with gret payne ther was perysshed a fourescore archers and as many men of armes or mo And so by that fortune this army was broken for that tyme. The duke of Bretayne had great marueyle and all those on his parte that they coulde here no worde of them they coulde nat consyder nor ymagenne what lette they hadde Fayne they wolde haue knowen to the entent to haue hadde some comforte for they were sore ouerpressed by sir Olyuer of Clysson sir Guy de la Uall sir Olyuer of Clesqui erle of Langueuylde and the lorde Rochforte and the frenchmen that lay aboute the fronters of Bretayne Than the duke was counsayled to sende sufficient messangers in to Englande to knowe the cause why they came nat and to hast theym forther for they had nede of their helpe The lorde of Beaumonoyre and sir Eustace Housay were desyred by the duke and by them of the couÌ„tre to take on them that voyage in to Englande They answered how they were content to go Than they had letters fro the duke of Bretayne and fro them of the couÌ„tre and so they deê‘ted and toke shyppinge and had wynde and wether at their pleasur and arryued at HaÌ„pton And than yssued out of their vessell and toke horse rode to London This was about Whytsontyde the yere of our lorde god a thousande thre hundred and fourscore THe kynge of Englande was anone certifyed of their comynge So the kynge went to Wyndsore to kepe the feest of Penthecost there and with hym his vncles and a gret nombre of barons and knightes of Englande And thyder came these two foresayd knyghtes of Bretayne and were honourably receyued of the kynge and of his vncles and of all other there they delyuered their letters to the kynge and to his vncles They reed them and knewe therby howe the duke of Bretayne his countrey desyred them effectuously of ayde and confort There these two knightê knewe of the dethe of sir Johan Arundell and the other that were perysshed in the see goyng towarde Bretayne and so there the duke of Lancastre excused the mater and sayd Howe the kyng nor his counsayle was in no faute but the fortune of the see agaynst the whiche no man canne resyst whan god wyll haue it so So the knyghtes helde the kyng excused and greatly complayned the dethe of those knyghtes so perysshed in the see The feest of PeÌ„thecost passed and than they helde a parlyament at Westmyuster and there was all the kynges counsayll And in the same meane season there dyed at LoÌ„don sir Rychard Dangle erle of HuÌ„tyngdon and was buryed in the frere Augustynes The kyng caused his obsequy to be done right honourably with a great nombre of prelates and barones of Englande and the bysshoppe of London sange the masse Than anone after began the parlyament and there it was ordayned yâ— sir Thomas of Wodstocke youngest sonne to kynge Edwarde the thirde and dyuers barones knyghtes squiers with hym shulde passe the see and lande at Calayes and soo to passe by the grace of god throughe Fraunce with thre thousande men of armes and as many archers and so to come in to Bretayne lyke the sonne of a kyng ¶ He toke on hym a great thynge as to passe throughe the realme of Fraunce the whiche is so great and soo noble and wherin there is so noble chyualry and so valyant men of armes WHan these thynges were thus determyned and the voiage coÌ„cluded and agreed Than the kyng of Englande his vncles sent letters to the duke of Bretayne and to them of the countre gyueng them knowledge of their ententes and of their counsayle and parlyament that they had concluded at LoÌ„don Howe that without faute sir Thomas of Wodstocke erle of Buckingham yongest sonÌ„e to kynge Edwarde the thirde shulde shortely passe the see to come and socour theÌ„ The kyng of Englande honoured greatly these knyghtes of Bretayne and gaue them great gyftes and in likewyse so dyd his vncles and so they departed and returned in to Bretayne and delyuered their letters to the duke and he opened and red them and sawe what they contayned and so shewed them to the lordes and knyghtes of his countrey who were well content with that aunswere The kynge of Englande and his vncles forgate nat the voiage that was apoynted but sent for all them that were chosen and apoynted to go with the erle of Buckyngham who were bothe barons knyghtes squiers and other and they were payed for their wages at Douer for thre monethes their wages to begyn assone as they shulde be arryued at Calayes as well men of armes as archers and their passage was delyuered them franke and fre and so they passed lytell and lytell and arryued at Calays and it was a .xv. dayes or they were all past They of Boloyne sawe well howe men of armes archers were issued out of Englande and landed at Calays and gaue knowledge therof ouer all the countrey and to all the frenche garysons to the entent that they shulde take hede euery man to his parte So that whan these tydynges were knowen in bolonoyse and thoronyse in the countie of Guynes knyghtes squiers of the countrey drewe into the forteresses and put therin all that they hadde for feare of lesynge And the capitayns of Boloyne of Arde of Monteire of Spirlo que of Tornehen of Hornes of Lyques and of other castelles on the fronters there entended greatly to prouide for their places for they thought seynge the englisshmen were come ouer in suche a nombre that they shulde haue some assautes gyuen to some of them The tydinges of this passage of the englisshmen was brought to kyng Charles beyng at Parys Than in coÌ„tynent he sent to the lorde Coucy to saynt Quintynes that he shulde prouyde formen of warre and to go in to Picardy to comforte his cyties townes castelles fortersses there The lorde Coucy obeyed the kynges coÌ„maundement as it was reason than he made a somoÌ„s of knightes and squiers of Picardy Arthoyse and Uermandoyse to mete at Peron in Uermandoyse The same tyme the lorde of saynt Pye was capytayne of Arde and of Boloyne sir Johan Bouillers This sir Thomas of Wodstocke erle of Buckynghame yongest sonne to kynge Edwarde the thirde arryued at Calays thre dayes before Maudlyn tyde in the moneth of July the yere of our lorde god a thousand thre hundred and fourscore ¶ Howe the erle of Buckyngham the englisshmen departed fro Calats to go in to FrauÌ„ce and of their order Cap. CCC .lxi. WHan the erle of Buckynghame was aryued at Calays the companyons had great ioye for they thought well nat to tary long there but to go forth on their voâ—age The erle refresshed him two dayes at Calays and on the thirde daye departed and toke the way to Marquegnes It were reason that I shewe you the names of the bauers and pensels that were there with the erle First the erle of
ê‘te of Scotlande whyle the siege was before Tourney Cap. lv ¶ Of the great assemble that the frenche kyng made to reyse the siege before Turney ca. lvi ¶ Howe they of the garyson of Bouhayne distrussed certayne soudyers of Mortaygne before the towne of Conde Cap. lvii ¶ Of the iourney that sir Wylliam Baylleule and sir Walflart de la Croyse made at the bridge of Cresyn Cap. lviii ¶ Howe the erle of Heynault assayled the fortreile of Mortayne in Picardy by dyuers maners Cap. lix ¶ Howe the erle of Heynalte toke the towne of saynt Amande duryng the siege before Tourney Cap. lr ¶ Of the takyng of sir Charles of Momorency and of dyuers other frenchmen at the brige of Cresyn Cap. lxi ¶ Howe the flemynges were before saynt Omers duryng the siege of Turney Cap. lxii ¶ Howe the siege before Turney was broken vp by reason of a truse Cap. lxiii ¶ Of the warres of Bretaygne and howe the duke ther dyed without heyre wherby the discencyon fell Cap. lxiiii ¶ Howe the erle of Mountfort toke the towne and castell of Brest Cap. lxv ¶ Howe the erle of Mountfort toke the cyte of Reynes Cap. lxvi ¶ Howe the erle of Mountfort toke the towne and castell of Hanybout Cap. lxvii ¶ Howe therle MouÌ„tfort dyde homage to the king of EnglaÌ„d for the duchy of breten ca. lxviii ¶ Howe therle MouÌ„tfort was somoned to the ê‘lyament of Parys at the request of the lorde Charles of Bloyes Cap. lxix ¶ Howe the duchy of Bretaygne was iudged to sir Charles of Bloyes Cap. lxx ¶ Of the lordes of FrauÌ„ce that entred in to Bretayne with sir Charles of Bloyes Cap. lxxi ¶ Howe therle MouÌ„tfort was taken at NauÌ„tes and howe he dyed Cap. lxxii ¶ Howe the kyng of EnglaÌ„de the thirde tyme made warre on the scottes Cap. lxxiii ¶ Howe king Dauyd of Scotlande caÌ„e with a great host to Newcastell vpoÌ„tyne ca. lxxiiii ¶ Howe the scottes distroyed the cyte of Dyrham Cap. lxxv ¶ Howe the scottes besieged a castell of therle of Salysburies Cap. lxxvi ¶ Howe the kyng of EnglaÌ„de was in amours of the countesse of Salisbury Cap. lxxvii ¶ Howe therle of Salisbury therle Moret were delyuered out of prison cap. lxxviii ¶ Howe sir Charles of Bloyes with dyuers lordes of Fraunce toke the cytie of Reynes in Bretayne Cap. lxxix ¶ Howe sir Charles of Bloyes besieged the couÌ„tesse of Mountfort in Hanybout ca. lxxx ¶ Howe sir Gaultier of Manny brought the englysshmen in to Bretayne Cap. lxxxi ¶ Howe the tastell of Conquest was wonne two tymes Cap. lxxxii ¶ Howe sir Loyes of Spaygne toke the townes of Dynant and of Gerande cap. lxxxiii ¶ Howe sir Gaultier of Manny discoÌ„fyted sir Loyes of Spayne Cap. lxxxiiii ¶ Howe sir Gaultier of Manny tooke the castell of Gony in the forest Cap. lxxxv ¶ Howe sir Charles of Bloies toke the towne of Carahes cap. lxxxvi ¶ Howe sir JohnÌ„ Butler sir Hubert of Fresnoy were rescued fro dethe Cap. lxxxvii ¶ Howe sir Charles of Bloys toke the towne of Jugon with the castell Cap. lxxxviii ¶ Of the feest and iustes that the kyng of Englande made at London for the loue of the couÌ„tesse of Salisbury Cap. lxxxix ¶ Howe the kyng of England sent sir Robert of Artoyse in to Bretayue Cap. lxxxx ¶ Of the batayle of Gernsay by twenesir Robert of Arthois and sir Loyes of Spaygne on the see Cap. lxxxxi ¶ Howe sir Robert of Arthois toke the cite of Uannes in Bretayne Cap. lxxxxii ¶ Howe sir Robert of Arthoise dyed where he was buryed Cap. lxxxxiii ¶ Howe the kyng of Englande caÌ„e in to Bretayne to make warre there Cap. lxxxxiiii ¶ Howe the lorde Clisson sir Henry of Leon were taken prisoners before UaÌ„nes ca. lxxxxv ¶ Howe the kyng of Englande toke the towne of Dynant Cap. lxxxxvi ¶ What lordes of frauÌ„ce the duke of Norman by brought into Bretayne against the kyng of Englande Cap. lxxxxvii ¶ Howe the kynge of Englande and the duke of Normandy were hoost agaynst hoost loged before Uannes Cap. lxxxxviii ¶ Howe the frenche kynge beheeded the lorde Clysson and dyuers other lordes of Bretayne and of Normandy Cap. lxxxxix ¶ Of the order of saynt George that king Edwarde stablysshed in the castell of Wyndsore Cap. c. ¶ Howe the kyng of Englande delyuered out of prison sir Henry of Leon. Cap. c .i. ¶ Howe the kyng of Englande sent the erle of Derby to make warre in Gascoyne Cap. c .ii. ¶ Howe the erle of Derby conquered the forteresse of Bergerath Cap. c .iii. ¶ Howe the erle of Derby conquered dyuers townes and forteresses in hye Gascoyne Cap. c .iiii. ¶ Howe therle of Quenfort was taken in Gascoyne and delyuered agayne by exchaunge Cap. c .v. ¶ Howe the erle of Layle lieutenant to the frenche kyng in Gascoyne layde siege before Auberoche Cap. c .vi. ¶ Howe the erle of Derby toke before Auberoche the erle of Layle and dyuers other erles and vycountes to the nombre of .ix. Ca. c .vii. ¶ Of the townes that therle of Derby wan in Gascoyne goynge towarde the Ryoll Cap. c .viii. ¶ Howe therle of Derby layde siege to the Ryoll and howe the towne was yelded to hym Cap. c .ix. ¶ Howe sir Gaultier of Manny founde in the Ryoll his fathers sepulture Cap. c .x. ¶ Howe the erle of Derby wanne the castell of the Ryoll Cap. c .xi. ¶ Howe the erle of Derby tooke the towne of Mauleon and after the towne of Franche in Gascoyne Cap. c .xii. ¶ Howe the erle of Derby wanne the cytie of Angolesme Cap. c .xiii. ¶ Howe sir Godfrey of Harcourt was banysshed out of Fraunce Cap. c .xiiii. ¶ Of the dethe of Jaques Dartuell of Gaunt Cap. c .xv. ¶ Of the dethe of WillmÌ„ erle of Heynalt who dyed in Frise and many with him Cap. c .xvi. ¶ Howe sir Johan of Heynault became frenche Cap. c .xvii. ¶ Of the great hoost that the duke of NormaÌ„dy brought into Gascoyne agaynst the erle of Derby Cap. c .xviii. ¶ Howe JohnÌ„ Norwich scaped fro Angolem whan the towne was yelden freÌ„che Cap. c .xix. ¶ Howe the duke of Normandy layd siege to Aguyllon with a hundred M. men Cap. c .xx. ¶ Howe the kyng of Englande went ouer the see agayne to rescue them in Aguyllon Cap. c .xxi. ¶ Howe the kyng of EnglaÌ„de rode in thre batayls thorowe Normandy Cap. c .xxii. ¶ Of the great assemble that the frenche king made to resyst the kynge of Englande Cap. c .xxiii. ¶ Of the batayle of Cane and howe the Englysshmen toke the towne Cap. c .xxiiii. ¶ Howe sir Godfray of Harcort fought with them of Ampens before Parys Cap. c .xxv. ¶ Howe the frenche kyng folowed the kyng of Englande in Beauuonoyse Cap. c .xxvi. ¶ Howe the bataile of Blanche take was foughten bytwene the kyng of Englande and sir Godmar du Fay. Cap. c .xxvii. ¶ Of the order of the englysshmen at Cressey
