and set their archers before them and sayled to warde the towne They of Cagaunt sawe well this great shyppÌ„ aproche they knewe well they were englysshmen And araynged them on the dykes and on the sandes with their baners before them and they made .xvi. newe knyghtes They were a fyue thousande meÌ„ of warr good knyghtes and squiers ther was sir Guy of FlaÌ„ders a good and a sure knyght but he was a bastarde and he desyred all his coÌ„pany to do well their deuoyre And also ther was sir Dutres de Hauyn syr JohnÌ„ de Roodes sir Gyles de Lestriefe sir Symon and syr JohnÌ„ of BonquedeÌ„t who were there made knyghtes and Peter of Anglemonster with many other knyghtes and squiers expert men of armes Thenglysshmen were desyrous to assayle and the fleÌ„mynges to defende Thenglysshe atchers began to shout and cryed their cryes so that suche as kepte the passage were fayne perforce to recule backe At this first assaute there were dyuerse sore hurte and the englysshmen toke lande and came and fought hande to hande The fleÌ„mynges fought valyantly to defende the passage and theÌ„glysshmen assauted chyualrously The erle of Derby was that day a good knyght and at the first assaut he was so forwarde that he was stryken to the erth and than the lorde of Manny dyd hym great confort for by pur feat of armes he releued hym vp agayne and brought hym out of pyll and cryed Lancastre for the erle of Derby Than they approched on euery part and many were hurt but mo of the flemmynges than of the englysshmen for the archers shot so holly togyder that they dyd to the flemmynges moche damage Thus in the hauyn of Cagant ther was a sore batell for the fleÌ„mynges were good men of warre chosen out by the erle of Flaunders to defende that passage agaynst thenglysshemen And of Englande there was the erle of Derby sonne to the erle Henry of Lancastre with the wry necke therle of Suffolke syr Robert Cobham sir Lewes Byauchampe sir Wyllyam sonne to therle of Warwyke the lorde Bourcher syr Water MaÌ„ny and dyuers other There was a sore batayle and well foughten hande to hande but finally the fleÌ„mynges were put to the chase and were slayne mo than thre thousande what in yâ— hauyn stretes and houses Syr Guy the bastarde of FlauÌ„ders was taken and sir Dutres de Haluyn and sir JohnÌ„ de Rodes wer slayne and the two bretherne of Bonquedent and syr Gyles de Lestrief and mo than .xxvi. knyghtes and squyers the towne taken and pylled and all the goodê and prisoners put into the shippes and the towne brent And so thus the englysshemen retourned into Englande without any damage the kyng caused sir Guy bastarde of FlaÌ„ders to swere and to bynde hymselfe prisoner And in the same yere he became englysshe and dyd fayth homage to the kyng of Englande ¶ How kyng Edwarde of England made great alyaunces in the empyre Cap. xxxii AFter this dysconfeture at Cagaunt tidynges therof spredde abrode in the couÌ„trey And they of Flaunders sayd that without reason and agaynst their wylles therle of flaÌ„ders had layd there that garyson And Jaques Dartuell wolde nat at had ben otherwyse and in contynent he sent messangers to kynge Edwarde recommendyng hym to his grace withall his hert Counsellyng hym to come thyder and to passe the see certyfyenge hym how the flemmynges greatly desyred to se hym Thus the kyng of Englande made great purueyancê and whan the wynter was passed he toke the see well acompanyed with dukes erles and barownes and dyuers other knyghtes and aryued at the towne of Andewarpe as thaÌ„ pertayninge to the duke of Brabant Thyther came people from all partes to se hym and the great estate that he kept Than he sent to his cosyn the duke of Brabant to the duke of Guerles to yâ— marques of Jullers to the lorde JohnÌ„ of Heynalt and to all such as he trusted to haue any conforte of Sayeng howe he wolde gladly speke with theym they came all to Andewarpe bytwene Whytsontyde and the feest of saynte JohnÌ„ And whan the kyng had well feasted thâ— he desyred to knowe their myndes whauÌ„e they wolde bâ—gynne that they had promysed requirynge them to dyspatche the mater breuely for that inteÌ„t he sayd he was come thyder and had all his men redy and howe it shulde be a great damage to hym to defarre the mater long These lordes had longe counsell among them and fynally they sayd Syr our commynge hyther as nowe was more to se you than for any thynge els we be nat as nowe purueyed to gyue you a full answere By your lycence we shall retourne to our people and come agayne to you at your pleasure and thauÌ„e gyue you so playne an answere that the mater shall nat rest in vs. Than they toke day to come agayn a thre wekes after the feest of saynt JohnÌ„ The kynge shewed theÌ„ what charges he was at with so longe abyding thynkinge whan he came thyther that they had ben full purueyd to haue made hym a playne answere sayng howe that he wolde nat returne in to England tyll he had a full answere So thus these lordes departed and the kynge taryed in the abbay of saynt Bernarde and some of the englysshe lordes taryed styll at Andewarpe to kepe the kynge company and some of the other rode about the countrey in great dyspence The duke of Brabant went to Louane and there taryed a long tyme and often tymes he sent to the frenche kyng desyring hym to haue no suspecyous to hym nat to byleue any yuell informacion made of hym for by his wyll he sayd he wold make none alyance nor couenant agaynst hym Sayrng also that the kynge of Englande was his cosyn germayne wherfore he might nat deny hym to come into his countrey The day caÌ„e that the kyng of Englande loked to haue an answere of these lordê and they excused them and sayd howe they were redy and their men So that the duke of Brabant wolde be redy for his part sayeng that he was nere than they And that assone as they might knowe that he were redy they wolde nat be behynde but be at the begynnyng of the mater assone as he Than the kyng dyd so moche that he spake agayne with the duke and shewed him the answere of the other lordes desyring him by amyte and lynage that no faut were founde in hym sayeng how he parceyued well that he was but cold in the mater and that without he wer quicker and dyd otherwyse he douted he shulde lese therby the ayde of all the other lordes of Amayne through his defaulte Than the duke sayd he wolde take counsayle in the matter and whan he had longe debated the mater he sayd howe he shulde be as redy as any other but firste he sayd he wolde speke agayne with the other lordes and he dyde sende for theÌ„ desyring them to come to hym wher as they pleased best
Beamond Thus passed that day and â—one other thynge done that ought to be remembred ¶ how these kynges ordayned their batayls at â—yronfosse Cap. xâ—â— WHan the friday came in the mornyng both hoostes aparelled theÌ„ selfe redy and euery lorde harde masse among their owne coÌ„paâ—yes and dyuers wer shrâ—uen First we woll speke of thorder of thenglysshmen who drewe theÌ„ forwarde into the feldâ— and made iii â–ª batels a fote and dyd put all their horses and bagages into a lytell wood behynde them and for tefyed it The first batell ledde the duke of Guerles the marques of Nusse the marques of Blaquebourâ— sir JohnÌ„ of Heynalt therle of â—oÌ„s therle of Sauynes the lorde of Faulquemont sit Guyllam du Fort sir Arnolde of Baqucheâ— and the almayns and amonge them â–ª was â–ª xxii â–ª banners and .lx. penons in the hale and .viii. Mâ—men The seconde batayle had the duke of Brabant and the lordes and knyghtes of his countrey First the lorde of â—uâ—se the lorde Bergues the lorde of Bredangh the lorde of 〈◊〉 the lorde of â—aucelare the lorde of Borguynall the lorde of StoÌ„neuort the lorde of wyten the lorde of Elka the lorde of Cassebegne yâ— lorde of Duffle ser Thyrre of â—alcourt ser Rasse of the Grez ser JohnÌ„ of Cassebegne ser JohnÌ„ Filyfe ser Gyles of Coterebe ser water of â—otebergue the thre bretherne of Harlebecque ser Henry of FlaiuÌ„ders and dyuerse other barownes knyghtê of flanders who were all vnder yâ— duke of 〈◊〉 baner as yâ— lorde of Hallayne yâ— lorde of 〈◊〉 sir Hector â—yllains sit JohnÌ„ of Rodes ser 〈◊〉 start of Gupstell ser wyllinÌ„ of Stratâ— ser 〈◊〉 de la mule many other The duke of BrabaÌ„t had a .xxiiii. baners and .lxxx. penons in all a vii M. men The .iii. bataile the grettest haâ— the kyng of Englande and with hym his cosyn therle of Derby the bysshoppÌ„ of Lyncolne the bysshoppÌ„ of Durame therle of Salysbury the erle of Northamton and of Glocetter therle of Suffolke sir Robert Dartoyse as than called erle of Rychmont the lorde Raynolde CobhmÌ„ the lorde Persy the lorde Roose the lord Montbray sir Lewes and sir JohnÌ„ Beauchampe the lorde Dalawarr the lorde of Laucome the lorde Basset the lorde fitz water sir Water Manny sir Newe Hastyngs sir JohnÌ„ Lyle and dyuers other that I can nat name among other was ser JohnÌ„ Chandos of whom moche honour is spoken in this boke The kyng had with hym .xxviii. baners and lxxxx penons and in his batayle a vi M. men of armes and .vi. M. archers And he had set an other batell as in a wyng wherof therle of Warwyke therle of Penbroke the lorde Barkley the lorde Multon and dyuerse other were as cheyfe they wer on horsbacke Thus whanÌ„e euery lorde was vnder his banner as it was coÌ„maunded by the marshals the kynge of England mounted on a palfray acoÌ„panyed all onely with sir Robert Dartoyse sir Raynolde Cobham and ser Water of Manny and rode a long before all his batels and right swetely desyred all his lordes and other That they wolde that day ayde to defende his honoure they all ê“mysed hym so to do Than he returned to his owne batell set euery thing in good order and coÌ„mauÌ„ded that non shuld go before the marshals banerê ¶ Nowe let vs speke of the lordes of Fraunce what they dyd They were .xi. score baners .iiii. kynges .vi. dukes .xxvi. erles and mo than .iiii. M. knyghtes and of the coÌ„mons of Fraunce mo than .lx. M. The kyngs that were ther with kyng Philyppe of Ualoys was the kyng of Behayne the kyng of Nauerr king Dauyd of Scotland the duke of Normandy the duke of Bretayne the duke of Burbon the duke of Lorrayne and the duke of Athenes Of erles therle of Alanson brother to the kyng the erle of Flaunders therle of Heynalt the erle of Bloys therle of Bare therle of Forestes therle of Foyz therle of Armynacke the erle Dophyn of Auuergne therle of LoÌ„guyle therle of StaÌ„pes therle of Uandosme therle of Harrecourt therle of saynt Pol therle of Guynes therle of Bowlougne therle of Roussy therle of Dampmartyn therle of Ualentynois therle of Aucer therle of Sancerre therle of Genue the erle of Dreux and of Gascongne and of Languedoc So many erles and vycuntes that it were long to reherse it was a great beauty to beholde the baners and standerdes wauyng in the wynde and horses barded and knyghtes and squyers richely armed The frechemen ordayned thre great batayls in eche of them fyftene thousand men of armes and .xx. M. men a fote ¶ Howe these two kynges departed fro Uironfosse without batayle Cap. xlii IT might well be marueyledde howe so goodly a sight of men of warr so nere togyder shulde depart without batayle But the french men were nat all of one acorde they were of dyuers opynyons Some sayed it were a great shame and they fought nat seyng their ennemys so nere theÌ„ in their owne countre raynged in the felde and also had promysed to fyght with theÌ„ and some other sayd it shulde be a great folly to fyght for it was harde to knowe euery mannes mynde ieoê‘dy of treason For they sayd if fortune were coÌ„trary to their kyng as to lese the selde he than shuld put all his hole realme in a ieopardy to be lost And though he dyd dysconfet his ennemes yet for all that he shuld be neuer the nerer of the realme of Englande nor of such landes parteynyng to any of those lordes that be with hym alyed Thus in striuyng of dyuers opynions the day past tyll it was past noone and than sodenly ther started an Hare among the frenchmen and suche as sawe her cryed and made gret bruÌ„t wherby suche as were behynde thought they before had ben fightynge And so put on their helmes and toke their speres in their handes and so ther were made dyuers newe knyghtes and specially therle of Heynalt made .xiiii. who wer euer after called knyghts of the hare Thus that batell stode styll all that friday and besyde this stryfe bytwene the counsellours of France ther was brought in letters to the hoost of recoÌ„mendacion to the frenche kyng and to his counsell Fro kyng Robert of Cicyle the which kyng as it was sayd was a great astronomyer and full of great science He had often tymes sought his bokê on thestate of the kyngs of England and of fraÌ„ce he founde by his astrology by theÌ„fluens of the heueÌ„s that if the french kyng euer fought with kyng Edwarde of england he shuld be discoÌ„fited wherfore he lyke a king of gret wysdoÌ„e and as he that douted the peryll of the frenche kyng his cosyn sent often tymes letters to king Philyppe and to his counsayle that in no wyse he shulde make any batayle agaynst thenglyss men where as kyng Edwarde was personally present So that what for dout and for such writyng fro the kyng of Cecyle dyuers
of the great lordes of Fraunce were sore a basshed and also kynge Philyppe was enfourmed therof He we beit yet he had great wyll to gyue batayle but he was so counselled to the coÌ„trary that the day passed without batell and euery man withdrue to their lodgynges And whan the erle of Heynalt same that they shulde nat fight he departed withall his hole company and went backe the same nyght to Quesnoy And the kyng of Englande the duke of Brabant and all the other lordes retourned and trussed all their bagagis and went the same nyght to Dauesnes in Heynalt And the next day they toke leaue eche of other and the Almayns and brabances departed and the kynge went into Brabant with the duke his cosyn The same friday that the batell shulde haue ben the french kynge whan he came to his lodgyng he was sore dyspleased bycause he departed without batayle But they of his counsayle sayd howe right nobly he had borne hymselfe for he had halyantly pursued his ennemies and had done somoche that he had put theÌ„ out of his realme and how that the kyng of Englande shuld make many such vyages or he conquered the realme of FrauÌ„ce The next day kyng PhilyppÌ„ gaue lyceÌ„ce to all maner of men to dept and he thanked right courtesly the gret lordes of their ayde socour Thus ended this great iourney and euery maÌ„ went to their owne The frenche kynge went to saynt Omers and sent men of warre to his garysons and specially to Tourney to Lysse and to Doway and to the other townes marchyng on th eÌ„pyre He sent to Tourney syr Godmart Dufay and made hym captayne there and regent of that couÌ„trey ther about And he sent syr Edwarde of Beaugewe to Mortayne and whan he had ordred ê‘t of his besynes than he drewe towarde Parys ¶ How kyng Edwarde toke on hym to bere the armes of Fraunce and the name to be called kyng therof Ca. xliii WHan that kynge Edwards was departed fro the flamengery and came into BrabaÌ„t and went streight to Brussels The duke of Guerles the duke of Jullers the marques of Blanqueboure the erle of Mons syr JohnÌ„ of Haynalt the lorde of FaulquemoÌ„t and all the lordes of th empyre suche as had ben at that iournay brought hym thyder to take aduyce counsell what shulde be done more in the mater that they had be gone And to haue expedycion in the cause they ordayned a parlyameÌ„t to beholden at the towne of Brussels and thyder to come was desyred Jaques Dartuell of GauÌ„t who came thyder with a great company and al the counsels of the good townes of Flaunders Ther the king of England was sore desyred of all his alyes of th empyre that he shulde requyre theÌ„ of Flanders to ayde to mentayne his warr and to defy the french kyng and to go with him wher as he wolde haue them And in their so doyng he to promyse theÌ„ to recouer the Isle Doway Bethayne This request was well hard of the slemynges and therupon they desyred to take counsell among themselfe and so they toke couÌ„sell at good leaser and than they sayd to the kyng Syr or this tyme ye haue made to vs request in this behalfe syr if we myght well doo this sauyng your honour and to saue ourselfe we wolde gladly do this But syr we be bounde by faith and othe and on the somme of two my lyons of floreyns in the Popes chaumbre that we may make nor moue no warre agaynst the kynge of Fraunce Who soeuer it be on payne to lese the sayd somme and besyde that to ryn in the senteÌ„ce of cursyng But syr if ye wyll take on you the armes of FrauÌ„ce quarter them with the armes of Englande call yourselfe kyng of Fraunce as ye ought to be of ryght Than we woll take you for rightfull kyng of FrauÌ„ce de mauÌ„de of you quytaÌ„ce of out bondes so ye to gyue vs ê‘don therof as king of FraÌ„ce By this meanes we shal be assured dyspeÌ„sed with all so thaÌ„ we wyll go with you whyder soeuer ye wyll haue vs. Than the kyng toke couÌ„sell for he thought it was a sore mat to take on hym the armes of France the name and as thaÌ„ had coÌ„quered nothing therof nor coud nat tell what shuld fall therof nor whyder he shuld coÌ„quere it or nat on thother syde loth he was to refuse the confort and ayde of the stemynges who myght do hym more ayde thaÌ„ any other So the kyng toke counsell of the lords of th eÌ„pyre of the lorde Robert Dartoyse with other of his specyall frendes so that finally the good and the yuell wayed He answered to the flemmynges that if they wolde swere seale to this accorde and to promyse to mentayne his warre howe he wolde do all this with a good wyll and promysed to gette them agayne Lyle Do way Bethayn and all they answered howe they were content Than there was a day assigned to mete at Gaunt at which day the kynge was there and the moost part of the sayd lordes and all the counsayls generally in FlauÌ„ders And so than all this sayd maters were rehersed sworne and sealed and the king quartred the armes of FrauÌ„ce with Englande And from thens forthe toke on hym the name of the kynge of Fraunce and so contynued tyll he lefte it agayne by composicyoâ— as ye shall here after in this boke And so at this counsayle they determyned that the next somer after they wold make great warre into Fraunce promysing to besiege the cytie of Tourney Wherof the flemmyngê were ioyfull for thei thought to be stroÌ„g ynough to gete it and that ones goten they be leued shortly after to wynne agayne Lysse Do way and Bethayne with thappurtenauÌ„ces 〈◊〉 tayning or holden of therle of FlauÌ„ders Thus euery man departed and went home the kynge of Englande went to And warpe and the quene abode styll at Gaunt and was often tymes vysited by Jaques Dartuell and by other lordes ladyes and damosels of Gaunt The kyng left in Flaunders therle of Salysbury and therle of Suffolke They went to Ipre and ther kept a great garyson and made sore warre agaynst them of Lysse and there about And whan the kynges shyppes were redy he toke the see and so sayled into Englande and came to London about the feest of saynt Andrewe where he was honourably receyued And ther he had coÌ„playn tes made hym of the dystruction of Hampton and he sayd that he trusted or a yere lenger that it shulde be well reuenged ¶ How the frenchmen brent in the laÌ„des of syr JohnÌ„ of Heynault Cap. xliiii NOwe lette vs speke of kyng Philyppe who greatly fortifyed his nauy that he hadde on the see Wherof syr Kiry Bahuchet and Barbe Noyre were captayns And thei had vnder them a great retynuâ— of Genowayes normayns bretons pycardes they dyd that wynter great damage to the realme of
the kynges hoost and all the caryages bytwene both hoostes the whiche order these straÌ„gers lyked maruelusly well ¶ Whan these straÌ„gers had well regarded this company and had reuerently saluted the prince and such lordes as were with hym and the prince louyngly receyued theÌ„ as he that coude ryght well do it Than they toke leaue of hym shewed hym their nede desyringe that he wolde regarde their necessytie and he gladly promysed theÌ„ so to do So they rode on tyll they came to Calays and the seconde day after the kyng sent them their answere by thre sufficient knyghtes and they shewed theym playnly that the kynge had nat brought with hym treasur sufficient to pay all that they desyred and to performe the enterprice that he hath taken in hande but if they wolde go forthe with hym and to take suche fortune as falleth other good or yuell If good fortune and wynnyng fall they to haue their part so that they demaunde no wages nor for losse of horse nor spence nor damage that they maye happÌ„ to haue for they said the kyng had broght men ynough out of his relame to furnysshe his enterprice This answere pleasedd nat greatly these lordes nor their coÌ„pany who had sore traueyled and spended their goodes and had layed their horses and harnes to pledge and solbe for necessytie Howbeit they coude haue nothynge els but that the kyng delyuerd theÌ„ a certayn somme of money to bring them home into their countrey Howe beit some of those lordes went agayne to the kyng to serue hym at aduenture they thought it shame to retourne agayne without any thyng doyng I shall deuyse to you soÌ„what the order that the kyng of Englande toke or he departed out of England the which is nat a thyng shortly to passe ouer for ther neuer departed out of Englande before suche an army nor so well ordred ¶ Or the kyng departed out of his realme he made all the lordes of France suche as were prisoners to be put into dyuers plaâ—es and stronge castelles in the realme to be the more surer of theÌ„ and the frenche kyng was set in the towre of LoÌ„don and his yonge sonne with hym and moche of his pleasure and sport restrayned for he was than straytlyer kept than he was before Than euery man was commaunded to go to Douer where as shyppes were redy to passe ouer so euery man drewe thyder none abode at home bytwene the age of twentie and threscore So that nere hande all lordes knyghtes and squyers went to Douer except suche as the kyng had apoynted to kepe the realme castels marches hauyns of the same whan all were assembled at Douer Than the kynge toke his musters and there sayde playnly that his entencyon was to passe ouer into the realme of France and nat to retourne agayn tyll he had made an ende of his warre or els a sufficyent peace to his great honour and profet or els to dye in the payne And therfore he sayd if there were any that were nat well wylling to go ouer to returne agayn backe euery man sayd they were gladde to serue hym And so they all entred into their shyppes in the name of god and saynt George and they arryued at Calays two dayes before the feest of Alsayntes the yere of our lorde M. CCC .lix. ¶ How the kyng of England departed fro Calais and of the order of his host in ridyng through Picardy so to the cytie of Reynes Cap. CC .vii. WHan the kyng and the prince his son were arryued at Calys and also thre other of his sonnes that is to say lorde Lyonell erle of Ulster the lorde JohnÌ„ erle of Rychmont and the lorde Edmonde yongest of the foure and all their people that they hadde dyscharged out of their shyppes all their horses and other prouysion and had taryed ther foure dayes Than euery man was coÌ„maunded to make redy to depart sayeng howe he wolde ryde after his cosyn the duke of Lancastre Than the kyng in a mornyng departed fro Calays with all his company and caryages in the best order that euer any army yssued oute of any towne It was sayd he had a sixe thousand charyettes and cartes brought out of England well furnysshed than he ordred his bataylles so richely besene that it was ioye to beholde them and than his coÌ„stable the erle de la Marche had fyue hundred knyghtes armed and a thousand archers before his batayle Than the kyngê batayle with thre thousande men of armes and .v. thousande archers in good order ridyng after the constables batayle and next after the kyngê batayle came all the caryage the which contayned two leagê in length mo than fyue thousand charyettes and cartes caryeng prouisyon for yâ— hoost withall thynges of householde which had nat besene before caryed with men of warre as handmylles ouyns to bake in and suche other thynges necessary Than next after them came the princes batayle and of his bretherne wherin were a two thousande speares nobly horsed richely besene in order redy to fyght they rode nat past a four leages a day And in this maner they were encountred with the duke of Lancastre and the strange lordes bytwene Calys and the abbey of Lykes in a fayre playn In the kynges hoost ther were a fyue hundred varlettes with matockes and axes to make euyn the wayes for the caryage to passe ¶ Nowe shall I name vnto you certayne of the lordes and knyghtes of Englande that passed the see with their kynge and before in the company of the duke of Lancastre the kynges cosyn germayn First his iiii sonnes the prince Edward sir Lyonell sir JohaÌ„ne and sir Edmonde Than sir Henry duke of Lancastre sir JohnÌ„ erle de la Marche coÌ„stable of Englande the erle of warwyke the erle of Suffolke marshall of Englande the erle of Herforde and Northampton the erle of Salysbury therle of Stafforde the erle of Oxenford the bysshop of Lyncolne the bysshoppe of Dyrham the lorde Percy the lorde Neuell the lorde Spenser the lorde Rose the lorde Manny the lorde Renolde Cobham the lorde Monbray the lorde Dalawarâ— the lorde JohnÌ„ Chandos sir Rycharde Penbruge the lorde of Manne the lorde Wylloughby the lorde Feltone the lorde Basset the lorde Crabalton the lorde SyluaÌ„â—yer sir James Awdeley sir Bartylmewe de Brunes 〈◊〉 lorde of Salyche sir Stephyn Gonsanton sir Hewe Hastynges sir JohaÌ„n Lysle sir Nowell Lormych and dyuers other whom I can nat name They rode through Arthoyes and passed by the cytie of Arras and toke the same way that the duke of Lancastre had paste before they coude fynde nothynge to lyue by in the playne countrey for all that there was lefte was put into the fortresses And also the couÌ„tre had ben long poore and sore wasted and it was a dere season in the realme of France and great famyne ranne generally through all the contre for the yerth had nat ben laboured of thre yer before for if
shewed to the kyng to the prince and to their couÌ„sayls the state of Poictou and of Xaynton And whan the kyng sawe howe he lost with so lytell warre the couÌ„treis and lades that had cost hym so moche the wynning he was in a great study a long space And than he sayd howe that shortely he wolde go ouer the see hymselfe with suche a puyssance that he wolde abyde to gyue batayle to the hole power of France And sayd how he wolde neuer retourne agayne in to Englande tyll he had coquered agayne as moche as he had lost or els to lese all the resydue The same season ther was agreat army redy charged to attend on the duke of Lancastre and shulde arryue at Calys But than it was â—â—imyned by the king and his couÌ„sayle that they shulde go into Poyctou and in to Xaynton towarde Rochell for that was thought to be the next voyage and moost nedefull And the kynge made a great somons throughout the realme of Englande coÌ„maundyng euery man to coÌ„e in harnes to HaÌ„pton ther about at a day assigned and ther to take the see So ther was none that durst nor wold disobey his coÌ„maundement but euery man departed fro his owne countre and drewe to the see syde where ther was redy a foure hundred vessels of one and other And the lordes drewe to the kyng to Westmynster besyde London ther it was ordayned bytwene the kynge the prince his sonne that if the kyng of Englande dyed in this viage or the prince that than Rycharde the sonne of the prince who was borne at Burdeur shulde be kyng of Englande So that whan all the lordes were come before the kyng or they departed the prince shewed theÌ„ that if it happed him to dye before the kyng his father than his sonne Richarde to be kynge of Englande after the discease of his graundfather The prelates lordes knightes and all the comynalte loued so well the prince for the maâ—ay fayre iourneys that he had acheued as well in Englande as beyond thesee that they all a 〈…〉 therto ioyously The kynge first than all his sonnes and after all the lordes of Englande â—o the which the prince caused theÌ„ all to swere and scale or he departed All these thynges done the kyng the prince the duke of LaÌ„castre therles of CaÌ„bridge Salisbury War wyke Arundell Suffolke and Stafforde yâ— lorde Spenser who was newly come oute of Lombardy The lordes of Percy of Uyen of Rose of Dalawar and all other barones and knyghtes of Englande to the nombre of thre thousande men of armes and .x. M. archers who came all to HaÌ„pton wher they toke shyppyng with as great a flete as euer any kyng went before out of Englande in any voyage And so they sayled towarde Rochell in costynge NormaÌ„dy and Bretayne and had dyuers wyndes And the frenche kynge made a great assemble of men of warr in Poictou to holde his iourney at Thouars at yâ— day apoynted So all the countre was full of men of warre also the gascons the lorde ArcheÌ„balt of Grayly vncle to the Captall of Beufz at the desyre of ser ThomÌ„is Felton seneshall of Burdeux caÌ„e with thre C. speres And in the same coÌ„pany ther was the lordes of Duras of Corton of Musydent of Rossen of LaÌ„goren of Landuras ser Peter Corton sir WyllmÌ„ Fereton englysshemen All these deê‘ted fro Burdeux came to Nyorth and ther they founde sir Water Huet sir JohnÌ„ Ubrues sir ThomÌ„s Percy Johan Cresuell dyuers other so that whan they were all togyder they were a .xii. C. fightyng men and sir Richarde of Pontchardon caÌ„e to them with other .xii. C. All this season the kynge of Englande his sonnes with their great army were on the see coulde take no lande at Rochell nor ther about for the wynde and fortune was coÌ„trary to theÌ„ And in that case they were the space of .ix. wekes so that the feest of Myhelmas aproched and that the kyng his couÌ„sell sawe well how they coude nat coÌ„e tyme ynow to kepe the day of rescuyng of Thouars wher of the kyng was sore displeased so gaue lyceÌ„ce to all his people to deê‘te wheder they lyst Thus retourned this great nauy of England and had wynde at wyll at their returnynge ther arryued at Burdeux .ii. C. fayles of marchauntes of Englande for wyne And whan it was nere mighelmas the barones of Englande and Gascone caÌ„e fro Niorth to go towarde Thouars to mete with the kyng of England and whan they sawe that the kynge came nat they hadde great marueyle Than to acquyte theÌ„selfe they sent certayne messangers to Tho wars to the barons of Poictou suche as were ther which messaÌ„gers sayd Right deresirs we be sent hyder to you fro yâ— lordes of Gascone and Englande vnder they obeysaunce of the kynge of Englande Sirs there be about Nyorthe twelfe hundred fightyng men redy apparelled to ayde and serue you in all maners and sirs they desyre to haue knowlege sro you whyder that in the absence of the kyng of England and of his chyldren they shall ayde and confort you or nat For sirs they are well coÌ„tent in your company to aduentur their bodyes goodes The barones of Poictou sayd howe they wolde take counsayle and aduyse in that casâ— but sirs we thaÌ„ke greatly the barones of Gascone and Englade who hath sent you hyder in that they be redy to socoure vs. Than the knightes of Poictou drewe togyder and so the first day they greed nat for the lorde of Parteney who was one of the greattest of that company woldeth at they shulde kepe their day and receyue the sayd ayde representynge the kynge of Englande And the other lordes were of the coÌ„trary opinyon sayeng howe they had sealed and sworne howe that if the kyng or one of his chyldren were nat there personally by the sayd day than they to yelde them vp to they obeysance of the freÌ„che kyng Wherfore the lorde of Partney went to his lodgyng nat well content howe be it afterwarde he was so entysed by the other yâ— he agreed to their myndê And so they sent worde agayne by the sayd messaÌ„gers that they thaÌ„ked them of their good wylles Howe be it the kyng of Englande or one of his chyldren must nedes be ther acordyng to the treaty that they had sworne and sealed vnto Wher with the gascoyns and englysshmen that were at Nyorthe were sore displeased but they coude nat amende it And so myghelmas day came fro Poy cters ther came to Thouars to holde their iourney â–ª the dukes of Berrey of Burgoyne and of Burbone the constable of France the lorde of Clysson the dycount of Rohane the Dolphyn of Auuergne sir Loyes Saurere the lorde of Sully and other great lordes of France And they were ten thousande speares besyde other And so before Thouars the euyn and the daye ofsaynt Mychaell they stode in ordynaunce of batayle and agaynst
And specially by the archebysshop of Caunterbury his chauÌ„celler wherof they wolde haue accompt This knight durst do none otherwise but so came by the ryuer of Thames to the towre The kynge and they that were with hym in the towre desyrynge to here tidynges seyng this knyght comyng made him way and was brought before the kynge in to a chambre And with the kynge was the princesse his mother and his two bretherne therle of Kent and the lorde JohnÌ„ Holland the erle of Salisburye the erle of Warwyke the erle of Oxenforthe the archebysshop of Caunterbury the lorde of saynt Johans ser Robert of Namure yâ— lorde of Uertaigne the lorde of Gomegynes sir Henry of Sauselles the mayre of London and dyuers other notable burgesses This knight sir Johan Moton who was well knowen amonge theÌ„ for he was one of the kynges offycers He kneled downe before the kynge and sayd My right redouted lorde lette it nat displease your grace the message that I must nedes shewe you For dere sir it is byforce and agaynst my wyll Sir JohnÌ„ sayd the kyng say what ye wyll I holde you excused Sir the commons of this your realme hath sente me to you to desyre you to come and speke with them on Blacheth for they desyre to haue none but you And sir ye nede nat to haue any dout of your persone for they wyll do you no hurte for they holde and wyll holde you for their kynge But sir they say they wyll shewe you dyuers thynges the whiche shall be ryght necessarie for you to take hede of whanne they speke with you Of the whiche thynges sir I haue no charge to shewe you But sir it may please you to gyue me an answer suche as may apease theÌ„ and that they may knowe for trouth that I haue spoken with you for they haue my chyldren in hostage tyll I retourne agayne to theym And without I retourne agayne they wyll slee my chyldren incontynent Thasie the kyng made hym an answere and sayd Sir ye shall haue an answere shortely Than the kyng toke counsayle what was best for hym to do it was anone determyned that the next mornyng the kynge shulde go downe the ryuer by water and without fayle to speke with theÌ„ And whan sir Johan Moton herde that answere he desyred nothynge els And so toke his leaue of the kyng and of the lordes and retourned agayne in to his vessell and passed the Thames went to Blackeheth where he had left mo than threscore thousande men and ther he answered theÌ„ that the next mornynge they shulde sende some of their counsayle to the Thames and ther the kyng wolde come and speke with them This answere greatlye pleased theym and so passed that night as well as they might And yâ— fourthe part of them fasted for lacke of vitayle for they had none Wherwith they were sore displeased whiche was good reason ALl this season therle of Buckynghame was in Wales for there he had fayre herytages by reason of his wyfe who was doughter to yâ— erle of NorthuÌ„berlande and Herforde but the voyce was all through London howe he was amonge these people And some sayd certaynlye howe they had sene hym there amonge them And all was bycause there was one Thomas in their companye a man of the countie of Cambridge that was very lyke the erle Also the lordes that lay at Plummouth to go in to Portyngale were well infourmed of this rebellyon and of the people that thus began to ryse Wherfore they douted lest their vyage shulde haue bene broken or els they feared lest the comons about Hampton Wynchestre and AruÌ„dell wolde haue come on them Wherfore they wayed vp their ancres and yssued out of the hauyn with great payne for the wynde was sore agaynst them and so toke thesee and there cast ancre abyding for the wynde and the duke of Lancastre who was in the marches of Scotlande bytwene Morlane and Roseburg entreatyng with the scottes where it was shewed hym of the rebellyon Wherof he was in doute For he knewe well he was but lytell beloued with the comens of Englande Howe be it for all those tidynges yet he dyde sagely demeans hym selfe as touchynge the treatie with the scottes The erle Duglas therle of Moret the erle of Surlant and therle Thomas Uer say and the scotes that were there for the treatie knewe right well yâ— rebelly on in Englande howe the comen people in euery parte began to rebell agaynst the noble men wherfore the scottes thought that Englande was in great daunger to be lost and therfore in their treaties they were the more styffer agayne the duke of Lancastre and his counsayle ¶ Nowe lette vs speke of the commons of Englande and howe they perceyuered ¶ How the coÌ„mons of Englande entred in to London and of the great yuell that they dyde and of the dethe of the bysshoppe of CauÌ„terbury and dyuers other Cap. CCClxxxiii IN the mornyng on corpus christy day kynge Rycharde herde Masse in the towre of LoÌ„don and all his lordes and than he toke his barge with therle of Salisbury therle of Warwyke yâ— erle of Suffolke certayn knightê so rowed downe a longe Thames to Redereth wher as was disceÌ„ded downe the hyll a .x. M. men to se yâ— kyng and to speke with him And whan they sawe the kynges barge comyng they beganne to showt and made suche a crye as though all the deuylles of hell had ben amonge them and they had brought with them sir Johan Moton to the entent that if the kynge had nat coÌ„e they wolde haue stryken hym all to peces so they had promysed hym And whan the kynge his lordes sawe the demeanour of the people The best assured of them were in drede And so the kynge was counsayled by his barownes nat to take any landynge there but so rowed vp and downe the ryuer And the kyng demaunded of them what they wolde and sayd howe he was come thyder to speke with them And they said all with one voyce we wolde that ye shulde coÌ„e a lande and than we shall shewe you what we lacke Than the erle of Salisbury aunswered for the kyng and sayd Sirs ye be nat in suche order nor array that the kynge ought to speke with you And so with those wordes no more sayd And than the kyng was counsayled to returne agayne to the towre of LoÌ„don and so he dyde And whan these people sawe that they were enflamed with yre and retourned to the hyll where the great bande was And ther shewed theÌ„ what answere they had and howe the kynge was retourned to the towre of London Than they cryed all with one voyce Let vs go to London and so they toke their way thyder And in their goyng they beate downe abbeyes and houses of aduocates of men of the court and so came in to the subbarbes of LoÌ„don whiche were great and fayre and ther bete downe dyuers fayre
WyllmÌ„ Helman were moost blamed As for sir Hughe Caurell there was no faute layde to his charge nother by the kyng nor his couÌ„sayle nor by the comons For it was well knowen yâ— if his counsayle might haue bene beleued they had spedde better than they dyde to their honores And so it was layde to the two other knightes howe they had solde Burborke and Grauelynge to the frenche kyng so that all the realme was sore moued agaynst theÌ„ so that they were in parell of their lyues And they were coÌ„maunded by the kyng in to prison to the towre of LoÌ„don And while they were in prison the comons apeased and whan they were delyuered out of prison they were bouÌ„de to the kyng to be at his wyll and pleasure Than ther was put forthe a treatie to be had bytwene the englysshmen and frenchmen And they of GauÌ„t were coÌ„prised in the treatie wherwith therle of Flaunders was sore displeased how be it he coude nat ameÌ„de it At the deê‘tynge out of Burborke the duke of Bretayne abode styll at saynt Omers with the erle of FlauÌ„ders his cosyn And wolde gladlye haue sene that a good peace or a longe truse might haue ben had bytwene the frenche kyng his naturall lorde and the kyng of Englande And to set forwarde the mater the moÌ„day whaÌ„ the englisshmen were with the kyng in his tent he moued the mater to some of them And they promysed hym that assoone as they caÌ„e in Englande to the kyng they wolde speke to hym to his vncles and to his counsayle of that mater so after to shewe that he was wyllyng to bring the mater to a good ende He sent in to EnglaÌ„d two knightes of his owne good assuraunce as the lorde of Housey and the lorde of Maylly And they dyde so moche that the duke of LaÌ„castre and the erle of Buckyngham his brother the bysshoppe of Suffolke sir Johan of Hollande brother to the kyng sir Thomas Percy and other of the kynges counsayle shulde come to Calays hauyng full puyssaunce and authoryte of the kyng and of the realme to make peace or to ordayne a treuse at their pleasure And on the other parte there shulde come to Boloyne the duke of Berry the duke of Burgoyne the bysshoppe of Laon and the chauÌ„celer of FraÌ„ce Hauyng also full authorite fro the frenche king his couÌ„sayle and realme to take peace with the englysshmen or to take truse suche as they coude agre vpon and so whan all these ê‘ties were coÌ„e to Calys to Boloyne they taryed a lytell or they met for the counsayle of Spaygne that shulde come thyder for the frenchemen wolde make no treatie without the spanyerdes were enclosed therin Finally there caÌ„e fro the kynge of Spayne a bysshop a dyacre and two knightes Than it was aduysed by all the parties bycause they thought it no suretie for the frenchemen to come to Calais nor the englysshmen to come to Boloyne Therfore it was ordayned that ther comunyng shulde be in the mydway bytwene the sayde townes in a lytell vyllage where ther was a churche called Abolyng thyder came all these parties dyuers dayes ther they met And there was the duke of Bretayne and theerle of Flaunders And there in yâ— felde was pyght vp the great tent of Bruges the erle of FlauÌ„des made a dyner in the same tent to the duke of Lancastre to therle of Buckyng ham and to the other lordes of Englande ther was great estate holden on bothe parties but all thynges coÌ„sydred they coude fynde no meanes to haue a peace for the freÌ„chmen wolde haue had agayne Guynes Calays and all the fortresses that thenglysshmen helde on that syde of the see to the ryuer of Garon aswell in normaÌ„dy Bretayne Poictou Xaynton as in Rochell to the whiche thenglysshmen wolde in no wyse agre specially Guynes Calys Chierburge nor Brest in Bretayne They were comunyng on this treaty more than thre wekes euery day the lordes or els some of their counsayle The same season there dyed in the duchy of Lusenburgh and in the towne of Lusenburgh the gentyll and ioly duke Uincelyns of Boem duke of Lusenburgh and of BrabaÌ„t Who had ben in his tyme fresshe sage amorous hardy And whan he dyed it was sayd that the most highe prince and grettest lynage and moost noble of blode was deed god haue his soule And he was buryed in yâ— abbey of Uauclere besyde LuzeÌ„burgh And my lady Jane duches of Brabant was as than wydowe neuer after was maryed Of the dethe of this noble duke suche as knewe hym were right sorie ¶ Howe the lordes of Englande and Fraunce were assembled togyder to make a peace whiche by them coude nat be done And howe Loyes erle of Flaunders dyed and of his obsequy Cap. CCCC .xliii. NO we let vs retourne to their assemble that was bytwene thenglisshe lordes and the freÌ„che bytwene Calays and Boloyne Whiche treaty coude neuer come to none effect of peace nor profyte for the one partie nor other Some sayd the erle of FlauÌ„ders was in a great defaut therof for he wolde in no wyse haue theÌ„ of Gaunt comprised in any treatie wherwith thenglysshmen were displeased wherfor the treatie spedde the worse For ther was great promyse made that no peace shulde be made without the gauÌ„toyse were coÌ„prised therin This they had sworne at Calays therfore this brake the treatie finally ther coude be made no peace that shulde seme good to any of the ê‘ties than they fell to treat for a truse and thervpon their treatie ê“ceded Th erle of FlauÌ„ders wolde gladly that they of Gaunt shulde haue ben out of the truse but the englysshmen wolde in no wyse consent therto but that Gaunt shulde be coÌ„prised in the truse And that euery partie shulde syt styll with that he hath and no partie to reÌ„dre vp any fortresse to other for all that this treatie was thus bytwene Calays and Boloyne the gauntoyse of the garyson of And warpe came and brent the subbarbes of Tourney and retourned sauely agayne to And warpe and in the feest of Christmas the gauntoyse gadered vp the rentes parteyning to the lorde of Tourney wherwith he was right sore displeased sware a great othe that whatsoeuer treatie was made bytwene flaÌ„ders end the gauntoyse he wolde neuer enteÌ„de to no peace but alwayes to make theÌ„ the grettest warre that he coude For he sayd they toke fro hym his herytage Wherfore he wyste natte howe to lyue without his frendes of Brabant and Heynalt had ayded him the gauÌ„toyse had so distroyed his herytage These treaties that were thus bytwene Boloyne Calys bytwene the lordes of EnglaÌ„de and of Fraunce was coÌ„cluded with moche a do that a truse shulde be had bytwene the frenche kyng and the kyng of Englande and all their adherentes alyes That is to say on the frenche kynges parte all Spayne Galyce Castell and all in theÌ„ enclosed as
souerayne lorde kynge Henry the .viii. kyng of Englande and of Fraunce and highe defender of the christen faythe c. Under his gracyous supportacyon to do my deuoyre to translate out of frenche in to our maternall englysshe tonge the sayd volumes of sir Johan Froyssart Whiche cronycle begynneth at the raygne of the moost noble and valyant kynge Edwarde the thyrde The yere of our lorde a thousande thre hundred and sixtene And contynucth to the begynning of the reigne of king Henry the fourth The yere of our lorde god a thousande and foure hundred The space by twene is threscore and fourtene yeres Requyrynge all the reders and herers therof to take this my rude translacion in gre And in that I haue nat folowed myne authour worde by worde yet I trust I haue ensewed the true reporte of the sentence of the mater And as for the true namyng of all maner of personages Countreis cyties townes ryuers or teldes Where as I coude nat name them properly nor aptely in Englysshe I haue written them acordynge as I founde them in frenche And thoughe I haue nat gyuen euery lorde knyght or squyer his true addycion yet I trust I haue natswarued fro the true senteÌ„ce of the mater And there as I haue named the dystaunce bytwene places by myles and leages they must be vnderstande acordyng to the custome of the couÌ„treis where as they be named for in some place they be lengar than in some other In Englande a leage or myle is well knowen in FrauÌ„ce a leage is two myles and in some place thre And in other couÌ„treis more or lesse euery nacion hath sondrie customes And if any faute be in this my rude translacyon I remyt the correctyon therof to theÌ„ that discretely shall fynde any reasonable deraute And in their so doynge I shall pray god to sende theÌ„ the blysse of heuen Amen Thus endeth the preface of sir JohnÌ„ Bourchier knight lorde berners traÌ„slatour of this present cronycle And herafter foloweth the table with all the chapiters as they stande in the boke in order from one to four huÌ„dred fyftie and one Whiche be in nombre C C C C. and li. chapiters ¶ Here after foloweth the table of this present volume FIrst the auctours ê“loge Ca. i. ¶ Of them that were moost valyant knightes to be made mencion of in this boke Cap. ii ¶ Of some of the prevecessours of kyng Edwarde of Englande Cap. iii. ¶ Of some of the prrentes of this good kyng Edwarde the thyrbe Cap. iiii ¶ The first occasyon of the warre bytwene the the kynges of Englande of FrauÌ„ce Cap. v. ¶ Howe therle Thomas of Lancastre .xxii. other great lordes and knyghtes of Englande werebeheeded Cap. vi ¶ Howe the quene of Englande went and coÌ„playned her to the kyng of FrauÌ„ce her brother on sir Hewe Spensar Cap. vii ¶ Howe sir Hewe Spensar purchased that the quene Isabell of Englande was putte out of Fraunce Cap. viii ¶ Howe quene Isabell deê‘ted out of Fraunce and entred in to the empyre Cap. ix ¶ Howe quene Isabell areyued in Englande with sir JohnÌ„ of Heynalt in her coÌ„pany Ca. x. ¶ Howe the quene of Englande besieged kynge Edwarde the seconde her housbande in the towne of Bristowe Cap. xi ¶ Howe sir Hewe SpeÌ„sar thelder and therle of Arundell were iudged to bethe Cap. xii ¶ Howe sir Hewe Spensar was putte to his iudgement Cap. xiii ¶ Of the coronacyon of kynge Edwarde the thirde Cap. xiiii ¶ Howe kyng Robert de Breur of ScotlaÌ„de defyed kyng Edwarde of Englande Cap. xv ¶ Of the disceÌ„cion that sell bytwene tharchers of Englande them of Heynalt Cap. xvi ¶ Of the maner of the scottes and howe they make their warre Cap. xvii ¶ Howe the kyng of Englande made his first iourney agaynst the scottes Cap. xviii ¶ Howe kynge Edwarde was maryed to the lady Philyppe of Heynalt Cap. xix ¶ Howe kyng Robert of scotlaÌ„de dyed ca. xx ¶ Howe Philyppe of Ualloyes was crowned kynge in Fraunce Cap. xxi Of the batayle of Cassell in FlaÌ„ders ca. xxii ¶ Howe therle of Kent and therle Mortymer in Englande were put to dethe Cap. xxiii ¶ Of the homage that kyng Edwarde of Englande made to the frenche kyng for the duchy of Guyen Cap. xxiiii ¶ Howe sir Roberte of Arthoyse was chased out of the realme of Fraunce Cap. xxv ¶ Howe kynge Edwarde tooke the towne of Berwyke agaynst the scottes Cap. xxvi ¶ Howe king Philyp of Fraunce and dyuers other kynges toke on them the crosey to the holy lande Cap. xxvii ¶ Howe kynge Edwarde of Englande was counsayled to make warre agaynst the frenche kynge Cap. xxviii ¶ Howe Jaques Dartuell gouerned the countie of Flaunders Cap. xxix ¶ Howe certayne nobles of FlauÌ„ders kept the yle of CagaÌ„t agaynst theÌ„glysshmen Cap. xxx ¶ Of the batayle of Cagant by twene the Englysshmen and flemynges Cap. xxxi ¶ Howe kynge Edwarde of Englande made great alyaunces in th empyre Cap. xxxii ¶ Howe kyng Dauyd of Scotlande made alyauÌ„ce with kyng Philyp of FraÌ„ce Ca. xxxiii ¶ Howe kyng Edwarde was made vycar generall of th eÌ„pyre of Almayne Cap. xxxiiii ¶ Howe kynge Edwarde all his alyes dede defy the frenche kyng Cap. xxxv ¶ Howe sir Gaultier of Manny after the defyaunces declared made the first iourney into Fraunce Cap. xxxvi ¶ Howe after the defyaunces the frenchemen entred in to Englande Cap. xxxvii ¶ Howe kyng Edwarde besieged the cytie of Cambrey Cap. xxxviii ¶ Howe kynge Edwarde made sir Henry of Flaunders knight Cap. xxxix ¶ Howe the kyng of Englande and the freÌ„che kynge toke day to fight Cap. xl ¶ Howe these two kynges ordayned their batayls at Uyronfosse Cap. xli ¶ Howe the sayd two kynges departed without batayle Cap. xlii ¶ Howe king Edwarde of Englande toke on him to beare the armes of Fraunce the â—â—me to be called kyng therof Cap. xliii ¶ Howe the frenchmen brent in the lanbes of sir Johan of Heynalt Cap. xliiii ¶ Howe therle of Heynalt toke and distroyed Aubenton and Thyerache Cap. xlv ¶ Howe they of Tourney made a iourney in to Flaunders Cap. xlvi ¶ Of the iourney that duke JohnÌ„ of NormaÌ„dy made in to Heynalt Cap. xlvii ¶ Howe they of Doway made a iourney in to Ostrenant and howe the erle of Heynalt was in Englande Cap. xlviii ¶ Howe the duke of Normandy layd siege to Thyne the bysshoppe Cap. xlix ¶ Of the batayle on the see before Srluse in Flaunders bytwene the kynge of Englande the frenchmen Cap. l. ¶ Howe kynge Robert of Cycile dyde all that he might to pacify the kynges of Englande Fraunce Cap. li. ¶ Of the couÌ„sayle that the kyng of England his alyes helde at the towne of Uyllenort ca. lii ¶ Howe the kyng of Englande layde siege to the cytie of Iourney Cap. liii ¶ Howe the erle of Heynalt distroyed the townes of Seclyn and Dorchies Cap. liiii ¶ Howe the scottes wan agayne a great
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
and howe they made thre batayls a fote Cap. c .xxviii. ¶ Of thorder of the frēchmen at Cressey and howe they regarded the maner of the englysshmen Cap. c .xxix. ¶ Of the bataile of Cressey bytwene the king of Englande and the frēche kyng Cap. c .xxx. ¶ Howe the next day after the batayle the Englysshmen disconfyted agayne dyuers frenchmen Cap. c .xxxi. ¶ Howe after the batayle of Cressey the deed men were nombred by the Englysshmen Cap. c .xxxii. ¶ Howe the kyng of Englande layde siege to Calys and howe all the poore people were put out of the towne Cap. c .xxxiii. ¶ Howe the duke of Normandy brake vp his siege before Aguyllon Cap. c .xxxiiii. ¶ Howe sir Galtier of Manny rode thorowe Fraunce by saue conducte to Calays Cap. c .xxxv. ¶ Howe therle of Derby the same season toke in Doictou dyuers townes and castels and also the cytie of Poicters Cap. c .xxxvi. ¶ Howe the kyng of scottes duryng the siege before Calys cāe in to Englande with a great hoost Cap. c .xxxvii. ¶ Of the batayle of Newe castell vpon Tyne by swette the quene of Englande and the kyng of scottes Cap. c .xxxviii. ¶ Howe Johan Coplande toke the kynge of scottes prisoner and what profyt he gate therby Cap. c .xxxix. ¶ Howe the younge erle of Flaunders ensured the kynges doughter of Englande Cap. c .xl. ¶ Howe ser Robert of Namure dyd homage to the kyng of Englāde before Calys Cap. c. xlt ¶ Howe the englysshmen wan the Roche Daryen howe sir Charles of Bloys layde siege therto Cap. c .xlii. ¶ Of the batayle of Roche Daryen and howe sir Charles of Bloys was there taken by the englysshmen Cap. c .xliii. ¶ Howe the frenche kynge assembled a great hoost to reyse the kyng of Englande fro the siege before Calys Cap. c .xliiii. ¶ Howe the kyng of Englande made the passages a boute Caleys to be well kept that the frenche kynge shulde nat a proche to reyse his siege there Cap. c .xlv. ¶ Howe the towne of Calys was yelded vp to the kyng of Englande Cap. c .xlvi. ¶ Howe the kyng of Englande repeopled the towne of Calys with englisshmen Ca. c .xlvii. ¶ Of the dealynge of a brigant of Languedoc called Bacon Cap. c .xlviii. ¶ Of another page called Crocart cap. c .xlix. ¶ Howe sir Amery of Pauy a lombarde solde the towne of Calys wherof he was capitayne to the lorde Geffrey Charney of Frāce cap. c .l. ¶ Of the batayle at Calys bytwene the kyng of Englande vnder the baner of sir Gaultyer of Manny and sir Geffray of Cherney and the frenchemen Cap. c .li. ¶ Of a chaplet of perles that the kyng of Englande gaue to sir Eustace of Rybamont Cap. c .lii. ¶ Of the dethe of kyng Philyp of Fraūce of the coronacyon of his son Johan Cap. c .liii. ¶ Howe the kyng of Nauer made sir Charles of Spayne constable of Fraunce to be slayne Cap. c .liiii. ¶ Of the imposicyon and gabell ordeyned in Fraunce by the thre estates for the feates of the warre Cap. c .lv. ¶ Howe the frenche kyng toke the kyng of Nauer and beheeded the erle of Harcourt other at Roan Cap. c .lvi. ¶ Of the assemble that the frenche kyng made to fyght with the prince of Wales who rode a brode in Berry Cap. c .lvii. ¶ Howe the prince of Wales toke the castell of Remorentyn Cap. c .lviii. ¶ Of the great hoost that the french kyng brought to the batayle of Poicters Cap. c .lix. ¶ Of the ordre of the frenchmen before the batayle of Poicters Cap. c .lx. ¶ Howe the cardynall of Piergourt treated to haue made a gremen bytwene the french kyng and the prince before the batayle of Poycters Cap c .lxi. ¶ Of the batayle of Poicters bytwene the price of Wales and the frenche kyng Cap. c .lxii. ¶ Of two frenchmen that fled fro the batayle of Poicters and of two englysshmen that folowed them Cap. c .lxiii. ¶ Howe kyng Johan of Fraunce was taken prisoner at the batayle of Poiters cap. c .lxiiii. ¶ Of the gyft that the prince gaue to the lorde Audley after the batayle of Poiters ca. c .lxv. ¶ Howe the englysshmen wan greatly at the batayle of Poycters Cap. c .xlvi. ¶ Howe the lord James Audeley gaue to his foure squiers the fyue C. marke of reuenewes that the prince had gyuen hym Ca. c .lxvii. ¶ Howe the prince made a supper to the french kyng the same day of the batayle Cap. c .lxviii. ¶ Howe the prince returned to Burdeaux after the batayle of Poicters Cap. c .lxix. ¶ Howe the thre estates of Fraunce assembled to gyder at Parys after the batayle of Poycters Cap. c .lxx. ¶ Howe the thre estates sent men of warre agaynst the lorde Godfrey of Harcourt Cap. c .lxxi. ¶ Of the batayle of Constances bytwene the lorde Godfrey of Hercourt and the lorde Loys of Rauenall Cap. c .lxxii. ¶ Howe the prince conueyed the frenche kyng fro Burdeaux in to Englande Cap. c .lxxiii. ¶ Howe the kyng of scottes was delyuered out of prison Cap. c .lxxiiii. ¶ Howe the duke of Lancastre leyde siege to Reynes Cap. c .lxxv. ¶ Howe a knyght of the coūtie of Eureux called sir Willyam of Granuyle wan the cyte and castell of Eureux the whiche the frenche kyng had won before fro the kyng of Nauer Cap. c .lxxvi. ¶ Of the companyons wherof the Archeprest was chiefe howe he was honoured in Auignon Cap. c .lxxvii. ¶ Of a nother sorte of cōpanyons wherof Ruffyn a walsheman was chiefe capitayne Cap. c .lxxviii. ¶ Howe the prouost of the marchantes of Parys slewe thre knyghtes in the regentes chambre Cap. c .lxxix. ¶ Howe the kynge of Nauer came out of prisone Cap. c .lxxx. ¶ Howe the kynge of Nauer preched solēpnelye at Parys Cap. c .lxxxi. ¶ Of the begynning of the cysing of the commens called the Jaquery in Beauosyn Cap. c .lxxxii. ¶ Howe the prouost of the marchantes of Parys caused walles to be made about the cyte of Parys Cap. c .lxxxiii. ¶ Of the batayleat Meaulx in Bry wher the companyons of the Jaquery were disconfyted by the erle of Foyz and the Captall of Beufz Cap. c .lxxxiiii. ¶ Howe Parys was besieged by the duke of Normandy regent of Fraunce Cap. c .lxxxv. ¶ Of the parisyens that were slayne at saynt Clude by the Englysshmen that had ben soudyers in Parys Cap. c .lxxxvi. ¶ Of the dethe of the prouost of the marchantes of Parys Cap. c .lxxxvii. ¶ Howe the kyng of Nauer besyed the realme of Fraunce the frenche kynge beyng prisoner in Englande Cap. c .lxxxviii. ¶ Of the naueroise that the picardes besieged in the castell of Moncounsell Cap. c .lxxxix. ¶ How certayne burgesses of Amyens wolde haue delyuered the cytie to the naueroyse and of the great famyne that was than in y◠realme of Fraunce Cap. c lrxxx ¶ Of the naueroise that were beseged in saynt Ualery by the pycardes and
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
howe he toke the castell of saynt yriell Cap. iiC .lxxxii. ¶ Howe the prince of Walles toke the cytie of Lymoges and howe foure companyons dyd marueyls in armes Cap. cc .lxxxiii. ¶ Howe the cytie of Lymoges was brent and distroyed and the bysshop deliuered fro dethe and howe sir Bertram of Clesquy was made constable of Fraunce Cap. cc .lxxxiiii. ¶ Howe sir Bertram of Clesquy and the lorde of Clysson discoÌ„syted at the bridge of Bolayne certayne of sir Robert Canols company Cap. cc .lxxxv. ¶ Howe pope Urbane dyed and howe Gregory was chosen howe sir Raymon of Marnell was taken of theÌ„glysshmen Ca. cc .lxxxvi. ¶ Howe the Prince lefte the duchy of Acquitayne in the kepynge of the duke of Lancaster and howe four breton knightes toke the castell of Mount Paon Cap. cc .lxxxvii. ¶ Howe the sayd foure knyghtes bretons defended them selfe valiauntly agaynst the duke of Lancastre and howe fynally the duke toke them all four to rauÌ„some Cap. cc .lxxxviii. ¶ Howe the duke of LaÌ„castre gaue lycence to all his people to deê‘te and returned hym selfe to Burdeux And howe therle of Pons turned frenche and howe the seneshall of Poytou asseÌ„bled togyder a company Cap. cc .lxxxix. ¶ Howe the seneshall of Poictou toke MouÌ„tcontour and howe ser Bertram of Clesquy toke dyuers townes and castels in Rouuergue and howe he besieged the cite of Duses Cap. cc .xc. ¶ Howe they of Duses yelded them vp to sir Bertram and howe sir Robert Canoll was in the kyng of Englandes displeasure and howe at the request of the lordes his peace was made agayne Cap. cc lxxxxi ¶ Howe therle of Herforde dyuers englysshmen discomfyted in Bretayne on the see dyuers slemynges the assayled them Ca. ii C lxxxxii ¶ How the kyng of EnglaÌ„d sent a great nauy to the see agaynst the slemynges and howe the peace was made bytwene theÌ„ Cap. cc lxxxxiii ¶ Howe the kyng of Mayllorgues was in displeasure with kyng Henry of Spayne and after went and made warre to the kyng of Arragon Cap. ii C lxxxxiiii ¶ Howe the duke of Lancastre wedded the eldest doughter of kyng Dampeter of Spayne And howe the confederacions were made bytwene the french kyng the kyng of Spayne Cap. ii C lxxxxv ¶ Howe the duke of Lancastre ordayned gouernours in Guyen and ledde his wyfe with hym in to EnglaÌ„de and howe the kyng of Englande ordayned the erle of Penbroke to be gouernour of Poictou Cap. cc lxxxxvi ¶ Howe the erle of Penbroke departed out of Englande to go in to Poyctou and howe the spaynierdes fought with hym in the hauen of Rochell Cap. cc lxxxxvii ¶ Howe they of Rochell towne wolde nat rescue therle of Penbroke and howe the seneshall of Rochell and the lorde of Tanyboton other came to socour the erle Cap. cc lxxxxviii ¶ Howe therle of Penbroke was taken prisoner by the spanierdes and howe they departed fro the hauen of Rochell withall their prisoners and the same day the Captall of Beufz came in to Rochell Cap. cc lxxxxix ¶ Howe sir yuan of Wales discoÌ„fyted the Englysshmen in the yle of Gerusay and howe the frenche kynge sent in to Spaygne for men of warre to ley siege to Rochell Cap. ccc ¶ Howe the kynge of Englande was sore displeased for the takyng of the erle of Penbroke and howe sir Bertram of Clesquy toke the castell of Mountmorillan Cap. ccc .i. ¶ Howe the coÌ„stable of FrauÌ„ce besieged mouÌ„t counter and howe he departed thens to go to the duke of Berrey in to Lymosyn to besiege saynt Seuere Cap. ccc .ii. ¶ Howe they of saynt Seuere endurynge a great assaut yelded theym vp to sir Bertram and howe the cyte of Potters tourned frenche Cap. ccc .iii. ¶ Howe the frenche men tooke the Captall of Beufz before Subyse in batayle howe they of Rochell tourned frenche Cap. ccc .iiii. ¶ Howe sir Bertram of Clesquy constable of FrauÌ„ce toke dyuers castels in Rochell howe the kynge of Englande toke the see to come to reyse the siege at Thouars Cap. ccc .v. ¶ Howe sir Bertram of Clesquy leyde siege to the castell of Syreth and howe thenglysshemen were disconfyted and howe the countreis of Poictou Xaynton and Rochell were clene delyuered out of the englysshmens handes Cap. ccc .vi. ¶ Of the siege of Bercerell of the dethe of the kyng of Scottes and of the peace bytwene the frenche kyng and the kynge of Nauer howe the duke of Bretayne sledde in to Englande howe the constable of Fraunce conquered his duchy Cap. ccc .vii. ¶ Howe ther were a certayne ordayned in englande to kepe the countre and howe therle of Salisbury sir WyllmÌ„ Neuell and Philyppe Courtney with dyuers other men of armes entred in to the see and landed in Bretaygne howe the constable of FrauÌ„ce went thyder and the duke of Bretaygne wente in to Englande Cap. ccc .viii. ¶ Howe the frenche men lay at siege at foure sondrie places atones and howe that Roche-sur yone yelded them selfe and became frenche and howe the englysshmen came before Brest Cap. ccc .ix. ¶ Howe dyuers englisshmen were slayne and disconfyted by the lorde of Subyse before RybamoÌ„t and howe the garysons of Soissonois disconfyted thenglysshmen Cap. ccc .x. ¶ Howe the hostages that were layd by them of Dyriuall were beheeded and howe sir Robert Canoll beheeded agayne all suche prisoners as he had and also of the duke of Lancasters iourney Cap. ccc .xi. ¶ Howe the lorde of Brime we his chyldren were taken by the englysshmen all their company and howe they of the garyson of Peron were chased in to their towne hastely Cap. ccc .lxii. ¶ Howe the englisshmen brint and wasted the countre of Champayne and of then countrynges that they had in their way and of the prisoners that they toke Cap. ccc .lxiii. ¶ Howe the englisshmen came before Croyes and of the bastydes that the duke of Burgoyne made without Troyes to resyst the englysshe men Cap. ccc .lxiiii. ¶ Howe the englysshmen to de and pylled the countrey of Gastenoyse of Beause and howe a frenche squier right valyant requyred an englysshe squier to iust with him Cap. ccc .lxv. ¶ Of the Justes bytwene Gawen Mychaell fraucoys and Joachyn Cathore angloys and of the wordes that kynge Charles of Fraunce sayd on his dethe bedde Cap. ccc .lxvi. ¶ Of the lorde of Mauuoysen who was taken prisoner by the englisshmen and of the lorde of Hangest who scaped and of the dethe of kyng Charles of Fraunce the fifte of that name Cap. ccc .lxvii. ¶ Howe the englysshmen arryued in Breten and howe the duke excused himselfe of his longe taryenge fro them Cap. ccc .lxviii. ¶ Howe the duke of Bretayne the englysshmen besieged Nauntes and of the coronacyon of kyng Charles the sixt of that name and of the sery 〈…〉 st he done before Nauntes Ca. ccc .lxix. ¶ Of the lettes that the duke of Bretayne had so that he might nat come to the sege
before Nautes and of the scrimysshe made there Cap. ccc .lxx. ¶ Of the scrumysshe that the Barroys of Barres and Almery of Clysson made on christmas cuyu agaynst thenglisshmen beyng at Nauntes Cap. ccc .lxxi. ¶ Howe the englysshmen departed fro the siege before Nauntes and of the fayre excuses that the duke of Bretayne made to the erle of Buckyngham Cap. ccc .lxxii. ¶ Of the dedes of armes done before therle of Buckyngham bytwene the englysshmen and frenchmen and the auswere made to the heraudes on their saueconductes Cap. ccc .lxxiii. ¶ Howe the duke of Bretayne made his peace with the frenche kyng and howe the englysshmen returned to their countreys and of a dede of armes bytwene a frenche squier and an englysshe Cap. ccc .lxxiiii. ¶ Howe the warre began agayne bytwene the erle of FlauÌ„ders and the flemynges and howe they of Ipre were discomfyted by abusshemeÌ„t Cap. ccc .lxxv. ¶ Howe they of Ipre and Courtrey turned to the erle of FlauÌ„ders parte and howe the towne of Gaunt was besieged Cap. ccc lxxvt ¶ Howe the erle of Flaunders reysed vp his siege fro the towne of GauÌ„t and of the batayle bytwene him the gauntoyse Cap. ccc .lxxvii. ¶ Howe the gauntoyse were brent in the churche of Nieule and howe the white hodes slewe dyuers noble men of the erle of FlauÌ„ders parte Cap. ccc .lxxviii. ¶ Howe the whyte hodes and their capitayne was slayne and howe Philyp Dartuell was chosen capitayne of Gaunt Cap. ccc .lxxix. ¶ Of the ordynaunce of Gaunt of the warre of Spayne and of Portyngale Cap. ccc .lxxx. ¶ Howe the erle of Cambridge departed out of Englande to go into Portyngale and how the comons of Englande rebelled agaynst the noble men Cap. ccc .lxxxi. ¶ Of the yuell dedes that these comons of Englande dyd to the kynges offycers and howe they sent a knyght to speke with the kyng Cap. ccc .lxxxii. ¶ Howe the comons of Englande entred in to London and of the great yuell that they dyd and of the dethe of the bysshop of Caunterbury and dyuers other Cap. ccc .lxxxiii. ¶ Howe the nobles of EnglaÌ„de were in great parell to haue bene distroyed and howe these rebels were punysshed and sent home to their owne houses Cap. ccc .lxxxiiii. ¶ Howe the duke of Lancastre kept hymselfe styll in Scotlande for feare of this rebellyon and howe the kyng punysshed of these treatours the chiefe maysters Cap. ccc .lxxxv. ¶ The yuell wyll that the duke of Lancastre conceyued in his courage for the refuse that was made him at Berwyke howe there of Cambridge arryued in Portyngale Ca. ccc .lxxxvi. ¶ Howe two valyaÌ„t men of GauÌ„t were slayne by Peter de boyse and by Philyppe Dartuell and of the rebellyon at Parys against the french kyng Cap. ccc .lxxxvii. ¶ Howe the lorde of Coucy apeased the discencyon and rebellyon of theÌ„ of Parys and of the preparacyon that the duke of Aniou made to make him selfe kynge of Naples Cap. ccc .lxxxviii. ¶ Howe thenglysshmen rode without any coÌ„maundement of the kyng of Porsyngale and howe the castel of Sigheyre in Portingale was taken Cap. ccc lxxxix ¶ Howe the chanoyne Robersarde his company returned to their garyson and of the maryage of the kyng of England to the doughter of the kyng of Bomayns Cap. ccc lxxxx ¶ Howe the frenche kyng coulde haue no money of the receyuoure of Paryg and howe the duke of Aniowe passed in to Italy and of his noble chyualry Cap. ccc .xci. ¶ Howe therle of Sauoy caused the enchaunters heed to be stryken of and howe the Chanoyne Robersarde and his company toke dyuers castels in Spayne Cap. ccc .xcii. ¶ Of the great pyllage and proies done by the Chanoyue Robersart his company agaynst the kyng of Castyle and of the discencyon that was amonge them Cap. ccc .xciii. ¶ Howe the kynges of Castyle and of Portingale assembled their puyssaunâ—es and howe the peace was made bstwene them agaynst the wyll of the englysshmen Cap. ccc .xciiii. ¶ Howe the kyng of Spaygne was maryed agayne to the kynge of Portyngales doughter Cap. ccc xch ¶ Of the great necessyte of vitaylles that they of Gaunt endured and howe they were socoured by them of Liege Cap. ccc .xcvi. ¶ The harde answere that the erle of Flaunders made to them of Gaunt and of the nombre of men of armes that were than at Parys in Fraunce Cap. ccc xchii ¶ Howe that fyue thousande gauÌ„toyse yssued out of Gaunt to fyght with the Erle and with them of Bruges after the answere that Phylyppe Dartuell hadde shewed them Cap. ccc .xcviii. ¶ Of the order of the Gauntoyse and howe they disconfyted the erle and them of Bruges and by what meanes Cap. ccc .xcix. ¶ Howe the towne of Bruges was taken by the gauntoyse and howe the erle of FlauÌ„ders saued hym selfe in apoore womans howse in the towne of Bruges Cap. cccc ¶ Howe they of Gaunt spared the marchauntestraungers and howe the erle departed fro Bruges and wente to Lysse and howe he was receyued there ioyoussy Cap. cccc .i. ¶ Of the great rychesse that the Gauntoyse fouÌ„de in Bruges and howe all the townes in Flaunders yelded them to Gaunt except Andwarpe Cap. cccc .ii. ¶ Howe the erle of Flaunders was at Lyste and howe And warpe was besieged by yâ— gauntoyse and slemynges Cap. cccc .iii. ¶ Howe the gauntoyse assayled the towne of Andewarpe dyuers tymes and howe they ran before Lysse and in the countre aboute on the realme of Fraunce Cap. cccc .iiii. ¶ Of the request that the duke of Burgoyne made to the frenche kynge and why the kynge toke on hym to beare the fleyng Hart. Cap. cccc .v. ¶ Of a Dreme that fortuned to the kynge the same season whyle he lay at Lysse by occasyon of whiche dreme he ordayned the deuyse of the styeng Hart. Cap. cccc .vi. ¶ Of the messangers that Philyppe Dartuell sent in to Englande and also in to FrauÌ„ce and of the dethe of sir Perducas Dalbreth Cap. cccc .vii. ¶ Howe the kynge of Englandes counsayle mocked yâ— slemynges and of the prisoners that were exchaunged Cap. cccc .viii. ¶ Letters sende to Philyppe Dartuell fro the commyssaries of the frenche kynge and howe the messaÌ„gers that bare the letters were taken and set in prison Cap. cccc .ix. ¶ Of the letters sent to Iourney fro Philyp Dartuell and howe the frenche kynge and his counsayle were enformed of the answers that the slemynges had made to the commyssaries Cap. cccc .x. ¶ Howe Philyppe Dartuell made the passages in Flaunders to be kept and howe dyuers frenche knyghtes were lost in Flaunders with out remedy Cap. cccc xi ¶ ThordynaÌ„ce that the frenche king made for to entre in to FlauÌ„ders after that the passages were stopped and broken Cap. cccc .xii. ¶ Howe the frenchmen coude nat passe by the bridge of Comynes howe they passed without knowlege of the slemyngê Cap. cccc .xiii. ¶ Howe the freÌ„chmen
her Thenglysshe cronycle sheweth dyuerse other consyderations why therle MortymÌ„ suffred deth the which was on saynt Andrewes euyn In the yere of our lorde a thousande thre hundred .xxix. The whiche I passe ouer and folowe myne authoure ¶ Of thomage that kyng Edwarde of Englande dydde to the kynge of Fraunce for the duchye of Guyen Cap. xxiiii ANd after that the king had doÌ„e these two execucyoÌ„s he toke newe counselours of the moost noblest sagest ê‘sons of his realme And so it was about a yere after that Phylip of Ualoys was crowned kyng of France that all the barones and nobles of the realme had made their homage and fealty to him except the yong king of England who had nat done his homage for the duchy of Guyen nor also he was nat somoned therto Than the king of France by thaduise of all his counsell sent ouer into Englande the lorde Auycenis the lorde Beausalt and two no table clerkes maisters of the parlyament of Parys named maister Peter of Orlyaunce and maister Peter of Masieres These .iiii. deê‘ted fro Paris and dyd somoch by their iourneis that they caÌ„e to Wysant and ther they toke see aryued at Douer And ther taryed a day to abyde the vnshypping of their horses and bagages thaÌ„ they rode forth so long that they caÌ„e to Wynsore Where as the kyng and the yong quene of England lay And than these foure caused to be knowen to the kynge the occasyon of their commyng The kyng of Englande for the honoure of the french kyng his cosyn caused them to coÌ„e to his presence and receyued them houourably and than they publysshed their message And the kyng answered them how that the nobles of his realme nor his counsell was nat as than about hym but desyred them to drawe to LoÌ„don and ther they shulde be answered in such wyse that of reason they shulde be content And so they dyned in the kynges chambre and after departed and lay the same nyght at Colbroke and that next day at London It was nat long after but that the kynge came to his palace of Westmynster And all his counsell was coÌ„maunded to be ther at a certayne day lymited and whan they were all assembled Than the frenche embassadours were sent for and there they declared thoccasyon of their coÌ„mynge and delyuered letters fro their maister Thanne the kynge went a parte with his counsell to take aduyse what was best for hym to do Thanne was it aduysed by his counsell that they shulde be answered by thordynaunce and style of his predecessours by the bysshoppÌ„ of London And so the freÌ„chmen wer called into the counsell chambre than the bysshop of London sayd Lordes that be here asseÌ„bled for the kyng of Fraunce the kyng is grace my soueraygne lorde hath harde your wordes and redde the tenour of your letters Syrs we say vnto you that we woll counsell the kyng our soueraygne lorde here present that he go into Fraunce to se the kynge your maister his dere cosyn Who right amyably hath sent for hym and as touchyng his faith anohomage he shall do his deuour in euery thynge that he ought to do of ryght And syrs ye may shewe the kyng yor maister that within short space the kyng of Englande our maister shall arryue in France and do all that reason shall requyre ThaÌ„ these messangers were feasted and the kynge rewarded them with many great gyftes and iuelles and they toke their leaue and dyd somoche that at last they came to Parys wher they found kyng Phylyppe to whome they recounted all their newes Wherof the king was right ioyouse and specially to se the kyng of Englande his cosyn for he hadde neuer sene hym before And whan these tidynges were spredde abrode in yâ— realm of Fraunce Than dukes erles and other lordes aparelled them in their best maner and the kyng of FrauÌ„ce wrot his letters to kyng Charles of Behaygne his cosyn and to the kynge of Nauarre Certifyeng theym the day and tyme whan the kyng of England shuld be with hym desyringe them to be with hym at the same day and so they came thyder with gret array Than was it counselled the kynge of Fraunce that he shulde receyue the kyng of Englande at the cyte of Amyas and there to make prouysion for his commyng There was chambers halles hoste ries and lodgynges made redy and apparelled to receyue them all and their company And also for the duke of Burgoyne the duke of Burbon the duke of Lurren and syr JohnÌ„ of Artoyes There was purueyaunce for a thousande horse and for sixe hundred horse that shulde come with the kyng of Englande The yonge kyng of Englande forgate nat the voyage that he had to do into Fraunce And so he aparelled for hym and his company well and sufficiently and there departed out of Englande in his coÌ„pany two bysshoppes besyde the bysshoppe of London and foure erles The lorde Henry erle of Derby his cosyngermayne sonne to ser Thomas erle of Lancastre with the wrie necke the erle of Salis bury therle of Warwyke and the erle of Hereforde and. vt barownes The lorde Raynolde Cobham the lorde Thomas Wage marshall of Englande the lorde Persy yâ— lorde MaÌ„ny and the lorde Mowbray And mo than .xl. other knyghtes so that the kyng and his coÌ„pany were about a thousand horse and yâ— kyng was two dayes in passing bytwene Douer and Wysant Than the kyng and his company rod to Bullayne and there taryed one day This was about the myddes of August the yere of our lorde god a thousande thre hundred .xxix. And a none the tidynges came to kyng Phylip of Fraunce howe the kynge of Englande was at Bullayne Than the kynge of Fraunce sent his constable with great plentie of knyghtes to the kynge of Englande who as thanne was at Monsternell by the seesyde and ther was gret tokens of loue and good chere made on bothe parties ThanÌ„e the kynge of Englande rodde forth withall his rowt and in his company the constable of Fraunce And he rodde so long that they came to the cytie of Amyas wher as kyng Phylippe and the kynge of Behaygne The kynge of Mayllorgues and the kynge of Nauarre were redy aparelled to receyue the kynge of Englande with many other dukes erles and great barownes For there was all the .xii. peres of Fraunce redy to feast and make chere to the kynge of Englande and to be there peasably to bere wytnesse of the kynge of Englandes homage Ther was the kyng of Englande nobly receyued and thus these kynges and other princes taryed at Amyas the space of .xv. dayes and in the meane tyme there were many wordes and ordynaunces deuysed but as farr as I coude knowe kyng Edwarde of EnglaÌ„d made his homage to the kynge of Fraunce all onely by worde and nat puttyng his haÌ„des bytwene the kynge of Fraunce handes nor none other prince nor prelate lymitted for hym Nor the kynge of Englande wolde
nat procede any farther in doyng any more concernyng his homage But rather he was detmyned to returne agayne into Englande and there was redde openly the priuyleges of auncyent tyme graunted the which was declared in what maner the kynge shulde do his homage and howe and in what wyse he shulde do seruyce to the kynge of Fraunce Than the kynge of Fraunce sayd cosyn we woll nat disceyue you this that ye haue done pleaseth vs rightwell as for this present tyme. Tyll such tyme as ye be returned agayne into your realme and that ye haue sene vnder the seales of your predecessoures howe and in what wyse ye shulde do And so thus the kynge of Englande tooke his leaue and departed fro the kynge of Fraunce ryght amyably And of all other princes that was there and retourned agayne into Englande and laboured so longe that he came to Wyndesor Where his quene receyued d hym right ioyously And demaunded tidynges of kynge Phylippe her vncle and of her linage of FrauÌ„ce The kyng shewed her all that he knewe and of the gret chere and honour that he had there and sayd in his mynde there was no realme coude be compared to the realme of Fraunce And than within a space after the kyng of Fraunce sent into Englande of his specyall counsell the bysshoppe of Chartres and the bysshoppe of Beannays the lorde Loys of Cleremont the duke of Burbon therle of Harcourt and therle of Tankermylle with dyuers other knyghtes and clerkes to the counsell of Englande the which was than holden at London for the parfourmaunce of the kyng of Englandes homage as ye haue harde before And also the kyng of England and his counsell had well ouersene the maner and fourme how his auncyent predecessours had done their homage for the duchy of Acquitayne There were many as than in Englande yâ— murmured and sayd how the kyng their lorde was nerer by true succession of herytage to the crowne of Fraunce than Phylippe of Ualoys who was as than kyng of Fraunce Now be it the kyng and his couÌ„sell wolde nat knowe it nor speke therof as at that tyme thus was ther great assemble and moch a do how this homage shulde be parfourmed These embassadours taryed styll in England all that wynter tyll it was the moneth of May folowyng or they had aunswere dyffinatyue how be it finally the kynge of Englande by the aduyce of his counsell and on the syght of his priuyleges where vnto they gaue great fayth was determyned to write letters in the maner of patentes sealed with his great seale knowle gyng therin the homage that he ought to do to the kyng of Fraunce The tenour and report of the which letters patentes foloweth EDward by the grace of god kyng of England lorde of Ireland and duke of Acquitayne To them yâ— these present letters shall se or here send gretyng We wold it be knowen that as we made homage at Amyas to the right excellent prince our right dere cosyn Phylyppe kyng of Fraunce and there it was requyred by hym that we shuld knowledge the sayd homage and to make it to hym expresly promysinge to bere hym fayth and trouth yâ— which we dyd nat as than by cause we were nat enfourmed of the trouth We made hym homage by generall wordes in sayeng how we entred into his homage in lyke maner as our predecessours Dukes of Guyen in tymes past had entred into thomage of the kyng of FrauÌ„ce for that tyme beyng And syth that tyme we haue ben well enfourmed of the trouth Therfore we knowlege by these presentes that such homage as we haue made in yâ— cyte of Amyas to the kyng of Fraunce in generall wordes was and ought to be vnderstande this worde lyege man and that to hym we owe to bere faith and trouth as duke of Acquitayne and pere of Fraunce erle of Poyters of Mutterell And to th entent in tyme coÌ„mynge that there shulde neuer be dyscorde For this cause we promyse for vs and our successours dukâ— of Acquitayne that this homage be made in this maner folowyng The kyng of Englande duke of Acquitayne holdeth his handes bytwene the handes of the kyng of FrauÌ„ce And he that shall addresse these wordes to the kynge of Englande duke of Acquitayne shall speke for the kyng of Fraunce in this maner yeshall become lyege man to the kynge my lorde here present as duke of Guyen and pere of Fraunce And to hym promyse to bere faythe and trouthe say ye and the kyng of Englande duke of Guyen and his successours sayth ye And than the kyng of FrauÌ„ce receyueth the kyng of Englande duke of Guyen to this sayd homage as lyege man with faythe and trouth spoken by mouth sauyng his ryght and all other And furthermore whan the sayd kyng entreth in homage to the kyng of FrauÌ„ce for therldome of Poyters and of Muttrell he shall put his handes bytwene the handes of the kyng of Fraunce for the sayd erldome And he that shall speke for the kynge of Fraunce shall addresse his wordes to the kynge and erle and say thus ye shall become liege man to the kyng of FrauÌ„ce my lorde here present as erle of Poyters and Muttrell And to hym ê“myse to bere fayth trouth say ye And the kyng erle of Poyters sayth ye Than the kyng of FrauÌ„ce receyueth the kyng and erle to this sayd homage by his fayth and by his mouth sauyng his ryght and all other And after this maner it shal be done and renewed as often as homage shulde be done And of that we shall delyuer and our successours dukes of Guyen after these sayd homages made letters patentes sealed with our great seale If the kynge of FrauÌ„ce requyre it and besyde that we promyse in good faythe to holde and to kepe effectuously the peace and coÌ„corde made bytwene the kynges of FrauÌ„ce and the kynges of Englande dukes of Guyen c. These letters the lordes of Fraunce brought to the kyng their lorde and the kyng caused them to be kept in his chauncery ¶ Howe the lorde syr â—ubert of Artoyse was chased out of the realme of Fraunce Cap. xxv THe man in the world that most ayded kyng Philyppe to attayne to the Crowne of Fraunce was syr Robert erle of Artoyse Who was done of the most sagelt and great teste lordes in Fraunce and of hygh lynage extraughte fro the blodde royall and hadde to his wyfe suller iermayn to the sayd kyng Phylyp allwayes was his chief and speciall compaignyon and louer in all hys astatis And the space of .iii. yere all that was done in the realme of Fraunce was done by his aduyce and withoute hym nothyng was done And after it fortuned that this kyng Philyppe tooke a meruailouse great his pleasure and hatred ageynst this noble man syr Robert of Artoyse for a plee that was mâ—â—ed before hym Wherof the Erle of Artoyse was cause For he wolde haue wonne his entent by the vertue of
the scottis and the fronters therof Than the kyng and his people returned to London and euery man in to they re owne countres and the kyng went to Wyndesore and ser Robert of Artoys with hym who neuer ceassed daye nor nyght in shewyng the kyng what ryght he had to the crowne of Fraunce the kyng harkened gladly to his wordis Thus in this season the kyng of Ingland wanne the most parte of the realme of Scotland who had many expert knyghtê about hym among other was sir Wylliam MoÌ„tague and syr walter of Manny They were hardy knyghtis and dyd many dedis of armes ageynst the scottis And the better to haue their entre into Scotland they fortified the basfyde of Rosebourge and made it a strong castel and ser Wylliam Montague dyd so well in all his entreprises that the kyng made hymerle erle of Sa Surely sayd therle I cannat deuyse a more puissant prince to ayde hym than the duke of Brabant who is his cosyn germayne And also the byss hoppe of Liege the duke of Guerles who hath his suster to his wyfe The archbysshop of Colayne the marques of Jullers syr Arnolde de Baquehen and the lorde of Faulquemount These lordes be thei that may make moost men of warr inshort space of any that I knowe they arre good men of warre they may well make â—X thousande men of warâ— so they haue wages therafter They arre people that wolde gladly wynne aduauntage yf it were so that the kyng my sonne your maister might gette these lordes to be on his part And so to come into these parties he might well go ouer the water of Dysse and seke out kyng Phylippe to fyght with hym with this answere these embassadours retourned into England to the kyng and reported all that they had done Wherof the kyng had great ioy and was well coÌ„forted These tidyngê came into Fraunce and multiplyed lytle and lytle so that kyng Phylippes enterprise of the sayd croysey beganne to asswage and ware colde and he couÌ„termauÌ„ded his offycers to sease of makyng of any farther puision tyll he knewe more what kyng Edward wolde do Than kyng Edward ordayned .x. banerettes and .xl. other knyghtes and sent them ouer the see to UalenceÌ„nes And the bysshoppe of Lyncolne with theym to th entent to treat with the lordes of th empyre suche as therle of Heynalt had named Whanne they were come to Ualencennes eche of them kept a great estate and port and spared nothynge no more than yf the kynge of Englande had bene there in proper persone wherby they dyd gette great reuo wine and prayse They had with theÌ„ yonge bachelars who had eche of them one of their eyen closedâ— with a peace of sylke it was sayd how they had made a vowe among the ladyes of their contrey that they wolde natse but with one eye tyll they had done some dedes of armes in FrauÌ„ce How beit they woldnat be knowen therof And whan thei had ben well feested at UalenceÌ„nes than the bysshoppe of Lyncolne and part of his coÌ„pany went to the duke of Brabant who feasted them greatly and agreed and promysed to susayne the kyng of Englande and all his coÌ„pany in his contrey So that he might go and come armed and vnarmed at his pleasure and to gyue him the best counsell he coude And also yf the kynge of Englande wolde defy the frenche kyng that he wolde do the same and entre into the countrey of Fraunce with men of warre so that their wages might be borne to the nombre of a thousande meÌ„ of armes Thus than the lordes retourned agayne to Ualencennes and dyd somoch by messangers and by ê“myse of golde and syluer that the duke of Guerles who was the kynges brother in lawe and the marques of Jullers the archebysshoppe of Colayne and Waleran his brother And the lorde of Faulquemount came to UalenceÌ„nes to speke with these lordes of Englande byfore the erle of Haynalt and the lorde John his brother And by the meanes of a great somme of FloreÌ„s that eche of them shulde haue for themselfe and for their men They made pmyse to defy that frenche kyng and to go with the kyng of England whaÌ„ it pleased hym with a certayne men of warre Promysing also to gette other lordes to take their part for wages such as be beyonde the ryuer of Ryne and be able to bringe good nombres of men of warre Than the lordes of Almayne toke their leaue and retourned into ther owne contreis and thenglysshmen taryed styll with therle of Heynalt and sent certayne messangers to the bysshoppe of Lyege and wolde gladly haue hadde hym on their partie But he wolde neuer be agaynst the french kyng for he was become his man and entred into his feaultie Kyng Charles of Behaygne was nat desyred for they knewe well he was so fermely ioyned with the frenche kyng by reason of the maryage of JohnÌ„ duke of Normandy who had to wyfe the kyngê doughter Wherby they knewe well he wold do nothyng agaynst yâ— freÌ„ch kyng ¶ How that Jaques Dartuell gouerned all Flaunders Cap. xxix IN this season there was great dyscorde bytwene the erle of FlauÌ„ders and the fleÌ„mynges for they wolde nat obey him nor he durst nat a byde in Flaunders but in gret parell And in yâ— towne of Gaunt there was a man a maker of hony called Jaques Dartuell He was entred into such fortune and grace of the people that all thynge was done that he dydde he might commaunde what he wolde through all Flaunders for ther was non though he were neuer so great that durst disobey his commaundement He had alwayes goyng with hym vp and downe in Gaunt .lx. or â—ours kore varlettes armed and amonge them there were thre or foure that knewe the secretues of his mynde So that if he mette a ê‘sone that he hated or had hym in suspectyon incontynent he was slayne For he had commaunded his secret varlettes that whanne soeuer he mette any persone and made suche asygae to theym that incoÌ„tynent they shulde slee hym whatsoeuer he were without any wordes or resouynge And by that meanes he made many to be slayne wherby he was so doughted that none durst speke agaynst any thynge that he wolde haue done so that euery man was gladde to make hym good chere And these varletê whan thei had brought hym home to his house than they shulde go to dyner where they lyst and after dyner returne agayne into the strete before his lodgyng and there abyde tyll he come out 〈◊〉 wayt on hym tyll souper tyme. These souldyours had eche of them foure grotes flemmysshe by the day and were truely payd wekely Thus he had in euery towne souldyers and seruauntess at his wages redy to do his commaundement and to espy if ther were any person that wolde rebell agaynst his mynde and to enfourme hym therof And assone as he knewe any suche he wolde neuer cease tyll they were banysshed or slayne
without respyte All such great men as knyghtes squires or burgeses of good townes as he thought fauourable to therle in any maner he banysshed them out of Flaunders And wolde leuey the moyte of their landes to his owne vse and thother halfe to their wyuess and chyldren such as were banysshed of whome there were a great noÌ„bre abode atsaynt Diners To speke properly there was neuer in Flaunders nor in none other contrey prince duke nor other that ruled a countrey so pesably so long as this Jaques Dartuell dyd rule Flaunderss He leuyed the rentes wynages and rightes that pertayned to therle through out all Flanderss and speÌ„ded all at his pleasure without any acompt makyng And whaÌ„he wold say the he lacked money they byleued hym and so it behoued them to do for none durst say agaynst hym Whan he wold borowe any thynge of any burgesse there was none durst say hym nay These englyssh embassadours kept an honourable estate at the towne of Ualencennes They thought it shulde be agreat comforte to the kynge their lorde yf they might gette the flymmynges to take their part Than they toke counsell of therle in that mater and he answered that truely it shulde be one of the grettest aydes that they coude haue But he sayd he thought their labour in that behalfe coude nat preuayle without they gette first the goodwyll of Jaques Dartuell Than they said they wolde assay what they coude do so thervpon they departed fro Ualenceunes and went into Flaunders and departed into thre or foure coÌ„panies Some went to Bruges some to Ipre and some to GauÌ„t And they all kept such port made so large dyspeÌ„ce that it semed that syluer and golde fell out of their haÌ„des and made many great promyses and offers to them that they spake to for that mater And the bysshoppÌ„ with a certayne with hym weÌ„t to Gaunt and he dyd somuch what with fayre wordê and otherwyse that he gate thacorde of Jaques Dartuell And dyd gette great grace in the towne and specially of an olde knyght that dwelt in Gauut who was ther right well beloued called the lorde of Courcisyen a knight baneret and was reputed for a hardy knight had alwayes serued truely his lordes This knyght dyd moche honour to thenglysshemen as a valyant knyght ought to do to all straÌ„gers Of this he was accused to the french kyng who incontynent sent a strayt commaundement to therle of Flaunders that he shulde send for this sayd knyght and assone as he had hym to strike of his hed Th erle who durst nat breke the kynges coÌ„manndemeÌ„t dyd somoch that this knyght came to hym at his sendyng as he that thought non yuell and incontyneÌ„t he was taken his heed stryken of Wherof many folkes were sorie and were sore dysplesed with therle for he was welbeloued with the lordes of the contrey These englysshe lordes dyd somoche that Jaques Dartuell dyuerse tymes had togyder the counselles of the good townes to speke of the besynes that these lordes of Englande desyred and of the frauÌ„chyses and amyties that they offred them in the kyng of EnglaÌ„des byhalfe So often they spake of this mater that fynally they agreed that the kynge of Englande myght come and go into Flaunders at his pleasure Howe beit they sayd they were so sore bouude to the french kyng that they myght nat entre into the realme of Fraunce to make any warre without they shulde forfayt a great somme of florens and so they desyred that they wold be coÌ„tent with this answere as at that tyme. Thenglysshe lordes retourned agayne to Ualencennes with great ioy often tymes they sent worde to the kyng of Englande how they spedde and euer he sent theym golde and syluer to berâ— their charges and to gyue to the lordes of Almaygne who desyred nothyng els In this season the noble erle of Heynalt dyed the .vi. day of June the yere of our lorde M. CCC .xxxvii. and was buryed at the friers in Ualencennes The bysshoppe of CaÌ„braysang the masse ther were many dukes erles and barownes for he was welbeloued and honoured of all people in his lyfe dayes After his dyscease the lorde Wyllyam his sonne entred into the counteis of Heynalt Hollande and zelande Who had to wyfe the dougther of duke JohnÌ„ of BrabaÌ„t and had to name Jahane She was endowed with the lande of Bynche the which was a right fayre heritage and a profitable And the lady Jahan her mother went to Fontnels on Lescault and ther vsed the resydue of her lyfe in great deuotion in thabbey ther and dyd many good dedes ¶ How certayne nobles of FlauÌ„ders kept the yle of Cagaunt agaynst thenglysshemen Cap. xxx OF all these ordynaunces and confortes that the kyng of England had get on that syde the see Kyng PhylippÌ„ of Fraunce was well enformed of all the mater wolde gladly haue had the flemmyngê on his part But Jaques Dartuell had so surmounted all maner of people in FlauÌ„ders that none durst say agaynst his opynion nor the erle hym selfe durst nat well abyde in the countrey For he had sent the countesse his wyfe and Loys his sonne into Fraunce for dout of the fleÌ„mynges In this season ther were in the yle of Cagant certayne knyghtes and squyers of FlaÌ„ders in garyson As sir Dutres de Haluyn syr JohnÌ„ de Radays and the sonnes of Lestriefe They kept that passage agaynst theÌ„glysshmen and made couert warre wherof thenglysshe lordes beyng in Heynalt were well enformed and how that if they went that way homewarde into England they shulde be met withall to their dyspleasure Wherfore they were nat well assured howbeit they rode and went about the countrey at their pleasure All was by the confort of Jaques Dartuell for he supported and honoured them as moche as he might And after these lordes went to Doudrech in Holande and ther they toke shypping to eschue the passage of Cagaunt Wher as the garison was layd for them by the commaundement of the frenche kyng so these englisshe lordes caÌ„e agayne into England as priuely as they coude And came to the kyng who was right ioyouse of their commyng and whan he harde of the garyson of Cagaunt He sayd he wolde prouyde for them shortly and anone after he ordayned therie of Derby ser Water Manny and dyuerse other knyghtes squiers with fyue hundred men of armes and two thousande archers and they toke shippyng at London in the ryuer of Tames The first tyde they went to Grauesende the next day to Margate and at the thyrde tyde they toke the see sayled into FlauÌ„ders So they aparelled them selfe and came nere to Cagaunt ¶ Of the batell of CagauÌ„t bytwene thenglysshmen and the frenchmen Cap. xxxi WHan thenglysshmen sawe the towne of Cagaunt before theÌ„ they made theÌ„ redy and had wynd and tyde to serue them And so in the name of god and saint George they approched and blewe vp their trumpettes
Than that day was apoynted about the myddes of August this counsell to be at Hale bycause of the yong erle of Heynalt who shulde also be ther and with hym sir JohnÌ„ of Heynalt his vncle WhanÌ„e these lordes were all come to this parlyament at Hale they had longe counsayle togyder finally they sayd to the kyng of Englande Syr wese no cause why we shulde make defyance to the frenche kyng all thynges consydred without ye can gette thagrement of themperour and that he wolde commaunde vs to do so in his name The emperour may well thus do for of long tyme past there was a couenant sworne and sealed that no kyng of FrauÌ„ce ought to take any thyng parteyning to th eÌ„pyre and this kynge Philyppe hath taken the castell of Creuecure in Cambreysis and the castell of Alues in Pailleull and the cytie of Cambray wherfore themperour hath good cause to defye hym by vs. Therfore sir if ye can get his acord our honour shal be the more the kyng sayd he wolde folo we their counsayle Than it was ordayned that the Marques of Jullers shulde go to themperour and certayne knyghtes and clerkes of the kynges and some of the counsell of the duke of Gwerles But the duke of Brabant wold sende none fro hym but he lende the castell of Louayne to the kynge of Englande to lye in And the Marques and his coÌ„pany fouÌ„de the emperour at Florebetche and shewed hym the cause of their commyng And the lady Margarete of Heynault dydde all her payne to further forthe the matter whom sir Lewes of Banyer than emperour had wedded And ther the Marques of Jullers was made an erle and the duke of Guelders who byfore was an erle was than made a duke And themperour gaue commyssion to foure knyghtê and to two doctours of his counsell to make kyng Edwarde of Englande his bycarre generall throughout all the empyre And therof these sayd lordes hadde instrumentes publyke confyrmed and sealed suffyciently by the emperour ¶ Howe kyng Dauyd of Scotlande made alyaunce with kyng PhylyppÌ„ of FrauÌ„ce Ca. xxxiii IN this season the yonge kyng Dauyd of Scotlande who had lost the best part of his lande and coulde natte recouer it out of the holde of theÌ„glysshmend eparted priuely with a small company and the quene his wyfe with hym and toke shippyng and arryued at Bolayne and so rodde to Pares to kyng Philyppe who gretly dyd feast hym And offred hym of his castels to abyde in and of his goodes to dyspende on the condycion that he shulde make no peace with the kynge of Englande without his counsell and agremeÌ„t for kyng Philyppe knewe well howe the kynge of Englande apparelled greatly to make hym warre So thus the kyng ther retayned kyng Dauyd the quene a long season and they had all that they neded at his coste charge for out of Scotlande came but lytell substaÌ„ce to mayntayne withall their estates And the french king sent certayne messangers into ScotlaÌ„de to the lordes ther such as kept warr agaynst theÌ„glissh men offryng them great ayde and confort so yâ— they wolde take no peace nor truâ—e with the kyng of Englande without it were by his agrement or by thaccorde of their owne kyng who had in likewyse promysed and sworne Than the lordê of Scotlande couÌ„selled togyder and ioyously they accorded to his request and so sealed and sware with the kyng their lorde Thus this alyance was made bytwene Scotlande and France the which endured a long season after and the frenche kyng sent men of warre into Scotland to kepe warr agaynst thenglysshmen As ser Arnolde Dandregien who was alter marschall of Fraunce and the lorde of Garencieres and dyuerse other knyghtes and squyers The frenche kyng thought that the scottes shulue gyue somoch a do to the realme of England that theÌ„glysshmen shulde nat come ouer the see to anoy hym ¶ How kyng Edwarde of England was made bycare generall of th eÌ„pyre of Almaygne Cap. xxxiiii WHan the kyng of England and the other lordes to hym alyed wer departed fro the parlyament of Hale The kyng weÌ„t to Louan and made redy the castell for his a byding and sent for the quene to come thyder if it pleased her for he sent her worde he wolde nat come thens of an hole yere And sent home certayne of his knyghtes to kepe his lande fro the scottes And the other lordê and knyghtes that were there styll with the kynge rode aboute the realme of Flanders and Henalt makyng grete dyspence gyueng great rewardes and iuels to the lordes ladyes and damoselles of the countrey to get their good wylles They dyd somoche that they were greatly praysed and specially of the common people bycause of the port and state that they kept And than about the feest of all sayntes the marques of Jullers and his coÌ„pany sent worde to the kyng how they had sped And the kyng sent to hym that he shulde be with hym about the feest of saynt Martyne and also hesent to the duke of BrabaÌ„t to knowe his mynde wher he wolde the plyament shulde beholde and he answered at Arques in yâ— countie of Loz nere to his countrey And than the kyng sent to all other of his alyes that they shulde be there and so the hall of the towne was apparelled and hanged as though it had ben the kynges chamber And there the kyng satte crowned with golde 〈◊〉 fote hygher than any other and there opâ—nly was redde the letters of theÌ„perour by the which the kyng was made bycare generall and liefrenaunt for the emperour and had power gyueâ— hym to make lawes and to mynistre Justyce to euery person in thempours name and to make money of golde and syluer The emperour also there commaunded by his letters that all persons of his empyre and all other his subgiettes shulde obey to the kyng of England his vycare as to hymselfe and to do hym homage And in contynent ther was clayme and answere made bytwene parties as before the emperour and right and iudgement gyuen Also there was renued a iudgement and a statute affermed that had been made before in the emperours courte and that was this That who soeuer wolde any hurt to other shuld make his defyance thredayes byfore his dede and he that dyde otherwyse shulde be reputed as an euyll do et and for a by lans dede And whan all this was done the lordes departed and toke day that they shulde all appere before Cambray thre wekes after the feest of saynte JohnÌ„ the whiche towne was become frenche thus they all departed and euery man went to his owne And kynge Edwarde as bycare of th empyre went than to Louayne to the quene who was newely come thyder out of Englande with great noblenesse and well accoÌ„panyed with ladyes and damosels of Englande So there the kynge and the quene kepte their house ryght honorably all that wynter and caused money golde and syluer to be made at Andewarpe
