and achyued by yâ— warres of FraÌ„ce and Ingland shuld notably be inregisterd and put in perpetuall memory wherby the prewe and hardy may haue ensample to in courage them in theyr well doyng I syr JohnÌ„ Froissart wyll treat and recorde an hystory of great louage and preyse But or I begyn I require the sauyour of all the worlde who of nothyng created al thynges that he wyll gyue me suche grace and vnderstandyng that I may coÌ„tinue and ê‘ euer in suche wyse that who so this proces redeth or hereth may take pastauÌ„ce pleasure and ensample It is sayd of trouth that al buyldynges are masoned and wroughte of dyuerse stones and all great tyuers are gurged assembled of diuers surges and sprynges of water In lyke wyse all sciences are extraught and coÌ„piled of diuerse clerkes of that one wryteth another parauenture is ignorant But by the famous wrytyng of auncient auctours all thyngis ben knowen in one place or other Than to attaygne to the mater that I haue entreprised I wyll begyn Fyrst by the grace of god and of the blessed virgyn ourlady saynt Mary from whom all comfort consolation procedeth and wyll take my foundation out of the true cronicles somtyme coÌ„pyled by the right reuerend discrete and sage maister JohnÌ„ la Bele somtyme Chanon in saint LaÌ„bartis of Liege who with good herte and due diligence dyd his true deuoure in wrytyng this noble cronicle and dyd contynue it all his lyf dayes in folowyng the trouth as nere as he myght to his great charge coste in sekyng to haue the perfight knowledge therof He was also in his lyf dayes Welbeloued of the secret counsayle with the lorde sir JohnÌ„ of Haynaulte who is often remembred as reason requyreth here after in this boke For of many fayre and noble auentures he was chief causer And by whose meanes the sayd ser JohnÌ„ la Bele myght well knowe and here of many dyuers noble dedes The whiche here after shal be declared Trouth it is that I who haue entreprised this boke to ordeyne for pleasure and pastaunce to the whiche alwayes I haue ben inclyned and for that intent I haue folowed and frequented the company of dyuerse noble and great lordes as well in Fraunce Juglande and Scotland as in diuerse other countries and haue had knowledge by them And alwayes to my power iustly haue inquired for the trouth of the dedis of warre and auentures that haue fallen and specially syth the great batell of Poyters where as the noble kynge JohnÌ„ of France was takyn prisoner as before that tyme I was but of a yonge age or vnderstandyng Ho we be it I toke on me assoone as I came from scole to wryte and recite the sayd boke and bare the same compyled into Ingland and presented the volume therof to my lady Philypp of Heynaulte noble quene of Ingland who right amyably receyued it to my great profite auauÌ„cemeÌ„t And it may be so that the same boke is nat as yet eramyned nor corrected so iustely as suche a case requyreth For featis of armes derely bought achyued the honour therof ought to be gyuen truly deuided to them that by promes and hard trauayle haue deserued it Therfore to acquyte me in that bihalf and in folowyng the trouth as nere as I can I JohnÌ„ Froissart haue entreprysed this hystory on the forsaid ordynauÌ„ce and true fundacion at the instauÌ„ce and request of a dere lord of myn ser Robert of Namure knyght lord of Bewfort To whom entierly I owe loue and obeysyunce and god graunt me to do that thyng that may be to his pleasure Amen ¶ here spekethe the auctour of suche as were most valiant knyghtis to be made mencion of in this boke ¶ ap .ii. ALl noble hertis to encorage and to shewe them ensample and mater of honour I ser JohnÌ„ Froissart begynne to speke after the true report relation of my master JohnÌ„ la Bele somtyme Chanon of saynt Lambertis of Liege afâ—ermyng thus howe that many noble ê‘sons haue oft tymes spoke of the warres of France and of Ingland and ê‘auenture knewe nat iuslely the trouth therof nor the true occasions of the fyrst mouyngis of suche warres nor howe the warre at length contynued But now I trust ye shall here reported the true fouÌ„dation of the cause and to th entent that I wyll nat forget myuysshe or abrydge the hystory â—any thyng for defaute of laÌ„gage but rather I wyll multiply and encrease it as ner as I can folowynge the trouth from poynt to poynt in spekyng and the wyng all the aueÌ„tures sith the natiuite of the noble kyng Edward the .iii. Who reigned kyng of England and achyued many perilous auentures and dyuers great batelles addressed and other featis of armes of great proWes syth the yere of oure Lorde god M. CCC .xxvi. that this noble kyng was crowned in Ingland for generally suche as were with hym in his batels and happy fortunate auentures or with his peple in his absence ought ryght well to be takyn and reputed for valiant and worthy of renowne and though there were great plenty of sondrye parsonages that ought to be praysed and reputed as soueraignes yet among other and pryncipally ought to be renowmed the noble propre ê‘sone of the forsaid gentyll kyng Also the prynce of Walys his son the duke of Lancastre ser Reignold lorde Cobham syr Gualtier of Manny of Heynaulte knyght syr JohnÌ„ Chandos syr Fulque of Harle and dyuers other of whom is made mencion hereafter in this present boke bicause of theyr valyant prowes for in all batels that they were in most coÌ„monly they had euer the renowne both by land and by se accordyng to the trouth They in all theyr dedis were so valyant that they ought to be reputed as soueraignes in all chyualry yet for all that suche other as were in theyr companye ought nat to be of the lesse value or lesse set by Also in FrauÌ„ce in yâ— tyme there were fouÌ„de many good knyghtis stronge and well expert in featis of armes For the realme of Fraunce was nat so discomfited but that alwayes ther were people sufficient to fyght withall and the kyng Philyppe of Uaioyes was a ryght hardy and a valiant knyght And also kyng JohnÌ„ his soÌ„ne Charles the kyng of Behaigne the erle of AlaÌ„son the erle of Foyz syr Saâ—â—tre syr Arnold Dangle the lordes of Beamon the father and the sonne and dyuerse other the whiche I caÌ„ nat theyr names of whom hereafter ryght well shall be made mencion in tyme and place coÌ„uenient to say the trouth and to maynteigne the same all suche as in cruel batels haue ben seen abydyng to the discomfeture sufficiently doyng theyr deuour may wel be reputed for valyant and hardy what soeuer was theyr aduenture ¶ Here the mater speketh of some of the predecessours of kyng Edwarde of Ingland Cap. iii. FIrst the better to entre into the mater of this honorable
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
his a rest and prison as in goyng away without leaue Whan this iudgement was gyuen in playne audyence by all yâ— lordes thanne the kyng called to hym the lorde Charles of Bloys his nephue and sayde fayre nephue ye haue iudged to you a fayre herytage and a great Therfore hast you and go and conquere it agaynst hym that kepyth it wrongfully and desyre all your frendes to ayde you and I shall nat fayle you for my part I shall lende you golde and syluer ynough and shall commaunde my sonne the duke of Normandy to go with you Than ser Charles of Bloys inclyned hym to his vncle thankyng hym right humbly than he desyred yâ— duke of NormaÌ„dy his cosyn the erle of Alanson his vncle the duke of Burgoyne therle of Bloys his brother the duke of Butbone the lorde Loys of Spayne yâ— lorde Jaques of Burbon therle of Ewe constable of Fraunce and therle of Guynes his sonne the vycont of Rohayne and all the other lordê that were ther. And all they sayde howe they wolde gladly go with hym with their lorde the duke of Normandy Than these lordes departed to make them redy and to make ê“uysion agaynst that iourney ¶ The lordes of Fraunce that entred into Bretayne with sir Charles of Bloys Cap. lxxi WHan all these lordes of Normandy the duke of Alanson the duke of Burgoyne and all other suche as shulde go with sir Chardu Bloys to ayde hym to coÌ„quere the duchy of Bretayne were redy They departed some fro Pares and some fro other places and they assembled togyder at the cytie of Anger 's and fro thens they went to Ancennys the which is th ende of the realme on that syde and ther taryed a thre dayes than they went forthe into the countrey of Bretayne and whan they were in the feldes they nombred their company to a fyne thousande men of armes besyde the ge no wayes the which were a thre thousande and thre knyghtes of Gennes oyd lede theÌ„ The one called sir Othes de Rue and thother sir Charles Germaulx and besyde that they had many erosbowes of whome sir Galoys be la Baulme was captayne Than all these went to a strong castell standynge on a hyghe mountayne called ChastoÌ„ceaulx ther was thentre of Bretayne it was furnysshed with men of warr captayns ther were two knyghtes of Lorayne called syr Gyles and sir Ualeryan The lordes of FraÌ„ce toke counsell to besiege this castell for they thought if they shulde leaue such a fortres behynde them it shuld do them great damage So they beseged it rounde about and made many assautes specially the genowayes dydde what they might to attayne prayse at the begynning but they lost often tymes of their company for they within defended themselfe so sagely that it was longe or they toke any damage But finally the assaylantê brought thyder somoch tymbre wod and fagottes that they fylled therwith the dykes so that they might go â—ust to yâ— walles they within cast out stones chalke and brennynge fyre howbeit they without came to yâ— fote of the walles had instrumetes wherby they myght vnder couert myne the walles Than they with in yelded vp the castell their lyues and goodes saued thafie the duke of Normanvy who was chiefe ther delyuered the castell to sir Charles of Bloys as his owne who incoÌ„tynent set ther a good garyson to kepe thentre and to conduct suche as came after theym Than they went towarde Nantes wher as they harde how therle of Mountfort their ennemy was the marshals and currours of their hoost founde by the way as they went a good towne closed with â—ykes the which they feersly assayled and in the town ther were but fewe peple and yuell armed So that anone the towne was woâ— robbed and the one half brent and all the peple put to yâ— swerde this towne was called Carquesy within a .iiii. or fyue leages to Nantes The lordes lay ther about all that night yâ— next mornyng they drue towarde Nantes and layed siege rounde about it and pyghâ—â—p their tentes and pauilyons Than the men of warre within the towne and the burgesses armed theÌ„ and went to their defences as they were apoynted some of the host went to yâ— barrers to skirmyssh and some of the soudyers within yong buegesses yâ—â—ueâ— out agaynst them so that ther were byuees slayne hurt on bothe parties ther were â—yuerse suche skirmysshes On a mornyng some of the soudyers within the cytie yssued out at adueÌ„ture and they founde a .xv. cartes with vytell coÌ„myng to thoost warde and a .lx. persons to coÌ„uey it and they of the cytie were a .ii. C. They set on them and anone dysconfyted them and slewe dyuers and some fled away and scaped and shewed in thoost howe it was Than some went to rescue the pray and ouer toke them nere to the barryers ther began a great skirmysshe ther came so many fro thoost that they within had moch a do howbeit they toke the horses out of the cartê and dyd driue them in at the gate to th entent 〈◊〉 they without shulde nat driue lightly away the caryages Than other soudyers of the cytie yssued out to helpe their companyons and also of the burgesses to ayde their pareÌ„tes so the fray multiplyed and dyuers were slayne sore hurt on bothe parties for alwayes people encreased fro thoost and some newe euer yssued out of the cytie Than at last sir Henry the captayne sawe that it was tyme to retreyt for by his abydinge he sawe he might rather lese than wyn than he caused them of the cytie to drawe a backe aswell as he myght yet they were pursued so â—ere that many were slayne and taken mo than .ii. C. of the burgesses of yâ— towne wherof therle of MoÌ„tfort blamed sore sir Henry de Leon that he caused the retrayt so sone wherwith sir HeÌ„ry was sore dyspleased in his mynde And after that he â—old no more coÌ„e to therls couÌ„sell so aften as he dyd before many had maruell why he dyd so ¶ Howe the erle Mountfort was taken at Nauntes and howe he dyed Cap. lxxii AS I hard reported ther were certayne burgesses of yâ— cite sawe howe their goodes went to wast both without â—in had of their chyldren and frendes in prison douted that wors shulde come to them after than they aduysed and spake togyder secretly so that finally they coÌ„cluded to treat with the lordes of France So yâ— they myght come to haue peace to haue their chyldren and freÌ„des clerely delyuerd out of prison They made this treatie so secretly that at laste it was agreed that they shulde haue all the prosouers delyuerd and they to set opyn one of the gates that the frenche lordes myght entre to take the erle MouÌ„tfort in the castell without doyng of any maner of hurt to the cyte or to thynhaby tantes or goodes therin Some sayed this was purchased by the means and agrement of sir Henry de
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
to the value of M. 〈◊〉 no farther And other men that haue nat .iiii. C. 〈◊〉 of reuenewes their goodâ— shal be rekenyd tyll they 〈◊〉 to .iiii. M. 〈◊〉 that is to say C. 〈◊〉 of mouables 〈◊〉 x. 〈◊〉 of reuenues and after that rate to nay And if a noble man haue nat in reuenues but all onely C. 〈◊〉 and in mouables nat past M. 〈◊〉 or that a noble man hath nat in reuenues nat past 〈◊〉 C. 〈◊〉 nor in mouables past .iiii. M. and it 〈◊〉 part in mouables and part in reuenewes they must be estemyd togyder to the somÌ„e of M. 〈◊〉 for the noble men to .iiii. M. 〈◊〉 to other and nat aboue The saturday the fyft day of marche the yere of our lorde M. CCC .lvi. there rose a disceÌ„yon bytwene the coÌ„mons of the towne of Arras and the great men of the same and the coÌ„mons slewe yâ— same day mo than .xvii. of yâ— chefe ê‘sonages of the towne and on the monday after they slewe other four and banisshed dyuers that were nat as than in towne and so the coÌ„mons was as than chefe maisters in yâ— towne ¶ How the french kyng toke the kynge of Nauer and beheeded the erle of Harcourt other at Roan Ca. C .lvi. ALso the iuesday the .v. day of Aprill about the myddes of lent the frenche kyng deê‘ted before day fro Meneuell in harnes accoÌ„panyed with a. CC. speares amonge the which was therle of Aniowe his sonne and the duke of Orleance his brother the lorde John de Arthoyserle of Ewe yâ— lorde Charles his brother cosyn germayn to yâ— kyng the erle of Tankernyll sir Arnolde DaÌ„drehen than marshall of Fraunce and dyuers other to the nombre abouesayd The kyng and they caÌ„e streyght to the castell of Rowan by the posterne and came nat in the towne And there he founde in the hall at dyner with his sonne the dolphyne Charles the kyng of Nauerr and JohnÌ„ erle of Harcourt and the lordes of Preaux Grauyll Clere and dyuers other Ther the french kyng caused the kyng of Nauer to be taken therle of Harcourt the lordes of Preaux of Clere sir Loys and sir Wylliam of Harcourt bretherne to yâ— erle the lorde Frequent of Fryquant the lorde of Tournbeu the lorde Maubeu of Mamesners and two squyers Olyuer Doubles Johan Uaubatou and dyuers other The kynge put them in prison in dyuerse chambers within the same castell bycause that syth the newe recoÌ„syâ—â—acion made for the deth of the lorde Charles late constable of Fraunce the kyng of Nauerre had ymagined and treated dyuers thynges to the damage and dyshonour of the frenche kyng and of his realme And therle of Harcourt had spoken iniuryous wordes agaynst the kyng in the castell of Ruell where the assemble was to conclude for the ayde to be gyuen to the kynge in lettyng to his power the same ayd to be grauÌ„ted Than the frenche kyng dyned there and after toke his horse and rodde out into a telde behynde the castell called the felde of pardon and thyder in two cartê was brought therle of Harcourt the lorde Grauylle the lorde Maubeu and Olyuer Doubles and there all their heedê were stryken of and after all foure drawen to the gybette of Rowan and there hanged and their heedes sette on the gybette The same day and the next day the frenche kynge delyuered all the other out of prison except thre that is to say Charles kyng of Nauer who was caryed to Parys and put in prison in the castell of Loure and after into the chatelette And certayne of the frenche kynges counsell were apoynted to kepe him also Fryquet and Uaubatou were put into the same prison and therfore the lorde PhilyppÌ„ of Nauer helde in his handes dyuers castels pertayning to his brother the kyng of Nauerre in Normandy And for all that the frenche kynge sende to hym to delyuer the same castels yet the refused so to do and he and the lorde Godfray of Harcourt assembled togyder dyuers enemys of the french kynges and brought them into the contrey of Constantyne the which countre they helde and kept fro the frenche kyng The wednysday after Ester theyere of our lorde god a. M. CCC .lvi. sir Arnold DaÌ„drehen than marshall of France went to the towne of Arras and ther wysely wtout any besynesse of men of warr he toke mo than a hundred prisoners of them of the towne suche as had made the rebellyon ther and slayne dyuers of the chiefe burgesses of the towne And the next day he made .xx. of them to be beheeded and the other he kept styll in prison to knowe the kynges pleasure in that behalfe so by that meanes the towne was brought into trewe obeysance to the kyng In the moneth of June the duke of Lancastre came into CoÌ„stantyne and fyll in company with the lorde Philyp of Nauerr and the lorde Godfray of Harcourt they were in all about a foure thousande fyghtyng meÌ„ they rode to Lyseur to Orbec to PoÌ„theau and refresshed the castell there the which had ben besieged more than two monethes but the lorde Robert of Hotetot maister of the crosbowes in Fraunce who had layne there at sieg with dyuers nobles and other departed fro the siege whan the knewe of the commynge of the duke of Lancastre and left behynde theym for hast their engyns and artillary and they of the castell toke all Than the duke of LaÌ„castre and his company rode for the robbyng and pyllyng the townes and contrey as they passed toward Bretuell the which they newely refresshed and bycause that they knewe and founde the cyte and castell of Eureux to be newely yelded to the frenche kynge who had longe kept a siege there at And also they sawe howe the cytie was breÌ„t and the cathedrall churche robbed as well by the naueroyse who yelded vp the castell by composycyon as by the frenchemen that lay there at the siege They left it and than the duke of Lancastre and the lorde Philyppe of Nauerr went to Uernueyll in Perche and toke the towne and castell and robbed the towne and brent a great parte therof The frenche kyng who had made redy his assemble assoone as he herde tidynges of the duke of Lancastre he wente after hym with a great nombre of men of armes and fotemenne and folowed them to Conde in goynge streyght to the towne of Uernueyll thanne the duke and his company went towardes the towne of the Egle and the kynge folowed them tyll he came to Tuebufe a two leages fro the towne of the Egle. And thaÌ„ there it was shewed to the kyng howe he coulde folowe no farther for ther were suche forestes that his ennemyes myght take hym whan they lyste soo that the shulde do but lese his labour to go any farther after them than the kyng retourned with all his hoost and went to the castell of Thilyers the whiche was in the haÌ„des of nauaroes The kyng toke it and sette men of warr
came into the towne of Remorentyne wherin was moche of his people 〈◊〉 dyeng howe they myght get the castell Than the prince coÌ„maunded the lord sir JohnÌ„ Chandos to go and speke with theym of the castell than sir Johan went to the castell gate and made signe to speke with some person within They that kept the watche ther demauÌ„ded what was his name who dyd sende hym thyder he shewed them than sir Boucyquant and the hermyte of Chamount came to the barryers Whan sir Johan sawe theym he saluted them curtelly and sayde sirs I am sende hyder to you fro my lorde the prince who wyll be ryght courtesse vnto his ennemyes as me thynketh he sayeth that if ye wyll yelde vppÌ„ this fortresse to hym and yelde your selfe prisoners he wyll receyue you to mercy and kepe you good company of armes The lorde Boucyquant sayde we arnat in purpose to putte ourselfe in that case it were great folly syth we haue no nede so to do we thynke to defende our selfe So they departed and the prince lodged there and his men in the towne without at their ease the next day euery man was armed and vnder his baner and beganne to assayle the castell right feersly the archers were on the dykes and shotte so holly togyder that none durste scant apere at their defences Some swame ouer the dykes on bordes and other thyngê with hokes and pikes in their handes and myned at the walles and they within cast downe great stones and pottê with lyme there was slayne on the englysshe partie a squyer called Remond Derge du Lache he was of the coÌ„pany of the Captall of Beoffes This assaut dured all the day without rest at nyght the englysshmen drewe to their logynges and so past the nyght in the mornyng whan the sonne was rysen the marshals of the hoost sowned the truÌ„pettes Than all such as were ordayned to gyue the assaut were redy appayrelled at the whiche assaut the prince was personally and by reason of his presence greatly encouraged the englysshmen and nat ferre fro hym there was a squyer called Bernarde slayne with a stonne than the prince sware that he wolde nat depart then styll he had the castell and all them within at his pleasure Than the assaut enforced on euery part finally they sawe that by assautes they coulde nat wyn the castell wherfore they ordayned engins to caste in wylde fyre into the base court and so they dyde that all the base court was a fyre so that the fyre multiplyed in suche wyse that it toke into the couerynge of a great towre couered with rede And whaÌ„ they within sawe that they must other yelde to the wyll of the prince orels peryshe by fyre Than all thre lordes caÌ„e downe and yelded them to the prince and so the prince toke theÌ„ with hym as his prisoners and the castell was left voyde ¶ Of the great hoost that the frenche kyng brought to the batayle of Poycters Cap. C .lix. AFter the takyng of the castell of Remorentyne and of them that were therin the prince than and his company rode as they dyde before distroyeng the countre aprochyng to Antowe to Tourayne The frenche kyng who was at Charterz departed and came to Bloyes and ther taryed two dayes and than to Amboyse and the neâ—t day to Loches and than he herde howe that the prince was at Towrayne and how that he was retournyng by Poyctou euer the englysshmen were costed by certayne expert knyghtê of FraÌ„ce who alway made report to the kyng what the englysshmen dyd Than the kynge came to the hay in Towrayne and his men had passed the ryuer of Loyre some at the bridge of Orleance and some at Mchun at Saulmure Bloyes and at Towrs and wher as they might They were in nombre a .xx. thousande men of armes besyde other ther were a .xxvi. dukes and erles and mo than sixscore baners and the foure sonnes of the kyng who were but yonge the duke Charles of Normandy the lorde Loyes the was fro thens forthe duke of Aniewe and the lorde Johan duke of Berry and the lorde Philyppe who was after duke of Burgoyne The same season pope InnoceÌ„t the sixt send the lorde Bertrand cardynall of Pyergourt the lorde Nycholas cardynall of the Egle into France to treat for a peace bytwene the frenche kyng and all his enemyes First bytwene hym and the kyng of Nauerr who was in prison and these cardynalles often tymes spake to the kyng for his delyuerance duryng the sege at Bretuell but they coude do nothyng in that behalfe Than the cardynall of Pyergourt went to Tours and ther he herde howe the frenche kynge hasted sore to fynde the englysshmen th 〈…〉 rodde to Poycters for he herde howe bothe 〈◊〉 hoostes drewe thyderward The frenche kyng herde howe the prince hasted greatly to retourne and the kyng feared that he shulde scape hym and so deê‘ted fro Hay in Tourayn and all his company and rode to Chauuygny wher he taryed that thursday in the towne and without along by the ryuer of Creuse and the next day the kyng passed the ryuer at the bridge ther weuyng that the englysshemen had ben before hym but they were nat Howe beit they pursued after and passed the bridge that day mo th 〈…〉 hrescore thousand horses and dyuers other passed at Chasteleraunt and euer as they passed they tooke they way to Poieters On the othersyde the prince wyst nat truely where the frenchmen were but they supposed that they were nat farre of for they coude nat fynde no more forage wherby they had gret faut in their hoost of vitayle and some of them repeÌ„ted that they had distroyed somoch as they had done before whan they were in Berry Aniowe and Torayne and in that they had made no better prouision The same friday thre great lordes of France the lorde of Craon the lorde Raoull of Coucy and therle of Joigny taryed all day in the towne of Chamygny and part of their companyes the saturday they passed the bridge and folowed the kyng who was than a thre leages before and tooke the waye amonge busshes without a wode syde to go to Poicters The same saturdaye the prince and his coÌ„pany dysloged fro a lytell vyllage therby and sent before hym certayne currours to se if they myght fynde any adueÌ„ture and to here where the freÌ„chmen were they were in nombre a threscore men of armes well horsed with them was the lorde Eustace Dambreticourt and the lorde JohnÌ„ of Guystelles and by aduenture the englysshmen and frenchemen mette togyder by the forsayde wode syde The frenchmen knewe anone howe they were their ennemyes than in hast they dyd on their helmyttes and displayed their baners and came a great pase towardes theÌ„glysshmen they were in nombre a two hundred men of armes Whan the englysshmen sawe them that they were so great a nombre than they determined to slye and let the frenchmen chase them
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
one day And than rode so longe that 〈◊〉 to Champaigâ— and than he toke the way to Langers and as he wente he gadered men of warre togyder Thus yâ— burgonyons made froÌ„ter warr agaynst their enemyes and there was the archpreest the lorde of the castell Uylayne the lorde of Uergy yâ— lorde of Grancy the lorde of Sobournon the lorde of Rougemont and a ryche man named JohnÌ„ of Boloyn the lorde of Prises sir He◠〈◊〉 Uyen the lorde of the castell the bysshoppe of Langers and other who were right ioyous of the comynge of the duke their lorde Than they rode towarde their enemyes who were a xv hundred speares and they were drawen beyond the ryne and the burgonyons were entred beyond the countie of MouÌ„tbelyart and brent as they went IN the meane tyme the frenche kyng sent sir Morean of Fennes his coÌ„stable his two marshals sir Boucequant and sir MoÌ„toâ— of BraÌ„uyll and a great nombre of knyghtes squiers to go ley siege before Charite on the ryuer of Loyre and so they dyde nigh euery day they skirmysshed with theÌ„ within After yâ— the duke of Burgon the moost part of his coÌ„pany yâ— had ben with him in yâ— county of mouÌ„tbelyart were come to Parys The kynge se 〈…〉 the duke with mo than M. speres to the siege before Charite and than ther were at the sege a thre M. knyghtê and squyers who skirmysshed often tymes with theÌ„ of the garyson so that ther were hurt on bothe ê‘ties ther were made newe knightê and reysed baners at an yssuâ— that they of Charite made First sir Robert of Alenson son to the erle of AleÌ„son who dyed at Cressy sir Loys of Aucer son to therle of auâ—â—r deed brother to therle ther present Thus they of Charytie were sore oppressed gladly wolde haue reÌ„dred vp the fortresses by coÌ„posicion but the duke of Burgon wolde haue had theÌ„ at his pleasure he had taken fro theÌ„ the ryuer so that no purueyauÌ„ce coude come at theÌ„ IN the same season sir Loys of Nauer exyled all before hym in the marches of auuergne for he assembled people on euery syde to the entent to reyse the siege before Charytie and he had a two thousande fightynge men had sente in to Bretayne to sir Robert Canoll and to sir Gaultier Hewet sir Mathewe Gornay and other knightê and squyers there that they shulde come to serue hym in that iourney 〈◊〉 whervnto they were sore desyrous but they were all redy at yâ— sege before Alroy with therlâ— Mountfort whan sir Loys sawe yâ— he coudâ— â—at get them than he drewe to Chorbourge by the ordynaunce of yâ— kyng his brother And the same season to th entent yâ— sir Charles of Bloâ—s shulde haue mo men of warr with hym yâ— frenche kyng sent to the duke of But goyn that he shulâ—e reâ—eyue theÌ„ of Charytie their lyues saued coÌ„dyâ—â—onally that they shulde swere that in thre yeres after they shulde nat be armed on the kyng of Nauers parte So thus they of Charytie yelded themselfe vp their lyues saued but they â—aryed away no goodesse And so they departed all a foote â–ª and passed throughe the realme of Fraunce on the dukes saue conducte And so they yâ— were wont of olde tyme to dwell in Charyâ—e came thyder agayne to abyde there and the duke retourned to Parys THe frenche kynge acorded to his cosyn sir Charles of Bloys that he shulde haue out of his realme to the nombre of a thousande speares wrote to sir Bertram of Clesquy who was in Normandy that he shulde go into Bretayne to ayd his cosyn ser Charles of Blois agaynst sir JohnÌ„ Mountfort And of that tydynges sir Bertram was right â—oyouse for alwayes he toke the lorde Charles for his naturall lorde and so he departed out of NormaÌ„dy with suche people as he coude gette to go in to Bretayne sir Boucequant kept styll yâ— siege in Normandy in his stede and so long rode sir Bertram and his coÌ„pany that he came to NauÌ„tes in Bretayne and there he founde the lorde Charles of Bloys and the good lady his wyfe who receyued hym ryght swetely conde hym great thanke in that he was come thyder to socour and ayde hym And than they counselled togyder howe they shulde maynteyn forthe the warr for also there was the moost parte of all Bretayne in entensyon to ayde sir Charles of Bloyes whome they all reputed for the duke of Bretayne thinkynge to reyse the syege before Alroy and to fight with the lorde Mountfort Thyder came great baroney and knyghtes of Fraunce and of Normandy as the erle of Auâ—erre the erle of Joye the lorde of FraÌ„uyll the lorde of Prie yâ— begue of Uyllers and dyuers good knyghtes squyers and good men of armes Tâ—dynges came to the lorde Mountforte who lay at siege before Aulroy howe the lorde Charles of Bloys made a great assâ—ble of men of warr and howe that dyuers lordes of FrauÌ„ce were come to hym and dayly came newe besyde the conforte that he had of the lordes knyghtes and squyers of Bretayne Assone as the lorde Mountfort knewe these tidynges he sent worde therof in to the duchy of Acquitayne to the knyghtê and squyers that were ther of Englande and specially to sir JohnÌ„ Chandos desyring them hertely that in his great nede they wolde confort hym In trust that in Bretayne they shulde do many a dede of armes to yâ— whiche all knyghtes and squyers to auaunce theyr honours shulde entende And whan sir Johan Chandos sawe that the erle Mountforte desyred hym so effectuously than he asked lycence of the prince of Wales his lorde maister who answered and sayd he was content that he shulde go Sayeng it was no breche of the peace bytwene Englande and Fraunce for the frenchemen in lykewise toke parte with sir Charles of Bloys agaynst the erle of Mountforte and so to do they had good leaue of the frenche kyng Than sir Johan Chandos was ryght ioyouse and made his prouisyon and desyred dyuers knyghtes and squyers of Acquitayne to haue gone with hym howbeit ther were but a fewe that wold go with hym sauyng suche englysshemen as were there yet he had with hym a. CC. speares and as many archers and rode so longe through Poyctou and Xaynton that he entred in to Bretayne and came to the syege before Alroy and ther he founde the erle of MouÌ„forte who receyued hym right ioyously was gladde of his comynge and so was sir Olyuer of Clysson sir Robert Canoll other And thaÌ„ it semed generally to them that none yuell coude than come to them sythe they had sir Johan Chandos in theyr company and also dyuers knyghtes and squyers of Englande passed the see desyringe to auaunce their bodyes and to fyght with the freÌ„chmen and came to the siege before Alroy in the ayde of the erle of Mountforte who receyued them with great ioye And so they were what
〈◊〉 parties for it shuld be great pyte that so many noble men as be here shulde fight to guyder in susteyning of their quarels Than sir JohnÌ„ ChaÌ„â—os said sir of Beamanoyre it wyll nat be therfore I aduyse you that ye ryde no farther for oure people are determyned that yf they can enclose you among them they wyll slee you Therfore ye may say to the lorde Charles of Bloys that howe soeuer it be sir JohnÌ„ of Mountfort wyll haue batayle and forsaketh all treaty of peaceâ— for he saith he wyll this day other be duke of bretayne or els dye in the place And whan the lorde of Beamanoyre vnderstode sir JohnÌ„ Chandos he was angry in his mynde sayd a ChaÌ„dos Chandos that is nat th entent of my lorde sir Charles of Bloys and yet hath he as great wyll to fyght as your lorde hath and so hath all his people And ther with he departed without any mo wordes and retourned to the lorde Charles of Bloys to the other lordes of Bretayne who taryed for hym Than sir JohnÌ„ chaÌ„dos retourned to the erle of Mountforte who enquyred of hym howe the mater went what his aduersary sayd Sir he sendeth you worde by the lorde of Beaumanoyre fro whome I no we departed that howe soeuer it be he wyll fyght with you and other this day be duke of Breteyn or els dye in the payne This answer sir Johan Chandos made to th entent to gyue his lorde the better corage and thus finally he sayd sir take hede nowe what ye wyll do whyder wyll ye fight or nat sir 〈◊〉 the erle in the name of god and saynt George let vs than go to it god helpe the right cause our baners to auauÌ„ce so they dyde Than the lorde of Beaumanoyre whan he was retorned to the lorde Charles he sayd sir sir by my lorde saynt yues I haue herde the proudest worde of sir JohnÌ„ Chandos that euer I herde for he sayd therle mouÌ„tfort shulde this day be duke of bretayne sheweth playnly how ye haue no ryght therto with the whiche worde sir Charles chauÌ„ged colour and sayd as for the right god knoweth it is myne and so affermed the other barons of Bretayne Than he caused his baners to be auaunced in the name of god ANd so a lytell before the hour of prime the batayls aproched nere togyder the whiche was a goodly sight to beholde as I haue herde recorded of them that were there and had sene it the freÌ„chmen were so close togyder that a man coude nat cast an appell among theÌ„ but it shuld a fallen on a bassenet or on a helme euery man of armes bare his spere right befor hym cut of fyue fote of length and a shorte axe hangyng by his syde And so they caÌ„e on fayre and easely euery man in good array his baner before him and right well aduysed of that they had to do and also the englisshmen were right properly apoynted and so assembled and met togyder First the bretons and sir Bertram of Clesquy encountred with the batayle of sir Robert Canolle and sir Gaultier Hewet and so the lordes of Bretayne on bothe sydes sette the baners of their lordes that claymed to be duke eche agaynst other And so at the first encountre there was a sore batayle and truely the archers shot at the beginnyng right fiersly howbeit their shotte dyde lytell hurt to the frenchemen they were so well armed and pauysshed Than tharchers who were bygge men lyght cast away their bowes and entred in amonge the frenchmen that bare the axes and at yâ— first metyng they pulled out of some of the frenchemennes handes their axes wherw t they fought after ryght hardely There was done many a â—eat of armes many a one taken and rescued a gayne he that was ones downe it was herde for hym to releue agayne without great helpe The batayle wherin the lorde Charles was dressed theym selfe streyght agaynst the lorde Mountfortes batayle and with hym was the erle of Rohane â–ª the lorde of Lyon sir Charles of Dynan yâ— lorde of Quyntyne the lorde DaÌ„cenes and the lorde of Rochforde euery lordes baner before hym So there was a sore foughten batayle and the Mountfordes parte at the beginnynge was sore oppressed but thanÌ„e sir Hugh Caurell who was in the wynge and had a great batayle of good men of warr sawe his coÌ„pany out of ordre than he drewe thyder and sette them agayne in ordre the whiche dealynge gretly aueyled them that day ¶ Howe sir JohnÌ„ Chandos disconfyted the bataile of therle of Aucer and howe sir BertraÌ„ of Clesquy was disconfyted and taken the lorde Charles of Bloys slayne in the batell and of the pytefull complaynt that therle Mountfort made for his dethe Cap. C C .xxvi. ALso sir Olyuer Clysson sir Eustace Danbreticourt sir Richard Brulle sir Johan Bourchier sir Mathewe Gourney and dyuers other knyghtes squyers fought with the batayle of the erle of Aucerr and the erle of Joignye the whiche was a great batayle and well furnysshed with good menne of warr Ther was many a noble dede done many taken and rescued agayne the frenchmen bretons on the one parte fought ryght valyantly with the axes that they helde in their handes and the lorde Charles of Bloyes proued hymselfe a merueylous good knyght And also his aduersary therle of Mountfort was a valyant knight and sir JohnÌ„ ChaÌ„dos dyd yâ— day many a noble feat for he was in his dayes a right valyant knight hardy redouted of his enemyes sage in batayle well aduysed full of experyens He counselled euer therle of Mountfort alwayes toke hede to coÌ„fort him his men and sayd sir do thus thus drawe to yâ— syde or to yâ— syde and therle ruled hymselfe alwayes by his counsell And on the other part sir Bertram of Clesquy the lorde of Tornmyne the lorde DauaÌ„gour the lorde of Raix yâ— lorde of Loheat yâ— lorde of Bornay yâ— lorde of Malestroyt yâ— lord of Pont the lord of Prier many other good knightes squyers of Bretayne of Normandy yâ— were ther with the lord Charles of Blois fought valiantly And so long they fought that all the batels asseÌ„bled eche with other except yâ— reregard of theÌ„glyssmen wherof ser Hewe Caurell was chefe soueraygne He kept alwayes his batell in a wyng toke hede to nothig but to redresse agayne his ê‘te if any thyng were a mysse among any of theÌ„ Among other knightê sir Olyuer of Clisson was well aduised he did maruels with his body had a grete axe in his haÌ„des wherw t he brake opened the prese so yâ— none durst aproche nere to hym He adueÌ„tured himselfe often tymes so ferr yâ— he was in great danger he had moche to do in yâ— batell of therle of Iucerr and of the erle of Joigny Where he was sore encouÌ„tred so that with a stroke of an are he was stryken on the vyser of
