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
sayd that if it wolde please the duke of Berrey the other lordes there to send theÌ„ a saue coÌ„duct to coÌ„e to Poiters wtinsixe dayes than they wolde bring their hole myndê in that behalfe The frenche messangers retourned to these lordes and shewed them the mynde of theÌ„ of the town of Rochell Than the coÌ„duct was grauÌ„ted theÌ„ and to Poycters went certayne of the burgesses of Rochell and sayd to these lordes of FraÌ„ce how they were well content to be vnder the frenche kynge so that they myght caste downe their castell to the erthe and that ther beneuet castell made there more And on that condicy on the towne of Rochell all rochellois shulde be for euer vnder the resort and demayne of the frenche kyng and neuer to be put away by maryage or any maner of peace that may happe to come to the realme of France or by what so euer coÌ„dycion it be And also they of the towne to haue a mynt to forge money bothe whyte blacke of the same forme and alay as is in Parys But the lordes of FrauÌ„ce wolde nat agre to all this tyll they knewe the frenche kynges pleasure in that behalfe And so the lordê gaue saue conduct to theÌ„ of Rochell to go the the kynge to knowe his pleasur And so .xii. of the burgesses of the towne went to Parys to the kyng who accorded to their desyre and feested them greatly and gaue theÌ„ great gyftes And whan they were retourned to Rochell they shewed their charters sealed by the kynge and confyrmed in the chaÌ„bre of the kyng of the peeres of FrauÌ„ce And so incoÌ„tynent was beaten rased downe to the erthe the great castell of Rochell And than they sent to the great lordes of FrauÌ„ce at Poicters that they shulde come to Rochell and that they wolde set open the gates to them And so thyder came the constable of Fraunce and two hundred men of armes with hym and there they were receyued with great ioye to hym they dyde feaultie homage as to the frenche kynge for he had good procuracion fro the frenche kyng to receyue it for the kynge hadde stablysshed hym in those parties of Pâ—â—ardye representyng his owne body ¶ Howe sir Bertram of Clesquy coÌ„stable of FrauÌ„ce toke dyuers castels in Rochelloys And howe the kynge of England toke the see to come and reise the sege at Thouars Cap. ccc .v. WHan the constable of Fraunce sir Bertram of Clesquy had be four dayes in the towne of Rochell and had shewed theÌ„ of the towne how they shuld ordre theÌ„selfe for thens forwarde Than he departed went to Poycters to the foresayd dukes and lordes And so with theÌ„ he went into the felde to conquere certayne fortresses on the marches of Rochell and he was to the nombre of thre thousand speares And so they departed fro Poyctres and went and besteged the castell of Benon whiche was a fayre castell and a stronge and so they sayde they wolde nat departe thens tyll they had it at their pleasure And in this castell there was a capitayn vnder the captall of Benon a squier of the countie of Foiz called WyllmÌ„ of Pons and with hym a knyght of Napless named sir James There the frenche lordes made dyuers assautes they within defended theÌ„selfe right valyauntly and nat farre thers there was the fortresse of Surgeres wherin there were certayne englysshmen yâ— kept it vnderthe captall so in an euennyng they sayd how they wolde go and a wake the frenche hoost And soo ther rode forthe a .xl. speares with some the they had sent for fro Marant and so they came sovenly into the constables lodgynge and dyde hurte dyuers of his men and specially they ssewe a squier of his Than the hoost began to styrre to arme them as soone as they myght and the englysshmen who hadde done their enterpryse without danger retourned agayne to their for tresse without any domage Wherof the constable was so sore displeased that he sware neuer to departe thens tyll he had taken the castell of Benon slayne all those within it And so the same mornyng he caused all maner of men to arme theÌ„ and to drawe for the all maner of a bylementes of assaut and gaue suche an assaut yâ— long before was nat sene suche another for thaÌ„men of armes and bretons entred into dykes nat sparynge them selfe And so came to the fote of the walles with pauesses on their heedâ— and myned the walles with pikes that it was marueyle to beholde them And they dyde somoche that they beate downe a great pane of the wall wherby they entred without danger so the castell was taken and all they within slayne as many as coulde be founde Than after the sayd constable caused the same castell to be agayn repayred and set therin a newe garyson of frenchmen Than he drewe to the castell of Morant and they within yelded them vp sauynge their lyues and goodes And than they went to Surgeres which also yelded vp to the obeysance of the frenche kyng but the englyshmen were deê‘ted for they durst nat abyde the comyng of the constable And so than after the constable went to the castell of Fountnay the countie whiche the wyfe of sir John Harpen dan kept and so they beseged the towne and castell and gaue therto dyuers assautes Finally they within by composicyon departed with the lady as many as wolde and so were by the constable coÌ„ueyed to Thouars So the freÌ„chmen had the possessyon of the towne castell of FouÌ„tuey and refresshed it with newe people THan the constable and lordes of FraÌ„ce went and layd sege to Thouars wher as the moost parte of the knightes of Poictou were As the vycont of Thouars the lordes of Pertney Pousanges Corse and Crupenac and sir Loyes of Harcourt Geffray Dargenton James of Surgeres and Percyuall of Coloyne And these frenche lordes had made at Poicters at Rochell dyuers engyns wher with they assayled and traueyled