great plentie yet for all this the duke of Brabant lefte nat but with great dyligence sent often messangers to kyng Philyppe as the lorde Loys of â—rauehen his chefe counsellour with dyuers other euer to excuse hym for the whiche cause this knight was often tymes sent and at the laste abode styll in the frenche court with the kyng to th entent alwayes to excuse hym agaynst all informacions that myght be made of hym The which knyght dyd all his detroyre in that behalfe ¶ Howe kynge Edwarde and all his alyes dyd defye the frenche kyng Cap. xxxv THus the wynter passed and somer came and the feest of saynt JohnÌ„ of Baptyst aproched And the lordê of englande and of Almayne apa relled themselfe to acoÌ„plyssh their enterprise and the frenche kyng wrought asmoch as he coude to the coÌ„trary for he knewe moch of their intentê Kyng Edwarde made all his prouisyon in Englande and all his men of warr to be redy to passe the see incoÌ„tynent after the feest of saynt JohnÌ„ and so they dyde Than the kynge went to Uyllenort and there made his coÌ„pany to be lodged as many as myght in the towne and the other without a long on the ryuersyde in tentes and pauylyons And ther he taryed fro Maudelyn tyde tyll our lady day in Septembre abyding wekely for the lordê of th empyre And specially for the duke of Brabant on whose coÌ„mynge all the other abode And whan the kyng of Englande sawe howe they came nat he sent great messangers to eche of them sommonyng them to come as they had promysed and to mete with hym at Machlyn on saynt Gyles day than to shewe hym why they had taryed so long Thus kynge Edwarde lay at Uyllenort and kepte dayly at his cost and charge well to the nombre of .xvi. hundred men of armes all â—â—e fro thother syde of the see and .x. M. archers besyde all other ê“ uysious The which was a matueylous great charge besyde the great rewardes that he had gyuen to the lordes and besyde the great armyes that he had on the see The frenche kynge on his part had set Genowayes normayns Bretons Pycardes and spanyardes to be redy on the see to entre into England assone as the warr were opened These lordes of Almayne at the kyng of Englande somons came to Machlyn and with moche besynesse finally they acorded that the kyng of Englande might well sette forwarde within .xv. dayes after and to th entent that their warr shuld be the more laudable Thei agreed to send their defyancê to the french kyng first the kyng of England the duke of Guerles the marques of Jullers sir Robert Dartoyse sir JohnÌ„ of Heynalt the marques of Musse the marques of Blanquebourc the lorde of Faulquemont sir Arnold of Baquchen the archbys shop of Colayne sir Galeas his brother and al other lordes of th empyre These defyancê were written and sealed by all the lordes except the duke of BrabaÌ„t who sayd he wold do his dede by hymselfe at tyme conuenyent To bere these defyances into Fraunce was charged the bysshop of Lyncolne who bare theÌ„ to Parys And dyd his message in suche maner that he coude nat be reproched nor blamed and so he had a safe coÌ„duct to retourne agayne to his kyng who was as than at Machlyne ¶ How sir water of Manny after the defyances declared made the first iourney into FraÌ„ce Ca. xxxvi IN the firste weke that the frenche kyng was thus defyed sir water Manny assone as he knewe it he gate to hym a .xl. speres and rode through Brabant nyght and day tyll he came into Heynalt and entred into the wode of Blaton As than nat knowig what he shulde do but he had shewed to some of them that were moost priuyest aboute hym Howe he had promysed before ladyes and damoselles or he came out of Englande that he wolde be the first that shulde entre into Fraunce and to gete other towne or castell and to do some dedes of armes And than his enteÌ„t was to ryde to Mortaigne and to gete it if he might the which partayned thanÌ„e to the realme of Fraunce And soo rode and passed the wode of Blaton and came in a mornynge before the sonne risyng to Mortaygne and by aduenture he founde the wycket of the gate opynne Than he alyghtedde with his company and entred in and dyd sette certayne of his company to kepe the gate And so went into the hygh strete with his penon before hym and came to the great towre but the gate and wycket was fast closed And whan the watch of the castell harde the brunt and sawe them he blewe his horne cryed treason treason Than euery man a woke and made them redy kept them selfe styll within the castell than sir water of Manny went backe agayne and dyd set fyre in the strete ioyninge to the castell so that there were a threscore houses brent and the people sore a frayed for they wende all to haue been taken Than sir water and his company rode backe streight to Conde and ther passed the ryuer of Hayne Than they rode the way to Ualencennes and coosted on the ryght hande and came to Deuayne and so went to the abbay and soo passed forth towarde Bouhaigne And dyd somoche that the captayne dyd let them passe thorough by the ryuer Than thei came to astrong castell parteyning to the bysshoppÌ„ of Cambray called the castell of Thyne the which sodeÌ„ly they toke and the captayne and his wyfe win And the lorde Manny made a good garyson and set therm a brother of his called sir Gyles MaÌ„ny who afterwarde dyd moche trouble to the cytie of CaÌ„bray for the castell was within a leage of the towne Than sir Water Manny retourned into Brabant to the kynge his soueraygne lorde whom he founde at Machlyne and ther shewed hym all that he had done ¶ How that after the sayâ— defyances made the frenchmen entred in to England Cap. xxxvii AS sone as kynge Phylyppe knewe that he was vefyed of the kyng of England and of his alyes he reteyned men of warre on euery syde And sent the lord Galoys de â—a Bausyne a good knyght of Sauoy into the cyte of Cambray and made hym captayne ther and with hym sir Thybalt de Marneyle and the lorde of Roy. So that they were what of Sauoy and of FrauÌ„ce a .ii. hundred speres And kynge Philyppe sent and seased into his handes the countie of Pontyeu the which the kyng of Englande had before by reason of his mother And also he seÌ„t to dyuers lordes of th empyre as to therle of Heynalt his neue we to the duke of Lorrayne therle of Bar the bysshop of Metz the bysshop of Liege desy ryng them that they wolde make no yuell purchase agaynst hym or his realme The moost part of these lordes answered howe they wolde do nothyng that shuld be agaynst hym and the erle of Heynalt wrote vnto hym right courtessy how that
he wolde be redy alwayes to ayd hym and his realme agaynst all men But seyng the kyng of England maketh his warre as bycare and lyeutenaunt of th empyre Wherfore he said he might nat refuse to hym his couÌ„trey nor his confort bycause he helde part of his countrey of thempour and assone as sir Herâ—e Nuyriell sir Peter Bahuchet and Barbe Noyre who lay and kept the streightes bytwene England and Fraunce with a great nauy knewe the the warre was opyn They came on a sonday in the fore noone to the hauyu of Hampton whyle the people were at masse and the Normayns Pycardes and spanyerdes entred into the towne and robbed and pylled the towne and slewe dyuers and defowled maydens and enforced wyues and charged their vessels with the pyllage And so entred agayne into their shyppes and whan the tyde came they dysancred sayled to Normandy and came to Depe And there departed and deuyded their boty and pyllages ¶ How kyng Edwarde besieged the cyte of Cambray Cap. xxxviii THe kyng of England departed fro Machelyne went to Brussels and all his people past on by the towne Than came to the kynge a .xx. M. Almaynes and the kynge sent and demauÌ„ded of the duke of BrabaÌ„t what was his entensy on to go to Cambray or els to leaue it The duke answered and sayed that as sone as he knewe that he had besieged CaÌ„bray he wolde come thyder with .xii. hundred speres of good men of warre Than the kyng went to Nyuell and there lay one nyght and the nexte day to Mons in Heynalt And there he founde the yong erle of Heynalt who receyued him ioyously and euer sir Robert of Dartoyse was about the kyng as one of his priue counsell and a .xvi. or .xx. other great lordes and knightes of Englande the which were euer about the kyng for his honoure and estate and to counsell hym in all his dedes Also with hym was the bysshop of Lyncolne who was greatly renomed in this iourney both in wysdome and iÌ„ prowes Thus thenglysshmen passed forth and lodged abrode in the countrey and founde prouysion ynough before them for their money howbeit some â—ayed truly and some nat And whan the kyng had taryed two dayes at Mons in Heynalt thanÌ„e he went to Ualencennes he and .xii. with hym entred into the towne and no mo persons And thyder was come therle of Heynalt and ser JohnÌ„ his vncle and the lorde of Faguyuelles the lorde of Uerchyn the lorde of Haureth and dyuers other who were about therle their lorde And the kyng and therle went hand in hande to the great hall which was redy aparelled to receyue them And as they went vp the steares of the hall the bysshoppe of Lyncolne who was there present spake out a loude and sayd Wyllyam bysshoppÌ„ of Cambray I admonysshe you as procurer to the kyng of England vycare of th eÌ„pyre of RoÌ„e that ye opyn the gates of the cyte of Cambray if ye do nat ye shall forfayt your landes and we woll entre byforce Ther was none that answered to that mater for the bysshop was nat there present Than the bysshop of Lyncolne sayd agayne erle of Heynault we admonysshe you in the name of thempour that ye come and serue the kyng of England his vycare before the cyte of Cambray with suche nombre as ye ought to do Th erle who was ther preseÌ„t sayd with a right good wyll I am redy So thus they entred into the hall therle ledde the kyng into his chaÌ„bre and anon the supê‘ was redy And the next day the king deê‘ted and went to Aspre and ther taryed .ii. dayes and suffred all his men to passe forth And so than went to CaÌ„bray and loged at Wys and besieged the cyte of Cambray rouÌ„de about and dayly his power encreased Thyder came the yong erle of Heynalt in great atray and syr John his vncle and they lodged nere to the kyng and the duke of Guerles and his company the marques of Musse therle of Mons the erle of Sauynes the lorde of FalquemoÌ„t sir Arnolde of Bouquehen withall thother lordes of th empyre suche as were alyed with the kyng of Englande And the sixt day after the siege layd thyder caÌ„e the duke of Brabant with a .ix. hundred speres besyde other he lodged toward Ostrenan on the ryuer of Lescaut and made a bridge ouer the water to th entent to go fro the one hoost to the other And assone as he was come he sent to defye the frenche kyng who was at Compyengne Wherof Loys of Traneheu who had alwayes before excused the duke was so confused that he wold no more returne agayne into Brabant but dyed for sorowe in FrauÌ„ce This sege durynge ther were many skirmysshes and sir John of Heynalt and the lorde of Falquemont rod euer lightly togyder and brent and wasted sore the countrey of Cambresys And on a day these lordes with the nombre of .v. C. speres a M. of other men of warr came to the castell of Doisy in Cambresys pertayning to the lord of Coucy and made ther a great assaut But they within dyd defende them so valyantly that thei had no damage and so the sayd lordes retourned to their lodgynges Th erle of Heynalt and his company on a saturday came to the gate towarde saynt Quyntines and made ther a gret assaut ther was JohnÌ„ Chandos who was thaÌ„ but a squier of whose prowes this boke speketh moch he cast hymselfe bytwene the barrers and the gate and fought valyantly with a squyer of Uermandoys called Johanne of saynt Dager ther was goodly featê of armes done bytwene them And so the heynows coÌ„quered by force the baylles and ther was entred therle of Heynalt and his marshals sir Gararde of Uerchyne ser Henry Dantoyng and other who aduentured them valyantly to aduaunce their honour at an other gate called the gate Robert was yâ— lord Beamonde and the lorde of Falquemont the lorde Danghyen sir Wyllyam of Manny and their companys made ther asore and a harde assaut But they of Cambray and yâ— soudyers set there by the french kyng defended themselfe and the cyte so valyantly that thassauters wan nothyng but so retourned right wery and well beaten to their logynges The yong erle of Namure caÌ„e thyder to serue the yong erle of Heynalt by desyre and he sayd he wolde be on their part as long as they were in th eÌ„pyre But assone as they entred into the realme of Fraunce he sayd he wolde forsake them go and serue the french kyng who had retayned hym And in likewyse so was th entent of therle of Heynalt for he had coÌ„maunded all his men on payne of dethe that none of them shulde do any thyng within the realme of FrauÌ„ce In this season whyle the kyng of England lay at siege byfore Cambray with .xl. M. men of armes and greatly constrayned theÌ„ by assautes Kyng Philyp made his somons at
they rodde forthe brennynge and pyllynge the countrey a thre or foure leages a day and euer toke their logynge be tymes And a company of englysshmen and Almaygnes passed the ryuer of Somme by the abbey of â—ermans and wasted the countrey al about An other company wherof sit JohaÌ„n of Heynalt the lorde FaulquemoÌ„t and sir Arnold of Barquehen were chefe rode to Drigny saynt Benoyste a good towne But it was but easely closed incontynent it was taken by assaut and robbed and an abbey of ladyes vyolated and the towne brent Than they departed and rode towarde Guys and Rybemont and the kynge of Englande lodged at â—ehories and ther taryed a day and his men ranne abrode and dystroyed the countrey Than the kynge toke the way to the Flammengerie to come to Lesche in Thyerasse and the marshals and the bysshoppÌ„ of Lpncolne with a fyue hunderd speres passed the ryuer of Trysague and entred into Laonnoys towarde the lande of the lorde of Couâ—y and bret saynt Gouuen and the towne of Matle And on a nyght lodgedde in the valey besyde Laon and the nerte day they drewe agayne to their hoost for they knewe by some of their prisoners that the frenche kyng was come to saynt â—uyntines with a. C. thousand men and there to passe the ryuer of Somme So these lordes in their retournynge brent a good towne called Crecy and dyuerse other townes and hamelettes ther about ¶ Now let vs speke of ser JohnÌ„ of Heynalt and his company who were a fyue hundred speres he came to Guys and brent all the towne and bete downe the mylles And with in the fortresses was the lady Jane his owne doughter wyfe to therle of Bloys called Lewes she desyred her father to spare therytage of the erle his son in lawe But for all that sit JohnÌ„ of Henalt wolde nat spare his enterprise and so than he retourned agayne to the kyng who was lodged in thabbey of Sarnaques and euer his peple r 〈…〉 ouer the countrey And the lorde of Falquemont with a. C. speres came to Lonnion in Thyerasse a great towne and the men of the towne were fled into a great wood and had all their goodes with them And had fortifyed the wood with fellyng of tymbre about theÌ„ the Almayns rode thyder and there mette with them Sir arnolde of Baquehen and his company so ther they assayled them in the wood who defeÌ„dyd theÌ„ aswell as they might but finally they were coÌ„quered and put to flight And ther wer slayne and sore hurt mo than .xl. and lost all that they had thus the contrey was ouer ryden for they dyd what they lyst ¶ Howe the kyng of Englande the french kyng toke day of iourney to fight togyder Cap. xâ— THe kyng of Englande depted fro Sarnaques and went to Muttrell And ther loged a nyght the next day he went to the FlameÌ„gery made all his meÌ„ to loge nere about hym Wherof he had mo than .xl. thousande and there he was couÌ„selled to avyde kyng 〈…〉 lyp and to fyght with hym The french kyng depted fro saynt Duyntines and dayly men came to hym fro all partes so caÌ„e to UyroÌ„fosse There the kyng taryed sayd howe he wold nat go thens tyll he had fought with the kynge of Englande with his alyes seyng they were within two leages toguyther And whaÌ„ therle of Heynalt who was at Duâ—lnoy redy purueyed of men a warr knewe that yâ— frenche kyng was at Uyronfosse thynkyng there to gyue batayle to thenglysshmen He rode forthe tyll he caÌ„e to the french hoost with .v. C. speres and preseÌ„ted hymself to the kyng his vncle who made hym but small cher vycause he had ven with his aduersary before Cambray Howe ve it the erle excused hymselfe so sagely that the kynge and his counsayle were well coÌ„tent And it was ordayned by the marshals that is to say by the marshall Bertrame and by yâ— marshall of Try that the erle shulde be lodged next the englysshe hoost Thus these two kynges were lodged bytwene â—yroÌ„fosse and FlameÌ„gery in the playne feldes without any aduauntage I thynke ther was neuer sene before so goodly an assemble of noble men togyder as was there Whanne the kynge of England beyng in the chapell of Thyerasse knewe how that king Phâ—â—yppÌ„ was with in two leages than he called the lordes of his host togyder and demauÌ„ded of them what he shuld do his honour saued for he sayd that his enten cyon was to gyue batayle Than the lordes behelde eche other and they desyrâ—dde the duke of BrabaÌ„t to shewe first his entent The duke said that he was of the accorde that they shulde gyue batayle for otherwyse he sayd they coude nat depart sauyng their honours Wherfore he counsayled yâ— they shulde sende harauloes to the frenche kyng to demaunde a day of batayle Than an haraulde of the duke of Guerles who coude well the langage offrenche was enformed what he shulde say and so herode tyll he came into yâ— frenche hoost And than he drewe hym to kynge Philyppe and to his counsayle and sayd ser the kynge of Englande is in the felde and desyreth to haue batell power agaynst power The whiche thyng kyng Philyppe graunted and toke the day the friday nextafter and as thaÌ„ it was weduisday And so the haraude reâ—ourned well rewarded with good â—urred gownes gyuen hym by the french kyng and other lordes bycause of the tidynges that he brought So thus the iourney was agreed knowledge was made therof to all the lordes of bothe the hoostes and so euery man made hym redy to the matter The thursday in the mornyng there were two knyghtes of therâ—e of Heynaultes the lorde Sanguinelles and the lorde of Tupeney They mounted on their horses and they two all onely depted fro the frenche hoost and rode to a viewe yâ— englyssh hoost So they roâ—e coâ—â—yng the hoost and it fortuned that the lorde of Sanguynelles horse toke the bridell in the tethe in suche wyse that his maâ—â—ter coud nat rule hym And so why ther he wolde or nat the horse brought hym into thenglysshe hoost and there he fell in the handes of the 〈…〉 maynes who perceyued well that he was none of their company and set on hym and toke hym and his horse And so he was prisoner to a fyue orsixe gentylmen of 〈…〉 mayne a none they set hym to his raunsome And whan they vnderstode that he was a â—aynome theâ— demaunded of hym if he knewe ser Johâ— of Hepnalt and he answered yes and desyred them for the loue of god to bring hym to his presens for he knewe well that he wolde quyte hym his rauÌ„some Therof were the Almaygns ioyous and so brought hym to the lorde Beaumounde who incontynent dyde pledge hym out fro his maisters handes And the lorde of Sanguynelles retourned agayne to therle of Heyualt and he had his horse agayne delyuered hym at the request of the lorde
of England to be the more stroÌ„ger in his warre agaynst the freÌ„chmen But first he made his vncle sir JohnÌ„ of Heynalt chefe maister and gouernour of Holande zelande and sir JohnÌ„ lay styll at Mons and prouyded for the contrey and sent to UalenceÌ„nes to confort and ayde theÌ„ the lorde Autoyng the lorde of Uerguy yâ— lord of Gomegynes and sir Henry of Huspharyce and the stewarde of Heynault with a hundred speares to the towne of Landrechyes And to Bouhayne thre brethern almayns called Courtars and to â—scaudymeâ— sir Gararde Sasses gynes and into the towne of Dauesnes the lord of Faulquemount And thus he dyde into euery fortresse on the fronters of Fraunce ¶ Howe they of Tourney made a Courney into Flaunders Cap. xlvi WHan the frenche kyng knewe howe the heynowes had brent the contrey of Thyerache taken and stayne his knyghtes and distroyed the good towne of Aubenton Than he commaunded the duke of Normandy his sonne that he shulde make a iourney into Heynalt and bring the countrey into that case that it shuld neuer bere couerd agayne Also the kyng ordayned therle of Layll Gastone who was as than with the kyng at Parys that he shulde make a voyage into Gascoyne as his lyeutenant and to make warre to Burdeux and to Bordeloys and to all the fortresses that helde of the kyng of Englande And also the frenche kynge enforced his great nauy that he had on the see and commaunded them to kepe the bondes of Flanders and nat to suffre the kyng of Englande to passe ouer the see into Flanders on payne of their lyues And whan the frenche kyng vnderstode that the flemynges had made homage to the kynge of Englande he sent vnto them a prelate vnder the colour of the pope Shewyng them that ys they wolde retourne and knowledge themselfe to holde of hym and of the crowne of Fraunce and to forsake the kyng of Englande who had enchaunted them Than he sayd he wolde ê‘don them of all their trespaces and wolde quyte theÌ„ of the gret soÌ„me of money that they wer bound vnto hym by oblygacion of olde tyme and also to gyue theÌ„ many fayre franchyses And the slemmynges answered howe they thought theÌ„selfe right well assoyled and quyted in any thynge that they were bouÌ„de to the kyng of Fraunce Than the frenche kyng complayned to pope Clement the .vi. whervpon the pope dyd cast suche a sentence of cursyng that no preest durst syng or say ther any diuyne seruyce Wherof the slemmynges sent a great coÌ„playnt vnto the kyng of Englande who to apease them sent them worde that whan he came ouer the see he wolde bring preestes out of his contrey to syng masses whyther the pope wolde or nat for he sayd he had priuylege so to do And so by that meanes the fleÌ„mynges were somwhat apeased And whan the frenche kyng sawe that he coude nat tourne the sleÌ„mynges fro their opynion than he coÌ„maunded them of the garysons of Tourney Lysle and 〈◊〉 â–ª and other to make warre on the flem 〈…〉 and to ouer ronne the contrey And so 〈◊〉 â—ohnÌ„ du Roy and ser Mathue de Trye marshall of Fraunce and sir Godmar du Fay and dyuers other lordes made an army of M. men of armes and. CCC crosbowes what of Turney Lylle and Doway And so in an euenyng ther departed fro Turney and by yâ— it was day in the mornyng â–ª they were before Courtray by 〈◊〉 â—â—yme the son was vp they had gathered togyther all the catall ther about and some of theÌ„ ran to the gatê and slewe and hurt dyuers that they founde without And thanÌ„e they retourned without any domage and droue before them al their prayes so that whaÌ„ they came to Turney they had mo thaÌ„ .x. M. shepe as many swyne beates and kyen wherof the flemynges were sore troubled Than Jaques Dartuell sware yâ— it shulde be derely reuenged and incoÌ„tynent he coÌ„maunded the good townes of Flanders that their men a warr shulde be with hym before Turney at a day assigned and he wrote to therle of Salysbury and to therle of Suffolke who wer at Ipre that they shulde be ther at yâ— same And so agaynst the day lymitted he weÌ„t out of GauÌ„t and came to a place bytwene And warpe Turney called le Pount de Sere and there he lodged and taryed for therles of England and for them of Franke of Bruges The sayd two erles thought for their honour that the enterprise shulde nat be delayed by them and so sent to Jaques Dartuell promysing hym nat to fayle to be at the day apoynted And so on a day they departed from Ipre with a .l. speares and a fortie crosbowes â–ª and went towarde the place where as Jaques Dartuell abode for theÌ„ and as they passed by the towne of Lyle they were ê‘ceyued And they of the towne yssued out with a .xv. C. men a fote and a horsbacke and went in .iii. partes to th entent that therles shuld nat scape theÌ„ So these two erles rode forth by the gyding of sir U 〈…〉 art de la Crox â–ª who had kept loÌ„g warrÌ„ agaynst them of Lyle and he knewe all yâ— wayes of the contrey as than was at Ipre And so he came forthe with these erles to be their gyde and he had well gyded them they of Lyle had nuely made a great dyke wher as there was neuer none before and whan sir Uauflart hadde brought them thyder sawe howe the way was nuely stopped he sayd to therles of Englande sirs I se well we can nat passe without the danger of them of Lysle wherfore I counsell let vs turne agayne and take some other way Than the lordes sayde nay sir Uauflart it shall neuer be sayd that we woll go out of our way for feare of them of Lysle Therfore ryde on byfore we haue promysed Jaques Dartuell to be with hym this day and so thenglysshmen rode forth with out feare Than sir Uauflart sayd sirs ye haue taken me in this vyage to be your gyde and I haue ben with you all this wynter iÌ„ Ipre wherof I am moch bouÌ„de to you But if they of Lyle yssue out vpon vs haue no trust that I wyll abyde them for I wyll saue my selfe assone as I can for if I wer taken it shulde cost me my lyfe the which I loue better thaÌ„ your coÌ„pany Than the lordes dyd laugh at hym and sayd well and yf it be so we holde you well excused and as he ymagined so it be fell â–ª for or they wer ware they were in danger of the frenche busshement who cryed stoppe sirs for ye shall nat passe this way without our lycence and so began to shote and to ronne on the englysshmen And assone as syr Uauflart sawe the maner he had no lyst to ryde any farther but retourned assone as he myght and gate hymselfe out of the preace And the. iâ— erles fell in the handes of their ennemies lyke
sir JohnÌ„ of Henault shewed to this squyer sendyng worde to them of Thyne that shortly they shulde be conforted at the returne of his nephue therle This â—â—use duryng theâ—le of Heynalt returned home wherof all his peple wer gretly reioysed Than the lorde Beamonde his vncle shewed hym all maters that was done syth his departyng and howe that yâ— duke of NormaÌ„dy had fayne on the fronters and brent and dystroyed a great part of his contrey Th erle answered howe it shulde be well amended sayng howe the realme of FraÌ„ce was great ynough to make satisfaction of all forfeturs by them done and determyned brefelye to go and ayde his men at Thyne who had so honorably defended their fortresses Than the erle sent for men into Almayne into Flanders and in his owne contrey and so came to Ualen cennes and daylie his nombre encreased And departed thens in great aray with caryagâ— tentes and pauilyons went and lodged at NaÌ„s on the playne a long by the ryuer of Lescalt Ther were lordes of Heynalt sir JohnÌ„ of Heynalt yâ— lorde of Dâ—ghyn the lord of Uerchyn the seneshall of Heynalt the lorde Dantoyng the lorde of Barbâ—son the lorde of Lens sir Wyllyam of Baylleull the lorde of Hauereth chatelayne of Mons the lorde of Montegny the lord of Barbays sir Thyrrie of Ualecourt marshall of Henalt the lorde of Dalmed and of Gomegynes the lorde of Brisuell the lorde of Roysine the lorde of Trasegmes the lorde de Lalayne the lorde of Mastyne the lorde of Sars the lorde Uargny the lorde of Beauryâ—u and dyuerse other who were all ther to serue therle their lorde Also thyder came therle of Namur with .ii. hundred speares and after caÌ„e the duke of Brabant with .vi. huÌ„dred speres the duke of Guerles therle of Mons the lorde of Falquemont sir Arnolde Baquechen and dyuerse other lordes and men a warre of Almaygne and Whytphall And so all these loged along by the ryuer of Lescault agaynst the frenche hoost and plentie of vytails came to them out of Heynalt And whafie these lordes were thus lodged bytwene Nauns and Illoys The duke of Normandy who was on the other part with a goodly nombre of men a warr he sende worde to his father howe that therls hoost dayly encreased Than the frenche kynge bevnge at Peron raysed vp mo men of warre and sende to his sonne a .xii. hundred speares And so hymselfe came to his sonnes hoost lyke a soudyour for he myght 〈…〉 come with an army vpon themperour without heshulde breke his othe as he dyde So yâ— duke of Normandy was named to be cheife of that army but he dyd nothyng but by the counsayle of the kyng his father Whan they wtin Thyne sawe therle of Heynalt of suche puyssance they were right ioyeous and the fourth day after that the erle was come thyder they of Ualence 〈…〉 came thyder in great aâ—ay and JohnÌ„â—e Boyâ—sey prouost of the towne was their capytayne Than ther was a skirmyssh made agaynst the frenchemen and dyuers hurt on bothe 〈…〉 and in the meane season they within the fortres had bottes and barges redy and so pasâ—e 〈◊〉 the ryuer of Lesâ—ault and were brought to the erle of Heyualt who ioyously and honourably receyued them In this tyme that these two hostes were lodged on the ryuer of Lescault the 〈…〉 chmen towarde Fraunce and the heynowes towarde their owne contreis Their forages rode forthe but they met nat bycause the ryuer was euer bytwene them but the freÌ„chmen went and brent the coÌ„trey of Ostrenan that was nat brent before and the heynowes in likewyse the contrey of Cambreses Also to the ayde of therle of Heynault at the desyre of Jaques 〈◊〉 came thyther a. lâ— thousande 〈…〉 mmynges welâ— armed Than therle of Heynalt sent to the duke of Normandy by his haraltes â–ª that ther might be batell bytwene them and howe that it shulde be a great shame so many men of warre assembled togyder and no batayle The duke answered howe he wolde take aduyse and counsell in that mater the which counsell was so long that the haraldes departed without answere Than the third day after therle sent agayne to knowe the dukes intencyon the duke answered how he was nat yet fully counselled to fight nor to assigne a day of batayle Sayng moreouer howe that therle was very hasty whan the erle harde that he thought that it was but a delay than he sent for all the gret lordes of his hoost shewyng them what he had done and what answere the duke had made hym desyring thâ— to haue their counsell Than euery man loked on other no man wold speke first at last the duke of BrabaÌ„t spake for all and sayd as to make a bridge and go ouer to sight with the freÌ„chmen is nat myne opynion for I knowe certaynly that shortly the kyng of Englande wyll come ouer thesee lay sege to Turney and we all haue sworne to ayd and confort hym in all that we canne Wherfore if we shulde nowe fyght with the freÌ„chmen and fortune to be agayne vs that we happe to lese yâ— felde he shulde lose his vyage and all the helpe that he shulde haue of vs. And if we had the vyctorie he shulde can vs no thanke wherfore my intencyon is that without hym who is chefe of this warre that we fyght nat with the power of Fraunce But whan we shal be before Turney with hym and the frenche kynge agaynst vs I thynke it wyll be harde to depart without batell wherfore I wolde couÌ„sell let vs depart for here we lye at great coost and charge for I am sure within these .x. dayes we shall here fro the kyng of Englande To this aduyce the moost part of the lordes agreed but therle of Heynalt desyred them all in generall nat to depart so sone and so they agreed to tary soÌ„ what lengar they of Brussels wolde fayne haue ben gone and they of Louane On a day therle called to hym sir JohnÌ„ of Heynalt his vncle and sayd fayre vncle I pray you ryde downe a long by the ryuer syde call ouâ—r the ryuer to speke with some persone of the trenche hoost and desyre hym to shewe the frenche kyng fro me that I wyll make a brydge ouer the water so that I may haue thre dayes respyte and than I woll coÌ„e ouer and gyue hym batell Than the lorde Beamond rode downe a long by the ryuer of Lescalt and a .xiii. knyghtes with hym and his penon before hym and at last he parceyued on the other syde a knyght of Normandy he knewe hym by his armes Than he called to hym and sayd sir Maubousson I pray you speke with me Than the knight sayd sir what wold you with me I desyre you quod the lorde Beamonde that ye wyll go to the frenche kyng and to his counsayle and say how the erle of Heynault hath sende me hyther to take a truse all onely whyles that he might make
a brige ouer this ryuer wherby he his myght passe ouer I pray you bring me agayne an answere and I shall tary here tyll ye retourne Than the lord of MaubussoÌ„ strake his horse with the spurres and rode to the kyngê tent where as the duke of Normandy and many other lordê were ther he shewed his message he had a short answere for he was coÌ„maunded to tell hym that sent him thyder that in the same case as they had helde the erle in likewyse so they wold coÌ„tynue Sayng how they wold make hym to sell his lande and that he shuld haue warr on euery syde whan we lyst we woll entre into Heynalt so farr that we woll bren all his eoÌ„trey This answer the lorde of Maubusson reported to the lorde BeamoÌ„d who thanked hym of his labour so retourned to therle whom he found playng at chesse with therle of Namur and assone as therle sawe his vncle he a rose and harde the answere that the frenche kynge had sent hym wherwith the erle was dysplesed and sayd well I trust it shall nat be as he purposeth ¶ Of the batell on the see before Sluse in FlauÌ„ders bytwene the kynge of England and the frenchmen Ca. l. NO we let vs leaue somwhat to speke of therle of Henalt and of the duke of Normandy and speke of the kyng of England Who was on the see to the intent to arryue in Flaunders and so into Heynalt to make warr agaynst the freÌ„chmen This was on mydsomer euyn in the yer of our lorde M. C C C .xl. all thenglyssh flete was departed out of the ryuer of Tames and toke the way to Sluse And the same tyme bytwene Blanqueberque and Sluse on the see was sir Newe Kyryell sir Peter Bahuchet and Barbnoyr and mo than sirscore great vessels besyde other and they wer of normayns bydaulr genowes and pycardes about the noÌ„bre of .xl. M. Ther they were layd by the french kyng to defend the kyng of Englandes passage The kyng of England and his came saylyng tyll he caÌ„e before Sluse and whan he sawe so great a nombre of shippes that their mastes semed to be lyke a gret wood he demauÌ„ded of the maister of his shyp what peple he thought they were he answered and sayd sir I thynke they be normayns layd here by the frenche kyng and hath done gret dyspleasur in Englande brent your towne of Hampton and taken your great shyppe the Christofer a ê™ the kyng I haue long desyred to fyght with the freÌ„chmen and nowe shall I fyght with some of theÌ„ by the grace of god and saynt George for truly they haue done me so many dysplesurs that I shall be reuenged I may Than the king set all his shyppes in order the grettest befor well furnysshed with archers euer bytwene two shyppes of archers he had one shyppÌ„ with men of armes than he made an other batell to ly a lofe with archers to confort euer theÌ„ that were moost wery yf nede were And ther were a great nombre of countesses ladyes knyghtê wyues other damosels that were goyng to se the quene at Gaunt these ladyes the kyng caused to be well kept with thre hundred men of armes and .v. C. archers ¶ Whan the kyng and his marshals had ordered his batayls he brewe vp the seales and canâ— with a quarter wynde to haue the vauntage of the sonne And so at last they tourned a lytell to get the wynde at wyll and whan the normayns sawe them recule backe they had maruell why they dyde so And some sayd they thynke them selfe nat mete to medyll with vs wherfore they woll go backe they sawe well howe the kyng of England was ther personally by reason of his baners Than they dyd appareyle their flete in order for they wer sage and good men of warr on the see and dyd set the Christofer the which they had won the yer before to be formast with many trumpettes and instrumentes and so set on their ennemies Ther began a sore batell on bothe partes archers and crosbowes began to shore and men of armes aproched and fought bande to hande and the better to come togyder they had great hokes graperss of prou to cast out of one shyppe into an other And so tyed theÌ„ fast togyder ther were many dedess of armes done takyng and rescuyng agayne And at last the great Christofer was first won by theÌ„glysshmen and all that were within it taken or slayne Than ther was great noyse and cry and thenglysshmen aproched and fortifyed the Christofer with archers and made hym to passe on byfore to fyght with the genoweyss This batayle was right fierse and terryble for the batayls on the see at more dangerous and fierser than the batayls by lande For on the see ther iss no reculyng nor sseyng ther is no remedy but to fight and to abyde fortune and euery man to shewe his prowes Of a trouthe sir Newe Kyriell and sir Bahuchet and Bathe Noyer were ryght good and expert men of warre This batayle endured fro the mornyng tyll it was noone theÌ„glysshmen endured moche payne for their ennemies were foure agaynst one and all good men oâ— the see ther the king of England was a noble knight of his ownehandê he was in the stouer of his yongh In like wyse so was the erle of Derby PeÌ„broke Herforde HuÌ„tyngdon Northampton and Glocetter sir Raynolde Cobham sir Rycharde Stafforde the lorde Percy sir water of Manny sir Henry of Flaunders sir JohnÌ„ Beauchamp the lorde Felton the lorde Brasseton sir Chandos the lorde Dalawarre the lorde of Multon sir Robert Dartoys called erle of Rychmont and dyuerse other lordes and knyghtess who bare themselfe so valy antly with some socours that they had of Brugê and of the countrey there about that they obtayned the vyctorie So that the freÌ„chmen normaynss and other were dysconsetted slayne and drowned there was nat one that scaped but all were slayne WhanÌ„e this vyctorie was atchyued the kyng all that nyght abode in his shyppe before Sluse with great noyse of truÌ„pettes and other instrumentes Thyder came to se the kynge dyuers of Flaunders suche as had herde of the kynges coÌ„myng and than the kyng demaunded of the burgesses of Bruges howe Jaques Dartuell dyd They answered that he was gone to yâ— erle of Heynalt agaynst the duke of NormaÌ„dy with .lx. M. ssemynges And on the next day yâ— which was mydsomer day the kyng and all his toke lande and the kyng on fote went a pylgrimage to our lady of ArdeÌ„bourge and ther herd masse and dyned and thanÌ„e toke his horse and rode to Gaunt where the quene receyued hym with great ioye and all his caryage caâ—e after lytell and lytell Than the kyng wrote to therle of Heynault and to theym within the castell of Thyne certyfieng them of his arryuall And whan therle knewe therof that he had dysconfyted the army on the see he dylloged and gaue
leaue to all the souldyours to depart And toke with hym to Ualencennes all the great lordes and ther feasted them honourably and specially the duke of Brabant and Jaques Dartuell And ther Jaques Dartuell openly in the market place in the presence of all the lordes and of all such as wold here hym declared what right the kyng of Englande had to the crowne of FraÌ„ce and also what puyssaunce the thre countreis were of Flaunders Heynault and Brabant surely ioyned in one alyance And he dyde so by his great wysdome and plesaunt wordes that all people that harde hym praysed hym moche and sayd howe he had nobly spoken by great experyeÌ„ee And thus he was greatly praysed it was sayd that he was well worthy to gouerne yâ— countie of Flaunders Than the lordes departed and promysed to mete agayne within .viii. dayes at Gaunt to se the kyng of England and so they dyd And the kyng feasted them honorably and so dyd the quene who was as than nuly purifyed of a sonne called JohnÌ„ who was after duke of Lancastre by his wyfe doughter to duke Henry of LaÌ„castre Than ther was a couÌ„sell set to be at Uyllenort and a day lymitted ¶ Howe kynge Robert of Cicyll dyd all that he might to pacyfie the kyngê of Fraunce and Englande Cap. â—i WHan the french king harde howe his army on the see was dyscoufyted he dylloged and drewe to Arras gaue leaue to his men to depart tyll he harde other tidynges And sent sir Godmar du Fay to Tourney to se that there lacked nothyng he feared more the itemynges than any other And sent the lord of Beautewe to Mortayn to kepe the fronters agaynst Heynalt and he sent many meÌ„ of warr to saynt Omers to Ayre and to saynt â—enaunt and purueyed suffyciently for all the forteresses frontyng on Flanders In this season ther raygned a kyng in Cicyll called Robert who was reputed to be a great astronomyer and alwayes he warned the frenche kyng and his counsell that in no wyse he shulde fight agaynst the king of Englande for he sayd it was gyuen the king of Englande to be right fortunate in all his dedes This kyng Robert wold gladly haue sene these two kynges at a good acorde for he loued somoch the crowne of Fraunce yâ— he was right sorte to se the desolacyon cherof This kynge of Cicyll was at Auygnone with pope Clement with the colledge ther and declared to them the peryls yâ— were likely to fall in the realme of FraÌ„ce by the warr byt wene the sayd two kyngê de syring them that they wold helpe to fynde some meanes to apease them Wher vnto yâ— pope and the cardynals answered howe they wolde gladly intende therto so that the two kynges wolde heâ—e them ¶ Of the counsayle that the kynge of Englande and his alyes helde at Uyllenort Cap. lii AT this counsayle holden at Uyllenort were these lordes as foloweth The kyng of England yâ— duke of Brabant therle of Henalt ser John his vncle yâ— duke of Guerles therle of Jullers the marques of Faulquehoure the marques of Musse therle of Mons sir Robert Dartoys the lorde of Falquemont sir Wyllyam of Dunort therle of Namur Jaques Dartuell and many other great lordes of euery good towne of Flanders a thre or .iiii. personages in maner of a counsayle Ther was a grement made bytwene the thre contreis FlaÌ„ders BrabaÌ„t and Heynalt that fro thens forth eche of them shulde ayde and confort other in all cases And ther they made assuraÌ„ce ech to other that if any of them had to do with any countrey thother two shulde gyue ayde And her after if any of them shulde be at dyscorde one with an other the thyrde shulde set agremeÌ„t bytwene theÌ„ And if he were nat able so to do than the mater shulde be put vnto the kynge of Englande in whose handes this mater was sworne and promysed and he to agre them And inconfyrmacion of loue and amyte they ordayned a lawe to ryn throughout those .iii. contres the which was called the lawe of the companyons or alyes and ther it was determyned that the kyng of EnglaÌ„de shulde remoue about Maudelentyde after and ley siege to Turney and ther to mete all yâ— sayd lordes and thers with the powers of all yâ— good to wnes And than euery man departed to their owne houses to aparell them in that behalfe ¶ Howe the kyng of England hesieged the cyte of Tourney with great puysance Cap. liii THe frenche kyng after the departure of these lordes fro the counsell of Uyllenort he knewe yâ— most part of their determynacion Than he seÌ„t to Tourney the chefe men of warr of all FrauÌ„ce as therle of Ewe the yong erle of Guynes his sonne constable of Fraunce therle of Foytz and his bretherne therle Amery of Narbon sir Aymer of Poyters sir Geffray of Charney sir Gararde of Mountfaucon the two marshals sir Robert Bertrand and sir Mathue de Troy the lorde of Caieur the senesshall of Poyctou the lord of Chastelayn and sir JohnÌ„ of Landas and these had with them valyant knyghtes and squyers They came to Tourney and founde there sir Godmar du Fay who was ther before Than they toke regarde to the prouisyon of the towne as well to the vytels as to thartyllerie and forti ficatyon and they causen to be brought out of the contrey there about where otes and other prouysion ¶ Nowe let vs retourne to yâ— kyng of Englande whan the tyme aproched that he and his alyes shuld mete before Tourney and that the corne beganne to rype he departed fro Gaunt with .vii. erles of his contrey .viii. prelates xxviii baronettes ii C. knyghtesê foure thousande men of armes and. 〈◊〉 M. archers besyde fotemen All his hoost passed through yâ— towne of Andwarpe and so passed the â—â—uer of â—escalt and lodged before Tourney at the gate called saynt Martyne the way to â—arde Lysle and Doway Than anone after came the duke of Brabant with mo than xâ— M. men knyghtes squyers and coÌ„mons and he lodged at the brige of Aryes by the ryuer of Lescalt bytwene thabbey of saynt Nycholas and the gate UaleÌ„ tenoys Next to hym came therle of Heynaultê with a gooly company of his contrey with many of Holande and zelande and he was loged bytwene the kyuge and the duke of Brabaunt Than came Jaques Dartuell with mo thaÌ„ lâ— thousande slemmynges besyde them of â—pre Dropingne Cassell Bergues and they were sent on the other syde as ye shall here after Jaques Dartuell lodged at the gate saynt Fountayne yâ— duke of Guerles therse of Jullers the marques of BlaÌ„queboure yâ— marques of musse therle of Mons therle of Sauynes the lord of Falquemount sir Arnolde of Baquechew and all the Almayns were lodged on the other syde towarde Heynalt Thus the cytie of Tourney was cnuyroned rounbe about and euery hoost myght resort eche to other so that none coulde yssue out without spyeug ¶ Howe
in a ly tell chapell standyng in the feldes called Esplotyn at the day apoynted these persons mette the good lady with them Of the frenche partie ther was Charles kyng of Behayneâ— Charles erle Dalanson brother to the frenche kyng and the bysshoppÌ„ of Liege therle of Flanders and therle of Armynack Of theÌ„glysshe partie there was the duke of BrabaÌ„t the bysshop of Licolne the duke of Guerles the duke of Jullers and ser JohnÌ„ of Heynalt And whan they were all met they made ech to other gret salutacyons good ther and than entred into their treaty all that day they comuned on dyuers ways of acorde alwayes the good lady of Ualoys was amoÌ„g theÌ„ desyringe effectuously all the parties that they wolde do their labour to make a peace howbeit the first day passed wtout any thing doyng and so they retourned promysed to mete agayne the next day the whiche day they came togyther agayne in the same place and so fell agayne into their treaty And so fell vnto certayne poyntes agreable but it was as thanne so late that they coude nat put it in writynge as that day and to make an ende and to make perfyght the mater if they might The thirde day they met agayne and so finally acorded on a truse to endure for a yere bytwene all parties and all ther men And also bytwene theÌ„ that were in Scotlande and all suche as made warr in Gascoyne Poycton and in SaÌ„ton And this treuse to begyn the .xl. day next ensuyng and within that space euery partie to gyue knowlege to his men wtout mall engyn and if suche coÌ„panyes woll nat kepe the peace let theÌ„ be at their chose But as for FraÌ„ce Pycardy Burgoyne Bretayne and NormaÌ„dy to be bounde to this peace without any excepcyon and this peace to begyn incontynent by twene the hostes of the two kynges Also it was determyned that bothe parties in eche of their names shulde sende foure or fyue personages as their embassodours and to mete at Arras the pope in likwyse to sende thyder foure and ther to make a full confirmacyon without any meane Also by this truse euery partie to enioy and possede all and euery thyng that they were as than in possessyon of This truse incoÌ„tynent was cryed in bothe hoostes wherof the brabances were right gladde for they were sore wery with so long lyeng at the siege So that the nexte day assone as it was day lyght ye shulde haue sene tentes taken downe charyotes charged people remoue so thycke that a man wold haue thought to haue sene a newe worlde Thus the good towne of Tourney was safe without any great damage howe beit they within endured gret payne their vytaylsbegan to fayle for as it was sayd they had as than scant to serue theÌ„ a thre or foure dayes at the moost The brabances departed quickely for they had grete desyre therto the kyng of Englande departed sore agaynst his mynde if he might haue done other wyse but in manerhe was fayne to folowe the wylles of the other lordes and to byleue their counsayls And the frenche kynge coude abyde no lengar there as he lay for the yuell ayre and the wether hote So the frenchmen had the honour of that iourney bycause they had rescued Tourney and caused their ennemies to deê‘te The kyng of Englande and the lordes on his ê‘tie sayd how they had the honour by reason that they had taryed so long within the realme and besieged one of the good townes therof and also had wasted and burnt in the frenche contrey and that the frenche kynge had nat rescued it in tyme and hour as he ought to haue done by gyuyng of batayle and finally agreed to a truse their ennemies beyng styll at the siege and brennyng his contrey Thus these lordes departed fro the siege of Tourney and euery man drewe to his owne The kynge of Englande came to Gaunt to the quene his wyfe and shortly after passed the see and all his except suche as shulde be at the parlyament at Arras Cherle of Heynalt retourned to his contrey and helde a noble feest at Mons in Heynault and a great iustes In the which Gararde of Uerchyn seneshall of Heynault dyd iust and was so sore hurt that he dyed of the stroke he had a sonne called JohaÌ„n who was after a good knyght and a hardy but he was but a whyle in good helthe The french kyng gaue leaue to euery man to departe and went hymselfe to Lyle and thyder came they of Tourney And the kyng receyued them ioyously and dyd shewe them gret grace he gaue theÌ„ frely their franches the which they had lost longe before wherw t they were ioyouse forsir Godmer du Fay and dyuers other knyghtê had ben long gouernours ther than they made newe ê“ uost and iurates acordynge to their auncyent vsages than the kyng departed fro Lysle to go to Parys Nowe than came the season that the counsayle shulde be at Arras and for pope Clement thyder came in legacyon the cardynall of Napuls and the cardynall of Cleremont who came to Parys wher as the kyng made theym mochehonour and so came to Arras for the freÌ„che kyng ther was therle of Alanson the duke of Burbon therle of Flaunders therle of Bloys the archebysshoppe of Senes the bysshop of Beawayes and the bysshoppe of Aucerre for the kyng of England ther was the bysshop of Lyncolne the bysshoppe of Durame therle of Warwyke sir Robert Dartoyse sir JohnÌ„ of Heynalt and sir Henry of Flanders at the whiche treaty ther were many maters put forthe so contynued a .xv. dayes agreed of no poynt of effect for thenglysshmen demaunded and the frenchmen wolde nothyng gyue but all onely to rendre the couÌ„tie of Poycton the which was gyuen with quene Isabell in maryage with the kyng of Englande So this parlyament brake vp and nothyng done but the truse to be relonged two yeres lengar that was all that the cardynals coude get Than euery man departed and the two cardynals went through Heynault at the desyre of therle who feested theÌ„ nobly ¶ Nowe speketh the hystorie of the warres of Bretayne and howe the duke dyed without heyre wherby the dyscencion fell Cap. lxiiii WHan that this sayde trewse was agreed and sayled before the cyte of Turney euery lord and all maner of people dysloged euery man drue into his owne contrey The duke of Bretayne who had ben ther with yâ— french kyng as well furnysshed as any other prince that was ther deê‘ted hom warde and in his way a sickenes toke hym so that he dyed At whiche tyme he had no chylde nor had neuer noue by the duchies nor had no trust to haue he had a brother by the father side called erle of MouÌ„tfort who was as than lyueyng he had to his wyfe suster to therle Loyes of FlauÌ„ders This sayd duke had an other brother bothe by father
Henry de Leon so that by sir Henris meanes the bysshoppe agreed with therle and toke hym as his lorde vnto suche season as somme other shulde come and shewe more ryght to the duchy of Bretaygne ¶ Howe the eele Mountfort dyd homage to the kyng of England for the duchy of Bretayne Cap. lxviii THus therle MouÌ„tfort conquered the countrey and made hymselfe to be called duke of Bretayne Than he went to a port on the see syde called Gâ—eâ—o thasie he sent his people abrode to kepe yâ— townes and fortresses that he had won Than he toke the see with a certayne with him and so arryued in Cornwall in Englande at a port called Chepse than he enquered where the kynge was and it was shewed hym howe the he was at wyndsore Than he rode thyderwarde came to Wyndsore wher he was receyued with gret ioye and feest bothe of the kyng of the quene and of all the lordes than he shewed the kynge and his counsayle howe he was in possession of the duchy of Bretayne fallen to hym by succession by yâ— deth of his brother last duke of Breten But he feared lest that sir Charles of Bloyes the frenche kynge wolde put hym out therof by puyssance wherfore he sayd he was come thyder to relyue and to holde the duchy of the kyng of Englande by fealtie and homage for euer so that he wolde defende hym agaynst the frenche kynge and all other that shulâ—e put hym to any trouble for the mater The kynge of Englande ymagined that his warre agaynste the frenche kyng shulde be well fortifyed by that meanes howe that he coude nat haue no more profitable way for hym to entre into France than by Bretayne remembring howe the almayns and brabances had done lytell or nothyng for hym but caused hym to spende moche money Wherfore â—â—yously he condyscending to therle Mountfortes desyre and there toke homage by the handê of therle callyng hym selfe duke of Bretaygne And ther the kyng of Englande in the presence of suche lordes as were ther bothe of Bretayne and of Englande promysed that he wold ayde defende and kepe hym as his liege man agaynst euery man frenche kyng and other This homage and promyses were writen and sealed and euery â—tie had his part belyuerd besyde yâ— the kynge and yâ— quene gaue to therle and to his company many great gyftes in such wyse that they reputed hym for a noble kyng and worthy to raygne in gret prosperyte Than therle toke his leaue and departed and toke agayne thesee and arryued at yâ— forsayd port of Gredo in base Bretayne and so came to Nauntes to his wyfe who sayde howe he had wrought by good and byscrete counsayle ¶ Howe therle MouÌ„tfort was somoned to be at the plyament of Parys at the request of the lorde Charles of Bloyes Cap. lxix WHan sir Charles of Bloys who helde hymselfe rightfull inherytour to Bretaygne by reason of his wyfe harde howe the erle of Mountfort conquered beforce the countrey the whiche by reason ought to be his Than he came to Parys to complayne to kyng Philyppe his vncle whervpon the kyng counselled with the nobles of the realme what he might do in that matter and it was counsaylled hym yâ— therle MouÌ„tfort shuld be by sufficyent messaÌ„gers somoned to apere at Parys ther to here what answere he wolde make So these messaÌ„gers were sent forthe and they founde therle at Nauntes makyng good chere and he made to them great feest and finally he answered howe he wolde obey the kynges coÌ„maundement And than made hym redy and departed fro Nantes and so came to Paris with a .iiii. C. horse with hym and the next day he and all his mounted on their horses and rode to the kynges palayse Ther the kynge and his .xii. peres with other great lordes of Fraunce taryed his commyng and the lorde Charles of Blois with thâ— Than therle entred into the kynges chambre he was well regarded and saluted of euery person thaÌ„ he enclyned hymselfe to the kyng and sayd sir I am come hyther at your coÌ„maundement and pleasure Than the kyng sayd erle of Mountfort for your so doyng I can you good thanke howbeit I haue marueyle howe that ye durste vndertake on you the duchy of Bretayne wherin ye haue no right for there is another neâ—eâ— than ye be and ye wolde dysinheryt hym and to mentayne your quarell ye haue ben with myne aduersary the kynge of Englande and as it is shewed me ye haue done hym homage for the saine Than therâ—e sayd sir byleue it nat for surely ye at but yuell enformed in that behalf but ser as for the right that ye speke of sauyng your dyspleasur ye do me ther 〈…〉 wrong for ser I knowe none so nere to my brother that is departed as I â–ª if it were iuged or playnly declared by right that theâ— were a nother nerer than I I wolde â—at be rebell nor a shamed to leaue it Well sir ê™ the kyng ye say well but I coÌ„maund you in all that ye holde of me that ye deê‘t nat out of this cytie of Parys this .xv. dayes by the which tyme the .xii. peres and lordes of my realme shall iudge this mater and thaÌ„ye shall knowe what right ye haue and if ye do otherwyse ye shall displease me Than therle sayd ser all shal be at yoâ— pleasure thanÌ„e he went fro the court to his lodgyng to dyner whan he came to his lodgynge he entred into his chambre and theâ— satte and ymagined many doutes finally with a small company he mounted on his horse and retourned agayne into Bretayne or the kynge or any other wyst wher he was becoÌ„e Some thought he had ben but a lytell sicke in his lodgyng and whan he came to Nauntes he shewed the countesse what he had done and than by her counsel herode to all the townes and forteresses that he had wonne and stablysshed in them good captayns and soudyers a horsbacke and a fote and dyd gyue them good wages ¶ Howe the duchy of Bretayne was iuged to sir Charles of Bloyes Can. lxx IT is to be thought that the frenche kynge was sore dyspleased whan he knewe that the erle of Mountforte was so departed How beit he taryed tyll the .xv. day that the lordes shulde gyue their iudgemeÌ„t on the duchy of Bretayne whan the day came they iudged it clerely to ser Charles of Bloys wyfe who was doughter to the brother germayne of the duke last deed by yâ— father syde whom they iudged to haue more right than the erle Mountforte who came by another father who was neuer duke of Bretayne In other reason theâ— was they sayde though that therle of MouÌ„tfort had any right he had forfeted it two wayes The one bycause he had relyued the duchy of a nother lorde than of the frenche kynge of whom he ought to holde it The other reason was bycause he had broken the kynges coÌ„maundement and disobeyed
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
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
day be tymes they departed and left captayne in Auberoche a knight of Gascoyne called Alysander of Chamont this they rode to Burdeaux and ledde â–ª with them the moost part of their prisoners ¶ Of the townes that therle of Derby wanne in Gascoyne goyng towarde the Ryoll Cap. Cviii. THey of Burdeux wyst nat what ioye to make nor how to receyue therle of Derby and sir Gaultier of Man ny for the takyng of the erle of Laylle and mo than two hundred knyghtê with hym So thus passed that wynter without any more doynge in Gascoyne that ought to be remeÌ„bred and whan it was past Eester in the yere of our lorde M. CCC .xlv. In the myddes of May â–ª therle of Derby who had layne all that wynter at Burdeaux made a great assemble of men of armes and archers to the entent to go and lay siege to the Ryoll the first day fro Burdeux he rode to Bergerath wher he founde therle of PeÌ„broke who had in like wyse made his assembly ther they taryed thre dayes and than departed and nombred their company and founde howe they were M. men of armes and two M. archers than they rode so longe tyll they came to saynt Basyll and layd siege therto They within consydred howe the greattest men and moost part of Gascoyne were prisoners sawe howe they shulde haue no socoure fro no parte so all thynges consydred they yelded themselfe dyd homage to the kyng of England Than therle passed forthe and toke they way to Aguyllone and in his way he founde the castell of Rochemyllone the whiche was well furnysshed with soudyers and artyllary howbeit therle of Derby coÌ„maunded to gyue assaut and so theâ— was a ferse assaut They within cast out great barres of yron and pottê with lyme wherwith they hurt dyuers englysshmen suche as aduentured themselfe to farr whan therle sawe his mâ—hurt and coude do nothyngâ— he withdrue the assaut The next day he made the vyllayns of the countrey to bring thyder fagottes busshes donge sâ—rawe and erth and fylled part of the dykes so that they might go to the walles and so they made CCC archers redy and. CC. men of the countrey to go before them with pauysshes and hauyng great pycares of yron and whyle they dyd vndermyne the wall the archers shuld shote and so they dyde that none within durste apere at their defence This assaut endured the moste part of the day so that finally the myners made a great hole through the wall so that ten men myght entre a front Thanne they within were sore a basshed some fledde into the church and somme stale away by a priue gate so this towne and castell was taken robbed and the moost parte slayne except suche as were fledde into the church â–ª the which therle of Derby caused to be saued for they yelded themself simply Thau therle sette there newe captayns two en 〈…〉 squyers Rycharde Wylle and Robert 〈◊〉 than therle went to Mountsegure and layâ— siege therto and taryed ther a fyftene day â—s captayne within was sir Hewe Bastefoll euery day there was assaut and great engyns were brought thyder â—ro Burdeaux fro Bergerath so that the stones 〈◊〉 they cast brake downe walles roffes and houses Th erle of Derby sende to them of the towne shewyng them that if they were taken byforce they shulde all dye if they wolde come vnder they obeysance of the kynge of Englande he wolde pardon them all and take them for his frendes They of the towne wolde gladly haue yelded theym and went and spake with their captayne in maner of couÌ„â—â—yle to se what he wolde say and he answered theym and sayd sirs kepe your defence we ar able to kepe this towne this halfe yere if nede be They departed fro hym in semyng well coÌ„tent but at nyght they toke and putte hym in prison sayeng howe he shuld neuer go out therof without so be he wold agre to make their peace with therle of Derby and whan that he had sworne that he wolde do his deuoyre they let hym out of prison and so he went to the barryers of the towne and made token to speke with the erle of Derby sir Gaultier of Manny was ther present and he went spake with him The knight sayd sir Gaultier of Manny ye ought natte to haue marueyle though we close our gates agaynst you â–ª for we haue sworne feaultie to the frenche kyng and I se well that ther is no persone in his behalfe that wyll stoppe you of your way but me thynke ye are lyke to go farther But sir for my selfe and for the menne of the towne I desyre you that we may abyde in coÌ„posicyon that ye make vs no warr nor we to you the space of a moneth and duryng that terme if the frenche kyng or the duke of Normandy come into this contrey so strong as to fyght with you than we to be quyte of our couenaunt and if they come nat or one of them than we shall put vs vnder 〈◊〉 obeâ— sance of the kyng of England Sir Gaultier of Manny went to therle of Derby to knowe his pleasure in that behalfe therle was content so that they within shuld make no fortifycation in that season and also yâ— if any of theÌ„glysshmen ther lacked any vitayls that they might haue it of them for their money To this they were coÌ„tent and sent â–ª xii burgesses of the towne to Burdeaux in hostage than thenglysshmen were refresshed with prouisyon of the towne but none of them entred Than they passed forth and wasted and exyled the contrey the which was plesant and frutefull and came to a castell called guyllon and the captayne therof came to therle and yelded vp the castell their lyues and goodâ— saued Wherof they of the contrey had gret marueyle for it was named one of the strongest castels of the worlde whaÌ„ the captayne that had yelded vp the castell so soone came to Tholoum the which was .xvii. leages thense they of that towne toke hym and layd treason to his charge and hanged hym vp The sayd castell stode bytwene two great ryuers able to bere shyppes yâ— erle of Derby newe repeyred yâ— castell and made captayne ther sir Johâ— of Gombray thaâ—e the erle went to an other castell called Segart the whiche he toke by assaut and all the soudyours within slayne and fro thense he went to the towne of le Ryoll ¶ Howe therle of Derby layd siege to the Ryoll and howe that the towne was yelded to hym Cap. C .ix. THus the erle of Derby 〈◊〉 before the Ryoll and layed siege therto on all sydes made basâ—yâ—es in the feldes and on the wayeâ—â— so that no prouisyon coulde entre into the towne a 〈…〉 he euery day ther was assaut the siege â—â—â—ured a longe space And whan the moneth was eâ—â—yred that they of Segur shulde gyue vp their towne the erle sent thyder and they of the â—owne gaue
of the towne as were yssued out were inclosed bothe before and behynde so that they were all taken and slayne and suche as were in the towne dyde yelde them to therle of Derby who receyued them to mercy and of his gentylnes respyted the towne fro brennyng and robbynge And dyde gyue that hole seignorie to sir Alysaunder of Chamount by whose aduyce the towne was wont and sir Alysaunder made a brother of his captayne ther called Antony of Chamont and therle left with hym certayne archers and other with pauysshes than therle departed and came to WyelfraÌ„che in Agenoys the which was won by assaut and the castell also and he lefte there for captayne a squyer of his called ThomÌ„s CoqÌ„ Thus therle rode all about the contrey and no man resysted hym and conquered townes and ca 〈…〉 and his men wanne ryches meruayle to esteme ¶ Howe therle of Derby wanne the cytie of Angolesme Cap. C .xiii. WHan the erle of Derby had this towne at his pleasure thasie herode to MyremoÌ„t drawyng towardes Burdeux for all this iourney his currours neuer aproched to port saynt Mary Th erle was thre dayes before Myremont and on the fourth day they yelded therle gaue it to a squier of his called JohnÌ„ Bristowe and after his men wan a lytell towne closed standyng on the ryuer of Gerone called Thomynes and after the stronge castell of Damassene the whiche they well garnysshed with men of armes and archers Than they came before the cytie of Angolesme and layd siege therto and therle sayde he wolde nat depart thense tyll he had it at his pleasure thanÌ„e they within made apoyntment with the erle to sende .xxiiii. of their chiefe burgesses to Burdeur in hostage for the respyte of a peace for a moneth and if with in that space the frenche kynge do sende a suffycieÌ„nt persone to kepe the felde agaynst therle of Derby than they to haue agayne their hostagê and to be quyte of their bonde and yf nat than they to put theym vnder the obeysaunce of the kynge of Englande This done thasie the erle rode to Blames and layed siege therto within were two captayns of Poycton sir Guysshart Dangle and sir WyllyamÌ„ de Rochchouart and they sayde they wolde yelde to no manne And whyle this siege endured some of the englysshemen rode to Mortayne in Poycton where as sir Boucyquant was captayne and made there a great assaut but it auayled nat but dyuers of them were hurt slayne and so departed thens and went to Myrebell and to Alney And after came agayne to the siege of Blames euery day there was some feate of armes done the terme of the moneth erpyred that they of Angolesme shulde yelde The erle of Derby sent thyder his two marshals to whome they of the cyte sware homage and fealtie in the behalfe of the kyng of Englande and so they were in peace and had a gayne restored their hostages And the erle sent thyder at their desyers JohnÌ„ of Norwyche to be their captayne styll the siege endured before Blasmes so that thenglysshmen were halfe wery for wynter approched and there they coulde wynne nothynge than they determyned to go to Bourdeaux tyll another season and so they dyllodged went ouer Gerande and so to Burdeaux and than deê‘ted his people into dyuers garysons to kepe fronter warre ¶ Howe sir Godfray Harecourt was banysshed out of Fraunce Cap. C .xiiii. IN this season sir Godfray of Harecourt fell in the indygnation of the frenche kynge who was a great baron in Normandy and brother to therle of Harecourt lorde of saynt Sauyour the vycount and dyuers other townes in NormaÌ„dy And it was sayde all was but for enuy for a lytell before he was as great with the kyng and with the duke of NormaÌ„dy as he wolde desyre but he was as than openly banysshed the realm of Fraunce and yf the kynge coulde haue gette hym in his yre he wolde haue serued hym as he dyd sir Olyuer of Clyssone who was beheeded the yere before at Parys This ser Godfray had some frendes who gaue hym warnyng secretly howe the kyng was dyspleased with hym than he auoyded the realme assone as he myght and went into Brabant to the duke there who was his cosyn who receyued him ioyfully And ther he taryed alonge space and lyued of suche reuenewes as he had in Brabant for â—ut of Fraunce he coude gette nothynge The kyng had seaced all his landes there of Constantyne and tooke the profet therof hymselfe the duke of Brabant coude in no wyse gette agayne this knyght into the kynges fauoure for nothynge that he coude do This dyspleasure cost greatly the realme of Fraunce after and specially the contrey of Normandy for the tokens therof remayned a hyndred yere after as ye shall here in this hystorie ¶ Of the dethe of Jaques Dartuell of Gaunt Cap. C .xv. IN this season raygned in Flaunders in great prosperyte and puysaunce Jaques Dartuell of gauÌ„t who was as great with the kyng of Englande as he wolde desyre and he had promysed the kyng to make hym lorde and herytour of FlauÌ„ders and to endewe his sonne the prince of Wales therwith And to make the countâ—e of FlauÌ„ders a duke dome for the which cause 〈◊〉 feest saynt JohnÌ„ Babtyst they yere of our lorde god M. CCC .xlvi. the kynge of Englande was come to Sluse with many lordes knyghtes and had brought thyder with hym the yonge prince his sonne on the trust of the promyse of Jaques Dartuell The kyng withall his nauy lay in the hauyn of Sluse and there he kept his house and thyder came to vysette hym his frendes of Flaunders ther were great counsaylles bytwene the kyng and Jaques Dartuell on the one ê‘tie and the counsayls of the good townes of Flaunders on the other partie So that they of the countrey were nat of the agrement with the kyng nor with Jaques Dartuell who preched to theym that they shulde disheryte the erle Loyes their owne naturall lorde and also his yong sonne Loyes and to enheryte the sonne of the kynge of Englande the which thynge they sayd suerly they wolde neuer agre vnto And so the laste day of their counsayll the whiche was kept in the hauyn of Sluse in the kynges great shyppe called the Katheryne there they gaue a fynall answere by common acorde and sayde sir ye haue desyred vs to a thynge that is great and weyghtie the which herafter may sore touche the countrey of Flaunders and our heyres trewely we knowe nat at this day no persone in the worlde that we loue the preferment of so moche as we do yours but sir this thynge we cannat do alone without that all the coÌ„mynaltie of Flaunders acorde to the same sir we shall goo home and euery man speke with his coÌ„pany generally in euery towne and as the moost parte agre we shal be coÌ„tent and within a moneth we shall be here with you agayne and thanÌ„e gyue
he was rescued and remounted agayne and in the meane season some of the frenchemen chased their beestes quyckely into the hoost or els they had lost them for they that yssued out of Aguyllon set so feersly on the frenchmen that they putte theym to the slyght and delyuerd their company that were takenne and tooke many frenchemen prisoners And sir Charles of MomoreÌ„cy had moche warke to scape than thenglysshmen retourned into Aguyllon Thus euery day almoost there were suche rencounters besyde yâ— assautes on a day all the hole hoost armed them and the duke commaunded that they of Tholouz of Carcassone of Beaucayre shulde make assaut fro the mornynge tyll noone and they of Remergue Caours Agenoys fro noone tyll night And yâ— duke promysed who soeuer coude wynne the brige of the gate shulde haue in rewarde a hundred crownê also the duke the better to mentayne this assaut he caused to come on the ryuer dyuerse shyppes and baâ—ges some entred into them to passe the ryuer and some went by the bridge At the last some of theym toke a lytell vessell and went vnder the brige and dyde cast great hokes of yron to the drawe bridge and than drewe it to them so sore that they brake the chenes of yron yâ— helde the bridge and so pulled downe the bridge parforce Than the frenchmen lept on the bridge so hastely that one ouerthrewe an other for euery man desyred to wyn the hundred crownes they within cast downe barres of yron peces of tymbre pottes of lyme and hote water so that many were ouerthrowen fro the bridge into the water and into the dykes and many slayne sore hurt Howbeit the bridge was wonne perforce but it cost more than it was worthe for they coude nat for all that wyn the gate than they drewe a backe to their lodgynges for it was late thanÌ„e they within yssued out â–ª and newe made agayne their drawe bridge stronger thanÌ„e euer it was before The next day ther came to the duke two connyng men maisters in carpentre and sayde sir if ye woll let vs haue tymbre and workemen we shall make foure scaffoldes as hygh or hyer thanÌ„e the walles The duke coÌ„maunded that it shulde be done and to get carpenters in the coÌ„trey and to gyue them good wagê so these four scafoldes wer made in four shyppes but it was long first and cost moch or they were finysshed than such a shulde assayle the castell in theÌ„ were apoynted and entred And whan they were passed halfe the ryuer they within the castell let go four martynetes that they had newely made to resyst agaynst these scafoldes these four martynettes dyd cast out so great stones and so often fell on the scafoldes yâ— in a short space they were all to broken so that they that were within them coulde nat be pauysshed by theym so that they were fayne to drawe backe agayne and or they were agayne at lande one of the scafoldê drowned in yâ— water the moost part of theÌ„ that were Win it the which was great damage for therin were good knyghtes desyringe their bodyes to auauÌ„ce Whan the duke sawe that he coude nat come to his entent by that meanes he caused the other thre scafoldes to rest Than he coudese no way howe he might gette the castell and he had promysed nat to departe thense tyll he had it at his wyll without the kyng his father dyd sende for hym Than he sende the constable of France and the erle of Tankernyll to Parys to the kyng and there they shewed hym the state of the siege of Aguyllone the kynges mynde was that the duke shulde lye there styll tyll he had won them by famyn syth he coude nat haue theÌ„ by assaut ¶ Howe the kyng of Englande came ouer the see agayne to rescue them in Aguyllone Cap. C .xxi. THe kyng of Englande who had harde howe his meÌ„ 〈◊〉 constrayned in the castell of Aguyllon than he thought to go ouer the see 〈◊〉 to Gascoyne with a great 〈…〉 my ther he made his 〈◊〉 syon and sent for men all about his real 〈…〉 in other places wher he thought to spe 〈…〉 money In the same season the lord◠〈◊〉 of Harecourt came into Englande who was banysshed out of FrauÌ„ce he was well receyued with the kynge and retayned to be about hym and had fayre landê assigned hym in Englande to mentayne his degree Than the kynge caused a great nauy of shyppes to be redy in the hauyn of Hampton and caused all maner of men of warr to drawe thyder about the feest of saynt John Baptyst the yere of our lorde god M. C C C .xiv. the kynge deê‘ted fro the quene and lefte her in the gydinge of therle of Cane his cosyn And he stablysshed the lorde Persy and the lorde Neuyll to be wardyns of his realme with the archebysshoppe of yorke the bysshoppe of Lyncolne and the bysshoppÌ„ of Durham for he neuer voyded his realme but that he lefte euer ynough at home to kepe and defende the realme yf nede were Than the kyng rode to Hampton and there taryed for wynde than he entred into his shyppe and the prince of wales with hym and the lorde Godfray of Harecourt and all other lordes erles barownes and knyghtê with all their coÌ„panyes they were in nombre a foure thousande men of armes and ten thousande archers besyde Irysshmen and walsshmen that folowed the host a fote ¶ Nowe I shall name you certayne of the lordes that went ouer with kyng Edwarde in that iourney First Edward his eldest sonne prince of wales who as thanÌ„e was of the age of .xiii. yeres or there about the erles of Herforde Northamptone Arundell Cornewall warwyke HuÌ„tyngdon Suffolke and Oxenforth And of barons the lorde Mortymer who was after erle of Marche the lordes JohnÌ„ Loyes and Roger of BeauchaÌ„pe and the lorde Reynold Cobham Of lordes the lorde of Mombray Rose Lucy Felton Brastone Myllon Labey Maule Basset Barlett and wylloughby with dyuers other lordê And of bachelars there was JohnÌ„ Chandoys Fytzwaren Peter and James Audelay Roger of Uertuall Bartylmewe of Bries Rycharde of Penbruges with dyuers other that I can nat name fewe ther were of staÌ„gers ther was the erle Hauyou sir Olphas of Guystels and .v. or .vi. other knyghtes of Almayne and many other that I can nat name Thê° they say 〈◊〉 â—â—rth that day in the name of god they were 〈◊〉 〈…〉 warde on their way towarde Gascone 〈◊〉 on the thirde day ther rose a coÌ„trary wynde 〈…〉 them on the marches of Cornewall 〈…〉 lay at ancre .vi. dayes In that space 〈…〉 had other counsell by the meanes of 〈◊〉 Godfray Harcourt he counselled the kyng nat to go into Gascoyne but rather to set a lande in Normandy and sayde to the kyng sir the couÌ„tre of Normandy is one of the plentyous countreis of the worlde Sir on ieoê‘dy 〈◊〉 my heed if ye woll lande ther ther is none thaâ— shall
kynges hoost but the soudyours made no count to the kynge nor to none of his offycers of the golde and syluer that they dyd gette they kept that to themselfe Thussir Godfray of Harecourt rode euery day of fro yâ— kynges hoost and for moost parte euery nyght resorted to the kynges felde The kyng toke his way to saynt Lowe in Constantyne but or he came ther he lodged by a ryuer abyding for his men that rode a long by the see syde and whan they were come they sette for the their caryage and therle of Warwyke therle of Suffolke sir Thomas Hollande and sir Raynolde CobhmÌ„ and their coÌ„pany rode out on the one syde and wasted and eriled the contrey as the lorde Hare court hadde done and the kynge euer rode bytwene these bataylles and euery nyght they logedde togyder ¶ Of the great assemble that the frenche kynge made to resyst the kyng of Englande Cap. C .xxiii. THus by theÌ„glysshmen was brent exyled robbed wasted and pylled the good plentyfull countrey of Normandy Thanne the frenche kyng sent for the lorde JohnÌ„ of Heynalt who caÌ„e to hym with a great nombre also the kyng sende for other men of armes dukes erles barownes knyghtes and squyers and assembled togyder the grettest nombre of people that had bensene in France a hundred yere before he sent for men into so ferr countreys that it was longe or they came togyder wherof the kynge of Englande dyde what hym lyste in the meane season The french kyng harde well what he dyd and sware and sayd howe they shuld neuerretourne agayne vnfought withall and that suche hurtes and damages as they had done shulde be derely reuenged wherfore he had sent letters to his frendes in th empyre to suche as wer farthest of and also to the gentyll kyng of Behayne and to the lorde Charles his son who fro thens for the was called kynge of Almaygne he was made kynge by the ayde of his father and the frenche kyng and had taken on hym the armes of th empyre The frenche kyng desyred them to come to hym withall their powers to thyntent to fyght with the kynge of Englande who brent and wasted his countrey These princes and lordes made them redy with great nombre of men of armes of almaynes behaynoes and luxambroses and so came to the frenche kyng also kyng PhilyppÌ„ send to the duke of Lorayne who came to serue hym with CCC speares also ther came therle samynes in Samynoes therle of Salebrugâ— the erle of Flaunders the erle Wyllyam of Namure euery man with a fayre coÌ„pany â–ª ye haue harde here before of the order of thenglysshmen howe they went in thre batayls the marshalles on the right hande and on the lyft the kyng and the prince of Wales his sonne in the myddes They rode but small iourneys and euery day toke their lodgynges bytwene noone and thre of the clocke and founde the countrey so frutefull that they neded nat to make no ê“uisy on for their hoost but all onely for wyne and yet they founde reasonably sufficyent therof It was no marueyle though they of the countrey were afrayed for before that tyme they had neuer sene men of warre nor they wyst nat what warre or batayle ment they fledde away as ferr as they might here spekyng of thenglysshmen and left their houses well stuffed and graunges full of corne they wyst nat howe to saue and kepe it yâ— kynge of Englande and the prince had in their batayle a thre thousand men of armes and sixe thousande archers and a ten thousande men 〈◊〉 fote besyde them that rode with the marshals Thus as ye haue harde the kyng rodeforth wastynge and brennyng the countrey without brekyng of his order he left the cytie of Constance and went to a great towne called saynt Lowe a rych towne of drapery and many riche burgesses in that towne ther were dwellyng an .viii. or nynescore burgesses crafty men â–ª Whanne the kynge came ther he toke his lodgyng without for he wolde neuer lodge in the towne for feare of fyre but he sende his men before and anone yâ— towne was taken and clene robbed It was harde to thynke the great ryches that there was won in clothes specially clothe wolde ther haue ben solde good chepe yf ther had ben any byers thaÌ„ the kynge went towarde Cane the which was a greatter towne and fall of drapery and other marchauntdyse and riche burgesses noble ladyes and damosels and fayre churches and specially two great riche abbeys one of the Crynyte another of saynt Stephyn And on the one syde of the towne one of the fayrest castels of all Normandy and capitayne therin was Robert of Blargny with thre hundred genowayes and in the towne was therle of Ewe and of Guynes constable of Fraunce and therle of Tankernyll with a good nombre of men of warr The king of England rode that day in good order and logedde all his batayls togyder that night a two leages fro Cane in a towne with a lytell hauyn called Naustreham and thyder caÌ„e also all his nauy of shyppes with therle of Huntyngdone who was gouernour of them The coÌ„stable and other lordes of France that nyght watched well the towne of Cane and in the mornyng armed them with all them of the towne Than the constable ordayned that none shulde yssue out but kepe their defences on the walles gate bridge and ryuer and left the subbarbes voyde bycause they were nat closedde for they thought they shulde haue ynough to do to defende the towne bycause it was nat closedde but with the ryuer they of the towne saybe howe they wolde yssue out for they were strong ynough to fyght with the kyng of Englande Whan the coÌ„llable sawe their good wyls he sayd in the name of god he it ye shall nat fyght without me Than they yssued out in good order and made good face to fyght and to defende theym and to putte their lyues in aduenture ¶ Of the batayle of Cane and howe thenglysshmen toke to towne Cap. C .xxiiii. THe same day thenglyssh men rose erly and apayrelled them redy to go to Cane the kyng harde noyse before the sonne rysing And than toke his horse and the prince his son with sir Godfray of Harcourt marshall and leader of the hoost whose counsayle the kyng moche folowed Than they drewe towarde Cane with their batels in good aray and so aproched the good towne of Cane WhauÌ„e they of the towne who were redy in the felde sawe these thre batayls commyng in good order with their baners and staÌ„deâ—des wauynge in the wynde and the archers the which they had nat ben accustomed to se they were sore afrayd and fledde away toward the towne without any order or good aray for all that the constable coulde do than the englysshmen pursued them egerly Whan the constable and the erle of of TaÌ„kernyll sawe that they toke a gate at the entry and saued theÌ„selfe and certayne with
of Cressy he was so sore dyspleasedde with sir Godmar du fay bycause the kynge sayd he dyd nat his deuer truely in kepyng of the passage of BlaÌ„ch taque wher as theÌ„glysshmeÌ„ passed ouer the ryuer of Some so that if the french king coud a gette hym in the hete it wold haue cost hym his heed dyuers of the kyngê counsell wolde that he shuld a dyed sayd he was a tretoâ— causer of the great losse that the kynge had at Cressy but sir JohnÌ„ of Heynault excused hym and refrayned the kynges yuell wyll for he sayd howe coulde it lye in his power to resyst the hole puysance of thengly sshmen whan all yâ— floure of the realme of Fraunce togyder coude nat resyst them ThaÌ„ anone after came to the kynge and to the quene the duke of Normandy who was well receyued with them ¶ Howe sir Gaultier of Manny rode through all Fraunce by saue conduct to Calys Cap. C .xxxv. IT was natlong after but that sir Gaultier of MaÌ„ny fell in coÌ„munycation with a knyght of Normandy who was his prisoner demauÌ„ded of hym what money he wolde pay for his raunsome the knyght answered and sayd he wolde gladly pay thre M. crownes well ê™ the lorde Gaultyer I knowe well ye be kynne to the duke of Normandy and welbeloued with hym that I am sure And if I wolde sore oppresse you I am sure ye wolde gladly pay .x. thousand crownes but I shall deale otherwyse with you I woll trust you on your faythe and promyse ye shall go to the duke your lorde and by your meanes gette a saue conduct for me and .xx. other of my coÌ„pany to ryde through Fraunce to Calys payeng curtesly for all your expenses And if ye can get this of the duke or of the kyng I shall clerely quyte you your ransome with moche thanke for I greatly desyre to se the kynge my maister nor I wyll lye but one nyght in a place tyll I coÌ„e there And if ye can nat do this retourne agayn hyder within a moneth and yelde your self styll as my prisoner the knyght was content and so went to Parys to the duke his lorde and he obtayned this pasport for sir Gaultier of Manny and. â—r horse with hym all onely this knyght returned to Aguyllon and brought it to 〈◊〉 Gaultier and ther he quyted the knyght Norman of his raunsome Than anone after sir Gaultier toke his way and .xx. horse with hym so rode through Auuergne and whan he taryed in any place he shewed his letter and so was lette passe but whan he came to Orleaunce for all his letter he was a rested and brought to Parys there put in prison in the Chatelet Whan the duke of Normandy knewe therof he went to the kynge his father and shewed him howe sir Gaultier of Manny had his saue conduct wherfore he requyred the kynge asmoche as he might to delyuer hym or els it shulde be sayd howe he had be trayed hym the kyng answered and sayd howe he shulde be put to dethe for he reputed hym for his great ennemy Than sayd the duke sir if ye do so surely I shall neuer bere armour agaynst the kynge of Englande nor all suche as I may let and at his departyng he sayd that he wolde neuer entre agayn into the kynges host Thus the mater stode a certayne tyme there was a knyght of Heynalt called sir Mansart de Sue he purchased all that he myght to helpe sir Water of Manny and went often in and out to the duke of NormaÌ„dy finally the kyng was so couÌ„selled that he was delyuerd out of prison and all his costes payed And the kynge sende for hym to his lodgyng of Nesle in Parys and there he dyned with the kynge and the kynge presented hym great gyftes and iewels to the value of a thousande floreyns sir Gaultier of Manny receyued them on a condycion that whan he cam to Cales that if the kyng of Englande his maister were pleased that he shulde take them than he was content to kepe them or els to sende theÌ„ agayne to the frenche kyng who sayd he spake lyke a noble man ThanÌ„e he toke his leaue and departed and rode so long by his iourneys that he came into Heynalt and taryed at Ualencennes thre dayes and so fro thens he went to Cales and was welcome to the kynge but whan the kyng harde that sir Gaultier of Manny had receyued gyftes of the frenche kynge he sayde to hym sir Gaultier ye haue hytherto truely serued vs and shall do as we trust Sende agayn to kyng Philyppe the gyftes that he gaue you ye haue no cause to kepe theym we thanke god we haue ynough for vs for you we be in good purpose to do moche good for you acordyng to the good seruyce that ye haue done Thanne sir Gaultier toke all those iewels and delyuerd theÌ„ to a cosyn of his called Mansac and sayd ryde into Fraunce to the kynge there and recoÌ„mend me vnto hym and say howe I thanke hym M. tymes for the gyft that he gaue me but shewe hym howe it is nat the pleasure of the kyng my maister that I shulde kepe theÌ„ therfore I sende them agayne to hym This knyght rode to Parys and shewed all this to the kyng who wolde nat receyue agayne the iewelles but dyde gyue them to the same knyght sir Mansac who thaked the kyng and was nat in wyll to say nay ¶ Howe therle of Derby the same seson toke in Poycton dyuers townes and castels and also the cyte of Poycters Cap. C .xxxvi. LE haue harde here before howe the erle of Derby was in the cytie of Burduex duryng the season of the siege before Aguyllone And assone as he knewe that the duke of Normandy had broken vp his siege than he sende into Gascoyne for all his knightes and squyers that helde of the englysshe partie than came to Burdeaux the lorde Dalbret the lorde de Lanspere the lorde of Rosam the lorde of Musydent the lorde of Punyers the lorde of Torton the lorde of BouqÌ„ton sir Amery of Trast and dyuers other so that therle had a .xii. hundred men of armes two thousand archers and thre thousande fotemen They passed theryuer of Garon bytwene Burdeaux and Blay than they toke the way to zaynton and came to Myrabell and wan the towne with assaut and the castell also and sette therin newe captayne and soudyours Than they rode to Alnoy and wan the castell and the towne and after they wanne Surgeres and Benon but the castell of Marant a thre leages fro Rochell they coulde nat gette than they went to Mortayn on the see syde in Poyctou and toke it perforce and made ther a garyson for theÌ„ Than thei rode to Lusignen they brent the towne but the castell wolde nat be wonne than they went to Taylbourge wan the brige towne and castell and stewe all that were within bycause a knyght of theyrs was slayne in
as ye thynke best yourselfe tyue hundred pounde sterlyng of yerely rent to you to your heyres for euer and here I make you squyer for my body ThanÌ„e the thyrde day he departed and retourned agayne into Englande whan he came home to his owne house he assembled to guyder his frendes and kynne and so they toke the kyng of Scottes and rode with hym to the cytie of yorke and there fro the kyng his lorde he presented the kyng of Scottes to the quene and excused hym so largely that the quene and her counsell were content Than the quene made good prouisyon for the cytie of yorke the castell of Rosbourg the cyte of Dyrham the towne of Newcastell vpon Tyne and in all other garysons on the marchesse of Scotlande and left in those marchesse the lorde Percy and the lorde Neuyll as gouernoure there thanne the quene departed fro yorke towardes London Than she sette the kynge of Scottes in the strong towre of London and therle Morette and all other prisoners and sette good kepyng ouer them Than she went to Douer and there tooke the see and had so good wynde that in a shorte space she arryued before Calays thre dayes before the feest of Alsayntes for whose coÌ„myng the kyng made a great feest and dyner to all the lordes ladyes that were ther the quene brought many ladyes and damoselles with her aswell to acompany her as to se their husbandes fathers bretherne and other frendes that lay at siege there before Calays and had done a longe space ¶ Howe the yonge erle of Flaunders ensured the kynges doughter of Englande Cap. C .xl. THe siege before Calais enduredde longe and many thynges fell in the meane season the whiche I canne nat write the fourthe parte The frenche kynge had sette men of warre in euery fortresse in those marchesse in the countie of Guynes of At thoyes of Boloyne and aboute Calays and had a great nombre of genowayes normayns and other on the see so that whan any of th 〈…〉 glysshmen wolde goo a forragynge other a 〈◊〉 or horsebacke they founde many tymes harde aduentures and often there was skirmysshing about the gates and dykes of the towne and often tymes some slayne and hurte on bothe parties some day yâ— one part lost and some day the other The kynge of Englande caused engyns to be made to oppresse theym within the towne but they within made other agayne to resist the so that they toke lytell hurt by them but nothynge coude come into the towne but by stelth and that was by the meanes of two maryners one called Maraunt and the other Mestryell and they dwelt in Abuyle by theym two they of Calays were often tymes reconforted and fresshed by stelth and often tymes they were in great â—yll chased and nere taken but alwayes they scaped and made many englysshemen to be drowned All that wynter the kyng lay â—â—yll at the siege and thought and ymagined euer to kepe yâ— commentie of Flaunders in frendshyppe for he thought by their meanes the soner to câ—e to his entent he sende often tymes to them with fayre promyses sayeng that if he myght gette Calys he wolde helpe them to recouer 〈◊〉 and Doway with all their appurtenaunces So by occasyon of sache promyses whyle the kyng was in Normandy towardes Cressey and Calays they went and layd siege to Bethwyn and ther captayne was sir Dedeart de â—onty who was banysshed out of Fraunce They helde a great siege before that towne and â—ore constrayned them by assaut but within were â—our knyghtes captayns set there by the frenche kyng to kepe the towne that is to say sir Gâ—ssray of Charney sir Ewstace of Rybamount sir Baâ—dwyâ— of Nekyn and sir JohnÌ„ of Landas they defended yâ— towne in suche wyse that the flemmynges waâ— nothyng ther but so departed and retourned agayne into Flaunders but whyle the kynge of Englande lay at siege before Calys he sent styll messaÌ„gers to them of Flanders and made them great promyses to kepe their amyte with hym and to oppresse the drift of the french kyng who dyde all that he coulde to drawe them to his opynyon The kyng of Englande wolde gladly yâ— the erle Loyes of Flaunders who was as than â—â—t fâ—fteâ—e yere of age shulde haue in marâ—age his doughter Isabell somoche dyd the kyng yâ— the fleÌ„mynges agreed therto wherof the kynge was gladde for he thought by that mariage the fleÌ„mynges wolde the gladlyer helpe hym and the fleÌ„mynges thought by hauyng of the kynge of Englande on their partie they might well râ—â—yst the frenchmen they thought it more necessary and profytable for them the loue of the kyng of Englande rather than the frenche kynge but the yong erle who had ben euer norysshed amoÌ„ge the noble men of France wolde nat agre and sayd playnly he wolde nat haue to his wyfe the doughter of hym that sleâ—e his father Also duke Johan of Brabant purchased greatly that yâ— erle of Flaunders shulde haue his doughter in maryage promysing hym that if he wolde take her to his wyfe that he wolde cause hym to enioy the hole erldome of Flanders other by â—ayre meanes or otherwyse Also the duke sayde to the frenche kyng sir if the erle of Flanders woll take my doughter I shall fynde the meanes that all the flemmynges shall take your part and for sake the kyng of Englande by the whiche promyse the frenche kyng agreed to that maryage Whan the duke of Brabant had the kyngê gode wyll than he sent certayne messaÌ„gers into FlaÌ„ders to the burgesses of the good townes and shewed them so fayre reasons that the counsayles of the good townes sent to the erle their naturall lorde certifyeng hym that if he wolde come into Flanders vse their counsayle they wolde be to hym trewe and good frendes and delyuer to hym all the rightes and iurysdictyons of FlaÌ„ders asmoche as euer any erle hadde The erle toke counsayle and went into Flaunders wher he was receyued with great â—oye and gyuen to hym many great presentes Ass one as the kyng of Englande harde of this he sende into Flaunders the erle of Northampton therle of Arundell and the lorde Cobâ—am they dyde somoche with the offycers and commons of Flaunders that they had rather that their lorde therle shulde take to his wyfe the kyng of Englandes doughter than the doughter of the duke of Brabâ—t And so to do they affectuously desyred their lorde shewed hym many fayre reasons to drawe hym to that way so that the burgesses that wer on the duke of Brabantes partie durste nat say the contrary but than the erle in nowyse wolde concent therto but euer he sayde he wolde natte wedde her whose father had slayne his though he myght haue halfe of the hole realme of Englande WhanÌ„e the flemmynges sawe that they sayd howe their lorde was to moche french and yuell counsayled and also sayd howe they wolde do no good to hym syth he wolde nat