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
was solde to them for .xii. pence yea and worse for somtyme they coulde get nothynge for money so that their horses dyed for pouertie and colde for they wyst nat whyder to go a foragyng and whan they went they were in great parell for their neighbours were their enemyes The vicount of Rohan had that tyme in the marches of Uannes two stronge castelles the one called Cayre and yâ— other Lynguisshant and in these two castelles there was great garysons layde by the vycount the whiche dyd moche trouble to the englissh foragers with the helpe of other garysons pertayning to the lorde of Clysson as yâ— castell of Josselyn Montagu and Moncountour all this suffred the duke of Bretayne and sayde howe he coude nat amende it The same tyme the constable of Fraunce the lorde Clisson made warre for the frenche kyng and was in the countre with a great nombre of men of warre wherfore the englysshmen durst nat departe one fro another All thynges consydered howe they were lodged in the feldes without defence it was great marueyle they hadde no more hurt than they had for they of Uannes coude nat lightly haue reskewed them that lay about Campernell or Hanybout or Numpercorentyne but to say the trouthe the duke went betwene them and defended them to his power that they shulde nat be distroyed And sayde to his couÌ„sayle howe that he had but febly acquyted hym towarde the erle of Buckyngham seyng suche promyse as he had made vnto him IN the same season there was at Parys with the kyng foure great lordes sent by the duke of Bretayn to purchase his peace that is to say yâ— vicont of Rohan sir Charles lorde of Dynnant sir Guy lorde de Lawall and sir Guy lorde of Rocheforde These foure lordes of Bretayne hadde entysed dyuers tymes the duke sayng thus Sir ye shewe your selfe to all the worlde howe that your corage is all englisshe ye haue brought in to this countrey the englisshmen who wyll take fro you your herytage if they may get the vperhande What profyte or pleasure haue you in them to loue them as ye do beholde how yâ— kyng of Nauer who trusted so moche in them that he suffred them to entre in to yâ— towne castell of Chierbourge and neuer syth they wolde departe out of it but kepeth it as their owne herytage In lykewise if ye put theÌ„ in any of your closed townes they wyll neuer depart agayne out of them for dayly they wyll be refresshed with newe men beholde howe they kepe styll Brest and they be nat in mynde to delyuer it agayne to you the whiche is your right herytage sir let it suffice you to be beloued with your owne men of this same countrey who wyll neuer renounce the frenche kyng to serue the kyng of Englande sir if your wyfe be of EnglaÌ„de wyll you for yâ— cause leue your owne herytage the which hath cost you so moche payne to gette and alwayes abyde in warr ye can do no more thaÌ„ one man maye do if youre countrey close them selfe agaynst you sir leaue your counsaylynge with them for the frenche kyng who loued you nat is deed and there is nowe a yonge kyng fayre and good and of bolde spiryte and suche hath hated his father that nowe serue him Sir we shall make your peace with him and sette you at acorde and so ye shall abyde lorde and duke of Bretayne and be of great puyssance and let the englisshmen returne home in to their owne countre These wordes and suche other the for sayd barons shewed to yâ— duke dyuers tymes so that they had nyghe conquered him to their wylles howe be it yet he fayned and dissymuled with the frenche kynge and his counsayle and with the englysshe men also tyll he myght se to what ende his warre shulde come vnto And of all these secrete treatyes that these foure barones of Bretayne had made at Parys with the kyng and his vncles the erle of Buckyngham and the barones of Englande knewe nothyng tyll the conclusyon was taken but or they perceyued it and or they departed out of Bretayn there was done in NauÌ„tes a dede of armes before the erle of Buckynghame Wherof I shall make mencion for it is a mater nat to be forgotone SO it was yâ— same season that Gawen Mychaell and Jaques Cathore dyd their dede of armes before therle of Buckyngham there were dyuers lordes knightê and squyers that caÌ„e thyder to se it Some of FraÌ„ce came thyder fro March caunoy and Bloys In so moche that sir Raynolde of Thowars lorde of Pousances a barowne of Poyctowe Spake wordes to the lorde of Uertaygne and sayd That gladly he woldedo dedes of armes with hym as thre courses with a speare and thre strokes with an axe And the lorde of Uertaygne wolde nat refuce his request but accorded therto And wolde incontynent haue delyuered hym what soeuer profyte or domage he shulde take therby but the erle of Buckyngeham wolde nat suffre it And commaunded the knight to do nothing nor to speke no more ther of Howe be it the wordes of the enterprise of armes abode styll in the purpose of the two knightes And lyke wordes ther was spoken the same day by a squyer of Sauoy called the bastarde Clarens to Edwarde Beauchampe sonne to sir Roger but all passed as well the one as the other In lykewise bytwene Galoys Daunoy and sir WyllmÌ„ Clynton and bytwene sir Hoyan Dareyns and sir Wylliam Franke. Thus as the erle of Buckyngham was lodged in the subbarbes of Nauntes and the knyghtes and squyers of Fraunce within Nauntes ThanÌ„e the lorde of Uertayne and the other of his syde requyred theÌ„ that had apealed them in armes that they wolde come and delyuer theym before Nauntes The capitayns in NauÌ„tes were nat agreed so to do but excused their men and said Howe they were within Nauntes as soudiers sette and ordayned to kepe the towne So these wordê passed ouer tyll therle of Buckingham came to the towne of Hanybout and to Campelle and QuynpercoreÌ„tyne but whan he was come to Arestes Than sir Raynolde of Thowars lorde of Barroyes of Barres sir Hoyan Darreynes and a great nombre of knyghtes and squyers came to the castell Josselyne a seuyn myles fro Uannes where as the constable of Fraunce was And also the erle of Marche and a great nombre of other knightes of FrauÌ„ce Than the wordes were shewed to the coÌ„stable of the enterprise of the dedes of armes agaynst the Englysshmen The constable herde well their wordes and sayd Sirs sende to theÌ„ worde howe I shall gyue them saueconducte to come to do these dedes of armes And firste Galoyes Daunoy and sir Lyonell Darreynes sende worde how they were redy to do their enterprise of armes as thre courses a horsebacke with a spear And whan sir Wylliam Clynton and sir Wylliam FraÌ„ke vnderstode howe they were desyred and sommoned to do these dedes of armes by the frenchmen
sir sende hym to my lodgyng and I shall examyn hym sir I knowe well it is the same enchauntour by whome the quene of Napoles and sir Othes of Bresuych were taken sir the castell of Leufe for he caused by his craft the see to seme so high that they within the castell feared that the see shulde haue ouer flowen yâ— castell wherof they were soo abasshed that they went all to haue dyed Sir a man ought nat to haue any great trust in suche people sir ye may se the vnhappynes of them of this couÌ„trey and their nature All onely nowe to please you and to haue profite by you This enchauÌ„tour wolde nowe betray theym to whome ones he delyuered the quene of Napoles and her husband the which was to sir Charles de la Payx Than the duke sayd sir I shall sende him to you than the lordes fell to other maters and than the erle of Sauoy returned to his lodgynge and the next day the enchauntour came to the duke and saluted hym Assone as the duke sawe hym he sayd to one of his seruauntes Go and bring this maister to the erle of Sauoy The squier came to the mayster sayd sir my lorde the duke wyll that ye go speke with the erle of Sauoy and he sayd sir I am coÌ„tent than the squier brought hym to the erles tente and sayd sir here is the maister that my lorde the duke hath sent to you whan the erle sawe hym he had great ioy and sayd mayster is it of trouthê that ye wyll cause vs too haue the castell of Leufe so good chepe as ye say sir quod the enchauÌ„tour that shall I do for sir by the same meanes I caused before this he yâ— hath it nowe sir Charles de la Payx to wyn it And the quene of Napoles and her doughter and sir Robert of Arthoyse her husbande and ser Othes of bresuich And sir I am the man of the world the sir Charles dela Payx reputeth moost and is in most feare of By my faythe ê™ the erle of Sauoy ye say well and I wyll that sir Charles de la Payx shall knowe that he hath great wronge to feare you But I shall assure him of you for ye shall neuer do enchauntmeÌ„t to disceyue him nor yet none other I wolde nat that in tyme to come we shulde be reproched that in so highe an enterprise as we be in wherin there be so many noble knightes and squyers assembled that we shulde do anythyng by enchauÌ„tment nor that we shuld wyn our enemyes by suche craft Than he called to him a seruauÌ„t and sayd go get a hangman and let hym stryke of this maisters heed without delay and as sone as the erle had coÌ„maunded it incoÌ„tinent it was done for his heed was stryken of before the erles tent Thus ended this maister enchauÌ„tour and so was payed his wages acordyng to his desertes ¶ Nowe wyll we leue to speke of the duke of Aniou and of his vyage and speke of the besynes of Portyngale and shewe howe the englisshmen and gascoyns parceueryd Whan it came to the beginnyng of the moneth of Aprill the knightes that were in garyson in the towne of Uesious and had lyen ther a long season nat ryden forth but whaÌ„ they were before Syghiere So than they toke aduyse among theÌ„ selfe to ryde forthe and they had great marueyle what the kyng of Portyngale the erle of Cambridge thought In the they had bene a ten monethes in the couÌ„trey of Portyngale had ryden forthe but one tyme whiche was to theÌ„ a great shame ThaÌ„ they determyned to sende to the erle of Cambridge to shewe him their myndes so the Souldych of Lestrad was sent to him and so he caÌ„e to Estremouse where as the erle lay sayd to hym sir all our coÌ„pany hath sent me hyder to you to knowe your pleasure what ye wyll do for they haue great marueyle for what cause ye haue brought them in to this couÌ„trey and lye so longe styll the whiche is to theÌ„ a great displeasur sir they desyre to knowe your pleasure what ye wyll do for they wolde fayne be doynge of somewhat Sir ê™ the erle ye knowe well whan I deê‘ted out of EnglaÌ„de My lorde my brother the duke of Lancastre promysed me by his faythe that as soone as he were returned out of Scotlande that he wold come hyder with a certayne nombre of men of warre as a thre thousande as many archers for I was sent hyder in this state yâ— I ame in for none other entent but to aduyse the couÌ„trey and I ame sure shortely we shall here some tydynges for I haue great marueyle that he taryeth so long recoÌ„mende me to all your coÌ„pany and shewe theÌ„ as I haue shewed you howbeit I may nat nor wyll nat let them to ryde forthe if they haue sore affection therto but ye knowe well the kynge of Portyngale payeth all our wages therfore it must be ordred by hym By my fayth sir ê™ the souldich he payeth but yuell and that all the hole company complayneth of he oweth vs as yet wages for .vi. monethes he wyll pay you right well ê™ the erle money shall come right well at poynt Thus departed the Souldiche fro yâ— erle and returned to his company and shewed theÌ„ as ye haue harde Sirs ê™ the Chanone Robersard for all this I wyll nat lye styll I se well he dothe but disseÌ„ble with vs he wolde nat that we shulde ryde forthe to th entent we shulde haue no cause to demaunde our money but I am of yâ— opynion to ride forth and so they all determyned the same and thervpon made euery thynge redy and apoynted the euenyng whan they wolde ryde forthe the next mornyng Than there caÌ„e to theÌ„ sir JohnÌ„ Ferand a knight of the kyng of portiÌ„gales who had ben infourmed howe they wold ryde forth and so he brought letters to the Chanone Robersarde whiche he red and founde therin howe the kynge of Portyngale defended hym in any wyse to ryde forthe Sayeng further howe he knewe well that the styrring of any rydyng forthe to do any enterprise was by his procurynge Of these tydyngê was the Chanone Robersard sore displeased and sayde to the knyght sir I se well the kynge wyll nat in any wyse that I shulde ryde forth Take it so that I a byde styll in my lodgynge thynke you that these other knyghtes who are better and more valyaunt than I am â–ª that they wyll leaue for all that their enterprise I ensure you nay and that ye shall â–ª se tomorowe for they are all determyned to ryde sir quod the knyght than coÌ„maunde ye them in the kynges name to a byde styll and nat to styrre by my faythe ê™ the Chanone that wyll I nat do but sir coÌ„maunde ye theÌ„ syth ye come fro the kyng So thus the mater rested all that nyght and in the morning they sowned their truÌ„pets Than knyghtes
ê‘te of Scotlande whyle the siege was before Tourney Cap. lv ¶ Of the great assemble that the frenche kyng made to reyse the siege before Turney ca. lvi ¶ Howe they of the garyson of Bouhayne distrussed certayne soudyers of Mortaygne before the towne of Conde Cap. lvii ¶ Of the iourney that sir Wylliam Baylleule and sir Walflart de la Croyse made at the bridge of Cresyn Cap. lviii ¶ Howe the erle of Heynault assayled the fortreile of Mortayne in Picardy by dyuers maners Cap. lix ¶ Howe the erle of Heynalte toke the towne of saynt Amande duryng the siege before Tourney Cap. lr ¶ Of the takyng of sir Charles of Momorency and of dyuers other frenchmen at the brige of Cresyn Cap. lxi ¶ Howe the flemynges were before saynt Omers duryng the siege of Turney Cap. lxii ¶ Howe the siege before Turney was broken vp by reason of a truse Cap. lxiii ¶ Of the warres of Bretaygne and howe the duke ther dyed without heyre wherby the discencyon fell Cap. lxiiii ¶ Howe the erle of Mountfort toke the towne and castell of Brest Cap. lxv ¶ Howe the erle of Mountfort toke the cyte of Reynes Cap. lxvi ¶ Howe the erle of Mountfort toke the towne and castell of Hanybout Cap. lxvii ¶ Howe therle MouÌ„tfort dyde homage to the king of EnglaÌ„d for the duchy of breten ca. lxviii ¶ Howe therle MouÌ„tfort was somoned to the ê‘lyament of Parys at the request of the lorde Charles of Bloyes Cap. lxix ¶ Howe the duchy of Bretaygne was iudged to sir Charles of Bloyes Cap. lxx ¶ Of the lordes of FrauÌ„ce that entred in to Bretayne with sir Charles of Bloyes Cap. lxxi ¶ Howe therle MouÌ„tfort was taken at NauÌ„tes and howe he dyed Cap. lxxii ¶ Howe the kyng of EnglaÌ„de the thirde tyme made warre on the scottes Cap. lxxiii ¶ Howe king Dauyd of Scotlande caÌ„e with a great host to Newcastell vpoÌ„tyne ca. lxxiiii ¶ Howe the scottes distroyed the cyte of Dyrham Cap. lxxv ¶ Howe the scottes besieged a castell of therle of Salysburies Cap. lxxvi ¶ Howe the kyng of EnglaÌ„de was in amours of the countesse of Salisbury Cap. lxxvii ¶ Howe therle of Salisbury therle Moret were delyuered out of prison cap. lxxviii ¶ Howe sir Charles of Bloyes with dyuers lordes of Fraunce toke the cytie of Reynes in Bretayne Cap. lxxix ¶ Howe sir Charles of Bloyes besieged the couÌ„tesse of Mountfort in Hanybout ca. lxxx ¶ Howe sir Gaultier of Manny brought the englysshmen in to Bretayne Cap. lxxxi ¶ Howe the tastell of Conquest was wonne two tymes Cap. lxxxii ¶ Howe sir Loyes of Spaygne toke the townes of Dynant and of Gerande cap. lxxxiii ¶ Howe sir Gaultier of Manny discoÌ„fyted sir Loyes of Spayne Cap. lxxxiiii ¶ Howe sir Gaultier of Manny tooke the castell of Gony in the forest Cap. lxxxv ¶ Howe sir Charles of Bloies toke the towne of Carahes cap. lxxxvi ¶ Howe sir JohnÌ„ Butler sir Hubert of Fresnoy were rescued fro dethe Cap. lxxxvii ¶ Howe sir Charles of Bloys toke the towne of Jugon with the castell Cap. lxxxviii ¶ Of the feest and iustes that the kyng of Englande made at London for the loue of the couÌ„tesse of Salisbury Cap. lxxxix ¶ Howe the kyng of England sent sir Robert of Artoyse in to Bretayue Cap. lxxxx ¶ Of the batayle of Gernsay by twenesir Robert of Arthois and sir Loyes of Spaygne on the see Cap. lxxxxi ¶ Howe sir Robert of Arthois toke the cite of Uannes in Bretayne Cap. lxxxxii ¶ Howe sir Robert of Arthoise dyed where he was buryed Cap. lxxxxiii ¶ Howe the kyng of Englande caÌ„e in to Bretayne to make warre there Cap. lxxxxiiii ¶ Howe the lorde Clisson sir Henry of Leon were taken prisoners before UaÌ„nes ca. lxxxxv ¶ Howe the kyng of Englande toke the towne of Dynant Cap. lxxxxvi ¶ What lordes of frauÌ„ce the duke of Norman by brought into Bretayne against the kyng of Englande Cap. lxxxxvii ¶ Howe the kynge of Englande and the duke of Normandy were hoost agaynst hoost loged before Uannes Cap. lxxxxviii ¶ Howe the frenche kynge beheeded the lorde Clysson and dyuers other lordes of Bretayne and of Normandy Cap. lxxxxix ¶ Of the order of saynt George that king Edwarde stablysshed in the castell of Wyndsore Cap. c. ¶ Howe the kyng of Englande delyuered out of prison sir Henry of Leon. Cap. c .i. ¶ Howe the kyng of Englande sent the erle of Derby to make warre in Gascoyne Cap. c .ii. ¶ Howe the erle of Derby conquered the forteresse of Bergerath Cap. c .iii. ¶ Howe the erle of Derby conquered dyuers townes and forteresses in hye Gascoyne Cap. c .iiii. ¶ Howe therle of Quenfort was taken in Gascoyne and delyuered agayne by exchaunge Cap. c .v. ¶ Howe the erle of Layle lieutenant to the frenche kyng in Gascoyne layde siege before Auberoche Cap. c .vi. ¶ Howe the erle of Derby toke before Auberoche the erle of Layle and dyuers other erles and vycountes to the nombre of .ix. Ca. c .vii. ¶ Of the townes that therle of Derby wan in Gascoyne goynge towarde the Ryoll Cap. c .viii. ¶ Howe therle of Derby layde siege to the Ryoll and howe the towne was yelded to hym Cap. c .ix. ¶ Howe sir Gaultier of Manny founde in the Ryoll his fathers sepulture Cap. c .x. ¶ Howe the erle of Derby wanne the castell of the Ryoll Cap. c .xi. ¶ Howe the erle of Derby tooke the towne of Mauleon and after the towne of Franche in Gascoyne Cap. c .xii. ¶ Howe the erle of Derby wanne the cytie of Angolesme Cap. c .xiii. ¶ Howe sir Godfrey of Harcourt was banysshed out of Fraunce Cap. c .xiiii. ¶ Of the dethe of Jaques Dartuell of Gaunt Cap. c .xv. ¶ Of the dethe of WillmÌ„ erle of Heynalt who dyed in Frise and many with him Cap. c .xvi. ¶ Howe sir Johan of Heynault became frenche Cap. c .xvii. ¶ Of the great hoost that the duke of NormaÌ„dy brought into Gascoyne agaynst the erle of Derby Cap. c .xviii. ¶ Howe JohnÌ„ Norwich scaped fro Angolem whan the towne was yelden freÌ„che Cap. c .xix. ¶ Howe the duke of Normandy layd siege to Aguyllon with a hundred M. men Cap. c .xx. ¶ Howe the kyng of Englande went ouer the see agayne to rescue them in Aguyllon Cap. c .xxi. ¶ Howe the kyng of EnglaÌ„de rode in thre batayls thorowe Normandy Cap. c .xxii. ¶ Of the great assemble that the frenche king made to resyst the kynge of Englande Cap. c .xxiii. ¶ Of the batayle of Cane and howe the Englysshmen toke the towne Cap. c .xxiiii. ¶ Howe sir Godfray of Harcort fought with them of Ampens before Parys Cap. c .xxv. ¶ Howe the frenche kyng folowed the kyng of Englande in Beauuonoyse Cap. c .xxvi. ¶ Howe the bataile of Blanche take was foughten bytwene the kyng of Englande and sir Godmar du Fay. Cap. c .xxvii. ¶ Of the order of the englysshmen at Cressey
howe 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
to be strikē of without delay and without knowlege or answere to any cause Fyrst of all ser Thomas erle of Lancastre who was a noble and a wyse holy knyght hath done syth many fayre myracles in Pomfret wher he was beheedded for the whiche dede the sayd sir Hewe Spencer achyued great hate in all the realme and specially of the quene and of the erle of Cane brother to the kyng And whan he parceyued the dyspleasure of the quene by his subtile wytte he set great discorde bitwene the kyng and the quene so that the kyng wold nat se the quene nor come in her company the whiche discord endured a long space Than was it shewed to the quene secretly to the erle of Cane that withoute they toke good hede to them selfe they were lykely to be distroyed for sir Hewe Spēcer was about to purchace moch trouble to theym Than the quene secretly dyd puruey to go in to Fraūce and toke her way as on pylgrymage to saynt Thomas of Canturbury and so to Wynchelsey And in the nyght went into a shyp that was redy for her and her yong sōne Edward with her the erle of Cane and sir Roger Mortymer And in a nother ship they had put all theyr purueyaūce had wynde at wyll and the next mornyng they arryued in the hauyn of Bolayn ¶ Howe the quene of Ingland went and complayned her to the kyng of Fraunce her brother of syr Hewe Spencer Cap. vii WHan quene Isabell was arryued at Bolayn and her sonne with her the erle of Cane The capytayns and abbot of the towne came agaynst her and ioyously receued her and her company into the abbey And ther she aboode .ii. dayes Than she departed and to de so long by her iourneys that she arryued at Paris Thā kyng Charles her brother who was enfourmed of her comyng sent to mete her dyuers of the greattest lordes of his realme as the lorde syr Robert de Artoys the lorde of Crucy the lorde of Sully the lorde of Roy and dyuers other who honorably dyd receue her and brought her in to the Cite of Paris to the kyng her brother And whan the kyng sawe his suster whom he had nat sene long before As she shuld haue entred into his chambre he mette her and toke her in his armes and kyst her and sayd ye be welcome feyre suster with my feyre nephewe your sonne and toke them by the handis led them forth The quene who had no great ioy at her harte But that she was so nere to the kyng her brother she wold haue kneled downe .ii. or .iii. tymes at the feet of the kyng But the kyng wold nat suffre her but held her styl by the right hande demaunding right swetely of her astate and besynesse And she answered hym ryght sagely and lamentably recounted to hym all the felonyes and iniuries done to her by syr Hewe Spencer And requyred hym of his ayde and cōfort Whan the noble kyng Charles of Fraūce had harde his susters lamentation Who wepyngly had shewed hym all her nede and besynesse he sayd to her Fayre suster appease your selfe for by the faith I owe to god and to saynt Denyce I shall right well puruey for you some remedy The quene than kneled downed whether the kyng wold or nat and sayd My ryght dere lord and fayre brother I pray god reward you The kyng than toke her in his armes and led her into an other chambre the whiche was apparayled for her and for the yong Edwarde her sōne and so departed fro her and caused at his costis and chargis all thyng is to be delyuered that was behouefull for her and for her sōne After it was nat long but that for this occasion Charles kyng of Fraunce assembled together many great lordes and barons of the realme of Fraunce to haue theyr coūsell and good aduise howe they shuld ordeyne for the nede besynes of his suster quene of Ingland Than it was coūsailed to the kyng that he shuld let the quene his suster to purchas for her selfe frendis where as she wold in the realme of Fraunce or in any other place and hym selfe to fayne be nat knowen therof For they sayd to moue warre with the kyng of Ingland and to bryng his owne realme into hatred it were nothyng apertenaunt nor profitable to hym nor to his realme But they cōcluded that conueniently he mgiht ayde her with golde and syluer for that is the metall wherby loue is attaygned both of gētylemen of pore souldiours And to this counsell and aduyce accorded the kynge And caused this to be shewed to the quene priuely by sir Robert Dartoys who as than was one of the greatteste lordis of all Fraunce ¶ Howe that syr Hewe Spencer purchased that the quene Isabell was banysshed out of Fraunce Cap. .viii. NOwe let vs speke somewhat of sir Hewe Spencer whan he sawe that he hadde drawen the kyng of Inglād so moche to his wyll that he coud desire nothyng of hym but it was graunted he caused many noble men and other to be put to deth without iustice or lawe bicause he held them suspect to be ageynst hym and by his pride he dyd so many marueylles that the barous that were left alyue in the land coude nat beare nor su 〈…〉 e it any lenger but they besought and requyred eche other among them selfe to be of a peasable accorde And caused it secretly to be knowen to the quene theyr lady Who hadde ben as then at Parys the space of .iii. yere Certifiyng her by wryttyng that if she coulde fynd the meanes to haue any companye of men of armes if it were but to the nombre of a M. and to bryng her son and heyre with her into Inglande That than they wolde all drawe to her and abeye her and her sonne Edward as they were bounde to do of duety These letters thus sent secretly to her out of Ingland she shewed them to kyng Charles her brother Who answered her and sayde Fayre suster god be your ayde your besyuesse shall auayle moche the better Take of my men and subiectis to the nombre that your frendes haue wrytten you for and I consent wel to this voyage I shall cause to be delyuered vnto you golde and syluer as moche as shall susfyce you And in this mater the quene had done so moche What with her prayer gyftes and promysses that many great lordis and yong knyght were of her accorde as to bryng her With great strength agayne into Inglande Than the quene as secretly as she coulde she ordeyned for her voyage and made her puruey aunce But she coude nat do it so secretly but sir Hewe Spencer had knowledge therof Than he thought to wynne and withdrawe the kyng of Fraunce fro her by great gyftes and so sent secret messangers into Fraunce with great plentye of golde and syluer and ryche Jewelles and specially to the kyng and his
howe be it I am nat worthy nor sufficient to achyue suche a noble entreprise Than the kyng sayd a geÌ„tle knyght I thaÌ„ke you so that ye wyl promyse to do it Syr sayd the knyght I shall do it vndoubtedly by the faythe that I owe to god and to the ordre of knyghthodde Than I thanke you sayd the kyng for nowe shall I dyâ— in more ease of my mynde sith that I knowe that the most worthy and sufficient knyght of my realme shall achyue for me the whiche I coulde neuer atteyne vnto And thus soone after thys noble Robert de Bruse kyng of Scotland tâ—â—passed out of this vncertayne worlde and hys hart taken out of his body and enbaumed and honorably he was entred in the abbey of Donfremlyn in the yere of our lord god M. CCC .xxvii. the .vii. day of the moneth of Nouembre And whan the spryngyng tyme began Than ser William Duglas purueied hym of that whiche aparteyned for his entreprise and toke his ship at the port of Morais in Scotlande and sailed into Flanders to Shluce to here tydyngê and to knowe if there were any noble man in that couÌ„trey that wolde go to Jerusalem to th eÌ„tent to haue more coÌ„pany and he lay styll at Sluce the space of .xii. daies or he departed but he wold neuer come alande but kept styll his shyp and kept alwaies his port and behauour with great Tryumphe with trumpettis and clarions as though he had ben kyng of scottê hym selfe and in his companye there was a knyght baneret .vii. other knyghtis of the realme of Scotland and .xxvi. yong squiers gentylmeÌ„ to serue hym â–ª and all his vessell was of golde and siluer pottê basons ewers Dysshes flagons barels cuppes and all other thyngis And all suche as wolde come and se hym they were Well serued â–ª with two maner of wynes and dyuerse maner of spices all maner of people accordyng to their degres And whan he had thus taryed there the space of .xii. dayes he hard reported that Alphons kyng of Spaigne made warre ageynst a sarazyn kyng of Granade ThaÌ„ he thought to draw to that partie thynkyng suerely he could nat bestowe his tyme more nobly thaÌ„ to warre ayenst goddis ennemies and that entreprise done thaÌ„ he thought to go forth to JerusaleÌ„ to acheue that he was charged with And so he departed toke the se to ward Spaigne and arryued at the port of Ualenâ— the great Than he 〈◊〉 streight to the kyng of Spaigne who helde his hoste ageynst the kyng of Granade sarazyn and they were nere to gether on the fronters of his lande and within a while after that this knyght syr WilliaÌ„ Duglas was come to the kyng of Spaigne On a day the kyng issued out into the felde to aproche nere to his ennemies And the kyng of Granade issued out in like wyse on his part so that eche kyng myght se other with al their baners displayed Than they arenged their batels eche ageynst other Than 〈◊〉 William Duglas drewe out on the one syde with all his company to the entent to shewe his prowes the better And whan he saw these batels thus ranged on both parties and sawe that the bataile of the kyng of Spaigne began somewhat to aduaunce towarde their ennemies he thought than verelye that they shulde soone asseÌ„ble to gether to fyght at hande strokes and than he thought rather to be with the formest than with the hyndemoost and strake his horse with the spurres and al his company also and dashte into the batelle of the kyng of Granade criynge Duglas Duglas Wenyng to hym the kyng of Spaigne and his host had folowed but they dyd nat Wherfore he was disceyued for the Spaignyss he host stode styll And so this gentle knyght was enclosed all his company with the sarazyns where as he dyd meruelles in armes but fynally he coulde nat endure so that he and all his company were slayne The whiche was great daÌ„mage that the spaynyardis wolde nat rescue them ¶ Also in this season there were certayn lordes that treated for peace bitwene InglaÌ„d Scotlande So that at the last there was a mariage made and solempnised bitwene the yong kyng of Scotland and dame Johan of the towre suster to kyng Edward of Ingland at Berwyke as the inglisshe cronicle saith on Mary Maud lyâ—day The yere of our lord M .iii. C .xxviii. agaynst the assente of many of the nobles of the realme But quene Isabell the kyng is mother and the erle Mortymer made that mariage at the whiche as myn auctor saith there was great feast made on bothe parties ¶ Howe PhylyppÌ„ of Ualoys was crowned kyng of Fraunce Cap. xxi Kyng Charles of Fraunce soÌ„ne to the fayre kyng Phylyp was .iii. tymes maried and yet dyed without issue male The first of his wyues was one of the most fayrest ladyes in all the world she was doughter to the erle of Artoys Howe be it she kept but euyll the sacrameÌ„t of matrimony but brake her wedloke Wherfore she was kept a long space in pryson in the castell Gaylarde before that her husband was made kyng And whan the realme of FraÌ„ce was fallen to hym he was crowned by the assent of the .xii. dowsepiers of Fraunce and thaÌ„ bicause they wold nat that the realme of FraÌ„ce shulde belong without an heyre male they aduysed by their counsell that the kyng shulde be remaryed agayne and so he was to the doughter of the Emperour Henry of Lucenbourg suster to the gentle kyng of Bayhaigne Wherby the first mariage of the kyng was fordoone bytwene hym and his wyfe that was in prison by the liceÌ„ce and declaracyon of the pope that was than and by his .ii. wyfe who was ryght humble and a noble wyse lady the kyng had a soÌ„ne who dyed in his yong age and the quene also at Issodnii in Berrey And they both dyed suspeciously Wherfore dyuers parsones were put to blame after priuely And after this the same kyng Charles was maried agayn the .iii. tyme to the doughter of his vncle the lorde Loyes erle of Dewreux and she was suster to the kyng of Nauerre and was named quene Johan And so in tyme and space this lady was with childe and in the meane tyme the kyng Charles her husband fell sycke and lay downe on his dethe bedde And whan he sawe there Was no waye with hym but deth he deuised that if it fortuned the quene to be delyuered of a sonne Than he wolde that the lorde Phylyp of Ualoys shulde be his gouernour and regent of all hys realme tyll his sonne come to suche age as he myght be crowned kyng and if it fortune the quene to haue a doughter than he wold that all the .xii. piers of Fraunce shulde take aduyse and counsell for the forther ordering of the realme and that they shuld gyue the realme and regally to hym that had moost ryght therto And so within a whyle after the