howe the realme of FrauÌ„ce was full of naueroyse cap. c lxxxxi ¶ Of the naueroyse that the Chanone Robersart disconfyted in Beauoyse nere to the towne of Craule Cap. c lxxxxii ¶ Of the naueroyse that yelded vp saynt Ualerys to the frenchmen after they had ben long besieged Cap. c lxxxxiii ¶ Howe sir Philyp of Nauer reysed vp a thre thousande naueroyse to haue reysed the siege before saynt Ualerys Cap. c lxxxxiiii ¶ Of the Naueroyse that sir Peter Audeley brought on a night to haue takenne the cytie of Chalons cap. c lxxxxv ¶ Howe the Erle of Roucy was taken prisoner the seconde tyme. Cap. c lxxxxvi ¶ Of the thre quenes the naueryse that were besieged by the duke of NormaÌ„dy in Melune Cap. c. lxxxxâ—ii ¶ Howe the lorde Broquart of Fenestrages other frenchemen ordayned their bataylles agaynst the lorde Eustace Dambreticourt the englysshmen in ChaÌ„payne Cap. c lxxxxviii ¶ Of the batayle of Nogent bytwene the lorde Broquart of Fenestrages of the nacyon of Lorayne on the freÌ„che partie and sir Eustace Dabretycourt of the nacyon of Heynalt on the Englysshe partie Cap. c lxxxxix ¶ Howe the robbers and pyllers that kept fortresses in Fraunce began to declyne by myracle Cap. cc. ¶ Howe the frenchemen refused the peace that the kyng had made in Englande Cap. cc .i. ¶ Howe sir Eustace DaÌ„bretycourt was delyuered out of prison by great raunsome cap. cc .ii. ¶ Howe sir Broquart of Fenestrages made hymselfe to be payed of his wages of the duke of Normandy regent of Fraunce Cap. cc .iii. ¶ Of the iourney that sir RobrÌ„t Canoll made in Berry and Auuergne and of the lordes and gentylmen of the countre that pursewed after hym Cap. cc .iiii. ¶ Of the almayns that abode the kyng of Englande at Calys to ryde with hym in to the realme of Fraunce kyng Johan beyng styll prisoner in Englande Cap. cc .v. ¶ Of the great host that the kyng of EnglaÌ„de brought in to FrauÌ„ce to make warr there kynge Johan beyng prisoner in Englande and of the order of the Englysshe hoost Cap. cc .viii. ¶ Howe the kynge of Englande departed fro Calys and of the order of his hoost in ridynge thorowe Picardy and so to the cytie of Reynes Cap. cc .vii. ¶ Howe the kynge of Englande besieged the cytie of Reynes and of the castell of Charigny taken by the Englysshemen And of the warre that began agayne bytwene the duke of Normandy and the kyng of Nauer Cap. cc .viii. ¶ Howe the lorde of Roy disconfyted the lorde of Gomegynes and howe the castell of Comercy was taken by the englysshmen Cap. cc. ix ¶ Howe the kynge of Englande as he wente wasted and distroyed the countrey and howe he came to Aguyllon and there taryed and of the great prouisyon that came after his hoost Cap. cc .x. ¶ Howe the kyng of Englande put the realme of Fraunce in to great trybulacion and of the prophecyes of the frere of Auygnon and of the ¶ Howe sir Robert Canoll sir Johan Chandos departed fro DoÌ„me without wynnyng of it and wâ—â— and toke Gauaches and Rochemador and dyuers other townes that were tourned frenche Cap. cc .lviii. ¶ Howe the erle of Cambridge and the erle of Penbroke toke by great aduyse the gaiyson of Bourdell Cap. cc .lix. ¶ Howe sir Robert Canoll sir Johan Chandos and sir Thomas Phelton ordered their people and retourned to the prince Ca. cc .lx. ¶ Howe the englysshe companyons tooke the castell of Bell perche therin the duke of Burbons mother and also they toke the stronge castell of saynt Seuere in Berry Cap. cc .lxi. ¶ Howe the castell of Roche sur yone was yelden vp to the englisshmen and howe the capyteyne therof was beheeded by the commaundement of the duke of Aniou Cap. cc. lxii ¶ Howe the duke of Burgoyne deê‘ted fro the cyye of Roen to th entent to fight with the duke of Lancastre howe they lodged eche agaynst other at Tournehen Cap. cc .lxiii. ¶ Howe sir JohnÌ„ Chandos brought the countre of Aniou in great trybulacion and howe he wasted distroyed the landes of the vycouÌ„t of Roch choart except the fortresses Ca. cc .lxiiii. ¶ Howe sir Loys of Sanxere came on therle of Penbroke and slewe dyuers of his men and besieged the erle in an howse Cap. ii C .lxv. ¶ Howe sir JohnÌ„ Chandos caÌ„e to the socoure and rescue of therle of Penbroke Cap. cc .lxvi. ¶ Howe quene Philyppe of Englande passed out of this mortall lyfe and of the thre requestes that she desyred of the kyng her husband or she departed Cap. cc .lxvii. ¶ Howe the duke of Burgoyne deê‘ted fro the duke of Lancastre without batayle howe the duke of LaÌ„castre went to Calys Ca. cc .lviii. ¶ Howe the countrey of Uermandoyse and the couÌ„tie of saynt Poule were wasted sir Hugh of Chastellone taken Cap. cc .lxix. ¶ Howe sir Johan Chandos was slayne in a batayle and finally the frenchmen discomfyted in the same batayle Cap. cc .lxx. ¶ Howe the lorde of Coucy the lorde of Pomyers wolde nat entre in to the warre nother on the one parte nor on the other and howe the lorde of Maleuale and the lorde of Marnayle tourned frenche Cap. cc .lxxi. ¶ The copy of the letters sent fro the kynge of England in to Acquitayne and howe Chastelerant was taken and Bell perche besieged by the frenchmen Cap. cc .lxxii. ¶ Howe the erle of Cambridge and the erle of Penbroke ledde a way fro the garyson of Bell perche the duke of Burbons mother all tho that were within Cap. cc .lxxiii. ¶ Howe the duke of Burbon gaue leaue to all his men to departe when he knewe that the lady his mother was ledde a way Cap. cc .lxxiiii. ¶ Howe the duke of Aniou came fro Tholouse to Parys and howe kynge Charles sent hym with the duke of Berry his brother in to Aquitayne agaynst the englisshmen Cap. cc .lxxv. ¶ Howe sir Bertram of Clesquy deê‘ted out of Spayne weÌ„t to Tholous where as the duke of Aniou receyued hym ioyously Ca. cc .lxxvi. ¶ Howe they of Monsac and of MouÌ„tpellyer yelded them to the duke of Aniowe and of the duke of Berry who layde siege before the cytie of Lymoges Cap. cc .lxxvii. ¶ Howe trewse was made bytwene England and Scotlande and howe sir Robert Canoll brent and eryled the countrey of Picardy and Uermandoyse Cap. cc .lxxviii. ¶ Howe they of Noyon toke the englysshmen that had set fyre in the bysshops bridge howe the frenche kyng sent for sir Bertram of Clesquy Cap. cc .lxxix. ¶ Howe they of Lymoges yelded them to the duke of Berrey and howe he brake vp his army Cap. cc .lxxx. ¶ Howe sir Robert Canoll entred in to the realme of FrauÌ„ce with a great nombre of men of armes and came nere to the cytie of Parys Cap. cc .lxxxi. ¶ Howe sir Bertram of Clesquy made great warre in the countie of Lymoges and
mother who was as than deed and he had a doughter a lyue and the duke her vncle had maryed her to the lord Charles of Bloyes eldyst sonne of therle Guy of Bloyes that the same erle had by the suster of kyng PhilyppÌ„ of France Who as than raygned and had promysed with her in maryage the duchy of Bretayne after his dyscease for he douted that the erle Mountfort wolde clayme the inherytance as next of blode and yet he was nat his proper brother germayne And the duke thought that the doughter of his brother germayne oughte by reason to be more nere to the Inherytaunce after his dycease than therle MouÌ„tfort his brother And bycause he fered that after his dycease therle of Mountfort wolde take away the ryght fro his yongnese therfore he maryed her with the sayd sir Charles of Bloys to thyntent that kyng Philyp vncle to her housbande shuld ayd to kepe her right agaynst therle Mountfort yf he medyll any thynge in the mater Assone as the erle MouÌ„tfort knewe that the duke his brother was deed he went incoÌ„tynent to Nauntes the souerayne cytie of all Bretayne And he dyd somoche to the burgesses and to the people of the contrey ther about that he was receyued as their chefe lord as moost next of blode to his brother dysceased and so dyd to hym homage and fealtie Than he his wyfe who had both the hertê of a lyon determyned with their counsell to call a court and to kepe a solempne feest at Nauntes at a day lymitted agaynst the which day thei sent for all the nobles and counsails of the good to wnes of Bretayne to be there to do their homage and fealte to hym as to their soueraygne lorde In the meane season or this feest began therle Mounfort with a great nombre of men a warr deê‘ted fro Nauntes and went to Lymogines for he was enformed that the tresur that his father had gadered many a day before was ther kept secrete Whan he came ther he entred into the cyte with gret tryumphe and dyd hym moche honour and was nobly receyued of the burgesses of the clergie of the coÌ„mons and they all dyd hym fealtie as to their soueraygne lorde And by such meanes as he founde yâ— gret treasur was delyuerd to him and whan he had taryed there at his pleasure he deê‘ted with all his treasur and came to Nauntes to the couÌ„tes his wyfe And so their they taryed in grete ioye tyll the day came of the feest and made gret prouysioÌ„s against the same And whan the day caÌ„e and no man apered for no coÌ„maundement except one knyght called sir Henry du Leon a noble and a puysaunt man So they kept the feest a thre dayes as well as they might with such as were ther. Than it was determyned to retayne soudyers a horsbacke and a fote and so to dyspende his gret tresure to attayne to his purpose of the duchy and to constrayne all rebels to coÌ„e to mercy So soudyers wer retayned on all sydes and largely payed so that they had a great noÌ„bre a fote and a horsbacke nobles and other of dyuerse countreis ¶ Howe therle of Mountfort toke the towne and castell of Brest Cap. lxv WHan therle of Mountfort sawe howe he had peple ynough than he was couÌ„sayled to go and conquere all the coÌ„tre outher by loue or by force and to subdue all his rebels Than he yssued out of the cytie of NauÌ„tes with a great hoost and went to a strong castell standynge on the see syde called Brest and captayne therin was sir Garnyer of Clysson a noble knyght and one of the grettest barownes in Bretayne Th erle Mountfort or he came to Brest he constrayned so all the countrey except the fortresses that euery man folowed hym a horsbacke or a fote none durste do none otherwyse whan therle caÌ„e to the castell of Brest he caused ser HeÌ„ry de Leon to sende to the captayn to speke with hym mouyng hym to obey to therle as to the duke of Bretayne The knight answered he wold do nothyng after that mocyon tyll he had otherwyse in coÌ„maundement fro hym that ought to be lorde ther by right and the next day therle dyd assaut the castell Within the castell were a .iii. C. men of armes and euery man was set to his part of defence and than the captayn toke a xl good men of armes came to the barryers so ther was a sore assaut and dyuers sore hurt But finally ther came so many assaylaÌ„tes that the bayles were wonne byfore and the defeÌ„dantes fayne to retourne into the castell at a harde aduenture for ther were dyuers slayne but the captayne dyd so valyantly that he brought his company into the chyefe gate They that kepte the warde of the gate whan they sawe that myschyefe feared lesyng of the castell and sodenly they lette downe the portcolyse and closed their owne capteyne and certayne with him without who right nobly defeÌ„ded themselfe They were sore hurt and in great daunger of deth and the captayne wold neuer yelde hymselfe they with in cast out stones tymber yron and pottê with quycke lyme so that the assaylantes were fayne to drawe backe than they drue vp a lytell of the portcolyse and the captayne entred and his coÌ„pany such as wer left a lyue with him sore wouÌ„ded The next day therle caused certayne ingeÌ„s to be raysed and sayde howe that he wolde nat depart thens tyll he had the castell at his pleasure The thyrde day he vnderstode howe the captayne within was deed of such hurtes as he receyued before at entrynge into the castell and trewe it was Than the duke Mountfort caused a great assaut to be made and had certayne instrumentes made of tymber to caste ouer the dykes to come to the harde walles they within defended themselfe aswell as they myght tyll it was noone Than the duke desyred theÌ„ to yelde and to take hym for their duke and he wold frely pardon them Whervpon they toke counsell and the duke caused the assaut to cease and fynally they yelded them their lyues and goodes saued than therle of Mountfort entred into the castell with certayne nombre and receyued the feaultie of all the men of that Chatelayne And ther he sette to be captayne a knyght whom he trusted moche and than he retourned to his felde right ioyouse ¶ Howe therle of Mountfort toke the cytie of Renes Cap. lxvi WHan the erle of Mountfort was retourned to his felde had stably sâ—hed his captayns in the castell of Brest ThanÌ„e he drewe towarde the cite of Renes the which was nat farr thens euery where as he weÌ„t he made euery man to do him homage and feaulte as to their ryght lorde and dayly encreased his hoost So he came before Renes and pyght vp his tentes and lodged his peple rounde aboute the cyte and in the subbarbes They wtin made great semblant of defence capytaine ther was
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
do rather ye shulde make good chere and be ioyfull seyng ye haue chased away your enmies who durst nat abyde you let other men study for the remynant Than the kyng sayd a dere lady knowe for trouthe that syth I entred into the castell ther is a study coÌ„e to my mynde so yâ— I can nat chuse but to muse nor I cannat tell what shall fall therof put it out of my herte I cannat A sir ê™ the lady ye ought alwayes to make good chere to confort ther with yo â— peple god hath ayded you so in yo â— besynes and hath gyuen you so great graces that ye be the moste douted and honoured priuce in all christeÌ„dome and if the kyng of scottes haue done you any dy spyre or damage ye may well amende it whan it shall please you as ye haue done dyuerse tymes or this Sir leaue your musyng and come into yâ— hall if it please you yo â— dyner is all redy a fayre lady ê™ the kyng other thynges lyeth at my hert that ye knowe nat of but surely yâ— swete be hauyng the perfyt wysedom the good grace noblenes and exelleÌ„nt beauty that I se in you hath so sore surprised my hert yâ— I can nat but loue you and without your loue I am but déed Than the lady sayde a ryght noble prince for goddessake mocke nor tempt me nat I can nat byleue that it is true that ye say nor that so noble a prince as ye be wold thynke to dyshonour me and my lorde my husbande who is so valyant a knight and hath done your grace so gode seruyce and as yet lyethe in prison for your quarell CerteÌ„ly sir ye shulde in this case haue but a small prayse nothyng the better therby I had neuer as yet such a thoght in my hert nor I trust in god neuer shall haue for no man lyueng If I had any suche intencyon your grace ought nat all onely to blame me but also to punysshe my body ye and by true iustice to be dismeÌ„bred Therwith the lady deê‘ted fro the kyng went into the hall to hast the dyner than she returned agayne to the kyng and broght some of his knyghtes with her and sayd sir yf it please you to come into the hall your knightê abideth for you to wasshe ye haue ben to long fastyng Than yâ— kyng went into the hall wassht and sat down amonge his lordes the lady also the kyng ete but lytell he sat styll musyng and as he durst he cast his eyen vpon the lady Of his sadnesse his knyghtê had maruell for he was nat acustomed so to be some thought it was bycause the scottê were scaped fro hym all yâ— day the kyng taryed ther wyst nat what to do SoÌ„tyme he ymagined that honour and trouth defeÌ„ded him to set his hert in such a case to dyshonour such a lady so true a knyght as her husband was who had alwayes well truely serued hym On thother ê‘â— loue so constrayned hym that the power therof surmounted honour and trouth Thus yâ— kyng debated in hymself all that day all that night In the mornyng he a rose and dysloged all his hoost and drewe after the scottes to chase them out of his realme Than he toke leaue of the lady sayeng my dere lady to god I coÌ„mende you tyll I returne agayne requiryng you to aduyse you otherwyse than ye haue sayd to me Noble prince ê™ the lady god yâ— father glorious be yo â— coÌ„duct and put you out of all bylayne thoughtê sir I am euer shal be redy to do your grace ser uyce to your honour and to myne therwith the kyng deê‘ted all abasshed And soo folowed the scottes tyll he came to the