leaue to all the souldyours to depart And toke with hym to Ualencennes all the great lordes and ther feasted them honourably and specially the duke of Brabant and Jaques Dartuell And ther Jaques Dartuell openly in the market place in the presence of all the lordes and of all such as wold here hym declared what right the kyng of Englande had to the crowne of FraÌ„ce and also what puyssaunce the thre countreis were of Flaunders Heynault and Brabant surely ioyned in one alyance And he dyde so by his great wysdome and plesaunt wordes that all people that harde hym praysed hym moche and sayd howe he had nobly spoken by great experyeÌ„ee And thus he was greatly praysed it was sayd that he was well worthy to gouerne yâ— countie of Flaunders Than the lordes departed and promysed to mete agayne within .viii. dayes at Gaunt to se the kyng of England and so they dyd And the kyng feasted them honorably and so dyd the quene who was as than nuly purifyed of a sonne called JohnÌ„ who was after duke of Lancastre by his wyfe doughter to duke Henry of LaÌ„castre Than ther was a couÌ„sell set to be at Uyllenort and a day lymitted ¶ Howe kynge Robert of Cicyll dyd all that he might to pacyfie the kyngê of Fraunce and Englande Cap. â—i WHan the french king harde howe his army on the see was dyscoufyted he dylloged and drewe to Arras gaue leaue to his men to depart tyll he harde other tidynges And sent sir Godmar du Fay to Tourney to se that there lacked nothyng he feared more the itemynges than any other And sent the lord of Beautewe to Mortayn to kepe the fronters agaynst Heynalt and he sent many meÌ„ of warr to saynt Omers to Ayre and to saynt â—enaunt and purueyed suffyciently for all the forteresses frontyng on Flanders In this season ther raygned a kyng in Cicyll called Robert who was reputed to be a great astronomyer and alwayes he warned the frenche kyng and his counsell that in no wyse he shulde fight agaynst the king of Englande for he sayd it was gyuen the king of Englande to be right fortunate in all his dedes This kyng Robert wold gladly haue sene these two kynges at a good acorde for he loued somoch the crowne of Fraunce yâ— he was right sorte to se the desolacyon cherof This kynge of Cicyll was at Auygnone with pope Clement with the colledge ther and declared to them the peryls yâ— were likely to fall in the realme of FraÌ„ce by the warr byt wene the sayd two kyngê de syring them that they wold helpe to fynde some meanes to apease them Wher vnto yâ— pope and the cardynals answered howe they wolde gladly intende therto so that the two kynges wolde heâ—e them ¶ Of the counsayle that the kynge of Englande and his alyes helde at Uyllenort Cap. lii AT this counsayle holden at Uyllenort were these lordes as foloweth The kyng of England yâ— duke of Brabant therle of Henalt ser John his vncle yâ— duke of Guerles therle of Jullers the marques of Faulquehoure the marques of Musse therle of Mons sir Robert Dartoys the lorde of Falquemont sir Wyllyam of Dunort therle of Namur Jaques Dartuell and many other great lordes of euery good towne of Flanders a thre or .iiii. personages in maner of a counsayle Ther was a grement made bytwene the thre contreis FlaÌ„ders BrabaÌ„t and Heynalt that fro thens forth eche of them shulde ayde and confort other in all cases And ther they made assuraÌ„ce ech to other that if any of them had to do with any countrey thother two shulde gyue ayde And her after if any of them shulde be at dyscorde one with an other the thyrde shulde set agremeÌ„t bytwene theÌ„ And if he were nat able so to do than the mater shulde be put vnto the kynge of Englande in whose handes this mater was sworne and promysed and he to agre them And inconfyrmacion of loue and amyte they ordayned a lawe to ryn throughout those .iii. contres the which was called the lawe of the companyons or alyes and ther it was determyned that the kyng of EnglaÌ„de shulde remoue about Maudelentyde after and ley siege to Turney and ther to mete all yâ— sayd lordes and thers with the powers of all yâ— good to wnes And than euery man departed to their owne houses to aparell them in that behalfe ¶ Howe the kyng of England hesieged the cyte of Tourney with great puysance Cap. liii THe frenche kyng after the departure of these lordes fro the counsell of Uyllenort he knewe yâ— most part of their determynacion Than he seÌ„t to Tourney the chefe men of warr of all FrauÌ„ce as therle of Ewe the yong erle of Guynes his sonne constable of Fraunce therle of Foytz and his bretherne therle Amery of Narbon sir Aymer of Poyters sir Geffray of Charney sir Gararde of Mountfaucon the two marshals sir Robert Bertrand and sir Mathue de Troy the lorde of Caieur the senesshall of Poyctou the lord of Chastelayn and sir JohnÌ„ of Landas and these had with them valyant knyghtes and squyers They came to Tourney and founde there sir Godmar du Fay who was ther before Than they toke regarde to the prouisyon of the towne as well to the vytels as to thartyllerie and forti ficatyon and they causen to be brought out of the contrey there about where otes and other prouysion ¶ Nowe let vs retourne to yâ— kyng of Englande whan the tyme aproched that he and his alyes shuld mete before Tourney and that the corne beganne to rype he departed fro Gaunt with .vii. erles of his contrey .viii. prelates xxviii baronettes ii C. knyghtesê foure thousande men of armes and. 〈◊〉 M. archers besyde fotemen All his hoost passed through yâ— towne of Andwarpe and so passed the â—â—uer of â—escalt and lodged before Tourney at the gate called saynt Martyne the way to â—arde Lysle and Doway Than anone after came the duke of Brabant with mo than xâ— M. men knyghtes squyers and coÌ„mons and he lodged at the brige of Aryes by the ryuer of Lescalt bytwene thabbey of saynt Nycholas and the gate UaleÌ„ tenoys Next to hym came therle of Heynaultê with a gooly company of his contrey with many of Holande and zelande and he was loged bytwene the kyuge and the duke of Brabaunt Than came Jaques Dartuell with mo thaÌ„ lâ— thousande slemmynges besyde them of â—pre Dropingne Cassell Bergues and they were sent on the other syde as ye shall here after Jaques Dartuell lodged at the gate saynt Fountayne yâ— duke of Guerles therse of Jullers the marques of BlaÌ„queboure yâ— marques of musse therle of Mons therle of Sauynes the lord of Falquemount sir Arnolde of Baquechew and all the Almayns were lodged on the other syde towarde Heynalt Thus the cytie of Tourney was cnuyroned rounbe about and euery hoost myght resort eche to other so that none coulde yssue out without spyeug ¶ Howe
the duchy of Bretayne Anone after the french kyng was remoued fro the Sauoy to the castell of wyndsore and all his house holde and went a huntyng and a haukyng ther about it his pleasur and the lorde Philypp his son with hym and all the other prisoners abode styll at London and went to se the kyng at their pleasure and were receyued all onely on their faythes ¶ Howe the kyng of Scottes was delyuered out of prison Cap. C .lxxiiii. YE haue herde here before howe kyng Dauyd of Scotlande was taken was prisoner in Englande more than .ix. yere And anone after the truse was concluded bytwene Englande and Fraunce the two foresayd cardynals with the bysshoppe of saynt Andrewes in Scotlande fell in treaty for the delyuerance of the kyng of Scottê The treaty was in suche maner that the kyng of Scotes shulde neuer after arme hymselfe agaynst the kyng of Englande in his realme nor counsayle nor consent to any of his subgetes to arme them nor to greue nor make warre agaynst England And also the kyng of Scottes after his retourne into his realme shulde put to all his payne and dilygence that his men shulde agre that the realme of Scotland shuld holde in fee and do homage to the kyng of England And if the realme wolde nat agree thereto yet the kynge of Scottes to swere solemply to kepe good peace with the kyng of Englande and to bynde hymselfe and his realme to pay within .x. yere after fyue hundred thousande nobuls and at the somonyng of the kyng of England to sende gode pleges and hostages as the erle of Duglas therle of Morette the erle of Mare the erle of Surlant the erle of Fye the baron of Uersey and sir Wyllyam of Caumoyse And all these to abyde in Englande as prisoners and hostagers for the kyng their lorde vnto the tyme that the sayd paymeÌ„t of money be full content and payed Of this ordynaunce and bondes there were made instrumentes publykes and letters patentes sayled by bothe kynges And than the kyng of Scottê deê‘ted and went into his realme and his wyfe quene Isabell suster to the kynge of Englande with hym and he was honourably receyued in his realme and he went and lay at saynt Johsis towne on the ryuer of Try tyll his castell of Edenborough was newe prepared ¶ Howe the duke of Lancaster layed siege to Reynes Cap. C .lxxv. ABoute the myddes of May in the yere of our lorde god M. CCC .lvii. the duke of Lacastre made in Breten a great army of englysshmen of bretons in the ayde of the countesse of Moutfort and or ner yonge sonne they were in nombre a thousande men of armes well aparelled and .v. hundred of other with archers And they departed on a day fro Hanybout and went forthe breÌ„nyng and exilyng the contrey of Bretayne and so came before the good cyte of Reynes and layed siege therto and made many assautes and lytell good dyde for within was the Uycount of Rowan the lorde dela wall sir Charles of Dignen and dyuers other And also there was a yong bachelar called Bertraude of â—lesquyne who duryng the siege fought with an englyssh man called sir Nycholas Dagorne and that batayle was takenÌ„e thre courses with a speare thre strokes with an are and thre with a dagger And eche of these knyghtes bare themselfe so valyantly that they departed fro the felde wtout any damage and they were well regarded bothe of theym within and they without The same season the lorde Charles de Bloyes was in the countrey and pursewed sore the regent of Fraunce desyring hym to sende men of warr to reyse the siege at Reynes but the regent had suche busynes with the maters of the realme that he dydde nothynge in that cause So the siege lay styll before Reynes ¶ How a knyght of the county of Eureuse called sir wyllyam of Granuyll wan the cytie and castell of Eureux the which as than was french for the frenche kyng had won it fro the Naaeroys as ye haue herde before Capitulo C. lxxvi A knight named the lorde of Granuyll ê‘tayning to the kyng of Nauer bothe by fayth and othe gretly it displeased hym the preseÌ„tmeÌ„t of the kyng of Nauerre and also it was right dysplesant to some of the burgesses of Eureur but they coude nat amende it bycause the castell was their enemy This lorde dwelt a two leages fro the cyte and osten tymes he resorted to the cite to a burges house that in tyme before euer loued well the kyng of Nauer WhaÌ„ this lorde came to this burgesse house he wolde eate drinke with hym and speke and coÌ„men of many maters specially of the kyng of Nauer and of his takyng wherwith they wer nothing coÌ„tent And on a tyme this lorde sayd to the burges if ye woll agre with me Ishal on a day wyn agayne this cyte bourge castell to the behofe of the kyng of Nauer howe may that be sayd yâ— burges for the captayn of the castell is so gode a freÌ„chman that he woll neuer agre therto with out the castell ye can do nothynge for the castell ouer maistreth the cytie Well ê™ the lorde Wyllyam Ishall she we you first it behoueth that ye gette of your acorde thre or foure other burgesses and prouyde redy in your houses certayne men well armed and Ishall warraÌ„t you on my peryll that ye shall entre into the castell without â—anger by asubtyltie that I wyll coÌ„pase This burgesse dyde somoche in a briefe tyme that he dyd gette a hundred burgesses of his opinyon This lorde of Granuyll came in and out into yâ— cyte at his pleasure without any suspectyon for he was neuer in harnes with sir Philyp of Nauerre in no iourney that he made bycause his lande lay nere to the cytie of Eureur And also the frenche kyng whan he wan the cytie he caused all the landes there aboute to be bounde to hym els he wolde haue taken them to his owne vse So the freuche kyng had the countrey but the hertes of the people were styll naueroyse also if kyng JohnÌ„ had ben in Fraunce as he was in Englande he durst nat haue done as he dyd but he thought yâ— maters of France were insore trouble and also ê‘ceyued howe the thre estates wer well mynded to the delyueraÌ„ce of the kyng of Nauer And whan he saw all his mater redy 〈◊〉 well forward that the burgesses of his opynyon were well aduysed what they shulde do he armed hymselfe with secrete armour dyd on a â—â—opp aboue a cloke aboue that and vnder his arme he bare a short batell axe with hym went a varlet who was â—riuy to his mynd And so he came walkyng before the castell gate as he had often tymes done before he walked vp downe so often that at last the capitayne came downe and opyned the wycket as he was wont to do and stode and loked about hym And
sodenly they herde tidynges howe the lorde PhilyppÌ„ of Nauer who go uerned all the landes vnder the kyng of Nauer his brother and specially the landes of the couÌ„tie of Eureur and to hym obeyed all maner of men of warre suche as made warre into the realme of France The lorde JohnÌ„ of Piquegny had enfourmed hym howe they of saynt Ualely were lykely to gyue vp their fortresse Than the lorde PhilyppÌ„ toke courage to go and reyse the liege there and secretly he gathered togyder about Maunt and Meulence a thre thousande men one and other and with hym was the yong erle of Harecourt the lorde of Granuyll sir Robert Canoll sir JohnÌ„ Piquegny and dyuerse other knyghtes and squiers And all these were come within thre leages of saynt Uallery the same tyme that it was gyuen vp they knewe the trauth therof by sir Wylliam BoÌ„nemare Johan Segure whom they met in the way And whan the frenchmen that had taken the possession of saynt Ualery vnderstodé the commynge of the lorde Philyppe of Nauer than they drue into the felde and toke counsayle to gyder the coÌ„stable of Fraunce the erle of saynt Poule the lorde of Chastellon the lorde of Poyx the lorde of Beausault the lorde of Helley the lorde of Crestkes the lorde Edwarde of Rency the lorde Baudwyn Denekyn and dyuers other lordê and knyghtes that were there Ther they agreed to go and to fight with their ennemyes than was it commauÌ„ded by the constable that euery man in array shulde marche towarde their ennemyes than euery man rode in gode order thiderwarde but whan the naueroyse vnderstode that the frenchmen were commyng on theÌ„ with mo than .xxx. thousand They were nat than in purpose to abyde them but so passed the ryuer of Some assone as they might and entred in to the castell of Long in Ponthieu horse harneys and all that they had They were scant entred but that the frenchmen came thyder who folowed them this was about the hour of euyn song and styll their nombre encreased The coÌ„mons came after of the good to wnes of Picardy they coulde nat come thyder so soone as the men of armes dyd than the frenche lordes determyned to lodge there all that nyght and to a byde for their meÌ„ that came after the next day to make assaute and so lodged there The naueroyse who were within with a small prouysion aboute the houre of mydnight they yssued out at a backe posterne without any noyse and toke the way to Uermandoyse and were gone a two leages or the freÌ„chmen knewe therof than they armed them and folowed the naueroyse by the trake of their horses Thus the naueroyse rode before and the frenchmen after at laste the naueroyse caÌ„e to Thorigny alytell vyllage staÌ„dyng on a hyll where they might se all the countrey aboute and it stode a syde halfe bytwene saynt â—uyntyns and Peron in Uermandoyse there the naueroise rested to refresshe them and their horses And if they shuld nedes fight ther they had a great aduantage to abyde their enemyes they had nat long rested there but all the countre by neth was couered with the freÌ„chmen they were mo than .xxx. thousand Whan the naueroyse sa we them they made theÌ„ redy to fight with theym and yssued out of their lodgynges and made thre batayls The lorde Robert Canoll had the first the seconde the lorde PhilyppÌ„ of Nauer the thirde therle of Harecort And in euery batayle a seuyn hundred and euery man dyd cutte their speares to a fyue fote longe and in the hangyng of the hyll they caused their varlettes to sette all their spurres in the erth the rowels vp warde to the entent that their ennemyes shulde nat easely aproche nere theym and there the lorde Philyppe of Nauerr made the yonge erle of Harcourt knyght and the yong lorde of Granuyll The frenchmen rested before the naueroyse and lyghted a fote some wolde incontynent haue gone and fought with theÌ„ and some sayd our men besore traueyled and many be behynde It were good that we taryed for theym and lette vs lodge here this night anone it woll be late to morowe we may fight with theÌ„ more ordinately Thus the frenchemen lodged there that night and set their caryage rounde aboute theym and whan the naueroyse sa we that they shulde natte be fought withall that night in the euenyng they went into the vyllage of Thoringny and made great fyers smokes to make their ennemyes byleue that they wolde lodge ther all that night but assone as it was darke night they had their horses redy and were detmyned what they wolde do and whan it was darke priuely they departed went to the ryuer of Some and passed by a gyde at a lytell vyllage nere to Bethencourt And than they rode towarde the woode of Bohaygne and coosted the same and rode that night more thanÌ„e seuyn leages some that were yuell horsed were farre behynde and they of the garyson of Bouhayne toke them prisoners Also the vyllayns of the countrey slewe some of theÌ„ such as coude nat folowe their maisters had lost their way the frenchmen knewe nat of their departing tyll it was nere day light and so in hast they passed the ryuer of Some at the bridge of saynt â—uintyne and went towardes Lyceuce to aproche to the naueroyse Soeche of them made haste to warde saynt â—uyntyus and came thyder by that it was day light for it was thense but two leages Formast was the constable and the erle of saynt Poule the watchmen on the gates of saynt â—uityne whaÌ„ they herde that noyse without and knewe that their ennemyes were natre farre lodged thense Than they were nat well assured of themselfe but their bridge was vp than they demaunded sirs what be ye that aproch so nere vs this tyme of nyght The constable answered and sayde we be suche and suche that wolde passe by this towne to gette afore the naueroyse who arstollen out of Thorigny and arre fledde before vs wherfore opyn your gates we commaunde you in the name of the kyng The watchmen sayde sirs the kayes be within the towne with the iurates and so than two of the watchmen went into the towne to them that kept the kayes shewed them the mater And they answered that ther shuld no gate be opyned without the consent of the hole towne and or the myndes of them were knowen the sonne was vp Than there came to the gate suche as shulde gyue answere for all the hole towne they went vppe to the walles of the gate and put out their heedes and sayd to the coÌ„stable and to the erle of saynt Poule Sirs we desyre you haue vs excused for this tyme it is the mynde of all the coÌ„mons of this towne that fyue or sixe of you shall entre yf it please you to do you honour and pleasure but the resydue to go wher they lyst Than these lordes were dyspleased and gaue great and
and kyng DaÌ„peter and he sware good loue peace and confederacyon bytwene them and deê‘ted amyably a sondre And than their hoost might passe whanit pleased them for the passages and straytes were openyd and vitels aparelled through all the realme of Nauer for their money Than the kynge of Nauer went to the cytie of Panpylone and the prince his brother and kyng Dampeter went to the cytie of Ast And as than ther were dyuers knyghtê and lordes of Poictou of Bretayne and of Gascoyne nat come to the princes hoost but taryed behynde For as it hath ben sayd before it was nat fully knowen whyder the prince shulde haue passage or nat tyll th ende of this treaty was concluded And specially in Fraunce it was supposed that he shulde nat passe that way but rather that yâ— kyng of Nauer shulde haue broken his viage the whiche fell contrary And whan these knightes and squiers knewe the certayntie therof and parceyued that the passagê were opened Than they auaunced them selfe as fast as they might for they knewe well yâ— the prince wolde passe shortely and nat retourne agayne without batayle Thyder came the lorde Clysson with a fayre coÌ„pany of men of armes and at last caÌ„e with an yuell wyll the lorde Dalbreth with two hundred speares and all that vyage he kept coÌ„pany with the Captall of Beufz and all this mater and confederacions knowledge therof was had in Fraunce for alwayes there were messangers comyng and goynge reportyng alway that they knewe or herd And whaÌ„ sir Bertram of Clesquy who was with yâ— duke of Aniou knewe howe that the prince was passed and howe the passages of Nauer were opened to theÌ„ Than he enforsed his somons thoght surely the mater shuld nat be ended without batayle Than he toke his way towarde Aragon to come to king Henry as fast as he might and all maner of people folowed him suche as were commaunded and dyuers other of the realme of Fraunce and other places suche as thought to auaunce them selfe to gette honour ¶ Of the passage of the price howe he passed and all his compauy Cap. CC .xxxiiii. BItwene saynt JohnÌ„s de Pie du port and the cytie of Panpylone vnder yâ— mouÌ„tayns ther are straytes and perylous passages for ther is a huÌ„dred places on the same passages that a huÌ„dred men may kepe a passage agaynst all yâ— worlde Also it was at the same season very colde for it was about the moneth of February whan they passed but or they passed they toke wyse counsayle howe by what meanes they shulde passe for it was shewed them playnly that they coudenat passe all atones and therfor they ordeyned that they shulde passe in thre batayls thre soÌ„dry dayes as yâ— monday tuesday and wednisday the moÌ„day the vowarde wherof was captayne the duke of Lancastre and in his company the constable of Acquitayne sir Johan Chandos who had .xii. hundred penons of his armes the felde syluer a sharpe pyll goules and with him was the two marshals of Acquitayne as ser Rycharde Dangle and sir Stephyne Consenton and with theÌ„ was the penone of saynt George Ther was also sir Wyllyam Beachaump sonÌ„e to the erle of Warwyke sir Hewe Hastynges and the lorde Neuyll who serued sir JohnÌ„ ChaÌ„dos with .xxx. speares in that vyage at his own charge bycause of the takyng of the batayle of Aulroy And also ther was the lorde Dalbreth sir Garses of the Castell sir Richarde of Canton sir Robert Cem sir Robert Briques Johan Treuelle Aymery of the Roche Chouart Gayllart of the Moytre Wylliam of Cleceton Uylleboyes the Butteler and panter All these were ther with their penons vnder sir Johan Chandos rule They were to the nombre of .x. thousande horses and all these passed the monday as is before sayd THe tuesday passed the prince of Wales and kyng Dampeter and also the kynge of Nauer who was come agayne to the prince to bere hym company and to ensygne him the redy passage And with the prince ther was sir Loys of Harcourt the vycont of Chatelerat the vycont of Roche choart the lorde of Parteney the lorde of Pynau the lorde of TaÌ„neyboton all the poictenyns Sir ThomÌ„s Phelton gret leneshall of Acquitayne sir Wyllyam his brother sir Eustace Dambretycourt the seneshall of Xaynton the seneshall of Rochell the seneshall of Quercy the seneshall of Lymosyn the seneshall of Agenoyse the seneshall of Bygor sir Richarde of Pontchardon sir Nowell Lornyche sir Dangoses sir Thomas Balyster sir Lowes of Mernall sir Edmonde of Marnell the lorde Peter of Suffyer and to the noÌ„bre of four thousande men of armes and they were a ten thousand horses The same tuesday they had yuell passage bycause of wynde and snowe howbeit they passed forthe and lodged in the countie of Panpylone And the kyng of Nauer brought the prince and the kynge DaÌ„peter into the cytie of PaÌ„pylone to supper and made them great chere THe wednisday passed the kyng James of Mallorques and the erle of Armynake therle Dalbreth his nephue sir Bernard Dalbreth lorde of Gyronde therle of Pyergort the Uycont of Carman therle of Gomygues the Captall of Beufz the lorde of Clysson the thre bretherne of Pomyars sir Johan sir Hely and sir Edmonde the lorde of Chamont the lorde of Musedent sir Robert Canoll the lorde Lespare the lorde of Condon the lorde of Rosen sir Petyte of Courbon sir Aymery of Tarse the lorde de la Barde sir Bertram of Caude the lorde of Pyncornet sir Thomas of Wystusuble sir Perducas Dalbreth the bourge of Beriuell Nandon of Bergerant Bernarde de la Salle Hortygo Launt and all the other of the companyons and they were a ten thousande horse they had more easy passage thanÌ„e those that passed the day before And so all the hole hoost lodged in the countie of Panpylone abyding eche other refresshynge them their horses They lay styll thus about Panpylone the space of thre dayes bycause they founde the couÌ„tre plentyfull bothe in flesshe breed wyne and all other purueyauÌ„ces for them for their horses Howbeit these companyons payed nat for euery thynge as was demaunded of theÌ„ nor they coude nat absteyne fro robbynge and pyllyng that they coude get So that about Panpylone and in the waye they dyde moche trouble and hurte wherwith the kynge of Nauerr was right sore displeased but he coulde nat as than amende it but he repented hym often tymes that he had opened his passages to the prince and to his company For he parceyued well howe he hadde therby more hurt than profyte howbeit the season was nat than for him to say all that he thought for he sawe well and consydered that he was nat as thanÌ„e mayster of his owne countre So he had dayly great coÌ„playn tes made to hym of one and other of his countre wherwith his hert was sore coÌ„strayned for displeasure but he coude nat remedy it Howbeit he caused some of his counsayle suche as
retourded agayne to their hoost Whan the erle and his company sawe that the 〈…〉 of FrauÌ„ce suche as were within 〈…〉 wolde nat yssue in to the feldes array 〈…〉 than they passed farther And the same day 〈◊〉 and loged at Esquyles bytwene say 〈…〉 and Tyrwyn and the nexte daye they rodeth warde Tyrwynne Whan they of the garysons in the county of Bolayne Artoyse and Guynes sawe the dealynge of the englysshmen and howe they went alwayes forwarde without restyng They shewed their wylles eche to others and determyned to pursue the englysshe hoost thynkynge therby somwhat to wynne So they gathered togyder and assembled vnder the standerde of the lorde of Fresures and of the lorde of saynt Pye They were a two huÌ„dred speares than they coosted and pursued the englisshmen but the englysshmen kept themselfe euer so close to guyder without disorderynge that the frenchemen coude gette none aduantage Howe be it somtyme the frenchemen encountred with the englysshe foragers and ouerthrue them 〈…〉 fore they durst nat go a foragynge but 〈…〉 companyes Thus thenglysshmen rode forthe and paste Tyrwynne without any thynge doynge for the lorde of saynt Pye and the lorde of Tresures were ther. And the hoost lodged at Bethwyn and there taryed a day and I shall shewe you why ye haue herde here before howe kynge Rycharde of Englande by thaduyse of his vncles and of his cousayle He had sent in to â—lmayne a knight of his called sir Symon Burle to the kynge of romayns to haue his sustre in maryage The knight had so well spedde yâ— the king of romayns assented therto by the counsayle of all the great barons of his court And the kyng of romayns sent in to Englande with sir Symon Burle the duke of Casson to aduyse the realme of Englande to se howe it shulde please his suster and to make an enue of the mater for the cardynall of Rauene was all redye in Englande who helde with pope Urbane and conuerted the englysshmen to the opinyon of Urbane Haryed for the comyng of the said duke who at the kyng of Englandes desyre and the duke of Brahantes bothe he and all his company had asauâ—coÌ„duct to passe through the realme of FrauÌ„ce to come to Calays and he caÌ„e by 〈…〉 and Bethwyn And so came and sawe therle of Buckyngham who receyued him 〈…〉 norably and the next daye they toke leaue eche of other and so the almayns came to Ayre and to saynt Omers and so to Calays And therle and his hoost went to Liques and lodged that day at Bohayne And alway the lorde of saynt Pye and the lorde of Fresures pursued yâ— host and in the morning the host disloged and went towarde Bethwyn In the towne there was a great garyson of knightes and squyers ê‘teynyng to the lorde of Couty as the lorde of HaÌ„gest sir Johan and sir Trystram of Roye sir Gâ—ffray of Chargney sir Guy Harcourt and dyuers other The hoost passed by Bethwyn went to Douchers at night the lorde of saynt Pye and yâ— lorde of Fresures entred into Bethwyn 〈◊〉 the next day they went to Arras where they founde the lorde of Coucy who receyued them ioyfully and demaunded of theym what way the englysshmen toke And they answered said how they had lyen the same night at DoÌ„chers and shewed hym howe they rode wysely and close togyder Than the lorde Coucy said than it semeth well yâ— they demaunde nothyng but batayle the whiche they shall haue if yâ— kynge our lorde wyll a gretherto or they haue acoÌ„plysshed their viage Th erle of Buckyngham passed by Arras in good order of batayle and went and lodged at Anette and the next day at Myramount and so to Clery on the ryuer of Somme Whan the lorde Coucy beyng at Arras vnderstode howe they tooke that way he sent the lorde Hangest to Bray on the same ryuer of Somme and in his company .xxx. speaâ—es knightes and squyers and to Peron he seÌ„t Jaques of Uerchyn seneshall of Heynault the lorde of Haureth sir JohnÌ„ of Roy and dyuers other and went hym selfe towarde saynt Quitynes and sent the lorde of Clary and dyuers other in to UermaÌ„dorse For he wolde nat that by his neglygence the countre shulde haue taken any domage ¶ Howe the lorde of Brymewe and his chyldren were takenne by the englysshmen and all their coÌ„pany And howe they of the garyson of Perone were chased into their towne hastely Cap. CCC .lxii. THe same nyght that the englysshmen lodged at Clary certayne knightes amoÌ„ge theÌ„ as sir Thomas Triuet sir Wyllyam Clynton and sir yuon of Fytzwaren by the mouynge of their lorde Uarchyne who knewe well the couÌ„tre and they knewe well howe the lorde of Coucy was with a great nombre at Arras thinkyng surelye that he wolde ryde the next mornynge to se yf they coude mete with any of their englysshe foragers for they knewe well his desyre was to do dedes of armes and as they thought so it fortuned So the englysshemen with a thretie speares rode forthe folowed farre of fro their foragers at aduenture The same day there departed fro the cytie of Arras the lorde Coucy with a great coÌ„pany and toke his way towardes saynt Quyntines and whan he was in the feldes the lorde of Brimewe and his chyldren departed fro the lorde Coucys company with a thretie speres lyke men that desyred to fynde aduentures and sodaynly the frenche men and englisshmen mette eche with other so that ther was no remedy but to fight so they cryed their cryes and at their first metyng there were many ouerthrowen slayne and hurt on bothe parties and ther was done many a feate of armes and than lyghted a fote and dyde valyantly so that for the space of one houre none coulde tell who hadde the better Howe be it finally the englysshmen had the vyctorie and sir Thomas Tryuet toke the lorde of Brimewe and his 〈◊〉 sonnes Johan and Loyes and there were taken a sixtene men of armes and thother saued them selfe Than the englysshmen retourned a gayne to their hoost and so taryed aboute Peron for they had knowledge by their prisoners howe the lorde of Coucy was at Perone with a thousande speares and coude nat tell wheder he wolde fight with theÌ„ or nat The same daye there wente out of the hoost with the foragers the lorde of Uerchyne Ferchras his bastarde brother and sir yuon Fytzwaren and dyuers other and rode to the mount saynt Quyntyne and there laye in a busshment For they knewe well that the seneshall of Heynalte was at Peron with certayne men of armes they knewe well he was so yonge and lusty that he wolde yssue out to seke for some aduenture and so he dyd The vowarde sent 〈◊〉 men of armes to ren before Perone as Terrey of Soubezmayne the bastarde of Uertayne Hugelyn Caurell Hopkyn Haye mounted on good horses And so they rode to the barryers of the towne and within with the seneshall of Heynaulte
howe the realme of FrauÌ„ce was full of naueroyse cap. c lxxxxi ¶ Of the naueroyse that the Chanone Robersart disconfyted in Beauoyse nere to the towne of Craule Cap. c lxxxxii ¶ Of the naueroyse that yelded vp saynt Ualerys to the frenchmen after they had ben long besieged Cap. c lxxxxiii ¶ Howe sir Philyp of Nauer reysed vp a thre thousande naueroyse to haue reysed the siege before saynt Ualerys Cap. c lxxxxiiii ¶ Of the Naueroyse that sir Peter Audeley brought on a night to haue takenne the cytie of Chalons cap. c lxxxxv ¶ Howe the Erle of Roucy was taken prisoner the seconde tyme. Cap. c lxxxxvi ¶ Of the thre quenes the naueryse that were besieged by the duke of NormaÌ„dy in Melune Cap. c. lxxxxâ—ii ¶ Howe the lorde Broquart of Fenestrages other frenchemen ordayned their bataylles agaynst the lorde Eustace Dambreticourt the englysshmen in ChaÌ„payne Cap. c lxxxxviii ¶ Of the batayle of Nogent bytwene the lorde Broquart of Fenestrages of the nacyon of Lorayne on the freÌ„che partie and sir Eustace Dabretycourt of the nacyon of Heynalt on the Englysshe partie Cap. c lxxxxix ¶ Howe the robbers and pyllers that kept fortresses in Fraunce began to declyne by myracle Cap. cc. ¶ Howe the frenchemen refused the peace that the kyng had made in Englande Cap. cc .i. ¶ Howe sir Eustace DaÌ„bretycourt was delyuered out of prison by great raunsome cap. cc .ii. ¶ Howe sir Broquart of Fenestrages made hymselfe to be payed of his wages of the duke of Normandy regent of Fraunce Cap. cc .iii. ¶ Of the iourney that sir RobrÌ„t Canoll made in Berry and Auuergne and of the lordes and gentylmen of the countre that pursewed after hym Cap. cc .iiii. ¶ Of the almayns that abode the kyng of Englande at Calys to ryde with hym in to the realme of Fraunce kyng Johan beyng styll prisoner in Englande Cap. cc .v. ¶ Of the great host that the kyng of EnglaÌ„de brought in to FrauÌ„ce to make warr there kynge Johan beyng prisoner in Englande and of the order of the Englysshe hoost Cap. cc .viii. ¶ Howe the kynge of Englande departed fro Calys and of the order of his hoost in ridynge thorowe Picardy and so to the cytie of Reynes Cap. cc .vii. ¶ Howe the kynge of Englande besieged the cytie of Reynes and of the castell of Charigny taken by the Englysshemen And of the warre that began agayne bytwene the duke of Normandy and the kyng of Nauer Cap. cc .viii. ¶ Howe the lorde of Roy disconfyted the lorde of Gomegynes and howe the castell of Comercy was taken by the englysshmen Cap. cc. ix ¶ Howe the kynge of Englande as he wente wasted and distroyed the countrey and howe he came to Aguyllon and there taryed and of the great prouisyon that came after his hoost Cap. cc .x. ¶ Howe the kyng of Englande put the realme of Fraunce in to great trybulacion and of the prophecyes of the frere of Auygnon and of the ¶ Howe sir Robert Canoll sir Johan Chandos departed fro DoÌ„me without wynnyng of it and wâ—â— and toke Gauaches and Rochemador and dyuers other townes that were tourned frenche Cap. cc .lviii. ¶ Howe the erle of Cambridge and the erle of Penbroke toke by great aduyse the gaiyson of Bourdell Cap. cc .lix. ¶ Howe sir Robert Canoll sir Johan Chandos and sir Thomas Phelton ordered their people and retourned to the prince Ca. cc .lx. ¶ Howe the englysshe companyons tooke the castell of Bell perche therin the duke of Burbons mother and also they toke the stronge castell of saynt Seuere in Berry Cap. cc .lxi. ¶ Howe the castell of Roche sur yone was yelden vp to the englisshmen and howe the capyteyne therof was beheeded by the commaundement of the duke of Aniou Cap. cc. lxii ¶ Howe the duke of Burgoyne deê‘ted fro the cyye of Roen to th entent to fight with the duke of Lancastre howe they lodged eche agaynst other at Tournehen Cap. cc .lxiii. ¶ Howe sir JohnÌ„ Chandos brought the countre of Aniou in great trybulacion and howe he wasted distroyed the landes of the vycouÌ„t of Roch choart except the fortresses Ca. cc .lxiiii. ¶ Howe sir Loys of Sanxere came on therle of Penbroke and slewe dyuers of his men and besieged the erle in an howse Cap. ii C .lxv. ¶ Howe sir JohnÌ„ Chandos caÌ„e to the socoure and rescue of therle of Penbroke Cap. cc .lxvi. ¶ Howe quene Philyppe of Englande passed out of this mortall lyfe and of the thre requestes that she desyred of the kyng her husband or she departed Cap. cc .lxvii. ¶ Howe the duke of Burgoyne deê‘ted fro the duke of Lancastre without batayle howe the duke of LaÌ„castre went to Calys Ca. cc .lviii. ¶ Howe the countrey of Uermandoyse and the couÌ„tie of saynt Poule were wasted sir Hugh of Chastellone taken Cap. cc .lxix. ¶ Howe sir Johan Chandos was slayne in a batayle and finally the frenchmen discomfyted in the same batayle Cap. cc .lxx. ¶ Howe the lorde of Coucy the lorde of Pomyers wolde nat entre in to the warre nother on the one parte nor on the other and howe the lorde of Maleuale and the lorde of Marnayle tourned frenche Cap. cc .lxxi. ¶ The copy of the letters sent fro the kynge of England in to Acquitayne and howe Chastelerant was taken and Bell perche besieged by the frenchmen Cap. cc .lxxii. ¶ Howe the erle of Cambridge and the erle of Penbroke ledde a way fro the garyson of Bell perche the duke of Burbons mother all tho that were within Cap. cc .lxxiii. ¶ Howe the duke of Burbon gaue leaue to all his men to departe when he knewe that the lady his mother was ledde a way Cap. cc .lxxiiii. ¶ Howe the duke of Aniou came fro Tholouse to Parys and howe kynge Charles sent hym with the duke of Berry his brother in to Aquitayne agaynst the englisshmen Cap. cc .lxxv. ¶ Howe sir Bertram of Clesquy deê‘ted out of Spayne weÌ„t to Tholous where as the duke of Aniou receyued hym ioyously Ca. cc .lxxvi. ¶ Howe they of Monsac and of MouÌ„tpellyer yelded them to the duke of Aniowe and of the duke of Berry who layde siege before the cytie of Lymoges Cap. cc .lxxvii. ¶ Howe trewse was made bytwene England and Scotlande and howe sir Robert Canoll brent and eryled the countrey of Picardy and Uermandoyse Cap. cc .lxxviii. ¶ Howe they of Noyon toke the englysshmen that had set fyre in the bysshops bridge howe the frenche kyng sent for sir Bertram of Clesquy Cap. cc .lxxix. ¶ Howe they of Lymoges yelded them to the duke of Berrey and howe he brake vp his army Cap. cc .lxxx. ¶ Howe sir Robert Canoll entred in to the realme of FrauÌ„ce with a great nombre of men of armes and came nere to the cytie of Parys Cap. cc .lxxxi. ¶ Howe sir Bertram of Clesquy made great warre in the countie of Lymoges and
that it were harde to make mencion of them all ¶ Howe kyng Robert of Scotland dyed Cap. xx ANd whan that the scottis were departed by nyght from the mountaigne where as the kyng of Ingland hadde beseged theym as ye haue harde here before They went .xxii. Myle throughe that sauage countrey without restyng and passed the riuer of â—yne right nere to Carlyle And the next day they went into theyr owne lande and so departed euery man to his owne mansion â–ª and within a space afâ— there was a peace purchased bitwene the kyngis of Ingland and Scotland and as the englysshe cronicle sayth it was done by the speciall counsell of the olde quene and ser Roger Mortymer for by theyr meanes there was a plyament holden at North hampton at the whiche the kyng being within age grauÌ„ted to the scottis to release all the feaulties and homages that they ought to haue done to the Crowne of Inglande by his Charter ensâ—aled And also there was delyuered to the scottis an endenture the whiche was called the Ragmon wherin was coâ—teyned all the homages and feaulties that yâ— kyng of scottis and all the prelatis erles and barones of Scotlande ought to haue done to the crowne of Inglande sealed with all their sealis with all other rightis that sondry barones and knyghtis ought to haue hadde in the realme of Scotlanâ— And also they delyuered to them agayn the blacke crosse of Scotland â–ª the whiche the good kyng Edwarde conquered brought it out of the abbey of Scoue the whiche was a precious relique and all rightis and enteresses that euery baron had in Scotlande was than clene forgyuen and many other thyngis were done at that parlyament to the great hurt and preiudice of the realme of Ingland and in maner ageynst the wyls of all the nobles of the realme saue onely of Isabell the olde quene the busshop of Ely and the lord mortymer They ruled the realme in suche wyse that euery man was myscontent So that the erle Henry of Lancastre and syr Thomas Brotherton erle marshall and syr Edmund of Wodstocke the kyngê vncles and dyuerse other lordes and coÌ„mons were agreed to gether to amende these faultes if they myght And in that meane tyme yâ— quene Isabell syr Roger MortymÌ„ caused a nother parliament to be holden at Salysbury at the whiche parliament Roger Mortymer was made erle of Marche ageynst all the baroÌ„s wyls of InglaÌ„d in preiudice of the kyng his realme and sir JohnÌ„ of Eltham the kyngis brother was made erle of Cornewal To the whiche â—liameÌ„t there Henry of LaÌ„castre wold â—at come wherfore the kynge was broughte in beleue that he wold haue distroyed his parson for the whiche they assembled a great hoste and went to ward Bedforde Where as the Erle Henry was with his companye Than the Erle Marshall and therle of Kent the kyngis brother made a peace bitwene the kyng the erle of LaÌ„castre on whose part was Henry lorde Beamont syr Fowke Fitzwayn Thomas Rocellin ser WilliaÌ„ Trussell Syr Thomas Wyther and abowte a C. knyghtis who were all exyled out of Inglande by the counsaile of quene Isabell and the Erle MortymÌ„ for he was so couetous that he thought to haue the most part of all their landis into his owne handis as it is more playnly shewen in the inglisshe cronicle â–ª the whiche I passe ouer and folowe myn auctour The forsaid peace whiche was purchased bitwene Ingland and ScotlaÌ„d was to endure .iii. yere And in the meane tyme it fortuned that kyng Robert of Scotland was right sore aged feble â–ª for he was greatly charged with the great sickenes so that ther was no way with hym but deth And whan he felte that his ende drew nere he sent for suche barones lordis of his realme as he trusted best shewed them how there was no remedy with hym but he must nedis leue this transetory lyfe CoÌ„mauÌ„dyng them on the faith and trouth that they owed hym truly to kepe the realme and ayde the yong prince Dauid his sonne and that whan he wer of age they shulde obey hym and crowne hym kyng and to mary hym iÌ„ suche a place as was coÌ„uenient for his astate Than he called to hym the gentle knyght sir William Duglas sayde before all the lordes Sir William my dere freÌ„d ye knowe well that I haue had moche a do my dayes to vphold and susteyne the ryght of this realme and whaÌ„ I had most a do I made a solemne vow the whiche as yet I haue nat accomplysshed wherof I am right sory The whiche was if I myght acheue and make an ende of al my warres so that I myght ones haue brought this realme in rest and peace than I promysed in my mynd to haue gone and warred on Christis ennemies aduersaries to our holy christen faith To this purpose myn hart hath euer eateÌ„ ded but our lorde wolde nat coâ—sent therto for I haue had so muche a do in my dayes nowe in my last entreprise I haue takyn suche a malady that I can nat escape And syth it is so that my body can nat go nor acheue that my hart desireth I Wyll sende the hart instede of the body to accomplyhssmyn auowe and bycause I knowe nat in all my realme no knyght more valyaunt than ye be nor of body so Well furnysshed to accoÌ„plysshemyn avowe in stede of my selfe Therfore I require you myn owne dere aspeciall freÌ„de that ye wyll take on you this voiage for the loue of me and to acquite my soule agaynst my lord god For I trust so moche in your noblenes and trouth that and ye wyll take on you I doubte nat but that ye shall achyue it and than shall I dye in more ease and quiete so that it be done in suche maner as I shall declare vnto you I woll that as soone as I am trepassed out of this worlde that ye take my harte owte of my body and enbawme it and take of my treasoure as ye shall thynke sufficient for that entreprise both for yor selfe and suche company as ye wyll take With you and present my hart to the holy Sâ—pulchre Where as our lorde laye Seyng my body can nat come there And take with you suche company and purueyaunce as shal be aparteyuyng to your astate And where so euer ye come let it be knowen howe ye cary with you the harte of kyng Robert of Scotland at his instauÌ„ce and desire to be pÌ„sented to the holy sepulchre ThaÌ„ all the lordes that harde these wordes wept for pitie And whan this knyght syr William Duglas myght speke for wepyng he sayd I gentle noble kyng a C. tymes I thanke your grace of the great honour that ye do to me Sith of so noble and great treasure ye gyue me in charge And syr I shall do with a glad harte all that ye haue coÌ„mauÌ„ded me to the best of my true power
he wolde be redy alwayes to ayd hym and his realme agaynst all men But seyng the kyng of England maketh his warre as bycare and lyeutenaunt of th empyre Wherfore he said he might nat refuse to hym his couÌ„trey nor his confort bycause he helde part of his countrey of thempour and assone as sir Herâ—e Nuyriell sir Peter Bahuchet and Barbe Noyre who lay and kept the streightes bytwene England and Fraunce with a great nauy knewe the the warre was opyn They came on a sonday in the fore noone to the hauyu of Hampton whyle the people were at masse and the Normayns Pycardes and spanyerdes entred into the towne and robbed and pylled the towne and slewe dyuers and defowled maydens and enforced wyues and charged their vessels with the pyllage And so entred agayne into their shyppes and whan the tyde came they dysancred sayled to Normandy and came to Depe And there departed and deuyded their boty and pyllages ¶ How kyng Edwarde besieged the cyte of Cambray Cap. xxxviii THe kyng of England departed fro Machelyne went to Brussels and all his people past on by the towne Than came to the kynge a .xx. M. Almaynes and the kynge sent and demauÌ„ded of the duke of BrabaÌ„t what was his entensy on to go to Cambray or els to leaue it The duke answered and sayed that as sone as he knewe that he had besieged CaÌ„bray he wolde come thyder with .xii. hundred speres of good men of warre Than the kyng went to Nyuell and there lay one nyght and the nexte day to Mons in Heynalt And there he founde the yong erle of Heynalt who receyued him ioyously and euer sir Robert of Dartoyse was about the kyng as one of his priue counsell and a .xvi. or .xx. other great lordes and knightes of Englande the which were euer about the kyng for his honoure and estate and to counsell hym in all his dedes Also with hym was the bysshop of Lyncolne who was greatly renomed in this iourney both in wysdome and iÌ„ prowes Thus thenglysshmen passed forth and lodged abrode in the countrey and founde prouysion ynough before them for their money howbeit some â—ayed truly and some nat And whan the kyng had taryed two dayes at Mons in Heynalt thanÌ„e he went to Ualencennes he and .xii. with hym entred into the towne and no mo persons And thyder was come therle of Heynalt and ser JohnÌ„ his vncle and the lorde of Faguyuelles the lorde of Uerchyn the lorde of Haureth and dyuers other who were about therle their lorde And the kyng and therle went hand in hande to the great hall which was redy aparelled to receyue them And as they went vp the steares of the hall the bysshoppe of Lyncolne who was there present spake out a loude and sayd Wyllyam bysshoppÌ„ of Cambray I admonysshe you as procurer to the kyng of England vycare of th eÌ„pyre of RoÌ„e that ye opyn the gates of the cyte of Cambray if ye do nat ye shall forfayt your landes and we woll entre byforce Ther was none that answered to that mater for the bysshop was nat there present Than the bysshop of Lyncolne sayd agayne erle of Heynault we admonysshe you in the name of thempour that ye come and serue the kyng of England his vycare before the cyte of Cambray with suche nombre as ye ought to do Th erle who was ther preseÌ„t sayd with a right good wyll I am redy So thus they entred into the hall therle ledde the kyng into his chaÌ„bre and anon the supê‘ was redy And the next day the king deê‘ted and went to Aspre and ther taryed .ii. dayes and suffred all his men to passe forth And so than went to CaÌ„bray and loged at Wys and besieged the cyte of Cambray rouÌ„de about and dayly his power encreased Thyder came the yong erle of Heynalt in great atray and syr John his vncle and they lodged nere to the kyng and the duke of Guerles and his company the marques of Musse therle of Mons the erle of Sauynes the lorde of FalquemoÌ„t sir Arnolde of Bouquehen withall thother lordes of th empyre suche as were alyed with the kyng of Englande And the sixt day after the siege layd thyder caÌ„e the duke of Brabant with a .ix. hundred speres besyde other he lodged toward Ostrenan on the ryuer of Lescaut and made a bridge ouer the water to th entent to go fro the one hoost to the other And assone as he was come he sent to defye the frenche kyng who was at Compyengne Wherof Loys of Traneheu who had alwayes before excused the duke was so confused that he wold no more returne agayne into Brabant but dyed for sorowe in FrauÌ„ce This sege durynge ther were many skirmysshes and sir John of Heynalt and the lorde of Falquemont rod euer lightly togyder and brent and wasted sore the countrey of Cambresys And on a day these lordes with the nombre of .v. C. speres a M. of other men of warr came to the castell of Doisy in Cambresys pertayning to the lord of Coucy and made ther a great assaut But they within dyd defende them so valyantly that thei had no damage and so the sayd lordes retourned to their lodgynges Th erle of Heynalt and his company on a saturday came to the gate towarde saynt Quyntines and made ther a gret assaut ther was JohnÌ„ Chandos who was thaÌ„ but a squier of whose prowes this boke speketh moch he cast hymselfe bytwene the barrers and the gate and fought valyantly with a squyer of Uermandoys called Johanne of saynt Dager ther was goodly featê of armes done bytwene them And so the heynows coÌ„quered by force the baylles and ther was entred therle of Heynalt and his marshals sir Gararde of Uerchyne ser Henry Dantoyng and other who aduentured them valyantly to aduaunce their honour at an other gate called the gate Robert was yâ— lord Beamonde and the lorde of Falquemont the lorde Danghyen sir Wyllyam of Manny and their companys made ther asore and a harde assaut But they of Cambray and yâ— soudyers set there by the french kyng defended themselfe and the cyte so valyantly that thassauters wan nothyng but so retourned right wery and well beaten to their logynges The yong erle of Namure caÌ„e thyder to serue the yong erle of Heynalt by desyre and he sayd he wolde be on their part as long as they were in th eÌ„pyre But assone as they entred into the realme of Fraunce he sayd he wolde forsake them go and serue the french kyng who had retayned hym And in likewyse so was th entent of therle of Heynalt for he had coÌ„maunded all his men on payne of dethe that none of them shulde do any thyng within the realme of FrauÌ„ce In this season whyle the kyng of England lay at siege byfore Cambray with .xl. M. men of armes and greatly constrayned theÌ„ by assautes Kyng Philyp made his somons at
best he departed and all his coÌ„pany and passed the ryuer of Sels without damage for they wer nat folowed and so by the sonne risyng they came to Quesnoy where as sir Thyerrie of Uallecourt opyned to them the gate The next day after this dede the duke of NormaÌ„dy caused his trumpettes to be blowen and so passed the tyuer of Sels and entred into Heynalt And suche as rode before as the marshall of Mitpoys the lord of Noysiers the Galoys of the Baulme and sir Thybalt of Marneyle and iiii C. speares besyde the brigantes came before Quesnoy to the bariers and made semblant to gyue assaut But they within were so well prouyded with good men of warre and artyllery that they shulde haue lost their payne how beit they made a lytell skirmyssh before the bayles But at last they were fayne to wtdrawe for they of Quesnoy dyscharged certayne peces of artyllery and shotte out great quarels wherof the freÌ„chmen were a frayd for sleyng of their horses And so withdrue backe and in their goyng they brent Uergyn the great and Uergyn the lytell Frelanes Saâ—â—uers Artes Semeries Artuell Saryten Turgies Estynen Aulnoy and dyuers other so that the smoke came to UalenceÌ„nes And than the frenchmen ordayned their batels on the mouÌ„t of Casters nere to UalenceÌ„nes and certayne of them as the lorde of Craon the lorde of Mauluryer the lorde of Mathelon the lorde of Dauoyr and a two C. speares with them rode towarde Mayng and came and assayled a great to wre parteyninge to John Uernyer of UaleÌ„cens and afterwarde it was ê‘teyning to JohnÌ„ Neuell Ther was a great and a fierse assaut endurynge nygh all day so that of the frenchmen or they departed were slayne a .v. or .vi. but they within defeÌ„ded themselfe so well that they toke no damage Than some of the frenchmen went to Try wenyng at their first coÌ„mynge to haue past the water but they of the to wne had broken the bridge and defended the passage so that the frenchmen coude neuer haue won it that way ThanÌ„e ther were some among them that knewe the passages and the contrey and so they brought a two C. men a fote and passed the plankes at Ponny and as sone as they were ouer they came on theÌ„ of Try who were but a small nombre and coude nat endure agaynst them and so they fledde and dyuers were slayne and hurt The same day the se neshall of Heynalt was departed out of Ualencens with a. C. men of armes to socour them of Trye and a lytell fro saynt wast they met with a rrv currours of the frenchmen and the lorde Boucyqualt who was after marshall of FraÌ„ce and the lorde of Surgeres and sir Wyllyam BlaÌ„deau was their captayns and they had passed the bridge by UalenceÌ„nes called the bridge de la Tourell And whan the seneshall of Heynalt sawe them he ranne out at them and bare downe with his speare the lorde Boucyquault and toke hym prisoner and sent hym to Ualencens the lorde of Surgeres scaped but ser Wyllyam Blandeau was taken by sir Henry Dusphalyse and all the other wer taken and slayne but a fewe that scaped And so than the seneshal went towarde Try but he came to late for the frenchemen had wonne it or he came and were beatyng downe of the mylles and of a lytell castell that was ther but whan the seneshall came they had no leaser for they wer put a backe slay ne and put to flight and chased so nere that many lept into the ryuer of Lescalt some drowned So thus the towne of Try was delyuerd and than the seneshall went and passed the ryuer of Lescalt at Deuayng and than he and all his coÌ„pany rode to his castell of Uerchyn entred into it to kepe defeÌ„de it yf nede were All this season the duke of Normandy was on the mouÌ„t of Casters nygh all day thinkynge euer that they of Ualencennes wolde haue yssued out to haue fought with hym and so they wolde fayne haue done and sir Henry Dantoynge who had rule of the towne had nat ben for he wolde suffre no man to yssue out And he was at the gate Cambresen and had moch a do to kepe the peple with in and the prouost of the towne with him who with fayre wordes and great reasons a peased the peple And whan the duke sawe that they wolde nat yssue out to gyue hym batayle than he sent to the duke of Athenes and the marshals of Faunce therle of Aucerre the lorde of Chastelon with a thre hundred speares to rynne to Ualencens And so they rode in good order and came to the bayls on the syde of Tourell but they taryed nat there long they feared so the shot for sleynge of their horses howbeit the lorde of Chastelon rode so forwarde that his horse fell vnder hym so that he was fayne to leape on another than they retourned by the marches brent and bete downe the mylles on the tyuer of Uyncell and so caÌ„e by Chartreux and than to their hoost agayne Ther were some of the frenchmen that taryed behynde at Marlyto gette forage more at their case and such as kept a towâ—â— therby ê‘teyning to the heyres of Heynault and somtyme it was belongyng to sir Robert de Namur by that right of the lady Isabell his wyfe Whan they parceyued these freÌ„chemen that were behynde their hoost and howe that thoost was farre of fro theÌ„ they yssued out set on them slewe many and toke all their pyllage entred agayn to their toure All this season yet the great batayle was styll on the mount of Castres and whan the currers came in on euery syde than they toke counsayle what they shulde do The lordes sayd how they were no nombre suffycient to assaut such a towne as Ualencennes and finally they determyned to go to Cambray and so that nyght they went and lodged at Monyg and at Fountnelles and made good watche the next mornyng they departed and ar they went brent Monyg and Fountnelles and the abbay parteyning to the lady of Ualoys suster germayne to the freÌ„che kyng Wherof the duke was sore dyspleased and caused them to be hanged that beganne the fyre and than at their departyng they brent the towne of Try and the castell and beate downe the mylles and brent Prony Romminy Thyaur Mouceaulr and all the playne contrey by twene Cambray and Ualencennes And thanÌ„e the duke came to Escandure to a castell parteynynge to the erle of Heynault standyng strongly on the ryuer of Lescault the whiche garyson hadde greuyd sore the towne of Cambray and capytayne therof was sir Gararde of Sassegynes And whan the duke had ben before that castell a six dayes it was gyuen vp wherof all the countrey hadde great marueyle and had great suspect of treason to the captayne sir Gararde and to a squyer of his called Robert Marmeaulr and after they bothe dyed shamefully at Mons in Heynalt
