pykes and matockê in their handes and so pearsed the walles in dyuers places so that they within weresore a basshed Howbeit they defeÌ„ded theÌ„ selfe as valiaÌ„tly as euer men dyde And JohnÌ„ Cresuell Dauyd Holegraue who were capitayns ymagyned consydred the parell that they were in and parceyued howe the constable and his coÌ„pany were nat in mynde to deê‘t tyll they had wonne the castell And they sawe well that yf they were taken by force they shulde all dye also they parceyued howe there was no coÌ„fort comynge to them fro any parte Wherfore all thynges coÌ„sydred they entred into a treaty to yelde vp them selfe their lyues and goodes saued And the constable who wolde no lengar greue his company nor to sore oppresse them of the castell bycause he sawe well they were valyant men of armes He was contente they shulde departe without any hurte of their bodyes so they toke no goodes with them except golde or syluer and so they departed and were coÌ„ueyed to Poicters Thus the constable had the castell of Montcountour and newe fortifyed it and so taryed there a space to refresshe him and his company bycause he wyst nat as than whyder to drawe other to Poicters or to some other place Whan they of the cyte of Poicters knewe howe the constable bretons had wonne agayne the castell of Montcountoure than were they more abashed thaÌ„ before And sent incontynent their messangers to sir Thomas Percy who was their seneshall was rydynge in the coÌ„pany of the Captall And or sir Thomas Percy knewe of those tidynges sir Johan Deureur who was in the castell of Rochell was enformed howe the constable of FraÌ„ce hadde ben before Poicters and aduysed the place whersore he thought verely they shulde be besieged And also he herde howe the seneschall was nat there wherfore he thought he wolde go and conforte them of Poicters And so departed fro Rochell with a fyftie speares and sette a squyer called Pbylpot MaÌ„seyle to be capitayne there tyll his retourne agayne And so rode to Poiters and entred in to the cytie wherof they within thanked him greatly Than these tidynges came to sir ThomÌ„s Percy who was with the Captall from his men in the cytie of Poicters Desyringe him to coÌ„e to them for they feared of a siege to be layed to them and that he wolde bring with him as moche helpe and ayde as he coulde Certifyenge hym howe the frenchmen were stronge Than sir Thomas shewed these tidynges to the Captall to the entent to knowe what he wolde say therto The Captall sayde he wolde take aduyse on that mater And so the aduise taken he was nat deâ—myned to breke his owne iourney for that mater but he gaue leaue to ser ThomÌ„s Percy to departe fro hym and so he dyde and rode to Poicters wher he was receyued with great toye of them of the towne for they great lye desyred his presens And ther he founde sir Johan Deureux so eche of them made great there of other All this was shewed to the constable who was styll at Montcountoure and howe that they of Poicters were newly refresshed with men of warre THe same season came to his knowlege howe the duke of Berrey with a great nombre of men of warre of Auuergne Berrey and of Burgoyne and of the marchesse of Lymosyn Was fully determyned to lay seige to saynt Seuere in Limosyn whiche parteyned to sir JohnÌ„ Deureux And capitayns therof vnder hym were sir Wyllyam Percy Rycharde Gylle and Richarde Horne with acertayne nombre of good men of warr And they hadde before ouerronne the countre of Auuergne and Limosyn and had done moche yuell wherfore the duke of Berrey was determyned to drawe thyder And sent and desyred the constable that if he myght in any wyse to come to hym for the sayd entent The constable who was a wyse and a subtell knight in all his dedê consydred well that to lay siege to Poicters shulde lytell auayle him seyng the cyte newe refresshed with men of warre wherfore he sayde he wolde drawe to the duke of Berrey And so departed fro MoncouÌ„tour with all his host and ordred for the kepyng of that garyson And so rode forthe tyll he came to the duke of Berrey who thaked him moche of his comyng and all his copany So they was a great hoost whan bothe hoostes were assembled togyder And so they toue toguyder tyll they came before saynt Seuere they were well a four thousande men of armes and so belieged the garyson and determyned nat to departe thens tyll they hadde won it 〈◊〉 so fetrsly assayled it And sir WyllmÌ„ Percy valiantly defended the fortresse These twdynges came to the cycle of Poycters and to sir John Deureur who was lorde of saynt Seuere Howe the duke of Berrey the doulphyn of Auuergne the costable of Fraunce the lorde Clysson and the vicount of Rohan with foure thousande men of armes had besieged the fortresse of saynt Seuer in Limosyn wherof sir Johan Deureur was right pensyue and sayd to syr Thomas Percy who was there present at the report makyng Sir Thomas ye are se nelhall of this countrey and haue great puyssaunce Sir I requyre you helpe to socour my men who are but lost if they haue no helpe sit quod he gladde wold I be to synde remedy for them for the loue of you I wyll departe and go with you and let vs go speke with my lorde the caprall of Beufz who is nat farre hens and let vs do our best to moue hym to go and helpe to reyse yâ— siege and to fight with the freÌ„chmen Than they departed fro Poicters and left the kepyng of the cytie with the mayre of the same called Johan Reynalt a good trewe and iuste man And so long they rode toygder that they founde yâ— captall in the feldes ridyng towarde saynt John Dangle Than these two knyghtâ— shewed to hym howe the frenchmen had taken Mountmorillon besyde Poietres and also the strong castell of Montcountour and were as than at siege before saynt Seuere parteyning to sir Johan Deureur also they shewed hym howe sir WyllmÌ„ Percy was within the castell Gylle and Richard Horne who were no men to be lost The Captall studyed a lytell at those wordes and than answered and sayd 〈◊〉 what thynke you best that I shulde do to the which couÌ„sayle ther were dyuers knights called and they all answered and sayd Sir it hath ben a great season that we haue herde you say that ye desyre greatly to fight with the frenchmen And sir ye can nat better fynde theÌ„ that nowe Therfore sir drawe thyder and sende out your coÌ„maundement into Poictou and Amou we shal be men ynowe to fight with them with the good wyll we haue therto By my faythe 〈◊〉 the Captall I am coÌ„tent we shall shortely fight 〈◊〉 theÌ„ by the grace of god and saynt George In contyneÌ„t the captall sent letters to the barons knightes and squyers of
of the marshals retourned to the kynges hoost about noone and so lodged all toguyder nere to Cressy in Pouthieu the kynge of Englande was well enfourmed howe the frenche kyng folowed after hym to fight Than he said to his coÌ„pany lette vs take here some plotte of grouÌ„de for we wyll go no farther tylle we haue sene our ennemyes I haue good cause here to abyde them for I am on the ryght herytage of the quene my mother the which lande was gyuen aâ—her maryage I woll chalenge it of myne aduersary Philyppe of Ualoys and bycause that he had nat the eyght part in nombre of men as the frenche kyng had therfore he commaunded his marshals to chose a plotte of grounde som what for his aduauntage and so they dyde and thyder the kynge and his hoost went than he sende his currours to Abuyle to se if the frenche kyng drewe that day into the felde or natte They went forthe and retourned agayne and sayde howe they coude se none aparence of his commyng than euery man toke their lodgyng for that day and to be redy in the mornynge at the sound of the truÌ„pet in the same place Thus friday the frenche kynge taryed styll in Abuyle abyding for his coÌ„pany and sende his two marshals to ryde out to se the dealyng of thenglysshmen and at nyght they retourned sayde howe the englysshmen were lodged in the feldes â–ª that nyght the frenche kyng made a supper to all the chefe lordes that were ther with hym and after supper the kyng desyred them to be frendes â—â—h to other the kyng loked for the erle of Sauoy who shulde come to hym with a thousande speares for he had receyued wages for a thre monethes of them at Troy in Campaigne ¶ Of the order of the englysshmen at Cressy and howe they made thre batayls a fote Cap. C .xxviii. ON the friday as I sayd before the kyng of Englande lay in the feldes for the contrey was pleÌ„tyfull of wynes and other vytayle if nede had ben they had prouisyon folowyng in cartê and other caryages That night the kyng made a supper to all his chefe lordes of his hoost made them gode chere and whan they were all departed to take their rest Than the kynge entred into his oratorie and kneled downe before the auter prayeng god deuoutly that if he fought the next day that he might achyue the iourney to his honour than aboute mydnight he layde hym downe to rest and in the mornynge he rose be tymes and harde masse â–ª and the prince his sonne with hym and the moste part of his compaâ—â— were confessed and houseled And after the 〈…〉 asse sayde he commauÌ„ded euery man to be armed to drawe to the felde to the same place before apoynted than the kyng caused a parke to be made by the wodesyde behynde his hoost and ther was set all cartes and caryages and within the parke were all their horses for euery man was a fote And into this parke there was but one entre than he ordayned thre batayls In the first was the yonge prince of Wales with hym the erle of Warwyke and Canforde the lorde Godfray of Harecourt sir Reynolde Cobham sir ThomÌ„s Holande the lorde Stafforde the lorde of Maâ—uy the lorde Dalaware sir JohnÌ„ Chandos sir Bartylmewe de Bomes sir Robert Neuyll the lorde Thomas Clyfforde the lorde Bourchier the lorde de la Tumyer dyuers other knyghtes and squyers that I can nat name they wer an .viii. hundred men of armes and two thousande archers and a thousande of other with the walsshmen euery lorde drue to the felde apoynted vnder his owne baner and penone In the second batayle was therle of Northampton the erle of Aâ—â—dell the lorde Rosse the lorde Lygo the lorde Wylough by the lord Basset the lorde of saynt Aubyne sir Loyes Tueton the lorde of Myleton the lorde de la Sell and dyuers other about an eight hundred men of armes and twelfhundred archers The thirde batayle had the kyng he had seuyn hundred men of armes and two thousande archers than the kyng lept on a hobby with a whyte rodde in his hand one of his marshals on the one hande and the other on the other hand he rode fro reuke to reuke desyringe euery man to take hede that day to his right and honour He spake it so swetely with so good couÌ„tenance and mery chere that all suche as were dysconfited toke courage in the sayeng and heryng of him And whan he had thus visyted all his batayls it was than nyne of the day than he caused euery man to eate drinke a lytell and so they dyde at their leaser And afterwarde they ordred agayne their bataylles than euery man lay downe on the yerth and by hym his salet and bowe to be the more 〈◊〉 heâ— whan their ennemyes shulde come ¶ Th order of the frenchmen at Cressy and howe they behelde the demeanour of thenglysshmen Cap. C .xxix. THis saturday the frenche kynge rose â—â—tymes and hard masse in Abuyle in his lodgyng in the abbey of saynt Peter and he departed after the some rysing whan he was out of the towne two leages aprocâ—yng towarde his ennemys some of his lordes sayd to hym Sir it were good that ye ordred yor batayls and let all your fote men passe som what on before that they be nat troubled with the horsemen Than the kyng sent .iiii. knyghtê the Moyne Bastell the lorde of Noyers the lorde of Beauie we and the lorde â—am begny to ryde to a viewe thenglysshe hoste and so they rode so nere that they might well se part of their dealyng Thenglysshmen sawe the well and knewe well howe they were come thyder to a vieu them they let them alone and made no countena 〈…〉 warde theÌ„ and let them retourne as they came And whan the frenche kyng sawe 〈…〉 oure knyghtes retourne agayne he taryâ—â—â—â—ll they came to hym and sayd sirs what tidynges these four knyghtes eche of them loked on other for ther was none wolde speke before his coÌ„panyon finally the kyng sayd to Moyne who pertayned to the kyng of Behaygne and had done in his dayes somoch that he was reputed for one of the valyantest knightê of the worlde sir speke you Than he sayd sir I shall spekesyth it pleaseth you vnder the correction of my felawes sir we haue ryden sene the behauyng of your ennemyes knowe ye for trouth they are rested in thre batayls abidyng for you Sir I woll counsell you as for my part sauynge your dyspleasure that you and all your coÌ„pany rest here and lodg for this nyght for or they that be behynde of your â—oÌ„pany become hyther and or your batayls beset in gode order it wyll be very late and your people be wery and out of array and ye shall fynde your ennemis fresshe and redy to receyue you erly in the mornynge ye may order your bataylles at more leaser and aduyse your ennemis at
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
to them the princis letters and they toke red them wherin they founde howe that the prince wold that ser JohnÌ„ Chandos ser Thomas Phelton the captal of Beufz shuld returne to hym to the cyte of Angolesme and that ser Robert Canoll and his men with all the coÌ„panyons shuld abide styll make warr as they dyd And whaÌ„ these lordes who were chief of al the company vnderstode these tidynges they beholde eche other and demauÌ„ded ech of other what was best to do Than they sayd all with one voyce to sir Robert Canoll ser ye se vnderstand howe our lord the prince hath sent for vs and hath ordeyned that ye shuld abide styl here in this countre as chief gouerno r of al his men of warr Sirs sayd he my lorde the prince putteth me to more honor than I wold but ss knowe for trouth with out you I wyll nat abide for if you veyt I wyl departe So they determined all to returne to the prince to knowe his pleasure entent more playnly Thus brake vp this great vyage and iorney And at ther departyng they sent ser Perducas Dalbret to the towne of Rochemador to kepe the fronter there agaynst the frenchemen And than they sayd to all the other companioÌ„s sirs ye haue herde howe the prince hath sent for vs as yet we knowe nat the caus why Ther fore we shall shew you what ye shall do ye shall assemble you toguyder with your companyes and entre into the marchesse of Lymosyn Auuergne and make ther warre for wtout warr ye can nat lyue And sirs we promyse you faithfully that if ye wynne towne forteresse orcastell wher soeuer it be and yf it fortune that ye or any of you be ther besieged we wyll so confort you that we wyll reyse the siege And whaÌ„ they herde that promyse they sayde Sirs we shall do the best that we can on the trust of yor promyse for paraduenture we shall haue nede therof Thus they departed eche fto other and so brake vp that iourney and these lordes weÌ„t streight to Angolesme to the prince who made to theÌ„ great chere And a lytell before ther was come to the prince oute of the countie of Pyergourt the erle of Cambridge the erle of Penbroke sir Johan Mountagu and other ¶ Nowe let vs speke of the englysshe companyons who were departed fro sir JohnÌ„ ChaÌ„dos and howe they perceyuered ¶ Howe the englysshe companyons toke the castell of Bell perche therin the duke of Burbons mother and also they toke the stroÌ„ge castell of saiÌ„t Seuere in Berry Cap. CC .lxi. AMong these sayd companyoÌ„s ther were thre squiers who were great capitanes hardy and well experte meÌ„ of warr specially in sautyng and scalyng of townes and forteresses The one named Ortygo the seconde Bernarde de Wyske and the thirde de la Sale These thre thought nat to syt ydell but to do some dede wherby to be spoken of Than they with their coÌ„pany weÌ„t into Lymosyn and seneshall and gouernoure ther vnder the prince was sir Johan Deureux These thre forsayd squyers toke their aduyse to assay to get some forteresse in Fraunce and than they knewe well that Bell perche in Burbonoyse was a stronge castell and that therin dwelled the duke of Burbons mother and mother to the frenche quene And they vnderstode by their spyes that the good lady was in the castell alone without company or good watche for they harde reported howe the constable of the castell wolde often tymes ryde out and take ly tell hede to the saue kepynge of the place So these coÌ„panyons a certayne of theÌ„ such as they dyde chose out slept nat their purpose but rode in a day and a night in the mornyng came to Bell perche and scaled the castell and toke it the good lady within it And thanÌ„e they sawe well howe the forteresse was good and strong and in a good plentyfull couÌ„tre and sayd how they trusted to kepe it agaynst all men And also the same night they toke another castell called saynt Seuere on the marchesse of Lymosyn and gaue it to sir Johan Deureux These tidynges was anone knowen in France howe Bell perche was taken by thenglysshmen and the quenes mother within it Wherof the freÌ„che kyng was sore displeased and so was the quene and the duke of Burbone but they coulde nat amende it as at that tyme. In the same season sir Loyes of Sanxere a right valyant knight and a hardy was chosen and admytted to be one of the marshals of the warr in France howbeit as than lyued sir Arnolde Dandrehen but he was so aged and brused in armes and trauayle of tyme passed that he coude nat well helpe him selfe nor coulde no lengar attende on that office Howbeit he wolde â—ere harnesse at tyme of nede ¶ Nowe let vs speke somwhat of the busynesse of Picardy of assembly that was made at Tornehen THe frenche kyng all the season of somer had made a great appayrell of shyppes and vessels in the porte of Hareluce to the entent to haue sent an army into Englande well furnysshed with good men of armes knightes and squiers Wherof sir Philyppe his brother duke of Burbon was admytted as chefe gouernour to th entent to haue distroyed Englande And the frenche kyng lay at the cyite of Roane the better to bring about his purpose And euery weke a two or thre tymes he wolde go and se his shyppes he had so great mynde and affection on them And besyde that his coÌ„maundement was so spredde ouer all the realme that about Rone Ueulguessyn and Beaumosyne ther came dayly men of warr in so great nombre that it was marueyle to regard them And dayly great pruisyon came to them as yf they had ben in Castyle or Portyngale Howebeit the lorde Clysson who was one of the chiefest of the kynges counsayle acorded nat to this by age but discounsayled the kyng and all the nobles of the realme fro this iourney into EnglaÌ„de Sayeng howe they were nat so well accustomed to make warr as thenglysshmen were And alleged therto dyuers reasons as he that knewe more the coÌ„dicyons and nature of the englysshmen and the state of Englande than other dyd NatwithstaÌ„dyng he coude nat breke the kyngê purpose nor some of his couÌ„sell but yâ— this viage shulde go forward The king of England and his son the duke of LaÌ„castre and dyuers of his counsell were well enformed of this army and viage how the frenchmen wolde coÌ„e and make warr on them in their owne couÌ„tre wherof they were right ioyouse And had furnisshed the portes and passages on the see agaynst Poictou Normandy to receyue them if they came And all the realme of Englande was fully determyned to fight with theÌ„ if they wolde come into the realme Than the kyng of England was counsayled to send his son the duke of Lancastre with a certayne nombre of men of warr
sir James of Uien the admyrall of Fraunce the doulpoyu of Auuergne sir Johan of Bulle and dyuerss other lordes And all these helde their iourney and day before Bercerell but none came thyder to apere before them and so the forte resse was yelded vp and euery man departed who wolde and so sir JohnÌ„ Apert and his men of Cornewall tooke the see and retourned in to Englande and the lordes of FrauÌ„ce toke possessyon of the forteresse of Bercerell and newe repayred it and refresshed it with men artyllary and other puruyances And anone after by the coÌ„mauÌ„dment of the french king all these men of warre went and layd siege before saynt Saluyour the vicount in CoÌ„stantyne whiche parteyned before to sir Johan Chandos and after his dethe the kyng of Englande gaue it sir Alayn of Boucquesell who as thaÌ„ was in Englande and he hadde lefte a capitayne there a squier called Charenton with him sir Thomas Cornet Johan de Bourge and the thre bretherne of Maulurier and with them there were a sixscore men of warr and so saynt Sauiour was besieged by see by sir Johan of Uien admyrall of FrauÌ„ce and by lande by the other lordê of Bretayne and Normandy Ther was a great hoost and they dressed vp engyns agaynst the towne whichesore traueyled them within the forteresse NOwe let vs speke of the lordê that 〈◊〉 at Bruges to entreat for a peace of the freÌ„che parte The dukes of Anion and of Burgoyne the erle of Salebruch the bysshoppe of Amiens the chiefe of Bayeux And on the englisshe parte there was the duke of LaÌ„castre the erle of Salisbury and the bysshop of LoÌ„don So at last to th entent that none yuell nor trouble shulde coÌ„e to any of these lordes nor to none of their men that rode in out dayly bytwene the parties Therfore they agreed on a truce to endure to the fyrst day of May next after in all the marches of Calais and to the ryuer of Some and other landes to be styll in warre Than there was sent in to Bretayne the lorde Clysson and the lorde de Lauall with all their companyes to kepe the fronters there about ¶ Howe the duke of Bretayne arryued in Bretayne where he tooke dyuers castels and forteresses by force and of the trewce that was made bytwene the french kyng and the kyng of Englande and their alyes Cap. CCC .xiii. WHyle these lordes were entreatyng for peace at Brugê The duke of Bretayn who was in Englande as ye haue herde here before sawe well howe his countre was in great trybulacion nighe all the countre turned agaynst hym And as than the countesse his wyfe was in the castell of Alroye and him selfe about the kyng of EnglaÌ„de who right hertely loued him and to hym sayd Fayreson I knowe well howe for the loue of me ye haue put in balance your landes and are put out of your seignory fayre herytage but be ye in certayne that I shall right well recouer it you agayne for I woll make no peace with the freÌ„chmen without ye be coÌ„prssed therin and you to haue agayne your herytage The duke huÌ„bly thaÌ„ked hym And so yâ— same season the duke of Bretayne assembled toguyder at HaÌ„pton thre M. archers And they were all payed their wages by the ordynance of the kyng of Englande for halfe a yere with theÌ„ two M. men of armes And in that iorney there went therles of CaÌ„bridge and of Marche the lorde Spenser sir ThomÌ„s HolaÌ„de Nicholas Camoire Edwarde Twyford Richarde Pontchardon Johan â—esselle Thomas Grantson Hugh Hastyngê the lordê of MaÌ„ue of Pole and diuers other knightes squiers the duke of Bretayne with all his company arryued at saynt Mathewes of tyne Potern in Bretayne and so toke lande and in contynent assayled the castell which was without the towne the castell was nat greatly fortifyed nother with men nor artillery and so the engylsshmen toke it by force and slewe all them that were within and whan they within the towne of saynte Mathewes knewe therof they opened their gates receyued in the duke as their lord Than thenglisshmen went to the towne of Polle de Lyon whiche was stronge and well closed There they made a great assaute and the archers beyng on the dykes shot so holy togyder that fewe or none durst shewe them selfe at defence so the towne was wonne ouerron and exyled than they went to Brue de Uaulx which was well fortifyed with men of armes other purueyaunces for the lordes of Clysson and Beaumanoyre the vycount of Rohan and dyuers other lordes of Bretayne had been there but a lytell be fore had refresshed the fortresse with euery thing that neded and so the duke and the englisshmen layd siege therto And whan they of saynt Sauyour the vicouÌ„t vnderstode howe the duke of Bretayn and these lordes of Englande were arryued in Bretayne they trusted that they wolde come thyder and reyse the siege about them whiche they greatly desyred for they were greatly coÌ„streyned by their engyns which dyde cast day and nyght so that they wyst nat where to kepe theÌ„selfe out of danger Than they toke aduyse to entreat with the freÌ„chmen to haue a truse to endure to Ester the yere of our lorde M. thre hundred .lxxv. whiche was but .vi. wekes after so that within that tyme they shulde be fought withall orreysed fro the sege or els to yelde vp the forteresse their lyues and goodê saued this truce was taken but they lay styll at siege but they made no warre eche to other duryng that season THe vicont of Rohan the lordê of Clisson and of Beaumanoyre who laye in fronter agaynst the duke of Bretayne and theÌ„glisshmen who lay at sege before saynt Bru de Uaulx and they herde reported howe sir JohnÌ„ Deureux was nere to Campelly made great warre in the countre and had newly repayred and fortifyed a lytell fortresse wherin he was and made there his garyson and called it the Nouell for t so that they of CaÌ„pelly coulde nat issue out of their towne without trouble And so they sent worde therof to the lorde Clysson who was at Lamballe than he and his company departed thens and left men behynde them to kepe the towne and rode so longe that they came to the newe forters and layd seige therto whiche tidynges came to the duke of Bretayn where as he was at siege before saynt Brue de Uaulx where as the duke had made a myne the which had bene a makyng the space of .xv. dayes and at the same tyme they had loste their myne and labour And whan the duke and the lordes of his hoost knewe that they sayd all thynges consydered they thought they loste their tyme to abyde there any lenger wherfore they sayd it were better for them to go and ayde sir JohnÌ„ Deureux for if we may fynde them in the felde that hath layde siege to hym we trust we
souerayne lorde kynge Henry the .viii. kyng of Englande and of Fraunce and highe defender of the christen faythe c. Under his gracyous supportacyon to do my deuoyre to translate out of frenche in to our maternall englysshe tonge the sayd volumes of sir Johan Froyssart Whiche cronycle begynneth at the raygne of the moost noble and valyant kynge Edwarde the thyrde The yere of our lorde a thousande thre hundred and sixtene And contynucth to the begynning of the reigne of king Henry the fourth The yere of our lorde god a thousande and foure hundred The space by twene is threscore and fourtene yeres Requyrynge all the reders and herers therof to take this my rude translacion in gre And in that I haue nat folowed myne authour worde by worde yet I trust I haue ensewed the true reporte of the sentence of the mater And as for the true namyng of all maner of personages Countreis cyties townes ryuers or teldes Where as I coude nat name them properly nor aptely in Englysshe I haue written them acordynge as I founde them in frenche And thoughe I haue nat gyuen euery lorde knyght or squyer his true addycion yet I trust I haue natswarued fro the true senteÌ„ce of the mater And there as I haue named the dystaunce bytwene places by myles and leages they must be vnderstande acordyng to the custome of the couÌ„treis where as they be named for in some place they be lengar than in some other In Englande a leage or myle is well knowen in FrauÌ„ce a leage is two myles and in some place thre And in other couÌ„treis more or lesse euery nacion hath sondrie customes And if any faute be in this my rude translacyon I remyt the correctyon therof to theÌ„ that discretely shall fynde any reasonable deraute And in their so doynge I shall pray god to sende theÌ„ the blysse of heuen Amen Thus endeth the preface of sir JohnÌ„ Bourchier knight lorde berners traÌ„slatour of this present cronycle And herafter foloweth the table with all the chapiters as they stande in the boke in order from one to four huÌ„dred fyftie and one Whiche be in nombre C C C C. and li. chapiters ¶ Here after foloweth the table of this present volume FIrst the auctours ê“loge Ca. i. ¶ Of them that were moost valyant knightes to be made mencion of in this boke Cap. ii ¶ Of some of the prevecessours of kyng Edwarde of Englande Cap. iii. ¶ Of some of the prrentes of this good kyng Edwarde the thyrbe Cap. iiii ¶ The first occasyon of the warre bytwene the the kynges of Englande of FrauÌ„ce Cap. v. ¶ Howe therle Thomas of Lancastre .xxii. other great lordes and knyghtes of Englande werebeheeded Cap. vi ¶ Howe the quene of Englande went and coÌ„playned her to the kyng of FrauÌ„ce her brother on sir Hewe Spensar Cap. vii ¶ Howe sir Hewe Spensar purchased that the quene Isabell of Englande was putte out of Fraunce Cap. viii ¶ Howe quene Isabell deê‘ted out of Fraunce and entred in to the empyre Cap. ix ¶ Howe quene Isabell areyued in Englande with sir JohnÌ„ of Heynalt in her coÌ„pany Ca. x. ¶ Howe the quene of Englande besieged kynge Edwarde the seconde her housbande in the towne of Bristowe Cap. xi ¶ Howe sir Hewe SpeÌ„sar thelder and therle of Arundell were iudged to bethe Cap. xii ¶ Howe sir Hewe Spensar was putte to his iudgement Cap. xiii ¶ Of the coronacyon of kynge Edwarde the thirde Cap. xiiii ¶ Howe kyng Robert de Breur of ScotlaÌ„de defyed kyng Edwarde of Englande Cap. xv ¶ Of the disceÌ„cion that sell bytwene tharchers of Englande them of Heynalt Cap. xvi ¶ Of the maner of the scottes and howe they make their warre Cap. xvii ¶ Howe the kyng of Englande made his first iourney agaynst the scottes Cap. xviii ¶ Howe kynge Edwarde was maryed to the lady Philyppe of Heynalt Cap. xix ¶ Howe kyng Robert of scotlaÌ„de dyed ca. xx ¶ Howe Philyppe of Ualloyes was crowned kynge in Fraunce Cap. xxi Of the batayle of Cassell in FlaÌ„ders ca. xxii ¶ Howe therle of Kent and therle Mortymer in Englande were put to dethe Cap. xxiii ¶ Of the homage that kyng Edwarde of Englande made to the frenche kyng for the duchy of Guyen Cap. xxiiii ¶ Howe sir Roberte of Arthoyse was chased out of the realme of Fraunce Cap. xxv ¶ Howe kynge Edwarde tooke the towne of Berwyke agaynst the scottes Cap. xxvi ¶ Howe king Philyp of Fraunce and dyuers other kynges toke on them the crosey to the holy lande Cap. xxvii ¶ Howe kynge Edwarde of Englande was counsayled to make warre agaynst the frenche kynge Cap. xxviii ¶ Howe Jaques Dartuell gouerned the countie of Flaunders Cap. xxix ¶ Howe certayne nobles of FlauÌ„ders kept the yle of CagaÌ„t agaynst theÌ„glysshmen Cap. xxx ¶ Of the batayle of Cagant by twene the Englysshmen and flemynges Cap. xxxi ¶ Howe kynge Edwarde of Englande made great alyaunces in th empyre Cap. xxxii ¶ Howe kyng Dauyd of Scotlande made alyauÌ„ce with kyng Philyp of FraÌ„ce Ca. xxxiii ¶ Howe kyng Edwarde was made vycar generall of th eÌ„pyre of Almayne Cap. xxxiiii ¶ Howe kynge Edwarde all his alyes dede defy the frenche kyng Cap. xxxv ¶ Howe sir Gaultier of Manny after the defyaunces declared made the first iourney into Fraunce Cap. xxxvi ¶ Howe after the defyaunces the frenchemen entred in to Englande Cap. xxxvii ¶ Howe kyng Edwarde besieged the cytie of Cambrey Cap. xxxviii ¶ Howe kynge Edwarde made sir Henry of Flaunders knight Cap. xxxix ¶ Howe the kyng of Englande and the freÌ„che kynge toke day to fight Cap. xl ¶ Howe these two kynges ordayned their batayls at Uyronfosse Cap. xli ¶ Howe the sayd two kynges departed without batayle Cap. xlii ¶ Howe king Edwarde of Englande toke on him to beare the armes of Fraunce the â—â—me to be called kyng therof Cap. xliii ¶ Howe the frenchmen brent in the lanbes of sir Johan of Heynalt Cap. xliiii ¶ Howe therle of Heynalt toke and distroyed Aubenton and Thyerache Cap. xlv ¶ Howe they of Tourney made a iourney in to Flaunders Cap. xlvi ¶ Of the iourney that duke JohnÌ„ of NormaÌ„dy made in to Heynalt Cap. xlvii ¶ Howe they of Doway made a iourney in to Ostrenant and howe the erle of Heynalt was in Englande Cap. xlviii ¶ Howe the duke of Normandy layd siege to Thyne the bysshoppe Cap. xlix ¶ Of the batayle on the see before Srluse in Flaunders bytwene the kynge of Englande the frenchmen Cap. l. ¶ Howe kynge Robert of Cycile dyde all that he might to pacify the kynges of Englande Fraunce Cap. li. ¶ Of the couÌ„sayle that the kyng of England his alyes helde at the towne of Uyllenort ca. lii ¶ Howe the kyng of Englande layde siege to the cytie of Iourney Cap. liii ¶ Howe the erle of Heynalt distroyed the townes of Seclyn and Dorchies Cap. liiii ¶ Howe the scottes wan agayne a great
and achyued by yâ— warres of FraÌ„ce and Ingland shuld notably be inregisterd and put in perpetuall memory wherby the prewe and hardy may haue ensample to in courage them in theyr well doyng I syr JohnÌ„ Froissart wyll treat and recorde an hystory of great louage and preyse But or I begyn I require the sauyour of all the worlde who of nothyng created al thynges that he wyll gyue me suche grace and vnderstandyng that I may coÌ„tinue and ê‘ euer in suche wyse that who so this proces redeth or hereth may take pastauÌ„ce pleasure and ensample It is sayd of trouth that al buyldynges are masoned and wroughte of dyuerse stones and all great tyuers are gurged assembled of diuers surges and sprynges of water In lyke wyse all sciences are extraught and coÌ„piled of diuerse clerkes of that one wryteth another parauenture is ignorant But by the famous wrytyng of auncient auctours all thyngis ben knowen in one place or other Than to attaygne to the mater that I haue entreprised I wyll begyn Fyrst by the grace of god and of the blessed virgyn ourlady saynt Mary from whom all comfort consolation procedeth and wyll take my foundation out of the true cronicles somtyme coÌ„pyled by the right reuerend discrete and sage maister JohnÌ„ la Bele somtyme Chanon in saint LaÌ„bartis of Liege who with good herte and due diligence dyd his true deuoure in wrytyng this noble cronicle and dyd contynue it all his lyf dayes in folowyng the trouth as nere as he myght to his great charge coste in sekyng to haue the perfight knowledge therof He was also in his lyf dayes Welbeloued of the secret counsayle with the lorde sir JohnÌ„ of Haynaulte who is often remembred as reason requyreth here after in this boke For of many fayre and noble auentures he was chief causer And by whose meanes the sayd ser JohnÌ„ la Bele myght well knowe and here of many dyuers noble dedes The whiche here after shal be declared Trouth it is that I who haue entreprised this boke to ordeyne for pleasure and pastaunce to the whiche alwayes I haue ben inclyned and for that intent I haue folowed and frequented the company of dyuerse noble and great lordes as well in Fraunce Juglande and Scotland as in diuerse other countries and haue had knowledge by them And alwayes to my power iustly haue inquired for the trouth of the dedis of warre and auentures that haue fallen and specially syth the great batell of Poyters where as the noble kynge JohnÌ„ of France was takyn prisoner as before that tyme I was but of a yonge age or vnderstandyng Ho we be it I toke on me assoone as I came from scole to wryte and recite the sayd boke and bare the same compyled into Ingland and presented the volume therof to my lady Philypp of Heynaulte noble quene of Ingland who right amyably receyued it to my great profite auauÌ„cemeÌ„t And it may be so that the same boke is nat as yet eramyned nor corrected so iustely as suche a case requyreth For featis of armes derely bought achyued the honour therof ought to be gyuen truly deuided to them that by promes and hard trauayle haue deserued it Therfore to acquyte me in that bihalf and in folowyng the trouth as nere as I can I JohnÌ„ Froissart haue entreprysed this hystory on the forsaid ordynauÌ„ce and true fundacion at the instauÌ„ce and request of a dere lord of myn ser Robert of Namure knyght lord of Bewfort To whom entierly I owe loue and obeysyunce and god graunt me to do that thyng that may be to his pleasure Amen ¶ here spekethe the auctour of suche as were most valiant knyghtis to be made mencion of in this boke ¶ ap .ii. ALl noble hertis to encorage and to shewe them ensample and mater of honour I ser JohnÌ„ Froissart begynne to speke after the true report relation of my master JohnÌ„ la Bele somtyme Chanon of saynt Lambertis of Liege afâ—ermyng thus howe that many noble ê‘sons haue oft tymes spoke of the warres of France and of Ingland and ê‘auenture knewe nat iuslely the trouth therof nor the true occasions of the fyrst mouyngis of suche warres nor howe the warre at length contynued But now I trust ye shall here reported the true fouÌ„dation of the cause and to th entent that I wyll nat forget myuysshe or abrydge the hystory â—any thyng for defaute of laÌ„gage but rather I wyll multiply and encrease it as ner as I can folowynge the trouth from poynt to poynt in spekyng and the wyng all the aueÌ„tures sith the natiuite of the noble kyng Edward the .iii. Who reigned kyng of England and achyued many perilous auentures and dyuers great batelles addressed and other featis of armes of great proWes syth the yere of oure Lorde god M. CCC .xxvi. that this noble kyng was crowned in Ingland for generally suche as were with hym in his batels and happy fortunate auentures or with his peple in his absence ought ryght well to be takyn and reputed for valiant and worthy of renowne and though there were great plenty of sondrye parsonages that ought to be praysed and reputed as soueraignes yet among other and pryncipally ought to be renowmed the noble propre ê‘sone of the forsaid gentyll kyng Also the prynce of Walys his son the duke of Lancastre ser Reignold lorde Cobham syr Gualtier of Manny of Heynaulte knyght syr JohnÌ„ Chandos syr Fulque of Harle and dyuers other of whom is made mencion hereafter in this present boke bicause of theyr valyant prowes for in all batels that they were in most coÌ„monly they had euer the renowne both by land and by se accordyng to the trouth They in all theyr dedis were so valyant that they ought to be reputed as soueraignes in all chyualry yet for all that suche other as were in theyr companye ought nat to be of the lesse value or lesse set by Also in FrauÌ„ce in yâ— tyme there were fouÌ„de many good knyghtis stronge and well expert in featis of armes For the realme of Fraunce was nat so discomfited but that alwayes ther were people sufficient to fyght withall and the kyng Philyppe of Uaioyes was a ryght hardy and a valiant knyght And also kyng JohnÌ„ his soÌ„ne Charles the kyng of Behaigne the erle of AlaÌ„son the erle of Foyz syr Saâ—â—tre syr Arnold Dangle the lordes of Beamon the father and the sonne and dyuerse other the whiche I caÌ„ nat theyr names of whom hereafter ryght well shall be made mencion in tyme and place coÌ„uenient to say the trouth and to maynteigne the same all suche as in cruel batels haue ben seen abydyng to the discomfeture sufficiently doyng theyr deuour may wel be reputed for valyant and hardy what soeuer was theyr aduenture ¶ Here the mater speketh of some of the predecessours of kyng Edwarde of Ingland Cap. iii. FIrst the better to entre into the mater of this honorable
and pleasauÌ„t hystory of the noble Edward kyng of Ingland who was crowued at LondoÌ„ the yere of our lorde god M. CCC .xxvi. on Christmas day lyuyÌ„g the kyng his father and the quene his mother It is certayne that the opinyon of inglisshmen most comonly was as than and often tymes it was seen in Ingland after the tyme of kyng At thure howe that betwene two valyant kynges of Ingland ther was most comoÌ„ly one bitwene them of lesse sufficiauncy both of wytte and of prowes and this was ryght well aparant by the same kyng Edward the thyrde for his graundfather called the good kyng Edward the fyrste was ryght valyant sage wyse and hardy auenturous and fortunate in al featis of warre and had moche a do agaynst the scottis and conquered them .iii. or .iiii. tymes For the scottê coude neuer haue victory nor idure agaynst hym and after his dissease his soÌ„ne of his first wyfe who was father to the sayd good kyng Edward the thyrde was crowned kyng and called Edward the .ii. Who resembled nothyng to his father in wyt nor in prowes but gouerned and kept his realme ryght wyldly and ruled hym selfe by synyster counsell of certayne parsons wherby at length he had no profytte norlaude as ye shall here after For anone after he was crowned Robert Bruse kyng of Scotlande who had often before gyuen moche a do to the sayd good kyng Edward the fyrst conquered agayne all Scotland and brent and wasted a great parte of the realme of England a .iiii. or .v. dayes iourney Within the realme at two tymes and discomfyted the kyng and all the Barons of Ingland at a place in Scotland called Estaruelyn by batel arengyd the day of saynt JohnÌ„ Baptyst in the .vii. yere of the reigne of the same kyng Edward In the yere of our lorde M. CCC .xiiii. The chase of this discoÌ„feture endured .ii. dayes and two nyghtys And the kyng of Ingland weÌ„t with a small company to London and on Mydlentsonday in the yere of our lorde M. CCC .xvi. The scottis wan agayne the cite of Berwyk by treason but bicause this is no part of our mater I wyll leue spekyng therof ¶ Here myn auctour maketh mencion of the parentê of this good kyng Edward the .iii. Cap. iiii THis kyng Edward the .ii. father to the noble kyng Edward the .iii. had .ii. brethernÌ„ the one called Marshall who was ryght wyld diuers of condicions the other called sir Aymon erle of Cane right wyse a miable geÌ„tle and welbeloued with alpeople This kyng Edward the .ii. was maried to Isabell yâ— doughter of Philyp la Beaw kyng of FrauÌ„ce who Was one of the feyrest ladyes of the worlde The kyng had by her .ii. soÌ„nes .ii. doughters The fyrste son was the noble hardy kyng Edward yâ— .iii. of whom this hystory is begon The .ii. was named JohnÌ„ dyed yong The first of the doughters was called Isabel maried to the yoÌ„g kyng Dauid of scotlaÌ„d son to kyng Robert de Bruse maried in her teÌ„der yongth by thaccord of both realmes of Ingland Scotland for to make 〈◊〉 fight pear The other doughter was maried to the erle Reynold who after was called duke of Guerles he had by her .ii. soÌ„nes Reynold and Edward who after reygned iÌ„ great puissauÌ„ce Herafter begynneth the occasioÌ„ wher by the warr moued bitwene the kyngis of FrauÌ„ce and Ingland Cap. v. NOw sheweth the hystory that this Philyp la Beaw kyng of FrauÌ„ce had .iii. soÌ„nes and a feyre doughter named Isabel maried into Ingland to kyng Edward the .ii. these .iii. soÌ„nes theldest named Lewes who was kyng of Nauerr in his fathers daies was called kyng Lewys Hotin The .ii. had to name Philyp the great or the long and the .iii. was called Charles and all .iii. were kyngis of FrauÌ„ce after theyr fathers discease by ryght succession eche aff other without hauyng any issue male of theyr bodies laufully begoten So that after the deth of Charlis last kyng of the .iii. the xii piers and all the baroÌ„s of FrauÌ„ce wold nat gyue the realme to Isabell the suster who was quene of InglaÌ„d by cause they sayd maynteyned yet do that the realme of FrauÌ„ce is so noble that it ought nat to go to a womaÌ„ and so coÌ„sequeÌ„tly to Isabel nor to the kyng of Inglande her eldest sonne for they determyned the sonne of the womaÌ„ to haue no ryght nor succession by his mother syn they declared the mother to haue no ryght so that by these reasons the .xii. piers and baroÌ„s of FrauÌ„ce by theyr comon acord dyd gyue the realme of FrauÌ„ce to the lord Philyp of Ualois Nephew somtyme to Philyp la beawe kyng of FrauÌ„ce and so put out the quene of Ingland and her sonne who was as the next heire male as soÌ„ne to the suster of Charles last kyng of Fraunce Thus went the realme of Fraunce out of the ryght lynage as it semed to many folkê Wherby great Warres hath moued and fallen and great distructioÌ„s of people and couÌ„tres in the realme of FrauÌ„ce other places as ye may here after This is the very right fouÌ„dation of this hystory to recount the great entreprises great featis of armes yâ— haue fortuned fallen syth the tyme of the good Charlemaigne kyng of Fraunce ther neuer fell so great aduentures ¶ Of the erle Thomas of Lancastre and .xxii. other of the great lordis and knyghtis of Inglande that were beheeddyd Cap. vi THe forsaid kyng Edward the .ii. father to the noble kyng Edward the .iii. on whom our mater is fouÌ„ded This sayd kyng gouerned right diuersly his realme by the exortacioÌ„ of ser Hewe SpeÌ„cer who had ben norisshed with hym syth the begynnyng of his yongth The whiche ser Hewe had so enticed the kyng that his father he were the greattest maisters in all the realme and by enuy thought to surmouÌ„t all other barons of Ingland wherby after the great discoÌ„feture that the scottê had made at Estermelyn great murmoryng ther arose in Ingland bitweneâ—the noble baroÌ„s and the kyngê couÌ„sell namely ageynst ser Hewe SpeÌ„cer They put on hym that by his counsell they were discomfeted and that he was fauorable to the kyng of scottê And on this poynt the haroÌ„s had diuers tymes comunicatioÌ„ to gether to be aduised what they myght do wherof Thomas erle of LaÌ„ 〈…〉 re who was vncle to the kyng was chief And anon whan ser Hewe Spencer had espied this he purueyd for remedy for he was so great with the kyng and so nere hym yâ— he was more beloued with the kyng than all the world after So on a day he came to the kyng and sayd sir certayn lordes of your realme haue made aliaunce to gether agaynst you without ye take hede therto by tymes they purpose to put you out of your realme And so by his malicioê° meanes he caused that the kyng made all the sayd lordes to be takyn and theyr heedis
priue counsell and dyd so moche that in shorte space the kyng of FrauÌ„ce and all his pryue counselle were as colde to helpe the quene in her voyage as they had before great desyre to dohit And the kynge brake all that voyage and defended euery parsone in his Realme on payne of banysshyng the same that none shuld be so hardy to go with the quene to brynge her agayne into Ingland And yet the sayd ser Hew Spencer aduysed hym of more malyce and bethought hym howe he myght gette agayne the quene into Inglande to be vnder the kyngis daunger and his Than he caused the kyng to wrytte to the holy father the pope effectuously desyryng hym that he wolde sende and wrytte to the kyng of Fraunce that he shulde sende the quene his wyfe agayne into Inglande For he Wyll acquyte hymselfe to god and the Worlde and that it was nat his faute that she departed fro hym for he Wolde nothyng to her but all loue and good faith suche as he ought to holde in mariage Also ther Were lyke letters wrytten to the cardynals dyuysed by many subtile wayes the whiche all maye nat be wrytten here Also he sent golde and syluer great plenty to dyuerse cardynalles and prelates suche as Were moost nereste and secrettest with the pope and ryght sage and able ambassadours were sente on this message and they ladde the pope in suche wyse by theyr gyftes and subtyle Wayes that he wrote to the kynge of Fraunce that on peyne of cursyng he shulde sende his suster Isabell into Ingland to the kyng her housbande These letters were brought to the kyng of FraÌ„ce by the busshopp of â—ainctes whom the pope sent in that legation And whan the kyng had redde the letters he caused them to be shewed to the quene his suster Whom he had nat seen of long space before commaundyng her hastely to auoyde his realme orels he wolde cause her to auoyde with shame ¶ Howe that quene Isabell departed fro Fraunce and entred in to the Empyre Cap. ix WHan the quene hard thys tidyngis she knewe nat What to say nor What aduyce to take for as than the barons of the realme of FrauÌ„ce were withdrawen froÌ„ her by the coÌ„maundement of the kyng of FrauÌ„ce and so she had no comfort nor succoure but all onely of her dere cosyn ser Robert de Artoys for he secretly dyd counsaile and comfort her as moche as he myght for other Wyse he durst nat for the kyng hadde defended hym But he knew well that the quene was chased out of Ingland and also out of Fraunce for euyll Wyll and by enuy whiche greued hym greatly Thus was syr Robert de Artoyes at the quenes commaun dement but he durste nat speke nor be knowen therof For he had hard the kyng say and swere That Who so euer spake to hym for the quene his suster shulde leese his landis and be banysshed the realme And he knewe secretly howe the kyng was in mynde and will to make his suster to be taken and Edward her sonne and the erle of Cane and syr Roger Mortymer and to put theym all in the handis of the kyng and of syr Newe Spencer Wherfore he came on a nyght and declared all this to the quene and aduysed her of the parell that she was in Than the quene was greatly abasshed and required hym all we pyng of his good counsaile Than he sayd madame I counsaile you that ye depart and go in to the empire where as ther be many great lordes who may ryght well ayde you and specially the erle Guillyam of Heynault and syr John of Heynaulte his brother These two are great lordes and wise men true drad and redoubted of their ennemies Than the quene caused to be made redy all her purueyaunce and payd for euery thyng as secretly as she myght and so she and her sonne the erle of Cane and all her company departed from Paris and rode to warde Heynaulte and so long she rode that she came to Cambresys And whan she knewe she was in the Empyre She was better assured than she was before and so passed through Cambresys and entred into Ostrenaunt in Heynaulte and lodged at Ambreticourt in a knights house who was called syr Dambrycourte Who receyued her ryght ioyously in the best maner to his power In so moche that afterwarde the quene of Inglande and her sonne hadde with them into Ingland for euer the knyght and his wyfe and all his children and auaunced them in dyuers maners THe comyng thus of yâ— quene of InglaÌ„de and of her sonne and heyre into the couÌ„trey of Heynaulte was anon well knowen in the howse of the good erle of Heynault who as than was at Ualenciennes And syr JohnÌ„ of Heynault was certified of the tyme whan the quene arryued at the place of syr Dambrecourte The whiche syr JohnÌ„ was brother to the sayde Erle Guillam And as he that was yong lusty desiryng all honoure mounted on his horse and departed with a small company fro UaleÌ„ciennes and came the same nyght to Ambreticourt and dyd to the quene all honour and reuerence that he coulde deuyse The quene who was ryght sorowfull beganne to declare complaynyng to hym ryght pyteously her dolours Wherof the sayd syr JohnÌ„ had great pitie so that the water dashte in his yen and sayd certaynly fayre lady beholde me here your owne knyght who shall nat fayle you to dye in the quarell I shall do the best of my power to conducte you and my lorde your sonne and helpe to brynge you into your astatis in Inglande by the grace of god and With the helpe of your frendis in that parties and I and suche other as I can desyre shall put our lyues and goodes in adueÌ„ture for your sake and shall gette men of warre sufficient if god be pleased without the dauÌ„ger of the kyng of FraÌ„ce your brother Than the quene wold haue kneled downe for great ioye that she had and for the good wyll he offred her But this noble knyght toke her vppe quyckly in his armes and sayde By the grace of god the noble quene of InglaÌ„d shall nat knele to me But ma dame recomforte yourselfe and all your company for I shall kepe you faithfull promyse and ye shall go se the erle my brother and the countesse his wyfe and all theyr fayre chyldren Who shall receyue you with great ioye For so I harde theym reporte they wold do Than the quenesayd syr I fynde in you more loue and comforte than in all the worlde And for this that ye say and affirme me I thaÌ„ke you a thousande tymes and yf ye wyll do this ye haue promised in all courtesy and honoure I and my sonne shall be to you for euer bounde and wyll put all the realme of InglaÌ„d in your abandon For it is right that it so shuld be And after these wordes whan they were this accorded Syr JohnÌ„ of Heynaulte toke leue of the quene
for that uyght went to Douaing laye in the abbeye And in the mornynge after masse he lepte on his horse and came agayn to the quene Who receyued hym with great Joye by that tyme she had dynedde and was redy to mounte on her horse to departe with hym and so the quene departed from the castell of Dambrety courte and toke leue of the knyght and of the lady and thanked them for theyr good there that they hadde made her and sayd that she trusted oones to se the tyme that she or her sonne shulde well remembre theyr courtesye Thus departed the quene in the company of the sayd syr JohnÌ„ lorde Beamont who ryght ioyously dyd conducte her to Ualencyenues and agaynst her came many of the Burgesses of the towne and receyued her right humbly Thus was she brought before the Erle Guyllaume of Heynaulte Who receyued her with great ioye and in lyke wyse so dyd the couÌ„tesse his wyfe feasted her ryght nobly And as than this Erle hadde foure layre doughters Margaret Philypp Jane and Isabell Amonge whome the yong Edwarde sette mo 〈…〉 hiâ— loue and company on Phylypp And also the yong lady in al honour was more conuersâ—â—nt with hym than any of her susters Thus the quene Isabell abode at Ualencyennes by the space of .viii. daies with the good Erle and with the couÌ„tesse Jane be Ualoys In the meane tyme the quene aparailed for her needis and besynesse and the said syr JohnÌ„ wrote letters ryght effectuously vnto knyghtis and suche companyans as he trusted best in all Heynaulte in Brabant and in Behaigne and prayed them for all amyties that was bitwene theym that they wolde god 〈◊〉 hym in this entreprise in to Inglande and so there were great plentye what of one countrey and other that were content to go with hym for his loue But this sayd syr JohnÌ„ of Heynaulte was greatly reproued and counsailed the contrarye bothe of the Erle his brother and of the chief of the counsaile of the countrey bycause it semed to theym that the entreprise was ryght hygh and parillouse seynge the great discordis and great hates that as than was bytwene the barones of Inglande amonge them selfe And also consyderyng that these 〈…〉 hemen most commonly haue euer great enuy at straungers Therfore they doubted that the sayd syr JohnÌ„ of Heynaulte and his company shulde nat retourne agayne with honour But howeso euer they blamed or couÌ„sailed hym the geÌ„tle knyght wolde neuer chaunge his purpose but layd he hadde but one dethe to dye the whiche was in the wyll of god And also sayd that all knyghtê ought to ayd to theyr powers all ladyes and da mozels chased out of theyr owne countreys beyng without counsaile or comfort ¶ Howe that the quene Isabell arryued in Inglande with syr JohnÌ„ of Heynaulte in her company Cap. x. THys was syr JohnÌ„ of Heynaulte moued in his courage made his assembly prayed the 〈◊〉 to he redy at haleâ— y◠〈◊〉 at Bredas and the Hollanders to be at â—uchryghte at a daye lymytted Than the quene of Juglande tooke leue of the erle of Heynault and of the couÌ„tesse and thanked theym greatly of their honour seaâ—t and good chere that they hadde made her kyssynge theym at her departynge Thus this lady departed and hersonne all her company with syr JohnÌ„ of Heynaulte Who With great peyne gatte leue of his brother Sayng to hym My lorde and brother I am yong and thynke that god hath pourueyed for me this entrepryse for myn aduancemeÌ„t I beleue and thynke verely that wroÌ„gfully and synfully this lady hath been chased out of Inglande and also her soÌ„ne hit is almes and glory to god and to the worlde to comforte and helpe them that be comfort 〈…〉 and specyally so hyghe and so noble a lady as this is Who is doughter to a kyng and desceudyd of a royall kyng We be of her bloodde and she of oures I hadde rather renounce and forsake all that I haue and go serue god ouer the see and neuer to retourne into this countrey rather than this good lady shulde haue departed from vs Withowte comforte and helpe Therfore dere brother suffre me to go with yor good Wyll wherin ye shall do nobly and I shall huÌ„bly thanke you therof and the better therby I shall accomplysshe all the voyage And Whan the good Erle of Heynaulte hadde 〈◊〉 harde his brother and parceued the great desyre that he hadde to his entrepryse and sawe 〈◊〉 hyâ— myght tourne hym and his heyres to great honoure here after Sayd to hym My fayre brother god forbyd that your good purpose shulde be broken or lerte Therfore in the name of god I gyue you leue and kyste hym 〈…〉 ynge hym by the hande insygne of great loue Thus he departed and roode the same nyghte to Mounce in Heynnaulte With the Quene of Inglande What shulde I make long processe They dyd so moche by they re Journeys that they came to Durdryght in Holande Wher as theyr specyall assembly was made And there they purueyed for shyppys great and small suche as they coulde get and shypped their horses and harneys and purueyaunce and so com 〈…〉 ded them selfe into the kepyng of god and toke theyr passage by see In that coÌ„pany there were of knyghtis and lordis Fyrst syr JohnÌ„ of Heynaulte lord Beamond syr Henry Daâ—toâ—g syr Michell de Ligne the lorde of GoÌ„meg 〈…〉 syr Parceualde Semeries ser Robert de 〈◊〉 syr Saures de Boussoit the lorde of 〈◊〉 the lord of Pocelles the lord Uillers the lord of heyn The lorde of Sars the lorde of Boy 〈…〉 the lorde of DaÌ„bretycourte the lorde of 〈◊〉 and syr Oulpharte of Gustelle and diuers other knyghtis and squyers all in great desyre to serue theyr maister and whan they were all departed fro the hauyn of Durdryght it was a fayre flete as for the quantite and well ordred the season was fayre and clere and ryght temperate and at theyr departynge With the fyrsteflodde they came before the Dignes of Holande and the next day they drewe vppe theyr sayles and toke theyr waye in costynge zelande and theyr ententis were to haue taken land at Dongport but they coulde nat for a tempeste toke them in the see that put them so farre out of theyr course that they wist nat of two dayes wher they wer of the whiche god dyd them great grace For if they had takyn lande at the porte where as they had thought they had ben all loste for they had fallen in the hand is of they re ennemyes Who knew well of theyr commyng and aboode them there to haue putte theym all to dethe So hit was that about the ende of two dayes the tempest seased and the maryners parceyued lande in Inglande and drewe to that parte right ioyously and there toke lande on the sandes Withoute any ryght hauyn orporte at Harwiche as the Inglysshe cronicle sayth the .xxiiii. daye of Septembre the yere
myle to the same castell At the last it fortuned syr Henry Beamond son to the vicount Beamond in Ingland entred in to a Barge and certayne company with hym and spyed this vessell and rowed after hym so long that the shyp wherin the kyng was coulde nat flee fast before them but fynally they were ouer takyn and so brought agayn to the towne of Bristow and delyuered to the quene and her son as prisoners Thus it befel of this high and hardy entrepryse of syr JohnÌ„ of Heynault and his companye For whan they departed and entred into theyr shyppes at Durdright they were but .iii. C. meÌ„ of armes And thus by theyr help and the lordes in Inglande the quene Isabell conquered agayne all her astate and dignyte And put vnto execucion all her ennemyes wher of all the moost parte of the realme were right Joyouse withoute it were a fewe parsones suche as were fauourable to syr Hewe Spencer and of his parte And whan the kyng sir Hew Spencer mere brought to Bristowe by the said sir Henry Beamond The kyng was than sent by the couÌ„sell of all the barons knyghtis to the strong castell of Barkeley and put vnder good kepyng honest ther were ordeined people of astate aboute hym suche as knewe ryght Well what they ought to doo but they were straytly commaunded that they shulde in no wyse suffre hym to passe out of the castell And ser Hewe SpeÌ„cer was deliuerd to ser Thomas wage marshall of 〈◊〉 host And after that the quene departed and al her host to ward London whiche was the chief cite of Ingland so ryd forth on theyr iourneis and ser Thomas Wage caused ser Hewe SpeÌ„cer to be fast bouÌ„d on the best leuiest hors of al the host and caused hym to were on a tabarte suche as traytours and theues Were wont to were And thus he was led in scorue after the quenes rout through out all the townes as they passed with trumpes and canayres to do hym the greatter dispyte tyll at the laste they came to the Cite of Herford wher as the quene was honorably receyued with great solempnyte all her coÌ„pany and ther she kept the feast of all sayntis with great royalte for the loue of her son and strauÌ„gers that were ther. ¶ Howe syr Hewe Spencer was put to his iudgement Cap. xiii WHan this feast was done than syr Hewe Spencer who was nothyng beloued was brought forth before the quene and all the lordes and knyghtê and ther before hym in wrytyng was rehersed all his dedis ageynst the whiche he wold gyue no maner of answere And so he was than iudged by playn sentence Fyrst to be drawen on an hyrdell with trumpes and trumpettis through all the cite of Herford and after to be brought into the market place where as all the people were assembled there to be tyed on hygh vpon a ladder that euery maÌ„ myght se hym and in the same place ther to be made a great fier and ther his pryuy membres cut from hym bycause they reputed hym as an herety 〈…〉 and so demed and so to be brent in the fyre before his face And than his hart to be drawen out of his body cast into the fyre bycause he was a false traytour of hart that by hys traytours couÌ„sell extorcioÌ„ that kyng had shamed his realme and brought it to great myschief for he had caused to be behedded the greattest lordes of his realme by whom yâ— realme ought to haue ben susteyned and defended And he had so enduced the kyng that he wolde nat se the quene his wyfe nor Edwarde his eldest son and caused hym to chare them out of the realme for fere of theyr lyues And than his heed to be stryken of and sent to LoÌ„don And accordyng to his iudgement he was executed Than the quene and all her lordes toke theyr way toward London and dyd so moche by theyr iourneys that they arryued at the Cite of London and they of the cite with great company mette them and dyd to the quene and to her sonne great reuerence and to al theyr company as they thought it best bestowed And whan they had ben thus receyued and feasted the space of .xv. dayes the knyghtis strauÌ„gers and namely syr JohnÌ„ of Heynaulte had great desyre to retourne agayn into theyr owne countres for they thought they had well done theyr deuour and achyued greathonour and so toke theyr leue of the quene and of the lordes of the realme and the quene and the lordes requyred them to tary longer a lytle space to se what shuld be done with the kyng who was in pryson but the straungers had so great desyre to retourne into theyr owne countreys that to praye theym the contrarye auayled nat And whan the quene and her couÌ„sell saw that They yet desyred syr JohnÌ„ of Heynaulte to tary tyll it was past Christmas and to retaygne with hym suche of his company as pleased hym best The gentle knyght wold nat leue to parfourme his seruice but courtesly graunted the quene to tary as long as it pleased her and caused to tary suche of his company as he coud get that was but a fewe for the remnaunt wold in no wyse tary Wherof he was displeased Whan the quene and her counsell sawe that they wold nat abyde for no prayers than they made them great chere and feastis And the quene made to be gyuen to them plenty of golde and syluer for theyr costis and seruicis and dyd gyue great Jewelles to eche of them accordyng to theyr degrees so as they all helde them selfe ryght well content And ouer that they had syluer for theyr horses suche as they wolde leue behynde theym at they re owne estymation without any grudgyng And thus syr JohnÌ„ of Heynaulte aboode styll with a smalle company among the englisshemen who always dydde hym as moche honoure as they coude ymagyn and to all his company And in lyke wyse so dyd the ladyes and damozelles of the countre For there were great plentye of countesses and great ladyes gentle pucels who were come thither to acompany the quene For it semed well to them that yâ— knyght ser JohnÌ„ of Heynaulte had well deserued yâ— chere and feast that they made hym ¶ The coronacion of kyng Edwarth the thyrde Cap. xiiii AFter that the most part of the company of Heynault were departed and ser JohnÌ„ Heynaulte lorde of Beamond taryed The quene gaue leue to her people to be parte sauynge a certayne noble knyghtis the whiche she kept styl about her and her soÌ„ne To counsell them and commaunded all them that departed to be at London the next Christmas For as than she was determyned to kepe open court and all they promysed her so to do And whan Christmas was come she helde a great court And thyther came dukes erles harous knyghtis and all the nobles of the realme with prelates and burgesses of good townes and at
after at the towne of yorke standyng northward The kyng sent moche people before to kepe the fronters agaynst Scotland And sent a great ambassade to sir JohnÌ„ of Heynault praying hym right effectuously yâ— he wold helpe to socour and to kepe company with hym in his voiage agaynst the Scottis and that he wold he with hym at the AsceÌ„cion day nexte after at yorke with suche company as he myght gette of men of warre in those parties Whan ser JohnÌ„ of Heynaulte lorde of Beamonde hard yâ— kyngis desyre he sent streyght his letters his messengers in euery place where as he thought to recouer or attaigne to haue any company of men of warre Inflaunders in Heynaulte in Brabant and in other places desyryng them that in theyr best apparell for the warre they wolde mete hym at Wysant for to go ouer the see with hym into Ingland And all suche as he sent vnto came to hym with a glad chere and dyuerse other that hard therof in trust to attaigne to as moche honour as they had that were with hym in Ingland before at the other voiage So that by that tyme yâ— sayd lorde Beamond was come to Wysant ther was redy shyppes for hym and his company brought out of Ingland And so they toke shyppyng and passed ouer the see and arryued at Douer so than seased nat to ryde tyll they came within .iii. dayes of Penthecoste to the towne of yorke wher as the kyng and the quene his mother and all his lordis were with great host taryeng the comynge ofsir JohnÌ„ of Heynaulte and had sent many before of theyr men of armes archers and comen people of the good townes and villagê and as people resorted they were caused to be loged .ii. or .iii. leges of alabout in the countre And on a day thyther came sir JohnÌ„ of Heynaulte and his company who were ryght welcome well receyued both of the kyng of the quene his mother and of all other baroÌ„s and to them was delyuered the sub barbes of the cite to lodge in And to sir JohnÌ„ of Heynaulte was delyuered an abbey of whyte monkes for hym and his howsold Ther came with hym out of Heynaulte the lorde of Angiew who was called syr Gualtier sir Henry lorde Dantoing and the lord of Saignoles and sit Fastres de Rae sir Robert de Batlleul and sir Guilliam de Bailleul his brother and the lorde of Hauereth chasteleyne of Mons ser Allard de Brysnell ser Mychell de Ligne ser JohnÌ„ de MeÌ„ tigni the yonger and his brother sir Sawse de Boussat the lorde of GoÌ„megines syr Percyual de Seuernes the lorde of Byaurien and the lorde of Floien Also of the countre of FlauÌ„ders Ther was ser Hector of Uilais sir de Rodes ser Umslart de Guistell the lorde of Traces sir Guyssuyn de la Muele and dyuerse came thither of the countrey of Brahant as the lorde of Dufle syr Tyrry of Uaucourt syr Rasse de Gres syr JohnÌ„ de Cassebegne syr JohnÌ„ Pylestre syr Guyllaum de Courterelless The .iii. bretherne de Harlebeque syr Gualtier de hault bergue and dyuers other And of Behaignons ther was syr JohnÌ„ de Libeaur and sir Henry his brother sir Henry de la Chapell syr Hewe de Hay syr JohnÌ„ de Limies syr Lambert de Dres and sir Guilbert de Hers. And out of CaÌ„bresis and Artoys ther were come certayn knyghtê of theyr owne good wylles to auauÌ„ce theyr bodyes so that sir JohnÌ„ of Heynaulte had well in his company .v. C. men of armes well apparailed and richely mounted And after the feast of Penthecost came thyther syr Guyllaume de Juliers who was after duke of Juliers after yâ— dissease of his father and sir Henry Tyrry of Branberque who was after erle of Los and with them a ryghtfayre rowâ—â— and all to kepe companye with the gentle knyght sir JohnÌ„ of Heynaulte lorde Beamont ¶ The discencion that was bitwene the archers of Inglande and themof Heynaulte Cap. xvi THe gentle kyng of InglaÌ„d the better to fest these strauÌ„ge lordes and all their company helde a great courte on Trynite sonday in the friers wher as he the queue his mother were lodged kepynge theyr house eche of them apart All this feast the kyng hadde well .v. C. knyghtis and .xv. were newe made And the quene had well in her courte .lx. ladyes and damozelles who were there redy to make feast and chere to sir JohnÌ„ of Heynaulte and to his companye There myght haue been seen great nobles pleÌ„ty of all maner of strauÌ„ge vitaile There were ladyes and damozelless fre shly apparayled redy to haue daunced if they myght haue leue But incontynent after dyuer there began a great fraye bitwene some of the gromes and pages of the strauÌ„gers and of the archers of Inglande who were lodged among them in the said subbarbis and anon all the archers asseÌ„bled them to gether with their bowes droue the straungers home to theyr lodgyngê and the most part of the knyghtis and maisters of them were as then in the kyng is courte but as soone as they harde tydyngê of the fray eche of them drewe to theyr owne lodgyng in great hast suche as myght entre and suche as coulde nat get in were in great parell For the archers who were to the nombre of .iii. M. shotte faste theyr arowes nat sparyng maisters nor varlettis And it was thought and supposed that this sraye was begonne by some of the frendis of yâ— Spencers of the erle of Arundels who were put to deth before by the aâ—de and counsell of sir JohnÌ„ of Heynaulte as ye haue harde before as than parauenture thought to be som what reueged and to set discorde in the hoost And so the Inglysshemen that were hostes to these strauÌ„gers shoot fast their doores and wyndowes wolde nat suffre theym to entre in to theyr lodgyngis howbeit some gate in on the backe syde and quickly armed them but they durst nat issue out into the strete for feare of the arowes Than the strauÌ„gers brake out on the backe side and brake downe pales and hedges of gardens and drewe them into a certeyne playne place aboode their company tyll at the last they were a C. and aboue of men of armes and as many vnharnest suche as coulde nat get to theyr lodgyugê And whan they were asseÌ„bled to gether they hasted them to go and succoure theyr compaignyons who defended theyr lodgyngis in yâ— great strete And as they went forth they passed by the lodgyng of the lorde Denghyen wher as there were great gatis both before behynd openyng into the great strete and the archers of Ingland shot fersly at the howse ther were many of the Henaus hurte the good knyght of Austre de Rue and syr JohnÌ„ Parceuall de Meries and syr Sanse de Boussac these .iii. coulde nat entre in to theyr lodgyngis to arme them but they dyd as valiantly as though they
in saue garde on euery mannes cariage his owne cognisauÌ„ce or armes Wherby euery maÌ„ myght knowe his owne And the lordes and genty lmeÌ„ were gladde Whan they had thus founde their cariages Thus they abonde two dayes in the cite of Durham and the oste rounde about for they coulde nat all lodge within the cite there theyr horses Were newe shoode And than they toke theyr Way to the cite of yorke and so with in .iii. dayes they came thither and ther yâ— kyng fouÌ„de the quene his mother who receyued hym with great ioye And so dyd all other ladyes damozelles burgesses and câ—â—mons of the Citie The kyng gaue lycence to all maner of people euery man to drawe home â—arde to theyr owne countreys And the kyng thanked greatly the Erles barones and knyghtê of theyr good couÌ„saile and and that they had done to hym in hys ioâ—ney And he retayned styll with hym ser JohnÌ„ of Heynaulte and all his company Who Were greatly feasted by yâ— quene and all other ladyes Than the knyghtis and other strauÌ„gers of hys company made a byll of their horses and suche other stuffe as they had lost in that iourney and delyuered it to the kyngis counsaile euery man by itselfe and in truste of the kyngis promyse ser JohnÌ„ of Heynaulte lorde Beamont bouÌ„de hymselfe to all his company that they shulde be content for euery thyng coÌ„prised in theyr owne bils within a shortspace For the kyng nor his counsaile coulde nar so soone recouer golde or syluer to content their desyres but he delyuered them sufficient by reason to pay all their small charges and to bryng them home withal into theyr owne countreis And anon after within yâ— same yere they were payd for euery thyng they could desyre Than they of Heynnaulte bought lytle â—agges to ryde at theyr case theyr lackettê and pagis and all their harneys and baggages by water in .ii. shippes that was deliuered to them the whiche shyppes with theyr 〈◊〉 arryued at Sluce in Flaundders and syr JohnÌ„ of Heynnaulte and his companye toke theyr leue of the kyng of the olde quene of the erle of Kent of yâ— erle of Lancastre and of all the other barones who greatly dyd honour theym And the kyng caused .xii. knightis and. C â–ª C. men of armes to coÌ„pany them for doubt of the archers of InglaÌ„d of Whome they were nat well assured for they muste needis passe through the busshopryke of LincolnÌ„ Thus departed siâ— JohnÌ„ of heynaulte and his rowte in the conduct of these knyghtis and rode so long iÌ„ theyr iourney that they came to Douer and ther entred into the see ishippis and vessels that they founde redy ther apparayled for them Than the â—adlist he knyghtis veparted fro thens and retourned to their owne houses and the henous arriued at Wysant and ther they soiourned .ii. bayes in makyng redy theyr horses and harneys And in yâ— mean tyme ser JohnÌ„ of Heynault and some of his company rode a pylgrimage to our lady of Bollayn and after they returned into Heynaulte and depted eche fro other to their owne howses countres ser JohnÌ„ of Heynaulte rode to therle his brother who was at Ualenciennes who receyued hym ioyously for greatly he loued hym To Whom he recounted all his tydyng is that ye haue hard here before ¶ Howe kyng Edward was maryed to my lady Philyp of Heynaulte Cap. xix HIt was nat long after but that the kyng and yâ— quene his mother therle of Kent his vncle therle of Lancastre sir Roger Mortymer and all the barones of Inglande and by the aduyce of the kyngis counsaile they sent a busshop and .ii. knyghtis banerettis with .ii. notable clerkê to ser JohnÌ„ of Heynault pray enghym to be a mean that theyr lord yâ— yong kyng of Ingland myght haue in mariage one of the ericâ— â–ª boughts of Heynault his brother named Phylyp For the kyng all the nobles of the realme had rather haue her than any other lady for the loue of hym ser JohnÌ„ of heynault lord Beamont feasted honored greatly these ambassadours brough them to UalencieÌ„nes to therle his brother who honorably receued them made them suche chere that it were ouer long here to reherse And whan they had shewed the content of theyr message Th erle said Sirs I thaÌ„ke greatly yâ— kyng your prince the quene his mother all other lordes of Ingland syth they haue sent suche sufficient ê‘sonages as ye be to do me suche honor as to treat for the mariage to the whiche request I am well agreed if our holy father the pope wyll coÌ„sent therto With yâ— whiche answer these ambassadours were right well coÌ„teÌ„t ThaÌ„ they sent .ii. knyghtê .ii. clerkê incoÌ„tinent to the pope to Auygnon to purchase a dispeÌ„sation for this mariage to be had for without yâ— popes licere they might nat marie for the linage of FraÌ„ce they were so nere of kyn as at yâ— .iii. degree for the .ii. mothers were cosyn Jermayns issued of ii brethernÌ„ whan these ambasadors were coÌ„e to the pope their requestê consideratioÌ„s well hard our holy father the pope with all the hole colledge consentyd to this mariage and so feasted them And than they departed and came agayne to Ualenciennes with their buls Than this mariage was concluded and affirmed on bothe parties Than was there deuysed and purueied for theyr apparaile and for all thyngê honorable that belonged to suche a lady who shuld be quene of Inglande and there this princesse was maryed by a sufficient procuration brought fro the kyng of Inglande and after al feast is and triumphes done Than thys yonge quene entred into the see at Wysant and arryued with all her coÌ„pany at Douer And JohnÌ„ of Heynaulte lorde Beamont her vncle dyd coÌ„duct her to the cite of London where there was made great feast and many nobles of Ingland and the quene was crowned And there was also great iustes tourneys daunsyng carolyng and great feastis euery day The whiche enduced the space of .iii. weekis The englisshe cronicle saith this mariage and coronation of the quene was done at Yorke with moche honour the sunday in the euyn of the coÌ„uersion of saynt Paule in the yere of our lorde M. CCC .xxvii. In the whiche cronicle is shewyd many other thynges of the rulynge of the realme and of the deth of kyng Edwarde of Carnaruan and dyuerse other debates that were within yâ— realme as in the same Cronicle more playnly hit appereth the whiche the auctor of this boke speketh no worde of bâ—cause â—auenture he knew it nat for it was hard for a straÌ„ger to knowe all thyngis but accordyng to his wrytyng This yong quene Philyp aboode styll in Inglande with a â—â—â—all company of any â—sones of her owne couÌ„treâ— sauyng one who was named wandelet of Manny who aboode styll with the quene and was her karuer after dyd so many great prowesses in dyuerse places
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