cyte of Berwyke and went lodged within iiii leages of the forelt of Gedeors wher askyng Dauyd and all his coÌ„pany were entred in trust of the great wyldernesse The kyng of England taryed ther a .iii. dayes to se if the scottes wold yssue out to fight with hym in these thre dayes ther were dyuers skirmysshes on bothe ê‘ties and dyuers slayne taken and sore hurte amonge the scottes Sir Wyllyam Duglas was he that dyd moost trouble to thenglysshemen he bare azure a comble syluer thre starres goules ¶ Howe therle of Salysbury and therle Moret were delyuerd out of prison by exchaunge Cap. lxxviii IN these sayd thre dayes ther were noble men on bothe parties that treatid for a peace to be had bytwene these two kynges and their treatie toke suche essect that a trewse was agreed to endure two yere so that the frenche kynge wolde therto agree For the kyng of scottes was so sore alyed to the frenche kyng yâ— he might take no peace without his coÌ„sent and it so be the frenche kyng wolde nat agree to the peace than the truse to endure to the first day of May folowyng And it was agreed that therle of Morette shulde be quyte for his prisonment if the kyng of scottes coude do somoche to purchase with the frenche kyng that therle of Salisbury might in lyke maner be quyte out of prison the whiche thyng shulde be done before the feest of saynt JohnÌ„ of Baptyst next after The kyng of Englande agreed yâ— soner to this truse bycause he had warre in France in Gascoyne in Poycton in Xaynton in Bretaygne and in euery place he had men of warre at his wages than the kyng of scottes sent great messangers to the french kyng to agre to this truse The freÌ„che kyng was coÌ„tent seyng it was the desyre of the kyng of scottê thaÌ„ therle of Salisbuey was sent into Englande and the kyng of England sent incoÌ„tynent therle Moret into Scotland ¶ Howe sir Charles du Bloys with dyuers lordes of Fraunce toke the cytie of Kenes in Bretayne Cap. lxxix IT is to be knowen that whan the duke of NormaÌ„dy the duke of Burgoyne yâ— duke of AlaÌ„son the duke of Burbon therle of Bloys the constable of Fraunce therle of Guynes his sonne sir James de Burbone sir Loyes of Spaygne with other lordes and knyghtes of Fraunce Whan they were departed out of Bretayne and had conquered the stronge castell of Chastoneaux the cyte of Nantes and taken therle of MouÌ„tfort and delyuerd hym to yâ— frenche kyng who had put hym in prison in the castell of Loure in Parys and ser Charles of Bloys beyng in Nantes and the contrey obeyed to hym rounde about abydinge the somer season to make better warr than in wynter Whan the swete season of somer approched the lordes of Fraunce and dyuers other drue towarde Bretayne with a great hoost to ayde sir Charles de Blois to recouer yâ— resydue of the duchy of Bretayne They fouÌ„de Charles of Bloys in NaÌ„tes than they determyned to lay sege to Kenes The countesse of Mountfort had well preueÌ„ted the mater and had set ther for captayne ser Wyllyam of Cadudall breton the lordes of France came thyder and
dyd moche trouble with assautes howbeit they within defended themselfe so valiantly that their ennemyes loste more than they wanne Whan the countesse of Mountfort knewe that the lordes of Fraunce were come in to Bretaygne with suche a puyssance she sende sir Amery of Clysson into Englande desyring socourse of the kyng on the coÌ„dycion that therle of Mountfortê son and heyre shuld take to wyf one of the kynges doughters and shulde be called duches of Bretayne The king of England was as than at London makyng chere to therle of Salisbury who was newe come out of prison whan this sir Amery of Clysson was come to the kyng and had made relacyon of his message The kyng graunted his request and coÌ„maunded sir Water of Manny to take with hym as many men of warr as sir Amery desyred shortly to make them redy to go into Bretayne to ayde the countesse of Mountfort and to take with him a .iii. M. archers of the best Thus ser Water and sir Amery toke the see and with theÌ„ went the two bretherne of Lyned all sir Loys sir JohnÌ„ the Haz of Brabant ser Hubert of Fresnoy ser Aleyn Syrefound and dyuers other a .vi. M. archers But a great tempest toke theÌ„ on the see and a contrary wynde wherfore they abode on the see .xl. dayes all this season the lordes of France with sir Charles de Bloys kepte styll the sege before Renes and sore coÌ„strayned them within so that the burgesses of the towne wold gladly haue takeÌ„ apoyntmeÌ„t but their captayne sir WyllmÌ„ of Cadudall wold in no wyse agree therto Whan the burgesses and the commons of the towne had endured moche payne sawe no socours coÌ„myng fro no ê‘tie they wold haue yelded vp the towne but the captayne wold nat whan they sawe that finally they toke hym and put hym in prison And made couenaunt with sir Charles du Bloys to yelde vp the towne the next day on the condycion that all such as were of the countes part myght go their wayes whyther they lyst without danger or trouble the lord Charles de Bloys dyd grauÌ„t their desyre Thê° the cytie of Renes was gyuen vp the yere of our lord M .iii. C .xlii. in the begynning of May. Sir WyllmÌ„ of Nuadudall wolde nat tary ther but went streyght to Hanybout to the countesse of MouÌ„tfort who as than had hard no tidyngs of sir Amery of Clysson nor of his company ¶ Howe sir Charles du Bloys besieged the countesse of Mountfort in Hanybout Cap. lxxx WHan the cytie of Renes was gyuen vp the burgesses made their homage fealtie to the lord Charles of Bloys Than he was counselled to go and lay siege to Hany boute wher as the countesse was sayeng that therle beyng in prison yf they myght gette the countesse and her sonne it shulde make an ende of all their warre Than they went all to Hany bout and layed siege therto and to the castell also as ferr as they might by lande with the couÌ„tesse in Hanybout ther was the bysshop of Leon in Bretayne also ther was sir yues of Tribiquedy the lorde of Landreman sir WyllmÌ„ of Nuadudall and the Chatelayne of Guyngnape the two bretherne of Nuyreth sir Henry and 〈◊〉 Olyuer of PeÌ„nefort and dyuers other Whan the countesse and her company vnderstode that the frenchmen were commyng to lay siege to the towne of Hanybout than it was commauÌ„ded to sounde the watche bell a laâ— and euery man to be armed and drawe to their defence Whan sir Charles and the frenchmen came nere to the towne they commaunded to lodge ther that nyght some of the yong lusty companyons caÌ„e skirmysshyng to the barrers and some of them within yssued out to theym so that ther was a great affray but the genowayes and freÌ„chmen loste more than they wanne Whan night came on euery man drewe to their lodgynge yâ— next day the lordes toke counsayle to assayle the batrers to se the maner of them within and so the thyrde day they made a great assaute to the batrers fro mornyng tyll it was noone Than the assaylantes drewe a backe sore beaten and dyuerse slayne whan the lordes of Fraunce sawe their men drawe a backe they were sore dyspleased and caused the assaut to begynne agayne more ferser than it was before and they within defended theÌ„selfe valyantly The countesse her selfe ware harnesse on her body and rode on a great courser fro strete to strete desyringe her peple to make good defence and she caused damoselles and other women to cutte shorte their kyrtels and to cary stones pottes full of chalk to the walles to be cast downe to their ennemyes This lady dyd ther an hardy enterprise she mouÌ„ted vp to the heyght of a towre to se how the frenchmen were ordred Wtout She sawe howe that all the lordes and all other people of thoost were all gone out of ther felde to thassaut than she toke agayne her courser armed as she was and caused thre hundred men a horsbacke to be redy and she went with theym to another gate wher as there was non assaut She yssued out and her company and dasshed into the frenche lodgynges and cutte downe tentes and set fyre in their lodgynges she founde no defence ther but a certayne of varlettes and boyes who ran away Whan the lordes of France loked behynde them sawe their lodgynges a fyre and harde the cry and noyse ther they retourned to the felde cryeng treason treason so that all thassaut was left Whan the countesse sawe that she drewe to gyder her coÌ„pany and whan she sawe she coud nat entre agayne into the towne without great damage she toke an other way and went to the castell of Brest the whiche was nat ferr thens Whan sir Loys of Spayne who was marshal of the host was come to the felde and sawe their lodgynges brennyng and sawe the countesse her coÌ„pany goynge away he folowed after her with a great nombre he chased her so nere that he slewe and hurte dyuerse of theym that were behynde yuell horsed But the countesse and the moost parte of her company rode so well that they came to Breste and there they were receyued with great ioye The next day the lordes of Fraunce who hadde lost their tentes and their prouisyons thanne tooke counsayle to lodge in bowers of trees more nerer to the towne and they had great marueyle whan they knewe that the countesse herselfe had done that enterprise They of the towne wyst nat wher the countesse was become wherof they were in great trouble for it was fyue dayes or they harde any tidynges The countesse dyd somoche at Brest that she gate togyder a .v. hundred speres and than about mydnight she departed fro Brest and by the sonne rysing she came along by the one syde of the hoost and came to one of the gates of Hanybout the which was opyned for her and ther in she entred and allher coÌ„pany with gret noyse
than he called his company and toke counsaile what was best to do some thought one thynge some thought an other but they wyst nat what remedy to synde Than sir Gaultier of MaÌ„ny sayd sirs it shuld be great honour for vs if we might delyuer out of daunger yonther two knyghtes and yf we put it in aduenture though we fayle therof yet kynge Edwarde our mayster woll canne vs moche thanke therfore and so woll all other noble men that herafter shall here of the case At leest it shal be sayd howe we dyd our deuoyre sirs this is myne aduyse if ye woll folow it for me thynketh a man shulde well adueÌ„ture his body to saue the lyues of two suche valyant knyghtes Myne aduyse is that we deuyde our selfe into two partes the one part incontynent to yssue out at this gate and to a range themself on the dykes to styrre thoost and to skirmysshe I thynke that all the hole hoost woll come rennyng thyder And sir Aymery ye shall be capytayne of that company and take with you a .vi. thousand good archers and shre hundred men of armes and I shall take with me a hundred men of armes and fyue hundred archers And I wyll yssue out at the posterne couertly shal dasshe into the hoost a monge the lodgynges be hynde the whiche I thynke we shall synde as good as voyde I shall haue suche with me as shall well bring me to the tent of sir Charles du Bloyes where as I thynke we shall fynde the two knyghtes prisoners and I ensure you we shall do our deuoyreto delyuer them This deuyse pleased them all and incontynent they armed them and about the houre of dyner sir Aymery of Clysson yssued out with his company and set opyn the chiefe gate towardes the hoost and some of them dasshed sodaynly into thoost and cut downe tentes and slewe and hurte dyuerse thoost was in a sodayne fray and in hast armed theym and drewe towardes thenglyssh men and bretons Who fayre and easely reculed backe there was a sore skirmysshe and many a manne ouerthrowen on bothe parties than sir Aymery drewe his people a longe on the bykes within the barryers and the archers redy on bothe sydes the way to receyue their ennemys The noyse and crye was so great that all the hole hoost drewe thyder and left their tentes voyde sauynge a certayne varlettes In the meane season sir Gaultier of Manny and his coÌ„pany yssued out at a posterne priuely and caÌ„e behynde the hoost and entred into the lodgynges of the frenche lordes for there were none to resyst theÌ„ all were at the skirmysshe ThanÌ„e sir Gaultier went streyght to sir Charles of Bloys tent and founde there the two knyghtes prisoners 〈◊〉 Hubert of Fresnoy and sir JohnÌ„ Butteler and made them incoÌ„tynent to leape vpon two good horses that they brought thyder for the same intent and retourned incontynent and entred agayne into Hanybout the same way thei yssued out the countesse receyued them with gret ioy All this season they fought styll at the gate than tidynges came to the lordes of Fraunce howe the two knyghts prisoners were rescued whan sir Loyes of Spayne knewe therof he thought hym selfe dysceyued and he demaunded which way they were gone that made that rescue and it was shewed hym howe they were entred into Hanybout ThanÌ„e sir Loyes departed fro the assaut and went to his lodgynge right sore dyspleased than all other lefte the assant in there trayet there were two knyghtes that aduentured them selfe so forwarde that they were taken by the frenchmen the lorde Landreman and the Chathelayne of Guyngnape wherof sir Charles of Bloyes hadde great ioye and they were brought to his tent and there they were so preched to that they tourned to sir Charles parte and dyd homage and feaultie to hym The .iii. day after all the lordes assembledde in the lorde Charles tent to take counsayle for they sawe well that Hanybout was so strong and so well fortifyed with men of warreâ— that they thought they shulde wynne but lytell there And also the countrey was so wasted that they wyst nat why ther to go to forage also wynter was at hande wherfore they all agreed to depart Than they counsayled sir Charles of Bloyes that he shuld sende newe prouisyons to all cyties townes fortresses suche as he had wonne and noble capitayns with good soudyours to defende their places fro their ennemyes And also if any man wolde treat for a trewse to Whytsontyde that it shulde nat be refused ¶ Howe sir Charles of Bloyes toke the towne of Jugon and the castell Cap. lxxxviii TO this counsell euery man agreed for it was thauÌ„e bytwene saynt Reymy and All sayntes the yere of ourelorde god M. CCC .xlii. Than euery man departed 〈◊〉 Charles of Bloys went to Carahes withall the lordes of his partie and he retayned certayne of the lordes styll with hym to counsayle hym in all his besynesse And whyle he lay there on a day a burges and a riche marchant of Jugon was taken by the marshall sir Robert of Beannoys and he was brought to the lorde Charles This burgesse had all the rule in the towne of Jugon vnder the countesse also he was welbeloued in the towne This burges was put in feare of his lyfe he desyred to be let passe for his ransome how be it he was so handled one wayes and other that he fell in a bargayn to betray the towne of Jugone and to leaue opyn a certayne gate for he was so well be trusted in the tawne that he kept the kayes whan he was ther This to acomplysshe he layed his sonne in hostage and sir Charles promysed to gyue hym fyue hundred pounde of yerely rent the day of poyntment came and the gate was lefte opyn at nâ—ght and sir Charles and his company entred into the towne with great puyssaunce the watche of the castell dyd perceyue them and he began to cry a larum treason treason They of the towne began to styre and whan they sawe that the towne was loste they fledde to the castell by heapes and the burgesse that had done the treason fled with theÌ„ for a countenaÌ„ce And whan it was day sir Charles his company entred into the houses to lodge and toke what they wolde and whanÌ„e he sawe the castell so stronge and so full of men he sayd he wold nat go thens tyll he had it at his pleasure Sir Gerard of Rochfort captayne of the castell perceyued the burgesse yâ— had betrayed them he toke and hanged hym ouer the walles and whan they consydred howe sir Charles had made a vowe nat to deê‘t thens tyll he had the castell and that their prouysion wolde nat serue them .x. dayes they agreed to yelde them their goodes that was left and their lyues saued the which was grauÌ„ted them And so they made fealtie and homage to sir Charles of Bloyes and he stablysshed captayne there the sayd sir Gerard of
