche that apered And yet thei were on the see .xi. dayes on the .xii. day they aryued at Sandwych than they yssued out of their shyppe and lay there all that night and taryed there two dayes to refresshe them and on the thirde day they rode to Canterbury Whan the kyng of Englande knewe of their coÌ„mynge he comaunded theÌ„ of London to prepare theym and their cyte to receyue suche a man as the freÌ„ che kyng was Than they of London arrayed themselfe by coÌ„panyes and the chiefe maisters clothyng dyfferent fro the other at saynt Thomas of Caunterbury the frenche kyng and the prince made their offerynges and there taryed a day and than rode to Rochester and taryed there that day and the nexte day to Dartforde and the fourth day to London wher they were honourably receyued and so they were in euery good towne as they passed The frenche kynge rode through London on a whyte courser well aparelled and the prince on a lytell blacke hobbey by hym Thus he was conueyed a long the cyte tyll he came to the Sauoy the which house pertayned to the herytage of the duke of Lancastre there the french kyng kept his house a long season and thyder came to se hym the kyng and the quene often tymes and made hym gret feest and chere Anone after by the commaundement of pope Innocent the sirt there came into Englande the lorde Taylleran cardynall of Pyergort and the lorde Nycholas cardynall of Dargell They treated for a peace bytwene the two kynges but they coude bring nothyng to effect but at last by good meanes they ê“cured a truse bytwene the two kynges and all their assysters to endure tyll the feest of saynt Johan the Baptyst in the yere of our lorde god M. CCC .lix. And out of this truse was excepted the lorde Philyppe of Nauerr and his alyes the countesse of Mountfort and
thys sayd treatye and peace we and our brother the frenche kynge haue promysed by faythe and oothe eche to other the same treatye and peace to holde kepe and accomplisshe and nat to do the contrarye and are bound both we and our sayde brother and our eldeste sonnes by obligacion and promyse by faythe and othe the one parte to the other except certayne renounciacyons the one to the other accordynge to the tenour and fourme of the sayd article and peace Wheroâ— the tenour and forme foloweth ALso hit is agreed that the frenche kynge and his eldest sonne the regent for them and for theyr heires for euer and as soone as they may without any male engin or at the leest by the fest of saynt Michaell next comyng shall rendre and delyuer to the sayde kynge of Englande his heyres and successours and to transport to them the honours regalities obeisaunce homages liegeaunces men fees seruices reconisauÌ„ces othes rightes feaulties and imperiall iurisdictions hyghe or lowe resortes saue gardes seignories and souerainties that apperteyneth or maye apperteyne in any maner of wise to the kynges and to the crowne of Fraunce or to any other persone bicause of yâ— kynge or of the crowne of Fraunce Where so euer it be in cities townes castels landes Iles countreys and places before named or in any of them or theyr appurtenaunces and appendaunces what so euer they be other duke erle vicount archebysshop or other prelates of holy churche baronnes nobles and other or kynges or successours to the crowne of Fraunce nothynge to them reserued so that they nor none of theyr heyres nor successours or any frenche kynges or other by reason of the kynge or of the crowne of Fraunce make any challenge or demauÌ„de in tyme to come of the kyng of EnglaÌ„de his heires or successours or of any of his men or subiectes before sayd bicause of the sayd contreys or places so that all the forenamed ê‘sons theyr heires and successours and all other persones cities counties landes countreys Iles castelles and places before named and altheyr appurtenaunces and appendauÌ„ces shall holde of the kynge of England perpetually peasably and frely and to haue ouer them seignorie souerainte obeysaunce liegeaunce and subiects as the predecessours of the frenche kynge haue had in tyme paste and that the kynges of Eâ—glâ—â—â— theyr heires and successours shall haue and holde peasably all the fore named couÌ„treys in theyr fraunchese and lyberties perpetuall as lorde and soueraygne liege and as neighbour to the frenche kyng and to the realme of FraÌ„ce Without any knowledgynge of any soueraynâ—â—â—â—bâ—yâ—aunce homage resorte or subiection and without doynge in tyme to come any maner of seruice or reconisaunce to the kynge or to the Crowne of Fraunce for any of these cities counties castelles countres landes Iles places and personnes before named or for any of them Also it is accorded that the frenche kyng and his eldeste sonne shall renounce expressely the sayd resortes and soueraynties and all the â—yght that they haue or myght haue in all these â—hynges suche as by this present treatye ought to apperteyne and be delyuered to the kynge of Englande And semblably the kynge of Englande and his eldest sonne renouÌ„seth all thynges suche as by this present treatie ought nat to be delyuered to hym and renounseth al other demaundes of the realme of Fraunce and specially to the name right and armes and challenge to the crowne and realme of France and 〈◊〉 the homage souerainte and demayne of the duchie of Normandy of the duchie of Thourayne and of the counties of Aniou â–ª and Mayn and of the soueraynte and homage of the couÌ„tie and countrey of Flanders and of all other demaundes that the kynge of Englande made at the tyme of the sayde chalenge or may make in tyme to come to the sayd realme of Fraunce by any maner of cause what soeuer it be except all that by thys treatye shulde be delyuered to the kynge of Englande and to his heires and they to transport cesse and leaue eche kyng to other perpetually al the right that they ought to haue in all these sayd thynges the whiche by this pre 〈◊〉 treatie ought to be deliuered to eche of them the tyme place and whan the said renounciaâ—oâ—s shulde be done and bicause that our sayd brother of France and his eldest son to holde to accomplysshe the articles of the sayde peace haue expressely renounsed the resortes and soâ—â—â—â—â—â—ties comprised in the sayd articles and all the right that they ought to haue or myght haue in all the sayd thynges that our sayd brother hath delyuered and left to vs and all other thynges that from hensforth shall abyde and ê‘â—eyne to vs by reason of the sayde treatye and peace Also we in lyke wyse expressely renouÌ„ce all suche thynges as ought nat to be delyuered â—o vs by the sayde treatye or to our heires And also all demaundes that we make or may make of our sayde brother of Fraunce and specially to the name and ryght of the crowne of FrauÌ„ce and of the realme and to the homage soueraintie and demayne of the duchie of Normandy and to the couÌ„ties of Aniou and Main and of Thourayn and of the homage and souerainte of the countie of Flanders and all other demauÌ„des that we make or may make of our sayd brother for what so euer cause it be alwayes except all that by this present treatie ought to abyde to vs and to our heyres And we shall transporte sesse and leaue to hym and he to vs and so eche to other in the best maner and as shortly as We canne all suche ryght that eche of vs oughte or maye haue in euery thynge the whiche by thys treatie and peace ought to abyde and remayne and to be delyuered to eche of vs. Reserued to the churches and to the menne of the churche all that to them perteyneth or may apperteine and all that is occupied and witholde from them by the occasion of the Warres shall be agayne to them recompensed restored rendred and delyuered And also all the townes forteresses and all habitacions with the dwellers in them shall remayne and abyde in theyr liberties and francheses as they dyd before or they came into our handes and seignory and that to be confermed to them by our sayde brother of Fraunce yf he be required so to do and that we do nat the coÌ„trarye in any of the foresayde thynges or subiections And as to vs and to all thynges to vs and to our heyres and successours to be at the Jurysdiction and cohâ—rcyon of the Churche of Rome And We wyll and consent that our holy father the pope shall conferme all these sayde thynges in gyuynge monycions and generall commaundementes on the accomplysshement of theym agaynste vs our heyres and successours And agaynste our subiectes comons colleges vniuersities or syngular personnes What someuer they be And to gyue generall sentences of cursynge and suspencion of enterdytynge
bretons there caÌ„e thyder dyuers noble men and geÌ„tylmen of Aniou of Poictou and so assauted it and sayd howe they wolde nat deê‘te thens tyll they had it And the same tyme the duke of Aniou often tymes refresshed theÌ„ that lay at thesege with vitayle other thyngê And styll the constable lay at sege before Brest and with him the duke of Burbon the erles of Alenson of Piergourt of Dolphyn of Auuergne byuers other lordes of FrauÌ„ce but they wanther but a lytell for Brest was one of the stroÌ„gest castels in the worlde and bicause that sir Robert Canoll was capitayne and was there within the lordes of Fraunce determyned to send and ley siege to his castell of Duriuall so thyder went dyuers lordê of Bretayne and Tourayn with four hundred fightynge men ¶ Howe the frenchmen laye at â—iege at four sundry places all a tones and howe they of Roche suryon yelded them selfe and became frenche And howe the englysshmen came before Brest Cap. CCC .ix. THus the lordes of FrauÌ„ce helde a tones four seges One before Bercerell another before Brest the 〈◊〉 before Roch sur yon and the .iiii. before Duriuall to eche of these was made many a great assaut They within Roche sur you who were farthest of fro any copany or coÌ„fort made a composycion with their enemys that wtout they were socoured within the space of a moneth they shulde deê‘te put the castell vnder the obeysance of the french kyng At whiche day the lorde Clysson and the other knyghtes of his coÌ„pany caÌ„e thyder whan no rescue caÌ„e to reyse their siege the castell yelded vp and thenglysshmen deê‘ted vnder the saue conduct of the lorde of Pons so went to Burdeur Than the lorde Clysson the other went from thens to the siege before Duryuall and brought with theÌ„ great engins And also to the samesege caÌ„e the constable of FrauÌ„ce the duke of Burbon therles of Alenson of Perche a great noÌ„bre of the barony cheualry of FraÌ„ce For they thought they dyde but lose their tyme with lyeng before Brest howbeit they left styll ther a two M. and they fortifyed theÌ„ selfe in a place to kepe the wayes yâ— non shulde entre nor issue out of Brest to refressh the fortresse And whan sir Broes they within Duryuall sawe theÌ„ selfe so sore oppressed they douted greatly the takyng of their fortresse Than they deuysed a treaty to haue respyte for two monethes so that without they were rescued by the duke of Bretayne or by some other able to kepe the felde to reyse the siege within the sayd space 〈◊〉 to yelde vp the forteresse to the duke of Aniou or to the constable if men of armes came fro the duke of Bretayne to coost the frenchmen than they within to sitte styll in rest and peace This treaty was put for the and shewed to the duke of Aniowe and he agreed so that they of Duryuall durynge the sayd terme shulde nat take into their fortresse no more ayde nor help Than sir Broes delyuered certayne geÌ„tylmen knyghtê and squiers for hostagê in yâ— behalfe so after this treaty and coÌ„posycion the coÌ„stable rode to NauÌ„tes and they of the cytie shyt fast their gates agaynst him bycause he came with suche a great army and so they sent to hym to knowe his enteÌ„cyon The constable answered and sayd howe he was sent thyder by the french kyng their lord to take possession in his name of the duchy of Bretayn and that sir Johan of Mountforte who calleth hym selfe duke hath forfayted it ThaÌ„ the burgesses of NauÌ„tes demaunded to take counsayle than to answer and whaÌ„ they had long counsayled they came forthe and sayde Sir it is great meruayle to vs that ye thus take the herytage of our lorde the duke for the frenche kyng who commaunded vs to receyue hym as our duke and lorde and to hym we haue swerne fealtie homage and he hath sworne to vs to gouerne vs as his subgettes Thus haue we taken hym and we knowe no cause in him of fraude or suspection Ifye cóe in to this towne by the vertue of suche procuraryon as ye haue we agre that ye shall entre by condicyon So that if it hap that the duke of Bretayne our lorde retourne in to this countre and wyll become frenche than all prelates barones gentylmen the good townes of Breten all we to knowlege him as our lord and thaÌ„ we to be quyte without domage nowe or any other tyme. and also ye to receyue no reÌ„tes nor reuenues of Bretayn but let them styll remayne in our handê vntyll suche tyme that we haue other tydinges yâ— whiche shal be more agreable to vs than this The constable sware to theÌ„ to fulfyll all this as procurer of the freÌ„ch kyng in that case Thus the coÌ„stable entred in to the rytie of Nauntes which was chiefe cytie of Bretayne and all his company WHan sir Robert Canoll who was souerayne of Breest vnderstode howe sir Hugh Broes his cosyn had made composycion of the fortresse of Duryuall with the frenchmen sawe well howe he coulde nat departe fro thens ther as he was to go and coÌ„fort his castell of Duriuall wtout so be he wolde make a coÌ„posycion in lyke case Than he began to treat with the freÌ„chmen that were there before Brest and they answered that without the coÌ„stable they coude do nothyng Than two knightes two squyers of Englande had saue coÌ„ducte and went to the constable besyde NauÌ„tes wher as he lay by the ryuer of Loyre with great copany of FrauÌ„ce and of Bretayne And so this treaty toke suche effect that they of Brest had respite for .xl. dayes so that wtin that space they shulde beso conforted with men of warte able to fyght with the constable or els to yelde vp the forteresse And in the meane season they of Brest to abyde styll in the same case as they were thaÌ„ in without reuitaylyng or enforsyng any thyng of their fortresse Than the messangers retourned agayne to sir Robert Canoll and he sent sufficyent men bothe knightes and squiers to the constable for hostage Than the constable put them in prison and all they that had ben at the siege before Brest departed the constable gaue them lycence And the frenche king sent for them to fortifye the cyties townes castels and fortresses in Picardy for the duke of Lancastre was aryued at Calais with a great armye WHan the erle of Salisbury who was on the see and had all that season kept the fronters of Bretayne NormaÌ„dy and also the kyng of Englande had newly reconforted them with a thousande men of armes and two thousande archers Whan he vnderstode the coÌ„posycion of them of Brest he sayd that with goddes grace he wolde fight with the frenchemen and he sayled so longe that he arryued at Brest Than he toke lande and all his coÌ„pany before Brest and euery night went
it it was stronger ynough before The frenche kynge who was ryght glad of those tydingess and reputed that iourney right honourable he sent incontynent his letters to saynt Omers and coÌ„maunded that the towne of Ayre shulde be well garnysshed and well and largely prouyded of all necessaryes and all thynge was done as he coÌ„maunded so thus this iourney brake vp howbeit the lorde of Clisson and the bretons brake nat their coÌ„pany but assoone as they myght they drewe them to Bretayne for tidynges was come to the lorde Clysson and to yâ— bretons whyle they were before Ayre how that Janequyn de Clere a squier of Englande and a good maÌ„ of armes was issued out of Englande and come in to Bretayne and kept the bastydes before Breest Wherfore the bretons drewe thyder as fast as they might brought with theym sir Jaques of Uertayne seneshall of Heynalt and the duke of Burgoyne retourned in to Fraunce to the kyng his brother ¶ The same season there was a great assembly of men of armes in the marches of Burdeuux at the coÌ„maundement of the duke of Aniou and of the constable And they had a iourney agaynst the gascoyns and englisshmen wherof I shall speke more playnly whan I shal be better enfourmed therof than I am as yet The same tyme that the duke of Burgoyn made his armye in Picardy as it hath been shewed before The duke of Aniou was in the good cytie of Tholouse with the good lady his wyfe and night and day he ymagined subtelly howe he myght do some thyng contrary to thenglyssmen for he sawe knewe well howe there were dyuers townes and castelles a longe the ryueâ— of Dordone and in the fronters of Rouurgue Tholosen and Duercy that coÌ„streyned greatlye the countre and traueyled moche the poore people vnder their obeysance Wherfore he aduysed to prouyde therfore some remedy and so determyned in his mynde to go and laye siege to Bergerath bycause it was the kaye of Gascoyne as on the fronter of Rouuergue Duercy and Lunosyn And bicause that he knewe that dyuers great barones of Gascoyne were contrary to him as the lorde of Duras the lorde of Rosen the lorde of â—ucydent that lorde of Langurant the lorde of Guernols and of Carles sir Peter of Landuras and dyuers other therfore he aduysed to make hym selfe stronge and puyssante and made a great assemble to resyst agaynst the sayd lordes and to be so stronge to kepe the felde Than he wrote to sir Johan of Armynake desirynge hym nat to fayle at that bâ—synes in likewise he sent to the lorde Dalbret and all o he sent in to Fraunce for the constable marshall of Fraunce sir Loys of SaÌ„xere and beside all this the lorde of Coucy and dyuers other knightê and squiers in Picardy in Britayne and in Normandy desired greatly and had great wyll to serue him to auauÌ„ce their bodies by feates of armes to acheue to honour and praise and ther was come to him the constable and marshall of Fraunce The duke knewe well howe ther was a great discorde bytwene the cosyns frendes of the lorde of Pointers gascons and sir ThomÌ„s Phelton great 〈…〉 shall of Burdeux and Burdeloys the reason 〈◊〉 cause why I shall shewe you here after BEfore that tyme in the yere of our lorde a thousande thre huÌ„dred .lxxv. ther was done a cruell iustyce in the cytie of Burdeaux done and comprised by sir Thomas Phelton lieutenant to the kyng of Englande in the marches of Burdeur on the lorde of Pomiers called sir WyllmÌ„ all by maner of treason wherof there was had great marueyle In the cytie of Burdeur at the comaundement of the seneshall was taken the lorde of Pomers a clerke of his counsayle and secretary of the nacyon of Burdeauâ— called Johan Coulone and it was proued on them as I was infourmed how the lorde of Pomiers shulde yelde himselfe and all his castels to the frenche parte so that he coude make non excuse to saue him fro deth wherfore the lorde of Pomiers and his clerke were openlye beheeded in the cytie of Burdeux before all the people wherof there was hadde great merueyle And they of his lynage toke that dede in great dispyte and thervpon departed fro Burdeuâ— and fro Burdeloys the gentyll knight sir Edmond of Pomiers vncle to the forsaid lord of Pomiers and toke that dede in great shame and sware yâ— for the kyng of EnglaÌ„de he wolde neuer deare armur so he went ouer the see to the holy sepulchre and to dyuers other pylgrimages and whan he retourned he turned himselfe frenche and put him selfe and all his landê vnder the obeysance of the frenche kynge And incontynent defyed the lorde Lespare gascone and made to hym great warre bycause he was at the forsayd iudgement and also for the same cause suspectyon bycause the castell of Fronâ—aâ— was taken and delyuered in to the frenche haÌ„des whiche was of the herytage of the lorde Pomiers before beheeded ther was taken for the same suspect of treason sir Johan of Plessac sir Peter of Landuras and sir Bertram of Fraunce and were put in prison in Burdeaur so remayned yâ— space of 〈◊〉 monethes howebe it after they were delyuered by yâ— labour and purchase of their frendes bycause ther coude nothyng be proued agaynst them Thus they endured a longe space in great daunger and in the same case wordes ran agaynst sir Gaylart Uyghier wherof was had great marueyle for he was nat in the countrey he was in Lombardy with the lorde of Coucy in yâ— seruyce of pope Gregorie who helped to excuse hym whan he herde of that reporte and so the knyght abode styll by his right so there engeÌ„dred in Gascon for suche besynes great hatredes and couert enuy wherby fell after many great myscheues WHan the duke of Aniowe sawe that it was tyme for him to deê‘te out of Tholouse and that the moost parte of his men of warr were come to him and drawen in to the felde specially the constable of FraÌ„ce in whome he had great trust and confydence Than he departed fro Tholouse and toke the right way to Bergerath and keper therof and capitayn was ser Parducas Dalbret who was in a castell a lytell leage fro Languedoc called Mouâ—ux a ryght fayre castell so longe traueyled the duke of Anious hoost that they aryued before Bergerath so lodged about it as nigh the ryuer as they might for the ease of them selfe and of their horses there was with the duke of Aniou many noble men fyrst sir Johan of Armynake with a great rout the coÌ„stable of FrauÌ„ce with a great company sir Loys of Sanxer sir JohnÌ„ of Bulle Peter of Bulle yuan of Wales sir Mores Trisiquidi who somtyme was on the englisshe parte of Bretayne but as than he was one of the french bretons also sir Alayn of Beaumont sir Alayn of Housey sir Wylliam and Peter of Mornay sir Johan of
forwarde to be good and trewe to the englysshe parte and to putte in to their handes all suche forteresses as he helde in Normandy And to do this message he coÌ„maunded a clerke to go in whom â—he had great trust called mayster â—aschall And sayde to hym maister Paschall go your wayes in to Englande and do so moche that ye may bring me good tidynges for fro heâ—s forthe I wyll be alyed with the englysshemen This clerke dyde as he was commanded and made hym redy and toke shyppyng and sayled so long that he arryued in Cornwall and than rode for the tyll he caÌ„e to Shene besyde London where the kyng of Englande was and so he spake with the kynge and recoÌ„maunded the kynge of Nauerr his mayster to hym And so there the kynge made hym good there and there was present the erle of Salisbury and sir Symond Burle who toke on him to speke and to gyue him his aunswere for that tyme and sayd Sir on suche a day the kyng wyll be at LoÌ„don and than send for all his couÌ„sayle at whiche tyme ye shall be herde And so at the day assigned mayster Paschall shewed to the kyng and to his counsayle theffect of his message and spake so sagely that he was well herde And he was answered by the counsayle that the kynge of Nauers offre ought nat to be refused howe be it to make so great alyance as the kynge of Nauer desyreth it behoueth than that he come hyder into Englande in his owne proper person to th entent that he may be herde speke hym selfe wherby the mater shulde take the better effect And so with that answere mayster Paschall departed and returned in to Nauer and shewed the kyng all that he had done and how it behoued hym to go in to Englande him selfe and to se the yong kyng of Englande and to speke him selfe with hym his couÌ„saile than the kyng of Nauer answered and sayd I am coÌ„tent to go theder Than he made redy for him a shyp called the Lyne the whiche wolde go on the see withall maner of wyndes without parell and so the kyng of Nauer toke this ship and entred in to the see with a preuy company how be it he had with hym sir Marten Carr mayster Paschall and sayled so longe that he arryued in Englande ¶ Of the alyences that the kynge of Nauer made with the kynge of Englande and howe the frenche kynge had men of warre in dyuers places Cap. CCC .xxix. ALytell before his deê‘tyng the frenche kynge had the kyng of Nauer in great hate and knewe couertly by some of the king of Nauers house all the secremesse bytwene hym and the kyng of Englande and howe that kyng Henry of Castell had defyed him and made warre agaynst him The kyng of Nauer left at his deê‘tynge behynde him the vycont of Chastellon the lorde of Lestrade father to Uyen and the Bascle great nombre of men of warr aswell of his couÌ„tre as of the countie of Foiz to kepe the froÌ„ters agaynst the spanyerdes ¶ And whan he was in the see he hadde wynde at wyll and arryued in Cornwall and so rode to Wynsore Where as kynge Richarde and his counsayle were who receyued hym with great ioye for they thought the better to spede of his lande in Normandy specially of the castell of Chierbourâ— wherof thenglysshmen desyred greatly to be lordes The kyng of Nauer shewed sagelye to the kyng of Englande the cause of his coÌ„mynge and he was well herde and so well conforted that he was content I shall shewe you howe this treatie went bytwene these two kynges One thyng there was the kynge of Nauer shulde fro thens for the alwayes be true englysshe and shulde neuer make peace with the realme of Fraunce nor with the kynge of Castell without the knowledge and consent of the kyng of Englande And if the kyng of Englande or any of his men by their puyssance coude gette any townes or castelles that the kynge of Nauer ought to haue in Normandy agaynst the frenchmen that the same townes or castels shulde abyde for euer to be englysshe the souerayntie euer reserued to the kynge of Nauerr The whiche thynge the englysshmen praysed moche bycause they thought by that meanes they shulde haue asayre entre into FrauÌ„ce thorough Normandy And the kyng of England shulde sende the same tyme a thousand speares and two thousande archers by the ryuer of Gyronde to Burdeur or to Bayone and the men of armes to entre in to Nauerr and to make warre agaynst the kyng of Castell And nat to departe fro the kyng of Nauer or out of his realme tyll he hadde made an ende of his warre with the spanyerdes And the men of warre so ones entred in to Nauer the kynge of Nauer than to pay them their wages and to stuffe theÌ„ sufficiently acordyng after the same rate that the kynge of Englande was wonte to paye his men of warre Dyuers treaties and alyaâ—nces were there made and ordayned and also written sealed and sworne to be kept on bothe partes And there were named suche as shulde go in to Normandy and suche as shulde go in to Nauer And bycause that the duke of LaÌ„castre and the erle of CaÌ„bridge were nat at this treatie it was ordayned that this treatie shulde be sent to them sealed to then tent that they shulde make hast to entre into Normandy The duke of Bretayne was present at this treatie RIng Charles of FraÌ„ce who was right sage and subtell and soo he well shewed hymselfe as longe as he lyued He was well enfourmed of the armye of Englande yet he knewe no certeÌ„tie but by suspecte whyder they wolde drawe in to Normandy or els into Bretayne And for dout therof he helde many men of armes in Bretayne wherof the lorde Clysson the lorde de Lauall the vycount of Rohan the lorde of Beaumanoyre the lorde of Rochfort were capitayns And had besieged Breest by bastydes and none otherwyse wherefore they might vitayle Brest whan they lyst And in the rowne was capitayne a valyant squyeâ— of Englande called James Clerke And bycause the frenche kyng knewe well that the kynge of Nauerr was alyed with Englande and thought surely that or his returne he wolde entre in to some treatie with his aduersary yâ— kyn of Englande And douted of this armye thus on the see lest they shuld take lande in NormaÌ„dy and entre into the castelles parteyninge to the kyng of Nauer Therfore he sent hastely to the lorde Coucy and to the lorde de la Ryuerr that they shulde as shortely as they coulde get by fayrnesse or by foulnesse suche castelles as were belongynge to the kynge of Nauer and specially suche as were nere to the seesyde Ne knewe well that Chyerbourge wolde nat caselye be wonne how be it by lande they coude nat â—euitayle it nor refresshe it with men out of the basse marches of Bretayne and of Normandy And so for the
and I my doughter and her husbande And so it happed that my sonne and doughter dyed there and after by treatie I and my husbande were delyuered so that Puylle and Calabre might come to hym And also he entēdeth to come to the heryrage of Naples of Cecyll of Prouence for he seketh all about for alyance and so wyll take a way the ryght of the churche as sone as I am deed if he may Therfore holy father I wyll acquyte me agaynst god and you acquyte the soules of my predecessours and put in to your handes all y◠herytages that I ought to haue of Cecyll of Naples Punyll Calabre and Prouence I gyue them to you to do with them your pleasure to gyue them to whome soeuer it pleaseth you suche as may obteygne them agaynst our aduersary sir Charles de la Paix Pope Clement receyued ioyfully her wordes and toke her gyft in great reuerence and sayde A my fayre doughter of Naples we shall so ordeyn that yor herytage shall haue such an heryter of your owne blode noble and puyssant to resyst agaynst them that wyll do or offer you or thē any wronge Of all these wordes and gyftes there were publyke instrumentes and autentyke made to the entent that the mater shulde abyde ferme stable in tyme to come and to be of more playne knowledge to all them that shulde here therof after ¶ Howe pope Clement wente to Auygnon of the gyftes that he gaue to the duke of Aniowe and howe sir Siluester Budde and his company were beheded and of the countre of Flaunders and of their aduersyte Cap. CCC .xlvii. WHan the quene of Naples and sir Othe of Brouswiche had done all thynges wherfore they were come to Foundes to the pope than they toke their leaue and departed and went to Naples Than it was nat longe after but that pope Clement imagyned in hym self that to abyde long about the parties of Rome was nothyng protytable for him sawe well howe the romayns and pope Urbayne trauayled greatly to gette the loue of the neapolitans and of sir Charles de la Paix therfore he douted lest the passages and wayes shuld be closed agaynst him so that he shulde nat get to Auygnon whan he wolde and the princypall and specyall cause that inclyned hym to go to Auignon was to th entent to gyue to the duke of Aniou the ryghtes that the quene of Naples had gyuen vnto hym of all the forsayd seignoris wherof he had instrumentes past and sealed So he ordayned secretely and sagely his besynesse and toke thesee and his cardynals with him in galies and vessels that were come out of Arragone They hadde wynde and wether at wyll and arryued withoute domage at Merseyll wherof all the countre was ryght gladde for thens he went to Auignon and sent worde of his comynge to the french kyng and to his brethern who were ryght gladde of his comyng And the duke of Aniou who lay at the cytie of Tholouse went to se y◠pope and at his comynge the pope gaue hym all the gyftes y◠the wene of Naples had gyuen hym The duke of Aniou who alweys desyred high seignories and great honours receyued the gyftes in great magnyficence And so had them to hym and to his heyres for euer and sayd to the pope that in as shorte tyme as he might he wolde go so strong in to those marches that he wolde be able to resyst them that wolde do any wronge to the quene of Naples The duke taryed with y◠pope a .xv. dayes and than returned to Tholouse to the duchesse his wyfe and pope Clement delyuered his men of warre to sir Bernard de la Sale to Flouremont to make warre agaynst his enemyes THe same season there was in the marches of Thuskayne in Italy a valyant knight englyssh called sir John̄ Haconde who dyde had done many a noble feate of armes he issued out of the realme of Fraūce whan the peace was made bitwene y◠two kynges at Bretigny besyde Charters and in y◠tyme he was but a poore knyght and than he thought to retourne agayne in to Englande in to his owne countre he thought he coude wynne nothynge there And whan he sawe that all men of warre shulde auoyde the realme of Fraunce by the ordynaūce and treaty of peace he made him selfe capitayne of a certayne nombre of cōpanyons called the late comers and so went in to Burgoyne and there he assembled a great nombre of suche rutters englisshe gascons bretons almayns and companyons of dyuers nacyons And this Haconde was one of the cheyfe with Briquet and Carnell by whome the batayle of Brumauxe was made and helped to gette the Pount le Spiryte with Bernard of Forges and whan they had warred and haryed the coūtrey agaynst the pope and the cardynals than ther were entreated and went to the marques of Moūtferrant who as than kept warre with the lordes of Myllayne and so this Marques brought them all beyonde the mountaynes after he had delyuered to thē .lx. thousande frankes wherof Hacond had for his parte .x. thousande for him and his company and whan they had acheued the warr with the Marques dyuers than returned in to Fraunce for sir Bertram of Clesquy the lorde de la Marche and the lorde Beauiewe the marshall of Fraunce and sir Andrewe Dandrehen brought them into Spayne agaynst kyng Dampeter on kyng Henries parte and sir Johan Hacond his cōpany abode styll in Italy and pope Urbayne the fyfte as longe as he lyued had hym in his warres of Myllayne and in lyke wyse so had pepe Gregorie who raygned after him this same sir Johan Hacond had for the lorde Coucy a fayre iourney agaynst therle of Uertues for it was sayd for trouth that the lorde Coucy had ben ouerthrowen by y◠erle of Uertues and the lombardes if this Haconde hadde nat ben for he came to his ayde with fyue hundred bycawse the lorde Coucy had wedded the kynge of Englandes doughter for none other cause This sir Johan Haconde was a knyght right hardy and of great experyence and well renomed in the marches of Italy and dyd there many great feates of armes Than the romayns and Urbayne who called him selfe pope aduysed in them selfe whan Clement was departed fro the marches of Rome to sende for him and to make him mayster gouernour of all their warre So they sent for him and retayned him and all his company and he acquyted him selfe right valiantly for on a daye with the helpe of the romayns he disconfyted Syluester Bude and a great company of bretons so y◠they were all slayn or taken Syluester Bude brought prisoner to Rome and was in great daunger to lese his heed And to say the trouth it had ben better for hym to haue been beheeded the same day he was brought to Rome than otherwyse for the honoure of him and of his frendes For afterwarde pope Clement
people abidynge in Gaunte Wherfore they said they gaue al theyr voyces to hym and dyd chose hym to be theyr soueraygne capitayne for the good renome of his name and for the loue of his good father they were better cōtent with hym than with any other Wherfore they desyred hym affectuously that he wold take on hym the charge and they sware vnto hym fayth and trouth as to theyr lorde promysyng how euery body within the towne shuld be vnder his obey saūce Philip vnderstode well all theyr wordes requestis and than right sagely he answered and sayd Sirs ye require me of a great thyng and I thynke ye remēbre nat well howe the case standeth whan ye wolde that I shuld haue the gouernynge of the towne of Gaūte ye say how the loue y◠your p̄decessors had to my father draweth you to this prpose but for al y◠suice y◠my father dyd yet at the last he was slayne among you and so if I shuld take on me y◠gouernyng as ye speke of than at last to be slayne than I shulde haue but a small rewarde Philip quod Peter du boyse y◠is past can nat be recouered worke by counsayle and ye shall alweys be so well coūsayled that euery mā shall prayse you Than sayd Philip I wold be loth to do other wyse There he was taken vp amonge them brought in to the Market place and there they made to hym assuraūce both mayres aldermē and maisters of euery crafte in Gaunte Thus Philip was made chief capitayne in al Gaūte thus at the begynnyng he was in great grace for he spake swetely to euery man that had any thynge to do with hym and delt ▪ so wysely that euery man loued hym for parte of the reuēnues that perteyned to the erle of Flaūders in Gaūt as his heritage he caused them to distributed to the lorde of Harzels bicause of gentylnes and the more honestely to mainteyne his estate For all that euer he had in Flaunders without the towne of Gaunte he had loste it clerely ¶ Nowe let vs leaue a lytell to speke of the busynes of Flaunders and let vs somwhat speke of Englande and of Portyngale ye haue harde well before howe that after that kyng Henry of Castile was drsseased and his eldest sone John̄ crowned kynge and his wyfe crowned quene who was doughter to Peter of Aragon Than the warre beganne betwene the kynge Fernando of Portyngale the kynge of Castile for certayne occasions betwene them and specially for the dealynge of y◠〈◊〉 ladyes Constance and Isabel doughters to the kynge Dampeter The fyrst maryed to the duke of Lancastre and the seconde to the Erle of Cambridge And the kynge of Portyngale sayd howe that the kyng of Castile had wrōgfully withoute cause disherited his two cosyns of Castile and that it was nat to be suffred that suche two so noble ladyes shulde be dysheryted fro theyr heritages for the matier myght rōne so longe that it shulde be forgoten Wherby the ladyes shulde neuer recouer theyr ryght The whiche thynge he sayd he wolde nat suffr◠▪ Seynge that he was one of theyr nexte kynsmen and as wel for the loue of god as for to kepe the reason of Justice to the whiche he sayde euery noble man ought to entend inclyne And so he defied y◠kyng John̄ of Castile who was crowned kynge of Spaigne Galise Castile and Cyuyll And so thus the kynge of Portyngale made hym warre on these sayde articles Kynge John̄ defended hym ryght valiantly agaynst hym and he ▪ sent to his frōters in to garison great nombre of men of armes to resist agaynst his enemyes so that at the begynnynge he lost no thynge He had right sage and good knyghtes of Fraūce with hym who comsorted hym greatly in his warris and gaue hym good counsaile as the Begue of Uilames and ser Peter his sōne sir John̄ of Bergettes ser William of Lignac ser Water Puissac y◠lorde of Taride ser John̄ and ser Tristram of Roy and dyuerse other that were gone thyther after the erle of Buckingham had ben in Britayne for y◠frēche kynge had great aliaunce and confederacions with the kynge of Castile Wherfore the kynge of Portingale aduysed to sende certayne messangers into England to the kynge and to his vncles to th entent to haue ayd of hym in suche wyse that he myght be able to maynteyne hys Warre agaynst the spaignardes Than he called to hym a wyse and valiant knyght a great lord called John̄ Ferrande and to hym he shewed all his entēt and sayd John̄ ye shall beare me these letters of credence in to Englande I can nat sende a better messanger than you nor none that knoweth so well the besynes of Frāce as ye do ye shall recommende me to the kynge with these letters and shewe hym howe I susteyne my cosyns ī theyr right of Spaigne Galice Cyuill Wherfore say that I require hym to sende to me his vncle the duke of Lancastre and his wyfe and a certayn nōbre of men of armes archers And whā they be come we trust than to make good warre what with them and with our owne puissaūce so that we trust to recouer our heritages Sir said y◠knyght at yo◠pleasur I shall fulfyll your message And nat lōge after he entred into shyp to do his voyage and so departed fro the hauyn the citie of Lissebone And so longe sayled that he arryued at Plommoth the same day the same houre and same tyde that therle of Buckyngham arryued and certayne of his vessels as they returned fro Britayne The englisshemē had so sore fortune on y◠see that they lost .iii. of theyr shippes charged with men prouision and all his flete was sprede abrode by a great storme of wynd they arryued in great perill in .iii. hauyns of Englande Of the comynge of this knyght oute of Portingale therle of Buckyngham was right ioyfull and made hym ryght good chere and demaunded of hym tydynges and he shewed hym dyuerse thynges both of Portyngale of Spaygne And so after they rode together tyll they came to the good citie of Lōdon where the kynge of Englande was ¶ Whan therle of Buckynghā was come to Londū they of y◠cite made hym good chere and than he went to the kynge who was at Westm̄ and his .ii. vncles with hym the duke of Lancastre and the erle of Cakridge and the knyght of Portingale was in his company And whan the kynge and the lordes had knowlege of hym they made great semblant of ioy and greatly honored hym He presēted his letters to the kynge Who red them in the presence of his vncles The kynge as thā dyd no thynge but by the counsayle of his vncles for he was but yonge Than the knyght was exammed bicause he brought letters of credence and demaunded the cause of his comyng out of Portingale into Englande And he answerd sagely and shewed them all the
mater as ye haue harde before And whan the lordes had Well vnderstande hym they answered Sayenge in the kynges name We thanke our cosyn the kynge of Portingale that he putteth hym selfe so foreward in our besynes in that he maketh warre agaynst our aduersary and that he requireth is reasonable Wherfore he shall hastely haue ayde and the kynge shall take aduise howe it shall be ordered And so as than there were no mo Wordes This knyght straunger for the loue of these tydynges that he had brought pleasaunt to the duke of Lancastre and to the erle of Cambridge he was feasted and dyned with the kynge and so taried the space of .xv. dayes tyll the vtas of saynt George Where as the kynge and his vncles were And thyther was comesyr Robert of Namure to se the kyng and to make his relef for that he helde of the kynge in Inglande Than was there the parliament and counsaile assigned to be at WestmÌ„ I shall tell you why as well for the besynes of Portingale the whiche was a newe mater as for other for the truce was expired the fyrst day of June and so there was a great counsaile of the prelates and barones of England howe they shuld ordre all these mats And so they were in mynd to send the duke of Lancastre into Portingale and some sayd it was a farre and a longe voyage to sende hym thyther And if he went they myght happe to repent it for they vnderstode that the scottes made great apparell to entre in to England And sothan it was determined in theyr couÌ„saile that the duke of Lancastre who knewe well the marches of Scotland and the dealyng of the scottis And it was thought that they wolde sooner fall at a treatie with hym rather than With any other great lorde of all England and howe that the scottes wolde do more for hym than for any other And how that the erle of Cambrydge with .v. C. speares and as many archers shulde goo in to Portingale And if that the duke of Lancastre coulde do somoche with the scottes with the honour of the realme that a truce might be had to endure .iii. yere than he myght well go into Portingale about the moneth of Auguste or Septembre if the kynge and his couÌ„sayle thought it best and so therby to enforce the Army of hys brother Also there was a nother poynt Wherfore the duke of Lancastre went nat out of Englande Bicause the kynge of Englande had sente certayne messaÌ„gers with the duke of Tasson and the Arche bysshoppÌ„ of Rauenne to the kynge of Almayne to haue his syster to wyfe orelles to knowe howe the mater shulde stande For ther had be longe treatye therof more than the space of a yere Of Englande there was the bysshop of saynt Dauys syr Symond Burle to haue a conclusion of this matier if they myght And so to this counsayle accorded the kynge and all the lordes And so the parliament brake vp on this poynt and there were named and wrytten the barones and knyghtes that shulde go in to Portyngale with the erle of Cambridge ¶ Howe the Erle of Cambrydge departed oute of Englande to goo in to Portyngale And howe the comons of Englande rebelled agaynst the noble men Cap. CCC .lxxxi. THe duke of Lancastre ordered his busynes and departed fro the kyng and fro his brethernÌ„ And at his goyng he sware to his brother the erle of Cambrydge that at his returnyng out of Scotlande he wolde ordre so his busynes that he wold hastely folowe hym into Portyngale if there were no great cause to lette Thus the duke of Lancastre departed toward Scotland but with his owne men And at the same laste parliameÌ„t holden at London it was ordeyned that ser HeÌ„ry Percy erle of NorthuÌ„berlaÌ„de shulde be wardeyn of all the lande of NorthuÌ„berland and of the bysshopriche of Duram and fro thens into Wales to the ryuer of seuerne And so he departed fro LoÌ„den to go to his charge that was a xv dayes after that the duke of Lancastre was departed Also thaÌ„ departed fro the kynge and fro therle of Buckyngham his brother the erle of Cambrydge to go towardes his voyage in to Portyngale And so made prouysion about Ploumoth and vstayled his shyppes and toke with hym his wyfe the lady Isabell his sone JohnÌ„ his entent was to bryng them into Portingale the whiche he accoÌ„plisshed And with the erle of Cambrydge were these lordes First the lord Mathue Gornay constable of the host the lorde Chanon Robsard the lorde JohnÌ„ of new castell the lord WyllmÌ„ BeauchaÌ„pe marshall of thost the Souldic of Lestrade the lord of Barrere the lorde Chalebore sir WillmÌ„ Helmon ser Thomassymon Mylles wyndesore sir JohnÌ„ of CaÌ„derut and diuers other to the nombre of v. C. men of armes and as many archers So these lordes and theyr men came to Ploumoth and lodged there about abyding for wynde lytle and lytell shypped all their stuffe but they toke with them no horses bicause the way was farre a sondre bytwene Englande Lucebone in Portingale and the Portingale knyght was alwayes styll in their coÌ„panye And so they taried ther .iii. wekes abydynge for wynde the which was contrary to them Ja the meane tyme the duke of Lancastre went toward Scotlande so came to the cyte of Berwike the next towne to Scotland of all England And whan he was ther he rested hym and sent an haralde of armes in to Scotland towarde the barons ther. shewyng them howe he was come thyder to speke with theÌ„ on the marches as the vsage had ben before And if they wolde come treat with him to send hym worde or elles he knewe ryght well what to do The harauld departed and rode to Edenbourg wher kyng Robert of Scotland therle Duglas the erle de la Marc the erle Morette and the other lordes of Scotland were assembled together For they hadde knowledge how the duke of Lancastre was comyng thyder to treat with them wherfore they were assembled in the chife towne of Scotland ioynyng to the fronters of England And ther the harauld dyd his message was well herde at length and he had aunswere that they were well content to here the duke speke And so the harauld brought a salueconduct for the duke his company to endure as longe as he were in the marches and comuned togyder Thus the harald retourned to Berwyke shewed howe hesped And so the duke depted fro Berwyke left all his ê“uision behynd hym in the towne and so went to Rosebourge and there lodgyd And the next day he went lodged at the abbey of Mamos on the ryuer yt was an abbey that departed England Scotland a sundre there the duke taryed and his coÌ„pany tyll the scottes were come to Monbanne .iii. lytle myle thens whan they were come thyder they sent worde to the duke Thus the treatie began bytwene the Scottes and Englysshmen the whiche endured a