and set their archers before them and sayled to warde the towne They of Cagaunt sawe well this great shyppÌ„ aproche they knewe well they were englysshmen And araynged them on the dykes and on the sandes with their baners before them and they made .xvi. newe knyghtes They were a fyue thousande meÌ„ of warr good knyghtes and squiers ther was sir Guy of FlaÌ„ders a good and a sure knyght but he was a bastarde and he desyred all his coÌ„pany to do well their deuoyre And also ther was sir Dutres de Hauyn syr JohnÌ„ de Roodes sir Gyles de Lestriefe sir Symon and syr JohnÌ„ of BonquedeÌ„t who were there made knyghtes and Peter of Anglemonster with many other knyghtes and squiers expert men of armes Thenglysshmen were desyrous to assayle and the fleÌ„mynges to defende Thenglysshe atchers began to shout and cryed their cryes so that suche as kepte the passage were fayne perforce to recule backe At this first assaute there were dyuerse sore hurte and the englysshmen toke lande and came and fought hande to hande The fleÌ„mynges fought valyantly to defende the passage and theÌ„glysshmen assauted chyualrously The erle of Derby was that day a good knyght and at the first assaut he was so forwarde that he was stryken to the erth and than the lorde of Manny dyd hym great confort for by pur feat of armes he releued hym vp agayne and brought hym out of pyll and cryed Lancastre for the erle of Derby Than they approched on euery part and many were hurt but mo of the flemmynges than of the englysshmen for the archers shot so holly togyder that they dyd to the flemmynges moche damage Thus in the hauyn of Cagant ther was a sore batell for the fleÌ„mynges were good men of warre chosen out by the erle of Flaunders to defende that passage agaynst thenglysshemen And of Englande there was the erle of Derby sonne to the erle Henry of Lancastre with the wry necke therle of Suffolke syr Robert Cobham sir Lewes Byauchampe sir Wyllyam sonne to therle of Warwyke the lorde Bourcher syr Water MaÌ„ny and dyuers other There was a sore batayle and well foughten hande to hande but finally the fleÌ„mynges were put to the chase and were slayne mo than thre thousande what in yâ— hauyn stretes and houses Syr Guy the bastarde of FlauÌ„ders was taken and sir Dutres de Haluyn and sir JohnÌ„ de Rodes wer slayne and the two bretherne of Bonquedent and syr Gyles de Lestrief and mo than .xxvi. knyghtes and squyers the towne taken and pylled and all the goodê and prisoners put into the shippes and the towne brent And so thus the englysshemen retourned into Englande without any damage the kyng caused sir Guy bastarde of FlaÌ„ders to swere and to bynde hymselfe prisoner And in the same yere he became englysshe and dyd fayth homage to the kyng of Englande ¶ How kyng Edwarde of England made great alyaunces in the empyre Cap. xxxii AFter this dysconfeture at Cagaunt tidynges therof spredde abrode in the couÌ„trey And they of Flaunders sayd that without reason and agaynst their wylles therle of flaÌ„ders had layd there that garyson And Jaques Dartuell wolde nat at had ben otherwyse and in contynent he sent messangers to kynge Edwarde recommendyng hym to his grace withall his hert Counsellyng hym to come thyder and to passe the see certyfyenge hym how the flemmynges greatly desyred to se hym Thus the kyng of Englande made great purueyancê and whan the wynter was passed he toke the see well acompanyed with dukes erles and barownes and dyuers other knyghtes and aryued at the towne of Andewarpe as thaÌ„ pertayninge to the duke of Brabant Thyther came people from all partes to se hym and the great estate that he kept Than he sent to his cosyn the duke of Brabant to the duke of Guerles to yâ— marques of Jullers to the lorde JohnÌ„ of Heynalt and to all such as he trusted to haue any conforte of Sayeng howe he wolde gladly speke with theym they came all to Andewarpe bytwene Whytsontyde and the feest of saynte JohnÌ„ And whan the kyng had well feasted thâ— he desyred to knowe their myndes whauÌ„e they wolde bâ—gynne that they had promysed requirynge them to dyspatche the mater breuely for that inteÌ„t he sayd he was come thyder and had all his men redy and howe it shulde be a great damage to hym to defarre the mater long These lordes had longe counsell among them and fynally they sayd Syr our commynge hyther as nowe was more to se you than for any thynge els we be nat as nowe purueyed to gyue you a full answere By your lycence we shall retourne to our people and come agayne to you at your pleasure and thauÌ„e gyue you so playne an answere that the mater shall nat rest in vs. Than they toke day to come agayn a thre wekes after the feest of saynt JohnÌ„ The kynge shewed theÌ„ what charges he was at with so longe abyding thynkinge whan he came thyther that they had ben full purueyd to haue made hym a playne answere sayng howe that he wolde nat returne in to England tyll he had a full answere So thus these lordes departed and the kynge taryed in the abbay of saynt Bernarde and some of the englysshe lordes taryed styll at Andewarpe to kepe the kynge company and some of the other rode about the countrey in great dyspence The duke of Brabant went to Louane and there taryed a long tyme and often tymes he sent to the frenche kyng desyring hym to haue no suspecyous to hym nat to byleue any yuell informacion made of hym for by his wyll he sayd he wold make none alyance nor couenant agaynst hym Sayrng also that the kynge of Englande was his cosyn germayne wherfore he might nat deny hym to come into his countrey The day caÌ„e that the kyng of Englande loked to haue an answere of these lordê and they excused them and sayd howe they were redy and their men So that the duke of Brabant wolde be redy for his part sayeng that he was nere than they And that assone as they might knowe that he were redy they wolde nat be behynde but be at the begynnyng of the mater assone as he Than the kyng dyd so moche that he spake agayne with the duke and shewed him the answere of the other lordes desyring him by amyte and lynage that no faut were founde in hym sayeng how he parceyued well that he was but cold in the mater and that without he wer quicker and dyd otherwyse he douted he shulde lese therby the ayde of all the other lordes of Amayne through his defaulte Than the duke sayd he wolde take counsayle in the matter and whan he had longe debated the mater he sayd howe he shulde be as redy as any other but firste he sayd he wolde speke agayne with the other lordes and he dyde sende for theÌ„ desyring them to come to hym wher as they pleased best
Than that day was apoynted about the myddes of August this counsell to be at Hale bycause of the yong erle of Heynalt who shulde also be ther and with hym sir JohnÌ„ of Heynalt his vncle WhanÌ„e these lordes were all come to this parlyament at Hale they had longe counsayle togyder finally they sayd to the kyng of Englande Syr wese no cause why we shulde make defyance to the frenche kyng all thynges consydred without ye can gette thagrement of themperour and that he wolde commaunde vs to do so in his name The emperour may well thus do for of long tyme past there was a couenant sworne and sealed that no kyng of FrauÌ„ce ought to take any thyng parteyning to th eÌ„pyre and this kynge Philyppe hath taken the castell of Creuecure in Cambreysis and the castell of Alues in Pailleull and the cytie of Cambray wherfore themperour hath good cause to defye hym by vs. Therfore sir if ye can get his acord our honour shal be the more the kyng sayd he wolde folo we their counsayle Than it was ordayned that the Marques of Jullers shulde go to themperour and certayne knyghtes and clerkes of the kynges and some of the counsell of the duke of Gwerles But the duke of Brabant wold sende none fro hym but he lende the castell of Louayne to the kynge of Englande to lye in And the Marques and his coÌ„pany fouÌ„de the emperour at Florebetche and shewed hym the cause of their commyng And the lady Margarete of Heynault dydde all her payne to further forthe the matter whom sir Lewes of Banyer than emperour had wedded And ther the Marques of Jullers was made an erle and the duke of Guelders who byfore was an erle was than made a duke And themperour gaue commyssion to foure knyghtê and to two doctours of his counsell to make kyng Edwarde of Englande his bycarre generall throughout all the empyre And therof these sayd lordes hadde instrumentes publyke confyrmed and sealed suffyciently by the emperour ¶ Howe kyng Dauyd of Scotlande made alyaunce with kyng PhylyppÌ„ of FrauÌ„ce Ca. xxxiii IN this season the yonge kyng Dauyd of Scotlande who had lost the best part of his lande and coulde natte recouer it out of the holde of theÌ„glysshmend eparted priuely with a small company and the quene his wyfe with hym and toke shippyng and arryued at Bolayne and so rodde to Pares to kyng Philyppe who gretly dyd feast hym And offred hym of his castels to abyde in and of his goodes to dyspende on the condycion that he shulde make no peace with the kynge of Englande without his counsell and agremeÌ„t for kyng Philyppe knewe well howe the kynge of Englande apparelled greatly to make hym warre So thus the kyng ther retayned kyng Dauyd the quene a long season and they had all that they neded at his coste charge for out of Scotlande came but lytell substaÌ„ce to mayntayne withall their estates And the french king sent certayne messangers into ScotlaÌ„de to the lordes ther such as kept warr agaynst theÌ„glissh men offryng them great ayde and confort so yâ— they wolde take no peace nor truâ—e with the kyng of Englande without it were by his agrement or by thaccorde of their owne kyng who had in likewyse promysed and sworne Than the lordê of Scotlande couÌ„selled togyder and ioyously they accorded to his request and so sealed and sware with the kyng their lorde Thus this alyance was made bytwene Scotlande and France the which endured a long season after and the frenche kyng sent men of warre into Scotland to kepe warr agaynst thenglysshmen As ser Arnolde Dandregien who was alter marschall of Fraunce and the lorde of Garencieres and dyuerse other knyghtes and squyers The frenche kyng thought that the scottes shulue gyue somoch a do to the realme of England that theÌ„glysshmen shulde nat come ouer the see to anoy hym ¶ How kyng Edwarde of England was made bycare generall of th eÌ„pyre of Almaygne Cap. xxxiiii WHan the kyng of England and the other lordes to hym alyed wer departed fro the parlyament of Hale The kyng weÌ„t to Louan and made redy the castell for his a byding and sent for the quene to come thyder if it pleased her for he sent her worde he wolde nat come thens of an hole yere And sent home certayne of his knyghtes to kepe his lande fro the scottes And the other lordê and knyghtes that were there styll with the kynge rode aboute the realme of Flanders and Henalt makyng grete dyspence gyueng great rewardes and iuels to the lordes ladyes and damoselles of the countrey to get their good wylles They dyd somoche that they were greatly praysed and specially of the common people bycause of the port and state that they kept And than about the feest of all sayntes the marques of Jullers and his coÌ„pany sent worde to the kyng how they had sped And the kyng sent to hym that he shulde be with hym about the feest of saynt Martyne and also hesent to the duke of BrabaÌ„t to knowe his mynde wher he wolde the plyament shulde beholde and he answered at Arques in yâ— countie of Loz nere to his countrey And than the kyng sent to all other of his alyes that they shulde be there and so the hall of the towne was apparelled and hanged as though it had ben the kynges chamber And there the kyng satte crowned with golde 〈◊〉 fote hygher than any other and there opâ—nly was redde the letters of theÌ„perour by the which the kyng was made bycare generall and liefrenaunt for the emperour and had power gyueâ— hym to make lawes and to mynistre Justyce to euery person in thempours name and to make money of golde and syluer The emperour also there commaunded by his letters that all persons of his empyre and all other his subgiettes shulde obey to the kyng of England his vycare as to hymselfe and to do hym homage And in contynent ther was clayme and answere made bytwene parties as before the emperour and right and iudgement gyuen Also there was renued a iudgement and a statute affermed that had been made before in the emperours courte and that was this That who soeuer wolde any hurt to other shuld make his defyance thredayes byfore his dede and he that dyde otherwyse shulde be reputed as an euyll do et and for a by lans dede And whan all this was done the lordes departed and toke day that they shulde all appere before Cambray thre wekes after the feest of saynte JohnÌ„ the whiche towne was become frenche thus they all departed and euery man went to his owne And kynge Edwarde as bycare of th empyre went than to Louayne to the quene who was newely come thyder out of Englande with great noblenesse and well accoÌ„panyed with ladyes and damosels of Englande So there the kynge and the quene kepte their house ryght honorably all that wynter and caused money golde and syluer to be made at Andewarpe
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
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
Peron in UarmaÌ„doys the kyng of England counselled with sir Robert Dartoys in whome he had great affyance demauÌ„dyng of hym whyther it were better for hym to entre into the realm of Fraunce and to encounter his aduersary or els to abyde styll byfore CaÌ„bray tyll he had won it biforce The lordê of England and such other of his couÌ„sell sawe well how the cyte was stroÌ„g and well furnysshed of men a warr and vytels and artylary and that it shuld be long to abyde ther tyll they had wonne the cytie Wherof they were in no certeÌ„tie and also they sawe well how that wynter aproched nere as yet had done no maner of entprise but lay at gret erpeÌ„ce Than they counselled the kynge to set forwarde into yâ— realme wher as they might fynde more plentie of forage This counsell was taken and all the lordes ordayned to dyslodge and trussed tentê and pauylions and all maner of harnes so departed and rode towarde mnuÌ„t saynt Martyn the which was at thentre of FrauÌ„ce Thus they rode in good oroce euery lorde amoÌ„g his owne men marshals of thenglysshe hoost were therle of NorthaÌ„pton Glocetter and therle of Suffolke and constable of Englande was therle of Warwyke and so they passed ther the ryuer of Lescault at their ease And whan therle of Heynalt had acoÌ„panyed the kyng vnto the deptyng out of th eÌ„pyre and that he shuld passe the ryuer and entre into the realme of Fraunce Than he toke leaue of the kyng and sayd howe he wolde ryde no farther with hym at that tyme for kyng PhilyppÌ„ his vncle had sent for hym he wolde nat haue his yuell wyll but that he wold go and serue hym in Fraunce as he had serued yâ— kyng of England in th empyre So thus therle of Henalt and therle of Namure and their coÌ„panyes rode backe to Quesnoy And therle of Heynalt gaue the moost part of his company leaue to be part desyringe them to be redy whan he sende for them for he sayd that shortly after he wolde go to kyng Philyppe his vncle ¶ How kyng Edward made sir Henry of Flaunders knyght Cap. xxxix ASsone as kyng Edward had passed the ryuer of Lescaute and was entred into the realme of Fraunce he called to hym sir Henry of FlaÌ„ders who was as thaÌ„ a yong squier and there he made hym knyght And gaue hym yerely CC. 〈◊〉 sterlyng sufficiently assigned hym in England Than the kyng went and lodged in thabbey of mouÌ„t saint Martyn and ther taryed two dayes his people abrode in the contrey the duke of BrabaÌ„t was lodged in thabbey of Uancellez Whan the french kyng beyng at CoÌ„piengne harde these tydynges than he enformed his somones sent the erle of Ewe and of Gynes his coÌ„stable to saynt Quyntines to kepe the towne and froÌ„ters ther agaynst his ennemies and sent the lorde of Coucy into his owne contrey and the lorde of Hen i to his and sent many men of armes to Guyse to Rybemont to Behayne the fortresses ioynyng to thentre of the realme And so went hymselfe to wards Peron in the meane season that kyng Edward lay at thabbey of mouÌ„t saynt Martyn his men ran abrode in the contrey to Bapauâ—me and nere to Peron to saynt Quyntines they founde the contrey pieÌ„tyfull for ther had ben no warr of a long season and so it fortuned that ser Henry of Flauders to auance his body to eucrease his honour on a day with other knyghts Wherof sir JohnÌ„ of Heynalt was chefe with hym the lorde of FaulquemoÌ„t the lorde of Bergues the lorde of Uaudresen the lorde of Lens and dyuers other to the noÌ„bre of .v. C. And they auysed a towne therby called HoÌ„necourt wher in moch peple wer gadered on trust of the fortresses And therin they had coÌ„ueyed all their goodê and ther had ben ser Arnolde of Baquehen syr WyllmÌ„ of Dunor and their coÌ„pany but they at tayned nothyng ther. Ther was at this HoÌ„nycourt an abbot of great wysdome hardynes and he caused to be made without the towne a barrers ouerthwart the strete lyke a grate nat past half a fote wyde euery grate And he made great puisyons of stones quicke lyme men redy to defende the place And these lordê whan they came thyder they lighted a fote entred to the barrers with their gleuys in their handes ther began a sore assaut they within valyaÌ„tly defended theÌ„selfe Ther was thabbot hymselfe who receyued gaue many great strokes there was a ferse assaut they win cast downe stones peces of tymbre potts full of chalke dyd moche hurt to thassaylers and ser Henry of FlaÌ„ders who helde his glayue in his handes gaue ther with great strokes at the last thabbot toke the gleue in his handê drewe it so to hym yâ— at last he set hands on ser Henres arme drewe it so sore that he pulled out his arme at the barrers to the shulder heldehym at a great auauntage for yâ— barrers had ben wyd ynough he had drawen hym through but ser Henry wolde nat let his wepen go for sauyng of his honour Than thother knyghts strake at thabbot to rescue their felowe so this wrastlyng endured a longe space but fynally the knyght was rescued but his gleaue abode with thabbot And on a day whan I wrot this boke as I past by I was shewed the gleue by the monkes ther that kept it for a treasur So this sayd day HoÌ„nycourt was sore assaylled the which indured tyll it was nyght dyuerse wer slayne and sore hurt Syr JohaÌ„n of Heynault lost there a kynght of Hollande called sir Herment Whan the flemyngê heynowes englyssh men and almaygnes same the fierse wylles of them within and sawe howe they coulde gette nothynge there withdrewe them selfe agaynst nyght And the next day on the mornyng yâ— kyng depted fro mount saynt Martyn coÌ„mauÌ„dynge that no person shulde do any hurt to the abbey the which coÌ„maundemeÌ„t was kept And so than they entred into Hermandoys and toke yâ— day their lodgyng be tymes on yâ— mount saynt â—ui tyne in good order of batayle And they of saynt â—uyntines myght well se them how be it they had no desyre to yssue out of their towne The fore ryders came rynnynge to the barrers skyrmysshyng and the hoost taryed styll on yâ— mouÌ„t iyll the next day Than the lordes toke counsell what way they shulde drawe and by thaduyce of the duke of Brabant they toke yâ— way to Thyerasse for that way their prouisyon came dayly to theÌ„ And were determyned that if kyng â—hy lyppe dyd folowe theÌ„ as they supposed he wolde do that than they wolde abyde hym in yâ— playne felde and gyue hym batayle Thus they went forthe in thre great batayls the marshalles and the Almaygnes had the first the kynge of Englande in the myddle warde the duke of Brabant in the rerewarde Thus
they rodde forthe brennynge and pyllynge the countrey a thre or foure leages a day and euer toke their logynge be tymes And a company of englysshmen and Almaygnes passed the ryuer of Somme by the abbey of â—ermans and wasted the countrey al about An other company wherof sit JohaÌ„n of Heynalt the lorde FaulquemoÌ„t and sir Arnold of Barquehen were chefe rode to Drigny saynt Benoyste a good towne But it was but easely closed incontynent it was taken by assaut and robbed and an abbey of ladyes vyolated and the towne brent Than they departed and rode towarde Guys and Rybemont and the kynge of Englande lodged at â—ehories and ther taryed a day and his men ranne abrode and dystroyed the countrey Than the kynge toke the way to the Flammengerie to come to Lesche in Thyerasse and the marshals and the bysshoppÌ„ of Lpncolne with a fyue hunderd speres passed the ryuer of Trysague and entred into Laonnoys towarde the lande of the lorde of Couâ—y and bret saynt Gouuen and the towne of Matle And on a nyght lodgedde in the valey besyde Laon and the nerte day they drewe agayne to their hoost for they knewe by some of their prisoners that the frenche kyng was come to saynt â—uyntines with a. C. thousand men and there to passe the ryuer of Somme So these lordes in their retournynge brent a good towne called Crecy and dyuerse other townes and hamelettes ther about ¶ Now let vs speke of ser JohnÌ„ of Heynalt and his company who were a fyue hundred speres he came to Guys and brent all the towne and bete downe the mylles And with in the fortresses was the lady Jane his owne doughter wyfe to therle of Bloys called Lewes she desyred her father to spare therytage of the erle his son in lawe But for all that sit JohnÌ„ of Henalt wolde nat spare his enterprise and so than he retourned agayne to the kyng who was lodged in thabbey of Sarnaques and euer his peple r 〈…〉 ouer the countrey And the lorde of Falquemont with a. C. speres came to Lonnion in Thyerasse a great towne and the men of the towne were fled into a great wood and had all their goodes with them And had fortifyed the wood with fellyng of tymbre about theÌ„ the Almayns rode thyder and there mette with them Sir arnolde of Baquehen and his company so ther they assayled them in the wood who defeÌ„dyd theÌ„ aswell as they might but finally they were coÌ„quered and put to flight And ther wer slayne and sore hurt mo than .xl. and lost all that they had thus the contrey was ouer ryden for they dyd what they lyst ¶ Howe the kyng of Englande the french kyng toke day of iourney to fight togyder Cap. xâ— THe kyng of Englande depted fro Sarnaques and went to Muttrell And ther loged a nyght the next day he went to the FlameÌ„gery made all his meÌ„ to loge nere about hym Wherof he had mo than .xl. thousande and there he was couÌ„selled to avyde kyng 〈…〉 lyp and to fyght with hym The french kyng depted fro saynt Duyntines and dayly men came to hym fro all partes so caÌ„e to UyroÌ„fosse There the kyng taryed sayd howe he wold nat go thens tyll he had fought with the kynge of Englande with his alyes seyng they were within two leages toguyther And whaÌ„ therle of Heynalt who was at Duâ—lnoy redy purueyed of men a warr knewe that yâ— frenche kyng was at Uyronfosse thynkyng there to gyue batayle to thenglysshmen He rode forthe tyll he caÌ„e to the french hoost with .v. C. speres and preseÌ„ted hymself to the kyng his vncle who made hym but small cher vycause he had ven with his aduersary before Cambray Howe ve it the erle excused hymselfe so sagely that the kynge and his counsayle were well coÌ„tent And it was ordayned by the marshals that is to say by the marshall Bertrame and by yâ— marshall of Try that the erle shulde be lodged next the englysshe hoost Thus these two kynges were lodged bytwene â—yroÌ„fosse and FlameÌ„gery in the playne feldes without any aduauntage I thynke ther was neuer sene before so goodly an assemble of noble men togyder as was there Whanne the kynge of England beyng in the chapell of Thyerasse knewe how that king Phâ—â—yppÌ„ was with in two leages than he called the lordes of his host togyder and demauÌ„ded of them what he shuld do his honour saued for he sayd that his enten cyon was to gyue batayle Than the lordes behelde eche other and they desyrâ—dde the duke of BrabaÌ„t to shewe first his entent The duke said that he was of the accorde that they shulde gyue batayle for otherwyse he sayd they coude nat depart sauyng their honours Wherfore he counsayled yâ— they shulde sende harauloes to the frenche kyng to demaunde a day of batayle Than an haraulde of the duke of Guerles who coude well the langage offrenche was enformed what he shulde say and so herode tyll he came into yâ— frenche hoost And than he drewe hym to kynge Philyppe and to his counsayle and sayd ser the kynge of Englande is in the felde and desyreth to haue batell power agaynst power The whiche thyng kyng Philyppe graunted and toke the day the friday nextafter and as thaÌ„ it was weduisday And so the haraude reâ—ourned well rewarded with good â—urred gownes gyuen hym by the french kyng and other lordes bycause of the tidynges that he brought So thus the iourney was agreed knowledge was made therof to all the lordes of bothe the hoostes and so euery man made hym redy to the matter The thursday in the mornyng there were two knyghtes of therâ—e of Heynaultes the lorde Sanguinelles and the lorde of Tupeney They mounted on their horses and they two all onely depted fro the frenche hoost and rode to a viewe yâ— englyssh hoost So they roâ—e coâ—â—yng the hoost and it fortuned that the lorde of Sanguynelles horse toke the bridell in the tethe in suche wyse that his maâ—â—ter coud nat rule hym And so why ther he wolde or nat the horse brought hym into thenglysshe hoost and there he fell in the handes of the 〈…〉 maynes who perceyued well that he was none of their company and set on hym and toke hym and his horse And so he was prisoner to a fyue orsixe gentylmen of 〈…〉 mayne a none they set hym to his raunsome And whan they vnderstode that he was a â—aynome theâ— demaunded of hym if he knewe ser Johâ— of Hepnalt and he answered yes and desyred them for the loue of god to bring hym to his presens for he knewe well that he wolde quyte hym his rauÌ„some Therof were the Almaygns ioyous and so brought hym to the lorde Beaumounde who incontynent dyde pledge hym out fro his maisters handes And the lorde of Sanguynelles retourned agayne to therle of Heyualt and he had his horse agayne delyuered hym at the request of the lorde
Beamond Thus passed that day and â—one other thynge done that ought to be remembred ¶ how these kynges ordayned their batayls at â—yronfosse Cap. xâ—â— WHan the friday came in the mornyng both hoostes aparelled theÌ„ selfe redy and euery lorde harde masse among their owne coÌ„paâ—yes and dyuers wer shrâ—uen First we woll speke of thorder of thenglysshmen who drewe theÌ„ forwarde into the feldâ— and made iii â–ª batels a fote and dyd put all their horses and bagages into a lytell wood behynde them and for tefyed it The first batell ledde the duke of Guerles the marques of Nusse the marques of Blaquebourâ— sir JohnÌ„ of Heynalt therle of â—oÌ„s therle of Sauynes the lorde of Faulquemont sit Guyllam du Fort sir Arnolde of Baqucheâ— and the almayns and amonge them â–ª was â–ª xxii â–ª banners and .lx. penons in the hale and .viii. Mâ—men The seconde batayle had the duke of Brabant and the lordes and knyghtes of his countrey First the lorde of â—uâ—se the lorde Bergues the lorde of Bredangh the lorde of 〈◊〉 the lorde of â—aucelare the lorde of Borguynall the lorde of StoÌ„neuort the lorde of wyten the lorde of Elka the lorde of Cassebegne yâ— lorde of Duffle ser Thyrre of â—alcourt ser Rasse of the Grez ser JohnÌ„ of Cassebegne ser JohnÌ„ Filyfe ser Gyles of Coterebe ser water of â—otebergue the thre bretherne of Harlebecque ser Henry of FlaiuÌ„ders and dyuerse other barownes knyghtê of flanders who were all vnder yâ— duke of 〈◊〉 baner as yâ— lorde of Hallayne yâ— lorde of 〈◊〉 sir Hector â—yllains sit JohnÌ„ of Rodes ser 〈◊〉 start of Gupstell ser wyllinÌ„ of Stratâ— ser 〈◊〉 de la mule many other The duke of BrabaÌ„t had a .xxiiii. baners and .lxxx. penons in all a vii M. men The .iii. bataile the grettest haâ— the kyng of Englande and with hym his cosyn therle of Derby the bysshoppÌ„ of Lyncolne the bysshoppÌ„ of Durame therle of Salysbury the erle of Northamton and of Glocetter therle of Suffolke sir Robert Dartoyse as than called erle of Rychmont the lorde Raynolde CobhmÌ„ the lorde Persy the lorde Roose the lord Montbray sir Lewes and sir JohnÌ„ Beauchampe the lorde Dalawarr the lorde of Laucome the lorde Basset the lorde fitz water sir Water Manny sir Newe Hastyngs sir JohnÌ„ Lyle and dyuers other that I can nat name among other was ser JohnÌ„ Chandos of whom moche honour is spoken in this boke The kyng had with hym .xxviii. baners and lxxxx penons and in his batayle a vi M. men of armes and .vi. M. archers And he had set an other batell as in a wyng wherof therle of Warwyke therle of Penbroke the lorde Barkley the lorde Multon and dyuerse other were as cheyfe they wer on horsbacke Thus whanÌ„e euery lorde was vnder his banner as it was coÌ„maunded by the marshals the kynge of England mounted on a palfray acoÌ„panyed all onely with sir Robert Dartoyse sir Raynolde Cobham and ser Water of Manny and rode a long before all his batels and right swetely desyred all his lordes and other That they wolde that day ayde to defende his honoure they all ê“mysed hym so to do Than he returned to his owne batell set euery thing in good order and coÌ„mauÌ„ded that non shuld go before the marshals banerê ¶ Nowe let vs speke of the lordes of Fraunce what they dyd They were .xi. score baners .iiii. kynges .vi. dukes .xxvi. erles and mo than .iiii. M. knyghtes and of the coÌ„mons of Fraunce mo than .lx. M. The kyngs that were ther with kyng Philyppe of Ualoys was the kyng of Behayne the kyng of Nauerr king Dauyd of Scotland the duke of Normandy the duke of Bretayne the duke of Burbon the duke of Lorrayne and the duke of Athenes Of erles therle of Alanson brother to the kyng the erle of Flaunders therle of Heynalt the erle of Bloys therle of Bare therle of Forestes therle of Foyz therle of Armynacke the erle Dophyn of Auuergne therle of LoÌ„guyle therle of StaÌ„pes therle of Uandosme therle of Harrecourt therle of saynt Pol therle of Guynes therle of Bowlougne therle of Roussy therle of Dampmartyn therle of Ualentynois therle of Aucer therle of Sancerre therle of Genue the erle of Dreux and of Gascongne and of Languedoc So many erles and vycuntes that it were long to reherse it was a great beauty to beholde the baners and standerdes wauyng in the wynde and horses barded and knyghtes and squyers richely armed The frechemen ordayned thre great batayls in eche of them fyftene thousand men of armes and .xx. M. men a fote ¶ Howe these two kynges departed fro Uironfosse without batayle Cap. xlii IT might well be marueyledde howe so goodly a sight of men of warr so nere togyder shulde depart without batayle But the french men were nat all of one acorde they were of dyuers opynyons Some sayed it were a great shame and they fought nat seyng their ennemys so nere theÌ„ in their owne countre raynged in the felde and also had promysed to fyght with theÌ„ and some other sayd it shulde be a great folly to fyght for it was harde to knowe euery mannes mynde ieoê‘dy of treason For they sayd if fortune were coÌ„trary to their kyng as to lese the selde he than shuld put all his hole realme in a ieopardy to be lost And though he dyd dysconfet his ennemes yet for all that he shuld be neuer the nerer of the realme of Englande nor of such landes parteynyng to any of those lordes that be with hym alyed Thus in striuyng of dyuers opynions the day past tyll it was past noone and than sodenly ther started an Hare among the frenchmen and suche as sawe her cryed and made gret bruÌ„t wherby suche as were behynde thought they before had ben fightynge And so put on their helmes and toke their speres in their handes and so ther were made dyuers newe knyghtes and specially therle of Heynalt made .xiiii. who wer euer after called knyghts of the hare Thus that batell stode styll all that friday and besyde this stryfe bytwene the counsellours of France ther was brought in letters to the hoost of recoÌ„mendacion to the frenche kyng and to his counsell Fro kyng Robert of Cicyle the which kyng as it was sayd was a great astronomyer and full of great science He had often tymes sought his bokê on thestate of the kyngs of England and of fraÌ„ce he founde by his astrology by theÌ„fluens of the heueÌ„s that if the french kyng euer fought with kyng Edwarde of england he shuld be discoÌ„fited wherfore he lyke a king of gret wysdoÌ„e and as he that douted the peryll of the frenche kyng his cosyn sent often tymes letters to king Philyppe and to his counsayle that in no wyse he shulde make any batayle agaynst thenglyss men where as kyng Edwarde was personally present So that what for dout and for such writyng fro the kyng of Cecyle dyuers
of the great lordes of Fraunce were sore a basshed and also kynge Philyppe was enfourmed therof He we beit yet he had great wyll to gyue batayle but he was so counselled to the coÌ„trary that the day passed without batell and euery man withdrue to their lodgynges And whan the erle of Heynalt same that they shulde nat fight he departed withall his hole company and went backe the same nyght to Quesnoy And the kyng of Englande the duke of Brabant and all the other lordes retourned and trussed all their bagagis and went the same nyght to Dauesnes in Heynalt And the next day they toke leaue eche of other and the Almayns and brabances departed and the kynge went into Brabant with the duke his cosyn The same friday that the batell shulde haue ben the french kynge whan he came to his lodgyng he was sore dyspleased bycause he departed without batayle But they of his counsayle sayd howe right nobly he had borne hymselfe for he had halyantly pursued his ennemies and had done somoche that he had put theÌ„ out of his realme and how that the kyng of Englande shuld make many such vyages or he conquered the realme of FrauÌ„ce The next day kyng PhilyppÌ„ gaue lyceÌ„ce to all maner of men to dept and he thanked right courtesly the gret lordes of their ayde socour Thus ended this great iourney and euery maÌ„ went to their owne The frenche kynge went to saynt Omers and sent men of warre to his garysons and specially to Tourney to Lysse and to Doway and to the other townes marchyng on th eÌ„pyre He sent to Tourney syr Godmart Dufay and made hym captayne there and regent of that couÌ„trey ther about And he sent syr Edwarde of Beaugewe to Mortayne and whan he had ordred ê‘t of his besynes than he drewe towarde Parys ¶ How kyng Edwarde toke on hym to bere the armes of Fraunce and the name to be called kyng therof Ca. xliii WHan that kynge Edwards was departed fro the flamengery and came into BrabaÌ„t and went streight to Brussels The duke of Guerles the duke of Jullers the marques of Blanqueboure the erle of Mons syr JohnÌ„ of Haynalt the lorde of FaulquemoÌ„t and all the lordes of th empyre suche as had ben at that iournay brought hym thyder to take aduyce counsell what shulde be done more in the mater that they had be gone And to haue expedycion in the cause they ordayned a parlyameÌ„t to beholden at the towne of Brussels and thyder to come was desyred Jaques Dartuell of GauÌ„t who came thyder with a great company and al the counsels of the good townes of Flaunders Ther the king of England was sore desyred of all his alyes of th empyre that he shulde requyre theÌ„ of Flanders to ayde to mentayne his warr and to defy the french kyng and to go with him wher as he wolde haue them And in their so doyng he to promyse theÌ„ to recouer the Isle Doway Bethayne This request was well hard of the slemynges and therupon they desyred to take counsell among themselfe and so they toke couÌ„sell at good leaser and than they sayd to the kyng Syr or this tyme ye haue made to vs request in this behalfe syr if we myght well doo this sauyng your honour and to saue ourselfe we wolde gladly do this But syr we be bounde by faith and othe and on the somme of two my lyons of floreyns in the Popes chaumbre that we may make nor moue no warre agaynst the kynge of Fraunce Who soeuer it be on payne to lese the sayd somme and besyde that to ryn in the senteÌ„ce of cursyng But syr if ye wyll take on you the armes of FrauÌ„ce quarter them with the armes of Englande call yourselfe kyng of Fraunce as ye ought to be of ryght Than we woll take you for rightfull kyng of FrauÌ„ce de mauÌ„de of you quytaÌ„ce of out bondes so ye to gyue vs ê‘don therof as king of FraÌ„ce By this meanes we shal be assured dyspeÌ„sed with all so thaÌ„ we wyll go with you whyder soeuer ye wyll haue vs. Than the kyng toke couÌ„sell for he thought it was a sore mat to take on hym the armes of France the name and as thaÌ„ had coÌ„quered nothing therof nor coud nat tell what shuld fall therof nor whyder he shuld coÌ„quere it or nat on thother syde loth he was to refuse the confort and ayde of the stemynges who myght do hym more ayde thaÌ„ any other So the kyng toke counsell of the lords of th eÌ„pyre of the lorde Robert Dartoyse with other of his specyall frendes so that finally the good and the yuell wayed He answered to the flemmynges that if they wolde swere seale to this accorde and to promyse to mentayne his warre howe he wolde do all this with a good wyll and promysed to gette them agayne Lyle Do way Bethayn and all they answered howe they were content Than there was a day assigned to mete at Gaunt at which day the kynge was there and the moost part of the sayd lordes and all the counsayls generally in FlauÌ„ders And so than all this sayd maters were rehersed sworne and sealed and the king quartred the armes of FrauÌ„ce with Englande And from thens forthe toke on hym the name of the kynge of Fraunce and so contynued tyll he lefte it agayne by composicyoâ— as ye shall here after in this boke And so at this counsayle they determyned that the next somer after they wold make great warre into Fraunce promysing to besiege the cytie of Tourney Wherof the flemmyngê were ioyfull for thei thought to be stroÌ„g ynough to gete it and that ones goten they be leued shortly after to wynne agayne Lysse Do way and Bethayne with thappurtenauÌ„ces 〈◊〉 tayning or holden of therle of FlauÌ„ders Thus euery man departed and went home the kynge of Englande went to And warpe and the quene abode styll at Gaunt and was often tymes vysited by Jaques Dartuell and by other lordes ladyes and damosels of Gaunt The kyng left in Flaunders therle of Salysbury and therle of Suffolke They went to Ipre and ther kept a great garyson and made sore warre agaynst them of Lysse and there about And whan the kynges shyppes were redy he toke the see and so sayled into Englande and came to London about the feest of saynt Andrewe where he was honourably receyued And ther he had coÌ„playn tes made hym of the dystruction of Hampton and he sayd that he trusted or a yere lenger that it shulde be well reuenged ¶ How the frenchmen brent in the laÌ„des of syr JohnÌ„ of Heynault Cap. xliiii NOwe lette vs speke of kyng Philyppe who greatly fortifyed his nauy that he hadde on the see Wherof syr Kiry Bahuchet and Barbe Noyre were captayns And thei had vnder them a great retynuâ— of Genowayes normayns bretons pycardes they dyd that wynter great damage to the realme of
Englande somtyme they came to Douer sandwyche Wynchelse Hastynges and Rye and dyd moche sorowe to thenglysshe men for they were a great nombre as a .xl. M. men Ther was none that coude yssue out of en glande but they were robbed taken or slayne so they wan great pyllage specially they wan a great shyppe called the Christofer laden with wolles as she was goyng into Flaunders The which shyppe had coost the kynge of Englande moch money and all they that were taken with in the shyppe were slayne and drowned Of the which conquest the frenchmen were ryght ioyeouse The frenche kyng than sent and wrote to the lorde of Beamont yâ— lorde of Breme to the Uidame of Chalon the lorde JohnÌ„ de la Boue the lorde JohnÌ„ and Gararde of Loyre that they shulde make an army and to ryde into the land of syr JohnÌ„ of Heynalt to burne and dystroy there asmoche as they might They obeyd and gathered togyder to the nombre of .v. C. speres and so in a mornynge they came before the towne of Simay gathered to gyder there a gret pray for they of the countrey thought that the frenchmen wolde nat a coÌ„e so farre nor to haue passed the wode of Thyrach So the freÌ„chmen burnt the subarbes of Simay and dyuerse other vyllages there about nygh all the lande of Simay except the fortresses than they went to AubeÌ„ton in Thyerach and ther deuyded their boty In the same season the soudyours of CaÌ„bray came to a lytell strong house without CaÌ„bray called Relenques pertayning to syr JohnÌ„ of Haynalt And a bastarde sonne of his kept yâ— house with a .xv. soudyours with hym so they were assayled a hole day togyder and the dykes wer so frosen that a man might well come to the walles And so they within trussed all that they had and about mydnight departed and set fyre themselfe on the house the next day whan they of Cambray came thyder agayne sawehowe it was brent they dyd bete downe all that stode And the capitayne of the house and his company went to Ualencennes ye haue well harde by fore howe sir Gualter of Manny toke yâ— castell of Thyne and set therm a brother of his called Gyles of Manny he made many skirmysshes with them of CaÌ„bray and dyd them moch trouble And so it hapened on a day that he went fro his garyson with a sixscore men of armes and came to the barrers of Cambray and the brunt was so great that many armed them within the cyte and came to the gate wher as the skirmyssh was Wher as sir Gyles had put backe them of Cambray than they yssued out and among the cambreses ther was a yong squyer a gascoyne called Wyllyam Marchant who went out into the felde well horsed his shelde about his necke and his spere in his hande And whan ser Gyles of MaÌ„ny sawe hym he rode fâ—erâ—ly to hym and ther ser Gyles was strykeÌ„ through all his harnes to the hert so that yâ— spere went clene through his body so he fell to the erth Than ther was a â—yers skirmysshe many stryken downe on bothe partes but finally they of Cambray obtayned the place and drewe a way their ennemies and toke with them sir Gyles of Manny hurt as he was and so brought hym to Cambray with great toye Than incontynent they dysarmed hym 〈◊〉 dyd gette surgions to dresse his wound for they wold gladly that he might escaped but he dyed the next day after Than thei dâ—â—myned to send his body to his two bretherne JohnÌ„ and Tyrrey who were in the garyson at Bouhayne in Ostrenant for though that the countrey of Heinalt at that tyme was in no warr yet all the froÌ„ ters to warde FrauÌ„ce were euer in good awayt So than they ordayned a horse lytter right honorably and put his body therin and caused .ii. freres to conuey it to his bretherne who receyued hym with great sorowe And they bare hym to the freres at Ualencennes and there he was buryed and after that the two bretherne of MaÌ„ny came to the castell of Thynel and made sore warre agaynst them of Cambray incounteruengyng the dethe of their brother ¶ In this season captayne of Turney Turneyses was sir Godmarde Fay of the fortresses there about and the lorde of Beauyeâ— was within Mortayn on the ryuer of Lescaute and the stuarde of Carcassonne was in the towne of saynt Amande ser Amery of Poyters in â—ouay the lorde Galoisde la Baulme and the lorde of Uyllars the marshall of My 〈…〉 s and the lorde of Marneyl in the cyte of Cambray And these knyghtes squyers and soudyers of France desyred none other thyng but the they myght entre into Heynault and to robbe and â—yll the countrey Also the bysshoppe of Cambray who was at Parys with the kyng coÌ„playned howe the heynowes had done hym domage breÌ„t and ouer ron his contrey more than any other men And than the kyng gaue lycence to the soudiers of CaÌ„bresys to make a rode into Heynalt thâ—â— they of the garysous made a iourney and were to the nombre of .vi. C. men of armes And on a saturday in the mornyng they departed fro CaÌ„bray and also they of la Male Mayson rode forth the same day and mette togyder and went to the towne of Aspre the which was a good towne and a great without the walles The peo 〈…〉 ther were in no dout for they knewe of no warr towardes theÌ„ so the frenchmen entred founde men and women in their houses and toke them and robbed the towne at there pleasur And tha sette fyre in the towne and brent it so clene that nothynge remayned but the walles within the towne ther was a priory of blacke monkê with great byldinges besyde the church which helde of saynt Wast of Arras The frenchmen also robbed the place and brent it to the yerth and with all their pyllage they retourned to CaÌ„bray These tidynges anone came to the knowledge of therle of Heynault who was a bedde and a â—â—epe in his lodgyng called the sale and sodenly he rose and armed hym and called vp all such knyghtes as were about hym but they were loged so abrode that they were nat so sonne redy as therle was who without taryeng for any ê‘son came into the market place of UalenceÌ„nes and caused the belles to be souned alaram than euery man a rose and armed them and folowed therle their lord who was ryden out of the towne in great hast and toke the way towarde Aspre and by that tyme he had ryden aleage tidyngâ— came to hym howe the frenchmen were depted Than he rode to thabbey of Fountnels where as the lady his mother was and she had moche a do to repayse hym of his dyspleasure for he sayd playnly that the dystruction of Aspre shuld derely be reuenged in the realme of Fraunce The good lady his mother dyd asmoche as she coude to swage his yre and to excuse
the kynge of that dede So whaÌ„ therle had ben ther a certayne space he toke leaue of her and retourned to UalenceÌ„nes and incoÌ„tynent wrote letters to the prelates and knyghtê of his contrey to haue their aduyce and counsayle in that behalfe And whan sir JohnÌ„ of Heynalt knewe her of he toke his horse and came to therle his nephue and as sone as the erle sawe hym he sayd a fayre vncle your absence hath sette the frenchmen in a pride A sir ê™ he with your trouble and anoyance I am sore dyspleased howe beit in a maner I am glad therof Nowe ye be well rewarded for the seruyce and loue that ye haue borne to yâ— frenchmen Nowe it behoueth you to make a iourney into Fraunce agaynst the frenchmen a vncle ê™ therle loke into what quart ye thynke best and it shal be shortly done So thus the day of parlyameÌ„t assigned at Mons came and thyder resoried all the counsayle of the countrey and also of Nolande and zelande ther were diâ—iers opynyons Some wolde that certayne sufficyent ê‘ sons shulde be sent to the french kyng to knowe if he were coÌ„sentyng to the hurt done in Henalt or by what tytle he shulde make warre into the erles lande without any defiaunce And some other wold that therle shulde be reuenged in lyke maner as the frenchmen had begon how beit finally all reasons debated it was thought that therle coude do no otherwyse but to make warr into Fraunce And it was ordayned that therle shulde make his defyaunce to the frenche kyng and than to entre byforce into the realme of FraÌ„ce to bere these defyaÌ„ces was ordayned thabbot Thybalt of saynt Crispyne So thaÌ„ the letters of defyance were written sealed by therle by all the nobles of the coÌ„trey Than therle thaÌ„ked all his lordes and other of their good confort and of their promyse to ayde to reueÌ„ge him agaynst the frenchmen Thabbot of saynt Crispyne came into Fraunce and brought these de fyances to kyng PhilyppÌ„ who made light therof and sayd how his nephue was but an outraous folc howe that he was a marchaÌ„t to haue his coÌ„trey breÌ„t Thabbot returned to therle to his counsayle shewed howe he had sped And than therle prepared for men of warre in his coÌ„trey and in Brabant and in Flanders so that he had 〈◊〉 great nombre togyder And so set forwarde towarde the lande of Symay for therlles intent was to go and brenne the landes of yâ— lorde of Bremus and also Aubenton and Thyerache ¶ Howe therle of Heynault toke and distroyed Aubenton and Thyerach Ca. xlv THey of Aubenton douted greatly therle of Heynalt sir JohnÌ„ his vncle And so they sent for some ayde to the great bayly of UermaÌ„doys and he sent to theÌ„ the vydam of Chalons the lorde Beaumont the lorde de la Bone the lorde of Lore dyuers other to the nombre of CCC men of armes And so they repayred the towne in certayne places and determyned to abyde the heynowes and to defende the towne the which was a gret towne and full of drapery The heynowes cam on a friday and lodged nere to Aubenton aduysed the towne to se on what quarter it were moost best to be taken and in the mornyng they aproched in thre wardes their baners before theÌ„ right ordynatly and also their crosbowes The erle of Heynalt ledde the first batayle and with hym great nombre of the knyghtes and squiers of his countrey His vncle sir John of Heynalt had the seconde batayle wher as he had plenty of men a warr The thyrde had the lorde Faulquemont with a good noÌ„bre of almaynes And so thus euery lorde was vnder his owne baner and there beganÌ„e a sore assaut and the bowes began to shote both within and without wherby dyuers were sore hurt Th erle and his company came to the gate ther was a great assaut and a sore skirmysshe ther the Uydame of Calons dyd marueyles he made at the gate thre of his sonnes knyghtes But finally therle and his company coÌ„quered the baylies and byforce made their ennemies to withdrawe into that gate And also at the gate towarde Symay was sir JohnÌ„ de la Bone and sir JohnÌ„ BeamoÌ„t ther was also a cruell assaut they within wer fayne to withdrawe in at their gates and to leaue the barrers and the heynowes wan it and yâ— brige also Ther was a sore assaut for suche as were fledde and entred within went vp on the gate and cast downe barres of yron stones pottê full of quycke lyme wherby many were sore hurt a squyer of Henalt receyued suche a stroke with a stone on his targe that it was clouyn clene a sonder with the stroke and his arme broken so that it was long after or he was hole The saturday in the mornyng ther was a great assaut they within dyd their deuer to defende themselfe but finally the towne was wonne byforce and their pales and defences broken And first entred into the towne sir JohnÌ„ of Heynalt with his baner with great cryeng and showtyng Than thou Uydame of Chalons withdrewe hym and his company into the place before the mynster and there made semblant to defende hymselfe as loÌ„g as he myght endure But the lorde of Bremus departed without order for he knewe well that sir JohnÌ„ of Heynalt was lore dyspleased with him so that he thought if he had ben taken that no rauÌ„some shulde haue saued his lyfe And whan sir JohnÌ„ of Heynalt knewe that he was departed that had done somoche dyspleasure in his lande of Symay he pursued after hym But the lorde of Bremus sledde falt and founde the gate of his towne opyn and so entred in and ser Johanne of Heynault pursued hym iuste to the gate with his swerde in his hande But whanÌ„e he sawe that he was escaped he retourned agayne to Aubenton and his men mette certayne of yâ— lorde Bremus men as they folowed their maister and ther they were stayne without mercy The erle and his company sought sore with theÌ„ that were by the mynster and ther the Uydam of Chalons dyd marueyls in armes and so dyd two of his sonnes but finally they wer all stayn there scaped none but suche as fledde with the lorde of Bremus but all were slayne or taken and a .ii. M. men of the towne and all the town robbed and pylled and all the goodes sent to Symay and the towne brent And after yâ— butnyng of Aubenton the heynowes weÌ„t to Mauber Fountaynes and incontynent they wan it and robbed and brent the towne And also the towne of Daubeâ—ueyll and Segny the great Segny the lytell and all the hamelettes ther about the which were mo than .xl. Than the erle went to Mouns and gaue leaue to his men of warr to depart and thanked them in such wyse that they were all well content Than anone after therle went to make asure alyance with the kyng
of England to be the more stroÌ„ger in his warre agaynst the freÌ„chmen But first he made his vncle sir JohnÌ„ of Heynalt chefe maister and gouernour of Holande zelande and sir JohnÌ„ lay styll at Mons and prouyded for the contrey and sent to UalenceÌ„nes to confort and ayde theÌ„ the lorde Autoyng the lorde of Uerguy yâ— lord of Gomegynes and sir Henry of Huspharyce and the stewarde of Heynault with a hundred speares to the towne of Landrechyes And to Bouhayne thre brethern almayns called Courtars and to â—scaudymeâ— sir Gararde Sasses gynes and into the towne of Dauesnes the lord of Faulquemount And thus he dyde into euery fortresse on the fronters of Fraunce ¶ Howe they of Tourney made a Courney into Flaunders Cap. xlvi WHan the frenche kyng knewe howe the heynowes had brent the contrey of Thyerache taken and stayne his knyghtes and distroyed the good towne of Aubenton Than he commaunded the duke of Normandy his sonne that he shulde make a iourney into Heynalt and bring the countrey into that case that it shuld neuer bere couerd agayne Also the kyng ordayned therle of Layll Gastone who was as than with the kyng at Parys that he shulde make a voyage into Gascoyne as his lyeutenant and to make warre to Burdeux and to Bordeloys and to all the fortresses that helde of the kyng of Englande And also the frenche kynge enforced his great nauy that he had on the see and commaunded them to kepe the bondes of Flanders and nat to suffre the kyng of Englande to passe ouer the see into Flanders on payne of their lyues And whan the frenche kyng vnderstode that the flemynges had made homage to the kynge of Englande he sent vnto them a prelate vnder the colour of the pope Shewyng them that ys they wolde retourne and knowledge themselfe to holde of hym and of the crowne of Fraunce and to forsake the kyng of Englande who had enchaunted them Than he sayd he wolde ê‘don them of all their trespaces and wolde quyte theÌ„ of the gret soÌ„me of money that they wer bound vnto hym by oblygacion of olde tyme and also to gyue theÌ„ many fayre franchyses And the slemmynges answered howe they thought theÌ„selfe right well assoyled and quyted in any thynge that they were bouÌ„de to the kyng of Fraunce Than the frenche kyng complayned to pope Clement the .vi. whervpon the pope dyd cast suche a sentence of cursyng that no preest durst syng or say ther any diuyne seruyce Wherof the slemmynges sent a great coÌ„playnt vnto the kyng of Englande who to apease them sent them worde that whan he came ouer the see he wolde bring preestes out of his contrey to syng masses whyther the pope wolde or nat for he sayd he had priuylege so to do And so by that meanes the fleÌ„mynges were somwhat apeased And whan the frenche kyng sawe that he coude nat tourne the sleÌ„mynges fro their opynion than he coÌ„maunded them of the garysons of Tourney Lysle and 〈◊〉 â–ª and other to make warre on the flem 〈…〉 and to ouer ronne the contrey And so 〈◊〉 â—ohnÌ„ du Roy and ser Mathue de Trye marshall of Fraunce and sir Godmar du Fay and dyuers other lordes made an army of M. men of armes and. CCC crosbowes what of Turney Lylle and Doway And so in an euenyng ther departed fro Turney and by yâ— it was day in the mornyng â–ª they were before Courtray by 〈◊〉 â—â—yme the son was vp they had gathered togyther all the catall ther about and some of theÌ„ ran to the gatê and slewe and hurt dyuers that they founde without And thanÌ„e they retourned without any domage and droue before them al their prayes so that whaÌ„ they came to Turney they had mo thaÌ„ .x. M. shepe as many swyne beates and kyen wherof the flemynges were sore troubled Than Jaques Dartuell sware yâ— it shulde be derely reuenged and incoÌ„tynent he coÌ„maunded the good townes of Flanders that their men a warr shulde be with hym before Turney at a day assigned and he wrote to therle of Salysbury and to therle of Suffolke who wer at Ipre that they shulde be ther at yâ— same And so agaynst the day lymitted he weÌ„t out of GauÌ„t and came to a place bytwene And warpe Turney called le Pount de Sere and there he lodged and taryed for therles of England and for them of Franke of Bruges The sayd two erles thought for their honour that the enterprise shulde nat be delayed by them and so sent to Jaques Dartuell promysing hym nat to fayle to be at the day apoynted And so on a day they departed from Ipre with a .l. speares and a fortie crosbowes â–ª and went towarde the place where as Jaques Dartuell abode for theÌ„ and as they passed by the towne of Lyle they were ê‘ceyued And they of the towne yssued out with a .xv. C. men a fote and a horsbacke and went in .iii. partes to th entent that therles shuld nat scape theÌ„ So these two erles rode forth by the gyding of sir U 〈…〉 art de la Crox â–ª who had kept loÌ„g warrÌ„ agaynst them of Lyle and he knewe all yâ— wayes of the contrey as than was at Ipre And so he came forthe with these erles to be their gyde and he had well gyded them they of Lyle had nuely made a great dyke wher as there was neuer none before and whan sir Uauflart hadde brought them thyder sawe howe the way was nuely stopped he sayd to therles of Englande sirs I se well we can nat passe without the danger of them of Lysle wherfore I counsell let vs turne agayne and take some other way Than the lordes sayde nay sir Uauflart it shall neuer be sayd that we woll go out of our way for feare of them of Lysle Therfore ryde on byfore we haue promysed Jaques Dartuell to be with hym this day and so thenglysshmen rode forth with out feare Than sir Uauflart sayd sirs ye haue taken me in this vyage to be your gyde and I haue ben with you all this wynter iÌ„ Ipre wherof I am moch bouÌ„de to you But if they of Lyle yssue out vpon vs haue no trust that I wyll abyde them for I wyll saue my selfe assone as I can for if I wer taken it shulde cost me my lyfe the which I loue better thaÌ„ your coÌ„pany Than the lordes dyd laugh at hym and sayd well and yf it be so we holde you well excused and as he ymagined so it be fell â–ª for or they wer ware they were in danger of the frenche busshement who cryed stoppe sirs for ye shall nat passe this way without our lycence and so began to shote and to ronne on the englysshmen And assone as syr Uauflart sawe the maner he had no lyst to ryde any farther but retourned assone as he myght and gate hymselfe out of the preace And the. iâ— erles fell in the handes of their ennemies lyke
fysshes in a nette for they were closed rounde about in a narowe strayet passage among hedgê busshes and dykes so that they coude scape no maner of way forwarde nor backewarde So whan they sawe that they wer so hardly bestad they a lyghted a fote and defended themselfe as well as they might and dyd hurt dyuers of theÌ„ of Lysle But finally their defence coude nat auayle them for euer newe fresshe men of warre came on them So ther they wer taken byforce and with them a yong squyer of Lymosyne nephue to pope Clement called Remon who after that he was yelded prisoner was slayne for couetyse of his fayre harnes and fresshe apareyle These two erles were set in prison in the hall of Lysle and after sent to the frenche kynge who promysed to them of Lysle a great rewarde for the good seruyce that they had done hym And whanÌ„e Jaques Dartuell who was at Pont de Ferre knewe those tidyngê he was sore dyspleased and so seased his enterprise for that tyme and retourned agayne to Gaunt ¶ Of the iourney that duke JohnÌ„ of Normandy made into Heynault Cap. .xlvii. DUke JohnÌ„ of NormaÌ„dy eldyst sonne to the french kyng made his assemble to be at saynt Quyntines And with hym was the duke of Athenes therle of Flaunders the erle of Aucerr the erle of Ewe and constable of Fraunce therle of Porcyen therle of Roussy therle of Bresne therle of de grauÌ„t Pre the lorde Couey the lorde Craon and dyuers other nobles of Normandy and of the lowe marches And whan they were all assembled anone after Easter the yere of our lorde M. CCC .xl. The constables and the two marshals nombred their company to be a .vi. thousand men of armes and .viii. M. of other folowynge the hoost And so they went forthe in to the feldes and went towarde yâ— castell of CaÌ„bre ser and passed by Bohayn and rode tyll they passed the sayd castell in Cambre s. And lodged in the towne of Montays on the ryuer of Sels and sir Rycharde of Uerchyne stewarde of Henalt knewe by his spyes how the duke of Normandy was at Moutays Than he desyred certayne knightes and squyers suche as wer nere about hym to go with hym thyder as he wolde bringe them and they graunted hym so to do And so departed fro his house at Uerchyn and with hym a. lâ— speares and rode forthe fro the sonne settyng tyll he came to a forest in the yssuyng out of Heynalt a lytell leage fro Montays and by yâ— tyme it was night than he rested hym in a felde and sayde to his company Howe he wolde go a wake the duke at Montays wherof they were right ioyouse And sayd howe they wolde aduenture with hym to lyue and dye he thanked them with hym there was ser Jaques de Sart sir HeÌ„ry of Phalyse sir Olpharte du Guystelles sir JohnÌ„ du Chastellet and sir Bertrande And of squyers there 〈…〉 s Gyles and Thyerty of Sommayne Baudwyn of Beaufort Colebrier of Brule Moreau of Lescuyer Sawdart de Stramen JohaÌ„n of Robersat Bridoull de Thyaulx and dyuerse other they rode priuely and came to MoÌ„tays and entred into yâ— towne The freÌ„chmen had made no watche and so the stewarde and all his company alyghted before a fayre great lodgyng wenyng to theym that the duke had lodged ther but he was in an other house But they were loged .ii. great lordes of Normandy the lorde of Baylleull and the lorde of Beaulte and they were quickely assayled and the gate broken â—pynne Whan they hard the cry of Heynalt they were a basshed defeÌ„ded theÌ„selfe as well as they might and ther the lorde of Baylleull was slayne and the lorde of Beautie taken was fayne to promyse the seneshall on his fayth trouth to yelde hymselfe prisoner with in thre dayes after at UaleÌ„cens Than the frenchmen began to stirr in the towne and came out of their logynges 〈◊〉 fiers lighted vp torches and candels eche of theÌ„ raysed vp other and a woke the duke who rose and armed hym in hast displayed his baner before his logyng euery man drue thyder Than the heynoues withdrue a backe sagely to their horses mounted whan they wer all to gyder they had a x. or .xii. good prisoners and so returned without any damage for they wer nat pursued it was so darke And so they came by that it was day to Quesnoy there they rested them and than rode to Ualencens In the mornyng the duke coÌ„maunded to dysloge and to entre into Heynalt and to bren the contrey with out mercy So the fore ryders went forthe a .ii. C. speares and captayns of theÌ„ were sir Thybalt of Marncyle the Galoys of yâ— Baume the lorde of Myrpois the lorde of Rayuenall the lorde of Sempy yâ— lorde JohnÌ„ of Landas the lorde of Hangest the lorde of Tramels and after them rode the two marshals with fyue C. speres And than the duke with other lordê and knyghtes so the fore ryders burnt Forest bertran Bertynguinell Escarmayne UeÌ„degres 〈◊〉 yâ— wod UeÌ„degres on yâ— sandes vpon yâ— ryuer of Cynell And the next day they went forwarde brent Osmelnall Uyllers GoÌ„megynes Marchepoys Pestellâ— Aufroy Pyepreux Fresnoy Obeys the good towne of BaÌ„noy all the coÌ„trey to the ryuer of HoÌ„mell And yâ— same second day the marshals company made a gret assaut and skirmysshe at the castell of Uerchyâ—e â–ª but they wan nothyng ther it was so well defended Than they went lodged by the ryuer of Selz bytwene Ausey and Sansoy and sir Ualeron lorde of Falquemont was captayne of yâ— towne of Maubenge and with hym a. C. speares of almayns and heynowes And whanÌ„e he knewe that the frenchmen rode and brent the contrey and sawe howe the poore peple wept he armed hym and his company and left the towne in the kepyng of the lorde of Beau Reuoyr the lord Montigny and he sayd he wolde gladly fynde the frenchmen And so he rode all that day coostyng yâ— forest of Moriuall and agaynst nyght he harde howe the duke of Normandy was loged by yâ— ryuer of Sels than he sayd he wolde go and a wake them And so he rode forthe and about mydnight he passed the ryuer by a gyde and whan he was ouer he made hym his company redy and so rode fayre and easely tyll he came to the dukes logyng and whan they were nere they spurred their horses and dasshed into thoost and cryed Falquemont and cut downe tentes pauilyons and slewe dyuers men and dyd great hurt Than the hoost began to sterre and armed them and drewe to that part where as the noyse was and the lorde of Falquemont whan he sawe it was tyme he drue a backe of the freÌ„chmen ther were slayne the lorde of Pyquegny taken prisoners the vycont of Quesnes and the Borgne of Rouuory and sore hurt sir Antony of Condune And whan the lorde Falquemont thought
And they of Cambray bete downe the castell and bare all the stones into their towne to make reparacyons withall ¶ Howe they of Doway made a iournay into Ostrenan and howe therle of Heynalt was in England Ca. xlviii AFter the dystruction of Escandure the duke of NormaÌ„dy went to Cambray and gaue leaue to some of his coÌ„pany to depart and some he sent to the garysons of Doway and other And the first weke that they came to Doway they yssued out and they of Lyste with theym so that they were a thre hundred speares and their capytaynes were sir Loyes of Sauoy therle of Geneue therle of Uyllars the Galoys of the Baulme the lorde of waurayne the lorde of Uasyers and so they went and brent the fayre contrey of Ostrenan in Heynault and lest nothynge with out the forteresses wherwith they of Bouhayâ— were sore dysplesed for they sawe the fyers and smokes and coude nat remedy it And soo they sent to them to Ualencennes that if they wolde yssue out a sixe hundred speres in the night thei shuld do moche damage to the frenchmen who were spredde abrode in the playne countrey howe be it they of Ualencennes wolde natte go out of the towne So the frenchmen had great pray and brent the towne of Nyche Descoux Escaudan Here Monteny Senayne Uerlayne Uargny Ambretycourt Lourg Salr Ruette Newfuylle Lyeu saynt Amande and all the vyllages in that contrey and wan great pyllage And whan they of Doway were gone home than the soudyers of Bohayne yssued out and brent the halfe of Descon whiche was frenche and all the vyllages parteyning to France iuste to the gates of Doway and the towne of Desquerchyne Thus as I haue deuysed the garysons in those countreis were prouyded for and dyuerse skirmysshes and feates of warre vsed amonge theym the same tyme there was certayne soudyours of Almaygne sette by the bysshoppe of Cambray in the fortresse of Male Mayson a two leages fro the castell Cambresien and marchynge on the other parte nere to LaÌ„dreches wherof the lorde of Poytrell was captayne for therle of Bloys though he wer lorde therof yet he had rendred it to therle of Heynalt bycause he was as than frenche So on a day yâ— Almayns of Male Mayson caÌ„e to the bayles of Landreches and draue away a gret pray And whan they of Landreches knewe therof yâ— lord of Poytrels armed him all his company and yssued out to rescue the pray the lorde of Poytrels was formast hymselfe and layd his spere in the rest and cryed to the frenchmen and sayd sirs it is shame to flye away And there was a squyer called Albert of Colayne he turned and couched the spere in the rest and came rennyng agaynst the lorde of Poytrell and gaue hym suche a stroke on the targe that the spere flewe all to peaces yet the sayd squyer strake hym agayne suche a stroke that the spere entred through his harnes into his body iust to yâ— hert so that he fell fâ—o his horse deed Than his coÌ„panyons h 〈…〉 ous as the lorde of Bansiers Garard de Mastyne and JohnÌ„ of Mastyn and other pursued the freÌ„chmen in suche wyse that they were taken and sâ—ayne the moost part but fewe yâ— scaped and their pray rescued and suche prisoners as they had of Landreches And so retourned agayne with the lorde of Poytrels deed after whose dethe the lorde of Floron was long tyme captayne of Landreches and of the castell ther. Thus some day rode forthe the frenchmen and some day the heynous and dyuers encountrynges was bytwene them Thus the countrey of Heynault was in great trybulacion for parte therof was brent and the duke of Normandy was styll on the fronters no man knewe what he wolde do and they coulde here no tidynges of therle of Heynalt True it was he was in Englande wher as the kyng and the lordes made hym great there and made great alyance with the kyng there And so departed out of Englande and went to themperour Loys of Banyer and so these were the causes why the he taryed so long out of his owne countrey And also sir Johanne of Heynalt was gone into Brabant and into Flaunders and shewed to the erle of Brabant and to Jaques Dartuell the desolacyon of the countrey of Heynalt prayeng them in the name of all the heynowes that they wold gyue thâ—â— some counsell and ayde And they answered that they were sure that therle wolde shortly returne at which tyme they sayd they wolde be redy to go with hym whyther as he wolde ¶ Howe the duke of Normandy layed siege to Thyne Leuesque Cap. xlix IN the mean season that the duke of Normandy was at Cambray the bysshoppe and the burgesses of the towne shewed the duke how the heynowes had get by stelth the strong castell of Thyne desyring hym for the coÌ„mon profet of the countrey that he wolde fynde some remedy for the garyson ther dyd moche hurt to their coÌ„trey than the duke called agayne toguyder men of warre out of Artoyse and Uermandoys And so deê‘ted from Cambray and came before Thyne on the ryuer of Lescalt in the fayre playne medowes towarde Ostrenan The duke caryed with hym out of Cambray and Doway dyuerse great engyns and specially .vi. and made them to be reared agayne the fortres so these engyns dyd cast night and day great stones the which bete downe the roffes of the chambers halles and towres so that they within were fayne to kepe vautes and sellars Thus they within suffred great payne and captayns within wer sir Rycharde Lymosyn englysshe and two squyers of Heynault bretherne to therle of Namur JohaÌ„ne and Thyerry These thre that had the charge sayd often tyme to their company sirs surely one of these dayes therle of Heynalt wyl come agaynst these frenchmen and delyuer vs with honour and ryd vs out of this paryll and shal can vs great thanke that we haue kept this fortres so longe The ingens without dyd cast in deed horses and beestes stynkiÌ„g wherby they within had great dystres thauÌ„e with any other thynge for the ayre was hote as in the myddes of somer the stynke and ayre was so abomynable that they consydred howe that finally they coude nat long endure Than they toke aduyse to desyre a truse for .xv. dayes and in that space to sende and aduertyse ser JohnÌ„ of Heynalt who was ruler of the contrey in therles absence and without that he dyde socour them in that space to yelde vp the fortres to the duke This treaty was put forth agreed vnto than they with in sent a squyer called Estrelart de Sommayne to sir JohnÌ„ of Heynalt and at Mons in Heynalt the squyer fouÌ„de hym who had nuely harde fro his nephue therle howe that he was coÌ„myng home warde into his countrey and hadde been with themperour and made great alyance with hym and with the kyng of England and with the other lordes of th empyre All this
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
a brige ouer this ryuer wherby he his myght passe ouer I pray you bring me agayne an answere and I shall tary here tyll ye retourne Than the lord of MaubussoÌ„ strake his horse with the spurres and rode to the kyngê tent where as the duke of Normandy and many other lordê were ther he shewed his message he had a short answere for he was coÌ„maunded to tell hym that sent him thyder that in the same case as they had helde the erle in likewyse so they wold coÌ„tynue Sayng how they wold make hym to sell his lande and that he shuld haue warr on euery syde whan we lyst we woll entre into Heynalt so farr that we woll bren all his eoÌ„trey This answer the lorde of Maubusson reported to the lorde BeamoÌ„d who thanked hym of his labour so retourned to therle whom he found playng at chesse with therle of Namur and assone as therle sawe his vncle he a rose and harde the answere that the frenche kynge had sent hym wherwith the erle was dysplesed and sayd well I trust it shall nat be as he purposeth ¶ Of the batell on the see before Sluse in FlauÌ„ders bytwene the kynge of England and the frenchmen Ca. l. NO we let vs leaue somwhat to speke of therle of Henalt and of the duke of Normandy and speke of the kyng of England Who was on the see to the intent to arryue in Flaunders and so into Heynalt to make warr agaynst the freÌ„chmen This was on mydsomer euyn in the yer of our lorde M. C C C .xl. all thenglyssh flete was departed out of the ryuer of Tames and toke the way to Sluse And the same tyme bytwene Blanqueberque and Sluse on the see was sir Newe Kyryell sir Peter Bahuchet and Barbnoyr and mo than sirscore great vessels besyde other and they wer of normayns bydaulr genowes and pycardes about the noÌ„bre of .xl. M. Ther they were layd by the french kyng to defend the kyng of Englandes passage The kyng of England and his came saylyng tyll he caÌ„e before Sluse and whan he sawe so great a nombre of shippes that their mastes semed to be lyke a gret wood he demauÌ„ded of the maister of his shyp what peple he thought they were he answered and sayd sir I thynke they be normayns layd here by the frenche kyng and hath done gret dyspleasur in Englande brent your towne of Hampton and taken your great shyppe the Christofer a ê™ the kyng I haue long desyred to fyght with the freÌ„chmen and nowe shall I fyght with some of theÌ„ by the grace of god and saynt George for truly they haue done me so many dysplesurs that I shall be reuenged I may Than the king set all his shyppes in order the grettest befor well furnysshed with archers euer bytwene two shyppes of archers he had one shyppÌ„ with men of armes than he made an other batell to ly a lofe with archers to confort euer theÌ„ that were moost wery yf nede were And ther were a great nombre of countesses ladyes knyghtê wyues other damosels that were goyng to se the quene at Gaunt these ladyes the kyng caused to be well kept with thre hundred men of armes and .v. C. archers ¶ Whan the kyng and his marshals had ordered his batayls he brewe vp the seales and canâ— with a quarter wynde to haue the vauntage of the sonne And so at last they tourned a lytell to get the wynde at wyll and whan the normayns sawe them recule backe they had maruell why they dyde so And some sayd they thynke them selfe nat mete to medyll with vs wherfore they woll go backe they sawe well howe the kyng of England was ther personally by reason of his baners Than they dyd appareyle their flete in order for they wer sage and good men of warr on the see and dyd set the Christofer the which they had won the yer before to be formast with many trumpettes and instrumentes and so set on their ennemies Ther began a sore batell on bothe partes archers and crosbowes began to shore and men of armes aproched and fought bande to hande and the better to come togyder they had great hokes graperss of prou to cast out of one shyppe into an other And so tyed theÌ„ fast togyder ther were many dedess of armes done takyng and rescuyng agayne And at last the great Christofer was first won by theÌ„glysshmen and all that were within it taken or slayne Than ther was great noyse and cry and thenglysshmen aproched and fortifyed the Christofer with archers and made hym to passe on byfore to fyght with the genoweyss This batayle was right fierse and terryble for the batayls on the see at more dangerous and fierser than the batayls by lande For on the see ther iss no reculyng nor sseyng ther is no remedy but to fight and to abyde fortune and euery man to shewe his prowes Of a trouthe sir Newe Kyriell and sir Bahuchet and Bathe Noyer were ryght good and expert men of warre This batayle endured fro the mornyng tyll it was noone theÌ„glysshmen endured moche payne for their ennemies were foure agaynst one and all good men oâ— the see ther the king of England was a noble knight of his ownehandê he was in the stouer of his yongh In like wyse so was the erle of Derby PeÌ„broke Herforde HuÌ„tyngdon Northampton and Glocetter sir Raynolde Cobham sir Rycharde Stafforde the lorde Percy sir water of Manny sir Henry of Flaunders sir JohnÌ„ Beauchamp the lorde Felton the lorde Brasseton sir Chandos the lorde Dalawarre the lorde of Multon sir Robert Dartoys called erle of Rychmont and dyuerse other lordes and knyghtess who bare themselfe so valy antly with some socours that they had of Brugê and of the countrey there about that they obtayned the vyctorie So that the freÌ„chmen normaynss and other were dysconsetted slayne and drowned there was nat one that scaped but all were slayne WhanÌ„e this vyctorie was atchyued the kyng all that nyght abode in his shyppe before Sluse with great noyse of truÌ„pettes and other instrumentes Thyder came to se the kynge dyuers of Flaunders suche as had herde of the kynges coÌ„myng and than the kyng demaunded of the burgesses of Bruges howe Jaques Dartuell dyd They answered that he was gone to yâ— erle of Heynalt agaynst the duke of NormaÌ„dy with .lx. M. ssemynges And on the next day yâ— which was mydsomer day the kyng and all his toke lande and the kyng on fote went a pylgrimage to our lady of ArdeÌ„bourge and ther herd masse and dyned and thanÌ„e toke his horse and rode to Gaunt where the quene receyued hym with great ioye and all his caryage caâ—e after lytell and lytell Than the kyng wrote to therle of Heynault and to theym within the castell of Thyne certyfieng them of his arryuall And whan therle knewe therof that he had dysconfyted the army on the see he dylloged and gaue
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
