of Castell beyng in his owne countre had sent a .xv. dayes past for his sonne to breke vp the siege So thus yâ— spanyerdes dysloged and departed and set fyre in their lodgynges and so drewe towardes Groyng and to saynt Domynikes in Castell And whan they within Panpylone sawe them deê‘t they were right ioyfull for they had nat ben at all tymes at their ease ¶ Tidynges came to the kynge of Nauer to thenglysshmen beyng at saynt Johans towne howe the spanyerdes were all goone in to their owne countrees by semyng they were therw t right sore displeased for gladly they woloâ— haue fought with the spaynyardes so they dyslodged and went towarde Panpilon and ther they founde the vicount of Chastellon the lorde Lescute and other who receyued them ioyfully And whan they had refresshed them there a two or thre dayes than they determyned to â—eparte and go and lye in garysons to be at more large for the mountayns in Nauer arre ryght colde in wynter bycause of the great snowes So thaÌ„ it was ordayned that the englisshmen shulde go and lye at Tudela and the lorde Lescute at Pont de la Royne and the erle of Pulloys and sir Roger his brother to go to Corell and the lorde Chastellon to Mundon Thus these men of warre departed and the kynge of Nauer abode styll in Panpylone in his owne palys and the garysons of Nauer were kepte in peace without doynge of any thynge for in the wynter they wolde nat ryde abrode in lyke wyse all the spanyardes departed and kynge Henry went to Cyuell and with him his wyfe and his chyldren Sir Thomas Tryuet and his company beynge at Tudela remembring howe he had done nothyng sythe he came in to Nauer and he had worde by his espyes howe the spanyardes were departed with drawen Than he thought to ryde towarde Spaygne soÌ„ what to enploy his tyme and to veserue his wages And so secretely he gathered togyder a certayne nombre of men of armes and archers and he sent worde therof to the erle of Pulloys and to sir Roger his brother who came to him with two C. speares and thre huÌ„dred pauesses They assembled togyder at Tudela so yâ— they were a .vii. C. speares and .xii. C. archers and as many of other brigantes And so they charged on somers great plentie of vitayls and deê‘ted loged on Christmas euyn in afayre medowe by a ryuersyde at the fote of the mouÌ„tain called mouÌ„t Cane the whiche deê‘ted thre realmes Nauer Castell and Aragone and on yâ— other syde of the mouÌ„tayn was a countre called the vale of Sorie the same day was a marueylous hote day for that tyme of the yere ¶ Howe the englysshmen and naueroyse ran in to the realme of Spayne and of the pillage that they gat there Cap. CCC .xl. ANd whan they hadde dyned they went to couÌ„sayle to knowe if they shulde do any thyng yâ— day ornar bicause it was Christmas euyn seyng they were entryng in to yâ— lande of their enemyes Than it was determyned that they shulde ryde at night so yâ— by the mornyng on Christmas day they might be redy to scale yâ— cytie of vale de Sorie This counsayle was kept and euery man made him redy to the same entente and it was ordayned that there shulde goo to do this enterprice but thre hundred speares and the resydue with all the fotemen shulde lye styll ther as they lay tyll yâ— mornyng that they had worde howe their company had spedde Th erle Pulloys with a. C. speres sir Thomas Tryuet his coÌ„pany they had gydes to bring theÌ„ thyder and they shulde â—yde in foure coÌ„panyes yâ— more secretlyer to do their entprice the more easly to come to their ententê And so about two houres within night they armed them and lept a horsbacke had no truÌ„pettes but the capitayns and gydes knewe well wher they shulde mete agayn and so they mounted the hyll were in a fayre playne and sodenly ther fell suche an hayle and snowe that it was marueyle for all the grounde was couered with snowe so they rode tyll the morning or they coude fynde eche other This vnhappy wether for the englisshmen fell well for them in the cyte who toke no hede of that bushment for they were nat ware therof for if thenglisshmeÌ„s apoyntment had kept at their houre apoynted they had nat fayled to haue wonne the towne ¶ Whan sir ThomÌ„s Tryuet sawe that he had fayled of his purpose he was sore displeased in his mynde and so gathered togyder his coÌ„pany as well as he might Than they tooke newe counsayle and so dranke and eate a lytell and after dyner whiche was but shorte Sir Raymon of Balgette naueroyse was chosen with a fortie speares to go and rynne before the towne to drawe oute some of the genyciens that were within And so the knight rode before the cytie and caÌ„e to the barryers and there was a great scrimysshe For the genyciens who were a two hundred yssued oute and began to shote and to cast at the men of armes who euer lytell and lytell drewe backe to bringe them farther of fro the towne They had yuell handled those men of armes if their busshmeÌ„t had nat drawen forward but they caÌ„e feirsly with their speres strake in among theÌ„ bete theÌ„ downe many were slayue driuen in to the towne agayne to their great â—â—mage ThaÌ„ they closed their barryers and gates and mounted to the walles for they wende surely to haue had assaut but theÌ„glysshmen thought to retourne by day light And so they retourned agayne to their lodgyng wher they fouÌ„de the rest of their men and so lay there that night And the next mornyng whiche was saynt Stepbyns day they drue to a towne called Quasquam in Normandy And there they founde the kyng of Nauer who was come thyâ—er on Christmas day but as the englysshmen â—aÌ„e to Quasquam the same day they brent certayne vyllages and specially they brent robbed a great vyllage called Nygret ¶ Howe the peace was made bytwene the kyng of Spayne and the king of Nauer and of the dethe of kynge Henry of Spayne and of the coronacyon of Johan his sonne Cap. C C C .xli. TIdynges came to kyng Henâ—y of Castell who was at Cyuell in the hert of his realme howe that the englisshmen had brent the towne of the Uale de sorie in makyng of warr for the kyng of Nauer wherof he was sore displeased and sware it shulde be amended Than he wrote letters to JohnÌ„ of Castell his sonne that he shulde make a somons throughout his realme and to assemble to guyder the noble men Sayeng howe he wolde be shortely in Spayne to reuenge hym of the kyng of Nauer for the excesse that he had done to hym The chylde of Castell wolde nat disobey the coÌ„maundement of the kyng his father but sent out his commaundement and so drewe to hym all maner of