coude neuer tourne them fro that opinyon They wolde neuer make other answere butsayde Thoughe they had lyued this two or thre yere in payne trouble and daunger yet they trusted at laste to recouer it and to bringe vp their towne agayne in to great prosperyte and welthe than it was shewed them they might departe whan they lyst And so they deê‘ted fro Tourney and retourned to Gaunt and so the mater hanged styll in warre The frenche kyng and his lordê toke great payne to cause the countie of Flaunders to be good Clementyns to obey to pope Clement But the good townes and churches were so sore anexed and bounde to the opinyon of pope Urbane that they coude nat be turned Th erle of Flaunders hym selfe was of the same opinyon and so they answered by the couÌ„sayle of therle to take aduyce and to answere detmynatly by the feest of Ester and so thus the matter hanged The kynge kept his Christmas at Turney and whan the kyng deê‘ted he ordayned the lorde of Guystell to be capitayn of Bruges the lorde of saynt Pye at Ipre the great lorde of Guystell to be regarde of Flaunders sir JohnÌ„ of Jumont to be capitayne at Courtrey And he sent two C. speres bretons and other in garyson to Andeburge to Andwarpe he sent sir WyllmÌ„ of Langhien and about a. C. speares with hym in garyson Thus the garysons of FlauÌ„ders were purueyed for to kepe garyson warr all wynter and none otherwise tyll the next somer These thynges thus ordred the kynge departed fro Tourney and went to Arras and his vncles with hym and the Erle of Flaunders in his company The kyng taryed at Arras the cytie was in a great aduenture to haue ben ouer ron and robbed with the bretons For there was great wages owyng to them Also they had endured great traueyle in that voyage they were nat well content with the kyng it was great payne to refrayne them fro doyng yuell The coÌ„stable and marshals of Fraunce apesed them promysyng howe they shulde be clerely payed of their wages whan they came to Parys so thus the kynge deê‘ted and went to Peron The erle of Flaunders toke leaue of the kyng and went to Lyle so long the kyng iurneyed that he passed Peron Noyon and CoÌ„payne and so came to saynt Lyse and there rested And all his men of warre were lodged in the vyllages bytwene saiÌ„t Lyse and Meaulx in Bry and on the ryuer of Marne and about saynt Denyce so that all the countre was full of men of warre And so than the kyng departed fro saynt Lyse and went towarde Paris and he sent before his officers to prepare for hym his lodgynge at the castell of Loure And also his thre vncles sent of their seruauntes to prepare their lodgynges in lykewise so dyd other lordê And all this was done for a cautell and wyle for the kyng nor these lordes were nat determyned to entre so sodenly in to Parys for they douted them of Parys But they dyde this to proue what countenance order they of Paris wolde make at the kyngê entre they thought they wold make this assay be fore The seruauÌ„tes that went before were commaunded to say if any man demauÌ„ded of theÌ„ if the kyng were comyng that they wolde be ther incoÌ„tynent By the whiche the parisyens aduysed among them selfe to be armed and to shewe the kyng at his entre what puyssance they were of what men of warr they were able to make to serue the kyng whan it pleased him but they had ben better to haue sytten styll in their houses for the shewe that they made was coÌ„uerted to their great seruytude as ye shall here after Ther sayd they dyde it for good but it was taken to yuell And wher as the kyng shulde haue lodged at Lour he made his lodgynge to be prepared at Bourgell And than voyce ran thorough Parys how the kyng was nere at haÌ„de to entre in to Parys Than mo than .xx. thousande parisyens armed them and yssued out in to the feldes and ordred themselfe in a fayre batayle bytwene saynt Lader Parys towarde Mount martyr And they had with them crosbowes pauesses and malles redy apparelled as thoughe they shulde haue fought incoÌ„tynent in batayle The kyng was as than at Borgell and all the lordes thider to them was broght all the tidynges of all the demeanoure of them of Parys Than the lordes sayde A ye may se the pride of these rybauldes Wherfore do they nowe shewe their estate yf they wolde haue serued the kynge in the same poynt as they be in nowe whan the kynge went into Flaunders ThanÌ„e had they done well but they hadde no mynde so to do They rather prayed to god that we shulde neuer retourne agayne the whiche wordes dyuers that were ther helped well forwarde to th entent to greue the parisyens sayeng if the kyng be 〈◊〉 counsayled he shall nat aduenture hym selfe â—o come among suche people as cometh agaynst hym with an army arrayed in batayle They shulde rather haue coÌ„e humbly with processyon and haue rong all the belles in Parys In thankynge god of the vyctorie that the kyng had in Flaunders Thus the lordes were abasshed howe they shulde meÌ„tayne them selfe Finally it was apoynted that the constable of Fraunce the lorde Dalbret the lorde of Coucy sir Guy of Tremoyle and sir Johan of Uyen shulde go and speke with theÌ„ And demaunde of them the cause why they be issued out of Parys in so great a noÌ„bre armed in order of batayle agaynst the kyng the whiche thynge was neuer sene before in Fraunce And vpon their aunswere the lordes sayde the kynge shulde take aduyse They were wyse ynoughe to order as great a mater as that was and gretter So these said lordes departed fro the kyng without harnesse for the more suretie of their busynesse they toke with theÌ„ thre or foure herauldes and sende them somwhat before to the parisyens and sayd Sirs go ye on before to yonder people of Parys demauÌ„de of them a saue conduct for vs to go and coÌ„e tyll we haue spoken with them fro the kyng THese heraudes departed rode a great pace and caÌ„e to these people And whan the parisiens sawe them comyng they thought full lytell they hadde come to haue spoken with them they thought they had but rydden to Parys as other dyde The heraudes had on their cote armures and whan they aproched nere to the parisyens they sayd on high Where be the maysters Wher be the rulers Whiche of you be capitayns We become to you sende fro the lordes Than some of them of Parys parceyued well by these wordê that they had nat done well They cast downe their heedes and sayde Here be no maysters we are all of one accorde and at the kynges commaundement and the lordes Therfore sirs saye in goddes name what ye wyll to vs. Sirs quod the heraudes the lordes that
sente vs hyder and named them they knowe nat what ye thynke or entende They requyre you that they may peasably without parell come and speke with you and retourne agayne to the kyng and shewe hym the answere that ye make to them otherwyse they dare nat come to you By oure faythes sirs quod they they ought to say no suche wordes to vs but of their geÌ„tylnesse we thynke ye do but mocke vs. Surely sirs quod the heraudes we speke it in good certentie Than quod the parisyens go your way and say to them that they may come at their pleasure to vs without daunger or parell for they shall haue no hurt for none of vs for we are all redy to fulfyll their commaundementes Than the herauldes retourned to the lordes and shewed them as ye haue herde thaÌ„ the four lordes rode for the and their company and came to the parisyens whome they founde in good array and order of batayle and there were mo than .xx. thousande malles and as the lordes passed by them and behelde theym well within them selfe they praysed moche their maner also as they passed by euer the parisyeÌ„s enclyned them selfe to theÌ„ And whan these lordes were as in the myddes amonge them than they rested and stode styll And the Constable spake a highe and sayde ye people of Parys what hath moued you to issue out of the cytie in this order of batayle It semeth ye wyll fyght agaynst the kynge our souerayne lorde whose subgettes ye be or shulde be Sir quod they saue youre grace We were neuer of wyll to do any thynge agaynst the kynge But sir we be yssued out for non other cause but to shewe the kyng what puyssance the parisyens be of The kyng is but yonge he neuer as yet sawe it and without he se it he can nat knowe it nor how he may be serued if nede be Sirs quod the coÌ„stable ye speke well But we saye vnto you fro the kynge that as at this tyme he wyll not se you in this maner for this that ye haue done suffyseth Therfore we counsayle you to retourne agayne peaseably to Parys euery man to his owne lodgynge and do of youre harnesse if ye entende that the kynge shall come hyder Sir quod they we shall with right a good wyll fulfyll youre commaundement And so therwith they all retourned in to Parys euery man to his owne house to vnarme hym And the sayde four lordes retourned to the kyng and shewed vnto hym all the wordes that ye haue herde before Than it was determyned that the kyng his vncles and lordes and certayne men of armes with them shulde entre in to Parys And the great bande to â—yde without the cyte rouÌ„de about to gyue the more feare to the parisyens And the lorde of Coucy and the marshall of saÌ„xere were ordayned that assoone as the kynge were entred in to Parys that they shulde take downe the leaues of the gates of the four princypals of the cytie towarde saynt Denyce and saynt More So that the gates myght stande open day night for all maner of men of warrÌ„ to entre in and out at their pleasur to th entent to mayster them of Parys if nede were And also they to take downe all the chenesse in euery strete to ryde in and out at their pleasure And as it was ordayned so it was done And so the kyng entred in to Parys and lodged at Loure and his vncles by him and thother lordes in dyuers logynges So thus the gates were taken out of the gouges layd downe on the grounde and the chenesse of euery strete taken downe brought in to the palayes Than the parisyens were in great dout and feared that they shulde be ouer ron so that none of them durst loke out in to the strete nor open dore nor wyndowe thus they were a thre dayes in great parell and feare to receyue greatter domage as they dyd for it cost many of them great fynance and rauÌ„ some For they were called in to the chambre of counsayle one after another suche as the lordê wolde haue And so there they were rauÌ„somed some at sixe thousande frankes some at thre some at one So that ther was leuyed in Parys to the kynges profyte to his vncles and to his mynisters the soÌ„me of foure hundred M. frankes Ther was nothyng demauÌ„ded of the poore people but of the great maysters suche as might bear it They were right happy that might escape with payeng of rauÌ„some And euery man by him self was fayne to bring their harnesse in sackes to yâ— castell of Beautie other wise called the castell of UyceÌ„nes and there it was closed in a great towre their mals also thus the parisyeÌ„s were deltâ—all to gyue ensaÌ„ple to all other good townes of FraÌ„ce and ther were reysed vp subsydê gabels aydê fouages douzimes trezimes all other suche thyngê also all the playne couÌ„tre about cleneryfled ¶ Howe dyuers notable men of Paris were beheeded with mayster Johan Marettes at Parys in dyuers other townes of Fraunce and of the warrÌ„ of the gauÌ„toise that was newe begon agayne Cap. CCCC .xxvii. THere were also diuers taken and put in prison and many drowned and than to apease the remynant there was a crye made in the cyte that none on payne of dethe shuld do any hurt to any parisyen nor ro 〈…〉 nor take any thynge out of any house without payeng therfore This cry apeased greatly them of the cyte Howe be it on a day there were dyuers persones ledde out of the castell iudged to dye for their defaulê for styrring vp of the comons Howbeit there was great marueyle made of mayster Johan Marettes who was reputed and renoumed a sage and a notable man Some said he had wrong to be iudged to dye for he had alwayes bene a man of great wysedome and good counsayle And was one of the moost auteÌ„tyke men of the court of parlyameÌ„t and had serued kyng Philyppe kyng Johan and kynge Charles and was neuer founde in no defaute Howe be it he was than iudged to be beheeded and a .xii. in his company And as he was caryed on a charet to the place of execusion He spake and sayd Where be they that hath iudged me to dye Let them come forthe shewe the cause why Thus he preached to the people as he went to his execusyon The people had great pyte on him but they durst speke no worde He was brought to the markette place of the halles and there first were beheeded suche as were brought thyder with hym There was one called Nicholas flamant a draper and ther was offred to saue his lyfe threscore thousande frankes but it wolde nat be taken but there he dyed And whan they came to mayster Johan Marettes they sayde to hym Mayster Johan crye mercy to the king to forgyue you your mysdedes Than he tourned hym and sayde I haue serued kyng
go and adueÌ„ture their bodyes they wyst nat wher better to enploy their season than in the realme of ScotlaÌ„de and so they deê‘ted fro scluse and toke a shyp left their horses behynde theÌ„ for danger of the see and for the long iorney the maryners knewe well they coude nat arryue at the haueÌ„ of EdeÌ„borowe at DoÌ„bare nor at non of those hauyns nere for thenglisshe army was aswell by see as by lande And the englysshmen were lordes maisters of the first portê of scotlande bycause their ê“uisyon might folowe theÌ„ by see In this season the freÌ„che ambassadours caÌ„e in to Englande to go to Scotland and the kyng his vncles made them great chere the first day somwhat dissimuled with theÌ„ to delay the tyme bicause their men were makyng war in Scotlande and whan they vnderstode that their men hadde done their enterprise and that they retourned agayne in to Englande Than they let the frenche ambassadours departe and gaue them saueconduct to passe through the realme in to Scotlande and made townes castels to be opyned agaynst their comynge So they departed and went towarde Scotlande So long these men of warre that went fro Scluse sayled by the see costyng HolaÌ„de En glande eschewyng the ê‘els of thesâ—e for encouÌ„tryng of theÌ„glysshmen that at last they aryued in ScotlaÌ„de at a lytell porte called MoÌ„stres whan the scottes that dwelt in the towne knew howe they were frenchemen that were come to exercise dedes of armes they made them good chere and dyde helpe to get them all that they neded And whan these knightes and squyers had refresshed them there two dayes and had lerned tidynges They dâ—ê‘ted rode on hakeneis and caÌ„e to Dondem so fro thens to saint Johans a good towne in Scotlande on the ryuer of Tare there is a good hauen to sayle whyder a man wyll And whan they were coÌ„e thyder they vnderstode howe the englysshmen were withdrawen and howe the kynge of scottes and his lordes were at EdeÌ„borowe at a couÌ„sayle Than they ordayned that sir Garnyer of Cuissangyn and Mychaell de la Bare shulde go to Edenborowe to speke with the kyng and his counsayle to knowe what they shulde do at leest to shewe theym the good wyll that they had to come out of FlauÌ„ders in to Scotlande And sir Geffray de Charney the other wolde abyde there tyll they had worde agayne And as they ordayned so it was done and so they departed and went to EdeÌ„borowe wher the kyng was and therle Duglas called James for his father Wyllyam was newly disceased There was also the erle of Moret therle of Orkeney the lorde of Uersey the lorde of Lynde yâ— lorde of Surlant and sixe bretherne of therle of Orkenes all knightes These lordes of ScotlaÌ„de made good cher to the knightes of FraÌ„ce than sir Garnyer shewed to the kyng and to the barons of Scotlande thentencyon of his coÌ„panions and the cause of their comynge in to the realme Than the ambassadours of Fraunce caÌ„e thyder sir Hemart de Percy ser Peter Framell and Janequyn ChaÌ„penoise and they brought the truse that was deuysed bytwene FraÌ„ce and Englande but the scotteshelde agaynst it and sayd howe they came to late and yâ— they wolde haue no truse bycause theÌ„glysshmen in that season had done them moche hurt And thus while the king and the knightes were at differeÌ„ce the erle Duglas and therle Moret the chyldren of Lindsey and dyuers other knightê squiers of Scotlande desyringe to be armed helde a secrete counsayle togyder in the churche of EdeÌ„borowe and the knightes of Fraunce were sent for to theÌ„ As sir Michaell de la bare sir Garnyer Desyring them to go to their coÌ„panyons and to shewe theÌ„ their entent and to kepe their purpose secrete So these two knightes returned to saynt Johans towne and shewed their company all that they had herde and sene ¶ Howe the barons and knightes of Scotlande and they of FrauÌ„ce made apoyntment to entre in to the realme of EnglaÌ„de without the knowlege of the kyng of Scottes who was at Edenborowe Cap. CCCC .xlv. OF these tidinges sir Geffray de Charney the other knyghtes and squiers greatly reioysed so deê‘ted thens and came to Edenborowe and made no knowlege of that they shulde do They had nat bene ther two dayes but that the erle Duglas sende for them to come to his castell of Alquest and sent to them horses and so they came to him the next day And incontynent he brought them to a certayne place wher the scottes assembled so in thre dayes they were mo than .xv. thousande a hors backe armed after yâ— vsage of their couÌ„tre Than they sayd they wolde make a iourney in to Englande and reueng their hurtes and domages that had ben done to theÌ„ So they went forthe and passed forestes and woodes of their countre and entred in to NorthuÌ„berlande into the lande of the lorde Percy and there they began to brinne to robbe and to steale And than retourned by the lande of therle of NotynghmÌ„ and the lorde Moubray and dyde there moche hurt passed by Rosebourg â–ª But they taryed nat there bycause they had great pyllage with theÌ„ as well of prisoners as of catell And so retourned without daunger in to their couÌ„tre agayne for the Englysshmen were all withdrawen and coude nat so soone agayne assemble toguyder to fyght with the scottes Therfore it behoued them to beare that brunt for they had gyuen be fore suche another to the scottes Of this iourney the kynge of scottes myght ryght well excuse hym selfe for of the assemble nor of their departyng he knewe nothyng and thoughe he had knowen therof he coulde natte haue let it whan they were ones onwarde For all these iorneys yâ— was thus made bothe in to Scotlande in to Englande there abode styll with kyng Robert sir Hamarde de marse sir Peâ— framell bycause they wolde be layde in no faut to breke the truse that was taken bytwene Englande Fraunce and Castell The kynge of Scottes and the ambassadours of Fraunce sende an heraude of armes in to EnglaÌ„de and whan he was coÌ„e before the kyng of Englande and his vncles he founde the countre sore moued to ryde agayne in to Scotlande The duke of Lancastre and the erle of CaÌ„bridge who desyred greatly in that yere to go in to Portyngale and in to Castell or els one of them with a great puyssaunce of menne of armes For they helde theÌ„ selfe heryters therof by ryght of their wyues children of Castell To renewe the war bytwene the kynge of Portyngale and yâ— kyng of Castell for as than kyng FeraÌ„do was deed And the portyngales had crowned dan Johan a bastarde brother a valyaunt man who desyred nothynge but warre with the spanyerdes so he myght haue alyaunce with the Englysshemen and their confort and ayde Therfore the duke of Lancastre dyde with his freÌ„des as moche as
HEre begynneth the first volum of sir Johan Froyssart of the cronycles of Englande Fraunce Spayne Portyngale Scotlande Bretayne FlauÌ„ders and other places adioynynge TraÌ„slated out of frenche into our maternall englysshe tonge by Johan Bourchier knight lorde Berners At the coÌ„maundement of oure moost highe redouted souerayne lorde kyng Henry the .viii. kyng of Englande and of Fraunce highe defender if the christen faythe c. Hec rosa virtutis de celo missa sereno Eternum floreÌ„s regia sceptra feret ¶ The preface of Johan Bourchier knyght lorde Berners translatour of this present cronycle WHat condygne graces and thankes ought men to gyue to the writers of historyes Who with their great labours haue done so moche profyte to the humayne lyfe They shewe open manifest and declare to the reder by example of olde antyquite what we shulde enquere desyre and folowe And also what we shulde eschewe auoyde and vtterly flye For whan we beynge vnexpert of chauÌ„ces se beholde and rede the auncyent actes gestes and dedes Home and with what labours dauÌ„gers and paryls they were gested and done They right greatly admonest ensigne and teche vs howe we maye lede forthe our lyues And farther he that hath the perfyte knowledge of others ioye welthe and higher prosperite and also trouble sorowe and great aduersyte hath the xpert doctryne of all parylles And albeit that mortall folke are marueylously separated bothe by lande water and right woÌ„derously sytuate yet are they and their actes done ê‘aduenture by the space of a thousande yere coÌ„pact togyder by thistographier as it were the dedes of one selfe cyte and in one maÌ„nes lyfe Wherfore I say that historie may well be called a diuyne prouydence For as the celestyall bodyes aboue complecte all and at euery tyme the vniuersall worlde the creatures therin coÌ„teyned and all their dedes semblably so dothe history Is it nat a right noble thynge for vs by the fautes and errours of other to amede and erect our lyfe in to better We shuld nat seke and acquyre that other dyd but what thyng was most best most laudable and worthely done we shulde putte before our eyes to folowe Be nat the sage counsayles of two or thre olde fathers in a cyte towne or couÌ„tre whom long age hath made wyse dyscrete and prudent farre more praysed lauded and derely loued than of the yongemenne Howe moche more than ought stories to be coÌ„mended praysed and loued In whom is encluded so many sage counsayls great reasons hygh wisedoms of so innumerable ê‘sons of sondry nacyons and of euery age and that in so long space as four or fyue hundred yere The most profytable thyng in this worlde for the instytucion of the humayne lyfe is hystorie Dues the contynuall redyng therof maketh yonge men equall in prudence to olde men and to olde fathers stryken in age it mynystreth experyence of thynges More it yeldeth priuate persons worthy of dignyte rule and gouernaunce It compelleth themperours hygh rulers and gouernours to do noble dedê to th ende they may optayne immortall glory It exciteth moueth and stereth the strong hardy warriours for the great laude that they haue after they ben deed promptly to go in hande with great and harde parels in defence of their countre And it prohibyteth reprouable persons to do mischeuous dedes for feare of infamy shame So thus through the monumentes of writynge whiche is the testymony vnto vertue many men haue ben moued Some to byldecytes some to deuyse and establisshe lawes tight profitable necessarie and behouefull for the humayne lyfe Some other to fynde newe artes craftes and sciences very requisyte to the vse of maÌ„kynde But aboue all thynges wherby mans welthe ryseth speciall laude and cause ought to be gyuen to historie It is the keper of suche thinges as haue ben vertuously done and the wytnesse of yuell dedes And by the benefite of hystorie all noble highe and vertuous actes be immortall What moued the strong and ferse Hercules to enterprise in his lyfe so many great incoÌ„perable labours and pyls Certaynly noughtels but yâ— for his merytê immortalyte mought be gyuen to hym of all folke In seÌ„blable wyse dyd his imytator noble duke These us many other innumerable worthy prices and famouse men whose vertues ben redemed sro oblyuion shyne by historie And where as other monumentes in processe of tyme by varyable chaunces are confused and lost The vertue of history dyffused and spredde throughe the vuyuersall worlde hathe to her custos kepat it that is to say tyme whiche coÌ„sumeth the other writynges And albeit that those menne are right worthy of great laude and prayse who by their writynges shewe and lede vs the waye to vertue yet neuerthelesse the poems lawes and other artes that they fouÌ„de deuysed and writ ben mixed with some domage And soÌ„tyme for the trueth they ensigne a man to lye But onelye hystorie truely with wordes representyng the actes gestes and dedes done complecteth all profyte It moueth stereth and compelleth to honestie detesteth erketh aborteth vices It extolleth enhaunceth and lyfteth vp suche as ben noble and vertuous depresseth poystereth and thrusteth downe such as ben wicked yuell and reprouable What knowlege shulde we haue of auncyent thynges past and historie were nat Whiche is the testymony therof the lyght of trouthe the maystres of the lyfe humayne the presydent of remembrauÌ„ce and the messanger of antiquyte Why moued and stered Phaleryus the kynge Ptholome oft and dilygently to rede bokes Forsothe for none other cause but that those thynges are founde writen in bokes that the freÌ„des dare nat shewe to the price Moche more I wolde fayne write of the incomparable profyte of hystorie but I feare me that I shulde to sore tourment the reder of this my preface And also I doute nat but that the great vtilyte therof is better knowen than I coulde declare wherfore I shall breuely come to apoynt Thus whan I aduertysed and remembred the many folde comodyties of hystorie howe benefyciall it is to mortall folke and eke howe laudable and merytoryous a dede it is to write hystories fixed my mynde to do some thyng therin And euer whaÌ„ this ymaginacyon came to me I volued tourned and redde many volumes and bokes conteyning famouse histories And amonge all other I redde dilygently the four volumes or bokes of sir Johan Froyssart of the countrey of Heynaulte written in the Frenche tonge whiche I iudged comodyous necessarie and profytable to be hadde in Englysshe sithe they treat of the fomous actes done in our parties That is to say in Englande FrauÌ„ce Spaygne Portyngale ScotlaÌ„de Bretayne FlauÌ„ders and other places adioyning and specially they redounde to the honoure of Englysshemen What pleasure shall it be to the noble geÌ„tylmen of Englande to se beholde rede the highe enterprises famous actes and glorious dedes done and atchyued by their valyant auÌ„ceytours Forsothe and god this hath moued me at the highe coÌ„maundement of my moost redouted
to be strikē of without delay and without knowlege or answere to any cause Fyrst of all ser Thomas erle of Lancastre who was a noble and a wyse holy knyght hath done syth many fayre myracles in Pomfret wher he was beheedded for the whiche dede the sayd sir Hewe Spencer achyued great hate in all the realme and specially of the quene and of the erle of Cane brother to the kyng And whan he parceyued the dyspleasure of the quene by his subtile wytte he set great discorde bitwene the kyng and the quene so that the kyng wold nat se the quene nor come in her company the whiche discord endured a long space Than was it shewed to the quene secretly to the erle of Cane that withoute they toke good hede to them selfe they were lykely to be distroyed for sir Hewe Spēcer was about to purchace moch trouble to theym Than the quene secretly dyd puruey to go in to Fraūce and toke her way as on pylgrymage to saynt Thomas of Canturbury and so to Wynchelsey And in the nyght went into a shyp that was redy for her and her yong sōne Edward with her the erle of Cane and sir Roger Mortymer And in a nother ship they had put all theyr purueyaūce had wynde at wyll and the next mornyng they arryued in the hauyn of Bolayn ¶ Howe the quene of Ingland went and complayned her to the kyng of Fraunce her brother of syr Hewe Spencer Cap. vii WHan quene Isabell was arryued at Bolayn and her sonne with her the erle of Cane The capytayns and abbot of the towne came agaynst her and ioyously receued her and her company into the abbey And ther she aboode .ii. dayes Than she departed and to de so long by her iourneys that she arryued at Paris Thā kyng Charles her brother who was enfourmed of her comyng sent to mete her dyuers of the greattest lordes of his realme as the lorde syr Robert de Artoys the lorde of Crucy the lorde of Sully the lorde of Roy and dyuers other who honorably dyd receue her and brought her in to the Cite of Paris to the kyng her brother And whan the kyng sawe his suster whom he had nat sene long before As she shuld haue entred into his chambre he mette her and toke her in his armes and kyst her and sayd ye be welcome feyre suster with my feyre nephewe your sonne and toke them by the handis led them forth The quene who had no great ioy at her harte But that she was so nere to the kyng her brother she wold haue kneled downe .ii. or .iii. tymes at the feet of the kyng But the kyng wold nat suffre her but held her styl by the right hande demaunding right swetely of her astate and besynesse And she answered hym ryght sagely and lamentably recounted to hym all the felonyes and iniuries done to her by syr Hewe Spencer And requyred hym of his ayde and cōfort Whan the noble kyng Charles of Fraūce had harde his susters lamentation Who wepyngly had shewed hym all her nede and besynesse he sayd to her Fayre suster appease your selfe for by the faith I owe to god and to saynt Denyce I shall right well puruey for you some remedy The quene than kneled downed whether the kyng wold or nat and sayd My ryght dere lord and fayre brother I pray god reward you The kyng than toke her in his armes and led her into an other chambre the whiche was apparayled for her and for the yong Edwarde her sōne and so departed fro her and caused at his costis and chargis all thyng is to be delyuered that was behouefull for her and for her sōne After it was nat long but that for this occasion Charles kyng of Fraunce assembled together many great lordes and barons of the realme of Fraunce to haue theyr coūsell and good aduise howe they shuld ordeyne for the nede besynes of his suster quene of Ingland Than it was coūsailed to the kyng that he shuld let the quene his suster to purchas for her selfe frendis where as she wold in the realme of Fraunce or in any other place and hym selfe to fayne be nat knowen therof For they sayd to moue warre with the kyng of Ingland and to bryng his owne realme into hatred it were nothyng apertenaunt nor profitable to hym nor to his realme But they cōcluded that conueniently he mgiht ayde her with golde and syluer for that is the metall wherby loue is attaygned both of gētylemen of pore souldiours And to this counsell and aduyce accorded the kynge And caused this to be shewed to the quene priuely by sir Robert Dartoys who as than was one of the greatteste lordis of all Fraunce ¶ Howe that syr Hewe Spencer purchased that the quene Isabell was banysshed out of Fraunce Cap. .viii. NOwe let vs speke somewhat of sir Hewe Spencer whan he sawe that he hadde drawen the kyng of Inglād so moche to his wyll that he coud desire nothyng of hym but it was graunted he caused many noble men and other to be put to deth without iustice or lawe bicause he held them suspect to be ageynst hym and by his pride he dyd so many marueylles that the barous that were left alyue in the land coude nat beare nor su 〈…〉 e it any lenger but they besought and requyred eche other among them selfe to be of a peasable accorde And caused it secretly to be knowen to the quene theyr lady Who hadde ben as then at Parys the space of .iii. yere Certifiyng her by wryttyng that if she coulde fynd the meanes to haue any companye of men of armes if it were but to the nombre of a M. and to bryng her son and heyre with her into Inglande That than they wolde all drawe to her and abeye her and her sonne Edward as they were bounde to do of duety These letters thus sent secretly to her out of Ingland she shewed them to kyng Charles her brother Who answered her and sayde Fayre suster god be your ayde your besyuesse shall auayle moche the better Take of my men and subiectis to the nombre that your frendes haue wrytten you for and I consent wel to this voyage I shall cause to be delyuered vnto you golde and syluer as moche as shall susfyce you And in this mater the quene had done so moche What with her prayer gyftes and promysses that many great lordis and yong knyght were of her accorde as to bryng her With great strength agayne into Inglande Than the quene as secretly as she coulde she ordeyned for her voyage and made her puruey aunce But she coude nat do it so secretly but sir Hewe Spencer had knowledge therof Than he thought to wynne and withdrawe the kyng of Fraunce fro her by great gyftes and so sent secret messangers into Fraunce with great plentye of golde and syluer and ryche Jewelles and specially to the kyng and his
of our lorde M. CCC .xxvi. And so aboode on the sandes thre dayes with lytle puruey aunce of vitaylle and vnshypped theyr horses and harneys nor they wist nat in what parte of Inglande they were in other in the power of theyr frendis or in the power of theyr ennemies On the .iiii. day they toke forth theyr way in the aduenture of god and of saynt George as suche people as hadde suffred great disease of colde by nyght and hunger and great feare Whereof they were nat as than clene ryd And so they rode forth by hylles and dales on the done syde and on the other tyll at the laste they founde vyllages and a great abbeye of blacke monkes the whiche is called saint HamoÌ„ wher as they .iii. dayes refresshed themselfe ¶ Howe the quene of Inglande beseged the kyng her husbande in the towne of Bristo we Cap. xi ANd than this tidyng spred about the realme so moche that at the last it came to the knowledge of the lordes by whom the quene was called agayn into Ingland and they apparailed them in all hast to come to Edward herson whom they wold haue to theyr soueraigne lorde And the fyrste that came gaue them moost comforte was Henry Erle of Lancastre With the wrye necke called Torte colle who was brother to Thomas erle of Lancastre beheeddyd as ye haue harde here before who was a good knyght greatly recoÌ„mended as ye shall here after in this hystorye Thys Erle Henry came to the quene with great companye of men of Warre and after hym came from one parte and other erles barones knyghtys and squiers with so moche people that they thought them clene out of parelles and alwayes encreased theyr power as they went forewarde Than they toke counsell among them that they shulde ryde streyght to the towne of Brystowe Where as the kyng was and with hym the Spencers The whiche was a good towne and a stronge and Well closed standyng on a good port of the see and a stronge castell the see bettyng rounde about it And therin was the kyng and ser Hewe Spencer the elder who was about .xC. of age and syr Hewe Spencer his sonne who was chieffe gouernour of the kyng and counsayled hym in all his euyll dedis Also there was the Erle of Arundell who had wedded the doughter of syr Hewe SpeÌ„cer and diuerse other knyghtis and squiers repayryng about the kyng is courte Than the quene and all her companye lordes of Heynaulte erles and barons and all other inglisshemen toke the right way to the said towne of Bristowe and in euery towne where as they entred they were receyued with great feast honour and alwayes theyr people encreased and so longe they rodeby theyr iourneys that they arryued at Brystowe and besygedde the towne rounde about as nere as they myght and the kyng and syr Hewe Spencer the yonger helde theym in the castelle and the olde syre Hewe Spencer and the erle of Arundell helde them in the towne And whan the people of the towne sawe the greate power that the Quene was of For all moost all Inglande was of her accorde and parceued what parell and daunger euydentely they were in They toke counsell amonge theymselfe and determyned that they wolde yelde vppe the towne to the quene So that they re lyues and gooddys myghte be sauyd And soo they sende to treate with the quene and her counsell in this mattyer But the quene nor her counselle Wolde nat agree therto without she myght do with syr Hewe Spencer with the erle of Arundell what it pleased her Whan the people of the towne sawe they coulde haue no peace otherwise nor saue the towne nor theyr gooddes nor theyr lyues in that distresse they accorded to the quene and opened the gates so that the quene and ser JohnÌ„ of Heynaulte and all her barous knyghtis and squyers entred into the towne and toke theyr lodgyngys within as many as myght the reside we without Than sir Hewe Spencer and the Erle of â—rundel were taken brought before the quene to do her pleasure with them Than there was brought to the quene her owne chyldren JohnÌ„ hersonne and her two doughters the whiche were fouÌ„d ther in the kepyng of the sayd syr Hewe Spencer Wherof the quene had great ioye for she had nat seue theym longe before Than the kyng myght haue great sorowe and sir Hewe Spencer the yonger who were fast inclosed in the stronge castell and the moost part of all the realme turned to the quenes parte and to Edward her eldest sonne ¶ Howe that syr Hewe SpeÌ„cer and the erle of Arundell were iudged to dethe Cap. xii WHan the quene and her barons and all her company were lodged at theyr ease Than they beseged the castell as nere as they myght The quene caused syr Hewe SpeÌ„cer the elder and therle of AruÌ„dell to be brought forth before Edward her sonne and all the barons that were there present And sayde howe that she and her sonne shulbe take ryght lawe on them accordyng to theyr desertis Than syr Hewe Spencer sayd Ma dame god be to you a good iudge and gyue you good iudgement and if we can nat haue it in this world I praye god we maye haue hit in another Than stepte forth syr Thomas Wage a good knyght and marshall of the hoste and ther openly he recouÌ„ted they dedis in wrytynge And than tourned hym to another auncient knyght to the entent that he shuld bryng hym on that case fanty and to declare what shuld be done with suche parsones and what Judgement they shulde haue for suche causes Than the sayd knyght counsailed with other barons and knyghtis and so reported theyr opynions the Whiche was how they had well deserued deth for dyuers horryble dedis the whiche they haue commysed for all the trespas rehersed before to iustifie to be of trouth Wherfore they haue deserued for the dyuersyties of theyr trespaces to haue iudgement in .iii. dyuers maners Fyrst to be drawen and after to be heedded and than to be hanged on the Jebet This in lyke wyse as they were iubged so it was done executed before the castell of Brystowe in the syght of the kyng and of syr Hewe Spencer the yonger This iudgement was doone in the yere of our lorde M. CCC .xxvi. on saynt Denys day in October And after this execution the kyng and the yong SpeÌ„cer seyng theym selfe thus beseged in this myschief and knewe no comfort that myght come to them in a mornyng betymes they two with a smalle company entred into a lytle vessell behynde the castell thynkyng to haue fledde to the countrey of Walys But they were .xi. dayes in the shyppe and enforced it to saile as moche as they myghte But what so euer they dydde the wynde was euery daye so contrary to them by the wyll of god that euery daye oones or twyse they were euer brought agayn within a quartter of a
kynge Charles dyed about Ester in the yere of our lorde M. CCC .xxviii. And within a short space after the quene was delyuerd of a doughter Than all the peres of Fraunce asseÌ„bled a counsell togyder at Parys as shortly as they might conueniently and there they gaue the realme by coÌ„men acorde to sir Phylippe of Ualoys and put clene out the quene Isabell of Englande and kynge Edwarde her sonne for she was suster germayne to king Charles last deed but the opynion of the nobles of Fraunce was and sayed and maynteyned that the realme of Fraunce was of so great nobles that it ought nat by successyon to fall into a womans hande And so thus they crowned kyng of France PhilyppÌ„ Ualoys at Raygnes on Trinyte sonday next after And anone after he somoned all his barownes and men of warâ— And went withall his power to the towne of Cassell and layd â—â—eg therto in makyng warâ— agaynst the â—â—emmynges who rebelledde agaynst their owne lorde And namely they of Bruges of Ippre and of Franke for they wolde nat obey therle of FlauÌ„ders But they had chased hym out of his owne countrey so that he might nat abyde in no partie therof but onely in Gaunt and scantly ther. These fleÌ„mynges were a .xvi. thousande and had a capytayne called Colen â—aÌ„nequyn a hardy man and a couragious And they had made their grayson at Cassell at yâ— wages of dyuerse townes in Flaunders To th entent to kepe the fronters there about but ye shall here howe the flemmynges were dysconfeted and all by their owne outrage ¶ Of the batell of Cassell in FlauÌ„ders Cap. xxii ANd on a day they of the garyson of Cassell departed out To th entent to haue dysconfyted the kyng and all his hoost And they came priuely without any noyse in thre batels well ordred Wherof the first batayle toke the way to the kynges tentes and it was a fayre grace that the kynge had natben taken for he was at souper and all his company and thought nothyng of them And the other batayle toke the streyght way to the tentes of the kynge of Behaygne and in maner they founde hym in lyke case And the thirde batayle went to the tentes of therle of Heynault and in likrwyse had nere take hym These hoostes caÌ„e so peasably to the tentes that with moch payne they of thoost coude arme them Wherby all the lordes and their people had ben slayne and the more grace of god had nat ben but in maner by myracle of god these lordes dysconfyted all .iii. batayls eche batayle by it selfe all in one hour In such wyse that of â—vi thousande flemmynges ther ascaped neuer a person captayns and all were slayne And the kyng lordes of FraÌ„ce knewe nat one of an other nor what they hadde done tyll all was finyss edd and atchyued For they lay in thre sondrie parties one fro an other but as for the fleÌ„mynges there was nat one left a lyue but all lay deed on hepes one vpon an other in the sayed thre sondrie places And this was done on saynt Bartylmewes day the yere of our lorde M. CCC .xxviii. Than the french men entred into the towne of Cassell and set vp the baners of FrauÌ„ce and the towne yelded theÌ„ to the kyng And also the towne Pyepigne and of Ipre all they of the Castlayne of Bergues and than the receyued therle Loys their lorde and sware to hym faythe and loyaltie foreuer Than after the kynge and his people departed and went to Parys and he was moche honoured and praysed for this enterprise and ayd that he had done to his cosyn Lois erle of FlauÌ„ders And thus the kyng was in great prosperite and euery day encresed his ryall estat for as it was sayd ther was neuer kyng in FrauÌ„ce that helde like estat as dyd this kyng Philyp of Ualoys ¶ Howe the erle of kent and the erle Mortymer in Englande were put to deth Cap. xxiii THis yong kyng Edwarde of Englande was gouerned a great space as ye haue harde before by the couÌ„sell of the quene his mother and of Edmonde of Wodstoke erle of KeÌ„t his vncle and by sir Roger Mortymer erle of March. And at the last enuy began to growe bytwene therle of Kent and therle MortymÌ„ In so moch that this erle MortimÌ„ enformed so the yong kyng by the coÌ„sentyng of tholde quene Isabell his mother beryng the kyng in hande that therle of Kent wolde haue enpoysoned hym To th entent to be kynge hymselfe as he that was nexte heyre apparaunt to the crowne for the kynges yonger brother who was called JohnÌ„ a Gaunt was newly deed And than the kyng who gaue lyght credence to theym causedde his vncle the erle of Kent to be taken and openly to be beheeded without any maner of excuse to be harde Wherwith many of yâ— nobles of the realme wer sore troubled and bare a gruge in their hertes towarde the erle Mortymer and accordyng to thenglysshe cronycle Th erle suffred dethe atte Wynchester the tenth day of Octobre yâ— thirde yere of the kynges raygne and lyeth buryed at the friers in Winchestre But as myne auctour sayeth within a whyle after as it was reported quene Isabell the kyngâ— mother was with chylde and that by therle Mortymer Wherof the kyng was enfourmed how the sayd MortymÌ„ had caused him to put to deth therle of Kent his vncle without good reason or cause for all the realme reputed hym for a noble man Thanne by the kynges commaundement this erle Mortymer was takenÌ„e and brought to London And there byfore the great lordes and nobles of the realme was recyted by open declaratyon all the dedes of the sayd Mortymer Than the kynge demaunded of his counsell what shuld be done with hym and all the lordes by commen assent gaue iudgement And sayed syr he hath deserued to dye the sa 〈…〉 ethe that sir Hewe Spenser dyed And after this iudgement there was no delacyon of sufferaunce nor mercy But incoÌ„tynent he was drawen throughout London and than set on a scaffolde and his membres cut from hym and cast into a fyre and his hert also bycause he had ymagined treason And thanne quartered and his quarters sent to foure of the best cyties of the realme and his heed remayned styll in London And within a lytle space after the kyng commaunded by thaduyce of his counsell that the quene his mother shulde be kept close in a castell And so it was doÌ„e and she had with her ladyes and damosels knyghtes and squiers to serue her acordyng to her estat And certayne laÌ„des assigned to her to meÌ„tayne ther with her noble estat all dayes of her lyfe But in no wyse she shulde nat deê‘t out of the castell wtout it were tose suche sportes as was somtyme shewed byfore the castell gate for her recreatyon Thus this lady ledde forth her lyfe ther mekely and ones or twyse a yere the kyng her son wolde coÌ„e and se
nat procede any farther in doyng any more concernyng his homage But rather he was detmyned to returne agayne into Englande and there was redde openly the priuyleges of auncyent tyme graunted the which was declared in what maner the kynge shulde do his homage and howe and in what wyse he shulde do seruyce to the kynge of Fraunce Than the kynge of Fraunce sayd cosyn we woll nat disceyue you this that ye haue done pleaseth vs rightwell as for this present tyme. Tyll such tyme as ye be returned agayne into your realme and that ye haue sene vnder the seales of your predecessoures howe and in what wyse ye shulde do And so thus the kynge of Englande tooke his leaue and departed fro the kynge of Fraunce ryght amyably And of all other princes that was there and retourned agayne into Englande and laboured so longe that he came to Wyndesor Where his quene receyued d hym right ioyously And demaunded tidynges of kynge Phylippe her vncle and of her linage of FrauÌ„ce The kyng shewed her all that he knewe and of the gret chere and honour that he had there and sayd in his mynde there was no realme coude be compared to the realme of Fraunce And than within a space after the kyng of Fraunce sent into Englande of his specyall counsell the bysshoppe of Chartres and the bysshoppe of Beannays the lorde Loys of Cleremont the duke of Burbon therle of Harcourt and therle of Tankermylle with dyuers other knyghtes and clerkes to the counsell of Englande the which was than holden at London for the parfourmaunce of the kyng of Englandes homage as ye haue harde before And also the kyng of England and his counsell had well ouersene the maner and fourme how his auncyent predecessours had done their homage for the duchy of Acquitayne There were many as than in Englande yâ— murmured and sayd how the kyng their lorde was nerer by true succession of herytage to the crowne of Fraunce than Phylippe of Ualoys who was as than kyng of Fraunce Now be it the kyng and his couÌ„sell wolde nat knowe it nor speke therof as at that tyme thus was ther great assemble and moch a do how this homage shulde be parfourmed These embassadours taryed styll in England all that wynter tyll it was the moneth of May folowyng or they had aunswere dyffinatyue how be it finally the kynge of Englande by the aduyce of his counsell and on the syght of his priuyleges where vnto they gaue great fayth was determyned to write letters in the maner of patentes sealed with his great seale knowle gyng therin the homage that he ought to do to the kyng of Fraunce The tenour and report of the which letters patentes foloweth EDward by the grace of god kyng of England lorde of Ireland and duke of Acquitayne To them yâ— these present letters shall se or here send gretyng We wold it be knowen that as we made homage at Amyas to the right excellent prince our right dere cosyn Phylyppe kyng of Fraunce and there it was requyred by hym that we shuld knowledge the sayd homage and to make it to hym expresly promysinge to bere hym fayth and trouth yâ— which we dyd nat as than by cause we were nat enfourmed of the trouth We made hym homage by generall wordes in sayeng how we entred into his homage in lyke maner as our predecessours Dukes of Guyen in tymes past had entred into thomage of the kyng of FrauÌ„ce for that tyme beyng And syth that tyme we haue ben well enfourmed of the trouth Therfore we knowlege by these presentes that such homage as we haue made in yâ— cyte of Amyas to the kyng of Fraunce in generall wordes was and ought to be vnderstande this worde lyege man and that to hym we owe to bere faith and trouth as duke of Acquitayne and pere of Fraunce erle of Poyters of Mutterell And to th entent in tyme coÌ„mynge that there shulde neuer be dyscorde For this cause we promyse for vs and our successours dukâ— of Acquitayne that this homage be made in this maner folowyng The kyng of Englande duke of Acquitayne holdeth his handes bytwene the handes of the kyng of FrauÌ„ce And he that shall addresse these wordes to the kynge of Englande duke of Acquitayne shall speke for the kyng of Fraunce in this maner yeshall become lyege man to the kynge my lorde here present as duke of Guyen and pere of Fraunce And to hym promyse to bere faythe and trouthe say ye and the kyng of Englande duke of Guyen and his successours sayth ye And than the kyng of FrauÌ„ce receyueth the kyng of Englande duke of Guyen to this sayd homage as lyege man with faythe and trouth spoken by mouth sauyng his ryght and all other And furthermore whan the sayd kyng entreth in homage to the kyng of FrauÌ„ce for therldome of Poyters and of Muttrell he shall put his handes bytwene the handes of the kyng of Fraunce for the sayd erldome And he that shall speke for the kynge of Fraunce shall addresse his wordes to the kynge and erle and say thus ye shall become liege man to the kyng of FrauÌ„ce my lorde here present as erle of Poyters and Muttrell And to hym ê“myse to bere fayth trouth say ye And the kyng erle of Poyters sayth ye Than the kyng of FrauÌ„ce receyueth the kyng and erle to this sayd homage by his fayth and by his mouth sauyng his ryght and all other And after this maner it shal be done and renewed as often as homage shulde be done And of that we shall delyuer and our successours dukes of Guyen after these sayd homages made letters patentes sealed with our great seale If the kynge of FrauÌ„ce requyre it and besyde that we promyse in good faythe to holde and to kepe effectuously the peace and coÌ„corde made bytwene the kynges of FrauÌ„ce and the kynges of Englande dukes of Guyen c. These letters the lordes of Fraunce brought to the kyng their lorde and the kyng caused them to be kept in his chauncery ¶ Howe the lorde syr â—ubert of Artoyse was chased out of the realme of Fraunce Cap. xxv THe man in the world that most ayded kyng Philyppe to attayne to the Crowne of Fraunce was syr Robert erle of Artoyse Who was done of the most sagelt and great teste lordes in Fraunce and of hygh lynage extraughte fro the blodde royall and hadde to his wyfe suller iermayn to the sayd kyng Phylyp allwayes was his chief and speciall compaignyon and louer in all hys astatis And the space of .iii. yere all that was done in the realme of Fraunce was done by his aduyce and withoute hym nothyng was done And after it fortuned that this kyng Philyppe tooke a meruailouse great his pleasure and hatred ageynst this noble man syr Robert of Artoyse for a plee that was mâ—â—ed before hym Wherof the Erle of Artoyse was cause For he wolde haue wonne his entent by the vertue of
