kyng Wherfore the kyng desyred all the nobles of his realme that they wolde gyue hym suche counsaile as shulde aê‘teyne to the sauyng of his honour and ryght And whan they were all assembled in counsaile they thought that the kyng myght no lenger bear by his honour the iniuryes and wronges that the kyng of Scottê dyd hym dayly and so they reported their aduise to the kyng exortyng hym to prouyde for his force and strength of men of warre to atteyne therby the towne of Berwike And to entre into the realme of Scotland in suche wyse that he shulde constrayne the kyng of Scottis to be ioyfull to come do his homage to hym And so all the nobles and coÌ„mons of the realme of Ingland sayd they wold gladly and willyngly go with hym in that iourney And of theyr good wyls the kyng thaÌ„ked them greatly desired them to be redy aê‘ailed at a daye assigned to asseÌ„ble to gyther at New castell vpon Tyne And than euery man went home and pÌ„pared for that iourney Than the kyng sent agayn other ambassadours to the kyng of scottê his brother in lawe sufficiently to soÌ„mon hym and if he wolde nat be other wyse aduysed than the kyng gaue them full auctorite to defie hym And so the day of the assembly of the kyngê oste aproched at yâ— whiche day the kyng of InglaÌ„de and all his ost aryued at New castell vpoÌ„ Tyne and there taried .iii. dayes for the residue of his oste that was comyng after And on the fourth day he departed with al his oste toward Scotland and passed through the landes of the lord Persy and of the lorde Neuell Who were two great lordes in Northumberland and marched on the scottis And in like wyse so dyd the lorde Rosse and the lorde Ligy and the lorde Mombray Than the kynge and all his oste drew toward the cite of Berwyke For yâ— kyng of Scotland made no other answere to these .ii. messengers but as he dyd to the fyrst wherfore he was opeÌ„ly defied and somoned And so the kyng of Ingland and his oste entred into ScotlaÌ„d for he was couÌ„sailed that he shuld nat tary at siege at Berwike but to ryde forth and to burne the Countrey as his graund father dyd and so he dyd In whiche iourney he wasted distroyed all the playn countrey of Scotland and exiled diuerse townes that were closed with dykê and with pales toke the strong cattell of Enyagburth and sette therin a g 〈…〉 passed the secund 〈◊〉 in ScotlaÌ„d 〈…〉 lyn and ran ouer all the countrey there abowte to Scone distroyed the good towne of Douf fremlyn but they dyd no euyll to the abbey for the kyng of Ingland coÌ„maunded that no hurte shuld be done therto and so the kyng coÌ„quered all the countrey to Dondieu and to â—oubreten a strong castell staÌ„dyng on the marches ayenst the wylde scottis where as the kyng of Scottê and the quene his wyfe were withdrawen vnto for suretie For there were no scottis yâ— wolde appere afore the englisshe men for they were all drawen into the forelf of Ged worth the whiche wer inhabitable and specially for them yâ— knew nat the countrey wherin all the scottis wer and all theyr gooddis And so they set but a lytle by all the reÌ„uant And it was no maruaile thoughe they were thus dryuen for the kyng their lorde was but .xv. yere of age and the erle of Morrey was but yong and the nephew of Willyam Duglas that was slayne in Spayn was also of the same age So as at yâ— tyme the realme of Scotland was dispurueyed of good capiteyns And whan the kyng of Ingland had ronouer all the playne countrey of Scotlande and taried ther the space of .vi. monethes and sawe that none wold come agaynst hym Than he garnysshed diuers castels that he had wonne and thought by them to make warre to all the other Than he withdrew fayre and easely toward Berwike And in his returnyng he wan the castell of Aluest parteynyng to the heritage of the erle Duglas it was a .v. leagis fro EdeÌ„burge and ther in the kyng set good capitayus and than rode small iourneis tyll he came to Berwike the whiche is at the entre of Scotlande and there the kyng layd rounde about his siege and sayd he wolde neuer depart thens tyll he had wonne it orels the kyng of Scottis to come and to reyse his siege parforee And within the towne there were good men of warre set there by the kyng of Scottis Before this cite ther were many assaultis and sore skrymysshes â—ygh euery daye for they of the cite wolde nat yelde them vp symply for alwaies they thought to be reseued how be it there was no succour appered The scottê on mornyng is and nyghtis made many sâ—ryes to trouble the oste but lytle hurte they dyd for the englysshe oste was so well kept that the scottis coulde nat entre but to theyr dammage and often tymes loste of theyr men ¶ And whan they of Berwike sawe that no comfort nor ayde came to them fro any part that theyr vitayles began to fayle howe they were enclosed both by water and by lande Than they began to fall in a treate with the kyng of Ingland and desired a truee to indure a moneth and if within the moneth kyng Dauid theyr lorde or some other for hym come nat by force to reyse the siege thaÌ„ they to rendre vp the cite their lyues and gooddis saued and that the soudiers within myght safly go into theyr countrey without any dammage This treaty was nat lightly grauÌ„ted for the kyng of Ingland wolde haue had them yelded symply to haue had his pleasure of some of them bicause they had hold so loÌ„g ayenst hym But finally he was content by the counsaile of his lordê And also ser Robert of Artoys dyd put therto his payne who had ben all that iourneye with yâ— kyng had shewed hym alwayes home he was uert enheriter to the crowne of Fraunâ—â— he wolde gladly that the kyng shuld haue made warre into FrauÌ„ce a left the warres of Scotland So his wordes others inclined greatly the kyng to coÌ„discend to the treaty of Berwike So this truee and treaty 〈…〉 s grauÌ„ted Than they within the cite sent worde to their kyng in what case they stode but for all that they coulde fynde no remedy to reyse the siege So the cite was delyuered vp at th ende of the moneth and also the castell and the Marshals of the osâ— toke possession for the kyng of Ingland and the burgesses of the cite came and dyd theyr feaute and homage to the kyng and sware to hold of hym Than after the kyng entred with great solempuite and taryed there .xii. dayes and made a capitayn ther called syr Edward Bailleul and whan the kyng departed he lefte with the sayde knyght certayne yong knyghtis and squiers to helpe to kepe the landis that he had conquered of
howe be it I am nat worthy nor sufficient to achyue suche a noble entreprise Than the kyng sayd a geÌ„tle knyght I thaÌ„ke you so that ye wyl promyse to do it Syr sayd the knyght I shall do it vndoubtedly by the faythe that I owe to god and to the ordre of knyghthodde Than I thanke you sayd the kyng for nowe shall I dyâ— in more ease of my mynde sith that I knowe that the most worthy and sufficient knyght of my realme shall achyue for me the whiche I coulde neuer atteyne vnto And thus soone after thys noble Robert de Bruse kyng of Scotland tâ—â—passed out of this vncertayne worlde and hys hart taken out of his body and enbaumed and honorably he was entred in the abbey of Donfremlyn in the yere of our lord god M. CCC .xxvii. the .vii. day of the moneth of Nouembre And whan the spryngyng tyme began Than ser William Duglas purueied hym of that whiche aparteyned for his entreprise and toke his ship at the port of Morais in Scotlande and sailed into Flanders to Shluce to here tydyngê and to knowe if there were any noble man in that couÌ„trey that wolde go to Jerusalem to th eÌ„tent to haue more coÌ„pany and he lay styll at Sluce the space of .xii. daies or he departed but he wold neuer come alande but kept styll his shyp and kept alwaies his port and behauour with great Tryumphe with trumpettis and clarions as though he had ben kyng of scottê hym selfe and in his companye there was a knyght baneret .vii. other knyghtis of the realme of Scotland and .xxvi. yong squiers gentylmeÌ„ to serue hym â–ª and all his vessell was of golde and siluer pottê basons ewers Dysshes flagons barels cuppes and all other thyngis And all suche as wolde come and se hym they were Well serued â–ª with two maner of wynes and dyuerse maner of spices all maner of people accordyng to their degres And whan he had thus taryed there the space of .xii. dayes he hard reported that Alphons kyng of Spaigne made warre ageynst a sarazyn kyng of Granade ThaÌ„ he thought to draw to that partie thynkyng suerely he could nat bestowe his tyme more nobly thaÌ„ to warre ayenst goddis ennemies and that entreprise done thaÌ„ he thought to go forth to JerusaleÌ„ to acheue that he was charged with And so he departed toke the se to ward Spaigne and arryued at the port of Ualenâ— the great Than he 〈◊〉 streight to the kyng of Spaigne who helde his hoste ageynst the kyng of Granade sarazyn and they were nere to gether on the fronters of his lande and within a while after that this knyght syr WilliaÌ„ Duglas was come to the kyng of Spaigne On a day the kyng issued out into the felde to aproche nere to his ennemies And the kyng of Granade issued out in like wyse on his part so that eche kyng myght se other with al their baners displayed Than they arenged their batels eche ageynst other Than 〈◊〉 William Duglas drewe out on the one syde with all his company to the entent to shewe his prowes the better And whan he saw these batels thus ranged on both parties and sawe that the bataile of the kyng of Spaigne began somewhat to aduaunce towarde their ennemies he thought than verelye that they shulde soone asseÌ„ble to gether to fyght at hande strokes and than he thought rather to be with the formest than with the hyndemoost and strake his horse with the spurres and al his company also and dashte into the batelle of the kyng of Granade criynge Duglas Duglas Wenyng to hym the kyng of Spaigne and his host had folowed but they dyd nat Wherfore he was disceyued for the Spaignyss he host stode styll And so this gentle knyght was enclosed all his company with the sarazyns where as he dyd meruelles in armes but fynally he coulde nat endure so that he and all his company were slayne The whiche was great daÌ„mage that the spaynyardis wolde nat rescue them ¶ Also in this season there were certayn lordes that treated for peace bitwene InglaÌ„d Scotlande So that at the last there was a mariage made and solempnised bitwene the yong kyng of Scotland and dame Johan of the towre suster to kyng Edward of Ingland at Berwyke as the inglisshe cronicle saith on Mary Maud lyâ—day The yere of our lord M .iii. C .xxviii. agaynst the assente of many of the nobles of the realme But quene Isabell the kyng is mother and the erle Mortymer made that mariage at the whiche as myn auctor saith there was great feast made on bothe parties ¶ Howe PhylyppÌ„ of Ualoys was crowned kyng of Fraunce Cap. xxi Kyng Charles of Fraunce soÌ„ne to the fayre kyng Phylyp was .iii. tymes maried and yet dyed without issue male The first of his wyues was one of the most fayrest ladyes in all the world she was doughter to the erle of Artoys Howe be it she kept but euyll the sacrameÌ„t of matrimony but brake her wedloke Wherfore she was kept a long space in pryson in the castell Gaylarde before that her husband was made kyng And whan the realme of FraÌ„ce was fallen to hym he was crowned by the assent of the .xii. dowsepiers of Fraunce and thaÌ„ bicause they wold nat that the realme of FraÌ„ce shulde belong without an heyre male they aduysed by their counsell that the kyng shulde be remaryed agayne and so he was to the doughter of the Emperour Henry of Lucenbourg suster to the gentle kyng of Bayhaigne Wherby the first mariage of the kyng was fordoone bytwene hym and his wyfe that was in prison by the liceÌ„ce and declaracyon of the pope that was than and by his .ii. wyfe who was ryght humble and a noble wyse lady the kyng had a soÌ„ne who dyed in his yong age and the quene also at Issodnii in Berrey And they both dyed suspeciously Wherfore dyuers parsones were put to blame after priuely And after this the same kyng Charles was maried agayn the .iii. tyme to the doughter of his vncle the lorde Loyes erle of Dewreux and she was suster to the kyng of Nauerre and was named quene Johan And so in tyme and space this lady was with childe and in the meane tyme the kyng Charles her husband fell sycke and lay downe on his dethe bedde And whan he sawe there Was no waye with hym but deth he deuised that if it fortuned the quene to be delyuered of a sonne Than he wolde that the lorde Phylyp of Ualoys shulde be his gouernour and regent of all hys realme tyll his sonne come to suche age as he myght be crowned kyng and if it fortune the quene to haue a doughter than he wold that all the .xii. piers of Fraunce shulde take aduyse and counsell for the forther ordering of the realme and that they shuld gyue the realme and regally to hym that had moost ryght therto And so within a whyle after the
with gret payne ther was perysshed a fourescore archers and as many men of armes or mo And so by that fortune this army was broken for that tyme. The duke of Bretayne had great marueyle and all those on his parte that they coulde here no worde of them they coulde nat consyder nor ymagenne what lette they hadde Fayne they wolde haue knowen to the entent to haue hadde some comforte for they were sore ouerpressed by sir Olyuer of Clysson sir Guy de la Uall sir Olyuer of Clesqui erle of Langueuylde and the lorde Rochforte and the frenchmen that lay aboute the fronters of Bretayne Than the duke was counsayled to sende sufficient messangers in to Englande to knowe the cause why they came nat and to hast theym forther for they had nede of their helpe The lorde of Beaumonoyre and sir Eustace Housay were desyred by the duke and by them of the couÌ„tre to take on them that voyage in to Englande They answered how they were content to go Than they had letters fro the duke of Bretayne and fro them of the couÌ„tre and so they deê‘ted and toke shyppinge and had wynde and wether at their pleasur and arryued at HaÌ„pton And than yssued out of their vessell and toke horse rode to London This was about Whytsontyde the yere of our lorde god a thousande thre hundred and fourscore THe kynge of Englande was anone certifyed of their comynge So the kynge went to Wyndsore to kepe the feest of Penthecost there and with hym his vncles and a gret nombre of barons and knightes of Englande And thyder came these two foresayd knyghtes of Bretayne and were honourably receyued of the kynge and of his vncles and of all other there they delyuered their letters to the kynge and to his vncles They reed them and knewe therby howe the duke of Bretayne his countrey desyred them effectuously of ayde and confort There these two knightê knewe of the dethe of sir Johan Arundell and the other that were perysshed in the see goyng towarde Bretayne and so there the duke of Lancastre excused the mater and sayd Howe the kyng nor his counsayle was in no faute but the fortune of the see agaynst the whiche no man canne resyst whan god wyll haue it so So the knyghtes helde the kyng excused and greatly complayned the dethe of those knyghtes so perysshed in the see The feest of PeÌ„thecost passed and than they helde a parlyament at Westmyuster and there was all the kynges counsayll And in the same meane season there dyed at LoÌ„don sir Rychard Dangle erle of HuÌ„tyngdon and was buryed in the frere Augustynes The kyng caused his obsequy to be done right honourably with a great nombre of prelates and barones of Englande and the bysshoppe of London sange the masse Than anone after began the parlyament and there it was ordayned yâ— sir Thomas of Wodstocke youngest sonne to kynge Edwarde the thirde and dyuers barones knyghtes squiers with hym shulde passe the see and lande at Calayes and soo to passe by the grace of god throughe Fraunce with thre thousande men of armes and as many archers and so to come in to Bretayne lyke the sonne of a kyng ¶ He toke on hym a great thynge as to passe throughe the realme of Fraunce the whiche is so great and soo noble and wherin there is so noble chyualry and so valyant men of armes WHan these thynges were thus determyned and the voiage coÌ„cluded and agreed Than the kyng of Englande his vncles sent letters to the duke of Bretayne and to them of the countre gyueng them knowledge of their ententes and of their counsayle and parlyament that they had concluded at LoÌ„don Howe that without faute sir Thomas of Wodstocke erle of Buckingham yongest sonÌ„e to kynge Edwarde the thirde shulde shortely passe the see to come and socour theÌ„ The kyng of Englande honoured greatly these knyghtes of Bretayne and gaue them great gyftes and in likewyse so dyd his vncles and so they departed and returned in to Bretayne and delyuered their letters to the duke and he opened and red them and sawe what they contayned and so shewed them to the lordes and knyghtes of his countrey who were well content with that aunswere The kynge of Englande and his vncles forgate nat the voiage that was apoynted but sent for all them that were chosen and apoynted to go with the erle of Buckyngham who were bothe barons knyghtes squiers and other and they were payed for their wages at Douer for thre monethes their wages to begyn assone as they shulde be arryued at Calayes as well men of armes as archers and their passage was delyuered them franke and fre and so they passed lytell and lytell and arryued at Calays and it was a .xv. dayes or they were all past They of Boloyne sawe well howe men of armes archers were issued out of Englande and landed at Calays and gaue knowledge therof ouer all the countrey and to all the frenche garysons to the entent that they shulde take hede euery man to his parte So that whan these tydynges were knowen in bolonoyse and thoronyse in the countie of Guynes knyghtes squiers of the countrey drewe into the forteresses and put therin all that they hadde for feare of lesynge And the capitayns of Boloyne of Arde of Monteire of Spirlo que of Tornehen of Hornes of Lyques and of other castelles on the fronters there entended greatly to prouide for their places for they thought seynge the englisshmen were come ouer in suche a nombre that they shulde haue some assautes gyuen to some of them The tydinges of this passage of the englisshmen was brought to kyng Charles beyng at Parys Than in coÌ„tynent he sent to the lorde Coucy to saynt Quintynes that he shulde prouyde formen of warre and to go in to Picardy to comforte his cyties townes castelles fortersses there The lorde Coucy obeyed the kynges coÌ„maundement as it was reason than he made a somoÌ„s of knightes and squiers of Picardy Arthoyse and Uermandoyse to mete at Peron in Uermandoyse The same tyme the lorde of saynt Pye was capytayne of Arde and of Boloyne sir Johan Bouillers This sir Thomas of Wodstocke erle of Buckynghame yongest sonne to kynge Edwarde the thirde arryued at Calays thre dayes before Maudlyn tyde in the moneth of July the yere of our lorde god a thousand thre hundred and fourscore ¶ Howe the erle of Buckyngham the englisshmen departed fro Calats to go in to FrauÌ„ce and of their order Cap. CCC .lxi. WHan the erle of Buckynghame was aryued at Calays the companyons had great ioye for they thought well nat to tary long there but to go forth on their voâ—age The erle refresshed him two dayes at Calays and on the thirde daye departed and toke the way to Marquegnes It were reason that I shewe you the names of the bauers and pensels that were there with the erle First the erle of
Guy de la Tremoyle sir Willyma de Namure serued and so dyd dyuers other great lordes of FrauÌ„ce In fyue huÌ„dred yere before there was nat sene suche a solempnite in Cambray And after dyner knyghtes and squiers were armed to iust And so they iusted in the markette place .xl. knightes of the one syde The yonge kyng Charles iusted with a knight of Heynalt called sir Nycholas Espinot So these iustes were nobly contynued and a yonge knyght of Haynalt had the price called sir Johan of Desternne besyde Beawmont in Haynalt This knyght iusted greatly to the pleasure of the lordes ladyes He had for his prise a gyrdell set with precyous stones gyuen hym by yâ— duches of Burgoyne from her owne wast the admyrall of Fraunce sir Guy de la Tremoyle dyd preseÌ„t it to him Thus in great reuell they contynued all that weke and on yâ— friday after dyner the kyng toke leaue of the lordes ladyes and they of him and so departed fro Cambray And also the dukes duchesses deê‘ted and the duches of Burgoyn brought margaret of Haynalt her doughter to Arras and yâ— lady of Haynalt brought yâ— lady Margarete of Burgoyne to Quesnoy Thus passed forthe this besynes ¶ Howe the duke of Berrey ensured his doughter to the sonÌ„e of therle of Bloyse and howe therle of Matche and the duke of Burbon made their somons to entre in to Lymosin Cap. CCCC .li. THe saÌ„e season there was trety of maryage bytwene Loys of Bloys son to therle Guy of â—oyâ— and yâ— lady Mary dought 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Johan of Berry And so th 〈…〉 rle of Bloys well acoÌ„panyed with lordes and ad 〈…〉 s brought his doughter to Bergues in 〈◊〉 where the duke and duches were redy 〈…〉 de for them who tyght nobly receyued 〈◊〉 and all their company And there was 〈…〉 rmed the assurance of that maryage an 〈…〉 〈…〉 chebysshop of Bergues ensured them 〈…〉 der in the preseÌ„ce of many lordes and lad 〈…〉 howbeit they were natte wedded as than 〈…〉 ey were bothe very yonge So ther was great feest reuelyng and daunsyng and so at last therle and the countesse retourned to their countre their sonne with them And the lady abode styll with the duches her mother in Barrey in a fayre castell besyde Bergues called Mehune on the ryuer of yure The same season the duke of Berry went in to Auuergne and LaÌ„guedocke and so to Auignon to se pope Clement And it was ordayned that the duke of Burbone and therle of Marche with two thousande men of armes shulde go in to Lymosyn to delyuer that countre fro all the englysshmen and theues that robbed and pylled the couÌ„tre For in Poictou and in Xaynton they had as than certayne fortresses whiche dyde moche domage to the couÌ„tre wherof complayntes came to the heryng of the duke of Berrey â–ª who was in mynde to remedy it and he had desyred the duke of Burbone his cosyn that in any wyse whan he were come into Limosyn and Xaynton that he shulde coÌ„quere the garyson of Bertuell for that was the forteresse that dyde moost hurt in that countre And the duke of Burbone promysed hym so to do And he hadde made his somons at Molins in Burbonoyse to be there the first daye of June and so thyder drewe at that tyme all maner of men of warre The duke of Burbone had with hym a gentyll squyer called Johan bone lauÌ„ce He was mayster and capitayne of his men of warre Certaynly the squyer was well worthy to haue suche a charge and the erle of Marche who shulde be in coÌ„pany with the duke of Burbone made his somons at the cytie of Toures tHe same season there came to Scluse in Flaunders all suche men of warre as were apoynted to passe the see into Scotlande with sir Johan of Uyen admyrall of Fraunce he shulde haue with hym a thousande speares knightes and squiers And I beleue well they were all there for they had great desyre to go In so moche that some that were nat desyred aduaunsed them selfe to go in that voyage with the admyrall All their shyppyng was redy apparelled at Scluse and they caryed with them harnesse for .xii. hundred men of armes They had taken that harnesse out of the castell of Beauty besyde Parys The harnesse was parteyning to the parisyens the whiche they were caused to bring to the sayd castell in the tyme of their rebellion In the admyrals company there were a great nombre of good men of warr And their entensyon was to delyuer the sayd harnesse to the knyghtes men of Scotlande bycause sir Geffray de Charney had enformed the kynges counsayle howe the men in Scotlande were but easely harnessed I shall name vnto you parte of theÌ„ of Fraunce that wente in to Scotlande the same season â–ª First sir Johan of Uyen admyrall of Fraunce the erle of graunt pre the lordes of Uerdnay of saynt Crouse and of Mountbury sir Geffray of Charney sir Wyllyam of Uyen sir Jaques of Uyen the lorde despaigny sir Gerard of Burbone the lorde of Hetz sir Floromonde of Quissy the lorde of Marny sir Ualerant of Rayneuall the lorde of Beausaige the lorde of Uaynbrayne the lorde of Rynoll baron dury the lorde of Coucy sir Percyuall Daneuall yâ— lorde Ferrers the lorde of Fountaygnes sir Braquet of Braquemont the lorde of Graunt court the lorde of Landon breton sir Guy la ê‘son sir WyllmÌ„ de Couroux sir Johan de Hangyers sir Henry de Uyncelyn cosyn to yâ— great maister of Pruce diuers other good knightê whiche I can nat all name so that they were to the noÌ„bre of a thousande speares knightes and squyers besyde cros bowes and other varlettê They had gode wynde and a fayre season on yâ— see the wether was fayre it was in the moneth of May. That tyme yâ— truse bytwene EnglaÌ„de and FrauÌ„ce was expyred and bitwene the gauÌ„toyse and flemynges lykewise for as it semed than euery parte desyred warre knyghtes and squiers desyred greatly to go in the voyage to Scotlande for they thought by the ayde of the scottê to haue a fayre iourney agaynst their enemyes in EnglaÌ„de Thenglysshmen who were enfourmed of their comynge loked for theym euery day Thus endeth the first volume of sir Johan Froissart of the cronycles of EnglaÌ„de Fraunce Spayne Portyngale Scotlande Bretayne FlauÌ„ders and other places adioynyng Translated out of frenche in to our maternall englysshe tonge by Johan Bourchier knight lorde Berners At the coÌ„maundement of our moost highe redouted soueraygne lorde kyng Henry the .viii. kynge of Englande and of Fraunce and hygh defender of the christen faithe c. Imprinted at London in Fletestrete by Richarde Pynson printer to the kynges noble grace And ended the .xxviii. day of January the yere of our lorde M. D .xxiii. Cum priuilegio a rege indulto