retourded agayne to their hoost Whan the erle and his company sawe that the 〈…〉 of FrauÌ„ce suche as were within 〈…〉 wolde nat yssue in to the feldes array 〈…〉 than they passed farther And the same day 〈◊〉 and loged at Esquyles bytwene say 〈…〉 and Tyrwyn and the nexte daye they rodeth warde Tyrwynne Whan they of the garysons in the county of Bolayne Artoyse and Guynes sawe the dealynge of the englysshmen and howe they went alwayes forwarde without restyng They shewed their wylles eche to others and determyned to pursue the englysshe hoost thynkynge therby somwhat to wynne So they gathered togyder and assembled vnder the standerde of the lorde of Fresures and of the lorde of saynt Pye They were a two huÌ„dred speares than they coosted and pursued the englisshmen but the englysshmen kept themselfe euer so close to guyder without disorderynge that the frenchemen coude gette none aduantage Howe be it somtyme the frenchemen encountred with the englysshe foragers and ouerthrue them 〈…〉 fore they durst nat go a foragynge but 〈…〉 companyes Thus thenglysshmen rode forthe and paste Tyrwynne without any thynge doynge for the lorde of saynt Pye and the lorde of Tresures were ther. And the hoost lodged at Bethwyn and there taryed a day and I shall shewe you why ye haue herde here before howe kynge Rycharde of Englande by thaduyse of his vncles and of his cousayle He had sent in to â—lmayne a knight of his called sir Symon Burle to the kynge of romayns to haue his sustre in maryage The knight had so well spedde yâ— the king of romayns assented therto by the counsayle of all the great barons of his court And the kyng of romayns sent in to Englande with sir Symon Burle the duke of Casson to aduyse the realme of Englande to se howe it shulde please his suster and to make an enue of the mater for the cardynall of Rauene was all redye in Englande who helde with pope Urbane and conuerted the englysshmen to the opinyon of Urbane Haryed for the comyng of the said duke who at the kyng of Englandes desyre and the duke of Brahantes bothe he and all his company had asauâ—coÌ„duct to passe through the realme of FrauÌ„ce to come to Calays and he caÌ„e by 〈…〉 and Bethwyn And so came and sawe therle of Buckyngham who receyued him 〈…〉 norably and the next daye they toke leaue eche of other and so the almayns came to Ayre and to saynt Omers and so to Calays And therle and his hoost went to Liques and lodged that day at Bohayne And alway the lorde of saynt Pye and the lorde of Fresures pursued yâ— host and in the morning the host disloged and went towarde Bethwyn In the towne there was a great garyson of knightes and squyers ê‘teynyng to the lorde of Couty as the lorde of HaÌ„gest sir Johan and sir Trystram of Roye sir Gâ—ffray of Chargney sir Guy Harcourt and dyuers other The hoost passed by Bethwyn went to Douchers at night the lorde of saynt Pye and yâ— lorde of Fresures entred into Bethwyn 〈◊〉 the next day they went to Arras where they founde the lorde of Coucy who receyued them ioyfully and demaunded of theym what way the englysshmen toke And they answered said how they had lyen the same night at DoÌ„chers and shewed hym howe they rode wysely and close togyder Than the lorde Coucy said than it semeth well yâ— they demaunde nothyng but batayle the whiche they shall haue if yâ— kynge our lorde wyll a gretherto or they haue acoÌ„plysshed their viage Th erle of Buckyngham passed by Arras in good order of batayle and went and lodged at Anette and the next day at Myramount and so to Clery on the ryuer of Somme Whan the lorde Coucy beyng at Arras vnderstode howe they tooke that way he sent the lorde Hangest to Bray on the same ryuer of Somme and in his company .xxx. speaâ—es knightes and squyers and to Peron he seÌ„t Jaques of Uerchyn seneshall of Heynault the lorde of Haureth sir JohnÌ„ of Roy and dyuers other and went hym selfe towarde saynt Quitynes and sent the lorde of Clary and dyuers other in to UermaÌ„dorse For he wolde nat that by his neglygence the countre shulde haue taken any domage ¶ Howe the lorde of Brymewe and his chyldren were takenne by the englysshmen and all their coÌ„pany And howe they of the garyson of Perone were chased into their towne hastely Cap. CCC .lxii. THe same nyght that the englysshmen lodged at Clary certayne knightes amoÌ„ge theÌ„ as sir Thomas Triuet sir Wyllyam Clynton and sir yuon of Fytzwaren by the mouynge of their lorde Uarchyne who knewe well the couÌ„tre and they knewe well howe the lorde of Coucy was with a great nombre at Arras thinkyng surelye that he wolde ryde the next mornynge to se yf they coude mete with any of their englysshe foragers for they knewe well his desyre was to do dedes of armes and as they thought so it fortuned So the englysshemen with a thretie speares rode forthe folowed farre of fro their foragers at aduenture The same day there departed fro the cytie of Arras the lorde Coucy with a great coÌ„pany and toke his way towardes saynt Quyntines and whan he was in the feldes the lorde of Brimewe and his chyldren departed fro the lorde Coucys company with a thretie speres lyke men that desyred to fynde aduentures and sodaynly the frenche men and englisshmen mette eche with other so that ther was no remedy but to fight so they cryed their cryes and at their first metyng there were many ouerthrowen slayne and hurt on bothe parties and ther was done many a feate of armes and than lyghted a fote and dyde valyantly so that for the space of one houre none coulde tell who hadde the better Howe be it finally the englysshmen had the vyctorie and sir Thomas Tryuet toke the lorde of Brimewe and his 〈◊〉 sonnes Johan and Loyes and there were taken a sixtene men of armes and thother saued them selfe Than the englysshmen retourned a gayne to their hoost and so taryed aboute Peron for they had knowledge by their prisoners howe the lorde of Coucy was at Perone with a thousande speares and coude nat tell wheder he wolde fight with theÌ„ or nat The same daye there wente out of the hoost with the foragers the lorde of Uerchyne Ferchras his bastarde brother and sir yuon Fytzwaren and dyuers other and rode to the mount saynt Quyntyne and there laye in a busshment For they knewe well that the seneshall of Heynalte was at Peron with certayne men of armes they knewe well he was so yonge and lusty that he wolde yssue out to seke for some aduenture and so he dyd The vowarde sent 〈◊〉 men of armes to ren before Perone as Terrey of Soubezmayne the bastarde of Uertayne Hugelyn Caurell Hopkyn Haye mounted on good horses And so they rode to the barryers of the towne and within with the seneshall of Heynaulte
