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A71318	Here begynneth the first volum of sir Iohan Froyssart of the cronycles of Englande, Fraunce, Spayne, Portyngale, Scotlande, Bretayne, Flau[n]ders: and other places adioynynge. Tra[n]slated out of frenche into our maternall englysshe tonge, by Iohan Bourchier knight lorde Berners: at the co[m]maundement of oure moost highe redouted souerayne lorde kyng Henry the. viii. kyng of Englande and of Fraunce, [and] highe defender of the christen faythe. [et]c.; Chroniques. Book 1-2. English	Froissart, Jean, 1338?-1410?; Berners, John Bourchier, Lord, 1466 or 7-1533.	1523 (1523)	STC 11396; ESTC S121316	1,118,593	672

and in Haynalt to serue for y● voyage into Scotlāde 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 Brabāt beyng a wydow for y● duke Wyncelent of Boesme was deed for whose deth she had greate sorowe at her ▪ harte lay at Brusels and it greatly displeased her y● 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 y● duke of Burgoyne who shulde be by right enherytoure of Flaunders and one of the greattest enherytours of the worlde as than̄e likely to be was sore troubled by the gaūtoyse 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 thā vnmaryed Also she knewe that the duke of Lācastre 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 holāders and zelanders suche as be marchyng on the see syde dyd comforte dayly y● 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 Flaūders touched thē 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 y● duke of Burgoyne and the duke Aubert and y● she wolde be the meane to treate bytwene them Also she though to entreat the duke of Burgoyne that the gauntoyse myght cōe to mercy So this lady on this aduyse and ymaginacyon wolde nat let it slepe but set clerkes and messāgers a warke and she dyd somoche bytwene these two dukes y● there was a day assygned to mete at Cambray they and their coūsayls howbeit bothe dukꝭ knewe nat the full entent why this lady caused y● 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 thē all the mater why they were there assembled First she shewed to y● 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 thē 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 coūtrey of Haynalt Holande and zelande to bringe their coūtreys to a perfyte peace and to gyue feare and doute to their enemyes For fayre nephewe ꝙ 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 Wyllim̄ of Heynalt your sōne 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 ꝙ 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 ▪ it is metely that the nobles of the countrey be enfourmed therof well ꝙ 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 coūsayle 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 Holāde 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 y● 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 y● if her sonne shulde mary Margarete of Burgoyne she wolde also that her doughter shuld mary John̄ of Burgoyne and so to make a crosse maryag● wherby shulde be y● 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 h● was to yonge of age to be maryed for the duk● 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

englysshe and bretons to the nombre of sixtene hundred fightyng men and about eyght or nyne hundred archers NOwe let vs retourne to sir Charles of Bloys who was in the ●ytie of Na●tes and made ther his somons and gadered togyder mē of warre in euery part wher he thought to get any for he was well enformed howe the erle Mountfort was greatly reconforted with the englysshmen Than he desyred the barownes knyghtes and squyers of Bretayne of sache as had done homage to him that they 〈◊〉 o●de helpe or ayde hym to defende his herytage agaynst his enemyes there came of the barons of Bretayne to serue 〈◊〉 ▪ the vy 〈…〉 of 〈◊〉 the lorde of ●yon sir Charles of 〈…〉 the lorde of ●eur the lorde of Tor●myne the lord Dancennes the lorde of Males●●yt the lor●● of 〈◊〉 the lorde of Dangore the lord of Lohea● ▪ the lorde of Pont ●nd dyuers other y● I cannat name These lordꝭ their men were loged in the cyte of Nauntes and 〈◊〉 y●●ylages ther about and whan they were assembled all togyder they were to the nombre of 〈◊〉 hundred speares with them of Fraunce So thes● lordes counsciled the lorde Charles nat to ●ary longe there but to ryde towarde his enemyes And at his departynge the good lady his wyfe sayd to him in the presens of sir Be 〈…〉 of Cle●quy and other lordꝭ and knightes of Bretey● Sir ye are goynge to defende myne herytage and yours for y● is myne is yours ▪ the whiche the lorde