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
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
them of the dethe of Jaques Dartuell and sware solemly yâ— they knewe nothynge therof tyll it was done if they had he was the man that they wolde haue defeÌ„ded to the best of their powers and sayde howe they were right sorie of his dethe for he had gouerned the contrey right wysely And also they sayde that though they of Gaunt hadde done that dede they shulde make a sufficyent amendes also sayenge to the kynge and his counsell that thoughe he be deed yet the kynge was neuer the farther of fro the loue and fauoure of theÌ„ of Flaunders in all thynges except the inherytaunce of Flaunders the which in no wyse they of Flaunders woll put a way fro the ryght heyres Sayeng also to the kynge sir ye haue fayre yssue bothe sonnes and doughters as for the prince of Wales your eldest sonne he canne nat fayle but to be a great prince without the inherytaunce of Flaunders Sir ye haue a yonge doughter and we haue a yonge lorde who is herytoure of Flaunders we haue hym in oure kepynge may it please you to make a maryage bytwene them two So euer after the county of Flaunders shall be in the yssue of your chylde these wordes and suche other apeased the kyng and finally was content with the â—â—emmynges and they with hym and soo lytell and lytell the dethe of Jaques Dartuell was forgoten ¶ Of the dethe of wyllmÌ„ erle of Heynault who dyed in Freese and many with hym Cap. C .xvi. IN the same season the erle Wyllyam of Heynalt beynge at siege before the towne of Dautryche and there hadde lyen a long season he constrayned theym so soore what by assautes and otherwyse that finally he hadde his pleasure of theÌ„ and anone after in the same season about yâ— feest of saynt Remy The same erle made a great assemble of men of armes knyghtes and squyers of Heynault Flaunders Brabant Hollande Guerles and Jullyers the erle and his company departed fro Dordreche in Hollande with a great nauy of shyppes And so sayled to wardes Freese for the erle of Heynault claymed to be lorde there and yf the fresons had been men to haue brought to reason therle in dede hadde there great ryght but there he was slayne and a great nombre of knyghtes and squyers with hym Sir JohnÌ„ of Heynault aryued nat there with his nephue for he aryued at another place and whan he harde of the deth of his nephue lyke a manne out of his mynde he wolde haue tought with the fresons but his seruantes and specially sir Robert of Gluues who as thanne was his squyer dyd putte hym into his shyppe agayne agaynst his wyll And so he retourned agayne with a small coÌ„pany and came to â—â—ouÌ„t sayâ—it Gertrude in Hollande wher the lady his nece was wyfe to the sayd erle named Iahane eldest doughter to the duke of Brabant than she went to the lande of Buyche the which wass her endowrie Thus yâ— countie of Heynall was voyde a certayne space and sir JohnÌ„ of Heynalt dyd gouerne it vnto the tyme that Margaret of Heynault doughter to therle Aubertcame thyder and toke possessyon of that herytage all lordes and other dyde to her feaultie and homage This lady Margaret was maryed to yâ— lorde Loyes of Bauyer emperour of Almayne and kynge of Romayns ¶ Howe sir JohnÌ„ Heynalt became frenche Cap. C .xvii. ANone after the french kyng entreated caused the erle of Bloys to entreat this lorde JohnÌ„ of Heynalt to become frenche promysing to gyue hym more reuenues in Fraunce than he had in Englande to he assigned wher he wolde hymselfe deuyce To this request he dyd nat lightly agre for he had spent all the floure of his youth in the scruyce of the kyng of Englande and was euer welbeloued with the kyng Whan therle Loyes of Bloyes who had maryed his doughter and had by her thre sonnes Loyes JohnÌ„ and Guy sawe that he coude nat wynne hym by that meanes he thought he wold assay an other way as to wyn the lorde of Saguynels who was chefe coÌ„pany on and grettest of counsell with the lorde JohnÌ„ of Heynault And so they bytwene theÌ„ deuysed to make hym byleue that they of Englande wolde nat pay hym his pencyon wherwith sir JohnÌ„ of Heynault was sore dyspleased so yâ— he renounced his seruyce and good wyll that he bare to the kynge of Englande And whan the frenche kyng knowe therof incontynent he sent sufficyent messangers to hym and so retayned hym of his counsayle with certayne wages and recompensed hym in Fraunce with asmoche or more than he had in Englande ¶ Of the great hoost that the duke of Normandy brought into Gascone agaynst therle of Derby Cap. C .xviii. THe frenche kyng was well infourmed of the coÌ„questes that the erle of Derby had made in the countrey of Gascone thanne he made a great sommons that all noble and nat noble able for the feare of warre shulde be at Orlyaunce and at Bourges and there about at a certayne day lymytted by reason of this coÌ„maundement came to Parys duke Odes of Burgoyne his sonne and therle of Arthoys and of Colayne they caÌ„e to the kynge with a thousande speares ThanÌ„e came the duke of Burbone and therle of Ponthyeu his brother with a great nombre of men of armes thyder also came the erle of Ewe and of Guynes coÌ„stable of Fraunce with a great coÌ„pany also therle of Tankernyll the dolphyne of Auuerne therle of Forestes therle of Dampmartyne therle of Uandone the lorde of Coucy the lorde of Craon the lorde of Sully the bysshoppe of Bewuayes the lorde of Frennes the lorde of Beauiewe â–ª the lorde JohnÌ„ of Chaalon the lorde of Roy and dyuerse other they all assembled in the cytie of Orlyaunce they of that part of Loyre and they of Poycton of Xaynton of Rochell of Caoursyn and Lymosyn they met in yâ— marches of Tholouz So all thes passed forthe towarde Roueryng and they fouÌ„de moche more company assembled in the cytie of Rodes and in the marches of Auuerne and Prouence So at last they all came to the cite of Tholouz and there about for they coude nat be all lodged in the cytie for they were in nombre mo than a hundred thousand This was in the yere of our lorde god M. CCC .xlv. anone after the feest of Christmas the duke of Normandy who was chefe of that hoost rode forth with his two marshals before hym the lorde of MomoreÌ„cy and the lorde saynt Uenant First they went to the castell of Myremont the which the englysshmen had wonne before and captayne wtin was one JohnÌ„ Bristowe there they made assaut within were a hundred englysshmeÌ„ And with the frenchmen was sir Loyes of Spayne with genowayes crosbowes who sparedde no shotte so that they within the castell coulde nat defende them selfe but that the castell was won and they all take and slayne with the captayne than the marshals set ther newe men than they passed forthe
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
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
ayde of the men of armes who came in among them and slewe of them and dyd what they lyst And ther was the lorde Arnold DaÌ„drchen taken prisoner by other men than by sir James Audeley or by his four squters for that day he neuer toke prisoner but alwayes fought and went on his enemyes Also on the french partie the lorde Johan CleremoÌ„t fought vnder his owne baner as long as he coude endure but ther he was beten â—owne and coude nat be relyued nor ransomed but was slayne wtout mercy some sayde it was bicause of the wordes that he had the day before to sit JohnÌ„ Chandos So within a short space the marshals batayls were disconfyted for they fell our vpon another and coude nat go forth the frenchmen that were behynde and coude nat get forwarde reculed backe and came on the batayle of the duke of Normandy the which was great and thicke and were a fote but anon they began to opyn behynde For whan they knewe that the marshals batayle was dysconfited they toke their horses and deê‘ted he that might best also they sawe a rowt of englysshmen coÌ„mynge downe a lytell mountayne a horsebacke and many archers with them who brake in on the syde of the dukes batayle Trewe to say the archers dyd their company that day great aduauntage for they shotte so thicke that the frenchmen wyst nat on what syde to take hede and lytell and lytell the englysshmen wanne grounde on theym and whan the men of armes of Englande sawe that the marshals batayle was dysconfited and that the dukes batayle beganÌ„e to dysorder and opyn they lept than on their horses the whiche they had redy by them Than they assembled to gyder cryed saynt George gyen and the lorde Chandos sayd to the prince sir take your horse and ryde forth this iourney is yors god is this day in your handes gette vs to the french kynges batayle for ther lyeth all the sore of the mater I thynke verily by his valyantnesse he woll nat flye I trust we shall haue hym by the grace of god and saynt George so he be well fought withall and sir I herde you say that this day I shulde se you a good knyght The prince sayde lette vs go forthe ye shall nat se me this day retourne backe sayd auauÌ„ce baner in the name of god and of saynt George the knyght yâ— bare it dyde his commaundement there was than a sore batayle and a perylous and many a man ouerthrowen and he that was ones downe coud nat be relyued agayne wtout great socoure and ayde As the prince rode and entred in amonge his ennemyes he sawe on his ryght hande in a lylell busshe lyeng deed the lorde Robert of Duras and his baner by hym and a ten or twelfe of his men about hym than the prince sayd to two of his squyers to thre archers sirs take the body of this knyght on a targe bere hym to Poycters and present him fro me to the cardynall of Pyergourt and say howe I salute hym by the token and this was done The prince was enformed that the cardynalles men were on the felde agaynst hym the which was nat pertayning to the right order of armes for men of the churche that cometh and goeth for treaty of peace ought nat by reason to ber harnes nor to fyght for neyther of the parties They ought to be indyfferent and bycause these men had done so the price was dyspleased with the cardynall and therfore he sende vnto hym his nephue the lorde Robert of Duras deed And the Cathelayn of Ampostre was takenne and the printe wolde haue had his heed stryken of bycause he was pertaynynge to the cardynall but than the lorde Candos sayd sir susfre for a season entende to a gretter mater and paraduenture the cardynall wyll make suche excuse that ye shal be content Than the prince and his company dressed them on the batayle of the duke of Athenes coÌ„stable of France there was many a manne slayne and cast to the yerth as the frenchmen fought in companyes they cryed mountioy saynt Denyce and the englysshmen saynt George gyen Anoue the price with his company met with the batayle of almaygnes wherof the erle of Salesbruce the erle Nosco and therle Neydo were capitayns but in a short space they were put to â—lyght The archers shotte so holly togyder that none durst come in their dangers they slewe many a man that coulde nat come to no raunsome these thre erles was ther slayne and dyuers other knyghtes and squyers of their coÌ„pany And ther was the lorde Dambretycourt rescued by his owne men and sette on horsebacke and after he dyde that day many feates of armes toke gode prisoners Whan the duke of No 〈…〉 〈…〉 I le sawe the prince aproche they thought to 〈◊〉 theÌ„ selfe and so the duke and the kynges chrldren the erle of Poycters and the erle of Tourayne who were ryght yong by leued their gouernors and so departed fro the felde and with them mo than eyght hundred speares yâ— stake no stroke that day Howe beit the lorde Guysshard Dangle and the lorde JohnÌ„ of Sayntre who were with the erle of Poicters wolde nat slye but entred into the thyckest prease of the batayle The kynges thre sonnes toke the way to Chamigny and the lorde JohnÌ„ of Landas the lorde Thy bault of Woodney who were sette to a wayt on the duke of NormaÌ„dy whan they had brought the duke a long leage fro the batayle than they tooke leaue of the duke and desyred the lorde of saynt Uenant that he shulde nat leaue the duke but to bring hym in sauegarde wherby he shulde wyn more thanke of the kynge than to abyde styll in the felde Than they met also the duke of Orleaunce and a great coÌ„pany with hym who were also departed fro the felde with clere handes ther were many good knyghtes and squyers though that their maisters departed fro the felde yet they hadde rather a dyed than to haue had any reproche Than the kyngê batayle caÌ„â— on the englysshmen there was a sore fyght and many a great stroke gyuen and receyued the kyng and his yongest sonne mette with the batayle of thenglysshe marshalles therle of Warwyke and therle of Suffolke and with theym of gascons the Captall of Buz the lorde of Pomyers the lorde Amery of Charre the lorde of Mucydent the lorde of LaÌ„guran and the lorde de la Strade To the frenche partie there came tyme ynough the lorde Johan of Landas and the lorde of Woodney they a lyghted a fote and wente into the kynges batayle And a lytell besyde fought the duke of Athenes coÌ„stable of fraÌ„ce and a lytell aboue hym the duke of Burbone and many good knyghtes of Burbonoyse and of Picardy with hym And a lytell on the one syde ther were the poyteuyns the lorde de 〈◊〉 the lorde of Partney the lorde of 〈◊〉 the lorde of