to be strikē of without delay and without knowlege or answere to any cause Fyrst of all ser Thomas erle of Lancastre who was a noble and a wyse holy knyght hath done syth many fayre myracles in Pomfret wher he was beheedded for the whiche dede the sayd sir Hewe Spencer achyued great hate in all the realme and specially of the quene and of the erle of Cane brother to the kyng And whan he parceyued the dyspleasure of the quene by his subtile wytte he set great discorde bitwene the kyng and the quene so that the kyng wold nat se the quene nor come in her company the whiche discord endured a long space Than was it shewed to the quene secretly to the erle of Cane that withoute they toke good hede to them selfe they were lykely to be distroyed for sir Hewe Spēcer was about to purchace moch trouble to theym Than the quene secretly dyd puruey to go in to Fraūce and toke her way as on pylgrymage to saynt Thomas of Canturbury and so to Wynchelsey And in the nyght went into a shyp that was redy for her and her yong sōne Edward with her the erle of Cane and sir Roger Mortymer And in a nother ship they had put all theyr purueyaūce had wynde at wyll and the next mornyng they arryued in the hauyn of Bolayn ¶ Howe the quene of Ingland went and complayned her to the kyng of Fraunce her brother of syr Hewe Spencer Cap. vii WHan quene Isabell was arryued at Bolayn and her sonne with her the erle of Cane The capytayns and abbot of the towne came agaynst her and ioyously receued her and her company into the abbey And ther she aboode .ii. dayes Than she departed and to de so long by her iourneys that she arryued at Paris Thā kyng Charles her brother who was enfourmed of her comyng sent to mete her dyuers of the greattest lordes of his realme as the lorde syr Robert de Artoys the lorde of Crucy the lorde of Sully the lorde of Roy and dyuers other who honorably dyd receue her and brought her in to the Cite of Paris to the kyng her brother And whan the kyng sawe his suster whom he had nat sene long before As she shuld haue entred into his chambre he mette her and toke her in his armes and kyst her and sayd ye be welcome feyre suster with my feyre nephewe your sonne and toke them by the handis led them forth The quene who had no great ioy at her harte But that she was so nere to the kyng her brother she wold haue kneled downe .ii. or .iii. tymes at the feet of the kyng But the kyng wold nat suffre her but held her styl by the right hande demaunding right swetely of her astate and besynesse And she answered hym ryght sagely and lamentably recounted to hym all the felonyes and iniuries done to her by syr Hewe Spencer And requyred hym of his ayde and cōfort Whan the noble kyng Charles of Fraūce had harde his susters lamentation Who wepyngly had shewed hym all her nede and besynesse he sayd to her Fayre suster appease your selfe for by the faith I owe to god and to saynt Denyce I shall right well puruey for you some remedy The quene than kneled downed whether the kyng wold or nat and sayd My ryght dere lord and fayre brother I pray god reward you The kyng than toke her in his armes and led her into an other chambre the whiche was apparayled for her and for the yong Edwarde her sōne and so departed fro her and caused at his costis and chargis all thyng is to be delyuered that was behouefull for her and for her sōne After it was nat long but that for this occasion Charles kyng of Fraunce assembled together many great lordes and barons of the realme of Fraunce to haue theyr coūsell and good aduise howe they shuld ordeyne for the nede besynes of his suster quene of Ingland Than it was coūsailed to the kyng that he shuld let the quene his suster to purchas for her selfe frendis where as she wold in the realme of Fraunce or in any other place and hym selfe to fayne be nat knowen therof For they sayd to moue warre with the kyng of Ingland and to bryng his owne realme into hatred it were nothyng apertenaunt nor profitable to hym nor to his realme But they cōcluded that conueniently he mgiht ayde her with golde and syluer for that is the metall wherby loue is attaygned both of gētylemen of pore souldiours And to this counsell and aduyce accorded the kynge And caused this to be shewed to the quene priuely by sir Robert Dartoys who as than was one of the greatteste lordis of all Fraunce ¶ Howe that syr Hewe Spencer purchased that the quene Isabell was banysshed out of Fraunce Cap. .viii. NOwe let vs speke somewhat of sir Hewe Spencer whan he sawe that he hadde drawen the kyng of Inglād so moche to his wyll that he coud desire nothyng of hym but it was graunted he caused many noble men and other to be put to deth without iustice or lawe bicause he held them suspect to be ageynst hym and by his pride he dyd so many marueylles that the barous that were left alyue in the land coude nat beare nor su 〈…〉 e it any lenger but they besought and requyred eche other among them selfe to be of a peasable accorde And caused it secretly to be knowen to the quene theyr lady Who hadde ben as then at Parys the space of .iii. yere Certifiyng her by wryttyng that if she coulde fynd the meanes to haue any companye of men of armes if it were but to the nombre of a M. and to bryng her son and heyre with her into Inglande That than they wolde all drawe to her and abeye her and her sonne Edward as they were bounde to do of duety These letters thus sent secretly to her out of Ingland she shewed them to kyng Charles her brother Who answered her and sayde Fayre suster god be your ayde your besyuesse shall auayle moche the better Take of my men and subiectis to the nombre that your frendes haue wrytten you for and I consent wel to this voyage I shall cause to be delyuered vnto you golde and syluer as moche as shall susfyce you And in this mater the quene had done so moche What with her prayer gyftes and promysses that many great lordis and yong knyght were of her accorde as to bryng her With great strength agayne into Inglande Than the quene as secretly as she coulde she ordeyned for her voyage and made her puruey aunce But she coude nat do it so secretly but sir Hewe Spencer had knowledge therof Than he thought to wynne and withdrawe the kyng of Fraunce fro her by great gyftes and so sent secret messangers into Fraunce with great plentye of golde and syluer and ryche Jewelles and specially to the kyng and his
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
of our lorde M. CCC .xxvi. And so aboode on the sandes thre dayes with lytle puruey aunce of vitaylle and vnshypped theyr horses and harneys nor they wist nat in what parte of Inglande they were in other in the power of theyr frendis or in the power of theyr ennemies On the .iiii. day they toke forth theyr way in the aduenture of god and of saynt George as suche people as hadde suffred great disease of colde by nyght and hunger and great feare Whereof they were nat as than clene ryd And so they rode forth by hylles and dales on the done syde and on the other tyll at the laste they founde vyllages and a great abbeye of blacke monkes the whiche is called saint HamoÌ„ wher as they .iii. dayes refresshed themselfe ¶ Howe the quene of Inglande beseged the kyng her husbande in the towne of Bristo we Cap. xi ANd than this tidyng spred about the realme so moche that at the last it came to the knowledge of the lordes by whom the quene was called agayn into Ingland and they apparailed them in all hast to come to Edward herson whom they wold haue to theyr soueraigne lorde And the fyrste that came gaue them moost comforte was Henry Erle of Lancastre With the wrye necke called Torte colle who was brother to Thomas erle of Lancastre beheeddyd as ye haue harde here before who was a good knyght greatly recoÌ„mended as ye shall here after in this hystorye Thys Erle Henry came to the quene with great companye of men of Warre and after hym came from one parte and other erles barones knyghtys and squiers with so moche people that they thought them clene out of parelles and alwayes encreased theyr power as they went forewarde Than they toke counsell among them that they shulde ryde streyght to the towne of Brystowe Where as the kyng was and with hym the Spencers The whiche was a good towne and a stronge and Well closed standyng on a good port of the see and a stronge castell the see bettyng rounde about it And therin was the kyng and ser Hewe Spencer the elder who was about .xC. of age and syr Hewe Spencer his sonne who was chieffe gouernour of the kyng and counsayled hym in all his euyll dedis Also there was the Erle of Arundell who had wedded the doughter of syr Hewe SpeÌ„cer and diuerse other knyghtis and squiers repayryng about the kyng is courte Than the quene and all her companye lordes of Heynaulte erles and barons and all other inglisshemen toke the right way to the said towne of Bristowe and in euery towne where as they entred they were receyued with great feast honour and alwayes theyr people encreased and so longe they rodeby theyr iourneys that they arryued at Brystowe and besygedde the towne rounde about as nere as they myght and the kyng and syr Hewe Spencer the yonger helde theym in the castelle and the olde syre Hewe Spencer and the erle of Arundell helde them in the towne And whan the people of the towne sawe the greate power that the Quene was of For all moost all Inglande was of her accorde and parceued what parell and daunger euydentely they were in They toke counsell amonge theymselfe and determyned that they wolde yelde vppe the towne to the quene So that they re lyues and gooddys myghte be sauyd And soo they sende to treate with the quene and her counsell in this mattyer But the quene nor her counselle Wolde nat agree therto without she myght do with syr Hewe Spencer with the erle of Arundell what it pleased her Whan the people of the towne sawe they coulde haue no peace otherwise nor saue the towne nor theyr gooddes nor theyr lyues in that distresse they accorded to the quene and opened the gates so that the quene and ser JohnÌ„ of Heynaulte and all her barous knyghtis and squyers entred into the towne and toke theyr lodgyngys within as many as myght the reside we without Than sir Hewe Spencer and the Erle of â—rundel were taken brought before the quene to do her pleasure with them Than there was brought to the quene her owne chyldren JohnÌ„ hersonne and her two doughters the whiche were fouÌ„d ther in the kepyng of the sayd syr Hewe Spencer Wherof the quene had great ioye for she had nat seue theym longe before Than the kyng myght haue great sorowe and sir Hewe Spencer the yonger who were fast inclosed in the stronge castell and the moost part of all the realme turned to the quenes parte and to Edward her eldest sonne ¶ Howe that syr Hewe SpeÌ„cer and the erle of Arundell were iudged to dethe Cap. xii WHan the quene and her barons and all her company were lodged at theyr ease Than they beseged the castell as nere as they myght The quene caused syr Hewe SpeÌ„cer the elder and therle of AruÌ„dell to be brought forth before Edward her sonne and all the barons that were there present And sayde howe that she and her sonne shulbe take ryght lawe on them accordyng to theyr desertis Than syr Hewe Spencer sayd Ma dame god be to you a good iudge and gyue you good iudgement and if we can nat haue it in this world I praye god we maye haue hit in another Than stepte forth syr Thomas Wage a good knyght and marshall of the hoste and ther openly he recouÌ„ted they dedis in wrytynge And than tourned hym to another auncient knyght to the entent that he shuld bryng hym on that case fanty and to declare what shuld be done with suche parsones and what Judgement they shulde haue for suche causes Than the sayd knyght counsailed with other barons and knyghtis and so reported theyr opynions the Whiche was how they had well deserued deth for dyuers horryble dedis the whiche they haue commysed for all the trespas rehersed before to iustifie to be of trouth Wherfore they haue deserued for the dyuersyties of theyr trespaces to haue iudgement in .iii. dyuers maners Fyrst to be drawen and after to be heedded and than to be hanged on the Jebet This in lyke wyse as they were iubged so it was done executed before the castell of Brystowe in the syght of the kyng and of syr Hewe Spencer the yonger This iudgement was doone in the yere of our lorde M. CCC .xxvi. on saynt Denys day in October And after this execution the kyng and the yong SpeÌ„cer seyng theym selfe thus beseged in this myschief and knewe no comfort that myght come to them in a mornyng betymes they two with a smalle company entred into a lytle vessell behynde the castell thynkyng to haue fledde to the countrey of Walys But they were .xi. dayes in the shyppe and enforced it to saile as moche as they myghte But what so euer they dydde the wynde was euery daye so contrary to them by the wyll of god that euery daye oones or twyse they were euer brought agayn within a quartter of a
this assemble it was abuysed the the realme coud nat long endure without a h 〈…〉 and a chief lord Than they put in wrytynge all the dediss of the kyng who was in prison and all that he hadde done by euyll counsell and all his vsagess and euyll behauyngis and how euyll he had gouerned his realme the whiche wass â—edd openly in playn audience to th entent that the noble sagis of the realme might take therof good aduyce 〈◊〉 to fall at acorde how the realme shuld be gouerned from thensforth and whan all the casess and dedis that the kyng had done coÌ„sented to and all his behauyng and vsagis were red and wel vndest and. The harone and knyghtis and al yâ— couÌ„sels of the realme drew them aparte to couÌ„sell and the most part of them accorded and namely the great lordes and nobles with the burgesses of yâ— good townes accordyng as they had hard say and knew them selfe the most parte of his dedis Wherfore they coÌ„cluded that suche a man was nat worthy to be a kyng nor to bere a crowne roy all nor to haue the name of a kyng But they all accorded that Edward his eldeste son who was ther present was ryghful heyre shuld be crowned kyng in stede of his father so that he wold take good counsell sage and true about hym so that the realme from thensforth myght be better gouerned than it was before that the olde kyng his father shuld be well and honestly kept as long as he lyued accordyng to his astate and thus as it was agreed by all the nobles so it was accomplysshed and than was crowned with a crowne roy all at the palaice of WestmÌ„ beside London the yong kyng Edward the .iii. who in his bayes after was rightfortunate happy in armes This coronacion wass in the yere of our lorde M. CCC .xxvi. on christymas day and as than the yong kyng was about the age of xvi and they held the fest tyl the coÌ„uercion of sayut Paule folo wyng and in the mean tyme greatly was fested sir JohnÌ„ of Heynaulte and all the princis and nobles of his couÌ„tre and was gyuen to hym and to his company many ryche Jewels And so he and his company in great feast and solas both with lordis and ladyes taried tyll the .xii. day And than ser JohnÌ„ of Heynault hard tydyngis how 〈◊〉 the kyng of Bayghan and the erle of Heynault his brother and other great plenty of lordis of FrauÌ„ce had ordeyned to be at Conde at a great feast turney that was there cryed Than wold sir JohnÌ„ of Heynaulte no longer abyde for no prayer so great desire he had to be at the said tourney and to se the erle his brother and other lordis of hys countrey and specially the ryght noble kyng in larges the gentyll Charles kyng of Bayghan whaÌ„ the yong kyng Edward the quene his mother and the baroÌ„s saw that he wold no longer tary and that theyr request coude nat auaile they gaue hym leue sore agaynst theyr wyls and the kyng by the couÌ„sell of the quene his mother dyd gyue hym CCCC markis steâ—lyng is of 〈◊〉 heritable to hold of hym in fee to be payed euery yere in the towne of Bruges And also dyd gyue to Philyp of Chastaulre his chief esquyer his soueraigne counsellour C. marke of rent yerely to be payed at the sayd place and also delyuered hym moche money to pay therwith the costis of hym and of his company tyl he come 〈◊〉 to his owne countre and caused hym to be conducted with many noble knyghtis to Douer ther delyuered hym all his passage free And to the ladyes that were come into Ingland with the quene and namely to the countesse of GarreÌ„nes who was suster to the erle of hare and to dyuerse other ladyes and damozels ther were gyuen many feyre and ryche iewels at theyr departyng And whan ser JohnÌ„ of Heynaulte was departed fro the yong kyng Edward and all his company and wer come to Douer they entred encontyneÌ„t into theyr shippes to passe the see to the entent to come be tymes to the sayd tourney and ther weÌ„t with hym .xv. yong lusty knyghtê of Ingland to go to this tourney with hym and to acqueynt them with the straunge lordis and knyghtê that shuld be ther and they had great honour of all the company that turneyd at that tyme at Conde ¶ Howe that kyng Robert de Breux of Scotland defyed kyng Edward Cap. xv AFter that syr John of Heynault was departed fro kyng Edward he and yâ— quene his mother gouerned the realme by the counselle of the Erle of Kent vncle to the kyng And by the counsell of syr Roger Mortymer who had great laÌ„des in Ingland to the suÌ„me of vu C .li. of rent yerely And they both were â—anisshed and chased out of InglaÌ„d with 〈◊〉 quene as ye haue hard before Also they vsed moche after the couÌ„sell of ser Thomas wage and by the aduyse of other who were reputed for the most sagest of the realme How be it ther were some hadd enuy therat the whiche neuer dyed in Ingland and also it reigneth and wyl reigne in dyuers other countres Thus passed â—orth the wynter and the lent season tyll Easter and than the kyng and the quene and all the realme was in good peace all this season Than â—o it fortuned that kyng Robert of Scotland who had ben rygh hardy had suffered moche trauaile agaynst Inglisshmen and ofteÌ„ tymes he had ben chased and discomâ—eted in the tyme of kyng Edward the fyrst grauÌ„dfather to this yong kyng Edward the .iii. he was as than become very olde auncient and sicke as it was sayd of the great euyll and malady Whan he knewe thaduâ—tures that was fallen in Ingland howe that the olde kyng Edwarde the .ii. Was taken and deposed downe fro his regalley and his crowne and certayne of his couÌ„sellours behedded and put to distruction as ye haue hard here before Than he bethought hy that he wolde defye the yonge kyng Edward the .iii. bicause he was yong and that the barons of the realme were nat all of one accorde as it was said therfore he the better to spede in his purpose to conquere part of Ingland And so about Easter in the yere of our lorde M. CCC .xxvii. he sent his defyauÌ„ce to the yong kyng Edward the .iii. to all the realme sendyng them Worde howe that he wolde entre into the realme of Ingland and brenne before hym as he had done before tyme at suche seson as the discomfeture was at the castell of Estermelin where as the Inglisshmen receyued great daÌ„mage Whan the kyng of Ingland and his counsell perceyued that they were defyed they caused it to be knoweÌ„ ouer all the realme and commauÌ„ded that all the nobles and all other shuld be redy appareled euery maÌ„ after his estate and that they shulde be by Ascen â—â—on day next
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
had brought hym tidyng is of the scottis accordyng to his pmyse and made hym knyght his owne handis before all the oste And whan they had well rested them and takyn repaste Than the â—compet sounded to horse euery man mouÌ„ted and the baners and standers folowed thys new made knyght euery batell by itselfe iÌ„ good order through mouÌ„taignes and dales raynged as well as they myght euer redy apparailed to fyght and they roode and made suche hast that about noone they were so nere the scottys that eche of theym myghte clerely se other And as soone as the Scottis sawe theym they Issued owte of they re lodges a foote and ordeyned .iii. great batelles in the auaylynge of the hyll and at the foote of thys mountaygne there ranne a great ryuer full of great rockes and stones so that none myght passe ouer withowte greate daunger or ieopardye and though the englisshmen hadde passed ouer the ryuer yet was there no place nor rowme bytwene the hylle and the ryuer to sette the batayle in good order The Scottis hadde stablysshed their two fyrste batelles at the two corners of the mountaigne ioynyng to the rockes So that none myght well mounte vpon the hyll to assayle theym But the scottis were euer redy to beate with stones the assaylantis if they passed the ryuer And whan the lordes of Inglande sawe the behauyng and the maner of the scottis they made all their people to a lyght a foote and to put of theyr spurris and araynged .iii. great batelles as they hadde done before and there were made many newe knyghtis And whan theyr batelles were sette in good order Than some of the lordes of Inglande brought theyr yong kyng a horse backe before all the batelles of the oste to the entent to gyue therby the more courage to all his people The whiche kyng in full goodly maner prayed and requyred theym ryght graciously that euery man wolde peyne theym to do theyr beste to saue his honour and common weale of his realme And it was coÌ„mauÌ„ded vpoÌ„ peyne of deth that none shulde go before the marsha's baners nor breke theyr arraye without they were commaunded And than the kyng coÌ„maunded that they shulde aduaunce towarde their ennemyes fayre and easely and so they dyd and euery batell went forth in good array and order a great space of grouÌ„de to the discendyng of the mountaygne where as the scottis were And this the englisshe oste dyd to th entent to se if their ennemies wolde breke their felde or nat to se what they wolde do but they could nat parceyue that they were about to remoue iÌ„ any wise they wer so nere to guyther that they myght knowe eche others armes Than the oste stode styll to take other counsell And some of the oste mounted on good horses and rode forth to skrymysshe with theym and to beholde the passage of the ryuer and to se the countynaunce of they re ennemyes more nerer And there were harauldis of armes sent to the Scottis gyuyng them knowledge if that they wolde come and passe yâ— ryuer to fight with them in the playn felde they wolde drawe backe fro the ryuer and gyue theym sufficient place to araynge theyr batelles eyther the same day orels the next as they wold chose them selfe orels to lette them do lyke wyse and they wolde come ouer to them And whan the scottis is harde this they toke counsell among theymselfe and anon they answerd the harauldê how they mold do nother the ouenor the other and sayd syrs yor kyng and his lordisse well how we be here in this realme and haue brâ—nt wasted yâ— countrey as we haue passed through and if they he displeased ther with lette them amend it whan they wyll for here we wyll abyde as long as it shall please vs. And as soone as the kyng of Ingland hard that answere hit was incontynent cryed that all the oste shuld lodge there yâ— nyght without reculyug backe And so the oste lodged there that nyght with moche peyne on the hard ground and stones alwayes styll armed They had no stakê nor roddis to tye withall their horses nor forage nor husshe to make withall any tyre And whan they were thus lodged Than the scottis caused some of they re people to kepe styll the felde where as they had ordeyned their batelles and yâ— remnant went to their lodgyngê and they made suche fyers that it was merueile to beholde And bitwene the day and the nyght they made amerueilus great brute with blowyng of hornes all at ones that it semed proprely that all the deuelles of hell had ben there Thus these two ostis were lodged that nyght The whiche was saynte Peters nyght in the begynnyng of Auguste The yere of oure lorde M. CCC .xxvii. And the nexte mornynge the lordes of Inglande harde Masse and rayngen agayne they re batelles as they hadde done the daye before And the Scottis in lyke myse ordred therâ— batelles Thus both the ottis stoode styll in batell tyll it was noone The Scottis made neuer semblaunt to come to the Englysshe oste to fyght with theym nor in lyke wyse the englisshe men to them For they coulde nat aproche to gâ—ther withowte great dammage There were dyuerse compaignyons a horse backe that passed the Ryuer and some a foote to skrymyssâ—e with the Scottis And in like wyse some of the Scottê brake oute and skrymysshed with them So that there were dyuerse on bothe partyes slayne wounded and takyn prysoners And after that noone was paste The lordes of Juglande commaunded euery man to drawe to theyr lodgyng For they sawe well the Scottis wolde nat fyght with theym and in like maner thus they dyd .iii. dayes to gyther and the scottis in lyke case kepte styll theyr mountaygnes Howe be it there was skrymysshynge on bothe partyes and dyuerse slayne and prysoners takyn And euery nyght the Scottis made great fyres great brute with showttyng blowyng of hornes The entencion of the englylshe men was to holde the scottis there in mauer as beseged For they coulde nat fyghte with theym there as they were Thynkyng to haue famysshed theym And the englysshe men knewe well by suche prysoners as they hadde takyn that yâ— Scottis hadde nother bredde wyne norsalte nor other purueyaunce saue of beastis they had great plentye the whyche they hadde takyn in the countrey and myght eate at their pleasure without bredde whiche was an euyll dyette for they lacked oten meale to make cakes withall as is sayde before the whyche dyet some of the englisshe men vsed whan they haddenede specially borderers whan they make rodes into Scotlande And in yâ— mornyng the .iiii. day the englyssh men loked on the mouÌ„taigne wher as the Scottis were and they coulde se no creature for the scottis were depted at mydnyght Than was there sent men a horse backe and afoote ouer the ryuer to knowe where they were become And about noone they founde theym lodged on
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
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
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
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