was darke to thyntent to make them within the more abasshed they made great fiers so that the brightnesse therof gaue lyght into the cytie Wherby they within had wende that their houses had ben a fyre and cryed treason many were a bedde to rest them of their trayuell the day before and so rose sodenly and ran towardes the lyght without order or gode aray and without counsell of their captayns euery man within armed them Thus whyle they were in this trouble therle of Quenefort and sir Water of Manny with the thyrde batell came to the walles wher as there was no defence made and with their ladders mounted vp and entred into the towne the freÌ„chmen toke no hede of them they were so ocupyed in other places tyll they sawe their ennemis in the stretes Than euery maÌ„ fledde away to saue themselfe the captayns had no leaser to go into the castell but were fayne to take their horses yssued out at a postern happy was he that might get out to saue hymselfe all that euer were sene by thenglysshmen were taken or slayne and the towne ouer ron and robbed and the countesse and sir Robert Dartoyes entred into that towne with great ioy ¶ Howe sir Robert Dartoys dyed and where he was buryed Cap. lxxxxiii THus as I haue shewed you the cyte of Uannes was taken and a fyue dayes after the countesse of Mountfort sir Gualtier of Manny sir yues of Tribiquedy and dyuerse other knyghtê of englande and of Bretayne returned to Hanybout and therle of Salysbury therle of Pennefort therle of Suffolke therle of Cornwall departed fro Uannes fro sir Robert Dartoyes with thre thousandemen of armes and thre M. archers and went and layed siege to the cytie of Renes And sir Charles de Bloyes was departed thens but foure dayes before and was gone to Nantes but he had left in the cytie many lordes knyghtes and squyers And styll sir Loys of Spayne was on the see and kept so the fronters agaynst Englande that none coude go bytwene Englande and Bretayne without great danger They had done that yere to Englande great damage for the takyng thus of Uannes by thenglysshmen the countrey was sore abasshedde for they thought that there hadde been suche capitaynes that had ben able to haue detended de it agaynst all the worlde they knewe well the towne was stronge and well prouyded or men of warre and artyllary for this mysadnenture sir Henry of Leon and the lorde Clysson were sore a basshedde for their ennemyes spake shame agaynst theym These two knyghtes were so sore dyspleased with the mater that they gette togyder a company of knyghtes and soudyours so that at a day apoynted they met before the cytie of Uannes mothan .xii. thousande of one and other thyder came the lorde Robert of Beaumanoyre marshall of Bretayn they layd sege to the cite on all sydes and than assayled it fersly Whan 〈◊〉 Robert Dartoys sawe howe he was besieged in the cytie he was nat neglygent to kepe his defence and they without were fierse by cause they wolde nat that they that laye at siege at Renes shulde nat trouble theym They made so feerse assaute and gaue theym within so moche a do that they wan the barryers and after the gates and so cutted into the cytie by force The englysshmen were put to the chase and dyuerse hurte and slayne and specially sir Robert Dartoyes was sore hurte and scapedde hardely vntaken he departed at a posterne and the lorde Stafforde with hym the lorde Spencer was taken by sir Henry of Leon but he was so sore hurte that he dyed the thyrde day after Thus the frenchemen wanne agayne the cytie of Uannes sir Robert Darteyes taryed a season in Hanybout sore hurte and at laste he was counsayled to go into Englande to seke helpe for his hurtes but he was so 〈◊〉 handled on the see that his soores rankeled and at laste landed and was brought to London and within a shorte space after he dyed of the same hurtes and was buryed in London in the church of saynt Poule the kynge dyd as nobly his obsequy as though it had ben for his owne proper cosyne germayne therle of Derby his dethe was greatly be moned in Englande and the kyng of Englande sware that he wolde neuer rest tyll he had reuenged his dethe And sayde howe he wolde go hym selfe into Bretayne and bringe the countrey in suche case that it shulde nat be recouered agayne in fortie yere after Incontynent he sent out letters throughout his realme that euery noble man and other shulde come to hym within a moneth after And prepared a great nauy of shyppes and at the ende of the moneth he toke the see and toke landyng in Bretayne nat farre fro Uannes there as sir Robert Dartoyes ariyued he was thre dayes a landyng of all his prouisyon the .iiii. day he went towarde Uannes And all this season therle of Salisbury and therle of PeÌ„broke were lyeng at siege before Renes ¶ Howe the kyng of Englande came into Bretayne to make warre there Cap. lxxxxiiii AFter the kyng of Englande had ben a lande a certayne space he went and layed siege to UaÌ„nes And with in the towne ther was sir O lyuer of Clysson and sir HeÌ„ry of Leon the lorde of Turmyne sir Geffray of Malestrayet and sir Guy of Lohearc they supposed well before that the kyng of Englande wolde come into Bretayne wherfore they had prouyded the towne and castell with all thyngs necessary The kyng made a great assaut that endured halfe a day but lytell good they dyd the cyte was so well defeÌ„ded WhanÌ„e the countesse of Mountfort knewe that the kyng of Englande was come she departed fro Hanybout accompanyed with sir Gaultier of Manny and dyuers other knyghtes squyers and came before UaÌ„nes to se the kyng and the lordes of thoost and a foure dayes after she retourned agayne to Hanyboute with all her owne company ¶ Nowe let vs speke of sir Charles of Bloyes who was in Nauntes and assone as he knewe that the kyng of England was aryued in Bretayne he sent worde therof to the frenche kyng his vncle desyring him of socour Whan the king of England sawe this cyte so strong and hard reported howe the countrey ther about was so poore and so sore wasted yâ— they wyst nat wher to get any forage nother for maÌ„ nor beest ThaÌ„ he ordayned to deuyde his nombre first therle of Arundell the lorde Stafforde sir water of Manny sir yues of Tribyquedy and sir Rychard of Rochfort with .vi. C. men of armes vi M. archers to kepe styll the siege before UaÌ„nes to ryde and distroy the contrey all about And the kyng went to Renes wher he was ioy fully receyued with them that lay at siege there before and had done a long season And whan the kyng had ben ther a fyue dayes he vnderstode that sir Charles du Bloyes was at Nantes and
Xaynton that it were to long to reherse theÌ„ all and dayly they encreased Tidynges came to the lordes that lay at siege before Nantes that the duke of Normandy was commynge thyder with .xl. M. men of warr IncoÌ„tynent thei sent worde therof to the kyng of England than the kyng studyed a lytell and thought to breke vp his siege before Uannes and also his siege before Renes and all togyder to drawe to Nauntes But than his counsell sayd to hym sir ye be here in a good sure ground and nere to your nauy and sende for them that lyeth at siege before Nantes to come to you and let the siege ly styll before Renes for they be nat so ferr of but they shal be euer redy to come to you yf nede be the kynge agreed to this counsell and so sent for theÌ„ before Nauntes and they came to hym to UaÌ„nes The duke of Normandy came to Nantes wher sir Charles de Bloys was the lordes loged in the cytie and their men abrode in the coÌ„trey for they coude nat all lodge in the cytie nor in the subbarbes ¶ Howe the kynge of Englande and the duke of Normandy were hoost agaynst hoost lodged before Uannes Cap. lxxxxviii WHyle yâ— duke of NormaÌ„dy was at Nauntes the lordes of Englande that lay at siege before Renes On a day made a great and a feerse assaut for they had made many instrumentes to as saut with all this assaut enduredde a hole day but they wan nothynge but lost byuers of their men within the cytie was the lorde Dancenysi the lorde of Pont ser JohnÌ„ of Malatrayt yuan Charnell Bertram Grasquyne squyer they defended theÌ„ selfe so well with the bysshoppe of the cytie that they toke no damage howe be it thenglysshmen lay ther styll and ouer ran and wasted the contrey all about Than the duke of Normandy departed with all his host and drue towarde Uannes the soner to fynde his ennemies for he was enformed howe they of Uannes were in moost ieopardy and in peryll of lesyng than the two marshals went forthe and sir Geffray of Charney and therle of Guynes constable of Fraunce made the areregarde So thus the frenchmen came to Uannes on thother syde agaynst ther as the kyng of Englande say they lay a longe by a fayre medowe syde and made a great dyke about their host The marshals and fore ryders often tymes skirmysshed toguyder on bothe parties than the kynge of Englande sende for therle of Salisbury and therle of PeÌ„ broke and the other that lay ar siege at Renes to come to hym and so they dyd Thenglysshemen and the bretous of that partie were well to the nombre of .ii. M. and .v. C. men of armes vi M. archers and .iiii. M. of other meÌ„ a fote the frenchmen were foure tymes as many well a ê‘elled The kyng of England had so fortifyed his hoost that the frenchmen coude take no aduauntage of hym and he made no mo assautes to the towne bycause of sparyng of his meÌ„ and artyllary thus these two hoostes lay one agaynst an other a longe season tyll it was well on warde in wynter Than pope Clement the sixt sende the cardynall of Penester and the cardynall of Cleremount to entreat for a peace and they rode often tymes bytwene the parties but they coude bring them to no peace In the mean season ther were many skirmysshes and men taken slayne and ouerthrowen on bothe pties thenglysshmen durst nat go a foragyng but in great coÌ„panyes for they were euer in great danger by reason of busshmentes that were layd for them Also sir Loyes of Spayne kept so the see coost that with moche danger any thyng came to thenglysshe hoost the frenchmen thought to kepe the kynge ther inmaner as be sieged Also the frenchmen endured moche payne with wete and colde for day and night it rayned on them wherby they lost many of their horses and were fayne to dyslodge and lye in the playne feldes they had somoche water in their lodgynges At last these cardynals dyd somoch that there was a truse agreed for thre yere the kyng of Englande and the duke of Normandy sware to vpholde the same without brekyng as the custome is in suche lyke cases ¶ Howe the french kynge caused the heedes to be stryken of of the lorde Clysson and dyuerse other lordes of Bretayne and of Normandy Cap. lxxxxix THus this great assembly brake vppÌ„ and the siege raysed at Uannes the duke of Normandy went to Nantes and had with hym the two cardynals And the kyng of EnglaÌ„de went to Hanybout to the countesse of Mountfort ther was an exchaunge made bytwene the baron of Stafford and the lorde Clysson Whan the kyng had tary ed at Hanybout as long as it pleased him than he left ther therle of Penbroke sir Wyllyam of Caducall and other and thanÌ„e retourned into Englande aboute Christmas And the duke of Normandy retourned into Fraunce and gaue leaue to euery man to depart and anone after yâ— lord Clysson was taken vpon suspecyous of treason and was putte into the chatelet of Parys wherof many had great marueyle lordes and knyghtes spake eche to other therof and sayde what mater is that is layd agaynst the lorde Clysson ther was none coude tell but some ymagined that it was false enuy bycause the kynge of England bare more fauour to delyuer hym 〈◊〉 exchang rather than sir Henry of Leon who was styll in prison bycause the kyng shewed hym yâ— auantage his enemyes suspected in hym ê‘auen ture that was nat true vpon the which suspect he was be heeded at Paris without mercy or excuse he was gretly be moned Anone after ther were dyuers knyghtes were accused in semblable case as the lorde of Maletrayt and his son the lorde of Uangor sir Thybault of Morilon and dyuers other lordes of Bretayne to the noÌ„bre of .x. knyghtes and squyers and they lost all their heedes at Parys And anone after as it was sayd ther was put to dethe by famyne .iiii. knyghtes of Normandy sir Wyllyam Baron sir Henry of Maletrayt the lorde of Rochtesson and sir Rycharde of Persy wherby after there fell moche trouble in Bretayne and in NormaÌ„dy The lorde of Clysson had a sonne called as his father was Olyuer he went to the countesse of Mountfort and to her sonne who was of his age and also without father for he dyed as ye haue hard before in the castell of Lour in Paris ¶ Of the order of saynt George that kyng Edwarde stablysshed in the castell of wyndsore Cap. C. IN this season the king of England toke pleasure to newe reedefy the Castell of wyndsore the whiche was begonne by kynge Arthure And ther firste beganne the table rounde wherby sprange the fame of so many noble knightes through out all the worlde Than kyng Edwarde deter myned to make an order and a brotherhode of a certayne nombre of knyghtes and to be called knyghtes of the blewe