greatly the poicteuyns within Thouars And so all thynges consydred they entreated with the frenchmen to haue a peace for theÌ„selfe for their laÌ„dê syll the feest of saynt Michaell next folowyng whiche shulde be in the yere of our lorde M .iii. C .lxii. And in the meaue tyme they to sende to the kyng of England their lorde to certifye hym of their estate and coÌ„dycion so that if they were nat ayded by him or by one of his sonnes within the sayd terme than they to yelde them and their landes to the obeysance of the french 〈◊〉 This treaty was agreed vnto and than the knightes of France retourned to Parys thyder was brought the Captall of Beufz and put in prison vnder sure kepyng in a towre in the temple And the kyng who was right glad of his takyng caused to be delyuered to yâ— squyer that toke hym .xii. thousande frankes And so the messangers that went fro the poicteuyns came into Englande and
of our lorde M. CCC .xxvi. And so aboode on the sandes thre dayes with lytle puruey aunce of vitaylle and vnshypped theyr horses and harneys nor they wist nat in what parte of Inglande they were in other in the power of theyr frendis or in the power of theyr ennemies On the .iiii. day they toke forth theyr way in the aduenture of god and of saynt George as suche people as hadde suffred great disease of colde by nyght and hunger and great feare Whereof they were nat as than clene ryd And so they rode forth by hylles and dales on the done syde and on the other tyll at the laste they founde vyllages and a great abbeye of blacke monkes the whiche is called saint HamoÌ„ wher as they .iii. dayes refresshed themselfe ¶ Howe the quene of Inglande beseged the kyng her husbande in the towne of Bristo we Cap. xi ANd than this tidyng spred about the realme so moche that at the last it came to the knowledge of the lordes by whom the quene was called agayn into Ingland and they apparailed them in all hast to come to Edward herson whom they wold haue to theyr soueraigne lorde And the fyrste that came gaue them moost comforte was Henry Erle of Lancastre With the wrye necke called Torte colle who was brother to Thomas erle of Lancastre beheeddyd as ye haue harde here before who was a good knyght greatly recoÌ„mended as ye shall here after in this hystorye Thys Erle Henry came to the quene with great companye of men of Warre and after hym came from one parte and other erles barones knyghtys and squiers with so moche people that they thought them clene out of parelles and alwayes encreased theyr power as they went forewarde Than they toke counsell among them that they shulde ryde streyght to the towne of Brystowe Where as the kyng was and with hym the Spencers The whiche was a good towne and a stronge and Well closed standyng on a good port of the see and a stronge castell the see bettyng rounde about it And therin was the kyng and ser Hewe Spencer the elder who was about .xC. of age and syr Hewe Spencer his sonne who was chieffe gouernour of the kyng and counsayled hym in all his euyll dedis Also there was the Erle of Arundell who had wedded the doughter of syr Hewe SpeÌ„cer and diuerse other knyghtis and squiers repayryng about the kyng is courte Than the quene and all her companye lordes of Heynaulte erles and barons and all other inglisshemen toke the right way to the said towne of Bristowe and in euery towne where as they entred they were receyued with great feast honour and alwayes theyr people encreased and so longe they rodeby theyr iourneys that they arryued at Brystowe and besygedde the towne rounde about as nere as they myght and the kyng and syr Hewe Spencer the yonger helde theym in the castelle and the olde syre Hewe Spencer and the erle of Arundell helde them in the towne And whan the people of the towne sawe the greate power that the Quene was of For all moost all Inglande was of her accorde and parceued what parell and daunger euydentely they were in They toke counsell amonge theymselfe and determyned that they wolde yelde vppe the towne to the quene So that they re lyues and gooddys myghte be sauyd And soo they sende to treate with the quene and her counsell in this mattyer But the quene nor her counselle Wolde nat agree therto without she myght do with syr Hewe Spencer with the erle of Arundell what it pleased her Whan the people of the towne sawe they coulde haue no peace otherwise nor saue the towne nor theyr gooddes nor theyr lyues in that distresse they accorded to the quene and opened the gates so that the quene and ser JohnÌ„ of Heynaulte and all her barous knyghtis and squyers entred into the towne and toke theyr lodgyngys within as many as myght the reside we without Than sir Hewe Spencer and the Erle of â—rundel were taken brought before the quene to do her pleasure with them Than there was brought to the quene her owne chyldren JohnÌ„ hersonne and her two doughters the whiche were fouÌ„d ther in the kepyng of the sayd syr Hewe Spencer Wherof the quene had great ioye for she had nat seue theym longe before Than the kyng myght haue great sorowe and sir Hewe Spencer the yonger who were fast inclosed in the stronge castell and the moost part of all the realme turned to the quenes parte and to Edward her eldest sonne ¶ Howe that syr Hewe SpeÌ„cer and the erle of Arundell were iudged to dethe Cap. xii WHan the quene and her barons and all her company were lodged at theyr ease Than they beseged the castell as nere as they myght The quene caused syr Hewe SpeÌ„cer the elder and therle of AruÌ„dell to be brought forth before Edward her sonne and all the barons that were there present And sayde howe that she and her sonne shulbe take ryght lawe on them accordyng to theyr desertis Than syr Hewe Spencer sayd Ma dame