kynge Charles dyed about Ester in the yere of our lorde M. CCC .xxviii. And within a short space after the quene was delyuerd of a doughter Than all the peres of Fraunce asseÌ„bled a counsell togyder at Parys as shortly as they might conueniently and there they gaue the realme by coÌ„men acorde to sir Phylippe of Ualoys and put clene out the quene Isabell of Englande and kynge Edwarde her sonne for she was suster germayne to king Charles last deed but the opynion of the nobles of Fraunce was and sayed and maynteyned that the realme of Fraunce was of so great nobles that it ought nat by successyon to fall into a womans hande And so thus they crowned kyng of France PhilyppÌ„ Ualoys at Raygnes on Trinyte sonday next after And anone after he somoned all his barownes and men of warâ— And went withall his power to the towne of Cassell and layd â—â—eg therto in makyng warâ— agaynst the â—â—emmynges who rebelledde agaynst their owne lorde And namely they of Bruges of Ippre and of Franke for they wolde nat obey therle of FlauÌ„ders But they had chased hym out of his owne countrey so that he might nat abyde in no partie therof but onely in Gaunt and scantly ther. These fleÌ„mynges were a .xvi. thousande and had a capytayne called Colen â—aÌ„nequyn a hardy man and a couragious And they had made their grayson at Cassell at yâ— wages of dyuerse townes in Flaunders To th entent to kepe the fronters there about but ye shall here howe the flemmynges were dysconfeted and all by their owne outrage ¶ Of the batell of Cassell in FlauÌ„ders Cap. xxii ANd on a day they of the garyson of Cassell departed out To th entent to haue dysconfyted the kyng and all his hoost And they came priuely without any noyse in thre batels well ordred Wherof the first batayle toke the way to the kynges tentes and it was a fayre grace that the kynge had natben taken for he was at souper and all his company and thought nothyng of them And the other batayle toke the streyght way to the tentes of the kynge of Behaygne and in maner they founde hym in lyke case And the thirde batayle went to the tentes of therle of Heynault and in likrwyse had nere take hym These hoostes caÌ„e so peasably to the tentes that with moch payne they of thoost coude arme them Wherby all the lordes and their people had ben slayne and the more grace of god had nat ben but in maner by myracle of god these lordes dysconfyted all .iii. batayls eche batayle by it selfe all in one hour In such wyse that of â—vi thousande flemmynges ther ascaped neuer a person captayns and all were slayne And the kyng lordes of FraÌ„ce knewe nat one of an other nor what they hadde done tyll all was finyss edd and atchyued For they lay in thre sondrie parties one fro an other but as for the fleÌ„mynges there was nat one left a lyue but all lay deed on hepes one vpon an other in the sayed thre sondrie places And this was done on saynt Bartylmewes day the yere of our lorde M. CCC .xxviii. Than the french men entred into the towne of Cassell and set vp the baners of FrauÌ„ce and the towne yelded theÌ„ to the kyng And also the towne Pyepigne and of Ipre all they of the Castlayne of Bergues and than the receyued therle Loys their lorde and sware to hym faythe and loyaltie foreuer Than after the kynge and his people departed and went to Parys and he was moche honoured and praysed for this enterprise and ayd that he had done to his cosyn Lois erle of FlauÌ„ders And thus the kyng was in great prosperite and euery day encresed his ryall estat for as it was sayd ther was neuer kyng in FrauÌ„ce that helde like estat as dyd this kyng Philyp of Ualoys ¶ Howe the erle of kent and the erle Mortymer in Englande were put to deth Cap. xxiii THis yong kyng Edwarde of Englande was gouerned a great space as ye haue harde before by the couÌ„sell of the quene his mother and of Edmonde of Wodstoke erle of KeÌ„t his vncle and by sir Roger Mortymer erle of March. And at the last enuy began to growe bytwene therle of Kent and therle MortymÌ„ In so moch that this erle MortimÌ„ enformed so the yong kyng by the coÌ„sentyng of tholde quene Isabell his mother beryng the kyng in hande that therle of Kent wolde haue enpoysoned hym To th entent to be kynge hymselfe as he that was nexte heyre apparaunt to the crowne for the kynges yonger brother who was called JohnÌ„ a Gaunt was newly deed And than the kyng who gaue lyght credence to theym causedde his vncle the erle of Kent to be taken and openly to be beheeded without any maner of excuse to be harde Wherwith many of yâ— nobles of the realme wer sore troubled and bare a gruge in their hertes towarde the erle Mortymer and accordyng to thenglysshe cronycle Th erle suffred dethe atte Wynchester the tenth day of Octobre yâ— thirde yere of the kynges raygne and lyeth buryed at the friers in Winchestre But as myne auctour sayeth within a whyle after as it was reported quene Isabell the kyngâ— mother was with chylde and that by therle Mortymer Wherof the kyng was enfourmed how the sayd MortymÌ„ had caused him to put to deth therle of Kent his vncle without good reason or cause for all the realme reputed hym for a noble man Thanne by the kynges commaundement this erle Mortymer was takenÌ„e and brought to London And there byfore the great lordes and nobles of the realme was recyted by open declaratyon all the dedes of the sayd Mortymer Than the kynge demaunded of his counsell what shuld be done with hym and all the lordes by commen assent gaue iudgement And sayed syr he hath deserued to dye the sa 〈…〉 ethe that sir Hewe Spenser dyed And after this iudgement there was no delacyon of sufferaunce nor mercy But incoÌ„tynent he was drawen throughout London and than set on a scaffolde and his membres cut from hym and cast into a fyre and his hert also bycause he had ymagined treason And thanne quartered and his quarters sent to foure of the best cyties of the realme and his heed remayned styll in London And within a lytle space after the kyng commaunded by thaduyce of his counsell that the quene his mother shulde be kept close in a castell And so it was doÌ„e and she had with her ladyes and damosels knyghtes and squiers to serue her acordyng to her estat And certayne laÌ„des assigned to her to meÌ„tayne ther with her noble estat all dayes of her lyfe But in no wyse she shulde nat deê‘t out of the castell wtout it were tose suche sportes as was somtyme shewed byfore the castell gate for her recreatyon Thus this lady ledde forth her lyfe ther mekely and ones or twyse a yere the kyng her son wolde coÌ„e and se
shulde nat be shytte agayne And whan they of the busshment harde the horne in all hast they myght they mounted the hyll Than the watchmen of the castell with noyse of the horne a woke and sawe how the peple wer coÌ„myng all armed to the castell warde Than he blewe his horne and cryed treason treson sirs a ryse and arme you shortly for yonder be men of armes aprochynge to your fortresse than euery man arose and armed them and caÌ„e to the gate but sir Wyllyam Duglas and his .xii. companyons defended so the gate that they coude nat close it And so by great valyantnesse they kept thentre opyn tyll their busshment caÌ„e they within defended the castell as well as they might and hurt dyuers of them without but ser Wyllyam and the scottes dyd somoch that they conquered the fortresse and all the englyssmen within slayne excepte the captayne and sire other squyers So the scottê taryed ther all that day and made a knyght of the contrey captayn ther called SymoÌ„de Uessey and with hym dyuers other of the contrey these tidynges came to the kyng of Englande before Tourney ¶ Of the great hoost that the frenche kyng assembled to rayse the siege before Tourney Cap. lvi VE haue harde before howe the kynge of Englande had besieged the cyte of Tourney with mo than sixscore thousande men of armes with the flemmynge And bycause the vytayles within the cytie beganne to mynisshe the frenche lordes within caused to a uoyde out of the towne all maner of poore people such as were nat furnysshed to abyue the aduenture of the siege They were put out in the opynne day and they passed through the duke of BrabaÌ„tes hoost who shewed their grefe for he caused them to besafely brought to the freÌ„che hoost at Aras where as the kyng lay And ther he made a gret assemble of men of his owne coÌ„trey and part out of the empyre Thyder came to hym the kyng of Behaygne the duke of Loraygne therle of Bare the bysshoppe of Mets and of Coerdune therle of Mountbelieu sir JohnÌ„ of Chalon the erle of Geuyne the erle of Sauoy the lorde Lewes of Sauoy his brother All these lordes came to serue the frenche kynge with all their powers Also thyder came the duke of Bretaygne the duke of Burgoyne the duke of Borbone therle of Alanson therle of Flanders therle Forestes therle Arminacke therle of Bloyes sir Charles of Bloyes therle of Harcourt therle DaÌ„martyn the lorde Coucy and dyuers other lordes and knightes And after came the kyng of Nauarr with a goodly noÌ„bre of men a warre out of the contrey in FraÌ„ce that he helde of the frenche kyng and therby he caÌ„e to serue hym Also there was the kynge of scottê with a certayne noÌ„bre apoynted to hym ¶ Howe the soudyers of the garyson of Bohayne dystrussed certayne soudyers of Mortayne before the towne of Conde Ca. lvii WHan all these sayde lordes were come to Aras to the frenche kyng than he remeuyd and came to a lytell ryuerr a thre leages fro Turney the water was depe and rounde about full of marysshes so that no man coude passe but by a lytell way so narowe that two horses coude nat passe a fronte There the kyng lay and passed nat the ryuer for he durst nat The next day the hoostes lay styll some of the lordes counsayled to make bridges to passe ouer the water at their ease than ther wey men sent to aduyse the passage And whan they had well aduysed euery thyng they thought it was but a lost labour and so they shewed the kynge howe that ther was no passage but at the brige of Cressyn Thus the mater abode in the same case the tidynges anone spred abrode howe the french kyng was lodged bytwene the bridge of Cressyn and the bridge of Bonnes to th entent to fight with his ennemies So that all maner of people suche as desyred honoure dâ—ue to the one part and to the other as they owed their seruyce or fauoure Ther were thre Almayns bretherne in Bouhaygne whan they harde howe these two kynges aproched nere togyder be like lyhode to fight than two of theÌ„ desyred the. 〈◊〉 to abyde styll and kepe the fortres and they sayd they wolde go and se what chere there was before Tourney So these two knyghtâ—â— deâ—teâ— one of theÌ„ was called sir Courrat Dastra and the other sir Courrat Lancenuch and they rode tyll they came to Escampons besyde Ualencâ—s thinkyng to passe the ryuer of Lescalt at Conde And bytwene Fresnes and Escampons they harde a gret brunt of men and sawe howe some came fleyng to themwarde The two bretherne had with theÌ„ to the nombre of .xxv. speares and they encountred the first and demauÌ„ded what they ayled so to fle away In the name of god sir 〈◊〉 they the soudyers of Mortayne aryssued out and they haue get a great pray and are goynge therwith towarde their fortresse and also haue taken dyuers prisoners of this countrey ThaÌ„ the two bretherne sayd sirs can ye lede vs ther as they be and they sayde yes And so they went after the frenchmen by the gyding of those poore men and the freÌ„chmen were as than nere to our lady in the wood and wer a sixscore soudyers and draue before them C. great beestes and certayne prisoners of the men of the coÌ„trey And their captayne was a knyght of Burgone called JohnÌ„ de Frelays ê‘teyninge to the lorde of Beauieuu assone as the almayns sawe them they ascryed them and ran in fiersly among theÌ„ ther was a sore fight the Burgonyon knyght dyd put hymselfe to defence and some of his coÌ„pany but nat all for ther were dyuers that sted But they were so nere chased what with the almayns â–ª and with the men of the countrey that ther scaped but a fewe other slayne or taken sir JohnÌ„ de Frelays was taken and all yâ— pray rescued and rendred agayne to the men of the contrey And after that aduenture the almayns caÌ„e before Tourney wher they were welcome ¶ Of the iourney that sir wyllmÌ„ Baylleull and sir Ualflart de la Croyse made at the bridge of Cressyn Cap. lviii A None after the frenche kyng was lodged thus at the bridge of Bouues a company of heynous by the settyng on of sir WyllmÌ„ Bayllule and yâ— lorde Uauflart de la croyse who sayd howe they knewe all the contrey and that they wolde bring them into such a place on the frenche hoost yâ— they shulde haue some wynnynge And so on a mornyng they departed fro thoost about sirscore coÌ„panyons knyghtes and squyers and they rode towarde Dont de Cressyn and made the lorde Bayllule to be as chefe and that to his baner euery man shulde drawe Nowe the same mornyng rode forthe certayne noÌ„bre of yâ— legoys of the french party wherof ser Robert de Baylleull brother to the foresayd sir WyllmÌ„ Baylleull was chefe captayn So ther were two bretherne on dyuers parties
Leon who had ben before one of the erles chiefe counsaylours Thus as it was deuysed so it was done in a mornyng the frenche lordes entred and went streyght to yâ— castell and brake opyn the gates and ther toke therle MouÌ„tfort prisoner and ledde hym clene out of the cytie into their felde without doyng of any more hurt in the cyte This was the yere of our lorde god M. C C C .xli. about the feest of all sayntâ— ThaÌ„ the lordes of Fraunce entred into the cytie with great ioye and all the burgesses and other dyd fealtie and homage to the lorde Charles of Bloys as to their ryght souerayne lorde and there they taryed a thre dayes in gret feest Than sir Charles of Bloys was couÌ„selled to abyde ther about the cytie of Nauntes tyll the next somer and so he dyd and set captayns in suche garysons as he had won than the other lordes went to Parys to the kyng and delyuerd hym therle of Mountfort as prisoner The kynge set hym in the castell of Loure wher as he was longe I at last as I harde reported ther he dyed ¶ Nowe let vs speke of the countesse his wyfe who had the courage of a man and the hert of a lyon She was in the cytie of Renes whanne her lorde was taken and howe beit that she had great sorowe at her hert yet she valyantly recoÌ„forted her frendes and soudyers and shewed them a lytell son that she had called JohnÌ„ and sayd a sirs be nat to sore a basshed of the erle my lorde whom we haue lost he was but a man se here my lytell chylde who shal be by the grace of god his restorer and he shall do for you all I haue riches ynough ye shall nat lacke I trust I shall purchase for suche a capitayne that ye shal be all reconforted Whan she had thus conforted her frendes and soudyers in Renes than she weÌ„t to all her other fortresses and good townes and ledde euer with her JohnÌ„ her yonge sonne and dyd to theÌ„ as she dyde at Renes and fortifyed all her garisons of euery thyng yâ— they wanted and payed largely gaue frely where as she thought it well enployed Than she weÌ„t to Hanybout and ther she and her sonne taryed all that wynter often tymes she sent to byset her garysons and payed euery man full well and truely their wages ¶ Howe the kyng of Englande the thyrde tyme made warre on the scotes Cap. lxxiii YE haue harde here before that the siege beynge before Tourney howe the lordes of Scotland had taken agayne dyuers townes and fortresses fro thenglysshmen such as they helde in Scotlande Ther were no mo remayning in theÌ„glysshmens handes but onely the castell of Esturmelyne the cytie of Berwyke and Rousburge And the scottes lay styll at siege with certayne frenchmen with them suche as kyng Philyppe had sent thyder to helpe theÌ„ before Esturmelyne and they within were so sore constrayned yâ— they sawe well they coude nat long endure And whan the kynge of Englande was retourned fro the siege of Tourney and came into his owne realme he was couÌ„selled to ryde towarde scotlande and so he dyd he rode thyderwarde bytwene mighelmas and al sayntes coÌ„maundyng euery maÌ„ to folowe hym to Berwyke than euery man began to styrre and to drawe thyder as they were coÌ„maunded The kyng at last came to yorke and ther taryed for his people the lordes of Scotlande wer enfourmed of the coÌ„myng of the kyng of Englande wherfore they made sorer assautes to the castell of Esturmelyne and coÌ„strayned so them within with engyns and canons that they wer fayne to yelde vp the castell sauyng their lyues and membres but nothyng they shulde cary away These tidynges came to the kyng of Englande where as he was thanÌ„e he departed and drewe toward Esturmelyne and came to Newcastell vpon Tyne and ther lodged and taryed more than a moneth abydinge prouysion for his host the which was put on the see bytwene saynt Andrewes tyde and All sayntes but dyuerse of their shyppes were perysshed for they had suche tempest on the see that small prouysion came thyder Some were driuen into Hollande and into Fryse wherby theÌ„glysshe hoost had great defaute of vytayls and euery thynge was dere and wynter at hande So that they wyst nat wher to haue forage and in scotlande the scottes had put all their goodes into fortresses and the kyng of England had ther mo thaÌ„ vi M. horsmen and .xl. M. fotemen The lordes of Scotland after their wynning of Estur melyne they â—rue into the forestes of Gedeours and they vnderstode well howe the kyng of Englande lay at Newecastell with a great nombre to brenne and to exyle the realme of Scotlande Than they toke counsell what they shulde do they thought themselfe to small a company to mentayne the warr seyng howe they had coÌ„tynued the warres more than .vii. yere without heed or captayne And yet as thaÌ„ they coude parceyue no socoure fro their owne kyng than they determyned to sende to the kyng of Englande a bysshop and an abbot to desyre a truse the which messangers departed fro Scotland and came to Newecastell wher they founde the kynge These messangers shewed to the kynge and to his counsayle the cause of their coÌ„myng so than it was agreed a trewse to endure foure monethes on the condycion that they of Scotlande shulde sende sufficyent embassadours into France to kyng Dauyd that without he wolde come within the moneth of May next folowing so puyssantly as to resyst and defeÌ„de his realme els they clerely to yelde themselfe englysshe and neuer to take hym more for their kyng So thê° these two prelates retourned agayne into Scotlande and incontynent they ordayned to sende into Fraunce sir Robert â—ersay and sir Symon Fresyll and two other knyghtes to shewe to their kynge their apoyntment The kynge of Englande agreed the soneâ— to this truse bycause his hoost lacked vytayll so he came backe agayne sent euery man home The scottysshe messangers went towarde Fraunce and toke shypping at Douer ¶ Nowe kynge Dauyd who had ben a seuyne yere in France and knewe well that his realme was sore distroyed ThauÌ„e he toke leaue of the frenche kyng to go home into his owne contre to confort his people so he toke shypping with his wyfe and suche coÌ„pany as he had at a port and dyde put hymselfe vnder the guyding of a maryner Rychard Flamont and so he aryued at a port of Moroyse or euer that any in Scotlande knewe therof Nor he knewe nothyng of the messangers that were gone into France to speke with hym nor they knewe nat of his retournyng home ¶ Howe kyng Dauyd of Scotlande came with a great hoost to Newcastell vpon Tyne Ca. lxxiiii WHan that yong kyng Dauyd of Scotlande was come into his countrey his men came about hym with great ioye and solem puyte and brought hym to the towne of saynt JohnÌ„s thyder
do rather ye shulde make good chere and be ioyfull seyng ye haue chased away your enmies who durst nat abyde you let other men study for the remynant Than the kyng sayd a dere lady knowe for trouthe that syth I entred into the castell ther is a study coÌ„e to my mynde so yâ— I can nat chuse but to muse nor I cannat tell what shall fall therof put it out of my herte I cannat A sir ê™ the lady ye ought alwayes to make good chere to confort ther with yo â— peple god hath ayded you so in yo â— besynes and hath gyuen you so great graces that ye be the moste douted and honoured priuce in all christeÌ„dome and if the kyng of scottes haue done you any dy spyre or damage ye may well amende it whan it shall please you as ye haue done dyuerse tymes or this Sir leaue your musyng and come into yâ— hall if it please you yo â— dyner is all redy a fayre lady ê™ the kyng other thynges lyeth at my hert that ye knowe nat of but surely yâ— swete be hauyng the perfyt wysedom the good grace noblenes and exelleÌ„nt beauty that I se in you hath so sore surprised my hert yâ— I can nat but loue you and without your loue I am but déed Than the lady sayde a ryght noble prince for goddessake mocke nor tempt me nat I can nat byleue that it is true that ye say nor that so noble a prince as ye be wold thynke to dyshonour me and my lorde my husbande who is so valyant a knight and hath done your grace so gode seruyce and as yet lyethe in prison for your quarell CerteÌ„ly sir ye shulde in this case haue but a small prayse nothyng the better therby I had neuer as yet such a thoght in my hert nor I trust in god neuer shall haue for no man lyueng If I had any suche intencyon your grace ought nat all onely to blame me but also to punysshe my body ye and by true iustice to be dismeÌ„bred Therwith the lady deê‘ted fro the kyng went into the hall to hast the dyner than she returned agayne to the kyng and broght some of his knyghtes with her and sayd sir yf it please you to come into the hall your knightê abideth for you to wasshe ye haue ben to long fastyng Than yâ— kyng went into the hall wassht and sat down amonge his lordes the lady also the kyng ete but lytell he sat styll musyng and as he durst he cast his eyen vpon the lady Of his sadnesse his knyghtê had maruell for he was nat acustomed so to be some thought it was bycause the scottê were scaped fro hym all yâ— day the kyng taryed ther wyst nat what to do SoÌ„tyme he ymagined that honour and trouth defeÌ„ded him to set his hert in such a case to dyshonour such a lady so true a knyght as her husband was who had alwayes well truely serued hym On thother ê‘â— loue so constrayned hym that the power therof surmounted honour and trouth Thus yâ— kyng debated in hymself all that day all that night In the mornyng he a rose and dysloged all his hoost and drewe after the scottes to chase them out of his realme Than he toke leaue of the lady sayeng my dere lady to god I coÌ„mende you tyll I returne agayne requiryng you to aduyse you otherwyse than ye haue sayd to me Noble prince ê™ the lady god yâ— father glorious be yo â— coÌ„duct and put you out of all bylayne thoughtê sir I am euer shal be redy to do your grace ser uyce to your honour and to myne therwith the kyng deê‘ted all abasshed And soo folowed the scottes tyll he came to the cyte of Berwyke and went lodged within iiii leages of the forelt of Gedeors wher askyng Dauyd and all his coÌ„pany were entred in trust of the great wyldernesse The kyng of England taryed ther a .iii. dayes to se if the scottes wold yssue out to fight with hym in these thre dayes ther were dyuers skirmysshes on bothe ê‘ties and dyuers slayne taken and sore hurte amonge the scottes Sir Wyllyam Duglas was he that dyd moost trouble to thenglysshemen he bare azure a comble syluer thre starres goules ¶ Howe therle of Salysbury and therle Moret were delyuerd out of prison by exchaunge Cap. lxxviii IN these sayd thre dayes ther were noble men on bothe parties that treatid for a peace to be had bytwene these two kynges and their treatie toke suche essect that a trewse was agreed to endure two yere so that the frenche kynge wolde therto agree For the kyng of scottes was so sore alyed to the frenche kyng yâ— he might take no peace without his coÌ„sent and it so be the frenche kyng wolde nat agree to the peace than the truse to endure to the first day of May folowyng And it was agreed that therle of Morette shulde be quyte for his prisonment if the kyng of scottes coude do somoche to purchase with the frenche kyng that therle of Salisbury might in lyke maner be quyte out of prison the whiche thyng shulde be done before the feest of saynt JohnÌ„ of Baptyst next after The kyng of Englande agreed yâ— soner to this truse bycause he had warre in France in Gascoyne in Poycton in Xaynton in Bretaygne and in euery place he had men of warre at his wages than the kyng of scottes sent great messangers to the french kyng to agre to this truse The freÌ„che kyng was coÌ„tent seyng it was the desyre of the kyng of scottê thaÌ„ therle of Salisbuey was sent into Englande and the kyng of England sent incoÌ„tynent therle Moret into Scotland ¶ Howe sir Charles du Bloys with dyuers lordes of Fraunce toke the cytie of Kenes in Bretayne Cap. lxxix IT is to be knowen that whan the duke of NormaÌ„dy the duke of Burgoyne yâ— duke of AlaÌ„son the duke of Burbon therle of Bloys the constable of Fraunce therle of Guynes his sonne sir James de Burbone sir Loyes of Spaygne with other lordes and knyghtes of Fraunce Whan they were departed out of Bretayne and had conquered the stronge castell of Chastoneaux the cyte of Nantes and taken therle of MouÌ„tfort and delyuerd hym to yâ— frenche kyng who had put hym in prison in the castell of Loure in Parys and ser Charles of Bloys beyng in Nantes and the contrey obeyed to hym rounde about abydinge the somer season to make better warr than in wynter Whan the swete season of somer approched the lordes of Fraunce and dyuers other drue towarde Bretayne with a great hoost to ayde sir Charles de Blois to recouer yâ— resydue of the duchy of Bretayne They fouÌ„de Charles of Bloys in NaÌ„tes than they determyned to lay sege to Kenes The countesse of Mountfort had well preueÌ„ted the mater and had set ther for captayne ser Wyllyam of Cadudall breton the lordes of France came thyder and
dyd moche trouble with assautes howbeit they within defended themselfe so valiantly that their ennemyes loste more than they wanne Whan the countesse of Mountfort knewe that the lordes of Fraunce were come in to Bretaygne with suche a puyssance she sende sir Amery of Clysson into Englande desyring socourse of the kyng on the coÌ„dycion that therle of Mountfortê son and heyre shuld take to wyf one of the kynges doughters and shulde be called duches of Bretayne The king of England was as than at London makyng chere to therle of Salisbury who was newe come out of prison whan this sir Amery of Clysson was come to the kyng and had made relacyon of his message The kyng graunted his request and coÌ„maunded sir Water of Manny to take with hym as many men of warr as sir Amery desyred shortly to make them redy to go into Bretayne to ayde the countesse of Mountfort and to take with him a .iii. M. archers of the best Thus ser Water and sir Amery toke the see and with theÌ„ went the two bretherne of Lyned all sir Loys sir JohnÌ„ the Haz of Brabant ser Hubert of Fresnoy ser Aleyn Syrefound and dyuers other a .vi. M. archers But a great tempest toke theÌ„ on the see and a contrary wynde wherfore they abode on the see .xl. dayes all this season the lordes of France with sir Charles de Bloys kepte styll the sege before Renes and sore coÌ„strayned them within so that the burgesses of the towne wold gladly haue takeÌ„ apoyntmeÌ„t but their captayne sir WyllmÌ„ of Cadudall wold in no wyse agree therto Whan the burgesses and the commons of the towne had endured moche payne sawe no socours coÌ„myng fro no ê‘tie they wold haue yelded vp the towne but the captayne wold nat whan they sawe that finally they toke hym and put hym in prison And made couenaunt with sir Charles du Bloys to yelde vp the towne the next day on the condycion that all such as were of the countes part myght go their wayes whyther they lyst without danger or trouble the lord Charles de Bloys dyd grauÌ„t their desyre Thê° the cytie of Renes was gyuen vp the yere of our lord M .iii. C .xlii. in the begynning of May. Sir WyllmÌ„ of Nuadudall wolde nat tary ther but went streyght to Hanybout to the countesse of MouÌ„tfort who as than had hard no tidyngs of sir Amery of Clysson nor of his company ¶ Howe sir Charles du Bloys besieged the countesse of Mountfort in Hanybout Cap. lxxx WHan the cytie of Renes was gyuen vp the burgesses made their homage fealtie to the lord Charles of Bloys Than he was counselled to go and lay siege to Hany boute wher as the countesse was sayeng that therle beyng in prison yf they myght gette the countesse and her sonne it shulde make an ende of all their warre Than they went all to Hany bout and layed siege therto and to the castell also as ferr as they might by lande with the couÌ„tesse in Hanybout ther was the bysshop of Leon in Bretayne also ther was sir yues of Tribiquedy the lorde of Landreman sir WyllmÌ„ of Nuadudall and the Chatelayne of Guyngnape the two bretherne of Nuyreth sir Henry and 〈◊〉 Olyuer of PeÌ„nefort and dyuers other Whan the countesse and her company vnderstode that the frenchmen were commyng to lay siege to the towne of Hanybout than it was commauÌ„ded to sounde the watche bell a laâ— and euery man to be armed and drawe to their defence Whan sir Charles and the frenchmen came nere to the towne they commaunded to lodge ther that nyght some of the yong lusty companyons caÌ„e skirmysshyng to the barrers and some of them within yssued out to theym so that ther was a great affray but the genowayes and freÌ„chmen loste more than they wanne Whan night came on euery man drewe to their lodgynge yâ— next day the lordes toke counsayle to assayle the batrers to se the maner of them within and so the thyrde day they made a great assaute to the batrers fro mornyng tyll it was noone Than the assaylantes drewe a backe sore beaten and dyuerse slayne whan the lordes of Fraunce sawe their men drawe a backe they were sore dyspleased and caused the assaut to begynne agayne more ferser than it was before and they within defended theÌ„selfe valyantly The countesse her selfe ware harnesse on her body and rode on a great courser fro strete to strete desyringe her peple to make good defence and she caused damoselles and other women to cutte shorte their kyrtels and to cary stones pottes full of chalk to the walles to be cast downe to their ennemyes This lady dyd ther an hardy enterprise she mouÌ„ted vp to the heyght of a towre to se how the frenchmen were ordred Wtout She sawe howe that all the lordes and all other people of thoost were all gone out of ther felde to thassaut than she toke agayne her courser armed as she was and caused thre hundred men a horsbacke to be redy and she went with theym to another gate wher as there was non assaut She yssued out and her company and dasshed into the frenche lodgynges and cutte downe tentes and set fyre in their lodgynges she founde no defence ther but a certayne of varlettes and boyes who ran away Whan the lordes of France loked behynde them sawe their lodgynges a fyre and harde the cry and noyse ther they retourned to the felde cryeng treason treason so that all thassaut was left Whan the countesse sawe that she drewe to gyder her coÌ„pany and whan she sawe she coud nat entre agayne into the towne without great damage she toke an other way and went to the castell of Brest the whiche was nat ferr thens Whan sir Loys of Spayne who was marshal of the host was come to the felde and sawe their lodgynges brennyng and sawe the countesse her coÌ„pany goynge away he folowed after her with a great nombre he chased her so nere that he slewe and hurte dyuerse of theym that were behynde yuell horsed But the countesse and the moost parte of her company rode so well that they came to Breste and there they were receyued with great ioye The next day the lordes of Fraunce who hadde lost their tentes and their prouisyons thanne tooke counsayle to lodge in bowers of trees more nerer to the towne and they had great marueyle whan they knewe that the countesse herselfe had done that enterprise They of the towne wyst nat wher the countesse was become wherof they were in great trouble for it was fyue dayes or they harde any tidynges The countesse dyd somoche at Brest that she gate togyder a .v. hundred speres and than about mydnight she departed fro Brest and by the sonne rysing she came along by the one syde of the hoost and came to one of the gates of Hanybout the which was opyned for her and ther in she entred and allher coÌ„pany with gret noyse
of trumpettes and canayrs wherof the frenche hoost had great marueyle and armed theÌ„ and ran to the towne to assaut it and they within redy to defende ther began a feerse assaut endured tyll noone but the frenchmen lost more than they within At noone thassaut ceased than they toke counsell that sir Charles du Bloys shulde go fro that sege and gyue assaut to the castell of Alroy the which kyng Arthure made and with hym shulde go the duke of Burbone therle of Bloys the marshall of France sir Robert Bertrande and that sir Henry de Leon and part of the geneuoys and the lorde Loys of Spayne and the vycont of Rohayne withall the spanyer des shulde abyde styll before Hanybout for they sawe well they coulde haue no profet to assayle Hanybout any more But they sent for xii great engyns to Renes to thyntent to cast into the towne and castell day night So they deuyded their host the one styll before Hanybout the other with sir Charles of Bloys before Aulroy they within Alroy were well fortifyed and were a two C. companyons able for to mayntayne the warre And sir Henry of Penfort and sir Olyuer his brother were chyefe capitaynes ther a foure leages fro that castell was the good towne of Uannes parteyning to the countesse and capitayne ther was sir Gelfray of Malatrayt nat farre thens also was the good towne of Guyngnape the cathelayne of Dyuant was captayne ther he was at Hanybout with the couÌ„tesse and had lefte in the towne of Dynant his wyfe and his chyldren and had lefte ther capytayne in his stede Raynolde his son Bytwene these two townes stode a stronge castell parteynyng to sir Charles du Bloys 〈◊〉 was well kept with soudyours burgonyons Captayne there was sir Gerarde of Maulayne and with hym an other knyght called Pyer Portbeufe they wasted all the contrey about them and coÌ„strayned sore the sayd two townes for ther coude no ther marchandyse nor prouisyon entre into any of theÌ„ but in great danger On a day they wold ryde towarde UaÌ„nes and an other day towarde Guyngnape and on a day sir Raynolde of Dynant layed a busshment and the same day 〈◊〉 Gerarde of Maulayne rode forthe and had taken a .xv. marchantes and all their goodes and was driuyng of them towardes their castell called Rochprion and so fell in the busshment and ther sir Raynolde of Dynant toke sir Gerarde prisoner and a .xxv. of his company and rescued the marchantes and ledde forthe their prisoners to Dynant wherof sir Raynolde was moche praysed and well worthy ¶ Nowe let vs speke of the countesse of MouÌ„t for t who was besieged in Hanybout by sir Loys of Spayne who kept the siege ther and he had so broken and brused the walles of the towne with his engins So that they within began to be a basshed and on a day the bysshop of Leon spake with sir Henry of Leon his nephue by whoÌ„ as it was sayd that therle MouÌ„tfort was taken So longe they spake togyder that they agreed yâ— the bysshop shulde do what he coude to cause the coÌ„pany within to agre to yelde vp the town and castell to sir Charles de Bloys and 〈◊〉 Henry de Leon on thother syde shuld purchase pece fortheÌ„ all of sir Charles de Bloyes and to lese nothyng of their goodes Thus the bysshop entred agayne into the towne the countes incoÌ„tynent douted of some yuell purchase than she desyred the lordes and knightes that were ther that for the loue of god they shulde be in no dout for she sayd she was in suretie that they shuld haue socours within thre dayes howbeit the bysshope spake somoch and shewed so many reasons to the lordes that they were in a great trouble all that night The next mornyng they brewe to couÌ„sell agayne so that they wer nere of acorde to haue gyuen vp the towne sir HeÌ„ry was coÌ„e nere to the towne to haue taken possession therof than the countesse loked downe along the see out at a wyndo in the castell began to smyle for great ioy that she had to se the socours commyng 〈◊〉 which she had so long desyred Than she 〈◊〉 out a loude and sayd twyse I se the socurs of Englande coÌ„myng than they of the towne â—an to the walles and sawe a great nomâ—â— of 〈◊〉 pes great and small fresshly decked coÌ„myng towarde Hanybout they thought well it was the socours of England who had ben on the see .lx. dayes by reason of contrary wyndes ¶ Howe sir Water of Manny brought thenglysshmen into Bretayne Cap. lxxxi WHan the seneshall of Guyngnape Perse of Tribyquedy sir Galeran of Landreman and the other knyghtê sawe these socours coÌ„myng thaÌ„ they sayd to the bysshoppe sir ye may well leaue your treaty for they sayd they were nat coÌ„ tent as than to folowe his counsayle Than the bysshoppe sayd sirs than our company shall de part for I wyll go to hym that hath moost right as me semeth Than he departed fro Hanibout and defyed the couÌ„tesse and all her ayders and so went to sir Henry de Leon and shewed hym howe the mater went than sir Henry was sore dyspleased and caused incontynent to rere vp the grettest ingens that they had nere to the cattell and coÌ„maunded that they shuld nat sease to last day and nyght Than he deê‘ted thens and brought the bysshoppe to sir Loys of Spayne who receyued hym with great ioye and so dyd sir Charles of Bloys than the countesse dressed vp halles and chambers to lodge the lordes of Englande that were coÌ„myng and dyd sende agaynst them right nobly And whan they wer a lande she came to them with great reuerence and feested them the beest she might and thanked theÌ„ right humbly and caused all the knyghtes and other to lodge at their ease in the castell and in the towne And the nexte day she made them a great feest at dyner all night the nexte day also the ingens neuer ceased to cast and after dyner sir Gaultier of MaÌ„ny who was chefe of that company demaunded of the state of the towne of the hoost without And sayd I haue a great desyre to yssue out and to breke downe this great ingen that standeth so nere vs if any â—oll folowe me Than Perse of Tribyquidy sayde howe he wolde nat fayle hym at this his first begynning and so sayd the lorde of LaÌ„dre man than they armed them and so they yssued out priuely at a certayne gate with theÌ„ a .iii. hundred archers who shotte so holly togyder yâ— they that kept the ingen fledde awaye and the men of armes came after the archers and slewe dyuerse of them that fledde and bete downe the great engyn and brake it all to peaces ThanÌ„e they ranne in amonge the tentes and logynges and set fyre in dyuerse places and slewe hurt dyuers tyll the hoost began to styrre than they withdrue fayre and easely and they