they lost the cuÌ„tre was expled and distroyed by reason of these men of warre On a day these englysshmen weÌ„t and layde siege to a good towne called Rochedaren and often tymes they made aâ—â—autes but the towne was so well defended that thenglysshmen wanne nothyng captayne within the towne was Tassartde Guynes they within yâ— towne were thre partes ratherenglysshe than frenche And so they tooke the capytayne and sayde they wolde stee hym without he wolde yelos hymselfe englysshe to them thanne hesayde he wolde do as they wolde haue hym and so thervpon they let hym go and than he tâ—ryed with the englysshmen and tourned to the countes of Mountfordes parte And so he was styll capytayne of the towne and left certayne soudyers to kepe the towne and castell whan sir Charles du Bloyes herde therof he sware that the mater shulde natte longe beso Thatic he sende for menne all aboute Bretaygne and Normandy â–ª and assembled in the cytie of Nauntes sixtene hundred menne of armes and twelfe thousande a fote ther were with hym a four hundred knyghtes and .xxiiii. baners So he caÌ„e and layde siege to Rochdaren lately before wonne by the englysshmen and had great engyns that caste day and nyght the which sore coÌ„strayned them within Than they of the towne sende messangers to the countesse of Mountforde that acordynge to her promyse to sende theym some ayde and conforte than the countesse sende all about to assemble men toguyder â–ª and shortely she had a thousande menne of armes and eyght thousande a fote â–ª and she made capytayns of theym the forsayd thre knyghtes who sayd they wolde neuer retourne tyll they had reysed the seige before Rochdaren or els to dye in yâ— quarell And so they sette forthe and came nere to the hoost of sir Charles of Bloyes and lodged by a ryuer syde that night to thyntent to fight the next day and whan euery man was at rest sir Thomas Dangorne and sir Johan Artwell caused halfe their coÌ„pany to be armed and depted fro them hoost about mydnight and sodenly entred into the lorde Charles hoost on yâ— one syde â–ª and beate downe and slewe moche people and they taryed so longe that all the hoost was moued and euery man redy so that they coulde nat retourne agayne without batayle There they were enclosed and fought withall sharpely so that they might nat bere the frenchmens dedes but ther they were taken and sir Thomas Dangorne sore hurt but sir Johan Artwell saued hymselfe aswell as he might by the ryuer and retourned to his company and shewed them his adueÌ„ture thanne they were determyned to haue retourned agayne to Hanybout ¶ Of the batayle of Rochedaren and howe sir Charles de Bloys was there taken by thenglysshmen Cap. C .xliii. THe same seson that the englysshemen were thus in counsayle and had determyned to haue departed there came to them a knyght from the countesse of Mountforte called Garnyer lorde of Cadudall with a huÌ„dred men of armes And assone as he was come and knewe all their demenour hâ— sayde nay sirs lette vs nat thus tourne agayne leape on your horses and suche as haue non lette them come a fote Lette vs nowe go loke on our ennemyes for nowe they thynke them selfe sure I warant we shall dysconfet theÌ„ Than the horsemen rode forthe and the fotemen folowed and aboute the sonne rysinge they dasshed into the lorde Charles hoâ—st and euery manne ther was a slepe and aâ— rest for they thought to haue no more a do at that tyme. Thenglysshmen and bretous bete downe tentes and pauilyons and slewe people downe right for they were sodenly taken ther was moch people slayne and sir Charles of Bloyes and all the lordes of Bretayne and NormaÌ„dy that were there with hym were taken prisoners Thus the siege of Rochdaren was reysed and the lorde Charles was brought to Hanyboute â–ª but suche fortresses as were of his partie helde styll for his wyfe who called her selfe duchesse of Bretaygne toke the warre in hande ¶ Howe the frenche kyng assembled a great hoost to rayse the kyng of England fro the siege be fore Calys Ca. C .xliiii. KInge Philyppe who knewe well howe his men were sore constrayned in Calays â–ª commaunded euery manne to be with hym at the feest of Pentecost in the cyte of Amyense or ther about ther was non durst say nay The kyng kept there a great feest thyder came duke Odes of Burgoyne and the duke of Normandy his eldyst sonne the duke of Orlyaâ—se his yongest sonne the duke of Burbon therle of Foâ—tz the lorde Loyes of Sauâ—y sir JohnÌ„ of Heynalt the erle of Armynake the erle of Forestes therle of Ualentenoys and dyuers other erles barons and knyghtes Whan they were all at Amyense they toke counsayle yâ— frenche kyng wolde gladly that the passages of Flaunders myght haue ben opyned to hym for than he thought he might sende part of his men to Grauelyng and by that way to refresshe the towne of Calys and on that syde to fyght easely with thenglysshmen He sende great messangers into Flanders to treat for that mater but the kynge of Englande had there suche frendes that they wolde neuer acorde to that curtesy than the frenche kyng said howe he wolde go thyder on the syde towarde Burgoyne The kynge of Englande sawe well howe he coude nat gâ—t Calays bâ—t by famyne than he made a stronge castell and a hygh to close vp the passage by the see and this castell was set bytwene the towne and the see and was well fortyfied with springalles bombardes bowes and other artillary And in this castell were threscore men of armes and two hundred archers they kept the hauyn in suche wyse that nothyng coude come in nor out it was thought that therby they within shulde the soner be famysshed In that season the kynge of Englande so exhorted them of Flaunders that there yssued out of Flaunders a hundred thousande and went and layde â—iege to the towne of Ayre â–ª and brent the conâ—rey all about as Mâ—nyuell la gorge Estelles le Uentre and a marche called la Loe and to the gates of saynt Omer and Turwyne Than the kyng went to the towne of Arras and sette many men of warr to the garysons of Arthoys and specially he sent his constable sir Charles of Sâ—aygne to saynt Omers for the erle of Ewe and of Guynes who was constable of Fraunce was prisoner in Englande as it hath ben shewed before The flemmynges dyd the freÌ„chmen great trouble or they departed and whan the fleÌ„mynges were returned than the french kyng and his company deê‘ted fro Arras and went to Hedyn his host with the caryage held well in length a thre lâ—agê of that contrey and ther he taryed a day the next day to Blangy Ther he rested to take aduyse what way to go forthe than he was counsayled to go through the contrey called la Belme and that way he toke and with hym a. 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lyke maner no more wolde the lorde of Pyerbuffier another baneret of Lymosyn who also was at Parys But there were other two great barons of Lymosyn sir Loyes of Maleuall and sir Raymon of Marneyle his nephue who also the same season were at Parys they forsoke the prince and became freÌ„che And after by their garysons made gret warre to the prince wherof the kynge of Englande and his counsayle were sore displeased And also in that dyuers barones of Guyen became frenche without any constraynt but by their owne wylles Than the kyng of Englande was counsayled that he shulde write couert letters sealed with his seale and to be borne by two or thre of his knightes in to Poictou and in to Acquitayne and ther to publysshe theym In cyties castels and good townes The same season was delyuered out of prison in Dagen sir Camponell of Camponall in exchaâ—ge for another knight of the princes who had ben taken at a scrimysshe before Pyergourt called ser Thomas Balaster but the clerke that was with the said knight remayned styll in prison in Dagen and sir Camponell returned in to FraÌ„ce ¶ Nowe lette vs speke of the letters sent in to Acquitayne by the kyng of Englande the tenour wherof herafter foloweth ¶ The copy of the letters sent by the kyng of Englande into Acquitayne And howe Chasteleraut was taken and Bell perche besieged by the frenchemen Cap. CC .lxxii. EDwarde by the grace of god kynge of England and lorde of Irelande and Acquitayne To all theÌ„ that this present writynge shall se or here reed knowe you that we consyderyng and regardyng the busynesses of our sayd marches and lymitacions of our seignorie of Acquitayne stretchynge fro heed to heed We haue ben enformed yâ— for certayn troubles greffes vexacyons done or thought to bedone by our right dere son the prince of Wales in the say de countreis The whiche we are bounde to withstande and remedy in all thynges touchynge the hates and yuell wylles bytwene vs and our true frendes and subgettes Therfore by these presentes here we anouÌ„ce pronouÌ„ce certify ratify that we by our good wyll and by great delyberacyon of counsayle therto called Woll that our dere sonne the prince of Wales forbere and leaue all maner of accyons done or to bedone And to restore agayne to all suche as hath ben greued or oppressed by hym or by any of his subgettes or offycers in Acqtayne All their costes spences domagê leuyed or to be leuyed in the name of the sayd aydes or fo wages And if any of our true subgettes frendes aswell prelates as men of holy church vnyuersiteis collages bysshops erles vycontes barons knightes comynalties and men of cyties and good townes Be tourned to kepe holde by false informacion and symple aduyse the opinyon of our aduersary the french kyng We pardon them their trespas so that after the sight of these our letters they retourne agayne to vs or within a moneth after And we desyre all our true frendes to kepe theÌ„ selfe styll in the state that they be nowe in to saue their faythes and homagê so that they be nat reproched the whiche thyng shulde greatly displease vs and lothe we wolde be to se it And if vpon our dere sonÌ„e the prince or of any of his men they make any laufull coÌ„playnt that they be in any thyng greued or oppressed or haue ben in tyme past We shall cause them to haue amendes in suche wyse that by reason shall suffice And to the entent to norisshe peace loue concorde and vnite bytwene vs and all those of the marches and ly mytacions aforesayd And bycause that euery man shulde repute this our mynde and wyll to be of trouthe we wyll that euery man take and haue the copy of these presentes the whiche we haue solemply sworne to kepe and maynteyne and nat to breke them on the precyous body of Jesu Christ Present our right dere sonne Johan duke of Lancastre WyllmÌ„ erle of Salysbury the erle of Warwyke therle of Hertforde Gaultier of Manny the lorde Percy the lorde Neuyll the lorde Bourchier the lorde Stafforde Richard of PeÌ„broke Roger BeauchaÌ„p Guy Brian the lorde of Meâ—â—e the lorde Dalawar Alayne Boncquesell Richard Stry knightê Gyuen at our palys at WestmÌ„ the yere of our reigne .xliiii. the .v. day of Nouembre THese letters were brought fro the kyng of Englande into the principalyte duchy of Acqtayne and notifyed and publysshed all about And the copyes sent secretly into Parys to the vycont of Rochchoart the lorde Ma leuall the lorde of Marneyle to other suche as were turned frenche Nowbeit for all yâ— these letters were thus sent and publysshed in all the countrey of Acqtayne I herde nat that any for all that left to do as they lyst So that nat with standyng dayly they turned to the frenche ê‘te And so it was that assone as sir Loys of saynt Julyan was retourned in to the Roche of Poy say and sir WyllmÌ„ of Bordes in to the garison of the Hay in Tourayn and Carlon et to saynt Saluyn Than secretly they made forthe a iorney of meÌ„ of armes and hardy coÌ„panyons well mounted and in a mornyng they came to Chasteleraut scaled the towne and had nerehand taken sir Loys of Harcourt who lay in his bed a slepe in his logyng in the towne And so with the sâ—ry he was fayne to flye in his sherte barefote and barelegged fro house to house fro garden to garden in great dout feare of takyng by the frenchmen who had scaled and won the fortresse And so ferr he sledde that he caÌ„e and put him selfe vnder the bridge of Chasteleraut the whiche his men had fortifyed before and so ther he saued him selfe and kept him selfe there a long space But thus the bretons and frenchmen were maisters of the towne and ther made a good garison and made Carlonet capitayn And dayly the bretons and frenchmen went to the bridge and fought and scrimysshed with them that kepte it DUke Loyes of Burbon who sawe well that the englysshmen and companyons were in his countre of Burbonoise And howe that Drtygo Bernard de Wyst and Bernard de la Sale helde his castell at Bell perche and the good lady his mother wtin wherof he had great displeasur Than he aduysed hi to make a iourney and to go and lay siege to Bell percly and nat to deê‘te thens tyll he had wonne it Of the whiche enterprice he desyred the freÌ„che kynge to gyue him leaue whiche the kynge lightly agreed vnto sayeng howe he wolde helpe him to maynteyne his siege Thus he departed fro Parys and made his assemble at Molyns in Auuerne and at saynt Porcyns so that he had a great nombre of men of warre The lorde of Beauieu came to serue hym with thre hundred speares and the lorde Uyllers Rosellon with a hundred speares and dyuers other barowns and knightes of Auuergne and Forestes wher of