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
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
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
the lorde Godfrey of Harcourt made to the kynge of Englande as it hath ben shewed here before The whiche lande was nat comprised in the ordinaunce of the sayd treatye and peace Therfore who so euer shulde holde that lande shulde become subiecte and do homage therfore to the freÌ„che kyng Therfore the kyng of Englande gaue that lande to syr JohnÌ„ ChaÌ„dos who had done often tymes acceptable seruyce to hym and to his children and at the request of the kyng of EnglaÌ„de the frenche kyng by good delyberacion with good courage and loue coÌ„fyrmed and sealed to the gyfte of ser JohnÌ„ Chandos he to possede and to haue the same landes as his true heritage for euer the whiche was a fayre lande and a profytable for ones a yere it was well worthe .xvi. hundred frankes And besyde all this yet were there diuerse other letters of alyaunces made of the whiche I cannat make mencion of all for the space of fyftene dayes orthere aboute whyle these two kynges theyr sonnes and counsailours were at Calais there was dayly commonynge and newe ordinaunces deuysed and confermed to ratifye the peace nat hyndrynge nor brekynge the fyrst letters for they were euer made berynge one date to be of the more surete of the whiche I haue sen the copy of the regestres in the Chaunceryes of both kynges ¶ And whan these thynges were so well made deuised and ordeyned that they coude nat be amended nor corrected so that it was thought by reason of the great alyaunces and boundes wherin the said kynges and theyr childreÌ„ were bode and had so sworne to kepe the peace that it was nat likely to haue ben broken howe be it the peace helde nat longe as ye shall here after in this boke So that whan the hostages for the redemption of the frenche kynge were comen to Calys and that the kynge of Englande had â—wornÌ„ to kepe them peasably in his realme and that the .vi. M. frankes were payd to the kyng of Englandes deputies Than the kyng of Englande made a supper to the frenche kynge in the castell of Calais right wel ordered and the kynges children and the duke of Lancastre in the moost greattest lordes and barons of Englande serued the kynges bare heeded and after supper fynally these two kynges toke leaue eche of other ryght gracyously and amyably â—o the frenche kynge returned to his lodgyng And yâ— next mornyng the whiche was in the vigill of saynt Symonde and Jude the Frenche kynge departed out of Calais and all suche as thulde departe with hym And the kynge went 〈◊〉 fote a pilgrimage to our lady of Boloyn and the prince of Walys and his two bretherne in his company the lorde Lyonelle and the lorde AymoÌ„ And so they went a fote to dyner to Boloyn where they were resceyued with great ioy And there was the duke of Normandy redy taryenge for them and so all these lordes went on fote into the churche of our lady and dyd their offerynges right deuoutly and than returned into the abbay there the whiche was apparelled for the kynge and to receyue the lordes of Englande And so there they were all that day and the nexte nyght after retourned agayne to Calats to the kynge theyr father and so fynally they all to guether passed thesee and the hostages of Fraunce with them the whiche was in the vigill of all Sayntes In the yere of our lorde M. C C C .lx. IT is reason that I name to you the noblemen of the realme of FrauÌ„ce that entred into Englande in hostage for the frenche kyng First the lorde Philip duke of Orliaunce sometyme sonne to kynge Philip of France and also his two nephewes the duke of Aniou and the duke of Berry also the duke of Bourbon the Erle of Alanson the lorde JohnÌ„ of Stampes Guy of Bloys for that countie Loys of Bloys his brother the erle of saynt Poule the erle of Harecourt the erle Daulphyn of Auuergne ser Ingram lorde of Coucy ser JohnÌ„ of Ligny erle of Porccen the erle of Bresme the lord of MoÌ„morency the lorde of Roy the lorde of Preault the lorde of Stouteuill the lorde of Clerettes the lorde of saynt Wenant the lorde of the toure of Aunergne and diuers other the whiche I cannat name Also of the good cite of Parys of Roen of Reinnes of Burges in Berry and of Towrs in Tourayn of Lyons on the riuer of Roan of Seins in Bourgoyn of Orleance of Troye in Champaigne of Amiens of Beauuoys of Arras of Tournay of Caen in Normandy of saint Omers of Lysle of Dowaye of euery cite .ii. or the burgesses and so thus fynally they passed all the see and came to the good cite of London And the kyng of EnglaÌ„de commaunded and enioyned all his officers on great paynes that they shuld be to these lordes and to theyr company curtoyse and fauorable and to kepe and defende theym and theyr company from all euill rule the whiche commaundement was well kept and vpholde in al poyntes And so these lordes and other hostagers sported them withoute perill or daunger all about in the cite at their pleasure and the great lordes went a huntynge and haukyng at theyr pleasure and rode about the countrey and dysited the ladies and damusels without any coÌ„trollynge they founde the kyng of England so curtoyse and amiable Nowe let vs somwhat speke of the Frenche kynge Who was come to to Boloyn and departed fro Calais as ye haue harde here before ¶ Of the commyssyoners that were ordeyned on bothe parties to auoyde the garisoÌ„s in the realme of France of the companions that assembled together in the realme and of the great euils that they dyd Cap. C C .xiiii. THe frenche kynge taried nat longe at Boloyn but departed after the feest of all saintê and went to Montrell and to Hedyn and so to the good cite of Amiens and there taryed tyll it was nere Christmas than he departed and went to Parys and there he was solemnly and reuerently receyued of all the clergye of Parys and so conueyed to his palys and there he alyghted and his so 〈…〉 Philip and al other lordes that were ther with hym and there was for them a noble dyner apparelled I can neuer shewe or deuise howe 〈◊〉 the frenche kynge wass receyued at his retourne into his realme of all maner of people For his presence was greatly desyred amonge them and they gaue hym many fayre and riche gyftes and to visite hym thither came prelates and baroness of all his realme and they felted and made great chere to hym asshit wass theyr duite to do and the kynge receyued them right swetely ANone ofter that kyng JohnÌ„ wass returned into Fraunce ther passed the see suche persones as were commytted by the kynge of Englande to take possessyon of the landes countreys counties baâ—â—wykes cites to 〈◊〉 caâ—telles and forteressess that shulde be delyuered by reason of the teeatie peace before made howe be it the