of the hoost ranne after theÌ„ lyke madde men Than Gaultier sayd let me neuer be beloued with my lady without I haue a course with one of these folowers and therwith tourned his spere in the rest and in likewyse so dyd the two bretherne of L â–ª dall and the haz of Brabant sir yues of Tribyquedy sir Galeran of Landreman and dyuerse other companyons they ran at the first comers ther myght well a ben legges sene tourned vpwarde ther began a sore medlynge for they of the hoost alwayes encreased Wherfore in behoued thenglysshmen to withdrawe towarde ther fortresse ther might well a ben sene on bothe ê‘ties many noble dedes takyng and rescuyng yâ— englysshmen drewe sagely to yâ— dykes and ther made a stall tyll all their men wer in sauegard and all the resydue of the towne yssued out to rescue their coÌ„pany and caused them of the hoost to recule backe So whan they of the host sawe how they coude do no good they drewe to their lodgynges and they of the fortresse in likewyse to their lodgynges than the countesse disceÌ„dyd downe fro the castell with a gladde chere and came and kyst sir Gaultier of Manny and his companyons one after an other two or thre tymes lyke a valyant lady ¶ Howe the castell of Conquest was wonne two tymes Cap. lxxxii THe next day sir Loys of Spayne called to counsell the vycont of Rohayne the bysshoppe of Leon the lorde Henry of Leon and the master of the geneuoys to know ther aduyse what was best to do they sawe well the towne of Hanybout was marueylously strong and greatly socoured by meanes of tharchers of England they thought their tyme but lost to abyde there for they coude nat se howe to wynne any thyng ther. Than they all agreed to dyslodge yâ— nexte day and to go to the castell of Alroy where sir Charles of Bloys lay at siege the next day betymes they pulled downe their lodgynges and drewe thyder as they were purposed And they of the towne made great cryeng and showtyng after theÌ„ and some yssued out to aduenture theÌ„ selfe but they were sone put a backe agayne and lost some of their company or they coude entre a gayne into yâ— towne Whan sir Loys of Spayne caÌ„e to sir Charles of Bloys he shewed hym the reason why he left thesege before Hanybout than it was ordayned that sir Loys of Spayne and his coÌ„pany shulde go and ley siege to Dynant the which was nat closed but with pales water and maresse and as sir Loyes went towarde Dynant he came by a castell called Conquest And captayne ther for the countesse was a knyght of NormaÌ„dy called sir Mencon and with hym dyuers soudyers sir Loys came thyder and gaue a great assaut and they within defended them so well that thassaut endured tyll mydaight and in the morning it began agayn thassaylantes persed so nere that they came to yâ— wall and made a great hole through for the dykes were of no depnesse And so byforce they entred and slewe all them within the castell except the knyght whome they toke prisoner and stablysshed ther a newe Chatelayne and a .lx. soudyers with hym thaÌ„ sir Loys departed went and layed seige to Dynaunt The countesse of Mountfort had knowledge howe sir Loyes of Spayne was assautyng of the castell of Conquest than she sayd to sir Water of Manny and his company that if they might rescue that castell they shuld achyue great honour They all agreed therto and deê‘ted the next morning fro Hanybout so yâ— ther abode but fewe behynde in the towne they rode so falt yâ— about noone they came to the castell of Conquest wherin was as than yâ— frenche garyson for they had won it the day before Whan sir Water of Manny sawe yâ— and howe that sir Loyes of Spayne was gone he was sory bycause he might nat fight with hym and sayd to his company sirs I wyll nat deê‘te hens tyll Ise what company is yander within the castell and to knowe howe it was wonne Than he and all his made them redy to the assaut and the frenchmen and spanyardes same that they defended theym selfe aswell as they might the archers helde them so short that then glysshmen aproched to the walles they found the hole in the wall wherby the cattell was won before and by the same place they entred slew all within excepte .x. that were taken to mercy than thenglysshmen and bretâ—ns drue agayne to Hanybout they wolde set no garyson in CoÌ„quest for they sawe well it was nat to he holden ¶ Howe sir Loyes of Spayne toke the towne of Dynant and of Gerande Cap. lxxxiii NOwe let vs retourne to Loys of Spayne who belieged the towne of Dynant in Bretayne and than he caused to be made lytell vessels to make assautê bothe by water and by lande And whan yâ— burgesses of the towne sawe howe they were in daÌ„ger to lese their lyues goodes they yelded theÌ„self agayne the wyll of their capten sir Raynalt Guyngnap whoÌ„ they slewe in the myddes of the market place by cause he wolde nat consent to them And whan sir Loyes of Spayne had ben ther two dayes and taken fealtie of the burgesses and set ther a newe capyten a squyer called Gerard of Maulyne whom they founde ther as prisoner and the lorde Pyers Portbeufe with hym Than they went to a great towne on the see syde called Gerand they layd siege therto and founde therby many vessels and shyppes laded with wyne that marchaÌ„tes had brought thyder fro Poycton â—ochell to sell the marchantes anon had solde their my nes but they were but yuell payed Than Loys caused some of the spanyardes and geneunys to entre into these shyppes and the next day they assayled the towne bothe by lande and by water so that they within coude nat defend theÌ„ selfe but that they were lightly wonne byforce and the towne robbed and all the people put to the swerde without mercy men women and chyldren and fyue churches brent and vyolated Wherof sir Loys was sore dyspleased and caused .xxiiii. of them that dyd yâ— dâ—de to be hanged for their labours Ther was moche treasoure won so that euery man had more than he coude bere away for it was a riche towne of marchan dyse Whan this towne was won they wyst nat whyder to go farther than sir Loys of Spayn and with hym sir Othes â—orne and certayne genowayes and spanyardes entred into yâ— shyppes to aduenture along by the see syde to seâ— they might wynne any thyng ther and the vycont of Rohayne the hysshoppe of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 â—en ry of Leon his nephue and all the other retourned to choost to sir Charles of â—loys who lay slyll before the castell of Aâ—lroy And ther they founde many knyghtes and lordes of Fraunce who were newely come thyder as sir Loyes of Poycters therle of Ualence therle of Aucerre therle of Porcyen therle of Joigny the erle of
Bolayne and dyuerse other that kyng 〈◊〉 had sent thyder and some yâ— canme of there owne good wylles to serue sir Charles of Bloys 〈◊〉 than the strong castell of Alroy was nat wonne but ther was suche famyn within that .vii. dayes before they had eten all their horses and the lorde Charles de Bloys wolde nat take them to mercy without he might haue them simpley to do his pleasur And whan they within sawe no other remedy secretely in the night they yssued but and by the wyll of god went through thoost on the one syde yet some were ê‘ceyued slayne but sir Henry of Pennefort and sir Olyuer his brother scaped by a lytle wood that was therby and went streyght to Hanybout to the couÌ„tesse So thus wansir Charles of Bloyes the castell of Alroy whan he had layne at siege .x. wekes than he newly fortifyed the place and set therin newe captayns and men of warr Than he departed and went layed siege to UaÌ„nes wherin sir Geffray of Maletrayt was captayne the next day certayne soudyers of the countesses of Mountfort beyng in the towne of Ployremell yssued out on the hope somwhat to wynne and came sodenly in the mornyng into the host of sir Charles de Bloys but they aduentured themselfe so farr that they were closed in and lost many of their folkes and thother fledde away and were chased to the gates of Ployremell the whiche was nat ferr of fro UaÌ„nes And whan they of the hoost were retourned fro the chase incontynent they made assaut to UaÌ„nes and byforce wanne they bayles harde to the gate of the cyte ther was a sore skirmysshe and many hurt and slayne on bothe parties the assaut endured tyll it was night than ther was a truse taken to endure all the next day The burgesses yâ— next day yelded vp the towne whyther yâ— captayne wold ornat who whan he sawe it wold be none other wyse departed out of the towne as secretly as he coude and went to Hanybout Sosir Charles of Bloys and the frenchmen entred into UaÌ„nes and taryed ther fyue dayes than they went and layd siege to an other cytie called Traiz ¶ Howe sir water of Manny dysconfited sir Loyes of Spayne in the felde of Camperle Cap. lxxxiiii NOw let vs returne to sir Loyes of Spayne who whan he was at the porte of Guerand by the seesyde he and his coÌ„pany sayled forth tyll they came into Bretayn bretonaunt to a port called Camperle right nene to Quypercorentyn and to saynt Mathue of Fyne Portern Than they yssued out of the shyppes and landed and brent all the countrey about and gate moche rychesse the whiche they conueyed into their shyyppes Whan sir Gaultyer of Manny and sir Arnold of Clysson vnderstode those tidynges they determyned to go thyder and shewed their myndes to sir Gyles of Tribyquedy and to the Cathelayne of Guyngnape The lorde of Landreman sir WyllmÌ„ of Caducall the two brethern of Penneforde and to the other knyghtes that were ther in Hanybout and all they agreed to go with good wylles than they toke their shyppes and toke with theym a thre thousande archers and so sayled forthe tyll they came to the port wher as the shyppes of sir Loys of Spaynes lay IncoÌ„tynent they toke theym and slewe all that were within theym and they founde in them suche rychesse that they had maruell therof than they toke lande and went forthe brent dyuers townes and houses before them and departed themselfe into thre batayls to the intent the soner to fynde their ennemys and left a thre hundred archers to kepe their shippes and that they had wonne Than they sette on their way in thre partes these tidynges anone came to sir Loyes of Spayne than he drewe togyder all his company and withdrue backe towarde his shyppes in great hast and encountred one of yâ— thre batayls thanÌ„e he sawe well he must nedes fyght he sette his men in order and made newe knyghtê as his nephue called Alphons Than sir Loys sette on fiersly and at the first rencouÌ„ter many were ouerthrowen and likely to haue ben dysconfyted and the other two batels had nat come on for by the cry and noyse of the people of the contrey they drewe thyder Than the batayle was more seerser thenglysshe archers shotte so holly togyder that the geneuoyes and spanyardes wer dysconfited and all slayne for they of the coÌ„trey fell in with staues and stones so that ser Loys had moche a do to scape and dyd flee to the shyppes and of .vi. M. there scaped with hym but thre huÌ„dred and his nephue was slayne And whan he caÌ„e to the shyppes he roud nat entre for the archers of England kept hym of so he was fayne with gret ieopardy to take a lytell shyppÌ„ called Lyque suche of his coÌ„pany as he couÌ„de get to him and sayled away as fast as he might Whan sir Gaulter and his coÌ„pany caÌ„e to the shyppes they entred into the best ship they had and folowed in the chase of sir Loyes of Spayne who euer fledde so fast before them that they coude nat ouertake hym Sir â—oyes at last toke port at Redon and he and all his entred into the towne but he taryed nat there for incontynent â–ª thengly sshmen landed at the same place so that sir Loyes and his company were fayne to get such horses as they might and rode thens to Renes the which was nat ferre thens and such as were yuell horsed were fayne to fall in the handes of their ennemyes so that sir Loys entred into Renes and thenglysshmen and bretons retourned to Redone and there lay all nyght The nexte day they toke agayne the see to sayle to Hanybout to the countesse of MouÌ„tfort but they had a contrary wynde so that they were fayne to take lande a thre leages fro Dynant Than they toke their way by lande and wasted the countrey about Dynant and tooke horses suche as they coude get some without sadyls and so caÌ„e to Rochprion Than sir Gaultier of Manny saydsirs yf our company were nat so soretraueled I wolde gyue assaut to this castell the other knyghtes answered hym and sayd sir set on at your pleasure for we shall nat for sake you to dye in the quarell and so they al went to the assaut Than Gerarde of Maulyn who was captayne ther made good defence so that there was a perylouse assaut Sir Johan Butler and sir Mathewe of Fresnoy were sore burte with many other ¶ Howe sir Gaultier of Manny toke the castell of Gonyin the forest Cap. lxxxv THis Gerarv of Maulyn hadde a brother called Rengne of Maulyn who was captayne of a lytel for tresse therby called Fauet And whasie he knewe that theÌ„glysshmen and bretons were assayling of his brother at Rochprion to th entent to ayde his brother he yssued out toke with hym a .xl. coÌ„panyons And as he came thyderwarde through afayre medowe by a wood syde he fouÌ„de
certayne englysshmen and other lyeng there hurt he sette on them and toke them prisoners and ledde them to Fauet hurt as they were and some sledde to sir Water of Manny and shewed hym the case than he ceased the assaut And he and all his company in great hasse folowed them that ledde the prisoners to Fauet but he coude nat ouertake them so that Regny and his prisoners were entred into the castell Than thenglysshmen as sore trayueled as they were made ther a gret assaut but nothyng coude they wynne they were so well defended and also it was late They lay ther all night to the entent to assyle yâ— castell agayne in the mornig Gerarde of Maulyn knewe all this he toke his horse in the night and rode all alone to Dynant and was ther a lytell before day Than he shewed all the case to the lorde Pyers Portbeuse capitayne of Dynaunt and assone as it was day he assembled all the burgesses of the towne in yâ— common hall and ther Gerarde of Maulyne she wed theym the mater in suche wyse that they were all content to go forth and so armed them and went towardes Fauet with a sixe thousand men of one and other Sir Gaultier of Manny knewe therof by a spye thanÌ„e they couusayled togyder and coÌ„sydred that it were great daÌ„ger for them if they of Dynant shulde come on theÌ„ on the onesyde sir Charles of Blois his coÌ„pany on thother syde so they might be enclosed ThaÌ„ they agreed to leaue their coÌ„panyons in prisone tyll another tyme that they might amende it and as they retourned towarde Hanybout they came to a castell called Gony lafo rest the which was yelded vp to sir Charles of Bloyes a fyftene dayes before Than sir Gaultier sayde howe he wolde go no farther as sore trayueled as he was tyll he had made assaute to that castell to se the demeanynge of theÌ„ with in Ther they made a fierse assaut they within quickely defended theym selfe sir Gaultier encouraged his company and was euer one of theformast in somoche that the archersshotte so quyckely and so close togyder that ther was none durst appere at their defence Sir Gaultier dyd somoche that parte of the dyke was fylled with busshes and wood so that they came to the walles with pyckaxes and other instrumentes and anone made a great hole through the wall And ther they entred perforce and slewe all they founde within and lodged ther yâ— night and they next day they went to Hanybout ¶ Howe sir Charles of Bloyes toke the towne of Carahes Cap. lxxxvi WHan the couÌ„tesse knewe of their coÌ„mynge she came and mette them and kyssed made them great chere and caused al the noble men to dyne with her in the castell Nowe in this season sir Charles of Bloys had wonne Uannes and lay at sege at Carahes the couÌ„tes of MoÌ„tfort and sir Gaultier of Manny sent certayne messangers to the kyng of Englande signyfieng hym howe sir Charles of Bloys and the lordes of France had conquered Uannes Renes and dyuers other good townes and castelles in Bretaygne and was lickely to wynne all with out he were shortly resysted These messangers arryued in Cornewall and rode to Wyndesore to the kyng ¶ Nowe lette vs speke of sir Charles of Bloys who had so sore constrayned with assautes and ingens the towne of Carahes that they yelded theym selfe vp to sir Charles and he receyued them to mercy and they sware to hym homage and fealtie toke hym for their lorde And ther he made newe officers taryed ther a fyftene dayes thaÌ„ they determyned to go and lry siege to Hanybout yet they knewe well the towne was well fortifyed with sufficyent prouisyon And so thyder they went and layed there siege and the fourth day after thyder came sir Loys of Spayne who had layen in the towne of Renes a sixe wekes in helyng of suche hurtes as he had He was well receyued there for he was a knyght moche honoured and welbeloued among them The frenche company dayly encreased for ther were dyuers lordes knyghtes of France were goyng into Spayne warde for suche warres as was bytwene the kynge of Spayne and the kyng of Granado sarasyne And as these knyghts passed through Poyctou and harde of these warres in Bretayne drewe that way sir Charles of Bloyes had rayred vp agaynst Hanybout a fyftene or sixtene great engyns the whiche caste into the towne many a great stone But they within set nat moch therby for they were well defended there agaynste them and somtyme they wolde come to the walles and wype them in derysion sayeng go and seke vp your company whiche resteth in the feldes of Camperle wherof sir Loys of Spayne and the genowayes had great dyspite ¶ Howe sir JohnÌ„ Butler and sir Hubert of Fresnoy were rescued fro deth before Hanybout Cap. lxxxvii ON a day sir Loyes of Spayne came to the tent of sir Charles du Bloyes and desyred of hym a gyft for all the seruyce that euer he had done in the presence of dyuerse lordes of France And sir Charles graunted hym bycause he knewe hymselfe somoche bounde to hym sir ê™ he I requyre you cause the two knyghtes that be in prison in Fauet to be brought hyther that is to say sir JohnÌ„ Butler and sir Hubert Fresnoy and to gyue them to me to do with them at my pleasure Sir this is the gyft that I desyre of you they haue chased dysconfetted and hurt me slayne my nephue Alphons I can nat tell how otherwyse to be reuenged of them but I shall stryke of their heedes before the towne in the syght of their companyons Of these wordes ser Charles was a basshed and sayd certenly with right a goodwyll I woll gyue you the prisoners syth ye haue desyred them But surely it shulde be a shamefull dede to put so to dethe suche two valyant knyghts as they be and it shal be an occasyon to our ennemyes to deale in likewyse with any of ours if they fall in lyke case we knowe nat what shall daylie fall the chances of warre be dyuers Wherfore dere cosyn I requyre you to be better aduysed than sir Loyes sayd sir if ye kepe nat promyse with me knowe ye for trouth that I shall depart out of your company shall neuer serue nor loue you agayne whyle I lyue Whan sir Charles sawe none other bote he sent to Fauet for the two knyghts and in a morning they were brought to sir Charles of Bloys tent but for all that he coulde desyre he coude nat turne sir Loyes of Spayne fro his purpose but sayd playnly that they shulde be beheeded anone after dyner he was so sore dyspleased with them All these wordes that was bytwene sir Charles and sir Loyes for thoccasion of these two knightes anone was come to the knowlege of sir Water of Manny by certayne spyes that shewed the myschefe that these two knyghtes were in
than he called his company and toke counsaile what was best to do some thought one thynge some thought an other but they wyst nat what remedy to synde Than sir Gaultier of MaÌ„ny sayd sirs it shuld be great honour for vs if we might delyuer out of daunger yonther two knyghtes and yf we put it in aduenture though we fayle therof yet kynge Edwarde our mayster woll canne vs moche thanke therfore and so woll all other noble men that herafter shall here of the case At leest it shal be sayd howe we dyd our deuoyre sirs this is myne aduyse if ye woll folow it for me thynketh a man shulde well adueÌ„ture his body to saue the lyues of two suche valyant knyghtes Myne aduyse is that we deuyde our selfe into two partes the one part incontynent to yssue out at this gate and to a range themself on the dykes to styrre thoost and to skirmysshe I thynke that all the hole hoost woll come rennyng thyder And sir Aymery ye shall be capytayne of that company and take with you a .vi. thousand good archers and shre hundred men of armes and I shall take with me a hundred men of armes and fyue hundred archers And I wyll yssue out at the posterne couertly shal dasshe into the hoost a monge the lodgynges be hynde the whiche I thynke we shall synde as good as voyde I shall haue suche with me as shall well bring me to the tent of sir Charles du Bloyes where as I thynke we shall fynde the two knyghtes prisoners and I ensure you we shall do our deuoyreto delyuer them This deuyse pleased them all and incontynent they armed them and about the houre of dyner sir Aymery of Clysson yssued out with his company and set opyn the chiefe gate towardes the hoost and some of them dasshed sodaynly into thoost and cut downe tentes and slewe and hurte dyuerse thoost was in a sodayne fray and in hast armed theym and drewe towardes thenglyssh men and bretons Who fayre and easely reculed backe there was a sore skirmysshe and many a manne ouerthrowen on bothe parties than sir Aymery drewe his people a longe on the bykes within the barryers and the archers redy on bothe sydes the way to receyue their ennemys The noyse and crye was so great that all the hole hoost drewe thyder and left their tentes voyde sauynge a certayne varlettes In the meane season sir Gaultier of Manny and his coÌ„pany yssued out at a posterne priuely and caÌ„e behynde the hoost and entred into the lodgynges of the frenche lordes for there were none to resyst theÌ„ all were at the skirmysshe ThanÌ„e sir Gaultier went streyght to sir Charles of Bloys tent and founde there the two knyghtes prisoners 〈◊〉 Hubert of Fresnoy and sir JohnÌ„ Butteler and made them incoÌ„tynent to leape vpon two good horses that they brought thyder for the same intent and retourned incontynent and entred agayne into Hanybout the same way thei yssued out the countesse receyued them with gret ioy All this season they fought styll at the gate than tidynges came to the lordes of Fraunce howe the two knyghts prisoners were rescued whan sir Loyes of Spayne knewe therof he thought hym selfe dysceyued and he demaunded which way they were gone that made that rescue and it was shewed hym howe they were entred into Hanybout ThanÌ„e sir Loyes departed fro the assaut and went to his lodgynge right sore dyspleased than all other lefte the assant in there trayet there were two knyghtes that aduentured them selfe so forwarde that they were taken by the frenchmen the lorde Landreman and the Chathelayne of Guyngnape wherof sir Charles of Bloyes hadde great ioye and they were brought to his tent and there they were so preched to that they tourned to sir Charles parte and dyd homage and feaultie to hym The .iii. day after all the lordes assembledde in the lorde Charles tent to take counsayle for they sawe well that Hanybout was so strong and so well fortifyed with men of warreâ— that they thought they shulde wynne but lytell there And also the countrey was so wasted that they wyst nat why ther to go to forage also wynter was at hande wherfore they all agreed to depart Than they counsayled sir Charles of Bloyes that he shuld sende newe prouisyons to all cyties townes fortresses suche as he had wonne and noble capitayns with good soudyours to defende their places fro their ennemyes And also if any man wolde treat for a trewse to Whytsontyde that it shulde nat be refused ¶ Howe sir Charles of Bloyes toke the towne of Jugon and the castell Cap. lxxxviii TO this counsell euery man agreed for it was thauÌ„e bytwene saynt Reymy and All sayntes the yere of ourelorde god M. CCC .xlii. Than euery man departed 〈◊〉 Charles of Bloys went to Carahes withall the lordes of his partie and he retayned certayne of the lordes styll with hym to counsayle hym in all his besynesse And whyle he lay there on a day a burges and a riche marchant of Jugon was taken by the marshall sir Robert of Beannoys and he was brought to the lorde Charles This burgesse had all the rule in the towne of Jugon vnder the countesse also he was welbeloued in the towne This burges was put in feare of his lyfe he desyred to be let passe for his ransome how be it he was so handled one wayes and other that he fell in a bargayn to betray the towne of Jugone and to leaue opyn a certayne gate for he was so well be trusted in the tawne that he kept the kayes whan he was ther This to acomplysshe he layed his sonne in hostage and sir Charles promysed to gyue hym fyue hundred pounde of yerely rent the day of poyntment came and the gate was lefte opyn at nâ—ght and sir Charles and his company entred into the towne with great puyssaunce the watche of the castell dyd perceyue them and he began to cry a larum treason treason They of the towne began to styre and whan they sawe that the towne was loste they fledde to the castell by heapes and the burgesse that had done the treason fled with theÌ„ for a countenaÌ„ce And whan it was day sir Charles his company entred into the houses to lodge and toke what they wolde and whanÌ„e he sawe the castell so stronge and so full of men he sayd he wold nat go thens tyll he had it at his pleasure Sir Gerard of Rochfort captayne of the castell perceyued the burgesse yâ— had betrayed them he toke and hanged hym ouer the walles and whan they consydred howe sir Charles had made a vowe nat to deê‘t thens tyll he had the castell and that their prouysion wolde nat serue them .x. dayes they agreed to yelde them their goodes that was left and their lyues saued the which was grauÌ„ted them And so they made fealtie and homage to sir Charles of Bloyes and he stablysshed captayne there the sayd sir Gerard of
Rochfort and newely refresshed the towne and castell with meÌ„ of warr and â—uisyon In this meane season certayne noble men of Bretayne spake for a truse for a certayn space bytwene sir Charles of Bloyes and the countesse of Mountfort the which was agreed by all their ayders and assisters also the kynge of Englande sent for the countesse to come into Englande and assone as this trewse was confirmed the couÌ„tesse toke see and passed into Englande ¶ Of the feest and iustynge made at London by the kyng of England for the loue of the countesse of Salisbury Cap. lxxxix LE haue well harde here before howe the kynge of Englande had great warres in dyuers countreis and had men of warre in garysons to his gret cost and charge as in Picardy NormaÌ„dy Gascoyne Xaynton Poycton Bretayne and Scotlande ye haue harde also before how the kyng was stryken in loue with the countesse of Salisbury loue quickened hym day and night her fresshe beautie godely demeanour was euer in his remeÌ„brance though therle of Salisbury was one of the priuyest of his counsell and one of them that had done hym best seruyce So it fell that for the loue of this lady and for the great desyre that the king had to se her he caused a great feest to be cryed and a iustyng to be holden in the cyti of LoÌ„don in the myddes of August the which cry was also made in Flaunders in Heynault in BrabaÌ„t and in Fraunce gyueng all coÌ„mers out of euery contrey safe coÌ„duct to come and go and had gyuen in coÌ„maundement through his owne realme that all lordes knyghtes squyers ladyes and domosels shuld be ther without any excuse and coÌ„maunded expresly the erle of Salisbury that the lady his wyfe shulde be ther to bring with her all ladyes and damosels of that countrey Th erle graunted the kyng as he that thought none yuell the gode lady durst nat say nay howbeit she came sore agaynst her wyll for she thought well ynough wherfore it was but she durst nat dyscouer the mater to her husband she thought she wolde deale so to bringe the kynge fro his opynion This was a noble feest there was the erle Wyllyam of Heynalt and 〈◊〉 JohnÌ„ of Heynalt his vncle and a great nombre of lordes and knyghtes of hyghe lynage there was great daunsynge and iustynge the space of .xv. dayes the lorde JohnÌ„ eldyst son to the vycount Beaumonde in England was slayne in the iustes All ladyes and damoselles were fresshely besene accordyng to their degrees except Alys countesse of Salisbury for she went as simply as she myght to the intent that the kyng shulde nat sette his regarde on her for she was fully determyned to do no maner of thynge that shulde tourne to her dyshonour nor to her husbandes At this feest was sir Henry with the wrye necke erle of Lancaltre and sir Henry his sonne erle of Derby sir Robert Dartoyes erle of Rychmount the erle of Northampton and of Glocetter the erle of Warwyke the erle of Salisbury the erle of Penneforde the erle of Hereford the erle of Arundell the erle of Cornewall the erle of â—uenforde the erle of Suffolke the baron of Stafforde and dyuers other lordes knightes of Englande And at all these nobles departed the kyng receyued letters fro dyuers lordes of sundrie contreis as out of Goscoyne Bayon Flaunders fro Jaques Dartuell and out of Scotlande fro the lorde Rose and the lorde Persy and fro sir Edward Baylleull captayne of Berwyke who sygnifyed the kynge that the scottes helde but simply the trewse concludedd the yere before for they newely assembled togyder moch people for what entent they coude nattell Also the captayne in Poycton Xanton Rochell and Burdeloyes wrote to the kyng howe the frenchmen made great preparacions for the warre for the peace made at Arras was nere expyred wherfore it was tyme for the kyng to take counsayle and aduyse and so he aunswered the messangers fro poynt to poynt ¶ Howe the kynge of Englande sent sir Robert Dartoys into Bretayne Cap. lxxxx AMong all other thynges the kynge of Englande wolde socoure the countesse of MouÌ„tfort who was with the quene Thanne the kyng desyred his cosyn sir Robert Dartoyes to take a certayne nombre of men of warre and archers and to go with the couÌ„tesse into Bretayne And so he dyde and they departed and toke shypping at Hampton and were on the see a great season bycause of coÌ„trary wyndes They departed about Ester at this great counsell at London the kyng was aduysed to sende to Scotlande for the parfour maunce of a trewse to endure for two or thre yeres Consydring that the kyng had somoche besynesse in other places the kynge of Englande was lothe therto for he wolde haue made suche warr into Scotland that they shulde haue ben fayne to haue desyred peace howbeit his counsayle shewed hym suche reasons that he agreed therto Among other thynges his counsell sayd that it was great wysdome whan a prince hath warre in dyuers placâ— at one tyme to agre with one by truse another to pacify with fayre wordes and on the thyrde to make warre Thanne was there a bysshoppe sende on that legacyon and so he went forthe and in processe retourned agayne and brought relacyon howe the the king of scottes wolde agre to no trewese without the agrement of the frenche kynge Than the kyng of Englande sayde openly that he wolde neuer rest tyll he had so arayed the realme of Scotlande that it shulde neuer be recouered than he 〈◊〉 maunded that euery man shulde be with hym at Berwyke by Eester except suche as were apoynted to go into Bretayn The feest of Ester came and the kynge helde a great court at Berwyke for the chiefe of the lordes and knyghts of England were ther and there taryed the space of thre wyckes In the meane season certayne good men laboured bytwene the parties to haue a trewse and so there a truse was agreed to endure for two yere and confyrmed by the french kyng Than euery man departed and the kyng went to Wyndsore than he sende the lorde Thomas Hollande and the lorde JohnÌ„ 〈…〉 Bayon with two hundred men of armes and-four hundred archers to kepe the fronters ther. ¶ Nowe let vs speke of sir Robert Dartoyes that yere fell so hye that it was nere to then 〈…〉 g of May in the myddes of the whiche moneth the trewse bytwene the lorde Charles of Bloys and the countesse of Mountfort shulde expyre Sir Charles of Bloyes was well 〈…〉 fyed of the purchase that the countesse of Mou 〈…〉 had made in Englande and of the confort that the kynge had promysed her for the whiche intent the lorde Loyes of Spayne sir Charles Germaux and sir Othes Dornes were layd on the see about Gernzay with a thre thousande genowayes and a thousande men of armmes and .xxxii. great shyppes ¶ Of the batell of Gernzay bytwene sir Robert Dartoys and sir Loys of