Mountfort taketh fro vs wrongfully and without cause as god knowe●● And all y● lordes of Bretayne here present knowe ryght well y● I am right enheryter Therfore sir I requyre you hartely that ye make ●o ●●ner of ordynaunce nor composycion of agrement or peace with therle Mountfort but that the hole body of the duchy may remayne with 〈…〉 he● hasband graūted her so to do And than he departed with all his company and toke 〈…〉 their lady whome they reputed as ●uchesse And so they ro●e towarde ●●ynes and 〈◊〉 thyder and there lodged and there ta 〈…〉 d and refresshed them to here what their enemyes 〈◊〉 and to aduyse some su●fi●yent place to ●yght 〈◊〉 them in case that they might fyade 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 aduauntage And ther was great 〈…〉 cacion amonge the knightes and squyers of 〈…〉 aunce and of Bretayn suche as were 〈◊〉 thyder to ayde sir Charles of Bloys who was full swere and courtesse and parauentur● w●lde gladly haue cōdyscended to a peace and haue ●en 〈…〉 tent with a parte of the duchy of Bretayne but in the name of god he was 〈…〉 on by his wife and by the knightes about hym that he might nat fall to no treaty of peace ¶ Howe sir Charles of Bl●ys came agaynst the erle Mountford mordynaunce of ba●ayle and howe sir Johan Chādos came agaynst hym and howe many were in eche ●●tayle Cap. CC. xx● BItwene 〈◊〉 and Alroy wher therle Mountfortlay at sige was 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ●eages of that coutre Tha●●oyngꝭ came to therle moūfort howe the lorde Charles of Bloyes aproched nere to hym and how that he had the goodlyest men 〈◊〉 armes and best a●●ed and apoynted that euer was sene come out of Fraunce 〈◊〉 the which 〈◊〉 dynges thenglysshmen were right 〈…〉 ouse 〈◊〉 they had great desyre to fight with them eueryman dressed their harnesse to a poynt 〈◊〉 〈…〉 shed their speares daggers and ares ha 〈…〉 gens helmes bassene●tes vysers and 〈◊〉 and all maner of harnes for they thoughe 〈◊〉 that shortely it shulde stande they 〈…〉 〈◊〉 ha 〈…〉 Than they capitayns drewe to 〈…〉 er F●rs●● sir Johan Chandos by whose counsayle specially they wolde be all ruled and sir 〈◊〉 ●ambreticourt sir Robert Can●lle sir 〈◊〉 ●e Caurell sir Mathewe Gourney and other Than these knightes counsayled therle Mo●●sorde that the nexte day they shulde take the 〈…〉 de and thanne to take further aduyse ●it was shewed to all the hoost that they shulde the next day be redy apparelled and sette in order of batayle as thought they shulde fight 〈…〉 tynent The nyght passed and the day came the which was on a saturday than the englysshemen and bretons yssued oute of their holdes and came properly in good ordynaunce behyude the castell of Aulroy and there toke a place of grounde and sayde howe they wolde there abyde for their enemyes And so about the hour of prime sir Charles of Bloyes and all his hoost came thyder who were deꝑted the friday before fro Uannes and than the same night lodged within thre lytell leages of Alroy And sir Charles of Bloys and his company were ordred in the best maner that coude be deuysed and rode so close toguyder that yf one had cast any thynge among them it wolde haue rested on their spere poyntes to se them thēglysshmen toke great pleasure Thus the frenchemen rested in good array before their enemyes and toke their fel●e amonge the ●usshes and it was commaunded by their marshalles that none shulde go forward without cōmaundement So they stode styll in good aray euer redy to batayle the whiche was all their desyre and wyll THan the lorde Charles of Bloys by the coūsell of sir Bertram of Clesquy who was a great capitayne gretly beloued with the barons of Breteyn by his aduyse ther was ordayned thre batels a reregard And as I vnderstande sir Bertrā had the leadyng of the first with a great nōbre of knightes squiers of bretayne The seconde led therle of Aucer therle Jony with plenty of knightes squiers of frāce The. 〈◊〉 had the lorde Charles of Bloyes in his cōpany great barons of Breteyn ▪ as the vycont of Rohan the lorde of Leon the lorde of Nagor sir Charles of Dynan the lorde Dācenes the lorde of Malestroyt dyuers other and in the a●eregard was the lorde of Raix the lorde of Rieux the lorde Tornemyne the lorde of Pont. dyuers other barons knightꝭ and squ●ers in euery batayle was M. of good fightyng men and the lorde Charles of Bloys was ●esy in desyringe euery batell to do that day their true deuoyre and tooke it on his soule on his part of paradyse that they shulde fight in a rightfull quarell promysing euery man acordynge to their desertes to be well rewarded ¶ Nowe let vs speke of the englysshmen bretons how they ordred their batayls sir Johan C handos who was princypall capitayue ouer them though therle of Mountfort were chiefe for the kyng of Englande had writen so to hym that he shulde specially entend to the busynesse o● his sonne therle of Mountfort who shuld haue his doughter in maryage And so aboue all other knightes he was moost nerest to therle of Mountfort he had well ymagined and cōsydred the demeanour of the frenchmen in his mynde praysed gretly their good ordre sayd 〈…〉 pereth surely that the flour of honour cheual●y is among yonder company besyde great wyt and good ordre