the prince and his knyghtes answered curtesly and sayd that truly it was a voiage for all maner of men of honour to take hede of And by yâ— pleasure of god if the passage be ones open he shulde nat be alone but he shulde fynde them yâ— wolde be gladde to desyre to auaunce their honors Of these wordes the kynge of Ciper was well content and than departed but sir JohnÌ„ Chandos helde hym company tyll he was out of the principalite and as I vnderstode he retourned agayne into Fraunce to Parys Wenynge to haue founde there the kynge but he dyd nat for the kynge was nat retourned oute of EnglaÌ„de for he lay sore sicke at his lodgyng at the Sauoy in London and euery daye he enpayred worse and worse the whiche greatly displeased the kynge of Englande and yâ— quene for all his phisiâ—iens sayde he was in great paâ—ell And all this knewe right well the duke of Normandy Who was at Parys and had the gouernynge of all the Realme of Fraunce for syr Boucequant Was come oute of Englande and hadde enfourmed the Duke howe it stode with the kynge hys father The kynge of Nauarre also knewe the certaynte therof and was no thynge sorye For he hoped that if the frenche â—yng dyed that the Warre the Whiche he made shulde be the better for hym And he wrote to the Captall of Beusm Who Was as than with the erle of Foyes desyringe hym to come into NormaÌ„dy to hym sayeng howe he wolde make hym souerayne captâ—ayne of all his retynewe And the captall departed fro the erle of Foyes and toke his way to the kyng of Nauer and as he went he desyred certayne knightes squyers to go with hym howbeir that was but a fewe So thus in the meane season while the captall was thus comyng to warâ—e the kyng of Nauerre kynge JohnÌ„ of Fraunce dyed in his bedde in Englande at the Sauoy in the cytie of London Wherof the kyng of Englande the quene and all their chyldren many â—â—o in Englande were right sory and heuy for yâ— great honour and loue that the kynge had to hym euer sythe the peace was made bytweâ—e them ThaÌ„ the duke of OrleauÌ„ce his brother and the duke of Berry his sonne who were ryght sorowfull for his dethe sent incoÌ„tynent in great hast worde therof ouer the see to the duke of NormaÌ„dy wherof the duke was right sory aâ—â— good reason why Howbeit he knowynge hym selfe successour of the herytage of Fraunce and seynge howe the kyng of Nauerr dayly fortifyed garysons agaynst hym he thought it was tyme to prouyde for good counsell and for remody 〈◊〉 that behalfe All the same seasonne there was a knyght in Bretayne that toke euer the frenche partie called syr Bertram â—e Guesclyâ— the renowme of hym was nat greatly knowen as 〈◊〉 that tyme sauyng among the knyghtes of Bretayne that were about hym he was abydinge styll in Brerayne alwayes makynge warre for the lorde Charles of Bloys And so in that conÌ„tre this syr Bertram was reputed for a valyaÌ„t knyght and welbeloued with all men of warr was as than greatly in yâ— duke of NormaÌ„des grace for the greaâ— vertues yâ— hâ— herd reported of hym So that whanthe duke had herde of the dethe of his father doutâ—d greatly of the kynge of Nauerre than he sayd to sir Boucequant Sir with suche men as ye haue I wyll that ye ryde in to Normandy and ther ye shall fynde sir Bertram of Guescâ—yue and loke that you and he togyder make an army agaynst the kynge of Nauerr and kepe surely the ryuer of Seyne sir Boucequant sayd it shulde be done And so he departed and toke with hym a good nombre of knyghtes and squyers and toke his way to Normandy by saynt Germayns and shewed them that were with him that he wolde go to the castell of Rolebosse wherin were certayne of the companyons that dyde so mâ—che â—â—yll throughout the worlde ROlebosse was a stronge castell on the â—yuer of Sâ—yne a leage fro Ma 〈…〉 and as at that tyme it was full of the companyons who made warr as well on the kyng of Nauer as on the frenche kyng and they had a capyâ—â—â— whome they obeyed and he retayned them by certayne wages that he gaue them he was called UaÌ„tayre Austarde an expert man of armâ—s and a bolde and borne in the towne of Brusels And he and his coÌ„pany had robbed all the countre about hym ther was none that durst go frâ— Parys and Maunt to Roane or to Ponthoisâ— and as well they bete downe yâ— naueroyse as the frenchmen and specially they constrayned â—ore them of MauÌ„t Whan sir Boâ—â—equant parted fro Parys he fayned to take the way to Roleâ—osse howbeit he taryed at a certayne place for sir Bertram of Guâ—sclyâ—e his company who was ryden before to the castell of Deurâ—uâ— anâ— had spoken with them within but they wold◠〈◊〉 no wyse open their gates to lette hym in but fiersly dyde cast stones at hym Whan he sawe that he departed and wente to the marshall syr Boucequant where he taryed for hym a lytelâ— fro Rolebosse And whan they were met togyder they were a fyue huÌ„dred men of armes and so these two capitayns had great counsell togyder to sâ— howe they shulde mayntene themselfe and specially to gette yf they myght the towne of MauÌ„t Than they determyned that s Boucequaunt and a hundred with hym shulde ryde to Maunt in hast as though they were sore afrayed and say howe that they of the garysone of Rolebosse dyde chase them desyringe them to open their gate and let them in for saue garde of their lyues And if they were lette in than to take season of the gates than sir Bertram with all his hole company shulde come and entre in to the towne and do what they lyst and so they thought without they coude get it by this maner they wyst nat howe elles to gette it Sâ— this counsell was determyned to be good and the lordes kept it secrete among them selfe â–ª and so thus sir Boucequant dâ—â—â—ed with this sayd company and rode towarde Maunte â–ª and syr Bertram rode thyderwarde by another way and put theÌ„selfe in a busshment nere to MauÌ„t And whan sir Bouceqâ—uant aproched nere to Maunt â–ª than they sparâ—led a brode lyke men 〈◊〉 were discoÌ„fyted and chased And so the knyght sir Boucequant came to Maunt but. 〈◊〉 with him the resydue came one after another Than he called at yâ—â—arryers and sayd a ye good people of Maunt open your gate and let vs entre 〈…〉 r fold weth the yuell murdrâ—rs the 〈…〉 Roâ—eboyse who chaseth vs hath vtterly discâ—tâ—ted vs. They within sayd sir what be you 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 he I am ser BoucequaÌ„t marshall to the duke of Normady sent by hym to haue fought with theÌ„ of Rolâ—boyse but the theues wtin haue 〈◊〉 me so that it behoued me to 〈◊〉 whyder I wolde or nat and here