sir JohnÌ„ of Henault shewed to this squyer sendyng worde to them of Thyne that shortly they shulde be conforted at the returne of his nephue therle This â—â—use duryng theâ—le of Heynalt returned home wherof all his peple wer gretly reioysed Than the lorde Beamonde his vncle shewed hym all maters that was done syth his departyng and howe that yâ— duke of NormaÌ„dy had fayne on the fronters and brent and dystroyed a great part of his contrey Th erle answered howe it shulde be well amended sayng howe the realme of FraÌ„ce was great ynough to make satisfaction of all forfeturs by them done and determyned brefelye to go and ayde his men at Thyne who had so honorably defended their fortresses Than the erle sent for men into Almayne into Flanders and in his owne contrey and so came to Ualen cennes and daylie his nombre encreased And departed thens in great aray with caryagâ— tentes and pauilyons went and lodged at NaÌ„s on the playne a long by the ryuer of Lescalt Ther were lordes of Heynalt sir JohnÌ„ of Heynalt yâ— lorde of Dâ—ghyn the lord of Uerchyn the seneshall of Heynalt the lorde Dantoyng the lorde of Barbâ—son the lorde of Lens sir Wyllyam of Baylleull the lorde of Hauereth chatelayne of Mons the lorde of Montegny the lord of Barbays sir Thyrrie of Ualecourt marshall of Henalt the lorde of Dalmed and of Gomegynes the lorde of Brisuell the lorde of Roysine the lorde of Trasegmes the lorde de Lalayne the lorde of Mastyne the lorde of Sars the lorde Uargny the lorde of Beauryâ—u and dyuerse other who were all ther to serue therle their lorde Also thyder came therle of Namur with .ii. hundred speares and after caÌ„e the duke of Brabant with .vi. huÌ„dred speres the duke of Guerles therle of Mons the lorde of Falquemont sir Arnolde Baquechen and dyuerse other lordes and men a warre of Almaygne and Whytphall And so all these loged along by the ryuer of Lescault agaynst the frenche hoost and plentie of vytails came to them out of Heynalt And whafie these lordes were thus lodged bytwene Nauns and Illoys The duke of Normandy who was on the other part with a goodly nombre of men a warr he sende worde to his father howe that therls hoost dayly encreased Than the frenche kynge bevnge at Peron raysed vp mo men of warre and sende to his sonne a .xii. hundred speares And so hymselfe came to his sonnes hoost lyke a soudyour for he myght 〈…〉 come with an army vpon themperour without heshulde breke his othe as he dyde So yâ— duke of Normandy was named to be cheife of that army but he dyd nothyng but by the counsayle of the kyng his father Whan they wtin Thyne sawe therle of Heynalt of suche puyssance they were right ioyeous and the fourth day after that the erle was come thyder they of Ualence 〈…〉 came thyder in great aâ—ay and JohnÌ„â—e Boyâ—sey prouost of the towne was their capytayne Than ther was a skirmyssh made agaynst the frenchemen and dyuers hurt on bothe 〈…〉 and in the meane season they within the fortres had bottes and barges redy and so pasâ—e 〈◊〉 the ryuer of Lesâ—ault and were brought to the erle of Heyualt who ioyously and honourably receyued them In this tyme that these two hostes were lodged on the ryuer of Lescault the 〈…〉 chmen towarde Fraunce and the heynowes towarde their owne contreis Their forages rode forthe but they met nat bycause the ryuer was euer bytwene them but the freÌ„chmen went and brent the coÌ„trey of Ostrenan that was nat brent before and the heynowes in likewyse the contrey of Cambreses Also to the ayde of therle of Heynault at the desyre of Jaques 〈◊〉 came thyther a. lâ— thousande 〈…〉 mmynges welâ— armed Than therle of Heynalt sent to the duke of Normandy by his haraltes â–ª that ther might be batell bytwene them and howe that it shulde be a great shame so many men of warre assembled togyder and no batayle The duke answered howe he wolde take aduyse and counsell in that mater the which counsell was so long that the haraldes departed without answere Than the third day after therle sent agayne to knowe the dukes intencyon the duke answered how he was nat yet fully counselled to fight nor to assigne a day of batayle Sayng moreouer howe that therle was very hasty whan the erle harde that he thought that it was but a delay than he sent for all the gret lordes of his hoost shewyng them what he had done and what answere the duke had made hym desyring thâ— to haue their counsell Than euery man loked on other no man wold speke first at last the duke of BrabaÌ„t spake for all and sayd as to make a bridge and go ouer to sight with the freÌ„chmen is nat myne opynion for I knowe certaynly that shortly the kyng of Englande wyll come ouer thesee lay sege to Turney and we all haue sworne to ayd and confort hym in all that we canne Wherfore if we shulde nowe fyght with the freÌ„chmen and fortune to be agayne vs that we happe to lese yâ— felde he shulde lose his vyage and all the helpe that he shulde haue of vs. And if we had the vyctorie he shulde can vs no thanke wherfore my intencyon is that without hym who is chefe of this warre that we fyght nat with the power of Fraunce But whan we shal be before Turney with hym and the frenche kynge agaynst vs I thynke it wyll be harde to depart without batell wherfore I wolde couÌ„sell let vs depart for here we lye at great coost and charge for I am sure within these .x. dayes we shall here fro the kyng of Englande To this aduyce the moost part of the lordes agreed but therle of Heynalt desyred them all in generall nat to depart so sone and so they agreed to tary soÌ„ what lengar they of Brussels wolde fayne haue ben gone and they of Louane On a day therle called to hym sir JohnÌ„ of Heynalt his vncle and sayd fayre vncle I pray you ryde downe a long by the ryuer syde call ouâ—r the ryuer to speke with some persone of the trenche hoost and desyre hym to shewe the frenche kyng fro me that I wyll make a brydge ouer the water so that I may haue thre dayes respyte and than I woll coÌ„e ouer and gyue hym batell Than the lorde Beamond rode downe a long by the ryuer of Lescalt and a .xiii. knyghtes with hym and his penon before hym and at last he parceyued on the other syde a knyght of Normandy he knewe hym by his armes Than he called to hym and sayd sir Maubousson I pray you speke with me Than the knight sayd sir what wold you with me I desyre you quod the lorde Beamonde that ye wyll go to the frenche kyng and to his counsayle and say how the erle of Heynault hath sende me hyther to take a truse all onely whyles that he might make
Xaynton that it were to long to reherse theÌ„ all and dayly they encreased Tidynges came to the lordes that lay at siege before Nantes that the duke of Normandy was commynge thyder with .xl. M. men of warr IncoÌ„tynent thei sent worde therof to the kyng of England than the kyng studyed a lytell and thought to breke vp his siege before Uannes and also his siege before Renes and all togyder to drawe to Nauntes But than his counsell sayd to hym sir ye be here in a good sure ground and nere to your nauy and sende for them that lyeth at siege before Nantes to come to you and let the siege ly styll before Renes for they be nat so ferr of but they shal be euer redy to come to you yf nede be the kynge agreed to this counsell and so sent for theÌ„ before Nauntes and they came to hym to UaÌ„nes The duke of Normandy came to Nantes wher sir Charles de Bloys was the lordes loged in the cytie and their men abrode in the coÌ„trey for they coude nat all lodge in the cytie nor in the subbarbes ¶ Howe the kynge of Englande and the duke of Normandy were hoost agaynst hoost lodged before Uannes Cap. lxxxxviii WHyle yâ— duke of NormaÌ„dy was at Nauntes the lordes of Englande that lay at siege before Renes On a day made a great and a feerse assaut for they had made many instrumentes to as saut with all this assaut enduredde a hole day but they wan nothynge but lost byuers of their men within the cytie was the lorde Dancenysi the lorde of Pont ser JohnÌ„ of Malatrayt yuan Charnell Bertram Grasquyne squyer they defended theÌ„ selfe so well with the bysshoppe of the cytie that they toke no damage howe be it thenglysshmen lay ther styll and ouer ran and wasted the contrey all about Than the duke of Normandy departed with all his host and drue towarde Uannes the soner to fynde his ennemies for he was enformed howe they of Uannes were in moost ieopardy and in peryll of lesyng than the two marshals went forthe and sir Geffray of Charney and therle of Guynes constable of Fraunce made the areregarde So thus the frenchmen came to Uannes on thother syde agaynst ther as the kyng of Englande say they lay a longe by a fayre medowe syde and made a great dyke about their host The marshals and fore ryders often tymes skirmysshed toguyder on bothe parties than the kynge of Englande sende for therle of Salisbury and therle of PeÌ„ broke and the other that lay ar siege at Renes to come to hym and so they dyd Thenglysshemen and the bretous of that partie were well to the nombre of .ii. M. and .v. C. men of armes vi M. archers and .iiii. M. of other meÌ„ a fote the frenchmen were foure tymes as many well a ê‘elled The kyng of England had so fortifyed his hoost that the frenchmen coude take no aduauntage of hym and he made no mo assautes to the towne bycause of sparyng of his meÌ„ and artyllary thus these two hoostes lay one agaynst an other a longe season tyll it was well on warde in wynter Than pope Clement the sixt sende the cardynall of Penester and the cardynall of Cleremount to entreat for a peace and they rode often tymes bytwene the parties but they coude bring them to no peace In the mean season ther were many skirmysshes and men taken slayne and ouerthrowen on bothe pties thenglysshmen durst nat go a foragyng but in great coÌ„panyes for they were euer in great danger by reason of busshmentes that were layd for them Also sir Loyes of Spayne kept so the see coost that with moche danger any thyng came to thenglysshe hoost the frenchmen thought to kepe the kynge ther inmaner as be sieged Also the frenchmen endured moche payne with wete and colde for day and night it rayned on them wherby they lost many of their horses and were fayne to dyslodge and lye in the playne feldes they had somoche water in their lodgynges At last these cardynals dyd somoch that there was a truse agreed for thre yere the kyng of Englande and the duke of Normandy sware to vpholde the same without brekyng as the custome is in suche lyke cases ¶ Howe the french kynge caused the heedes to be stryken of of the lorde Clysson and dyuerse other lordes of Bretayne and of Normandy Cap. lxxxxix THus this great assembly brake vppÌ„ and the siege raysed at Uannes the duke of Normandy went to Nantes and had with hym the two cardynals And the kyng of EnglaÌ„de went to Hanybout to the countesse of Mountfort ther was an exchaunge made bytwene the baron of Stafford and the lorde Clysson Whan the kyng had tary ed at Hanybout as long as it pleased him than he left ther therle of Penbroke sir Wyllyam of Caducall and other and thanÌ„e retourned into Englande aboute Christmas And the duke of Normandy retourned into Fraunce and gaue leaue to euery man to depart and anone after yâ— lord Clysson was taken vpon suspecyous of treason and was putte into the chatelet of Parys wherof many had great marueyle lordes and knyghtes spake eche to other therof and sayde what mater is that is layd agaynst the lorde Clysson ther was none coude tell but some ymagined that it was false enuy bycause the kynge of England bare more fauour to delyuer hym 〈◊〉 exchang rather than sir Henry of Leon who was styll in prison bycause the kyng shewed hym yâ— auantage his enemyes suspected in hym ê‘auen ture that was nat true vpon the which suspect he was be heeded at Paris without mercy or excuse he was gretly be moned Anone after ther were dyuers knyghtes were accused in semblable case as the lorde of Maletrayt and his son the lorde of Uangor sir Thybault of Morilon and dyuers other lordes of Bretayne to the noÌ„bre of .x. knyghtes and squyers and they lost all their heedes at Parys And anone after as it was sayd ther was put to dethe by famyne .iiii. knyghtes of Normandy sir Wyllyam Baron sir Henry of Maletrayt the lorde of Rochtesson and sir Rycharde of Persy wherby after there fell moche trouble in Bretayne and in NormaÌ„dy The lorde of Clysson had a sonne called as his father was Olyuer he went to the countesse of Mountfort and to her sonne who was of his age and also without father for he dyed as ye haue hard before in the castell of Lour in Paris ¶ Of the order of saynt George that kyng Edwarde stablysshed in the castell of wyndsore Cap. C. IN this season the king of England toke pleasure to newe reedefy the Castell of wyndsore the whiche was begonne by kynge Arthure And ther firste beganne the table rounde wherby sprange the fame of so many noble knightes through out all the worlde Than kyng Edwarde deter myned to make an order and a brotherhode of a certayne nombre of knyghtes and to be called knyghtes of the blewe
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
belyue their counsayls than they toke and putte hym in Cortoyse prison and sayd howe he shulde neuer depart without he wolde folowe and byleue their counsayls Also they sayd that the erle his father belyued and loued to moche the frenchemen for if he wolde a byleued theÌ„ he shuld haue ben the greattest lorde in all christendome and recouered agayne Lysle Doway and Bethwyn yet alyue Thus the mater abode a certayne space the kynge of Englande lay styll at the siege before Calays and kept a great court that Christmas And about the begynnynge of lent after came thyder out of Gascoyne the erle of Derby the erle of Penbroke the erle of Can forte and dyuers other knyghtes and squyers that had passed the see with the erle Thus the erle of Flaunders was long in danger amonge the stemynges in Cortoyse prison and it greatly anoyed hym Than at last he sayde he wolde byleue their couÌ„sayle for he knewe well he sayd that he shulde haue more profet there than in any other contrey These wordes reioysed greatly the flemynges than they toke hym out of prison suffred hym to go a haukyng to the ryuer the which sport the erle loued well â–ª but euer ther was good watche layde on hym that he shulde nat steale away fro theym and they were charged on their lyues to take good hede to hym And also they were suche as were fauourable to the kyng of EnglaÌ„d they watched hym so nere that he coude nat pysse without their knowledge This endured so longe that at last the erle sayd that he wolde gladly haue to his wyfe the kyng of Englandes doughter than the flemmynges sende worde therof to the kynge and to yâ— quene and poynted a day that they shuld come to Bergus in the abbey and to bringe their doughter with theym and they wolde bring thyder their lorde the erle of Flanders and there to coÌ„clude vp the maryage The kyng and the quene were gladde therof and sayde that the flemmynges were good men so to Bergus bytwene Newport and Grauelynge came the moost saddest men of the gode townes in Flaunders and brought with theÌ„ the erle their lorde in great estate The kyng of Englande and yâ— quene were ther redy the erle curtesly inclyned to the kyng and to the quene the kyng toke the erle by the ryght hande right swetely and ledde hym forthe sayeng as for the dethe of the erle your father as god helpe me the day of the batayle of Cressey nor the nexte day after I neuer herde worde of hym that heshulde be there the yong erle by seÌ„blant made as thoughe he had ben content with the kynges excuse than they fyll in communycacyon of the maryage there were certayne artycles agreed vnto by the kyng of Englande and the erle Loyes of Flaunders and great amyties ther was sworâ—e bytwene them to be holden And there the erle fyaunced Isabell the kyng of Englandes doughter and promysed to wedde her â–ª so that iourney brake of and a newe day to be apoynted at more leaser the flemmynges retourned into Flaunders with their lorde and the kynge of Englande with the quene went agayne to the siege of Calays Thus the mater stode a certayne tyme and the kynge and the quene prepayred greatly agayne the maryage for iewelles and other thynges to gyue away acordyng to their behauyours The erle of Flanders dayly past the tyme at the ryuer and made semblant that this maryage pleased him greatly so the flemmynges thought that they were than sure ynough of hym so that there was nat so great watch made on hym as was before but they knewe nat well the coÌ„dycion of their lorde for what soeuer couÌ„tenance he made out warde his inwarde courage was all frenche So on a day he went forthe with his hawkes the same weke yâ— the maryage shulde haue ben finysshed his fauconer cast of a faukon to an hearon and therle cast of a nother so these two faukons chased the hearon and the erle rode after as to folowe his faucon And whan he was a gode way of and had the aduantage of the feldes he dasshed his spurres to his horse and galoped forth in suche wyse that his kepars lost hym styll he galoped forthright tyll he came into Arthoyes and ther he was in suretie And so than he rode into Fraunce to kyng Philyp and shewed hym all his aduenture the kynge and the frenchmen sayd howe he had dalt wysely the englysshmen on the othersyde said howe he had betrayed and disceyued them â–ª but for all that the kyng left nat to kepe the flemmynges in amyte for he knewe well the erle had done this dede nat by their couÌ„sell for they wer sore dyspleased therwith And the excuse that they made the kyng soone byleued it in that behalfe ¶ Howe sir Robert of Namure dyde hoâ—age to the kyng of England before Calays Cap. C .xli. WHyle the kynge lay at siege before Calays ther came to se the kynge and the quene dyuers lordê and knightes of Flanders â–ª of Brabant of Heynault and of Almaygne and there departed none agayne but that had great gyftes gyuen them The same season there was newely come into the countie of Namure and of Liege dut of the holy lande sir Robert of Namure and the lorde of Lespentyne hadde made hym knyght at the holy sepulcre This sir Robert was as than a yong lusty knight and was nat desyred of any of bothe kynges than he came of his owne good mynde well acoÌ„panyed and richely to the siege before Calayes and there presented hymselfe to the kyng of Englande who ioyfully receyued hym and so dyde the quene and all the other lordes he entred greatly into the kynges fauour â–ª bycause he bare the name of sir Robert de Arthoys his vucle Thus sir Robert became the kynges liege man the kynge gaue hym thre hundred pounde sterlynge by yere out of his cofers to be payde at Bruges there he taryed with the kynge before Calays tyll the towne was wonne as ye shall here after ¶ Howe thenglysshmen wanne the Rochdaren and howe sir Charles de Bloyes layed siege therto Ca. C .xlii. IT is longe nowe syth we spake of sir Charles de Bloyes as than the duke of Bretaygne and of the countesse of Mountforde but it was bycause of the truse that was takenne at Uannes the whiche was well kept For durynge the trewse eyther partie kept peasably that they had in possessyon and assone as the trewse was expyred they made agayne feerse warr There was coÌ„e into Bretaygne fro the kynge of Englande sir Thomas Dangorne and sir Johan Harewell they came thyder fro the siege of Calays with a hundred men of armes and foure hundred archers They taryed with the countes of MouÌ„t forde at Hanybout and with them sir 〈◊〉 of the castell bretone bretonant thenglysshmen and bretons of yâ— part made often tymes iourneys agaynst sir Charles de Bloyes men somtyme they wanne and somtyme
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
Montahoton the lorde of Suggeres the lorde Johan Sayntre the lorde Guysshar de Dangle the lorde Argenton the lorde of Lymyers the lorde of Mountandre and dyuerse other Also the Uycount of Rocheuatt and the erle of Daunoy And of Burgone the lorde James of Beauyeâ— the lorde de la Castell Uilayn and other In another parte there was the erle of Uantadowre and of Mounpenser the lorde James of Burbone the lorde Johan Darthoyes and also the lorde James his brother the lorde Arnolde of Cernolle called the Archepreest armed for the yonge erle of Alansonne And of Auuergne there was the lorde of Marâ—â—ell the lorde de la Towre the lorde of Chalenton the lorde of Montague the lorde of Rochfort the lorde de la Chayre the lorde Dachone And of Lymosyn there was the lorde Delmall the lorde of Norwell the lorde of Pers Buffâ—er And of Pycardie there was the lorde Wyllyam of Nerle the lorde Arnolde of Renewall the lorde Geffray of saynt Dygier the lorde of Chamy the lorde of Heley the lorde of Mounsaunt the lorde of Hangyes and dyuers other And also in the kynges batayle ther was therle Duglas of ScotlaÌ„d who fought a season right valyantly but whan he sawe the dysconfyture he departed and saued hymselfe for in no wyse he wolde be takenne of the englysshmen he had rather ben there slayne On the englysshe parte the lorde James Awdeley with the ayde of his foure squyers fought alwayes in the chyefe of the batayle he was soore hurte in the body and in the vysage as longe as his breth serued hym he fought At laste at the ende of the batayle his foure squyers tooke and brought hym oute of the felde and layed hym vnder a hedge syde for to refresshe hym And they vnarmed hym and bounde vp his woundes aswell as they coulde On the frenche partie kynge Johan was that day a full right good knyght if the fourth part of his menne hadde done their deuoyers aswell as he dydde the iourney hadde bene his by all lykelyhode Howe be it they were all slayne and takenne that were there excepte a fewe that saued themselfe that were with the kynge There was slayne the duke Peter of Burbon the lorde Guyssharde of Beauieu the lorde of LaÌ„das and the duke of Athenes constable of Fraunce the bysshoppe of Chalons in Champayne the lorde WyllmÌ„ of Neell the lorde Gustace of Rybamont the lorde de la Towre the lorde Wyllyam of Montagu sir Guyuenton of ChaÌ„bley ser Ba 〈…〉 de la house and many other as they fought by companyes and ther were taken prisoners the lorde of Wodney the lorde of Pompador and the archpreest sore hurte the erle of Uandos the erle of Mons the erle of Genuyll the erle of Uandone sir Loyes of Melwall the lorde Pyers Buffyer and the lorde of Senerachet ther were at that brunt slayne and taken mo than two hundred knyghtes ¶ Of two frenchmen that fledde fro the batayle of Poicters and two englysshmen that folowed them Cap. C .lxiii. AMong the batayls recounterynges chases and pursuetes yâ— were made that day in the felde It fortuned so to sir Edwarde of Roucy that whan he departed fro yâ— felde bycause he sawe yâ— feld was lost without recouery he thought nat to abyde the danger of the englysshmen Wherfore he fledd all alone and was gone out of the felde a leage and an englysshe knyght pursued hym and euer cryed to hym and sayde retourne agayne sir knyght it is a shaÌ„e to flye away thus Than the knight tourned thenglysshe knight thought to haue striken hym with his speare in the targe but he fayled for sir Edwarde swarued a syde fro the stroke but he fayled nat the englysshe knyght for he strake hym suche a stroke on the helme with his swerde that he was astonyed and fell fro his horse to the yerth and lay styll Than sir Edward a lighted came to him or he coude ryse sayd yeld you rescue or no reseue or els I shall slee you the englysshman yelded and went with hym afterwarde was rauÌ„somed Also it fortuned that an other squyer of Picardy called Johan de Helenes was fledde fro the batayle and mette with his page who delyuerd hym a newe fresshe horse wheron he rode away alone The same season there was in the felde the lorde Bercle of Englande a yong lusty knyght who the same day had reryd his baner and he all aloue pursued the sayd Johan of Helenes and whanÌ„e he had folowed the space of a leage the sayde JohnÌ„ tourned agayne and layed his swerde in the rest in stede of aspeare and so came roÌ„nyng to warde the lorde Bercle who lyft vs his swerde to haue stryken yâ— squyer but whan he same the stroke come he tourned fro it so that the englysshman lost his stroke and Johan strake hym as he past on the arme that the lorde Berclees swerde fell into the felde Whan he sawe his swerde downe he lyghted so daynly of his horse came to the place wher his swerd lay as he stouped downe to take vp his swerd the frenche squyer dyd pycke his swerde at hym and by happe strake hym through both the thy â–ª es so that the knyght fell to the yerth and coude nat helpe hymselfe and Johan a lyghted of his horse and toke the knyghtes swerde that lay on the grounde and came to hym and demaunded if he wolde yelde hym or nat The knyght than demaunded his name sir sayde he I hyght Johan of Helenes but what is your name certenly sayde the knyght my name is Thomas and am lorde of Bercle a fayre castell on the ryuer of Seuern in the marches of Wales Well sir ê™ the squyer than ye shall be my prisonere and I shall bring you in sauegarde and I shall se that you shall be healed of your hurt Well sayde the knyght I am content to be your prisoner for ye haue by lawe of armes wonne me ther he swar to be his prisoner rescue or no rescue Than the squyer drewe forthe the swerde out of the knightes thyes and the wounde was opyn thafie he wrapped and bounde the wounde and set hym on his horse and so brought hym fayre and easely to Chaterlerant and there taryed more than fyftene dayes for his sake and dyde gette hym remedy for his hurt And whaÌ„ he was somwhat amended than he gate hym a lytter and so brought hym at his ease to his house in Picardy there he was more than a yere tyll he was perfetly hole and whan he departed he payed for his raunsome sire thousande nobuls so this squyer was made a knyght by reason of the profette that he had of the lorde Bercley ¶ Howe kyng JohnÌ„ was taken prisoner at the batayle of Poycters Cap. C .lxiiii. OFten tymes the aduentures of amours and of ear are more fortunate and maâ— uelous than any man canne thynke or wysshe truly this batayle the which was nere to Poycters in the
whan sir Wyllyamsame hym he went by lytell and lytell to hym and saluted hym courtesly the captayne stode styll and saluted hym agayne And whan they came nere togyder they began to speke of dyuerse maters and sir Wyllyam demaunded of hym if he had herde any newe tidynges oute of Fraunce The capitayne who was desyrous to here newes sayd sir I here none I pray you if ye haue herde any lette me here some parte of them with a right good wyll ê™ the lorde Wyllyam Sir it is sayd in Fraunce that the kynge of Denmarke and the kyng of Irelande ar alyed togyder and hath sworne to go forthe togyder and nat to retourne agayne into their countreys tyll they haue distroyed all England and haue brought agayne the frenche kynge to Parys for they ar on the see mo than a. C. M. men And the englysshmen be in suche dout of them that they wot nat what to do for ther is an olde sayeng among theym that the danes shulde dystroy theym The capitayne demaunded howe he knewe those tidynges sir sayde he a knyght of Flaunders dyd write this to me for certayne and he sent me with the letter the goodlyest chesse-men that euer I sawe He found out that mocke bycause he knewe well that the capitayne loued well the game of the chesse than the capitayne sayde sir I pray you lette me se theym I shall sende for them sayd sir Wyllyam on the condycion that you woll play a game with me for the wyne And than he sayde to his varlette go thy way and fetche me the chessemen and bring theÌ„ hyther to the gate the varlet departed and the capitayne and sir Wyllyam entred into the first gate than the capitayne closed the wycket after them with a bolt and locked it nat Thanne sir Wyllyam sayde opyn the seconde gate ye may well ynough without any danger the captayne opyned the wycket and dyd suffre sir Wyllyam to entre to se the castell and he entred with hym The varlet than went streyght to the burgesses who had men redy in harnes iÌ„ their houses and he caused them to come harde to the castell gate and than he sowned a lytell horne as it was deuysed before that he shulde do WhanÌ„e the lorde Wyllyam herde the horne he sayde to the capytayne lette vs go out of the seconde gate for my varlet is commynge than sir Wyllyam passed the wycket and stode styll without and the capitayne that wolde a passed out after hym sette out his fore and stouped downe and put out his heed Than the lorde Wylliam toke the are that he had vnder his arme and strake the captayne sin he a stroke that he claue his heed and so fyll downe deed on the groundsyll thanÌ„e the lorde Wyllyam went to the first gate and opyned hit WhanÌ„e the watche man of the castell herde the horne he had great marueyle for ther was a coÌ„mauÌ„dement gyuen in the towne that on payne of dethe none shulde sowne any horne than he loked and sawe men in harnes come ronnynge towardes the castell gate than he cryed treason treason Than they within the castell came to the gate and were sore a basshed whan they sawe it opyn the capitayne deed ouerth wart the gate and the lorde Willyam with his axe in his handes to defende the entre Than incoÌ„tynent ther came suche as were apoynted to ayde the lorde Wyllyam and entred in at the first gate and so after to the seconde gate and droue backe the soudyers and dyuers were taken and slayne and so entred into the castell Thus by this manere was the stronge castell of Eureux won agayne and than incontynent the cytie yelded vp put out all the frenchmen and than they send for the lorde Philyp of Nauer who was as than newely come out of Englande thyder he came and made ther his sauerayne garyson to make war agaynst the good countrey of Normandy and with hym was sir Robert Canoll sir James Physen sir Fryquet of Friquant the Bascle of Marnell the lorde Jouell sir Fondrigas and other who dyd after moche myschiefe in France as ye shall here herafter ¶ Of the coÌ„panions wherof the archpreest was chiefe and howe he was honoured in Auygnon Ca. C .lxxvii. IN the same season ther was a knyght called sir Arnolde Canoll most comoÌ„ly named archpreest he assembled togyder a great company of men of warr of dyuers contrees suche as lacked wages in other places After the takyng of the freÌ„che kynge they wyste nat where than to wynne any thyng in Fraunce so first they went towardes Prouence and toke byforce many stronge townes and castelles and robbed all the countrey to Auygnone And they had none other capitayne but this knight the archpreest the pope Innocent the sixt and the cardynalles beyng at Auygnon had of that company great dout and kept there men day and nyght in harnesse and made good watche Whan this archepreest and his coÌ„pany had robbed all the countre the pope and the clergy fell in treaty with theÌ„ and so on a sure apoyntment they came to Auygnone and they were as honourably receyued as thoughe there had ben a kynges sonne And often tymes this knyght dyned with the pope and with the cardynals and they had pardon of all their synnes and at their departyng they had in rewarde .xl. thousande crownes for hym and his company So some of his company departed but styll the archpreest kept his company togyder Of an other sort of coÌ„panyons wherof Russyn a walsshman was capitayne Cap. C .lxxviii. ALso in the same season there rose an other company of men of warr of all contreys gathered togyder they kept bytwene the ryuer of Loyr and the ryuer of Sayne Wherfore none durste go nor ryde bytwene Parys and Orleaunce nor bytwene Parys and Moutargê euery man sledde to Parys and the poore men of the countre fled to Orleance These companyons made among them a captayne called Ruffyn they made hym knight and by meanes of robbery and pyssage he was marueylous riche some day they wolde ryde nere to Parys another day to Orlyaunce another tyme to Chartres There was no towne nor fortresse sauynge suche as were stronge and well kept but was by theÌ„ robbed and ouerron as saynt Arnolde Gallardon Broumalx Aloes Estampes Chastres Montleher Plounyers Ingastynoes Mylly Larchant Chastellon Montarges Isyâ—â—es and dyuers other great townes that it were marueyll to reherse them They rode in and out about in the contre by .xx. by .xxx. and by .xl. and they founde no let Also in Normandy by the see syde there was a gretter company of robbers englysshe and Naueroys and sir Robert Canoll was chefe of theÌ„ and by suche meanes he wanne townes castels and fortresses without any resystence This ser Robert Canoll had longe vsed lyke maner he was well worthe a hundred thousand crâ—wnes and kepte euer with hym many soudyers at his wages they pylled and robbed so well that many were
the riuer of Selettes for a squier of his called John Aâ—enson who bare in his armes azute askoâ—hyâ— syluer had wonne the towne of Flauigny nat farre theuse and had founde therin great prouysion of all maner of victaylles to serue yâ— ooâ—â— the space of a moneth the whiche came Welle to passe for the kynge laye at Aguillon fro All he Wednysday tyll after mydleÌ„t and alwayes his maâ—â—hals and currouâ—s ouerâ—anne the couÌ„trey wastynge and eâ—ilynge it and often tymes refresshed the oost with newe prouision The kynge of Englande and the great men of his 〈◊〉 had euer with theym in their cariages â—emes paâ—â—lions mylles ouyns and forges to syeth and to bake and to forge shoos for horses and for other thynges necessary they had with them a. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 cartes euery carte at lest with 〈◊〉 good horses brought out of Englande Also they brought in these Cartes certayne botes made of lether subtilly wrought and sufficiently â—uery one of them to receyue .iii. men to row in water or riuers and to fysshe in them at their pleasure in the whiche dyd the great lorde moche pleasure in the lent season Also the kynge had 〈…〉 â–ª â—aâ—koners a horsbacke with haukes and 〈…〉 ple of houndes and as many greyhouÌ„ 〈…〉 So that â—ere euery daye eyther he hunted or hauked at the ryuer as it pleased hym And 〈…〉 rs other of the great lordes had hundes 〈◊〉 as well as the kyng and euer as the ost 〈◊〉 they went in thre datailes and euery â—â—â—ayle had his vawarde and euery oost lodged by themselfe eche a leage from other And thâ— kynge kept the thirde bataile whiche Was most greattest That maner they kepte fro the tyme they remoued from Calais tyll they came before the good towne of Charters THe kynge of Englande who laye at Aguillon had great â—uision for his oost by the meanes of JohnÌ„ Alenson who he found at Fâ—auigâ—y Whyle the kynge lay at Aguillon thâ— yonge duke of Burgoyne by the counsayle and request of al the countrey sent to the kyng of Englande certayne messangers lordes and knyghtes to treate for a respite nat to burne â—he countrey nor ouer ronne it These were the lordes that went to treate for this mater Fyrst the lorde ser Aâ—ceaulme of Sallins great chauÌ„ 〈…〉 of Burgoyn ser Jaques of UieÌ„ne ser JohnÌ„â—e â—ye ser Hugh of UieÌ„ne ser William of Thoâ—â—â—se and ser JohnÌ„ of Moâ—tmartin These lordes fouÌ„de the kyng of Englande so treatable yâ— ther was a composicion made betwene the kyng of Englande and the countrey of Bourgoyn the kynge made them assuraunce for hym and all his nat to ouer ren that countrey the space oâ— â–ª iii. yeres and he â—o haue redy the somme of ii M. frankes Whan this treaty was agreed sealed the kynge dislodged and al his oost and tâ—ke the right waye to Paris and lodged on yeâ—â—â—er of Dyonne at Leon besyde Uoselay and his peple laye alonge the ryuer syde welnere to 〈…〉 at thentre of the couÌ„tie of Neuers the englisshemen entred into Gastenoys The kyng sped hym so by his iourneis yâ— he came be 〈◊〉 Paris lay .ii. leagê theÌ„s at Burgâ—le royne THus the kynge rode about the countrey distroyeng all before hym and also the garysons made warre for hym in Beauuoisyâ— in Pycardy in France in Brye in ChaÌ„paigne destroyed nere all the countrey Also the kyng of Nauer who was in the marches of NormaÌ„dy made also sore warre Thus the noble realme of France was sore greued on all sides And specially syr Eustace Dambreticourt who laye at Chemy on yâ— riuer of Esne who had a great garison of soudiers wasted raunsommed pilled the countrey and ouer ranne the countie of Rethel to Douchery to Mesieres to Chene Pouâ—lleux to Sâ—tenay in the countie of Bay they rode and lay in the countrey where they lyst .ii. or .iii. nyghtê together without any let or trouble whan they lyst retourned agayne to their fortresse of Chemy True it was that the lordes and knyghtes of the countrey thereabout were sore displeased with that fortresse and assigned many dayes amonge them selfe to mete and to go and lay siege to Chemy howe be it they neuer dyd nothyng These companyons whoymagined nyght and day howe they might geat and steale townes fortresses â–ª on a nyght they â—ame to a strong towne a good castell in Laonnoyse nere to Montague this fortresse was called Pierpont standyng in a maresse the same season there were within the towne great noÌ„bre of men of the couÌ„trey that had brought thither theyr goodes on trust of the streÌ„gth of the place Whan they of Chemy came thither the watche within was a 〈◊〉 they spared nat the dangeroê° maresses but went through them and came to the walles and so entred into the towne and waÌ„ne it without defence and â—obded it at their pleasure They found ther more riches than euer they founde before in any towne And whâ— it was day they brent yâ— towne and returned to Cheâ—â—y well furnysshed with great pyllage ¶ How the kyng of England put the realme of FraÌ„ce into great tribulacioÌ„ and the ê“phicies of the frere of Auygnon and of thenglisshe busshement layd for them of Paris Cap. C C .xi. IN this season a frere minor full of great clergie was in the cite of AuignoÌ„ called frere JohnÌ„ of Roche tayllade the whiche frere pope Innocent the .vi. held in prison in the castell of Baignoux for shewyng of many meruailes after to come principally he shewen many thynges to fall on the prelates of the churche for the great superâ—â—uitie and pryde that Was as than vsed amonge theym And also he spake many thynges to fall of the realme of Fraunce and of the great lordes of Chri 〈…〉 ome for the oppressions that they dyd to the pore comoÌ„ people This frere sayd he wolde proue all his sayynges by the auctorite of the Apâ—â—â—lippis and by other bokes of holy sayntes and prophettes yâ— whiche wer opened to hym by the grace of yâ— holy gooste he shewed many thynges harde to beleue and many thynges fell after as he sayâ— He sayd them nat as a prophette but he shewed them by auctorite of auncieÌ„t scriptures and by the grace of the holy goost who gaue hym vâ—derstaÌ„dynge to declare the auncient prophâ—cieâ— and to shewe to all cristen people the yeres and tyme Whan suche thynges shulde â—all he made dyuerse bookes founded on great â—ciences and clergie wherof one was made the yere of our lorde M. CCC .xlvi. Wherin were written suche meruailes that it were hard â—o beleue them howe be it many thynges accordyng therto â—ell after And whan he was demauÌ„ded of the warres of France he sayd that all that had ben seen was nat lyke that shulde be seen after For he sayde that the warres in Fraunce shulde nat be ended tyll the realme were vtterly wasted and exyled in euery parte The whiche sayeng was well seen after for the noble
realme of Fraunce was sore wasted and exyled and specially in yâ— terme that the sayd frere haâ— sette The whiche was in the yeres of our lorde M. CCC 〈◊〉 .lvii. lviii and .lix. He sayde in those yeres the pryncis and gentylmen of the realme 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 for feare shewe them selfe agaynst the people 〈◊〉 lowe estate assembled of all cou 〈…〉 without heed or Capitayne and they shulde 〈◊〉 as they lyste in the realme of Fraunce the whiche 〈◊〉 after as ye haue herde howe the companyons assembled theym to guether and 〈◊〉 〈…〉 son of theyr robbery and pyllage waâ—â—d riche and became great capitaynes NOWe lette vs retourne to the kynge of Englande Who laye at Bourge the Royne a two lyttell leages â—ro Parys and all his ooste towardes Mou 〈…〉 hery the kynge sente his herauldes to Paris to the duke of Normandy who laye there with great companye of men of warre to demaunde batayle but the duke wolde nat agree therto The messangers returned without any thynge 〈◊〉 And whan the kynge sawe that he shulde hauâ— no batayle he was sore â—ispleaseâ— Than 〈◊〉 Gaulter of Manny desyred the kynge that he myght make a sâ—rymyshe at the Bayles of Parys the kynge agreed therto and named suche as shulde go with hym and the kyng made certayne newe knyghtes as the lorde Fitz Waâ—er the lorde of Siluacier syr Balastre yâ— William Torceaux syr Thomas Spencer syr Johan Neuell syr Richarde Dostenay and other Also the kynge wolde haue made knyght Collaâ—â— Dambreticourte sonne to syr Nicholas Who was squier for the kynges body but the squâ—eâ— excused hym selfe he sayde he coulde nat fynde his Bassenette The lorde of Manny dyd his enterprise â–ª and brought these new knyghtes to skrymyshe at the Barriers of Parys There was a sore skrymyshe for within the cite there were mane good knyghtes and squiers Who wolde gladly haue issued out if the duke of Normandy wold agreed therto howe be it they defended theyr gate and barryers in suche Wyseâ— that they toke litell â—ammage This skrymyâ—â— endured from the mornynge tyll noone diuers were hurte on both partyes Than the lorde of Manny withdrewe to his lodgynge and there taryed all that daye and the nexte nyght folowynge And the next daye after the kyng 〈…〉 ged and toke the waye towarde Moutleheâ—y â–ª Certayne knyghtes of Englande and of Gaâ—coyne at theyr dislodgyng determined to lyâ— in a busshment for they thought ther were so many gentylmeÌ„ in Parys that some of them wold aduenture to issue oute And so a two hundred of chosen men of armes gascoyns and englisshe layed them selfe in a busshemeÌ„t in a voyd house a .iii. leages fro Parys There was the captall of Buz â–ª ser Edmonde of Pomiers and yâ— lorde of Courton gascoyns And ther were englisshe the lorde Neuell the lorde Mombray and syr Richarde of Pounchardon these .vi. knyghtes were chieâ— capitaynes of this imbuâ—shement Whan the frenchemen in Parys sawe the dyslodgynge of the englysshe oost certayne yonge knyghtes drewe to guether and sayd It Were good that we issued out of this cite secretly and folowe the englisshe oost perauenture we may happe somwhat to wynne Anone there agreed to yâ— purpose syr Raâ—â— of Coucy sir Rauâ— of Remenall the lorde of Montsault the lorde of Helay the chatelayne of Beauuoys the Begue of Uillaines the lorde of Beausiers the lorde of Ulbariâ— â–ª sir Gauwen of Ualouell sir Flaâ—ant of Roy syr â—elles of Cauilly syr Peter of â—armoises Peter of Sauoise and about 〈◊〉 â—peares in theyr coÌ„pany They issued out well horsed and well wylled to do some dede of armes they rode the way to Bourge le Royne and passed by and rode so forwarde that they passed by yâ— englisse busshemeÌ„t And whan they were passed the englysshe men and gascoynes brake out and sette on them cryeng theyr cryes The trenchemen returned and had great meruaile what it was and incontinent they knewe howe it was theyr ennemies Than they stode styll and set them selfe in ordre of batayle and couched their speares agaynst the englisshmen and gascoyns at the first metynge there was a sore iustê and diuerse cast to the erthe on bothe parties for they wer all well horsed ThaÌ„ they drew out theyr swerdes and entred eche amoÌ„g other gyuyng great strokes There was done many a propre feat of armes This fight endured a great space so that none coulde tell Who shulde haue the victory Ther yâ— captall of Buz proued hym selfe a good knyght and dyd with his handes noble dedes of armes Finally the englisshemen and gascoyns bare them selfe so well that the victorie abode on theyr part they were as many and half as many agayne as the frenche men were On the frenche ê‘tie the lord of CaÌ„premy was a good knyght for he fought valiauntly vnder his baner and he that bare it was slayne and the lorde taken prisoner The other freÌ„che knyghtes and squiers seing theyr euyll aduenture retourned towarde Parys and fought euer as they fled for they were sore poursewed The chace endured tyll they paste Bourg le Royne there were taken a .ix. knyghtes and squiers And if the englysshemeÌ„ and gascoyns who pursewed them had nat doubted the issuynge out of them of Paris all the other had ben takeÌ„ or slayne but whan they had done theyr feat they retourned to MouÌ„tlehery where the kyng of England was and brought thither with them theyr prisoners and raunsomed them courtesly the same nyght and suffred them to go whither they lyste and trusted them on theyr faithes THe entencion of the kynge of Englande was to entre into the good countrey of Bâ—auâ—se and so to drawe alonge the Ryuere of Loyre and so all that somer to abyde in Britayne tyll after August And than at the vyntage to retourne agayne into France and to lay siege to Parys for he wolde nat retourne agayne into Englande bicause he sayd or he departed out of Englande that he wolde nat retourne agayne tyll he had Fraunce at his pleasure and he lefte his men in garisons to make warre in France in Champayn in poicton in Ponthieu in Uimeu in Uulgesyn and in Normandy and in al the realme of Fraunce and in the good townes cites suche as toke his parte with theyr owne good wylles All this season the duke of Normandye was at Parys and his two bretherne and the duke of orle aunse theyr vncle and their counsailes They ymagined well the courage of the kyng of Englande and howe that he and his meÌ„brought the realme of FraÌ„ce into great pouerte and sawe well howe the realme coulde nat longe endure in that case for the rentes of yâ— lordes and of the churches were nygh lost in euery parte As than there was a sage and a discrete persone Chauncellour of Fraunce called syr William of Montague bysshop of Tyrwin by whose couÌ„saile moche of FraÌ„ce was ruled good cause why Forâ—euer his counsayle was good and true and with hym there were
as longe as it wolde laste and so kepte styll the castell a certayne space of tyme ouer ranne and wasted the countrey of Champaigne and the busshopryches of Uerdun and of Langers And whan they had well pylled that countrey than they passed further but first they solde the castell of Genuill to theym of the countrey for .xx. M. frankes And than they entred into Bourgoyne and there rested and refresshed them and taried for mo of theyr company and there dyd moche euill and many villayne dedes for they had of theyr accorde certayne knyghtes and squyers of the same countrey who ladde and guyded them to theyr euyl doynges And there they taryed a longe space aboute Besancon Digon and Beaulne and robbed all that countrey For there were none that reencouÌ„tred them And they toke the good towne of Guiercy in Beauuoys and robbed and pylled it And they taried a season aboute Uuergi bicause the couÌ„trey was plentyfull and alwayes theyr nombre encreased for all suche as departed oute of the forteresses and had lycence of theyr capitaynes to go whither they 〈◊〉 they drewe all to that parte so they were that lent to guether a .xvi. thousand fyghtyngmen And whan they sawe them selfe to be of so great a nombre than they stablysshed amonge them certayne capitaynes to whom they shuld obey in all thynges I shall shewe you the names of some of the greattest maisters amonge theym Fyrste a knyght of Gascoyne called 〈◊〉 Seguâ—n of Battefoill he had in his company two thousande fyghtyng men also there was Callebert Callabaton Guy of Pinespiote the litel Mechin Batailler HaÌ„nequin francois yâ— Bourge of Espace Nandon de Baquerant the Bourg of Bourc the Bretuel the Nucharge yâ— Scot Arbretoury the almayne Bourdonnell Bernarde of the Salle Robert Briquet Carnelle Aymemon of Drtige Garsiotte of the Castell Gironnet of Paux Lortingo of the Salle and dyuerse other And so aboute the myddes of lente these companyons aduysed them selfe to drawe to warde Auignon and to go se the pope and the cardynals and so they passed through the countrey of Mascon and addressed theymselfe to go into the countie of Forestes that pleÌ„tyfulle countrey and towarde Lyon on the riuer of Rosne ANd Whan the frenche kyng herd of these tidynges howe these companions daily multiplied wasted exyled his realme he was therwith ryght sore displeased for it was shewed hym by aduyse of counsayle that these companions myght so sore encrease and multiply that they myght do more euyll and vilayn dedes in the realme of Fraunce than euer was done while the warre endured by the englisshemen Therfore the kynge was counsayled that he shuld send an army of men of warr to fyght with them Than the kyng wrote specially to his cosyn the lorde James of Bourbâ— who as than was in the towne of Montpellier and had put newely sir JohnÌ„ ChaÌ„dos in possession for the kynge of Englande of dyuerse landes cities townes castels and â—â—rtresseslyteynynge to the duchie of Acquita 〈…〉 is before sayde So the kynge by his sayd wrytyng desired his cosyn of Bourbon to be chiefâ— capttayne to encountre and to fyght with these companions and to take men of warre with hym in suche noÌ„bre that he myght be stroÌ„ge ynough to fyght with them And as soone as the lorde of Bourbon herde these tidynges incontinent he went to the citie of Agenoise without any restynge by the way and sent out letrers and messangers into euery parte desirynge and commauÌ„dyng in the frenche kynges name all knyghtes and squiers to come to hym apparelled for the warre and euery man obeyed his commaundement And whan they were assembled they drewe toward LyoÌ„s on the riuer of Rosne willynge to fyght with these euill people This lorde James of Bourbon was well beloued through all the realme of Fraunce and euery man gladly obeyed hym so that knyghtes and squiers of all parties as of Auuergne of â—ymosyn of ProueÌ„ce of Sauoy and of the Dolphynne of Uien and of other parties folowed hym and also diuers knyghtes and squiers of the duchie of Bourgoyn The whiche the yong duke of Bourgoyn sent thither and so al these men of armes drewe on forwarde and passed Lyons and the countie of Mascon and came into the couÌ„tie of Forestes where the lord James of Bourbons syster was lady by the right of her children for the erle of Forestes her husbande was newely deed Therfore she gouerned the countrey and so sir Reynalt of Forestê brother to the sayd erle receyued the lorde James of Bourbon and his company ryght ioyously and fealted them as well as he myghty â–ª also there were his two nephewes who presented them selfe to ryde with 〈◊〉 in armes to besende their countrey for the companions were drawyng to that parte they were as thaÌ„ about Chaslon and about Thourain And whaÌ„ they vnderstode that the freÌ„che men gadered to gether to fyght with them Than the capitaynes drewe to guether to take counsayle howe they shulde maynteyne themselfe Than they nombred theyr company and found how they were a .xvi. M. fyghtyng men of one and other and sayd amonge them selfe let vs go agaynst these frenche men who desyre to fynde vs and let vs fyght with them at our aduauntage if we may orels nat if that fortune be with vs we shall be all riche for a great season as well by the reason of good prisoners as other goodes and also we shal be so redoubted whereso euer we go that none shal be so hardy to encountre vs and if we lese we shall lese but our Wages And to this pourpose they agreed all Than they dislodged and went vp the mountaynes to entre into the countie of Forestes and to come to the riuer of Loyre and so they founde in their way a good towne called Charlien in the 〈◊〉 of Mascon and they made a fâ—erse assa 〈…〉 〈◊〉 to the wiche endured a hole day but they coude wynne no thynge there it was so well defended by gentylmen of the countrey suche as were 〈◊〉 in orels it had ben taken And than they departed thense and spred abrode in the countrey perteynyng to the lorde of Beauteu and ther 〈◊〉 great dammage and than they entred into the bysshopriche of Lyons And as they went euer they toke small holdê by yâ— way lodged 〈◊〉 them euer they dyd moche trouble wheâ— they came and on a daye they toke a castell the loâ—â—e and yâ— lady within it the whiche castell was called Brunay a thre leages from Lyons and therâ— they lodged and rested them and there had perfect knowlege howe the frenche men were drawen into the feldes apparelled them to fyght with them ¶ Howe the lorde James of 〈◊〉 and his company were discom 〈…〉 by the companyoÌ„s and howe the 〈◊〉 pe made to be cried a crosse after these companyons had taken the Brydge saynt Esperyte and of the answere that they made Cap. CC .xv. THe men of warr
gascoyns fought valyantly the erle of Armynake the lorde Dalbret the lorde of Pomyers and his brethern the lorde of MusedeÌ„t the lorde of Rosen therle of Pyergourt therle of Gomegynes therle of Carmayne the lorde of Condons the lorde Parr the lorde of Chamont sir Bertylmewe of Cande the lorde of Pyncornet sir Bertram Dalbreth the lorde of Garonde sir Aymery of Tast the Souldiche of Strade sir Peteton of Corton and dyuers other knightes and squyers aquyted themselfe right nobly in armes to their powers And vnder the penon of saynt George and the baner of sir Johan Chandos were all the companyons to the nombre of .xii. hundred pensels and they were right hardy and valyant knightes as sir Robert Ceney sir Perducas Dalbreth RobrÌ„t Briquet sir Garses of the Castell sir Gaillard Uiger Johan Cresnell Nandon of BergeraÌ„t Aymon Dortyng Perrot of Sauoy the bourg Camus the bourge Lespyne the bourge Bertuell Esperry and dyuers other On the freÌ„che partie sir Bertram of Clesquy sir Arnold DaÌ„drehen Xances sir Gomes Garybz and other knightes of Fraunce and of Arragone fought right nobly to their powers howbeit they had none aduauntage for these companyons were hardy and strong knightes and well vsed and expert in armes And also ther were great plenty of knightes and squiers of Englande vnder the baner of the duke of LaÌ„castre and of sir Johan Chandos Ther was the lorde Wyllyam Beauchamp sonne to the erle of Warwyke sir Rafe Camoys sir Water Ursewyke sir Thomas Emery sir JohnÌ„ Grandon sir JohnÌ„ Dyper sir Johan du Pre sir Amery of Rochechoart sir Gayllarde de la Motte and mo than .ii. hundred knightes the whiche I can nat name And to speke truely the sayd sir Bertram Clesquy and the marshall Dandrechen the Begue of Uillaynes the lorde Dantuell the lorde of Brisuell sir Gawen of Baylleull sir Johan of bergeretes the begue of Uillers the almayne of saynt Uenant and the good knightes and squiers of Fraunce that were ther acquyted themselfe nobly For of trouthe if the spanyardê had done their parte as well as the frenchmen dyde thenglysshmen and gascoyns shulde haue had moche more to do and haue suffred more payn than they dyde The faute was nat in kyng HeÌ„ry that they dyde no better for he had well admonysshed and desyred theÌ„ to haue done their deuoyre valiantly and so they had promysed him to haue done The kynge bare hym selfe ryght valiantly and dyde marueyls in armes and with good courage coÌ„forted his people as whan they were flyenge and openyng he came in among theym and sayd Lordes I am your kyng ye haue made me kyng of Castell haue sworne and promysed that to dye ye wyll nat fayle me For goddessake kepe your promyse that ye haue sworne acquyte you agaynst me and I shall acquyte me agaynst you for I shall nat flye one fote as longe as I may se you do your deuoyre By these wordes and suche other full of confort kyng Henry brought his men togyder agayne thre tymes the same day and with his owne haÌ„des he fought valiantly so that he ought greatly to be honoured and renowmed This was a marueylous dangerous batayle and many a man slayne and sore hurte the comons of Spayne acordyng to the vsage of their countre with their slynges they dyd cast stones with great vyolence and dyde moche hurt the whiche at the beginnynge troubled greatly the englysshmen But whan their cast was past that they felt the sharpe arrowes lyght amonge theÌ„ they coude no lengar kepe their aray with kynge Henry in his batayle were many noble meÌ„ of armes as well of Spayne as of Lysbone of Aragon and of Portyngale who acquyted them right nobly And gaue it nat vp so lyghtly for valiantly they fought with speares iauelyns archegayes and swerdes And on the wyng of kynge Henries batayle ther were certayne well mouÌ„ted who always kept the batell in good order for if the bataile opened or brake array in any syde than they were euer redy to helpe to bringe them agayne in to good order So these englisshmen and gascons or they had the aduauntage they bought it derely wan it by noble chiualry and great prowes of armes And for to say trouthe the prince hym selfe was the chefe flour of chiualry of all the worlde and had with him as than right noble and valyant kâ—â—ghtes and squyers And a lytell besyde the princes batayle was the kynge of Mallorques and his company fightynge and acquitynge them selfe right valiantly And also there was the lorde Martyn de la karr representyng the kynge of Nauer who dyde right well his deâ—oyre I can nat speke of all them that dyd that day right nobly But aboute the prince in his â—â—tayle there were dyuers good knyghtes as well of Englande as of Gascoyne as sir Rycharde Pount Chardon sir Thomas Spenser sir Thomas Hollande sir Nowell Lornyche sir Hugh and sir Philyppe Courtnay sir Johan Comette sir Nycholas Bonde sir Thomas Comette and dyuers other as the seâ—â—shall of â—ayntonge sir Baudwyn of Franâ—yil the seneshall of Burdeaux of Rochell of Poictou of Angoleme of Rouerne of Lymâ—â—yâ— and of Pyergourt and sir Loyes Marnell sir Raymon Danduell and dyuers other Ther was none that fayned to fight valiantly and also they hadde good cause why for there were of spaygniardes and of Castyle mo than a hundred thousande men in harnesse so that by reason of their great nombre it was longe or they coude be ouercom Kyng DaÌ„peter was greatly chafed and moche desyred to mete with the bastarde his brother and sayd where is that horeson that calleth hymselfe kynge of Castell And the same kynge Henry fought ryght valyantly where as he was helde his people togyder right marueylously and sayde Aye good people ye haue crowned me kyng therfore helpe and ayde me to kepe the herytage that you haue gyue me So that by these wordes suche other as he spake that day he caused many to be right hardy and valyaunt wherby they abode on the felde so that bycause of their hono r they wolde nat flye fro the place ¶ Howe sir BertraÌ„ of Clesquy was disconfyted he taken and kyng Henry saued hym selfe and of the spanyardes that fledde and of the nombre of the deed And of the cyties that yelded them vp to kyng Dampeter and of the aunswere that he made to the prince Cap. CC .xxxviii. THe batayle that was best fought and lengest helde togyder was the company of sir Bertram of Clesquy for there were many noble meÌ„ of armes who fought and helde toguyder to their powers and ther was done many a noble feat of armes And on the englysshe parte specially there was sir Johan Chandos who that day dyde lyke a noble knight and gouerned couÌ„sayled that day the duke of Lancastre in lyke maner as he dyde before the prince at the batell of Poycters wherin he was greatly renomed and praysed the whiche was good
Berreys companye as syr JohnÌ„ of Armynake syr JohnÌ„ Uillemure the lorde of Beauâ—ew and other of Auuergne and Bourgoyne and they were well a .iii. thousand whiche were redy to come to the siege if nede were to assyâ—te the frenchemen And syr JohnÌ„ Chandos the Captall of Beufz syr Guysshard Dangle and other englysshemen that kept the fronter about Montaban knewe well howe the frenchemen hadde layde siege before Reainuille and what nombre they Were of So that they sawe Well they were nat able to fyght with themnor reyse the siege For the erle of Cambridge and the Erle of Penbroke Who laye at siege before Bourdâ—â—lf wolde â—â—no wyse breke vppe their siege And so the frenchemen before Reainuille set theyâ— myners awarke and also they hadde engyns that dyd caste daye and nyght The myners caused a great payne of the Walle â—o salle Wherby the towne Was taken and all the englysshemen Within slayne without mercy the Whiche Was great pitye Forthere in was many a good squyer They of the nacion of the towne were taken tomercy oâ— the coudicioâ— that fro thence forth they shulde â—e good 〈◊〉 frenchemen Than they maâ—â— there newe capitaynes and officers to kepe the towne if nede were Than these men of warre departed and went abrode into the conÌ„trey of â—uercy and Rouergue to refresshe them and to lye more at theyr case And the companyons went to the citie of Caours and there about and capitaynes of them were Aymon of â—rtingo Pecotte of Sauoye the lyttell Mechin Jaques Braye Arnolde of Pans And they ouerranne and distroyed all the countrey And the erle of Pierregourt the erle of Lisle the erle of Comynges the Uâ—count of Carmayn and the other lordes returned into theyrowne couÌ„treys For syr Hugh Caurell syr Robert Brequet Johâ—i Tresnelle Lanut Nandon of Bergerat the Bourge Camus the Bourge of Bretueil the Bourge of Lespare and the nombre of companyons made great Warre and burned and distroyed the landes of the erle of Armynacke and of the lorde Dalbreth ¶ In the same season there was a seneschall in Rouergue a right valyaunt man and a good englysshe knyght called syr Thomas Witeualle Who kepte the towne and Castelle of Millan a dayes iouâ—ney fro Montpellier howe be it the countrey all aboute hym was turned frenche yet he kept his fortresse a yere and a halfe after And also an other fortresse in Bretayne called Wanclere In the Whiche space he made many noble Issues vnto the tyme that syr Bertram of Clesquy put hym oute as ye shall here after in thys history And all Wayes styll the siege endured before Bourdeilf ¶ How the seneschal of Poictou buâ—ned and exyled the lande of the lorde of Chauuigny and toke with asaute the towne of Breuse the which was newely before turned frenche Capitulo C C .lv. IN the marches of poâ—tou was sir JohnÌ„ of Bueâ—syr Wyllyam of Bourdes ser Loys of saynt Julyan Carnet BretoÌ„ and â—o than â—ii hundred fightyng men they imagined and studied night and day howe they myght geat by assaute skaynge or other wyse townes and fortresses in Poictou And on a day they gatte by slelth and by skalynge the castell called the Roche of Posay at the entre of Poictou on the riuer of Creuse a two leages fro Haye in Tourayn and nere to Chatellerault on the same riuer all the couÌ„trey of Poictou was in great feare for the frenchemen layde there a great garison and repayred the castell and fortyfyed and furnysshed it with artillarie victayles And whan these tydynges came to the prince he was sore displeased but he coude nat amend it Than he sent to ser Guyssharde Dangle ser Loys of Harecourte the lorde of Parteney the lorde of Pinane and for diuerse other beynge at Montaban with ser JohnÌ„ Chandos that they shulde come to hym for he was in purpose to sende them into other places And accordynge to the princis coÌ„mauÌ„dment they departed fro Montaban and came to Angolesme to the prince and incontinent he sent them into Poicters to kepe the citie and to make fronter there agaynst the freÌ„chemen and about the same tyme a great baron of Poictou the lorde of Chauuigny vicount of Breuse forsoke the englysshe parte and became frenche the towne also and furnysshed the towne With bretons and men of warre and went hymselfe in to Fraunce to the kynge Of this aduenture the prince and all the barones of Poictou Were sore displeased and the vicount of Rochecoart was had insuspecte for it was enfourmed the prince howe he wolde turne frenche Wherfore the prince sent for hym and shewed hym his entent and the vicount excused hym selfe as well as he myght Howe be it he was commytted to prison and so abode a longe space in that daunger The same season the great seneschall of Poictou vnder the prince was ser James Audeley a right sage and a valiant knyght and he assembled to gether a great armye of barons knyghtes of Poictou and with hym was syr Guysshard Dangle ser Loys of Harecourt the lorde of Pons the lorde of Parteney the lorde of Pinane ser Geffey Dargenton ser Maubrun of L 〈…〉 ers the lorde of Tannaybouton ser William of Moutaudire and diuers other knightes and squiers of Poictou they were a .xii. C. speares And also there was with hym ser Band wynsenesch all of Xainton These lordes made theyr assembly at Poicters and so departed in good arraye and rode tyll they came into Berrey than they began to burne and exile the couÌ„trey and dyd many great domages and than they went ito Tourayn but where soeuer they went the couÌ„trey was sore turmeÌ„ted brought into great tribulacion they were so strong that they kepte styll the felde and at last they entred into the lorde of Chauuignys countrey Who was as than newly turned to the frenche parte and so they burned and distroyed all that was before them except the fortresses And on a day they came before the towne of Breuse and gaue therto assaute the whiche endured a hole daye but that day they wonne but lyttell Than they withdrewe and lodged them and sayde howe they wolde nat departso for they thought well the towne was preignable Than they rose at the sprynge of the day and sowned their trompettê to the assaute and so approched the towne euery lorde in good arraye vnder his owne baner the whiche was on a saturday This was a fiers assaute for they within the towne defeÌ„ded them selfe as wel as they myght they knew wel it stode them in ieoê‘dy of their lyues So ther was done that day many a noble feat of armes the englysshe archers shotte so holly to gether that none durst loke out at any loope to defeÌ„de the towne and so finally by pure force the towne was woÌ„ne and the gates cast downe and euerâ— man entred that wolde and a .xvi. of the beste that were within Were taken and hanged in theyr harneis in dispight of the