M. one and other and so passed by the countie of Franqueberg so came streyght to the hyll of Sangattes bytwene Calys and Wyssant They came thyder in goodly order with baners displayed that â—it was great beautie to beholde their puyssaut array they of Calys whan they sawe them lodge it semed to them a newe siege ¶ Howe the kyng of England maâ—e the passages about Calayâ— to be well kept that the frenche kyng shulde nat aproche to â—eyse his siege Cap. C. xlâ— VE shall here what the kynge of Englande dyd caused to be done whanÌ„e he sawe and knewe that the french kyng came with so great an hoost to rayse the siege the whiche had coste hym somoche good and payne of his body and lost many of his meÌ„ and knewe well howe he had so constrayned the towne that hit coulde nat longe endure for defaute of vitayls it greued hym sore than to depart Than he aduysed well howe the frenchmen coudâ— nat aproche nother to his hoost nor to the towne but in two places other by the downes by the see syde or elles aboue by the hygheway and there was many dykes rockes and maresshes and but one way to passe ouer a bridge called Newlande bridge ThanÌ„e the kynge made all his naâ—y to drawe a long by the cost of the downes euery shyp well garnysshed with â—oÌ„bardes cros â—owes archers springalles and other artyllary wherby the frenche hoost myght â—at passe that way And the kynge caused the erle of Dâ—â—â—y to go and kepe Newlande bridge with a great noÌ„bre of men of armes and archers so that the freÌ„chemen coude natte passe no way without they wolde haue gone through the marshes the whiche was vnpossyble On the othersyde towarde Calys ther was a hyghe towre kept with 〈◊〉 archers and they kept the passage of yâ— downes fro the freÌ„chmen the which was well fortifyed with great and double â—ykes Whan the french men were thus lodged on the mount of Sangate the commons of Turney who were a fyftene hundred came to that towre and they within shotte at them but they passed the dykes and came to the fote of the wall with pykes and hokes there was a fore assaute and many of them of Tourney sore hurte but at laste they wanne the towre and all thaâ— were within slayne and the towre beaten downe The french kyng sent his marshals to aduyse what way he myght aproche to fyght with the englysshemâ—â— so they went forthe and whan they had aduysed the passages and straytes they retourned to the kyng and sayd howe in nowyse he coude come to the englysshmen without he wolde lese his people So the mater rested all that day and nyght after the nexte day after masse the frenche kynge sende to the kynge of Englande the lorde Goffray of Charney the lorde Ewstace of Rybamount Guy of Nele and the lorde of Beaâ—ewe and as they rodde that stronge way they sawe well it was harde to passe that way They praysed moche the order that the erle of Derby kepte there at the bridge of Newlande by the whichâ— they passed than they rode tyll they came to the kynge who was well acompanyed with noblâ— men aboute hym thanÌ„e they fouâ—e lyghted and came to the kynge and dyde their reuerence to hym than the lorde Ewstace of Rybamont 〈◊〉 sir the kynge my maister sendeth you worde by vs that he is come to the mount of Sangate to vs batayle with you but he canne fynde no way to come to you Therfore sir he wolâ—e that yâ— shulde apoynt certayne of your counsayle and in lykewise of his and they bytwene theym to aduyse a place for the batayle The kyng of Englande was redy aduysed to answere and sayd sirs I haue well vnderstande that ye desâ—re mâ— on the behalfe of myne aduersary who kepeâ—â— wrongfully fro me myne herytage wherâ—ore I am sorâ—e Say vnto hym fro me if ye lyst 〈◊〉 I am here and so haue bene nyghe an ho 〈…〉 and all this he knewe right well he might 〈◊〉 come hyther soner if he had wolde but he hath suffred me to abyde â—ere so long the which 〈◊〉 ben gretly to my coste and charge I â—â—we coâ—de do somoche if I wolde to be sone lorde of â—alays wherfore I am natte determyneddâ— to folowe his deuyse and â—ase nor to depart 〈…〉 whiche I am at the poynt to wynne and that I haue so â—ore desyred and derely bought â–ª wherfore if he nor his men canne passe this way lettâ— theym seke some other passage if they thynkâ— to come hyther ThanÌ„e these lordes departe◠〈◊〉 were conueyed tyll they were paste Newlande bridge â–ª than they shewed the frenche kynge the kynge of Englanâ—es aunswere In the 〈◊〉 season whyle the frenche kynge studyed hoâ—â— to â—ight with the kyng of Englande theâ— ca 〈…〉 into his hoost two cardynalles from pope Clâ—ment in legacion who toke great payâ—e to 〈◊〉 bytwene these hoostes and they procuredde so moche that theâ— was graunted a certayne treâ—tie of acorde and a respyte bytwene the two kynges and their men beynge there at siege and in the felde all onely And so theâ— were four lordâ—â— apoynted on eyther partie to counsell togyder and to treat for a peace for the freÌ„che kyng ther was the duke of Burgoyne the duke of Burbone sir Loyes of Sauoy and sir JohnÌ„ Heynalt And for thenglysshe partie therle of Derby the erle of Northamton the lorde Reynolde Cobham and the lorde Gaultyer of Manny and the two cardynalles were meanes bytwene the parties These lordes mette thre dayes and many deuyses put forthe but none toke effect and in the meane season the kyng of Englande alwayes fortifyed his host and felde and made dykes on the downes that the frenchmen shuld nat sodenly come on theÌ„ These thre dayes passed without any agrement than the two cardynalles returned to saynt Dmers and whan the frenche kynge sawe that he coude do nothynge the next day he dysloged be tymes and toke his waye to Amyens and gaue euery man leaue to depart WhanÌ„e they within Calays sawe their kynge depart they made great sorowe some of the englysshmen folowed the tayle of the french men and wanne somers cartes and caryages horse wyne and other thynges and toke prisoners whom they brought into the hoost before Calays ¶ Howe the towne of Calys was gyuen vp to the kyng of England Cap. C .xlvi. AFter that the frenche kyng was thus departed fro Sangate they within Calays sawe well howe their so coure fayled theÌ„ for the whiche they were in gret sorowe Than they desyred somoche their captayn sir JohnÌ„ of Uyen that he went to the walles of the towne and made a sygne to speke with some person of the hoost Whan the kyng harde therof he sende thyder sir Gaultier of Many and sir Basset than sir JohnÌ„ of Uyen sayd to them sirs ye be right valy ant knyghtes in dedes of armes and ye knowe well howe the kynge my
stryken of than euery man requyred the kyng for mercy but he wolde here no maÌ„in that behalfe than sir Gaultier of MaÌ„ny said a noble kyng for goddessake refrayne your courage ye haue the name of souerayn nobles therfore nowe do nat a thyng that shulde blemysshe your renome nor to gyue cause to some to speke of you villany euery man woll say it is a great cruelty to put to deth suche honest persons who by their owne wylles putte themselfe into your grace to saue their coÌ„pany Than the kyng wryed away fro hym and coÌ„maunded to sende for yâ— hangman and sayd they of Calys hath caused many of my meÌ„ to be slayne wherfore these shalt dye in likewyse Than the quene beynge great with chylde kneled downe sore wepyng sayd a geÌ„tyll sir syth I passed the see in great parell I haue despred nothyng of you therfore nowe I huÌ„bly requyre you in yâ— honour of the son of the virgyn Mary and for the loue of me that ye woll take mercy of these sixe burgesses The kyng be helde yâ— quene stode styll in a study a space and thaÌ„ sayd a dame I wold ye had ben as nowe in soÌ„e other place ye make suche request to me yâ— I can nat â—eny you wherfore I gyue them to you to do your pleasure with theym than the quene caused theÌ„ to be brought into her chambre and made the halters to be taken fro their neckes and caused them to be newe clothed and gaue them their dyner at their leser And than she gaue ech of them sire nobles and made theÌ„ to be brought out of thoost in sauegard set at their lyberte ¶ Howe the kyng of England repeopled the towne of Calys with englysshmen Cap. C .xlvii. THus the strong towne of Calays was gyuen vp to kyng Edwarde of England the yere of our lorde god M CCC .xlvi. in the moneth of august the kyng of EnglaÌ„d called to hym sir Gaultier of Manny and his two marshals therle of Warwyke and therle of Stafforde and sayd to theÌ„ Sirs take here the kayes of the towne and castell of Calys go and take possessyon there and putte in prison all the knyghtes that be there all other soudyours that came thyder symply to wynne their lyueng cause theym to auoyde the towne And also all other men women and chyldren for I wolde repeople agayne the towne with pure englysshmen So these thre lordes with a hundred with them went and toke possessyon of Calys and dyd put in prison sir JohnÌ„ de Uien sir JohnÌ„ of Surrey sir JohnÌ„ of Belborne and other than they made all the soudyers to bring all their harnesse into a place apoynted layed it all on a hepe in the hall of Calys thanne they made all maner of people to voyde kept there no mo persons but a preest and two other auncyent personages suche as knewe the customes lawes and ordynaunces of the towne and to signe out the herytagê howe they were deuyded than they prepared the castell to lodge the kyng and quene and prepared other houses for the kynges company Than the kyng mounted on his horse and entred into the towne with trumpets tabours nakquayres and hormyes and there the kyng lay tyll the quene was brought a bedd of a fayre lady named Margarete The kynge gaue to sir Gaultier of MaÌ„ny dyuers fayre houses within the towne and to therle Stafforde to the lorde of Bethene to sit Bartylmewe of Bomes and to other lordes to repeople agayn the towne the kynges mynde was whan he caÌ„e into Englande to sende out of London a .xxxvi. good burgesses to Calys to dwell there and to do somoche that the towne myght be peopled with pure englysshmen the which entent the kynge fulfylled Than the newe towne and bastyd that was made without the towne was pulled downe and the castell that stode on the hauyn rasshed downe and the great tymbre and stones brought into the towne than the kynge ordayned men to kepe the gates walles and barryers and ameÌ„ded all thynges within the towne and sir JohnÌ„ de Uien and his coÌ„pany were sent into Englande and were halfe a yere at London than they were putte to raunsome me thynke it was great pyte of the burgesses and other men of the towne of Calys women and chyldren whasie they were fayne to forsake their houses herytages and goodes and to bere away nothyng and they had no restorement of the frenche kyng for whose sake they lost all the moost part of them went to saynt Omers The cardynall Guy de Boloyne who was come into FraÌ„ce in legacyon and was with the frenche kynge his cosyn in the cytie of Amyense he purchased somoche that a truse was taken bytwene the kynges of Englande and of Fraunce their contres herytages to endure two yeres To this truse all ê‘ties were agreed but Bretayne was clerely excepte for the two ladyes made styll warre one agaynst the other Than the kyng of Englande and the quene retourned into Englande and the kyng made captayne of Calys sir Amery of Pauy a lumbarde borne whom the kyng had greatly auaunced than the kynge sende fro LoÌ„don .xxxvi. burgesses to Calays who were ryche and sage and their wyues and chyldren and dayly encreased the nombre for the kynge graunted there suche lyberties and franchysses that men were gladde to go and dwell there the same tyme was brought to LoÌ„don sir Charles de Bloyes who called hymselfe duke of Breten he was putte in Cortoyse prison in the towre of London with the kyng of Scottes and the erle Morette but he had nat ben there longe but at the request of the quene of Englande sir Charles her cosyn germayne was receyuedde on his fayth and trouth and rode all about London at his pleasure but he might natly past one night out of London without it were with the kynge or with the quene Also the same tyme ther was prisoner in Englande therle of Ewe and Guynes a right gentyll knyght and his dealynge was suche that he was welcome wher soeuer he came and with the kyng and quene lordes ladyes and damosels ¶ Of the dealynge of a brâ—gant of Languedocke called Bacon Cap. C .xlviii. ALl this yere these two kynges helde well the trewse taken bytwene them but sir WyllmÌ„ Duglas and the scottes beyng in the forest of Gedeours made warre dayly on the englysshmen Also suche as were in Gascoyne Poyctou and Xayntone aswell frenche as englysshe kept nothyng the trewse taken bytwene the two kynges but conquered often tymes townes and castels one vpon the other byforce by purchase or by stelth nyght day and often tymes ther fell bytwene theÌ„ many fayre aueÌ„tures somtyme to the frenchmen and somtyme to thenglysshmen alwayes the poore brigantes wanne in robyng of townes and castels And some therby came riche so that they were made capitayns of other brigantes there were some well worthe .xl. thousande crownes often tymes they wold spy
to forgyue hym your yuell wyll and by the grace of god he shall so bere hymselfe frohens forwarde that you and all the people of France shal be pleased with hym than the constable and the marshalles went agayne for the king of Nauer and so brought hym into the kynges presence and ther he stode bytwene the two quenes Than the cardynall sayd sir kyng of Nauer the kyng my maister is nat well coÌ„tent with you for the dede that ye haue done it nede nat to be rehersed for ye haue publysshed it yourselfe by youre owne writyng so that euery man doth knowe it ye ar so bounde to the kyng that ye ought nat thus to haue done ye be of his blode so nere as euery man knoweth that ye ought to holde of hym also ye haue wedded his doughter where fore your trespasse is the greatter Howe beit at the instaunce and loue of these ladyes the quenes who hath effectuously requyred for you and also the kyng thynketh that ye dyde it wtout great aduysement and by small counsayle therfore the kyng pardoneth you with good hert and wyll Than the two quenes and the kynge of Nauer kneled downe and thanked the kynge than the cardynall sayd agayne let euery man fro hensforthe beware though he be of the kynges lynage to do any suche lyke dede for surely though he be the kynges sonne if he do any suche to the leest offycer parteyning to the kyng he shall abyde the iustyce of the realme in that case than the court brake vp and so euery man departed The .xxi. day of Marche a knyght baneret of the lowe marchesse called sir Reynolde of Presigny lorde of Maraunt besyde Rochell was drawen and hanged on the gybette by iudgement of the parlyament and by the kynges couÌ„sayle the yere of our lorde god M. CCC .liiii. in the moneth of August The erle of Harcourt and sir Loyes his brother counsayled with the frenche kyng â–ª and as it was sayde they shewed the kyng all the mater of the dethe of the constable and in SepteÌ„bre the cardynall of Bolayne went to Auygnon some sayd the kyng was dyspleased with hym Howe be it the space of a yere that he had ben in France he was as preuy with the kynge as any other The same season there went out of the realme of France the lorde Robert de Lorris chaÌ„berlayne with the kyng and if the kyng had takyn hym in his yre some thought it shulde haue cost hym his lyfe bycause it was noysed that he had shewed to the kynge of Nauerre certayne secretes of the frenche kyng in like wyse as the lordes of Harecourt had shewed the kyng of Nauers secretes to the frenche kyng In the moneth of Nouembre the kyng of Nauer went out of Normandy without knowledge of the french kyng and sported hym in dyuers places tyll he came to Auygnon â–ª and in the same moneth the archebysshop of Rowan chanceler of Fraunce the duke of Burbone and dyuers other englysshe lordes wente to Auygnon to the pope to treat for a peace bytwene the kynges of England and of France And also the same moneth the frenche kyng went into Normandy to Cane and toke in his handes all the landes of the kynge of Nauers and set in his offycers in euery towne and castell except sixe that is to say Eareur Pontheu Chirburge Gaurey Auranges and Mortaygne these wolde nat yelde vp for ther were naueroys within theym that answered and sayd they wolde nat delyuer vp their townes castels but all onely to the kyng of Nauer their lorde who had sette them there In the moneth of January by saue conduct caÌ„e the lorde Robert de Lorris to the frenche kyng and was a .xv. dayes at Parys or he coude speke with the kyng and whan he had spoken with hym yet he was nat reconsyled at the full but returned agayne into Auygnon by the ordynance of the kynges counsell to be as one of them that were ther for the treaty bytwene Englande and France In the ende of February tidynges caÌ„e howe trewse was taken bytwene the sayde two kynges to endure to the feest â–ª of saynt JohnÌ„ Baptyst and in the mean tyme the pope to do what he myght to make a further peace And therfore he sende messangers to bothe kynges that they shulde sende further authorite by their embassadours to conclude on an other maner of peace The same moneth the frenche kyng made newe money of fyne golde called florence of the lambe for in the pyell there was grauyn a lambe .lii. of theym went to a marke weyght and after they were made the kynge made .xlviii. to goo for a marke weyght and the course of all other floreÌ„s was prohibyted The same moneth sir GraÌ„chet be Lore came to Parys to speke with the kynge as messanger fro the kyng of Nauer and he retourned agayne in February bare with hym a letter of saue coÌ„duct to the kyng of Nauer the same yere about lent came dyuers englysshmen nere to the towne of Nauntê in Bretayne and entred into the castell by scalyng a .lii. but sir Guy of Rochfort who was captayn was as than in the towne he dyd somoche with assaut that the same nyght he wanne the castell agayne and all thenglysshmen taken and slayne At Easter the yere of our lorde M. CCC .lv. kyng Johan of France sent into NormaÌ„dy his eldest son Charles dolphyn of Uienoys to be his lieutenaÌ„t ther and there he taryed all that somer and the men of the contre grauÌ„ted hym .iii. M. meÌ„ of armes tor thre mouethes Also in the moneth of august the kyng of Nauer came out of Nauer to the castell of Chierburge in Constantyne and with hym a .x. M. men of warr one and other Ther were dyuers treates coÌ„muned of bytwene the kyng of Nauer and the frenche kyng but suche as were in the castell of Eurur and Pontheau robbed pylled the countre all about And some of them came to the castell of Couches the whiche was as than in the french handes and wan it and newe fortifyed it many thynges dyde the nauereys agaynst the frenchmen finally the .ii. kynges were agreed Than the kyng of Nauer went to the castell of Uernell to the dolphyne he brought the kyng of Nauer to Parys and yâ— xxiiii day of SepteÌ„bre the kyng of Nauer and the dolphyn came to the frenche kyng to the castell of Lour Than the kyng of Nauerr made his reuerence and excused hymselfe honorably in that he departed out of the realme of France and also he sayd it was shewed hym how yâ— kynge shulde nat be well content with hym Than yâ— frenche kynge desyred hym to shewe what they were that had made that report than he answered that syth the deth of the coÌ„stable he had don nothyng agaynst the french kyng but as a true man ought to haue done Howe beit he desyred the french kyng to pardon euery thyng promysynge to be true
and his counsayle helde him excused and so he fell agayne into the princes loue and redemed out his men by resonable raunsoms and the Cathelayne was sette to his ransome of .x. M. frankes the which he payed after Than the cardynall began to treat on the delyuerance of the frenche kyng but I passe it brefely bycause nothyng was done Thus the prince the gascons and englysshmen taryed styllat Burdeux â—yll it was lent in great myrth and reuell and spende folysshely the golde and syluer yâ— they had won In Englande also there was great ioye whanÌ„e they harde tidynges of the batayle of Poycters of the dysconfityng of the freÌ„chmen and takyng of the kyng great solemnytes were made in aâ— churches and great fyers and wakes throughout all Englande The knyghtes and squyers suche as were come home fro that iourney were moche made of and praysed more than other ¶ Howe the thre estates of France assembled togyder at Parys after the batayle of Poycters Cap. C .lxx. THe same seson that the batayle of Poicters was the duke of Lancastre was in the couÌ„tie of Eureux and on the marches of CoÌ„stantyne and with hym the lorde Philypâ— of Nauer the lorde God â–ª sray of Harcort They made warr in Normandy had done all that season in the tytell of the kyng of Nauer whom the french kyng helde in prison These lordes dyd all that they might to haue ben at the iourney of Poyters with the prince but they coude nat for all the passages on the ryuer of Loyre were so well kept yâ— they myght nat passe But whan they herd howe the prince had taken the french kyng at the batayle of Poâ—ters they were gladde and brake vp their iourney bycause the duke of Lancastre sir Phylyppe of Nauer wolde go into Englande and so they dyd and they sende sir Godfray of Harcort to saynt Sauyoursle vycont to kepe ther fronter warre Nowe let vs speke of the frenche kynges thresonnes Charles Loys and JohnÌ„ who were returned fro the besynes at Poyters they were right yong of age and of counsell In theÌ„ was but small recouery nor ther was none of theÌ„ that wolde take on hym the gouernaÌ„ce of the realme of France Also the lordes knyghtes squyers such as fledde fro the batayle were so hated blamed of the coÌ„mons of the realme 〈…〉 scant they durst abyde in any good towne Thâ— all the prelates of holy church beyng in France bysshoppes abbottes and all other noble lordê and knyghtê and the ê“uost of the marchaÌ„tes the burgesses of Paris the couÌ„sels of other gode townes They all assembled at Parys there they wolde ordayne howe the realme shulde be gouerned tyll the kynge were delyuered out of prison Also they wold knowe fardet more what was become of the great treasure that had ben leuyed in the realme by deames maltotes subsidyes forgyng of moneys and in all other extorcyons wherby the people hath ben ouerlayd and troubled and the soudyours yuell payed and the realme yuell kept and defendedde But of all this there were none that coulde gyue accompt than they agreed that the prelates shuld chose out twelfe persones amonge theym who shulde haue power by theym and by all the clergy to ordayne and to aduyse all thynges couenable to be done And the lordes and knyghtes to chuse other twelfe among them of their most sagest and dyscrete persones to determyne all causes And the burgesses to chose other twelfe for the commons The whiche sire and thyrtie persons shulde often tymes mete at Parys and they to common and to ordayne for all causes of the realme and euery matter to be brought to theym and to these thre estates all other prelates lordes and coÌ„mons shulde obey So these persones were chosen out but in the begynninge there were dyuerse in this clectyon that the duke of NormaÌ„dy was nat content withall nor his counsayle ¶ Firste these thre estates defended euermore forgynge of money also they requyred the duke of Normandy that he wolde a rest the chaunceler of the kynge his father the lorde Robert of Lorreys and the lorde Robert of Bucy and dyuers other maisters of the couÌ„tes and other counsaylours of the kynges to the entent that they might make a trewe acount of that they had taken and leuyed in the realme and by their counsaylles Whan these maisters and counsaylours herde of this mater they departed out of the realme into other countreis to abyde there tyll they herde other tidynges ¶ Howe the thre estates sende men of warre agaynst the lorde Godfray of Harecourt Cap. C .lxxi. THese thre estatê ordayned and stablysshed in their names receyuers of all male totes deames subsidyes other rightes pertayning to the kyng and to the realme And they made newe money to be forged of fyne golde called moutons also they wolde gladly that the kynge of Nauer had ben delyuerd out of prison where as he was at the castell of Creuecure in Cambresis It was thought by dyuers of the thre estates that the realme of Fraunce shulde be the more stronger and the better defeÌ„ded if he wolde be true to the realme for they sawe well there were thanÌ„e but fewe nobles to maynteyne the realme for they were nyghe all takenÌ„e and slayne at the batayle of Poycters ThanÌ„e they requyred the duke of Normandy to delyuer hym out of prisonne for they sayd howe they thought he had great wronge to be kepte in prisone for they wyst nat why The duke answered and sayde howe he durst nat take on hym his delyueraunce for the kyng his father putte hym in prisone he coude nat tell for what cause The same season there came tidynges to the duke and to the thre estates that the lorde Godfray of Harecout made fore warr in Normandy and ouer ranne the countre two or thre tymes in a weke somtyme to the subbarbes of Cane of saynt Lowe Eureux and Constances Than the duke and the thre estates ordayned a company of men of armes of thre hundred speares and fyue hundredde of other and made four capitayns the lorde of Rauenall the lorde of Kenny the lorde of Ryuell and yâ— lorde of Friamyll These men of warre departed fro Parys and went to Rowan and there they assembled on all partes there were dyuers knyghtes of Arthoys and of Uermandoys as yâ— lorde of Kenckey the lorde Loyes of Hanefkell the lorde Edward of Rousy the lorde JohnÌ„ Fenes the lorde Ingram of Hedyn and dyuers other And also of Normandy ther were many expert men of armes and these lordes rode to CoÌ„stances and there made their garyson ¶ Of the batayle of Constances bytwene the lorde Godfray of Harcourt and the lorde Loyes of Rauenall Cap. C .lxxii. WHan the lord Godfray of Harcoâ—t who was a right harby knyght a 〈…〉 a couragious knewe that the frenche men were come to the cyte of ConstaÌ„ces He assembled togyder as many men of 〈◊〉 as he coude gette archers and other
and sayd howe he wolde ryde and loke oâ— the frenchmen And so departed 〈◊〉 saynt Sauyour le 〈◊〉 he had about a seuyn huÌ„dred men onâ— and other the same day the frenchmen 〈◊〉 forth and 〈◊〉 before them their curr 〈…〉 who brought them worde agayne that they had sene the naueroyse Also sir Godfray had sende 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 who had also well a viewed the frenchmen and sawe their baners and penons and what nombre they were And 〈◊〉 and she 〈◊〉 it to sir Godfray who sayd syth we sâ— ou 〈…〉 we woll fight with theym Than he sette his archers before and sette his company in good order And whan sir Loys of Rauenalt◠〈◊〉 th 〈…〉 demeanour he caused his company in a lyght a fote and to â—aues them with their targes agaynst the archers and commaunded that none shulde go forwarde without he commaunded The archers began to aproch and those feersly the freÌ„chmen who were well armed and pauysshed suffred their shotte it dyd theym no great hurt So the frenchemen stode styll tyll the archers had spent all their arowes than they 〈◊〉 away their bowes and resorted backe to their men of armes who were a ranged a longe by a hedgâ— and sir Godfray with his baâ—er before them Than the frenche archers began to 〈◊〉 and gathered vp the arrowes that had ben shoâ— at them before and also their men of armes began feersly to aproche there was a foâ—e fyght Whan they mette hande to hande and sir Godfrayes fotemen kept none aray but were soone discoÌ„fyteo Than sir Godfray sagely withâ—rue hymselfe downe into a wyng closed with 〈◊〉 whan the freÌ„chmen sawe that they all a lyghted a fote and deuysed which way they might 〈◊〉 they went all about to fynde away and sir Godfray was redy euer to defende They were many hurt and slayne of the frenchmen or they 〈◊〉 de entre at their pleasure finally they entred than there was a sore fyght and many a man ouerthrowen And sir Godfrayes men kepte 〈◊〉 good aray nor dyd nat as they had promysed moost part of theym â—â—eâ—de whan sir Godfray sawe that he sayd to himself howe he had ratheâ— there 〈…〉 than to he â—aken by the freÌ„chmen than he toke his are in his handes and set 〈◊〉 yâ— one legge before thother to stande the more surely for his one legge was a lytell croked but he was strong in the armes Ther he fought valyantly and long non burst well abyde his stro 〈…〉 than two frenchmen mounted on their horses 〈◊〉 ranne bothe with their speares a tones at hym and so bare hym to the yerth than other yâ— were a fote â—ame with their swâ—rdes and strake hym into the body vnder his harneys So that ther he was slayne and all suche as were with hyaâ— were nygh all slayne and taken and such as 〈◊〉 ped retourned to saynt Sauyour the Uycount This was about the feest of saynt Martyne 〈◊〉 wynter the yere of our lorde M. CCC .lvi. ¶ Howe the prince conucyed the frenche kyng fro Burdeux into Englande Cap. C .lxxiii. AFter the beth of this knight sir Godfray of Harcourt the freÌ„chmen retourned to CoÌ„stances with their prisoners and pyliage And anone after they went into France to the duke of Normandy who as than was called regent of France and to the thre estates whâ— receyued them right honourably So fro thens forth saynt Sauyour le vycont was englysth 〈…〉 and all the lordes pertayning to sir Godfray of Harcourt for he had solde it to the kyng of England after his dyscease and disheryâ—ed yâ— lorde Loys of Harcort his nephue by cause he wolde nat take his parâ— Issone as the kyng of EnglaÌ„de herde tidynges of the dethe of the lorde Godfray of Harcort he was sorie therof ThaÌ„ he sent incoÌ„tynent men of armes knyghtes sâ—uyers archers mo than CCC by see to go and take possessyon for hym of saynt Sauyour le UycoÌ„t the which was worth xxc M. frankes by yere and made captayne of those landê the lorde Johan Lyle The thre estates all that season studyed ou the ordinance of the realme of France and it was all gouerned by them the same wynter yâ— prince of Wales and suche of Englande as were with hym at Burdeux ordayned for shyppes to conuey the frenche kyng and his sonne and all other prisoners into Englande And whan the tyme of his departed aproched than he coÌ„mauÌ„ded the lorde â—albert the lorde of Musydent the lorde de 〈◊〉 aspare the lorde of Punyers and the lorde of Rosen to kepe yâ— contre there tyll his retourne agayne Than he toke the see and certayne lordes of Gascoyne with hym the frenche kyng was in a vessell by hym self to be the more at his ease acompanyed with two huÌ„dred men of armes and two thousand archers for it was shewed the prince that the thre estates by whom the realme of France was gouerned had layed in Normandy and Crotoy two great armyes to the entent to mete with hym and to gette the frenche kynge out of his handes if they myght but ther were no suche that apered And yet thei were on the see .xi. dayes on the .xii. day they aryued at Sandwych than they yssued out of their shyppe and lay there all that night and taryed there two dayes to refresshe them and on the thirde day they rode to Canterbury Whan the kyng of Englande knewe of their coÌ„mynge he comaunded theÌ„ of London to prepare theym and their cyte to receyue suche a man as the freÌ„ che kyng was Than they of London arrayed themselfe by coÌ„panyes and the chiefe maisters clothyng dyfferent fro the other at saynt Thomas of Caunterbury the frenche kyng and the prince made their offerynges and there taryed a day and than rode to Rochester and taryed there that day and the nexte day to Dartforde and the fourth day to London wher they were honourably receyued and so they were in euery good towne as they passed The frenche kynge rode through London on a whyte courser well aparelled and the prince on a lytell blacke hobbey by hym Thus he was conueyed a long the cyte tyll he came to the Sauoy the which house pertayned to the herytage of the duke of Lancastre there the french kyng kept his house a long season and thyder came to se hym the kyng and the quene often tymes and made hym gret feest and chere Anone after by the commaundement of pope Innocent the sirt there came into Englande the lorde Taylleran cardynall of Pyergort and the lorde Nycholas cardynall of Dargell They treated for a peace bytwene the two kynges but they coude bring nothyng to effect but at last by good meanes they ê“cured a truse bytwene the two kynges and all their assysters to endure tyll the feest of saynt Johan the Baptyst in the yere of our lorde god M. CCC .lix. And out of this truse was excepted the lorde Philyppe of Nauerr and his alyes the countesse of Mountfort and
hymselfe so on a day he caused to be armed a .xii. hundred and so yssued out than they herde howe the englysshmen that made theÌ„ warre were about saynt Clude Than they departed them into two companyes to the entent that their ennemyes shulde nat scape them and poynted to mete togyder at a certayne place besyde saynt Clude So they went by two wayes the one partie went all day about Mount Marter and coude nat fynde their enemyes and the prouost who had the lesse part about noone returned and entred into Parys at the gate saynt Martyne and had done nothynge The other company who knewe nat of the prouostes returnyng taryed styll in the feldes tyll it was to wardes night ThanÌ„e they retourned homewarde without array or good order for they thought than to haue no trouble and so they went weryly by heapes some bare his salette in his hande some on his backe some drewe their swerdes after them naked and some in the shethes They toke their way to entre into Parys by the gate saynt Honoure and sodenly as they went they founde thenglysshmen in a lowe way they were a foure hundred well apoynted Whan they saw the frenchmen they sette on them and at the first metyng they beate downe mo than two huÌ„dred than the freÌ„chmen fledde and were beate downe lyke beestes Ther were slayne in that chase mo than sixe hundred and they were pursued to the barryers of Parys of this aduenture the prouost was greatly blamed of the commons they sayd howe he had betrayed them The next day in the mornynge the frendes of them that were slayne yssued out of Parys to seke the deed bodyes to bury them and the englysshmen hadde made abusshment and there agayne they slewe hurt mo than sixscore Thus in this myschiefe and trouble were they of Parys they wyst nat of whom to beware they were night and day in great feare also the kyng of Nauerre began to waxe colde in aydinge of theÌ„ bycause of yâ— peace that he had sworne to the duke of Normandy And also for the outrage that they of Paris had done to thenglysshe soudyers wherfore he well consented that they shulde be chastysed also the duke of Normandy dyd suffre it bycause the ê“ uost of the marchantes had yâ— gouernyng of the cytie The prouost and his sect were natte all in suretie for the coÌ„mons spake shamefully of theÌ„ as they were enfourmed ¶ Of the dethe of the prouost of the marchauntes of Parys Cap. C .lxxxvii. THe prouost and his sect had among themself dyuers counsaylles secretly to know howe they shulde mayntene theÌ„selfe for they coude fynde by no meanes any mercy in the duke of Normandy for he sende worde generally to all the commens of Parys that he wolde kepe with them no lenger peace without he had delyuerd into his handes twelfe of Parys suche as he wolde chose to do with them his pleasure The which thyng gretly abasshed the prouost and his company finally they sawe well that it were better for them to saue their lyues goodes and frendes ratherr than to be distroyed And that it were better for theym to slee thanÌ„e to be slayne than secreatly they treated with thenglysshmen such as made warre agaynst Parys And they agreed bytwene theym that the prouost and his sect shulde be at the gate saynt Honoure and at the gate saynt Anthoyne at the houre of mydnight and to lette in the englysshmen and naueroyse prouyded redy to ouerr ronne the cytie and to dystroy and robbe it clene Ercept suche houses as hadde certayne signes lymyted among theym and in all other houses without suche tokens to slee menne womenne and chyldren The same nyght that this shulde haue been done god enspyred certayne burgesses of the cytie suche as alwayes were of the dukes partie as Johanne Mayllart and Symonde his brother and dyuers other Who by dyuyne inspyracion as hit ought to be supposedde were enfourmed that Parys shulde be that nyght distroyed They incontynent armed theym and shewed the mater in other places to haue more ayde and a lytell before mydnight they came to the gate saint Anthoyne and there they founde the prouost of the marchauntes with the kayes of the gates in his handes Thanne JohnÌ„ Mayllart sayde to the prouoste callynge hym by his name Stephyne what do you here at this houre the prouost answered and sayd JohaÌ„ne what wolde ye I am here to take hede to the towne wherof I haue the gouernynge by god sayde JohnÌ„ ye shall natte go so ye are nat here at this houre for any good and that may be sene by the kayes of the gates that ye haue in your handes I thynke it be to betray the towne Quod the prouost Johanne ye lye falsely Nay sayd JohaÌ„n Stephyn thou lyest falsely lyke a treatour and therwith strake at hym and sayd to his company slee the treatours ThanÌ„e euery man strake at theym the prouost wolde a fledde but JohnÌ„ Mayllart gaue him with an are on yâ— heed that he fyll downe to the yerthe and yet he was his gossyppe and lefte nat tyll he was slayne and sixe of theym that were there with hym and the other taken and putte in prison ThanÌ„e people began to styre in the stretes and JohnÌ„ Mayllart and they of his acorde went to yâ— gate saynt Honoure and there they founde certayne of the prouostes secte and there they layde treason to theÌ„ but their excuses auayled nothyng There were dyuers taken and send into dyuers places to prison and suche as wolde nat be taken were slayn without mercy The same night they weÌ„t and toke dyuers in their beddes suche as were culpable of the treason by the confessyon of suche as were taken The next day JohnÌ„ Mayllart assembled the moost parte of the commons in the markette hall and there he mounted on a stage and shewedd generally the cause why he hadde slayne the prouoste of the marchauntes And ther by the couÌ„sayle of all the wysmen all suche as were of the sect of the prouost were â—â—ged to the dethe and so they were executed by dyuers tourmentes of dethe Thus done JohnÌ„ Mayllart who was thanÌ„e greatly in the grace of the commons of Parys and other of his adherentes sende Symonde Mayllart and two maisters of the parlyament sir JohaÌ„n Alphons and maister JohnÌ„ Pastorell to the duke of Normandy beyng at Charenton They shewed the duke all the mater and desyred hym to come to Parys to ayde and to counsayle them of the cytie fro thens forthe sayeng that all his aduersaryes were deed The duke sayde with ryght 〈◊〉 good wyll and so he came to Parys and with hym sir Arnolde Dandrehen the lorde of Roy and other knyghtes and he lodged at Lour ¶ How the kyng of Nauer defied the realme of France the kyng beyng prisoner in England Cap. C .lxxxviii. WHan the kynge of Nauerr knewe the trauth of the dethe of the prouost his great freÌ„de and of other
archers before them there was a sore and a harde batayle but they of Laon returned to their cytie and dyd no good and the other frenchmen abode and fought longe Howe beit the iourney was nat for them there the erle of Roucy was sore hurt and takyn prisoner also ther was taken the lorde Gerarde of Canency and the lorde of MoÌ„tegny dyuers other menne of armes Thus the erle of Roucy was twyse takefie in lasse space than a yere the lorde Eustace Dambretycourt in the same season helde in Champayne a seuyn hundred fightyng men he wanne great rychesse ther in rauÌ„somyng of men in Uendages in to w 〈…〉 〈◊〉 les and sauccoâ—â—cles He helde vnder hym 〈◊〉 twelfe fortresses he was as than a lully louer â—abper amours and after he maryed the lady Isabell of Jullyers somtyme boughter to therle of Jullyers This lady also loued the lorde 〈…〉 ace for the gret noblenes of armes yâ— she had herd reported of hym and she send often tymes to hym coursers hackeneys with letters of loue wherby the sayde sir Eustace was the more harâ—y in all his dedes of armes so that euery man â—an greatly that was vnder hym ¶ Of the thre quenes the naueroise that were besiged by the duke of Normandy in Melune Cap. C lxxxxvii AFter the yeldyng vp of saint â—alery as ye haue herde before the duke of Normandy assembled togyder a thre thousande speares and departed fro Parys wente and layed siege before Melune on the ryuer of Sayne yâ— which was kept by the naueroyse Within the same towne there were thre quenes the first quene Jane aunt to the kyng of Nauer soÌ„tyme wyfe to kyng Charles of France The seconde quene Blanch somtyme wyfe to kynge Philyppe of Fraunce and suster to the kynge of Nauerr The thâ—râ—e the quene of Nauer suster to the duke of Norman dy the which duke was nat at the siege hymself but he sende thyder the lorde Morell of FyeÌ„nes constable of Fraunce the erle of saynt Poule the lorde Arnold DaÌ„drehen marshall of France the lorde Arnold of Coucy the bysthop of Troy the lorde Broquart of Fenastrages Peter du Bare Philyppe of Armoyes and other to the nombre of thre thousande speares who bes 〈…〉 Melune rounde aboute And they brought fro Parys many engyns and springalles the whiche night and day dyd cast into the sortres and also they made dyuers sore assautes The naueroyse within were sore abasshed and specially the thre quenes who wolde glably that yâ— siege had been reysed they cared nat hoâ—â—e But the captayns the lorde JohnÌ„ Pypes and yâ— lorde JohaÌ„n Carbenauxe sayd to them sayre ladyes bismay you nat for one of these dayesyeâ—hall se the siegereysed For the kyng of Nauerre hath sende vs worde who is at Uernon and also sir Philyp of Nauer his brother howe they haue reysed a certayne company of men of warre at Maunt and at Meleux to reyse this siege And also all the men of warre of all the garysons naueroyse woll come with them ou the other part the duke of Normandy who knewe that the naueroyse were about to reyse the siege rerayned soudyours on all parties and euer dyd send theÌ„ to the siege of Melune Than ther were certen good people yâ— besyed them selfe to haue a peace bytwene the kynge of Nauerr and the duke of Normandy and as than was styll in Fraunce the cardynall of Piergourt and the cardynall of Angell and they with other dyd somoche that a day was taken of trewse to be holden at Uernon And thyder came the duke of Normandy and his counsayle and the kyng of Nauer and the lorde Philyppe his brother and their counsaylles there a peace was made and the king of Nauer sware to be good frenche and in the same peace were coÌ„prised a thre hundred knightes and squyers to whom the duke ê‘ doned his yuell wyll yet the duke excepted certayne other to whom he wold gyue no ê‘ don To this peace the lorde Philyppe of Nauer wolde in nowyse agre but sayd to the kyng his brother ho we he was enchauÌ„ted dyd sore agaynst the kyng of Englande to whom he was a lyed The which kyng had alwayes ayded and conforted hym so the lorde Philyppe departed fro his brother all onely with four persons and rode in hast to saynt Sauyour le Uycont the which was a garyson englysshe And capitayne there vnder the kyng of Englande was sir Thomas Agorne of Englande who receyued the lorde Philyp ioyfully and sayde howe he had aquyted hymselfe trewely to the kyng of Englande ¶ Howe the broquart of Fenestrages and other frenchmen ordayned their bataylles agaynst the lorde Eustace Dambretycourt englysshe in Champaigne Cap. C lxxxxviii BI the treaty of this peace the kynge of Nauer had certaine townes and castels in Normandy in peace the which before were in debate and specially Mant Meulencke Also ther was a peace made bytwene the duke of NormaÌ„dy and the yong erle of Harcourt a great part by the meanes of the lorde Loyes of Harecourt who was of the dukes couÌ„sayle and of his house And the duke gaue to the same erle in mary age yâ— doughter of the duke of Burbone suster to the duches of Normandy Thus the siege brake vp before Melune and the towne abode freÌ„che yet for all this peace the realme of France was inuaded a great warre made therin asmoche as was before or more for as than the truse bytwene Englande and Fraunce was expyred So suche men of warre as before had made warre in the iytell of the kyng of Nauer in Fraunce in Normandy in Burgone in Picardy in Champaigne in Brey and in Beaufe Than they made agayne as great warre in the tytell of the kyng of Englande for all the peace ther was no fortresse that wolde tourne frenche for the companyons and men of warr hadde lerned so well to robbe and pyll the countrey and to raunsome the people that they coude nat leaue for of two thousand that had a ten or twelfe horses of their owne if they wolde haue made no more warre in a shorte tyme shulde haue been fayne to haue gone a fote After the breakynge vp of the siege at Melune the duke of Normandy desyred the lorde Broquart of Fenestrages who was of the nacyon of Lorayne and had with hym in wagê a fyue hundred coÌ„panyons that he wolde helpe to driue out of Champaygne the englysshmen suche as made dayly warre in that countre He agreed therto with a certayne somme of florens that he shuld â–ª haue for hym and his men Than there assembled togyder men of warr of ChaÌ„paigne of Burgoyne the bysshoppe of Troy therle of Uadumont the erle of Jouy the lorde JohaÌ„n Chalon and the lorde Broquart of Fenestrages they were a two thousande speares and .xv. C. of other And so they caÌ„e to the stroÌ„g castell of Hans in Champaigne the whiche the englysshmen had kepte a yere and a halfe they
same season on a day certayne of the coÌ„pany of syr Peter Audeleys rode forth and entred into a towne called Ronay and robbed it clene and as the curate was at masse there entred into the churche an englisshe squier and toke the Chalays fro the aulter wherin the prest shulde haue consecrated and dyd caste out the wyne and bycause the preest spake to hym he strake hym with his gauntlet that the bludde felle vpon the aulter Than they departed and went into the feldes and this squier had with hym the patent and corporal and sodaynly his horse beganne to tourne and so to take on that none durste approche nere hym and horse and man fell to the erthe and eche of them strangled other and sodaynly were tourned into pouder Than the other companions made a vowe neuer after to violate any churche In the same season they of the garison of Mauconsell wanted prouysion and so solde theyr fortresse to them of Noyon and to them of the countrey there about for .xii. M. motons of golde and so to departe with all theyr goodes And so they went into other fortresses as to Craell Cleremount Hereell Uelly Pierpount Roussey and to Sissome The whiche fortresses had ben long in the handes of Naueroys and after the peace bitwene the duke of Normandy and the kyng of Nauer they were englysse And whan they of Noyon had MaucoÌ„sel they rasshed it to the erthe Also JohnÌ„ Segure solde the fortresse of Nogent to the bysshop of Troyes for a certayne some of florens wherof he had wrytynge vnder the bysshops seale and so he came into the cite of Troye and alyghted at the bysshop lodgynge who sayd to hym ser JohnÌ„ ye shall abyde here with me a thre or foure dayes and than ye shall haue your money and he who was come thether vnder the assuraunce of the bysshop agreed therto Than the comons of the cite beganne to saye Howe dothe our bysshop tryfle and mocke vs sythe he kepeth aboute hym the greattest brybour and robber in all Fraunce and wolde that we shulde gyue hym oure money Than there rose a great noÌ„bre of the same opynyon and sente to kepe theyr gates that he shulde nat skape theym and there came in harneys a syxe thousande of one sorte to slee hym in the bysshops lodgynge Whan the bysshop sawe that he sayde to them Fayre frendes he is come hyther vnder my saue conducte and ye knowe the treatye and bargayne betwene hym and me by your accorde hit were great shame and vntrueth vnder this assurance to do hym any villanye But what so euer he sayd they entred into his halle by force and so into his chaÌ„bre and sought so naro welye that at laste they founde hym and there slewe hym and hewed hym all to peces ¶ Howe the frenchemen refused the peace that theyr kyng made in Englande Cap. CC .i. IT is longe sythe I spake of the kynge of Englande but I had nonÌ„ occasion to speke of hym tyll nowe for as long as the treuce endured there was no warâ— made bitwene them but assoone as yâ— truce was exspired the fyrste day of May the yere of our lorde M. CCC .lix. after that daye all the garysons englisshe and naueroyse made warr in the title of the kynge of Englande Anone after the peace made betwene the kyng of Nauer and the duke of Normandy The lorde Arnolde Dandrehen retourned into Englande for he was nat quytte prisoner of his takyng at the batayle of Poieters In the same season the kyng of Englande and the prince his sonne The Frenche â—ynge and the lorde Jaques of Bourbon mette at London and so they foure allonely to guether in counsayle agreed vpon a peace vpon certayne articles wrytten in a lettre to be sent into Fraunce to the duke of Normandy The Erle and syr Arnolde passed the see and arryued at Boloyn and so went to Parys And there they founde the Duke and the kynge of Nauer and ther shewed them the letters Than the duke demaunded counsaile of the kynge of Nauer who dyd counsayle hym that the prelattes and nobles of Fraunce and counsayles of the good townes shulde be assembled the whiche thynge was done And than it semed to the kyng of Nauer and to the Duke and to his bretherne and to all the counsayle of the Realme that the sayde treatye was to greuous to be borne Wherfore they answered all with one voyce to the sayde two fordes that the letter that they had brought and theâ—â—ect therin was so preiudyciall to them am â–ª to the realme that they yet wolde endure greatter myschiefe than they had done rather than to mynisshe in such wyse the realme of France They wolde also rather suffre their kyng to lye styll in EnglaÌ„de And whan the french kyng vnderstode how the realme of Fraunce wolde nat agre to his apoyntmeÌ„t he sayd a sonne Charles ye be couÌ„sayled by the kyng of Nauerre who deceyueth you woll deceyue suche .xl. as ye be And whaÌ„ the kyng of EnglaÌ„d knewe their report he sayd well or wynter be past I shall entre into the realme of France so puysantly 〈◊〉 shall abyde there so long tyll I haue an ende of this warre or els peace at my pleasure and to myne honour and than he made the grettest aparayle that euer he made The same season aboute the myddes of August the lorde JohaÌ„n of Craon archbysshop of Reynes and they of the cytie of Parys and of the couÌ„tre ther about with a certayne knightes and squiers of the countie of â—ethell and Laon went and layed siege to the castell of â—oucy and ther lay a fyue wekes And than they with in yelded vp their lyues and goodes saued and to go whyder they lyst And of this they had letters patentes sealed by the archebysshop by the erle Porcyen and the erle of Brayne but for all that whan they departed the coÌ„mons that were there rose agaynst them and slewe the most part for all the lordes who had moche payne to saue the captayne Hanekyn Francoyse Thus therle of Roucy had agayne his towne and castell ¶ Howe sir Eustace Danbretycourâ— was delyuerd out of prison by great raunsome Cap. CC .ii. THus after the wynninge of the castell of Roucy sir Peter Awdeley dyed in his bedde within yâ— castell of Beauforde wherof suche companyons as wer vnder him were right sorowfull Than the englysshmen and almaygnes there thought they coude do no better syth they made warr for the kyng of Englande as to make to their capitayne sir Eustace Dambreticourt who was as thanÌ„e hole of his hurtes but styll as prisonere Than they sende Faucon the haraulde to therle of Uandumant and to sir Henry â—ueâ—ellart for to putte to raunsome the lorde sir Eustace so than he was put to his fynanse to pay .xxii. thousande frankes of France And the companyons of the englysshe garysons in Champaigne payed the sayd raunsome and so he was delyuered and had agayne his
away as they named and howe that they were goynge to Lymoges in Lymosyn Whan the lordes of France herde that they brake vppÌ„ their iourney and deê‘ted euery man to his owne And anone after was the mariage made of the lorde Berault Daulphyne of Auuergne and the doughter of the erle of Forestes that he had by the duke of Burbons suster ¶ Of the almaygnes that abode the kyng of Englande at Calays to ryde with hym into the realme of France kynge JohaÌ„n beynge styll prisoner in Englande Cap. CC .v. ALl this season the kynge of Englande made great prouisyon to come into FraÌ„ce suche as had nat been sene the lyke before Certayne lordes and knyghtes of the empyre suche as had serued the kyng before prouyded the same yer greatly for horse and harneys and other thynges necessary for their degrees And assoone as they might they came by Flaunders to Calays and ther a bode for the kynges coÌ„myng so it was that the kyng of Englande came nat so soone to Calays as it was sayde he shulde haue done wherfore moche people resorted thyder so that they wyst nat wher to lodge nor to haue stablyng for their horses Also bredde wyne hay and otes and other ê“uisyons were very dere and scant so that ther was none to gette for golde nor syluer and euer it was said the kyng coÌ„meth the next weke Thus taryed there the lordes of Almaygne of Behayne of Brabant of Flanders and of Heynault fro the begynnyng of August to the feest of saynt Luke so that ther were many that wer fayne to sell the beste part of their iewelles And if the kyng had been there than lodgyng wolde haue ben strayter the towne was so full And also it was dout of these lordes who had spende all that they had that they wolde nat depart fro Calays tyll they were contented agayne of all their expeÌ„ses The kyng sende nat for the fourth part of them many of them were come of their owne good wylles trustynge to haue some aduauntage and some thought to robbe and pyll in the realme of France Than the kyng of Englande sende ouer before the duke of Lancastre with foure hundred speares and two thousand archers And whanÌ„e the duke came to Calays these lordes straungers made great ioye of hym and demauÌ„ded tidynges of the kyng and of his commynge The duke excused the kynge of his taryeng so longe and sayde howe that all his prouisyon was natte fully redy and sayd fayre lordâ— the taryeng here is no profyte I woll go ryde for the into Fraunce and to se what I can fynde ther wherfore sirs I requyre you to ryde for the with me and Ishall delyuer you a certayne somme of money to pay withall your costes in your lodgynges that ye haue spent here in this towne of Calays and ye shall haue prouision of vitayle to cary on your somers These lordes thought great shame to refuse the dukes offre so graunted hym than euery man newe shodde their horses and trussed and deê‘ted nobly fro Calays with the duke and went to saynt Omers they were a two thousande speares he syde the archers and other fotemen They passed for by saynt Omers without any assaut and so rode to Bethwyne and passed by and came to Mount saynt Eloy a good abbey and a riche a two leages fro Arras and ther taryed a four dayes to refresshe theym and their horses for they founde in that abbey well wherwith And whan they had robbed and wasted the countrey there about they rode to Cambrey ther made a great assaut And there was slayne a baneret of Englande and dyuers other for they within defended themselfe valyantly by the ayde conforte of the erle of saynt Poule and the lorde of Lamenall and other who with a two hundred speares came into the towne at a backe gate And whan thenglysshmen sawe that they coude gette nothyng there they departed and folowed the ryuer of SoÌ„e with great scarsnes of bred and wyne And so came to a towne called Cheresy where they founde plentie of bredde and wyne and there they passed the ryuer for that bridge was nat broken and ther they taryed Alhalowen day and all nyght The same day tydynges came to the duke howe the kyng was aryued at Calays commaundynge hym incontynent to drawe towardes hym and all his company Than he retourned towarde Calays with hym was also sir Henry of Flaunders with two hundred speares and of Brabant there was sir Henry of Beautresen lorde of Bergues and the lorde Gerarde de la Herde the lorde FraÌ„que de Halle Oâ— Heynault the lorde Gaultyer of MaÌ„ny and the lorde JohnÌ„ of Gomegynes And of Behayne sir Gaultyer de la Haultpon sir Reynolde de Boulaunt the lorde Godfray of Hardnamont and the lord JohnÌ„ his sonne the lorde of Duras Thyrey of Ferram the lorde Ruse of Junepe the lorde Gyles Sorles the lorde JohnÌ„ of Bermont the lorde Reynolde of Bergâ—hes and dyuers other The Almaygnes and mercenaryes of strange countreis I canne nat name at this present tyme. ¶ Of the great host that the kynge of England brought into France to make warre there kyng JohnÌ„ beyng prisoner in England and of the order of the englysshe hoost Cap. CC .vi. AS the duke of LaÌ„castre and these lordes retourned towardes Calys they mette in their way a foure leages fro Calays so gret multytude of people that all the countrey was couered therwith so rychely armed and besene that it was great ioye to beholde the fresshe shinyng armours baners wâ—â—ynge in the wynde their coÌ„panyes in good order ridyng a soft pase Whan the duke these lordes mette the kyng he feested them and thanked them of their seruyce than these almayns mercenaryes brabances behannoyes all togyder shewed vnto the kyng howe they had spent all their goodes horses and harnes solde So that lytell or nothyng was left theym to do hym seruyce for the which entent they were coÌ„e nor how they had nat wherwith to go home agayn vnto their countreis if they shuld depart wherfore they desyred his noblenes to take some regarde to them The kyng answered and sayd howe he was nat as than redy to gyue theym a playne aunswere but sayde sirs I thynke ye before traueyled wherfore go your wayes and refresshe you a two or thre dayes in Calays and this nyght and to morowe I shall take counsell and sende vnto you suche an answere that of reason ye shal be content Than these strangers departed fro the kynge and fro the duke and rode towarde Calays and they had nat ryden halfe a leage farther but they met a great multytude of caryages And after that the prince of Wales nobly and richely besene and all his company wherof ther was suche a nombre that all the couÌ„trey was couered with them and he rode a soft pase redy raynged in batayle as though they shulde incontynent haue fought Thus he rode euer a leage or two after
greue his ennemy To this counsayle lightly agreed sir Galahault who was desyrous to fynde his enemyes he lept on his courser and dyd on his basenet with a vyser bycause he wolde natte be knowen and so dyd all his coÌ„pany Than they yssued out of the vyllage and toke the feldes determyned what they wolde do and so rode on the right hande to warde the wode wher sir Reynold taryed for them and they were a. lxâ— men of armes and sir Renolde had nat past a. xâ—â— whan sir Renolde sawe theym he displayed his bauer before hym and came softely ridynge towarde them wenyng to hym that they had been englysshmen WhanÌ„e he aproched he lyft vp his vyser and saluted sir Galahaut in the name of ser Bartylmewe de Bonnes Sir Galahaut helde hymselfe styll secrete and answered but fayntly and sayd lette vs ryde forth and so rode on and his men on the one syde and the almaygnes on the other Whan sir Reynolde of Boulant sawe their maner and howe sir Galahaut rode somtyme by hym and spake no worde thaÌ„ he began to suspecte And he had nat ryden so the space of a quart of an houre but he stode styll vnder his baner among his men sayd sir I haue dout what knyght ye be I thynke ye be nat sir Bartylmewe de Bonnes for I knowe hym well and I se well that it is nat you I woll ye tell me yoâ— name or I ryde any farther in your company Therwith sir Galahaut lyft vp his vyser rode towardes the knyght to haue taken hym by the raygne of his bridell and cryed our lady of Rybamont than sir Roger of Coloyne sayde Coloyne to the rescue Whan sir Renold of BoulaÌ„t sawe what case he was in he was nat greatly afrayed but drewe out his swerde and as ser Galahaut wolde haue taken hym by the bridell sir Reynolde put his swerde clene throught hym drue agayne his swerd out of hym and toke his horse with the spurres and left sir Galahaut sore hurt And whan sir Galahaltes men sawe their maister in that case they were sore dyspleased sette on sir Renaldes men ther were many cast to the yerth but assoone as sir Renolde had gyuen sir Galahaut that stroke he strake his horse with the spurres and toke the feldes Than certayne of Galahaultes squyers chased hym and whan he sawe that they folowed him so ner that he must other tourne agayne or els beshamed Lyke a hardy knight he tourned and abode the tormast and gaue hym suche a stroke yâ— he had no more lyst to folowe him And thus as he rode on he serued thre of them that folowed hym and wouÌ„ded them sore if a good are had ben in his handes at euery stroke he had stayne a man He dyd so moche that he was out of the daunger of the frenchmen and saued hymselfe without any hurt the which his enemyes reputed for a gret prowes and so dyd all other yâ— herde therof but his men were ner slayne or taken but fewe that were saued And sir Galahault was caryed fro thense sore hurt to Perone of that hurte he was neuer after perfetly hole for he was a knyght of suche courage that for all his hurt he wolde nat spare hymselfe wherfore he lyued nat longe after Nowe lette vs retourne to the kyng of Englande and she we howe he layed his siege to the 〈◊〉 of Reynes ¶ Howe the kyng of Englande besieged the cite of Reynes and of the castell of Chargny taken by thenglysshmen And of the warre that began agayne bytwene the duke of NormaÌ„dy and the kyng of Nauer Cap. C C .viii. THe englysshmen dyde somoche that they passed Atthoyes where they founde a poore contrey and so entred into Cambresis where they founde a better market for there was nothyng put into the fortresses bycause they thought theÌ„selfe well assured of the kyng of Englande and his coÌ„pany bycause they helde of th empyre but yâ— kyng of Englande thought nat so The kyng went lodged at Beauuoyes in Cambresis and ther he abode a foure dayes to refresshe them their horses and ouer ranne the moost part of CaÌ„bresis the bysshoppÌ„ Pyer of Cambray and the couÌ„saylles of the lordes of the countrey good townes by saue conduct send certayne messangers so the kyng of Englande to knowe by what tytell he made warre to them They were answered it was bycause in tyme paste they had made alyance and conforted the frenchmen and mayntened them in their townes and forteresses and in maner made warre as their enemyes Wherfore the englysshmen sayd they might well by yâ— reason make warre agayne to them Other answere coude they haue non wherfore they of CaÌ„bresys were fayne to bere their damages aswell as they might Thus the kyng of England passed through Cambresis and so went into Thierache his men ranne ouer the countrey on both sydes and toke forage wher they might gette it On a day sir Bartylme we de Bonnes ranne before saynt Quintyne and by adueÌ„ture he mette with the capitayne therof called sir Baudewyn Danekyn Ther was a great fray bytwene theÌ„ and many ouerthrowen on bothe partes finally the englysshmen obtayned the vyctorie and sir Baudwyn taken prisoner by yâ— Bartylmew of Bonnes Than thenglysshmen retourned to the kyng who was lodged at the abbey of Fenney where they had vitaylles ynought for them and for their horses And than rode forthe without any lette tyll they came into the marches of Reynes the kynge tooke his lodgynge at saynt Wall beyonde Reynes and the prynce of Wales at saynt Thierry Than the duke of Lancastre and other erles barownes and knyghtes were lodged in other vyllages aboute Reynes they had nat all their case for they were there in the hert of wynter about saynt Andrewes tyde with great wyndes and rayne and their horses yuell lodged and entreated for all the countrey a two or thre yere before the yerth had nat benla boured Wherfore there was no forage to gette abrode vnder .x. or .xii. leages of wherby there were many frayes somtyme theÌ„glisshmen wan and somtyme lost In the good cytie of Reynes at that tyme was capitayne sir JohnÌ„ of Craon archbysshoppe of the same place and the erle of Porcyen and sir He we of Porcyen his brother the lorde de la Bonne the lorde of Canency the lorde of Annore the lorde of Lore and dyuerse other lordes knyghtes and squyers of the marches of Reyns They defended the cytie so well that it tooke no damage the siege duryng they cytie was stronge and well kept The kynge of England also wolde nat suffre any assaut to be made bycause he wolde nat traueyle nor hurte his people The kynge abode there at this siege fro the feest of saynt Andre we to the beginnyng of lent they of the host rode often tymes abrode to fynde some adueÌ„ture some into the couÌ„tie of Rethell to Warke to Maysey to Douchery Moyson and wolde
the riuer of Selettes for a squier of his called John Aâ—enson who bare in his armes azute askoâ—hyâ— syluer had wonne the towne of Flauigny nat farre theuse and had founde therin great prouysion of all maner of victaylles to serue yâ— ooâ—â— the space of a moneth the whiche came Welle to passe for the kynge laye at Aguillon fro All he Wednysday tyll after mydleÌ„t and alwayes his maâ—â—hals and currouâ—s ouerâ—anne the couÌ„trey wastynge and eâ—ilynge it and often tymes refresshed the oost with newe prouision The kynge of Englande and the great men of his 〈◊〉 had euer with theym in their cariages â—emes paâ—â—lions mylles ouyns and forges to syeth and to bake and to forge shoos for horses and for other thynges necessary they had with them a. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 cartes euery carte at lest with 〈◊〉 good horses brought out of Englande Also they brought in these Cartes certayne botes made of lether subtilly wrought and sufficiently â—uery one of them to receyue .iii. men to row in water or riuers and to fysshe in them at their pleasure in the whiche dyd the great lorde moche pleasure in the lent season Also the kynge had 〈…〉 â–ª â—aâ—koners a horsbacke with haukes and 〈…〉 ple of houndes and as many greyhouÌ„ 〈…〉 So that â—ere euery daye eyther he hunted or hauked at the ryuer as it pleased hym And 〈…〉 rs other of the great lordes had hundes 〈◊〉 as well as the kyng and euer as the ost 〈◊〉 they went in thre datailes and euery â—â—â—ayle had his vawarde and euery oost lodged by themselfe eche a leage from other And thâ— kynge kept the thirde bataile whiche Was most greattest That maner they kepte fro the tyme they remoued from Calais tyll they came before the good towne of Charters THe kynge of Englande who laye at Aguillon had great â—uision for his oost by the meanes of JohnÌ„ Alenson who he found at Fâ—auigâ—y Whyle the kynge lay at Aguillon thâ— yonge duke of Burgoyne by the counsayle and request of al the countrey sent to the kyng of Englande certayne messangers lordes and knyghtes to treate for a respite nat to burne â—he countrey nor ouer ronne it These were the lordes that went to treate for this mater Fyrst the lorde ser Aâ—ceaulme of Sallins great chauÌ„ 〈…〉 of Burgoyn ser Jaques of UieÌ„ne ser JohnÌ„â—e â—ye ser Hugh of UieÌ„ne ser William of Thoâ—â—â—se and ser JohnÌ„ of Moâ—tmartin These lordes fouÌ„de the kyng of Englande so treatable yâ— ther was a composicion made betwene the kyng of Englande and the countrey of Bourgoyn the kynge made them assuraunce for hym and all his nat to ouer ren that countrey the space oâ— â–ª iii. yeres and he â—o haue redy the somme of ii M. frankes Whan this treaty was agreed sealed the kynge dislodged and al his oost and tâ—ke the right waye to Paris and lodged on yeâ—â—â—er of Dyonne at Leon besyde Uoselay and his peple laye alonge the ryuer syde welnere to 〈…〉 at thentre of the couÌ„tie of Neuers the englisshemen entred into Gastenoys The kyng sped hym so by his iourneis yâ— he came be 〈◊〉 Paris lay .ii. leagê theÌ„s at Burgâ—le royne THus the kynge rode about the countrey distroyeng all before hym and also the garysons made warre for hym in Beauuoisyâ— in Pycardy in France in Brye in ChaÌ„paigne destroyed nere all the countrey Also the kyng of Nauer who was in the marches of NormaÌ„dy made also sore warre Thus the noble realme of France was sore greued on all sides And specially syr Eustace Dambreticourt who laye at Chemy on yâ— riuer of Esne who had a great garison of soudiers wasted raunsommed pilled the countrey and ouer ranne the countie of Rethel to Douchery to Mesieres to Chene Pouâ—lleux to Sâ—tenay in the countie of Bay they rode and lay in the countrey where they lyst .ii. or .iii. nyghtê together without any let or trouble whan they lyst retourned agayne to their fortresse of Chemy True it was that the lordes and knyghtes of the countrey thereabout were sore displeased with that fortresse and assigned many dayes amonge them selfe to mete and to go and lay siege to Chemy howe be it they neuer dyd nothyng These companyons whoymagined nyght and day howe they might geat and steale townes fortresses â–ª on a nyght they â—ame to a strong towne a good castell in Laonnoyse nere to Montague this fortresse was called Pierpont standyng in a maresse the same season there were within the towne great noÌ„bre of men of the couÌ„trey that had brought thither theyr goodes on trust of the streÌ„gth of the place Whan they of Chemy came thither the watche within was a 〈◊〉 they spared nat the dangeroê° maresses but went through them and came to the walles and so entred into the towne and waÌ„ne it without defence and â—obded it at their pleasure They found ther more riches than euer they founde before in any towne And whâ— it was day they brent yâ— towne and returned to Cheâ—â—y well furnysshed with great pyllage ¶ How the kyng of England put the realme of FraÌ„ce into great tribulacioÌ„ and the ê“phicies of the frere of Auygnon and of thenglisshe busshement layd for them of Paris Cap. C C .xi. IN this season a frere minor full of great clergie was in the cite of AuignoÌ„ called frere JohnÌ„ of Roche tayllade the whiche frere pope Innocent the .vi. held in prison in the castell of Baignoux for shewyng of many meruailes after to come principally he shewen many thynges to fall on the prelates of the churche for the great superâ—â—uitie and pryde that Was as than vsed amonge theym And also he spake many thynges to fall of the realme of Fraunce and of the great lordes of Chri 〈…〉 ome for the oppressions that they dyd to the pore comoÌ„ people This frere sayd he wolde proue all his sayynges by the auctorite of the Apâ—â—â—lippis and by other bokes of holy sayntes and prophettes yâ— whiche wer opened to hym by the grace of yâ— holy gooste he shewed many thynges harde to beleue and many thynges fell after as he sayâ— He sayd them nat as a prophette but he shewed them by auctorite of auncieÌ„t scriptures and by the grace of the holy goost who gaue hym vâ—derstaÌ„dynge to declare the auncient prophâ—cieâ— and to shewe to all cristen people the yeres and tyme Whan suche thynges shulde â—all he made dyuerse bookes founded on great â—ciences and clergie wherof one was made the yere of our lorde M. CCC .xlvi. Wherin were written suche meruailes that it were hard â—o beleue them howe be it many thynges accordyng therto â—ell after And whan he was demauÌ„ded of the warres of France he sayd that all that had ben seen was nat lyke that shulde be seen after For he sayde that the warres in Fraunce shulde nat be ended tyll the realme were vtterly wasted and exyled in euery parte The whiche sayeng was well seen after for the noble
realme of Fraunce was sore wasted and exyled and specially in yâ— terme that the sayd frere haâ— sette The whiche was in the yeres of our lorde M. CCC 〈◊〉 .lvii. lviii and .lix. He sayde in those yeres the pryncis and gentylmen of the realme 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 for feare shewe them selfe agaynst the people 〈◊〉 lowe estate assembled of all cou 〈…〉 without heed or Capitayne and they shulde 〈◊〉 as they lyste in the realme of Fraunce the whiche 〈◊〉 after as ye haue herde howe the companyons assembled theym to guether and 〈◊〉 〈…〉 son of theyr robbery and pyllage waâ—â—d riche and became great capitaynes NOWe lette vs retourne to the kynge of Englande Who laye at Bourge the Royne a two lyttell leages â—ro Parys and all his ooste towardes Mou 〈…〉 hery the kynge sente his herauldes to Paris to the duke of Normandy who laye there with great companye of men of warre to demaunde batayle but the duke wolde nat agree therto The messangers returned without any thynge 〈◊〉 And whan the kynge sawe that he shulde hauâ— no batayle he was sore â—ispleaseâ— Than 〈◊〉 Gaulter of Manny desyred the kynge that he myght make a sâ—rymyshe at the Bayles of Parys the kynge agreed therto and named suche as shulde go with hym and the kyng made certayne newe knyghtes as the lorde Fitz Waâ—er the lorde of Siluacier syr Balastre yâ— William Torceaux syr Thomas Spencer syr Johan Neuell syr Richarde Dostenay and other Also the kynge wolde haue made knyght Collaâ—â— Dambreticourte sonne to syr Nicholas Who was squier for the kynges body but the squâ—eâ— excused hym selfe he sayde he coulde nat fynde his Bassenette The lorde of Manny dyd his enterprise â–ª and brought these new knyghtes to skrymyshe at the Barriers of Parys There was a sore skrymyshe for within the cite there were mane good knyghtes and squiers Who wolde gladly haue issued out if the duke of Normandy wold agreed therto howe be it they defended theyr gate and barryers in suche Wyseâ— that they toke litell â—ammage This skrymyâ—â— endured from the mornynge tyll noone diuers were hurte on both partyes Than the lorde of Manny withdrewe to his lodgynge and there taryed all that daye and the nexte nyght folowynge And the next daye after the kyng 〈…〉 ged and toke the waye towarde Moutleheâ—y â–ª Certayne knyghtes of Englande and of Gaâ—coyne at theyr dislodgyng determined to lyâ— in a busshment for they thought ther were so many gentylmeÌ„ in Parys that some of them wold aduenture to issue oute And so a two hundred of chosen men of armes gascoyns and englisshe layed them selfe in a busshemeÌ„t in a voyd house a .iii. leages fro Parys There was the captall of Buz â–ª ser Edmonde of Pomiers and yâ— lorde of Courton gascoyns And ther were englisshe the lorde Neuell the lorde Mombray and syr Richarde of Pounchardon these .vi. knyghtes were chieâ— capitaynes of this imbuâ—shement Whan the frenchemen in Parys sawe the dyslodgynge of the englysshe oost certayne yonge knyghtes drewe to guether and sayd It Were good that we issued out of this cite secretly and folowe the englisshe oost perauenture we may happe somwhat to wynne Anone there agreed to yâ— purpose syr Raâ—â— of Coucy sir Rauâ— of Remenall the lorde of Montsault the lorde of Helay the chatelayne of Beauuoys the Begue of Uillaines the lorde of Beausiers the lorde of Ulbariâ— â–ª sir Gauwen of Ualouell sir Flaâ—ant of Roy syr â—elles of Cauilly syr Peter of â—armoises Peter of Sauoise and about 〈◊〉 â—peares in theyr coÌ„pany They issued out well horsed and well wylled to do some dede of armes they rode the way to Bourge le Royne and passed by and rode so forwarde that they passed by yâ— englisse busshemeÌ„t And whan they were passed the englysshe men and gascoynes brake out and sette on them cryeng theyr cryes The trenchemen returned and had great meruaile what it was and incontinent they knewe howe it was theyr ennemies Than they stode styll and set them selfe in ordre of batayle and couched their speares agaynst the englisshmen and gascoyns at the first metynge there was a sore iustê and diuerse cast to the erthe on bothe parties for they wer all well horsed ThaÌ„ they drew out theyr swerdes and entred eche amoÌ„g other gyuyng great strokes There was done many a propre feat of armes This fight endured a great space so that none coulde tell Who shulde haue the victory Ther yâ— captall of Buz proued hym selfe a good knyght and dyd with his handes noble dedes of armes Finally the englisshemen and gascoyns bare them selfe so well that the victorie abode on theyr part they were as many and half as many agayne as the frenche men were On the frenche ê‘tie the lord of CaÌ„premy was a good knyght for he fought valiauntly vnder his baner and he that bare it was slayne and the lorde taken prisoner The other freÌ„che knyghtes and squiers seing theyr euyll aduenture retourned towarde Parys and fought euer as they fled for they were sore poursewed The chace endured tyll they paste Bourg le Royne there were taken a .ix. knyghtes and squiers And if the englysshemeÌ„ and gascoyns who pursewed them had nat doubted the issuynge out of them of Paris all the other had ben takeÌ„ or slayne but whan they had done theyr feat they retourned to MouÌ„tlehery where the kyng of England was and brought thither with them theyr prisoners and raunsomed them courtesly the same nyght and suffred them to go whither they lyste and trusted them on theyr faithes THe entencion of the kynge of Englande was to entre into the good countrey of Bâ—auâ—se and so to drawe alonge the Ryuere of Loyre and so all that somer to abyde in Britayne tyll after August And than at the vyntage to retourne agayne into France and to lay siege to Parys for he wolde nat retourne agayne into Englande bicause he sayd or he departed out of Englande that he wolde nat retourne agayne tyll he had Fraunce at his pleasure and he lefte his men in garisons to make warre in France in Champayn in poicton in Ponthieu in Uimeu in Uulgesyn and in Normandy and in al the realme of Fraunce and in the good townes cites suche as toke his parte with theyr owne good wylles All this season the duke of Normandye was at Parys and his two bretherne and the duke of orle aunse theyr vncle and their counsailes They ymagined well the courage of the kyng of Englande and howe that he and his meÌ„brought the realme of FraÌ„ce into great pouerte and sawe well howe the realme coulde nat longe endure in that case for the rentes of yâ— lordes and of the churches were nygh lost in euery parte As than there was a sage and a discrete persone Chauncellour of Fraunce called syr William of Montague bysshop of Tyrwin by whose couÌ„saile moche of FraÌ„ce was ruled good cause why Forâ—euer his counsayle was good and true and with hym there were
.ii. other clerkes of great prudence the Abbotte of Clugny and the maister of the friers prechers called syr Symon of Langres a maister in diuinite These two clerkes at the desyre of the duke of Normandy and of the hole counsaile of Fraunce departed from Paris with certayn articles of peace and syr Hewe of Geneue lorde of Autun in their company And they went to the kynge of Englande Who rode in Beausse towarde Galardon These two clerkes and .ii. knyghtes spake with yâ— kyng and began to fall in treatye for a peace to be had of hym and hys alies To the whiche treatye the prince of Wales the duke of LaÌ„castre and the erle of Marche were called This treatie was nat as than concluded for it was longe a dryuynge and allwayes the kyng went forward These embassadours wold nat so leaue the kyng but stylsued and folowed on theyr pourpose For they sawe howe the frenche kynge was in so poure estate that the realme was lykely to be in a great ieopardye if the warre contynued a somer longer And on the other syde the kynge of Englande requyred so great thynges and so preiudiciall to the realme of Fraunce that the lordes wolde nat agree therto for theyr honours So that al theyr treatie the whiche endured a .xvii. dayes styll folowynge the kynge they sent euer theyr proces dayely to the duke of Normandy to the citie of Parys euer desyrynge to haue agayne answere what they shulde do farther the whyche ê“cesse were secretly and sufficiently examyned in the regentes chambre at Parys and answere was sent agayne by wryttynge to them what they shulde do and what they shulde offre And so these ambassadours were often tymes with the kynge as he went forewarde towarde the cite of Charters as in other placess and great offers they made to come to a conclusion of the warre and to haue a peace To the whiche offers the kynge of England was hard harted to agree vnto for his entension was to be kynge of Fraunce and to dye in that estate For if the duke of Lancastre his cosyn had nat counsayled hym to haue peace he wolde nat agreed thervnto but he sayd to the kynge Syr this Warre that ye make in the realme of FraÌ„ce is ryght maruaylous and ryght fauourable for you your men wynne great ryches and ye lese your tyme all thyngess consyderedde or ye come to your entente ye maye happe to make Warre all the dayes of your lyfe Syr I wold counsayle you syth ye may leaue the Warre to your honoure and profytte accepte the offers that ben made vnto you for syr you myght lese more in a daye than we haue wonne in twenty yere Suche fayre and subtyle wordes that the duke of Lancastre sayde in good entencion and for welthe of the kynge and all his subiectes coÌ„uerted the kynge by the grace of the holy goost Who was chief warker in that case For on a daye as the kynge Was before Charterss there fell a case that greatly huâ—â—led the kyngess courage for whyle these ambassadours were treatynge for this peace and had none agreable answere there fell sodaynly suche a tempest of thoÌ„der lyghtnyng rayne and hayle in the kyngess oost that iâ— semed that the worlde shulde haue ended there fell from heuyn suche great stoness that it slewe men and horses so that the mooste hardyest were abasshed Than the kyng of Englande behelde the churche of our lady of Charters and auowed deuoutly to our lady to agre to the peace and as it was sayd he was as than confessed and lodged in avillage nere to Charters called Bretigny and there were made certayne composicions of peace vpon certayne articles after ordeynedâ— and the more syrmely to be concluded by these ambassadours and by the kynge of Englande and his counsayle ther was ordeyned by good delyberacion and aduyce a letter called the charter of the peace Wherof the effecte foweth ¶ The fourme and tenor of the letter on the peas made before Charters bitwene the kynges of Englande and Fraunce Cap. CC .xii. EDward by the grace of god kynge of Englande lord of Irelande and of Aquitaine To all to Whom these present letters shall come We sende gretyng howe by the discencioÌ„s debates striffess moued or hereafter to be moued bytwene vs our ryght dere brother the Frenche kynge certayne commyssyoners and procurers of ours and of our dere sonne prince of Wales hauyng sufficient power and auctorite for vs for hym and for our hole realme on the one parte And certayne other commyssyoners and procurers of our dere brother the frenche kyng and of our right dere nephewe Charles duke of Normandy and dolphyn of Uienne eldest sonne to our sayd brother of Fraunce hauynge power and auctorite for his father for his part and also for hym selfe that they be assembled at Bretigny nere to Charters at whiche place it is agreed accorded by the sayd commyssyoners and procurers of eyther party vpon all discencions debates warres and discordes The whiche treates by our procurers and our sonnes for vs and for hym and also the procurers of our sayd brother and of our sayd nephew for his father and for hym swereth by the holy euangelystê to hold kepe and accomplysshe this treatie by the whithe accorde amonge other thynges our brother of Fraunce and his sayd sonne are bounde and promyseth to delyuer to leaue to vs our heires and successours for euer the counties cites townes castels fortresses landes Iles rentes reuennues and other thynges as foloweth besyde that we haue and holde all redy in Guyen and in Sascoyne to possede perpetually by vs and by our heires and successours all that is in demayne and all that is in fee by the tyme and maner hereafter declared that is to say the castell and countie of Poicters and al the landes and countrey of Poictow with the fee of Thowars and the landes of Bellville the cite and castell of xayntis and all the landes and counte of xaynton on both sydes the ryuer of Charente with the towne and forteresse of Rochelle and theyr appurtenaunces the citie and Castell of Agene and the countrey of Agenoyse the citie towne and Castell of Pierregourte and all the countrey therto belongynge the cite and castell of Lymoges and the landes and couÌ„trey of Lymosyn the cite and castell of Caours the castell and countrey of Tarbe the laâ—des couÌ„trey and countie of Bigore The countie countrey and laâ—de of Gowre the citie and castell of Angolesme and all the countrey therto perteynynge the citie towne and castell of Rodaix â–ª the couÌ„tie and couÌ„trey of Rouergne And if there be in the duchye of Guyne any lordes as the erle of Foiz the erle of Armmake the Erle of Lisle the Uicount of Carmaine the erle of Pierregourt â–ª the Uicount of Lymoges or other holdynge any laâ—des within the foresayde bondes they shall do homage to vs and all other seruicis due and accustomed for their landes and places in
euer they be perteynynge to the realme of Fraunce or to our sayd brother his subiectes alies and adherentes or any other what so euer they be doynge agaynst the sayd peace â–ª and nat leaue or ceace so to do and wyll nat rendre agayne the damages by them done within a moneth after that they be requyred so to do by any of our officers sergeauntes or publike persones that than by that dede allonlye without any other processe or condempnacion that they be all reputed for banysshed meÌ„ out of our realme and our power and also oute of the realme and landes of oure sayde brother and all theyr gooddes forfaited to vs and into our demayn if they may be founde within our realme we woll and coÌ„maund expressely that on them We be made as of traytours and rebels agaynst vs accordynge to the custome done in cryme of high treason withoute gyuynge in that case any grace or remyssion sufferance or pardon And in like wyse to be done of our subiectê in whatsoeuer estate they be that in our realme 〈…〉 syde the lee or on the other side take occupye or holde fortresse whatsoeuer it be ayenst the wyll of them that they shuld perteyne vnto or brenneth or raunsometh townes or persones or do any pyllage or robbery in mouyng warrÌ„ within our power or on our subiectes Than we commaunde and expressely enioyne all our seneschals bailiffes prouostes chatelaynes or other our officers in eschewynge of our hygh displeasure and on peyne of losynge of their offices that they publysshe or cause to be publisshed these presentes in certayne notable places within theyr rules and that this commaundement ones sen harde none after to be so hardy to abyde in any fortresse ê‘teynyng to the realm of France beyng out of the ordinance of treatie of the sayd peace on peyne to be taken as an ennemie to vs to our sayd brother the FreÌ„che kynge and that they see all these sayd thynges to be kept and to do entierly fro poynt to poynt we woll that euery man knowe that if they be negligent and fayle thus to do beside the foresayde payne we shall cause them to rendre the damages to all them that by theyr defautes or negligence shal be greued or damaged and beside that we shal punysshe them in suche maner that it shal be ensamble to all other In wytnes of the whiche thynges we haue made these our letters pateÌ„tes yeuyn at Calais the .xxiiii. day of Octobre the yere of our lorde M .iii. C .lx. ¶ How after the peas made the king of England the frenche kyng called eche other bretherne And of the warres of Britayne And of the hostages that were delyuered to the englysshemen or the frenche kyng was deliuered out of theyr handes Ca. CC .xiii. AFter all these letters and coÌ„myssyons were made deuysed deliuered and well ordeined by the aduyce of the couÌ„sayle of both parties so that bothe kynges were content Than they fell in communycacion of the lord Charles of Bloys and of the lord JohnÌ„ of Mountford for the claymes that they made for the duchie of Britayn for eche of them clamed great right to haue in that heritage but for all theyr coiÌ„cacioÌ„ how they might bring them to peace coÌ„corde yet finally ther was nothyng done iÌ„ that mater for as I was infurmed aff the kyng of England nor his 〈◊〉 had no great affectyon to make that peace For they supposed the in tyme to come the men of warr the were on theyr parte and shulde auoyde out of suche fortressess and garisons as they hewe at the tyme had helde in the realme of France muste depart into some other place therfore the kyng of England and his counsaile thaught it more erpedient profitable that these men of warre that thus had lyued by pillage shuld drawe into the duchie of Britayn the whiche was a good plentifull countrey rather than they shulde retourne agayne into Englande and robbe and pille there So this imaginacion made shortly the englysshemen to breke of fro the coÌ„municacion of the article of Britayne the whiche was euill done and a great synne that they dyd nomore in that mater than they dyd For if both kynges had ben well wyllyng therto by the aduice of both their counsailles peace might haue ben made bitwene the parties and eche of them to haue ben content with that hadde ben gyuen them by reason of that treatye and therby the lord Charles of Bloys myght haue had agayn his children who lay as prisoners in England And also perauenture had lyued longer than he dyd And bycause the nothyng was done than in that mater the warres were neuer so great in the duchie of NormaÌ„dy before the peace made bitwene both kyngê as it was after as ye shall here recorded in this historye by suche barous and knyghtes of the couÌ„trey of Britayne who vphelde and susteyned some the our parte and some the other And than duke Henry of Lancastre who was a right valiant a sage ymagined knyght greatly loued the erle of MouÌ„â—ford and his aduauÌ„cement sayd to kyng JohnÌ„ of France in the presens of the kyng of EnglaÌ„d and before the moost parte of both theyr counsailes Syr as yet the truce that was taken before Raines bitwene the lord Charles of Bloys and the Erle Mountforde is nat expired But hath day to endure vnto the first day of Maye next comyng by the whiche season the kyng of England here present by the aduice of his couÌ„saile and consent of the prince his sonne shall sende the yonge duke the lorde JohnÌ„ of MouÌ„tforde with other certayne of his counsayle into Fraunce to you and they shall haue full aurtorite and power to comyn and to determyne all suche ryght as the sayde lorde JohnÌ„ ought to haue by the successioÌ„ of his father in the duchie of Britayne So thus by you and your counsaile by ours to guether some good way shal be taken bytwene them and for the more 〈◊〉 I thynke it were good that the trewâ—e were relonged vnto the fest of saynt JohnÌ„ Baptist nere folowynge And as the duke of Lancastre had deuysed so was it done and concludedde And than the lordes spake of other maters Rynge JohnÌ„ of France who had great desyre to retourne into Fraunce as it was reason shewed to the kynge of Englande with good corage all the signes of loue that he might do and also to his nephewe the prince of wales And in lyke wyse so dyd the kynge of England to hym for the confirmacion of more loue These two kynges who by the ordinaunce of the peace called eche other brother gaue to .iiii. knyghtes of eche of theyr partes the somme of .viii. M. frankes of yerely reuenues that is to say eche of them to haue .ii. M. frankes And also bicause that the lande of saynt Sauiour the UicouÌ„t in Constantyne the profite of the whiche came yerely into Englande by the gyft and sale of
the lorde Godfrey of Harcourt made to the kynge of Englande as it hath ben shewed here before The whiche lande was nat comprised in the ordinaunce of the sayd treatye and peace Therfore who so euer shulde holde that lande shulde become subiecte and do homage therfore to the freÌ„che kyng Therfore the kyng of Englande gaue that lande to syr JohnÌ„ ChaÌ„dos who had done often tymes acceptable seruyce to hym and to his children and at the request of the kyng of EnglaÌ„de the frenche kyng by good delyberacion with good courage and loue coÌ„fyrmed and sealed to the gyfte of ser JohnÌ„ Chandos he to possede and to haue the same landes as his true heritage for euer the whiche was a fayre lande and a profytable for ones a yere it was well worthe .xvi. hundred frankes And besyde all this yet were there diuerse other letters of alyaunces made of the whiche I cannat make mencion of all for the space of fyftene dayes orthere aboute whyle these two kynges theyr sonnes and counsailours were at Calais there was dayly commonynge and newe ordinaunces deuysed and confermed to ratifye the peace nat hyndrynge nor brekynge the fyrst letters for they were euer made berynge one date to be of the more surete of the whiche I haue sen the copy of the regestres in the Chaunceryes of both kynges ¶ And whan these thynges were so well made deuised and ordeyned that they coude nat be amended nor corrected so that it was thought by reason of the great alyaunces and boundes wherin the said kynges and theyr childreÌ„ were bode and had so sworne to kepe the peace that it was nat likely to haue ben broken howe be it the peace helde nat longe as ye shall here after in this boke So that whan the hostages for the redemption of the frenche kynge were comen to Calys and that the kynge of Englande had â—wornÌ„ to kepe them peasably in his realme and that the .vi. M. frankes were payd to the kyng of Englandes deputies Than the kyng of Englande made a supper to the frenche kynge in the castell of Calais right wel ordered and the kynges children and the duke of Lancastre in the moost greattest lordes and barons of Englande serued the kynges bare heeded and after supper fynally these two kynges toke leaue eche of other ryght gracyously and amyably â—o the frenche kynge returned to his lodgyng And yâ— next mornyng the whiche was in the vigill of saynt Symonde and Jude the Frenche kynge departed out of Calais and all suche as thulde departe with hym And the kynge went 〈◊〉 fote a pilgrimage to our lady of Boloyn and the prince of Walys and his two bretherne in his company the lorde Lyonelle and the lorde AymoÌ„ And so they went a fote to dyner to Boloyn where they were resceyued with great ioy And there was the duke of Normandy redy taryenge for them and so all these lordes went on fote into the churche of our lady and dyd their offerynges right deuoutly and than returned into the abbay there the whiche was apparelled for the kynge and to receyue the lordes of Englande And so there they were all that day and the nexte nyght after retourned agayne to Calats to the kynge theyr father and so fynally they all to guether passed thesee and the hostages of Fraunce with them the whiche was in the vigill of all Sayntes In the yere of our lorde M. C C C .lx. IT is reason that I name to you the noblemen of the realme of FrauÌ„ce that entred into Englande in hostage for the frenche kyng First the lorde Philip duke of Orliaunce sometyme sonne to kynge Philip of France and also his two nephewes the duke of Aniou and the duke of Berry also the duke of Bourbon the Erle of Alanson the lorde JohnÌ„ of Stampes Guy of Bloys for that countie Loys of Bloys his brother the erle of saynt Poule the erle of Harecourt the erle Daulphyn of Auuergne ser Ingram lorde of Coucy ser JohnÌ„ of Ligny erle of Porccen the erle of Bresme the lord of MoÌ„morency the lorde of Roy the lorde of Preault the lorde of Stouteuill the lorde of Clerettes the lorde of saynt Wenant the lorde of the toure of Aunergne and diuers other the whiche I cannat name Also of the good cite of Parys of Roen of Reinnes of Burges in Berry and of Towrs in Tourayn of Lyons on the riuer of Roan of Seins in Bourgoyn of Orleance of Troye in Champaigne of Amiens of Beauuoys of Arras of Tournay of Caen in Normandy of saint Omers of Lysle of Dowaye of euery cite .ii. or the burgesses and so thus fynally they passed all the see and came to the good cite of London And the kyng of EnglaÌ„de commaunded and enioyned all his officers on great paynes that they shuld be to these lordes and to theyr company curtoyse and fauorable and to kepe and defende theym and theyr company from all euill rule the whiche commaundement was well kept and vpholde in al poyntes And so these lordes and other hostagers sported them withoute perill or daunger all about in the cite at their pleasure and the great lordes went a huntynge and haukyng at theyr pleasure and rode about the countrey and dysited the ladies and damusels without any coÌ„trollynge they founde the kyng of England so curtoyse and amiable Nowe let vs somwhat speke of the Frenche kynge Who was come to to Boloyn and departed fro Calais as ye haue harde here before ¶ Of the commyssyoners that were ordeyned on bothe parties to auoyde the garisoÌ„s in the realme of France of the companions that assembled together in the realme and of the great euils that they dyd Cap. C C .xiiii. THe frenche kynge taried nat longe at Boloyn but departed after the feest of all saintê and went to Montrell and to Hedyn and so to the good cite of Amiens and there taryed tyll it was nere Christmas than he departed and went to Parys and there he was solemnly and reuerently receyued of all the clergye of Parys and so conueyed to his palys and there he alyghted and his so 〈…〉 Philip and al other lordes that were ther with hym and there was for them a noble dyner apparelled I can neuer shewe or deuise howe 〈◊〉 the frenche kynge wass receyued at his retourne into his realme of all maner of people For his presence was greatly desyred amonge them and they gaue hym many fayre and riche gyftes and to visite hym thither came prelates and baroness of all his realme and they felted and made great chere to hym asshit wass theyr duite to do and the kynge receyued them right swetely ANone ofter that kyng JohnÌ„ wass returned into Fraunce ther passed the see suche persones as were commytted by the kynge of Englande to take possessyon of the landes countreys counties baâ—â—wykes cites to 〈◊〉 caâ—telles and forteressess that shulde be delyuered by reason of the teeatie peace before made howe be it the
theÌ„ they agreed to depart go with hym into Lobardy so they might be assoyled a pena ct culpa all this was agreed acomblysshed and the floreÌ„s payed And than they rendred vp the towne saynt Espyrite and lefte the marche of Auygnon passed forthe with the marques wherof kyng JohnÌ„ of France all the realme were right toyouse whan they sawe howe they were delyuered of these yuell people howbeit there were many that retorned to Burgoyn And sir Seguyne of Batefoyle departed nat out of the garyl on of Ence for he wold nat leaue it for no maner of 〈◊〉 nor promyse but the realme of France was in ferr better rest peace than it was before So whan the moost parte of the companyous were thus passed forthe with the marques into the lande of PyemoÌ„t Ther the marques dyde well his deuoyre agaynst the lordes of Myllayne conquered dyuers townes castes fortresses and countrees agaynst them and had dyuers encountrynges skyrmisshes with them to his honour profyte So that 〈◊〉 in a yere by yâ— helpe of these 〈◊〉 he had the better hande and in part had all his entent agaynst the two lords of Myllayne of sir Galeas sir Bernabe who after raygned in greâ— prosperite SO it fortuned that sir Seguyn of Batefoyle who was all that season in the garyson of Ence on they ryuer of Soâ—â—ie toke by scalyng a good cyte in Auuergne called Bâ—od and therin he taryed more than a yere and fortifyed it in suche wyse that he douted nothyng and ouer ran the couÌ„tre to Cler 〈…〉 to Tyâ—lacke to Puy to Case dieu to MouÌ„tferant 〈◊〉 Ryon to Nonnet to Ussoyre and to â—udalle and the lande of the countie Dalphyn the lorde wherof was the same tyme in hostage in Englande and in these countrees he and his company dyde moche yuell And whan he had sore enpouerysshed the countre ther about than by treaty he deê‘ted and toke with hym great pyllage and treasure and so went to Gascoyne fro wheÌ„s he came first Of this sir Seguyn I can write no more but that as Iherde recouÌ„ted he dyed maruelusly god forgyue hym all his trespaces AMEN ¶ Of the dethe of the duke of Lancastre and of the occasyon of the warre bytwene the frenche kyngâ— and the kyng of Nauer and howe the prince of wales came into Acquitayne and of the ordre that was taken in Englande Cap. CC. xvâ— IN this season deâ—ted out of the worlde in Englade the gentyll duke of Lancastre called Henry wherâ—â— the kynge and all the 〈◊〉 nes knightes and squyers were ryght sorowfull but they coude nat remedy it And behynde him he left two doughters the lady Mahaâ—lt and the lady Blanche and therle of Heynault 〈◊〉 wylliam sonne to the lorde Loyes of Banyer 〈◊〉 to the lady Margarete of Heynalt maryed the yonger suster and the lorde JohnÌ„ erle of Richmont sonne to the kynge of Englande had maryed the other suster and was duke of Lancastre by right of his wyfe The lorde James of Burbone abode styll pursuynge the treaty bytwene the lorde JohnÌ„ of Mountfor 〈…〉 lorde Charles of Bloys for the right 〈…〉 chy of Bretayne acordyng to the treaty 〈◊〉 at Calais as ye haue herd before And for 〈◊〉 of concludyng therof great warres and 〈◊〉 felt after in the countre of Bretayne as ye shall here in this hystorie THe same season the frenche kyngâ— was in purpose to go to Auygnone to 〈◊〉 the pope and cardynals and to go through the 〈◊〉 â—hy of Burgoyn the whiche was newly fallen to hym So the kyng made redy for that iourney and departed fro Parys about the se 〈…〉 saynt JohnÌ„ the Baptyst in the yere of our lorde M. CCC .lxii. And left Charles his eldest sonne duke of Normandy regent gouernour of his realme and the kyng had with hym his welbeloued cosyn the lorde JohnÌ„ of Artoyse the erle of Tankernyll therle Dampmartyn Boucequant marshall of Fraunce and dyuers other And so long rode by his small iourneys and with great dyspence taryeng in euery 〈◊〉 ne and cytie as he rode through Bourgoyn so that about the feest of saynt Michaell he came to the newe towne â—out Auyguon And there his lodgyng was prepared for him and for his coÌ„pany and there he was gretly â—â—â—lled by the pope by all the hole coledge and visyted eche other often tymes So thus the kynge taryed ther all the season of wynter and about christmas pope Innocent departed out of this lyfe And than there was a great dyscorde bytwene the cardynals for chosynge of a newe pope for 〈◊〉 of them wolde haue had the dignyte spe 〈…〉 ly the cardynall of Boulayâ—â— and the cardynall of 〈…〉 ourt who were two of yâ— grettell of the colledge and so by their discencyon they were longe in dyscorde And all the other 〈…〉 nalles finally dyde putte all the 〈◊〉 of the mater vnto the two foresayd cardynalles who whan they sawe that they coude nat haue theymselfe the papal 〈…〉 ThauÌ„e they concluded bytwene them that none of the other shulde haue it And than they dyde choâ—â— and electe the abbot of saynt Uyctor of Marâ—ell to be pope who was a good deuout and a holy man and of vertuous lyueng and a gret clerke and had greatly traueyled for the churche of Lombardy and other places And anoâ— after his creacion yâ— frenche kyng vnderstode that the lorde Piâ—r of Luzenon kyng of Cypre and of Hyerusalem shulde come to 〈◊〉 tosâ— the pope and howe yâ— he was past the s 〈…〉 〈◊〉 the freÌ„che kyng sayd he wolde tary ther tyll his comynge for he had great desyre to se hym for the great goodnesse that he had herde reported of hym and of the warre that he had made agaynst the sarazyns For the kynge of Cypre had newly taken the strong cyte of Salate agaynst the enemyes of god and slayne all that euer were within none except IN the same season and wynter ther was a great counsell in Englande on the orderyng of the realme and specially on the kinges chyldren for it was coÌ„sydred howe that the prince of wales held a great and a noble estate as he might well do for he was â–ª a valyant man puissant and riche and had great herytage in Acqâ—â—tayne wher was habundaunce of all welth and prosperite Than the king was counselled that he shulde send the prince his son into those pattes for he had lande sufficyeÌ„t in that duchy to maynteyne withall his dignyte and estate And also all the barones and knightê of acquitayne wolde gladly haue hym among them of the whiche they had made request to the kynge for all that sir John ChaÌ„dos was to theÌ„ ryght courtelse and amyable yet they had rather haue had their owne naturall soueraygne lorde The prince lightly agreed to that ordynauÌ„ce prepared for hym selfe for the good lady his wyfe acordyng to their estates and whan euery thyng was redy they toke leaue of