of France We renounce by these presentes do renounce all graces other processe of dede agaynst our sayd brother his heyres successours of the realme of France subgettê therof And promyse swere haue sworne by the body of Jesu cryst for vs our successours the we shulde nat do nor suffre to be done by dede or worde any thyng ayenst this renuÌ„ciacioÌ„ nor agaynst any thyng coÌ„teyned in the forsayd artycles And if we do or suffre to be done to the coÌ„trary by any maner of way the whiche god for beve We wyll than that we be reputed for false forsworne and to ryn into suche blame disfainy as a kinge sacred ought to do in suche case And clerely we renouÌ„ce all dispeÌ„sacions absolucions of the pope if any be obteyned we wyll they stande for nought to be of no valure and that they ayd vs nat in no maner of case And the more fermlyer to vpholde all the sayd artycles we put vs our heyres successours to the iurisdyction correction of the church of Rome and wyll consent that our holy father the pope conferme all the sayd treaty to ordayne monycions generall coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„tes agaynst vs our heyres successours agaynst our subgettê comoÌ„s vniuersiteis collegê or any other singuler ê‘sons what soeuer they be in gyueng of senteÌ„ce generall of cursyng suspeÌ„dyng interdityng to ryn on vs or on any of theÌ„ asson as we or they do or ateÌ„pt to the coÌ„trary of the said trety or ocupyeÌ„g to waê castels or fortresses or any other thing doyng ratifyeng or gyueng couÌ„sell coÌ„fort fauour or ayde priuely or openly agaynst any of the sayd artycles And also we haue caused our dere eldest sonne Edwarde prince of Wales to swere the same And also our yonger soÌ„nes Lyonell erle of Ulster JohnÌ„ erle of Richmont and Edmond of Langley our right dere cosyn Phylyp of Nauar and the dukes of LaÌ„castre and of Bretayne and therles of Stafford Salisbury And the lorde of MaÌ„ny the caprall of befz the lorde MoÌ„tford James Audley Roger Beauchampt JohnÌ„ Chandos Rafe Ferres Edward Spens ThomÌ„s WyllmÌ„ Phelton Eu state DaÌ„bretycourt FraÌ„ke de Hall JohnÌ„ MoÌ„bray Bartylmewe Bromes Henry Percy dyuers other And also we shall cause to swere assone as we can coÌ„ueniently all our other chyldren and the moost ê‘te of the great prelatê erles barons other nobles of our realme of England In witnesse herof we haue put our seale to these presentê gyuen at our towne of Calais the yere of our lorde M. CCC and threscore The .xxiiii. day of Octobre ¶ Among other writynges that had ben grauÌ„ted aswell at Bertigny besyde Charters as at Calays whan kynge Johan was ther. This sayd charter was one of theÌ„ and was well reed and examyned by kyng Charles in the preseÌ„ce of the chefe of his couÌ„sell Than the prelates and barons of France sayd to the kyng Sir the kynge of England the prince his son haue nat fulfylled the sayd peace but haue taken townes castels and do kepe theÌ„ to the great domage of this your realme and rauÌ„someth pylleth the people so that the paymeÌ„t of the redeÌ„cion is yet in ê‘tie vnpayed Therfore sir you your subgettes haue good ryght iust cause to brek the peace to make warr agaynst theÌ„glyshmen to take fro theÌ„ Bretayn the which they haue on this syde the water Also some of his counsayle shewed him secretly by great delyberacion sayeng sir hardely take on you this warre forye haue cause so to do For sir assone as ye ones begyn the warr ye shall se fynde that they of the duchy of Acqquitayn shall turne to you aswell prelates barons erles knightê squiers as the burgesses of good townes ye may se sir howe the prince wolde ê“cede in reysing of this fowage but he can nat bring it to his purpose so ther by he is in hatred withall ê‘sons for they of Poictou Xaynton Querry Lymosyn Rouerne and of Rochell are of suche nature that they can in no wyse loue theÌ„glyshmen nor theÌ„glyshmen theÌ„ they are so proude presuÌ„tuous nor neuer dyd And also besyde that the officers of the price dothe suche extorcioÌ„s on the people of XaintoÌ„ Poitou Rochell for they take all in abaÌ„don and reyseth somoch of theÌ„ in the tytell of the price so that ther is none that is sure to haue any thing of his owne And also the geÌ„tylmen of the countre can attayne to no offyce nor prefermeÌ„t for the englyshmen and seruantê to the prince hath all Thus the french kyng was moued couÌ„sayled to moue warr and naÌ„ely by the duke of Aniou who lay at Tholous desyred gretly the warr as he that leued nothing theÌ„glishmen bycause of suche displeasures as they had done hym in tyme past And also the gascons sayd often tymes to the kyng Dere sir we are bounde to haue our resorte to your court therfore we huÌ„bly requyre you that ye wyll do right lawe And as ye are the most rightfull price of the worlde do vs right on the great grefes extorcions that the price of Wales his people doth wolde do to vs. sir if ye refuce to do vs ryght we shall thaÌ„ purchace for our selfe some remedy in some other place and shall yelde put our selfe vnder the iurisdyction of suche a lorde as shall cause vs to haue reason and so therby than shall you lese your seignory ouer vs. And the french kynge who was â—othe to lese theÌ„ â–ª thinkyng it might be a great hurt and preiudice to him to his realme answered theÌ„ right curtesly sayd Sirs for faute of lawe nor of good counsayle â–ª ye shall nat nede to resorte to any court but all onely to mynde Howbeit in all suche besynesse it behoueth to worke and folowe good couÌ„sell aduyce Thus the kyng draue them of nigh the space of a yere and kept them styll with hym at Parys and payed for all their eâ—pences and gaue them great gyftes and iowelles And alwayes raused to besecretly enquered amonge them if the peace were broken bytwene hym Englande whyder they wolde maynteyne his quarell or nat and they answered that if the warr were ones open the frenche kyng shulde nat nede to care for that part for they sayd they were stronge ynough to kepe warr with the price and all his puyssance Also the kynge sent to theÌ„ of Abuyle to knowe yf they wolde tourne take his parte and become frenche And they answered that they desyred nothynge in all the worlde so moche as to be french they hated so deedly the â—â—glysshmen Thus the french kyng gate hym â—râ—des on all ê‘tes or els he durst nat haue done yâ— he dyde In the same season was borne Charies the kynges eldest son in the yere of our lord 〈◊〉 CCC lâ—viii wherof the realme of France was ioyfull a lytell before was borne