god be to you a good iudge and gyue you good iudgement and if we can nat haue it in this world I praye god we maye haue hit in another Than stepte forth syr Thomas Wage a good knyght and marshall of the hoste and ther openly he recouÌ„ted they dedis in wrytynge And than tourned hym to another auncient knyght to the entent that he shuld bryng hym on that case fanty and to declare what shuld be done with suche parsones and what Judgement they shulde haue for suche causes Than the sayd knyght counsailed with other barons and knyghtis and so reported theyr opynions the Whiche was how they had well deserued deth for dyuers horryble dedis the whiche they haue commysed for all the trespas rehersed before to iustifie to be of trouth Wherfore they haue deserued for the dyuersyties of theyr trespaces to haue iudgement in .iii. dyuers maners Fyrst to be drawen and after to be heedded and than to be hanged on the Jebet This in lyke wyse as they were iubged so it was done executed before the castell of Brystowe in the syght of the kyng and of syr Hewe Spencer the yonger This iudgement was doone in the yere of our lorde M. CCC .xxvi. on saynt Denys day in October And after this execution the kyng and the yong SpeÌ„cer seyng theym selfe thus beseged in this myschief and knewe no comfort that myght come to them in a mornyng betymes they two with a smalle company entred into a lytle vessell behynde the castell thynkyng to haue fledde to the countrey of Walys But they were .xi. dayes in the shyppe and enforced it to saile as moche as they myghte But what so euer they dydde the wynde was euery daye so contrary to them by the wyll of god that euery daye oones or twyse they were euer brought agayn within a quartter of a
after at the towne of yorke standyng northward The kyng sent moche people before to kepe the fronters agaynst Scotland And sent a great ambassade to sir JohnÌ„ of Heynault praying hym right effectuously yâ— he wold helpe to socour and to kepe company with hym in his voiage agaynst the Scottis and that he wold he with hym at the AsceÌ„cion day nexte after at yorke with suche company as he myght gette of men of warre in those parties Whan ser JohnÌ„ of Heynaulte lorde of Beamonde hard yâ— kyngis desyre he sent streyght his letters his messengers in euery place where as he thought to recouer or attaigne to haue any company of men of warre Inflaunders in Heynaulte in Brabant and in other places desyryng them that in theyr best apparell for the warre they wolde mete hym at Wysant for to go ouer the see with hym into Ingland And all suche as he sent vnto came to hym with a glad chere and dyuerse other that hard therof in trust to attaigne to as moche honour as they had that were with hym in Ingland before at the other voiage So that by that tyme yâ— sayd lorde Beamond was come to Wysant ther was redy shyppes for hym and his company brought out of Ingland And so they toke shyppyng and passed ouer the see and arryued at Douer so than seased nat to ryde tyll they came within .iii. dayes of Penthecoste to the towne of yorke wher as the kyng and the quene his mother and all his lordis were with great host taryeng the comynge ofsir JohnÌ„ of Heynaulte and had sent many before of theyr men of armes archers and comen people of the good townes and villagê and as people resorted they were caused to be loged .ii. or .iii. leges of alabout in the countre And on a day thyther came sir JohnÌ„ of Heynaulte and his company who were ryght welcome well receyued both of the kyng of the quene his mother and of all other baroÌ„s and to them was delyuered the sub barbes of the cite to lodge in And to sir JohnÌ„ of Heynaulte was delyuered an abbey of whyte monkes for hym and his howsold Ther came with hym out of Heynaulte the lorde of Angiew who was called syr Gualtier sir Henry lorde Dantoing and the lord of Saignoles and sit Fastres de Rae sir Robert de Batlleul and sir Guilliam de Bailleul his brother and the lorde of Hauereth chasteleyne of Mons ser Allard de Brysnell ser Mychell de Ligne ser JohnÌ„ de MeÌ„ tigni the yonger and his brother sir Sawse de Boussat the lorde of GoÌ„megines syr Percyual de Seuernes the lorde of Byaurien and the lorde of Floien Also of the countre of FlauÌ„ders Ther was ser Hector of Uilais sir de Rodes ser Umslart de Guistell the lorde of Traces sir Guyssuyn de la Muele and dyuerse came thither of the countrey of Brahant as the lorde of Dufle syr Tyrry of Uaucourt syr Rasse de Gres syr JohnÌ„ de Cassebegne syr JohnÌ„ Pylestre syr Guyllaum de Courterelless The .iii. bretherne de Harlebeque syr Gualtier de hault bergue and dyuers other And of Behaignons ther was syr JohnÌ„ de Libeaur and sir Henry his brother sir Henry de la Chapell syr Hewe de Hay syr JohnÌ„ de Limies syr Lambert de Dres and sir Guilbert de Hers. And out of CaÌ„bresis and Artoys ther were come certayn knyghtê of theyr owne good wylles to auauÌ„ce theyr bodyes so that sir JohnÌ„ of Heynaulte had well in his company .v. C. men of armes well apparailed and richely mounted And after the feast of Penthecost came thyther syr Guyllaume de Juliers who was after duke of Juliers after yâ— dissease of his father and sir Henry Tyrry of Branberque who was after erle of Los and with them a ryghtfayre rowâ—â— and all to kepe companye with the gentle knyght sir JohnÌ„ of Heynaulte lorde Beamont ¶ The discencion that was bitwene the archers of Inglande and themof Heynaulte Cap. xvi THe gentle kyng of InglaÌ„d the better to fest these strauÌ„ge lordes and all their company helde a great courte on Trynite sonday in the friers wher as he the queue his mother were lodged kepynge theyr house eche of them apart All this feast the kyng hadde well .v. C. knyghtis