Spayne on the see Cap. lxxxxi SIr Robert Dartoyes erle of Rychmont and with hym therle of Pennefort the erle of Salisbury therle of Suffolke therle of Quenfort the baron of Stafford the lorde Spenser the lord Bourchier and dyuers other knyghtes of Englande and their coÌ„panyes were with the countesse of Mountfort on the see And at last came before the yle of Gernzay than they ê‘â—eyued the great flete of the genowayes wherof sir Loys of Spaygne was chiefe captayne Than their marynars sayd sirs arme you quickely for yonder be genowayes and spaniardes that woll set on you than thenglysshmen sowned their trumpettes and reared vp their baners and standerdes with their armes and deuyses with the baner of saynt George And sette their shippes in order with their archers before and as the wynd serued them they sayled forth they were a xlvi vessels great and small but sir Loys of Spaygne had .ix. greatter than any of the other and thre galyes And in the thre galyes were the thre chiefe captaynes as sir Loyes of Spayne sir Charles and sir Othes and whan they aproched nere togyder the genowayes beganne to shote with their crosbowes and the archers of Englande agaynst theym there was sore shotynge bytwene them and many hurte on bothe parties And whanÌ„e the lordes knyghtes and squyers came nere togyder there was a sore batayle the countesse that day was worth a man she had the harte of a lyon and had in her hande a sharpe glayue wherwith she fought feersly The spanyardes and genowayes that were in the great vessels they cast downe great barres of yron and peaces of tymbre that which troubled sore thenglysshe archers this batayle beganne about the tyme of euynsonge and the nyght departed them for it was very darke so that one coude scant knowe an other Than they withdrewe eche fro other and cast ankers and abode styll in their harnes for they thought to fight agayne in the mornynge but about mydnight ther rose suche a tempest so horryble as though all the worlde shulde haue endedd There was none so hardy but wold gladly haue ben a land the shyppes dasshed so togyder that they went all wolde haue ryuen in peaces The lordes of Englande demaunded counsayle of their maryners what was best to do they aunswered to take lande assone as they might for the tempest was so great that if they toke the see they were in daunger of drownyng Than they drewe vp their ankers and bare but a quarter sayle and drewe fro that place the genowayes on the other syde drewe vppÌ„ their ankers and toke the depe of the see for their vesselles were greatter than thenglysshe shyppes they might better abyde the brunt of the see for if the great vessels had coÌ„e nere the lande they were lickely to haue ben broken And as they deê‘ted they toke foure englysshe shyppes laded with vytell and tayled them to their shyppes the storme was so hedeouse that in lasse than a day they were driuen a hundred leages fro the place wher they were be fore and the englysshe shyppes toke a lytell hauen nat ferre fro the cytie of Uannes wherof they were ryght gladde ¶ Howe sir Robert Dartoys toke the cytie of Uannes in Bretayne Cap. lxxxxii THus by this tourment of the see brake and departed the batell on the see bytwne sir Robert Dartoyes and sir Loyes of Spayne No man coude tell to whome to gyue the honour for they departed agaynst bothe their wylles thenglysshmen toke lande nat farre of fro Uannes and brought all their horse and harnes a lande thaÌ„ they deuysed to sende their nany to Hanybout and to go theymselfe and ley siege to Uannes therin were captayns sir Henry of Leon Olyuer of Clysson and with them the lorde of Turmyne and the lord of Loheac Whan they sawe thenglysshmen come to besiege them they toke good hede to their defences bothe to the castell and to the walles and gates and at euery gate they set a knyght with .x. men of armes and .xx. crosbowes ¶ Nowe let vs speke of sir Loyes of Spayns and his company they were sore tourmented on thesee and in great daunger all that nyght and the nexte day tyll noone and loste two of their shyppes menne and all ThanÌ„e the thirde day about prime the see apeased than they demaunded of the maryners what parte of lande was nexte they aunswered the realme of Nauarre and that the wynde hadde driuen theym out of Bretayne more than sirscore leages thaÌ„ there they cast anker and above the fludde and whan the tyde came they had good wynde to retourne to Rochell So they costed Bayon but they wolde nat come nere it and they met foure shippes of Bayon coÌ„myng fro Flaunders they sette on them and toke theym shortly and flewe all that were in them than they sayled towardes Rochell and in a fewe dayes they arryued at Gueâ—rande Ther they toke lande and hard ther howe sir Robert Dartoyes lay at siege be fore Uannes Than they sent to the lorde Charles of Bloyes to knowe his pleasure what they shuld do sir Robert Dartoys lay at siege with a thousande men of armes and thre thousande archers and wasted all the countrey about and brent to Dynant and to Gony la Forest so that none durst abyde in the playne countrey there were many assautes and skirmysshes at the barryers of Uannes The countesse of Mountfort was styll with sir Robert Dartoys at the siege also sir Gaultier of Manny who was in Hanybout delyuered the kepynge of the towne to sir Wyllyam Caducall and to sir Gerard of Rochfort and toke with hym sir yues of Tribyquedy and a. C. men of armes and. CC. archers and deê‘ted fro Hanybout and went to the siege before Uannes Than inconâ—ynent there was made a great assaut in thre places all at ones the archers shotte so thycke that they within scante durst apere at ther defence this assaut endured a hole day and many hurt on bothe parties agaynst night thenglysshmen withdrue to their lodgyngê And they within in likewyse sore wery of trayuell and they vnarmed theÌ„ but they of the hoost without dyd nat so for they kept on styll their harnes except their heed peces and so dranke and refresshed them And than by the aduyse of sir Robert Dartoyes they ordayned agayne thre batayls and two of them to assaute at the gates and thethirde batayle to kepe theÌ„selfe priue tyll the other two batayls had assayled long So that all the strength of the towne shulde be ther by all lickelyhoâ—e to defend thaÌ„ it was ordayned that this thyrde batayle shuld sette on the moost feblest place of all the towne with ladders ropes and hokes of yron to caste on the walles And as they deâ—ysedde so it was done sir Robert Dartoys with the first batell came and made assaut in the night at one of the gates and therle of Salisbury with the seconde batell at an other gate bycause it
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
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
but they so agreed that the towne shuld be vnder the obeysance of the kyng of Englande and that they shulde sende twelfe of their burgesses into the cytie of Burdeaur for hostage And the lordes and knightes of Fraunce departed vnder saue conduct and went to the Ryoll ¶ Howe therle of Quenfort was taken in Gascoyne and delyuerd agayne by exchaung Cap. C .v. AFter this conquest the erle of Derby went to Bonu all and there made a great assaute and many hurte on bothe parties finally it was taken̄e and newe refresshed with captaynes and men of warre Than therle passed farther into the coūtie of Pyergourt and passed by Bordall without any assaute and laboured so longe that at laste he came before Pyergourt Th erle of that countrey was in the towne and the lorde Roger of Quenfort his vncle and the lorde of Duras with a sixscore knyghtes and squyers of the countrey The erle of Derby aduysed howe he myght best assayle the towne to his aduauntage for he same well it was stronge soo that all thynges consydred it was thought nat beste to enploy his people there in that ieopardy And so went and lodged a two leages thense by a lytell ryuer to the intent to assayle the castelle of Pelagrue about mydnight yssued out of Pyergourt a two hundred speares and are it was day they came into the lodgynges of thenglyssh men and slewe and hurte many and came into the erle of Quenfortes tent and founde hym armynge and he was so sharpely assayled that he was taken prisoner and thre other of his house Than the gascoyns went backe or the host were more styred and drewe agayne to their towne as it was nedefull for theym they founde their gates opyn for they were hotely pursued and driuen home into their barryers Than the gascons a lyghted and defended their barryers and fought hande to hande so that they lost nothyng Than thenglysshmen retourned to their hoost and the erle of Derby went to Pelagrue and ther was sixe dayes and made many great assautes ther was the delyuerance made of the erle of Quenfort and his company by exchang for the vycount of Bonquentyne the vycount of Chastellone the lorde of Lescue and of the lorde of Newcastell on the condycion that the landes of Pyergourt shulde abyde thre yeres in rest and peace but the lordes and knyghtes of the countrey might well arme themselfe with out any forfette but nothyng to be robbed and brent within the countrey durynge that space Thus thenglysshmen departed fro before Pelagrue for that pertayned to the countie of Pyergourt than the erle of Derby went to Auberoche a fayre castell and a stronge pertayninge to the bysshoppe of Tholouz Thenglysshmen lodged theymselfe there about as thoughe they were mynded to abyde there a longe space and dyde sende them worde within to yelde thēselfe for if they were taken byforce they were all but deed without mercy they within hadde great dout of their lyues and they sawe no socour cōmynge fro no partie than they yelded themselfe and became subgettes to the kyng of England Than the erle of Derby drewe towarde Burdeaux and left in garyson in Aube coche sir Frāque de la Halle and sir Alayne of Fynefroyde and sir John̄ of Lynedall Than̄e in his way he came to a good towne called Lyburne twelfe leages fro Burdeaux and layde siege about it and sayde howe he wolde nat depart thense tyll he had it They within tooke counsayle so that all thynges consydred the good and yuell they yelded them to therle of Derby and dyd homage and ther therle taryed a thre dayes and left the erle of Penbroke the lorde Stafforde sir Stephyn of Courey and sir Alysander Hausayle styll in Lyborne than therle of Derby ▪ the erle of Quenfort sir Gaultier of Manny and other rode streyght to Bourdeaux ¶ Howe therle of Layle layde siege before Auberoche Cap. C .vi. AT the retournynge of therle of Derby to Bourdeaux he was ioyefully receyued and mette with processyon and offeredde hym euery thyng in the towne at his pleasure there he taryed sported hym with the burgesses ladyes and damosels of the towne ¶ Nowe lette vs speke of the erle of Laylle who was at the Ryoll whan̄e he vnderstode that the erle of Derby was at Burdeaux and lay styll and no lickelyhode that he wolde styrre any farther that season Than he wrote to the erle of Pyergourt of Carmaynye of Couynes and of Breuniquele and to all the other lordes of Gascoyne of the frenche partie that they shulde assemble their men and come and mete hym before Auberoche for his mynde was to ley siege therto they all obeyed hym for he was as kynge in those parties of Gascoyne The lordes and knyghtes within Auberoche was nat ware of any siege tyll it was layd rounde about them so that none coude yssue out nor entre without parceyuinge The frenchemen brought with them four great engyns fro Tholouz the whiche dyd caste day and night they made no other assaut so within sixe dayes they had broken the roffes of the towres and chambers that they within durste nat abyde but in lowe vautes the intent of them of the host was to slee them all within or els to haue them yelde simply Th erle of Derby had knowledge howe the siege lay before Auberoch but he knewe nat that his company wer so sore oppressed as they were Whan sir Franque de Hall sir Aleyne de Fyneforde and sir John̄ of Lyndall who were thus besieged within Auberoche sawe thēselfe thus hardly bestadde they demaunded among their varlets if their were any for a good rewar de wolde bere a letter to therle of Derby to Bur deux one varlet stepped forth and sayd he wold gladly bere it nat for the aduantage of his rewarde but rather to helpe to delyuer them out of daunger In the nyght the varlette toke the letter sealed with their seales and thanne went downe the dykes and so past through the hoost there was none other remedy he was met with the firste watche and past by them for he spake good gascoyne and named a lorde of the hoost and sayd he parteyned to hym but than agayn he was taken among the tentes and so brought into the herte of the hoost he was sherched and the letter founde on hym and soo he was kepte saue tyll the mornynge that the lordes were assembled togyder Than the letter was brought to therle of Layle they had great ioye whanne they perceyued that they within were so sore cōstrayned that they coude nat long endure than they toke the varlet and hanged the letter about his necke and dyd put hym into an engyn and dyde cast hym into the towne The varlette fell downe deed wherwith they within were sore troubled the same season therle of Pyergourt and his vncle sir Charles of Poyters and the vycount of Carmany and the lorde of Duras were a horsbacke and passed by the walles of
vp and became vnder the obeysaunce of the kynge of Englande the captayne sir Hewe Bastefoll became seruant to the erle with other that were within vpon certayne wages that they hadde Thenglysshmen that had lyeâ— longe before the Ryoll more than nyne wekes had made in the meane space two belfâ—oys of great tymbre with .iii. stages euery belfroy oâ— fouâ— great whelys and the sydes towardes the towne were couered with cure boly to defende them fro fyre and fro shotte And into euery stage ther were â—oynted C. archers by strength of men these two belfroyes were brought to the walles of the towne for they had so fylled the dykes that they myght well be brought iust to the walles The archers in these stages shotte so holly togâ—der that none durst apere at their defence without they were well pauysshed and bytwene these two belfroys ther were a. CC. men with pycaxes to myne the walles and so they brake through the walles ThauÌ„e the burgesses of the towne came to one of the gates to speke with some lorde of the hoost whan the erle of Derby knewe therof he sent to them sir Gaultier of Manny and the baron of Stafforde and whan they caÌ„e ther they founde that they of the towne wolde yelâ—e them their lyues and goodes saued Sir Agoâ—s de Bans who was captayne within knewe that the people of the towne wolde yelde vp he went into the castell with his coÌ„pany of soudyers and whyle they of the towne were entretyâ—g he conueyed out of the â—owne gret quantyte of wyne other prouisyon and than closed the castell gates sayd howe he wolde nat yelde vp so soâ—e The foresayd two lordes retourned to therle of Derby shewyng hym howe they of the towne wolde yelde themself and the towne their lyues and goodes saued thauÌ„e therle sende to knowe howe the captayne wolde do with the castell aâ—â— it was brought worde agayne to hym howe he wolde nat yelde Than therle â—â—udyeâ— a lytell â–ª sayde well go take them of the towne to mercy for by the towne we shall haue the castell thauÌ„e these lordes went agayne to them of the towne and receyued them to mercy so that they shulde go out into the felde and delyuer therle of Derby the kayes of the towne sayenge sir fro heusforth we knowlege our selfe subgettes and obey saunt to the king of Englande And so they dyd and sware that they shulde gyue no comforte to them of the castell but to greue them to the best of their powers than therle coÌ„maunded that no man shulde do any hurt to the towne of Ryoll nor to none of them within Than therle entred into the towne and laydsiege rounde about the castell as nere as he might and rered vp all his engyns the which caste nyght and day agaynst the walles but they dyde lytell hurt the walles were so stronge of harde stone it was sayd that of olde tyme it had ben wrought by the handes of the sarasyns who made ther warkes so strongely that ther is none such nowe a bayes WhaÌ„ the erle sawe that he coulde do no good with his engyns he caused theym to cease than he called to hym his myners to thyntent that they shuld make a myne vnder all the walles the whiche was nat sone made ¶ Howe sir water of Manny founde in the towne of the Ryoll the sepulcre of his father Ca. C .x. WHyle this siege endured and that the myners were a worke the lorde Gaultier of Manny remembred how 〈◊〉 his fader was stayne goynge a pylgrimage to sait James And howe he harde in his youth howe he shulde be buryed in the Ryoll or there about thauÌ„e he made it to be enquered in the towne ys there were any manne coude shewe hym his fathers tombe he shulde haue a hundred crownes for his labour And there was an aged man came to sir Gaultier and sayd sir I thynke I caâ—â—e brynge you nere to the place wher your father was buryed thanne the lorde of Manny sayde if your wordes be trewe I shall kepe couenaunt and more ¶ Nowe ye shall here the maner howe the lorde Gaultiers father was slayne it was trewe that somtyme ther was a bysshoppe in Cambresis a Goscoyne borne of the house of Myrpoyse And so it fortuned that in his dayes ther was at a tyme a great tournayeng before Cambrey wher as there were .v. C. knyghtê on both parties and ther was a knyght gascoyne â—ourneyed with the lorde of Manny father to sir Gaultier this knyght of Gascoyne was so sore hurt and beaten that he had neuer helth after but dyed this knyght was of kynne to the sayde by sthoâ—â—e Wherfore the lorde of Manny was in his 〈◊〉 and of all his lynage a two or thre yere after certayne good men laboured to make peace bytwene theÌ„ and so they dyd And for a mendes the lorde of Manny was bounde to go a pylgrimage to saynt James and so he went thyder warde and as he came foreby the towne of Ryoll the same season therle Charles of Ualoyes brother to kynge Philyppe lay at siege before the Ryoll the whiche as than was englysshe and dyuers other townes and cyties than pertayning to the kynge of Englande father to the kynge that layed siege to Tourney So that the lorde of Manny after the retournyng of his pylgrimage he came to se therle of Uaâ—oys who was ther as kyng and as the lorde of Many went at night to his lodgyng he was watched by the way by certayne of theÌ„ of the lynage of hym that the lorde of MaÌ„ny had made his pylgrimage for And so wtout therles lodgyng he was slayne and murdred and no man knewe who dyd it howe be it they of that lynage were helde suspect in the mater but they were so stronge and made suche excuses that the mater past for ther was none that wold pursue the lorde of Mannes quarell Than therle of Ualoyes caused hym to be buryed in a lytell chapell in the felde the which as than was without the towne of Ryoll and whan therle of Ualoyes had wonne the towne than the walles were made more larger so that the chapell was within the towne Thus was sir Gaulter of MaÌ„nes fader slayne and this olde man remeÌ„bred all this mater for he was present whan he was buryed ThanÌ„e sir Gaultier of Manny went with this gode aged man to the place wher as his father was buryed and ther they founde a lytell tombe of marble ouer hym the which his seruauntes layd on hym after he was buryed ThanÌ„e the olde man sayd sir surely vnder this tombe lyeth your father than the lorde of Manny redde the scripture on the tombe the whiche was in latyn and ther he founde that the olde man had sayd trouth and gaue hym his rewarde And wtin two dayes after he made the tombe to be raysed and the bones of his father to be taken vp and put in a â—ofer and after dyd sende
more delyberacyon and to regarde well what way ye woll assayle theym for sir surely they woll abyde you Than the kynge coÌ„maunded that it shuld be so done than his .ii. marshals one rode before another behynde sayeng to euery baner tary and abyde here in the name of god and saynt Denys they that were formast taryed but they that were behynde wolde nat tary but rode forthe and sayd howe they wold in no wyse abyde tyll they were as ferr forward as yâ— formast And whan they before sawe them come on behynde than they rode forward agayne so that the kyng nor his marshals coude nat rule theÌ„ so they rode without order or good aray tyll they came in sight of their ennemyes And assone as the formast sawe them they reculed than abacke â—out good aray wherof they behynde had maruell and were a basshed and thought that the formast company had ben fightynge than they might haue had leaser rome to haue gone forwarde if they had lyst Some went forthe and some abode styll the coÌ„mons of whom all the wayes bytwene Abuyle and Cressy were full WhaÌ„ they sawe that they were â—ere to their ennemies they toke their swerdes and cryed downe with them let vs â—â—e them all ther was no man though he were present at the iourney that coude ymagen or shewe the trouth of the yuell order that was among the frenche partie and yet they were a meruelous great nombre That I write in this boke I lerned it specially of the engysshmen who well behelde their dealyng and also certayne knyghtes of sir Johan of Heynaultes who was alwayes about kyng Philyppe shewed me as they knewe ¶ Of the batayle of Cressy bytwene the kyng of England and the frenche kyng Cap. C .xxx. THeÌ„glysshmen who were in thre batayls lyeng on the grounde to rest them assone as they saw the frenchmen aproche they rose vpon their fete fayre and easely without and hast and aranged their batayls The first which was the princes batell the archers there stode in maner of a herse and the men of armes in the botome of the batayle Th erle of NorthaÌ„pton therle of Arundell with the second batell were on a wyng in good order redy to confort the princes batayle if nede were The lordê and knyghtê of France caÌ„enat to the assemble togyder in good order for some caÌ„e before and some came after in such hast and yuell order that one of theÌ„ dyd trouble another Whan the french kyng sawe the englysshmen his blode chaunged and sayde to his marshals make the genowayes go on before and begynne the batayle in the name of god and saynt Denyse ther were of the genowayes trosbowes about a fiftene thousand but they were so wery of goyng a fote that day a six leages armed with their crosbowes that they sayde to their constables we be nat well ordred to fyght this day for we be nat in the case to do any great dede of armes we haue more nede of rest These wordes came to the erle of Alanson who sayd a man is well at ease to be charged with suche a sorte of rascalles to be faynt and fayle nowe at moost nede Also the same season there fell a great rayne and a clyps with a terryble thonder and before the rayne ther came fleyng ouer bothe batayls a great nombre of crowes for feare of the tempest coÌ„mynge Than anone the eyre beganne to waxe clere and the sonne to shyne fayre and bright the which was right in the frenchmens eyen and on the englysshmens backes Whan the genowayes were assembled toguyder and beganne to aproche they made a great leape and crye to abasshe thenglysshmen but they stode styll and styredde nat for all that thanÌ„e the genowayes agayne the seconde tyme made a nother leape and a fell crye and stepped forwarde a lytell and thenglysshmen remeued nat one foteâ— thirdly agayne they leapt and cryed and went forthe tyll they came within shotte thanÌ„e they shotte feersly with their crosbowes Than thenglysshe archers stept forthe one pase and lett fly their arowes so holly and so thycke that 〈…〉 semed snowe whan the genowayes felte the arowes persynge through heedes armes and brestes many of them cast downe their crosâ—owâ—s and dyde cutte their strynges and retourned dysconfited Whan the frenche kynge sawe them flye away he sayd slee these rascals for they shall lette and trouble vs without reason than ye shulde haue sene the men of armes dasshe in among them and kylled a great nombre of them And euer styll the englysshmen shot where as they sawe thyckest preace the sharpe arowes ranne into the men of armes and into their horses and many fell horse and men amoÌ„ge the genowayes and whan they were downe they coude nat relyue agayne the preace was so thycke that one ouerthrewe a nother And also amonge the englysshemen there were certayne â—ascalles that went a fote with great knyues and they went in among the men of armes and slewe and murdredde many as they lay on the grounde bothe erles barownes knyghtê and squyers wherof the kyng of Englande was after dyspleased for he had rather they had bene taken prisoners The valyant kyng of Behaygne called Charles of Luzenbourge sonne to the noble emperour Henry of Luzenbourge for all that he was nyghe blynde Whan he vnderstode the order of the batayle he sayde to them about hym where is the lorde Charles my son his men sayde sir we can nat tell we thynke he be fightynge than he sayde sirs ye are my men my companyons and frendes in this iourney I requyre you bring me so farre forwarde that I may stryke one stroke with my swerde they sayde they wolde do his commaundement and to the intent that they shulde nat lese hym in the prease they tyed all their raynes of their bridelles eche to other and sette the kynge before to acomplysshe his desyre and so thei went on their ennemyes the lorde Charles of Behaygne his sonne who wrote hymselfe kyng of Behaygne and bare the armes He came in good order to the batayle but whasie he sawe that the matter wente a wrie on their partie he departed I can nat tell you whiche waye the kynge his father was so farre forewarde that he strake a stroke with his swerde ye and mo than foure and fought valyantly And so dyde his company and they adueÌ„tured themselfe so forwarde that they were ther all slayne and the next day they were founde in the place about the kyng and all their horses tyed eche to other The erle of Alansone came to the batayle right ordynatly and fought with thenglysshmen and the erle of Flaunders also on his parte these two lordes with their coÌ„panyes coosted the englysshe archers and came to the princes batayle and there fought valyantly longe The frenche kynge wolde fayne haue come thyder whanne he sawe their baners but there was a great hedge of archers before hym The same day the frenche kynge hadde
gyuen a great blacke courser to sir Johan of Heynault and he made the lorde Johan of Fussels to ryde on hym and to bere his banerre the same horse tooke the bridell in the tethe and brought hym through all the currours of theÌ„glysshmen and as he wolde haue retourned agayne he fell in a great dyke and was sore hurt and had ben ther deed his page had nat ben who folowed hym through all the batayls and sawe wher his maister lay in the dyke and had none other lette but for his horse for thenglysshmen wolde nat yssue out of their batayle for takyng of any prisoner thanÌ„e the page a lyghted and relyued his maister than he went nat backe agayn the same way that they came there was to many in his way This batayle bytwene Broy and Crelly this saturday was ryght cruell and fell and many a feat of armes done that came nat to my knowlege in the night dyuerse knyghtes and squyers lost their maisters and somtyme came on thenglysshmen who receyued theym in suche wyse that they were euer nighe slayne for there was none taken to mercy nor to raunsome â–ª for so the englysshmen were determyned in the mornyng the day of the batayle certayne frenchemen and almaygnes perforce opyned the archers of the princes batayle and came and fought with the men of armeshande to hande Than the seconde batayle of thenglysshmen came to socour the princes batayle the whiche was tyme for they had as than moche a do and they with the prince sent a messanger to the kynge who was on a lytell wyndmyll hyll than the knyght sayd to the kyng sir therle of Warwyke and therle of CaÌ„fort sir Reynolde Cobham and other suche as be about the prince your sonne ar feerlly fought with all and aresore handled wherfore they de syre you that you and your batayle wolle come and ayde them for if the frenchmen encrease as they dout they woll your sonne and they shall haue moche a do Than the kynge sayde is my sonne deed or hurt or on the yerthe felled no sir 〈◊〉 the knyght but he is hardely matched wherfore he hathe nede of your ayde Well sayde the kyng retourne to hym and to them that sent you hyther and say to them that they sende no more to me for any aduenture that falleth as long as my sonne is a lyue and also say to theÌ„ that they suffre hym this day to wynne his spurres for if god be pleased I woll this iourney be his and the honoure therof and to them that be aboute hym Than the knyght retourned agayn to theÌ„ and shewed the kynges wordes the which gretly encouraged them and repoyned in that they had sende to the kynge as they dyd Sir Godfray of Harecourt wolde gladly that the erle of Harecourt his brother myght haue bene saued for he hard say by theÌ„ that sawe his baner howe that he was ther in the felde on the frenche partie but sir Godfray coude nat come to hym betymes for he was slayne or he coude coÌ„e at hym and so was also the erle of Almare his nephue In another place the erle of Alenson and therle of Flaunders fought valyantly euery lorde vnder his owne baner but finally they coude nat resyst agaynst the puyssaunce of the englysshemen and so ther they were also slayne dyuers other knyghtê and squyers Also therle Lewes of Bloyes nephue to the frenche kyng and the duke of Lorayne fought vnder their baners but at last they were closed in among a coÌ„pany of englysshmen and walsshemen there were slayne for all their prowes Also there was slayne the erle of Ausser therle of saynt Poule and many other in the euenynge the frenche kynge who had lefte about hym no mo than a threscore ê‘soâ—s one and other wherof sir JohnÌ„ of Heynalt was one who had remounted ones the Kynge for his horse was slayne with an arowe thaÌ„ he sayde to the kynge sir departe hense for it is tyme lese nat your selfe wylfully if ye haue losse at this tyme ye shall recouer it agayne a nother season And soo he toke the kynges horse by the bridell and ledde hym away in a maner persorce than the kyng rode tyll he came to the castell of Broy the gate was closed bycause it was by that tyme darke Than the kynge called the captayne who came to the walles and sayd who is that calleth there this tyme of nyght than the kynge sayde opyn your gate quickely for this is the fortune of Fraunce The captayne knewe than it was the kyng and opyned the gate and let downe the bridge than the kyng entred and he had with hym but fyue barownes sir Johan of Heynault sir Charles of Momorency the lorde of Beauiewe the lorde Dabegny and the lorde of Mountfort the kynge wolde nat tary there but draÌ„ke and departed thense about myd nyght and so rode by suche guydes as knewe the countrey tyll he came in the mornynge to Amyense and there he rested This saturday the englysshemen neuer departed fro their batayls for chasynge of any man but kept styll their felde and euer defended themselfe agaynst all such as came to assayle them this batayle ended aboute euynsonge tyme. ¶ Howe the next day after the batell the englysshmen disconfyted dyuerse frenchemen Cap. C .xxxi. ON this saturday whan the nyght was coÌ„e and that theÌ„glysshmen hard no more noyse of the freÌ„chemen than they reputed theÌ„selfe to haue the vyctorie and the frenchmen to be dysconfited slayne and fledde away Than they made great fyers and lyghted vp torchesse and candelles bycause it was very darke than the kyng auayled downe fro the lytell hyll where as he stode and of all that day tyll than his helme came neuer of on his heed Than he went withall his batayle to his sonne the prince and enbrased hym in his armes and kyst hym and sayde fayre sonne god gyue you good ê‘seuerance year my good son thus ye haue aquyted you nobly ye ar worthy to kepe a realme the prince inclyned himselfe to the yerthe honouryng the kyng his father this night they thanked god for their good aduenture and made no boost therof for the kynge wolde that no manne shulde be proude or make boost but euery man humbly to thanke god On the sonday in the mornyng there was suche a myst that a man myght nat se the bredethe of an acre of lande fro hym than there departed fro the hoost by the commauÌ„dement of the kyng and marshalles fyue hundred speares and two thousand archers to se if they might se any frenchemen gathered agayne togyder in any place the same mornyng out of Abuyle saynt Reyngnyer in Ponthieu the commons of Rone and of Beauioys yssued out of their townes natte knowyng of the dyscoÌ„fiture the day before they met with theÌ„glysshmen wenyng they had bene freÌ„chmen And whan theÌ„glysshmen sawe them they sette on them fresshly and there was a sore batayle but at last the
they lost the cuÌ„tre was expled and distroyed by reason of these men of warre On a day these englysshmen weÌ„t and layde siege to a good towne called Rochedaren and often tymes they made aâ—â—autes but the towne was so well defended that thenglysshmen wanne nothyng captayne within the towne was Tassartde Guynes they within yâ— towne were thre partes ratherenglysshe than frenche And so they tooke the capytayne and sayde they wolde stee hym without he wolde yelos hymselfe englysshe to them thanne hesayde he wolde do as they wolde haue hym and so thervpon they let hym go and than he tâ—ryed with the englysshmen and tourned to the countes of Mountfordes parte And so he was styll capytayne of the towne and left certayne soudyers to kepe the towne and castell whan sir Charles du Bloyes herde therof he sware that the mater shulde natte longe beso Thatic he sende for menne all aboute Bretaygne and Normandy â–ª and assembled in the cytie of Nauntes sixtene hundred menne of armes and twelfe thousande a fote ther were with hym a four hundred knyghtes and .xxiiii. baners So he caÌ„e and layde siege to Rochdaren lately before wonne by the englysshmen and had great engyns that caste day and nyght the which sore coÌ„strayned them within Than they of the towne sende messangers to the countesse of Mountforde that acordynge to her promyse to sende theym some ayde and conforte than the countesse sende all about to assemble men toguyder â–ª and shortely she had a thousande menne of armes and eyght thousande a fote â–ª and she made capytayns of theym the forsayd thre knyghtes who sayd they wolde neuer retourne tyll they had reysed the seige before Rochdaren or els to dye in yâ— quarell And so they sette forthe and came nere to the hoost of sir Charles of Bloyes and lodged by a ryuer syde that night to thyntent to fight the next day and whan euery man was at rest sir Thomas Dangorne and sir Johan Artwell caused halfe their coÌ„pany to be armed and depted fro them hoost about mydnight and sodenly entred into the lorde Charles hoost on yâ— one syde â–ª and beate downe and slewe moche people and they taryed so longe that all the hoost was moued and euery man redy so that they coulde nat retourne agayne without batayle There they were enclosed and fought withall sharpely so that they might nat bere the frenchmens dedes but ther they were taken and sir Thomas Dangorne sore hurt but sir Johan Artwell saued hymselfe aswell as he might by the ryuer and retourned to his company and shewed them his adueÌ„ture thanne they were determyned to haue retourned agayne to Hanybout ¶ Of the batayle of Rochedaren and howe sir Charles de Bloys was there taken by thenglysshmen Cap. C .xliii. THe same seson that the englysshemen were thus in counsayle and had determyned to haue departed there came to them a knyght from the countesse of Mountforte called Garnyer lorde of Cadudall with a huÌ„dred men of armes And assone as he was come and knewe all their demenour hâ— sayde nay sirs lette vs nat thus tourne agayne leape on your horses and suche as haue non lette them come a fote Lette vs nowe go loke on our ennemyes for nowe they thynke them selfe sure I warant we shall dysconfet theÌ„ Than the horsemen rode forthe and the fotemen folowed and aboute the sonne rysinge they dasshed into the lorde Charles hoâ—st and euery manne ther was a slepe and aâ— rest for they thought to haue no more a do at that tyme. Thenglysshmen and bretous bete downe tentes and pauilyons and slewe people downe right for they were sodenly taken ther was moch people slayne and sir Charles of Bloyes and all the lordes of Bretayne and NormaÌ„dy that were there with hym were taken prisoners Thus the siege of Rochdaren was reysed and the lorde Charles was brought to Hanyboute â–ª but suche fortresses as were of his partie helde styll for his wyfe who called her selfe duchesse of Bretaygne toke the warre in hande ¶ Howe the frenche kyng assembled a great hoost to rayse the kyng of England fro the siege be fore Calys Ca. C .xliiii. KInge Philyppe who knewe well howe his men were sore constrayned in Calays â–ª commaunded euery manne to be with hym at the feest of Pentecost in the cyte of Amyense or ther about ther was non durst say nay The kyng kept there a great feest thyder came duke Odes of Burgoyne and the duke of Normandy his eldyst sonne the duke of Orlyaâ—se his yongest sonne the duke of Burbon therle of Foâ—tz the lorde Loyes of Sauâ—y sir JohnÌ„ of Heynalt the erle of Armynake the erle of Forestes therle of Ualentenoys and dyuers other erles barons and knyghtes Whan they were all at Amyense they toke counsayle yâ— frenche kyng wolde gladly that the passages of Flaunders myght haue ben opyned to hym for than he thought he might sende part of his men to Grauelyng and by that way to refresshe the towne of Calys and on that syde to fyght easely with thenglysshmen He sende great messangers into Flanders to treat for that mater but the kynge of Englande had there suche frendes that they wolde neuer acorde to that curtesy than the frenche kyng said howe he wolde go thyder on the syde towarde Burgoyne The kynge of Englande sawe well howe he coude nat gâ—t Calays bâ—t by famyne than he made a stronge castell and a hygh to close vp the passage by the see and this castell was set bytwene the towne and the see and was well fortyfied with springalles bombardes bowes and other artillary And in this castell were threscore men of armes and two hundred archers they kept the hauyn in suche wyse that nothyng coude come in nor out it was thought that therby they within shulde the soner be famysshed In that season the kynge of Englande so exhorted them of Flaunders that there yssued out of Flaunders a hundred thousande and went and layde â—iege to the towne of Ayre â–ª and brent the conâ—rey all about as Mâ—nyuell la gorge Estelles le Uentre and a marche called la Loe and to the gates of saynt Omer and Turwyne Than the kyng went to the towne of Arras and sette many men of warr to the garysons of Arthoys and specially he sent his constable sir Charles of Sâ—aygne to saynt Omers for the erle of Ewe and of Guynes who was constable of Fraunce was prisoner in Englande as it hath ben shewed before The flemmynges dyd the freÌ„chmen great trouble or they departed and whan the fleÌ„mynges were returned than the french kyng and his company deê‘ted fro Arras and went to Hedyn his host with the caryage held well in length a thre lâ—agê of that contrey and ther he taryed a day the next day to Blangy Ther he rested to take aduyse what way to go forthe than he was counsayled to go through the contrey called la Belme and that way he toke and with hym a. CC.