pykes and matockê in their handes and so pearsed the walles in dyuers places so that they within weresore a basshed Howbeit they defeÌ„ded theÌ„ selfe as valiaÌ„tly as euer men dyde And JohnÌ„ Cresuell Dauyd Holegraue who were capitayns ymagyned consydred the parell that they were in and parceyued howe the constable and his coÌ„pany were nat in mynde to deê‘t tyll they had wonne the castell And they sawe well that yf they were taken by force they shulde all dye also they parceyued howe there was no coÌ„fort comynge to them fro any parte Wherfore all thynges coÌ„sydred they entred into a treaty to yelde vp them selfe their lyues and goodes saued And the constable who wolde no lengar greue his company nor to sore oppresse them of the castell bycause he sawe well they were valyant men of armes He was contente they shulde departe without any hurte of their bodyes so they toke no goodes with them except golde or syluer and so they departed and were coÌ„ueyed to Poicters Thus the constable had the castell of Montcountour and newe fortifyed it and so taryed there a space to refresshe him and his company bycause he wyst nat as than whyder to drawe other to Poicters or to some other place Whan they of the cyte of Poicters knewe howe the constable bretons had wonne agayne the castell of Montcountoure than were they more abashed thaÌ„ before And sent incontynent their messangers to sir Thomas Percy who was their seneshall was rydynge in the coÌ„pany of the Captall And or sir Thomas Percy knewe of those tidynges sir Johan Deureur who was in the castell of Rochell was enformed howe the constable of FraÌ„ce hadde ben before Poicters and aduysed the place whersore he thought verely they shulde be besieged And also he herde howe the seneschall was nat there wherfore he thought he wolde go and conforte them of Poicters And so departed fro Rochell with a fyftie speares and sette a squyer called Pbylpot MaÌ„seyle to be capitayne there tyll his retourne agayne And so rode to Poiters and entred in to the cytie wherof they within thanked him greatly Than these tidynges came to sir ThomÌ„s Percy who was with the Captall from his men in the cytie of Poicters Desyringe him to coÌ„e to them for they feared of a siege to be layed to them and that he wolde bring with him as moche helpe and ayde as he coulde Certifyenge hym howe the frenchmen were stronge Than sir Thomas shewed these tidynges to the Captall to the entent to knowe what he wolde say therto The Captall sayde he wolde take aduyse on that mater And so the aduise taken he was nat deâ—myned to breke his owne iourney for that mater but he gaue leaue to ser ThomÌ„s Percy to departe fro hym and so he dyde and rode to Poicters wher he was receyued with great toye of them of the towne for they great lye desyred his presens And ther he founde sir Johan Deureux so eche of them made great there of other All this was shewed to the constable who was styll at Montcountoure and howe that they of Poicters were newly refresshed with men of warre THe same season came to his knowlege howe the duke of Berrey with a great nombre of men of warre of Auuergne Berrey and of Burgoyne and of the marchesse of Lymosyn Was fully determyned to lay seige to saynt Seuere in Limosyn whiche parteyned to sir JohnÌ„ Deureux And capitayns therof vnder hym were sir Wyllyam Percy Rycharde Gylle and Richarde Horne with acertayne nombre of good men of warr And they hadde before ouerronne the countre of Auuergne and Limosyn and had done moche yuell wherfore the duke of Berrey was determyned to drawe thyder And sent and desyred the constable that if he myght in any wyse to come to hym for the sayd entent The constable who was a wyse and a subtell knight in all his dedê consydred well that to lay siege to Poicters shulde lytell auayle him seyng the cyte newe refresshed with men of warre wherfore he sayde he wolde drawe to the duke of Berrey And so departed fro MoncouÌ„tour with all his host and ordred for the kepyng of that garyson And so rode forthe tyll he came to the duke of Berrey who thaked him moche of his comyng and all his copany So they was a great hoost whan bothe hoostes were assembled togyder And so they toue toguyder tyll they came before saynt Seuere they were well a four thousande men of armes and so belieged the garyson and determyned nat to departe thens tyll they hadde won it 〈◊〉 so fetrsly assayled it And sir WyllmÌ„ Percy valiantly defended the fortresse These twdynges came to the cycle of Poycters and to sir John Deureur who was lorde of saynt Seuere Howe the duke of Berrey the doulphyn of Auuergne the costable of Fraunce the lorde Clysson and the vicount of Rohan with foure thousande men of armes had besieged the fortresse of saynt Seuer in Limosyn wherof sir Johan Deureur was right pensyue and sayd to syr Thomas Percy who was there present at the report makyng Sir Thomas ye are se nelhall of this countrey and haue great puyssaunce Sir I requyre you helpe to socour my men who are but lost if they haue no helpe sit quod he gladde wold I be to synde remedy for them for the loue of you I wyll departe and go with you and let vs go speke with my lorde the caprall of Beufz who is nat farre hens and let vs do our best to moue hym to go and helpe to reyse yâ— siege and to fight with the freÌ„chmen Than they departed fro Poicters and left the kepyng of the cytie with the mayre of the same called Johan Reynalt a good trewe and iuste man And so long they rode toygder that they founde yâ— captall in the feldes ridyng towarde saynt John Dangle Than these two knyghtâ— shewed to hym howe the frenchmen had taken Mountmorillon besyde Poietres and also the strong castell of Montcountour and were as than at siege before saynt Seuere parteyning to sir Johan Deureur also they shewed hym howe sir WyllmÌ„ Percy was within the castell Gylle and Richard Horne who were no men to be lost The Captall studyed a lytell at those wordes and than answered and sayd 〈◊〉 what thynke you best that I shulde do to the which couÌ„sayle ther were dyuers knights called and they all answered and sayd Sir it hath ben a great season that we haue herde you say that ye desyre greatly to fight with the frenchmen And sir ye can nat better fynde theÌ„ that nowe Therfore sir drawe thyder and sende out your coÌ„maundement into Poictou and Amou we shal be men ynowe to fight with them with the good wyll we haue therto By my faythe 〈◊〉 the Captall I am coÌ„tent we shall shortely fight 〈◊〉 theÌ„ by the grace of god and saynt George In contyneÌ„t the captall sent letters to the barons knightes and squyers of
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
the bretons the same season had wonne a brode in the countrey dyuers castels and small holdes and so entred in to them And the kyng of Castell weÌ„t to Colongne and sent hys constable to laye siege before Paupylone with .x. thousande spanyerdes in the whiche cytie the vicounte of Chastellon and the lorde of Lescute and the Bascle were with two hundred speares who greatly toke hede for the cytie And the kyng of Nauer who was newly reuirned out of Englande was at Tudela abydynge dayly for suche socours as shulde haue come to him thens as it was ordeyned for the kyng of Englande and his counsayll had ordeyned to haue come thyder the lorde Neuyll and sir Thomas de Termes and they were at Plommouthe there about with a thousande men of armes and two thousande archers to th entent to haue come to Burdeaulâ— how beit they coulde haue no passage at their desire but the great army of Englande with the duke of Lancastre toke landyng at saynt Malo in the Isâ—e the whiche was anone knowen Than departed for their houses the vicount of Bellyer sir Henry of Malatrayt and the lorde of Coâ—â—bre and so they came entred in to saynt Malo with two huÌ„dred men of armes wherof the capitayne Morsonae was greatly reioysed for els they had been in great daunger ¶ Of the issues iourneys that the englisshmen made in that season in dyuers places in Fraunce and also of the piteous dethe of yuan of wales Cap. CCC .xxxii. SIr Johan Arundell who was at Hampton with two hundred men of armes and four C. archers hard by his meÌ„ who had ben taken on the see in a shyppe of Normandy howe the duke of Lancastre and his army hadde so scoured the hauyns of Normandy that there were no frenchmen on yâ— see Than incoÌ„tynent he ordeyned four great shippes charged with prouisyon and so entred in to his shyppe and sayled tyll he came in to the hauen of Chierbourc where he was receyued with great ioy and at that tyme the castell was in the kepynge of the naueroyse but than they departed sauynge Peter Bascle who aboode styll he was capitayne there before and so taryed with the englysshmen Chierbourc was nat likely to be wonne without famyn for it is one of the strongest castelles in the worlde and hath dyuers fayre issues So sir Johan Arundell taryed there a fyue dayes and reuitayled the castell and than departed agayne to Hampton for there he was capitayne ¶ Nowe let vs speke of the siege of saynt Malo wHan the englysshmen entred fyrst into the Isle of saynt Malo they found there many vesselles of Rochell charged with good wyne the merchauntes had anone solde the wyne the shyppes burnt ThaÌ„ they layde siege to saynt Malo for they were men ynowe so to do and the englisshmen spred abrode in the countrey and dyde moche hurt aâ—â— they yâ— moost comonly kept the feldes was sir Robert of Courbes and sir Hughe Brone his nephe we who knewe right well the countre and the chanon Robersarte with them dayly they rode forthe somtyme they wanne and somtyme they lost So they wasted brent all the countrey about saynt Malo And the duke of Lancastre the erle of Cambridge his brother and their army hadde vitayle plenty for there came to them ynoughe out of Englande So before saynt Malo there were dyuers assautes marueylously well defended for ther were ryght good men of warre within wherfore they were nat easy to be conquered They of the hoost caused to be made dyuers mantels of assaute and they had a foure hundred gonnes layed rounde about the towne the whiche greatly constrayned them within Among dyuers assautes ther was one marueylous ferse the whiche endured a hole day therat were dyuers englysshmen slayne and sore hurt for they with in defended them selfe so valiantly â–ª yâ— they lost nat a man There was slayne a knyght of Englande called sir Peter Lescume for whose dethe the duke and his brother were right sore oâ—spleased ANd as ye haue herde here before yuan of Wales lay at siege before Mortayne in Poitou in four bastydes of the which towne the lorde of Lestrade was capitayne The fyrst bastyde where as parte of the siege lay as at the syde of a rock before the castell of Geron one the see â–ª the whiche basty de yuan hym selfe kept The seconde was bytwene the water and the castell lowe before a posterne so that none coude entre nor issue therat The third bastyde was on the other syde of the castell The fourth was in the church of saynt Legar halfe a leage â—â—o yâ— castell By these foure bastydes they with in Mortayne were sore constrayned bycause of the lenght of the siege for it endured a yere and a halfe So that they within had nothyng to lyue by norshowe on their fete nor confort nor soc oure apered none to them fro any parte â–ª wherfore they were sore abasshed This siege thus enduryng before Mortayne there issued out of the realme of Englande and out of the marches of Wales a squier a walshman called James Laube he was but a small geÌ„tylman that well shewed aâ—t for a very geÌ„tylman wyll neuer set his mynde on so euyll an entent some sayde or he departed out of Englande be was charged and enfourmed by some knyghtes of Englande to do the treason that he dyde For this ynan of Wales was gretly behated in Englande and in Gascon bycause of the captall of Beufz â–ª whome he toke and helped therto before Soubyse in Poictou For after he was taken the frenchmen wolde nat delyuer hym agayne by no meanes nother for raunsome nor for exchaunge yet the erle of saynt Poule was offered for him and golde and syluer but it wolde nat be taken And whan he sawe that for pure melancoly he dyed in yâ— temple at Parys wherof all his frendes had great displeasure This walsshe squier James Laube the same season arryued in Bretayne and dyd somoche that he came in to Poictou and euer as he went he named hym selfe to beseruaunt to yuan of Wales for he spake good frenche sayeng howe he was come out of Wales to speke with yuan and so he was anone beleued was conueyd by them of the countre to Mortaygne where the siege was Than he wente wisely to yuan and shewed hym in his owne langage how he was coÌ„e out of his countre to se hym and to do hym seruyce yuan who thought none yll â–ª lightly beleued him and gaue hym moche thankes for his comynge and sayd howe he wolde right gladlye haue his seruyce And than he demauÌ„ded of him tidynges of the countrey of Wales and he shewed him trewe tidynges and vntre we for he made him beleue howe all the countre of Wales wolde gladlye haue hym to be their lorde These wordes brought this James greatly in loue with yuan for euery man naturally desyreth to go in to their owne
men of warre to deê‘te as long as the frenchmen had any fortresses in the coutre And specially they coÌ„playned of the fortresse of Bersat the whiche they sayde dyde â—oche 〈…〉 we in the countrey Than the lorde Neuyll demaunded what nombre of bretons they were within Bersatte and it was shewed 〈…〉 fyue huÌ„dred fightyng men Than he called to hym the seneshall of Landes and sir Wyllyam Scrope and sayde sirs take with you a two or thre huÌ„dred speares as many archers and go your way and loke on them of Bersat and do somoche as to delyuer the countre of theÌ„ and than we shall attende to a greatter mater The two knightes wolde nat disobey but so toke two huÌ„dred speares and as many archers and passed the ryuer of Garon and so rode towarde Bersat And the same season they of Bersat were â—â—te abrode rydinge to the nombre of 〈◊〉 corespeares all a long the ryuer of Garon to th eÌ„tent to se if they might fynde any shyppe and their capitayne was one of Pyergourt called sir Bertram Raymon a good man of armes and so within a litell leage of Bersat they encountred the englysshmen And whan this sir Bertram sawe that he must nedes fight he was affrayed but ordred his men in good array they were nere all gascoyns And so the englysshmen came on them with their speares couched and spurres to their horses And at the first comynge ther were dyuers ouerthrowen of bothe parties many a feate of armes done Nowe bâ—it finally the frenchmen coude nat endure thenglysshmens dedes also they were mo 〈◊〉 nombre and chosen men In somoch that all they of the garyson of Bersat were slayne or taken but fewe that scaped And ther was taken sir Bertram Raymon and sir wyllmÌ„ Hemon and than they rode to Bersat And whaÌ„ they of the garison sawe that ther men were taken and slayne they were sore abasshed and so gaue vp the forteresse their lyues saued So thus Bersat became englisshe and than they returned to Burdeur ¶ The same day was the night of Alsayntes the yere of our lorde M. CCC .lxxviii. that theÌ„glysshmen entred in to Bersat and the same day the kyng of Nauer came to Burdeux or any man wyst And he was receyued ryght honorably and well lodged at his ease and all his men And than he was demauÌ„ded of the tidyngê in his couÌ„tre of the spanyerdes and he answered plainly the the childe of Castell had besieged PaÌ„pylone with great puyssance so that they that were within the cyte were sore constrayned ThaÌ„ he desyred theÌ„ acordyng to the apoyntment made by the kyng of Englande that they wolde helpe to confort his people to reyse the siege The knightes of Englande offred themselfe said how they were in good mynde so to do so the by their neglygeÌ„ce the siege shulde nat be vnreysed and so ordayned therfore said to the kyng sir returne you into yor owne couÌ„tre and make a spiall asseÌ„bly of yor men we shall be ther at a day apoynted let vs assemble togyder and so we shabe the stronger your men also knowe the countre better than ours do He answered said ss ye say well thus it shal be done And so the thirde daye after he departed and toke the way by the see syde For ther was about Bayon and Dare in Gascone certayne fortresses holden