Than that day was apoynted about the myddes of August this counsell to be at Hale bycause of the yong erle of Heynalt who shulde also be ther and with hym sir JohnÌ„ of Heynalt his vncle WhanÌ„e these lordes were all come to this parlyament at Hale they had longe counsayle togyder finally they sayd to the kyng of Englande Syr wese no cause why we shulde make defyance to the frenche kyng all thynges consydred without ye can gette thagrement of themperour and that he wolde commaunde vs to do so in his name The emperour may well thus do for of long tyme past there was a couenant sworne and sealed that no kyng of FrauÌ„ce ought to take any thyng parteyning to th eÌ„pyre and this kynge Philyppe hath taken the castell of Creuecure in Cambreysis and the castell of Alues in Pailleull and the cytie of Cambray wherfore themperour hath good cause to defye hym by vs. Therfore sir if ye can get his acord our honour shal be the more the kyng sayd he wolde folo we their counsayle Than it was ordayned that the Marques of Jullers shulde go to themperour and certayne knyghtes and clerkes of the kynges and some of the counsell of the duke of Gwerles But the duke of Brabant wold sende none fro hym but he lende the castell of Louayne to the kynge of Englande to lye in And the Marques and his coÌ„pany fouÌ„de the emperour at Florebetche and shewed hym the cause of their commyng And the lady Margarete of Heynault dydde all her payne to further forthe the matter whom sir Lewes of Banyer than emperour had wedded And ther the Marques of Jullers was made an erle and the duke of Guelders who byfore was an erle was than made a duke And themperour gaue commyssion to foure knyghtê and to two doctours of his counsell to make kyng Edwarde of Englande his bycarre generall throughout all the empyre And therof these sayd lordes hadde instrumentes publyke confyrmed and sealed suffyciently by the emperour ¶ Howe kyng Dauyd of Scotlande made alyaunce with kyng PhylyppÌ„ of FrauÌ„ce Ca. xxxiii IN this season the yonge kyng Dauyd of Scotlande who had lost the best part of his lande and coulde natte recouer it out of the holde of theÌ„glysshmend eparted priuely with a small company and the quene his wyfe with hym and toke shippyng and arryued at Bolayne and so rodde to Pares to kyng Philyppe who gretly dyd feast hym And offred hym of his castels to abyde in and of his goodes to dyspende on the condycion that he shulde make no peace with the kynge of Englande without his counsell and agremeÌ„t for kyng Philyppe knewe well howe the kynge of Englande apparelled greatly to make hym warre So thus the kyng ther retayned kyng Dauyd the quene a long season and they had all that they neded at his coste charge for out of Scotlande came but lytell substaÌ„ce to mayntayne withall their estates And the french king sent certayne messangers into ScotlaÌ„de to the lordes ther such as kept warr agaynst theÌ„glissh men offryng them great ayde and confort so yâ— they wolde take no peace nor truâ—e with the kyng of Englande without it were by his agrement or by thaccorde of their owne kyng who had in likewyse promysed and sworne Than the lordê of Scotlande couÌ„selled togyder and ioyously they accorded to his request and so sealed and sware with the kyng their lorde Thus this alyance was made bytwene Scotlande and France the which endured a long season after and the frenche kyng sent men of warre into Scotland to kepe warr agaynst thenglysshmen As ser Arnolde Dandregien who was alter marschall of Fraunce and the lorde of Garencieres and dyuerse other knyghtes and squyers The frenche kyng thought that the scottes shulue gyue somoch a do to the realme of England that theÌ„glysshmen shulde nat come ouer the see to anoy hym ¶ How kyng Edwarde of England was made bycare generall of th eÌ„pyre of Almaygne Cap. xxxiiii WHan the kyng of England and the other lordes to hym alyed wer departed fro the parlyament of Hale The kyng weÌ„t to Louan and made redy the castell for his a byding and sent for the quene to come thyder if it pleased her for he sent her worde he wolde nat come thens of an hole yere And sent home certayne of his knyghtes to kepe his lande fro the scottes And the other lordê and knyghtes that were there styll with the kynge rode aboute the realme of Flanders and Henalt makyng grete dyspence gyueng great rewardes and iuels to the lordes ladyes and damoselles of the countrey to get their good wylles They dyd somoche that they were greatly praysed and specially of the common people bycause of the port and state that they kept And than about the feest of all sayntes the marques of Jullers and his coÌ„pany sent worde to the kyng how they had sped And the kyng sent to hym that he shulde be with hym about the feest of saynt Martyne and also hesent to the duke of BrabaÌ„t to knowe his mynde wher he wolde the plyament shulde beholde and he answered at Arques in yâ— countie of Loz nere to his countrey And than the kyng sent to all other of his alyes that they shulde be there and so the hall of the towne was apparelled and hanged as though it had ben the kynges chamber And there the kyng satte crowned with golde 〈◊〉 fote hygher than any other and there opâ—nly was redde the letters of theÌ„perour by the which the kyng was made bycare generall and liefrenaunt for the emperour and had power gyueâ— hym to make lawes and to mynistre Justyce to euery person in thempours name and to make money of golde and syluer The emperour also there commaunded by his letters that all persons of his empyre and all other his subgiettes shulde obey to the kyng of England his vycare as to hymselfe and to do hym homage And in contynent ther was clayme and answere made bytwene parties as before the emperour and right and iudgement gyuen Also there was renued a iudgement and a statute affermed that had been made before in the emperours courte and that was this That who soeuer wolde any hurt to other shuld make his defyance thredayes byfore his dede and he that dyde otherwyse shulde be reputed as an euyll do et and for a by lans dede And whan all this was done the lordes departed and toke day that they shulde all appere before Cambray thre wekes after the feest of saynte JohnÌ„ the whiche towne was become frenche thus they all departed and euery man went to his owne And kynge Edwarde as bycare of th empyre went than to Louayne to the quene who was newely come thyder out of Englande with great noblenesse and well accoÌ„panyed with ladyes and damosels of Englande So there the kynge and the quene kepte their house ryght honorably all that wynter and caused money golde and syluer to be made at Andewarpe
Leon who had ben before one of the erles chiefe counsaylours Thus as it was deuysed so it was done in a mornyng the frenche lordes entred and went streyght to yâ— castell and brake opyn the gates and ther toke therle MouÌ„tfort prisoner and ledde hym clene out of the cytie into their felde without doyng of any more hurt in the cyte This was the yere of our lorde god M. C C C .xli. about the feest of all sayntâ— ThaÌ„ the lordes of Fraunce entred into the cytie with great ioye and all the burgesses and other dyd fealtie and homage to the lorde Charles of Bloys as to their ryght souerayne lorde and there they taryed a thre dayes in gret feest Than sir Charles of Bloys was couÌ„selled to abyde ther about the cytie of Nauntes tyll the next somer and so he dyd and set captayns in suche garysons as he had won than the other lordes went to Parys to the kyng and delyuerd hym therle of Mountfort as prisoner The kynge set hym in the castell of Loure wher as he was longe I at last as I harde reported ther he dyed ¶ Nowe let vs speke of the countesse his wyfe who had the courage of a man and the hert of a lyon She was in the cytie of Renes whanne her lorde was taken and howe beit that she had great sorowe at her hert yet she valyantly recoÌ„forted her frendes and soudyers and shewed them a lytell son that she had called JohnÌ„ and sayd a sirs be nat to sore a basshed of the erle my lorde whom we haue lost he was but a man se here my lytell chylde who shal be by the grace of god his restorer and he shall do for you all I haue riches ynough ye shall nat lacke I trust I shall purchase for suche a capitayne that ye shal be all reconforted Whan she had thus conforted her frendes and soudyers in Renes than she weÌ„t to all her other fortresses and good townes and ledde euer with her JohnÌ„ her yonge sonne and dyd to theÌ„ as she dyde at Renes and fortifyed all her garisons of euery thyng yâ— they wanted and payed largely gaue frely where as she thought it well enployed Than she weÌ„t to Hanybout and ther she and her sonne taryed all that wynter often tymes she sent to byset her garysons and payed euery man full well and truely their wages ¶ Howe the kyng of Englande the thyrde tyme made warre on the scotes Cap. lxxiii YE haue harde here before that the siege beynge before Tourney howe the lordes of Scotland had taken agayne dyuers townes and fortresses fro thenglysshmen such as they helde in Scotlande Ther were no mo remayning in theÌ„glysshmens handes but onely the castell of Esturmelyne the cytie of Berwyke and Rousburge And the scottes lay styll at siege with certayne frenchmen with them suche as kyng Philyppe had sent thyder to helpe theÌ„ before Esturmelyne and they within were so sore constrayned yâ— they sawe well they coude nat long endure And whan the kynge of Englande was retourned fro the siege of Tourney and came into his owne realme he was couÌ„selled to ryde towarde scotlande and so he dyd he rode thyderwarde bytwene mighelmas and al sayntes coÌ„maundyng euery maÌ„ to folowe hym to Berwyke than euery man began to styrre and to drawe thyder as they were coÌ„maunded The kyng at last came to yorke and ther taryed for his people the lordes of Scotlande wer enfourmed of the coÌ„myng of the kyng of Englande wherfore they made sorer assautes to the castell of Esturmelyne and coÌ„strayned so them within with engyns and canons that they wer fayne to yelde vp the castell sauyng their lyues and membres but nothyng they shulde cary away These tidynges came to the kyng of Englande where as he was thanÌ„e he departed and drewe toward Esturmelyne and came to Newcastell vpon Tyne and ther lodged and taryed more than a moneth abydinge prouysion for his host the which was put on the see bytwene saynt Andrewes tyde and All sayntes but dyuerse of their shyppes were perysshed for they had suche tempest on the see that small prouysion came thyder Some were driuen into Hollande and into Fryse wherby theÌ„glysshe hoost had great defaute of vytayls and euery thynge was dere and wynter at hande So that they wyst nat wher to haue forage and in scotlande the scottes had put all their goodes into fortresses and the kyng of England had ther mo thaÌ„ vi M. horsmen and .xl. M. fotemen The lordes of Scotland after their wynning of Estur melyne they â—rue into the forestes of Gedeours and they vnderstode well howe the kyng of Englande lay at Newecastell with a great nombre to brenne and to exyle the realme of Scotlande Than they toke counsell what they shulde do they thought themselfe to small a company to mentayne the warr seyng howe they had coÌ„tynued the warres more than .vii. yere without heed or captayne And yet as thaÌ„ they coude parceyue no socoure fro their owne kyng than they determyned to sende to the kyng of Englande a bysshop and an abbot to desyre a truse the which messangers departed fro Scotland and came to Newecastell wher they founde the kynge These messangers shewed to the kynge and to his counsayle the cause of their coÌ„myng so than it was agreed a trewse to endure foure monethes on the condycion that they of Scotlande shulde sende sufficyent embassadours into France to kyng Dauyd that without he wolde come within the moneth of May next folowing so puyssantly as to resyst and defeÌ„de his realme els they clerely to yelde themselfe englysshe and neuer to take hym more for their kyng So thê° these two prelates retourned agayne into Scotlande and incontynent they ordayned to sende into Fraunce sir Robert â—ersay and sir Symon Fresyll and two other knyghtes to shewe to their kynge their apoyntment The kynge of Englande agreed the soneâ— to this truse bycause his hoost lacked vytayll so he came backe agayne sent euery man home The scottysshe messangers went towarde Fraunce and toke shypping at Douer ¶ Nowe kynge Dauyd who had ben a seuyne yere in France and knewe well that his realme was sore distroyed ThauÌ„e he toke leaue of the frenche kyng to go home into his owne contre to confort his people so he toke shypping with his wyfe and suche coÌ„pany as he had at a port and dyde put hymselfe vnder the guyding of a maryner Rychard Flamont and so he aryued at a port of Moroyse or euer that any in Scotlande knewe therof Nor he knewe nothyng of the messangers that were gone into France to speke with hym nor they knewe nat of his retournyng home ¶ Howe kyng Dauyd of Scotlande came with a great hoost to Newcastell vpon Tyne Ca. lxxiiii WHan that yong kyng Dauyd of Scotlande was come into his countrey his men came about hym with great ioye and solem puyte and brought hym to the towne of saynt JohnÌ„s thyder
of the marshals retourned to the kynges hoost about noone and so lodged all toguyder nere to Cressy in Pouthieu the kynge of Englande was well enfourmed howe the frenche kyng folowed after hym to fight Than he said to his coÌ„pany lette vs take here some plotte of grouÌ„de for we wyll go no farther tylle we haue sene our ennemyes I haue good cause here to abyde them for I am on the ryght herytage of the quene my mother the which lande was gyuen aâ—her maryage I woll chalenge it of myne aduersary Philyppe of Ualoys and bycause that he had nat the eyght part in nombre of men as the frenche kyng had therfore he commaunded his marshals to chose a plotte of grounde som what for his aduauntage and so they dyde and thyder the kynge and his hoost went than he sende his currours to Abuyle to se if the frenche kyng drewe that day into the felde or natte They went forthe and retourned agayne and sayde howe they coude se none aparence of his commyng than euery man toke their lodgyng for that day and to be redy in the mornynge at the sound of the truÌ„pet in the same place Thus friday the frenche kynge taryed styll in Abuyle abyding for his coÌ„pany and sende his two marshals to ryde out to se the dealyng of thenglysshmen and at nyght they retourned sayde howe the englysshmen were lodged in the feldes â–ª that nyght the frenche kyng made a supper to all the chefe lordes that were ther with hym and after supper the kyng desyred them to be frendes â—â—h to other the kyng loked for the erle of Sauoy who shulde come to hym with a thousande speares for he had receyued wages for a thre monethes of them at Troy in Campaigne ¶ Of the order of the englysshmen at Cressy and howe they made thre batayls a fote Cap. C .xxviii. ON the friday as I sayd before the kyng of Englande lay in the feldes for the contrey was pleÌ„tyfull of wynes and other vytayle if nede had ben they had prouisyon folowyng in cartê and other caryages That night the kyng made a supper to all his chefe lordes of his hoost made them gode chere and whan they were all departed to take their rest Than the kynge entred into his oratorie and kneled downe before the auter prayeng god deuoutly that if he fought the next day that he might achyue the iourney to his honour than aboute mydnight he layde hym downe to rest and in the mornynge he rose be tymes and harde masse â–ª and the prince his sonne with hym and the moste part of his compaâ—â— were confessed and houseled And after the 〈…〉 asse sayde he commauÌ„ded euery man to be armed to drawe to the felde to the same place before apoynted than the kyng caused a parke to be made by the wodesyde behynde his hoost and ther was set all cartes and caryages and within the parke were all their horses for euery man was a fote And into this parke there was but one entre than he ordayned thre batayls In the first was the yonge prince of Wales with hym the erle of Warwyke and Canforde the lorde Godfray of Harecourt sir Reynolde Cobham sir ThomÌ„s Holande the lorde Stafforde the lorde of Maâ—uy the lorde Dalaware sir JohnÌ„ Chandos sir Bartylmewe de Bomes sir Robert Neuyll the lorde Thomas Clyfforde the lorde Bourchier the lorde de la Tumyer dyuers other knyghtes and squyers that I can nat name they wer an .viii. hundred men of armes and two thousande archers and a thousande of other with the walsshmen euery lorde drue to the felde apoynted vnder his owne baner and penone In the second batayle was therle of Northampton the erle of Aâ—â—dell the lorde Rosse the lorde Lygo the lorde Wylough by the lord Basset the lorde of saynt Aubyne sir Loyes Tueton the lorde of Myleton the lorde de la Sell and dyuers other about an eight hundred men of armes and twelfhundred archers The thirde batayle had the kyng he had seuyn hundred men of armes and two thousande archers than the kyng lept on a hobby with a whyte rodde in his hand one of his marshals on the one hande and the other on the other hand he rode fro reuke to reuke desyringe euery man to take hede that day to his right and honour He spake it so swetely with so good couÌ„tenance and mery chere that all suche as were dysconfited toke courage in the sayeng and heryng of him And whan he had thus visyted all his batayls it was than nyne of the day than he caused euery man to eate drinke a lytell and so they dyde at their leaser And afterwarde they ordred agayne their bataylles than euery man lay downe on the yerth and by hym his salet and bowe to be the more 〈◊〉 heâ— whan their ennemyes shulde come ¶ Th order of the frenchmen at Cressy and howe they behelde the demeanour of thenglysshmen Cap. C .xxix. THis saturday the frenche kynge rose â—â—tymes and hard masse in Abuyle in his lodgyng in the abbey of saynt Peter and he departed after the some rysing whan he was out of the towne two leages aprocâ—yng towarde his ennemys some of his lordes sayd to hym Sir it were good that ye ordred yor batayls and let all your fote men passe som what on before that they be nat troubled with the horsemen Than the kyng sent .iiii. knyghtê the Moyne Bastell the lorde of Noyers the lorde of Beauie we and the lorde â—am begny to ryde to a viewe thenglysshe hoste and so they rode so nere that they might well se part of their dealyng Thenglysshmen sawe the well and knewe well howe they were come thyder to a vieu them they let them alone and made no countena 〈…〉 warde theÌ„ and let them retourne as they came And whan the frenche kyng sawe 〈…〉 oure knyghtes retourne agayne he taryâ—â—â—â—ll they came to hym and sayd sirs what tidynges these four knyghtes eche of them loked on other for ther was none wolde speke before his coÌ„panyon finally the kyng sayd to Moyne who pertayned to the kyng of Behaygne and had done in his dayes somoch that he was reputed for one of the valyantest knightê of the worlde sir speke you Than he sayd sir I shall spekesyth it pleaseth you vnder the correction of my felawes sir we haue ryden sene the behauyng of your ennemyes knowe ye for trouth they are rested in thre batayls abidyng for you Sir I woll counsell you as for my part sauynge your dyspleasure that you and all your coÌ„pany rest here and lodg for this nyght for or they that be behynde of your â—oÌ„pany become hyther and or your batayls beset in gode order it wyll be very late and your people be wery and out of array and ye shall fynde your ennemis fresshe and redy to receyue you erly in the mornynge ye may order your bataylles at more leaser and aduyse your ennemis at
of Cressy he was so sore dyspleasedde with sir Godmar du fay bycause the kynge sayd he dyd nat his deuer truely in kepyng of the passage of BlaÌ„ch taque wher as theÌ„glysshmeÌ„ passed ouer the ryuer of Some so that if the french king coud a gette hym in the hete it wold haue cost hym his heed dyuers of the kyngê counsell wolde that he shuld a dyed sayd he was a tretoâ— causer of the great losse that the kynge had at Cressy but sir JohnÌ„ of Heynault excused hym and refrayned the kynges yuell wyll for he sayd howe coulde it lye in his power to resyst the hole puysance of thengly sshmen whan all yâ— floure of the realme of Fraunce togyder coude nat resyst them ThaÌ„ anone after came to the kynge and to the quene the duke of Normandy who was well receyued with them ¶ Howe sir Gaultier of Manny rode through all Fraunce by saue conduct to Calys Cap. C .xxxv. IT was natlong after but that sir Gaultier of MaÌ„ny fell in coÌ„munycation with a knyght of Normandy who was his prisoner demauÌ„ded of hym what money he wolde pay for his raunsome the knyght answered and sayd he wolde gladly pay thre M. crownes well ê™ the lorde Gaultyer I knowe well ye be kynne to the duke of Normandy and welbeloued with hym that I am sure And if I wolde sore oppresse you I am sure ye wolde gladly pay .x. thousand crownes but I shall deale otherwyse with you I woll trust you on your faythe and promyse ye shall go to the duke your lorde and by your meanes gette a saue conduct for me and .xx. other of my coÌ„pany to ryde through Fraunce to Calys payeng curtesly for all your expenses And if ye can get this of the duke or of the kyng I shall clerely quyte you your ransome with moche thanke for I greatly desyre to se the kynge my maister nor I wyll lye but one nyght in a place tyll I coÌ„e there And if ye can nat do this retourne agayn hyder within a moneth and yelde your self styll as my prisoner the knyght was content and so went to Parys to the duke his lorde and he obtayned this pasport for sir Gaultier of Manny and. â—r horse with hym all onely this knyght returned to Aguyllon and brought it to 〈◊〉 Gaultier and ther he quyted the knyght Norman of his raunsome Than anone after sir Gaultier toke his way and .xx. horse with hym so rode through Auuergne and whan he taryed in any place he shewed his letter and so was lette passe but whan he came to Orleaunce for all his letter he was a rested and brought to Parys there put in prison in the Chatelet Whan the duke of Normandy knewe therof he went to the kynge his father and shewed him howe sir Gaultier of Manny had his saue conduct wherfore he requyred the kynge asmoche as he might to delyuer hym or els it shulde be sayd howe he had be trayed hym the kyng answered and sayd howe he shulde be put to dethe for he reputed hym for his great ennemy Than sayd the duke sir if ye do so surely I shall neuer bere armour agaynst the kynge of Englande nor all suche as I may let and at his departyng he sayd that he wolde neuer entre agayn into the kynges host Thus the mater stode a certayne tyme there was a knyght of Heynalt called sir Mansart de Sue he purchased all that he myght to helpe sir Water of Manny and went often in and out to the duke of NormaÌ„dy finally the kyng was so couÌ„selled that he was delyuerd out of prison and all his costes payed And the kynge sende for hym to his lodgyng of Nesle in Parys and there he dyned with the kynge and the kynge presented hym great gyftes and iewels to the value of a thousande floreyns sir Gaultier of Manny receyued them on a condycion that whan he cam to Cales that if the kyng of Englande his maister were pleased that he shulde take them than he was content to kepe them or els to sende theÌ„ agayne to the frenche kyng who sayd he spake lyke a noble man ThanÌ„e he toke his leaue and departed and rode so long by his iourneys that he came into Heynalt and taryed at Ualencennes thre dayes and so fro thens he went to Cales and was welcome to the kynge but whan the kyng harde that sir Gaultier of Manny had receyued gyftes of the frenche kynge he sayde to hym sir Gaultier ye haue hytherto truely serued vs and shall do as we trust Sende agayn to kyng Philyppe the gyftes that he gaue you ye haue no cause to kepe theym we thanke god we haue ynough for vs for you we be in good purpose to do moche good for you acordyng to the good seruyce that ye haue done Thanne sir Gaultier toke all those iewels and delyuerd theÌ„ to a cosyn of his called Mansac and sayd ryde into Fraunce to the kynge there and recoÌ„mend me vnto hym and say howe I thanke hym M. tymes for the gyft that he gaue me but shewe hym howe it is nat the pleasure of the kyng my maister that I shulde kepe theÌ„ therfore I sende them agayne to hym This knyght rode to Parys and shewed all this to the kyng who wolde nat receyue agayne the iewelles but dyde gyue them to the same knyght sir Mansac who thaked the kyng and was nat in wyll to say nay ¶ Howe therle of Derby the same seson toke in Poycton dyuers townes and castels and also the cyte of Poycters Cap. C .xxxvi. LE haue harde here before howe the erle of Derby was in the cytie of Burduex duryng the season of the siege before Aguyllone And assone as he knewe that the duke of Normandy had broken vp his siege than he sende into Gascoyne for all his knightes and squyers that helde of the englysshe partie than came to Burdeaux the lorde Dalbret the lorde de Lanspere the lorde of Rosam the lorde of Musydent the lorde of Punyers the lorde of Torton the lorde of BouqÌ„ton sir Amery of Trast and dyuers other so that therle had a .xii. hundred men of armes two thousand archers and thre thousande fotemen They passed theryuer of Garon bytwene Burdeaux and Blay than they toke the way to zaynton and came to Myrabell and wan the towne with assaut and the castell also and sette therin newe captayne and soudyours Than they rode to Alnoy and wan the castell and the towne and after they wanne Surgeres and Benon but the castell of Marant a thre leages fro Rochell they coulde nat gette than they went to Mortayn on the see syde in Poyctou and toke it perforce and made ther a garyson for theÌ„ Than thei rode to Lusignen they brent the towne but the castell wolde nat be wonne than they went to Taylbourge wan the brige towne and castell and stewe all that were within bycause a knyght of theyrs was slayne in
stryken of than euery man requyred the kyng for mercy but he wolde here no maÌ„in that behalfe than sir Gaultier of MaÌ„ny said a noble kyng for goddessake refrayne your courage ye haue the name of souerayn nobles therfore nowe do nat a thyng that shulde blemysshe your renome nor to gyue cause to some to speke of you villany euery man woll say it is a great cruelty to put to deth suche honest persons who by their owne wylles putte themselfe into your grace to saue their coÌ„pany Than the kyng wryed away fro hym and coÌ„maunded to sende for yâ— hangman and sayd they of Calys hath caused many of my meÌ„ to be slayne wherfore these shalt dye in likewyse Than the quene beynge great with chylde kneled downe sore wepyng sayd a geÌ„tyll sir syth I passed the see in great parell I haue despred nothyng of you therfore nowe I huÌ„bly requyre you in yâ— honour of the son of the virgyn Mary and for the loue of me that ye woll take mercy of these sixe burgesses The kyng be helde yâ— quene stode styll in a study a space and thaÌ„ sayd a dame I wold ye had ben as nowe in soÌ„e other place ye make suche request to me yâ— I can nat â—eny you wherfore I gyue them to you to do your pleasure with theym than the quene caused theÌ„ to be brought into her chambre and made the halters to be taken fro their neckes and caused them to be newe clothed and gaue them their dyner at their leser And than she gaue ech of them sire nobles and made theÌ„ to be brought out of thoost in sauegard set at their lyberte ¶ Howe the kyng of England repeopled the towne of Calys with englysshmen Cap. C .xlvii. THus the strong towne of Calays was gyuen vp to kyng Edwarde of England the yere of our lorde god M CCC .xlvi. in the moneth of august the kyng of EnglaÌ„d called to hym sir Gaultier of Manny and his two marshals therle of Warwyke and therle of Stafforde and sayd to theÌ„ Sirs take here the kayes of the towne and castell of Calys go and take possessyon there and putte in prison all the knyghtes that be there all other soudyours that came thyder symply to wynne their lyueng cause theym to auoyde the towne And also all other men women and chyldren for I wolde repeople agayne the towne with pure englysshmen So these thre lordes with a hundred with them went and toke possessyon of Calys and dyd put in prison sir JohnÌ„ de Uien sir JohnÌ„ of Surrey sir JohnÌ„ of Belborne and other than they made all the soudyers to bring all their harnesse into a place apoynted layed it all on a hepe in the hall of Calys thanne they made all maner of people to voyde kept there no mo persons but a preest and two other auncyent personages suche as knewe the customes lawes and ordynaunces of the towne and to signe out the herytagê howe they were deuyded than they prepared the castell to lodge the kyng and quene and prepared other houses for the kynges company Than the kyng mounted on his horse and entred into the towne with trumpets tabours nakquayres and hormyes and there the kyng lay tyll the quene was brought a bedd of a fayre lady named Margarete The kynge gaue to sir Gaultier of MaÌ„ny dyuers fayre houses within the towne and to therle Stafforde to the lorde of Bethene to sit Bartylmewe of Bomes and to other lordes to repeople agayn the towne the kynges mynde was whan he caÌ„e into Englande to sende out of London a .xxxvi. good burgesses to Calys to dwell there and to do somoche that the towne myght be peopled with pure englysshmen the which entent the kynge fulfylled Than the newe towne and bastyd that was made without the towne was pulled downe and the castell that stode on the hauyn rasshed downe and the great tymbre and stones brought into the towne than the kynge ordayned men to kepe the gates walles and barryers and ameÌ„ded all thynges within the towne and sir JohnÌ„ de Uien and his coÌ„pany were sent into Englande and were halfe a yere at London than they were putte to raunsome me thynke it was great pyte of the burgesses and other men of the towne of Calys women and chyldren whasie they were fayne to forsake their houses herytages and goodes and to bere away nothyng and they had no restorement of the frenche kyng for whose sake they lost all the moost part of them went to saynt Omers The cardynall Guy de Boloyne who was come into FraÌ„ce in legacyon and was with the frenche kynge his cosyn in the cytie of Amyense he purchased somoche that a truse was taken bytwene the kynges of Englande and of Fraunce their contres herytages to endure two yeres To this truse all ê‘ties were agreed but Bretayne was clerely excepte for the two ladyes made styll warre one agaynst the other Than the kyng of Englande and the quene retourned into Englande and the kyng made captayne of Calys sir Amery of Pauy a lumbarde borne whom the kyng had greatly auaunced than the kynge sende fro LoÌ„don .xxxvi. burgesses to Calays who were ryche and sage and their wyues and chyldren and dayly encreased the nombre for the kynge graunted there suche lyberties and franchysses that men were gladde to go and dwell there the same tyme was brought to LoÌ„don sir Charles de Bloyes who called hymselfe duke of Breten he was putte in Cortoyse prison in the towre of London with the kyng of Scottes and the erle Morette but he had nat ben there longe but at the request of the quene of Englande sir Charles her cosyn germayne was receyuedde on his fayth and trouth and rode all about London at his pleasure but he might natly past one night out of London without it were with the kynge or with the quene Also the same tyme ther was prisoner in Englande therle of Ewe and Guynes a right gentyll knyght and his dealynge was suche that he was welcome wher soeuer he came and with the kyng and quene lordes ladyes and damosels ¶ Of the dealynge of a brâ—gant of Languedocke called Bacon Cap. C .xlviii. ALl this yere these two kynges helde well the trewse taken bytwene them but sir WyllmÌ„ Duglas and the scottes beyng in the forest of Gedeours made warre dayly on the englysshmen Also suche as were in Gascoyne Poyctou and Xayntone aswell frenche as englysshe kept nothyng the trewse taken bytwene the two kynges but conquered often tymes townes and castels one vpon the other byforce by purchase or by stelth nyght day and often tymes ther fell bytwene theÌ„ many fayre aueÌ„tures somtyme to the frenchmen and somtyme to thenglysshmen alwayes the poore brigantes wanne in robyng of townes and castels And some therby came riche so that they were made capitayns of other brigantes there were some well worthe .xl. thousande crownes often tymes they wold spy
of france â–ª and the doughter of sir Charles â—e Bloys ¶ Howe the kyng of Nauer made sir Charles of Spaygne constable of France to be slayne Ca. C .liiii. IN the yere of our lorde M. CCC .lii. in the vygill of our lady in the myddes of august the lord Guy of Neell lorde of Oâ—femoÌ„t as than marshall of France in Bretayne was slayne in bataile the lorde of Briquebeke the Cathelayne of Beau wayes dyuers other nobles aswell of Bretayne as of other marches of France The .iiii. day of SepteÌ„bre shulde a fought in Parys the duke of Boâ—sme agayne the duke of Lancastre for certayne wordes that he shulde say of the duke of Boesme the which duke apealed hym in the court of FraÌ„ce These two dukes came into the felde all armed in a lystes made for yâ— sayd duke of Almayne chalenger and for the duke of Englande defender And though theÌ„glysshmen wer enemys to the french kyng and that thenglyssh duke came thyder vnder saue coÌ„duct to fight 〈◊〉 the defence of his honour yet the frenche kynge wold nat suffre them to fight for assone as they had made their othes in such case requysite and were on their horses redy with their speares in their handes Than the kyng toke on hym yâ— mater and dyd set them in acorde and gremeÌ„t the vi day of DeceÌ„bre folowyng pope Clement the vi dyed at Auygnon the .xi. yere of his poÌ„tiâ—icâ—te and the .xi. day of the same moneth about the hour of thre was chosen pope a cardynall of Lymosyn called by his tytle yâ— cardynall of Ostre but bycause he was bysshoppe of Cleremont he was called most coÌ„monly yâ— cardynall of Cleremont and whan he was chosen pope he was nâ— med InnoceÌ„t his owne proper name was Stephyn â—ubert yâ— yere of our lorde M .iii. C .liii. the .viii. day of January anone after yâ— brekynge of the day in the mornyng the kyng Charles of Nauer erle of Eureur caused to be slayne in the towne of the Egle in NormaÌ„dy in an hostre the lorde Charles of Spayne constable of FraÌ„ce in his bedde by certayne men of armes that he sent to do that dede and hymselfe abode with out the towne tyll they had done and retourned agayne to hym And as it was sayde with hym was the lorde PhilyppÌ„ of Nauer his brother the lorde Lovs of Harcourt the lorde Godfray of Hat court his vncle and dyuers other knyghtes and squyers aswell of Normandy as of Nauer Than the kynge of Nauer and his coÌ„pany went to the cyte of Deureur wherof he was erle and fortifyed the towne and with hym also ther was the lorde of Maule JohnÌ„ Maler lorde of Grauyll the lorde of â—â—morie of Mulent and dyuers other nobles of Normandy And thanÌ„e the kyng of Nauer went to the towne of Mant and he had sent dyuers letters into diuers gode townes of France howe that he had put to deth the constable for dyuers great trespaces by him coÌ„mytted and he sent the erle of Namure to the french kyng to Parys to excuse hym Than the kynge sende to Mant the cardynall of Bolayne the bysshoppe of Laon the duke of Burbon the erle of Uaudone other to treat with the kyng of Nauerr for though he had caused to dye the coÌ„stable of France yet he thought he shulde nat clene lese the fauour of the frenche kyng whose doughter he had maryed therfore he made request of pardon to the kyng It was thought in the realme of Fraunce that great warre shulde ense we bytwene these two kynges for the kyng of Nauer had made great assembles of men of warre in dyuers regions and fortifyed his townes castles finally there was agrement made bytwene these two kynges vpon certayne coÌ„dycions wherof part solo weth herafter That is to say the french kyng shall delyuer to the kyng of Nauer .xxxviii. M. â—i tornois of lande aswell for certeyn rent that the kyng of Nauer had out yerely of the tresur in Pares as vpon other laÌ„des that the frenche kyng ought to assigne hym by certeyne treatâ— grauÌ„ted long before bytwene their predecesso's bycause of the countie of ChaÌ„payne And also for the maryage of the kynge of Nauer for maryeng of the kyngâ— doughter at which maryage he was promysed great landes that is to say .xii. M. â—i of land also the kyng of Nauer wolde haue the couÌ„tie of BeamoÌ„t le Roger the land of Bretuell in NormaÌ„dy Conches and Dorbec the vycouÌ„t of PoÌ„theu by the see the bayllage of CoÌ„stantyne the which thynges were agreed vnto by the french kyng Howbeit the couÌ„tie of Beamont the landes of Conches Bertuell Dorbec parteyned to the lorde Philyp duke of OrleaÌ„ce brother to the french kyng who gaue hym other laÌ„des in recoÌ„pence therof Also it was agreed that the lordes of Harcourt and all his other alyes shuld holde of him for all their landes whersoeuer they were in France if they lyst orels nat also it was agreed yâ— he shuld holde styll all the sayd landes besyde theÌ„ that he helde before in parie and if he lyst to kepe his es cheker two tymes in the yere as nobly as euer dyd any duke of NormaÌ„dy also the french kynge to ê‘don the deth of the coÌ„stable and all suche as were coÌ„sentyng therto and to ê“myse by his oth neuer to do any hurt or daÌ„mage to any ê‘son for that occasion And also the kyng of Nauerr to haue a great somÌ„e of money of yâ— french kyng and ar the kyng of Nauer wolde coÌ„e to Parys he wolde haue in hostage the erle of Aniowe seconde son to the kyng Than he came to Pares with a great noÌ„bre of men of armes and the. iiii day of march he came into the ê‘lyament chaÌ„bre wher the kyng satte dyuers of the peres of the realme with him and his counsell ther was the cardynall of Bolayne ther the kyng of Nauer desyred the french kyng to ê‘don hym the deth of the coÌ„stable of France sayeng how he had gode cause so to do the which he offred ther to proue or els to be at the kynges pleasure And also he sayd and sware that he dyd it nat for no grudge to the kyng nor in dispyte of his offyce sayeng also howe ther was nothyng so greuous to him as to be in the dyspleasur with the kyng Than the lorde Jaques of Burbone as than constable by the kynges coÌ„maundement sette his handes on the kynge of Nauer and caused hym to go a backe out of the kyngâ— presâ—ns thaÌ„ quene Jane and quene Blanche suster to the kynge of Nauer the which Jane had ben wyfe to kyng Philyppe last deed came to the frenche kyng kneled downe and the lorde Reynold Detrey with them and he sayd my right redouted soueraygne lorde beholde here these two ladyes quenes Jane and Blanche Sir they vnderstande howe the kyng of Nauer is in your dyspleasur whereof they be sorie and requyre you
and his counsayle helde him excused and so he fell agayne into the princes loue and redemed out his men by resonable raunsoms and the Cathelayne was sette to his ransome of .x. M. frankes the which he payed after Than the cardynall began to treat on the delyuerance of the frenche kyng but I passe it brefely bycause nothyng was done Thus the prince the gascons and englysshmen taryed styllat Burdeux â—yll it was lent in great myrth and reuell and spende folysshely the golde and syluer yâ— they had won In Englande also there was great ioye whanÌ„e they harde tidynges of the batayle of Poycters of the dysconfityng of the freÌ„chmen and takyng of the kyng great solemnytes were made in aâ— churches and great fyers and wakes throughout all Englande The knyghtes and squyers suche as were come home fro that iourney were moche made of and praysed more than other ¶ Howe the thre estates of France assembled togyder at Parys after the batayle of Poycters Cap. C .lxx. THe same seson that the batayle of Poicters was the duke of Lancastre was in the couÌ„tie of Eureux and on the marches of CoÌ„stantyne and with hym the lorde Philypâ— of Nauer the lorde God â–ª sray of Harcort They made warr in Normandy had done all that season in the tytell of the kyng of Nauer whom the french kyng helde in prison These lordes dyd all that they might to haue ben at the iourney of Poyters with the prince but they coude nat for all the passages on the ryuer of Loyre were so well kept yâ— they myght nat passe But whan they herd howe the prince had taken the french kyng at the batayle of Poâ—ters they were gladde and brake vp their iourney bycause the duke of Lancastre sir Phylyppe of Nauer wolde go into Englande and so they dyd and they sende sir Godfray of Harcort to saynt Sauyoursle vycont to kepe ther fronter warre Nowe let vs speke of the frenche kynges thresonnes Charles Loys and JohnÌ„ who were returned fro the besynes at Poyters they were right yong of age and of counsell In theÌ„ was but small recouery nor ther was none of theÌ„ that wolde take on hym the gouernaÌ„ce of the realme of France Also the lordes knyghtes squyers such as fledde fro the batayle were so hated blamed of the coÌ„mons of the realme 〈…〉 scant they durst abyde in any good towne Thâ— all the prelates of holy church beyng in France bysshoppes abbottes and all other noble lordê and knyghtê and the ê“uost of the marchaÌ„tes the burgesses of Paris the couÌ„sels of other gode townes They all assembled at Parys there they wolde ordayne howe the realme shulde be gouerned tyll the kynge were delyuered out of prison Also they wold knowe fardet more what was become of the great treasure that had ben leuyed in the realme by deames maltotes subsidyes forgyng of moneys and in all other extorcyons wherby the people hath ben ouerlayd and troubled and the soudyours yuell payed and the realme yuell kept and defendedde But of all this there were none that coulde gyue accompt than they agreed that the prelates shuld chose out twelfe persones amonge theym who shulde haue power by theym and by all the clergy to ordayne and to aduyse all thynges couenable to be done And the lordes and knyghtes to chuse other twelfe among them of their most sagest and dyscrete persones to determyne all causes And the burgesses to chose other twelfe for the commons The whiche sire and thyrtie persons shulde often tymes mete at Parys and they to common and to ordayne for all causes of the realme and euery matter to be brought to theym and to these thre estates all other prelates lordes and coÌ„mons shulde obey So these persones were chosen out but in the begynninge there were dyuerse in this clectyon that the duke of NormaÌ„dy was nat content withall nor his counsayle ¶ Firste these thre estates defended euermore forgynge of money also they requyred the duke of Normandy that he wolde a rest the chaunceler of the kynge his father the lorde Robert of Lorreys and the lorde Robert of Bucy and dyuers other maisters of the couÌ„tes and other counsaylours of the kynges to the entent that they might make a trewe acount of that they had taken and leuyed in the realme and by their counsaylles Whan these maisters and counsaylours herde of this mater they departed out of the realme into other countreis to abyde there tyll they herde other tidynges ¶ Howe the thre estates sende men of warre agaynst the lorde Godfray of Harecourt Cap. C .lxxi. THese thre estatê ordayned and stablysshed in their names receyuers of all male totes deames subsidyes other rightes pertayning to the kyng and to the realme And they made newe money to be forged of fyne golde called moutons also they wolde gladly that the kynge of Nauer had ben delyuerd out of prison where as he was at the castell of Creuecure in Cambresis It was thought by dyuers of the thre estates that the realme of Fraunce shulde be the more stronger and the better defeÌ„ded if he wolde be true to the realme for they sawe well there were thanÌ„e but fewe nobles to maynteyne the realme for they were nyghe all takenÌ„e and slayne at the batayle of Poycters ThanÌ„e they requyred the duke of Normandy to delyuer hym out of prisonne for they sayd howe they thought he had great wronge to be kepte in prisone for they wyst nat why The duke answered and sayde howe he durst nat take on hym his delyueraunce for the kyng his father putte hym in prisone he coude nat tell for what cause The same season there came tidynges to the duke and to the thre estates that the lorde Godfray of Harecout made fore warr in Normandy and ouer ranne the countre two or thre tymes in a weke somtyme to the subbarbes of Cane of saynt Lowe Eureux and Constances Than the duke and the thre estates ordayned a company of men of armes of thre hundred speares and fyue hundredde of other and made four capitayns the lorde of Rauenall the lorde of Kenny the lorde of Ryuell and yâ— lorde of Friamyll These men of warre departed fro Parys and went to Rowan and there they assembled on all partes there were dyuers knyghtes of Arthoys and of Uermandoys as yâ— lorde of Kenckey the lorde Loyes of Hanefkell the lorde Edward of Rousy the lorde JohnÌ„ Fenes the lorde Ingram of Hedyn and dyuers other And also of Normandy ther were many expert men of armes and these lordes rode to CoÌ„stances and there made their garyson ¶ Of the batayle of Constances bytwene the lorde Godfray of Harcourt and the lorde Loyes of Rauenall Cap. C .lxxii. WHan the lord Godfray of Harcoâ—t who was a right harby knyght a 〈…〉 a couragious knewe that the frenche men were come to the cyte of ConstaÌ„ces He assembled togyder as many men of 〈◊〉 as he coude gette archers and other