and .xv. were newe made And the quene had well in her courte .lx. ladyes and damozelles who were there redy to make feast and chere to sir JohnÌ„ of Heynaulte and to his companye There myght haue been seen great nobles pleÌ„ty of all maner of strauÌ„ge vitaile There were ladyes and damozelless fre shly apparayled redy to haue daunced if they myght haue leue But incontynent after dyuer there began a great fraye bitwene some of the gromes and pages of the strauÌ„gers and of the archers of Inglande who were lodged among them in the said subbarbis and anon all the archers asseÌ„bled them to gether with their bowes droue the straungers home to theyr lodgyngê and the most part of the knyghtis and maisters of them were as then in the kyng is courte but as soone as they harde tydyngê of the fray eche of them drewe to theyr owne lodgyng in great hast suche as myght entre and suche as coulde nat get in were in great parell For the archers who were to the nombre of .iii. M. shotte faste theyr arowes nat sparyng maisters nor varlettis And it was thought and supposed that this sraye was begonne by some of the frendis of yâ— Spencers of the erle of Arundels who were put to deth before by the aâ—de and counsell of sir JohnÌ„ of Heynaulte as ye haue harde before as than parauenture thought to be som what reueged and to set discorde in the hoost And so the Inglysshemen that were hostes to these strauÌ„gers shoot fast their doores and wyndowes wolde nat suffre theym to entre in to theyr lodgyngis howbeit some gate in on the backe syde and quickly armed them but they durst nat issue out into the strete for feare of the arowes Than the strauÌ„gers brake out on the backe side and brake downe pales and hedges of gardens and drewe them into a certeyne playne place aboode their company tyll at the last they were a C. and aboue of men of armes and as many vnharnest suche as coulde nat get to theyr lodgyugê And whan they were asseÌ„bled to gether they hasted them to go and succoure theyr compaignyons who defended theyr lodgyngis in yâ— great strete And as they went forth they passed by the lodgyng of the lorde Denghyen wher as there were great gatis both before behynd openyng into the great strete and the archers of Ingland shot fersly at the howse ther were many of the Henaus hurte the good knyght of Austre de Rue and syr JohnÌ„ Parceuall de Meries and syr Sanse de Boussac these .iii. coulde nat entre in to theyr lodgyngis to arme them but they dyd as valiantly as though they
that it were harde to make mencion of them all ¶ Howe kyng Robert of Scotland dyed Cap. xx ANd whan that the scottis were departed by nyght from the mountaigne where as the kyng of Ingland hadde beseged theym as ye haue harde here before They went .xxii. Myle throughe that sauage countrey without restyng and passed the riuer of â—yne right nere to Carlyle And the next day they went into theyr owne lande and so departed euery man to his owne mansion â–ª and within a space afâ— there was a peace purchased bitwene the kyngis of Ingland and Scotland and as the englysshe cronicle sayth it was done by the speciall counsell of the olde quene and ser Roger Mortymer for by theyr meanes there was a plyament holden at North hampton at the whiche the kyng being within age grauÌ„ted to the scottis to release all the feaulties and homages that they ought to haue done to the Crowne of Inglande by his Charter ensâ—aled And also there was delyuered to the scottis an endenture the whiche was called the Ragmon wherin was coâ—teyned all the homages and feaulties that yâ— kyng of scottis and all the prelatis erles and barones of Scotlande ought to haue done to the crowne of Inglande sealed with all their sealis with all other rightis that sondry barones and knyghtis ought to haue hadde in the realme of Scotlanâ— And also they delyuered to them agayn the blacke crosse of Scotland â–ª the whiche the good kyng Edwarde conquered brought it out of the abbey of Scoue the whiche was a precious relique and all rightis and enteresses that euery baron had in Scotlande was than clene forgyuen and many other thyngis were done at that parlyament to the great hurt and preiudice of the realme of Ingland and in maner ageynst the wyls of all the nobles of the realme saue onely of Isabell the olde quene the busshop of Ely and the lord mortymer They ruled the realme in suche wyse that euery man was myscontent So that the erle Henry of Lancastre and syr Thomas Brotherton erle marshall and syr Edmund of Wodstocke the kyngê vncles and dyuerse other lordes and coÌ„mons were agreed to gether to amende these faultes if they myght And in that meane tyme yâ— quene Isabell syr Roger MortymÌ„ caused a nother parliament to be holden at Salysbury at the whiche parliament Roger Mortymer was made erle of Marche ageynst all the baroÌ„s wyls of InglaÌ„d in preiudice of the kyng his realme and sir JohnÌ„ of Eltham the kyngis brother was made erle of Cornewal To the whiche â—liameÌ„t there Henry of LaÌ„castre wold â—at come wherfore the kynge was broughte in beleue that he wold haue distroyed his parson for the whiche they assembled a great hoste and went to ward Bedforde Where as the Erle Henry was with his companye Than the Erle Marshall and therle of Kent the kyngis brother made a peace bitwene the kyng the erle of LaÌ„castre on whose part was Henry lorde Beamont syr Fowke Fitzwayn Thomas Rocellin ser WilliaÌ„ Trussell Syr Thomas Wyther and abowte a C. knyghtis who were all exyled out of Inglande by the counsaile of quene Isabell and the Erle MortymÌ„ for he was so couetous that he thought to haue the most part of all their landis into his owne handis as it is more playnly shewen in the inglisshe cronicle â–ª the