was bare heeded sauyng a chapelet of fyne perles yâ— he ware on his â—eed Than the kynge went fro one to another of the frenchmen and whan he came to sir Geffray of Charney a lytell he changed his countenance loked on hym and sayd sir Geffray by reason I shulde loue you butte a lytell whaâ— ye wolde steale by night fro me that thynge which I haue so derâ—ly bought and hath cost me somoch gode I am right â—oyouse and gladde that I haue taken you with the proffe ye wolde haue a better markette than I haue had whan ye thought to haue Calys for .xx. thousande crownes but god hath holpen me and ye haue fayled of your purpose and therwith the kyng went fro hym and he gaue neuer a worde to answere Than yâ— kynge caÌ„e to sir Eustace of Rybamont and ioyously to hym he sayd sir Eustace ye are the knyght in the worlde that I haue sene moost valyant assayle his ennemyes and defende hymself nor I neuer founde knyght yâ— euer gaue me somoche a do body to body as ye haue done this day wherfore I gyue you the price aboue all the knightes of my court by right senteÌ„ce than the kyng toke the chapelet that was vpon his heed beyng bothe fayre goodly and tyche and sayd sir Eustace I gyue you this chapelet for the best doar in atâ—es in this journey past of eyther party and I desyre you to bere it this yere for the loue of me I knowe well ye be fresshe and amorouse and often tymes be among ladyes and damoselles say wher soeuer ye come that I dyd gyue it you and I quyte you your prison and ransome and ye shall depart tomorowe if it please you The same yere a thousande thre hundred .xlix. kynge Philyppe of Fraunce wedded his seconde â—â—yfe the wednisday the .xxix. day of January dame Blanche doughter to kynge Philyppe of Nauerre who dyed in Spayne she was of the age of eyghtene yere or there about Also the nynetene day of February next after in yâ— begynning of lent the duke of Normandy the kyngê eldest sonne wedded his seconde wyfe at saynt Geneuese nere to saynt Germayne in Lay Jane couÌ„tesse of Bolayne somtyme wyfe to the lorde Phylyppe sonne to the duke Eudos of Burgoyne yâ— which lorde Philyppe dyed before Aguyllone a thre yere before that She was doughter of the erle Wyllyam of Bolayne and of the doughter of Lâ—yes erle of Eureur this lady helde in her handes the duchy of Burgoyne and the countesse of Arthoyes Bolayne Auuergne and dyuerse other landes ¶ Of the dethe of kynge Philyppe of France and of the coronacyon of his sonne JohnÌ„ Cap. C .liii. IN the yere of our lorde god M. CCC .l. at the beginyng of August sir Raoll of Caours dyuerse other knyghtê and squyers to the nombre of sixscore men of armes fought before a castell called Auleon within a capitayne of the kynge of Englandes in Bretayne called sir Thomas DaÌ„gorne And the same sir ThomÌ„s ther â—â—ayn and to the nombre of a. C. men of armes with hym the same yere the .xxii. day of August king PhilyppÌ„ dyed at Nogeunt and was caryed to our ladyes church in Parys And the thursday after he was buryed at saynt Denyse on the lyft hande of the hygh auter and his bowelles were buryed at the Jacopyns in Parys and his hert at Bourfontayne in Ualoys The .xxvi. day of Septembre next ensuynge on a sonday was sacred and crowned at Reyns kynge JohnÌ„ eldest son to kyng Philyp and the same day the quene also was crowned and ther the king made certayne knyghtes his eldest son dolphyn of Uyen Loys his seconde son erle of Alanson the erle of StaÌ„pes the lorde Johâ— of Arthoys yâ— duke PhilyppÌ„ of Orlyaunce brother to the kyng the duke of Burgoyne son to the quene by her 〈◊〉 husbande the lorde Philyp of Burgoyn therle DaÌ„martyn and dyuers other And the â—oÌ„day after the kyng departed and went to Parys by Laon Soyssons and Seâ—lys and the kynge and quene entred into Parys in great tryuÌ„phe the .xvii. day of Octobre and there kept a great feest the hole weke and the kyng â—aryed thet at Neele and at his palys tyll it was saynt Martyns tyde and there made ordynaunce for his ê‘lyament The tuesday the .xvi. day of NoueÌ„bre Raffe erle of Ewe and of Guynes constable of France who was newly come out of prison in England was taken in yâ— kyngê house at Neele in Parys wher the kyng was by the prouost of Parys at the kynges coÌ„maundemeÌ„t and in the saÌ„e house he was put in prison tyll the thursday after about the hour of matyns the same day he was beheeded in prison in the presence of the duke of Burbon the erle Armynake the erle of Monford the lorde JohnÌ„ of Bolayne therle of Renell and dyuers other knyghtes who were there present by the coÌ„maundement of the kyng who was at his palays This coÌ„stable was beheeded for high treasons the which he coÌ„fessed to the duke of Athenes and to dyuers other he was buryed in the augustyâ—s in Parys without the walles of the church by the apoyntment of yâ— kyng for honour of the frendes of the sayd constable In the moneth of January â—olowynge Charles of Spayne to whom the kyng had gyuen the countie of Angolen was than made coÌ„stable of France The first day of Aprill next after the lorde Guy of Neell marshall of Fraunce fought in â—ayntou with dyuers englysshmen 〈◊〉 gascoyns and the sayde marshall and his men were there dysconfited the marshall taken prisoner and the lorde Wy 〈…〉 his brother yâ— lorde Arnolde Dandrehen dyuers other On good friday the .x. day of Aprill the yere of our lorde M. CCC .li. was presented a reed hatte to Gyles Rygalt of Roussy who was abbot of saynt Denyce and was made cardynall in the palais of Parys in the presence of the kyng by the bysshoppe of Laon Parys by authorite of a bull fro the pope the which hadde naâ— be acustomed ther before In sepreÌ„bre after the frenchmen recouered the towne of saynt JohnÌ„ Dangle the which theÌ„glysshmen had kept â—yue yere it was delyuerd vp by theÌ„glysshmen bycause they had nothyng to lyue by wout any maâ—eâ— of batayle in the moneth of Octobre was publyâ—â—hed yâ— fraternyte of the noble house of saynt Ouenâ—eâ— to Paris all suche as were bretherne ther bare a starre on his bonet and on his mantell before This yere was the grettest darth that any man than lyueng coude remeÌ„bre throughout all france for a ceptyer of whete was worthe at Parys viii .li. parisieâ— â–ª and a septier of otes at .lx. s. of parys for a busshell of pees .viii. s. other grenes there after In the same moneth of Octobre the same day that the fraternyte of saynt Owen was celebrate thenglysshmen toke the towne of Guynes for all the truse the same yer ther was a maryage made bytwene the constable
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
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
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
yâ— maister of yâ— crosbowes sir Loys of HennebreqÌ„ dyuers other of yâ— naueroyse yâ— lorde of saulâ— many of his men the same day dyed prisoner ser JohnÌ„ Jonell ther was taken ser WyllmÌ„ of grauyll ser Peter of Sankuyll ser Geffray of rouselon ser Bertram of FraÌ„ke dyuers other but a fewe of yâ— naueroyse saued they wer nere all takeÌ„ or slayne in yâ— place This batayle was in normaÌ„dy nere to Cocherell on a tuesday the xxiiii day of May yâ— yere of our lorde M .iii. C .lxiiii. ¶ After this discoÌ„fytur and yâ— all the deed were dispoyled euery man takyng hede to his prisoners dressyng of theÌ„ yâ— were hurt and yâ— the most part of the freÌ„chmen were repassed yâ— bridge drawyng to their lodgyng right sore traueyled wery The same season ser Guy of Grauyll son to sir WyllmÌ„ of grauyll was departed yâ— same mornyng fro yâ— garyson of Couches with a .l. speres to th entent to haue come to the captall or yâ— batayle began wherfore they made great haste came to the place where as the batayle had ben Than the frenchmen that wer behynd cryed to their coÌ„pany sayng to toâ—ne agayne sirs behold here cometh mo of our enemyes And sir Aymon and his company were ther redy whan he sawe the naueroyse he set his staÌ„derd a high on a busshe to cause the frenchmen to drawe thyder and whan ser Guy herd them cry our lady Clesquy saâ—e nat the captall nor none of his coÌ„pany but sawe moche peple lye deed on the grouÌ„de than he parceyued well that the naueroyse had ben disconfyted than he retorned the same way he came And yâ— euenyng the frenchmen toke hede to their prisoners Than ther was moche spekyng enquiring for the archpreest whan it was knowen yâ— he was nat at the batayle â–ª and his men excused hym as well as they coude and the .xxx. yâ— toke the captall neuer seassed tyll they had brought hym to the castell of Uernon And the next day the freÌ„chmen dysloged and went to 〈…〉 one and there lefte parte of their prisoners ¶ Df the coronacyon of kynge Charles the fyfte Cap CC .xxiii. ON trinyte sonday the yere of our lorde a. M. CCC .lxiiii. kyng Charles soâ—e heyre to kyng John was crowned sacted kynge in the great churche of our lady in Reyns also the quene his wyfe dought to duke Peter of Burbone by tharchebysshop of the same place And ther was present kyng Peter of Cypre the duke of Anion the duke of Burgone sir UyncelaÌ„t of Behayne duke of Luzenburge of Brabant the erles of Ewe of DaÌ„pmactyn of Takernyll of UaÌ„demont with many prelates and other lordê and in the cite was great feeltê and solemnytees .v. dayes Than the kyng departed and wente to Parys It can nat be recounted in a hole day the soleÌ„nyties great fâ—stes that they of Parys made them The lordes retourned into their owne countrees suche as had ben there at the kynges coronacyon AT the kynges comynge to Parys his yongest brother was put in possessyon of the duchy of Burgone so departed fro Parys with a great noÌ„bre of men 〈◊〉 went and toke lyuery season homage of the barons knyghtes cytes castels good townes of the duchy of Burgone And whan he had visited his coutre he retorned to Parys the same season tharchpreest apesed the kyngê displeasur by suche excusacions as he layd for hymselfe in yâ— he was nat at the iourney of Cocherell shewynge how he might nat be armed agaynst yâ— captall the which captall at yâ— request of the lorde Dalbret was let out of prison on his faithe trouth the which captal ayded gretly to excuse arch preest to the kyng to other knightê of FrauÌ„ce suche as spake yuell of hym Also he had as thâ— newly ouerthrowen in Burgone besyde Dyuyn a .iiii. C. coÌ„panyons pyllers of the coutre wher of Gyllot du Pyn Talbert tacylbordon JohnÌ„ the Chafour were capitayns The same season the kyng caused to be beheded ser Peter Sanguyll in the cytie of Rone bycause he was become naueroyse sit Grauyll had ben in yâ— same case sir Guy his son had nat be who sent worde to yâ— kyng yâ— if he put to dethe his father he wolde in lyke wise serue sir Beamon de la Uale a great lorde of Bretayne who he had as prisoner wherfore his lynage kynred dyd somoch by their sute to yâ— kyng yâ— there was an exchange made bytwene sir Beamon sir grauyll and eche delyuerd for other In this season ser BertraÌ„ of Clesquy gate agayne yâ— castell of Roleboyse for .vi. M. fraÌ„kes yâ— he payd to yâ— capten therof named Uaster who retorned agayne to BrabaÌ„t fro whens he came yet there were dyuers coÌ„panyons yâ— helde styll sudry for tresses in Calr normaÌ„dy perch because in oâ—her placs yâ— which dyd moch hurt trouble in yâ— realme of FrauÌ„ce some in the tytle of yâ— king of Nauer some in their owne quarell to robbe the couÌ„tre without reason or true tytle The freÌ„che kyng sent his brother yâ— duke of Burgone agaynst these pyllers so the duke made his somons in yâ— cyte or Charters ThaÌ„ he drue into the felde with hym ser Bertram of Clesquy sir BoucequaÌ„t therle of Aucer sir Loys of Chalon yâ— lorde of Beauieu ser Aymon of Punyers sir Rauenall yâ— begue of vyllayns ser Nicholl of Lyne maister of the crosbowes ser Edmarde of RaÌ„cy ser IngraÌ„ of Hedyn to the noÌ„bre of .v. M. fightynge men And whan they sawe they wer so great a noÌ„bre they deuyded in thre ptes wherof sir Bertram of Clesquy with M. wet toward CoÌ„staÌ„tyne throwe yâ— marches of Cherburge to kepe the froÌ„ters there yâ— the naueroyse shuld do no hurt nor domage to yâ— couÌ„tre of nor mandy with hym was yâ— lorde of Auter the erle of Joney sir Arnold Dandrehen many knightes squiers of Briten of Normandy The seconde bataile had the lorde de la Ryuer and in his coÌ„pany dyuers knyghtes squyers of FrauÌ„ce of Pycardy And they were sent 〈◊〉 to the erldome of Eureux the duke hymselfe with the grettest company went and layd sege to Marchranuyll a stronge castell naueroyse and brought thyder many engyns fro the cyte of Charters the whiche dyde cast day night and dyde them within moche trouble 〈◊〉 Of the iourney that the duke of Burgone made agaynst the garysons naueroyse and of the socour that the freÌ„che kynge sent to sir Charles of Bloys Ca. CC .xxiiii. IN the meane season that these meÌ„ of warr were thus in Beause and in Normandy makyng warre agaynst the naueroyse enemyes to the realme Ther was sir Loyes of Nauer who had the charge of the warr vnder his brother yâ— kyng and he had defyed the freÌ„che kyng bycause the warr touched the chalenge of his enherytance And after the
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 â—ytie of Naâ—tes and made ther his somons and gadered togyder meÌ„ 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 〈◊〉 oâ—de helpe or ayde hym to defende his herytage agaynst his enemyes there came of the barons of Bretayne to serue 〈◊〉 â–ª the vy 〈…〉 of 〈◊〉 the lorde of â—yon sir Charles of 〈…〉 the lorde of â—eur the lorde of Torâ—myne the lord Dancennes the lorde of Malesâ—â—yt the lorâ—â— of 〈◊〉 the lorde of Dangore the lord of Loheaâ— â–ª the lorde of Pont â—nd dyuers other yâ— I cannat name These lordê their men were loged in the cyte of Nauntes and 〈◊〉 yâ—â—ylages ther about and whan they were assembled all togyder they were to the nombre of 〈◊〉 hundred speares with them of Fraunce So thesâ— lordes counsciled the lorde Charles nat to â—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 Cleâ—quy and other lordê and knightes of Breteyâ— Sir ye are goynge to defende myne herytage and yours for yâ— is myne is yours â–ª the whiche the lorde Mountfort taketh fro vs wrongfully and without cause as god knoweâ—â— And all yâ— lordes of Bretayne here present knowe ryght well yâ— I am right enheryter Therfore sir I requyre you hartely that ye make â—o â—â—ner of ordynaunce nor composycion of agrement or peace with therle Mountfort but that the hole body of the duchy may remayne with 〈…〉 heâ— hasband grauÌ„ted her so to do And than he departed with all his company and toke 〈…〉 their lady whome they reputed as â—uchesse And so they roâ—e towarde â—â—ynes and 〈◊〉 thyder and there lodged and there ta 〈…〉 d and refresshed them to here what their enemyes 〈◊〉 and to aduyse some suâ—fiâ—yent place to â—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 parauenturâ— wâ—lde gladly haue coÌ„dyscended to a peace and haue â—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 Blâ—ys came agaynst the erle Mountford mordynaunce of baâ—ayle and howe sir Johan ChaÌ„dos came agaynst hym and howe many were in eche â—â—tayle Cap. CC. xxâ— BItwene 〈◊〉 and Alroy wher therle Mountfortlay at sige was 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 â—eages of that coutre Thaâ—â—oyngê came to therle mouÌ„fort howe the lorde Charles of Bloyes aproched nere to hym and how that he had the goodlyest men 〈◊〉 armes and best aâ—â—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 basseneâ—tes vysers and 〈◊〉 and all maner of harnes for they thoughe 〈◊〉 that shortely it shulde stande they 〈…〉 〈◊〉 ha 〈…〉 Than they capitayns drewe to 〈…〉 er Fâ—rsâ—â— sir Johan Chandos by whose counsayle specially they wolde be all ruled and sir 〈◊〉 â—ambreticourt sir Robert Canâ—lle sir 〈◊〉 â—e Caurell sir Mathewe Gourney and other Than these knightes counsayled therle Moâ—â—sorde that the nexte day they shulde take the 〈…〉 de and thanne to take further aduyse â—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 deê‘ted 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 theÌ„glysshmen toke great pleasure Thus the frenchemen rested in good array before their enemyes and toke their felâ—e amonge the â—usshes and it was commaunded by their marshalles that none shulde go forward without coÌ„maundement 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 couÌ„sell 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 BertraÌ„ had the leadyng of the first with a great noÌ„bre of knightes squiers of bretayne The seconde led therle of Aucer therle Jony with plenty of knightes squiers of fraÌ„ce The. 〈◊〉 had the lorde Charles of Bloyes in his coÌ„pany great barons of Breteyn â–ª as the vycont of Rohan the lorde of Leon the lorde of Nagor sir Charles of Dynan the lorde DaÌ„cenes the lorde of Malestroyt dyuers other and in the aâ—eregard was the lorde of Raix the lorde of Rieux the lorde Tornemyne the lorde of Pont. dyuers other barons knightê and squâ—ers in euery batayle was M. of good fightyng men and the lorde Charles of Bloys was â—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 oâ— 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 coÌ„sydred the demeanour of the frenchmen in his mynde praysed gretly their good ordre sayd 〈…〉 pereth surely that the flour of honour cheualâ—y is among yonder company besyde great wyt and good ordre
And than said openly sirs it is tyme that we order out batayls for our enemyes hath gyuen vs ensample suche as herd him sayd sir ye say trouthe and ye be our mayster and chefe counsellour therfore order it acordyng to your pleasure for there is none that shall coutrole you And also ye knowe better how to order suche a mater than all we do and than he made thre batayls and a reregarde The firste had sir Robert Canoll sir Gaultier Huet and sir Richard Burlke The seconde had sir Olyuer of Clysson sir Eustace DaÌ„breticourt siâ— Mathue Gorney The thirde therle MouÌ„tfort and he hym selfe to wayt on hym in euery batayle .v. C. men of armes and .iiii. C. archers And whan it caÌ„e to the ordring of the reregard than he called to hym sir Hewe Caurell sayd sir Hewe ye shall kepe yâ— areregard with .v. C. with you ye shall kepe you on a wyng styre nat fro your place for no maner of cause wtout yese nâ—de So that if any of our batayls breke ordisaray by any aduenture than if ye se any suche nede drawe thyder and confort them and whan ye haue done kepe agayne your stall and ye can for this day ye can nat do better seruyce And whan sir Hewe Caurell had well herd sir JohnÌ„ Chandes he was greatly a shamed displeased and sayd sir delyuer this areregard to some other than to me for I purpose nat to medell ther with sir I haue marueyle what ye se in me that I shulde nat be one of the first to fight with our enemyes Than sir JohnÌ„ Chandos right well auysed sayd sir Hewe I set you nat in this areregarde bycause ye be nat so good a knyght as other of our coÌ„pany that was neuer in my mynde for I knowe truly that ye wolde gladly be one of yâ— formast and right able ye are so to be but I ordeyn you therto bycause ye be a sage knight well aduysed and ser it must behoue that one of vs two must do it wherfore I hertely requyre you to do it and sir I promyse you faithfully that and ye wyll do it it shal be a great aduauÌ„tage for vs all ye therby shall at tayne great honour And moreouer I promyse you the first request after that euer ye desyreme of I shall grauÌ„t it you howbeit for all the wordes yâ— sir JohnÌ„ Chandos coude speke sir Hewe Caurell wolde nat agre therto for he reputed it a grete shame to him so to do and desyred for goddessake holdyng vp his haÌ„des to put some other therto for iÌ„ effect his mynde was to fight with the formast And with those wordê sir Johan Chandos almost wept sayd right swetely Sir Hewe it must behoue other you to do it or els my selfe therfore consyder whiche were better Than sir Hewe aduysed hym selfe and was with tho wordes halfe coÌ„founded sayd Certesse ser I knowe well ye wyll nat desyre me to any thyng that shulde be to my dishonoure and sy the it wyll be none otherwyse I am content to do it And so sir Hewe Caurell toke on hym the charge of the reregard and drue out a part on a wyng and set hym in good order Thus the saturday the .viii. day of Octobre the yer of our lorde M .iii. C .lxiiii. were these batayls ordred eche before other in a fayre playne nere to Aâ—lroy in Bretayne the whiche was a goodly sight to beholde For there might haue ben sene baners and penons wauyng with the wynde harnesse richely aparelled and specially the freÌ„chmen were so properly dressed that it was ioye to beholde theÌ„ and thus as th 〈…〉 â—red their batayls on bothe â—ties The lorde of Beamanoyre a great baron and a ryche of bretayne went bytwene the parties entretyng for a peace for he was glad to besy hym selfe therin in exchewyng of the parels that was lykely to fall He was suffred to go and come bytwen the parties bycause he was sworne prisoner to thenglysshmen and might nat be armed And that saturday he went in and out often tymes tyll it was noone and so by his meanes he gat bytwene the parties a certayne respyte for that day and night vntyll the next day sonne risynge And than euery man brewe to his logynge and toke their ease and refresshing of suche as they had and the same euenyng the capitayne of Alroy yssued out of his garyson bycause the truse also stretched to them and went peasably into the hoost of the lorde Charles of Bloyes who receyued hym right ioyously The capitayne was called Henry of Hanternell a squyer and a good man of armes and he had in his company a fortie speres of good companyons well armed and horsed suche as had holpe him to kepe the fortresse And whan the lorde Charles sawe the capitayne all smy lyng he enquyred of hym the state of the castell and the squyer answered and sayd Sir thaÌ„ked be god we haue yet prouisyon sufficyent to kepe it two or thre monethes if nede were Well Henry 〈◊〉 the lorde Charles to morowenexte ye shall be well delyuerd other by agrement of peace or els by playne batayle sir 〈◊〉 the squyer god gyue grace By my faythe 〈◊〉 the lorde Charles I haue here in my coÌ„pany a .xxv. C. men of armes wel aparelled and as likely to acquyte them nobly as euer dyde any coÌ„pany that came out of frauÌ„ce Sir 〈◊〉 the squyer and that is a great auaâ— tage ye ought gretly to thanke god therfore sir Bertram of Clesquy and these other baroÌ„s knightes and squyers of Fraunce and of Bretayne that thus courtesly are coÌ„e to serue you Thus the lorde Charles passed forthe that nyght with comunynge with one and other and yâ— same nyght sir JohnÌ„ Chandos was sore â—esyred by certayne englisshmen that he shulde nat coÌ„sent to any peace to be had bytwene therle Mountfort and the lorde of Bloyes for they sayd they had spende all that they had and were poore Therfore they wolde other recouer somwhat a gayne by batayle or els to lose all togyder sir JohnÌ„ Chandos promysed them to agree to no peace ¶ And whanÌ„e the sonday came in the mornyng euery man in the hoost aparâ—leâ— himselfe And in the hoost of sir Charleâ— of Bloys ther were many maâ—â—es sayd houseled suche as wolde and in lykewise so they dyd in therlâ— MouÌ„tfortes host And a lytell before the sonne rysing euery man drewe vnder their owne batayls in good ordre as they dyd the day before and than anone after the lorde of Beamanoyre came to entreat for the peace for gladly he wolde haue had the parties agreed and so he cam first to warde sir Johan Chandos who yssued out of the batayle as soone as he sawe hym comynge and met with hym And whan the lorde of Beamanoyr sawe him he saluted hym right humbly and sayd Sir Johan Chandos I requyre you for goddes sake set in acorde these
his bassenet so that the poynt of the axe entred into his eyes wherby hâ— lost euer after yâ— syght with that eye but for all that stroke yet he delt styll lyke a noble knyght There was recouerynge of batayles and baners that somtyme were downe by well fightynge were releued agayne on bothe partes Amonge all other knyghtes sir Johan Chandos was a good knyght and valyantly fought with an are that he helde in his handes so that he gaue suche strokes that none durst aproche to hym for he was a great and a myghty knight and well formed of all his membres So he came fought agaynst the batayle of yâ— erle of Aucers and of the frenchmen and there was done many a noble dede and by force of well fightyng yâ— batayle was broken brought to suche myschefe that brefely after it was discoÌ„fyted and all the baners and penons of that batayle ouerthrowen to the erthe the lordes put to flight in great danger and mischefe for they were nat ayded nor coÌ„forted fro no part for euery man had ynough to do to defende hymselfe To say the trouthe whan a discoÌ„syture falleth they that ar ouercome be discoÌ„fyted for a lytell for if one fall ther falleth thre and on .iii. x. and on .x. xxx and if .x. slye ther foloweth C. Thus it fortuned in this batayle of Alroy the lordes cryed their cryes wherby some yâ— herde it were recoÌ„forted by their men that drue to them and some were nat herde they were so in the prease and so ferr fro their men Ho wheit finally the erle of Aucer by force of armes was sore wounded and taken vnder the standerd of sir JohnÌ„ Chandos and yelden prisoner and the erle of Joigny also and the lorde of Prier a great baneret of Normandy ¶ yet all this season yâ— other batels fought styll valyantly and the bretons helde a longe space in good ordre howbeit to speke truly in armes they kept nat their ordre so well as thenglysshemen bretons that were with therle MouÌ„tfort dyde and gretly aueyled to them yâ— day the batayle on the wyng that sir Hewe Caurell ledde And so whan theÌ„glysshmen sawe yâ— frenchmen begyn to breke and opyn their batell they were greatly reconforted and than some of the frenchmen suche as had their horses redy aperelled mounted on them stedd away as fast as they myght Than sir JohnÌ„ Chandos and a coÌ„pany with hym dressed theÌ„selfe agaynst the batell of sir Bertram of Clesquy the whiche batayle had done marueyls in armes but than it was opyned and many good knightes and squters brought to great myschefe There was gyuen many a great stroke with their heuy ares and many a bassenet clouen a soÌ„dre many a man wounded to dethe and to say the trouth ser Bertram of Clesquy nor his coÌ„pany coude no leÌ„ger endure their enemyes So ther was taken sir Bertam of Clesquy by a squyer of Englande vnder the standerd of sir JohnÌ„ Chandos and the same season sir Johan Chandos toke prisoner a lorde of Bretayne called the lorde of Raix a right hardy knyght And whan this batayle of bretons began thus to breke all the other batayls were clene discoÌ„fyted and lost their aray euery man fledde away as fast as they might to saue them selfe Except a certayne good knyghtes and squyers of Bretayne who wold nat leaue their lorde Charles of Bloys but had rather dye than to departe with reproche And so they drue about hym and fought right valtanâ—ly and ther was done many a noble dede of armes And so the lorde Charles of Blois and sâ—che as were about him helde themselfe togyder a certayne space defeÌ„dyng themselfe right valyantly howe beit finally they coude nat defende them selfe so but that they were disconfyted and brought out of ordre by force of armes for the moost parte of the englysshmen drewe to yâ— parte There was the baner of the lorde Charles of Bloyes disconfyted and cast to the erthe and he slayne that bare it and the lorde Charles was there slayne his face towarde his enemyes and a bastarde sonne of his called sir Johan of Bloys and dyuers other knightes and squyers of Bretayne And as I vnderstode it was so ordayned in the englysshe hoost that if they had the better in the bataile and that if sir Charles of Bloyes were founde in the place yâ— none shulde take hym to raunsome but to slee hym And in semblable wyse the freÌ„chmen had ordayned for sir JohnÌ„ Mountfort if they had atteyned the vyctorie for as that day they were determyned to haue an ende of the warre So whan it caÌ„e to the flight ther was great slaughter and many a good knyght taken brought to myschefe There was the floure of cheualry at yâ— tyme other takenÌ„e or slayne but a fewe of men of honour that scaped specially of the banerettê of bretayne Ther were slayne ser Charles of Dynan the lorde of Lyon yâ— lorde of DaÌ„cenes yâ— lorde DauaÌ„gour the lorde of Loheat the lorde of Gargoll the lorde of Malestroyt the lorde of Pout and dyuers other knyghtes and squyers the whiche I canne nat all name And ther were taken the erle of Rohan ser Guy of Lyon â–ª yâ— lorde of Rochfort the lorde of Raix the lorde of Ryâ—â—x therle of ToÌ„noyre sir Henry of Malestroyt sir Olyuer of Manny the lorde of Ruyll the lorde of Franuyll the lorde of Raneuall and dyuers other of Normandy and dyuers other good knyghtes and squyers of Fraunce with therle of Aucer and Joigny Brâ—uely to speke this disconfyture was great and mighty moche good peple therin slayne as well in the fâ—ldes as in the chase the whiche endured eyght great leages cuyn to Raynes Ther were many aduentures the which came â—acall to knowledge many a one slayne and taken as it fortuned them to fall in the handes of them that were cruell or courtesse This ba 〈…〉 e was nere to Alroy in Bretayne the yere of our lorde a thousande CCC .lx. and foure AFter this great disconfytur as ye haue herde the lordes of Englande and Bretayne retourned and lefte the chase to their people Than ther drewe to the erle of Mountfort sir John Chandos sir Robert Canoll sir Eustace Dambretycourt sir Mathewe Gourney sir Johan Bourchier sir Gaultier Hewet sir Hughe Caurelle sir Richarde Brulle sir Rycharde Tancon and dyuers other and so came to a hedge syde And ther they vnarmed them for they sawe well the iourney was theyrs and certayne of them set their baners and standerdes on the hedge and the baner with yâ— armes of Bretayne on a busshe to drawe their people thyder Than sir Johan Chandos sir Robert Canoll sir Hugh Caurell and other knightes drewe them to therle Mountfort and smylyng sayde to hym Sir laude god and make good chere for ye haue this day conquered the herytage of Bretayne Than the erle enclyned hymselfe ryght courtesly and sayd openly that euery man myght here
a sir JohnÌ„ Chandos this good aduenture that is thus fallen to me is by the great wytte and prowes that is in you the whiche I knowe well and so do all those that be here Sir I pray you drinke with me and toke hym a flagon with wyne wherof he had dronke and refresshed hym before and moreouer sayd sir besyde god I ought to canne you the moost thanke of any creature lyuyng and therwith ther came to them sir Olyuer of Clysson forchased enstamed for he had long pursued his enemyes so he had moche payne to retourne agayne with his people and brought with hym many a prisonere Than he came to therle of Mountfort and a lyghted fro his horse and refresshed hym and in the same meane season there came to theÌ„ two knightes and two haraldes who had serched among the deed bodyes to se if ser Charles of Bloys were deed or nat Than they sayd all openly â–ª sir make good chere for we haue sene your aduersary ser Charles deed therwith the erle of Mountfort arose and sayde that he wolde go and se hym for he had as good wyll to se hym deed as a lyue and thyder he went and the knyghtes that were about hym And whan he was come to the place where as he lay a syde couered vnder a shelde he caused hym to be vncouered and than regarded hym ryght piteously studyed a certayne space and sayd a sir Charles fayre cosyn howe that by your opinyon many a great myschiefe hath fallen in Bretayn as god helpe me it sore dyspleaseth me to fynde you thus howe beit it can be none otherwyse and therwith he began to wepe Than sir JohnÌ„ Chandos drewe hym a backe and sayd sir departe hens and thanke god of the fayre aduentur that is fallen to you for without the dethe of this man ye coude nat come to the herytage of Bretayne ThaÌ„ therle ordayned that sir Charles of Bloys shulde be borne to Guyngant and so he was incoÌ„tynent with great reuerence and there buryed honorably as it apertayned for he was a good true and a valyant knight and his body after sanctifyed by the grace of god called saynt Charles and canonised by pope Urban the .v. for he dyde yet dothe many fayre myracles dayly ¶ Of the truce that was gyuen to bury the deed after the hatayle of Alroy and how dyuers castels yelded vp to therle MouÌ„tfort and howe he be seged CaÌ„pantoreÌ„tyne Cap. CC .xxvii. AFter that all the deed bodyes were dispoyled and that thenglysshmen were retourned fro the chase ThaÌ„ they drewe them to their lodgynges and vnarmed theÌ„ and toke their ease and toke hede to their prisoners and caused theym that were wounded to be well serued and serched And on the Monday in the mornynge the erle MouÌ„tfort made it to be knowen to them of the cytie of Reynes and to the townes ther about that he wolde gyue truce for thre dayes to the cuteÌ„t that they might gather togyder the deed bodyes and bury them in holy places the whiche ordynaunce was well taken and accepted And so the erle Mountfort lay styll at siege before Alroy and sayd he wold nat depart thens tyll he had wonne it So the tidynges spredde abrode into dyuers countrees howe sir JohnÌ„ Mountfort by the counsell and ayde of the englysshmen had won the felde agaynst sir Charles of Bloys and disconfyted and put to dethe and taken all the cheualry of Bretayne such as were agaynst hym Sir Johan Chandos had great renome for all maner of people lordes knightes and squyers suche as had ben in the felde sayd that by his wytte and high prowes thenglysshmen and bretons had won the felde and of these tidynges were all the frendes and ayders of sir Charles of Bloyes right sorowfull and sore dyspleased the whiche was good reason And specially the frenche kyng for this disconfyture touched hym gretly bycause that dyuers knightê of his realme were ther slayne and taken as sir Bertram of Clesquy whome he greatly loued and the erle of Aucer the erle of Joigny all the barones of Bretayne none except Than the frenche kyng sent Loyes the duke of Aniou to the marches of Bretayne for to recoÌ„fort the countre yâ— which was desolate disconforted for the loue of their lorde Charles of Bloyes whome they had lost And also to reconforte the countesse of Bretayne wyfe to the sayd lorde Charles who was so sore disconforted for yâ— dethe of her husbande that it was pyte to beholde her the whiche the duke of Aniou was bouÌ„de to do for he had maried her doughter So he promysed with faythfull entent to gyue vnto all the good cyties castels in Bretayne and to all the remnant of the countre of Bretayne his good counsell confort and ayde in all cases Wherby the good lady whome he called mother and all the countrey had a certayne space gret trust vnto suche season as the frenche kyng to ereche we all parels put other prouisyon as ye shall herafter Also these tidynges came to the kyng of Englande for the erle of MouÌ„tfort had writen to hym therof the. v â–ª day after the batayle was ended before Alroy â–ª The letters were brought to the kynge of Enlande to Douer by a parseuant of armes who had ben in the batayle And the kyng inconsynent made hym an haralde called him Wynd sore â–ª as I was enformed by the same haraulde and dyuers other And the cause why the kynge of Englande was as than at Douer I shal shewe you here after IT was of trouthe that ther was a treaty thre yere before bytwene the lord EdmoÌ„de erle of Cambrige one of the kynges sonnes and the doughter of therle Loys of FlauÌ„ders to the which maryage therle of FlauÌ„ders was as than newly agreed vnto so that pope Urban the fyft wolde dispence with them for they were nere of lynage And the duke of LaÌ„castre and the lorde Edmonde his brother with many knightes and squyers had ben in FlauÌ„ders with the erle and were receyued right honorably in signe of great peace and loue And so the erle of Flaunders was come to Calais and passed the see and came to Douer where the kyng and parte of his counsell were redy to receyue hym and so they were ther. Whan the forsayd purseuant came to the kyng and brought hym tidynges of the batayle of Alroy of the whiche the kyng and all that were ther were right ioyouse and in lykewise so was the erle of Flaunders for the loue and honour and auauncemeÌ„t of his cosyn germayne the erle of Mountfort Thus the kyng of England and therle of flauÌ„ders were at Douer the space of thre dayes in feestes and great sportes and whan they had well sported theÌ„ and done that they assembled for Than the erle of Flaunders toke leaue of the kyng and departed and as I vnderstande the duke of Lancastre and the lorde Edmonde passed the see agayne with