theym And whan they had stand thus the space of two houses and sawe that none came to them they had great marueyle Than the duke demaunded of the lordes about him what was best for hym to do Some sayd one thyng some sayd another euery man after his opinyon Than the duke sayd to sir Water of Manny sir howe say you Sir sayd he I can nat tell what I shulde say But sir and ye shulde do after myne opinyon ye shulde ordayne your men of armes and archers in maner of batayle and euer lytell and lytell to auauÌ„ce forwarde For sir anon it wyll be day lyght than shall you se perfitely before you The duke agreed to this counsayle howe be it some other counsayled to the contrary for in no wyse they wolde haue the duke to remoue fro his felde So in this strife they were togyder a certayne space at last it was ordayned yâ— certayne of sir Robert of Namures company and certayne of sir Ualeran de Bromes company shulde mount a hors backe bycause they were mete and able for such an enterprice And so a .xxx. of the best horsemen deê‘ted and rode towarde the frenche host Than agayne ser Galtyer of Manny sayd to the duke sir neuer beleue me without the frenchmen be fledde Therfore mount on your horse and all your company and folowe them quickely and ye shall haue this day on them a fayre iourney Than the duke sayde Sir I haue hytherto alwayes folowed the aduyse of my counsayle euer wyll â—o but I can neuer beleue that so many valyant men of armes and noble knightes that be here of the frenche partie wolde thus shamfully depart For parauenture the fyers that they haue made is to drawe vs to warde them and so to begyle vs. Anon our currours wyll come in and they wyll bringe vs the perfyte knowledge of euery thynge ANd as they were thus talkynge their currours came in and sayd to the purpose of sir Gaultyer of MaÌ„ny and shewed all that they had sene and founde They sayde howe they founde no body but certayne poore vitaylers suche as folowed the host Than sir Gaultier of Manny had great honoure of his opinyon before Than the duke of Lancastre drewe to his lodgyng and vnarmed him and thought to haue gone and dyned in the frenche mens lodgynges sauynge for the fyre smoke that they had made wolde nat suffre him but at nyght he went thyder to supper and lodged there all night and toke their ease with such as they had The next mornynge they dislodged and retourned to Calays and whan the duke of Burgoyne dysloged he went the same day to saynt Omers and there lay and all his host And than deê‘ted euery man whyder they wolde whiche was a great payne after to bringe togyder agayne ¶ The same weke the erle of Penbroke beynge in Poyctou and had great displeasure that sir Loys of Sanxere sir Johan of Uyen sir JohnÌ„ of Bulle other had so delt with him before at Puyernon as it hath bâ— the wed before than he thought to be reuenged if he might And departed fro Mortayne with his company with a two hundred speares and so came to Angolesme to the prince who made him great there The erle desyred him to lette him haue a certayne noÌ„bre of men and to haue leaue to make a iourney Sayeng how he had great desyre to reuenge him of the dispites that the freÌ„chmen had done to him of late The price who loued hym entierly grauÌ„ted his desyre the same season ther was newly come to the price fro the countie of Armynake sir Hugh Caurell and had brought with hym moo than fyue huÌ„dred men of warr of the companyons The prince commaunded hym to go with the erle of Penbroke in that iourney and also the erle desyred sir Loys Harcourt sir Guyssharde Dangle sir Percyuale of Coloyne the lorde of PoÌ„s the lorde of Parteney the lorde of Pynan sir Thomas Percy sir Thomas Pontchardon and dyuers other knightes of the princê house who gladly grauÌ„ted to go with hym So whaÌ„ they were all togyder they were a fyue C. speres thre hundred archers and fyftene hundred of other men in maner of brigantes with launces and pauesses folowynge the hoost a fote Thus therle of Penbroke deê‘ted with his coÌ„pany and rodeso long that he raÌ„e into Aniou than he began to brenne wa st and distroy the countre And so passed through on the one syde brennynge and winnynge of townes and small holdes and raunsomed the playne countrey to Sauyour on Loyre And lodged in the subbarbes and assayled the towne but they coude nat get it for within was sir Robert of Sanxere who kepte and defended the towne but all the couÌ„tre aboute was brent and distroyed Than 〈◊〉 Hughe Caurell and his company came to a bridge on the ryuer of Loyre called the bridge of See and anone they that kept it were discoÌ„fyted and the bridge wonne And than they for â—â—yed it in suche wyse that they kept it long after And also in the same iourney the englysshmen toke and wanne an abbey on the ryuer of Loyre called saynt More the whith they newly fortifyed in suche wyse that they made therof a great garyson the whiche greatly domaged the countre all the wynter somer after THe same tyme ther was in Poyctou an abbey and is yet called saynt Saluyn a 〈…〉 euyn leages fro Poycters in the whiche abbey there was a monke that gretly hated his super your the abbot that he shewed well for bycause of the hatred that he had to him he betrayed the abbot and all his coueÌ„t For by his meanes he delyuered the abbey and the towne to sir Loys of saynt Julyan and to Carnet the breton who toke it in the frenche kynges name and repeyred it and made ther a good garysone Of the takyng of saynt Saluyn sir Johan Chandos was sore displeased bycause he was sene shall of Poictou And he thought to hymselfe that if he lyued long to get it agayne howesoeuer he dyde and that they that hadde taken it shulde repent it ¶ Nowe let vs a lytell season leaue spekyng of the busynesse of Poictou and speke of the duke of Lancastre ¶ Howe the countre of UermaÌ„doise and the countie of saynt Poule were wasted and sir Hugh of Chastellone taken Cap. CC .lxix. WHan the duke of LaÌ„castre was come agayne to Calays after the departyng fro Tornehen and that he his company had refresshed theÌ„ there a thre dayes thanne he thought agayn to ryde forth and make some iourney into France Than yâ— two marshals therle of Warwyke and the lorde Roger Beauchampt commaunded euery man to drawe into the felde wherof euery man was gladde desyringe to ryde in to Fraunce Than they departed fro Calays in good ordre for euery man knewe what he shulde do So yâ— first day they went fyue leages the nexte day they came before saynt Omers and ther had
him selfe greatly to go to that viage so dented out of Heynalt and wente to Parys presented hym selfe to the kyng who was glad to se him apoynted him to go with the duke of Berry with a certayne noÌ„bre of meÌ„ of armes knightes squiers And so ser Guy of Bloys deê‘ted fro Paris rode to ward Orlyance to go into Berry In lyke maner as the freÌ„che kyng ordayned his armies the king of England also set forth two great armyes The duke of LaÌ„castre was ordeyned with .iiii. C. men of armes as many archers to go into the duchy of Acqtayne to coÌ„fort ayde his bretherne for it was thought surely that in those ê‘ties grettest warr shulde be made by the freÌ„che king Also the kyng of England by thaduyse of his couÌ„sell made another army to go into Picardy of the which ser RobrÌ„t Canollshuld be chefe gouernour for it was thought he was a knight metely to be the leder of men of armes for he had long tyme vsed the warr sene great experieÌ„ce ther in Therfore he was desyred thus to do by the kynge of Englande who ioyously condiscended therto And so toke on him that voyage to go to Calays and so into France to fight with the frenchmen if he might mete with theÌ„ in the felde of the whiche he thought to be sure And so he prouided for his iourney and all suche as went with him In the same season was delyuered out of prison the duke of Burbons mother in exchaunge for sir Symon Burle and ser Eustace Dambreticourt dyde helpe moche in that treaty wher of the duke of Burbone the frenche quene thanked him greatly All this season ther had ben great treatyes bytwene the frenche kynge and the kynge of Nauarr who lay at Chierbourge And so moche dyde they that were treaters of the peace bytwene them that they shewed the frenche kyng that it was than no tyme for hym to kepe warre with the kynge of Nauarre for they sayd he had ynough to do to kepe warre agaynste the englisshemen sayenge howe he were better to let some what go of his owne rather than any greatter euyls shuld ryse For if the kynge of Nauarre shulde suffre the englysshemen to arryue and passe through his fortresses of Cloux of Constantyne they shuld therby greatly greue the countre of Normandy whiche thynges they sayd ought greatly to be redoubted and consydered So moche they enduced the kynge that he agreed to the peace and went to the towne of Roan and ther the peace was confyrmed And to the kynge of Nauarr ther went the archebysshop of Roan the erle of Alenson the erle of Salebruche syr Wylliam of DormaÌ„s and ser Robert of Lorrys they fouÌ„d the kyng of Nauar at Uernon ther was made great feastê and thaÌ„ they brought the kyng of Nauarr to Roan to the frenche kyng and ther agayne was confyrmed all the aliauÌ„ces confederacions sworne put in writyng and vnder seale as I vnderstode the kyng of Nauar in makyng of this peace shuld renouÌ„ce all ê“mysses of loue that had ben bytwene hym and the kyng of England and that after his returne agayne into Nauarr he shulde defye the kyng of EnglaÌ„d and for the more surete of loue to be holden and kept bitwene hym the freÌ„che kyng the kyng of Nauarr went withâ— that freÌ„che kyng fro Roan to Paris there were agayne new feastê and soleÌ„pnities And whan they had inough sported them thaÌ„ leaue was taken and the kynge of Nauer departed amyably fro the freÌ„che kyng and left behynde him his two sonnes with the kyng their vncle And than he weÌ„t to MouÌ„tpellyer so in to the countie of Foi after into his owne countre of Nauer Nowe let vs retourne to the busynesse of Acqtayne ¶ Howe sir Bertram of Clesquy deê‘ted out of Spayne went to Tholous where as the duke of Aniou receyued him ioyously Ca. CC .lxxvi. VE shall knowe as it hath ben sayd before how the duke of Aniou had ben in France and was agreed that assone as he was returned in to laÌ„guedoc he shulde entre byforce in to Guyen for he coude in no wyse loue yâ— prince nor thenglyssmen nor neuer dyde And before his departyng the frenche kyng sent letters with great messangers in to Castell to kyng Henry Desyring hym to sende in to Fraunce sir Bertram of Clesquy also the kyng and the duke of Aniou wrote to sir BertraÌ„ that he shulde fynd the meanes to come shortely into Fraunce So these messangers dyd their message and the kynge of Spayne thought nat to kepe him ayenst the frenche kynges desyre and so wolde make non excuse And so sir BertraÌ„ of Clesquy made him redy as shortely as he coude and toke leue of kyng Henry and dyd somoche that he came to Tholou wher the duke of Aniou was and had ther assembled a great nombre of knight squyers and men of warr and taryed for nothynge but the comynge of sir Bertram So that by his comyng the duke and all his were greatly reioysed and than they ordayned to de parte fro Tholous and to entre into the prices lande The same season was come to HaÌ„pton in England the duke of LaÌ„castre with .iiii. C. men of armes and as many archers their shippes vessels redy withall their purueyance were in mynde to sayle to Bourdeaux so they myght haue wynde And with the duke there was the lorde Rose sir Michell de la poule sir Robert Rouxe sir Johan of saynt Lowe and sir Wyllyam Beauchampe ¶ Howe they of Monsac of MouÌ„tpellyer yelded theÌ„ to the duke of Aniou And of the duke of Berry who lay at siege before the cytie of Lymoges Cap. CC .lxxvii. THan the duke of Aniou deê‘ted fro the cyte of Tholou in great aray in good order and with hi there was therle of Armynake the lorde Dalbret therle of Piergourt the erle of Comynges the vycont of Carmayne yâ— erle of Lyle the vycont of Brune Kyell the vycont of Narbon the vycont of Talar the lorde de la barde the lorde of Pyncornet sir BertraÌ„ Tande the seneshalles of Tholous Carcassone of Beauchair and dyuers other They were a .ii. M. speares knightes and squyers vi M. a fote with lauÌ„ces and pauesses And sir Bertram of Clesquy was chefe capitayne of all that company and so tooke the way to Dagenoise And by the way they founde in the feldes mo than a. M. of the coÌ„panyons who all that season had ben in Quercy and as than were rydinge to warde Agen. The first forteresse that they came to was Monsacke and the countre was in suche feare by reason of the commynge of the duke of Iniou with suche a great noÌ„bre that dyuers townes and forteresses trymbled for feare and were nat in wyll to holde warre agaynst him And so assoone as they were come before Moysac they yelded them and became frenche and than they wente
how sir Robert Canoll brent exyled the countre of Picardy and of Uermandoise Cap. CC .lxxviii. BEfore that sir Robert Canoll and his coÌ„pany parted out of Englande there was a great treaty bytwene Englande and Scotlande whiche treaty was so wysely handled by sadde and discrete counsayle of bothe parties so yâ— a peace was grauÌ„ted bytwene bothe kynges their couÌ„treis and liege people to endure .ix. yere So that the scottê myght at their pleasure arme theÌ„ and serue and take wages other of englysshe or frenche at their pleasur without brekyng of any peace wherby sir Robert Canoll had in his coÌ„pany a hundred speares of the realme of scot lande Whan sir Robert Canoll was redy and his coÌ„pany he went to Douer and so past forth to Calays and ther arryued and toke lande was well receyued of the capitayne sir Nicholas Stamborne And whan he had ben well refresshed ther the space of seayn dayes and taken there counsayle to what parte they shulde drawe And so in a mornynge they deê‘ted and toke the felde and were to the noÌ„bre of .xv. hundred speares foure thousande archers And he had with hym out of Englande sir ThomÌ„s of Grantson sir Alayne of Bourequeselles sir Gylbert Gyfford the lorde of Saluatier ser Johan Bourchier sir Wylliam Mesucyle ser Geffray Orsell and dyuers other knightes valyant men of armes and so the first day they weÌ„t nere to Fiennes Sir Moreau of FieÌ„nes who was constable of France was the same tyme in his owne castell of Fiennes with a great nombre of knightê and squyers well purueyed and aduysed to receyue yâ— englysshmen And in the mornyng the englysshmen came thyder thynkyng to assayle the castell but anone they sawe howe they coude take none aduauntage there And so passed forthe through the couÌ„tie of guyens and entred into the countie of FaucoÌ„brige and brent all before them and so came to the cite of Turwyn But they dyde nat assayle it for it was so well prouyded for that they thought they shulde but lose their payne And so thanne they toke their way throught the couÌ„tre of Terrenoyse to entre into Artoise dayly they rod a four leages past nat bycause of their caryage men a fote and toke their lodgynge euer about noone and lay about great vyllagê And so at last they came to the cytie of Arras they lodged in the towne of Mount saynt Eloy 〈◊〉 to Arras And so they brente and wasted all the countre as ferr as they durst stretche abrode The frenche kyng had the same season set gret garysons in all cyties townes castels fortresses bridges and passages to defende them agaynst all assautes And whan sir Robert Canoll and his company had refresshed them two dayes in the mount saynt Eloy than they deê‘ted and went and passed by the cytie of Arras Sir wyllmÌ„ Mesuell and sir Geffray Dursell marshals of the englysshe hoost thought to go and se them of Arras more nerer and toke with them a two hundred speares and a foure hundred archers and departed out of the great batayle and auauÌ„sed theÌ„ selfe to the subbarbes of the towne and so came to the barryers the whiche they fouÌ„de well furnisshed with cros bowes and men of armes And within the towne was sir Charles of Poicters with the lady of Artoise but he made no semblant to yssue out nor to fight with thenglysshmen And whan the englisshmen had taryed before the barryers a certayne space and sawe that non yssued agaynst them Than they drue agayne to their batayle but at their departyng they thought to make a knowledge that they had ben there for they set the subbarbes a fyre to th enteÌ„t to haue drawen out of the towne the men of war but they were in no mynde so to do And so the fyre dyd moch hurt domage for ther they brent a great monastery of freers prechers cloyster and all and so thenglysshmen passed forthe and toke the way to Bapalmes brennyng and wastyng the couÌ„tre And so at last they came into Uermandoise and caÌ„e to Roy and brent the towne and than passed forthe and went to Hem in UermaÌ„dois wherinto all the people were withdrawen and all their goodes and so they dyde in lyke wise at saynt Quintyns and at Peron so that thenglisshmen founde nothyng abrode saue the graÌ„ges full of corne for it was after August So they rode forth fayre easely a two or thre leagê a day And whan they came wher as any plentie of vitayle was than they taryed ther a two or thre dayes to refresshe theÌ„ and their horses And so on a day they came before a towne the whiche was chefe of all that countre ther about and the marshals spake with the capitayne by assurance sayd to him Howe say you what wyll ye gyue and we shall respyte this countre and saue it fro brennyng and robbyng so they fell at a coÌ„posicyon that they of the playne couÌ„tre shulde gyue and pay to theÌ„ a certayne soÌ„me of florens and so the countre was saued This sir Robert Canoll gate in the same voyage by the sayde meanes at dyuers tymes aboue the somme of a hundred thousande frankes wherof afterwarde he was shente for he was accused to the kyng of Englande that he had nat well done his deuoyre in that iourney as ye shall here after in this hystorie THe lande of the lorde of Couey abode in peace for ther was nother man nor woman that had any hurt the value of a penny yf they sayd they belonged to the lorde of Couey And so at last the englysshmen came before the cyte of Noyon the whiche was well furnyshed with men of warre Ther the englysshmen taryed and aproched as nere as they might and aduysed to se if any maner of assaut might preuayle them or nat and there they sawe that the towne was well aparelled for defence And sir Robert Canoll was loged in the abbey of Dolkans and his people about him And on a day he came before the cyte raynged in maner of batayle to se yf they of the garyson and comontie of the towne wold yssue out to fight or nat but they had no wyll so to do Ther was a scottysh knyght dyde there a goodly feate of armes for he departed fro his company his speare in his hande mounted on a good horse his page behynde him and soo came before the barryers This knyght was called sir Johan Assucton a hardy man and a couragious whan he was before the barryers of Noyon he lighted a fote and sayd to his page holde kepe my horse and departe nat hens and so went to the barryers And within the barryers ther were good knightes as sir Johan of Roy sir Launcelat of Lourys and a .x. or .xii. other who had great marueyle what this sayde knight wolde do Than he sayd to them Sirs I am come hyder to se you I se well ye wyll nat yssue out of your
fete And in the mornyng they came to a frenche fortresse where they were receyued ioyfully with theym of the forteresse to whome sir Raymon recounted all his aduenture wherof they all thanked god IT was of trouthe that the next mornyng whaÌ„ it was knowen how they were gone men a horsebacke folowed after but it was to late Thus sir Raymon scaped and retourned into Lymosyn and shewed to all his frendes howe the englysshe squyer had shewed to hym great curtesy And soeuer after thenglysshman was greatly honoured and cherysshed among them And sir Raymon wolde haue delyuered to hym the one halfe of his herytage accordynge as he had promysed to him before but the englisshe squyer wolde in no wyse take so moche And so he toke all onely but. C C. â—t of yerely reuenewes sayenge it was sufficyent for hym to maynteyne ther with his astate ¶ Howe the prince of wales lefte the duchy of Acquitayne in the kepyng of the duke of Lancastre and howe four breton knightes toke the castell of Mount Paon Cap. C C .lxxxvii. THe same season in the cyte of Burdeaux dyed the eldest sonÌ„e of the prince and princesse wherof they were right sorie as reasone was Than the prince was counsayled yâ— he shulde retourne in to Englande into his owne countre to th entent the rather therby to recouer his helth this counsayle was gyuen hym by his phisycions surgyons that knewe his disease The prince agreed well therto and sayd he was well content so to do and thervpon made his prouision And as I vnderstode the erle of CaÌ„bridge his brother and the erle Johan of Penbroke were ordayned to retourne with him to kepe him coÌ„pany And whan the prince shulde departe out of Acquitayne and that his shippes were redy in the tyuer of Garon and in the hauen of Burdeaur The prince and pricesse and their yong sonne Richarde beyng ther Than he made a speciall somons at Burdeaux of all barownes and knightes of Gascoyne and Poictou and in all other places where as he was lorde And they vnder his obeysaunce whan they were all come toguyder in a chambre before the prince Than he shewed to them how he had ben their lorde and had kepte them in peace as moche as lay in his power and had maynteyned them in great prosperyte puysance agaynst all their enemyes Shewyng them that to recouer his helthe wherof he had gret nede he was in purpose to retourne in to Englande Desyring theÌ„ to beleue serue and obey his brother the duke of Lancastre in lyke maner as they had done hymselfe Trustynge they shulde fynde hym a good lorde curtesse requyringe theÌ„ to couÌ„sell assyst hym in all his busynesse The barones of Acqtayne Gascoyne Poictou and of Xainton promysed and sware on their faythe 's that there shulde neuer defaute be founde in any of theÌ„ And so there they dyde fealtie homage to the duke and promysed him their loues seruyce and obeysance that they sware to vpholde and kepe in the presence of the prince and so kyst his mouthe And after this order taken yâ— prince taryed nat long in the cytie of Burdeux but entred into his shyppe and the pricesse and their chyldren the erle of Cambridge and the erle of Penbroke with theÌ„ And with him there was a fyue hundred fightynge men besyde archers So long they sayled without danger or domage that they aryued at Nampton Ther they toke lande and refresshed them two dayes than they tooke their horses and the prince in a lytter and so came to wyndsore wher the kynge was who receyued swetely his chyldreÌ„ â–ª and so ther he was enformed by theÌ„ of al the state of Guyen And whan the prince had ben with the king as long as it pleased them than the prince tooke his leaue and went to his owne house of Camestades ¶ Nowe let vs leaue to speke of the prince and shewe somwhat of the besynesse of Acquitayne ANone after that the prince was departed fro Burdeux the duke of Lancastre made the obsequy of his cosyn Edwarde sofie to the prince his brother the whiche was nobly done in the cytie of Burdeux And therat were all the barons of Gascoyne and Poictou such as had sworne obeysance to him In the meane season of this obsequy and that all these lordes were at Burdeux ther yssued out of the fortetesse of Pyergourt a two hundred speares bretons the whiche were sente thyder by the duke of Aniowe Of the whiche company ther were four knightes capitayns right hardy and valyant knightes called sir Wyllyam of LoÌ„uall sir Alayne of Aussay sir Loyes of Mally and the lorde Darcy These lordes rode with their companyes to a stronge castell called Mount paon perteyning to a knight And whan these bretons were coÌ„ethyder and had ronne to the barryers they made semblant to assayle the castell Than the capitayn within called sir Wyllyam of Mount paon who shewed himselfe to haue rather a freÌ„che hert than an englysshe He tourned and yelded vp the place and receyued the bretons in to his castell who sayd they wolde kepe that place agaynst all the worlde than they newe repayred and fortifyed it These tydynges anone was knowen at Burdeux than the duke of Lancastre sayd to the lordes about hym sirs we do nat our beuoyre as we shulve do for the bretons are a brode and haue taken the fortresse of Mountpaon marchyng nere to them Of the whiche takynge the duke and all the lordes about hym had great shame 〈◊〉 than they ordayned all to go thyder And so departed fro Burdeaur on a wedntsday and with yâ— duke of Lancastre was the lorde of Pons the lorde of Parteney sir Loys Harcourt sir guys sharde Dangle sir Percyuall of Culoyue sir Godfray DargeÌ„ton sir Jaques of Surgeres sir Maubrune of Linyers sir WyllmÌ„ of Montendre sir Hugh of Uinoy the lorde of Crupenacke and dyuers other barons and knightes of Poictou and Xaynton And of gascon there was the captall of Befz the lorde of Pomyers the lorde of Chamount the lorde of Mountserant the lorde of Langueron the souldyche of Lestrade sir Bernard Dalbret the lorde of getonde sir Amery of Charse and dyuers other And of Englande ther was sir ThomÌ„s Phelton sir ThomÌ„s Percy the lorde Rose sir Mychell de la Poule the lorde Wyloughhy ser Wyllyam BeauchaÌ„pe sir Richarde Pontchardon sir Bandras of Franuyll sir DaÌ„goses and dyuers other They were aseuyn hundred speares and fyue huÌ„dred archers And so they rode right ordinatly towarde Mountpaon and so came thyder And whan sir Wylliam of MouÌ„t paon knewe of the comyng thyder of the duke of Lancastre and of his coÌ„pany and sawe how he was by them besieged He thought him selfe than in no surety for he knewe well that yf he were takenne by force heshulde nat escape fro dethe thinkynge surely he shulde nat be taken to mercy bycause of the forfet that he had done in gyueng vp the place before
to the bretons Than he dyscouered his entent to the forsayde four knightes and sayd to them Sirs I wyll leaue this castell to you and I wyll depart and go to Pyergourt and kepe that And so he departed and wente to Pyergourt and lefte his owne castell in the kepyng of the foresayd four knyghtes ¶ Howe these four knightes bretons defended theÌ„ selfe valiantly agaynst the duke of Lancastre and howe fynally the duke toke them all foure to rauÌ„some Ca. C C .lxxxviii. WHan the duke of LaÌ„castre and the barons knyghtes were come to the castell of Mountpaon they layed siege therto made as gret proyisyon for their lodgynges and other necessaryes as thoughe they shulde haue taryed there the space of seuyn yere And they lay nat ydell for incontyuent they apê‘elled themselfe to assayle the castell and caused the villayns of the countre to cutte downe great quantyte of wode and tymbre to cast into the dykes And thus fyftene vayes togyder they dyd nothyng but alwayes cast stuffe in to the dykes and on the wode and tymbre they layed ouer strawe and erthe And so within that space they had fylled a great ê‘te of the dykes so that they might well coÌ„e to the walles to scrimy she with them within as they vyde nigh euery day fyue or sixe assautê wher as there was many noble dedes done For the foure breton knyghtes that were within were right valyaut men of armes and defended theÌ„ selfe right nobly wherfore they ought greatly to be commended For though the englisshmen and gascoyns came so nere them yet they were nat afrayed nor lost no great thyng And nere to this garyson ther were other bretons in an other garyson called saynt Maquayre of whoÌ„ Johan of Malestroyt and Syluester Budes were capitayns who euery day herde spekyng of the feates of armes that were done before Mountpaon And they had great desyre to be there and sayd often tymes one to another We knowe well our companyons are here by who are right valyaunt as we may here dayly by their dedê and euery day they haue fyue or vivatayls and yet we lye here styll do nothyng â–ª Certayuly we acquyte vs nat well So thus they were in great desyre to go and rescue theÌ„ if they might And whan they had all spoken consydred the peryll to leaue their owne forte resse voyde they wyst nat well what to do thaÌ„ on a tyme Syluester Budes sayde to his felow JohnÌ„ ye shall other go or els wyll I chose you whyder Than Johan answered and sayd Syluester ye shall abyde here and I wyll go And ther they were at a longe stryfe whiche of them shulde go And so at last they acorded and sware and made promyse before all the company that they shulde drawe cuttes and he that shulde haue the longest strawe shuld go forthe and the other abyde So than they drewe and the longest cutte fell to Syluester Budes than there was great laughyng among all the company This Syluester toke it for no fable but apparelled him selfe and mounted on his horse and departed with .xii. men of armes with him and rode so long that at the euenyng he entred in to the towne and castell of MouÌ„tpaon wher of the knyghtes and companyons within had great ioye and gaue great prayse to Siluester Budê As I haue shewed you here before ther was euery day assautes at MouÌ„tpaon right well the knightê within aquyted themselfe and deserued great honour For vntyll the tyme that a great parte of their wall was ouerthrowen they were neuer afrayed nor a basshed The englysshmen ordayned mantels and other instrumentes of warr wherby to aproche nere to the walles ouer the dykes that they had fylled ther the brigantê well pauessed who had great pykes of yron wherwith they vndermyned the walles in suche wyse that a great pane of the wall fell downe more than .xl. fote long Than the lordes of the hoost ordayned their batayls with their archers who shotte so holy togyder that non of theÌ„ within durst ones apere abrode And whan sir Wylliam of Lonuall sir Alayne of Houssay sir Loyes of Maylley and the lorde Darcy sawe howe they were in the case nat able to endure nor kepe the holde ThaÌ„ they sent a heraulde out a horse backe to the duke of Lancastre to haue a treaty if it myght be The heraulde came to the duke and shewed hym the entent of his comyng Than the duke by thaduyse of his couÌ„sayle gaue respyte to them with in to speke with hym and his counsayle The heraulde retourned and shewed his maysters howe he hadde spedde Than all four knightes went for the and the duke sent to them sir Guyssharde Dangle and so on the dykes they spake togyder Than they demaunded vnder what maner the duke wolde receyue them Than sir Guyssharde who hadde the charge answered and said Sirs ye haue greatly displeased my lorde the duke for ye haue kept here this castell agaynst him more than .xi. wekes wherby he hath lost dyuers of his men Wherfore he wyll nat receyue you to grace nor mercy without ye wyll yelde your self simply And also delyuer to him first sir Wylliam of MouÌ„tpaon that he may put him to deth as he hath deserued lyke a treatour ThaÌ„ sir Loyes of Mailly answered and sayd Sir Guyssharde as for sir Wyllyam of Mountpaon whome ye desyre to haue deluered we swere vnto you truely that we knowe nat as no we wher he is for he was nat in this castell sythe ye layed siege therto And sir it is a harde thyng for vs to yelde our selfe vp symply as ye wolde haue vs to do sythe we be sent hyder but as soudiers to gette our selfe wages to lyue by In lyke maner as ye sende yours somtyme your selfe gladde to take wagê Therfore sir or we make yâ— marchaÌ„dyse we shall sell our selfe so derely that it shall be spoken of a huÌ„dred yeres after our dethes But sir we desyre you to returne to the duke and shewe him that we desyre hym to receyue vs courtesly on certayne composycion of raunsome In lyke maner as he wolde that his meÌ„ shulde â—e dalt with all yf they were fallen in suche lyke daunger Than aunswered sir Guyssharde and sayde Sirs I shall do the best of my power And so retourned to the duke and tooke with hym the Captall of Beufz the lorde of Rousayne the lorde of Musyden to the entent the rather to spede And whan they were all come before the duke they shewed hym so many fayre wordes that he condyscended to their request And soo toke the four breton knightes and Syluester Budes and all their company to mercy as prisoners And so he hadde agayne full possession of the forteresse of Mountpaon and toke fealtie of them of the towne and sette ther two gascone knightes to kepe it and fourtie men of armes and as many archers And newe repayred and fortifyed the place refresshed it with
Englande wherof kyng Henry was ryght sore displeased and called all his counsayle toguyder Than was it counsayled hym that he shulde sende great messangers to the frenche kynge to treate with hym to whiche counsayle the kynge agreed And sente wyse and sufficyent personages into Fraunce And so they departed and dyde so moche by their iourneys that they came to the cytie of Parys wher they fouÌ„de the kyng who receyued them with great ioye and feest And so bytwene the kyng these counsaylours of kyng Henry who hadde procuracyons sealed to treate and to procede in all causes in the name of their lorde in any plyament treaty counsayle secrete or otherwise to take effect Finally the same season ther were a corded ordayned and confyrmed alyaunces and confederacions right great and large and sworne soâ—eÌ„ply on bothe parties to holde fermly nat to breke nor to do agaynst it by no maner of way but that those two kyngê to abyde fermly in an vnyte of peace loue alyaÌ„ce and there the frenche kyng sware by the worde of a kyng that he wolde ayde and helpe the kyngs of Castell in all his busynesse and to make no maner of peace nor acorde with the kyng of Englande but that he shulde be comprised in the same To this treaty sir Bertram of Clesquy helped greatly for he loued enterely the kynge Henry After these thynges confyrmed and agreed the embassadours departed and retourned into Spaygne and founde their lorde at Lyon in Spaygne who was right ioyouse of their comynge home and that they had so well sped And by reason of this alyaunce kyng HeÌ„ry thought hymselfe better assured and conforted than he was before ¶ Howe the duke of LaÌ„castre ordayned gouernours in Guyen and ledde his wyfe with hym in to Englande and howe the kyng of Englande ordayned the erle of Penbroke to be gouernour in Poitou Ca. C C lxxxxvi NOwe let vs retourne to the duke of Lancastre who was in the cyte of Burdeux so about the feest of saynt Mychaell he thought to re tourne in to Englande the better to enforme the kynge his father of the besynesse of Acquitayne And so a lytell before his depture he ordayned therfore and assembled in the cytie of Burdeux all the barownes and knightes of Guyen such as were englysshe And than he shewed them how he was purposed to retourne in to Englande for certayne maters for the profyte of theym all and of the countre of Acquitayne and that the next somer after he wolde come thyder agayne yf the kynge his father were so pleased These wordes pleased them all Than the duke ordayned the lorde Captall of Beufez and the lorde of Musydent with the lorde Lespare to be gouernours of all the countre of Gascoyne that was englysshe And in Poytou he ordayned to be gouernours sir Loyes Harcourt the lorde of Parteney and in Xaynton sir Loyes Dargentou and sir Wyllyam of MouÌ„tendre left all â—is seneschals and offycers as they were before And it was ordayned that there shulde go with the duke into Englande certayne persons of Gascoyne Xaynton and Poictou to shewe to the kyng of England the state and besynesse of Aquitayne As sir Guyssharde Dangle the lorde of Pynan and sir Aymery of Tarse and to abyue for theym the duke taryed a certayne space and whan they were all redy apparelled they entred in to their shyppes in the hauyn of Burdeux So the duke departed with a great company of men of armes and archers he had a threscore vessels with his company and purueyauÌ„ce and ledde with hym his wyfe and her suster And they spedde so well on the see had so good wynde that they arryued at Hampton in England and there yssued out of their shyppes and entred into the towne And ther rested them the space of two dayes and than departed and rode to wyndsore where the kynge receyued the duke his sonne and the ladyes damosels and knyghtes strangers with great feest and specially he was gladde to se ser Guysshard Dangle ¶ The same season dyed the gentyll knyght sir Gaultier of Manny in the cytie of London wherof all the barones of Englande were right sorie for the trouthe and good couÌ„sayle that they had alwayes sene and herde in him He was buryed with great solempnyte in the monastery of the charterhouse besyde London and at the day of his obsequy there was the kyng and all his chyldren and the prelates banrons and knightes of Englande And so all his landes bothe in Englande and beyonde the see fell to the erle Johan of Penbroke who hadde to wyfe the lady Anne his doughter and heyre So the erle of Penbroke sent to entre in to the lande that was fallen to him in Heynault by ii of his knightes who dyde so well their deuorâ— with the duke Aubert who as than helde the erldome of Heynalt in rule that they atteyned their purpose ALl that wynter ther were dyuers counsayls in Englande among the lordê for the state of the realme and howe they shulde meÌ„tayne the warr the next somer folowynge And so were of enteÌ„t to make two viages the one in to Guyen and the other into France by Calys way and the kyng sought for frendes in all parties aswell in Almayne as in the marches of the empyre wher as he gate dyuers knightes and squyers of his acorde also he made a marueylous great apparell for his hoost that the lyke had nat ben often sene before The freÌ„che kyng had knowlege of their secretes and what they were in purpose to do whervpon he toke counsayle and made prouisyon and fortifyed his cyties townes and castels in Pycardy and sette in euery place great garysons of men of warre to th entent to defende the countre fro all mysaduenture Whan that somer was come and that kyng Edwarde of England hadde holden his feest and solemnyte of saynt George at wyndsore as was his vsage yerely to do And that ser Guyssharde Dangle was entred into the same fraternyte with the kyng and his chyldren and other barons of Englande the whiche were called in the fraternyte knightê of the blue garter THan the kyng went to LoÌ„don to his palays of westmynster and there he had a great couÌ„sayle for the orderyng of the realme And bycause that the duke of Lancastre shulde that season passe in to Fraunce by the playnes of Pycardy the erle of Cambridge with him The kyng at the desyre of sir Guyssharde DaÌ„gle and of them of Poyton Ordayned that the erle of Penbroke shulde go in to Poictou to vysyte that countre and to make warre agaynst the frenchmen on that syde For the gascoyns poicteuyns had requyred the kyng by their letters and by the mouthe of sir Guyssharde DaÌ„gle that if he wolde nat send any of his sonnes that he wolde sende the erle of Penbroke whoÌ„e they greatly loued and desyred to haue for they knewe him for a good knight and a hardy and so
Poictou of Xaynton prayeng and straitly coÌ„maundynge theÌ„ to come to hym to a certayne place lymytted All suche as his coÌ„maundemeÌ„t came vnto came towarde the Captall in all hast they coude there was the lorde of Partney sir Loys Harcourt sir Hugues of Uynou sir Perciuall of Colen sir Amery of Rochchoart sir Jaques of Surgeres sir Geffray of ArgeÌ„ton the lorde of Puissance the lorde of Rosyllon the lorde of Campenac sir JohnÌ„ Dangle sir Wyllyam of MoÌ„tender and dyuers other And whan they wer assembled togyder they were a nyne hundred speares and tyue hundred archers ¶ Howe they of saynt Seuere endutyng a great assaut yelded them vp to sir Bertram of Clesquy and how the cytie of Poicters tourned theÌ„selfe frenche Cap. C C C .iii. THese tidyndes came into the hoste before saynt Seuer to sir BertraÌ„ of Clesquy and to the other lords there Howe that thenglisshmen poicteuyus aproched fast to them warde to th entent to reyse their siege Whan yâ— constable herd that he coÌ„maunded euery man to harnesse to go feirsly to the assaut so there was none that disobeyed his commauÌ„dement Than they cam frenchmen and bretons before the forteresse well armed and pauessed and so there began a great assaute euery lorde vnder his owne baner What shuld I say it was gret beauty to beholde them for ther were .xlix. baners and a great nombre of penons And there was the coÌ„stable and sir Loys of SaÌ„rere mat shall greatly traueyling to encorage their men to thassaut There aduauÌ„sed forthe knightes 〈◊〉 squiers of all nacions to encrease their honour and dyde marueyls marmes for some passed clene through the dykes which were full of water and so caÌ„e to yâ— walles And for all that they coulde do that were within they wolde nat recule backe but euer went forward And on the dykes there was the duke of Berrey the duke of Borbone the erle of Alenson the dolphyn of Auuergne and the other great lordes in couragyng their people bycause these great lordes behelde theÌ„ euery man auauÌ„sed hym selfe more wyllingly nat doutyng the parell of dethe sit Willyam Percy 〈◊〉 the two other squyers of honour capitayns of the fortresse sawe well how they were fersly assayled without any rest and so to contynue it was nat possyble for them to kepe the places and also they sawe no conforteâ— mynge to theym warde for any parte for they knewe none of their frendes nere to theÌ„ by the space of .x. leages And therfore they entred into a treaty with yâ— constable in eschewyng gretter domage Howe be it sir Bertram the cosstable was well enformed howe yâ— same nyght he shulde here tydinges of thenglysshmen therfore he agreed the soner with them of the castell and so receyued them sauynge their lyues and entred into the fortresse with great ioy 〈◊〉 made great feest Than he caused all his company to drawe in to the felde and to sette them in ordre of batayle redy to fight and sayd to theÌ„ Sirs auyse you well for our enemyes aprocheth fast I thynke yet or it be nyght we shall haue batayle therfore let euery man make hym redy Howbeit the englysshmen made no great haâ—â— whan they knewe that saynte Seuere was taken ¶ Nowe lette vs speke of them of Poicters and howe they maynteyned themselfe THe same season it fell so yâ— they of Poicters were in great discencyon among themselfe For thre partes of the towne wolde gladly haue tourned frenche But JohnÌ„ Reynalt mayre of the towne and parte of the comeÌ„tie wolde abyde styll englysshe howbeit yâ— rychest burgesses the meÌ„ of the churche wherof there were great pleÌ„tie wolde yâ— in any wyse yâ— constable of France shulde be sent for so they sent secretly to hym that he shulde come hastelye and take possessyon of the cytie for they promysed him to open the gate agaynst him wherfore the coâ—â—able was right ioyouse And shewed the mater to the duke of Berrey and to the duke of Burbone And so they agreed that the constable shulde depart fro thehoost with thre hundred of the best horsed men of their company And so he departed and rode that say and night folowyng with lytell rest more then .xxx. leages by a nother way than the englysshmen kepte And so in the mornyngethey arryued at Poitres and there founde the gates open and they redy there that shulde receyue them And if they hadde taryed lengar but the space of a leage ridyng they had come to late For John Reynalt suche of his part had sent in all hast for sir JohnÌ„ of Ubrues for sir Johan Percy who with a hundred speares and a hubreâ— archers were redy the within a leage of the cytie â—f the takynge thus of the good cytie of Poicters were the knightâ— and squyers of Gascone of Poictou of England sore abasshed suche as were assembled toguyder ther in Poyctou who were to yâ— nombre of viu C. speares and four huÌ„dred archers Than they drewe to couÌ„sayle to determyne howe to be ruled for they sawe well they were in greate parell and wyll nat well in whome to put their trust Than the barownes and knyghtes of Poycton spake a worde to conforte the englysshmen and sayd Surely sirs it greatly displeaseth vs the besy nesses of this countrey that we can nat ameÌ„de it But sirs be you in suertie yâ— as longe as we can endure and that there is any house or fortresse in Poycton that we may drawe in to we shall be true and faythfull to our naturall lorde the kyng of Englande to you Than the englyss he knightis yâ— were ther sayd Sirs that is our specy all trust and to dye in the quarell ye shall fynde vs euer true companyons So thus in the felde ther was great couÌ„sell among them and so all thynges consydred it was determyned that the poicteuyns shulde drawe to gyder one way and the englysshmen a nother way So ther they depted right amiably eche fro other that is to say the lorde of Pertenay the lorde of Thouars and of Rosilly sir Aymery of Rochchoart JohnÌ„ Dangle Loyes Harcourt Percyuall of Coloyne capitayn of Thowars Hughe Briane Reynalte of Thouars Wylliam of CaÌ„penac Jaques of Surgeres and other knightes toke the way to Thouars And the englysshmen that is to say sir Johan of Ubrues sir Richard of Pontchardon Thomas Percy Dangoses Geffray Dargenton Mathewe Fonques Thomas Gourney Water Hewet Johan Cresuell and other toke the way to Nyorth wher they thought to haue entred without any let But whan they came thyder they founde the gates shyt and the bridgs drawen they of the towne sayd to theÌ„ howe surely they shulde nat entre there Than they drewe togyder to counsayle and determyned nat to suffre that dealyng and so in good aray they assayled the towne and they within defeÌ„ded them Howebeit ther was within no gentylman that wyst what the warrement and so they were conquered by the englysshmen
sayd that if it wolde please the duke of Berrey the other lordes there to send theÌ„ a saue coÌ„duct to coÌ„e to Poiters wtinsixe dayes than they wolde bring their hole myndê in that behalfe The frenche messangers retourned to these lordes and shewed them the mynde of theÌ„ of the town of Rochell Than the coÌ„duct was grauÌ„ted theÌ„ and to Poycters went certayne of the burgesses of Rochell and sayd to these lordes of FraÌ„ce how they were well content to be vnder the frenche kynge so that they myght caste downe their castell to the erthe and that ther beneuet castell made there more And on that condicy on the towne of Rochell all rochellois shulde be for euer vnder the resort and demayne of the frenche kyng and neuer to be put away by maryage or any maner of peace that may happe to come to the realme of France or by what so euer coÌ„dycion it be And also they of the towne to haue a mynt to forge money bothe whyte blacke of the same forme and alay as is in Parys But the lordes of FrauÌ„ce wolde nat agre to all this tyll they knewe the frenche kynges pleasure in that behalfe And so the lordê gaue saue conduct to theÌ„ of Rochell to go the the kynge to knowe his pleasur And so .xii. of the burgesses of the towne went to Parys to the kyng who accorded to their desyre and feested them greatly and gaue theÌ„ great gyftes And whan they were retourned to Rochell they shewed their charters sealed by the kynge and confyrmed in the chaÌ„bre of the kyng of the peeres of FrauÌ„ce And so incoÌ„tynent was beaten rased downe to the erthe the great castell of Rochell And than they sent to the great lordes of FrauÌ„ce at Poicters that they shulde come to Rochell and that they wolde set open the gates to them And so thyder came the constable of Fraunce and two hundred men of armes with hym and there they were receyued with great ioye to hym they dyde feaultie homage as to the frenche kynge for he had good procuracion fro the frenche kyng to receyue it for the kynge hadde stablysshed hym in those parties of Pâ—â—ardye representyng his owne body ¶ Howe sir Bertram of Clesquy coÌ„stable of FrauÌ„ce toke dyuers castels in Rochelloys And howe the kynge of England toke the see to come and reise the sege at Thouars Cap. ccc .v. WHan the constable of Fraunce sir Bertram of Clesquy had be four dayes in the towne of Rochell and had shewed theÌ„ of the towne how they shuld ordre theÌ„selfe for thens forwarde Than he departed went to Poycters to the foresayd dukes and lordes And so with theÌ„ he went into the felde to conquere certayne fortresses on the marches of Rochell and he was to the nombre of thre thousand speares And so they departed fro Poyctres and went and besteged the castell of Benon whiche was a fayre castell and a stronge and so they sayde they wolde nat departe thens tyll they had it at their pleasure And in this castell there was a capitayn vnder the captall of Benon a squier of the countie of Foiz called WyllmÌ„ of Pons and with hym a knyght of Napless named sir James There the frenche lordes made dyuers assautes they within defended theÌ„selfe right valyauntly and nat farre thers there was the fortresse of Surgeres wherin there were certayne englysshmen yâ— kept it vnderthe captall so in an euennyng they sayd how they wolde go and a wake the frenche hoost And soo ther rode forthe a .xl. speares with some the they had sent for fro Marant and so they came sovenly into the constables lodgynge and dyde hurte dyuers of his men and specially they ssewe a squier of his Than the hoost began to styrre to arme them as soone as they myght and the englysshmen who hadde done their enterpryse without danger retourned agayne to their for tresse without any domage Wherof the constable was so sore displeased that he sware neuer to departe thens tyll he had taken the castell of Benon slayne all those within it And so the same mornyng he caused all maner of men to arme theÌ„ and to drawe for the all maner of a bylementes of assaut and gaue suche an assaut yâ— long before was nat sene suche another for thaÌ„men of armes and bretons entred into dykes nat sparynge them selfe And so came to the fote of the walles with pauesses on their heedâ— and myned the walles with pikes that it was marueyle to beholde them And they dyde somoche that they beate downe a great pane of the wall wherby they entred without danger so the castell was taken and all they within slayne as many as coulde be founde Than after the sayd constable caused the same castell to be agayn repayred and set therin a newe garyson of frenchmen Than he drewe to the castell of Morant and they within yelded them vp sauynge their lyues and goodes And than they went to Surgeres which also yelded vp to the obeysance of the frenche kyng but the englyshmen were deê‘ted for they durst nat abyde the comyng of the constable And so than after the constable went to the castell of Fountnay the countie whiche the wyfe of sir John Harpen dan kept and so they beseged the towne and castell and gaue therto dyuers assautes Finally they within by composicyon departed with the lady as many as wolde and so were by the constable coÌ„ueyed to Thouars So the freÌ„chmen had the possessyon of the towne castell of FouÌ„tuey and refresshed it with newe people THan the constable and lordes of FraÌ„ce went and layd sege to Thouars wher as the moost parte of the knightes of Poictou were As the vycont of Thouars the lordes of Pertney Pousanges Corse and Crupenac and sir Loyes of Harcourt Geffray Dargenton James of Surgeres and Percyuall of Coloyne And these frenche lordes had made at Poicters at Rochell dyuers engyns wher with they assayled and traueyled greatly the poicteuyns within Thouars And so all thynges consydred they entreated with the frenchmen to haue a peace for theÌ„selfe for their laÌ„dê syll the feest of saynt Michaell next folowyng whiche shulde be in the yere of our lorde M .iii. C .lxii. And in the meaue tyme they to sende to the kyng of England their lorde to certifye hym of their estate and coÌ„dycion so that if they were nat ayded by him or by one of his sonnes within the sayd terme than they to yelde them and their landes to the obeysance of the french 〈◊〉 This treaty was agreed vnto and than the knightes of France retourned to Parys thyder was brought the Captall of Beufz and put in prison vnder sure kepyng in a towre in the temple And the kyng who was right glad of his takyng caused to be delyuered to yâ— squyer that toke hym .xii. thousande frankes And so the messangers that went fro the poicteuyns came into Englande and
agayne to his shyppes and euery daye raynged in batell to fight with his enemyes if they brewe thider The constable who had gyuen lycence to the moost parte of his coÌ„pany and helde styll two sieges one before Bercerell and the other before Duryuall and thought full lytell that the erle of Salisbury wolde haue come thyder so strongly as he dyde Than he departed fro the marches of Nauntes whan the day of the delyueraunce of Brest dyde aproche howe be it whaÌ„ the day came he went nat thyder for than he had knowledge howe the englisshmen were there with suche a strengthe able to fyght with hym therfore he thought to warke by great sadde aduyse and so he dyd for he taryed styll there he was remoued nat and ther taryed a .vii. dayes or more whan therle of Salisbury beyng before Breest hadde taken a place of grounde for his auauntage And sawe that the constable of Fraunce nor the bretons came nat forwarde he sent thyder an haraude who whan he came before the constable sayd Sir the erle of Salisbury the lordes of England send you worde by me who am an haraude of armes how that before this tyme ye haue layd siege before the castell and towne of Brest sir my lordes and maisters vnderstand howe certayne composycions and treatyes were made bitwene you and them of the towne that if they were nat comforted by the daye lymytted the whiche is nat nowe long vnto that they shulde yeld vp the towne and castell to you Wherfore sir maye it please you to knowe they be come before Breest to kepe their day and to defende their fortresse Therfore sir they desyre you to drawe forwarde and ye shal be fought withall without dout and if ye wyll nat than they desyre you to sende them agayne suche hostages as ye haue for that entent Than the constable sayde haraulde ye bringe vs good tidynges wherfore ye be welcoÌ„e ye shall say to your maysters howe we haue greatter desyre to syght with theÌ„ than they haue to fight with vs how beit they be nat in that place where the treaty was made and agreed vnto Therfore saye to them that lette theym drawe to that parte and place and without fayle they shall be sought withall Than the haraud retourned to Brest and dyde his message and than they sent hym agayne to the constable with another message and whan he came there he sayd Sir I am coÌ„e agayne to you fro my lordes and maisters to whome I haue shewed euery thynge as ye coÌ„maunded me to say whan I was with you last How be it sir nowe they say howe they be men of the see lately coÌ„e thens haue brought no horse with them and sir they say they haue nat ben acustomed to go farre a fote wherfore they sende you worde that if ye wyll sende theÌ„ your horses they wyll come to what place ye wyll apoynt them to fyght with you to kepe their day Fayre fared ê™ the constable we are nat in mynde to do to our enemys somoche auantage as to send to theÌ„ our horses it shulbe be reputed for a great outrage and if we were so mynded to do we wolde demanÌ„de good hostages and sufficient to answere vs of our horses agayne Sir ê™ the haraud I haue no suche commauÌ„dement to answere to that mater Howe beit sir they say that if ye wyll nat agre to this poynte ye haue no lawfull cause to retayne styll the hostages that yehaue Therfor sir and yesend theÌ„ ye do as ye shulde do The coÌ„stable sayd he was nat abuysed so to do So retourned the haraude to the erle of Salisbury and his company before Brest And whan they vnderstode that they shulde nat be fought wall nor their hostages delyucred they were sore dyspleased Howe be it they taryed there styll without remouyng tyll the day was expyred and parceyued well how the constable caÌ„e nat to fight with them Than they entred in to Brest and newe reuitayled the towne and refresshed greatly the fortresse And on the other ê‘te whan the constable sawe that the englysshmen caÌ„e nat forwarde to fyght with hym than he deê‘ted and toke the hostages with him and sayd how they were his prisoners for he said that the englysshmen and they of Brest hadde nat kept truely their apoyntment in rescuyng of Brest bycause the erle of Salisbury hadde newly refresshed and vitayled yâ— fortresse And so than the erle of Salisbury deê‘ted fro Brest and entred agayne in to his shippes to kepe yâ— marches and fronters as he was commytted to do And also sir Robert Canoll whan he departed fro Brest he went streight to his owne forteresse of Duryuall And assoone as he was come in to the castell it was shewed to yâ— duke of Aniou and to the coÌ„stable beyng as than in Nauntes They supposed than as it fortuned after for sir Robert Canoll brake all the treatie and apoyntment before made and renounsed them all And send worde to the duke of Aniou and to the constable that he wolde kepe no such apoyntmeut as his men had made in his absence without his leaue sayeng they had no suche authorite so to do Whan the duke herde that he came ê‘sonally to the sege of Duriuall ¶ Howe dyuers englysshmen were slayne and disconfited by the lorde of Soubyse before Ribamont howe the garysons of Soissons discoÌ„fyted the englysshmen Cap. C C C .x. AT Calais there aryued the duke of Lancastre and yâ— duke of Bretayne and mo than thre thousande men of armes and .x. thousande archers englysshmen whiche voyage had ben ordayning and imagenynge thre yere before There was with theym the erles of Warwyke of Stafforde and of Suffolke The lorde Edwarde Spcusar one of the greattest barones of Englande and constable for that tyme of all the hoost and the lordes of Wylloughby of Pole of Basset of Hubelles of Holenton sir Henry Percy Loys Clyfforde Wylliam BeauchaÌ„pe Chanoyne Robersart Water Hewet Hughe Carleton Stephyn Gosenton Rychard PoÌ„t chardon and dyuers other knyghtes and squyers of England whoÌ„e I can nat all name The french kyng who knewe right well the passage of these englysshmen prouyded sufficyeÌ„tly for the sure kepyng of his townes cyties forteresses and castelles in Picardy in Artoys and in Uermandoyse And hadde set in them men of warreê as bretons burgonyons pycardes normayus and dyuers other soudyers of the empyre Thus these englysshmen departed fro Calais after they had aparelled their caryages wherof they had great plenty so they rode forthe in thre batayls aswell ordred as coude be deuised First the batayle with the marshals wherof the erles of Warwyke and of Suffolke were chefe and than the two dukes of Lancastre of Bretayne and with them a noble coÌ„pany And the thyrde batayle led the constable the lorde SpeÌ„ser and all thre batayls marched forwarde kepyng themselfe close togyder alwayes in harnesse redy to fight if they founde with whome And euery