whiche I passe ouer and folowe myn auctour The forsaid peace whiche was purchased bitwene Ingland and ScotlaÌ„d was to endure .iii. yere And in the meane tyme it fortuned that kyng Robert of Scotland was right sore aged feble â–ª for he was greatly charged with the great sickenes so that ther was no way with hym but deth And whan he felte that his ende drew nere he sent for suche barones lordis of his realme as he trusted best shewed them how there was no remedy with hym but he must nedis leue this transetory lyfe CoÌ„mauÌ„dyng them on the faith and trouth that they owed hym truly to kepe the realme and ayde the yong prince Dauid his sonne and that whan he wer of age they shulde obey hym and crowne hym kyng and to mary hym iÌ„ suche a place as was coÌ„uenient for his astate Than he called to hym the gentle knyght sir William Duglas sayde before all the lordes Sir William my dere freÌ„d ye knowe well that I haue had moche a do my dayes to vphold and susteyne the ryght of this realme and whaÌ„ I had most a do I made a solemne vow the whiche as yet I haue nat accomplysshed wherof I am right sory The whiche was if I myght acheue and make an ende of al my warres so that I myght ones haue brought this realme in rest and peace than I promysed in my mynd to haue gone and warred on Christis ennemies aduersaries to our holy christen faith To this purpose myn hart hath euer eateÌ„ ded but our lorde wolde nat coâ—sent therto for I haue had so muche a do in my dayes nowe in my last entreprise I haue takyn suche a malady that I can nat escape And syth it is so that my body can nat go nor acheue that my hart desireth I Wyll sende the hart instede of the body to accomplyhssmyn auowe and bycause I knowe nat in all my realme no knyght more valyaunt than ye be nor of body so Well furnysshed to accoÌ„plysshemyn avowe in stede of my selfe Therfore I require you myn owne dere aspeciall freÌ„de that ye wyll take on you this voiage for the loue of me and to acquite my soule agaynst my lord god For I trust so moche in your noblenes and trouth that and ye wyll take on you I doubte nat but that ye shall achyue it and than shall I dye in more ease and quiete so that it be done in suche maner as I shall declare vnto you I woll that as soone as I am trepassed out of this worlde that ye take my harte owte of my body and enbawme it and take of my treasoure as ye shall thynke sufficient for that entreprise both for yor selfe and suche company as ye wyll take With you and present my hart to the holy Sâ—pulchre Where as our lorde laye Seyng my body can nat come there And take with you suche company and purueyaunce as shal be aparteyuyng to your astate And where so euer ye come let it be knowen howe ye cary with you the harte of kyng Robert of Scotland at his instauÌ„ce and desire to be pÌ„sented to the holy sepulchre ThaÌ„ all the lordes that harde these wordes wept for pitie And whan this knyght syr William Duglas myght speke for wepyng he sayd I gentle noble kyng a C. tymes I thanke your grace of the great honour that ye do to me Sith of so noble and great treasure ye gyue me in charge And syr I shall do with a glad harte all that ye haue coÌ„mauÌ„ded me to the best of my true power
of the marshals retourned to the kynges hoost about noone and so lodged all toguyder nere to Cressy in Pouthieu the kynge of Englande was well enfourmed howe the frenche kyng folowed after hym to fight Than he said to his coÌ„pany lette vs take here some plotte of grouÌ„de for we wyll go no farther tylle we haue sene our ennemyes I haue good cause here to abyde them for I am on the ryght herytage of the quene my mother the which lande was gyuen aâ—her maryage I woll chalenge it of myne aduersary Philyppe of Ualoys and bycause that he had nat the eyght part in nombre of men as the frenche kyng had therfore he commaunded his marshals to chose a plotte of grounde som what for his aduauntage and so they dyde and thyder the kynge and his hoost went than he sende his currours to Abuyle to se if the frenche kyng drewe that day into the felde or natte They went forthe and retourned agayne and sayde howe they coude se none aparence of his commyng than euery man toke their lodgyng for that day and to be redy in the mornynge at the sound of the truÌ„pet in the same place Thus friday the frenche kynge taryed styll in Abuyle abyding for his coÌ„pany and sende his two marshals to ryde out to se the dealyng of thenglysshmen and at nyght they retourned sayde howe the englysshmen were lodged in the feldes â–ª that nyght the frenche kyng made a supper to all the chefe lordes that were ther with hym and after supper the kyng desyred them to be frendes â—â—h to other the kyng loked for the erle of Sauoy who shulde come to hym with a thousande speares for he had receyued wages for a thre monethes of them at Troy in Campaigne ¶ Of the order of the englysshmen at Cressy and howe they made thre batayls a fote Cap. C .xxviii. ON the friday as I sayd before the kyng of Englande lay in the feldes for the contrey was pleÌ„tyfull of wynes and other vytayle if nede had ben they had prouisyon folowyng in cartê and other caryages That night the kyng made a supper to all his chefe lordes of his hoost made them gode chere and whan they were all departed to take their rest Than the kynge entred into his oratorie and kneled downe before the auter prayeng god deuoutly that if he fought the next day that he might achyue the iourney to his honour than aboute mydnight he layde hym downe to rest and in the mornynge he rose be tymes and harde masse â–ª and the prince his sonne with hym and the moste part of his compaâ—â— were confessed and houseled And after the 〈…〉 asse sayde he commauÌ„ded euery