hym and helde him company tyll he came to Bruges ¶ Nowe let vs speke of therle MouÌ„tfort how he dyd in Bretayne Cap. CC .xxviii. THe erle of Mountfort as ye haue herde before lay styll at yâ— sege before Alroy and said howe he wolde nat departe thens tyll he had it at his pleasure And they with in yâ— castell were nat at their case for they had lost their capitayne Henry of FeÌ„tenycle for he was abydden in the felde and the chefe of their company wherfore they were but a fewe within and socour came none to theÌ„ fro no parte therfore they toke counsell amonge them and determyned to yelde vp the castell their lyues and good saued Than they entreted with therle and with his counsell and the erle who had many thynges to take hede of bycause he knewe nat howe all the countre wolde de demeaned Therfore he toke them to mercy and suffred them peasably to departe and toke the possessyon of the forteresse and sette men 〈◊〉 of his And than rode farther and all his 〈◊〉 the whiche dayly encreased for menne of warr and archers resorted dayly to hym and also dyuers knightes and squyers of bretayne torned to his part and specially the breton bre 〈…〉 tes Than he taryed thre dayes before the towne of Jougowe and made two great assautes wherin dyuers were sore hurt bothe of theym within and without And whan they of Jougowe sawe howe they were assayled that no socoure was comynge to them warde 〈…〉 han they detmyned nat to be haryed nor vndone but toke therle Mountfort for their lord and opened the gates and sware to become his men foreuer Than the erle remoued all the offuers in the towne and sette in newe and than rode before the towne of Dynan and there he layed siege the whiche endured long into wynter for the towne was well garnysshed with vitayls and with good men of warre And also the duke of Amou erhorted them to kepe it like good men of warre and promysed to conforte them the whiche caused them to abyde and suffre many a great assaut but whan they sawe yâ— there purueyaunces began to mynisshe that no socoure apered to them Than they entreated for a pease with the erle Mountforte who gladly entended therto for he desyred nothing-els but that they shulde knolege hym for their lorde and so they dyde And so he entred in to the towne of Dynan with great solempnyte they all dyde to hym homage and fealtie ThaÌ„ he rode forthe with all his army tyll he came before the cytie of Campecorentyne and besieged it rounde about and brought thyder great engens fro UaÌ„nes fro Dynan and sayd he wolde nat deê‘te thens tyll he had it at his pleasur Thenglysshmen bretons as sir JohnÌ„ Chandos other who had taken at the batayle of Alroy dyuers prisoners wolde put none to raunsome bycause they shulde nat asseÌ„ble to gyder a gayne to make a newe felde agaynst theÌ„ Therfore they sent theÌ„ into Poâ—toâ— Xaynton Burdeaur Rochell to be kept there as prisoners And so â—â—the the meane season the bretons and englysshmen in one part and other conquered all the countre of Bretayne ¶ How the peace was made that the erle of Mountfort shulde abyde duke of Bretayne and howe the frenche kynge rendred to Clysson his lande of the maryage of the duke of NormaÌ„dy and howe the captall of Beuâ— became liege man to the frenche kynge and afterwarde renounced hym agayne Cap. CC .xxix. IN the meane seasone that the erle of Mountforte lay at siege before Campecorentyne and that it was sore beten and oppressed by his engyns and assautes His men ran ouer the countre and left nothyng vntaken without it were to hote to colde or to heuy Of these aduentures the frenche kynge was well enformed and had theron dyuers counsayls purposes ymagynacions howe he myght do with the besynesse of Bretayne for they were in a harde ê‘te and coude nat well remedy it without styrringe of all his realme and to make warr agayne with thenglysshmen for Bretayne Wherin he had counsell in no wyse so to do for by great delyberacion of counsell it was sayd to him Sir ye haue helde the opinyon of the lord Charles of Bloyes your cosyn and in lykewise so dyde the kyng your father and kynge Philyp your graundfather who gaue hym in maryage the duchy of Bretayne wherby many great yuels and inconuenyentes hath fallen sythe in Bretayne and in the countreis about And sir so it is that the lorde Charles of Bloys your cosyn in kepynge and defendynge his ryght in Bretayne is now deed and slayne and ther is non on his syde that the right of the warre or of his chalenge can releue for his two sonnes JohnÌ„ and Guy who be next heyres ar in Englande in prisone And sirye here dayly howe the erle Mountfort coÌ„quereth and taketh townes and castels and reputeth them as his owne true herytage Sir thus ye may lese your ryght and homage that ye ought to haue of Bretayne the whiche is a ryght noble thyng to your realme Wherfore ye ought greatly to doute the losse of the same for if therle Mountfort become liege man and holde the duchy of Bretayne of your brother the kynge of Englande as his father dyde of olde tyme ye canne nat haue it agayne without great warre great hatred bytwene you and the kyng of Englande wher as good peace is no we the whiche we wyll nat counsell you to breke Therfore sir we thynke all thynges coÌ„sydred and ymagined that it were good for you to send certayne messangers to haue a treaty bytwene you and therle Mountforte to knowe howe he wyll maynteyne and agree to any peace bytwene hym and the countre the lady who calleth herselfe duchesse And sir as your messangers feleth hym dysposed in this mater than acordyng therto ye may take further aduyse at the vttermost it were better that he abode styll duke of Bretayne so that he wyll holde of you and do to you all rightê that a subget ought to do to his lorde rather than the mater shulde be in great parell of lesyng of all to the whiche wordes the kynge gladly enclyned vnto Than it was ordayned that the lorde Johan of Craon archbysshop the lorde of Craon his cosyn and sir Boucequant shulde go on that voyage to Campacorentyne to treat with the erle Mountfort with his counsell on the state of peace as ye haue herde So thus these thre lordes deê‘ted well instructed of that they shulde do and so longe they rode tyll they came to the sege of the englysshmen and bretons before Campacorentyne and so they named them to be messangers fro the frenche kyng Th erle of Mountfort sir Johan Chandos and they of his couÌ„sell receyued them right ioyously than these lordes of FrauÌ„ce shewed right sagely the occasyon of their comyng thider and why they weresent And at the first entreaty
therle mouÌ„tfort answered howe he wolde take counsell and aduyce in the mater and gaue them day of answere And in the meane season these thre lordê went and lay at the cytie of Reyns Than the erle Mountforte sent into Englande the lorde Latymer to shewe to the kyng of England the treaty of the frenchmen desyringe hym to haue his couÌ„sell in that behalfe And the kyng of Englande whan he was enfourmed of the mater sayd howe that he wolde counsell therle MouÌ„tfort to haue peace so that alwayes he might be duke of Bretayne and somwhat to recoÌ„pence the lady callynge her selfe duchesse with some honest thynge assignynge her some certayne rent yerely to be payd out of some place wher she myght be sure to haue it without daunger Than the lorde Latimer brought worde agayne to therle of the kynges answere and so after his letters reed and his answere herde the erle of Mountfort and his counsell sent for the frenche messangers to come to his hoost and theyr answere was made them right courtesly And it was sayd to theym howe the erle Mountfort wolde in no wyse departe nor forsake his chalenge of the duchy of Bretayne but that he wolde abyde duke of Bretayne and so to be called But wher as the freÌ„che kyng wolde haue hym to opyn peasably his cyties townes castels and to make faithe and homage to him and all other ryghtes as the dukes of Bretayne haue done in tyme paste He is content so to do and gladly to knowlege the frenche kyng for his naturall lorde and to do to hym homage and seruyce in the presens of the peres of FrauÌ„ce And also to gyue ayde and helpe and to reconforte his cosyn the wyfe of therle Charles trepassed and to helpe to delyuer his cosyns her sonnes out of prison in Englande This answere pleased right well these lordes of FrauÌ„ce than they toke day and tyme this mater to coÌ„clude or nat Than incontynent they sent to the duke of Aniou who was as than at Angiers to whome the frenche kyng had gyuen full power and auctoryte to conclude this treaty or els to leaue it at his pleasur And whan the duke of Aniousaw the effect of this mater he toke counsell a longe space but finally he was counsayled to accepte the treaty and the two knightes that were sent to him retorued agayne with his answere writen and sealed And than these lordes of Fraunce departed fro Reyns and went to the siege before Campacorentyne and ther finally the peace was made agreed and sealed by therle MouÌ„tfort and he abode as duke of Bretayne condycionally that if he had no chyldren of his body laufully begoten than the duchy to retourne to the chyldren of the lorde Charles of Blois and the lady wyfe to the lorde Charles of Bloys disceassed shulde be countesse of Poynteure the whiche lande was of yerely rent about .xx. M. frankes And also the lorde Mountfort shulde come in to Fraunce whan soeuer the kyng sent for hym to do his homage and to holde the duchy of Bretayne of hym And for the confyrmacion herof there were charters and instrumentes publyke made and sealed on bothe parties Thus therle of Mountfort entred into the duchy of Bretayne and abode as duke therof a certayne space of tyme tyll other tidynges of warr came as ye shall herafter in this history ANd also by the ordynaunce of the same peace the frenche kyng restored agayn 〈◊〉 the lorde of Chsson his lande yâ— whiche was taken fro hym by kyng Philyp somtyme kyng So thus the lorde of Clysson aquaynted hym so with the frenche kynge that he dyde what he wolde and wtout him nothyng was done So thus the couÌ„tte of Bretayne was right ioyous whan they sawe that they were in rest peace and the duke toke faythe and homage of the cy â–ª ties good to wnes and castels and of all prelates and other gentylmen And within a space after the duke maryed the doughter of the princes of Wales â–ª the whiche she had before by the lorde Thomas Hollande and this maryage was made in the good rytie of Nauntes right nobly Also it fortuned yâ— same wynter yâ— queue Jane aunt to the kyng of Nauer quene BlaÌ„che her sustre dyd somoch yâ— a peace was made bytwene yâ— french kyng the king of Nauer by yâ— ayde wysoome of the lorde captall of Beufz who dyde all that he might to conclude yâ— peace and therby he was aquyted out of prison And the frenche kyng shewed hym in dede great sygne of loue and gaue hym yâ— fayre castell of De nemoux with all the appurtenaunces the whiche was well worthe of yerely reuenewes thre thousande frankes and so the Captall became liegeman to the frenche kyng of whose homage yâ— kyng was right toyouse for he loued well the seruyce of suche a knyght as yâ— captall was in his tyme. But yâ— seruyce endured no longe season for whan he came into the principalyte to the prince who was enformed of the case as it stode Greatly he blamed hym and sayd how that he coude nat acquyte hym selfe trewely to serue two lordes and that he was to couetous to take lande in Fraunce wher he was nother be loued nor honoured And whan the Captall sawe hymselfe in that case and home he was taken and reputed by the prince his naturall lorde he was sore a shamed and excused hymselfe sayeng sir I am nat so sore bounde to the frenche kyng but that I may soone for do agayne all that I haue done or ê“mysed And so he sent a seruaunt of his to the kyng and renounced al that the kynge had gyuen hym and he taryed styll hym selfe with the prince for he was aquyted of his prison by the composycion of yâ— peace taken bytwene the frenche kyng and the kyng of Nauer And the frenche kyng had by coÌ„posicyon the townes of Maunt and Meulecke the kyng rendred hym therfore other castels in Normandy In this season deê‘ted out of frauÌ„ce the lorde Loys of Nauer and went into LoÌ„bar dy to mary the quene of Naples but at his departyng he had of the frenche kynge for certayne castels that he delyuered vp in Normandy the somme of threscore thousande frankes And the same lorde Loys after he had wedded the quene of Naples lyued no longe tyme god forgyue hym all his fautes for he was a right good knight and a courtesse IN this season yet was ther styll in FrauÌ„ce great nombre of the companyons the whiche as than wyst nat what to do seyng the warres of Bretayne were ended These coÌ„panyons pursued euer after dedes of armes and takynge of pyllages at their aduauntages fro the whiche they coude nat nor wolde absteyne and all their chefe recours was in Fraunce for they called the realme of Fraunce their chambre They durst do no hurte in Acquitayne for the lande wold nat suffre them and also to say trouthe moost parte of the capitayns were
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
Berreys companye as syr JohnÌ„ of Armynake syr JohnÌ„ Uillemure the lorde of Beauâ—ew and other of Auuergne and Bourgoyne and they were well a .iii. thousand whiche were redy to come to the siege if nede were to assyâ—te the frenchemen And syr JohnÌ„ Chandos the Captall of Beufz syr Guysshard Dangle and other englysshemen that kept the fronter about Montaban knewe well howe the frenchemen hadde layde siege before Reainuille and what nombre they Were of So that they sawe Well they were nat able to fyght with themnor reyse the siege For the erle of Cambridge and the Erle of Penbroke Who laye at siege before Bourdâ—â—lf wolde â—â—no wyse breke vppe their siege And so the frenchemen before Reainuille set theyâ— myners awarke and also they hadde engyns that dyd caste daye and nyght The myners caused a great payne of the Walle â—o salle Wherby the towne Was taken and all the englysshemen Within slayne without mercy the Whiche Was great pitye Forthere in was many a good squyer They of the nacion of the towne were taken tomercy oâ— the coudicioâ— that fro thence forth they shulde â—e good 〈◊〉 frenchemen Than they maâ—â— there newe capitaynes and officers to kepe the towne if nede were Than these men of warre departed and went abrode into the conÌ„trey of â—uercy and Rouergue to refresshe them and to lye more at theyr case And the companyons went to the citie of Caours and there about and capitaynes of them were Aymon of â—rtingo Pecotte of Sauoye the lyttell Mechin Jaques Braye Arnolde of Pans And they ouerranne and distroyed all the countrey And the erle of Pierregourt the erle of Lisle the erle of Comynges the Uâ—count of Carmayn and the other lordes returned into theyrowne couÌ„treys For syr Hugh Caurell syr Robert Brequet Johâ—i Tresnelle Lanut Nandon of Bergerat the Bourge Camus the Bourge of Bretueil the Bourge of Lespare and the nombre of companyons made great Warre and burned and distroyed the landes of the erle of Armynacke and of the lorde Dalbreth ¶ In the same season there was a seneschall in Rouergue a right valyaunt man and a good englysshe knyght called syr Thomas Witeualle Who kepte the towne and Castelle of Millan a dayes iouâ—ney fro Montpellier howe be it the countrey all aboute hym was turned frenche yet he kept his fortresse a yere and a halfe after And also an other fortresse in Bretayne called Wanclere In the Whiche space he made many noble Issues vnto the tyme that syr Bertram of Clesquy put hym oute as ye shall here after in thys history And all Wayes styll the siege endured before Bourdeilf ¶ How the seneschal of Poictou buâ—ned and exyled the lande of the lorde of Chauuigny and toke with asaute the towne of Breuse the which was newely before turned frenche Capitulo C C .lv. IN the marches of poâ—tou was sir JohnÌ„ of Bueâ—syr Wyllyam of Bourdes ser Loys of saynt Julyan Carnet BretoÌ„ and â—o than â—ii hundred fightyng men they imagined and studied night and day howe they myght geat by assaute skaynge or other wyse townes and fortresses in Poictou And on a day they gatte by slelth and by skalynge the castell called the Roche of Posay at the entre of Poictou on the riuer of Creuse a two leages fro Haye in Tourayn and nere to Chatellerault on the same riuer all the couÌ„trey of Poictou was in great feare for the frenchemen layde there a great garison and repayred the castell and fortyfyed and furnysshed it with artillarie victayles And whan these tydynges came to the prince he was sore displeased but he coude nat amend it Than he sent to ser Guyssharde Dangle ser Loys of Harecourte the lorde of Parteney the lorde of Pinane and for diuerse other beynge at Montaban with ser JohnÌ„ Chandos that they shulde come to hym for he was in purpose to sende them into other places And accordynge to the princis coÌ„mauÌ„dment they departed fro Montaban and came to Angolesme to the prince and incontinent he sent them into Poicters to kepe the citie and to make fronter there agaynst the freÌ„chemen and about the same tyme a great baron of Poictou the lorde of Chauuigny vicount of Breuse forsoke the englysshe parte and became frenche the towne also and furnysshed the towne With bretons and men of warre and went hymselfe in to Fraunce to the kynge Of this aduenture the prince and all the barones of Poictou Were sore displeased and the vicount of Rochecoart was had insuspecte for it was enfourmed the prince howe he wolde turne frenche Wherfore the prince sent for hym and shewed hym his entent and the vicount excused hym selfe as well as he myght Howe be it he was commytted to prison and so abode a longe space in that daunger The same season the great seneschall of Poictou vnder the prince was ser James Audeley a right sage and a valiant knyght and he assembled to gether a great armye of barons knyghtes of Poictou and with hym was syr Guysshard Dangle ser Loys of Harecourt the lorde of Pons the lorde of Parteney the lorde of Pinane ser Geffey Dargenton ser Maubrun of L 〈…〉 ers the lorde of Tannaybouton ser William of Moutaudire and diuers other knightes and squiers of Poictou they were a .xii. C. speares And also there was with hym ser Band wynsenesch all of Xainton These lordes made theyr assembly at Poicters and so departed in good arraye and rode tyll they came into Berrey than they began to burne and exile the couÌ„trey and dyd many great domages and than they went ito Tourayn but where soeuer they went the couÌ„trey was sore turmeÌ„ted brought into great tribulacion they were so strong that they kepte styll the felde and at last they entred into the lorde of Chauuignys countrey Who was as than newly turned to the frenche parte and so they burned and distroyed all that was before them except the fortresses And on a day they came before the towne of Breuse and gaue therto assaute the whiche endured a hole daye but that day they wonne but lyttell Than they withdrewe and lodged them and sayde howe they wolde nat departso for they thought well the towne was preignable Than they rose at the sprynge of the day and sowned their trompettê to the assaute and so approched the towne euery lorde in good arraye vnder his owne baner the whiche was on a saturday This was a fiers assaute for they within the towne defeÌ„ded them selfe as wel as they myght they knew wel it stode them in ieoê‘dy of their lyues So ther was done that day many a noble feat of armes the englysshe archers shotte so holly to gether that none durst loke out at any loope to defeÌ„de the towne and so finally by pure force the towne was woÌ„ne and the gates cast downe and euerâ— man entred that wolde and a .xvi. of the beste that were within Were taken and hanged in theyr harneis in dispight of the
pykes and matockê in their handes and so pearsed the walles in dyuers places so that they within weresore a basshed Howbeit they defeÌ„ded theÌ„ selfe as valiaÌ„tly as euer men dyde And JohnÌ„ Cresuell Dauyd Holegraue who were capitayns ymagyned consydred the parell that they were in and parceyued howe the constable and his coÌ„pany were nat in mynde to deê‘t tyll they had wonne the castell And they sawe well that yf they were taken by force they shulde all dye also they parceyued howe there was no coÌ„fort comynge to them fro any parte Wherfore all thynges coÌ„sydred they entred into a treaty to yelde vp them selfe their lyues and goodes saued And the constable who wolde no lengar greue his company nor to sore oppresse them of the castell bycause he sawe well they were valyant men of armes He was contente they shulde departe without any hurte of their bodyes so they toke no goodes with them except golde or syluer and so they departed and were coÌ„ueyed to Poicters Thus the constable had the castell of Montcountour and newe fortifyed it and so taryed there a space to refresshe him and his company bycause he wyst nat as than whyder to drawe other to Poicters or to some other place Whan they of the cyte of Poicters knewe howe the constable bretons had wonne agayne the castell of Montcountoure than were they more abashed thaÌ„ before And sent incontynent their messangers to sir Thomas Percy who was their seneshall was rydynge in the coÌ„pany of the Captall And or sir Thomas Percy knewe of those tidynges sir Johan Deureur who was in the castell of Rochell was enformed howe the constable of FraÌ„ce hadde ben before Poicters and aduysed the place whersore he thought verely they shulde be besieged And also he herde howe the seneschall was nat there wherfore he thought he wolde go and conforte them of Poicters And so departed fro Rochell with a fyftie speares and sette a squyer called Pbylpot MaÌ„seyle to be capitayne there tyll his retourne agayne And so rode to Poiters and entred in to the cytie wherof they within thanked him greatly Than these tidynges came to sir ThomÌ„s Percy who was with the Captall from his men in the cytie of Poicters Desyringe him to coÌ„e to them for they feared of a siege to be layed to them and that he wolde bring with him as moche helpe and ayde as he coulde Certifyenge hym howe the frenchmen were stronge Than sir Thomas shewed these tidynges to the Captall to the entent to knowe what he wolde say therto The Captall sayde he wolde take aduyse on that mater And so the aduise taken he was nat deâ—myned to breke his owne iourney for that mater but he gaue leaue to ser ThomÌ„s Percy to departe fro hym and so he dyde and rode to Poicters wher he was receyued with great toye of them of the towne for they great lye desyred his presens And ther he founde sir Johan Deureux so eche of them made great there of other All this was shewed to the constable who was styll at Montcountoure and howe that they of Poicters were newly refresshed with men of warre THe same season came to his knowlege howe the duke of Berrey with a great nombre of men of warre of Auuergne Berrey and of Burgoyne and of the marchesse of Lymosyn Was fully determyned to lay seige to saynt Seuere in Limosyn whiche parteyned to sir JohnÌ„ Deureux And capitayns therof vnder hym were sir Wyllyam Percy Rycharde Gylle and Richarde Horne with acertayne nombre of good men of warr And they hadde before ouerronne the countre of Auuergne and Limosyn and had done moche yuell wherfore the duke of Berrey was determyned to drawe thyder And sent and desyred the constable that if he myght in any wyse to come to hym for the sayd entent The constable who was a wyse and a subtell knight in all his dedê consydred well that to lay siege to Poicters shulde lytell auayle him seyng the cyte newe refresshed with men of warre wherfore he sayde he wolde drawe to the duke of Berrey And so departed fro MoncouÌ„tour with all his host and ordred for the kepyng of that garyson And so rode forthe tyll he came to the duke of Berrey who thaked him moche of his comyng and all his copany So they was a great hoost whan bothe hoostes were assembled togyder And so they toue toguyder tyll they came before saynt Seuere they were well a four thousande men of armes and so belieged the garyson and determyned nat to departe thens tyll they hadde won it 〈◊〉 so fetrsly assayled it And sir WyllmÌ„ Percy valiantly defended the fortresse These twdynges came to the cycle of Poycters and to sir John Deureur who was lorde of saynt Seuere Howe the duke of Berrey the doulphyn of Auuergne the costable of Fraunce the lorde Clysson and the vicount of Rohan with foure thousande men of armes had besieged the fortresse of saynt Seuer in Limosyn wherof sir Johan Deureur was right pensyue and sayd to syr Thomas Percy who was there present at the report makyng Sir Thomas ye are se nelhall of this countrey and haue great puyssaunce Sir I requyre you helpe to socour my men who are but lost if they haue no helpe sit quod he gladde wold I be to synde remedy for them for the loue of you I wyll departe and go with you and let vs go speke with my lorde the caprall of Beufz who is nat farre hens and let vs do our best to moue hym to go and helpe to reyse yâ— siege and to fight with the freÌ„chmen Than they departed fro Poicters and left the kepyng of the cytie with the mayre of the same called Johan Reynalt a good trewe and iuste man And so long they rode toygder that they founde yâ— captall in the feldes ridyng towarde saynt John Dangle Than these two knyghtâ— shewed to hym howe the frenchmen had taken Mountmorillon besyde Poietres and also the strong castell of Montcountour and were as than at siege before saynt Seuere parteyning to sir Johan Deureur also they shewed hym howe sir WyllmÌ„ Percy was within the castell Gylle and Richard Horne who were no men to be lost The Captall studyed a lytell at those wordes and than answered and sayd 〈◊〉 what thynke you best that I shulde do to the which couÌ„sayle ther were dyuers knights called and they all answered and sayd Sir it hath ben a great season that we haue herde you say that ye desyre greatly to fight with the frenchmen And sir ye can nat better fynde theÌ„ that nowe Therfore sir drawe thyder and sende out your coÌ„maundement into Poictou and Amou we shal be men ynowe to fight with them with the good wyll we haue therto By my faythe 〈◊〉 the Captall I am coÌ„tent we shall shortely fight 〈◊〉 theÌ„ by the grace of god and saynt George In contyneÌ„t the captall sent letters to the barons knightes and squyers of
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
strangers Such offers wordes and manasshes were shewed to them of Eureux and euery day they were assayled Than they within began to doute for there apered to them no maner of comfort thā they sayde one to another we se well that the frenche kynge desyreth nat the countre castell of Eureux for hym selfe but for his nephewe Charles of Nauerre Than they fell in treatye with the lorde Coucy Whan Ferando knewe that the burgesses of the towne fell in treatye he kept hym selfe within the castell and wolde nat come out nor be at none of their treatyes finally they of the towne and coūtre yelded vp their lyues and goodesse saued and receyued Charles of Nauerre for their lorde And than they besieged Ferando within the castell than he began to entreate so that if they wolde suffre him and his to depart without daunger he wolde yelde vp the castell The lordes were content Than they departed out of the castell and so were brought to Chyerbourc After the conquest of Eureux all the capytayns of the hoost drewe to Rohan where the kyng lay to here tidynges for well he knewe that thenglysshmen laye at siege before saynt Malos in Bretayne The kyng receyued them ioyfully and specyally the lorde Coucy and the lorde de la Ryuer bycause they had so well spedde These lordes abode styll in Normandy and were styll retayned in wages THe french kyng who all this season lay styll at Rohan hadde sure knowledge howe the englysshmen had puissantly besieged saynt Malos and howe they within were sore constrayned euery day enpayred he thought ve wolde be lothe to lese his men and the good towne of saynt Malos for if that had ben ones englisshe he thought Bretayn sore weaked on that syde therfore to resyst the englisshmen the kyng had made a great assemble for none durst disobey his cōmaundement as to sytte styll at home And so the kynge sent his two bretherne thyder the duke of Berrey and the duke of Burgoyn the erle of Alenson the erle de la Marche the Dolphyn of Auuergne therle of Guefe sir Johan of Bolayne and many other great barones and knyghtes of all countreys Also the kyng cōmaunded his constable sir Bertram of Clesquy that he shulde nat be behynde The constable wolde nat dysobey but went forthe with a great company of men of armes of Poictou Aniou and Towrayne Also ther was the two marshals of Fraunce and that marshall of Bleunylle also there was sir Olyuer of Clisson the lorde of Leon and all the barons of Bretayne They were a .x. thousande men of armes and in the feldes mo than a hūdred thousande horse they lodged euer as nere to gyder as they coulde but bytwene thē and the englisshmen there was a ryuer and an arme of the see And often tymes whan the see was ebbed some knyghtes and squiers wolde go and do dyuers feates of armes with their enemyes in the playne ryuer There was neuer suche assemble made in Bretayne before for if the frenchmen were puyssāt in lyke wise so were the englisshmen and eche parte thought to fyght for euery day they shewed them selfe in the felde with baners and penons waueryng with the wynde it was great pleasure to behold thē The frenchemen wolde come downe to the ryuer syde and make semblant to fyght and wolde say beholde yonder our enemyes anon the see wyll ebbe if they wollcome ouer we wyll se them come fight but it semythe they haue no wyll therto they feare the fortunes of batayle we thynke their chiefe gouernours wyll nat suffre them to aduenture to fyght with vs in playne batayle THis fasynge and mustryng was dayly bytwene them So on a day the erle of Cambridge sware and sayd that if ther were any mo suche assembles that if they wolde nat come fyght that he wolde go ouer and fyght with them what soeuer fell therof Than on a day the vowarde with the constable of Fraunce who sawe well howe the englysshmen were hote and hasty ordayned on a season all his batayls on the sandes as nere to the ryuer as they coulde all a fote The erle of Cambridge whan he sawe their maner sayd they that loue me folowe me for I wyll go and fyght with thē and so dasshed in to the water the whyche as than was lowe but the fludde was comynge and so came iust to the ryuersyde with his baner thā the englisshmen began to shote agaynst the frēchmen and the constable of Fraunce drewe abacke and all his people and went back in to the felde who thought veryly y◠the englisshmen wolde a come ouer the water they wolde gladly haue caused them to haue done so The duke of Lancastre with a great batayle was redy to haue folowed his brother if he had sene there hadde bene nede sayd to Gerarde of Brees a squier of Heynaulte who was by hym Gerarde beholde my brother howe he aduentureth hymselfe it semeth howe he sheweth ensample to the frenchemen howe he wolde fayne fyght with thē but it semeth they haue but small wyll therto Thus they contynued and no deades of armes done on nother party the fludde began to ryse Than the englisshmen drewe a backe out of the ryuer and went to their lodgynges and the frenchmen in lyke wyse to theirs IN suche musters and assembles the siege durynge there was done dyuers feates of armes The frenchmen kept well their fronter so that the englisshmen durst nat passe the ryuer And soo it was that dyuers tymes more hygher in the countre certayne knyghtes and squiers bretons suche as knewe well the countrey rode a brode in certayne companyes and passed the ryuer by gydes and often tymes encountred with the englisshe foragers and sometyme they fought and sōe ouer throwen sometyme they wan and sometyme lost as aduentures of warre often tymes falleth The siege thus endurynge the lordes of Englande more dilygently to attayne to their purpose they concluded to make a myne and so therby to entre in to saynt Malos for otherwyse they thought they coulde nat get the towne it was so full of good men of warre so well furnysshed with all ordynance and artyllery the whiche helped thē merueylusly well Also thenglisshmen nigh euery day were fayne to be armed and to assēble to gyder to abyde batayle if the frenchmen wolde haue come forwarde wherfore they had no leyser to make any assawtes to y◠towne but with their gonnes wherof they had great plenty which troubled them sore within the towne So they aduysed the place to make their myne and set mynours a warke ¶ Nowe lette vs a lytell space leaue spekyng of this siege speke of the siege of Mortayne in Poictou ¶ Howe the englysshmen came and reysed the siege before Mortayne Cap. CCC .xxxiiii. VE haue harde before of the bethe of yuan of Wales and howe he was slayne and howe the bretons and poicteuyns were styll at the siege before Mortayne and