shulde nat be shytte agayne And whan they of the busshment harde the horne in all hast they myght they mounted the hyll Than the watchmen of the castell with noyse of the horne a woke and sawe how the peple wer coÌ„myng all armed to the castell warde Than he blewe his horne and cryed treason treson sirs a ryse and arme you shortly for yonder be men of armes aprochynge to your fortresse than euery man arose and armed them and caÌ„e to the gate but sir Wyllyam Duglas and his .xii. companyons defended so the gate that they coude nat close it And so by great valyantnesse they kept thentre opyn tyll their busshment caÌ„e they within defended the castell as well as they might and hurt dyuers of them without but ser Wyllyam and the scottes dyd somoch that they conquered the fortresse and all the englyssmen within slayne excepte the captayne and sire other squyers So the scottê taryed ther all that day and made a knyght of the contrey captayn ther called SymoÌ„de Uessey and with hym dyuers other of the contrey these tidynges came to the kyng of Englande before Tourney ¶ Of the great hoost that the frenche kyng assembled to rayse the siege before Tourney Cap. lvi VE haue harde before howe the kynge of Englande had besieged the cyte of Tourney with mo than sixscore thousande men of armes with the flemmynge And bycause the vytayles within the cytie beganne to mynisshe the frenche lordes within caused to a uoyde out of the towne all maner of poore people such as were nat furnysshed to abyue the aduenture of the siege They were put out in the opynne day and they passed through the duke of BrabaÌ„tes hoost who shewed their grefe for he caused them to besafely brought to the freÌ„che hoost at Aras where as the kyng lay And ther he made a gret assemble of men of his owne coÌ„trey and part out of the empyre Thyder came to hym the kyng of Behaygne the duke of Loraygne therle of Bare the bysshoppe of Mets and of Coerdune therle of Mountbelieu sir JohnÌ„ of Chalon the erle of Geuyne the erle of Sauoy the lorde Lewes of Sauoy his brother All these lordes came to serue the frenche kynge with all their powers Also thyder came the duke of Bretaygne the duke of Burgoyne the duke of Borbone therle of Alanson therle of Flanders therle Forestes therle Arminacke therle of Bloyes sir Charles of Bloyes therle of Harcourt therle DaÌ„martyn the lorde Coucy and dyuers other lordes and knightes And after came the kyng of Nauarr with a goodly noÌ„bre of men a warre out of the contrey in FraÌ„ce that he helde of the frenche kyng and therby he caÌ„e to serue hym Also there was the kynge of scottê with a certayne noÌ„bre apoynted to hym ¶ Howe the soudyers of the garyson of Bohayne dystrussed certayne soudyers of Mortayne before the towne of Conde Ca. lvii WHan all these sayde lordes were come to Aras to the frenche kyng than he remeuyd and came to a lytell ryuerr a thre leages fro Turney the water was depe and rounde about full of marysshes so that no man coude passe but by a lytell way so narowe that two horses coude nat passe a fronte There the kyng lay and passed nat the ryuer for he durst nat The next day the hoostes lay styll some of the lordes counsayled to make bridges to passe ouer the water at their ease than ther wey men sent to aduyse the passage And whan they had well aduysed euery thyng they thought it was but a lost labour and so they shewed the kynge howe that ther was no passage but at the brige of Cressyn Thus the mater abode in the same case the tidynges anone spred abrode howe the french kyng was lodged bytwene the bridge of Cressyn and the bridge of Bonnes to th entent to fight with his ennemies So that all maner of people suche as desyred honoure dâ—ue to the one part and to the other as they owed their seruyce or fauoure Ther were thre Almayns bretherne in Bouhaygne whan they harde howe these two kynges aproched nere togyder be like lyhode to fight than two of theÌ„ desyred the. 〈◊〉 to abyde styll and kepe the fortres and they sayd they wolde go and se what chere there was before Tourney So these two knyghtâ—â— deâ—teâ— one of theÌ„ was called sir Courrat Dastra and the other sir Courrat Lancenuch and they rode tyll they came to Escampons besyde Ualencâ—s thinkyng to passe the ryuer of Lescalt at Conde And bytwene Fresnes and Escampons they harde a gret brunt of men and sawe howe some came fleyng to themwarde The two bretherne had with theÌ„ to the nombre of .xxv. speares and they encountred the first and demauÌ„ded what they ayled so to fle away In the name of god sir 〈◊〉 they the soudyers of Mortayne aryssued out and they haue get a great pray and are goynge therwith towarde their fortresse and also haue taken dyuers prisoners of this countrey ThaÌ„ the two bretherne sayd sirs can ye lede vs ther as they be and they sayde yes And so they went after the frenchmen by the gyding of those poore men and the freÌ„chmen were as than nere to our lady in the wood and wer a sixscore soudyers and draue before them C. great beestes and certayne prisoners of the men of the coÌ„trey And their captayne was a knyght of Burgone called JohnÌ„ de Frelays ê‘teyninge to the lorde of Beauieuu assone as the almayns sawe them they ascryed them and ran in fiersly among theÌ„ ther was a sore fight the Burgonyon knyght dyd put hymselfe to defence and some of his coÌ„pany but nat all for ther were dyuers that sted But they were so nere chased what with the almayns â–ª and with the men of the countrey that ther scaped but a fewe other slayne or taken sir JohnÌ„ de Frelays was taken and all yâ— pray rescued and rendred agayne to the men of the contrey And after that aduenture the almayns caÌ„e before Tourney wher they were welcome ¶ Of the iourney that sir wyllmÌ„ Baylleull and sir Ualflart de la Croyse made at the bridge of Cressyn Cap. lviii A None after the frenche kyng was lodged thus at the bridge of Bouues a company of heynous by the settyng on of sir WyllmÌ„ Bayllule and yâ— lorde Uauflart de la croyse who sayd howe they knewe all the contrey and that they wolde bring them into such a place on the frenche hoost yâ— they shulde haue some wynnynge And so on a mornyng they departed fro thoost about sirscore coÌ„panyons knyghtes and squyers and they rode towarde Dont de Cressyn and made the lorde Bayllule to be as chefe and that to his baner euery man shulde drawe Nowe the same mornyng rode forthe certayne noÌ„bre of yâ— legoys of the french party wherof ser Robert de Baylleull brother to the foresayd sir WyllmÌ„ Baylleull was chefe captayn So ther were two bretherne on dyuers parties
the lyegois had passed the bride of Cressyn and were a foragyng for their horses to se if they coude fynde any aduenture profitable for them The heynowes rode all that mornyng without fyndyng of any adueÌ„ture and they also passed the bridge ther was such a myst that a man coude nat se yâ— length of a spere before hym And whan the heynous were all ouer than they ordayned that sir WyllmÌ„ Baylluell with his baner shuld abyde on the bridge and sir Uauflart sir Raflet de Monceaur and sir JohnÌ„ de Uerchyne shulde aduenture on farther And so they went so farr that they dasshed in to thoost of yâ— kynge of Behayne and the bysshoppÌ„ of Liege for they were lodged nere to the bridge and the lorde of Rademache had made watche the same nyght and it was at the poynt of his deê‘tyng So bytwene them ther was a sore conflict how beit fynally the heynous drue backe towarde yâ— brige and the liegoys and luceÌ„bourzins folowed theÌ„ and sir WyllmÌ„ Baylluell was counselled to repasse agayne the bridge with his baner for thei had dyuers of their coÌ„pany to repasse So the heynous repassed agayne aswell as they might and in their passynge ther were many dedes of armes done in takynge and rescuyng agayne So it fortuned â–ª that sir Uauflart coude nat repasse the brige so was fayne to saue hymselfe aswell as he might he yssued out of the preace toke away that he knewe well and so entred in to the marshes among busshes and rockes and ther taryed The other fought styll at the brige and ther the liegoys ouercame ser WyllmÌ„ Baylleuls company And therwith sir Robert Baylleull whan he harde that noyse in that parte he caÌ„e rynning thyder with his baner before hym and whan the heynowes sawe the baner of moraynes they byleued it had ben the baner of sir WyllmÌ„ Bayllule and drue thyder for ther was but a small dyffereÌ„ce bytwene their baners for the armes of morians be barres counterbarres two cheurons gowles and in the cheuron of ser Robert Baylleull ther was a lytell crosse golde which yâ— heynous toke no hede of Wherby they were disconfyted and slayne JohnÌ„ de Uergny sir water du Pont de large sir WyllmÌ„ of PypeÌ„ poix and dyuers other and taken sir JohnÌ„ de Soyre sir Danyell de Bleze sir Race de MoÌ„ceaur sir Loys Dampelen and dyuers other and sir WyllmÌ„ de Baylleul scaped aswell as he might but he lost moche of his coÌ„pany â–ª ser Uauflart de la Croyse who was in the marysshe trustyng to haue ben ther tyll it had ben night and so to haue scaped was spyed by some that rode a longe by the marese And they made suche an out cry on hym that he caÌ„e out and yelded hym selfe prisoner they toke and brought hym to the hoost and delyuered hym to their maister who wolde gladly haue saued hiÌ„ for he knewe well he was in ieopardy of his lyfe Anone tidynges of hym was brought to the french kyng who in coÌ„tynent dyd send for hym and the kyng immediatly sent hym to Lyle bycause he had done to theÌ„ moche damage And so win the towne they dyd put him to deth they wold in no wyse haue pyte of hym nor put hym to any ransome ¶ Howe therle of Heynault assayled the fortresse of Mortayne in Picardy by dyuers maners Cap. lix OF this dede that sir Robert Bayllieull had done yâ— frenche kyng was ryght ioyouse And within a season after the erle of Heynault sir JohnÌ„ his vncle and the sene shall of Heynalt with a .vi. hundred speares heynowes and almayns departed fro the siege of Turney And therle sent to them of UalenceÌ„s â–ª that they shulde come and mete with hym before Mortayne and to come bytwene Lescharpe Lescault to assayle Mortayne and they came thyder in great array and brought with them great engyus The lorde of Beauieu who was captayne within Mortayn greatly douted assautyng bycause the fortresse stode nere to the ryuer and nere to Heynault as on all parties therfore he caused .xii. C. pyles to be driuen in the ryuer to thyntent that no passage shulde be that way Howbeit for all that yâ— erle of Heynault and the heynous came thyder on the one syde and they of Ualencens on the other part And incoÌ„tynent they made an assaut and aproched the barrers but ther were suche depe trenches that they coude nat coÌ„e nere than some aduysed to passe the ryuer of Lescharpe and so to coÌ„e on the syde towarde saynt Amand to make an assaut at the gate toward maulde And as they deuysed a foure hundred passed yâ— ryuer so than Mortayne was closed in thre ê‘tes the wekyst syde was towarde Mauld howbeit ther was strength ynough To that parte came the lorde Beauieu hymselfe to defende it for he feared none of the other sydes he had in his hande a great glaue sharpe and well â—â—elyd and aboue the blade ther was a sharpe hoke of stele yâ— whan he gaue his stroke the hoke shulde take holde And loke on whome that it fastened he came to hym or els fell in the water by that meanes the same day he cast into the water mo than .xii. At that gate the assant was feresyst yâ— erle of Heynalt who was on yâ— othersyde knewe nothyng of that assaut he was araynged aloÌ„ge the ryuer syde of Lescault and deuysed howe they might get out of the riuer the pyles byforce or by subtyltie for than they might come iust to the walles They ordayned to make a shypp a gret engyn to drawe out the pyles eche one after other their carpenters were set a warke and the engyn made in a shyppe and the same day they of Ualencens raysed on their syde a great engyn and dyd cast in stones so that it fore troubled them within Thus yâ— first day passed and the night in assayling and deuysing howe they might greue them in the fortresse the nexte day they went to assaut on all partes and the thirde day the shyppÌ„ was redy and thengyn to drawe out yâ— pyles And than dyd set awarke to drawe them out but ther were so many and suche labour in the doyng or they coude drawe out one that they were wery of that craft and the lordes wolde they had neuer begon it and so coÌ„maunded to cease their warke On yâ— other part within Mortayne there was a connyng maister in makyng of engyns who sawe well howe thengyn of Ualencens dyd greatly greue them he raysed an engyn in yâ— castell the which was nat very great but he trymmed it to a poynt And he cast therwith but thre tymes the firste stone fell a .xii. fote fro thengyn without the seconde fell nerer and the thirde stone hit so euyn that it brake clene a sonder the shaft of thengyn without Than the soâ—dyers of Mortaygne made a great shout so thus the heynous coude get nothyng ther than therle sayd howe he wolde wtdrawe
Leon who had ben before one of the erles chiefe counsaylours Thus as it was deuysed so it was done in a mornyng the frenche lordes entred and went streyght to yâ— castell and brake opyn the gates and ther toke therle MouÌ„tfort prisoner and ledde hym clene out of the cytie into their felde without doyng of any more hurt in the cyte This was the yere of our lorde god M. C C C .xli. about the feest of all sayntâ— ThaÌ„ the lordes of Fraunce entred into the cytie with great ioye and all the burgesses and other dyd fealtie and homage to the lorde Charles of Bloys as to their ryght souerayne lorde and there they taryed a thre dayes in gret feest Than sir Charles of Bloys was couÌ„selled to abyde ther about the cytie of Nauntes tyll the next somer and so he dyd and set captayns in suche garysons as he had won than the other lordes went to Parys to the kyng and delyuerd hym therle of Mountfort as prisoner The kynge set hym in the castell of Loure wher as he was longe I at last as I harde reported ther he dyed ¶ Nowe let vs speke of the countesse his wyfe who had the courage of a man and the hert of a lyon She was in the cytie of Renes whanne her lorde was taken and howe beit that she had great sorowe at her hert yet she valyantly recoÌ„forted her frendes and soudyers and shewed them a lytell son that she had called JohnÌ„ and sayd a sirs be nat to sore a basshed of the erle my lorde whom we haue lost he was but a man se here my lytell chylde who shal be by the grace of god his restorer and he shall do for you all I haue riches ynough ye shall nat lacke I trust I shall purchase for suche a capitayne that ye shal be all reconforted Whan she had thus conforted her frendes and soudyers in Renes than she weÌ„t to all her other fortresses and good townes and ledde euer with her JohnÌ„ her yonge sonne and dyd to theÌ„ as she dyde at Renes and fortifyed all her garisons of euery thyng yâ— they wanted and payed largely gaue frely where as she thought it well enployed Than she weÌ„t to Hanybout and ther she and her sonne taryed all that wynter often tymes she sent to byset her garysons and payed euery man full well and truely their wages ¶ Howe the kyng of Englande the thyrde tyme made warre on the scotes Cap. lxxiii YE haue harde here before that the siege beynge before Tourney howe the lordes of Scotland had taken agayne dyuers townes and fortresses fro thenglysshmen such as they helde in Scotlande Ther were no mo remayning in theÌ„glysshmens handes but onely the castell of Esturmelyne the cytie of Berwyke and Rousburge And the scottes lay styll at siege with certayne frenchmen with them suche as kyng Philyppe had sent thyder to helpe theÌ„ before Esturmelyne and they within were so sore constrayned yâ— they sawe well they coude nat long endure And whan the kynge of Englande was retourned fro the siege of Tourney and came into his owne realme he was couÌ„selled to ryde towarde scotlande and so he dyd he rode thyderwarde bytwene mighelmas and al sayntes coÌ„maundyng euery maÌ„ to folowe hym to Berwyke than euery man began to styrre and to drawe thyder as they were coÌ„maunded The kyng at last came to yorke and ther taryed for his people the lordes of Scotlande wer enfourmed of the coÌ„myng of the kyng of Englande wherfore they made sorer assautes to the castell of Esturmelyne and coÌ„strayned so them within with engyns and canons that they wer fayne to yelde vp the castell sauyng their lyues and membres but nothyng they shulde cary away These tidynges came to the kyng of Englande where as he was thanÌ„e he departed and drewe toward Esturmelyne and came to Newcastell vpon Tyne and ther lodged and taryed more than a moneth abydinge prouysion for his host the which was put on the see bytwene saynt Andrewes tyde and All sayntes but dyuerse of their shyppes were perysshed for they had suche tempest on the see that small prouysion came thyder Some were driuen into Hollande and into Fryse wherby theÌ„glysshe hoost had great defaute of vytayls and euery thynge was dere and wynter at hande So that they wyst nat wher to haue forage and in scotlande the scottes had put all their goodes into fortresses and the kyng of England had ther mo thaÌ„ vi M. horsmen and .xl. M. fotemen The lordes of Scotland after their wynning of Estur melyne they â—rue into the forestes of Gedeours and they vnderstode well howe the kyng of Englande lay at Newecastell with a great nombre to brenne and to exyle the realme of Scotlande Than they toke counsell what they shulde do they thought themselfe to small a company to mentayne the warr seyng howe they had coÌ„tynued the warres more than .vii. yere without heed or captayne And yet as thaÌ„ they coude parceyue no socoure fro their owne kyng than they determyned to sende to the kyng of Englande a bysshop and an abbot to desyre a truse the which messangers departed fro Scotland and came to Newecastell wher they founde the kynge These messangers shewed to the kynge and to his counsayle the cause of their coÌ„myng so than it was agreed a trewse to endure foure monethes on the condycion that they of Scotlande shulde sende sufficyent embassadours into France to kyng Dauyd that without he wolde come within the moneth of May next folowing so puyssantly as to resyst and defeÌ„de his realme els they clerely to yelde themselfe englysshe and neuer to take hym more for their kyng So thê° these two prelates retourned agayne into Scotlande and incontynent they ordayned to sende into Fraunce sir Robert â—ersay and sir Symon Fresyll and two other knyghtes to shewe to their kynge their apoyntment The kynge of Englande agreed the soneâ— to this truse bycause his hoost lacked vytayll so he came backe agayne sent euery man home The scottysshe messangers went towarde Fraunce and toke shypping at Douer ¶ Nowe kynge Dauyd who had ben a seuyne yere in France and knewe well that his realme was sore distroyed ThauÌ„e he toke leaue of the frenche kyng to go home into his owne contre to confort his people so he toke shypping with his wyfe and suche coÌ„pany as he had at a port and dyde put hymselfe vnder the guyding of a maryner Rychard Flamont and so he aryued at a port of Moroyse or euer that any in Scotlande knewe therof Nor he knewe nothyng of the messangers that were gone into France to speke with hym nor they knewe nat of his retournyng home ¶ Howe kyng Dauyd of Scotlande came with a great hoost to Newcastell vpon Tyne Ca. lxxiiii WHan that yong kyng Dauyd of Scotlande was come into his countrey his men came about hym with great ioye and solem puyte and brought hym to the towne of saynt JohnÌ„s thyder
dyd moche trouble with assautes howbeit they within defended themselfe so valiantly that their ennemyes loste more than they wanne Whan the countesse of Mountfort knewe that the lordes of Fraunce were come in to Bretaygne with suche a puyssance she sende sir Amery of Clysson into Englande desyring socourse of the kyng on the coÌ„dycion that therle of Mountfortê son and heyre shuld take to wyf one of the kynges doughters and shulde be called duches of Bretayne The king of England was as than at London makyng chere to therle of Salisbury who was newe come out of prison whan this sir Amery of Clysson was come to the kyng and had made relacyon of his message The kyng graunted his request and coÌ„maunded sir Water of Manny to take with hym as many men of warr as sir Amery desyred shortly to make them redy to go into Bretayne to ayde the countesse of Mountfort and to take with him a .iii. M. archers of the best Thus ser Water and sir Amery toke the see and with theÌ„ went the two bretherne of Lyned all sir Loys sir JohnÌ„ the Haz of Brabant ser Hubert of Fresnoy ser Aleyn Syrefound and dyuers other a .vi. M. archers But a great tempest toke theÌ„ on the see and a contrary wynde wherfore they abode on the see .xl. dayes all this season the lordes of France with sir Charles de Bloys kepte styll the sege before Renes and sore coÌ„strayned them within so that the burgesses of the towne wold gladly haue takeÌ„ apoyntmeÌ„t but their captayne sir WyllmÌ„ of Cadudall wold in no wyse agree therto Whan the burgesses and the commons of the towne had endured moche payne sawe no socours coÌ„myng fro no ê‘tie they wold haue yelded vp the towne but the captayne wold nat whan they sawe that finally they toke hym and put hym in prison And made couenaunt with sir Charles du Bloys to yelde vp the towne the next day on the condycion that all such as were of the countes part myght go their wayes whyther they lyst without danger or trouble the lord Charles de Bloys dyd grauÌ„t their desyre Thê° the cytie of Renes was gyuen vp the yere of our lord M .iii. C .xlii. in the begynning of May. Sir WyllmÌ„ of Nuadudall wolde nat tary ther but went streyght to Hanybout to the countesse of MouÌ„tfort who as than had hard no tidyngs of sir Amery of Clysson nor of his company ¶ Howe sir Charles du Bloys besieged the countesse of Mountfort in Hanybout Cap. lxxx WHan the cytie of Renes was gyuen vp the burgesses made their homage fealtie to the lord Charles of Bloys Than he was counselled to go and lay siege to Hany boute wher as the countesse was sayeng that therle beyng in prison yf they myght gette the countesse and her sonne it shulde make an ende of all their warre Than they went all to Hany bout and layed siege therto and to the castell also as ferr as they might by lande with the couÌ„tesse in Hanybout ther was the bysshop of Leon in Bretayne also ther was sir yues of Tribiquedy the lorde of Landreman sir WyllmÌ„ of Nuadudall and the Chatelayne of Guyngnape the two bretherne of Nuyreth sir Henry and 〈◊〉 Olyuer of PeÌ„nefort and dyuers other Whan the countesse and her company vnderstode that the frenchmen were commyng to lay siege to the towne of Hanybout than it was commauÌ„ded to sounde the watche bell a laâ— and euery man to be armed and drawe to their defence Whan sir Charles and the frenchmen came nere to the towne they commaunded to lodge ther that nyght some of the yong lusty companyons caÌ„e skirmysshyng to the barrers and some of them within yssued out to theym so that ther was a great affray but the genowayes and freÌ„chmen loste more than they wanne Whan night came on euery man drewe to their lodgynge yâ— next day the lordes toke counsayle to assayle the batrers to se the maner of them within and so the thyrde day they made a great assaute to the batrers fro mornyng tyll it was noone Than the assaylantes drewe a backe sore beaten and dyuerse slayne whan the lordes of Fraunce sawe their men drawe a backe they were sore dyspleased and caused the assaut to begynne agayne more ferser than it was before and they within defended theÌ„selfe valyantly The countesse her selfe ware harnesse on her body and rode on a great courser fro strete to strete desyringe her peple to make good defence and she caused damoselles and other women to cutte shorte their kyrtels and to cary stones pottes full of chalk to the walles to be cast downe to their ennemyes This lady dyd ther an hardy enterprise she mouÌ„ted vp to the heyght of a towre to se how the frenchmen were ordred Wtout She sawe howe that all the lordes and all other people of thoost were all gone out of ther felde to thassaut than she toke agayne her courser armed as she was and caused thre hundred men a horsbacke to be redy and she went with theym to another gate wher as there was non assaut She yssued out and her company and dasshed into the frenche lodgynges and cutte downe tentes and set fyre in their lodgynges she founde no defence ther but a certayne of varlettes and boyes who ran away Whan the lordes of France loked behynde them sawe their lodgynges a fyre and harde the cry and noyse ther they retourned to the felde cryeng treason treason so that all thassaut was left Whan the countesse sawe that she drewe to gyder her coÌ„pany and whan she sawe she coud nat entre agayne into the towne without great damage she toke an other way and went to the castell of Brest the whiche was nat ferr thens Whan sir Loys of Spayne who was marshal of the host was come to the felde and sawe their lodgynges brennyng and sawe the countesse her coÌ„pany goynge away he folowed after her with a great nombre he chased her so nere that he slewe and hurte dyuerse of theym that were behynde yuell horsed But the countesse and the moost parte of her company rode so well that they came to Breste and there they were receyued with great ioye The next day the lordes of Fraunce who hadde lost their tentes and their prouisyons thanne tooke counsayle to lodge in bowers of trees more nerer to the towne and they had great marueyle whan they knewe that the countesse herselfe had done that enterprise They of the towne wyst nat wher the countesse was become wherof they were in great trouble for it was fyue dayes or they harde any tidynges The countesse dyd somoche at Brest that she gate togyder a .v. hundred speres and than about mydnight she departed fro Brest and by the sonne rysing she came along by the one syde of the hoost and came to one of the gates of Hanybout the which was opyned for her and ther in she entred and allher coÌ„pany with gret noyse
Rochfort and newely refresshed the towne and castell with meÌ„ of warr and â—uisyon In this meane season certayne noble men of Bretayne spake for a truse for a certayn space bytwene sir Charles of Bloyes and the countesse of Mountfort the which was agreed by all their ayders and assisters also the kynge of Englande sent for the countesse to come into Englande and assone as this trewse was confirmed the couÌ„tesse toke see and passed into Englande ¶ Of the feest and iustynge made at London by the kyng of England for the loue of the countesse of Salisbury Cap. lxxxix LE haue well harde here before howe the kynge of Englande had great warres in dyuers countreis and had men of warre in garysons to his gret cost and charge as in Picardy NormaÌ„dy Gascoyne Xaynton Poycton Bretayne and Scotlande ye haue harde also before how the kyng was stryken in loue with the countesse of Salisbury loue quickened hym day and night her fresshe beautie godely demeanour was euer in his remeÌ„brance though therle of Salisbury was one of the priuyest of his counsell and one of them that had done hym best seruyce So it fell that for the loue of this lady and for the great desyre that the king had to se her he caused a great feest to be cryed and a iustyng to be holden in the cyti of LoÌ„don in the myddes of August the which cry was also made in Flaunders in Heynault in BrabaÌ„t and in Fraunce gyueng all coÌ„mers out of euery contrey safe coÌ„duct to come and go and had gyuen in coÌ„maundement through his owne realme that all lordes knyghtes squyers ladyes and domosels shuld be ther without any excuse and coÌ„maunded expresly the erle of Salisbury that the lady his wyfe shulde be ther to bring with her all ladyes and damosels of that countrey Th erle graunted the kyng as he that thought none yuell the gode lady durst nat say nay howbeit she came sore agaynst her wyll for she thought well ynough wherfore it was but she durst nat dyscouer the mater to her husband she thought she wolde deale so to bringe the kynge fro his opynion This was a noble feest there was the erle Wyllyam of Heynalt and 〈◊〉 JohnÌ„ of Heynalt his vncle and a great nombre of lordes and knyghtes of hyghe lynage there was great daunsynge and iustynge the space of .xv. dayes the lorde JohnÌ„ eldyst son to the vycount Beaumonde in England was slayne in the iustes All ladyes and damoselles were fresshely besene accordyng to their degrees except Alys countesse of Salisbury for she went as simply as she myght to the intent that the kyng shulde nat sette his regarde on her for she was fully determyned to do no maner of thynge that shulde tourne to her dyshonour nor to her husbandes At this feest was sir Henry with the wrye necke erle of Lancaltre and sir Henry his sonne erle of Derby sir Robert Dartoyes erle of Rychmount the erle of Northampton and of Glocetter the erle of Warwyke the erle of Salisbury the erle of Penneforde the erle of Hereford the erle of Arundell the erle of Cornewall the erle of â—uenforde the erle of Suffolke the baron of Stafforde and dyuers other lordes knightes of Englande And at all these nobles departed the kyng receyued letters fro dyuers lordes of sundrie contreis as out of Goscoyne Bayon Flaunders fro Jaques Dartuell and out of Scotlande fro the lorde Rose and the lorde Persy and fro sir Edward Baylleull captayne of Berwyke who sygnifyed the kynge that the scottes helde but simply the trewse concludedd the yere before for they newely assembled togyder moch people for what entent they coude nattell Also the captayne in Poycton Xanton Rochell and Burdeloyes wrote to the kyng howe the frenchmen made great preparacions for the warre for the peace made at Arras was nere expyred wherfore it was tyme for the kyng to take counsayle and aduyse and so he aunswered the messangers fro poynt to poynt ¶ Howe the kynge of Englande sent sir Robert Dartoys into Bretayne Cap. lxxxx AMong all other thynges the kynge of Englande wolde socoure the countesse of MouÌ„tfort who was with the quene Thanne the kyng desyred his cosyn sir Robert Dartoyes to take a certayne nombre of men of warre and archers and to go with the couÌ„tesse into Bretayne And so he dyde and they departed and toke shypping at Hampton and were on the see a great season bycause of coÌ„trary wyndes They departed about Ester at this great counsell at London the kyng was aduysed to sende to Scotlande for the parfour maunce of a trewse to endure for two or thre yeres Consydring that the kyng had somoche besynesse in other places the kynge of Englande was lothe therto for he wolde haue made suche warr into Scotland that they shulde haue ben fayne to haue desyred peace howbeit his counsayle shewed hym suche reasons that he agreed therto Among other thynges his counsell sayd that it was great wysdome whan a prince hath warre in dyuers placâ— at one tyme to agre with one by truse another to pacify with fayre wordes and on the thyrde to make warre Thanne was there a bysshoppe sende on that legacyon and so he went forthe and in processe retourned agayne and brought relacyon howe the the king of scottes wolde agre to no trewese without the agrement of the frenche kynge Than the kyng of Englande sayde openly that he wolde neuer rest tyll he had so arayed the realme of Scotlande that it shulde neuer be recouered than he 〈◊〉 maunded that euery man shulde be with hym at Berwyke by Eester except suche as were apoynted to go into Bretayn The feest of Ester came and the kynge helde a great court at Berwyke for the chiefe of the lordes and knyghts of England were ther and there taryed the space of thre wyckes In the meane season certayne good men laboured bytwene the parties to haue a trewse and so there a truse was agreed to endure for two yere and confyrmed by the french kyng Than euery man departed and the kyng went to Wyndsore than he sende the lorde Thomas Hollande and the lorde JohnÌ„ 〈…〉 Bayon with two hundred men of armes and-four hundred archers to kepe the fronters ther. ¶ Nowe let vs speke of sir Robert Dartoyes that yere fell so hye that it was nere to then 〈…〉 g of May in the myddes of the whiche moneth the trewse bytwene the lorde Charles of Bloys and the countesse of Mountfort shulde expyre Sir Charles of Bloyes was well 〈…〉 fyed of the purchase that the countesse of Mou 〈…〉 had made in Englande and of the confort that the kynge had promysed her for the whiche intent the lorde Loyes of Spayne sir Charles Germaux and sir Othes Dornes were layd on the see about Gernzay with a thre thousande genowayes and a thousande men of armmes and .xxxii. great shyppes ¶ Of the batell of Gernzay bytwene sir Robert Dartoys and sir Loys of
of the towne as were yssued out were inclosed bothe before and behynde so that they were all taken and slayne and suche as were in the towne dyde yelde them to therle of Derby who receyued them to mercy and of his gentylnes respyted the towne fro brennyng and robbynge And dyde gyue that hole seignorie to sir Alysaunder of Chamount by whose aduyce the towne was wont and sir Alysaunder made a brother of his captayne ther called Antony of Chamont and therle left with hym certayne archers and other with pauysshes than therle departed and came to WyelfraÌ„che in Agenoys the which was won by assaut and the castell also and he lefte there for captayne a squyer of his called ThomÌ„s CoqÌ„ Thus therle rode all about the contrey and no man resysted hym and conquered townes and ca 〈…〉 and his men wanne ryches meruayle to esteme ¶ Howe therle of Derby wanne the cytie of Angolesme Cap. C .xiii. WHan the erle of Derby had this towne at his pleasure thasie herode to MyremoÌ„t drawyng towardes Burdeux for all this iourney his currours neuer aproched to port saynt Mary Th erle was thre dayes before Myremont and on the fourth day they yelded therle gaue it to a squier of his called JohnÌ„ Bristowe and after his men wan a lytell towne closed standyng on the ryuer of Gerone called Thomynes and after the stronge castell of Damassene the whiche they well garnysshed with men of armes and archers Than they came before the cytie of Angolesme and layd siege therto and therle sayde he wolde nat depart thense tyll he had it at his pleasure thanÌ„e they within made apoyntment with the erle to sende .xxiiii. of their chiefe burgesses to Burdeur in hostage for the respyte of a peace for a moneth and if with in that space the frenche kynge do sende a suffycieÌ„nt persone to kepe the felde agaynst therle of Derby than they to haue agayne their hostagê and to be quyte of their bonde and yf nat than they to put theym vnder the obeysaunce of the kynge of Englande This done thasie the erle rode to Blames and layed siege therto within were two captayns of Poycton sir Guysshart Dangle and sir WyllyamÌ„ de Rochchouart and they sayde they wolde yelde to no manne And whyle this siege endured some of the englysshemen rode to Mortayne in Poycton where as sir Boucyquant was captayne and made there a great assaut but it auayled nat but dyuers of them were hurt slayne and so departed thens and went to Myrebell and to Alney And after came agayne to the siege of Blames euery day there was some feate of armes done the terme of the moneth erpyred that they of Angolesme shulde yelde The erle of Derby sent thyder his two marshals to whome they of the cyte sware homage and fealtie in the behalfe of the kyng of Englande and so they were in peace and had a gayne restored their hostages And the erle sent thyder at their desyers JohnÌ„ of Norwyche to be their captayne styll the siege endured before Blasmes so that thenglysshmen were halfe wery for wynter approched and there they coulde wynne nothynge than they determyned to go to Bourdeaux tyll another season and so they dyllodged went ouer Gerande and so to Burdeaux and than deê‘ted his people into dyuers garysons to kepe fronter warre ¶ Howe sir Godfray Harecourt was banysshed out of Fraunce Cap. C .xiiii. IN this season sir Godfray of Harecourt fell in the indygnation of the frenche kynge who was a great baron in Normandy and brother to therle of Harecourt lorde of saynt Sauyour the vycount and dyuers other townes in NormaÌ„dy And it was sayde all was but for enuy for a lytell before he was as great with the kyng and with the duke of NormaÌ„dy as he wolde desyre but he was as than openly banysshed the realm of Fraunce and yf the kynge coulde haue gette hym in his yre he wolde haue serued hym as he dyd sir Olyuer of Clyssone who was beheeded the yere before at Parys This ser Godfray had some frendes who gaue hym warnyng secretly howe the kyng was dyspleased with hym than he auoyded the realme assone as he myght and went into Brabant to the duke there who was his cosyn who receyued him ioyfully And ther he taryed alonge space and lyued of suche reuenewes as he had in Brabant for â—ut of Fraunce he coude gette nothynge The kyng had seaced all his landes there of Constantyne and tooke the profet therof hymselfe the duke of Brabant coude in no wyse gette agayne this knyght into the kynges fauoure for nothynge that he coude do This dyspleasure cost greatly the realme of Fraunce after and specially the contrey of Normandy for the tokens therof remayned a hyndred yere after as ye shall here in this hystorie ¶ Of the dethe of Jaques Dartuell of Gaunt Cap. C .xv. IN this season raygned in Flaunders in great prosperyte and puysaunce Jaques Dartuell of gauÌ„t who was as great with the kyng of Englande as he wolde desyre and he had promysed the kyng to make hym lorde and herytour of FlauÌ„ders and to endewe his sonne the prince of Wales therwith And to make the countâ—e of FlauÌ„ders a duke dome for the which cause 〈◊〉 feest saynt JohnÌ„ Babtyst they yere of our lorde god M. CCC .xlvi. the kynge of Englande was come to Sluse with many lordes knyghtes and had brought thyder with hym the yonge prince his sonne on the trust of the promyse of Jaques Dartuell The kyng withall his nauy lay in the hauyn of Sluse and there he kept his house and thyder came to vysette hym his frendes of Flaunders ther were great counsaylles bytwene the kyng and Jaques Dartuell on the one ê‘tie and the counsayls of the good townes of Flaunders on the other partie So that they of the countrey were nat of the agrement with the kyng nor with Jaques Dartuell who preched to theym that they shulde disheryte the erle Loyes their owne naturall lorde and also his yong sonne Loyes and to enheryte the sonne of the kynge of Englande the which thynge they sayd suerly they wolde neuer agre vnto And so the laste day of their counsayll the whiche was kept in the hauyn of Sluse in the kynges great shyppe called the Katheryne there they gaue a fynall answere by common acorde and sayde sir ye haue desyred vs to a thynge that is great and weyghtie the which herafter may sore touche the countrey of Flaunders and our heyres trewely we knowe nat at this day no persone in the worlde that we loue the preferment of so moche as we do yours but sir this thynge we cannat do alone without that all the coÌ„mynaltie of Flaunders acorde to the same sir we shall goo home and euery man speke with his coÌ„pany generally in euery towne and as the moost parte agre we shal be coÌ„tent and within a moneth we shall be here with you agayne and thanÌ„e gyue
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
and came to vyle Franche in Agenoyes There all the hoost layd siege and assay led the towne at yâ— season the captayne sir Thomas Corque was nat there he was at Burdeaux with therle of Derby who had sent for hym Howbeit they within defended themselfe valyantly but finally they were taken perforce and the towne robbed and brent and slayne yâ— moste part of the soudyers than the hoost drewe to the cytie of Angolesme and layd siege there capytayne within was a squyer called JohnÌ„ Normell Whan therle of Derby harde of this gret hoost and howe they had wonne agayne Myr mount and Uyle Franche and brent yâ— towne and left the castell voyde than he sent four knyghtes with threscore men of armes and thre huÌ„dred archers to Uyle Franche to entre into the castell and to close the gates agayne of the towne and promysed theym that if the frenchmen came thyder agayne to assayle theym he wolde socoure theÌ„ what soeuer fell therof And so these four knyghtes that is to say sir Stephyn CoÌ„bey sir Rycharde Heldone sir Raffe Hastynges and sir Normant of Fynfroyde went thyder and newely fortifyed the towne and castell Than therle of Derby desyred the erle of Penbroke sir Gaultier of Manny sir Franque de Hall sir Thomas Coque sir JohnÌ„ de la Touche sir Rycharde of Beauayes sir Philyp Reckeleue sir Robert Neuyll sir Thomas Briset and dyuerse other knyghtes and squyers to go all to Aguyllon and to kepe that fortres for he wolde besore dyspleased if that shulde be lost they departed and were a .xl. knyghtê and squyers thre hundred men of armes with archers And so they entred into the stronge castell of Aguyllon and there they founde a sixscore soudy ours all redy that therle of Derby had left ther before than they made prouisyon for all thynges necessarie And as these foresayd four knyghtes came towarde Uyle FraÌ„che they founde in their way great plentie of beafes mottons corne the which they toke with them into their towne and they repayred agayn the castell and mended the walles and gates of the towne so that they were at last a fyftene huÌ„dred men able to make defence and had vytayle sufficyent for sixe monethes The duke of NormaÌ„dy who had long lyen at sieg before Angolesme sawe howe he coude nat wynne the towne by assaut for euery day he lost of his men than he coÌ„maunded to make no more assautes but to remeue nerer to the towne On a day the seneshall of Beaucayre came to the duke and sayd sir I knowe well all the marchesse of this countrey if it wyll please yout to lette me haue a sixe hundred men of armes and I shall go abrode into the contre and gette vytayle for your hoost for within a whyle we shall lacke The duke was content the next day the seneshall toke with hym certayne knightes squyers and lordes that were coÌ„tent to go vnder hym First the duke of Burbou therle of Ponthieu his brother the erle of Tankernyll therle of Forestes the dolphyn of Auuerne the lorde of Pons the lorde of Partuey the lorde of Coucy the lorde Daubigny the lorde Dausemont the lorde of Beauiewe sir Guyssharde Dangle sir Sayntre and dyuerse other to a .ix. C. speares They toke their horse in the euenyng and rode all nyghttyll the brekyng of the day in the mornyng and so came to a gret towne that was but newly wonne by theÌ„glysshmen called Athenys and there aspy came to the sene shall and sayd sir ther is in the towne a sixscore men of armes gascons and englysshe and .iii. hundred archers who woll defende the towne if ye gyue assaut but I sawe this mornyng a ii C. great beestes putte out of the towne into the medowes ioyninge to the towne Than the seneshall sayd sirs I thynke it best let all our coÌ„pany abyde styll here in this valey and I woll go with .lx. with me and fecthe yâ— catayle hythee and I thynke thenglysshmen woll yssue incontyneÌ„t to rescue the pray than shall ye mete with them So this was done yâ— seneshall with threscore well horsed rode by wayes couert about yâ— towne by gidyng of the spye tyll at last they caÌ„e into the fayre medowes wher the catayle pastured ThaÌ„ they draue all the beestê togyder a longe by the towne by another way than they caÌ„e thyder They of the castell on the walles sawe them and began to blowe and to styrre in the towne and a waked some out of their beddes for it was erely in the mornynge and than they drewe togyder mounted on their horses and yssued out he that myght firste so that there abode in the towne none but a certayne vylayns thenglysshmen hasted them sore after the freÌ„chmen and cryed sirs ye shall nat go thus away Than the freÌ„chmen came on them so that with in a lytell space they were ouercome and the captayne sir Stephyn Lesey was taken prisoner and some other with hym and all the other slayne And than the frenchemen rode hastely to the towne the which they wanne with assaut for it was without kepynge the first batayle that entred was the duke of Burbons than they sette there newe captayns And so depted with their pray and prisoners and so came the next day to the hoost before Angolesme the seneshall of Be aucayre achyued great honoure by that dede howbeit ther were gretter lordes with hym thaÌ„ hymselfe but he was captayne as at that tyme. ¶ Howe JohnÌ„ Nor wyche scaped fro Angolesme whaÌ„ the towne was yelded to the frenchmen Cap. C .xix. THus these lordes of FraÌ„ce helde a great season sege before Angoleme and they ranne ouer all the countrey that thenglysshmen hadde wonne before and dyd moche trouble and toke many prisoners and great prayes the which they brought to their hoost the two bretherne of Burbon achyued great laude and prayse for alwayes they went forth with yâ— formast Whan JohnÌ„ Norwiche sawe that the duke wolde nat depart thens tyll he had the towne at his pleasure and parceyued howe their vitayls began to wast that the erle of Derby made no maner to rescue theym And also he sawe well howe they of the towne enelyued greatly to the frenche party for they wolde haue tourned frenche or that tyme if they had durst therfore he doubted of treason â—herfore he thought to saue hymself and his coÌ„pany on the euyn of the Purifycation of our lady all alone he went to the walles of the cyte Wtout she wyng to any man what he wolde do he made a token with his hatte to them of the host they that sawe the signe came thyder demaunded what he wolde â–ª he sayde he wolde gladly speke with the duke of Normandy or with one of his marshals IncoÌ„tynent this was shewed to the duke who went thyder certayne knyghtes with hym assone as the captayne sawe the duke he toke of his cap saluted the duke and the duke saluted hym
he was rescued and remounted agayne and in the meane season some of the frenchemen chased their beestes quyckely into the hoost or els they had lost them for they that yssued out of Aguyllon set so feersly on the frenchmen that they putte theym to the slyght and delyuerd their company that were takenne and tooke many frenchemen prisoners And sir Charles of MomoreÌ„cy had moche warke to scape than thenglysshmen retourned into Aguyllon Thus euery day almoost there were suche rencounters besyde yâ— assautes on a day all the hole hoost armed them and the duke commaunded that they of Tholouz of Carcassone of Beaucayre shulde make assaut fro the mornynge tyll noone and they of Remergue Caours Agenoys fro noone tyll night And yâ— duke promysed who soeuer coude wynne the brige of the gate shulde haue in rewarde a hundred crownê also the duke the better to mentayne this assaut he caused to come on the ryuer dyuerse shyppes and baâ—ges some entred into them to passe the ryuer and some went by the bridge At the last some of theym toke a lytell vessell and went vnder the brige and dyde cast great hokes of yron to the drawe bridge and than drewe it to them so sore that they brake the chenes of yron yâ— helde the bridge and so pulled downe the bridge parforce Than the frenchmen lept on the bridge so hastely that one ouerthrewe an other for euery man desyred to wyn the hundred crownes they within cast downe barres of yron peces of tymbre pottes of lyme and hote water so that many were ouerthrowen fro the bridge into the water and into the dykes and many slayne sore hurt Howbeit the bridge was wonne perforce but it cost more than it was worthe for they coude nat for all that wyn the gate than they drewe a backe to their lodgynges for it was late thanÌ„e they within yssued out â–ª and newe made agayne their drawe bridge stronger thanÌ„e euer it was before The next day ther came to the duke two connyng men maisters in carpentre and sayde sir if ye woll let vs haue tymbre and workemen we shall make foure scaffoldes as hygh or hyer thanÌ„e the walles The duke coÌ„maunded that it shulde be done and to get carpenters in the coÌ„trey and to gyue them good wagê so these four scafoldes wer made in four shyppes but it was long first and cost moch or they were finysshed than such a shulde assayle the castell in theÌ„ were apoynted and entred And whan they were passed halfe the ryuer they within the castell let go four martynetes that they had newely made to resyst agaynst these scafoldes these four martynettes dyd cast out so great stones and so often fell on the scafoldes yâ— in a short space they were all to broken so that they that were within them coulde nat be pauysshed by theym so that they were fayne to drawe backe agayne and or they were agayne at lande one of the scafoldê drowned in yâ— water the moost part of theÌ„ that were Win it the which was great damage for therin were good knyghtes desyringe their bodyes to auauÌ„ce Whan the duke sawe that he coude nat come to his entent by that meanes he caused the other thre scafoldes to rest Than he coudese no way howe he might gette the castell and he had promysed nat to departe thense tyll he had it at his wyll without the kyng his father dyd sende for hym Than he sende the constable of France and the erle of Tankernyll to Parys to the kyng and there they shewed hym the state of the siege of Aguyllone the kynges mynde was that the duke shulde lye there styll tyll he had won them by famyn syth he coude nat haue theÌ„ by assaut ¶ Howe the kyng of Englande came ouer the see agayne to rescue them in Aguyllone Cap. C .xxi. THe kyng of Englande who had harde howe his meÌ„ 〈◊〉 constrayned in the castell of Aguyllon than he thought to go ouer the see 〈◊〉 to Gascoyne with a great 〈…〉 my ther he made his 〈◊〉 syon and sent for men all about his real 〈…〉 in other places wher he thought to spe 〈…〉 money In the same season the lord◠〈◊〉 of Harecourt came into Englande who was banysshed out of FrauÌ„ce he was well receyued with the kynge and retayned to be about hym and had fayre landê assigned hym in Englande to mentayne his degree Than the kynge caused a great nauy of shyppes to be redy in the hauyn of Hampton and caused all maner of men of warr to drawe thyder about the feest of saynt John Baptyst the yere of our lorde god M. C C C .xiv. the kynge deê‘ted fro the quene and lefte her in the gydinge of therle of Cane his cosyn And he stablysshed the lorde Persy and the lorde Neuyll to be wardyns of his realme with the archebysshoppe of yorke the bysshoppe of Lyncolne and the bysshoppÌ„ of Durham for he neuer voyded his realme but that he lefte euer ynough at home to kepe and defende the realme yf nede were Than the kyng rode to Hampton and there taryed for wynde than he entred into his shyppe and the prince of wales with hym and the lorde Godfray of Harecourt and all other lordes erles barownes and knyghtê with all their coÌ„panyes they were in nombre a foure thousande men of armes and ten thousande archers besyde Irysshmen and walsshmen that folowed the host a fote ¶ Nowe I shall name you certayne of the lordes that went ouer with kyng Edwarde in that iourney First Edward his eldest sonne prince of wales who as thanÌ„e was of the age of .xiii. yeres or there about the erles of Herforde Northamptone Arundell Cornewall warwyke HuÌ„tyngdon Suffolke and Oxenforth And of barons the lorde Mortymer who was after erle of Marche the lordes JohnÌ„ Loyes and Roger of BeauchaÌ„pe and the lorde Reynold Cobham Of lordes the lorde of Mombray Rose Lucy Felton Brastone Myllon Labey Maule Basset Barlett and wylloughby with dyuers other lordê And of bachelars there was JohnÌ„ Chandoys Fytzwaren Peter and James Audelay Roger of Uertuall Bartylmewe of Bries Rycharde of Penbruges with dyuers other that I can nat name fewe ther were of staÌ„gers ther was the erle Hauyou sir Olphas of Guystels and .v. or .vi. other knyghtes of Almayne and many other that I can nat name Thê° they say 〈◊〉 â—â—rth that day in the name of god they were 〈◊〉 〈…〉 warde on their way towarde Gascone 〈◊〉 on the thirde day ther rose a coÌ„trary wynde 〈…〉 them on the marches of Cornewall 〈…〉 lay at ancre .vi. dayes In that space 〈…〉 had other counsell by the meanes of 〈◊〉 Godfray Harcourt he counselled the kyng nat to go into Gascoyne but rather to set a lande in Normandy and sayde to the kyng sir the couÌ„tre of Normandy is one of the plentyous countreis of the worlde Sir on ieoê‘dy 〈◊〉 my heed if ye woll lande ther ther is none thaâ— shall
theÌ„ for the englysshmen were entred into the towne some of the knyghtes and squyers of Fraunce suche as knewe the way to the castell went thyder and the captayne ther receyued them all for the castell was large TheÌ„glysshmen in yâ— chaselle we many for they toke non to mercy than the constable and the erle of Tankernyll beynge in the lytell towre at the bridge fote loked a longe the strete sawe their men â—â—ayne without mercy they douted to fall in their hand At last they sawe an englysshe knyght with one eye called 〈◊〉 ThomÌ„s Holand and afyue or sixe other knyghtes with hym they knewe theÌ„ for they had sene them before in Pruce in Grenade and in other vyages than they called to sir Thomas sayd howe they wold yelde theÌ„selfe prisoners Than sir Thomas came thyder with his coÌ„pany and mounted vp into the gate and there founde the sayd lordes with .xxv. knyghts with them who yelded theym to sir Thomas and he toke theÌ„for his prisoners and left company to kepe theym and than mouÌ„ted agayne on his horse and rode into the streates and saued many lyues of lavyes damosels and cloysterers fro defoylyng for the soudyers were without mercy It fell so well the same season for thenglysshmen that the â—â—â—er whiche was able to bere shyppes at that 〈…〉 e was so lowe that men went in and out besyde the bridge they of the towne were entred into their houses and cast downe into the strete stones tymbre and â—ron and slewe and hurte mo than fyue hundred englysshmen wherwith the kyâ—ge was sore dyspleased At night whan he hard therof he coÌ„maunded that the next day all shulde be putte to the swerde and the towne brent but than sir Godfray of Harecourt sayd dere sir for goddessake ass wage somwhat your courage and let it suâ—fice you that ye haue done ye haue yet a great voyage to do orye come before Calys whyderye purpose to go and sir in this towne there is moche people who wyll defende their houses and it woll cost many of yor men their lyues or ye haue all at yor wyll wherby paraueÌ„ture ye shall nat kepe your purpose to Calys the which shulde redowne to your rech Sir saue your people for ye shall haue nede of them or this moneth passe for I thynke verely your aduersary kyng PhilyppÌ„ woll mete with you to fight and ye shall fynde many strayt passages and rencouÌ„ters Wherfore your men and ye had mo shall stande you in gode stede and sir without any further sleynge ye shall be lorde of this towne men and women woll putte all that they haue to your pleasur Than the kyng sayd sir Godfray you ar our marshall â–ª ordayne euery thyng as ye woll than sir Godfray with his baner rode fro strete to strete and coÌ„mauÌ„ded in the kynges name non to be so hardy to put fyre in any house to slee any persone nor to vyolate any woman Whan they of the towne hard that crye they receyued the englysshmen into their houses and made theym good chere and some opyned their coffers and badde them take what them lyst so they might be assured of ther lyues howe be it ther were done in the towne many yuell dedes murdrers and roberyes Thus the englysshmen were lordes of the towne thre dayes ano wanne great richesse the which they sent by baâ—kesse and barges to saynt Sauyoure by the ryuer of Austrâ—hen a two leagê theus wher as all their nauy lay than the kyng sende therle of â—untyâ—gdon with two hundred men of armes and foure hundred archers with his nauy and prisoners and richesse that they had gotte backe agayne into Englande And the kynge bought of sir Thomas Hallande â–ª the constable of Fraunce and therle of Tankernyll and payed for them twentie thousande nobles ¶ Howe sir Godfray of Harecourte fought with theÌ„ of Amyens before Parys Cap. C .xxv. THus the kyng of England ordred his besynesse beynge in the towne of Cane and sende into England his nauy of shyppes charged 〈◊〉 clothes iewelles vessels of golde syluer and of other rychesse and of prisoners mo than .lx. knightes and thre hundred burgesses Than he departed fro the towne of Cane and rode in the same order as he dyde before brennynge and exilynge the countrey and toke the way to Ewreus and so past by it And fro thens they rode to a great towne called Louyets it was the chiefe towne of all Normandy of drapery riches and full of marchandyse theÌ„glysshmen soone entred therin for as than it was nat closed it was ouer ron spoyled and robbed without mercy there was won great richesse ThauÌ„e they entred into the countrey of Ewreus and brent and pylled all the countrey except the good townes closed and castels â–ª to the which the kynge made none assaut bycause of the sparyng of his people and his artillery On the ryuer of Sane nere to Rone there was the exle of Harecourt brother to sir Godfray of Harecourt but he was on the frenche partie and therle of Drâ—ux with hym with a good nombre of men of warre but thenglysshmen left Roon and went to Gysors where was a strong castell they brent the towne and than they brent Uernon and all the countrey about Roon and Pont de Lache and came to NauÌ„tes and to Meulence and wasted all the countrey about and passed by the stronge castell of Robeboyes and in euery place a long the ryuer of Sane they founde the briges broken At last they came to Poyssey and founde the brige broken but the arches and â—oystes lay in the ryuer the kyng lay there a .v. dayes In the mean season the brige was made to passe the hoost Wtout paryll thenglysshe marshals ranne a brode iust to Parys and brent saynt Germayne in Lay and Mountioy and saynt Clowde and pety Bolayne by Parys and the quenes Bourge they of Parys were nat well assured of theym selfe for it was nat as than closed Than kyng Philyppe remoued to saynt Denyse and or he went caused all yâ— pentessys in Parys to be pulled downe and at saynt Deuyse were redy câ—â— the kynge of Behayne the lorde JohnÌ„ of Heynalt â–ª the duke of Lorayne therle of Flaunderâ—â— therle of Bloyes and many other great lordes and knyghtes redy to serue the frenche kynge Whan the people of Parys sawe their kyng â—epart they came to hym and knâ—lyd downe and sayd a sir and noble kyng what woll ye do leue thus this noble cytie of Parys the kynge sayâ— my good people doute ye nat the englysshmen woll aproche you no nerer than they be why so sir ê™ they they be within these two leages and assone as they knowe of your departynge they woll come and assayle vs and we bâ—â—at able to defende them sir tary here styll and helpe to defende your gode cite of Parys Speke no more ê™ the kynge for I woll go to saynt Denyse to my men of warre for I woll encountre the
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
M. one and other and so passed by the countie of Franqueberg so came streyght to the hyll of Sangattes bytwene Calys and Wyssant They came thyder in goodly order with baners displayed that â—it was great beautie to beholde their puyssaut array they of Calys whan they sawe them lodge it semed to them a newe siege ¶ Howe the kyng of England maâ—e the passages about Calayâ— to be well kept that the frenche kyng shulde nat aproche to â—eyse his siege Cap. C. xlâ— VE shall here what the kynge of Englande dyd caused to be done whanÌ„e he sawe and knewe that the french kyng came with so great an hoost to rayse the siege the whiche had coste hym somoche good and payne of his body and lost many of his meÌ„ and knewe well howe he had so constrayned the towne that hit coulde nat longe endure for defaute of vitayls it greued hym sore than to depart Than he aduysed well howe the frenchmen coudâ— nat aproche nother to his hoost nor to the towne but in two places other by the downes by the see syde or elles aboue by the hygheway and there was many dykes rockes and maresshes and but one way to passe ouer a bridge called Newlande bridge ThanÌ„e the kynge made all his naâ—y to drawe a long by the cost of the downes euery shyp well garnysshed with â—oÌ„bardes cros â—owes archers springalles and other artyllary wherby the frenche hoost myght â—at passe that way And the kynge caused the erle of Dâ—â—â—y to go and kepe Newlande bridge with a great noÌ„bre of men of armes and archers so that the freÌ„chemen coude natte passe no way without they wolde haue gone through the marshes the whiche was vnpossyble On the othersyde towarde Calys ther was a hyghe towre kept with 〈◊〉 archers and they kept the passage of yâ— downes fro the freÌ„chmen the which was well fortifyed with great and double â—ykes Whan the french men were thus lodged on the mount of Sangate the commons of Turney who were a fyftene hundred came to that towre and they within shotte at them but they passed the dykes and came to the fote of the wall with pykes and hokes there was a fore assaute and many of them of Tourney sore hurte but at laste they wanne the towre and all thaâ— were within slayne and the towre beaten downe The french kyng sent his marshals to aduyse what way he myght aproche to fyght with the englysshemâ—â— so they went forthe and whan they had aduysed the passages and straytes they retourned to the kyng and sayd howe in nowyse he coude come to the englysshmen without he wolde lese his people So the mater rested all that day and nyght after the nexte day after masse the frenche kynge sende to the kynge of Englande the lorde Goffray of Charney the lorde Ewstace of Rybamount Guy of Nele and the lorde of Beaâ—ewe and as they rodde that stronge way they sawe well it was harde to passe that way They praysed moche the order that the erle of Derby kepte there at the bridge of Newlande by the whichâ— they passed than they rode tyll they came to the kynge who was well acompanyed with noblâ— men aboute hym thanÌ„e they fouâ—e lyghted and came to the kynge and dyde their reuerence to hym than the lorde Ewstace of Rybamont 〈◊〉 sir the kynge my maister sendeth you worde by vs that he is come to the mount of Sangate to vs batayle with you but he canne fynde no way to come to you Therfore sir he wolâ—e that yâ— shulde apoynt certayne of your counsayle and in lykewise of his and they bytwene theym to aduyse a place for the batayle The kyng of Englande was redy aduysed to answere and sayd sirs I haue well vnderstande that ye desâ—re mâ— on the behalfe of myne aduersary who kepeâ—â— wrongfully fro me myne herytage wherâ—ore I am sorâ—e Say vnto hym fro me if ye lyst 〈◊〉 I am here and so haue bene nyghe an ho 〈…〉 and all this he knewe right well he might 〈◊〉 come hyther soner if he had wolde but he hath suffred me to abyde â—ere so long the which 〈◊〉 ben gretly to my coste and charge I â—â—we coâ—de do somoche if I wolde to be sone lorde of â—alays wherfore I am natte determyneddâ— to folowe his deuyse and â—ase nor to depart 〈…〉 whiche I am at the poynt to wynne and that I haue so â—ore desyred and derely bought â–ª wherfore if he nor his men canne passe this way lettâ— theym seke some other passage if they thynkâ— to come hyther ThanÌ„e these lordes departe◠〈◊〉 were conueyed tyll they were paste Newlande bridge â–ª than they shewed the frenche kynge the kynge of Englanâ—es aunswere In the 〈◊〉 season whyle the frenche kynge studyed hoâ—â— to â—ight with the kyng of Englande theâ— ca 〈…〉 into his hoost two cardynalles from pope Clâ—ment in legacion who toke great payâ—e to 〈◊〉 bytwene these hoostes and they procuredde so moche that theâ— was graunted a certayne treâ—tie of acorde and a respyte bytwene the two kynges and their men beynge there at siege and in the felde all onely And so theâ— were four lordâ—â— apoynted on eyther partie to counsell togyder and to treat for a peace for the freÌ„che kyng ther was the duke of Burgoyne the duke of Burbone sir Loyes of Sauoy and sir JohnÌ„ Heynalt And for thenglysshe partie therle of Derby the erle of Northamton the lorde Reynolde Cobham and the lorde Gaultyer of Manny and the two cardynalles were meanes bytwene the parties These lordes mette thre dayes and many deuyses put forthe but none toke effect and in the meane season the kyng of Englande alwayes fortifyed his host and felde and made dykes on the downes that the frenchmen shuld nat sodenly come on theÌ„ These thre dayes passed without any agrement than the two cardynalles returned to saynt Dmers and whan the frenche kynge sawe that he coude do nothynge the next day he dysloged be tymes and toke his waye to Amyens and gaue euery man leaue to depart WhanÌ„e they within Calays sawe their kynge depart they made great sorowe some of the englysshmen folowed the tayle of the french men and wanne somers cartes and caryages horse wyne and other thynges and toke prisoners whom they brought into the hoost before Calays ¶ Howe the towne of Calys was gyuen vp to the kyng of England Cap. C .xlvi. AFter that the frenche kyng was thus departed fro Sangate they within Calays sawe well howe their so coure fayled theÌ„ for the whiche they were in gret sorowe Than they desyred somoche their captayn sir JohnÌ„ of Uyen that he went to the walles of the towne and made a sygne to speke with some person of the hoost Whan the kyng harde therof he sende thyder sir Gaultier of Many and sir Basset than sir JohnÌ„ of Uyen sayd to them sirs ye be right valy ant knyghtes in dedes of armes and ye knowe well howe the kynge my
gode a noÌ„bre of men with hym and dayly might haue mo whanÌ„e he lyst And he delyuered to the lorde Edwarde of Renâ—y .xx. thousande crownes to pay the lumbarde and sir Geffray houed styll in the feldes priuely with his baner before hym His entent was to entre into the towne by the gate orels nat the lumbarde had lette downe the bridge of the posterne and suffred the hundred men of armes to entre peasably and sir Edwarde delyuered at the postern .xx. thousand crownes in a bagge to the lumbarde who sayde I trust here be all for I haue no leaser now to tell them for it wyll be anone day Than he cast the bagge with crownes into a coter and sayde to the frenchemen coÌ„e on sirs ye shall entre into the dongyon than shall you be sure to be lordes of the castell they went thyder and he drewe apart the barre and the gate opyned Within this towre was the king of England with two hundred speares who yssued out with their swerdes ares in their handes cryeng Manny MaÌ„ny to the rescue what weneth the frenchmen with so fewe men to wyn the castell of Calays than the frenchmen sawe well that defence coude nat auayle theym than they yelded theÌ„selfe prisoners so that ther were but a fewe hurt than they were put into yâ— same towre in prison And thengly sshmen yssued out of the castell into the towne mounted on their horses for they had all the frenche prisoners horses than tharchers rode to Bolayne gate wher sir Geffray was with his banner before hym of goules thre skuchens of syluer he had great desyre to be the first shulde entre into the towne he sayd to the knyghtes that were about him with out this lumbarde opyn the gate shortely we ar lyke to dye here for colde In the name of god ser sayd Pepy de Werre lumbardes ar malycious people and subtyll he is nowe lokynge on your crownes to se if they be all good or nat and to reken if he haue his hole somme or no. There with the kynge of Englande and the prince his sonne was redy at the gate vnder the bauer of ser Gaultier of Manny with dyuers other baners as the erle Stafforde the erle of Suffolke the lorde JohnÌ„ Montagu brother to therle of Salysbury the lorde Beachame the lorde Beâ—â—le and the lorde Dalawarre all these were lordes and had baners there were no mo in that iourney Than the great gate was set open and they all yssued out whanÌ„e the frenchmen sawe them yssue and herde them cry Manny to the rescue they knewe well they were betrayed than ser Geffray sayd to his company sirs if we slye we are clene lost yet wer we better to fight with a gode hert in truste the iourney shall be ours The englysshmen herd these wordes sayd by saynt George ye say trewely shame haue he that slyeth the frenchmen a lighted a fote and put their horses fro them and ordred themself in batayle Whan the kyng sawe that he stode styll sayd let vs order our selfe to fight for our ennemyes woll abyde vs the kyng sende part of his company to Newland bridge for he herde say ther were a great nombre of frenchmen Than thyder went a sixe baners thre hundred archers and there they founde the lorde Monau of Frenes and the lorde of Creques kepyng the bridge and bytwene the bridge and Calays ther were many crosbowes of saynt Omers and Ayre so there was a sore fray and slayne and drowned mo than sixe hundred frenchmen for they were soone discomfytted and chased into the water This was erly in the mornyng but in coÌ„tynent it was day the frenchmen kept their grounde a whyle and many feates of armes there done on bothe partes but the englysshmen euer encreased by commyng out of Calays and the frenchmen abated Than the freÌ„chmen sawe well they coulde nat longe kepe the bridge than suche as had their horses by them mounted and shewed their horses heles and thenglysshmen after theÌ„ in chase there was many a man ouerthrowen they that were well horsed saued themselfe as the lorde Frenes the lorde Creques the lorde of SeÌ„py the lorde of Louchinleych and the lorde of Namure many were taken by their owne outrage that might haue bensaued if they had lyst WhanÌ„e it was fayre day that euery man myght knowe other than some of the french knyghtes and squyers asseÌ„bled togyder agayne and turned and fought feersly with the englysshmen so that ther were some of the frenchmen that toke good prisoners wherby they had bothe honour and profet ¶ Nowe let vs speke of the kyng who was ther vnknowen of his ennemyes vnder the banner of sir Gaultyer of Manny and was a fote among his men to seke his enemyes who stode close togyder with their speares a .v. fore long At the first meatyng there was a sore rencountre and the kyng light on the lorde Eustace of Rybemount who was a stronge and a hardy knight there was a long fyght bytwene hym and the king that it was ioy to beholde theÌ„ at last they were put a sondre for a great company of bothe parties came the same way fought there feersly togyder The frenchmen dyd ther right valyantly but specially the lorde Eustace of Ribamont who strake the kyng the same day two tymes on his knees but finally the kynge hymself toke him prisoner and so he yelded his swerde to the kyng and sayd sir knyght I yelde me as your prisoner he knewe nat as than that it was the kyng And so the iourney was for the kyng of England and all that were ther with ser Geffray slayne or taken ther was slayne ser HeÌ„ry of Boys and sir Pepyn de la warre and sir Geffray taken Thê° this iourney was achyued by Calis the yere of our lorde M. CCC .lviii. the last day of DeceÌ„bre towarde the next mornyng Of a chapelet of perles that the kyng of Englande gaue to sir Eustace of Rybemont Cap. C .lii. WHan this batayle was done the kyng returned agayne to the castell of Calays caused all the prisoners to be brought thyder Than the freÌ„chmen knewe well that the kynge had ben there personally hy 〈…〉 vnder the baner of sir Gaultier of MaÌ„ny the kynge sayd he wolde gyue them all that â—â—ght a supper in the castell of Calys the hour of supper caÌ„e and tables couerd And the kyng and his knyghtes were ther redy euery man in newe aâ—arell and the frenchmen also were ther and made good chere thoughe they were prisoners The kyng satte downe and the lordes and knyghâ—â—s about hym right honorably yâ— prince lordes and knyghtes of Englande serued the kynge at the first messe and at the seconde they satte downe at an other table they were all well serued and at great leaser ThanÌ„e whan supper was done and the tables take away the kynge taryed styll in the hall with his knyghtes with the frenchmen and he
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
of france â–ª and the doughter of sir Charles â—e Bloys ¶ Howe the kyng of Nauer made sir Charles of Spaygne constable of France to be slayne Ca. C .liiii. IN the yere of our lorde M. CCC .lii. in the vygill of our lady in the myddes of august the lord Guy of Neell lorde of Oâ—femoÌ„t as than marshall of France in Bretayne was slayne in bataile the lorde of Briquebeke the Cathelayne of Beau wayes dyuers other nobles aswell of Bretayne as of other marches of France The .iiii. day of SepteÌ„bre shulde a fought in Parys the duke of Boâ—sme agayne the duke of Lancastre for certayne wordes that he shulde say of the duke of Boesme the which duke apealed hym in the court of FraÌ„ce These two dukes came into the felde all armed in a lystes made for yâ— sayd duke of Almayne chalenger and for the duke of Englande defender And though theÌ„glysshmen wer enemys to the french kyng and that thenglyssh duke came thyder vnder saue coÌ„duct to fight 〈◊〉 the defence of his honour yet the frenche kynge wold nat suffre them to fight for assone as they had made their othes in such case requysite and were on their horses redy with their speares in their handes Than the kyng toke on hym yâ— mater and dyd set them in acorde and gremeÌ„t the vi day of DeceÌ„bre folowyng pope Clement the vi dyed at Auygnon the .xi. yere of his poÌ„tiâ—icâ—te and the .xi. day of the same moneth about the hour of thre was chosen pope a cardynall of Lymosyn called by his tytle yâ— cardynall of Ostre but bycause he was bysshoppe of Cleremont he was called most coÌ„monly yâ— cardynall of Cleremont and whan he was chosen pope he was nâ— med InnoceÌ„t his owne proper name was Stephyn â—ubert yâ— yere of our lorde M .iii. C .liii. the .viii. day of January anone after yâ— brekynge of the day in the mornyng the kyng Charles of Nauer erle of Eureur caused to be slayne in the towne of the Egle in NormaÌ„dy in an hostre the lorde Charles of Spayne constable of FraÌ„ce in his bedde by certayne men of armes that he sent to do that dede and hymselfe abode with out the towne tyll they had done and retourned agayne to hym And as it was sayde with hym was the lorde PhilyppÌ„ of Nauer his brother the lorde Lovs of Harcourt the lorde Godfray of Hat court his vncle and dyuers other knyghtes and squyers aswell of Normandy as of Nauer Than the kynge of Nauer and his coÌ„pany went to the cyte of Deureur wherof he was erle and fortifyed the towne and with hym also ther was the lorde of Maule JohnÌ„ Maler lorde of Grauyll the lorde of â—â—morie of Mulent and dyuers other nobles of Normandy And thanÌ„e the kyng of Nauer went to the towne of Mant and he had sent dyuers letters into diuers gode townes of France howe that he had put to deth the constable for dyuers great trespaces by him coÌ„mytted and he sent the erle of Namure to the french kyng to Parys to excuse hym Than the kynge sende to Mant the cardynall of Bolayne the bysshoppe of Laon the duke of Burbon the erle of Uaudone other to treat with the kyng of Nauerr for though he had caused to dye the coÌ„stable of France yet he thought he shulde nat clene lese the fauour of the frenche kyng whose doughter he had maryed therfore he made request of pardon to the kyng It was thought in the realme of Fraunce that great warre shulde ense we bytwene these two kynges for the kyng of Nauer had made great assembles of men of warre in dyuers regions and fortifyed his townes castles finally there was agrement made bytwene these two kynges vpon certayne coÌ„dycions wherof part solo weth herafter That is to say the french kyng shall delyuer to the kyng of Nauer .xxxviii. M. â—i tornois of lande aswell for certeyn rent that the kyng of Nauer had out yerely of the tresur in Pares as vpon other laÌ„des that the frenche kyng ought to assigne hym by certeyne treatâ— grauÌ„ted long before bytwene their predecesso's bycause of the countie of ChaÌ„payne And also for the maryage of the kynge of Nauer for maryeng of the kyngâ— doughter at which maryage he was promysed great landes that is to say .xii. M. â—i of land also the kyng of Nauer wolde haue the couÌ„tie of BeamoÌ„t le Roger the land of Bretuell in NormaÌ„dy Conches and Dorbec the vycouÌ„t of PoÌ„theu by the see the bayllage of CoÌ„stantyne the which thynges were agreed vnto by the french kyng Howbeit the couÌ„tie of Beamont the landes of Conches Bertuell Dorbec parteyned to the lorde Philyp duke of OrleaÌ„ce brother to the french kyng who gaue hym other laÌ„des in recoÌ„pence therof Also it was agreed that the lordes of Harcourt and all his other alyes shuld holde of him for all their landes whersoeuer they were in France if they lyst orels nat also it was agreed yâ— he shuld holde styll all the sayd landes besyde theÌ„ that he helde before in parie and if he lyst to kepe his es cheker two tymes in the yere as nobly as euer dyd any duke of NormaÌ„dy also the french kynge to ê‘don the deth of the coÌ„stable and all suche as were coÌ„sentyng therto and to ê“myse by his oth neuer to do any hurt or daÌ„mage to any ê‘son for that occasion And also the kyng of Nauerr to haue a great somÌ„e of money of yâ— french kyng and ar the kyng of Nauer wolde coÌ„e to Parys he wolde haue in hostage the erle of Aniowe seconde son to the kyng Than he came to Pares with a great noÌ„bre of men of armes and the. iiii day of march he came into the ê‘lyament chaÌ„bre wher the kyng satte dyuers of the peres of the realme with him and his counsell ther was the cardynall of Bolayne ther the kyng of Nauer desyred the french kyng to ê‘don hym the deth of the coÌ„stable of France sayeng how he had gode cause so to do the which he offred ther to proue or els to be at the kynges pleasure And also he sayd and sware that he dyd it nat for no grudge to the kyng nor in dispyte of his offyce sayeng also howe ther was nothyng so greuous to him as to be in the dyspleasur with the kyng Than the lorde Jaques of Burbone as than constable by the kynges coÌ„maundement sette his handes on the kynge of Nauer and caused hym to go a backe out of the kyngâ— presâ—ns thaÌ„ quene Jane and quene Blanche suster to the kynge of Nauer the which Jane had ben wyfe to kyng Philyppe last deed came to the frenche kyng kneled downe and the lorde Reynold Detrey with them and he sayd my right redouted soueraygne lorde beholde here these two ladyes quenes Jane and Blanche Sir they vnderstande howe the kyng of Nauer is in your dyspleasur whereof they be sorie and requyre you