lodge out of the host a thre or foure dayes and robhe and pylle the cousrey without any resistence than agayne repaire to the oost In the same season â—yr â—ustace 〈◊〉 breticourt toke the good towne of Acherey on the ryuer of Esne and therin founde great pleÌ„tye of victailles and specially of wyne he fouÌ„de ther a. in M. vessels wherof he send great part to the kynge and to the prince who gaue hym great thauke therfore And duryng this siege as the knyghtes sought for aduentures it fortuned that syr JohnÌ„ Chanoos syr James Audeley and the lorde of Mucident sir Richarde of Pountchardon and their companyes rode so nere to Chalons in Champaigne that they came to Chargny en Dormoyâ—â— a ryght faire castell they well auewed it they made there assaute for they couetted greatly to haue it In the castell were two good knightes one named syr JohnÌ„ Chapel who bare in his armes gold an ancre Sable There was a sore assaute At this assaute the lord of Mucident aduentured hym selfe so forewarde that he was stryken on the heed with a stone in suche wyse that there he dyed amonge his men of whose dethe the other knightes were so sore vispleased that they sware nat to departe thense tyll they had that Castell at theyr pleasure Wherby the assawte encreassed There were many seases of armes done for the gascoyns were sore displeased for the dethe of theyr Maister and Capitayne the lorde of Mucident They entred into the dykes Without feare and came to the walles and mouÌ„ted vp with theyr targes ouer theyr hedes and in the mean tyme the archars shotte so holy to guyther that none appered without he was in great parell The Castell was so sore assayled that at laste it was taken and 〈◊〉 With losse and hurte of many 〈◊〉 Than the two Capytaynes Were taken and certayne other squyers and all the reside 〈◊〉 slayne with oute mercy and rased downe brent as muche as they myght of the castell bycause they wolde nat kepe it And than retourned to theyr 〈◊〉 and shewed the kynge what they had be done Duryng the siege before Reinnes there began agayne a great grudge and euyll wyll betwene the kynge of Nauer and the duke of Normandye the reason or cause why I can nat tell but so it was that the kynge of Nauer departed sodaynly from Parys and went to Maunte on the Ryuer of Seyne and than deâ—ied the duke of Normandy and his bretherne And they had great meruayle by what tytle he than renewed agayne his Warre And so 〈◊〉 or shadowe of that warre a squyer of Bruceis called 〈◊〉 Ostraste toke the stronge callell of Robeboyls on the ryuer of Seyne a leage from Maunte and made there a garysoÌ„ the whiche after dyâ— moche hurte to them of Parys and therabout Also in the same season the lorde of Gommegines who was gone into EnglaÌ„de to the quene Whan the kyng sent the strauÌ„gers to Calayes repassed the see agayn and came into Heynalt and in hys companye certayne knyghtes and squyers of Gascoyn and of England theyr ententes were to go to the Kynge of Englande so the siege before Reines Than the yonge lorde of Gommegines desyrynge to haue auauncement assembled certayne men of Warre to guether a .iii. C. oone and other And so departed from Maubuge and so came to Uesnes in haynaulte and passed forthe to Atrelon The same tyme the lorde of Ray laye in grayson at Ray in Thierase with a good nombre of knyghtes and squiers with hym and he knewe by suche spyeng as he had made that the lorde of Gommegines had assembled certayne meâ— of warre to guether to go to yâ— siege at Reinnes to the ayde of the kynge of Englande And he knewe well that he must passe through Thierrasse And as soone as he knewe the certaynte of his settynge forewarde he sente worde therof to certayne companyons thereaboute of the Frenche partye and specyally to the lorde Robert Chanoyne of Robersart who as than gouerned the yong erle of Coucis landes and lay at the castell of Merle Whan the Chanoyne knewe therof he was nat colde to sette forward but incontinent went to the lorde of Roy With a sourty speares So ther the lorde of Roy was made chieâ— Capytayne of that iourney as hit was good reason for he Was a great lorde of Pycardye and a Well renowmed man of armes and Well knowen in many places So they went forthe to the nombre of thre hundred men of armes and laye in a busshement where as they knewe the lorde of Gommegines shuld passe who entred into Thierasse and toke the way to Reinnes nat doubtyng of any encountryng And so in a mornynge he came to a vyllage called Haberguy there he thought to rest a littell to refress he hym and his company and so alyghted and entred into yâ— village and were about to stable theyr horses And in the meane season the lorde of Gommegynes Who Was yong and lusty and ryght desirous of dedes of armes sayde howe he wolde tyde out of the village to se yf he coulde fyne any better forage â–ª Than he toke with hym a certayne and Cristo 〈◊〉 More a â—quyer bare his penon and so departed from â—abergey The frenchemen that say in the busshement were but a lyttell out of this village thynkyng to haue entred into the towne in the nyght to haue sette on theyr ennemyes for they knew well where they were but yâ— lorde of Gâ—megâ—es fel in their haâ—â—s Whan the frenchemen sawe hym comynge with so preâ—y a company they had meruayle at the fyrste what he was and they sent out afore them two currers and they brought worde agayne they were theyr â—nnemyes Whan they harde that they brake out of theyr busshement and cryed Roy in the name of the lorde of Roy. The lord of Roy came on before with his baneâ— before hym displaâ—ed and with hym the lorde FlamoÌ„t of Roy his cosyn and syr Loys of Robersart and the â—hanoyn of Robersart his brother syr â—â—â—stram of Boâ—ne roy and other Whan the lorde of Gömegines sawe what case he was in like an hardy knyght abode his ennemies and wolde nat flee At the fyrst brount the lorde of Gömegines was ouerthrowen and coude nat ceâ—ouer vp agayne and so there finally he was taken and two squyers of Gascoyne with hym who had fought right valâ—auntly Also Cristoferde Mur was taken who bare his penon So all that were there were slayne or taken excepte theyr varlettes that scaped by ronnynge awaye they were well horsed also they were nat chased ¶ Howe the lorde of Roy dyscomfetted the lord of GoÌ„megines and how the castell of Commercy was taken by the englisshemen Cap. CC .ix. WWhan the knyghtes and squyers that had taken the lorde of GoÌ„megines and suche as had issued out of the village with hym Than they toke theyr horses with yâ— spoâ—â—s and â—anne into the village câ—yenge Roy in the name of the lorde of
euer they be perteynynge to the realme of Fraunce or to our sayd brother his subiectes alies and adherentes or any other what so euer they be doynge agaynst the sayd peace â–ª and nat leaue or ceace so to do and wyll nat rendre agayne the damages by them done within a moneth after that they be requyred so to do by any of our officers sergeauntes or publike persones that than by that dede allonlye without any other processe or condempnacion that they be all reputed for banysshed meÌ„ out of our realme and our power and also oute of the realme and landes of oure sayde brother and all theyr gooddes forfaited to vs and into our demayn if they may be founde within our realme we woll and coÌ„maund expressely that on them We be made as of traytours and rebels agaynst vs accordynge to the custome done in cryme of high treason withoute gyuynge in that case any grace or remyssion sufferance or pardon And in like wyse to be done of our subiectê in whatsoeuer estate they be that in our realme 〈…〉 syde the lee or on the other side take occupye or holde fortresse whatsoeuer it be ayenst the wyll of them that they shuld perteyne vnto or brenneth or raunsometh townes or persones or do any pyllage or robbery in mouyng warrÌ„ within our power or on our subiectes Than we commaunde and expressely enioyne all our seneschals bailiffes prouostes chatelaynes or other our officers in eschewynge of our hygh displeasure and on peyne of losynge of their offices that they publysshe or cause to be publisshed these presentes in certayne notable places within theyr rules and that this commaundement ones sen harde none after to be so hardy to abyde in any fortresse ê‘teynyng to the realm of France beyng out of the ordinance of treatie of the sayd peace on peyne to be taken as an ennemie to vs to our sayd brother the FreÌ„che kynge and that they see all these sayd thynges to be kept and to do entierly fro poynt to poynt we woll that euery man knowe that if they be negligent and fayle thus to do beside the foresayde payne we shall cause them to rendre the damages to all them that by theyr defautes or negligence shal be greued or damaged and beside that we shal punysshe them in suche maner that it shal be ensamble to all other In wytnes of the whiche thynges we haue made these our letters pateÌ„tes yeuyn at Calais the .xxiiii. day of Octobre the yere of our lorde M .iii. C .lx. ¶ How after the peas made the king of England the frenche kyng called eche other bretherne And of the warres of Britayne And of the hostages that were delyuered to the englysshemen or the frenche kyng was deliuered out of theyr handes Ca. CC .xiii. AFter all these letters and coÌ„myssyons were made deuysed deliuered and well ordeined by the aduyce of the couÌ„sayle of both parties so that bothe kynges were content Than they fell in communycacion of the lord Charles of Bloys and of the lord JohnÌ„ of Mountford for the claymes that they made for the duchie of Britayn for eche of them clamed great right to haue in that heritage but for all theyr coiÌ„cacioÌ„ how they might bring them to peace coÌ„corde yet finally ther was nothyng done iÌ„ that mater for as I was infurmed aff the kyng of England nor his 〈◊〉 had no great affectyon to make that peace For they supposed the in tyme to come the men of warr the were on theyr parte and shulde auoyde out of suche fortressess and garisons as they hewe at the tyme had helde in the realme of France muste depart into some other place therfore the kyng of England and his counsaile thaught it more erpedient profitable that these men of warre that thus had lyued by pillage shuld drawe into the duchie of Britayn the whiche was a good plentifull countrey rather than they shulde retourne agayne into Englande and robbe and pille there So this imaginacion made shortly the englysshemen to breke of fro the coÌ„municacion of the article of Britayne the whiche was euill done and a great synne that they dyd nomore in that mater than they dyd For if both kynges had ben well wyllyng therto by the aduice of both their counsailles peace might haue ben made bitwene the parties and eche of them to haue ben content with that hadde ben gyuen them by reason of that treatye and therby the lord Charles of Bloys myght haue had agayn his children who lay as prisoners in England And also perauenture had lyued longer than he dyd And bycause the nothyng was done than in that mater the warres were neuer so great in the duchie of NormaÌ„dy before the peace made bitwene both kyngê as it was after as ye shall here recorded in this historye by suche barous and knyghtes of the couÌ„trey of Britayne who vphelde and susteyned some the our parte and some the other And than duke Henry of Lancastre who was a right valiant a sage ymagined knyght greatly loued the erle of MouÌ„â—ford and his aduauÌ„cement sayd to kyng JohnÌ„ of France in the presens of the kyng of EnglaÌ„d and before the moost parte of both theyr counsailes Syr as yet the truce that was taken before Raines bitwene the lord Charles of Bloys and the Erle Mountforde is nat expired But hath day to endure vnto the first day of Maye next comyng by the whiche season the kyng of England here present by the aduice of his couÌ„saile and consent of the prince his sonne shall sende the yonge duke the lorde JohnÌ„ of MouÌ„tforde with other certayne of his counsayle into Fraunce to you and they shall haue full aurtorite and power to comyn and to determyne all suche ryght as the sayde lorde JohnÌ„ ought to haue by the successioÌ„ of his father in the duchie of Britayne So thus by you and your counsaile by ours to guether some good way shal be taken bytwene them and for the more 〈◊〉 I thynke it were good that the trewâ—e were relonged vnto the fest of saynt JohnÌ„ Baptist nere folowynge And as the duke of Lancastre had deuysed so was it done and concludedde And than the lordes spake of other maters Rynge JohnÌ„ of France who had great desyre to retourne into Fraunce as it was reason shewed to the kynge of Englande with good corage all the signes of loue that he might do and also to his nephewe the prince of wales And in lyke wyse so dyd the kynge of England to hym for the confirmacion of more loue These two kynges who by the ordinaunce of the peace called eche other brother gaue to .iiii. knyghtes of eche of theyr partes the somme of .viii. M. frankes of yerely reuenues that is to say eche of them to haue .ii. M. frankes And also bicause that the lande of saynt Sauiour the UicouÌ„t in Constantyne the profite of the whiche came yerely into Englande by the gyft and sale of
was nat so soone done for diuerse lordes in Languedor wolde nat at the â—yrâ—â—e obeye to yelde them selfe to holde of the kynge of Englande for all that the frenche kynge hadde quyted them of theyr faith homage that they shulde haue done to hym for it semed right coÌ„n trarte to them to obey to the englâ—â—hemen and specially they of farre macches as â—he 〈◊〉 of Marche the erle of Piergourt the erle of Gomegines the vicount of Chaltellon the 〈…〉 ount of Carmaing the lorde of Pyncorneâ— and dyuerse other and they maruailed greatly of the resort and alligeance that the frenche kyng had quyted them of wold haue them to do it to the englisshemen And soâ—â—e of them sayd that the kyng ought nat so to acquite them nor by right myght so do for they sayd ther were iÌ„ Gascoyâ— olde auncient charters and priuileges graunted by great Charlemayne who was kynge of Fraunce that he myght nat put their resort aliegeaunce into any other court but allonely in his And therfore these lordes at the first â—â—lde nat obey to that pointmeÌ„t but the frenche kyng who wolde hold and accomply â—â—he that he had sworne and sealed vnto sent thither to them the lorde James of Bourbon his dere â—osyn Who apeased the moost parte of the sayd lordes and so they became liege menne to the kynge of England as the erle of Arminacke the lorde Dalbret and many other Who at the desyre of the frenche kynge and of the lorde of Bourbon hiss cosyn obeyed to the Englysshemen full sore agaynste theyr Wylless And also on the see syde in Poictou and Rochelss and in â—aynton thyss composicion was right displea 〈…〉 to the lordes and knyghtê and good towness of that conÌ„trey Whan they sawe that it 〈◊〉 theym to become englisshe and specially they of yâ— towne of Rochell wolde nat agree therto and so excused them selfe often tymes and so contynued a hole yere that they wolde nat suffre the englisshemen to entre into the towne And it is meruaile to reherse the amiable and swete wordâ—â— that they wrote to the frenche kynge In desyrynge hym for goddess sake that he wolde nat acquyte them of the faith that they owe to hym nor to put them out of his demayne into the hades of straungers sayeng how they had rather to be taxed yerely to the halfe of theyr substancâ— than to be vnder the handes of the englisshmen The frenche kynge Who sawe well their good wyls and trouth that they bare to hym by theyr often excusacionss had of them great pâ—e â—owâ— be it he sent and wrote affectuously to theym to the entent that they shulde fulfyll his desire shewynge them that elles the peace shulde be broken iÌ„ their defaute the whiche shulde be a great preiudice to the realme of France so that whaâ— they of Rochell sawe no other remedye and 〈◊〉 sydered the distresse that they were in and 〈◊〉 theyr 〈…〉 usacionss nor desire coude nat be accepted Than they obeyed full sore againsâ—â— theyr wylles And the honest men of the towne sayde We shall obeye the Englysshemen from hense forth but our hartes shall nat remoue from the frenche parte Thus the kyng of England had the possession and sesâ—nynge of the duchie of Aquitayne of the countie of Ponthieu of Guynes and of all the landes that he ought to hauâ— on that syde of the see that is to say in the realme of Fraunce gyuen hym by the ordinance of the sayd treatye And so the same yere ser JohnÌ„ Chandos passed the see as reget and lieutenaÌ„t to the kynge of Englande and toke possession of all the sayd lades with the faithess homagess of all the Erles vicountess baroness knyghtess and squyers towness and forteresses and â—et 〈◊〉 euery place constabless capitayness 〈◊〉 and officers by hiss ordinaunce and laye hym selfe at Nyort and there he helde a great estate and noble for he had well wherwith for the kyng of Englande Who entierly loued hym Wolde that he shulde so do for he was well worthy for he was a good knyght curtesse and benynge amyable liberall preuâ— sage and trewe in all causes and valiauntly had mayntayned hym selfe among all lordes ladies and dammuselless Nor there was neuer knyght in his tyme better beloued nor praysed of euery creature ANd in the meane season that the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of the kynge of Englande were takynge of the possessions of the forsaid landes accordyng to the treatye and peace There were certayne other deputies stablysshed by the kynge of Englande in the bondes and limitations of FraÌ„ce With certayne persones commytted by the freÌ„che kynge to cause all maner of men of warre to auoyde and departe oute of the holdes and 〈…〉 soâ—s that they helde by the coÌ„maundement oâ— the kyng of Englande and they were straitly 〈◊〉 on peyne of theyr lyues and gooddes and to be reputed as ennemies to the kyng of Englande that they shulde leaue and delyuer vp all suche forteresses as they helde that shulde perteyue to the frenche kynge So there were some knyghtes and squâ—ers suche as owed a 〈…〉 geaunce to the kynge of Englande obâ—â—ed the kynges commaundement and rendâ—ed â—rcaused to be rendred the fortresses that they helde But there were some that wolde nat obeye sayeng howe they made warre in the title of the kynge of Nauarre Also there were many strangers that were great capitaynes and great pyllers that Wolde nat departe as Almayns Brabances Flemmynges â—aynows 〈◊〉 mansoâ—s fraÌ„coâ—s who were but pore by reason of the warres wherfore they thought to recouer them selfe with makynge of Warre in the realme of Fraunce The whiche people perseuered styll in theyr euyll doynge and so they dyd after moche euyll in the Realme agaynste all them that they were in displeasure with And Whan the capitaynes were thus departed in courtesse maner out of these fortresses that they helde and that they were in the felde than they gaue leaue to theyr men of warre to departe Who had lerned so to pylle and robbe that they thought to retourne into theyr owne countreys was nat to them profitable and perauenture they durste nat bicause of suche vyllayne dedes that they were accused of there So that they gathered them selfe to guyther and made amonge them selâ—e newe capitaynes and toke by election the worste and moost vnhappy personne of theym all and so rode forthe one fro an other and mette to guether agayne fyrste in Champaygne and in Bourgoyn and there assembled by great companyes the Whiche were called the late commers bicause they hadde as than but lyttell pylled in the Realme of France And sodainly they went and toke by strengthe the forteresse of Genuille and great gooddes therin the whiche were brought thyther by theym of the countrey on truste of the stronge place And whan these coÌ„panions had thus found in this place suche great riches the whiche was estymed to be to the value of a huÌ„dred thousande frankes They deuyded hit amonge them
the kyng and of the quene and of their bretherne and departed out of England and aryued at Rochell In the same season departed out of this world the kyng of Englandes mother Isabell of frauÌ„re doughter to kynge Philyp le Beau soÌ„tyme frenche kyng And she was buryed at the freâ—r mynors in London right nobly and reuereÌ„tly ther beyng all the prelates and barones of Englande the lordes of Fraunce suche as were their in hostage and this was or the prince and princes deê‘ted out of England And after this obsequy done they departed and aryued at Rochell wher they were receyued with great ioy and there tayed the space of four dayes ¶ Howe the kynges of Fraunce and of Cypre toke on them the croysey agaynst the mfydeles and of the gret purchace for that entent that the kynge of Cypre made with many kyngê and princes in dyuers places of christendome Cap. CC .xvii. AS soone as sir Johan Chandos who had alonge season gouerned the duchye of Acquitayne herde howe the prince was comyng thyder Than he departed fro Nyort came with a goodly company of knyghtes and squyers to yâ— towne of Rochell wher he was well receyued with the prince and princes And so the prince with great honoure and ioye was brought into the cytie of Poycters and thyder came to se hym with great ioye the barownes and knyghtes of Poyâ—tou of Xaynton and there they dyde to hym feaultie and homage as they ought to do And than he wente to Burdeaux and there taryed a long season and the princes with him and thyder came to se hym the erles vycouÌ„tes barownes and knyghtes of Gascoyne there they were receyued right ioyously And the prince acquyted hym selfe so nobly amonge theym that euery man was well content And the erle of Foyz came thyder to se the prince who had great chere and feast And there was a peace made bytwene hym and the erle of Armynake the whiche a long space before made werr eche on other And than anone after sir JohnÌ„ Chandos was made constable of all the countrey of Guyene and sir Guychart Dangle was made marshall So thus the prince made suche knightes of his house as he loued best great offycers throughout the duchy of Acquitayne â–ª and tylled all constableshyppes baylâ—wykes with englysshe knyghtes who kept after great and puyssaunt astates parauenture greatter than they of the countrey wolde they had done but the matters wente nat at their ordynaunces ¶ Nowe lette vs leaue to speke of the prince of wales and Acquitayne and of the princes and speke of kynge Johan of Fraunce who was as than at the newe towne without Auygnon ABout the tyme of candelmasse the yere of our lorde a thousande thre hundred 〈◊〉 Kyng Peter of Cypre came to Auygnon of whose comynge the hole courte was greatly reioysed and dyuers cardynalles went to mete hym and brought hym to the paleys to the pope Urbayne who ryght ioyously receyued hym And also so dyde the frenche kynge who was there present And whan they haâ—â—e 〈◊〉 â—o gâ—ther a certayne tyme and taken wyne and spices the two kynges departed fro the pope and eche of them went to theyr owne lodgyng And the same season there was a wage of â—atell before the frenche kyng bitwene two noble and expert knyghtes syr Aymon of Pommters and syr Fouques of Archiac and whaÌ„ they had fought sufficiently than the frenche kynge treated for a peace and accorded them to gether And so all the lente season these two kynges â—aryed there about Auignon and often tymes they visited the pope who receyued them right â—â—yâ—usly ANd often tymes whan the kynge of Ciper was with the pope the freche kyng beyng present and the cardinalles he declared to them howe that for all Christedome it shuld be a noble and a worthy thyng to open the passage ouer the see and to go agaynst yâ— enemyes of the Christen fayth The whiche wordes the frenche kynge gladly herde and pourposed in hym selfe if he myght lyue .iii. yere to go thither for two causes that moued hym therto the fyrste bicause his father kynge Philyp had auowed so to do and secondly to the entent therby to drawe out of his realme all maner of men of warre called companyous who â—ylled and robbed his countrey withoute any title and to saue theyr soules This pourpose and entente the frenche kyng reserued to hym selfe without any worde spekyng therof vntyll good fryday that pope Urban hym selfe preched in his chapell at Auignon beynge present both kynges and the hole College of cardinalles After that holy predicacion the whiche was right humble and moche deuoute The freÌ„che kynge by great deuocion toke on hym the Croysey and swetâ—hâ— requyred of the pope to accord and to consyrme his voyage and the pope lyghâ—ly agreed therto and so the kynge toke it and â—oith hym syr Calleran cardinall of Pierregourt the erle of Artoise the erle of Ewe the erle Dampmartyn the erle of Tankeruille syr Arnolde Dandrehen the great priour of France syr BoucequaÌ„t dyuerse other knyghtes there present And of this enterprise the kynge oâ— Cyper was ryght ioyouse and thanked ryght hartely our lorde therof and reputed hit for a great syngular meryte THus as ye maye se and here the frenche kynge and the sayd lordes toke on them â—o weare aboue all theyr garmentes the 〈◊〉 â—rosse and our holy father the pope 〈…〉 this voyage and caused it to be preched in dyuerse places I shall she we you howe the kyng of Cyper who was come thither to 〈◊〉 and moue this voyage had great 〈◊〉 to go and se the Emperour and all the hyghe baroues of the Empyre so into Englande to se the kyng there and so to all the other great lordes of â—â—â—â—â—enâ—ome And thus as he purposed so he dyd as ye shall here after in this history Our holifather the pope and the frenche kynge offered and promysed hym theyr bodyes goodes and substances to furnysshe this voyage and gaue hym full power to publysshe the grace and pardon of this holy voyage therby to cause all lordes and prynces the rather to enclyne to thys holy voyage And so this kynge was so well beloued for the reasons that he shewed and for the fayre language that he vttered to the lordes of this voyage that they had rather haue herd hym than any other predicacion and so on this poynt they reâ—â—ed Anone after easter the yere of our lorde M. CCC .lxiii. the kynge of Cyper departed fro Auignon and sayd he wolde go and se the emperour and lordes of the Empyre and promysed to returne agayne by Brabant Flaunders and Haynault and so he toke leaue of the pope and of the frenche kynge who in all cases acquyted them ryght well to ward hym and gaue hym many fayre gyâ—tê and â—â—â— wels and pardons that the pope gaue to hym to all his men And anone after the departynâ— of the kynge of Cyper the frenche
a sir JohnÌ„ Chandos this good aduenture that is thus fallen to me is by the great wytte and prowes that is in you the whiche I knowe well and so do all those that be here Sir I pray you drinke with me and toke hym a flagon with wyne wherof he had dronke and refresshed hym before and moreouer sayd sir besyde god I ought to canne you the moost thanke of any creature lyuyng and therwith ther came to them sir Olyuer of Clysson forchased enstamed for he had long pursued his enemyes so he had moche payne to retourne agayne with his people and brought with hym many a prisonere Than he came to therle of Mountfort and a lyghted fro his horse and refresshed hym and in the same meane season there came to theÌ„ two knightes and two haraldes who had serched among the deed bodyes to se if ser Charles of Bloys were deed or nat Than they sayd all openly â–ª sir make good chere for we haue sene your aduersary ser Charles deed therwith the erle of Mountfort arose and sayde that he wolde go and se hym for he had as good wyll to se hym deed as a lyue and thyder he went and the knyghtes that were about hym And whan he was come to the place where as he lay a syde couered vnder a shelde he caused hym to be vncouered and than regarded hym ryght piteously studyed a certayne space and sayd a sir Charles fayre cosyn howe that by your opinyon many a great myschiefe hath fallen in Bretayn as god helpe me it sore dyspleaseth me to fynde you thus howe beit it can be none otherwyse and therwith he began to wepe Than sir JohnÌ„ Chandos drewe hym a backe and sayd sir departe hens and thanke god of the fayre aduentur that is fallen to you for without the dethe of this man ye coude nat come to the herytage of Bretayne ThaÌ„ therle ordayned that sir Charles of Bloys shulde be borne to Guyngant and so he was incoÌ„tynent with great reuerence and there buryed honorably as it apertayned for he was a good true and a valyant knight and his body after sanctifyed by the grace of god called saynt Charles and canonised by pope Urban the .v. for he dyde yet dothe many fayre myracles dayly ¶ Of the truce that was gyuen to bury the deed after the hatayle of Alroy and how dyuers castels yelded vp to therle MouÌ„tfort and howe he be seged CaÌ„pantoreÌ„tyne Cap. CC .xxvii. AFter that all the deed bodyes were dispoyled and that thenglysshmen were retourned fro the chase ThaÌ„ they drewe them to their lodgynges and vnarmed theÌ„ and toke their ease and toke hede to their prisoners and caused theym that were wounded to be well serued and serched And on the Monday in the mornynge the erle MouÌ„tfort made it to be knowen to them of the cytie of Reynes and to the townes ther about that he wolde gyue truce for thre dayes to the cuteÌ„t that they might gather togyder the deed bodyes and bury them in holy places the whiche ordynaunce was well taken and accepted And so the erle Mountfort lay styll at siege before Alroy and sayd he wold nat depart thens tyll he had wonne it So the tidynges spredde abrode into dyuers countrees howe sir JohnÌ„ Mountfort by the counsell and ayde of the englysshmen had won the felde agaynst sir Charles of Bloys and disconfyted and put to dethe and taken all the cheualry of Bretayne such as were agaynst hym Sir Johan Chandos had great renome for all maner of people lordes knightes and squyers suche as had ben in the felde sayd that by his wytte and high prowes thenglysshmen and bretons had won the felde and of these tidynges were all the frendes and ayders of sir Charles of Bloyes right sorowfull and sore dyspleased the whiche was good reason And specially the frenche kyng for this disconfyture touched hym gretly bycause that dyuers knightê of his realme were ther slayne and taken as sir Bertram of Clesquy whome he greatly loued and the erle of Aucer the erle of Joigny all the barones of Bretayne none except Than the frenche kyng sent Loyes the duke of Aniou to the marches of Bretayne for to recoÌ„fort the countre yâ— which was desolate disconforted for the loue of their lorde Charles of Bloyes whome they had lost And also to reconforte the countesse of Bretayne wyfe to the sayd lorde Charles who was so sore disconforted for yâ— dethe of her husbande that it was pyte to beholde her the whiche the duke of Aniou was bouÌ„de to do for he had maried her doughter So he promysed with faythfull entent to gyue vnto all the good cyties castels in Bretayne and to all the remnant of the countre of Bretayne his good counsell confort and ayde in all cases Wherby the good lady whome he called mother and all the countrey had a certayne space gret trust vnto suche season as the frenche kyng to ereche we all parels put other prouisyon as ye shall herafter Also these tidynges came to the kyng of Englande for the erle of MouÌ„tfort had writen to hym therof the. v â–ª day after the batayle was ended before Alroy â–ª The letters were brought to the kynge of Enlande to Douer by a parseuant of armes who had ben in the batayle And the kyng inconsynent made hym an haralde called him Wynd sore â–ª as I was enformed by the same haraulde and dyuers other And the cause why the kynge of Englande was as than at Douer I shal shewe you here after IT was of trouthe that ther was a treaty thre yere before bytwene the lord EdmoÌ„de erle of Cambrige one of the kynges sonnes and the doughter of therle Loys of FlauÌ„ders to the which maryage therle of FlauÌ„ders was as than newly agreed vnto so that pope Urban the fyft wolde dispence with them for they were nere of lynage And the duke of LaÌ„castre and the lorde Edmonde his brother with many knightes and squyers had ben in FlauÌ„ders with the erle and were receyued right honorably in signe of great peace and loue And so the erle of Flaunders was come to Calais and passed the see and came to Douer where the kyng and parte of his counsell were redy to receyue hym and so they were ther. Whan the forsayd purseuant came to the kyng and brought hym tidynges of the batayle of Alroy of the whiche the kyng and all that were ther were right ioyouse and in lykewise so was the erle of Flaunders for the loue and honour and auauncemeÌ„t of his cosyn germayne the erle of Mountfort Thus the kyng of England and therle of flauÌ„ders were at Douer the space of thre dayes in feestes and great sportes and whan they had well sported theÌ„ and done that they assembled for Than the erle of Flaunders toke leaue of the kyng and departed and as I vnderstande the duke of Lancastre and the lorde Edmonde passed the see agayne with
gascons and englysshmen vnder the obeysaunce of the kyng of Englande and of yâ— prince some ther were of Bretayne but nat many wherfore dyuers of the realme of Fraunce murmured agaynst the kynge of Englande and the prince and sayd couertly howe that they aquyted nat themselfe well agaynst the frenche kyng seyng they do nat their good wylles to put out of the realme those yuell disposed people So yâ— wyse and sage men of Fraunce consydred that without they dyde put some remedy to driue theym out of the realme eyther by batayle or by meanes of some money Els at length they were lykely to distroy the noble realme of FrauÌ„ce and holy christendome ¶ The same season there was in Hongry a kyng that wolde gladly haue had them with hym for he had great warre agaynst the turke who dyde hym great domage Than he wrote to pope Urbane the .v. who was as than at Auignon certifyeng hym how he wolde gladly yâ— the realme of Fraunce were delyuered of the nombre of companyons and yâ— they were all with hym in his warres agaynst the turke And in lyke wise he wrote letters to yâ— frenche kynge and to the prince of Wales and so they entreated the sayd companyons and offred them golde and syluer and passage but they answered that they wolde nat that waye sayeng they wold nat go so ferr to make warr for it was shewed among themselfe by some of their owne company that had ben before in HoÌ„gry howe that ther were suche straytes that yf they were fought with there they coulde neuer escape but to dye shamefully the whiche so affrayed them that they had no lust to go thyder And whan the pope and the frenche kyng sawe that they wolde nat agre acordyng to their desyers and also that they wolde nat auoyde out of the realme of FrauÌ„ce but dayly multiplyed Than they be thought theym of another waye and meanes to cause them to auoyde THe same season ther was a kyng in Castell called Dame Peter who was full of marueylous opinyoÌ„s and he was rude and rebell agaynst the coÌ„mauÌ„dementê of holy churche And in mynde to subdue all his cristen neyghbours kinges and princes and specially the king of Aragon called Peter who was a gode true cristen prince had as than taken fro him parte of his realme thynking to haue all the remenant Also this kynge Dampeter of Castell had thre basterd bretherne the whiche kyng Allphons his fader had by a lady called the Ryche Drue Theldest was called Henry the seconde Dancylle and the thyrde Sauses This king Dampeter hated them so that he wolde nat suffre them to come in his syght and often tymes if he might haue gotten theÌ„ he wolde haue stryken of their heedes Ho wbeit they were welbeloued with the kynge their father in his lyfe he gaue to Henry theldest the countie Desconges But this kyng Dampeter his brother had taken it fro hym and therfore they kepte dayly warre toguyder This bastarde Henry was a right hardy and a valyant knight and had ben long in Fraunce and pursued the warre there and serued the frenche kynge who loued hym right entierly Kyng Dampeter as the comon brute ranne had put to dethe the mother of the chyldren wherwith they were right sore displesed and good cause why Also besyde yâ— he had put to dethe and exyled dyuers great lordes of the realme of Castell he was so cruell so without shame that all his menfeared douted and hated hym as ferr as they durst â–ª also he caused to dye a right good and a holy lady the which he had to wyfe called the lady Blanche doughter to duke Peter of Burbone suster germayn to the frenche quene and to the countesse of Sauoy whose dethe was ryght displesaunt to all her lynage the whiche was one of the noblest lynages of the worlde And besyde all this ther ran a brute of hym among his owne men howe that he was amyably alyed with the kynge of Granade and with the kyng of Tresbell Maryne and the kyng of Tresmesaries who wer all goddes ennemyes and infydeles Wherefore some of his owne men feared that he wolde do some hurt to his owne countre as in violatyng of goddes churches for he began all redy to take fro theym their rentes and reuenewes and helde some of the prelates in prison and coÌ„streyned them by tyranny wherof great complayntes came dayly to our holy father the pope requyring him to fynde some remedy To whose complayntes the pope condyscended and sende incontynent messangers into Castell to yâ— kynge Dampeter coÌ„maundyng hym that incontynent without any delay ê‘sonally to come to the court of Rome to wass he clens purge hym of suche vyllayne dedes as he was gyltye in Ho wbeit this kyng DaÌ„peter full of pride and presumtuousnesse wolde nat obey nor coÌ„e ther but delt shamefully with the popes messaÌ„gers wherby he ran greatly in the indignacyon of yâ— churche and specially of the heed of the church as of our holy father the pope Thus this yuell kyng Dampeter perseuered styll in his obstynatesynne Than aduyse and counsell was taken by the pope and by the coledge what waye they might correct hym and ther it was determyned that he was nat worthy to bere yâ— name of a kynge nor to holde any realme And therein playne consistory in Auygnon in the chaÌ„bre of excoÌ„munycacion he was openly declared to be reputed as in infidell ThaÌ„ it was thought that he shulde be constrayned and corrected by helpe of the companyons that were as than in the realme of Fraunce Than the kyng of Aragon who hated the king of Castell was sent for and also Henry the bastarde of Spayne to coÌ„e to Auygnon to the pope And whan they were come the pope made Henry the bastarde legytyue and laufull to obtayne the realme of Castell and Dampeter cursed and condemned by sentence of the pope And ther the kyng of Aragon sayd howe he wolde open the passage thorough his countre and prouyde vitayls purueyaunces for all maner of people and men of warre that wolde pursue to go into Castell to coÌ„founde kyng Dampeter and to put him out of his realme Of this ordynaunce was yâ— frenche kynge right ioyous and dyde his payne to helpe to get out of prison sir Bettram of Clesquy who was prisoner with sir Johan Chandos and payed for his rauÌ„some a huÌ„dred M. frankes parte therof payed the frenche kynge and the pope and Henry the bastard payed the resydu And after his delyueraunce they fell in treaty with the coÌ„panyons and promysed theÌ„ great profyte yf they wolde go into the realme oâ— Castell Wherto they lightly agreed for a certayne somme of money that they had to depart among them And so this iourney was shewed to the prince of Wales and to the knightes and squyers about hym and specially to sir Johan Chandos who was desyredde to be one of the these capitayns with sir Bertram of Clesquy Howbeit
ar roddes strokes of god sent to chastyce him and to gyue ensample to all other christen kingê and princes to beware that they do nat as he hath done With suche wordê or seÌ„blable the prince was couÌ„selled or kyng daÌ„peter arryued at Bayon but to these wordê the prince answered thus Sayeng lordê I thynke and byleue certeÌ„ly that ye counsell me truely to the best of your powers I knowe well and am well enfourmed of the lyfe state of this kyng DaÌ„peter and knowe well that without noÌ„bre he hath done many yuell dedes wherby nowe he is disceyued But the cause present that moueth gyueth vs corage to be willyng to ayde him is as I shall shewe you It is nat couenable that a bastard shulde hold a realme in herytage and put out of his owne realme his brother ryghtfull enheryter to the lande the whiche thyng all kynges kingê sonnes shulde in no wyse suffre nor coÌ„sent to for it is a great preiudice agaynst the state royall also besyde that the kyng my father and this kyng DaÌ„peter hath a gret season ben alyed togyder by great coÌ„federacions wherfore we are bouÌ„de to ayde him in cause that he requyre desyre vs so to do Thus the prince was moued in his corage to ayde coÌ„fort this kyng DaÌ„peter in his trouble besynes Thus he answered to his counsell and they coude nat remoue him cut of that purpose for his mynde was euer more more fermely set on that mater And whan king DaÌ„peter of Castell was come to the prince to the cyte of Burdeux he humyled hym selfe right swetely to the prince offred to him great giftes and profyte in sayeng that he wolde make Edwarde his eldest sonÌ„e kynge of Galyce and that he wolde deê‘te to hym to his men great good richesse the which he had left behynde hym in the realme of Castell bycause he durst nat bring it with hym but this ryches was in so sure kepynge that none knewe where it was but himselfe to the which wordes the knightes gaue good enteÌ„t for englysshmen gascoÌ„s naturally are couetouse Than the prince was counselled to asseÌ„ble all the barons of the duchy of acquitayne his specyall counsell and so ther was at Burdeux a great counsayle And there the kyng DaÌ„peter shewed openly how he wold meyntayne hym selfe howe he wolde satisfy euery man yf the prince wolde take on hym to bring hym agayne into his countre ThaÌ„ ther were letters writen messangers sent forthe lordes and knyghtê sent for all about as therle of Armynake therle of Comygines the lorde Dalbret the erle of Carmayne the Captall of Beufz the lorde of Cande the vycount of Chastyllon the lorde of Lescute the lorde of Rosem the lorde of Lespare the lorde of Chamont the lorde of Musydent the lorde of Turtoni the lorde of Pyncornet and all the other barons and knightes of Gascoyne and of Uerne And also therle of Foix was desyred to come thyder but he wolde nat but excused hym selfe by cause he had a dysease in his legge and might nat ryde but he sent thyder his counsayle TO this parlyament thus holden in the cyte of Burdeux came all the erles vycouÌ„tes barons wyse men of Aquitayne of Xaynton Poictou Duercy Lymosyn and of Gascoyn And whan they were all come they went to couÌ„sell thre dayes on the state and ordynauÌ„ce for this kyng DaÌ„peter of Spayne who was alwayes ther present in the counsayle with the prince his cosyn reasonyng alwayes to fortify his quarell besynesse Finally the prince was couÌ„selled that he shulde send suffycieÌ„t messangers to the kyng his father into England to knowe his couÌ„sell what he shulde do in that case And his pleasure and answere ones knowen than all the lordê sayd they wolde take couÌ„sell togyder so make the price suche an answere that of reason he shulde be well content Than ther were chosen and named four knightes of yâ— princes that shulde go into Englande to the kyng that is to say sir Dalawar sir Noell Lornisshe sir Johan and sir Hely of Pomyers Thus than deê‘ted and brake vp this counsell and euery man went home to their owne houses kyng Dam peter taryed styll at Burdeux with the prince princesse who dyd him moche honour made him great feest and chere And than the forsaid four knyghtê depted who were apoynted to go into Englande and they toke shippyng sped so well in their iourney by the helpe of god and the wynde that they arryued at Hampton and ther rested one day to refresshe thâ— and to vnship their horses and caryages and the second day toke their horses and rode so longe yâ— they came to the cyte of London ther they demauÌ„ded wher the king was and it was shewed theÌ„ howe he was at Wynsore And thyder they meÌ„t and were right welcome well receyued bothe with the kyng and with yâ— quene aswell bycause they were pteyning to the prince their sonne as also bycause they were lordes and knightes of great recoÌ„mendacion Than they delyuered their letters to the king and the kyng opened reed them whan he had a lytell studyed than he sayd Sirs ye shall go to your logynges I shall sende to you certayne lordes wyse mâ— of my counselle and they shall answere you with shorte expedicyon This answere pleased well these knightes and the next day they retorned to London and within a shorte space after the kyng came to WestmÌ„ and with hym the moost grettest of his counsell as his sonÌ„e the duke of LaÌ„castre therle of AruÌ„dell therle of Salysbury therle of MaÌ„ny sit Reynold Cobham the erle Percy the lorde Neuyll and dyuers other and prelates ther were the bysshop of Wynche stre of Lyncolne and of London And so they kept a great couÌ„sell and a long vpon the Princê letters and on his request that he had made to yâ— kyng his father finally it semed to the kyng and his counsell athyng due resonable for the prince to take on him to bring agayne the king of Spaygne into his owne herytage to this they all opeÌ„ly agreed And thervpon they wrot notable letters dyrected fro the kyng and fro yâ— couÌ„sell of England to the prince to all the barons of aqtayn and so with these letters yâ— said messangers depted agayne to the cyte of Burdeux wher as they founde the prince the kynge DaÌ„peter to whome they delyuered letts fro the kyng of England Than was ther a newe day of counsell set to be had in the cyte of Burdeux and thyder caÌ„e all suche as were sent for Than ther was reed openly in the counsell the kyng of Englandes letters the which deuysed playnly howe he wolde that the prince his son in the name of god and saynt George shuld take on hym to set agayn kyng DaÌ„peter into his herytage the which his bastarde brother wroÌ„gfully had taken fro hym without