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 cōtent 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 nōbre 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 ▪ a sixe hundred men of armes as many archers and so they lodged thēselfe 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 y● we shall haue batayle lette vs drawe thyderwarde Than it was cōmaunded that euery man shulde go forwarde And so they departed out of their logynges all knightes and squyers geneuoys genetours and all folowed the kyugꝭ 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 thē 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 ꝑteyning to the kyng of Portyngale Bytwene these two hostes and the moūtayne ther was done dayly dedꝭ of armes by yong knyghtes and bachelers desyring to auaūce thēselfe 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 y● 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 discōfyted 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 y● kyng of Portyngale that he wolde come And he thought nat the cōtrary but that he wolde haue come For the duke of Lācastre 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 y● had ben the same yere in Englande and for certayne other incydentes that had fallen in Flaūders The kyng of Englande nor his coūsayle wolde nat suffre hym to deꝑte 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 y● mayster of Castrane and Dāpeter 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 thē And the kyng of Portyngale excused hym selfe and sayd Howe the faute was in the englysshemen in y● 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 Fraūce called sir Trystram de Roy. Who desyred greatly to auaūce his honoure whan he lawe the peace was made bitwene y● two kyngꝭ 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 ● 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 hūdred knightes and squiers at y● 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 y● was reputed the best knyght in that cōpany Thus these two knightꝭ were armed at all peces and well horsed with their speares redy in their hādes And so they ranne eche at other and brake their speares

and flemynges Cap. CCCC .iii. WHan Philyp Dartuell herde his messanger speke and report howe they of the grayson of And warpe sette nothynge by hym Than he sware y● what so euer it cost him or the coūtrey of Flaunders ▪ he wolde nothyng entende tyll he had taken that towne and cast it downe to the erth he was so sore dyspleased He thought this to do had bene well in his puyssaūce seynge that all flaunders was inclyned to hym Whan he had soiourned a sixe dayes at Courtrey and had renewed their lawe and hadde taken fealtie and homage of them as though he had bene erle of Flaūders than he returned to Gaunt and ther he was met with procession with so great ioye that the erle their naturall lorde was neuer so honourably receyued the people worshypped hym lyke their god bycause he gaue the counsaile wherby their towne recouered their estate and puissaūce For it coude nat be estemed the great riches and welth that came daily to them by water and by lande Fro Bruges fro Dan and fro Sluce and the lofe of breed that in thre wekes togyder was worth an olde grote was than worthe but four mytes and the wyne that was worth .xxiiii. grotes was than valued but at two grotes As than euery thynge in Gaunt was better chepe than at Tourney or at Ualencennes Philyppe Dartuell than kepte a great stable of good horses lyke a great prince and he was as well stuffed in all thynge in his howse as though he had bene erle of Flaunders and better than therle was apoynted at Lysle And also he had through all Flaunders his offycers bayliffes cōstables receyuours and other who dayly brought him substaūce wherby he maynteyned his astate and he ware scarlet gownes furred with myneuer lyke as the duke of Brabant or erle of Haynalt dyd Also he hadde his chambre of accompte to paye and to reken for euery thyng as y● erle had And he gaue