the riuer of Selettes for a squier of his called John Aâ—enson who bare in his armes azute askoâ—hyâ— syluer had wonne the towne of Flauigny nat farre theuse and had founde therin great prouysion of all maner of victaylles to serue yâ— ooâ—â— the space of a moneth the whiche came Welle to passe for the kynge laye at Aguillon fro All he Wednysday tyll after mydleÌ„t and alwayes his maâ—â—hals and currouâ—s ouerâ—anne the couÌ„trey wastynge and eâ—ilynge it and often tymes refresshed the oost with newe prouision The kynge of Englande and the great men of his 〈◊〉 had euer with theym in their cariages â—emes paâ—â—lions mylles ouyns and forges to syeth and to bake and to forge shoos for horses and for other thynges necessary they had with them a. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 cartes euery carte at lest with 〈◊〉 good horses brought out of Englande Also they brought in these Cartes certayne botes made of lether subtilly wrought and sufficiently â—uery one of them to receyue .iii. men to row in water or riuers and to fysshe in them at their pleasure in the whiche dyd the great lorde moche pleasure in the lent season Also the kynge had 〈…〉 â–ª â—aâ—koners a horsbacke with haukes and 〈…〉 ple of houndes and as many greyhouÌ„ 〈…〉 So that â—ere euery daye eyther he hunted or hauked at the ryuer as it pleased hym And 〈…〉 rs other of the great lordes had hundes 〈◊〉 as well as the kyng and euer as the ost 〈◊〉 they went in thre datailes and euery â—â—â—ayle had his vawarde and euery oost lodged by themselfe eche a leage from other And thâ— kynge kept the thirde bataile whiche Was most greattest That maner they kepte fro the tyme they remoued from Calais tyll they came before the good towne of Charters THe kynge of Englande who laye at Aguillon had great â—uision for his oost by the meanes of JohnÌ„ Alenson who he found at Fâ—auigâ—y Whyle the kynge lay at Aguillon thâ— yonge duke of Burgoyne by the counsayle and request of al the countrey sent to the kyng of Englande certayne messangers lordes and knyghtes to treate for a respite nat to burne â—he countrey nor ouer ronne it These were the lordes that went to treate for this mater Fyrst the lorde ser Aâ—ceaulme of Sallins great chauÌ„ 〈…〉 of Burgoyn ser Jaques of UieÌ„ne ser JohnÌ„â—e â—ye ser Hugh of UieÌ„ne ser William of Thoâ—â—â—se and ser JohnÌ„ of Moâ—tmartin These lordes fouÌ„de the kyng of Englande so treatable yâ— ther was a composicion made betwene the kyng of Englande and the countrey of Bourgoyn the kynge made them assuraunce for hym and all his nat to ouer ren that countrey the space oâ— â–ª iii. yeres and he â—o haue redy the somme of ii M. frankes Whan this treaty was agreed sealed the kynge dislodged and al his oost and tâ—ke the right waye to Paris and lodged on yeâ—â—â—er of Dyonne at Leon besyde Uoselay and his peple laye alonge the ryuer syde welnere to 〈…〉 at thentre of the couÌ„tie of Neuers the englisshemen entred into Gastenoys The kyng sped hym so by his iourneis yâ— he came be 〈◊〉 Paris lay .ii. leagê theÌ„s at Burgâ—le royne THus the kynge rode about the countrey distroyeng all before hym and also the garysons made warre for hym in Beauuoisyâ— in Pycardy in France in Brye in ChaÌ„paigne destroyed nere all the countrey Also the kyng of Nauer who was in the marches of NormaÌ„dy made also sore warre Thus the noble realme of France was sore greued on all sides And specially syr Eustace Dambreticourt who laye at Chemy on yâ— riuer of Esne who had a great garison of soudiers wasted raunsommed pilled the countrey and ouer ranne the countie of Rethel to Douchery to Mesieres to Chene Pouâ—lleux to Sâ—tenay in the countie of Bay they rode and lay in the countrey where they lyst .ii. or .iii. nyghtê together without any let or trouble whan they lyst retourned agayne to their fortresse of Chemy True it was that the lordes and knyghtes of the countrey thereabout were sore displeased with that fortresse and assigned many dayes amonge them selfe to mete and to go and lay siege to Chemy howe be it they neuer dyd nothyng These companyons whoymagined nyght and day howe they might geat and steale townes fortresses â–ª on a nyght they â—ame to a strong towne a good castell in Laonnoyse nere to Montague this fortresse was called Pierpont standyng in a maresse the same season there were within the towne great noÌ„bre of men of the couÌ„trey that had brought thither theyr goodes on trust of the streÌ„gth of the place Whan they of Chemy came thither the watche within was a 〈◊〉 they spared nat the dangeroê° maresses but went through them and came to the walles and so entred into the towne and waÌ„ne it without defence and â—obded it at their pleasure They found ther more riches than euer they founde before in any towne And whâ— it was day they brent yâ— towne and returned to Cheâ—â—y well furnysshed with great pyllage ¶ How the kyng of England put the realme of FraÌ„ce into great tribulacioÌ„ and the ê“phicies of the frere of Auygnon and of thenglisshe busshement layd for them of Paris Cap. C C .xi. IN this season a frere minor full of great clergie was in the cite of AuignoÌ„ called frere JohnÌ„ of Roche tayllade the whiche frere pope Innocent the .vi. held in prison in the castell of Baignoux for shewyng of many meruailes after to come principally he shewen many thynges to fall on the prelates of the churche for the great superâ—â—uitie and pryde that Was as than vsed amonge theym And also he spake many thynges to fall of the realme of Fraunce and of the great lordes of Chri 〈…〉 ome for the oppressions that they dyd to the pore comoÌ„ people This frere sayd he wolde proue all his sayynges by the auctorite of the Apâ—â—â—lippis and by other bokes of holy sayntes and prophettes yâ— whiche wer opened to hym by the grace of yâ— holy gooste he shewed many thynges harde to beleue and many thynges fell after as he sayâ— He sayd them nat as a prophette but he shewed them by auctorite of auncieÌ„t scriptures and by the grace of the holy goost who gaue hym vâ—derstaÌ„dynge to declare the auncient prophâ—cieâ— and to shewe to all cristen people the yeres and tyme Whan suche thynges shulde â—all he made dyuerse bookes founded on great â—ciences and clergie wherof one was made the yere of our lorde M. CCC .xlvi. Wherin were written suche meruailes that it were hard â—o beleue them howe be it many thynges accordyng therto â—ell after And whan he was demauÌ„ded of the warres of France he sayd that all that had ben seen was nat lyke that shulde be seen after For he sayde that the warres in Fraunce shulde nat be ended tyll the realme were vtterly wasted and exyled in euery parte The whiche sayeng was well seen after for the noble
the lorde Godfrey of Harcourt made to the kynge of Englande as it hath ben shewed here before The whiche lande was nat comprised in the ordinaunce of the sayd treatye and peace Therfore who so euer shulde holde that lande shulde become subiecte and do homage therfore to the freÌ„che kyng Therfore the kyng of Englande gaue that lande to syr JohnÌ„ ChaÌ„dos who had done often tymes acceptable seruyce to hym and to his children and at the request of the kyng of EnglaÌ„de the frenche kyng by good delyberacion with good courage and loue coÌ„fyrmed and sealed to the gyfte of ser JohnÌ„ Chandos he to possede and to haue the same landes as his true heritage for euer the whiche was a fayre lande and a profytable for ones a yere it was well worthe .xvi. hundred frankes And besyde all this yet were there diuerse other letters of alyaunces made of the whiche I cannat make mencion of all for the space of fyftene dayes orthere aboute whyle these two kynges theyr sonnes and counsailours were at Calais there was dayly commonynge and newe ordinaunces deuysed and confermed to ratifye the peace nat hyndrynge nor brekynge the fyrst letters for they were euer made berynge one date to be of the more surete of the whiche I haue sen the copy of the regestres in the Chaunceryes of both kynges ¶ And whan these thynges were so well made deuised and ordeyned that they coude nat be amended nor corrected so that it was thought by reason of the great alyaunces and boundes wherin the said kynges and theyr childreÌ„ were bode and had so sworne to kepe the peace that it was nat likely to haue ben broken howe be it the peace helde nat longe as ye shall here after in this boke So that whan the hostages for the redemption of the frenche kynge were comen to Calys and that the kynge of Englande had â—wornÌ„ to kepe them peasably in his realme and that the .vi. M. frankes were payd to the kyng of Englandes deputies Than the kyng of Englande made a supper to the frenche kynge in the castell of Calais right wel ordered and the kynges children and the duke of Lancastre in the moost greattest lordes and barons of Englande serued the kynges bare heeded and after supper fynally these two kynges toke leaue eche of other ryght gracyously and amyably â—o the frenche kynge returned to his lodgyng And yâ— next mornyng the whiche was in the vigill of saynt Symonde and Jude the Frenche kynge departed out of Calais and all suche as thulde departe with hym And the kynge went 〈◊〉 fote a pilgrimage to our lady of Boloyn and the prince of Walys and his two bretherne in his company the lorde Lyonelle and the lorde AymoÌ„ And so they went a fote to dyner to Boloyn where they were resceyued with great ioy And there was the duke of Normandy redy taryenge for them and so all these lordes went on fote into the churche of our lady and dyd their offerynges right deuoutly and than returned into the abbay there the whiche was apparelled for the kynge and to receyue the lordes of Englande And so there they were all that day and the nexte nyght after retourned agayne to Calats to the kynge theyr father and so fynally they all to guether passed thesee and the hostages of Fraunce with them the whiche was in the vigill of all Sayntes In the yere of our lorde M. C C C .lx. IT is reason that I name to you the noblemen of the realme of FrauÌ„ce that entred into Englande in hostage for the frenche kyng First the lorde Philip duke of Orliaunce sometyme sonne to kynge Philip of France and also his two nephewes the duke of Aniou and the duke of Berry also the duke of Bourbon the Erle of Alanson the lorde JohnÌ„ of Stampes Guy of Bloys for that countie Loys of Bloys his brother the erle of saynt Poule the erle of Harecourt the erle Daulphyn of Auuergne ser Ingram lorde of Coucy ser JohnÌ„ of Ligny erle of Porccen the erle of Bresme the lord of MoÌ„morency the lorde of Roy the lorde of Preault the lorde of Stouteuill the lorde of Clerettes the lorde of saynt Wenant the lorde of the toure of Aunergne and diuers other the whiche I cannat name Also of the good cite of Parys of Roen of Reinnes of Burges in Berry and of Towrs in Tourayn of Lyons on the riuer of Roan of Seins in Bourgoyn of Orleance of Troye in Champaigne of Amiens of Beauuoys of Arras of Tournay of Caen in Normandy of saint Omers of Lysle of Dowaye of euery cite .ii. or the burgesses and so thus fynally they passed all the see and came to the good cite of London And the kyng of EnglaÌ„de commaunded and enioyned all his officers on great paynes that they shuld be to these