frenchemen fledde and kept none array their were slayne in the wayes and in hedges and busshes mo thanÌ„e seuyn thousande And if the day had ben clere there had neuer a onescaped anone after a nother coÌ„pany of frenchmen were mette by the englysshmen The archebysshoppÌ„ of Rone and the great priour of Fraunce who also knewe nothynge of the dysconfiture the day before for they harde that the frenche kynge shulde a fought the same sonday and they were goynge thyderwarde WhanÌ„e they mette with the englysshmen there was a great batayle for they were a great nombre but they coude nat endure agaynst the englysshmen for they were nyghe all slayne fewe scaped the two lordes were slayne This mornyng thenglysshmen mette with dyuerse french men that had loste their way on the saturday and had layen all nyght in the feldes and wyst nat where the kyng was nor the captayns they were all slayne as many as were met with and it was shewed me that of the coÌ„mons and men a fote of the cyties and good townes of France ther was slayne foure tymes as many as were slayne the saturday in the great batayle ¶ How the next day after the batayle of Cressey they that were deed were noÌ„bred by theÌ„glysshmen Ca. Cxxxii. THe same sonday as the kyng of Englande came fro masse suche as had ben sente forthe retourned and shewed the kyng what they had sene and done and sayde sir we thinke surely ther is now no more aparence of any of our ennemyes than the kyng sende to serche howe many were slayne what they were Sir Reynolde Cobham sir Richard Stafforde with thre haraldes went to serche the felde and contrey they visyted all theÌ„ that were slayne and rode all day in the feldes and retourned agayne to the hoost as the kyng was goynge to supper They made iust report of that they had sene and sayde howe ther were xi great princes deed fourscore baners .xii. C. knyghtes and mo than .xxx. thousande other TheÌ„glysshmen kept styll their felde all that nyght on the monday in the mornyng the kyng prepared to depart the kyng caused the deed bodyes of the great lordes to be taken vp and conueyed to Mutterell and there buryed in holy grouÌ„de and made a crye in the countrey to graunt truse for thre dayes to thyntent that they of the countrey might serche the felde of Cressy to bury the deed bodyes Than the kynge went forthe and came before the towne of Muttrell by the see his marshals ranne to warde Hedyn and brent UaÌ„bam and Seram but they dyd nothyng to the castell it was so strong and so well kept they lodged that night on the ryuer of Hedyn towardes Blangy The next day they rode towarde Bolayne and came to the towne of Unysame there the kyng and the prince lodged and taryed there a day to refresshe his men and on the Wednysday the kyng came before the stronge towne of Calys £ Howe the kyng of Englande layd siege to Calys and howe all the poore people were put out of the towne Cap. C .xxxiii. IN the towne of Calys ther was captayne a knyght of Burgone called sir JohnÌ„ de Uieu and with hym was sir Andrewe Dandrehen sir JohnÌ„ de Sury sir Barbon de Belborne sir Godfray de lament sir Pepyn de Urmue and dyuers other knyghtes and squyers Whan the kyng of England was come before Calys he layd his siege and ordayned bastides bytwene the towne and the ryuer he made carpenters to make houses and lodgynges of great tymbre and set the houses lyke stretes and couerd them with rede and brome So that it was lyke a lytell towne and there was euery thynge tosell and a markette place to be kept euery tuesday and saturday â–ª for flesshe and fyssh mercery ware houses for cloth for bredde wyne and all other thyngê necessarie such as caÌ„e out of England â–ª or out of Flanders ther they might bye what they lyst TheÌ„glysshmen ran often tymes into the countrey of Guynes and into Triuynois to the gates of saynt Omers and somtyme to Boleyn they brought into their hoost great prayes The kyng wolde nat assayle the towne of Calys for he thought it but a lost labour he spared his peple his artillery and sayd howe he wolde famyssh theÌ„ in the towne with long siege without the french kyng coÌ„e and reyse his siege ê‘force Whan the capten of Calys sawe the maner thorder of theÌ„glysshmen than he constrayned all poore meane peple to yssue out of the towne And on a wednysday ther yssued out of men women chyldren mo than .xvii. C. and as they passed through yâ— hoost they were demaunded why they deê‘ted they answered and sayde bycause they had nothyng to lyue on Than the kyng dyd them that grace that he suffred them to passe through his host without danger and gaue them mete and drinke to dyner and euery pson .ii. 〈◊〉 slerlyng in almes for the which dyners many of them prayed for the kynges prosperyte ¶ Howe the duke of NormaÌ„dy brake vp his siege before Aguyllou Cap. C .xxxiiii. THe duke of Normandy beyng at sege before the strong castell of Aguyllou so it was that about the myddes of Auguste he made a great assaut to the castell so that the most part of his host were at the assaut thyder was come newely the lorde Philyp of Burgone erle of Arthoys and of Bolone cosyn germayn to the duke of NormaÌ„dy he was as than a yoÌ„g lusty knyght And assone as the skirmyssh was begon he toke his horse with the spurres came on the skirmysshe warde the horse toke the bytte in his teth and bare away his maister and stumbled in a dyke and fell horse man the knyght was so brosed with the fall that he had neuer helthe after but dyed of the same hurt Than anone after the frenche kyng sent for his sonne the duke of NormaÌ„dy coÌ„maundynge hym in any wyse to breke vp his siege before Aguyllou and to retourne into Fraunce to defende his herytage fro theÌ„glysshmen And thervpon the duke toke counsayle of the lordes that were there with hym what was best to do for he hadde promysed nat to depart thens tyll he had wone the castell but the lordes counsayled hym sythe the kynge his father had sende for hym to depart Than the next day be tymes the frenchemen trussed bagge and baggage in great hast and departed towarde France than they that were within the fortresse yssued out with the penon of the lorde Gaultiers of Manny before them they dasshed in amonge the hynder company of the frenchemen and flewe and toke dyuerse of theym to the nombre of threscore and brought them into their fortres and by those prisoners they knewe of the iourney that the kynge of Englande had made that season into Fraunce and howe that he lay at siege before Calys Or the french kyng departed fro Amyense to Parys warde after the batayle
as ye thynke best yourselfe tyue hundred pounde sterlyng of yerely rent to you to your heyres for euer and here I make you squyer for my body ThanÌ„e the thyrde day he departed and retourned agayne into Englande whan he came home to his owne house he assembled to guyder his frendes and kynne and so they toke the kyng of Scottes and rode with hym to the cytie of yorke and there fro the kyng his lorde he presented the kyng of Scottes to the quene and excused hym so largely that the quene and her counsell were content Than the quene made good prouisyon for the cytie of yorke the castell of Rosbourg the cyte of Dyrham the towne of Newcastell vpon Tyne and in all other garysons on the marchesse of Scotlande and left in those marchesse the lorde Percy and the lorde Neuyll as gouernoure there thanne the quene departed fro yorke towardes London Than she sette the kynge of Scottes in the strong towre of London and therle Morette and all other prisoners and sette good kepyng ouer them Than she went to Douer and there tooke the see and had so good wynde that in a shorte space she arryued before Calays thre dayes before the feest of Alsayntes for whose coÌ„myng the kyng made a great feest and dyner to all the lordes ladyes that were ther the quene brought many ladyes and damoselles with her aswell to acompany her as to se their husbandes fathers bretherne and other frendes that lay at siege there before Calays and had done a longe space ¶ Howe the yonge erle of Flaunders ensured the kynges doughter of Englande Cap. C .xl. THe siege before Calais enduredde longe and many thynges fell in the meane season the whiche I canne nat write the fourthe parte The frenche kynge had sette men of warre in euery fortresse in those marchesse in the countie of Guynes of At thoyes of Boloyne and aboute Calays and had a great nombre of genowayes normayns and other on the see so that whan any of th 〈…〉 glysshmen wolde goo a forragynge other a 〈◊〉 or horsebacke they founde many tymes harde aduentures and often there was skirmysshing about the gates and dykes of the towne and often tymes some slayne and hurte on bothe parties some day yâ— one part lost and some day the other The kynge of Englande caused engyns to be made to oppresse theym within the towne but they within made other agayne to resist the so that they toke lytell hurt by them but nothynge coude come into the towne but by stelth and that was by the meanes of two maryners one called Maraunt and the other Mestryell and they dwelt in Abuyle by theym two they of Calays were often tymes reconforted and fresshed by stelth and often tymes they were in great â—yll chased and nere taken but alwayes they scaped and made many englysshemen to be drowned All that wynter the kyng lay â—â—yll at the siege and thought and ymagined euer to kepe yâ— commentie of Flaunders in frendshyppe for he thought by their meanes the soner to câ—e to his entent he sende often tymes to them with fayre promyses sayeng that if he myght gette Calys he wolde helpe them to recouer 〈◊〉 and Doway with all their appurtenaunces So by occasyon of sache promyses whyle the kyng was in Normandy towardes Cressey and Calays they went and layd siege to Bethwyn and ther captayne was sir Dedeart de â—onty who was banysshed out of Fraunce They helde a great siege before that towne and â—ore constrayned them by assaut but within were â—our knyghtes captayns set there by the frenche kyng to kepe the towne that is to say sir Gâ—ssray of Charney sir Ewstace of Rybamount sir Baâ—dwyâ— of Nekyn and sir JohnÌ„ of Landas they defended yâ— towne in suche wyse that the flemmynges waâ— nothyng ther but so departed and retourned agayne into Flaunders but whyle the kynge of Englande lay at siege before Calys he sent styll messaÌ„gers to them of Flanders and made them great promyses to kepe their amyte with hym and to oppresse the drift of the french kyng who dyde all that he coulde to drawe them to his opynyon The kyng of Englande wolde gladly yâ— the erle Loyes of Flaunders who was as than â—â—t fâ—fteâ—e yere of age shulde haue in marâ—age his doughter Isabell somoche dyd the kyng yâ— the fleÌ„mynges agreed therto wherof the kynge was gladde for he thought by that mariage the fleÌ„mynges wolde the gladlyer helpe hym and the fleÌ„mynges thought by hauyng of the kynge of Englande on their partie they might well râ—â—yst the frenchmen they thought it more necessary and profytable for them the loue of the kyng of Englande rather than the frenche kynge but the yong erle who had ben euer norysshed amoÌ„ge the noble men of France wolde nat agre and sayd playnly he wolde nat haue to his wyfe the doughter of hym that sleâ—e his father Also duke Johan of Brabant purchased greatly that yâ— erle of Flaunders shulde haue his doughter in maryage promysing hym that if he wolde take her to his wyfe that he wolde cause hym to enioy the hole erldome of Flanders other by â—ayre meanes or otherwyse Also the duke sayde to the frenche kyng sir if the erle of Flanders woll take my doughter I shall fynde the meanes that all the flemmynges shall take your part and for sake the kyng of Englande by the whiche promyse the frenche kyng agreed to that maryage Whan the duke of Brabant had the kyngê gode wyll than he sent certayne messaÌ„gers into FlaÌ„ders to the burgesses of the good townes and shewed them so fayre reasons that the counsayles of the good townes sent to the erle their naturall lorde certifyeng hym that if he wolde come into Flanders vse their counsayle they wolde be to hym trewe and good frendes and delyuer to hym all the rightes and iurysdictyons of FlaÌ„ders asmoche as euer any erle hadde The erle toke counsayle and went into Flaunders wher he was receyued with great â—oye and gyuen to hym many great presentes Ass one as the kyng of Englande harde of this he sende into Flaunders the erle of Northampton therle of Arundell and the lorde Cobâ—am they dyde somoche with the offycers and commons of Flaunders that they had rather that their lorde therle shulde take to his wyfe the kyng of Englandes doughter than the doughter of the duke of Brabâ—t And so to do they affectuously desyred their lorde shewed hym many fayre reasons to drawe hym to that way so that the burgesses that wer on the duke of Brabantes partie durste nat say the contrary but than the erle in nowyse wolde concent therto but euer he sayde he wolde natte wedde her whose father had slayne his though he myght haue halfe of the hole realme of Englande WhanÌ„e the flemmynges sawe that they sayd howe their lorde was to moche french and yuell counsayled and also sayd howe they wolde do no good to hym syth he wolde nat
belyue their counsayls than they toke and putte hym in Cortoyse prison and sayd howe he shulde neuer depart without he wolde folowe and byleue their counsayls Also they sayd that the erle his father belyued and loued to moche the frenchemen for if he wolde a byleued theÌ„ he shuld haue ben the greattest lorde in all christendome and recouered agayne Lysle Doway and Bethwyn yet alyue Thus the mater abode a certayne space the kynge of Englande lay styll at the siege before Calays and kept a great court that Christmas And about the begynnynge of lent after came thyder out of Gascoyne the erle of Derby the erle of Penbroke the erle of Can forte and dyuers other knyghtes and squyers that had passed the see with the erle Thus the erle of Flaunders was long in danger amonge the stemynges in Cortoyse prison and it greatly anoyed hym Than at last he sayde he wolde byleue their couÌ„sayle for he knewe well he sayd that he shulde haue more profet there than in any other contrey These wordes reioysed greatly the flemynges than they toke hym out of prison suffred hym to go a haukyng to the ryuer the which sport the erle loued well â–ª but euer ther was good watche layde on hym that he shulde nat steale away fro theym and they were charged on their lyues to take good hede to hym And also they were suche as were fauourable to the kyng of EnglaÌ„d they watched hym so nere that he coude nat pysse without their knowledge This endured so longe that at last the erle sayd that he wolde gladly haue to his wyfe the kyng of Englandes doughter than the flemmynges sende worde therof to the kynge and to yâ— quene and poynted a day that they shuld come to Bergus in the abbey and to bringe their doughter with theym and they wolde bring thyder their lorde the erle of Flanders and there to coÌ„clude vp the maryage The kyng and the quene were gladde therof and sayde that the flemmynges were good men so to Bergus bytwene Newport and Grauelynge came the moost saddest men of the gode townes in Flaunders and brought with theÌ„ the erle their lorde in great estate The kyng of Englande and yâ— quene were ther redy the erle curtesly inclyned to the kyng and to the quene the kyng toke the erle by the ryght hande right swetely and ledde hym forthe sayeng as for the dethe of the erle your father as god helpe me the day of the batayle of Cressey nor the nexte day after I neuer herde worde of hym that heshulde be there the yong erle by seÌ„blant made as thoughe he had ben content with the kynges excuse than they fyll in communycacyon of the maryage there were certayne artycles agreed vnto by the kyng of Englande and the erle Loyes of Flaunders and great amyties ther was sworâ—e bytwene them to be holden And there the erle fyaunced Isabell the kyng of Englandes doughter and promysed to wedde her â–ª so that iourney brake of and a newe day to be apoynted at more leaser the flemmynges retourned into Flaunders with their lorde and the kynge of Englande with the quene went agayne to the siege of Calays Thus the mater stode a certayne tyme and the kynge and the quene prepayred greatly agayne the maryage for iewelles and other thynges to gyue away acordyng to their behauyours The erle of Flanders dayly past the tyme at the ryuer and made semblant that this maryage pleased him greatly so the flemmynges thought that they were than sure ynough of hym so that there was nat so great watch made on hym as was before but they knewe nat well the coÌ„dycion of their lorde for what soeuer couÌ„tenance he made out warde his inwarde courage was all frenche So on a day he went forthe with his hawkes the same weke yâ— the maryage shulde haue ben finysshed his fauconer cast of a faukon to an hearon and therle cast of a nother so these two faukons chased the hearon and the erle rode after as to folowe his faucon And whan he was a gode way of and had the aduantage of the feldes he dasshed his spurres to his horse and galoped forth in suche wyse that his kepars lost hym styll he galoped forthright tyll he came into Arthoyes and ther he was in suretie And so than he rode into Fraunce to kyng Philyp and shewed hym all his aduenture the kynge and the frenchmen sayd howe he had dalt wysely the englysshmen on the othersyde said howe he had betrayed and disceyued them â–ª but for all that the kyng left nat to kepe the flemmynges in amyte for he knewe well the erle had done this dede nat by their couÌ„sell for they wer sore dyspleased therwith And the excuse that they made the kyng soone byleued it in that behalfe ¶ Howe sir Robert of Namure dyde hoâ—age to the kyng of England before Calays Cap. C .xli. WHyle the kynge lay at siege before Calays ther came to se the kynge and the quene dyuers lordê and knightes of Flanders â–ª of Brabant of Heynault and of Almaygne and there departed none agayne but that had great gyftes gyuen them The same season there was newely come into the countie of Namure and of Liege dut of the holy lande sir Robert of Namure and the lorde of Lespentyne hadde made hym knyght at the holy sepulcre This sir Robert was as than a yong lusty knight and was nat desyred of any of bothe kynges than he came of his owne good mynde well acoÌ„panyed and richely to the siege before Calayes and there presented hymselfe to the kyng of Englande who ioyfully receyued hym and so dyde the quene and all the other lordes he entred greatly into the kynges fauour â–ª bycause he bare the name of sir Robert de Arthoys his vucle Thus sir Robert became the kynges liege man the kynge gaue hym thre hundred pounde sterlynge by yere out of his cofers to be payde at Bruges there he taryed with the kynge before Calays tyll the towne was wonne as ye shall here after ¶ Howe thenglysshmen wanne the Rochdaren and howe sir Charles de Bloyes layed siege therto Ca. C .xlii. IT is longe nowe syth we spake of sir Charles de Bloyes as than the duke of Bretaygne and of the countesse of Mountforde but it was bycause of the truse that was takenne at Uannes the whiche was well kept For durynge the trewse eyther partie kept peasably that they had in possessyon and assone as the trewse was expyred they made agayne feerse warr There was coÌ„e into Bretaygne fro the kynge of Englande sir Thomas Dangorne and sir Johan Harewell they came thyder fro the siege of Calays with a hundred men of armes and foure hundred archers They taryed with the countes of MouÌ„t forde at Hanybout and with them sir 〈◊〉 of the castell bretone bretonant thenglysshmen and bretons of yâ— part made often tymes iourneys agaynst sir Charles de Bloyes men somtyme they wanne and somtyme
therin than the kyng went to the castell of Bretuell wherin were men of the kyng of Nauers There the kyng lay at siege the space of two monethes and than the castell was gyuen vp and they within went wher they lyst with their goodes and lyues saued ¶ Of the assemble that the frenche kyng made to fight with the prince of wales who rode in Berry Cap. C .lvii. WHan the frenche kynge had made his iourney and reconquered townes 〈◊〉 castelles in base Normandy pertaynyug as than to the kyng of Nauerre whome he helde in prisonne and was gone backe to the cytie of Parys It was nat long after but that he herde howe the prince of Wales with a good nombre of men of warre was ferre entred into the countrey aprochyng the gode â—otrey of Berry Than the kyng sayd and sware that he wolde ryde and fyght with hym wheresoeuer he founde hym than the kyng made agayne a specyall assemble of all nobles and such as helde of hym his commaundement was that all maner of excuses layde a parte his letters ones sene that euery man on payne of his dyspleasur shulde drawe and mete with hym in yâ— marches of Bloyes and Torayne for the entent to syght with thenglysshmen And the kyng to make the more hast deê‘ted fro Parys and rode to Chartres to here the better of suretie what thenglyssh men dyd There he reâ—ted dayly men of warre resorted thyder fro all partes as of Aunergne Berrey Burgoyne Lorayne Heynault Uermandoyse Picardy Bretayne and Normandy and euer as they came they were set forwarde and made their musters And lodged in the countrey by the assâ—gnement of the marshalles the lorde Johan of Cleremont and the lorde Arnolde DaÌ„drehen the kyng sende also great prouisyon to all his fortresses and garysonâ—â— in Antowe Poyctou Dumayne Torayne and in to all the fortresses wher he thought thenglyssh men shulde passe to the entent to close the passages from them and to kepe theÌ„ fro vitaylâ—â— that they shulde fynde no foragefor theÌ„ nor their horses Howe beit for all that the prince and his coÌ„pany who were to the nombre of two M. men of armes and sir M. archers rode at their ease and had bitayls ynough for they founde the coÌ„tre of Auuerne right plentyfull but they wolde nat tary ther but went for the to make warre 〈◊〉 their enemyes they brent and exyled the coÌ„trey asmoch as they might For whan they were entred into a towne and founde it well replenysshed of all thyngê they taryed ther a two or thre dayes to refresshe them whan they depted they wolde distroy all the resydue strike out the heedes of the vessels of wyne and bren where barly and otes and all other thyngê to thyntent 〈◊〉 their enemyes shulde haue no ayde therof 〈◊〉 than they rode forthe euer founde good coÌ„tres and pleÌ„tyfull for in Berry Torayne Aâ—â—owe Poyctou and Mayne is a very plentyfull contre for men of warr thenglysshmen rode for the in this maner tyll they came to the good cytie 〈◊〉 Burges And ther they made a gret skirmyssh at one of the gates capitayns within were the lorde of Consant the lorde Hutyn of 〈◊〉 who kept the cyte ther was many feates of 〈…〉 mes done thenglysshmen deê‘ted without any more doyng went to Issoldon a strong castell the which was feersly assayled and thyder caâ—â— all the hole hoost howbeit they coud nat wyâ—it The geÌ„tylmen defended it valiantly than they passed farther and toke their way to U 〈…〉 on 〈◊〉 great towne and a good castell but it was yuell closed and the peple ther nat sufficyent to make defence therfore it was won perforce And ther they founde wyne and other vitayls gret plenty and taryed there thre dayes co refresshe all there host and thyder caÌ„e tidynges to the prince how the french kyng was at Charters with a gret assemble of men of warr and howe yâ— all the torâ—nes and passagê aboue the ryuer of Loyre were closed and kept that none coude passe the ryueâ— Than the prince was counselled to returne and to passe by Torayne and Poycton and so 〈◊〉 way to Bourdeaux Than the prince toke that way and retourned whan they had done with the towne that they were in their pleasure and 〈…〉 ken the castell and slayne the moâ—st part that were within than they rode towarde Remoren tyne The french kyng had send into yâ— countrey thre great barownes to kepe the fronters thereâ— the lorde of Craon the lorde Boucequant and the hermyte of Chamont who with thre C. speres rode into that contrey in costyng theÌ„glysshmen and had folowed theÌ„ a sixe dayes togyderâ— and coude neuer fynde auantage to set on them for theÌ„glysshmen rode euerso wysely that they coude nat entre on them on any syde to their aduauntage On a day the frenchmen putte themselfe in a busshement nere to Remorentyne at a marueylous strayte passage by the whiche the englysshmen must nedes passe the same day ther was departed fro the princes bataile by leaue of the marshals the lorde Bartylmewe of Breches the lorde of Musydent gascoyne the lorde Petyton Courton the lorde Dalawarre the lorde Basset the lorde Danyell paseler the lorde Rycharde of Pontchardon the lorde Nowell Lorynch the yong lorde Spencer Edwarde and the lorde Dambretycourte with two hundred menne of armes to ronne before Remorentyne They passed foreby the frenchmens busshment and was nat ware of them assone as they were passed the frenchmen brake out and came after them feersly thenglysshmen who were well forwarde herde the noyse of the horses commynge after them and parceyued how they were their ennemyes they tourned and stode styll and abode the freÌ„chmen who came on theÌ„ with great randon their speares in their restes And so caÌ„e ronnyng to thenglysshmen who stode styll and suffre them to passe and there was nat of them past a fyue or sir ouerthrowen at yâ— first metyng than thenglysshmen dasshed forthe their horses after the frenchemen There was a feerse skyrmysshe and en 〈…〉 red long and many knightes and squyers beaten downe on both partes and dyuers taken and rescued agayn so that a long season no man coulde tell who had the better so long they fought that the batayle of thenglysshe marthalles aproched And whan the frenchmen sawe theym commyng a long by a woode syde they â—ledde he that might best toke their wayes to Remorentyne and the englysshmen in the chase natte sparyng their horses There was a harde batayle and many a man ouerthrowen howe beit the one halfe of the frenchmen entred into the castell the thre lordes saued theymselfe and dyuerse other knyghtes and squyers that were well horsed Howe beit the towne was taken at their fyrst commynge for the frenchmen all entred into the castell ¶ Howe the prince of wales toke the castell of Remorentyne Cap. C .lviii. THe prince of wales herde how his fore ryders were a fightyng than he toke that way and
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