Garses du chast NaÌ„don of Bergerant the Bourge of Lespare the bourg Camus the bourg Bartuell and this bastarde kynge Henry knewe nat that the prince was in mynde to bring agayne his brother daÌ„peter into Castell so soone as these knightê dyd for if he had knowen it they shulde nat haue departed so soone as they dyde for he might well haue letted them if he had knowen it So these knightes departed and assoone as kyng Henry knewe therof he made no great semblant of it but sayd to sir BertraÌ„ of Clesquy who was styll about hym Sir Bertram beholde the prince of Wales it is she wed vs that he wyll make vs warr and bring agayne that iewe who calleth hym selfe kynge of Spaygne byforce into this our realme sir what say you therto Sir Bertram answered and sayd sir he is so valyant a knight that if he take on hym yâ— enterprice he wyll do his power to acheue it yf he may Therfore sir I say to you cause your passages and straytê on all sydes to be well kept so that none may passe nor entre into your realme but by your lyceÌ„ce And sir kepe yor people in loue I knowe certaynly ye shall haue in FrauÌ„ce many knightes and great ayde the whiche gladly wyll serue you Sirby your lycence I wyll retorne thyder and in the meane tyme kepe yor people in loue and I knowe well I shall fynde in Fraunce many frendes And sir I shall get you as many as I can By my faythe ê™ kynge Henry ye say well and I shall order all the remenant acordyng to your wyll and so within a lytell space after sir Bertram departed weÌ„t into Aragon wher the kyng receyued hym ioyously and ther he taryed a .xv. dayes and thaÌ„ departed and went to Mountpellyer and ther founde the duke of Anâ—â—ou who also receyued hym ioyously as he whome he loued right entierly And whaÌ„ he had ben ther a season he departed and went into FrauÌ„ce to the kyng who receyued hym with great ioye ¶ Howe that kyng Henry alyed him to the kyng of Aragon and of the meÌ„ that the prince sent for and howe the prince was counsayled to pursue his warre of the lorde Dalbreth who discoÌ„fyted the seneshall of Tholous Cap. CC .xxxii. WHaÌ„ the tydyngê was spred abrode in Spayne in Aragon in Fraunce that the prince of Wales wolde bring agayne kyng daÌ„ peter in to the realme of Castell Ther were many had therof great marueyle and moche comunyng was therof Some said that the prince toke on hym the enterprice for pride and presuÌ„pcyon and was in a maner angry of the honour the sir BertraÌ„ of Clesquy had gotten him in conqueryng of the realme of Castell in the name of kyng Henry who was by him made kyng Some other sayd the pyte and reason moued the prince to be in wyll to ayde the king Dampeter and to bring hym agayne into his herytage for it is nat a thyng due nor resonable for a bastarde to kepe a realme nor to haue the name of a king Thus in dyuers placê ther were dyuers knightes and squyers of sondrie opynions howbeit incontynent kynge Henry wrote letters to the kyng of Aragon and sende to hym great messangers desyringe hym that he shulde in no wyse acorde nor make no coÌ„posicion with the price nor with none of his alyes promysing him euer to be his good neighbour and frende Than the kyng of Aragon who loued hym entierly and also often tymes he had founde kynge Dampeter ryght fell and cruell said and made a full assuraunce that for to lese a great parte of his realme he wolde make no maner of agremeÌ„t with the prince nor accorde with kyng DaÌ„peter Promysinge also to open his countrey and to suffre to passe through all maner of men of warr suche as wolde go in to Spayne or into any other place to his confort and ayde and to lette theym to his power that wolde greue or trouble hym This kyng of Aragon kept well truely his ê“myse that he made to this kyng Henry for assone as he knewe the trouthe that kyng Dampeter was ayded by the prince and that the coÌ„panyons were drawyng to that partie IncoÌ„tynent he closed all the passages in Aragon and straitly kept them he set men of warre on the mountayns to watche the passages and straytes of Catholon so yâ— none coude passe but in great parell Howbeit the coÌ„panyons founde another way but they suffred moche yuell and great traueyle or they coulde passe and escape the dangers of Aragon howbeit they came to the marchesse of the countie of Foyz and founde the couÌ„tre closed agaynst them for therle wolde in no wyse that suche peple shulde entre into his countre These tidynges came to the prince to Burdeux who thoght and ymagined nyght and day howe with his honour he might furnysshe that vyage and to fynde the meanes howe the sayd companyons might come into Acquitayne for he herde how the passages of Aragon were closed and howe they were at the entre of the countie of Foyz in great payne and dysease So the prince dowted that this kyng Henry and the kyng of Aragon wolde so deale with these coÌ„panyons who were in nombre a .xii. thousande that other for feare or for gyftes cause theÌ„ to take their part a gaynst hym Thasie the prince determyned to sende to them sir JohnÌ„ Chandos to treat with them and to retayne them and do hym seruyce and also to the erle of Foyz desyringe hym for loue and amyte to do no displeasure to these coÌ„panyons promysing hym yâ— what soeuer yuell or domage they do to hym or to any part of his countrey that he wolde make amendes therof to the double This message to do for his lorde sir Johan Chandos toke on him and so departed fro the cyte of Burdeux and rode to the cyte of Aste in Gascoyne and rode so longe that he came to therle of Foyz and dyd somoche with him that he was of his acorde and suffred him to passe throughout his countre peasably and he founde the companyons in a countre called Basell and ther he treated with them and sped so well that they made all couenaunt with hym to serue and ayde the prince in his viage vpon a certayne somÌ„e of money that they shulde haue in prest the which sir JohnÌ„ Chandos sware and promysed them that they shud haue And than he came agayne to therle of Foyz desyringe hym right swetely yâ— these people who were reteyned with the prince might be suffred to passe by one of the sydes of his countre and the erle of Foyz who was right agreable to the prince and in a maner was his subgette to please hym was agreed so that they shulde do no hurte to hym nor to his countre Sir Johan Chandos made couenaunt with hym that they shulde do no maner of domage and than sent a squyer a haralde to these companyons
haue kepte the right way thorowe the straytes and perylous passage so thus the prince deê‘ted fro thens ther as he was loged and he and his coÌ„pany passed through a place named Sarris the whiche was right perylous to passe for it was narowe and an yuâ—li way Ther were many sore troubled for lacke of vitayle for they founde but lytell in that passage tyll they came to Saueter SAueter is a good town and is in a gode countre a plentyfull as to the marches ther about This towne is at the vtter bandes of Nauer and on the entrynge into Spayne This towne helde with king Henry So than the princis host spred abrode that countre â–ª the companyons auaunced themselse to assayle the towne of Saueter and to take it byforce and to robbe and pyll it Wher vnto they had great oâ—syre â–ª by cause of the great riches that they knew was within the towne the whiche they of yâ— couÌ„â—re had brought th 〈…〉 der on trust of the strength of the towne but they of the towne thought nat â—o abyde yâ— parell for they knewe well they couâ—e nat long endure nor resyst agaynst so great an hoost Therfore they came oute and rendred them selfe to kynge Dampeter and cryed hym mercy and presented to hym the keys of the towne The kynge Dampeter by counsayle of the 〈…〉 ce toke theÌ„ to mercy or els he wolde nat haue done iâ— for by his wyll he wold haue distroyed them all howe beit they were all receyued to 〈…〉 And the prince kynge Dampeter and the kyng of Mallorques with the duke of LaÌ„castre entred in to the towne and therle of Armynake and all other lodged therabout in vyllages ¶ Nowe lette vs leaue the prince there and somwhat speke of his men that were at the towne of Nauaret THe forsayd knightes that were ther greatly desyred to auaunce their bodyes for they were a fyue dayes â—ourney fro their owne hoost wher as they departed fro theÌ„ first And often tymes they yssued out of Nauaret rode to yâ— marchesse of their enemyes to lerne what their enemyes entented And this kyng Henry was lodged in the felde and all his hoost desyryng greatly to here â—idynges of the prince marueylyng gretly that his haraud retourned nat And often tymes his men rodenere to Nauaret to lerne and to here some tidynges of thenglysshmen and the erle â—ancell brother to the kyng Dame Henry was certaynly enfourmed that ther were men of warr in garryson in the towne of Nauaret wherfore he thought to go and se them more nerer But first on a day the knightes of Englande rode out of Nauaretet in an eâ—enâ—ynge so farforthe that they came to kyng HeÌ„ryes lodgynge and made ther a great 〈…〉 mysshe and marueylousâ—y awoke the host and slewe and tooke dyuers and specially the knight that kept the wache was taken without recouery and so retourned agayne to Nauarâ—et without any domage And the nexte day they sent to the prince aâ— haraude who was as than at Saueter signifyeng hym what they hadde done and sene and what puyssaunce his ennemyes were of and wher they were lodged For they knewe all this well by the informacyon of suche prisoners as they had taken Of these tidynges the prince was right ioyouse in that his knightes had so well borne them selfe on the fronter of his enemyes â—yng Hâ—ty who was right sore displeased that theÌ„glysshmen that lay at Nauaret had thus escryed his hoost sayd howehe wolde aproche nerer to his enemies so auauÌ„ced forwarde And whan sir Thomas Pheltoâ— and his company at Naueret knewe that kynge Henry was passed the water and drewe for warde to fynde the prince Than they determyned to departe fro Nauaret and to take the feldes to knowe more certayntie of the spanyardê and so they dyde and sente worde to the prince howe that kynge Henry aproched fast and be semyng desyring greatly to fynde hym and his men And the prince who was as than at Saueter wher he vnderstode yâ— kyng Henry was passed the water and tooke his way to come to fight with him he was right ioyouse and sayd a highe yâ— euery man herde hym By my â—aythe this bastarde Henry is a valyant knight and a â—ardy for it is signe of great promeâ— that he â—eketh thus for vs and sythe he dothe so and we 〈◊〉 lykewise him by all reason we ought to mete and fight togyder Therfore it were good that we departed fro hens and go forwarde and to get Uyctoria or our enemyes come there 〈◊〉 so the next mornynge they departed â—ro Sâ—â—â—ter First the prince and all his â—atayle and he dyde so moche that he came before 〈…〉 ther he founde sir Thomas Phelton and yâ— for sayd knyghtes to whome he made great chere and demaunded them of dyuers thynges And as they were deuysing togyder their currours came and reported that they had sâ—ue the currors of their enemyes wherfore they knewe for certayne that kynge Henry and his hoâ—â—â— was nat farr of by reason of the demeany age that they had sene among the spanyardes Whan yâ— prince vnderstode these tiâ—ynges he causes his truÌ„pettes to sowne and cryed alarum through out all the hoost And whan euery man herde that than they drewe to their order and array and ranged them in batayleredy to fight for euery man knewe or he departed fro Saueteâ—r what he shulde do and what order to take the which they dyde incontynent Ther might haue been sene great noblenesse and baners and penons beaten with armes waâ—yâ—g in yâ— wynde What shulde I say more it was great noblenesse to beholde the vawarde was so well ranged that it was marueyle to behold Wherof the duke of Lancastre was chiefe and with hym sir Johan Chandos constable of Acquitayne with a gret coÌ„pany and in those batayls there were made dyuers newe knightes The duke of Lácaltre in the vaward made newe knightê as sir Rafe Camoys sir Water Lomyche sir ThomÌ„s Damery sir JohnÌ„ Grandon and other to the nombre of .xii. And sir JohnÌ„ ChaÌ„dos made dyuers englysshe squyers knightê as Corton Clysson prior â–ª WyllmÌ„ of Fâ—rmeton Amery of Roch châ—art Gyrad de la Motte and Robert Briquet The prince made first knight Dampeter king of Spayne sir Thomas Holand sonne to his wyfe the princesse sir Hugh sir Philyppe and sir Denyse Courtnay sir JohnÌ„â—onnet ser Nicholas Bonde and dyuers other And in lykewise so dyd dyuers other lordes in their batels ther were made that day CCC newe knight â–ª or 〈◊〉 and all that day they were â—â—yll redy 〈…〉 ged in the batell to abyde for their enemies but they came no faâ—â—er forward that day but ther as the currours had sene them For kyng HeÌ„ry taryed for socours that shulde coÌ„e to him out of Aragon and specially for sir Bertram of Clesquy who was comig to hi with a .iiii. M. fightyng men for without theÌ„ he thought he wolde nat fight wherof the prince was
who were coÌ„myng fro an enterprise that they had done bytwene Mirebel and Lusignen And so at a broken way the frenchemen came out on them and were to the noÌ„bre of .v. C. and ser JohnÌ„ de Bueil and ser Wyllyam de Bourdes ser Loys of saynt Julian and Carnet the BretoÌ„ were capitayns of that company there was a sore fight and many a man reuersed to the erth for the englisshemen right hardely fought and valiantly defeÌ„ded them selfe as long as they myght endure ser Symon Burle and ser Angouse proued yâ— day noble knyghtes Howe be it finally it auayled them nothyng for they were but a haÌ„dful of meÌ„ as to regard the frenche partye So they were discomfitted and per force caused to flee and ser Angouse saued hym selfe as well as he myght entred into the castell of Lusignen and ser SymoÌ„ Burle was so sore pursewed that he was taken prisoner and all his companye eyther taken or slayne but a fewe that skaped And than the freÌ„chemen returned into theyr garisons right ioyous of theyr aduenture and in lyke wyse was the frenche kynge whan he herd therof and the prince rightsore displeased and sorowefull for the takynge of ser Symon Burle whom he loued entierly and had good reason and cause so to do for he had euer ben a right noble and a coragious knyght and had alwayes right valyantly borne hym selfe in the susteynynge of the kynge of Englandes parte so had beÌ„ al the other companyons that were slayne and taken at that skrymysshe wherof the prince and al they of his parte were right sorowfull The whiche was no meruayle for it is comonly sayde that one is worthe a. C. and a. C. is nat worthe one And truely sometyme it fortuneth that by one man a hole countrey is saued by his wytte and prowes and by a nother a hole countrey loâ—â— Thus the fortune chaunces of the world ofteÌ„ tymes falleth ¶ Howe sir JohnÌ„ ChaÌ„dos toke Tarriers and howe the erle of Piergourt and dyuers othe knyghtes besieged Riamulle in Quercy Ca. CC .li. AFter thys aduenture that thus fell bitwene Mirebel and LusigneÌ„ as ye haue herd before the englisshemeÌ„ and theyr companyons rode more wiselier together And nowe letvs speke of ser JohnÌ„ Chandos and ser Guysshard Dangle and their coÌ„panies who were at MoÌ„taban a .vii. leages from Tholouse and made many horrible enterpryses and whan they sawe they had layne there a longe space and thought they had nat enployed well their season except in kepyng of the froÌ„ters therfore they determined to go and lay siege to Tarriers in Tholousayn so they prepared all thyng redy and departed fro MoÌ„taban and went to Tarriers and besieged it rounde about And they perceyued well howe they coude nat geat it by noassaute nor none other wayes at their ease without it were by mynynge than they sette theyr mynours a warke who atcheued theyr warke so well that on the 〈◊〉 day after they toke and entred into the towne and all they within slayne and the towne robbed and spoyled And in the same iourney they had thought to haue taken another towne a. iii leages from Tholouse called Lauall and had layde a busshement there by in a Wodde And than a .xl. of them couertly armed vnder the ha bytes of villaynes of the countrey were goyng to the towne but they were disceyued by a villayne boye that was a foote in theyr company he discouered theyr enterprise and so they fayled of their enteÌ„t and returned agayne to MoÌ„taban In the same season there was abrode in the feldes the erle of Piergourt therle of Comynges the erle of Lisle the Uicount of Carmayn the Uicount of Brunikel the Uicount of Lautre ser Bertram of Tharide the lorde de la Barde the lorde of Pincornet ser Perducas Dalbreth the Bourge of Lespare the Bourge of Bertueill Ayemon Dortingue Jaquet de Bray Perrot of Sauoy Arnolde of Pans and they were to the nombre of .x. M. and they entred into Quercy by the coÌ„maundement of the duke of Aniou who was as than in the cite of Tholouse and they brought that lande into great tribulacion and brent and exyled the couÌ„trey and than they came to Riamulle in Quercy and besieged the towne but the seneschall of Quercy had well prouyded for the towne in all maner of thynges and had therin many good englisshe men the whiche wold nat yelde vp the towne to dye therfor how be it they of the towne wolde gladly haue gyuen it vp Than the lordes and knyghtes of France sent for .iiii. great engins to the cite of Tholouse and whan they were come they were dressed and reised vp and they caste nyght and day stones great peces of tymber into the fortresse and besyde that they set mynours a warke who made theyr boste to wynne the towne breuely And alwayes the englysshemen within lyke noble and valiant men comforted eche other and set but lytell by theyr mynynge ¶ Howe the archebysshoppÌ„ of Tholouse conuerted to the frenche kynge by his prayer and request the citie of Caoure and dyuerse other townes and howe the duke of Guerles and the duke of Julliers defied the french kynge Cap. CC .lii. IN the meane season whyle these frenche knyghtes were thus in Quercy in the marches of Lymosyn Auuergne the duke of Betrey was in Auuergne with a great nombre of menne of warre as syr JohnÌ„ of Armynac hys vncle the lorde JohnÌ„ of Uillemur Roger of Beaufort the lorde of Beauiew the lorde of Uillers the lorde of Sergnac the lorde of CaleÌ„con ser Griffith of MoÌ„tague and sir Hugh Dolphin with a great nombre of other good knyghtes squiers and so they ouerran the marches of Rouergue of Quercy and of Lymosyn dyd great domage and enpouerysshed greately the countrey for nothynge helde agaynste them and so by the meanes of the duke of Berrey the archebysshop departed out of Tholouse who Was a right good clerke and went to Caours wher of his brother was bysshoppÌ„ and there he preched and publysshed in suche wise the frenche kyngis quarell that by his meanes the citie of Caours turned frenche and sware faythe homage from thence forthe to the frenche kynge Than the sayd archebisshop rode forth further and preched and declared the Frenche kynges right title and quarell in suche wise that al the countrey became frenche he caused to turne mo than .lx. townes cities castelles and fortresses by the helpe and ayde of the duke of Berreys company of men of warr as syr JohnÌ„ of Armi nake and other who rode abrode in the couÌ„trey they caused to turne frenche Sigac Gaignac capedonac and diuers other good townes and strong castelles For he preched that the frenche kynge had so great ryght and iuste cause in his quarell that the people that harde hym beleued hym And also naturally the people were in their myndes rather frenche than englisshe the whiche helped moche to the matter In lyke
messangers returned to Bruges and shewed the erle their lorde howe they had spedde Wher of he was ryght ioyfull And it was nat longe after but that the mariage of the duke of Bourgoyn their erles doughter was driueÌ„ through and agreed And it was shewed me that for this mariage the erle of Flaunders had more than fyfty thousande frankes and the towne of Doway and Lisle delyuered in gage for money that the frenche kynge gaue with thys maryage to the erle of Flaunders Who toke possessyon of them and therin dyd putte his people And so these two townes were attributed to FlauÌ„ders by reason of gage as it was shewed me I can say no further And anone after this composicion they proceded to the mariage the whiche was done and confirmed in the towne of GauÌ„t and there was great feaste and solempnyte the day of the maryage and after Ther were many lordes barones and knyghtes and specially the gentyl lorde of Coucy who was sent thither by the frenche kynge euery man was greatly feasted with great iustes and tryumphes And after euery man wense Whom to his owne And whan the kynge of EnglaÌ„de sawe that the erle of Flaunders bycause of this sayde maryage was alyed into Fraunce he wyste â—at What to suppose Whether that the Erle of Flaunders wolde take parte agaynst hym with the duke of Bourgoyne his sonne in lawe who by succession shulde be his heyre after his disceace ornat Nor also he myste nat what rouâ—nauntes were 〈◊〉 bâ—twene the frenche kynge and the erle of Flaunders Wherfore the kynge of Englande was more harder to the Flemmynges than he was before bothe by lande and by see as they came in marchandise Wherof the freÌ„che kynge was nothynge displeased for he wolde gladly that the Warre hadde ben open bitwene the englisshemen and fleÌ„mynges Howe be it the wise men of Flaunders and bourgesses of good tow â—es had no wyl to the warre for the comynalte of Flaunders susteyned rather the opinion and quarell of the kynge of Englande to be better than the frenche kynges The kynge of Englande who sought for frendes in all parties as â—ede was for hym so to do seynge the great warres and rebellions that dayly rose agaynst hym than he vnderstode well that kyng Charles of Nauarr his cosyn who was in base Nor mandy wolde soone agree to his accord for he was behated with the frenche kynge bicause of certayn landes that he kept and claymed them as his enheritance the whiche the frenche kyng dâ—nâ—ed for the whiche theyr counsayles had ben often tymes to guether But they coulde neuer make agrement bitwene them and so the matâ—er hanged styll eche of them takyng good hede of other And the kynge of Nauarre fortifyed greatly his townes and castels in Constantine and in the countie of Deureur and in the good townes of Normandye and helde hymselfe at Châ—erburge and had men of warr in euery garison And with hym there was ser Eustace DaÌ„â—â—erâ—court who was gouernour of a towne beâ—oud the passage of saynt Clement in the close of Constantyne the whyche perteyned to the kynge of Nauarre for it was parcell of his heâ—â—age called the towne of Carentyn And this syr â—ustace was chief of the kynges counsaile and the kynge of Englande sent vnto hym for he was also hisman and knyght to the entent that he shulde knowe the kynge of Nauarres mvâ—de And this knyght dyd so moche that the kynge of Nauarre with a prâ—uy company entred into a shyppe called Lyâ— and came to the kynge of England who made hym great there and feast and so they were longe to gether and fynally concluded that as soone as the kynge of Nauarre were returned to Chierbourge he shulde sende and defye the frenche kynge and to put in al his castelles and fortresses englisshe men And whan all this was confyrmed the kynge of Nauarre departed and returned agayne into Normandy to the towne of Chierbourge and was brought thyther by certayne knyghtes of Englande who had but euyllfortune at theyr returnynge home ward for on the see they mette normans and pyrates Who fiersely assayled them and were farre stronger than the englisshmen So the normans conquered them and slewe them all they wolde nat take one to mercy of the whiche aduenture the kynge of Englande was right sore displeased howe be it he coude nat remedy it And anone after yâ— the kynge of Nauarre was returned to Chierbourge ser Eustace Dambreticourt who was sent for by the prince toke leaue of the kyng of Nauarr to go and serue the prince the whiche kynge gaue hym leaue sore agaynste hysmyll Howe be it ser Eustace shewed hym so many reasonable causes that at laste he departed and toke the see and arryued with all his company at saynt Malo and rode to Nauntes to passe there the ryuer of Loyre by the agrement of the duke of Bretayne Who as than stered nat on no partye And so syr Eustace trauayled so longe that he came in to Poictou and came to the towne of Angolesme to the prynce who receyued hym with great ioy thaÌ„ anone sente hym to syr JohnÌ„ Chandos to the Captal of Beuâ— who were at Montaban makyng there thyr fronter agaynste the frenche men And thyther syr Eustace was ryght well come to all the company ¶ Howe the constable of France and the constable of Heynaulte reysed all army of men of warre to assaile Arde and howe the fortresse of Reainuille was taken and the englysshemenne slayne Cap. C C .liiii. IN the same season the knyghtes of Pycardye assembled together to go and assaute Arde and sir Mores Fyennes Constable of France and sir JohnÌ„ Uertyn constable of Heynauâ—â— were capitaynes of that companye by the commaundement of the Frenche kynge and they assembled to guether in the towne of saynt â—mer and they were a thousand spearâ—s of knyghtes and squyers And so they went and mostred before the bastid of Arde the whiche was well furnysshed with englysshe men and so the frenche men sayde they Wolde laye sâ—ege therto And the englysshe men were no thyng abasshed but made them redy to defende theyr fortresse if nede were And on a daye all the frenchemen and heynowes assembled together in yâ— felde in good array and fresshe mauer it was a goodly syght to beholde the baners and standardes wauynge with the wynde and so they gaue assaute to the towne nat greatly to theyr profyt for there were diuerse of them sore hurt and wounded and conquered nothynge And as it was shewed me on the syft daye they beparted fro Arde Without doynge of any great hurte and so returned euery man home to his owne howse Thus brake vp that iâ—urney ¶ Howe lette vs speke of farther countreys as of the siege that was before â—iamuille in Quercy layde by the frenchemen who were a .xii. thousande fyghtyngemen with the companyons that were in theyr felawesâ—â—ppe and within two dayes iourney of them lay the duke of
away shal be to me right displeasant how beit we trust to haue her agayne whan we may And sir heraud syth ye haue sayde this mocheto vs say agayne to your maisters that if they wyll put into the felde afyftie of their company we shall put to them as many and than take the vyctorie who may get it Sir ê™ the heraude I shall shewe them all that ye haue sayd And therwith ChaÌ„dos departed came agayne to therle of Cambridge and to the other lordes shewyng them the duke of Burbons answere and also his demaunde Howe beit they thought nat soo to do but ordayned to departe thens and to lede with them the lady of Burbon and all they within the for teresse who had ben sore traueyled with the engens of the hoost ¶ Howe the duke of Burbone gaue leaue to all his men whan he knewe that the good lady his mother was ledde away Cap. CC .lxxiiii. WHan the day caÌ„e that they had set in the mornyng they sowned all their truÌ„pettes Than they armed them and all their company and drewe in to the felde in good aray of batayle a fote and a horsebacke redy to fight their baners and staÌ„dardes before theÌ„ And at the houre of .ix. their mynstrels blewe vp on highe Than they voyded out of the castell of Bell preche all maner of men and the lady of Burbone they mouÌ„ted on a 〈…〉 rey well dressed for her and her ladyes damoselss with her Than the englysshmen departed aboute noone and on the lady awayted sir Eustace DaÌ„breticourt and sir JohnÌ„ Deureux And so drewe them in to the principalyte and the lady was prisoner a certayne space after among the companyons in the Roche UaÌ„cloyre in Limosyn but with her takyng the priÌ„ce was neuer well content for whan soeuer the case was spoken of he sayd that if any other men had taken her besyde the coÌ„panyons he wolde incontynent haue caused her to haue ben delyuered without delay And whan the companyons that had her were spoken vnto for her delyuerance they sayd that what soeuer bargayne they made they wold haue for her their knight agayne sir Symon Burle who was prisoner among the frenchmen IT is nat to be douted but that the duke of Burbone was sore dyspleased that the englysshmen ledde away his mother but anon after she was departed he sent to take possession in the castell of Bell perche as his owne the whiche the englysshmen had lefte as than clene voyde The duke repayred and newe fortefied the castell and made it stroÌ„ger than it was before Thus brake vp this great iourney and euery man went to his owne the freÌ„chmen that had ben ther with the duke of Burbone went agayne to their owne garysons And the duke retourned with his knightes and squyers into France to the kyng who made him great chere and was gladde of his comyng And therle of PeÌ„broke and his company went to the towne of Mortaygne in Poictou and the men of armes and companyons retourned into Poytou and Xaynton and serched all about the couÌ„tre to get their lyuengê and dyd many villayne dedes they coulde nat absteyne them selfe fro doyng of yuell And anone after departed fro the prince sir Robert Canoll and went in to Bretayne to his castell of Doruall and he had nat ben ther past a moneth but that the king of Englande sent to hym that incontynent without delay all excusacions layd a ê‘te he shuld passe the see and came in to Englande to speke with him whiche coÌ„mauÌ„dement he wolde nat breke but aparelled him selfe and toke the see and arryued in Cornwall at saynt Myghels mount And than rode so longe that he came to wyndsore where he founde the kyng who had great ioye of his comyng and so had all the other barons of the realme by cause they thought they shulde haue nede of hym that he was a good capitayne and leader of men ¶ Howe the duke of Aniou came fro Tholous to Parys and howe kyng Charles sent him to the duke of Berry his brother into Acqtayne agaynst the englysshmen Cap. CC .lxxv. IN this season the duke of Aniou deê‘ted fro Tholous and rode in great array through the realm of France and caÌ„e to the cyte of Parys and there he founde the kyng his brother the duke of Berry and the duke of Burgoyne his other bretherne who receyued him ioyoully And so bytwene these foure bretherne whyle they laye at Parys they had dyuers counsayls togyder on the state and busynesse of the realme of France to se what warre they shulde make and howe to maynteyne the same the somer folowynge Than it was fully purposed and ordayned that they shulde make two great armyes and iorneys into Acqtayne wherof the duke of Aniou and his coÌ„pany shulde gouerne the one entre in to Guyen by Ryall Bergerath And the duke of Berry shulde gouerne the other army and entre in by Lymoges and Quercy and so bothe armyes to mete before the towne of Angolesme and to besiege the prince within it Also it was concluded by great delyberacion of couÌ„sell to send for ser Bertram of Clesquy that valy aÌ„t knight who so oft and valy antly hath fought for the sauegard of the crowne of FraÌ„ce to desyre him to take on him to be coÌ„stable of France And whan the king his bretherne had fully determyned their couÌ„sell had sported theÌ„ a space tyll the begynnig of the moneth of May. Than the duke of Aniou toke leue of theÌ„ all thinking first to returne into his owne countre bycause he had the longest iorney he deê‘ted first He was coÌ„ueyed by the barons knightê of FraÌ„ce bycause he was welbeloued So long the duke rode that he came to MouÌ„tpellyer ther taryed more than a moneth than he went to Tholous and there assembled togyder men of warr all about wher as he might get theÌ„ and ther were many that kept the feldes kept fronter agaynst theÌ„glyshmen â—n Rouergne Quercy for the lytell Mechyn and Nandon of Pauns Perot of Sauoy the bourge Camus Antony lenegre Lamyt James of Bray All these with a great noÌ„bre were all this season in Caours and had done moche hurt in the couÌ„tre The duke of Berry also caÌ„e to Burges in berry made ther a great assemble of knightes squyers of France of Burgoyne Also the duke of Burbon went in to his couÌ„tre assembled a great noÌ„bre of knightes squiers of the countie of Forest burbonoise also sir Peter of Alenson his brother prouyded him selfe gretly for that warr And in the same season sir Guy of Bloys was newly retourned out of Spruce wher as he had beÌ„ made knight and reysed his baner at a scrimyshe made agaynst the enemies of god So that assone as the gentyll knight was returned into Heynault herde tidynges of this great iourney yâ— was towarde by his cosyns into the duchy of Acquitayne He purueyed
vyctorie agaynst the englysshmen so that they were all slayne and taken none escaped â–ª except pages and boyes and suche as lept on their maysters horses and saued them selfe Ther was taken sir Thomas GraÌ„tson sir Gylbert Gyfford sir Geffray Drsell sir WyllinÌ„ Mesuyll sir Philyp Courtney sir Hugh Spens and dyuers other knightes and they were all ledde as prisoners to the cyte of Mans. These tidynges were anon brought to sir Robert Canoll to sir Hugh Caurell â–ª and to sir Robert Briquet and their companyons wherof they were sore difpleased and so brake their enterprice bycause of that aduentur And they of saynt Mors on Loyre came nat forthe but kept styll their logyng And sir Robert Canoll and sir Alayne Boucquesell withdrue theÌ„ backe and brake vp that iourney and entred in to Bretayne And sir Robert went to his owne castell of Doruall gaue leaue to all his men of armes and archers to depart and take their aduaÌ„tage wher as they thought best So they departed and some went ouer agayne into England And sir Alayne BoucqÌ„sell went to wynter in the towne of saynt Sauy our the vycont whiche the kyng of Englande had gyuen him ¶ Howe pope Urbane dyed howe Gregory was chosen And howe sir Raymon of Marneyll was taken by the englysshmen Cap. CC .lxxxvi. AFter this disconfyture thus at Pont Uolant wher as parte of the englysshmen were ouerthrowen wherby their iourney was broken Than sir Bertram of Clesquy who in the noueltie of his offyce as coÌ„stable of France had done this dede wherby he gate great renome and laude and so came agayne in to France and the lord of Clysson with him And led with him a great parte of the englysshe prisoners and brought them to the cytie of Parys without daunger there courtesly raunsomed theym without constraynt and dyde let them go on their faythes They putte them nat in stockes noryrons nor yet in prison as these almaygnes do their prisoners to gette of them the greater raunsome Cursed be they they are people without pytie or honour therfore there is none that ought to take any mercy of them The frenchmen kepte good company with their prisoners and raunsomed them courtesly without any greuaunce to them ¶ Of this discoÌ„fytur the prince of Wales was right sore displeased and the duke of LaÌ„castre and all their coÌ„pany beyng at Congnac After the recoÌ„queryng of Lymoges about the tyme of Christmas pope Urbane the fyft dyed at Auygnon who had ben a valyaunt clerke and a wyse and a good frenchman Than the cardy nals entred into the CoÌ„claue and dyde chose amonge them a newe pope who was cardynall of Beauforde and was called Gregory the .xi. of whose creacyon deuyne prudeÌ„ce the freÌ„che kynge was ryght ioyoule bycause he semed to be a good frenchman at whose creacyon there was with hym at Auygnon the duke of Aniou who dyde great payne to cause him to be pope ¶ The same season ther fell to sir Eustace DaÌ„ bretycourt an harde aduenture he rode in Lymosyn and in an euenynge he came to yâ— castell of the lorde Pyer Buffyer whome he reputed to haue ben his speciall frende and louer for a good englysshman But he dyde put sir Thy balt du pont a man of armes a breton into his castell and caused hym to take sir Eustace prisoner as he that tooke no hede of hym And so heledde him away with him as his prisoner afterwarde raunsomed hym at .xii. thousande frankes wherof he payed four thousande and his sonne Frances abode in hostage for the resydue with the duke of Burbone who repledged hym and dyde moche payne for his delyuerance bycause that sir Eustace before dyde his payne to delyuer the lady his mother whome the coÌ„panyons had taken at Bell perche And so after sir Eustace delyuerance he went lay at Carenten beyonde the waches of saynt Clement in base normandy in a good towne the whiche the kynge of Naucr had gyuen him ther he dyed god haue his soule for as longe as he lyued he was a right valyant knight THe same season ser Raymon of Maruell depted fro Parys to go in to his owne countre the which newly was retourned frenche and by the way he met an harde aduentur for him For he founde a great rout of englysshmen of sir Hugh Caurelles which were ledde by a knight of Poytou Hesell so in this knightes handes that he coude nat scape so he was taken prisoner and brought in to Poyctou to the sayde knightes castell The takynge of sir Raymon was anone knowen in Englande so that the kynge was enformed therof Than the kyng wrote to the knight that had him coÌ„mauÌ„dyng him incoÌ„tynent to sende hym his enemy and false traytour sir Raymon Marnell â–ª sayeng howe he wolde take suche vengeance on hiÌ„ that all other shulde take ensample by him promysing the knight to gyue hym for the takyng of him .vi. M. frankes The knyghê was called sir Geffray Dargenton who wolde nat disobey the kyng his maisters commauadement but said he wolde fulfyll his pleasur Sir Raymon of Marnell was enformed howe the king of Englande wolde haue him and had sent for hym and howe his mayster was determyned to sende hym ouer in to Englande And whan he knewe that he was more abasshed than before and good cause why Than in his prison he began to make the moost lameÌ„table coÌ„playntes that coulde be deuysed in so moche that he that kept hym who was an englysshman had great pyte on hym and right swetely reconforted hym Sir Raymon who sawe no conforte in the danger that he was in seyng that be shulde be ledde into Englande to the kynge Than he discouered his sorowe to his kepar and on a day sayd to hym My dere freÌ„de if ye wolde delyuer me out of the daunger that I am in I promyse you on my faythe and trouthe to departe with you the halfe of all my landes and make you enheryter therto and neuer to fayle you The englysshman who was but a poore man consydered howe sir Raymon was in parell of his lyfe and howe he had promysed him great curtessy He had of hym great pytie and coÌ„passyon and sayd Sir I shall do my payne to saue you Than ser Raymon who was right ioyfull of that answere sware to him his faytlâ— to kepe his promyse and farthermore if he wolde desyre it And than they deuysed howe they might accomplysshe their entences And whan it was nyght the englysshman who bare the kayes of the castell and of the towre wherin sir Raymon was prisoner and hadde they kay of the posterne He dyde so moche that he let hym out in to the feldes And so toguyder they went in to a great woode to the entente they shulde nat be folowed That night they suffred as moche payne as coude be thought for they went a seuyn leages a fote the same nyght and it was harde frost wherby they cutte their
Englande wherof kyng Henry was ryght sore displeased and called all his counsayle toguyder Than was it counsayled hym that he shulde sende great messangers to the frenche kynge to treate with hym to whiche counsayle the kynge agreed And sente wyse and sufficyent personages into Fraunce And so they departed and dyde so moche by their iourneys that they came to the cytie of Parys wher they fouÌ„de the kyng who receyued them with great ioye and feest And so bytwene the kyng these counsaylours of kyng Henry who hadde procuracyons sealed to treate and to procede in all causes in the name of their lorde in any plyament treaty counsayle secrete or otherwise to take effect Finally the same season ther were a corded ordayned and confyrmed alyaunces and confederacions right great and large and sworne soâ—eÌ„ply on bothe parties to holde fermly nat to breke nor to do agaynst it by no maner of way but that those two kyngê to abyde fermly in an vnyte of peace loue alyaÌ„ce and there the frenche kyng sware by the worde of a kyng that he wolde ayde and helpe the kyngs of Castell in all his busynesse and to make no maner of peace nor acorde with the kyng of Englande but that he shulde be comprised in the same To this treaty sir Bertram of Clesquy helped greatly for he loued enterely the kynge Henry After these thynges confyrmed and agreed the embassadours departed and retourned into Spaygne and founde their lorde at Lyon in Spaygne who was right ioyouse of their comynge home and that they had so well sped And by reason of this alyaunce kyng HeÌ„ry thought hymselfe better assured and conforted than he was before ¶ Howe the duke of LaÌ„castre ordayned gouernours in Guyen and ledde his wyfe with hym in to Englande and howe the kyng of Englande ordayned the erle of Penbroke to be gouernour in Poitou Ca. C C lxxxxvi NOwe let vs retourne to the duke of Lancastre who was in the cyte of Burdeux so about the feest of saynt Mychaell he thought to re tourne in to Englande the better to enforme the kynge his father of the besynesse of Acquitayne And so a lytell before his depture he ordayned therfore and assembled in the cytie of Burdeux all the barownes and knightes of Guyen such as were englysshe And than he shewed them how he was purposed to retourne in to Englande for certayne maters for the profyte of theym all and of the countre of Acquitayne and that the next somer after he wolde come thyder agayne yf the kynge his father were so pleased These wordes pleased them all Than the duke ordayned the lorde Captall of Beufez and the lorde of Musydent with the lorde Lespare to be gouernours of all the countre of Gascoyne that was englysshe And in Poytou he ordayned to be gouernours sir Loyes Harcourt the lorde of Parteney and in Xaynton sir Loyes Dargentou and sir Wyllyam of MouÌ„tendre left all â—is seneschals and offycers as they were before And it was ordayned that there shulde go with the duke into Englande certayne persons of Gascoyne Xaynton and Poictou to shewe to the kyng of England the state and besynesse of Aquitayne As sir Guyssharde Dangle the lorde of Pynan and sir Aymery of Tarse and to abyue for theym the duke taryed a certayne space and whan they were all redy apparelled they entred in to their shyppes in the hauyn of Burdeux So the duke departed with a great company of men of armes and archers he had a threscore vessels with his company and purueyauÌ„ce and ledde with hym his wyfe and her suster And they spedde so well on the see had so good wynde that they arryued at Hampton in England and there yssued out of their shyppes and entred into the towne And ther rested them the space of two dayes and than departed and rode to wyndsore where the kynge receyued the duke his sonne and the ladyes damosels and knyghtes strangers with great feest and specially he was gladde to se ser Guysshard Dangle ¶ The same season dyed the gentyll knyght sir Gaultier of Manny in the cytie of London wherof all the barones of Englande were right sorie for the trouthe and good couÌ„sayle that they had alwayes sene and herde in him He was buryed with great solempnyte in the monastery of the charterhouse besyde London and at the day of his obsequy there was the kyng and all his chyldren and the prelates banrons and knightes of Englande And so all his landes bothe in Englande and beyonde the see fell to the erle Johan of Penbroke who hadde to wyfe the lady Anne his doughter and heyre So the erle of Penbroke sent to entre in to the lande that was fallen to him in Heynault by ii of his knightes who dyde so well their deuorâ— with the duke Aubert who as than helde the erldome of Heynalt in rule that they atteyned their purpose ALl that wynter ther were dyuers counsayls in Englande among the lordê for the state of the realme and howe they shulde meÌ„tayne the warr the next somer folowynge And so were of enteÌ„t to make two viages the one in to Guyen and the other into France by Calys way and the kyng sought for frendes in all parties aswell in Almayne as in the marches of the empyre wher as he gate dyuers knightes and squyers of his acorde also he made a marueylous great apparell for his hoost that the lyke had nat ben often sene before The freÌ„che kyng had knowlege of their secretes and what they were in purpose to do whervpon he toke counsayle and made prouisyon and fortifyed his cyties townes and castels in Pycardy and sette in euery place great garysons of men of warre to th entent to defende the countre fro all mysaduenture Whan that somer was come and that kyng Edwarde of England hadde holden his feest and solemnyte of saynt George at wyndsore as was his vsage yerely to do And that ser Guyssharde Dangle was entred into the same fraternyte with the kyng and his chyldren and other barons of Englande the whiche were called in the fraternyte knightê of the blue garter THan the kyng went to LoÌ„don to his palays of westmynster and there he had a great couÌ„sayle for the orderyng of the realme And bycause that the duke of Lancastre shulde that season passe in to Fraunce by the playnes of Pycardy the erle of Cambridge with him The kyng at the desyre of sir Guyssharde DaÌ„gle and of them of Poyton Ordayned that the erle of Penbroke shulde go in to Poictou to vysyte that countre and to make warre agaynst the frenchmen on that syde For the gascoyns poicteuyns had requyred the kyng by their letters and by the mouthe of sir Guyssharde DaÌ„gle that if he wolde nat send any of his sonnes that he wolde sende the erle of Penbroke whoÌ„e they greatly loued and desyred to haue for they knewe him for a good knight and a hardy and so
ther was the Captall of Beufz ser Beras de la Launde sir Peter of Landuras sir Soudyc and sir Bertram de Franke. And of englysshmen ther was sir Thomas Percy sir Richarde of Pontchardon sir WyllmÌ„ Ferryton sir Dangoses sir Baudwyn of FraÌ„uyll sir Water Hewet sir Johan Deureur Whan these lordes and their coÌ„pany who were to the nombre of sire hundred men of armes were coÌ„e to Rochell they of the towne made them good chere outwarde bycause they durst do none otherwyse Than they were enformed by sir Jaques Surgeres of the batayle of the spanyerdes on the see and shewed theym howe he was him selfe at the same batayle taken and raunsomed Of these tidynges were the barones and knightes ryght sorie and displeased and reputed theym selfe right vnfortunat that they had nat ben ther and complayned greatly the losse of the erle of PeÌ„broke and of sir Richard DaÌ„gle So thus they taryed at Rochell I can nat say howe longe to take counsayle and aduyse howe they shulde do and maynteyne forthe the warr ¶ Nowe lette vs leaue a lytell whyle to speke of them and lette vs speke of sir yuan of Wales howe he dyde the same season ¶ Howe â—ir yuan of wales discoÌ„fited thenglisshmen in the yle of Gernsay and howe the frenche kyng sent into Spayne for men of warrÌ„ to lay sege to Rochell Cap. CCC THis yuaÌ„ of Wales was son to a prince of Wales whom kynge Edwarde had put to dethe I caÌ„ nat say for what cause And so gaue the principalyte to his sonÌ„e made hym prince of Wales So this yuan came into Fraunce complayned to kyng Charles of Fraunce of the iniuryes that the kynge of Englande had done to hym as in slayeng of his father takyng away of his he rytage So the frenche kyng retayned him aduaunsed him greatly and made him gouernour of certayn men of warr And so the same somer the kyng delyuered him four thousande fightyng men and sent him to the see and toke shippyng at Harflewe and so sayled forthe towarde Englande so came to they le of Gern â–ª say agaynst NormaÌ„dy wherof Aymon Rosse a squyer of honour with the kyng of England was capitayne And whan he knewe yâ— the frenchmen were aryued in the yle and yuan of Wales with them he was nothynge content And so made his somons through the yle the which is nat great in quantyte and so he assembled what of his owne and of them of the yle to the nombre of .viii. hundred And so came to a certayne place and ther fought with the sayd yuan where there was a sore batayle and endured along space Howe beit finally the englysshmen were disconfyted and flayne in the same place mo than four huÌ„dred And so this Aymon fled away or els he had ben deed or taken so he saued him selfe with moche payne and entred into a lytell castell a two leages thens called Cornette the whiche the same Aymon had well fortifyed before Than after this disconfytur the sayd yuan drewe togyder his men and hadde knowledge howe that Aymon was entred into the castell of Cornette Than he drewe thyder and layd siege therto and made dyuers assautes but the castell was strong well purueyed with good artyllary so that it was nat easy to be wonne Duryng this siege before Cornette the aduentur fell on the see of the takyng of the erle of Penbroke and sir Guyssharde Dangle and their company before Rochell as ye haue herde before Of the whiche tidynges whan the french kyng herde therof he was right ioy ouse and entended thereby the rather to pursue the warre in Poictou For than he thought that yf the englysshmen began ones a lytell to declyne that lightly the cyties townes wolde gyue vp and rendre theÌ„selfe to him Than the frenche kynge desermyned that in to Poyctou Xaynton and Rochelloyse he wolde sende for that season his constable thyder with certayne men of armes and to make hote warr in those countrees bothe by lande and by see sayenge that the englysshmen ther as than had no capttayne nor chefe ruler Than the frenche kynge sent his letters to the sayd yuaÌ„ who lay at sege before the castell of Cornet in the yle of Gernsay Of the whiche siege the kyng was well enformed and howe the castellby lykelyhod was in preignable Therfore the kyng commauÌ„ded hym after the sight of his letters to deê‘te and breke vp his siege And to entre into a shyppe the whiche the kyng sent hym for the same purpose and so to sayle into Spayne to kyng Henry to gette of hym barkes and galeys and his admyrall and men of warre to come and to lay siege by the see to the towne of Rochell Whan the sayd yuan sawe the kynges message and coÌ„mauÌ„dement he obeyed therto and so brake vp the siege and gaue leaue to his company to departe and delyuered them shyppes to bring theÌ„ to Harflewe And himselfe entred into a great shyppe and toke his course towarde Spayne Thus befell of the siege before Cornette in the yle of Gernsay ¶ Howe the kyng of Englande was sore displeased of the takyng of therle of Penbroke and how sir Bertram of Clesquy toke the castell of Mount morillon Cap. CCC .i. THe kyng of England was sore displeased whaÌ„ he herde how the army that he had sent in to Poictou was ouerthrowen by the spanyerdes on the see and so wer all suche as loued hym how be it they coude nat amâ—de it for that tyme. thaÌ„ the sages of therealme thought surely that the countre of Poictou and of Xaynton was likely to be lost by reason of the sayd mysse happe this they shewed to the kyng and to the duke of Lancastre So they were long in counsayle on the mater and so determyned as than that the erle of Salysbury with fyue hundred men of armes shulde go thyder But what sâ—â—uer 〈◊〉 sâ—yle or aduyse was taken ther was nothyng done for there came other busynesses in hande out of Bretayne that letted that iourney wher of the kyng repented him after whan he coude nat remedy it So it was that the spanyerdes who had taken the erle of Penbroke as ye haue herd before they taryed a certayne space on the see bycause the wynde was contrary to theÌ„ Howbeit at last they arryued at the porte saynt Andrewe in Galyce and so entred into the towne about noone And so brought all their prisoners in to the Castell all bounde in cheanes of yron acordyng to their custome for other courtesy they can nat shewe They are like vnto the almaynes THe same day yuan of Wales was arryued with his shyppe in the same porte so toke lande and entred in to the same house wher as Domferant of Pyon and Cabesse of Wakadent had brought the erle of Penbroke and his knightes And so it was shewed yuan as he was in his chambre howe the englysshemen were in the same