man to be armed to drawe to the felde to the same place before apoynted than the kyng caused a parke to be made by the wodesyde behynde his hoost and ther was set all cartes and caryages and within the parke were all their horses for euery man was a fote And into this parke there was but one entre than he ordayned thre batayls In the first was the yonge prince of Wales with hym the erle of Warwyke and Canforde the lorde Godfray of Harecourt sir Reynolde Cobham sir ThomÌ„s Holande the lorde Stafforde the lorde of Maâ—uy the lorde Dalaware sir JohnÌ„ Chandos sir Bartylmewe de Bomes sir Robert Neuyll the lorde Thomas Clyfforde the lorde Bourchier the lorde de la Tumyer dyuers other knyghtes and squyers that I can nat name they wer an .viii. hundred men of armes and two thousande archers and a thousande of other with the walsshmen euery lorde drue to the felde apoynted vnder his owne baner and penone In the second batayle was therle of Northampton the erle of Aâ—â—dell the lorde Rosse the lorde Lygo the lorde Wylough by the lord Basset the lorde of saynt Aubyne sir Loyes Tueton the lorde of Myleton the lorde de la Sell and dyuers other about an eight hundred men of armes and twelfhundred archers The thirde batayle had the kyng he had seuyn hundred men of armes and two thousande archers than the kyng lept on a hobby with a whyte rodde in his hand one of his marshals on the one hande and the other on the other hand he rode fro reuke to reuke desyringe euery man to take hede that day to his right and honour He spake it so swetely with so good couÌ„tenance and mery chere that all suche as were dysconfited toke courage in the sayeng and heryng of him And whan he had thus visyted all his batayls it was than nyne of the day than he caused euery man to eate drinke a lytell and so they dyde at their leaser And afterwarde they ordred agayne their bataylles than euery man lay downe on the yerth and by hym his salet and bowe to be the more 〈◊〉 heâ— whan their ennemyes shulde come ¶ Th order of the frenchmen at Cressy and howe they behelde the demeanour of thenglysshmen Cap. C .xxix. THis saturday the frenche kynge rose â—â—tymes and hard masse in Abuyle in his lodgyng in the abbey of saynt Peter and he departed after the some rysing whan he was out of the towne two leages aprocâ—yng towarde his ennemys some of his lordes sayd to hym Sir it were good that ye ordred yor batayls and let all your fote men passe som what on before that they be nat troubled with the horsemen Than the kyng sent .iiii. knyghtê the Moyne Bastell the lorde of Noyers the lorde of Beauie we and the lorde â—am begny to ryde to a viewe thenglysshe hoste and so they rode so nere that they might well se part of their dealyng Thenglysshmen sawe the well and knewe well howe they were come thyder to a vieu them they let them alone and made no countena 〈…〉 warde theÌ„ and let them retourne as they came And whan the frenche kyng sawe 〈…〉 oure knyghtes retourne agayne he taryâ—â—â—â—ll they came to hym and sayd sirs what tidynges these four knyghtes eche of them loked on other for ther was none wolde speke before his coÌ„panyon finally the kyng sayd to Moyne who pertayned to the kyng of Behaygne and had done in his dayes somoch that he was reputed for one of the valyantest knightê of the worlde sir speke you Than he sayd sir I shall spekesyth it pleaseth you vnder the correction of my felawes sir we haue ryden sene the behauyng of your ennemyes knowe ye for trouth they are rested in thre batayls abidyng for you Sir I woll counsell you as for my part sauynge your dyspleasure that you and all your coÌ„pany rest here and lodg for this nyght for or they that be behynde of your â—oÌ„pany become hyther and or your batayls beset in gode order it wyll be very late and your people be wery and out of array and ye shall fynde your ennemis fresshe and redy to receyue you erly in the mornynge ye may order your bataylles at more leaser and aduyse your ennemis at
reason for a valyant man and a good knyght acquitynge hym selfe nobly among lordes princes ought greatly to be recommended for that day he toke no hede for takyng of any prisoner with his owne haÌ„des but alwayes fought and went forwarde but there was taken by his coÌ„pany vnder his baner dyuers good knightes and squyers of Aragon and of FrauÌ„ce And specially sir Bertram of Clesquy sir Arnolde Dandrehen sir Begue of Uillaynes and mo than threscore prisoners So thus finally the batayle of sir Bertram of Clesquy was disconfyted and all that were therin taken and slayneâ— as well they of FrauÌ„ce as of Aragon Ther was slayne the Begue of Uillyers and taken the lorde Antoyâ—ge of Heynault the lorde Bresuell sir Gawen of Bayllieull sir Johan of Bergenettes sir Alemant of saynt UenaÌ„t and dyuers other Than drewe toguyder these baners the baner of the duke of Lancastre of sir Johan Chandos and of the two marshalles and the penon of saynt George And went all toguyder on the batayle of kyng Henry and cryed with a hygh voyce saynt George guyen Than the spanyardes and their coÌ„pany were sore puta backe the Captall of Beufz and the lorde Clysson fought valyantly and also sir Eustace Dambreticort sir Hughe Caurell sir Souldyche sir Johan Dureux and other acquyted theÌ„ selfe that day right nobly The prince shewed hymselfe lyke a noble knight and fought valyantly with his enemyes On the othersyde kyng Henry acquited hymselfe right valiaÌ„tly and recouered and tourned agayn his people that day thre tymes for after that the erle of Anxell and a thre thousande horsmen with hym were departed fro the felde the other began than greatly to be discoÌ„fyted and were euer redy to flye after their coÌ„pany but than euer kynge Henry was