the duchy of Bretayne Anone after the french kyng was remoued fro the Sauoy to the castell of wyndsore and all his house holde and went a huntyng and a haukyng ther about it his pleasur and the lorde Philypp his son with hym and all the other prisoners abode styll at London and went to se the kyng at their pleasure and were receyued all onely on their faythes ¶ Howe the kyng of Scottes was delyuered out of prison Cap. C .lxxiiii. YE haue herde here before howe kyng Dauyd of Scotlande was taken was prisoner in Englande more than .ix. yere And anone after the truse was concluded bytwene Englande and Fraunce the two foresayd cardynals with the bysshoppe of saynt Andrewes in Scotlande fell in treaty for the delyuerance of the kyng of Scottê The treaty was in suche maner that the kyng of Scotes shulde neuer after arme hymselfe agaynst the kyng of Englande in his realme nor counsayle nor consent to any of his subgetes to arme them nor to greue nor make warre agaynst England And also the kyng of Scottes after his retourne into his realme shulde put to all his payne and dilygence that his men shulde agre that the realme of Scotland shuld holde in fee and do homage to the kyng of England And if the realme wolde nat agree thereto yet the kynge of Scottes to swere solemply to kepe good peace with the kyng of Englande and to bynde hymselfe and his realme to pay within .x. yere after fyue hundred thousande nobuls and at the somonyng of the kyng of England to sende gode pleges and hostages as the erle of Duglas therle of Morette the erle of Mare the erle of Surlant the erle of Fye the baron of Uersey and sir Wyllyam of Caumoyse And all these to abyde in Englande as prisoners and hostagers for the kyng their lorde vnto the tyme that the sayd paymeÌ„t of money be full content and payed Of this ordynaunce and bondes there were made instrumentes publykes and letters patentes sayled by bothe kynges And than the kyng of Scottê deê‘ted and went into his realme and his wyfe quene Isabell suster to the kynge of Englande with hym and he was honourably receyued in his realme and he went and lay at saynt Johsis towne on the ryuer of Try tyll his castell of Edenborough was newe prepared ¶ Howe the duke of Lancaster layed siege to Reynes Cap. C .lxxv. ABoute the myddes of May in the yere of our lorde god M. CCC .lvii. the duke of Lacastre made in Breten a great army of englysshmen of bretons in the ayde of the countesse of Moutfort and or ner yonge sonne they were in nombre a thousande men of armes well aparelled and .v. hundred of other with archers And they departed on a day fro Hanybout and went forthe breÌ„nyng and exilyng the contrey of Bretayne and so came before the good cyte of Reynes and layed siege therto and made many assautes and lytell good dyde for within was the Uycount of Rowan the lorde dela wall sir Charles of Dignen and dyuers other And also there was a yong bachelar called Bertraude of â—lesquyne who duryng the siege fought with an englyssh man called sir Nycholas Dagorne and that batayle was takenÌ„e thre courses with a speare thre strokes with an are and thre with a dagger And eche of these knyghtes bare themselfe so valyantly that they departed fro the felde wtout any damage and they were well regarded bothe of theym within and they without The same season the lorde Charles de Bloyes was in the countrey and pursewed sore the regent of Fraunce desyring hym to sende men of warr to reyse the siege at Reynes but the regent had suche busynes with the maters of the realme that he dydde nothynge in that cause So the siege lay styll before Reynes ¶ How a knyght of the county of Eureuse called sir wyllyam of Granuyll wan the cytie and castell of Eureux the which as than was french for the frenche kyng had won it fro the Naaeroys as ye haue herde before Capitulo C. lxxvi A knight named the lorde of Granuyll ê‘tayning to the kyng of Nauer bothe by fayth and othe gretly it displeased hym the preseÌ„tmeÌ„t of the kyng of Nauerre and also it was right dysplesant to some of the burgesses of Eureur but they coude nat amende it bycause the castell was their enemy This lorde dwelt a two leages fro the cyte and osten tymes he resorted to the cite to a burges house that in tyme before euer loued well the kyng of Nauer WhaÌ„ this lorde came to this burgesse house he wolde eate drinke with hym and speke and coÌ„men of many maters specially of the kyng of Nauer and of his takyng wherwith they wer nothing coÌ„tent And on a tyme this lorde sayd to the burges if ye woll agre with me Ishal on a day wyn agayne this cyte bourge castell to the behofe of the kyng of Nauer howe may that be sayd yâ— burges for the captayn of the castell is so gode a freÌ„chman that he woll neuer agre therto with out the castell ye can do nothynge for the castell ouer maistreth the cytie Well ê™ the lorde Wyllyam Ishall she we you first it behoueth that ye gette of your acorde thre or foure other burgesses and prouyde redy in your houses certayne men well armed and Ishall warraÌ„t you on my peryll that ye shall entre into the castell without â—anger by asubtyltie that I wyll coÌ„pase This burgesse dyde somoche in a briefe tyme that he dyd gette a hundred burgesses of his opinyon This lorde of Granuyll came in and out into yâ— cyte at his pleasure without any suspectyon for he was neuer in harnes with sir Philyp of Nauerre in no iourney that he made bycause his lande lay nere to the cytie of Eureur And also the frenche kyng whan he wan the cytie he caused all the landes there aboute to be bounde to hym els he wolde haue taken them to his owne vse So the freuche kyng had the countrey but the hertes of the people were styll naueroyse also if kyng JohnÌ„ had ben in Fraunce as he was in Englande he durst nat haue done as he dyd but he thought yâ— maters of France were insore trouble and also ê‘ceyued howe the thre estates wer well mynded to the delyueraÌ„ce of the kyng of Nauer And whan he saw all his mater redy 〈◊〉 well forward that the burgesses of his opynyon were well aduysed what they shulde do he armed hymselfe with secrete armour dyd on a â—â—opp aboue a cloke aboue that and vnder his arme he bare a short batell axe with hym went a varlet who was â—riuy to his mynd And so he came walkyng before the castell gate as he had often tymes done before he walked vp downe so often that at last the capitayne came downe and opyned the wycket as he was wont to do and stode and loked about hym And
bysshoppÌ„ ther hadde bene taken he hadde dyed for he was accused of treasonne And he coude neuer after excuse hymselfe and so secretely departed for he had frendes that hadde shewedd hym all the mater And streyght he wente to the kynge of Nauerre to Melyne on they ryuer of Sayne who receyued hym ioyfully Suche fortunesse fyll in those dayes within the realme of France wherfore euery lorde and knyght and kepars of townes and castelles kept euer good watche And in dede the kynge of Nauerre hadde many frendes abrode in the realme and yf that he hadde nat bene parceyued be tymes he hadde done many yuell and myscheuous dedes in the realme and yet he dyd ynough All this season the ouâ—e of Normandy and his bretherne lay at Parys There were no marchantes that durste yssue oute to ryde on their busynesse yf there dyd anone they were ouerthorwen which way soeuer they toke for the realme was so full of naueroyse that they were maisters of the playne countrey and of the ryuers and of dyuers cyties and good townes wherby their fyll so dere a season in Fraunce that a barell of heryng was solde for .xxx. crownes of golde all other thynges after the rate The poore peple dyed for huÌ„ger and this season dured more than four yere â–ª and specially in yâ— good townes of France there was no salte to get but at the handes of the duke of Normandyes offycers and they solde it atte their pleasure to gather therby money to pay yâ— soudyours wages ¶ Of the naueroyse that were besieged in saynt Ualery by pycardes and howe the realme was full of naueroyse Cap. C lxxxxi THe constable of France and the yonge erle of saynte Poule dyd gette them moche thanke and prayse in the contrey of Picardy for socoring of the good cytie of Amyense and all the knyghtê and squyers of Picardy fyll into their company there they all toguyder agreed to goo and ley siege to saynt Ualery The coÌ„stable sende for men to all the good townes cyties of Picardy as Tourney Arras Lysle Doway Bethyne saynt Omers saynt Quyntyne Peron Amyens Corby and Abuyle eche of theym sende a certayne nombre of men to the coÌ„stable And many other knyghtes and squyers drewe thyder and specially out of Heynalt bycause of suche herytages as they helde in Fraunce the lorde Dandrehen send thyder the yong seneshall of Heynault the lorde John of Uerthyne and sir Hewe DaÌ„toygne his cosynne and dyuers other And so they came and layde siege before saynt Ualery they were a two thousande knyghtes and squyers and there were a twelfe thousande of commons sende thyder from the gode townes at their cost and charge specially they of Abuyle were sore charged for they hadde the moost part of their prouysion fro thense This siege endured a longe season and there were many great assautes and skirmysshes dayly there was euer soÌ„what done of newe The yonge knyghtes and squyers of the hoost often went forthe to aduenture theymselfe and often tymes they founde wherwith for sir Wyllyam Bonnemare and Johan Segure and their company who were within the towne wolde come to the barryers of their forteresse and skirmysshe with theym without So that they were hurt and slayne of bothe parties they within were a thre hundred companyons â–ª besyde them of the towne whom they caused to ayde theym whyder they wolde oriat for feare of their lyues They of the hoost caused to be brought thyder dyuers engyns for Abbeuyll and Amyense and caused theym to caste great stones the whiche greatly troubled them within And they within hadde great plentie of artyllary as Canons Springalles and other wherwith they troubled greatly them without In the same season whyle the siege lay thus atte saynt Uallery and that the kynge of Nauerre warred on all parties of the realme of Fraunce There arryued at Cherbourge the Captall of Buâ— cosyn to the kyng of Nauerre who hadde retayned hym with two hundred speares in wages Assone as he was come into Normandy he rode to Maunt and there he founde the lord Philyppe of Nauer and there taryed certayne dayes Than secretely he departed withall his company and rode in a nyght by the countrey of Uulgesyne and Beauuoysyne and so came to Cleremount a great towne nat closed and a stronge castell and in the mornyng the Captall scaledde the forteresse Howebeit to regarde hit the fortresse was inpregnable yet he wanne hit by scalynge with helpe of the archers And first there entred raumpynge vppÌ„ lyke a catte Bernarde de la Salle who in his tyme hadde scaled dyuers forteresses Than the Capytall and his company kept that for their garyson a long tyme after who traueyled greatly after the contrey of Uulgesyn and Beauuosyn by the ayde of the naueroyse in other fortresses there about as Craell Hereell and Mauconsell all the contrey abrode was theirs none durste mete with theym Thus in euery parte was the realme of Fraunce warredde in the tytell of the kynge of Nauer and there were taken many stronge castelles in Bry in Behaygne in Ualoyes in the bysshopriche of Noyon of saynt Lyz of Soyssons of Laon wherof dyuers knyghtes squyers of dyuers countreis were capitayns aboute Pouns on the ryuer of Sayne And about Prouyns Troy Ausser and Tonnerre there was suche warre that none durst yssue out of any gode towne or fortresse bytwene Chalous and Troy in the castell of Beaufort the whiche was of the enherytance of the duke of Lancastre Capteyn there was sir Peter Audeley who ouer ran all the contrey ther about also at Pons on the ryuer of Sayne and somtyme at NogeÌ„t was the lorde Eustace Dambretycourt hanuer â–ª with .v. hundred with hym who pylled all the countrey there about and in Campaygne was Albrest a squyer of Almaygne These thre captayns kept in Champayne and on the ryuer of Marne mo than .lx. castelles and strong houses and whanÌ„ they lyst to yssue into yâ— felde they were mo than two thousande fightyng men They had all the contre vnder their subiectyon and robbed and raunsomed all they contre they had robbed and brende the gode towne of Amery of Sparney the good towne of Uertuz and all the gode townes a longe the ryuer of Marne to the castell of Thyerie and all about the cyte of Reynes and had takenne the good towne of Ronay and the strong castell of Hans in Champaigne and all aboute to saynt Antonys in Partoys And farthermore in the countre of Burgoyne of Partoys ther lay Thebault of ChaÌ„fore and JohnÌ„ Chanfore who also in the tytell of the kynge of Nauer had taken in the bysshopriche of Laungers a strong castell called Mountsangon and therin lay in garyson foure hundred soudyers And they ouer ran the countre to the bysshoppe ryche of Uerdone and towarde the countre of Soyssons and bytwene Laon Raynes there were another sort and their souerayne garyson was at Uelly wher there were a sixe hundred And
sodenly they herde tidynges howe the lorde PhilyppÌ„ of Nauer who go uerned all the landes vnder the kyng of Nauer his brother and specially the landes of the couÌ„tie of Eureur and to hym obeyed all maner of men of warre suche as made warre into the realme of France The lorde JohnÌ„ of Piquegny had enfourmed hym howe they of saynt Ualely were lykely to gyue vp their fortresse Than the lorde PhilyppÌ„ toke courage to go and reyse the liege there and secretly he gathered togyder about Maunt and Meulence a thre thousande men one and other and with hym was the yong erle of Harecourt the lorde of Granuyll sir Robert Canoll sir JohnÌ„ Piquegny and dyuerse other knyghtes and squiers And all these were come within thre leages of saynt Uallery the same tyme that it was gyuen vp they knewe the trauth therof by sir Wylliam BoÌ„nemare Johan Segure whom they met in the way And whan the frenchmen that had taken the possession of saynt Ualery vnderstodé the commynge of the lorde Philyppe of Nauer than they drue into the felde and toke counsayle to gyder the coÌ„stable of Fraunce the erle of saynt Poule the lorde of Chastellon the lorde of Poyx the lorde of Beausault the lorde of Helley the lorde of Crestkes the lorde Edwarde of Rency the lorde Baudwyn Denekyn and dyuers other lordê and knyghtes that were there Ther they agreed to go and to fight with their ennemyes than was it commauÌ„ded by the constable that euery man in array shulde marche towarde their ennemyes than euery man rode in gode order thiderwarde but whan the naueroyse vnderstode that the frenchmen were commyng on theÌ„ with mo than .xxx. thousand They were nat than in purpose to abyde them but so passed the ryuer of Some assone as they might and entred in to the castell of Long in Ponthieu horse harneys and all that they had They were scant entred but that the frenchmen came thyder who folowed them this was about the hour of euyn song and styll their nombre encreased The coÌ„mons came after of the good to wnes of Picardy they coulde nat come thyder so soone as the men of armes dyd than the frenche lordes determyned to lodge there all that nyght and to a byde for their meÌ„ that came after the next day to make assaute and so lodged there The naueroyse who were within with a small prouysion aboute the houre of mydnight they yssued out at a backe posterne without any noyse and toke the way to Uermandoyse and were gone a two leages or the freÌ„chmen knewe therof than they armed them and folowed the naueroyse by the trake of their horses Thus the naueroyse rode before and the frenchmen after at laste the naueroyse caÌ„e to Thorigny alytell vyllage staÌ„dyng on a hyll where they might se all the countrey aboute and it stode a syde halfe bytwene saynt â—uyntyns and Peron in Uermandoyse there the naueroise rested to refresshe them and their horses And if they shuld nedes fight ther they had a great aduantage to abyde their enemyes they had nat long rested there but all the countre by neth was couered with the freÌ„chmen they were mo than .xxx. thousand Whan the naueroyse sa we them they made theÌ„ redy to fight with theym and yssued out of their lodgynges and made thre batayls The lorde Robert Canoll had the first the seconde the lorde PhilyppÌ„ of Nauer the thirde therle of Harecort And in euery batayle a seuyn hundred and euery man dyd cutte their speares to a fyue fote longe and in the hangyng of the hyll they caused their varlettes to sette all their spurres in the erth the rowels vp warde to the entent that their ennemyes shulde nat easely aproche nere theym and there the lorde Philyppe of Nauerr made the yonge erle of Harcourt knyght and the yong lorde of Granuyll The frenchmen rested before the naueroyse and lyghted a fote some wolde incontynent haue gone and fought with theÌ„ and some sayd our men besore traueyled and many be behynde It were good that we taryed for theym and lette vs lodge here this night anone it woll be late to morowe we may fight with theÌ„ more ordinately Thus the frenchemen lodged there that night and set their caryage rounde aboute theym and whan the naueroyse sa we that they shulde natte be fought withall that night in the euenyng they went into the vyllage of Thoringny and made great fyers smokes to make their ennemyes byleue that they wolde lodge ther all that night but assone as it was darke night they had their horses redy and were detmyned what they wolde do and whan it was darke priuely they departed went to the ryuer of Some and passed by a gyde at a lytell vyllage nere to Bethencourt And than they rode towarde the woode of Bohaygne and coosted the same and rode that night more thanÌ„e seuyn leages some that were yuell horsed were farre behynde and they of the garyson of Bouhayne toke them prisoners Also the vyllayns of the countrey slewe some of theÌ„ such as coude nat folowe their maisters had lost their way the frenchmen knewe nat of their departing tyll it was nere day light and so in hast they passed the ryuer of Some at the bridge of saynt â—uintyne and went towardes Lyceuce to aproche to the naueroyse Soeche of them made haste to warde saynt â—uyntyus and came thyder by that it was day light for it was thense but two leages Formast was the constable and the erle of saynt Poule the watchmen on the gates of saynt â—uityne whaÌ„ they herde that noyse without and knewe that their ennemyes were natre farre lodged thense Than they were nat well assured of themselfe but their bridge was vp than they demaunded sirs what be ye that aproch so nere vs this tyme of nyght The constable answered and sayde we be suche and suche that wolde passe by this towne to gette afore the naueroyse who arstollen out of Thorigny and arre fledde before vs wherfore opyn your gates we commaunde you in the name of the kyng The watchmen sayde sirs the kayes be within the towne with the iurates and so than two of the watchmen went into the towne to them that kept the kayes shewed them the mater And they answered that ther shuld no gate be opyned without the consent of the hole towne and or the myndes of them were knowen the sonne was vp Than there came to the gate suche as shulde gyue answere for all the hole towne they went vppe to the walles of the gate and put out their heedes and sayd to the coÌ„stable and to the erle of saynt Poule Sirs we desyre you haue vs excused for this tyme it is the mynde of all the coÌ„mons of this towne that fyue or sixe of you shall entre yf it please you to do you honour and pleasure but the resydue to go wher they lyst Than these lordes were dyspleased and gaue great and
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
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
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
realme of Fraunce was sore wasted and exyled and specially in yâ— terme that the sayd frere haâ— sette The whiche was in the yeres of our lorde M. CCC 〈◊〉 .lvii. lviii and .lix. He sayde in those yeres the pryncis and gentylmen of the realme 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 for feare shewe them selfe agaynst the people 〈◊〉 lowe estate assembled of all cou 〈…〉 without heed or Capitayne and they shulde 〈◊〉 as they lyste in the realme of Fraunce the whiche 〈◊〉 after as ye haue herde howe the companyons assembled theym to guether and 〈◊〉 〈…〉 son of theyr robbery and pyllage waâ—â—d riche and became great capitaynes NOWe lette vs retourne to the kynge of Englande Who laye at Bourge the Royne a two lyttell leages â—ro Parys and all his ooste towardes Mou 〈…〉 hery the kynge sente his herauldes to Paris to the duke of Normandy who laye there with great companye of men of warre to demaunde batayle but the duke wolde nat agree therto The messangers returned without any thynge 〈◊〉 And whan the kynge sawe that he shulde hauâ— no batayle he was sore â—ispleaseâ— Than 〈◊〉 Gaulter of Manny desyred the kynge that he myght make a sâ—rymyshe at the Bayles of Parys the kynge agreed therto and named suche as shulde go with hym and the kyng made certayne newe knyghtes as the lorde Fitz Waâ—er the lorde of Siluacier syr Balastre yâ— William Torceaux syr Thomas Spencer syr Johan Neuell syr Richarde Dostenay and other Also the kynge wolde haue made knyght Collaâ—â— Dambreticourte sonne to syr Nicholas Who was squier for the kynges body but the squâ—eâ— excused hym selfe he sayde he coulde nat fynde his Bassenette The lorde of Manny dyd his enterprise â–ª and brought these new knyghtes to skrymyshe at the Barriers of Parys There was a sore skrymyshe for within the cite there were mane good knyghtes and squiers Who wolde gladly haue issued out if the duke of Normandy wold agreed therto howe be it they defended theyr gate and barryers in suche Wyseâ— that they toke litell â—ammage This skrymyâ—â— endured from the mornynge tyll noone diuers were hurte on both partyes Than the lorde of Manny withdrewe to his lodgynge and there taryed all that daye and the nexte nyght folowynge And the next daye after the kyng 〈…〉 ged and toke the waye towarde Moutleheâ—y â–ª Certayne knyghtes of Englande and of Gaâ—coyne at theyr dislodgyng determined to lyâ— in a busshment for they thought ther were so many gentylmeÌ„ in Parys that some of them wold aduenture to issue oute And so a two hundred of chosen men of armes gascoyns and englisshe layed them selfe in a busshemeÌ„t in a voyd house a .iii. leages fro Parys There was the captall of Buz â–ª ser Edmonde of Pomiers and yâ— lorde of Courton gascoyns And ther were englisshe the lorde Neuell the lorde Mombray and syr Richarde of Pounchardon these .vi. knyghtes were chieâ— capitaynes of this imbuâ—shement Whan the frenchemen in Parys sawe the dyslodgynge of the englysshe oost certayne yonge knyghtes drewe to guether and sayd It Were good that we issued out of this cite secretly and folowe the englisshe oost perauenture we may happe somwhat to wynne Anone there agreed to yâ— purpose syr Raâ—â— of Coucy sir Rauâ— of Remenall the lorde of Montsault the lorde of Helay the chatelayne of Beauuoys the Begue of Uillaines the lorde of Beausiers the lorde of Ulbariâ— â–ª sir Gauwen of Ualouell sir Flaâ—ant of Roy syr â—elles of Cauilly syr Peter of â—armoises Peter of Sauoise and about 〈◊〉 â—peares in theyr coÌ„pany They issued out well horsed and well wylled to do some dede of armes they rode the way to Bourge le Royne and passed by and rode so forwarde that they passed by yâ— englisse busshemeÌ„t And whan they were passed the englysshe men and gascoynes brake out and sette on them cryeng theyr cryes The trenchemen returned and had great meruaile what it was and incontinent they knewe howe it was theyr ennemies Than they stode styll and set them selfe in ordre of batayle and couched their speares agaynst the englisshmen and gascoyns at the first metynge there was a sore iustê and diuerse cast to the erthe on bothe parties for they wer all well horsed ThaÌ„ they drew out theyr swerdes and entred eche amoÌ„g other gyuyng great strokes There was done many a propre feat of armes This fight endured a great space so that none coulde tell Who shulde haue the victory Ther yâ— captall of Buz proued hym selfe a good knyght and dyd with his handes noble dedes of armes Finally the englisshemen and gascoyns bare them selfe so well that the victorie abode on theyr part they were as many and half as many agayne as the frenche men were On the frenche ê‘tie the lord of CaÌ„premy was a good knyght for he fought valiauntly vnder his baner and he that bare it was slayne and the lorde taken prisoner The other freÌ„che knyghtes and squiers seing theyr euyll aduenture retourned towarde Parys and fought euer as they fled for they were sore poursewed The chace endured tyll they paste Bourg le Royne there were taken a .ix. knyghtes and squiers And if the englysshemeÌ„ and gascoyns who pursewed them had nat doubted the issuynge out of them of Paris all the other had ben takeÌ„ or slayne but whan they had done theyr feat they retourned to MouÌ„tlehery where the kyng of England was and brought thither with them theyr prisoners and raunsomed them courtesly the same nyght and suffred them to go whither they lyste and trusted them on theyr faithes THe entencion of the kynge of Englande was to entre into the good countrey of Bâ—auâ—se and so to drawe alonge the Ryuere of Loyre and so all that somer to abyde in Britayne tyll after August And than at the vyntage to retourne agayne into France and to lay siege to Parys for he wolde nat retourne agayne into Englande bicause he sayd or he departed out of Englande that he wolde nat retourne agayne tyll he had Fraunce at his pleasure and he lefte his men in garisons to make warre in France in Champayn in poicton in Ponthieu in Uimeu in Uulgesyn and in Normandy and in al the realme of Fraunce and in the good townes cites suche as toke his parte with theyr owne good wylles All this season the duke of Normandye was at Parys and his two bretherne and the duke of orle aunse theyr vncle and their counsailes They ymagined well the courage of the kyng of Englande and howe that he and his meÌ„brought the realme of FraÌ„ce into great pouerte and sawe well howe the realme coulde nat longe endure in that case for the rentes of yâ— lordes and of the churches were nygh lost in euery parte As than there was a sage and a discrete persone Chauncellour of Fraunce called syr William of Montague bysshop of Tyrwin by whose couÌ„saile moche of FraÌ„ce was ruled good cause why Forâ—euer his counsayle was good and true and with hym there were
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