men of warre And in the same meane season â–ª sir Thomas Tryuet thought to assemble a certayne nombre of men of warre and to go to the towne of Alpharo in Spayne And so he dyde and departed in an euenynge fro Quasquam and fro the kynge of Nauer and had with hym but one huÌ„dred speres of chosen men of armes And so by the nexte mornyng they came within a lytell leage of the towne and there they made their busshement And sir Wylliam Sendrine was sent to rynne before the towne and Andrewe Andrac with theÌ„ a ten speares And so they caÌ„e to a lytell ryuer or broke yâ— which went streight to the towne and so passed it with great trouble Andrewe Andrac made their horses to leape ouer and so came to the barryers Than there began great noyse in the towne and sownyng of trumpettê The men of warr within the towne assembled togyder and opyned their gates and barryers and yssued all out and so began to scrimysshe and of the sayd ten speares ther were but two of them that was past the ryuer and so they retourned whan they sawe the people comyng to them warde and so made their horses agayne to leape ouer the broke Whan they of the towne sawe there were so fewe of their enemyes and knewe nothyng of the bushment they folowed fast after and so past the ryuer a lytell aboue wher as they knewe the passage and so chased the tenne speares to their busshment Than sir Thomas Tryuet and his company caÌ„e forthe cryeng their cryes and bare many of theÌ„ to the erthe To say trouthe yâ— spanyerdes coude nat longe endure and so retourned as well as they might but ther were but fewe that were saued but outher they were slayne or taken The fray was great in the towne and thenglysshmen beleued that at the first comynge to haue had the towne bycause there men were discoÌ„fyted but they fayled of their purpose for the women saued the towne For assone as their men were issued out were past the ryuer they closed their barryers and gates and mouÌ„ted vp to the walles and made semblant to defende them selfe And whan sir Thomas Triuet sawe the order and maner of theÌ„ he sayd beholde yonder yâ— good wyues of the towne what they haue done Let vs retourne agayne for we canne do nothyng there And so they returned and passed agayne the lytle broke and so went to Quesquam and ledde with theym their prisoners Of the whiche dede sir Thomas Tryuet had great thaÌ„ke laude and prayse of the kyng of Nauer ANd a fyftene dayes after that they had made this iourney before Alpharo the spanyerdê came in to the feldes with a twentie thousande horsmen and fotemen in great wyll to fight with the englysshmen And whan the kyng of Nauer herde therof he came to Tudela and sir Thomas Tryuet and his company with hym And than he sente for all them of the garysons of the realme of Nauer to coÌ„e to him they wolde nat disobey his commaundement for they desyred nothyng els And the spanyerdes taryed for nothyng but for the comynge of kyng Henry who as than was deê‘ted fâ—o Ceuyll with a great nombre and so came to saynt Dominykes and ther rested and lay in the felde Whan Johan of Castell knewe that the kynge his father was come than he went fro Alphare to saynt Dominykes to the king his father the entent of the spanyerdes was to haue goone to ley sege to Tudela and to haue closed in yâ— kynge of Nauer or to haue fought with hym Of all this the kyng of Nauer was well enformed and knewe well he was nat of puyssaunce to abyde batayle agaynst kynge Henry for he had a .xl. thousande men a horsebacke and a â—ote BItwene kynge Henry and the kynge of Nauer ther were certayne noble men of bothe realmes prelates and barons who ymagined the great parell and domage that might fall to bothe parties if any of them shulde â—â—ee other Than they entreated bytwene the ê‘ties to haue a respyte of warr bytwene them to haue the more leysar to entreat And so they toke great payne with goyng and comyng bytwen the parties or they coude bring about their entent for the englisshmen were a two thousande and were feirse agaynst the spanyerdes couÌ„sayled the kynge of Nauer to batayle On the other syde the spanyerdes were a great noÌ„bre wherfore they sette but lytell by thenglysshmen nor naueroyse therfore it was harde to bringe this treatie to a good effect They that had the busynesse therof toke moche payne and labour at last a respyte was taken bytwene them to endure sixe wekes to th eÌ„tent in the meane season to entreat for a full peace Their entent was to make yf they myght a maryage bytwene the chylde of Castell eldest sonne to kyng Henry and the doughter of the kyng of Nauer Wherby the peace shulde the surelyer coÌ„tynue to the whiche the kynge of Nauer was well agreed bycause his doughter shulde be so highly maryed ¶ And moreouer the prelates and barons of both parties thought also to mary the kyng of Nauers son to kyng Henryes doughter In somoche that this treatie toke effect so that kyng Henry shulde sende to the freÌ„che kynge desyringe him to suffre Charles of Nauer who was in his kepynge to come in to Nauer And so he dyde at his desyre the frenche kynge sente him so for the ê‘formance of this treatiâ— and mariage the kyng of Nauer shulde â—ay in pledge for the space of ten yere to kyng Henry the towne and castell of Lestoyll the cytie and castell of Tudela the towne and Castell de la garde And that kyng Henry shulde yelde and rendre to the englysshmen sir Perse Courtney who was prisoner and the lorde of Parre gascoyne All these thynges were done sealed confyrmed accorded and sworne to be kept stable and ferme for euer bytwene these two kynges and their realmes And whiche of them that euer shulde breke this peace by any maner of wayes shulde rynne in the sentence of the pope wHyle these treatyes were this in makyng the kynge of Nauer who was bounde to the englysshmen in the soÌ„me of .xx. thousande frankes to acquyte hym selfe agaynst them He sent the vycont of Chastelon in to Arragon to the kynge there to borowe of hym the sayd somme of money And he to haue in pledge therfore his good townes of Panpylone and Myrando the quenes towne Corell and saynt Johans towne Thus the englysshemen were payed and delyuered and so departed fro the kynge of Nauer and went to Burâ—eux and fro theâ—s in to Englande And yâ— maryage was made bytwene Charles of Nauer and kyng HeÌ„rys doughter called Jane a right fayre lady ¶ The same yere dyed kyng Henry of Castell and his son JohnÌ„ crowned kyng and so he was kynge by accorde of the prelates and barons of the realme of Spaygne of Castell of Cecyll of Galyce and