kynge toke leaue of the pope went to the towne of Moâ—â— pellâ—â—er to visite Languedor where he had 〈◊〉 been of a longe space before NO we let vs speke of the kynge of Cyâ— and of the voiage 〈◊〉 he made He rode so longe by his â—ourneâ—â— that he came into almayn into the cite of Pragne and there he fouÌ„de the emperour of Almayne syr Charles of Behaigne who receyued hym graciously and all the lordes of the Empyre that were there present And the kynge of Cyper taryed there a thre wykes and exhorted greatly theym of the Empyre to this holy voyage and in euery place where he passed through Almayne the Emperour payde for hys Costes Than the kynge of Cyper wente into the duchye of Jullyers where the Duke made hym ryght great feast and â—here and thaâ— from thense he went in to 〈…〉 ante where also the Duke and duchessâ— receyued hym with great honour in the towne of Bruzels with diuers suppers Justis tournays other pastymes of honor as they coude ryght well do hit and at his departynge they gaue hym great gyftes and ieowels And than he went into Flanders to se the erle Loys who in like wyse dyd greatly feast and honour hym and specially at Brugê and dyd so moche that the kynge Was Well contente with hym And there he taryed that somer alwayes exhortyng euery man to this holy voyage Wherof dyuerse lordes had great ioy and desire to do it ¶ Of the frenche hostages that were in Englande and of the purchas that the kynge of Ciper made for this croisey Cap. CC .xviii. IN this season the kynge of Englande dyd grace to the iiii frenche dukes that were there ihostage that is to say the Duke of Orleaunce the duke of Aniou the duke of Berrey the duke of Bourbon These lordes were at Calais and that kyng was content that they shulde ryde aboute Calais by the space of .iiii. dayes where they lyste So that euer at yâ— .iiii. dayes ende they to come agayne to Calais by sonne settynge And thys the kynge of Englande dyd for a good entente bicause they shulde the rather in France purchase for theyr delyueraunce These .iiii. lordes thus beyng in Calais sent messangers dyuers tymes to the frenche kynge and to the duke of Normandy his eldest sonne desyrynge them to entende to theyr delyueraunce accordynge as they had promysed and sworne whan they entred into Englande sayeng els they wold take hede therto them selfe for they thought theymself as no prisoners though that these lordes were right nere of lignage to the kynge yet for all that theyr messangers were nat herde nor delyuered to theyr pleasure Wherwith these lordes were right sore displeased and specially the duke of Aniou who sayd he wold right wel prouyde for a remedy The frenche kynge and his counsaile and the duke of Normandy wer sore besied what for the voyage of the Croysey that he had taken vpon hym and for the warres that the kynge of Nauarre made in the realme who had sent into Lombardy for certayn of the companyons to helpe hym in his warre These were yâ— causes that they toke no regard to the lordes that laye in hostage that is to say to the foresayde .iiii. dukes nor to delyuer their messangers Whan they came into Fraunce And whan the kyng of Ciper had visited these lordes and these sayd countreys he rode so by his iourneys that he came to Calais where he founde .iii. of these sayd dukes the duke of Orleaunce the duke of Berrey the duke of Bourbon the duke of Aniou was gone into FrauÌ„ce I can nat tell in what estate These .iii. dukes as prisoners receyued the kynge of Ciper into Calais right ioyously and the kynge acquyted hym to them right swetely and so they wer there to guether .ii. dayes Than the kynge of Cyper passed the see and arryued at Douer there taried two dayes and refresshed hym tyll all his cariage was vnshypped Than he rode by smalle iourneys at his ease tyll he came to London and there he was honorably receyued and feasted of the lordes of Fraunce that were there and also by them of England who were sent to mete with hym by the kynge of EnglaÌ„d as the erle of Herforde syr Gaulter of Manny the lorde Spenser syr Rawoll Feryes ser Guyshart of PeÌ„nebruges and ser Richard of Stury who accompanied and brought hym to his lodgyng in the cite of London I can nat recouÌ„t to you in a hole day the noble diners and suppers chere and feastes that was made to hym by the kynge of Englande and the presentes gyftes and ieowels that was gyuen hym and to sayâ— trouthe he was well worthy to hauehit for he was come thither fro farre with great expense to exhorte the kynge to take on hym the redde crosse and to helpe to open the passage against goddes ennemies but the kynge of Englande excused hym selfe graciously and right sagely SO than agayne the kynge of Cyper repassed the see and arryued at Boloyn herde in his waye howe that the frenche kynge and the duke of Normandy the lorde Philyp his yongest sonne and great parte of his counsayle shulde be at the good towne of Amyense thither rode the kynge of Cyper and there he founde the kynge who was newly come thider and part of his counsaile and there he was nobly receyued and there recounted to them how he had spedde in all his voiage the whiche they were glad to here And whan the kynge of Cyper had ben there a certayn space of tyme than he sayde he tought he hadde nat yet no thynge done tyll he hadde seen the Prynce of Wales say enge that by the grace of god he Wolde go and sehym and the lordes of Poictom and of Acquitayne The frenche kynge accorded wel that he shulde so do but he desired hym at his retourne that he wolde come through FrauÌ„ce And the kyng of Ciper promysed so â—o to And thus he departed from Amience and went towarde Beaunoyse passed the riuer of Seyn and at last came to Poicters At that tyme the prince was at Angolesme where as he shulde kepe a great feast Justis and tournay of .xl. knyghtes and as many squiers for the loue of the princesse Who was brought to bedde of a faire sonne called Edwarde And as soone as the prince knewe of the coÌ„mynge of the kyng of Ciper he sent to mete with hym ser JohnÌ„ Chaudos and a great nombre of other knyghtes squiers of his house Who brought hym With great ioye and reuerence to the prince who receyued hym right honorably in all 〈◊〉 NOwe let vs leaue a while to 〈◊〉 of the kynge of Ciper and returne to the freÌ„che kynge and recount to what entencion he his counsatle were come to amience I was as than enfourmed and true hit was that kynge Johst of Fraunce was inpourposâ— to go into Englande to se kynge Edwarde his brother the quene his
syster And for that cause he had assembled there his counsaile as at that tyme. all they of his counsaile coude nat make hym to vary fro that pourpose and yet they counsaâ—â—ed hym sore to the contrarie Diuers prelates and barones of Fraunce sayd howe he toke on hym a great foly as to put hym selfe in the daunger of the Kynge of Englande the kyng answered them and sayd Syrs I haue fouÌ„de in the kynge of England my brother and in yâ— quene and their children so moche trouth and honour that I can nat prayse them to moche Wherfore I doubte me nothynge of them but that they wyll be to me ryght courtesse and true frende in all cases Also I wyll excuse my sonne the duke of Aniou of his returnyng into FraÌ„ce To his wordes there were none that durst say the contrarie syth he was so determined ihym self Than the kyng ordeyned agayne his son the duke of Norman dye to be regent and gouernour of the realme of Fraunce vntyll his retourne agayne And there he promysed to the lorde Philyp his yong son that at his returne agayne he wolde make hym duke of Borgoyn and heriter of that duchie And whaÌ„ all his purueyaunce was redy accordynge to his entent and prouision at Bolloyn before hym than he departed from Amience and rode tyll he came to Hedyn and there kept his Christmas daye and thither came to se hym Loys erle of Flaunders there the kyng taried a .ii. or .iii. dayes And on InnoceÌ„tis day he departed fro Hedin ¶ Howe kynge JohnÌ„ of Fraunce returned into England where he dyed And how the duke of Normandy defended hym agaynst the naueroyse and how Mante and Meulent were taken And howe syr Bremont de la â—all was discomfetted Ca. CC .xix. KIng JohnÌ„ dyd so moche by his iourneis that he came to Boloyn and lodged in the abbay and taried there tyll he had wynde at wyll and with hym was sir JohnÌ„ Artoyse Erle of Ewe the Erle Dampmartyn the great priour of Fraunce 〈◊〉 Boucequant Marshall of Fraunce sir Tristram of Maguelles sir Peter and syr JohnÌ„ Uillers ser JohnÌ„ of Anuil ser Nicholas Braque and diuers other knyghtes and squiers And whan theyr ships were all charged that the marâ—ners saw they had good wind they gaue knowlege therof to the kyng so thaÌ„ the kyng entred into his ship aboute mydnyght and his people into other shippes and so longe they sayled yâ— they arriued in Englande at Douer and that was the day before the vigill of the Epiphany Anoue tidynges came to the kyng of England and to the quene who were as than at Eltham a .vii. leages fro London that the frenche kyng was come a lande at Douer Than he sente thither diuers knyghtes of his house as ser Bartilmewe of Brunes sir Alayne of Bouquesels sir Richarde of Pennebruge and dyuers other They departed fro the kynge and rode toward Douer and founde there the frenche kynge and there they made great honoure and chere to hym and amonge other thynges they sayd howe the kynge theyrlorde was right ioyous of his comynge and the frenche kynge lyghtly beleued theym And the nexte day the kyng and all hys companie lepte on theyr horses and rode to Caunturburye and came thither to dyner and in entrynge in to the churche of saynt Thomas the kyng dyd ryght great reuerence 〈◊〉 offred to the Shâ—yâ—â— a ryche 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 â–ª And 〈…〉 e the kynge tarâ—ed t 〈…〉 And on the 〈…〉 de dare he departed and â—oodâ— towarde 〈…〉 dou and at lastâ— came to 〈…〉 ame Where 〈…〉 kynge oâ— Englandâ— was with a great nom 〈…〉 hym Who recey 〈…〉 His comynge thy 〈…〉 after dyner and bitwene 〈…〉 ther was great dauÌ„syng 〈…〉 There was the yonge lorde of 〈…〉 ed hym selfe to daunce and 〈…〉 t bothe frenche and englysshe 〈…〉 olde hym â–ª â—t became hym so 〈…〉 all that 〈◊〉 he dyd I canne nat she we all 〈…〉 honorably the kynge of Enâ—â—ande and the quene receyued the freÌ„che kyng 〈…〉 day they departed from Elthame 〈…〉 to London So all maner of people 〈…〉 of the â—itie mette and receyued hym 〈◊〉 great reâ—erâ—ce and he was brought with â—reat 〈…〉 through London to his lodgyng to Saâ—â—y the whiche was ordeined for 〈◊〉 And in the same castell were lodged suche 〈◊〉 his blodde as laye there in hostage First the 〈◊〉 of Orleaunce his brother and his sonne 〈◊〉 duke of Berrey his â—osyâ— the duke of Bout 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 of Alenson Guy of Bloys the erle 〈…〉 Powle and dyuers other So thus y◠〈…〉 kynge taried there parte of that wynter â—mong the lordes of his owne blodde right ioy 〈◊〉 and often tymes the kynge of Englande 〈◊〉 his children visited hym and the duke of â—larence the duke of Lancastre and the lorde â—â—mon one of the kynges soÌ„nes and so diuers â—â—mes they made great feastes to guether in dyâ—ers â—uppers and in diuers other pastymes at his lodgynge of Sauoy And whan it pleased â—he frenche kyng he went to the kynges palaice of WestmÌ„ secretâ—y by the ryuer of Temes and often tymes these two kâ—nges whan they met â—â—wayled the lorde James of Bourbon sayeng that it was great damage of hym and a great mysse of hym out of theyr coÌ„pany for it became hym right well to be among great lordes NOwe let vs leaue to speke of the frenche kyng and returne to the kyng of Ciper Who came to Aguillon to the prince of Wales his coâ—syn who receyued hym right ioyously and in like wyse so dyd all yâ— barones knyghtes and 〈…〉 ers of Poictou and of â—ainton suche 〈◊〉 were about the prince as the vicouÌ„t of Thoâ—â—â— the yong lorde of Pouns the lorde of Perâ—â—â—ey syr Loys of â—arcourt 〈◊〉 Guyssharde â—â—â—ngle and of Englande sâ—r JohnÌ„â—handos 〈◊〉 Thomas Felton sir Nowell Lorwiche syr Richarde of Pountchardon sir Symon Bassell sir Baâ—d wyn of Franuill sir Daugorises and diuers other aswell of the same couÌ„tâ—ey as of Englande The kyng of Ciper was well honored and feasted of the prince and of the prinâ—esse and of the sayde barones and knyghtes And there he taried more than a monethe and than ser JohnÌ„ Chandos ledde hym a sportynge aboute in xainton and Poictow and went and sawe the good towne of Rochell where he had â—east and there And whan he hadde visited the countrey than he retourned agayne to Angolesme and was at the great feast that the prince helde at that tyme where there were great plen tye of knyghtes and squiets and anone after yâ— feast the kyng of Ciper toke leaue of the prince and of the knyghtes of the countrey but fyrst he shewed all theym principally wherfore he was come thither and why he had taken on hym the â—edde crosse that he baâ—e and how the pope had confermed it and what dignite and priuilege perteyned to that voyage and howe the frenche kyng by deuocion and diuers other great lordes had enterprised and sworne the same ThaÌ„
the prince and his knyghtes answered curtesly and sayd that truly it was a voiage for all maner of men of honour to take hede of And by yâ— pleasure of god if the passage be ones open he shulde nat be alone but he shulde fynde them yâ— wolde be gladde to desyre to auaunce their honors Of these wordes the kynge of Ciper was well content and than departed but sir JohnÌ„ Chandos helde hym company tyll he was out of the principalite and as I vnderstode he retourned agayne into Fraunce to Parys Wenynge to haue founde there the kynge but he dyd nat for the kynge was nat retourned oute of EnglaÌ„de for he lay sore sicke at his lodgyng at the Sauoy in London and euery daye he enpayred worse and worse the whiche greatly displeased the kynge of Englande and yâ— quene for all his phisiâ—iens sayde he was in great paâ—ell And all this knewe right well the duke of Normandy Who was at Parys and had the gouernynge of all the Realme of Fraunce for syr Boucequant Was come oute of Englande and hadde enfourmed the Duke howe it stode with the kynge hys father The kynge of Nauarre also knewe the certaynte therof and was no thynge sorye For he hoped that if the frenche â—yng dyed that the Warre the Whiche he made shulde be the better for hym And he wrote to the Captall of Beusm Who Was as than with the erle of Foyes desyringe hym to come into NormaÌ„dy to hym sayeng howe he wolde make hym souerayne captâ—ayne of all his retynewe And the captall departed fro the erle of Foyes and toke his way to the kyng of Nauer and as he went he desyred certayne knightes squyers to go with hym howbeir that was but a fewe So thus in the meane season while the captall was thus comyng to warâ—e the kyng of Nauerre kynge JohnÌ„ of Fraunce dyed in his bedde in Englande at the Sauoy in the cytie of London Wherof the kyng of Englande the quene and all their chyldren many â—â—o in Englande were right sory and heuy for yâ— great honour and loue that the kynge had to hym euer sythe the peace was made bytweâ—e them ThaÌ„ the duke of OrleauÌ„ce his brother and the duke of Berry his sonne who were ryght sorowfull for his dethe sent incoÌ„tynent in great hast worde therof ouer the see to the duke of NormaÌ„dy wherof the duke was right sory aâ—â— good reason why Howbeit he knowynge hym selfe successour of the herytage of Fraunce and seynge howe the kyng of Nauerr dayly fortifyed garysons agaynst hym he thought it was tyme to prouyde for good counsell and for remody 〈◊〉 that behalfe All the same seasonne there was a knyght in Bretayne that toke euer the frenche partie called syr Bertram â—e Guesclyâ— the renowme of hym was nat greatly knowen as 〈◊〉 that tyme sauyng among the knyghtes of Bretayne that were about hym he was abydinge styll in Brerayne alwayes makynge warre for the lorde Charles of Bloys And so in that conÌ„tre this syr Bertram was reputed for a valyaÌ„t knyght and welbeloued with all men of warr was as than greatly in yâ— duke of NormaÌ„des grace for the greaâ— vertues yâ— hâ— herd reported of hym So that whanthe duke had herde of the dethe of his father doutâ—d greatly of the kynge of Nauerre than he sayd to sir Boucequant Sir with suche men as ye haue I wyll that ye ryde in to Normandy and ther ye shall fynde sir Bertram of Guescâ—yue and loke that you and he togyder make an army agaynst the kynge of Nauerr and kepe surely the ryuer of Seyne sir Boucequant sayd it shulde be done And so he departed and toke with hym a good nombre of knyghtes and squyers and toke his way to Normandy by saynt Germayns and shewed them that were with him that he wolde go to the castell of Rolebosse wherin were certayne of the companyons that dyde so mâ—che â—â—yll throughout the worlde ROlebosse was a stronge castell on the â—yuer of Sâ—yne a leage fro Ma 〈…〉 and as at that tyme it was full of the companyons who made warr as well on the kyng of Nauer as on the frenche kyng and they had a capyâ—â—â— whome they obeyed and he retayned them by certayne wages that he gaue them he was called UaÌ„tayre Austarde an expert man of armâ—s and a bolde and borne in the towne of Brusels And he and his coÌ„pany had robbed all the countre about hym ther was none that durst go frâ— Parys and Maunt to Roane or to Ponthoisâ— and as well they bete downe yâ— naueroyse as the frenchmen and specially they constrayned â—ore them of MauÌ„t Whan sir Boâ—â—equant parted fro Parys he fayned to take the way to Roleâ—osse howbeit he taryed at a certayne place for sir Bertram of Guâ—sclyâ—e his company who was ryden before to the castell of Deurâ—uâ— anâ— had spoken with them within but they wold◠〈◊〉 no wyse open their gates to lette hym in but fiersly dyde cast stones at hym Whan he sawe that he departed and wente to the marshall syr Boucequant where he taryed for hym a lytelâ— fro Rolebosse And whan they were met togyder they were a fyue huÌ„dred men of armes and so these two capitayns had great counsell togyder to sâ— howe they shulde mayntene themselfe and specially to gette yf they myght the towne of MauÌ„t Than they determyned that s Boucequaunt and a hundred with hym shulde ryde to Maunt in hast as though they were sore afrayed and say howe that they of the garysone of Rolebosse dyde chase them desyringe them to open their gate and let them in for saue garde of their lyues And if they were lette in than to take season of the gates than sir Bertram with all his hole company shulde come and entre in to the towne and do what they lyst and so they thought without they coude get it by this maner they wyst nat howe elles to gette it Sâ— this counsell was determyned to be good and the lordes kept it secrete among them selfe â–ª and so thus sir Boucequant dâ—â—â—ed with this sayd company and rode towarde Maunte â–ª and syr Bertram rode thyderwarde by another way and put theÌ„selfe in a busshment nere to MauÌ„t And whan sir Bouceqâ—uant aproched nere to Maunt â–ª than they sparâ—led a brode lyke men 〈◊〉 were discoÌ„fyted and chased And so the knyght sir Boucequant came to Maunt but. 〈◊〉 with him the resydue came one after another Than he called at yâ—â—arryers and sayd a ye good people of Maunt open your gate and let vs entre 〈…〉 r fold weth the yuell murdrâ—rs the 〈…〉 Roâ—eboyse who chaseth vs hath vtterly discâ—tâ—ted vs. They within sayd sir what be you 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 he I am ser BoucequaÌ„t marshall to the duke of Normady sent by hym to haue fought with theÌ„ of Rolâ—boyse but the theues wtin haue 〈◊〉 me so that it behoued me to 〈◊〉 whyder I wolde or nat and here
they wyll â—ake me all myne without ye wyll open your gate and let vs come in forsocour And they with in answered wenynge to them that his wordes â—ad ben true sayd sir we knowe well that they 〈◊〉 Roleboyse be our enemyes yours also for they care nat with whem they haue warr but also on thother part the duke of NormaÌ„dy ha 〈…〉 of the kyng of Nauer our lor 〈…〉 therfore we be in great dout lest we shulde 〈…〉 d by you who is marshall of FraÌ„ce Sâ—s 〈◊〉 he by my saytheye shall haue no hurt â—y me 〈◊〉 am nat come into this countre but to 〈◊〉 them of Roleboys And so by these worâ—â—â— they opened the gate suffred sir Boucequant to 〈◊〉 alwayes lytell and lytell his 〈…〉 wed so that bytwene the hyndermast 〈…〉 quantê men and the formast of sir 〈…〉 mes men they of Maunt had no leaser 〈…〉 ne their gates for sir Boucequant 〈…〉 n to a logyng and vnarmed him ther 〈◊〉 to apease theÌ„ of the towne that they shuld naâ— mystrust but than sir Bertram and his coÌ„pany came galoppyng and entred in to the tow 〈…〉 d saynt Jues Clesquy to the dethe 〈…〉 eroyse And so enterd into the logynâ—â—â— and pylled robbed all that euer they foun 〈◊〉 and coke prisoners slewe whom they lyst â—â—d the same season that they thus entred into 〈…〉 another company of bretons came to 〈…〉 ke but a leage thens and entred therm 〈…〉 lly for they sayd they were men of 〈…〉 nt thyder by sir Wyllyam of GraÌ„uyll 〈◊〉 was at Maunt with as many mo as they 〈◊〉 They of Meulâ—â— thought their wordes 〈◊〉 bycause they came the way fro Maunt 〈…〉 we well they coulde come none other way 〈…〉 se the ryuer of Seyn but at the brige of 〈…〉 therfore they beleued them and opened 〈…〉 ryers And than these bretons entred 〈…〉 the gate and cryed saynt yues Eles 〈…〉 people downe right who fledde 〈…〉 themselfe aswell as they myght 〈…〉 sawe them selfe so disceyued and be 〈…〉 hus was Maunt and Meulecke ta 〈…〉 t the duke of Normandy was right 〈…〉 and the kyng of Nauer right sore displeased whan he knewe therof ThaÌ„ the kyng of Nauerr set good capitayns in all his townes and castels and toke it for a great domage the losse of MauÌ„t and Meulec for by them he had a fayre entre into Fraunce and the same weke the captall of Beusz arryued at Chyerbourge with a foure hundred men of armes and the kyng of Nauerr made hym great fest and there and shewed hym in maner of a coÌ„playnt howe the duke of Normandy had caused the townes of Maunt and Meuleck to be stollen fro hym Than the Captall answered and sayd sir and it please god we shall go forwarde and I trust shall spede so well that we shall haue theym agayne and many mo It is sayd howe the duke of Normandy is goynge to Reynes to be crowned we shall go and do hym some noyaunce and domage Thus of yâ— comynge of the Captall of Beusz was that kynge of Nauer ryght ioyouse and sayd that incoÌ„tynent he wolde make a iourney in to Fraunce than he sende for men of warre in to all partes wher he coudymagen to haue any The same season there was in Normandy the Marne a knyght of EnglaÌ„de who or that tyme had ben with the kynge of Nauerr in his warres He was a ryght well expertman of armes was called sir JohnÌ„ Jonell he had in his coÌ„pany a thre huÌ„dred men of armes The kyng of Nauer sent to hym desyringe that he wolde come and serue hym with suche nombre as he had This knyght condyscended to the kynges desyre and came to him and put hym into his seruyce The duke of Normandy knewe ryght well howe the kyng of Nauerr assembled an army and howe the Captall shulde be chiefe capitayne Than he wrote to sir Bertram of Clesquy desyring hym and his bretoÌ„s to kepe fronter warr with the kyng of Nauer promysyng to send hym people ynowe to fight agaynst the power of the kyng of Nauer And he ordayned that sir BoucequaÌ„t shulde tary and kepe MauÌ„t and Meulec And so sir Bertran his company of bretons went towarde Uernon In a shorte space after the duke of Normandy send to hym a great nombre of men of warre as therle of Aucer the vycount Beaumount the lorde Beauiewe and dyuers other knyghtes squyers In the same season there was come in to FrauÌ„ce to serue yâ— duke of Normandy out of Gascone the lorde Dalbret sir Aymon of Punyers sir Peteton of Corton yâ— Soldyche of Lestrad dyuers other wherof the duke of NormaÌ„dy coude theÌ„ great thankâ— desyring theÌ„ to ryde into Normandy agaynst his ennemyes These lordes obeyed the duke and rode all into Normandy excepte the lorde Dalbret who taryed styll with the duke but his men rode forthe in that iourney Also in the same season on the fronters of Bretayne there was a breton knyght of the frenche partie called Beamont of the Uale and had in his company a .xl. speres all bretons and they came before Eureur and within the towne ther was a knyght called sir Guy of Granuyll Alsone as he herde the fray he armed him and all his soudyers and mounted ontheir horses rode out into the felde and by that tyme sir Beamont had done his enterprice and was departynge than sir Guy of Grauyll asctyed him and sayd Beaumount ye shall nat thus departe Firste ye must speke with them of Eureux they shall teche you to knowe them Whan sir Beamont herd that he tourned his horse and layed his speare in the rest and came agaynst sir Guye the two knyghtes mette rudely toguyder son that their speares sheuered all to peaces but they satte so surely that none of them fell And so they passed forthe in their course at theyr retournynge they drewe out their swerdê and therwith their coÌ„panyes mette at which tyme there were many borne to the yerthe on bothe partyes There the brâ—tons acquyted theym selfe valiantly howbe it finally they coude nat obtayne the place but were fayne ther to abyde for people came styll out of the towne on theÌ„ so that they were all slayne and taken none scaped And there was taken sir Beaumont dela Uale by sir Guy of Granuyll who ledde hym as his prisoner into the castell of Eureur 〈◊〉 so were all the resydewe suche as were taken Thus it happed of this aduenture wherof sir Guy was greatly praysed and beloued of the kyng of Nauer and of them of Eureux ¶ Here begynneth the featê of warre done 〈◊〉 the tyme of kyng Charles the 〈◊〉 wherof the beginnyng speketh of the obsequy of kyng JohnÌ„ and how the yong kyng Charles was honorably crowned at Reynes of the gret expeÌ„ses that was done there of the beginyng of the batell of Cocherell THus asye haue herde before the kyng of Cypre
was alyed suche breton knightes and squyers as foloweth Firste sir Arnolde of Lymosyn sir Gesfray Rycons sir Pouns of Lakonette Sylueâ—â—re Buddes Alyot de Calays Alayne de saynt Poule and thesemen of armes and bretons rode ouer the mountaynes and entred into Bygoure in the principalyte and there toke by scalynge a towne called Bannyers And thanÌ„e they fortifyed and repayred it well and strongly and than ouer rode the princes lande and dyd great hurt and domage therin ThanÌ„e the princesse dyde send for sir James Audeley who was abydinge behynde the prince in Acquitayne as chiefe soueraygne gouernoure to kepe the countrey Howe be it this sayd kynge Henry the bastard and the bretons dyde great hurte and domage in the countrey for dayly their power entreased more and more ¶ Nowe lette vs retourne to the prince of Wales and to his company who was in the vale of Olyfes and there aboute abydnge the comynge of kyng Dampeter of Castell THus whan the prince hadde soiourned in the vale of the Olyffes vntyll the feast of saynt Johan the Baptyst in somer abydinge for the coÌ„myng of kynge Dampeter who came nat nor coude nat here no certayne tidynges of hym where with the prince was right soore troubled and called all his counsayle togyder to knowe what was best to do in that behalfe Than the prince was counsayled to sende two or thre knyghtes to the kynge to demaunde of hym why he kepte nat his day as he hadde assigned And on this message was sende sir Nowell Lornyche sir Rycharde of Pontchardon and sir Thomas Balaster And they rode so long by their iourneis that they came to the cytie of Cyuyle where as they founde kyng Dampeter and by semblant he right ioyously receyued them These knightes dyd their message as they hadde in charge by their lorde the prince Than the kynge answered them in excusyng of himselfe and sayd Sirs certaynly it greatly displeaseth vs that we cannat kepe the promyse that we haue made with oure cosyne the prince the whiche we haue often tymes shewed vnto our people here in these parties But our people excuseth themselfe and say the how they canne make no somÌ„e of money as longe as the companyons be in the countrey for they haue thre or foure tymes robbed oure treasourers who were commynge to oure cosyne the prince with oure money Therfore we requyre you to shewe our cosyne fro vs that we requyre hym that he wyll withdrawe and putte out of this oure realme these yuell people of the companyons and that he do leaue ther some of his owne knyghtes to whoÌ„e in the name of hym we wyll paye and delyuer such somes of money as he desyreth of vs and as we are bounde to paye hym This was all the aunswere that these knyghtes coulde haue of hym at that tyme. And so they departed and wente agayne to the price their lorde and than recounted to hym and to his counsayle all that they hadde herde and sene with the whiche answere the prince was moche more dyspleased than he was before For he sawe well how that kynge Dampeter fayled of his promyse and varyed fro reason The same season yâ— the prince thus abode in the vale of Olyffes where as he hadde bene more than the space of four monethes nighe all the somer The kyng of Mallorques fell sicke sore diseased and lay sycke in his bedde Than there was putte to raunsome sir Arnolde Dandrenhen the Begue of Uyllaynes and dyuers other knyghtes and squyers of Fraunce and of Bretaygne who were taken at Nauaret And exchanged for sir Thomas Pheltone and for sir Rycharde Centon and for sir Hughe Hastynges and dyuers other But sir Bertram of Clesquy abode styll as prisonere with the prince for the englysshemen counsayled the prince and sayde that yf he delyuered sir Bertram of Clesquy he wolde make hym greatter warre than euer he had done before with the helpynge of the bastarde Henry who as than was in Bygour and had takenÌ„e the towne of BaÌ„nyers and made great warr in that quarter Therfore sir Bertram of Clesquy was nat delyuered at that tyme. WHan that the prince of Wales herde the excusacyons of kynge DaÌ„peter than he was moche more displeased thanÌ„e he was before and demaunded counsayle in that behalfe of his people who desyredde to retourne home for they bare with full great trouble the heate and the infectyue ayre of the countrey of Spaygne And also the prince hymselfe was nat verry well at case and therfore his people counsayled hym to retourne agayne Sayeng howe kynge Damepeter hath greatly faylled hym to his blame and great dishonour Than it was shewed openly that euery man shulde retourne And whan the prince shulde remoue he sent to the kyng of Mallorques sir Hugh Cortnay and sir Johan Chandos shewynge hym howe the prince wolde depart out of Spayne desiryng hym to take aduyce if he wolde deê‘te or nat for the prince wolde be lothe to leue hym behynde Than the kyng of Mallorques said sirs I thanke greatly the prince but as at this present tyme I can nat ryde nor remoue tyll it please god Than the knightes sayde sir wyll you that my lorde the prince shall leue with you a certayne nombre of men to wayte and coÌ„duct you whan ye be able to ryde Nay surely sir ê™ the kyng it shall nat nede for I knowe nat how long it wyll be or I be able to ryde And so they departed and retourned to the prince she wyng him what they had done Well sayd the prince as it please god and hym so be it Than the price departed and all his company and went to a cytie called Madigray and ther he rested in yâ— vale called Foyrie bytwene Aragon Spayne And ther he taryed a moneth for ther were certayne passages closed agaynst him in the marchesse of Aragon And it was sayd in the hoost that the kynge of Nauarr who was newly retourned out of prison was agreed with the bastarde of Spayne and with the kynge of Aragon to let the princes passage but yet he dyde nothyng as it apered after Howe be it the prince was in doute of hym bycause he was in his owne countrey and came nat to hym In this meane season ther were sent to a certayn place bytwene Aragon and Spayne certayne persons of bothe parties and so had great comunyng togyder dyuers dayes Finally they so agreed that the kyng of Aragon shuld opyn his countre and suffre the princes people to returne and passe peasably without any lette of any of the couÌ„tre payeng courtesly for that they toke THan came to the prince the kyng of Nauer and sir Martyn de la Kar whan they saw the mater go in suche wyse bytwene the kynge of Aragon and the prince and they made to the prince all the honoure that they coude deuyse and offred passage for hym and for his dere brother the duke of Lancastre and for dyuers other knyghtes of Englande
and of Gascoyne but in any wyse he wolde that the companyons shulde take their way by some other passage and nat through Naurr Than the prince and his lordes whan they sawe that the way through Nauarr was more mete and necessary for theÌ„ than through Aragon thought nat to refuse the kynge of Nauars offre but so thanked hym greatly Thus the prince passed through the realme of Naurr and the kynge and sir Martyn de la Karr conueyed him tyll they came to the passage of Rounseualx and so from thens they passed by their iourneyes tyll they came to the cytie of Bayone wher he was receyued with great ioye And there the prince refresshed hym four dayes and than departed and rode to Burdeaulx Where he was also receyued with great solemnyte and my lady the princesse mette hym with her yonge sonne Edward who as than was of the age of thre yerê Than deê‘ted the lordes and men of warre one from another and the lordes of Gascoyne went home to their owne houses and the companyons came also into the pricipalyte abyding for their wages The prince was moche bouÌ„de to them and promysed to pay them to his power as soone as he had money though kyng Dampeter kepte nat his promyse with hym yet he said they shulde nat beare the losse therof sythe they had so well serued hym And kynge Henry the bastarde who was in the garyson of BaÌ„nyers in Bygoure Than he departed thens with suche men of warre as he had and wente into Aragon to the kynge ther who loued hym entierly and ioyously receyued him And ther taryed all the wynter and there made a newe alyaunce bytwene hym and the kynge of Aragon and promysed to make warr agaynst kynge DaÌ„peter and the bretons that were in their company As sir Arnolde Lymosyne sir Geffray Rycouns and sir yon 's de Lankaneâ— rode to the passages of Spaygne and made warr for kynge Henry ¶ Nowe lette vs speke of the delyueraunce of sir Bertram of Clesquy AFter that the prince of wales was returned into Acquitayne and his brother the duke of Lancastre into Englande euery lorde into his owne Sir BertraÌ„ of Clesquy was styll prisoner with the prince and with sir Johan Chandos and coude nat come to his raun some nor fynaunce the whiche was sore displesaunt to kyng Henry if he might haue mended it And so it fortuned after as I was enformed that on a day the prince called to hym sir Bertram of Clesquy and demaunded of hym how he dyde he answered and sayd Sir it was neuer better with me It is reason that it shulde so be for I am in prison with the moost renowmed knight of the worlde â–ª With whome is that sayd the prince Sir ê™ he that is with sir Johan Chandos And sir it is sayd in the realme of FrauÌ„ce and in other places that ye feare me so moche that ye dare nat let me out of prison the whiche to me is full great honour The price who vnderstode well the wordes of sir Bertram of Clesquy and parceyued well howe his owne counsayle wolde in no wyse that he shuld delyuer him vnto the tyme that kyng Dampeter had payed hym all suche soÌ„mes as he was bounde to do Than he said to sir Bertram sir than ye thinke that we kepe you for feare of yoâ— chiualry Nay thynke it nat for I swere by sait George it is nat so therfore pay for your raunsome a hundred thousande fraÌ„kes and ye shall be delyuered Sir Bertram who desyred gretly to be delyuered and herde on what poynt he might depart toke the prince with that worde and sayd Sir in the name of god so be it I wyll pay no lasse And whaÌ„ the prince herde him say so he wolde than gladly haue repeÌ„ted hym selfe and also some of his counsayle came to him and sayd Sir ye haue nat done well so lightly to put him to his raunsome And so they wolde gladly haue caused the prince to haue reuoked that couenaunt but the prince who was a true and a noble knight sayd Sythe that we haue agreed therto we wyll nat breke our promyse It shulde be to vs a great rebuke shame and reproche if we shulde nat put hym to raunsome seyng yâ— he is content to pay suche a great somÌ„e as a hundred thousande fraÌ„kes So after this acorde sir Bertram of Clesquy was right besy and studyed dayly howe to get this somÌ„e for his rauÌ„some And dyde so moche with the ayde of the frenche kynge and of his frendes and of the duke of Aniou who loued him entierly that he payed in lesse than a moneth a hundred thousande frankes And so he departed and went to serue the duke of Aniou with two thousande fightyng men in Prouens where as the duke lay at siege before the towne of Tarraston the whiche helde of the kyng of Naples IN the same season there was a maryage concluded by twene the lorde Lyon duke of Clarence and erle of Ulseter sonÌ„e to the kynge of Englande And the doughter to the lorde Galyanche lorde of Myllan the whiche yonge lady was nere to therle of Sauoy and doughter to the lady Blanch his suster And thus the duke of ClareÌ„ce acoÌ„panyed with noble knightê squyers of England caÌ„e into FraÌ„ce wher as the king the duke of Burgon the duke of Burbone the lorde of Coucy receyued hym with great ioye in Parys And so he passed through the realme of France came into Sauoy wher as the gentyll erle receyued him right honorably at Chambrey and there he was thre dayes greatly feested with ladyes and damosels and than he deê‘ted and therle of Sauoy brought him to Myllan and ther the duke wedded his nece doughter to the lorde of Myllan the monday next after the feest of the holy Trinyte the yere of our lorde a thousande CCC .lxviii. ¶ Nowe let vs retourne to the busynesse of Fraunce Cap. CC .xl. YE haue well herde here before recounted the maner of the vyage that the prince of Wales had made into Spayne and howe he deê‘ted thens nat well coÌ„tent with the kyng Dampeter and howe he returned into Acquitayne So that whan he was thus returned all maner of men of warr folowed him bycause they thought nat to abyde behynde in Spayne bycause kyng Dampeter payed nat theÌ„ their wages as he had promysed And thus whan they were all returned the price had nat paymeÌ„t for them so redy as he wolde haue had for his vyage into Spayne had so sore mynisshed and wasted his richesse that it was marueyle to thynke theron And so soiourned these companyons vpon the countre of Acquitayne who coude nat absteyn theÌ„selfe fro robbyng of the couÌ„tre for they were well .vi. M. fightyng men And at the last the prince desyred theÌ„ to departe his realme for the countre was nat able to susteyn theÌ„ no leÌ„ger The capitayns of these coÌ„panyons were all englysshmen and gascoÌ„s As sir Robert Briquet Johan
and his company were sore abasshed for they were so straitly watched day and night that a byrde coud nat come out of the castell without spyeng Than kyng DaÌ„peter seyng hymselfe thus be set rounde about with his enemyes and knewe no way of peace or concorde was in great ymaginacyon So all peryls consydred and for defaut of vitayle he was counsayled to depart priuely at the hour of mydnight and .xii. persons with hym and so to aduentur on the grace of god and gydes were apoynted to bring hym in sauegard And so aboute the tyme of mydnight next after the kynge Dampeter and Domferant of Casters and .xii. other persons with them departed out of the castell The night was very darke the begue of Uillayns kept watch without yâ— same night and a. CCC with hym And as kynge DaÌ„peter and his company yssued out of the castell and went downe a hye way as priuely as they coude deuyce the begue of Uillayns who was euer in dout lest they shulde scape the whiche caused hym to make the surerr watche He thought he herd men passe downe the hye way and sayd to them that were about hym Sirs kepe you styll all preuy for me thinke I here folkes come in the way we wyll go knowe what they be and what they seke here at this tyme of night ê‘auenture ther be some that are comynge to reuitayle yâ— castell Than the Begue stept forthe with his dagger in his hande and came to a man that was nere to kynge DaÌ„peter and sayd What art thou and he russhed forth with his horse fro hym and passed by them The begue stept to kyng Dampeter who was next sayde What art yâ— shewe me thy name or thou art but deed and toke hym by the bridell for he thought he shulde nat passe fro hym as yâ— other dyde And whan kyng Dampeter sawe suche a route of men of warre before hym and that he coude nat scape sayd Sir begue of Uillayns I am kynge Dampeter of Castell I yelde me to you as a prisoner and put me my company the whiche ar but .xii. persons into your handê and pleasure And sir I requyre you by yâ— waye of gentylnesse to bring me into some sauegard and I shall pay to you such rauÌ„some as ye wyll desyre for I thanke god I haue ynough wher with so that I may scape fro the handes of the barstarde my brother Than the Begue as I was enformed answered and said Sir I shall bring you and your company in to sauegarde and your brother shall knowe nothynge of you by me So thus king Dampeter was brought to the Begues lodgyng into the proper loging of sir yone of Kaonet And he had nat ben ther the space of an hour whan that kynge Henry therle of Roquebertyn and a certayne with theÌ„ came to the same logyng And assoone as king Henry was entred in to the chambre he sayde wher is that horeson and iewe that calleth himselfe kyng of Castell Than kynge Dampeter who was alryght hardy and a cruell knyght auaunced himselfe and sayd Nay thou art a hores sonne and I am sonne to kyng Alphons ther with he toke kyng HeÌ„ry his brother in his armes and wrestled so with hym that he ouer thrue hym on a benche and set his hand on his knyfe had slayne hym without remedy and the vycount of Roquebertyn had nat bene He toke kyng Dampeter by the legge and turned hym vp sedowne so that kyng HeÌ„ry was than aboue who drue out a longe knyfe and strake kyng Dampeter into the body Ther with his men came in to helpe hym and ther was slayn also by him a knight of England called ser Rafe Helme who was somtyme called the grene squier and an other squyer called James Roulant bycause they made defence But as for Domfe rant of Casters and the other had none yuell but remayned prisoners to the Begue of Uyllayns and to sir Lyon of Kaonet THus ended kyng Dampeter of Castell who somtyme reigned in great prosperyte And after he was slayne he was lefte thre dayes aboue yâ— erthe the which me thynke was great pyte Than the next day the lorde of NaÌ„tueyle yelded hym to kynge Henry and he toke hym to mercy and all tho that wolde tourne to him Than tidynges ran ouer all Castell how kyng DaÌ„peter was slayne wherof his freÌ„des were sory and his enemyes ioyfull But whan the kynge of Portyngale herde howe his cosyn kyng DaÌ„peter was deed he was right sorowfull and sware sayde that his dethe shulde be reuenged And so he sentincoÌ„tynent his defyaÌ„ce to kyng Henry made hym warr and kept the marchesse of Ciuyll agaynst him a certayn season but for all that kyng Henry left nat his purpose in pursuyng of his enterprise but returned to Tollet the which yelded vp streight to hym and all the countre ther about And at last the kyng of PortiÌ„gale thought nat to kepe any lengar warr agaynst kyng Henry so ther was a peace made bytwene theÌ„ by the meanes of the prelates lordes of Spayne Thus kinge Henry abode in peace kyng of Castell and with hym sir Bertram of Clesquy sir Olyuer of MaÌ„ny and other knightes squyers of fraÌ„ce and of Bretayne And kyng Henry dyd moche for theÌ„ as he was bounde to do for without their helpe he had nat obtayned his purpose so he made sir Bertram constable of Spayne and gaue hym the lande of Soyrie the whiche was yerely worthe .xx. M. trankes and to sir Olyuer his nephue he gaue the lande of Crete the which was yerely worth .x. M. fraÌ„kes and also he gaue fayre landê to dyuers other knightes and squiers Than the kynge went and lay at Burgus with his wife and children Of his prosperyte and good adueÌ„ture gretly reioysed the frenche kyng the duke of Aniou also the kyng of Aragon About the same tyme dyed sir Lyon of Englande duke of Clarence who had past the see as ye haue herde before had maried the doughter of Galays lorde of Myllayne but bycause he dyed straÌ„gely the lorde Edwarde Spens his company on kept warr agaynst hym a certayne space but finally he was enformed of the trouthe ¶ Nowe let vs retourne to the aduentures of the duchy of Acquitayne YE haue herd here before howe the prince was determyned to reyse a fowage in his lande the which his people thought shulde be to theyr gret charge specially they of gascone for they of the lowe marches as of Poytou Xayton Rochell acorded lightly therto bycause they were nere to the princes abidyng and also they wer euer more obeysant ferme stable to the prince than tho of the further couÌ„trees And to bring this mater to passe the prince and his counsell had dyuers ê‘lyamentes at Nyort Angoleme Poyters at Burdeux at Bergerat but alwayes they of Angoleme meÌ„teyned styll and sayd they wolde pay nothyng and they sayd they wolde nat suffre
and the seneshall of Rouergne sir Thomas of Pountchardone sir Thomas Percy and his chauncellour the bysshoppe of Bale Than the prince demaunded of them yf the frenche messangers had any saue conducte of hym or nat and they answered they knewe of none that they had No hath sayd the prince and shoke his heed and sayd It is nat coÌ„uenyent that they shulde thus lightly deê‘te out of our couÌ„tre to make their taÌ„gelingê to the duke of an â—ou who loueth vs but a lytellâ— he wyll be glad that they haue thus somoned vs iÌ„ our owne hous I trowe all thingê coÌ„sydred they be rather messaÌ„gers of myne owne subgettê as therle of Armynake the lorde Dalbret therle of Pyergort therles of Comynges Carmayne than of yâ— freÌ„ch kyngê Therfore bycause of the great dispite that they haue done to vs we wold they were ouer taken put in prison Of the which all the princes couÌ„sell was right ioyouse sayd ser we fereye haue taryed to long fro this purpose in coÌ„tyneÌ„t the seneshall of Dagenois was coÌ„mauÌ„ded to take with him ser wyllmÌ„ the moÌ„ke a right good knight of England that they shulde ryde after to stoppe the messaÌ„gers so they deê‘ted folowed so long after theÌ„ that at last they ouertok theÌ„ in the lande of Dagenois they arested theÌ„ and made an other occasyon than the prices coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„t for in their arestyng they spake no worde of the prince but sayd howe their host wher as they lay last compleyned on theÌ„ for a horse that he sayd they had changed The knight and the clerke had great marueyle of that tidynges and excused theÌ„selfe but their excuse coude nat auayle But so they were brought in to the cytie of Dagen and putte in prison And they let some of their pages departe and they went by the cytie of Tholous and recorded to yâ— duke of Aniou all the hole mater wherof he was nothyng displeased for he thought well yâ— therby shuld begyn warr hatred and so he prepared couertly therfore These tidyngê came to yâ— french king â–ª for the pagê went recouÌ„ted all the hole mater to hym as they had herde sene Of the whiche the kyng was sore displeased toke it in great dispyte â–ª and toke couÌ„sayle aduyse theron And specially of the wordes yâ— was shewed him that the price shulde say â–ª whan he said that he wolde come ê‘sonally to his vncle to answere to the apell made agaynst him with his bassenet on his heed .lx. M. men of warre in his coÌ„pany â–ª agaynst the which the french kyng made prouysion ryght subtelly wisely for he thought well it was a weighty mater to make warr agaynst the kyng of England his puyssance Seyng howe they had put his predecessours in tyme past to somoche labour trauell Whefore he thought it a harde mater to begyn warr but he was so sore requyred of the great lordes of Gascon Guyen and also it was shewed him what great extorcions domagê thenglysshmen dyde dayly and were likely to do in tyme to come He grauÌ„ted to the warr with an yuell wyll coÌ„sydring the distruction of yâ— poore people that he thought shulde ensue therby ¶ Howe the duke of Berry dyuers other that were in hostage in EnglaÌ„de returned into FraÌ„ce Ca. C Cxliiii SO agaynst this ferse aÌ„swere of the prince the freÌ„ch kynge and his counsell ê“uyded therfore priuely And in yâ— same season returned into France out of England duke JohnÌ„ of Berry The kyng of Englande gaue him leaue for a hole yere â–ª but he bare himselfe so wisely that he neuer retourned agayne for he made suche excusacious other meanes that the warr was opyn as ye shall herafter â–ª also lorde JohnÌ„ Harcort was retourned into his owne couÌ„tre The kyng of England gaue him leaue to deê‘te at the instance of sir Loys Harcort his vncle who was of Poyctou as than ê‘teyning to the price who fell sicke the whiche was happy for hym For his sickenes endured tyll the warr was newly begon so therby he neuer returned agayne into Englande Guy of Bloys who was as than but a yong squyer and brother to therle of Bloys was fraÌ„ke and fre delyuerd out of England for whan he ê‘ceyued that the french kyng for whoÌ„e he lay in hostage dyd nothyng for his delyuerance Than he fell in a treaty with the lorde of Coucy who had wedded the doughter of the king of EnglaÌ„de he had yerely a great reuenewe out of the kyng of Englandê cofers bycause of his wyfe And so ther was such a treaty bytwene yâ— kyng of Englande his sonÌ„e in lawe and sit Guy of Bloys yâ— by the couÌ„sell of bothe bretherne lord JohnÌ„ of Blois sir Guy by the agrement of the frenche kyng they clerely resigned into the kyng of Englandê handes therldome of Soyssons the which land the kyng of EnglaÌ„d gaue to his son in lawe the lord Coucy for the which he dyd quyte hym of .iiii. M. â—i of yerely reuenewes Thus this couenaÌ„t was made engrosed sir Guy of Bloys delyuered Also therle Peter of Alanson had leue of the kyng of Eng. to returne into FraÌ„ce for a space wher he abod so long founde so many excusacions that he neuer returned after i hostage howbeit I beleue that finally he payed .xxx. M. fraÌ„kes for his aquytall Also duke Loys of Burbone was happy who lay also in hostage in England for by suche grace as the kynge of Engl. shewed him he was returned into France whyle he was at Parys with the french kyng the bysshop of Wynchestre discessed who was as than chauÌ„cellour of England Than ther was a preest about yâ— kyng of England called sir WyllmÌ„ Wycan who was so great with the kynge â–ª that all thyng was done by him without him nothinge done and so whan the bysshoprike of Wynchestre was voyd Than the kyng of EnglaÌ„de by the desyre of the sayd preest wrote to yâ— duke of Burbone that he wolde for his sake make suche sute to the holy father pope Urbane yâ— his chapelayne might haue yâ— bysshoprike of Wynchestre promysing the duke in his so doyng to entreat hym right curtesly for his prisoumeÌ„t of hostage Whan the duke of Burbone sawe the kyng of Englandê messaÌ„gers and his letter â–ª he was therof right ioyouse shewed all the mater to the french kyng Than the kyng couÌ„sayled him to go to the pope for the same and so he dyde And departed went to Auygnon to the pope who was nat as than gone to Rome so the duke made his request to yâ— pope he grauÌ„ted him and gaue him the bysshoprike of Wynchestre at his pleasure was content so that yâ— kyng of EnglaÌ„d wold be fauorable to him in yâ— coÌ„posycion for his delyuerance that yâ— foresayd Wy can shulde haue the sayd bysshoprike And than the duke of Burbone returned into
FraÌ„ce and so into Englande there treated with the kyng his couÌ„sell for his delyueraÌ„ce or he wolde shewe his bulles fro the pope The kyng loued so well this preest that yâ— duke of Burbone was delyuered quyte payed .xx. M. frankes And so sir WyllmÌ„ Wy can was bisshop of Wyn chester chancellour of Englande Thus the lordes were delvuered that were hostagê in England ¶ Now let vs returne to the warres of Gascoyne the whiche began bycause of the appell that ye haue herde before ¶ Howe therle of Piergourt vycoÌ„t of Carmane and the other barons of Gascoyne discoÌ„fyted the seneshall of Rouergne Cap. C C .xlv. VE haue herde how the price of Wales toke in great dispyte his somonyng that was made to him to appere at Parys was in full inteÌ„syon acordyng as he had sayd to yâ— messangers to apere ê‘sonally in France with a great army the next somer And sent incontynent to theÌ„glysshe capitayns gascons yâ— were of his acorde suche as were about the ryuer of Loyre desyring theÌ„ nat to deê‘te farr thens for he sayd he trusted shortly to set theÌ„ a warke Of the which tidyngê the moost part of the coÌ„panyons were right ioyouse but so it was the prince dayly impered of a sickenesse yâ— he had taken in Spayne wherof his men were greatly dismayd for he was in that case he might nat ryde Of the which the frenche kyng was well enformed had perfyte knowlege of all his disease so that the phicysions surgions of France iuged his malady to be a dropsy â–ª vncurable so after that sir CaÌ„ponell of CaÌ„ponall the clerke was taken a rested by sir WyllmÌ„ the monke put in prison in yâ— castell of Dagen as ye haue herde before The erle of Comynges therle of Piergort the vycont of Carman sir Bertrm of Taude the lorde de la Barde the lorde of Pyncornet who were in ther owne countreis toke in great dispyte the takyng of the said messangers for in the name of theÌ„ for their cause they went on this message wherfore they thought to counterueng it to opyn the warre sayd so great dispyte is nat to be suffred Than they vnderstode that sir ThomÌ„s Wake was ridyng to Roddes to fortefy his fortresse shuld departe fro Dagenois with a .lx. speares And whan these sayd lordes knewe therof they were right ioyouse layd in a busshment a. C C C. speares to encouÌ„tre sir ThomÌ„s Wake and his coÌ„pany Thus the sayd seneshall rode with his lx speares C C. archers and sodenly on theÌ„ brake out this great enbusshment of gascoyns wherof thenglysshmen were sore abasshed for they thought lytell of this bushment How be it they defeÌ„ded theÌ„selfe as well as they might but the freÌ„chmen fersely assayled theÌ„ And so at the first metyng there were many cast to the erthe but finally theÌ„glyshmen coude endure no leger but were discoÌ„fyted stedde and than were many taken slayne and sir ThomÌ„s stedde or els he had ben taken And so saued hymselfe by the ayde of his horse and entred into the castell of MoÌ„taubon and the gascons other returned into their couÌ„treis ledde with theÌ„ their prisoners coÌ„questes Tidyngê anone was brought to the prince who was at yâ— tyme in Angoleme howe yâ— his seneshall of Rouerne was disconfyted by therle of Pyergort suche other as had apeled hym to yâ— court of Parys of yâ— which he was right sore displeased sayd that it shulde be derely reueÌ„ged on theÌ„ on their landes that had done him this outrage Than incontynent the prince wrote to sir JohnÌ„ ChaÌ„dos who was in CoÌ„stantyne at s Sauyour le vycont coÌ„mauÌ„dyng hym incoÌ„tynent after the sight of his letters to coÌ„e to hym wtout any delay And sir Johan ChaÌ„dos who wolde nat disobey the prince hasted as moch as he might to come to him so came to Angoleme to the prince who receyued him with great ioye Than the prince sent hym with certayne men of armes archers to yâ— garyson of MoÌ„tabon to make warr agaynst the gascons freÌ„chmen who dayly encreased and ouer ran the princes lande Than sir Thomas Wake assone as he myght went to Roddes refresshed and fortifyed newly the cytie And also the towne and castell of Myllan in the marchesse of â–ª Mountpellyer and in euery place he set archers and men of warr Sir JohnÌ„ ChaÌ„dos beyng at MoÌ„taubon to kepe the marches froÌ„ters ther agaynst the freÌ„chmen with such other barons knyghtê as yâ— price had sent thyder with hym as the lorde captall of Beutz the two bretherne of Pomyers sir JohnÌ„ and sir Hely the Soldyche of Lestrade the lorde of Partney the lorde of Pons sir Loys of Harcourt â–ª yâ— lord of Pyname the lorde of Tanyboton sir Rich. of Pountchardon These lordes and knightes made often yssues on therle of Armynakes coÌ„pany and on the lorde Dalbretê men who kept the fronter ther agaynst them with the ayde of therle of Pyergourt therle Comynges the vycouÌ„t of Carmane the vycont of Tharyde the lorde de la Barde and dyuers other all of alyance one affinyte Thus somtyme the one ê‘te wanne and somtyme thother as aduentur falleth in feates of armes All this season the duke of Anioy lay styll and styred nat for any thinge that he herde for his brother the frenche kynge coÌ„maunded hym in no wyse to make any warr agaynst the prince tyll he were commaunded otherwyse by hym ¶ How in this season the freÌ„ch kyng drewe to hym certayne capitayns of the coÌ„panyons and howe he sent his defyance to the kynde of Englande Cap. CC .xlvi. THe frenche kyng all this season secretly and subtelly had get to hym dyuers capitayns of the companyons and other and he sent theÌ„ into the marches of Berry Auergne The kyng coÌ„sented that they shulde lyue there vpon that couÌ„tre coÌ„maundyng theÌ„ to make no warr tyll they were otherwyse coÌ„maunded for the frenche kynge wolde nat be knowen of the warr for therby he thought he shulde lese the enterprice that he trusted to haue in therldome of Poictou For if the kyng of Englande had perfetly knowen that the french kyng wolde haue made hym warr he wolde right well haue wtstande the domage that he had after in Poitou for he wolde so well a prouyded for the good towne of Abuyle with englysshmen and so well haue furnysshed all other garysons in the said couÌ„tre that he wolde haue ben styll souerayne ouer theÌ„ And the seneshall of the same countie was an englysshman called sir Nycolas Louayng who was in good fauour with the kyng of Englande as he was worthy For he was so true that to be drawen with wylde horses he wolde neuer coÌ„sent to any shame cowardnesse or villany In the same season was sent into EnglaÌ„de therle of Salebruee and sir WyllmÌ„ of Dorman fro the frenche kyng to speke with the kyng of England
kyng of Englande was defyed Than they drue toward Poictou and had sent secretly their coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„t to the knightes squiers of Artoyse Heynalt Cambresis UermaÌ„dose Uyen and Picardy that they shuldê incoÌ„tynent come to theÌ„ and so they dyde to the nombre of sixscore speares came to Abuyle And they set vpon the gates for it was so determyned before and so the men of warre entred without doyng of any hurt to any of theÌ„ of the towne ThaÌ„ sir Hewe of Chastelon who was chefe leder of these men of warr went streyght wher as he thought to fynde the seneshall of Poictou ser Nicolas Louayng dyd somoche yâ— he fouÌ„de him toke him prisoner Also they toke a riche clerke a valyaÌ„t man tresourer of Poitou So that day the freÌ„chmen toke many a riche prisoner thenglisshmen lost all that they had in the towne of Abuyle And the same day the freÌ„chemen ran to saynt Ualery and entred therin and toke it and Crotay and also the towne of Derne on the see syde And anone after came the erle of saynt Poule to the bridge of saynt Remey on the ryuer of Somme whervnto ther were certayne englysshmen withdrawen The erle assayled them and there was a great scrymysshe and many noble dedes of armes done and atcheued And therle made knight ther Galetan his eldest sonne who dyde that day right nobly but thenglysshmen were ther so sore assayled that finally they were discoÌ„fyted slayne and takefie and the bridge and forteresse also And brefely to speke all the countre and couÌ„tie of Poictou was clene delyuered fro thenglysshmen so that none abode ther to do any hurte to the countre The tidynges came to the kyng of Englande to London howe they of Poyctou had forsaken hym and were become frenche Wherwith he was ryght sore displeased had many a harde ymaginacyon agaynst the hostagers of France that were styll with him at LoÌ„don Howe beit he thought it shulde be a great crueltie if he shulde bewreke his displeasur on them yet he sent the burgesses of cyties good townes of Fraunce whome he had in hostage into dyuers townes and fortresses in Englande and kept theÌ„ more strayter and harder than they were kepte before And therle dolphyne of Auuergne was raunsomed at .xxx. thousande frankes and therle Porseen at .x. thousand fraÌ„kes and the lorde of Roy was kept styll in prison in great daunger for he was nat well beloued with the kyng of Englande nor with none of his courte Wherfore it behoued hym to endure moche sorowe trouble vntyll suche season as he was delyuered by great fortune aduenture as ye shall here after in this hystorie ¶ Howe the kyng of Englande sent great nombre of men of armes in to the fronters of Scotlande and how the duke of Berry the duke of Aniou made their somoÌ„s to go agaynst the prince of wales Cap. CC .xlviii. WHan the kyng of Englande sawe that he was thus defyed by the frenche kyng and the couÌ„tie of Poictou lost the which had cost hym so moche the repayring of townes castels and houses for he had spent theron a hundred thousande frankes ouer and aboue the reuenewes therof sawe well howe he was lykely to haue warr on all parties Also it was shewed hym that the scottes were newly alyed with the freÌ„che kyng and were in purpose to make hym warre Wherof he was sore displeased for he douted more the warr of the scottes than of the freÌ„chmen for he knewe well the scottes loued hym nat bycause of the domages that he had done to theÌ„ in tyme past Than the kynge sentemen of warr to the fronters of Scotlande as to Berwyke Rokesborowe to Newcastell and into other places about the froÌ„ters Also he sent a great nauy to the see aboute Hampton Gernsey and the yle of Wyght for it was shewed hym howe the frenche kyng had apparelled a great nauy to go to the see and to come and lande in Englande so that he wyst nat on whiche part to take hede Thus thenglysshmen were than sore abasshed bycause of this sodayne warre ANd assoone as the duke of Aniou and the duke of Berry knewe that the defyance was made the warr opyn they thought nat than to slepe but made their speciall somoÌ„s the one into Auuerne and the other into Tholous to assemble and to make warr into the principalyte The duke of Berry had redy at his coÌ„maundement all the barownes of Auuergne of the bysshoprike of Lyon and of the bysshop ryke of Mascon Also he had the lorde of Beauteu the lorde of Uyllers the lorde of Tornon sir Godfray of Boloyne sir Johan of Armynacke sir Johan of Uyllemure the lorde MoÌ„tague the lorde of Talenson sir Hugh Dolphyn the lorde of Rochfort and dyuers other And incoÌ„tynent all these drewe into Towrayn and into the marchesse of Berry and began to make sore warr in the good countrey of Poyctou but they founde it well garnysshed with men of warre bothe knightes and squyers so that they had ther no great aduauntage And in the marchesse of Towrayne in the french garysons and forteresses there was sir Loyes of saynt Julyan sir Wyllyam of Bordes Carnet breton These thre were companyons and great capitayns of men of warr and they dyd feates of armes agaynst thenglysshmen as ye shall here after ¶ Howe the kynge of Englande sent the erle of Cambridge and the erle of Penbroke to the prince his soÌ„ne and howe they passed by Bretayne Capitulo CC .xlix. THe duke of Lancastre had by his enheritauÌ„ce in Champayn a castel betwene Troy and Chalons called Beauforte Wherof an englysshe squyer called Purceuaunt Damors was capitayne And whan this squier sawe that the warr was open bitwene the frenche kynge and the kyng of Englande Than he tourned hymselfe and became frenche sware from thens forth fayth and alligeance to the frenche kyng who greatly rewarded hym and left hym styll capitayne of the same castell accompanyed with another squier of Champayne called yuan So they .ii. were great companyons to gether and dyd after many feates to gether agaynst the englisshemen And also the chanoyn of Robersart who had always ben before a good frencheman al the renewyng of this warr he became englissh and dyd fayth and homage to the kyng of Englande who was ryght gladde of his seruice Thus the knyghtes and squiers turned theyr copies on both partes And the duke of Anion had so procured the companyoÌ„s of Gascoyn 〈◊〉 ser Perducas Dalbreth the lyttell Mechin the Bourg of Bertueil Aymon Dortingue Peter of Sauoy Raff Bray and Nandon of Pans that they became all freÌ„che wherof the englisshmen were sore displeased for theyr streÌ„gth dayly lassed And NaÌ„don of Bagerant the Bourg of Lespare the Burg Camus ser Robert Briquet Robert Thin JohnÌ„ Trenelle Gailard dela mote and Aymery of Rochecho art abode styll good Englysshe And these companyons englisshe and gascoyns and other of theyr accorde and
maner as this archebysshop went aboute prechynge and shewyng the right quarel of the frenche kyng in the bondes and lymitacions of Languedoc there were in Pycardy dyuerse other prelates and clerkes who well and sufficieÌ„tly dyd their deuours to shewe and to preche the sayd quarel of the frenche kynge to the comon people of cyties and good townes and specially sir WylliaÌ„ of â—ormans preched the sayd quarel fro cite to citie and fro towne to towne so wysely and so notably that all that harde hym lent them selfe to his opinion so that the busynesse of the realme was by hym and by his wordes so coloured that it was marnayle to speke therof And besyde that the frenche kyng hym selfe was so moued with deuocion that he caused to be made contynual processions by the clergie and hym selfe and the quene wolde go bare foote requyrynge and besechynge god deuoutely to assist and mainteyne the right of the realme of France the whiche hath ben a season in great tribulacion And also the kynge caused all his subiectes by the constreynte of the prelates to do the same In lyke maner dyd the kynge of EnglaÌ„d in his realme There was a bysshop that tyme at London who made many prechynges and declaracions shewyng the people that the freÌ„che kynge by great wronge hadde renewed the warre And that he dyd was agayngste ryght and good reason and that he proued by diuers artycles and poyntes openely shewed to saye trouth it was of necessite that both kyngê syth they were determyned to make warre to shewe to their people the ordre and cause of their quarelles so that they myght with the better wyls helpe and ayde theyr lordes of the whiche they were all awakened both in the one realme and other The kynge of Englande sent into Brabant and Haynault to knowe if he myght geat any ayde there and desired duke Aulbert who had in rule and gouernance the countie of Heynault at that tyme that he wolde open his couÌ„trey to suffre hym to go and come and to abide there if nede were and that waye to passe into the realme of France with his army The duke Aulbert at the requeste of the kynge of EnglaÌ„d his vncle and at the desyre of the quene his auÌ„te lyghtly condyscended to theyr desyres by the ayde and good mocyon of Edwarde Duke of Guerles who was of the kynge of Englandes parte For he wedded the dukes doughter and by the duke of Julyers his cousyn germayne These two at that tyme were in faythe and homage bouÌ„de to the kyng of EnglaÌ„de by whom they were desyred that they shulde retaygne eche of them the nombre of a thousande speares at his coste and charge Wherfore these .ii. lordes aduysed well that it shulde be good for the kynge of Englande to geatte alied to hym the duke Aulbert Who was sore tempted therto by them and by great gyftes that the kynge of Englande promysed hym by suche knyghtes as he hadde sente vnto hym But Whan the lorde of Comynges who was about the freÌ„che kynge herde therof he returned into Heynaulte and by the counsayle of the lorde JohnÌ„ Werthyn sâ— neschall of Heynaulte by whom all the countrey was moste gouerned and was a wyse and a valiant knyght and was good freÌ„che in hart he was so well beloued with the duke duchesse that he brake the purpose of the englisshe messaÌ„gers for by the helpe of therle of Bloys and of ser JohnÌ„ of Bloys his brother the lorde Ligny and of the lorde BarbaÌ„son the duke and all his countrey abode as neuter and held with none of both partes And this answere made Jane duchesse of Brabant Kynge Charles of FraÌ„ce who was sage wyse and subtyle had wrought about this treatie .iii. yere before knewe well he had good frendes in Heynault Brabant specially the most parte of the couÌ„sailours of the great lordes and to colour to make his warr seme the fayrer he copied out diuers letters touchyng the peace confirmed at Calays and ther in he closed the substanÌ„ce of his dede and what thynge the kynge of Englande and his childreÌ„ were sworne to kepe in what articles by their letters sealed they were submytted to make renuÌ„ciacions resityng suche coÌ„myssions as they ought to haue delyuered to theyr people and al other articles and poyntê that made any thyng for hym and his quarell condempnynge the englisshemens deades These letters the kynge caused to be publysshed in the courtes of great lordes to the entent they shulde be better enformed of his quarel Inlyke wyse opposit to this dede the kynge of England shewed his quarel in Almaygne and in other places where as he thought to haue any ayde The duke of Guerles nephewe to the kynge of Englande sonne to his suster and the duke of Juliers cosyn germayne to his children who were at that tyme good and true englysshe had great dispight of the defiaunce that the frenche kynge had made to the kyng of EnglaÌ„de done by a varlet in their myndes greately blamynge the frenche kynge and his counsaile in his so doyng for they sayd that warre bitwene so great princis as the freÌ„che kynge and the kynge of Englande ought to be publysshed and defied by notable ê‘sones as prelates bysshops or abbottes sayeng howe the frenche men dyd it by great presumpcyon pryde Wherfore they sayd they wolde send and defye the freÌ„che kyng notably and so they dyd and dyuerse other knyghtes of Almayne with them and their enteÌ„tê was shortly to entre into Fraunce and there to do suche dedes of armes that the remembrauÌ„ce therof shulde be seen and knowen .xx. yere after Howe be it they dyd nothynge for their purpose was broken by another way than they thought of as ye shall here after in this historie ¶ How the duke of Bourgoyn was maryed to the doughter of the erle of Flaunders Cap. CC .liii. VE haue harde before howe the space of .v. yere to gether the kyng of Engâ— made moche purchase to haue the doughter of therle of FlaÌ„ders to haue ben maried to his son Edmond erle of Cambridge The deuises and ordenances were to longe to reherse Wherfore I wyll passe it ouer breuely The kynge of England coude by no maner geat pope Urban to consent to gyue them a dispensacion to mary and the erle of Fraunders was sued vnto fro other partes and specially by the frenche kyng for his brother the duke of Bourgoyn WhaÌ„ he sawe that the maryage Wolde nat take in England and howe it was tyme for his doughter to be maryed and that he had no mo children and thought that the yoÌ„ge duke of Bourgoyn was a mete mariage for her Than he sent certayne messangers into England to treate with the kyng for acquitaunce and the messangers dyd so well their deuour that the kynge of Englande who thought none euyl quited the erle of Flaunders of all his couenauntes as touchynge the mariage of his doughter and so these
messangers returned to Bruges and shewed the erle their lorde howe they had spedde Wher of he was ryght ioyfull And it was nat longe after but that the mariage of the duke of Bourgoyn their erles doughter was driueÌ„ through and agreed And it was shewed me that for this mariage the erle of Flaunders had more than fyfty thousande frankes and the towne of Doway and Lisle delyuered in gage for money that the frenche kynge gaue with thys maryage to the erle of Flaunders Who toke possessyon of them and therin dyd putte his people And so these two townes were attributed to FlauÌ„ders by reason of gage as it was shewed me I can say no further And anone after this composicion they proceded to the mariage the whiche was done and confirmed in the towne of GauÌ„t and there was great feaste and solempnyte the day of the maryage and after Ther were many lordes barones and knyghtes and specially the gentyl lorde of Coucy who was sent thither by the frenche kynge euery man was greatly feasted with great iustes and tryumphes And after euery man wense Whom to his owne And whan the kynge of EnglaÌ„de sawe that the erle of Flaunders bycause of this sayde maryage was alyed into Fraunce he wyste â—at What to suppose Whether that the Erle of Flaunders wolde take parte agaynst hym with the duke of Bourgoyne his sonne in lawe who by succession shulde be his heyre after his disceace ornat Nor also he myste nat what rouâ—nauntes were 〈◊〉 bâ—twene the frenche kynge and the erle of Flaunders Wherfore the kynge of Englande was more harder to the Flemmynges than he was before bothe by lande and by see as they came in marchandise Wherof the freÌ„che kynge was nothynge displeased for he wolde gladly that the Warre hadde ben open bitwene the englisshemen and fleÌ„mynges Howe be it the wise men of Flaunders and bourgesses of good tow â—es had no wyl to the warre for the comynalte of Flaunders susteyned rather the opinion and quarell of the kynge of Englande to be better than the frenche kynges The kynge of Englande who sought for frendes in all parties as â—ede was for hym so to do seynge the great warres and rebellions that dayly rose agaynst hym than he vnderstode well that kyng Charles of Nauarr his cosyn who was in base Nor mandy wolde soone agree to his accord for he was behated with the frenche kynge bicause of certayn landes that he kept and claymed them as his enheritance the whiche the frenche kyng dâ—nâ—ed for the whiche theyr counsayles had ben often tymes to guether But they coulde neuer make agrement bitwene them and so the matâ—er hanged styll eche of them takyng good hede of other And the kynge of Nauarre fortifyed greatly his townes and castels in Constantine and in the countie of Deureur and in the good townes of Normandye and helde hymselfe at Châ—erburge and had men of warr in euery garison And with hym there was ser Eustace DaÌ„â—â—erâ—court who was gouernour of a towne beâ—oud the passage of saynt Clement in the close of Constantyne the whyche perteyned to the kynge of Nauarre for it was parcell of his heâ—â—age called the towne of Carentyn And this syr â—ustace was chief of the kynges counsaile and the kynge of Englande sent vnto hym for he was also hisman and knyght to the entent that he shulde knowe the kynge of Nauarres mvâ—de And this knyght dyd so moche that the kynge of Nauarre with a prâ—uy company entred into a shyppe called Lyâ— and came to the kynge of England who made hym great there and feast and so they were longe to gether and fynally concluded that as soone as the kynge of Nauarre were returned to Chierbourge he shulde sende and defye the frenche kynge and to put in al his castelles and fortresses englisshe men And whan all this was confyrmed the kynge of Nauarre departed and returned agayne into Normandy to the towne of Chierbourge and was brought thyther by certayne knyghtes of Englande who had but euyllfortune at theyr returnynge home ward for on the see they mette normans and pyrates Who fiersely assayled them and were farre stronger than the englisshmen So the normans conquered them and slewe them all they wolde nat take one to mercy of the whiche aduenture the kynge of Englande was right sore displeased howe be it he coude nat remedy it And anone after yâ— the kynge of Nauarre was returned to Chierbourge ser Eustace Dambreticourt who was sent for by the prince toke leaue of the kyng of Nauarr to go and serue the prince the whiche kynge gaue hym leaue sore agaynste hysmyll Howe be it ser Eustace shewed hym so many reasonable causes that at laste he departed and toke the see and arryued with all his company at saynt Malo and rode to Nauntes to passe there the ryuer of Loyre by the agrement of the duke of Bretayne Who as than stered nat on no partye And so syr Eustace trauayled so longe that he came in to Poictou and came to the towne of Angolesme to the prynce who receyued hym with great ioy thaÌ„ anone sente hym to syr JohnÌ„ Chandos to the Captal of Beuâ— who were at Montaban makyng there thyr fronter agaynste the frenche men And thyther syr Eustace was ryght well come to all the company ¶ Howe the constable of France and the constable of Heynaulte reysed all army of men of warre to assaile Arde and howe the fortresse of Reainuille was taken and the englysshemenne slayne Cap. C C .liiii. IN the same season the knyghtes of Pycardye assembled together to go and assaute Arde and sir Mores Fyennes Constable of France and sir JohnÌ„ Uertyn constable of Heynauâ—â— were capitaynes of that companye by the commaundement of the Frenche kynge and they assembled to guether in the towne of saynt â—mer and they were a thousand spearâ—s of knyghtes and squyers And so they went and mostred before the bastid of Arde the whiche was well furnysshed with englysshe men and so the frenche men sayde they Wolde laye sâ—ege therto And the englysshe men were no thyng abasshed but made them redy to defende theyr fortresse if nede were And on a daye all the frenchemen and heynowes assembled together in yâ— felde in good array and fresshe mauer it was a goodly syght to beholde the baners and standardes wauynge with the wynde and so they gaue assaute to the towne nat greatly to theyr profyt for there were diuerse of them sore hurt and wounded and conquered nothynge And as it was shewed me on the syft daye they beparted fro Arde Without doynge of any great hurte and so returned euery man home to his owne howse Thus brake vp that iâ—urney ¶ Howe lette vs speke of farther countreys as of the siege that was before â—iamuille in Quercy layde by the frenchemen who were a .xii. thousande fyghtyngemen with the companyons that were in theyr felawesâ—â—ppe and within two dayes iourney of them lay the duke of
to them the princis letters and they toke red them wherin they founde howe that the prince wold that ser JohnÌ„ Chandos ser Thomas Phelton the captal of Beufz shuld returne to hym to the cyte of Angolesme and that ser Robert Canoll and his men with all the coÌ„panyons shuld abide styll make warr as they dyd And whaÌ„ these lordes who were chief of al the company vnderstode these tidynges they beholde eche other and demauÌ„ded ech of other what was best to do Than they sayd all with one voyce to sir Robert Canoll ser ye se vnderstand howe our lord the prince hath sent for vs and hath ordeyned that ye shuld abide styl here in this countre as chief gouerno r of al his men of warr Sirs sayd he my lorde the prince putteth me to more honor than I wold but ss knowe for trouth with out you I wyll nat abide for if you veyt I wyl departe So they determined all to returne to the prince to knowe his pleasure entent more playnly Thus brake vp this great vyage and iorney And at ther departyng they sent ser Perducas Dalbret to the towne of Rochemador to kepe the fronter there agaynst the frenchemen And than they sayd to all the other companioÌ„s sirs ye haue herde howe the prince hath sent for vs as yet we knowe nat the caus why Ther fore we shall shew you what ye shall do ye shall assemble you toguyder with your companyes and entre into the marchesse of Lymosyn Auuergne and make ther warre for wtout warr ye can nat lyue And sirs we promyse you faithfully that if ye wynne towne forteresse orcastell wher soeuer it be and yf it fortune that ye or any of you be ther besieged we wyll so confort you that we wyll reyse the siege And whaÌ„ they herde that promyse they sayde Sirs we shall do the best that we can on the trust of yor promyse for paraduenture we shall haue nede therof Thus they departed eche fto other and so brake vp that iourney and these lordes weÌ„t streight to Angolesme to the prince who made to theÌ„ great chere And a lytell before ther was come to the prince oute of the countie of Pyergourt the erle of Cambridge the erle of Penbroke sir Johan Mountagu and other ¶ Nowe let vs speke of the englysshe companyons who were departed fro sir JohnÌ„ ChaÌ„dos and howe they perceyuered ¶ Howe the englysshe companyons toke the castell of Bell perche therin the duke of Burbons mother and also they toke the stroÌ„ge castell of saiÌ„t Seuere in Berry Cap. CC .lxi. AMong these sayd companyoÌ„s ther were thre squiers who were great capitanes hardy and well experte meÌ„ of warr specially in sautyng and scalyng of townes and forteresses The one named Ortygo the seconde Bernarde de Wyske and the thirde de la Sale These thre thought nat to syt ydell but to do some dede wherby to be spoken of Than they with their coÌ„pany weÌ„t into Lymosyn and seneshall and gouernoure ther vnder the prince was sir Johan Deureux These thre forsayd squyers toke their aduyse to assay to get some forteresse in Fraunce and than they knewe well that Bell perche in Burbonoyse was a stronge castell and that therin dwelled the duke of Burbons mother and mother to the frenche quene And they vnderstode by their spyes that the good lady was in the castell alone without company or good watche for they harde reported howe the constable of the castell wolde often tymes ryde out and take ly tell hede to the saue kepynge of the place So these coÌ„panyons a certayne of theÌ„ such as they dyde chose out slept nat their purpose but rode in a day and a night in the mornyng came to Bell perche and scaled the castell and toke it the good lady within it And thanÌ„e they sawe well howe the forteresse was good and strong and in a good plentyfull couÌ„tre and sayd how they trusted to kepe it agaynst all men And also the same night they toke another castell called saynt Seuere on the marchesse of Lymosyn and gaue it to sir Johan Deureux These tidynges was anone knowen in France howe Bell perche was taken by thenglysshmen and the quenes mother within it Wherof the freÌ„che kyng was sore displeased and so was the quene and the duke of Burbone but they coulde nat amende it as at that tyme. In the same season sir Loyes of Sanxere a right valyant knight and a hardy was chosen and admytted to be one of the marshals of the warr in France howbeit as than lyued sir Arnolde Dandrehen but he was so aged and brused in armes and trauayle of tyme passed that he coude nat well helpe him selfe nor coulde no lengar attende on that office Howbeit he wolde â—ere harnesse at tyme of nede ¶ Nowe let vs speke somwhat of the busynesse of Picardy of assembly that was made at Tornehen THe frenche kyng all the season of somer had made a great appayrell of shyppes and vessels in the porte of Hareluce to the entent to haue sent an army into Englande well furnysshed with good men of armes knightes and squiers Wherof sir Philyppe his brother duke of Burbon was admytted as chefe gouernour to th entent to haue distroyed Englande And the frenche kyng lay at the cyite of Roane the better to bring about his purpose And euery weke a two or thre tymes he wolde go and se his shyppes he had so great mynde and affection on them And besyde that his coÌ„maundement was so spredde ouer all the realme that about Rone Ueulguessyn and Beaumosyne ther came dayly men of warr in so great nombre that it was marueyle to regard them And dayly great pruisyon came to them as yf they had ben in Castyle or Portyngale Howebeit the lorde Clysson who was one of the chiefest of the kynges counsayle acorded nat to this by age but discounsayled the kyng and all the nobles of the realme fro this iourney into EnglaÌ„de Sayeng howe they were nat so well accustomed to make warr as thenglysshmen were And alleged therto dyuers reasons as he that knewe more the coÌ„dicyons and nature of the englysshmen and the state of Englande than other dyd NatwithstaÌ„dyng he coude nat breke the kyngê purpose nor some of his couÌ„sell but yâ— this viage shulde go forward The king of England and his son the duke of LaÌ„castre and dyuers of his counsell were well enformed of this army and viage how the frenchmen wolde coÌ„e and make warr on them in their owne couÌ„tre wherof they were right ioyouse And had furnisshed the portes and passages on the see agaynst Poictou Normandy to receyue them if they came And all the realme of Englande was fully determyned to fight with theÌ„ if they wolde come into the realme Than the kyng of England was counsayled to send his son the duke of Lancastre with a certayne nombre of men of warr
Poictou And his obsequy was solemply done in the cytie of Poicters the prince beyng ther personally And anone after at the request of yâ— barons and knightes of Poicton sir JohnÌ„ Chandos who was as than constable of Aquitayne was made seneshall of Poictou And so he weÌ„t and say in the cyte of Poiters and he made of ten yssues and iourneys agaynst the freÌ„chmen and helde theÌ„ so shorte that they durst nat ryde but in great routes and coÌ„panies In the same season was delyuered out of prison the vycont of Rochchoart whome the prince had kepte in prisone bycause he was had in suspect to haue tourned frenche So that at the request of his frendes in Poictou suche as were than aboute the prince the prince delyuered him and gaue him agayne all his landes And assoone as the same vycount was delyuered out of prisone he went priuely to Parys to the frenche kynge tourned and became frenche and than retourned into his owne lande without any knolege that he had been at Parys Than he set Thybault du pont a breton in his forteresse and in contynent sent and defyed the prince of Wales and made him great warre ¶ Nowe lette vs somwhat speke of the duke of LaÌ„castre ¶ Howe the duke of Burgoyne deê‘ted fro the cyte of Roane to th entent to fight with the duke of Lancastre and howe they lodged eche agaynst other at Tornehen Cap. CC .lxiii. WHan the duke of Lancastre was come to Calays as ye haue herde before and had well refresshed him his people ther. Than he thought nat to lye ther in ydelnesse but rather to do some dedes of armes in France And for that intent he departed fro Calays on a day with thre huÌ„dred speares and as many archers so passed besyde Guynes and rode so long tyll he passed the ryuer of Ostre ther spred abrode in the countre and toke their way towarde the abbey of Lynques and ther toke a great pray and ledde it to Calys And another day they toke another way and went towardes Boloyne dyde great domage to the playne countre and the same tyme therle Guy of saynt Poule and sir Galeran his sofie with a certayne noÌ„bre of men of warr lay in the cytie of Turwyn but they yssued nat out for all they herde that theÌ„glisshmen rode abrode in the couÌ„tre for they thought them selfe nat able to fight with them nor to kepe the felde agaynst theÌ„ A none tidynges came to the frenche kyng where as he lay at Roane and had made a great asseÌ„ble as ye haue herde before Howe the duke of Lancastre was come to Calais and howe dayly he and his men made rodes and yssues in to France Whan the frenche kyng herde that bothe he and his counsayle had newe ymaginacions and the same weke it was determyned that the duke of Burgoyne shulde haue taken the see to haue gone into England Than the kyng and his couÌ„sayle debated what was best to do in that case other to go and fight with thenglysshmen that were on that syde the see or els to kepe forthe their iorney into England And so ther it was fermely coÌ„cluded that euery man shulde dysloge and to make them redy to go towarde Calays with the duke of Burgoyne And so their first purpose was broken for they were determyned to go and fight with thenglysshemen on that syde the see wherof euery man was glad and aparelled theÌ„selfe And the duke of Burgone deê‘ted and all his coÌ„pany and toke his way to passe yâ— ryuer of Some at Abuyle dyde so moche by his iourneys that he came to Muttrell at Hedyn and at saynt Poule ther about the freÌ„ch men abode eche other Than it was shewed the duke of Lancastre how the freÌ„chmen aproched nere to him to fight wherof he was glad was yssued out of Calais for that intent toke his felde in the valey of Tornehen And he had nat ben ther long but that the gentyll knight ser Robert of Namur came thyder to serue him with a hundred speares well furnysshed of whose comyng the duke of Lancastre was right ioyfull and sayd to him A my fayre and dere vncle ye be right hartely welcome Sir it is shewed vs howe the duke of Burgoyne aprocheth sore to fight with vs. Sir ê™ he in goddes name so be it we wolde gladly se him Thus theÌ„glysshmeÌ„ were loged in the vale of Tornehen and fortefyed their campe with strong hedges and dayly ther came prouisyon to theÌ„ from Calais and their currors ran ouer the countie of Guyens for forage and other vitayls but lytell they gat there for all the playne countre was distroyed and lost before and euery thynge had in to fortresses Than came the duke of Burgoyne and his company and lodged on the hyll of Tornehen agaynst the englysshmen The frenchmen lodged them in good order toke a great space of grounde for as I herde say the duke of burgoyne had ther with him mo than foure thousande knightes Consydre than if the resydue were nat a great nombre Thus they were ech agaynst other a long space without any thyng doynge for though the duke of Burgoyne had that great noÌ„bre and sawe that ther was with hym of good men of warr seuyn agaynst one of the englisshmen yet for all that he wolde nat fight without leaue of the kyng his brother who was nat in mynde that he shuld fight And yet of trouthe yf the frenchmen had set forwarde to haue fought the englysshmen wolde nat haue refused them for they were redy euery daye to receyue them in good order Euery man fully determyned what they shulde do if they dyd yssue out but bycause they were so fewe in noÌ„bre and that they were in so stroÌ„g a place they thought nat to departe nysely oute of their aduantage And sundrie tymes dyuers on bothe parties wolde yssue and scrimysshe and somtyme wanne and somtyme lost as chaunce often falleth in suche aduentures In the same tyme Loyes the erle of Flaunders was greatly inclyned to the honoure and profyte of his sonne the duke of Burgoyne who lay the same season in a fayre house that he had newly buylded besyde Gaunt And often harde tidynges from the duke and he from hym by messaÌ„gers comynge and goynge and alwayes he counsayled the duke that he shulde in no wyse breke nor passe the ordynaunce of the kynge his brother nor of his counsayle ¶ Nowe let vs leue them thus and retourne to the busynesse of farther couÌ„treis where as knightes and squyers hadde ynough to do bycause the warres were more habundant there than in other places ¶ Howe sir Johan ChaÌ„dos brought the countre of Aniou in great trybulacion and howe he wasted and dystroyed the landes of the bycount of Rochchoart excepte the forteresses Cap. CC .lxiiii. IN the meane seasone while this iorney was thus made about TorneheÌ„ ther fell dyuers adueÌ„tures in poictou the whiche ought nat
he was nat lightly enclyned to make any great hast but sayde it wyll be harde for vs to com thyder tyme ynough and to here out this masse And anone after masse yâ— tables were couered redy to dyner and the seruauntê demauÌ„ded of him if he wolde go to dyuer And he sayde yes sythe it is redy Than he wente in to his hall and knightes and squyers brought hym water And as he was a wasshynge there came in to the hall the seconde squyer fro the erle of Penbroke and kneled downe and toke the rynge out of his purse and sayde Ryght dere sir the erle of Penbroke recommaundeth him to you by this token and desyreth you her tely to come and conforte hym and bring hym out of the daunger that he and his be in at Puyrenon Than sir Johan Chandos tooke the rynge and knewe it well and sayd to coÌ„ethyder be tymes it were harde if they be in that case as ye shewe me Lette vs go to dyner and so sat downe and all his coÌ„pany and eate the first course And as he was seruedde of the seconde course and was eatynge therof sodenly sir Johan Chandos who greatly had ymagined of that mater And at last cast vp his heed sayd to his company Sirs the erle of Penbroke is a noble man and of great lynage He is sonne to my naturall lorde the kynge of Englande for he hath wedded his doughter and in euery thyng he is companyon to therle of CaÌ„bridge He hath requyred me to come to hym in his besynesse and Jought to consente to his desyre and to socour and confort him if we may come be tymes Ther with he put the table fro him sayde Sirs I wyll ryde towarde Puyrenon wherof his people hadde great ioye and incoÌ„tynent apparelled theym and the trumpettes sowned And euery man mounted on their horses they that best might as soone as they herde that sir Johan Chandos wolde rydeto Puyre non to conforte the erle of Penbroke and his company who were besiege there Than euery knight squyer and man of armes went out in to the felde So they were mo than two hundred speares and alway they encreased Thus as they rode forthe toguyder tidynges came to the frenchemen who hadde contynually assawted the forteresse from the mornynge tyll it was highe noone by their spyes who sayd to theym Sirs aduyse you well for sir Johan Chandos is deê‘ted fro Poicters with mo thaÌ„ CC. speares and is comynge hyderwarde in great hast hath gret desyre to fynde you here And whan sir Loyes of SaÌ„xere and sir JohnÌ„ of Uyen sir JohnÌ„ of Bulle and the other capitayns herd those tidyngê the wisest among theÌ„ said Sirs our people 〈◊〉 sore wery and traueyled with assautyng of thenglysshmen bothe yâ—ster day this day Therfore I thynke it were better that fayre and easely we returned in saue garde with such wynninges and prisoners as we haue gote rather than to abyde the aduenture of the comyng of sir Johan Chandos and his company who are all fresshe and lusty for I feare we may lose more than we shall wyn the whiche counsayle was well beleued for it behoued nat them long to tary Than their truÌ„pettes so wned the retrayt than all their company drewe fro the assaut assembled togyder and trussed vp their harnesse and cariage and so retourned and toke the way to Poizay The erle of Penbroke and his company knewe anone therby howe the frenchmen had knowledge of the comyng of sir Johan Chandos Than the erle sayde Sirs lette vs all yssue out and ryde toward Poicters to mete with my dere frende sir Johan Chandos Than they lepte a horsebacke suche as had any horses and some a fote and two and two on a horse and so they yssued out of the castell and rode towarde Poycters And they had nat rydden aleage but that they encountred sir Johan Chandos and his company and there was a ioyfull metynge and sir JohnÌ„ Chandos sayde that he was sore displeased that he came nat or the frenchmen were departed And so they rode togyder talkynge the space of thre leages and thanÌ„e they toke leaue eche of other Sir Johan Chandos retourned to Poitters and the erle of Penbroke to mortaygne fro whens he firste departed And the marshalles of Fraunce and their company returned to Potzay and there departed their â—otie And than euery maÌ„ went to their owne garison and ledde with them their prisonerss and raunsomed theym courtesly in lyke maner as was acustomed bytwene the englysshmen and frenchmen ¶ Nowe lette vs retourne to the assemble before Tornehen and speke of the deth of the moost gentyll quene moostly detail and moost courtesse that euer was quene in her vdayes the whiche was the fayre lady Philyp of Heynault quene of Englande and Irelande ¶ Howe quene Philyp of Englande trepassed out of this mortall lyfe and of the thre gyftes that she desyred of the kynge her husbande or she dyed Cap. CC .lxvii. IN the meane seasone whyle the noble men of FraÌ„ce were thus assembled before Tornehen of whome yâ— duke of Burgon was chefe and souerayne and yâ— duke of Lancastre with theÌ„glisshmen on the other parte There fell in England a heuy case and a comon howbeit it was right pyteouse for the kyng his chyldren all his realme For the good quene of Englande that so many good dedes had done in her tyme and so many knightê socoured and ladyes and damosels coÌ„forted and had so largely depted of her goodes to her people and naturally loued alwayes the nacyon of Heynaulte the countrey wher as she was borne She fell sicke in the castell of Wyndsore the whiche sickenesse contynewed on her so longe that there was no remedye but dethe And the good lady whanne she knewe and parceyued that there was with her no remedy but dethe she desyred to speke with the kynge her husbande And whan he was before her she put out of her bedde her right hanâ—e and toke the kynge by his right hande who was right sorowfull at his hert Than she said Sir we haue in peace ioye and great prosperyte vsed all oure tyme toguyer Sir nowe I pray you at our departyng that ye wyll grauÌ„t me thre desyres The kynge tyght sorowfully wepyng sayd Madame desyre what ye wyll I graunt it SIr sayde she I requyre you firste of all that all maner of people suche as I haue dault with all in their marchaundyse on this syde thesee or beyond that it may please you to pay euery thynge that I owe to theym or to any other And secondly sir all suche ordynauÌ„ce and promyses as I haue made to the churches as well of this countrey as beyonde the see wher as I haue hadde my deuocyon that it maye please you to accomplysshe and to full fyll the same Thirdely sir I requyre you that it may please you to take none other sepulture whan soeuer it shall please god to call you out of this