thus assembled with the lorde of Bourbon beyng at Lyâ—s vnderstode that the route of the coÌ„panyous aproched faste toward them and had woÌ„ne the towne castell of Brunay and dyuerse other holdes and howe they sore wasted and eriled the countrey These tydynges greatly displeased the lorde of Bour 〈◊〉 bicause he had the gouernynge of the erle of 〈…〉 stes landes of his soÌ„nes his nephewes Than they went into the felde and sawe well howe they were a great nombre of men of armes knyghtes and squiers and so they sent out theyr courrours to know what theyr ennemies dyd and where they were where they shulde be founde Nowe shall I shewe you the great malice of these companyons who were lodged on a mouÌ„tayne and there they had suche a pla 〈◊〉 that they coude nat be diseryed nor auewed and specially the chief of them who were beste harneysed for the residewe who were worste harneysed arenged alonge on the hylle syde 〈…〉 red the frenche currours to aproche nere to them and to retourne agayne withoute any â—â—mage to the lorde James of Bourbon the erle Duzes 〈◊〉 Raynalt of Forestes and to the other frenche company to whom they reported as they had seen and sayd Syrs we haue seen yonder company your ennemies and to our powers wel aduysed them and all thynges sen and coÌ„sydered to our estimacion they passe nat a. 〈…〉 M. persones and meruailously euil harneysed And whan the lorde of Bourbon herd that report he sayd to the archeprest Sir ye haue tolde me or this that they were to the nombre of 〈◊〉 M. fyghtyng men and now ye here 〈◊〉 contrary Sir quod he I thought them neuer vnder the sayd some and if they be nat god be thanked it is the better for vs therfore nowe take hede what ye wyl do In the name of god quod the lorde of Bourbon we wyll go fight with them and there he ordered his batayles and set them in good araye redy to fyght for he myght se his ennemies before hym and there he made certayn newe knyghtes first his owne â—â—dest sonne Peter and he raysed his Baner and also his nephewe the yonge erle of Forestê the lorde of Tournon the lorde of Mo 〈…〉 er the lorde Groslee of Daulphâ—â—e and there were also the lorde Loys sir Robert of Beau 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 â—ewes of Chaalon syr Hewe of Uien the erle 〈◊〉 and dyuerse other good knyghtes and squiers all desyrynge to auaunce their honours and to ouerthrowe these companyoÌ„s that thus pylled the countrey without any title of reason and there it was ordeyned that the archeprest and sir Reynolde of Carnoll shuld gouerne the first bataile for he was a good and an expert knyght and he had in that bataile .xvi. hundred fyghtynge men These routes of companyons that were on the mouÌ„tayne saw right well the orderynge of the frenche men but they coude nat so well se them nor theyr gydyng nor aproche well to them but to theyr great daunger or damage for these companyons hadde in this mountayne a thousande cart lode of great stones whiche was greatly to their aduauÌ„tage and profitte these frenche men that so sore desired to fyght with their ennemies howe so euer they dyd they coude nat come to them the nexte waye therfore they were dreuen of necessite to cost aboute the mountayne where there ennemies were And whan they came on that syde than they who had great prouision of stones began to caste so sore downe the hyll on them that dyd aproche that they bette downe hurte and maymed a great noÌ„bre in suche wyse that they myght nor durste nat passe nor aproche any nerer to theym And so that fyrst bataylle was so sore beaten and defoyled that of all daye after they dyd but litell ayde Than to theyr succour approched the other bataylles with sir James of Bourbon his sonne and his nephewes with theyr baners a great nombre of good men of warre and all went to be loste the whiche was great damage pite yâ— they hadnat wrought by better aduice and counsayle than they dyd The archepreste and dyuerse other knyghtes that were there had sayde before that it hadde been beste to haue suffered theyr ennemyes to haue dislodged oute of the holde that they were in and than to haue fought with them at more case but they coulde nat be herde ¶ Thus as the lorde James of Bourbon and the other lordes with theyr Baners and Penons before them approched and costedde the sayde mountayne The worste armed of the companyous caste styll contynewally stones at theym In suche wyse that the hardyest of them was dryuen abacke And thus as they helde them in that estate a great space The great fresshe bataylle of these companyons founde awaye and came aboute the mountayne well raynged and hadde cutre theyr speares of syxe foote of lengthe and so came â—ryenge with one voyce and brake in amonge the frenche men So at the firste metyng they ouerthrewe many to the erthe there were sore strokes on bothe partess and these companyons fought so ardeÌ„tly that it was marueyle and caused the frenchemen to recule backe And there the archpreest lyke a good knight fought valyantly but he was taken prisoner by force of armes and sore hurte and dyuers other knightes and â—â—uyers of his company Wherto shulde I make lengar rehersall of this mater in effecte the frenchmen had the worse And the lorde James of Bourbone was soore hurte and sir Peter his sonne and ther was slayne the yong erle of Forestes and taken sir Reynolde of Forestes his vncle therle Duzes sir Robert of Beauieu ser Loys of Chalon and mo than a hundred knyghtess and with moche payne the lorde of Bourbone and his sonne Peter were borne in to the cytie of Lyons This batayle was about the yere of our lorde god a thousande thre hundred threscore and one the friday after Easter day ¶ Greatly were they of the countre abaâ—â—hed whan they herde that their people were dysconfyted and ther was none so hardy nor so stronge a castell but trymbled for feare For the wise and discrete men supposed and ymagined that great myschefe shulde multiply therby without god put to som remedy and they of Lyons were gretly abasshed whaÌ„ they knewe that the companyons had the vyctorie howe beit they receyued swetely all them that retourned scaped fro the batayle and were sore dysplesed for the hurtes of the lorde of Bourbon and of sir Peter his sonne And they of the towne ladyes and damoselles right goodly dyde visyte hym but this lorde James of Bourbon dyed a thre dayes after the felde and sir Peter his sonne lyued nat longe after and they were sore be way led of euery creature And for the dethe of thiss lorde of Bourbon the frenche kyng was ryght sore displeased but he coude nat amende it so it behoued hym to passe ouer his sorowe as well as he might NOw lette vs speke of
theÌ„ they agreed to depart go with hym into Lobardy so they might be assoyled a pena ct culpa all this was agreed acomblysshed and the floreÌ„s payed And than they rendred vp the towne saynt Espyrite and lefte the marche of Auygnon passed forthe with the marques wherof kyng JohnÌ„ of France all the realme were right toyouse whan they sawe howe they were delyuered of these yuell people howbeit there were many that retorned to Burgoyn And sir Seguyne of Batefoyle departed nat out of the garyl on of Ence for he wold nat leaue it for no maner of 〈◊〉 nor promyse but the realme of France was in ferr better rest peace than it was before So whan the moost parte of the companyous were thus passed forthe with the marques into the lande of PyemoÌ„t Ther the marques dyde well his deuoyre agaynst the lordes of Myllayne conquered dyuers townes castes fortresses and countrees agaynst them and had dyuers encountrynges skyrmisshes with them to his honour profyte So that 〈◊〉 in a yere by yâ— helpe of these 〈◊〉 he had the better hande and in part had all his entent agaynst the two lords of Myllayne of sir Galeas sir Bernabe who after raygned in greâ— prosperite SO it fortuned that sir Seguyn of Batefoyle who was all that season in the garyson of Ence on they ryuer of Soâ—â—ie toke by scalyng a good cyte in Auuergne called Bâ—od and therin he taryed more than a yere and fortifyed it in suche wyse that he douted nothyng and ouer ran the couÌ„tre to Cler 〈…〉 to Tyâ—lacke to Puy to Case dieu to MouÌ„tferant 〈◊〉 Ryon to Nonnet to Ussoyre and to â—udalle and the lande of the countie Dalphyn the lorde wherof was the same tyme in hostage in Englande and in these countrees he and his company dyde moche yuell And whan he had sore enpouerysshed the countre ther about than by treaty he deê‘ted and toke with hym great pyllage and treasure and so went to Gascoyne fro wheÌ„s he came first Of this sir Seguyn I can write no more but that as Iherde recouÌ„ted he dyed maruelusly god forgyue hym all his trespaces AMEN ¶ Of the dethe of the duke of Lancastre and of the occasyon of the warre bytwene the frenche kyngâ— and the kyng of Nauer and howe the prince of wales came into Acquitayne and of the ordre that was taken in Englande Cap. CC. xvâ— IN this season deâ—ted out of the worlde in Englade the gentyll duke of Lancastre called Henry wherâ—â— the kynge and all the 〈◊〉 nes knightes and squyers were ryght sorowfull but they coude nat remedy it And behynde him he left two doughters the lady Mahaâ—lt and the lady Blanche and therle of Heynault 〈◊〉 wylliam sonne to the lorde Loyes of Banyer 〈◊〉 to the lady Margarete of Heynalt maryed the yonger suster and the lorde JohnÌ„ erle of Richmont sonne to the kynge of Englande had maryed the other suster and was duke of Lancastre by right of his wyfe The lorde James of Burbone abode styll pursuynge the treaty bytwene the lorde JohnÌ„ of Mountfor 〈…〉 lorde Charles of Bloys for the right 〈…〉 chy of Bretayne acordyng to the treaty 〈◊〉 at Calais as ye haue herd before And for 〈◊〉 of concludyng therof great warres and 〈◊〉 felt after in the countre of Bretayne as ye shall here in this hystorie THe same season the frenche kyngâ— was in purpose to go to Auygnone to 〈◊〉 the pope and cardynals and to go through the 〈◊〉 â—hy of Burgoyn the whiche was newly fallen to hym So the kyng made redy for that iourney and departed fro Parys about the se 〈…〉 saynt JohnÌ„ the Baptyst in the yere of our lorde M. CCC .lxii. And left Charles his eldest sonne duke of Normandy regent gouernour of his realme and the kyng had with hym his welbeloued cosyn the lorde JohnÌ„ of Artoyse the erle of Tankernyll therle Dampmartyn Boucequant marshall of Fraunce and dyuers other And so long rode by his small iourneys and with great dyspence taryeng in euery 〈◊〉 ne and cytie as he rode through Bourgoyn so that about the feest of saynt Michaell he came to the newe towne â—out Auyguon And there his lodgyng was prepared for him and for his coÌ„pany and there he was gretly â—â—â—lled by the pope by all the hole coledge and visyted eche other often tymes So thus the kynge taryed ther all the season of wynter and about christmas pope Innocent departed out of this lyfe And than there was a great dyscorde bytwene the cardynals for chosynge of a newe pope for 〈◊〉 of them wolde haue had the dignyte spe 〈…〉 ly the cardynall of Boulayâ—â— and the cardynall of 〈…〉 ourt who were two of yâ— grettell of the colledge and so by their discencyon they were longe in dyscorde And all the other 〈…〉 nalles finally dyde putte all the 〈◊〉 of the mater vnto the two foresayd cardynalles who whan they sawe that they coude nat haue theymselfe the papal 〈…〉 ThauÌ„e they concluded bytwene them that none of the other shulde haue it And than they dyde choâ—â— and electe the abbot of saynt Uyctor of Marâ—ell to be pope who was a good deuout and a holy man and of vertuous lyueng and a gret clerke and had greatly traueyled for the churche of Lombardy and other places And anoâ— after his creacion yâ— frenche kyng vnderstode that the lorde Piâ—r of Luzenon kyng of Cypre and of Hyerusalem shulde come to 〈◊〉 tosâ— the pope and howe yâ— he was past the s 〈…〉 〈◊〉 the freÌ„che kyng sayd he wolde tary ther tyll his comynge for he had great desyre to se hym for the great goodnesse that he had herde reported of hym and of the warre that he had made agaynst the sarazyns For the kynge of Cypre had newly taken the strong cyte of Salate agaynst the enemyes of god and slayne all that euer were within none except IN the same season and wynter ther was a great counsell in Englande on the orderyng of the realme and specially on the kinges chyldren for it was coÌ„sydred howe that the prince of wales held a great and a noble estate as he might well do for he was â–ª a valyant man puissant and riche and had great herytage in Acqâ—â—tayne wher was habundaunce of all welth and prosperite Than the king was counselled that he shulde send the prince his son into those pattes for he had lande sufficyeÌ„t in that duchy to maynteyne withall his dignyte and estate And also all the barones and knightê of acquitayne wolde gladly haue hym among them of the whiche they had made request to the kynge for all that sir John ChaÌ„dos was to theÌ„ ryght courtelse and amyable yet they had rather haue had their owne naturall soueraygne lorde The prince lightly agreed to that ordynauÌ„ce prepared for hym selfe for the good lady his wyfe acordyng to their estates and whan euery thyng was redy they toke leaue of
kynge toke leaue of the pope went to the towne of Moâ—â— pellâ—â—er to visite Languedor where he had 〈◊〉 been of a longe space before NO we let vs speke of the kynge of Cyâ— and of the voiage 〈◊〉 he made He rode so longe by his â—ourneâ—â— that he came into almayn into the cite of Pragne and there he fouÌ„de the emperour of Almayne syr Charles of Behaigne who receyued hym graciously and all the lordes of the Empyre that were there present And the kynge of Cyper taryed there a thre wykes and exhorted greatly theym of the Empyre to this holy voyage and in euery place where he passed through Almayne the Emperour payde for hys Costes Than the kynge of Cyper wente into the duchye of Jullyers where the Duke made hym ryght great feast and â—here and thaâ— from thense he went in to 〈…〉 ante where also the Duke and duchessâ— receyued hym with great honour in the towne of Bruzels with diuers suppers Justis tournays other pastymes of honor as they coude ryght well do hit and at his departynge they gaue hym great gyftes and ieowels And than he went into Flanders to se the erle Loys who in like wyse dyd greatly feast and honour hym and specially at Brugê and dyd so moche that the kynge Was Well contente with hym And there he taryed that somer alwayes exhortyng euery man to this holy voyage Wherof dyuerse lordes had great ioy and desire to do it ¶ Of the frenche hostages that were in Englande and of the purchas that the kynge of Ciper made for this croisey Cap. CC .xviii. IN this season the kynge of Englande dyd grace to the iiii frenche dukes that were there ihostage that is to say the Duke of Orleaunce the duke of Aniou the duke of Berrey the duke of Bourbon These lordes were at Calais and that kyng was content that they shulde ryde aboute Calais by the space of .iiii. dayes where they lyste So that euer at yâ— .iiii. dayes ende they to come agayne to Calais by sonne settynge And thys the kynge of Englande dyd for a good entente bicause they shulde the rather in France purchase for theyr delyueraunce These .iiii. lordes thus beyng in Calais sent messangers dyuers tymes to the frenche kynge and to the duke of Normandy his eldest sonne desyrynge them to entende to theyr delyueraunce accordynge as they had promysed and sworne whan they entred into Englande sayeng els they wold take hede therto them selfe for they thought theymself as no prisoners though that these lordes were right nere of lignage to the kynge yet for all that theyr messangers were nat herde nor delyuered to theyr pleasure Wherwith these lordes were right sore displeased and specially the duke of Aniou who sayd he wold right wel prouyde for a remedy The frenche kynge and his counsaile and the duke of Normandy wer sore besied what for the voyage of the Croysey that he had taken vpon hym and for the warres that the kynge of Nauarre made in the realme who had sent into Lombardy for certayn of the companyons to helpe hym in his warre These were yâ— causes that they toke no regard to the lordes that laye in hostage that is to say to the foresayde .iiii. dukes nor to delyuer their messangers Whan they came into Fraunce And whan the kyng of Ciper had visited these lordes and these sayd countreys he rode so by his iourneys that he came to Calais where he founde .iii. of these sayd dukes the duke of Orleaunce the duke of Berrey the duke of Bourbon the duke of Aniou was gone into FrauÌ„ce I can nat tell in what estate These .iii. dukes as prisoners receyued the kynge of Ciper into Calais right ioyously and the kynge acquyted hym to them right swetely and so they wer there to guether .ii. dayes Than the kynge of Cyper passed the see and arryued at Douer there taried two dayes and refresshed hym tyll all his cariage was vnshypped Than he rode by smalle iourneys at his ease tyll he came to London and there he was honorably receyued and feasted of the lordes of Fraunce that were there and also by them of England who were sent to mete with hym by the kynge of EnglaÌ„d as the erle of Herforde syr Gaulter of Manny the lorde Spenser syr Rawoll Feryes ser Guyshart of PeÌ„nebruges and ser Richard of Stury who accompanied and brought hym to his lodgyng in the cite of London I can nat recouÌ„t to you in a hole day the noble diners and suppers chere and feastes that was made to hym by the kynge of Englande and the presentes gyftes and ieowels that was gyuen hym and to sayâ— trouthe he was well worthy to hauehit for he was come thither fro farre with great expense to exhorte the kynge to take on hym the redde crosse and to helpe to open the passage against goddes ennemies but the kynge of Englande excused hym selfe graciously and right sagely SO than agayne the kynge of Cyper repassed the see and arryued at Boloyn herde in his waye howe that the frenche kynge and the duke of Normandy the lorde Philyp his yongest sonne and great parte of his counsayle shulde be at the good towne of Amyense thither rode the kynge of Cyper and there he founde the kynge who was newly come thider and part of his counsaile and there he was nobly receyued and there recounted to them how he had spedde in all his voiage the whiche they were glad to here And whan the kynge of Cyper had ben there a certayn space of tyme than he sayde he tought he hadde nat yet no thynge done tyll he hadde seen the Prynce of Wales say enge that by the grace of god he Wolde go and sehym and the lordes of Poictom and of Acquitayne The frenche kynge accorded wel that he shulde so do but he desired hym at his retourne that he wolde come through FrauÌ„ce And the kyng of Ciper promysed so â—o to And thus he departed from Amience and went towarde Beaunoyse passed the riuer of Seyn and at last came to Poicters At that tyme the prince was at Angolesme where as he shulde kepe a great feast Justis and tournay of .xl. knyghtes and as many squiers for the loue of the princesse Who was brought to bedde of a faire sonne called Edwarde And as soone as the prince knewe of the coÌ„mynge of the kyng of Ciper he sent to mete with hym ser JohnÌ„ Chaudos and a great nombre of other knyghtes squiers of his house Who brought hym With great ioye and reuerence to the prince who receyued hym right honorably in all 〈◊〉 NOwe let vs leaue a while to 〈◊〉 of the kynge of Ciper and returne to the freÌ„che kynge and recount to what entencion he his counsatle were come to amience I was as than enfourmed and true hit was that kynge Johst of Fraunce was inpourposâ— to go into Englande to se kynge Edwarde his brother the quene his
syster And for that cause he had assembled there his counsaile as at that tyme. all they of his counsaile coude nat make hym to vary fro that pourpose and yet they counsaâ—â—ed hym sore to the contrarie Diuers prelates and barones of Fraunce sayd howe he toke on hym a great foly as to put hym selfe in the daunger of the Kynge of Englande the kyng answered them and sayd Syrs I haue fouÌ„de in the kynge of England my brother and in yâ— quene and their children so moche trouth and honour that I can nat prayse them to moche Wherfore I doubte me nothynge of them but that they wyll be to me ryght courtesse and true frende in all cases Also I wyll excuse my sonne the duke of Aniou of his returnyng into FraÌ„ce To his wordes there were none that durst say the contrarie syth he was so determined ihym self Than the kyng ordeyned agayne his son the duke of Norman dye to be regent and gouernour of the realme of Fraunce vntyll his retourne agayne And there he promysed to the lorde Philyp his yong son that at his returne agayne he wolde make hym duke of Borgoyn and heriter of that duchie And whaÌ„ all his purueyaunce was redy accordynge to his entent and prouision at Bolloyn before hym than he departed from Amience and rode tyll he came to Hedyn and there kept his Christmas daye and thither came to se hym Loys erle of Flaunders there the kyng taried a .ii. or .iii. dayes And on InnoceÌ„tis day he departed fro Hedin ¶ Howe kynge JohnÌ„ of Fraunce returned into England where he dyed And how the duke of Normandy defended hym agaynst the naueroyse and how Mante and Meulent were taken And howe syr Bremont de la â—all was discomfetted Ca. CC .xix. KIng JohnÌ„ dyd so moche by his iourneis that he came to Boloyn and lodged in the abbay and taried there tyll he had wynde at wyll and with hym was sir JohnÌ„ Artoyse Erle of Ewe the Erle Dampmartyn the great priour of Fraunce 〈◊〉 Boucequant Marshall of Fraunce sir Tristram of Maguelles sir Peter and syr JohnÌ„ Uillers ser JohnÌ„ of Anuil ser Nicholas Braque and diuers other knyghtes and squiers And whan theyr ships were all charged that the marâ—ners saw they had good wind they gaue knowlege therof to the kyng so thaÌ„ the kyng entred into his ship aboute mydnyght and his people into other shippes and so longe they sayled yâ— they arriued in Englande at Douer and that was the day before the vigill of the Epiphany Anoue tidynges came to the kyng of England and to the quene who were as than at Eltham a .vii. leages fro London that the frenche kyng was come a lande at Douer Than he sente thither diuers knyghtes of his house as ser Bartilmewe of Brunes sir Alayne of Bouquesels sir Richarde of Pennebruge and dyuers other They departed fro the kynge and rode toward Douer and founde there the frenche kynge and there they made great honoure and chere to hym and amonge other thynges they sayd howe the kynge theyrlorde was right ioyous of his comynge and the frenche kynge lyghtly beleued theym And the nexte day the kyng and all hys companie lepte on theyr horses and rode to Caunturburye and came thither to dyner and in entrynge in to the churche of saynt Thomas the kyng dyd ryght great reuerence 〈◊〉 offred to the Shâ—yâ—â— a ryche 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 â–ª And 〈…〉 e the kynge tarâ—ed t 〈…〉 And on the 〈…〉 de dare he departed and â—oodâ— towarde 〈…〉 dou and at lastâ— came to 〈…〉 ame Where 〈…〉 kynge oâ— Englandâ— was with a great nom 〈…〉 hym Who recey 〈…〉 His comynge thy 〈…〉 after dyner and bitwene 〈…〉 ther was great dauÌ„syng 〈…〉 There was the yonge lorde of 〈…〉 ed hym selfe to daunce and 〈…〉 t bothe frenche and englysshe 〈…〉 olde hym â–ª â—t became hym so 〈…〉 all that 〈◊〉 he dyd I canne nat she we all 〈…〉 honorably the kynge of Enâ—â—ande and the quene receyued the freÌ„che kyng 〈…〉 day they departed from Elthame 〈…〉 to London So all maner of people 〈…〉 of the â—itie mette and receyued hym 〈◊〉 great reâ—erâ—ce and he was brought with â—reat 〈…〉 through London to his lodgyng to Saâ—â—y the whiche was ordeined for 〈◊〉 And in the same castell were lodged suche 〈◊〉 his blodde as laye there in hostage First the 〈◊〉 of Orleaunce his brother and his sonne 〈◊〉 duke of Berrey his â—osyâ— the duke of Bout 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 of Alenson Guy of Bloys the erle 〈…〉 Powle and dyuers other So thus y◠〈…〉 kynge taried there parte of that wynter â—mong the lordes of his owne blodde right ioy 〈◊〉 and often tymes the kynge of Englande 〈◊〉 his children visited hym and the duke of â—larence the duke of Lancastre and the lorde â—â—mon one of the kynges soÌ„nes and so diuers â—â—mes they made great feastes to guether in dyâ—ers â—uppers and in diuers other pastymes at his lodgynge of Sauoy And whan it pleased â—he frenche kyng he went to the kynges palaice of WestmÌ„ secretâ—y by the ryuer of Temes and often tymes these two kâ—nges whan they met â—â—wayled the lorde James of Bourbon sayeng that it was great damage of hym and a great mysse of hym out of theyr coÌ„pany for it became hym right well to be among great lordes NOwe let vs leaue to speke of the frenche kyng and returne to the kyng of Ciper Who came to Aguillon to the prince of Wales his coâ—syn who receyued hym right ioyously and in like wyse so dyd all yâ— barones knyghtes and 〈…〉 ers of Poictou and of â—ainton suche 〈◊〉 were about the prince as the vicouÌ„t of Thoâ—â—â— the yong lorde of Pouns the lorde of Perâ—â—â—ey syr Loys of â—arcourt 〈◊〉 Guyssharde â—â—â—ngle and of Englande sâ—r JohnÌ„â—handos 〈◊〉 Thomas Felton sir Nowell Lorwiche syr Richarde of Pountchardon sir Symon Bassell sir Baâ—d wyn of Franuill sir Daugorises and diuers other aswell of the same couÌ„tâ—ey as of Englande The kyng of Ciper was well honored and feasted of the prince and of the prinâ—esse and of the sayde barones and knyghtes And there he taried more than a monethe and than ser JohnÌ„ Chandos ledde hym a sportynge aboute in xainton and Poictow and went and sawe the good towne of Rochell where he had â—east and there And whan he hadde visited the countrey than he retourned agayne to Angolesme and was at the great feast that the prince helde at that tyme where there were great plen tye of knyghtes and squiets and anone after yâ— feast the kyng of Ciper toke leaue of the prince and of the knyghtes of the countrey but fyrst he shewed all theym principally wherfore he was come thither and why he had taken on hym the â—edde crosse that he baâ—e and how the pope had confermed it and what dignite and priuilege perteyned to that voyage and howe the frenche kyng by deuocion and diuers other great lordes had enterprised and sworne the same ThaÌ„
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
yâ— maister of yâ— crosbowes sir Loys of HennebreqÌ„ dyuers other of yâ— naueroyse yâ— lorde of saulâ— many of his men the same day dyed prisoner ser JohnÌ„ Jonell ther was taken ser WyllmÌ„ of grauyll ser Peter of Sankuyll ser Geffray of rouselon ser Bertram of FraÌ„ke dyuers other but a fewe of yâ— naueroyse saued they wer nere all takeÌ„ or slayne in yâ— place This batayle was in normaÌ„dy nere to Cocherell on a tuesday the xxiiii day of May yâ— yere of our lorde M .iii. C .lxiiii. ¶ After this discoÌ„fytur and yâ— all the deed were dispoyled euery man takyng hede to his prisoners dressyng of theÌ„ yâ— were hurt and yâ— the most part of the freÌ„chmen were repassed yâ— bridge drawyng to their lodgyng right sore traueyled wery The same season ser Guy of Grauyll son to sir WyllmÌ„ of grauyll was departed yâ— same mornyng fro yâ— garyson of Couches with a .l. speres to th entent to haue come to the captall or yâ— batayle began wherfore they made great haste came to the place where as the batayle had ben Than the frenchmen that wer behynd cryed to their coÌ„pany sayng to toâ—ne agayne sirs behold here cometh mo of our enemyes And sir Aymon and his company were ther redy whan he sawe the naueroyse he set his staÌ„derd a high on a busshe to cause the frenchmen to drawe thyder and whan ser Guy herd them cry our lady Clesquy saâ—e nat the captall nor none of his coÌ„pany but sawe moche peple lye deed on the grouÌ„de than he parceyued well that the naueroyse had ben disconfyted than he retorned the same way he came And yâ— euenyng the frenchmen toke hede to their prisoners Than ther was moche spekyng enquiring for the archpreest whan it was knowen yâ— he was nat at the batayle â–ª and his men excused hym as well as they coude and the .xxx. yâ— toke the captall neuer seassed tyll they had brought hym to the castell of Uernon And the next day the freÌ„chmen dysloged and went to 〈…〉 one and there lefte parte of their prisoners ¶ Df the coronacyon of kynge Charles the fyfte Cap CC .xxiii. ON trinyte sonday the yere of our lorde a. M. CCC .lxiiii. kyng Charles soâ—e heyre to kyng John was crowned sacted kynge in the great churche of our lady in Reyns also the quene his wyfe dought to duke Peter of Burbone by tharchebysshop of the same place And ther was present kyng Peter of Cypre the duke of Anion the duke of Burgone sir UyncelaÌ„t of Behayne duke of Luzenburge of Brabant the erles of Ewe of DaÌ„pmactyn of Takernyll of UaÌ„demont with many prelates and other lordê and in the cite was great feeltê and solemnytees .v. dayes Than the kyng departed and wente to Parys It can nat be recounted in a hole day the soleÌ„nyties great fâ—stes that they of Parys made them The lordes retourned into their owne countrees suche as had ben there at the kynges coronacyon AT the kynges comynge to Parys his yongest brother was put in possessyon of the duchy of Burgone so departed fro Parys with a great noÌ„bre of men 〈◊〉 went and toke lyuery season homage of the barons knyghtes cytes castels good townes of the duchy of Burgone And whan he had visited his coutre he retorned to Parys the same season tharchpreest apesed the kyngê displeasur by suche excusacions as he layd for hymselfe in yâ— he was nat at the iourney of Cocherell shewynge how he might nat be armed agaynst yâ— captall the which captall at yâ— request of the lorde Dalbret was let out of prison on his faithe trouth the which captal ayded gretly to excuse arch preest to the kyng to other knightê of FrauÌ„ce suche as spake yuell of hym Also he had as thâ— newly ouerthrowen in Burgone besyde Dyuyn a .iiii. C. coÌ„panyons pyllers of the coutre wher of Gyllot du Pyn Talbert tacylbordon JohnÌ„ the Chafour were capitayns The same season the kyng caused to be beheded ser Peter Sanguyll in the cytie of Rone bycause he was become naueroyse sit Grauyll had ben in yâ— same case sir Guy his son had nat be who sent worde to yâ— kyng yâ— if he put to dethe his father he wolde in lyke wise serue sir Beamon de la Uale a great lorde of Bretayne who he had as prisoner wherfore his lynage kynred dyd somoch by their sute to yâ— kyng yâ— there was an exchange made bytwene sir Beamon sir grauyll and eche delyuerd for other In this season ser BertraÌ„ of Clesquy gate agayne yâ— castell of Roleboyse for .vi. M. fraÌ„kes yâ— he payd to yâ— capten therof named Uaster who retorned agayne to BrabaÌ„t fro whens he came yet there were dyuers coÌ„panyons yâ— helde styll sudry for tresses in Calr normaÌ„dy perch because in oâ—her placs yâ— which dyd moch hurt trouble in yâ— realme of FrauÌ„ce some in the tytle of yâ— king of Nauer some in their owne quarell to robbe the couÌ„tre without reason or true tytle The freÌ„che kyng sent his brother yâ— duke of Burgone agaynst these pyllers so the duke made his somons in yâ— cyte or Charters ThaÌ„ he drue into the felde with hym ser Bertram of Clesquy sir BoucequaÌ„t therle of Aucer sir Loys of Chalon yâ— lorde of Beauieu ser Aymon of Punyers sir Rauenall yâ— begue of vyllayns ser Nicholl of Lyne maister of the crosbowes ser Edmarde of RaÌ„cy ser IngraÌ„ of Hedyn to the noÌ„bre of .v. M. fightynge men And whan they sawe they wer so great a noÌ„bre they deuyded in thre ptes wherof sir Bertram of Clesquy with M. wet toward CoÌ„staÌ„tyne throwe yâ— marches of Cherburge to kepe the froÌ„ters there yâ— the naueroyse shuld do no hurt nor domage to yâ— couÌ„tre of nor mandy with hym was yâ— lorde of Auter the erle of Joney sir Arnold Dandrehen many knightes squiers of Briten of Normandy The seconde bataile had the lorde de la Ryuer and in his coÌ„pany dyuers knyghtes squyers of FrauÌ„ce of Pycardy And they were sent 〈◊〉 to the erldome of Eureux the duke hymselfe with the grettest company went and layd sege to Marchranuyll a stronge castell naueroyse and brought thyder many engyns fro the cyte of Charters the whiche dyde cast day night and dyde them within moche trouble 〈◊〉 Of the iourney that the duke of Burgone made agaynst the garysons naueroyse and of the socour that the freÌ„che kynge sent to sir Charles of Bloys Ca. CC .xxiiii. IN the meane season that these meÌ„ of warr were thus in Beause and in Normandy makyng warre agaynst the naueroyse enemyes to the realme Ther was sir Loyes of Nauer who had the charge of the warr vnder his brother yâ— kyng and he had defyed the freÌ„che kyng bycause the warr touched the chalenge of his enherytance And after the