to the value of M. 〈◊〉 no farther And other men that haue nat .iiii. C. 〈◊〉 of reuenewes their goodâ— shal be rekenyd tyll they 〈◊〉 to .iiii. M. 〈◊〉 that is to say C. 〈◊〉 of mouables 〈◊〉 x. 〈◊〉 of reuenues and after that rate to nay And if a noble man haue nat in reuenues but all onely C. 〈◊〉 and in mouables nat past M. 〈◊〉 or that a noble man hath nat in reuenues nat past 〈◊〉 C. 〈◊〉 nor in mouables past .iiii. M. and it 〈◊〉 part in mouables and part in reuenewes they must be estemyd togyder to the somÌ„e of M. 〈◊〉 for the noble men to .iiii. M. 〈◊〉 to other and nat aboue The saturday the fyft day of marche the yere of our lorde M. CCC .lvi. there rose a disceÌ„yon bytwene the coÌ„mons of the towne of Arras and the great men of the same and the coÌ„mons slewe yâ— same day mo than .xvii. of yâ— chefe ê‘sonages of the towne and on the monday after they slewe other four and banisshed dyuers that were nat as than in towne and so the coÌ„mons was as than chefe maisters in yâ— towne ¶ How the french kyng toke the kynge of Nauer and beheeded the erle of Harcourt other at Roan Ca. C .lvi. ALso the iuesday the .v. day of Aprill about the myddes of lent the frenche kyng deê‘ted before day fro Meneuell in harnes accoÌ„panyed with a. CC. speares amonge the which was therle of Aniowe his sonne and the duke of Orleance his brother the lorde John de Arthoyserle of Ewe yâ— lorde Charles his brother cosyn germayn to yâ— kyng the erle of Tankernyll sir Arnolde DaÌ„drehen than marshall of Fraunce and dyuers other to the nombre abouesayd The kyng and they caÌ„e streyght to the castell of Rowan by the posterne and came nat in the towne And there he founde in the hall at dyner with his sonne the dolphyne Charles the kyng of Nauerr and JohnÌ„ erle of Harcourt and the lordes of Preaux Grauyll Clere and dyuers other Ther the french kyng caused the kyng of Nauer to be taken therle of Harcourt the lordes of Preaux of Clere sir Loys and sir Wylliam of Harcourt bretherne to yâ— erle the lorde Frequent of Fryquant the lorde of Tournbeu the lorde Maubeu of Mamesners and two squyers Olyuer Doubles Johan Uaubatou and dyuers other The kynge put them in prison in dyuerse chambers within the same castell bycause that syth the newe recoÌ„syâ—â—acion made for the deth of the lorde Charles late constable of Fraunce the kyng of Nauerre had ymagined and treated dyuers thynges to the damage and dyshonour of the frenche kyng and of his realme And therle of Harcourt had spoken iniuryous wordes agaynst the kyng in the castell of Ruell where the assemble was to conclude for the ayde to be gyuen to the kynge in lettyng to his power the same ayd to be grauÌ„ted Than the frenche kyng dyned there and after toke his horse and rodde out into a telde behynde the castell called the felde of pardon and thyder in two cartê was brought therle of Harcourt the lorde Grauylle the lorde Maubeu and Olyuer Doubles and there all their heedê were stryken of and after all foure drawen to the gybette of Rowan and there hanged and their heedes sette on the gybette The same day and the next day the frenche kynge delyuered all the other out of prison except thre that is to say Charles kyng of Nauer who was caryed to Parys and put in prison in the castell of Loure and after into the chatelette And certayne of the frenche kynges counsell were apoynted to kepe him also Fryquet and Uaubatou were put into the same prison and therfore the lorde PhilyppÌ„ of Nauer helde in his handes dyuers castels pertayning to his brother the kyng of Nauerre in Normandy And for all that the frenche kynge sende to hym to delyuer the same castels yet the refused so to do and he and the lorde Godfray of Harcourt assembled togyder dyuers enemys of the french kynges and brought them into the contrey of Constantyne the which countre they helde and kept fro the frenche kyng The wednysday after Ester theyere of our lorde god a. M. CCC .lvi. sir Arnold DaÌ„drehen than marshall of France went to the towne of Arras and ther wysely wtout any besynesse of men of warr he toke mo than a hundred prisoners of them of the towne suche as had made the rebellyon ther and slayne dyuers of the chiefe burgesses of the towne And the next day he made .xx. of them to be beheeded and the other he kept styll in prison to knowe the kynges pleasure in that behalfe so by that meanes the towne was brought into trewe obeysance to the kyng In the moneth of June the duke of Lancastre came into CoÌ„stantyne and fyll in company with the lorde Philyp of Nauerr and the lorde Godfray of Harcourt they were in all about a foure thousande fyghtyng meÌ„ they rode to Lyseur to Orbec to PoÌ„theau and refresshed the castell there the which had ben besieged more than two monethes but the lorde Robert of Hotetot maister of the crosbowes in Fraunce who had layne there at sieg with dyuers nobles and other departed fro the siege whan the knewe of the commynge of the duke of Lancastre and left behynde theym for hast their engyns and artillary and they of the castell toke all Than the duke of LaÌ„castre and his company rode for the robbyng and pyllyng the townes and contrey as they passed toward Bretuell the which they newely refresshed and bycause that they knewe and founde the cyte and castell of Eureux to be newely yelded to the frenche kynge who had longe kept a siege there at And also they sawe howe the cytie was breÌ„t and the cathedrall churche robbed as well by the naueroyse who yelded vp the castell by composycyon as by the frenchemen that lay there at the siege They left it and than the duke of Lancastre and the lorde Philyppe of Nauerr went to Uernueyll in Perche and toke the towne and castell and robbed the towne and brent a great parte therof The frenche kyng who had made redy his assemble assoone as he herde tidynges of the duke of Lancastre he wente after hym with a great nombre of men of armes and fotemenne and folowed them to Conde in goynge streyght to the towne of Uernueyll thanne the duke and his company went towardes the towne of the Egle and the kynge folowed them tyll he came to Tuebufe a two leages fro the towne of the Egle. And thaÌ„ there it was shewed to the kyng howe he coulde folowe no farther for ther were suche forestes that his ennemyes myght take hym whan they lyste soo that the shulde do but lese his labour to go any farther after them than the kyng retourned with all his hoost and went to the castell of Thilyers the whiche was in the haÌ„des of nauaroes The kyng toke it and sette men of warr
for they knewe well the prince with his hoost was nat farre behynde than they tourned their horâ—es and toke yâ— corner of the wood and the freÌ„chmen after theym cryenge their cryes and made great noyse And as they chased they came on the princes batayle or they were ware therof themselfe â–ª the prince taryed ther to haue worde agayne 〈◊〉 them that he send forthe the lorde Raoll of Coucy with his baner went so farre forward that he was vnder the princes baner ther was a 〈◊〉 batayle and the knyght fought valiantly Howe beit he was there takenne and the erle of Wyngâ—y the vycouÌ„t of Bruce the lorde of Cha 〈◊〉 â–ª and all the other takenÌ„e or slayne but a fewe that scaped And by yâ— prisoners the prince knewe howe the frenche kynge folowed hym in suche wyse that he coude nat eschue the batayle than he assembled togyder all his men and commaunded that no man shulde go before the marshals baners Thus the prince rode that saturday fro the mornyng tyll it was agaynst night so that he came within two lytell leages of Poicters than the Captall de Buz sir Aymenon of Punyers the lorde Bartylmewe of Brunes the lorde Eustace Dambretycourt all these the prince sende forthe to seyf they myght knowe what the frenchmen dyd These knyghtes deê‘ted with two huÌ„dred men of armes well horsed they rodde so farre that they sawe the great batayle of the kynges they sawe all the feldes couered with men of armes these englysshmen coud nat forbers but sette on the tayle of the frenche hoost and cast downe many to the yerth toke dyuers prisoners so that the hoost beganne to styrre and â—idynges therof came to the frenche kyng as he was entryng into the cytie of Poycters Than he retourned agayne and made all his he ost do the same so that saturday it was very late or he was lodged in the felde â–ª theÌ„glissh currours retourned agayne to the prince shewed hym all that they sawe and knewe and said howe the frenche hoost was a great nombre of people well sayde the prince in the name of god lette vs now study howe we shall fyght with theÌ„ at our aduauntage that night the englysshmen lodged in a strong place among hedges vynes and busshes and their hoost well watched and so was the frenche hoost ¶ Of the order of the frenchemen before the batayle of Poycters Cap. C .lx. ON the sonday in yâ— mornynge the frenche kynge who hadde great desyre to fight with the englysshmen herd his masse in his pauilyon and was houseled and his foure soÌ„nes with hym after masse ther came to hym the duke of Orleaunce the duke of Burbon therle of Pontheu the lorde Jaques of Burbone the duke of Athenes constable of France the erle of Tankernyll the erle of Salebruce the erle of DaÌ„martyne the erle of Uantador and dyuers other great barownes of France and of other neyghbours holdynge of Fraunce as the lorde Cleremont the lorde Arnolde Dandrehen marshall of France the lorde of saynt Uenont the lorde JohnÌ„ of Landas the lorde Eustace Ribamont the lorde Fyennes the lorde Geffray of Chargny yâ— lord Chatellon the lorde of Suly the lorde of Neell sir Robert Duras dyuers other all these with the kyng went to counsell Than finally hit was ordayned that all maner of men shulde drawe into the felde euery lorde to display his baner and to set forth in the name of god and saynt Denice than trumpets blewe vp through the hoost and euery man mounted on horsebacke and weÌ„t into the felde wher they sawe the kynges baner waue with the wynde There myght a been sene great nobles of fayre harnesse and riche armory of baners and penoÌ„s for there was all the floure of France ther was none durst abyde at home without he wolde be shamed for euer than it was ordayned by yâ— aduyce of the constable and marshals to be made thre batayls and in ech warde .xvi. M. men of armes all mustred and past for men of armes The first batayle the duke of Orleaunce to gouern with .xxxvi. baners and twyse as many penons The seconde the duke of Normandy and his two bretherne the lorde Loys and the lorde JohnÌ„ The thirde yâ— kyng hymselfe and whyle that these batayls were settyng in aray yâ— kyng called to hym the lorde Eustace Rybamont the lorde JohnÌ„ of Landas and the lorde Richarde of Beawyeu and sayd to them sirs ryde on before to se the dealyng of thenglysshmen and aduyse well what nombre they be and by what meanes we may fight with theym other a fote or a horsebacke These thre knyghtes rode forth and the kynge was on a wyght courser and sayde a high to his men sirs among you whan ye be at Parys at Chartres at Roan or at Orleaunce than ye do thret thenglysshmen â–ª and desyre to be in armes out agaynst theym Nowe ye become therto I shall nowe shewe you theÌ„ nowe shewe forthe your yuell wyll that ye bere them and reueng your dyspleasurs and damages that they haue done you for without dout we shall fyght with them Suche as herde him sayd sir a god desname so be it that wolde we se gladly Ther with the thre knightes retourned agayne to the kyng who demaunded of them tidynges than sir Eustace of Rybamont answered for all and sayde sir we haue sene the englysshmen by estymacion they be two thousande men of armes four thousand archers and a fyftene huÌ„dred of other howebeit they be in a stronge place And as farre as we can Imagyne they ar in one batayle howbeit they be wysely ordred and a longe the way they haue fortifyed strongly the hedges and busshes one part of their archers are a long by the hedge so that none can go nor ryde that way but must past by them And that way must ye go and ye purpose to fyght with them in this hedge there is but one entre and one yssue by likelyhode that four horsemen may ryde a front at th ende of this hedge where as no maÌ„ can go nor ryde there be men of armes a fote archers afore them in maner of a herse so that they woll nat be lightely disconfyted Well sayd the kyng what woll ye than counsayle vs to do sir Eustace sayde sir lette vs all be a lote except thre hundred men of armes well horsed of yâ— best in your hoost and moost hardyest to the entent they somwhat to breke and to opyn the archers and thane your batayls to folowe on quickely a fote so to fight with their men of armes hand to hande This is the best aduyce that I canne gyue you if any other thynke any other waye better let hym speke The kyng sayd thus shall it be done than the two marshalles rode fro batayle to batayle and chose out a thre C. knyghtes and squyers of the moost expert men of armes of all the hoost euery man well armed and horsed Also
it was ordayned that the bataylles of alwayns shulde abyde styll on horsebacke to confort the marshalles if nede were wherof the erle of Salesbruce the erle of Neydo and the erle of Nosco were capitayns kynge Johan of France was there armed and .xx. other in his apayrell and he dyd put the gyding of his eldest sonne to the lorde of saynt Uenant the lorde of Landas and the lorde Thybault of Bodenay and the lorde Reynolde of Quenoll called the archepreest was armed in the armoure of the yongerle of Alanson ¶ Howe the cardynall of Dyergourt treated to make agremeÌ„t bytwene the frenche kyng and the prince before the batell of Poycters Cap. C .lxi. WHan the frenche kyngê batayls was ordred and euery lorde vnder his banner among their owne men than it was coÌ„maunded that euery man shulde cutte their speres to a fyue fote long and euery man to put of their spurres Thus as they were redy to aproche the cardinall of Piergort came in great hast to the king he came the same mornynge from Poycters he kneled downe to the kyng and helde vp his handes and desyred hym for goddessake a lytell to absteyne settynge forwarde tyll he had spoken with hym than he sayde sir ye haue here all the floure of your realme agaynst a handfull of englysshmen as to regarde your company and sir if ye may haue them acorded to you without batayle it shal be more profitable and honourable to haue theym by that maner rather than to adueÌ„ture so noble chiualry as ye haue here present sir I requyre you in the name of god and humylyte yâ— I may ryde to the prince and shewe hym what danger ye haue hym in The kynge sayd it pleaseth me well but retourne agayne shortely the cardynall deê‘ted and dilygently he rode to the prince who was among his men a fote than the cardynall a lyghted and came to the prince who receyued hym curtessy Than the cardynall after his salutacyon made he sayde certaynly fayre son if you and your counsayle aduyse iustely the puyssaunce of the frenche kynge ye woll suffre me to treat to make a peace bytwene you I may the prince who was yong and lusty sayd sir the honour of me and of my people saued I wolde gladly fall to any reasonable way than the cardynall sayd sir ye say well and I shall acorde you and I can for it shulde be great pytie yf so many noble men and other as be here on bothe parties shulde come togyder by batayle Than the cardynall rode agayne to the kyng sayd sir ye nede nat to make any great haste to fyght with your ennemyes for they canne nat slye fro you though they wolde they be in suche a grouÌ„d wherfore sir I requyre you forbere for this day tyll to morowe the son rysinge The kynge was lothe to agree therto forsome of his counsayle wolde nat coÌ„sent to it but finally the cardynall the wed such reasons that the kyng acorded that respyt and in the same place there was pyght vp a 〈…〉 yon of reed sylke fresshe and rych and gaue leaue for that day euery man to drawe to their lodgynges except the constables and marshalleâ— batayls That sonday all the day the car 〈◊〉 〈…〉 yled in ridynge fro the one hoost to the other gladly to agree them but the frenche kynge wolde nat agree without he myght haue foure of the princy â—â—llest of the englysshmen at his pleasure and the prince and all the other to yelde themselfe simply howe beit ther were many great offers made The prince offred to rendre into the kynges handes all that euer he had wonne in that voyage townes and castels and to quyte all prisoners that he or any of his men had taken in that season And also to swere nat to be armed agaynst the frenche kyng in seuyn yere after but the kyng and his counsayle wold none therof the vttermast that he wold do was that the prince and a. C. of his knyghtes shulde yelde theym selfe into the kynges prison otherwyse he wolde nat the whiche the prince wolde 〈◊〉 wyse agre vnto In the meane season that the cardynall rode thus bytwene the hoostes in trust to do some good certayne knightê of FraÌ„ce and of Englande bothe rode forthe the same sonday bycause it was truse for that day to cost the hoostes and to beholde the dealyng of their enemyes so it fortuned that the lorde JohnÌ„ CaÌ„dos rode the same day coostyng the french host and in like maner the lorde of Cleremont one of the trenche marshalles had ryden for the and auiewed the state of the englysshe hoost and as these two knyghtes retourned towardes their hoostes they mette togyder eche of theym bare ouâ— maner of deuyee a blewe lady enbraudred 〈◊〉 a 〈◊〉 beame aboue on their apayrell Than the lorde Cleremont sayd Chandos howe long haue ye taken on yo u to bere my deuyce nay ye bere myâ—â— sayd Chandos for it is aswell myne as pours I deny that sayd Cleremont but and 〈◊〉 were nat for the truse this day bytwene vs I shulde make it good on you incontynent that ye haue no right to bere my deuyce I sir sayd CaÌ„dos ye shall fynde me to morowe redy to defend you and to proue by feate of armes that it is as well myne as yours than Cleremont sayd CaÌ„dos these be well the wordê of you englysshmen forye can deuyce nothyng of newe but all that yese is good and fayre So they departed with out any more doyng and eche of them returned to their hoost the cardynall of Pyergort coude in no wyse that sonday make any agrement bytwene the parties and whan it was nere nyght he returned to Poicters That night the frenchmen toke their ease they had prouision ynough and the englysshmen had great defaut they coude get no forage nor they coude nat depart these without danger of their ennemyes That sonday thenglysshmen made great dykes and hedges about their archers to be the more stronger and on the monday in the mornynge the prince and his company were redy apayrelled as they were before and about the sonne rysing in lyke maner were the frenchmen The same morning be tymes the cardynall came agayne to the frenche hoost and thought by his preachyng to pacify the parties but than the frenchmen sayd to hym retourne whyderye woll bringe hyder no mo wordes of treaty nor peace and ye loue yor selfe depart shortely Whan the cardynall sawe that he traueyled in vayne he toke leaue of the kyng and than he went to the prince and sayd sir do what ye canne their is no remedy but to a byde the batayle for I can fynde none acorde in the frenche kyng Than the prince sayd the same is our entent and all our people god helpe the right so the cardynall retourned to Poycters In his company there were certayne knyghtes and squyers men of armes who were more fauourable to the frenche kyng than to
the prince and whan they sawe that the parties shulde fight they stale fro their maisters and went to the freÌ„che hoost and they made their captayne the Catelayne of Impastre who was as thaÌ„ ther with the cardynall who knewe nothynge therof tyll he was come to Poycters The certentie of the order of the englysshmen was shewed to the freÌ„che kyng except they had ordayned threhuÌ„dred men a horsebacke and as many archers a horsebacke to coost vnder couert of the mountayne and to strike into the batayle of the duke of Normandy who was vnder the mountayne a fote This ordynaunce they had made of newe that the freÌ„chmen knewe nat of the prince was with his batayle downe amonge the vynes and had closed in the wekyst parte with their caryages No we wyll I name some of the princypall lordes and knyghtes that were ther with the prince the erle of Warwyke therle of Suffolke the erle of Salisbury therle of Stafford the lorde JohnÌ„ Chandos the lorde Richarde Stafford the lorde Reynold Cobham the lorde Spencer the lorde James Audeley the lorde Peter his brother the lorde Bercley the lorde Basser the lord waren the lorde Dalawar the lorde Maulyne the lorde Wylly the lorde Bartylme we be Brunes the lord of Felton the lorde Rychard of PeÌ„bruge the lorde Stephyne of Constracyon the lorde Brasfeton and other englysshmen And of gascon ther was the lorde of Prunes the lorde of Buger the Captall of Buz the lorde Johan of Chamont the lorde Delaspare the lorde of Rosen the lorde of Conseu the lorde of MontferaÌ„t the lorde of Landuras the lorde Soulech of Lestrade and other that I can nat name And of Heynowers the lorde Eustace DaÌ„bretycourt the lorde JohnÌ„ of Guystels and two other straÌ„gers the lorde Dauyell Phasell the lorde Denyce of Moerbertre All the princes company past nat an .viii. M. men one and other and the frenchmen were a .lx. M. fightyng men wherof ther were mo than thre thousande knightes ¶ Of the batell of Poycters bytwene the prince of wales and the freÌ„che kyng Cap. C .lxii. WHanÌ„e the prince same that he shuld haue batell and that the cardynall was gone without any peace or trewse makynge and sawe that the frenche kyng dyd sette but lytell store by him he said than to his men Now sirs though we be but a small company as in regarde to the puyssance of our ennemyes let vs nat be a basshed therfore for the vyctorie lyeth nat in the multitude of people but wher as god wyll sende it yf it fortune that the iourney be ours we shal be the moost honoured people of all the worlde if we dye in our right quarell I haue the kyng my father bretherne and also ye haue good frendes kynsmen these shall reuenge vs. Therfore sirs for goddessake I requyre you do your deuoyers thin day for if god be pleased saynt George this day ye shall se me a good knyght These wordes and suche other that the prince spake conforted all his people the lorde sir JohnÌ„ Chandos that day neuer went fro the prince nor also the lorde James Audeley of a great season 〈◊〉 whanÌ„e he sawe that they shulde nedes fight he sayd to the prince ser I haue serued alwayes truely my lorde your father you also and shall do as long as I lyue I say this bicause I made ones a vowe that the first batayle that other the kynge your father or any of his chyldren shulde be at howe that I wolde be one of the first setters on or els to dye in the payne Therfore I requyre yor grace as in rewarde for any seruyce that euer I dyde to the king yor father or to you that you woll gyue me sycence to depart fro you and to sette my selfe there as I may acomplysshe my vowe The prince acorded to his desyre and sayde sir James god gyue you this day that grace to be the best knyght of all other and so toke hym by the hande Than the knyght departed fro the prince and went to the formast front of all the batayles all onely acompanyed with foure squyers who promysed nat to fayle hym this lorde James was a right sage and a valyaÌ„t knight and by hym was moche of the hoost ordayned and gouerned the day before Thus sir James was in the front of the batayle redy to fight with the batayle of the marshalles of Fraunce In lykewyse the lorde Eustace Dambreticourt dyd his payne to be one of the formast to sette on Whan sir James Audeley began t 〈…〉 tte forwarde to his ennemyes it fortuned to sir Eustace Dambretycourt as ye shall here after ye haue herde before howe the almayns in the french host were apoynted to be styll a horsebacke sir Eustace beyng a horsebacke layed his spear in the rest and ran into the frenche batayle and than a knyght of almaygne called the lorde Loyes of Coucoabras who bare a shelde syluer fyue rosses goules and sir Eustace bare ermyns two hamedes of goules Whan this almaygne sawe the lorde Eustace come fro his company he rode agaynst hym and they mette so rudely that bothe knightes fell to the yerth the almayne was hurt in the shulder therfore he rose nat so quickely as dyde sir Eustace who whaÌ„ he was vp and had taken his breth he came to the other knyght as he lay on the grounde but thanÌ„e fyue other knyghtes of almayne came on hym all at ones bare hym to the yerth And so perforce there he was taken prisoner and brought to the erle of Nosco who as than toke no hede of hym and I can nat say whyther they sware him prisoner or no but they tyed hym to a chare and there lette hym stande Than the batayle began on all partes and the batayls of the marshals of Fraunce aproched and they set forthe that were apoynted to breke the ray of the archers they entred a horsebacke into the way where the great hedges were on bothe sydes sette full of archers assone as the men of armes entred the archers began to shote on bothe sydes and dyd slee and hurt horses and knyghtes So that the horses whan they felt the sharpe arowes they wolde in no wyse go forward but brewe a backe and stang and toke on so feersly that many of them fell on their maisters so that for pâ—â—ace they coude nat ryse agayne In so moche that the marshals batayle coude neuer come at the prince certayne knyghtes squyers that were well horsed passed through tharchers and thought to a â—â—he to the prince but they coude nat The lorde James Judeley with his four squyers was in the front of that batell and there dyd maruels marmes and by great prowes he caÌ„e and fought with sir Arnolde Dandrehen vnder his owne baner and ther they fought longe togyder and sir Arnolde was there sore handled The batayle of the marshals began to dysorder by reason of the shot of the archers with the
ayde of the men of armes who came in among them and slewe of them and dyd what they lyst And ther was the lorde Arnold DaÌ„drchen taken prisoner by other men than by sir James Audeley or by his four squters for that day he neuer toke prisoner but alwayes fought and went on his enemyes Also on the french partie the lorde Johan CleremoÌ„t fought vnder his owne baner as long as he coude endure but ther he was beten â—owne and coude nat be relyued nor ransomed but was slayne wtout mercy some sayde it was bicause of the wordes that he had the day before to sit JohnÌ„ Chandos So within a short space the marshals batayls were disconfyted for they fell our vpon another and coude nat go forth the frenchmen that were behynde and coude nat get forwarde reculed backe and came on the batayle of the duke of Normandy the which was great and thicke and were a fote but anon they began to opyn behynde For whan they knewe that the marshals batayle was dysconfited they toke their horses and deê‘ted he that might best also they sawe a rowt of englysshmen coÌ„mynge downe a lytell mountayne a horsebacke and many archers with them who brake in on the syde of the dukes batayle Trewe to say the archers dyd their company that day great aduauntage for they shotte so thicke that the frenchmen wyst nat on what syde to take hede and lytell and lytell the englysshmen wanne grounde on theym and whan the men of armes of Englande sawe that the marshals batayle was dysconfited and that the dukes batayle beganÌ„e to dysorder and opyn they lept than on their horses the whiche they had redy by them Than they assembled to gyder cryed saynt George gyen and the lorde Chandos sayd to the prince sir take your horse and ryde forth this iourney is yors god is this day in your handes gette vs to the french kynges batayle for ther lyeth all the sore of the mater I thynke verily by his valyantnesse he woll nat flye I trust we shall haue hym by the grace of god and saynt George so he be well fought withall and sir I herde you say that this day I shulde se you a good knyght The prince sayde lette vs go forthe ye shall nat se me this day retourne backe sayd auauÌ„ce baner in the name of god and of saynt George the knyght yâ— bare it dyde his commaundement there was than a sore batayle and a perylous and many a man ouerthrowen and he that was ones downe coud nat be relyued agayne wtout great socoure and ayde As the prince rode and entred in amonge his ennemyes he sawe on his ryght hande in a lylell busshe lyeng deed the lorde Robert of Duras and his baner by hym and a ten or twelfe of his men about hym than the prince sayd to two of his squyers to thre archers sirs take the body of this knyght on a targe bere hym to Poycters and present him fro me to the cardynall of Pyergourt and say howe I salute hym by the token and this was done The prince was enformed that the cardynalles men were on the felde agaynst hym the which was nat pertayning to the right order of armes for men of the churche that cometh and goeth for treaty of peace ought nat by reason to ber harnes nor to fyght for neyther of the parties They ought to be indyfferent and bycause these men had done so the price was dyspleased with the cardynall and therfore he sende vnto hym his nephue the lorde Robert of Duras deed And the Cathelayn of Ampostre was takenne and the printe wolde haue had his heed stryken of bycause he was pertaynynge to the cardynall but than the lorde Candos sayd sir susfre for a season entende to a gretter mater and paraduenture the cardynall wyll make suche excuse that ye shal be content Than the prince and his company dressed them on the batayle of the duke of Athenes coÌ„stable of France there was many a manne slayne and cast to the yerth as the frenchmen fought in companyes they cryed mountioy saynt Denyce and the englysshmen saynt George gyen Anoue the price with his company met with the batayle of almaygnes wherof the erle of Salesbruce the erle Nosco and therle Neydo were capitayns but in a short space they were put to â—lyght The archers shotte so holly togyder that none durst come in their dangers they slewe many a man that coulde nat come to no raunsome these thre erles was ther slayne and dyuers other knyghtes and squyers of their coÌ„pany And ther was the lorde Dambretycourt rescued by his owne men and sette on horsebacke and after he dyde that day many feates of armes toke gode prisoners Whan the duke of No 〈…〉 〈…〉 I le sawe the prince aproche they thought to 〈◊〉 theÌ„ selfe and so the duke and the kynges chrldren the erle of Poycters and the erle of Tourayne who were ryght yong by leued their gouernors and so departed fro the felde and with them mo than eyght hundred speares yâ— stake no stroke that day Howe beit the lorde Guysshard Dangle and the lorde JohnÌ„ of Sayntre who were with the erle of Poicters wolde nat slye but entred into the thyckest prease of the batayle The kynges thre sonnes toke the way to Chamigny and the lorde JohnÌ„ of Landas the lorde Thy bault of Woodney who were sette to a wayt on the duke of NormaÌ„dy whan they had brought the duke a long leage fro the batayle than they tooke leaue of the duke and desyred the lorde of saynt Uenant that he shulde nat leaue the duke but to bring hym in sauegarde wherby he shulde wyn more thanke of the kynge than to abyde styll in the felde Than they met also the duke of Orleaunce and a great coÌ„pany with hym who were also departed fro the felde with clere handes ther were many good knyghtes and squyers though that their maisters departed fro the felde yet they hadde rather a dyed than to haue had any reproche Than the kyngê batayle caÌ„â— on the englysshmen there was a sore fyght and many a great stroke gyuen and receyued the kyng and his yongest sonne mette with the batayle of thenglysshe marshalles therle of Warwyke and therle of Suffolke and with theym of gascons the Captall of Buz the lorde of Pomyers the lorde Amery of Charre the lorde of Mucydent the lorde of LaÌ„guran and the lorde de la Strade To the frenche partie there came tyme ynough the lorde Johan of Landas and the lorde of Woodney they a lyghted a fote and wente into the kynges batayle And a lytell besyde fought the duke of Athenes coÌ„stable of fraÌ„ce and a lytell aboue hym the duke of Burbone and many good knyghtes of Burbonoyse and of Picardy with hym And a lytell on the one syde ther were the poyteuyns the lorde de 〈◊〉 the lorde of Partney the lorde of 〈◊〉 the lorde of
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
feldes of Beaumont and Malpertnes was right great and peryllous and many dedes of armes there was done the which all came nat to knowlege The fyghters on bothe parties endured moche payne kyng JohnÌ„ with his owne handes hyd that day maruels in armes he had an axe in his haÌ„des wherwith he defended hymselfe fought in the brekynge of the prease nere to the kynge ther was taken the erle of Tankernyll sir Jaques of Burbon erle of Ponthieu and the lorde Johan of Arthoyes erle of Ewe And a lytell aboue that vnder the baner of the Captall of buâ— was taken sir Charles of Arthoys and dyuers other knyghtes and squyers the chase endured to the gates of Poiters ther were many slayne and beaten downe horse man for they of Poyters closed their gates and wolde sussre noue to entre wherfore in the stretebefore the gate was horrible murdre men hurt beaten downe the frenchemen yelded themselfe as farre of as they might know an englysshmaÌ„ ther were byuers â—glysshe archers yâ— had .iiii. v. or vi prisoners yâ— lorde of Pous a gret baron of Poiton was ther slayne and many other knyghtes and squyers And ther was taken therle of Rochuart yâ— lorde of DaÌ„nauemeÌ„t the lorde of Pertney of Xaynton the lorde of Montendre the lorde JohnÌ„ of Sayntre but he was so sore hurt that he had neuer helth after he was repured for one of yâ— best knightê in France And ther was left for deed among other deed men the lorde Rychard Dangle who fought that day by the kyng right valyaÌ„t ly so dyd the lorde of Charny on whom was great prease bycause he bare yâ— souerayne baner of the kyngê his owne bauer was also in yâ— felde the which was of goules thre scochyns syluer So many englysshmen gascons came to that part yâ— perforce they opyned the kynges batell so that the frenchmen were so mengled amonge their ennemyes that somtyme there was fyue men vpon one geÌ„tylman ther was taken yâ— lord of PoÌ„padour the lorde Bartylmewe de Brunes and ther was slayne sir Gestray of Charny with the kynges baner in his handes Also yâ— lorde Reynold CobhmÌ„ slewe therle of DaÌ„martyn than ther was a great prease to take yâ— kynge such as knewe hym cryed ser yelde you or els ye ar but deed Ther was a knyght of saynt Omers retayned in wages with the kyng of England called ser Denyce Morbecke who had serued the englysshmen .v. yere before bycause in his youth he had forfayted the realme of France for a murdre that he dyd at saynt Omers It happenyd so well for hym yâ— he was next to the kynge whan they were about to take hym he stepte forthe into the prease and by strength of his body and armes he came to the frenche kyng and sayd in gode frenche sir yelde you the kyng be helde the knyght sayde to whom shall I yelde me Where is my cosyn the prince of Wales yf I myght se hym I wolde speke with hym Denyce auswered and sayd sir he is nat here but yelde you to me and I shall bringe you to hym who be you ê™ the kynge sir ê™he I am Denyce of Morbecke a knyght of Arthops but I serue the kyng of Englande bycause I am banysshed the realme of Fraunce and I haue forfaytedde all that I had there Than the kynge gaue hym his ryght gauntlet sayeng I yelde me to you there was a great prease about the kynge foreuery man entorsed hym to say I haue taken him so that the kyng coude nat go forward with his yonge sonne the lorde Philyppe with hym bycause of yâ— prease The price of Wales who was coragious cruell as a lyon toke that day great pleasure to fight and to chase his ennemyes the lorde JohnÌ„ Chandos who was with hym of all that day neuer left hym nor neuer toke hede of takynge of any prisoner Than at the ende of the batayle he sayde to the prince sir it were good that you rested her and sette your baner a high in this busshe that your people may drawe hyder for they be sore spredde a brode nor I canse no mo baners nor penons of the frenche partie wherfore sir rest and refresshe you for ye be sore chafed Than the princes baner was sette vppÌ„ a hygh ou a busshe and trumpettes and clarions began to sowne than the prince dyd of his basenet and the knyghtes for his body and they of his chambre were redy aboute hym and a reed pauilyou pyght vppÌ„ and than drinke was brought forthe to the prince and for suche lordes as were aboute hym the which styll encreased as they came fro the chase ther they taryed their prisoners with theym And whan the two marshalles were come to the prince he demaunded of them if they knewe any tidynges of the frenche kyng they answered and sayde sir we here none of certenty but we thike verily he is other deed or taken for he is nat gone out of yâ— batels Than the prince sayd to therle of warwyke to sir Reynolde Cobham sirs I requyre you god forthe and se what ye can knowe that at your retourne ye may shewe me the trauth These two lordes toke their horses and departed fro yâ— prince and rode vp a lytell hyll to loke about them than they parceyued a flocke of men of armes coÌ„mynge togyder right werely There was the frenche kyng a fote in great parell for englysshmen and gascoyns were his maisters they had taken hym fro ser Denyce Morbecke ê‘fore and suche as were moost of force sayd I haue taken hym nay ê™ another I haue taken hym so they straue which shulde haue him Than the french kyng to eschue that peryll sayd sirs stryue nat lede me courtesly and my sonne to my cosyn the prince and stryue nat for my takynge for I am so great a lorde to make you all riche the kyngê wordes somwhat a peased them howe beit euer as they went they made ryot and brauled for the takyng of the kyng Whan the two foresayd lordes sawe and herde that noyse and stryfe amoÌ„g them they came to them and sayd sirs what is the mater that ye stryue for sirs sayd one of theÌ„ it is for the frenche kyng who is here taken prisoner and there be mo than .x. knyghtes squyers that chalengeth the takynge of hym and of his sonne thanÌ„e the two lordes entred into the prease and caused euery man to drawe a backe and commaunded them in the princes name on peyne of their heedes to make no more noise nor to aproche the kyng no nerer without they were coÌ„maunded ThanÌ„e euery man gaue rowme to the lordes and they a lyghted and dyd their reuereÌ„te to the kyng and so brought hym and his son in peace and rest to the prince of Wales ¶ Of the gyft that the prince gaue to the lorde Audeley after the batell of Poycters Ca. C .lxv. ASsone as therle of War wyke
and the lorde Cogham were departed fro the prince as ye haue herde before than the prince demaunded of the knyghtes that were aboute hym for the lorde Audeley yf any knewe any thyng of hym Some knyghtes that were ther answere and sayd sir he is sore hurt and lyeth in a lytter her besyde by my faith sayde the prince of his hurtes I am rightsorie go and knowe yf he may be brought hyder or els I woll go and se hym there as he is ThanÌ„e two knyghtes came to the lorde Awdeley and sayde sir the prince desyreth greatly to se you outher ye must go to hym or els he woll come to you a sir sayde the knyght I thanke the prince whan he thynketh on so poore a knyght as I am than he called eyght of his seruantes and caused theym to bere hym in his lytter to the place were as the prince was Than the prince tooke hym in his armes and kyst hym and made hym great chere and sayd sir James I ought gretly to honour you for by your valyaunce ye haue this day achyued the grace and renome of vs all and ye ar reputed for the moost valyant of all other A sir sayde the knyght ye say as it pleaseth yeu I wolde it were so and if I haue this day any thynge auaunced my selfe to serue you and to acomplysshe the vowe that I made it ought nat to be reputed to me any prowes sir James sayde the prince I and all ours take you in this iourney for the best doar in armes and to thyntent to furnysshe you the better to pursue yâ— warres I retayne you for euer to be my knight with fyue hundred markes of yerely reuenewes the which I shall assigne you on myne herytage in Englande Sir sayde the knynght god graunt me to deserue the great goodnesse that ye shewe me and so he toke his leaue of the prince for he was right feble and so his seruauntes brought hym to his lodging and assone as he was gone the erle of Warwyke and the lorde Combham retourned to the prince and presented to hym the frenche kyng The prince made lowly reuerence to the kynge and caused wyne and spyces to be brought forthe and hymselfe serued the kynge in signe of great loue ¶ Howe the englysshmen wan gretly at the batayle of Poycters Cap. C .lxvi. THus this batayle was dysconfyted as ye haue herd the which was in the feldê of Malpertnesse a two leages fro Poyters the .xxii. day of septeÌ„bre the yere of our lorde â–ª M. CCC .lvii. it began in the mornyng and endyd at noon but as than all the englysshmen wer nat retourned fro yâ— chase therfore the princes banner stode on a busshe to drawe all his men togyder but it was by night or all came fro the chase And as it was reported there was slayne all the floure of Fraunce and there was taken with the kyng the lorde Philyppe his sonne a seuyntene erles besyde baroner knyghtes and squyers and slayne a fyue or sixe thousande of one and other Whan euery man was come fro the chase they had twyse as many prisoners as they were in nombre in all than it was counsayled among them bycause of the great charge and dout to kepe so many that they shulde put many of them to raunsome incoÌ„tynent in the felde and so they dyd And the prisoners founde the englysshemen and gascoyns right courtesse ther were many that day putte to raunsome and lette go all onely on their promyse of faythe and trauth to retourne agayne bytwene that and Christmas to Burbeux with their raunsomes Than that nyght they lay in the felde besyde where as the batayle had been some vnarmed theym but nat all and vnarmed all their prisoners and euery man made good there to his prisoner for that day who soeuer toke any prisoner he was clere his and myght quyte or raunsome hym at his pleasure All suche as were there with the prince were all made ryche with honour and goodes as well by ransomyng of prisoners as by wynnynge of golde syluer plate tewelles that was there founde There was no man that dyd set any thyng by riche harnesse wherof there was great plentie for the freÌ„chmen came thyder richely besene wenynge to haue had the iourney for them ¶ Howe the lorde James Audley gaue to his foure squyers the .v. C. markes of reuenewes that the prince had gyuen hym Cap. C .lxvii. WHan sir James Awdeley was brought to his logynge than he send for sir Peter Audeley his brother and for the lorde Bartylmewe of brunes the lorde Stephane of Gousenton the lorde of Wylly and the lorde Ralfe Ferres All these were of his lynage and than he called before them his foure squiers that had serued hym that day well and trewly than he sayd to the sayd lordes sirs it hath pleased my lorde the prince to gyue me fyue hundred markes of reuenewes by yere in herytage for the whiche gyft I haue done hym but small seruyce with my body Sirs beholde here these foure squyers who hath alwayes serued me truely and specially this day that honour that I haue is by their valyantnesse wherfore I woll rewarde them I gyue and resigne into their handes the gyft that my lorde the prince hath gyuen me of fyue huÌ„dred markes of yerly reuenewes to them and to their heyres foreuer in lyke maner as it was gyuen me I clerely disheryte me therof and inheryte them without any rebell or condycion The lordes and other that were ther euery man beheld other and sayde among them selfe it commeth of a great noblenes to gyue this gyft they answered hym with one voyce sir be it as godde wyll we shall bere wytnesse in this behalfe wher soeuer we become ThanÌ„e they departed fro hym and some of them went to the prince who the same nyght wolde make a supper to the frenche kynge and to the other prisoners for they had than ynough to do it withall of that the frenchemen brought with them for the englysshmen wanted vitayle before for some in thre dayes hadde no bredde before ¶ Howe the prince made a supper to the french kyng the same day of the batayle Cap. C .lxviii. THe same day of the batayle at night the prince made a supper in his lodgynge to the frenche kyng and to the moost parte of the great lordes that were prisoners the prince made the kynge and his son the lorde James of Burbone the lorde JohnÌ„ Darthoys the erle of Tankernyll therle of Stampes therle Dampmartyne the erle of Grauyll and the lorde of Pertenay to syt all at one borde and other lordes knyghtes and squiers at other tables And alwayes the prince serued before the king as humbly as he coude and wolde nat syt at the kyngê borde for any desyre that the kynge coulde make but he sayd he was nat suffycient to syt at the table with so great a prince as the kyng was but than he sayd to the kyng sir for
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
gladde to folowe hym ¶ Howe the prouost of the marchantes of Parys slewe thre knyghtes in the regentes chambre Cap. C .lxxix. IN this season that the thre estates thus ruled there rose in dyuers countrees certayne manere of people callyng themselfe companyons and they made warr to euery man The noble men of yâ— realme of France and the prelates of holy churche began to waxe wery of the rule and ordynaÌ„ce of the thre estates and so gaue vp their rule and suffred the prouost of the marchantes to me dyll with some of the burgesses of Parys bycause they medled farther thanÌ„e they were pleased withall So on a day the regent of Fraunce was in the palays of Parys with many noblemen and prelates with hym The prouost than assembled a great nombre of commons of Parys suche as were of his opynion and all they ware hattes of one colour to thnetent to be knowen The prouost came to the palays with his men about hym and entred into the dukes chaÌ„bre and ther egerly he desyred hym that he wolde take on hym the medlyng of the busynesse of the realme of France that the realme the which pertayned to hym by enherytance might be better kept and that suche companyons as goeth about the realme wastyng robbyng and pyllinge the same myght be subdued The duke answered howe he wolde gladly entende therto yf he had wherwith and said they that receyue the profet and the rightes pertayning to the realme ought to do it yf it be done or nat I report me So they multiplyed suche wordes bytwene theÌ„ that thre of the greattest of the dukes counsayle were ther slayne so nere hym that his clothes were all blody with their blode and he himselfe in great peryll but there was sette one of their hattes on his heed and he was fayne there to ê‘don the deth of his thre knyghtes two of armes and the thyrd of the lawe the one called yâ— lorde Robert of Cleremont a ryght noble man another the lorde of CoÌ„flans and the knyght of the lawe the lorde Symonde of Bucy ¶ Howe the kyng of Nauer came out of prison Cap. C .lxxx. AFter this forsayd auen ture certayne knyghtes as yâ— lorde JohnÌ„ of Pequigny other vnder the comfort of yâ— prouost of Parys and of other counsaylours of yâ— good townes caÌ„e to the stronge castell of Alleres in Paylleull in Picardy where the kyng of Nauer was in prison vnder the kepynge of the lorde Trystram du Boyse They brought to theym that kept the castell suche tokens that they had the king of Nauer delyuerd into their haÌ„des for the captayn was nat as thaÌ„ there And they brought hym with great ioye into the cytie of Amyense where he was well receyued and lyghted at a chanons house who loued hym entierly called Guy Kyrrecke And yâ— kyng taryed there a fyftene dayes tyll he had so prouyded for hymselfe yâ— he was assured of the duke of Normandy than regent of France for the prouost of the marchantes of Parys hadde gette hym his peace of the duke and of them of Parys And than the kyng of Nauer was brought to Parys by the lorde JohnÌ„ of Pequigny and by other burgesses of Amyense wher as euery man was gladde to se hym and the duke made hym great feest and chere for it behaued hym so to do For the prouost and his sect exhorted hym therto therfore the duke dissembled for the pleasur of the prouost and other of Parys ¶ Howe the kyng of Nauerre preched solemply in Parys Cap. C .lxxxi. WHan the kynge of Nauer had bene a certayne tyme in Parys on a day he assembled togyder prelates knightes and clerkes of the vnyuersite And ther he shewed openly among them in latyn in yâ— presence of the duke of NormaÌ„dy his coÌ„playnt and greffes and vyolence done to hym wrongfully without right or reason And sayde howe there was none that ought to dout in hym but that he wolde lyue and dye in the defence of the realme of Fraunce and the crowne therof as he was bounde to do for he was extraught of father and mother of the right lygne of Fraunce And sayde if he wolde chalenge the realme and crowne of Fraunce he coulde shewe by ryght howe he was more nerer therto than the kynge of Englande His sermon and langage was so pleasant that he was greatly praysed and so lytell and lytell he entred into the fauour of them of Parys so that he was better beloued there than the regent the duke of NormaÌ„dy and also with dyuers other cites in the realme of France But what soeuer semblant the prouost they of Parys made to the kyng of Nauer for all that the lorde Philyppe of Nauer wolde neuer trust theÌ„ nor wolde nat come to Parys for he alwayes sayd that in a comynalte ther was neuer no certentie but finally shame rebuke dyshonour ¶ Of the beginnyng of the rysing of the commons called Jaquere in Beauuosyn Cap. C .lxxxii. ANone after the delyueraunce of the kyng of Nauer ther began a meruelouse trybulacion in the realme of FraÌ„ce as in Beauuosyn in Bry on the ryuer of Marne in Leamoys and about Seossons for certayne people of the common vyllages without any heed or ruler assembled togyder in Beauuosyn In the beginnyng they past nat a hundred in nombre they sayd howe the noble men of the realme of Fraunce knyghtes and squyers shamed the realme and that it shulde be a great welth to dystroy them all and eche of them sayd it was true and said all with one voyce shame haue he that dothe nat his power to distroy all the geÌ„tylmen of the realme Thus they gathered togyder wtout any other counsayle without any armureâ— sauyng with staues and knyues and so went to the house of a knyght dwellyng therby brake vp his house and slewe the knyght and the lady and all his chyldren great and small and brent his house And than they went to another castel and toke the knight therof and bounde hym fall to a stake and than vyolated his wyfe and his doughter before his face and than slewe the 〈…〉 dy and his doughter and all his other chyldren And than slewe the knyght by great tourment and brent beate downe the castell and so they dyd to dyuers other castelles and good houses and they multiplyed so that they were a six thousand and euer as they went forwarde they encreased for suche lyke as they were fell euer to theÌ„ So that euery gentylman fledde fro them and tooke their wyues and chyldren with them and fledde .x. or .xx. leages of to be in suretie and left their houses voyde and their goodes therin These myscheuous peple thus assembled without capitayne or armoure robbed brent and slewe all gentylmen that they coude lay handes on and forced and rauysshed ladyes and damosels and dyd suche shamefull dedes that no humayne creature ought to thynke on any suche And he that dyd moost
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
dispytfull wordes but for all that they of saynt Nuyatyns wolde nat opyn their gates Than these french lordes thought it auayled nat to pursue the naueroyse any farther than they all departed by lycence of the constable And the erle of saynt Poule went to his castell of Bohaygne soosore dyspleased that none durst speke to hym ¶ Of the naueroyse that sir Peter Audeley brought on a nyght to haue taken the cytie of Chalons Cap. C lxxxxv THus departed this iurney bytwene the frenchemen and the naueroyse the lorde Philyppe of Nauer and his company rode the same day to Wylly passed by a guy de the ryuer of Oyse thanÌ„e they refresshed them Whan they sawe they wer out of all ê‘els and at their pleasure they rode into NormaÌ„dy and rode fro fortresse to fortreg for they were maisters of the ryuers and playn countrey And so entred agayne into Constantyne and made warr as they did before in Normandy also the kyng of Nauer was at Melyn on the ryuer of Sayne with a great nombre of men of warr So it fyll that sir Peter Audeley capitayne of Beaufort bytwene Troy and Calons cast his aduyce that if he myght passe the ryuer of Marue a lytell aboue the towne of Chalons and so come to thabbey of saynt Peter he shulde lightly entre into the towne So he taryed on that purpose tyll the ryuer of Marne was Iowe than he assembled toguyder secretly certayne companyons for their were of his part a fyue or sire fortresse aboute hym So he was a foure hundred sightyng men and departed fro Beaufort at mydnight and brought them to the passage ouer the ryuer of Marne he had men of the countrey that brought hym thyder there they lighted a fote and delyuerd their horses to their varlettes and so went ouer the water whiche was as than but Iowe And whan they wer all ouer they went fayre easely toward the abbey of saynt Pet the watchmen ther were abrode in the towne such as were next to the abbey the which was without the towne herde clerely the redoundyng of the naueroyse for as they went their harneys clateredd and made some noyse So that suche as herde that noyse had maruell what it ment for somtyme the noyse seaced that was whan the naueroyse stode styll and rested And whan they went forth agayne the noyse began the wynde was on that syde than some of the watchmensayd by likelyhode ther besome theuys englysshe and nauerose ar commyng to steale this towne Let vs ascry them and wake the men of the cytie be tymes and some went towardes the abbey to se what it was they coude nat so sone do it but that sir Peter Audeley and his coÌ„pany were in the abbey court for the walles therof past nat foure fote of hyght Incontynent they went out at the abbey gate and entred into a great strete they of the cytie were sore a frayed for they cryed in euery part treason trea son alarum Than the men of the cytie armed them and assembled togyder and came toward then enemyes and dyuers of them were slayne at the first commyng It fell so yuell for the towne of Chalons that Peter of Chalons who had ben capitayne there the space of a hole yere and a hundred speares with hym was newly departed thense bycause he was nat payed of his wages at his pleasure They of the cytie who wer a great nombre of commons rose on euery syde and feersly putte themselfe in defence the which was nedefull for them to do Nowbeit they loste many men for the naueroyse wan the first to wâ—e to the bridge ouer Marne and beyonde the bridge they of the cytie assembled togyder and defended the first bridge there was a sore fray Certayne englysshe archers passed ouer the gyâ—â—es of the bridge and shotte so feersly that none durst come within their shotte this skirmysshe endured tyll it was noone and some sayde that the cytie had ben woune and sir Does of Graucy had nat been who had knoledge the day before of the ryding for the of the naueroyse of Beaufort And so he fearedd the cytie of Chalous wherefore he desyred dyuers knyghtes and squiers to go with hym for he knewe well in the cytie of Chalons ther was no geÌ„tylman of name So he rode day and nyght and with hym sir PhilyppÌ„ of Jancourt the lorde Auâ—eau of Beaupre the lorde John Guermyllon and diuers other to the nombre of threscore speres Assone as they came to Chalons they drue streyght to the bridge which they of the towne defended a gayust the naueroyse who dyd all their payne to wynne the towne Than the lorde of Grancy displayed his banner and with great desyre aproched to the naueroyse ¶ How the erle of Roucy was taken agayne the seconde tyme. Cap. C lxxxxvi OF the commyng of the lorde of Grancy they of Chalons were gretly reioysed good cause why for and his confort and ayd had nat ben they had ben harde bestade WhaÌ„ sir Peter Audeley and his men sawe these burgonyons they withdrue them the same way they came and they founde at the ryuer syde their barlettes with their horses ThanÌ„e they mounted and passed the ryuer of Marne without any lette and so retoured with a small conquest to Beaufort of their deptyng they of Chalons were right gladde and than ked god therof and the lorde of Grancy of the courtesly that he had shewed them and gaue to hym and his company fyue hundred frankes desyred sir JohnÌ„ Sars who was there present and their neyghbour to abyde there with them to counsayle and defend them He agreed therto with certayne wages that he shulde haue for hymselfe and his company and so he newly for tifyed the cytic wher it neded at the charges of theym of the towne In the same season they of the garysons of Uelly and Roucy mette by apoyntment togyder and went and tooke by assaut the towne of Syssome there they made a garyson of all maner of people and made capitayne there Hanekyn Francoys alewdefelowe of Colayne on the ryuer of Ryne He was cruell in all his dedes for he had no mercy of theÌ„ that he he ouer came He brent the countre there about and slewe men women and chyldren if they were nat raunsomed at his pleasure So it fyll that therle of Roucy who bare sore at his hert the losse of his towne and castell of Roucy the which the naueroise had taken fro hym On a season he so desyred the knyghtes and squiers about hym that he had a hundred speares with fortie men a horsebacke out of the cyte of Laon with hym was the erle of Porcien the lorde Robert of Canency the lorde of Montegny in Ostrenant and other They rode towarde Syssome and in their way they founde the naueroise of the same garyson brennyng of a byllage Incontynent they sette on theym whan Hanekyn and his company sawe that they lighted a foote and sette their
archers before them there was a sore and a harde batayle but they of Laon returned to their cytie and dyd no good and the other frenchmen abode and fought longe Howe beit the iourney was nat for them there the erle of Roucy was sore hurt and takyn prisoner also ther was taken the lorde Gerarde of Canency and the lorde of MoÌ„tegny dyuers other menne of armes Thus the erle of Roucy was twyse takefie in lasse space than a yere the lorde Eustace Dambretycourt in the same season helde in Champayne a seuyn hundred fightyng men he wanne great rychesse ther in rauÌ„somyng of men in Uendages in to w 〈…〉 〈◊〉 les and sauccoâ—â—cles He helde vnder hym 〈◊〉 twelfe fortresses he was as than a lully louer â—abper amours and after he maryed the lady Isabell of Jullyers somtyme boughter to therle of Jullyers This lady also loued the lorde 〈…〉 ace for the gret noblenes of armes yâ— she had herd reported of hym and she send often tymes to hym coursers hackeneys with letters of loue wherby the sayde sir Eustace was the more harâ—y in all his dedes of armes so that euery man â—an greatly that was vnder hym ¶ Of the thre quenes the naueroise that were besiged by the duke of Normandy in Melune Cap. C lxxxxvii AFter the yeldyng vp of saint â—alery as ye haue herde before the duke of Normandy assembled togyder a thre thousande speares and departed fro Parys wente and layed siege before Melune on the ryuer of Sayne yâ— which was kept by the naueroyse Within the same towne there were thre quenes the first quene Jane aunt to the kyng of Nauer soÌ„tyme wyfe to kyng Charles of France The seconde quene Blanch somtyme wyfe to kynge Philyppe of Fraunce and suster to the kynge of Nauerr The thâ—râ—e the quene of Nauer suster to the duke of Norman dy the which duke was nat at the siege hymself but he sende thyder the lorde Morell of FyeÌ„nes constable of Fraunce the erle of saynt Poule the lorde Arnold DaÌ„drehen marshall of France the lorde Arnold of Coucy the bysthop of Troy the lorde Broquart of Fenastrages Peter du Bare Philyppe of Armoyes and other to the nombre of thre thousande speares who bes 〈…〉 Melune rounde aboute And they brought fro Parys many engyns and springalles the whiche night and day dyd cast into the sortres and also they made dyuers sore assautes The naueroyse within were sore abasshed and specially the thre quenes who wolde glably that yâ— siege had been reysed they cared nat hoâ—â—e But the captayns the lorde JohnÌ„ Pypes and yâ— lorde JohaÌ„n Carbenauxe sayd to them sayre ladyes bismay you nat for one of these dayesyeâ—hall se the siegereysed For the kyng of Nauerre hath sende vs worde who is at Uernon and also sir Philyp of Nauer his brother howe they haue reysed a certayne company of men of warre at Maunt and at Meleux to reyse this siege And also all the men of warre of all the garysons naueroyse woll come with them ou the other part the duke of Normandy who knewe that the naueroyse were about to reyse the siege rerayned soudyours on all parties and euer dyd send theÌ„ to the siege of Melune Than ther were certen good people yâ— besyed them selfe to haue a peace bytwene the kynge of Nauerr and the duke of Normandy and as than was styll in Fraunce the cardynall of Piergourt and the cardynall of Angell and they with other dyd somoche that a day was taken of trewse to be holden at Uernon And thyder came the duke of Normandy and his counsayle and the kyng of Nauer and the lorde Philyppe his brother and their counsaylles there a peace was made and the king of Nauer sware to be good frenche and in the same peace were coÌ„prised a thre hundred knightes and squyers to whom the duke ê‘ doned his yuell wyll yet the duke excepted certayne other to whom he wold gyue no ê‘ don To this peace the lorde Philyppe of Nauer wolde in nowyse agre but sayd to the kyng his brother ho we he was enchauÌ„ted dyd sore agaynst the kyng of Englande to whom he was a lyed The which kyng had alwayes ayded and conforted hym so the lorde Philyppe departed fro his brother all onely with four persons and rode in hast to saynt Sauyour le Uycont the which was a garyson englysshe And capitayne there vnder the kyng of Englande was sir Thomas Agorne of Englande who receyued the lorde Philyp ioyfully and sayde howe he had aquyted hymselfe trewely to the kyng of Englande ¶ Howe the broquart of Fenestrages and other frenchmen ordayned their bataylles agaynst the lorde Eustace Dambretycourt englysshe in Champaigne Cap. C lxxxxviii BI the treaty of this peace the kynge of Nauer had certaine townes and castels in Normandy in peace the which before were in debate and specially Mant Meulencke Also ther was a peace made bytwene the duke of NormaÌ„dy and the yong erle of Harcourt a great part by the meanes of the lorde Loyes of Harecourt who was of the dukes couÌ„sayle and of his house And the duke gaue to the same erle in mary age yâ— doughter of the duke of Burbone suster to the duches of Normandy Thus the siege brake vp before Melune and the towne abode freÌ„che yet for all this peace the realme of France was inuaded a great warre made therin asmoche as was before or more for as than the truse bytwene Englande and Fraunce was expyred So suche men of warre as before had made warre in the iytell of the kyng of Nauer in Fraunce in Normandy in Burgone in Picardy in Champaigne in Brey and in Beaufe Than they made agayne as great warre in the tytell of the kyng of Englande for all the peace ther was no fortresse that wolde tourne frenche for the companyons and men of warr hadde lerned so well to robbe and pyll the countrey and to raunsome the people that they coude nat leaue for of two thousand that had a ten or twelfe horses of their owne if they wolde haue made no more warre in a shorte tyme shulde haue been fayne to haue gone a fote After the breakynge vp of the siege at Melune the duke of Normandy desyred the lorde Broquart of Fenestrages who was of the nacyon of Lorayne and had with hym in wagê a fyue hundred coÌ„panyons that he wolde helpe to driue out of Champaygne the englysshmen suche as made dayly warre in that countre He agreed therto with a certayne somme of florens that he shuld â–ª haue for hym and his men Than there assembled togyder men of warr of ChaÌ„paigne of Burgoyne the bysshoppe of Troy therle of Uadumont the erle of Jouy the lorde JohaÌ„n Chalon and the lorde Broquart of Fenestrages they were a two thousande speares and .xv. C. of other And so they caÌ„e to the stroÌ„g castell of Hans in Champaigne the whiche the englysshmen had kepte a yere and a halfe they
toke it at the third assaut and there were slayne a .lxxx. englysshemen none were take to mercy Than the frenchmen went to the cytie of Troy and whan they were well refresshed there yssued out a twelfe hundred speares and nyne hundred of other and tode towarde Nogent on the ryuer of Sayne The lorde Dambrety courte who vnderstode of their ryding abrode assembled of the garysons vnder his rule a four hundred speares and a two hundred archers and with them departed fro Pons He rode clene armed except his heed peace and rode on a hackeney and a great courser was ledde by hym he had nat ryden farre but that he herde tidynges of the frenchmen and in likewyse the freÌ„chmen herde of them But if the lorde Eustace had knowen that the frenchmen had ben so great a nombre he wolde a desyred the lorde Peter Audeley and Albreth to haue ayded him they might well a made a four huÌ„dred men Than the lorde Eustace gathered togyder his men without yâ— towne of Nogent and toke the hight of a lytell hyll amonge the vynes and sette his archers before hym And whan the frenchemen came nere and sawe theym they ordayned thre bataylles The first gouerned the bysshoppe of Troy and the lorde Broquart of Fenestrages and the second the lorde JohnÌ„ of Chalon and the erle of Jouy and the thirde the erle of Januyll Than sir Eustace amonge his men sayde sits lette vs fyght with a good courage this iourney shal be ours than shall we be lordes of all Champaigne the which somtyme was an erldome I may do the kyng of England suche seruyce whom I repute to be kyng of France that he woll gyue me this erldome Than he called to hym certayne yong squyers as the couragyous Manny his cosyn JohaÌ„n of Parys Martyne of Spaygne and other and there he made theym knyghtes and made all his men to lyght a fote and to cut their speares a fyue fote long and sette his penon before hym the whiche was of ermyns two hameddes goules ¶ Of the batayle of Nogent bytwen the lorde Broquart of Fenestrages of the nacyon of Lorayne of the frenche partie And sir Eustace Dambreti â–ª court of the nacyon of Heynalt of the englysshe partie Cap. C. lxxx xix WHan ser Broquart of Fenestrages who was hardy couragiouse saw that syr Eustace wolde nat remoue his batel he sayd lette vs sette on them what soeuer fall and so aduaunced his bataile and syr Eustace receyued so the first bataile that he ouerthrew of his ennemies mo than .lx. and had nere hande clene discomfitted the same bataile but than the .ii. fresshe bataile aproched whiche greatly ayded coÌ„forted the fyrst ThaÌ„ the third bataile came on a wynge and comforted the other .ii. batailes The frenche men were .iii. agaynst one Sir Eustace with his glayue ouer threwe a .iiii. of the herdiest of his ennemyes Whan ser Broquart sawe his prowes he strake at hym ouer other mennes heedes and strake hym in the viser and strake out with the stroke thre of his tethe but for all that he letted nat to fight The englisshemen had the vauntage of the hyll and helde them selfe so cloose together that none coude entre into them the frenchemeÌ„ were a horsbacke and the englisshemen a fote and a littel besyde were the englysshe archers a part by themselfe and shot quyckely at the freÌ„chemen The frenchemen turned about the englisshemeÌ„ and as they turned they dyd the same Than the frenche fortemen came into the felde a ix C. of them who had pauesses a therby they brake the array of the archers for their shot coud nat hurt them they were so sure paâ—essed ThaÌ„ the archers were sore beten and the seconde bataile of the frenchemeÌ„ came on them a horse backe and slewe many of them and than they went on them that kept the englysshe horses and slewe and wanne them all but fewe that scaped In the meane season the other two batailes fought with the englisshemen on the one syde and the fotemen on the other side So that finally they brake theyr array and syr Eustace standderde was beaten downe and all to torne and many men slayne and taken Syr Eustace fell in the haÌ„des of a knyght called syr Henry Quenelart and he had great payne to saue his lyse for the comons of Troye wolde haue slayne hym for the great dedes of armes that he had done in the countrey of Champaygne There was also taken syr Johan of Parys the lorde Martine of Spaygne and diuerse other knyghtes and squyers And suche as saued them selfe entred into the fortresse of Nogent The whiche were but a fewe for they were nere all slayne or taken and the coragious Manny was left for deed in the felde amonge the deed men But after this discomfytture and that all the frenchemen were departed he beynge sore hurte and nere deed lyfte vp a litel his heed and sawe nothynge aboute hym but deed men lyeng on the grounde rounde aboute hym than he rose as welle as he myght and satte downe and sawe well howe he was nat farre from the fortresse of Nogent the whiche was englisshe than he dyd so moche sometyme crepyng and somtyme restynge that he came to the foote of the towre of Nogent Than he made token to them within shewynge howe he was one of theyr companyons than certayn came downe the towre to hym and bare hym into the Forteresse and dressed his woundes And therehe gouerned hym selfe so well that he was heeled This bataile was in the yere of our lorde a. M. CCC .lix. In the vigill of saynt JohnÌ„ Baptist ¶ Howe these robbors pyllers that kept these fortresses in Fraunce began to declyne by myracle Cap. CC. AFter this dyscomfetture of Nogent on the riuer of Seyn the lordes and men of armes of Fraunce went to Troye with their boty and coÌ„quest but they brought theder nonÌ„ of theyr prisoners They seÌ„t them to other frenche garysons for the comoÌ„s of Troye wolde haue slayne them Whan suche as Were styll in the garyson of Pouns vnderstode howe that theyr capitayne the lorde Eustace was taken and all his company slayne taken they trussed all that they had as shortly as they myght and departed bicause they wer but a fewe In lyke wyse so dyd they of Torey of Esponay of Arcy of Mary of Pleusy and of all other fortresses that were vnder the obeysaunce of the lorde Eustace Dambreticourt And they left them voyde for doubte they had of the bisshop of Troye And of the lorde Broquarte of Fenestrages but syr Peter Aubeley lefte nat his garyson of Beauforte Nor JohnÌ„ of Segure Nogente Nor Albret the garyson of Gey on the ryuer of Seyne In the same season dyed strangely in the castell of Herreell a .iii. leages from Amiense the lorde Johan of Piquygny as it was said he was straÌ„gled by his chamberlayn And in lyke maner dyed syr Lucz of Bekusey who was of his counsaile In the
courser and his hackeney that he lost at the batayle of Nogent the which horses the lady Isabell of Jullyers countesse of Kent in Englande had sende hym Whan these coÌ„panyons had the lorde Eustace among them they made hym their souerayne and euery man drewe to him And than they entred into the couÌ„tie of Rethell where they had neuer been before and there by stelth they wanne the good towne of Athyen on the ryuer of Esue and there they founde mo than a hundred peces of wyne Ther they made their soueraygne garyson and ouer ranne all the countrey about Reynes and spoyled Espernoy Dampâ—ary Trayone and the good towne of Uertus wher the englysshmen had great profette And ther they made another garyson the which ouer ranne all the countrey about the ryuer of Marne to the Fertyll Myllon And they of Athyen ranne dayly to Meserees on the ryuer of Meuse to Douchery and to Chenpoulux ¶ Howe sir Broquart of Fenestrages made hymselfe to be payed by force of his wages of the duke of NormaÌ„dy regent of France Ca. C C iii. IN the same season the lorde Broquart of Fenestrages who had been in the dukes ayde agaynst theÌ„glysshemeÌ„ and naueroyse and had holpen to put them out of yâ— fortresses in Champaygne but he was but yuell payed of his wages Ther was owynge to hym and to his a thyrtie thousande frankes He sende certayne messangers to Parys to the duke who gaue none answere to his pleasure for they retournedâ— without any money or promyse Than this knyght sende his defyance to the duke and to all the realme of Fraunce and entred into a good towne called Bare on the ryuer of Sayne wherin ther wer a nyne hundred houses his men robbed yâ— towne but they coude nat gette the castell it was so well kept They toke with thyem their pyllage and prisoners and brende so the towne that all was distroyed than they went to CoÌ„stans and there made their cheife garyson and they dyde after to the countre of Champaigne more yuell and vylayne dedes than euer dyd the englysshemen or naueroyse And whanne he and his men had thus ouer ronne the countre the duke agreed with hym and he had all that he desyred and more And than he departed and went into Lorayne fro whens as he came and so lefte the realme of Fraunce and the countrey of Champaine in peace whan he had done yuels ynowe In the same season the yere of our lorde god a. M. CCC liâ— Sir Robert Canoll made a iourney with thre thousande one and other and wente out of the marchesse of Bretaygne and rode along the ryuer of Loyre and entred into Berry brennyng and exylyng the countre And it was sayd he had taken on hym to passe through Auuergne to go se the pope and cardynalles at Auygnone and to haue some of their floring aswell as the archpreest had done ¶ Of the iourney that sir Robert Canoll made in Berry and Auuergne and of the lordes and gentylmen of the countrey that pursued hym Cap. CC .iiii. SUche lordes and knightes of Auuergne with their coÌ„panyes as were in purpose to encountre sir Robert Canoell came within a dayes iourney of hym with a thre thousande speares Sir Robert had ryden in Berry brenning and exilyng the countre and as than he was entred into Auuergne and to resyst hym the lordes and knyghtes were assembled They of Auuerne and Lymosen and with them therle of Forestes who had with him a .iiii. C. speares Thus they rode after sir Robert Canoll and his men such as he had broght with hym out of Loritaygne callyng themselfe englysshmen Whan these lordâ— were thus within a dayes iourney of their ennemyes and ther lodged that nyght And the next day they came and lodged on a mountayne nere to thenglysshmen they were lodged on a nother lytell hyll so that eche of theym might se others fyers that they made Than the next mornyng the french men auaunced farther about noone they caÌ„e to a mountayne right agaynst the englysshmen so that there was no more bytwene them but a lytell medowe of a .xii. acres of lande Incontynent the englysshemen made redy their batayle to fight and sette their archers in the hangyng of the hyll before them than the frenchmen ordayned two batayles in euery batayle a .v. M. men The first ledde the dolphyne of Auuergne erle of Cleremont called Berault and there he was made knyght and rearyd his baner quartered with Auuergne Merquell And with him was the lorde Robert Daulphyn his vncle the lorde Montagu the lorde of Talencon yâ— lorde of Cochfort the lorde of Serygnacke the lorde Godfray of Boloyne and dyuers other knightê and squyers of Lymosyn of Quercy of Auuergne and of Rouergue In the seconde batayle was the erle of Forestes the lorde JohnÌ„ of Boloyn erle of Auuergne the lorde Darchyer and his sonnes the lorde Dachon the lorde Duâ—es sir Renalt of Forestâ— brother to therle and many other knyghtes and squyers hauyng great desyre to fyght with their enemyes by semyng On the other syde sir Robert Canoll and his coÌ„pany shewed howe he hadd also great desyre to haue batayle Thus bothe hostes stode styll tyll it was nere night eche before other without goynge out of their straytes saue certayne yonge knyghtes and squyers to get prise in armes discended downe on both parties by the lycence of their marshals came downe into the medowe and there iusted one with another and he that wanne his felowe had hym prisonerr Thus at night eche partie drewe to their lodgynges and made good watche than the french lordes went to counsayle they ordayned that at the hour of mydnight they shulde dyscend downe fro their mouÌ„tayne on the syde fro their enemyes ward And to go a two leages and so to come to the othersyde of the mountayne where ther enemys were on the which syde yâ— hyll was easy inough to mount and thought to coÌ„e so erly thyder that theÌ„glishmen shuld nat be redy armed this was nat so secretly spoken but yâ— thenglysshmen had knoledge therof by an englisshe prisoner yâ— stale away fro the frenche hoost and came to sir Robert Canoll and shewed him all the mater ThaÌ„ sir Robert wente to counsayle with suche as he trusted best so that they thought all thynges coÌ„sydred that it was nat best to abyde the puysance of the frenchmen than they trussed and deê‘ted by guydes of men of the countrey suche as they had there for prisoners At the hour of mydnight the frenchmen putte themin array of batayle and rode for the as they before had ordayned and by that tyme it was day they came to the mouÌ„tayne wher they thoght to haue founde the englysshmen And whan they knewe yâ— they were departed they caused certayne of their meÌ„ to mount vp to the mouÌ„tayne to se if they coude knowe any thynge of theym they retourned agayne and reported howe they had sene theym passe by suche
away as they named and howe that they were goynge to Lymoges in Lymosyn Whan the lordes of France herde that they brake vppÌ„ their iourney and deê‘ted euery man to his owne And anone after was the mariage made of the lorde Berault Daulphyne of Auuergne and the doughter of the erle of Forestes that he had by the duke of Burbons suster ¶ Of the almaygnes that abode the kyng of Englande at Calays to ryde with hym into the realme of France kynge JohaÌ„n beynge styll prisoner in Englande Cap. CC .v. ALl this season the kynge of Englande made great prouisyon to come into FraÌ„ce suche as had nat been sene the lyke before Certayne lordes and knyghtes of the empyre suche as had serued the kyng before prouyded the same yer greatly for horse and harneys and other thynges necessary for their degrees And assoone as they might they came by Flaunders to Calays and ther a bode for the kynges coÌ„myng so it was that the kyng of Englande came nat so soone to Calays as it was sayde he shulde haue done wherfore moche people resorted thyder so that they wyst nat wher to lodge nor to haue stablyng for their horses Also bredde wyne hay and otes and other ê“uisyons were very dere and scant so that ther was none to gette for golde nor syluer and euer it was said the kyng coÌ„meth the next weke Thus taryed there the lordes of Almaygne of Behayne of Brabant of Flanders and of Heynault fro the begynnyng of August to the feest of saynt Luke so that ther were many that wer fayne to sell the beste part of their iewelles And if the kyng had been there than lodgyng wolde haue ben strayter the towne was so full And also it was dout of these lordes who had spende all that they had that they wolde nat depart fro Calays tyll they were contented agayne of all their expeÌ„ses The kyng sende nat for the fourth part of them many of them were come of their owne good wylles trustynge to haue some aduauntage and some thought to robbe and pyll in the realme of France Than the kyng of Englande sende ouer before the duke of Lancastre with foure hundred speares and two thousand archers And whanÌ„e the duke came to Calays these lordes straungers made great ioye of hym and demauÌ„ded tidynges of the kyng and of his commynge The duke excused the kynge of his taryeng so longe and sayde howe that all his prouisyon was natte fully redy and sayd fayre lordâ— the taryeng here is no profyte I woll go ryde for the into Fraunce and to se what I can fynde ther wherfore sirs I requyre you to ryde for the with me and Ishall delyuer you a certayne somme of money to pay withall your costes in your lodgynges that ye haue spent here in this towne of Calays and ye shall haue prouision of vitayle to cary on your somers These lordes thought great shame to refuse the dukes offre so graunted hym than euery man newe shodde their horses and trussed and deê‘ted nobly fro Calays with the duke and went to saynt Omers they were a two thousande speares he syde the archers and other fotemen They passed for by saynt Omers without any assaut and so rode to Bethwyne and passed by and came to Mount saynt Eloy a good abbey and a riche a two leages fro Arras and ther taryed a four dayes to refresshe theym and their horses for they founde in that abbey well wherwith And whan they had robbed and wasted the countrey there about they rode to Cambrey ther made a great assaut And there was slayne a baneret of Englande and dyuers other for they within defended themselfe valyantly by the ayde conforte of the erle of saynt Poule and the lorde of Lamenall and other who with a two hundred speares came into the towne at a backe gate And whan thenglysshmen sawe that they coude gette nothyng there they departed and folowed the ryuer of SoÌ„e with great scarsnes of bred and wyne And so came to a towne called Cheresy where they founde plentie of bredde and wyne and there they passed the ryuer for that bridge was nat broken and ther they taryed Alhalowen day and all nyght The same day tydynges came to the duke howe the kyng was aryued at Calays commaundynge hym incontynent to drawe towardes hym and all his company Than he retourned towarde Calays with hym was also sir Henry of Flaunders with two hundred speares and of Brabant there was sir Henry of Beautresen lorde of Bergues and the lorde Gerarde de la Herde the lorde FraÌ„que de Halle Oâ— Heynault the lorde Gaultyer of MaÌ„ny and the lorde JohnÌ„ of Gomegynes And of Behayne sir Gaultyer de la Haultpon sir Reynolde de Boulaunt the lorde Godfray of Hardnamont and the lord JohnÌ„ his sonne the lorde of Duras Thyrey of Ferram the lorde Ruse of Junepe the lorde Gyles Sorles the lorde JohnÌ„ of Bermont the lorde Reynolde of Bergâ—hes and dyuers other The Almaygnes and mercenaryes of strange countreis I canne nat name at this present tyme. ¶ Of the great host that the kynge of England brought into France to make warre there kyng JohnÌ„ beyng prisoner in England and of the order of the englysshe hoost Cap. CC .vi. AS the duke of LaÌ„castre and these lordes retourned towardes Calys they mette in their way a foure leages fro Calays so gret multytude of people that all the countrey was couered therwith so rychely armed and besene that it was great ioye to beholde the fresshe shinyng armours baners wâ—â—ynge in the wynde their coÌ„panyes in good order ridyng a soft pase Whan the duke these lordes mette the kyng he feested them and thanked them of their seruyce than these almayns mercenaryes brabances behannoyes all togyder shewed vnto the kyng howe they had spent all their goodes horses and harnes solde So that lytell or nothyng was left theym to do hym seruyce for the which entent they were coÌ„e nor how they had nat wherwith to go home agayn vnto their countreis if they shuld depart wherfore they desyred his noblenes to take some regarde to them The kyng answered and sayd howe he was nat as than redy to gyue theym a playne aunswere but sayde sirs I thynke ye before traueyled wherfore go your wayes and refresshe you a two or thre dayes in Calays and this nyght and to morowe I shall take counsell and sende vnto you suche an answere that of reason ye shal be content Than these strangers departed fro the kynge and fro the duke and rode towarde Calays and they had nat ryden halfe a leage farther but they met a great multytude of caryages And after that the prince of Wales nobly and richely besene and all his company wherof ther was suche a nombre that all the couÌ„trey was couered with them and he rode a soft pase redy raynged in batayle as though they shulde incontynent haue fought Thus he rode euer a leage or two after