him selfe greatly to go to that viage so dented out of Heynalt and wente to Parys presented hym selfe to the kyng who was glad to se him apoynted him to go with the duke of Berry with a certayne noÌ„bre of meÌ„ of armes knightes squiers And so ser Guy of Bloys deê‘ted fro Paris rode to ward Orlyance to go into Berry In lyke maner as the freÌ„che kyng ordayned his armies the king of England also set forth two great armyes The duke of LaÌ„castre was ordeyned with .iiii. C. men of armes as many archers to go into the duchy of Acqtayne to coÌ„fort ayde his bretherne for it was thought surely that in those ê‘ties grettest warr shulde be made by the freÌ„che king Also the kyng of England by thaduyse of his couÌ„sell made another army to go into Picardy of the which ser RobrÌ„t Canollshuld be chefe gouernour for it was thought he was a knight metely to be the leder of men of armes for he had long tyme vsed the warr sene great experieÌ„ce ther in Therfore he was desyred thus to do by the kynge of Englande who ioyously condiscended therto And so toke on him that voyage to go to Calays and so into France to fight with the frenchmen if he might mete with theÌ„ in the felde of the whiche he thought to be sure And so he prouided for his iourney and all suche as went with him In the same season was delyuered out of prison the duke of Burbons mother in exchaunge for sir Symon Burle and ser Eustace Dambreticourt dyde helpe moche in that treaty wher of the duke of Burbone the frenche quene thanked him greatly All this season ther had ben great treatyes bytwene the frenche kynge and the kynge of Nauarr who lay at Chierbourge And so moche dyde they that were treaters of the peace bytwene them that they shewed the frenche kyng that it was than no tyme for hym to kepe warre with the kynge of Nauarre for they sayd he had ynough to do to kepe warre agaynste the englisshemen sayenge howe he were better to let some what go of his owne rather than any greatter euyls shuld ryse For if the kynge of Nauarre shulde suffre the englysshemen to arryue and passe through his fortresses of Cloux of Constantyne they shuld therby greatly greue the countre of Normandy whiche thynges they sayd ought greatly to be redoubted and consydered So moche they enduced the kynge that he agreed to the peace and went to the towne of Roan and ther the peace was confyrmed And to the kynge of Nauarr ther went the archebysshop of Roan the erle of Alenson the erle of Salebruche syr Wylliam of DormaÌ„s and ser Robert of Lorrys they fouÌ„d the kyng of Nauar at Uernon ther was made great feastê and thaÌ„ they brought the kyng of Nauarr to Roan to the frenche kyng and ther agayne was confyrmed all the aliauÌ„ces confederacions sworne put in writyng and vnder seale as I vnderstode the kyng of Nauar in makyng of this peace shuld renouÌ„ce all ê“mysses of loue that had ben bytwene hym and the kyng of England and that after his returne agayne into Nauarr he shulde defye the kyng of EnglaÌ„d and for the more surete of loue to be holden and kept bitwene hym the freÌ„che kyng the kyng of Nauarr went withâ— that freÌ„che kyng fro Roan to Paris there were agayne new feastê and soleÌ„pnities And whan they had inough sported them thaÌ„ leaue was taken and the kynge of Nauer departed amyably fro the freÌ„che kyng and left behynde him his two sonnes with the kyng their vncle And than he weÌ„t to MouÌ„tpellyer so in to the countie of Foi after into his owne countre of Nauer Nowe let vs retourne to the busynesse of Acqtayne ¶ Howe sir Bertram of Clesquy deê‘ted out of Spayne went to Tholous where as the duke of Aniou receyued him ioyously Ca. CC .lxxvi. VE shall knowe as it hath ben sayd before how the duke of Aniou had ben in France and was agreed that assone as he was returned in to laÌ„guedoc he shulde entre byforce in to Guyen for he coude in no wyse loue yâ— prince nor thenglyssmen nor neuer dyde And before his departyng the frenche kyng sent letters with great messangers in to Castell to kyng Henry Desyring hym to sende in to Fraunce sir Bertram of Clesquy also the kyng and the duke of Aniou wrote to sir BertraÌ„ that he shulde fynd the meanes to come shortely into Fraunce So these messangers dyd their message and the kynge of Spayne thought nat to kepe him ayenst the frenche kynges desyre and so wolde make non excuse And so sir BertraÌ„ of Clesquy made him redy as shortely as he coude and toke leue of kyng Henry and dyd somoche that he came to Tholou wher the duke of Aniou was and had ther assembled a great nombre of knight squyers and men of warr and taryed for nothynge but the comynge of sir Bertram So that by his comyng the duke and all his were greatly reioysed and than they ordayned to de parte fro Tholous and to entre into the prices lande The same season was come to HaÌ„pton in England the duke of LaÌ„castre with .iiii. C. men of armes and as many archers their shippes vessels redy withall their purueyance were in mynde to sayle to Bourdeaux so they myght haue wynde And with the duke there was the lorde Rose sir Michell de la poule sir Robert Rouxe sir Johan of saynt Lowe and sir Wyllyam Beauchampe ¶ Howe they of Monsac of MouÌ„tpellyer yelded theÌ„ to the duke of Aniou And of the duke of Berry who lay at siege before the cytie of Lymoges Cap. CC .lxxvii. THan the duke of Aniou deê‘ted fro the cyte of Tholou in great aray in good order and with hi there was therle of Armynake the lorde Dalbret therle of Piergourt the erle of Comynges the vycont of Carmayne yâ— erle of Lyle the vycont of Brune Kyell the vycont of Narbon the vycont of Talar the lorde de la barde the lorde of Pyncornet sir BertraÌ„ Tande the seneshalles of Tholous Carcassone of Beauchair and dyuers other They were a .ii. M. speares knightes and squyers vi M. a fote with lauÌ„ces and pauesses And sir Bertram of Clesquy was chefe capitayne of all that company and so tooke the way to Dagenoise And by the way they founde in the feldes mo than a. M. of the coÌ„panyons who all that season had ben in Quercy and as than were rydinge to warde Agen. The first forteresse that they came to was Monsacke and the countre was in suche feare by reason of the commynge of the duke of Iniou with suche a great noÌ„bre that dyuers townes and forteresses trymbled for feare and were nat in wyll to holde warre agaynst him And so assoone as they were come before Moysac they yelded them and became frenche and than they wente
Uallant Where he and the lorde Clysson had ouerthrowen the englysshmen as ye haue herd before and he had well herde howe the englysshmen in Poictou in Guyen kept the feldes So that as soone as candelmasse was past and that the springyng tyme began Sir Bertram thought to reyse gather an army and to asseble lordes knightes and to ryde to some other parte in lyke maner as theÌ„glysshmen ryd in Poytou in Quercy and Rouuergue For in these couÌ„trees ther were englysshmen that dyde ryght honorably and had so maynteyned them selfe euersyth the rene wyng of the warre And also the company of sir Johan Deureur were newly come in to the countre of Limosyn and had taken in Auuergne a castell cytie and towne all toguyder named Duses the whiche sir Bertram of Clesquy thought ought nat to be suffred Than he sayd he wolde drawe to that part and so by the kynges lycence he assembled to guider a great nombre of men of armes and so departed fro Parys and alwayes his noÌ„bre encreased And so long this constable rode that he caÌ„e into Auuergne and ther was with him the duke of Berrey the duke of Burbone the erle of Alenson the erle of Perche his brother the erle of saynt Poule the Dolphyn of Auuergne the erle of Uandon the erle of Porceen the lorde of Sully the lorde Montague sir Hughe Dolphyne the lorde Beauieu the lorde Rochforte the lorde of Talenson and a great nombre of barownes knightes and squyers of the marchesse of Fraunce So long they rode that they came to the cytie of Duses and there they lodged and besieged the cytie lay there a .xv. dayes ther were gyuen many great and ferse assautê how be it they coude nat gette the forteresse for win ther were englysshmen that valyantly defeÌ„ded their holde So than the frenchmen departed and rode farther with the constable in to the pties of Rouuergue and some of the chefe lordê went to Auygnon to se pope Gregory and the duke of Aniou who was with him And anone after this visytacion and that these lordes had spoken with the duke of Aniou they departed fro Auygnon and drewe agayne to the constable who was in Rouergue and conquered townes and castels on thenglysshmen And so they came before the towne of Lamulae and layed siege therto the whiche sir Thomas of UeulqÌ„ fare helde and hadde kept it long and also the Roche Uauclere But the sayd englysshe knightes by composycion yelded theÌ„ to sir Bertram and so dyd dyuers other castels on the fronter of Limosyn And whan sir Bertram hadde refresshed hym he toke his way and his retourne towarde the cytie of Duses in Auuergne and so came thyder and layd siege therto And thyder they brought great engyns fro Ryon and Cleremont and dressed them vp before the fortresse and also apparelled all maner of instrumentes for assautes ¶ Howe they of Duses yelded them vp to sir Bertram and howe sir Robert Canoll was in the displeasure of the kyng of Englande and howe at the request of the lordê his peace was made agayne Cap. CC lxxxxi WHan the englysshmen that were within the cytie of Duses sawe the order maner of the constable of France and also had perfyte knoledge howe that sir ThomÌ„s of Ueulquefare was departed and hadde forsaken the forteresse in Rouergue And also sawe well howe there was no coÌ„forte comyng to them fro no parte Than they drewe to counsayle and determyned to yelde them vp by treaty and none otherwyse And so they made with the coÌ„stable so wyse poyntmentes that they deê‘ted without danger or blame and hadde with them all that they wolde cary and also were conueyed in sauegarde to saynte Symere in Lymosyn Thus sir BertraÌ„ wan in this voyage dyuers places and countrees that the englysshmen helde before and than he retourned in to Fraunce yE haue herde here before of the iourney that sir Robert Canoll made in FraÌ„ce and howe he retourned to his owne castell of Deruall in Bretayne And it was of trouthe that certayne englysshmen at their retournyng in to Englande enformed so the kynge agaynst hym that the kynge and his counsayle was nat well coÌ„tent with him But whan sir Robert Canoll knewe therof he sende to excuse hym two of his esquyers And they dyde so well their deuoyre that the kyng and his couÌ„sayle parceyued well how they were yuell and falsely enformed of hym And so were well content agayne with hym through the helpe of sir Alayne of Bouquesell and of other knightes about the kyng who helped to excuse hym Sir Johan Ourde bought it derely for he was taken and putte to execusyon openly at London The execusyon of hym was the excuse of all yuell wordes And so sir Robert Canoll abode styll in the kynges grace and in the princes ¶ Howe the erle of Herford dyuers englysshmen discoÌ„fyted in Bretayne on the lee dyuers flemynges that assayled them Cap. CC lxxxxii THe kyng of Englande seyng howe the frenchemen made him warr he gat him frendes wher he coude and so hadde to his accorde the duke of Guerles his nephue and the duke of Jullyers were agreed to assemble toguyder certayne noÌ„bre of men of warr and so to entre into FraÌ„ce And the same season the kynge of Englande sent the erle of Herford and the knightes of his housholde in to Bretayne to speke with the duke for certayne maters bytwene them and the same season the flemyngê and englysshmen were no frendes And so they mette togyder on the see but ther the flemyngê lost so that they were nothynge content for by aduenture they met eche other before a hauyn in Breten called la Bay And of the â—â—emysshe nauy was patron Johan Peterson and of the englysshemen sir Guy of Brian And assoone as they mette they set eche vpon other so that ther was a great batayle a sore And with the erle of Herforde ther was sir Richard Stury sir Thomas Wysque and other And so they fought togyder right valyantly how be it that the flemynges were more in noÌ„bre and better purueyed for the mater for they had taryed there a long space for the same purpose yet for all that they had but lytell aduantage This batayle thus on the see endured the space of thre houres and ther was done many a noble feate of armes and many a man wounded and hurt with shotte for they hadde graped their shyppes to guyder with hokes of yron so yâ— one coude nat flye fro another How be it finally the vyctorie abode with thenglysshmen the flemynges disconfyted and sir Johan Peterson their patron taken and all the other taken or slayne so that none escaped And the englysshmen turned backe agayne into Englande with their conquest and prisoners and so brake vp their vyage for that tyme and than shewed these tidynges to the kyng of England who was right ioyouse of that adueture whan he knewe that the flemynges gaue the
Englande wherof kyng Henry was ryght sore displeased and called all his counsayle toguyder Than was it counsayled hym that he shulde sende great messangers to the frenche kynge to treate with hym to whiche counsayle the kynge agreed And sente wyse and sufficyent personages into Fraunce And so they departed and dyde so moche by their iourneys that they came to the cytie of Parys wher they fouÌ„de the kyng who receyued them with great ioye and feest And so bytwene the kyng these counsaylours of kyng Henry who hadde procuracyons sealed to treate and to procede in all causes in the name of their lorde in any plyament treaty counsayle secrete or otherwise to take effect Finally the same season ther were a corded ordayned and confyrmed alyaunces and confederacions right great and large and sworne soâ—eÌ„ply on bothe parties to holde fermly nat to breke nor to do agaynst it by no maner of way but that those two kyngê to abyde fermly in an vnyte of peace loue alyaÌ„ce and there the frenche kyng sware by the worde of a kyng that he wolde ayde and helpe the kyngs of Castell in all his busynesse and to make no maner of peace nor acorde with the kyng of Englande but that he shulde be comprised in the same To this treaty sir Bertram of Clesquy helped greatly for he loued enterely the kynge Henry After these thynges confyrmed and agreed the embassadours departed and retourned into Spaygne and founde their lorde at Lyon in Spaygne who was right ioyouse of their comynge home and that they had so well sped And by reason of this alyaunce kyng HeÌ„ry thought hymselfe better assured and conforted than he was before ¶ Howe the duke of LaÌ„castre ordayned gouernours in Guyen and ledde his wyfe with hym in to Englande and howe the kyng of Englande ordayned the erle of Penbroke to be gouernour in Poitou Ca. C C lxxxxvi NOwe let vs retourne to the duke of Lancastre who was in the cyte of Burdeux so about the feest of saynt Mychaell he thought to re tourne in to Englande the better to enforme the kynge his father of the besynesse of Acquitayne And so a lytell before his depture he ordayned therfore and assembled in the cytie of Burdeux all the barownes and knightes of Guyen such as were englysshe And than he shewed them how he was purposed to retourne in to Englande for certayne maters for the profyte of theym all and of the countre of Acquitayne and that the next somer after he wolde come thyder agayne yf the kynge his father were so pleased These wordes pleased them all Than the duke ordayned the lorde Captall of Beufez and the lorde of Musydent with the lorde Lespare to be gouernours of all the countre of Gascoyne that was englysshe And in Poytou he ordayned to be gouernours sir Loyes Harcourt the lorde of Parteney and in Xaynton sir Loyes Dargentou and sir Wyllyam of MouÌ„tendre left all â—is seneschals and offycers as they were before And it was ordayned that there shulde go with the duke into Englande certayne persons of Gascoyne Xaynton and Poictou to shewe to the kyng of England the state and besynesse of Aquitayne As sir Guyssharde Dangle the lorde of Pynan and sir Aymery of Tarse and to abyue for theym the duke taryed a certayne space and whan they were all redy apparelled they entred in to their shyppes in the hauyn of Burdeux So the duke departed with a great company of men of armes and archers he had a threscore vessels with his company and purueyauÌ„ce and ledde with hym his wyfe and her suster And they spedde so well on the see had so good wynde that they arryued at Hampton in England and there yssued out of their shyppes and entred into the towne And ther rested them the space of two dayes and than departed and rode to wyndsore where the kynge receyued the duke his sonne and the ladyes damosels and knyghtes strangers with great feest and specially he was gladde to se ser Guysshard Dangle ¶ The same season dyed the gentyll knyght sir Gaultier of Manny in the cytie of London wherof all the barones of Englande were right sorie for the trouthe and good couÌ„sayle that they had alwayes sene and herde in him He was buryed with great solempnyte in the monastery of the charterhouse besyde London and at the day of his obsequy there was the kyng and all his chyldren and the prelates banrons and knightes of Englande And so all his landes bothe in Englande and beyonde the see fell to the erle Johan of Penbroke who hadde to wyfe the lady Anne his doughter and heyre So the erle of Penbroke sent to entre in to the lande that was fallen to him in Heynault by ii of his knightes who dyde so well their deuorâ— with the duke Aubert who as than helde the erldome of Heynalt in rule that they atteyned their purpose ALl that wynter ther were dyuers counsayls in Englande among the lordê for the state of the realme and howe they shulde meÌ„tayne the warr the next somer folowynge And so were of enteÌ„t to make two viages the one in to Guyen and the other into France by Calys way and the kyng sought for frendes in all parties aswell in Almayne as in the marches of the empyre wher as he gate dyuers knightes and squyers of his acorde also he made a marueylous great apparell for his hoost that the lyke had nat ben often sene before The freÌ„che kyng had knowlege of their secretes and what they were in purpose to do whervpon he toke counsayle and made prouisyon and fortifyed his cyties townes and castels in Pycardy and sette in euery place great garysons of men of warre to th entent to defende the countre fro all mysaduenture Whan that somer was come and that kyng Edwarde of England hadde holden his feest and solemnyte of saynt George at wyndsore as was his vsage yerely to do And that ser Guyssharde Dangle was entred into the same fraternyte with the kyng and his chyldren and other barons of Englande the whiche were called in the fraternyte knightê of the blue garter THan the kyng went to LoÌ„don to his palays of westmynster and there he had a great couÌ„sayle for the orderyng of the realme And bycause that the duke of Lancastre shulde that season passe in to Fraunce by the playnes of Pycardy the erle of Cambridge with him The kyng at the desyre of sir Guyssharde DaÌ„gle and of them of Poyton Ordayned that the erle of Penbroke shulde go in to Poictou to vysyte that countre and to make warre agaynst the frenchmen on that syde For the gascoyns poicteuyns had requyred the kyng by their letters and by the mouthe of sir Guyssharde DaÌ„gle that if he wolde nat send any of his sonnes that he wolde sende the erle of Penbroke whoÌ„e they greatly loued and desyred to haue for they knewe him for a good knight and a hardy and so
nyght they withdrue theÌ„ to their logynges And in the mornynge yâ— two bretherne of the frenche kynges and the constable of Fraunce demaunded of the knightes of Poictou within Thouars to delyuer the town acording to their promyse and othes in that be halfe They answered and sayd howe yâ— shortely they wolde come to Poicters and put themselfe and all their landes vnder the obeysaunce of the frenche kyng whiche answere was sufficyent to the lordes of France and so departed fro Thouras and the dukes gaue lyc 〈…〉 to the moost parte of their companyons THe lorde Clysson departed with a gret nombre of men of warre apoynted him by the constable And so went to Mortayne on the see the whiche was as than englysshe and capitayne therof was a squyer of England called James Clere and he had with hym a threscore coÌ„panyons And whan the lorde Clysson was come before Mortayne he made a feirse assaute at the whiche he was hym selfe Howe be it with that assaute he wanne nothyng and sâ— at night he drewe to his lodgyng Than the capitayne within seynge him selfe sore oppressed he sent priuely to the lordz of Gascoyn and of Englande beyng at Nyorth shewyng theÌ„ that if they wolde com thyder by night he wolde receyue theÌ„ into his fortresse wherby they might lightly passe through the lodgynges of the lorde Clysson who had with him but two huÌ„dredmen And so secretely these lordes departed fro Nyorthe with fyue hundred speares and rode by nyght tyll they came to Mortayne for they habbe great besyre to atrape the lorde Clysson howbeit a spye who departed with theÌ„ fro Nyorthe knewe all their ententes And so he came hastely to the lorde Clysson and fouÌ„de himsyttynge at supper and sayd Sir your enemyes are departed fro Nyorthe to the nombre of .v. hundred and are commynge on you Thanne the lorde Clysson put the table fro hym and armed him in hast and mouÌ„ted on his horse and all his company And so departed and all his sodaynly and left behynde them a great parte of their caryages and rode so longe that they came to Poicters And the englysshmen who sayled of their ententes retourned agayne to Nyorthe right sore displeased And anone after they departed fro Nyorthe and left in garyson there sir Dangoses and Cresuell and sir Johan He wet retourned in to Englande and all the other went to Burdeur in their returnyng they brent the lorde of Partneys laÌ„des Thus all Poictou was coÌ„quered except these fortresses as Nyorth Elyseth Mortymer â–ª Mortayne â–ª Lysignen Castell Accart la roche Suryone Gausar the toure of Larbre Merris and other Which fortresses made dyuers yssues and assautes on their neighbours soÌ„tyme chasyng somtyme rechased agayne ¶ Howe sir Bertram of Clesquy beseged the castell of Syreth and how the englysshmen were disconfyted howe all the countrey of Poictou of Xaynton and of Rochell were clene delyuered out of theÌ„glysshmens handes Cap. CCC .vi. THe duke of Bretayne who was pesably iÌ„ his owne countre was sore displeased of the domage of the englishmen For it was sayd that yâ— kynge of Englande and his puyssaunce had made hym as he was and that he had had nothynge and the kynge of Englande had nat ben For he alwayes made warr for hym and lende him syluer and golde and also he had his doughter in maryage For the duke wolde gladly that his countre shulde rather holde of the kyng of Englandes parte than of Fraunce Howe beit the moost parte of the lordes knightes and squyers of Bretayne were in their hertes good frenche And specially the lorde Clysson and de la Uale and the vycount of Rohan who as than were the chefe rulers in all Bretayne and these lordes sayd to the duke Sir assone as we can parceyue that ye take any parte with the kyng of Englande agayne the frenche kyng our souerayne lorde we wyll all forsake you leaue the countrey of Bretayne Howe be it the duke coude nat hyde the corage of his hert but sayd Sirs ye do great wronge to the kynge of Englande and spake great wordes to certayne of the lordes of Bretayne The french kyng who had drawen to his loue the hertê of them of Bretayne except sir Robert Canoll Desyred theÌ„ that if they sawe any defence made by their duke that they wolde gyue him knowledge therof to the entent to fynde remedy therfore The duke parceyued well how that his men hadde him insuspect and layed great a wayt on him Than he douted leest they shulde sende hym to Parys wherfore he sent to the kyng of EnglaÌ„de shewyng him what case he was in desyring him to sende hym men of warr to defende him if nede were And the kynge of Englande sent hym the lorde Neuyll with foure hundred men of armes and as many archers who arryued at saynt Mathewes defyne poterne And ther helde them in the to â—â—ne without doyng of any maner of domage to the couÌ„tre but payed truely for that they toke And so there they were all the wynter the duke wolde neuer put them in to any fortresse yâ— he had And whan the knightes of Bretayne sawe these englysshmen come in to the countre to the ayde and confort of the duke they toke it in great in dignacion and closed their fortresses shewed moche yuell wyll towardes the duke Thus the matters abode in great varyaunce all that wynter ANd assone as wynter was past sir Bertram of Clesquy constable of France departed fro Poicters with .xiiii. hundred fyghtyng men And so went and layd sege to yâ— towne and castell of Syreth and with hym there were of breton knyghtes sir Alayne of Beaumont JohnÌ„ of Beaumanoyre Arnolde Limosyn Geffray Ricoynan of Lanconet Geffray of Konyell and dyuers other knightê and squyers And so they layed siege to Syreth and closed them selfe about with pales to th entent nat to be troubled in the nyght Often certayne of them aproched to the fortresse and scrimysshed with theÌ„ within who defended them selfe right valyantly So it fell this siege enduryng that sir Robert Mycon and sir Nicotyn the scotte who were keê‘s of the fortresse sent knowledge of their estate to sir Johan Ubrues and to sir Dangoses capitayns of Nyorthe And they in contynent sent to them of the garyson of Lusygnen and Dangosey and so they assembled at Nyorthe And than departed to the nombre of sixe hundred and seuyn speares of good men of warr besyde other folowers And so long they rode that they came to Syreth for it was but four leages fro Nyorthe And whan they were come to Syreth than they rested them a space of tyme to apparell them selfe But it had bene better for them to haue sette on the lodgynges of the constable for anone he had worde of their comyng and howe they were araynged in the felde Hobeit the constable was nat greatly afrayed but made all his men to be armed and to drawe toguyder and than he sayde Nowe fayre
for my selfe and all myne that we shall make you no warr so that ye wyll make no warre to vs. And sir whaÌ„ my husbande is come out of prison I beleue well he wyll drawe in to EnglaÌ„de than I shall send hym worde of this coÌ„posicion than sir I am sure he wyll sende me his mynde and than I shall answere you The duke answered sayd dame I agre me well to your desyre on this condicion that you nor none of your fortresses prouyde for no men of warre vitayls nor artyllary otherwise than they be at this present tyme and so thus they were agreed Than the lady retourned to her castell caused the siege to be reysed for she shewed letters fro the duke of Berrey coÌ„tayning the same purpose Than they deê‘ted the constable went before Mortymer the lady wherof yelded herselfe and put her and her landes vnder the obeysance of the frenche kynge and also yelded vp the castell of Dyenne whiche partayned to her Thus was all Poictou Xainton and Rochell quyte delyuered fro the englysshmen And whan the constable had set garysons and good sure kepyng in euery place and sawe no rebellyon in those marches vnto the ryuer of Gyronde than he returned in to Fraunce also so dyde the dukes of Berrey of Burgoyn and of Burbone and the moost parte of the barons of FrauÌ„ce suche as had ben in these sayd coÌ„questes The kyng greatly feested them at their retournynge but all was but iapes whan sir Bertram came to Parys to the kyng for the kyng coude nat hono r him to moche So thus the coÌ„stable abode with the kyng at Parys in ioye and myrthe ¶ Of the seige of Bercerell of the dethe of the kyng of scottes of the peace bitwene the freÌ„ch king and the kyng of Nauar. And howe the duke of Bretayne fledde in to Englande and howe the coÌ„stable of FrauÌ„ce conquered his duchy Cap. CCC .vii. THe same season the lordes of Clisson of Lauall of Uangour of Tournemen of Rieux and of Rochfort the vicount of Rohane sir Charles of Dignen bannerette of Bretayne the marshall of Blarouille the lordes of Hambeâ— of Ruille of FouÌ„teuyll of Granuyll of Farnyll of Denneuall of Cleres banerettes of NormaÌ„dy And of other people great plenty of bretayne and of NormaÌ„dy and so they went and layde siege to the stronge castell of Bercerell and greatly they constrayned it by assautes within ther were two capitayns englysshmen sir Johan Aparte sir Johan Cornwall and with them certayne companyons that valiantly defended theym selfe At this siege there was done many a noble feate of armes many issues many sautes and many a scrymysshe And a lytell ther beside ther were at sege before saint Sauyour the vicount sir Thomas Trybles sir Johan de Bourge sir Philippe Pecharde and the thre bretherne of Maluriers So that or the seige were layde before them those two garysons ouerran all the countre of base Normandy so that no thyng was abrode but all in the forteresses Also they raunsomed and toke prisoners in the bysshopriche of Bayeux and Deureux and the kyng of Nauer was consenâ—yng therto for he conforted theÌ„ dyuers tymes bothe with meÌ„ and vitayle suche as wer in his garisons in the countie of Deureux for he was nat acorded with the frenche kyng so that the garysons of Chierbourg of Gouerell of Couches of Bretuell of Deureux and diuers other vnder the obeysanuce of the kyng of Nauerr had greatly enpouered and wasted the couÌ„tre of NormaÌ„dy But in the sametyme there was so good meanes made bytwene the two kynges and specially by the labour of the erle of Sale bruses who had taken moche payne bytwene theÌ„ and also the bysshop of Deureux and they dyde so moche that they brought theÌ„ to acorde And so the two kynges mette togyder right amyable at the castell of Uernon on the ryuer of Sayne And there were sworne dyuers great lordes of FrauÌ„ce to kepe peace loue vnite and coÌ„federacyon togyder for euer And so the kyng of Nauer went with the frenche kyng in to the realme of Fraunce and there the kynge dyde hym moche honour and reuerence and all his And than ther the kyng of Nauer put all his landes of Normandy into the handes and gouernynge of the frenche kyng and lest his two sonnes Charles and Peter with the kyng their vncle Than he departed went backe agayne in to Nauerre Thus this peace endured foue yeres howbeit after ther fell agayne bytwene them great discorde as ye shall herafter in the hystorie if ye wyll loke therfore Howe beit I thynke ther wyll none ende be made therof in this present boke ¶ The .viii. day of May the yere of our lorde a. M. thre C .lxxiii. there passed out of this lyfe in the towne of Edenborowe kyng Dauyd of Scotlande and was buryed in the abbay of DoÌ„freâ—â—lyn besyde kyng Robert de Bruse his father He dyed without sonne or doughter laufully begoten of his body But ther was kyng after him by right successyon a nephue of his named Roberts who was seneshall of Scotlande a goodly knyght and he had a sonne ¶ Howe there were a certayn ordeyned in Englande to kepe the countre and howe the erle of Salisbury william Neuyll and Phillyp Courtnay with dyuers other men of armes enterd in to the see and landed in Bretayne howe the coÌ„stable of FrauÌ„ce went thyder the duke of Bretayne went in to Englande Cap. ccc .viii. THe same seson it was ordeyned in Englande to the entent to kepe the couÌ„tre that the erle of Salisbury Willyam Neuyll and sir Phylippe Courtnay shuld take the see with a certayne nombre of men of warr For it was sayd howe that yuan of Wales was comynge by the see with sixe thousande men to lande and brenne in the countrey The lordes of Englande hadde .xl. great shyppes besyde barges and two thousande menne of armes besyde archers Thus they departed fro Cornewayle and there toke the see and toke their way towarde Bretayne And so came to saynt Malo the Isle and there brent in the hauen before the towne a seuen great spaynisshe shyppes wherof all the countre had maruayle and sayd howe they thought surelye that the duke of Bretayne hadde caused them so to do So in all townes castelles and cyties they had the duke in great suspect and than kepte more strayter their forteresses than they dyde before The secretnesse of the dukes mynde was dyscouered for certayne knightes of Bretayne shewed dyuers wordes yâ— shulde be spoken by the duke In so moche that the frâ— the kyng ordeyned his coÌ„stable to make a iourney into Bretayne coÌ„mauÌ„dyng hym to take in to his possession townes cytes castels and for tresses to sease all rebelles bothe their goodê and bodyes The constable deê‘ted fro Parys and went to Angiers there made his somoÌ„s And thyder came the duke of Burbon the erle of Alenson the erle of Perche therle
of Porceau the dolphyn of Auuergne the vicountes of Meaulx and of Dausnay sir Rafe of Coucy Robert of saynt Poule Rafs Rauenall Loys of Sansere marshall of Fraunce and a great nombre of the barony and chyualry of UermaÌ„ doyes Artoyes and Pycardy besyde theÌ„ that came thyder of the marches of Aniou Poitou and Tourayn And on the other patte the erle of Salisbury and all his army beyng at saint Malo the Isle knewe well of this frenche assemble and sawe well howe all the countrey of Bretayne was agaynst the duke And so depted fro thens with all hysshyppes and sayled so long that he came to Brest whiche was one of the strongest castelles in all the worlde and whan the duke of Bretayne knewe of the constables comynge he durste trust no lengar in them of Uennes and Dignan nor in them beyng in any good towne in Bretayn thoughâ— yâ— if he were ones inclosed he shulde be in great ê‘ll And so he went to the castell of Alroy whiche is bitwene UeÌ„nes and Renes which helde of his parte for he had made ruler there an englysshe knight called sir Johan Augustyne The duke left his wyfe with him desiring him to kepe her well and the knyght promised him so to do than the duke rode to saynt Mathues of fyne potern but the towne was closed against hym from thens the duke went to Kouke and there tokeshyppynge to th entent to arryue in Englande So thus the constable of Fraunce entred in to Bretayne ther came in his company the lordes knightes of Bretayne suche as had ben at the siege before Bercerell they had left vp the siege to the lordê of Normandy and whan the constable was come before Reynes they within who knew well he was come to cease in to his handes for the freÌ„che kyng all the dukes landes for the kynge and his counsayle sayd howe the duke had forfayted all his landes bycause he had sustayned the englysshmen his enemys in his townes and castelles And also that he him selfe tooke parte with the kyng of Englande agaynst the erowne of FraÌ„ce of whome he helde his duchy of Bretayne by faythe and homage Wherfore they of Reynes thought to make no warre but peaseably ceceyued the constable and knowledged hym for their lorde in the name of the frenche kyng And whan the constable had the possessyon of Reynes than he roode hastely to the towne of Dignan the whiche yelded vp to be vnder the obeysaunce of the frenche kyng Than the constable went before the cyte of UeÌ„nes the which also yelded vp than he went to Luzemont the which was assayled taken by force all they wtin slayne than the coÌ„stable weÌ„t to Jugon the whiche put theÌ„ selfe vnder the obeysance of the frenche kynge In lyke wyse dyde the castell of Gouy and the forest and the Roch â—yen and the towne of Guigante saynt Mathewe of Fyne Poterne and saynt Malo the Isle than after the constable went to Quipercorentyn and it tourned also french and after Campelly and Credo Galande and dyuers other forteresses there about Fyrst the constable ouerran Breton bretouant bycause always it enclyned tather to the duke Johan of Mountfortes parte than Breton gallet And as ye haue herde here before whan the duke went in to Englande he set sir Robert Canoll to be gouernour of all the duchy howbeit ther were but a fewe lordê that obeyed to him Neuertheles he furnisshed wel his castell of Dyriuall and gaue the kepynge therof to a cosyn of his called sir Hughe Broit and sir Robert went to Brest Than the coÌ„stable weÌ„t to Hanybout and capitayne therin vuder the duke was a squier of England named Thomelyn Ubyche also therin was a knight sent by sir Robert Canoll called sir Thomas Priour and they were a fourscore what one other And assone as the freÌ„chmen were come thyder they beganne to assayle the castell and brought with them thyder fro dyuers places certayne engyns and great gonnes wherwith they had won dyuers castelles and forteresses and specially the towne of CaÌ„pelly was taken wherof James Rosse a squire of EnglaÌ„de was capitayne and he coude nat be taken to mercy for he fell in the haÌ„des of sir Olyuer of Clisson who slewe him with a glayue and also he slewe dyuers other with his handê for he had no pyte nor mercy of any englysshman that fell in his daunger NOwelet vs retourn to the siege of Hanibout The constable of Fraunce who had caused his engins to be reared vp agaynst the towne and castell and went to the saut and sware that he woldesuppe in the castell and they within defended them selfe valyauntly Than the coÌ„stable sayd sirs ye that be within it is of certayne that we shall coÌ„quere you for we wyll suppe this night within the towne Knowe for trouthe that if any of you cast stonne or quarell wherby that the leest of our coÌ„pany be hurt I make myne auowe to god ye shall all lese your lyues Whiche wordes abasshed so them of the towne that they went into their houses and let the englysshmen alone who defeÌ„ded themselfe ryght valyauntly as longe as they myght endure But the towne was so great that the englysshmen coulde nat take hede of euery place So the frenchemen entred in to the towne and all the englisshmen slayne except the two capitayns who were taken And bycause that they within the towne obeyed the constables commauÌ„dement he therfore coÌ„maunded that none shuld be so hardy to do any maner of domage ¶ Whan the constable of FrauÌ„ce had thus conquered the towne and stronge castell of Hanybout he taryed ther. xv dayes than he went to the towne Kouke And in the meane tyme therle of Salisbuty sir WyllmÌ„ Neuyll sir Bertram Stapleton and sir Wylliam Luzy who hadd newe refresshed the forteresse of Breest bothe with men of armes archers artyllery and vitayle tokeshippyng to th entent to defende the countre for the freÌ„chmen were styll in the felde in Bretayne and the sayd englisshmen wyst nat whyder the coÌ„stable wolde brawe but whan the coÌ„stable caÌ„e before the towne of Kouke whiche was a hauen towne he wan it byforce of assaut and the englisshmen slayne that were wihin it except the capitayne named sir JohnÌ„ Langay who was taken to mercy This towne the freÌ„chmen newe repayred than they drewe all to the towne of Brest wher the lorde Neuyll and sir Robert Canoll were who had with them a. C. men of armes as many archers And so the lordes of FrauÌ„ce of Bretayn beseged the towne with a .vi. M. fyghting men and as soone as they had layd thesiege they sent ser Olyuer Chsson in the name of the duke of Aniou with a certayne noÌ„bre with him to go and lay sege to the Roche sur yon which thenglysshmen kept so the lorde Clysson besieged the towne rounde about reared vp dyuers engyns whiche was brought him fro Angiers and Poiters with the
bretons there caÌ„e thyder dyuers noble men and geÌ„tylmen of Aniou of Poictou and so assauted it and sayd howe they wolde nat deê‘te thens tyll they had it And the same tyme the duke of Aniou often tymes refresshed theÌ„ that lay at thesege with vitayle other thyngê And styll the constable lay at sege before Brest and with him the duke of Burbon the erles of Alenson of Piergourt of Dolphyn of Auuergne byuers other lordes of FrauÌ„ce but they wanther but a lytell for Brest was one of the stroÌ„gest castels in the worlde and bicause that sir Robert Canoll was capitayne and was there within the lordes of Fraunce determyned to send and ley siege to his castell of Duriuall so thyder went dyuers lordê of Bretayne and Tourayn with four hundred fightynge men ¶ Howe the frenchmen laye at â—iege at four sundry places all a tones and howe they of Roche suryon yelded them selfe and became frenche And howe the englysshmen came before Brest Cap. CCC .ix. THus the lordes of FrauÌ„ce helde a tones four seges One before Bercerell another before Brest the 〈◊〉 before Roch sur yon and the .iiii. before Duriuall to eche of these was made many a great assaut They within Roche sur you who were farthest of fro any copany or coÌ„fort made a composycion with their enemys that wtout they were socoured within the space of a moneth they shulde deê‘te put the castell vnder the obeysance of the french kyng At whiche day the lorde Clysson and the other knyghtes of his coÌ„pany caÌ„e thyder whan no rescue caÌ„e to reyse their siege the castell yelded vp and thenglysshmen deê‘ted vnder the saue conduct of the lorde of Pons so went to Burdeur Than the lorde Clysson the other went from thens to the siege before Duryuall and brought with theÌ„ great engins And also to the samesege caÌ„e the constable of FrauÌ„ce the duke of Burbon therles of Alenson of Perche a great noÌ„bre of the barony cheualry of FraÌ„ce For they thought they dyde but lose their tyme with lyeng before Brest howbeit they left styll ther a two M. and they fortifyed theÌ„ selfe in a place to kepe the wayes yâ— non shulde entre nor issue out of Brest to refressh the fortresse And whan sir Broes they within Duryuall sawe theÌ„ selfe so sore oppressed they douted greatly the takyng of their fortresse Than they deuysed a treaty to haue respyte for two monethes so that without they were rescued by the duke of Bretayne or by some other able to kepe the felde to reyse the siege within the sayd space 〈◊〉 to yelde vp the forteresse to the duke of Aniou or to the constable if men of armes came fro the duke of Bretayne to coost the frenchmen than they within to sitte styll in rest and peace This treaty was put for the and shewed to the duke of Aniowe and he agreed so that they of Duryuall durynge the sayd terme shulde nat take into their fortresse no more ayde nor help Than sir Broes delyuered certayne geÌ„tylmen knyghtê and squiers for hostagê in yâ— behalfe so after this treaty and coÌ„posycion the coÌ„stable rode to NauÌ„tes and they of the cytie shyt fast their gates agaynst him bycause he came with suche a great army and so they sent to hym to knowe his enteÌ„cyon The constable answered and sayd howe he was sent thyder by the french kyng their lord to take possession in his name of the duchy of Bretayn and that sir Johan of Mountforte who calleth hym selfe duke hath forfayted it ThaÌ„ the burgesses of NauÌ„tes demaunded to take counsayle than to answer and whaÌ„ they had long counsayled they came forthe and sayde Sir it is great meruayle to vs that ye thus take the herytage of our lorde the duke for the frenche kyng who commaunded vs to receyue hym as our duke and lorde and to hym we haue swerne fealtie homage and he hath sworne to vs to gouerne vs as his subgettes Thus haue we taken hym and we knowe no cause in him of fraude or suspection Ifye cóe in to this towne by the vertue of suche procuraryon as ye haue we agre that ye shall entre by condicyon So that if it hap that the duke of Bretayne our lorde retourne in to this countre and wyll become frenche than all prelates barones gentylmen the good townes of Breten all we to knowlege him as our lord and thaÌ„ we to be quyte without domage nowe or any other tyme. and also ye to receyue no reÌ„tes nor reuenues of Bretayn but let them styll remayne in our handê vntyll suche tyme that we haue other tydinges yâ— whiche shal be more agreable to vs than this The constable sware to theÌ„ to fulfyll all this as procurer of the freÌ„ch kyng in that case Thus the coÌ„stable entred in to the rytie of Nauntes which was chiefe cytie of Bretayne and all his company WHan sir Robert Canoll who was souerayne of Breest vnderstode howe sir Hugh Broes his cosyn had made composycion of the fortresse of Duryuall with the frenchmen sawe well howe he coulde nat departe fro thens ther as he was to go and coÌ„fort his castell of Duriuall wtout so be he wolde make a coÌ„posycion in lyke case Than he began to treat with the freÌ„chmen that were there before Brest and they answered that without the coÌ„stable they coude do nothyng Than two knightes two squyers of Englande had saue coÌ„ducte and went to the constable besyde NauÌ„tes wher as he lay by the ryuer of Loyre with great copany of FrauÌ„ce and of Bretayne And so this treaty toke suche effect that they of Brest had respite for .xl. dayes so that wtin that space they shulde beso conforted with men of warte able to fyght with the constable or els to yelde vp the forteresse And in the meane season they of Brest to abyde styll in the same case as they were thaÌ„ in without reuitaylyng or enforsyng any thyng of their fortresse Than the messangers retourned agayne to sir Robert Canoll and he sent sufficyent men bothe knightes and squiers to the constable for hostage Than the constable put them in prison and all they that had ben at the siege before Brest departed the constable gaue them lycence And the frenche king sent for them to fortifye the cyties townes castels and fortresses in Picardy for the duke of Lancastre was aryued at Calais with a great armye WHan the erle of Salisbury who was on the see and had all that season kept the fronters of Bretayne NormaÌ„dy and also the kyng of Englande had newly reconforted them with a thousande men of armes and two thousande archers Whan he vnderstode the coÌ„posycion of them of Brest he sayd that with goddes grace he wolde fight with the frenchemen and he sayled so longe that he arryued at Brest Than he toke lande and all his coÌ„pany before Brest and euery night went
night they lay togider made gode wache and went neuer past thre leages a day None went before the marshals baners without coÌ„mauÌ„dement and so they passed by Motrell wherof the lorde of Handboure was capitayne but they made ther none assaut so past by saynt Omer after by Turwyn The currours brent the lande of therle of saynt Poule and than went nere to Arras And the two dukes lodged in the abbey of mount saynt Eloy and ther taryed two dayes Than they departed and costed Arras but they assayled it nat for they knewe well they shulde but lese their labour and so they went to Bray on the ryuer of Some ther the two marshals made a great assaut before the gate Within ther were in garyson good knightes squyers of Picardy of whome the vicont of Mealx was capitayne sir Rafe of Menac The chanon of Robersart that day strake downe with his glayue thre to the erthe before the gate where ther was a sore scrimysshe Howbeit the freÌ„chmen kept so well their forteresse that they lost nothynge so the englysshmen passed by coostynge the ryuer of Some thynking to passe ouer at Ham in Uermandois at saynt Quintynes THus went forthe thenglysshe host wher of the duke of Lancastre was chefe gouernour by the ordynauÌ„ce of the kyng of England his father Than the lorde Bousyers of Heynalte caÌ„e in to FrauÌ„ce and he passed by the bridge of Ham there they of the towne desyred him effectuously that he wolde be reteyned with theÌ„ and to helpe to ayde theÌ„ agaynst thenglysh men he agreed to them and ther he taryed a two dayes tyll the englysshmen were all past who toke their way aboue to entre into vermaÌ„ doys to passe the ryuer of Some at a strayter passage And whan the lorde of Bousyers knewe that thenglysshmen were nygh all past ouer howe that they drue towarde saynt Quintynes and Rybamont wher the lorde of Clyn whose doughter he had in mariage was the which lorde had ther fayre lande herytage also he had hym self ther fayre lande by the right of his wyfe and knewe well how the castell of Rybamont was vnpurueyed of men of warr Than he toke leaue of them of Ham and they greatly thanked him of his seruice that he had done to them so he departed with suche nombre as he had whiche was no great noÌ„bre and he rode so long that he came to saynt Quintynes in great parell for the countrey was full of englysshmen He came in suche danger that he was no soner entred but that the englisshe currours chased hym in at the gate And the lorde of Bousyers founde in the towne sir Wylliam of Bourges who was capitayne there vnder the french kyng who receyued him ioyously desyring hym to a byde there to helpe to defende the towne The lorde of Bousiers excused him selfe and sayde howe he hadde enterprised to enter in to the towne of Rybamont to kepe the towne and fortresse there bycause it was with out capitayne wherfore he desyred so sore the sayd sir Wylliam that he hadde of hym out of saynte Quintynes .xii. cros bowes and so departed and he went nat farre past but that he spyed a company of englysshmen but he toke another lowe way beside theÌ„ for he knewe well the countre So the same day he rode in great parell towardes Rybamount and as he rode he encouÌ„tred a knight of Burgoyne called sir Johan of Bulle who was goynge towardes saynt Quitynes but whan he had ones spoken with the lorde of Bousyers he retourned with hym to Rybamount and so they were about a .xl. speares and .xx. crosbowes And thus they aproched Rybamont sent before one of their currours to enforme them of the towne of their comyng to helpe to ayde and to defende their towne And in the meane season they sawe wher there was comyng a company of englisshmen to the nombre of fourscore Than the frenchemen sayd beholde yoÌ„der be our enemys who are comynge fro their pyllage let vs go before them Than they dasshed their spurres to their horse sydes and galopped forthe as fast as they might cryeng our lady of Rybamont And so came in amonge the englysshmen and disconfyted and slewe the moost parte of theym for he was happy that myght escape And whan the frenchemen hadde thus ouerthrowen the englysshmen they went to Rybamont where they founde the lorde of Chyne who was come thyder but a lytell before with .xl. speares and xxx crosbowes And as they were before the castell and their company in their lodgyngê vnarmed they herde the watchman of the castell cryeng to harnesse sirs meÌ„ of armes aprocheth your towne Than they drewe togyder and demaunded of the watchman what noÌ„bre by like lyhode they were of he answered sayd howe they were aboute the nombre of fourscore men of armes than the lorde Bousyers sayd sirs it behoueth vs to go out and fyght with them for it shuld be a great blame to vs to sulfre theÌ„ goby so nere to our fortresse The lord of Chin sayd a fayre sonne ye say trouthe cause oure horses to coÌ„e out and display my baner Than sir JohnÌ„ of Bulle sayd lordes ye shall nat go without me but my counsayleis yâ— we go wyse lye for parauenture they be but currours whiche the marshalles of Englande or the constable hath sent hyder to cause vsto go out of our fortresse our issuyng parauentur may tourne to folly The lorde Bousiers sayd if ye wyll be leue me we shall go out and fight with them 〈◊〉 that brefely happe what may befall I wyll go out and fight with theym And so dyde on his helme and lepte on his horse and so yssued out and with hym a sixscore and the englysshmen were about fourscore and they were of ser Hugh Caurelles company but he was nat there hymselfe he was styll with the duke of Lancastre Howbeit there were sixe knightes many squiers and they were come thyder to reueÌ„ge their companye that were ouerthrowen before As soone as the frenchemen were out of the gate they founde incontynent the englisshmen who couched their speares and ranne in among the frenchmen and the frenchmen opyned and let them passe through them so they dyd wherby there rose suche a dust that one coude nat se nor knowe another Than the frenchmen closed them selfe agayne toguyder and cryed our lady of Rybamont there was many a man ouerthrowen on bothe ê‘tes The lorde of Chyn had a plummet of leed in his hande wherwith he brake bassenetes suche as he attayned vnto for he was a bygge and a goodly knyght and well formed of all his membres At last he had suche a stroke on the helme that he had nere fallen and a squyer had nat kept hym vp whiche stroke greued hym after as longe as he lyued Ther were dyuers englysshmen had gret marueyle in yâ— they saw his penonsemblable to the armes without difference of
bothe knightes and squyers prisoners though I myght haue for them a hundred M. frankes I wyll saue neuer a one of theÌ„ And whan the haraude was departed and hadde made his reporte The duke of Aniou called forthe the hangman and made to be brought forthe the hostagê two knightes and asquier and caused their heedes to be stryken of nere to the castell so that they within might se it and knowe it Incontynent sir Robert Canoll made a borde to be put out of a wyndowe of the hall and brought thyder four prisoners that he had thre knightes and a squyer for whome he might haue hadde great rauÌ„some But he made their four heedes to be stryken of and dyde cast them downe into the dykes the bodyes one way and their heedes a nother way Than they brake vp their siege all maner of men went into FrauÌ„ce and namely the duke of Aniou went to Parys to the kyng his brother The constable the lorde Clysson and other rode toward the cyte of Troyes for the englysshmen were in that marches were passed the ryuer of Marne and toke their waye towarde Anxere The same tyme pope Gregory the .xi. had sent into FrauÌ„ce in legacyon the archbysshoppe of Rohan and the bysshoppe of Carpentras for to treat for a peace yf it might be bytwene the frenche kyng and the kynge of Englande These prelates had moche laboure to ryde in and out bytwene the frenche kynge and his bretherne and the duke of Lancastre but alwayes the englysshmen rode forthe thorough the countreis of Forestes of Auuergne of Limosyn and the ryuer of Loyre to Dordone and to Lothe Thenglysshmen were nat all at their ease in that iourney nor in lykewise were nat the frenchmen that folowed and costed them In the which pursute ther dyed thre knightes of Heynault sir Fateres of Berlaumount Bridoll of Montague and the begue of Uerlan and also of the englysshe part there dyed some Solonge the dukes of Lancastre and of Bretayne rode forwarde that they cam to Bergerath a four leages fro Burdeux And alwayes the frenchmen had pursued them the duke of Aniou and the coÌ„stable rode aboue towarde Rouuergue Roddes and Tholouse were come to Pyergourt And ther the two for sayd prelates rested and rode euer prechynge bytwene the parties and layed many reasons to bring them to acorde but both parties were so harde that they wolde nat condiscende to no peace without a great aduaÌ„tage and so about christmas the duke of Lancastre came to Burdeux and ther bothe dukes lay all that wynter and the lent folowynge and some of his company departed Whan the iourney was paste there retourned in to Englande the lorde Basset and his company wherwith the kyng was nat content but reproued hym bycause he retourned and nat the duke his sonne THan anone after the feest of Easter the yere of our lorde god a thousande thre hundred and .xiii. The duke of Aniou beynge at Pyergourt assembled a great army with hym was the constable of Fraunce and the most parte of all the barones and knyghtes of Bretayne of Poictou of Aniou and of Tourayne Also there was of Gascoyne sir Johan of Armynake the lordes Dalbret and Pyergourt The erles of Comynges and of Narbone the vycountes of Carmayne Uyllemure and of Thalare the erle Dolphyn of Auuergne and the moost parte of the lordes of Auuergne and of Limosyn the vycount of Myndone the lordes de la Barde and Pyergourt and sir Robert de Charde They were a .xv. thousande menne a foote and also they had a great nombre of geneways cros bowes and tooke their way towardes highe Gascoyne and came before saynt Syluere wherof an abbot was lorde Howe beit that there was a stronge towne yet the abbot douted yâ— he shulde lose it by force Therfore he fell in a treaty with the duke of Aniou for he thought nother hym selfe nor his laÌ„de shulde abyde the warre nor be in the dukes indygnacion Sayeng to him how his town nor fortresse was but a small thynge as in regard of the townes castels in hygh Gascone whyder he supposed the duke was goyng Therfore he desyred hym to leue him in rest peace by certayne composycion yâ— he nor none of his men shulde make any warre so that non were made to him and also to do in lyke maner as herytours and lordes of Gascoyne dyde The duke accorded to hym and hadde hostages in that behalfe and sent them to be kepte in Pyergourt Than all the hoole hoost wherof the duke of Anio we was chiefe drewe towardes Mount Marsen and to the towne of Lourde in highe Gascone wherof sir Arnold de Uyre was capitayne Than the freÌ„chmen layd siege therto and demaunded if they wolde yelde theÌ„ vp to the duke of Aniowe They of the towne were soone agreed therto but the knyght that kept it sayde howe the erle of Foiz delyuered hym the place wherfore he sayde he wolde delyuer it to none other person Whan the constable herde that he caused euery man to assaute the Castell in suche wyse that it was wonne by force and the capitayne slayne and dyuers other bo the men and women and the towne ouerron and robbed and so left it and at their deê‘tyng they left men therin Than the frenchmen entred in to the lande of the castell Bone and ouerran it And thaÌ„ passed by the lande of the castell Neufe whiche they assayled and so went for the towarde Byenre and came to the entre of the lande of the lorde of Lescute rode so forwarde that they came to a good towne and to a good castell called Sault which held of the countie of Foiz and all his landes arere fees in Gascoyne The prince of Wales before he went in to Spayne was in mynde to haue made warr agaynst the countie of Foiz bycause they wolde nat holde of hym And also the duke of Aniou who had coÌ„quered the moost part of all Acquitayne shewed hymselfe as lorde ther wolde haue had it in possessyon So he layd siege before the towne of Sault in Gascoyne whiche was nat easy to wyn and within there was capitayn sir WyllimÌ„ of Pans And whan the erle of Foiz sawe howe the frenchmen conquered his landes and arerefees the which by reason he shuld other holde of the french kyng orels of the kyng of Englande He sent for the vicount of the castell Bone and for the lordes of Mersalte of castell Neufz of Lescute for the abbot of saynt Syluere And whanne they were come to him than he sent for a saue coÌ„duct to go and speke with the duke of Aniowe who lay styll at siege before Saulte the duke accorded therto Than he and the other lordes went to the hoost to the duke and there agreed that they and their landes shulde abyde in a respite of peace tyll the myddes of August at the which tyme ther shulde apere before the towne of MoÌ„sac
sir James of Uien the admyrall of Fraunce the doulpoyu of Auuergne sir Johan of Bulle and dyuerss other lordes And all these helde their iourney and day before Bercerell but none came thyder to apere before them and so the forte resse was yelded vp and euery man departed who wolde and so sir JohnÌ„ Apert and his men of Cornewall tooke the see and retourned in to Englande and the lordes of FrauÌ„ce toke possessyon of the forteresse of Bercerell and newe repayred it and refresshed it with men artyllary and other puruyances And anone after by the coÌ„mauÌ„dment of the french king all these men of warre went and layd siege before saynt Saluyour the vicount in CoÌ„stantyne whiche parteyned before to sir Johan Chandos and after his dethe the kyng of Englande gaue it sir Alayn of Boucquesell who as thaÌ„ was in Englande and he hadde lefte a capitayne there a squier called Charenton with him sir Thomas Cornet Johan de Bourge and the thre bretherne of Maulurier and with them there were a sixscore men of warr and so saynt Sauiour was besieged by see by sir Johan of Uien admyrall of FrauÌ„ce and by lande by the other lordê of Bretayne and Normandy Ther was a great hoost and they dressed vp engyns agaynst the towne whichesore traueyled them within the forteresse NOwe let vs speke of the lordê that 〈◊〉 at Bruges to entreat for a peace of the freÌ„che parte The dukes of Anion and of Burgoyne the erle of Salebruch the bysshoppe of Amiens the chiefe of Bayeux And on the englisshe parte there was the duke of LaÌ„castre the erle of Salisbury and the bysshop of LoÌ„don So at last to th entent that none yuell nor trouble shulde coÌ„e to any of these lordes nor to none of their men that rode in out dayly bytwene the parties Therfore they agreed on a truce to endure to the fyrst day of May next after in all the marches of Calais and to the ryuer of Some and other landes to be styll in warre Than there was sent in to Bretayne the lorde Clysson and the lorde de Lauall with all their companyes to kepe the fronters there about ¶ Howe the duke of Bretayne arryued in Bretayne where he tooke dyuers castels and forteresses by force and of the trewce that was made bytwene the french kyng and the kyng of Englande and their alyes Cap. CCC .xiii. WHyle these lordes were entreatyng for peace at Brugê The duke of Bretayn who was in Englande as ye haue herde here before sawe well howe his countre was in great trybulacion nighe all the countre turned agaynst hym And as than the countesse his wyfe was in the castell of Alroye and him selfe about the kyng of EnglaÌ„de who right hertely loued him and to hym sayd Fayreson I knowe well howe for the loue of me ye haue put in balance your landes and are put out of your seignory fayre herytage but be ye in certayne that I shall right well recouer it you agayne for I woll make no peace with the freÌ„chmen without ye be coÌ„prssed therin and you to haue agayne your herytage The duke huÌ„bly thaÌ„ked hym And so yâ— same season the duke of Bretayne assembled toguyder at HaÌ„pton thre M. archers And they were all payed their wages by the ordynance of the kyng of Englande for halfe a yere with theÌ„ two M. men of armes And in that iorney there went therles of CaÌ„bridge and of Marche the lorde Spenser sir ThomÌ„s HolaÌ„de Nicholas Camoire Edwarde Twyford Richarde Pontchardon Johan â—esselle Thomas Grantson Hugh Hastyngê the lordê of MaÌ„ue of Pole and diuers other knightes squiers the duke of Bretayne with all his company arryued at saynt Mathewes of tyne Potern in Bretayne and so toke lande and in contynent assayled the castell which was without the towne the castell was nat greatly fortifyed nother with men nor artillery and so the engylsshmen toke it by force and slewe all them that were within and whan they within the towne of saynte Mathewes knewe therof they opened their gates receyued in the duke as their lord Than thenglisshmen went to the towne of Polle de Lyon whiche was stronge and well closed There they made a great assaute and the archers beyng on the dykes shot so holy togyder that fewe or none durst shewe them selfe at defence so the towne was wonne ouerron and exyled than they went to Brue de Uaulx which was well fortifyed with men of armes other purueyaunces for the lordes of Clysson and Beaumanoyre the vycount of Rohan and dyuers other lordes of Bretayne had been there but a lytell be fore had refresshed the fortresse with euery thing that neded and so the duke and the englisshmen layd siege therto And whan they of saynt Sauyour the vicouÌ„t vnderstode howe the duke of Bretayn and these lordes of Englande were arryued in Bretayne they trusted that they wolde come thyder and reyse the siege about them whiche they greatly desyred for they were greatly coÌ„streyned by their engyns which dyde cast day and nyght so that they wyst nat where to kepe theÌ„selfe out of danger Than they toke aduyse to entreat with the freÌ„chmen to haue a truse to endure to Ester the yere of our lorde M. thre hundred .lxxv. whiche was but .vi. wekes after so that within that tyme they shulde be fought withall orreysed fro the sege or els to yelde vp the forteresse their lyues and goodê saued this truce was taken but they lay styll at siege but they made no warre eche to other duryng that season THe vicont of Rohan the lordê of Clisson and of Beaumanoyre who laye in fronter agaynst the duke of Bretayne and theÌ„glisshmen who lay at sege before saynt Bru de Uaulx and they herde reported howe sir JohnÌ„ Deureux was nere to Campelly made great warre in the countre and had newly repayred and fortifyed a lytell fortresse wherin he was and made there his garyson and called it the Nouell for t so that they of CaÌ„pelly coulde nat issue out of their towne without trouble And so they sent worde therof to the lorde Clysson who was at Lamballe than he and his company departed thens and left men behynde them to kepe the towne and rode so longe that they came to the newe forters and layd seige therto whiche tidynges came to the duke of Bretayn where as he was at siege before saynt Brue de Uaulx where as the duke had made a myne the which had bene a makyng the space of .xv. dayes and at the same tyme they had loste their myne and labour And whan the duke and the lordes of his hoost knewe that they sayd all thynges consydered they thought they loste their tyme to abyde there any lenger wherfore they sayd it were better for them to go and ayde sir JohnÌ„ Deureux for if we may fynde them in the felde that hath layde siege to hym we trust we
shall haue a fayre iourney So than they disloged and rode towarde the newe forteresse whiche the lordes of Bretayne made to be assayled in such wyse that they were at the fote of the wall and feared nothynge that was caste downe on theÌ„ for they were well pauesshed and also they within had but lytell stuffe to cast downe and therwith in all hast there came one to theÌ„ and sayd sirs get you hens for yonder cometh the duke of Bretayne with the englysshmen they be nat past two leages hens Than the truÌ„pet sowned the retrayte than they drewe abacke and toke their horses and so departed went into Campelly whiche was nat far thens and closed their gates and lyfte vp their brydges And by that tyme the duke of Bretayne was come thyder with the barones of Englande in his company and they had past by the newe fortresse and hadde spoken with sir Johan Deureux who thaÌ„ked them of their comyng for els he had ben soone taken And so the duke layde siege to the towne of Campelly and set forthe their archers and brigaÌ„tes well pauessed and there they made a great assaut The englysshemen fayned nat no more dyd they within ther were dyuers hurte on bothe partes and euery day there was an assaute or elles skrymysshe They within sawe well howe they coulde nat long endur nor they sawe no socours comyng also they sawe well that they coulde nat yssue out to departe their fortresse was so closed on euery syde And also they knewe well if they were taken byforce they shulde haue no mercy and specially the lorde Clysson thenglysshmen hated hym so sore thaÌ„ the lordes of Bretayn that were within began to entreat with the duke to yelde them selfe vp vpon a courtes raunsome but the duke wolde haue them symply so with moche payne at last they gat arespyte for .viii. dayes and duryng the same respyte it fell well for them within the forteresse for two knyghtes of England one sir Nicholas Carsuell and sir Water Durswyke were sent to the duke of Bretayne fro the duke of Lancastre coÌ„maundyng that by vertue of treatie of peace as was made at Brugê bitwene the kyng of England and the frenche kyng wherof they brought charters sealed of the trewce that without delay on the sight of them to leaue and make warre no more So incontynent the truce was reed and publysshed through the hoost and also shewed to them that were within CaÌ„pelly wherof they were right ioyfull that is to say the lorde Clisson the vicont of Rohan the lorde of Beaumanoyre and the other for the trewce came well for them and thus brake vp the siege of CaÌ„pelly And the duke of Bretayn gaue leaue to all them that were with him to departe except suche as were dayly in his house and so went to Alroy where his wyfe was And than the erles of CaÌ„bridge and of Marche sir Thomas Holande erle of Irelande the lorde Spenser and the other englysshmen retourned agayne in to Englande Whan the duke of Bretayn had ordred all his besynesse by great leaser he refresshed the towne and castell of Breest and Alroy and than he retourned agayne in to Englande and his wyfe with hym THe same day that the trewce was made at Bruges to endur for a hole yere bytwene the kynges of Englande and Fraunce and all their alies And the duke of Burgoyne for the one parte and the duke of Lancastre for the other parte sware to come thyder agayn at the feest of Alsayntê and that eche parte shulde holde and enioye euery thyng that they had as than in possession during the said terme The englysshmen thought that saynt Sauiour the vicount shulde be saued by reason of that treatie but the frenchmen sayd that the fyrst couynant shulde passe the last ordynance So that whan the day aproched that they ofsaynt Sauyoure shulde other yelde vp or els be rescued by their frendes The french kyng sent thyder a great nombre of men of warre as a .vi. thousande speares knightes and squiers besyde other people but none came thyder to reyse the siege and whaÌ„ the day was expyred ther with in yelded them vp to the frenchlordes full sore agaynst their wylles for that forteresse was well sittyng for the englysshmen and the capitayne sir Thomas Tynet and Johan de Bourc and the thre bretherne of Malurier and the other englisshmen went to Carentyn so toke shyppynge and retourned into Englande Than the constable of Fraunce newe refresshed the forteresse of saynt Saluyour the vicount and sette a breton knight capitayne therin and vnderstode so as than that the frenche kynge had gyuen him that seignorie Of the iorney that the lorde of Coucy made in Austrych and of the deth of the prince of wales howe there coulde be founde no maner of treatie of peace bitwene the two kyngê and also of the dethe of the kynge of Englande Edwarde the thyrde Cap. CCC .xiiii. THe same season there was come in to FrauÌ„ce the lord of Coucy who had ben longe in LuÌ„bardy with the erle of Uertue sonne to sir Galeas makyng warre against sir Barnabo and his alies bycause of pope Gregory the .xi. and for the holy colledge of Rome The lorde of Coucy by succession of his mother who was suster to the duke of Austryche last disseased wherby he ought to be enheryter to the duchy for the duke was deed without issue by waye of maryage and they of Austrich had gyuen the duchy and lande to another farther of by lynage than the lorde Coucy wherof the lorde of Coucy hadde often tymes complayned to the emperour the lorde Charles of Behayne TheÌ„perour knewe well that the lorde Coucy had right therto howe be it he might nat with his ease constrayne theÌ„ of Austryche for they were strong in his countre and many good men of warre The lorde of Coucy had made warre there before by the conforte of his aunt suster to the duke but lytell it auayled him and whan he was thus coÌ„e in to Fraunce the kyng made him great chere Than he aduysed and sawe well howe there was in Fraunce as than many men of warre satte as ydell Wherfore he thought they coude nat be better ocupyed than to helpe him to his right durynge the trewce bytwene Fraunce and England Than the lorde of Couey desyâ—â—d the kyng to let him haue of the bretons such as ouer ronne the realme to make warre with hym in Austryche the kyng who wolde gladly that the companyons were out of hys realme accorded to his desyre So the kynge lende or gaue him I can nat tell wheder a .lx. thousaÌ„de frankes to departe among the sayd companyons So they rode forthe to warde Austryche about the feest ofsaynt Michell they dyd moche yuell all the wayes as they wâ—t Also ther were dyuers barons knyghtes squiers of FrauÌ„ce of Arthoys of Uermandoys of Haynaulte and of 〈…〉 rdy as the vicountes of Meaulâ— and Daunoy sir Raâ—e
of Coâ—â—y the â—arone of Roy Peter of Bare dyuers other desyring to 〈◊〉 their bodyes to get them honour WHan the feast of Alsayntes began to aproche thaÌ„ there came agayn to Bruges to entreate for peace fro the frenche kynge the duke of Burgoyn the erle of Salâ—bruce the bysshoppe of myâ—ns and the duke of Anâ—â—we but he lay 〈◊〉 atsaynt Omers And â—ro the kynge of Englande thyder came the duke of Lancastre the duke of Bretayne the erle of Salâ—sbury yâ— bysshop of London The towne of Bruges was well garnysshed with dyuers astates specially the duke of Burgoyn kept there a noble astate And with the duke of Lanâ—astre ther was ser Robert of Namur and kept him good company as longe as the duke was in Flaunders ther were the ambassadours the archebysshop of Rohan and the bysshoppe of CarpeÌ„tras who went styll and laboured bytwene bothe â—ties and layd forthe many good reasons but none came to any effecte These lordes were farre a sondre in their treaties for the frenche kynge demaunded to haue agayne 〈◊〉 hundred thousande frankes the whiche were payed for the redempcion of kyng JohnÌ„ and to haue Calaâ—s raysed beaten downe to the whiche the kyng of Englande wolde neuer consent so yâ— trewce was contynued to the feest of saynt Johan Baptyst next after the yere of our lorde a thousande thre hundred .lxxvi. and so these lordes â—aryed styll at Bruges all that wynter and in somer they returned euery part to their owne couÌ„treis except the duke of Bretayne who taryed styll in Flaunders with the erle Loys his cosyn who made him gode cher ¶ The same season on Trynite sonday there past out of this worlde the â—â—oure of chiâ—alry of Englande Edwarde prince of Wales of Aâ—tayne at the kynges palaâ—s of Westmynster besyde London And so he was enbawmed and put in leed and kept tyll the feast of saynt Michaell next after to be entred with the greatter soleÌ„â—ytie whan the parliament shulde be ther. Kyng Charles of Fraunce bycause of lynage dyd his obsequy reuerently in the holy chapell of the paleys in Parys And there were many of the prelates nobles of the realme of FrauÌ„ce and so than the truce was proloÌ„ged to the first day of Aprill next after Now let vs somwhat speke of the lorde Coucy of the almayns WHan they of Austriche the almayns vnderstode that the lorde of Coucy was coÌ„e with such a strength to make warre They caused to be brent and distroyed thre dayes â—ourney in to the countre along by the ryuer And than they went in to the mountayns and places inhabytable and so whaÌ„ the lorde of Couâ—y had wende to haue founde vytayle for his hoost he coude get none Wherby he suffred that wynter moche trouble and dysease for they wyst nat whyder to go to forage nor to gette vitayle for theyâ— nor their horses so that some dyed for huÌ„ger colde sicknesse And therfore whan the springyng tyme began they returned agayne in to Fraunce and went in to dyuers places to refresshe them selfe And the frenche kyng sent the moost parte of the coÌ„panyons in to Bretayne and in to base Normandy to aâ—yde and rest there for he thought well he shulde haue soÌ„what to do in short tyme after And at the retournyng of the lorde Couâ—y in to Fraunce he began to be good frenche bicause he â—ounde the kyng so amyable to condiscende to his desyre And also his counsayle sayd he neâ—â— nat to a voide out of his heritage vnder the shadowe of the kyng of Englandes warr for they sayd he was frenche of name of blode of armes extraction He sent his wyfe into Englande and kept styll with him his eldest doughter and left the yonger styll in Englande wher as she had been brought vp and norisshed â–ª Than yâ— frenche kyng sent the lorde Coucy to Bruges to them that were ther to entreate for the peace how beâ—t as than the great lordes were nat there but all onely the duke of Bretayne who was styll with his cosyn therle of Flaunders but he busyed him selfe but lytle in the treatie for the peace And after the feest of saynt Mychaell whan the obsequy of the prince was done and fynisshed than the kyng of Englande made to be knowen to his 〈◊〉 â–ª The duke of LaÌ„castre the erle of Cambridge and to the lorde ThomÌ„s the yongest and to all the barons erles prelatê and knightes of Englande howe that the yonge Richarde shulde be kyng after his discease And so caused them all to swere solemly to maynteyne him and on Christmas day the kyng made hym to sytte at his table aboue all his owne chyldren in great estate representyng that he shulde be kyâ—â—â— alter his discease And there was sent to Bruges for the kyng of Englandes parte JohnÌ„ lorde Cobham the bysshoppe of Herforde and the mayre of London And for the frenche partie thyder came the erle of Salebruche the lorde of Chastellon and maister Phylbert Les 〈…〉 and the two bysshoppes embassadrâ— alwayes went bytwene the parties treatynge for peace and spake of a mariage to be had bytwene the yong prince of Englande and my lady Maâ—y doughter to the frenche kyng And so they departed aswell they of FrauÌ„ce as of Englande and so made report to bothe kynges and than about lent there was a secrete treatie 〈◊〉 to be bytwene the two kyngesat Moutrell by the see And so were sent by the kynge of Englande to Calais sir Rycharde Dangle Rycharde Stan Geâ—â—ray Chaâ—â—er â–ª And fro the frenche kyng was sent the lorde of Couâ—y and of Riuyer sir Nycholas Braques and Nycholas Brasier and they along season treated on the sayd mariage And the frenchmen offered as I was enfourmed dyuers thyngâ—s and they wolde haue agayne otherthynges suche as they named or els nothyng Than these entreatours went and made report to their lordê and so the trewce was agayne relonged to the fyrst day of Maye and so came agayne to Calais the erle of Salisbury yâ— bysshop of saynt Dauyd chauÌ„cellour of Englande and the bysshoppe of Herforde And for the frenche kynge at Muttrell there was the lorde of Coucy sir Wylliam of Dormans chauÌ„cellour of FrauÌ„ce but they durst neuer trust to mete toguy â—er in any place bytwene Mutterell and Calâ—â—â— nor bytwene Mutterell Boleyn nor in the fronters for any thyng that the two bysshoppes embassadours coude do orshewe Thus these entreatours abode in this astate tyll the 〈◊〉 was expyred ANd whan the warr was open than sir Hughe Caurell was sent to be kepar of Calais Whan pope Gregoriebeynge 〈…〉 â—non vnderstod that no peace coude be had byâ—wene FrauÌ„ce England he was right sorousull and ordred his busynesse shortly went to Rome And whan the duke of Breten who had â—eâ— more than a yere with the erle of FlauÌ„ders his cosyn sawe that the warr was open he toke leaue of therle and weÌ„t to Grauelyng
and thyder he came to therle of Salisbury and sir Rycharde Dangle and so went with them to Calais and ther taryed the space of a moneth and so went in to Englande and came to Shene 〈◊〉 foure leages fro London a long by the Temmes syde where the kynge of Englande laye sore syâ—ke And past out of this worlde the 〈◊〉 gyll ofsaynt JohnÌ„ Baptyst yâ— yere of our lorde a thousande thre hundred .lxxvii. THan was there great sorowe made in Englande and incontynent all the passages of the realme were stoppedde that none shulde yssue out of the realme For they wolde nat that the dethe of the kyng shuld be so soone knowen in Fraunce tyll they haddeset the realme in some ordre The same tyme ther came in to Englande the erle of Salisbury and sir Rycharde Dangle So the body of kyng Edwarde the thirde with great processyons weâ—ynges lamentacyons his sonnes behynde hym with all the nobles and prelates of Englande was brought a long the cytie of London with open visage to Westmynster there he was buried besyde the quene his wyfe And anon after the yong kyng Richard was crowned at the palays of Westmynster with great solemâ—ytie and by him stode the dukes of LaÌ„â—â—llre and of Bretayne the .xi. yere of his age in the moneth of July The whiche day there was made four erles and nyne knightes First the lorde Nycholas his vncle was made â—rle of â—olengy the lorde Percy erle of Northumberlande sir Thomas Dangle erle of Huntyngdon the lorde Mombray erle of Notyngham And the yonge kyng was putte vnto the rule of the gentyll knyght sir Rycharde Dangle by the accorde of all the lande to be instruâ—ted in noble vertues and the realme of Englande to be gouerned by the duke of Lancastre And as soone as the frenche kynge knewe of the dethe of kynge Edwarde he sayd howe â—yghtâ—obly and valiantly he hadde reygâ—ed and well he ought to be putte newly in rememâ—raunce amonge the nombre of the worthyes Than he assembled a great nombre of the nobles and prelatê of his realme and dyd his obsâ—quy in the holy chapell in his palys at Paris And anone after dyed the eldest doughter of the frenche kyng who was ensured to haue been maryed to Wylliam of Heynault eldest sonne of duke Aubert ¶ Howe the freÌ„che kyng sent a great nauy to the see howe dyuers townes were brent in Englande howe the duke of Burgoyne tooke dyuers castels about Calys Cap. CCC .xv. IN the meane seasone whyle this sayd trewce endured the frenche kyng ê“uyded greatly for shyppes andgaleys And the kynge of Spayne had sent to him his admyrall sir Ferraunt Sause Who with sir Johan de Uien admyrall of Fraunce whan the tre wee was expired went and brent the towne of Rye a four dayes after the dethe of kyng Edwarde in the vigill of saynt Peter in July there slewe men and women and all they founde These tidynges came to London than therles of Cambridge and Bouligney went to Douer with a great nombre of men of warre And the erle of Salisbury the lorde Montagu went to the marches towarde HaÌ„pton Than after the french army toke laude in the I le of UbyqÌ„ and brent therm dyuers to wnes as LameÌ„d Dartmouth Plomouthe Plesume and dyuers other and whan they had brente and pylled the towne of Ubique they went agayne to the see and costed forewarde came to a porte called Poc. there was redy the erle of Salisbury and the lorde Montague who defended the passage howebeit they brente parte of the towne of Poc. and than toke the see agayne and costed towardes HaÌ„pton and wolde dayly haue taken lande in Englande but the englysshmen in the company of the erle of Salisbury rode so dayly alonge the see cost that they kept them euer fro takyng of any lande Than the frenchmen came before HaÌ„pton and there was redy sir Johan AruÌ„dell with a great nombre of men of warre and archers who defended the towne or elles it had ben taken than the frenchmen departed and went towarde Douer and toke lande on a day 〈◊〉 a lytle abbay called Lians Ther were many men of the countre assembled and they hadde made the priour of the place and sir Thomas Cheyny Johan Fuselle their chefe capitayns who set them selfe in good array to defende the passage so that the freÌ„chmen had but small aduauntage for it coste them moche people or they coulde take lande how be it fynally by force of good fightyng they toke lande Ther was a sore scrimysshe howe beit the englysshmen were dryuen backe and putte to flyght and two hundred slayne and the two knightes and the priour taken prisoners than the frenche men entred agayne in to their shippes and lay styll all that night at ancre before the abbey There the frenche men knewe first of the dethe of kynge Edwarde of Englande by their prisonners and of the coronacyon of kyng Richarde and a great parte of the ordre made in Englande for rulynge of the realme Than sir Johan of Uyenne caused a barke to departe and sent therin a knight who aryued at Harflewe And than the knight rode to Parys and there he founde the kynge and there shewed hym the certayne tidynges of the deth of kyng Edwarde To whiche sayeng the kynge gaue credence Than the frenchmen spanyardes departed and sayled forthe and had wynde at wyll and came with the same tyde about threof the clocke to Douer There was sir Edmonde erle of Cambridge and sir Thomas his brother erle of Buckynghame who were redy with a hundred thousande with baners displayed abydinge the frenchmen who were a sixscore shippes and galyes The frenchemen came foreby the porte and taryed nat but passed by and toke the depe see for the see began to ebbe Howe beit the englysshmen taryed there styll all that day and the nextnight and the frenche men by the nexte tyde came before the hauen of Calays and there entred yE haue herde here before how sir Johan captall of Beufz was taken prisoner before Soubise and kept in the towre of the teÌ„ple of Parys The kyng of England and the prince whyle they lyued wolde gladly haue had hym delyuered ther was also moche entreatie made for him at the couÌ„sell at Bruges and ther was offred for him in exchange the yong erle of saynt Poule thre or four other knyghtes but the frenche kyng nor his couÌ„sayle wolde nat coÌ„sent therto Howbeit the french kyng made to be shewed him by the priour who had hym in kepyng yâ— if he wolde swere neuer to beare armes agaynst the crowne of Fraunce that than he wolde condiscende to his delyuerance The Captall answered that he wold neuer make that othe to dye in prison so he abode in prison in sure kepynge a .v. yere with lytell ioye for he toke his prisonment but with lytell pacyence and so long he was there that at last he dyed in prison
and subsydies to rynne there aswell as in any other parte of the realme of Fraunce ALso the same tyme the kyng of Spaygne made his bastarde brother to entre in to Nauarr with a great nombre of men of warre who began to wynne the countre and assayled townes and fortresses so that the kyng of Nauerr coude make no resystence agaynst them Than he sent worde therof to the yonge kyng Richarde of Englande desyring him of ayde agaynst the frenche kynge in the countie of Deureux And he him selfe to abyde styll in Nauar to kepe his fortresses ther agaynst the kyng of Spaygne And so kyng Richarde by the aduyse of his counsayle sent sir Robert dâ— Roux with a nombre of men of armes and archers to the see and they toke lande at Chierbourc And thyder came all those that had ben put out of the fortresses in the countie of Deureux by the frenche constable And whan they were ther all togyder they were a great nombre of chosen men and so they prouyded well for the fortresse for they beleued to be beseged Whan the constable and the lorde de la Ryuer with their coÌ„pany had won all in the couÌ„tie of Deureux so that nothyng was left aparant for the kyng of Nauer but all was vnclosed vnder the obeysance of the french king ThaÌ„ they caÌ„e before Chierbourc which was strong and nobly fouÌ„ded first by Julyus Cesar whan he coÌ„quered Englande and there is a port of the see The frenchmen layed siege rounde about it except on the see syde and so they determyned nat to departe thens tyll they had won it Sir Robert de Roux and his coÌ„pany within made many issues day night for ther was no ther day nor nyght but that there was a scrimysshe The frenchmen coude seke for no dede of armes but that they founde ynowe euer to answere theÌ„ So there were many slayne and taken aswell on the one parte as on the other durynge the siege whiche lasted all the remynaunt of the sommer Thanne sir Olyuere of Clesquy made on a day a busshement and so began to scrimisshe And than the frenche men were driuen backe to the busshment Than sir Olyuer of Clesquy caÌ„e out of his enbusshment and all his and ranne feirlly at thenglysshmen and naueroyes Ther was an harde encouÌ„tre on bothe parties many a man borne to yâ— erthe slayne hurte taken rescued fynally sir Olyuer of Clesquy was taken prisoner by asquier of Nauer called JohnÌ„ Coq and so was put into Chierbourge And so the scrymysshe ended more to the domage of yâ— frenchmen than to the englisshmen and sir Olyuer was sent in to Englande there abode as prisoner a long space at London and after he was put to his raunsome Thus in great cost charge the frenchemen abode styll a great parte of yâ— wynter with lytell conquest and so they sawe well how they lost their tyme with lyeng ther. They thought well that Chierbourc was inprignable for alwayes they might be newe refresshed with vitayls and men by the see wherfore the frenchemen dislodged and layde counter garysons agaynst Chierbource as at Mountbourge at Pount done Charentyn saynt Lou and saynt Saluiour the vicount than euery man badde leaue to deê‘te This was in yâ— yere of our lorde a thousande thre hundred .lxxviii. yE haue well harde here before howe the duke of Bretayne was departed out of Bretayn and had with hym his wyfe in to Englande and so he abode on suche laude as he had in Englande whiche was called the countie of Richemont and he laboured sore to the yong kyng Richarde and to his couÌ„sayle to haue helpe and ayde to recouer his lande agayne whiche was tourned frenche but he coude nat be herde as than The same season the duke of Lancastre was enfourmed that if he wolde go in to Bretayne with a great armye there were dyuers forteresses and castels that wolde yelde vp to him and specially saynt Malo the Isle a fayre fortresse and a hauen on the see Than the duke of Lancastre reysed vp an army and went to Hampton and so toke the see with a great nombre of lordes and knightê men of warre and archers and so sayled forthe tyll they came at saynt Malos and toke lande and discharged their purueyance and so layd siege aboute the towne of saynt Malo They within yâ— towne were nothyng afrayd for they were well prouyded of vitayls of men of warr and of cros bowes who valiantly defended theÌ„ selfe so there the duke lay a longe space And whan the constable of Fraunce and the lorde Clisson knewe therof they made a great sommons of men of warre and caÌ„e towarde saynt Malos to reyse the siege A man wolde haue thought dyuers tymes yâ— batayle shulde haue been bytwene the parties The englysshmen often tymes ordred themselfe redy to gyue batayle but the constable nor the lorde Clysson wolde neuer aproche so nere yâ— batayle myght be bytwene theÌ„ And so whan the englisshmen had ben ther a great space they sawe well they of the towne hadde no wyll to yelde them vp Than the duke of Lancastre had counsayle to disloge seyng they lost their tyme with lyeng there and so he toke agayne the see and returned in to Englande and gaue leaue to euery man to departe ¶ Howe the castell of Alroy in Bretayne was yelded vp frenche and of the frenche garyson that was layd at Mountbourge agaynst the garyson of Chierbourc Cap. CCC .xvii. ALl this tyme the castel of Alroy was in the possession of the duke of Bretayn who lay styll in Englande The frenche kynge sent dyuers lordes of Fraunce and of Bretayne with a great nombre to ley siege to the castell of Alroy and they in Alroy knewe no socour comyng to theÌ„ fro any parte wherfore they fell in treatie so yâ— if they were nat socoured by the duke of Bretayne or by the kyng of England by a certayn day lymytted than they to yelde vp the place whiche treaty was agreed So the day came and the frenchmen kept their iourney none a pered nother fro the duke of Bretayne nor fro the kyng of Englande So the castell was gyuen vp put vnder the obeysauÌ„ce of the freÌ„che kyng as the other castels and good townes of Bretayne were And so they deê‘ted fro Alroy suche as were â—in for the duke of Bretayne ¶ The yere of our lorde a thousande thre huÌ„dred .lxxviii. Anone after Easter kyng Charles of Fraunce sawe well howe they of Chierbourc made sore warre in the countie of Constantyne he than ordeyned sir Wyllâ—â— of Bordes a valiant knight and a good capitayne to be keper and souerayne capityne of Constantyne and of all the fortresses ther about Chierbourc and so the sayd sir WyllimÌ„ with a fayre company of men of armes and cros bowes genowayes wente and laye at Mountbourge where he made counter garyson agaynst Chierbourc for he desired nothyng so moche as
Uers sir Baudwyn Cremoux Thybalte of Pount Helyot of Calay and dyuers other good men of warre Ther they made their lodgynges alonge the fayre medowes by the ryuer syde of Dordon which was great pleasur to beholde nere to the dukes lodgyng was the constable of Fraunce lodged often tymes these companyons desired to auaunce their bodyes and went and scrimysshed at the barryers and soo some were hurte and wounded as aduenture falleth often tymes in suche dedes of armes The sâ—â—iday after the siege was layd before Bergerath there came in to the dukes hoost well acompanyed with men of armes and brigaÌ„tes the lord Dalbret and sir Bertram his cosyn they were receyued with great ioye for yâ— hoost was gretlye enforsed by theÌ„ The .viii. day the duke anâ— the capitayns of the hoost were in counsayle to se howe they myght greue them of Bergerath there were dyuers wordes and deuyses they were long at one poynt whiche was to assayle the towne than it was thought agayne that by their assautes their people myght be sore hurt and to lytell effect and so for that day the counsayle brake vp and determyned on no full conclusyon sauyng to contynewe styll their siege for they loked dayly for mo men of warre commynge out of Fraunce and specially the lorde of Coucy Of the scrymisshes done before Bergerath howe the englisshmen freÌ„chemen gascoyns and other feirlly recouÌ„tred eche other Ca. CCC .xix. IT was so that sir Thomas Felton beyng at Burdeaulx and knowynge that his enemyes were wtin .xii. myle of him with such a puyssaunce that he was nat able to resyst agaynst them wherof he was nothyng ioyouse And all that season he knewe well howe the duke of Aniou had made his somons and had sente for all the states of Fraunce Than he sent worde therof into England to the kyng and to his couÌ„sayle but they that he sent thyder dyde lytell good or nothyng in the matter For the realme of Englande was as than in great bariauÌ„ce among them selfe one agaynst an other and specially the duke of Lancastre was nat in the fauoure of the comen people wherby dyuers incydent parels fell after in England the whiche season there deê‘ted no men of warr out of England nother to go in to Gascoyne nor yet in to Bretayne Wherof they that kepte those fronters vnder the yonge kynge of Englande were nothyng ioyouse Than sir ThomÌ„s Felton desired the lorde Lespare to go in to Englande the better to enfourme the kyng and his vncles of the state of Gascoyn and therby to prouyde couÌ„sayle for them And so at the desyre of sir Thomas Felton the lorde Lespare entred in to thesee but there rose suche a tempest agaynst him that he was driuen in to Spayne there was encountred by shippes of Spayne and hadde ther a great bataile and suche was his fortune that there he was taken prisoner ledde in to Spayne and there remayned more thaÌ„ a yere and a halfe for he was styll behated with them of the lynage of the lorde Pomers sir ThomÌ„s Felton who was a right valyauÌ„te man wrote and sent specially for the lord of Musident the lorde Duras the lorde Rosen and for the lorde Langurant who were foure of the chefe barones and moost puyssauÌ„te in all Gascoyn of the englisshe party desiryng them that for the honour and herytage of the kynge of Englande they wolde come and helpe to defende the countre and to coÌ„e with all their puyssance to Burdeaulx So than all knyghtes suche as wolde truely acquyte theÌ„ to their kyng and lorde and to his officers were redy come to Burdeaulx And whan they were all togyder they were to the noÌ„bre of .v. hundred speares and thus they were at Burdeaux and in Burdeloys the season whyle the duke of Aniou lay at siege before Bergerath than sir Thomas Phelton those foure barones of Gascone toke their counsayle aduyse determyned to ryde forthe agaynst the frenchmen and to entre in to some place to se if they myght spye any aduauntage to conquere any thyng agaynst their enemyes And so they departed out of Burdeaux in one company mo than thre hundred speares and toke the way to Ryoll and so came to a towne called yuret there lodged Of this busshmeÌ„t knewe nothyng the frenchmen wherby they had great domage Thus helde styll the siege before Bergerath wher many a scrimishe was made and many a seate of armes acheued bothe by them within and theÌ„ without how beit lytell wanne therby the frenchmen for sir Parducas Dalbret who was capitayne defended valiauntly the towne Than they of the hoost without to th entent to greue the sorer their enemyes they sent to Rioll for a great engyn called the truye This engyn was so made that it wolde cast great stones and a huÌ„dred men of armes myght well be within it to aproche to assayle the towne sir Peter de Bulle was ordeyned to fetche this engyn and with him sir JohnÌ„ of Uers sir Baudwen Cremoux sir Alayn Beaumont the lordâ— oâ— Mount calay and the lorde of Gaures And so they departed fro the hoost about a thre hundred speares and passed by a gyde the ryuer of Dordon and rode towarde Ryoll And so they came forby a place bitwene Bergerath and Rioll called yuret wher as the englisshmen were mo than four hundred speares and knewe nothyng of the comyng of the frenchmen Tidynges 〈◊〉 to the hoost to the constable that the englysshmen were ridynge abrode but no man coude tell where they were Than incontynent the constable for doute of his men sent out another company of men of armes to be a countergarde to the foragers that were gone before for the engyn Of the whiche newe company there were capitayns sir Peter of Mornay yuan of Wales Thybault of Pount and Alyotte of Calay In that company ther was a two hundred men of armes well apoynted sir Peter of Bulle and his company who were gone for the engyn dyde so moche that they came to Ryoll and ther charged many chares with the engyn and so returned agayne towardes the hoost by another waye than as they came and a more broder passage bicause of their cariage and so are they came to yuret or nere thervnto within a leage they had a fayre adueÌ„ture for ther they mette with the other company of their owne felowshyâ— and whan they were all togyder they were a .vi. hundred speares than they rode at more leyser thynking themselfe more insuerty than they were before than tydinges caÌ„e to sir ThomÌ„s Phelton and to the barons of Gascoyn bryng at yuret how the freÌ„chmen were abrode and were comynge fro Ryoll to passe that way towardes Bergerath with a great engyn Of the whiche tydinges they were ryght ioyouse and sayd how it was the thynge the they moost desired Than they armed them and mounted on their horses and made them selfe redy and whan they were abrode in the felde it
were many scrimysshes before the barryers for within the towne were dyuers englisshmen and gascoyns suche as fledde fro the dysconfyture of yuret who right valiantly defended the towne And suche lordes of Gascone as were taken prisoners before were with the duke of Aniou in his hoost and dyd asmoch as they might to cause the towne to yelde vp to the duke howe beit sir Thomas Phelton dyde nothyng in the mater bycause he was an englysshman And also he that toke hym prisoner sir JohnÌ„ of Liguac had as than put hym to his raunsome to pay .xxx. M. frankes and whan the money 〈◊〉 as payed he was dâ—lyuered but yâ— was nat so â—â—â—ne So long these four barons of Gascone were desyred â—ntysed to becoÌ„e frenche that at last they were content made promyse to yâ— duke of Anâ—ou by their faithes and honours to be euer good frencheâ— bothe themselfe and their laÌ„des And so by that meanes the duke of Aniou delyuered them quyte and fre and so departed â—ro the duke on that promyse the lorde of Duâ—as and the lorde of Rosen to th entent to go into their owne countreis And the lorde of Lanâ—uras and the lorde of Muâ—yâ—ent abode styll in the hoost with the duke at their pleasur and 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 daylye with hym in his lod 〈…〉 â–ª These barons of Gascoyne founde the 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 right â—â—yable to let them passe 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as he dyde whiche he repented after as 〈…〉 shewe you howe 〈◊〉 lorde of Duras and the lorde of Roâ—â—â— after they were departed and were in the 〈◊〉 â–ª they comuned togyder â–ª and sayde â—owe may we well serue the duke of Aniowe and the frenchmen â–ª â—â—the we haue alwayes beâ— good 〈◊〉 therfore it were moche bettâ—â—â—orâ—s to 〈◊〉 our pâ—â—myse to the duke of An 〈…〉 〈◊〉 the kyng of Englande is our naturall 〈◊〉 and hath done moche for vs. And so they concluded to go to Burdeaur and to shewe the 〈…〉 of â—and as sir WyllmÌ„â—elman howe th 〈…〉 wyse abyde frenche So 〈…〉 the togyder tyll they came to Bur 〈…〉 they were receyued with great â—oy 〈…〉 that they were become frenche â—han the â—enâ—shall and the mayre of Bur 〈…〉 〈◊〉 of them howe they had done theâ— answered that by coÌ„straynt and manasâ—hyngâ— and for feare of their lyues they were â—ayâ—e â—o promyse to the duke of Aniou to becoÌ„e french But sirs we say to you playnly that 〈◊〉 makyâ—â— of our promyse â–ª alwayes in our hertâ— we resâ—â—â—ed our faythe 's to our naturall lorde the kynge of Englande And therfore what soeuer we haue said or done â–ª we wyll neuer becoÌ„e 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the whiche wordes the knyghtes of England were right â—oyouse â–ª sayeng that they 〈◊〉 them selfe right valâ—aÌ„tly to their lorde and 〈◊〉 About a fyue dayes after the duke 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 beyng â—â—yll before Chastelloâ— worde came to 〈◊〉 how the lorde Duras the lorde Rosen were turned agayne and becoÌ„e englyshe of the whiche the duke the constable and other 〈…〉 Than the duke sent for the lorde of 〈◊〉 and for the lorde of â—ang◠〈…〉 the mater and 〈◊〉 ded of them what they sayd thervnto The loâ—des who were rightsore displeased sayd Sir thought they breke their promises we wyllâ—at breke ours For sir â–ª that we haue promysed we wyll vpholde for it can be no reproche to vs to abyde vnder your obeysance syth your men coÌ„quered vs by clene force of armes Sirs ê™ the duke I beleue you well and If were by god yâ— whan I deptehens the first thyng that I wyll do shal be to ley siege befâ—re the to wne of Duras and next to the towne of Rosen Thus the duke of Aniowe abode styll before the towne of Chastellon ryght sore displeased with thâ—se two for sayd lordes of Gascoyne This towne of Chastellon parteyned to the herytage of the Captall of Beâ—â—â— whome the frenche kyng had in prison in Parys the siege thus enduryng before Thasâ—â—â—lon ther fell a great famyn â–ª nother for golde nor syluer coulde be gotte any thynge to lyue by so yâ— the frenchmen were fayne to ryde a. 〈◊〉 or .xv. myles to gette any vitayle for the hoost and often tymes they returned agayne in great parell for there were dyuers castelles and forteresses englysshe on the fronters the whiche issued out and made busshmentes and encountred them at streyghtes and passages and whan they sawe they were strong ynough for the frenche foragers they wolde set on them and hurt â—lee many of them and take away their vitayls wherfore the frenchmen durste not ryde but in great companyes So long the siege endured that they within were so coÌ„stray â—â—d what with assawtes with engyns that they were fayne to yelde them vp their lyues and goodes saued and so all the men of warre within deê‘ted with bagge and baggage and weÌ„t to saynt Macayre wher ther was a good towne and a stronge castell Whan Chastellon was yelded vp the duke of Aniou toke possession therof faythe and homage of the dwellers within the towne and there he sette newe officers and made capitayne ther a knyght of Thowrayn called sir James MouÌ„tmartyn And whan the duke departed thens he tooke his aduyse whyder he shulde drawe than he was counsayled to goo to saynt Maryne but in his way there were dyuers lytell forteresses whiche the duke thought nat good to be left be hynde him biâ—awse of his foragers so fyrâ—â— he laydsiege to Sauueter and than tidynges came to the duke otherwyse than he had harde before of the lorde Duras and of the lorde Roâ—â—â— it was sayd howe surely they were at Burdeauâ— but vnder what maner they could 〈…〉 as than knowe whiche wordes spraâ—◠〈◊〉 in the hoost and so came to the herynge of the lorde Mucydent and of the lorde 〈◊〉 Than they spake to the lorde of 〈◊〉 and so sir Peter of Bulle desirynge theÌ„ to helpe to excuse the sayd lordes sayng how it was a great symplenes to beleue so lyghtly such fleyng wordes and so they promysed to do â–ª and so spake to the duke therof and he answered and sayd he wolde be ryght glad to here knowe the contrary of that he had harde before This 〈◊〉 was before Sauueterre whiche helde but thre dayes for yâ— capitayne yelded vp the forterâ—â—â—e sauynge his lyfe and all his and their goodes and so the duke passed forth and came to saynt Basyll a good towne whiche incontynent yâ—lded vp and put them selfe vnder the obeysance of the frenche kyng And than the duke went to Mountsegure and at the fyrst he gaue assaut and myst it and so lodged for that nyght And the next mornyng they made them redy agayn to the assawte wherof they within were abasshed and went to counsayle and finally concluded to yelde vp the towne their lyues and gâ—des saued so they were receyued Than the duke rode farder and came to a closed towne bytwene saynt Maâ—ayre and the Ryoll called Amberoche Ther