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
and of Gascoyne but in any wyse he wolde that the companyons shulde take their way by some other passage and nat through Naurr Than the prince and his lordes whan they sawe that the way through Nauarr was more mete and necessary for theÌ„ than through Aragon thought nat to refuse the kynge of Nauars offre but so thanked hym greatly Thus the prince passed through the realme of Naurr and the kynge and sir Martyn de la Karr conueyed him tyll they came to the passage of Rounseualx and so from thens they passed by their iourneyes tyll they came to the cytie of Bayone wher he was receyued with great ioye And there the prince refresshed hym four dayes and than departed and rode to Burdeaulx Where he was also receyued with great solemnyte and my lady the princesse mette hym with her yonge sonne Edward who as than was of the age of thre yerê Than deê‘ted the lordes and men of warre one from another and the lordes of Gascoyne went home to their owne houses and the companyons came also into the pricipalyte abyding for their wages The prince was moche bouÌ„de to them and promysed to pay them to his power as soone as he had money though kyng Dampeter kepte nat his promyse with hym yet he said they shulde nat beare the losse therof sythe they had so well serued hym And kynge Henry the bastarde who was in the garyson of BaÌ„nyers in Bygoure Than he departed thens with suche men of warre as he had and wente into Aragon to the kynge ther who loued hym entierly and ioyously receyued him And ther taryed all the wynter and there made a newe alyaunce bytwene hym and the kynge of Aragon and promysed to make warr agaynst kynge DaÌ„peter and the bretons that were in their company As sir Arnolde Lymosyne sir Geffray Rycouns and sir yon 's de Lankaneâ— rode to the passages of Spaygne and made warr for kynge Henry ¶ Nowe lette vs speke of the delyueraunce of sir Bertram of Clesquy AFter that the prince of wales was returned into Acquitayne and his brother the duke of Lancastre into Englande euery lorde into his owne Sir BertraÌ„ of Clesquy was styll prisoner with the prince and with sir Johan Chandos and coude nat come to his raun some nor fynaunce the whiche was sore displesaunt to kyng Henry if he might haue mended it And so it fortuned after as I was enformed that on a day the prince called to hym sir Bertram of Clesquy and demaunded of hym how he dyde he answered and sayd Sir it was neuer better with me It is reason that it shulde so be for I am in prison with the moost renowmed knight of the worlde â–ª With whome is that sayd the prince Sir ê™ he that is with sir Johan Chandos And sir it is sayd in the realme of FrauÌ„ce and in other places that ye feare me so moche that ye dare nat let me out of prison the whiche to me is full great honour The price who vnderstode well the wordes of sir Bertram of Clesquy and parceyued well howe his owne counsayle wolde in no wyse that he shuld delyuer him vnto the tyme that kyng Dampeter had payed hym all suche soÌ„mes as he was bounde to do Than he said to sir Bertram sir than ye thinke that we kepe you for feare of yoâ— chiualry Nay thynke it nat for I swere by sait George it is nat so therfore pay for your raunsome a hundred thousande fraÌ„kes and ye shall be delyuered Sir Bertram who desyred gretly to be delyuered and herde on what poynt he might depart toke the prince with that worde and sayd Sir in the name of god so be it I wyll pay no lasse And whaÌ„ the prince herde him say so he wolde than gladly haue repeÌ„ted hym selfe and also some of his counsayle came to him and sayd Sir ye haue nat done well so lightly to put him to his raunsome And so they wolde gladly haue caused the prince to haue reuoked that couenaunt but the prince who was a true and a noble knight sayd Sythe that we haue agreed therto we wyll nat breke our promyse It shulde be to vs a great rebuke shame and reproche if we shulde nat put hym to raunsome seyng yâ— he is content to pay suche a great somÌ„e as a hundred thousande fraÌ„kes So after this acorde sir Bertram of Clesquy was right besy and studyed dayly howe to get this somÌ„e for his rauÌ„some And dyde so moche with the ayde of the frenche kynge and of his frendes and of the duke of Aniou who loued him entierly that he payed in lesse than a moneth a hundred thousande frankes And so he departed and went to serue the duke of Aniou with two thousande fightyng men in Prouens where as the duke lay at siege before the towne of Tarraston the whiche helde of the kyng of Naples IN the same season there was a maryage concluded by twene the lorde Lyon duke of Clarence and erle of Ulseter sonÌ„e to the kynge of Englande And the doughter to the lorde Galyanche lorde of Myllan the whiche yonge lady was nere to therle of Sauoy and doughter to the lady Blanch his suster And thus the duke of ClareÌ„ce acoÌ„panyed with noble knightê squyers of England caÌ„e into FraÌ„ce wher as the king the duke of Burgon the duke of Burbone the lorde of Coucy receyued hym with great ioye in Parys And so he passed through the realme of France came into Sauoy wher as the gentyll erle receyued him right honorably at Chambrey and there he was thre dayes greatly feested with ladyes and damosels and than he deê‘ted and therle of Sauoy brought him to Myllan and ther the duke wedded his nece doughter to the lorde of Myllan the monday next after the feest of the holy Trinyte the yere of our lorde a thousande CCC .lxviii. ¶ Nowe let vs retourne to the busynesse of Fraunce Cap. CC .xl. YE haue well herde here before recounted the maner of the vyage that the prince of Wales had made into Spayne and howe he deê‘ted thens nat well coÌ„tent with the kyng Dampeter and howe he returned into Acquitayne So that whan he was thus returned all maner of men of warr folowed him bycause they thought nat to abyde behynde in Spayne bycause kyng Dampeter payed nat theÌ„ their wages as he had promysed And thus whan they were all returned the price had nat paymeÌ„t for them so redy as he wolde haue had for his vyage into Spayne had so sore mynisshed and wasted his richesse that it was marueyle to thynke theron And so soiourned these companyons vpon the countre of Acquitayne who coude nat absteyn theÌ„selfe fro robbyng of the couÌ„tre for they were well .vi. M. fightyng men And at the last the prince desyred theÌ„ to departe his realme for the countre was nat able to susteyn theÌ„ no leÌ„ger The capitayns of these coÌ„panyons were all englysshmen and gascoÌ„s As sir Robert Briquet Johan
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
And if ye wyll say contrary to this I wyll receyue your gauge I wyll say so ê™ the lorde of Guystelles With those wordes the kynge was nat content and sayde Let vs go hens I wyll here no more of these wordes and so deâ—ted 〈◊〉 went 〈◊〉 to his chaâ—râ— all onely with his cham 〈…〉 right 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 at the lorde of Buâ—â—â—ll had â—o well and frely spoken agaynst yâ— wordes of 〈◊〉 JohnÌ„ of Guystels and sayd all smylyng He hath holden fote well with him I wolde nat for xx M. frankes but that he had done so And after it fortuned so yâ— this sir Johan of Guystels who was chaÌ„berlayn with the kyng was so yuell beloued in the courte that he was wery therof and thought nat to abyde the daÌ„gers So he toke leaue of the kyng and departed fro the court and went into Brabant to the duke Uyâ—â—elant of BrabaÌ„t who receyued him toyfully The french kyng was sore displeased with therle of FlaÌ„ders bicause it was thought by â—yuers of the realme that he had letted yâ— lorde of 〈…〉 sell of his â—â—age in to Scotland and alâ—o in that he â—eloe styll about hym the duke of Bretayne his cosyn who was greatly in yâ— kynges displeasur and so they that were about the kyng pâ—rceyued well howe the erle of Flaunders was nothyng in the kynges grace ANone after the kyng wrote sharpe letis to his cosyn the erle of FlauÌ„ders thretnyng hym bycause he susteyned with hym the duke of Bretayn whoÌ„ he reputed to be his enemy The erle wrote agayne to the kyng excusing himselfe aswell as he might but it aueyled nothynge For the kyng sent him agayne more sharper letters shewyng him playnly that without he wolde putte the duke of Bretayne out of his coÌ„pany he wolde surely displease him whaÌ„ therle of FlauÌ„ders sawe that the kyng pursued his cause with suche effect than he toke aduyse in hym selfe and thought he wolde shewe these maâ—aâ—â— hâ—s thretnynges to his good townes and specially to GauÌ„t to knowe what they wolde say to the mater and so he sent to Bruges to â—pre and Cortrey and after departed and the duke of Bretayne in his coÌ„pany and so went to Gaunt and lodged at yâ— posterne wher he was â—oyfully receyued of the burgesses for they loâ—ed well to haue him among them And 〈…〉 han the people of the good townes such as were seÌ„t for were come therle assembled them togyder in a pleace and there he made be shewed to theÌ„ by JohnÌ„ de la Faucell his entency on the lettâ—â—s reed that the freÌ„che kyng had sent him two monethes before And whan these letters were reâ—â— than the erle spake and sayd All ye sirs of my good townes of FlauÌ„ders through yâ— helpe of god I haue ben your lorde a longe season I haue kepte and gouerned you in good peace to my power Nor ye haue nat sene in me 〈…〉 coÌ„trary but that I haue entertayned you in gret prosperyte in lyke maner as a lorde ought to kepe his menne and subgettes But it is to my great displeasur and it ought to be to you that are my men that the frenche kyng thus hateth me and wyll hate bycause I sustayne about me and in my company the duke of Bretayne my cosyn germayne who as nowe is nat welbeloued in Fraunce Nor he dare nat well trust his men in his owne countre bycause of fyue or six barons that loueth him nat Wherfore the king wolde that I shulde driue hym out of my countre the whiche shulde be a strong thyng to him I say nat nay but if I dyde confort my cosyn outher with townes or castelles agaynst the realme of Fraunce than the kynge myght haue good cause to complayne him of me But I do nat so nor am nat in wyll so to do and therfore I haue here assembled you togyder shewynge you the parels that may happe to fall therfore I wolde knowe your myndes whyder he shall abyde styll with me or nat They answered all with one voyce Sir let hym abyde styll why shulde he nat And sir if there be any man lyuyng that wyll make you warre ye shall fynde redy in your lande of FlauÌ„ders .ii. C. M. men of warr to serue you Those wordes greatly reioysed therle and sayd sirs I thanke you and so ended that parlyament and therle was well coÌ„tent with his men and gaue euery man leaue to deê‘te in peace Than whan the erle sawe his tyme he retourned to Bruges and the duke of Bretayne with him Thus these maters haÌ„ged in a traunce the erle was in great grace with his people and the countre in peace and prosperite the which abode nat so long after for it was in great trybulacion as ye shall here after in this hystorie ¶ Howe the duke of Bretayne deê‘ted out of FlauÌ„ders and howe therle of saynt Poule was taken prisoner howe he was maryed in Englande of the warres that fell than in Bretayne Cap. CCC .xliiii. YE may well knowe howe the frenche kyng had knowlege of all this mater howe the erle had answered He loued hym nat one whyt the better howe be it he must let it passe for more he coud nat haue as at that tyme and sayd howe therle of FlauÌ„ders was the moost proudest prince that he knewe And a man myght haue sene well by the maner of the kyng that the erle was the lorde that the kyng wolde moost gladly haue brought somwhat to reason Whan he sawe that he withsayd him that he was no more displeased thaÌ„ he was the erle of Flaunders for all the kynges writyng that he was in his great displeasur bycause of kepyng about him the duke of Bretayne yet yâ— nat withstanding he kept him styll as long as it pleased him to tary made him kepe a goodlye estate finally the duke of Bretayne had couÌ„sayle to drawe in to Englande and so he tooke leaue of therle his cosyn went to Grauellyng and thyder came to him the erle of Salisbury with fyue C. speares and a thousand archers for dout of the freÌ„che garysons and so brought him to Calais wherof sir Hugh Caurell was capitayne who receyued him right ioyously whan the duke had taryed ther a fyue dayes he had wynde at wyll and so toke the see and the erle of Salisbury in his company and so aryued at Douer and came to the yong kyng Richard who receyued him with great ioye And so dyde also the duke of Lancastre and therles of Cambridge and of Buckynghame and the great lordes of Englande ye haue herde before how sir Ualeran of Lusenburge yong erle of saynt Poule was taken prisoner bytwene Arde and Calays was in Englande at the kyngê pleasure for kyng Edwarde in his lyfe tyme bought hym of the lord of Gomegines for he was first his prisoner bycause he made the iourney whan he was taken of a squier a maÌ„ of armes of the couÌ„tre of guerles So
this yonge erle of saynt Poule abode longe prisoner in Englande or he was delyuered It was of trouthe the kyng offred hym oft tymes in exchaÌ„ge for the captall of Buâ—z whyle he lyued but the frenche kyng nor the couÌ„sell of FrauÌ„ce wolde in no wyse here therof wherof yâ— kyng of Englande had great disdayne Thus the â—ater coÌ„tynued a long space and the yong erle styll prisoner in Englande in the fayre castell of Wynsore and he had so curtesse a kepar that he might go and sport him a haukyng bytwene Wynsore and WestmÌ„ he was beleued on his faythe The same season the princesse mother to kyng Richarde lay at Wynsore and her doughter with her my lady Maude the fayrest lady in all EnglaÌ„de therle of saynt Poule and this yong lady were in true amours togyder eche of other somtyme they met togyder at daunsynge and carollyng tyll at last it was spyed And than the lady discouered to her mother howe she loued faithfully the yong erle of saynt Poule Than there was a mary age spoken of bytwene therle of saynt Poule the lady Maude of Holande and so therle was set to his rauÌ„some to pay sixscore M. fraÌ„kes so that whan he had maryed the lady Maude than to be rebated threscore thousande and the other threscore thousande to pay And whan this couynant of maryage was made bitwene therle and the lady the kyng of Englande suffred the erle to repasse the see to fetche his raunsome on his onely promyse to retourne agayne within a yere after So the erle came in to Fraunce to se his frendes yâ— kyng therle of Flaunders the duke of Brabant and his cosyns in Fraunce In the same yere there was made an harde informacyon agaynst the erle of saynt Poule for it was layed to his charge that he shulde delyuer to thenglysshmen the strong castell of Bohaygne and so the frenche kyng caused him to be rested and kept in suretie and so the kynge shewed howe therle of saynt Poule wolde haue made an yuell treatie for hym and for the realme and the erle in no wyse coude be excused And also for the same cause there was kepte in prison in the castell of Mons in Heynaulte the lorde Chanon of Robersarte the lorde of Uertayne sir James Dusarte and Gerarde Dabyes but at length all that mater came to none effecte for there coulde nothynge be proued agaynst them and so they were delyuered than the yong erle retourned agayne in to Englande to acquyte him of his promyse and so wedded the lady and dyde so moche that he payed his threscore thousande frankes and so passed agayne the see But he entred nat in to FrauÌ„ce bycause the kyng loued him nat And so he and the couÌ„tesse his wyfe went and lay at the castell of Han on the ryuer of Ewre The whiche castell the lorde of Morâ—ane who hadde wedded his suster lent hym to lye in And there he laye as longe as kynge Charles of Fraunce lyued for the erle coude neuer gette his loue ¶ Nowe lette vs leaue to speke of this mater and retourne to the busynesse of Fraunce THe same season all Bretayne was kept close what agaynst the frenche kynge agaynst the duke Howe beit some of the good townes of Bretayn helde them selfe close in the dukes name and many had great marueyle yâ— they toke hym for their lorde And also dyuers knightes and squyers of Bretayne were of the same acorde And also ther was alyed to them the couÌ„tesse of Ponthyeute mother to the chyldren of Bretayne But sir Bertram of Clesqui constable of FrauÌ„ce the lorde Clysson the lorde de Lauall the vycont of Rohan and the lorde of Rochfort They helde the countre in warre with the puyssance that came dayly to theÌ„ oute of FrauÌ„ce for at Pontorson at saynt Malo they le and there about lay a great nombre of men of armes of Fraunce of Normandy of Auuergne and of Burgoyne who dyde moche hurt in the couÌ„tre The duke of Bretayne who was in Englande had knowledge of euery thynge and howe the duke of Aniou was at Anger 's dayly distroyed his countre Also he had knowlege howe the good townes kept theÌ„ selfe close in his name and certayne knyghtes and squyers of the same parte wherof he conde them good thanke yet nat that withstaÌ„dyng he durst nat well trust in them to ieoparde to retourne in to Bretayne on the trust of his men for alwayes he douted of treason Also the kyng of Englande nor the duke of Lancastre wolde nat counsayle him to retourne Of the rencounters that were made in NormaÌ„dy and howe Geffray Tetenoyre and Amergot Marcell their coÌ„panyes toke dyuers castelles in Auuergne Cap. CCC .xlv. IN Normandy and in Burgoyne ther were in garyson sir Wylliam of Burdes who was chefe capiten ther and in his company the lytell seneschall of Ewe sir Wylliam Marsell sir BraqÌ„ of Braquemont the lorde of Torcy sir Percyuall Danyuall the begue of Dury sir LauÌ„celot of Lorrys and dyuers other knyght and squiers of the frenche partie And night day they ymagined howe they myght do domage to them of Chierbourg wherof sir JohnÌ„ Harlston was capitayne and they of the garyson of Chierbourg issued out oft tymes whan it pleased theÌ„ for whan they lyst they might ryde out in couerte and no man preuy to their issuynge out bycause of the great wodes that were nere to theÌ„ wherin they had made suche a way that they might ryde in to Normandy at their pleasure without danger of any frenchemen And so it fortuned in the same season that the french menne rode abrode and they of Chierbourge in lykewise none of them knowynge of other and so by aduenture they mette eche other at a place called Pastoy in the â—ode Than like valyant knightes desyringe to fight eche with other a lighted a fote all except sir Launcelotte of Lorrys who sat styll on his horse his speare in his hande and his shelde about his necke ther demaunded a course of iustyng for his ladyes sake Ther were ther that rightwell vnderstode him for ther were knightes and squiers of the englysshe parte in amours aswell as he was And as I vnderstode sir Johan Coplande a right hardy knight went to hym and so they ran togyder and rudely encouÌ„tred eche other But thenglysshe knight gaue sir LauÌ„celot suche a stroke on his shelde that the speare pearsed throughout his body and so was wouÌ„ded to dethe the which was great domage for he was a hardy knight yong and ioly ryght amorous and his dethe was sore complayned bothe ther and els where Than the englisshemen and frenchemen encountred togyder and fought hande to haÌ„de Ther were good knightes on the frenche parte as sir Wylliam of Burdes the lytell seneshall of Ewe sir WillmÌ„ Marsell sir Braque of Braquemont and dyuers other who fought ryght valyantly And also the englyshmen ther fought that day valiantly sir Johan Harlston sir Philypart
so hel ay there styl dissymulynge as moche as he myght wolde nat be in counsayle with theÌ„ of Gaunt bycause he wolde nat be noted by the erle And also he kept him fro the erle as moche as he myght to kepe him still in loue with theÌ„ of Gaunt Thus he swamme bitwene two waues makyng him selfe newter as nere as coulde In the meane tyme whyle the erle repayred the towne of And warpe he procured soo moche by his letters to his cosyn the duke of Burgoyne to sende hym Johan Prunaur beyng at A the that so he dyd and sent hym to the erle and so he was sent to Lysle and there beheeded and than sette one a whele lyke a traytour Thus dyed JohnÌ„ Prunaur Than the erle went to Ipre and dyd there great Justyce and beheeded many yuell ruled people suche as had before been at the dethe of hys fyue knyghtes there slayne and had opened the gates to them of Gaunt and this he dyd to th entent that other shulde take ensample by them OF all these maters the gauntoyse were well enfourmed wherfore they douted more than they dyde before and specyally the capytayns suche as had bene forth in their iourneys and before And warpe And they sayd amonge them selfe certaynly if the erle may he wyll destroy vs all he loueth vs well for he wyll haue nothyng but our lyues Hath he nat put to deth Johan Prunar To say trouth we dyd JohnÌ„ Prunaur great wronge whan we banysshed him fro vs. we are therfore culpable of his deth and to the same ende we shall all coÌ„e if he may gette vs at his wyll therfore lette vs take good hede of ourselfe Than Peter de Boyse sayd Sirs yf ye wyll beleue me there shall nat a house stande vpright of neuer a genytlmans in the countrey aboute Gaunt for by reason of the gentlemens houses that be nowe standyng we maye be all distroyed if we take nat hede therto betymes and prouyde for some remedy That is trouthe ê™ all the other let vs go forthe and bere them all downe Than the capitayns Heter du Boyse Johan Boule Rase de Harsell Johan de Launoy and dyuers other with their companyes departed on a day fro GauÌ„t and brent and beate downe all the gentylmens houses there aboute and toke all that euer was in them and departed it among them selfe and whan they had done they retourned agayne to 〈◊〉 They founde neuer a man that wolde say sirs ye haue done euyll Whan the gentlemen knyghtes squiers beynge at Lysle with the erle and there about harde tydinges howe their houses were brent and beten downe and 〈◊〉 goodes takenne awaye they were ryght soâ—â— displeased and nat without a good cause They sayd to the erle â–ª sir this dispyght must be 〈◊〉 and the pride of them of Gaunt beaten downe Than the erle gaue leue and abandoned to the knightes and squiers to make warre agaynste the gauntoyse and to counteruenge them of their domagê Than dyuers knyghtes and squyers of Flaunders alyed them selfe togâ—der and desyred their frendes of Heynalt to aâ—de to reuenge them of the gauÌ„toyse and they made their capitayne the â—asâ—e of Flaunders the yongest sonne bastarde of the erles a ryght 〈◊〉 knyght this knyght with his company somtyme lay at And warpe another tyme at Gaures and somtyme at Alos and at Teremond and scrunysshed with the gauÌ„toyse dayly and sotyme ran to the barryers of the towne of Gaunt And beate downe the wyndmyls about yâ— towne and dyd great dispyght to them of Gaunt and with them there was a knyght of Heynalt called sir James of Uerchynâ— sene shall of Heynalt he dyd many feates of armes in that season aboute Gaunt and aduentured hym selfe often tymes ryght ieoperdously He fought two or thre tymes at the barryers and wanne bassenetes and crosbowes and other a bylementes of warre This knyght loued well the noble feate of armes and had bene a valyant knyght if he hadde lyued long but he dyed yonge in his bed in the castell of â—ubre besyde Mortayne whiche was great domage ¶ Howe the noble men of FlauÌ„ders made warre agaynst the flemynges and of the dethe of sir Berteram of Clesquy coustable of Fraunce Cap. CCC .lix. WHan the gauntoyse sawe them selfe thus mocked and warred by the gentlemen of Flaunders they were right angry therwith thought to haue sente to erle Aubert erle of Haynault desirynge him to haue founde the meanes to haue caused these gentylmen to leaue their warre a gaynst them â–ª but whan they had all thynges consydered they thought they shulde lese their payne for they were sure the erle Aubert wolde do no thynge for them nor they wolde nat dysplease him nor put a thynge to hym that shulde be to his displeasure For they might yuell lyue with out the fauoure of his countrey for if Holand zelande and Haynault had ben closed fro them they thought them selfe but lost Therfore they left that purpose and toke a nother counsayle and that was to send to the knyghtes and squiers of Haynalt suche as had herytages rentes or reuenues in Gaunt or in the precynct therof that they shulde come and serue theym or els to lese their reÌ„tes and reuenues there and so they sent to them but it auayled them but lytell for they set but lytell by their coÌ„maundementes Than they of Gaunt sent to the lorde Dautoyng and to sir Herne who was an heryter in the towne of Gaunt and constable of the same that they shulde come and serue them or els to lese suche ryght as they had there and bycause they came nat nor wolde come they bete downe their houses The lorde Dautoyng sent theÌ„ worde howe he wolde come and serue them at their cost and charge to their distruccyon and that they shulde haue no nother trust in him but that he wolde be their ennemy and holde nothynge of theym but of the erle of FlauÌ„ders his lorde to whome he owed seruyce and obeysaÌ„ce The lorde Dautoyng helde well his promyse for he made mortall warre agaynst them and dyde them great domage and made great prouisyon in his castell whiche garyson dyde moche traueyle to them of Gaunt Also the lorde of Daughen who was a yonge squier called Gaultyer he dyd also great dispyte to them of Gaunt Thus contynued styll the warre and the gauntoyse durst nat issue out of their towne without they were in great companyes and whan they founde any of their enemyes they hadde no mercy but hauyng the better slewe all before them Thus began the warre to be ryght cruell bytwene the erle of FlauÌ„ders and the gauntoise the whiche cost after a hundred thousande mennes lyues twise tolde it was great payne to fynde outher ende or peace for the capitayns of GauÌ„t knewe well they had so trespassed agaynst their lorde the erle of Flaunders and agaynst the duke of Burgoyn that for any treatie of peace sealyng or sweryng what soeuer it were yet they thought