the kynges hoost and all the caryages bytwene both hoostes the whiche order these straÌ„gers lyked maruelusly well ¶ Whan these straÌ„gers had well regarded this company and had reuerently saluted the prince and such lordes as were with hym and the prince louyngly receyued theÌ„ as he that coude ryght well do it Than they toke leaue of hym shewed hym their nede desyringe that he wolde regarde their necessytie and he gladly promysed theÌ„ so to do So they rode on tyll they came to Calays and the seconde day after the kyng sent them their answere by thre sufficient knyghtes and they shewed theym playnly that the kynge had nat brought with hym treasur sufficient to pay all that they desyred and to performe the enterprice that he hath taken in hande but if they wolde go forthe with hym and to take suche fortune as falleth other good or yuell If good fortune and wynnyng fall they to haue their part so that they demaunde no wages nor for losse of horse nor spence nor damage that they maye happÌ„ to haue for they said the kyng had broght men ynough out of his relame to furnysshe his enterprice This answere pleasedd nat greatly these lordes nor their coÌ„pany who had sore traueyled and spended their goodes and had layed their horses and harnes to pledge and solbe for necessytie Howbeit they coude haue nothynge els but that the kyng delyuerd theÌ„ a certayn somme of money to bring them home into their countrey Howe beit some of those lordes went agayne to the kyng to serue hym at aduenture they thought it shame to retourne agayne without any thyng doyng I shall deuyse to you soÌ„what the order that the kyng of Englande toke or he departed out of England the which is nat a thyng shortly to passe ouer for ther neuer departed out of Englande before suche an army nor so well ordred ¶ Or the kyng departed out of his realme he made all the lordes of France suche as were prisoners to be put into dyuers plaâ—es and stronge castelles in the realme to be the more surer of theÌ„ and the frenche kyng was set in the towre of LoÌ„don and his yonge sonne with hym and moche of his pleasure and sport restrayned for he was than straytlyer kept than he was before Than euery man was commaunded to go to Douer where as shyppes were redy to passe ouer so euery man drewe thyder none abode at home bytwene the age of twentie and threscore So that nere hande all lordes knyghtes and squyers went to Douer except suche as the kyng had apoynted to kepe the realme castels marches hauyns of the same whan all were assembled at Douer Than the kynge toke his musters and there sayde playnly that his entencyon was to passe ouer into the realme of France and nat to retourne agayn tyll he had made an ende of his warre or els a sufficyent peace to his great honour and profet or els to dye in the payne And therfore he sayd if there were any that were nat well wylling to go ouer to returne agayn backe euery man sayd they were gladde to serue hym And so they all entred into their shyppes in the name of god and saynt George and they arryued at Calays two dayes before the feest of Alsayntes the yere of our lorde M. CCC .lix. ¶ How the kyng of England departed fro Calais and of the order of his host in ridyng through Picardy so to the cytie of Reynes Cap. CC .vii. WHan the kyng and the prince his son were arryued at Calys and also thre other of his sonnes that is to say lorde Lyonell erle of Ulster the lorde JohnÌ„ erle of Rychmont and the lorde Edmonde yongest of the foure and all their people that they hadde dyscharged out of their shyppes all their horses and other prouysion and had taryed ther foure dayes Than euery man was coÌ„maunded to make redy to depart sayeng howe he wolde ryde after his cosyn the duke of Lancastre Than the kyng in a mornyng departed fro Calays with all his company and caryages in the best order that euer any army yssued oute of any towne It was sayd he had a sixe thousand charyettes and cartes brought out of England well furnysshed than he ordred his bataylles so richely besene that it was ioye to beholde them and than his coÌ„stable the erle de la Marche had fyue hundred knyghtes armed and a thousand archers before his batayle Than the kyngê batayle with thre thousande men of armes and .v. thousande archers in good order ridyng after the constables batayle and next after the kyngê batayle came all the caryage the which contayned two leagê in length mo than fyue thousand charyettes and cartes caryeng prouisyon for yâ— hoost withall thynges of householde which had nat besene before caryed with men of warre as handmylles ouyns to bake in and suche other thynges necessary Than next after them came the princes batayle and of his bretherne wherin were a two thousande speares nobly horsed richely besene in order redy to fyght they rode nat past a four leages a day And in this maner they were encountred with the duke of Lancastre and the strange lordes bytwene Calys and the abbey of Lykes in a fayre playn In the kynges hoost ther were a fyue hundred varlettes with matockes and axes to make euyn the wayes for the caryage to passe ¶ Nowe shall I name vnto you certayne of the lordes and knyghtes of Englande that passed the see with their kynge and before in the company of the duke of Lancastre the kynges cosyn germayn First his iiii sonnes the prince Edward sir Lyonell sir JohaÌ„ne and sir Edmonde Than sir Henry duke of Lancastre sir JohnÌ„ erle de la Marche coÌ„stable of Englande the erle of warwyke the erle of Suffolke marshall of Englande the erle of Herforde and Northampton the erle of Salysbury therle of Stafforde the erle of Oxenford the bysshop of Lyncolne the bysshoppe of Dyrham the lorde Percy the lorde Neuell the lorde Spenser the lorde Rose the lorde Manny the lorde Renolde Cobham the lorde Monbray the lorde Dalawarâ— the lorde JohnÌ„ Chandos sir Rycharde Penbruge the lorde of Manne the lorde Wylloughby the lorde Feltone the lorde Basset the lorde Crabalton the lorde SyluaÌ„â—yer sir James Awdeley sir Bartylmewe de Brunes 〈◊〉 lorde of Salyche sir Stephyn Gonsanton sir Hewe Hastynges sir JohaÌ„n Lysle sir Nowell Lormych and dyuers other whom I can nat name They rode through Arthoyes and passed by the cytie of Arras and toke the same way that the duke of Lancastre had paste before they coude fynde nothynge to lyue by in the playne countrey for all that there was lefte was put into the fortresses And also the couÌ„tre had ben long poore and sore wasted and it was a dere season in the realme of France and great famyne ranne generally through all the contre for the yerth had nat ben laboured of thre yer before for if
greue his ennemy To this counsayle lightly agreed sir Galahault who was desyrous to fynde his enemyes he lept on his courser and dyd on his basenet with a vyser bycause he wolde natte be knowen and so dyd all his coÌ„pany Than they yssued out of the vyllage and toke the feldes determyned what they wolde do and so rode on the right hande to warde the wode wher sir Reynold taryed for them and they were a. lxâ— men of armes and sir Renolde had nat past a. xâ—â— whan sir Renolde sawe theym he displayed his bauer before hym and came softely ridynge towarde them wenyng to hym that they had been englysshmen WhanÌ„e he aproched he lyft vp his vyser and saluted sir Galahaut in the name of ser Bartylmewe de Bonnes Sir Galahaut helde hymselfe styll secrete and answered but fayntly and sayd lette vs ryde forth and so rode on and his men on the one syde and the almaygnes on the other Whan sir Reynolde of Boulant sawe their maner and howe sir Galahaut rode somtyme by hym and spake no worde thaÌ„ he began to suspecte And he had nat ryden so the space of a quart of an houre but he stode styll vnder his baner among his men sayd sir I haue dout what knyght ye be I thynke ye be nat sir Bartylmewe de Bonnes for I knowe hym well and I se well that it is nat you I woll ye tell me yoâ— name or I ryde any farther in your company Therwith sir Galahaut lyft vp his vyser rode towardes the knyght to haue taken hym by the raygne of his bridell and cryed our lady of Rybamont than sir Roger of Coloyne sayde Coloyne to the rescue Whan sir Renold of BoulaÌ„t sawe what case he was in he was nat greatly afrayed but drewe out his swerde and as ser Galahaut wolde haue taken hym by the bridell sir Reynolde put his swerde clene throught hym drue agayne his swerd out of hym and toke his horse with the spurres and left sir Galahaut sore hurt And whan sir Galahaltes men sawe their maister in that case they were sore dyspleased sette on sir Renaldes men ther were many cast to the yerth but assoone as sir Renolde had gyuen sir Galahaut that stroke he strake his horse with the spurres and toke the feldes Than certayne of Galahaultes squyers chased hym and whan he sawe that they folowed him so ner that he must other tourne agayne or els beshamed Lyke a hardy knight he tourned and abode the tormast and gaue hym suche a stroke yâ— he had no more lyst to folowe him And thus as he rode on he serued thre of them that folowed hym and wouÌ„ded them sore if a good are had ben in his handes at euery stroke he had stayne a man He dyd so moche that he was out of the daunger of the frenchmen and saued hymselfe without any hurt the which his enemyes reputed for a gret prowes and so dyd all other yâ— herde therof but his men were ner slayne or taken but fewe that were saued And sir Galahault was caryed fro thense sore hurt to Perone of that hurte he was neuer after perfetly hole for he was a knyght of suche courage that for all his hurt he wolde nat spare hymselfe wherfore he lyued nat longe after Nowe lette vs retourne to the kyng of Englande and she we howe he layed his siege to the 〈◊〉 of Reynes ¶ Howe the kyng of Englande besieged the cite of Reynes and of the castell of Chargny taken by thenglysshmen And of the warre that began agayne bytwene the duke of NormaÌ„dy and the kyng of Nauer Cap. C C .viii. THe englysshmen dyde somoche that they passed Atthoyes where they founde a poore contrey and so entred into Cambresis where they founde a better market for there was nothyng put into the fortresses bycause they thought theÌ„selfe well assured of the kyng of Englande and his coÌ„pany bycause they helde of th empyre but yâ— kyng of Englande thought nat so The kyng went lodged at Beauuoyes in Cambresis and ther he abode a foure dayes to refresshe them their horses and ouer ranne the moost part of CaÌ„bresis the bysshoppÌ„ Pyer of Cambray and the couÌ„saylles of the lordes of the countrey good townes by saue conduct send certayne messangers so the kyng of Englande to knowe by what tytell he made warre to them They were answered it was bycause in tyme paste they had made alyance and conforted the frenchmen and mayntened them in their townes and forteresses and in maner made warre as their enemyes Wherfore the englysshmen sayd they might well by yâ— reason make warre agayne to them Other answere coude they haue non wherfore they of CaÌ„bresys were fayne to bere their damages aswell as they might Thus the kyng of England passed through Cambresis and so went into Thierache his men ranne ouer the countrey on both sydes and toke forage wher they might gette it On a day sir Bartylme we de Bonnes ranne before saynt Quintyne and by adueÌ„ture he mette with the capitayne therof called sir Baudewyn Danekyn Ther was a great fray bytwene theÌ„ and many ouerthrowen on bothe partes finally the englysshmen obtayned the vyctorie and sir Baudwyn taken prisoner by yâ— Bartylmew of Bonnes Than thenglysshmen retourned to the kyng who was lodged at the abbey of Fenney where they had vitaylles ynought for them and for their horses And than rode forthe without any lette tyll they came into the marches of Reynes the kynge tooke his lodgynge at saynt Wall beyonde Reynes and the prynce of Wales at saynt Thierry Than the duke of Lancastre and other erles barownes and knyghtes were lodged in other vyllages aboute Reynes they had nat all their case for they were there in the hert of wynter about saynt Andrewes tyde with great wyndes and rayne and their horses yuell lodged and entreated for all the countrey a two or thre yere before the yerth had nat benla boured Wherfore there was no forage to gette abrode vnder .x. or .xii. leages of wherby there were many frayes somtyme theÌ„glisshmen wan and somtyme lost In the good cytie of Reynes at that tyme was capitayne sir JohnÌ„ of Craon archbysshoppe of the same place and the erle of Porcyen and sir He we of Porcyen his brother the lorde de la Bonne the lorde of Canency the lorde of Annore the lorde of Lore and dyuerse other lordes knyghtes and squyers of the marches of Reyns They defended the cytie so well that it tooke no damage the siege duryng they cytie was stronge and well kept The kynge of England also wolde nat suffre any assaut to be made bycause he wolde nat traueyle nor hurte his people The kynge abode there at this siege fro the feest of saynt Andre we to the beginnyng of lent they of the host rode often tymes abrode to fynde some adueÌ„ture some into the couÌ„tie of Rethell to Warke to Maysey to Douchery Moyson and wolde
lodge out of the host a thre or foure dayes and robhe and pylle the cousrey without any resistence than agayne repaire to the oost In the same season â—yr â—ustace 〈◊〉 breticourt toke the good towne of Acherey on the ryuer of Esne and therin founde great pleÌ„tye of victailles and specially of wyne he fouÌ„de ther a. in M. vessels wherof he send great part to the kynge and to the prince who gaue hym great thauke therfore And duryng this siege as the knyghtes sought for aduentures it fortuned that syr JohnÌ„ Chanoos syr James Audeley and the lorde of Mucident sir Richarde of Pountchardon and their companyes rode so nere to Chalons in Champaigne that they came to Chargny en Dormoyâ—â— a ryght faire castell they well auewed it they made there assaute for they couetted greatly to haue it In the castell were two good knightes one named syr JohnÌ„ Chapel who bare in his armes gold an ancre Sable There was a sore assaute At this assaute the lord of Mucident aduentured hym selfe so forewarde that he was stryken on the heed with a stone in suche wyse that there he dyed amonge his men of whose dethe the other knightes were so sore vispleased that they sware nat to departe thense tyll they had that Castell at theyr pleasure Wherby the assawte encreassed There were many seases of armes done for the gascoyns were sore displeased for the dethe of theyr Maister and Capitayne the lorde of Mucident They entred into the dykes Without feare and came to the walles and mouÌ„ted vp with theyr targes ouer theyr hedes and in the mean tyme the archars shotte so holy to guyther that none appered without he was in great parell The Castell was so sore assayled that at laste it was taken and 〈◊〉 With losse and hurte of many 〈◊〉 Than the two Capytaynes Were taken and certayne other squyers and all the reside 〈◊〉 slayne with oute mercy and rased downe brent as muche as they myght of the castell bycause they wolde nat kepe it And than retourned to theyr 〈◊〉 and shewed the kynge what they had be done Duryng the siege before Reinnes there began agayne a great grudge and euyll wyll betwene the kynge of Nauer and the duke of Normandye the reason or cause why I can nat tell but so it was that the kynge of Nauer departed sodaynly from Parys and went to Maunte on the Ryuer of Seyne and than deâ—ied the duke of Normandy and his bretherne And they had great meruayle by what tytle he than renewed agayne his Warre And so 〈◊〉 or shadowe of that warre a squyer of Bruceis called 〈◊〉 Ostraste toke the stronge callell of Robeboyls on the ryuer of Seyne a leage from Maunte and made there a garysoÌ„ the whiche after dyâ— moche hurte to them of Parys and therabout Also in the same season the lorde of Gommegines who was gone into EnglaÌ„de to the quene Whan the kyng sent the strauÌ„gers to Calayes repassed the see agayn and came into Heynalt and in hys companye certayne knyghtes and squyers of Gascoyn and of England theyr ententes were to go to the Kynge of Englande so the siege before Reines Than the yonge lorde of Gommegines desyrynge to haue auauncement assembled certayne men of Warre to guether a .iii. C. oone and other And so departed from Maubuge and so came to Uesnes in haynaulte and passed forthe to Atrelon The same tyme the lorde of Ray laye in grayson at Ray in Thierase with a good nombre of knyghtes and squiers with hym and he knewe by suche spyeng as he had made that the lorde of Gommegines had assembled certayne meâ— of warre to guether to go to yâ— siege at Reinnes to the ayde of the kynge of Englande And he knewe well that he must passe through Thierrasse And as soone as he knewe the certaynte of his settynge forewarde he sente worde therof to certayne companyons thereaboute of the Frenche partye and specyally to the lorde Robert Chanoyne of Robersart who as than gouerned the yong erle of Coucis landes and lay at the castell of Merle Whan the Chanoyne knewe therof he was nat colde to sette forward but incontinent went to the lorde of Roy With a sourty speares So ther the lorde of Roy was made chieâ— Capytayne of that iourney as hit was good reason for he Was a great lorde of Pycardye and a Well renowmed man of armes and Well knowen in many places So they went forthe to the nombre of thre hundred men of armes and laye in a busshement where as they knewe the lorde of Gommegines shuld passe who entred into Thierasse and toke the way to Reinnes nat doubtyng of any encountryng And so in a mornynge he came to a vyllage called Haberguy there he thought to rest a littell to refress he hym and his company and so alyghted and entred into yâ— village and were about to stable theyr horses And in the meane season the lorde of Gommegynes Who Was yong and lusty and ryght desirous of dedes of armes sayde howe he wolde tyde out of the village to se yf he coulde fyne any better forage â–ª Than he toke with hym a certayne and Cristo 〈◊〉 More a â—quyer bare his penon and so departed from â—abergey The frenchemen that say in the busshement were but a lyttell out of this village thynkyng to haue entred into the towne in the nyght to haue sette on theyr ennemyes for they knew well where they were but yâ— lorde of Gâ—megâ—es fel in their haâ—â—s Whan the frenchemen sawe hym comynge with so preâ—y a company they had meruayle at the fyrste what he was and they sent out afore them two currers and they brought worde agayne they were theyr â—nnemyes Whan they harde that they brake out of theyr busshement and cryed Roy in the name of the lorde of Roy. The lord of Roy came on before with his baneâ— before hym displaâ—ed and with hym the lorde FlamoÌ„t of Roy his cosyn and syr Loys of Robersart and the â—hanoyn of Robersart his brother syr â—â—â—stram of Boâ—ne roy and other Whan the lorde of Gömegines sawe what case he was in like an hardy knyght abode his ennemies and wolde nat flee At the fyrst brount the lorde of Gömegines was ouerthrowen and coude nat ceâ—ouer vp agayne and so there finally he was taken and two squyers of Gascoyne with hym who had fought right valâ—auntly Also Cristoferde Mur was taken who bare his penon So all that were there were slayne or taken excepte theyr varlettes that scaped by ronnynge awaye they were well horsed also they were nat chased ¶ Howe the lorde of Roy dyscomfetted the lord of GoÌ„megines and how the castell of Commercy was taken by the englisshemen Cap. CC .ix. WWhan the knyghtes and squyers that had taken the lorde of GoÌ„megines and suche as had issued out of the village with hym Than they toke theyr horses with yâ— spoâ—â—s and â—anne into the village câ—yenge Roy in the name of the lorde of
the riuer of Selettes for a squier of his called John Aâ—enson who bare in his armes azute askoâ—hyâ— syluer had wonne the towne of Flauigny nat farre theuse and had founde therin great prouysion of all maner of victaylles to serue yâ— ooâ—â— the space of a moneth the whiche came Welle to passe for the kynge laye at Aguillon fro All he Wednysday tyll after mydleÌ„t and alwayes his maâ—â—hals and currouâ—s ouerâ—anne the couÌ„trey wastynge and eâ—ilynge it and often tymes refresshed the oost with newe prouision The kynge of Englande and the great men of his 〈◊〉 had euer with theym in their cariages â—emes paâ—â—lions mylles ouyns and forges to syeth and to bake and to forge shoos for horses and for other thynges necessary they had with them a. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 cartes euery carte at lest with 〈◊〉 good horses brought out of Englande Also they brought in these Cartes certayne botes made of lether subtilly wrought and sufficiently â—uery one of them to receyue .iii. men to row in water or riuers and to fysshe in them at their pleasure in the whiche dyd the great lorde moche pleasure in the lent season Also the kynge had 〈…〉 â–ª â—aâ—koners a horsbacke with haukes and 〈…〉 ple of houndes and as many greyhouÌ„ 〈…〉 So that â—ere euery daye eyther he hunted or hauked at the ryuer as it pleased hym And 〈…〉 rs other of the great lordes had hundes 〈◊〉 as well as the kyng and euer as the ost 〈◊〉 they went in thre datailes and euery â—â—â—ayle had his vawarde and euery oost lodged by themselfe eche a leage from other And thâ— kynge kept the thirde bataile whiche Was most greattest That maner they kepte fro the tyme they remoued from Calais tyll they came before the good towne of Charters THe kynge of Englande who laye at Aguillon had great â—uision for his oost by the meanes of JohnÌ„ Alenson who he found at Fâ—auigâ—y Whyle the kynge lay at Aguillon thâ— yonge duke of Burgoyne by the counsayle and request of al the countrey sent to the kyng of Englande certayne messangers lordes and knyghtes to treate for a respite nat to burne â—he countrey nor ouer ronne it These were the lordes that went to treate for this mater Fyrst the lorde ser Aâ—ceaulme of Sallins great chauÌ„ 〈…〉 of Burgoyn ser Jaques of UieÌ„ne ser JohnÌ„â—e â—ye ser Hugh of UieÌ„ne ser William of Thoâ—â—â—se and ser JohnÌ„ of Moâ—tmartin These lordes fouÌ„de the kyng of Englande so treatable yâ— ther was a composicion made betwene the kyng of Englande and the countrey of Bourgoyn the kynge made them assuraunce for hym and all his nat to ouer ren that countrey the space oâ— â–ª iii. yeres and he â—o haue redy the somme of ii M. frankes Whan this treaty was agreed sealed the kynge dislodged and al his oost and tâ—ke the right waye to Paris and lodged on yeâ—â—â—er of Dyonne at Leon besyde Uoselay and his peple laye alonge the ryuer syde welnere to 〈…〉 at thentre of the couÌ„tie of Neuers the englisshemen entred into Gastenoys The kyng sped hym so by his iourneis yâ— he came be 〈◊〉 Paris lay .ii. leagê theÌ„s at Burgâ—le royne THus the kynge rode about the countrey distroyeng all before hym and also the garysons made warre for hym in Beauuoisyâ— in Pycardy in France in Brye in ChaÌ„paigne destroyed nere all the countrey Also the kyng of Nauer who was in the marches of NormaÌ„dy made also sore warre Thus the noble realme of France was sore greued on all sides And specially syr Eustace Dambreticourt who laye at Chemy on yâ— riuer of Esne who had a great garison of soudiers wasted raunsommed pilled the countrey and ouer ranne the countie of Rethel to Douchery to Mesieres to Chene Pouâ—lleux to Sâ—tenay in the countie of Bay they rode and lay in the countrey where they lyst .ii. or .iii. nyghtê together without any let or trouble whan they lyst retourned agayne to their fortresse of Chemy True it was that the lordes and knyghtes of the countrey thereabout were sore displeased with that fortresse and assigned many dayes amonge them selfe to mete and to go and lay siege to Chemy howe be it they neuer dyd nothyng These companyons whoymagined nyght and day howe they might geat and steale townes fortresses â–ª on a nyght they â—ame to a strong towne a good castell in Laonnoyse nere to Montague this fortresse was called Pierpont standyng in a maresse the same season there were within the towne great noÌ„bre of men of the couÌ„trey that had brought thither theyr goodes on trust of the streÌ„gth of the place Whan they of Chemy came thither the watche within was a 〈◊〉 they spared nat the dangeroê° maresses but went through them and came to the walles and so entred into the towne and waÌ„ne it without defence and â—obded it at their pleasure They found ther more riches than euer they founde before in any towne And whâ— it was day they brent yâ— towne and returned to Cheâ—â—y well furnysshed with great pyllage ¶ How the kyng of England put the realme of FraÌ„ce into great tribulacioÌ„ and the ê“phicies of the frere of Auygnon and of thenglisshe busshement layd for them of Paris Cap. C C .xi. IN this season a frere minor full of great clergie was in the cite of AuignoÌ„ called frere JohnÌ„ of Roche tayllade the whiche frere pope Innocent the .vi. held in prison in the castell of Baignoux for shewyng of many meruailes after to come principally he shewen many thynges to fall on the prelates of the churche for the great superâ—â—uitie and pryde that Was as than vsed amonge theym And also he spake many thynges to fall of the realme of Fraunce and of the great lordes of Chri 〈…〉 ome for the oppressions that they dyd to the pore comoÌ„ people This frere sayd he wolde proue all his sayynges by the auctorite of the Apâ—â—â—lippis and by other bokes of holy sayntes and prophettes yâ— whiche wer opened to hym by the grace of yâ— holy gooste he shewed many thynges harde to beleue and many thynges fell after as he sayâ— He sayd them nat as a prophette but he shewed them by auctorite of auncieÌ„t scriptures and by the grace of the holy goost who gaue hym vâ—derstaÌ„dynge to declare the auncient prophâ—cieâ— and to shewe to all cristen people the yeres and tyme Whan suche thynges shulde â—all he made dyuerse bookes founded on great â—ciences and clergie wherof one was made the yere of our lorde M. CCC .xlvi. Wherin were written suche meruailes that it were hard â—o beleue them howe be it many thynges accordyng therto â—ell after And whan he was demauÌ„ded of the warres of France he sayd that all that had ben seen was nat lyke that shulde be seen after For he sayde that the warres in Fraunce shulde nat be ended tyll the realme were vtterly wasted and exyled in euery parte The whiche sayeng was well seen after for the noble
euer they be perteynynge to the realme of Fraunce or to our sayd brother his subiectes alies and adherentes or any other what so euer they be doynge agaynst the sayd peace â–ª and nat leaue or ceace so to do and wyll nat rendre agayne the damages by them done within a moneth after that they be requyred so to do by any of our officers sergeauntes or publike persones that than by that dede allonlye without any other processe or condempnacion that they be all reputed for banysshed meÌ„ out of our realme and our power and also oute of the realme and landes of oure sayde brother and all theyr gooddes forfaited to vs and into our demayn if they may be founde within our realme we woll and coÌ„maund expressely that on them We be made as of traytours and rebels agaynst vs accordynge to the custome done in cryme of high treason withoute gyuynge in that case any grace or remyssion sufferance or pardon And in like wyse to be done of our subiectê in whatsoeuer estate they be that in our realme 〈…〉 syde the lee or on the other side take occupye or holde fortresse whatsoeuer it be ayenst the wyll of them that they shuld perteyne vnto or brenneth or raunsometh townes or persones or do any pyllage or robbery in mouyng warrÌ„ within our power or on our subiectes Than we commaunde and expressely enioyne all our seneschals bailiffes prouostes chatelaynes or other our officers in eschewynge of our hygh displeasure and on peyne of losynge of their offices that they publysshe or cause to be publisshed these presentes in certayne notable places within theyr rules and that this commaundement ones sen harde none after to be so hardy to abyde in any fortresse ê‘teynyng to the realm of France beyng out of the ordinance of treatie of the sayd peace on peyne to be taken as an ennemie to vs to our sayd brother the FreÌ„che kynge and that they see all these sayd thynges to be kept and to do entierly fro poynt to poynt we woll that euery man knowe that if they be negligent and fayle thus to do beside the foresayde payne we shall cause them to rendre the damages to all them that by theyr defautes or negligence shal be greued or damaged and beside that we shal punysshe them in suche maner that it shal be ensamble to all other In wytnes of the whiche thynges we haue made these our letters pateÌ„tes yeuyn at Calais the .xxiiii. day of Octobre the yere of our lorde M .iii. C .lx. ¶ How after the peas made the king of England the frenche kyng called eche other bretherne And of the warres of Britayne And of the hostages that were delyuered to the englysshemen or the frenche kyng was deliuered out of theyr handes Ca. CC .xiii. AFter all these letters and coÌ„myssyons were made deuysed deliuered and well ordeined by the aduyce of the couÌ„sayle of both parties so that bothe kynges were content Than they fell in communycacion of the lord Charles of Bloys and of the lord JohnÌ„ of Mountford for the claymes that they made for the duchie of Britayn for eche of them clamed great right to haue in that heritage but for all theyr coiÌ„cacioÌ„ how they might bring them to peace coÌ„corde yet finally ther was nothyng done iÌ„ that mater for as I was infurmed aff the kyng of England nor his 〈◊〉 had no great affectyon to make that peace For they supposed the in tyme to come the men of warr the were on theyr parte and shulde auoyde out of suche fortressess and garisons as they hewe at the tyme had helde in the realme of France muste depart into some other place therfore the kyng of England and his counsaile thaught it more erpedient profitable that these men of warre that thus had lyued by pillage shuld drawe into the duchie of Britayn the whiche was a good plentifull countrey rather than they shulde retourne agayne into Englande and robbe and pille there So this imaginacion made shortly the englysshemen to breke of fro the coÌ„municacion of the article of Britayne the whiche was euill done and a great synne that they dyd nomore in that mater than they dyd For if both kynges had ben well wyllyng therto by the aduice of both their counsailles peace might haue ben made bitwene the parties and eche of them to haue ben content with that hadde ben gyuen them by reason of that treatye and therby the lord Charles of Bloys myght haue had agayn his children who lay as prisoners in England And also perauenture had lyued longer than he dyd And bycause the nothyng was done than in that mater the warres were neuer so great in the duchie of NormaÌ„dy before the peace made bitwene both kyngê as it was after as ye shall here recorded in this historye by suche barous and knyghtes of the couÌ„trey of Britayne who vphelde and susteyned some the our parte and some the other And than duke Henry of Lancastre who was a right valiant a sage ymagined knyght greatly loued the erle of MouÌ„â—ford and his aduauÌ„cement sayd to kyng JohnÌ„ of France in the presens of the kyng of EnglaÌ„d and before the moost parte of both theyr counsailes Syr as yet the truce that was taken before Raines bitwene the lord Charles of Bloys and the Erle Mountforde is nat expired But hath day to endure vnto the first day of Maye next comyng by the whiche season the kyng of England here present by the aduice of his couÌ„saile and consent of the prince his sonne shall sende the yonge duke the lorde JohnÌ„ of MouÌ„tforde with other certayne of his counsayle into Fraunce to you and they shall haue full aurtorite and power to comyn and to determyne all suche ryght as the sayde lorde JohnÌ„ ought to haue by the successioÌ„ of his father in the duchie of Britayne So thus by you and your counsaile by ours to guether some good way shal be taken bytwene them and for the more 〈◊〉 I thynke it were good that the trewâ—e were relonged vnto the fest of saynt JohnÌ„ Baptist nere folowynge And as the duke of Lancastre had deuysed so was it done and concludedde And than the lordes spake of other maters Rynge JohnÌ„ of France who had great desyre to retourne into Fraunce as it was reason shewed to the kynge of Englande with good corage all the signes of loue that he might do and also to his nephewe the prince of wales And in lyke wyse so dyd the kynge of England to hym for the confirmacion of more loue These two kynges who by the ordinaunce of the peace called eche other brother gaue to .iiii. knyghtes of eche of theyr partes the somme of .viii. M. frankes of yerely reuenues that is to say eche of them to haue .ii. M. frankes And also bicause that the lande of saynt Sauiour the UicouÌ„t in Constantyne the profite of the whiche came yerely into Englande by the gyft and sale of
the lorde Godfrey of Harcourt made to the kynge of Englande as it hath ben shewed here before The whiche lande was nat comprised in the ordinaunce of the sayd treatye and peace Therfore who so euer shulde holde that lande shulde become subiecte and do homage therfore to the freÌ„che kyng Therfore the kyng of Englande gaue that lande to syr JohnÌ„ ChaÌ„dos who had done often tymes acceptable seruyce to hym and to his children and at the request of the kyng of EnglaÌ„de the frenche kyng by good delyberacion with good courage and loue coÌ„fyrmed and sealed to the gyfte of ser JohnÌ„ Chandos he to possede and to haue the same landes as his true heritage for euer the whiche was a fayre lande and a profytable for ones a yere it was well worthe .xvi. hundred frankes And besyde all this yet were there diuerse other letters of alyaunces made of the whiche I cannat make mencion of all for the space of fyftene dayes orthere aboute whyle these two kynges theyr sonnes and counsailours were at Calais there was dayly commonynge and newe ordinaunces deuysed and confermed to ratifye the peace nat hyndrynge nor brekynge the fyrst letters for they were euer made berynge one date to be of the more surete of the whiche I haue sen the copy of the regestres in the Chaunceryes of both kynges ¶ And whan these thynges were so well made deuised and ordeyned that they coude nat be amended nor corrected so that it was thought by reason of the great alyaunces and boundes wherin the said kynges and theyr childreÌ„ were bode and had so sworne to kepe the peace that it was nat likely to haue ben broken howe be it the peace helde nat longe as ye shall here after in this boke So that whan the hostages for the redemption of the frenche kynge were comen to Calys and that the kynge of Englande had â—wornÌ„ to kepe them peasably in his realme and that the .vi. M. frankes were payd to the kyng of Englandes deputies Than the kyng of Englande made a supper to the frenche kynge in the castell of Calais right wel ordered and the kynges children and the duke of Lancastre in the moost greattest lordes and barons of Englande serued the kynges bare heeded and after supper fynally these two kynges toke leaue eche of other ryght gracyously and amyably â—o the frenche kynge returned to his lodgyng And yâ— next mornyng the whiche was in the vigill of saynt Symonde and Jude the Frenche kynge departed out of Calais and all suche as thulde departe with hym And the kynge went 〈◊〉 fote a pilgrimage to our lady of Boloyn and the prince of Walys and his two bretherne in his company the lorde Lyonelle and the lorde AymoÌ„ And so they went a fote to dyner to Boloyn where they were resceyued with great ioy And there was the duke of Normandy redy taryenge for them and so all these lordes went on fote into the churche of our lady and dyd their offerynges right deuoutly and than returned into the abbay there the whiche was apparelled for the kynge and to receyue the lordes of Englande And so there they were all that day and the nexte nyght after retourned agayne to Calats to the kynge theyr father and so fynally they all to guether passed thesee and the hostages of Fraunce with them the whiche was in the vigill of all Sayntes In the yere of our lorde M. C C C .lx. IT is reason that I name to you the noblemen of the realme of FrauÌ„ce that entred into Englande in hostage for the frenche kyng First the lorde Philip duke of Orliaunce sometyme sonne to kynge Philip of France and also his two nephewes the duke of Aniou and the duke of Berry also the duke of Bourbon the Erle of Alanson the lorde JohnÌ„ of Stampes Guy of Bloys for that countie Loys of Bloys his brother the erle of saynt Poule the erle of Harecourt the erle Daulphyn of Auuergne ser Ingram lorde of Coucy ser JohnÌ„ of Ligny erle of Porccen the erle of Bresme the lord of MoÌ„morency the lorde of Roy the lorde of Preault the lorde of Stouteuill the lorde of Clerettes the lorde of saynt Wenant the lorde of the toure of Aunergne and diuers other the whiche I cannat name Also of the good cite of Parys of Roen of Reinnes of Burges in Berry and of Towrs in Tourayn of Lyons on the riuer of Roan of Seins in Bourgoyn of Orleance of Troye in Champaigne of Amiens of Beauuoys of Arras of Tournay of Caen in Normandy of saint Omers of Lysle of Dowaye of euery cite .ii. or the burgesses and so thus fynally they passed all the see and came to the good cite of London And the kyng of EnglaÌ„de commaunded and enioyned all his officers on great paynes that they shuld be to these lordes and to theyr company curtoyse and fauorable and to kepe and defende theym and theyr company from all euill rule the whiche commaundement was well kept and vpholde in al poyntes And so these lordes and other hostagers sported them withoute perill or daunger all about in the cite at their pleasure and the great lordes went a huntynge and haukyng at theyr pleasure and rode about the countrey and dysited the ladies and damusels without any coÌ„trollynge they founde the kyng of England so curtoyse and amiable Nowe let vs somwhat speke of the Frenche kynge Who was come to to Boloyn and departed fro Calais as ye haue harde here before ¶ Of the commyssyoners that were ordeyned on bothe parties to auoyde the garisoÌ„s in the realme of France of the companions that assembled together in the realme and of the great euils that they dyd Cap. C C .xiiii. THe frenche kynge taried nat longe at Boloyn but departed after the feest of all saintê and went to Montrell and to Hedyn and so to the good cite of Amiens and there taryed tyll it was nere Christmas than he departed and went to Parys and there he was solemnly and reuerently receyued of all the clergye of Parys and so conueyed to his palys and there he alyghted and his so 〈…〉 Philip and al other lordes that were ther with hym and there was for them a noble dyner apparelled I can neuer shewe or deuise howe 〈◊〉 the frenche kynge wass receyued at his retourne into his realme of all maner of people For his presence was greatly desyred amonge them and they gaue hym many fayre and riche gyftes and to visite hym thither came prelates and baroness of all his realme and they felted and made great chere to hym asshit wass theyr duite to do and the kynge receyued them right swetely ANone ofter that kyng JohnÌ„ wass returned into Fraunce ther passed the see suche persones as were commytted by the kynge of Englande to take possessyon of the landes countreys counties baâ—â—wykes cites to 〈◊〉 caâ—telles and forteressess that shulde be delyuered by reason of the teeatie peace before made howe be it the
theÌ„ they agreed to depart go with hym into Lobardy so they might be assoyled a pena ct culpa all this was agreed acomblysshed and the floreÌ„s payed And than they rendred vp the towne saynt Espyrite and lefte the marche of Auygnon passed forthe with the marques wherof kyng JohnÌ„ of France all the realme were right toyouse whan they sawe howe they were delyuered of these yuell people howbeit there were many that retorned to Burgoyn And sir Seguyne of Batefoyle departed nat out of the garyl on of Ence for he wold nat leaue it for no maner of 〈◊〉 nor promyse but the realme of France was in ferr better rest peace than it was before So whan the moost parte of the companyous were thus passed forthe with the marques into the lande of PyemoÌ„t Ther the marques dyde well his deuoyre agaynst the lordes of Myllayne conquered dyuers townes castes fortresses and countrees agaynst them and had dyuers encountrynges skyrmisshes with them to his honour profyte So that 〈◊〉 in a yere by yâ— helpe of these 〈◊〉 he had the better hande and in part had all his entent agaynst the two lords of Myllayne of sir Galeas sir Bernabe who after raygned in greâ— prosperite SO it fortuned that sir Seguyn of Batefoyle who was all that season in the garyson of Ence on they ryuer of Soâ—â—ie toke by scalyng a good cyte in Auuergne called Bâ—od and therin he taryed more than a yere and fortifyed it in suche wyse that he douted nothyng and ouer ran the couÌ„tre to Cler 〈…〉 to Tyâ—lacke to Puy to Case dieu to MouÌ„tferant 〈◊〉 Ryon to Nonnet to Ussoyre and to â—udalle and the lande of the countie Dalphyn the lorde wherof was the same tyme in hostage in Englande and in these countrees he and his company dyde moche yuell And whan he had sore enpouerysshed the countre ther about than by treaty he deê‘ted and toke with hym great pyllage and treasure and so went to Gascoyne fro wheÌ„s he came first Of this sir Seguyn I can write no more but that as Iherde recouÌ„ted he dyed maruelusly god forgyue hym all his trespaces AMEN ¶ Of the dethe of the duke of Lancastre and of the occasyon of the warre bytwene the frenche kyngâ— and the kyng of Nauer and howe the prince of wales came into Acquitayne and of the ordre that was taken in Englande Cap. CC. xvâ— IN this season deâ—ted out of the worlde in Englade the gentyll duke of Lancastre called Henry wherâ—â— the kynge and all the 〈◊〉 nes knightes and squyers were ryght sorowfull but they coude nat remedy it And behynde him he left two doughters the lady Mahaâ—lt and the lady Blanche and therle of Heynault 〈◊〉 wylliam sonne to the lorde Loyes of Banyer 〈◊〉 to the lady Margarete of Heynalt maryed the yonger suster and the lorde JohnÌ„ erle of Richmont sonne to the kynge of Englande had maryed the other suster and was duke of Lancastre by right of his wyfe The lorde James of Burbone abode styll pursuynge the treaty bytwene the lorde JohnÌ„ of Mountfor 〈…〉 lorde Charles of Bloys for the right 〈…〉 chy of Bretayne acordyng to the treaty 〈◊〉 at Calais as ye haue herd before And for 〈◊〉 of concludyng therof great warres and 〈◊〉 felt after in the countre of Bretayne as ye shall here in this hystorie THe same season the frenche kyngâ— was in purpose to go to Auygnone to 〈◊〉 the pope and cardynals and to go through the 〈◊〉 â—hy of Burgoyn the whiche was newly fallen to hym So the kyng made redy for that iourney and departed fro Parys about the se 〈…〉 saynt JohnÌ„ the Baptyst in the yere of our lorde M. CCC .lxii. And left Charles his eldest sonne duke of Normandy regent gouernour of his realme and the kyng had with hym his welbeloued cosyn the lorde JohnÌ„ of Artoyse the erle of Tankernyll therle Dampmartyn Boucequant marshall of Fraunce and dyuers other And so long rode by his small iourneys and with great dyspence taryeng in euery 〈◊〉 ne and cytie as he rode through Bourgoyn so that about the feest of saynt Michaell he came to the newe towne â—out Auyguon And there his lodgyng was prepared for him and for his coÌ„pany and there he was gretly â—â—â—lled by the pope by all the hole coledge and visyted eche other often tymes So thus the kynge taryed ther all the season of wynter and about christmas pope Innocent departed out of this lyfe And than there was a great dyscorde bytwene the cardynals for chosynge of a newe pope for 〈◊〉 of them wolde haue had the dignyte spe 〈…〉 ly the cardynall of Boulayâ—â— and the cardynall of 〈…〉 ourt who were two of yâ— grettell of the colledge and so by their discencyon they were longe in dyscorde And all the other 〈…〉 nalles finally dyde putte all the 〈◊〉 of the mater vnto the two foresayd cardynalles who whan they sawe that they coude nat haue theymselfe the papal 〈…〉 ThauÌ„e they concluded bytwene them that none of the other shulde haue it And than they dyde choâ—â— and electe the abbot of saynt Uyctor of Marâ—ell to be pope who was a good deuout and a holy man and of vertuous lyueng and a gret clerke and had greatly traueyled for the churche of Lombardy and other places And anoâ— after his creacion yâ— frenche kyng vnderstode that the lorde Piâ—r of Luzenon kyng of Cypre and of Hyerusalem shulde come to 〈◊〉 tosâ— the pope and howe yâ— he was past the s 〈…〉 〈◊〉 the freÌ„che kyng sayd he wolde tary ther tyll his comynge for he had great desyre to se hym for the great goodnesse that he had herde reported of hym and of the warre that he had made agaynst the sarazyns For the kynge of Cypre had newly taken the strong cyte of Salate agaynst the enemyes of god and slayne all that euer were within none except IN the same season and wynter ther was a great counsell in Englande on the orderyng of the realme and specially on the kinges chyldren for it was coÌ„sydred howe that the prince of wales held a great and a noble estate as he might well do for he was â–ª a valyant man puissant and riche and had great herytage in Acqâ—â—tayne wher was habundaunce of all welth and prosperite Than the king was counselled that he shulde send the prince his son into those pattes for he had lande sufficyeÌ„t in that duchy to maynteyne withall his dignyte and estate And also all the barones and knightê of acquitayne wolde gladly haue hym among them of the whiche they had made request to the kynge for all that sir John ChaÌ„dos was to theÌ„ ryght courtelse and amyable yet they had rather haue had their owne naturall soueraygne lorde The prince lightly agreed to that ordynauÌ„ce prepared for hym selfe for the good lady his wyfe acordyng to their estates and whan euery thyng was redy they toke leaue of
retorned into FraÌ„ce came to Parys to the duke of NormaÌ„dy ther was the dukes bretherne the duke of Aniâ—ou the lorde Philyp who was after duke of Burgone And all they taryed for the body of the 〈◊〉 ge their father the whiche was comyng out of Englande the kyng of Cypreholpe them to coÌ„playne the dethe of the kyng was maruey lously displeased therwith bycause of the hyndringe of his vyage of the croyse and so he clâ—thed hym selfe with the vesture of doloure So the day came thar the body of the frenche kyng aproched to Parys the which body was broght thyder by therle of Artoyse therle DaÌ„marten the great priour of FrauÌ„ce the duke of NormaÌ„dy his bretherne The kyng of Cypre the moost part of all the clergy of Parys went a fote met with the body beyonde saynt Denyce in FrauÌ„ce and ther he was solemply buryed and tharchbysshop of Sencesang the masse And after the seruyce done the dyner the whiche was right noble the lordes prelates returned to Parys there they helde a parlyament generall counsell to determyne how the realme shuld be ordred for the realme might nat longe be without a kyng And than it was counselled by thaduyce of the prelatis nobles of the realme that they shulde drawe to the cite of Reyns ther to crowne the duke of NormaÌ„dy who as yet was called none other wise also he wrote to his vncle Uyncelant duke of Brabant of LuzeÌ„burge and also to therle of FlaÌ„ders desyring them to be at his coronacyon on Trinyte sonday next comyng In the same sca son whyle the lordes made theyr puruey aunce for the kynges coronacyon The frenchemen and naueroyse aproched nere togyder in NormaÌ„dy for into the cite of Eureux was come the Captall of Beuz who made ther his assemble of men of warr of companyons suche as he coude get ¶ Nowe let vs speke of hym and of sir Bertram of Clesquy of a iourney of batayle bytwene them The tuesday before Tâ—â—nyte sonday that the duke of NormaÌ„ndy shulde be crowned kynge as he was in the cathedrall churche of Reyns Whan the captall of Beusz had made his assemble in the cite of Eureux of archers brigans and left in the cytie a capyten called sir Mychell Dorgery sent to Couches the lorde Guy of Grauyll to kepe fronter warr Than he departed fro Eureur with all his men of armes archers for he herde say â—ow the freÌ„chmen wer abrode but he wyst nat where they were â–ª than he toke the feldes had great desyre to â—ynd th◠〈…〉 red his coÌ„pany â—â—â—de that he was to the some of vâ—â— C. spetes iii C. archers 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 C. of other men of warr And with hâ—â— were dyuers good knightê squiers and specially a baneret of the realme of Nauer called yâ— lorde of Salâ— an expert maÌ„ of armes but he yâ— helde yâ— grâ—â—tâ—st some of men of armes 〈…〉 ers in all the coÌ„pany was a knight of England called sir JohnÌ„ Joâ—ell ther was also the lorde Peter of Sauyle 〈◊〉 Willâ— of Grauyll the lorde BertraÌ„ of FraÌ„ke yâ— Blassoll of marenell 〈◊〉 â—â—uers other all in wyll to encouÌ„ter ser BertraÌ„ of Clesquy to fight with hâ—â— ThaÌ„ they drue to Passy to the bâ—â—ge of tharch for they thoght 〈◊〉 the freÌ„chmen shulde passe the ryuer of Seyne ther if they ware nat passed all redy ¶ So it happed yâ— the friday in the whytson wâ—ke yâ— captall his coÌ„pany rode out of a wode by aueÌ„ture they met a haraude of armes called kynge Faucon the same mornynge he was deê‘ted fro yâ— freÌ„che hoost assone as the captall se hym he knewe hym well made him great â—her for he was â—â—eâ—â—yng to yâ— kyng of England ThaÌ„ he â—â—mauÌ„ded of hym fro whens he â—ame if he kâ—â—we any tidyngê of the freÌ„chmen â–ª sir ê™ he in the name of god I knowe well wher they be I depted fro them to day they seke you aswell as ye do them where be they ê™ the captall beyond the bâ—â—ge of tharche or a this syde Sir ê™ Fauâ—on they be passed yâ— bridge at Uernon as I beleue they aâ— nowe about Passy What noÌ„bre â—e they ê™ the captall what capâ—tens haue theâ— I pray you shewe me ser ê™ Fauâ—on they ar well a. 〈◊〉 C. fightyng men there is sir BertraÌ„ of Clesquy who hath yâ— grettest coÌ„pany of bretoÌ„s also ther is therle of Aucer yâ— vycount of Beamont yâ— lorde Loys of Chalon yâ— lorde of Bea 〈…〉 yâ— maister of the cros bowes tharchpreest the lorde Edward of Remy of Gasâ—one ther is the coÌ„pany of the lorde Dalbret the lorde Aâ—mon of Punyers yâ— lorde of Suldyche of Lâ—strad whan yâ— captall herd those gascons named he marueyled gretly blussed for dyspleasure sayd Faucon is this true ye say that these lordes of Gascone ar ther the lorde dal brâ—tâ—s câ—pany sir ê™ the harald ye â—out fayle wher is yâ— lorde Dalbret hiselfe ê™ the captall ser ê™ Faucon he is at Parys with yâ— regeÌ„t duke of Nâ—rmâ—dy who aparelleth hiselfe to go to Reynes for it is sayd yâ— on sonday next comyng he shulde be crowned kyng Than yâ— captall layd his hand on his ownâ— heed sayd in great displeasur by saynt Antones cap gascon agaynst gascone sir ê™ Faucon here by taryeth for me a harald of thaâ—chprest sent to speke with you fro hym and as I vnderstand by yâ— harald tharch preest wolde speke with you Than the captall sayd a Faucon say to yâ— frenche haralde he nede nat to go any farther let hym shewe to tharchprest yâ— I wyll nat speke with hym Than ser Johan Jonell stept forthe sayd sir why wyllye nat speke with him ê‘auentur it is for our proâ—yte than yâ— captall sayd nay I warrant you it is nat for our ê“fyte for tharchprest is so great a brauler yâ— if he come to vs he wyll but â—angle and in the meane tyme ymagen our strengthe auewe our noÌ„bre the whiche paraueÌ„ture shall torne more to our preâ—â—dyce than aduauntage therfore I haue no hast to speke with him thaÌ„ Faucon yâ— harauâ— weÌ„t to thother haraud wher as he taryed vnder a hedge excused yâ— captall so wysely that he was well content and than he went to tharchprest shewed hym all as Faucon had sayd ¶ Thus the freÌ„chmen and naue royse had knolege eche of other by yâ— report of the two haraldê aparelled theÌ„self echeto mete other and whan 〈◊〉 captall had herd by Faucon what noÌ„bre the freÌ„chmen were than incoÌ„tyneÌ„t he sent certayne messaÌ„gers to yâ— cyte of Euâ—euâ— to the capten ther desyringe hym to sende out of the cite all maner of coÌ„panyons other that were able for the warr and that they shulde mete with hym about Cocherell for there he thought to fynde the frenchmen for
surely he sayd wherso euer they met he wolde fyght with theÌ„ And whan these tidynges came to yâ— capten of Euâ—euâ— named 〈◊〉 Leger Dorgery than he coÌ„mauÌ„ded euery man yâ— was able to ryde a horse shulde go out of the cyte drawe to yâ— Captall so ther deê‘ted out of the towne â—â—o than sixscore all yong men of the naâ—yon of yâ— towne So yâ— wednysday the Captall lodged by noone on a mouÌ„tayne his coÌ„pany about him the frenchmen 〈…〉 de forwarde to fynde theÌ„ tyll they caÌ„e to a ryuer called in that countre Iton the which ran towarde Eureux and it springeth nere to Couches there they lodged yâ— wednâ—sday in a fayre medowe a longe by that ryuersyde so the next morâ—yug bothe partyes sent out their câ—â— rous to se if they coude here any tidynges eche of other so eche of theÌ„ made report that they were within two leages togyder Than yâ— naueroyse rode as Faucon led theÌ„ the same way he came fro theÌ„ and so about noone they came into the way to Cocherell there they sawe yâ— frenchmen before theÌ„ in ordeâ—yng of theyr â—aâ—els ther was great noÌ„bre of baner◠〈◊〉 â—enoÌ„s so yâ— they semed to be double the â—ombre yâ— they were in dede Than the naueroyse rested them without a lytell wode that was there than the capitayns drue togyder ordred their batayls First they made thre batayls well and proply all a fote sent all their caryages and pages in to yâ— lytell wode and they set sir JohnÌ„ Jonell inthe first batayle withall the men of armes archers of Englande The seconde batayle ledde the captall of Beusm and in his batayle were 〈◊〉 iiii C. fightynge men one other and 〈◊〉 hym was the lorde of Saulx of Nauer a yong lusty knight the lorde Wyllâ—â— of Grauyll and ser Peter of Sankeuyll The third batell was ledde by thre knyghtes that is to say the lorde of Bascles of Maâ—nell the lorde Bertram of Franke and the lorde Sansâ—loâ—yns they were a .iiii. huÌ„dred And whan they had ordeyned their batayls than they toke the vauÌ„tage of a lytle hyll ther besyde on their right hand bytwene them and the wode And so on the fronte of that hyll they aranged them selfe before their enemyes and they sette the captals baner on a busshe of thornes and set a .lx. men of armes about it to defende it fro their enemyes And yâ— they dyde to th entent that yf they were sparkeled abrode they shulde drawe to the standarde and so determyned nat to dyscende downe fro the mouÌ„tayne for no maner of cause but to let their enemyes come to theÌ„ if they wolde fight with theÌ„ ¶ Howe by the polesy and counsell of sir Bertram of Clesquy the nauâ—â—oise dysceÌ„ded downe fro the mouÌ„tayne to fight with the freÌ„chmen and how the captall was taken Cap. CC .xxi. THus as ye haue herbe the naueroyse englysshmen were arenged on yâ— mouÌ„tayne whyle the freÌ„chmen ordred their batayls wher of they made thre and a rere garde The first had sir Bertram of Clesquy with all his bretons and he was ordeyned to reâ—coâ— the captals batayle The seconde had therle of Aucerr and with hym there was the vycount Beamond and the lorde Baudwyâ—â—enekyn maister of the cros bowes with theÌ„ were freÌ„chmen pycardê and normayns as sir Edwarde of Rency sir Ingram of Heâ—yn sir Loys of â—enekerques and dyuers other good kynghtâ— and squyers The thirde batayle had the archpreest and the burgonyons and with hym the lorde of Chalons the lorde Beauâ—eâ— the lorde JohnÌ„ of Uyen and dyuers other and this batayle was assigned to assemble agaynst the bâ—scle of Marnell and his rout And the bataylâ— whiche was the reregarde were all gascoyns wherof sir Aymon of Pomyers the lorde Sul dyche ofâ—e strade the lorde perducas Dalbreth and the lorde Peteton of Curton were soueray gâ—e capitayns Than these gascoyne knightes aduysed well the behauynge of the captall and howe his standarde was set on a busshe kept with a certayne nombre than they sayd that it behoued them whaÌ„ their batayls were assembled togyder that they shulde endeuoure theÌ„selfe to coÌ„quere the captals standerde sayeng howe it they might get it their enemyes shulde be sone discoÌ„fyted also these gascons auysed theÌ„ on another ordynaunce the which was to theÌ„ that day right ê“fitable The lordes of FrauÌ„ce wer along space togyder in couÌ„sell howe they shulde maynâ—tene themselfe for they sawe well that their enemyes had a great auauntage Than the gascons spake a worde the which was well herde they said sirs we knowe well that the captall is as worthy a knight as can be founde in any lande for as long as he is able to fight he shall do vs great domage let vs ordayne .xxx. a horsbacke of the best men of armes that be in our company and let the .xxx. take hede to nothyng but to addresse themselfe to the captall whyle we eâ—tend to coÌ„quere his standerd by yâ— might of their horses let them breke yâ— preaâ— so that they may come to the captall and than take hym cary hym out of the felde for with out that be done we shal haue no ende of our batayle for if he may be taken by this meanes the iourney shal be ours his people wyll be so sore abasshed of his takyng Than the knightes of Fraunce and of Bretayne acorded lyghtly to yâ—â—euyce and sayd it was good counsell so they wolde do Than among theÌ„ they chose out xxx of the best men of armes among them mounted on .xxx. of the best horses in all the coÌ„pany and they drewe them a syde in the felde well determyned of that they shulde do and all the resydue taryed in the felde a fote in good array ¶ Whan they of FrauÌ„ce had well ordred their batayls that euery man knewe what he shuld do than ther was a comonyng amoÌ„g theÌ„ what shulde be their crye yâ— day and to what banâ—â— they shulde drawe to And so they were determyned to cry our lady of Aucerr and to makâ— their capitayne that day cherle of Aucerr but the erle wolde in no wyse agree therto to take that charge on hym but excused himselfe right graciously saying lordê I thanke you of the honour that ye wolde put me to but surely as for me I wyll nat therof for I am ouer yong to haue suche a charge or honor for this is the first iorney that euer I was at therfore ye shall take another here be many good knightê as sir Bertram of Clesquy tharchprest the maister of the crosbose the lorde Loys of Chalon the lorde Aymon of pomyers sir Edwarde of ReÌ„cy These haue ben in many great iorneys they knowe howe to order suche a mater better than I can therfore I pray you holde me excused Than the knyghtes regarded eche other sayd to hym a noble erle of Aucer ye ar
batell of Cocherell he had assembled togyder men of warr where as he coude get them he dyde so moche that by his meanes he gat certayne capitayns of the coÌ„panyons so that he was to yâ— nombre of .xii. hundred speres And with hym was sir Robert Canoll sir Robert Ceney sir Robert Briquet of Carsnell dayly he encreased was loged bytwene the ryuer of Loyre the ryuer of Dallet and so ouerran a great ê‘te of the couÌ„tre of Burbonoyse about Moâ—lyns in Auuergne saynt Peter the mynster saynt Pursayn and of sir Loyes coÌ„pany on a day a CCC of whome sir Bertram de la Sale and Ortyngo were capitaynes departed passed Loyre besyde Marcilly the nonnes And they rode so long what night and day that they aryued at Charytie on the ryuer of Loyre a great towne and well closed and incoÌ„tynent they sealed entred in to it and taryed styll in a place where as they entred for they feared lest they of they towne had set a busshmen for theÌ„ Therfore they durst entre no farther tyll it was fayre day And in the meane season they of yâ— towne caryed all their goodes into botes the whiche were on the ryuer of Loyre and themselfe their wyues and their chyldren And sorowed away towarde the cytie of Neuers the whiche was a fyue leages thens And whaÌ„ it was day the naueroyse englysshmen and gascoyns suche as had scaled the towne went forward into the towne founde all the houses voyde ThaÌ„ they determyned to kepe the towne and to fortify it for they thought it stode metely to ouer ron the countre on bothe sydes of the ryuer of Loyre ThaÌ„ they sent worde therof to siâ— Lois of Nauer who was than in the marche of Auuergne and he incoÌ„tynent sent to them sir Robert Briquet with a thre hundred speares and he passed through the countre without any resystence and so they entred by the bridge ouer Loyre into Charite And whan they were met togyder they thought them selfe strong ynowe Than they began to make sore warre into the realme of Fraunce NOwe lette vs speke of the duke of Burgoyn who lay at siege before MarcheraÌ„uyll and he oppressed them within so sore yâ— they yelded vp the towne sauyng their lyues goodes and so departed Than the duke sent sir Boucequant and sir Johan of Uyen marshall of Burgoyn to take possessyon of yâ— towne and made capitayne therof a squyer of his called Guyllyam of Charters and with hym a fourtie soudyers Than the duke went with his company before Canerolles and layd sege ther to for it stode in a playne countre NOwe let vs speke of sir JohnÌ„ de la Ryuer who lay at syege before Acqueney nere to Passy in the couÌ„tie of Eureux he had in his coÌ„pany a .ii. M. for he was so gret with the kyng yâ— he might spende what him lyst wtin the castell of Aqueney were englysshmen normans frenchmen naueroyse who had bene ther euer sythe the batayle of Cocherell defeÌ„ded it right valyantly for they were well fortifyed with artyllary vytels Howbeit finally they were fayne to yelde vp the castell their lyues goodes saued And so they departed caryed their goodes to Cherbourge there they taryed ThaÌ„ sir JohnÌ„ de la Ryuer garnisshed the castell with frenchmen and than he wente towarde the cytie of Deureux and with hym was sir Hewe of the castell the lorde of SaÌ„ny sir Mathewe of Roy sir Monfange the lorde of Ely the lorde of Cresques the lorde of CaÌ„py sir Edwarde of Roucy sir Ingram of Hedyn and dyuers other knightes squyers of FrauÌ„ce And in yâ— meane season the duke of Burgon dyde so moche to them of Canerolles that they were fayne to yelde theÌ„ to his pleasure And so all the soudyers strauÌ„gers were taken to mercy but certayne pyllers of the nacyon of FrauÌ„ce that were ther taken were put to dethe than there came to the Duke certayne burgesses of Charters and desyred of the duke that he wolde gyue them for their wages and rewarde for their engens the castell of Canerolles the whiche had done theÌ„ great hurt in tyme past the duke gaue it them to do what they wolde therwith Than they of Charters sette men a warke and beate it clene downe to the erthe Than the duke wente vnto a castell called Drewe in the playne countre of Beaus and therin were certayne pyllers and the duke 〈◊〉 by 〈◊〉 and all that were within slayne Than the duke went to a castell named Pruâ—â— besiged it all about and made many assaut or he wanne 〈◊〉 but finally they yelded them vp their lyues onely saued but as for goodes they bare away nothyng and all the frenchmen that were within were kept styll as prisoners Than yâ— duke toke possession of the castell gaue it to a knight of Beausse called sir Peter du Boyes to th entent that he shulde fortify it kepe it sufficyently Than the duke went and refresshed him in the cytie of Charters and a part of his hoost and whan he had ben there a fyue dayes than he went and beseged the castell of Conuay the whiche had done moche trouble to the countre there about and the duke caused sixe great engens to be reysed agaynst it In the meane season whyle yâ— duke made these assantes in NormaÌ„dy sir Loys of Nauer ouerran yâ— lowe couÌ„tre of Auuerne kept styll the feldes and sore enpouerysshed the countre and none duell encountre with hym And also they of the garyson of Charâ—te dyd about them what they lyst also therle of Mounthelyert with his alyes of Almayne were entred into the duchy of Burgoyn by Besancon and wasted all the countre whrefore yâ— freÌ„che kyng sent to the duke of but gone yâ— he shulde breke vp his sege before CoÌ„uay drawe to Parys and so to go into Burgone And whan the duke herd that he was 〈◊〉 ry for he had promysed nat to depart fro Conuay tyll he had won it but they of his couÌ„sell sayd that sythe the kynge had sent for hym he myght well depart and breke no promyse but they made therof no semblaunt to theÌ„ of Conuay but the marshall enquired of them if they wolde yelde them vp simply to the dukes pleasure and they answered nay Howebeit they sayde they were content to yelde vp the castell theyr lyues and goodes saued the whiche of fre was accepted and they departed and yâ— duke delyuered the castell to a knyght of Beaus named Philyppe â—arciers and he newly fortifyed it Than the duke weÌ„t to Charters and gaue charge of the moost parte of his company to the erle of Auserre to sir Boucequant 〈◊〉 to ser Loys of â—ancer and the duke went to Parys and with hym sir Loys of Alenson yâ— forde Beauiewe the lorde of Uyen 〈◊〉 all the burgonyons and so came to the kyng his brother to Uaur in the countie of Bry and there â—â—taryed but
one day And than rode so longe that 〈◊〉 to Champaigâ— and than he toke the way to Langers and as he wente he gadered men of warre togyder Thus yâ— burgonyons made froÌ„ter warr agaynst their enemyes and there was the archpreest the lorde of the castell Uylayne the lorde of Uergy yâ— lorde of Grancy the lorde of Sobournon the lorde of Rougemont and a ryche man named JohnÌ„ of Boloyn the lorde of Prises sir He◠〈◊〉 Uyen the lorde of the castell the bysshoppe of Langers and other who were right ioyous of the comynge of the duke their lorde Than they rode towarde their enemyes who were a xv hundred speares and they were drawen beyond the ryne and the burgonyons were entred beyond the countie of MouÌ„tbelyart and brent as they went IN the meane tyme the frenche kyng sent sir Morean of Fennes his coÌ„stable his two marshals sir Boucequant and sir MoÌ„toâ— of BraÌ„uyll and a great nombre of knyghtes squiers to go ley siege before Charite on the ryuer of Loyre and so they dyde nigh euery day they skirmysshed with theÌ„ within After yâ— the duke of Burgon the moost part of his coÌ„pany yâ— had ben with him in yâ— county of mouÌ„tbelyart were come to Parys The kynge se 〈…〉 the duke with mo than M. speres to the siege before Charite and than ther were at the sege a thre M. knyghtê and squyers who skirmysshed often tymes with theÌ„ of the garyson so that ther were hurt on bothe ê‘ties ther were made newe knightê and reysed baners at an yssuâ— that they of Charite made First sir Robert of Alenson son to the erle of AleÌ„son who dyed at Cressy sir Loys of Aucer son to therle of auâ—â—r deed brother to therle ther present Thus they of Charytie were sore oppressed gladly wolde haue reÌ„dred vp the fortresses by coÌ„posicion but the duke of Burgon wolde haue had theÌ„ at his pleasure he had taken fro theÌ„ the ryuer so that no purueyauÌ„ce coude come at theÌ„ IN the same season sir Loys of Nauer exyled all before hym in the marches of auuergne for he assembled people on euery syde to the entent to reyse the siege before Charytie and he had a two thousande fightynge men had sente in to Bretayne to sir Robert Canoll and to sir Gaultier Hewet sir Mathewe Gornay and other knightê and squyers there that they shulde come to serue hym in that iourney 〈◊〉 whervnto they were sore desyrous but they were all redy at yâ— sege before Alroy with therlâ— Mountfort whan sir Loys sawe yâ— he coudâ— â—at get them than he drewe to Chorbourge by the ordynaunce of yâ— kyng his brother And the same season to th entent yâ— sir Charles of Bloâ—s shulde haue mo men of warr with hym yâ— frenche kyng sent to the duke of But goyn that he shulâ—e reâ—eyue theÌ„ of Charytie their lyues saued coÌ„dyâ—â—onally that they shulde swere that in thre yeres after they shulde nat be armed on the kyng of Nauers parte So thus they of Charytie yelded themselfe vp their lyues saued but they â—aryed away no goodesse And so they departed all a foote â–ª and passed throughe the realme of Fraunce on the dukes saue conducte And so they yâ— were wont of olde tyme to dwell in Charyâ—e came thyder agayne to abyde there and the duke retourned to Parys THe frenche kynge acorded to his cosyn sir Charles of Bloys that he shulde haue out of his realme to the nombre of a thousande speares wrote to sir Bertram of Clesquy who was in Normandy that he shulde go into Bretayne to ayd his cosyn ser Charles of Blois agaynst sir JohnÌ„ Mountfort And of that tydynges sir Bertram was right â—oyouse for alwayes he toke the lorde Charles for his naturall lorde and so he departed out of NormaÌ„dy with suche people as he coude gette to go in to Bretayne sir Boucequant kept styll yâ— siege in Normandy in his stede and so long rode sir Bertram and his coÌ„pany that he came to NauÌ„tes in Bretayne and there he founde the lorde Charles of Bloys and the good lady his wyfe who receyued hym ryght swetely conde hym great thanke in that he was come thyder to socour and ayde hym And than they counselled togyder howe they shulde maynteyn forthe the warr for also there was the moost parte of all Bretayne in entensyon to ayde sir Charles of Bloyes whome they all reputed for the duke of Bretayne thinkynge to reyse the syege before Alroy and to fight with the lorde Mountfort Thyder came great baroney and knyghtes of Fraunce and of Normandy as the erle of Auâ—erre the erle of Joye the lorde of FraÌ„uyll the lorde of Prie yâ— begue of Uyllers and dyuers good knyghtes squyers and good men of armes Tâ—dynges came to the lorde Mountforte who lay at siege before Aulroy howe the lorde Charles of Bloys made a great assâ—ble of men of warr and howe that dyuers lordes of FrauÌ„ce were come to hym and dayly came newe besyde the conforte that he had of the lordes knyghtes and squyers of Bretayne Assone as the lorde Mountfort knewe these tidynges he sent worde therof in to the duchy of Acquitayne to the knyghtê and squyers that were ther of Englande and specially to sir JohnÌ„ Chandos desyring them hertely that in his great nede they wolde confort hym In trust that in Bretayne they shulde do many a dede of armes to yâ— whiche all knyghtes and squyers to auaunce theyr honours shulde entende And whan sir Johan Chandos sawe that the erle Mountforte desyred hym so effectuously than he asked lycence of the prince of Wales his lorde maister who answered and sayd he was content that he shulde go Sayeng it was no breche of the peace bytwene Englande and Fraunce for the frenchemen in lykewise toke parte with sir Charles of Bloys agaynst the erle of Mountforte and so to do they had good leaue of the frenche kyng Than sir Johan Chandos was ryght ioyouse and made his prouisyon and desyred dyuers knyghtes and squyers of Acquitayne to haue gone with hym howbeit ther were but a fewe that wold go with hym sauyng suche englysshemen as were there yet he had with hym a. CC. speares and as many archers and rode so longe through Poyctou and Xaynton that he entred in to Bretayne and came to the syege before Alroy and ther he founde the erle of MouÌ„forte who receyued hym right ioyously was gladde of his comynge and so was sir Olyuer of Clysson sir Robert Canoll other And thaÌ„ it semed generally to them that none yuell coude than come to them sythe they had sir Johan Chandos in theyr company and also dyuers knyghtes and squyers of Englande passed the see desyringe to auaunce their bodyes and to fyght with the freÌ„chmen and came to the siege before Alroy in the ayde of the erle of Mountforte who receyued them with great ioye And so they were what
And than said openly sirs it is tyme that we order out batayls for our enemyes hath gyuen vs ensample suche as herd him sayd sir ye say trouthe and ye be our mayster and chefe counsellour therfore order it acordyng to your pleasure for there is none that shall coutrole you And also ye knowe better how to order suche a mater than all we do and than he made thre batayls and a reregarde The firste had sir Robert Canoll sir Gaultier Huet and sir Richard Burlke The seconde had sir Olyuer of Clysson sir Eustace DaÌ„breticourt siâ— Mathue Gorney The thirde therle MouÌ„tfort and he hym selfe to wayt on hym in euery batayle .v. C. men of armes and .iiii. C. archers And whan it caÌ„e to the ordring of the reregard than he called to hym sir Hewe Caurell sayd sir Hewe ye shall kepe yâ— areregard with .v. C. with you ye shall kepe you on a wyng styre nat fro your place for no maner of cause wtout yese nâ—de So that if any of our batayls breke ordisaray by any aduenture than if ye se any suche nede drawe thyder and confort them and whan ye haue done kepe agayne your stall and ye can for this day ye can nat do better seruyce And whan sir Hewe Caurell had well herd sir JohnÌ„ Chandes he was greatly a shamed displeased and sayd sir delyuer this areregard to some other than to me for I purpose nat to medell ther with sir I haue marueyle what ye se in me that I shulde nat be one of the first to fight with our enemyes Than sir JohnÌ„ Chandos right well auysed sayd sir Hewe I set you nat in this areregarde bycause ye be nat so good a knyght as other of our coÌ„pany that was neuer in my mynde for I knowe truly that ye wolde gladly be one of yâ— formast and right able ye are so to be but I ordeyn you therto bycause ye be a sage knight well aduysed and ser it must behoue that one of vs two must do it wherfore I hertely requyre you to do it and sir I promyse you faithfully that and ye wyll do it it shal be a great aduauÌ„tage for vs all ye therby shall at tayne great honour And moreouer I promyse you the first request after that euer ye desyreme of I shall grauÌ„t it you howbeit for all the wordes yâ— sir JohnÌ„ Chandos coude speke sir Hewe Caurell wolde nat agre therto for he reputed it a grete shame to him so to do and desyred for goddessake holdyng vp his haÌ„des to put some other therto for iÌ„ effect his mynde was to fight with the formast And with those wordê sir Johan Chandos almost wept sayd right swetely Sir Hewe it must behoue other you to do it or els my selfe therfore consyder whiche were better Than sir Hewe aduysed hym selfe and was with tho wordes halfe coÌ„founded sayd Certesse ser I knowe well ye wyll nat desyre me to any thyng that shulde be to my dishonoure and sy the it wyll be none otherwyse I am content to do it And so sir Hewe Caurell toke on hym the charge of the reregard and drue out a part on a wyng and set hym in good order Thus the saturday the .viii. day of Octobre the yer of our lorde M .iii. C .lxiiii. were these batayls ordred eche before other in a fayre playne nere to Aâ—lroy in Bretayne the whiche was a goodly sight to beholde For there might haue ben sene baners and penons wauyng with the wynde harnesse richely aparelled and specially the freÌ„chmen were so properly dressed that it was ioye to beholde theÌ„ and thus as th 〈…〉 â—red their batayls on bothe â—ties The lorde of Beamanoyre a great baron and a ryche of bretayne went bytwene the parties entretyng for a peace for he was glad to besy hym selfe therin in exchewyng of the parels that was lykely to fall He was suffred to go and come bytwen the parties bycause he was sworne prisoner to thenglysshmen and might nat be armed And that saturday he went in and out often tymes tyll it was noone and so by his meanes he gat bytwene the parties a certayne respyte for that day and night vntyll the next day sonne risynge And than euery man brewe to his logynge and toke their ease and refresshing of suche as they had and the same euenyng the capitayne of Alroy yssued out of his garyson bycause the truse also stretched to them and went peasably into the hoost of the lorde Charles of Bloyes who receyued hym right ioyously The capitayne was called Henry of Hanternell a squyer and a good man of armes and he had in his company a fortie speres of good companyons well armed and horsed suche as had holpe him to kepe the fortresse And whan the lorde Charles sawe the capitayne all smy lyng he enquyred of hym the state of the castell and the squyer answered and sayd Sir thaÌ„ked be god we haue yet prouisyon sufficyent to kepe it two or thre monethes if nede were Well Henry 〈◊〉 the lorde Charles to morowenexte ye shall be well delyuerd other by agrement of peace or els by playne batayle sir 〈◊〉 the squyer god gyue grace By my faythe 〈◊〉 the lorde Charles I haue here in my coÌ„pany a .xxv. C. men of armes wel aparelled and as likely to acquyte them nobly as euer dyde any coÌ„pany that came out of frauÌ„ce Sir 〈◊〉 the squyer and that is a great auaâ— tage ye ought gretly to thanke god therfore sir Bertram of Clesquy and these other baroÌ„s knightes and squyers of Fraunce and of Bretayne that thus courtesly are coÌ„e to serue you Thus the lorde Charles passed forthe that nyght with comunynge with one and other and yâ— same nyght sir JohnÌ„ Chandos was sore â—esyred by certayne englisshmen that he shulde nat coÌ„sent to any peace to be had bytwene therle Mountfort and the lorde of Bloyes for they sayd they had spende all that they had and were poore Therfore they wolde other recouer somwhat a gayne by batayle or els to lose all togyder sir JohnÌ„ Chandos promysed them to agree to no peace ¶ And whanÌ„e the sonday came in the mornyng euery man in the hoost aparâ—leâ— himselfe And in the hoost of sir Charleâ— of Bloys ther were many maâ—â—es sayd houseled suche as wolde and in lykewise so they dyd in therlâ— MouÌ„tfortes host And a lytell before the sonne rysing euery man drewe vnder their owne batayls in good ordre as they dyd the day before and than anone after the lorde of Beamanoyre came to entreat for the peace for gladly he wolde haue had the parties agreed and so he cam first to warde sir Johan Chandos who yssued out of the batayle as soone as he sawe hym comynge and met with hym And whan the lorde of Beamanoyr sawe him he saluted hym right humbly and sayd Sir Johan Chandos I requyre you for goddes sake set in acorde these