before theym and sayde Fayre lordes what do youâ— wherfore wyll ye thus forsake and betraye me sythe ye haue made me kynge and set the crowne on my heed and putte the herytage of Castell into my handes Retourne helpe to kepe and defende me and abyde with me for by the grace of god or it be night all shal be ours So that these wordes or suche lyke encoraged his people in suche wyse that it made theym to abyde lengar in the felde for they durst nat flye for shame whan they sawe their kynge their lorde so valiantly fight and speke so amyably So that there dyed mo than a thousande and fyue hundred persons that might well haue saued themselfe and haue taken the tyme to their aduantage and the loue that they had to their lorde and kynge hadde nat been WHan the batayle of the marshalles were passed throughe their ennemyes and had disconfyted the grettest nombre of theÌ„ so that the spanyardes coude nat susteyn nor defende them any lengar but began to flye away in great feare without any good array or order toward the cyte of Nauaret and so passeâ— by the great ryuer So that for any wordes yâ— kyng Henry coude say they wolde nat retorne and whan the kyng sawe the myschefe and disconfyture of his people and that he sawe no recouery Than he called for his horse and mounted theron and put hymselfe among them that fledde but he toke nat the way to Nauaret for feare of enclosynge but than toke another way â—schewyng all paryls for he knewe well that if he were taken he shulde dye wtout mercy ThaÌ„ the englysshmen and gascons lept a horsebake and began to chase the spanyardes who sledde away sore disconfyted to the great ryuer And at the entre of the bridge of Nauaret ther was a hydeous shedynge of blode and many a man slayne and drowned for dyuers lepte into the water the whiche was depe and hydeous they thought they had as lyue to be drowned as slayne And in this chase amonge other ther were two valyant knightes of Spayne beryng on them the abyte of relygion The one called the great priour of saynt James and the other the great maister of Calatrane They and their coÌ„pany to saue themselfe entred in to Nauaret and they were so nere chased at their backe by englysshmen and gascoyns that they wan the bridge so that ther was a great slaughter And thenglysshmen entred into the cytie after their enemyes who were entred into a strong house of stone Howbeit incontynent it was won byforce and the knightê taken and many of their men slayne and all the cyte ouerron and pylled the whiche was greatly to thenglysshmens profyte Also they wanne kyng Henries lodgynge wherin they founde gret richesse of vessell and iowelles of golde and syluer for the kyng was come thyder with great noblenesse so yâ— whan they were disconfyted they had no layser for to retourne thyder agayne to saue that they had left there So this was a hydeous and a terryble discoÌ„fyture and specially on the ryuer syde ther was many a man slayne And it was sayd as I herde after reported of some of them that were ther present that one might haue sene the water that ran by Nauaret to be of the coloure of reed with the blode of men and horse that were ther slayne This batayle was bytwene Nauer and Nauaret in Spayne The yere of the incarnacyon of our lorde Jesu Christ a thousande thre hundred threscore and sixe the thirde day of Aprill the whiche was on a saturday AFter the disconfyture of the batell of Nauaret whiche was done by noone The prince caused his baner to be reysed vp a highe vpon a busshe on a lytell hyll to the entent to drawe his people thyder and so thyder drue all those that came fro the chase Thyder came the duke of LaÌ„castre sir Johan Chandos the lorde Clysson the Captall of Beufz the erle of Armynacke the lorde Dalbret and dyuers other barones And had reysed vp on high their baners to drawe their people thyder and euer as they came they raynged them in the felde Also ther was Loyes kynge of Mallorques his baner before hym whervnto his company drue and a lytell there besyde was sir Marten de la Karr with the baner of his lorde the kynge of Nauer With dyuers other erles and barons the whiche was a goodly thinge to regard and beholde Than came thyder kynge Dampeter right sore chafed comynge from the chase on a great blacke courser his baner beten with the armes of Castell before hym And assoone as he sawe the princes baner he alyghted wente thyder And whan the prince sawe hym comynge he went and mette hym and dyde him great honour There the kyng Dampeter wolde haue kneled downe to haue thaÌ„ked the prince but the prince made great haste to take hym by the hande and wolde nat suffre him to knele ThaÌ„ the kynge sayd Dere and fayre cosyn I ought to gyue you many thaÌ„kes and prayses for this 〈◊〉 iourney that I haue attayned this day by your meanes Than the prince sayde Sir yelde thankes to god and gyue him all the prays for
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