and sawe no socour fro no ê‘te yelded theÌ„ vp and became french Than the bretons rode to Augolesme in lykewise they turned to the french ê‘tie so dyd after Talybourge than they caÌ„e before Xayntes where they lay before it two dayes for the capiten therof called FereÌ„con sayd how he wolde nat yelde vp so lightly and so made good seÌ„blaut of defeÌ„ce within yâ— towne was the bysshop therof who was good french he turned so the cytezins that they toke their capitayne and sayd they wolde sâ—e hym without he wolde coÌ„sent to yelde vp the towne to be french so for feare he agreed to theÌ„ so yâ— he all his might deê‘t quyte clere And so he dyde the frenchmen toke possession of yâ— cyte the castell of Xaintes sir WillmÌ„ of FereÌ„con was coÌ„ueyed to Burdeur ¶ Before Rochell lay styll at ancre yuan of Wales in the coÌ„pany of DaÌ„pradigo the rour admyrall of Spayne with .xl. great shippê â—iii barges .viii. galys of Spayne There was great treaty bytwene theÌ„ of the towne theÌ„ without howbeit they 〈◊〉 in coude nat turne french as long as the castell was englysshe in the possessyon of englysshmeÌ„ wherfore they helde styll dissimulyng with theÌ„glyshmen tyll euer lytell lytell thenglysshmen deê‘ted And so the lorde Deureux had left the garyson in the kepynge of a squyer called Philyp Mansell who had with hym aboute a hundred coÌ„panyons one other and a burges was mayre of the towne called JohnÌ„ Caudrer who on a day assembled togiderê‘te of theÌ„ that were wyllinge to becoÌ„e frenche rather than englysshe sayd vnto theÌ„ sirs we se dayly howe our neighbours turne frenche I feare lest yâ— shortly we shal be so enclosed that we shall nat knowe which way to styrre nor to yssue out of this towne Therfore it were good that be tymes we toke hede how we might get the castell the which so often tymes hath done vs trouble and displeasur and nowe it is but easely kept for Philyppe Mansell is nat greatly ingenyous I shall shewe hym that I haue receyued a coÌ„mauÌ„dement fro the kyng of Englande coÌ„teyning howe I shulde cause all the men of the towne to be armed and to coÌ„e into a place that I shall name and so to take the musters and a vieu the nombre of them and also of theÌ„ of the castell and so to write agayne the certeÌ„tie therof to the kyng And so therby I shall coÌ„maund hym in the kynges name to come out of the castell and to make his musters and I beleue he wyll do so lightly And than let vs be well prouyded of a busshment of two hundred men in harnesse lyeng amonge the olde walles without the castell So that whan they of the castell be yssued out than lette them steppe forthe bytwene them and the bridge the whiche as than wyll be auayled downe And than lette vs all be redy to furnysshe oure enterprise and so we shall take them at our pleasure and therby we shall haue bothe theÌ„ and the castell and so they were all agreed to this purpose And than they ê‘seuered in this purpose so longe tyll yâ— mayre who was chefe of this enterprise on a day desyred Philippe Mansell to come to him to dyner and dyuers other great burgesses suche as were of the englysshe parte And so he made a great dyner and talked of dyuers maters par taynynge to the kyng to Englande And after dyuer the mayre brought for the a letter sealed with the kynges great seale to cause Philippe Mansell to beleue hym the better who coulde nat rede now be it he knewe well the seale And so than the mayre redde the lettre as it pleased him other wyse than it was written Than the mayre sayd to Philippe Sir yese here how the kyng our souerayne lorde hath commaunded me and also that I shulde coÌ„maunde you in his name that ye make to morowe your mustres and in lyke wise so shall we do ours And he who thought none yuell sayd he was coÌ„tent so to do and so departed The same nyght or it was day the mayre toke two hundred men put theÌ„ in a busshment nere to the castell among the olde walles that were ther and in the mornyng the mayre caused the watche bell to be sow ned and euery man in the towne to be armed Philyppe Mansell in lykewyse caused all theÌ„ within the castell to be armed wherof ther were a. lâ— sufficient and able men of warr Than he yssued out of the castell and whaÌ„ he was ones past the busshement than they stepte forthe bytwene the bridge and thenglysshmen than the englysshmen sawe well how they were betrayed Than they ranne at them of the busshment to haue goten agayne thentre in to the castell but the mayre came incontynent with all the comynaltie of the towneâ— to the nombre .ii. M. men So there the englisshmen were assayled bothe before and behynd and all taken for they were fayne to yeloe them sauyng their lyues Howbeit for all that yet they of the towne had nat the castell â—or thenglysshmen had lefte .xii. of their company styll within the castell who had drawen vp agayne the bridge ThaÌ„ the mayre caÌ„e to Philippe ther capitayne and to his company and sayde Sirs harken what I say vnto you Without ye yelde vp incoÌ„tynent the castell all your heedes shall be stryken of at the bridge fote The englysshmen answered sayd they wolde do the best of their powers to delyuer to theÌ„ the castell and so they went and spake with them that were in the castell And so they agreed to delyuer vp the castell on the condycion that all those within the castell and also all suche as were taken shulde be put in to a shyppe and coÌ„ducted in saue garde by the mayre burgesses of Rochell to the cytie of Burdeur Thus they were agreed and so they of Rochell had the castell And assone as the dukê of Berrey of Bur bone and of Burgoyne the marshall of Sanrere the bycont of Rohan the lordes of Sully of Pons of Clysson of Beaumanoyre and dyuers other barons of FrauÌ„ce herde of these tidynges They departed fro Berrey and fro the marchesse of Lâ—â—osyn and Aniou and determyned to drawe towarde Poicters where the constable of Fraunce was And in their goyng thyderward these lordes toke by the way in Poictou a towne called saynt MaxaÌ„t whiche was yelded to them assoone as euer they came thyder and the castell was taken with assaut and all they within ssayne And after that they tooke the castell of Marle and thanÌ„e the castell of Dowaye and dyuers other forteresses that they founde in their waye And whan they were come to Poiters they sent certayne messangers to treat with the burgesses of Rochell howe beit they of the towne wolde nat open their gates to let in those lordes and sayd they wolde nat yelde vp so sone howbeit they
hym his two sonnes The kyng answered and sayde He wolde take aduyse and counsayle in the mater And so after they were answered in the kynges name the kyng beyng present and the two chyldren also his nephewes how that the kynge loued them right entierly Wherfore they coulde nat be better in no place and yâ— the kyng of Nauerre ought to be content rather to suffre theÌ„ to be in Fraunce with the kyng their vncle than in any other place And also the kyng wyll in no wyse depart fro them but kepe them aboute hym in their estate as the chyldren of a kyng and lyke his nephewes other answere the messangers coude nat haue And in the meane season yâ— these messangers were in FrauÌ„ce Peter of Basylle and FeraÌ„do arryued at Chyerbourge with great prouisyon the whiche they putte in dyuers places in townes and castels of the kyng of Nauers in Normandy And so they visyted in the kynge of Nauers name all the countie of Eureux and made newe officers and sette in people at their pleasures and so retourned agayne into Nauerre the bysshoppe of Panpylone and sir Marten Carr and shewed the kynge howe they had spedde in FrauÌ„ce The kynge of Nauer was nat very gladde of that tidyges whan he coulde nat haue his owne sonnes And so began a great hatered in his hert towarde the frenche kynge the whiche he wolde gladly haue shewed if he had might but the puyssance of him selfe was nat so great to greue the realme of Fraunce without helpe and ayde of some other realme So he suffred all these maters tyll he had better cause to speke and more displeasure done to hym than he hadde as than THe frenche kyng and his couÌ„sayle were well enformed that the kyng of Nauer had newe reuitayled his castels and townes in NormaÌ„dy but they knewe nat for what entent The same season thenglysshmen made a secret army on the see of two thousand men of armes but they had no horse with them Of the which army the duke of Lancastre and the erle of CaÌ„bridge were chefe capitayns This the normans reported surely to the french kyng and this armye came on the costes of NormaÌ„dy but they coulde nat tell to what parte they wolde drawe vnto Some in Fraunce thought that the kynge of Nauer had caused them to come in to Normandy to delyuer to them suche castelles as he had there Wherfore it was sayde to the kynge Sir go hastely and be lorde of those castels before for ye may happe to tary to long for if the englisshmen haue theÌ„ they may do moche hurt to the realme of Fraunce for it shall be one of the best entrees that they can haue if they were lordes in NormaÌ„dy of the cyties townes and castels belongyng to the kyng of Nauer The same season there was taken in Fraunce two secrataries of the kyng of Nauers a clerke a squyer The cleke was called Peter of Tertre and the squyer James of Rue and they were brought to Parys to be examyned And somoche it was knowen by theym of the secrettes of the realme of Nauerre howe they were determyned to haue done domage to the kyng or els to haue poysoned him so they were condempned to dye and execucyen was done at Parys beheeded and quartred These tydynges multyplied so on the kyng of Nauer that the frenche kynge sware yâ— he wolde neuer attende to none other thynge tyll he had ryd Normandy and taken in to his possession for the behoffe of his nephewes all the townes and castelles that the kyng of Nauer helde there so dayly ther came sore informacions to the frenche kyng agaynst the kynge of Nauer Also it was sayde openly that the duke of LaÌ„castre shulde gyue his doughter Kateryn to the kynge of Nauer and so by that meanes the kyng shulde gyue to the duke of Lancastre all the hole countye of Deureur These wordes were lightly beleued in FrauÌ„ce for the kyng of Nauer was but lytell trusted among them So than the same tyme the french kynge came to Rohan and there assembled a great army of men of warre wherof the lorde Coucy the lorde de la Ryuer were chefe capitayns and they all met togyder before a towne called Lyseur a cytie in Normandy parteynynge to the kyng of Nauer and these two lordes had the two sonnes of the kyng of Nauer Charles and Peter to shewe to theÌ„ of the countrey that the warre that they made was in the name of the two chyldren for their herytage that was fallen to them by the ryght of their mother And howe that the kynge of Nauer had no right to kepe them but the moost parte of the men of armes were so ioyned in loue with the kyng of Nauer that they coude nat departe out of his seruyce And also the naueroyse that were there assembled suche as the kyng of Nauer hadde sent thyder caused his warr to be the more easyer and fayre ¶ Howe the frenche kynge ceased all the lande of the kyng of Nauers Cap. CCC .xxviii. THe frenche kyng sent commyssioners to Mountpellyer to cease the lande and seignorie in to his handes the whiche the kyng of Nauerr helde And whan these coÌ„myssioners that is to say sir Wylliam of Dormans and sir Johan Merger were come to Mountpellyer they sente for the moost noblest ê‘sons of the towne and shewed them their coÌ„myssions They of Mountpellyer obeyed for they myght do none otherwise for if they had nat obeyed it had benyuell for them For the duke of Anio we and the constable of Fraunce were in the countrey with a great armye and desyred nothynge so moche as to haue had warre with them of Mountpellyer Ther were taken prisoners two knyghtê of Normandy who were before gouernours to the countre vnder the kynge of Nauer and also sir Guy of Grauell sir Lyger Dergesy who taryed in prison a long tyme after Thus the to wne of Mountpellyer and all the barony was become frenche NOwe let vs returne to the french army that was in Normandy she we howe the lorde Coucy the lorde de la Ryuer sped they came before Eureur and layd siege therto they of the garysons parteyning to yâ— kyng of Naueâ— closed fast their garysons a gaynst the frenchmen for they were nat in mynde soo soone to yelde them vp Whan the kyng of Nauer vnderstode that the frenchmen had taken the possessyon of Mountpellyer and of all the couÌ„tre and that great nombre of men of armes were in the countre of Eureux pillyng and beatyng downe his townes and castelles He hadde dyuers y magmacyons and counsayls with them that he trusted best finally it was coÌ„cluded by his counsayle that he coulde haue no conforte without it were by the englysshmen wherfore it was concluded that he shulde sende a sufficyent ê‘sonage with letters of credéce to the yong kyng of Englande and to his counsayle Desyrynge to be alyed with hym he to swere fro yâ— day
couÌ„tres and to here therof so yâ— yuan made him his chamberlayne And this James euery day more and more aquaynted him so with this yuan of Wales that he had nat so moche trust in no man as he had in him Somoch this yuan loued this James Laube that it was his distructyon the more pytie for he was a good and a valyant man of armes And was somtyme sonne to a prince of Wales who kyng Edwarde of England caused to lese his heed the cause why I can nat tell and so kyng Edwarde ceased in to his handes all the prouynce of Wales And this yuan in his youthe came in to Fraunce and shewed all his trouble to kyng Philyppe than beyng freÌ„che kyng who kept him styll about him as loÌ„g as he lyued and was as one of the chyldren of his chambre with his neuewes of Alenson and other And in lykewise so dyde kyng Johan than he bare first armes and was at the batell of Poicters how be it he was nat there taken it had been better for hym that he had ben ther slayne and whan the peace was made bitwene the kynge of Englande and the frenche kynge than this yuan wente in to Lombardy there contynued in warre And whan the warre began agayne bytwene Englande and Fraunce than he returned agayne in to Fraunce bare him selfe so well yâ— he was greatly praysed and welbeloued with the frenche kyng and with all the lordes ¶ Nowe lette vs speke of his ende the whiche I am lothe to do sauynge to shewe truely what fell in that tyme. THis yuan of Wales hadde an vsage beyng before Mortayne at the siege that gladly in the mornyng whan he was vp and redy he wolde come before the castell and sytte downe and kembe his heed a good long space and syt and beholde the castell and the countrey about beynge out of doute or feare af any thynge and lyghtly there went none with him but this James Laube oftentymes he made him redy and none but he wherby at last came his endyng day On a mornyng betymes whaÌ„ the wether was fayre and clere and the nyght had been so hote that he coulde nat slepe howebeit he rose and dyd on him but a syngle iacket and his shyrte and a mantell or a cloke aboue and so went thyder as he was wonte to go and sate hym downe and this James Laube with hym euery man beynge in their lodgynges a slepe for it was early in the morning and ther was made but lytell watche for they thought theÌ„selfe sure of the castell And whan yuan was sette on an olde stocke of wode he sayd to James go to my lodgyng and fatche my combe for I wyll refreshe me here a tytell season sir 〈◊〉 he it shall be done and so he wente and came agayne with the combe and as he was comyng I trowe the deuyll entred in to hym for besyde the combe he brought with hym a lytell Jauelyne of Spayne with a large heed of stele and with the same strake this yuan as he sate clene through out the body so yâ— he fell downe starke deed and whan he hadde done he left styll the dart in his body and so went his way drewe vnder couert of the castell and soo came to the barryers and was let in for he made signes to enter and so he was brought before the Soudyc of Lestrade Sir 〈◊〉 he I haue delyuered you of one of the greatest enemyes that ye had of whom is that quod the Sowdic of yuan of Wales 〈◊〉 James and howe so 〈◊〉 the Soudic thus 〈◊〉 James so shewed him all the hole mater as ye haue herd before fro poynt to poynt And whan the Soudycherde that he shaked his heed and behelde him right felly and said A than yâ— hast murdred him knowe for â—routhe all thynges consydred Sauyng but that this dede is for our profyte it shulde cost the thyne heed but sithe it is done it can nat be vndone agayne howe beit it is a great domage of that gentylman to be so slayne we shall haue rather blame therby than prayse THis was the ende of yuan or Owen of Wales wheder ye wyll all is one slayne by great vnhap and treason wherwith they of the hoost whan they knewe it were ryght sorie and displeased and so was euery man yâ— herde therof and specially kyng Charles of FrauÌ„ce who greatly complayned his dethe howe beit he coulde nat amende it And so this yuan was buryed in the church of saynt Leger where as he hadde made a bastyde halfe a leage fro the castell of Mortayne And all the gentylmen of the hoost were at his buryeng the whiche was done ryght honourably Howe beit for all that the siege helde styll before Mortayne for there were good knyghtes squiers bretons poicteuyns and frenchmen who had geatter desyre to conquere the castell than they hadde before and thought neuer to departe thens tyll they had wonne it or elles reysed by puyssance they wolde so fayne haue ben reuenged of the dethe of yuan of Wales and so they lay styll without any sawte geuynge for they knewe well they lacked vitayle within the castell none coulde come to them ¶ Nowe let vs leue to speke of the siege of Mortayne and returne to the siege before saynt Malo and fyrst to speke of yâ— siege of Eureux and howe they dyd that lay there ¶ Howe they within Eureux yelded them selfe frenche of the two hoostes assembled to gyder before saynt Malo Cap. CCC .xxxiii. THe siege beyng before Eureux the lorde of Coucy and the lorde de la Ryuer who were souerayns of the hoost herde often tymes tidynges fro the french kyng for he lay at Rohan as nere to his men as he myght for he thought to haue Eureux shortly out of hande outher byforce or by composicion for he perceyued well how the englisshmen began to waxe stroÌ„g in Bretayne wherfore he wolde haue all his men of warre to drawe thyder to reyse the siege before saynt Malos to fight with the englysshmen These two lordes before Eureux aquyted them selfe ryght valyantly for euery daye they made assaute and also sente many treaties to the burgesses of the towne shewynge them howe they suffred them selfe to be greued without reason and mynysshe their goodesse and suffre their houses in the countrey to be beaten downe and brent For their naturall lorde was there with out with theÌ„ Charles of Nauer to whom the herytage of the countye of Eureux was fallen by reason of the dethe of the countesse his mother And counsayled them nat to holde the erroure and opynyon of the folysshe naueroyse and suche other as Ferando is who careth nat to lease them all for besyde their ryghtfull quarell they sayd they wolde neuer departe thens tyll they had the castell at their wyll and if they had it by force they shulde haue no mercy and yâ— towne newe peopled with
And if ye wyll say contrary to this I wyll receyue your gauge I wyll say so ê™ the lorde of Guystelles With those wordes the kynge was nat content and sayde Let vs go hens I wyll here no more of these wordes and so deâ—ted 〈◊〉 went 〈◊〉 to his chaâ—râ— all onely with his cham 〈…〉 right 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 at the lorde of Buâ—â—â—ll had â—o well and frely spoken agaynst yâ— wordes of 〈◊〉 JohnÌ„ of Guystels and sayd all smylyng He hath holden fote well with him I wolde nat for xx M. frankes but that he had done so And after it fortuned so yâ— this sir Johan of Guystels who was chaÌ„berlayn with the kyng was so yuell beloued in the courte that he was wery therof and thought nat to abyde the daÌ„gers So he toke leaue of the kyng and departed fro the court and went into Brabant to the duke Uyâ—â—elant of BrabaÌ„t who receyued him toyfully The french kyng was sore displeased with therle of FlaÌ„ders bicause it was thought by â—yuers of the realme that he had letted yâ— lorde of 〈…〉 sell of his â—â—age in to Scotland and alâ—o in that he â—eloe styll about hym the duke of Bretayne his cosyn who was greatly in yâ— kynges displeasur and so they that were about the kyng pâ—rceyued well howe the erle of Flaunders was nothyng in the kynges grace ANone after the kyng wrote sharpe letis to his cosyn the erle of FlauÌ„ders thretnyng hym bycause he susteyned with hym the duke of Bretayn whoÌ„ he reputed to be his enemy The erle wrote agayne to the kyng excusing himselfe aswell as he might but it aueyled nothynge For the kyng sent him agayne more sharper letters shewyng him playnly that without he wolde putte the duke of Bretayne out of his coÌ„pany he wolde surely displease him whaÌ„ therle of FlauÌ„ders sawe that the kyng pursued his cause with suche effect than he toke aduyse in hym selfe and thought he wolde shewe these maâ—aâ—â— hâ—s thretnynges to his good townes and specially to GauÌ„t to knowe what they wolde say to the mater and so he sent to Bruges to â—pre and Cortrey and after departed and the duke of Bretayne in his coÌ„pany and so went to Gaunt and lodged at yâ— posterne wher he was â—oyfully receyued of the burgesses for they loâ—ed well to haue him among them And 〈…〉 han the people of the good townes such as were seÌ„t for were come therle assembled them togyder in a pleace and there he made be shewed to theÌ„ by JohnÌ„ de la Faucell his entency on the lettâ—â—s reed that the freÌ„che kyng had sent him two monethes before And whan these letters were reâ—â— than the erle spake and sayd All ye sirs of my good townes of FlauÌ„ders through yâ— helpe of god I haue ben your lorde a longe season I haue kepte and gouerned you in good peace to my power Nor ye haue nat sene in me 〈…〉 coÌ„trary but that I haue entertayned you in gret prosperyte in lyke maner as a lorde ought to kepe his menne and subgettes But it is to my great displeasur and it ought to be to you that are my men that the frenche kyng thus hateth me and wyll hate bycause I sustayne about me and in my company the duke of Bretayne my cosyn germayne who as nowe is nat welbeloued in Fraunce Nor he dare nat well trust his men in his owne countre bycause of fyue or six barons that loueth him nat Wherfore the king wolde that I shulde driue hym out of my countre the whiche shulde be a strong thyng to him I say nat nay but if I dyde confort my cosyn outher with townes or castelles agaynst the realme of Fraunce than the kynge myght haue good cause to complayne him of me But I do nat so nor am nat in wyll so to do and therfore I haue here assembled you togyder shewynge you the parels that may happe to fall therfore I wolde knowe your myndes whyder he shall abyde styll with me or nat They answered all with one voyce Sir let hym abyde styll why shulde he nat And sir if there be any man lyuyng that wyll make you warre ye shall fynde redy in your lande of FlauÌ„ders .ii. C. M. men of warr to serue you Those wordes greatly reioysed therle and sayd sirs I thanke you and so ended that parlyament and therle was well coÌ„tent with his men and gaue euery man leaue to deê‘te in peace Than whan the erle sawe his tyme he retourned to Bruges and the duke of Bretayne with him Thus these maters haÌ„ged in a traunce the erle was in great grace with his people and the countre in peace and prosperite the which abode nat so long after for it was in great trybulacion as ye shall here after in this hystorie ¶ Howe the duke of Bretayne deê‘ted out of FlauÌ„ders and howe therle of saynt Poule was taken prisoner howe he was maryed in Englande of the warres that fell than in Bretayne Cap. CCC .xliiii. YE may well knowe howe the frenche kyng had knowlege of all this mater howe the erle had answered He loued hym nat one whyt the better howe be it he must let it passe for more he coud nat haue as at that tyme and sayd howe therle of FlauÌ„ders was the moost proudest prince that he knewe And a man myght haue sene well by the maner of the kyng that the erle was the lorde that the kyng wolde moost gladly haue brought somwhat to reason Whan he sawe that he withsayd him that he was no more displeased thaÌ„ he was the erle of Flaunders for all the kynges writyng that he was in his great displeasur bycause of kepyng about him the duke of Bretayne yet yâ— nat withstanding he kept him styll as long as it pleased him to tary made him kepe a goodlye estate finally the duke of Bretayne had couÌ„sayle to drawe in to Englande and so he tooke leaue of therle his cosyn went to Grauellyng and thyder came to him the erle of Salisbury with fyue C. speares and a thousand archers for dout of the freÌ„che garysons and so brought him to Calais wherof sir Hugh Caurell was capitayne who receyued him right ioyously whan the duke had taryed ther a fyue dayes he had wynde at wyll and so toke the see and the erle of Salisbury in his company and so aryued at Douer and came to the yong kyng Richard who receyued him with great ioye And so dyde also the duke of Lancastre and therles of Cambridge and of Buckynghame and the great lordes of Englande ye haue herde before how sir Ualeran of Lusenburge yong erle of saynt Poule was taken prisoner bytwene Arde and Calays was in Englande at the kyngê pleasure for kyng Edwarde in his lyfe tyme bought hym of the lord of Gomegines for he was first his prisoner bycause he made the iourney whan he was taken of a squier a maÌ„ of armes of the couÌ„tre of guerles So
this yonge erle of saynt Poule abode longe prisoner in Englande or he was delyuered It was of trouthe the kyng offred hym oft tymes in exchaÌ„ge for the captall of Buâ—z whyle he lyued but the frenche kyng nor the couÌ„sell of FrauÌ„ce wolde in no wyse here therof wherof yâ— kyng of Englande had great disdayne Thus the â—ater coÌ„tynued a long space and the yong erle styll prisoner in Englande in the fayre castell of Wynsore and he had so curtesse a kepar that he might go and sport him a haukyng bytwene Wynsore and WestmÌ„ he was beleued on his faythe The same season the princesse mother to kyng Richarde lay at Wynsore and her doughter with her my lady Maude the fayrest lady in all EnglaÌ„de therle of saynt Poule and this yong lady were in true amours togyder eche of other somtyme they met togyder at daunsynge and carollyng tyll at last it was spyed And than the lady discouered to her mother howe she loued faithfully the yong erle of saynt Poule Than there was a mary age spoken of bytwene therle of saynt Poule the lady Maude of Holande and so therle was set to his rauÌ„some to pay sixscore M. fraÌ„kes so that whan he had maryed the lady Maude than to be rebated threscore thousande and the other threscore thousande to pay And whan this couynant of maryage was made bitwene therle and the lady the kyng of Englande suffred the erle to repasse the see to fetche his raunsome on his onely promyse to retourne agayne within a yere after So the erle came in to Fraunce to se his frendes yâ— kyng therle of Flaunders the duke of Brabant and his cosyns in Fraunce In the same yere there was made an harde informacyon agaynst the erle of saynt Poule for it was layed to his charge that he shulde delyuer to thenglysshmen the strong castell of Bohaygne and so the frenche kyng caused him to be rested and kept in suretie and so the kynge shewed howe therle of saynt Poule wolde haue made an yuell treatie for hym and for the realme and the erle in no wyse coude be excused And also for the same cause there was kepte in prison in the castell of Mons in Heynaulte the lorde Chanon of Robersarte the lorde of Uertayne sir James Dusarte and Gerarde Dabyes but at length all that mater came to none effecte for there coulde nothynge be proued agaynst them and so they were delyuered than the yong erle retourned agayne in to Englande to acquyte him of his promyse and so wedded the lady and dyde so moche that he payed his threscore thousande frankes and so passed agayne the see But he entred nat in to FrauÌ„ce bycause the kyng loued him nat And so he and the couÌ„tesse his wyfe went and lay at the castell of Han on the ryuer of Ewre The whiche castell the lorde of Morâ—ane who hadde wedded his suster lent hym to lye in And there he laye as longe as kynge Charles of Fraunce lyued for the erle coude neuer gette his loue ¶ Nowe lette vs leaue to speke of this mater and retourne to the busynesse of Fraunce THe same season all Bretayne was kept close what agaynst the frenche kynge agaynst the duke Howe beit some of the good townes of Bretayn helde them selfe close in the dukes name and many had great marueyle yâ— they toke hym for their lorde And also dyuers knightes and squyers of Bretayne were of the same acorde And also ther was alyed to them the couÌ„tesse of Ponthyeute mother to the chyldren of Bretayne But sir Bertram of Clesqui constable of FrauÌ„ce the lorde Clysson the lorde de Lauall the vycont of Rohan and the lorde of Rochfort They helde the countre in warre with the puyssance that came dayly to theÌ„ oute of FrauÌ„ce for at Pontorson at saynt Malo they le and there about lay a great nombre of men of armes of Fraunce of Normandy of Auuergne and of Burgoyne who dyde moche hurt in the couÌ„tre The duke of Bretayne who was in Englande had knowledge of euery thynge and howe the duke of Aniou was at Anger 's dayly distroyed his countre Also he had knowlege howe the good townes kept theÌ„ selfe close in his name and certayne knyghtes and squyers of the same parte wherof he conde them good thanke yet nat that withstaÌ„dyng he durst nat well trust in them to ieoparde to retourne in to Bretayne on the trust of his men for alwayes he douted of treason Also the kyng of Englande nor the duke of Lancastre wolde nat counsayle him to retourne Of the rencounters that were made in NormaÌ„dy and howe Geffray Tetenoyre and Amergot Marcell their coÌ„panyes toke dyuers castelles in Auuergne Cap. CCC .xlv. IN Normandy and in Burgoyne ther were in garyson sir Wylliam of Burdes who was chefe capiten ther and in his company the lytell seneschall of Ewe sir Wylliam Marsell sir BraqÌ„ of Braquemont the lorde of Torcy sir Percyuall Danyuall the begue of Dury sir LauÌ„celot of Lorrys and dyuers other knyght and squiers of the frenche partie And night day they ymagined howe they myght do domage to them of Chierbourg wherof sir JohnÌ„ Harlston was capitayne and they of the garyson of Chierbourg issued out oft tymes whan it pleased theÌ„ for whan they lyst they might ryde out in couerte and no man preuy to their issuynge out bycause of the great wodes that were nere to theÌ„ wherin they had made suche a way that they might ryde in to Normandy at their pleasure without danger of any frenchemen And so it fortuned in the same season that the french menne rode abrode and they of Chierbourge in lykewise none of them knowynge of other and so by aduenture they mette eche other at a place called Pastoy in the â—ode Than like valyant knightes desyringe to fight eche with other a lighted a fote all except sir Launcelotte of Lorrys who sat styll on his horse his speare in his hande and his shelde about his necke ther demaunded a course of iustyng for his ladyes sake Ther were ther that rightwell vnderstode him for ther were knightes and squiers of the englysshe parte in amours aswell as he was And as I vnderstode sir Johan Coplande a right hardy knight went to hym and so they ran togyder and rudely encouÌ„tred eche other But thenglysshe knight gaue sir LauÌ„celot suche a stroke on his shelde that the speare pearsed throughout his body and so was wouÌ„ded to dethe the which was great domage for he was a hardy knight yong and ioly ryght amorous and his dethe was sore complayned bothe ther and els where Than the englisshemen and frenchemen encountred togyder and fought hande to haÌ„de Ther were good knightes on the frenche parte as sir Wylliam of Burdes the lytell seneshall of Ewe sir WillmÌ„ Marsell sir Braque of Braquemont and dyuers other who fought ryght valyantly And also the englyshmen ther fought that day valiantly sir Johan Harlston sir Philypart
longe season after shewed couertlye great displeasure to certayn burgesses of the towne but he made none other prouisyon among them his displeasure was bycause they hadde so soone forsaken him and turned to the seruyce of theÌ„ of Gaunt The burgesses excused them as trouthe was that it was nothyng in their faute but the faut was in them of the meane craftes who wolde nedes be alyed to them of Gaunt whan JohnÌ„ Lyon caÌ„e thyder So the erle passed his displeasure aswell as he myght howe be it he thought neuer the lesse ¶ Nowe lette vs leaue to speke of hym and of them of Flaunders and let vs retourne to the busynesses of Bretayne ¶ Howe the duke of Bretayne returned out of Englande into Bretayne at the request of his men and of the wyll of the englisshe men for the maryage of their yonge kynge of Englande Cap. CCC .lv. YE haue herde here before how the duke of Bretayne was in Englande with kynge Richarde and his vncles who made hym right good chere his lande was in warre and in great trouble For the frenche kyng had sent thyder his coÌ„stable with a great nombre of men of armes who were about PoÌ„t Toyson and about Mount saynt Mychaell And made warre to the countre cyties good townes in Bretayne Wherfore all the countre greatlye desyred the presence of the duke their lorde and they had sent to hym dyuers messangers and letters but he durst nat trust all that tyll the prelates and barones of Bretayne and all good townes murmured therat and sayde We haue sent for our duke by letters dyuers tymes and alwayes he excuseth him selfe In the name of god quod some he hath good cause so to do for we sende for hym to simply It were well sytting that we sent to hym a knight or .ii. dyscrete and sage in whome he myght truste and they to shewe him playnly the state of this countre This purpose was well alowed holden and so two valyant knightes were chosen to go in to Englande as sir Geffray of Quaresmell and sir Eustace Housey And at the desyre and request of the prelatê and barons they aparelled them selfe to go in to Englande so toke shippyng at Cone and had wynde at wyll and arryued at Hampton And fro thens they rode tyll they caÌ„e to London wher they found the duke of Bretayne and the duchesse and sir Robert Canoll who receyued them with gret chere and ioye The knyghtes than shewed to the duke their lorde all the state and disposycion of his countre and howe his people desyreth to haue him coÌ„e home And delyuered him letters of credence fro the barons and prelates and good townes of Bretayne The duke beleued well these knyghtê and the letters also and had great ioye and said howe he wolde shewe the mater to the kyng and to his vncles and so he dyde And whan the kyng of Englande and his vncles were enformed of all these maters howe all the countre of Bretayne prelates barons and good townes Except Claquy Clisson Rohen Lauall and Rochefort had sente for their lorde the duke desyring hym to returne into his owne countre Than the kyng and his vncles sayde Sir it is best ye go in to youre owne countre syth ye be thus desyred mayntayne yourselfe amonge your noble men And sir we shall sende you men of warre and suche conforte that they shal be able to kepe your froÌ„ters agaynst your enemyes And leaue the duchesse your wyfe here behynd you with her mother and brethern and go you and make warr agaynst your ennemyes Of these wordes the duke was greatly reioysed and made hym redye ANd shortely after it was ordayned for his departynge at Hampton And so he toke leaue of the kynge and of his vncles of my ladye princesse and of the duchesse his wyfe And at his departyng made a great alyance with the kyng of Englande and sware to hym by his faythe that if he were shortely conforted by the englysshmen He wolde alwayes abyde with them and do the best of his power to tourne his countre englysshe And the kyng promysed him that he shulde euer fynde the englysshemen redy to helpe hym in what soeuer maner he wolde desyre And so he departed out of Englande and sir Robert Canoll with him and the two knyghtes that were come thyder for hym and one hundred men of armes two hundred archers and toke shippyng at Hampton And so sayled to the porte of Guerrande where they toke lande and so rode to Uennes where he was receyued with great ioye and all the countrey was gladde whan they knewe that he was come home The duke refresshed hym there a fyue dayes and thanne he went to Nauntes Thyder came to se hym barownes prelates knightes and squyers ladyes and damoselles offryng hym their seruyce and putte them selfe vnder his obeysance Complayning greatlye of the frenchmen and of the frenche coÌ„stable who lay about Reynes and dyde moche hurte in the countrey The duke apeased them and sayd my frendes I shall haue shortly comforte out of Englande for without ayde of Englande I can nat well defende my countrey agaynst the frenchmen for they are to bygge for vs seynge we be nat all one in our owne countrey And whan the ayde that the kynge of England shall sende vs be ones come if they haue done vs wronge we shall quyte them agayne Of these wordes were right ioyfull all tho that were of the duke of Bretayns parte ¶ The same season about saynt Andrues tyde ther dyed sir Charles of Boesme kyng of Almayne and emperour of Rome And whyle he was lyueng he dyde so moche what for golde and syluer and great alyances that he hadde That the electours of the emperour sware and sealed to hym that after his disceasse to make his sonne emperour And to ayde hym to kepe the siege before Ays and to abyde with him agaynst all men that wolde deny hym So that whan he was deed than Charles his sonne as emperoure wrote hym selfe kyng of Almayne of Boesme and kynge of the romayns THe same season ther was great couÌ„saile in Englande amonge the kynges vncles and the prelates and barons of the realme for to mary their yonge kyng Richarde of England And thenglysshmen wolde gladly haue had hym to ben maryed in Heynalt for loue of the good lady quene Philyp wyfe to kyng Edwarde the thirde Who was so good and so gracyous a lady for all the realme large and honorable who was come out of Heynaulte but as than the duke Aubert had no doughters to mary The duke of Lancastre wolde haue hadde the kyng his nephewe to haue hadde his eldest doughter my lady Blanche of LaÌ„castre to his wyfe But the realme wolde in no wyse consent therto for two reasons The first bycause the lady was his cosyn germayne the whiche was to nere of blode to mary toguyder The other cause was they wolde the kynge shulde marry
withoute the realme to haue therby more alyaunce Than was there spekyng of the doughter of the kynge of Boesme and Almayne and emperour of Rome And to that aduyse euery man was agreed Than to go in to Almayne to treate for this mariage was seÌ„t a right sage and a valyant knight who had ben the kynges mayster and was nere of counsayle alwayes with the prince of Wales the kynges father called sir Symonde Burle And so was ordayned for hym all thynges necessarie for his iourney and than he departed and arryued at Calayes and so to Grauellyng and than to Bruselles and there he founde duke Uyncelant of Brabant and duke Aubert the erle of Bloyes and the erle of saynt Poule sir Wylliam MaÌ„lye And a great noÌ„bre of knightes of Heynalt of Brabant and of other places For ther was a great feest and iustynge kepte therfore there were all these lordê asseÌ„bled The duke of Brabant and the duchesse for the kyng of Englandes sake receyued the knyght ryght honourably And whan they knewe the cause wherfore he went in to Almayne they were right gladde therof and sayde That it shulde be a goodlye maryage bytwene the kynge of Englande and their nephue And at the knyghtes departyng they sent letters by hym to the kyng of Almayne shewynge hym howe they hadde great desyre and affectyon that this maryage shulde take a good effecte Than the knyght departed fro Bruselles and went to Louuayne and so to go to Colayne ¶ Howe the englysshmen that were sent in to Bretayne were tourmented on the see and howe the gauÌ„toise desyred to haue the erle of Flaunders their lorde to coÌ„e dwell in their towne of Gaunt Cap. CCC .lvi. THe same season it was ordayned in Englande by the kyng and his counsaile that two hundred men of armes and foure hundred archers shulde goo in to Bretayne And the chyefe capitayne of that iourney shulde be sir Johan AruÌ„dell and with hym shulde go sir Hugh Caurell sir Thomas Banystre sir Thomas Tryuet sir Water Pole sir Johan Bourchyer the lorde Ferres and the lorde Basset All these knyghtes drewe to Hampton and whan they hadde wynde they entred in to their shyppes and departed The first day the wynde was reasonable good for theÌ„ but agaynst night the wynde tourned contrary to theÌ„ and whyder they wolde or nat they were driuen on the cost of Cornwall The wynde was so sore and streynable that they coulde caste none ancre nor also they durst nat In the mornyng the wynde brought them in to the yrisshe see and by the rage of the tempest thre of their shyppes brast and wente to wrake wherin was sir Johan Arundell sir Thomas Banystre and sir Hughe Caurell a hundred men of armes Of the whiche hundred fourscore were drowned and sir Johan Arundell their capitayne was their perysshed whiche was great domage and sir Hugh Caurell was neuer in his lyfe before soo nyghe his dethe for all that euer was in his shyppe excepte hym selfe and seuyn maryners were all drowned For he and the seuyn maryners that were saued toke holde of tables mastes and the strength of the wynde brought them to the sandes Howebeit they hadde dronke waterr ynoughe wherof they were ryght sicke and yuell at ease Out of this daunger escaped sir Thomas Tryuet and sir Johan Bourchyer the lorde Ferres the lorde Basset and dyuers other but they were sore tourmented in gret parell And after that this tempest was ceased they retourned agayne to Hampton and went backe agayne to the kynge and his vncles and recounted all their aduentures wenyng to theÌ„ that sir Hughe Caurell had ben drowned with the other How be it that was nat so for he was gone sicke to London Thus brake vp that iorney wherby the duke of Bretayne coude haue no comforte of the englysshemen whiche was ryght contraryous to hym For all that season and the wynter folowyng the freÌ„chmen made hym right sore warre and the bretons As sir Olyuer Clysson and his company toke the towne of DynaÌ„t in Bretayne by reason of vessels and barges And so the towne was pylled and robbed and was kept agaynst the duke a long season after ¶ Nowe lette vs retourne to the busynesse of Flaunders WHan the peace was agreed bitwene the erle of Flaunders and them of Gaunt by the meanes of the duke of Burgoyne wherby he gat him selfe moche thanke in the countre The entent and pleasure of them of GauÌ„t was to haue their lorde therle of FlauÌ„ders to dwell with theÌ„ in Gaunt and there to kepe his householde The erle also was counsayled by the prouost of Hardebeque and of theÌ„ that were nexte about hym to do so wherby he shulde norisshe great loue bytwene hym and them of Gaunt The erle laye styll at Bruges and came nat to Gaunt wherof they had great marueyle and specially the good and rychmen of Gaunt and suche as were sage and wyse for they desyred nothyng but peace But the palyerdes white hattes and suche as desyred rather stryfe and debate they cared nothyng for the erles comynge For they knewe well that yf he came they shulde priuely be corrected at laste for the yuell dedes that they had done Nat withstandynge that they were in this doubte yet they that had the gouernyng of the lawe the couÌ„saylers and good men of the towne wolde for any thynge that he shulde come thyder and that they shuld go and requyre him so to do For they thought they had no ferme peace without the erle came thyder And so ther was ordayned .xxiiii. men to go to Bruges to shewe to the erle the great affection that they had to haue him and so they deê‘ted honorably as it aparteyned for them the shulde go for their lorde and it was sayd to theÌ„ by them of the towne Sirs retourne neuer agayne to Gaunt without ye bring therle with you for if ye do ye shall fynde the gates closed agaynst you Thus these burgesses of Gaunt rode forthe towarde Brugê and bytwene Bruges and Donsay they herde say howe the erle was comynge to Gauute warde wherof they were right ioyouse And they hadde nat ryden past a leage farther but that they mette the erle in the feldes Than the burgesses stode styll on bothe sydes of the waye and so the erle and all his company passed through them As he passed by the burgesses enclyned them selfe ryght lowe and humbly and made great reuereÌ„ce to the erle The erle rode through them without any great regardyng of them but a lytell putte his hande to his hat nor all they way he made to theym no semblant So the erle rode on the one syde and the gauÌ„toise on the other tyll they came to Donse and there they rested for the erle dyde dyne there And the gauntoyse wente to other lodgynges and dyned also ANd after dyner the gauntoyse in good array came to the erle kneled aldowne before him for therle sat And there they