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
there aboute there were these lordes The duke of Burbone the erle of Bare the lorde Coucy the erle Ducke and the duke aâ— Lorayne and so moche people that they were aboue the nombre of sixe thousande men of armes who sayde amonge them selfe Howe they wolde whyder the kynge wolde or nat fight with the englysshemen or they were past the tyuer of Sartie the whiche departeth Mayne and Anâ—owe ¶ The same season a sickenesse toke the frenche kynge wherby hym selfe and all suche as loued hym were greatlye discomforted for they sawe in hym no remedy but that shortly he shulde dye He knewe it well hym selfe howe he coude nat lyue longe for so sayde all his phisycions and surgyons I shall shewe you why IT was of trouthe as the common brunte ranne that the kynge of Nauetr whan the frenche kyng was but duke of Normandy and lay there he wolde haue poysoned him so that the kyng receyued the poyson and was in the case that all the heare of his body went of and all the nayles of his handes and fete and than all his body became as drie as a staffe so that he was without remedy The emperoure of Rome his vncle whan he herde speakynge of his malady he sent hym a conyng phisycion the greattest mayster reputed in that arte that was as than in all the worlde Whan this mayster was come in to Fraunce to the kynge who as than was but duke of Normandy and had ones knowlege of his disease he said he knewe well that he was poysoned and was in greate parell of dethe And so he dyde there one of the greattest cures that hath been herde of for he kylled the venym within hym or the best parte therof and made his heer and nayles to growe agayne and made hym hole and brought him agayne to his strength This venym euer yssued out of hym lytell and lytell at his arme by a lytell pype and whan this mayster departed out of Fraunce he gaue the kynge a receyte to vse as long as he lyued and he sayd to the kynge and to theÌ„ that were about him Loke whan this yssue by this pype drieth vp than surely ye shall dye But ye shall haue a fyftene dayes respyte after ye fall sicke or euer ye dye to remembre your soule So the kynge remembred well his wordes bare this pype .xxii. dayes whiche thynge often tymes abasshed hym And suche phisycions as he had moost trust in they of ten tymes reioysed hym and sayd Sir by the good medycins that ye haue we shall make you to lyue long in great ioye wherin he had great trust Besyde this the kyng had other diseases right greuous and specially in his tethe wherof he hadde marueylous payne And the kynge knewe well by these maladyes that he shulde nat lyue longe At his later dayes the thynge that moost conforted hym was that god hadde sent hym thre fayre chyldren two sonnes and our doughter Charles Lewes and Katheryne WHan this issue in his arme began to drie vp the doutes of his dethe began to aproche Than he prouyed therfore for like a noble prudent and sage prince as he was euer in all his warkes He sent for his thre bretherne the duke of Berrey the duke of Burgone and the duke of Burbone and he let his seconde brother the duke of Aniowe alone and sent nat for hym bycause he knewe well he was so sore gyuen to couyâ—ousnesse Than the king sayde to the other thre My fayre bretherne by the ordynauÌ„ce of nature I fele well and knowe howe I shall nat lyue long Wherfore I recommaunde in to your kepyng my sonne Charles and loke that ye vse youre selfe to him as good vncles shulde do to their nephewe and than ye acquyte your selfe to hym trewely and crowne hym kynge as soone as ye can after my dethe Counsayle hym alwayes well and trewely for in you lyeth all my trust The chylde is yonge and lyght of spiryte therfore it is great nede that he be well counsayled and gouerned And teche him or cause him to be taught all the pointes and states ryall the which he ought to kepe and mary hym in so high a place that the realm maye fare the better therby Longe a gone I herde a mayster of astronomy say and affirme that in his youthe he shulde haue moche a do and shulde escape fro many daungerous parelles Wherfore I haue had dyuers ymagmacyons howe it might be without it growe by reason of FlauÌ„ders for thanked be god as for the busynesse of this our realme of Fraunce standethe in right good poynte The duke of Bretayne is a craftie and a subtell man and hath hadde alwayes his herte rather englysshe than frenche Wherfore it wyll be requysite that ye kepe the noble men and good townes of Bretayne in loue and amyte wherby yeshall breke parte of his enteÌ„t I prayse greatly the bretons for alwayes they haue serued me and helpte to kepe my realme fro myne ennemyes And I wyll ye make the lorde Clysson coÌ„stable for all thynges consydred I se no man so mete as he for that offyce Seke for some maryage for my sonne Charles in Almaygne to the entent that our alyaunce might be the stronger ye well vnderstande how our aduersary the kyng of Englande wyll mary there to haue the more alyaunce The poore people of our realme ar sore oppressed and tourmented by him his Therfore putte them away as shortely as ye can for they are thynges though I haue sustayned theÌ„ that greueth me ryght sore and lyeth heuy in my courage But the great alyance that we haue in the good townes of Bretayne hath caused me to forbere fightynge with them so longe as we haue done THe kynge spake dyuers other wordes the whiche I canne nat resyte At this rehersall was the duke of Aniowe absent The kyng douted hym bycause he was so couytous but thoughe the kynge dyde absent hym at the houre of his dethe and putte hym farre of fro the busynesses of the realme of Fraunce yet the duke of Aniowe thought to medyll neuer the lesse for all his absence for he had alwayes messangers comynge and goynge bytwene Paris and Anger 's who euer reported to hym the certayntie of the kynge his brother And also the duke had some secrete persons alwayes about the kynge by whome he knewe euery thynge for the same day that the kynge dyed he was in Paris and nere to the kynges chambre and so thought to prepare for himselfe as ye shall her after But nowe we wyll pursue on our mater as touchyng the englysshmen goyng in to Bretaygne ¶ Of the lorde of Mauuoyson who was taken prisoner by the englisshemen and of the lorde of HaÌ„gest who skaped of the dethe of kyng Charles of Fraunce the fifte of that name Cap CCC .lxvii. WHan the erle of Buckyngham yongest sonne to kyng Edward the thirde departed fro the forest of Marcheaunoy they rode towardes Uandon and to the
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
the tydynges came amonge theym howe the frenche kyng was deed Than their purpose was broken for dyuers of the lordes returned in to FraÌ„ce to herken for tidynges And so the englysshe men lay styll a thre or foure dayes than they departed and went to saint Peters of Auren and fro thens to Argens and the next day the hoost passed the ryuer of Mayenne thorough a marys with great payne for they coulde nat passe but two or thre a front the space of two leages â–ª If the frenchmen had knowen therof and had assayled the vowarde the reâ—ewarde coude naâ— haue gyuen them any maneâ— of helpe The englysshmen doubted moche that passage howe beit they passed it and came to Cosse and were there four dayes â–ª alwayes in hope to here some newes out of Bretaine The duke of Bretayne was in Hanybout in the marchesse of Uannes and herde often tymes worde of the englysshemen howe they aproched nere to Bretaygne And he wyst nat well as than how to be demeaned for whan the dethe of the frenche kyng was shewed to hym he lette it soone ouerpasse for he loued hym but a lytell and sayd to them that were about hym The rancoure and hate that I had to the realme of Fraunce bycause of kynge Charles nowe deed is minisshed more than the one halfe Such haue hated the father that haue loued right well the sonne and some haue made warre to the father that after hath ayeded the sonne Howe be it I must acquyte me trewely agaynst the englysshmen for they been come hyder at my request and haue passed thoroughe the realme of FrauÌ„ce Therfore I must kepe that I haue promysed to them There is one harde poynt for me and for them for I vnderstande that the good townes of Bretaygne are closed fast and wyll nat suffre them to entre And thervpon the duke called his counsayle to hym as the lorde of Mounboursyer sir Stephyn Guyon sir Wylliam Tanneguy sir Eustace Houssey sir Geffray Caiemelle and the Lesâ—ewe of Lyon and sayd to them Sirs ye shall ryde and mete the erle of Buckynghame who aprocheth nere to this our countre of Bretaygne I thynke ye shall mete them nat farre hens wherfore go and recoÌ„maunde me to hym and salute all the other lordes and say vnto thâ— fro me that shortly I wyll be at Reyns to mete them there Therfore lette them take that way and ther we shall all togyder take aduyse how we shall contynue forthe And shewe them how I fynde nat my countre in the same poynt that it was in whan I sent for them in to England â–ª wherwith I am ryght sore displeased and specially with them of Nauntes who rebell more than any other So these knyghtes departed with their message and rode towarde NauÌ„tes and in their company a fortie speares The englysshmen departed fro Cosse and entred into the forest of Grauell and passed throughe and came to Uyter in Bretayne â–ª for ther they were better assured than they were before for thanne they knewe well they shuld no more be pursued by the frenchemen and fro thens they wente to Chateau Briant and ther rested bycause of comynge of the dukes knightes thyder to them UHe erle of Buckyngham and the other lordes of Englande receyued the sayde knightes messangers to the duke of Bretayne right honorably and there they had toguyder great counsayls and the englysshmen sayde to them howe they had great marueyle that the duke of Bretayne nor the countrey were nat otherwyse aparelled Than it apered to receyue them seyng they were come thyder at their request and taken suche payne as to passe thorought the realme of Fraunce Than the lorde Mounboursyer spake for all the resydue in excusynge of the duke and sayde My lordes ye haue good cause reason to saye as ye do And as for the duke he is in great wyll to kepe and to acomplysshe the ordynaunces and couenantes that he made with you and you with hym accordynge to his power but he canne do acordynge to his wyll And specially he canne nat rule them of NauÌ„tes whiche is the kay of Bretaygne who are as nowe rebelles and haue determyned to receyue into their towne menne of warre of the frenche partie Wherof my lorde the duke is gretly marueyled for they were the first that alyed theym selfe with the other good townes of Bretaygne to haue taken his parte and yours Also my lorde thynketh they haue made a newe treatie and aliance with the newe yonge frenche kynge who shall be crowned at Halowmas next comyng Wherfore sirs My lorde desyreth you to holde hym excused And moreouer that ye wyll take the way towardes Reynes thyder he wyll come to you hauyng great desyre to se you and of this he wyll natte fayle These wordes greatly contented the erle of Buckyngham and the englysshmen sayd howe the duke coulde saye no better Than the dukes messangers retourned agayne to Hanibout and so to Uannes to the duke And the englysshemen taryed at the castell Briaunt foure dayes and than departed and came to the subbarbes of Reyns but the gates of the cite were closed and wolde suffre no man of armes to entre in to the cytie But the erle of Buckingham the lorde Latymer sir Robert Canolle and a sixe other were lodged within the cytie and the dukes couÌ„sayle and there they taryed a fyftene dayes abydinge for the duke of Bretayne who came nat wherof they hadde great marueyle Within the cytie of Reyns was the lorde Mon teraulewe the lorde of Mountforde in Bretaygne sir Geffray of Quarmell sir Alaye de la Houssey capitayne of Reynes and sir Eustace his brother and dayly they excused the duke of Bretayne I canne nat say whyder they hadde good cause so to do or nat but the englysshmen began nat to be well content bycause the duke came nat They of Nauntes kepte their cytie close for they were nat well assured of the englysshmen that were lodged at Reynes wherfore they sente to the duke of Aniowe who had made all the treaties with them shewyng hym howe they were nat stronge of theÌ„selfe to kepe and defende their cytie if they shulde haue any assaut without he wolde sende them some men of armes desyringe hym so to do To their request agreed the foure dukes that hadde the realme in gouernaunce Aniowe Berrey Burgoyne and Burbone And so they sent thyder mo than sixe hundred speares of good men of armes men of estate and of gret valure Thus they of Nauntes were well coÌ„forted and these men of armes entended to repayre the towne in all poyntes and to bringe it into that case able to resyst any assaut gyuen therto THe englisshmen beyng at Reynes and therabout began to murmur and to grudge agaynst the duke bycause he came nat And thaÌ„ they determyned to sende vnto hym sir Thomas Percy and sir Thomas Tryuet was ordayned to go to the duke and with theÌ„ a fyue hundred speares to
conducte and dyscouer them and as many archers And so they departed on a thursdaye and the hoost on the saturday after And than the erle of Buckyngeham wente and lodged at saynt Sulplyces in Bretaygne and there taryed a thre dayes and than he went to CaÌ„bore and there taryed foure dayes And the duke of Bretayne was as than departed fro Hanybout and was come to Uannes and euery daye he knewe the demeanyng of thenglysshmen by his owne menne suche as were with them Than he determyned all thynges consydred to speke with them for acordynge to his honour and to suche alyaunces as he had made with them he coude no lengar driue them of And vnderstode howe sir Robert Canoll sir Thomas Percy and sir ThomÌ„s Tryuet were comyng towarde hym Than he toke the way to go to Reyns and the same day that he departed fro Uannes he met with these englisshe knightes Than they made great reioysynge eche of other in the felde and the duke demaunded tidynges of therle of Buckyngham The knihgtes answered sayd howe they left hym at Reynes right marueylously displeased bycause he herde no worde fro hym The duke excused hym selfe and sayd howe by his faithe he was no lesse troubled than he was than they rode all toguyder and were welcome to Uannes and than they had knowledge howe the englysshe hoost was dyslodged fro Cambre and were comynge towardes Hayde and to Mauseyre they helde that waye The next day therle of Buckyngham and the duke mette ther was shewed great loue bytwene them And ther the duke right honestly excused hym selfe to therle to theÌ„glisshmen in that he had taryed so long but he sayde the cause was bycause he founde nat his countre so well disposed as he had trusted they had been wherfore he coude nat kepe his promyse that he had made to the englysshemen in the begynnyng of somer Than answered the erle and sayde Fayre brother of Bretayne for all that ye wyll we wyll nat abyde but that we shall correcte your rebels for what with the ayde and puyssance that ye haue and ours toguyder and that day lye maye come to vs out of Englande We shall bringe vnder yor subgettes in suche wyse that they shall be happy whan they may coÌ„e to axe your mercy with suche wordes and other they were long toguyder talkynge and than eche of theym drewe to their lodgynge and the next daye they rode toguyder And it was determyned that the erles counsayle shulde go to Reynes with the duke and ther to coÌ„clude all their maters The same night the duke of Bretayne and the erles counsayle abode at the Mauseyr and the erle returned to Hayde and so the next day the duke weÌ„t to Reynes and the lorde Latymer sir Robert Canoll sir Thomas Percy sir Thomas Try uet and the erles counsayle in his company so they were thre dayes couÌ„sayling their maters ¶ Howe the duke of Bretayne the englysshmen beseged Nauntes and of the coronacyon of kynge Charles the sixt of that name and of the scrimysshe done before Nauntes Cap CCC .lxix. AT the last counsayle it was acorded and sworne on the holy euangelystes that the duke of Bretayne shuld come and lay siege to NauÌ„tes in the erle of Buckynghams company within fyftene dayes after the comynge of the englysshemen thyder And that the duke of Bretayne shuld bringe and cause to be brought by the ryuer of Loyre plentie of barges and barkes the sorer therby to constrayne them of NauÌ„tes And the duke nor his men nat to departe fro the siege tyll the towne were wonne All the thynges to conclude and to determyne therle of Buckyngham was sent for to Hayde to be present at the confyrmynge of that treatie So he came and lodged in the subbarbes of Reynes as he had done before So the erle and the lordes entred in to Reynes and they dyned all with the duke And there the Duke solempnely sware by his faythe and by the holy euangelystes yâ— he wold come with all his power before Nauntes and thervpon departed and went to Hanibout and the englysshemen abode at Reynes and there they were a fyftene dayes orderyng their busynesse Of all these maters they of Nauntê were well enfourmed and howe they shulde be beseged Wherfore they ordayned theym selfe redy to receyne them One of the greattest capytens within Nauntes was sir Johan of Baroyes of Barres a ryght valyant an expert knight and with hym ther was the capitayne Clesson Johan of Castell Moraunte Morfonace sir Johan of Maletrayt the lorde of Tournemyn and dyuers other the floure of men of armes They prouyded wysely for suche thynges as they wanted aswell for the ryuer as for the gates and towres on suche parte as they thought the siege shulde be on ¶ Nowe lette vs leaue spekyng of this mater and retourne to the coronacyon of the younge kynge Charles of Fraunce who was the same tyme crowned at Reynes yE must knowe that nothyng was spared touchyng noblenesse at the coronacyon of the younge kynge Charles of Fraunce who was crowned kyng on a sonday the .xii. yere of his age the yere of oure lorde a thousande thre hundred and fourscore At the solempnyte of his coronacyon were great noÌ„bre of great lordes His foure vncles were ther 〈◊〉 we Berrey Burgoyne and Burbone And also his great vncles Uyncelyn duke of Brabant the duke of Bare and the duke of Lorayne the erle of Sauoy the erle de la marche the erle of Ewe sir Wyllyam de Namure but the erle of Flaunders and the erle Johan of Bloyes ercused them selfe there were many other great lordes whome I canne nat name Thus the yonge kyng entred in to Reynes the saturday at euensongtyme ryght well acompanyed with nobles and mynstrelles and special lye he had mo than .xxx. trumpettes before him and the kyng alighted before the churche of our lady of Reyns his vncles and bretherne in his company There were also his cosyns yonge gentylmen of Nauer of Labreth of Bare and of Harcourt and a great nombre of yong squyers chyldren two great lordes of the realme of Fraunce Whome the yonge kynge the day of his coronacyon made them all knightes The saturday the kynge herde euensong in the churche of our lady and as the vsage was there he was the moost parte of the nyght and all the newe knightes with him And than the sonday Ashalowen day the churche was richely apparelled and there at the highe masse solempnely he was sacred and anoynted by tharchbysshop of Reynes with the holy ampell wherw t saynt Remy consacred Clouis the first christen kynge that euer was in Fraunce This oyntment was sent downe by almighty god from heuyn by an holy angell and euersythe the kynges of Fraunce hathe be consacred therwith and yet it apereth as it were nothyng touched the whiche is a right worthy and a noble thyng before that the kyng made all his yonge newe knightes and than they went to the
offyce of the masse right solempnely and the archbysshop of Reynes sange the masse and there the yonge kynge was in habyte ryall in a chayre lypt vp on high apparelled with clothe of golde and all the yong newe knyghtes on lower scaffoldes at his fete couered with clothe of golde There was the newe constable of FrauÌ„ce sir Olyuer of Clysson who was but late before chosen to that offyce who dyde right well his offyce as it aparteyned THe great lordes of Fraunce were there richely aparelled The kynge sat in his magestie â—oyall with a right precyous ryche crowne on his heed The church that day was so full of noblenesse that a man might nat a remoued his fete And so at this newe begynninge of this yong kyng to reioyse therby the people of Fraunce All maner of imposycions aydes gabelles fowages subsydies and other thynges yuell taken wherby the realme was hurt enpouerisshed were vtterly layd downe and sette a part the whiche greatly pleased the people After masse they weÌ„t to the palais and bycause the hall was to lytell to receyue suche a nombre of people There was made in the court of the palais a hyghe and a great stage couered where as the dyner was ordayned there satte the yonge kyng and his fyue vncles Brabant â–ª Aniowe Berrey Burgoyne and Burbone at the same table a farre of fro the kynge and the archbyshop of Reyns and other prelatê sat on his ryght hande great lordê serued theÌ„ all The lorde Coucy the lorde Clisson ser Guy de la Tremoyll admyrall of the see and dyuers other on great coursers trapped to the erthe in clothe of golde Thus in all honour that daye contynued and the next day many of the great lordes toke leaue of the kyng his vncles and so retourned in to their owne countrees The same day the kynge went and dyned at the abbey of saynt Therrey two leages fro Reynes for they of the abbey shulde gyue hym that dyner and they of Reynes the day whan he is sacred Thus ended the feest of the coronacyon of kynge Charles of Fraunce tHan the kynge went to Parys where as he was greatly feested at his entre And after all this feest and solempnyte there was a great counsayle on the gouernynge of the realme and there it was ordayned that the duke of Berrey shulde haue the gouernyng of Languedocke the duke of Burgoyne of all Picardy and Normandy and the duke of Aniou to abyde about the kyng and to haue the princypall gouernynge and mynistracyon of the realme Than the erle of saynt Poule was repealed agayne who had been out of the fauour and grace of the kyng Charles last disceased And the duke of Aniowe and the duke of Brabant made his peace at Reyns in whose fauoure greatlye was the erle of saynt Poule and so he departed fro Hanne on the ryuer of Hewre in the bysshopriche of Leage where as he hadde layne a longe space Than he retourned in to Fraunce and his wyfe with hym and so brought her vnto the castell of Bouhaygne And so put out all those that ocupyed his landê and toke them agayne to his owne profyte ¶ Nowe let vs a lytell leaue spekynge of these sayd maters and retourne to the insydentes of Bretayne and to the erle of Buckyngham ye knowe howe the couenauÌ„tes and treaties were made bytwene the duke of Bretayne and the erle of Buckyngham as to besege NauÌ„tes Whan the duke of Bretayne was departed fro Reynes the lorde of Mounbrousyer sir Stephyn Guyon the lorde Houssey in his company rode to Uannes and towarde Hanyboute And the erle of Buckyngham and his company ordayned to go to the sege at Nauntes and so departed fro Reynes and ther about where as they were lodged and went the same day lodged at Castell Briant and the nexte day at Bayne and the thirde day at Tyeull and the fourthe lodgyng they toke in the foubours of Nauntes And the erle was lodged at the gate of Saluetout and the lorde Latymer coÌ„stable of the hoost the lorde Fytzwater and the lorde Basset were loged at the gate saynt Nicholas on the ryuersyde and sir WyllmÌ„ Wynsore and sir Hughe Caurell were lodged amonge their folkes ryght honourably as nere to the erle as they might Within the towne was a great noÌ„bre of knightes and squyers of Bretaygne of Beause of Aniou and of Mayne who entended to defende the towne So they had all the charge therof in so moche that they of the towne had no busynesse therwith And it was so yâ— on saynt Martyns nyght sir Johan of Barroys of Barres styred and moued some of his company within the towne and sayde Sirs we se well our enemyes are nere vs and as yet we haue nat waked them Therfore I couÌ„sayle that this night we go and scrimysshe with theÌ„ Certaynly sir ê™ they ye speke nobly shewe vs what ye wyll haue vs to do and we shall do it So they gadered toguyder the same euenyng to the nombre of sixscore of choyse men Than they opyned the gate of saynt Peter where as the constable The lorde Bassette and the lorde Fytwater were lodged So the frenchmen set good order at the gate bycause of their retrayt Capitayns of that company was the Barrois of Barres Johan of the castell Morant and the capitayne of Clysson and so they came on the hoost as they were at supper had to their crye the barres So they entred in to their lodginges and beate downe and hurt many than anone the englysshemen were raynged before their lodgynges And whan the freÌ„chmen sawe that they retourned and kept theym toguyder ryght sagely and so retourned to their towne Than the englysshmen came thyder and scrymysshed ther was entryng and puttyng backe and beatynge on bothe parties and so the frenchemen entred into their barryers Ther were dyuers slayne and hurt on bothe sydes but the Barroyes of barres entred agayne the towne with lytell domage And so this scrimyshe was reputed to be well done on bothe parties ANd on saynte Martyns daye at nyght the Barroyes of Barres spake to his company and sayde Sirs I thinke it were well done that tomorowe early we toke a sixe or seuyn great barges and two hundred men and two hundred crosbowes and let vs go by the ryuer and visyte our ennemyes They take but lytell hede on that syde So they were all agreed and the same nyght the gote their coÌ„pany toguyder so by day they were entred their besselles and so rowed downe the ryuer and toke lande besyde the lodgynges Sir Johan Harleston was lodged therby and had a great lodgyng and at the brekyng of the day the frenchemen were rounde about his lodgynge and assayled it Anone sir Johan Harlston and his company were armed and redy at their defeÌ„ce right valiantly and archers shotte agaynst the crosbowes There was a sore scrimysshe and dyuers hurt and surely that lodgyng had ben taken