by water and arryued at Mydelborowe in zelande suche as were of Gaunt retourned to GauÌ„t and euery man home to their owne townes And FrauÌ„ces Atreman and his company beyng at Calis departed and went to Gaunt but that was nat as long as the frenche kyng was in FlauÌ„ders but as I was enfourâ—â—ed they retourned by zelande In the same season that the frenche kyng lay at Courtrey he had dyuers couÌ„sayls to knowe howe he shulde parceyuer in his warre whether he shulde go and ley siege to Gaunt or nat The kyng was well wyllyng to haue gone thyâ—er In lykewise so were the bretons and burgonyoÌ„s But the lordes coÌ„sydred howe it was in the moneth of Decembre and in the deed tyme of wynter and dayly it rayned Wherfore they thought it was no good hostyng tyll somer season And also they sawe well howe their horses were but feble by reason of the colde season and the ryuers great and large about GauÌ„t Wherfore they thought but a lost tyme to ley any sege there And also the lordes were wery sore traueyled with so long lyeng in the feldes in that colde tyme and tayny So all thynges consydred it was determyned that the kynge shulde go to Tourney and there to refresshe him and to kepe his Christmas And they of farr countreis as of Auuergne of Dolphyn of Sauoy of Burgoyne shulde returne home into their owne countreis fayre easely And the bretons normayns and frenchmen shulde abyde styll with the constable to attende on the kyng for it was thought that they shulde haue some busynesse with the parisyeÌ„s who had newly forged a great noÌ„bre of malles wherfore they thought to set another rule and order amonge theÌ„ And whan the kynge shulde departe fro Courtrey he and his counsayle forgate nat the gylt spurres that they founde in a churche there in Courtray the whiche of olde tyme parteyned to the noble men of FrauÌ„ce somtyme slayne with erle Robert of Arthoyse at the batayle of Curtrey So than the kyng ordayned that at his departyng the towne shulde be set a fyre distroyed Whan the knowledge therof came to the erle of Flaunders he thought to haue founde some remedy therfore And so came before the kyng and kneled downe and requyred hym to do none yuell to the towne of Curtrey The kyng answered howe that surely he wolde nat here his request And so therle durst speke no more of that mater but so departed and went to his logyng Before they fyre began the duke of Burgoyne caused an horaloge to be taken downe the moost fayrest and goodlyest that coude be founde on that syde of the see The whiche horaloge was taken downe by peces and layed in chares and the bell also And after it was caryed to Diyon in Burgoyne and there it was sette vp there sowneth the .xxiiii. houres of the day and night AT the departyng of the kyng fro Courtrey the towne was clene distroyed and brent And the knyghtes squyers and men of warre toke some of the men women and chyldren to raunsome And so the kyng rode came to Turney and was lodged in the abbey of saiÌ„t Martyne and they of the towne dyde great reuerence to the kynge as reason requyred And all they of the towne were arayed in whyte with thre barres of grene on the one syde The cytie was deuyded to lodge the lordê The kyng lay at saynt Martyns and his company had one quarter of the towne The duke of Berry was lodged in the bysshoppes lodginge the duke of Burgoyne at the crowne the duke of Burbone at the golden heed the coÌ„stable at saynt James heed Ther was a cry made in the kingê name on payne of dethe no man to do any hurt to the people of the cytie and that no manne take any thyng without he pay truely therfore and that none entre in to the countie of Heynaulte to do any hurte or domage there All these thynges were well kept and holden there the lordes refresshed theÌ„ well And they of the farr countreis departed and retourned homewarde some by Lysle some by Doway and some by UalenceÌ„nes The erle of Bloyse toke leaue of the kynge and of his vncles and of his companyon therle of Ewe and so returned to his herytage in Heynalte And he lay a day and a nyght at UalenceÌ„nes wher he was well refresshed For he had achyued entierly the loue of the good people of the towne for the seruyce that he dyde to the countre whan the bretons burgonyons and sauoy syns wolde haue ouerron the countre whiche was let by his meanes And also for sir Tyrrie of Disquemyne who helde them of Ualencennes in great feate Whiche mater was putte in to the erles handes and in to the lorde of Couces and so therby they were in peace Than the erle departed fro Ualencennes and went to LeÌ„decheries and ther he taryed a season with the lady Mary his wyfe and Lewes his sofie And the somer after he went to Bloyse but the couÌ„tesse his wife and his sonne taryed styll in Heynalt and for the moost parte lay at Beaumont ¶ Howe the frenche kyng caÌ„e to Parys and howe he caused to be putte downe the cheyns and harnes in the towne and howe the parisyeÌ„s were raunsomed at his pleasure Cap. CCCC .xxvi. IN lykewise the erle of Marche and sir James of Burbone his brother deê‘ted fro Tourney and went to refresshe them at Scluse in Heynault on their owne herytages Sir Guy de lauall breton went to Cheure in Heynault wher he had parte of enherytauÌ„ce for he and sir Robert of Namure were lordê therof And yâ— lorde of Coucy went to Mortayn on the ryuer of Lescalt and there refresshed hym and his coÌ„pany but for the most parte he hym selfe was with the kyng at Turney The erle of saynt Poule had coÌ„missyon to chastyce the Urbanystes wherof ther were many in that towne And so he fouÌ„de many and euer as he founde theÌ„ in the churche of our lady or els where they were taken put in prison and sore rauÌ„somed And by that meanes the erle of saynt Poule gathered toguyder in a shorte season more than seuyn thousande frankes For there was none that scaped hym but that payed or founde good suretie to paye And whyle that the kyng lay at Tourney they of Gaunt had a saueconduct to go and coÌ„e and to entreate for a peace But in all their treaties they were as harde and as proude as thoughe they had won the vyctorie of the batayle of Rosebeque They sayd they wolde gladly put theÌ„ selfe vnder the obeysaunce of the frenche kyng to holde of hym and to haue their resort to the court of Parys But they sayd they wolde neuer haue nor take to their lorde the erle Loyes For they sayde they coude neuer loue hym bycause of the great domages that they had receyued by hym and by his meanes All that euer the kyng and his counsayle coude do