the space of two houres and than returned to their lodgyng and yâ— next day they went to Maylleroys the Uycount nere to Sence in Burgoyne and there the hoost taryed two dayes to refresshe them and to get vitayles in the countre for they had no great plenty THus ye haue harde well howe the englisshmen rode throughe the realme of FrauÌ„ce to go in to Bretayne and it was sayd and they also mayntayned howe the duke of Bretayne and the countrey had sent for them and made no warre in the name of their lorde the kyng of Englande but named them selfe to be sowdyers of the duke of Bretaynes Kyng Charles of Fraunce was well in fourmed of all these maters and sagely and wysely he abuysed the parels and insydeÌ„tes that might growe by this warre and sawe well howe the countre of Bretayne with the ayde of the englysshmen were coÌ„trary to hym and therby he feared leest the fortune of the warr shulde be to him yâ— more harder And specially by reason of the duke of Bretayne for by him the good townes of Bretayne shulde be his enemyes and be opyned to his enemyes wherby he shulde haue great preiudyce Wherfore he sent swete letters and gracyous to them of Nauntes the whiche was the key and chefe towne of all Bretayne shewynge theÌ„ howe theÌ„glysshmen as they rydde through the realme do make their auaunt and afferme howe they be soudyers and sent for by theÌ„ and by the other comons of Bretayne And also she wyng them howe that if it be so that they wyll so contynue they do yuell and ronne in the maledyction sentence of the holy father the pope And in the forfeyture of two huÌ„dred thousande florens the whiche he maye than laufully take of them and whervnto they are bouÌ„de by their writyngê sealed and by the treaties made here tofore wherof they haue yâ— copy wherfore they ought nat to forget it And also he shewed them howe he hath ben alwayes their frende and louer and hath conforted and ayded theÌ„ always in their busynesses and counsaylinge theÌ„ that they shulde nat do so farre wherby they might take wronge Sayeng howe they had no suche tytell as to complayne of hym or to entre in to suche a warre as to receyue his ennemyes Wherfore he counsayled them to be well aduysed and if they haue ben yuell exorted and couÌ„sayled by feble counsayle yet he wolde pardon it so that they opyn nat their towne to the englysshmen his enemyes And in their so doyng he promysed theÌ„ to menteyne and kepe vp their fraunchysses and lyberties and to renewe it yf nede requyred WhaÌ„ these offers thus made by the frenche kyng was presented to theÌ„ of NauÌ„tes and well debated amonge them Than the most notable of the towne sayd howe the kynge had cause and right to say as he dyd for surelye they sayde howe they had sworne and writynges sealed howe they shulde neuer do none anoyaunce to the realme of Fraunce nor ayde nor assyst none enemy to the kynge or to the realme Wherfore they toke hede to yâ— mater and sent secretly to the kynge desyring hym to take no thought for that mater for they sayd thenglyshmen shulde nat be sustayned by them nor entre in to their towne to renne or to make any warre to the realme of Fraunce Howbeit they desyred the kynge that if nede requyred to be ayded and coÌ„forted by some of his men to whoÌ„ they sayde they wolde open their towne and to none other Whan the frenche kynge herde this treatie he was right gladde therof and beleued well their wordes for Nauntes had ben alwayes good frenche And of all this knewe no thynge the duke of Bretayne who was at Uennes he beleued surely that they of Nauntes wolde haue ben trewe and stedfast to hym and to haue opened their towne to the englysshmen whan they came thyder ¶ Nowe let vs retourne to the englysshmen who were lodged nere to Sence in Burgoyne in the whiche cytie was the duke of Bare the lorde Coucy the lorde of saynt Puye the lorde of Fresures and their companyes ¶ Howe the englysshmen rode and pylled the countre of gastenoyse and of Beause And howe a french squyer right valyaunt requyredde an englisshe squier to iust with hym Cap. CCC .lxv. WHan the erle of Buckyngham and his hoost had well rested them at Maylleroyes the vicount Than they toke counsayle to drawe in to Gastenoyes Than they passed the ryuer of Dyone theyr â—oreryders went to the faubories of SeÌ„ce and the next day they lodged at saynt JohnÌ„s of Nemour and therabout and than at Beause in gastenoyes And ther the hoost taryed thre dayes bycause of the good pleÌ„tyfull countre that they founde there Than they toke counsayle whyder they shulde holde and kepe the playne way of Beause or els by the ryuer of Loyre Than they determyned to take the way of Beause to go towardes Tourey in Beause In the castell of Tourey was the lorde of saynt Pye sir Olyuer of Manny sir Guy of Baueux and a great nombre of men of warre And at yenuyll in Beause was the lorde of Uylames the Barroyse of barres and dyuers other about .iii. C. speares So thus in all the castels and fortresses 〈◊〉 Beause there were men of warr set to re syst agaynst thenglisshmen The englysshe vowarde came and scrimysshed with theÌ„ of Tourey and dyuers hurt on bothe partes There the erle of Buckyngham and all his hoost was lodged about and founde ther great plenty oâ— vitayls At the scrimysshe before Tourey ther was a squyer of Beause auaunsed him selfe wtout any settyng on by any other person came to the barryers scrimysshynge and sayd to the englysshmen Sirs is there any gentylman among you that for the loue of his lady wyll do any dede of armes If there be any here I am redy to issue out armed at all peces a hors backe to ren thre courses with a speare to stryke thre strokes with an axe thre strokes with a dagger Nowe let vs se if there be any amorous amonge you This squyer was called Gawen Mychaell This worde and request was anon spredde among the englysshmen Than an englysshe squyer called Joachym Cathore stept forthe and sayd I am here redy to delyuer his request let hym come out of the castell Than the lorde Fitz water marshall of the hoost came to the barryers and sayd to sir Guy le Baueux Cause your squyer to coÌ„e forthe he shall fynde one wyll be gladd to delyuer him and we shall assure hym in all thynges Gawen Mychaell was right ioyouse of those wordes and armed hym incontynent and the lordes dyde helpe to arme hym and sette hym a hors backe So he yssued out of the castell and thre with him and the varlettes bare thre speares thre axes and thre daggers He was greatly regarded by the englysshmen for they beleued afore that there was no frenche man that wolde fyght body
was solde to them for .xii. pence yea and worse for somtyme they coulde get nothynge for money so that their horses dyed for pouertie and colde for they wyst nat whyder to go a foragyng and whan they went they were in great parell for their neighbours were their enemyes The vicount of Rohan had that tyme in the marches of Uannes two stronge castelles the one called Cayre and yâ— other Lynguisshant and in these two castelles there was great garysons layde by the vycount the whiche dyd moche trouble to the englissh foragers with the helpe of other garysons pertayning to the lorde of Clysson as yâ— castell of Josselyn Montagu and Moncountour all this suffred the duke of Bretayne and sayde howe he coude nat amende it The same tyme the constable of Fraunce the lorde Clisson made warre for the frenche kyng and was in the countre with a great nombre of men of warre wherfore the englysshmen durst nat departe one fro another All thynges consydered howe they were lodged in the feldes without defence it was great marueyle they hadde no more hurt than they had for they of Uannes coude nat lightly haue reskewed them that lay about Campernell or Hanybout or Numpercorentyne but to say the trouthe the duke went betwene them and defended them to his power that they shulde nat be distroyed And sayde to his couÌ„sayle howe that he had but febly acquyted hym towarde the erle of Buckyngham seyng suche promyse as he had made vnto him IN the same season there was at Parys with the kyng foure great lordes sent by the duke of Bretayn to purchase his peace that is to say yâ— vicont of Rohan sir Charles lorde of Dynnant sir Guy lorde de Lawall and sir Guy lorde of Rocheforde These foure lordes of Bretayne hadde entysed dyuers tymes the duke sayng thus Sir ye shewe your selfe to all the worlde howe that your corage is all englisshe ye haue brought in to this countrey the englisshmen who wyll take fro you your herytage if they may get the vperhande What profyte or pleasure haue you in them to loue them as ye do beholde how yâ— kyng of Nauer who trusted so moche in them that he suffred them to entre in to yâ— towne castell of Chierbourge and neuer syth they wolde departe out of it but kepeth it as their owne herytage In lykewise if ye put theÌ„ in any of your closed townes they wyll neuer depart agayne out of them for dayly they wyll be refresshed with newe men beholde howe they kepe styll Brest and they be nat in mynde to delyuer it agayne to you the whiche is your right herytage sir let it suffice you to be beloued with your owne men of this same countrey who wyll neuer renounce the frenche kyng to serue the kyng of Englande sir if your wyfe be of EnglaÌ„de wyll you for yâ— cause leue your owne herytage the which hath cost you so moche payne to gette and alwayes abyde in warr ye can do no more thaÌ„ one man maye do if youre countrey close them selfe agaynst you sir leaue your counsaylynge with them for the frenche kyng who loued you nat is deed and there is nowe a yonge kyng fayre and good and of bolde spiryte and suche hath hated his father that nowe serue him Sir we shall make your peace with him and sette you at acorde and so ye shall abyde lorde and duke of Bretayne and be of great puyssance and let the englisshmen returne home in to their owne countre These wordes and suche other the for sayd barons shewed to yâ— duke dyuers tymes so that they had nyghe conquered him to their wylles howe be it yet he fayned and dissymuled with the frenche kynge and his counsayle and with the englysshe men also tyll he myght se to what ende his warre shulde come vnto And of all these secrete treatyes that these foure barones of Bretayne had made at Parys with the kyng and his vncles the erle of Buckyngham and the barones of Englande knewe nothyng tyll the conclusyon was taken but or they perceyued it and or they departed out of Bretayn there was done in NauÌ„tes a dede of armes before the erle of Buckynghame Wherof I shall make mencion for it is a mater nat to be forgotone SO it was yâ— same season that Gawen Mychaell and Jaques Cathore dyd their dede of armes before therle of Buckyngham there were dyuers lordes knightê and squyers that caÌ„e thyder to se it Some of FraÌ„ce came thyder fro March caunoy and Bloys In so moche that sir Raynolde of Thowars lorde of Pousances a barowne of Poyctowe Spake wordes to the lorde of Uertaygne and sayd That gladly he woldedo dedes of armes with hym as thre courses with a speare and thre strokes with an axe And the lorde of Uertaygne wolde nat refuce his request but accorded therto And wolde incontynent haue delyuered hym what soeuer profyte or domage he shulde take therby but the erle of Buckyngeham wolde nat suffre it And commaunded the knight to do nothing nor to speke no more ther of Howe be it the wordes of the enterprise of armes abode styll in the purpose of the two knightes And lyke wordes ther was spoken the same day by a squyer of Sauoy called the bastarde Clarens to Edwarde Beauchampe sonne to sir Roger but all passed as well the one as the other In lykewise bytwene Galoys Daunoy and sir WyllmÌ„ Clynton and bytwene sir Hoyan Dareyns and sir Wylliam Franke. Thus as the erle of Buckyngham was lodged in the subbarbes of Nauntes and the knyghtes and squyers of Fraunce within Nauntes ThanÌ„e the lorde of Uertayne and the other of his syde requyred theÌ„ that had apealed them in armes that they wolde come and delyuer theym before Nauntes The capitayns in NauÌ„tes were nat agreed so to do but excused their men and said Howe they were within Nauntes as soudiers sette and ordayned to kepe the towne So these wordê passed ouer tyll therle of Buckingham came to the towne of Hanybout and to Campelle and QuynpercoreÌ„tyne but whan he was come to Arestes Than sir Raynolde of Thowars lorde of Barroyes of Barres sir Hoyan Darreynes and a great nombre of knyghtes and squyers came to the castell Josselyne a seuyn myles fro Uannes where as the constable of Fraunce was And also the erle of Marche and a great nombre of other knightes of FrauÌ„ce Than the wordes were shewed to the coÌ„stable of the enterprise of the dedes of armes agaynst the Englysshmen The constable herde well their wordes and sayd Sirs sende to theÌ„ worde howe I shall gyue them saueconducte to come to do these dedes of armes And firste Galoyes Daunoy and sir Lyonell Darreynes sende worde how they were redy to do their enterprise of armes as thre courses a horsebacke with a spear And whan sir Wylliam Clynton and sir Wylliam FraÌ„ke vnderstode howe they were desyred and sommoned to do these dedes of armes by the frenchmen
I shuld forsake my naturall lorde for suche a company of knaues as ye be to my dishonoure for euer I had rather ye were all hanged as ye shall be for that shall be your ende And with those wordes he had thought to haue lepte agayne vpon his horse but he fayled of yâ— styrroppe and the horse sterted away Than they cryed all at him and sayde slee hym without mercy Whan he herd those wordes he let his horse go and drue out a good swerde began to scrimysshe with them and made a great place about hym that it was pleasur to beholde him Ther was non that durst aproche nere hym Ther were some that aproched nere hym but at euery stroke that he gaue he cutte of outher legge heed or arme Ther was none so hardye but that they feared hym He dyde there suche dedes of armes that it was marueyle to regard but there were mo than fourty thousand of these vnhappy people they shotte and caste at hym and he was vnarmed To say trouthe if he had bene of yron or stele yet he muste nedes haue ben slayne But yet or he dyed he slewe .xii. out of hande besyde theym that he hurte Finally he was stryken to the erthe and they cutte of his armes and legges and than strake his body all to peces This was the ende of ser Robert Salle whiche was great dommage For whiche dede afterward all the knyghtes and squyers of EnglaÌ„d were angry and sore displeased whaÌ„ they hard therof ¶ Nowe let vs retourne to the kynge THe saturday the kynge departed fro the Warderobe in the Royall went to Westmynster and harde masse in the churche there and all his lordes with hym And besyde the churche there was a lytle chapell with an image of our lady whiche dyd great myracles and in whom the kynges of Englande had euer great truste and confydence The kynge made his orisons before this Image and dyde there his offryng And than he lepte on his horse and all his lordes and so the kynge rode towarde London And whan he had ryden a lytle way on the lyft hande there was a way to passe without London ¶ The same propre mornynge Watte Tyler Jacke Strawe and JohnÌ„ Ball had assembled their company to comon to gether in a place called Smythfelde where as euery fryday there is a markette of horses And there were together all of affinite mo than .xx. thousande and yet there were many styll in the towne drynkynge and makynge mery in the tauernes and payed nothyng For they were happy that made them beste chere And these people in Smythfelde had with theym the kynges baners the whiche were delyuered theym the daye before And all these glottons were in mynd to ouerrenne and to robbe London the same daye for theyr capitaynes sayde howe they had done nothynge as yet these lyberties that the kynge hath gyuen vs is to vs but a small profitte Therfore lette vs be all of one accorde and lette vs ouerrenne this riche and puyssaunt citie or they of Essex of Sussex of Cambrydge of Bedforde of Arundell of Warwyke of Reedynge of Oxenforde of Guylforde of Linne of Stafforde of Germeney of Lyncolne of yorke and of Duram do come hyther for all these wyll come hyther Wallyor and Lyster wyll bringe them hyther And if we be fyrst lordes of London and haue the possession of the ryches that is therin We shall nat repent vs. For if we leaue it they that come after wyll haue it fro vs. To thys counsayle they all agreed And therwith the kynge came the same waye vnware of theym For he had thought to haue passed that waye withoute London and with hym a .xl. horse And whan he came before the abbaye of saynt Bartilmeus and behelde all these people than the kynge rested and sayde howe he wolde go no farther tyll he knewe what these people ayled sayenge if they were in any trouble howe he wold repease them agayne The lordes that were with hym taried also as reason was whaÌ„ they sawe the kynge tarye And whan Watte Tyler sawe the kynge tary he sayd to his people Syrs yonder is the kynge I wyll go and speke with hym styre nat fro hence without I make you a signe and whan I make you that sygne come on and slee all theym excepte the kynge but do the kynge no hurte he is yonge we shall do with hym as we lyst and shall leade hym with vs all about Englande and so shall we be lordes of all the royalme without doubt And there was a dowblette maker of London called JohnÌ„ Tycle and he hadde brought to these Glotons a .lx. doublettes the whiche they ware than he demaunded of these capitaynes who shulde paye hym for his doublettes he demaunded .xxx. marke Watte Tyler answered hym and sayd Frende appease yourselfe thou shalte be well payed or this day be ended kepe the nere me I shall be thy credytour And ther with he spurred his horse and departed fro his coÌ„pany and came to the kynge so nere hym that his horse heed touched the crope of the kyngê horse and the first worde that he sayd was this Syr kynge seest thou all yoÌ„der people ye truly sayd the kynge Wherfore sayest thou Bycause sayd he they be all at my commaundement and haue sworne to me fayth and trouth to do all that I wyll haue theym In a good tyme sayd the kyng I wyll well it be so Than Watte Tyler sayde as he that no thynge demaunded but ryot What beleuest thou kynge that these people and as many mo as be in London at my coÌ„mauÌ„dement that they wyll deê‘te frome the thus without hauynge thy letters No sayde the kyng ye shall haue theym they be ordeyned for you and shal be delyuered euery one eche after other Wherfore good felowes withdrawe fayre easely to your people cause them to deê‘te out of LoÌ„don for it is our entent that eche of you by villages and towneshippes shall haue letters patentes as I haue promysed you With those wordes Watte Tyler caste his eyen on a squyer that was there with the kynge bearynge the kynges swerde and Wat Tyler hated greatlye the same squyer for the same squier had displeased hym before for wordes bytwene theym What sayde Tyler arte thou there gyue me thy dagger Nay sayde the squier that wyll I nat do Wherfore shulde I gyue it the The kynge behelde the squyer and sayd gyue it hym lette hym haue it And so the squyer toke it hym sore agaynst his wyll And whan this Watte Tyler had it he began to play therwith and tourned it in his hande and sayde agayne to the squyer gyue me also that swerde Naye sayde the squyer it is the kynges swerde thou arte nat worthy to haue it for thou arte but a knaue And if there were no moo here but thou and I thou durste nat speke those wordes for as moche golde in quaÌ„tite as all yonder abbaye By my
was good to entre on theym lytell and lytell For in lykewyse they shulde do with the other good townes in Fraunce Seynge that Parys dyde thus begynne Than the lorde of Coucy retourned to Parys and brought peace fro the kyng to the Parisyence so that they wolde kepe the promyse that they hadde made the which they sayde they wolde do And so a receyuer was apoynted to receyue the florence euery weke so that the money shulde nat go out of Parys for none other entent but to pay men of warr whaÌ„ nede requyred And that the money shulde nat be enployed to the kyngê vse norprofyte nor to none of his vncles Thus the mater contynued a certayne space and the Parisyence in peace but the kynge wolde nat come in Parys wher of the parisyence were sore displeased IN lykewise they of Rohane rebelled the common people rose and slewe the Cathelayne ther and all suche as had sette the imposycions aydes and gabelles on them And whan the kyng and his vncles herd therof they were right sore dyspleasedde For they doughted greatlye that other Cyties and townes wolde do in lyke case Than the kynge was couÌ„sayled that he shulde go to Rohan so he dyde and apeased the coÌ„mons there and ê‘doned them the dethe of his Chatelyne and of all that they had done And also they ordayned a receyuour to whome they payed euery weke a certayne somme of florens and so therby they were in peace So thus ther began great yuel in Fraunce and all toke fotynge and ensample of the gauntoyse for why as than all the commonties throughout all the worlde sayd howe they of Gaunt were good people and valyant lye had sustayned their fraunchises Wherfore they sayde they ought to be beloued praysed and honoured IT is to be knowen that the duke of Aniowe had a great and an high entent and ymaginacion to go to the realme of Napoles For he wrote hym selfe kynge of Puyle of Calabre and of Cicyle For pope Clement had gyuen hym that herytage by vertue of the letters pateÌ„tes that the quene of Napoles had gyuen hym The duke of Aniowe who was sage and ymaginatyfe and of highe courage and enterprise He sawe well that in tyme to come accordyng to the state that he had begon the whiche he was lothe to make lesse He thought therby to be no lytell lorde in Fraunce Whan so noble and highe herytages were fallen to hym as .ii. kyngdoms Napoles and Cicyle and thre ducheris as Puyle Calabre and Prouence for by reason of these couÌ„treis wherof he reputed hym selfe lorde and kyng He thought he shuld attayne to great rychesse and so therfore he set all his entent night and day howe he might ê‘fourme that viage And he knewe it wolde nat be without great conforte of golde and syluer and great company of men of warre to resyst agaynst all those that wolde let his viage So the duke of Aniowe for this occasyon gadered toguyder as moche rychesse as he coulde and kept hym in loue with them of Parys asmoche as he might for he knewe well that within Parys there was rychesse great habuÌ„daunce and also he sende to the Erle of Sauoye in whome he had great affyaunce Desyringe hym nat to fayle hym at this busynesse promysynge that as soone as he caÌ„e in to Sauoy he wolde gyue wages for a hole yere for a thousande speares of that countrey The erle of Sauoy had gret ioye of those tidynges for he greatly loued dedes of armes And he answered to the messangers howe he wolde gladly serue the duke by the sayde couynaunt Wherof the duke of Aniowe was gladde for he loued greatlye the coÌ„pany of the erle of Sauoy Besyde yâ— the duke of Aniowe retayned men of armes to the nombre of nyne thousande Than he made preparacyon for hym selfe and for his company at Parys of all maner of thynges As tentes pauylyons and all other ordynaunce as it shulde ê‘tayne for a kynge to do whan he is in purpose to go in to a farre countrey ¶ Nowe lette vs leaue to speke of hym for a season and returne to the erle of Cambridge and to his company beynge as than in Portyngale with the kynge there ¶ Howe the englysshmen rode with out any coÌ„maundement of the kyng of Portyngale And howe the castell of Sygheire in portyngale was taken Cap. CCC lxxxix THe erle of Cambridge and his company refreshed theym a longe space at Lysbone with the kyng of Portyngale And the englysshemen and gascoyns aduysed well the countrey by cause they had neuer bene there before And as I vnderstode there was a maryage accorded bytwene the doughter of the kyng of Portyngale who was of the age of tenne yeres and the erle of Cambridge sonne of the same age He was called Johan and the Lady named Beatryce At the weddynge of these two chyldrene there was made great feaste amonge the lordes and prelates of the realme and as younge as they were they were layde toguyder in one bedde So this maryage thus ended the whiche endured the space of eight dayes Than yâ— kynge of Portyngale and his counsayle ordayned yâ— the men of warr that were as than at Lysbon shulde deê‘te in to other places and kepe the froÌ„ters So therle of Cambridge and his coÌ„pany were ordayned to go lye in another towne called Estremour And the englysshmen and gascons shulde lye in another countre called Besy ouse and yonge Johan of Cambridge shulde abyde with the kynge and his wyfe Whan the Chanone Robersarde and the other englysshe knightê and gascons toke their leaue of yâ— kyng to departe to go to their garisons than yâ— kyng sayd to them Sirs I coÌ„maunde you ryde nat out agaynst our enemyes without my leaue knowledge for if ye do I wyll nat he content They answered howe they wolde nat ryde tyll they had his lycence and so thus they departed and so rode to yâ— towne of Besyous a .ii. dayes iourney fro Lysbone and asmoche fro Ceuyll wher as the kyng of Spayne lay Who knewe ryght well of the comynge of the erle of Cambridge and his company And sent worde therof in to Fraunce to suche as he thought wolde serue him And whan they knewe therof sawe that warre was likely to be in Spaygne they were gladde therof And dyuers suche as desyred to be auaunsed by the warre made them redy and toke their way in to Spayne THe Chanoyne Robersarde who lay in garyson at Besyouse with his company englysshe and gascoyns On a tyme he sayd to his company Sirs me thynke we lye here thus long styll nothyng to our honour We haue done as yet nothyng agaynst our enemyes wherfore they sette the lesse store by vs. Therfore and ye wyll it is my couÌ„saile that we sende to the kynge of Portyngale desyringe hym to gyue vs leaue to ride to do som what against his enemyes and they all answered and sayde We are content Than sir Johan
them selfe they said we are marueylously euyll delt with all for we haue ben here in this countre nyghe the space of a yere and yet we haue had no wages It can nat be but that our capitayne hath receyâ—ed it for he wolde neuer haue suffred to haue forborne it so longe These sayynges and murmuryng multiplyed so among them tyll at last they sayd they wolde endure it no lengar And so amonge them selfe they set a day to speke togyder in a fayre mynster with out the towne ryght ouer agaynst the Freres where as the Erle of Cambridge was lodged And the Chanone Robersarde sayde he wolde be there And to say trouthe it was nedefull for hym â—o to be for els the mater hadde ben worse than it was iN the mornynge whan they were all assembled except the Chanon Robersard for he was nat as than coÌ„e to theÌ„ Ther was sir WillmÌ„ BeauchaÌ„pe sir Mathue Gorney his vncle the lorde Talbot sir WyllmÌ„ Helmon the gascons as the lorde de la barde the lorde of Newcastell the Souldyche of Lestrade and dyuers other Than they began to speke make their coÌ„playntes eche to other among theÌ„ ther was a knyght a bastarde brother of the kyng of Englandes called sir JohnÌ„ Soltier who was right bolde in spekyng and sayd The erle of Cambridge hath brought vs hyder alwayes we are redy to aduenture ourè lyues for hym and yet he with holdeth our wages I counsayle lette vs be all of one alyaunce and of one accorde and let vs amonge ourselfe reyse vp the baner of saynt George and let vs be freÌ„des to god and enemyes to all the worlde For without we make our selfe to be feared we gette nothynge By my faythe quod sir Wyllyam Helmon ye say right well and so let vs do They all agreed with one voyce and so regarded among theÌ„ who shulde be their capitayne Than they aduysed in that case howe they coude nat haue a better capitayne than sir JohnÌ„ Soltier For he shulde than haue good leysed to do yuell and they thought he was more metelyer therto thaÌ„ any other Than they reysed vp the penon of saynt George and cryed a Soltier a Soltier the valyant bastarde frendes to god and enemyes to all the worlde And so they were determyned first to ouerron the towne of Uesyous and to make warre agaynst the kyng of Portyngale Sir Mathewe Gourney and sir Wyllyam Beauchampe gaue counsayle nat to ouerron the towne of Uesyous but their counsayle coude nat be herde And as they had reysed vp the penon of saynt George and were departyng out of the mynster The Chanone Robersarde came to them and entred in to the prese and sayde a loude Fayre lordes what wyll ye do haue good order and temperaunce in your selfes ye se well ye be sore dismayed Than caÌ„e to hym sir Johan Soltier and sir WyllmÌ„ Helmon and other and shewed him what they had done and what they were in purpose to do thaÌ„ the Chanone with fayre langage refrayned theÌ„ and sayde Sirs remembre and ymagin well your dede that ye enterprise the which me thynke is but a folly and an outrage We can nat better be distroyed than by our selfe If we make warre to this countrey our enemyes shall here tidynges therof They shall therby enforce theÌ„ self whan they se that we go nat forward thus we shall lese two maner of wayes we shall reiose and assure our enemyes in that they be as nowe in doute of And also we shall false oure trouthe to therle of Cambridge Why ê™ Soltier what wolde ye that we shulde do we haue suende more than oure wages cometh to And we haue had no money sythe we came into Portyngale Thoughe ye be payed and we be nat yet ye haue had a fayre sufferyng By my fayth quod the Chanone I haue had no more payment than ye haue had nor without your knouledge I ensure you I wyll receyue nothynge Than some of the knightes that were by sayd Sir we beleue you well But sir euery thyng must haue his course Sir shewe ye howe we may honourably issue out of this mater and to haue hasty delyueraÌ„ce the we might be payed of our wages for if we be nat shortely well payed the mater wyll go yuell Than the Chanon robersard began to speke and sawe well howe the englysshe coÌ„panyons were displeased with the kyng of Portyngale sawe well money wolde apease theÌ„ than he sayd to theÌ„ thus Fayre lordes I counsayle that in the same state that we be nowe in Let vs go and speke with therle of Cambridge and shewe hym all our nedes â–ª that shal be ê™ Soltier so that ye wyll auowe my sayeng they were all content so to do And so in the same maner as they were they went forth with the penon of saint George before theÌ„ and so caÌ„e to the freres wher as therle lay and he was as than goyng to dyner The coÌ„panions were mo than .vii. C. and so they entred in to the court demauÌ„ded for therle and he caÌ„e out of his chaÌ„bre in to the hall to speke with theÌ„ Than all the knightes that were ther auauÌ„sed forthe Soltier before theÌ„ who with a bolde spyrite spake and sayde sir we are come here in to your presens dyuers other here without sir ye haue brought vs out of Englande our owne nacion and sir ye are our chefe capitayne wagê haue we non and we can aske none of no man but of you for as for the kyng of Portyngale we had neuer come to do hym seruyce if ye shulde nat haue payed vs. and ser if ye wyll say that the warr is nat yours but the kyng of Portyngals We shall pay or self than well enough of oue wagê For first we wyll ouerron this couÌ„tre and than catche it who so wyll after Soltier ê™ therle I say nat but that ye shal be payed but to ouerron this countrey ye shall cause me to haue great blame of the kyng of Portyngale also of the kyng of Englande Why sir ê™ Soltier what wolde ye that we shulde do sir ê™ therle I wolde ye shulde take thre of our knightes one of Englande another of Almayne and the thirde of Gascone and let these thre go to Lysbon to the kyng and shewe hym what nede ye be in And coÌ„playne of the long delay of payment of your wages and than if ye haue no remedy ye haue more cause to folowe your entprise by my faith ê™ the Chanon robersarde my lorde here therle of CaÌ„bridge speketh sagely and valiantly so to that purpose they all determyned but for all that they kept styll with theÌ„ the penon of saynt George Sayeng howe lythe they had reysed it by one accorde in the realme of Portyngale they wolde nat laye it downe agayne as longe as they were there Than they ordayned them that shulde go to the kyng on this message and sir Wyllyam Helman was named to go for
good townes in Flaunders who were hardly kept they had nothyng but breed and water and euery day it was shewed them the they shulde lese their heedes And whan the erle was retourned and come to Arras in the honour of god and of our lady he caused theÌ„ all to be delyuered for he sawe well that all that was fortuned in FlauÌ„ders was nat by their meanes nor they were nothyng gilty therof And so he made them to be sworne to be true and faythfull to him and so dyd gyue to eche of theÌ„ golde and syluer to go to Lysle and to Doway or whyder as they lyst them selfe wherby therle dyd get great loue And so than he went to Heden Of the request that the duke of Burgoyne made to the frenche kyng and why the kynge toke on hym to beare the flyenge harte Cap. CCCC .v. THe duke of Burgoyn for gate nat the couenaunt that he made with his father in lawe th erle of FlauÌ„ders And soo he departed fro the towne of Bapaulmes and with hym sir Guy of Tremoyle and sir JohnÌ„ of Uyen who was admyrall of Fraunce who dyd all his payne to comfort the erle And they two were chyefe of counsayle with the duke And so the duke his company came to saynt Lyse where as the kynge was and his two vncles with hym the dukes of Berry and of Burbone and so ther the duke of Burgoyn was receyued with great ioy and he was demauÌ„ded tydinges of Flaunders and of the siege of Andwarpe and the duke answered them right sagely and shewed all the mater And whan he sawe his tyme he toke aparte the duke of Berrey and shewed hym howe the gauntoyse full of pride had done their deuoyre and payne to distroy all noblenes And also he shewed howe they had brent and pylled on the realme of Fraunce the which was a thyng preiudicyall and to the confusyon and shame of the realme of Fraunce sayng howe it ought nat so to be suffered Fayre brother quod the duke of Berrey we wyll speke with the kynge in this mater we two are chyfe of his couÌ„sayle so that if we enfourme the kyng therof ther is none shall say agaynst our ententes Howe beit to moue warre bytwene Fraunce and Flaunders the whiche hath bene longe in peace It behoueth that we haue some laufull tytell and that the other barones and lordes of Fraunce be ioyned and agreed therto or els ê‘aduenture we might be blamed and beare all the faut if it fortuned nat well for the kyng is yonge and euery man knoweth that he wyll soone agre to yâ— we counsayle him If the mater do well than well shall come therof And if any yuell come therby we shall than beare the charge and be more blamed than any other and good cause why For euery man shall say beholde yonder the kyngê vncles the duke of Berry and of Burgoyn howe yuell they haue counsayle the kynge they haue brought the realme of FrauÌ„ce in to warr where as it neded nat wherfore dete brother I say let vs call togyder the moost parte of the prelates and nobles of the realme of Fraunce and than let vs shewe them all the mater in the presence of the kyng to whom the matter personally toucheth bycause of the herytage of FlauÌ„ders and so therby we shall here generally euery mannes wyll and opinyon ye say ryght well quod the duke of Burgoyne and as ye haue deuysed so shall it be done And with those same wordes the kynge entred in to the same chambre with an hauke on his hande and so he spake merely to his vncles sayd Amy fayre vncles what mater is that ye speke of in so great counsayle I wolde gladly knowe it if I myght Sir ê™ the duke of Berrey ye may knowe it right well for it parteyneth greatly to you Sir beholde here your vncle the duke of Burgoyn who complayneth greatly of them of Flaunders for the false villayns of FlauÌ„ders hath put out of his herytage therle their naturall lorde and all noble men And as nowe they lye at siege before Andwarpe with mo than a huÌ„dred thousande flemynges wherin they haue besieged a great nombre of geÌ„tlemen and these flemynges haue a capitayn called Philyppe Dartuell pure englysshe in his courage and he hath sworne neuer to depart thens tyll he haue his wyll of the towne and of them that be within it without so be that your power of FrauÌ„ce reyse hym fro the siege the which he hath resarued in his othe therfore sir how say you wyll ye ayde your cosyn of Flauuders and conquere agayne his herytage the whiche these proude villayns hath taken fro hym By my faythe ê™ the kyng fayre vncles I haue great wyll therto and for goddê sake let vs do it I desyre none other thyng but to be armed for as yet I neuer bare armure it behoueth me if I thynke to raygne in puyssaÌ„ce and honour to lerne the feates of armes these two dukes eche of theÌ„ regarded other and had great pleasure of the kynges wordes Than the duke of Berry spake agayne and sayd Sir ye haue sayd passingly well and thus to do sir ye are bounde for dyuers reasons Sir the couÌ„ty of Flaunders is of the demayne of Fraunce ye haue sworne and we for you to kepe maynteyne in their right all your liege men and also sir therle of FlauÌ„ders is your cosyn wherfore ye ought to loue hym And therfore sir sythe ye be in this good mynde kepe you so styll answere therafter to euery person that speketh to you therof And sir we shall assemble hastely yâ— prelates and barones of your realme and shall shewe theÌ„ all the mater in your presens And sir than if ye wyll speke as hertely as ye do now to vs than euery man wyll say we haue a kynge of highe enterprise of noble wyll and corage by my faithe ê™ the kyng fayre vncles I wolde we shulde be redy to morowe next to go to that iourney for fro hens forth the grettest pleasure that I desyre is to go in to FlauÌ„ders to abate the pride of the flemynges Of the whiche wordes the two dukes had great ioye than came to them the duke of Burbone they shewed hym all the mater as ye haue herde before And of yâ— great desyre that the kyng had to go in to FlauÌ„ders wherof yâ— duke of Burbon had great ioy Thus the mater hanged in this estate And the kyng and his vncles wrote letters to the lordes of the counsayle of FrauÌ„ce Desyring them to come at a day assigned to Campyen to a ê‘lyament that shulde be ther holden for certayne besynesse of the realme of FrauÌ„ce so euery man obeyed as it was reason the kyng was right gladde of that tidyngê His mynde was so sore therof that no man coude set hym therfro And the kyng sayd oft tymes that ther was to gret delayes made in the mater for he
land and by water for they were lordes of all the countrey of FlauÌ„ders for alwayes for wynning of money the countreys of Flaunders Holande zelande and Brabant and also parte of Haynault by stelthe brought euer vitayles to their hoost This Philyp dartuell had euer his courage more englisshe than french and wolde gladly that he had ben alyed with yâ— kyng of Englande Wherby he thought that if the frenche kynge or duke of Burgoyne came on him with an army that he shulde be ayded by the englysshmen He had all redy in his hoost a. CC. archers of Englande the whiche were stolen out of yâ— garyson of Calys so toke wages ther of him and were wekely payed ¶ Of the messangers that Philyppe Dartuell sent in to Englande and also in to Fraunce and of the deth of sir Parducas Dalbret Cap. iiii C .vii. PHilyp Dartuell to the entent to coloure his dedes to knowe what was sayde of hym in FrauÌ„ce He determyned to write in the name of the hole countre of Flaunders to the freÌ„che kyng submytting them selfe requyring yâ— kyng to takâ— some busynes for theÌ„ as to bring theÌ„ agayne iâ— to parfyte loue with their lorde the erle of FlauÌ„ders So thus he wrote certayne letters to the kyage and to his counsayle and delyuered theÌ„ to a messanger Commaundyng hym to go to the kynge with the letters and so he dyde And rode so long that he came to saynt Lyse where he founde the kynge and his vncles to whome he delyuered his letters The kyng toke reed his letter in the presens of his vncles and of his counsayle Assoone as they were reed and well vnderstande they dyde nothynge but laughed therat And thanÌ„e it was ordayned to take the messanger and to set hym in prison bycause he was come to the presens of the kyng wtout any saue conduct so ther he remayned more than thre wekes Whan Philyppe Dartuell knewe it he had great indygnacion therat and caused to come before hym all the capitayns of the hoost and than he sayd to them Sirs ye may se what honour the frenche kynge dothe to vs sythe we haue written to hym so amyably and ther vpon he hath recayned our messenger and kepeth hym in prison Certainly this constrey neth vs sore to be alyed with the englisshmen for thynke nat the contrary but that the duke of Burgoyne who is all in Fraunce and leadeth the kyng there as he lyst hym selfe for the kyng is but a chylde thynke you that he wyll leaue this mater as it is nay surly â–ª ensample by our messanger whome he kepeth in prisone Wherfore we haue good cause to sende in to England as wel for the comon weale of FlauÌ„ders as for our suretye and to gyue dout and feare to our enemyes Therfore I wolde we shulde sende a ten or .xii. of the most notablest of our men wherby the knowledge therof might come in to FrauÌ„ce so that the kyng ther and his counsayle shulde thynke how we wyll alye our selfe with yâ— kyng of Englande their aduersary how beit I wyll nat that the same alyance be shortly made without we haue more nede thanne we haue as yet but I wolde our men shulde entre in to a communicacyon and so to doo we haue iust cause and to demaunde of the kyng of Englande the soÌ„me of two huÌ„dred thousande crownes which somme Jaques Dartuell my father and the countrey of FlauÌ„ders lent somtyme to the kyng of Englande whyle he was before Tourney at the siege to pay therwith his sowdyers and so I wolde our men shulde say to the kyng of Englande and to his vncles and to his counsayle howe that generally all the countye of Flaunders and the good townes therof suche as lent the sayd soÌ„me desyreth to haue agayn the sayd soÌ„me And so that done than to offre the kynge of England to enter into Flaunders and so into FrauÌ„ce if he lyst For surely I thynke it were bett for vs to ayde ourselfe with our owne than to haue helpe of straungers And I thynke we shall neuer attayne to it soner than nowe for yâ— kynge and realme of Englande I thynke wyll nat forsake the alyauÌ„ce of suche a couÌ„tre as flaÌ„ders is nowe For as nowe theÌ„glysshmen haue nat on yâ— see cost bytwene Burdeux Scluse Except Calys Chierburge and Brest where for to lande and entre in to Fraunce Therfore the countre of Flaunders shulde serue theÌ„ well at the poynt For Bretayne except Brest is closed agaynst them And the duke of Bretaygne hath sworne to be good french And if he be nat he wyll coÌ„e therto bycause of the loue of his cosyn germayne therle of Flaunders Than all they that herde Philyp speke answered sayd Philyp ye haue full well spoken we all wyll that it be thus done For whosoeuer wyll the coÌ„trary loueth nat the comon ê“fyte of FauÌ„ders Philyp Dartuell taryed nat long but that he wrote to Peter de Boyse to Peter de myrt who were capitayns of Brugê And also to theÌ„ of Ipre and Courtrey shewyng them his said purpose And all they thought it good so to be done So ther were chosen of the good townes of Flaunders one or two burgesses of euery towne and out of the towne of GauÌ„tsixe First there was chosen FrauÌ„ces Atreman Rase de Uerdell Loys de vaux sir JohnÌ„ stotler Martyn bondrell water iacob berner and a clerke who was chosen to be bysshop of GauÌ„t by pope Urbane For mayster JohnÌ„ dalbrest who had ben deane of our lady church in Turney he aduysed in his tyme that ther shulde be a bisshop in Gaunt And to posses haue the profytes yâ— the bysshop of Turney shulde haue had and so whan these .xii. burgesses were redy aparelled they toke their leaue and departed fro the siege before And warpe about the begynning of the moneth of July And dyde so moche that they came to Calais and the capitayne ther called sir Johan Dalbrenes receyued theÌ„ And whan he knewe that they wolde go into EnglaÌ„de he purueyed them of shyppes And so they taryed there but thre dayes toke their passage aryued at Douer and so went to LoÌ„don at which tyme the kyng ê‘te of his couÌ„sayle as ser JohhÌ„ moÌ„tagu ser Symon burle sir WillmÌ„ beachaÌ„p were at WestmÌ„ To enheryte ser Perducas dalbret of all the barony of Chaumont in gascone the which was as than in the kynges handê I shall shewe you by what maner king Edward of olde tyme had gyuen it to sir Johan Chandos and he helde it as long as he lyuâ—â— after his dethe it was gyuen to sc Thomas Felton And he was as than newly deed and so therby the landes fell agayne into the kynges handes the whiche lande might nat long be without a gouernour to kepe it For it ioyned to yâ— landes of the lorde Dalbret who as thanÌ„e was good frenche Than it was abuysed by the kyng of
some to fall agayne in to the water and were drowned sir Johan Jumont was in a great aduenture to be lost for the bridge brake vnder hym yet through the valyantnes of his body he saued hym selfe How be it he was sore hurt on the heed and on the body so that it was sire wekes after or he coude helpe him selfe In this recouÌ„tre was slayne the Chatelayn of Wyllon of Bouchars and of saynt Hilary and dyuers other slayne and drowned and also sir Henry Duffle There were slayne and drowned mo than threscore for he was happy that coude saue him selfe and many hurt and sore wouÌ„ded that scaped Tydinges came to the lordes of Fraunce beynge at Arras howe their men had lost the iourney and howe the Hasell of FlauÌ„ders had folysshly taken on hym yâ— enterprise some complayned them and some nat and suche as were expert men of warr sayd they dyd great folly to passe a ryuer without any gyde and to entre in to a great towne and to retourne agayne the same waye they went without kepynge of the â—assage in the meane season it was none enterâ—â—se of wysemen of warre bycause they rode 〈…〉 the lyke foles so it came by them ¶ The ordynaunce that the frenche kyng made for to entre in to the countie of Flaunders after that the passages were stoped and broken Cap. iiii C .xii. SO this mater passed ouer and was forgote and Philyppe Dartuell departed fro Bruges and wente to Ipre wher as he was receyued with great ioy and Peter de boyse went to CoÌ„mynes wher as all men of the couÌ„trey were assembled they made all the bridge to be vnuayled redy to be broken downe incoÌ„tynent if nede requyred but they wold nat clerely pull it downe as than for the aduauÌ„tage of them of the countrey to passe and repasse with their beastes ouer the water of Lyse The same proper hour that Philyp Dartuell came to Ipre tydinges came howe that at the bridge of Amenyn the frenchmen were dystrussed and howe the Hase of Flaunders was nere taken Of these tydinges Philyppe Dartuell was greatly reioysed and laughyng to encourage them that were about him sayd Sirs by the grace of god and the good ryght that we haue this mater shall take suche an ende yâ— if the kyng with his yong counsayle passe the ryuer of Lyse he shall nat retourne agayne into Fraunce Thus Philyp Dartuell was fyue dayes at Ipre and preched openly in the market place to encourage his people and to cause theÌ„ to kepe their promyse And also he shewed them howe the frenche kynge without any tytle of reason was comyng to distroy theÌ„ wherfore he sayd Good people be nat abasshed though he coÌ„e on vs for he shall nat be of puyssaunce to passe the ryer of Lyse I shall cause the passages to be well kept and I haue ordeyned to be at Commynes Peter de Boyse with agreat nombre of men he is good trewe and loueth the honoure of Flaunders and Peter de Myrt is at Warneston and all the other passages on the water of Lysear broken so that they can coÌ„e ouer at no place but at one of those two and also I haue harde tidyngê of our men that we sent in to EnglaÌ„de we shall haue shortly great comfort of the englysshmen for we haue good alyaunce with them Therfore let vs lyue in hope for honoure shall be with vs. therfore good frendes of Ipre be ye true and kepe faythfully the promyse that ye haue promised â—o me and to the good towne of Gaunt who hath endured so moche payne to mayntayne the right and fredome of FlauÌ„ders and all suche as wyll kepe true promyse with me lette them holde vp their handes towarde heuen in token of loyalte And therwith all suche as had harde hym speke lyfte vp their handes Than Philyp discended fro the scaffolde wher as he hadde preched and went to his lodgynge taryed there all that day the next day depted and wente towarde And warpe to the sege and he passed by Courtrey and there taryed two dayes NOwe let vs leaue to speke of Philyppe Dartuell and retourne to the yong kyng Charles of FrauÌ„ce who was at Aras hauyng great wyll and desire to entre into Flaunders to abate the pride of the flemynges And dayly there repayred to him men of warre fro all partes And whan the kynge had soiourned there viii dayes than he went to Lens in Arthoyse and ther taryed two dayes and the thirde day of Nouembre he departed and weÌ„t to Seclyn and there rested And there the chiefe constable of Fraunce and the marshals of Fraunce of Burgoyn and of FlauÌ„ders were in counsayle howe they shulde be ordred for it was a comon saynge in all the hoost howe it was a thyng impossyble to entre into Flaunders seyng howe the passages were so strongely kept And also dayly it rayned so sore that the wayes were so enpayred that men coulde skant go forthe and some of the wyse men of Fraunce sayd home it was a great outrage to enterprise that voyage in that season of the yere and to bring the kyng so farre forwarde into that countre sayng also howe it had bene better for hym to haue taryed tyll Somer than to make warre in that countrey where as he hadde neuer bene before and specially in that season of the yere and also they sayd howe the ryuer of Lyse is so yuell to passe that there is no place to skape but at certayne places Thanne the marshals demaunded fro whens the ryuer dyde come and it was sayde howe it came fro Ayer and fro saynt Omers well ê™ the constable sythe it hath a begynning we shall passe it well inough lette vs ordre our peple and let vs take the way to saynt Omers and there shall we passe the ryuer at our ease and so entre into Flaunders and let vs go alonge the countrey and the flemynges are so proude that outher before Ipre or in some other place they wyll coÌ„e and fyght with vs. And so to this purpose agreed all the marshals and thervpon rested all that nyght Than the next mornyng the lorde Dalbret the lorde of Coucy sir Aymemon of Pompers sir JohnÌ„ of Uyen admyrall of Fraunce sir Willyam of Poyctres the bastarde of Langres the Begue of Uyllanes sir Raoll of Coucy the erle of Conuersant the vycount Dacy sir Raoll of Rayneuall the lorde of saynt Just sir Arture of Hedyn sir Anton y Darchyes the lorde of saynt Pye sir Willyam of Bordes the lorde LoÌ„geuple the lorde of Sully sir Trystram of Lestouet sir Olyuer Clesquyn sir Moryce of Treguidy ser Guy of Bayeur sir Lucas of Lestrughen ser Nycholas Pamell the two marshalles of Fraunce sir Loys of Saurere and sir Loys of Blanuell the marshall of Burgoyne the marshall of Flaunders and sir Anguerant of Helwyn all these came to the constable of Fraunce to take aduyse howe they shuld passe outher by Lyle to