erles displeasure that the erle shulde be displeased with him as well as with any other So they departed and founde the erle at Male and dyde somoche that fynally they accorded so well that the erle graunted them all their requestes as touchyng their prisoner at Erclo And promysynge to kepe and mayntayne the fraunchesses of Gaunt without brekyng of any of them and defended them of Bruges that they shulde nat be so hardy to dygge on the herytage of them of Gaunt And the better to please them of Gaunt he coÌ„maunded them of Bruges to fyll agayne the dykes that they had made and so they amy ably departed fro the â—rle returned to Gaunt and recorded all that they had done with therle their lorde and howe he woll mayntayne them in their fraunchesses without brekynge of any of them howe beit he desyred them by fayrnesse to laye downe the whyte hattes And with tho wordes the erles seruauntes brought agayne the prisoner fro Erclo so yelded him agayne as by the waye of restablysshing wherof they had great ioy At this answere makynge was Johan Lyon and a .x. or .xii. of the moste notable of his company and whan they herde that the erle requyred that the whyte hattes shulde be layd downe euery man held his peace Than Johan Lyon spake and sayd All ye good people that be here present ye know and haue sene but late howe the whyte hattes hath better kept your fraunchesses than outher reed or blacke hattes haue done or of any other colour Be ye sure and say that I sayd it assoone as the whyte hattes be layde downe by the ordynaunce that the erle wolde haue it so I wyll nat gyue for all your frauÌ„chesses after nat thre pens The whiche wordê blynded so the people that euery man departed thens and the most parte went home to their houses sayde Let them alone JohnÌ„ Lyon say the trouthe we haue nat sene in hym but good and profitable for our towne So the matter stode styll in the same case And Johan Lyon was than in more feare of his lyfe than he was before and imagined anone as it fell after for he thought that Gylbert Mahewe hadde wrought some mater agaynste hym his company in his last voiage with the erle bycause therle made so amyable an answere Than he thought to fynde some remedy and ordayned and made secretely capitayns of the whyte hattes as Senteners and Muquateners and to them sayd ss say vnto your coÌ„pany that they be day and nyght purueyed redy and assoone as they knowe or here any mouyng lette them come to me for it were better we slewe than to be slayne sythe we haue begon so farre and as he ordayned so it was done euery man redy ¶ Howe the whyte hattes slewe the bayly in the market place and of the goodê and howses of maryners that were distroyed and of the great brullynge that was than in Gaunt Cap. CCC .l. IT was nat long after but that the baily of Gaunt Roger Dauterne came too Gaunt with a two hundred horse and ordayned to do as the erle and Gylbert Mahewe and his bretherne had deuysed The bayly with two huÌ„dred men that be brought with hym came downe a longe the stretes with the erles baner in his hande And whan he came in to the market place he rested and set the baner before him Than anone drue to him Gylbert Mahewe and his brethern and the ruler of the meane craftê It was ordayned that his men of armes shulde go to Johan Lyons house and to take him as chiefe ruler of the whyte hattes and a .v. or sire other of his company of theÌ„ that were moost culpable and they to haue ben brought to the castell of GauÌ„t and ther to haue had their heedes stryken of Johan Lyon who thought no lesse and was well aduysed of this dede for he had spyes and watchesse in euery corner of the towne He knewe well of the comynge of the bayly knewe for certayne and so dyd all the whyte hattes yâ— the same iourney was set for them they all drewe togyder be tymes and came to Johan Lyons howse who was redy in the strete abydyng for them So there came .x.. than .xx. and euer as they came they fell in aray in the strete whan they were assembled to the nombre of four hundred Than JohnÌ„ Lyon departed as fyrse as a lyon and sayd let vs go on these traytours that wyll betray the good towne of Gaunt I thought well that all yâ— swete wordes that Gylbert Mahewe brought vs the last daye fro the erle was but disceyte and distructyon for vs but I shall make them repent it Than he and his company went a great pase and alweys his nombre encreased for there were dyuers that fell to his company that hadde no whyte hattes but they â—ryed treason treason came about by a strayt lane in to the market place where as the â—ayly was representyng yâ— erles parson And assoone as Gylbert Mahewe and his bretherne sawe Johan Lyon come in to the place they fledde a way as fast as they myght and so dyd all other except suche as the bayly brought with him As soone as JohnÌ„ Lyon was come in to the place the capytayne of the whyte hattes with agreat company with hym came to the bayly and with out any wordespekyng they toke and cast him to the erthe slewe him there And than the erles baner was cast downe to the grounde and torne all to peaces they touched no man there but the bayly And than they came all aboute JohnÌ„ Lyon And whan the erles men sawe the bayly deed and the erles baner all to torne they were greatly abasshed and so toke their horses and voyded out of the towne YE maye well knowe that Gylbert Mahewe and his bretherne who were enemyes to JohnÌ„ Lyon wer nat well assured of theÌ„ selfe in their owne houses wherfore they departed as fast as they myght and voyded the towne one after a nother and left behynde them wyfê chyldren and herytages and went assoone as they myght to the erle and shewed hym howe his bayly was slayne Of the whiche tydynges therle was sore displeased and gode cause why for they had done hym great dispyte and sayde and sware howe it shulde be greatly recompeÌ„sed or euer that he returned agayn in to Gaunt and that they shuld neuer haue peace with him in ensample to all other townes So Gylbert Mahewe and his bretherne abode styll with the erle And Johan Lyon and the whyte hattes perseuered styll in their outrage Roger Dauterne was thus slayne and all other departed and yâ— none apered before the whyte hattes to be reuenged than Johan Lyon who entented to ouer ryn the maryners bicause he loued theÌ„ nat â–ª sayd Sirs on a fore to these false traytours the Mahewes that wolde this dayâ— distroy the fraunchesse of the towne of Gaunt And so they ran alonge the stretes to their