lordes and to theyr company curtoyse and fauorable and to kepe and defende theym and theyr company from all euill rule the whiche commaundement was well kept and vpholde in al poyntes And so these lordes and other hostagers sported them withoute perill or daunger all about in the cite at their pleasure and the great lordes went a huntynge and haukyng at theyr pleasure and rode about the countrey and dysited the ladies and damusels without any coÌ„trollynge they founde the kyng of England so curtoyse and amiable Nowe let vs somwhat speke of the Frenche kynge Who was come to to Boloyn and departed fro Calais as ye haue harde here before ¶ Of the commyssyoners that were ordeyned on bothe parties to auoyde the garisoÌ„s in the realme of France of the companions that assembled together in the realme and of the great euils that they dyd Cap. C C .xiiii. THe frenche kynge taried nat longe at Boloyn but departed after the feest of all saintê and went to Montrell and to Hedyn and so to the good cite of Amiens and there taryed tyll it was nere Christmas than he departed and went to Parys and there he was solemnly and reuerently receyued of all the clergye of Parys and so conueyed to his palys and there he alyghted and his so 〈…〉 Philip and al other lordes that were ther with hym and there was for them a noble dyner apparelled I can neuer shewe or deuise howe 〈◊〉 the frenche kynge wass receyued at his retourne into his realme of all maner of people For his presence was greatly desyred amonge them and they gaue hym many fayre and riche gyftes and to visite hym thither came prelates and baroness of all his realme and they felted and made great chere to hym asshit wass theyr duite to do and the kynge receyued them right swetely ANone ofter that kyng JohnÌ„ wass returned into Fraunce ther passed the see suche persones as were commytted by the kynge of Englande to take possessyon of the landes countreys counties baâ—â—wykes cites to 〈◊〉 caâ—telles and forteressess that shulde be delyuered by reason of the teeatie peace before made howe be it the
theÌ„ they agreed to depart go with hym into Lobardy so they might be assoyled a pena ct culpa all this was agreed acomblysshed and the floreÌ„s payed And than they rendred vp the towne saynt Espyrite and lefte the marche of Auygnon passed forthe with the marques wherof kyng JohnÌ„ of France all the realme were right toyouse whan they sawe howe they were delyuered of these yuell people howbeit there were many that retorned to Burgoyn And sir Seguyne of Batefoyle departed nat out of the garyl on of Ence for he wold nat leaue it for no maner of 〈◊〉 nor promyse but the realme of France was in ferr better rest peace than it was before So whan the moost parte of the companyous were thus passed forthe with the marques into the lande of PyemoÌ„t Ther the marques dyde well his deuoyre agaynst the lordes of Myllayne conquered dyuers townes castes fortresses and countrees agaynst them and had dyuers encountrynges skyrmisshes with them to his honour profyte So that 〈◊〉 in a yere by yâ— helpe of these 〈◊〉 he had the better hande and in part had all his entent agaynst the two lords of Myllayne of sir Galeas sir Bernabe who after raygned in greâ— prosperite SO it fortuned that sir Seguyn of Batefoyle who was all that season in the garyson of Ence on they ryuer of Soâ—â—ie toke by scalyng a good cyte in Auuergne called Bâ—od and therin he taryed more than a yere and fortifyed it in suche wyse that he douted nothyng and ouer ran the couÌ„tre to Cler 〈…〉 to Tyâ—lacke to Puy to Case dieu to MouÌ„tferant 〈◊〉 Ryon to Nonnet to Ussoyre and to â—udalle and the lande of the countie Dalphyn the lorde wherof was the same tyme in hostage in Englande and in these countrees he and his company dyde moche yuell And whan he had sore enpouerysshed the countre ther about than by treaty he deê‘ted and toke with hym great pyllage and treasure and so went to Gascoyne fro wheÌ„s he came first Of this sir Seguyn I can write no more but that as Iherde recouÌ„ted he dyed maruelusly god forgyue hym all his trespaces AMEN ¶ Of the dethe of the duke of Lancastre and of the occasyon of the warre bytwene the frenche kyngâ— and the kyng of Nauer and howe the prince of wales came into Acquitayne and of the ordre that was taken in Englande Cap. CC. xvâ— IN this season deâ—ted out of the worlde in Englade the gentyll duke of Lancastre called Henry wherâ—â— the kynge and all the 〈◊〉 nes knightes and squyers were ryght sorowfull but they coude nat remedy it And behynde him he left two doughters the lady Mahaâ—lt and the lady Blanche and therle of Heynault 〈◊〉 wylliam sonne to the lorde Loyes of Banyer 〈◊〉 to the lady Margarete of Heynalt maryed the yonger suster and the lorde JohnÌ„ erle of Richmont sonne to the kynge of Englande had maryed the other suster and was duke of Lancastre by right of his wyfe The lorde James of Burbone abode styll pursuynge the treaty bytwene the lorde JohnÌ„ of Mountfor 〈…〉 lorde Charles of Bloys for the right 〈…〉 chy of Bretayne acordyng to the treaty 〈◊〉 at Calais as ye haue herd before And for 〈◊〉 of concludyng therof great warres and 〈◊〉 felt after in the countre of Bretayne as ye shall here in this hystorie THe same season the frenche kyngâ— was in purpose to go to Auygnone to 〈◊〉 the pope and cardynals and to go through the 〈◊〉 â—hy of Burgoyn the whiche was newly fallen to hym So the kyng made redy for that iourney and departed fro Parys about the se 〈…〉 saynt JohnÌ„ the Baptyst in the yere of our lorde M. CCC .lxii. And left Charles his eldest sonne duke of Normandy regent gouernour of his realme and the kyng had with hym his welbeloued cosyn the lorde JohnÌ„ of Artoyse the erle of Tankernyll therle Dampmartyn Boucequant marshall of Fraunce and dyuers other And so long rode by his small iourneys and with great dyspence taryeng in euery 〈◊〉 ne and cytie as he rode through Bourgoyn so that about the feest of saynt Michaell he came to the newe towne â—out Auyguon And there his lodgyng was prepared for him and for his coÌ„pany and there he was gretly â—â—â—lled by the pope by all the hole coledge and visyted eche other often tymes So thus the kynge taryed ther all the season of wynter and about christmas pope Innocent departed out of this lyfe And than there was a great dyscorde bytwene the cardynals for chosynge of a newe pope for 〈◊〉 of them wolde haue had the dignyte spe 〈…〉 ly the cardynall of Boulayâ—â— and the cardynall of 〈…〉 ourt who were two of yâ— grettell of the colledge and so by their discencyon they were longe in dyscorde And all the other 〈…〉 nalles finally dyde putte all the 〈◊〉 of the mater vnto the two foresayd cardynalles who whan they sawe that they coude nat haue theymselfe the papal 〈…〉 ThauÌ„e they concluded bytwene them that none of the other shulde haue it And than they dyde choâ—â— and electe the abbot of saynt Uyctor of Marâ—ell to be pope who was a good deuout and a holy man and of vertuous lyueng and a gret clerke and had greatly traueyled for the churche of Lombardy and other places And anoâ— after his creacion yâ— frenche kyng vnderstode that the lorde Piâ—r of Luzenon kyng of Cypre and of Hyerusalem shulde come to 〈◊〉 tosâ— the pope and howe yâ— he was past the s 〈…〉 〈◊〉 the freÌ„che kyng sayd he wolde tary ther tyll his comynge for he had great desyre to se hym for the great goodnesse that he had herde reported of hym and of the warre that he had made agaynst the sarazyns For the kynge of Cypre had newly taken the strong cyte of Salate agaynst the enemyes of god and slayne all that euer were within none except IN the same season and wynter ther was a great counsell in Englande on the orderyng of the realme and specially on the kinges chyldren for it was coÌ„sydred howe that the prince of wales held a great and a noble estate as he might well do for he was â–ª a valyant man puissant and riche and had great herytage in Acqâ—â—tayne wher was habundaunce of all welth and prosperite Than the king was counselled that he shulde send the prince his son into those pattes for he had lande sufficyeÌ„t in that duchy to maynteyne withall his dignyte and estate And also all the barones and knightê of acquitayne wolde gladly haue hym among them of the whiche they had made request to the kynge for all that sir John ChaÌ„dos was to theÌ„ ryght courtelse and amyable yet they had rather haue had their owne naturall soueraygne lorde The prince lightly agreed to that ordynauÌ„ce prepared for hym selfe for the good lady his wyfe acordyng to their estates and whan euery thyng was redy they toke leaue of
retorned into FraÌ„ce came to Parys to the duke of NormaÌ„dy ther was the dukes bretherne the duke of Aniâ—ou the lorde Philyp who was after duke of Burgone And all they taryed for the body of the 〈◊〉 ge their father the whiche was comyng out of Englande the kyng of Cypreholpe them to coÌ„playne the dethe of the kyng was maruey lously displeased therwith bycause of the hyndringe of his vyage of the croyse and so he clâ—thed hym selfe with the vesture of doloure So the day came thar the body of the frenche kyng aproched to Parys the which body was broght thyder by therle of Artoyse therle DaÌ„marten the great priour of FrauÌ„ce the duke of NormaÌ„dy his bretherne The kyng of Cypre the moost part of all the clergy of Parys went a fote met with the body beyonde saynt Denyce in FrauÌ„ce and ther he was solemply buryed and tharchbysshop of Sencesang the masse And after the seruyce done the dyner the whiche was right noble the lordes prelates returned to Parys there they helde a parlyament generall counsell to determyne how the realme shuld be ordred for the realme might nat longe be without a kyng And than it was counselled by thaduyce of the prelatis nobles of the realme that they shulde drawe to the cite of Reyns ther to crowne the duke of NormaÌ„dy who as yet was called none other wise also he wrote to his vncle Uyncelant duke of Brabant of LuzeÌ„burge and also to therle of FlaÌ„ders desyring them to be at his coronacyon on Trinyte sonday next comyng In the same sca son whyle the lordes made theyr puruey aunce for the kynges coronacyon The frenchemen and naueroyse aproched nere togyder in NormaÌ„dy for into the cite of Eureux was come the Captall of Beuz who made ther his assemble of men of warr of companyons suche as he coude get ¶ Nowe let vs speke of hym and of sir Bertram of Clesquy of a iourney of batayle bytwene them The tuesday before Tâ—â—nyte sonday that the duke of NormaÌ„ndy shulde be crowned kynge as he was in the cathedrall churche of Reyns Whan the captall of Beusz had made his assemble in the cite of Eureux of archers brigans and left in the cytie a capyten called sir Mychell Dorgery sent to Couches the lorde Guy of Grauyll to kepe fronter warr Than he departed fro Eureur with all his men of armes archers for he herde say â—ow the freÌ„chmen wer abrode but he wyst nat where they were â–ª than he toke the feldes had great desyre to â—ynd th◠〈…〉 red his coÌ„pany â—â—â—de that he was to the some of vâ—â— C. spetes iii C. archers 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 C. of other men of warr And with hâ—â— were dyuers good knightê squiers and specially a baneret of the realme of Nauer called yâ— lorde of Salâ— an expert maÌ„ of armes but he yâ— helde yâ— grâ—â—tâ—st some of men of armes 〈…〉 ers in all the coÌ„pany was a knight of England called sir JohnÌ„ Joâ—ell ther was also the lorde Peter of Sauyle 〈◊〉 Willâ— of Grauyll the lorde BertraÌ„ of FraÌ„ke yâ— Blassoll of marenell 〈◊〉 â—â—uers other all in wyll to encouÌ„ter ser BertraÌ„ of Clesquy to fight with hâ—â— ThaÌ„ they drue to Passy to the bâ—â—ge of tharch for they thoght 〈◊〉 the freÌ„chmen shulde passe the ryuer of Seyne ther if they ware nat passed all redy ¶ So it happed yâ— the friday in the whytson wâ—ke yâ— captall his coÌ„pany rode out of a wode by aueÌ„ture they met a haraude of armes called kynge Faucon the same mornynge he was deê‘ted fro yâ— freÌ„che hoost assone as the captall se hym he knewe hym well made him great â—her for he was â—â—eâ—â—yng to yâ— kyng of England ThaÌ„ he â—â—mauÌ„ded of hym fro whens he â—ame if he kâ—â—we any tidyngê of the freÌ„chmen â–ª sir ê™ he in the name of god I knowe well wher they be I depted fro them to day they seke you aswell as ye do them where be they ê™ the captall beyond the bâ—â—ge of tharche or a this syde Sir ê™ Fauâ—on they be passed yâ— bridge at Uernon as I beleue they aâ— nowe about Passy What noÌ„bre â—e they ê™ the captall what capâ—tens haue theâ— I pray you shewe me ser ê™ Fauâ—on they ar well a. 