by the bretons So longe the kynge of Nauer rode that he came to the towne of saynt Johans and ther he abode ¶ In the meane season whyle the kynge of Nauer made his vyage to Burdeux taryed there retourned agayne JohnÌ„ of Castell son to the kyng of Spayne and the coÌ„stable of the realme of Castell who were chefe of that warr who was called Dome Peter of Moriche They helde thesiege before Panpylone with a great nombre vnder them With them ther was therle Done Alphons therle of Medyna therle of Manos therle of Ribydie Peter Ferant of Salesque and Peter Gousart of Modesque and dyuers other knightes and squiers of Castell And the spanyerdes as they came towarde Panpylone they had taken and brent the towne of Lornich and the cytie of Uyen besyde Groynge There was neuer a lorde in Nauerr that durst apere before theÌ„ but euery man kept his owne holde All this knewe rightwell the kyng of Nauer for alwayes he had messangers comyng goyng but he coude nat remedy it wtout the helpe of theÌ„glishmen the lorde Neuyll who was at burdeur sent thyder by the kynge of Englande and hiss counsayle He knewe rightwell the liage and a lyaÌ„ce that was made bytwene the kyngê of Englande and of Nauer yet he faynted and was slacke in the acomplysshing therof All this he thought in hym selfe and so called to hym sir Thomas Tryuet a right valyant knight and sayd sir ThomÌ„s ye knowe well howe we were sent hyder to take hede of the froÌ„ters of this couÌ„tre and to put out our enemyes And also to coÌ„fort the kyng of Nauer who hath ben here with vs and hath shewed vs the nede that he hath ye were present whan I promysed him how we shulde serue him wherfore it behoueth vs so to do or els we shal be blamed Wherfore dere sreÌ„de and louer I ordayne you to be chefe gouernour of that warre and that ye take a sixe hundred speres and a thousande archers and go into Nauer and I wyll abyde here in these marchesse bycause I am seneshall of Burdeux and haue the charge therof coÌ„mytted me by the kynge of Englande And therfore I wyll take hede of suche aduentures as shall fall for as yet the couÌ„tre is nat all rydde of our enemyes Sir 〈◊〉 sir Thomas ye do me more honour than I am worthy I shall gladly obey you as it is reason and shall aquyte me in this vyage to the best of my power Than the lorde Neuell sayd sir I am well conforted by that ye arwylling to go wIthin a lytell space after sir Thomas Tryuet departed fro Burdeux toke the way to Dare in Gascoyne with him ther was sir Wylliam Condone sir Thomas Berton sir JohnÌ„ Asfull sir Henry Paule sir WyllmÌ„ Croquet sir Loys Malyn sir Thomas Fourque and sir Robert Haston all gascons with a great nombre Whan all these men of warre were come to the cytie of Dare than they herde tidynges that the kyng of Nauerre was at saynt JohnÌ„s du Pye du port and there made his somons of men of warr wherof they were right gladde In the cytie of Dare there was a capitayne an englysshe knight called sir Mathue Gorney vncle to sir ThomÌ„s Tryuet who receyued his nephewe right ioyfully and all his company and ayded to lodge theym at their ease Th entent of sir Thomas Tryuet was nat to haue rested but to haue kept on his way to the kyng of Nauerr but than sir Mathewe sayd Fyre nephue sytheye be here with suche a puyssaunce it behoueth
armes of therle of Buckynghams the lordes demaunded of them what they wolde they answered and sayd howe they were sente to speke with the duke of Burgoyne IN the same season that these harauldes shulde haue done their message the duke of Burgoyne and the lordê with hym were be sy to sette their men in ordre of batayle The englisshmen thought verely to haue had batayle wherfore ther were made newe knyghtê Fyrst sir Thomas Tryuet brought his baner rolled vp toguyder to the erle of Buckyngham and sayd Sir if it please you I shall this day display my baner for thanked be god I haue reuenues sufficyent to mayntayne it withall It pleasethe me ryght well ê™ the erle Than the erle toke the baner delyuered it to sir Thomas Tryuet and sayde sir Thomas I pray god gyue you grace to do nobly this day and alwayes after Than sir Thomas toke the baner and displayed it and delyuered it to a squier whome he trusted well And soo went to the vowarde for he was ordayned so to do by the capitayue the lorde Latymer and by the marshall the lorde Fitz water And ther were made newe knyghtes as sir Peter Berton sir JohnÌ„ and sir Thomas Paulle sir JohnÌ„ Syngule sir Thomas Dortyngnes sir JohnÌ„ Uassecoq sir Thomas Brasey sir Johan Brauyne sir Henry Uernyer sir Johan Coleuyll sir Wylliam Eurart sir Nycholas Styngule and sir Hughe Lunyt And all these went to the fyrste batayle bycawse to be at the first skrimysshe Than the erle called forthe a gentyll squyer of the countie of Sauoy who had ben desyred be fore to haue ben made knight both before Arde saynt Omers This squier was called Rafe of Gremers sonne to the erle of Gremers The erle of Buckyngham sayd to him Sir if god be pleased I thynke we shall haue this day batayle wherfore I wyll that ye be a knight The squier excused hym selfe and sayde Sir god thanke you of yâ— noblenes that ye wolde put me vnto But sir I wyll neuer be knyght without I be made by the handes of my naturall lorde the erle of Sauoy in batayll and so he was examyned noo farther It was great pleasure to be holde the Englisshmen in the felde and the frenchmen made their preparacyon in their bastyde for they thought well at the leest to haue some scrymishe Thinkyng that suche men as thenglisshmen were wold neuer passe by without soÌ„e maner of face or skrimysshe The duke of Burgoyne was there without the towne armed at all peces with an are in his hande and soo all knyghtes and squiers passed by hym to the bastyde so that there was so great prease that no man coulde go forewarde nor the harauldes coulde nother go forwarde nor backewarde wherby they coulde nat come to yâ— duke to do their message as they were coÌ„maunded BEsyde the erle of Buckynghams commaundemeÌ„t to the two harauldes there were dyuers other that sayd to them Sirs ye shall go forth and do your message and besyde that say to the duke of Burgoyne Howe that the duke of Bretayne and the countrey there hath sent to the kyng of Englande to haue comforte and ayde agaynst a certayne barons and knyghtes of Bretayne rebels to the duke who wyll nat obey to their lorde as the moost parte of the countrey dothe But make warre in the countre shadowe them selfe vnder yâ— frenche kyng And bycause the kyng of Englande wyll ayde the duke and the countrey he hath nowe specially sent one of his vncles the erle of Buckyngham with a certayne nombre of men of warr to go in to Bretayne to confort the duke and the countre Who arryued at Calays and hath taken their way to passe throughe the realme of Fraunce so they be forwarde in their iourney hyder to the cytie of Troyes where as they knewe well there is a great nombre of lordes specially the duke of Burgoyne sonne to the french kyng disseased and brother to the kyng that nowe is wherfore ye may say to him howe sir Thomas erle of Buckyngham sonne to the kyng of Englande disseased and vncle to the kyng that nowe is desireth of him batayll The harauldes or they went they demaunded to haue hadde letters of credence consernynge that mater and they were answered how they shulde haue had letters the next day but in the moruynge they had taken other counsayle and sayde Howe they wolde sende no letters but badde them dept and sayd Go your wayes say as ye haue ben enformed ye are credable ynough if they lyst to beleue you So the haraldes departed as ye haue herde before and the newe englysshe knyghtes hadde begon the scrimysshe so that all was in trouble And certayn knightes and other of Fraunce sayd to the haraudes Sirs what do you here get you hens ye be here in great parell for here be yuell people in this towne Whiche doute caused the haraldes to retourne agayne without any thyng doyng of their message ¶ Nowe let vs shewe what was done in this scrimysshe FIrst ther was an englisshe squyre borne in the bysshoprike of LyncolnÌ„ an expert man of armes I can nat se whyder he coude se or nat but he spurred his horse his spear in his hande and his targe about his necke his horse came russhyng downe the way and lepte clene ouer the barres of the barriers and so galoped to the gate where as the duke of Burgoyn and the other lordes of Fraunce were who reputed that dede for a great enterprise The squier thought to haue returned but he coulde nat for his horse was stryken with speares and heaten downe the squier slayne wherwith the duke of Burgoyne was ryght sore displeased that he had nat ben taken a lyue as prisoner Therwith the great batayll of the erle of Buckynghams came on a foote towarde these men of armes in the bastyde the which was made but of dores wyndowes and tables And to saye the trouth it was nothyng to holde agaynst suche men of warre as the englisshmen were wherfore it coulde nat longe endure Whan the duke of Burgoyne sawe them comyng so thicke and so great a nombre consideryng howe his nombre was nat sufficyent agaynst them coÌ„maunded euery man to entre in to the towne except crosbowes and so they entred in at the gate lytell and lytell and whyle they entred the genowayes cros bowes shot continually and hurte dyuers of the englisshmen There was a sore scrymishe but anone the bastyde was conquered it coulde nat endure agaynst englisshmen So the frenchmen entred agayne in at yâ— gate as they entred they set theÌ„selfe in ordre in the stretes There was the duke of Lorayne and the lorde Coucy the duke of Burbon dyuers other bytwene the gate and the barryers there was many a feate of armes done some slayne hurt and taken Whan the englisshmen sawe the frenchmen withdrawe backe they in lykewyse reculed backe and stode styll in ordre of bataile
Bolayne and dyuerse other that kyng 〈◊〉 had sent thyder and some yâ— canme of there owne good wylles to serue sir Charles of Bloys 〈◊〉 than the strong castell of Alroy was nat wonne but ther was suche famyn within that .vii. dayes before they had eten all their horses and the lorde Charles de Bloys wolde nat take them to mercy without he might haue them simpley to do his pleasur And whan they within sawe no other remedy secretely in the night they yssued but and by the wyll of god went through thoost on the one syde yet some were ê‘ceyued slayne but sir Henry of Pennefort and sir Olyuer his brother scaped by a lytle wood that was therby and went streyght to Hanybout to the couÌ„tesse So thus wansir Charles of Bloyes the castell of Alroy whan he had layne at siege .x. wekes than he newly fortifyed the place and set therin newe captayns and men of warr Than he departed and went layed siege to UaÌ„nes wherin sir Geffray of Maletrayt was captayne the next day certayne soudyers of the countesses of Mountfort beyng in the towne of Ployremell yssued out on the hope somwhat to wynne and came sodenly in the mornyng into the host of sir Charles de Bloys but they aduentured themselfe so farr that they were closed in and lost many of their folkes and thother fledde away and were chased to the gates of Ployremell the whiche was nat ferr of fro UaÌ„nes And whan they of the hoost were retourned fro the chase incontynent they made assaut to UaÌ„nes and byforce wanne they bayles harde to the gate of the cyte ther was a sore skirmysshe and many hurt and slayne on bothe parties the assaut endured tyll it was night than ther was a truse taken to endure all the next day The burgesses yâ— next day yelded vp the towne whyther yâ— captayne wold ornat who whan he sawe it wold be none other wyse departed out of the towne as secretly as he coude and went to Hanybout Sosir Charles of Bloys and the frenchmen entred into UaÌ„nes and taryed ther fyue dayes than they went and layd siege to an other cytie called Traiz ¶ Howe sir water of Manny dysconfited sir Loyes of Spayne in the felde of Camperle Cap. lxxxiiii NOw let vs returne to sir Loyes of Spayne who whan he was at the porte of Guerand by the seesyde he and his coÌ„pany sayled forth tyll they came into Bretayn bretonaunt to a port called Camperle right nene to Quypercorentyn and to saynt Mathue of Fyne Portern Than they yssued out of the shyppes and landed and brent all the countrey about and gate moche rychesse the whiche they conueyed into their shyyppes Whan sir Gaultyer of Manny and sir Arnold of Clysson vnderstode those tidynges they determyned to go thyder and shewed their myndes to sir Gyles of Tribyquedy and to the Cathelayne of Guyngnape The lorde of Landreman sir WyllmÌ„ of Caducall the two brethern of Penneforde and to the other knyghtes that were ther in Hanybout and all they agreed to go with good wylles than they toke their shyppes and toke with theym a thre thousande archers and so sayled forthe tyll they came to the port wher as the shyppes of sir Loys of Spaynes lay IncoÌ„tynent they toke theym and slewe all that were within theym and they founde in them suche rychesse that they had maruell therof than they toke lande and went forthe brent dyuers townes and houses before them and departed themselfe into thre batayls to the intent the soner to fynde their ennemys and left a thre hundred archers to kepe their shippes and that they had wonne Than they sette on their way in thre partes these tidynges anone came to sir Loyes of Spayne than he drewe togyder all his company and withdrue backe towarde his shyppes in great hast and encountred one of yâ— thre batayls thanÌ„e he sawe well he must nedes fyght he sette his men in order and made newe knyghtê as his nephue called Alphons Than sir Loys sette on fiersly and at the first rencouÌ„ter many were ouerthrowen and likely to haue ben dysconfyted and the other two batels had nat come on for by the cry and noyse of the people of the contrey they drewe thyder Than the batayle was more seerser thenglysshe archers shotte so holly togyder that the geneuoyes and spanyardes wer dysconfited and all slayne for they of the coÌ„trey fell in with staues and stones so that ser Loys had moche a do to scape and dyd flee to the shyppes and of .vi. M. there scaped with hym but thre huÌ„dred and his nephue was slayne And whan he caÌ„e to the shyppes he roud nat entre for the archers of England kept hym of so he was fayne with gret ieopardy to take a lytell shyppÌ„ called Lyque suche of his coÌ„pany as he couÌ„de get to him and sayled away as fast as he might Whan sir Gaulter and his coÌ„pany caÌ„e to the shyppes they entred into the best ship they had and folowed in the chase of sir Loyes of Spayne who euer fledde so fast before them that they coude nat ouertake hym Sir â—oyes at last toke port at Redon and he and all his entred into the towne but he taryed nat there for incontynent â–ª thengly sshmen landed at the same place so that sir Loyes and his company were fayne to get such horses as they might and rode thens to Renes the which was nat ferre thens and such as were yuell horsed were fayne to fall in the handes of their ennemyes so that sir Loys entred into Renes and thenglysshmen and bretons retourned to Redone and there lay all nyght The nexte day they toke agayne the see to sayle to Hanybout to the countesse of MouÌ„tfort but they had a contrary wynde so that they were fayne to take lande a thre leages fro Dynant Than they toke their way by lande and wasted the countrey about Dynant and tooke horses suche as they coude get some without sadyls and so caÌ„e to Rochprion Than sir Gaultier of Manny saydsirs yf our company were nat so soretraueled I wolde gyue assaut to this castell the other knyghtes answered hym and sayd sir set on at your pleasure for we shall nat for sake you to dye in the quarell and so they al went to the assaut Than Gerarde of Maulyn who was captayne ther made good defence so that there was a perylouse assaut Sir Johan Butler and sir Mathewe of Fresnoy were sore burte with many other ¶ Howe sir Gaultier of Manny toke the castell of Gonyin the forest Cap. lxxxv THis Gerarv of Maulyn hadde a brother called Rengne of Maulyn who was captayne of a lytel for tresse therby called Fauet And whasie he knewe that theÌ„glysshmen and bretons were assayling of his brother at Rochprion to th entent to ayde his brother he yssued out toke with hym a .xl. coÌ„panyons And as he came thyderwarde through afayre medowe by a wood syde he fouÌ„de