And if ye wyll say contrary to this I wyll receyue your gauge I wyll say so ê™ the lorde of Guystelles With those wordes the kynge was nat content and sayde Let vs go hens I wyll here no more of these wordes and so deâ—ted 〈◊〉 went 〈◊〉 to his chaâ—râ— all onely with his cham 〈…〉 right 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 at the lorde of Buâ—â—â—ll had â—o well and frely spoken agaynst yâ— wordes of 〈◊〉 JohnÌ„ of Guystels and sayd all smylyng He hath holden fote well with him I wolde nat for xx M. frankes but that he had done so And after it fortuned so yâ— this sir Johan of Guystels who was chaÌ„berlayn with the kyng was so yuell beloued in the courte that he was wery therof and thought nat to abyde the daÌ„gers So he toke leaue of the kyng and departed fro the court and went into Brabant to the duke Uyâ—â—elant of BrabaÌ„t who receyued him toyfully The french kyng was sore displeased with therle of FlaÌ„ders bicause it was thought by â—yuers of the realme that he had letted yâ— lorde of 〈…〉 sell of his â—â—age in to Scotland and alâ—o in that he â—eloe styll about hym the duke of Bretayne his cosyn who was greatly in yâ— kynges displeasur and so they that were about the kyng pâ—rceyued well howe the erle of Flaunders was nothyng in the kynges grace ANone after the kyng wrote sharpe letis to his cosyn the erle of FlauÌ„ders thretnyng hym bycause he susteyned with hym the duke of Bretayn whoÌ„ he reputed to be his enemy The erle wrote agayne to the kyng excusing himselfe aswell as he might but it aueyled nothynge For the kyng sent him agayne more sharper letters shewyng him playnly that without he wolde putte the duke of Bretayne out of his coÌ„pany he wolde surely displease him whaÌ„ therle of FlauÌ„ders sawe that the kyng pursued his cause with suche effect than he toke aduyse in hym selfe and thought he wolde shewe these maâ—aâ—â— hâ—s thretnynges to his good townes and specially to GauÌ„t to knowe what they wolde say to the mater and so he sent to Bruges to â—pre and Cortrey and after departed and the duke of Bretayne in his coÌ„pany and so went to Gaunt and lodged at yâ— posterne wher he was â—oyfully receyued of the burgesses for they loâ—ed well to haue him among them And 〈…〉 han the people of the good townes such as were seÌ„t for were come therle assembled them togyder in a pleace and there he made be shewed to theÌ„ by JohnÌ„ de la Faucell his entency on the lettâ—â—s reed that the freÌ„che kyng had sent him two monethes before And whan these letters were reâ—â— than the erle spake and sayd All ye sirs of my good townes of FlauÌ„ders through yâ— helpe of god I haue ben your lorde a longe season I haue kepte and gouerned you in good peace to my power Nor ye haue nat sene in me 〈…〉 coÌ„trary but that I haue entertayned you in gret prosperyte in lyke maner as a lorde ought to kepe his menne and subgettes But it is to my great displeasur and it ought to be to you that are my men that the frenche kyng thus hateth me and wyll hate bycause I sustayne about me and in my company the duke of Bretayne my cosyn germayne who as nowe is nat welbeloued in Fraunce Nor he dare nat well trust his men in his owne countre bycause of fyue or six barons that loueth him nat Wherfore the king wolde that I shulde driue hym out of my countre the whiche shulde be a strong thyng to him I say nat nay but if I dyde confort my cosyn outher with townes or castelles agaynst the realme of Fraunce than the kynge myght haue good cause to complayne him of me But I do nat so nor am nat in wyll so to do and therfore I haue here assembled you togyder shewynge you the parels that may happe to fall therfore I wolde knowe your myndes whyder he shall abyde styll with me or nat They answered all with one voyce Sir let hym abyde styll why shulde he nat And sir if there be any man lyuyng that wyll make you warre ye shall fynde redy in your lande of FlauÌ„ders .ii. C. M. men of warr to serue you Those wordes greatly reioysed therle and sayd sirs I thanke you and so ended that parlyament and therle was well coÌ„tent with his men and gaue euery man leaue to deê‘te in peace Than whan the erle sawe his tyme he retourned to Bruges and the duke of Bretayne with him Thus these maters haÌ„ged in a traunce the erle was in great grace with his people and the countre in peace and prosperite the which abode nat so long after for it was in great trybulacion as ye shall here after in this hystorie ¶ Howe the duke of Bretayne deê‘ted out of FlauÌ„ders and howe therle of saynt Poule was taken prisoner howe he was maryed in Englande of the warres that fell than in Bretayne Cap. CCC .xliiii. YE may well knowe howe the frenche kyng had knowlege of all this mater howe the erle had answered He loued hym nat one whyt the better howe be it he must let it passe for more he coud nat haue as at that tyme and sayd howe therle of FlauÌ„ders was the moost proudest prince that he knewe And a man myght haue sene well by the maner of the kyng that the erle was the lorde that the kyng wolde moost gladly haue brought somwhat to reason Whan he sawe that he withsayd him that he was no more displeased thaÌ„ he was the erle of Flaunders for all the kynges writyng that he was in his great displeasur bycause of kepyng about him the duke of Bretayne yet yâ— nat withstanding he kept him styll as long as it pleased him to tary made him kepe a goodlye estate finally the duke of Bretayne had couÌ„sayle to drawe in to Englande and so he tooke leaue of therle his cosyn went to Grauellyng and thyder came to him the erle of Salisbury with fyue C. speares and a thousand archers for dout of the freÌ„che garysons and so brought him to Calais wherof sir Hugh Caurell was capitayne who receyued him right ioyously whan the duke had taryed ther a fyue dayes he had wynde at wyll and so toke the see and the erle of Salisbury in his company and so aryued at Douer and came to the yong kyng Richard who receyued him with great ioye And so dyde also the duke of Lancastre and therles of Cambridge and of Buckynghame and the great lordes of Englande ye haue herde before how sir Ualeran of Lusenburge yong erle of saynt Poule was taken prisoner bytwene Arde and Calays was in Englande at the kyngê pleasure for kyng Edwarde in his lyfe tyme bought hym of the lord of Gomegines for he was first his prisoner bycause he made the iourney whan he was taken of a squier a maÌ„ of armes of the couÌ„tre of guerles So
longe season after shewed couertlye great displeasure to certayn burgesses of the towne but he made none other prouisyon among them his displeasure was bycause they hadde so soone forsaken him and turned to the seruyce of theÌ„ of Gaunt The burgesses excused them as trouthe was that it was nothyng in their faute but the faut was in them of the meane craftes who wolde nedes be alyed to them of Gaunt whan JohnÌ„ Lyon caÌ„e thyder So the erle passed his displeasure aswell as he myght howe be it he thought neuer the lesse ¶ Nowe lette vs leaue to speke of hym and of them of Flaunders and let vs retourne to the busynesses of Bretayne ¶ Howe the duke of Bretayne returned out of Englande into Bretayne at the request of his men and of the wyll of the englisshe men for the maryage of their yonge kynge of Englande Cap. CCC .lv. YE haue herde here before how the duke of Bretayne was in Englande with kynge Richarde and his vncles who made hym right good chere his lande was in warre and in great trouble For the frenche kyng had sent thyder his coÌ„stable with a great nombre of men of armes who were about PoÌ„t Toyson and about Mount saynt Mychaell And made warre to the countre cyties good townes in Bretayne Wherfore all the countre greatlye desyred the presence of the duke their lorde and they had sent to hym dyuers messangers and letters but he durst nat trust all that tyll the prelates and barones of Bretayne and all good townes murmured therat and sayde We haue sent for our duke by letters dyuers tymes and alwayes he excuseth him selfe In the name of god quod some he hath good cause so to do for we sende for hym to simply It were well sytting that we sent to hym a knight or .ii. dyscrete and sage in whome he myght truste and they to shewe him playnly the state of this countre This purpose was well alowed holden and so two valyant knightes were chosen to go in to Englande as sir Geffray of Quaresmell and sir Eustace Housey And at the desyre and request of the prelatê and barons they aparelled them selfe to go in to Englande so toke shippyng at Cone and had wynde at wyll and arryued at Hampton And fro thens they rode tyll they caÌ„e to London wher they found the duke of Bretayne and the duchesse and sir Robert Canoll who receyued them with gret chere and ioye The knyghtes than shewed to the duke their lorde all the state and disposycion of his countre and howe his people desyreth to haue him coÌ„e home And delyuered him letters of credence fro the barons and prelates and good townes of Bretayne The duke beleued well these knyghtê and the letters also and had great ioye and said howe he wolde shewe the mater to the kyng and to his vncles and so he dyde And whan the kyng of Englande and his vncles were enformed of all these maters howe all the countre of Bretayne prelates barons and good townes Except Claquy Clisson Rohen Lauall and Rochefort had sente for their lorde the duke desyring hym to returne into his owne countre Than the kyng and his vncles sayde Sir it is best ye go in to youre owne countre syth ye be thus desyred mayntayne yourselfe amonge your noble men And sir we shall sende you men of warre and suche conforte that they shal be able to kepe your froÌ„ters agaynst your enemyes And leaue the duchesse your wyfe here behynd you with her mother and brethern and go you and make warr agaynst your ennemyes Of these wordes the duke was greatly reioysed and made hym redye ANd shortely after it was ordayned for his departynge at Hampton And so he toke leaue of the kynge and of his vncles of my ladye princesse and of the duchesse his wyfe And at his departyng made a great alyance with the kyng of Englande and sware to hym by his faythe that if he were shortely conforted by the englysshmen He wolde alwayes abyde with them and do the best of his power to tourne his countre englysshe And the kyng promysed him that he shulde euer fynde the englysshemen redy to helpe hym in what soeuer maner he wolde desyre And so he departed out of Englande and sir Robert Canoll with him and the two knyghtes that were come thyder for hym and one hundred men of armes two hundred archers and toke shippyng at Hampton And so sayled to the porte of Guerrande where they toke lande and so rode to Uennes where he was receyued with great ioye and all the countrey was gladde whan they knewe that he was come home The duke refresshed hym there a fyue dayes and thanne he went to Nauntes Thyder came to se hym barownes prelates knightes and squyers ladyes and damoselles offryng hym their seruyce and putte them selfe vnder his obeysance Complayning greatlye of the frenchmen and of the frenche coÌ„stable who lay about Reynes and dyde moche hurte in the countrey The duke apeased them and sayd my frendes I shall haue shortly comforte out of Englande for without ayde of Englande I can nat well defende my countrey agaynst the frenchmen for they are to bygge for vs seynge we be nat all one in our owne countrey And whan the ayde that the kynge of England shall sende vs be ones come if they haue done vs wronge we shall quyte them agayne Of these wordes were right ioyfull all tho that were of the duke of Bretayns parte ¶ The same season about saynt Andrues tyde ther dyed sir Charles of Boesme kyng of Almayne and emperour of Rome And whyle he was lyueng he dyde so moche what for golde and syluer and great alyances that he hadde That the electours of the emperour sware and sealed to hym that after his disceasse to make his sonne emperour And to ayde hym to kepe the siege before Ays and to abyde with him agaynst all men that wolde deny hym So that whan he was deed than Charles his sonne as emperoure wrote hym selfe kyng of Almayne of Boesme and kynge of the romayns THe same season ther was great couÌ„saile in Englande amonge the kynges vncles and the prelates and barons of the realme for to mary their yonge kyng Richarde of England And thenglysshmen wolde gladly haue had hym to ben maryed in Heynalt for loue of the good lady quene Philyp wyfe to kyng Edwarde the thirde Who was so good and so gracyous a lady for all the realme large and honorable who was come out of Heynaulte but as than the duke Aubert had no doughters to mary The duke of Lancastre wolde haue hadde the kyng his nephewe to haue hadde his eldest doughter my lady Blanche of LaÌ„castre to his wyfe But the realme wolde in no wyse consent therto for two reasons The first bycause the lady was his cosyn germayne the whiche was to nere of blode to mary toguyder The other cause was they wolde the kynge shulde marry
withoute the realme to haue therby more alyaunce Than was there spekyng of the doughter of the kynge of Boesme and Almayne and emperour of Rome And to that aduyse euery man was agreed Than to go in to Almayne to treate for this mariage was seÌ„t a right sage and a valyant knight who had ben the kynges mayster and was nere of counsayle alwayes with the prince of Wales the kynges father called sir Symonde Burle And so was ordayned for hym all thynges necessarie for his iourney and than he departed and arryued at Calayes and so to Grauellyng and than to Bruselles and there he founde duke Uyncelant of Brabant and duke Aubert the erle of Bloyes and the erle of saynt Poule sir Wylliam MaÌ„lye And a great noÌ„bre of knightes of Heynalt of Brabant and of other places For ther was a great feest and iustynge kepte therfore there were all these lordê asseÌ„bled The duke of Brabant and the duchesse for the kyng of Englandes sake receyued the knyght ryght honourably And whan they knewe the cause wherfore he went in to Almayne they were right gladde therof and sayde That it shulde be a goodlye maryage bytwene the kynge of Englande and their nephue And at the knyghtes departyng they sent letters by hym to the kyng of Almayne shewynge hym howe they hadde great desyre and affectyon that this maryage shulde take a good effecte Than the knyght departed fro Bruselles and went to Louuayne and so to go to Colayne ¶ Howe the englysshmen that were sent in to Bretayne were tourmented on the see and howe the gauÌ„toise desyred to haue the erle of Flaunders their lorde to coÌ„e dwell in their towne of Gaunt Cap. CCC .lvi. THe same season it was ordayned in Englande by the kyng and his counsaile that two hundred men of armes and foure hundred archers shulde goo in to Bretayne And the chyefe capitayne of that iourney shulde be sir Johan AruÌ„dell and with hym shulde go sir Hugh Caurell sir Thomas Banystre sir Thomas Tryuet sir Water Pole sir Johan Bourchyer the lorde Ferres and the lorde Basset All these knyghtes drewe to Hampton and whan they hadde wynde they entred in to their shyppes and departed The first day the wynde was reasonable good for theÌ„ but agaynst night the wynde tourned contrary to theÌ„ and whyder they wolde or nat they were driuen on the cost of Cornwall The wynde was so sore and streynable that they coulde caste none ancre nor also they durst nat In the mornyng the wynde brought them in to the yrisshe see and by the rage of the tempest thre of their shyppes brast and wente to wrake wherin was sir Johan Arundell sir Thomas Banystre and sir Hughe Caurell a hundred men of armes Of the whiche hundred fourscore were drowned and sir Johan Arundell their capitayne was their perysshed whiche was great domage and sir Hugh Caurell was neuer in his lyfe before soo nyghe his dethe for all that euer was in his shyppe excepte hym selfe and seuyn maryners were all drowned For he and the seuyn maryners that were saued toke holde of tables mastes and the strength of the wynde brought them to the sandes Howebeit they hadde dronke waterr ynoughe wherof they were ryght sicke and yuell at ease Out of this daunger escaped sir Thomas Tryuet and sir Johan Bourchyer the lorde Ferres the lorde Basset and dyuers other but they were sore tourmented in gret parell And after that this tempest was ceased they retourned agayne to Hampton and went backe agayne to the kynge and his vncles and recounted all their aduentures wenyng to theÌ„ that sir Hughe Caurell had ben drowned with the other How be it that was nat so for he was gone sicke to London Thus brake vp that iorney wherby the duke of Bretayne coude haue no comforte of the englysshemen whiche was ryght contraryous to hym For all that season and the wynter folowyng the freÌ„chmen made hym right sore warre and the bretons As sir Olyuer Clysson and his company toke the towne of DynaÌ„t in Bretayne by reason of vessels and barges And so the towne was pylled and robbed and was kept agaynst the duke a long season after ¶ Nowe lette vs retourne to the busynesse of Flaunders WHan the peace was agreed bitwene the erle of Flaunders and them of Gaunt by the meanes of the duke of Burgoyne wherby he gat him selfe moche thanke in the countre The entent and pleasure of them of GauÌ„t was to haue their lorde therle of FlauÌ„ders to dwell with theÌ„ in Gaunt and there to kepe his householde The erle also was counsayled by the prouost of Hardebeque and of theÌ„ that were nexte about hym to do so wherby he shulde norisshe great loue bytwene hym and them of Gaunt The erle laye styll at Bruges and came nat to Gaunt wherof they had great marueyle and specially the good and rychmen of Gaunt and suche as were sage and wyse for they desyred nothyng but peace But the palyerdes white hattes and suche as desyred rather stryfe and debate they cared nothyng for the erles comynge For they knewe well that yf he came they shulde priuely be corrected at laste for the yuell dedes that they had done Nat withstandynge that they were in this doubte yet they that had the gouernyng of the lawe the couÌ„saylers and good men of the towne wolde for any thynge that he shulde come thyder and that they shuld go and requyre him so to do For they thought they had no ferme peace without the erle came thyder And so ther was ordayned .xxiiii. men to go to Bruges to shewe to the erle the great affection that they had to haue him and so they deê‘ted honorably as it aparteyned for them the shulde go for their lorde and it was sayd to theÌ„ by them of the towne Sirs retourne neuer agayne to Gaunt without ye bring therle with you for if ye do ye shall fynde the gates closed agaynst you Thus these burgesses of Gaunt rode forthe towarde Brugê and bytwene Bruges and Donsay they herde say howe the erle was comynge to Gauute warde wherof they were right ioyouse And they hadde nat ryden past a leage farther but that they mette the erle in the feldes Than the burgesses stode styll on bothe sydes of the waye and so the erle and all his company passed through them As he passed by the burgesses enclyned them selfe ryght lowe and humbly and made great reuereÌ„ce to the erle The erle rode through them without any great regardyng of them but a lytell putte his hande to his hat nor all they way he made to theym no semblant So the erle rode on the one syde and the gauÌ„toise on the other tyll they came to Donse and there they rested for the erle dyde dyne there And the gauntoyse wente to other lodgynges and dyned also ANd after dyner the gauntoyse in good array came to the erle kneled aldowne before him for therle sat And there they
they shulde neuer haue peace but that it shulde cost them their lyues This dought and feare caused them to be of that opinyon and to kepe styll the warre agaynst the erle and the gentylmen of Flaunders also this feare gaue them courage to kepe warre and as their aduentures fell ye shall here after in the story THe erle of FlauÌ„ders beyng at Lâ—â—e harde dayly newes fro the them of Gaunt and howe they brent and beate downe gentylmens howses wherwith he was sore displeased and sayd howe he wolde take suche vengeance on them that he wolde bryng all Gaunt vnder flame of fyre and the rebelles within it Than the erle to be the more stronger agaynst them sent for all his barons of Flaunders and abandoned his countrey to them to resyte agaynste the whyte hattes and apoynted two gentylmen to be their captayns that is to say the Galoys of Mamynes and Peter Destreueles These two with their coÌ„panies bare with them the erles baner and so about a thre wekes they lay bytwene And warpe and Courtrey on the ryuer of Lys and dyde great domage to them of GauÌ„t And whan Rase of Harsell herde therof he yssued oute of Gaunte with all the whyte hattes and came to Douse and there he hadde thought to haue founde the erles company but the men of armes whan they knewe of the gauÌ„toyse comyng they withdrewe towarde Tourney and so taryed in the towne And the gauntoyse lay a great season about Orches Danne and Uorlam so that the marchantes durst nat go bytwene Doway and Tourney for feare of them And it was than sayd howe the gauÌ„toise wolde go and lay siege to Lyle and therle with in the towne They alyed them selfe with them of Bruges and Ipre and they had Grantmont and Courtray of their acorde But Brugê and Ipre varyed and were nat agreed with yâ— craftes for they sayde it shulde be a great folly for them to â—ay siege so farre of as Lysle and how that the erle might haue great alyaunce ayde of the frenche kyng as he hath had before these doutes and other stopped the good townes of FlauÌ„ders for makyng of any warre or layeng of any siege in that season And for th eÌ„tent that the erle shulde haue no helpe nor ayde of the freÌ„che kyng nor of the duke of Burgoyne his son They sent messangers and meke letters to the kyng desyring hym for goddes sake that he shulde gyue no counsayle nor ayde to therle of FlaÌ„ders to their domage or hurte For they wolde nothing but peace loue obeysance and seruice to their lorde Wherfore they sayde their lorde dyde great wrong so to traueyle and greue theÌ„ And all that euer they dyd was to sustayne the frauÌ„chesse and lyberties the whiche their lorde wolde take fro them in his crueltie The kyng som what enclyned to them without any semblant makyng In lykewise so dyd the duke of Aniou his brother for all that the erle of Flaunders was their cosyn yet he was nat greatly in their fauours bycause of the duke of Bretayne whome he kepte with hym in his countrey agaynst their wylles a longe season Wherfore they tooke no great hede to his busynesse No more dyde pope Clement for he sayd that god had sent therle of FlauÌ„ders that rodde and punysshment bycause he was his enemy helde with pope Urbane agaynst him THe same season the good knight and coÌ„stable of Fraunce sir Bertram of Clesquy was in Auuerne with a great noÌ„bre of men of armes And lay at sege before New castell of Raudone a thre leages fro the cytie of Pye in Auuergne and had closed in the castell nyne englysshemen and gascoyns enemyes to the realme of Fraunce Who were yssued out of Lymosyn where as were many forteresses The coÌ„stable gaue many sore assautes to the castell and sware that he wolde neuer departe thens tyll he had the castell at his pleasure But than a great sickenesse tooke hym and so lay in his bedde but for all that the siege brake nat vp for his men were more angrye than they were before Of this sickenesse sir Bertram dyed whiche was great domage to his frendes and to the realme of Fraunce and he was borne to the freers in Pye and ther he was one night and fro â—hens he was caryed to saynt Denyse in FrauÌ„ce and there he was layde in sepulture nere to the tombe of kynge Charles whiche the kynge had made for hym in his dayes and so he laye at the kynges fete And there his obsequy was done right honorably as though he hadde ben the kynges sonne And there was all the kyngê bretherne and notable persones of the realme of Fraunce Thus by the dethe of sir Bertram of Clesquy the office of the constable shyppe of Fraunce was voyde Than it was ordayned and aduysed who shulde be constable There were named dyuers great barons of Fraunce and specially the lorde Clysson and the lorde of Coucy The kyng wolde that the lorde Coucy shulde haue had the offyce and that he shulde be regent of all Picardy and the kyng gaue him all the lande of Mortayne the which was a fayre herytage lyeng bytwne Tourney and Ualencennes And sir James Uerchyne was put out therof who was constable of Heynalt He helde it by succession of his father who had ben lorde therof a great season before The lorde of Coucy was in great fauour with the frenche kyng and the kyng wolde haue hadde hym constable of Fraunce but the gentyll knight excused hym selfe by dyuers reasons and wolde nat take it on him and sayd Howe sir Olyuer Clysson was more worthy then he was to haue it for he was a worthy knyght hardye and beloued and knowen amonge the bretons Soo thus the mater abode a longe season than sir Bertrams men returned in to Fraunce for the castell yelded vp the same day that ser Bertram dyed and they of the garison went in to Lymosyn to the garyson of Uentadore Whan the freÌ„ che kyng sawe the coÌ„stables men he gaue them great gyftes ¶ Nowe let vs leaue to speke of them shewe howe sir Thomas erle of Buckyngham yongest sonne of kyng Edwarde the thyrde made a great armye of men of armes archers and passed with his hoost throughe the realme of Fraunce and went in to Bretayne ¶ Of the erle of Buckyngham yongest sonne to kyng Edwarde the .iii. who passed with a great armye thorough the realme of Fraunce to go in to Bretayne to the duke there Cap. CCC .lx. VE haue herde here before howe that whan the duke of Bretayne departed out of Englande kyng Richard and his vncles had promysed hym to sende men of armes and archers to ayde hym The kyng kept his promyse but yuell fortune came therof for sir Johan Arundell was sent thyder with two hundred men of armes and they had suche fortune that they were nyghe all perysshed in the see by tempest Sir Hughe Caurell sir Thomas Tryuet were saued
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
retourded agayne to their hoost Whan the erle and his company sawe that the 〈…〉 of FrauÌ„ce suche as were within 〈…〉 wolde nat yssue in to the feldes array 〈…〉 than they passed farther And the same day 〈◊〉 and loged at Esquyles bytwene say 〈…〉 and Tyrwyn and the nexte daye they rodeth warde Tyrwynne Whan they of the garysons in the county of Bolayne Artoyse and Guynes sawe the dealynge of the englysshmen and howe they went alwayes forwarde without restyng They shewed their wylles eche to others and determyned to pursue the englysshe hoost thynkynge therby somwhat to wynne So they gathered togyder and assembled vnder the standerde of the lorde of Fresures and of the lorde of saynt Pye They were a two huÌ„dred speares than they coosted and pursued the englisshmen but the englysshmen kept themselfe euer so close to guyder without disorderynge that the frenchemen coude gette none aduantage Howe be it somtyme the frenchemen encountred with the englysshe foragers and ouerthrue them 〈…〉 fore they durst nat go a foragynge but 〈…〉 companyes Thus thenglysshmen rode forthe and paste Tyrwynne without any thynge doynge for the lorde of saynt Pye and the lorde of Tresures were ther. And the hoost lodged at Bethwyn and there taryed a day and I shall shewe you why ye haue herde here before howe kynge Rycharde of Englande by thaduyse of his vncles and of his cousayle He had sent in to â—lmayne a knight of his called sir Symon Burle to the kynge of romayns to haue his sustre in maryage The knight had so well spedde yâ— the king of romayns assented therto by the counsayle of all the great barons of his court And the kyng of romayns sent in to Englande with sir Symon Burle the duke of Casson to aduyse the realme of Englande to se howe it shulde please his suster and to make an enue of the mater for the cardynall of Rauene was all redye in Englande who helde with pope Urbane and conuerted the englysshmen to the opinyon of Urbane Haryed for the comyng of the said duke who at the kyng of Englandes desyre and the duke of Brahantes bothe he and all his company had asauâ—coÌ„duct to passe through the realme of FrauÌ„ce to come to Calays and he caÌ„e by 〈…〉 and Bethwyn And so came and sawe therle of Buckyngham who receyued him 〈…〉 norably and the next daye they toke leaue eche of other and so the almayns came to Ayre and to saynt Omers and so to Calays And therle and his hoost went to Liques and lodged that day at Bohayne And alway the lorde of saynt Pye and the lorde of Fresures pursued yâ— host and in the morning the host disloged and went towarde Bethwyn In the towne there was a great garyson of knightes and squyers ê‘teynyng to the lorde of Couty as the lorde of HaÌ„gest sir Johan and sir Trystram of Roye sir Gâ—ffray of Chargney sir Guy Harcourt and dyuers other The hoost passed by Bethwyn went to Douchers at night the lorde of saynt Pye and yâ— lorde of Fresures entred into Bethwyn 〈◊〉 the next day they went to Arras where they founde the lorde of Coucy who receyued them ioyfully and demaunded of theym what way the englysshmen toke And they answered said how they had lyen the same night at DoÌ„chers and shewed hym howe they rode wysely and close togyder Than the lorde Coucy said than it semeth well yâ— they demaunde nothyng but batayle the whiche they shall haue if yâ— kynge our lorde wyll a gretherto or they haue acoÌ„plysshed their viage Th erle of Buckyngham passed by Arras in good order of batayle and went and lodged at Anette and the next day at Myramount and so to Clery on the ryuer of Somme Whan the lorde Coucy beyng at Arras vnderstode howe they tooke that way he sent the lorde Hangest to Bray on the same ryuer of Somme and in his company .xxx. speaâ—es knightes and squyers and to Peron he seÌ„t Jaques of Uerchyn seneshall of Heynault the lorde of Haureth sir JohnÌ„ of Roy and dyuers other and went hym selfe towarde saynt Quitynes and sent the lorde of Clary and dyuers other in to UermaÌ„dorse For he wolde nat that by his neglygence the countre shulde haue taken any domage ¶ Howe the lorde of Brymewe and his chyldren were takenne by the englysshmen and all their coÌ„pany And howe they of the garyson of Perone were chased into their towne hastely Cap. CCC .lxii. THe same nyght that the englysshmen lodged at Clary certayne knightes amoÌ„ge theÌ„ as sir Thomas Triuet sir Wyllyam Clynton and sir yuon of Fytzwaren by the mouynge of their lorde Uarchyne who knewe well the couÌ„tre and they knewe well howe the lorde of Coucy was with a great nombre at Arras thinkyng surelye that he wolde ryde the next mornynge to se yf they coude mete with any of their englysshe foragers for they knewe well his desyre was to do dedes of armes and as they thought so it fortuned So the englysshemen with a thretie speares rode forthe folowed farre of fro their foragers at aduenture The same day there departed fro the cytie of Arras the lorde Coucy with a great coÌ„pany and toke his way towardes saynt Quyntines and whan he was in the feldes the lorde of Brimewe and his chyldren departed fro the lorde Coucys company with a thretie speres lyke men that desyred to fynde aduentures and sodaynly the frenche men and englisshmen mette eche with other so that ther was no remedy but to fight so they cryed their cryes and at their first metyng there were many ouerthrowen slayne and hurt on bothe parties and ther was done many a feate of armes and than lyghted a fote and dyde valyantly so that for the space of one houre none coulde tell who hadde the better Howe be it finally the englysshmen had the vyctorie and sir Thomas Tryuet toke the lorde of Brimewe and his 〈◊〉 sonnes Johan and Loyes and there were taken a sixtene men of armes and thother saued them selfe Than the englysshmen retourned a gayne to their hoost and so taryed aboute Peron for they had knowledge by their prisoners howe the lorde of Coucy was at Perone with a thousande speares and coude nat tell wheder he wolde fight with theÌ„ or nat The same daye there wente out of the hoost with the foragers the lorde of Uerchyne Ferchras his bastarde brother and sir yuon Fytzwaren and dyuers other and rode to the mount saynt Quyntyne and there laye in a busshment For they knewe well that the seneshall of Heynalte was at Peron with certayne men of armes they knewe well he was so yonge and lusty that he wolde yssue out to seke for some aduenture and so he dyd The vowarde sent 〈◊〉 men of armes to ren before Perone as Terrey of Soubezmayne the bastarde of Uertayne Hugelyn Caurell Hopkyn Haye mounted on good horses And so they rode to the barryers of the towne and within with the seneshall of Heynaulte
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
the space of two houres and than returned to their lodgyng and yâ— next day they went to Maylleroys the Uycount nere to Sence in Burgoyne and there the hoost taryed two dayes to refresshe them and to get vitayles in the countre for they had no great plenty THus ye haue harde well howe the englisshmen rode throughe the realme of FrauÌ„ce to go in to Bretayne and it was sayd and they also mayntayned howe the duke of Bretayne and the countrey had sent for them and made no warre in the name of their lorde the kyng of Englande but named them selfe to be sowdyers of the duke of Bretaynes Kyng Charles of Fraunce was well in fourmed of all these maters and sagely and wysely he abuysed the parels and insydeÌ„tes that might growe by this warre and sawe well howe the countre of Bretayne with the ayde of the englysshmen were coÌ„trary to hym and therby he feared leest the fortune of the warr shulde be to him yâ— more harder And specially by reason of the duke of Bretayne for by him the good townes of Bretayne shulde be his enemyes and be opyned to his enemyes wherby he shulde haue great preiudyce Wherfore he sent swete letters and gracyous to them of Nauntes the whiche was the key and chefe towne of all Bretayne shewynge theÌ„ howe theÌ„glysshmen as they rydde through the realme do make their auaunt and afferme howe they be soudyers and sent for by theÌ„ and by the other comons of Bretayne And also she wyng them howe that if it be so that they wyll so contynue they do yuell and ronne in the maledyction sentence of the holy father the pope And in the forfeyture of two huÌ„dred thousande florens the whiche he maye than laufully take of them and whervnto they are bouÌ„de by their writyngê sealed and by the treaties made here tofore wherof they haue yâ— copy wherfore they ought nat to forget it And also he shewed them howe he hath ben alwayes their frende and louer and hath conforted and ayded theÌ„ always in their busynesses and counsaylinge theÌ„ that they shulde nat do so farre wherby they might take wronge Sayeng howe they had no suche tytell as to complayne of hym or to entre in to suche a warre as to receyue his ennemyes Wherfore he counsayled them to be well aduysed and if they haue ben yuell exorted and couÌ„sayled by feble counsayle yet he wolde pardon it so that they opyn nat their towne to the englysshmen his enemyes And in their so doyng he promysed theÌ„ to menteyne and kepe vp their fraunchysses and lyberties and to renewe it yf nede requyred WhaÌ„ these offers thus made by the frenche kyng was presented to theÌ„ of NauÌ„tes and well debated amonge them Than the most notable of the towne sayd howe the kynge had cause and right to say as he dyd for surelye they sayde howe they had sworne and writynges sealed howe they shulde neuer do none anoyaunce to the realme of Fraunce nor ayde nor assyst none enemy to the kynge or to the realme Wherfore they toke hede to yâ— mater and sent secretly to the kynge desyring hym to take no thought for that mater for they sayd thenglyshmen shulde nat be sustayned by them nor entre in to their towne to renne or to make any warre to the realme of Fraunce Howbeit they desyred the kynge that if nede requyred to be ayded and coÌ„forted by some of his men to whoÌ„ they sayde they wolde open their towne and to none other Whan the frenche kynge herde this treatie he was right gladde therof and beleued well their wordes for Nauntes had ben alwayes good frenche And of all this knewe no thynge the duke of Bretayne who was at Uennes he beleued surely that they of Nauntes wolde haue ben trewe and stedfast to hym and to haue opened their towne to the englysshmen whan they came thyder ¶ Nowe let vs retourne to the englysshmen who were lodged nere to Sence in Burgoyne in the whiche cytie was the duke of Bare the lorde Coucy the lorde of saynt Puye the lorde of Fresures and their companyes ¶ Howe the englysshmen rode and pylled the countre of gastenoyse and of Beause And howe a french squyer right valyaunt requyredde an englisshe squier to iust with hym Cap. CCC .lxv. WHan the erle of Buckyngham and his hoost had well rested them at Maylleroyes the vicount Than they toke counsayle to drawe in to Gastenoyes Than they passed the ryuer of Dyone theyr â—oreryders went to the faubories of SeÌ„ce and the next day they lodged at saynt JohnÌ„s of Nemour and therabout and than at Beause in gastenoyes And ther the hoost taryed thre dayes bycause of the good pleÌ„tyfull countre that they founde there Than they toke counsayle whyder they shulde holde and kepe the playne way of Beause or els by the ryuer of Loyre Than they determyned to take the way of Beause to go towardes Tourey in Beause In the castell of Tourey was the lorde of saynt Pye sir Olyuer of Manny sir Guy of Baueux and a great nombre of men of warre And at yenuyll in Beause was the lorde of Uylames the Barroyse of barres and dyuers other about .iii. C. speares So thus in all the castels and fortresses 〈◊〉 Beause there were men of warr set to re syst agaynst thenglisshmen The englysshe vowarde came and scrimysshed with theÌ„ of Tourey and dyuers hurt on bothe partes There the erle of Buckyngham and all his hoost was lodged about and founde ther great plenty oâ— vitayls At the scrimysshe before Tourey ther was a squyer of Beause auaunsed him selfe wtout any settyng on by any other person came to the barryers scrimysshynge and sayd to the englysshmen Sirs is there any gentylman among you that for the loue of his lady wyll do any dede of armes If there be any here I am redy to issue out armed at all peces a hors backe to ren thre courses with a speare to stryke thre strokes with an axe thre strokes with a dagger Nowe let vs se if there be any amorous amonge you This squyer was called Gawen Mychaell This worde and request was anon spredde among the englysshmen Than an englysshe squyer called Joachym Cathore stept forthe and sayd I am here redy to delyuer his request let hym come out of the castell Than the lorde Fitz water marshall of the hoost came to the barryers and sayd to sir Guy le Baueux Cause your squyer to coÌ„e forthe he shall fynde one wyll be gladd to delyuer him and we shall assure hym in all thynges Gawen Mychaell was right ioyouse of those wordes and armed hym incontynent and the lordes dyde helpe to arme hym and sette hym a hors backe So he yssued out of the castell and thre with him and the varlettes bare thre speares thre axes and thre daggers He was greatly regarded by the englysshmen for they beleued afore that there was no frenche man that wolde fyght body
ye thynke that your squyer be to lytell to deale with me sende another to me at your pleasure to the entent I may performe myne enterprise or els it shulde be to my villany And also I shulde haue wronge if I shulde departe withoute doynge of any dedes of armes Than the Constable and the marshall of the hoost sayde ye say right well and so it was done Than it was sayd to all the knightê there about Sirs is there any of you that wyll delyuer this knight to the whiche aunswered sir Wylliam of Fermyton and sayd shewe vnto the knyght howe he shall nat deê‘thens without doyng of dedes of armes If it please him a lytell to rest hym he shall anone be delyuered for I shall arme me agaynst hym This answere pleased moche JohnÌ„ of Castell Morant and so went and satte downe to rest hym Anon the Englysshe knyght was redy and came in to the place SO the two knightê caÌ„e a fote eche agaynst other rudely with their speares lowe couched to stryke eche other within the foure quarters Johan of Castell Moraunt strake the englysshe knight on the brest in suche wyse that ser Wylliam Fermyton stombled and bowed for his fote a lytell fayled hym He held his speare lowe with bothe his handes coude nat amende it And strake sir Johan of the Castell Moraunt in the thighe so that the speare wente clene throughe that the heed was sene a handfull on the othersyde And sir Johan with the stroke reled but he fell nat ThanÌ„e the Englysshe knightes and squyers were ryght sore displeased and sayd How it was a foule stroke Sir Wylliam Fermyntone excused hym selfe and sayde howe he was sorie of that adueÌ„ture and howe that if he had knowen that it shulde haue ben so he wolde neuer haue begon it sayenge howe he coulde nat amende it bycause of glauÌ„synge of his fote by constraynt of the great stroke that sir JohnÌ„ of the castell Morant had gyuen hym So thus the frenchmen departed and toke leaue of the erle and of the other lord and toke with them in a lytter sir JohnÌ„ of Castell Moraunt and brought him to the Castell Josselyne and he was after in great paryll of dethe by reason of his hurt Thus ended these dedes of armes and euery man drewe to their owne parte The englisshmen to Uannes and the frenchmen to castell Josselyn ¶ Howe the duke of Bretaine made his peace with the frenche kyng and howe the englysshmen retourned in to their countrey and of a dede of ardone bytwene a frenche squyer and an englisshe Cap. CCC .lxxiiii. AFter these dedes of armes done whyle the erle of Buckyngham lay at Uannes ther was nothyng don that ought to be remembred and as it hath ben sayd here before the englisshmen laye at Uannes at Hanyboute at Camperle and at Quynpercorentyne And so they passed the wynter as well as they might Dyuers of theÌ„ had great dommage and were in ryght great daungers and lacked vitayle for theym selfe and for their horses for they coude fynde no forage in the countre And in that tyme of the yere the graunges and barnes were all voyde and the â—odder spente The frenchemen theym selfe had sore wasted and distroyed it bycause their ennemyes shulde haue no ease therby In this daunger the Englysshemen were longe for the frenchemen were in their garisons on the fronters wherfore the englysshmen durst nat ryde Some vitayle came to the englysshmen by the see frome Corne wall frome Gernesay and fro the ysle of Wight the whiche somwhat conforted theym â–ª or elles they and their horses hadde dyed for famyne and hunger And all this season there was at Parys with the kyng fro the duke of Bretaygne the Uycount of Rohane the lorde de Laualle sir Charles of Dynaunt and sir Guy of Rocheforde and they dyde purchase the dukes peace to the whiche he agreed For he sawe well he coude nat kepe his promise to the Englysshe men without he wolde lese all his countrey The entent of the Erle of Buckyngham and his company was to passe ouer the wynter in the marchesse of Uannes aswell as they might And in the begynnynge of Somer to retourne in to FrauÌ„ce and make warr And they hadde sende worde of their state and condycion to the kyng of Englande and to the duke of Lancastre And the kyng of Englande and his counsayle thought the erle of Buckynghams enteÌ„cy on right good and wrote to hym that they wolde he shulde so do And sende hym worde howe the same season they wolde sende ouer another armye of men of warre to lande at Chyerbourge to th enteÌ„t that bothe armyes shulde mete toguyder Wherby it was thought they shulde do a great feate of warr in FrauÌ„ce The Frenche kynge his vncles and his counsayle ymagined well all those poyntes And also they were somwhat enfourmed therof And it was say de also among theym in secrete counsayle that if the duke of Bretaynge and some of his townes toke parte with the Englysshemen the realme of Fraunce shulde thanÌ„e haue moche to do And these foure barownes of Bretaygne representynge the duke conceyued well all this busynesse and layde forthe all these doutes and specially shewed it to the duke of Antowe Who hadde the souerayne gouernynge of the realme of Fraunce at that tyme. And also the duke of Aniowe was entending to make a voyage within two yere or shorter tyme In to Poule Calabre And was lothe that his vyage shulde haue ben broken or lette Therfore he enclyned lightely to the duke of Bretaignes peace so that he wolde become faythfull true and do homage to the frenche kynge And so he was agreed and his peace made And it was also agreed that he shulde helpe the englisshmen with shyppes to returne into their couÌ„treis Also it was agreed that all they of the garison of Chierbourge that hadde ben in that viage to serue the erle of Buckyngham that if they wolde retourne by lande to their garison they shulde haue good saueconducte of the kyng so to do And to go throughe the realme of Fraunce without harnesse and certayne knyghtes and squyers of Englande in their company if they lyst so to do And after the departynge of the Englysshemen out of Bretaynge Than the duke to come in to Fraunce to the kyng to his vncles and to do faythe and homage to the Kynge as the duke of Bretayne ought to do to his naturall lorde the frenche kynge All these maters were written and sealed and suffyciently brought to the duke of Bretaygne who as than was in the marchesse of Uannes And he accorded to that his men hadde done with right an yuell wyll for he knewe well he coude nat do it without the yuell wyll of the englysshmen WHan the knowledge of this treatie raÌ„e to the erle of Buckyngham and to the Englysshe men howe that the duke of Bretaygne was agreed with the freÌ„che kyng they were therwith greatly displeased
mater as ye haue harde before And whan the lordes had Well vnderstande hym they answered Sayenge in the kynges name We thanke our cosyn the kynge of Portingale that he putteth hym selfe so foreward in our besynes in that he maketh warre agaynst our aduersary and that he requireth is reasonable Wherfore he shall hastely haue ayde and the kynge shall take aduise howe it shall be ordered And so as than there were no mo Wordes This knyght straunger for the loue of these tydynges that he had brought pleasaunt to the duke of Lancastre and to the erle of Cambridge he was feasted and dyned with the kynge and so taried the space of .xv. dayes tyll the vtas of saynt George Where as the kynge and his vncles were And thyther was comesyr Robert of Namure to se the kyng and to make his relef for that he helde of the kynge in Inglande Than was there the parliament and counsaile assigned to be at WestmÌ„ I shall tell you why as well for the besynes of Portingale the whiche was a newe mater as for other for the truce was expired the fyrst day of June and so there was a great counsaile of the prelates and barones of England howe they shuld ordre all these mats And so they were in mynd to send the duke of Lancastre into Portingale and some sayd it was a farre and a longe voyage to sende hym thyther And if he went they myght happe to repent it for they vnderstode that the scottes made great apparell to entre in to England And sothan it was determined in theyr couÌ„saile that the duke of Lancastre who knewe well the marches of Scotland and the dealyng of the scottis And it was thought that they wolde sooner fall at a treatie with hym rather than With any other great lorde of all England and howe that the scottes wolde do more for hym than for any other And how that the erle of Cambrydge with .v. C. speares and as many archers shulde goo in to Portingale And if that the duke of Lancastre coulde do somoche with the scottes with the honour of the realme that a truce might be had to endure .iii. yere than he myght well go into Portingale about the moneth of Auguste or Septembre if the kynge and his couÌ„sayle thought it best and so therby to enforce the Army of hys brother Also there was a nother poynt Wherfore the duke of Lancastre went nat out of Englande Bicause the kynge of Englande had sente certayne messaÌ„gers with the duke of Tasson and the Arche bysshoppÌ„ of Rauenne to the kynge of Almayne to haue his syster to wyfe orelles to knowe howe the mater shulde stande For ther had be longe treatye therof more than the space of a yere Of Englande there was the bysshop of saynt Dauys syr Symond Burle to haue a conclusion of this matier if they myght And so to this counsayle accorded the kynge and all the lordes And so the parliament brake vp on this poynt and there were named and wrytten the barones and knyghtes that shulde go in to Portyngale with the erle of Cambridge ¶ Howe the Erle of Cambrydge departed oute of Englande to goo in to Portyngale And howe the comons of Englande rebelled agaynst the noble men Cap. CCC .lxxxi. THe duke of Lancastre ordered his busynes and departed fro the kyng and fro his brethernÌ„ And at his goyng he sware to his brother the erle of Cambrydge that at his returnyng out of Scotlande he wolde ordre so his busynes that he wold hastely folowe hym into Portyngale if there were no great cause to lette Thus the duke of Lancastre departed toward Scotland but with his owne men And at the same laste parliameÌ„t holden at London it was ordeyned that ser HeÌ„ry Percy erle of NorthuÌ„berlaÌ„de shulde be wardeyn of all the lande of NorthuÌ„berland and of the bysshopriche of Duram and fro thens into Wales to the ryuer of seuerne And so he departed fro LoÌ„den to go to his charge that was a xv dayes after that the duke of Lancastre was departed Also thaÌ„ departed fro the kynge and fro therle of Buckyngham his brother the erle of Cambrydge to go towardes his voyage in to Portyngale And so made prouysion about Ploumoth and vstayled his shyppes and toke with hym his wyfe the lady Isabell his sone JohnÌ„ his entent was to bryng them into Portingale the whiche he accoÌ„plisshed And with the erle of Cambrydge were these lordes First the lord Mathue Gornay constable of the host the lorde Chanon Robsard the lorde JohnÌ„ of new castell the lord WyllmÌ„ BeauchaÌ„pe marshall of thost the Souldic of Lestrade the lord of Barrere the lorde Chalebore sir WillmÌ„ Helmon ser Thomassymon Mylles wyndesore sir JohnÌ„ of CaÌ„derut and diuers other to the nombre of v. C. men of armes and as many archers So these lordes and theyr men came to Ploumoth and lodged there about abyding for wynde lytle and lytell shypped all their stuffe but they toke with them no horses bicause the way was farre a sondre bytwene Englande Lucebone in Portingale and the Portingale knyght was alwayes styll in their coÌ„panye And so they taried ther .iii. wekes abydynge for wynde the which was contrary to them Ja the meane tyme the duke of Lancastre went toward Scotlande so came to the cyte of Berwike the next towne to Scotland of all England And whan he was ther he rested hym and sent an haralde of armes in to Scotland towarde the barons ther. shewyng them howe he was come thyder to speke with theÌ„ on the marches as the vsage had ben before And if they wolde come treat with him to send hym worde or elles he knewe ryght well what to do The harauld departed and rode to Edenbourg wher kyng Robert of Scotland therle Duglas the erle de la Marc the erle Morette and the other lordes of Scotland were assembled together For they hadde knowledge how the duke of Lancastre was comyng thyder to treat with them wherfore they were assembled in the chife towne of Scotland ioynyng to the fronters of England And ther the harauld dyd his message was well herde at length and he had aunswere that they were well content to here the duke speke And so the harauld brought a salueconduct for the duke his company to endure as longe as he were in the marches and comuned togyder Thus the harald retourned to Berwyke shewed howe hesped And so the duke depted fro Berwyke left all his ê“uision behynd hym in the towne and so went to Rosebourge and there lodgyd And the next day he went lodged at the abbey of Mamos on the ryuer yt was an abbey that departed England Scotland a sundre there the duke taryed and his coÌ„pany tyll the scottes were come to Monbanne .iii. lytle myle thens whan they were come thyder they sent worde to the duke Thus the treatie began bytwene the Scottes and Englysshmen the whiche endured a
greatlye honoured of the Erle Duglas and of the barownes of Scotlande and the castell was delyuered to the duke to lye in And so there he lay a season tyll other tidynges came to hym out of EnglaÌ„de but that was nat so soone as he wolde Than it was maruell to regarde the yuelles of these vnhappy people howe in malyce and hatered they spake of this duke without cause The voyce and brute ran about in Englande the tyme of this rebellyon Howe yâ— the duke of LaÌ„castre was a trayto r to the kyng and howe he was become scottysshe but anone after it was founde false and contrary But these vngracyous people to bringe the realme into trouble sowed abrode these wordê and that they knowleged at the hour whan they were executed to dethe That is to say Lyster Watte Tyler Jacke Strawe Uaquyre and Johan Balle These fyue were throughout all the realme chiefe and souerayne capitayns for in fyue partê of the realme they were maisters and gouernours And specially they had in hatered the duke of Lancastre and that they well shewed For at their first entryng in to LoÌ„don they brent his house of the Sauoy clene to the erthe And besyde yâ— they had sprede abrode in England by their false wordes howe the duke was of the scottysshe parte and in dyuers placê they turned his armes vp so downe lyke a trayto r the which was after derely bought for they that dyde it lost their heedes for their labour NOwe I shall shewe you the vengeaunce that the kyng of Englande toke of these vngracious people In the meane season while the duke of Lancastre was in Scotlande wHan these people were repeased and that Uaquyre was executed to dethe and Lystre of Stafforde Watte Tyler Jacke Strawe Johan Balle and dyuers other at London Than the kyng was couÌ„sayled to go visyte his realme through euery shire bayliwyke and vyllage to pourge punysshe all the sayd yuell doers And to gete agayne all suche letters as byforce he had gyuen theÌ„ in dyuers places and so to bring agayne his realme in good order Than the kyng sent secretely for a certayne nombre of men of armes to come to him at a day apoynted and so they dyde to the nombre of a fyue hundred speares and as many archers and whan they were all come as the kyng had deuysed The kyng departed fro LoÌ„don with his housholdmen all onely and toke the way in to Kent wher as first these vngracyous people began te styrre And these forsaid men of warre folowed after the kynge and costed hym but they rode nat in his coÌ„pany The kyng entred in to Kent and came to a vyllage called Comprimbre and called the mayre and all the men of the towne before hym And whan they were all come in to a fayre place the kyng made to be shewed them by one of his couÌ„sayle howe they had erred agaynst the kyng howe they had nere tourned all Englande to trybulacyon and to losse And bycause that the kynge knewe well that this busynesse was begon by some of them and nat by all Wherfore it were better that some dyde beare the blame than all Therfore he coÌ„maunded them that they shulde shewe what they were that were culpable on pain to be for euer in the kynges indygnacion and to be reputed as traytours agaynst hym And whan they that were ther assembled herde that request and sawe well that suche as were culpable shulde excuse all thother Than they beheld eche other and at last sayd Sir beholde hym here by whom this towne was first moued in contynent he was taken and hanged so there were haÌ„ged to the nombre of seuyn and the letters that the kyng had gyuen theÌ„ were demauÌ„ded agayne and so they were delyuerd agayne and torne and broken before all the people and it was sayd to them all Sirs ye that be here assembled We coÌ„maunde you in the kyngê name on payne of dethe euery man to go home to his owne house peasably and neuer to grudge nor ryse agaynst the kyng nor none of his offycers and this trespace that ye haue done the kynge dothe pardon you therof Than they cryed all with one voyce God thanke the kynges grace and all his counsayle IN lyke maner as the kyng dyde at Comprimbre he dyd at CauÌ„terbury at SaÌ„dwyche at Germeney at Conculle and in other places in Kent In likewise he dyde in all other placê of his realme wher as any rebellyon had ben And there were hanged and beheeded mo than fyftene hundred Than the kyng was couÌ„sayled to sende for his vncle the duke of Lancastre out of Scotlande so the kyng sent for hym by a knyght of his house called sir Nycholas Carnefell The knight rode so long that he caÌ„e to Edenbroughe and there he founde the duke and his company and delyuered his letters of credence fro the kynge The duke obeyed as it was reason and also gladly he wolde retourne in to Englande to his owne herytage And so toke his way to come to Ros bourge and at his departyng he thaÌ„ked the lordes of Scotlande of the conforte that they had done to hym as in susteyninge hym in their realme as longe as it pleased hym The erle Duglas therle Moret and other of Scotlande brought him to the abbey of Maurose Thus the duke came to Rose bourge and to Newcastell vpon Tyne and so to Dyrham and to yorke and in euery place he founde cyties and townes redy apparelled as it was reason ¶ And the same season there dyed in London a knight called sir Rycharde Dangle erle of HuÌ„tyngdon and maister to the kynge He was reuerently buryed in the freres prechers in London And on the day of his obsequy there was the kynge his two bretherne the princesse his mother and a great nombre of prelates barownes and ladyes of Englande and there dyde hym great honour And truely this getyll knight was well worthy to haue honoure for in his tyme he had all noble vertues that a knight ought to haue he was mery true amorous sage secrete large prewe hardy aduenturous and chyualrous Thus ended the gentyll knight sir Rycharde Dangle ¶ The yuell wyll that the duke of LaÌ„ castre conceyued in his courage For the refuce that was made him at berwyke And howe the erle of CaÌ„brige arryued in Portyngale Cap. CCC .lxxxvi. WHan the duke of Lancastre was retourned out of Scotlande into Englande and had shewed to the counsayle howe he hadde spedde with the trewse that he had taken with the Scottes He forgate nat than howe sir Mathue Reedmane capitayne of Berwyke had closed the gates agaynst him by the strayte commaundement of the erle of Northumberlande Than the duke enquered if the kyng his nephue wolde auoqe that dede or nat and so it semed to him that the kynge dyde auowe it but faintly So the duke helde his pease and abode tyll the feest of oure lady in the myddes of the
moneth of Auguste At whiche tyme the kyng helde a soleÌ„yne court at Westmynster and there were than a great noÌ„bre of nobles and lordes of Englande there was the erle of Northumberlande and the erle of Nottyngham and dyuers other lordes of the northe And the kyng made knightes the same day the yong erle of Penbroke and sir Robert Maubre sir Nycholas Twyforde sir Adam Francoys And after the feest the kyng was in purpose to ryde to Reedyng to Oxenforthe to Couentre to punysshe the yuell doers of the sayde rebellyon And so he dyde in lyke maner as he had done in Kent in Sussexe in Essexe in Bedforde and in Cambridge At this feest of oure lady at Westmynster after dyner there were great wordes bytwene the duke of Lancastre and the erle of Northumberlande The duke sayd to hym Henry Percy I beleued nat that ye hadde bene so great in Englande as to close the gates of any cytie towne or castell a gaynst the duke of Lancastre The erle humyled hym selfe in his spekyng and sayd Sir I deny nat that the knight dyde for I canne nat For by the strayt commaundement of the kynges grace here presente He straitly enioyned commaunded me that on myne honour and on my lyfe I shulde nat suffre any maner of person lorde or other to entre in to any cytie towne or castell in Northumberlande without he were heryter of the place Sir the kynge and the lordes of his counsayle can well excuse me For they knewe well ynoughe howe ye were in Scotlande wherfore they shulde haue reserued you What quod the duke say you that ther ought a reseruacyon to haue bene made for me who am vncle to the kyng and haue kept myne Herytage as well or better as any other hathe done next to the kyng And seyng howe I was gone for the busynesse of the realme in to Scotlande This excuse can nat excuse you but that ye haue done yuell and greatly agaynst myne honoure And haue gyuen therby ensample to bring me in suspect that I haue done or shulde do some treason in Scotlande Whan at my retournyng the kyngê townes be closed agaynst me and specially there as my prouisyon was Wherfore I say ye haue aquyted yor selfe right yuell And for the blame and sclaundre that ye haue brought me in to pourge me In the presens of the kyng here present I cast agaynst you here my gauge Reise it and yedare Than the kyng stepte forthe and sayd Fayre vncle of LaÌ„castre all that was done I auowe it I must excuse the Erle of Northumberlande and speke for hym For on payne of his lyfe we commauÌ„ded hym that he shulde kepe close all the townes on the marchesse and ye knowe well howe our Realme was in great trouble and parell The faulte was in the clerke that wrote the letters and the neglygence of oure counsayle For of trouthe we shulde haue reserued you wherfore I wyll and also desyre you to lay a parte this yuell wyll that ye haue to the Erle And I take the charge on me and discharge the erle in that behalfe Than kneled downe before the Duke the erle of Arundell the erle of Salisbury the erle of Suffolke the erle of Stafforde and the Erle of Dymester and sayde to hym Sir ye here howe amyably and truely the kynge spekethe Wherfore sir ye ought to condiscende to his pleasure Well quod the duke who was enflamed with yre I shall holde my peace And so mused a lytell and made the lordes to ryse and thanked them and sayd Fayre lordê there is none amonge you if ye were in lyke case as I am but I am sure ye wolde be sore displeased But as it pleaseth the kyng to haue it it is reason that I be content ther with So there the peace was made bytwene the duke and the erle by meanes of the kynge and the other lordes And the seconde day the kyng toke his iourney as is sayd before and a fyue hundred speares and as many archers folowed and euer costed the kynge in this vyage The kyng dyde great iustyce on them that had rebelled agaynst him HOwe lette vs leaue to speke of the kyng of Englande and speke of the erle of CaÌ„bridge his vncle shewe howe he dyde in Portyngale VE haue well herdhere before how therle of Cambridge lay in the hauyn of Plummouthe with a fyue hundred speares and as many archers abydinge for the wynde to sayle into Portyngale So longe he lay there that at last wynde and wether came and so disancred and departed towarde Lysbone where they thought to arryue And the first day they costed Englande and Cornewayle and the .ii. day also And the thyrde daye they entred in to the highe see of Spaygne and there they had harde fortune for there rose suche a teÌ„pest that they and all their shyppes were in great parell and harde adueÌ„ture of dethe And specially the shyppes wherin were the gascoyns As sir Johan of Newcastell the Souldicke of Lestrade and the lorde de la Barde and a fourtie knightes and squyers They lost the syght of the erle of Cambridge flete The erle and sir Olyuete Beauchampe marshall of the hoost and ser Mathewe Gourney constable and the Chanoyne Robersarde and the other passed this tempest in great daunger And so longe they sayled by the wynde and starres that they arryued at the cytie of Lysbone These tidynges came anone to the kynge of Portyngale who taryed and loked euer for the comynge of these englisshmen Than the kynge sende of his knightes to mete theym and so they were honourably receyued And the kyng Dampferant came out of his castell and mette with therle of Cambridge and receyued hym and all his with great honoure And so brought theÌ„ in to his castell and called for wyne and spyce And there was yonge Johan of Cambridge sonne to the erle Of whom the kynge of Portyngale made great ioye and sayde Beholde here my sonne for he shall haue my doughter they were bothe proper goodlye and all of one age These children had gret ioye eche of other and helde eche other by the hande In the meane season whyle the kyng of Portyngale made cher to the erle and to the other straungers all their companye were well lodged as they came oute of their shyppes for the Cytie of Lysbone was great and well furnysshed with euery thynge for it was well prouyded for agaynst the comyng of the englysshmenne So these lordes were mery and well at their ease Howe be it they were ryght sorie for their company that they thought were lost on the see in the tempest Or els driuen into the daÌ„ger of the moores in Granade the whiche yf it were so they thought them as good as lost so for them they made great complayntes and to say trouthe they were well worthy to be coÌ„playned for they were so sore tossed with the teÌ„pest that there were neuer men in greater
great nombre made no semblant to breke their busshement but helde them selfe styll and close for they beleued that the englisshmen had nere hande their great batayle therfore they durst nat assayle them So thus they departed eche fro other without any more doynge The spaynierdes retourned the same night to Esteryes and the Chanoyne Robersarde to Uesyouse And there he shewed his company howe they had sene the spagynierdes bytwene Concrelet and Huence and sayd If we had bene all toguyder we wolde haue fought with theÌ„ and so they were sorie that they had nat bene all toguyder And whan these tidynges came to the knowledge of the kyng of Portingale he made semblant that he was dyspleased bycause they rode forthe without his coÌ„maundement or ordinaunce Thus the englysshmen and gascoyns lay styll in their garysons all that wynter without any thynge doyng worthy to be made meÌ„cyon of the whiche greatly anoyed theÌ„ There lyeng styll was nat by their wylles ¶ In this meane tyme Johan kyng of Castyle sende to the frenche kynge and to his vncles for socour Shewyng them howe the erle of Cambridge was arryued in Portyngale And how the voice ranne through the realmes of Castyle and Portyngale Howe that the kyng of Englande the duke of Lancastre and his brother puissantlye acompanyed shulde come in to Portyngale to the erle of Cambridges ayde in the next somer Wherfore he desyred the frenche kynge accordynge to suche alyaunces and confederacions as the realme of FrauÌ„ce the realme of Spaygne hath toguyder and by reason of good loue and amyte That they wolde sende some men of warre to hym the next somer to the entent to resyst his enemyes Than the french kyng and his counsayle consented well therto For they sawe well howe the kyng of Spayne desyred nothyng but reason Than it was ordayned in Fraunce to gyue all maner of men of warre lycence to go thyder And the kyng delyuered theÌ„ their first prest money So sir Olyuer of Clesquy brother to sir Bertram of Clesquy constable of Fraunce was ordayned to take his voyage in the begynnyng of the springyng tyme. And so dyde knightê and squyers of Bretayne of Fraunce of Beause of Picardy of Aniowe of Berrey of Bloyse and of Mayne And so they passed by companyes to haue the more ease and their passage was opyn throughe the realme of Aragon and they founde euery thyng redy and their wages payed but they payed nat for euery thyng they toke whan they were abrode in the countrey whiche was great hurte to the poore commons yE haue herde here before howe kyng Richarde of Englande the space of a yere hadde ben in treatie with kynge Charles of Almayne Who wrote hym selfe the tytell of the kyng of Rhomayns to haue his suster the lady Anne in maryage And howe sir Symon Burle had sore traueyled in that mater And howe the duke of Tasson in Almayne had ben in Englande for to confyrme that maryage And the mater was so coÌ„cluded that the kynge of Rhomayns sende his suster in to Englande and the duke of Tasson with her And a great company of knightes ladyes and damosels in royall astate as it aê‘teyned to suche a lady And so she came first in to Brabante to the towne of Bruesels And there the duches of Brabant receyued her and all her company in goodly maner The duke of Brabant was her vncle for she was doughter to themê‘our Charles And so thus the lady Anne of Behayne helde her at Brusels with her vncle and aunte more than the space of a moneth She durste nat go thens I shall tell you why ¶ It was shewed her that ther was on the see a .xii. vessels of nor mayns bytwene Caleys and Hollande they robbed and pilled on the see they cared nat who And so they kepte he boundes of the see about Flaunders and zelande abyding the comynge of this yonge lady For the french kyng wolde gladly haue broken that maryage for he greatlye douted the alyaunce bytwene Englande Almayne Howe be it alwayes it is sayd that it is nat honorable to take ladyes in warre In coloryng the warr bitwene lordes to make their warr the fayrer The prince of Wales father to kyng Richarde of Englande It was sayd he consented to the takyng of the lady of Burbone mother to the french quene She was taken by the prices seruauÌ„tes in the castell of Belperch and so brought in to Guyen and raunsomed Wherfore the freÌ„chmen thought if they myght take the kyng of Englandes wyfe in reueÌ„gyng therof they shulde do no wronge So for feare and doute therof this lady lay styll at Brusels the space of a moneth Than the duke of Brabant sende his counsayle into Fraunce as the lorde of RousselaÌ„s and the lorde of Bousqueher to shewe the kynge his vncles they were nephewes to the duke of Brabant as chyldren of his suster These lordes of Brabant spedde so well with the frenche kyng and his couÌ„sayle that they had a sure saue conduct for the lady to passe outher by lande or by see Wheder it pleased her throughe the realme of Fraunce or by the froÌ„ters therof to Calais And the normains that were on the see were countermaunded agayne And so the frenche kyng and his vncles wrote to the Duke of Brabant that they dyde this for his sake all onely and for none other This pleased moche the duke of Brabant the duchesse and all suche as wolde passe the see So than they departed fro Brusels and the lady toke her leaue of the duke her vncle and of the duchesse her aunt And of the ladyes and damosels of the countrey suche as had helde her company And so the duke sende with her a huÌ„dred speares to conuey her to Gaunte and there she rested her a day And there the gauntoyse dyde her gret honour and fro thens she went to Bruges there the erle of Flaunders receyued her ryght honourably there she rested her a thre dayes And than she rode forth came to Grauelyng where as was redy the erle of Salysbury and the erle of Dymester with a fyue huÌ„dred speres and as many archers and so they brought her to Calays And the brabansies retourned as soone as they had delyuered her to the barones of Englande THis yonge lady taryed nat longe at Calayes but that she had wynde at wyll and so than she entred in to her shyppe on a friday in the mornynge and all her company and horses in other shyppes And the same day she aryued at Douer and ther she rested her two dayes the thirde day she rode to saynt Thomas of Caunterbury And there she founde the erle of BuckynghaÌ„ who receyued her honourably and so long this lady rode forthe that she came to London where as she was honourably receyued of the burgesses ladyes damosels of the countrey and cytie And so the kyng of Englande wedded her in the chapell of his palays of Westmynster
the .xx. day of Christmas at which there was great feast tryuÌ„phe holden And euer syth she deê‘ted first out of Almayne the gentle and noble knight sir Robert of Namur left her nat tyll she was maryed to the kyng of Englande Wherof he hadde great thanke bothe of the kyng of Englande and of the kyng of Almayne And so the kyng of England after his maryage brought the quene his wyfe to the castell of Wyndsore and there kept a great house And so there they were ioyously togyder And my lady princes the kynges mother abode styll with the quene And also the same tyme there was in the court with the quene the duches of Bretayne suster to kyng Rycharde for Lois her husband duke of Bretayne coude nat haue her delyuered out of EnglaÌ„de for the kyng of Englande nor his counsayle wolde in no wyse coÌ„sent to sende her in to Bretayne bycause her husbande the duke was become french For the lordes and knightes in England sayd the same tyme. That the duke of Bretayne acquyted hymselfe fasly to the erle of Buckyngham and to our men nowe at this last vyage yâ— they made in FraÌ„ce And for all he hath sent for his wyfe yet wyll nat we sende her to hym but wyll rather send thyder his .ii. enemies JohnÌ„ and Guy of Bretayne Who were chyldrene to saynt Charles of Breten who hath more right to the herytage of Bretayne than he hath for he is duke but by reason of our puyssaunce ayde and be semyng he coÌ„sydreth but yuell the goodnes yâ— we haue done to hym wherfore we must in lykewise shewe hym the vylany that he doth to vs. Trewe it was these two lordê JohnÌ„ and Guy of Bretayne children to saynt Charles of Bloyse were prisoners in Englande and kept in a stronge castell in the kepynge of sir Peter Dambreticourt And they were desyred in curtes maner by the kyng of Englande his counsayle that they shulde holde Bretayne by fayth and homage of the kynge of Englande And if they wolde thus do than the kyng of England promysed to recouer their right in Bretayne and JohnÌ„ to haue to his wife the lady Phylippe of Lancastre wydowe But they answered in no wyse they wolde do so nor for sake to be freÌ„che to dye in prison So thus the materhanged And after the kynge of Englande knewe ones fermly their myndes they were no more desyred therto ¶ Howe the french kyng could haue no money of the receyuour of Parys And howe the duke of Aniowe passed in to Italye of his noble chyualry Cap. CCC xCi LE haue herd here before howe the parysiens were a greed with the kyng to pay a certayne soÌ„me of florens euery weke This some of floreyns was payed to a certayne receyuour apoynted by them but the kyng had it nat nor it weÌ„t nat out of Parys And so it happed that the kynge had besynes with money to pay his men of warre suche as he sent in to Castell wherto he was bouÌ„de by the aliaunces that was made before And so the kyng sent to Parys to his receyuour that he shulde prepare for hym a hundred thousande frankes for he sayd he wold comforte and ayde kyng JohnÌ„ of Castell The receyuour answered the kyngê letters and message right graciously and sayd howe he had money mough howe beit he myght delyuer none without the hole consent of the towne of Parys These wordes pleased nothyng the kyng but he sayde he wolde puruey right well for remedy whanne he myght and so he dyd And so for his entente as at that tyme he purueyed hym of other money by the helpe of his good townes in Pycardy Thus there was a great disceÌ„cion bytwene the kyng and them of Parys and so the kyng wolde nat come to Parys but he abode at Mieulx at Senles or at Compayne there a bout wherof they of Parys were sore displeased And the greatest sure tie and meane that they hadde was the duke of Aniou who wrote hym selfe kynge of Cecyll and of Hyerusalem and had taken on hym the armes therof This duke most comonly lay at Parys and there he gate moche good to helpe hym to his viage He gate toguyder so great a soÌ„me of money that it was sayd that he had at Roquemore besyde Auignon two myllions of florens He entreated so them of Parys by his fayre langage and by that he had the soueraynte aboue all his bretherne bycause he was eldest that he had of them the soÌ„me of a hundred thousande frankes But the kyng coude gette none of them nor his vncles of Berrey nor of Burgoyne and whan the duke of Aniou had made his prouision in the springyng tyme of the yere he toke his iourney so passed the realme and came to Auignon wher as he was greatly feasted with the pope and with the cardynals and thyder came to hym the barones and rulers of the good townes of Prouence receyued hym for their lorde and dyd hym homage feaulte and dyd put them selfe in to his obeysance and thyder came to him the gentle erle of Sauoy his cosyn with certayne lordes and knightes who were also well receyued of the pope and cardynals And there the duke of Aniou delyuered to the erle of Sauoy a great soÌ„me of money for theÌ„ of Sauoy who were a great nombre So than the duke and therle toke leaue of the pope and departed and toke the way to the dolphyn of Uien and so in euery good towne they had good chere And so their men of warre went on before and at last they entred into Lombardy the whiche passage was redy open And so the duke entred in to Lombardy in euery towne had great feast and chere and specially at Myllayne There they were honored beyonde measure of sir Galeas and sir Barnabo and they had of them great riches and iuels that it were marueyle to recounte it And in euery place the duke of Aniowe helde astate lyke a kynge and euer as he went he made money floreyns and whyte money to pay his menne of warre And whan they came in to Coustane and aprochyd Rome than they kept them selfe nerer togyder than they dyde before For the romayns who knewe right well of their comyng were greatly fortifyed agaynst them and the romayns had a capitayn an englisshman called sir JohnÌ„ Haâ—onde who hadde longe lyued amonge the romayns and knewe all the fronters and hadde many so wdyours in the felde atte the wages of the romayns as almayns and other nacyons in the quarell of pope Urban who was at Rome He was nothynge afrayde of the comynge of the duke of Aniowe and whan any spake to hym and shewed hym howe the duke of Aniou with the erle of Sauoy in his company was comyng to Rome warde by lykelyhode to put hym downe fro his siege apostolyke bycause they were all clementyns He wolde than aunswere and saye Christe protege nos Christ helpe
And there the knightes of Spaygne toke the messangers of Portyngale and made them great chere all that day helde them as good company as they coude and the next day brought them to Jafreys and than retourned And the messangers retourned to the kyng of Portyngale shewed hym howe they had done their message and the aunswere that they had Wherwith the kynge was well coÌ„tent and all the other It was nat long after but that the kynge of Portyngale went and lodged hym his hoost about the same place before aduysed bytwene Clues Uale delore in a fayre playne among the olyues and he was to the noÌ„bre of .xv. thousandemen And the fourthe daye after thyder came the erle of Cambridge with the englysshe men in good order and they were in nombre â–ª a sixe hundred men of armes as many archers and so they lodged theÌ„selfe ioyninge to the kynges company And whan the kyng of Spayne knewe that the kynge of Portyngale was lodged in the felde wher as the batayle shulde be he made semblant as though he had be gladde therof and sayd Let vs go forthe our enemyes abydeth vs it is tyme that we ryde We desyred of them the batayle and they acorded to vs and so they kepte their promyse as they made It can be none otherwyse but yâ— we shall haue batayle lette vs drawe thyderwarde Than it was coÌ„maunded that euery man shulde go forwarde And so they departed out of their logynges all knightes and squyers geneuoys genetours and all folowed the kyugê baner And so he went and lodged within two lytell myles of the place apoynted The kynge of Castyle with the genetours was to the nombre of threscore thousande men THus in this maner these two hostes lay the one before thother and bytwene theÌ„ the hyll and the towne of Uale de lore parteynyng to the kyng of Spayne and thyder resorted his men whan they lyst to refresshe them the cytie of Clues was on the other parte of the hyll ê‘teyning to the kyng of Portyngale Bytwene these two hostes and the mouÌ„tayne ther was done dayly dedê of armes by yong knyghtes and bachelers desyring to auauÌ„ce theÌ„selfe This they contynued the space of .xv. dayes or more The faut was nat in the kyng of Castell that they had no batayle but it was rather in yâ— kynge of Portyngale For he sawe well he was nat stronge ynough to fight with the spaynierdes and so douted the parell that myght fall For he sawe well if he were ther discoÌ„fyted his realme were lost for euer fro hym And also all that season he loked euer after the comynge of the duke of Lancastre and his company out of Englande For he had promysed to bring with hym a foure thousande men of armes and as many archers For the erle of Cambridge had certifyed yâ— kyng of Portyngale that he wolde come And he thought nat the coÌ„trary but that he wolde haue come For the duke of LaÌ„castre at the beginnyng whan he departed out of Englande promysed hym by his faythe That as soone as he were retourned out of Scotlande that he wolde incontynent come into Portyngale with suche a nombre as to be able to fight with the kynge of Spaygne And true it was the duke of Lancastre dyde all that he might to kepe his promyse But bycause of the trouble yâ— had ben the same yere in Englande and for certayne other incydentes that had fallen in FlauÌ„ders The kyng of Englande nor his couÌ„sayle wolde nat suffre hym to deê‘te out of Englande For they wolde nat consent to the voyage in to Portyngale at that tyme. Nor that any men of warre shulde go oute of Englande And whan the kyng of Portyngale sawe that he coude haue none other conforte of the englisshmen than he thought to seke another way Than yâ— mayster of Castrane and DaÌ„peter of Modesque the bysshoppe of Bruges and the bysshoppe of Lysbon These entreated for a peace bytwene Portyngale and Spayne and so moche they dyde that a peace was taken But the englysshmen were neuer called therto wherwith therle of Cambridge was sore displeased And wolde gladly haue made warre agaynst the kynge of Portyngale if he had thought him selfe strong ynoughe in the countre but he was natso therfore it behoued hym to suffre this peace whider he wolde or nat But thenglysshmen sayd how that the kynge of Portyngale had right yuell delte with them For euer syth the begynnynge to the endyng he euer dissymuled with the spanyerdes and had neuer wyll to fyght with theÌ„ And the kyng of Portyngale excused hym selfe and sayd Howe the faute was in the englysshemen in yâ— duke of Lancastre who shulde haue come and dyde nat Wherfore he coude do none otherwyse but to take peace ¶ Howe the kyng of Spaygne was maryed agayne to the kyng of Portyngales doughter Cap. CCC xCv. IN the kyng of Castyls hoost there was a younge knight of FrauÌ„ce called sir Trystram de Roy. Who desyred greatly to auauÌ„ce his honoure whan he lawe the peace was made bitwene yâ— two kyngê and that ther shulde be no batayle Than he determyned nat to go out of Spayn tyll he had done some dede of armes Than he sende on haralde in to thenglysshe hoost requyryng all knightes and squyers syth the bataile fayled bytwene the two kynges That some knight or squier wolde answere hym thre courses with a speare before the cite of Uale delore Whan these tidynges came in to the englysshe hoost The knightes and squyers spake toguyder and sayd howe his offre ought nat to be refused Than a yonge squyer of Englande called Myles Wyndsore who wold for his hono â— be made knight in that vyage Sayd vnto the haralde Frende retourne to your maister and say to sir Trystram de Roy. that Myles Wynsore sendeth hym worde that to morowe nexte before the cyte of Uale de Lore he shall ther delyuer him of his desyre The haralde returned and recorded those tidynges to his maysters and sir Tristram was right ioyouse The next mornynge Myles Wyndsore departed out of the felde and rode to warde the cyte of Uale de Lore whiche was nat farr of He had no more but the mountayne to passe and he was well a companyed Ther was with hym sir Mathue Courney sir Wyllyam Beauchampe sir Thomas Symon the Souldyche of Lestrate the lorde of Newcastell the lorde de la Barde and dyuers other There was well a huÌ„dred knightes and squiers at yâ— place wher as the batayle shulde be bytwene them And also than thyder came sir Trystram de Roy well acompanyed with frenche men and bretons There Myles Wyndsore was made knight by the handes of the Souldyche of Lestrade As of hym yâ— was reputed the best knyght in that coÌ„pany Thus these two knightê were armed at all peces and well horsed with their speares redy in their haÌ„des And so they ranne eche at other and brake their speares
land and by water for they were lordes of all the countrey of FlauÌ„ders for alwayes for wynning of money the countreys of Flaunders Holande zelande and Brabant and also parte of Haynault by stelthe brought euer vitayles to their hoost This Philyp dartuell had euer his courage more englisshe than french and wolde gladly that he had ben alyed with yâ— kyng of Englande Wherby he thought that if the frenche kynge or duke of Burgoyne came on him with an army that he shulde be ayded by the englysshmen He had all redy in his hoost a. CC. archers of Englande the whiche were stolen out of yâ— garyson of Calys so toke wages ther of him and were wekely payed ¶ Of the messangers that Philyppe Dartuell sent in to Englande and also in to Fraunce and of the deth of sir Parducas Dalbret Cap. iiii C .vii. PHilyp Dartuell to the entent to coloure his dedes to knowe what was sayde of hym in FrauÌ„ce He determyned to write in the name of the hole countre of Flaunders to the freÌ„che kyng submytting them selfe requyring yâ— kyng to takâ— some busynes for theÌ„ as to bring theÌ„ agayne iâ— to parfyte loue with their lorde the erle of FlauÌ„ders So thus he wrote certayne letters to the kyage and to his counsayle and delyuered theÌ„ to a messanger Commaundyng hym to go to the kynge with the letters and so he dyde And rode so long that he came to saynt Lyse where he founde the kynge and his vncles to whome he delyuered his letters The kyng toke reed his letter in the presens of his vncles and of his counsayle Assoone as they were reed and well vnderstande they dyde nothynge but laughed therat And thanÌ„e it was ordayned to take the messanger and to set hym in prison bycause he was come to the presens of the kyng wtout any saue conduct so ther he remayned more than thre wekes Whan Philyppe Dartuell knewe it he had great indygnacion therat and caused to come before hym all the capitayns of the hoost and than he sayd to them Sirs ye may se what honour the frenche kynge dothe to vs sythe we haue written to hym so amyably and ther vpon he hath recayned our messenger and kepeth hym in prison Certainly this constrey neth vs sore to be alyed with the englisshmen for thynke nat the contrary but that the duke of Burgoyne who is all in Fraunce and leadeth the kyng there as he lyst hym selfe for the kyng is but a chylde thynke you that he wyll leaue this mater as it is nay surly â–ª ensample by our messanger whome he kepeth in prisone Wherfore we haue good cause to sende in to England as wel for the comon weale of FlauÌ„ders as for our suretye and to gyue dout and feare to our enemyes Therfore I wolde we shulde sende a ten or .xii. of the most notablest of our men wherby the knowledge therof might come in to FrauÌ„ce so that the kyng ther and his counsayle shulde thynke how we wyll alye our selfe with yâ— kyng of Englande their aduersary how beit I wyll nat that the same alyance be shortly made without we haue more nede thanne we haue as yet but I wolde our men shulde entre in to a communicacyon and so to doo we haue iust cause and to demaunde of the kyng of Englande the soÌ„me of two huÌ„dred thousande crownes which somme Jaques Dartuell my father and the countrey of FlauÌ„ders lent somtyme to the kyng of Englande whyle he was before Tourney at the siege to pay therwith his sowdyers and so I wolde our men shulde say to the kyng of Englande and to his vncles and to his counsayle howe that generally all the countye of Flaunders and the good townes therof suche as lent the sayd soÌ„me desyreth to haue agayn the sayd soÌ„me And so that done than to offre the kynge of England to enter into Flaunders and so into FrauÌ„ce if he lyst For surely I thynke it were bett for vs to ayde ourselfe with our owne than to haue helpe of straungers And I thynke we shall neuer attayne to it soner than nowe for yâ— kynge and realme of Englande I thynke wyll nat forsake the alyauÌ„ce of suche a couÌ„tre as flaÌ„ders is nowe For as nowe theÌ„glysshmen haue nat on yâ— see cost bytwene Burdeux Scluse Except Calys Chierburge and Brest where for to lande and entre in to Fraunce Therfore the countre of Flaunders shulde serue theÌ„ well at the poynt For Bretayne except Brest is closed agaynst them And the duke of Bretaygne hath sworne to be good french And if he be nat he wyll coÌ„e therto bycause of the loue of his cosyn germayne therle of Flaunders Than all they that herde Philyp speke answered sayd Philyp ye haue full well spoken we all wyll that it be thus done For whosoeuer wyll the coÌ„trary loueth nat the comon ê“fyte of FauÌ„ders Philyp Dartuell taryed nat long but that he wrote to Peter de Boyse to Peter de myrt who were capitayns of Brugê And also to theÌ„ of Ipre and Courtrey shewyng them his said purpose And all they thought it good so to be done So ther were chosen of the good townes of Flaunders one or two burgesses of euery towne and out of the towne of GauÌ„tsixe First there was chosen FrauÌ„ces Atreman Rase de Uerdell Loys de vaux sir JohnÌ„ stotler Martyn bondrell water iacob berner and a clerke who was chosen to be bysshop of GauÌ„t by pope Urbane For mayster JohnÌ„ dalbrest who had ben deane of our lady church in Turney he aduysed in his tyme that ther shulde be a bisshop in Gaunt And to posses haue the profytes yâ— the bysshop of Turney shulde haue had and so whan these .xii. burgesses were redy aparelled they toke their leaue and departed fro the siege before And warpe about the begynning of the moneth of July And dyde so moche that they came to Calais and the capitayne ther called sir Johan Dalbrenes receyued theÌ„ And whan he knewe that they wolde go into EnglaÌ„de he purueyed them of shyppes And so they taryed there but thre dayes toke their passage aryued at Douer and so went to LoÌ„don at which tyme the kyng ê‘te of his couÌ„sayle as ser JohhÌ„ moÌ„tagu ser Symon burle sir WillmÌ„ beachaÌ„p were at WestmÌ„ To enheryte ser Perducas dalbret of all the barony of Chaumont in gascone the which was as than in the kynges handê I shall shewe you by what maner king Edward of olde tyme had gyuen it to sir Johan Chandos and he helde it as long as he lyuâ—â— after his dethe it was gyuen to sc Thomas Felton And he was as than newly deed and so therby the landes fell agayne into the kynges handes the whiche lande might nat long be without a gouernour to kepe it For it ioyned to yâ— landes of the lorde Dalbret who as thanÌ„e was good frenche Than it was abuysed by the kyng of
Englandes counsayle that sir Perducas Dalbret who had well serued yâ— kynges of EnglaÌ„d bothe Edwarde Richarde and the prince and all the countre of Burdeloyse more than .xxx. yer wherfore it was thought he was well worthy to haue that lande and was well able to defende kepe it fro all men Sir Perducas dalbret whan he receyued this laÌ„des He sayd vnto the kyng in the presens of his couÌ„sayle and other noble men sir I take and receyue this herytage to me and to myne heyres on the condycion to serue you agaynst all men except the house of Dalbret fro whens I am come For agaynst them shall I neuer make warre if they suffre myne heritage to be in rest and peace the kyng answered and sayd he was content And so put hym in possessyon of the lande Nowe shall I shewe you what fell of this Parducas Dalbret Whan he was come in to Gascoyne and had taken possessyon of the landes and the seneshall of Burdeloyse had gyuen hym possessyon Than the lorde Dalbret had great ioy therof for he thought well than that his cosyn wolde make hym no warr And so yâ— landes of Dalbret and Chaumont abode in good loue rest And the lorde Dalbret held in great loue his cosyn for he hoped euer after his dyssease he wolde put hym in possessyon of the sayde landes of Chaumounte But this sir Parducas was nat so mynded for at last whan he lay on his deth bed and that he sawe he must nedes dye he called before him all his men and dyd seÌ„de for a yong squier of his a proper man of armes called Parduche and sayd to him I gyue the here in the presence of all my men all the landê of ChaumoÌ„t so thou be euer good englysshe and true faythfull to the kyng of Englande but I wyll that the house of Dalbert out of the whiche we become that thou make there agaynst no warre wtout they do some outrage to the. The squier answered sayd sir your coÌ„mauÌ„dement shal be done this Perduche of Albert was lorde of ChaumoÌ„t in gascone thus dyed sir ê‘ducas I can shewe no more of hym ¶ Howe the kyng of Englandes couÌ„sayle mocked the flemynges and of the prisoners that were exchaunged Cap. CCCC .viii. WHan these gauntoyse were come to London the kynge his counsayle was certifyed therof so he sent to them to knowe what they wold haue and so they came all in a company to the palays of Westmynster and there they founde redy the duke of Lancastre the erle of Buckyngham therle of Salisbury and the moost parte of the kynges counsayle Howe be it the kynge was nat present at their first comynge These men of Flaunders and of Gaunte enclyned them to the lordes of Englande and than the clerke that was chosen bysshop of GauÌ„t spake for them all and sayde My lordes we become hyder and sent fro the towne of Gaunt fro the hole countre of flaunders To haue counsayle confort and ayde of the kyng of EnglaÌ„de Upon certayne artycles and good reasons of the auÌ„cyent alyauÌ„ces bytwene Englande and FlauÌ„ders They desyre nowe to renewe yâ— same for it is nowe nedefull to the couÌ„tre of FlauÌ„ders the which is as now without a lorde The good townes and the couÌ„tre hath as nowe but a gouernour the whiche is a man called Philyp Dartuell who recommaundeth hym principally to the kyng and to you all yâ— be of his counsayle he desyreth you to take in gre this offre that we shall make to you And that is whan soeuer it shall please yâ— kynge of Englande to arryue in Flaunders he shall fynde the countre opyn to receyue him And there to rest and refresshe hym as longe as it shall please hym And also he shall haue at his commaundement of the countre of flauÌ„ders a hundred thousande men armed redy to do hym seruyce Moreouer my lordes the couÌ„tre of Flaunders maketh one request and that is this To haue agayne two hundred thousande crownes that somtyme Jakes Dartuell and the good townes of FlauÌ„ders lent to king Edwarde of good memorie At the sege of turney and at the siege of Calais For it is the entencyon of the good townes of FlauÌ„ders that or this alyauÌ„ce passe any farther to be first repayed of this sayd som And that done than yâ— king of England all his may well say yâ— they the flemyngê are frendes togyder and yâ— they haue fre entre into Flaunders to go where as it shall please them And whan the lordes of Englande herde those wordes and request they began eche of theÌ„ to regarde other and some smyled Than the duke of LaÌ„castre sayd Fayre lordes of FlauÌ„ders your wordes and demaunde requyreth to haue couÌ„sayle Go your wayes to London to your logynges and the kyng shall take aduyse on your requestes and shall so answere you that ye ought to be contente The gauntoyse answered and sayd God graunt it and so they departed fro the counsayle and the lordes abode styll to guyder began to laughe amonge them selfe and sayd Haue ye nat sene these fleminges and herde their requestes that they make They demande to be conforted say howe they haue nede therof and yet for all that they demaunde to haue our money It is no resonable request that we shulde both ayde and pay So thus they reputed the flemynges right proude and presumptuous â–ª to demauÌ„de to haue agayne two hundred thousande crownes of so olde dette as they sayd of a .xl. yere paste There was neuer a better poynt for the frenche kyng if he wyll than to come into flauÌ„ders For if the flemynges had nat as than demaunded the foresayd somme of crownes but haue desyred the kyng of his confort and ayde The kyng wolde haue gone or sent into FlauÌ„ders so puissauntlye to haue bydden batayle with the ayde of the flemynges to any prince of the worlde But it wente otherwyse as ye shall herafter in the storie UIdynges came into Fraunce to the couÌ„sayle there Nowe that Philyp Dartwell whose courage was all englysshe and yâ— countre of Flaunders had sent in to Englande certayne of their men to make aly auÌ„ces with thenglysshmen And the voyce ran and the comon renome that the kyng of Englande with a great puissauÌ„ce shulde come in that season aryue in FlauÌ„ders â–ª and to lye in Gaunt these tidinges were lightly to be beleued howe that the flemynges wolde fortify them selfe â–ª in some maner awyse Than it was deuysed yâ— the messanger that was come fro Philyppe Dartuell whoÌ„e they helde in prison â–ª shulde be delyuered And to say the trouthe ther was no cause why to retayne hym so he was delyuered sent to thost before And warpe The same season they of Bruge â–ª had taken certayn burgesses of turney and kept theÌ„ in prison The flemynges she wed well howe they had as lyue haue warre with FrauÌ„ce as peace And whan they of Tourney sawe that
nobles of Fraunce at the bataile of Rosebeque And the knightes of Englandespake and sayd to eche other Ah saynt Mary howe the frenchmen are nowe mouÌ„ted in pride by the ouerthro wyng of a sort of rude villayns Wolde to god Philyp Dartuell had had of our men a .ii. M. speares sixe M. archers Ther had nat than scaped one frenchmen but outher slayne or taken but and god wyll this glorie shall nat long endure theÌ„ Nowe we haue a fayre aduauÌ„tage to entre in to FlauÌ„ders for the countre is nowe coÌ„quered for the french kyng we trust to conquere it agayne for the kynge of Englande It sheweth well at this tyme that the erle of FlauÌ„ders is greatly subget to the frenche kyng and that he wyll please hym in all poyntê whan our marchantes dwellyng in Bruges haue dwelt ther beyonde this .xxx. yere be nowe banysshed chased out of FlauÌ„ders the tyme hath be sene they durst nat haue done it but nowe they dare do none otherwyse for feare of the frenchemen We trust it shall nat abyde longe in this poynt This was the langage among thenglysshmen through the realme of EnglaÌ„de therfore it was to be supposed the this was done but by enuy iN this season he that wrote hym selfe pope Urbane the sixt came by the see fro Rome to GeÌ„nes where as he was well receyued and reuerently of the genoways and there he kept his resydens ye knowe well howe all England was obeysaÌ„t to hym aswell the churche as the people bycause the french king was Clementyne and all Fraunce This Urbane on whome the englysshemen and dyuers other countreis beleued He beyng at Gennes aduysed howe he might anoy the french kyng and so he thought to sende in to Englande for socoure I shall shewe you by what maner He sent his Bulles to the archebysshoppes and bysshoppes of Englande makyng mencyon how he assoyled from payne from synne all suche as wolde ayde to distroy the Clementyns For he knewe well howe Clement his aduersarye had done in lykewise in the realme of Fraunce and dothe dayly And they called the vrbanystê in their faythe and beleue to be but dogges so this Urbane sawe well that the Clementynes wolde condeÌ„pne and distroy hym if they might And he sawe well he coude nat more greue the frenchmen than by the englysshmen But first he sawe well he must fynde the meanes to gather toguyder great ryches For he knewe well the nobles of Englande for all his absolucyons wolde nat ryde forthe in warre without money For menne of warre lyue nat by pardons nor they set nat moche therby but in the artycle of dethe ThanÌ„e he determyned besyde these Bulles to sende in to Englande to the prelates that they shulde ordayne a full Dysme on the churches The noble men and men of warre therof to be payed their wages without greuynge of any parte of the kynges treasur or of the comontie of the realme The whiche thynge the Pope thought the barons and knightes of England gladly wolde herken vnto Than he caused to be writen and engrossed Bulles as well to the kynge and his vncles as to the prelates of Englande of playne absolucyon from payne â–ª and synne And besyde that he graunted to the kyng and to his vncles a playne Dysme to be taken and leuyed throughe out all Englande so that sir Henry Spensar bysshoppe of Norwyche shulde be chiefe capitayne of all the men of warr bycause the goodes came fro the churche therfore the pope wolde that one of the churche shulde be chefe gouernoure And to the entent that the churches and comons of the realme shulde the better beleue the mater And besyde that bycause he knewe the realme of Spaygne contrarie to his opinyon and som what alyed with the freÌ„che kyng He aduysed that with parte of the same golde and syluer that shulde be gadered in the realme of Englande That the duke of Lancastre who reputed hym selfe kyng of Castell by the right of his wyfe that he in lykewise shulde make another army in to Castell And also yf the duke of Lancastre take on hym the sayd viage than the pope said he wolde graunt to the kynge of Portyngale who made newe warre with kyng Johan of Castell for kyng Fraunces was deed a playne dysme throughe out all Portingale Thus pope Urbane ordeyned all his busynesse and sent a .xxx. Bulles in to Englande the whiche were receyued with great ioye Than the prelates in their iurysdictions began to preche this voiage in maner of a crosey wherby the people of Englande who light lye beleued gaue therto great faythe beleued verilye that they coulde nat go to paradyse yf they dyed that yere without they gaue soÌ„ what in pure almes towarde this warre At LoÌ„don and in the dyoses there was gathered a tonne full of golde and syluer And accordynge to the popes Bulles he that moost gaue moost pardon obteyned And whosoeuer dyed in that season and gaue his goodes to these ê‘dones was clene assoyled from payne and from synne and accordynge to the tenour of the Bulles happy was he that dyed in that seasone for to haue so noble absolucyon Thus they gathered money all the wynter and lent season what by the pardons and by the dysmes That as it was sayd it drewe to the somme of .xxv. hundred thousande frankes ¶ Howe the bysshop of Norwiche the englysshe men yssued out of Englande to ron and to make warre agaynst all those that helde with pope Clement Cap. CCCC .xxix. WHan the kynge of Englande his vncles and couÌ„sayle vnderstode what money was gadered they were right ioyouse sayd Howe they had money ynoughe to make warre agaynst two realmes that was to saye agaynst Fraunce and Spayne To go into Spayne in the name of the pope and of the prelates of Englande with the duke of Lancastre was ordayned the bysshoppe of London called Thomas brother to therle of Deuonshyre to be chefe capitayn and with him two M. speares and four thousande archers they to haue halfe of the money thus gadered But it was ordayned that they shuld nat so soone departe out of Englande as the bysshop of Norwiche bycause that army shulde aryue at Calys and so to entre in to Fraunce they wyst nat what shulde fall therby nor whider the frenche kyng wolde reyse any puyssaÌ„ce to fyght with theÌ„ or nat Also ther was another poynt contrary to the duke of Lancastre yet he had great ioye of that vyage For generally all the comontie of Englande more enclyned to be with the bysshop of Norwiche than to go with the duke of LaÌ„castre for a long season the duke was nat in the grace of the people And also they thought the realme of Fraunce to be nerer iourney than into Spayne And also some sayd that the duke of LaÌ„castre for couytousnes of thesyluer and golde that was gadered of the churche and of the pardons wherof he shulde haue his parte