〈◊〉 C. fightyng men there is sir BertraÌ„ of Clesquy who hath yâ— grettest coÌ„pany of bretoÌ„s also ther is therle of Aucer yâ— vycount of Beamont yâ— lorde Loys of Chalon yâ— lorde of Bea 〈…〉 yâ— maister of the cros bowes tharchpreest the lorde Edward of Remy of Gasâ—one ther is the coÌ„pany of the lorde Dalbret the lorde Aâ—mon of Punyers yâ— lorde of Suldyche of Lâ—strad whan yâ— captall herd those gascons named he marueyled gretly blussed for dyspleasure sayd Faucon is this true ye say that these lordes of Gascone ar ther the lorde dal brâ—tâ—s câ—pany sir ê™ the harald ye â—out fayle wher is yâ— lorde Dalbret hiselfe ê™ the captall ser ê™ Faucon he is at Parys with yâ— regeÌ„t duke of Nâ—rmâ—dy who aparelleth hiselfe to go to Reynes for it is sayd yâ— on sonday next comyng he shulde be crowned kyng Than yâ— captall layd his hand on his ownâ— heed sayd in great displeasur by saynt Antones cap gascon agaynst gascone sir ê™ Faucon here by taryeth for me a harald of thaâ—chprest sent to speke with you fro hym and as I vnderstand by yâ— harald tharch preest wolde speke with you Than the captall sayd a Faucon say to yâ— frenche haralde he nede nat to go any farther let hym shewe to tharchprest yâ— I wyll nat speke with hym Than ser Johan Jonell stept forthe sayd sir why wyllye nat speke with him ê‘auentur it is for our proâ—yte than yâ— captall sayd nay I warrant you it is nat for our ê“fyte for tharchprest is so great a brauler yâ— if he come to vs he wyll but â—angle and in the meane tyme ymagen our strengthe auewe our noÌ„bre the whiche paraueÌ„ture shall torne more to our preâ—â—dyce than aduauntage therfore I haue no hast to speke with him thaÌ„ Faucon yâ— harauâ— weÌ„t to thother haraud wher as he taryed vnder a hedge excused yâ— captall so wysely that he was well content and than he went to tharchprest shewed hym all as Faucon had sayd ¶ Thus the freÌ„chmen and naue royse had knolege eche of other by yâ— report of the two haraldê aparelled theÌ„self echeto mete other and whan 〈◊〉 captall had herd by Faucon what noÌ„bre the freÌ„chmen were than incoÌ„tyneÌ„t he sent certayne messaÌ„gers to yâ— cyte of Euâ—euâ— to the capten ther desyringe hym to sende out of the cite all maner of coÌ„panyons other that were able for the warr and that they shulde mete with hym about Cocherell for there he thought to fynde the frenchmen for
house as prisoners And this yuan had great desyre to se them to knowe what they were and so he went forthe in to the hall and as he went thyder he encountred with the erle of Penbroke whome he knewe ryght well yet he had nat often sene him before ThaÌ„ he sayd to him as in reproch a erle of PeÌ„broke are ye come in to this countre to do homage to me for suche landes as ye holde in the principalyte of Wales wherof I am rightfull heyre the whiche your kynge hath taken fro me by yuell counsayle and aduyse The erle of Penbroke was abasshed whan he sawe that he was a prisoner and in a strange land and knowyng nat the man that so spake to hym in his language And so answered shortely and sayd What are you that gyue me this langage I am ê™ he yuan sonne to prince Aymon of Wales whome your kyng of Englande put to dethe wrongfully and hath disheryted me But whan I may by the helpe of my right dere lorde the frenche kyng I shall shape therfore a remedy And I wyll ye knowe that if I may fynde you in any place conuenyent that I may fyght with you I shall do it and she we you the right yâ— ye haue done to me and also to the erle of Herforde to Edward SpeÌ„ser For by your fathers with other counsaylours my lorde my father was be trayed wherof I ought to be displeased and to amende it whan I maye Than stepte forthe a knight of the erles called sir Thomas of sait 〈…〉 to speke and sayd yuan 〈…〉 and maynteyne that there is any 〈…〉 or hath ben in my lorde or that he oweth or shulde owe any homage to you or any 〈◊〉 his 〈◊〉 cast downe your gage in that quarell and ye shall fynde hun that shall take it vp Thanyuan answered and sayd ye are a prisoner I can haue none honour to apele you for ye haue nat the rule of yourselfe for ye are vnder the rule of them that haue taken you but whan ye be quyte than I shall speke with you more of the mater for it shall nat rest thus And so with tho words certayne knightê of Spaygne came bytwene them and so departed them a sondre And so wtin a whyle after the sayd 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 capIteÌ„s ledde for the their prisoners toward the cytie of Burgê in Spayn to yelde them to kyng Henry who as than was there a byding And whan kyng Henry knewe of their comyng and that they aproched nere to the cytie He sent his eldest sonne called Johan who was called as than the chylde of Castell with great nombre of knightê and squyers to mete with these englysshmen to do theym honoure for the king knewe tight well what aparteyned to noblenesse And whaÌ„ they were come to him he dyde them moche honour bothe with wordê and dedes And than anone after the kyng sent them into dyuers ê‘tes of his realme to be kept HOwe let vs retourne to the busynesse of Poitou the which was nat lytell and let vs speke of the gascoyns and englysshe knightes who on saynt JohnÌ„s day at nyght came to the towne of Rochell as ye haue herd before they weresore displeased in that they caÌ„e nat the day before to haue bene at the batayle to haue â—ought with the spanyerdes So thaÌ„ they toke counsayle what thyng was best for them to do for they had great dout of theÌ„ of Rochell Than they ordayned sir Johan Deureux to be seneshall of Rochell with thre huÌ„dred men of warr to kepe the towne for they thought that as longe as they were strong ynough in the towne they durst nat rebell This order was taken by the Captall of Beufz who was chefe gouernoure of that company and sir Thomas Percy sir Dangoses sir Richarde of Pontchardon the Souldyche sir Bereas de la Laâ—de and other with their companyes departed fro Rochell to the nombre of foure hundred speares toke 〈◊〉 way to Subyze for ther were certayne bre 〈…〉 helde churches and small forteresses and had fortifyed them But as soone as these lordes came thyder they draue them away and wanne their holdes and rydde clene those marchesse of them And the same season there kepte the feldes in the marchesse of Aniou Auuerne and Berrey the constable of Fraunce the duke of Berrey the duke of Burbone the erle of AleÌ„son the Dolphyn of Auuergne ser Loys of SaÌ„xere the lorde Clysson the lorde de la Uale the vycount of Rohan and the lorde of Beaumanoyre with a great noÌ„bre of the barony of FraÌ„ce to the nombre of thre thousande speres And they rode so long tyll they assembled all togyder with the constable in Poyctou and so layd siege to a castell called Mountmorillon and with assaut wan it and slewe all that euer wer within and newe manned it with frenchmen And than they went to Chauigny staÌ„dynge by the ryuer of Cruse and beseged it and ther lay two dayes and on the thirde day the place was yelded vp they within taken to mercy Than they rode further and came to Luzat wher ther was a towne and a castell and so they also yelded them vp without abyding of any assaute Than they went to the cytie of Poicters lay one night without amonge the vynes wherof they of the cytie were sore abasshed and douted of a siege howe beit they hadde none as at that tyme. For the next mornyng the frenchmen departed and went to the castell of MoncouÌ„tour wherof JohnÌ„ Cresuell and Dauyd Holegraue were capitayns and had vnder them threscore hardy and valyant men of warre who greatly had constrayned the marches of Aniou and of Thourayne and other freÌ„che garysons wherfore the coÌ„stable sayd he wolde nat deê‘te thens tyll he had it at his pleasure ¶ Howe the constable of Fraunce besieged Mountcomptour and howe he departed thens to go to the duke of Berrey and of Limosyn to besege saynt Seuere Cap. CCC .ii. THe coÌ„stable of France with all the sayd lordes and knyghtes rode so long that thei caÌ„e to the castell of Montcountour a sixe leages fro Poycters And whan they were come thyder they layd siege therto and assayled it valyantly And bycause the dykes were so brode they caused tymbre wode to be cutte downe by the villayns of the countrey and to be brought thyder and cast in to the dikes to fyll it and to cast strawe erthe theron And so in four dayes they fylled so the dykes that they might with their ease go to the walles Than they made a sore assaut they within defended them selfe valyantly 〈◊〉 of the whiche they had great nede so to do for they were in great parell of takyng howe be it they were so valyant and so good meÌ„ of warr that they kepte theÌ„ selfe and their place with moche payne from any hurt that day And so the sirt day the coÌ„stable and bretons came agayne to the assaut with pauesses
and olde customes the whiche greatly displeased them And so spake togyder and ymagined howe he was nat well worthy to gouerne the worlde Wherfore they purposed to those another pope sage and discrete by whom the churche shulde be well gouerned To this purpose the cardynals putte to all their payne and specially he yâ— was after chosen to be pope Thus all a somer they wer in this purpose for they that entended to make a newe pope durst nat shewe their myndes generally bycause of the romayns So that in the tyme of the vacacyon in the courte dyuers cardynals departed fro Rome and went about Rome to sport theÌ„ in dyuers places at their pleasure pope Urbane went to another cytie called Tyeulle and ther 〈◊〉 lay a long season in this vacacion tyme whiche myght nat longe endure for at Rome ther were many clerkes of suÌ„drie places of the worlde abydinge for graces the whiche was promysed to dyuers of them Than the cardynals all of one acorde assembled togyder and their voyces rested on sir Robert of Genesue somtyme sonne to the erle of Genesue His first promocyon was he was bysshoppe of Therouene and after bysshoppe of Cambrey and he was called cardynall of Genesue At this election were the most parte of the cardynals and was called Clement THe same season there was in the marchesse of Rome a right valyant knight of Bretayne called Syluester Bude And he had vnder hym a two thousande bretons and in the yere before he had right well borne hymselfe agaynst the florentynes vnder pope Gregorie who had cursed them bycause of the rebellyon And by the meanes of this Syluester Bude they were come to mercy Than pope Clement and the cardynals of his parte secretly sent for him and his company And so he caÌ„â— and entred in to the castell Angle the better to constrayne the romayns So pope Urbayne durst nat departe fro Tyeulle nor suche cardynals as were of his acorde for doute of the bretons they were so great a nombre and all chosen men of warre And whan the romayns saw them selfe in that danger they sent for other soudyers almayns and lumbardes and so daylye they scrimysshed with the bretons ClemeÌ„t opyned his graces to all clerkê suche as wolde haue it And so he signifyed his name ouer all the worlde And whan the frenche kynge who as than raygned was certifyed therof he had great marueyle and sent for his brother for all the nobles and prelates of his realme And for the rectour and maister doctour of the vnyuersyte of Parys to knowe of them to whiche electyon outher the first or the seconde that he shulde holde vnto This mater was nat shortely determyned for dyuers clerkes varyed but finally all the prelates of Fraunce enclyned to ClemeÌ„t And so dyde the kynges bretherne and the moost ê‘te of the vnyuersite of Parys And so the kynge was enformed by all the great clerkes of his realme that he obeyed to pope Clement helde him for the true pope and made a specyall commaundement through oute his realme that euery manne shulde take and repute Clement for pope And that euery man shulde obey him as god on erthe The king of Spaygne was of the same opinyon and so was the