made there a great assemble of men of warre ThanÌ„e the kynge departed fro Renes and left them â—â—yll ther that were ther before to contynue their siege Than the kyng caÌ„e before Nauntes and besieged it as farre as he might but he coude nat lay rounde about the cite was so great the marshall of the hoost rode abrode and distroyed great part of the countrey The kyng ordayned his batellon a lytell mouÌ„tayne without the towne and thereâ—â—ryed fro the mornyng tyll is was noone wenyng that sir Charles of Bloys wolde haue yssued out to haue gyuen hym batayle and whan they sawe it wolde nat be they brewe to their lodgyngs the fore ryders ranne to the baryers and skirmysshed and brent the subbarbes Thus the kyng lay before Nauntes and sir Charles within who wrote to the frenche kyng the state of thenglysshmen The frenche kyng had commaunded his sonne the duke of Normandy to gyue ayde to ser Charles of Bloyes the which duke was as than coÌ„e to Angyers and there made his asseÌ„ble of men of warr The kyng of Englande made dyuers assautes to Nantes but euer he lost of his men and wanne nothyng and whan he sawe that by assautes he coude do nothyng and that 〈◊〉 Charles wolde nat yssue out into the felde to fyght with hym than he ordayned therle of â—uenforte sir Henry vycont of BeaumoÌ„t the lorde â—erâ—y the lorde Rose the lorde Mombray the lorde Dalawarre the lorde Raynolde Cobham and the lorde sir JohnÌ„ Lysse with sixe hundred men of armes and two hundred archers to kepe styll the siege ther and to ryde and distroy the countrey all about And than the kynge went and layed sege to the towne of Dynant wherof sir Peter Portbeuâ—e was captayne the kyng made there fierse assautes and they within defended themselfe valyantly Thus the kyng of England all at one season had sieges lyeng to thre cites and a good towne in Bretaygne ¶ Howe sir Henry of Leon the lorde Clysson were taken prisoners before Uannes Cap. lxxxxv WHyle the kyng of England was thus in Bretayne wastynge and distroyeng the contrey suche as he hadlyeng at sege before UaÌ„nes gaue dyuers 〈◊〉 and specially at one of the gats And on a day ther was a great assaut and many feates of armes done on bothe parties they within set opyn the gate and came to the baryers bycause they sawe the erle of Warwykes baner and therle of ArnÌ„dels the lorde Staffordes and sir Water of Mannes aduenturyng themself teopdously as they thought Wherfore the lorde Clysson sir Henry of Leon and other aduentured themselfe couragyously ther was a sore skirmysshe finally the englysshmen were put backe than the knyghts of Bretayne openyd the barryes and aduentured themselfe and left sir knyghtes with a gode nombre to kepe the towne and they yssued out after thenglysshmen and thenglysshmen reculed wysely and euer fought as they sawe their auantage Thenglysshmen multiplyed in suche wyse that at last the freÌ„chmen and bretons wer fayne to recule backe agayne to their towne nat in so good order as they came forthe than thenglysshmen folowed theÌ„ agayne and many were slayne and hurt They of the towne sawe their men recule agayne and chased than they closed their barryers in so yuell a tyme that the lorde Clysson and sir HeÌ„ry of Leon were closed with out and ther they were bothe taken prisoners And on the other syde the lorde Stafforde was gone in so farre that he was closed in bytwene the gate and the baryes and ther he was taken prisoner and dyuerse that were with hym taken and slayne Thus thenglysshmen drewe to their lodgynges and the bretons into the cytie of Uannes ¶ Howe the kyng of Englande toke the towne of Dynant Cap. lxxxxvi THus as ye haue harde these knyghtes were taken on bothe parties there was no mo suche assautes after Nowe let vs speke of the king of Englande who lay at sege before Dynant whan he had layne ther a four dayes he gate a great noÌ„bre of bottes and barges and made his archers to entre into theym and to rowe to the pales wherewith the towne was closedde it had none other walles The archers shot so feersly that non durst shewe at their defence than was ther certayne other with ares so that whyle the archers dyd shote they hewed downe the pales and so entred byforce ThaÌ„ they of the towne fledde to the market place but they kept but a small order for they that entred by the pales came to that gate and dyd opyn it than euery man entred and the capitayne sir Pyers Portbeufe taken and the towne ouer ron and robbed theÌ„glysshmen wan moche richesse in that towne for it was a great towne of marchandyse Whan the kyng had taken his pleasure ther as long as it had pleased hym he left the towne voyde and went to Uannes and lodged there ¶ Nowe let vs retourne to sir Loys of Spayne and to sir Charles Germaur and ser Othes Dornes who was as than admyrall on the see with .viii. galeys xiii barkes and .xxx. other shyppes with genowayes spanyardes They kept the coost bytwene England and Bretayne and dyd moche damage to them that came to refresshe the hoost before Uannes and at a tyme they set on the kynge of Englandes nauy lyeng at Aucerre in a lytell hauyn besyde Uannes so that they slewe a great part of them that kepte the shyppes and had done moch more damage yf thenglysshmen lyeng at the siege had nat ron thyder in all hast and yet asmoche hast as they made sir Loys of Spayne toke away iiii shippes laded with prouisyon drowned thre and all that was in them Than the kyng was counselled to drawe part of his nauy to Brest hauen and the other part to Hanybout the which was done and styll endured the siege before Uannes and Renes ¶ what lordes of France the duke of Normandy brought into Bretayne agaynst the kyng of Englande Cap. lxxxxvii HOwe let vs retourne to the iourney that the duke of Normandy made the same season in Bretayne to ayde and confort his cosyn syt Charles de Bloyes The duke knewe well howe the kyng of Englande had sore damaged the contrey of Bretayn and had besieged thre cytes and taken the towne of Dynant Than the duke departed fro the cytie of Angyers with mo than .iiii. M. men of armes and. rxx M. of other he toke they heygh way to Nauntes by the gyding of the two marshals of Fraunce the lorde of Momorency and the lorde of saynt Uenant And after them rode the duke and therle of Alanson his vncle therle of Bloys his cosyn the duke of Burbone was ther therle of Ponthyeu therle of Bolayne the erle of Uandome therle of DaÌ„martyne the lorde of Craon the lorde of Coucy the lorde of Suly the lorde of Frenes the lorde of Roy so many lordes knightes squyers of NormaÌ„dy Dauuergne Berry Lymosen Dumayn Poicton and
vp and became vnder the obeysaunce of the kynge of Englande the captayne sir Hewe Bastefoll became seruant to the erle with other that were within vpon certayne wages that they hadde Thenglysshmen that had lyeâ— longe before the Ryoll more than nyne wekes had made in the meane space two belfâ—oys of great tymbre with .iii. stages euery belfroy oâ— fouâ— great whelys and the sydes towardes the towne were couered with cure boly to defende them fro fyre and fro shotte And into euery stage ther were â—oynted C. archers by strength of men these two belfroyes were brought to the walles of the towne for they had so fylled the dykes that they myght well be brought iust to the walles The archers in these stages shotte so holly togâ—der that none durst apere at their defence without they were well pauysshed and bytwene these two belfroys ther were a. CC. men with pycaxes to myne the walles and so they brake through the walles ThauÌ„e the burgesses of the towne came to one of the gates to speke with some lorde of the hoost whan the erle of Derby knewe therof he sent to them sir Gaultier of Manny and the baron of Stafforde and whan they caÌ„e ther they founde that they of the towne wolde yelâ—e them their lyues and goodes saued Sir Agoâ—s de Bans who was captayne within knewe that the people of the towne wolde yelde vp he went into the castell with his coÌ„pany of soudyers and whyle they of the towne were entretyâ—g he conueyed out of the â—owne gret quantyte of wyne other prouisyon and than closed the castell gates sayd howe he wolde nat yelde vp so soâ—e The foresayd two lordes retourned to therle of Derby shewyng hym howe they of the towne wolde yelde themself and the towne their lyues and goodes saued thauÌ„e therle sende to knowe howe the captayne wolde do with the castell aâ—â— it was brought worde agayne to hym howe he wolde nat yelde Than therle â—â—udyeâ— a lytell â–ª sayde well go take them of the towne to mercy for by the towne we shall haue the castell thauÌ„e these lordes went agayne to them of the towne and receyued them to mercy so that they shulde go out into the felde and delyuer therle of Derby the kayes of the towne sayenge sir fro heusforth we knowlege our selfe subgettes and obey saunt to the king of Englande And so they dyd and sware that they shulde gyue no comforte to them of the castell but to greue them to the best of their powers than therle coÌ„maunded that no man shulde do any hurt to the towne of Ryoll nor to none of them within Than therle entred into the towne and laydsiege rounde about the castell as nere as he might and rered vp all his engyns the which caste nyght and day agaynst the walles but they dyde lytell hurt the walles were so stronge of harde stone it was sayd that of olde tyme it had ben wrought by the handes of the sarasyns who made ther warkes so strongely that ther is none such nowe a bayes WhaÌ„ the erle sawe that he coulde do no good with his engyns he caused theym to cease than he called to hym his myners to thyntent that they shuld make a myne vnder all the walles the whiche was nat sone made ¶ Howe sir water of Manny founde in the towne of the Ryoll the sepulcre of his father Ca. C .x. WHyle this siege endured and that the myners were a worke the lorde Gaultier of Manny remembred how 〈◊〉 his fader was stayne goynge a pylgrimage to sait James And howe he harde in his youth howe he shulde be buryed in the Ryoll or there about thauÌ„e he made it to be enquered in the towne ys there were any manne coude shewe hym his fathers tombe he shulde haue a hundred crownes for his labour And there was an aged man came to sir Gaultier and sayd sir I thynke I caâ—â—e brynge you nere to the place wher your father was buryed thanne the lorde of Manny sayde if your wordes be trewe I shall kepe couenaunt and more ¶ Nowe ye shall here the maner howe the lorde Gaultiers father was slayne it was trewe that somtyme ther was a bysshoppe in Cambresis a Goscoyne borne of the house of Myrpoyse And so it fortuned that in his dayes ther was at a tyme a great tournayeng before Cambrey wher as there were .v. C. knyghtê on both parties and ther was a knyght gascoyne â—ourneyed with the lorde of Manny father to sir Gaultier this knyght of Gascoyne was so sore hurt and beaten that he had neuer helth after but dyed this knyght was of kynne to the sayde by sthoâ—â—e Wherfore the lorde of Manny was in his 〈◊〉 and of all his lynage a two or thre yere after certayne good men laboured to make peace bytwene theÌ„ and so they dyd And for a mendes the lorde of Manny was bounde to go a pylgrimage to saynt James and so he went thyder warde and as he came foreby the towne of Ryoll the same season therle Charles of Ualoyes brother to kynge Philyppe lay at siege before the Ryoll the whiche as than was englysshe and dyuers other townes and cyties than pertayning to the kynge of Englande father to the kynge that layed siege to Tourney So that the lorde of Manny after the retournyng of his pylgrimage he came to se therle of Uaâ—oys who was ther as kyng and as the lorde of Many went at night to his lodgyng he was watched by the way by certayne of theÌ„ of the lynage of hym that the lorde of MaÌ„ny had made his pylgrimage for And so wtout therles lodgyng he was slayne and murdred and no man knewe who dyd it howe be it they of that lynage were helde suspect in the mater but they were so stronge and made suche excuses that the mater past for ther was none that wold pursue the lorde of Mannes quarell Than therle of Ualoyes caused hym to be buryed in a lytell chapell in the felde the which as than was without the towne of Ryoll and whan therle of Ualoyes had wonne the towne than the walles were made more larger so that the chapell was within the towne Thus was sir Gaulter of MaÌ„nes fader slayne and this olde man remeÌ„bred all this mater for he was present whan he was buryed ThanÌ„e sir Gaultier of Manny went with this gode aged man to the place wher as his father was buryed and ther they founde a lytell tombe of marble ouer hym the which his seruauntes layd on hym after he was buryed ThanÌ„e the olde man sayd sir surely vnder this tombe lyeth your father than the lorde of Manny redde the scripture on the tombe the whiche was in latyn and ther he founde that the olde man had sayd trouth and gaue hym his rewarde And wtin two dayes after he made the tombe to be raysed and the bones of his father to be taken vp and put in a â—ofer and after dyd sende
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