〈◊〉 parties for it shuld be great pyte that so many noble men as be here shulde fight to guyder in susteyning of their quarels Than sir JohnÌ„ ChaÌ„â—os said sir of Beamanoyre it wyll nat be therfore I aduyse you that ye ryde no farther for oure people are determyned that yf they can enclose you among them they wyll slee you Therfore ye may say to the lorde Charles of Bloys that howe soeuer it be sir JohnÌ„ of Mountfort wyll haue batayle and forsaketh all treaty of peaceâ— for he saith he wyll this day other be duke of bretayne or els dye in the place And whan the lorde of Beamanoyre vnderstode sir JohnÌ„ Chandos he was angry in his mynde sayd a ChaÌ„dos Chandos that is nat th entent of my lorde sir Charles of Bloys and yet hath he as great wyll to fyght as your lorde hath and so hath all his people And ther with he departed without any mo wordes and retourned to the lorde Charles of Bloys to the other lordes of Bretayne who taryed for hym Than sir JohnÌ„ chaÌ„dos retourned to the erle of Mountforte who enquyred of hym howe the mater went what his aduersary sayd Sir he sendeth you worde by the lorde of Beaumanoyre fro whome I no we departed that howe soeuer it be he wyll fyght with you and other this day be duke of Breteyn or els dye in the payne This answer sir Johan Chandos made to th entent to gyue his lorde the better corage and thus finally he sayd sir take hede nowe what ye wyll do whyder wyll ye fight or nat sir 〈◊〉 the erle in the name of god and saynt George let vs than go to it god helpe the right cause our baners to auauÌ„ce so they dyde Than the lorde of Beaumanoyre whan he was retorned to the lorde Charles he sayd sir sir by my lorde saynt yues I haue herde the proudest worde of sir JohnÌ„ Chandos that euer I herde for he sayd therle mouÌ„tfort shulde this day be duke of bretayne sheweth playnly how ye haue no ryght therto with the whiche worde sir Charles chauÌ„ged colour and sayd as for the right god knoweth it is myne and so affermed the other barons of Bretayne Than he caused his baners to be auaunced in the name of god ANd so a lytell before the hour of prime the batayls aproched nere togyder the whiche was a goodly sight to beholde as I haue herde recorded of them that were there and had sene it the freÌ„chmen were so close togyder that a man coude nat cast an appell among theÌ„ but it shuld a fallen on a bassenet or on a helme euery man of armes bare his spere right befor hym cut of fyue fote of length and a shorte axe hangyng by his syde And so they caÌ„e on fayre and easely euery man in good array his baner before him and right well aduysed of that they had to do and also the englisshmen were right properly apoynted and so assembled and met togyder First the bretons and sir Bertram of Clesquy encountred with the batayle of sir Robert Canolle and sir Gaultier Hewet and so the lordes of Bretayne on bothe sydes sette the baners of their lordes that claymed to be duke eche agaynst other And so at the first encountre there was a sore batayle and truely the archers shot at the beginnyng right fiersly howbeit their shotte dyde lytell hurt to the frenchemen they were so well armed and pauysshed Than tharchers who were bygge men lyght cast away their bowes and entred in amonge the frenchmen that bare the axes and at yâ— first metyng they pulled out of some of the frenchemennes handes their axes wherw t they fought after ryght hardely There was done many a â—eat of armes many a one taken and rescued a gayne he that was ones downe it was herde for hym to releue agayne without great helpe The batayle wherin the lorde Charles was dressed theym selfe streyght agaynst the lorde Mountfortes batayle and with hym was the erle of Rohane â–ª the lorde of Lyon sir Charles of Dynan yâ— lorde of Quyntyne the lorde DaÌ„cenes and the lorde of Rochforde euery lordes baner before hym So there was a sore foughten batayle and the Mountfordes parte at the beginnynge was sore oppressed but thanÌ„e sir Hugh Caurell who was in the wynge and had a great batayle of good men of warr sawe his coÌ„pany out of ordre than he drewe thyder and sette them agayne in ordre the whiche dealynge gretly aueyled them that day ¶ Howe sir JohnÌ„ Chandos disconfyted the bataile of therle of Aucer and howe sir BertraÌ„ of Clesquy was disconfyted and taken the lorde Charles of Bloys slayne in the batell and of the pytefull complaynt that therle Mountfort made for his dethe Cap. C C .xxvi. ALso sir Olyuer Clysson sir Eustace Danbreticourt sir Richard Brulle sir Johan Bourchier sir Mathewe Gourney and dyuers other knyghtes squyers fought with the batayle of the erle of Aucerr and the erle of Joignye the whiche was a great batayle and well furnysshed with good menne of warr Ther was many a noble dede done many taken and rescued agayne the frenchmen bretons on the one parte fought ryght valyantly with the axes that they helde in their handes and the lorde Charles of Bloyes proued hymselfe a merueylous good knyght And also his aduersary therle of Mountfort was a valyant knight and sir JohnÌ„ ChaÌ„dos dyd yâ— day many a noble feat for he was in his dayes a right valyant knight hardy redouted of his enemyes sage in batayle well aduysed full of experyens He counselled euer therle of Mountfort alwayes toke hede to coÌ„fort him his men and sayd sir do thus thus drawe to yâ— syde or to yâ— syde and therle ruled hymselfe alwayes by his counsell And on the other part sir Bertram of Clesquy the lorde of Tornmyne the lorde DauaÌ„gour the lorde of Raix yâ— lorde of Loheat yâ— lorde of Bornay yâ— lorde of Malestroyt yâ— lord of Pont the lord of Prier many other good knightes squyers of Bretayne of Normandy yâ— were ther with the lord Charles of Blois fought valiantly And so long they fought that all the batels asseÌ„bled eche with other except yâ— reregard of theÌ„glyssmen wherof ser Hewe Caurell was chefe soueraygne He kept alwayes his batell in a wyng toke hede to nothig but to redresse agayne his ê‘te if any thyng were a mysse among any of theÌ„ Among other knightê sir Olyuer of Clisson was well aduised he did maruels with his body had a grete axe in his haÌ„des wherw t he brake opened the prese so yâ— none durst aproche nere to hym He adueÌ„tured himselfe often tymes so ferr yâ— he was in great danger he had moche to do in yâ— batell of therle of Iucerr and of the erle of Joigny Where he was sore encouÌ„tred so that with a stroke of an are he was stryken on the vyser of
his bassenet so that the poynt of the axe entred into his eyes wherby hâ— lost euer after yâ— syght with that eye but for all that stroke yet he delt styll lyke a noble knyght There was recouerynge of batayles and baners that somtyme were downe by well fightynge were releued agayne on bothe partes Amonge all other knyghtes sir Johan Chandos was a good knyght and valyantly fought with an are that he helde in his handes so that he gaue suche strokes that none durst aproche to hym for he was a great and a myghty knight and well formed of all his membres So he came fought agaynst the batayle of yâ— erle of Aucers and of the frenchmen and there was done many a noble dede and by force of well fightyng yâ— batayle was broken brought to suche myschefe that brefely after it was discoÌ„fyted and all the baners and penons of that batayle ouerthrowen to the erthe the lordes put to flight in great danger and mischefe for they were nat ayded nor coÌ„forted fro no part for euery man had ynough to do to defende hymselfe To say the trouthe whan a discoÌ„syture falleth they that ar ouercome be discoÌ„fyted for a lytell for if one fall ther falleth thre and on .iii. x. and on .x. xxx and if .x. slye ther foloweth C. Thus it fortuned in this batayle of Alroy the lordes cryed their cryes wherby some yâ— herde it were recoÌ„forted by their men that drue to them and some were nat herde they were so in the prease and so ferr fro their men Ho wheit finally the erle of Aucer by force of armes was sore wounded and taken vnder the standerd of sir JohnÌ„ Chandos and yelden prisoner and the erle of Joigny also and the lorde of Prier a great baneret of Normandy ¶ yet all this season yâ— other batels fought styll valyantly and the bretons helde a longe space in good ordre howbeit to speke truly in armes they kept nat their ordre so well as thenglysshemen bretons that were with therle MouÌ„tfort dyde and gretly aueyled to them yâ— day the batayle on the wyng that sir Hewe Caurell ledde And so whan theÌ„glysshmen sawe yâ— frenchmen begyn to breke and opyn their batell they were greatly reconforted and than some of the frenchmen suche as had their horses redy aperelled mounted on them stedd away as fast as they myght Than sir JohnÌ„ Chandos and a coÌ„pany with hym dressed theÌ„selfe agaynst the batell of sir Bertram of Clesquy the whiche batayle had done marueyls in armes but than it was opyned and many good knightes and squters brought to great myschefe There was gyuen many a great stroke with their heuy ares and many a bassenet clouen a soÌ„dre many a man wounded to dethe and to say the trouth ser Bertram of Clesquy nor his coÌ„pany coude no leÌ„ger endure their enemyes So ther was taken sir Bertam of Clesquy by a squyer of Englande vnder the standerd of sir JohnÌ„ Chandos and the same season sir Johan Chandos toke prisoner a lorde of Bretayne called the lorde of Raix a right hardy knyght And whan this batayle of bretons began thus to breke all the other batayls were clene discoÌ„fyted and lost their aray euery man fledde away as fast as they might to saue them selfe Except a certayne good knyghtes and squyers of Bretayne who wold nat leaue their lorde Charles of Bloys but had rather dye than to departe with reproche And so they drue about hym and fought right valtanâ—ly and ther was done many a noble dede of armes And so the lorde Charles of Blois and sâ—che as were about him helde themselfe togyder a certayne space defeÌ„dyng themselfe right valyantly howe beit finally they coude nat defende them selfe so but that they were disconfyted and brought out of ordre by force of armes for the moost parte of the englysshmen drewe to yâ— parte There was the baner of the lorde Charles of Bloyes disconfyted and cast to the erthe and he slayne that bare it and the lorde Charles was there slayne his face towarde his enemyes and a bastarde sonne of his called sir Johan of Bloys and dyuers other knightes and squyers of Bretayne And as I vnderstode it was so ordayned in the englysshe hoost that if they had the better in the bataile and that if sir Charles of Bloyes were founde in the place yâ— none shulde take hym to raunsome but to slee hym And in semblable wyse the freÌ„chmen had ordayned for sir JohnÌ„ Mountfort if they had atteyned the vyctorie for as that day they were determyned to haue an ende of the warre So whan it caÌ„e to the flight ther was great slaughter and many a good knyght taken brought to myschefe There was the floure of cheualry at yâ— tyme other takenÌ„e or slayne but a fewe of men of honour that scaped specially of the banerettê of bretayne Ther were slayne ser Charles of Dynan the lorde of Lyon yâ— lorde of DaÌ„cenes yâ— lorde DauaÌ„gour the lorde of Loheat the lorde of Gargoll the lorde of Malestroyt the lorde of Pout and dyuers other knyghtes and squyers the whiche I canne nat all name And ther were taken the erle of Rohan ser Guy of Lyon â–ª yâ— lorde of Rochfort the lorde of Raix the lorde of Ryâ—â—x therle of ToÌ„noyre sir Henry of Malestroyt sir Olyuer of Manny the lorde of Ruyll the lorde of Franuyll the lorde of Raneuall and dyuers other of Normandy and dyuers other good knyghtes and squyers of Fraunce with therle of Aucer and Joigny Brâ—uely to speke this disconfyture was great and mighty moche good peple therin slayne as well in the fâ—ldes as in the chase the whiche endured eyght great leages cuyn to Raynes Ther were many aduentures the which came â—acall to knowledge many a one slayne and taken as it fortuned them to fall in the handes of them that were cruell or courtesse This ba 〈…〉 e was nere to Alroy in Bretayne the yere of our lorde a thousande CCC .lx. and foure AFter this great disconfytur as ye haue herde the lordes of Englande and Bretayne retourned and lefte the chase to their people Than ther drewe to the erle of Mountfort sir John Chandos sir Robert Canoll sir Eustace Dambretycourt sir Mathewe Gourney sir Johan Bourchier sir Gaultier Hewet sir Hughe Caurelle sir Richarde Brulle sir Rycharde Tancon and dyuers other and so came to a hedge syde And ther they vnarmed them for they sawe well the iourney was theyrs and certayne of them set their baners and standerdes on the hedge and the baner with yâ— armes of Bretayne on a busshe to drawe their people thyder Than sir Johan Chandos sir Robert Canoll sir Hugh Caurell and other knightes drewe them to therle Mountfort and smylyng sayde to hym Sir laude god and make good chere for ye haue this day conquered the herytage of Bretayne Than the erle enclyned hymselfe ryght courtesly and sayd openly that euery man myght here
a sir JohnÌ„ Chandos this good aduenture that is thus fallen to me is by the great wytte and prowes that is in you the whiche I knowe well and so do all those that be here Sir I pray you drinke with me and toke hym a flagon with wyne wherof he had dronke and refresshed hym before and moreouer sayd sir besyde god I ought to canne you the moost thanke of any creature lyuyng and therwith ther came to them sir Olyuer of Clysson forchased enstamed for he had long pursued his enemyes so he had moche payne to retourne agayne with his people and brought with hym many a prisonere Than he came to therle of Mountfort and a lyghted fro his horse and refresshed hym and in the same meane season there came to theÌ„ two knightes and two haraldes who had serched among the deed bodyes to se if ser Charles of Bloys were deed or nat Than they sayd all openly â–ª sir make good chere for we haue sene your aduersary ser Charles deed therwith the erle of Mountfort arose and sayde that he wolde go and se hym for he had as good wyll to se hym deed as a lyue and thyder he went and the knyghtes that were about hym And whan he was come to the place where as he lay a syde couered vnder a shelde he caused hym to be vncouered and than regarded hym ryght piteously studyed a certayne space and sayd a sir Charles fayre cosyn howe that by your opinyon many a great myschiefe hath fallen in Bretayn as god helpe me it sore dyspleaseth me to fynde you thus howe beit it can be none otherwyse and therwith he began to wepe Than sir JohnÌ„ Chandos drewe hym a backe and sayd sir departe hens and thanke god of the fayre aduentur that is fallen to you for without the dethe of this man ye coude nat come to the herytage of Bretayne ThaÌ„ therle ordayned that sir Charles of Bloys shulde be borne to Guyngant and so he was incoÌ„tynent with great reuerence and there buryed honorably as it apertayned for he was a good true and a valyant knight and his body after sanctifyed by the grace of god called saynt Charles and canonised by pope Urban the .v. for he dyde yet dothe many fayre myracles dayly ¶ Of the truce that was gyuen to bury the deed after the hatayle of Alroy and how dyuers castels yelded vp to therle MouÌ„tfort and howe he be seged CaÌ„pantoreÌ„tyne Cap. CC .xxvii. AFter that all the deed bodyes were dispoyled and that thenglysshmen were retourned fro the chase ThaÌ„ they drewe them to their lodgynges and vnarmed theÌ„ and toke their ease and toke hede to their prisoners and caused theym that were wounded to be well serued and serched And on the Monday in the mornynge the erle MouÌ„tfort made it to be knowen to them of the cytie of Reynes and to the townes ther about that he wolde gyue truce for thre dayes to the cuteÌ„t that they might gather togyder the deed bodyes and bury them in holy places the whiche ordynaunce was well taken and accepted And so the erle Mountfort lay styll at siege before Alroy and sayd he wold nat depart thens tyll he had wonne it So the tidynges spredde abrode into dyuers countrees howe sir JohnÌ„ Mountfort by the counsell and ayde of the englysshmen had won the felde agaynst sir Charles of Bloys and disconfyted and put to dethe and taken all the cheualry of Bretayne such as were agaynst hym Sir Johan Chandos had great renome for all maner of people lordes knightes and squyers suche as had ben in the felde sayd that by his wytte and high prowes thenglysshmen and bretons had won the felde and of these tidynges were all the frendes and ayders of sir Charles of Bloyes right sorowfull and sore dyspleased the whiche was good reason And specially the frenche kyng for this disconfyture touched hym gretly bycause that dyuers knightê of his realme were ther slayne and taken as sir Bertram of Clesquy whome he greatly loued and the erle of Aucer the erle of Joigny all the barones of Bretayne none except Than the frenche kyng sent Loyes the duke of Aniou to the marches of Bretayne for to recoÌ„fort the countre yâ— which was desolate disconforted for the loue of their lorde Charles of Bloyes whome they had lost And also to reconforte the countesse of Bretayne wyfe to the sayd lorde Charles who was so sore disconforted for yâ— dethe of her husbande that it was pyte to beholde her the whiche the duke of Aniou was bouÌ„de to do for he had maried her doughter So he promysed with faythfull entent to gyue vnto all the good cyties castels in Bretayne and to all the remnant of the countre of Bretayne his good counsell confort and ayde in all cases Wherby the good lady whome he called mother and all the countrey had a certayne space gret trust vnto suche season as the frenche kyng to ereche we all parels put other prouisyon as ye shall herafter Also these tidynges came to the kyng of Englande for the erle of MouÌ„tfort had writen to hym therof the. v â–ª day after the batayle was ended before Alroy â–ª The letters were brought to the kynge of Enlande to Douer by a parseuant of armes who had ben in the batayle And the kyng inconsynent made hym an haralde called him Wynd sore â–ª as I was enformed by the same haraulde and dyuers other And the cause why the kynge of Englande was as than at Douer I shal shewe you here after IT was of trouthe that ther was a treaty thre yere before bytwene the lord EdmoÌ„de erle of Cambrige one of the kynges sonnes and the doughter of therle Loys of FlauÌ„ders to the which maryage therle of FlauÌ„ders was as than newly agreed vnto so that pope Urban the fyft wolde dispence with them for they were nere of lynage And the duke of LaÌ„castre and the lorde Edmonde his brother with many knightes and squyers had ben in FlauÌ„ders with the erle and were receyued right honorably in signe of great peace and loue And so the erle of Flaunders was come to Calais and passed the see and came to Douer where the kyng and parte of his counsell were redy to receyue hym and so they were ther. Whan the forsayd purseuant came to the kyng and brought hym tidynges of the batayle of Alroy of the whiche the kyng and all that were ther were right ioyouse and in lykewise so was the erle of Flaunders for the loue and honour and auauncemeÌ„t of his cosyn germayne the erle of Mountfort Thus the kyng of England and therle of flauÌ„ders were at Douer the space of thre dayes in feestes and great sportes and whan they had well sported theÌ„ and done that they assembled for Than the erle of Flaunders toke leaue of the kyng and departed and as I vnderstande the duke of Lancastre and the lorde Edmonde passed the see agayne with
he excused hym sayd he myght nat go thyder yet the iourney was nat lette for all that And dyuers knightes of the princis went thyder as sir Eustace DaÌ„breticourt sir Hewe Caurell sir Gaultier Hewet sir Mathue Gorney sir 〈◊〉 Dalbret and dyuers other And the chefe capitayne of this enterprice was made the lorde JohnÌ„ of Burbon erle of Marche to counter wyne the dethe of his cosyne the quene of Spayne and was in all thynges ruled and counsayled by the aduyse of sir BertraÌ„ of Clesquy for therle of Marche was as than a â—oly yong lusty knight And also the lorde Antony of Beauieu went for the in that vyage and dyuers other good knyghtes as sir Arnolde Dandrehen marshall of FrauÌ„ce the Begue of Uyllayns the lorde Dantoyng in Heynalt the lorde of Brusnell sir Johan Neuyll sir Guynyars of Baylheull sir Johan of Berguetes the almayne of saynt Uenant dyuers other the whiche I can nat name And so all these lordes and other auauÌ„ced for the in the vyage and made their assemble in Languedocke and at Mountpellyer and therabout And so passed all to Narbone to go towarde Parpygnen so to entre on that syde in to the realme of Aragone These men of warre were to the nombre of .xxx. thousande and ther were the chefe capitayns of the companyons as sir Robert Briquet sir Johan Caruell Nandon of Bergerace Lanny the lytell Meclyne the Bourge Camus the Bourge de Lespare Batyller Espyot Aymemon Dortyng Perote of Sauoy and dyuers other all of accorde and of one alyaunce hauyng great desyre to put kyng DaÌ„peter out of the realme of Castell to make king they therle of DescoÌ„ges his brother Henry the bastarde And whan these men of armes shuld entre into the realme of Aragon to do their enterprice the more priuely they sent to kyng DaÌ„ Peter to blynde hym by their message but he was all redy well enfourmed of their ententes and howe they were comyng on hym into the realme of Castell but he set nothyng therby but assembled his people to resyst agaynst theÌ„ and to light with theÌ„ at thentre of his realm Their message was desyring hym to open the straytê of his countre and to gyue free passage to the pylgrimes of god who had enterprised by gret deuocyon to go into the realme of Grenade to reueng the dethe and passyon of our lorde Jesu Christ and to distroy the infydeles and to exalte the christen faythe The kynge Dampeter at these tidynges dyde nothyng but laugh and sayd he wolde do nothynge at their desyre nor obey in any poynt to suche a rascall company And whan these knightes and other men of armes knewe the wyll and answere of kyng DaÌ„peter wherby they reputed hym right orgulus and presumptuous and made all the hast they myght to auaunce to do hym all the hurte they coulde So they all passed through the realme of Aragon where they founde the passages redy open for them and vitayle and euery thyng redy apparelled and at a metely price For the kyng of Aragon had great ioye of their comynge trustyng than by their meanes to conquers agayne fro the kyng of Castell all his landes that kyng Dampeter had before taken fro him byforce And than these men of warr passed the gret ryuer that departeth Castell and Aragon and so they entred into the realme of Spayne And whan they had conquered townes cyties and castels streytes portes and passages the whiche the kynge Dampeter had taken fro the kynge of Aragon Than sir Bertram and his company delyuered theÌ„ to the kyng of Aragon on the coÌ„dycion that alwayes fro thens forth he shulde ayde and conforte Henry the bastarde agaynst Dampeter Tidynges came to the kyng of Castell how that the freÌ„chmen bretons englysshmen normayns pycardes and burgonyons were entred in to his realme and were as than passed the great ryuer departyng Castell and Aragon And howe they had wonne agayne all on that syde the ryuer the whiche cost 〈◊〉 moche payne and trouble or he wan it first Than he was right sore dysplesed sayd well all shall nat go so as they wene it shall than he made a specyall commaundement throughout all his realme in gyueng knowledge to theÌ„ that his letters and messaÌ„gers were sent vnto that they shulde without delay come to hym to the entent to fight with the men of warr that were entred into his realm of Castell ther were but a fewe that obeyed his commaundement And whan he had thought to haue had a great asseÌ„ble of men of warr he was disceyued for fewe or none came to hym for his lordes knightes of Spayne forsoke and refused him and tourned to his brother yâ— bastard Wherfore he was fayne to sâ—ye or els he had ben taken he was so sore behated with his enemyes and also with his owne men so that none abode aboute hym excepte one true knyght called Ferrant of Castres he wolde neuer forsake hym for none aduenture And so than Dampeter went to Syuyle the best cytie of Spaygne and whanÌ„e he was come thyder he was in no great sewerty wherfore he trussed and put into cofers his treasure and toke a shyppe with his wyfe and chyldren And so departed fro Cyuyle and FerraÌ„t of Casters his knight with hym and he arryued lyke a knight disconfyted in Galyce called the ColoÌ„gne where ther was a stronge castell and therin he his wyfe and his chyldren entred that is to say two yonge doughters Constance and Isabell And of all his men and couÌ„sayle he had none but Ferrant of Castres ¶ Now lette vs shewe of Henry the bastarde howe he he perceyuered in his enterprice Cap. C C .xxx. THus as I haue shewed before this kynge DaÌ„peter was soore behated with his owne men throughout all the realme of Castell bycause of the marueylous cruell iustyce that he had done by the occasyon of the distruccyon of the noblemen of his realme yâ— whiche he had put to deth and slayne with his handes Wherfore assoone as they sawe his bastard brother entre into the realme with so great puyssauÌ„ce than they drue all to hym and receyued him to their lorde and so rode forthe with him and they caused cyteâ—s townes borowes and castels to be opyned to hym and euery man to do hym homage And so the spanyardê all with one voyce cryed lyue Henry and dye Dampeter who hath been to vs so cruell and so yuell This the lordes ledde forthe Henry throughout all the realme of Castell as the lorde Gommegaulx the great mayster of Gallestrane and the maister of saynt James So thus all maner of peple obeyd to him and crowned hym kyng in the cytie of Estyrages and all prelates erles barownes knightes made hym reuerence as to their kyng and sware alwayes to maynteyne him as their kynge or els if nede requyred to dye in the quarell So thus this kyng rode fro cytie to cytie and fro to wne to to
so by their good meanes the princes displeasure was apeased so yâ— the lorde Dalbreth shulde bringe no mo but two hundred speares with the whiche he was nothynge ioyouse nor yet his people nor neuer after he loued so entierly the prince as he dyd before Howbeit ther was no remedy but to bere and passe ouer his trouble aswell as he might UHus whyle the prince was makynge of his prouysion and abyding the comynge of his brother the duke of Lancastre The princesse trancysed and through the grace of god she was delyuered of a fayre sonne on the day of the thre kynges of Colayne the whiche was as that yere wente on a wedinsday at the hour of thre or ther about Wher of yâ— prince and all his people were ryght ioyouse and the friday after he was christned at noone in the chur the of saynt Andrewe in the cyte of Burdeaux The archbysshoppe of the same place christned him and the bysshop of Dagen in Dagenoys has the kyng of Mallorques were his godfathers and this chylde had to name Rycharde who was afterwarde kyng of Englande as ye shall here in this hystorie THe sonday after the hour of prime deê‘ted fro Burdeux the prince with great â—â—yumphe and all other men of warr Howbeit the moost part of his hoost were passed on be 〈◊〉 and lay about the cyte of Ast in Gascoyn And the prince the same sonday at night came â—o the same cytie and ther taryed a thre dayes for than it was shewed him that the duke of LaÌ„ 〈◊〉 his brother was comynge and had passed the see a fyue dayes before and was arryued in Bretayne at saynt Mathewes of Fyne 〈◊〉 and so was come to Nauntes where the duke of Bretayne gretly feested him Than the duke of Lancastre passed through Poiccou and â—aynton and came to Blay and ther passed the ryuer of Gyronde and so came to Burdeux and went to the abbey of saynt Andrewe wher the princesse lay who ioyously receyued hym and so dyde all other ladyes and damozeks that were ther. Than the duke thought to â—ary there no lenger but toke his leaue of his sustre the princesse and departed withall his coÌ„pany and rode so long that he came to the cyte of Dast wher he founde the prince his brother They made great ioye eche of other for they loued togyder entierly ther was great tokens of loue shewed bytwene them and their company And anon after the duke of LaÌ„castres comyng thyder came the erle of Foyz and made great reâ—erence and chere to the prince and to his brother and offred him selfe in all poyntes to be at their commaundemeÌ„t The prince who coulde well honour all lordes acordyng to their estatê honoured hym greatly and thanked him of his comyng thyder and after the prince gaue hym yâ— charge of his couÌ„tre in his absence desyringe him to kepe it well tyll his retorne Th erle ioyfully acorded to his desyre than toke leaue deê‘ted home into his countre the prince and the duke of Lancastre his brother sported them in the cite of Ast and all their people spredde abrode in the countre about the entre of the passages of Nauerr for as than they were nat in certayne yf they shulde passe that waye or nat yet the kyng of Nauerr had promysed to open his passages for wordes ran through the hoost that newly he was agreed with the kyng Henry wherof the prince and his counsayle hadde great marueyle and the kyng Dampeter was right sore displeased And in this meane season whyle these wordes thus ranne sir Hugh Caurell and his people aproched to Nauer and toke the cyte of Myrande and the towne of yâ— quenes bridge wherof all the countrey was sore a frayed the whiche tidynges came to the kynge of Nauerr And whan he parceyued that these companyons wolde entre into his land byforce he was sore displeased and wrote worde therof to the prince and the prince let the mater passe brefely bycause yâ— kyng of Nauer as he thoght kept nat trewe promyse with kyng Dampeter Than the prince wrote to him that he shulde excuse hym selfe of the wordes that was layed on hym for it was ther openly sayde that he was clene tourned to kyng Henry And whan yâ— kinge of Nauer vnderstode yâ— trayson was layed on hym than he was more angry than he was before Than he sent a knight to the prince called ser Marten Kar he came to the cyte of Ast to excuse the kynge of Nauer and he demeaned hym selfe so wisely that the prince was apeased of his displeasure so that yâ— same knight shuld retourne into Nauer to the kyng his mayster causyng him to come to saynt JohnÌ„s de pie du port and the prince to take counsayle if he shulde go and speke with him or els to sendsuffyci cut messangers to him Thus this sir Marten Karr departed fro the prince and retourned into Nauar to the kynge and shewed him howe he had spedde and in what condicyon he had founde the prince and his couÌ„sayle and also on what coÌ„dycion he was departed fro theÌ„ This knight dyde somoche that he brought the kyng of Nauar to saynt JohnÌ„s and than he went to the cyte of Ast to the prince And whan yâ— prince knewe that the kynge of Nauar was at saynt Johans de pie du port than he determyned to sende to him the duke of Lancastre his brother and sir Johan Chandos and so these two lordes with a small company rode to the towne of saynt JohnÌ„s with this sayd knight And there the king of Nauar receyued theÌ„ right ioyoully and ther had longe counsayle togyder finally it was acorded that the kyng of Nauer shulde aproche nerer to the prince to a certayne place called Pyerferade and thyder the prince and kyng Dampeter shuld come to speke with him and ther to renewe all their couenauntes And ther eche of them to knowe what they shulde haue all that the kyng of Nauer dyd before was to th entent to be the better assured of their promyses than he thought him selfe he was for he douted that if the coÌ„panyons were entred into his couÌ„tre and this treaty and acorde bytwene them nat sealed Than he feared he shulde nat haue that he desyred whan he wolde ON this treaty retourned the duke of LaÌ„castre and sir JohnÌ„ Chandos and recouÌ„ted to the prince and to kynge Dampeter how they had spedde the whiche pleased them right well and so kepte their day and came to the place assigned and also the kyng of Nauar and yâ— moost speciall of his counsayle And ther were these thre lordes the kyng Dampeter the prince of Wales and the duke of Lancastre on the one party and the kyng of Nauer on the other partie long comunyng toguyder And there it was deuysed acorded what euery man shulde haue and ther was renewed the treaty among them And ther the kyng of Nauer knewe the certayntie what he shulde haue of the realme of Castell
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
he knewe well he shulde encountre his enemys So there were none yâ— went before the marshals batayls but suche currours as were apoynted so thus the lordes of bothe hostes knewe by the report of their currours that they shulde shortely mete So they went forward an hostyng pase eche toward other whan the son was risyng vp it was a great beauty to beholde the batayls and the armurs shinynge agaynst the son So thus they went forward tyll they aproched nere togyder than the prince and his coÌ„pany went ouer a lytell hyll in the disceÌ„dyng therof they ê‘ceyued clerely their enemyes comyng towarde theÌ„ And whan they were all disceÌ„ded down this mouÌ„tayne than euery man drue to their batayls kept theÌ„ styll and so rested theÌ„ and euery man dressed and aparelled hymselfe redy to fight Than sir JohnÌ„ ChaÌ„dos brought his baner rolled vp togyder to the prince sayd Sir beholde here is my baner I requyre you dysplay it abrode and gyue me leaue this day to rayse it for sir I thanke god and you I haue lande and herytage suffycient to maynteyne it withall Than the prince and kynge Dampeter tooke the baner bytwene their handes and spred it abrode the which was of syluer a sharpe pyle goules and delyuered it to him and sayd sir Johan beholde here your baner god sende you ioye and honoure therof Than sir Johan Chandos bare his baner to his owne coÌ„pany and sayd Sirs behold here my baner yours kepe it as your owne And they toke it were right toyfull therof and sayd that by the pleasure of god and saynt George they wolde kepe and defende it to the best of their powers And so the baner abode in the handes of a good englysshe squyer called WyllmÌ„ Alery who bare it that day and aquaynted himself right nobly Than anon after thenglysshmen and gascoins a lighted of their horses and euery man drewe vnder their owne baner and standerd in array of barayle redy to fight it was great ioye to se and consyder the baners and penons and the noble armery that was ther. Than the bataylles began a lytell to auaunce and than the prince of Wales opened his eyen and regarded towarde heuen and ioyned his handes togyder and sayd Uary god Jesu Christ who hath formed and created me coÌ„sent by your benygne grace that I may haue this day victory of myne enemyes as that I do is in a ryghtfull quarell to sustayne and to ayde this kynge chased out of his owne herytage the whiche gyueth me courage to auaunce my selfe to restablysshe hym a gayne into his realme And than he layed his right hande on kyng Dampeter who was by hym and sayd Sir kynge ye shall knowe this day if euer ye shall haue any part of the realme of Castell or nat Therfore auaunce baners in the name of god and saynt George with those wordes the duke of Lancastre and sir Johan Chandos aproched and the duke sayde to sir Wylliam Beauchamp Sir Wylliam beholde yonder our enemyes this day ye shall se me a good knyght or els to dye in the quarell And therwith they aproched their enemyes first the duke of Lancastre and sir Johan Chandos batayle assembled with the batayle of sir Bertram of Clesquy and of the marshall sir Arnold Dandrehen who were a foure thousande men of armes So at the first brunt ther was a sore encountre with speares and sheldes and they were a certayne space or any of them coude get within other ther was many a dede of armes done and many a man reuersed and cast to the erthe that neuer after was relyued And whan these two first barayls were thus assembled the other batayls wolde nat longe tary behynde but aproched and assembled togyder quickely And so the prince and his batayle came on the erle of Anxes batayle and with the prince was kyng Dampeter of Castell and sir Marten dela Care who represented the kynge of Nauer And at the first metynge that the prince mette with the erle of Anxes batayle therle and his brother fledde away without order or good array and wyst nat why and a two thousand speres with hym So this seconde batayle was opened and anone disconfyted for the captall of Beufz and the lorde Clysson and their company came on them a fote and slewe and hurt many of theÌ„ Than the princes batayle with kyng Dampeter came and ioyned with the batayle of kynge Henry wher as there were threscore thousande men a fote and a horsebacke There the batayle began to be fierse and cruell on all partes for the spanyardes and castillyans had slynges wher with they cast stones in such wise that ther with they claue and brake many a bassenet and helme and hurt many a man and ouerthrue them to the erthe and the archers of Englande shotte fiersly and hurtespanyardes greuously and brought them to great mischefe The one parte cryed Castell for kynge Henry and the other parte saynt George guyen And the first batayle as the duke of Lancastre and sir Johan Chandos and the two marshals sir Guyss harde Dangle and sir Stephyne Consenton fought with sir Bertram of Clesquy with the other knightes of FrauÌ„ce and of Aragon ther was done many a dede of armes so it was harde for any of them to open others batayle dyuers of theÌ„ helde their speares in both their handes foyning and presing eche at other and some fought with shorte swerdes and daggers Thus at the beginnynge the frenchmen and they of Aragon fought valiantly so that the good knightê of Englande endured moche payne That daye sir Johan Chandos was a good knight and dyde vnder his baner many a noble feate of armes he aduentured himselfe so farre that he was closed in amonge his enemyes and so sore ouerpressed that he was felled downe to the erthe and on hym there fell a great and a bygge man of Castell called Martyne Ferrant who was gretly renomed of hardynesse amonge the spanyardes and hedyde his entent to haue slayne sir Johan Chandos who lay vnder hym in great danger Than sir Johan Chandos remembred of a knyfe that he had in his bosome and drewe it out and strake this Martyne so in the backe and in the sydes that he wounded him to dethe as he lay on him Than sir Johan Chandos tourned hym ouer and rose quickely on his fete and his men were there aboute hym who had with moche payne broken the prease to come to hym wher as they sawe hym felled THe saturday in the mornynge bytwene Nauer and Nauaret was the batayle right fell and cruell and many a man brought to great myschefe Ther was done many a noble dede of armes by the prince and by the duke of LaÌ„castre his brother and by sir JohnÌ„ ChaÌ„dos sir Guysshard DaÌ„gle the captall of Befz the lorde of Clisson the lorde of Raix sir Hugh Caurell sir Mathue Gourney sir Loys Harcourt the lorde of Pons the lorde of Partney And of
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
of France We renounce by these presentes do renounce all graces other processe of dede agaynst our sayd brother his heyres successours of the realme of France subgettê therof And promyse swere haue sworne by the body of Jesu cryst for vs our successours the we shulde nat do nor suffre to be done by dede or worde any thyng ayenst this renuÌ„ciacioÌ„ nor agaynst any thyng coÌ„teyned in the forsayd artycles And if we do or suffre to be done to the coÌ„trary by any maner of way the whiche god for beve We wyll than that we be reputed for false forsworne and to ryn into suche blame disfainy as a kinge sacred ought to do in suche case And clerely we renouÌ„ce all dispeÌ„sacions absolucions of the pope if any be obteyned we wyll they stande for nought to be of no valure and that they ayd vs nat in no maner of case And the more fermlyer to vpholde all the sayd artycles we put vs our heyres successours to the iurisdyction correction of the church of Rome and wyll consent that our holy father the pope conferme all the sayd treaty to ordayne monycions generall coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„tes agaynst vs our heyres successours agaynst our subgettê comoÌ„s vniuersiteis collegê or any other singuler ê‘sons what soeuer they be in gyueng of senteÌ„ce generall of cursyng suspeÌ„dyng interdityng to ryn on vs or on any of theÌ„ asson as we or they do or ateÌ„pt to the coÌ„trary of the said trety or ocupyeÌ„g to waê castels or fortresses or any other thing doyng ratifyeng or gyueng couÌ„sell coÌ„fort fauour or ayde priuely or openly agaynst any of the sayd artycles And also we haue caused our dere eldest sonne Edwarde prince of Wales to swere the same And also our yonger soÌ„nes Lyonell erle of Ulster JohnÌ„ erle of Richmont and Edmond of Langley our right dere cosyn Phylyp of Nauar and the dukes of LaÌ„castre and of Bretayne and therles of Stafford Salisbury And the lorde of MaÌ„ny the caprall of befz the lorde MoÌ„tford James Audley Roger Beauchampt JohnÌ„ Chandos Rafe Ferres Edward Spens ThomÌ„s WyllmÌ„ Phelton Eu state DaÌ„bretycourt FraÌ„ke de Hall JohnÌ„ MoÌ„bray Bartylmewe Bromes Henry Percy dyuers other And also we shall cause to swere assone as we can coÌ„ueniently all our other chyldren and the moost ê‘te of the great prelatê erles barons other nobles of our realme of England In witnesse herof we haue put our seale to these presentê gyuen at our towne of Calais the yere of our lorde M. CCC and threscore The .xxiiii. day of Octobre ¶ Among other writynges that had ben grauÌ„ted aswell at Bertigny besyde Charters as at Calays whan kynge Johan was ther. This sayd charter was one of theÌ„ and was well reed and examyned by kyng Charles in the preseÌ„ce of the chefe of his couÌ„sell Than the prelates and barons of France sayd to the kyng Sir the kynge of England the prince his son haue nat fulfylled the sayd peace but haue taken townes castels and do kepe theÌ„ to the great domage of this your realme and rauÌ„someth pylleth the people so that the paymeÌ„t of the redeÌ„cion is yet in ê‘tie vnpayed Therfore sir you your subgettes haue good ryght iust cause to brek the peace to make warr agaynst theÌ„glyshmen to take fro theÌ„ Bretayn the which they haue on this syde the water Also some of his counsayle shewed him secretly by great delyberacion sayeng sir hardely take on you this warre forye haue cause so to do For sir assone as ye ones begyn the warr ye shall se fynde that they of the duchy of Acqquitayn shall turne to you aswell prelates barons erles knightê squiers as the burgesses of good townes ye may se sir howe the prince wolde ê“cede in reysing of this fowage but he can nat bring it to his purpose so ther by he is in hatred withall ê‘sons for they of Poictou Xaynton Querry Lymosyn Rouerne and of Rochell are of suche nature that they can in no wyse loue theÌ„glyshmen nor theÌ„glyshmen theÌ„ they are so proude presuÌ„tuous nor neuer dyd And also besyde that the officers of the price dothe suche extorcioÌ„s on the people of XaintoÌ„ Poitou Rochell for they take all in abaÌ„don and reyseth somoch of theÌ„ in the tytell of the price so that ther is none that is sure to haue any thing of his owne And also the geÌ„tylmen of the countre can attayne to no offyce nor prefermeÌ„t for the englyshmen and seruantê to the prince hath all Thus the french kyng was moued couÌ„sayled to moue warr and naÌ„ely by the duke of Aniou who lay at Tholous desyred gretly the warr as he that leued nothing theÌ„glishmen bycause of suche displeasures as they had done hym in tyme past And also the gascons sayd often tymes to the kyng Dere sir we are bounde to haue our resorte to your court therfore we huÌ„bly requyre you that ye wyll do right lawe And as ye are the most rightfull price of the worlde do vs right on the great grefes extorcions that the price of Wales his people doth wolde do to vs. sir if ye refuce to do vs ryght we shall thaÌ„ purchace for our selfe some remedy in some other place and shall yelde put our selfe vnder the iurisdyction of suche a lorde as shall cause vs to haue reason and so therby than shall you lese your seignory ouer vs. And the french kynge who was â—othe to lese theÌ„ â–ª thinkyng it might be a great hurt and preiudice to him to his realme answered theÌ„ right curtesly sayd Sirs for faute of lawe nor of good counsayle â–ª ye shall nat nede to resorte to any court but all onely to mynde Howbeit in all suche besynesse it behoueth to worke and folowe good couÌ„sell aduyce Thus the kyng draue them of nigh the space of a yere and kept them styll with hym at Parys and payed for all their eâ—pences and gaue them great gyftes and iowelles And alwayes raused to besecretly enquered amonge them if the peace were broken bytwene hym Englande whyder they wolde maynteyne his quarell or nat and they answered that if the warr were ones open the frenche kyng shulde nat nede to care for that part for they sayd they were stronge ynough to kepe warr with the price and all his puyssance Also the kynge sent to theÌ„ of Abuyle to knowe yf they wolde tourne take his parte and become frenche And they answered that they desyred nothynge in all the worlde so moche as to be french they hated so deedly the â—â—glysshmen Thus the french kyng gate hym â—râ—des on all ê‘tes or els he durst nat haue done yâ— he dyde In the same season was borne Charies the kynges eldest son in the yere of our lord 〈◊〉 CCC lâ—viii wherof the realme of France was ioyfull a lytell before was borne
and the seneshall of Rouergne sir Thomas of Pountchardone sir Thomas Percy and his chauncellour the bysshoppe of Bale Than the prince demaunded of them yf the frenche messangers had any saue conducte of hym or nat and they answered they knewe of none that they had No hath sayd the prince and shoke his heed and sayd It is nat coÌ„uenyent that they shulde thus lightly deê‘te out of our couÌ„tre to make their taÌ„gelingê to the duke of an â—ou who loueth vs but a lytellâ— he wyll be glad that they haue thus somoned vs iÌ„ our owne hous I trowe all thingê coÌ„sydred they be rather messaÌ„gers of myne owne subgettê as therle of Armynake the lorde Dalbret therle of Pyergort therles of Comynges Carmayne than of yâ— freÌ„ch kyngê Therfore bycause of the great dispite that they haue done to vs we wold they were ouer taken put in prison Of the which all the princes couÌ„sell was right ioyouse sayd ser we fereye haue taryed to long fro this purpose in coÌ„tyneÌ„t the seneshall of Dagenois was coÌ„mauÌ„ded to take with him ser wyllmÌ„ the moÌ„ke a right good knight of England that they shulde ryde after to stoppe the messaÌ„gers so they deê‘ted folowed so long after theÌ„ that at last they ouertok theÌ„ in the lande of Dagenois they arested theÌ„ and made an other occasyon than the prices coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„t for in their arestyng they spake no worde of the prince but sayd howe their host wher as they lay last compleyned on theÌ„ for a horse that he sayd they had changed The knight and the clerke had great marueyle of that tidynges and excused theÌ„selfe but their excuse coude nat auayle But so they were brought in to the cytie of Dagen and putte in prison And they let some of their pages departe and they went by the cytie of Tholous and recorded to yâ— duke of Aniou all the hole mater wherof he was nothyng displeased for he thought well yâ— therby shuld begyn warr hatred and so he prepared couertly therfore These tidyngê came to yâ— french king â–ª for the pagê went recouÌ„ted all the hole mater to hym as they had herde sene Of the whiche the kyng was sore displeased toke it in great dispyte â–ª and toke couÌ„sayle aduyse theron And specially of the wordes yâ— was shewed him that the price shulde say â–ª whan he said that he wolde come ê‘sonally to his vncle to answere to the apell made agaynst him with his bassenet on his heed .lx. M. men of warre in his coÌ„pany â–ª agaynst the which the french kyng made prouysion ryght subtelly wisely for he thought well it was a weighty mater to make warr agaynst the kyng of England his puyssance Seyng howe they had put his predecessours in tyme past to somoche labour trauell Whefore he thought it a harde mater to begyn warr but he was so sore requyred of the great lordes of Gascon Guyen and also it was shewed him what great extorcions domagê thenglysshmen dyde dayly and were likely to do in tyme to come He grauÌ„ted to the warr with an yuell wyll coÌ„sydring the distruction of yâ— poore people that he thought shulde ensue therby ¶ Howe the duke of Berry dyuers other that were in hostage in EnglaÌ„de returned into FraÌ„ce Ca. C Cxliiii SO agaynst this ferse aÌ„swere of the prince the freÌ„ch kynge and his counsell ê“uyded therfore priuely And in yâ— same season returned into France out of England duke JohnÌ„ of Berry The kyng of Englande gaue him leaue for a hole yere â–ª but he bare himselfe so wisely that he neuer retourned agayne for he made suche excusacious other meanes that the warr was opyn as ye shall herafter â–ª also lorde JohnÌ„ Harcort was retourned into his owne couÌ„tre The kyng of England gaue him leaue to deê‘te at the instance of sir Loys Harcort his vncle who was of Poyctou as than ê‘teyning to the price who fell sicke the whiche was happy for hym For his sickenes endured tyll the warr was newly begon so therby he neuer returned agayne into Englande Guy of Bloys who was as than but a yong squyer and brother to therle of Bloys was fraÌ„ke and fre delyuerd out of England for whan he ê‘ceyued that the french kyng for whoÌ„e he lay in hostage dyd nothyng for his delyuerance Than he fell in a treaty with the lorde of Coucy who had wedded the doughter of the king of EnglaÌ„de he had yerely a great reuenewe out of the kyng of Englandê cofers bycause of his wyfe And so ther was such a treaty bytwene yâ— kyng of Englande his sonÌ„e in lawe and sit Guy of Bloys yâ— by the couÌ„sell of bothe bretherne lord JohnÌ„ of Blois sir Guy by the agrement of the frenche kyng they clerely resigned into the kyng of Englandê handes therldome of Soyssons the which land the kyng of EnglaÌ„d gaue to his son in lawe the lord Coucy for the which he dyd quyte hym of .iiii. M. â—i of yerely reuenewes Thus this couenaÌ„t was made engrosed sir Guy of Bloys delyuered Also therle Peter of Alanson had leue of the kyng of Eng. to returne into FraÌ„ce for a space wher he abod so long founde so many excusacions that he neuer returned after i hostage howbeit I beleue that finally he payed .xxx. M. fraÌ„kes for his aquytall Also duke Loys of Burbone was happy who lay also in hostage in England for by suche grace as the kynge of Engl. shewed him he was returned into France whyle he was at Parys with the french kyng the bysshop of Wynchestre discessed who was as than chauÌ„cellour of England Than ther was a preest about yâ— kyng of England called sir WyllmÌ„ Wycan who was so great with the kynge â–ª that all thyng was done by him without him nothinge done and so whan the bysshoprike of Wynchestre was voyd Than the kyng of EnglaÌ„de by the desyre of the sayd preest wrote to yâ— duke of Burbone that he wolde for his sake make suche sute to the holy father pope Urbane yâ— his chapelayne might haue yâ— bysshoprike of Wynchestre promysing the duke in his so doyng to entreat hym right curtesly for his prisoumeÌ„t of hostage Whan the duke of Burbone sawe the kyng of Englandê messaÌ„gers and his letter â–ª he was therof right ioyouse shewed all the mater to the french kyng Than the kyng couÌ„sayled him to go to the pope for the same and so he dyde And departed went to Auygnon to the pope who was nat as than gone to Rome so the duke made his request to yâ— pope he grauÌ„ted him and gaue him the bysshoprike of Wynchestre at his pleasure was content so that yâ— kyng of EnglaÌ„d wold be fauorable to him in yâ— coÌ„posycion for his delyuerance that yâ— foresayd Wy can shulde haue the sayd bysshoprike And than the duke of Burbone returned into
FraÌ„ce and so into Englande there treated with the kyng his couÌ„sell for his delyueraÌ„ce or he wolde shewe his bulles fro the pope The kyng loued so well this preest that yâ— duke of Burbone was delyuered quyte payed .xx. M. frankes And so sir WyllmÌ„ Wy can was bisshop of Wyn chester chancellour of Englande Thus the lordes were delvuered that were hostagê in England ¶ Now let vs returne to the warres of Gascoyne the whiche began bycause of the appell that ye haue herde before ¶ Howe therle of Piergourt vycoÌ„t of Carmane and the other barons of Gascoyne discoÌ„fyted the seneshall of Rouergne Cap. C C .xlv. VE haue herde how the price of Wales toke in great dispyte his somonyng that was made to him to appere at Parys was in full inteÌ„syon acordyng as he had sayd to yâ— messangers to apere ê‘sonally in France with a great army the next somer And sent incontynent to theÌ„glysshe capitayns gascons yâ— were of his acorde suche as were about the ryuer of Loyre desyring theÌ„ nat to deê‘te farr thens for he sayd he trusted shortly to set theÌ„ a warke Of the which tidyngê the moost part of the coÌ„panyons were right ioyouse but so it was the prince dayly impered of a sickenesse yâ— he had taken in Spayne wherof his men were greatly dismayd for he was in that case he might nat ryde Of the which the frenche kyng was well enformed had perfyte knowlege of all his disease so that the phicysions surgions of France iuged his malady to be a dropsy â–ª vncurable so after that sir CaÌ„ponell of CaÌ„ponall the clerke was taken a rested by sir WyllmÌ„ the monke put in prison in yâ— castell of Dagen as ye haue herde before The erle of Comynges therle of Piergort the vycont of Carman sir Bertrm of Taude the lorde de la Barde the lorde of Pyncornet who were in ther owne countreis toke in great dispyte the takyng of the said messangers for in the name of theÌ„ for their cause they went on this message wherfore they thought to counterueng it to opyn the warre sayd so great dispyte is nat to be suffred Than they vnderstode that sir ThomÌ„s Wake was ridyng to Roddes to fortefy his fortresse shuld departe fro Dagenois with a .lx. speares And whan these sayd lordes knewe therof they were right ioyouse layd in a busshment a. C C C. speares to encouÌ„tre sir ThomÌ„s Wake and his coÌ„pany Thus the sayd seneshall rode with his lx speares C C. archers and sodenly on theÌ„ brake out this great enbusshment of gascoyns wherof thenglysshmen were sore abasshed for they thought lytell of this bushment How be it they defeÌ„ded theÌ„selfe as well as they might but the freÌ„chmen fersely assayled theÌ„ And so at the first metyng there were many cast to the erthe but finally theÌ„glyshmen coude endure no leger but were discoÌ„fyted stedde and than were many taken slayne and sir ThomÌ„s stedde or els he had ben taken And so saued hymselfe by the ayde of his horse and entred into the castell of MoÌ„taubon and the gascons other returned into their couÌ„treis ledde with theÌ„ their prisoners coÌ„questes Tidyngê anone was brought to the prince who was at yâ— tyme in Angoleme howe yâ— his seneshall of Rouerne was disconfyted by therle of Pyergort suche other as had apeled hym to yâ— court of Parys of yâ— which he was right sore displeased sayd that it shulde be derely reueÌ„ged on theÌ„ on their landes that had done him this outrage Than incontynent the prince wrote to sir JohnÌ„ ChaÌ„dos who was in CoÌ„stantyne at s Sauyour le vycont coÌ„mauÌ„dyng hym incoÌ„tynent after the sight of his letters to coÌ„e to hym wtout any delay And sir Johan ChaÌ„dos who wolde nat disobey the prince hasted as moch as he might to come to him so came to Angoleme to the prince who receyued him with great ioye Than the prince sent hym with certayne men of armes archers to yâ— garyson of MoÌ„tabon to make warr agaynst the gascons freÌ„chmen who dayly encreased and ouer ran the princes lande Than sir Thomas Wake assone as he myght went to Roddes refresshed and fortifyed newly the cytie And also the towne and castell of Myllan in the marchesse of â–ª Mountpellyer and in euery place he set archers and men of warr Sir JohnÌ„ ChaÌ„dos beyng at MoÌ„taubon to kepe the marches froÌ„ters ther agaynst the freÌ„chmen with such other barons knyghtê as yâ— price had sent thyder with hym as the lorde captall of Beutz the two bretherne of Pomyers sir JohnÌ„ and sir Hely the Soldyche of Lestrade the lorde of Partney the lorde of Pons sir Loys of Harcourt â–ª yâ— lord of Pyname the lorde of Tanyboton sir Rich. of Pountchardon These lordes and knightes made often yssues on therle of Armynakes coÌ„pany and on the lorde Dalbretê men who kept the fronter ther agaynst them with the ayde of therle of Pyergourt therle Comynges the vycouÌ„t of Carmane the vycont of Tharyde the lorde de la Barde and dyuers other all of alyance one affinyte Thus somtyme the one ê‘te wanne and somtyme thother as aduentur falleth in feates of armes All this season the duke of Anioy lay styll and styred nat for any thinge that he herde for his brother the frenche kynge coÌ„maunded hym in no wyse to make any warr agaynst the prince tyll he were commaunded otherwyse by hym ¶ How in this season the freÌ„ch kyng drewe to hym certayne capitayns of the coÌ„panyons and howe he sent his defyance to the kynde of Englande Cap. CC .xlvi. THe frenche kyng all this season secretly and subtelly had get to hym dyuers capitayns of the companyons and other and he sent theÌ„ into the marches of Berry Auergne The kyng coÌ„sented that they shulde lyue there vpon that couÌ„tre coÌ„maundyng theÌ„ to make no warr tyll they were otherwyse coÌ„maunded for the frenche kynge wolde nat be knowen of the warr for therby he thought he shulde lese the enterprice that he trusted to haue in therldome of Poictou For if the kyng of Englande had perfetly knowen that the french kyng wolde haue made hym warr he wolde right well haue wtstande the domage that he had after in Poitou for he wolde so well a prouyded for the good towne of Abuyle with englysshmen and so well haue furnysshed all other garysons in the said couÌ„tre that he wolde haue ben styll souerayne ouer theÌ„ And the seneshall of the same countie was an englysshman called sir Nycolas Louayng who was in good fauour with the kyng of Englande as he was worthy For he was so true that to be drawen with wylde horses he wolde neuer coÌ„sent to any shame cowardnesse or villany In the same season was sent into EnglaÌ„de therle of Salebruee and sir WyllmÌ„ of Dorman fro the frenche kyng to speke with the kyng of England
affinite abode in the bysshopryke of Mans and in base Normandy and had taken a towne called Uire and distroyed all the couÌ„trey there about Thus the companyons turned some to the one parte and some to the other so that they were all eyther englisshe or frenche Than the kynge of Englande was counsayled to sende his sonne the erle of Cambrydge and the erle of Penbroke into the duchie of Acquitayne to the prince with a certayne nombre of men of warre so were named they that shuld go with them in that voyage as the lorde of Tarbeston ser Brian Stapleton sir Thomas Balestre ser JohnÌ„ Truues and dyuers other They entred assoone as they myght into yâ— see and were in all .iiii. C. men of armes .iiii. C. archers And so they sayled towarde Britayne and had wynde at wyll and arryued in the hauen of saynt Malo in the Isle And whan the duke of Bretayne ser JohnÌ„ Mountford knew that they were arryued in his countrey he was right ioyous and sent incontinent knyghtes to receyue them as ser JohnÌ„ of Laigingay and ser JohnÌ„ Augustin Of the comynge of them the erle of Cambridge the erle of Penbroke were right ioyous For they knewe nat whether the lordes knyghtes good townes of Bretayne wold suffre them to passe through the couÌ„trey or nat Than these sayd lordes of England desyred the duke that they myght passe And the duke who was fauorable to englisshemen and was loth to displease them acorded to theyr request that they shulde passe through the countrey payeng for that they shulde take without riot or grudge Than the erle of Cambridge the erle of Penbroke and theyr company drew to the companyons that were at the castell of Gontierland at the towne of Uire and so toke them forth with them and passed the ryuer of â—oire at the Bridge of NaÌ„tes without doyng of any hurt to the couÌ„trey In the same season sit Hugh Caurell with a great nombre of companyons in the marches of Arragon was newly come out of Spaigne as soone as he knewe that the frenchemen made warre to the prince he with his company passed through Foâ—â— and Arragon and entred into Bigore and so came to the prince to the cite of Angolesme to whom the prince made great chere and was gladde of hym and kept hym styll there tyll the companions were come out of Normandy who hadde solde theyr fortresses to come to hym And as soone as they wer come to Angolesme the prince ordeyned ser Hugh Caurel to be theyr capitayn And so he was than to the nombre of .ii. thousande fightyngemen Than the prince sende them to the landes of the erle of Armynack and of the lorde Dalbreth to burne exile the countrey And so there they made great warre and dyd moche great domage to the countrey ¶ Howe the erle of Cambridge and the erle of Penbroke arryued at Angolesine howe the prince sent theâ— to ouerrenne the countye of Piergourt Cap. CC .l. THe erle of Cambridge and the erle of Penbroke who were arryued at saynt Malo as ye haue harde before and taried there tyll all theyr company were past by the agrement of the duke of Bretayne And whan they were well refresshed there they had leaue to departe and so went to Nantes there the duke receyued them right honorably they taried with hym .iii. dayes and refresshed them their people The fourth day they passed ouer the great ryuer of Loyre at the bridge of Nantes and rode so longe by their iorneis that they came to Angolesme where they fouÌ„d the prince the princesse The prince was right ioyous of the comyng of his brother the erle of Cambridge and of the erle of Penbroke and demaunded of them how the kynge his father and the quene his mother and his other bretherne dyd And whan they had taryed there a .iii. dayes than the prince sente them to make a iourney into the countie of Piergourt And so these .ii. lordê and theyr company made them redy so to do and toke leaue of the prince and went forth in goodly array they wer a .iii. M. fyghtyng men by the helpe of dyuers knyghtes and squters of Poictou Xainton Lymo syn Quercy and Rouergue And so than these lordes entred into the couÌ„tie of Piergourt and there they dyd many great domagê And whan they had burned and ouerran the most parte of the couÌ„trey they went layd siege to a fortresse called Bourdeill there were .ii. squiers bretherne capitaynes within called Erualdon and Bernardyn of Batefoll and beside them in the countie there were diuers good capitaynes the whiche the erle of Piergourt had sende thether to kepe the garisons and fortresses the whiche were right well prouyded fore both with artillarie vitailes and other thynges necessarie to maynteyne and kepe their places a long space And also they that were within were of good wyll so to do Thus durynge the siege before Bourdeill there were many featê of armes don and many a saute many a reculyng and many a skrymysshe nere hande dayly for the .ii. squiers within were right hardy and prowde and loued but lytell the englisshe men and came oft tymes to the barriers and skrymysshedde with them without and some day wanne and some day loste as the aduentures of warre often tymes falleth nowe vp nowe downe And on the other syde in the marches of Aniou and Towrayne there were a. M. fyghtynge men as well frenchemen as bretons bourgonyons pycardes normans and angeuyns and dyd aften tymes great domage in the princis lande ouer whome were capitaynes syr JohnÌ„ de Belle sir Wylliam of Bourdes ser Loys of saynt Julianâ— and Carnet the Breton And agaynste them there were men of warr in the fronters of Poictou and Xainton as dyuers knyghtes of the princis and specially sir Symon Burle and ser Dangouse how be it they had nat the .iiii. part of the men that the frenchemen had for the frenchemen were a thousand fightyng men or mo and the englisshemen past nat a two or thre huÌ„dred at the most for the prince had sent a great nombre of his meÌ„ into .iiii. armies as to MoÌ„taban a .v. hundred with ser JohnÌ„ ChaÌ„dos and other coÌ„panions in the landes of the erle of Armynacke and the lorde Dalbreth And also a great company with ser Hugh Caurell and the greattest company of all with his brother therle of CaÌ„bridge to the siege of Bourdeil Wherfore there were but fewe agaynst the freÌ„chemen in Poictou Howe be it they acquited themselfe right nobly and dyd theyr deuour to kepe the fronters and garisons there and neuer refused to fight and to skrymysshe with the freÌ„chemen thoughe they were nothynge lyke in nombre And so it was on a day the frenchemen had certayne knowlege that the englysshemen were a brode in the feldes Wherof they were right ioy full and so layde them selfe in a busshement as the englisshemen shulde returne
who were coÌ„myng fro an enterprise that they had done bytwene Mirebel and Lusignen And so at a broken way the frenchemen came out on them and were to the noÌ„bre of .v. C. and ser JohnÌ„ de Bueil and ser Wyllyam de Bourdes ser Loys of saynt Julian and Carnet the BretoÌ„ were capitayns of that company there was a sore fight and many a man reuersed to the erth for the englisshemen right hardely fought and valiantly defeÌ„ded them selfe as long as they myght endure ser Symon Burle and ser Angouse proued yâ— day noble knyghtes Howe be it finally it auayled them nothyng for they were but a haÌ„dful of meÌ„ as to regard the frenche partye So they were discomfitted and per force caused to flee and ser Angouse saued hym selfe as well as he myght entred into the castell of Lusignen and ser SymoÌ„ Burle was so sore pursewed that he was taken prisoner and all his companye eyther taken or slayne but a fewe that skaped And than the freÌ„chemen returned into theyr garisons right ioyous of theyr aduenture and in lyke wyse was the frenche kynge whan he herd therof and the prince rightsore displeased and sorowefull for the takynge of ser Symon Burle whom he loued entierly and had good reason and cause so to do for he had euer ben a right noble and a coragious knyght and had alwayes right valyantly borne hym selfe in the susteynynge of the kynge of Englandes parte so had beÌ„ al the other companyons that were slayne and taken at that skrymysshe wherof the prince and al they of his parte were right sorowfull The whiche was no meruayle for it is comonly sayde that one is worthe a. C. and a. C. is nat worthe one And truely sometyme it fortuneth that by one man a hole countrey is saued by his wytte and prowes and by a nother a hole countrey loâ—â— Thus the fortune chaunces of the world ofteÌ„ tymes falleth ¶ Howe sir JohnÌ„ ChaÌ„dos toke Tarriers and howe the erle of Piergourt and dyuers othe knyghtes besieged Riamulle in Quercy Ca. CC .li. AFter thys aduenture that thus fell bitwene Mirebel and LusigneÌ„ as ye haue herd before the englisshemeÌ„ and theyr companyons rode more wiselier together And nowe letvs speke of ser JohnÌ„ Chandos and ser Guysshard Dangle and their coÌ„panies who were at MoÌ„taban a .vii. leages from Tholouse and made many horrible enterpryses and whan they sawe they had layne there a longe space and thought they had nat enployed well their season except in kepyng of the froÌ„ters therfore they determined to go and lay siege to Tarriers in Tholousayn so they prepared all thyng redy and departed fro MoÌ„taban and went to Tarriers and besieged it rounde about And they perceyued well howe they coude nat geat it by noassaute nor none other wayes at their ease without it were by mynynge than they sette theyr mynours a warke who atcheued theyr warke so well that on the 〈◊〉 day after they toke and entred into the towne and all they within slayne and the towne robbed and spoyled And in the same iourney they had thought to haue taken another towne a. iii leages from Tholouse called Lauall and had layde a busshement there by in a Wodde And than a .xl. of them couertly armed vnder the ha bytes of villaynes of the countrey were goyng to the towne but they were disceyued by a villayne boye that was a foote in theyr company he discouered theyr enterprise and so they fayled of their enteÌ„t and returned agayne to MoÌ„taban In the same season there was abrode in the feldes the erle of Piergourt therle of Comynges the erle of Lisle the Uicount of Carmayn the Uicount of Brunikel the Uicount of Lautre ser Bertram of Tharide the lorde de la Barde the lorde of Pincornet ser Perducas Dalbreth the Bourge of Lespare the Bourge of Bertueill Ayemon Dortingue Jaquet de Bray Perrot of Sauoy Arnolde of Pans and they were to the nombre of .x. M. and they entred into Quercy by the coÌ„maundement of the duke of Aniou who was as than in the cite of Tholouse and they brought that lande into great tribulacion and brent and exyled the couÌ„trey and than they came to Riamulle in Quercy and besieged the towne but the seneschall of Quercy had well prouyded for the towne in all maner of thynges and had therin many good englisshe men the whiche wold nat yelde vp the towne to dye therfor how be it they of the towne wolde gladly haue gyuen it vp Than the lordes and knyghtes of France sent for .iiii. great engins to the cite of Tholouse and whan they were come they were dressed and reised vp and they caste nyght and day stones great peces of tymber into the fortresse and besyde that they set mynours a warke who made theyr boste to wynne the towne breuely And alwayes the englysshemen within lyke noble and valiant men comforted eche other and set but lytell by theyr mynynge ¶ Howe the archebysshoppÌ„ of Tholouse conuerted to the frenche kynge by his prayer and request the citie of Caoure and dyuerse other townes and howe the duke of Guerles and the duke of Julliers defied the french kynge Cap. CC .lii. IN the meane season whyle these frenche knyghtes were thus in Quercy in the marches of Lymosyn Auuergne the duke of Betrey was in Auuergne with a great nombre of menne of warre as syr JohnÌ„ of Armynac hys vncle the lorde JohnÌ„ of Uillemur Roger of Beaufort the lorde of Beauiew the lorde of Uillers the lorde of Sergnac the lorde of CaleÌ„con ser Griffith of MoÌ„tague and sir Hugh Dolphin with a great nombre of other good knyghtes squiers and so they ouerran the marches of Rouergue of Quercy and of Lymosyn dyd great domage and enpouerysshed greately the countrey for nothynge helde agaynste them and so by the meanes of the duke of Berrey the archebysshop departed out of Tholouse who Was a right good clerke and went to Caours wher of his brother was bysshoppÌ„ and there he preched and publysshed in suche wise the frenche kyngis quarell that by his meanes the citie of Caours turned frenche and sware faythe homage from thence forthe to the frenche kynge Than the sayd archebisshop rode forth further and preched and declared the Frenche kynges right title and quarell in suche wise that al the countrey became frenche he caused to turne mo than .lx. townes cities castelles and fortresses by the helpe and ayde of the duke of Berreys company of men of warr as syr JohnÌ„ of Armi nake and other who rode abrode in the couÌ„trey they caused to turne frenche Sigac Gaignac capedonac and diuers other good townes and strong castelles For he preched that the frenche kynge had so great ryght and iuste cause in his quarell that the people that harde hym beleued hym And also naturally the people were in their myndes rather frenche than englisshe the whiche helped moche to the matter In lyke
maner as this archebysshop went aboute prechynge and shewyng the right quarel of the frenche kyng in the bondes and lymitacions of Languedoc there were in Pycardy dyuerse other prelates and clerkes who well and sufficieÌ„tly dyd their deuours to shewe and to preche the sayd quarel of the frenche kynge to the comon people of cyties and good townes and specially sir WylliaÌ„ of â—ormans preched the sayd quarel fro cite to citie and fro towne to towne so wysely and so notably that all that harde hym lent them selfe to his opinion so that the busynesse of the realme was by hym and by his wordes so coloured that it was marnayle to speke therof And besyde that the frenche kyng hym selfe was so moued with deuocion that he caused to be made contynual processions by the clergie and hym selfe and the quene wolde go bare foote requyrynge and besechynge god deuoutely to assist and mainteyne the right of the realme of France the whiche hath ben a season in great tribulacion And also the kynge caused all his subiectes by the constreynte of the prelates to do the same In lyke maner dyd the kynge of EnglaÌ„d in his realme There was a bysshop that tyme at London who made many prechynges and declaracions shewyng the people that the freÌ„che kynge by great wronge hadde renewed the warre And that he dyd was agayngste ryght and good reason and that he proued by diuers artycles and poyntes openely shewed to saye trouth it was of necessite that both kyngê syth they were determyned to make warre to shewe to their people the ordre and cause of their quarelles so that they myght with the better wyls helpe and ayde theyr lordes of the whiche they were all awakened both in the one realme and other The kynge of Englande sent into Brabant and Haynault to knowe if he myght geat any ayde there and desired duke Aulbert who had in rule and gouernance the countie of Heynault at that tyme that he wolde open his couÌ„trey to suffre hym to go and come and to abide there if nede were and that waye to passe into the realme of France with his army The duke Aulbert at the requeste of the kynge of EnglaÌ„d his vncle and at the desyre of the quene his auÌ„te lyghtly condyscended to theyr desyres by the ayde and good mocyon of Edwarde Duke of Guerles who was of the kynge of Englandes parte For he wedded the dukes doughter and by the duke of Julyers his cousyn germayne These two at that tyme were in faythe and homage bouÌ„de to the kyng of EnglaÌ„de by whom they were desyred that they shulde retaygne eche of them the nombre of a thousande speares at his coste and charge Wherfore these .ii. lordes aduysed well that it shulde be good for the kynge of Englande to geatte alied to hym the duke Aulbert Who was sore tempted therto by them and by great gyftes that the kynge of Englande promysed hym by suche knyghtes as he hadde sente vnto hym But Whan the lorde of Comynges who was about the freÌ„che kynge herde therof he returned into Heynaulte and by the counsayle of the lorde JohnÌ„ Werthyn sâ— neschall of Heynaulte by whom all the countrey was moste gouerned and was a wyse and a valiant knyght and was good freÌ„che in hart he was so well beloued with the duke duchesse that he brake the purpose of the englisshe messaÌ„gers for by the helpe of therle of Bloys and of ser JohnÌ„ of Bloys his brother the lorde Ligny and of the lorde BarbaÌ„son the duke and all his countrey abode as neuter and held with none of both partes And this answere made Jane duchesse of Brabant Kynge Charles of FraÌ„ce who was sage wyse and subtyle had wrought about this treatie .iii. yere before knewe well he had good frendes in Heynault Brabant specially the most parte of the couÌ„sailours of the great lordes and to colour to make his warr seme the fayrer he copied out diuers letters touchyng the peace confirmed at Calays and ther in he closed the substanÌ„ce of his dede and what thynge the kynge of Englande and his childreÌ„ were sworne to kepe in what articles by their letters sealed they were submytted to make renuÌ„ciacions resityng suche coÌ„myssions as they ought to haue delyuered to theyr people and al other articles and poyntê that made any thyng for hym and his quarell condempnynge the englisshemens deades These letters the kynge caused to be publysshed in the courtes of great lordes to the entent they shulde be better enformed of his quarel Inlyke wyse opposit to this dede the kynge of England shewed his quarel in Almaygne and in other places where as he thought to haue any ayde The duke of Guerles nephewe to the kynge of Englande sonne to his suster and the duke of Juliers cosyn germayne to his children who were at that tyme good and true englysshe had great dispight of the defiaunce that the frenche kynge had made to the kyng of EnglaÌ„de done by a varlet in their myndes greately blamynge the frenche kynge and his counsaile in his so doyng for they sayd that warre bitwene so great princis as the freÌ„che kynge and the kynge of Englande ought to be publysshed and defied by notable ê‘sones as prelates bysshops or abbottes sayeng howe the frenche men dyd it by great presumpcyon pryde Wherfore they sayd they wolde send and defye the freÌ„che kyng notably and so they dyd and dyuerse other knyghtes of Almayne with them and their enteÌ„tê was shortly to entre into Fraunce and there to do suche dedes of armes that the remembrauÌ„ce therof shulde be seen and knowen .xx. yere after Howe be it they dyd nothynge for their purpose was broken by another way than they thought of as ye shall here after in this historie ¶ How the duke of Bourgoyn was maryed to the doughter of the erle of Flaunders Cap. CC .liii. VE haue harde before howe the space of .v. yere to gether the kyng of Engâ— made moche purchase to haue the doughter of therle of FlaÌ„ders to haue ben maried to his son Edmond erle of Cambridge The deuises and ordenances were to longe to reherse Wherfore I wyll passe it ouer breuely The kynge of England coude by no maner geat pope Urban to consent to gyue them a dispensacion to mary and the erle of Fraunders was sued vnto fro other partes and specially by the frenche kyng for his brother the duke of Bourgoyn WhaÌ„ he sawe that the maryage Wolde nat take in England and howe it was tyme for his doughter to be maryed and that he had no mo children and thought that the yoÌ„ge duke of Bourgoyn was a mete mariage for her Than he sent certayne messangers into England to treate with the kyng for acquitaunce and the messangers dyd so well their deuour that the kynge of Englande who thought none euyl quited the erle of Flaunders of all his couenauntes as touchynge the mariage of his doughter and so these