erle of Sauoy the duke of Myllayne and the quene of Naples The beleuyng thus of the freÌ„che kyng vpon Clement coloured greatlye his dedes for the realme of Fraunce was reputed to be the chiefe fountayne of beleue of the christen faythe bycause of the noble churches and prelasies that be therin As than lyued Charles of Boesme kyng of Almaygne emperour of Rome who was at Praigne in Behayne and was aduertised of all these maters wherof he had gret marueyle and though yâ— his empyre of Almayne except the bysshoprike of Trect beleued in faithe courage and entencyon in pope Urbane and wolde nat here spekyng of any other yet he fayned and dissymuled all his lyfe tyme wolde answere whan he was spoken to of that mater so courtesly that all his barons and prelates of his realme were contente Howe be it the churches of the empyre obeyed pope Urbayne but Scotlande helde of Clement The erle Loyes of Flaunders was greatly agaynst Clement in the ê‘ties of Brabant Heynalt and in Lege for he wolde euer abyde to be Urbanyst Sayeng howe they dyde the same pope great wronge And this erle was so beleued and renomed in those parties wher he was conuersant that the churches and lordes helde of the same opynion But they of Heynaulte and the churches there and the lorde called Albert abode as neutre and obeyed no more to one than to the other Wherfore the bysshoppe of Cambrey that reygned at that tyme called JohnÌ„ lost in Heynalt all the reuenewes of his temporalties And in the same season ther was sent into Fraunce into Heynalt in to Flaunders and in to BrabaÌ„t fro pope Clement The cardynall of Poicters a right wyse valyant and a sage clerke to ensygne and to preche to the people for he was at the first election And ther he shewed howe by constraynt they chase first the archebysshop of Bare to be pope The frenche kyng and his bretherne and the prelates of Fraunce mekely receyued hym and gladly entended to his busynesse wordes for it semed to theÌ„ that he spake all trouthe so gaue faythe to him And whan he had ben a season in Fraunce than he went in to Heynalt where he was also ioyously receyued In lykewise so he was in Brabant bothe of the duke and of the duchesse but he dyd ther nothyng els He thought in his retournyng to haue gone into Lege but he toke other counsell and wente nat thyder but retourned to Tourney and thought to haue gone in to FlauÌ„ders to haue spoken with therle But it was shewed hym that he had nothyng to do ther bycause the erle helde and wolde holde of Urbayne and so to lyue and dye Than the cardynall departed fro Tourney and went to Ualencennes and so to Cambrey and there he lay a longe space in hope alwayes to here some good tidynges THus the christen realmes were in variacyon and the churches in great dysference bycause of the popes Urbayne had the greatter partie but to speke of the moost profytable reuenewes playne obeysance Clement had it And so Clement by consent of the cardynals sent to Auygnon to make redy the paleys there for hym for his entent was to go thyder assoone as he might And so he went to the cyte of FouÌ„des and there opyned his graces Thyder drewe all maner of clerkes suche as wolde take grace and he kept about in vyllages many soudyers who made great warre to Rome and to the bourage of saynt Peter and traueyled them day night with dyuers assautes and scrimysshes And also they that were in the castell Angle without Rome dyd moche trouble to the romayns But they of Rome enforsed theÌ„selfe so with soudyers almayns and with the
I shuld forsake my naturall lorde for suche a company of knaues as ye be to my dishonoure for euer I had rather ye were all hanged as ye shall be for that shall be your ende And with those wordes he had thought to haue lepte agayne vpon his horse but he fayled of yâ— styrroppe and the horse sterted away Than they cryed all at him and sayde slee hym without mercy Whan he herd those wordes he let his horse go and drue out a good swerde began to scrimysshe with them and made a great place about hym that it was pleasur to beholde him Ther was non that durst aproche nere hym Ther were some that aproched nere hym but at euery stroke that he gaue he cutte of outher legge heed or arme Ther was none so hardye but that they feared hym He dyde there suche dedes of armes that it was marueyle to regard but there were mo than fourty thousand of these vnhappy people they shotte and caste at hym and he was vnarmed To say trouthe if he had bene of yron or stele yet he muste nedes haue ben slayne But yet or he dyed he slewe .xii. out of hande besyde theym that he hurte Finally he was stryken to the erthe and they cutte of his armes and legges and than strake his body all to peces This was the ende of ser Robert Salle whiche was great dommage For whiche dede afterward all the knyghtes and squyers of EnglaÌ„d were angry and sore displeased whaÌ„ they hard therof ¶ Nowe let vs retourne to the kynge THe saturday the kynge departed fro the Warderobe in the Royall went to Westmynster and harde masse in the churche there and all his lordes with hym And besyde the churche there was a lytle chapell with an image of our lady whiche dyd great myracles and in whom the kynges of Englande had euer great truste and confydence The kynge made his orisons before this Image and dyde there his offryng And than he lepte on his horse and all his lordes and so the kynge rode towarde London And whan he had ryden a lytle way on the lyft hande there was a way to passe without London ¶ The same propre mornynge Watte Tyler Jacke Strawe and JohnÌ„ Ball had assembled their company to comon to gether in a place called Smythfelde where as euery fryday there is a markette of horses And there were together all of affinite mo than .xx. thousande and yet there were many styll in the towne drynkynge and makynge mery in the tauernes and payed nothyng For they were happy that made them beste chere And these people in Smythfelde had with theym the kynges baners the whiche were delyuered theym the daye before And all these glottons were in mynd to ouerrenne and to robbe London the same daye for theyr capitaynes sayde howe they had done nothynge as yet these lyberties that the kynge hath gyuen vs is to vs but a small profitte Therfore lette vs be all of one accorde and lette vs ouerrenne this riche and puyssaunt citie or they of Essex of Sussex of Cambrydge of Bedforde of Arundell of Warwyke of Reedynge of Oxenforde of Guylforde of Linne of Stafforde of Germeney of Lyncolne of yorke and of Duram do come hyther for all these wyll come hyther Wallyor and Lyster wyll bringe them hyther And if we be fyrst lordes of London and haue the possession of the ryches that is therin We shall nat repent vs. For if we leaue it they that come after wyll haue it fro vs. To thys counsayle they all agreed And therwith the kynge came the same waye vnware of theym For he had thought to haue passed that waye withoute London and with hym a .xl. horse And whan he came before the abbaye of saynt Bartilmeus and behelde all these people than the kynge rested and sayde howe he wolde go no farther tyll he knewe what these people ayled sayenge if they were in any trouble howe he wold repease them agayne The lordes that were with hym taried also as reason was whaÌ„ they sawe the kynge tarye And whan Watte Tyler sawe the kynge tary he sayd to his people Syrs yonder is the kynge I wyll go and speke with hym styre nat fro hence without I make you a signe and whan I make you that sygne come on and slee all theym excepte the kynge but do the kynge no hurte he is yonge we shall do with hym as we lyst and shall leade hym with vs all about Englande and so shall we be lordes of all the royalme without doubt And there was a dowblette maker of London called JohnÌ„ Tycle and he hadde brought to these Glotons a .lx. doublettes the whiche they ware than he demaunded of these capitaynes who shulde paye hym for his doublettes he demaunded .xxx. marke Watte Tyler answered hym and sayd Frende appease yourselfe thou shalte be well payed or this day be ended kepe the nere me I shall be thy credytour And ther with he spurred his horse and departed fro his coÌ„pany and came to the kynge so nere hym that his horse heed touched the crope of the kyngê horse and the first worde that he sayd was this Syr kynge seest thou all yoÌ„der people ye truly sayd the kynge Wherfore sayest thou Bycause sayd he they be all at my commaundement and haue sworne to me fayth and trouth to do all that I wyll haue theym In a good tyme sayd the kyng I wyll well it be so Than Watte Tyler sayde as he that no thynge demaunded but ryot What beleuest thou kynge that these people and as many mo as be in London at my coÌ„mauÌ„dement that they wyll deê‘te frome the thus without hauynge thy letters No sayde the kyng ye shall haue theym they be ordeyned for you and shal be delyuered euery one eche after other Wherfore good felowes withdrawe fayre easely to your people cause them to deê‘te out of LoÌ„don for it is our entent that eche of you by villages and towneshippes shall haue letters patentes as I haue promysed you With those wordes Watte Tyler caste his eyen on a squyer that was there with the kynge bearynge the kynges swerde and Wat Tyler hated greatlye the same squyer for the same squier had displeased hym before for wordes bytwene theym What sayde Tyler arte thou there gyue me thy dagger Nay sayde the squier that wyll I nat do Wherfore shulde I gyue it the The kynge behelde the squyer and sayd gyue it hym lette hym haue it And so the squyer toke it hym sore agaynst his wyll And whan this Watte Tyler had it he began to play therwith and tourned it in his hande and sayde agayne to the squyer gyue me also that swerde Naye sayde the squyer it is the kynges swerde thou arte nat worthy to haue it for thou arte but a knaue And if there were no moo here but thou and I thou durste nat speke those wordes for as moche golde in quaÌ„tite as all yonder abbaye By my
at the gates the lorde of DaÌ„ghien and his company And whan they of the towne sawe that their towne was lost without recouery they fledde out at the gates wher as none of their enemyes were and so euery man saued hym selfe that myght There was great murdre of men women and chyldren for ther was none taken to mercy Ther were mo than v. C. men of the towne slayne and a great noÌ„bre of olde people men and women brent lyeng in their beddes whiche was great pytie For they sette fyre in the towne in mo than thre hundred places wherby the hole towne was brent churches and all nothynge left hole Thus GrauÌ„tmont was prosecuted and put to fyre and flame than the lorde Danghien retourned in to thost to the Erle of Flaunders who gaue hym great thanke for his dede and sayde Fayre sonne ye are a valyant man and shall be if god be pleased a good knight for yehaue a gode begining AFter the distructyon thus of the towne of Grauntmont on a sonday in the monethe of June whyle the siege lay stylle before Gaunt This lorde of DaÌ„ghien called Water wolde neuer lye in rest in his lodgyng but euery day sought for adueÌ„tures Some day with a great noÌ„bre and some daye with so fewe that he durst nat parceyuer in his enterprise So that nere euery day there was by hym or by the Hase of Flaunders done some aduenture And so it fortuned that on a tuesday in the mornyng the lorde Danghien was yssued out of his logyng and the lorde of Montigny in his company ser Mychell of Hamsede his cosyn the bastarde of Danghien his brother Julyen of Toyson Hutyn Donay and dyuers other They went to scrimisshe before Gaunt as they were wont to do aduentured theÌ„selfe so farre that they toke no good therby For they of Gaunt hadde layde a sore busshment before their towne mo than a huÌ„dred pykes And some sayd there was in this busshmeÌ„t suche as had fledde fro grauÌ„tmont whan it was wonne Their entente was set on nothyng els but howe they might trap the lorde DaÌ„ghien to be reuenged on hym for the domage yâ— he had done to them They thought euer that he was free and hardy and wolde aduenture him selfe largely And as they thought so it came to passe whiche was more pyte The lorde Danghien and his rout toke no hede tyll they were enclosed with the gauntoyse who escryed them to dethe Than the lorde DaÌ„ghyen