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
forest of Colombiers There rode to gyder sir Thomas Triuet and sir willyam Clynton and with them a .xl. speres and by aduenture they encountred on the way the lorde of Hangest comyng fro Uandone with a xxx speares The englisshmen knewe incontynent that they were freÌ„chmen and so ran feirsly at them The frenchmen sawe they were ouer matched and thought nat therfore to abyde theÌ„ also they were nat farre of fro Uandone So they rode thyderwarde as fast as they myght and the englysshmen after and there was ouer throwen with a speare sir Robert of Hangest cosyn to the lorde of HaÌ„gest and JohnÌ„ of MoÌ„decryes and syxe other were takenÌ„e prisoners The lorde of Hangest came so to the barryers that they were opyn as his happe was and so entred in therat And than toke his speare and tourned hym to defence right valiantly but the englysshmen hadde a twelfe prisoners 〈…〉 The same dayâ—â—â—de forthe sir Robert Caâ—â—â—ll and his company who encountred the lorde of Mauuoyson defendyng him selfe right valiantlye Howe be it finally sir Robert Canoll toke hâ—m his owne handes the same daye the hoost passed by Uandone and wente to Ausey and the next day to saynt Cales and ther rested two dayes and than went to Pount Uolayne Thus the englysshmen rode forthe and founde no man that spake agaynst them so all the couÌ„trey was full of men of warre There were a great nombre in the cytie of Mauns and the duke of Aâ—â—ou rode by Towres in Tourayne by Bloyes and by Orlyaunce and so came to Parys For he had knowledge howe his brother the kynge laye in great ieopardy and nat likely â—o scape wherfore he thought to be at his dyeng His men of armes kepte styll their garysons and pursued thengâ—ysshmen The men of armes of Fraunce ordayned to trouble the englysshmen as moche as they might Thynkynge to enclose them in the countrey and so to â—amysshe them if they coude and than to fyght with them at their aduantage whyder the frenche kynge wolde or nat And they made on the passage of the ryuer of Sartre where as they thought the englysshmen shulde passe great defence and brought thyder great pyles of wode and draâ—e them downe by force in to the ryuer wherby no man coude passe there And also at the yssuinge out of the ryuer they made great and depe dykes so that no maÌ„ coude passe out The erle of Buckyngham and his coÌ„pany departed fro Pount Uolayne and came to the ryuer of Sartre and there rested for they coulde fynde no passage for the ryuer was great and depe and yuell to passe but at certayne places The vowarde rode a longe the ryuer coulde fynde no passage but there as the pyles were driuen in the water Than the lordes a lyghted and aduysed well the passage and sayde We must nedâ—s passe this same waye if we wyll go any farther Therfore let vs go to it â–ª by force drawe out these pyles Thanne ye shulde haue sene lordes knyghtes and squyers entre in to the ryuer at aduenture and toke great payne â—r they coulde gette out these pyles Howe be it finally they drewe them out and so opyned the passage with great payne NOwe ye may coÌ„â—ydre that if the french men had as than pursewed them and knowen oâ— their dede they might haue 〈◊〉 thâ— great 〈…〉 age For the formast coude nat haue ben ayded with them that came after bycause of the great marysses that they hadde past but so moche dyde the englysshe men that they passed ouer and so came to Noyen on the ryuer of Sartre ¶ The same day that the englisshmen passed the ryuer of Sartre Charles the frenche kynge dyed in his house of saynt Poule in Parys And as soone as the duke of Aâ—io we his brother knewe that his eyen were closed he toke and seased all the kynges iewels the whiche were without nombre â–ª and dyde put them in to saue kepynge to his behoue Thynkyng how they came right well to passe to ayd hym in his warres that he thought to make for he wrote hym selfe kynge of Cycell of Pulle of Calabre and of Hâ—erusalem THe frenche kynge was caryed through the cytie of Parys with open visage discouered his bretherne and his two sonnes behynde hym to the abbey of saynt Denyse and there he was buryed right honourably in lyke maner as he hadde ordayned in his lyfe tyme and sir Bertram of Clesquy his constable laye at his fete And though that kynge Charles in his lyfe tyme had well ordayned for the gouernyng of the realme howe it shulde haue ben ordayned yet the duke of Aniou folowed nothinge that ordynaunce For he toke on hym incontynent the gouernynge and reygned aboue all his bretherne Howe be it he wolde that Charles his nephewe shulde be kynge but he wolde haue the gouernyng of the realme aboue all other bycause he was the eldest And there was none in Fraunce that durst saye agaynst hym Thus the kynge dyed about Myghelmas Anone after his discease the lordes of FrauÌ„ce aduysed that sone after Halowen tyde they wolde crowne the yonge kyng Charles at Reynes to the which coronacy on the thre vncles to the kynge were well agreed That is to saye the duke of Aniowe the duke of Berrey and the duke of Burgoyne so that they myght haue the gouernynge of the realme tyll the kynge came to the age of one and tweÌ„tie yeres To this sware all the nobles and prelates of Fraunce Than knowledge of the coronacyon of this yong kinge was gyuen in to outwarde partes as to the duke of Brabant to duke Aubert of Bauyer â–ª and to the erle of Sauoy to the erle of Bloyes to the duke of Guerles to the duke of Julyers to the erle of Armynake and to the erle of Foim â–ª The duke of Barle the duke of Lorayne the lorde of Coucy and the erle Dolphyne of Auuergne were styll in the pursute of the englysh meÌ„ wherfore they were nat sent for to be at this coronacyon The erle of Flaunders was desyred to coÌ„e thyder the day was assigned on Alhalowen day the whiche was on a sondaye as it fell that yere Of the dethe of the frenche kynge were they of Gaunt ryght sorie for he dyde theÌ„ moche good in their warre for he loued but lytell the erle of Flaunders ¶ Nowe let vs speke of the englysshmen and leaue the coronacyon of the frenche kyng ¶ Howe the englisshmen arryued in Bretayne and howe the duke excused hym selfe of his long taryenge fro them Cap. CCC .lxviii. ALl this season the englysshmen knewe noâ—hynge of the parell that the frenche kyng was in and were passed the ryuer of Loyre and were lodged at Nogen and than departed and wente to Porle a two leages fro Sable and all the power of France was as than in the cite of MaÌ„s and therabout but they dyde nothynge but alwayes coosted the englysshmen Some sayde they wolde fight with theym but whan
conducte and dyscouer them and as many archers And so they departed on a thursdaye and the hoost on the saturday after And than the erle of Buckyngeham wente and lodged at saynt Sulplyces in Bretaygne and there taryed a thre dayes and than he went to CaÌ„bore and there taryed foure dayes And the duke of Bretayne was as than departed fro Hanybout and was come to Uannes and euery daye he knewe the demeanyng of thenglysshmen by his owne menne suche as were with them Than he determyned all thynges consydred to speke with them for acordynge to his honour and to suche alyaunces as he had made with them he coude no lengar driue them of And vnderstode howe sir Robert Canoll sir Thomas Percy and sir ThomÌ„s Tryuet were comyng towarde hym Than he toke the way to go to Reyns and the same day that he departed fro Uannes he met with these englisshe knightes Than they made great reioysynge eche of other in the felde and the duke demaunded tidynges of therle of Buckyngham The knihgtes answered sayd howe they left hym at Reynes right marueylously displeased bycause he herde no worde fro hym The duke excused hym selfe and sayd howe by his faithe he was no lesse troubled than he was than they rode all toguyder and were welcome to Uannes and than they had knowledge howe the englysshe hoost was dyslodged fro Cambre and were comynge towardes Hayde and to Mauseyre they helde that waye The next day therle of Buckyngham and the duke mette ther was shewed great loue bytwene them And ther the duke right honestly excused hym selfe to therle to theÌ„glisshmen in that he had taryed so long but he sayde the cause was bycause he founde nat his countre so well disposed as he had trusted they had been wherfore he coude nat kepe his promyse that he had made to the englysshemen in the begynnyng of somer Than answered the erle and sayde Fayre brother of Bretayne for all that ye wyll we wyll nat abyde but that we shall correcte your rebels for what with the ayde and puyssance that ye haue and ours toguyder and that day lye maye come to vs out of Englande We shall bringe vnder yor subgettes in suche wyse that they shall be happy whan they may coÌ„e to axe your mercy with suche wordes and other they were long toguyder talkynge and than eche of theym drewe to their lodgynge and the next daye they rode toguyder And it was determyned that the erles counsayle shulde go to Reynes with the duke and ther to coÌ„clude all their maters The same night the duke of Bretayne and the erles counsayle abode at the Mauseyr and the erle returned to Hayde and so the next day the duke weÌ„t to Reynes and the lorde Latymer sir Robert Canoll sir Thomas Percy sir Thomas Try uet and the erles counsayle in his company so they were thre dayes couÌ„sayling their maters ¶ Howe the duke of Bretayne the englysshmen beseged Nauntes and of the coronacyon of kynge Charles the sixt of that name and of the scrimysshe done before Nauntes Cap CCC .lxix. AT the last counsayle it was acorded and sworne on the holy euangelystes that the duke of Bretayne shuld come and lay siege to NauÌ„tes in the erle of Buckynghams company within fyftene dayes after the comynge of the englysshemen thyder And that the duke of Bretayne shuld bringe and cause to be brought by the ryuer of Loyre plentie of barges and barkes the sorer therby to constrayne them of NauÌ„tes And the duke nor his men nat to departe fro the siege tyll the towne were wonne All the thynges to conclude and to determyne therle of Buckyngham was sent for to Hayde to be present at the confyrmynge of that treatie So he came and lodged in the subbarbes of Reynes as he had done before So the erle and the lordes entred in to Reynes and they dyned all with the duke And there the Duke solempnely sware by his faythe and by the holy euangelystes yâ— he wold come with all his power before Nauntes and thervpon departed and went to Hanibout and the englysshemen abode at Reynes and there they were a fyftene dayes orderyng their busynesse Of all these maters they of Nauntê were well enfourmed and howe they shulde be beseged Wherfore they ordayned theym selfe redy to receyne them One of the greattest capytens within Nauntes was sir Johan of Baroyes of Barres a ryght valyant an expert knight and with hym ther was the capitayne Clesson Johan of Castell Moraunte Morfonace sir Johan of Maletrayt the lorde of Tournemyn and dyuers other the floure of men of armes They prouyded wysely for suche thynges as they wanted aswell for the ryuer as for the gates and towres on suche parte as they thought the siege shulde be on ¶ Nowe lette vs leaue spekyng of this mater and retourne to the coronacyon of the younge kynge Charles of Fraunce who was the same tyme crowned at Reynes yE must knowe that nothyng was spared touchyng noblenesse at the coronacyon of the younge kynge Charles of Fraunce who was crowned kyng on a sonday the .xii. yere of his age the yere of oure lorde a thousande thre hundred and fourscore At the solempnyte of his coronacyon were great noÌ„bre of great lordes His foure vncles were ther 〈◊〉 we Berrey Burgoyne and Burbone And also his great vncles Uyncelyn duke of Brabant the duke of Bare and the duke of Lorayne the erle of Sauoy the erle de la marche the erle of Ewe sir Wyllyam de Namure but the erle of Flaunders and the erle Johan of Bloyes ercused them selfe there were many other great lordes whome I canne nat name Thus the yonge kyng entred in to Reynes the saturday at euensongtyme ryght well acompanyed with nobles and mynstrelles and special lye he had mo than .xxx. trumpettes before him and the kyng alighted before the churche of our lady of Reyns his vncles and bretherne in his company There were also his cosyns yonge gentylmen of Nauer of Labreth of Bare and of Harcourt and a great nombre of yong squyers chyldren two great lordes of the realme of Fraunce Whome the yonge kynge the day of his coronacyon made them all knightes The saturday the kynge herde euensong in the churche of our lady and as the vsage was there he was the moost parte of the nyght and all the newe knightes with him And than the sonday Ashalowen day the churche was richely apparelled and there at the highe masse solempnely he was sacred and anoynted by tharchbysshop of Reynes with the holy ampell wherw t saynt Remy consacred Clouis the first christen kynge that euer was in Fraunce This oyntment was sent downe by almighty god from heuyn by an holy angell and euersythe the kynges of Fraunce hathe be consacred therwith and yet it apereth as it were nothyng touched the whiche is a right worthy and a noble thyng before that the kyng made all his yonge newe knightes and than they went to the
conquered and sir Robert Canoll had nat ben who was lodged nat farre thens And so he and all his company with his baner dysplayed came priuely to that parte And also sir Wyllyam Wyndsore hadde knowledge therof and so he and all his coÌ„pany came thyder and styll englysshmen drewe to them fro all partes Than the frenchmen drewe backe to the ryuer warde to come to their vesselles so at their retourne in to their barges there was a sore scrymysshe and so valiantly they departed The capitayns dyde great feates of armes howe be it there were some of the freÌ„chmen taken slayne and drowned and so they retourned in to Nauntes In so moche that all that herde of this enterprise reputed it of gret valure ¶ Of the lettes that the duke of Bretayne had in that he might nat come to the lege before Nasites and of the scrimysshes made there Ca. ccc .lxx. WHan the englysshmen parceyued howe they of NaÌ„tes woke them so often than they tooke counsayle to kepe better watche and so it fortuned on a night the .vii. night after that the barroys of barres had made his scrimysshe he yssued agayne in the night at the gate where the erle of Buckyngham was lodged and with him a two huÌ„dred men of armes and a hundred crosbowes The same night the almayns kept the watche and ther capitayns were sir Algars sir Thomas of Rodes Than the Barroys dasshed in to the watche and hymselfe one of the first ther was a sore scrimysshe and sore beaten Than they that were lodged about the erle rose and went to the scrimysshe Whan the frenchemen parceyued howe the prease began to encrease multyply they withdrewe towardes the gate and scrimysshed euer as they weÌ„t Ther were dyuers hurt with shotte on bothe parties and specially sir Thomas of Rodes a knight of Almayne was shotte through the bassenet into the heed of the whiche stroke he dyed within thre dayes after whiche was great domage for he was a valyant knight So the frenchmen and bretons entred agayne in to Nauntes with lytell domage and had taken sixe prisoners So thus the mater stode and thenglysshmen euer made good watche for euery night they loked for none other thyng but to be waked and reysed fro their rest THus therle of Buckyngham lay before Nauntes abyding dayly for the duke of Bretayne who came nat and to that he had promysed and sworne nothynge kepte wherof the erle hadde marueyle what he ment that he coude here no tidynges fro him The erle had sent to him dyuers messangers and letters she wyng hym howe he dyde yuell his deuoure in that he wolde nat kepe his promyse that he had made and sworne to acomplysshe in the cytie of Reynes But for all the letters that therle sent he hadde neuer none answere agayne The englysshmen supposed that the messangers were slayne by the waye bycause none retourned agayne and truely they were in great parell all other men without so be they had ben of the same countre or well acoÌ„panyed for the wayes bytwene Nauntes and Hanybout were so sore watched that none coude scape that way without takyng So that it shulde be knowen from whens they came and whyder they wolde to the entent that no letters nor worde shulde go bytwene the duke and the erle yf any suche were taken they were slayne Also the foragers of the hoost durst nat ryde forthe but in great companyes for the knightes and squyers of the same countre were assembled togyder and wolde in no wyfe that their landê shulde be haryed or ouerryden So that somtyme whan they fouÌ„de a .xx. or .xxx. of the englysshmen toguyder a foragynge they wolde sette on them and take all that they had fro them and sore beate and hurt them wtout hauyng of any remedy Wherwith they of the hoost were right sore displeased but they wyst nat of whoÌ„e to haue ameÌ„des To say the trouthe the duke of Bretayne himselfe dyd asmoche as he coude to bring the men of his couÌ„tre to be agreed to go and ley sege to Nauntes with hym acordyng to the promyse that he had made to therle of Buckyngham But he coude nat bringe it about for it was playnly sayde to hym howe that nother knight nor squyer of the countre wolde go with hym to helpe to distroy their owne countre for the warre of the englisshmen nor as long as the englysshmen shulde abyde in Bretayne they wolde neuer arme theÌ„ to take his parte Than the duke demauÌ„ded of them why they dyde than consente to sende for thenglysshmen They answered howe it was more for to gyue feare to the frenchmen the they shulde nat lese their auncyent vsages rather than for any other thynge And in case that the frenche kyng wyll nothyng with theÌ„ but good they wyll make hym no warre Other answere the duke coulde nat haue of them on the other parte the lorde Clysson constable of Fraunce the lorde of Dynant the lorde de Lauall the vicont of Rohan the lorde of Rochforde and all the great lordes of Bretayne had all toguyder closed fast their townes and caused them to be well kept And sayd to the duke and caused to be shewed hym by their messangers howe he shulde be well aduysed what he dyde Sayeng howe he was but simply couÌ„sayled to sende for the englysshmen to make warre and to distroy his owne countre Promysinge hym howe he shulde haue no conforte of any of theÌ„ And that yf he went to Nauntes to lay siege there as he had promysed to the englisshmen to do whiche he ought nat to haue done they wolde distroy his landes in all parties and put hym to suche trouble that he shulde nat knowe well what to do But if so be he wolde knowledge and putte hym selfe vnder the obeysaunce of the frenche kyng as he ought to do Than they sayde they wolde do their best to make his peace with the yonge kynge Sayeng also howe some haue had their corage agaynst kyng Charles nowe deed that wyll come and abyde in the loue of his son Of the moost highest lordes of all Bretaygne the duke was thus serued in so moche that the duke wyst nat what to say for he coude fynde no sure astate in his people wherfore it behoued hym to disseÌ„ble and alwayes the sege lay styll before Nauntes ON our lady daye in aduent at nyght the frenchmen went to counsayle determynynge to awake the hoost the same nyght bycause they had so longe lyen styll So there yssued oute of the towne a two hundred speares wherof sir Almery of Clysson cosyn germayne to the lorde Clysson and the lorde of Amboyse were capitayns and gouernours And so they entred in to the hoost wher as sir WyllmÌ„ Wynsore was lodged they issued at the gate of Richbourge and the same night sir Hughe Caurell kepte the watche The same tyme the lorde of Amboyse was made knight and sir Almery of Clysson made hym knyght Than men
one of theÌ„ aryued at GauÌ„t Philyp dartuell was ther the same tyme or els they of GauÌ„t wolde nat haue opyned the letter without hym so he opyned yâ— letter reed it whan he had done he laughed therat so depted fro GauÌ„t returned to the sege before Andwarp bare the lrÌ„e with hym but the messaÌ„ger abode styll in prisone in Gaunte And whan he was come to the siege he called to him the lorde of Harsels other of his coÌ„panyons and reed to them the letter sende fro the frenche kynges commyssaries and sayd Sirs me thynke the frenchmen do but tryfell with me and with the countre of FlauÌ„ders I sayd or this to the burgesses of Turney whan they were here before me That I wolde here no tidyngê out of FrauÌ„ce nor entende no no treatie Wtout And warpe and Teremonde were yelden to vs. and therwith came tydinges to them fro Bruges and fro I pre howe they had receyued lyke letters and the messengers retayned and set in prison that is well sayde 〈◊〉 Philyp and than he sayd howe he wolde write agayne to the commyssaries of FrauÌ„ce and so he dyd He wrote on the suê‘scripcyon To the ryght noble and discrete lordes coÌ„myssaries of Fraunce the content of whiche letter foloweth RIght dere and puissaunt lordes to your right noble discressyons please it you to knowe that we haue receyued right amiably the letters to vs sent â–ª fro yâ— ryght excellent Charles of FrauÌ„ce Makyng mencyon how that ye ryght noble lordes ar come to Tournay for to treat for peace and acord in his name bytwene vs and the ryght hygh prince the erle of Flaunders and his sayd countrey And howe that ye haue by the sayd kyng and his counsayle suffycyent puyssance and authorite to conclude and acomplyssh as they of Tourney our right dere and good freÌ„des beare wytnes by their letters pateÌ„tes by vs sene and reed And bycause that the kynge writeth that it is ryght displesaunt to hym that the discorde hath so long endured Wherof we haue great marueyle howe it may be for in tyme past whan Gaunt was assysed And warpe was of lytle valur And also whan that we by the comon â–ª couÌ„sayle of the thre good townes of FlauÌ„ders wrote vnto him as to our souerayne lorde to haue made peace accorde and as than it pleased him nat so to do the whiche nowe semeth to vs he wolde do and also in lyke maner we haue receyued letters patentes coÌ„teyning howe that two tymes ye haue written to vs and that ye haue come two tymes for the same ententes But acordyng to yâ— answere we haue sent you or this that we haue no wyll nor enteÌ„t to harken to any treaty of peace with out the townes and fortresses whiche be closed agaynst the countrey of Flaunders and specyally agaynst the towne of GauÌ„t Wherof we be regard be opyned at our wyll and at the commauÌ„dement of the good towne of Gaunt And Wtout this be first done we can make no treatie as ye desyre For we thynke the king dothe and may do assemble great puyssaunce for yâ— ayde of his cosyn in the colour of this treatie For we se well yâ— fals hed may be wrought in the meane tyme as there hath ben done or this Wherfore our entencyon is to be sure and redy at our defence Our hoost shall be redy apparelled to defende our enemyes for we hope by the ayde of god to haue yâ— vyctorie as we haue had or this tyme. Moreouer we gyue you knowledge that the brute is Howe ye thynke that we of Flaunders treate to haue alyaunce with the kynge of Englande and to haue socoure of hym Wherin ye saye we do agaynst right bycause we be subiectes to the crowne of Fraunce And howe that the kynge there is our soueraygne lorde Wherfore ye say we ought to aquyte vs truely agaynst hym And so we haue done or this for in tyme past we haue sende to hym our letters as to our soueraygne lorde requyring hym to haue made our peace whervnto he hath gyuen vs none answere but our messaÌ„ger taken and sette in prisone The whiche we thynke a great blame in suche a lorde And moreouer yet we repute in hym more blame in that we wrote to hym as to our souerayne lorde and he nat wyllynge to sende vs an aunswere â–ª And bycause it pleaseth hym nat so to do We thought and yet thynke to seke for the profyte of the countrey of FlauÌ„ders by some other meanes and to suche as wyll helpe vs. Howe beit as yet there is nothynge but that the kyng may helpe all the mater so that the forteresses be opyned to vs. And therfore we defended them of Tourney whan they were laste with vs in oure hoost that they shulde nomore come in suche maner to vs with any maner of letters or credeÌ„ce by mouth without sauecoÌ„duct And yet for all that they be coÌ„e to Bruges to Gaunt with other letters wherfore we haue taken the messangers in gyueng ensample to other to bringe any suche letters For we thynke ye study some treason and specially agaynst me Philyppe Dartuell fro the whiche god defende me Wherfore we wyll ye knowe that your traueyle is for nought without so be the fortresses be opyned to vs the whiche we trust by the ayde of god shortely shal be And thus God kepe you written before Andewarpe the .xx. day of Octobre The yere of our lorde god a thousande thre hundred .lxii. By Philyp Dartuell regarde of Flaunders Whan Philyppe Dartuell had thus writen his letter by the aduyce of his counsayle had well examyned it and so sealed it than he bethought hym who shulde beare it so demaunded if there were no prisoner taken before Andwarpe and it was shewed him how there was a varlet of Arthoyse taken the day before at a scrimysshe than he coÌ„maunded that he shulde be brought before hym and so he was Than Philyppe sayde thou art my prisoner I may make the to dye and I wyll howbeit syth thou art here thou shalte be delyuered vpon couenaunt on thy faythe yâ— thou shalt delyuer suche letters as I shall take the to the french kynges counsayle nowe being at Tourney And whan the varlet harde spekyng of his delyueraunce he was neuer so ioyouse for he went verely to haue dyed and sayd sir I swere to you by my faithe that I shall beare your letter whyder it shall please you if it be into hell Than Phylyp began to laughe and sayd thou sayest well and so Philyppe gaue hym two crownes and delyuered hym the letter and caused hym to be conueyed out of the hoost and set in the way to Turney And whan he caÌ„e to Turney he went to the lodgynge of the bysshoppe of Laon and so he came before the bysshop and dyd his message fro poynt to poynt and ther was demauÌ„ded of hym tydinges of the hoost before Andwarpe and he shewed as moche
Guy de la Tremoyle sir Willyma de Namure serued and so dyd dyuers other great lordes of FrauÌ„ce In fyue huÌ„dred yere before there was nat sene suche a solempnite in Cambray And after dyner knyghtes and squiers were armed to iust And so they iusted in the markette place .xl. knightes of the one syde The yonge kyng Charles iusted with a knight of Heynalt called sir Nycholas Espinot So these iustes were nobly contynued and a yonge knyght of Haynalt had the price called sir Johan of Desternne besyde Beawmont in Haynalt This knyght iusted greatly to the pleasure of the lordes ladyes He had for his prise a gyrdell set with precyous stones gyuen hym by yâ— duches of Burgoyne from her owne wast the admyrall of Fraunce sir Guy de la Tremoyle dyd preseÌ„t it to him Thus in great reuell they contynued all that weke and on yâ— friday after dyner the kyng toke leaue of the lordes ladyes and they of him and so departed fro Cambray And also the dukes duchesses deê‘ted and the duches of Burgoyn brought margaret of Haynalt her doughter to Arras and yâ— lady of Haynalt brought yâ— lady Margarete of Burgoyne to Quesnoy Thus passed forthe this besynes ¶ Howe the duke of Berrey ensured his doughter to the sonÌ„e of therle of Bloyse and howe therle of Matche and the duke of Burbon made their somons to entre in to Lymosin Cap. CCCC .li. THe saÌ„e season there was trety of maryage bytwene Loys of Bloys son to therle Guy of â—oyâ— and yâ— lady Mary dought 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Johan of Berry And so th 〈…〉 rle of Bloys well acoÌ„panyed with lordes and ad 〈…〉 s brought his doughter to Bergues in 〈◊〉 where the duke and duches were redy 〈…〉 de for them who tyght nobly receyued 〈◊〉 and all their company And there was 〈…〉 rmed the assurance of that maryage an 〈…〉 〈…〉 chebysshop of Bergues ensured them 〈…〉 der in the preseÌ„ce of many lordes and lad 〈…〉 howbeit they were natte wedded as than 〈…〉 ey were bothe very yonge So ther was great feest reuelyng and daunsyng and so at last therle and the countesse retourned to their countre their sonne with them And the lady abode styll with the duches her mother in Barrey in a fayre castell besyde Bergues called Mehune on the ryuer of yure The same season the duke of Berry went in to Auuergne and LaÌ„guedocke and so to Auignon to se pope Clement And it was ordayned that the duke of Burbone and therle of Marche with two thousande men of armes shulde go in to Lymosyn to delyuer that countre fro all the englysshmen and theues that robbed and pylled the couÌ„tre For in Poictou and in Xaynton they had as than certayne fortresses whiche dyde moche domage to the couÌ„tre wherof complayntes came to the heryng of the duke of Berrey â–ª who was in mynde to remedy it and he had desyred the duke of Burbone his cosyn that in any wyse whan he were come into Limosyn and Xaynton that he shulde coÌ„quere the garyson of Bertuell for that was the forteresse that dyde moost hurt in that countre And the duke of Burbone promysed hym so to do And he hadde made his somons at Molins in Burbonoyse to be there the first daye of June and so thyder drewe at that tyme all maner of men of warre The duke of Burbone had with hym a gentyll squyer called Johan bone lauÌ„ce He was mayster and capitayne of his men of warre Certaynly the squyer was well worthy to haue suche a charge and the erle of Marche who shulde be in coÌ„pany with the duke of Burbone made his somons at the cytie of Toures tHe same season there came to Scluse in Flaunders all suche men of warre as were apoynted to passe the see into Scotlande with sir Johan of Uyen admyrall of Fraunce he shulde haue with hym a thousande speares knightes and squiers And I beleue well they were all there for they had great desyre to go In so moche that some that were nat desyred aduaunsed them selfe to go in that voyage with the admyrall All their shyppyng was redy apparelled at Scluse and they caryed with them harnesse for .xii. hundred men of armes They had taken that harnesse out of the castell of Beauty besyde Parys The harnesse was parteyning to the parisyens the whiche they were caused to bring to the sayd castell in the tyme of their rebellion In the admyrals company there were a great nombre of good men of warr And their entensyon was to delyuer the sayd harnesse to the knyghtes men of Scotlande bycause sir Geffray de Charney had enformed the kynges counsayle howe the men in Scotlande were but easely harnessed I shall name vnto you parte of theÌ„ of Fraunce that wente in to Scotlande the same season â–ª First sir Johan of Uyen admyrall of Fraunce the erle of graunt pre the lordes of Uerdnay of saynt Crouse and of Mountbury sir Geffray of Charney sir Wyllyam of Uyen sir Jaques of Uyen the lorde despaigny sir Gerard of Burbone the lorde of Hetz sir Floromonde of Quissy the lorde of Marny sir Ualerant of Rayneuall the lorde of Beausaige the lorde of Uaynbrayne the lorde of Rynoll baron dury the lorde of Coucy sir Percyuall Daneuall yâ— lorde Ferrers the lorde of Fountaygnes sir Braquet of Braquemont the lorde of Graunt court the lorde of Landon breton sir Guy la ê‘son sir WyllmÌ„ de Couroux sir Johan de Hangyers sir Henry de Uyncelyn cosyn to yâ— great maister of Pruce diuers other good knightê whiche I can nat all name so that they were to the noÌ„bre of a thousande speares knightes and squyers besyde cros bowes and other varlettê They had gode wynde and a fayre season on yâ— see the wether was fayre it was in the moneth of May. That tyme yâ— truse bytwene EnglaÌ„de and FrauÌ„ce was expyred and bitwene the gauÌ„toyse and flemynges lykewise for as it semed than euery parte desyred warre knyghtes and squiers desyred greatly to go in the voyage to Scotlande for they thought by the ayde of the scottê to haue a fayre iourney agaynst their enemyes in EnglaÌ„de Thenglysshmen who were enfourmed of their comynge loked for theym euery day Thus endeth the first volume of sir Johan Froissart of the cronycles of EnglaÌ„de Fraunce Spayne Portyngale Scotlande Bretayne FlauÌ„ders and other places adioynyng Translated out of frenche in to our maternall englysshe tonge by Johan Bourchier knight lorde Berners At the coÌ„maundement of our moost highe redouted soueraygne lorde kyng Henry the .viii. kynge of Englande and of Fraunce and hygh defender of the christen faithe c. Imprinted at London in Fletestrete by Richarde Pynson printer to the kynges noble grace And ended the .xxviii. day of January the yere of our lorde M. D .xxiii. Cum priuilegio a rege indulto