night they lay togider made gode wache and went neuer past thre leages a day None went before the marshals baners without coÌ„mauÌ„dement and so they passed by Motrell wherof the lorde of Handboure was capitayne but they made ther none assaut so past by saynt Omer after by Turwyn The currours brent the lande of therle of saynt Poule and than went nere to Arras And the two dukes lodged in the abbey of mount saynt Eloy and ther taryed two dayes Than they departed and costed Arras but they assayled it nat for they knewe well they shulde but lese their labour and so they went to Bray on the ryuer of Some ther the two marshals made a great assaut before the gate Within ther were in garyson good knightes squyers of Picardy of whome the vicont of Mealx was capitayne sir Rafe of Menac The chanon of Robersart that day strake downe with his glayue thre to the erthe before the gate where ther was a sore scrimysshe Howbeit the freÌ„chmen kept so well their forteresse that they lost nothynge so the englysshmen passed by coostynge the ryuer of Some thynking to passe ouer at Ham in Uermandois at saynt Quintynes THus went forthe thenglysshe host wher of the duke of Lancastre was chefe gouernour by the ordynauÌ„ce of the kyng of England his father Than the lorde Bousyers of Heynalte caÌ„e in to FrauÌ„ce and he passed by the bridge of Ham there they of the towne desyred him effectuously that he wolde be reteyned with theÌ„ and to helpe to ayde theÌ„ agaynst thenglysh men he agreed to them and ther he taryed a two dayes tyll the englysshmen were all past who toke their way aboue to entre into vermaÌ„ doys to passe the ryuer of Some at a strayter passage And whan the lorde of Bousyers knewe that thenglysshmen were nygh all past ouer howe that they drue towarde saynt Quintynes and Rybamont wher the lorde of Clyn whose doughter he had in mariage was the which lorde had ther fayre lande herytage also he had hym self ther fayre lande by the right of his wyfe and knewe well how the castell of Rybamont was vnpurueyed of men of warr Than he toke leaue of them of Ham and they greatly thanked him of his seruice that he had done to them so he departed with suche nombre as he had whiche was no great noÌ„bre and he rode so long that he came to saynt Quintynes in great parell for the countrey was full of englysshmen He came in suche danger that he was no soner entred but that the englisshe currours chased hym in at the gate And the lorde of Bousyers founde in the towne sir Wylliam of Bourges who was capitayne there vnder the french kyng who receyued him ioyously desyring hym to a byde there to helpe to defende the towne The lorde of Bousiers excused him selfe and sayde howe he hadde enterprised to enter in to the towne of Rybamont to kepe the towne and fortresse there bycause it was with out capitayne wherfore he desyred so sore the sayd sir Wylliam that he hadde of hym out of saynte Quintynes .xii. cros bowes and so departed and he went nat farre past but that he spyed a company of englysshmen but he toke another lowe way beside theÌ„ for he knewe well the countre So the same day he rode in great parell towardes Rybamount and as he rode he encouÌ„tred a knight of Burgoyne called sir Johan of Bulle who was goynge towardes saynt Quitynes but whan he had ones spoken with the lorde of Bousyers he retourned with hym to Rybamount and so they were about a .xl. speares and .xx. crosbowes And thus they aproched Rybamont sent before one of their currours to enforme them of the towne of their comyng to helpe to ayde and to defende their towne And in the meane season they sawe wher there was comyng a company of englisshmen to the nombre of fourscore Than the frenchemen sayd beholde yoÌ„der be our enemys who are comynge fro their pyllage let vs go before them Than they dasshed their spurres to their horse sydes and galopped forthe as fast as they might cryeng our lady of Rybamont And so came in amonge the englysshmen and disconfyted and slewe the moost parte of theym for he was happy that myght escape And whan the frenchemen hadde thus ouerthrowen the englysshmen they went to Rybamont where they founde the lorde of Chyne who was come thyder but a lytell before with .xl. speares and xxx crosbowes And as they were before the castell and their company in their lodgyngê vnarmed they herde the watchman of the castell cryeng to harnesse sirs meÌ„ of armes aprocheth your towne Than they drewe togyder and demaunded of the watchman what noÌ„bre by like lyhode they were of he answered sayd howe they were aboute the nombre of fourscore men of armes than the lorde Bousyers sayd sirs it behoueth vs to go out and fyght with them for it shuld be a great blame to vs to sulfre theÌ„ goby so nere to our fortresse The lord of Chin sayd a fayre sonne ye say trouthe cause oure horses to coÌ„e out and display my baner Than sir JohnÌ„ of Bulle sayd lordes ye shall nat go without me but my counsayleis yâ— we go wyse lye for parauenture they be but currours whiche the marshalles of Englande or the constable hath sent hyder to cause vsto go out of our fortresse our issuyng parauentur may tourne to folly The lorde Bousiers sayd if ye wyll be leue me we shall go out and fight with them 〈◊〉 that brefely happe what may befall I wyll go out and fight with theym And so dyde on his helme and lepte on his horse and so yssued out and with hym a sixscore and the englysshmen were about fourscore and they were of ser Hugh Caurelles company but he was nat there hymselfe he was styll with the duke of Lancastre Howbeit there were sixe knightes many squiers and they were come thyder to reueÌ„ge their companye that were ouerthrowen before As soone as the frenchemen were out of the gate they founde incontynent the englisshmen who couched their speares and ranne in among the frenchmen and the frenchmen opyned and let them passe through them so they dyd wherby there rose suche a dust that one coude nat se nor knowe another Than the frenchmen closed them selfe agayne toguyder and cryed our lady of Rybamont there was many a man ouerthrowen on bothe ê‘tes The lorde of Chyn had a plummet of leed in his hande wherwith he brake bassenetes suche as he attayned vnto for he was a bygge and a goodly knyght and well formed of all his membres At last he had suche a stroke on the helme that he had nere fallen and a squyer had nat kept hym vp whiche stroke greued hym after as longe as he lyued Ther were dyuers englysshmen had gret marueyle in yâ— they saw his penonsemblable to the armes without difference of
the vycontes of Rohan and of Lauall and other came to the siege before Bercerell to holde their iourney at the day prefixed for it was sayd howe the duke of Bretayn sir Robert Canoll and the lorde Spenser were comynge thyder to reyse the siege yE haue herd here before how sir Hugh of Chastellon master of the crosbowes was taken before Abbeuile by sir Nycholas of Louuayn and caryed into England he coude come to no rauÌ„some bycause they axed so moche for his fynauÌ„ce howe be it a marchaunt of Flaunders auaunsed hymselfe and dyde somoche that subtelly he gate hym out of Englande the maner howe is ouer long to be tolde therfore I passe it breuely But whan he was come a gayne in to Fraunce the kyng restored agayne to him his office as maister of the crosbowes and sent him to Abuyle to kepe the fronters there with him a two hundred speaâ—es and all the countre there aboute obeyed to him as sir Johan of Bertheouyllers capitayn of Boloyn sir Henry of the Isles capitayne of Dept. and all suche as were in the garysons of Tyrwinnyn saynt Dmers Lykos Fiennes and Mount roye So it was that the lorde of Comynges capitayne of Arde and sir Johan of Ubrues assembled at Arde an .viii. hundred speares and erly in a mornyng they departed and ran towarde Boloyne to se if they coulde fynde any adueÌ„ture The same day the capiten of Boloyne with a .lx. speares issued out rode towarde Calais in lykewise to fynde some aduenture And at his returnynge he encountred with the sorde of Compynges and his company who had ryden to warde Boloyne The capitayne of Boloyne saued hym selfe with moche payne and lost a .xiiii. of his speares and after this chase the lorde of Comynges retourned agayne The same mornynge the maister of the crosbowes had made his musters had with hym a great nombre of them of Arthoys and UermaÌ„doyes and there aboute so that he was to that nombre of thre huÌ„dred speares The same tyme the erle of saynt Powle was newly come out of Picardy fro his lande of Lorayne and was the same day rydynge to our lady of Boloyne in pilgrymage herde by the way howe the maister of the crosbowes wolde in likewise tyde thyder and so met him and rode forthe togyder and came by Arde and taryed ther a certayne space in the felde and knewe nothyng that theÌ„glysshmen were a brode in the felde nor the englisshmen knewe nothyng of theÌ„ and whan the frenchmen had ben a certayne tyme before Arde and sawe no man issue out they returned to the abbey of Lyques And as soone as they were departed fro Arde an englisshman issued out priuely and rode so longe by priuy wayes for he knewe the countre that at last he mette with the lorde Comynges returnyng to warde Arde and than he tolde hym howe the frenchemen had ben before Arde and were departed and by that tyme that the frenchmen were past Tornehen they were certifyed how thenglisshmen were tydynge abrode with the capitayne of Arde. Than they tourned and costed on the one syde and layd a busshment of thre huÌ„dred speares in a lytle wood besyde Liques wherof sir Hugh Chastellon was chefe capitayn and they ordayned that the yong erle of saynt Poule and a great nombre with him of knightes and squiers shulde tyde forthe and nat far thens along by a great hedge the lorde of Comynges and sir Ubreues and their company were restyng theÌ„ and lighted a fote and were in good order Than sir Johan Harlston went forthe with a .xx. speares to breke the frenche busshement and was determyned to fly and to suffre the freÌ„chmen to chase him and so he rode forthe in to the feldes Than the yonge erle of saynte Poule who was a brode on the other ê‘te with a hundred speares sayd to his company let vs auance forthe yoÌ„der be our enemyes than they basshed their spurres to their horses and ran to them as fast as they might than sir JohnÌ„ Harlston turned and caused them to chase him along by the hedge where theÌ„glysshmen were redy rainged the archers before theÌ„ Assoone as the frenchmen came there the englysshmen receyued them with speares and axes and the archers began to shote and ouerthrewe men of armes beate downe horses There was done many a feate of armes but fynally the frenchemen were enclosed and ouerthrowen the yong erle of saynt Poule was takenne prisoner by a squyer of the duchy of Guerles and there was taken the lorde of Pouns of Clarry sir William of Melle Charles of Chastellon Lionet Daraynes Gauues of Uaisnell Henry of the Isles and Johan his brother the Chastellayn of Beauuoyse and dyuers other knightes and squiers And in contynent after this disconfyture The lorde of Chastellon with his banner and thre huÌ„dred speares came to the same hedges ende but whan he sawe the disconfyture of his company he drewe his company toguyder and departed without any strokes gyuen Than thenglysshmen and haynowes led their prisoners in to the towne of Arde. The same night the lorde of Comynges bought therle of saynt Poule of the squier that had taken hym prisoner and anon after he went with him into Englande and presented him to the kyng who thanked hym therfore and hadde therby great profyte The same season there was come in to Fraunce the duke of Aniou and the constable of Fraunce and also the arche bysshoppe of Rohan and the bisshoppe of Crapent as who had ben long with the kyng at Parys so they passed forthe to go to saynte Dmers to kepe their daye of apoyntement with the duke of Lancastre who was also come to Calys and the lord of Bocnyer with hym and after they wente to Bruges And anone after the duke of Aniowe came to saynt Dmers in great array he sent for to be there with hym his cosyn sir Guy of Bloys who came thyder out of Haynalt than there lay in the frontres of Fraunce and of FlaÌ„ders towarde Arde and Croyes and aboute Baâ—llule in Flaunders and about Cassell and ther about The constable of Fraunce the lordes of Clysson and Lauall and sir Dlyuer of Manny with mo than .vi. hundred speares to kepe the countre that no let shulde come by the erle of FlauÌ„ders for they had no great trust in him nor also they wolde neuer come to Brugê for nothyng that the entreatours coude vs. yE haue herd here before howe they of Bercerell were besieged the space of a yere and howe they had made a composicion to yelde vp their fortres without they were reskewed by the feast of All sayntes and whan the day began to aproche the french kyng sente thyder a great nombre of men of warre There were all the knightes of Bretayne and of Normandy excepte suche as were with the constable ther were the mershals of FrauÌ„ce sir Lewes of SaÌ„xere sir Mouton of Blanuylle the erle of Harecourt and
of Coâ—â—y the â—arone of Roy Peter of Bare dyuers other desyring to 〈◊〉 their bodyes to get them honour WHan the feast of Alsayntes began to aproche thaÌ„ there came agayn to Bruges to entreate for peace fro the frenche kynge the duke of Burgoyn the erle of Salâ—bruce the bysshoppe of myâ—ns and the duke of Anâ—â—we but he lay 〈◊〉 atsaynt Omers And â—ro the kynge of Englande thyder came the duke of Lancastre the duke of Bretayne the erle of Salâ—sbury yâ— bysshop of London The towne of Bruges was well garnysshed with dyuers astates specially the duke of Burgoyn kept there a noble astate And with the duke of Lanâ—astre ther was ser Robert of Namur and kept him good company as longe as the duke was in Flaunders ther were the ambassadours the archebysshop of Rohan and the bysshoppe of CarpeÌ„tras who went styll and laboured bytwene bothe â—ties and layd forthe many good reasons but none came to any effecte These lordes were farre a sondre in their treaties for the frenche kynge demaunded to haue agayne 〈◊〉 hundred thousande frankes the whiche were payed for the redempcion of kyng JohnÌ„ and to haue Calaâ—s raysed beaten downe to the whiche the kyng of Englande wolde neuer consent so yâ— trewce was contynued to the feest of saynt Johan Baptyst next after the yere of our lorde a thousande thre hundred .lxxvi. and so these lordes â—aryed styll at Bruges all that wynter and in somer they returned euery part to their owne couÌ„treis except the duke of Bretayne who taryed styll in Flaunders with the erle Loys his cosyn who made him gode cher ¶ The same season on Trynite sonday there past out of this worlde the â—â—oure of chiâ—alry of Englande Edwarde prince of Wales of Aâ—tayne at the kynges palaâ—s of Westmynster besyde London And so he was enbawmed and put in leed and kept tyll the feast of saynt Michaell next after to be entred with the greatter soleÌ„â—ytie whan the parliament shulde be ther. Kyng Charles of Fraunce bycause of lynage dyd his obsequy reuerently in the holy chapell of the paleys in Parys And there were many of the prelates nobles of the realme of FrauÌ„ce and so than the truce was proloÌ„ged to the first day of Aprill next after Now let vs somwhat speke of the lorde Coucy of the almayns WHan they of Austriche the almayns vnderstode that the lorde of Coucy was coÌ„e with such a strength to make warre They caused to be brent and distroyed thre dayes â—ourney in to the countre along by the ryuer And than they went in to the mountayns and places inhabytable and so whaÌ„ the lorde of Couâ—y had wende to haue founde vytayle for his hoost he coude get none Wherby he suffred that wynter moche trouble and dysease for they wyst nat whyder to go to forage nor to gette vitayle for theyâ— nor their horses so that some dyed for huÌ„ger colde sicknesse And therfore whan the springyng tyme began they returned agayne in to Fraunce and went in to dyuers places to refresshe them selfe And the frenche kyng sent the moost parte of the coÌ„panyons in to Bretayne and in to base Normandy to aâ—yde and rest there for he thought well he shulde haue soÌ„what to do in short tyme after And at the retournyng of the lorde Couâ—y in to Fraunce he began to be good frenche bicause he â—ounde the kyng so amyable to condiscende to his desyre And also his counsayle sayd he neâ—â— nat to a voide out of his heritage vnder the shadowe of the kyng of Englandes warr for they sayd he was frenche of name of blode of armes extraction He sent his wyfe into Englande and kept styll with him his eldest doughter and left the yonger styll in Englande wher as she had been brought vp and norisshed â–ª Than yâ— frenche kyng sent the lorde Coucy to Bruges to them that were ther to entreate for the peace how beâ—t as than the great lordes were nat there but all onely the duke of Bretayne who was styll with his cosyn therle of Flaunders but he busyed him selfe but lytle in the treatie for the peace And after the feest of saynt Mychaell whan the obsequy of the prince was done and fynisshed than the kyng of Englande made to be knowen to his 〈◊〉 â–ª The duke of LaÌ„castre the erle of Cambridge and to the lorde ThomÌ„s the yongest and to all the barons erles prelatê and knightes of Englande howe that the yonge Richarde shulde be kyng after his discease And so caused them all to swere solemly to maynteyne him and on Christmas day the kyng made hym to sytte at his table aboue all his owne chyldren in great estate representyng that he shulde be kyâ—â—â— alter his discease And there was sent to Bruges for the kyng of Englandes parte JohnÌ„ lorde Cobham the bysshoppe of Herforde and the mayre of London And for the frenche partie thyder came the erle of Salebruche the lorde of Chastellon and maister Phylbert Les 〈…〉 and the two bysshoppes embassadrâ— alwayes went bytwene the parties treatynge for peace and spake of a mariage to be had bytwene the yong prince of Englande and my lady Maâ—y doughter to the frenche kyng And so they departed aswell they of FrauÌ„ce as of Englande and so made report to bothe kynges and than about lent there was a secrete treatie 〈◊〉 to be bytwene the two kyngesat Moutrell by the see And so were sent by the kynge of Englande to Calais sir Rycharde Dangle Rycharde Stan Geâ—â—ray Chaâ—â—er â–ª And fro the frenche kyng was sent the lorde of Couâ—y and of Riuyer sir Nycholas Braques and Nycholas Brasier and they along season treated on the sayd mariage And the frenchmen offered as I was enfourmed dyuers thyngâ—s and they wolde haue agayne otherthynges suche as they named or els nothyng Than these entreatours went and made report to their lordê and so the trewce was agayne relonged to the fyrst day of Maye and so came agayne to Calais the erle of Salisbury yâ— bysshop of saynt Dauyd chauÌ„cellour of Englande and the bysshoppe of Herforde And for the frenche kynge at Muttrell there was the lorde of Coucy sir Wylliam of Dormans chauÌ„cellour of FrauÌ„ce but they durst neuer trust to mete toguy â—er in any place bytwene Mutterell and Calâ—â—â— nor bytwene Mutterell Boleyn nor in the fronters for any thyng that the two bysshoppes embassadours coude do orshewe Thus these entreatours abode in this astate tyll the 〈◊〉 was expyred ANd whan the warr was open than sir Hughe Caurell was sent to be kepar of Calais Whan pope Gregoriebeynge 〈…〉 â—non vnderstod that no peace coude be had byâ—wene FrauÌ„ce England he was right sorousull and ordred his busynesse shortly went to Rome And whan the duke of Breten who had â—eâ— more than a yere with the erle of FlauÌ„ders his cosyn sawe that the warr was open he toke leaue of therle and weÌ„t to Grauelyng
was nat long after but that they sawe where the frenchmen were comynge in good ordre and a great nombre And assoone as eche of them knewe other reputynge eche other enemyes desirynge to auance to fight in prouyng their horses and couchyng their speares and crieng their cryes they encountred eche other At the fyrst metyng there was a goodly iustes and noble dedes of armes acheued and many a knight and squier ouet throwen to the etthe by clene force of armes in such â—ylous poyntes many a hard aueÌ„ture falleth Ther Helyot of Calay a right experte squter and a good man of armes was striken fro his horse was stryken in the throte with a tauelyn of Burdeaux as sharpe as a rasure the whiche stroke cut a sonder the vaynes of his necke and so he fell to the erthe and ther dyed whiche was great domage for by that aduenture he ended his tyme and dayes There was a knight of Berrey or of Lymosyn called sir WyllmÌ„ of Lignac an experte man of armes and a valyant who dyde the same day many a valiant dede of armes ¶ Howe the englisshmen were ouer throwen and the greattest lordes of Gascon taken and howe Bergerath tourned and became frenche and dyuerse other townes castels in those marches by the army that the duke of Aniou made Cap. CCC .xx. THis sayd encouÌ„ter was well fought on bothe partes in a place called yuret nere to the village whan their speres were broken they drewe their swerdê wherwith they fought ryght valiaÌ„tly there was doone many a noble feate of armes many prisoners taken and rescued agayne and there was slayne of the englysshe partie a knight of Gascone called the lorde of Gernos and of Calais and of the frenche parte there was slayne Thybaulte du Pount This batayle endured a longe season and well fought for there were many valyant men the which caused the batell to endure the lenger but fynally the englysshemen nor the gascons coude nat obtayne the place The frenchmen conquered the victory by clene force of armes and there ser Wylliam of Lignac with his owne handes toke prisoner sir Thomas Phelton seneshall of Burdeux there was also taken the lorde of Mucydent the lorde of Duras the lorde of Langurant and the lorde Rosen and in the batayle there were but a fewe that scaped outher englysshe or gascoyns but they were taken or slayne And suche as sledde toke the way towarde Burdeaux and encountred the seneshall of Landes sir Wylliam Helmen the mayre of Burdeaux and sir Johan of Multon with a huÌ„dred speares who wers â—â—â—myng to yuret but whan they herde tydingê of the losse of the felde they retourned agayne in all hast to Burdeaux AFter this batayle was clene done and the prisoners putte in saue garde than they retourned to Bergerath to the siege The duke of Aniou was greatly reioysed of those tidynges whan he harde howe his men hadde sped and howe the flour of all Gascoyne of his enemyes were taken prisoners and specially sir Thomas Phelton who had done hym before many a great displeasure He reputed this aduenture of more valure than .v. hundred thousande frankes sir Peter of Bulle and his company at last retourned and came agayne to the hoost before Bergerath and they were well receyued and brought to the duke of Aniou by the constable barons and knyghtes and by their freÌ„des and they reputed this a noble and a profytable iourney for them The next mornynge the great engyn was rered vp agaynst Bergerath as nere as myght be the whiche greatlye abasshed them of the towne And so they tooke counsayle toguyder and spake with their capitayne for they sawe well they coulde nat longe endure nor they coulde parceyue no maner of socoure comyng to them warde Consydering howe sir ThomÌ„s Phelton their seneshall was taken and all the chiualry of Gascon in whom they shuld haue had any trust Sir Perducass sayd to theÌ„ sirs we are strong ynough to kepe the towne and we haue vitayle and artillary sufficyent therfore let vs make none euyll marchandise So the mater abode styll in that casetyll the next mornynge that they sowned in the hoost trumpettes to the assawte and the constable of FrauÌ„ce beyng in the felde or he wolde assayle the towne in exchewynge of hurtynge of his men sent to speke with them of Bergerathe and made to be shewed to them howe he hadde all their capitayns prisoners by whom they shulde haue any ayde or socour and howe they were in the case to become frenche and to put themselfe and their landes vnder the obeysance of the frenche kynge And also he shewed them that if they were assayled and taken by force howe all the towne shulde be putte to the fyre and men women chyldren to the swerde without any mercy These wordes abasshed greatlye them of Bergerath and they desyred to take counsayle and so they dyd than the burgesses of the towne went to counsayle without callyng of their capitayne and they agreed to become frenche soo they myght lyue peasably without hauynge any men of warre amonge them the whiche was lightly agreed to them and whan sir Perducas Dalbret their capiten herde of that treatie he mounted on his horse made his men to passe ouer the bridge and so departed and went to the garyson of Moneyn and Bergerah yelded vp to the frenche parte And the constable of Fraunce toke possessyon therof and set therin a capitayne men of war to kepe it Whan that Bergerath was thus tourned french the duke of Aniou was counsayled to go forthe and to ley siege to Chastellon on the ryuer of Dordone The tidynges therof spred abrode in the felde and euery man prepared to go thyder as the duke the constable and all other men of warre except the marshall of FrauÌ„ce who abode behynde to abyde for the lorde of Coucy who came the same night and the marshall rode to mete him with a great company receyued him right amyably and so taryed all that night in the same place wher as the duke had ben the night before The duke the same day came to a fayre medowe in his way to Chastellon on the ryuer of Dordon And with the lorde of Coucy ther was sir Edmond of Pomyers sir Tristram of Roy the lorde of Faignels the lorde of Jumont sir JohnÌ„ of Rosey sir RobrÌ„t of Cleremont and dyuers other knightes and squyers And in the mornynge they depted fro their lodgynge and rode in the company of the marshall of Fraunce tyll they came to the dukê hoost wher they were receyued with great ioy goyng towarde Chastellon in a towne called saynt Foy or the vowarde came to Chastello and assayled the towne of saynt Foye right feersly Within the towne there were no men of warre and so made but small defence wolde haue yelded them vp and in their yelding they were all pylled and robbed So the siege was layd about Chastellon endured a .xv. dayes there
of Bretayne who bare in his armes goules two cheurons chekard golde syluer and asure of whose dethe the constable was sore displeased Than the assaut began to be fiersar on euery part the lorde of MucydeÌ„t proued that day a good knyght shewed well by his dedes howe he was a true frenche man So thus byforce the towne of Duras was coÌ„quered and the first that entred was sir Trystram of Roy and sir JohnÌ„ of Rosey than the men of warre within the towne fledde in to the castell ¶ Howe yuan of wales layd siege to Mortayne and howe the scottê toke by stelthe the castell of Berwyke agaynst the wyll of the kynge of Englande Cap. CCC .xxii. THus the towne of Duras was takeÌ„ and all slayne that were within than the men of warre toke their logyng and vnarmed them toke their ease the next mornyng the constable of FrauÌ„ce mounted on his horse the marshall of FraÌ„ce with him and went and aduysed well the castell and toke good hede on what syde it were moost best to assayle it And all thynges consydred they sawe well the castell was right stronge and harde to wyn without long siege and so they returned and shewed this to the duke of Aniou It maketh no mater ê™ the duke for I haue sayd and sworne that I wyll nat departe hens tyll I haue the castell at my wyll Than the constable answered Sir with goddê grace yeshall nat beforsworne Than they reared vp all their engyns agaynst the castell whan they within sawe the dealyng of theÌ„ in the towne and of the frenchmen consydering howe the assautynge shulde be right perylous for them Than they thought to fall intreatie and so entreated with the constable to take them to mercy their lyues and goodê saued and so to yelde vp the castell The duke of Anio we toke counsayle and by the aduyse of the constable who wolde nat by his wyll trauayle any more his people The thirde day receyued theÌ„ to mercy and so they departed and were brought thyder as they wolde be and so the constable toke possession of the castell but as I was enfourmed the duke of Aniou coÌ„maunded that the castell shulde be beten downe and so after the conquest of the castell and towne of Duras the duke of Aniou ordayned to abyde there sir Johan of Jumont sir Tristram of Roye and sir Johan of Rosey with a hundred speares to kepe there the fronters agaynst Burdelois and the duke thought to returne to Tholouse to se the good lady his wife who was as thaÌ„ newly churched of a fayre sonne he thought at her churchyng to kepe a great feest at Tholouse and he ordeyned in all suche townes as he hadde conquered men of warre and garysons to resyst pusantly agaynst his enemyes and sayd to yuan of Wales Sir yeshall take in your charge bretons poicteuyns and angeuyns and yeshall go in to Poictou and ley siege to Mortaigne on the see whiche the lorde of Lestrade kepeth come nat thens for no maner of commauÌ„dement fro the kyng or fro any other tyllsuch season as ye haue the full possession therof for it is a garyson that hath done moch trouble to vs. sir ê™ yuan to the beste of my power I shall do your commaundement Than the duke ordayned and apoynted all them that shulde go with yuan in to Poyctou and so they departed fro the duke to the nombre of fyue huÌ„dred speares and toke the way in to Xaynton to goo towardes saynt JohnÌ„s Dangle And the duke the coÌ„stable the lorde of Coucy the marshall of FrauÌ„ce and sir Johan and sir Peter of Bulle returned backe to Tholouse and ther fouÌ„de the duches newly puryfied at which tyme ther was made great feest and iustyng than after the constable and the lorde Coucy retourned into Fraunce and the marshall of Sanxere went in to Auuergne to ayde the baroÌ„s such as made warre against the englysshmen who were in Limosyn in Auuergne and on the frontres there ¶ Howe let vs shewe howe yuan of Wales layed siege the same season before Mortayne and howe he coÌ„strayned them within the garyson THis yuan of Wales was gladd to obey the commaundement of the duke of Aniou for he knewe well what soeuer the duke dyde it was the pleasure of the kyng And also he knewe well that the kynge bare all the charges of his enterprises and so came in to Xayntes in Poitou and ther refresshed them in that plentyfull countrey And in his company was the lorde of Pouns the lorde of Thouars the lorde of Umaroyse the lorde Jaques of Surgeres and great noÌ„bre of knightes and squyers of Poictou And of the bretons normans there were capitayns sir Mores of Trysiqdy sir Alayne Housey sir Alayne of saynt Poule sir Percyuall Daneuall Wylliam of Mountcomptor and the lorde of Momorette his brother These men of warre departed whan they were redy and went layed siege before Mortayne whiche was the fayrest and strongest castell standyng on the ryuer of Garon and nere to the mouthe of the see Thus yuan and his coÌ„pany layed siege before Mortaigne and made bastydes lytell and lytell and prepared for all thynges necessarie for they knewe well by assaut they shulde neuer wynne the castell nor by no way sauyng by long siege and by famyne Ther yuan ordayned four bastydes about the castell so that none coude reuitayle the towne nother by lande nor by see And the yong knightes and squyers desiryng to auaunce their bodyes went often tymes to the barryers of the castell and scrimysshed with theÌ„ within and they with theÌ„ And so bytwene them ther was done many a proper feate of armes Within the castell there was a knight called the Souldiche who was a gascoyn a right valyant knight a good man of armes by whose counsaile they within were ruled as moche as by their capitayns Wyne and vitayls they had within sufficyent but of other small necessaries they had great scarcyte durynge the siege Kyng Charles of FrauÌ„ce though he helde hymselfe at Parys and sported him at his pleasur without armyng of his owne ê‘son yet he kept warr in diuers places agaynst theÌ„glisshmen his enemys and gatte hym alyaunces as well within the realme as in any other countrey aboute more than any of his predecessours of foure or fyue kynges had before And greatly he helde them in loue suche as he thought to haue any ayde by And bycause he sawe well kyng Richard of Englande was but yong the realme in trouble and discorde Therfore he sent in to Scotland dyuers tymes bothe to kyng Robert and to kynge Dauyd his vncle alwayes to entertayne them in loue Desyring theÌ„ euer to make good and sharpe warr on thenglysshmen and so to traueyle them that they shuld haue no puissaunce to passe ouer the see In so moche so it happed that kynge Robert of Scotlande the same season that kyng Edwarde the thirde was deed and kyng Rycharde
sir James of Mountmore sir Percyuall Deyneuall Wylliam of Mountcountour and sir James of Surgeres were capitaynes and wold nat leaue the siege for the dethe of yuan of Wales who was their souerayne capitayne they had great desyre to reuenge his dethe on them of the forteresse Also ye haue herde howe sir ThomÌ„s Triuet sir WyllmÌ„ Scrope sir Thomas Berton sir Wylliam Sendrue a great nombre of men of armes and archers were ordayned to go in to the marches of Burdeaux for the reskewe of them of Mortayne And sir Mathewe Gornay who was at Bayon and was dayly occupyed therabout in the marches agaynst the gascons and suche as helde forteresses there These sayd four knyghtes their companyes had layen at Plomouthe .vii. monethes and could haue no wynde to serue them to go in to Gascoyne wherof they were ryght sore displeased but they coulde nat amende it Also ye haue harde howe the lorde Neuyll of Englande was ordeyned with a great nombre of men of armes and archers to go and comforte the kyng of Nauer agaynst the spany ardes for he was ordeyned to be seneshall of Burdeux so he founde all these other men of warrÌ„styll at Plomouth and eche of them were glad of other anon after the lord Neuels comyng they had wynde at wyll Than they toke shippynge and sayled towardes Gascoyne and so they were in one flete a sixe score vesselles and xl barkes there myght well be a thousaÌ„de men of armes and two thousande archers they hadde no let on the see but good wynde and so they entred in to the hauen of Burdeux the euen of our Lady in Septembre the yer of our sorde a thousand thre hundred .lxxvii. Whan the bretons and poicteuyns that laye at siege before Mortaygne sawe suche a flete of shippes passe by makynge great feast brunt and so wâ—ynge of trompettes they were ryght pensyue and they within the castell ryght ioyfull for they hoped well than to be shortely reskewed or elles their enemyes to haue batayle for they thought surely they were nat come thyder for nought but for to do some great feate of armes Than sir James of Mountmore and the capitaynes of the hoost drewe to guyder to counsayle to determyne what was best for theÌ„ to do Than they repented theÌ„ of the forsakyng of the treaty that was offred theÌ„ before for but a lytell before the Soudic of Lestrade offred to rendre vp the forteresse so they myght departe to Burdeur their lyues and goodes saued but the frenchmen wolde nat therof So than they sent a â—â—â—aulde to the castell shewyng theÌ„ howe they were content to receyue their treatie The Soudic answered howe they were than in no mynd to fall to no treatie for their socour was come wherfore they wolde frely departe or a â—yde at their pleasure so the siege lay styll The lorde Neuyll and his company came to Burdeaâ— they were ioyfully receyued of sir Wylliam â—â—â—man seneshall of Landes sir Johan of Multon mayre of the cytie of the archbysshop there and of the burgesses ladyes and 〈◊〉 The lorde Neuyll was lodged in the abbey of saynt Andrewes and so was seneshall of Burdeur Than anone after he made an assemble of knyghtes and squiers gascons suche as helde of the englisshe parte so that he was a four thousande And he ordeyned shyppes and vesselles on the ryuer of Garon and so departed fro Burdeux to go and reyse the siege before Mortayne Anone these tydynges were knowen in the frenche hoost howe thenglysshmen gascons were comyng downe the ryuer of Garon to reyse their siege or elles to â—yght with them Than the capitayns drewe to counsayle all thynges considered it was thought they were nat able to abyde yâ— puyssance wherfore it was determyned that they shulde rather lâ—â—e â—he tyme that they hadde spent than to put themselfe in to a farder daunger parell And so sowned then disâ—ogyng without any thyng doyng farder and so drewe in to Poictou but all departed nat for a certayne bretons walshmen that were parteynynge to yuan of Wales sayd howe they were able to abyde all the world and to kepe the fortresse of saynt Leger and so they entred into it drue in all their artyllary THe knightes of Englande and Gascon who were comynge with full sayles in barges by the Ryuer of Garon they rested at thentre before Mortayne and so toke lande lytell and lytell And as they landed they put theÌ„selfe in order redy to assayle yâ— fortresse of saynt Leger wherin the bretons were And so at the first comyng ther was a sore assaut and whyle they were at the assaut the lorde Neuyll sent a haraude to Mortayn to the Soudic to knowe howe he dyde The haraude dyde as he was coÌ„mauÌ„ded and brought worde agayne how they dyd rightwell but that they had no showes on their fete The assaut before saynt Legerendured well thre houres and wan nothing but had dyuers of their men sore hurt and so lodged theÌ„ that night And it was their myndes nat to depart thens tyll they had wonne that holde and were sore displeased that the lord of MoÌ„tmore and the other french knightes had nat ben â—in the fortresse of saynt Leger but they were wiselye departed and left ther the bretons ¶ Howe the englysshmen recouered dyuers castelles on the frenchmen in Burdeloys Cap. CCC .xxxv. ANd in the next mornyng the lorde Neuyll the knightes of England ordayned to gyue assaut to saynt Leger and so sowned their truÌ„pettê to the assaute and aproched to the fortresse and ther began a sore assaut The fortresse stode so on a rocke yâ— none coude easely aproche therto and on yâ— wekest syde ther were dyuers great dykes so that none coude easely aproche The assaylers traueyled sore and wanne but lytell but dyuers of their men were sore hurt some slayne Than thassaut ceased and it was thought best to fyll the dykes to haue the more aduantage togyue assaut so with great payne the dykes were fylled Than the bretons that were within seyng that douted more than than they dyde before and good reason why so fell to entreat The englysshmen who had great mynde of the kyng of Nauers busynesse and also â–ª thought to delyuer certayne fortresses in Burdelois holden by the frenche bretons agreed to their treatie and so the holde of saynt Leger was gyuen vp so that they within departed whyder they lyst their lyues and goodes saued Thus saynt Legers was englysshe and than the lordes wente to the castell of Mortayne and founde yâ— Soudic of Lestrade in the same case as the haraud had reported to theÌ„ before So than they were refresshed of euery thyng that they neded and the castell newe furnysshed with meÌ„ And than they retourned agayne to Burdeaux the same way they caÌ„e by water by the ryuer of Garon wHan they were come agayne to Burdeaux and refresshed in the meane season they had
men of warre to deê‘te as long as the frenchmen had any fortresses in the coutre And specially they coÌ„playned of the fortresse of Bersat the whiche they sayde dyde â—oche 〈…〉 we in the countrey Than the lorde Neuyll demaunded what nombre of bretons they were within Bersatte and it was shewed 〈…〉 fyue huÌ„dred fightyng men Than he called to hym the seneshall of Landes and sir Wyllyam Scrope and sayde sirs take with you a two or thre huÌ„dred speares as many archers and go your way and loke on them of Bersat and do somoche as to delyuer the countre of theÌ„ and than we shall attende to a greatter mater The two knightes wolde nat disobey but so toke two huÌ„dred speares and as many archers and passed the ryuer of Garon and so rode towarde Bersat And the same season they of Bersat were â—â—te abrode rydinge to the nombre of 〈◊〉 corespeares all a long the ryuer of Garon to th eÌ„tent to se if they might fynde any shyppe and their capitayne was one of Pyergourt called sir Bertram Raymon a good man of armes and so within a litell leage of Bersat they encountred the englysshmen And whan this sir Bertram sawe that he must nedes fight he was affrayed but ordred his men in good array they were nere all gascoyns And so the englysshmen came on them with their speares couched and spurres to their horses And at the first comynge ther were dyuers ouerthrowen of bothe parties many a feate of armes done Nowe bâ—it finally the frenchmen coude nat endure thenglysshmens dedes also they were mo 〈◊〉 nombre and chosen men In somoch that all they of the garyson of Bersat were slayne or taken but fewe that scaped And ther was taken sir Bertram Raymon and sir wyllmÌ„ Hemon and than they rode to Bersat And whaÌ„ they of the garison sawe that ther men were taken and slayne they were sore abasshed and so gaue vp the forteresse their lyues saued So thus Bersat became englisshe and than they returned to Burdeur ¶ The same day was the night of Alsayntes the yere of our lorde M. CCC .lxxviii. that theÌ„glysshmen entred in to Bersat and the same day the kyng of Nauer came to Burdeux or any man wyst And he was receyued ryght honorably and well lodged at his ease and all his men And than he was demauÌ„ded of the tidyngê in his couÌ„tre of the spanyerdes and he answered plainly the the childe of Castell had besieged PaÌ„pylone with great puyssance so that they that were within the cyte were sore constrayned ThaÌ„ he desyred theÌ„ acordyng to the apoyntment made by the kyng of Englande that they wolde helpe to confort his people to reyse the siege The knightes of Englande offred themselfe said how they were in good mynde so to do so the by their neglygeÌ„ce the siege shulde nat be vnreysed and so ordayned therfore said to the kyng sir returne you into yor owne couÌ„tre and make a spiall asseÌ„bly of yor men we shall be ther at a day apoynted let vs assemble togyder and so we shabe the stronger your men also knowe the countre better than ours do He answered said ss ye say well thus it shal be done And so the thirde daye after he departed and toke the way by the see syde For ther was about Bayon and Dare in Gascone certayne fortresses holden by the bretons So longe the kynge of Nauer rode that he came to the towne of saynt Johans and ther he abode ¶ In the meane season whyle the kynge of Nauer made his vyage to Burdeux taryed there retourned agayne JohnÌ„ of Castell son to the kyng of Spayne and the coÌ„stable of the realme of Castell who were chefe of that warr who was called Dome Peter of Moriche They helde thesiege before Panpylone with a great nombre vnder them With them ther was therle Done Alphons therle of Medyna therle of Manos therle of Ribydie Peter Ferant of Salesque and Peter Gousart of Modesque and dyuers other knightes and squiers of Castell And the spanyerdes as they came towarde Panpylone they had taken and brent the towne of Lornich and the cytie of Uyen besyde Groynge There was neuer a lorde in Nauerr that durst apere before theÌ„ but euery man kept his owne holde All this knewe rightwell the kyng of Nauer for alwayes he had messangers comyng goyng but he coude nat remedy it wtout the helpe of theÌ„glishmen the lorde Neuyll who was at burdeur sent thyder by the kynge of Englande and hiss counsayle He knewe rightwell the liage and a lyaÌ„ce that was made bytwene the kyngê of Englande and of Nauer yet he faynted and was slacke in the acomplysshing therof All this he thought in hym selfe and so called to hym sir Thomas Tryuet a right valyant knight and sayd sir ThomÌ„s ye knowe well howe we were sent hyder to take hede of the froÌ„ters of this couÌ„tre and to put out our enemyes And also to coÌ„fort the kyng of Nauer who hath ben here with vs and hath shewed vs the nede that he hath ye were present whan I promysed him how we shulde serue him wherfore it behoueth vs so to do or els we shal be blamed Wherfore dere sreÌ„de and louer I ordayne you to be chefe gouernour of that warre and that ye take a sixe hundred speres and a thousande archers and go into Nauer and I wyll abyde here in these marchesse bycause I am seneshall of Burdeux and haue the charge therof coÌ„mytted me by the kynge of Englande And therfore I wyll take hede of suche aduentures as shall fall for as yet the couÌ„tre is nat all rydde of our enemyes Sir 〈◊〉 sir Thomas ye do me more honour than I am worthy I shall gladly obey you as it is reason and shall aquyte me in this vyage to the best of my power Than the lorde Neuell sayd sir I am well conforted by that ye arwylling to go wIthin a lytell space after sir Thomas Tryuet departed fro Burdeux toke the way to Dare in Gascoyne with him ther was sir Wylliam Condone sir Thomas Berton sir JohnÌ„ Asfull sir Henry Paule sir WyllmÌ„ Croquet sir Loys Malyn sir Thomas Fourque and sir Robert Haston all gascons with a great nombre Whan all these men of warre were come to the cytie of Dare than they herde tidynges that the kyng of Nauerre was at saynt JohnÌ„s du Pye du port and there made his somons of men of warr wherof they were right gladde In the cytie of Dare there was a capitayne an englysshe knight called sir Mathue Gorney vncle to sir ThomÌ„s Tryuet who receyued his nephewe right ioyfully and all his company and ayded to lodge theym at their ease Th entent of sir Thomas Tryuet was nat to haue rested but to haue kept on his way to the kyng of Nauerr but than sir Mathewe sayd Fyre nephue sytheye be here with suche a puyssaunce it behoueth
Buckyngham hymselfe therle Stafforde who had wedded his nece doughter to the lorde Couey and therle of Dymestre These lordes rode with baners displayed the lorde Spensar constable of the hoost the lorde Fytz water marshall the lorde Bassette the lorde Bourgthyer the lorde Ferres the lorde Morlay the lorde Parsy sir Wyllyam Wynsore sir Hughe aurell sir Hugh Hastyngê and sir Hughes all these by one assent rode with their standerdes and penons sir Thomas Percy sir Thomas Tryuet sir Wyllyam Clynton sir yuon 〈◊〉 sir Hugh Torell the lorde of Uar 〈◊〉 Eustare and sir Johan Harbeston ser Wyllyam Feruytone the lorde of Briame sir Wyllyam Fabre sir Johan and sir Nycholas 〈◊〉 court sir Johan Mase sir ThomÌ„s Camoyse sir Rafe sonne to the lorde Neuell ser Henry bastarde Ferres sir Hughe Broe sir 〈◊〉 Orsell sir Thomas West the lorde of 〈◊〉 More Dauyd Holograue Hugh Lyn 〈◊〉 bastarde Bernarde of Coderers and dyuers other These me of warre rode in good 〈◊〉 and great array The first day they deê‘ ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ Calais went no farther than to Marquegues And there rested and toke counsayle what way were best for theÌ„ to take to furnysshe there voyage for there were dyuers in that cuÌ„ 〈◊〉 that had neuer ben in Fraunce before as the eâ—â—e hymselfe and dyuers other great barones and knightes Therfore it was resonable that suche persons as hadde ben in Fraunce before and knewe the countre shulde haue suche rule and gouernynge that it myght be to their honour Threwe it was that whan the englysshmen in tyme past had ben in Fraunce they had euer suche ordynaunce amonge them that the 〈◊〉 sware euer to the kyng of Englande and to his counsayle two shynges The one was that they shulde neuer disclose their secre 〈◊〉 person lyueng but among themselfe 〈◊〉 der they entended to go The seconde thyng was they sware and promysed to make no maner of treatie with their enemyes without the knowledge of the kyng or his cousayle wHan chese barons knightes and squyers and their company had rested theÌ„ at Marquegnes thre dayes and that euery man of their company was come to them out of Calais and that the capitayns were determyned what way to take They deê‘ted and went for the tyll they came before Arde there rested them before the bastyde of Arde to th entent to shewe themselfe before the meÌ„ of armes that were within the forteresse And there was made newe knightes by the erle of Buckyngehanm as therle of Dymestre and also the lorde Morlay and than those two knightê put for the their baners and moreouer therle made knightes all suche as foloweth First the lorde Fytzwaters sonne sir Roger Strange sir JohnÌ„ I pre sir JohnÌ„ Coll sir James Tytiell sir Thomas Ramston sir Johan Neuell and sir Thomas Roste and than all the host went and lodged at Hosque All these forsayd newe knyghtê were made bycause of the vowarde the which went the same day to a stronge house stadynge on the ryuer syde called Folant Within was a squyer owner of the house called Robert he was a good man of armes and hadde well furnysshed his house with good men of armes the whiche he had gote therabout to the nombre of xl And they made good semblant to defeÌ„de theÌ„selfe and their house These barons and knyghtes in their newe knyghthod enuyroned about the towre of FolaÌ„t and began fiersly to assayle them within and they within valiantly defended themselfe There was done many feates of armes and they within shorte so holly and quickely togyder that they hurt dyuers assaylantes suche as adueÌ„tured themselfe to moche forwarde for they had within dyuers good crosbowes sent thyder by the capitayne of saynt Omers at the request of the squyer for he feared before that the englisshmen wolde passe by his house wherfore he thought to kepe it to the best of his power and so he dyde for he bare hymselfe ryght valiantly Than the erle of Dymestre spake a highe worde as he stode on the dykes his baner before hym the whiche worde greatly encouraged his people Sayeng sirs howe is it thus in oure newe knyghthode that this peuysshe douchouse holdeth agaynst vs so longe The stronge places and fortresses that be in the realme of Fraunce shall holde longe agaynst vs sythe this small house endureth so longe Sirs on a fore lette vs shewe our newe chiualry They that herde these wordes noted it ryght well and aduentured them selfe more largely than they dyde before and entred in to the dykes and so came harde to the walles and there theÌ„glissh archers shotte so holly togyder that scant non durst apere at their defence ther were dyuers slayne and hurt and the base court wonne and brent and so finallye they were all wonne Howe be it first they defended theÌ„selfe tight valiantly and neuer a man within that was wounded to dethe Thus the house of Folant was taken and Robert Folant within taken prisoner by therle of Dymestre and all the temnant taken prisoners by his men And all the hoost lodged on the ryuer of Houske abydynge for sir Wyllyam Wyndsore who ledde the rerewarde and was nat as than come but he came the same night and the nexte day they disloged and rode to Esperleque and there lodged The capitayne of saynt Omers seynge the englysshmen so nere to them encreased the watche of the towne for that nyght they watched â—o than two thousande men to the entent that saynt Omers shulde nat be sodayuly wonby the englysshmen THe next mornyng about sire of the clocke the englisshmen dislodged and rode before saint Omers and whan they of the towne sawe thenglisshmen come they armed them and ordayned them selfe in the market place to go to the gates and walles by good dely 〈…〉 cyon for it was shewedde theym howe the englysshmen wolde assayle them but it was nat in their thoughtê For they knewe well the towne was to strong and thought they shulde lose there more than wynne Howe be it she erle of Buckyngham who had neuer ben in Fraunce before thonght he wolde sesaynt Omers bycause it semed so fayre a farre of in walles gates towres and steples So he rested all his hoost on a mountayne halfe a leage fro the towne araynged in good order more than thre houres And than ther were some yonge knightes and squyers thought to proue theymselfe and rode to the barryers of the towne and hesyred to iust with some of the knighted or squyers in the towne but they coulde haue none answere and so they retourned agayne to the half The same day that the erle caÌ„e before saynt Omers he made agayne newe knightes First sir Rafe Neuell sir Bartylmewe Bourgehter sir Thomas Camoyse sir Fouke Corbette sir Thomas Danglure sir Rafe Perypars sir Aoyes of saynt Albyne and sir Johan Paule These newe knyghtes in their first churalry to proue themselfe rode to the barryers of the towne 〈…〉 desyred iustes but they wered so
after There was a man of armes of the lorde of Uertaygnes retynewe an experte man of armes named Peter Berton well horsed he layd his speare in the rest and ranne after the lorde of HaÌ„gest who fledde before him So that his speare poyat touched his backe behynde hym thinkyng to haue stryken him out of his sadell Howe beit for all that the lorde of Hangest lost nother sadell nor slyrroppe and yet styll the other man of armes helde styll rennyng the spear poynt at his backe and so he came to Plancy And at the entryng in to the castell the lorde of Hangest so daynly lepte fro his horse and entred a fote in to the dyke Than they of the castell entended to saue hym and so came to the barryer and there was a great scrimysshe for they of the castell shotte sore for they had many good crosbowes There was done many a proper feate of armes of the one part and of the other So with great payne the lorde of Hangest was saued who right valiantly â—ought at his first entryng in to the castell and styll came thyder people of the vowarde The lorde of Uer taygne sir Thomas Tryuet sir Hughe Caurell and dyuers other came thyder so that ther was asore batayle for ther were slayne and taken of the frenche parte about a .xxx. and the base courte of the castell brent and the castell assayled on all partes the whiche was well defended and the mylles aboute Plancy brent and beten downe So than the hoost drewe agayne togyder and passed the ryuer of Aube at the bridge at Angle and rode towardes Ualant on the ryuer of Sayne So thus that daye the lorde of Hangest was in great aduenture THe same day the lordê of the vowarde sir Thomas Tryuet sir Hughe Caurell the lorde of Uertayne the bastarde his brother Peter Berton dyuers other rode forthe and encountred sir Johan of Roye and a .xx. speares parteyninge to the duke of Burgoyne rydinge to Troyes The englysshmen spyed theym and folowed after as fast as they coulde driue their horses The frenchemen thought to saue them selfe for they were nat men ynowe to abyde them and so the moost parte saued them selfe And sir Johan of Roy and dyuers other put them selfe within the barryers of Troyes for as than they were open And so in the tournynge agayne of the englysshemen they tooke four prisoners who came to shorte to saue them selfe AmoÌ„g the whiche there was a squyer of the duke of Burgoins called Gyon an expert maÌ„ of armes his horse was right sore chafed So he rested in the felde had at his backe a myre and ther he fought right valiaÌ„tly agaynst two englysshemen who spake to hym in englysshe and badde him yelde him but he wyst nat what they sayd The bastarde of Uertayne as he retourned fro the chase came to them and sayd to the squyer in frenche yelde the. And whan he vnderstode him he said agayne what are you a geÌ„tylman The bastarde answered and sayd yetrewely Well ê™ he than I yelde me to you And so toke him his gauntelet and his swerde than the englysshmen wolde haue slayne hym in the bastardes haÌ„des Sayeng howe he was nat courtesse to take from hym their prisoner howe be it the bastarde was stronger than they and so saued his prisoner Than at nyght questyon was made therof before the marshalles and so all thynges consydred the bastarde kept styll the prisoner who raunsomed hym the same night and trusted hym on his faythe and sent hym the nexte day to Troyes Than the hoost lodged at BalaÌ„de on the ryuer of Sayne and caÌ„e to a village a leage fro Troyes called Bernare saynt Symple and ther the great lordes had a great counsayle togyder ¶ Howe thenglisshmen came before Troyes and of the bastydes that the duke of Burgoyne made withoute Troyes to resyst the englysshmen Cap. CCC .lxiiii. IN the cyte of Troyes was the duke of Burgoyne and had made there his somons for he had entensyon was in wyll to syght with thenglisshmen bytwene the ryuer of Sayne and yone And also the barons knyghtes and squyers of Fraunce desyred none other thyng But Charles the frenche kynge wolde in no wyse acorde therto bycause of doute of fortune For he remembred moche the great losses and domagê that the nobles of his realme had of tyme past by the vyctories of the englysshmen Wherfore he wolde in no wyse that they shuld sight with out it were to their great aduauntage ¶ The duke of Burgoyne was at Troyes and with hym the duke of Burbone the duke of Bare the erle of Ewe the lorde Coucy sir Johan of Uyen admyrall of the see the lorde of Uyenne and of saynt Croyse sir James of Uyenne sir Water of Uyen the lorde of Tremoyle the lorde of Uergy the lorde of Rengemont the lorde of Hambey the seneshall of Heynalte the lorde of saynt Pye the barone of Habers the lorde of Roy the vycont Dassey sir Wyllyam bastarde of Langers and mo than two thousand knightes and squiers And it was shewed me howe the lorde Tremoyle was sent by the duke to the kyng to Parys to get lycence to fight with the englysshmen and he was nat returned the same day that thenglysshmen came before Troyes The frenchmen within Troyes thought surelye that the englysshmen wolde nat passe by with out lokyng on the towne Wherfore they made without the towne a bowe shotte of fro the gate a bastyde of great tymbre wherin myght well be a thousande men of armes In the euenyng in the hoost all 〈…〉 ayns went to couÌ„sayle to determyne what they shulde do the next day Than it was concluded that euery man with their baners and penones well armed shulde ryde before Troyes and to abyde in the selde and to sende to them of the towne to demauÌ„de batayle So in the next mornynge they armed them and sette theymselfe in thre batayls and so came in to a fayre playne before Troys and there taryed Than two harauldes as Chandos and Aquitany were sente for to the erle of Buckyngham And whan they were come the erle sayd Sirs go your wa 〈…〉 s to Troyes shewe the lordes there howe 〈◊〉 beyssued oute of Englande to do dedes of armes and where as we might haue it to demauÌ„de therfore And bycause we knowe well howe a great parte of the sâ—oure delyse and of the chiualry of FrauÌ„ce is within the towne Therfore shewe them we become this way and if they wyll any thynge say to them they shall fynde vs in the felde in the same forme and maner as ye shall leaue vs and in suche wyse as they ought to fynde their enemyes So the haraldes departed and rode towardes Troyes thentre of the bastyde was opyned to them but they coude nat gette to the gate of the towne There yssued oute so many men of armes and cros bowes settyng theÌ„ selfe in order of batayle the harauldes had on their cotes of