demaunded counsayle of the lorde of MoÌ„tigny who was by hym Than sir Eustace MoÌ„tigny answered and sayd It is nowe to late to take couÌ„sayle let vs defeÌ„de our selfe sell our lyues derely or we dye there is none other remedy Than these knyghtê made the signe of the crosse before them and recoÌ„mended them selfe to god and to saynt George And so entred in amonge their enemies for they coude nat flye they wer so forwarde in the enbusshe And so there they dyde dedes of armes as well as they might but they coude nat longe endure for their enemyes were a hundred agaynst one And a great nombre of long pykes wherwith the gauÌ„toise gaue great strokes and peryllous as it well apered Ther was the lorde Danghien slayne and by hym his bastarde brother and Gyles of Toyson and dyuers other valyant knightê of Haynalte And the lorde of Montigny saynt Christophe and sir Michell of Hamsede sore hurte And he had ben slayne without doute and Hutyn Donay by force of armes hadde nat saued hym And yet he had moche payne to saue him Howe be it in the meane tyme that the gauÌ„tois were about to dysarme the knyghtes that they had slayne to the entent to beare them into the to wne of Gaunt For they knewe well they had slayne the lorde Danghien wherof they hadde great ioye In the meane tyme Hutyn Donay brought out of the prese and parell sir Mychell Hamsede ¶ Thus this iourney fortuned agaynst the lorde DaÌ„ghien It is nat to be douted but that the Erle of Flaunders had for his dethe great sorowe the whiche he well shewed bycause for the loue of him he brake vp his siege before Gaunte And night and day made great soro we for his dethe and sayd O Water Water my fayreson What aduenture is this thus to fall on you in your youthe I wyll that euery man knowe that they of Gaunte shall neuer haue peace with me tyll I haue so great amen des that it shall suffyce Than the erle sende to Gaunt to haue agayne the body of the lorde of Danghien the whiche the gauÌ„toyse wolde nat delyuer Than the erle sende them a thousande frankes to haue his body the whiche the gauntoyse dyde departe amonge themselfe And so the body of the lorde of DaÌ„ghien was brought in to the hoost and so was sente to Anghien the towne wherof he was lorde THus for the loue of the yong lorde of Danghien thesege brake vp before Gaunte And than the erle departed and wente to Bruges and gaue leaue to all his people to departe and sende a certayne to his fortresses in Flaunders As Gaures Andewarpe Teremonde and Curtray and all about in the fortresses nere to Gaunt And the erle sende to the legeoys shewynge them bycause the ycoÌ„forted Gaunt with vitayle and other prouisyon therfore he had broken vp his siege Desyringe theÌ„ no more to coÌ„fort theÌ„ with any vitayle They of Liege answered proudely that they wolde be aduysed what they wolde do Of them of â—ayn ton of Huy and of Dygnet therle coude haue none other answere How be it he sent to his cosyns the duke of BrabaÌ„t and the duke Aubert bayly of Heynalte of Holande and of zelande dyuers messangers right sage knyghtê they to shewe hym how the towne of GauÌ„t is styll in their erroure by the occasyon of the great confort that they of Gaunt hath by their people countreis In bringynge dayly to them fresshe vitayle desyring theÌ„ therfore to prouyde for a râ—medy These two lordê who wolde nat gladlye do anythyng to the displeasure of their cosyn the erle Excused them selfe honestly sayd howe they knewe nothynge therof before But fro thens forthe they wolde loke therto and set a good order This answere was suffycient to the Erle of Flaunders The duke Aubert who as than was in Holande wrote to his bayly in Heynalte sir Symone de la Layne and sende hym the copy of the erles letters and yâ— request that the erle had made to hym And besyde that he commaunded him that he shulde so deale in the countre of Heynalt that he here no more tidingê of displeasure towarde therle of FlaÌ„ders his cosyn For if he dyde he wolde nat be content The baylye obeyed as it was reason and dyde his commaundement throughe all Haynalte commaundynge them in no wyse to cary any vitayle or any maner of thynge to Gaunte If they dyde they shulde ronne greatly in the dukes displeasur A lyke crye
are fightynge god ayde them for we canne nat as at this tyme. Thus the frenche men receyued the flemynges with the good speare heedes of Burdeaux The whiche went throughe habergyns shulders bellye 's and heedes in suche wyse that the flemyngê gaue backe and the frenche men wanne grounde There was Peter de Boyse in the formast front hurt with a speare through the shulder also in the heed And he had bene deed without remedy if his men had nat saued hym For he had a .xxx. gret varlettes whome he had apoynted to wayte euer on his owne person And so they toke hym in their armes and bare him out of the prease the myre was so great that euery man waded to the mydde leg The men of armes who had bene vsed to great feates of armes They beate downe the flemynges and slewe them without mercy Some cryed saynt Pye Lauall Sanxere Rieux Anghien and other cryes The fleÌ„myngê began to be abasshed and to be discomfyted and began to recule backe and to fall one vpon a nother And the frenche men entred in among the thyckest of them and spared no more to slee theÌ„ than they had ben dogges and surely they had good cause so to do For if the flemynges had achyued the prise ouer them they had bene serued of the same sauce ¶ Whan the flemynges sawe howe they were assayled so valyauntly and that the men of armes had conquered the causey and the bridge Than they determyned to set fyre in their owne towne for two causes The one was to th entent to cause the frenchmen to recule backe And secondly to cause their owne company also to recule backe to the towne And as they deuysed so they dyd they put fyre in to dyuers howses in the towne thynkynge therby to haue abasshed their enemyes whiche auayled them nothynge for the frenchmen as valyauntly as they dyd before so they pursewed them styll betyng and sleyng of them Than the slemynges forsoke the towne and entred in to the feldes and drewe togyder and than sent about in the countrey to styrre and reyse vp the people As to Uertaygne to Propringne to Uergues to Rolers and to Mesiers to Warneston to all other townes about to cause them to come to Comynes And belles began to braule wherby it myght well be knowen that ther was besynesse in hande so some drewe to the noyse and some went to saue themselfe and their goodes to Ipre and to Courtrey women and children forsoke their houses and left their bestes corne and other mouables behynde them and some went towarde Comy nes to ayde their company where as they were fyghting In the meane season whyle these freÌ„chmen that had passed the ryuer of Lise by the lytell barkes were in hande with their enemyes The constable with the great bande of the vowarde dyd what they myght to passe the bridge and there was great prease bycause the constable hadde abandoned the passage to euery man who so wolde aduenture So euery man preased forthe they had no lette to passe So these lordes passed the same day the bridge with moch parell for they were fayne to lay pauesses and targes on the ioystes of the bridg to passe ouer The same nyght they had caused to be brought two lode of nayles the which greatly dyd helpe them to amende yâ— bridge and so within a short tyme the bridge was made agayne good and stronge And so all the company passed ouer the same tuisday in the mornynge and so fought at the passage Th erle of Flaunders vnderstode howe they fought at the passage of Comynes and he sent thyder a sixe thousande men a fote to ayd their company but or they came all was done and the bridge newe made Than the constable sent them to the bridge of Warneston to make that bridge agayn that all their caryage myght easly passe ouer ¶ Howe the french kynge passed the ryuer of Lyse And howe Philyppe Dartuell made his ordynaunce to resyst the kyng and his puissance Cap. CCCC .xvi. TIdynges came the tuisdaye to the kynge who was at the abbey of Marquetes his vncles with him howe that the passage of Comynes was conquered and his vowarde passed ouer wherof they were greatly reioysed ThaÌ„ was it ordeyned that the kyng shulde passe and so he harde masse and the lordes also and dranke and lept on their horses and so toke the way to Comynes They of the voward delyuered the towne clene fro the flemynges and there were slayne in the stretes in the feldes about a four thousande besyde those that were kylled in the chase and in mylles and churches where as they had hyden them selfe for feare for as sone as the bretons were ouer they lept on their horses and entred in to the chase to fynde out the flemynges and to ouer ryn the countrey whiche was as than fat and ryche The lorde of Ryeux the lorde de Lauall the lorde Malestroyt the vycount of Bellyer the lorde of Comborte their company rode so long that they came to Uerayne agreat towne the whiche anon was taken and brent and all they within put to dethe ther the bretons had great pillage and profite and in lykewise so had other as they spredde a brode in the countrey for they founde the houses full of clothe fethers cloth of golde and syluer for the flemynges in trust of the strength at Comynes had nat a voyded their goodes out of the countrey The bretons that entred fyrst in to the countre dyd set no thyng by the clothe nor other ryches but by the golde and syluer that they founde there but suche as came after toke all and left no thyng behynde them for all was fysshe that came to net yE may well knowe tydinges wyll anon spredde abrode the same tuisday worde caÌ„e to Philyp Dartuell where as he lay at siege before Andewarpe howe that the frenchmen had passed the ryuer of Lyse by barkes the monday and howe they had conquered the passage at Comynes howe ther were a sixe thousande of his menne slayne and as it was thought Peter de Boyse was also slayne Of these tidynges PhilyppÌ„ was greatly abasshed and began greatly to marueyle And demauÌ„ded of the lorde of Harsels what was best to do He answered and sayd Go you to gauÌ„t and assemble togyder all the men ye can gette in the towne and than come hyder agayn and so with all youre puyssaunce drawe towarde Courtrey And whan the kyng vnderstandeth that ye come so stronglye he wyll be aduysed or he come moche farther in to the countrey Also I trust we shall here shortlye tidynges fro oure company that be in Englande And it may be so that the kynge of Englande and his vncles wyll passe the see with great puyssaunce or soÌ„e of theÌ„ The whiche shall come well to passe for vs. I marueyle greatly quod Philyppe Dartwell that the englysshe men tary so long Seyng they knowe that the frenche men be entred