and in Haynalt to serue for yâ— voyage into ScotlaÌ„de And in Arthoyse at Lysle at Doway and at Turney There was moche bysquet made and other prouysion a longe the see syde for Harflewe to Sluse whiche was the princypall hauen where they thought to take shippynge ¶ Howe the lady of Brabant caused to be called a counsayle wherat there was the duke of Burgoyn the duke Aubert and she in the cytie of Cambray to treat for the mariage of their chyldren Cap. CCCC .xlix. THe duches of BrabaÌ„t beyng a wydow for yâ— duke Wyncelent of Boesme was deed for whose deth she had greate sorowe at her â–ª harte lay at Brusels and it greatly displeased her yâ— trowble that she sawe in Flaunders gladly she wolde haue made a peace and she might for she vnderstode that the gauntoyse dayly fortifyed them selfe by reason of the englisshmen who promysed them great comforte Also she sawe well her nefewe yâ— duke of Burgoyne who shulde be by right enherytoure of Flaunders and one of the greattest enherytours of the worlde as thanÌ„e likely to be was sore troubled by the gauÌ„toyse Also she sawe well that the duke Aubert chefe of Haynault and the duches his wyfe had fayre chyldren to gyder two sonnes and doughters as thaÌ„ vnmaryed Also she knewe that the duke of LaÌ„castre was in treaty of maryage for Philyppe his doughter had by the lady Blaunche his first wyfe and the eldest sonne of duke Aubert who shuld be right enherytour to the erledome of Haynault of Holande and of zelande And so the sayd lady douted that if there were alyaunce made bytwene Englande and Haynaulte that the frenche men wolde haue indygnacion therat and so ther by the ioly countre of Haynalt outher couertly or openly suche as shulde passe out of Fraunce in to Flaunders comynge or goyng shulde be sore troubled and greued and the rather bycause that duke Aubert by the meanes of the holaÌ„ders and zelanders suche as be marchyng on the see syde dyd comforte dayly yâ— gauntoyse in dyuers maners wherof the duke of Burgoyne his counsayle were well infourmed therof wherfore he loued duke Auberte neuer the better and yet he was therof nothyng gylty for as for the holanders and zelanders the warre of FlauÌ„ders touched theÌ„ no thynge they wolde nat therfore defende their marchaundyses to rynne The sayd good lady consideryng all these thynges and parels that myght ense we she aduysed to bringe these two dukes togyder yâ— duke of Burgoyne and the duke Aubert and yâ— she wolde be the meane to treate bytwene them Also she though to entreat the duke of Burgoyne that the gauntoyse myght coÌ„e to mercy So this lady on this aduyse and ymaginacyon wolde nat let it slepe but set clerkes and messaÌ„gers a warke and she dyd somoche bytwene these two dukes yâ— there was a day assygned to mete at Cambray they and their couÌ„sayls howbeit bothe dukê knewe nat the full entent why this lady caused yâ— counsayle To this counsayle acordyng as they had promysed in the moneth of January about the xii day there came to the cytie of Cambray the duke of Burgoyne the duke Aubert and their counsayls and the duches of Brabant who opened to theÌ„ all the mater why they were there assembled First she shewed to yâ— duke of Burgoyne howe he was a great lorde and lykely to be and howe he had fayre chyldren howe that he shuld be happy to bestowe theÌ„ well and nobly and to the moost auauntage for him and his countrey saynge howe as than in her opynion she knewe no place so metely for them as the couÌ„trey of Haynalt Holande and zelande to bringe their couÌ„treys to a perfyte peace and to gyue feare and doute to their enemyes For fayre nephewe ê™ she I knowe for trouthe that the duke of Lancastre is right puyssant in England and dothe that he can that his doughter were maryed to WyllimÌ„ of Heynalt your soÌ„ne and heyre And sir I had rather se the profyt of you and of your chyldren than of the englysshe men Fayre aunt quod the duke I thanke you I beleue you well I am content and ye canne bringe it a boute to let my doughter Margarete be maryed to the heyre of Haynalt Than the lady went fro one parte to the other to treat for this maryage The duke Aubert to whome these tydinges were newe answered right curtesly and sayd howe he hadde there as than no counsayle suche as he wolde haue What counsayle wolde ye haue quod the duches or what want you to do well and to bringe your countrey in peace I lacke my wyfe ê™ the duke and without her I wyll do nothyng in this mater for she hathe as moche parte of my chyldren as I. Also fayre aunt â–ª it is metely that the nobles of the countrey be enfourmed therof well ê™ the duches I pray god all be for the best And than she thought at their departinge to desyre them to mete agayne in the same place in Lent tyme and to bringe their wyues and their counsayls with them This lady dyde all this so secretly that fewe folkes knewe wherfore the couÌ„sayle was Thus the two dukes departed fro Cambray The duke of Burgoyne went to the cytie of Arras where as the lady his wyfe was and the duke Aubert returned in to HolaÌ„de where as the lady his wyfe was And the Duches of Brabant retourned in to her countrey and euer secretly she wrote and sent to eyther party and tooke great payne to bringe agayne these lordes and their wyues in to the cytie of Cambray for greatly she desyred this mariage to be confyrmed for to bringe in vnite and concorde Flaunders Brabant and Haynalt to gyder SO moche dyd this good lady yâ— she and the sayd dukes their wyues and counsayls came agayne to Cambray and ther was done great honoure for eche of them enforsed them selfe to do honoure eche to other There was the duches Margarete of Burgoyn and the duches Margaret of Heynault who helde sore in this treaty saynge yâ— if her sonne shulde mary Margarete of Burgoyne she wolde also that her doughter shuld mary JohnÌ„ of Burgoyne and so to make a crosse maryagâ— wherby shulde be yâ— more coniunction of loue And so two of the chyldren of Burgoyne shulde be maryed in to one howse The duke of Burgoyne thought it was ynough to mary his doughter and excused Johan his sonne saynge howe hâ— was to yonge of age to be maryed for the dukâ— of Burgoyne had ymaginacion to mary Jo 〈…〉 his sonne with Katheryne of Fraunce suster 〈…〉 his nephewe the french kyng So thus on 〈…〉 poynt the treaty was lyke to haue fayled for the duches of Bauiers sayd howe there shulde be made no maryage of any of her chyldren with out they were both maryed Alwayes she helde this purpose ther coude no man breke her therof The duches of Brabant hadde great payne to go fro the one to the other and