stode the towne of Mardyke a great vyllage on the see syde vnclosed And thyder came some of the englysshmen and scrimysshed And so thus came to Grauelynge sir Johan Uyllayne and sir Johan de Moulyne for the Erle of Flaunders by a saueconduct that he had attayned fro the bysshoppe or he came fro Burbourcke Than they came to the bysshoppe of Norwiche who made to theym by semblaunt ryght good chere He had with hym at dyner yâ— same day all the lordes of the host for he knewe well the erles knightes shulde come to hym the same tyme. And his mynde was how he wolde that they shulde fynde them all toguyder than these two knightes beganne to speke and sayd Sir we be sende hyder to you fro the Erle of Flaunders our lorde What lorde quod the bysshoppe They answered agayne and sayde fro the erle there is none other lorde of FlauÌ„ders By the good lorde quod the bysshoppe we take for the lorde of Flaunders the frenche kynge or els the duke of Burgoyne our enemys For by puyssance but late they haue conquered all the countre Sir quod the knightes sauyng your displeasure The lande was at Tourney clerelye rendred agayne and put in to the handê and gouernyng of the erle of Flaunders who hath sent vs to you Desyring you that we two who haue pensyon of the kynge of Englande may haue a sauecoÌ„duct to go in to EnglaÌ„de to speke with the kynge to knowe the cause why without any defyaunce he maketh warre agaynst the erle and his countre of FlauÌ„ders Sirs ê™ the bysshop we shall take aduyce and answere you to morowe So thus they went to their logynge and left the englysshmen in counsayle so all that day they toke counsayle togyder and concluded as ye shall here ¶ The aunswere that the bysshoppe of Norwyche made to the knightê of Flaunders and of the assemble that they of Cassell and of the countrey about made agaynst thenglysshmen Cap. CCCC .xxxi. ALl thynges consydred regarded they sayde they wolde graunt no safecoÌ„duct to theÌ„ to go in to Englande for it was to farre of For or they coude retourne agayne the couÌ„tre wolde be sore styrred greatly fortifyed And also therle shulde by that tyme sende worde therof to the frenche kyng to the duke of Burgoyne wherby they might come with suche noÌ„bre of people against them that they shulde nat be able to resyst theÌ„ nor to fight with them So on this determynacyon they rested Than it was demaunded amonge theÌ„ what answere they shulde make to the knightes of Flaunders the next day Than sir Hugh Caurell was coÌ„mauÌ„ded to speke and to gyue his aduyce Than he sayde thus to the bysshoppe Sir ye are our chefe capitayne sir ye may saye to them howe ye be in the lande of the duchesse of Bare who is Clementyne and howe for Urbane ye make warre and for no body els And offre theÌ„ that if this lande with the churches and abbeys wyll become good Urbanystes and to ryde with you and to bring you throughe the countre ye wyll than cause all yor company to passe through the countre pesably and to paye for all that they shall take But as touchyng to gyue them saueconduct to go in to Englande ye wyll nat grauÌ„t therto in no wise For ye may say that youre warre toucheth no thyng the warre of Englande nor of Fraunce but that we be soudyers of pope Urbane Sir as I thynke this answere shulde suffyce Euery man agreed well to this and specially yâ— bysshoppe who had mynde of nothynge that was sayd but to fight and to warre on the countrey Thus the mater abode all night And in yâ— mornyng after masse the two sayd knightes of the erles Desyringe to haue an answere caÌ„e to the bysshoppes lodgynge and abode there tyll he came out to go to masse And so than they stept forthe before hym and there he made theÌ„ good chere by semblant And deuysed with them a lytell of other matters to delay the tyme tyll his knightê were come about hym And whan they were all assembled toguyder than the bysshop sayd to them Sirs ye tary for an aunswere ye shall haue it on the request that ye make for the erle of Flaunders I say vnto you ye may retourne agayne whan ye lyst to the Erle your mayster or els to go to Calais on your ieoê‘dy or in to Englande but as for sauecoÌ„duct ye get none of me For I am nat the kyng of EnglaÌ„de nor I haue nat so farr authorite so to do I and all my company are but soudyers of pope Urbane and of wages of hym take his money to serue him truely And nowe we be in yâ— lande of the duchesse of Bare who is a Clementyne and yf the people be of that opynion we wyll make them warre And if they wyll go with vs and take our parte they shall haue part of our pardons and absolucyons For Urbayne oure pope for whom we are in voiage hath assoyled vs clene frome payne and frome synne and all those that wyll ayde to distroy the ClemeÌ„tyns Whan the knightes herde these wordes sir Johan Uillayns sayd Sir in that as touchynge the pope I thynke ye haue nat herde the coÌ„trary but that my lorde therle of Flaunders hath ben alwayes good Urbanyst Wherfore sir ye do yuell to make warr to hym or to his couÌ„tre Nor I thynke the kyng of Englande yoâ— lorde hath nat charged you so to to for he is so noble that if he wolde haue made hym warre first he wolde haue defyed him With those wordes the bysshoppe began to were angry and said Well sirs go to your erle and saye vnto hym that he getteth nothyng els of vs. And if ye wyll sende in to Englande to knowe the kynges pleasure do as ye lyst but as for this way nor by Calys they shall nat 〈…〉 sse And whan these knyghtes sawe they coulde nat attaygne to their purpose none otherwise they departed and returned to their lodgynge and dyned And after dyuer departed went the same night to saynt Omers THe same day that the knyghtes deê‘ted there came tidynges to the bysshoppe yâ— there was at Donkyrke and theraboute a .xii. thousande men in harnesse and the bastarde of Flaunders in their company as their chefe capitayne and dyuers other knightes and squiers with them In somoche it was shewed him that on the thursdaye before they had scrimysshed with his companye and slayne a hundred of them Lo quod the bysshoppe ye may se wheder the erle do medyll in this mater or nat it is he that dothe all He entreateth for peace with the swerde in his hande Let vs ryde forthe to moro we and go to Donkyrke and se what people they be that be there gadered Euery man agreed therto and the same day there caÌ„e to the bysshoppe two knightes the one fro Calys the othe â–ª fro Guysnes and with them a .xxx. speares and threscore
fro Gaunt on a saturday in the mornynge next after the vias of saynt Peter and s Poule to the nombre of twentie thousande and with great caryage and ordynaunce and so wente through the countre besyde Courtrey to Ipre And of their comynge the Englysshmen were greatly ioyfull and made them good chere and sayd Sirs surely we shall nowe shortely conquere Ipre and than we wyll wynne Bruges Dan and Sluse Thus they made no dout that or the ende of Septembre they shulde coÌ„quere all FlauÌ„ders Thus they glorifyed in their for tunes The same season there was a capitayne in Ipre a right sage and a valyant knight called Peter de la Syeple He ordered all the busynesse of the towne Ther were men of armes with hym sette there by the duke of Burgoyne and therle of Flaunders As sir Johan of Bougrayne chatelayne of Ipre sir Baudwyn Del beden his sonne the lorde Dyssegien the lorde of Stades sir Johan Blancharde sir Johan Meselede sir Hamell sir Nycholas Belle the lorde of HarleqÌ„becke the lorde of Rollechen sir JohnÌ„ Ahoutre JohnÌ„ la Sieple squier nephue to the capitayne FrauÌ„ces Bell sir George bell and dyuers other expert menne of armes who had dayly great payne and wo to defend their towne And also they were in great feare leest the comons of the towne shulde make any treatie with them of Gaunt wherby they shulde be in daunger and be betrayed by them of Ipre THe same season there was in the towne of Courtrey a valyant knyght of Heynalte called sir Johan of Jumont He was set there at the request of the duke of Burgoyne of therle of Flaunders Whan he toke it on him there was neuer a knyght in Flaunders durst enterprise to kepe it it was so perylous to kepe For whan the frenche kynge went oute of that countrey it was vnrepayred And fewe folkes abode therin for all was brent beaten downe so that it was moche payne to lodge therin any horse So this sir JohnÌ„ Jumont toke on hym to kepe it and incontynent dyde repayre it and dyde so thanked by god that he attaygned nothyng therby but honour and prayse The duke of Burgoyne to whom the busynesse of flauÌ„ders touched right nere toke great study to brige well all thing to passe And so he sende a thre score speares bretons to Courtrey to th entent to refresshe the towne and so first these speares came to the duke to Lisle And on a friday they departed thens and toke the way to Comynes and the lorde of saynt Leger and yuonet of CaÌ„temat were capitayns of the sayd speares And in to the towne of Comynes the same morning at the breakynge of the day there was coÌ„e two hundred Englysshe speares to fetche forage abrode in the couÌ„tre to bringe it to their hoost before Ipre The said bretons or they were ware fell in their handes and dauÌ„ger So ther was a harde and a sore encountre at the foote of the bridge of Comynes and valiantly the bretoÌ„s dyde beare them selfe If they had bene rescued with as many mo as they were by lykelyhode they had scaped withoute domage Howe be it they were fayne to flye for they were to fewe meÌ„ to endure long The moost parte of them were slayne and taken in the felde retournynge towardes Lysle The lorde of saynt Leger was sore wouÌ„ded and lefte for deed in the place they were happy that scaped The chase endured within halfe a myle of Lyle to the whiche towne the lorde of saynt Leger was caryed wounded as he was and a fyue dayes after he dyed and so dyde fyue of his squyers thus fortuned of this aduenture THus styll the siege lay at Ipre The englisshmen and gauÌ„toys made many assautê they of the towne trymvled for feare the erle of Flaunders beyng at Lysle feared greatlye the takyng of Ipre for he knewe well the englisshmen were right subtell and coÌ„fort might dayly come to theÌ„ fro Calys by reason of the garysons that they had won in their way And indede they might haue had great socoure out of Englande and they had lyst but at the begynnyng they set nothyng by the erle nor by all the power of FrauÌ„ce Ther were dyuers great lordes of Englande about the marches of Douer and Sandwiche redy apparelled to passe the see to Calys and to haue ayded their company if they had ben requyred Ther were redy M. speares and two thousande archers Sir Wyllyam Beauchampe and sir WyllmÌ„ Wyndsore marshals of Englande were soueraygne capitayns set there by the kyng and by his couÌ„sell And for that cause the duke of LaÌ„castre lost his vyage that season into Portyngale For all the realme of EnglaÌ„de was rather enclyned to the bysshop of Norwiches army thaÌ„ to the duke of LaÌ„castres Th erle of Flaunders knewe ryght well all this besynesse insydentes as they fell in EnglaÌ„de and euery thyng that was done at the siege of Ipre thynkyng to fynde remedy to his power He thought well that the duke of Burgoyne wolde moue the frenche kyng and the lordes of the Realme to reyse and to assemble to driue the englysshemen out of Flaunders the whiche they had wonne the same yere And bycause he knewe that the assemblynge of the lordes of Fraunce wolde belonge and specially of theÌ„ that shulde serue the kyng out of farre countries and that many thinges might fall or they came toguyder Therfore he aduysed to sende to the bysshoppe of Liege sir Arnolde Desorge who was good Urbanyst To the entent that he shulde come to Ipre to treate with the Englysshmen to depart fro thens and to drawe to some other parte bycause he hadde great marueyle that they shulde make hym warre Seynge that he was good Urbanyst and all the countre of Flaunders as all the worlde knewe So moche dyde the erle of Flaunders that the bysshoppe of Liege came in to Heynaulte and passed Ualencennes so came to Doway and than to Lysle and spake with the erle And ther determyned what he shulde say to thenglysshemeÌ„ And so thus the bysshop of Liege caÌ„e to the siege before Ipre to speke with the bysshoppe of Norwiche and thenglysshmen and with theÌ„ of Gaunte and they receyued hym right well and were gladde to here hym speke ¶ Of the great coÌ„maundement of assemble that the frenche kynge made to the entent to reyse the siege before Ipre and of them that were dysconfyted by the Englysshemen Cap. CCCC .xxxv. ANd as I was than enfourmed the erle of Flaunders by the wordes of the bysshop of Liege offred to the bisshoppe of Norwiche and to the englysshmen That if they wolde leaue their siege before Ipre and to go to some other parte and to make warre agaynst the Clementyns howe he wolde fynde fyue hundred speares to serue them thre monethes at his cost and charge the bysshop of Norwiche and his company answered howe they wolde take aduyse And so they went to counsayle and there were many
specially of arowes for they fell so thicke in the stretes that none durst go without they were well armed or pauessed This assaut endured tyll it was night Than theÌ„glysshmen and flemynges that hadde assauted all the day in two batayls retourned to their lodgynges right wery and sore traueyled and in lykewyse so were they of the towne of Ipre wHan the englysshmen and flemynges that lay at the siege before Ipre sawe howe they coulde nat wynne the towne and howe they lost moche of their artyllary Than they aduysed to make a great nombre of fagottes and to cast them in to the dykes with strawe and erthe to fyll vp the dykes to the entent that they might come to the walles to fight hande to hande with them of the towne and to vndermyne the walles thinkynge therby to coÌ„quere it So ther were sette men a warke to fell downe wode and make fagottes and to bring them to the dyke This was nat so soone done nor their warke accomplysshed but the frenche kynge who had great desyre to reyse the siege and to fight with the Englysshmen auaunsed forthe his busynesse and departed fro CoÌ„paygne so came to Arras And than passed forth the constable of Fraunce with a great nombre of lordes ordayned for the vowarde and loged in Arthoise The duke of Bretayne came with two thousande speres who had great desyre to confort the erle of Flaunders his cosyn And he was greatly bounde so to do for he had founde hym euer redy aparelled in tyme past in all his busynesse Thus lordes aproched bothe farre and nere Than came the Erle of Sauoy and therle of Genesue with seuyn hundred speares of pure sauosyns The duke Frederyke of Bauyere came forwarde in to Heynalte and was at Qeusnoy and refresshed him with his vncle the duke Aubert and with his aunt the duches Margarete with his cosyns the duke of Lorayne and the duke of Bare and so fro thens he came in to Arthoise Sir Wyllyam of Namur who had nat bene in none of the foresayd warres for the erle had excused hym He came than to serue the kyng and the duke of Burgoyne with two huÌ„dred speares of good men of warr and so passed by Heynalte and came and lodged at Tornesys Lordes came fro euery parte right strongly with so good wyll to serue the kyngâ— that it was marueyle to consyder Th erle Guy of Bloyse had assembled his men at LaÌ„drechis but his men coude nat tell if he were able or coude endure the payne to ryde with the kyng in yâ— army So he was brought in an horselytter to Beaumont in Heynalte there he was better at ease the ayre was better for hym there than at LaÌ„dreches Howe be it he was sore sicke and feble yet he purueyed his men to serue the kyng So his coÌ„pany and the lorde of MoÌ„tigny the lorde of Useryn sir Uyllaynes of saynt Martyne sir Ualleraunce of Oustyen capitayne of Remorentyne and other knightes and squiers auaunsed forwarde to serue the kynge tIdynges came to the siege before Jpre to the bysshoppe of Norwyche to sir Hugh Caurell and to the englysshmen Howe the frenche kynge was comynge to them with mo than twentie thousande men of armes knightes and squiers and mo than thre score thousande of other people These wordes so multyplyed in the hoost tyll at last they fouÌ„de it trewe In the beginnyng they wolde scant beleue it But than it was said playnly howe yâ— king wolde come fight with theÌ„ as they lay at their siege And they had marueyle whan they knewe howe the duke of bretayne was coming agaynst them Than they toke counsayle togyder to determyne what they shulde do And all thynges consydered they sawe well howe they were of no puyssauÌ„ce to abyde the kyng Than they sayd it was best that Peter de Boyse Peter de Myrt and the gauntoyse shulde returne to the towne of Gaunt and the englysshmen to Bergues and to Burborke And so to abyde in their garysons without that some puyssaunce come out of Englande as kyng Richarde him selfe to passe the see or els some of his vncles thervpon to take better aduyse This couÌ„sayle was vpholden euery man dyslodged they of Gaunt drewe to their towne and the englisshemen went towarde Bergues and Burbourke and so entred in to suche garysons as they had before conquered The same day that the Englysshmen departed from the siege there came to them sir Thomas Percy sonne to the erle of Northumberlande He came out of Spruce and whan he was a lytell fro thens it was shewed hym for certayne that the freÌ„che kyng and the kyng of Englande shulde fight togyder in the marchesse of Flaunders or Arthoyse puyssaunce agaynst puyssauÌ„ce Wherof the knight had great ioye and hadde great desyre to be at that iourney He was as thanÌ„e .xl. dayes iourney from thens but he made suche hast that he rode it in fourtene dayes but he left all his people and baggage behynde hym And he rode so fast without chaungyng of his horse and with hym no mo but his page that he came to the towne of Gaunt in the sayd space whiche tourned to hym a great valyantnesse ¶ Howe the duke Frederyke of Bauyer aryued in the freÌ„che kyngê hoost and howe therle Guy of Bloyse and his men caÌ„e to Arras and howe the kynges vowarde toke Cassell Cap. CCCC .xxxvii. TIdynges caÌ„e to the frenche kyng as he lay at Arras howe the englysshmen were departed fro the siege and the gauntoyse in lykewise and euery man deê‘ted to theyr holdes ThaÌ„ the kyng was counsailed to make hast and to folowe them to th entent they shulde nat scape And so he departed fro Arras and went to Mount saynt Eloy a fayre abbey and there he taryed foure dayes abyding tyll the duke of Berry was come styll people gadered thider fro all parties and than it was reported by the constable and marshals and by sir Guyss harde erle Dolphyn mayster of the cros bowes howe that the kyng had ther mo than a hundred thousande men Than the kyng departed fro MouÌ„t saynt Eloy and toke his way to saynt Omers and caÌ„e to Ayre wherof the vycount of Meaulx was capitayne And there the kyng taryed two dayes and alwayes styll aproched men of warre and the constable and they of the vowarde were on before and loged at the towne of mount Cassell And so the kynge came to saynt Omers and there abode and taryed for his people that came from all ê‘ties And whanÌ„e duke Frederyke of Bauyers came to the hoost the great barownes of FrauÌ„ce went and mette with hym to do hym honour bycause he came fro so farre a countrey to serue the kynge The kyng made hym great chere gaue hym great thankes for his comynge and lodged hym all the voiage after as nere to his person as myght be In the kynges hoost there were to the noÌ„bre of thre thousand horses wherfore it was greatly
he might that there shulde be none asseÌ„bly to go in to Scotlande Also it was sayde playnly howe the kynge of scottes denyed the knightes of Scotlande of Fraunce to make any rode in to Englande And in that they dyd the coÌ„trary was against his wyll or knowlege wHan the scottysshe heraude was come to the kynge of Englande and to his vncles well instructed of that he shuld say and do He kneled downe before the kynge and requyred that he might be herde as an heraude of the kyng of scottes to do his message The kyng was content ther he shewed wherfore he was sende singulerly fro the kynge and fro the ambassadours of Fraunce in excusyng them Sayeng howe the kynge of scottes mekely receyued the messangers of the freÌ„che kynkes and alwayes entended to kepe the trewse bothe he and all his Howbeit some of the marches of his realme as the elre Duglas the erle de la Mare his vncle sir ArcheÌ„bale sir Rame sir Peter sir WyllmÌ„ and sir ThomÌ„s Duglas and all the bretherne of Lyndsey they of RaÌ„sey and sir WyllimÌ„ Asweton These wolde neuer agre to the truse sayeng howe the englysshmen had done in their lande great hurt and domage whiche was ryght sore displesant to theÌ„ and to their freÌ„des and sayd howe they wolde be reuenged whan they might and whan these lordes assembled them togyder to go in to Englande as they dyde they neuer made the king nor his counsayle preuy therof For they knewe well if they had they wolde neuer haue consented therto Howbeit they say playnly in Scotlande that the firste incydent and occasyon of this warre moued firste by you For they saye howe your grace your counsayle knewe right well of the truse that was taken bothe by lande and by water Also they say howe yâ— frenche ambassadours whanÌ„e they passed this way were let by you of their comyng in to Scotlande ye draue them forthe with pleasure and solace so that they taryed ouer longe wherby this myschiefe is fallen bytwene Englande and Scotlande And so vnder the shadowe of dissymulacyon these thynges are done but my redouted souerayne lorde the kynge of Scottes and his counsayle and the ambassadours of Fraunce that are with hym excuseth them selfe and wyll do at all tymes that this last iourney that yâ— lordes and knightes of Scotlande made into Englande was vnknowen to them and that they were ignorant therof And to addresse and reforme all these thynges and to bring them in to good estate I am charged to say to you That they desyre your grace to enteÌ„de to kepe and obserue the truse taken beyonde the see by yâ— high and noble discrecyon of counsayle bothe of the frenche kynges and yours And to coÌ„fyrme the same truse to endure yâ— sayd terme with my soueraygne lorde the kyng of scottes and he and his noble counsayle to coÌ„fyrme the same on his parte to be vpholden kept And of this please it your grace to gyue me answere The kyng of Englande and his vncles well vnderstode the heraude than the duke of LaÌ„castre sayd howe he shulde be answered Than they made hym tary at London for his answere ¶ Howe the truse taken bitwene Englande and Fraunce was publisshed in Englande and in Scotlande Cap. CCCC .xlvi. AT th ende of two dayes the heraulde was answered by sir Symon Bulle chamberlayne with the king and so yâ— mater was set at a good poynt For to say the trouth all thynges consydered the lordes of Englande that had bene beyonde the see and toke â–ª the truse dyde nat honorably to coÌ„sent to sende their men to ouer ron Scotlande seyng they knewe the truse was taken the best excuse that they coulde make was howe they were nat bouÌ„de to sende worde therof to the scottes but that the frenchemen were bounde therto So than it was sayd to the heraude that in the name of god he was welcome And howe that it was thentency on of the kynge of Englande of his vncles and of their counsayle that all that they had sworne and ê“mysed to do they wolde in no wyse breke it but wolde coÌ„fyrme it to the best of their powers For in that hath ben done to the contrarie they that had moost done had moost lost Of all this the haraulde desyred to haue writyng to th entent he might be beleued There was gyuen hym great gyftes so that he was well coÌ„tent and thanked the kyng and the lordes And so departed fro London and returned in to Scotlande where the messangers of Fraunce were styll taryeng for his answere desyring to knowe howe the englysshmen wolde do And whan it was knowen what answere the king of Englande and his vncles had made by their letters sealed they were than greatly contented and reioysed Thus endured the trewse for a yere bytwene Englande and Scotlande and was publysshed throughe bothe Realmes for the more suretie And the ambassadours of Fraunce retourned in to their countre and passed throughe Englande safely without parell And shewed the frenche king and his vncles at their returnyng howe they had spedde and the lettes that they founde in their iourney And so shewed all the case as ye haue herde before wHan sir Geffray de Charney and the knightes and squiers of the realme of Fraunce suche as had bene in Scotlande sawe that there was peace bytwene Enlande and Scotlande Than they tooke leaue of the lordes of Scotlande and specially of the erle Duglas and the Erle of Moret who had kepte them ryght good company And they of Scotlande sayd vnto them at their deê‘tynge Sirs ye haue sene the maner and condycion of our cositre how be it ye haue nat sene all our puyssaunce Knowe for certayne that Scotlande is the lande in all the worlde that the Englysshmen 〈◊〉 moost For we may as ye haue sene entre in to Englande at oure ease ryde farre in to the countre without daunger of the see so that yf we were men ynowe we might do them moche more hurt than we do wherfore sirs and ye wold shewe this to suche knightes and squyers as wolde auauÌ„ce them selfe to get honoure and to come in to this countre to seke dedes of armes we thike they shulde do a gret feate For if we had but a thousande speares of knightes and squyers of FrauÌ„ce with our people that we haue in this countre we shulde do suche a dede in Englande that it shulde be spoken of .xl. yere after Sirs we desyre you remeÌ„bre this whan ye come in to Fraunce They answered and sayd they wolde nat fayle to do it for it was a mater nat to be forgoten So thus they departed and toke the see and thought to haue sayled to Scluse Howe be it the wynde was contrarie to them whanÌ„e they were on the see so that they were fayne to take lande in zelande in a towne called Uorell thaÌ„ they thoght they were in sauegarde but it was nat so For the Normayns but a
And they of Cambray bete downe the castell and bare all the stones into their towne to make reparacyons withall ¶ Howe they of Doway made a iournay into Ostrenan and howe therle of Heynalt was in England Ca. xlviii AFter the dystruction of Escandure the duke of NormaÌ„dy went to Cambray and gaue leaue to some of his coÌ„pany to depart and some he sent to the garysons of Doway and other And the first weke that they came to Doway they yssued out and they of Lyste with theym so that they were a thre hundred speares and their capytaynes were sir Loyes of Sauoy therle of Geneue therle of Uyllars the Galoys of the Baulme the lorde of waurayne the lorde of Uasyers and so they went and brent the fayre contrey of Ostrenan in Heynault and lest nothynge with out the forteresses wherwith they of Bouhayâ— were sore dysplesed for they sawe the fyers and smokes and coude nat remedy it And soo they sent to them to Ualencennes that if they wolde yssue out a sixe hundred speres in the night thei shuld do moche damage to the frenchmen who were spredde abrode in the playne countrey howe be it they of Ualencennes wolde natte go out of the towne So the frenchmen had great pray and brent the towne of Nyche Descoux Escaudan Here Monteny Senayne Uerlayne Uargny Ambretycourt Lourg Salr Ruette Newfuylle Lyeu saynt Amande and all the vyllages in that contrey and wan great pyllage And whan they of Doway were gone home than the soudyers of Bohayne yssued out and brent the halfe of Descon whiche was frenche and all the vyllages parteyning to France iuste to the gates of Doway and the towne of Desquerchyne Thus as I haue deuysed the garysons in those countreis were prouyded for and dyuerse skirmysshes and feates of warre vsed amonge theym the same tyme there was certayne soudyours of Almaygne sette by the bysshoppe of Cambray in the fortresse of Male Mayson a two leages fro the castell Cambresien and marchynge on the other parte nere to LaÌ„dreches wherof the lorde of Poytrell was captayne for therle of Bloys though he wer lorde therof yet he had rendred it to therle of Heynalt bycause he was as than frenche So on a day yâ— Almayns of Male Mayson caÌ„e to the bayles of Landreches and draue away a gret pray And whan they of Landreches knewe therof yâ— lord of Poytrels armed him all his company and yssued out to rescue the pray the lorde of Poytrels was formast hymselfe and layd his spere in the rest and cryed to the frenchmen and sayd sirs it is shame to flye away And there was a squyer called Albert of Colayne he turned and couched the spere in the rest and came rennyng agaynst the lorde of Poytrell and gaue hym suche a stroke on the targe that the spere flewe all to peaces yet the sayd squyer strake hym agayne suche a stroke that the spere entred through his harnes into his body iust to yâ— hert so that he fell fâ—o his horse deed Than his coÌ„panyons h 〈…〉 ous as the lorde of Bansiers Garard de Mastyne and JohnÌ„ of Mastyn and other pursued the freÌ„chmen in suche wyse that they were taken and sâ—ayne the moost part but fewe yâ— scaped and their pray rescued and suche prisoners as they had of Landreches And so retourned agayne with the lorde of Poytrels deed after whose dethe the lorde of Floron was long tyme captayne of Landreches and of the castell ther. Thus some day rode forthe the frenchmen and some day the heynous and dyuers encountrynges was bytwene them Thus the countrey of Heynault was in great trybulacion for parte therof was brent and the duke of Normandy was styll on the fronters no man knewe what he wolde do and they coulde here no tidynges of therle of Heynalt True it was he was in Englande wher as the kyng and the lordes made hym great there and made great alyance with the kyng there And so departed out of Englande and went to themperour Loys of Banyer and so these were the causes why the he taryed so long out of his owne countrey And also sir Johanne of Heynalt was gone into Brabant and into Flaunders and shewed to the erle of Brabant and to Jaques Dartuell the desolacyon of the countrey of Heynalt prayeng them in the name of all the heynowes that they wold gyue thâ—â— some counsell and ayde And they answered that they were sure that therle wolde shortly returne at which tyme they sayd they wolde be redy to go with hym whyther as he wolde ¶ Howe the duke of Normandy layed siege to Thyne Leuesque Cap. xlix IN the mean season that the duke of Normandy was at Cambray the bysshoppe and the burgesses of the towne shewed the duke how the heynowes had get by stelth the strong castell of Thyne desyring hym for the coÌ„mon profet of the countrey that he wolde fynde some remedy for the garyson ther dyd moche hurt to their coÌ„trey than the duke called agayne toguyder men of warre out of Artoyse and Uermandoys And so deê‘ted from Cambray and came before Thyne on the ryuer of Lescalt in the fayre playne medowes towarde Ostrenan The duke caryed with hym out of Cambray and Doway dyuerse great engyns and specially .vi. and made them to be reared agayne the fortres so these engyns dyd cast night and day great stones the which bete downe the roffes of the chambers halles and towres so that they within were fayne to kepe vautes and sellars Thus they within suffred great payne and captayns within wer sir Rycharde Lymosyn englysshe and two squyers of Heynault bretherne to therle of Namur JohaÌ„ne and Thyerry These thre that had the charge sayd often tyme to their company sirs surely one of these dayes therle of Heynalt wyl come agaynst these frenchmen and delyuer vs with honour and ryd vs out of this paryll and shal can vs great thanke that we haue kept this fortres so longe The ingens without dyd cast in deed horses and beestes stynkiÌ„g wherby they within had great dystres thauÌ„e with any other thynge for the ayre was hote as in the myddes of somer the stynke and ayre was so abomynable that they consydred howe that finally they coude nat long endure Than they toke aduyse to desyre a truse for .xv. dayes and in that space to sende and aduertyse ser JohnÌ„ of Heynalt who was ruler of the contrey in therles absence and without that he dyde socour them in that space to yelde vp the fortres to the duke This treaty was put forth agreed vnto than they with in sent a squyer called Estrelart de Sommayne to sir JohnÌ„ of Heynalt and at Mons in Heynalt the squyer fouÌ„de hym who had nuely harde fro his nephue therle howe that he was coÌ„myng home warde into his countrey and hadde been with themperour and made great alyance with hym and with the kyng of England and with the other lordes of th empyre All this
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
gode a noÌ„bre of men with hym and dayly might haue mo whanÌ„e he lyst And he delyuered to the lorde Edwarde of Renâ—y .xx. thousande crownes to pay the lumbarde and sir Geffray houed styll in the feldes priuely with his baner before hym His entent was to entre into the towne by the gate orels nat the lumbarde had lette downe the bridge of the posterne and suffred the hundred men of armes to entre peasably and sir Edwarde delyuered at the postern .xx. thousand crownes in a bagge to the lumbarde who sayde I trust here be all for I haue no leaser now to tell them for it wyll be anone day Than he cast the bagge with crownes into a coter and sayde to the frenchemen coÌ„e on sirs ye shall entre into the dongyon than shall you be sure to be lordes of the castell they went thyder and he drewe apart the barre and the gate opyned Within this towre was the king of England with two hundred speares who yssued out with their swerdes ares in their handes cryeng Manny MaÌ„ny to the rescue what weneth the frenchmen with so fewe men to wyn the castell of Calays than the frenchmen sawe well that defence coude nat auayle theym than they yelded theÌ„selfe prisoners so that ther were but a fewe hurt than they were put into yâ— same towre in prison And thengly sshmen yssued out of the castell into the towne mounted on their horses for they had all the frenche prisoners horses than tharchers rode to Bolayne gate wher sir Geffray was with his banner before hym of goules thre skuchens of syluer he had great desyre to be the first shulde entre into the towne he sayd to the knyghtes that were about him with out this lumbarde opyn the gate shortely we ar lyke to dye here for colde In the name of god ser sayd Pepy de Werre lumbardes ar malycious people and subtyll he is nowe lokynge on your crownes to se if they be all good or nat and to reken if he haue his hole somme or no. There with the kynge of Englande and the prince his sonne was redy at the gate vnder the bauer of ser Gaultier of Manny with dyuers other baners as the erle Stafforde the erle of Suffolke the lorde JohnÌ„ Montagu brother to therle of Salysbury the lorde Beachame the lorde Beâ—â—le and the lorde Dalawarre all these were lordes and had baners there were no mo in that iourney Than the great gate was set open and they all yssued out whanÌ„e the frenchmen sawe them yssue and herde them cry Manny to the rescue they knewe well they were betrayed than ser Geffray sayd to his company sirs if we slye we are clene lost yet wer we better to fight with a gode hert in truste the iourney shall be ours The englysshmen herd these wordes sayd by saynt George ye say trewely shame haue he that slyeth the frenchmen a lighted a fote and put their horses fro them and ordred themself in batayle Whan the kyng sawe that he stode styll sayd let vs order our selfe to fight for our ennemyes woll abyde vs the kyng sende part of his company to Newland bridge for he herde say ther were a great nombre of frenchmen Than thyder went a sixe baners thre hundred archers and there they founde the lorde Monau of Frenes and the lorde of Creques kepyng the bridge and bytwene the bridge and Calays ther were many crosbowes of saynt Omers and Ayre so there was a sore fray and slayne and drowned mo than sixe hundred frenchmen for they were soone discomfytted and chased into the water This was erly in the mornyng but in coÌ„tynent it was day the frenchmen kept their grounde a whyle and many feates of armes there done on bothe partes but the englysshmen euer encreased by commyng out of Calays and the frenchmen abated Than the freÌ„chmen sawe well they coulde nat longe kepe the bridge than suche as had their horses by them mounted and shewed their horses heles and thenglysshmen after theÌ„ in chase there was many a man ouerthrowen they that were well horsed saued themselfe as the lorde Frenes the lorde Creques the lorde of SeÌ„py the lorde of Louchinleych and the lorde of Namure many were taken by their owne outrage that might haue bensaued if they had lyst WhanÌ„e it was fayre day that euery man myght knowe other than some of the french knyghtes and squyers asseÌ„bled togyder agayne and turned and fought feersly with the englysshmen so that ther were some of the frenchmen that toke good prisoners wherby they had bothe honour and profet ¶ Nowe let vs speke of the kyng who was ther vnknowen of his ennemyes vnder the banner of sir Gaultyer of Manny and was a fote among his men to seke his enemyes who stode close togyder with their speares a .v. fore long At the first meatyng there was a sore rencountre and the kyng light on the lorde Eustace of Rybemount who was a stronge and a hardy knight there was a long fyght bytwene hym and the king that it was ioy to beholde theÌ„ at last they were put a sondre for a great company of bothe parties came the same way fought there feersly togyder The frenchmen dyd ther right valyantly but specially the lorde Eustace of Ribamont who strake the kyng the same day two tymes on his knees but finally the kynge hymself toke him prisoner and so he yelded his swerde to the kyng and sayd sir knyght I yelde me as your prisoner he knewe nat as than that it was the kyng And so the iourney was for the kyng of England and all that were ther with ser Geffray slayne or taken ther was slayne ser HeÌ„ry of Boys and sir Pepyn de la warre and sir Geffray taken Thê° this iourney was achyued by Calis the yere of our lorde M. CCC .lviii. the last day of DeceÌ„bre towarde the next mornyng Of a chapelet of perles that the kyng of Englande gaue to sir Eustace of Rybemont Cap. C .lii. WHan this batayle was done the kyng returned agayne to the castell of Calays caused all the prisoners to be brought thyder Than the freÌ„chmen knewe well that the kynge had ben there personally hy 〈…〉 vnder the baner of sir Gaultier of MaÌ„ny the kynge sayd he wolde gyue them all that â—â—ght a supper in the castell of Calys the hour of supper caÌ„e and tables couerd And the kyng and his knyghtes were ther redy euery man in newe aâ—arell and the frenchmen also were ther and made good chere thoughe they were prisoners The kyng satte downe and the lordes and knyghâ—â—s about hym right honorably yâ— prince lordes and knyghtes of Englande serued the kynge at the first messe and at the seconde they satte downe at an other table they were all well serued and at great leaser ThanÌ„e whan supper was done and the tables take away the kynge taryed styll in the hall with his knyghtes with the frenchmen and he
of france â–ª and the doughter of sir Charles â—e Bloys ¶ Howe the kyng of Nauer made sir Charles of Spaygne constable of France to be slayne Ca. C .liiii. IN the yere of our lorde M. CCC .lii. in the vygill of our lady in the myddes of august the lord Guy of Neell lorde of Oâ—femoÌ„t as than marshall of France in Bretayne was slayne in bataile the lorde of Briquebeke the Cathelayne of Beau wayes dyuers other nobles aswell of Bretayne as of other marches of France The .iiii. day of SepteÌ„bre shulde a fought in Parys the duke of Boâ—sme agayne the duke of Lancastre for certayne wordes that he shulde say of the duke of Boesme the which duke apealed hym in the court of FraÌ„ce These two dukes came into the felde all armed in a lystes made for yâ— sayd duke of Almayne chalenger and for the duke of Englande defender And though theÌ„glysshmen wer enemys to the french kyng and that thenglyssh duke came thyder vnder saue coÌ„duct to fight 〈◊〉 the defence of his honour yet the frenche kynge wold nat suffre them to fight for assone as they had made their othes in such case requysite and were on their horses redy with their speares in their handes Than the kyng toke on hym yâ— mater and dyd set them in acorde and gremeÌ„t the vi day of DeceÌ„bre folowyng pope Clement the vi dyed at Auygnon the .xi. yere of his poÌ„tiâ—icâ—te and the .xi. day of the same moneth about the hour of thre was chosen pope a cardynall of Lymosyn called by his tytle yâ— cardynall of Ostre but bycause he was bysshoppe of Cleremont he was called most coÌ„monly yâ— cardynall of Cleremont and whan he was chosen pope he was nâ— med InnoceÌ„t his owne proper name was Stephyn â—ubert yâ— yere of our lorde M .iii. C .liii. the .viii. day of January anone after yâ— brekynge of the day in the mornyng the kyng Charles of Nauer erle of Eureur caused to be slayne in the towne of the Egle in NormaÌ„dy in an hostre the lorde Charles of Spayne constable of FraÌ„ce in his bedde by certayne men of armes that he sent to do that dede and hymselfe abode with out the towne tyll they had done and retourned agayne to hym And as it was sayde with hym was the lorde PhilyppÌ„ of Nauer his brother the lorde Lovs of Harcourt the lorde Godfray of Hat court his vncle and dyuers other knyghtes and squyers aswell of Normandy as of Nauer Than the kynge of Nauer and his coÌ„pany went to the cyte of Deureur wherof he was erle and fortifyed the towne and with hym also ther was the lorde of Maule JohnÌ„ Maler lorde of Grauyll the lorde of â—â—morie of Mulent and dyuers other nobles of Normandy And thanÌ„e the kyng of Nauer went to the towne of Mant and he had sent dyuers letters into diuers gode townes of France howe that he had put to deth the constable for dyuers great trespaces by him coÌ„mytted and he sent the erle of Namure to the french kyng to Parys to excuse hym Than the kynge sende to Mant the cardynall of Bolayne the bysshoppe of Laon the duke of Burbon the erle of Uaudone other to treat with the kyng of Nauerr for though he had caused to dye the coÌ„stable of France yet he thought he shulde nat clene lese the fauour of the frenche kyng whose doughter he had maryed therfore he made request of pardon to the kyng It was thought in the realme of Fraunce that great warre shulde ense we bytwene these two kynges for the kyng of Nauer had made great assembles of men of warre in dyuers regions and fortifyed his townes castles finally there was agrement made bytwene these two kynges vpon certayne coÌ„dycions wherof part solo weth herafter That is to say the french kyng shall delyuer to the kyng of Nauer .xxxviii. M. â—i tornois of lande aswell for certeyn rent that the kyng of Nauer had out yerely of the tresur in Pares as vpon other laÌ„des that the frenche kyng ought to assigne hym by certeyne treatâ— grauÌ„ted long before bytwene their predecesso's bycause of the countie of ChaÌ„payne And also for the maryage of the kynge of Nauer for maryeng of the kyngâ— doughter at which maryage he was promysed great landes that is to say .xii. M. â—i of land also the kyng of Nauer wolde haue the couÌ„tie of BeamoÌ„t le Roger the land of Bretuell in NormaÌ„dy Conches and Dorbec the vycouÌ„t of PoÌ„theu by the see the bayllage of CoÌ„stantyne the which thynges were agreed vnto by the french kyng Howbeit the couÌ„tie of Beamont the landes of Conches Bertuell Dorbec parteyned to the lorde Philyp duke of OrleaÌ„ce brother to the french kyng who gaue hym other laÌ„des in recoÌ„pence therof Also it was agreed that the lordes of Harcourt and all his other alyes shuld holde of him for all their landes whersoeuer they were in France if they lyst orels nat also it was agreed yâ— he shuld holde styll all the sayd landes besyde theÌ„ that he helde before in parie and if he lyst to kepe his es cheker two tymes in the yere as nobly as euer dyd any duke of NormaÌ„dy also the french kynge to ê‘don the deth of the coÌ„stable and all suche as were coÌ„sentyng therto and to ê“myse by his oth neuer to do any hurt or daÌ„mage to any ê‘son for that occasion And also the kyng of Nauerr to haue a great somÌ„e of money of yâ— french kyng and ar the kyng of Nauer wolde coÌ„e to Parys he wolde haue in hostage the erle of Aniowe seconde son to the kyng Than he came to Pares with a great noÌ„bre of men of armes and the. iiii day of march he came into the ê‘lyament chaÌ„bre wher the kyng satte dyuers of the peres of the realme with him and his counsell ther was the cardynall of Bolayne ther the kyng of Nauer desyred the french kyng to ê‘don hym the deth of the coÌ„stable of France sayeng how he had gode cause so to do the which he offred ther to proue or els to be at the kynges pleasure And also he sayd and sware that he dyd it nat for no grudge to the kyng nor in dispyte of his offyce sayeng also howe ther was nothyng so greuous to him as to be in the dyspleasur with the kyng Than the lorde Jaques of Burbone as than constable by the kynges coÌ„maundement sette his handes on the kynge of Nauer and caused hym to go a backe out of the kyngâ— presâ—ns thaÌ„ quene Jane and quene Blanche suster to the kynge of Nauer the which Jane had ben wyfe to kyng Philyppe last deed came to the frenche kyng kneled downe and the lorde Reynold Detrey with them and he sayd my right redouted soueraygne lorde beholde here these two ladyes quenes Jane and Blanche Sir they vnderstande howe the kyng of Nauer is in your dyspleasur whereof they be sorie and requyre you
ayde of the men of armes who came in among them and slewe of them and dyd what they lyst And ther was the lorde Arnold DaÌ„drchen taken prisoner by other men than by sir James Audeley or by his four squters for that day he neuer toke prisoner but alwayes fought and went on his enemyes Also on the french partie the lorde Johan CleremoÌ„t fought vnder his owne baner as long as he coude endure but ther he was beten â—owne and coude nat be relyued nor ransomed but was slayne wtout mercy some sayde it was bicause of the wordes that he had the day before to sit JohnÌ„ Chandos So within a short space the marshals batayls were disconfyted for they fell our vpon another and coude nat go forth the frenchmen that were behynde and coude nat get forwarde reculed backe and came on the batayle of the duke of Normandy the which was great and thicke and were a fote but anon they began to opyn behynde For whan they knewe that the marshals batayle was dysconfited they toke their horses and deê‘ted he that might best also they sawe a rowt of englysshmen coÌ„mynge downe a lytell mountayne a horsebacke and many archers with them who brake in on the syde of the dukes batayle Trewe to say the archers dyd their company that day great aduauntage for they shotte so thicke that the frenchmen wyst nat on what syde to take hede and lytell and lytell the englysshmen wanne grounde on theym and whan the men of armes of Englande sawe that the marshals batayle was dysconfited and that the dukes batayle beganÌ„e to dysorder and opyn they lept than on their horses the whiche they had redy by them Than they assembled to gyder cryed saynt George gyen and the lorde Chandos sayd to the prince sir take your horse and ryde forth this iourney is yors god is this day in your handes gette vs to the french kynges batayle for ther lyeth all the sore of the mater I thynke verily by his valyantnesse he woll nat flye I trust we shall haue hym by the grace of god and saynt George so he be well fought withall and sir I herde you say that this day I shulde se you a good knyght The prince sayde lette vs go forthe ye shall nat se me this day retourne backe sayd auauÌ„ce baner in the name of god and of saynt George the knyght yâ— bare it dyde his commaundement there was than a sore batayle and a perylous and many a man ouerthrowen and he that was ones downe coud nat be relyued agayne wtout great socoure and ayde As the prince rode and entred in amonge his ennemyes he sawe on his ryght hande in a lylell busshe lyeng deed the lorde Robert of Duras and his baner by hym and a ten or twelfe of his men about hym than the prince sayd to two of his squyers to thre archers sirs take the body of this knyght on a targe bere hym to Poycters and present him fro me to the cardynall of Pyergourt and say howe I salute hym by the token and this was done The prince was enformed that the cardynalles men were on the felde agaynst hym the which was nat pertayning to the right order of armes for men of the churche that cometh and goeth for treaty of peace ought nat by reason to ber harnes nor to fyght for neyther of the parties They ought to be indyfferent and bycause these men had done so the price was dyspleased with the cardynall and therfore he sende vnto hym his nephue the lorde Robert of Duras deed And the Cathelayn of Ampostre was takenne and the printe wolde haue had his heed stryken of bycause he was pertaynynge to the cardynall but than the lorde Candos sayd sir susfre for a season entende to a gretter mater and paraduenture the cardynall wyll make suche excuse that ye shal be content Than the prince and his company dressed them on the batayle of the duke of Athenes coÌ„stable of France there was many a manne slayne and cast to the yerth as the frenchmen fought in companyes they cryed mountioy saynt Denyce and the englysshmen saynt George gyen Anoue the price with his company met with the batayle of almaygnes wherof the erle of Salesbruce the erle Nosco and therle Neydo were capitayns but in a short space they were put to â—lyght The archers shotte so holly togyder that none durst come in their dangers they slewe many a man that coulde nat come to no raunsome these thre erles was ther slayne and dyuers other knyghtes and squyers of their coÌ„pany And ther was the lorde Dambretycourt rescued by his owne men and sette on horsebacke and after he dyde that day many feates of armes toke gode prisoners Whan the duke of No 〈…〉 〈…〉 I le sawe the prince aproche they thought to 〈◊〉 theÌ„ selfe and so the duke and the kynges chrldren the erle of Poycters and the erle of Tourayne who were ryght yong by leued their gouernors and so departed fro the felde and with them mo than eyght hundred speares yâ— stake no stroke that day Howe beit the lorde Guysshard Dangle and the lorde JohnÌ„ of Sayntre who were with the erle of Poicters wolde nat slye but entred into the thyckest prease of the batayle The kynges thre sonnes toke the way to Chamigny and the lorde JohnÌ„ of Landas the lorde Thy bault of Woodney who were sette to a wayt on the duke of NormaÌ„dy whan they had brought the duke a long leage fro the batayle than they tooke leaue of the duke and desyred the lorde of saynt Uenant that he shulde nat leaue the duke but to bring hym in sauegarde wherby he shulde wyn more thanke of the kynge than to abyde styll in the felde Than they met also the duke of Orleaunce and a great coÌ„pany with hym who were also departed fro the felde with clere handes ther were many good knyghtes and squyers though that their maisters departed fro the felde yet they hadde rather a dyed than to haue had any reproche Than the kyngê batayle caÌ„â— on the englysshmen there was a sore fyght and many a great stroke gyuen and receyued the kyng and his yongest sonne mette with the batayle of thenglysshe marshalles therle of Warwyke and therle of Suffolke and with theym of gascons the Captall of Buz the lorde of Pomyers the lorde Amery of Charre the lorde of Mucydent the lorde of LaÌ„guran and the lorde de la Strade To the frenche partie there came tyme ynough the lorde Johan of Landas and the lorde of Woodney they a lyghted a fote and wente into the kynges batayle And a lytell besyde fought the duke of Athenes coÌ„stable of fraÌ„ce and a lytell aboue hym the duke of Burbone and many good knyghtes of Burbonoyse and of Picardy with hym And a lytell on the one syde ther were the poyteuyns the lorde de 〈◊〉 the lorde of Partney the lorde of 〈◊〉 the lorde of
retorned into FraÌ„ce came to Parys to the duke of NormaÌ„dy ther was the dukes bretherne the duke of Aniâ—ou the lorde Philyp who was after duke of Burgone And all they taryed for the body of the 〈◊〉 ge their father the whiche was comyng out of Englande the kyng of Cypreholpe them to coÌ„playne the dethe of the kyng was maruey lously displeased therwith bycause of the hyndringe of his vyage of the croyse and so he clâ—thed hym selfe with the vesture of doloure So the day came thar the body of the frenche kyng aproched to Parys the which body was broght thyder by therle of Artoyse therle DaÌ„marten the great priour of FrauÌ„ce the duke of NormaÌ„dy his bretherne The kyng of Cypre the moost part of all the clergy of Parys went a fote met with the body beyonde saynt Denyce in FrauÌ„ce and ther he was solemply buryed and tharchbysshop of Sencesang the masse And after the seruyce done the dyner the whiche was right noble the lordes prelates returned to Parys there they helde a parlyament generall counsell to determyne how the realme shuld be ordred for the realme might nat longe be without a kyng And than it was counselled by thaduyce of the prelatis nobles of the realme that they shulde drawe to the cite of Reyns ther to crowne the duke of NormaÌ„dy who as yet was called none other wise also he wrote to his vncle Uyncelant duke of Brabant of LuzeÌ„burge and also to therle of FlaÌ„ders desyring them to be at his coronacyon on Trinyte sonday next comyng In the same sca son whyle the lordes made theyr puruey aunce for the kynges coronacyon The frenchemen and naueroyse aproched nere togyder in NormaÌ„dy for into the cite of Eureux was come the Captall of Beuz who made ther his assemble of men of warr of companyons suche as he coude get ¶ Nowe let vs speke of hym and of sir Bertram of Clesquy of a iourney of batayle bytwene them The tuesday before Tâ—â—nyte sonday that the duke of NormaÌ„ndy shulde be crowned kynge as he was in the cathedrall churche of Reyns Whan the captall of Beusz had made his assemble in the cite of Eureux of archers brigans and left in the cytie a capyten called sir Mychell Dorgery sent to Couches the lorde Guy of Grauyll to kepe fronter warr Than he departed fro Eureur with all his men of armes archers for he herde say â—ow the freÌ„chmen wer abrode but he wyst nat where they were â–ª than he toke the feldes had great desyre to â—ynd th◠〈…〉 red his coÌ„pany â—â—â—de that he was to the some of vâ—â— C. spetes iii C. archers 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 C. of other men of warr And with hâ—â— were dyuers good knightê squiers and specially a baneret of the realme of Nauer called yâ— lorde of Salâ— an expert maÌ„ of armes but he yâ— helde yâ— grâ—â—tâ—st some of men of armes 〈…〉 ers in all the coÌ„pany was a knight of England called sir JohnÌ„ Joâ—ell ther was also the lorde Peter of Sauyle 〈◊〉 Willâ— of Grauyll the lorde BertraÌ„ of FraÌ„ke yâ— Blassoll of marenell 〈◊〉 â—â—uers other all in wyll to encouÌ„ter ser BertraÌ„ of Clesquy to fight with hâ—â— ThaÌ„ they drue to Passy to the bâ—â—ge of tharch for they thoght 〈◊〉 the freÌ„chmen shulde passe the ryuer of Seyne ther if they ware nat passed all redy ¶ So it happed yâ— the friday in the whytson wâ—ke yâ— captall his coÌ„pany rode out of a wode by aueÌ„ture they met a haraude of armes called kynge Faucon the same mornynge he was deê‘ted fro yâ— freÌ„che hoost assone as the captall se hym he knewe hym well made him great â—her for he was â—â—eâ—â—yng to yâ— kyng of England ThaÌ„ he â—â—mauÌ„ded of hym fro whens he â—ame if he kâ—â—we any tidyngê of the freÌ„chmen â–ª sir ê™ he in the name of god I knowe well wher they be I depted fro them to day they seke you aswell as ye do them where be they ê™ the captall beyond the bâ—â—ge of tharche or a this syde Sir ê™ Fauâ—on they be passed yâ— bridge at Uernon as I beleue they aâ— nowe about Passy What noÌ„bre â—e they ê™ the captall what capâ—tens haue theâ— I pray you shewe me ser ê™ Fauâ—on they ar well a. 〈◊〉 C. fightyng men there is sir BertraÌ„ of Clesquy who hath yâ— grettest coÌ„pany of bretoÌ„s also ther is therle of Aucer yâ— vycount of Beamont yâ— lorde Loys of Chalon yâ— lorde of Bea 〈…〉 yâ— maister of the cros bowes tharchpreest the lorde Edward of Remy of Gasâ—one ther is the coÌ„pany of the lorde Dalbret the lorde Aâ—mon of Punyers yâ— lorde of Suldyche of Lâ—strad whan yâ— captall herd those gascons named he marueyled gretly blussed for dyspleasure sayd Faucon is this true ye say that these lordes of Gascone ar ther the lorde dal brâ—tâ—s câ—pany sir ê™ the harald ye â—out fayle wher is yâ— lorde Dalbret hiselfe ê™ the captall ser ê™ Faucon he is at Parys with yâ— regeÌ„t duke of Nâ—rmâ—dy who aparelleth hiselfe to go to Reynes for it is sayd yâ— on sonday next comyng he shulde be crowned kyng Than yâ— captall layd his hand on his ownâ— heed sayd in great displeasur by saynt Antones cap gascon agaynst gascone sir ê™ Faucon here by taryeth for me a harald of thaâ—chprest sent to speke with you fro hym and as I vnderstand by yâ— harald tharch preest wolde speke with you Than the captall sayd a Faucon say to yâ— frenche haralde he nede nat to go any farther let hym shewe to tharchprest yâ— I wyll nat speke with hym Than ser Johan Jonell stept forthe sayd sir why wyllye nat speke with him ê‘auentur it is for our proâ—yte than yâ— captall sayd nay I warrant you it is nat for our ê“fyte for tharchprest is so great a brauler yâ— if he come to vs he wyll but â—angle and in the meane tyme ymagen our strengthe auewe our noÌ„bre the whiche paraueÌ„ture shall torne more to our preâ—â—dyce than aduauntage therfore I haue no hast to speke with him thaÌ„ Faucon yâ— harauâ— weÌ„t to thother haraud wher as he taryed vnder a hedge excused yâ— captall so wysely that he was well content and than he went to tharchprest shewed hym all as Faucon had sayd ¶ Thus the freÌ„chmen and naue royse had knolege eche of other by yâ— report of the two haraldê aparelled theÌ„self echeto mete other and whan 〈◊〉 captall had herd by Faucon what noÌ„bre the freÌ„chmen were than incoÌ„tyneÌ„t he sent certayne messaÌ„gers to yâ— cyte of Euâ—euâ— to the capten ther desyringe hym to sende out of the cite all maner of coÌ„panyons other that were able for the warr and that they shulde mete with hym about Cocherell for there he thought to fynde the frenchmen for
this fowage to ryn in their couÌ„tre Sayeng howe theyr resort hath ben alwayes in the chaÌ„bre of the freÌ„che kyng Of the whiche resorte the prince was sore displeased argued agaynst it and sayd they ought to haue no resorte ther affirmynge howe the french kyng had quyted all resortes iurisdyctions whan he reÌ„dred the landê of the kyng of England his as it is well apareÌ„t in the tenour of the charters of the peace Wherin it maketh playne meÌ„cion so that ther is no article reserued for the freÌ„ch kyng in the peace To yâ— answered agayne yâ— gascons sayeng howe it was nat in the power of the frenche kyng to aquyte theÌ„ fro their resort for the prelates barons of cyties good townes of Gascone wolde neuer haue suffred it nor neuer wyll if it were to do agayn though the realme of FrauÌ„ce shuld euer abyde in warr Thus yâ— princes lordes of gascoyne susteyned styll their opinyon abode at Parys with the frenche kyng as therle of Armynake the lorde Dalbret therle of Pyergort the erle of Comygines and dyuers other And they dayly enformed the kyng howe the prince by his great pride presumpcion wolde trede them vnder and reyse vp newe thyngê in their countreis the whiche they sayd they wolde neuer suffre to be done consydering that their resorte was to hym Therfore they desyred yâ— the prince shulde be apelled in to the chambre of ê‘lyament before the peres of FrauÌ„ce to answer ther to the grefes troubles that he wold do to them The french kyng who wolde entertayne these lordes of Gascone yâ— this requyred him of ayde confort as their souerayne lorde And yâ— they shulde drawe to none other court for lesynge of that seignory coÌ„discended to their request agaynst his wyll by cause he sawe well it shuld turne to haue opyn warr the which without a good tytell of reason he wolde be lothe to moue Also he sawe his realme sore troubled with coÌ„panyons enemyes and also his brother the duke of Berry was in hostage in England therfore he toke great leyser in this case In the same season came into FrauÌ„ce the lorde Guy of Ligny erle of s Poule without taking of any leaue of thenglysshmen by great subtylte the maner howe were to longe here to reherse therfore I wyll passe it ouer brefely This erle hated so the englysshmen that he coude say no good of them he dyd asmoche as he might that the freÌ„ch kynge shulde coÌ„discend to the request of the gascons for he knewe well if the prince were apeled to the court of ê‘lyament it shulde be a great occasion of mouyng of warr And to the opynion of the erle of s Poule was agreed dyuers prelates erles barons knightes of the realme of FraÌ„ce and they sayd to the kyng howe that the kyng of England had nat well kept the peace whervnto he was sworne and had sealed to acordinge to the tenor of the treaty made at Bertiguin besyde de Charters after coÌ„fermed at Calays For they sayd thenglysshmen hath hated the realme of FrauÌ„ce more syth the peace was made than they dyde before And sir this that we say ye shall fynde of trouth if ye cause the charters of the peace to be reed to the which the kyng of England his son are bounde by their faithe othe Than the kynge to be better enformed of the trouthe and to kepe the rightes of his realme caused to be brought into the chaÌ„bre of counsell all the charters of the peace made them to be reed ouer often tymes the better to examyne the poyntes artycles coÌ„prised in theÌ„ And amonge other ther was one submyssion wheron the kyng and his counsayle arested moost bycause it spake clerely and playnly of that they loked for the tenour wherof here after foloweth EDward by the grace of god kyng of england lorde of Irlande of Acquitayn To all them that this present letters seyth We send gretyng knowe you all that in the finall last acorde and peace made bytwene vs oure right dere brother the french kyng are conteyned two artycles coÌ„prisyng the forme folowing The first is wher it is sayde that the foresayd kynges are bounde to cause to be coÌ„fermed all the sayd artycles coÌ„prised in the peace by the ho la father the pope and so to be delyuerd by sentence fro the court of Rome touchyng the ê‘fection accoÌ„plysshment of this present treaty so to be delyuerd to the ê‘ties at lest within thre wekes after the french kyng shulde be aryued at Calys Also to th entent that these artycles treaties passed shulde be the more ferme stable ther shulde be made certayne bondes delyuered as foloweth That is to say letters sealed with seales of bothe kynges and their eldest sonnes suche as shulde be deuysed by the counsayles of bothe kynges And also the sayd kynges their children shulde swere other of gret lynage to the noÌ„bre of .xx. that they shulde kepe and ayde to be kept asmoche as in theÌ„ lyeth all the sayd artycles acorded agreed and to acoÌ„plysshe the same without fraude or male engin And also that bothe kynges shuld do the best of their powers all their freÌ„des to bring all the rebels into obeysance acordyng to the forme of the truce and also that bothe kyngê shulde submyt theÌ„selfe their realmes to the correction of the pope to th eÌ„tent that he shulde coÌ„streyne by censuries of the churche who so euer shulde rebell to fall to concorde peace And besyde that bothe kynges their heyres by othe and assurance shulde renouÌ„ce all graces prosses of any dede done by theÌ„ and though by disobeysance rebellyon or puyssance of any of the subgettê of the french kyng wherby the kyng shulde be let to accomplysshe all the sayd artycles yet the kyng of England nor his heyres for all that shuld make no warr to the realme of FraÌ„ce but both kynges togyder shulde enforce theÌ„selfe to reduce the rebels to peace concorde also though the subgettê of the kyng of England wolde nat rendre the townes castels or fortresses which they helde in the realme of Fraunce the whiche ought to be delyuerd by reason of the peace or by any other iust cause wherby the kyng of englande shulde be let to acoÌ„plysshe that he ought to do by reason of this treaty Than both kynges togyder shuld make warr agaynst such rebels to bring theÌ„ to good obeysance to recouer suche townes castels fortresses to delyuer theÌ„ ther as they ought to be And of this shulde ther be made as ê‘fyte as sure bandes as coude be deuysed aswell by the holy father the pope and the coledge of cardynalles as by other Also ther was another artycle in the same treaty sayeng thus In token perfyte knowlege that we desyre to haue to norisshe ê‘petuall peace loue bytwene vs and our brother
so deê‘ted fro hym sir Robert of Namure sir Ualeran of Borme and the almayns Than yâ— duke of Lancastre retourned agayne in to England thynkyng to make no more warr tyll the nexte somer for it was as thaÌ„ about saynt Martyns day in wynter but or he deê‘ted he sayde to the strangers howe that whan he came agayne he wolde come moche more stronger than he dyd at that tyme. Desyring his cosyns the duke of Guerles and the duke of Jullyers to coÌ„e and mere with him to go into France ¶ Nowe let vs leue to speke of the besynesse of Picardy for ther was nothyng done in those ê‘ties of a gret season after And let vs now speke of the mater in Poitou wher as moost dedes of armes fell ¶ Howe sir John ChaÌ„dos was slayne in a batayle and howe finally the freÌ„chmen were disoÌ„fyted taken in the same batayle Cap. CC .lxx. GReatly it greued sir JohnÌ„ Chandos the takyng of saynt Saluyn bycause it was vnder his rule for he was seneshall of Poyctou He set all his mynde how he might recouer it agayne other byforce or by stelthe he cared nat so he might haue it and for that enteÌ„r dyuers nightê he made suÌ„drie busshmeÌ„tes but it aueyled nat For sir Loyes who kept it toke euer so good hede therto that he defeÌ„ded it fro all daÌ„gers For he knewe well the takyng therof greued sore sir Johan Chandos at the hert So it fell that the night before the first day of January sir Johan Chandos beyng in Poycters sent to assemble togyder dyuers barons knightes squiers of Poitou Desyring theÌ„ to coÌ„e to hym as priuely as they coude for he certeyned theÌ„ how he wolde ryde forthe and they refused nat his desyre for they loued him entyerly but shortely assembled togyder in the cyte of Poicters Thyder came sir Guysshard DaÌ„gle sir Loyes Harcourt the lorde of Pons the lorde of Partney yâ— lorde of Pynan yâ— lorde tanyboton sir Geffray Dargenton sir Maubruny of Lyniers sir Thomas Percy sir Baudwyn of Fesuyll sir Richarde of Pontchardon and dyuers other And whan they were all togyder assembled they were thre hundred speates and departed by night fro Poicters none knewe whyder they shulde go except certayne of the lordes and they had redy with them scalyng ladders so came to saynt Saluyn And ther a lighted delyuered their horses to their varlettes whiche was about mydnight and so entred in to the dyke yet they hadde nat their entente so shortely for sodaynly they herde the watche horne blowe I shall tell you wherfor it blewe The same nyght Carlonet was departed fro the Roche of Poisay with a .xl. speares with hym And was coÌ„e the same tyme to saynt Saluyn to speke with the capitayne sir Loys of saynt Julyan to th entent to haue ryden togyder to Poictou to se if they coude gette any pray And so he called vp the watchman yâ— whiche made hym to sounde his horne And so the englysshmen who were on the othersyde of the fortresse herynge the watche blowe and great noyse in the place Feared lest they had ben spyed by some spyes for they knewe nothyng that the sayd frenchemen were on the other syde to haue entred in to the place Therfore they with drue backe agayne out of the dykes and sayd let vs go hens for this night for we haue fayled of our purpose And so they remouÌ„ted on their horses and retourned hole togyder to Chauuigny on the tyuer of Cruse a two leages thens Than the poictenyns demaunded of sir JohnÌ„ Chandos if he wolde coÌ„maunde them any farther seruyce he answered and sayd Sirs retourne home agayne whan it please you in the name of god and as for this day I wyll abyde styll here in this towne So ther departed the knightes of Poictou and some of England to the nombre of CC. speares Than sir Johan ChaÌ„dos went into a house caused to be made a good fyre and there was styll with hym sir Thomas Percy and his company scneshall of Rochell who sayd to sir JohnÌ„ Chandos Sir is it your entent to tary here all this day ye truly sir 〈◊〉 he why demauÌ„de you Sir yâ— cause I desyre you is syth ye wyll nat styre this day to gyue me leue I wyll ryde some way with my coÌ„pany to se if I can fynde any adueÌ„ture Go yoway sir in the name of god 〈◊〉 sir Johan Chandos And so departed sir Thomas Percy with a .xxx. speares in his coÌ„pany and so passed the bridge at Chauuigny and toke the longe way that ledde to Poicters And sir JohnÌ„ ChaÌ„dos abode styll behynde full of displeasure in that he had fayled of his purpose and so stode in a kechyn warmyng him by the fyre And his seruantes tangeled with hym to th eÌ„tent to bring him out of his melancoly His seruantê had prepared for hym a place to rest hym than he demaunded if it were nere day And ther with there caÌ„e a man in to the house and came before hym and sayd Sir I haue brought you tidynges What be they tell me Sir surely the freÌ„chmen be ryding abrode Howe knowest thou that ser sayd he I deê‘ted fro saynt Saluyn with them what waye be they ryden Sir I can nat tell you the certentie but surely they toke the high way to Poiters What freÌ„chmen be they canst thou tell me Sir it is sir Loys of saynt Julyan and Carlonet the breton Well 〈◊〉 sir Johan Chandos I care nat I haue no lyst this night to ryde for the they may happe to be encouÌ„tred thoughe I be nat ther. And so he taryed there styll a certayne space in a gret study and at last whan he had well aduysed hymselfe he sayde Whatsoeuer I haue sayd here before I trowe it be good that I ryde for the I must retourne to Poicters and anone it wyll be day That is true ser 〈◊〉 the knightê about hym Than he said make redy for I wyll ryde forthe so they dyd and mouÌ„ted on their horses and deê‘ted toke the right way to Poicters costyng the ryuer the freÌ„chmen yâ— same tyme were nat past a leag before hym in the same way thinkyng to passe the ryuer at the bridge of Lusar Ther the englysshmen had knowlege how they were in the trake of the freÌ„chmen for the freÌ„chmens horses cryed brayed bycause of theÌ„glysshe horses yâ— were before theÌ„ with sir Thomas Percy And anone it was fayre light day for in the begynnyng of January the mornyngê be soone light And whan the freÌ„chmen bretons were within a leage of the bridge they ê‘reyued on the othersyde of the bridge sir ThomÌ„s Percy his coÌ„pany and he lykewise ê‘reyued the freÌ„chmen and rode as fast as he might to get the aduantage of the bride And sayd beholde yonder freÌ„chmen be a great nombre agaynst vs therfore let vs take the auaÌ„tage of the bridge And whaÌ„ sir Loys Carlonet sawe theÌ„glysshmen make suche
to Thounyns on the ryuer of Garon And so the frenchmen rode at their ease folowynge the ryuer and so came to the porte saynt Mary the which incoÌ„tynent tourned frenche And in euery place the frenchmen put in people and made garisons bothe the towne and castell of Thounyns yelded theÌ„ vp and became french and ther they set a newe capitayne and .xx. speares with hym Than after they toke they way to MouÌ„tpellyer and to Iguyllon brennyng and distroyeng the countre And whan they were come to the good towne of Mountpellyer they within were sore afrayed of the duke of Aniou and so yelded theÌ„ selfe vp to the frenche kyng Than they went to the stronge castell of Aguyllon and there they were four dayes for within was sir Gaultyer of Manny and his coÌ„pany and so yelded hym selfe and the castell to the duke of Aniou wherof they of Bergerath had great marueyle that they yelded theÌ„ selfe so soone Capitayne within Bergerath was the captall of Beufz and sir Thomas Phelton with a hundred speares englysshe and gascoyns And in lyke maner as yâ— duke of Aniowe and his company were entred in to the princes lande in the countre of Agen and Tholousen Lyke wise the duke of Berry the same tyme and his company rode in Lymosyn with a .xii. hundred speares a horsebacke and a thre thousande a fote conquerynge townes and castels brennyng and exilyng the couÌ„trey And with hym was the duke of Burbon the erle of Alenson sir Guy of Bloyes sir Robert of Alenson erle of Perche sir JohnÌ„ Darmynake sir Hugh Dolphyn sir JohnÌ„ of Uyllemore the lorde of Beauieu the lorde of Uyllers the lorde of Senar sir Geffray MoÌ„tagu sir Loyes of Malleuall sir Rayman of Marnell sir JohnÌ„ of Boloyne sir Godfray his vncle the vycont Duzes the lorde of Sully the lorde of Talenton the lorde of CoÌ„fant yâ— lorde Dappecher the lorde Dacon sir JohnÌ„ Damenue ymbault of Peschyn dyuers other good barons knightes and squyers These men of armes entred in to Lymosyn dyd ther great 〈…〉 uries and so came and layed siege to Lymoges Within yâ— towne ther were a fewe englyshmenê the whiche sir Hugh Caurell had left therin garison for he was seneshalll in the countre THe prince of Wales who was in yâ— towne of Angoleme was well enformed of those two great armyes aswell of the duke of Aniou as of the duke of Berry and howe they were entred with great strength into his countre in two ê‘ties And also it was shewed hym how by all likelyhod they wolde drawe towarde Angoleme and to besiege him and the princesse within the towne The prince who was a valyant man and ymaginatyfe answered and sayd howe his enemyes shulde nat fynde hym closed nother within towne nor yet castell but said howe he wolde mete theÌ„ in the playne felde Than he caused letters to be written and sente forthe to all his true frendes and subgettes in Poictou in Xaynton in Rochell in Rouergue in Quercy in Gore in Bygore in Agenoise Desyring and commaundyng them to come to hym in all hast with as moche power of men of warre as they coude make to mete with hym at the towne of Cougnac for ther he hadde stablysshed his assemble And so anone after he departed fro the good lady pricesse his wyfe and had with hym Richarde his yonge sonne And in the meane season that the prince made thus his assemble the frenchmen rode on forthe wastyng and distroyeng the couÌ„tre before them so came to Lynde a good towne standyng on the Ryuer of Dordone a leage fro Bergerath And capitayne therof was sir Thomas of Batefoyle a knight of Gascoyne who was within the towne set ther to defende it And so the duke of Aniowe the erle of Armynake the lorde Dalbret the erle of Pyergourt the vy count of Carmayn and all the other barons and knyghtes came thyder and so layed siege to the forte resse Sayeng howe they wolde neuer depart thens tyll they had the forteresse at their commaundement The towne was good strong and well furnysshed with artillary for the captall of Beufz and sir ThomÌ„s Phelton had ben ther nat past a .xv. dayes before and had so refresshed yâ— garyson that they thought well that they within might kepe well yâ— fortresse yf they lyst Consydering the ayde and helpe that they might haue shortely fro Bergerath if nede requyred Howbe it the people of the towne were sore enclyned to become frenche and had great desyre to harken on the promysses that the duke of Aniou made vnto theÌ„ So that finally the capitayn sir ThomÌ„s of Batefoyle was fayne to agre to them And also by a certayne somme of money that he shulde haue and great ê“fyte yerely of the duke of Aniowe and ther vpon to become good frenche and so it was ordayned that in a mornynge he shulde let the frenchmen entre into the towne This treaty and couenaÌ„t was nat so close kepte but that it was knowen in Bergerath the nyght before that the towne shulde be delyuered in the mornynge And the same tyme in to the towne of Bergerath there was come the erle of CaÌ„bridge with two hundred speares and he was present whan reporte was made of those tidynges The Captall of Beufz and sir Thomas Phelton hadde great marueyle therof and sayd how he wolde be at the delyuere of the towne And so after mydnight they departed fro Bergerath and rode towarde Lynde and at the brekyng of the day they came thyder and caused the gate to be op â–ª ned so rode through the towne tyll they came to the other gate where as the freÌ„chmen shulde entre At whiche tyme they were a entrynge sir Thomas Batefole redy to make them way to entre Than the Captall of Befz stept forthe his swerde in his hande and lighted a fote nere to the gate and sayd A sir Thomas Batefole false traytour thou shalt dye first thou shalte neuer do trayson more and therwith stroke at hym with his swerde in suche wyse that he fell downe deed to the erthe Whan the frenchmen parceyued the Captall and his baner and sir ThomÌ„s Phelton they knewe well they fayled of their entent wherfore they reculed togyder and turned their backes and fledde away So the towne abode styll englysshe was in gret parell to haue ben robbed and brent by the englysshmen and all the men within slayne bycause they consented to the trayson Howe be it they excused them selfe sayd howe they dyde nothyng nor consented to do nothynge but for very feare and priÌ„cipally for feare of their capitayne So this passed ouer and these two lordes abode styll ther a long season tyll the duke of Aniou and his coÌ„pany departed thens and toke another way ¶ Nowe lette vs speke of the state and ordynaunce of Englande and of the army that sir Robert Canoll made in the realme of Fraunce ¶ How trewse was made bytwene Englande and Scotlande and
assaute occasyon and were disconfyted Than Johan Peteâ—son was sent to prisone and alâ— the other into â—yuers places of the realme ¶ Howe the kyng of Englande sent a great nauy to the lee agaynst the flemynges how the peace was made bytwene them Cap. CC lxxxxiii AFter this disconfyture thus on the flemyngê before the Bay in Bretayne The kyng of Englande sent men of warr to the see agaynst the flemynges commaundyng them to make sharpe warre agaynst all the flemynges and to kepe all passages so that nothyng shulde coÌ„e thyder without danger And whan they of Brugê of Ipre and of Gaunt herde therof than they drewe to counsayle and all thynges consydred and ymagined They thought it nat profitable for them to haue the yuell wyll of Englande there nere neyghboure for the susteynynge or aydinge of the erle their lorde Therfore the good townes sent suffycient men into Englande to treat for a peace with the kyng and his counsayle Who spedde so well or their retourne that they dyde bring peace to the countre of Flanders and to the flemynges on certayne artycles sealed of bothe ê‘ties So they abode than in good state rest and peace ¶ Nowe lette vs a lytell speke of the realme of Mayllorques ¶ Howe the kynge of Mayllorques was in displeasure with kyng HeÌ„ry of Spayne and than weÌ„t and made warre to the kynge of Arragon Cap. CC lxxxxiiii YE haue herd rehersed here before howe that kyng James of Mayllorques was takenne in the vale of Olyffes in Castell whan kynge Henry conquered agayne Spaâ—gne and so he was as prisoner with the sayd kyng Henry Whan the quene of Naples his wyfe and the Marques his suster had knoledge of his takyng they were sore displeased therwith and so prouyded for remedy therfore I shall shewe you by what maner They sente certayne valyant men to entreat with kyng HeÌ„ry for his rausome and they dyde so moch that he was set to his raunsome for the somme of a hundred thousande frankes the which these .ii. ladyes payed so curtesly that kyng HeÌ„ry was well content And assone as the kyng of Mayllorques was departed he retourned into Naples and taryed nat there but dyde so moche that he had golde and syluer and many freÌ„des in dyuers partes and than toke his way to the entent to make warre on the kyng of Arragon his aduersary whome he coude nat loue for he had slayne his father and kept away his herytage And so the kyng caÌ„e to Auygnon to pope Gregory the .xi. ther he taryed a moneth and there made his complayntes in suche wyse that the pope agreed to his desyre yâ— he shulde make warre agaynst the kyng of Arragon to the entent to recouer his herytage Than the kynge prouyded for men of warre all about where he coude get them and bought them derely bothe englysshe gascoyns almaygnes bretons and certayne of the coÌ„panyons wherof sir Gasyen of the castell sir JohnÌ„ Malestroyt Syluester Budes and Jaques of Bray were capitayns They were about .xii. hundred fightyng men and so went forthe and entred into Nauer and there taryed a season by the consent of the kyng of Nauer And so than entred into Aragon began warre agaynst the kyng of Aragon and ouer ran the countre and toke lytell fortresses and sore traueyled the playne countre and rauÌ„somed men and toke prisoners So that the kynge of Aragon who douted greatly that warre sent men of warr to the fronters of whome the erle of RoqÌ„bertyn and therle of Roddes were capitayns And whyle this warre thus began cruell and fell kynge James of Mayllorques fell sicke agayne in yâ— vale of Sorey of the whiche sickenesse he dyed And so therby the arago â—eses had peace and rest for a great season after and the companyons that had made warre departed and retourned into Fraunce thyder as they thought to haue some aduantage and profyte Now let vs speke of the duke of LaÌ„castre ¶ Howe the duke of Lancastre wedded theldest doughter of kyng Dampeter of Spayne and howe the confederacions were made bitwene the frenche kyng and the kyng of Spaygne Cap. CC lxxxxv THe duke Johan of LaÌ„castre who was in the cytie of Burdeux on Garon and with hym dyuers barones knightes and squyers of Acqitayne for as than fortune stode metely well on the englysshe parte Howe beit dyuers barons of Pâ—â—â—tou and of Limosyn were tourned to the freÌ„che partie and they made often yssues and sâ—ry mysshes agaynst their enemyes This duke of Lancastre was a wydower without a wife for the good lady Blanche of Lancastre and Derby was disceassed Than the barones of Gascoyne consydred that kynge Dampeter of Castell had two doughters by his first wyfe who was suster to the kyng of Portyngale who were as than in the cytie of Gascoyne Thyder they were brought by the see to be kept by certayne knightes fro the parties of Cyuell for doute of kyng Henry Assone as they knewe the dethe of their father the two ladyes were dysconsolate and in great trouble that it was great pite for they were trewe herytoursto Castell by ryght successyon of kyng DaÌ„peter their father The whiche mater sir Guyssharde Dangle shewed to the duke sayng thus Sir and it like you ye are to mary and we knewe wher is a great maryage for you wherby you and your heyre shal be kyng of Castell And also it is great almesse to confort maydens in their bistresse and specially doughters to a kyng beyng in yâ— case that they be in sir we your faythfull seruantes wolde couÌ„sayle you to take theldest to your wyfe for we can nat tell wher ye shulde be so well maryed agayne nor where that so moche prosyte shulde come to you therby UHese wordê and other entred so into the dukes hert and so well pleased hym yâ— he was well content to send for the two ladyes theldest called CoÌ„stance and the other Isabell And so he sent four knightes for them and ther spedde soâ— in their iourney that they brought with them the sayd ladies And whan the duke knewe of their comyng he rode out of Burdeaur to mete with them And a lytell fro Burdeaur in a vyllage called Rochsort he maryed yâ— eldest called Constance At the whiche daye of maryage ther was a great feest and great noÌ„bre of lordes and ladyes and thanne the duke brought his wyfe to Burdeux And than there was agayne great feest and ioy made and the good lady and her suster were greatly feested ther by the ladyes and damosels of Burdeux and gyuen to them great gyftes and fayre presentes for the loue of the duke UHe tidynges came in to castell to kynge Henry and to the barons of that realm who were alyed by fay the and homage to him howe that his nese had maryed with the duke of Lancastre And also it was enformed them that the yonger shulde be wedded to the erle of Cambridge whan the duke were retourned in to
agayne to his shyppes and euery daye raynged in batell to fight with his enemyes if they brewe thider The constable who had gyuen lycence to the moost parte of his coÌ„pany and helde styll two sieges one before Bercerell and the other before Duryuall and thought full lytell that the erle of Salisbury wolde haue come thyder so strongly as he dyde Than he departed fro the marches of Nauntes whan the day of the delyueraunce of Brest dyde aproche howe be it whaÌ„ the day came he went nat thyder for than he had knowledge howe the englisshmen were there with suche a strengthe able to fyght with hym therfore he thought to warke by great sadde aduyse and so he dyd for he taryed styll there he was remoued nat and ther taryed a .vii. dayes or more whan therle of Salisbury beyng before Breest hadde taken a place of grounde for his auauntage And sawe that the constable of Fraunce nor the bretons came nat forwarde he sent thyder an haraude who whan he came before the constable sayd Sir the erle of Salisbury the lordes of England send you worde by me who am an haraude of armes how that before this tyme ye haue layd siege before the castell and towne of Brest sir my lordes and maisters vnderstand howe certayne composycions and treatyes were made bitwene you and them of the towne that if they were nat comforted by the daye lymytted the whiche is nat nowe long vnto that they shulde yeld vp the towne and castell to you Wherfore sir maye it please you to knowe they be come before Breest to kepe their day and to defende their fortresse Therfore sir they desyre you to drawe forwarde and ye shal be fought withall without dout and if ye wyll nat than they desyre you to sende them agayne suche hostages as ye haue for that entent Than the constable sayde haraulde ye bringe vs good tidynges wherfore ye be welcoÌ„e ye shall say to your maysters howe we haue greatter desyre to syght with theÌ„ than they haue to fight with vs how beit they be nat in that place where the treaty was made and agreed vnto Therfore saye to them that lette theym drawe to that parte and place and without fayle they shall be sought withall Than the haraud retourned to Brest and dyde his message and than they sent hym agayne to the constable with another message and whan he came there he sayd Sir I am coÌ„e agayne to you fro my lordes and maisters to whome I haue shewed euery thynge as ye coÌ„maunded me to say whan I was with you last How be it sir nowe they say howe they be men of the see lately coÌ„e thens haue brought no horse with them and sir they say they haue nat ben acustomed to go farre a fote wherfore they sende you worde that if ye wyll sende theÌ„ your horses they wyll come to what place ye wyll apoynt them to fyght with you to kepe their day Fayre fared ê™ the constable we are nat in mynde to do to our enemys somoche auantage as to send to theÌ„ our horses it shulbe be reputed for a great outrage and if we were so mynded to do we wolde demanÌ„de good hostages and sufficient to answere vs of our horses agayne Sir ê™ the haraud I haue no suche commauÌ„dement to answere to that mater Howe beit sir they say that if ye wyll nat agre to this poynte ye haue no lawfull cause to retayne styll the hostages that yehaue Therfor sir and yesend theÌ„ ye do as ye shulde do The coÌ„stable sayd he was nat abuysed so to do So retourned the haraude to the erle of Salisbury and his company before Brest And whan they vnderstode that they shulde nat be fought wall nor their hostages delyucred they were sore dyspleased Howe be it they taryed there styll without remouyng tyll the day was expyred and parceyued well how the constable caÌ„e nat to fight with them Than they entred in to Brest and newe reuitayled the towne and refresshed greatly the fortresse And on the other ê‘te whan the constable sawe that the englysshmen caÌ„e nat forwarde to fyght with hym than he deê‘ted and toke the hostages with him and sayd how they were his prisoners for he said that the englysshmen and they of Brest hadde nat kept truely their apoyntment in rescuyng of Brest bycause the erle of Salisbury hadde newly refresshed and vitayled yâ— fortresse And so than the erle of Salisbury deê‘ted fro Brest and entred agayne in to his shippes to kepe yâ— marches and fronters as he was commytted to do And also sir Robert Canoll whan he departed fro Brest he went streight to his owne forteresse of Duryuall And assoone as he was come in to the castell it was shewed to yâ— duke of Aniou and to the coÌ„stable beyng as than in Nauntes They supposed than as it fortuned after for sir Robert Canoll brake all the treatie and apoyntment before made and renounsed them all And send worde to the duke of Aniou and to the constable that he wolde kepe no such apoyntmeut as his men had made in his absence without his leaue sayeng they had no suche authorite so to do Whan the duke herde that he came ê‘sonally to the sege of Duriuall ¶ Howe dyuers englysshmen were slayne and disconfited by the lorde of Soubyse before Ribamont howe the garysons of Soissons discoÌ„fyted the englysshmen Cap. C C C .x. AT Calais there aryued the duke of Lancastre and yâ— duke of Bretayne and mo than thre thousande men of armes and .x. thousande archers englysshmen whiche voyage had ben ordayning and imagenynge thre yere before There was with theym the erles of Warwyke of Stafforde and of Suffolke The lorde Edwarde Spcusar one of the greattest barones of Englande and constable for that tyme of all the hoost and the lordes of Wylloughby of Pole of Basset of Hubelles of Holenton sir Henry Percy Loys Clyfforde Wylliam BeauchaÌ„pe Chanoyne Robersart Water Hewet Hughe Carleton Stephyn Gosenton Rychard PoÌ„t chardon and dyuers other knyghtes and squyers of England whoÌ„e I can nat all name The french kyng who knewe right well the passage of these englysshmen prouyded sufficyeÌ„tly for the sure kepyng of his townes cyties forteresses and castelles in Picardy in Artoys and in Uermandoyse And hadde set in them men of warreê as bretons burgonyons pycardes normayus and dyuers other soudyers of the empyre Thus these englysshmen departed fro Calais after they had aparelled their caryages wherof they had great plenty so they rode forthe in thre batayls aswell ordred as coude be deuised First the batayle with the marshals wherof the erles of Warwyke and of Suffolke were chefe and than the two dukes of Lancastre of Bretayne and with them a noble coÌ„pany And the thyrde batayle led the constable the lorde SpeÌ„ser and all thre batayls marched forwarde kepyng themselfe close togyder alwayes in harnesse redy to fight if they founde with whome And euery
by yâ— day certayne nombre of men of warre other of the french kynges parte or of the kyng of Englandes part And that party that coude kepe the felde of him they wolde holde their laÌ„des in peace for euer Whiche couenant to parforme therle of Foiz and the other lordes layd good hostages Than the duke of Aniou went to Pyergourte with all his hole army gaue lycence to no man to departe IN that season ther was an exchange made of certayne landê for prisoners in spaygne whiche landes the kynge of Spayne had gyuen to the constable of FrauÌ„ce and the lorde of Manny for suche seruyce as they had done in Spayne The coÌ„stable gaue the lande of saryen castell in exchange for the erle of PeÌ„broke who was taken prisoner before Rochell and ser Olyuer of MaÌ„ny gaue his lande of Grece for the lordes sir Richarde Dangle and WyllimÌ„ his nephue and for Othes of GraÌ„tsone JohnÌ„ de Gremeres and Tanyboton The same season there began a treatie bytwene the duke of Aniou and the duke of Lancastre at Pyergort by assurances towarde the duke of Aniou for the duke of Lancastre helde himselfe as kynge and regent of theÌ„glysshe marches And so ther was a respyte of warre agreed bytwene them and all their ayders to endure tyll the last day of August So that these two dukes shulde be at the begynning of SepteÌ„bre in the marches of Picardy the duke of Aniou at saynt Omers and the duke of LaÌ„castre at Calys After this truce thus taken the duke of LaÌ„castre and the duke of Breten therles of Warwyke of Suffolke Stafforde the lordes Spenser Wyl loughby Chanoyne Robersart Henry Percy and the lorde of Mauue and all other lordê and knightes the .viii. day of July deê‘ted fro Burdeux and returned into Englande And whan the capitayns of Bercerell sir Johan of Pert and Johan of Cornwall had kept the for tresse the space of a yere agaynst the freÌ„chmen that lay there at siege and sawe no socoure nor ayde comyng to them warde and that their vytayls began sore to mynisshe Than they toke aduyse togyder and deâ—myned to make some composycion than they fell in treaty with the lordes of Hambuye of Stonuyll Blaynuyll and Franuyll The lordes of Normandy that lay there at siege were right wery and wolde gladly haue fallen into some treaty howe beit first they wolde knowe the kyngê mynde who acorded right well therto So that if the duke of Bretayne were nat personally bitwene that tyme and the feest of Allsayntes next comyng after before the towne of Bercerell in such wise able to reyse the siege els they within to yelde them vp For which composycion ther were de lyuered hostages therle of Penbroke was put to raunsome of sixe thousande frankes lomberdes in Bruges becaÌ„e dettours therfore and promysed payment therof assoone as he were hole and in good poynt So the erle rode vnder the conduct of the constable through FrauÌ„ce so that the feuer and sickenesse toke hym by the way and so in a horse lytter he was brought to the cyte of Arras there his sickenesse toke hym so sore that he lay in his bedde and final lye dyed there and so the constable lost his money And therle of Penbroke left behynde hym a sonne of the age of two yere and sir Richarde DaÌ„gle made his finauÌ„ce as I shall shewe you ye haue herde here before howe yâ— lorde of Roy was prisoner in EnglaÌ„de who had no children but a doughter who was his heyre The frendes of the sayd lorde of Roy fell in treaty with sir Olyuer of Manny a knyght of Bretayne and nephue to sir Bertram of Clesquy for the delyueraunce of the lorde of Roy by this meanes by exchaunge for one of his prisoners and he to haue to his wyfe the lorde of Roys doughter who was of great lynage ThaÌ„ sir Olyuer of MaÌ„ny sent to yâ— kyng of EnglaÌ„de to knowe what knyght he wolde gladlyest haue delyueced for the lorde of Roye the kyng enclynod to haue sir Rychard Dangleê and so they were delyuered quyte eche for other And the lord MaÌ„ny wedded the doughter of the lorde of Royes and the sayde lorde of Roye after maryed the doughter of the lorde of Wille and of Floren 〈◊〉 in Heynalt And yâ— other knyghtes as sir Tanyboton sir Othes of Grantson and Johan of Gruners were put to their fynauÌ„ce and by the meanes of sir Olyuer of Manny they passed with easy and courtesse rauÌ„some ¶ Howe dyuers townes yelded vp to the french kyng in Gascon how sir Hugh of Chastellon retourned fro prison and howe the castell of Bercerell in NormaÌ„dy yelded them vp freÌ„che Cap. CCC .xii. WHan the myddes of August began to aproche and that the iourney shulde hold before Monsac the duke of Anioue came thyder with a great noÌ„bre of men of warr and so came and lay before Monsac sixe dayes and thyder came no body to apere of the other parte for the englysshmen thought that by reason of the treaty that was made bitwene the duke of Aniou and the duke of Lancastre that iourney shulde haue ouerpast but the duke of Aniou and his counsayle was nat of that mynde Than the duke sent to the erle of Foiz the vicount of Chatell Boine to the lordes of Marsen of Chatell Neufe of Lescute to the abbot of saynt Syluere that they shuld holde their couenauÌ„t or els the duke sayd he wolde sle all the hostagê that he had for that entent and wolde entre in to their landes with suche puyssaunce that he wolde compell them to cry for mercy Than these lordes putte them selfe their landes vnder the obeysance of the frenche kyng and they of Monsac opened their towne whiche was a fayre garison went and presented the keys to the duke of Aniou and to hym dyde fealtie and homage And so the duke and his company entred and there taryed .xviii. dayes in the meane season â—oke counsayle to what parte they shulde drawe as soone as the myddes of August shulde be past and that the truce shulde be expyred and whan the daye was past the duke of Aniou went before the Ryoll and whan he had layen there at siege thre dayes than they of the Ryoll put themselfe vnder the obeysaunce of the frenche kyng than they went before Langon whiche also yelded vp and after saynt Marquayre Condose Basylle the towre of PrudeÌ„ce Mauleon and the towre of Drowe and to the nombre of a .xl. townes and castels tourned them selfe frenche in the same viage the last that tourned frenche was Dauberoth in euery place the duke layd newe garisons And whan he had ordayned euery thyng accordyng to his pleasure than he retourned in to Fraunce and the constable in lykewise for the kyng sent for them and so they gaue lycence to the moost parte of their company to departe and the lordes of Clisson of Beaumauoyre of Dauangourt of Ray of Ryon