armes of therle of Buckynghams the lordes demaunded of them what they wolde they answered and sayd howe they were sente to speke with the duke of Burgoyne IN the same season that these harauldes shulde haue done their message the duke of Burgoyne and the lordê with hym were be sy to sette their men in ordre of batayle The englisshmen thought verely to haue had batayle wherfore ther were made newe knyghtê Fyrst sir Thomas Tryuet brought his baner rolled vp toguyder to the erle of Buckyngham and sayd Sir if it please you I shall this day display my baner for thanked be god I haue reuenues sufficyent to mayntayne it withall It pleasethe me ryght well ê™ the erle Than the erle toke the baner delyuered it to sir Thomas Tryuet and sayde sir Thomas I pray god gyue you grace to do nobly this day and alwayes after Than sir Thomas toke the baner and displayed it and delyuered it to a squier whome he trusted well And soo went to the vowarde for he was ordayned so to do by the capitayue the lorde Latymer and by the marshall the lorde Fitz water And ther were made newe knyghtes as sir Peter Berton sir JohnÌ„ and sir Thomas Paulle sir JohnÌ„ Syngule sir Thomas Dortyngnes sir JohnÌ„ Uassecoq sir Thomas Brasey sir Johan Brauyne sir Henry Uernyer sir Johan Coleuyll sir Wylliam Eurart sir Nycholas Styngule and sir Hughe Lunyt And all these went to the fyrste batayle bycawse to be at the first skrimysshe Than the erle called forthe a gentyll squyer of the countie of Sauoy who had ben desyred be fore to haue ben made knight both before Arde saynt Omers This squier was called Rafe of Gremers sonne to the erle of Gremers The erle of Buckyngham sayd to him Sir if god be pleased I thynke we shall haue this day batayle wherfore I wyll that ye be a knight The squier excused hym selfe and sayde Sir god thanke you of yâ— noblenes that ye wolde put me vnto But sir I wyll neuer be knyght without I be made by the handes of my naturall lorde the erle of Sauoy in batayll and so he was examyned noo farther It was great pleasure to be holde the Englisshmen in the felde and the frenchmen made their preparacyon in their bastyde for they thought well at the leest to haue some scrymishe Thinkyng that suche men as thenglisshmen were wold neuer passe by without soÌ„e maner of face or skrimysshe The duke of Burgoyne was there without the towne armed at all peces with an are in his hande and soo all knyghtes and squiers passed by hym to the bastyde so that there was so great prease that no man coulde go forewarde nor the harauldes coulde nother go forwarde nor backewarde wherby they coulde nat come to yâ— duke to do their message as they were coÌ„maunded BEsyde the erle of Buckynghams commaundemeÌ„t to the two harauldes there were dyuers other that sayd to them Sirs ye shall go forth and do your message and besyde that say to the duke of Burgoyne Howe that the duke of Bretayne and the countrey there hath sent to the kyng of Englande to haue comforte and ayde agaynst a certayne barons and knyghtes of Bretayne rebels to the duke who wyll nat obey to their lorde as the moost parte of the countrey dothe But make warre in the countre shadowe them selfe vnder yâ— frenche kyng And bycause the kyng of Englande wyll ayde the duke and the countrey he hath nowe specially sent one of his vncles the erle of Buckyngham with a certayne nombre of men of warr to go in to Bretayne to confort the duke and the countre Who arryued at Calays and hath taken their way to passe throughe the realme of Fraunce so they be forwarde in their iourney hyder to the cytie of Troyes where as they knewe well there is a great nombre of lordes specially the duke of Burgoyne sonne to the french kyng disseased and brother to the kyng that nowe is wherfore ye may say to him howe sir Thomas erle of Buckyngham sonne to the kyng of Englande disseased and vncle to the kyng that nowe is desireth of him batayll The harauldes or they went they demaunded to haue hadde letters of credence consernynge that mater and they were answered how they shulde haue had letters the next day but in the moruynge they had taken other counsayle and sayde Howe they wolde sende no letters but badde them dept and sayd Go your wayes say as ye haue ben enformed ye are credable ynough if they lyst to beleue you So the haraldes departed as ye haue herde before and the newe englysshe knyghtes hadde begon the scrimysshe so that all was in trouble And certayn knightes and other of Fraunce sayd to the haraudes Sirs what do you here get you hens ye be here in great parell for here be yuell people in this towne Whiche doute caused the haraldes to retourne agayne without any thyng doyng of their message ¶ Nowe let vs shewe what was done in this scrimysshe FIrst ther was an englisshe squyre borne in the bysshoprike of LyncolnÌ„ an expert man of armes I can nat se whyder he coude se or nat but he spurred his horse his spear in his hande and his targe about his necke his horse came russhyng downe the way and lepte clene ouer the barres of the barriers and so galoped to the gate where as the duke of Burgoyn and the other lordes of Fraunce were who reputed that dede for a great enterprise The squier thought to haue returned but he coulde nat for his horse was stryken with speares and heaten downe the squier slayne wherwith the duke of Burgoyne was ryght sore displeased that he had nat ben taken a lyue as prisoner Therwith the great batayll of the erle of Buckynghams came on a foote towarde these men of armes in the bastyde the which was made but of dores wyndowes and tables And to saye the trouth it was nothyng to holde agaynst suche men of warre as the englisshmen were wherfore it coulde nat longe endure Whan the duke of Burgoyne sawe them comyng so thicke and so great a nombre consideryng howe his nombre was nat sufficyent agaynst them coÌ„maunded euery man to entre in to the towne except crosbowes and so they entred in at the gate lytell and lytell and whyle they entred the genowayes cros bowes shot continually and hurte dyuers of the englisshmen There was a sore scrymishe but anone the bastyde was conquered it coulde nat endure agaynst englisshmen So the frenchmen entred agayne in at yâ— gate as they entred they set theÌ„selfe in ordre in the stretes There was the duke of Lorayne and the lorde Coucy the duke of Burbon dyuers other bytwene the gate and the barryers there was many a feate of armes done some slayne hurt and taken Whan the englisshmen sawe the frenchmen withdrawe backe they in lykewyse reculed backe and stode styll in ordre of bataile
the tydynges came amonge theym howe the frenche kyng was deed Than their purpose was broken for dyuers of the lordes returned in to FraÌ„ce to herken for tidynges And so the englysshe men lay styll a thre or foure dayes than they departed and went to saint Peters of Auren and fro thens to Argens and the next day the hoost passed the ryuer of Mayenne thorough a marys with great payne for they coulde nat passe but two or thre a front the space of two leages â–ª If the frenchmen had knowen therof and had assayled the vowarde the reâ—ewarde coude naâ— haue gyuen them any maneâ— of helpe The englysshmen doubted moche that passage howe beit they passed it and came to Cosse and were there four dayes â–ª alwayes in hope to here some newes out of Bretaine The duke of Bretayne was in Hanybout in the marchesse of Uannes and herde often tymes worde of the englysshemen howe they aproched nere to Bretaygne And he wyst nat well as than how to be demeaned for whan the dethe of the frenche kyng was shewed to hym he lette it soone ouerpasse for he loued hym but a lytell and sayd to them that were about hym The rancoure and hate that I had to the realme of Fraunce bycause of kynge Charles nowe deed is minisshed more than the one halfe Such haue hated the father that haue loued right well the sonne and some haue made warre to the father that after hath ayeded the sonne Howe be it I must acquyte me trewely agaynst the englysshmen for they been come hyder at my request and haue passed thoroughe the realme of FrauÌ„ce Therfore I must kepe that I haue promysed to them There is one harde poynt for me and for them for I vnderstande that the good townes of Bretaygne are closed fast and wyll nat suffre them to entre And thervpon the duke called his counsayle to hym as the lorde of Mounboursyer sir Stephyn Guyon sir Wylliam Tanneguy sir Eustace Houssey sir Geffray Caiemelle and the Lesâ—ewe of Lyon and sayd to them Sirs ye shall ryde and mete the erle of Buckynghame who aprocheth nere to this our countre of Bretaygne I thynke ye shall mete them nat farre hens wherfore go and recoÌ„maunde me to hym and salute all the other lordes and say vnto thâ— fro me that shortly I wyll be at Reyns to mete them there Therfore lette them take that way and ther we shall all togyder take aduyse how we shall contynue forthe And shewe them how I fynde nat my countre in the same poynt that it was in whan I sent for them in to England â–ª wherwith I am ryght sore displeased and specially with them of Nauntes who rebell more than any other So these knyghtes departed with their message and rode towarde NauÌ„tes and in their company a fortie speares The englysshmen departed fro Cosse and entred into the forest of Grauell and passed throughe and came to Uyter in Bretayne â–ª for ther they were better assured than they were before for thanne they knewe well they shuld no more be pursued by the frenchemen and fro thens they wente to Chateau Briant and ther rested bycause of comynge of the dukes knightes thyder to them UHe erle of Buckyngham and the other lordes of Englande receyued the sayde knightes messangers to the duke of Bretayne right honorably and there they had toguyder great counsayls and the englysshmen sayde to them howe they had great marueyle that the duke of Bretayne nor the countrey were nat otherwyse aparelled Than it apered to receyue them seyng they were come thyder at their request and taken suche payne as to passe thorought the realme of Fraunce Than the lorde Mounboursyer spake for all the resydue in excusynge of the duke and sayde My lordes ye haue good cause reason to saye as ye do And as for the duke he is in great wyll to kepe and to acomplysshe the ordynaunces and couenantes that he made with you and you with hym accordynge to his power but he canne do acordynge to his wyll And specially he canne nat rule them of NauÌ„tes whiche is the kay of Bretaygne who are as nowe rebelles and haue determyned to receyue into their towne menne of warre of the frenche partie Wherof my lorde the duke is gretly marueyled for they were the first that alyed theym selfe with the other good townes of Bretaygne to haue taken his parte and yours Also my lorde thynketh they haue made a newe treatie and aliance with the newe yonge frenche kynge who shall be crowned at Halowmas next comyng Wherfore sirs My lorde desyreth you to holde hym excused And moreouer that ye wyll take the way towardes Reynes thyder he wyll come to you hauyng great desyre to se you and of this he wyll natte fayle These wordes greatly contented the erle of Buckyngham and the englysshmen sayd howe the duke coulde saye no better Than the dukes messangers retourned agayne to Hanibout and so to Uannes to the duke And the englysshemen taryed at the castell Briaunt foure dayes and than departed and came to the subbarbes of Reyns but the gates of the cite were closed and wolde suffre no man of armes to entre in to the cytie But the erle of Buckingham the lorde Latymer sir Robert Canolle and a sixe other were lodged within the cytie and the dukes couÌ„sayle and there they taryed a fyftene dayes abydinge for the duke of Bretayne who came nat wherof they hadde great marueyle Within the cytie of Reyns was the lorde Mon teraulewe the lorde of Mountforde in Bretaygne sir Geffray of Quarmell sir Alaye de la Houssey capitayne of Reynes and sir Eustace his brother and dayly they excused the duke of Bretayne I canne nat say whyder they hadde good cause so to do or nat but the englysshmen began nat to be well content bycause the duke came nat They of Nauntes kepte their cytie close for they were nat well assured of the englysshmen that were lodged at Reynes wherfore they sente to the duke of Aniowe who had made all the treaties with them shewyng hym howe they were nat stronge of theÌ„selfe to kepe and defende their cytie if they shulde haue any assaut without he wolde sende them some men of armes desyringe hym so to do To their request agreed the foure dukes that hadde the realme in gouernaunce Aniowe Berrey Burgoyne and Burbone And so they sent thyder mo than sixe hundred speares of good men of armes men of estate and of gret valure Thus they of Nauntes were well coÌ„forted and these men of armes entended to repayre the towne in all poyntes and to bringe it into that case able to resyst any assaut gyuen therto THe englisshmen beyng at Reynes and therabout began to murmur and to grudge agaynst the duke bycause he came nat And thaÌ„ they determyned to sende vnto hym sir Thomas Percy and sir Thomas Tryuet was ordayned to go to the duke and with theÌ„ a fyue hundred speares to
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
of armes frenchmen and bretons caÌ„e in with a fierse wyll and at the first comyng they wan the barres of the watche whiche was kept by sir Wyllyam of Gysenton There was a sore scrimysh and many a man ouerthrowen sir WillmÌ„ wyn sore and sir Hughe Caurell beyng in their tentes heryng the noyse armed them and caÌ„e thyder as the chiefe noyse was there bothe parties fought valiantly The frenchmen and bretons entred agayne in at the posterne Richebourge wher they issued out wtout any great domage And they had taken a knyght prisoner and ten other meÌ„ of armes and of their men ther were but thre taken ¶ Of the scrimysshe that the barrois of Barres and Almery of Clyssone made on Christmasse euyn agaynst the englysshmen beyng at Nauntes Cap CCC .lxxi. THe monday before the â—ygyll of Christmas there yssued out of Nauntes in the euenyng at the gate of Sauetoutâ— sir Barrois of Barres and the lorde of Solette with sixscore men of armes They came and dasshed in to the erle of Buckynghams lodgynge and the same nyght the erle of Domestre kept the wathe There was a great scrimysshe and many a maÌ„ ouerthrowen but the englysshmen were byggerr thanne the frenchmen wherfore they were driuen backe in to their baryers and in at the gate byforce and ther were slayne and taken of them about .xvi. and there was slayne an englysshe knight called sir Hughe Tytiell he was stryken through his bassenet wherof he dyed Than euery man drewe to their lodgynges and no more done that nyght Than all the frenchmen determyned agayne to make a scrimysshe on christmas night withall their power and so kept their enâ—prise secrete Th erle of Buckyngham and the other englysshmen were awaked often tymes by the bretons frenchmen beyng wtin NauÌ„tes and also the foragers in the feldes had great payne in serchyng for vitayle and forage for their horses and durst nat ryde out but in great companyes Th erle and his company had great marueyle of the duke of Bretayne who caÌ„e nat nor herde no maner of ridynges fro him wher with they were nat content for they fouÌ„de euer worse and worse and feble couynaunt kepte by hym and wyst nat to whome to complayne nor who shulde do them right And so they determyned that about Christenmas to sende agayne to the duke sir Thomas Tryuet sir Robert Canoll and sir Thomas Percy to Uannes or to Hanybout and they to shewe to the duke fro the erle that he dothe yuell his deuoyre that he hath nat acquyted him selfe otherwyse thaÌ„ he hath done agaynst them Howbeit this apoyntment was broken and they sayd among them all thyngê consydered and ymagined they thought they might nat â—eblysshe their hoost nor siege nor that they coude nat go to the duke without they weÌ„t all toguyder for if they went a fyue or sixe hundred speres togyder and happe to mete a thousande it shulde be for them but an yuell matche and for that dout they wolde nat depart fro the hoost but kept them selfe toguyder ANd on Christmas euyn at night the barrois of Barres sir Almary of Clysson 〈…〉 orde Damb 〈…〉 the lorde Destolet the cha 〈◊〉 of Clysson JohnÌ„ of Castelmorant and 〈◊〉 the 〈…〉 ns within NauÌ„tes issued at the 〈…〉 te sayut â—eâ—t in gret desyre to trouble their 〈◊〉 â–ª and had in their company a .vi. hundred men of armes and whan they were without the gate in two partes the one toke the way by the strete and the other through the feldes and let on the lodgynge of the lorde Latymer and of the lord Fitzwater who kept the watche the same nyght and sir Wylliam Renton And at their first comyng they wan the bayles of the watche and droue them backe with great force to the constables lodgynge the lorde Latymer And ther taryed before the lorde of Uertaynes lodgyng and there was a great skrymishe and a great assaute for the frenchmen had determyned to haue taken him and so he was in agreat dauÌ„ger of takynge So they of the watche had moche a do or any socour came to theÌ„ Sir you Fitz waren the lorde of Uertayne and sir Nycholas Trayton dyd there many a great feat of armes Than the constable and marshall enforâ—ed themselfe to come thider and sowned the trumpettes and so armed them Sir Wylliam 〈…〉 orâ—â— and sir Hugh Caurell harde the noyse of the trompettes and knewe that the voward had a sory Than they sowned trumpettes and made great baners and lyghtes and displayed their baners and came thyder with a hundred men of armes and as many archers Also sir Thomas Triuet sir Thomas Percy and the lorde Basset euery man vnder his owne standerd came to the scrymisshe yâ— same tyme they of the vowarde had great nede of ayde for they were lykely to haue loste their lodgynges but whan these lordes knightes were come than the frenchmen reculed backe all to gyder right sagely so drewe a backe towardes the towne skrimysshyng There was done many a noble dede of armes and some of the frenche knyghtes aduentured them selfe to auaunce their renowme and for their ladyes sake soo that sir Tristram de la â—aylle was taken prisoner by his folyshe hasty enterprise by a squire of Haynalte called Thierry of Sommayne UHus contynued this scrymisshe and so the moost parte of the frenchmen entred in to Nauntes howe beit in suche dedes of armes euer some be slayne hurt or taken yet they retourned with no great domage for they had as many prisoners as the englisshmen hadde of theirs and so went to their lodgynges And whan the gate was cllosed thaÌ„ they caused these hurte men to be dressed in likewyse they of the hoost drewe to their lodgynges yet they brake nat their watch but rather made stronger watche than they dyd before on Cristmas day nor all the feestes after there was nothynge doone howe beit the englysshmen euery nyght loked to be waked with scryes yet the thyng that most touched theÌ„ was that they coude here no tydin ges of the duke of Bretayne and their vitayls and forages were soo scant that it was moche payne to gette any Howe be it they within the towne hadd ynough for it came to them by the tyuer of Loyre oute of the good countreys of Poictou Xaynton and Rochell ¶ Howe the englysshmen departed fro the seige of Nauntes and of the fayre excuses that the duke of Bretayne made to the erle of Buckynghame Cap. CCC .lxxii. WHan the erle of Buekyngham and the englysshe men had bene longe at siege before Nauntes aboute the space of two monethes and foure dayes they parceyued well that the duke of Bretayne kept nat his promyse as in comynge to them thaÌ„ they determyned to dislodge fro thens and go to Uannes and there to speke with the duke and to knowe all his entent Than their dislodgynge was knowen in the hoost and so disoged the next day after Neweres day and rode forthe in
and were yuell content with the duke Sayeng howe he hadde sente for them to come in to Bretaygne And neuer sythe they came heÌ„ dyde neuer acquyte hym selfe trewely agaynst theym as he ought to haue done Wherfore they sayd there was no poynt of trouthe in hym Anone after the duke of Bretaygne came to Uannes to the Erle of Buckyngham and there shewed them secretely howe his menne had made his peace with the frenche kynge To the whiche he was fayne to agree or elles to haue lost his countre There were great wordes bytwene them but the duke humyled hym selfe and excused hym as moche as he myght For he knewe well in a maner that he was in the wronge Howe be it he was fayne for to do it to the entente that the englysshmen shulde departe oute of Bretayne Than therle made to be cryed through the cyte of Uannes that if any of his men dyde owe any thynge in the towne that they shulde come forthe and they shall be payed And than therle rendred agayne the kayes of the towne to the burgesses therof and thaÌ„ked them of the pleasure that they had done to hym And than they delyuered to the erle for his money shippes at Uannes at Hanybout at Camperle where as they were lodged And so the erle of Buckyngham departed fro Uannes the .xi. day of Aprell with all his baners displayed in order of batayle and so came to the hauyn And thyder caÌ„e the duke of Bretayne sir Alayne Housey the lorde of Monbroiser sir Stephyn Gyon sir Wyllyam of Tribiquidy sir Geffray of Quaresmell dyuers other of the dukes counsayle And they sent to the erle in to his shyppe desyringe hym to speke with the duke but the erle wolde nat come agayne to lande but sent to theym the lorde Latymer and sir Thomas Percy These two came and spake with the duke of Bretaygne and they comuned toguyder the space of thre houres And the englysshmen promysed at their departyng that they wolde do so moche that the erle shulde speke with theÌ„ another day and so retourued agayne to their shyppe and than shewed the erle all that they had done with the duke And anone after myd night the fludde came and the maryners had wynde at wyll Than they demaunded of the erle what he wolde do and the erle who wolde haue no more speakynge with the duke sayde Sirs drawe vp your ankers and aueyle your sayles and lette vs go the whiche was incoÌ„tynent done Thus departed the englisshmen fro the hauyn of Uannes and sayled towarde Englande And so dyde all other englysshmen fro other hauyns so they all came toguyder on the see ¶ Nowe lette vs speke of some knightes and squiers that retourned to Chierbourg by lande and recorde what aduentures fell to theÌ„ by the waye THe constable of Fraunce was as than in the castell of Josselyn a seuyn myles fro UaÌ„nes and he had gyuen safecoÌ„duct to dyuers knightes englysshe and nauerosse to go by lande to the garysone of Chierbourge the which knyghtes hadde serued the erle of Buckynghame in his sayde voyage And amonge other there was sir you of Fitz waren sir Wyllyam Clynton and sir Johan Burle They departed fro Uannes and toke their way by the castell of Josselyn and there lodged in the towne without the Castell thynkinge no more but to dyne there and so departe And whan they were alyghted at their lodgyng certayne companyons of the castell knyghtes and squyers came to se them as men of warre often tymes wyll do and specially englysshmen and french men And amonge the frenchemen there was a squyers a good man of armes parteyninge to the lorde of Burbone erle of Marche and one that he loued entierly called Johan Boucmell He had bene before that tyme in the garyson of Boloyne with sir Wylliam Bourdes with the frenchmen agaynst the garyson of Chierbourge at whiche tyme there had bene dyuers wordes spoken of dedes of armes to haue ben done bytwene hym and an englysshe squyer called Nycholas Clyfforde The whiche Nycholas was as than there present And whan the freÌ„ch men were come to the englysshmens lodgyng and had comuned toguyder and behelde eche other Than Johan Boucmell began to speke and sayde to Nycholas Clyfforde Nycholas dyuers tymes we haue wysshed and deuysed to do dedes of armes toguyder and nowe we haue fouÌ„de eche other in place and tyme where we may accomplysshe it Nowe we be here before the constable of Fraunce and other lordes that be here present Therfore I requyre you let vs nowe haue thre courses a fote with a speare eche of vs agaynst other Than Nicholas answered and sayde Johan ye knowe ryght well we be here nowe goynge on our waye by the saueconducte of my lorde youre Constable Therfore that ye requyre can nat nowe be done for I am nat the chiefe of this saueconduct for I am but vnder these other knightes yâ— be here for thoughe I wolde here abyde they wyll nat do so Than the frenche squyer answered Nycholas excuse you nat by this meanes let your coÌ„pany departe if they lyst for I promyse you by couenaunt the armes ones doone bytwene you and me I shall bringe you in to the vales of Chierbourge without domage or ê‘ell make ye no dout therof Than Nycholas answered and sayd I thynke well that ye wyll bringe me thyder and I beleue it of a very trueth But ye se well howe we go throughe the countre without any harnesse we haue none with vs. So that though I wolde arme me I haue nat wherwith Than answered Johan excuse you nat by that I shall shewe you what ye shall do I haue harnes of dyuers sortes at my coÌ„maundement they shall be brought in to yâ— place where as we shall do dedes of armes Than beholde them well and chose whiche ye wyll and I shal arme me with the other Whan Nicholas Clifforde sawe himselfe so sore aposed he was sham fast by cause of theÌ„ that were there present and her de the mater he sawe well howe this JohnÌ„ offered hym so moche reason that he coulde nat with his honestye refuse hym And moreouer Johan sayde to hym sir take what parte and what couenaunt ye wyll and I shall nat refuse it rather thanne we shulde nat do dedes of armes ThaÌ„ Nicholas sayd howe he wolde take aduyse and shewe him his mynde or he departed And if it be so that I may nat do it nowe and that the lordes vnder whome Jame wyll nat agre therto I promyse you as soone as I come to Chierbourg and you to Boloyne letre me knowe of your comyng thyder and I shall incoÌ„tynent come to you and delyuer your chalenge Nay nay ê™ JohnÌ„ seke no respite I haue offered and yet do offer you so many thynges so honourable that in no wyse ye can departe â—auynge your honoure without doyng dedes of armes with me sythe I requyre you of it Than Nycholas with those wordes was sorer
tertayne weyuers and fullers were slayne and the other apeased Than the great men of Bruges sente to the erle to Lysle desyringe hym for goddes sake to come to theym as their chiefe lorde and to helpe to subdue the commons The erle was gladde to here that tidynges and so departed Lysle and sir Wyllyam of Namure in his coÌ„pany and a great nombre of knightê and squyers of FlauÌ„ders and so came to Bruges wher he was râ—ceyued with great ioye And at the erles comyng ther were taken all the principals of them that had their hertes gauntoise suche as were suspecte and so were put in prison mo than fyue huÌ„dred and lytell and lytell their hee des were stryken of And whan they of Franke vnderstode that the erle was peasably in Bruges they feared and so put them selfe in to the erles mercy and he receyued theÌ„ and had great ioye for dayly his power increased And also they of Franke alwayes haue taken more the erles parte than all the reâ—ydue of Flaunders The erle seyng that he had brought vnder his subiection them of Bruges and of Franke and that he had vnder hym knyghtes and squyers of the countre of Heynault and of Arthoyse he thought than lytell lytell to conquere agayne his countrey and to punysshe his rebels And first he ordayned and sayd he wolde go and se them of Ipre for he hated theÌ„ greatly bycause they opened their gates so lightly to theym of Gaunt and sayd how that they that had made that treaty and to let in his enemyes to slee his knightes shulde repent it if he might gette the ouer hande of them Than he made his somoÌ„s through Franke and Bruges sayeng howe he wolde go to Ipre tidynges came to Ipre that the erle their lorde ordayned hymselfe to come and assayle theÌ„ Than they toke counsayle and determyned to sende worde therof to theym of Gaunt to th entent that they shulde sende them some men to assyst the towne of Ipre for they were nat bygge ynough of them selfe to kepe it without ayde of the gauntoyse who had ê“mysed and sworne to ayde them whansoeuer they had any nede So they sent couertly letters to Gaunt and to the capitayns signifyed to theÌ„ the state of the erle and howe he thretned to coÌ„e and assayle them Than they of Gaunt remembred well howe they were bouÌ„de by their fayth and promyse to ayde and confort them Than they set for the two capitayns JohnÌ„ Bulle and Arnolde Clerke and they sayd to them Sirs ye shall take with you thre thousande of our meÌ„ and go hastely to Ipre to confort them as oure good frendes Incontynent they departed fro Gaunte and so these thre thousande men came to Ipre wherof they of the towne had great ioy Than the erle of Flaunders issued out of Bruges with a great nombre of men and so came to Tourande and the nexte day to Pourpringue and there taryed thre dayes tyll all his menne were come And than he was aboute a twentie thousande men of warre THey of Gaunt who knewe right well all this mater and how that the erle wolde go puissantly to Ipre They determyned to assemble their puysaunce and to go by Courtrey to Ipre and so all togyder to fight with therle sayeng that if they myght one tyme ouercome him he shulde neuer be releued after Than all the capitayns departed fro GauÌ„t Rase de Harsell Peter du Bouse and Peter le Nuyte Johan de Launoy and dyuers other as Centenyers and Cinquantenyers and whan they were in the felde they were a nyne thousande and so longe they reiourned that they came to Courtrey where as they were receyued with great ioye for JohnÌ„ de Launoy was capitayne there Th erle of Flaunders beyng at Pourpringue and therabout vnder stode that they of Gaunt were comyng to Ipre that they were at Coâ—trey on their way Than the erle toke aduyse helde all his company togyder They of Gaut departed fro Courtrey wente to Rolers and there rested And sent worde to theym of Ipre howe they were come thyder she wyng theÌ„ how that if they wolde yssue out of their towne with their power and suche as were sent to them before how they shulde be all togider men ynowe to fyght with the erle Of the whiche tidynges they of Ipre were right ioyfull and so the next day they issued out mo than .viii. thousande Johan Bulle Arnolde Clerke were their gouernours Th erle of FlauÌ„ders and his power who was in those marchesse knewe howe they of Ipre were yssued out of their towne to mete with them of Gaunt I canne nat tell howe nor by what meanes in so moche that therle ordayned at a passage by the which they of Ipre must passe two great busshmentes with his sonÌ„e the Hase bastarde of Flaunders and the lorde DaÌ„ghien with dyuers other knightê and squyers of FlauÌ„ders and of Heynalt with them of Bruges and them of Franke and in euery coÌ„pany ther were .x. thousande men Than whan they of Ipre and the gauntoise that were with them with Johan Bulle were in the feldes and had nat iourneyed past one myle they founde two wayes the one went to Rolers and the other to Tourande Than they rested and toke aduyse whiche way they shulde take Than Arnolde le Clerke sayd I counsayle let vs go and se oure felowes at Rolers By my faythe ê™ Johan de Bull and I thynke it were better that we were lodged on the Mount dore For be you sure I knowe so well Peter de Boyse Rase de Harsell sithe that they haue sent for vs surely they wyll fyght with the erle Wherfore I am sure they wyll aproche as nere to hym as they can Therfore I counsayle let vs go that way So they determyned to take that waye and whan they had gone a two myles they were wery of goyng a fote and or they were ware they were bytwene the two busshmentes And whan they sawe that they cryed all we be betrayed Ther were neuermen that made lasse defence than they dyde as than for euery man dyd what he coude to saue him selfe Some retourned to Ipre and some toke the feldes fledde he that best might without array or order And the erles men toke and slewe them without mercy howbeit JohnÌ„ Bulle and Arnolde Clerke saued theÌ„ selfe they that fledde towardes Courtrey mette with the gauntoise who were departed fro Rolers and were in the way to Rosebeque Whan Peter de Boyse and the other sawe them that fledd they demanded of them what they ayled They answered sayd they coude nat tell for they sayde they had nat the leyser to knowe the mater but they sayd they fledde lyke men betrayed Than Peter de boyse had dyuerse Imaginations other to go forewarde and to retourne agayne the fleers to fyght with theyr ennemies who chased them orelles to drawe to Courtray All thynges consydered they determyned
daunger of dethe and scaped They passed the straytes and the boundes of the realme Tramesuynes and Bell maryne And they were oft tymes in great aduenture of takynge with the sarazins and they all coūted themselfe but lost and deed and neuer had trust to cōe to lande And in this great daunger they were .xl. dayes than they had suche a wynde that brought them wheder they wolde or nat agayne in to the spaynisshe see And whan the wynde fayled than they ancred and by aduenture they founde two great shyppes comyng as they sayd fro Flaūders charged with marchaundyse and goynge to Lysbone Than the Englysshe shyppe came to thē and purte out their standerdes and whan they of Lysbone who were but marchauntes sawe the armes of saynt George and in the shyppe men of armes they were halfe afrayed But at laste whan they aproched and sawe who they were they made theym great chere And after these marchauntes dyde putte these knyghtes agayne in great parell as ye shall herafter THese knightes demaūded of these marchaūtes what tidynges they answered and sayd Howe that the kynge of Portyngale with the englysshe men were in Spaigne and had besieged the kynge of Castyle in Ciuyll Of these tidynges the knightes were right ioyfull and sayd howe they wolde go thyder for they were as than on the fronter of Ciuyll And so they departed and the marchaūtes left with theym wyne and other prouysion to refresshe them with all Than the gascoyns sayde to the maryners Sirs bringe vs streyght to Ciuyll for there our company lye at siege The maryners sayde in the name of god and so tourned thyderwardes and sayled so longe tyll they aproched nere therto Than the maryners who were wyse and sage and wolde nat that theyr maysters shulde be lost neglygently Caused a ladde to moūt vp to the toppe of the shyp to se if he coude spy any maner of siege layd to Ciuyll outher by water or by lande and the ladde who sawe euery thynge parfitelye sayde Surelye there is no maner of siege nother by lande nor by water Than the maryners sayde to the lordes Sirs ye are nat well and truely enformed for surely ther is no siege nother by lande nor by water about Ciuyll For if there were any it shulde apere in the hauyn Therfore sirs it is no goynge thyder without ye wyll lose all For the kynge of Castyle is there as in the cytie wherin he wolde be of any other in all his realme So with great payne these maryners myght be beleued and at laste they were be lened And so sayled a longe the syde of Cyuyll and entred in to the see of Portyngale and at last arryued in the hauyn of Lysbone Thesāe houre and daye there was done in the churche of saynt Katherine a solempne obsequy for thē and all the englysshe men morenyng for them in blacke But than ye may well knowe there was ioye ynoughe whan̄e they arryued at the porte and there was gret feest made and these gascoyns for ioye forgate the payne and feare that they had endured in the see ' NOwe lette vs leaue to speke of the busynesse of Portingale for ther was as yet no dede of armes done there and lette vs nowe speke of the busynesse that was in Flaunders the same season IN this season while all this busynesse was in England the warres of Flāders was nat in rest bytwene the erle and the gauntoyse ye haue herde here before how Philyppe Dartuell was chosen as souerayne capitayne of Gaunt by the oppynyon of Peter de Boyse who counsayled hym to take on hym the offyce and to be cruell To the entent to be the more feared Philyppe folowed after his scole and doctryne for he had nat bene long in offyce whan he caused .xii. heedes to be strykenne of before hym And some sayde they were those that principally were causers of the dethe of his father and so than he reuenged his cause ¶ This Philyppe Dartuell began̄e to raygne in great puyssaunce and was greatly feared and beloued specially of suche as folowed warre And to wynne their fauoure and loue he spared nothynge but abandoned euery thynge to them It might be demaunded howe they of Gaunt made their warre I wyll aunswere therto acordynge as I haue herde Of very necessyte accordynge to their quantyties they euer supported the poore And so by reason of the vnyte amonge theym they endured in great puyssaunce And all thynges consydred Gaunt is one of the moost strōgest townes of the worlde So that Brabant Holande and zelande make them no warre But if those thre countreis with Flaunders make warre to them than they be enclosed and likely to be lost and famysshed And these thre countreis made no warr with them wherfore they endured the lengar In this season whyle that Philyppe Dartuell was made newe offycer The alderman of the wayuers was accused of trayson sette in prison And to proue the trouthe in that he was accused they went to his house foūde there certayne poudre of Saltpeter wherwith he had done no helpe to the towne at siege nor otherwyse of all the hole yere passed Wherfore he was beheeded drawen through the towne lyke a traytour to gyue ensample to all other Than the erle of Flaunders determyned to lay siege to Gaunt and so he made a great somons of lordes knyghtes and squyers and men of good townes And he sende to Malynes from whens he had moche people Also he sende for his cosyns sir Robert of Namure and sir Wyllyam and out of Arthoise ther came moche people to him And the coūtesse of Arthoise his mother was as than newely departed this lyfe TO this assemble there cāe the lorde Dāpiers with a great company of knightes and squyers of the countie of Heynalt And so therie went and layde siege to Gaunt on the syde towarde Bruges and towarde Heynalte whyle this siege endured there was many a scrymisshe and somtyme a sorte of wyght companyons wolde yssue out of Gaūt Somtyme they were driued home agayne to their losse sometyme they wan And in this season he that dyde moost dedes of armes and was moost renomed was the yong lorde of Danghien And moost commonly all lustye companyons suche as sought for dedes of armes wolde be euer in his companye And in this season the lorde of Danghien with foure thousande horse men besyde fote men wente and layde siege before the towne of Grauntmont the which as than was gaūtoyse Before that tyme the sayd lorde had bene there and traueyled and haryed thē sore but nothynge conquered But at this tyme he came puissantly and in good order and on a sō day he sauted the towne in mo than .xl. places And was at the saute hym selfe and sette forthe first his owne baner This was so gret assaute and so well cōtynued on euery syde that about the houre of noone it was taken and cōquered And than entred in
brought with them mo than sixe hundred chares with vytayle they were ryght ioyfull howbeit all yâ— they brought wolde nat suffyse the towne of Gaunt the space of .xv. dayes yet to them yâ— were disconforted it was a great comforte And so there went agaynst this cariage moche people in maner of processyon and kneled and helde vp their handes too the marchauÌ„tes that brought it sayng A ye good people ye haue done great almes thus to conforte the meane people of Gaunt who had nothyng to lyue by if ye had nat come Fyrst laude and prayse be to god and than to you And so these chares were conueyed in to the market place and there discharged and so this corne was deuyded and delyuered by weightê to them yâ— had moost nede And so fyue thousande of them of Gaunt coÌ„ueyed agayne these chares into Brabant out of dauÌ„ger All this knewe well the erle of Flaunders beynge at Bruges And knewe well they of Gaunt were so sore coÌ„strayned that they coude nat longe endure He was nothyng sory of their pouertie nomore were his counsayle who wolde gladly haue sene the distruccyon of the towne as Gylberte Mahewe and his brethern with other All this fell in the lent in the monethe of Marche and Aprill the yere of our lorde god a thousande thre huÌ„dred fourscore one The erle of Flaunders was in purpose to come more puissantly than euer he dyd to lay sieg before Gaunt and was determyned to entre on the four mestiers to brinne all before hym bycause they had ayded Gaunt with vytayle The erle sent his mynde and entent to all the good townes of FlauÌ„ders coÌ„maundyng them to be redy for the processyon day ones past at Bruges he sayd he wolde departe to go and lay siege before Gaunt and also he wrote to all knyghtes and squiers that held of him in Heynalt that they shulde be with hym at Bruges within .viii. dayes after ¶ The harde aunswere that the erle of Flaunders made to theÌ„ of Gaunt And of the nombre of men of armes that were than at Parys in Fraunce Cap. CCC xCvii FOr all the somons that therle of Flaunders made yet the duches of Brabant and the duke Aulbert and the bysshope of Liege traueyled so moch with therle that a day was let that their couÌ„sayle shulde mete to treat for a peace in the cytie of Tourney Though the erle were lothe therto yet at the desyre of these lordê he a greed to haue a counsayle for that mater in the cyte of Tourney the weke after Ester The yere of our lorde a thousande thre C .lxxx. and two and to be there hymselfe At this day assigned thyder came the bysshoppe of Lyege and of the good townes to the nombre of .xii. and sir Lambert of Perney a rightsage knight Also the duches of Brabant sent thyder the moost notablest persones of her couÌ„sayle certayne of euery good towne Also duke Albert sent thyder out of the countie of Haynalte his counsayle as sir Symon de la Layne his baylife and dyuers other All these came to Tourney in Ester weke and they of Gaunt sent thyder .xii. notable persons wherof Phylippe Dartuell was chyfe and all they of Gaunt were a greed whatsoeuer ende these â—ii made so that none of them shulde suffer dethe If it pleased the erle they were content to be banyssehd Gaunt and the couÌ„tie of FlauÌ„ders foreuer so here vpon they were concluded and Philippe Dartuell had so moch pytie of the comon people that for all the dyspleasure that he had done to the erle yet he was content to put hym selfe into the Erles mercy And so whan he departed fro GauÌ„t to go to Tourney men women and chyldren fell downe on their knees before him holdyng vp their handes de syring hym what soeuer myschefe they endured that he wolde bring them peace of the whiche crye he had such pytie that he was determyned to do as it is shewed before WHan they of Liege of Heynalt and of Brabant hadde ben in Tourney the space of thre dayes after the day apoynted was past And sawe that the erle came nat nor was nat comyng they had great marueyle and than toke counsayle togyder and determyned to sende to Brusels to him and so they dyd and they sent to him ser Lambert of Perney and of Brabant the lorde of Compelant and of Haynalt sir Willyam of Herman and sixe burgesses of the thre countreyes And whan the erle sawe these thre knightê he made theÌ„ great chere as it was reason and whan he knew their message he aunswered them howe it was nat his ease to come to Tourney as at that tyme howe beit he sayde bycause they were come and traueyled to haue hym to Tournay and for the honoure of suche as were come thyder and at the instance of my lady of Brabant his suster and of duke Aulbert his cosyn and the bysshoppe of Liege he sayd he was content to sende hastely to Tourney a fynall answere by some of his couÌ„sayle These thre knyghtes coude haue non other aunswere of him as at that tyme. and so they retourned agayne to Tournay shewed howe the erle answered them And a sixe dayes after there came to Tourney from the erle the lorde of Rasels and the lorde of Gountris and sir Johan Wylliam and the prouost of Harlequebec and they excuse therle bycause he came nat and than they declared the erles full entent as touchyng the peace sayng howe they of GauÌ„t can haue no peace with the erle without yâ— they wyll generally all maner of men in GauÌ„t of the ages bytwen .xv. and .lx. come out of the towne of GauÌ„t in theirshyrtes bare heeded with halters about their neckes and so mete the erle bytwene Bruges and Gaunt and the erle to doo with them his pleasure outher to let theÌ„ lyue or to put them all to dethe at his pleasure Whan this aunswere was made the relacyon therof declared to them of Gaunt by the counsayls of these thre couÌ„treis Than they were more abasshed than euer they were before Than the baylyfe of Heynalte sayd to them Sirs ye be in great parell euery maÌ„ take hede to himselfe I thynke if ye take this way and put yourselfe at his wyll he wyll nat put all to dethe that he seyth in his presens paraduenture some he wyll as such as hath displeased hym more thaÌ„ other I thynke he shall haue suche meanes of pytie that paraduenture suche as weneth them selfe to be moost in parell may hap to come to pardon and mercy therfore sirs I wolde couÌ„sayle you take this offre and refuse it nat for if ye do I thynk it wyll be longe or ye recouer agayne suche a nother offre Sir quod Phylip Dartwell we haue no such charge to go so far as to bryng the good people of Gaunt in to yâ— poynt for I ensure you they wyll nat so do For sir whan we be come agayne
some to fall agayne in to the water and were drowned sir Johan Jumont was in a great aduenture to be lost for the bridge brake vnder hym yet through the valyantnes of his body he saued hym selfe How be it he was sore hurt on the heed and on the body so that it was sire wekes after or he coude helpe him selfe In this recouÌ„tre was slayne the Chatelayn of Wyllon of Bouchars and of saynt Hilary and dyuers other slayne and drowned and also sir Henry Duffle There were slayne and drowned mo than threscore for he was happy that coude saue him selfe and many hurt and sore wouÌ„ded that scaped Tydinges came to the lordes of Fraunce beynge at Arras howe their men had lost the iourney and howe the Hasell of FlauÌ„ders had folysshly taken on hym yâ— enterprise some complayned them and some nat and suche as were expert men of warr sayd they dyd great folly to passe a ryuer without any gyde and to entre in to a great towne and to retourne agayne the same waye they went without kepynge of the â—assage in the meane season it was none enterâ—â—se of wysemen of warre bycause they rode 〈…〉 the lyke foles so it came by them ¶ The ordynaunce that the frenche kyng made for to entre in to the countie of Flaunders after that the passages were stoped and broken Cap. iiii C .xii. SO this mater passed ouer and was forgote and Philyppe Dartuell departed fro Bruges and wente to Ipre wher as he was receyued with great ioy and Peter de boyse went to CoÌ„mynes wher as all men of the couÌ„trey were assembled they made all the bridge to be vnuayled redy to be broken downe incoÌ„tynent if nede requyred but they wold nat clerely pull it downe as than for the aduauÌ„tage of them of the countrey to passe and repasse with their beastes ouer the water of Lyse The same proper hour that Philyp Dartuell came to Ipre tydinges came howe that at the bridge of Amenyn the frenchmen were dystrussed and howe the Hase of Flaunders was nere taken Of these tydinges Philyppe Dartuell was greatly reioysed and laughyng to encourage them that were about him sayd Sirs by the grace of god and the good ryght that we haue this mater shall take suche an ende yâ— if the kyng with his yong counsayle passe the ryuer of Lyse he shall nat retourne agayne into Fraunce Thus Philyp Dartuell was fyue dayes at Ipre and preched openly in the market place to encourage his people and to cause theÌ„ to kepe their promyse And also he shewed them howe the frenche kynge without any tytle of reason was comyng to distroy theÌ„ wherfore he sayd Good people be nat abasshed though he coÌ„e on vs for he shall nat be of puyssaunce to passe the ryer of Lyse I shall cause the passages to be well kept and I haue ordeyned to be at Commynes Peter de Boyse with agreat nombre of men he is good trewe and loueth the honoure of Flaunders and Peter de Myrt is at Warneston and all the other passages on the water of Lysear broken so that they can coÌ„e ouer at no place but at one of those two and also I haue harde tidyngê of our men that we sent in to EnglaÌ„de we shall haue shortly great comfort of the englysshmen for we haue good alyaunce with them Therfore let vs lyue in hope for honoure shall be with vs. therfore good frendes of Ipre be ye true and kepe faythfully the promyse that ye haue promised â—o me and to the good towne of Gaunt who hath endured so moche payne to mayntayne the right and fredome of FlauÌ„ders and all suche as wyll kepe true promyse with me lette them holde vp their handes towarde heuen in token of loyalte And therwith all suche as had harde hym speke lyfte vp their handes Than Philyp discended fro the scaffolde wher as he hadde preched and went to his lodgynge taryed there all that day the next day depted and wente towarde And warpe to the sege and he passed by Courtrey and there taryed two dayes NOwe let vs leaue to speke of Philyppe Dartuell and retourne to the yong kyng Charles of FrauÌ„ce who was at Aras hauyng great wyll and desire to entre into Flaunders to abate the pride of the flemynges And dayly there repayred to him men of warre fro all partes And whan the kynge had soiourned there viii dayes than he went to Lens in Arthoyse and ther taryed two dayes and the thirde day of Nouembre he departed and weÌ„t to Seclyn and there rested And there the chiefe constable of Fraunce and the marshals of Fraunce of Burgoyn and of FlauÌ„ders were in counsayle howe they shulde be ordred for it was a comon saynge in all the hoost howe it was a thyng impossyble to entre into Flaunders seyng howe the passages were so strongely kept And also dayly it rayned so sore that the wayes were so enpayred that men coulde skant go forthe and some of the wyse men of Fraunce sayd home it was a great outrage to enterprise that voyage in that season of the yere and to bring the kyng so farre forwarde into that countre sayng also howe it had bene better for hym to haue taryed tyll Somer than to make warre in that countrey where as he hadde neuer bene before and specially in that season of the yere and also they sayd howe the ryuer of Lyse is so yuell to passe that there is no place to skape but at certayne places Thanne the marshals demaunded fro whens the ryuer dyde come and it was sayde howe it came fro Ayer and fro saynt Omers well ê™ the constable sythe it hath a begynning we shall passe it well inough lette vs ordre our peple and let vs take the way to saynt Omers and there shall we passe the ryuer at our ease and so entre into Flaunders and let vs go alonge the countrey and the flemynges are so proude that outher before Ipre or in some other place they wyll coÌ„e and fyght with vs. And so to this purpose agreed all the marshals and thervpon rested all that nyght Than the next mornyng the lorde Dalbret the lorde of Coucy sir Aymemon of Pompers sir JohnÌ„ of Uyen admyrall of Fraunce sir Willyam of Poyctres the bastarde of Langres the Begue of Uyllanes sir Raoll of Coucy the erle of Conuersant the vycount Dacy sir Raoll of Rayneuall the lorde of saynt Just sir Arture of Hedyn sir Anton y Darchyes the lorde of saynt Pye sir Willyam of Bordes the lorde LoÌ„geuple the lorde of Sully sir Trystram of Lestouet sir Olyuer Clesquyn sir Moryce of Treguidy ser Guy of Bayeur sir Lucas of Lestrughen ser Nycholas Pamell the two marshalles of Fraunce sir Loys of Saurere and sir Loys of Blanuell the marshall of Burgoyne the marshall of Flaunders and sir Anguerant of Helwyn all these came to the constable of Fraunce to take aduyse howe they shuld passe outher by Lyle to
go to Comynes or els to Arualueston where as the passages were kept or els to go hygher vp towarde the Gorge of Uenoy and to saynt Uenant and so to passe the ryuer of Lyse And so among these lordes there were dyuers opinyons and suche as knewe the countre sayde Surely as at this tyme it is no goynge into that countrey nor in to the land of Cassell of Surmes nor of Uerthes why what way shall we than holde ê™ the constable Than the lorde of Coucy sayd I couÌ„sayle let vs goo to Tourney and there lette vs passe the ryuer of Lescaulte and take the way to Andewarpe that way is easy ynoughe and there lette vs fyght with our enemyes we sha'l haue no let and we be ones passed the ryuer and Tourney and than let vs go streight to Andewarpe and do ryghtfull iudgement on Philyp Dartuell so we shall be daily refresshed with vitayle â—uruyance out of the cost of Haynalt the which shall folowe vs fro Tourney along by the ryuer These wordes were well harde and with dyuers well vpholden but the coÌ„stable and marchals inclyned rather to go the right way nother on the ryght hande nor on the lyfte and to sustayne their opinyon they layd dyuers reasons sayng if we shuld go seke for any other passage but the right way it myght be sayd that we do nat lyke good men of warre at lest with out we assay to passe by Comynes the whiche is kept also if we withdrawe our selfe fro our enemyes warde they wyll be reioysed therby and haue newe refresshynge take newe counsayle and say howe we be fled away And also there is one poynt that ought to be dowted we knowe nat in what astate they be in with the englisshmen for by incydeÌ„t if ayde shulde come to them out of that cost it shulde be a great let for vs therfore we thynke it were best to delyuer the mater as shortly as coud be deuised therfore a goddes name let vs take the way to Comynes and god shall helpe vs we haue or this tyme passed and repassed great ryuers more greater than the ryuer of Lyse it can nat be kept long fro vs. at lest whan we are at the ryuer syde than let vs take aduyse Suche as be in our coÌ„pany in the voward haue sene this .xx. or .xxx. yere often tymes passed a more dauÌ„gerous ryuer than this is and if we be ones ouer our enemyes shal be a hundred tymes more abasshed than and we went at our ease on the right hande or on the left out of our right way and also beyng ones ouer we may reken our selfe lordes of all Flaunders And so euery man acorded to this last apoyntment the which was kept and nat broken and bycause the all the lordes were as than togyder they sayd it is nedefull that we aduyse and regarde the ordre of our batayls and apoynt them that shall go with the constable in the vowarde and to knowe who shall make the wayes before the batayle and who shal be the fotemen and to ordeyne theÌ„ that shal be currers to discouer our enemyes who shall be in the kynges batayle and what seruyce they shall do and who shall beare the Oriflambe of FrauÌ„ce and to apoynt theÌ„ that shall assyst it and to knowe who shall be in the wynges and who in the reregard Of all these thynges they toke aduyse counsayle and it was determyned by the sayd lordes and offycers that ser Joys of Halwyn and the lorde of Rambures shuld be gouernours of the fote men such as shulde go before the hoost make the wayes And to cut downe hedges wodes and busshes and to fyll valeys and pull downe hyls and to do all other necessary thynges and of them there were in nombre a .xvii. hundred and .lx. and than in the vowarde were the marshals of Fraunce of Flaunders and of Burgoyne and they hadde vnder their rule a .xvii. hundred men of armes and seuen huÌ„dred crosbowes besyde four thousande men a foote that the erle of Flaunders had delyuered them well pauessed and harnessed And it was ordeyned that therle of Flaunders and his batayle wherin he hadde men of armes knyghtes squiers and fotemen to the nombre of .xvi. thousande shulde be the wynge to the vowarde for to recomfort it if nede required Also it was ordeyned that bytwene the batayle and the erls vowarde the kynges batayle shulde folowe and therin to be the kynges thre vncles Berry Burgoyn and Burbon the erle of Marche sir James of Burbon his brethren the erle of Cleremount and Dolphyn of Auuergne the erle of dampe Martyn the erle of Sanxere sir JohnÌ„ of Boloyne and to the nombre of sixe thousande men of armes and two thousande crosbowes genoways other And than it was ordeyned for the reregarde two M. men of armes two hundred archers chyefe gouernour of them was sir JohnÌ„ dartoyse erle of Ewe ser Guy erle of Bloyse sir Warans erle of saynt Powle sir WyllmÌ„ erle of Harecourt the lorde of Chastelon the lorde of Sere and to beare the Oryflambe was apoynted sir Peter villers sour knyghtes to acompany hym As sir Robert of bayeux sir Moris of sancourt ser Guy of Triguidy and Bandon de laheuse and to kepe the baners the Bourge of ruet and the Bourge of mouÌ„t dowset These lordê enteÌ„ded surely neuer to retourne in to Fraunce tyll they had fought with Philyppe Dartuell and his puyssaunce and therfore they made all thyng redy to fyght the next day if nede requyred Also the lorde de la Bret the lorde of Coucy sir Hugh of Haulon were apoynted to set and ordre the batayls in aray and the marshals of the lodgynges were apoynted to lodge the kyng and the batayle and that was sir Willyam of bannes and the lorde of Champreny Also it was ordeyned that the day that the batayle shulde be on the kynge to be a horsebacke and none other but he except .viii. valyant men to be a horsbacke about hym As the lorde of Rayneuall the Begue of villanes sir Aymemon of Pomyers sir Anguerant of Halwyn the vycount Dacy sir Guy of Bayeux sir Nycholas Penuell and sir Willyam of Bourdes Of the whiche eyght the lorde of Rayneuall and sir Anguerant of helwyn to be in the fronte before the kynge And the Begue of Uyllayues and the vycount Dacy who is called in dyuers places before the UycouÌ„t dan noy these two knyghtes to be besyde hym and behynde hym the other foure knyghtes before named and sir Olyuer Clyssone Constable of Fraunce and sir WillmÌ„ Poycters bastarde of Langres shulde ryde before and dyscouer and aduyse the maner of their enemyes the daye of the batayle And whanÌ„e all these thynges were apoynted determyned euery thynge as was nedefull Thanne the counsayle brake vp and euery man departed to their lodgynges And suche as hadde nat bene at the counsayle were shewed what they shuld
other barkê with sir Herbert of Belperch sir JohnÌ„ of roy and with the bretons anone they were laÌ„ged in to the ryuer and ordred as the other were so knighâ—ê passed and ther was none that passed but good men of armes they passed with so good wyll that it was great marueyle to be holde them And there was suche prese to passe that and the marshall had nat bene there they wolde haue ouer charged the barkes Tidynges came to the coÌ„stable and to the lordes of FraÌ„ce beyng at Comynes how their peple passed as ye haue herde than the constable sayd to the seneshall of Reur go I requyre you and se yonder passage whider our people do passe as it is sayd or nat This knight was neuer so ioyouse of nothyng that euer he herde so strake his horse with the spurres in his coÌ„pany .xl. men of armes and whan he caÌ„e to the passage and sawe the maner therof how that ther were passed all redy to the full noÌ„bre of a C. and .l. Than he a lighted and sayd howe he wolde passe in lykewise the marshall of FraÌ„ce coude nat let hym Tidynges came to the coÌ„stable howe that his cosyn the lorde of Rieux was passed ouer yâ— ryuer Than the coÌ„stable a lytell began to muse sayd Cause the cros bowes to come forthe and scrimyssh with these flemyngê beyond the bridge to kepe theÌ„ busy to th entent that they take no hede to our men that are passyng the ryuer for if they knewe it they wolde ryn to theÌ„ and distroy their passage ye and sle all them that are passed yâ— whiche I had rather dye than it shulde coÌ„e to passe Than the crosbowes and men a fote gonners shote ouer yâ— brige in to the towne And so ther began a sore strimysshe they made semblaunt to passe the bridge And the flemynges who were well pauessed made theÌ„ redy to defende the passage thus they endured all that monday anone it was night for the dayes were as than but short and styll ther passed men of armes by the sayd barkes as they were ouer they drue togyder in a lytell groue ther besyde in couert Nowe beholde all thynges coÌ„sydred whan parell and harde aduenture that they were in For if they within Comynes had ê‘ceyued them they had bene distroyed or the moost parte of them and had lost bothe their barkes and ropes but god dyde for them to th entent to abate the pride of the flemynges ¶ Howe the freÌ„chmen that were passed the ryuer of Lyse put them selfe in batayle before the flemynges Cap. CCCC .xiiii. I Repute and also euery man ought to reken this enterprise to be of great valyantnesse for them that passed For the knightes squiers of the vowarde whan it was late stale fro thost and went to the passage to passe with their coÌ„panyons So there passed the lorde de Lauale the vycount of Rohan the lorde de La belyer the lorde of Cambort sir Olyuer the lorde of Clesquyn the barroys of Barres the lorde of Colet sir Raynalde of Thouars the lorde of pousanses sir Wyllyam of Lignacke 〈◊〉 Water pas 〈◊〉 the lorde of Thouars â–ª sir Loyes of 〈◊〉 sir Trystram de la Gayle the vycount of 〈◊〉 aur and the lorde of Mailly And what of bretons poicteuyns beruyers francoys burgonyens stemynges arthoysens troyens heynouers a great nombre Whan they were passed the ryuer the same nyght they were to the nombre of four hundred men of armes of chosen men of warre There was nat a varlet that passed ouer And whan sir Loyes of Sanxere sawe so many passed ouer as sixe baners and xxx penons He thought it shulde haue bene a great shame for hym without he passed in lyke wise And so he and his knightes and squyers entred in to yâ— barkes and with hym passed the lorde of Haygest sir Perciuall of Raynuall dyuers other And whan they were all togyder they sayd Nowe it is tyme that we go toward Comynes and loke on oure enemyes and se yf we may lodge in the towne than they dyde on their bassenettes and made theÌ„ selfe redy And so went forthe through the maresses a long by the ryuersyde in good order with their baners and penons wauyng before them redy to fight And the lorde of saynt Pye was in the formast front and chyefe gouernour and leader of that company bycause he knewe the countre better than any other that was there Thus as they were comyng in good order towarde yâ— towne Peter de Boyse and the flemynges who were redy raynged on the causey dyd cast their eyen a long the ryuer syde and sawe these men of armes aproche wherof they had marueyle than Peter de Boyse said What dâ—uyls of hell hath brought these men of armes hyder which way haue they passed the ryuer of Lyse And some that were by hym sayd We are sure they be passed by some barkê or botes with out our knowledge for ther is no bridge nor passage bytwene this Curtrey that they coude passe what shall we do shall we go and fight with them Nay nat so quod Peter lette them come and lette vs abyde in oure strength they be beneth and we a highe ouer them therfore we haue a great aduauntage on them And if we shulde dyscende downe to fight with theym we dyde nat well Lette vs abyde tyll it be darke night and than let vs take couÌ„sayle what is to be done farther They be no suche nombre that can long endure agaynst vs in batayle We knowe all the shyfte in the countre and so do nat they His couÌ„sayle was beleued for the flemynges neuer remoued out of their place but helde theÌ„ selfe styll at the foote of the bridge and raynged all a louge the causey in good order of batayle and made 〈…〉 tenuÌ„ce by semyng as though they set nothyng by them And they that were passed came thorough the maryse by the ryuer syde aprochyng to Comynes The constable of Fraunce who was on thother syde of the ryuer dyde cast his eyen and sawe on the other syde the men of armes with their baners and penons in a lytell batayle comynge towardes Comynes Than his blode began to trymble for feare yâ— he had of them for he sawe well there were a great noÌ„bre of flemynges raynged in good order of batayle agayust them Than he said in great displeasur O saynt Jues O saynt George O lady of heuen what is this that I se yonder I se in parte the chefe flour of all our army the whiche are nowe in an harde aduenture Wolde to good I were deed syth I se them do so great an outrage O sir Loyes of sanxere I wolde haue thoughtye had ben more atemê‘ate and wyser than I se ye be nowe Howe is it that ye durst put in aduenture so many noble knightes and squiers as be nowe in your company so fewe in