to be forgotten For sir Johan Chandos who was seneshall ther lyke a hardy and a valyaÌ„t knight euer desyringe to fynde the frenchmen to fyght with them He assembled togyder at Poicters a certayne nombre of men of armes sayenge howe he wolde ryde in to Aniou and retourne agayne by Towrayne and se the frenchemen in the marchesse and fronters there The whiche purpose he signifyed to therle of Penbroke who lay at Mortaygne in garyson with two hundred speares Of the whiche tidynges the erle was ioyfull and was well content to haue rydden forthe but some of the knightes of his counsayle brake his purpose and sayde Sir ye be as yet but yong your noblenesse is yet to come and sir if you put your selfe in to the coÌ„pany of sir JohnÌ„ Chandos whatsoeuer ye do he shall haue the brute and voyce therof for ye shall be reputed but as his companyon Therfore sir it is better for you sythe ye be so great a lorde as ye be that ye do your enterprises by your selfe a parte And let sir Johan Chandos do his by him selfe sythe he is but a bacheler as to the regarde of your estate So these wordes and other abated the erles desyre so that therby he had no more wyll to go forthe with ser Johan Chandos and so made an excuse to hym Howebeit sir JohnÌ„ Chandos wolde nat breke his purpose in goyng forth to do his enterprice but made his assemble at Poicters and so deê‘ted with thre hundred speares of knyghtes and squyers and two hundred archers With hym was sir Thomas Percy sir Stephyn Gosenton sir Richarde Pountchardon sir Eustace DaÌ„bretycourt sir Richard TeÌ„con ser ThomÌ„s Spens sir Nowell Lornysshe sir Dangoses sir Thomas Balastre sir Johan Tryuell sir WyllmÌ„ Mountendre sir WyllmÌ„ Manbrius of Lymers sir Geffray DargeÌ„ton and dyuers other These men of armes and archers rode forthe in good ordynaunce and passed Poitou and entred into Aniou Than they sent forthe their currours before them to bren and exyle the playne countrey So they dyde many yuels in that good plentyfull countrey of Aniowe and none came to fight with them and taryed ther the space of .xv. dayes and specially in the plentyfull coâ—â—re called Londonoys And than they cetourned agayne bytwene Aniou Tourayn a long by the ryuer of Creuse And so entred in to the lande of the vycont of Roche choart and brent and wasted the countre all about for they left nothyng abrode without the fortresse And so came to the towne of Roch choart and assay â—ed it right valyantly howbeit they wanne nothyng ther for the towne was well fortifyed 〈◊〉 good men of warr Thybault of pont and He lyons of Talay were capitayns within the towne so than theÌ„nglysshmen passed forthe Than sir Johan Chandos had knowledge howe the marshall of FraÌ„ce sir Loyes of Sanxere with a great nombre of men of warr was at Hay in Tourayne ThaÌ„ he had great desyre to go thy 〈◊〉 sent worde therof to therle of PeÌ„broke de syringe him to go with hym to yâ— Hay in Tourayne and to mete with hym at Casteleraulte And Chandos the heraude wente on this message and he founde therle at Mortayne who had redy assembled a certayne nombre to then tent to make a iourney on his enemyes And yâ— erle made his excuse by counsayle of his knightes sayeng he might nat coÌ„e to sir JohnÌ„ Chandos as at that tyme. Than the heraude retourned and fouÌ„de his maister at Casteleraut and there shewed hym his answere fro therle of PeÌ„broke And whan sir JohnÌ„ ChaÌ„dos herde that he was nat well content in his mynde for he ê‘ceyued well howe therle left that enterprice by presumpcion and pride Than he sayde well a goddes name so be it And so than gaue leaue to the moost parte of his company to departe and he went agayne to the cytie of Poicters ¶ Howe sir Loyes of Sanxere caÌ„e on therle of Penbroke and slewe diuers of his people and besieged the erle in a house Cap. CC .lxv. NOwe let vs shewe soÌ„ what of therle JohnÌ„ of PeÌ„broke what he dyde assone as he knewe that sir Johan Chandos was gone backe agayne to Poycters had gyuen leue to his men to departe Than the erle prepared to ryde forthe with hym a thre huÌ„dred speares englysshe and poâ—ctenyns and so departed fro Mortaygne Ther were certayne knightes and squyers of Poictou of Xaynton and some of England who had ben with sir Johan Chandos Than they came to the erle of Penbroke went forth in his company So they rode forthe and passed through Poyctou and toke the same waye that sir Johan Chandos had taken before and so entred into Aniou and brent and exyled the countre and toke all that was lefte and so they taryed a certayne space in the countre of LoÌ„do noyse And than tooke their way into the lande of the vycont of Roche choart wher they dyde great domage and hurt Than whan yâ— frenchmen who were in the garysons in the marches of Tourayne Aniou and Poyctou herde of these two iourneys thus made in the countrey of Aniou And herde howe that for pride therle of PeÌ„broke who was but a yonge man disdayned to go forthe in the coÌ„pany of sir JohnÌ„ chandos Than they determyned to encountre him if they might thinkyng more easely to disconfyte him than sir Johan Chandos Than they assembled togyder secretely a certayne nombre out of euery garyson ther aboute they made their capitayne sir Loys of Sanxer marshall of France And so secretely in a night they went forthe by Roche Poizay in Poictou the which was frenche and in that company was sir Robert of Sanxere cosyn to the marshall ser Johan of Uyen sir Johan of Bulle sir Wyllyam of Bordes sir Loys of saynt Julyan and Carnet the breton they were to the nombre of .vii. hundred Than the erle of Penbroke had done his iourney and was retournynge and entred agayne in to Poyctou and had made an ende of the brennyng of the vycont of Rochâ—hoartes landes And in his company was sir Bauden of Fanuyll seneshall of Xaynton sir Thomas Percy sir Thomas Spenser sir Dangoses sir Johan Ornych sir JohnÌ„ Herpedan sir James Surgeres sir Johan Couson sir Thomas of saynt Albyn sir Robert Twyforde sir Symon Ausagre sir JohnÌ„ of Mortayne sir JohnÌ„ Couchet and dyuers other Thus these englysshmen and poyctenyns rode forthe with out dismay and herde no maner of tidynges of any men of warr and so with great pyllage praye entred agayne in to Poyctou And on a day they came about hye noone to a village called Puiernon toke their lodgynge wenyng to them to be in surety and there varlettê weâ—â— settyng vp of their horses and dressing of their supper Than sodenly the freÌ„chmen who were well aduysed of that they shulde do came in to the towne their speares in the reest and cryed their cryes our lady of Sanxere for the marshall of Fraunce
to Thounyns on the ryuer of Garon And so the frenchmen rode at their ease folowynge the ryuer and so came to the porte saynt Mary the which incoÌ„tynent tourned frenche And in euery place the frenchmen put in people and made garisons bothe the towne and castell of Thounyns yelded theÌ„ vp and became french and ther they set a newe capitayne and .xx. speares with hym Than after they toke they way to MouÌ„tpellyer and to Iguyllon brennyng and distroyeng the countre And whan they were come to the good towne of Mountpellyer they within were sore afrayed of the duke of Aniou and so yelded theÌ„ selfe vp to the frenche kyng Than they went to the stronge castell of Aguyllon and there they were four dayes for within was sir Gaultyer of Manny and his coÌ„pany and so yelded hym selfe and the castell to the duke of Aniou wherof they of Bergerath had great marueyle that they yelded theÌ„ selfe so soone Capitayne within Bergerath was the captall of Beufz and sir Thomas Phelton with a hundred speares englysshe and gascoyns And in lyke maner as yâ— duke of Aniowe and his company were entred in to the princes lande in the countre of Agen and Tholousen Lyke wise the duke of Berry the same tyme and his company rode in Lymosyn with a .xii. hundred speares a horsebacke and a thre thousande a fote conquerynge townes and castels brennyng and exilyng the couÌ„trey And with hym was the duke of Burbon the erle of Alenson sir Guy of Bloyes sir Robert of Alenson erle of Perche sir JohnÌ„ Darmynake sir Hugh Dolphyn sir JohnÌ„ of Uyllemore the lorde of Beauieu the lorde of Uyllers the lorde of Senar sir Geffray MoÌ„tagu sir Loyes of Malleuall sir Rayman of Marnell sir JohnÌ„ of Boloyne sir Godfray his vncle the vycont Duzes the lorde of Sully the lorde of Talenton the lorde of CoÌ„fant yâ— lorde Dappecher the lorde Dacon sir JohnÌ„ Damenue ymbault of Peschyn dyuers other good barons knightes and squyers These men of armes entred in to Lymosyn dyd ther great 〈…〉 uries and so came and layed siege to Lymoges Within yâ— towne ther were a fewe englyshmenê the whiche sir Hugh Caurell had left therin garison for he was seneshalll in the countre THe prince of Wales who was in yâ— towne of Angoleme was well enformed of those two great armyes aswell of the duke of Aniou as of the duke of Berry and howe they were entred with great strength into his countre in two ê‘ties And also it was shewed hym how by all likelyhod they wolde drawe towarde Angoleme and to besiege him and the princesse within the towne The prince who was a valyant man and ymaginatyfe answered and sayd howe his enemyes shulde nat fynde hym closed nother within towne nor yet castell but said howe he wolde mete theÌ„ in the playne felde Than he caused letters to be written and sente forthe to all his true frendes and subgettes in Poictou in Xaynton in Rochell in Rouergue in Quercy in Gore in Bygore in Agenoise Desyring and commaundyng them to come to hym in all hast with as moche power of men of warre as they coude make to mete with hym at the towne of Cougnac for ther he hadde stablysshed his assemble And so anone after he departed fro the good lady pricesse his wyfe and had with hym Richarde his yonge sonne And in the meane season that the prince made thus his assemble the frenchmen rode on forthe wastyng and distroyeng the couÌ„tre before them so came to Lynde a good towne standyng on the Ryuer of Dordone a leage fro Bergerath And capitayne therof was sir Thomas of Batefoyle a knight of Gascoyne who was within the towne set ther to defende it And so the duke of Aniowe the erle of Armynake the lorde Dalbret the erle of Pyergourt the vy count of Carmayn and all the other barons and knyghtes came thyder and so layed siege to the forte resse Sayeng howe they wolde neuer depart thens tyll they had the forteresse at their commaundement The towne was good strong and well furnysshed with artillary for the captall of Beufz and sir ThomÌ„s Phelton had ben ther nat past a .xv. dayes before and had so refresshed yâ— garyson that they thought well that they within might kepe well yâ— fortresse yf they lyst Consydering the ayde and helpe that they might haue shortely fro Bergerath if nede requyred Howbe it the people of the towne were sore enclyned to become frenche and had great desyre to harken on the promysses that the duke of Aniou made vnto theÌ„ So that finally the capitayn sir ThomÌ„s of Batefoyle was fayne to agre to them And also by a certayne somme of money that he shulde haue and great ê“fyte yerely of the duke of Aniowe and ther vpon to become good frenche and so it was ordayned that in a mornynge he shulde let the frenchmen entre into the towne This treaty and couenaÌ„t was nat so close kepte but that it was knowen in Bergerath the nyght before that the towne shulde be delyuered in the mornynge And the same tyme in to the towne of Bergerath there was come the erle of CaÌ„bridge with two hundred speares and he was present whan reporte was made of those tidynges The Captall of Beufz and sir Thomas Phelton hadde great marueyle therof and sayd how he wolde be at the delyuere of the towne And so after mydnight they departed fro Bergerath and rode towarde Lynde and at the brekyng of the day they came thyder and caused the gate to be op â–ª ned so rode through the towne tyll they came to the other gate where as the freÌ„chmen shulde entre At whiche tyme they were a entrynge sir Thomas Batefole redy to make them way to entre Than the Captall of Befz stept forthe his swerde in his hande and lighted a fote nere to the gate and sayd A sir Thomas Batefole false traytour thou shalt dye first thou shalte neuer do trayson more and therwith stroke at hym with his swerde in suche wyse that he fell downe deed to the erthe Whan the frenchmen parceyued the Captall and his baner and sir ThomÌ„s Phelton they knewe well they fayled of their entent wherfore they reculed togyder and turned their backes and fledde away So the towne abode styll englysshe was in gret parell to haue ben robbed and brent by the englysshmen and all the men within slayne bycause they consented to the trayson Howe be it they excused them selfe sayd howe they dyde nothyng nor consented to do nothynge but for very feare and priÌ„cipally for feare of their capitayne So this passed ouer and these two lordes abode styll ther a long season tyll the duke of Aniou and his coÌ„pany departed thens and toke another way ¶ Nowe lette vs speke of the state and ordynaunce of Englande and of the army that sir Robert Canoll made in the realme of Fraunce ¶ How trewse was made bytwene Englande and Scotlande and
vitayle and artyllary ¶ Howe the duke of Lancastre gaue lycence to all his people to departe retourned himselfe to Burdeux and howe the lorde of Pons tourned freÌ„che and howe the seneschall of Poyctou assembled togyder a company Cap. CC .lxxxix. AFter the Conquest of Mountpaon and that the duke hadde sette there capitayns and well fortifyed the fortresse Than he dysloged and gaue lycence to euerye man to departe wheder they wolde and so they departed eche fro other and retourned into their owne countrees And the duke went to the cytie of Burdeur and the poictenyns in to their couÌ„tre and they of Gascone wente home to their owne townes and castels And the companyons spredde abrode all about the couÌ„tre who dyde moche hurt and yuell as well in the lande of their frendes as on their ennemyes The whiche the duke suffred bycause he thought he shulde haue nede of them agayn shortely for the warres as at that tyme were more sorer without comparyson in Poyctou than in any other countre And there was kept a great garyson in the castell of Mountconto r a foure leages fro Thouars and seuyn leages fro Poicters And sir Peter of Guerfyll Jordayne of Colloyne were capitayns there and so they ranne dayly outher before Thouars or els before Poicters and dyde great hurt to theÌ„ of the countre that helde of the englysshe part Also in the castell of Leraunt was capiten Carlonet a breton and with hym a seuyn hundred bretons who dyde great domage to the countre And also they of the garyson of the Roche of Pousay and they of saynt Saluyn ranne dayly abrode in the countre so that the barons and knightes of Poictou suche as helde of the englysshe parte durst nat styrre abrode without they rode by great companyes for feare of the freÌ„chmen that were thus closed in their couÌ„trey ANone after the wynning of MouÌ„tpaon and that the lordes of Poictou were with drawen in to their owne countrees keâ—yng froÌ„ter agaynst the frenchmen There was the same tyme secrete treaty bytwene the lorde Loys of saynt Julyan the vycount of Rochchoart and other frenchmen by great gyftes comynge fro the frenche kynge Who night and day traueyled to drawe them of Poictou to his acorde so moche they dyde that the lorde of Pons turned frenche agaynst the wyll of the good lady his wyfe or the men of the towne of Pouns in Poictou And so the lady abode styll englysshe and her husbande frenche Of the which tidynges the barons and knightes of Poictou such as were englysshe were sore displeased for the lorde of Pouns was a great lorde Whan the duke of Lancastre knewe therof he was right sore displeased with the lorde of Pons praysed gretly his wyfe and the men of Pons that wolde abyde styll englysshe and to ayde and to counsell the lady the duke ordayned a knyght to go thyder right valyant and hardy called ser AymemoÌ„s of Bours Thus they ranne daylye before the towne and somtyme dyde nothynge and somtyme were chased awaye and retourned with domage So the englysshmen were troubled and the lordes and knightes of Poictou one agaynst another the stronger ouercaÌ„e the wekar So there was nother ryght lawe nor reason minystred on any parte And the fortresses and castels were intermedled one within an other some englysshe and some frenche eche of them ronnynge on other and pyllynge eche other without sparyng Than certayne of the barons and knightes of Poyctou suche as were englysshe aduysed well howe they of the forteresse of Mountcontour traueyled theym more than any other garyson wherfore they determyned to go thyder and besiege theÌ„ And so they made a somons of men of warr to asseÌ„ble in the towne of Poyters in the name of the seneschall of Poytou sir Thomas Percy To whiche coÌ„maundement all knightes and squyers obeyed and so they were a fyue huÌ„dred speres and two thousande brigantes pauessed with the archers suche as were ther. So that there were of Poictou sir Guyssharde Dangle sir Loyes of Harcourt the lorde of Parteney the lorde of Pynan the lorde of Tannyboton the lorde of Cupenac ser Percyuall of Coloyne sir Godfray Dangenton sir Hugh of Wynay the lorde of Coyes the lorde of Puyssances sir Jaques of Surgeres sir Maubrune of Linyers and dyuers other And of englysshmen that were in Poictou ther were the lorde Baudwyn of Franuyll sir Dangoses sir Water Hewet sir Richarde Pontchardon and other And whan they were all assembled at Poycters and redy apparelled they departed and toke the way to Mountcontour well furnysshed to lay there a siege ¶ Howe the seneshall of Poictou toke MouÌ„tcontour and howe sir BertraÌ„ of Clesquy tooke dyuers townes and castels in Rouuergne and howe he besieged the cytie of Duses Cap. CC lxxxx THe castell of MouÌ„tcontour standeth on the marchesse of Aniou and Poyctou was marueylous strong and fayre but four lea 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Thouars And so moche dyde these englysshmen and poiteâ—yns who were to the nombre of thre thousande fightynge men that they came to the forteresse and hadde brought with theym great engyns fro Thouars and fro the cytie of Poicters And anone they were reysed vp agaynst the castell whiche dyde cast nyght and day in to the castell And besyde that daylye there were assautes gyuen to theym within and scrimysshes Ther was done many noble feates of armes for with these poicteuyns ther were certayne of the companyons who wolde nat lye styll as JohnÌ„ Creuell and Dauyd Hollegraue These two with sir Gaultyer Hewet were capitayns Sir Peter Cressell and Jordayne of Coloyne who were within bare theÌ„selfe ryght valiantly and dayly came to the barâ—yeâ—s and fought with the englysshmen And among the assautes that were there made whiche were many the tenthe day that they were come thyder they made suche assaute with so good order that by clene force the pearsed the walles and entred in and conquered the frenchemen And so all were slayne that were within except Peter and Jordayne and a fyue or sire men of armes who were taken to mercy After this aduenture and enterprise sir Thomas Percy sir Loyes Harcourt and sir Guys sharde Dangle by the acorde and counsayle of all the barons and knightes gaue the same castell to sir Gaultyer Hewet and to JohnÌ„ Creswell and to Dauyd Hollegraue and the companyons who were a fyue hundred fightynge men to th entent to kepe fronter warr agaynst them of Aniou and Mayne Than these lordes departed euery man went home to his owne Thus the forteresse of Mountcontour and the fronter abode in the kepynge of these foresayd knightes who made there a stronge garyson well fortifyed it And so kept it a long season after and dyde moche trouble to the countre ther about for dayly they ranne outher to Anioweor to Mayne NOwe lette vs retourne to speke of sir Bertram of Clesquy constable of Fraunce who was with the kynge at Paris euersyth his comyng fro the bridge
than was seneshall of Rochell made gret desyres to theÌ„ of the towne As to the mayre Johan Chaudron and to other that they shulde arme them and cause to be armed all the cominalte of the towne to entre in to barges and shyppes And to go ayde and coÌ„fort their company who all the day had so valiantly fought with their ennemyes But they of the towne who hadde no wyll to the mater excused them selfe and sayd that they had ynough to do to kepe the towne And how they were no menne for the see nor wyst nat howe to fight with the spanyerdes on the see but yf the batayle were on the lande they sayd they wold than gladly go forthe So the seneschall coude nat get them forthe for nothynge that he coude do The same tyme within the towne ther was the lorde of Tanyboton sir Jaques of Surge res sir Maubrune of Linyers who also desyred theym of the towne to go forthe But whan they sawe that their request coude nat auayle they foure knightes went and armed them and all their coÌ„pany suche as wolde go forthe with them the whiche was but a small nombre and so they entred in to four barkes and at the brekynge of the daye whan the fludde came they wente to their company who gaue them great thanke for their commynge And so there they she wed vnto the erle of Penbroke and vnto sir Guyssharde Dangle Howe they of the towne of Rochell wolde nat come forthe to helpe to ayde and socour hym and his company Than the erle answered and sayd Well than it must behoue vs to abyde the grace of god and the adueÌ„ture of fortune Trustyng ones to fynde the season to cause them of Rochell to repent their vnkynde dealyng ¶ How the erle of Penbroke was taken prisoner and disconfyted by the spanierdes and howe they departed fro the hauyn of Rochell with theyr prisoners And the same day the Captall of Beutz came in to Rochell Cap. CC lxxxxix WHan the day was come and that the fludde began the spanyerdes wayed vp their ancres makyng great noise with trumpettes and sette them selfe in good order as they dyde the day before And furnysshed their great shyppes fulle of men of warre and toke the aduauntage of the mynde to close in the englysshe shyppes who were nothynge to the nombre of the spanyerdes And so the foresayd foure patrones of the spanyerdê came before in good order The englysshemen and poyctenyns sawe well their order and so drewe all togyder and set their archers before them Therwith came on the spanyerdes with full sayle and so began a feirse and a cruell batayle Than the spanyerdes cast great hookes of yron and graped their shyppes toguyder to the englysshe shyppes so that they coude nat be parte With the erle of Penbroke and sir Guyssharde Dangle ther were .xxii. knightes who right valiantly fought with suche weapens as they hadde Thus fightyng they contynued a longe space howe beit the spanyerdes hadde to great aduauntage of the englysshmen for they were in great shyppes and caste downe great barres of yron and stones the whiche sore traueyled the englysshmen Thus cryeng showtynge and fightynge eche with other they endured tyll thre of the clocke Ther were neuer men that endured more traueyle on the see thaÌ„ the englysshemen dyde there that day for the moost parte of their men were sore hurte with the castynge of barres of yron stones and plomettes of leed So that sir Aymery of Tharse the valyant knight of Gascoyne was ther stayne and also sir JohnÌ„ Lantonne who was knight for the body with the erle of Penbroke To the erles shyp ther were fastened four great shyppes Wherof Cabesse of Wakadent and Dom ferant de Pyon were gouernours and in them were many good fightyng men And they dyd so moche that they entred into the erles shyppe where was done many a feate of armes ther therle was taken and all that were in his shyp taken or slayne First ther were takenne of his knightes sir Robert Bufforce sir Johan Cursone and sir Johan of Grimyers And slayne there was sir Saymon Houssagre sir JohnÌ„ Mortayne and sir Johan Couchette there fought styll the poictenyns as sir Guyssharde Dangle the lorde of Pynan the lorde of Canyboton and dyuers other knyghtes of their coÌ„pany And in another shyppe was sir Othes of GrauÌ„tson Ambrose of Boucquenegre and Radygo of Rochell and they were all takenne by the spanyerdes so that none scaped but outher they were taken or slayne But whan they had taken the chefe maysters they left slayeng of seruauntes for their maysters desyred that they wolde forbere theym Sayeng howe they wolde pay for them all ALl suche as were in lyke danger as the erle of Penbroke and sir Guyssharde Dangle were in shulde be fayne to take the aduenture that god wolde sende theÌ„ And besyde the losse of so many good knyghtes and squyers as were takenne and slayne the same day The kyng of Englande lost the greattest losse for by the same disconfyture he lost after all the hole couÌ„tre as ye shall herafter in this history ¶ And as it was shewed me thenglysshe shyp wherin was all the treysure and richesse wher with sir Guyssharde DaÌ„gle shuld haue payed all soudyers wages in Guyen was perysshed and drowned and all that was therin so that nothyng therof came to profyte All that day the whiche was the vigyll of saynt Johan the Baptyst and that night and the next daye tyll it was noone the spanyerdes lay styll at ancre before Rochell makyng great ioye And it for tuned well to a knight of Poictou called ser Jaques of Surgeres for he spake so swetely so fayre to his mayster that he was quyt with the payeng of thre C. fraÌ„kes And so he caÌ„e on salt JohnÌ„s day to dyner in to the towne of Rochell by him ther it was knowen how the iorney was spedde who were slayne who were taken dyuers burgesses of the towne shewed by semblant howe they were sorie displeased Howbeit they were in dede right ioyouse for they neuer naturally loued the englysshemen And so whanâ—oone was past on saynt Johans day that the tyde came on Thespanyerdes wayed vp ancres and spred their seales and so departed makyng great noyse of trumpettes and other mynstrelsies And they had long stremers wauynge in the wynde beaten with the armes of Castell with other penous and standerdes so that it was great pleasure to beholde them Thus in this case they departed and toke ther course towardes Galyce and the same daye of saynt Johan ther came to Rochell a great noÌ„bre of men of armes gascoyns and englysshe who had nat as than herde of that aduenture but they knewe well that the spanyerdes lay had lyen a longe space before the hauyn of Rochell and therfore they came thyder to conforte and a yd the towne Of the which men of warr of gascoyns
But if they coulde haue kept the towne agaynst theÌ„â—yll it had ben night they had ben greatly conforted For the constable of Fraunce had sente thyber Thybalt of Pount with two hundred men to haue refresshed yâ— towne how beit they came to late The towne was taken with assaute and robbed and a great nombre of men and women slayne and so there abode styll the englysshmen to harken after other newes ¶ Howe the frenchmen toke the Captall of Beufz before Soubise in batayle and howe they of Rochell tourned frenche Cap. CCC .iiii. THis whyle thenglisshmen were in Nyorth and durst nat well deê‘te a sondre there caÌ„e before Rochell yuan of Wales in the coÌ„pany of the admyrall of king HeÌ„ry of Spayn called DaÌ„pradigo de Roux and with hym .xl. great shippes 〈◊〉 .viii. galys full of men of warr and so they layd them selfe before the towne in maner of a stege so yâ— none coude yssue nor entre without daunger Than they within Rochell seyng theÌ„self nat well assured fell in treaty priuely with yuan of Wales and with the admyrall of Spayne and so agreed that they within nor they Woute shulde nat trouble nor vexe eche other but styll the spanyerdes and frenchmen lay before the towne at ancre had their spies abrode in the countre of Poitou and Xayn ton to knowe and se what was done in euery place The capitayne of the castell of Rochell was called Philippe Mansell The constable of FrauÌ„ce who was at Poicters â–ª sent the lorde of Pouns and Thybault du Pont with a thre huÌ„dred speares to the castell of Soubise whiche was stronge and staÌ„dyng on the see syde open before the mouthe of Tharent as the see gyueth And Win the castell was the lady therof with no great coÌ„pany of men of warr howbeit she sent by a squier for socour to JohnÌ„ of Granuyll and to the captall of Beufz costable of Acqtayne who were at saynt JohnÌ„s DaÌ„gle and in contynent as soone as he had worde therof he sent for sir Henry Hay seneshall of Angoleme and for sir Wylliam lorde of Marnell nephue to sir Raymond of Marnell Johan Cresuell and for syr Thomas Percy who incontynent came to hym All this assemble and ordynauÌ„ce of the siege yuan of Wales was enformed therof there he lay at Rochell Than he toke four C. speares of the moost speciallest and surest men of warr of all his company and dyde put them in to thre barges so departed hym selfe and sir James of Mountâ—â—ye and Morellette his brother and lefte Radigo de Rouxe admyrall of Spayne there styll with the resydue of his company And so he rowed secretely towarde Soubise and arryued on the other syde right agaynste the lorde of Pouns who knewe nothynge of that busshement Nomore dyde the Captall who made his asseÌ„ble at saynt JohnÌ„s Dangle for if he had knowen therof he wolde haue taken with hym a gretter coÌ„pany than he dyde For he sent backe a great parte of his coÌ„pany â–ª left another parte within the towne of saynt Johans Dangle and so departed with two huÌ„dred speares and no mo And so rode so longe that about nyght tyme he came nere to the hoost of the frenchmen nere to the castell of Soubise Than he alighted besyde a lytell wode and rested a lytell their horses and them selfe And than mouÌ„ted agayne and displayed their baners penons and so sodenly dasshed in to the frenche hoost makyng their cryes ther was a sore scrimysshe and many a man slayne and sore hurt for the frenchmen were nat ware of theÌ„ so there was taken the lorde of Pons and Thybault of Pount and a .lx. of the best of their company the other put to slight thaÌ„ yuan of Wales came in with his rout who had passed the tharent with their barges and brought with theym great nombre of tortches fagottes and other ablementes for fyre For the night was very darke So he with four hundred speres of fresshe men and lusty dasshed in among theÌ„glysshmen gascons who thought that they had clene acheued all their enterprise and so were spred a brode and nat togyder aboute their pyllage and takynge hede of their prisoners and so by clene force they were beten downe and within a shorte space disconfyted There auauÌ„sed forthe a hardy squyer of UermaÌ„doyse called Peter Danyels and he aproched so nere to the captall of Beufz that he toke him prisoner by clene feat of armes whiche captall was as than the knyght other of Gascon or of Englande that the frenche kynge and the freÌ„chmen desired most to haue bycause he was ryght hardy and a good capitayne Also there was taken ser ThomÌ„s Percy by a preest of Wales called sir Dauy Also there was taken sir Henry Hay sir Mores Lyne dyuers other And sir Water Huetscaped with moche payne sir Petyton of Corton sir Wylliam Ferencon and Carmyll fled towarde the towne of Soubyse and hadde no socour but that the lady of Soubyse was at the barryers and caused the gate to be opened so they entred and dyuers other The next daye yuan of Wales brought all his barges shyppes before Soubise and gaue a feirse assaut and also so dyde the lorde of Pons and Thybalte of Pont who were before taken and rescued Howbeit they within yâ— towne defended them selfe right valiantly but the lady sawe well the towne was nat strong ynough to endure a long space agaynst them had no hope of any socour seyng that the captall was taken prisoner ThaÌ„ she called her knyghtes to counsell toke suche aduyse that â—he sent to treat with the frenchmen Which treaty toke such effect that all suche knightê as were within the towne might deê‘t at their pleasur Wout any domage to drawe to Niorth to Xaintes and to Lusygnen or whyder soeuer it pleased theÌ„ and the lady of Soubise to put her selfe vnder the obeysance of the frenche kyng all her lande Thus deê‘ted thenglysshmen fro Soubyse were brought in sauegard whider as it pleased theÌ„ ThaÌ„ the freÌ„chmen toke possessyon of the towne fealtie of the lady and she sware fro thens forth to obey the french kyng all her land Than yuan of Wales ser James of MouÌ„tioy their coÌ„pany toke their shyppes and so brought the captall other prisoners into their great shippes that lay styll before Rochell and yâ— lorde of Pons the other bretons hasted them greatly to ryde with a great coÌ„pany suche as yâ— coÌ„stable of FrauÌ„ce had sent theÌ„ as the vycont of Rohan the lord of Clysson Torayne Beaumanoyre of Rochfort sir WyllmÌ„ of Bordê Olyuer of MaÌ„ny Reynalt of Limosyn Geffray Ricon yon of Lanconet Alayne of saynt Poule Carsuell dyuers other And they caÌ„e before the towne of s Johan Dangle made great assemblant to assaut it And they within the towne sawe howe the countre began fast to be lost that their chefe capiten was taken prisoner
sirs howe say you haue you any wyll to fight with your enemyes for I beleue surely it must be houe vs to fyght And they sayd sir we thanke god it shal be welcome to vs. Than the constable aduysed to set a busshment to watche them of the castell for he thought well they wolde yssue out and so set ther two huÌ„dred for that entent Thanne he caused to be cast downe the moost parte of the pales that were about their hoostê to th entent they shulde nat lette hym nor his company whan he wolde yssue out And so ordayned two batayls the one was gouerned by sir Alayne of Beaumount and the other by sir Geffray of Carnuell and commauÌ„ded that none shulde passe before his baner without his commaundement and that euery man shulde kepe their lodgynge NOwe lette vs speke of sir Robert Mycon and of sir Robert le scot who were aboue in the castell sawe thenglisshmen redy apparelled in the feldes Than they sayd lette vs arme our selfe and yssue out we shall so one passe throughe these bretons assoone as our folkes knoweth that we be fightynge with theÌ„ they wyll come on do great domage to them or they shall knowe of our issuyng out And so they armed theÌ„ to the nombre of .lx. and yssued out a horsebacke to skrymysshe with the hoost but they were encountred with the busshement that was layd for them And so ther was a sore scrimysshe but the englysshmen were so enclosed that they coude nother recule backe nor go forwarde and so they were all taken or slayne so that none escaped The two capitayns were taken And all this season the other englysshemen were on the felde and the coÌ„stable styll in his perclose and issued nat out for they feared that the englisshmen had some great enbusshement in the wode behynde them The englysshmen had brought thyder with them a certayne nombre of poicteuyns bretons robbers and pyllers to the nombre of two hundred whome the englisshmen sent on before theÌ„ to scrimyshe with the frenche host And as soone as they caÌ„e before the constables batayle they tourned theÌ„ selfe and sayd howe they were good frenche and wolde be on the constables parte if it pleased hym The constable sayd he was content to haue them Than he sette them on a wynge on the one syde and lerned by them all the maner and dealynge of the englysshmen and knewe by them howe they had no maner of busshmeÌ„t behynde them ¶ Whan the constable of Fraunce vnderstode that he was more toyouse than he was before Than he drewe all his people toguyder and caused de his bannerre to auaunce forthe and drewe to the wynge of his two bataylles and went forthe a fote castynge downe their pales cryenge ourlady Clesquy And whan the englysshmen sawe them yssue out of their holde they raynged them selfe a fote and auaunsed forwarde with great desyre And at their fyrst metyng they encouÌ„tred the coÌ„stables batayle and fought there so valiantly that they passed through the batayle and brought many a man to the erthe But than the bretons had wysely ordred their two batayls beyng on the wyng And so they came on all fresshe and lusty and basshed in so among thenglysshmen who were all wery that they were sore reculed backe Howbeit lyke valyant men and full of courage they fought with axes and swordes of Burdeaux wherwith they gaue great strokes Ther were good knyghtes on bothe partes who nobly aduentured them selfe to exaulte their honours This batayle was as well fought and as many proper dedes of armes done in takyng and rescuynge as had bene sene of many a day before in playne felde without any aduauntage for euery man dyde his best to his power there was many a man sore hurt and cast to the erthe with great myschefe howbeit finally all thenglisshmen were dicoÌ„fyted so that fewe scaped but other they were taken or slayn Ther were slayne it good squyers Richard of Mesuyll and Wylliam Dursell and James Ubille sore hurte And there was taken sir JohnÌ„ Ubrues Aymery of Rochchoart Dauyd Hollegraue Rycharde Olyue JohnÌ„ Cresuell and dyuers other of Englande and Poytou This bataile of Syreth was in the yere of our lorde god a M. thre huÌ„dred .lxxii. the .xxi. day of Marche ¶ And than after the constable returned his folkes in to their lodgynges and toke hede to their hurte men and to their prisoners wherof they had great plenty And afterwarde the constable sent to speke with them of the castell sir Alayne of Beaumounte who shewed them that if they were taken by force they shulde all dye without mercy Than they of the garyson put theÌ„ in to the constables mercy who receyued them to grace for he suffred them to passe quyte and had saue conducte to go to Burdeaux Thus the frenche men had the castell and the lande which was put vnder the obeysauÌ„ce of yâ— frenche kyng ThaÌ„ the bretons in a great heate came before Niorth whiche was a good towne in Poictou and had all yâ— season before euer susteyned the englysshmen for they kepte euer a great garyson And as soone as they of Niorth knewe that the coÌ„stable came to them warde they went out against him and presented to hym yâ— kayes of the towne so brought hym in to their towne with great ioye there the bretons refresshed them a four dayes And than depted with great aray they were a xiiii hundred speares so went before the forteresse of Lusiguen which was yelded vp to them by composicion so that they of the garison within departed their lyues saued and as moche as they coude cary before them of their owne and so had a saue conducte to conuey them to Burdeux Thus the freÌ„chmen had that castell and all the seignory and all the men therof became subgettes to the french kyng ThaÌ„ the bretons rode before the castell Alart and the constable sent to the lady wyfe to sir Rycharde Dangle who was there within to yelde vp the castell And she desyred to haue assurance the she might go to Poicters to speke with the duke of Berry The constable grauÌ„ted her desyre and caused her to be coÌ„ueyed thyder by one of his knyghtes And whaÌ„ she came before the duke she kneled downe and the duke toke her vp demauÌ„ded what was her request Sir ê™ she I am required by the constable of Fraunce that I shuld put me and my landes vnder the obeysauÌ„ce of the frenche kyng And sir ye knowe well yâ— my lord and husbande lyeth yet prisoner in Spayne sir his lande is in my gouernance I am a woman of small defence And sir I can nat do with the heritage of my husbaÌ„de at myne owne pleasure for peraduenture if I shulde do any thynge agaynst his pleasure he wolde can me no thanke therfore and so shulde I be blamed but sir to apease you to set my lande in peace I shall coÌ„pounde with you
for my selfe and all myne that we shall make you no warr so that ye wyll make no warre to vs. And sir whaÌ„ my husbande is come out of prison I beleue well he wyll drawe in to EnglaÌ„de than I shall send hym worde of this coÌ„posicion than sir I am sure he wyll sende me his mynde and than I shall answere you The duke answered sayd dame I agre me well to your desyre on this condicion that you nor none of your fortresses prouyde for no men of warre vitayls nor artyllary otherwise than they be at this present tyme and so thus they were agreed Than the lady retourned to her castell caused the siege to be reysed for she shewed letters fro the duke of Berrey coÌ„tayning the same purpose Than they deê‘ted the constable went before Mortymer the lady wherof yelded herselfe and put her and her landes vnder the obeysance of the frenche kynge and also yelded vp the castell of Dyenne whiche partayned to her Thus was all Poictou Xainton and Rochell quyte delyuered fro the englysshmen And whan the constable had set garysons and good sure kepyng in euery place and sawe no rebellyon in those marches vnto the ryuer of Gyronde than he returned in to Fraunce also so dyde the dukes of Berrey of Burgoyn and of Burbone and the moost parte of the barons of FrauÌ„ce suche as had ben in these sayd coÌ„questes The kyng greatly feested them at their retournynge but all was but iapes whan sir Bertram came to Parys to the kyng for the kyng coude nat hono r him to moche So thus the coÌ„stable abode with the kyng at Parys in ioye and myrthe ¶ Of the seige of Bercerell of the dethe of the kyng of scottes of the peace bitwene the freÌ„ch king and the kyng of Nauar. And howe the duke of Bretayne fledde in to Englande and howe the coÌ„stable of FrauÌ„ce conquered his duchy Cap. CCC .vii. THe same season the lordes of Clisson of Lauall of Uangour of Tournemen of Rieux and of Rochfort the vicount of Rohane sir Charles of Dignen bannerette of Bretayne the marshall of Blarouille the lordes of Hambeâ— of Ruille of FouÌ„teuyll of Granuyll of Farnyll of Denneuall of Cleres banerettes of NormaÌ„dy And of other people great plenty of bretayne and of NormaÌ„dy and so they went and layde siege to the stronge castell of Bercerell and greatly they constrayned it by assautes within ther were two capitayns englysshmen sir Johan Aparte sir Johan Cornwall and with them certayne companyons that valiantly defended theym selfe At this siege there was done many a noble feate of armes many issues many sautes and many a scrymysshe And a lytell ther beside ther were at sege before saint Sauyour the vicount sir Thomas Trybles sir Johan de Bourge sir Philippe Pecharde and the thre bretherne of Maluriers So that or the seige were layde before them those two garysons ouerran all the countre of base Normandy so that no thyng was abrode but all in the forteresses Also they raunsomed and toke prisoners in the bysshopriche of Bayeux and Deureux and the kyng of Nauer was consenâ—yng therto for he conforted theÌ„ dyuers tymes bothe with meÌ„ and vitayle suche as wer in his garisons in the countie of Deureux for he was nat acorded with the frenche kyng so that the garysons of Chierbourg of Gouerell of Couches of Bretuell of Deureux and diuers other vnder the obeysanuce of the kyng of Nauerr had greatly enpouered and wasted the couÌ„tre of NormaÌ„dy But in the sametyme there was so good meanes made bytwene the two kynges and specially by the labour of the erle of Sale bruses who had taken moche payne bytwene theÌ„ and also the bysshop of Deureux and they dyde so moche that they brought theÌ„ to acorde And so the two kynges mette togyder right amyable at the castell of Uernon on the ryuer of Sayne And there were sworne dyuers great lordes of FrauÌ„ce to kepe peace loue vnite and coÌ„federacyon togyder for euer And so the kyng of Nauer went with the frenche kyng in to the realme of Fraunce and there the kynge dyde hym moche honour and reuerence and all his And than ther the kyng of Nauer put all his landes of Normandy into the handes and gouernynge of the frenche kyng and lest his two sonnes Charles and Peter with the kyng their vncle Than he departed went backe agayne in to Nauerre Thus this peace endured foue yeres howbeit after ther fell agayne bytwene them great discorde as ye shall herafter in the hystorie if ye wyll loke therfore Howe beit I thynke ther wyll none ende be made therof in this present boke ¶ The .viii. day of May the yere of our lorde a. M. thre C .lxxiii. there passed out of this lyfe in the towne of Edenborowe kyng Dauyd of Scotlande and was buryed in the abbay of DoÌ„freâ—â—lyn besyde kyng Robert de Bruse his father He dyed without sonne or doughter laufully begoten of his body But ther was kyng after him by right successyon a nephue of his named Roberts who was seneshall of Scotlande a goodly knyght and he had a sonne ¶ Howe there were a certayn ordeyned in Englande to kepe the countre and howe the erle of Salisbury william Neuyll and Phillyp Courtnay with dyuers other men of armes enterd in to the see and landed in Bretayne howe the coÌ„stable of FrauÌ„ce went thyder the duke of Bretayne went in to Englande Cap. ccc .viii. THe same seson it was ordeyned in Englande to the entent to kepe the couÌ„tre that the erle of Salisbury Willyam Neuyll and sir Phylippe Courtnay shuld take the see with a certayne nombre of men of warr For it was sayd howe that yuan of Wales was comynge by the see with sixe thousande men to lande and brenne in the countrey The lordes of Englande hadde .xl. great shyppes besyde barges and two thousande menne of armes besyde archers Thus they departed fro Cornewayle and there toke the see and toke their way towarde Bretayne And so came to saynt Malo the Isle and there brent in the hauen before the towne a seuen great spaynisshe shyppes wherof all the countre had maruayle and sayd howe they thought surelye that the duke of Bretayne hadde caused them so to do So in all townes castelles and cyties they had the duke in great suspect and than kepte more strayter their forteresses than they dyde before The secretnesse of the dukes mynde was dyscouered for certayne knightes of Bretayne shewed dyuers wordes yâ— shulde be spoken by the duke In so moche that the frâ— the kyng ordeyned his coÌ„stable to make a iourney into Bretayne coÌ„mauÌ„dyng hym to take in to his possession townes cytes castels and for tresses to sease all rebelles bothe their goodê and bodyes The constable deê‘ted fro Parys and went to Angiers there made his somoÌ„s And thyder came the duke of Burbon the erle of Alenson the erle of Perche therle
of Porceau the dolphyn of Auuergne the vicountes of Meaulx and of Dausnay sir Rafe of Coucy Robert of saynt Poule Rafs Rauenall Loys of Sansere marshall of Fraunce and a great nombre of the barony and chyualry of UermaÌ„ doyes Artoyes and Pycardy besyde theÌ„ that came thyder of the marches of Aniou Poitou and Tourayn And on the other patte the erle of Salisbury and all his army beyng at saint Malo the Isle knewe well of this frenche assemble and sawe well howe all the countrey of Bretayne was agaynst the duke And so depted fro thens with all hysshyppes and sayled so long that he came to Brest whiche was one of the strongest castelles in all the worlde and whan the duke of Bretayne knewe of the constables comynge he durste trust no lengar in them of Uennes and Dignan nor in them beyng in any good towne in Bretayn thoughâ— yâ— if he were ones inclosed he shulde be in great ê‘ll And so he went to the castell of Alroy whiche is bitwene UeÌ„nes and Renes which helde of his parte for he had made ruler there an englysshe knight called sir Johan Augustyne The duke left his wyfe with him desiring him to kepe her well and the knyght promised him so to do than the duke rode to saynt Mathues of fyne potern but the towne was closed against hym from thens the duke went to Kouke and there tokeshyppynge to th entent to arryue in Englande So thus the constable of Fraunce entred in to Bretayne ther came in his company the lordes knightes of Bretayne suche as had ben at the siege before Bercerell they had left vp the siege to the lordê of Normandy and whan the constable was come before Reynes they within who knew well he was come to cease in to his handes for the freÌ„che kyng all the dukes landes for the kynge and his counsayle sayd howe the duke had forfayted all his landes bycause he had sustayned the englysshmen his enemys in his townes and castelles And also that he him selfe tooke parte with the kyng of Englande agaynst the erowne of FraÌ„ce of whome he helde his duchy of Bretayne by faythe and homage Wherfore they of Reynes thought to make no warre but peaseably ceceyued the constable and knowledged hym for their lorde in the name of the frenche kyng And whan the constable had the possessyon of Reynes than he roode hastely to the towne of Dignan the whiche yelded vp to be vnder the obeysaunce of the frenche kyng Than the constable went before the cyte of UeÌ„nes the which also yelded vp than he went to Luzemont the which was assayled taken by force all they wtin slayne than the coÌ„stable weÌ„t to Jugon the whiche put theÌ„ selfe vnder the obeysance of the frenche kynge In lyke wyse dyde the castell of Gouy and the forest and the Roch â—yen and the towne of Guigante saynt Mathewe of Fyne Poterne and saynt Malo the Isle than after the constable went to Quipercorentyn and it tourned also french and after Campelly and Credo Galande and dyuers other forteresses there about Fyrst the constable ouerran Breton bretouant bycause always it enclyned tather to the duke Johan of Mountfortes parte than Breton gallet And as ye haue herde here before whan the duke went in to Englande he set sir Robert Canoll to be gouernour of all the duchy howbeit ther were but a fewe lordê that obeyed to him Neuertheles he furnisshed wel his castell of Dyriuall and gaue the kepynge therof to a cosyn of his called sir Hughe Broit and sir Robert went to Brest Than the coÌ„stable weÌ„t to Hanybout and capitayne therin vuder the duke was a squier of England named Thomelyn Ubyche also therin was a knight sent by sir Robert Canoll called sir Thomas Priour and they were a fourscore what one other And assone as the freÌ„chmen were come thyder they beganne to assayle the castell and brought with them thyder fro dyuers places certayne engyns and great gonnes wherwith they had won dyuers castelles and forteresses and specially the towne of CaÌ„pelly was taken wherof James Rosse a squire of EnglaÌ„de was capitayne and he coude nat be taken to mercy for he fell in the haÌ„des of sir Olyuer of Clisson who slewe him with a glayue and also he slewe dyuers other with his handê for he had no pyte nor mercy of any englysshman that fell in his daunger NOwelet vs retourn to the siege of Hanibout The constable of Fraunce who had caused his engins to be reared vp agaynst the towne and castell and went to the saut and sware that he woldesuppe in the castell and they within defended them selfe valyauntly Than the coÌ„stable sayd sirs ye that be within it is of certayne that we shall coÌ„quere you for we wyll suppe this night within the towne Knowe for trouthe that if any of you cast stonne or quarell wherby that the leest of our coÌ„pany be hurt I make myne auowe to god ye shall all lese your lyues Whiche wordes abasshed so them of the towne that they went into their houses and let the englysshmen alone who defeÌ„ded themselfe ryght valyauntly as longe as they myght endure But the towne was so great that the englysshmen coulde nat take hede of euery place So the frenchemen entred in to the towne and all the englisshmen slayne except the two capitayns who were taken And bycause that they within the towne obeyed the constables commauÌ„dement he therfore coÌ„maunded that none shuld be so hardy to do any maner of domage ¶ Whan the constable of FrauÌ„ce had thus conquered the towne and stronge castell of Hanybout he taryed ther. xv dayes than he went to the towne Kouke And in the meane tyme therle of Salisbuty sir WyllmÌ„ Neuyll sir Bertram Stapleton and sir Wylliam Luzy who hadd newe refresshed the forteresse of Breest bothe with men of armes archers artyllery and vitayle tokeshippyng to th entent to defende the countre for the freÌ„chmen were styll in the felde in Bretayne and the sayd englisshmen wyst nat whyder the coÌ„stable wolde brawe but whan the coÌ„stable caÌ„e before the towne of Kouke whiche was a hauen towne he wan it byforce of assaut and the englisshmen slayne that were wihin it except the capitayne named sir JohnÌ„ Langay who was taken to mercy This towne the freÌ„chmen newe repayred than they drewe all to the towne of Brest wher the lorde Neuyll and sir Robert Canoll were who had with them a. C. men of armes as many archers And so the lordes of FrauÌ„ce of Bretayn beseged the towne with a .vi. M. fyghting men and as soone as they had layd thesiege they sent ser Olyuer Chsson in the name of the duke of Aniou with a certayne noÌ„bre with him to go and lay sege to the Roche sur yon which thenglysshmen kept so the lorde Clysson besieged the towne rounde about reared vp dyuers engyns whiche was brought him fro Angiers and Poiters with the
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 lorde Coucy and sayd Howe is it that yâ— lorde Coucy hath sent men hyder to be agaynst vs and he ought to be our frende So ther was a harde batell howe be it finally the englysshmen were taken and slayne but fewe yâ— scaped The lorde Bousiers had prisoners two bretherne of Pennenort a knight and a squyer And sir Johan of Bulle had other two prisoners than they went to Rybamont foreby the englysshe hoost withoute any scrimysshe And also they forbare to brenne in the lande of the lorde Coucy or to do any domage there who was as than in Lombardy and medlyd nothyng with the warr of Fraunce Than the englysshmen went and loged in the valeys vnder Laon and ther about Brueres and Crescy And they dyd moche domage in the countre of Lonnoys howbeit before that tyme the frenche kyng had caused all the goodes in the playne countre to be had into the forteresses townes and castelles whiche were so well prouyded for that the englissmen coude haue none aduantage to aproche to assayle any of them And also the englysshemen were nat in mynde to enploy their season ther about for they had rather that yâ— frenche kyng had sente downe power of men to haue fought with them but the frenche kyng alwayes commaunded in no wyse to gyue them batayle but wolde that they shulde be euer pursued kept shorte And euery night the frenchmen laye in fortresses and in the day pursued thenglysshe host who went euer close toguyder SO it happed that beyonde Soissous in a mornyng a sixscore of thenglysshe speres ran ouer the countre came within the daÌ„ger of a busshment of burgonyons freÌ„chmen wherof sir JohnÌ„ of Uyen JohnÌ„ Bulle Wyllyam Bordes Hugh Porcien JohnÌ„ of Coucy the vycont of Mealx the lordes of Rauenall of Bone were capitens dyuers other They were a thre C. speares alwayes costyng to get auaÌ„tage of theÌ„glishmen The same night they had lyen in the felde made their bushment in a lytell wode in Soissons and thenglysshmen caÌ„e in the mornynge to seke for pyllage their host was lodged behynde them and whan the englysshmen were past the frenchmen caÌ„e out of their busshment displayed their baners penons And whan theÌ„glisshmen sawe that great company so nere them they rested and toke aduyse and sent to their hoost behynde theÌ„ whiche was a longe leage fro them And sir Gaultyer who was a great capitayne was nat farr thens and whan he herde therof he lept vpon his horse in great haste his speare in his fyste without â—aâ—â—enet or vyser and so rode thyderwarde without aduyse or couÌ„sayle his men solowed after as fast as they might and so iÌ„ that fray he was stryken through the necke and so he fell downe deed TheÌ„glysshmen fought valiantly but finally they were slayne and taken fewe escaped There were taken of englysshe knightes prisoners sir JohnÌ„ Radwyn Thomas Faulque Hughe Bromewell Thomas Spenser Thomas Ebreton Nycholl Gascoyne JohnÌ„ Candley Philyppe of Cambrey Hughe Harpe Done Lyonet Dautryne and squyers Johan Galarde Thomas Brudlay Henry Mamefort Guy Chuet WyllmÌ„ Dautry JohnÌ„ Menet AntyqueÌ„ Wylliam Gausull JohnÌ„ of FoÌ„bret Tomelyn Solerant WyllmÌ„ Quiteuyn Robert Bouchell Ro. daudley Rafe Stanby Thomas Arthus Tydingê came in to the englysshe hoost howe their company were fightynge than the marshals made hast to remoue the hoost to that parte but he coude nat so soone auaunce but that the mater was past and done and the burgonyons and freÌ„chmen withdrawen withall their prisoners so yâ— the englysshmen wyst nat where to seke them Thus it fell of the encountre as I was enformed whiche was nere to Douchy besyde Soissons the .xx. day of February the yere of our lorde a thousande thre C. threscore and .xiii. ¶ After these two iourneys of Rabymont and Douchy there fell none aduenture to the duke of Lancastre in the realme of FrauÌ„ce that any mencyon ought to be made of The englysshemen passed many a strayte passage but alway they rode wisely and close togyder The freÌ„che kynges counsayle sayd to the kyng Sir lette them go on for finally they can nat attayne to your heritage They shall wery them selfe and all for nought for often tymes whan a storme or tempest ryseth in a countre at last it wasteth away by it selfe In lykewise so shall it be sene by these englysshmen ¶ How the hostages that were layd by them of Duriuall were beheeded and howe sir Robert Canolle beheeded agayne all suche prisoners as he had And also of the duke of Lancastres iourney Cap. CCC .xi. LE haue well herde here before howe sir Robert Canoll was come to his castell of Duryuall the whiche he helde as his owne herytage and brake the treaty that was made bytwene his men and the duke of Aniou wherfore the duke came thyder to the siege for the duke claymed it as his owne enherita and he had with him a great company of lordê and knightes of Bretayne of Poictou and of the lowe marches The french kyng wolde his coÌ„stable the lorde Clysson and other that were there shulde returne in to FaÌ„rce to ayde his brother the duke of Burgoyne to pursue the englysshe men Hesent often to them of the castell of Duryuall to obey to him and to let hym haue possessyon of the castell And whan the daye was past that the castell shulde haue ben delyuerd yet they lay styll at siege and hadde great marueyle what they within thought They knewe well that sir Robert Canoll was entred into the castell and had newe refresshed it Than these dukes and lordê sent a haraude to sir Robert Canoll and to sir Hughe Broes who had made before the treatie with them And whan the haraulde was come in to the forteresse he sayd Sirs my lordes hath sente me hyder to you to knowe the cause why ye do nat acquyte your hostages and delyuer this castell as the couenant was as ye sir Hugh haue sworne Than sir Robert Canoll sayd Haraude say vnto your maisters howe that my men coude make no composycion without me or myne agrement Returne to them and shewe them so The haraude retourned and recounted to his lordes all that sir Robert Canoll had said and so they sent hym agayne with a newe message and whan he was there he sayd Sirs my lordes yet sendeth you worde by me that the composycion was yâ— they shulde receyue in to their forteresse no person tyll the day that was prefixed And sithe that tyme and before their day they haue receyued you sir Robert Canoll into their fortresse which they ought nat to haue done Therfore sir knowe for trouther yâ— without ye yelde vp the castell your hostages shall be beheeded Sir Robert answered by god haralde for all the manysshing of your maisters I wyll nat so lese my castell And if so be yâ— the duke cause my men to dye I shall serue him in lyke case for I haue here within
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
and thyder he came to therle of Salisbury and sir Rycharde Dangle and so went with them to Calais and ther taryed the space of a moneth and so went in to Englande and came to Shene 〈◊〉 foure leages fro London a long by the Temmes syde where the kynge of Englande laye sore syâ—ke And past out of this worlde the 〈◊〉 gyll ofsaynt JohnÌ„ Baptyst yâ— yere of our lorde a thousande thre hundred .lxxvii. THan was there great sorowe made in Englande and incontynent all the passages of the realme were stoppedde that none shulde yssue out of the realme For they wolde nat that the dethe of the kyng shuld be so soone knowen in Fraunce tyll they haddeset the realme in some ordre The same tyme ther came in to Englande the erle of Salisbury and sir Rycharde Dangle So the body of kyng Edwarde the thirde with great processyons weâ—ynges lamentacyons his sonnes behynde hym with all the nobles and prelates of Englande was brought a long the cytie of London with open visage to Westmynster there he was buried besyde the quene his wyfe And anon after the yong kyng Richard was crowned at the palays of Westmynster with great solemâ—ytie and by him stode the dukes of LaÌ„â—â—llre and of Bretayne the .xi. yere of his age in the moneth of July The whiche day there was made four erles and nyne knightes First the lorde Nycholas his vncle was made â—rle of â—olengy the lorde Percy erle of Northumberlande sir Thomas Dangle erle of Huntyngdon the lorde Mombray erle of Notyngham And the yonge kyng was putte vnto the rule of the gentyll knyght sir Rycharde Dangle by the accorde of all the lande to be instruâ—ted in noble vertues and the realme of Englande to be gouerned by the duke of Lancastre And as soone as the frenche kynge knewe of the dethe of kynge Edwarde he sayd howe â—yghtâ—obly and valiantly he hadde reygâ—ed and well he ought to be putte newly in rememâ—raunce amonge the nombre of the worthyes Than he assembled a great nombre of the nobles and prelatê of his realme and dyd his obsâ—quy in the holy chapell in his palys at Paris And anone after dyed the eldest doughter of the frenche kyng who was ensured to haue been maryed to Wylliam of Heynault eldest sonne of duke Aubert ¶ Howe the freÌ„che kyng sent a great nauy to the see howe dyuers townes were brent in Englande howe the duke of Burgoyne tooke dyuers castels about Calys Cap. CCC .xv. IN the meane seasone whyle this sayd trewce endured the frenche kyng ê“uyded greatly for shyppes andgaleys And the kynge of Spayne had sent to him his admyrall sir Ferraunt Sause Who with sir Johan de Uien admyrall of Fraunce whan the tre wee was expired went and brent the towne of Rye a four dayes after the dethe of kyng Edwarde in the vigill of saynt Peter in July there slewe men and women and all they founde These tidynges came to London than therles of Cambridge and Bouligney went to Douer with a great nombre of men of warre And the erle of Salisbury the lorde Montagu went to the marches towarde HaÌ„pton Than after the french army toke laude in the I le of UbyqÌ„ and brent therm dyuers to wnes as LameÌ„d Dartmouth Plomouthe Plesume and dyuers other and whan they had brente and pylled the towne of Ubique they went agayne to the see and costed forewarde came to a porte called Poc. there was redy the erle of Salisbury and the lorde Montague who defended the passage howebeit they brente parte of the towne of Poc. and than toke the see agayne and costed towardes HaÌ„pton and wolde dayly haue taken lande in Englande but the englysshmen in the company of the erle of Salisbury rode so dayly alonge the see cost that they kept them euer fro takyng of any lande Than the frenchmen came before HaÌ„pton and there was redy sir Johan AruÌ„dell with a great nombre of men of warre and archers who defended the towne or elles it had ben taken than the frenchmen departed and went towarde Douer and toke lande on a day 〈◊〉 a lytle abbay called Lians Ther were many men of the countre assembled and they hadde made the priour of the place and sir Thomas Cheyny Johan Fuselle their chefe capitayns who set them selfe in good array to defende the passage so that the freÌ„chmen had but small aduauntage for it coste them moche people or they coulde take lande how be it fynally by force of good fightyng they toke lande Ther was a sore scrimysshe howe beit the englysshmen were dryuen backe and putte to flyght and two hundred slayne and the two knightes and the priour taken prisoners than the frenche men entred agayne in to their shippes and lay styll all that night at ancre before the abbey There the frenche men knewe first of the dethe of kynge Edwarde of Englande by their prisonners and of the coronacyon of kyng Richarde and a great parte of the ordre made in Englande for rulynge of the realme Than sir Johan of Uyenne caused a barke to departe and sent therin a knight who aryued at Harflewe And than the knight rode to Parys and there he founde the kynge and there shewed hym the certayne tidynges of the deth of kyng Edwarde To whiche sayeng the kynge gaue credence Than the frenchmen spanyardes departed and sayled forthe and had wynde at wyll and came with the same tyde about threof the clocke to Douer There was sir Edmonde erle of Cambridge and sir Thomas his brother erle of Buckynghame who were redy with a hundred thousande with baners displayed abydinge the frenchmen who were a sixscore shippes and galyes The frenchemen came foreby the porte and taryed nat but passed by and toke the depe see for the see began to ebbe Howe beit the englysshmen taryed there styll all that day and the nextnight and the frenche men by the nexte tyde came before the hauen of Calays and there entred yE haue herde here before how sir Johan captall of Beufz was taken prisoner before Soubise and kept in the towre of the teÌ„ple of Parys The kyng of England and the prince whyle they lyued wolde gladly haue had hym delyuered ther was also moche entreatie made for him at the couÌ„sell at Bruges and ther was offred for him in exchange the yong erle of saynt Poule thre or four other knyghtes but the frenche kyng nor his couÌ„sayle wolde nat coÌ„sent therto Howbeit the french kyng made to be shewed him by the priour who had hym in kepyng yâ— if he wolde swere neuer to beare armes agaynst the crowne of Fraunce that than he wolde condiscende to his delyuerance The Captall answered that he wold neuer make that othe to dye in prison so he abode in prison in sure kepynge a .v. yere with lytell ioye for he toke his prisonment but with lytell pacyence and so long he was there that at last he dyed in prison
The french kyng caused hym to be entered ryght solemply and therat were dyuers barownes knightes and prelates of FrauÌ„ce Thus feblyssed thenglissh capitaynes for yâ— same yere there dyed also the lorde Spensar a great baron in Englande a good knight And of hym of his wyfe who was doughter to sir Bartylmewe of Brunes there abode a sonne and four doughters And anone after the dethe of the sayde Captall the frenche quene was delyuered of a fayre doughter named Mary Of the whiche byrthe the quene toke suche a sicknesse the she dyed This quene who was full of noble vtues was doughter to the gentyll duke of Burbone the lorde Peter who dyed at the batayle of Poycters Her obsequy was done in the abbay of saynte Denyse where she was buryed with great solempnyte wherat ther was nighe all the nobles and prelates of Fraunce and namely they about the marchesse of Parys ALl this season sir Hughe Caurell capitayne of Calais sir JohnÌ„ Harlston capitayn of Guynes the lorde of Gomegines capitayne of Arde. Made many iourneys in to Picardy euery weke thre or four and often tymes ran before saynt Omers and Arkes Moton FyeÌ„nes and therabout to Boloyne somtyme to Tyrwyn And specially the garyson of Arde dyde moche hurt in the countre wherof the complayntes came oftentymes to the herynge of the frenche kyng Whervpon he toke couÌ„sayle to knowe how he might best restrayn them and it was shewed hym howe that the garyson of Arde was nat so stronge but that it might easely begoten Than the kyng sayd to haue it we wyll spare for no cost Than within a lytell space after he made a somoÌ„s of men of warre secretely no man wyst whider he wolde sende them The chefe of them was the duke of Burgoyne his brother he had a .xv. hundred speares well furnysshed and sodenly they caÌ„e to the bastyde of Arde and besieged it rounde about And with the duke of Burgoyne there was the erle of Guynes the marshall of Blanuyle the lordes of Clysson of Lauall of Rougemont of the ryuer of Bregyde of Frannyll of Danuyll of Dautoyng of Raueuall and of Angest sir James of Burbone the seneshall of Heynalte and dyuers other knightes and barones And they had engyns that cast nyght day stones of two hundred weight and assayled it right feirsly The lorde Gomegynes lorde of the forteresse whan he sawe hym selfe enclosed with so many noble men of warre and they promysed him that if he were wonne with assaut that he all those with hym shulde dye And also he was nat well prouyded of artillary longe to endure and so by the procurement of the lorde of Raneuall his cosyn germayn he entred in to a treaty to yelde vp the garyson their lyues and goodê saued This treaty was long a makyng howe beit at last the forteresse was gyuen vp and suche as wolde departed were brought to Calais by sir Gawen of bayllule and sir Wylliam of Bourdes was made capitayne of Ardâ— And after him was kepar there a long tyme the vicount of Meaulx and thirdly after him was capitayne ther the lord of Sampy The same day that Arde was delyuered the duke went and layd siege to the castell of Arduyche wherin were capitayns the thre bretherne of Mauluryer There the duke lay thre dayes and made dyuers assautes at last they within yelded vp the castell and they were brought to Calys by the marshall of FraÌ„ce Than the duke went and besieged Uauclinen Whiche also yelded vp as the other dyde And whan the duke had newe refresshed these places with vitayls and men than he gaue lycence to euery man to departe and so weÌ„t himselfe in to Fraunce to the kynge and the other lordes bretons went into Bretayne For tidynges was brought them that the duke of Bretayne was aryued at Brest with a great army and the lordes of Burgoyne and other places retourned euery man to their owne ¶ Howe the warre began agayn bytwene the freÌ„che kyng and the kyng of Nauerre and howe the kynge of Nauer lost the couÌ„tie of Deureux except Chierbourge whiche was beseged by the frenchmen And of the iorney that the duke of Lancastre made in to Bretayne Cap. CCC .xvi. VE haue herde here before of yâ— peace made at Uernon bytwene the frenche kyng and the kyng of Nauar and howe the kynge of Nauar left his two sonnes with their vncle the frenche kyng After ther was a great suspect layde on a squyer beyng in the frenche kynges court attendyng on the two sonnes of the kyng of Nauarr. This squyer was called James of Rue And also on a clerke a great maister of the kyng of Nauars couÌ„sayle and a great gouernour in the countie of Deuxeux called maister Peter of Tartre They were iuged to dethe and so cruelly they were executed at Parys and ther shewed before all the people howe they were in mynde to haue enpoysoned the frenche kynge Than the kyng reared vp a great army of men of warr and made the coÌ„stable chefe leader of them and with him the lorde de la Ryuer and dyuers barons knightes And so they all went into NormaÌ„dy to the fortresses and castels of the kyng of Nauarre whiche were fayre and noble and well garnysshed And so they layd siege to a forteresse called Ponteau de mere they had dyuers goÌ„nes engyns and ablemeÌ„tes for the saut whet with they troubled sore the forteresse and them that were within howbeit they dyde defende them selfe valiantly Ther were dyuers sautes and scrimysshes a longe space durynge this siege The castell was sore brused and they wtin sore oppressed and desyred oftentymes by the constable to gyue vp the forteresse or elles yf they were taken by force he promysed theÌ„ that they shulde all dye customably suche was the coÌ„stables promyse The naueroyse sawe how their vitayls began to mynisshe knewe well howe the kyng of Nauer was farr fro them so they yelded vp the fortresse and they were coÌ„ueyed to Chierbourge and had their goodê with theÌ„ The fortresse was rased and beaten downe to the erthe whiche had cost moche the makynge therof also the walles of PoÌ„teau de mere was beaten downe Than the frenchmen went and besieged the fortresse of Mortayne and there lay a great season but they within saw no maner of ayde nor confort comyng fro the kynge of Nauarr nor also the other forteresses were nat able to make resystence agaynst the frenchmen and so they gaue vp as other dyd before The same season the coÌ„stable brought into the frenche kynges obeysaunce all the townes castelles and fortresses in all the countie of Deureur And all the forteresses beaten downe to the erthe and the townes vnclosed to th entent that there shulde neuer after ryse any warre vnto the realme of Fraunce by the meanes of any castell or towne yâ— the kyng of Nauer shulde haue in the countie of Deureux Also the freÌ„che kynge made the gabelles
Uers sir Baudwyn Cremoux Thybalte of Pount Helyot of Calay and dyuers other good men of warre Ther they made their lodgynges alonge the fayre medowes by the ryuer syde of Dordon which was great pleasur to beholde nere to the dukes lodgyng was the constable of Fraunce lodged often tymes these companyons desired to auaunce their bodyes and went and scrimysshed at the barryers and soo some were hurte and wounded as aduenture falleth often tymes in suche dedes of armes The sâ—â—iday after the siege was layd before Bergerath there came in to the dukes hoost well acompanyed with men of armes and brigaÌ„tes the lord Dalbret and sir Bertram his cosyn they were receyued with great ioye for yâ— hoost was gretlye enforsed by theÌ„ The .viii. day the duke anâ— the capitayns of the hoost were in counsayle to se howe they myght greue them of Bergerath there were dyuers wordes and deuyses they were long at one poynt whiche was to assayle the towne than it was thought agayne that by their assautes their people myght be sore hurt and to lytell effect and so for that day the counsayle brake vp and determyned on no full conclusyon sauyng to contynewe styll their siege for they loked dayly for mo men of warre commynge out of Fraunce and specially the lorde of Coucy Of the scrymisshes done before Bergerath howe the englisshmen freÌ„chemen gascoyns and other feirlly recouÌ„tred eche other Ca. CCC .xix. IT was so that sir Thomas Felton beyng at Burdeaulx and knowynge that his enemyes were wtin .xii. myle of him with such a puyssaunce that he was nat able to resyst agaynst them wherof he was nothyng ioyouse And all that season he knewe well howe the duke of Aniou had made his somons and had sente for all the states of Fraunce Than he sent worde therof into England to the kyng and to his couÌ„sayle but they that he sent thyder dyde lytell good or nothyng in the matter For the realme of Englande was as than in great bariauÌ„ce among them selfe one agaynst an other and specially the duke of Lancastre was nat in the fauoure of the comen people wherby dyuers incydent parels fell after in England the whiche season there deê‘ted no men of warr out of England nother to go in to Gascoyne nor yet in to Bretayne Wherof they that kepte those fronters vnder the yonge kynge of Englande were nothyng ioyouse Than sir ThomÌ„s Felton desired the lorde Lespare to go in to Englande the better to enfourme the kyng and his vncles of the state of Gascoyn and therby to prouyde couÌ„sayle for them And so at the desyre of sir Thomas Felton the lorde Lespare entred in to thesee but there rose suche a tempest agaynst him that he was driuen in to Spayne there was encountred by shippes of Spayne and hadde ther a great bataile and suche was his fortune that there he was taken prisoner ledde in to Spayne and there remayned more thaÌ„ a yere and a halfe for he was styll behated with them of the lynage of the lorde Pomers sir ThomÌ„s Felton who was a right valyauÌ„te man wrote and sent specially for the lord of Musident the lorde Duras the lorde Rosen and for the lorde Langurant who were foure of the chefe barones and moost puyssauÌ„te in all Gascoyn of the englisshe party desiryng them that for the honour and herytage of the kynge of Englande they wolde come and helpe to defende the countre and to coÌ„e with all their puyssance to Burdeaulx So than all knyghtes suche as wolde truely acquyte theÌ„ to their kyng and lorde and to his officers were redy come to Burdeaulx And whan they were all togyder they were to the noÌ„bre of .v. hundred speares and thus they were at Burdeaux and in Burdeloys the season whyle the duke of Aniou lay at siege before Bergerath than sir Thomas Phelton those foure barones of Gascone toke their counsayle aduyse determyned to ryde forthe agaynst the frenchmen and to entre in to some place to se if they myght spye any aduauntage to conquere any thyng agaynst their enemyes And so they departed out of Burdeaux in one company mo than thre hundred speares and toke the way to Ryoll and so came to a towne called yuret there lodged Of this busshmeÌ„t knewe nothyng the frenchmen wherby they had great domage Thus helde styll the siege before Bergerath wher many a scrimishe was made and many a seate of armes acheued bothe by them within and theÌ„ without how beit lytell wanne therby the frenchmen for sir Parducas Dalbret who was capitayne defended valiauntly the towne Than they of the hoost without to th entent to greue the sorer their enemyes they sent to Rioll for a great engyn called the truye This engyn was so made that it wolde cast great stones and a huÌ„dred men of armes myght well be within it to aproche to assayle the towne sir Peter de Bulle was ordeyned to fetche this engyn and with him sir JohnÌ„ of Uers sir Baudwen Cremoux sir Alayn Beaumont the lordâ— oâ— Mount calay and the lorde of Gaures And so they departed fro the hoost about a thre hundred speares and passed by a gyde the ryuer of Dordon and rode towarde Ryoll And so they came forby a place bitwene Bergerath and Rioll called yuret wher as the englisshmen were mo than four hundred speares and knewe nothyng of the comyng of the frenchmen Tidynges 〈◊〉 to the hoost to the constable that the englysshmen were ridynge abrode but no man coude tell where they were Than incontynent the constable for doute of his men sent out another company of men of armes to be a countergarde to the foragers that were gone before for the engyn Of the whiche newe company there were capitayns sir Peter of Mornay yuan of Wales Thybault of Pount and Alyotte of Calay In that company ther was a two hundred men of armes well apoynted sir Peter of Bulle and his company who were gone for the engyn dyde so moche that they came to Ryoll and ther charged many chares with the engyn and so returned agayne towardes the hoost by another waye than as they came and a more broder passage bicause of their cariage and so are they came to yuret or nere thervnto within a leage they had a fayre adueÌ„ture for ther they mette with the other company of their owne felowshyâ— and whan they were all togyder they were a .vi. hundred speares than they rode at more leyser thynking themselfe more insuerty than they were before than tydinges caÌ„e to sir ThomÌ„s Phelton and to the barons of Gascoyn bryng at yuret how the freÌ„chmen were abrode and were comynge fro Ryoll to passe that way towardes Bergerath with a great engyn Of the whiche tydinges they were ryght ioyouse and sayd how it was the thynge the they moost desired Than they armed them and mounted on their horses and made them selfe redy and whan they were abrode in the felde it