the vycontes of Rohan and of Lauall and other came to the siege before Bercerell to holde their iourney at the day prefixed for it was sayd howe the duke of Bretayn sir Robert Canoll and the lorde Spenser were comynge thyder to reyse the siege yE haue herd here before how sir Hugh of Chastellon master of the crosbowes was taken before Abbeuile by sir Nycholas of Louuayn and caryed into England he coude come to no rauÌ„some bycause they axed so moche for his fynauÌ„ce howe be it a marchaunt of Flaunders auaunsed hymselfe and dyde somoche that subtelly he gate hym out of Englande the maner howe is ouer long to be tolde therfore I passe it breuely But whan he was come a gayne in to Fraunce the kyng restored agayne to him his office as maister of the crosbowes and sent him to Abuyle to kepe the fronters there with him a two hundred speaâ—es and all the countre there aboute obeyed to him as sir Johan of Bertheouyllers capitayn of Boloyn sir Henry of the Isles capitayne of Dept. and all suche as were in the garysons of Tyrwinnyn saynt Dmers Lykos Fiennes and Mount roye So it was that the lorde of Comynges capitayne of Arde and sir Johan of Ubrues assembled at Arde an .viii. hundred speares and erly in a mornyng they departed and ran towarde Boloyne to se if they coulde fynde any adueÌ„ture The same day the capiten of Boloyne with a .lx. speares issued out rode towarde Calais in lykewise to fynde some aduenture And at his returnynge he encountred with the sorde of Compynges and his company who had ryden to warde Boloyne The capitayne of Boloyne saued hym selfe with moche payne and lost a .xiiii. of his speares and after this chase the lorde of Comynges retourned agayne The same mornynge the maister of the crosbowes had made his musters had with hym a great nombre of them of Arthoys and UermaÌ„doyes and there aboute so that he was to that nombre of thre huÌ„dred speares The same tyme the erle of saynt Powle was newly come out of Picardy fro his lande of Lorayne and was the same day rydynge to our lady of Boloyne in pilgrymage herde by the way howe the maister of the crosbowes wolde in likewise tyde thyder and so met him and rode forthe togyder and came by Arde and taryed ther a certayne space in the felde and knewe nothyng that theÌ„glysshmen were a brode in the felde nor the englisshmen knewe nothyng of theÌ„ and whan the frenchmen had ben a certayne tyme before Arde and sawe no man issue out they returned to the abbey of Lyques And as soone as they were departed fro Arde an englisshman issued out priuely and rode so longe by priuy wayes for he knewe the countre that at last he mette with the lorde Comynges returnyng to warde Arde and than he tolde hym howe the frenchemen had ben before Arde and were departed and by that tyme that the frenchmen were past Tornehen they were certifyed how thenglisshmen were tydynge abrode with the capitayne of Arde. Than they tourned and costed on the one syde and layd a busshment of thre huÌ„dred speares in a lytle wood besyde Liques wherof sir Hugh Chastellon was chefe capitayn and they ordayned that the yong erle of saynt Poule and a great nombre with him of knightes and squiers shulde tyde forthe and nat far thens along by a great hedge the lorde of Comynges and sir Ubreues and their company were restyng theÌ„ and lighted a fote and were in good order Than sir Johan Harlston went forthe with a .xx. speares to breke the frenche busshement and was determyned to fly and to suffre the freÌ„chmen to chase him and so he rode forthe in to the feldes Than the yonge erle of saynte Poule who was a brode on the other ê‘te with a hundred speares sayd to his company let vs auance forthe yoÌ„der be our enemyes than they basshed their spurres to their horses and ran to them as fast as they might than sir JohnÌ„ Harlston turned and caused them to chase him along by the hedge where theÌ„glysshmen were redy rainged the archers before theÌ„ Assoone as the frenchmen came there the englysshmen receyued them with speares and axes and the archers began to shote and ouerthrewe men of armes beate downe horses There was done many a feate of armes but fynally the frenchemen were enclosed and ouerthrowen the yong erle of saynt Poule was takenne prisoner by a squyer of the duchy of Guerles and there was taken the lorde of Pouns of Clarry sir William of Melle Charles of Chastellon Lionet Daraynes Gauues of Uaisnell Henry of the Isles and Johan his brother the Chastellayn of Beauuoyse and dyuers other knightes and squiers And in contynent after this disconfyture The lorde of Chastellon with his banner and thre huÌ„dred speares came to the same hedges ende but whan he sawe the disconfyture of his company he drewe his company toguyder and departed without any strokes gyuen Than thenglysshmen and haynowes led their prisoners in to the towne of Arde. The same night the lorde of Comynges bought therle of saynt Poule of the squier that had taken hym prisoner and anon after he went with him into Englande and presented him to the kyng who thanked hym therfore and hadde therby great profyte The same season there was come in to Fraunce the duke of Aniou and the constable of Fraunce and also the arche bysshoppe of Rohan and the bisshoppe of Crapent as who had ben long with the kyng at Parys so they passed forthe to go to saynte Dmers to kepe their daye of apoyntement with the duke of Lancastre who was also come to Calys and the lord of Bocnyer with hym and after they wente to Bruges And anone after the duke of Aniowe came to saynt Dmers in great array he sent for to be there with hym his cosyn sir Guy of Bloys who came thyder out of Haynalt than there lay in the frontres of Fraunce and of FlaÌ„ders towarde Arde and Croyes and aboute Baâ—llule in Flaunders and about Cassell and ther about The constable of Fraunce the lordes of Clysson and Lauall and sir Dlyuer of Manny with mo than .vi. hundred speares to kepe the countre that no let shulde come by the erle of FlauÌ„ders for they had no great trust in him nor also they wolde neuer come to Brugê for nothyng that the entreatours coude vs. yE haue herd here before howe they of Bercerell were besieged the space of a yere and howe they had made a composicion to yelde vp their fortres without they were reskewed by the feast of All sayntes and whan the day began to aproche the french kyng sente thyder a great nombre of men of warre There were all the knightes of Bretayne and of Normandy excepte suche as were with the constable ther were the mershals of FrauÌ„ce sir Lewes of SaÌ„xere sir Mouton of Blanuylle the erle of Harecourt and
forwarde to be good and trewe to the englysshe parte and to putte in to their handes all suche forteresses as he helde in Normandy And to do this message he coÌ„maunded a clerke to go in whom â—he had great trust called mayster â—aschall And sayde to hym maister Paschall go your wayes in to Englande and do so moche that ye may bring me good tidynges for fro heâ—s forthe I wyll be alyed with the englysshemen This clerke dyde as he was commanded and made hym redy and toke shyppyng and sayled so long that he arryued in Cornwall and than rode for the tyll he caÌ„e to Shene besyde London where the kyng of Englande was and so he spake with the kynge and recoÌ„maunded the kynge of Nauerr his mayster to hym And so there the kynge made hym good there and there was present the erle of Salisbury and sir Symond Burle who toke on him to speke and to gyue him his aunswere for that tyme and sayd Sir on suche a day the kyng wyll be at LoÌ„don and than send for all his couÌ„sayle at whiche tyme ye shall be herde And so at the day assigned mayster Paschall shewed to the kyng and to his counsayle theffect of his message and spake so sagely that he was well herde And he was answered by the counsayle that the kynge of Nauers offre ought nat to be refused howe be it to make so great alyance as the kynge of Nauer desyreth it behoueth than that he come hyder into Englande in his owne proper person to th entent that he may be herde speke hym selfe wherby the mater shulde take the better effect And so with that answere mayster Paschall departed and returned in to Nauer and shewed the kyng all that he had done and how it behoued hym to go in to Englande him selfe and to se the yong kyng of Englande and to speke him selfe with hym his couÌ„saile than the kyng of Nauer answered and sayd I am coÌ„tent to go theder Than he made redy for him a shyp called the Lyne the whiche wolde go on the see withall maner of wyndes without parell and so the kyng of Nauer toke this ship and entred in to the see with a preuy company how be it he had with hym sir Marten Carr mayster Paschall and sayled so longe that he arryued in Englande ¶ Of the alyences that the kynge of Nauer made with the kynge of Englande and howe the frenche kynge had men of warre in dyuers places Cap. CCC .xxix. ALytell before his deê‘tyng the frenche kynge had the kyng of Nauer in great hate and knewe couertly by some of the king of Nauers house all the secremesse bytwene hym and the kyng of Englande and howe that kyng Henry of Castell had defyed him and made warre agaynst him The kyng of Nauer left at his deê‘tynge behynde him the vycont of Chastellon the lorde of Lestrade father to Uyen and the Bascle great nombre of men of warr aswell of his couÌ„tre as of the countie of Foiz to kepe the froÌ„ters agaynst the spanyerdes ¶ And whan he was in the see he hadde wynde at wyll and arryued in Cornwall and so rode to Wynsore Where as kynge Richarde and his counsayle were who receyued hym with great ioye for they thought the better to spede of his lande in Normandy specially of the castell of Chierbourâ— wherof thenglysshmen desyred greatly to be lordes The kyng of Nauer shewed sagelye to the kyng of Englande the cause of his coÌ„mynge and he was well herde and so well conforted that he was content I shall shewe you howe this treatie went bytwene these two kynges One thyng there was the kynge of Nauer shulde fro thens for the alwayes be true englysshe and shulde neuer make peace with the realme of Fraunce nor with the kynge of Castell without the knowledge and consent of the kyng of Englande And if the kyng of Englande or any of his men by their puyssance coude gette any townes or castelles that the kynge of Nauer ought to haue in Normandy agaynst the frenchmen that the same townes or castels shulde abyde for euer to be englysshe the souerayntie euer reserued to the kynge of Nauerr The whiche thynge the englysshmen praysed moche bycause they thought by that meanes they shulde haue asayre entre into FrauÌ„ce thorough Normandy And the kyng of England shulde sende the same tyme a thousand speares and two thousande archers by the ryuer of Gyronde to Burdeur or to Bayone and the men of armes to entre in to Nauerr and to make warre agaynst the kyng of Castell And nat to departe fro the kyng of Nauer or out of his realme tyll he hadde made an ende of his warre with the spanyerdes And the men of warre so ones entred in to Nauer the kynge of Nauer than to pay them their wages and to stuffe theÌ„ sufficiently acordyng after the same rate that the kynge of Englande was wonte to paye his men of warre Dyuers treaties and alyaâ—nces were there made and ordayned and also written sealed and sworne to be kept on bothe partes And there were named suche as shulde go in to Normandy and suche as shulde go in to Nauer And bycause that the duke of LaÌ„castre and the erle of CaÌ„bridge were nat at this treatie it was ordayned that this treatie shulde be sent to them sealed to then tent that they shulde make hast to entre into Normandy The duke of Bretayne was present at this treatie RIng Charles of FraÌ„ce who was right sage and subtell and soo he well shewed hymselfe as longe as he lyued He was well enfourmed of the armye of Englande yet he knewe no certeÌ„tie but by suspecte whyder they wolde drawe in to Normandy or els into Bretayne And for dout therof he helde many men of armes in Bretayne wherof the lorde Clysson the lorde de Lauall the vycount of Rohan the lorde of Beaumanoyre the lorde of Rochfort were capitayns And had besieged Breest by bastydes and none otherwyse wherefore they might vitayle Brest whan they lyst And in the rowne was capitayne a valyant squyeâ— of Englande called James Clerke And bycause the frenche kyng knewe well that the kynge of Nauerr was alyed with Englande and thought surely that or his returne he wolde entre in to some treatie with his aduersary yâ— kyn of Englande And douted of this armye thus on the see lest they shuld take lande in NormaÌ„dy and entre into the castelles parteyninge to the kyng of Nauer Therfore he sent hastely to the lorde Coucy and to the lorde de la Ryuerr that they shulde as shortely as they coulde get by fayrnesse or by foulnesse suche castelles as were belongynge to the kynge of Nauer and specially suche as were nere to the seesyde Ne knewe well that Chyerbourge wolde nat caselye be wonne how be it by lande they coude nat â—euitayle it nor refresshe it with men out of the basse marches of Bretayne and of Normandy And so for the
bretons sir Olyuer Clysson was capitayne and for the normayns sir Diuoye and sir Percyuall ¶ Of the siege that the lorde Coucy and the lorde de la Ryuer layd to Carentyne and of the castelles and townes that the kynge of Nauerre lost in Normandy Cap. CCC .xxx. THe 〈◊〉 and the lorde de la â—yuer besieged Carentyne with great puyssaunce and they of Caâ—â—tyne hadde as than no capitayne of name nor had nat sithe the deth of sir Eustace Dambreticourt who dyed ther. He had been capitayne ther foure yere So they hadde no conforte nor counsayle but of them selfe they sawe well agaynst them a great nombre and also the admyrall of Fraunce sir Johan of Uyen and the admyrall of Spaygne and with them a great nombre of menne of warre before Chyâ—rbourge They knewe nothynge of the treatie of the kyng of Nauerr nor howe he hadde spedde in Englande And they were dayly assayled two wayes the one by armyes and the other way by wordes for the lorde Coucy and the lorde de la Ryuer wolde gladly haue had the towne of Carentyne And at last they dyde so moche that they had it by treatie so it was gyuen vp to the obeysance of the frenche kyng the right reserued of the true enhery toure who was the kyng of Nauers sonÌ„e In all treaties the lordes of Fraunce acorded to reserue yâ— chyldes right for they cared nat so they might haue the townes and castels in their possessyon Thus they had Carentyne put therin newe men of warre and than departed and went to the castell of Molmeur and within thre dayes they had it by treatie And than they wente to Couches and lay by the fayre ryuer of Dorne whiche rynneth to Cane and ther they taryed tyll they knewe the myndes of theÌ„ of Couches and so they yelded vp by treatie The lorde of Coucy and the lorde de la ryuer had alwayes with them the chylde of Nauer whiche helped moch their mater euer whan any yelded vp to the french kyng or to his coÌ„myssioners it was euer in the treatie by condycion yâ— they might depart whan they lyst and whyder they wolde Suche as departed went no farther but to Eureur wherof Done Ferant naueroyse was capitayne ¶ After the conquest of Couches they departed and weÌ„t to Past and ther made assaut and dyuers hurt on bothe parties but the same day it was yelded vp and so yâ— castell became frenche And finally all that euer yâ— kynge of Nauer had in Normandy excepte Eureux and Chyerbourge was yelded vp and become french And whan they had wonne all castels and small holdes and that all the countre was vnder their obeysaunce Than they went and layed siege to Eureux and ther be were wente to be of olde vsage the moost strongest naueroyse in all Normany and they of Deureur neuer loued perfitely none other lorde but the kyng of Nauer So Eureux was besieged right puissantly and endured a long season for within was Feraudo capitayne who dyde many a feate of armes with his owne handes THe same season the kynge of Nauerre was retourned in to his owne countre and trusted some what to haue been ayded by the englysshmen howe be it they dyde hym no profyte as apered For the duke of Lancastre and the erle of Cambridge hadde the wynde agaynst them to come in to Normandy And alsoo the armye that was made in Englande of the foure thousande men of armes and eyght thousande archers Assoone as they were come to Hampton they entred in to their shyppes before the feest of saynt Johan the Baptyst and so departed and they founde at Plommouthe the erle of Salisbury and sir Johan of Arundell who shulde haue gone in to Bretayne to haue refresshed theÌ„ of Brest and of Hanybout but they coulde haue no wynde before And so they entred in to the duke of Lancasters army and toke lande in the yle of Wight where they taryed a longe space to here tidynges outher out of Bretayne or oute of Normandy Than they herde tidynges howe the army of Fraunce was one the see wherfore they sent sir JohnÌ„ of Arundell with two hundred men of armes and foure hundred archers to Hampton to eschewe all the parels that might fall by the see ¶ Of the men of warrÌ„ that the duke of Aniou retayned agaynst theÌ„glisshmen and of the siege that the spanyerdes helde before Bayone Cap. CCC .xxxi. BIcause of this the freÌ„che kyng thought to ê“uyde for remedy to resyst his enemies for it was shewed him by the normayns that the englysshmen were on the se with a great puyssance but he coude nat tell whyder they wolde go Than be sent a specyall commauÌ„dement through out his realme that euery man knightes and squyers shulde be redy apparelled for the warre to go and to come where he commaunded them In lykewise the duke of Aniou had all that season retayned men of warre on all sydes to the entent to haue layde siege to Burdeux And in his company was his brother the duke of Berrey and the Constable of Fraunce and all the flour of chiualry of Gascone Auuergne Poictou and Limosyn And the better to come to his entent and to haue yâ— more nombre of men of warre by the consent of the kyng his brother he had gathered in Languedoc to the somme of two huÌ„dred M. frankes Howbeit he coude nat do his enterprice in that season for yâ— kyng sent for the duke of Berrey his brother and for the constable of FrauÌ„ce and for all other barones suche as he thought shulde do hym seruyce For well he knewe that the englysshmen were on the see but he wyst nat whyder they wolde drawe And though this enterprice in Laquen doc were broken yet the poore men that hadde payed great sommes of money for that entent had nat their money agayne THe same season yâ— kyng of Castell with xx thousaÌ„de spanyerdes and catelayns helde siege before Bayone and ther lay all the wynter And many a feate of armes was there done bothe by lande and by water for Radigâ— de Rour and Dampe Ferrant of Castell Ambrose Bouchenoyr and Peter Bascle lay at ancre before Bayone with two hundred vessels 〈◊〉 dyde moche trouble to them of Bayone Of the whiche towne there was capitayne a valyant knight of Englande called sir Mathewe Gorney His wytte and prowes conforted them of the towne greatly how be it some sayd of them that were within that the spanyerdes had had their entent at length yf a dethe had nat fallen among them For ther fell suche a mortalyte in the hoost that of fyue ther dyed thre and kyng Henry of Castell had there with hym a â—ygrâ— maÌ„cer of Tollet who sayd yâ— the ayre ther was so enuenomed corrupted that ther was no remedy but that they were all in great danger parell of dethe And bycause of that doubt the kynge dyslodged and brake vp yâ— siege but the spanyerdes
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
this yonge erle of saynt Poule abode longe prisoner in Englande or he was delyuered It was of trouthe the kyng offred hym oft tymes in exchaÌ„ge for the captall of Buâ—z whyle he lyued but the frenche kyng nor the couÌ„sell of FrauÌ„ce wolde in no wyse here therof wherof yâ— kyng of Englande had great disdayne Thus the â—ater coÌ„tynued a long space and the yong erle styll prisoner in Englande in the fayre castell of Wynsore and he had so curtesse a kepar that he might go and sport him a haukyng bytwene Wynsore and WestmÌ„ he was beleued on his faythe The same season the princesse mother to kyng Richarde lay at Wynsore and her doughter with her my lady Maude the fayrest lady in all EnglaÌ„de therle of saynt Poule and this yong lady were in true amours togyder eche of other somtyme they met togyder at daunsynge and carollyng tyll at last it was spyed And than the lady discouered to her mother howe she loued faithfully the yong erle of saynt Poule Than there was a mary age spoken of bytwene therle of saynt Poule the lady Maude of Holande and so therle was set to his rauÌ„some to pay sixscore M. fraÌ„kes so that whan he had maryed the lady Maude than to be rebated threscore thousande and the other threscore thousande to pay And whan this couynant of maryage was made bitwene therle and the lady the kyng of Englande suffred the erle to repasse the see to fetche his raunsome on his onely promyse to retourne agayne within a yere after So the erle came in to Fraunce to se his frendes yâ— kyng therle of Flaunders the duke of Brabant and his cosyns in Fraunce In the same yere there was made an harde informacyon agaynst the erle of saynt Poule for it was layed to his charge that he shulde delyuer to thenglysshmen the strong castell of Bohaygne and so the frenche kyng caused him to be rested and kept in suretie and so the kynge shewed howe therle of saynt Poule wolde haue made an yuell treatie for hym and for the realme and the erle in no wyse coude be excused And also for the same cause there was kepte in prison in the castell of Mons in Heynaulte the lorde Chanon of Robersarte the lorde of Uertayne sir James Dusarte and Gerarde Dabyes but at length all that mater came to none effecte for there coulde nothynge be proued agaynst them and so they were delyuered than the yong erle retourned agayne in to Englande to acquyte him of his promyse and so wedded the lady and dyde so moche that he payed his threscore thousande frankes and so passed agayne the see But he entred nat in to FrauÌ„ce bycause the kyng loued him nat And so he and the couÌ„tesse his wyfe went and lay at the castell of Han on the ryuer of Ewre The whiche castell the lorde of Morâ—ane who hadde wedded his suster lent hym to lye in And there he laye as longe as kynge Charles of Fraunce lyued for the erle coude neuer gette his loue ¶ Nowe lette vs leaue to speke of this mater and retourne to the busynesse of Fraunce THe same season all Bretayne was kept close what agaynst the frenche kynge agaynst the duke Howe beit some of the good townes of Bretayn helde them selfe close in the dukes name and many had great marueyle yâ— they toke hym for their lorde And also dyuers knightes and squyers of Bretayne were of the same acorde And also ther was alyed to them the couÌ„tesse of Ponthyeute mother to the chyldren of Bretayne But sir Bertram of Clesqui constable of FrauÌ„ce the lorde Clysson the lorde de Lauall the vycont of Rohan and the lorde of Rochfort They helde the countre in warre with the puyssance that came dayly to theÌ„ oute of FrauÌ„ce for at Pontorson at saynt Malo they le and there about lay a great nombre of men of armes of Fraunce of Normandy of Auuergne and of Burgoyne who dyde moche hurt in the couÌ„tre The duke of Bretayne who was in Englande had knowledge of euery thynge and howe the duke of Aniou was at Anger 's dayly distroyed his countre Also he had knowlege howe the good townes kept theÌ„ selfe close in his name and certayne knyghtes and squyers of the same parte wherof he conde them good thanke yet nat that withstaÌ„dyng he durst nat well trust in them to ieoparde to retourne in to Bretayne on the trust of his men for alwayes he douted of treason Also the kyng of Englande nor the duke of Lancastre wolde nat counsayle him to retourne Of the rencounters that were made in NormaÌ„dy and howe Geffray Tetenoyre and Amergot Marcell their coÌ„panyes toke dyuers castelles in Auuergne Cap. CCC .xlv. IN Normandy and in Burgoyne ther were in garyson sir Wylliam of Burdes who was chefe capiten ther and in his company the lytell seneschall of Ewe sir Wylliam Marsell sir BraqÌ„ of Braquemont the lorde of Torcy sir Percyuall Danyuall the begue of Dury sir LauÌ„celot of Lorrys and dyuers other knyght and squiers of the frenche partie And night day they ymagined howe they myght do domage to them of Chierbourg wherof sir JohnÌ„ Harlston was capitayne and they of the garyson of Chierbourg issued out oft tymes whan it pleased theÌ„ for whan they lyst they might ryde out in couerte and no man preuy to their issuynge out bycause of the great wodes that were nere to theÌ„ wherin they had made suche a way that they might ryde in to Normandy at their pleasure without danger of any frenchemen And so it fortuned in the same season that the french menne rode abrode and they of Chierbourge in lykewise none of them knowynge of other and so by aduenture they mette eche other at a place called Pastoy in the â—ode Than like valyant knightes desyringe to fight eche with other a lighted a fote all except sir Launcelotte of Lorrys who sat styll on his horse his speare in his hande and his shelde about his necke ther demaunded a course of iustyng for his ladyes sake Ther were ther that rightwell vnderstode him for ther were knightes and squiers of the englysshe parte in amours aswell as he was And as I vnderstode sir Johan Coplande a right hardy knight went to hym and so they ran togyder and rudely encouÌ„tred eche other But thenglysshe knight gaue sir LauÌ„celot suche a stroke on his shelde that the speare pearsed throughout his body and so was wouÌ„ded to dethe the which was great domage for he was a hardy knight yong and ioly ryght amorous and his dethe was sore complayned bothe ther and els where Than the englisshemen and frenchemen encountred togyder and fought hande to haÌ„de Ther were good knightes on the frenche parte as sir Wylliam of Burdes the lytell seneshall of Ewe sir WillmÌ„ Marsell sir Braque of Braquemont and dyuers other who fought ryght valyantly And also the englyshmen ther fought that day valiantly sir Johan Harlston sir Philypart
the tydynges came amonge theym howe the frenche kyng was deed Than their purpose was broken for dyuers of the lordes returned in to FraÌ„ce to herken for tidynges And so the englysshe men lay styll a thre or foure dayes than they departed and went to saint Peters of Auren and fro thens to Argens and the next day the hoost passed the ryuer of Mayenne thorough a marys with great payne for they coulde nat passe but two or thre a front the space of two leages â–ª If the frenchmen had knowen therof and had assayled the vowarde the reâ—ewarde coude naâ— haue gyuen them any maneâ— of helpe The englysshmen doubted moche that passage howe beit they passed it and came to Cosse and were there four dayes â–ª alwayes in hope to here some newes out of Bretaine The duke of Bretayne was in Hanybout in the marchesse of Uannes and herde often tymes worde of the englysshemen howe they aproched nere to Bretaygne And he wyst nat well as than how to be demeaned for whan the dethe of the frenche kyng was shewed to hym he lette it soone ouerpasse for he loued hym but a lytell and sayd to them that were about hym The rancoure and hate that I had to the realme of Fraunce bycause of kynge Charles nowe deed is minisshed more than the one halfe Such haue hated the father that haue loued right well the sonne and some haue made warre to the father that after hath ayeded the sonne Howe be it I must acquyte me trewely agaynst the englysshmen for they been come hyder at my request and haue passed thoroughe the realme of FrauÌ„ce Therfore I must kepe that I haue promysed to them There is one harde poynt for me and for them for I vnderstande that the good townes of Bretaygne are closed fast and wyll nat suffre them to entre And thervpon the duke called his counsayle to hym as the lorde of Mounboursyer sir Stephyn Guyon sir Wylliam Tanneguy sir Eustace Houssey sir Geffray Caiemelle and the Lesâ—ewe of Lyon and sayd to them Sirs ye shall ryde and mete the erle of Buckynghame who aprocheth nere to this our countre of Bretaygne I thynke ye shall mete them nat farre hens wherfore go and recoÌ„maunde me to hym and salute all the other lordes and say vnto thâ— fro me that shortly I wyll be at Reyns to mete them there Therfore lette them take that way and ther we shall all togyder take aduyse how we shall contynue forthe And shewe them how I fynde nat my countre in the same poynt that it was in whan I sent for them in to England â–ª wherwith I am ryght sore displeased and specially with them of Nauntes who rebell more than any other So these knyghtes departed with their message and rode towarde NauÌ„tes and in their company a fortie speares The englysshmen departed fro Cosse and entred into the forest of Grauell and passed throughe and came to Uyter in Bretayne â–ª for ther they were better assured than they were before for thanne they knewe well they shuld no more be pursued by the frenchemen and fro thens they wente to Chateau Briant and ther rested bycause of comynge of the dukes knightes thyder to them UHe erle of Buckyngham and the other lordes of Englande receyued the sayde knightes messangers to the duke of Bretayne right honorably and there they had toguyder great counsayls and the englysshmen sayde to them howe they had great marueyle that the duke of Bretayne nor the countrey were nat otherwyse aparelled Than it apered to receyue them seyng they were come thyder at their request and taken suche payne as to passe thorought the realme of Fraunce Than the lorde Mounboursyer spake for all the resydue in excusynge of the duke and sayde My lordes ye haue good cause reason to saye as ye do And as for the duke he is in great wyll to kepe and to acomplysshe the ordynaunces and couenantes that he made with you and you with hym accordynge to his power but he canne do acordynge to his wyll And specially he canne nat rule them of NauÌ„tes whiche is the kay of Bretaygne who are as nowe rebelles and haue determyned to receyue into their towne menne of warre of the frenche partie Wherof my lorde the duke is gretly marueyled for they were the first that alyed theym selfe with the other good townes of Bretaygne to haue taken his parte and yours Also my lorde thynketh they haue made a newe treatie and aliance with the newe yonge frenche kynge who shall be crowned at Halowmas next comyng Wherfore sirs My lorde desyreth you to holde hym excused And moreouer that ye wyll take the way towardes Reynes thyder he wyll come to you hauyng great desyre to se you and of this he wyll natte fayle These wordes greatly contented the erle of Buckyngham and the englysshmen sayd howe the duke coulde saye no better Than the dukes messangers retourned agayne to Hanibout and so to Uannes to the duke And the englysshemen taryed at the castell Briaunt foure dayes and than departed and came to the subbarbes of Reyns but the gates of the cite were closed and wolde suffre no man of armes to entre in to the cytie But the erle of Buckingham the lorde Latymer sir Robert Canolle and a sixe other were lodged within the cytie and the dukes couÌ„sayle and there they taryed a fyftene dayes abydinge for the duke of Bretayne who came nat wherof they hadde great marueyle Within the cytie of Reyns was the lorde Mon teraulewe the lorde of Mountforde in Bretaygne sir Geffray of Quarmell sir Alaye de la Houssey capitayne of Reynes and sir Eustace his brother and dayly they excused the duke of Bretayne I canne nat say whyder they hadde good cause so to do or nat but the englysshmen began nat to be well content bycause the duke came nat They of Nauntes kepte their cytie close for they were nat well assured of the englysshmen that were lodged at Reynes wherfore they sente to the duke of Aniowe who had made all the treaties with them shewyng hym howe they were nat stronge of theÌ„selfe to kepe and defende their cytie if they shulde haue any assaut without he wolde sende them some men of armes desyringe hym so to do To their request agreed the foure dukes that hadde the realme in gouernaunce Aniowe Berrey Burgoyne and Burbone And so they sent thyder mo than sixe hundred speares of good men of armes men of estate and of gret valure Thus they of Nauntes were well coÌ„forted and these men of armes entended to repayre the towne in all poyntes and to bringe it into that case able to resyst any assaut gyuen therto THe englisshmen beyng at Reynes and therabout began to murmur and to grudge agaynst the duke bycause he came nat And thaÌ„ they determyned to sende vnto hym sir Thomas Percy and sir Thomas Tryuet was ordayned to go to the duke and with theÌ„ a fyue hundred speares to
and were yuell content with the duke Sayeng howe he hadde sente for them to come in to Bretaygne And neuer sythe they came heÌ„ dyde neuer acquyte hym selfe trewely agaynst theym as he ought to haue done Wherfore they sayd there was no poynt of trouthe in hym Anone after the duke of Bretaygne came to Uannes to the Erle of Buckyngham and there shewed them secretely howe his menne had made his peace with the frenche kynge To the whiche he was fayne to agree or elles to haue lost his countre There were great wordes bytwene them but the duke humyled hym selfe and excused hym as moche as he myght For he knewe well in a maner that he was in the wronge Howe be it he was fayne for to do it to the entente that the englysshmen shulde departe oute of Bretayne Than therle made to be cryed through the cyte of Uannes that if any of his men dyde owe any thynge in the towne that they shulde come forthe and they shall be payed And than therle rendred agayne the kayes of the towne to the burgesses therof and thaÌ„ked them of the pleasure that they had done to hym And than they delyuered to the erle for his money shippes at Uannes at Hanybout at Camperle where as they were lodged And so the erle of Buckyngham departed fro Uannes the .xi. day of Aprell with all his baners displayed in order of batayle and so came to the hauyn And thyder caÌ„e the duke of Bretayne sir Alayne Housey the lorde of Monbroiser sir Stephyn Gyon sir Wyllyam of Tribiquidy sir Geffray of Quaresmell dyuers other of the dukes counsayle And they sent to the erle in to his shyppe desyringe hym to speke with the duke but the erle wolde nat come agayne to lande but sent to theym the lorde Latymer and sir Thomas Percy These two came and spake with the duke of Bretaygne and they comuned toguyder the space of thre houres And the englysshmen promysed at their departyng that they wolde do so moche that the erle shulde speke with theÌ„ another day and so retourued agayne to their shyppe and than shewed the erle all that they had done with the duke And anone after myd night the fludde came and the maryners had wynde at wyll Than they demaunded of the erle what he wolde do and the erle who wolde haue no more speakynge with the duke sayde Sirs drawe vp your ankers and aueyle your sayles and lette vs go the whiche was incoÌ„tynent done Thus departed the englisshmen fro the hauyn of Uannes and sayled towarde Englande And so dyde all other englysshmen fro other hauyns so they all came toguyder on the see ¶ Nowe lette vs speke of some knightes and squiers that retourned to Chierbourg by lande and recorde what aduentures fell to theÌ„ by the waye THe constable of Fraunce was as than in the castell of Josselyn a seuyn myles fro UaÌ„nes and he had gyuen safecoÌ„duct to dyuers knightes englysshe and nauerosse to go by lande to the garysone of Chierbourge the which knyghtes hadde serued the erle of Buckynghame in his sayde voyage And amonge other there was sir you of Fitz waren sir Wyllyam Clynton and sir Johan Burle They departed fro Uannes and toke their way by the castell of Josselyn and there lodged in the towne without the Castell thynkinge no more but to dyne there and so departe And whan they were alyghted at their lodgyng certayne companyons of the castell knyghtes and squyers came to se them as men of warre often tymes wyll do and specially englysshmen and french men And amonge the frenchemen there was a squyers a good man of armes parteyninge to the lorde of Burbone erle of Marche and one that he loued entierly called Johan Boucmell He had bene before that tyme in the garyson of Boloyne with sir Wylliam Bourdes with the frenchmen agaynst the garyson of Chierbourge at whiche tyme there had bene dyuers wordes spoken of dedes of armes to haue ben done bytwene hym and an englysshe squyer called Nycholas Clyfforde The whiche Nycholas was as than there present And whan the freÌ„ch men were come to the englysshmens lodgyng and had comuned toguyder and behelde eche other Than Johan Boucmell began to speke and sayde to Nycholas Clyfforde Nycholas dyuers tymes we haue wysshed and deuysed to do dedes of armes toguyder and nowe we haue fouÌ„de eche other in place and tyme where we may accomplysshe it Nowe we be here before the constable of Fraunce and other lordes that be here present Therfore I requyre you let vs nowe haue thre courses a fote with a speare eche of vs agaynst other Than Nicholas answered and sayde Johan ye knowe ryght well we be here nowe goynge on our waye by the saueconducte of my lorde youre Constable Therfore that ye requyre can nat nowe be done for I am nat the chiefe of this saueconduct for I am but vnder these other knightes yâ— be here for thoughe I wolde here abyde they wyll nat do so Than the frenche squyer answered Nycholas excuse you nat by this meanes let your coÌ„pany departe if they lyst for I promyse you by couenaunt the armes ones doone bytwene you and me I shall bringe you in to the vales of Chierbourge without domage or ê‘ell make ye no dout therof Than Nycholas answered and sayd I thynke well that ye wyll bringe me thyder and I beleue it of a very trueth But ye se well howe we go throughe the countre without any harnesse we haue none with vs. So that though I wolde arme me I haue nat wherwith Than answered Johan excuse you nat by that I shall shewe you what ye shall do I haue harnes of dyuers sortes at my coÌ„maundement they shall be brought in to yâ— place where as we shall do dedes of armes Than beholde them well and chose whiche ye wyll and I shal arme me with the other Whan Nicholas Clifforde sawe himselfe so sore aposed he was sham fast by cause of theÌ„ that were there present and her de the mater he sawe well howe this JohnÌ„ offered hym so moche reason that he coulde nat with his honestye refuse hym And moreouer Johan sayde to hym sir take what parte and what couenaunt ye wyll and I shall nat refuse it rather thanne we shulde nat do dedes of armes ThaÌ„ Nicholas sayd howe he wolde take aduyse and shewe him his mynde or he departed And if it be so that I may nat do it nowe and that the lordes vnder whome Jame wyll nat agre therto I promyse you as soone as I come to Chierbourg and you to Boloyne letre me knowe of your comyng thyder and I shall incoÌ„tynent come to you and delyuer your chalenge Nay nay ê™ JohnÌ„ seke no respite I haue offered and yet do offer you so many thynges so honourable that in no wyse ye can departe â—auynge your honoure without doyng dedes of armes with me sythe I requyre you of it Than Nycholas with those wordes was sorer
and Jaques Strawe were founde in an olde house hydden thinkyng to haue stollen away but they coulde nat For they were accused by their owne men Of the takyng of them the kyng and his lordes were gladde and thanne strake of their heedes and watte Tylers also and they were ser on LoÌ„don bridge and the valyaunt mennes heedes taken downe that they had sette on the thursday before These tidynges anone spredde abrode so that the people of the strange countreis whiche were comyng to wardes London retourned backe agayne to their owne houses and durst come no farther ¶ Howe the duke of Lancastre kepte him selfe styll in Scotlande for feare of this rebellyon And howe the kynge punysshed of these traytours the chefe maisters Cap. CCC .lxxxv. NOwe lette vs speke how the duke of Lancastre in the meane season of this rebellyon was in the marchesse of Scotlande treatyng for a peace with therle Duglas and the other lordes of Scotlande The Scottes knewe right well of this rebellyon in Englande and in likewise so dyde the duke of Lancastre Howe be it he neuer made any semblant ther ofto the scottes but was as sore in his treatie as thoughe Englande had ben in good rest and peace So longe this treatie was debated amonge them that at last a truse was taken to endure thre yer bytwene Englande and Scotland and whan this truse was thus accorded the lordes of eche parte made good chere eche to other Than the erle Duglas sayd to the duke of LaÌ„castre Sir we knowe right well of the rebellion of the comon people in England and the parell that the realme of England is in by that incideÌ„ce Sir we repute take you for ryght sage a valiant man sith ye haue coÌ„tinued your treaty so frely as ye haue done for ye wolde neuer make any semblant therof Sir we say to you that we offre ourselfe yfye haue nede to be redy to ayde you with .v. or .vi. C. speres and to do you seruice by my faith sayd the duke fayre lordes I thaÌ„ke you I woll nat refuse your offre howe be it I thynke veryly that the kynge my lorde hath so good counsayle that the mater shall right well come to passe how be it I desyre you to haue a salucconducte for me and myne to returne in to your couÌ„trey if nede be tyll the mater be apeased The erle Duglas and the erle Moret who had the kynges auctorite grauÌ„ted hym his desyre and so than thy departed The scottes returned to Edenbourge and the duke his went to Berwyk wenyng to the duke to haue entred in to the towne for whan he passed that waye ther he left all his prouision but the capitane of the towne called ser Mathue Redmayn refused to hym the entre and closed the gates agaynst hym and his sayng howe he was so comauÌ„ded by the erle of Northumberlande who as than was princypall and soueraygne of all the marches and frounters of Northumberlande And whan the duke herde those wordes he was sore displeased sayd how so Mathue Redmayn Is ther in NorthuÌ„berlande a gretter soueraygne than I am that shall lette me to passe this way and left all my prouisyon with you what meaneth these tydyngê By my faith ser sayd the knyght This is true that I say and by the coÌ„maundement of the kynge Sir this that I do to you is ryght sore agaynst my wyll how be it I must nedes do it Therfore ser for goddessake holde me excused for I am thus commaunded on payne of my lyfe that ye shall nat entre in to this towne nor none of yours yE may well knowe that the duke of LaÌ„castre hadde great marueyle and was sore displeased with these wordes but nat with the knyght all onely but with theym that ordeyned that mater seyng that he hadde traueyled for the besynes of England and than to haue hym in suche suspecte As to stoppe fro hym the first to wne bytwene England Scotlande And so imagyned greatly in hymselfe discouered nat all that he thought in his courage so he made no more prease on the knyght and thought well the knyght wolde nat so do without some expresse commaundemeÌ„t and so brake out of that mater and sayd ser Redâ—ayn haue you any knowlege of the tidyngê iÌ„ EnglaÌ„d ser sayd he I know none but that the countrey is sore meuyd and the kyng our soueraigne lorde hath written to all the lordes knyghtes and good townes of this contrey to be all redy to come to him whan soeuer he sendith for them all coÌ„stables and kepars of cyties townes and castelles in NorthuÌ„berland he hath sent strayt commaundement on payne of deth to suffer no man to entre in to any place vnder theyr rules and to take good hede of theyr charge And as for the comon people that rebelleth about London I knowe no certayn worde of theÌ„ but that the offycers of the bysshopryche of Lincolne of Cambridge of Stafforde of Bedford and of Norwich haue writen how that the comon people vnder them haue great desyre that the mater shuld go euyll that ther shulde be trouble in England ya sayd the duke what here you of our countreys of Lancastre Derby and Lynsetur here you of any rebellion ther Sir sayd the knyght I here no thynge that they passe Lyncolne Than the duke mused a lytle and deê‘ted fro the knyght and toke his way to Roseburge and there he was receyued of the constable for whan he passed he set him ther. Then the duke of Lancastre was couÌ„sayled bycause he knewe nat surely how the maters dyd in Englande nor of whome he was beloued nor hatyd That he shuld send to the lordes of Scotland desyring them to send a quantite of men of warre to conuey hym in to Scotlande with a saueconduct And so thus he sent to the erle Duglas who lay as than at Alquest and whan the erle sawe his lettre he had great ioy and made great cher to the messaÌ„ger And sent worde therof to the erle Moret and to therle de la Mare his brother desyring them incontinent without any delay to mete with him at Morlane the thyrd day after with a certayne nombre well horsed aparellyd Assone as these lordes knewe this they sent for theyr men and frendes and so came to Morlan and ther they fouÌ„de the erle Duglas and so they rode all together to the nombre of v. C. speres and came to the abbey of Mauros a .ix. lytle myle fro Roseburge And on the way they met the duke ther they made great chere eche to other And so longe they rode together tyll they came to the cite of Edenbourge wher as the kynge of scottes was And for the moost parte euer the kynge lay there for there was a good castell a bigge towne and a fayre hauyn but as at that tyme the kyng was nat there He was in the wylde scottysshe There the duke of Lancastre was
to be marueyled howe prouisyon myght be had to suffyce suche an hoost Howe be it somtyme they lacked and somtyme they had great habundaunce tHe erle Guy of Bloyse beynge at Beaumont in Heynault though it were so that he was nat in good helthe for the longe malady that he was in ymagyned in him self that it shulde nat be honorable for him to lye styll and so many great lordes beynge in the felde and also he was sent for he was one of the chiefe apoynted to the reregarde Therfore he thought it were better for hym to go forthe putte hym selfe at the pleasure of god than to abyde behynde and that men shulde suppose in him any cowardnes This geÌ„tyll knight went forthe but he coude in no wyse endure to ryde therfore he was caryed in a horselytter and so toke leaue of the lady his wyfe and of Loys his sonne Dyuers of his couÌ„sell were agaynst his voyage bycause the season was very hote for a sicke man But euery man that herde spekyng therof reputed in hym a great valyantnesse with hym departed out of Heynault the lorde of Sanzest the lorde of Hauselles sir Gerard of Warryers sir Thomas of Dystre the lorde of Doustrenent sir Johan of Guysenell who was made knight the same vyage and dyuers other So thus this erle passed by Chambrey and so caÌ„e to Arras And the more he rode and traueyled the better he had his helthâ— his owne men were before with the kyng And whaÌ„ they herde howe their lorde was comynge they caÌ„e and mette hym And so than he was to the nombre of foure hundred speares and prouisyon euer folowed after hym out of Heynaulte great plentie ¶ Nowe lette vs speke of the kynge tHe frenche kyng so spedde in his iourney that he came to saynt Omers and there rested and refresshed hym his vowarde The coÌ„stable and the marshals went towarde Mount Cassell that the Englyssmen kepte They assayled the towne and wanne it with assaute and all that were within slayne Suche as scaped wente to Bergues where as sir Hughe Caurell was with hym thre thousande englysshmen but the bysshoppe of Norwiche was gone to Grauelynge the soner to be at Calays if nede were All the countrey about Cassell was brent and pylled by theÌ„glysshmen and the frenche kyng deê‘ted fro saynt Omers and lay at an abbey called Raynombergues ther rested all that friday The saturday in the mornyng the vowarde the constable the marshals the lorde of Coucy and a great nombre of good men of armes went to the castell of Trughen where ther were a thre huÌ„dred men of armes that kepte it all that season And there the frenchmen made a great and a sharpe assaut the englysshmen that were within defended theÌ„ selfe marueylously How be it by pure dedes of armes the Castell was conquered and all that were within slayne for the coÌ„stable wolde take none to mercy And in the base court ther was fouÌ„de the fayrest white horse that might be sene the whiche was presented to the constable and he sende him incoÌ„tynent to the kyng The horse pleased so the kyng in suche wyse that he rode theron the sonday all day Than came therle of Bloys in to the hoost he was of the reregarde as he was the yere before at the batayle of Rosebeque Th erle of Ewe therle of Harcourt the lorde of Chatellon and the lorde Fere all these in his coÌ„pany And styll aproched men of warr on all sydes The season was clere and fayre or els there wolde haue ben moche a do ther was suche a nombre of men and horses ¶ Howe theÌ„glisshmen after the sege of Ipre were withdrawen in to the towne of Bergues and howe they departed thens went to Burborke whan they sawe the kyngê puissaÌ„ce Cap. CCCC .xxxviii. IN the towne of Bergues whiche was closed with nothing but with pales and small dikes TheÌ„glisshmen were gone thider saue the bysshop of Norwich who was at Graueling sore abasshed and repeÌ„ted hym that he had made that vyage for he sawe well he was likely to forsake his coÌ„questes with great blame And also in that he had beforesayd and vaunted howe the kynge came to reyse the siege before Ipre he wolde abyde fight with hym all his puissaÌ„ce which wordê were spred abrode thrughout all the real me of FraÌ„ce and than he saw well how he was fayne sodenly to deê‘te fro the sege for his puissance was nat able to resyst agaynst the frenche kyngê puyssaÌ„ce which he thought shulde turne to his great blame And also theÌ„glysshmen beynge in Calys sayd howe they had right yuell enployed the popes money to say the trouthe the duke of LaÌ„castre beyng in Englande who had by the bysshopes iourney lost his vyage in to Portyngale was nothyng sorie that the mater went as it dyde For whan sir WyllmÌ„ Wynsore sent to theÌ„ as they lay at the sege offred theÌ„ newe ayde and coÌ„fort the bysshop sir ThomÌ„s Tryuet sir WyllmÌ„ helmon answered said howe they had men ynowe wold haue no mo to fight with the freÌ„che kyng all the might of FrauÌ„ce But sir Hugh Caurell who had sene more of suche maters than all thother spake alwayes to the coÌ„trarie For he sayd to the bysshop and to thother whan thoffre was made theÌ„ out of Englande for more ayde What wyll ye do sirs ye wyll trust to moche in your owne puyssaunce Why shulde we refuce the confort of our coÌ„pany whan it is offred to vs and the realme of Englande wolde we had it paraduenture a day maye fall that we shall repent it But his wordes coulde nat be herde but euer they sayd they had men ynowe So thus the mater went so that at length they lost more than they wan wHan sir Hughe Caurell was withdrawen to Bergues he founde ther with the Englysshe archers mo than foure thousande Than sir Hughe sayd Let vs kepe this towne it is stroÌ„g ynough and we are people ynowe to kepe it I thynke within fyue or sixe dayes we shall haue confort out of EnglaÌ„de for they of Englande knowe by this tyme what case we be in And euery man sayde they were coÌ„tent Than they ordred the towne and their company and sette euery man to his defence to kepe the walles and the gates they caused all the women and chyldren to drawe in to a churche and nat to dparte thens The french kynge beyng at Raynombergues vnderstode howe the englysshemen were withdrawen in to the towne of Bergues Than he toke couÌ„sayle and it was determyned to go thyder and that the constable and marshall shulde go first and lye in a wynge on the farthersyde of the towne And than the kyng the duke of Berrey the duke of Burgoyne the duke of Burbone their companyes shulde folowe And than the erle of Bloyes and the erle of Ewe and the reregarde shulde go on another wynge of the towne and so close
vncles to his counsayle to the constable and to therle of saynt Poule that they shulde helpe to make this treatie And to counsayle the kyng to take the fortresse as they were offred For as to assayle theym it shulde cost the kynge moche of his people and as for Bourbourke it wolde be harde to wynne For therin were a fewe poore menne of warre that wolde defeÌ„de themselfe to the dethe The kyng and his vncles bycause the duke of Bretayne spake for them sayd he wolde here their treaty with a good wyll So thus the sonday passed all in peace and as it was said in the euenyng on assuraunce Johan of Newcastell Gascone and Raymonette of saynt Marke came to the lodgynge of sir Guy dela Tremoyle to sporte them and taryed there all night and on the moÌ„day in the mornynge they retourned to Bourburke and at their departure sir Guy sayde to them Sirs or it be night ye shall be my prisoners Sir quod they we had rather be yours than a poorer knyghtes The same euenyng tidynges came to the hoost howe And warp was taken by stelthe wherwith the capitayne therof was sore displeased bycause he was ther the whiche was losse of the towne but he was excused bycause the erle of Flaunders had sende for hym The same sonday at night the erle Blois kept the watche wenynge to assayle the towne in the mornynge oN the monday in the mornyng there was a crye made that no man shulde be so hardy to make any assaute to the towne tyll they were commauÌ„ded Whan this crye was publysshed throughe the hoost euery man ceased And some ymagined that the Englisshmen shulde departe by some treatie sithe they were coÌ„maunded nat to assayle the towne And at noone there yssued out of the towne suche as shulde comune for the treatie Sir Wyllyam Helman sir Thomas Tryuette sir Nicholas Traicton sir Mathue Reedman and to the nombre of .xiiii. knyghtes and squyers And the duke of Bretayne the coÌ„stable of FraÌ„ce and the erle of saynt Poule brought them in to the kynges tent The kyng was gladde to se them for as than he hadde sene but a fewe Englisshmen except sir Peter Courtney who had ben before at Paris to do dedes of armes with sir Guy de la Trâ—moyle but the same tyme the kynge and his counsayle agreed them so that they fought nat toguyder And bycause that in tyme passed great renome and brute ran howe that the Englysshmen were valyant in armes Therfore the yonge kyng was gladde to se theÌ„ their treatie aueyled moche the better Thus this monday they were in the kynges tent and with the kyng ther was the duke of Berry the duke of Burgoyne the duke of Burbone the duke of Bretaygne the erle of Flaunders and the constable of Fraunce and no mo The duke of Bretayne toke great payne in this treatie so at last they concluded that they shulde departe fro Burbourke and leaue the towne of Grauelynge and to take with them as moche as they coude cary of their owne of this treatie dyuers bretons frenchmen normayns and burgonyous were sore displeased for they had hoped to haue had parte of their goodes but they fayled of their enteÌ„tê for the kyng wolde haue it thus as is sayd before After this treatie these knightes toke leaue of the kyng and of his vncles of the duke of Bretayne of the erle of Flaunders and of the coÌ„stable Than therle of saint Poule toke and had theym to supper in his lodgynge and made them right good there â–ª and after supper he conueyed them to the gates of the towne wherof they thanked hym greatly ¶ Of the miracles that were done in the towne of Burbourke and howe sir Thomas Triuet and sir Wylliam Helman englysshmen were putte in prisone for the domage of Fraunce Cap. CCCC .xlii. THe tuisday all the day they ordered all their busynesse and shodde their horses and stuffed their males wherof they had great plentie The wednisday in the mornynge they trussed and toke their way and passed by saueconduct thorough the kynges hoost The bretoÌ„s were sore displeased whan they sawe them departe with suche baggage suche as abode behynde dyde hurt ynoughe Thus the englysshmen departed and went to Grauelyng and there rested on the thursday in the mornyng they departed and set fyre in the towne and brent it clene vp And so came to Calais and all their pyllage there taryed for the wynde to haue passed to retourne into EnglaÌ„de The thursday in the mornyng the frenche kyng entred in to Burburke and all the lordes and ther companyes Than the bretons began to pyll and robbe the towne and left nothynge in the towne nor in the churche of saynt Johans In the whiche churche a vyllayne among other lept vpon the auter and wold haue taken away a stone out of acrowne on the heed of an ymage of our lady but the ymage tourned away fro him This was a true thynge and the vyllayne fell fro the auter and dyed a shamefull dethe Many men sawe this myracle and after that ther came another that wolde haue done the same but than all the belles in the church rang without any helpe of maÌ„nes haÌ„des nor also they coude nat be ronge for the ropes were tyed vp a lofte For these myracles the churche was moche visyted of all the people And the kynge gaue to the same ymage of our lady a great gyfte and so dyde all the lordê The same day ther was offred and gyuen well to the valure of thre thousande fraÌ„kes the next day they dislodged The kyng gaue leaue to euery man to departe and the kyng thanked theÌ„ that were of farre countreis and specially the duke of Bauyer bycause he was come to serue hym so farre of and also the erle of Sauoy so thus euery lorde drewe to their owne and than the kyng retourned but the duke of Burgoyne taryed a lytell behynde with the erle of Flaunders to set his busynesse in good order and taryed at saynt Omers The lorde of Coucy nor mayns and diuers other knightes and squiers of Poictou of Uymewe and of Picardy entred in to Grauelynge whan the Englysshmen had lefte it And newe repayred it and made it a countre garyson agaynst Calays And lytell and lytell peopled agayne the countre of Furneys of DoÌ„kyrke of Disqueme and of Newporte the whiche was all lost before but than they conquered it newe agayne yE may knowe well that the duke of LaÌ„castre was nothynge dyspleased that the bysshoppe of Norwyches armye spedde no better than it dyde For by reason of that army he lost his viage into Spayne and Portyngale And whan these englysshe knightes were retourned in to Englande they were sore taken vp with the comens They sayde to them howe they had right yuell quyted theÌ„selfe in their vyage whan they had so fayre a begynnynge in FlauÌ„ders and conquered nat the hole couÌ„tre and specially sir Thomas Tryuet and sir
.iiii. sir Guy de Hancourt ¶ Item the names of them that offred the helmes of warre First the lorde of Maylly The seconde sir Wyllyam de Hornes and sir Ansell de Salyns The thyrde sir Johan Doppeyn and the Chatelayn of saynt Omers The .iiii. sir Guy de Guystels and the Galoys Daunoy ¶ IteÌ„ for the helmes of CoÌ„uoy First sir Joise de Hallayn and sir Olyuer de Guffey The .ii. the lorde of Dysobeque the thyrde the lorde de Lalayne The fourthe sir Trystram de Boys and sir Johan of Jumont ¶ The names of theÌ„ that offred the baners of warre First the lorde of Lystrenayle The .ii. sir Leoncell Dareynes The thyrde sir Gyles de la Goneufe the .iiii. sir JohnÌ„ de Lysolom ¶ Item for the baners of Conuoy Firste sir Orenges of Rely the seconde sir Rafe Alayne The thyrde sir Johan Disquenyue The .iiii. sir Uyllayns de la Clycque ¶ The names of them that after the obsequy done layde the body of the erle in the erthe sir JohnÌ„ de Uyen admyrall of Fraunce the lorde of Guystell sir Ualerant of Raneuall the Chatelayne of Disquenyue the lorde of Ray and sir Ansell of Salyns ¶ The names of them that layd the countesse body in the erthe Sir Guy de la Tremoyle the lorde of Chatellon the seneshall of Burgoyn the lorde Gerarde of Guystles sir Henry Datoygne and the Chatellon of Furnes And all suche as entred in to the churche of saynt Peter in the euenyng were at the offyce in the day at masse aswell the knightê armed as those that bare the baners also the squyers yâ— led the horses ¶ Item there were that went with the bodyes of the erle and of the countesse through the towne of Lysle to the churche of saynt Peter to the noÌ„bre of four hundred men all in blacke euery man bearyng a torche and they helde the same torches the nexte day all the masse tyme they were all marchaÌ„tes of good townes or officers of his house and tharchbysshop of Rayns sang the masse acoÌ„panyed with the bysshop of Parys the bysshop of Turney the bysshop of CaÌ„brey the bysshop of Arras with them .v. abbottes ¶ IteÌ„ there was also in the churche duryng the obsequy .vii. C. candels or therabout euery taper coÌ„teyning in weyght .i. â—i of waxe And on the trayle of the herse ther were fyue baners in the myddes the baner of Flaunders on the right syde the baner of Arthoys on the lyfte syde the baner of Burgoyne the .iiii. the baner of Newers the .v. of Rethell The trayle on the one syde was poudred with the scochyns of the armes of FlauÌ„ders and on the lyft syde of the lady the scochyns of Flaunders and of Brabant and downe a long in the mynster ther were .ii. huÌ„dred and .xxvi. candels lyke vnto theÌ„ of the herse Ther was nother lady nor damosell but the gouernors wyfe of Lysle Ther was a great dyner and the costes of all the knightes squiers were borne quyte for the nyght and day of the obsequy they had all blacke gownes and whan all this was done euery man returned to their owne the duke of Burgoyne left in the garysons of Flaunders knightes and squyers for all the truse that was taken bytwene EnglaÌ„de and Faunce for all that euery man toke hede to his charge And the lady his wyfe taryed styll for a season in Arthoyse ¶ Howe the erle of NorthuÌ„berlande the erle of Notyngham and the Englysshmen made a iorney in to Scotlande And of the ambassadours of Fraunce that were sende in to Scotlande to notify the truse that was taken bytwene Englande and FrauÌ„ce Cap. CCCC .xliiii. LE haue well herde here before how the lordes of FraÌ„ce whaÌ„ they made the truse with englysshmen They were charged at their deê‘ting to signify the truse to theÌ„ of Scotlande to the entent that no hurt shulde be done bytwene theÌ„ of EnglaÌ„de nor Scotlande Howe be it to saye the trouthe thy of Fraunce dyde nat their dilygence in that mater as they ought to haue done for they shulde haue sende incontynent but they dyde nat I thynke the let therof was bycause of the great busynesse that the duke of Burgoyne had for the obsequy of his father in lawe therle of Flaunders as ye haue herde here before Also they thought full lytell that the englysshmen wolde haue done as they dyde for anone after Ester the erle of NorthuÌ„berlande the erle of Notyngham the barons of the northe couÌ„tre made an army of two thousande speares and sixe thousande archers and passed by Rosebourge and entred in to Scotlande and began to brinne the countre and the lande of therle Duglas and of the lorde of Lynsey and left nothyng vnbrent to Edenborowe The lordes and knyghtes of Scotlande was nothyng ware of this iourney and toke the mater in great dispyte sayeng howe they wolde ameÌ„de it to their powers For they said as they herde reported they shulde haue had truse with the englysshmen Howe be it they were nat warned therof wherfore they knewe well the warr was opyn ye wotte well tidynges wyll sprede anone abrode wherby it was shortely knowen in Flaunders and specially at Scluse by marchantes that caÌ„e out of the realme of ScotlaÌ„de Howe thenglysshmen were entred in to Scotlande and howe that kynge Robert of Scotlande and the lordes of the realme dyde somon their people to asseÌ„ble to fight with thenglysshmen Also it was knowen in FrauÌ„ce that the englysshmen were in the felde and the scottes also that in short tyme they were likely to mete The dukes of Berrey and of Burgoyne the couÌ„sayle of FraÌ„ce whan they vnderstode these tidynges they sayd they had folysshly done in that they had nat sende worde of the treuse in to Scotlande be tymes as they had promysed to do Than was it ordayned that sir Hamart de Marse shulde go in to Scotlande who was a sage and a discrete knight sir Peter Framell a sergiant of armes who was of the nacyon of the scottes called Janequyn ChaÌ„penoyse He went bicause he knewe the laÌ„gage the couÌ„tre In the meane season yâ— these ambassadours ordayned them selfe to go in to Scotlande the englysshmen ouer ran the couÌ„tre of ScotlaÌ„de ther was the same tyme at Scluse men of war of FrauÌ„ce that lay styll and slept and wyst nat what to do for the truse bytwene EnglaÌ„de and flaÌ„ders styll endured And they herde howe theÌ„glysshemen and scottes made warre eche with other and it was sayd at Scluse for certayne that hastely ther shulde be batayle bytwene theÌ„ There was sir Geffray of Charney sir JohnÌ„ of Plasy sir Hughe of Boloyne sir Sayng of Uyllers sir Garnere of leborne sir Garnere of GussaÌ„guyn sir Oden of Metyn sir Robert of CaÌ„pyhen Jakes of mouÌ„tfort JohnÌ„ of heluyn JohnÌ„ of Melles Michell dela bare Gyllam Gobert they were a .xxx. men of armes knightes squyers They made promyse togyder to
and in Haynalt to serue for yâ— voyage into ScotlaÌ„de And in Arthoyse at Lysle at Doway and at Turney There was moche bysquet made and other prouysion a longe the see syde for Harflewe to Sluse whiche was the princypall hauen where they thought to take shippynge ¶ Howe the lady of Brabant caused to be called a counsayle wherat there was the duke of Burgoyn the duke Aubert and she in the cytie of Cambray to treat for the mariage of their chyldren Cap. CCCC .xlix. THe duches of BrabaÌ„t beyng a wydow for yâ— duke Wyncelent of Boesme was deed for whose deth she had greate sorowe at her â–ª harte lay at Brusels and it greatly displeased her yâ— trowble that she sawe in Flaunders gladly she wolde haue made a peace and she might for she vnderstode that the gauntoyse dayly fortifyed them selfe by reason of the englisshmen who promysed them great comforte Also she sawe well her nefewe yâ— duke of Burgoyne who shulde be by right enherytoure of Flaunders and one of the greattest enherytours of the worlde as thanÌ„e likely to be was sore troubled by the gauÌ„toyse Also she sawe well that the duke Aubert chefe of Haynault and the duches his wyfe had fayre chyldren to gyder two sonnes and doughters as thaÌ„ vnmaryed Also she knewe that the duke of LaÌ„castre was in treaty of maryage for Philyppe his doughter had by the lady Blaunche his first wyfe and the eldest sonne of duke Aubert who shuld be right enherytour to the erledome of Haynault of Holande and of zelande And so the sayd lady douted that if there were alyaunce made bytwene Englande and Haynaulte that the frenche men wolde haue indygnacion therat and so ther by the ioly countre of Haynalt outher couertly or openly suche as shulde passe out of Fraunce in to Flaunders comynge or goyng shulde be sore troubled and greued and the rather bycause that duke Aubert by the meanes of the holaÌ„ders and zelanders suche as be marchyng on the see syde dyd comforte dayly yâ— gauntoyse in dyuers maners wherof the duke of Burgoyne his counsayle were well infourmed therof wherfore he loued duke Auberte neuer the better and yet he was therof nothyng gylty for as for the holanders and zelanders the warre of FlauÌ„ders touched theÌ„ no thynge they wolde nat therfore defende their marchaundyses to rynne The sayd good lady consideryng all these thynges and parels that myght ense we she aduysed to bringe these two dukes togyder yâ— duke of Burgoyne and the duke Aubert and yâ— she wolde be the meane to treate bytwene them Also she though to entreat the duke of Burgoyne that the gauntoyse myght coÌ„e to mercy So this lady on this aduyse and ymaginacyon wolde nat let it slepe but set clerkes and messaÌ„gers a warke and she dyd somoche bytwene these two dukes yâ— there was a day assygned to mete at Cambray they and their couÌ„sayls howbeit bothe dukê knewe nat the full entent why this lady caused yâ— counsayle To this counsayle acordyng as they had promysed in the moneth of January about the xii day there came to the cytie of Cambray the duke of Burgoyne the duke Aubert and their counsayls and the duches of Brabant who opened to theÌ„ all the mater why they were there assembled First she shewed to yâ— duke of Burgoyne howe he was a great lorde and lykely to be and howe he had fayre chyldren howe that he shuld be happy to bestowe theÌ„ well and nobly and to the moost auauntage for him and his countrey saynge howe as than in her opynion she knewe no place so metely for them as the couÌ„trey of Haynalt Holande and zelande to bringe their couÌ„treys to a perfyte peace and to gyue feare and doute to their enemyes For fayre nephewe ê™ she I knowe for trouthe that the duke of Lancastre is right puyssant in England and dothe that he can that his doughter were maryed to WyllimÌ„ of Heynalt your soÌ„ne and heyre And sir I had rather se the profyt of you and of your chyldren than of the englysshe men Fayre aunt quod the duke I thanke you I beleue you well I am content and ye canne bringe it a boute to let my doughter Margarete be maryed to the heyre of Haynalt Than the lady went fro one parte to the other to treat for this maryage The duke Aubert to whome these tydinges were newe answered right curtesly and sayd howe he hadde there as than no counsayle suche as he wolde haue What counsayle wolde ye haue quod the duches or what want you to do well and to bringe your countrey in peace I lacke my wyfe ê™ the duke and without her I wyll do nothyng in this mater for she hathe as moche parte of my chyldren as I. Also fayre aunt â–ª it is metely that the nobles of the countrey be enfourmed therof well ê™ the duches I pray god all be for the best And than she thought at their departinge to desyre them to mete agayne in the same place in Lent tyme and to bringe their wyues and their counsayls with them This lady dyde all this so secretly that fewe folkes knewe wherfore the couÌ„sayle was Thus the two dukes departed fro Cambray The duke of Burgoyne went to the cytie of Arras where as the lady his wyfe was and the duke Aubert returned in to HolaÌ„de where as the lady his wyfe was And the Duches of Brabant retourned in to her countrey and euer secretly she wrote and sent to eyther party and tooke great payne to bringe agayne these lordes and their wyues in to the cytie of Cambray for greatly she desyred this mariage to be confyrmed for to bringe in vnite and concorde Flaunders Brabant and Haynalt to gyder SO moche dyd this good lady yâ— she and the sayd dukes their wyues and counsayls came agayne to Cambray and ther was done great honoure for eche of them enforsed them selfe to do honoure eche to other There was the duches Margarete of Burgoyn and the duches Margaret of Heynault who helde sore in this treaty saynge yâ— if her sonne shulde mary Margarete of Burgoyne she wolde also that her doughter shuld mary JohnÌ„ of Burgoyne and so to make a crosse maryagâ— wherby shulde be yâ— more coniunction of loue And so two of the chyldren of Burgoyne shulde be maryed in to one howse The duke of Burgoyne thought it was ynough to mary his doughter and excused Johan his sonne saynge howe hâ— was to yonge of age to be maryed for the dukâ— of Burgoyne had ymaginacion to mary Jo 〈…〉 his sonne with Katheryne of Fraunce suster 〈…〉 his nephewe the french kyng So thus on 〈…〉 poynt the treaty was lyke to haue fayled for the duches of Bauiers sayd howe there shulde be made no maryage of any of her chyldren with out they were both maryed Alwayes she helde this purpose ther coude no man breke her therof The duches of Brabant hadde great payne to go fro the one to the other and
to bringe the treaty toguyder So moche she dyd alegynge and she wynge so good reasons specially to the duke and duches of Burgoyn that finally they went through and concluded that yâ— sonne and doughter of the duke of Burgoyne shulde be maryed to the sonne and doughter of the duke Aubert of Bauiers And yâ— let of the mater fyue dayes before was for a mater that the duke of Burgoyns couÌ„sayle feared for they vnderstod that duke Aubert had nat bene in trewe possession of Heynalt but in possibylite therof for as than lyued erle Willyam of Haynault his brother and lay sore sycke at Ouesnoy the whiche erle myght recouer and ouerlyue duke Aubert his brother and if he so dyd they thought clerely and feared greatly that his other bretherne shulde haue the gouernynge of Haynault and the chyldren of duke Aubert to be put clene out For this dought they made a delay in this maryage the space of fyue dayes tyll at last it was clerely knowen that duke Aubert hadde no mo bretherne but the Erle of Haynault so that he coulde nat put the herytage fro duke Aubertes chyldren WhanÌ„e these thynges were knowen there was thanÌ„e no lenger delay but these maryages were sworne couenaunted that WillymÌ„ of Haynalt shulde haue in maryage Margaret of Burgoyne And Johan of Burgoyne to haue to his wyfe Margarete of Haynault and that all these shulde retourne to Cambray â—o parforme the solempnisacion of these maryages at the vtas of Ester than next after In the â—ere of our lorde a thousande thre hundred four â—ore and fyue ¶ Hâ—we the frenche kynge the lordes of FrauÌ„ce and of Heynalt made their â—rouisyon to be at CaÌ„bray And of â—â—nessage of the duke of Lancastre 〈…〉 it to the erle of Haynalt and of the 〈…〉 yages of the chyldren of Haynalt a 〈…〉 Burgoyne â—p CCCC .l. THus euery man departed fro Cambray the duke of Burgoyne returned in to Fraunce to the king and the duches his wyfe returned to Arras the duke Aubert and the duches his wyfe retourned to the towne of Ouesnoy in Haynalt And the lady of Brabant in to her countrey Than warkmen were sette awarke to make redy lodgynges in the cytie of Cambray and men were sent thyder to make prouisyon so great and so costly that it was marueyle to consydre This feast was cryed publysshed abrode to be holden at Cambray the weke after the vtas of Easter Whan the frenche kyng was enfourmed of this besynes he sayd he wolde be at the maryages of his cosyns And so he seÌ„t to CaÌ„bray the stewardes of his howse to make prouisyon for him acordyng The bysshopes palays was taken vp for the duke of Burgoyne and his prouysion made there howbeit they were fayne to delyuer it vp for yâ— kyng Than carpenters and masons were set a warke in the palays to make it after astate royall whiche warke as yet apereth for before this feast it was nat in remembrauÌ„ce of man nor harde of two hundred yere before so great a feast and solempnyte as was than aê‘elled For the lordes to make theÌ„ fresshe and gorgious to exalte their estates spared no more money than it had fallen fro the clowdes and euery man helped other Tidynges of these mariages came to Englande the duke of Lancastre who alwayes hoped that Willyam of Haynalt shulde haue had to his wyfe his doughter at leest he was borne so in hande â–ª he was right pensyue and sore troubled with those newes And whanÌ„e he had well ymagined to knowe the trouthe therof he sent certayne persons of his howse to GauÌ„t to speke wiâ—h duke Auberte And whanÌ„e these messangers came to Gaunt there they fouÌ„de sir JohnÌ„ Bourchier and the aldermen of Gaunt Peter du Boyse and Fraunses Atreman who made them right good chere And so ther they taryed two dayes and fro thence they went to Mons in Heynalt and so to Quesnoy and there they came to the duke and he and the duches and his children receyued them goodly for the honour of the duke of Lancastre and made them good chere And in lykewise so dyd the lorde of Gouuighen Than the mayster of the byenge of the wolles of Englande spake first after he hadde de lyuered his letters of credence recoÌ„maunded the duke of Lancastre to the duke Auberte his cosyn And than he spake of other thynges as he was charged to do And amonge other thynges he demaunded of duke Auberte as I was enfourmed if it were his entent to perceyuer in the maryage with yâ— chyldren of the duke of Burgoyne With those wordes the duke a lytell chaunged colour and sayd ye sir truely by my faythe wherfore do you demaunde Sir 〈◊〉 he I demaunde it bycause the duke of Lancastre hathe alwayes hoped vntyll this tyme that my lady Philyp his doughter shuld haue had my lorde Willyam your sonne ThanÌ„e the duke sayd coÌ„panyon say to my cosyn yâ— whan soeuer he mary his chyldren I shall nat marueyle nor be dismayed therat â–ª no more he hath to do to take any care for the maryenge of any of my children nor whether I wyll mary them or nat nor whan nor to whome This was the answere yâ— thenglisshmen had of duke Aubert So thus they toke theie leaue departed and went the same nyght to Ualencennes and the next day to Gaunt Of them I can tell no more but I thynke they retourned in to Englande WHan Easter came as than acounted a thousande thre hundred fourscore and fyue yeres of our lorde the freÌ„che king the duke of Burgoyne the duke of Burbon the duke Aubert the duches his wyfe the duches of Brabant the duches of Burgoyne sir Willyam and sir JohnÌ„ of Namure came to Cambray The kynge went to yâ— palys that was his lodgynge euery man drewe to their lodgynges ye may well beleue and knowe that where the frenche kyng was and where as there was many noble princes great ladyes there was great and noble chiualry The king entred the monday at none and all lordê and ladyes met him without the towne and so he was conueyed with trompettes and great plenty of mynstrels And so brought to the palys The same monday in the presence and before all the great lordes was renewed the couenauntes of maryages and WillmÌ„ Dorset shulde haue the countye of Ostrenant the lady Margaret his wyfe was endowed with the lande of Acque in Brabant And yâ— duke of Burgoyn gaue his doughter a hundred thousande frankes Thus they made their porcyons The tuysday at the hour of Masse they were wedded in the cathedrale churche of our lady of Cambray with great solempnyte The bysshoppe of Cambray dyd the obseruaunce who was called Johan Borne of Brucels At the dyner ther was shewed moche noblenes The kyng caused the two lordes and the two ladyes newly maryed to syt at his table and other lordê serued There sate at dyner the constable of Fraunce the marshall of FrauÌ„ce sir
to Calais And the kyng himselfe named them that shulde go with his son thyder as the erle of Salisbury therle of Warwyke sir Water of Manny the lorde Rose sir Henry Percy the lorde Basset the lorde Wyllouby the lorde Dalawar the lorde de la Poule sir ThomÌ„s of GrauÌ„tsome sir Aleyn Bourchier sir Richard Story and dyuers other they were .v. C. men of armes and .v. C. archers And so they caÌ„e to Douer whan their shyppes were redy they passed the see arryued at the strong towne of Calays and ther toke landyng were lodged in the towne In the same season the kyng of england had writen specially desyring sir RobrÌ„t of Framur to serue hym in his warres with a certayne noÌ„bre of men of warr And sir Robert who had ben alwayes good englysshe answered said that he wolde be redy whan soeuer it pleased the kyng of England to coÌ„maund hym or assone as he knewe the the kyng or any of his children shulde aryue at Calys or in the felde to make warr into FraÌ„ce So assone as he herde that the duke of LaÌ„castre was aryued at Calys than he somoned all his company all such as he thought wolde serue and ayde hym and apparelled for his voyage as hastely as he coude Now let vs retorne to the busynesse of Poictou ¶ How the castell of Roche sur yone was rendred to thenglysshmen and how the capitayn therof was put to dethe by the coÌ„maundement of the duke of Aniou Cap. CC .lxii. LE shall knowe that after the deytyng of the barons knyghtes of Guyen and that Chandos the heraud had brought them tidynges fro the prince they went all by one accorde to the towne of Angoleme where they founde the prince who receyued them ioyounlly And a lytell before that was retourned the erle of Cambridge and therle of Penbroke after the conquest of Burdeyll as ye haue herde before Thus these lordes made great feast and chere togyder whan they mette and than toke couÌ„sayle and aduyse toguyder what was best for them to do to enploy forthe their season Than they remembred howe in the parties of Aniou there was a fayre castell and a stronge parteynyng to the duke of Aniou called Roche sur yon And so they all determyned to go and ley siege therto and to wynne it if they might They prepared for that iourney and ther came to them all the barons and knightes of Poâ—â—tou ser James Audeley the lorde of Pouns the lorde of Partney sir Loys of Harcourt sir Guysshard Dangle the lorde of Pynan the lorde of Taâ—â— boton sir Mabrion of Lymyers the seneshall of Rochell sir ThomÌ„s Percy and whan they were all assembled togyder they were mo than thre thousand speares And they departed and rode so long yâ— they came to the castell of Roche sur yone the whiche was strong and well kept and well prouyded for defence with men of warr purueyance and artyllary And the capitayne ther set by the duke of Aniou was called sir Johan BloÌ„deau who had vnder him many good companions at the cost and charge of the duke of Aniou Than the sayd lordê layd sege rouÌ„de about the castell in good order and they made to be brought thyder fro the towne of Thoars and fro the cytie of Poycters dyuers great eugins and caused them to be reared vp agaynst the castell besyde other gonnes and springals that they had in their hoost And they had vytayle ynough for ther came plentie to them fro Poyctou and fro the marchesse adioynynge And whan sir Johan Bloudeau sawe howe he was besiged with so many good men of warr for ther were nighe all the barons and knyghtes of Acquitayne And perceyued well howe there was no conforte nor ayde comyng towarde hym fro no ê‘te he began than to be afrayed for he sawe well the lordes that were ther wold nat departe tyll they had won the castell other byforce or otherwyse And in the erle of Cambridge company and in sir Johan Chandos there were byuers knyghtes that were well acquaynted with the capitayne had ben in his company in tyme passed And they came to the barryers and dyde so moche on their promyse and assurance that they spake with hym and handeled him in suche wyse for he was nat subtell howbeit he was a good knight that he reÌ„dred vp the castell if he were nat rescued with in the space of a moneth and thaÌ„ he to haue .vi. thousande frankes for the purueyaunces with in the castell And so by this treaty they without to abyde styll in suertie without makyng of any warr of bothe parties duryng the terme of the sayd coÌ„posicyon if they were nat rescued within the same terme as aforesayd than they to rendre vp the castell This treaty thus concluded the capitayne within signifyed the mater to the duke of Aniou and to the french kynge to the duke of Berry and to all other lordes by whome he thought to be ayded to th entent that he might the better be excused fro blame if any reproch after were layd to his charge But for all his sendyng that the castell was fayre and stronge and right necessary to be frenche for the countrey of Aniou and Tourayne yet for all that they had nother rescue nor confort So that assone as the moneth was passed and expyred the englysshe lordes desyred the capytayne to kepe his promyse and also he had delyuered good pledges so to do Than the sayd capitayne sayd to his company Sirssyth the frenche kyng and the duke of Aniou woll wylfully lese this fortresse we can nat kepe it alone without we be ayded And so ther he yelded vp the castell and thenglysshmen toke possessyon therof and were right gladde therof and they delyuered to the capitayne .vi. thousande frankes for suche prouisyons as were within the castell And he and all his coÌ„pany were surely coÌ„neyed to the towne of Angyers And assone as he was come thyder he was arested by the gouernour of the towne and put in to the castell in prison And as I herd say in a night he was put into a sacke and cast into the ryuer drowned by the strayte coÌ„mauÌ„dement of the duke of Aniou bycause he toke golde and syluer for the delyerance of the castell the whiche was able of it selfe to haue be kept the space of a yere if nede had so reqred Thus theÌ„glysshmen had in possessyon the castell of Roche sur yone in Aniou and ther they set a great garison and repeyred the castell sufficiently And than they returned agayne to Angoleme to the prince and some of theÌ„ toke leaue departed to their owne houses and sir James Audeley that valyant knight seneshall as than of Poictou went lay at FoÌ„t neythe countie And there he fell sicke of a sore malady so that therby at length he dyed wherof the prince princesse were right soroufull and in lykewise all the barons and knightes of
a great scrimysshe at the gate but theÌ„glysshmen rested nat ther greatly but passed by and went and lodged on the morres of Hersault And on the thirde day they came to Turwyn within the towne was therle Guy of saynt Poule with a great noÌ„bre of men of warr And thenglisshmen passed by toke the way to Hedyn and that day they loged on a lytell ryuer And whan the erle of saynt Poule sawe that thenglysshmen weÌ„t towarde his countre he knewe well they went nat thyder for his profyte for they hated hym moche Than he departed in the night and delyuered the cyte to the lorde of saynt Pye and to sir Johan of Ray and so he rode tyll he cam to the towne of saynt Poule And in the nexte mornynge the englisshe men came thyther and made there a great skrymysshe so that the commynge thyther of the erle of saynt Poule was happy for them of yâ— towne for by hym and his company the towne was kept and saued or els it had ben in a great adueÌ„ture of lesyng Thus the duke of Lancastre and his companye toke theyr pleasure in the couÌ„tie of saynt Poule and burned and exiled all the playne countrey and dyd there great domage and he was before the castell of Perides where as the lady of Dowaire was and as the duke aduysed the castel he gauged the depnesse of the dyche with a speare howe be it he assyed it nat but made a good face so to do and so passed by came to a fayre castell called Lucheu the whiche perteyned to the erle of saynt Poule and so they burned the towne and dyd nothynge to the castell Than they passed further and came to saynt Require The englisshemen rode on a day nat past a .iii. or foure leages but euer they burned the countrey as they went and so they passed the ryuer of Somme at the planchesse vnder Abbeuille And than they entred into the countrey of Uimeu in purpose to go to Harfle we on the ryuer of Seyne to burne the frenche Nauy The erle of saynt Poule and ser Moreau of Fiennes constable of France with a great nombre folowed pursued in costynge the englysshe hust wherfore the englisshemen durst nat ryde farre abrode out of the high waye but euer kepte themselfe close to gether redy to fight with theyr enemies if nede were And so thus they rode through Uimeu and the countie of Ewe and entred into yâ— archeby sshopryke of Roan passed by Depe and rode so longe that they came to Harflewe and there lodged The erle of saynt Poule was goteÌ„ before them and was entred into yâ— towne with .ii. C. speares So thus the englisshmen laye before Harflewe but they assayled it nat The .iiii. daye after they dislodged and made theyr retourne through the lande of the lorde of Stouteuille and so burned vp the moost parte of all his countrey and than they came through Francquesin and drewe toward Oysemont to repasse the riuer of Somme at Blanchetache The same season there was in the towne of Abuille as capitayne there Hugh of Chastellon maister of the crosbowes in France and whan he perceyued that the duke of Lancastre wolde repasse the riuer of somme he armed hym and caused a .x. or .xii. of his company in lyke wyse to arme them no mo And so mouÌ„ted on their horses sayeng howe he wolde go and se the kepyng of the gate of Rowray to th entent that if thenglisshmen passed by they shulde nat se but that it were well kepte This was early in the mornyng it was a great myst And the same tyme Sir Nicholas Louuaing who in tyme paste before had ben seneschall of Poictou and the same yere before ser Hugh of Chastellon had taken hym prysoner and raunsomed hym at .x. M. fraÌ„kes the which stacke sore in his mynde and had great desyre in his entent to be reuenged and to geat agayne that he had loste The same mornynge he and .xx. with hym were departed fro the duke of LaÌ„castres host he knewe right wel all the passages and straytes there aboute for he had well vsed them the space of .ii. or .iii. yeres to gether And so thought to putte hym selfe at auenture in a busshement bitwene Abbeuille and the castell of Rouuray so passed by a lyttell streyght way through a maryse and rested hym in certayne olde wast broken howses a man wolde neuer haue thought that any company of englisshemen wolde haue lyen in a busshement so nere to the towne So thus there this ser Nicholas and his company kepte them selfe preuy And so at last through the same waye came ser Hugh of Chastellon with x. with hym all armed except his bassenet the whiche his page bare after hym on a great courser and so passed ouer the lyttell ryuer that was there and thought to haue gone to haue spoken with the crosbowes that kepte the gate to knowe yf they had harde any thyng of the englisshemen And whanne sir Nicholas of Louuayng sawe hym he knewe hym wel he coude nat haue ben more ioyous if one had gyuen hym .xx. thousaÌ„d frankes Than he came out of his busshement and sayd to his company come on syrs lustely beholde yonder is he that I desire to haue it is the maister of the crosbowes I desyre to haue hym aboue all creatures lyuynge Than he set the spores to his horse sydes and cowched hys speare in the reste and came towarde sir Hugh of Chastellon and sayd yelde the Chastellon or thou arte but deed Syr Hugh had great meruayle from whens those men of warre came so sodaynly vpon hym for he had no leaser to put on his bassenet nor to mount on his courser whaÌ„ he sawe he was in so hard a case he sayd to whom shuld I yelde me Sir Nicholas answered to Lauuainge Than syr Hugh to eschewe the perel of deth for he sawe wel he coude nat flee sayde I yelde me Than he was takeÌ„ and sir Nicholas sayde come on and ryde with vs behold yonder cometh the duke of LaÌ„castre and his company who wyll passe here foreby at the same brunt ther was slayne a valyaÌ„t burgresse of Abuyle called Laurence Dancons the which was great domage Thus by great fortune was sir Hugh of Chastellon maister at yâ— tyme of the crosbowes in france and capitayn of Abuyle taken by sir Nicholas of Louuayne of whose takynge the duke of Lancastre was right ioyfull and so were all the englysshmen Sir Hugh of Chastellons frendes and yâ— men in the towne of Abuyle were right sorie for his takyng but they coude nat amend it as at that tyme. Than the englysshmen passed the ryuer of Some at blanchtache and than drue towardes the towne of Rue on the see syde and so to Monstrell and dyde somoche by their iorneys that they retourned agayne and caÌ„e to the towne of Calays And than the duke of Lancastre gaue all the strangers leaue to deê‘te and
.xv. dayes In the meane season whyle this treate was ther fell in England great myschife and rebellion of mouyng of the comon people by which dede England was at a poynt to haue ben lost without recouery Ther was neuer realme nor countrey in so great aduentur as it was in that tyme. all bycause of the ease and ryches that the comon people were of whiche moued them to this rebellion as somtyme they dyd in Fraunce the which dyd moche hurt for by suche incidentes the realme of Fraunce hath ben greatly greued IT was a marueylous thing and of poore foundacion that this myschife began in Englande And to gyue ensample to all maner of people I wyll speke therof as it was don as I was enfourmed and of the incideÌ„tes therof Ther was an vsage in England yet is in diuerse countreys that the noble men hath great frauÌ„ches ouer the comons and kepeth them in seruage that is to say their tenauÌ„tes ought by custome to laboure the lordes landes to gather and bring home theyr cornes some to threshe and to fanne and by suage to make theyr hey and to heaw their wood and bring it home all these thyngê they ought to do by seruage And ther be mo of these people in Englande than in any other realme thus the noble men and prelates arre serued by them and specially in the countie of BreÌ„dpest Sussetter and Bedford These vnhappy people of these sayd countreys began to styrre bycause they sayde they were kept in great seruage And in the begynning of the worlde they sayd ther were no bonde men Wherfore they maynteyned that none ought to be bonde without he dyd treason to his lorde as Lucifer dyde to god But they sayd they coude haue no such batayle for they were nother angelles nor spirittes but men fourmed to the similytude of their lordes sayng why shuld they than be kept so vndre lyke bestê the which they sayd they wold no lengar suffre for they wolde be all one and if they labored or dyd any thyng for theyr lordes they wold haue wages therfor aswell as other And of this imaginacion was a folisshe preest in the couÌ„tie of Rent called Johan Wall for the which folysshe wordes he had ben thre tymes in the bysshop of Canterburies prison For this preest vsed often tymes on the sondayes after masse whanne the people were goynge out of the mynster to go in to the cloyster preche and made the people to assemble a dout hym and wolde say thus Aye good people the maters gothe nat well to passe in Englande nor shall nat do tyll euery thyng be coÌ„mon and that there be no villayns nor gentylmen but that we may be all vnyed toguyder that the lordes be no greatter maisters than we be What haue we deserued or why shulde we be kept thus in seruage We be all come fro one father and one mother Adam and Eue. Wherby can they say or shewe that they be gretter lordes than we be sauynge by that they cause vs to wyn and labour for that they dispende they are clothed in Ueluet and chamlet furred with grise and we be vestured with poreclothe they haue their wynes spyces and good breed and we haue the drawyngout of the chaffe drinke water They dwell in sayre houses and we haue the payne and traueyle rayne and wynde in the feldes And by that that cometh of our labours they kepe and maynteyne their estates We be called their bondmen and without we do redilye them seruyce we be beaten And we haue no seuerayne to whom we may coÌ„playne nor that wyll here vs nor do vs right Lette vs go to the kyng he is yonge shewe hym what seruage we be in and shewe him howe we wyll haue it otherwyse or els we wyll prouyde vs of some remedy And if we go togyder all maner of people that be nowe in any bondage wyll folowe vs to th entent to be made fre And whan the kyng seyth vs we shall haue some remedy outher by fayrnesse or otherwyse Thus JohnÌ„ Wall sayd on sondayes â–ª whan the people issued out of the churches in the vyllages Wherfore many of the meane people loued him suche as entended to no goodnesse sayde howe he sayd trouth and so they wolde murmure one with another in the feldes and in the wayes as they went togyder Affermyng howe Johan Wall sayd trouthe The archebysshoppe of Canterbury who was enformed of the sayeng of this JohnÌ„ Wall caused hym to be taken and put in prison a two or thre monethes to chastice hym Howbeit it had ben moche better at the begynnyng that he had ben coÌ„dempned to perpetuall prison or els to haue dyed rather than to haue suffred hym to haue ben agayne delyuered out of prisone but the bysshop had conscience to let hym dye And whan this Johan Wall was out of prison he retourned agayn to his errour as he dyde before Of his wordes and dedes there were moche people in London enformed suche as had great enuy at them that were riche and suche as were noble And than they beganne to speke among them sayd Howe the realme of Englande was right euyll gouerned and how that golde syluer was taken fro theÌ„ by theym that were named noble men So thus these vnhappy men of London began to rebell and asseÌ„bled theÌ„ togyder and sent worde to the forsayd countreys that they shulde come to London and bring theyr people with them Promisyng them howe they shulde fynde London open to receyue them and the comons of the cytie to be of the same acorde sayeng how they wolde do so moche to the kynge that there shulde nat be one bondman in all Englande THis promise moued so them of Kent of Essex of Sussex of Bedforde and of of the countreis about that they rose and came towardes London to the nombre of lâ— thousande And they had a capitayne called Water Tyler and with him in company was Jaques Strawe and Johan Balle These thre were chefe soueraygne capitayns but the heed of all was Water Tyler and he was in dede a tyler of houses an vngracious patron Whan these vnhappy men began thus to styre they of London except suche as were of theyr bande were greatly afrayed Than the mayre of London and the riche men of the cytie toke counsayle togyder And whan they sawe the people thus comynge on euery syde they caused the gates of the cite to be closed and wolde suffre no man to entre in to the cytie But whan they hadde well imagyned they aduysed nat so to do For they thought they shulde therby put their subbarbes in great parell to be brent And so they opened agayne the cytie and there entred in at the gates In some place a hundred two hundred bytwentie and by .xxx. And so whan they came to London they entred and lodged And yet of trouthe the thirde parte of these people coude nat tell what
go and adueÌ„ture their bodyes they wyst nat wher better to enploy their season than in the realme of ScotlaÌ„de and so they deê‘ted fro scluse and toke a shyp left their horses behynde theÌ„ for danger of the see and for the long iorney the maryners knewe well they coude nat arryue at the haueÌ„ of EdeÌ„borowe at DoÌ„bare nor at non of those hauyns nere for thenglisshe army was aswell by see as by lande And the englysshmen were lordes maisters of the first portê of scotlande bycause their ê“uisyon might folowe theÌ„ by see In this season the freÌ„che ambassadours caÌ„e in to Englande to go to Scotland and the kyng his vncles made them great chere the first day somwhat dissimuled with theÌ„ to delay the tyme bicause their men were makyng war in Scotlande and whan they vnderstode that their men hadde done their enterprise and that they retourned agayne in to Englande Than they let the frenche ambassadours departe and gaue them saueconduct to passe through the realme in to Scotlande and made townes castels to be opyned agaynst their comynge So they departed and went towarde Scotlande So long these men of warre that went fro Scluse sayled by the see costyng HolaÌ„de En glande eschewyng the ê‘els of thesâ—e for encouÌ„tryng of theÌ„glysshmen that at last they aryued in ScotlaÌ„de at a lytell porte called MoÌ„stres whan the scottes that dwelt in the towne knew howe they were frenchemen that were come to exercise dedes of armes they made them good chere and dyde helpe to get them all that they neded And whan these knightes and squyers had refresshed them there two dayes and had lerned tidynges They dâ—ê‘ted rode on hakeneis and caÌ„e to Dondem so fro thens to saint Johans a good towne in Scotlande on the ryuer of Tare there is a good hauen to sayle whyder a man wyll And whan they were coÌ„e thyder they vnderstode howe the englysshmen were withdrawen and howe the kynge of scottes and his lordes were at EdeÌ„borowe at a couÌ„sayle Than they ordayned that sir Garnyer of Cuissangyn and Mychaell de la Bare shulde go to Edenborowe to speke with the kyng and his counsayle to knowe what they shulde do at leest to shewe theym the good wyll that they had to come out of FlauÌ„ders in to Scotlande And sir Geffray de Charney the other wolde abyde there tyll they had worde agayne And as they ordayned so it was done and so they departed and went to EdeÌ„borowe wher the kyng was and therle Duglas called James for his father Wyllyam was newly disceased There was also the erle of Moret therle of Orkeney the lorde of Uersey the lorde of Lynde yâ— lorde of Surlant and sixe bretherne of therle of Orkenes all knightes These lordes of ScotlaÌ„de made good cher to the knightes of FraÌ„ce than sir Garnyer shewed to the kyng and to the barons of Scotlande thentencyon of his coÌ„panions and the cause of their comynge in to the realme Than the ambassadours of Fraunce caÌ„e thyder sir Hemart de Percy ser Peter Framell and Janequyn ChaÌ„penoise and they brought the truse that was deuysed bytwene FraÌ„ce and Englande but the scotteshelde agaynst it and sayd howe they came to late and yâ— they wolde haue no truse bycause theÌ„glysshmen in that season had done them moche hurt And thus while the king and the knightes were at differeÌ„ce the erle Duglas and therle Moret the chyldren of Lindsey and dyuers other knightê squiers of Scotlande desyringe to be armed helde a secrete counsayle togyder in the churche of EdeÌ„borowe and the knightes of Fraunce were sent for to theÌ„ As sir Michaell de la bare sir Garnyer Desyring them to go to their coÌ„panyons and to shewe theÌ„ their entent and to kepe their purpose secrete So these two knightes returned to saynt Johans towne and shewed their company all that they had herde and sene ¶ Howe the barons and knightes of Scotlande and they of FrauÌ„ce made apoyntment to entre in to the realme of EnglaÌ„de without the knowlege of the kyng of Scottes who was at Edenborowe Cap. CCCC .xlv. OF these tidinges sir Geffray de Charney the other knyghtes and squiers greatly reioysed so deê‘ted thens and came to Edenborowe and made no knowlege of that they shulde do They had nat bene ther two dayes but that the erle Duglas sende for them to come to his castell of Alquest and sent to them horses and so they came to him the next day And incontynent he brought them to a certayne place wher the scottes assembled so in thre dayes they were mo than .xv. thousande a hors backe armed after yâ— vsage of their couÌ„tre Than they sayd they wolde make a iourney in to Englande and reueng their hurtes and domages that had ben done to theÌ„ So they went forthe and passed forestes and woodes of their countre and entred in to NorthuÌ„berlande into the lande of the lorde Percy and there they began to brinne to robbe and to steale And than retourned by the lande of therle of NotynghmÌ„ and the lorde Moubray and dyde there moche hurt passed by Rosebourg â–ª But they taryed nat there bycause they had great pyllage with theÌ„ as well of prisoners as of catell And so retourned without daunger in to their couÌ„tre agayne for the Englysshmen were all withdrawen and coude nat so soone agayne assemble toguyder to fyght with the scottes Therfore it behoued them to beare that brunt for they had gyuen be fore suche another to the scottes Of this iourney the kynge of scottes myght ryght well excuse hym selfe for of the assemble nor of their departyng he knewe nothyng and thoughe he had knowen therof he coulde natte haue let it whan they were ones onwarde For all these iorneys yâ— was thus made bothe in to Scotlande in to Englande there abode styll with kyng Robert sir Hamarde de marse sir Peâ— framell bycause they wolde be layde in no faut to breke the truse that was taken bytwene Englande Fraunce and Castell The kynge of Scottes and the ambassadours of Fraunce sende an heraude of armes in to EnglaÌ„de and whan he was coÌ„e before the kyng of Englande and his vncles he founde the countre sore moued to ryde agayne in to Scotlande The duke of Lancastre and the erle of CaÌ„bridge who desyred greatly in that yere to go in to Portyngale and in to Castell or els one of them with a great puyssaunce of menne of armes For they helde theÌ„ selfe heryters therof by ryght of their wyues children of Castell To renewe the war bytwene the kynge of Portyngale and yâ— kyng of Castell for as than kyng FeraÌ„do was deed And the portyngales had crowned dan Johan a bastarde brother a valyaunt man who desyred nothynge but warre with the spanyerdes so he myght haue alyaunce with the Englysshemen and their confort and ayde Therfore the duke of Lancastre dyde with his freÌ„des as moche as