styll to speke with the kyng and his vncles It was ordayned by the kynges counsayle that the coÌ„stable of Fraunce sir Olyuer of Clysson shulde leaue his office for the next day bycause it was thought that they shulde haue batayle and that the lorde of Coucy shulde occupy the offyce for that â—yme and sir Olyuer to be about the kynges person And so whan he wolde haue taken leaue of the kyng the kynge sayd to hym ryght swetely and amiably Sir coÌ„stable we wolde that ye rendre vp your offyce in to our handes for this night and to morowe all day We haue ordayned another to occupy the rome and we wyll that ye abyde about our persone Of these wordes the constable had great marueyle and answered and sayde Right dere sir I knowe well I can nat haue so great honour as to ayde to kepe youre persone But sir this shulde be right displesaunt to all my company and to all theym of the vowarde if they haue nat me in their company Paraduenture they maye lese more therby than wynne Sir I say it nat bycause I shulde thynke my selfe so valyant that for lacke of me they shulde nat do well But sir sauyng the correctyon of your couÌ„sayle I say that all these fyftene dayes past I haue done none other thynge but pursewed myne offyce to the honoure of you and of your people And sir I haue shewed euery man what they shulde do And sir if they fight to morowe and se nat me amonge them they wyll be abasshed wher by I shall receyue blame And some wyll saye that I haue deuysed many thynges and flye a way fro the first strokes Sir I requyre your grace breke nat that hath ben first ordayned I ensure you ye shall haue profyt therby So the kynge and suche as were about hym wyst nat what to say At last the kyng right sagely said Constable I knowe well ye haue in all causes right well acquyted your selfe and shall do the kyng my father that deed is loued and trusted you aboue all other and for the great trust and affyaunce that he had in you therfore I wolde haue you aboute me in this besynesse Ryght dere sir quod the constable ye are so well acompanyed and with so valyant and so noble men and are so ordred by delyberacion of wyse counsayle that there is nothynge can be amended Wherfore sir ye and youre counsayle ought to be content And I therfore requyre you in goddes behalfe to suffre me alone in myne offyce And I truste to morowe ye shall haue so good fortune in your iourney that your frendes shal be gladde and your ennemyes displeased To the whiche wordes the kynge gaue none aunswere of a great space but at last sayd Constable in the name of god and saynt Denyce exercyse your offyce at your pleasure I wyll speke no more therof For ye se farther in this matter than I do or suche as moued first the matter Be to morowe with me at my masse sir quod the constable with right a good wyll so toke leaue of the kyng and retourned to his logyng And on the thursdaye in the mornynge euery man apparelled theÌ„selfe redy armed saue their heedes for they knewe well by all lykelyhodde that they shulde haue batayle the same day the frenche kyng herde masse be tymes in the mornyng and all the great lordes with great deuocyon prayeng to god to sende theÌ„ honoure that daye The same mornynge there arose a great myst so that one coulde nat se an acre of brede before hym wherof the lordes were ryght sore displeased but they coude nat amende it And after masse the kynge and the constable and other great lordes wente to counsayle to determyne what they shulde do And ther it was ordayned that sir Olyuer of Clysson coÌ„stable of Fraunce sir Mathue of Uyenne admyrall of FrauÌ„ce and sir Wylliam of Poicters bastarde of Langres These thre shulde go and vysette the demeanour of the flemyngê as nere as ther might and to come agayne and make report to the kynge and to his vncles of the trouthe of euery thynge and in the meane tyme the lorde de Labreth sir Hughe of Chatelone shulde order the baâ—aylles So thus these thre departed fro the kyng mouÌ„ted on good horses and rode streyght where as they thought to fynde their enemyes The same mornyng in the great myst the flemynges rose and drewe toguyder in the same stronge place that they had fortifyed and so stode toguyder all in one batayle tyll it was eyght of the clocke and coude here nothyng of the frenchmen And than by great pride the capitaynes sayd eche to other What do we here thus standyng styll on our fete and take colde Why do we nat go forthe with great courage sythe we haue so great wyll to fight with oure enemyes We tary here for nothynge the freÌ„ch men wyll neuer seke vs here Lette vs go at the leest to the mount Dorrel and take the aduauntage of the hyll These wordes so multiplyed that they all agreed to auaunce forthe to take the hyll that was bytwene them and the freÌ„chmen And so than to escape fro the dyke that was before them they went about the lytell wode that was behynde them and toke the playne feldes And as they came about this wode the forsaid thre knyghtes aduysed them by great â—eysar so rode in costyng their batayle within a bowe shot of them and whan they were passed on the lyft syde than they rode agayne on their ryght syde so that they well aduysed their hole batell The flemynges sawe them right well but they brake none aray for all them Than 〈◊〉 Dartuell sayd softely to his capitayns 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 dresse vs and make vs redy to the batayle 〈◊〉 our enemyes are nere vs. I se right well yâ— thre knightes that haue passed and â—â—passed by vs haue well auiewed oure batayle â—hâ—sie thâ—y drewe all in to one batayle as they wente to the hyll Than Philyppe sayd a loude sirs whan we come to the batayle lette vs thynke on oure enemyes howe they were disconfyted at the batayle of Bruges by reason that we helde oure selfe close toguyder Let vs beware that we opyn nat euery man beare his weapen ryght before hym and enterlase your staues ouer your armes one within another wherby they shall nat entre vpon vs. And lette vs go a good pase by leysar and nother tourne on the lyfte hande nor on the right And shote our gonnes all atones and shote with oure cros bowes And this we shall abasshe our enemyes wHan Philyppe Dartuell had thus ordred his men and sette his batayle in arraye and shewed theym what they shulde do Than he made out a wynge of part of his men suche as he best trusted and by him was his page with his courser to whoÌ„e he sayd Go thy waye with my horse behynde yonder busshe and whan thou seyst the frenchmen flye than bring me my
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
archers The knyghtes were called sir Nicholas Clyncon and sir JohnÌ„ dracton capitayne of Guysnes In the nexte mornynge they made them redy to ryde forthe and so drewe in to the felde They were mo than vi hundred speares and sixtene hundred archers And so they rode towarde Mardyke and DoÌ„kyrke the bysshop made to be borne before him the armes of the churche the baner of saynt Peter felde goules two keyes syluer lyke soudyers of pope Urbane And in his penon he bare his owne armes syluer and azure quarterly a fret golde on the azur a bende of goules on the syluer And bycause he was yongest of yâ— SpeÌ„sars he bare a border of goules for a difference There was also sir Hugh SpeÌ„sar his nephue with his penon And with baner penon there was the lorde Beaumont sir Hughe Caurell sir ThomÌ„s Tryuet and sir Wylliam Helmon And with penon without baner there was sir Wylliam Dractone sir Johan his brother sir Mathue Reedman sir JohnÌ„ Ferres sir Wyllyam Fermeton and sir Johan of New castell gascone Thus these men of armes rode towardes Mardyke and there refresshed them and dranke and so passed forthe and toke the waye to Donkyrke And the flemmynges that were there assembled were aduertysed that the Englysshmen wolde come that way redy aparelled to fight with them So they determyned among them selfe to drawe in to the felde and to be redy in good aray to fight if nede requyred for they thought to abyde in the towne and to be closed therin shulde be nothyng to them profytable And as they ordayned so it was done euery man armed hym selfe in the towne and issued out in to the felde Than they sette them selfe in good array on a lytell hyll without the towne and they were in noÌ„bre a .xii. M. or mo ANd so therwith there came the englysshmen aprochyng to Donkyrke and they behelde the mountayne on heir right hande to warde Burbourcke towarde the see syde And there they sawe the flemyngê in a great batayle well ordred Than they taryed for it semed to them yâ— the flemynges wolde gyue theÌ„ batayle Than the lordes drewe toguyder to couÌ„sayle there were dyuers opinyons and specially the bysshop of Norwyche wolde that they shulde incoÌ„tynent go and fight with them And other as the lorde Beaumont and sir Hugh Caurell sayde to the contrarie Layeng dyuers reasons and sayeng Sir ye knowe well the flemyngê that be yonder haue done vs no forfayte And to saye the trouthe we haue sente to the Erle of Flaunders no defyaunce and yet we be here in his countre This is no courtesse warr that we make we do nothyng but catche it and we may without any resonable warre And also all this countre that we be in be as vrbanystes as well as we be and holdeth yâ— same opinyon that we do Beholde nowe therfore and se what iuste cause we haue to ron thus on them Than the bysshoppe sayde howe knowe we that they be Urbanystes or nat In the name of god ê™ sir Hughe Caurell me thynke it were good that we sende to theym an heraude to knowe what thyng they demauÌ„de thus to be raynged in batayle agaynst vs and lette it be demaunded of what pope they holde of And if they aunswere and say howe they be good vrbanystes than requyre them by the vertue of the popes bull that we haue that they wyll go with vs to saint Omers Ayre or Arras or thyder as we wyll briÌ„ge them And whaÌ„ they be thus requyred than therby we shall knowe their entensyon thervpon we may take aduyse and couÌ„sayle This purpose was holden an heraude called mouÌ„t forde parteyning to the duke of Bretayne was coÌ„maunded by all the lordes to go to the fleminges and to shewe them as ye haue herde before The heraulde obeyed their coÌ„mauÌ„dement as it was reason and so went to speke with them ¶ Howe the flemynges of the couÌ„tre and they of the lande of Cassell were disconfyted by the englysshmen and Donkyrke taken with dyuers other castelles in the countrey Cap. CCCC .xxxii. THus the heraude deê‘ted fro the lordes and had on his cote of armes and so went to warde the flemyngê and thought non yuell they were all toguyder in a gret batayle And so the heraude wolde haue goone to some knyghtes that were there but he might nat For assoone as he aproched nere to the flemynges they toke and slewe hym without any demaundynge fro whens he caÌ„e or wheder he wolde Thus they slewe hym lyke people of small knowledge The gentylmen that were there coude nat saue hym whan the englysshmen sawe their dealyng they were sore displeased So were the burgesses of gauÌ„t suche as were there who were right gladde to moue for the the mater so that there might be a newe brewlynge in Flaunders Than the Englysshe men sayde 〈◊〉 yonder rybaudes haue slayne our heraude but he shall be dere solde to them or els we wyll all dye in the place Than they commauÌ„ded their archers to steppe for the towarde the flemynges And there was a burgesse of Gaunt made knight and incontynent the batayle began sore and sharpe For to saye trouthe the flemynges marueylously defeÌ„ded them selfe but the archers shotte so thicke that they ouerthrue many and greued theÌ„ sore And the men of armes entred in amonge them with sharpe speares and at the first front ouerthrue many Finally the englysshmen wan the place and the flemynges discoÌ„fited and fledde a way thynkinge to entre in to Donkyrke But the englysshmen chased them so sore that they entred in to the towne with them So that in the stretes and on the sandes there was many a flemmyng slayne Howe be it ther were many Englysshmen flayne to the nombre of foure hundred or mo â–ª they were fouÌ„de after in the towne here and there by tenne atones twentie .xxx. ye and by fourtie For as they dyde chase the flem minges in the stretes they were fought withall howe be it finally the flemynges were nere all slayne or taken Thus fell of this reÌ„countre at Donkyrke where ther were slayne of the flem mynges a nyne thousande tHe same day of the batayle there retourned to Lysle to the erle of Flaunders sir Johan Uyllayns and sir Johan de Molayne and shewed hym all yâ— report that they had sene and herde of thenglysshmen wher with the erle was right pensyue to thynke howe he shulde deale in the mater And also he was more pensyue and so he had cause whan he herde the tidynges that his men were slayne and discoÌ„fyted at Donkyrke So he bare it paciently and dyde reconfort hym selfe and sayd Well if we haue lost at one tyme we shall wyn agayne at another tyme and it please god So incoÌ„tynent he wrote therof to the duke of Burgoyne to the entent that some resystence might be made For he ymagined well that the Englysshmen hauynge ones that entre in to FlauÌ„ders that they wolde do more
hurt in the countrey or they departed agayne And whanÌ„e the duke of Burgoyne vnderstode therof he sende knightes and squiers in to the garysons on the fronters of Flaunders As to saynt Omers to Ayre to saynt Uenaunt to Baylleule to Bergues to Cassell and to all the bayliwykes to kepe thentre of Arthoyse ¶ Nowe let vs speke of thenglysshmen and howe they ê‘ceyuered aFter yâ— disconfyture at Donkyrke and the towne taken The Englysshe men entred in to great pride for it semed to them that all Flaunders had ben theirs And to say the trouthe if they hadde as than gone to Bruges as they sayd that knewe the dealyng of theÌ„ of the towne the towne had bene gyuen vp to them But the Englysshmen wrought otherwyse for they tooke adâ—yse to go to Bourburcke and to gette that towne and so to go to Ayre and to Cassell and to conquere all yâ— couÌ„trey And to leaue nothyng behynde them that shulde be contrarie to theym and than to go to Ipre They thought verily that the towne of Ipre wolde soone yelde vp if they sawe all the countre yelden before So thus the englysshemen departed fro Donkyrke and went to Burbourcke and whan they of the towne sawe theÌ„ aprochenere to their towne they yelded vp the towne sauyng their lyues and goodes And so they were receyued and the Englysshmen entred with great ioye sayeng howe they wolde make ther a good garyson for to kepe warre agaynst them of saynt Omers and the fronters nere adioyning And so than after they wanne the castell of Driceham they were thre dayes before it or they wan it And than they conquered it byforce and therin were slayne a two huÌ„dred men that were there in garyson And than the englysshemen repayred agayne the castell and sayde Howe they wolde kepe it to the best of their powers and so sette therin newe men And thanne they wente forth and came to Cassell and tooke the towne and had therin great pyllage Than they departed â–ª and sayde they wolde go and se the towne of Ayre Howe be it there was many of them that knewe right well that the towne was nat easy to be wonne without great losse of their men Howe be it the bysshoppe of Norwiche sayde he wolde go nere it and loke theron ¶ Howe the englisshmen conquered all the countre of Flaunders fro DoÌ„kyrke to Scluse and howe they be seged the towne of Ipre Cap. CCCC .xxxiii. THe same season capytayne of Ayre was sir Robert of Bethune vycount of Mealr and with hym ther was sir Johan Roy the lorde of Clary sir Johan of bethune his brother the lorde of Montigny sir Perducas of Pount saynt sir Johan of Chauny and sir Floreyns his son and dyuers other So that they were a sixscore speares of good men of armes knightes squyers Whan the bysshoppe of Norwiche and sir Hugh Caurell sir Henry Beaumont sir Thomas Tryuet sir Wyllyam Helmon sir Mathewe Reedman and the other englysshemen Whan they dyde aproche nere to Ayre at a place called the Newe dike They putte them selfe in order of batayle so passed forthe with baners and penons wauyng withthe wynde for they knewe nat what the vycount of Meaulxe was mynded to do The vycont and his company beyng as thanne there in garysone were rainged in good order on the causey before the barryers of the towne And there they might se clerely the englysshemen passe by takynge the way to saynt Uenaunt but they were nat men ynowe to stoppe theym their way Thus they stode styll kepynge watche and warde redy at their defence And the Englysshmen passed by and so weÌ„te the same night a two myles fro sait Uenaunt wherof a knyght of Picardy was capitayne called sir Wyllyam de Melle Who had fortifyed the mynster for hym and his company to drawe in to if nede requyred and so he dyde For the towne was closed but with small palys and dykes wherfore it coulde nat longe endure agaynst the englysshmen So the frenche men withdrewe them selfe some in to the castell and some into the churche the whiche was right stronge They of the castell were nat assayled for it was marueylous stronge There coude no manne aproche nere therto the dykes rounde about were so large and depe But the mynster was incontynent assayled by the Englisshmen whan they had entred the towne by cause they had knowledge that the men of armes were withdrawen in to it sIr Wyllyam of Melle Was a good knyght and a valyant and nobly defeÌ„ded the churche of saynt Uenant the Englysshe archers were rounde about it and they shotte vp arowes so thycke and so rudely that they within durst scant apere at any defeÌ„ce Howe be it they aboue had stones and artyllarye great plentie and dyde caste downe stones and other thynges hurt many beneth howe be it the assaut was so sore contynued by the englysshmen that the mynster was won byforce And sir Wyllyam de Melle within who valyantly fought at his defence and so dyde all his company And if they had parceyued any confort of rescue they wolde leÌ„gar haue coÌ„tynued but there was no conforte that they coulde parceyue and therfore they were the easier to wyn Thus sir Wyllyam of melle was prisoner with the englysshmen and so sette to his fynaunce And so went in to Fraunce by his bonde of oblygacion as all gentylmen englisshe and frenche were wont to do eche with other but so dyd nat the Almayns for whan an almayne hath taken a prisonere he putteth hym in to yrons and in to harde prisone without any pytie to make hym pay the greatter fynaunce and raunsome THus whan the bysshoppe of Norwyche and thenglysshmen departed fro saynt Uenant they wente and lodged in the wode of Mepce whiche was nat farr thens and about Baylueufe in Flaunders And so entred into the bayliwyke of Proprigne and Messynes and toke all the close townes and therin fouÌ„de great pyllage and conueyed all their pillage and votie to Bergues to Burborke And whan they had all the countre at their pleasure that they were lordes of the see syde as of Grauelyng to Sluse of Donkyrke of Newport of Furnes and of BlaÌ„cque Berque Than they went and layed siege to Ipre and ther they rested than sende to Gaunte As I vnderstode they sende FrauÌ„ces Atreman who had ben at the batayle and at all their coÌ„questes for he was their gyde fro towne to towne ¶ Howe the Englysshmen sende for them of Gaunt and how they came to the siege of Ipre And of the lorde saynt Leger and his company who were disconfyted by thenglysshmen and howe the bysshop of Liege came to the siege of Ipre Ca. iiii C .xxxiiii. WHanÌ„e Peter de Boyse and Peter de Mirt and the capitayns of Gaunt vnderstode howe the englysshmen sende for them to come to the sege of Ipre they were gretlye therof reioysed and ordayned incoÌ„tynent to go thyder And so departed
fro Gaunt on a saturday in the mornynge next after the vias of saynt Peter and s Poule to the nombre of twentie thousande and with great caryage and ordynaunce and so wente through the countre besyde Courtrey to Ipre And of their comynge the Englysshmen were greatly ioyfull and made them good chere and sayd Sirs surely we shall nowe shortely conquere Ipre and than we wyll wynne Bruges Dan and Sluse Thus they made no dout that or the ende of Septembre they shulde coÌ„quere all FlauÌ„ders Thus they glorifyed in their for tunes The same season there was a capitayne in Ipre a right sage and a valyant knight called Peter de la Syeple He ordered all the busynesse of the towne Ther were men of armes with hym sette there by the duke of Burgoyne and therle of Flaunders As sir Johan of Bougrayne chatelayne of Ipre sir Baudwyn Del beden his sonne the lorde Dyssegien the lorde of Stades sir Johan Blancharde sir Johan Meselede sir Hamell sir Nycholas Belle the lorde of HarleqÌ„becke the lorde of Rollechen sir JohnÌ„ Ahoutre JohnÌ„ la Sieple squier nephue to the capitayne FrauÌ„ces Bell sir George bell and dyuers other expert menne of armes who had dayly great payne and wo to defend their towne And also they were in great feare leest the comons of the towne shulde make any treatie with them of Gaunt wherby they shulde be in daunger and be betrayed by them of Ipre THe same season there was in the towne of Courtrey a valyant knyght of Heynalte called sir Johan of Jumont He was set there at the request of the duke of Burgoyne of therle of Flaunders Whan he toke it on him there was neuer a knyght in Flaunders durst enterprise to kepe it it was so perylous to kepe For whan the frenche kynge went oute of that countrey it was vnrepayred And fewe folkes abode therin for all was brent beaten downe so that it was moche payne to lodge therin any horse So this sir JohnÌ„ Jumont toke on hym to kepe it and incontynent dyde repayre it and dyde so thanked by god that he attaygned nothyng therby but honour and prayse The duke of Burgoyne to whom the busynesse of flauÌ„ders touched right nere toke great study to brige well all thing to passe And so he sende a thre score speares bretons to Courtrey to th entent to refresshe the towne and so first these speares came to the duke to Lisle And on a friday they departed thens and toke the way to Comynes and the lorde of saynt Leger and yuonet of CaÌ„temat were capitayns of the sayd speares And in to the towne of Comynes the same morning at the breakynge of the day there was coÌ„e two hundred Englysshe speares to fetche forage abrode in the couÌ„tre to bringe it to their hoost before Ipre The said bretons or they were ware fell in their handes and dauÌ„ger So ther was a harde and a sore encountre at the foote of the bridge of Comynes and valiantly the bretoÌ„s dyde beare them selfe If they had bene rescued with as many mo as they were by lykelyhode they had scaped withoute domage Howe be it they were fayne to flye for they were to fewe meÌ„ to endure long The moost parte of them were slayne and taken in the felde retournynge towardes Lysle The lorde of saynt Leger was sore wouÌ„ded and lefte for deed in the place they were happy that scaped The chase endured within halfe a myle of Lyle to the whiche towne the lorde of saynt Leger was caryed wounded as he was and a fyue dayes after he dyed and so dyde fyue of his squyers thus fortuned of this aduenture THus styll the siege lay at Ipre The englisshmen and gauÌ„toys made many assautê they of the towne trymvled for feare the erle of Flaunders beyng at Lysle feared greatlye the takyng of Ipre for he knewe well the englisshmen were right subtell and coÌ„fort might dayly come to theÌ„ fro Calys by reason of the garysons that they had won in their way And indede they might haue had great socoure out of Englande and they had lyst but at the begynnyng they set nothyng by the erle nor by all the power of FrauÌ„ce Ther were dyuers great lordes of Englande about the marches of Douer and Sandwiche redy apparelled to passe the see to Calys and to haue ayded their company if they had ben requyred Ther were redy M. speares and two thousande archers Sir Wyllyam Beauchampe and sir WyllmÌ„ Wyndsore marshals of Englande were soueraygne capitayns set there by the kyng and by his couÌ„sell And for that cause the duke of LaÌ„castre lost his vyage that season into Portyngale For all the realme of EnglaÌ„de was rather enclyned to the bysshop of Norwiches army thaÌ„ to the duke of LaÌ„castres Th erle of Flaunders knewe ryght well all this besynesse insydentes as they fell in EnglaÌ„de and euery thyng that was done at the siege of Ipre thynkyng to fynde remedy to his power He thought well that the duke of Burgoyne wolde moue the frenche kyng and the lordes of the Realme to reyse and to assemble to driue the englysshemen out of Flaunders the whiche they had wonne the same yere And bycause he knewe that the assemblynge of the lordes of Fraunce wolde belonge and specially of theÌ„ that shulde serue the kyng out of farre countries and that many thinges might fall or they came toguyder Therfore he aduysed to sende to the bysshoppe of Liege sir Arnolde Desorge who was good Urbanyst To the entent that he shulde come to Ipre to treate with the Englysshmen to depart fro thens and to drawe to some other parte bycause he hadde great marueyle that they shulde make hym warre Seynge that he was good Urbanyst and all the countre of Flaunders as all the worlde knewe So moche dyde the erle of Flaunders that the bysshoppe of Liege came in to Heynaulte and passed Ualencennes so came to Doway and than to Lysle and spake with the erle And ther determyned what he shulde say to thenglysshemeÌ„ And so thus the bysshop of Liege caÌ„e to the siege before Ipre to speke with the bysshoppe of Norwiche and thenglysshmen and with theÌ„ of Gaunte and they receyued hym right well and were gladde to here hym speke ¶ Of the great coÌ„maundement of assemble that the frenche kynge made to the entent to reyse the siege before Ipre and of them that were dysconfyted by the Englysshemen Cap. CCCC .xxxv. ANd as I was than enfourmed the erle of Flaunders by the wordes of the bysshop of Liege offred to the bisshoppe of Norwiche and to the englysshmen That if they wolde leaue their siege before Ipre and to go to some other parte and to make warre agaynst the Clementyns howe he wolde fynde fyue hundred speares to serue them thre monethes at his cost and charge the bysshop of Norwiche and his company answered howe they wolde take aduyse And so they went to counsayle and there were many
speares passed forby the walles of the towne and taryed on the othersyde ryght agaynst the kynges host wher was the moost goodlyst men of armes that coude be ymagined Th entent of the lordes was to assayle the towne there were baners penons wauyng wiâ—h the wynd and euery lorde with his men vnder his owne baner The lordes of FrauÌ„ce shewed ther gret honoure and richesse There was the lorde of Coucy in great estate he hadde coursers trapped and barded with the auÌ„cyent armes of coucy and with other suche as he bare thanÌ„e And hym selfe on a goodly courser ridynge in and out settynge his men in array euery man that sawe hym praysed him for his goodly behauo â— So ther eue 〈…〉 shewed their estate there was made the 〈…〉 day mo than four hundred knightê and thâ— heraldes nombred the knightes that were there to a nyne M. there were in noÌ„bre a .xxiiii. M. men of armes knightes squyers ¶ Thenglysshmen that were in the towne of Burboure sawe the frenche kynges puissaÌ„ce they hoped well to haue an assaut of the which they were right well coÌ„forted But in that they sawe theÌ„ selfe enclosed in the towne which was closed but with palis they were nat therof well assured Howebeit lyke men of good coÌ„fort and great corage they ordred their people about the towne The lorde Beaumont who was an erle in Englande called HeÌ„ry with a. C. men of armes thre C. archers kept one warde sir Wyllyam Helmon with as many men kept another sir JohnÌ„ of Newcastell with the gascoÌ„s kept another the lorde Ferres of Englande kept another ward with .xl. men of armes as many archers so that thus the towne was set with meÌ„ rounde about sir Mathue Reedman ser wyllmÌ„ Fermton sir Nicholas tracton with two C. men of armes and as many archers kept the place before the mynster Also they ordayned a certayne nombre of men to take hede for fyre and to quenche it if nede were without disordringe of any of their wardes for thenglisshmen douted the fyre bycause the towne was than moost parte all the houses couered with strawe thus in this estate were the englysshmen ¶ Nowe shall I shewe you of an highe enterprese that 〈◊〉 rauÌ„ces Atreman dyde the same proper friday at night â–ª that the frenche kynge passed by Bergues and howhe wanne the towne of And warpe fRaunces Atreman Peter de Boyse Peter de Myrt and the capitayns of Gaunte whan they retourned fro the siege fro Ipre and came to Gaunte They studyed night and daye howe they might do any domage to their enemyes Than Fraunces Atreman vnderstode â–ª howe the capitayne of Ande warpe sir Gylbert of Lienghien was nat Wtin the towne â–ª nor no menne of warre but howe they were all with the kyng in his army for theerle of FlauÌ„ders had sende for them Wherfore Fraunces thought well that the towne of Andewarpe was but easly kept and howe the dikes to warde the medowes agayust theym were as than drie For the water had bene let out for the fysshe that was therin so that one might easely go with a drie fote to the walles of the towne by ladders to entre in to the towne The spyes of Gaunt had brought this worde to FrauÌ„ces Atreman They of And warpe were as than in no feare of them of Gaunt but in a maner had forgoten them whan Fraunces Atreman was iustely enformed howe it was he came to Peter de Boyse and sayd Peter thus in this case is the towne of And warpe at this tyme I wyll aduenture to gette it to scale it by night ther was neuer tyme so good as is nowe for the capitayne ther of and the men of warre are nowe with the frenche kynge in the fronters of saynt Omers and they are in feare of no body Peter so one agreed to his purpose and said If ye may come to your entent there was neuer man dyde suche a dede to haue prayse I can nat tell quod Fraunces what wyll happe my courage is good For my herte gyueth me that we shall haue this same night And warpe Than FrauÌ„ces chase out a foure hundred men in whom he had best truste and so departed fro Gaunte in the euenyng and toke the way to warde Andewarpe This was in the moneth of SepteÌ„bre whan nightes be of a resonable length and the wether fayre and clere And so about mydnight they came to the medowes of Ande warpe and had scalynge ladders redy with them And as they passed by the maresse there was a woman of the towne gaderynge grasse for her kene â–ª she bydde her selfe whan she herde noyse of men comyng that way She herde them well speke knewe well howe they were gauÌ„toyse comyng towarde the towne to scale it she sawe well the ladders This woman was sore abasshed at last sayd to her selfe I wyll go to And warpe shewe all that I haue herde and sene to yâ— wache menne of the towne And so leyd downe all her baggage and toke a preuy way that she knewe and stale to the towne or the gauntoyse caÌ„e ther and than she called and at last one that went on the walles fro gate to gate herde her and sayd What art thou I am quod she a poore woman I say to you â–ª herby is a certayne noÌ„bre of gauÌ„toyse I haue sene them they bringe with them ladders to steale this towne if they can Nowe I haue gyuen you warnyng I wyll retourne agayne for if they mete with me I am but deed Thus the poore woman departed and the man was abasshed and thought to abyde styll to se if yâ— woman sayd trouthe or nat The gauÌ„toyse who right priuely dyde their enterprise made no noyse nor had no trumpette but the noyse of their langage Than Fraunces Atreman sent foure of his company on before and sayde Go your way secretely Wtout any wordes or cough hynge to the towne walles and harken aboue and beneth if ye can parceyue any thynge And so they dyde and Fraunces and his companye abode styll in the marisshe and stode styll nere where as the woman was She sawe theÌ„ well and herde what they sayde but they sawe nat her These forsayd four men went to the dykes and behelde the walles and sawe nor herde nothyng Lo ye mayse what yuell aduenture fell to them within for if they had fortuned to haue had but a caÌ„dell lyght that the gauÌ„toyse might haue sene it they durst nat haue come ther. For than they wolde haue thought that there hadde ben good watche made THese four men returned agayne to FraÌ„ces Atreman and sayde Sir we canse nor here no maner of thynge I thynke well 〈◊〉 FrauÌ„ces I trowe the watche hath made theyr tourne and are nowe gone to their rest Let vs go this hyghe way towarde the gate and than entre lowe downe in to the dykes The poore woman where as she lay priuely herde all these wordê Than
.iiii. sir Guy de Hancourt ¶ Item the names of them that offred the helmes of warre First the lorde of Maylly The seconde sir Wyllyam de Hornes and sir Ansell de Salyns The thyrde sir Johan Doppeyn and the Chatelayn of saynt Omers The .iiii. sir Guy de Guystels and the Galoys Daunoy ¶ IteÌ„ for the helmes of CoÌ„uoy First sir Joise de Hallayn and sir Olyuer de Guffey The .ii. the lorde of Dysobeque the thyrde the lorde de Lalayne The fourthe sir Trystram de Boys and sir Johan of Jumont ¶ The names of theÌ„ that offred the baners of warre First the lorde of Lystrenayle The .ii. sir Leoncell Dareynes The thyrde sir Gyles de la Goneufe the .iiii. sir JohnÌ„ de Lysolom ¶ Item for the baners of Conuoy Firste sir Orenges of Rely the seconde sir Rafe Alayne The thyrde sir Johan Disquenyue The .iiii. sir Uyllayns de la Clycque ¶ The names of them that after the obsequy done layde the body of the erle in the erthe sir JohnÌ„ de Uyen admyrall of Fraunce the lorde of Guystell sir Ualerant of Raneuall the Chatelayne of Disquenyue the lorde of Ray and sir Ansell of Salyns ¶ The names of them that layd the countesse body in the erthe Sir Guy de la Tremoyle the lorde of Chatellon the seneshall of Burgoyn the lorde Gerarde of Guystles sir Henry Datoygne and the Chatellon of Furnes And all suche as entred in to the churche of saynt Peter in the euenyng were at the offyce in the day at masse aswell the knightê armed as those that bare the baners also the squyers yâ— led the horses ¶ Item there were that went with the bodyes of the erle and of the countesse through the towne of Lysle to the churche of saynt Peter to the noÌ„bre of four hundred men all in blacke euery man bearyng a torche and they helde the same torches the nexte day all the masse tyme they were all marchaÌ„tes of good townes or officers of his house and tharchbysshop of Rayns sang the masse acoÌ„panyed with the bysshop of Parys the bysshop of Turney the bysshop of CaÌ„brey the bysshop of Arras with them .v. abbottes ¶ IteÌ„ there was also in the churche duryng the obsequy .vii. C. candels or therabout euery taper coÌ„teyning in weyght .i. â—i of waxe And on the trayle of the herse ther were fyue baners in the myddes the baner of Flaunders on the right syde the baner of Arthoys on the lyfte syde the baner of Burgoyne the .iiii. the baner of Newers the .v. of Rethell The trayle on the one syde was poudred with the scochyns of the armes of FlauÌ„ders and on the lyft syde of the lady the scochyns of Flaunders and of Brabant and downe a long in the mynster ther were .ii. huÌ„dred and .xxvi. candels lyke vnto theÌ„ of the herse Ther was nother lady nor damosell but the gouernors wyfe of Lysle Ther was a great dyner and the costes of all the knightes squiers were borne quyte for the nyght and day of the obsequy they had all blacke gownes and whan all this was done euery man returned to their owne the duke of Burgoyne left in the garysons of Flaunders knightes and squyers for all the truse that was taken bytwene EnglaÌ„de and Faunce for all that euery man toke hede to his charge And the lady his wyfe taryed styll for a season in Arthoyse ¶ Howe the erle of NorthuÌ„berlande the erle of Notyngham and the Englysshmen made a iorney in to Scotlande And of the ambassadours of Fraunce that were sende in to Scotlande to notify the truse that was taken bytwene Englande and FrauÌ„ce Cap. CCCC .xliiii. LE haue well herde here before how the lordes of FraÌ„ce whaÌ„ they made the truse with englysshmen They were charged at their deê‘ting to signify the truse to theÌ„ of Scotlande to the entent that no hurt shulde be done bytwene theÌ„ of EnglaÌ„de nor Scotlande Howe be it to saye the trouthe thy of Fraunce dyde nat their dilygence in that mater as they ought to haue done for they shulde haue sende incontynent but they dyde nat I thynke the let therof was bycause of the great busynesse that the duke of Burgoyne had for the obsequy of his father in lawe therle of Flaunders as ye haue herde here before Also they thought full lytell that the englysshmen wolde haue done as they dyde for anone after Ester the erle of NorthuÌ„berlande the erle of Notyngham the barons of the northe couÌ„tre made an army of two thousande speares and sixe thousande archers and passed by Rosebourge and entred in to Scotlande and began to brinne the countre and the lande of therle Duglas and of the lorde of Lynsey and left nothyng vnbrent to Edenborowe The lordes and knyghtes of Scotlande was nothyng ware of this iourney and toke the mater in great dispyte sayeng howe they wolde ameÌ„de it to their powers For they said as they herde reported they shulde haue had truse with the englysshmen Howe be it they were nat warned therof wherfore they knewe well the warr was opyn ye wotte well tidynges wyll sprede anone abrode wherby it was shortely knowen in Flaunders and specially at Scluse by marchantes that caÌ„e out of the realme of ScotlaÌ„de Howe thenglysshmen were entred in to Scotlande and howe that kynge Robert of Scotlande and the lordes of the realme dyde somon their people to asseÌ„ble to fight with thenglysshmen Also it was knowen in FrauÌ„ce that the englysshmen were in the felde and the scottes also that in short tyme they were likely to mete The dukes of Berrey and of Burgoyne the couÌ„sayle of FraÌ„ce whan they vnderstode these tidynges they sayd they had folysshly done in that they had nat sende worde of the treuse in to Scotlande be tymes as they had promysed to do Than was it ordayned that sir Hamart de Marse shulde go in to Scotlande who was a sage and a discrete knight sir Peter Framell a sergiant of armes who was of the nacyon of the scottes called Janequyn ChaÌ„penoyse He went bicause he knewe the laÌ„gage the couÌ„tre In the meane season yâ— these ambassadours ordayned them selfe to go in to Scotlande the englysshmen ouer ran the couÌ„tre of ScotlaÌ„de ther was the same tyme at Scluse men of war of FrauÌ„ce that lay styll and slept and wyst nat what to do for the truse bytwene EnglaÌ„de and flaÌ„ders styll endured And they herde howe theÌ„glysshemen and scottes made warre eche with other and it was sayd at Scluse for certayne that hastely ther shulde be batayle bytwene theÌ„ There was sir Geffray of Charney sir JohnÌ„ of Plasy sir Hughe of Boloyne sir Sayng of Uyllers sir Garnere of leborne sir Garnere of GussaÌ„guyn sir Oden of Metyn sir Robert of CaÌ„pyhen Jakes of mouÌ„tfort JohnÌ„ of heluyn JohnÌ„ of Melles Michell dela bare Gyllam Gobert they were a .xxx. men of armes knightes squyers They made promyse togyder to
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
Guy de la Tremoyle sir Willyma de Namure serued and so dyd dyuers other great lordes of FrauÌ„ce In fyue huÌ„dred yere before there was nat sene suche a solempnite in Cambray And after dyner knyghtes and squiers were armed to iust And so they iusted in the markette place .xl. knightes of the one syde The yonge kyng Charles iusted with a knight of Heynalt called sir Nycholas Espinot So these iustes were nobly contynued and a yonge knyght of Haynalt had the price called sir Johan of Desternne besyde Beawmont in Haynalt This knyght iusted greatly to the pleasure of the lordes ladyes He had for his prise a gyrdell set with precyous stones gyuen hym by yâ— duches of Burgoyne from her owne wast the admyrall of Fraunce sir Guy de la Tremoyle dyd preseÌ„t it to him Thus in great reuell they contynued all that weke and on yâ— friday after dyner the kyng toke leaue of the lordes ladyes and they of him and so departed fro Cambray And also the dukes duchesses deê‘ted and the duches of Burgoyn brought margaret of Haynalt her doughter to Arras and yâ— lady of Haynalt brought yâ— lady Margarete of Burgoyne to Quesnoy Thus passed forthe this besynes ¶ Howe the duke of Berrey ensured his doughter to the sonÌ„e of therle of Bloyse and howe therle of Matche and the duke of Burbon made their somons to entre in to Lymosin Cap. CCCC .li. THe saÌ„e season there was trety of maryage bytwene Loys of Bloys son to therle Guy of â—oyâ— and yâ— lady Mary dought 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Johan of Berry And so th 〈…〉 rle of Bloys well acoÌ„panyed with lordes and ad 〈…〉 s brought his doughter to Bergues in 〈◊〉 where the duke and duches were redy 〈…〉 de for them who tyght nobly receyued 〈◊〉 and all their company And there was 〈…〉 rmed the assurance of that maryage an 〈…〉 〈…〉 chebysshop of Bergues ensured them 〈…〉 der in the preseÌ„ce of many lordes and lad 〈…〉 howbeit they were natte wedded as than 〈…〉 ey were bothe very yonge So ther was great feest reuelyng and daunsyng and so at last therle and the countesse retourned to their countre their sonne with them And the lady abode styll with the duches her mother in Barrey in a fayre castell besyde Bergues called Mehune on the ryuer of yure The same season the duke of Berry went in to Auuergne and LaÌ„guedocke and so to Auignon to se pope Clement And it was ordayned that the duke of Burbone and therle of Marche with two thousande men of armes shulde go in to Lymosyn to delyuer that countre fro all the englysshmen and theues that robbed and pylled the couÌ„tre For in Poictou and in Xaynton they had as than certayne fortresses whiche dyde moche domage to the couÌ„tre wherof complayntes came to the heryng of the duke of Berrey â–ª who was in mynde to remedy it and he had desyred the duke of Burbone his cosyn that in any wyse whan he were come into Limosyn and Xaynton that he shulde coÌ„quere the garyson of Bertuell for that was the forteresse that dyde moost hurt in that countre And the duke of Burbone promysed hym so to do And he hadde made his somons at Molins in Burbonoyse to be there the first daye of June and so thyder drewe at that tyme all maner of men of warre The duke of Burbone had with hym a gentyll squyer called Johan bone lauÌ„ce He was mayster and capitayne of his men of warre Certaynly the squyer was well worthy to haue suche a charge and the erle of Marche who shulde be in coÌ„pany with the duke of Burbone made his somons at the cytie of Toures tHe same season there came to Scluse in Flaunders all suche men of warre as were apoynted to passe the see into Scotlande with sir Johan of Uyen admyrall of Fraunce he shulde haue with hym a thousande speares knightes and squiers And I beleue well they were all there for they had great desyre to go In so moche that some that were nat desyred aduaunsed them selfe to go in that voyage with the admyrall All their shyppyng was redy apparelled at Scluse and they caryed with them harnesse for .xii. hundred men of armes They had taken that harnesse out of the castell of Beauty besyde Parys The harnesse was parteyning to the parisyens the whiche they were caused to bring to the sayd castell in the tyme of their rebellion In the admyrals company there were a great nombre of good men of warr And their entensyon was to delyuer the sayd harnesse to the knyghtes men of Scotlande bycause sir Geffray de Charney had enformed the kynges counsayle howe the men in Scotlande were but easely harnessed I shall name vnto you parte of theÌ„ of Fraunce that wente in to Scotlande the same season â–ª First sir Johan of Uyen admyrall of Fraunce the erle of graunt pre the lordes of Uerdnay of saynt Crouse and of Mountbury sir Geffray of Charney sir Wyllyam of Uyen sir Jaques of Uyen the lorde despaigny sir Gerard of Burbone the lorde of Hetz sir Floromonde of Quissy the lorde of Marny sir Ualerant of Rayneuall the lorde of Beausaige the lorde of Uaynbrayne the lorde of Rynoll baron dury the lorde of Coucy sir Percyuall Daneuall yâ— lorde Ferrers the lorde of Fountaygnes sir Braquet of Braquemont the lorde of Graunt court the lorde of Landon breton sir Guy la ê‘son sir WyllmÌ„ de Couroux sir Johan de Hangyers sir Henry de Uyncelyn cosyn to yâ— great maister of Pruce diuers other good knightê whiche I can nat all name so that they were to the noÌ„bre of a thousande speares knightes and squyers besyde cros bowes and other varlettê They had gode wynde and a fayre season on yâ— see the wether was fayre it was in the moneth of May. That tyme yâ— truse bytwene EnglaÌ„de and FrauÌ„ce was expyred and bitwene the gauÌ„toyse and flemynges lykewise for as it semed than euery parte desyred warre knyghtes and squiers desyred greatly to go in the voyage to Scotlande for they thought by the ayde of the scottê to haue a fayre iourney agaynst their enemyes in EnglaÌ„de Thenglysshmen who were enfourmed of their comynge loked for theym euery day Thus endeth the first volume of sir Johan Froissart of the cronycles of EnglaÌ„de Fraunce Spayne Portyngale Scotlande Bretayne FlauÌ„ders and other places adioynyng Translated out of frenche in to our maternall englysshe tonge by Johan Bourchier knight lorde Berners At the coÌ„maundement of our moost highe redouted soueraygne lorde kyng Henry the .viii. kynge of Englande and of Fraunce and hygh defender of the christen faithe c. Imprinted at London in Fletestrete by Richarde Pynson printer to the kynges noble grace And ended the .xxviii. day of January the yere of our lorde M. D .xxiii. Cum priuilegio a rege indulto
howe he toke the castell of saynt yriell Cap. iiC .lxxxii. ¶ Howe the prince of Walles toke the cytie of Lymoges and howe foure companyons dyd marueyls in armes Cap. cc .lxxxiii. ¶ Howe the cytie of Lymoges was brent and distroyed and the bysshop deliuered fro dethe and howe sir Bertram of Clesquy was made constable of Fraunce Cap. cc .lxxxiiii. ¶ Howe sir Bertram of Clesquy and the lorde of Clysson discoÌ„syted at the bridge of Bolayne certayne of sir Robert Canols company Cap. cc .lxxxv. ¶ Howe pope Urbane dyed and howe Gregory was chosen howe sir Raymon of Marnell was taken of theÌ„glysshmen Ca. cc .lxxxvi. ¶ Howe the Prince lefte the duchy of Acquitayne in the kepynge of the duke of Lancaster and howe four breton knightes toke the castell of Mount Paon Cap. cc .lxxxvii. ¶ Howe the sayd foure knyghtes bretons defended them selfe valiauntly agaynst the duke of Lancastre and howe fynally the duke toke them all four to rauÌ„some Cap. cc .lxxxviii. ¶ Howe the duke of LaÌ„castre gaue lycence to all his people to deê‘te and returned hym selfe to Burdeux And howe therle of Pons turned frenche and howe the seneshall of Poytou asseÌ„bled togyder a company Cap. cc .lxxxix. ¶ Howe the seneshall of Poictou toke MouÌ„tcontour and howe ser Bertram of Clesquy toke dyuers townes and castels in Rouuergue and howe he besieged the cite of Duses Cap. cc .xc. ¶ Howe they of Duses yelded them vp to sir Bertram and howe sir Robert Canoll was in the kyng of Englandes displeasure and howe at the request of the lordes his peace was made agayne Cap. cc lxxxxi ¶ Howe therle of Herforde dyuers englysshmen discomfyted in Bretayne on the see dyuers slemynges the assayled them Ca. ii C lxxxxii ¶ How the kyng of EnglaÌ„d sent a great nauy to the see agaynst the slemynges and howe the peace was made bytwene theÌ„ Cap. cc lxxxxiii ¶ Howe the kyng of Mayllorgues was in displeasure with kyng Henry of Spayne and after went and made warre to the kyng of Arragon Cap. ii C lxxxxiiii ¶ Howe the duke of Lancastre wedded the eldest doughter of kyng Dampeter of Spayne And howe the confederacions were made bytwene the french kyng the kyng of Spayne Cap. ii C lxxxxv ¶ Howe the duke of Lancastre ordayned gouernours in Guyen and ledde his wyfe with hym in to EnglaÌ„de and howe the kyng of Englande ordayned the erle of Penbroke to be gouernour of Poictou Cap. cc lxxxxvi ¶ Howe the erle of Penbroke departed out of Englande to go in to Poyctou and howe the spaynierdes fought with hym in the hauen of Rochell Cap. cc lxxxxvii ¶ Howe they of Rochell towne wolde nat rescue therle of Penbroke and howe the seneshall of Rochell and the lorde of Tanyboton other came to socour the erle Cap. cc lxxxxviii ¶ Howe therle of Penbroke was taken prisoner by the spanierdes and howe they departed fro the hauen of Rochell withall their prisoners and the same day the Captall of Beufz came in to Rochell Cap. cc lxxxxix ¶ Howe sir yuan of Wales discoÌ„fyted the Englysshmen in the yle of Gerusay and howe the frenche kynge sent in to Spaygne for men of warre to ley siege to Rochell Cap. ccc ¶ Howe the kynge of Englande was sore displeased for the takyng of the erle of Penbroke and howe sir Bertram of Clesquy toke the castell of Mountmorillan Cap. ccc .i. ¶ Howe the coÌ„stable of FrauÌ„ce besieged mouÌ„t counter and howe he departed thens to go to the duke of Berrey in to Lymosyn to besiege saynt Seuere Cap. ccc .ii. ¶ Howe they of saynt Seuere endurynge a great assaut yelded theym vp to sir Bertram and howe the cyte of Potters tourned frenche Cap. ccc .iii. ¶ Howe the frenche men tooke the Captall of Beufz before Subyse in batayle howe they of Rochell tourned frenche Cap. ccc .iiii. ¶ Howe sir Bertram of Clesquy constable of FrauÌ„ce toke dyuers castels in Rochell howe the kynge of Englande toke the see to come to reyse the siege at Thouars Cap. ccc .v. ¶ Howe sir Bertram of Clesquy leyde siege to the castell of Syreth and howe thenglysshemen were disconfyted and howe the countreis of Poictou Xaynton and Rochell were clene delyuered out of the englysshmens handes Cap. ccc .vi. ¶ Of the siege of Bercerell of the dethe of the kyng of Scottes and of the peace bytwene the frenche kyng and the kynge of Nauer howe the duke of Bretayne sledde in to Englande howe the constable of Fraunce conquered his duchy Cap. ccc .vii. ¶ Howe ther were a certayne ordayned in englande to kepe the countre and howe therle of Salisbury sir WyllmÌ„ Neuell and Philyppe Courtney with dyuers other men of armes entred in to the see and landed in Bretaygne howe the constable of FrauÌ„ce went thyder and the duke of Bretaygne wente in to Englande Cap. ccc .viii. ¶ Howe the frenche men lay at siege at foure sondrie places atones and howe that Roche-sur yone yelded them selfe and became frenche and howe the englysshmen came before Brest Cap. ccc .ix. ¶ Howe dyuers englisshmen were slayne and disconfyted by the lorde of Subyse before RybamoÌ„t and howe the garysons of Soissonois disconfyted thenglysshmen Cap. ccc .x. ¶ Howe the hostages that were layd by them of Dyriuall were beheeded and howe sir Robert Canoll beheeded agayne all suche prisoners as he had and also of the duke of Lancasters iourney Cap. ccc .xi. ¶ Howe the lorde of Brime we his chyldren were taken by the englysshmen all their company and howe they of the garyson of Peron were chased in to their towne hastely Cap. ccc .lxii. ¶ Howe the englisshmen brint and wasted the countre of Champayne and of then countrynges that they had in their way and of the prisoners that they toke Cap. ccc .lxiii. ¶ Howe the englisshmen came before Croyes and of the bastydes that the duke of Burgoyne made without Troyes to resyst the englysshe men Cap. ccc .lxiiii. ¶ Howe the englysshmen to de and pylled the countrey of Gastenoyse of Beause and howe a frenche squier right valyant requyred an englysshe squier to iust with him Cap. ccc .lxv. ¶ Of the Justes bytwene Gawen Mychaell fraucoys and Joachyn Cathore angloys and of the wordes that kynge Charles of Fraunce sayd on his dethe bedde Cap. ccc .lxvi. ¶ Of the lorde of Mauuoysen who was taken prisoner by the englisshmen and of the lorde of Hangest who scaped and of the dethe of kyng Charles of Fraunce the fifte of that name Cap. ccc .lxvii. ¶ Howe the englysshmen arryued in Breten and howe the duke excused himselfe of his longe taryenge fro them Cap. ccc .lxviii. ¶ Howe the duke of Bretayne the englysshmen besieged Nauntes and of the coronacyon of kyng Charles the sixt of that name and of the sery 〈…〉 st he done before Nauntes Ca. ccc .lxix. ¶ Of the lettes that the duke of Bretayne had so that he might nat come to the sege
another mountaigne more stronger than the other was by the same ryuer syde and where there was a great wodde on the one syde to goo and come secretly whan they lyst Than incontynent the englysshe oste dislodged and brewe to that parte in batelled in good order loâ—â—ed theym on another hyll ageynst the scottis and raynged theyr batelles and made semblant to haue come to them Than the Scottis issued out of their lodges and set theyr batels along yâ— ryuersyde ageynst them but they wold neuer come toward the englisshe oste and yâ— englisshmen could nat go to them wout they wold haue ben slayn or take at auauÌ„tage Thus they lodged eche â—â—cust other yâ— space of .xviii. daies and often tymes yâ— kyng of InglaÌ„d sent to them his harauldis of armes offeryng them that yt they wolde some and fyght with hym he wolde gyue them place sufficient on the playn grouÌ„de to pytche theyr felde Or elles lette theym gyue hym rowme and place and he assured theym that he wolde come ouer the ryuer and fyght with theym but the scottis wolde neuer agree them to Thus both the oostis suffered moche payne and trauayle the space that they laye so nere to gyther and the fyrst nyght that the englisshe oâ—â— was thus lodged on the secund mouÌ„taigne the lorde willyam Duglas toke with hym aboute CC. men of armes past the ryuer farre of fro the oste so that he was nat parceyued and sodeÌ„ly he brake into the englysshe ooste about mydnyght criyng Duglas Duglas ye shall all dpe theues of Juglande And he slewe or he seassâ—â— CCC men some in their beddis some skant redy and he strake his horse with the spurres came to the kyngis owne tent alwayes criyng Duglas and strake a sundre .ii. or .iii. cordis of the kyngê tent so departed in yâ— retret he lost some of his men Than he returned agayn to yâ— scottê so that they was no more done but euery nyght the englisshe oste made good sure watche for they doubted makyng of skryes euer the most part of the oste laye in their harneys euery day ther were skrymysshes made men slayne on both parties and in conclusion yâ— last daye of .xxiiii. ther was a scottisshe knyght takyâ— who ageynst his wyll shewed to the lordes of Ingland what state and condition the scottê were in he was so sore examyned that for feare of his lyfe he shewed howe yâ— lordes of ScotlaÌ„d were accorded among them selfe that the same nyght euery man shuld be redy armed and to folowe the baners of the lorde Wyllyam Duglas and euery maÌ„ to kepe hym secrete but yâ— knyght could nat shewe them what they entended to do Than the lordis of Ingland drewe them to couÌ„saile and ther it was thought amoÌ„g them that the scottis myght in the nyght tyme come assaile their oste on both sydes to aduenture themselfe other to lyue or dye for they coulde endure no longer the famyne that was among theym Than the englysshe lordes ordeyned .iii. 〈…〉 at batels and so stode in .iii. parties without their lodgyngis and made great fyers therby to se the better caused all their pages to kepe theyr lodgyngis and horses Thus they stode styll all that nyght armed euery man vnder his owne staÌ„dard and baner and in the brekyng of the daye â—ii trompettis of Scotland mette with the englisshe scout watche who toke the trompettis brought them before the kyng of Ingland his consaile and than they said openly Sirs what do ye watche here ye lese but your tyme for on the ieopardye of our heedis the scottis are gone and departed before mydnyght and they are at yâ— lest by this tyme .iii. or .iiii. myle on theyr way and they left vs .ii. behynd to th entent that We shulde shewe this to you Than the englisshe lordes said that it were but a foly to folowe the scottis For they sawe Well they coulde nat ouer take theym yet for doubte of disceyuyng they kept styll the two trompettis pryuely and caused their batailes to stande styll araynged tyll it Was nere prime ¶ And whan they sawe for trouth that the scottis were departed Than euery man had leaue to retraye to their lodgyng and the lordes toke counsaile to determyn what shulde be best to do And in the meane tyme dyuerse of the inglisshe oste mounted on their horses and passed ouer the ryuer and came to the mountaigne where as the scottis had ben and ther they founde mo than .v. C. great bestis redy slayne bicause the scottis coulde nat dryue them before theyr ooste and bicause that the englisshe men shulde haue but small profit of them Also ther they found CCC caudrons made of bestê skynnes with the heare styll on them strayned on stakes ouer the fyre full of water and full offlesshe to be sodden and mo than a M. spyttê full of flesshe to be rosted And mo than .x. M. olde shoos made of rawe lether with the heare styll on them the whiche the scottis had left behynd them Also there they founde .v. poore englysshemen prisoners bounde faste to certayne trees and some of their legges broken thaÌ„ they were losed let go than they returned agayn and by that tyme al the oste was dislodged and it was ordeyned by the kyng and by the aduyce of his counsaile that the hole oste shulde folowe the marshals baners and drawe homeward in to Ingland and so they dyd and at yâ— last came into a fayre medow where as they fouÌ„d forage sufficient for their horses and cariagis wherof they had great nede for they were nigh so feble that it shulde haue ben great peyne for them to haue goon any forther The englisshe cronicle sayth that the scottis had ben fought with all and syr Roger Mortymer a lorde of Inglande had nat betraied the kyng for he toke mede and money of the scottis to th entent they myght departe pryuely by nyght vnfoughte with all as hit maye be seen more playnely in the englisshe Cronycle and diuers other maters the whiche I passe ouer at this tyme and folowe myn auctour And so than the nexte day the oste dislodged agayne and went forth and abowte noone they came to a great abbey two myle fro the cite of Durham and there the kyng lodged and the oste there about in the feldis Where as they founde forage sufficient for theym selfe and for theyr horses and the nexte day the oste lay there styll and the kyng went to the cite of Durham to se the churche and there he offered And iÌ„ this cite euery man founde their owne cariagis the Whyche they hadde lefte .xxxii. dayes before in a wodde at mydnyght whan they folowed the scottis syrst as it hath benshewed before for the burgesses and people of Durham had founde and broughte theym into theyr towne at they re owne costis and chargis And all these cariagê were sette in voyde granges and barnes