the duke was four dayes 〈◊〉 he could haue it than by treaty it was gyueâ— vp And thaÌ„ the duke went to saynt 〈◊〉 ¶ Howe the duke of Aniou toke by force saynt Macayre and the towne of Duras by assaute dyuers other forteresses agaynst the englisshmen Cap. CCC .xxi. DAyly the dukes hoost multiplyed and encreased for men came to hym fro all partes as knyghtes squiers to auauÌ„ce their bodyes So the siege was layne before saynt Macayre within were all suche men of warre as were goone out of suche fortresses as had ben yelden vp before wherby the towne was the stroÌ„ger the better defended ther was dyuers great assautes made and many a fayre 〈…〉 ysshe before the barryers Than the duke and the 〈◊〉 orâ—ayned the siege endurynge that certayne 〈◊〉 with their companyes shulde 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the 〈◊〉 all 〈◊〉 And so the men 〈◊〉 armes sprad abrode 〈◊〉 yâ— maâ—shalâ— of FrauÌ„ce with a great route sir Percyuall of Mâ—â—â—â—ll norman and Wylliam of Moncontoure with a great company â–ª 〈…〉 men of armes were a brode in the feldes 〈…〉 ayes and toke dyuerâ— townes and small holdes brought the couÌ„â—â—e all aboute vnder the obeysance of the frenche kyng there were none that withstode them for the countre was voyde vnprouyded of men of warre of thenglysshe part and they that sâ—edde went to Burdâ—ur And than these men of warâ— returned agayne to the hoost they of saynt Macayre knewe well howe they coude nat long 〈◊〉 dure and it was dayly shewed theÌ„ that if they were taken by force they shulde all dye without mercy wherof they douted And the comons secretly treated with the frenchmen to yelde vp the towne their lyues and goodes saued The meÌ„ of warr within parceyuing well their ententes douted greatly the comons that they shuld make some yuell bargayne for them Wherfore they brue theÌ„ to the castell whiche was right strong and able to be kept therin they put all that they had some pyllage of the towne than they of the towne yelded vp put theÌ„ selfe vnder the oâ—eysance of the frenche kyng Tidynges caÌ„e to the duke whyle he lay at siege before Moutseguâ—e how that the duches his wyfe was at Thoâ—ouse was ther delyuered of a sonne wherof the duke and all his hoost was right ioyouse 〈◊〉 were of the more hardynes to atempt dedes 〈◊〉 armes Assone as saynt Maâ—ayre was gyueâ—â—p the duke entred all his and eased and refresshed theÌ„ for in the towne was good loging and well furnysshed so the castell was hâ—sâ—ged and â—â—gyâ—s â—eysed before it the which dyd 〈◊〉 〈…〉 ylous great stones of yron which great 〈◊〉 〈…〉 hed theÌ„ within And thus whyle yâ— duke 〈◊〉 at this siege true tidynges caÌ„e to him of the 〈◊〉 Duras of the lorde Rosen brought by 〈◊〉 haraudê that was â—â—â—ely how they were â—â—the become englysshe agayne Than yâ— duke sayd let vs make an end here than I wyll go and lay siege before Duras so made a â—â—irse assaut to the castell for he wolde nat â—eauâ— it be â—â—nd him And they of yâ— castell sawe how they were aâ—â—ailed on all sydes and codde 〈◊〉 no â—onfort and sawe well how the duke nor the caÌ„â—â—able wolde nat deê‘te thens tyll they had yâ— castell at their wyll oâ—ther with fayrnesse or fouâ—nesse So all thynge coÌ„sydred they fell in 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 yelded vp the castell their lyues goodes 〈◊〉 â–ª they were receyued coueyed to 〈◊〉 〈…〉 And so 〈◊〉 Macayres towne 〈◊〉 was become frenche and therin the duke made newe capitayns and than disloged and toke the way towarde Duras and so long he rode that he came before Duras And at the firste aprochyng the duke ordayned to assayle the towne and euery man prepared for the saut the crosbowes before well pauessed And so they aproched to the towne and some had ladders redy to mount ther began a sore and a cruell assaut and suche as mounced fought hande to hande with theÌ„ within This assaut endured a longe space on the ladders ther were done many feates of armes as in fightynge hande to hande This assaut endured the most parte of the day than at last the trumpettes sowned the retreat and so euery man drewe to his logyng for that night The same tyme there came to the hoost sir Alayne de la Haye and sir Alayne of saynt Poule and with them a great company of bretons who had ryden towarde Lyburne had assayled an englysshe garyson named Cadyllac the whiche they had taken byforce slayne all them within In the mornynge the duke of Aniou coÌ„maunded euery man to go to the assaut desyringe them to do their best and by a haralude made to be cryed through the hoost who soeuer entred first in to Duras shulde haue in rewarde fyue huÌ„dred frankes For couytousnesse of wynning of this rewarde many a one auaunced and icoê‘ded themselfe so there were many ladders anone reared vp agaynst the walles There was a feirse assaute for the yong knightes and squyers desyring to auauÌ„ce their bodyes adueÌ„tured them selfe right valiantly The lorde of Langurant was mouÌ„ted vpon a ladder his swerde in his hande one of the first and payned him selfe moch to haue entred first into the towne nat for wynning of the fyue hundred fraÌ„kes but to exalt his name for he was sore displeased with the lorde of Duras bycause he was tourned so lightly englysshe agayne The lorde Langurant dyde that daye marueyls in armes so that his owne men and also strangers had marueyle of his dedes He auauÌ„ced hymselfe so moche forwarde that he put his lyfe in great ieopardy For they within by clene force rased the helme of his heed and so had ben deed withoute remedy and a squyer of his hadde nat ben who folowed him so nere that he rouered hym with his targe And the lorde and he togyder discended downe the ladder lytell lytell and in their dyscendyng they receyued on the targe many a great stroke they were greatly praysed of all that sawe them Also there was sir Trystram of Roy and sir Percyuall Daneuall on another ladder assayling and sautyng right valiantly In lyke wise dyd sir JohnÌ„ Jumont and sir JohnÌ„ of Rosey eche of them doyng marueyls in armes and at another lope of the wall on a ladder there was the lorde of Sereell and fought hande to hande with his enemyes so that euery man that sawe hym sayd if there were any likely to entre in to the towne he was semyng to be the first The knight dyde nat aduenture hym selfe all onely for the profyte but rather to gette honour but the fortunes of warre be ryght peryllous and so it happed to hym for he was putte downe feersly with a glayue so that he fell downe to the botome of the dyke and with the fall brake his necke and ther he dyed And in lyke case dyed an other squyer
crowned he assembled his couÌ„sayle at Edenborowe in ScotlaÌ„de where as were the moost parte of all the barones and knyghtes of Scotlande and of other suche as he thought shulde do him seruyce shewyng them howe thenglysshmen in tyme past hadde done them many great inconuenyences as in brennynge of their countreys beatynge downe their castles stayeng and raunsomyng their men sayeng also Sirs nowe is the tyme come that we may be well reuenged for no we there is but a yonge kynge in Englande for kyng Edwarde is deed who was wonte to haue so good fortune Than the barownes and yong knyghtes that were there suche as desyred to be reueÌ„ged of the domage done to them by theÌ„glysshmen answered all with one voyce howe they were all redy apparelled to ryde in to Englande and it were the same daye or the next or whan it pleased hym This aunswere pleased greatly the kyng of Scotes and thanked them all and ther the kyng ordeyned four erles to be as chefe capitayns of all the men of warre And that was the erle Duglas the erle Moret therle of Maure and the erle of Surlant the constable of Scotlande sir Archambalt Duglas and the marshall of the hoost sir Robert Uersy And so they made their somons to be at a certayne day at Morlane and in the makynge of this assemble there departed fro them a valiantsquier of Scotland called Alysander Ramsey who thought to enter prise to acheue a great feate of armes toke with him fortie well mounted and rode so long by night priuely that by the day in the morning he came to Berwyke whiche was englisshe capitayn of the towne was a squyer of the erle of Northumberlandes named Johan Byset and in the castell was capitayne a valyant knight called sir Robert Abenton Whan the scotes were come to Berwyke they kept theÌ„ selfe priuy and sente a spye to the towne and to the castell to se in what coÌ„dicyon it was the spye entred downe in to the dykê where ther was no water nor none coude abyde there for it was all a quycke boylyng sande And so the spye loked and harkened all aboute but he coulde nat here nor se no creature and so he returned and shewed all that to his maister Than Alysander Ramsey auaunsed for the and brought all his company priuely into the dykes and had with them ladders and so dressed them vp to the walles Alysander was one of the first the mounted vp with his swerde in his hande and so entred in to the castell and all his company folowed hym for there was none that withstode theÌ„ And whan they were all within than they went to the chefe towre wher as the capitayne was a slepe and so there sodenly with great axes they brake vp the dore The capitayne sodenly awoke had slept all night and had made but small watche the which he derely bought And so opened his chambre dore wenyng to him the noyse had be made by some of his owne soudiers that wold haue robbed or murdred hym in his bedde bycause he had displeased them the weke before so lept out of a wyndowe downe into the dykes in great feare without order or good aduyse so that with the fall he brake his necke and ther he dyed The watchmen were halfe a slepe and herde the noyse and woke and parceyued well howe the castell was scaled and betrayed and so sowned in a trumpet trahey trahey Johan Byset capitayne of the towne hearyng the voice of a trumpe armed him and caused all them of the towne to be armed and so drewe all before the castell and herde well the noyse that the scottes made within but they coulde nat entre in for the gate was shytte and the bridge drawen Than the capitayne Johan Byset remembred him of a great aduyce and sayd to them of the towne that were aboute hym Lette vs breke downe the stayes of the brige on this syde and than they within can nat yssue wtout our danger IncoÌ„tynent with axes they beate downe the bridge stayes therof towarde the towne And than JohnÌ„ Byset sent a messanger to Anwyke a .xii. lytell myles thens to the lorde Percy certifyeng him of all the mater desyring him to coÌ„e without delay with some great puyssaunce to rescue agayne the castell of Berwyke so taken by stelthe by the scottes And moreouer Johan Bysette sayd to Thomelyn Fryant who was the messanger she we to my lorde in what case ye leaue vs howe the scottes are closed within the castell and canne nat yssue out without they leape ouer the walles and therfore desyre hym to make the more hast Alysander Ramsey and his company who had thus scaled the castell of Berwike and thought they had done a great enterprice and so they had don in dede and Johan Byset had nat prouyded asodayne remedy for els they had ben also lordes of the towne And so they slewe of theym within the rastell whome it pleased them and the resydne they toke prisoners and shytte them vp fast in a towre Than they sayd nowe let vs go downe in to the towne for it is ours and let vs take all the good therin the riche men of the towne and bringe them all in to this castell and thaâ—â—sette fyre on the towne for it is nat to be kepte by vs. And within thre or foure dayes we shall haue rescue out of Scotlande so that we shall saue all our pyllage and at our departyng let vs sette fyre in the castell and so pay our hoost To which purpose they all agreed for they desyred all to wynne some pyllage And so they toke eche of them a glayue in their haÌ„des they founde ynowe in the castell and so opened the gate and let downe the bridge And whan the bridge was downe the ropes the helde it brake asondre for the restyng place of the brige was broken awaye towarde the towne And whan Johan Byset sawe the maner of them than he and all his company began to shoute and crye and sayd Asirs kepe you there ye shall nat departe thens without our leaue and whan Alysander Ramsey sawe the maner of them without Than he sawe and knewe well howe they were aduysed of his beyng in the castell and so closed agayne the gate for feare of shotte and fortifyed the castell thinkynge to haue kept it and dyd cast out in to the dykes all the deed meÌ„ and putte vp in to a towre all their prisoners They thought the place was stronge ynough to kepe long or at leest tyll some rescue myght come to them out of Scotland for the barons and knightes of Scotlande were assemblyng togyder at Morlane and ther about and also therle Duglas was departed fro Alquest and was come to Dombare ¶ Nowe lette vs speke of the squier sent by Johan Byset to Anwyke to the lorde Percy erle of Northumberlande signyfieng hym all this sayd aduenture ¶ Howe the erle of NorthuÌ„berlande wan
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
forest of Colombiers There rode to gyder sir Thomas Triuet and sir willyam Clynton and with them a .xl. speres and by aduenture they encountred on the way the lorde of Hangest comyng fro Uandone with a xxx speares The englisshmen knewe incontynent that they were freÌ„chmen and so ran feirsly at them The frenchmen sawe they were ouer matched and thought nat therfore to abyde theÌ„ also they were nat farre of fro Uandone So they rode thyderwarde as fast as they myght and the englysshmen after and there was ouer throwen with a speare sir Robert of Hangest cosyn to the lorde of HaÌ„gest and JohnÌ„ of MoÌ„decryes and syxe other were takenÌ„e prisoners The lorde of Hangest came so to the barryers that they were opyn as his happe was and so entred in therat And than toke his speare and tourned hym to defence right valiantly but the englysshmen hadde a twelfe prisoners 〈…〉 The same dayâ—â—â—de forthe sir Robert Caâ—â—â—ll and his company who encountred the lorde of Mauuoyson defendyng him selfe right valiantlye Howe be it finally sir Robert Canoll toke hâ—m his owne handes the same daye the hoost passed by Uandone and wente to Ausey and the next day to saynt Cales and ther rested two dayes and than went to Pount Uolayne Thus the englysshmen rode forthe and founde no man that spake agaynst them so all the couÌ„trey was full of men of warre There were a great nombre in the cytie of Mauns and the duke of Aâ—â—ou rode by Towres in Tourayne by Bloyes and by Orlyaunce and so came to Parys For he had knowledge howe his brother the kynge laye in great ieopardy and nat likely â—o scape wherfore he thought to be at his dyeng His men of armes kepte styll their garysons and pursued thengâ—ysshmen The men of armes of Fraunce ordayned to trouble the englysshmen as moche as they might Thynkynge to enclose them in the countrey and so to â—amysshe them if they coude and than to fyght with them at their aduantage whyder the frenche kynge wolde or nat And they made on the passage of the ryuer of Sartre where as they thought the englysshmen shulde passe great defence and brought thyder great pyles of wode and draâ—e them downe by force in to the ryuer wherby no man coude passe there And also at the yssuinge out of the ryuer they made great and depe dykes so that no maÌ„ coude passe out The erle of Buckyngham and his coÌ„pany departed fro Pount Uolayne and came to the ryuer of Sartre and there rested for they coulde fynde no passage for the ryuer was great and depe and yuell to passe but at certayne places The vowarde rode a longe the ryuer coulde fynde no passage but there as the pyles were driuen in the water Than the lordes a lyghted and aduysed well the passage and sayde We must nedâ—s passe this same waye if we wyll go any farther Therfore let vs go to it â–ª by force drawe out these pyles Thanne ye shulde haue sene lordes knyghtes and squyers entre in to the ryuer at aduenture and toke great payne â—r they coulde gette out these pyles Howe be it finally they drewe them out and so opyned the passage with great payne NOwe ye may coÌ„â—ydre that if the french men had as than pursewed them and knowen oâ— their dede they might haue 〈◊〉 thâ— great 〈…〉 age For the formast coude nat haue ben ayded with them that came after bycause of the great marysses that they hadde past but so moche dyde the englysshe men that they passed ouer and so came to Noyen on the ryuer of Sartre ¶ The same day that the englisshmen passed the ryuer of Sartre Charles the frenche kynge dyed in his house of saynt Poule in Parys And as soone as the duke of Aâ—io we his brother knewe that his eyen were closed he toke and seased all the kynges iewels the whiche were without nombre â–ª and dyde put them in to saue kepynge to his behoue Thynkyng how they came right well to passe to ayd hym in his warres that he thought to make for he wrote hym selfe kynge of Cycell of Pulle of Calabre and of Hâ—erusalem THe frenche kynge was caryed through the cytie of Parys with open visage discouered his bretherne and his two sonnes behynde hym to the abbey of saynt Denyse and there he was buryed right honourably in lyke maner as he hadde ordayned in his lyfe tyme and sir Bertram of Clesquy his constable laye at his fete And though that kynge Charles in his lyfe tyme had well ordayned for the gouernyng of the realme howe it shulde haue ben ordayned yet the duke of Aniou folowed nothinge that ordynaunce For he toke on hym incontynent the gouernynge and reygned aboue all his bretherne Howe be it he wolde that Charles his nephewe shulde be kynge but he wolde haue the gouernyng of the realme aboue all other bycause he was the eldest And there was none in Fraunce that durst saye agaynst hym Thus the kynge dyed about Myghelmas Anone after his discease the lordes of FrauÌ„ce aduysed that sone after Halowen tyde they wolde crowne the yonge kyng Charles at Reynes to the which coronacy on the thre vncles to the kynge were well agreed That is to saye the duke of Aniowe the duke of Berrey and the duke of Burgoyne so that they myght haue the gouernynge of the realme tyll the kynge came to the age of one and tweÌ„tie yeres To this sware all the nobles and prelates of Fraunce Than knowledge of the coronacyon of this yong kinge was gyuen in to outwarde partes as to the duke of Brabant to duke Aubert of Bauyer â–ª and to the erle of Sauoy to the erle of Bloyes to the duke of Guerles to the duke of Julyers to the erle of Armynake and to the erle of Foim â–ª The duke of Barle the duke of Lorayne the lorde of Coucy and the erle Dolphyne of Auuergne were styll in the pursute of the englysh meÌ„ wherfore they were nat sent for to be at this coronacyon The erle of Flaunders was desyred to coÌ„e thyder the day was assigned on Alhalowen day the whiche was on a sondaye as it fell that yere Of the dethe of the frenche kynge were they of Gaunt ryght sorie for he dyde theÌ„ moche good in their warre for he loued but lytell the erle of Flaunders ¶ Nowe let vs speke of the englysshmen and leaue the coronacyon of the frenche kyng ¶ Howe the englisshmen arryued in Bretayne and howe the duke excused hym selfe of his long taryenge fro them Cap. CCC .lxviii. ALl this season the englysshmen knewe noâ—hynge of the parell that the frenche kyng was in and were passed the ryuer of Loyre and were lodged at Nogen and than departed and wente to Porle a two leages fro Sable and all the power of France was as than in the cite of MaÌ„s and therabout but they dyde nothynge but alwayes coosted the englysshmen Some sayde they wolde fight with theym but whan
they were right ioyfull and toke leaue of the erle of Buckyngham and of the lordes of EnglaÌ„de to go thyder and so thyder they wente and a certayne knyghtes and squyers in their company and ther iusted right valiauntly bothe parties and dyde their dedes of armes as it was ordayned Than sir Rainolde of Thouars and sir JohnÌ„ of Castell Morant and the bastarde of Clarens desyred the lorde of Uertayne and sir Johan Dambrety court and Edward Beauchampe to delyuer their chalenge And so these thre englysshe knightes were of good wyll to go and fight with them at the castell of Josselyne on the constables saueconduct Of the dedes of armes done before therle of Buckingham bytwene the Englysshemen and the frenchemen and the answeres made to the haraldes on their saueconductes Cap. CCC .lxxiii. WHanÌ„e the erle of Buekyngham was come to UaÌ„nes and vnderstode the frenchemens request he answered and sayde to the harauldes Sirs ye shall say to the constable that therle of Buckynghame sendeth hym worde howe he is as puyssaunt and able to gyue his saueconduct to the frenchemen as he is to gyue his to the Englysshemen Therfore suche as desyreth to do dedes of armes let them come to Uannes and I shall gyue them saue conducte to come and retourne and to bringe in their company suche as shall please them And whanÌ„e the constable herde this answere he ymagined in hym selfe howe that therle of Buckyngham sayd trouthe And howe it was but reason that he shulde se the dedes of armes done at Nauntes As well as he hadde sene the dedes of armes at the castell Josselyne Than the constable sayd The erle of Buckynghame speketh lyke a noble valyant knight and sonne to a kyng And I wyll it be as he saythe and for suche as wyll go thyder I shall sende to hym for his saueconducte for theym Than knightes and squyers made them redy to the nombre of .xxx. and a haralde came to Uannes for their saueconducte The whiche was gyuen and sealed by therle of Buckyngham Than there departed fro the castell Josselyne the thre knightes that shulde do the dedes of armes and their company and so caÌ„e to Uannes and lodged in the subbarbes And the Englysshe men made theym good chere The nexte day they apoynted to fyght and so they came in to a fayre playne place without the towne Than came thyder therle of Buckingham the erle of Suffolke and the erle of Deuonshyre and the other barownes of their coÌ„pany And brought theym forthe that shulde do the dedes of armes Firste the lorde of Uertaygne agaynste sir Raynolde of Thowars lorde of Pousances and sir Johan Dambrety court agaynst ser Trystram de Lauall and Edwarde Beauchampe agaynst the bastarde of Clarens There the englysshmen toke the one syde and the frenche men the other And they that shulde iust were a fote armed at all peces with bassenettes and vysures and good speres with heedes of Burdeaux redy to fight ¶ Here after foloweth their feates of armes FFirst the lorde of Pousances in Poictou and the lorde of Uertaygne in Heynaulte Two barownes of great prise and hardynesse came eche agaynst other a fote holdyng their speares in their handes sparyng nothynge eche other The lorde of Uertaynge was stryken but nat hurte and he strake the lorde of Pousances in suche wise that he pearsed the mayle on his brest and all that was theron so that the blode folowed And it was great marueyle that he had nat been worse hurt thanÌ„e he was And so they strake out their thre strokê and finysshed their armes without any more domage And than went and rested theym and behelde the other Than came sir Johan Dambreticourt of Hey nalt agaynst sir Trystram de Laualle of Poictowe and they dyde their armes right valyantly without any domage and so left Than came Edwarde Beauchampe and Clarens of Sauoy the bastarde who was a squyer ryght hardy and stronge and bygger in all his membres thanÌ„e the Englysshe man was So they came eche agaynst other and mette with great wyll and strake eche other on the brest in suche wyse that Edwarde Beauchampe was ouerthrowen backewarde Wherof the Englysshemen were sore displeased And whanÌ„e he was vp agayne he toke his Speare and came agayne agaynst Clarens and so mette agayne And there Edwarde BeauchaÌ„pe was agayne ouerthrowen to the erthe wherwith theÌ„glysshe men were more sorer displeased and sayd how that Edwarde was to weake to medyll with the Frenche squyer the deuyll was on hym to iuste agaynst hym So than they were departed and shewed howe they shulde do no more And whan Clarens sawe the maner desyringe to perfourme his armes sayde Lordes ye do me wronge And sythe ye wyll that Edwarde shall do no more than sette some other to me in his stede that I may performe myne entprise The erle of Buckynghame demaunded what he sayd and it was shewed hym Than he sayd the frenche man spake valyauntly Than stept forthe an Englysshe squyer who was after a knight and was called Jenequyn Fetaceilles He came before the erle and kneled downe and desyred that he myght perfourme the batayle And therle acorded therto Than this Jenken Fetaceilles came forthe armed hym at all peces and toke his speare and the bastarde Clarens his and so mette eche at other and foyned and thrust so sore eche at other that the speares flewe all to peces ouer their heedes And at the seconde coupe they dyde in lykewise and at the thirde also So all their speares were broken so that all the lordes on bothe parties reputed this dede a goodly feate of armes Than they toke their swerdes the whiche were right byg and in sixe strokes they brake foure swerdes And thanÌ„e they wolde haue fought with axes but the erle wolde nat suffre theym And sayde he wolde nat se them fight at vttraunce Sayeng they had done ynough Than they drewe abacke and other came forthe As one Jeneken Clynton englysshe agaynst one Johan de Castell Morant frenche man who made them redy to do armes THis Jenken Clynton was a squier of honour with the erle of Buckynghame and ryght nere about hym Howe be it he was but sclender and small of body Therfore the erle was nat content that he shulde haue to do in armes with so bygge aman as Johan of the Castell Morant was How be it they were putte toguyder to assay and so they came right rudely toguyder But the englyssheman coude nat endure agaynst the Frenche man but with their foyninge the Englysshe man was ouerthrowen to the erthe Than the erle sayd howe they were nothynge euenly matched Thanne there came to Jenequyn Clynton certayne of the erles company and sayd Jenequyn ye are nat metely to acomplysshe out this feate of armes And the erle of Buckyngham is nat content of your enterprise and commaundeth you to go and rest you and so he departed And Johan of the Castell Moraunt seyng the maner sayde Sirs if
ye thynke that your squyer be to lytell to deale with me sende another to me at your pleasure to the entent I may performe myne enterprise or els it shulde be to my villany And also I shulde haue wronge if I shulde departe withoute doynge of any dedes of armes Than the Constable and the marshall of the hoost sayde ye say right well and so it was done Than it was sayd to all the knightê there about Sirs is there any of you that wyll delyuer this knight to the whiche aunswered sir Wylliam of Fermyton and sayd shewe vnto the knyght howe he shall nat deê‘thens without doyng of dedes of armes If it please him a lytell to rest hym he shall anone be delyuered for I shall arme me agaynst hym This answere pleased moche JohnÌ„ of Castell Morant and so went and satte downe to rest hym Anon the Englysshe knyght was redy and came in to the place SO the two knightê caÌ„e a fote eche agaynst other rudely with their speares lowe couched to stryke eche other within the foure quarters Johan of Castell Moraunt strake the englysshe knight on the brest in suche wyse that ser Wylliam Fermyton stombled and bowed for his fote a lytell fayled hym He held his speare lowe with bothe his handes coude nat amende it And strake sir Johan of the Castell Moraunt in the thighe so that the speare wente clene throughe that the heed was sene a handfull on the othersyde And sir Johan with the stroke reled but he fell nat ThanÌ„e the Englysshe knightes and squyers were ryght sore displeased and sayd How it was a foule stroke Sir Wylliam Fermyntone excused hym selfe and sayde howe he was sorie of that adueÌ„ture and howe that if he had knowen that it shulde haue ben so he wolde neuer haue begon it sayenge howe he coulde nat amende it bycause of glauÌ„synge of his fote by constraynt of the great stroke that sir JohnÌ„ of the castell Morant had gyuen hym So thus the frenchmen departed and toke leaue of the erle and of the other lord and toke with them in a lytter sir JohnÌ„ of Castell Moraunt and brought him to the Castell Josselyne and he was after in great paryll of dethe by reason of his hurt Thus ended these dedes of armes and euery man drewe to their owne parte The englisshmen to Uannes and the frenchmen to castell Josselyn ¶ Howe the duke of Bretaine made his peace with the frenche kyng and howe the englysshmen retourned in to their countrey and of a dede of ardone bytwene a frenche squyer and an englisshe Cap. CCC .lxxiiii. AFter these dedes of armes done whyle the erle of Buckyngham lay at Uannes ther was nothyng don that ought to be remembred and as it hath ben sayd here before the englisshmen laye at Uannes at Hanyboute at Camperle and at Quynpercorentyne And so they passed the wynter as well as they might Dyuers of theÌ„ had great dommage and were in ryght great daungers and lacked vitayle for theym selfe and for their horses for they coude fynde no forage in the countre And in that tyme of the yere the graunges and barnes were all voyde and the â—odder spente The frenchemen theym selfe had sore wasted and distroyed it bycause their ennemyes shulde haue no ease therby In this daunger the Englysshemen were longe for the frenchemen were in their garisons on the fronters wherfore the englysshmen durst nat ryde Some vitayle came to the englysshmen by the see frome Corne wall frome Gernesay and fro the ysle of Wight the whiche somwhat conforted theym â–ª or elles they and their horses hadde dyed for famyne and hunger And all this season there was at Parys with the kyng fro the duke of Bretaygne the Uycount of Rohane the lorde de Laualle sir Charles of Dynaunt and sir Guy of Rocheforde and they dyde purchase the dukes peace to the whiche he agreed For he sawe well he coude nat kepe his promise to the Englysshe men without he wolde lese all his countrey The entent of the Erle of Buckyngham and his company was to passe ouer the wynter in the marchesse of Uannes aswell as they might And in the begynnynge of Somer to retourne in to FrauÌ„ce and make warr And they hadde sende worde of their state and condycion to the kyng of Englande and to the duke of Lancastre And the kyng of Englande and his counsayle thought the erle of Buckynghams enteÌ„cy on right good and wrote to hym that they wolde he shulde so do And sende hym worde howe the same season they wolde sende ouer another armye of men of warre to lande at Chyerbourge to th enteÌ„t that bothe armyes shulde mete toguyder Wherby it was thought they shulde do a great feate of warr in FrauÌ„ce The Frenche kynge his vncles and his counsayle ymagined well all those poyntes And also they were somwhat enfourmed therof And it was say de also among theym in secrete counsayle that if the duke of Bretaynge and some of his townes toke parte with the Englysshemen the realme of Fraunce shulde thanÌ„e haue moche to do And these foure barownes of Bretaygne representynge the duke conceyued well all this busynesse and layde forthe all these doutes and specially shewed it to the duke of Antowe Who hadde the souerayne gouernynge of the realme of Fraunce at that tyme. And also the duke of Aniowe was entending to make a voyage within two yere or shorter tyme In to Poule Calabre And was lothe that his vyage shulde haue ben broken or lette Therfore he enclyned lightely to the duke of Bretaignes peace so that he wolde become faythfull true and do homage to the frenche kynge And so he was agreed and his peace made And it was also agreed that he shulde helpe the englisshmen with shyppes to returne into their couÌ„treis Also it was agreed that all they of the garison of Chierbourge that hadde ben in that viage to serue the erle of Buckyngham that if they wolde retourne by lande to their garison they shulde haue good saueconducte of the kyng so to do And to go throughe the realme of Fraunce without harnesse and certayne knyghtes and squyers of Englande in their company if they lyst so to do And after the departynge of the Englysshemen out of Bretaynge Than the duke to come in to Fraunce to the kyng to his vncles and to do faythe and homage to the Kynge as the duke of Bretayne ought to do to his naturall lorde the frenche kynge All these maters were written and sealed and suffyciently brought to the duke of Bretaygne who as than was in the marchesse of Uannes And he accorded to that his men hadde done with right an yuell wyll for he knewe well he coude nat do it without the yuell wyll of the englysshmen WHan the knowledge of this treatie raÌ„e to the erle of Buckyngham and to the Englysshe men howe that the duke of Bretaygne was agreed with the freÌ„che kyng they were therwith greatly displeased
were at the abbey of Chem and had takeÌ„ ther dyuers of their companyons They were right sore displeased and so determyned to sende the same night their spyes to se where they myght fynde their enemyes in the next mornyng And as they ordayned so they dyde and in the mornyng the spyes brought report howe the white hodes were determyned to abyde there all that day wherwith these lordes and knightes were right ioyfull Than they armed theym as the lorde DaÌ„ghien the lorde of MoÌ„tigny the lorde of Bresuell sir Michaell de la Hamarde and mo thaÌ„ sixe huÌ„dred knightê and squiers of Heynalt and as many of FlauÌ„ders and out of And warpe a thre huÌ„dred speares mo than a thousande crosbowes and other varlets and whan they aproched nere to them they sent before sir Olyuer of Chem and a hundred speares with hym to begyn the assaut to the entent to drawe out of the abbey Arnolde Clerke and to ocupy the tyme whyle their fote men and crosbowes were come to theym Than sir Danyell and sir Peter of Disquemake the Hase of FlauÌ„ders came before the abbey of Chem and cryed flauÌ„ ders with the lyon of the bastarde The gauntoyse who were nat ware of the busshment bycause it was so early nor they were nat fully redy And are Arnolde Clerke coude bringe his men toguyder in good arraye the lorde Danghien the lorde of Lens the lorde of Bresuell the lorde of Cornayes the lorde of Montigny and their batayls entred behynde into the towne in cryeng Danghien And set on the gauntoise and whyte hodes so valiauntly that they coulde nat endure but brake their order So that there was slayne of theÌ„ what in the abbey and in the feldes .xi. huÌ„dred and they were but .xii. hundred in all And there was Arnolde Clerke slayne with two pikes as he was flyeng and so he was layd vp leanyng agaynst a hedge And after this disconfytur the lorde Danghien and the other knyghtes retourned to And warpe so this dede was reputed a great prowes And whan therle of FlauÌ„ders knewe these tidyngê he was greatly reioysed sayd to the lorde DaÌ„ghien how he was his fayre goodson shulde proue a noble valiant man To say the trouthe of the lorde of Danghien in him was all the honour of the countie ol Flaunders and so whyle therle lay at Bruges he called him nat all onelye his cosyn but also his fayre sonne Whan it was knowen at Gaunte that Arnolde Clerke was deed and his men discoÌ„fyted there were many than that were sore abasshed and said among them selfe Our besynesse proueth but yuell Lytell and lytell our capitayns and men are slayne We thynke we haue done yuell to moue this warr thus against our own lorde for he dothe minysshe vs thus lytell and lytell The yuell wyll and hatered that was by twene Gylbert Mahue and Johan Lyon turneth to our great domage I trowe we haue to longe sustayned the opinyons of Johan Lyon and Peter de Boise They haue brought vs so depe into this warr and into the hatered of the erle our lorde that nowe we can nat nor knowe nat howe to fynde any remedy to haue mercy and peace yet it wer better that .xx. or .xxx. dyd repent it thanÌ„e all the hole towne Thus there were dyuers that sayde eche to other priuely they durst nat speke it generally for dout of theÌ„ that were yuell For they were all of one sect daylye encreased in puissaunce And in the begynnynge they were but poore companyons without any substauÌ„ce but than they had golde and syluer ynough For whan they neded coÌ„playned to their capitayns they were well herde coÌ„forted For than anone some of the riche men of the towne shulde be sent for to them whan they were come for feare they durste nat refuce so to do Than the capitayns wolde say to theÌ„ Sirs it behoueth that the good towne of gauÌ„t make some shyft to pay our soudyers who aydeth and helpeth to defende and to kepe our iurysdictyons and fraunchiese and it behoueth that our companyons muste lyue And so they wolde aske of euery man as they lyst them selfe and none durst saye nay For and they hadde incontynent they shulde haue bene slayne and borne in hande howe they had bene traytours to the good towne of Gaunt and loued nat the welthe honoure nor profyte therof Thus the knaues and yuell dysposed people were maysters in the good towne of Gaunt And so contynued as long as the warre was bytwene theÌ„ and the erle of FlauÌ„ders their lorde And to say the verye trouthe thoughe the ryche and noble men of the good towne of GauÌ„t were thus beaten with suche roddes ther ought none to be so rie therof Nor they coude nat excuse themselfe but that by theyr owne fautes they were cause of theyr owne trouble reason proueth howe for whan therle of FlauÌ„ders sende to theÌ„ his baily to haue done iustyce on certayne rebels euyll disposed people They myght if they had lyst abydden by hym and haue gyuen hym confort in doyng of iustice the whiche they dyd nat but it semed that they hadde leauer the mater had gone yuell as it dyd rather than well And had rather to haue warr with theyr owne lorde thaÌ„ peace For well they myght knowe that if they had warre that the yuell people shuld be lordes of the towne and shulde be theyr maisters and nat to be put downe agayne whan they wolde This proued well by JohnÌ„ Faucell who to yâ— entent to dissymule the mater departed out of the towne of Gaunte and went and dwelte in Heynaulte wherby he thought to be pourged out of blame for the warre bytwene therle and the towne thynkynge to beare no blame of neyther party Howe be it the matier was so layde to his charge that he dyed therby whiche was great domage for this JohnÌ„ Faucell was in his tyme a right sage and a noble wyse maÌ„ but it is hard haltynge before lordes and theyr couÌ„sayles for they se clerely This man coude well ayde and couÌ„sayle other but as touchyng hym selfe he coude nat take the best waye I can nat say whyder he were culpable or nat of the artycles that he was examyned of at Lyle by ser Symon Rayn but the knyghtes and yuell fortune turned all agaynst hym so that he dyed And in like wyse so is fallen of all yâ— capitaynes of GauÌ„t that susteyned the rebellion agaynst theyr lord Also it hath coste syth many a maÌ„s lyfe in GauÌ„t and parauenture many a one that were in no defaulte ¶ Whan Peter du Boyse sawe that the towne of GauÌ„re dayly enpaired and febled as well in theyr capitayns as in theyr men And sawe well howe the riche men began to waxe wery and were in mynde to leaue the warre Wherfore he doubted greatly and imagined and same well that by no meanes of the worlde there coude any peace be
people abidynge in Gaunte Wherfore they said they gaue al theyr voyces to hym and dyd chose hym to be theyr soueraygne capitayne for the good renome of his name and for the loue of his good father they were better cōtent with hym than with any other Wherfore they desyred hym affectuously that he wold take on hym the charge and they sware vnto hym fayth and trouth as to theyr lorde promysyng how euery body within the towne shuld be vnder his obey saūce Philip vnderstode well all theyr wordes requestis and than right sagely he answered and sayd Sirs ye require me of a great thyng and I thynke ye remēbre nat well howe the case standeth whan ye wolde that I shuld haue the gouernynge of the towne of Gaūte ye say how the loue y◠your p̄decessors had to my father draweth you to this prpose but for al y◠suice y◠my father dyd yet at the last he was slayne among you and so if I shuld take on me y◠gouernyng as ye speke of than at last to be slayne than I shulde haue but a small rewarde Philip quod Peter du boyse y◠is past can nat be recouered worke by counsayle and ye shall alweys be so well coūsayled that euery mā shall prayse you Than sayd Philip I wold be loth to do other wyse There he was taken vp amonge them brought in to the Market place and there they made to hym assuraūce both mayres aldermē and maisters of euery crafte in Gaunte Thus Philip was made chief capitayne in al Gaūte thus at the begynnyng he was in great grace for he spake swetely to euery man that had any thynge to do with hym and delt ▪ so wysely that euery man loued hym for parte of the reuēnues that perteyned to the erle of Flaūders in Gaūt as his heritage he caused them to distributed to the lorde of Harzels bicause of gentylnes and the more honestely to mainteyne his estate For all that euer he had in Flaunders without the towne of Gaunte he had loste it clerely ¶ Nowe let vs leaue a lytell to speke of the busynes of Flaunders and let vs somwhat speke of Englande and of Portyngale ye haue harde well before howe that after that kyng Henry of Castile was drsseased and his eldest sone John̄ crowned kynge and his wyfe crowned quene who was doughter to Peter of Aragon Than the warre beganne betwene the kynge Fernando of Portyngale the kynge of Castile for certayne occasions betwene them and specially for the dealynge of y◠〈◊〉 ladyes Constance and Isabel doughters to the kynge Dampeter The fyrst maryed to the duke of Lancastre and the seconde to the Erle of Cambridge And the kynge of Portyngale sayd howe that the kyng of Castile had wrōgfully withoute cause disherited his two cosyns of Castile and that it was nat to be suffred that suche two so noble ladyes shulde be dysheryted fro theyr heritages for the matier myght rōne so longe that it shulde be forgoten Wherby the ladyes shulde neuer recouer theyr ryght The whiche thynge he sayd he wolde nat suffr◠▪ Seynge that he was one of theyr nexte kynsmen and as wel for the loue of god as for to kepe the reason of Justice to the whiche he sayde euery noble man ought to entend inclyne And so he defied y◠kyng John̄ of Castile who was crowned kynge of Spaigne Galise Castile and Cyuyll And so thus the kynge of Portyngale made hym warre on these sayde articles Kynge John̄ defended hym ryght valiantly agaynst hym and he ▪ sent to his frōters in to garison great nombre of men of armes to resist agaynst his enemyes so that at the begynnynge he lost no thynge He had right sage and good knyghtes of Fraūce with hym who comsorted hym greatly in his warris and gaue hym good counsaile as the Begue of Uilames and ser Peter his sōne sir John̄ of Bergettes ser William of Lignac ser Water Puissac y◠lorde of Taride ser John̄ and ser Tristram of Roy and dyuerse other that were gone thyther after the erle of Buckingham had ben in Britayne for y◠frēche kynge had great aliaunce and confederacions with the kynge of Castile Wherfore the kynge of Portingale aduysed to sende certayne messangers into England to the kynge and to his vncles to th entent to haue ayd of hym in suche wyse that he myght be able to maynteyne hys Warre agaynst the spaignardes Than he called to hym a wyse and valiant knyght a great lord called John̄ Ferrande and to hym he shewed all his entēt and sayd John̄ ye shall beare me these letters of credence in to Englande I can nat sende a better messanger than you nor none that knoweth so well the besynes of Frāce as ye do ye shall recommende me to the kynge with these letters and shewe hym howe I susteyne my cosyns ī theyr right of Spaigne Galice Cyuill Wherfore say that I require hym to sende to me his vncle the duke of Lancastre and his wyfe and a certayn nōbre of men of armes archers And whā they be come we trust than to make good warre what with them and with our owne puissaūce so that we trust to recouer our heritages Sir said y◠knyght at yo◠pleasur I shall fulfyll your message And nat lōge after he entred into shyp to do his voyage and so departed fro the hauyn the citie of Lissebone And so longe sayled that he arryued at Plommoth the same day the same houre and same tyde that therle of Buckyngham arryued and certayne of his vessels as they returned fro Britayne The englisshemē had so sore fortune on y◠see that they lost .iii. of theyr shippes charged with men prouision and all his flete was sprede abrode by a great storme of wynd they arryued in great perill in .iii. hauyns of Englande Of the comynge of this knyght oute of Portingale therle of Buckyngham was right ioyfull and made hym ryght good chere and demaunded of hym tydynges and he shewed hym dyuerse thynges both of Portyngale of Spaygne And so after they rode together tyll they came to the good citie of Lōdon where the kynge of Englande was ¶ Whan therle of Buckynghā was come to Londū they of y◠cite made hym good chere and than he went to the kynge who was at Westm̄ and his .ii. vncles with hym the duke of Lancastre and the erle of Cakridge and the knyght of Portingale was in his company And whan the kynge and the lordes had knowlege of hym they made great semblant of ioy and greatly honored hym He presēted his letters to the kynge Who red them in the presence of his vncles The kynge as thā dyd no thynge but by the counsayle of his vncles for he was but yonge Than the knyght was exammed bicause he brought letters of credence and demaunded the cause of his comyng out of Portingale into Englande And he answerd sagely and shewed them all the
mater as ye haue harde before And whan the lordes had Well vnderstande hym they answered Sayenge in the kynges name We thanke our cosyn the kynge of Portingale that he putteth hym selfe so foreward in our besynes in that he maketh warre agaynst our aduersary and that he requireth is reasonable Wherfore he shall hastely haue ayde and the kynge shall take aduise howe it shall be ordered And so as than there were no mo Wordes This knyght straunger for the loue of these tydynges that he had brought pleasaunt to the duke of Lancastre and to the erle of Cambridge he was feasted and dyned with the kynge and so taried the space of .xv. dayes tyll the vtas of saynt George Where as the kynge and his vncles were And thyther was comesyr Robert of Namure to se the kyng and to make his relef for that he helde of the kynge in Inglande Than was there the parliament and counsaile assigned to be at WestmÌ„ I shall tell you why as well for the besynes of Portingale the whiche was a newe mater as for other for the truce was expired the fyrst day of June and so there was a great counsaile of the prelates and barones of England howe they shuld ordre all these mats And so they were in mynd to send the duke of Lancastre into Portingale and some sayd it was a farre and a longe voyage to sende hym thyther And if he went they myght happe to repent it for they vnderstode that the scottes made great apparell to entre in to England And sothan it was determined in theyr couÌ„saile that the duke of Lancastre who knewe well the marches of Scotland and the dealyng of the scottis And it was thought that they wolde sooner fall at a treatie with hym rather than With any other great lorde of all England and howe that the scottes wolde do more for hym than for any other And how that the erle of Cambrydge with .v. C. speares and as many archers shulde goo in to Portingale And if that the duke of Lancastre coulde do somoche with the scottes with the honour of the realme that a truce might be had to endure .iii. yere than he myght well go into Portingale about the moneth of Auguste or Septembre if the kynge and his couÌ„sayle thought it best and so therby to enforce the Army of hys brother Also there was a nother poynt Wherfore the duke of Lancastre went nat out of Englande Bicause the kynge of Englande had sente certayne messaÌ„gers with the duke of Tasson and the Arche bysshoppÌ„ of Rauenne to the kynge of Almayne to haue his syster to wyfe orelles to knowe howe the mater shulde stande For ther had be longe treatye therof more than the space of a yere Of Englande there was the bysshop of saynt Dauys syr Symond Burle to haue a conclusion of this matier if they myght And so to this counsayle accorded the kynge and all the lordes And so the parliament brake vp on this poynt and there were named and wrytten the barones and knyghtes that shulde go in to Portyngale with the erle of Cambridge ¶ Howe the Erle of Cambrydge departed oute of Englande to goo in to Portyngale And howe the comons of Englande rebelled agaynst the noble men Cap. CCC .lxxxi. THe duke of Lancastre ordered his busynes and departed fro the kyng and fro his brethernÌ„ And at his goyng he sware to his brother the erle of Cambrydge that at his returnyng out of Scotlande he wolde ordre so his busynes that he wold hastely folowe hym into Portyngale if there were no great cause to lette Thus the duke of Lancastre departed toward Scotland but with his owne men And at the same laste parliameÌ„t holden at London it was ordeyned that ser HeÌ„ry Percy erle of NorthuÌ„berlaÌ„de shulde be wardeyn of all the lande of NorthuÌ„berland and of the bysshopriche of Duram and fro thens into Wales to the ryuer of seuerne And so he departed fro LoÌ„den to go to his charge that was a xv dayes after that the duke of Lancastre was departed Also thaÌ„ departed fro the kynge and fro therle of Buckyngham his brother the erle of Cambrydge to go towardes his voyage in to Portyngale And so made prouysion about Ploumoth and vstayled his shyppes and toke with hym his wyfe the lady Isabell his sone JohnÌ„ his entent was to bryng them into Portingale the whiche he accoÌ„plisshed And with the erle of Cambrydge were these lordes First the lord Mathue Gornay constable of the host the lorde Chanon Robsard the lorde JohnÌ„ of new castell the lord WyllmÌ„ BeauchaÌ„pe marshall of thost the Souldic of Lestrade the lord of Barrere the lorde Chalebore sir WillmÌ„ Helmon ser Thomassymon Mylles wyndesore sir JohnÌ„ of CaÌ„derut and diuers other to the nombre of v. C. men of armes and as many archers So these lordes and theyr men came to Ploumoth and lodged there about abyding for wynde lytle and lytell shypped all their stuffe but they toke with them no horses bicause the way was farre a sondre bytwene Englande Lucebone in Portingale and the Portingale knyght was alwayes styll in their coÌ„panye And so they taried ther .iii. wekes abydynge for wynde the which was contrary to them Ja the meane tyme the duke of Lancastre went toward Scotlande so came to the cyte of Berwike the next towne to Scotland of all England And whan he was ther he rested hym and sent an haralde of armes in to Scotland towarde the barons ther. shewyng them howe he was come thyder to speke with theÌ„ on the marches as the vsage had ben before And if they wolde come treat with him to send hym worde or elles he knewe ryght well what to do The harauld departed and rode to Edenbourg wher kyng Robert of Scotland therle Duglas the erle de la Marc the erle Morette and the other lordes of Scotland were assembled together For they hadde knowledge how the duke of Lancastre was comyng thyder to treat with them wherfore they were assembled in the chife towne of Scotland ioynyng to the fronters of England And ther the harauld dyd his message was well herde at length and he had aunswere that they were well content to here the duke speke And so the harauld brought a salueconduct for the duke his company to endure as longe as he were in the marches and comuned togyder Thus the harald retourned to Berwyke shewed howe hesped And so the duke depted fro Berwyke left all his ê“uision behynd hym in the towne and so went to Rosebourge and there lodgyd And the next day he went lodged at the abbey of Mamos on the ryuer yt was an abbey that departed England Scotland a sundre there the duke taryed and his coÌ„pany tyll the scottes were come to Monbanne .iii. lytle myle thens whan they were come thyder they sent worde to the duke Thus the treatie began bytwene the Scottes and Englysshmen the whiche endured a
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
Chandonich was sent on that message and so he came to the kynge to Lysbone and dyde his message as he was charged to do But yâ— kyng sayd â–ª he wolde in no wyse they shulde ryde forthe And so this knight coude gette none other thyng of yâ— kyng and so retourned to his lordes and said Sirs the kyng wyll in no wyse that ye shall ride forth Than they were sorer displeased thaÌ„ they were before and said among them selfe howe it was nat the order of men of warr tolye so long styll in a garyson without doynge some dede of armes And so thus they made couynauÌ„t to ryde forthe at aduenture And so on a day they rode out in to the feldes to the nombre of a four hundred men of armes and as many archers And they enterprised to besiege a great towne parteyninge to the mayster of saynt Johans And as they wente thyderwarde they toke another way and went to the castell of Sighyre wherin there was a threscore men of armes spaynierdes in garyson Of whome Peter Gousses and his brother were capitayns The chanone Robersarde who was chefemouer of that iourney rode before and ther was with hym sir Olyuer of Beauchampe sir Mathewe Gourney Mylles Wyndsore the lorde Talbotte sir Adam Symon and sir JohnÌ„ FouÌ„dre who was bastarde brother to the kyng of Englande the Souldycke of Lestrade the lorde of Newcastell the lorde de la Barde Raymon of Marson dyuers other And so they rode tyll they came to the castell of Sighyre and so made theÌ„ redy to assayle it And whan they within parceyued that they shulde be assayled they orday ned for their defence And anone after day the saulte began right sore and cruell and the Englysshmen entred in to the dykes wherin there was no water and so they came iust to the walles well pauesshed for the cast of stones there they hewe with pykes to entre the walles and they within cast downe on them barres of yron and stones and hurt dyuers of them That day the Chanoyn Robersarde dyde marueyls in armes and so dyde Eperus a varlet of his and yâ— archers stode a longe the dyke and shot so holly toguyder that there was none aboue yâ— durst apere at their defence The one halfe of theym within were sore hurt there was slayne with the shotte the brother of Peter Gousses capytayne of the castell called Bartylmewe a proper man of armes And so by his hardynesse to moche aduenturyng he was slayne THus this assaut contynued fro the mornynge tyll it was noone The knyghtes and squyers bothe Englysshe Gascoyns spared nat to assayle the castell with great wyll and courage bycause they dyde that enterprise without the knowledge of the kyng of Portyngale Therfore they dyde all their payne to conquere the Castell to the entent that the renome therof shulde come to Lysbone And that men myght say howe they had well spedde at their begynnyng Than the Chanoyne Robersarde sayde A sirs we thought yesterday this Castell shulde nat haue holde so long agaynst vs. But and we be so longe in conqueryng of townes and castelles in Spaygne and Galyse we shall neuer be lordes of theÌ„ wherwith yâ— knightes and squyers toke more courage And with those wordes the Chanoyne Robersarde for all his pauesse receyued a great stroke wherwith he was sore hurte and brosed And he had by hym a yong squiers of Heynalt called Froâ—ssart Mullyer who bare hym selfe valiauntly at this assaut and so dyde all other The artyllary of the castell as stones and barres of yron began to mynisshe and they within sawe well that of .xxv. men of armes there were but thre of them but they were sore hurt and in parell of dethe So that they coulde nat longe endure but that by force they shulde be taken and they sawe their capitayns brother was slayne than they determyned to take some respyte and in the meane tyme to treate for a peace Thanne they made token to speke with the englysshmen and so the assaute ceased and the assaylantes came out of the dykes wherof they had nede for ther were many of theym sore traueyled and hurte Than sir Mathue Gourney constable of that hoost and sir Mylles Wynsore marshall went to them and demaunded what they wolde say The capitayne sir Peter Gousses sayd Sirs we se well ye wyll nat depart hens tyll ye haue this fortresse ye hurt our people and we yours Let vs take counsayle one with another I say for all my company of whom I am capitayne that we wyll rendre to you the fortresse our godes and lyues saued sirs take this off re This is a right couenaunt of armes ye are as at this tyme more stronger than we be Therfore it behoueth vs thus to do The englysshe knyghtes sayd they wolde take counsayle so they dyde And whan they were determyned they answered and sayd howe they within shulde departe whan they lyst but theyr goodes shulde abyde styll in the castell for they shulde haue nothing but their lyues And whan Peter Gosses sawe there was none other remedy he acorded therto right sore agaynst his wyll Thus this Castell was gyuen vp and put in to the handes of thenglysshmen And so the spaynierdes departed without any sauecoÌ„duct and went to Esteryes where the maisters of saynt Jaques lay Howe be it they founde hym nat ther as than for he vnderstode that the englysshe men were abrode therfore he was entred in to the feldes with a foure hundred men of armes spaynierdes and castylians in trust to mete with the englysshmen at their aduauntage to fyght with them ¶ Howe the Chanoyne Robersarde and his company retourned to their garyson And of the maryage of the kynge of Englande to the doughter of the kynge of Rhomayns Cap. CCC lxxxix WHan these knightê of England had coÌ„quered the castell of Sigheir they were right ioyfull and so they repayred it and lefte therin .xl. of their company and dyd furnyshe it with artillary other purueyaunces and sette there a good capitayne to kepe it Than they counsayled toguyder what was best for theÌ„ to do And so they determyned to go agayne to their first lodgynges and the englysshmen and gascoyns deê‘ted in thre routes And behynde all to kepe the felde abode the Chanoyne Robersarde and with hym certayn englysshmen gascoyns and almayns He was about a threscore speares and as many archers and so they rode all that day the seconde day in the mornyng all hole toguyder and they entred in to a great towne of Portyngale called Huence and the castell of Concrelet was right without a wode syde In the which wode more nere to Concrelet than to Huence was the maister of saynt James in a busshmeÌ„t with a four hundred men of armes And as soone as the englysshmen parceyued them they drewe all togider and made no couÌ„tenance of feare but rode forthe a good pase And the spaynierdes for all their
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
do and also it was ordeyned that the next day the kyng shulde departe and to passe through the towne of Lysle nat to rest there â–ª but to lodge at the abbay of Marquettes and the vowarde to passe farther towarde Comynes and Warneston as soone as they myght ¶ Howe the frenche men coulde nat passe by the bridge of Comynes and how they passed without knowledge of the flemynges Cap. iiii C .xiii. AS it was thus ordeyned euery thynge was done and the next day they of the vowarde dyslodged went toward Comines and they fouÌ„de the wayes redy made for the lord of Fransures and sir Joyse of Helwyn had taken great laboure to make the wayes redy this was on a monday and whan the constable and marshals and they of the vowarde were come to the bridge of Comynes there they were fayne to stoppe for they fouÌ„de the bridge so broken that it was nat possyble to make it agayne if any defeÌ„ce were made to the contrarie And the flemyngê were beyond the ryuer puyssaunt ynough To lette them and to kepe the passage agaynst any that wolde scrimysshe or assaut them for they were â—o than .ix. thousande And there was Peter de Boyse capitayne who made good semblant to defende the bridge for he and his men were by the bridge on the causey raynging on bothe sydes Than the constable and the other lordes of Fraunce behelde the maner of the countrey And ymagined well that it was a thynge impossyble to passe that way without the bridge were newe made Thafie they caused some to ryde vp and downe by the ryuer syde a myle or two to se if there were any passage and they so dyde and retourned agayne and shewed their maysters that they coulde nat fynde no place where as their horses coude take any lande on the other syde of the ryuer Than the constable was sore dyspleased and sayde We haue bene but yuell couÌ„sayled to take this way yet it had bene better to haue gone by saynt Omers than to byde in this daÌ„ger Orels to haue passed the ryuer of Lescaulte at Tourney as the lorde of Coucy sayde And so to haue gone the streyght way to And warpe to haue fought ther with our enemyes sythe we must fight with theÌ„ and wyll They be so proude that they wolde haue bydden vs at theirsege Than sir Loyes of saÌ„xere sayd I counsayle let vs lodge here for this daye and cause our people to lodge as well as they can whan they come And lette vs sende to Lyle by the ryuer and gette some shyppes and nayles And with them lette vs make a bridge to morowe agaynst the fayre â—aedowes sithe we can do none otherwyse Than sir Joys of Halwyn sayd Sir we haue well aduysed howe the there is a great let bytwene this and Lysle sir the ryuer is called Menyn And by this ryuer the shyppes or barkes must passe if they shulde come hyder And sir the flemynges haue broken the bridge and haue put in bytwene the ioystes great tymbre and stakes that it is impossyble for any vessell to passe by I can nat tel than ê™ the constable what we shall do it were good we toke the way to Ayre and ther passe the ryuet of Lyse sythe we can haue no passage here In the meane season that the constable and the marshals of Fraunce and of Burgoyne were about Comynes in this abusyon and wyst nat what to do there were a certayne knightes and squiers enterprised valiantly to assay to passe this ryuer by some meanes to go fyght with the flemynge and to wynne the towne and passage of Comynes as ye shall here after THus as the vowarde was coÌ„e fro Lyle to Comynes the lorde of sait Pye and dyuers other knyghtes Of Heynalt of Flaunders of Arthoyse and also of Fraunce without knowledge of the constable or marshalles They were determyned togyder and sayd We wyll go gette two or thre lytell botes launche them in to the ryuer of Lyse beneth Comynes in some couerte place And we wyll sette great stakes on bothe sydes of the ryuer to tye ropes therto for the ryuer is nat very large And by that meanes we shall get ouer a great nombre of men in a shorte space And than we may go and assayle our enemyes behynde them or they beware and wyn the passage And acordynge to this counsayle the lorde of saynt Pye made to be brought out of Lysle a barke and ropes with other necessaries Also sir Herbert of belperche and sir Johan of Roy who were companyons toguyther in that voyage broughte with theym another barke Also sir Henry of Manny sir Johan of Malestrayt sir JohnÌ„ Chaudronne bretons brought another The lorde of saynt Pye was the firste that entredde with his barke cordes and stakes And there he pytched a great planke and stake on the one syde and tyed a corde therto ThanÌ„e thre varlettes passed ouer to the farther syde with the barke and caryed the other ende of the Corde with them And there they sette another great stake and tyedde that ende of the Corde to the stake that done than the varlettes retourned with the barke to their maysters and so it was that the constable of Fraunce and the two marshals who were at the bridge fote of Comynes were anone enformed of the said besynes than the coÌ„stable sayd to sir Loys of SaÌ„xere one of the marshals sir go your way se if it be possible to passe the ryuer by yâ— meanes as ye haue herde deuysed And if ye se that it be possyble than fynde yâ— meanes to get mo barkes and so these sayde knyghtes prepared theÌ„ selfe redy to passe whan they sawe the barkes redy ther with ther came to them the sayd marshall of FrauÌ„ce with a great rout he behelde well the maner Than the lorde of saynt Pye sayd to hym sir may it please you that we shall passe it pleaseth me right well ê™ the marshall Howbeit ye put yourselfe in a great aduenture for if your enemyes at Comynes knowe of you they may do you great domage sir ê™ the lorde of saynt Pyhe that nothyng adueÌ„tureth nothynge getteth In the name of god and saint Denys we trust to passe so yâ— ar to morowe at night we trust to fight with our enemyes than the lorde of saynt Pye set his penon in the barke and entred hymselfe first and with hym to the noÌ„bre if .ix. and a none they were lauÌ„ched for the by the corde that was tyed on the other syde of the ryuer than they issued out and weÌ„t in to a lytell wode there besyde bycause they wolde nat be sene they on the rerewage drue agayne to theÌ„ the barke Than entred therle of CoÌ„uersant sir DaÌ„ghien and his baner with him also the lorde of Uertayne his brother and so .ix. of theÌ„ passed no mo and agayne the thirde tyme ther passed as many And therwith there caÌ„e two
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
well by water as by lande also the realme of Scotlande And the frenche kyng assoone as he may to signifie this truse to the kyng of Scottes and to the barons of Scotlande and they that shulde go on that message to haue saue coÌ„duct to go and coÌ„e through the realme of Englande Also on thenglysshe parte ther was coÌ„prised all his adhereÌ„tes and alyes in whatsoeuer ê‘tie they were in And they of Gaunt were expresly named enclosed in this truse wherof therle of Flaunders was sore displeased And this truse to endur to the feest of saynt Michell in the yere of o r lorde god M. CCC .lxxxiiii. than these parties to retourne agayne to the same place or els other for them hauyng full puyssaunce to apease the sayd realmes Of all these thynges there were letters autentyke instrumâ—tes publykes writen and sealed to holde and accoÌ„plysshe this truse poyntment The lordes sware nat to breke it in no poynt Thus this counsayle brake vp the frenchmen retourned in to Fraunce thenglysshmen to Calys the duke of Bretayne retourned than into his owne countre and therle of FlauÌ„ders to saynt Omers and ther a sickenesse toke hym wherof he dyed And it was ordayned that he shulde be entred in the churche of oure lady in Lysle This erle of Flaunders dyed the yere of our lorde M. CCC .lxxxiii. the xx day of January And he was brought to an abbey besyde Lysle and in lyke wise the countesse his wyfe who dyed a fyue yere before that in the countie of Reches was brought thyder also bothe toguyder buryed in the churche of saynt Peter in Lysle ¶ Nowe I shall shewe you thordynauÌ„ce that was had at his buryeng and of his conueyeng in to Lysle HEre foloweth the ordynauÌ„ce of the buryeng of therle of Flaunders of the countesse his wyfe whose bodyes were brought to an abbey besyde Lysle And whan he entred in to Lysle a great nombre of lordes of Fraunce of FlauÌ„ders of Heynalt and of Brabant were redy in the euenynge of the obsequy at the gate of the sicke people And so brought the bodyes through the towne to the churche of saynt Peter and they were armed for the warre and the squiers that ledde theÌ„ First ther was sir JohnÌ„ of Helwyn moost next to the body and he was ledde by Angurant of Uelomy and by Roger of Lespyre The lord of Markdeuant was led by Marquemene and by Johan Espyre The lorde of Sausse ledde by Fretynand sir JohnÌ„ of Molyn The lorde of Mauuesledde by Geffray Denoyle and Henry of Uaquery ¶ Item ther folowed suche as were ordayned for the conioy Sir Peter of Baylleule next to the body before sir JohnÌ„ of Molyn ledde of ser Johan of Quynhen and of Haubeken the marshall sir Sohyre of Gaunt before sir Peter of Baylleule ledde of Guyot of LoÌ„pre and of Johan Loys the lorde BreteÌ„court ledde of Hyart of Quynhen and of Mychell de la Quare ¶ After folowed yâ— baners of the bere and first sir FrauÌ„ces of Hasurquene sir Goussayn le sauage before sir LaÌ„celot the ê‘son before sir gousayne sir JohnÌ„ de la Hell before sir Lancelot ¶ Than folowed they that barethe baners of the bere and of the conuoy Sir Mathe 〈…〉 of Hunyers before sir Johan de Helles the lorde Aueaux also before sir Mathue sir Cyrchelart de la Bare before the said lorde of Aueaux and sir Johan of Parys before Cyrchelart ¶ Item herafter foloweth the names of them that ayded to beare the body fro the gate of the sicke folkes throughe the towne of Lysle to the church of saynt Peter First sir JohnÌ„ de Uyen admyrall of Fraunce on the ryght hande the lorde of Guystell on the lyft hande sir UaleraÌ„t of Raneuall also on the right syde and the chatellayne of DisqÌ„nyue on the left syde the lorde Distenoy on the right syde and sir Aunsell of Salyns on the lyfte syde ¶ Herafter foloweth the barons that ayded to beare the body of the countesse of FlauÌ„ders fro the gate of saynt Leder to the churche of saynt Peter First the lorde of Sully on the right syde and the lorde of Chatellone on the lyfte syde sir Guy of PoÌ„tayle marshall of Burgoyne on the right syde and sir Guy of Guystels on the lyft And than sir Henry at the right corner and the Chatellayne of Furnes at the lyft corner ¶ Here foloweth the ordynauÌ„ces of the day of the obsequy done in the churche of saynt Peter of Lisle The names of them that were ther and of suche squiers as helde the sheldes all the masse to the offrynge The duke of Burgoyne was first alone and the first shelde borne before hym and the shelde was sustayned with the lorde of Raneuall the lorde de la Gonese Labequen de la coutre and Johan de PouÌ„t Alters brother to the marshall of Burgoyne And than the seconde shelde before the lorde Johan of Arthoyse erle of Ewe and sir Philyppe de Bare the shelde was holden by UaleraÌ„t de la Sale and Lesquans Denekyn Than the erle of Marche and sir Phylyppe Darthoise and the shelde holden by Gyllon delabret by Robyn of Florigny and after sir Robert de Namure and sir WyllmÌ„ de Namur his nephue the shelde was borne by Chaux Bernarde and Gerarde Destrenayle ¶ Item for the sheldes of Conuoy THe lorde Dangyen and by hym sir Johan of Namure the shelde was holden of Ayllert of Pouthees and Henry of Moucy Than next was sir Ewe of Chastellon and the lorde of Fere the shelde holden by JohnÌ„ of Helwyn and Edwarde of Castren And after was the lorde Dautoyne and the lorde of Guystels the shelde sustayned by Trystram of Landres and Johan du Bea rt And than was the lorde of Moriâ—nes and the lord of Sully the shelde holden by Fresinguy and Dames of Bucy ¶ Item the names of theÌ„ that offred the coursers of warre First the lorde of Chatellon sir Symon de la Layne bayly of Heynalt the lordes a fote and the horse armed and couered for the secoÌ„de sir Ualerant of Raneuall and the Cathelayne of DisqÌ„made for the thyrde sir Hewe of Meuleun and the lorde Daucy The fourth the lorde of Brunell and the lorde of Brumen ¶ Here foloweth those that offred the coursers of Conuoy First sir Henry Datoygne and sir Gerarde of Guystels The seconde the lorde of Montigny and the lorde of Rasenghien The thyrde the lorde de la Haurade and the Chatelayne of Furnes The fourthe the lorde of Fagumelles and sir Roulande de la Clycque ¶ Here foloweth the names of theÌ„ that offred the glayues of warre First the lorde admyrall of FrauÌ„ce and the lorde of Rary The seconde the marshall of Burgoyne The thyrde the lorde of saynt Pye The fourthe the lorde of ¶ Here foloweth suche as offred the swerdes of Conuoy First sir WyllmÌ„ of Ponthue The .ii. sir WyllmÌ„ de Tremoile The thirde the Chatelayne of Ipre The
.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
shall haue a fayre iourney So than they disloged and rode towarde the newe forteresse whiche the lordes of Bretayne made to be assayled in such wyse that they were at the fote of the wall and feared nothynge that was caste downe on theÌ„ for they were well pauesshed and also they within had but lytell stuffe to cast downe and therwith in all hast there came one to theÌ„ and sayd sirs get you hens for yonder cometh the duke of Bretayne with the englysshmen they be nat past two leages hens Than the truÌ„pet sowned the retrayte than they drewe abacke and toke their horses and so departed went into Campelly whiche was nat far thens and closed their gates and lyfte vp their brydges And by that tyme the duke of Bretayne was come thyder with the barones of Englande in his company and they had past by the newe fortresse and hadde spoken with sir Johan Deureux who thaÌ„ked them of their comyng for els he had ben soone taken And so the duke layde siege to the towne of Campelly and set forthe their archers and brigaÌ„tes well pauessed and there they made a great assaut The englysshemen fayned nat no more dyd they within ther were dyuers hurte on bothe partes and euery day there was an assaute or elles skrymysshe They within sawe well howe they coulde nat long endur nor they sawe no socours comyng also they sawe well that they coulde nat yssue out to departe their fortresse was so closed on euery syde And also they knewe well if they were taken byforce they shulde haue no mercy and specially the lorde Clysson thenglysshmen hated hym so sore thaÌ„ the lordes of Bretayn that were within began to entreat with the duke to yelde them selfe vp vpon a courtes raunsome but the duke wolde haue them symply so with moche payne at last they gat arespyte for .viii. dayes and duryng the same respyte it fell well for them within the forteresse for two knyghtes of England one sir Nicholas Carsuell and sir Water Durswyke were sent to the duke of Bretayne fro the duke of Lancastre coÌ„maundyng that by vertue of treatie of peace as was made at Brugê bitwene the kyng of England and the frenche kyng wherof they brought charters sealed of the trewce that without delay on the sight of them to leaue and make warre no more So incontynent the truce was reed and publysshed through the hoost and also shewed to them that were within CaÌ„pelly wherof they were right ioyfull that is to say the lorde Clisson the vicont of Rohan the lorde of Beaumanoyre and the other for the trewce came well for them and thus brake vp the siege of CaÌ„pelly And the duke of Bretayn gaue leaue to all them that were with him to departe except suche as were dayly in his house and so went to Alroy where his wyfe was And than the erles of CaÌ„bridge and of Marche sir Thomas Holande erle of Irelande the lorde Spenser and the other englysshmen retourned agayne in to Englande Whan the duke of Bretayn had ordred all his besynesse by great leaser he refresshed the towne and castell of Breest and Alroy and than he retourned agayne in to Englande and his wyfe with hym THe same day that the trewce was made at Bruges to endur for a hole yere bytwene the kynges of Englande and Fraunce and all their alies And the duke of Burgoyne for the one parte and the duke of Lancastre for the other parte sware to come thyder agayn at the feest of Alsayntê and that eche parte shulde holde and enioye euery thyng that they had as than in possession during the said terme The englysshmen thought that saynt Sauiour the vicount shulde be saued by reason of that treatie but the frenchmen sayd that the fyrst couynant shulde passe the last ordynance So that whan the day aproched that they ofsaynt Sauyoure shulde other yelde vp or els be rescued by their frendes The french kyng sent thyder a great nombre of men of warre as a .vi. thousande speares knightes and squiers besyde other people but none came thyder to reyse the siege and whaÌ„ the day was expyred ther with in yelded them vp to the frenchlordes full sore agaynst their wylles for that forteresse was well sittyng for the englysshmen and the capitayne sir Thomas Tynet and Johan de Bourc and the thre bretherne of Malurier and the other englisshmen went to Carentyn so toke shyppynge and retourned into Englande Than the constable of Fraunce newe refresshed the forteresse of saynt Saluyour the vicount and sette a breton knight capitayne therin and vnderstode so as than that the frenche kynge had gyuen him that seignorie Of the iorney that the lorde of Coucy made in Austrych and of the deth of the prince of wales howe there coulde be founde no maner of treatie of peace bitwene the two kyngê and also of the dethe of the kynge of Englande Edwarde the thyrde Cap. CCC .xiiii. THe same season there was come in to FrauÌ„ce the lord of Coucy who had ben longe in LuÌ„bardy with the erle of Uertue sonne to sir Galeas makyng warre against sir Barnabo and his alies bycause of pope Gregory the .xi. and for the holy colledge of Rome The lorde of Coucy by succession of his mother who was suster to the duke of Austryche last disseased wherby he ought to be enheryter to the duchy for the duke was deed without issue by waye of maryage and they of Austrich had gyuen the duchy and lande to another farther of by lynage than the lorde Coucy wherof the lorde of Coucy hadde often tymes complayned to the emperour the lorde Charles of Behayne TheÌ„perour knewe well that the lorde Coucy had right therto howe be it he might nat with his ease constrayne theÌ„ of Austryche for they were strong in his countre and many good men of warre The lorde of Coucy had made warre there before by the conforte of his aunt suster to the duke but lytell it auayled him and whan he was thus coÌ„e in to Fraunce the kyng made him great chere Than he aduysed and sawe well howe there was in Fraunce as than many men of warre satte as ydell Wherfore he thought they coude nat be better ocupyed than to helpe him to his right durynge the trewce bytwene Fraunce and England Than the lorde of Couey desyâ—â—d the kyng to let him haue of the bretons such as ouer ronne the realme to make warre with hym in Austryche the kyng who wolde gladly that the companyons were out of hys realme accorded to his desyre So the kynge lende or gaue him I can nat tell wheder a .lx. thousaÌ„de frankes to departe among the sayd companyons So they rode forthe to warde Austryche about the feest ofsaynt Michell they dyd moche yuell all the wayes as they wâ—t Also ther were dyuers barons knyghtes squiers of FrauÌ„ce of Arthoys of Uermandoys of Haynaulte and of 〈…〉 rdy as the vicountes of Meaulâ— and Daunoy sir Raâ—e