dyuers suppers and banketes to ladyes and damosels in lyke maner as the erle had done before and spared nother golde nor syluer for his pleasure And he wrote and called himselfe Phylip Dart well the regarde and ouer loker of Flaūders THe erle of Flaunders beynge at Lysle had moche to thynke on whan he sawe his countrey so sore rebelled agaynst hym and coude nat se that he was of puyssance as of himselfe euer to recouer it agayn for all the townes were in vnite and of one acorde agaynst hym the whiche he coulde neuer for do but by great force puyssaunce for all the countrey spake nomore of him nor dyd him no more honour nor wolde nat knowe hym for their lorde no more than he had neuer bene so Than the alyaunce that he had with the duke of Burgoyne who had maryed his doughter the lady Margaret by whome the duke had two fayre sonnes this alyaunce stode the Erle as than in good stede It was happy also than for hym y● kyng Charles was deed and that the yonge kyng as than was vnder the gouerning of his vncle the duke of Burgoyn who myght leade the kyng at his pleasur And also the kyng was yong and had good wyll to the warre wherfore it was y● lesse maystrie to styrre him therto And therle hoped that the duke of Burgoyne wolde sone set hym theron if he wolde shewe him howe he is boūde to ayde his men whan their men wyll rebell agaynst them But some thought that if kynge Charles had lyued styll tyll that tyme that he wolde haue done nothynge and if he had men supposed that he wolde therby anexed the countie of Flaunders to the crowne of Fraunce for therle of Flaūders was nat so well in his grace that he wolde haue done any thynge for hym without he had knowen well why ¶ Nowe let vs leaue to speke of these deuyses tyll tyme be that we retourne therto agayne but lette vs shewe howe the erle of Flaunders beynge at Lysle After the great losse that he had at Bruges he vnderstode howe sir Terrey Damayn and sir Fiurant de Heulle kept styll the towne of Andwarpe and had kept it euer sythe the besynes before Brugꝭ and knewe well that these knyghtꝭ were nat able to resyst agaynst the puyssance of Flaunders if they came to lay siege therto as it was thought y● they wolde do shortlye Than to refressh the towne therle called to him sir Danyell of Halwyn and sayd Sir I wyll ye go to And warpe and be souerayne capitayn there and take with you a hundred and fyftie speares a hundred crosbowes and two hundred other varlettes with speares and pauesses and take ye hede to that garison I gyue you the charge therof and newe vitayle it with corne whete and otes sault flesshe and with wyne out fro our frendes and neyghbours of Tourney they wyll nat fayle vs at this nede Sir ꝙ the knyght all this shal be done and sir I shall take as good hede to y● towne as I can sythe it please you that I shall so do there shall none yuell come therto by my fawte Danyell ꝙ the erle of that I am sure And so the knyght toke leaue of the erle and went to Andewarpe and there refresshed the towne with newe men of warre vitayle and other thynges necessary WHan Philyp Dartuell beyng in Gaūt vnderstode the tydinges howe they of Andwarp were refresshed with newe men than he sayd he wolde prouyde for remedy sayng howe it was nat to be suffred For it was greatly to the preiudyce and dyshonour of the countre of Flaūders that this towne helde so agaynst them wherfore he sayd he wolde go and lay siege therto and nat to departe thens tyll he had beaten it downe and put to dethe all tho that were within knyghtes other Than he sent his cōmaundement through the countre of Flaunders that euery man shulde be redy the .ix. day of June to be with him before Andwarpe There was none that durst disobey his cōmaundement so the men of all the good townes in Flaūders and they of the franke of Bruges made them redy and came and layd siege before Andwarpe and lay abrode in the feldes in medowes and in marsshes and there about And there was Philyppe Dartuell their capytayn by whome they were all ordred who helde a great estate before Andwarpe Than he reared a tayllage in Flaunders euery fyre euery weke to pay four grotes the ryche to beare out the feble wherby he gate togyder moch money for there was none excused but all payed For he had seruaūtes for the nones through all the countrey who made euery man to paye poore and ryche whyder they wolde or nat It was sayd he had at y● siege mo than a hūdred thousande men and the flemynges had pyled in the ryuer of Lescalt great pyles of great tymbre so that no shyppe coulde come fro Tourney to Andewarpe they had in their hoost all thynges plentyfull market with