come thyder the daye of the batayle or the next day after or the saturday after or euer that Peter de Boyse came thyder they wolde haue suffred them to haue entred in to the towne with out any resystence to haue done what they had lyste but the frenche men toke no hede therto They thought right well to be lordes therof at their pleasure seynge that Philyppe Dartuell was deed they thought surely that the people of Gaunte wolde haue yelded them to the kynges mercy Howbeit they dyde nat so for they alone made greatter warre than euer they dyd before As ye shall herafter in this hystorie ON the friday the kyng disloged fro Rosbeque bycause of the eyre of the deed bodyes And he was counsayled to go to Courtray to refresshe hym there The Hase and dyuers other knightes squyers suche as knewe the countrey lepte on their horses and galowped streyght to Courtray and entred in to the towne for there was made no defence agaynst them The burgesses and their wyues and all other men women and chyldren entred in to cellars and into the churches to flye fro the doth so that it was pytie to se it Suche as entred first in to Courtray had great profyte by pyllage And so than after there entred the frenche men and bretons and euery man toke vp their lodgynge as they came And the kynge entred the firste day of Decembre Than there was a newe persecucyon made in the towne on the flemynges suche as were hydden about For as they were founde out they were slayne for ther was no man taken to mercy The frenche men and they of that towne hated eche other mortal lye bycause of a batayle that was ones fought before Courtray where as sir Robert Arthors and a great parte of the â—â—oure of FrauÌ„ce were slayne It was shewed the kynge howe yâ— there was in Courtray in the churche of oure Lady a chapell wherin were fyue hundred gylte spurres parteyninge of olde tyme to the lordes and knyghtes of Fraunce suche as had bene slayne at the sayde batayle of Courtray The whiche was in the yere of oure lorde god a thousande thre hundred and two And they of Courtray ones a yere made therof a great triumphe and solempnyte Wherfore the kyng sayd it shulde be derely bought and so it was after for at his departynge he sette the towne a fyre to the entent that it shulde be knowen euer after howe that the frenche kynge had bene there And anone after that they kynge thus come to Courtray there came thyder a fyftie speares fro the garyson of And warpe with sir Danyell of helwyn to se the kynge who made theÌ„ ryght good chere and so dyde all the lordes And whanne they had bene there a day than they retourned to And warpe to their company ¶ Howe they of Bruges yelde them selfe vnder the obeysaÌ„ce of the french king and howe they of Gaunt were reconforted by Peter de Boyse Cap. CCCC .xxiiii. THe bretons and they of the voward shewed well by their demeanoure that they hadde great desyre to go to Bruges to pylle to robbe the towne The erle of FlauÌ„ders who loued ryght well the towne of Bruges wolde nat by his wyll that the towne shulde be clene distroyed and also he was enformed howe they of Bruges were disconforted and greatly abasshed He had pytie on theym and sayde to his sonne the Duke of Burgoyne Sir if they of Bruges wolde come to aske mercy for goddessake lette them nat be refused For if the towne be ouer ronne with these bretons it shall neuer be recouered agayne but lost for euer the duke agreed well therto Thus whyle the kyng lay at Courtrey they of Bruges lyued in great feare and wyst nat what to do outher to avoyde the towne or els to abyde the aduenture And so at last they determyned to sende two freres to the kyng to Courtrey to obtayne a saueconduct for twelfe of the best of their towne to coÌ„e and speke with the kynge and his counsayle These two freres came to Curtrey and spake with the kyng and his counsayle and with the erle of Flaunders who molefyed the mater as moche as he might The kyng graunted for these twelfe burgesses this saueconduct to go and come to speke with hym So thus these freres retourned to Bruges And so twelfe of their burgesses departed and went to Courtrey to the kynge and to his vncles They kneled downe on their knees before hym and sayd Sir we requyre yor grace to take and accepte vs as your owne and to do with all the men of the towne at your pleasure But sir for goddessake haue pytie of vs. Let nat the towne be distroyed nor loste For sir yf it be distroyed many good men are vtterly vn done for euer And sir in that we haue ben contrarie to oure naturall lorde it was by the puissaunce of Philyppe Dartuell and of the gauÌ„toyse For and that hadde nat bene the towne of Bruges hadde benefull trewe to their lorde The kynge entended well to their wordes by the meanes of the erle of Flaunders who was there present Who kneledde downe before the kynge and desyredde to haue mercy for theym Than it was shewed theym that to apease the bretons and the menne of warre lyenge in the feldes bytwene Courounte and Bruges that it muste behoue theym to paye some certayne some of money and so there was comunyng on that mater and it was demaunded of them to pay two huÌ„dred thousande frankes So at last it was determyned that they shulde pay sixe score thousande frankê thre score thousaÌ„de in hande and the resydue at Candelmas next after and so therby to lyue in rest and peace and clerly to become liegmen to the french kyng and to owe to hym faythe homage and obeysaunce Thus the good towne of Bruges abode in peace and nat robed nor pylled wherwith yâ— bretons were ryght sore displeased for they had thought to haue had great profyte therby so that some of them sayd whan they sawe that the peace was made and lykely to haue no more warre This warre of Flaunders is no thyng profytable for vs for we haue lytle aduauntage therby let vs returne in to our couÌ„trey but let vs go through Haynalt for duke Aubert who hath the gouernynge there came nat to ayde nor to helpe his cosyn therle of FlauÌ„ders but hath dissymuled with hym wherfore it is good that we go and vyset hym for he hathe a good countrey and a fat we shall â—ynd none that wyll let vs the way and so let vs recouer our domagê and our wages yuell payed So there were all of one accorde to the nombre of .xii. hundred speares what of bretons burgonyons sauosyns and of other countreis O what ieopardy the good countre of Heynalt was in but the knowledge therof came to the gentyll erle of Bâ—oyes who was there as one of the great lordes among other and one of the
that he dyde enclyne rather therto for the profyte than for any deuocyon But they said howe the bisshop of Norwiche represented the pope and was by hym instytuted Wherby the greattest part of Englande gaue to hym great faythe and the kyng also And so there was ordayned at the wages of the churche to go with this bysshoppe Henry Spensar dyuers good knightes and squyers of Englande and of Gascoyne As the lorde Beaumont sir Hugh Caurell sir Thomas Tryuet sir Wyllm̄ Helmon sir Johan Ferres sir Hugh Spensar cosyn to the bysshoppe sonne to his brother sir Wyllyam Fermeton sir Mathewe Reedman capytayne of Berwike all these were of Englande And of gascoyns there was the lorde of Newcastell and sir John̄ his brother Raymon marsen Guyllonette de Pauxe Garyot Uyghier Johan de Cachytan and dyuers other and all counted they were a fyue hundred speares and fyftene hundred of other men And a great nōbre of preestes bycause the mater touched the churche and moued by the pope THese men of warr prouyded themselfe for the mater and passage was delyuered them at Douer and at Sandwyche And this was about Ester and so they passed ouer lytell and lytell as they lyst this voiage was in the maner of a Croysey Thus they passed the see or the bysshoppe and other capitayns were fully redy For the bysshop and sir Hugh Caurell sir Thomas Tryuet and sir Wyllm̄ Helmon were with the kynge and his counsayle there they sware solempnely in the kynges presens to bringe truely to an ende their voyage Nor to fight against no man nor countrey that belde with pope Urbayne but to fight make warre agaynst them that were of the opinyon of Clemēt Thus they sware and than y◠kyng by the aduyse of his counsayle sayd to them sir bysshoppe and all ye whan ye come to Calais I wyll ye soiourne there in that fronter y◠space of a moneth and in that terme ▪ I shall refresshe you with newe men of warr of armes and archers And I shall sende you a good marshall a valyant man sir Wyllyam Beauchampe for I haue sende for hym he is in the Marche of Scotland wher as he kepeth fronter agaynst the scottes for the trewse bytwene the Scottes and vs falleth nowe at saint Johans tyde and after his retourne ye shall haue hym in youre cōpany without any fayle Therfore I wolde ye shulde tarye for hym for he shall be to you ryght necessarie bothe for his wysedome and good counsayle The bysshoppe and his company promysed the kynge so to do And thus they departed fro the kynge and toke the see at Douer and arryued at Calayes the .xxiii. day of Aprill the yere of our lorde god a thousand thre hundred fourscore and thre tHe same season there was capitayne at Calais sir Johan Deluarnes who receyued the bysshoppe and his company with great ioye And so they landed lytell and lytell all their horses and baggage and so lodged in Calays and there about in bastylles that they made dayly And so there they taryed tyll the fourthe day of May abidyng for their marshall sir Wylliam Beauchampe who came nat of all that tyme. Whan the bysshoppe of Norwiche who was yonge and couragious and desyrous to be in armes for he neuer bare armure before but in Lumbardy with his brother Thus as he was at Calays sawe how he was capitayne of so many men of armes he sayde one day to his company Sirs why do we soiourne hereso long and tary for sir Wyllyam Beauchāpe who cometh nat The kyng nor his vncles I trowe thynke lytell of vs. Let vs do some dedes of armes sythe we be ordayned so to do Lette vs enploy the money of the churche truely whyle that we lyue let vs conquere somewhat of our enemyes That is well sayd sir quod all those that herde him speke let vs warne all oure company that we wyll ryde forthe within this thre dayes And let vs take aduyse whiche way we shall drawe we can nat issue out of the gates but we entre in to the landes of oure enemyes for it is frenche all aboute on euery parte we were as good to go towardes Flaunders as to Boloyne For Flaunders is a lande of conquest conquered by the puyssaunce of the frenche kyng We can nat bestowe our tyme more honourably all thynges consydred than to conquere it agayne And also the erle of Flaunders hath done of late a great dispyte to men of our countre for without any tytell of reason he hath banysshed and chased thē out of Bruges and out of all Flaūders It passeth nat two yere sythe that he wolde haue ben lothe to haue done so but as nowe he is fayne to obey to the pleasure of the frēche kyng wherfore quod the bysshop if I may be beleued the first iourney y◠we shall make shal be into Flaūders Sir quod sir Thomas Tryuet and sir Wylliam Helmone ye shall be well beleued Lette vs ryde into that partie within this thre dayes for it is of the lande of our enemys To this counsayle they all agreed and gaue war nynge eche to other ¶ Howe the englysshe men toke the towne and mynster of Grauelynge and howe the erle of Flaunders sent to speke with thē Cap. CCCC .xxx. AT all this agremēt was nat sir Hugh Caurell for he was gone to se a cosin of his the Capitayne of Guynes called sir Johan Droithton and so he was there all day and retourned agayne the nexte day Than the bysshoppe sent for hym to the castell for the knightes had sayd to the bysshoppe howe they wolde haue the aduyse of sir Hughe Caurell or they dyde any thynge bycause be had moost sene vsed the warre than the bysshop sayd to hym as ye haue herde before and commaunded hym to say his aduyse Than sir Hughe answered hym and sayde sir ye knowe well on what condycion we be departed out of Englande Our enterprise toucheth no thynge the warre bytwene the kynges ▪ but all onely agaynst the Clemētyns for we be soudyers of pope Urbane Who hath clene assoyled vs from all synne and payne if we do oure power to distroy the Clementyns If we go in to Flaunders thoughe the countrey hath bene conquered by the frenche kyng and the duke of Burgoyne yet for all that we shulde do amysse For as I vnderstande the Erle of Flaunders and all the flemynges be as good Urbanystes as we be Also sir we haue nat men ynowe to entre in to Flaunders for they are all redy and vsed in the warre and they are a great nombre of people They haue done nothyng els but lyned in warre this thre or foure yere and also it is a stronge countrey to entre in to Also the flēmynges haue done vs no trespasse But sir yf we shall ryde lette vs ryde in to Fraunce there be our enemyes in two maners The kyng our lordes warr is nowe opyn And also the frenchmen are