howe be it I am nat worthy nor sufficient to achyue suche a noble entreprise Than the kyng sayd a geÌ„tle knyght I thaÌ„ke you so that ye wyl promyse to do it Syr sayd the knyght I shall do it vndoubtedly by the faythe that I owe to god and to the ordre of knyghthodde Than I thanke you sayd the kyng for nowe shall I dyâ— in more ease of my mynde sith that I knowe that the most worthy and sufficient knyght of my realme shall achyue for me the whiche I coulde neuer atteyne vnto And thus soone after thys noble Robert de Bruse kyng of Scotland tâ—â—passed out of this vncertayne worlde and hys hart taken out of his body and enbaumed and honorably he was entred in the abbey of Donfremlyn in the yere of our lord god M. CCC .xxvii. the .vii. day of the moneth of Nouembre And whan the spryngyng tyme began Than ser William Duglas purueied hym of that whiche aparteyned for his entreprise and toke his ship at the port of Morais in Scotlande and sailed into Flanders to Shluce to here tydyngê and to knowe if there were any noble man in that couÌ„trey that wolde go to Jerusalem to th eÌ„tent to haue more coÌ„pany and he lay styll at Sluce the space of .xii. daies or he departed but he wold neuer come alande but kept styll his shyp and kept alwaies his port and behauour with great Tryumphe with trumpettis and clarions as though he had ben kyng of scottê hym selfe and in his companye there was a knyght baneret .vii. other knyghtis of the realme of Scotland and .xxvi. yong squiers gentylmeÌ„ to serue hym â–ª and all his vessell was of golde and siluer pottê basons ewers Dysshes flagons barels cuppes and all other thyngis And all suche as wolde come and se hym they were Well serued â–ª with two maner of wynes and dyuerse maner of spices all maner of people accordyng to their degres And whan he had thus taryed there the space of .xii. dayes he hard reported that Alphons kyng of Spaigne made warre ageynst a sarazyn kyng of Granade ThaÌ„ he thought to draw to that partie thynkyng suerely he could nat bestowe his tyme more nobly thaÌ„ to warre ayenst goddis ennemies and that entreprise done thaÌ„ he thought to go forth to JerusaleÌ„ to acheue that he was charged with And so he departed toke the se to ward Spaigne and arryued at the port of Ualenâ— the great Than he 〈◊〉 streight to the kyng of Spaigne who helde his hoste ageynst the kyng of Granade sarazyn and they were nere to gether on the fronters of his lande and within a while after that this knyght syr WilliaÌ„ Duglas was come to the kyng of Spaigne On a day the kyng issued out into the felde to aproche nere to his ennemies And the kyng of Granade issued out in like wyse on his part so that eche kyng myght se other with al their baners displayed Than they arenged their batels eche ageynst other Than 〈◊〉 William Duglas drewe out on the one syde with all his company to the entent to shewe his prowes the better And whan he saw these batels thus ranged on both parties and sawe that the bataile of the kyng of Spaigne began somewhat to aduaunce towarde their ennemies he thought than verelye that they shulde soone asseÌ„ble to gether to fyght at hande strokes and than he thought rather to be with the formest than with the hyndemoost and strake his horse with the spurres and al his company also and dashte into the batelle of the kyng of Granade criynge Duglas Duglas Wenyng to hym the kyng of Spaigne and his host had folowed but they dyd nat Wherfore he was disceyued for the Spaignyss he host stode styll And so this gentle knyght was enclosed all his company with the sarazyns where as he dyd meruelles in armes but fynally he coulde nat endure so that he and all his company were slayne The whiche was great daÌ„mage that the spaynyardis wolde nat rescue them ¶ Also in this season there were certayn lordes that treated for peace bitwene InglaÌ„d Scotlande So that at the last there was a mariage made and solempnised bitwene the yong kyng of Scotland and dame Johan of the towre suster to kyng Edward of Ingland at Berwyke as the inglisshe cronicle saith on Mary Maud lyâ—day The yere of our lord M .iii. C .xxviii. agaynst the assente of many of the nobles of the realme But quene Isabell the kyng is mother and the erle Mortymer made that mariage at the whiche as myn auctor saith there was great feast made on bothe parties ¶ Howe PhylyppÌ„ of Ualoys was crowned kyng of Fraunce Cap. xxi Kyng Charles of Fraunce soÌ„ne to the fayre kyng Phylyp was .iii. tymes maried and yet dyed without issue male The first of his wyues was one of the most fayrest ladyes in all the world she was doughter to the erle of Artoys Howe be it she kept but euyll the sacrameÌ„t of matrimony but brake her wedloke Wherfore she was kept a long space in pryson in the castell Gaylarde before that her husband was made kyng And whan the realme of FraÌ„ce was fallen to hym he was crowned by the assent of the .xii. dowsepiers of Fraunce and thaÌ„ bicause they wold nat that the realme of FraÌ„ce shulde belong without an heyre male they aduysed by their counsell that the kyng shulde be remaryed agayne and so he was to the doughter of the Emperour Henry of Lucenbourg suster to the gentle kyng of Bayhaigne Wherby the first mariage of the kyng was fordoone bytwene hym and his wyfe that was in prison by the liceÌ„ce and declaracyon of the pope that was than and by his .ii. wyfe who was ryght humble and a noble wyse lady the kyng had a soÌ„ne who dyed in his yong age and the quene also at Issodnii in Berrey And they both dyed suspeciously Wherfore dyuers parsones were put to blame after priuely And after this the same kyng Charles was maried agayn the .iii. tyme to the doughter of his vncle the lorde Loyes erle of Dewreux and she was suster to the kyng of Nauerre and was named quene Johan And so in tyme and space this lady was with childe and in the meane tyme the kyng Charles her husband fell sycke and lay downe on his dethe bedde And whan he sawe there Was no waye with hym but deth he deuised that if it fortuned the quene to be delyuered of a sonne Than he wolde that the lorde Phylyp of Ualoys shulde be his gouernour and regent of all hys realme tyll his sonne come to suche age as he myght be crowned kyng and if it fortune the quene to haue a doughter than he wold that all the .xii. piers of Fraunce shulde take aduyse and counsell for the forther ordering of the realme and that they shuld gyue the realme and regally to hym that had moost ryght therto And so within a whyle after the
kyng Wherfore the kyng desyred all the nobles of his realme that they wolde gyue hym suche counsaile as shulde aê‘teyne to the sauyng of his honour and ryght And whan they were all assembled in counsaile they thought that the kyng myght no lenger bear by his honour the iniuryes and wronges that the kyng of Scottê dyd hym dayly and so they reported their aduise to the kyng exortyng hym to prouyde for his force and strength of men of warre to atteyne therby the towne of Berwike And to entre into the realme of Scotland in suche wyse that he shulde constrayne the kyng of Scottis to be ioyfull to come do his homage to hym And so all the nobles and coÌ„mons of the realme of Ingland sayd they wold gladly and willyngly go with hym in that iourney And of theyr good wyls the kyng thaÌ„ked them greatly desired them to be redy aê‘ailed at a daye assigned to asseÌ„ble to gyther at New castell vpon Tyne And than euery man went home and pÌ„pared for that iourney Than the kyng sent agayn other ambassadours to the kyng of scottê his brother in lawe sufficiently to soÌ„mon hym and if he wolde nat be other wyse aduysed than the kyng gaue them full auctorite to defie hym And so the day of the assembly of the kyngê oste aproched at yâ— whiche day the kyng of InglaÌ„de and all his ost aryued at New castell vpoÌ„ Tyne and there taried .iii. dayes for the residue of his oste that was comyng after And on the fourth day he departed with al his oste toward Scotland and passed through the landes of the lord Persy and of the lorde Neuell Who were two great lordes in Northumberland and marched on the scottis And in like wyse so dyd the lorde Rosse and the lorde Ligy and the lorde Mombray Than the kynge and all his oste drew toward the cite of Berwyke For yâ— kyng of Scotland made no other answere to these .ii. messengers but as he dyd to the fyrst wherfore he was opeÌ„ly defied and somoned And so the kyng of Ingland and his oste entred into ScotlaÌ„d for he was couÌ„sailed that he shuld nat tary at siege at Berwike but to ryde forth and to burne the Countrey as his graund father dyd and so he dyd In whiche iourney he wasted distroyed all the playn countrey of Scotland and exiled diuerse townes that were closed with dykê and with pales toke the strong cattell of Enyagburth and sette therin a g 〈…〉 passed the secund 〈◊〉 in ScotlaÌ„d 〈…〉 lyn and ran ouer all the countrey there abowte to Scone distroyed the good towne of Douf fremlyn but they dyd no euyll to the abbey for the kyng of Ingland coÌ„maunded that no hurte shuld be done therto and so the kyng coÌ„quered all the countrey to Dondieu and to â—oubreten a strong castell staÌ„dyng on the marches ayenst the wylde scottis where as the kyng of Scottê and the quene his wyfe were withdrawen vnto for suretie For there were no scottis yâ— wolde appere afore the englisshe men for they were all drawen into the forelf of Ged worth the whiche wer inhabitable and specially for them yâ— knew nat the countrey wherin all the scottis wer and all theyr gooddis And so they set but a lytle by all the reÌ„uant And it was no maruaile thoughe they were thus dryuen for the kyng their lorde was but .xv. yere of age and the erle of Morrey was but yong and the nephew of Willyam Duglas that was slayne in Spayn was also of the same age So as at yâ— tyme the realme of Scotland was dispurueyed of good capiteyns And whan the kyng of Ingland had ronouer all the playne countrey of Scotlande and taried ther the space of .vi. monethes and sawe that none wold come agaynst hym Than he garnysshed diuers castels that he had wonne and thought by them to make warre to all the other Than he withdrew fayre and easely toward Berwike And in his returnyng he wan the castell of Aluest parteynyng to the heritage of the erle Duglas it was a .v. leagis fro EdeÌ„burge and ther in the kyng set good capitayus and than rode small iourneis tyll he came to Berwike the whiche is at the entre of Scotlande and there the kyng layd rounde about his siege and sayd he wolde neuer depart thens tyll he had wonne it orels the kyng of Scottis to come and to reyse his siege parforee And within the towne there were good men of warre set there by the kyng of Scottis Before this cite ther were many assaultis and sore skrymysshes â—ygh euery daye for they of the cite wolde nat yelde them vp symply for alwaies they thought to be reseued how be it there was no succour appered The scottê on mornyng is and nyghtis made many sâ—ryes to trouble the oste but lytle hurte they dyd for the englysshe oste was so well kept that the scottis coulde nat entre but to theyr dammage and often tymes loste of theyr men ¶ And whan they of Berwike sawe that no comfort nor ayde came to them fro any part that theyr vitayles began to fayle howe they were enclosed both by water and by lande Than they began to fall in a treate with the kyng of Ingland and desired a truee to indure a moneth and if within the moneth kyng Dauid theyr lorde or some other for hym come nat by force to reyse the siege thaÌ„ they to rendre vp the cite their lyues and gooddis saued and that the soudiers within myght safly go into theyr countrey without any dammage This treaty was nat lightly grauÌ„ted for the kyng of Ingland wolde haue had them yelded symply to haue had his pleasure of some of them bicause they had hold so loÌ„g ayenst hym But finally he was content by the counsaile of his lordê And also ser Robert of Artoys dyd put therto his payne who had ben all that iourneye with yâ— kyng had shewed hym alwayes home he was uert enheriter to the crowne of Fraunâ—â— he wolde gladly that the kyng shuld haue made warre into FrauÌ„ce a left the warres of Scotland So his wordes others inclined greatly the kyng to coÌ„discend to the treaty of Berwike So this truee and treaty 〈…〉 s grauÌ„ted Than they within the cite sent worde to their kyng in what case they stode but for all that they coulde fynde no remedy to reyse the siege So the cite was delyuered vp at th ende of the moneth and also the castell and the Marshals of the osâ— toke possession for the kyng of Ingland and the burgesses of the cite came and dyd theyr feaute and homage to the kyng and sware to hold of hym Than after the kyng entred with great solempuite and taryed there .xii. dayes and made a capitayn ther called syr Edward Bailleul and whan the kyng departed he lefte with the sayde knyght certayne yong knyghtis and squiers to helpe to kepe the landis that he had conquered of
without respyte All such great men as knyghtes squires or burgeses of good townes as he thought fauourable to therle in any maner he banysshed them out of Flaunders And wolde leuey the moyte of their landes to his owne vse and thother halfe to their wyuess and chyldren such as were banysshed of whome there were a great noÌ„bre abode atsaynt Diners To speke properly there was neuer in Flaunders nor in none other contrey prince duke nor other that ruled a countrey so pesably so long as this Jaques Dartuell dyd rule Flaunderss He leuyed the rentes wynages and rightes that pertayned to therle through out all Flanderss and speÌ„ded all at his pleasure without any acompt makyng And whaÌ„he wold say the he lacked money they byleued hym and so it behoued them to do for none durst say agaynst hym Whan he wold borowe any thynge of any burgesse there was none durst say hym nay These englyssh embassadours kept an honourable estate at the towne of Ualencennes They thought it shulde be agreat comforte to the kynge their lorde yf they might gette the flymmynges to take their part Than they toke counsell of therle in that mater and he answered that truely it shulde be one of the grettest aydes that they coude haue But he sayd he thought their labour in that behalfe coude nat preuayle without they gette first the goodwyll of Jaques Dartuell Than they said they wolde assay what they coude do so thervpon they departed fro Ualenceunes and went into Flaunders and departed into thre or foure coÌ„panies Some went to Bruges some to Ipre and some to GauÌ„t And they all kept such port made so large dyspeÌ„ce that it semed that syluer and golde fell out of their haÌ„des and made many great promyses and offers to them that they spake to for that mater And the bysshoppÌ„ with a certayne with hym weÌ„t to Gaunt and he dyd somuch what with fayre wordê and otherwyse that he gate thacorde of Jaques Dartuell And dyd gette great grace in the towne and specially of an olde knyght that dwelt in Gauut who was ther right well beloued called the lorde of Courcisyen a knight baneret and was reputed for a hardy knight had alwayes serued truely his lordes This knyght dyd moche honour to thenglysshemen as a valyant knyght ought to do to all straÌ„gers Of this he was accused to the french kyng who incontynent sent a strayt commaundement to therle of Flaunders that he shulde send for this sayd knyght and assone as he had hym to strike of his hed Th erle who durst nat breke the kynges coÌ„manndemeÌ„t dyd somoch that this knyght came to hym at his sendyng as he that thought non yuell and incontyneÌ„t he was taken his heed stryken of Wherof many folkes were sorie and were sore dysplesed with therle for he was welbeloued with the lordes of the contrey These englysshe lordes dyd somoche that Jaques Dartuell dyuerse tymes had togyder the counselles of the good townes to speke of the besynes that these lordes of Englande desyred and of the frauÌ„chyses and amyties that they offred them in the kyng of EnglaÌ„des byhalfe So often they spake of this mater that fynally they agreed that the kynge of Englande myght come and go into Flaunders at his pleasure Howe beit they sayd they were so sore bouude to the french kyng that they myght nat entre into the realme of Fraunce to make any warre without they shulde forfayt a great somme of florens and so they desyred that they wold be coÌ„tent with this answere as at that tyme. Thenglysshe lordes retourned agayne to Ualencennes with great ioy often tymes they sent worde to the kyng of Englande how they spedde and euer he sent theym golde and syluer to berâ— their charges and to gyue to the lordes of Almaygne who desyred nothyng els In this season the noble erle of Heynalt dyed the .vi. day of June the yere of our lorde M. CCC .xxxvii. and was buryed at the friers in Ualencennes The bysshoppe of CaÌ„braysang the masse ther were many dukes erles and barownes for he was welbeloued and honoured of all people in his lyfe dayes After his dyscease the lorde Wyllyam his sonne entred into the counteis of Heynalt Hollande and zelande Who had to wyfe the dougther of duke JohnÌ„ of BrabaÌ„t and had to name Jahane She was endowed with the lande of Bynche the which was a right fayre heritage and a profitable And the lady Jahan her mother went to Fontnels on Lescault and ther vsed the resydue of her lyfe in great deuotion in thabbey ther and dyd many good dedes ¶ How certayne nobles of FlauÌ„ders kept the yle of Cagaunt agaynst thenglysshemen Cap. xxx OF all these ordynaunces and confortes that the kyng of England had get on that syde the see Kyng PhylippÌ„ of Fraunce was well enformed of all the mater wolde gladly haue had the flemmyngê on his part But Jaques Dartuell had so surmounted all maner of people in FlauÌ„ders that none durst say agaynst his opynion nor the erle hym selfe durst nat well abyde in the countrey For he had sent the countesse his wyfe and Loys his sonne into Fraunce for dout of the fleÌ„mynges In this season ther were in the yle of Cagant certayne knyghtes and squyers of FlaÌ„ders in garyson As sir Dutres de Haluyn syr JohnÌ„ de Radays and the sonnes of Lestriefe They kept that passage agaynst theÌ„glysshmen and made couert warre wherof thenglysshe lordes beyng in Heynalt were well enformed and how that if they went that way homewarde into England they shulde be met withall to their dyspleasure Wherfore they were nat well assured howbeit they rode and went about the countrey at their pleasure All was by the confort of Jaques Dartuell for he supported and honoured them as moche as he might And after these lordes went to Doudrech in Holande and ther they toke shypping to eschue the passage of Cagaunt Wher as the garison was layd for them by the commaundement of the frenche kyng so these englisshe lordes caÌ„e agayne into England as priuely as they coude And came to the kyng who was right ioyouse of their commyng and whan he harde of the garyson of Cagaunt He sayd he wolde prouyde for them shortly and anone after he ordayned therie of Derby ser Water Manny and dyuerse other knyghtes squiers with fyue hundred men of armes and two thousande archers and they toke shippyng at London in the ryuer of Tames The first tyde they went to Grauesende the next day to Margate and at the thyrde tyde they toke the see sayled into FlauÌ„ders So they aparelled them selfe and came nere to Cagaunt ¶ Of the batell of CagauÌ„t bytwene thenglysshmen and the frenchmen Cap. xxxi WHan thenglysshmen sawe the towne of Cagaunt before theÌ„ they made theÌ„ redy and had wynd and tyde to serue them And so in the name of god and saint George they approched and blewe vp their trumpettes
great plentie yet for all this the duke of Brabant lefte nat but with great dyligence sent often messangers to kyng Philyppe as the lorde Loys of â—rauehen his chefe counsellour with dyuers other euer to excuse hym for the whiche cause this knight was often tymes sent and at the laste abode styll in the frenche court with the kyng to th entent alwayes to excuse hym agaynst all informacions that myght be made of hym The which knyght dyd all his detroyre in that behalfe ¶ Howe kynge Edwarde and all his alyes dyd defye the frenche kyng Cap. xxxv THus the wynter passed and somer came and the feest of saynt JohnÌ„ of Baptyst aproched And the lordê of englande and of Almayne apa relled themselfe to acoÌ„plyssh their enterprise and the frenche kyng wrought asmoch as he coude to the coÌ„trary for he knewe moch of their intentê Kyng Edwarde made all his prouisyon in Englande and all his men of warr to be redy to passe the see incoÌ„tynent after the feest of saynt JohnÌ„ and so they dyde Than the kynge went to Uyllenort and there made his coÌ„pany to be lodged as many as myght in the towne and the other without a long on the ryuersyde in tentes and pauylyons And ther he taryed fro Maudelyn tyde tyll our lady day in Septembre abyding wekely for the lordê of th empyre And specially for the duke of Brabant on whose coÌ„mynge all the other abode And whan the kyng of Englande sawe howe they came nat he sent great messangers to eche of them sommonyng them to come as they had promysed and to mete with hym at Machlyn on saynt Gyles day than to shewe hym why they had taryed so long Thus kynge Edwarde lay at Uyllenort and kepte dayly at his cost and charge well to the nombre of .xvi. hundred men of armes all â—â—e fro thother syde of the see and .x. M. archers besyde all other ê“ uysious The which was a matueylous great charge besyde the great rewardes that he had gyuen to the lordes and besyde the great armyes that he had on the see The frenche kynge on his part had set Genowayes normayns Bretons Pycardes and spanyardes to be redy on the see to entre into England assone as the warr were opened These lordes of Almayne at the kyng of Englande somons came to Machlyn and with moche besynesse finally they acorded that the kyng of Englande might well sette forwarde within .xv. dayes after and to th entent that their warr shuld be the more laudable Thei agreed to send their defyancê to the french kyng first the kyng of England the duke of Guerles the marques of Jullers sir Robert Dartoyse sir JohnÌ„ of Heynalt the marques of Musse the marques of Blanquebourc the lorde of Faulquemont sir Arnold of Baquchen the archbys shop of Colayne sir Galeas his brother and al other lordes of th empyre These defyancê were written and sealed by all the lordes except the duke of BrabaÌ„t who sayd he wold do his dede by hymselfe at tyme conuenyent To bere these defyances into Fraunce was charged the bysshop of Lyncolne who bare theÌ„ to Parys And dyd his message in suche maner that he coude nat be reproched nor blamed and so he had a safe coÌ„duct to retourne agayne to his kyng who was as than at Machlyne ¶ How sir water of Manny after the defyances declared made the first iourney into FraÌ„ce Ca. xxxvi IN the firste weke that the frenche kyng was thus defyed sir water Manny assone as he knewe it he gate to hym a .xl. speres and rode through Brabant nyght and day tyll he came into Heynalt and entred into the wode of Blaton As than nat knowig what he shulde do but he had shewed to some of them that were moost priuyest aboute hym Howe he had promysed before ladyes and damoselles or he came out of Englande that he wolde be the first that shulde entre into Fraunce and to gete other towne or castell and to do some dedes of armes And than his enteÌ„t was to ryde to Mortaigne and to gete it if he might the which partayned thanÌ„e to the realme of Fraunce And soo rode and passed the wode of Blaton and came in a mornynge before the sonne risyng to Mortaygne and by aduenture he founde the wycket of the gate opynne Than he alyghtedde with his company and entred in and dyd sette certayne of his company to kepe the gate And so went into the hygh strete with his penon before hym and came to the great towre but the gate and wycket was fast closed And whan the watch of the castell harde the brunt and sawe them he blewe his horne cryed treason treason Than euery man a woke and made them redy kept them selfe styll within the castell than sir water of Manny went backe agayne and dyd set fyre in the strete ioyninge to the castell so that there were a threscore houses brent and the people sore a frayed for they wende all to haue been taken Than sir water and his company rode backe streight to Conde and ther passed the ryuer of Hayne Than they rode the way to Ualencennes and coosted on the ryght hande and came to Deuayne and so went to the abbay and soo passed forth towarde Bouhaigne And dyd somoche that the captayne dyd let them passe thorough by the ryuer Than thei came to astrong castell parteyning to the bysshoppÌ„ of Cambray called the castell of Thyne the which sodeÌ„ly they toke and the captayne and his wyfe win And the lorde Manny made a good garyson and set therm a brother of his called sir Gyles MaÌ„ny who afterwarde dyd moche trouble to the cytie of CaÌ„bray for the castell was within a leage of the towne Than sir Water Manny retourned into Brabant to the kynge his soueraygne lorde whom he founde at Machlyne and ther shewed hym all that he had done ¶ How that after the sayâ— defyances made the frenchmen entred in to England Cap. xxxvii AS sone as kynge Phylyppe knewe that he was vefyed of the kyng of England and of his alyes he reteyned men of warre on euery syde And sent the lord Galoys de â—a Bausyne a good knyght of Sauoy into the cyte of Cambray and made hym captayne ther and with hym sir Thybalt de Marneyle and the lorde of Roy. So that they were what of Sauoy and of FrauÌ„ce a .ii. hundred speres And kynge Philyppe sent and seased into his handes the countie of Pontyeu the which the kyng of Englande had before by reason of his mother And also he seÌ„t to dyuers lordes of th empyre as to therle of Heynalt his neue we to the duke of Lorrayne therle of Bar the bysshop of Metz the bysshop of Liege desy ryng them that they wolde make no yuell purchase agaynst hym or his realme The moost part of these lordes answered howe they wolde do nothyng that shuld be agaynst hym and the erle of Heynalt wrote vnto hym right courtessy how that
but they so agreed that the towne shuld be vnder the obeysance of the kyng of Englande and that they shulde sende twelfe of their burgesses into the cytie of Burdeaur for hostage And the lordes and knightes of Fraunce departed vnder saue conduct and went to the Ryoll ¶ Howe therle of Quenfort was taken in Gascoyne and delyuerd agayne by exchaung Cap. C .v. AFter this conquest the erle of Derby went to Bonu all and there made a great assaute and many hurte on bothe parties finally it was taken̄e and newe refresshed with captaynes and men of warre Than therle passed farther into the coūtie of Pyergourt and passed by Bordall without any assaute and laboured so longe that at laste he came before Pyergourt Th erle of that countrey was in the towne and the lorde Roger of Quenfort his vncle and the lorde of Duras with a sixscore knyghtes and squyers of the countrey The erle of Derby aduysed howe he myght best assayle the towne to his aduauntage for he same well it was stronge soo that all thynges consydred it was thought nat beste to enploy his people there in that ieopardy And so went and lodged a two leages thense by a lytell ryuer to the intent to assayle the castelle of Pelagrue about mydnight yssued out of Pyergourt a two hundred speares and are it was day they came into the lodgynges of thenglyssh men and slewe and hurte many and came into the erle of Quenfortes tent and founde hym armynge and he was so sharpely assayled that he was taken prisoner and thre other of his house Than the gascoyns went backe or the host were more styred and drewe agayne to their towne as it was nedefull for theym they founde their gates opyn for they were hotely pursued and driuen home into their barryers Than the gascons a lyghted and defended their barryers and fought hande to hande so that they lost nothyng Than thenglysshmen retourned to their hoost and the erle of Derby went to Pelagrue and ther was sixe dayes and made many great assautes ther was the delyuerance made of the erle of Quenfort and his company by exchang for the vycount of Bonquentyne the vycount of Chastellone the lorde of Lescue and of the lorde of Newcastell on the condycion that the landes of Pyergourt shulde abyde thre yeres in rest and peace but the lordes and knyghtes of the countrey might well arme themselfe with out any forfette but nothyng to be robbed and brent within the countrey durynge that space Thus thenglysshmen departed fro before Pelagrue for that pertayned to the countie of Pyergourt than the erle of Derby went to Auberoche a fayre castell and a stronge pertayninge to the bysshoppe of Tholouz Thenglysshmen lodged theymselfe there about as thoughe they were mynded to abyde there a longe space and dyde sende them worde within to yelde thēselfe for if they were taken byforce they were all but deed without mercy they within hadde great dout of their lyues and they sawe no socour cōmynge fro no partie than they yelded themselfe and became subgettes to the kyng of England Than the erle of Derby drewe towarde Burdeaux and left in garyson in Aube coche sir Frāque de la Halle and sir Alayne of Fynefroyde and sir John̄ of Lynedall Than̄e in his way he came to a good towne called Lyburne twelfe leages fro Burdeaux and layde siege about it and sayde howe he wolde nat depart thense tyll he had it They within tooke counsayle so that all thynges consydred the good and yuell they yelded them to therle of Derby and dyd homage and ther therle taryed a thre dayes and left the erle of Penbroke the lorde Stafforde sir Stephyn of Courey and sir Alysander Hausayle styll in Lyborne than therle of Derby ▪ the erle of Quenfort sir Gaultier of Manny and other rode streyght to Bourdeaux ¶ Howe therle of Layle layde siege before Auberoche Cap. C .vi. AT the retournynge of therle of Derby to Bourdeaux he was ioyefully receyued and mette with processyon and offeredde hym euery thyng in the towne at his pleasure there he taryed sported hym with the burgesses ladyes and damosels of the towne ¶ Nowe lette vs speke of the erle of Laylle who was at the Ryoll whan̄e he vnderstode that the erle of Derby was at Burdeaux and lay styll and no lickelyhode that he wolde styrre any farther that season Than he wrote to the erle of Pyergourt of Carmaynye of Couynes and of Breuniquele and to all the other lordes of Gascoyne of the frenche partie that they shulde assemble their men and come and mete hym before Auberoche for his mynde was to ley siege therto they all obeyed hym for he was as kynge in those parties of Gascoyne The lordes and knyghtes within Auberoche was nat ware of any siege tyll it was layd rounde about them so that none coude yssue out nor entre without parceyuinge The frenchemen brought with them four great engyns fro Tholouz the whiche dyd caste day and night they made no other assaut so within sixe dayes they had broken the roffes of the towres and chambers that they within durste nat abyde but in lowe vautes the intent of them of the host was to slee them all within or els to haue them yelde simply Th erle of Derby had knowledge howe the siege lay before Auberoch but he knewe nat that his company wer so sore oppressed as they were Whan sir Franque de Hall sir Aleyne de Fyneforde and sir John̄ of Lyndall who were thus besieged within Auberoche sawe thēselfe thus hardly bestadde they demaunded among their varlets if their were any for a good rewar de wolde bere a letter to therle of Derby to Bur deux one varlet stepped forth and sayd he wold gladly bere it nat for the aduantage of his rewarde but rather to helpe to delyuer them out of daunger In the nyght the varlette toke the letter sealed with their seales and thanne went downe the dykes and so past through the hoost there was none other remedy he was met with the firste watche and past by them for he spake good gascoyne and named a lorde of the hoost and sayd he parteyned to hym but than agayn he was taken among the tentes and so brought into the herte of the hoost he was sherched and the letter founde on hym and soo he was kepte saue tyll the mornynge that the lordes were assembled togyder Than the letter was brought to therle of Layle they had great ioye whanne they perceyued that they within were so sore cōstrayned that they coude nat long endure than they toke the varlet and hanged the letter about his necke and dyd put hym into an engyn and dyde cast hym into the towne The varlette fell downe deed wherwith they within were sore troubled the same season therle of Pyergourt and his vncle sir Charles of Poyters and the vycount of Carmany and the lorde of Duras were a horsbacke and passed by the walles of
and their currours ranne to yorke and brent as moche as was without the walles and retourned agayne to their host within a dayes iourney of Newcastell vpon Tyne ¶ Of the batayle of New castell vpon Tyne bytwene the quene of England and the kyng of scottes Cap. C .xxxviii. THe quene of England who desyred to defende her contrey came to Newcastell vpon Tyne and there taryed for her meÌ„ who came dayly fro all â—tes Whan the scottes knewe that the englysshe men assembled at Newcastell they drue thyderwarde and their currours came rennynge before the towne and at their retournynge they brent certayne small hamelettes there about so that the smoke therof caÌ„e into the towne of Newcastell some of the englysshmen wolde a yssued out to haue fought with them that made the fyers but the captayns wolde nat sulfre theym to yssue out The next day yâ— kyng of scottes with a .xl. thousande men one and other came and lodged within thre lytell englysshe myle of Newcastell in the lande of the lorde Neuyll and the kyng sent to them within the towne that if they wolde yssue out into the felde he wolde fyght with theym gladly The lordes and prelates of England sayd they were content to aduenture their lyues with the ryghtand herytage of the kynge of Englande their maister than they all yssued out of the towne and were in nombre a twelfe hundred men of armes thre thousand archers and seuyne thousande of other with the walsshmen Than the scottes came and lodged agaynst theym nere togyder than euery man was sette in order of batayle than the quene caÌ„e among her men and there was ordayned four batayls one to ayde another The firste had in gouernaunce the bysshoppe of Dyrham and the lorde Percy the seconde the archbysshoppe of yorke and the lorde Neuyll the thyrde the bysshoppe of Lyncolne and the lorde MoÌ„bray The fourth the lorde Edwarde de Baylleule captayne of Berwyke the archbysshopp of Canterbury and the lorde Rose euery batayle had lyke noÌ„bre after their quantyte the quene went fro batayle to batayle desyring them to do their deuoyre to defende the honoure of her lorde the kyng of Englande and in the name of god euery man to be of good hert and courage promysyng them that to her power she wolde remeÌ„bre theym aswell or better as thoughe her lorde the kyng were ther personally Than the quene departed fro them recoÌ„mendyng them to god and to saynt George than anone after the bataylles of the scottes began to set forwarde and in lyke wyse so dyd theÌ„glysshmen than the archers began to shote on bothe parties but the shot of the scottes endured but a shortspace but the archers of Englande shot so feersly so that whan the batayls aproched there was a harde batell They began at nyne and endured tyll noone the scottes had great ares sharpe and harde and gaue with them many great strokes howbeit finally thenglysshmen obtayned the place and vyctorie but they lost many of their me There were slayne of the scottes therle of Sys therle of Ostre the erle Patrys therle of Surlant therle Dastredare therle of Mare therle JohnÌ„ Duglas and the lorde Alysaunder Ramsey who bare the kynges baner and dyuers other knyghtes and squyers And there the kynge was taken who fought valiantly and was sore hurt a squyer of Northumberland toke hym called JohnÌ„ Coplande and assone as he had taken the kynge he went with hym out of the felde with .viii. of his seruaunces with hym and soo rode all that day tyll he was a fyftene leages fro the place of the batayle and at nyght he caÌ„e to a castell called Oryulus And than he sayde he wolde nat delyuer the kyng of scottes to no man nor woman lyueyng but all onely to the kynge of Englande his lorde the same day there was also taken in the felde the erle Morette the erle of Marche the lorde Wyllyam Duglas the lorde Robert Uesy the bysshoppe of Dadudame the bysshoppe of saynt Andrewes and dyuers other knyghtes barownes And ther were slayne of one and other a .xv. thousande and the other saued themself as well as they might this batell was besyde Newcastell the yere of our lorde M. CCC .xlvi. the saturday next after sayur Mychaell ¶ How JohnÌ„ Copland had the kyng of Scottes prisoner and what profet he gatte therby Cap. C .xxxix. WHan the quene of Englande beyng at Newcastell vnderstode howe the iourney was for her and her men she than rode to the place where the batayle hade ben thanÌ„e it was shewed her howe the kyng of scottê was taken by a squyer called JohnÌ„ Coplande and he hadde caryed away the kyng no man knewe whyder Than the quene wrote to the squyer coÌ„maundyng hym to bring his prisoner the kyng of scottes and howe he had nat well done to depart with hym without leaue all that day thenglysshmen taryed styll in the same place and the quene with them and the next day they retourned to New castell Whan the quenes letter was brought to Johan Coplande he answered and sayd that as for the kyng of scottes his prisoner he wolde nat delyuer hym to no maÌ„ nor woman lyueng but all onely to the kynge of Englande his souer ayne lorde As for the kynge of scottes he sayd he shuld be sauely kept so that he wolde gyue acompte for hym thanne the quene sende letters to the kyng to Calays wherby the kyng was enfourmed of the state of his realme than the kyng sende incoÌ„tynent to Johan Coplande that he shulde come ouer the see to hym to the siege before Calays Than the same Johan dyd putte his prisoner in saue kepynge in a stronge castell and so rode through England tyll he caÌ„e to Douer and there toke the see and arryued before Calays Whan the kyng of Englande sawe the squyer he toke hym by the hande and sayd a welcome my squyer that by your valyantnesse hath taken myne aduersary the kyng of Scottes the squyer kneled downe and sayde sir yf god by his grace haue suffred me to take the king of scottes by true conquest of armes sir I thynke no man ought to haue any enuy there at for aswell god may sende by his grace suche a fortune to fall to a poore squyer as to a great lorde and 〈◊〉 I requyre your grace be nat myscontent with me though I dyde nat delyuer the kynge of Scottes at the coÌ„maundement of the quene Sir I holde of you as myne othe is to you and nat to her but in all good maner the kyng sayd Johan the good seruyce that ye haue done and your valyantnesse is somoche worthe that hit must counteruayle your trespasse and be taken for your excuse and shame haue they that bere you any yuell wyll therfore ye shall retourne agayne home to your house and thaâ—â—e my pleasure is that ye delyuer your prisoner to the quene my wyfe and in a rewarde I assigne you nere to your house where
of france â–ª and the doughter of sir Charles â—e Bloys ¶ Howe the kyng of Nauer made sir Charles of Spaygne constable of France to be slayne Ca. C .liiii. IN the yere of our lorde M. CCC .lii. in the vygill of our lady in the myddes of august the lord Guy of Neell lorde of Oâ—femoÌ„t as than marshall of France in Bretayne was slayne in bataile the lorde of Briquebeke the Cathelayne of Beau wayes dyuers other nobles aswell of Bretayne as of other marches of France The .iiii. day of SepteÌ„bre shulde a fought in Parys the duke of Boâ—sme agayne the duke of Lancastre for certayne wordes that he shulde say of the duke of Boesme the which duke apealed hym in the court of FraÌ„ce These two dukes came into the felde all armed in a lystes made for yâ— sayd duke of Almayne chalenger and for the duke of Englande defender And though theÌ„glysshmen wer enemys to the french kyng and that thenglyssh duke came thyder vnder saue coÌ„duct to fight 〈◊〉 the defence of his honour yet the frenche kynge wold nat suffre them to fight for assone as they had made their othes in such case requysite and were on their horses redy with their speares in their handes Than the kyng toke on hym yâ— mater and dyd set them in acorde and gremeÌ„t the vi day of DeceÌ„bre folowyng pope Clement the vi dyed at Auygnon the .xi. yere of his poÌ„tiâ—icâ—te and the .xi. day of the same moneth about the hour of thre was chosen pope a cardynall of Lymosyn called by his tytle yâ— cardynall of Ostre but bycause he was bysshoppe of Cleremont he was called most coÌ„monly yâ— cardynall of Cleremont and whan he was chosen pope he was nâ— med InnoceÌ„t his owne proper name was Stephyn â—ubert yâ— yere of our lorde M .iii. C .liii. the .viii. day of January anone after yâ— brekynge of the day in the mornyng the kyng Charles of Nauer erle of Eureur caused to be slayne in the towne of the Egle in NormaÌ„dy in an hostre the lorde Charles of Spayne constable of FraÌ„ce in his bedde by certayne men of armes that he sent to do that dede and hymselfe abode with out the towne tyll they had done and retourned agayne to hym And as it was sayde with hym was the lorde PhilyppÌ„ of Nauer his brother the lorde Lovs of Harcourt the lorde Godfray of Hat court his vncle and dyuers other knyghtes and squyers aswell of Normandy as of Nauer Than the kynge of Nauer and his coÌ„pany went to the cyte of Deureur wherof he was erle and fortifyed the towne and with hym also ther was the lorde of Maule JohnÌ„ Maler lorde of Grauyll the lorde of â—â—morie of Mulent and dyuers other nobles of Normandy And thanÌ„e the kyng of Nauer went to the towne of Mant and he had sent dyuers letters into diuers gode townes of France howe that he had put to deth the constable for dyuers great trespaces by him coÌ„mytted and he sent the erle of Namure to the french kyng to Parys to excuse hym Than the kynge sende to Mant the cardynall of Bolayne the bysshoppe of Laon the duke of Burbon the erle of Uaudone other to treat with the kyng of Nauerr for though he had caused to dye the coÌ„stable of France yet he thought he shulde nat clene lese the fauour of the frenche kyng whose doughter he had maryed therfore he made request of pardon to the kyng It was thought in the realme of Fraunce that great warre shulde ense we bytwene these two kynges for the kyng of Nauer had made great assembles of men of warre in dyuers regions and fortifyed his townes castles finally there was agrement made bytwene these two kynges vpon certayne coÌ„dycions wherof part solo weth herafter That is to say the french kyng shall delyuer to the kyng of Nauer .xxxviii. M. â—i tornois of lande aswell for certeyn rent that the kyng of Nauer had out yerely of the tresur in Pares as vpon other laÌ„des that the frenche kyng ought to assigne hym by certeyne treatâ— grauÌ„ted long before bytwene their predecesso's bycause of the countie of ChaÌ„payne And also for the maryage of the kynge of Nauer for maryeng of the kyngâ— doughter at which maryage he was promysed great landes that is to say .xii. M. â—i of land also the kyng of Nauer wolde haue the couÌ„tie of BeamoÌ„t le Roger the land of Bretuell in NormaÌ„dy Conches and Dorbec the vycouÌ„t of PoÌ„theu by the see the bayllage of CoÌ„stantyne the which thynges were agreed vnto by the french kyng Howbeit the couÌ„tie of Beamont the landes of Conches Bertuell Dorbec parteyned to the lorde Philyp duke of OrleaÌ„ce brother to the french kyng who gaue hym other laÌ„des in recoÌ„pence therof Also it was agreed that the lordes of Harcourt and all his other alyes shuld holde of him for all their landes whersoeuer they were in France if they lyst orels nat also it was agreed yâ— he shuld holde styll all the sayd landes besyde theÌ„ that he helde before in parie and if he lyst to kepe his es cheker two tymes in the yere as nobly as euer dyd any duke of NormaÌ„dy also the french kynge to ê‘don the deth of the coÌ„stable and all suche as were coÌ„sentyng therto and to ê“myse by his oth neuer to do any hurt or daÌ„mage to any ê‘son for that occasion And also the kyng of Nauerr to haue a great somÌ„e of money of yâ— french kyng and ar the kyng of Nauer wolde coÌ„e to Parys he wolde haue in hostage the erle of Aniowe seconde son to the kyng Than he came to Pares with a great noÌ„bre of men of armes and the. iiii day of march he came into the ê‘lyament chaÌ„bre wher the kyng satte dyuers of the peres of the realme with him and his counsell ther was the cardynall of Bolayne ther the kyng of Nauer desyred the french kyng to ê‘don hym the deth of the coÌ„stable of France sayeng how he had gode cause so to do the which he offred ther to proue or els to be at the kynges pleasure And also he sayd and sware that he dyd it nat for no grudge to the kyng nor in dispyte of his offyce sayeng also howe ther was nothyng so greuous to him as to be in the dyspleasur with the kyng Than the lorde Jaques of Burbone as than constable by the kynges coÌ„maundement sette his handes on the kynge of Nauer and caused hym to go a backe out of the kyngâ— presâ—ns thaÌ„ quene Jane and quene Blanche suster to the kynge of Nauer the which Jane had ben wyfe to kyng Philyppe last deed came to the frenche kyng kneled downe and the lorde Reynold Detrey with them and he sayd my right redouted soueraygne lorde beholde here these two ladyes quenes Jane and Blanche Sir they vnderstande howe the kyng of Nauer is in your dyspleasur whereof they be sorie and requyre you
and his counsayle helde him excused and so he fell agayne into the princes loue and redemed out his men by resonable raunsoms and the Cathelayne was sette to his ransome of .x. M. frankes the which he payed after Than the cardynall began to treat on the delyuerance of the frenche kyng but I passe it brefely bycause nothyng was done Thus the prince the gascons and englysshmen taryed styllat Burdeux â—yll it was lent in great myrth and reuell and spende folysshely the golde and syluer yâ— they had won In Englande also there was great ioye whanÌ„e they harde tidynges of the batayle of Poycters of the dysconfityng of the freÌ„chmen and takyng of the kyng great solemnytes were made in aâ— churches and great fyers and wakes throughout all Englande The knyghtes and squyers suche as were come home fro that iourney were moche made of and praysed more than other ¶ Howe the thre estates of France assembled togyder at Parys after the batayle of Poycters Cap. C .lxx. THe same seson that the batayle of Poicters was the duke of Lancastre was in the couÌ„tie of Eureux and on the marches of CoÌ„stantyne and with hym the lorde Philypâ— of Nauer the lorde God â–ª sray of Harcort They made warr in Normandy had done all that season in the tytell of the kyng of Nauer whom the french kyng helde in prison These lordes dyd all that they might to haue ben at the iourney of Poyters with the prince but they coude nat for all the passages on the ryuer of Loyre were so well kept yâ— they myght nat passe But whan they herd howe the prince had taken the french kyng at the batayle of Poâ—ters they were gladde and brake vp their iourney bycause the duke of Lancastre sir Phylyppe of Nauer wolde go into Englande and so they dyd and they sende sir Godfray of Harcort to saynt Sauyoursle vycont to kepe ther fronter warre Nowe let vs speke of the frenche kynges thresonnes Charles Loys and JohnÌ„ who were returned fro the besynes at Poyters they were right yong of age and of counsell In theÌ„ was but small recouery nor ther was none of theÌ„ that wolde take on hym the gouernaÌ„ce of the realme of France Also the lordes knyghtes squyers such as fledde fro the batayle were so hated blamed of the coÌ„mons of the realme 〈…〉 scant they durst abyde in any good towne Thâ— all the prelates of holy church beyng in France bysshoppes abbottes and all other noble lordê and knyghtê and the ê“uost of the marchaÌ„tes the burgesses of Paris the couÌ„sels of other gode townes They all assembled at Parys there they wolde ordayne howe the realme shulde be gouerned tyll the kynge were delyuered out of prison Also they wold knowe fardet more what was become of the great treasure that had ben leuyed in the realme by deames maltotes subsidyes forgyng of moneys and in all other extorcyons wherby the people hath ben ouerlayd and troubled and the soudyours yuell payed and the realme yuell kept and defendedde But of all this there were none that coulde gyue accompt than they agreed that the prelates shuld chose out twelfe persones amonge theym who shulde haue power by theym and by all the clergy to ordayne and to aduyse all thynges couenable to be done And the lordes and knyghtes to chuse other twelfe among them of their most sagest and dyscrete persones to determyne all causes And the burgesses to chose other twelfe for the commons The whiche sire and thyrtie persons shulde often tymes mete at Parys and they to common and to ordayne for all causes of the realme and euery matter to be brought to theym and to these thre estates all other prelates lordes and coÌ„mons shulde obey So these persones were chosen out but in the begynninge there were dyuerse in this clectyon that the duke of NormaÌ„dy was nat content withall nor his counsayle ¶ Firste these thre estates defended euermore forgynge of money also they requyred the duke of Normandy that he wolde a rest the chaunceler of the kynge his father the lorde Robert of Lorreys and the lorde Robert of Bucy and dyuers other maisters of the couÌ„tes and other counsaylours of the kynges to the entent that they might make a trewe acount of that they had taken and leuyed in the realme and by their counsaylles Whan these maisters and counsaylours herde of this mater they departed out of the realme into other countreis to abyde there tyll they herde other tidynges ¶ Howe the thre estates sende men of warre agaynst the lorde Godfray of Harecourt Cap. C .lxxi. THese thre estatê ordayned and stablysshed in their names receyuers of all male totes deames subsidyes other rightes pertayning to the kyng and to the realme And they made newe money to be forged of fyne golde called moutons also they wolde gladly that the kynge of Nauer had ben delyuerd out of prison where as he was at the castell of Creuecure in Cambresis It was thought by dyuers of the thre estates that the realme of Fraunce shulde be the more stronger and the better defeÌ„ded if he wolde be true to the realme for they sawe well there were thanÌ„e but fewe nobles to maynteyne the realme for they were nyghe all takenÌ„e and slayne at the batayle of Poycters ThanÌ„e they requyred the duke of Normandy to delyuer hym out of prisonne for they sayd howe they thought he had great wronge to be kepte in prisone for they wyst nat why The duke answered and sayde howe he durst nat take on hym his delyueraunce for the kyng his father putte hym in prisone he coude nat tell for what cause The same season there came tidynges to the duke and to the thre estates that the lorde Godfray of Harecout made fore warr in Normandy and ouer ranne the countre two or thre tymes in a weke somtyme to the subbarbes of Cane of saynt Lowe Eureux and Constances Than the duke and the thre estates ordayned a company of men of armes of thre hundred speares and fyue hundredde of other and made four capitayns the lorde of Rauenall the lorde of Kenny the lorde of Ryuell and yâ— lorde of Friamyll These men of warre departed fro Parys and went to Rowan and there they assembled on all partes there were dyuers knyghtes of Arthoys and of Uermandoys as yâ— lorde of Kenckey the lorde Loyes of Hanefkell the lorde Edward of Rousy the lorde JohnÌ„ Fenes the lorde Ingram of Hedyn and dyuers other And also of Normandy ther were many expert men of armes and these lordes rode to CoÌ„stances and there made their garyson ¶ Of the batayle of Constances bytwene the lorde Godfray of Harcourt and the lorde Loyes of Rauenall Cap. C .lxxii. WHan the lord Godfray of Harcoâ—t who was a right harby knyght a 〈…〉 a couragious knewe that the frenche men were come to the cyte of ConstaÌ„ces He assembled togyder as many men of 〈◊〉 as he coude gette archers and other
to close their gates towardes Comptegne And the bysshoppe of Noyon was takenne at the barryers and there sware to be trewe prisoner or els he hadde ben slayne And the same day there was takenne the lorde Raoull of Cousey the lorde Raoll of Rauenall the lorde of Chaunny and his two sonnes the Bourge of Rowmorey the lorde of Turte the lorde of Uendyenll the lorde Anthony of Coudune and a hundred knyghtê and squyers and slayne mo thanne fyftene hundred And specially of them of the cytie of Tourney for ther was of theym a great nombre there some sayd of seuyn hundred that came thense there retourned but a fewe but outher they were â—â—ayne or taken For they within Maucounsell also yssued out who ayeded well to that disconfyture the which was the yere of our lorde god a thousand thre hundred fyftie and eyght the wednysday nexte after the feest of our lady in the myddes of the moneth of August The naueroise ledde the moost parte of their prisoners to Craell bycause it was a gode towne and a stronge they wan at that iourney great rychesse and good prisoners whom they rauÌ„somed And also they raunsomed the burgesses of Tourney and of other good townes some for money some for stuffe suche as they neded as speare heedes glaynes axes swerdes cotes doublettes hoses and all suche other thynges And the knyghtê and squyers were raunsomed for golde and syluer or for good horses and of a poore geÌ„tylman that had nothynge to pay they tooke their seruyce for a quarter of a yere or a halfe or thre quarters as they coulde agree as for wynes and vitaylles they hadde ynough The playne countrey delyuered theyn sufficyent there came nothynge to the good townes but by stelth or els by sauee coÌ„ducte the which they solde dere And in all there saue conductes they euer excepted thre thynges hattes of Bieuer eustrydge fethers and spere heedes They of Mauconsell vyolated the moste parte of the good abbey of Orcans wherwith the capitayne of Maucounsell was sore displeasedde the naueroyse spredde abrode in dyuerse places on bothe sydes of the ryuers of Oâ—s Some There were two men of armes Raby goyse of Dury and Robyn le Scote they toke by scalynge the good towne of Barley where they made a garyson well fortifyed they hadde in wages vnder theym foure hundred soudyers and were payed monethly Thus they of Berley of Maucounsell of Craell and of Heree 〈…〉 ranne ouer the countre where they lyst for ther were none that withstode theym The knyghtes of the countrey hadde ynough to do to kâ—â—e their fortresses and houses So these nauerâ—â—se and englysshmen went and dydde what they lyst somtyme they rode in harneys and somtyme vnarmed and sported theym fro fortresse to fortresse as though all the countrey had ben in gode rest and peace The yong lorde of Coucy caused his castels to be well kept he was as souerayne of all that countrey The Chanoyne of Robersart dyd more trouble to the naueroyse than any any other for often tymes he dystrussed somme of theym ¶ Howe certayne burgesses of Amyens wolde a delyuerd the cytie to the naueroyse and of the great famyne that was than in Fraunce Cap. C lxxxx SO it was that the lorde Johanne of Piquegny who was on the kynge of Nauers parte and chiefe of his counsayle and by whose ayde he was delyuered out of prisone This knyght lay and kept the garyson of Hereell thre leages fro Amyense he dyde somoche by his subtyltie wytte and fayre language with certayne burgesses of Amyens of the greattest of the cyte that they shulde haue sufferedde the naueroyse to entre into the cytie And these burgesses traytours to the cytie had secretely in their chambers and loftes certayne naueroyse that shulde haue ayeded to haue dystroyed the cytie And in an euenynge the lorde Johanne of Piquegny the lorde Wyllyam of Granuyll the lorde Fryquette of Fryquaunt the lorde Lynne of Belastoy and the lorde Fondegray and with theym a seuyn hundred fyghtynge men came to the gate of Amyense to wardes Hereell on trust of their frendes within the cytie and they founde the gate opynne as hit was promysed Thanne suche as were hydde within the cyte in chambers and cellers yssued oute and cryed Nauerr thanÌ„e they of the cytie awooke and rose and cryed treason and drewe to the gate where the busynesse was bytwene the boro we and the cytie And suche as caÌ„e first kepte the gate so that ther were dyuers slayne and sore hurte on bothe parties and yf the naueroyse hadde made great haste to haue entred assoone as they came they had wonne the cytie but they taryed at the borowe and dyd ther feat cowardely The same night god enspyredd the lorde Morell Fyennes constable of Fraunce and the erle of saynt Poule who were at Corby with a great nombre of menne of warr they yssued out and rode in so great haste that they came to the cyte by that tyme the naueroyse had wonne the borowe and dyd their payne to wyn the cytie whiche they hadde done and the commynge of these two sayde lordes had nat been Who assoone as they were entred into the cytie by another gate drue streyght to the gate wher as the medlyng was displayed their baners and ordred theymselfe in the strete and yssued natte out of the gate for they sawe well the borowe was but loste without recouery These socoures encouraged greatly theym of the cytie and lyghted vppe many torchesse and other fyers Whan the lorde of Piquegny and his company vnderstode that these other lordes were come to the socour of the cytie thanne they thought they might lese more thanne wynne therfore he recreated all his menne as soberly as he might And so all the naueroyse reculed backe and so wnedde the retreat but they ouer ranne all the borowe and brende it wherin their were well thre thousande houses and good lodgynges and parysshe churches and other and all were brende nothynge sauyd Thus the naueroyse retourned with great rychesse that they gatte in the borowe of Amyense and many gode prisoners and so went to their garysoÌ„s Whan they were all gone the constable of France and the erle of saynt Poule sende their companyes to all the gates of the cytie commaundynge the kepars on payne of dethe to suffre no manne to yssue out of the towne and so they dydde In the mornyng be tymes these sayd to lordes with certayne of the burgesses who knewe well all the maner of the cytie went to certayne burgesses houses suche as they hadde in suspect of treasonne And so tooke a seuyntene who were incontynent beheeded openly in the market place and specially the abbotte of Gars who had consented to this treason and hadde lodgedde the moost parte of the naueroyse within his house In lyke case anone after there was putte to deth in the good cytie of Laone sixe of the greattest burgesses of that cytie and if the
.ii. other clerkes of great prudence the Abbotte of Clugny and the maister of the friers prechers called syr Symon of Langres a maister in diuinite These two clerkes at the desyre of the duke of Normandy and of the hole counsaile of Fraunce departed from Paris with certayn articles of peace and syr Hewe of Geneue lorde of Autun in their company And they went to the kynge of Englande Who rode in Beausse towarde Galardon These two clerkes and .ii. knyghtes spake with yâ— kyng and began to fall in treatye for a peace to be had of hym and hys alies To the whiche treatye the prince of Wales the duke of LaÌ„castre and the erle of Marche were called This treatie was nat as than concluded for it was longe a dryuynge and allwayes the kyng went forward These embassadours wold nat so leaue the kyng but stylsued and folowed on theyr pourpose For they sawe howe the frenche kynge was in so poure estate that the realme was lykely to be in a great ieopardye if the warre contynued a somer longer And on the other syde the kynge of Englande requyred so great thynges and so preiudiciall to the realme of Fraunce that the lordes wolde nat agree therto for theyr honours So that al theyr treatie the whiche endured a .xvii. dayes styll folowynge the kynge they sent euer theyr proces dayely to the duke of Normandy to the citie of Parys euer desyrynge to haue agayne answere what they shulde do farther the whyche ê“cesse were secretly and sufficiently examyned in the regentes chambre at Parys and answere was sent agayne by wryttynge to them what they shulde do and what they shulde offre And so these ambassadours were often tymes with the kynge as he went forewarde towarde the cite of Charters as in other placess and great offers they made to come to a conclusion of the warre and to haue a peace To the whiche offers the kynge of England was hard harted to agree vnto for his entension was to be kynge of Fraunce and to dye in that estate For if the duke of Lancastre his cosyn had nat counsayled hym to haue peace he wolde nat agreed thervnto but he sayd to the kynge Syr this Warre that ye make in the realme of FraÌ„ce is ryght maruaylous and ryght fauourable for you your men wynne great ryches and ye lese your tyme all thyngess consyderedde or ye come to your entente ye maye happe to make Warre all the dayes of your lyfe Syr I wold counsayle you syth ye may leaue the Warre to your honoure and profytte accepte the offers that ben made vnto you for syr you myght lese more in a daye than we haue wonne in twenty yere Suche fayre and subtyle wordes that the duke of Lancastre sayde in good entencion and for welthe of the kynge and all his subiectes coÌ„uerted the kynge by the grace of the holy goost Who was chief warker in that case For on a daye as the kynge Was before Charterss there fell a case that greatly huâ—â—led the kyngess courage for whyle these ambassadours were treatynge for this peace and had none agreable answere there fell sodaynly suche a tempest of thoÌ„der lyghtnyng rayne and hayle in the kyngess oost that iâ— semed that the worlde shulde haue ended there fell from heuyn suche great stoness that it slewe men and horses so that the mooste hardyest were abasshed Than the kyng of Englande behelde the churche of our lady of Charters and auowed deuoutly to our lady to agre to the peace and as it was sayd he was as than confessed and lodged in avillage nere to Charters called Bretigny and there were made certayne composicions of peace vpon certayne articles after ordeynedâ— and the more syrmely to be concluded by these ambassadours and by the kynge of Englande and his counsayle ther was ordeyned by good delyberacion and aduyce a letter called the charter of the peace Wherof the effecte foweth ¶ The fourme and tenor of the letter on the peas made before Charters bitwene the kynges of Englande and Fraunce Cap. CC .xii. EDward by the grace of god kynge of Englande lord of Irelande and of Aquitaine To all to Whom these present letters shall come We sende gretyng howe by the discencioÌ„s debates striffess moued or hereafter to be moued bytwene vs our ryght dere brother the Frenche kynge certayne commyssyoners and procurers of ours and of our dere sonne prince of Wales hauyng sufficient power and auctorite for vs for hym and for our hole realme on the one parte And certayne other commyssyoners and procurers of our dere brother the frenche kyng and of our right dere nephewe Charles duke of Normandy and dolphyn of Uienne eldest sonne to our sayd brother of Fraunce hauynge power and auctorite for his father for his part and also for hym selfe that they be assembled at Bretigny nere to Charters at whiche place it is agreed accorded by the sayd commyssyoners and procurers of eyther party vpon all discencions debates warres and discordes The whiche treates by our procurers and our sonnes for vs and for hym and also the procurers of our sayd brother and of our sayd nephew for his father and for hym swereth by the holy euangelystê to hold kepe and accomplysshe this treatie by the whithe accorde amonge other thynges our brother of Fraunce and his sayd sonne are bounde and promyseth to delyuer to leaue to vs our heires and successours for euer the counties cites townes castels fortresses landes Iles rentes reuennues and other thynges as foloweth besyde that we haue and holde all redy in Guyen and in Sascoyne to possede perpetually by vs and by our heires and successours all that is in demayne and all that is in fee by the tyme and maner hereafter declared that is to say the castell and countie of Poicters and al the landes and countrey of Poictow with the fee of Thowars and the landes of Bellville the cite and castell of xayntis and all the landes and counte of xaynton on both sydes the ryuer of Charente with the towne and forteresse of Rochelle and theyr appurtenaunces the citie and Castell of Agene and the countrey of Agenoyse the citie towne and Castell of Pierregourte and all the countrey therto belongynge the cite and castell of Lymoges and the landes and couÌ„trey of Lymosyn the cite and castell of Caours the castell and countrey of Tarbe the laâ—des couÌ„trey and countie of Bigore The countie countrey and laâ—de of Gowre the citie and castell of Angolesme and all the countrey therto perteynynge the citie towne and castell of Rodaix â–ª the couÌ„tie and couÌ„trey of Rouergne And if there be in the duchye of Guyne any lordes as the erle of Foiz the erle of Armmake the Erle of Lisle the Uicount of Carmaine the erle of Pierregourt â–ª the Uicount of Lymoges or other holdynge any laâ—des within the foresayde bondes they shall do homage to vs and all other seruicis due and accustomed for their landes and places in