obeysance without any meane or reseruacion The kyng than by the consent of his counsayle as he that thought to reduce the countrey by faire meanes if he myght receyued their offre on a coÌ„dicyon and that was this that they of Ipre shulde pay to the kynge .xl. thousande frankes towardes his charges comynge thyder to the whiche they of Ipre made no refuse but were ryght ioyfull therof Thus they of Ipre were taken to mercy and they desyred the kyng and his vncles to come in to their towne to refressh them wherof they sayd all the towne wolde be ryght gladde the kyng agreed therto consyde ryng howe fro thens he myght go in to Flaunders to whiche parte he wolde So thus they of Ipre returned in to their towne and the people therof were right ioyfull whan they knewe how they were receyued to mercy And so anon this .xl. thousande frankê was gadered among them and payed to the kynge or he entred in to Ipre ALl this tyme the kynge lay styll on the mount of Ipre and than there came tydynges to him howe that the parysiens rebelled and had determyned as it was sayde amonge them selfe to haue beaten downe the castell of Beautye standyng in the wode of Uyncenes and also the castell of Lowre and all the strong howses about Parys to th entent that they shulde nat be greued by any of them There was one amonge them thought to haue said well but he spake right yuell as it apered after for he sayd Sirs let vs nat do thus iyll such season as we knowe howe the kynge our lorde dothe in his iourney in FlauÌ„ders if they of Gaunt come to their entent as we trust they shall than it wyll be good tyme to do it let vs nat begyn a thyng and afterwarde repent vs. He that sayde this was called Nycholas the flemynge and so by his wordes the parysiens seased to do that outrage but they helde them selfe styll in Parys and prouided for all thynges as harnes and other abylmentê as richely as though they had bene great lordes And they were of harnessed men cape a pe lyke men of armes mo thaÌ„ .xxx. thousand and as many with malles and dayly they caused harnes to be made and solde to euery man that wold bye beholde and se what a myschiefe shulde haue fallen if the kyng the noble chiualry that was with hym had bene discomfyted in FlauÌ„ders it may be well thought that all noblenes shulde haue ben deed and lost in all Fraunce as well peraduenture in other places The rebellyon called the Jaquery was neuer so great nor horible as this was likely to haue bene In lykewise at Reynes at Chalons in Champayne and on the ryuer of Marewe the villayns rebelled and thretened the gentlemen ladyes and chyldren suche as were abydinge behynde the kynge Also at Orleance at Bloys at Rohan in Normandy and at Beau uoysen the dyuell was entred in to their heeddes to haue slayne all noblemen if god had nat purueyed of remedy as ye shall here afâ— in this hystorie Nowe let vs retourne to Flaunders WHan they of Cassell of Bergues of Bourbourcke of Grauelyns of Furnes of Dunkyrke of Propringe of Tourront of Uaylant and of Messyne vnder stode howe they of Ipre were become frenche and had yelded vp their towne vnder the obeysance of the frenche kyng and that gracyously he had receyued theym to his mercy they were greatly reioysed and recomforted And thus whanÌ„e they had well ymagyned all these sayd townes toke their capitayns and bounde them fast to th entent that they shulde nat skape and so they brought theym to the mount of Ipre to please the kyng and cryed hym mercy on their knees sayng Noble kyng we put our bodyes goodes and townes to be vnder youre obeysance and sir to shewe more playnly that ye be our ryght lorde we haue brought you here our chyefe capitayns that Philyppe Dartuell had sette to rule vs and agaynst our wylles to obey them sir do your pleasure with theÌ„ as it shall lyke you best for sir they haue ruled vs at their pleasure Than the kynge was counsayled to take them to mercy so that amonge them they shulde gyue to the kyng .lx. thousande frankes towarde his charges and therby all their catayls and other thynges that they had abrode in the feldes shuld be saued and nat brent nor distroyed Of the whiche coÌ„posicion they were ryght gladde and thanked the kynge and his counsayle that they were so skaped but all the capitayns that had bene sette by Philyp Dartuell in the sayd townes were all beheeded on the mounte of Ipre Of all these apoyntmentes and treaties the erle of Flaunders was nat made preuy to noue of them nor he was nat cal led to counsayle Somewhat it anoyed hym for all that voyage he and his men lay euer on a wynge bycause they were flemynges and it was ordeyned and coÌ„maunded in the kynges name on payne of dethe that no man in the hoost shulde speke any flemysshe ¶ Howe the frenche kynge departed fro the mouÌ„t of Ipre and howe Philyppe Dartuell and the flemynges apareled them selfe to fyght Cap. CCCC .xviii. WHan the frenche kyng with all his hoost vowarde and rerewarde had lyen on the mount of Ipre as longe as it hadde pleased him and that his men had solde there moche marchaÌ„dise of suche stuffe as they had won abrode in the countrey to them of Lysle of Doway and of Tourney they solde for a franke that was worthe foure and there were some bretons that thought to wyn more thanÌ„e other they charged their wagans and horses with stuffe as with cloth lynen and wollen golde and syluer plate and vessell and dyd sende it in to sauegarde ouer the ryuer of Lyse and some in to Fraunce by their seruauntes So than the kynge went to Ipre and lodged in the towne as many as myght and there they refresshed them a fyue or sixe dayes They of Bruges were well enfourmed howe the kyng was at Ipre and howe that all the countre to Grauelynge was yelded to hym so they wyst nat what to do outher to yelde or nat howbeit they dyd no more at that tyme. the moost priÌ„cypall cause that moued theÌ„ nat to yelde was bycause they hadde agreat nombre of their men of the towne with Philyppe Dartuell at the siege of Andwarpe to the nombre of seuen thousande and also in the towne of Gaunt they had lying in hostage of the moost notablest marchauntes of Bruges to the entent that Peter de Boyse shulde be the more surer to rule them Also Peter de Boyse and Peter de Myrt was there a monge them shewyng and sayeng to theÌ„ thus Fayre sirs and good men of Bruges dismay you nat though the kynge be come to Ipre ye knowe well howe auncyently all the puyssance that was sent by kyng Philyppe to Courtrey by our auncetours they were all discomfytted and slayne in lyke wise so shall they all
styll to speke with the kyng and his vncles It was ordayned by the kynges counsayle that the coÌ„stable of Fraunce sir Olyuer of Clysson shulde leaue his office for the next day bycause it was thought that they shulde haue batayle and that the lorde of Coucy shulde occupy the offyce for that â—yme and sir Olyuer to be about the kynges person And so whan he wolde haue taken leaue of the kyng the kynge sayd to hym ryght swetely and amiably Sir coÌ„stable we wolde that ye rendre vp your offyce in to our handes for this night and to morowe all day We haue ordayned another to occupy the rome and we wyll that ye abyde about our persone Of these wordes the constable had great marueyle and answered and sayde Right dere sir I knowe well I can nat haue so great honour as to ayde to kepe youre persone But sir this shulde be right displesaunt to all my company and to all theym of the vowarde if they haue nat me in their company Paraduenture they maye lese more therby than wynne Sir I say it nat bycause I shulde thynke my selfe so valyant that for lacke of me they shulde nat do well But sir sauyng the correctyon of your couÌ„sayle I say that all these fyftene dayes past I haue done none other thynge but pursewed myne offyce to the honoure of you and of your people And sir I haue shewed euery man what they shulde do And sir if they fight to morowe and se nat me amonge them they wyll be abasshed wher by I shall receyue blame And some wyll saye that I haue deuysed many thynges and flye a way fro the first strokes Sir I requyre your grace breke nat that hath ben first ordayned I ensure you ye shall haue profyt therby So the kynge and suche as were about hym wyst nat what to say At last the kyng right sagely said Constable I knowe well ye haue in all causes right well acquyted your selfe and shall do the kyng my father that deed is loued and trusted you aboue all other and for the great trust and affyaunce that he had in you therfore I wolde haue you aboute me in this besynesse Ryght dere sir quod the constable ye are so well acompanyed and with so valyant and so noble men and are so ordred by delyberacion of wyse counsayle that there is nothynge can be amended Wherfore sir ye and youre counsayle ought to be content And I therfore requyre you in goddes behalfe to suffre me alone in myne offyce And I truste to morowe ye shall haue so good fortune in your iourney that your frendes shal be gladde and your ennemyes displeased To the whiche wordes the kynge gaue none aunswere of a great space but at last sayd Constable in the name of god and saynt Denyce exercyse your offyce at your pleasure I wyll speke no more therof For ye se farther in this matter than I do or suche as moued first the matter Be to morowe with me at my masse sir quod the constable with right a good wyll so toke leaue of the kyng and retourned to his logyng And on the thursdaye in the mornynge euery man apparelled theÌ„selfe redy armed saue their heedes for they knewe well by all lykelyhodde that they shulde haue batayle the same day the frenche kyng herde masse be tymes in the mornyng and all the great lordes with great deuocyon prayeng to god to sende theÌ„ honoure that daye The same mornynge there arose a great myst so that one coulde nat se an acre of brede before hym wherof the lordes were ryght sore displeased but they coude nat amende it And after masse the kynge and the constable and other great lordes wente to counsayle to determyne what they shulde do And ther it was ordayned that sir Olyuer of Clysson coÌ„stable of Fraunce sir Mathue of Uyenne admyrall of FrauÌ„ce and sir Wylliam of Poicters bastarde of Langres These thre shulde go and vysette the demeanour of the flemyngê as nere as ther might and to come agayne and make report to the kynge and to his vncles of the trouthe of euery thynge and in the meane tyme the lorde de Labreth sir Hughe of Chatelone shulde order the baâ—aylles So thus these thre departed fro the kyng mouÌ„ted on good horses and rode streyght where as they thought to fynde their enemyes The same mornyng in the great myst the flemynges rose and drewe toguyder in the same stronge place that they had fortifyed and so stode toguyder all in one batayle tyll it was eyght of the clocke and coude here nothyng of the frenchmen And than by great pride the capitaynes sayd eche to other What do we here thus standyng styll on our fete and take colde Why do we nat go forthe with great courage sythe we haue so great wyll to fight with oure enemyes We tary here for nothynge the freÌ„ch men wyll neuer seke vs here Lette vs go at the leest to the mount Dorrel and take the aduauntage of the hyll These wordes so multiplyed that they all agreed to auaunce forthe to take the hyll that was bytwene them and the freÌ„chmen And so than to escape fro the dyke that was before them they went about the lytell wode that was behynde them and toke the playne feldes And as they came about this wode the forsaid thre knyghtes aduysed them by great â—eysar so rode in costyng their batayle within a bowe shot of them and whan they were passed on the lyft syde than they rode agayne on their ryght syde so that they well aduysed their hole batell The flemynges sawe them right well but they brake none aray for all them Than 〈◊〉 Dartuell sayd softely to his capitayns 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 dresse vs and make vs redy to the batayle 〈◊〉 our enemyes are nere vs. I se right well yâ— thre knightes that haue passed and â—â—passed by vs haue well auiewed oure batayle â—hâ—sie thâ—y drewe all in to one batayle as they wente to the hyll Than Philyppe sayd a loude sirs whan we come to the batayle lette vs thynke on oure enemyes howe they were disconfyted at the batayle of Bruges by reason that we helde oure selfe close toguyder Let vs beware that we opyn nat euery man beare his weapen ryght before hym and enterlase your staues ouer your armes one within another wherby they shall nat entre vpon vs. And lette vs go a good pase by leysar and nother tourne on the lyfte hande nor on the right And shote our gonnes all atones and shote with oure cros bowes And this we shall abasshe our enemyes wHan Philyppe Dartuell had thus ordred his men and sette his batayle in arraye and shewed theym what they shulde do Than he made out a wynge of part of his men suche as he best trusted and by him was his page with his courser to whoÌ„e he sayd Go thy waye with my horse behynde yonder busshe and whan thou seyst the frenchmen flye than bring me my
stode the towne of Mardyke a great vyllage on the see syde vnclosed And thyder came some of the englysshmen and scrimysshed And so thus came to Grauelynge sir Johan Uyllayne and sir Johan de Moulyne for the Erle of Flaunders by a saueconduct that he had attayned fro the bysshoppe or he came fro Burbourcke Than they came to the bysshoppe of Norwiche who made to theym by semblaunt ryght good chere He had with hym at dyner yâ— same day all the lordes of the host for he knewe well the erles knightes shulde come to hym the same tyme. And his mynde was how he wolde that they shulde fynde them all toguyder than these two knightes beganne to speke and sayd Sir we be sende hyder to you fro the Erle of Flaunders our lorde What lorde quod the bysshoppe They answered agayne and sayde fro the erle there is none other lorde of FlauÌ„ders By the good lorde quod the bysshoppe we take for the lorde of Flaunders the frenche kynge or els the duke of Burgoyne our enemys For by puyssance but late they haue conquered all the countre Sir quod the knightes sauyng your displeasure The lande was at Tourney clerelye rendred agayne and put in to the handê and gouernyng of the erle of Flaunders who hath sent vs to you Desyring you that we two who haue pensyon of the kynge of Englande may haue a sauecoÌ„duct to go in to EnglaÌ„de to speke with the kynge to knowe the cause why without any defyaunce he maketh warre agaynst the erle and his countre of FlauÌ„ders Sirs ê™ the bysshop we shall take aduyce and answere you to morowe So thus they went to their logynge and left the englysshmen in counsayle so all that day they toke counsayle togyder and concluded as ye shall here ¶ The aunswere that the bysshoppe of Norwyche made to the knightê of Flaunders and of the assemble that they of Cassell and of the countrey about made agaynst thenglysshmen Cap. CCCC .xxxi. ALl thynges consydred regarded they sayde they wolde graunt no safecoÌ„duct to theÌ„ to go in to Englande for it was to farre of For or they coude retourne agayne the couÌ„tre wolde be sore styrred greatly fortifyed And also therle shulde by that tyme sende worde therof to the frenche kyng to the duke of Burgoyne wherby they might come with suche noÌ„bre of people against them that they shulde nat be able to resyst theÌ„ nor to fight with them So on this determynacyon they rested Than it was demaunded amonge theÌ„ what answere they shulde make to the knightes of Flaunders the next day Than sir Hugh Caurell was coÌ„mauÌ„ded to speke and to gyue his aduyce Than he sayde thus to the bysshoppe Sir ye are our chefe capitayne sir ye may saye to them howe ye be in the lande of the duchesse of Bare who is Clementyne and howe for Urbane ye make warre and for no body els And offre theÌ„ that if this lande with the churches and abbeys wyll become good Urbanystes and to ryde with you and to bring you throughe the countre ye wyll than cause all yor company to passe through the countre pesably and to paye for all that they shall take But as touchyng to gyue them saueconduct to go in to Englande ye wyll nat grauÌ„t therto in no wise For ye may say that youre warre toucheth no thyng the warre of Englande nor of Fraunce but that we be soudyers of pope Urbane Sir as I thynke this answere shulde suffyce Euery man agreed well to this and specially yâ— bysshoppe who had mynde of nothynge that was sayd but to fight and to warre on the countrey Thus the mater abode all night And in yâ— mornyng after masse the two sayd knightes of the erles Desyringe to haue an answere caÌ„e to the bysshoppes lodgynge and abode there tyll he came out to go to masse And so than they stept forthe before hym and there he made theÌ„ good chere by semblant And deuysed with them a lytell of other matters to delay the tyme tyll his knightê were come about hym And whan they were all assembled toguyder than the bysshop sayd to them Sirs ye tary for an aunswere ye shall haue it on the request that ye make for the erle of Flaunders I say vnto you ye may retourne agayne whan ye lyst to the Erle your mayster or els to go to Calais on your ieoê‘dy or in to Englande but as for sauecoÌ„duct ye get none of me For I am nat the kyng of EnglaÌ„de nor I haue nat so farr authorite so to do I and all my company are but soudyers of pope Urbane and of wages of hym take his money to serue him truely And nowe we be in yâ— lande of the duchesse of Bare who is a Clementyne and yf the people be of that opynion we wyll make them warre And if they wyll go with vs and take our parte they shall haue part of our pardons and absolucyons For Urbayne oure pope for whom we are in voiage hath assoyled vs clene frome payne and frome synne and all those that wyll ayde to distroy the ClemeÌ„tyns Whan the knightes herde these wordes sir Johan Uillayns sayd Sir in that as touchynge the pope I thynke ye haue nat herde the coÌ„trary but that my lorde therle of Flaunders hath ben alwayes good Urbanyst Wherfore sir ye do yuell to make warr to hym or to his couÌ„tre Nor I thynke the kyng of Englande yoâ— lorde hath nat charged you so to to for he is so noble that if he wolde haue made hym warre first he wolde haue defyed him With those wordes the bysshoppe began to were angry and said Well sirs go to your erle and saye vnto hym that he getteth nothyng els of vs. And if ye wyll sende in to Englande to knowe the kynges pleasure do as ye lyst but as for this way nor by Calys they shall nat 〈…〉 sse And whan these knyghtes sawe they coulde nat attaygne to their purpose none otherwise they departed and returned to their lodgynge and dyned And after dyuer departed went the same night to saynt Omers THe same day that the knyghtes deê‘ted there came tidynges to the bysshoppe yâ— there was at Donkyrke and theraboute a .xii. thousande men in harnesse and the bastarde of Flaunders in their company as their chefe capitayne and dyuers other knightes and squiers with them In somoche it was shewed him that on the thursdaye before they had scrimysshed with his companye and slayne a hundred of them Lo quod the bysshoppe ye may se wheder the erle do medyll in this mater or nat it is he that dothe all He entreateth for peace with the swerde in his hande Let vs ryde forthe to moro we and go to Donkyrke and se what people they be that be there gadered Euery man agreed therto and the same day there caÌ„e to the bysshoppe two knightes the one fro Calys the othe â–ª fro Guysnes and with them a .xxx. speares and threscore
fro Gaunt on a saturday in the mornynge next after the vias of saynt Peter and s Poule to the nombre of twentie thousande and with great caryage and ordynaunce and so wente through the countre besyde Courtrey to Ipre And of their comynge the Englysshmen were greatly ioyfull and made them good chere and sayd Sirs surely we shall nowe shortely conquere Ipre and than we wyll wynne Bruges Dan and Sluse Thus they made no dout that or the ende of Septembre they shulde coÌ„quere all FlauÌ„ders Thus they glorifyed in their for tunes The same season there was a capitayne in Ipre a right sage and a valyant knight called Peter de la Syeple He ordered all the busynesse of the towne Ther were men of armes with hym sette there by the duke of Burgoyne and therle of Flaunders As sir Johan of Bougrayne chatelayne of Ipre sir Baudwyn Del beden his sonne the lorde Dyssegien the lorde of Stades sir Johan Blancharde sir Johan Meselede sir Hamell sir Nycholas Belle the lorde of HarleqÌ„becke the lorde of Rollechen sir JohnÌ„ Ahoutre JohnÌ„ la Sieple squier nephue to the capitayne FrauÌ„ces Bell sir George bell and dyuers other expert menne of armes who had dayly great payne and wo to defend their towne And also they were in great feare leest the comons of the towne shulde make any treatie with them of Gaunt wherby they shulde be in daunger and be betrayed by them of Ipre THe same season there was in the towne of Courtrey a valyant knyght of Heynalte called sir Johan of Jumont He was set there at the request of the duke of Burgoyne of therle of Flaunders Whan he toke it on him there was neuer a knyght in Flaunders durst enterprise to kepe it it was so perylous to kepe For whan the frenche kynge went oute of that countrey it was vnrepayred And fewe folkes abode therin for all was brent beaten downe so that it was moche payne to lodge therin any horse So this sir JohnÌ„ Jumont toke on hym to kepe it and incontynent dyde repayre it and dyde so thanked by god that he attaygned nothyng therby but honour and prayse The duke of Burgoyne to whom the busynesse of flauÌ„ders touched right nere toke great study to brige well all thing to passe And so he sende a thre score speares bretons to Courtrey to th entent to refresshe the towne and so first these speares came to the duke to Lisle And on a friday they departed thens and toke the way to Comynes and the lorde of saynt Leger and yuonet of CaÌ„temat were capitayns of the sayd speares And in to the towne of Comynes the same morning at the breakynge of the day there was coÌ„e two hundred Englysshe speares to fetche forage abrode in the couÌ„tre to bringe it to their hoost before Ipre The said bretons or they were ware fell in their handes and dauÌ„ger So ther was a harde and a sore encountre at the foote of the bridge of Comynes and valiantly the bretoÌ„s dyde beare them selfe If they had bene rescued with as many mo as they were by lykelyhode they had scaped withoute domage Howe be it they were fayne to flye for they were to fewe meÌ„ to endure long The moost parte of them were slayne and taken in the felde retournynge towardes Lysle The lorde of saynt Leger was sore wouÌ„ded and lefte for deed in the place they were happy that scaped The chase endured within halfe a myle of Lyle to the whiche towne the lorde of saynt Leger was caryed wounded as he was and a fyue dayes after he dyed and so dyde fyue of his squyers thus fortuned of this aduenture THus styll the siege lay at Ipre The englisshmen and gauÌ„toys made many assautê they of the towne trymvled for feare the erle of Flaunders beyng at Lysle feared greatlye the takyng of Ipre for he knewe well the englisshmen were right subtell and coÌ„fort might dayly come to theÌ„ fro Calys by reason of the garysons that they had won in their way And indede they might haue had great socoure out of Englande and they had lyst but at the begynnyng they set nothyng by the erle nor by all the power of FrauÌ„ce Ther were dyuers great lordes of Englande about the marches of Douer and Sandwiche redy apparelled to passe the see to Calys and to haue ayded their company if they had ben requyred Ther were redy M. speares and two thousande archers Sir Wyllyam Beauchampe and sir WyllmÌ„ Wyndsore marshals of Englande were soueraygne capitayns set there by the kyng and by his couÌ„sell And for that cause the duke of LaÌ„castre lost his vyage that season into Portyngale For all the realme of EnglaÌ„de was rather enclyned to the bysshop of Norwiches army thaÌ„ to the duke of LaÌ„castres Th erle of Flaunders knewe ryght well all this besynesse insydentes as they fell in EnglaÌ„de and euery thyng that was done at the siege of Ipre thynkyng to fynde remedy to his power He thought well that the duke of Burgoyne wolde moue the frenche kyng and the lordes of the Realme to reyse and to assemble to driue the englysshemen out of Flaunders the whiche they had wonne the same yere And bycause he knewe that the assemblynge of the lordes of Fraunce wolde belonge and specially of theÌ„ that shulde serue the kyng out of farre countries and that many thinges might fall or they came toguyder Therfore he aduysed to sende to the bysshoppe of Liege sir Arnolde Desorge who was good Urbanyst To the entent that he shulde come to Ipre to treate with the Englysshmen to depart fro thens and to drawe to some other parte bycause he hadde great marueyle that they shulde make hym warre Seynge that he was good Urbanyst and all the countre of Flaunders as all the worlde knewe So moche dyde the erle of Flaunders that the bysshoppe of Liege came in to Heynaulte and passed Ualencennes so came to Doway and than to Lysle and spake with the erle And ther determyned what he shulde say to thenglysshemeÌ„ And so thus the bysshop of Liege caÌ„e to the siege before Ipre to speke with the bysshoppe of Norwiche and thenglysshmen and with theÌ„ of Gaunte and they receyued hym right well and were gladde to here hym speke ¶ Of the great coÌ„maundement of assemble that the frenche kynge made to the entent to reyse the siege before Ipre and of them that were dysconfyted by the Englysshemen Cap. CCCC .xxxv. ANd as I was than enfourmed the erle of Flaunders by the wordes of the bysshop of Liege offred to the bisshoppe of Norwiche and to the englysshmen That if they wolde leaue their siege before Ipre and to go to some other parte and to make warre agaynst the Clementyns howe he wolde fynde fyue hundred speares to serue them thre monethes at his cost and charge the bysshop of Norwiche and his company answered howe they wolde take aduyse And so they went to counsayle and there were many
hymselfe so on a day he caused to be armed a .xii. hundred and so yssued out than they herde howe the englysshmen that made theÌ„ warre were about saynt Clude Than they departed them into two companyes to the entent that their ennemyes shulde nat scape them and poynted to mete togyder at a certayne place besyde saynt Clude So they went by two wayes the one partie went all day about Mount Marter and coude nat fynde their enemyes and the prouost who had the lesse part about noone returned and entred into Parys at the gate saynt Martyne and had done nothynge The other company who knewe nat of the prouostes returnyng taryed styll in the feldes tyll it was to wardes night ThanÌ„e they retourned homewarde without array or good order for they thought than to haue no trouble and so they went weryly by heapes some bare his salette in his hande some on his backe some drewe their swerdes after them naked and some in the shethes They toke their way to entre into Parys by the gate saynt Honoure and sodenly as they went they founde thenglysshmen in a lowe way they were a foure hundred well apoynted Whan they saw the frenchmen they sette on them and at the first metyng they beate downe mo than two huÌ„dred than the freÌ„chmen fledde and were beate downe lyke beestes Ther were slayne in that chase mo than sixe hundred and they were pursued to the barryers of Parys of this aduenture the prouost was greatly blamed of the commons they sayd howe he had betrayed them The next day in the mornynge the frendes of them that were slayne yssued out of Parys to seke the deed bodyes to bury them and the englysshmen hadde made abusshment and there agayne they slewe hurt mo than sixscore Thus in this myschiefe and trouble were they of Parys they wyst nat of whom to beware they were night and day in great feare also the kyng of Nauerre began to waxe colde in aydinge of theÌ„ bycause of yâ— peace that he had sworne to the duke of Normandy And also for the outrage that they of Paris had done to thenglysshe soudyers wherfore he well consented that they shulde be chastysed also the duke of Normandy dyd suffre it bycause the ê“ uost of the marchantes had yâ— gouernyng of the cytie The prouost and his sect were natte all in suretie for the coÌ„mons spake shamefully of theÌ„ as they were enfourmed ¶ Of the dethe of the prouost of the marchauntes of Parys Cap. C .lxxxvii. THe prouost and his sect had among themself dyuers counsaylles secretly to know howe they shulde mayntene theÌ„selfe for they coude fynde by no meanes any mercy in the duke of Normandy for he sende worde generally to all the commens of Parys that he wolde kepe with them no lenger peace without he had delyuerd into his handes twelfe of Parys suche as he wolde chose to do with them his pleasure The which thyng gretly abasshed the prouost and his company finally they sawe well that it were better for them to saue their lyues goodes and frendes ratherr than to be distroyed And that it were better for theym to slee thanÌ„e to be slayne than secreatly they treated with thenglysshmen such as made warre agaynst Parys And they agreed bytwene theym that the prouost and his sect shulde be at the gate saynt Honoure and at the gate saynt Anthoyne at the houre of mydnight and to lette in the englysshmen and naueroyse prouyded redy to ouerr ronne the cytie and to dystroy and robbe it clene Ercept suche houses as hadde certayne signes lymyted among theym and in all other houses without suche tokens to slee menne womenne and chyldren The same nyght that this shulde haue been done god enspyred certayne burgesses of the cytie suche as alwayes were of the dukes partie as Johanne Mayllart and Symonde his brother and dyuers other Who by dyuyne inspyracion as hit ought to be supposedde were enfourmed that Parys shulde be that nyght distroyed They incontynent armed theym and shewed the mater in other places to haue more ayde and a lytell before mydnight they came to the gate saint Anthoyne and there they founde the prouost of the marchauntes with the kayes of the gates in his handes Thanne JohnÌ„ Mayllart sayde to the prouoste callynge hym by his name Stephyne what do you here at this houre the prouost answered and sayd JohaÌ„ne what wolde ye I am here to take hede to the towne wherof I haue the gouernynge by god sayde JohnÌ„ ye shall natte go so ye are nat here at this houre for any good and that may be sene by the kayes of the gates that ye haue in your handes I thynke it be to betray the towne Quod the prouost Johanne ye lye falsely Nay sayd JohaÌ„n Stephyn thou lyest falsely lyke a treatour and therwith strake at hym and sayd to his company slee the treatours ThanÌ„e euery man strake at theym the prouost wolde a fledde but JohnÌ„ Mayllart gaue him with an are on yâ— heed that he fyll downe to the yerthe and yet he was his gossyppe and lefte nat tyll he was slayne and sixe of theym that were there with hym and the other taken and putte in prison ThanÌ„e people began to styre in the stretes and JohnÌ„ Mayllart and they of his acorde went to yâ— gate saynt Honoure and there they founde certayne of the prouostes secte and there they layde treason to theÌ„ but their excuses auayled nothyng There were dyuers taken and send into dyuers places to prison and suche as wolde nat be taken were slayn without mercy The same night they weÌ„t and toke dyuers in their beddes suche as were culpable of the treason by the confessyon of suche as were taken The next day JohnÌ„ Mayllart assembled the moost parte of the commons in the markette hall and there he mounted on a stage and shewedd generally the cause why he hadde slayne the prouoste of the marchauntes And ther by the couÌ„sayle of all the wysmen all suche as were of the sect of the prouost were â—â—ged to the dethe and so they were executed by dyuers tourmentes of dethe Thus done JohnÌ„ Mayllart who was thanÌ„e greatly in the grace of the commons of Parys and other of his adherentes sende Symonde Mayllart and two maisters of the parlyament sir JohaÌ„n Alphons and maister JohnÌ„ Pastorell to the duke of Normandy beyng at Charenton They shewed the duke all the mater and desyred hym to come to Parys to ayde and to counsayle them of the cytie fro thens forthe sayeng that all his aduersaryes were deed The duke sayde with ryght 〈◊〉 good wyll and so he came to Parys and with hym sir Arnolde Dandrehen the lorde of Roy and other knyghtes and he lodged at Lour ¶ How the kyng of Nauer defied the realme of France the kyng beyng prisoner in England Cap. C .lxxxviii. WHan the kynge of Nauerr knewe the trauth of the dethe of the prouost his great freÌ„de and of other
of his sect he was sore displeased bicause the prouost had ben euer to hym right fauorable And by cause the brunt went yâ— he was chiefe heed of the ê“uostes treason so all thynges consydred by the couÌ„sell of the lorde Philyp of Nauer his brother who was ther with hym at saint Denice they detmyned to make warr to the realm of FraÌ„ce Than incontynent he sende his defyance to the duke of NormaÌ„dy to the parisyence and to the hole body of the realme of Fraunce And than he deê‘ted fro saynt Denyce and his men ouerranne the towne at his departynge and robbed it and also Melynne on the ryuer of Sayne where as quene Blanche his sustre was somtyme wyfe to kyng Philyppe The which lady receyued hym ioyfully and dyde putte all that the had to his pleasure and the kyng of Nauer made of that towne and castell his principall garyson and retayned men of warr almaygnes brabanses Heynowers behaignenoyes and fro euery place where he might gette theÌ„ Men were gladde to serue hym for he payed largely he hadde ynough wherwith of suche money as he had gette by the ayde of the prouost of the marchantes of them of Parys and of other townes there about The lorde Philyyppe of Nauerre went to Maunt and to MeuleÌ„ce on the ryuer of Sayne and there he made his garysons euery day the kyng of Nauers company encreased Thus the kyng of Nauerre and his men beganne to make warre to the realme of Fraunce and specially to the noble cytie of Parys They were maisters of the ryuers of Sayne Marne and Doysse these naueroyse multiplyed in suche wyse that they toke perforce the strong towne of Craell wherby they were maisters of the ryuer of Doysse and also they wanne the stronge castell of Hereell a thre leages fro Amyense and after the wanne Maucounsell These thre fortresses dyde after great dysturbaunce to the realme of France there were a fyftene hundred that ouer ranne all the countre without any resystence And anone after they wanne the castell of saynt Ualery where they made a strong garyson and ther they made sir Wyllyam of BoÌ„nemare and JohnÌ„ of Segures capitayns with fyue hundred men and they ouer ran the countrey to Depe to Abbeuyle and to the portes of Crotoy of Roy and of Mutterell WhanÌ„e the naueroyse harde of a castell or towne though it were right stronge they made no doutes to get it Often tymes they wold ryde in a night thyrtie leages and come into a countrey wher they had no doute Thus they stale and wan castels and fortresses in the realme of Fraunce somtyme toke knyghtes and ladyes in their beddes and some raunsomed and fro some toke all that they had and than putte them out of their owne houses They made capitayne of the towne of Craell the lorde Fondregas of Nauer he gaue and graunted sauecoÌ„ductes to them that wolde passe to Parys to Noyon or fro Noyon to CoÌ„paygne or fro thens to Soyssons or to Laon and to other places These saueconductes were well worthe to hym whyle he lay at Craell a huÌ„dred thousande frankes and at the castell of Hereell lay the lorde JohnÌ„ of Piquegny pycarde who was a good naueroyse his men constrayned sore them of MouÌ„tdedyer of Arras of Peronne and of Amyense and all the countrey of Picardy a long the ryuer of Some In the castell of Mauconsell ther were thre hundred men of warre and rabenoyes of Durychars Franquelyn and Hannekyn were chiefe capitayns They ouer ranne the countrey aboute Noyon all the great townes of the countrey that were nat closed about Noyon wer rauÌ„somed to pay euery weke a certayne somme of floreyns and also the abbeyes were fayne to do the same or els they had been brende and distroyed they were so cruell on their ennemys So by these maner of people the landes were voyde and nat laboured wherby a great darthe rose in the realme of Fraunce ¶ Of the naueroyse that the Pycardê besieged in the castell of Maucounsell Cap. C .lxxxix. WHan the duke of NormaÌ„dy beyng at Parys knew howe these men of warr exyled the countre in the tytell of the kynge of Nauerr and that dayly they encreased He sent thanÌ„e to all the good townes in Picardy of UermaÌ„doyse desyring euery man acordyng as they might beare to send certayne nombre of men a warre a fote and a horse backe to resyst the naueroise who wasted the realme of France wherof he had the chiefe gouernaunce The cytes and good townes were glad so to do and taxed themselfe as they might bere the wages of certayne men of armes a fote and a horsebacke with archers and crosbowes And first they went towarde the cyte of Noyon and went streyght before the garyson of MaucoÌ„sell for they toke it for the weakest garyson nauerose and that moost dyd hurt to them of Noyon and of the good countre of UermaÌ„doyse Of all these frenchmen was captayne the bysshoppÌ„ of Noyon with hym the lorde Raoll of Cousy the lord of Rauenall the lord of Chaney the lorde of Roy ser Mathue of Roy his brother diuers other knyghtes and squyers of Picarâ—y and of Uermandoyse and so they besieged MaucoÌ„sell and made dyuers assautes and sore coÌ„strayned them within Who sawe well how they coude nat long defende their fortres without some ayde wherfore they send worde of their danger to the lorde JohnÌ„ of Piquegny who was at Hereell to whom all other of their fortresses obeyed Who whan he knewe therof made gret hast to go and conforte his frendes at Mauconsell hesend secretly to them of Craell that they shulde be redy in the seldes at an houre and place apoynted for the same euery man drewe to that place And whan they were togyder they were in nombre a thousande speares and thanÌ„e they rode by night as they were gyded and came in a mornynge to Maucounsell The same mornyng there was suche a myst that a man coude nat se the bredyth of an acre fro hym and thanÌ„e sodenly they dasshed into the frenche hoost who was natte warre of theym but slept and hadde but a small watche for they thought they mselfe well assured The naueroyse beganne to make their cryes and beganÌ„e to slee and beat downe tentes and pauylious and made a great skirmysshe so that the frenchmen hadde no leasure to arme theym but so fledde towardes Noyon the whiche was next to them and the naueroyse folowed in the chase There were many slayne and ouerthrowen bytwene Noyon and Orcans abbey and bytwene Noyon and the bysshoppes bridge and there about The deed men lay on the grounde by heapes and in the wayes and amonge hedges and bussbes the chase endured to the gates af Noyon And the cytie was in great daunger to haue been lost for suche as were there of bothe parties sayde that if the naueroyse had lyst they might haue entred into the towne for they within were so a frayed that they forgate
syster And for that cause he had assembled there his counsaile as at that tyme. all they of his counsaile coude nat make hym to vary fro that pourpose and yet they counsaâ—â—ed hym sore to the contrarie Diuers prelates and barones of Fraunce sayd howe he toke on hym a great foly as to put hym selfe in the daunger of the Kynge of Englande the kyng answered them and sayd Syrs I haue fouÌ„de in the kynge of England my brother and in yâ— quene and their children so moche trouth and honour that I can nat prayse them to moche Wherfore I doubte me nothynge of them but that they wyll be to me ryght courtesse and true frende in all cases Also I wyll excuse my sonne the duke of Aniou of his returnyng into FraÌ„ce To his wordes there were none that durst say the contrarie syth he was so determined ihym self Than the kyng ordeyned agayne his son the duke of Norman dye to be regent and gouernour of the realme of Fraunce vntyll his retourne agayne And there he promysed to the lorde Philyp his yong son that at his returne agayne he wolde make hym duke of Borgoyn and heriter of that duchie And whaÌ„ all his purueyaunce was redy accordynge to his entent and prouision at Bolloyn before hym than he departed from Amience and rode tyll he came to Hedyn and there kept his Christmas daye and thither came to se hym Loys erle of Flaunders there the kyng taried a .ii. or .iii. dayes And on InnoceÌ„tis day he departed fro Hedin ¶ Howe kynge JohnÌ„ of Fraunce returned into England where he dyed And how the duke of Normandy defended hym agaynst the naueroyse and how Mante and Meulent were taken And howe syr Bremont de la â—all was discomfetted Ca. CC .xix. KIng JohnÌ„ dyd so moche by his iourneis that he came to Boloyn and lodged in the abbay and taried there tyll he had wynde at wyll and with hym was sir JohnÌ„ Artoyse Erle of Ewe the Erle Dampmartyn the great priour of Fraunce 〈◊〉 Boucequant Marshall of Fraunce sir Tristram of Maguelles sir Peter and syr JohnÌ„ Uillers ser JohnÌ„ of Anuil ser Nicholas Braque and diuers other knyghtes and squiers And whan theyr ships were all charged that the marâ—ners saw they had good wind they gaue knowlege therof to the kyng so thaÌ„ the kyng entred into his ship aboute mydnyght and his people into other shippes and so longe they sayled yâ— they arriued in Englande at Douer and that was the day before the vigill of the Epiphany Anoue tidynges came to the kyng of England and to the quene who were as than at Eltham a .vii. leages fro London that the frenche kyng was come a lande at Douer Than he sente thither diuers knyghtes of his house as ser Bartilmewe of Brunes sir Alayne of Bouquesels sir Richarde of Pennebruge and dyuers other They departed fro the kynge and rode toward Douer and founde there the frenche kynge and there they made great honoure and chere to hym and amonge other thynges they sayd howe the kynge theyrlorde was right ioyous of his comynge and the frenche kynge lyghtly beleued theym And the nexte day the kyng and all hys companie lepte on theyr horses and rode to Caunturburye and came thither to dyner and in entrynge in to the churche of saynt Thomas the kyng dyd ryght great reuerence 〈◊〉 offred to the Shâ—yâ—â— a ryche 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 â–ª And 〈…〉 e the kynge tarâ—ed t 〈…〉 And on the 〈…〉 de dare he departed and â—oodâ— towarde 〈…〉 dou and at lastâ— came to 〈…〉 ame Where 〈…〉 kynge oâ— Englandâ— was with a great nom 〈…〉 hym Who recey 〈…〉 His comynge thy 〈…〉 after dyner and bitwene 〈…〉 ther was great dauÌ„syng 〈…〉 There was the yonge lorde of 〈…〉 ed hym selfe to daunce and 〈…〉 t bothe frenche and englysshe 〈…〉 olde hym â–ª â—t became hym so 〈…〉 all that 〈◊〉 he dyd I canne nat she we all 〈…〉 honorably the kynge of Enâ—â—ande and the quene receyued the freÌ„che kyng 〈…〉 day they departed from Elthame 〈…〉 to London So all maner of people 〈…〉 of the â—itie mette and receyued hym 〈◊〉 great reâ—erâ—ce and he was brought with â—reat 〈…〉 through London to his lodgyng to Saâ—â—y the whiche was ordeined for 〈◊〉 And in the same castell were lodged suche 〈◊〉 his blodde as laye there in hostage First the 〈◊〉 of Orleaunce his brother and his sonne 〈◊〉 duke of Berrey his â—osyâ— the duke of Bout 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 of Alenson Guy of Bloys the erle 〈…〉 Powle and dyuers other So thus y◠〈…〉 kynge taried there parte of that wynter â—mong the lordes of his owne blodde right ioy 〈◊〉 and often tymes the kynge of Englande 〈◊〉 his children visited hym and the duke of â—larence the duke of Lancastre and the lorde â—â—mon one of the kynges soÌ„nes and so diuers â—â—mes they made great feastes to guether in dyâ—ers â—uppers and in diuers other pastymes at his lodgynge of Sauoy And whan it pleased â—he frenche kyng he went to the kynges palaice of WestmÌ„ secretâ—y by the ryuer of Temes and often tymes these two kâ—nges whan they met â—â—wayled the lorde James of Bourbon sayeng that it was great damage of hym and a great mysse of hym out of theyr coÌ„pany for it became hym right well to be among great lordes NOwe let vs leaue to speke of the frenche kyng and returne to the kyng of Ciper Who came to Aguillon to the prince of Wales his coâ—syn who receyued hym right ioyously and in like wyse so dyd all yâ— barones knyghtes and 〈…〉 ers of Poictou and of â—ainton suche 〈◊〉 were about the prince as the vicouÌ„t of Thoâ—â—â— the yong lorde of Pouns the lorde of Perâ—â—â—ey syr Loys of â—arcourt 〈◊〉 Guyssharde â—â—â—ngle and of Englande sâ—r JohnÌ„â—handos 〈◊〉 Thomas Felton sir Nowell Lorwiche syr Richarde of Pountchardon sir Symon Bassell sir Baâ—d wyn of Franuill sir Daugorises and diuers other aswell of the same couÌ„tâ—ey as of Englande The kyng of Ciper was well honored and feasted of the prince and of the prinâ—esse and of the sayde barones and knyghtes And there he taried more than a monethe and than ser JohnÌ„ Chandos ledde hym a sportynge aboute in xainton and Poictow and went and sawe the good towne of Rochell where he had â—east and there And whan he hadde visited the countrey than he retourned agayne to Angolesme and was at the great feast that the prince helde at that tyme where there were great plen tye of knyghtes and squiets and anone after yâ— feast the kyng of Ciper toke leaue of the prince and of the knyghtes of the countrey but fyrst he shewed all theym principally wherfore he was come thither and why he had taken on hym the â—edde crosse that he baâ—e and how the pope had confermed it and what dignite and priuilege perteyned to that voyage and howe the frenche kyng by deuocion and diuers other great lordes had enterprised and sworne the same ThaÌ„