well by water as by lande also the realme of Scotlande And the frenche kyng assoone as he may to signifie this truse to the kyng of Scottes and to the barons of Scotlande and they that shulde go on that message to haue saue coÌ„duct to go and coÌ„e through the realme of Englande Also on thenglysshe parte ther was coÌ„prised all his adhereÌ„tes and alyes in whatsoeuer ê‘tie they were in And they of Gaunt were expresly named enclosed in this truse wherof therle of Flaunders was sore displeased And this truse to endur to the feest of saynt Michell in the yere of o r lorde god M. CCC .lxxxiiii. than these parties to retourne agayne to the same place or els other for them hauyng full puyssaunce to apease the sayd realmes Of all these thynges there were letters autentyke instrumâ—tes publykes writen and sealed to holde and accoÌ„plysshe this truse poyntment The lordes sware nat to breke it in no poynt Thus this counsayle brake vp the frenchmen retourned in to Fraunce thenglysshmen to Calys the duke of Bretayne retourned than into his owne countre and therle of FlauÌ„ders to saynt Omers and ther a sickenesse toke hym wherof he dyed And it was ordayned that he shulde be entred in the churche of oure lady in Lysle This erle of Flaunders dyed the yere of our lorde M. CCC .lxxxiii. the xx day of January And he was brought to an abbey besyde Lysle and in lyke wise the countesse his wyfe who dyed a fyue yere before that in the countie of Reches was brought thyder also bothe toguyder buryed in the churche of saynt Peter in Lysle ¶ Nowe I shall shewe you thordynauÌ„ce that was had at his buryeng and of his conueyeng in to Lysle HEre foloweth the ordynauÌ„ce of the buryeng of therle of Flaunders of the countesse his wyfe whose bodyes were brought to an abbey besyde Lysle And whan he entred in to Lysle a great nombre of lordes of Fraunce of FlauÌ„ders of Heynalt and of Brabant were redy in the euenynge of the obsequy at the gate of the sicke people And so brought the bodyes through the towne to the churche of saynt Peter and they were armed for the warre and the squiers that ledde theÌ„ First ther was sir JohnÌ„ of Helwyn moost next to the body and he was ledde by Angurant of Uelomy and by Roger of Lespyre The lord of Markdeuant was led by Marquemene and by Johan Espyre The lorde of Sausse ledde by Fretynand sir JohnÌ„ of Molyn The lorde of Mauuesledde by Geffray Denoyle and Henry of Uaquery ¶ Item ther folowed suche as were ordayned for the conioy Sir Peter of Baylleule next to the body before sir JohnÌ„ of Molyn ledde of ser Johan of Quynhen and of Haubeken the marshall sir Sohyre of Gaunt before sir Peter of Baylleule ledde of Guyot of LoÌ„pre and of Johan Loys the lorde BreteÌ„court ledde of Hyart of Quynhen and of Mychell de la Quare ¶ After folowed yâ— baners of the bere and first sir FrauÌ„ces of Hasurquene sir Goussayn le sauage before sir LaÌ„celot the ê‘son before sir gousayne sir JohnÌ„ de la Hell before sir Lancelot ¶ Than folowed they that barethe baners of the bere and of the conuoy Sir Mathe 〈…〉 of Hunyers before sir Johan de Helles the lorde Aueaux also before sir Mathue sir Cyrchelart de la Bare before the said lorde of Aueaux and sir Johan of Parys before Cyrchelart ¶ Item herafter foloweth the names of them that ayded to beare the body fro the gate of the sicke folkes throughe the towne of Lysle to the church of saynt Peter First sir JohnÌ„ de Uyen admyrall of Fraunce on the ryght hande the lorde of Guystell on the lyft hande sir UaleraÌ„t of Raneuall also on the right syde and the chatellayne of DisqÌ„nyue on the left syde the lorde Distenoy on the right syde and sir Aunsell of Salyns on the lyfte syde ¶ Herafter foloweth the barons that ayded to beare the body of the countesse of FlauÌ„ders fro the gate of saynt Leder to the churche of saynt Peter First the lorde of Sully on the right syde and the lorde of Chatellone on the lyfte syde sir Guy of PoÌ„tayle marshall of Burgoyne on the right syde and sir Guy of Guystels on the lyft And than sir Henry at the right corner and the Chatellayne of Furnes at the lyft corner ¶ Here foloweth the ordynauÌ„ces of the day of the obsequy done in the churche of saynt Peter of Lisle The names of them that were ther and of suche squiers as helde the sheldes all the masse to the offrynge The duke of Burgoyne was first alone and the first shelde borne before hym and the shelde was sustayned with the lorde of Raneuall the lorde de la Gonese Labequen de la coutre and Johan de PouÌ„t Alters brother to the marshall of Burgoyne And than the seconde shelde before the lorde Johan of Arthoyse erle of Ewe and sir Philyppe de Bare the shelde was holden by UaleraÌ„t de la Sale and Lesquans Denekyn Than the erle of Marche and sir Phylyppe Darthoise and the shelde holden by Gyllon delabret by Robyn of Florigny and after sir Robert de Namure and sir WyllmÌ„ de Namur his nephue the shelde was borne by Chaux Bernarde and Gerarde Destrenayle ¶ Item for the sheldes of Conuoy THe lorde Dangyen and by hym sir Johan of Namure the shelde was holden of Ayllert of Pouthees and Henry of Moucy Than next was sir Ewe of Chastellon and the lorde of Fere the shelde holden by JohnÌ„ of Helwyn and Edwarde of Castren And after was the lorde Dautoyne and the lorde of Guystels the shelde sustayned by Trystram of Landres and Johan du Bea rt And than was the lorde of Moriâ—nes and the lord of Sully the shelde holden by Fresinguy and Dames of Bucy ¶ Item the names of theÌ„ that offred the coursers of warre First the lorde of Chatellon sir Symon de la Layne bayly of Heynalt the lordes a fote and the horse armed and couered for the secoÌ„de sir Ualerant of Raneuall and the Cathelayne of DisqÌ„made for the thyrde sir Hewe of Meuleun and the lorde Daucy The fourth the lorde of Brunell and the lorde of Brumen ¶ Here foloweth those that offred the coursers of Conuoy First sir Henry Datoygne and sir Gerarde of Guystels The seconde the lorde of Montigny and the lorde of Rasenghien The thyrde the lorde de la Haurade and the Chatelayne of Furnes The fourthe the lorde of Fagumelles and sir Roulande de la Clycque ¶ Here foloweth the names of theÌ„ that offred the glayues of warre First the lorde admyrall of FrauÌ„ce and the lorde of Rary The seconde the marshall of Burgoyne The thyrde the lorde of saynt Pye The fourthe the lorde of ¶ Here foloweth suche as offred the swerdes of Conuoy First sir WyllmÌ„ of Ponthue The .ii. sir WyllmÌ„ de Tremoile The thirde the Chatelayne of Ipre The
to bringe the treaty toguyder So moche she dyd alegynge and she wynge so good reasons specially to the duke and duches of Burgoyn that finally they went through and concluded that yâ— sonne and doughter of the duke of Burgoyne shulde be maryed to the sonne and doughter of the duke Aubert of Bauiers And yâ— let of the mater fyue dayes before was for a mater that the duke of Burgoyns couÌ„sayle feared for they vnderstod that duke Aubert had nat bene in trewe possession of Heynalt but in possibylite therof for as than lyued erle Willyam of Haynault his brother and lay sore sycke at Ouesnoy the whiche erle myght recouer and ouerlyue duke Aubert his brother and if he so dyd they thought clerely and feared greatly that his other bretherne shulde haue the gouernynge of Haynault and the chyldren of duke Aubert to be put clene out For this dought they made a delay in this maryage the space of fyue dayes tyll at last it was clerely knowen that duke Aubert hadde no mo bretherne but the Erle of Haynault so that he coulde nat put the herytage fro duke Aubertes chyldren WhanÌ„e these thynges were knowen there was thanÌ„e no lenger delay but these maryages were sworne couenaunted that WillymÌ„ of Haynalt shulde haue in maryage Margaret of Burgoyne And Johan of Burgoyne to haue to his wyfe Margarete of Haynault and that all these shulde retourne to Cambray â—o parforme the solempnisacion of these maryages at the vtas of Ester than next after In the â—ere of our lorde a thousande thre hundred four â—ore and fyue ¶ Hâ—we the frenche kynge the lordes of FrauÌ„ce and of Heynalt made their â—rouisyon to be at CaÌ„bray And of â—â—nessage of the duke of Lancastre 〈…〉 it to the erle of Haynalt and of the 〈…〉 yages of the chyldren of Haynalt a 〈…〉 Burgoyne â—p CCCC .l. THus euery man departed fro Cambray the duke of Burgoyne returned in to Fraunce to the king and the duches his wyfe returned to Arras the duke Aubert and the duches his wyfe retourned to the towne of Ouesnoy in Haynalt And the lady of Brabant in to her countrey Than warkmen were sette awarke to make redy lodgynges in the cytie of Cambray and men were sent thyder to make prouisyon so great and so costly that it was marueyle to consydre This feast was cryed publysshed abrode to be holden at Cambray the weke after the vtas of Easter Whan the frenche kyng was enfourmed of this besynes he sayd he wolde be at the maryages of his cosyns And so he seÌ„t to CaÌ„bray the stewardes of his howse to make prouisyon for him acordyng The bysshopes palays was taken vp for the duke of Burgoyne and his prouysion made there howbeit they were fayne to delyuer it vp for yâ— kyng Than carpenters and masons were set a warke in the palays to make it after astate royall whiche warke as yet apereth for before this feast it was nat in remembrauÌ„ce of man nor harde of two hundred yere before so great a feast and solempnyte as was than aê‘elled For the lordes to make theÌ„ fresshe and gorgious to exalte their estates spared no more money than it had fallen fro the clowdes and euery man helped other Tidynges of these mariages came to Englande the duke of Lancastre who alwayes hoped that Willyam of Haynalt shulde haue had to his wyfe his doughter at leest he was borne so in hande â–ª he was right pensyue and sore troubled with those newes And whanÌ„e he had well ymagined to knowe the trouthe therof he sent certayne persons of his howse to GauÌ„t to speke wiâ—h duke Auberte And whanÌ„e these messangers came to Gaunt there they fouÌ„de sir JohnÌ„ Bourchier and the aldermen of Gaunt Peter du Boyse and Fraunses Atreman who made them right good chere And so ther they taryed two dayes and fro thence they went to Mons in Heynalt and so to Quesnoy and there they came to the duke and he and the duches and his children receyued them goodly for the honour of the duke of Lancastre and made them good chere And in lykewise so dyd the lorde of Gouuighen Than the mayster of the byenge of the wolles of Englande spake first after he hadde de lyuered his letters of credence recoÌ„maunded the duke of Lancastre to the duke Auberte his cosyn And than he spake of other thynges as he was charged to do And amonge other thynges he demaunded of duke Auberte as I was enfourmed if it were his entent to perceyuer in the maryage with yâ— chyldren of the duke of Burgoyne With those wordes the duke a lytell chaunged colour and sayd ye sir truely by my faythe wherfore do you demaunde Sir 〈◊〉 he I demaunde it bycause the duke of Lancastre hathe alwayes hoped vntyll this tyme that my lady Philyp his doughter shuld haue had my lorde Willyam your sonne ThanÌ„e the duke sayd coÌ„panyon say to my cosyn yâ— whan soeuer he mary his chyldren I shall nat marueyle nor be dismayed therat â–ª no more he hath to do to take any care for the maryenge of any of my children nor whether I wyll mary them or nat nor whan nor to whome This was the answere yâ— thenglisshmen had of duke Aubert So thus they toke theie leaue departed and went the same nyght to Ualencennes and the next day to Gaunt Of them I can tell no more but I thynke they retourned in to Englande WHan Easter came as than acounted a thousande thre hundred fourscore and fyue yeres of our lorde the freÌ„che king the duke of Burgoyne the duke of Burbon the duke Aubert the duches his wyfe the duches of Brabant the duches of Burgoyne sir Willyam and sir JohnÌ„ of Namure came to Cambray The kynge went to yâ— palys that was his lodgynge euery man drewe to their lodgynges ye may well beleue and knowe that where the frenche kyng was and where as there was many noble princes great ladyes there was great and noble chiualry The king entred the monday at none and all lordê and ladyes met him without the towne and so he was conueyed with trompettes and great plenty of mynstrels And so brought to the palys The same monday in the presence and before all the great lordes was renewed the couenauntes of maryages and WillmÌ„ Dorset shulde haue the countye of Ostrenant the lady Margaret his wyfe was endowed with the lande of Acque in Brabant And yâ— duke of Burgoyn gaue his doughter a hundred thousande frankes Thus they made their porcyons The tuysday at the hour of Masse they were wedded in the cathedrale churche of our lady of Cambray with great solempnyte The bysshoppe of Cambray dyd the obseruaunce who was called Johan Borne of Brucels At the dyner ther was shewed moche noblenes The kyng caused the two lordes and the two ladyes newly maryed to syt at his table and other lordê serued There sate at dyner the constable of Fraunce the marshall of FrauÌ„ce sir