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
these companyons who parseuered styll in their yuell deds as people reioysed and coÌ„forted of their dedes as well for wynnynge of that iourney as for the raunsomyng of many good prisoners So thus these coÌ„panyons ledde their tyme at theâ—â— pleasure in that countrey for there were none that came agaynst theym for incontynent after the discoÌ„fyture of Brunay they entred and spredde abrode in the countie of Forestes and pylled and wasted all the countreâ— except the foressess and bycause they were so great a company almoost nothynge helde agaynst theym And so they deuyded theÌ„ into two partes and sir Seguyn of Batefoyle had the lesse parteâ— howe beit he had in his company a thre thousaÌ„de fightyng men and he went and lay at 〈◊〉 a myle fro Lyons and fortefyed the place maruelously and so his company were ther about in the marchesse the whiche was one of the plentyfull countrees of the worlde the whiche they ouer ranne and raunsomed the people at their pleasure that is to say all the countres on this syde and beyond the ryuer of Some the couÌ„tie of Mascon the archebysshoprike of Lyons and the lande of the lorde of Beauieu all the countrey to Marcylly to Nonnes and to the countie of Neuers The other parte of the same company as Nandos of Beaugeraunt Espyot Carnell Robert Briquet Ortyngo Bernarde of the Salle Lamyt the Bourge Camas the Bourge of Bretuell the Bourge of Lespare and dyuers other of one sorte and affinyte drewe them towarde Auygnone and sayd howe they wolde se the pope and cardynalles and to haue some of their money orels to hare and to pyll the countre And so they taryed here and there abydynge for the rauÌ„some of suche prisoners as they had taken and also to se if the truce helde bytwene FrauÌ„ce and Englande And as they went towarde Auygnon they toke by the way townes and fortresses so that none helde agaynst them for all the countre was afrayed And also in that countre they had vsed no warre so yâ— suche as were in these small holdes wyst nat howe to defende theÌ„selfe fro suche men of warr and these companyons herde howe there was at the bridge saynt Esperyte a seuyn leages fro Auygnon great treasure and richesse of the countre assembled ther togyder on trust of the stronge fortresse and so the companyons aduysed among them that if they might wynne that holde it shuld be gretly to their aduauntage and profyte for thanne they thought to be maysters of Roane and of theym in Auygnon And on this purpose they stubyed tyll at last they had caste their aduyce as I haue herd reported in this maner Gâ—yot dâ— Pyn and the lytell Methyn rode with their company in one nyght a fyftene leages and in the mornynge at the brekynge of the day they came to the towne of the bridge saynt Spyryt and sodenly toke it and all that were within the whiche was great pyte for ther they slewe many an honest person and defoyled many a da 〈…〉 and wan suche tychesse that it coude 〈…〉 and great puruyaunces to lyue 〈…〉 And so by that meanes they might râ—nne at their â—ase without dauÌ„ger one â—â—â—son in to the realme of FrauÌ„ce and another tyme into the empyre So there assembled togyder all the companyons and euery day ran to the â—aâ—es of Auygnon wher of the pope and 〈…〉 were in great affray and drede to these companyons made there a soueraygne 〈◊〉 amonge them who was euer moost â—omonly enemy to god and to the worlde BEsyde these there were in FrauÌ„ce great nombre of pyliers and robbers what of englysshmen gascoyns and almaygnes who sayd they must nedes lyue And they helde styll certayne garysons and fortresses for all that the kyng of Englandes deputies had coÌ„mauÌ„ded them to auoyde and to departe How be it they wolde nat all obey wherwith the frenche kynge was sore displeased and all his counsell but whan these companyons in dyuers places herde howe these other companyons had ouer throwen the lorde of Bourbon and a two thousande knyghtes and squyers and taken many a good prisoner And also had taken in the towne saynt Eâ—pyrite so great rychesse that it was a thyuge mcomparable and thynkynge howe they were lykely to wynne Auygnon or els to putte to mercy the pope and cardynalles and all the coutre of Prouynce ThaÌ„ they thought all to departe and to go thyder for couetyse to 〈◊〉 more and to do more yuell dedes So that was the cause that dyuers of them left vp their fortresses and wente to their coÌ„panyous in hope to gette more â—yllage And whan that pâ—pe 〈…〉 and the colledge of Ro 〈…〉 were â—ered by these cursed pâ—oplâ— theâ— were greatly abasshed And than 〈…〉 agaynst these 〈◊〉 christen people who dyde their payne to distroy chrâ—sâ—â—ndomâ— as other bandes had done before wtout tytell of any reason for they wasâ—ed all the countrey without any cause and robbed without spaâ—yng all that euer they coude gette and 〈◊〉 and deâ—oyled women olde and yong without pytie and slewe men women chyldren without mercy doyng to them no trespace And suche as dyde moost shamefullyst dedê were reputed with them moost valyaunt So than the pope and the cardynalles preached openly 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and assoyled a pena â—t cul 〈◊〉 all those that wolde take on them this croy 〈◊〉 And that wolde abandon their bodyes wil lyngly to distroy these yuell peple and their coÌ„panyons and ther was chosen among the cardynals sir Peter of Monstier cardynall of Arras called Dste to be chefe capitayne of yâ— croysey And mcontynent he departed out of Auygnon and wente and taryed at Carpentrase a sâ—uyn myle fro Auygnon and ther he retayned all maner of soudyers suche as wold saue their soules matteynyng to these sayd perdous but they shulde haue none other wages wherfore that tourney brake for euery man deê‘ted â–ª some into Lombardy some to their owne couÌ„trees and some went to the sayd yuell company so yâ— dayly they encreased So thus they haryed the pope the cardynals the marchauntes about Auygnon and dyd moche yuell tyll it was ferr into the somer season In the yere of our lorde god a thousande thre hudred threscore and one THan the pope and the cardynals aduysed them of a noble gentyll knyght and a good warryoure the marques of Mounferrant who kept warr and had done a long space agaynst the lordes of Myllayne yâ— pope sent forhym And so he came to Auygnon and was honorably receyued of the pope and cardynals and so atreaty was made with hym by reason of a somme of money that he shuld haue to the entent that he shulde get out of that ceuntre the sayd yuell coÌ„panyons and to retayne theÌ„ with him in his warres of Lombardy So than the marques treated with the captayns of the companyons and by reason of threscore thousand florens that they shulde haue among them and great wages that the marques shulde gyue
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
barryers therfore I wyll entre and I can wyll proue my knyghthode agaynst yours wyn me and ye can And therwith he layed on rounde about hym and they at hym And thus he alone fought agaynst them more than an hour dyd hurt two or thre of theÌ„ so that they of the towne on the walles and garettes stode styll and behelde them and had great pleasure to regarde his valyaÌ„tnesse and dyde him no hurt the whiche they might haue done if they hadde lyst to haue shotte or cast stones at hym And also the frenche knightes charged them to let hym and them alone togyder So long they fought that at last his page came nere to the barryers and spake in his langage and sayd Sir coÌ„e away it is tyme for you to depart for your company is departyng hens The knight he cd him well and than gaue a two or thre strokes about him and so armed as he was he lept out of the barryers and lepte vpon his horse without any hurt behynde his page and sayd to the frenchmen Adue sirs I thanke you sorode forthe to his owne company The whiche dede was moche praysed of many folkes ¶ Howe they of Noyon toke the englisshmen that had set fyre in the bysshops bridge and howe the frenche kyng sent for sir BertraÌ„ of Clesquy Cap. CC .lxxix. SIr Robert Canoll or he depted fro yâ— siege of Noyon his people brent the towne of bysshoppes bridge on the ryuer of Dyse wheri ther were many fayre houses The knightes and squyers that were with in the towne of Noyon had great dyspleasure of the fyre And so they vuderstove that sir Robert and his coÌ„pany were departed and a .lx. speres of theÌ„ went out of Noyon and caÌ„e to the fyre and founde ther styllparte of theÌ„ that had set the fyre in the towne and dyuers other that were ther to pylle and robbe and so the moost parte of them were slayne And ther the frenchmen wonne mo than .xl. good horses rescued dyuers prisoners and saued fro brennyng many fayre houses And so they returned agayne to Noyon with mo than .xv. prisoners and so strake of all their heedes ¶ And the englysshmen rode forthe in good order to come to Larroyse to passe at their ease the ryuer of Dyse and the ryuer of Ewe and they dyde no hurte in the countie of Soyssons bycause it parteyned to the lorde of Coucy And trewe it was they were coosted euer with certayne lordes of France as the vycont of Meaulx the lorde of Chauny yâ— lorde Raoll of Coucy the lorde wyllyam of Mehung sonne to the erle of Tankernell and by their folkes Wherby the englysshmen durst nat breke their order but euer kepte them selfe close togyder And also the freÌ„chmen wolde nat medyll with theÌ„ but euery night lodged within stronge holdes and good townes and the englysshmen abrode in the playne couÌ„tre wher as they founde plentie of vitayls and newe wynes wherof they made great larges And so thus they rode through the countre breÌ„nyng and wastynge all before them and at last passed the ryuer of Marne and so entred in to Champayne and passed the ryuer of Aube tourned to the marches of Prouynce and passed dyuers tymes the ryuer of Saync drewe towarde the cyte of Parys For it had benshewed theÌ„ howe the freÌ„che kyng had made ther a great assemble of men of warr of whome the erle of saynt Poule and the lorde of Clyssone shuld be chefe gouernours wherfore they thought to drawe thider wylling to fight with theÌ„ for by semyng theÌ„nglisshmen desyred nothyng els but batayle And therfore the frenche kynge wrotte to sir Bertram of Clesquy who as than was in Acquytayne with the duke of Aniou Commaundyng and desyring him on the sight of his letters that he shulde drawe incontynent in to France shewyng him how he wolde set him a warke in other places In the same season pope Urbane the fyft came in to the cyte of Amou he had ben before a foure yere togyder at Rome and there about He came thyder in trust to make a peace bitwene the two kyngê for the warr was renewed agayne the whiche was sore displesant to the pope Of whose comyng to Aniou yâ— cardynals in those marches were greatly reioysed for they thought to fare the better by him NOwe let vs speke of the prince of Wales howe he parceyuered in his warres ye haue herde here before recorded howe the price of Wales had made his assemble at Congnac to th entent to ryde agaynst the duke of Aniou who brent and wasted his couÌ„tre and so at his coÌ„mauÌ„dement thyder auauÌ„sed barons knightes and squyers of Poictou of Xaynton and of other landes that helde of the prince The erle of Penbroke departed fro his garyson and caÌ„e to the prince The same season the duke of LaÌ„castre arryued at Burdeux wherof the prince was right ioyouse And so he taryed nat longe ther but deê‘ted for he vnderstode that the price wold encouÌ„tre his enemyes And so a dayes iourney fro Congnac he encountred the erle of Penbroke who was in lyke wise goyng to the prince And so they made great chere eche to other whan they met and so rode to gyder to CoÌ„gnac Wher they fouÌ„de the prince the princesse and the erle of CaÌ„bridge who were right glad of their comyng And dayly there came men of warr to thê out of Poictou Xaynton Rochell Bygore Goute Gascoyne and the marchesse nert adioynyng vnder the obeysance of the price And on the frenche partie the duke of Aniou the erle of Armynake the lorde Dalbret the erles vycontes knightes and squyers who had conquered cyties castels townes and fortresses in their comynge mo than .xl. And were aproched within fyue leages to Burdeux had wasted all the countrey And about Bergerath and Lynde they vnderstode well howe the price had made his assemble at Congnac And also howe the duke of Lancastre was arryued with a great noÌ„bre of men of warr speares and archers Than they drue to counsayle to take aduyse howe they shuld perceyuer in their warr And so newly to them was sent ser Bertram of Clesquy by the frenche kyng who came fro the duke of Berry kepyng siege before the cytie of Lymoges and had in suche wyse constrayned them within that they were at a poynt to yelde them on certayne meanes and coÌ„dicyons And so to this counsayle of the duke of Aniou and of the lordes about hym sir Bertram of Clesquy was called as it was reason Ther were many reasoÌ„s alleged and layd but finally all thingê coÌ„sydred they counsayled the duke of Aniou to breke vp his iourney for that tyme and to send all his people in to garysons and to warr garyable sayeng howe they had done sufficyeÌ„tly for that tyme. Also it was nedefull to the lordes or Gascone as the erle of Armynake therle of Piergourt the lorde Dalbret dyuers other to drawe into their owne couÌ„treis to kepe
bothe knightes and squyers prisoners though I myght haue for them a hundred M. frankes I wyll saue neuer a one of theÌ„ And whan the haraude was departed and hadde made his reporte The duke of Aniou called forthe the hangman and made to be brought forthe the hostagê two knightes and asquier and caused their heedes to be stryken of nere to the castell so that they within might se it and knowe it Incontynent sir Robert Canoll made a borde to be put out of a wyndowe of the hall and brought thyder four prisoners that he had thre knightes and a squyer for whome he might haue hadde great rauÌ„some But he made their four heedes to be stryken of and dyde cast them downe into the dykes the bodyes one way and their heedes a nother way Than they brake vp their siege all maner of men went into FrauÌ„ce and namely the duke of Aniou went to Parys to the kyng his brother The constable the lorde Clysson and other rode toward the cyte of Troyes for the englysshmen were in that marches were passed the ryuer of Marne and toke their waye towarde Anxere The same tyme pope Gregory the .xi. had sent into FrauÌ„ce in legacyon the archbysshoppe of Rohan and the bysshoppe of Carpentras for to treat for a peace yf it might be bytwene the frenche kyng and the kynge of Englande These prelates had moche laboure to ryde in and out bytwene the frenche kynge and his bretherne and the duke of Lancastre but alwayes the englysshmen rode forthe thorough the countreis of Forestes of Auuergne of Limosyn and the ryuer of Loyre to Dordone and to Lothe Thenglysshmen were nat all at their ease in that iourney nor in lykewise were nat the frenchmen that folowed and costed them In the which pursute ther dyed thre knightes of Heynault sir Fateres of Berlaumount Bridoll of Montague and the begue of Uerlan and also of the englysshe part there dyed some Solonge the dukes of Lancastre and of Bretayne rode forwarde that they cam to Bergerath a four leages fro Burdeux And alwayes the frenchmen had pursued them the duke of Aniou and the coÌ„stable rode aboue towarde Rouuergue Roddes and Tholouse were come to Pyergourt And ther the two for sayd prelates rested and rode euer prechynge bytwene the parties and layed many reasons to bring them to acorde but both parties were so harde that they wolde nat condiscende to no peace without a great aduaÌ„tage and so about christmas the duke of Lancastre came to Burdeux and ther bothe dukes lay all that wynter and the lent folowynge and some of his company departed Whan the iourney was paste there retourned in to Englande the lorde Basset and his company wherwith the kyng was nat content but reproued hym bycause he retourned and nat the duke his sonne THan anone after the feest of Easter the yere of our lorde god a thousande thre hundred and .xiii. The duke of Aniou beynge at Pyergourt assembled a great army with hym was the constable of Fraunce and the most parte of all the barones and knyghtes of Bretayne of Poictou of Aniou and of Tourayne Also there was of Gascoyne sir Johan of Armynake the lordes Dalbret and Pyergourt The erles of Comynges and of Narbone the vycountes of Carmayne Uyllemure and of Thalare the erle Dolphyn of Auuergne and the moost parte of the lordes of Auuergne and of Limosyn the vycount of Myndone the lordes de la Barde and Pyergourt and sir Robert de Charde They were a .xv. thousande menne a foote and also they had a great nombre of geneways cros bowes and tooke their way towardes highe Gascoyne and came before saynt Syluere wherof an abbot was lorde Howe beit that there was a stronge towne yet the abbot douted yâ— he shulde lose it by force Therfore he fell in a treaty with the duke of Aniou for he thought nother hym selfe nor his laÌ„de shulde abyde the warre nor be in the dukes indygnacion Sayeng to him how his town nor fortresse was but a small thynge as in regard of the townes castels in hygh Gascone whyder he supposed the duke was goyng Therfore he desyred hym to leue him in rest peace by certayne composycion yâ— he nor none of his men shulde make any warre so that non were made to him and also to do in lyke maner as herytours and lordes of Gascoyne dyde The duke accorded to hym and hadde hostages in that behalfe and sent them to be kepte in Pyergourt Than all the hoole hoost wherof the duke of Anio we was chiefe drewe towardes Mount Marsen and to the towne of Lourde in highe Gascone wherof sir Arnold de Uyre was capitayne Than the freÌ„chmen layd siege therto and demaunded if they wolde yelde theÌ„ vp to the duke of Aniowe They of the towne were soone agreed therto but the knyght that kept it sayde howe the erle of Foiz delyuered hym the place wherfore he sayde he wolde delyuer it to none other person Whan the constable herde that he caused euery man to assaute the Castell in suche wyse that it was wonne by force and the capitayne slayne and dyuers other bo the men and women and the towne ouerron and robbed and so left it and at their deê‘tyng they left men therin Than the frenchmen entred in to the lande of the castell Bone and ouerran it And thaÌ„ passed by the lande of the castell Neufe whiche they assayled and so went for the towarde Byenre and came to the entre of the lande of the lorde of Lescute rode so forwarde that they came to a good towne and to a good castell called Sault which held of the countie of Foiz and all his landes arere fees in Gascoyne The prince of Wales before he went in to Spayne was in mynde to haue made warr agaynst the countie of Foiz bycause they wolde nat holde of hym And also the duke of Aniou who had coÌ„quered the moost part of all Acquitayne shewed hymselfe as lorde ther wolde haue had it in possessyon So he layd siege before the towne of Sault in Gascoyne whiche was nat easy to wyn and within there was capitayn sir WyllimÌ„ of Pans And whan the erle of Foiz sawe howe the frenchmen conquered his landes and arerefees the which by reason he shuld other holde of the french kyng orels of the kyng of Englande He sent for the vicount of the castell Bone and for the lordes of Mersalte of castell Neufz of Lescute for the abbot of saynt Syluere And whanne they were come to him than he sent for a saue coÌ„duct to go and speke with the duke of Aniowe who lay styll at siege before Saulte the duke accorded therto Than he and the other lordes went to the hoost to the duke and there agreed that they and their landes shulde abyde in a respite of peace tyll the myddes of August at the which tyme ther shulde apere before the towne of MoÌ„sac
and subsydies to rynne there aswell as in any other parte of the realme of Fraunce ALso the same tyme the kyng of Spaygne made his bastarde brother to entre in to Nauarr with a great nombre of men of warre who began to wynne the countre and assayled townes and fortresses so that the kyng of Nauerr coude make no resystence agaynst them Than he sent worde therof to the yonge kyng Richarde of Englande desyring him of ayde agaynst the frenche kynge in the countie of Deureux And he him selfe to abyde styll in Nauar to kepe his fortresses ther agaynst the kyng of Spaygne And so kyng Richarde by the aduyse of his counsayle sent sir Robert dâ— Roux with a nombre of men of armes and archers to the see and they toke lande at Chierbourc And thyder came all those that had ben put out of the fortresses in the countie of Deureux by the frenche constable And whan they were ther all togyder they were a great nombre of chosen men and so they prouyded well for the fortresse for they beleued to be beseged Whan the constable and the lorde de la Ryuer with their coÌ„pany had won all in the couÌ„tie of Deureux so that nothyng was left aparant for the kyng of Nauer but all was vnclosed vnder the obeysance of the french king ThaÌ„ they caÌ„e before Chierbourc which was strong and nobly fouÌ„ded first by Julyus Cesar whan he coÌ„quered Englande and there is a port of the see The frenchmen layed siege rounde about it except on the see syde and so they determyned nat to departe thens tyll they had won it Sir Robert de Roux and his coÌ„pany within made many issues day night for ther was no ther day nor nyght but that there was a scrimysshe The frenchmen coude seke for no dede of armes but that they founde ynowe euer to answere theÌ„ So there were many slayne and taken aswell on the one parte as on the other durynge the siege whiche lasted all the remynaunt of the sommer Thanne sir Olyuere of Clesquy made on a day a busshement and so began to scrimisshe And than the frenche men were driuen backe to the busshment Than sir Olyuer of Clesquy caÌ„e out of his enbusshment and all his and ranne feirlly at thenglysshmen and naueroyes Ther was an harde encouÌ„tre on bothe parties many a man borne to yâ— erthe slayne hurte taken rescued fynally sir Olyuer of Clesquy was taken prisoner by asquier of Nauer called JohnÌ„ Coq and so was put into Chierbourge And so the scrymysshe ended more to the domage of yâ— frenchmen than to the englisshmen and sir Olyuer was sent in to Englande there abode as prisoner a long space at London and after he was put to his raunsome Thus in great cost charge the frenchemen abode styll a great parte of yâ— wynter with lytell conquest and so they sawe well how they lost their tyme with lyeng ther. They thought well that Chierbourc was inprignable for alwayes they might be newe refresshed with vitayls and men by the see wherfore the frenchemen dislodged and layde counter garysons agaynst Chierbource as at Mountbourge at Pount done Charentyn saynt Lou and saynt Saluiour the vicount than euery man badde leaue to deê‘te This was in yâ— yere of our lorde a thousande thre hundred .lxxviii. yE haue well harde here before howe the duke of Bretayne was departed out of Bretayn and had with hym his wyfe in to Englande and so he abode on suche laude as he had in Englande whiche was called the countie of Richemont and he laboured sore to the yong kyng Richarde and to his couÌ„sayle to haue helpe and ayde to recouer his lande agayne whiche was tourned frenche but he coude nat be herde as than The same season the duke of Lancastre was enfourmed that if he wolde go in to Bretayne with a great armye there were dyuers forteresses and castels that wolde yelde vp to him and specially saynt Malo the Isle a fayre fortresse and a hauen on the see Than the duke of Lancastre reysed vp an army and went to Hampton and so toke the see with a great nombre of lordes and knightê men of warre and archers and so sayled forthe tyll they came at saynt Malos and toke lande and discharged their purueyance and so layd siege aboute the towne of saynt Malo They within yâ— towne were nothyng afrayd for they were well prouyded of vitayls of men of warr and of cros bowes who valiantly defended theÌ„ selfe so there the duke lay a longe space And whan the constable of Fraunce and the lorde Clisson knewe therof they made a great sommons of men of warre and caÌ„e towarde saynt Malos to reyse the siege A man wolde haue thought dyuers tymes yâ— batayle shulde haue been bytwene the parties The englysshmen often tymes ordred themselfe redy to gyue batayle but the constable nor the lorde Clysson wolde neuer aproche so nere yâ— batayle myght be bytwene theÌ„ And so whan the englisshmen had ben ther a great space they sawe well they of the towne hadde no wyll to yelde them vp Than the duke of Lancastre had counsayle to disloge seyng they lost their tyme with lyeng there and so he toke agayne the see and returned in to Englande and gaue leaue to euery man to departe ¶ Howe the castell of Alroy in Bretayne was yelded vp frenche and of the frenche garyson that was layd at Mountbourge agaynst the garyson of Chierbourc Cap. CCC .xvii. ALl this tyme the castel of Alroy was in the possession of the duke of Bretayn who lay styll in Englande The frenche kynge sent dyuers lordes of Fraunce and of Bretayne with a great nombre to ley siege to the castell of Alroy and they in Alroy knewe no socour comyng to theÌ„ fro any parte wherfore they fell in treatie so yâ— if they were nat socoured by the duke of Bretayne or by the kyng of England by a certayn day lymytted than they to yelde vp the place whiche treaty was agreed So the day came and the frenchmen kept their iourney none a pered nother fro the duke of Bretayne nor fro the kyng of Englande So the castell was gyuen vp put vnder the obeysauÌ„ce of the freÌ„che kyng as the other castels and good townes of Bretayne were And so they deê‘ted fro Alroy suche as were â—in for the duke of Bretayne ¶ The yere of our lorde a thousande thre huÌ„dred .lxxviii. Anone after Easter kyng Charles of Fraunce sawe well howe they of Chierbourc made sore warre in the countie of Constantyne he than ordeyned sir Wyllâ—â— of Bordes a valiant knight and a good capitayne to be keper and souerayne capityne of Constantyne and of all the fortresses ther about Chierbourc and so the sayd sir WyllimÌ„ with a fayre company of men of armes and cros bowes genowayes wente and laye at Mountbourge where he made counter garyson agaynst Chierbourc for he desired nothyng so moche as
Picourde sir JohnÌ„ Burle sir JohnÌ„ Coplande and dyuers other And so finally by good fightyng the englisshmen had the vyctorie all their enemyes knightes and squyers taken and slayne specially a squyer of Heynalt called Wylliam of Beauleu sir WyllmÌ„ of Burdes were taken So the prisouers were brought to Chierbourge there they founde sir Dlyuer of Clesquy who was taken prisoner Thus it fell of this iorney as I was enformed ¶ Also in Auuergne and Limosyn there fell dayly feates of armes and marueylous enterprices and specially of the castell of mount UeÌ„tadore in Auuergne the whiche was one of the strongest castels in all the couÌ„tre the whiche was betrayed and solde to a breton the moost oruell knight of all other called Geffray Tetenoyre I shall shewe you howe it was The erle of Tentadore and of Mountpeser was a right auncyent knyght and a good peasable man who ocupyed nomore the warr but kepte hym styll in his house This erle hadde a squyer with hym called Pouns de Boys who had serued hym longe and had but a smale lyueng or profyte by his seruyce he sawe well he shulde haue but a lytell profyte by his mayster Than ther ran in his thought an vngracyous deuise for he went and made a secrete treatie with this Geffray Tetenoyre who was in Limosyn howe that he wolde delyuer hym the castell of Uentadore for .vi. M. frankes But he made in his couenant that they shulde do none yuell to his maister therle of Uentadore but to putte hym out of the castell in courtesse maner and his good with hym And so it was done for the bretons nor englisshmen that entred dyde no maner of hurt to the erle nor to none of his men nor kept nothyng sauyng vitayle and artyllary whereof ther was great pleÌ„tie And so the erle his wyfe and his chyldren went to Mountpeser besyde Agueperse in Auuergne And Geffray Tetenoyre and his company kept UeÌ„tador wherby they dyde moche hurt in the countre and so toke dyuers stronge castels in Auuergne in Rouergue in Limosin in Quercy in Gynalda in Bygore in Agenoise and with this Tetnoyre ther were other capitayns who dyde many other feates of armes as Amergot Marcell a squyer of Lymosyn of thenglisshe parte who toke the strong castell of Casuryell in Auuergne in the bysshopryke of Cleremont and they ouerrant the countre at their pleasure And of the same company ther were other capitayns of diuers castels as the Bourge Calart the Bourge Angloys the Bourge of Champayne Raymonde de Fore gascoyne and Peter of Bearne in Bearnoys AMergot Marcell rode forthe on a season and .xiii. with hym at aduenture toke the way to Aloys to warde saynt Floure the whiche was a fayre castell in the bysshoprike of Cleremont They knewe well that the place was nat kept but by the porter all onely and whan they caÌ„e nere to the castell Amergot sawe where the porter sat on a blocke wtout the gate than a breton who coude shote well with a cros bowe sayd sir wyll ye that I slee the porter at the first shote ye ê™ Amergot I requyre the. the breton shot a quarell and strake the porter right in the heed the porter whan he felte hym selfe stryken entred in to the gate thinkyng to haue closed it but he coude nat for in thentryng he fell downe deed than Amergot and his coÌ„pany made hast to entre and so entred in at the wycket there they founde the porter deed this wyfe by hym right sore afrayed to whom they dyde no hurt but they demaunded of her wher was the capitayne and she answered and said how he was at CleremoÌ„t Than they assured her lyfe so she wolde delyuer theÌ„ the keys of the castell and of the mayster towre and so she dyde than they put her out with asmoche stuffe as she coude cary away with her so she went to saynt Flour a cytie but a leage thens and they of the cytie were sore abasshed whaÌ„ they knewe that Alois was englisshe and so was all the couÌ„tre about And anone after Amergotte Marcell toke the strong castell of Balon by stelth of scalyng whan they were wtin the capitayne was a slepe in the great towre which towre was nat likely to be won by force and by that towre the castell might be won agayne Than Amergot aduysed him of a subteltie He had in his handes the father and mother of the Capitayne and so he brought them before the towre and made semblant to stryke of their heedê without he wolde yelde vp the towre These good folkes douted dethe and sayde to their sonne who was in the towre Sir haue pyte on vs and they wept pyteously The squier thought that his father mother shuld neuer dye for his sake and so yelded vp the towre than they put hym out of the castell Thus Balone was englysshe the whiche dyde after moche trouble to the countre for all suche as thought to do yuell resorted thyder or els to Causuryell a two leages fro Lymoges els to Carlat to Aloys to Uentadore or in to suche other places and whan these garisons assembled toguyder they were to the nombre of sixe hundred speares and so ranne ouer all the couÌ„tre and into the couÌ„tie of the dolphyn of Auuergue It was of trouthe that the lorde of Cupyer was to them a great enemey in lykewise so was the lord of Forterell and the bastarde of Forterell his brother and a squyer of Burbonoyse called Gordones Who by clene feate of armes on a day toke Amergot Marcell prisoner and raunsomed hym at .v. thousande frankes Thus the dedes of armes fortuned in Lymosyn and in the countre there ¶ Of the cisme that was made in the church and the maner howe and of the bretons who made warrÌ„ to RoÌ„c and of the quene of Naples who put all her landes into the popes handes Cap. CCC .xlvi. IT hath ben long sithe I spake of holy church now I wyll retourne therto the mater requyreth it ye haue well herde here before howe by the exortacyon of the romayns The cardynalles who as than raygned to apease the people of Rome who were greatly moued agaynst theÌ„ Made a pope of the archbysshoprike of Bare called before Bartylmewe des Angles Hereceyued the papalyte and was called Urbayne the sire and so opyned grace as the vsage was Thentencyon of dyuers of yâ— cardynals was yâ— whan they myght se a better hour tyme they wolde agayn returne to their election bycause this pope was nat profytable for them nor also to the church as they said for he was a fâ—mâ—sshe man and malincolyous So that whaÌ„ he sawe hym selfe in prosperyte and in puyssance of the papalyte that dyuers kynges christned were ioyned to him and wrote to him and dyde put them vnder his obeysaunce Wherof he wared proude and worked all on heed and wolde haue taken away fro the cardynals dyuers of their rightes
conquered and sir Robert Canoll had nat ben who was lodged nat farre thens And so he and all his company with his baner dysplayed came priuely to that parte And also sir Wyllyam Wyndsore hadde knowledge therof and so he and all his coÌ„pany came thyder and styll englysshmen drewe to them fro all partes Than the frenchmen drewe backe to the ryuer warde to come to their vesselles so at their retourne in to their barges there was a sore scrymysshe and so valiantly they departed The capitayns dyde great feates of armes howe be it there were some of the freÌ„chmen taken slayne and drowned and so they retourned in to Nauntes In so moche that all that herde of this enterprise reputed it of gret valure ¶ Of the lettes that the duke of Bretayne had in that he might nat come to the lege before Nasites and of the scrimysshes made there Ca. ccc .lxx. WHan the englysshmen parceyued howe they of NaÌ„tes woke them so often than they tooke counsayle to kepe better watche and so it fortuned on a night the .vii. night after that the barroys of barres had made his scrimysshe he yssued agayne in the night at the gate where the erle of Buckyngham was lodged and with him a two huÌ„dred men of armes and a hundred crosbowes The same night the almayns kept the watche and ther capitayns were sir Algars sir Thomas of Rodes Than the Barroys dasshed in to the watche and hymselfe one of the first ther was a sore scrimysshe and sore beaten Than they that were lodged about the erle rose and went to the scrimysshe Whan the frenchemen parceyued howe the prease began to encrease multyply they withdrewe towardes the gate and scrimysshed euer as they weÌ„t Ther were dyuers hurt with shotte on bothe parties and specially sir Thomas of Rodes a knight of Almayne was shotte through the bassenet into the heed of the whiche stroke he dyed within thre dayes after whiche was great domage for he was a valyant knight So the frenchmen and bretons entred agayne in to Nauntes with lytell domage and had taken sixe prisoners So thus the mater stode and thenglysshmen euer made good watche for euery night they loked for none other thyng but to be waked and reysed fro their rest THus therle of Buckyngham lay before Nauntes abyding dayly for the duke of Bretayne who came nat and to that he had promysed and sworne nothynge kepte wherof the erle hadde marueyle what he ment that he coude here no tidynges fro him The erle had sent to him dyuers messangers and letters she wyng hym howe he dyde yuell his deuoure in that he wolde nat kepe his promyse that he had made and sworne to acomplysshe in the cytie of Reynes But for all the letters that therle sent he hadde neuer none answere agayne The englysshmen supposed that the messangers were slayne by the waye bycause none retourned agayne and truely they were in great parell all other men without so be they had ben of the same countre or well acoÌ„panyed for the wayes bytwene Nauntes and Hanybout were so sore watched that none coude scape that way without takyng So that it shulde be knowen from whens they came and whyder they wolde to the entent that no letters nor worde shulde go bytwene the duke and the erle yf any suche were taken they were slayne Also the foragers of the hoost durst nat ryde forthe but in great companyes for the knightes and squyers of the same countre were assembled togyder and wolde in no wyfe that their landê shulde be haryed or ouerryden So that somtyme whan they fouÌ„de a .xx. or .xxx. of the englysshmen toguyder a foragynge they wolde sette on them and take all that they had fro them and sore beate and hurt them wtout hauyng of any remedy Wherwith they of the hoost were right sore displeased but they wyst nat of whoÌ„e to haue ameÌ„des To say the trouthe the duke of Bretayne himselfe dyd asmoche as he coude to bring the men of his couÌ„tre to be agreed to go and ley sege to Nauntes with hym acordyng to the promyse that he had made to therle of Buckyngham But he coude nat bringe it about for it was playnly sayde to hym howe that nother knight nor squyer of the countre wolde go with hym to helpe to distroy their owne countre for the warre of the englisshmen nor as long as the englysshmen shulde abyde in Bretayne they wolde neuer arme theÌ„ to take his parte Than the duke demauÌ„ded of them why they dyde than consente to sende for thenglysshmen They answered howe it was more for to gyue feare to the frenchmen the they shulde nat lese their auncyent vsages rather than for any other thynge And in case that the frenche kyng wyll nothyng with theÌ„ but good they wyll make hym no warre Other answere the duke coulde nat haue of them on the other parte the lorde Clysson constable of Fraunce the lorde of Dynant the lorde de Lauall the vicont of Rohan the lorde of Rochforde and all the great lordes of Bretayne had all toguyder closed fast their townes and caused them to be well kept And sayd to the duke and caused to be shewed hym by their messangers howe he shulde be well aduysed what he dyde Sayeng howe he was but simply couÌ„sayled to sende for the englysshmen to make warre and to distroy his owne countre Promysinge hym howe he shulde haue no conforte of any of theÌ„ And that yf he went to Nauntes to lay siege there as he had promysed to the englisshmen to do whiche he ought nat to haue done they wolde distroy his landes in all parties and put hym to suche trouble that he shulde nat knowe well what to do But if so be he wolde knowledge and putte hym selfe vnder the obeysaunce of the frenche kyng as he ought to do Than they sayde they wolde do their best to make his peace with the yonge kynge Sayeng also howe some haue had their corage agaynst kyng Charles nowe deed that wyll come and abyde in the loue of his son Of the moost highest lordes of all Bretaygne the duke was thus serued in so moche that the duke wyst nat what to say for he coude fynde no sure astate in his people wherfore it behoued hym to disseÌ„ble and alwayes the sege lay styll before Nauntes ON our lady daye in aduent at nyght the frenchmen went to counsayle determynynge to awake the hoost the same nyght bycause they had so longe lyen styll So there yssued oute of the towne a two hundred speares wherof sir Almery of Clysson cosyn germayne to the lorde Clysson and the lorde of Amboyse were capitayns and gouernours And so they entred in to the hoost wher as sir WyllmÌ„ Wynsore was lodged they issued at the gate of Richbourge and the same night sir Hughe Caurell kepte the watche The same tyme the lorde of Amboyse was made knight and sir Almery of Clysson made hym knyght Than men
And specially by the archebysshop of Caunterbury his chauÌ„celler wherof they wolde haue accompt This knight durst do none otherwise but so came by the ryuer of Thames to the towre The kynge and they that were with hym in the towre desyrynge to here tidynges seyng this knyght comyng made him way and was brought before the kynge in to a chambre And with the kynge was the princesse his mother and his two bretherne therle of Kent and the lorde JohnÌ„ Holland the erle of Salisburye the erle of Warwyke the erle of Oxenforthe the archebysshop of Caunterbury the lorde of saynt Johans ser Robert of Namure yâ— lorde of Uertaigne the lorde of Gomegynes sir Henry of Sauselles the mayre of London and dyuers other notable burgesses This knight sir Johan Moton who was well knowen amonge theÌ„ for he was one of the kynges offycers He kneled downe before the kynge and sayd My right redouted lorde lette it nat displease your grace the message that I must nedes shewe you For dere sir it is byforce and agaynst my wyll Sir JohnÌ„ sayd the kyng say what ye wyll I holde you excused Sir the commons of this your realme hath sente me to you to desyre you to come and speke with them on Blacheth for they desyre to haue none but you And sir ye nede nat to haue any dout of your persone for they wyll do you no hurte for they holde and wyll holde you for their kynge But sir they say they wyll shewe you dyuers thynges the whiche shall be ryght necessarie for you to take hede of whanne they speke with you Of the whiche thynges sir I haue no charge to shewe you But sir it may please you to gyue me an answer suche as may apease theÌ„ and that they may knowe for trouth that I haue spoken with you for they haue my chyldren in hostage tyll I retourne agayne to theym And without I retourne agayne they wyll slee my chyldren incontynent Thasie the kyng made hym an answere and sayd Sir ye shall haue an answere shortely Than the kyng toke counsayle what was best for hym to do it was anone determyned that the next mornyng the kynge shulde go downe the ryuer by water and without fayle to speke with theÌ„ And whan sir Johan Moton herde that answere he desyred nothynge els And so toke his leaue of the kyng and of the lordes and retourned agayne in to his vessell and passed the Thames went to Blackeheth where he had left mo than threscore thousande men and ther he answered theÌ„ that the next mornynge they shulde sende some of their counsayle to the Thames and ther the kyng wolde come and speke with them This answere greatlye pleased theym and so passed that night as well as they might And yâ— fourthe part of them fasted for lacke of vitayle for they had none Wherwith they were sore displeased whiche was good reason ALl this season therle of Buckynghame was in Wales for there he had fayre herytages by reason of his wyfe who was doughter to yâ— erle of NorthuÌ„berlande and Herforde but the voyce was all through London howe he was amonge these people And some sayd certaynlye howe they had sene hym there amonge them And all was bycause there was one Thomas in their companye a man of the countie of Cambridge that was very lyke the erle Also the lordes that lay at Plummouth to go in to Portyngale were well infourmed of this rebellyon and of the people that thus began to ryse Wherfore they douted lest their vyage shulde haue bene broken or els they feared lest the comons about Hampton Wynchestre and AruÌ„dell wolde haue come on them Wherfore they wayed vp their ancres and yssued out of the hauyn with great payne for the wynde was sore agaynst them and so toke thesee and there cast ancre abyding for the wynde and the duke of Lancastre who was in the marches of Scotlande bytwene Morlane and Roseburg entreatyng with the scottes where it was shewed hym of the rebellyon Wherof he was in doute For he knewe well he was but lytell beloued with the comens of Englande Howe be it for all those tidynges yet he dyde sagely demeans hym selfe as touchynge the treatie with the scottes The erle Duglas therle of Moret the erle of Surlant and therle Thomas Uer say and the scotes that were there for the treatie knewe right well yâ— rebelly on in Englande howe the comen people in euery parte began to rebell agaynst the noble men wherfore the scottes thought that Englande was in great daunger to be lost and therfore in their treaties they were the more styffer agayne the duke of Lancastre and his counsayle ¶ Nowe lette vs speke of the commons of Englande and howe they perceyuered ¶ How the coÌ„mons of Englande entred in to London and of the great yuell that they dyde and of the dethe of the bysshoppe of CauÌ„terbury and dyuers other Cap. CCClxxxiii IN the mornyng on corpus christy day kynge Rycharde herde Masse in the towre of LoÌ„don and all his lordes and than he toke his barge with therle of Salisbury therle of Warwyke yâ— erle of Suffolke certayn knightê so rowed downe a longe Thames to Redereth wher as was disceÌ„ded downe the hyll a .x. M. men to se yâ— kyng and to speke with him And whan they sawe the kynges barge comyng they beganne to showt and made suche a crye as though all the deuylles of hell had ben amonge them and they had brought with them sir Johan Moton to the entent that if the kynge had nat coÌ„e they wolde haue stryken hym all to peces so they had promysed hym And whan the kynge his lordes sawe the demeanour of the people The best assured of them were in drede And so the kynge was counsayled by his barownes nat to take any landynge there but so rowed vp and downe the ryuer And the kyng demaunded of them what they wolde and sayd howe he was come thyder to speke with them And they said all with one voyce we wolde that ye shulde coÌ„e a lande and than we shall shewe you what we lacke Than the erle of Salisbury aunswered for the kyng and sayd Sirs ye be nat in suche order nor array that the kynge ought to speke with you And so with those wordes no more sayd And than the kyng was counsayled to returne agayne to the towre of LoÌ„don and so he dyde And whan these people sawe that they were enflamed with yre and retourned to the hyll where the great bande was And ther shewed theÌ„ what answere they had and howe the kynge was retourned to the towre of London Than they cryed all with one voyce Let vs go to London and so they toke their way thyder And in their goyng they beate downe abbeyes and houses of aduocates of men of the court and so came in to the subbarbes of LoÌ„don whiche were great and fayre and ther bete downe dyuers fayre
by water and arryued at Mydelborowe in zelande suche as were of Gaunt retourned to GauÌ„t and euery man home to their owne townes And FrauÌ„ces Atreman and his company beyng at Calis departed and went to Gaunt but that was nat as long as the frenche kyng was in FlauÌ„ders but as I was enfourâ—â—ed they retourned by zelande In the same season that the frenche kyng lay at Courtrey he had dyuers couÌ„sayls to knowe howe he shulde parceyuer in his warre whether he shulde go and ley siege to Gaunt or nat The kyng was well wyllyng to haue gone thyâ—er In lykewise so were the bretons and burgonyoÌ„s But the lordes coÌ„sydred howe it was in the moneth of Decembre and in the deed tyme of wynter and dayly it rayned Wherfore they thought it was no good hostyng tyll somer season And also they sawe well howe their horses were but feble by reason of the colde season and the ryuers great and large about GauÌ„t Wherfore they thought but a lost tyme to ley any sege there And also the lordes were wery sore traueyled with so long lyeng in the feldes in that colde tyme and tayny So all thynges consydred it was determyned that the kynge shulde go to Tourney and there to refresshe him and to kepe his Christmas And they of farr countreis as of Auuergne of Dolphyn of Sauoy of Burgoyne shulde returne home into their owne countreis fayre easely And the bretons normayns and frenchmen shulde abyde styll with the constable to attende on the kyng for it was thought that they shulde haue some busynesse with the parisyeÌ„s who had newly forged a great noÌ„bre of malles wherfore they thought to set another rule and order amonge theÌ„ And whan the kynge shulde departe fro Courtrey he and his counsayle forgate nat the gylt spurres that they founde in a churche there in Courtray the whiche of olde tyme parteyned to the noble men of FrauÌ„ce somtyme slayne with erle Robert of Arthoyse at the batayle of Curtrey So than the kyng ordayned that at his departyng the towne shulde be set a fyre distroyed Whan the knowledge therof came to the erle of Flaunders he thought to haue founde some remedy therfore And so came before the kyng and kneled downe and requyred hym to do none yuell to the towne of Curtrey The kyng answered howe that surely he wolde nat here his request And so therle durst speke no more of that mater but so departed and went to his logyng Before they fyre began the duke of Burgoyne caused an horaloge to be taken downe the moost fayrest and goodlyest that coude be founde on that syde of the see The whiche horaloge was taken downe by peces and layed in chares and the bell also And after it was caryed to Diyon in Burgoyne and there it was sette vp there sowneth the .xxiiii. houres of the day and night AT the departyng of the kyng fro Courtrey the towne was clene distroyed and brent And the knyghtes squyers and men of warre toke some of the men women and chyldren to raunsome And so the kyng rode came to Turney and was lodged in the abbey of saiÌ„t Martyne and they of the towne dyde great reuerence to the kynge as reason requyred And all they of the towne were arayed in whyte with thre barres of grene on the one syde The cytie was deuyded to lodge the lordê The kyng lay at saynt Martyns and his company had one quarter of the towne The duke of Berry was lodged in the bysshoppes lodginge the duke of Burgoyne at the crowne the duke of Burbone at the golden heed the coÌ„stable at saynt James heed Ther was a cry made in the kingê name on payne of dethe no man to do any hurt to the people of the cytie and that no manne take any thyng without he pay truely therfore and that none entre in to the countie of Heynaulte to do any hurte or domage there All these thynges were well kept and holden there the lordes refresshed theÌ„ well And they of the farr countreis departed and retourned homewarde some by Lysle some by Doway and some by UalenceÌ„nes The erle of Bloyse toke leaue of the kynge and of his vncles and of his companyon therle of Ewe and so returned to his herytage in Heynalte And he lay a day and a nyght at UalenceÌ„nes wher he was well refresshed For he had achyued entierly the loue of the good people of the towne for the seruyce that he dyde to the countre whan the bretons burgonyons and sauoy syns wolde haue ouerron the countre whiche was let by his meanes And also for sir Tyrrie of Disquemyne who helde them of Ualencennes in great feate Whiche mater was putte in to the erles handes and in to the lorde of Couces and so therby they were in peace Than the erle departed fro Ualencennes and went to LeÌ„decheries and ther he taryed a season with the lady Mary his wyfe and Lewes his sofie And the somer after he went to Bloyse but the couÌ„tesse his wife and his sonne taryed styll in Heynalt and for the moost parte lay at Beaumont ¶ Howe the frenche kyng caÌ„e to Parys and howe he caused to be putte downe the cheyns and harnes in the towne and howe the parisyeÌ„s were raunsomed at his pleasure Cap. CCCC .xxvi. IN lykewise the erle of Marche and sir James of Burbone his brother deê‘ted fro Tourney and went to refresshe them at Scluse in Heynault on their owne herytages Sir Guy de lauall breton went to Cheure in Heynault wher he had parte of enherytauÌ„ce for he and sir Robert of Namure were lordê therof And yâ— lorde of Coucy went to Mortayn on the ryuer of Lescalt and there refresshed hym and his coÌ„pany but for the most parte he hym selfe was with the kyng at Turney The erle of saynt Poule had coÌ„missyon to chastyce the Urbanystes wherof ther were many in that towne And so he fouÌ„de many and euer as he founde theÌ„ in the churche of our lady or els where they were taken put in prison and sore rauÌ„somed And by that meanes the erle of saynt Poule gathered toguyder in a shorte season more than seuyn thousande frankes For there was none that scaped hym but that payed or founde good suretie to paye And whyle that the kyng lay at Tourney they of Gaunt had a saueconduct to go and coÌ„e and to entreate for a peace But in all their treaties they were as harde and as proude as thoughe they had won the vyctorie of the batayle of Rosebeque They sayd they wolde gladly put theÌ„ selfe vnder the obeysaunce of the frenche kyng to holde of hym and to haue their resort to the court of Parys But they sayd they wolde neuer haue nor take to their lorde the erle Loyes For they sayde they coude neuer loue hym bycause of the great domages that they had receyued by hym and by his meanes All that euer the kyng and his counsayle coude do
was nat so soone done for diuerse lordes in Languedor wolde nat at the â—yrâ—â—e obeye to yelde them selfe to holde of the kynge of Englande for all that the frenche kynge hadde quyted them of theyr faith homage that they shulde haue done to hym for it semed right coÌ„n trarte to them to obey to the englâ—â—hemen and specially they of farre macches as â—he 〈◊〉 of Marche the erle of Piergourt the erle of Gomegines the vicount of Chaltellon the 〈…〉 ount of Carmaing the lorde of Pyncorneâ— and dyuerse other and they maruailed greatly of the resort and alligeance that the frenche kyng had quyted them of wold haue them to do it to the englisshemen And soâ—â—e of them sayd that the kyng ought nat so to acquite them nor by right myght so do for they sayd ther were iÌ„ Gascoyâ— olde auncient charters and priuileges graunted by great Charlemayne who was kynge of Fraunce that he myght nat put their resort aliegeaunce into any other court but allonely in his And therfore these lordes at the first â—â—lde nat obey to that pointmeÌ„t but the frenche kyng who wolde hold and accomply â—â—he that he had sworne and sealed vnto sent thither to them the lorde James of Bourbon his dere â—osyn Who apeased the moost parte of the sayd lordes and so they became liege menne to the kynge of England as the erle of Arminacke the lorde Dalbret and many other Who at the desyre of the frenche kynge and of the lorde of Bourbon hiss cosyn obeyed to the Englysshemen full sore agaynste theyr Wylless And also on the see syde in Poictou and Rochelss and in â—aynton thyss composicion was right displea 〈…〉 to the lordes and knyghtê and good towness of that conÌ„trey Whan they sawe that it 〈◊〉 theym to become englisshe and specially they of yâ— towne of Rochell wolde nat agree therto and so excused them selfe often tymes and so contynued a hole yere that they wolde nat suffre the englisshemen to entre into the towne And it is meruaile to reherse the amiable and swete wordâ—â— that they wrote to the frenche kynge In desyrynge hym for goddess sake that he wolde nat acquyte them of the faith that they owe to hym nor to put them out of his demayne into the hades of straungers sayeng how they had rather to be taxed yerely to the halfe of theyr substancâ— than to be vnder the handes of the englisshmen The frenche kynge Who sawe well their good wyls and trouth that they bare to hym by theyr often excusacionss had of them great pâ—e â—owâ— be it he sent and wrote affectuously to theym to the entent that they shulde fulfyll his desire shewynge them that elles the peace shulde be broken iÌ„ their defaute the whiche shulde be a great preiudice to the realme of France so that whaâ— they of Rochell sawe no other remedye and 〈◊〉 sydered the distresse that they were in and 〈◊〉 theyr 〈…〉 usacionss nor desire coude nat be accepted Than they obeyed full sore againsâ—â— theyr wylles And the honest men of the towne sayde We shall obeye the Englysshemen from hense forth but our hartes shall nat remoue from the frenche parte Thus the kyng of England had the possession and sesâ—nynge of the duchie of Aquitayne of the countie of Ponthieu of Guynes and of all the landes that he ought to hauâ— on that syde of the see that is to say in the realme of Fraunce gyuen hym by the ordinance of the sayd treatye And so the same yere ser JohnÌ„ Chandos passed the see as reget and lieutenaÌ„t to the kynge of Englande and toke possession of all the sayd lades with the faithess homagess of all the Erles vicountess baroness knyghtess and squyers towness and forteresses and â—et 〈◊〉 euery place constabless capitayness 〈◊〉 and officers by hiss ordinaunce and laye hym selfe at Nyort and there he helde a great estate and noble for he had well wherwith for the kyng of Englande Who entierly loued hym Wolde that he shulde so do for he was well worthy for he was a good knyght curtesse and benynge amyable liberall preuâ— sage and trewe in all causes and valiauntly had mayntayned hym selfe among all lordes ladies and dammuselless Nor there was neuer knyght in his tyme better beloued nor praysed of euery creature ANd in the meane season that the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of the kynge of Englande were takynge of the possessions of the forsaid landes accordyng to the treatye and peace There were certayne other deputies stablysshed by the kynge of Englande in the bondes and limitations of FraÌ„ce With certayne persones commytted by the freÌ„che kynge to cause all maner of men of warre to auoyde and departe oute of the holdes and 〈…〉 soâ—s that they helde by the coÌ„maundement oâ— the kyng of Englande and they were straitly 〈◊〉 on peyne of theyr lyues and gooddes and to be reputed as ennemies to the kyng of Englande that they shulde leaue and delyuer vp all suche forteresses as they helde that shulde perteyue to the frenche kynge So there were some knyghtes and squâ—ers suche as owed a 〈…〉 geaunce to the kynge of Englande obâ—â—ed the kynges commaundement and rendâ—ed â—rcaused to be rendred the fortresses that they helde But there were some that wolde nat obeye sayeng howe they made warre in the title of the kynge of Nauarre Also there were many strangers that were great capitaynes and great pyllers that Wolde nat departe as Almayns Brabances Flemmynges â—aynows 〈◊〉 mansoâ—s fraÌ„coâ—s who were but pore by reason of the warres wherfore they thought to recouer them selfe with makynge of Warre in the realme of Fraunce The whiche people perseuered styll in theyr euyll doynge and so they dyd after moche euyll in the Realme agaynste all them that they were in displeasure with And Whan the capitaynes were thus departed in courtesse maner out of these fortresses that they helde and that they were in the felde than they gaue leaue to theyr men of warre to departe Who had lerned so to pylle and robbe that they thought to retourne into theyr owne countreys was nat to them profitable and perauenture they durste nat bicause of suche vyllayne dedes that they were accused of there So that they gathered them selfe to guyther and made amonge them selâ—e newe capitaynes and toke by election the worste and moost vnhappy personne of theym all and so rode forthe one fro an other and mette to guether agayne fyrste in Champaygne and in Bourgoyn and there assembled by great companyes the Whiche were called the late commers bicause they hadde as than but lyttell pylled in the Realme of France And sodainly they went and toke by strengthe the forteresse of Genuille and great gooddes therin the whiche were brought thyther by theym of the countrey on truste of the stronge place And whan these coÌ„panions had thus found in this place suche great riches the whiche was estymed to be to the value of a huÌ„dred thousande frankes They deuyded hit amonge them