countrey there and so they drewe together and rode forth all that daye and met with them of And warpe and Douze goyng toward therle And there the gauÌ„toyse dyd assayle them and slewe of them a .vi. C. but the lorde Danghiea was nat in that company for he was gone to therle who was in the feldes betwene Bruges Douze And whaÌ„ these tydynges came to the erle and to the lorde Danghien howe they of And warpe had receyued suche domage they were sore displeased Than it was ordeyned that the lorde Danghien with .iiii. M. shulde go to Gaures thynking to fynde JohnÌ„ Launoy ther but he was nat there for he was drawen backe to Gaunte with all his pyllage and prisoners of the whiche ther was no great quantite And the next day after Rase de Harselles departed out of GauÌ„te with .vi. M. and JohnÌ„ Launoy with hym And also the same day there issued out of Gaunt Peter du boyse with .vi. M. and Arnolde Clerke in his coÌ„pany and they went brent the suburbes of Courtray and than they retourned towarde Douse to mete with theyr owne company but they came to late for whan Johan Launoy and Rase of Harselles came to Nyeule There they founde the erle and all his coÌ„pany redy in the felde abyding for non other thyng but for batayle And so therles hoost and the gauntoyse founde eche other without any knowledge in the mornynge And whan Rase of Harselles and JohnÌ„ Launoy sawe that they must nedes fight than they set their men in thre batayles and in euery batayle two thousande men of the moost hardyest of Gaunt And Peter du Boyse and Arnolde Clerke had as many with them and they were abrode in the felde and knewe nothynge that their coÌ„pany and the erle were so nere togyder nor that they shulde fight as they dyd For it was ordayned among them or they departed fro Gaunte that if they founde therle with his hole puissauÌ„ce that they shulde nat fyght with hym without they were all toguyder For they thought theymselfe nat bygge ynoughe to encountre the erle without they were all toguyder in one batayle And to this they were sworne to vpholde And to saye trouthe Rase of Harsels might haue let the batayle if he had lyst For if he wolde haue kepte himselfe styll in the towne and haue taryed tyll Peter du Boyse hadde come to hym The erle wolde nat haue assayled theym in the towne so shortely but ass one as Rase de Harsels knewe that therle was there incoÌ„tinent by great pride he yssued out in to the felde and sayd Howe he wolde fight with his enemyes and haue the honoure hymselfe and nat to abyde for Peter du Boyse and his company He had so great trust in his owne company and so good hope in the fortune of them of Gaunte that he thought he coude lose nothyng And well it shewed the same day the great wyll that he hadde to fight as ye shall here after O Reatly was therle of FlauÌ„ders reioysed whan he sawe that Rase of Harsels was issued out of Nieule and was abrode in the felde redy to fight Than therle ordred his men and he was about the nombre of .xx. thousande he had a .xv. hundred speares knightes and squyers of Flaunders Heynalt Brabant and Artoyse Of Heynault there was the lorde Danghien marshall of the hoost and with hym the lorde MoÌ„tigny and my lorde the bastarde DaÌ„ghien Gyles Ryston Johan Burlemont and dyuers other And of Flaunders ther was the lorde of Guystels sir Guy of Guystels the lorde Cornettes the lorde Hulluc the lorde of Halwyn sir Danyell of Halwyn sir Tyrrey Disquetan sir Johan Discoubourcke the lorde of Gentus sir Johan Uillayne sir Gerarde of Mortigiliet and dyuers other and ther were made a certayne of newe knightes Before the yong seneshall of Heynalt dyed on his bedde at Aubyes besyde Mortayne Th erle made fyue batayls and in euery batayle foure thousande men euery man in great desyre to ron on their enemyes and that day the lorde of Lieurghien bare therles baner Whan all the batayls were well ordred the fyue batayls aproched agaynst the thre batayles of the gauntoyse And at the first settynge on there aproched but thre of the erles batayles for the other two were as wynges to comfort the bataylles if nede requyred There the erle hym selfe prayed all his coÌ„pany to do well their deuoyre and to take vengeance of these outragyous gauntoise who had putte hym to so moche payne And also he sayd to theÌ„ of the good townes Sirs be ye all sure for if any of you flye away ye were better here to be slayne for without mercy it shall coost you all your heedes And so therle set them of Bruges in the first batayle they of FraÌ„ke in the seconde and they of Ipre and of Courtray in the thirde and they of Propigne of Bergues of Cassell and of Bourge in the fourthe batayle And he retayned with hym selfe them of Lyle of Doway and of Andwarpe Thus they assembled their batayls and caÌ„e eche agaynst other And of the gauntoyse Rase of Harselles ledde the first batayle for he was the most hardyest therfore he wolde be with the formast To th entent to get honour if he coude and so he encountred agaynst the batayle of them of Bruges ledde by the lorde of Guystell his brotherne there was a sore encountre and so all the batayls assembled toguyder Ther were many ouerthrowen on the one ê‘te and on thother and the gauÌ„toyse dyd many proper dedes of armes but the erle had a farre greatter nombre for they were thre agaynst one Ther was a good assaut and long endured or it coude be knoweÌ„ or sene who shuld haue the better and whan all the batayls were ioyned togeder they of Flaunders cryed lyon decoÌ„fortyng eche other and thother cryed with an highe voyce GauÌ„t gaunt There was one tyme that the erles company were in adueÌ„ture to haue had the worse And if they had lost their grounde they had ben all slayne without remedy For Peter de boyse with .vi. M. with hym were in the feldes and might well se the batayle but he coude nat come thyder to comfort or ayde his company bycause of the marisshes and waters that were bytwene them But and therle had lost the felde and his men fledde Peter de boyse shulde haue met with them so that none shulde haue scaped erle nor other But all shulde outher haue ben slayne or taken whiche shulde haue ben great domage to Flaunders by likelihod neuer to haue beÌ„ recouered agayn ¶ Howe the gauÌ„toyse were brent in the churche of Nieule and howe the white hodes slewe dyuers noble meÌ„ of the erle of Flaunders parte Cap. CCC .lxxviii. RAse of Harsels JohnÌ„ of Launoy had none auauÌ„tage in assaylinge the erles men For the erle had there many a noble knight many a goodman out of Bruges Ipre Courtray Andwarpe
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
moneth of Auguste At whiche tyme the kyng helde a soleÌ„yne court at Westmynster and there were than a great noÌ„bre of nobles and lordes of Englande there was the erle of Northumberlande and the erle of Nottyngham and dyuers other lordes of the northe And the kyng made knightes the same day the yong erle of Penbroke and sir Robert Maubre sir Nycholas Twyforde sir Adam Francoys And after the feest the kyng was in purpose to ryde to Reedyng to Oxenforthe to Couentre to punysshe the yuell doers of the sayde rebellyon And so he dyde in lyke maner as he had done in Kent in Sussexe in Essexe in Bedforde and in Cambridge At this feest of oure lady at Westmynster after dyner there were great wordes bytwene the duke of Lancastre and the erle of Northumberlande The duke sayd to hym Henry Percy I beleued nat that ye hadde bene so great in Englande as to close the gates of any cytie towne or castell a gaynst the duke of Lancastre The erle humyled hym selfe in his spekyng and sayd Sir I deny nat that the knight dyde for I canne nat For by the strayt commaundement of the kynges grace here presente He straitly enioyned commaunded me that on myne honour and on my lyfe I shulde nat suffre any maner of person lorde or other to entre in to any cytie towne or castell in Northumberlande without he were heryter of the place Sir the kynge and the lordes of his counsayle can well excuse me For they knewe well ynoughe howe ye were in Scotlande wherfore they shulde haue reserued you What quod the duke say you that ther ought a reseruacyon to haue bene made for me who am vncle to the kyng and haue kept myne Herytage as well or better as any other hathe done next to the kyng And seyng howe I was gone for the busynesse of the realme in to Scotlande This excuse can nat excuse you but that ye haue done yuell and greatly agaynst myne honoure And haue gyuen therby ensample to bring me in suspect that I haue done or shulde do some treason in Scotlande Whan at my retournyng the kyngê townes be closed agaynst me and specially there as my prouisyon was Wherfore I say ye haue aquyted yor selfe right yuell And for the blame and sclaundre that ye haue brought me in to pourge me In the presens of the kyng here present I cast agaynst you here my gauge Reise it and yedare Than the kyng stepte forthe and sayd Fayre vncle of LaÌ„castre all that was done I auowe it I must excuse the Erle of Northumberlande and speke for hym For on payne of his lyfe we commauÌ„ded hym that he shulde kepe close all the townes on the marchesse and ye knowe well howe our Realme was in great trouble and parell The faulte was in the clerke that wrote the letters and the neglygence of oure counsayle For of trouthe we shulde haue reserued you wherfore I wyll and also desyre you to lay a parte this yuell wyll that ye haue to the Erle And I take the charge on me and discharge the erle in that behalfe Than kneled downe before the Duke the erle of Arundell the erle of Salisbury the erle of Suffolke the erle of Stafforde and the Erle of Dymester and sayde to hym Sir ye here howe amyably and truely the kynge spekethe Wherfore sir ye ought to condiscende to his pleasure Well quod the duke who was enflamed with yre I shall holde my peace And so mused a lytell and made the lordes to ryse and thanked them and sayd Fayre lordê there is none amonge you if ye were in lyke case as I am but I am sure ye wolde be sore displeased But as it pleaseth the kyng to haue it it is reason that I be content ther with So there the peace was made bytwene the duke and the erle by meanes of the kynge and the other lordes And the seconde day the kyng toke his iourney as is sayd before and a fyue hundred speares and as many archers folowed and euer costed the kynge in this vyage The kyng dyde great iustyce on them that had rebelled agaynst him HOwe lette vs leaue to speke of the kyng of Englande and speke of the erle of CaÌ„bridge his vncle shewe howe he dyde in Portyngale VE haue well herdhere before how therle of Cambridge lay in the hauyn of Plummouthe with a fyue hundred speares and as many archers abydinge for the wynde to sayle into Portyngale So longe he lay there that at last wynde and wether came and so disancred and departed towarde Lysbone where they thought to arryue And the first day they costed Englande and Cornewayle and the .ii. day also And the thyrde daye they entred in to the highe see of Spaygne and there they had harde fortune for there rose suche a teÌ„pest that they and all their shyppes were in great parell and harde adueÌ„ture of dethe And specially the shyppes wherin were the gascoyns As sir Johan of Newcastell the Souldicke of Lestrade and the lorde de la Barde and a fourtie knightes and squyers They lost the syght of the erle of Cambridge flete The erle and sir Olyuete Beauchampe marshall of the hoost and ser Mathewe Gourney constable and the Chanoyne Robersarde and the other passed this tempest in great daunger And so longe they sayled by the wynde and starres that they arryued at the cytie of Lysbone These tidynges came anone to the kynge of Portyngale who taryed and loked euer for the comynge of these englisshmen Than the kynge sende of his knightes to mete theym and so they were honourably receyued And the kyng Dampferant came out of his castell and mette with therle of Cambridge and receyued hym and all his with great honoure And so brought theÌ„ in to his castell and called for wyne and spyce And there was yonge Johan of Cambridge sonne to the erle Of whom the kynge of Portyngale made great ioye and sayde Beholde here my sonne for he shall haue my doughter they were bothe proper goodlye and all of one age These children had gret ioye eche of other and helde eche other by the hande In the meane season whyle the kyng of Portyngale made cher to the erle and to the other straungers all their companye were well lodged as they came oute of their shyppes for the Cytie of Lysbone was great and well furnysshed with euery thynge for it was well prouyded for agaynst the comyng of the englysshmenne So these lordes were mery and well at their ease Howe be it they were ryght sorie for their company that they thought were lost on the see in the tempest Or els driuen into the daÌ„ger of the moores in Granade the whiche yf it were so they thought them as good as lost so for them they made great complayntes and to say trouthe they were well worthy to be coÌ„playned for they were so sore tossed with the teÌ„pest that there were neuer men in greater
at the gates the lorde of DaÌ„ghien and his company And whan they of the towne sawe that their towne was lost without recouery they fledde out at the gates wher as none of their enemyes were and so euery man saued hym selfe that myght There was great murdre of men women and chyldren for ther was none taken to mercy Ther were mo than v. C. men of the towne slayne and a great noÌ„bre of olde people men and women brent lyeng in their beddes whiche was great pytie For they sette fyre in the towne in mo than thre hundred places wherby the hole towne was brent churches and all nothynge left hole Thus GrauÌ„tmont was prosecuted and put to fyre and flame than the lorde Danghien retourned in to thost to the Erle of Flaunders who gaue hym great thanke for his dede and sayde Fayre sonne ye are a valyant man and shall be if god be pleased a good knight for yehaue a gode begining AFter the distructyon thus of the towne of Grauntmont on a sonday in the monethe of June whyle the siege lay stylle before Gaunt This lorde of DaÌ„ghien called Water wolde neuer lye in rest in his lodgyng but euery day sought for adueÌ„tures Some day with a great noÌ„bre and some daye with so fewe that he durst nat parceyuer in his enterprise So that nere euery day there was by hym or by the Hase of Flaunders done some aduenture And so it fortuned that on a tuesday in the mornyng the lorde Danghien was yssued out of his logyng and the lorde of Montigny in his company ser Mychell of Hamsede his cosyn the bastarde of Danghien his brother Julyen of Toyson Hutyn Donay and dyuers other They went to scrimisshe before Gaunt as they were wont to do aduentured theÌ„selfe so farre that they toke no good therby For they of Gaunt hadde layde a sore busshment before their towne mo than a huÌ„dred pykes And some sayd there was in this busshmeÌ„t suche as had fledde fro grauÌ„tmont whan it was wonne Their entente was set on nothyng els but howe they might trap the lorde DaÌ„ghien to be reuenged on hym for the domage yâ— he had done to them They thought euer that he was free and hardy and wolde aduenture him selfe largely And as they thought so it came to passe whiche was more pyte The lorde Danghien and his rout toke no hede tyll they were enclosed with the gauntoyse who escryed them to dethe Than the lorde DaÌ„ghyen demaunded counsayle of the lorde of MoÌ„tigny who was by hym Than sir Eustace MoÌ„tigny answered and sayd It is nowe to late to take couÌ„sayle let vs defeÌ„de our selfe sell our lyues derely or we dye there is none other remedy Than these knyghtê made the signe of the crosse before them and recoÌ„mended them selfe to god and to saynt George And so entred in amonge their enemies for they coude nat flye they wer so forwarde in the enbusshe And so there they dyde dedes of armes as well as they might but they coude nat longe endure for their enemyes were a hundred agaynst one And a great nombre of long pykes wherwith the gauÌ„toise gaue great strokes and peryllous as it well apered Ther was the lorde Danghien slayne and by hym his bastarde brother and Gyles of Toyson and dyuers other valyant knightê of Haynalte And the lorde of Montigny saynt Christophe and sir Michell of Hamsede sore hurte And he had ben slayne without doute and Hutyn Donay by force of armes hadde nat saued hym And yet he had moche payne to saue him Howe be it in the meane tyme that the gauÌ„tois were about to dysarme the knyghtes that they had slayne to the entent to beare them into the to wne of Gaunt For they knewe well they had slayne the lorde Danghien wherof they hadde great ioye In the meane tyme Hutyn Donay brought out of the prese and parell sir Mychell Hamsede ¶ Thus this iourney fortuned agaynst the lorde DaÌ„ghien It is nat to be douted but that the Erle of Flaunders had for his dethe great sorowe the whiche he well shewed bycause for the loue of him he brake vp his siege before Gaunte And night and day made great soro we for his dethe and sayd O Water Water my fayreson What aduenture is this thus to fall on you in your youthe I wyll that euery man knowe that they of Gaunte shall neuer haue peace with me tyll I haue so great amen des that it shall suffyce Than the erle sende to Gaunt to haue agayne the body of the lorde of Danghien the whiche the gauÌ„toyse wolde nat delyuer Than the erle sende them a thousande frankes to haue his body the whiche the gauntoyse dyde departe amonge themselfe And so the body of the lorde of DaÌ„ghien was brought in to the hoost and so was sente to Anghien the towne wherof he was lorde THus for the loue of the yong lorde of Danghien thesege brake vp before Gaunte And than the erle departed and wente to Bruges and gaue leaue to all his people to departe and sende a certayne to his fortresses in Flaunders As Gaures Andewarpe Teremonde and Curtray and all about in the fortresses nere to Gaunt And the erle sende to the legeoys shewynge them bycause the ycoÌ„forted Gaunt with vitayle and other prouisyon therfore he had broken vp his siege Desyringe theÌ„ no more to coÌ„fort theÌ„ with any vitayle They of Liege answered proudely that they wolde be aduysed what they wolde do Of them of â—ayn ton of Huy and of Dygnet therle coude haue none other answere How be it he sent to his cosyns the duke of BrabaÌ„t and the duke Aubert bayly of Heynalte of Holande and of zelande dyuers messangers right sage knyghtê they to shewe hym how the towne of GauÌ„t is styll in their erroure by the occasyon of the great confort that they of Gaunt hath by their people countreis In bringynge dayly to them fresshe vitayle desyring theÌ„ therfore to prouyde for a râ—medy These two lordê who wolde nat gladlye do anythyng to the displeasure of their cosyn the erle Excused them selfe honestly sayd howe they knewe nothynge therof before But fro thens forthe they wolde loke therto and set a good order This answere was suffycient to the Erle of Flaunders The duke Aubert who as than was in Holande wrote to his bayly in Heynalte sir Symone de la Layne and sende hym the copy of the erles letters and yâ— request that the erle had made to hym And besyde that he commaunded him that he shulde so deale in the countre of Heynalt that he here no more tidingê of displeasure towarde therle of FlaÌ„ders his cosyn For if he dyde he wolde nat be content The baylye obeyed as it was reason and dyde his commaundement throughe all Haynalte commaundynge them in no wyse to cary any vitayle or any maner of thynge to Gaunte If they dyde they shulde ronne greatly in the dukes displeasur A lyke crye
was good to entre on theym lytell and lytell For in lykewyse they shulde do with the other good townes in Fraunce Seynge that Parys dyde thus begynne Than the lorde of Coucy retourned to Parys and brought peace fro the kyng to the Parisyence so that they wolde kepe the promyse that they hadde made the which they sayde they wolde do And so a receyuer was apoynted to receyue the florence euery weke so that the money shulde nat go out of Parys for none other entent but to pay men of warr whaÌ„ nede requyred And that the money shulde nat be enployed to the kyngê vse norprofyte nor to none of his vncles Thus the mater contynued a certayne space and the Parisyence in peace but the kynge wolde nat come in Parys wher of the parisyence were sore displeased IN lykewise they of Rohane rebelled the common people rose and slewe the Cathelayne ther and all suche as had sette the imposycions aydes and gabelles on them And whan the kyng and his vncles herd therof they were right sore dyspleasedde For they doughted greatlye that other Cyties and townes wolde do in lyke case Than the kynge was couÌ„sayled that he shulde go to Rohan so he dyde and apeased the coÌ„mons there and ê‘doned them the dethe of his Chatelyne and of all that they had done And also they ordayned a receyuour to whome they payed euery weke a certayne somme of florens and so therby they were in peace So thus ther began great yuel in Fraunce and all toke fotynge and ensample of the gauntoyse for why as than all the commonties throughout all the worlde sayd howe they of Gaunt were good people and valyant lye had sustayned their fraunchises Wherfore they sayde they ought to be beloued praysed and honoured IT is to be knowen that the duke of Aniowe had a great and an high entent and ymaginacion to go to the realme of Napoles For he wrote hym selfe kynge of Puyle of Calabre and of Cicyle For pope Clement had gyuen hym that herytage by vertue of the letters pateÌ„tes that the quene of Napoles had gyuen hym The duke of Aniowe who was sage and ymaginatyfe and of highe courage and enterprise He sawe well that in tyme to come accordyng to the state that he had begon the whiche he was lothe to make lesse He thought therby to be no lytell lorde in Fraunce Whan so noble and highe herytages were fallen to hym as .ii. kyngdoms Napoles and Cicyle and thre ducheris as Puyle Calabre and Prouence for by reason of these couÌ„treis wherof he reputed hym selfe lorde and kyng He thought he shuld attayne to great rychesse and so therfore he set all his entent night and day howe he might ê‘fourme that viage And he knewe it wolde nat be without great conforte of golde and syluer and great company of men of warre to resyst agaynst all those that wolde let his viage So the duke of Aniowe for this occasyon gadered toguyder as moche rychesse as he coulde and kept hym in loue with them of Parys asmoche as he might for he knewe well that within Parys there was rychesse great habuÌ„daunce and also he sende to the Erle of Sauoye in whome he had great affyaunce Desyringe hym nat to fayle hym at this busynesse promysynge that as soone as he caÌ„e in to Sauoy he wolde gyue wages for a hole yere for a thousande speares of that countrey The erle of Sauoy had gret ioye of those tidynges for he greatly loued dedes of armes And he answered to the messangers howe he wolde gladly serue the duke by the sayde couynaunt Wherof the duke of Aniowe was gladde for he loued greatlye the coÌ„pany of the erle of Sauoy Besyde yâ— the duke of Aniowe retayned men of armes to the nombre of nyne thousande Than he made preparacyon for hym selfe and for his company at Parys of all maner of thynges As tentes pauylyons and all other ordynaunce as it shulde ê‘tayne for a kynge to do whan he is in purpose to go in to a farre countrey ¶ Nowe lette vs leaue to speke of hym for a season and returne to the erle of Cambridge and to his company beynge as than in Portyngale with the kynge there ¶ Howe the englysshmen rode with out any coÌ„maundement of the kyng of Portyngale And howe the castell of Sygheire in portyngale was taken Cap. CCC lxxxix THe erle of Cambridge and his company refreshed theym a longe space at Lysbone with the kyng of Portyngale And the englysshemen and gascoyns aduysed well the countrey by cause they had neuer bene there before And as I vnderstode there was a maryage accorded bytwene the doughter of the kyng of Portyngale who was of the age of tenne yeres and the erle of Cambridge sonne of the same age He was called Johan and the Lady named Beatryce At the weddynge of these two chyldrene there was made great feaste amonge the lordes and prelates of the realme and as younge as they were they were layde toguyder in one bedde So this maryage thus ended the whiche endured the space of eight dayes Than yâ— kynge of Portyngale and his counsayle ordayned yâ— the men of warr that were as than at Lysbon shulde deê‘te in to other places and kepe the froÌ„ters So therle of Cambridge and his coÌ„pany were ordayned to go lye in another towne called Estremour And the englysshmen and gascons shulde lye in another countre called Besy ouse and yonge Johan of Cambridge shulde abyde with the kynge and his wyfe Whan the Chanone Robersarde and the other englysshe knightê and gascons toke their leaue of yâ— kyng to departe to go to their garisons than yâ— kyng sayd to them Sirs I coÌ„maunde you ryde nat out agaynst our enemyes without my leaue knowledge for if ye do I wyll nat he content They answered howe they wolde nat ryde tyll they had his lycence and so thus they departed and so rode to yâ— towne of Besyous a .ii. dayes iourney fro Lysbone and asmoche fro Ceuyll wher as the kyng of Spayne lay Who knewe ryght well of the comynge of the erle of Cambridge and his company And sent worde therof in to Fraunce to suche as he thought wolde serue him And whan they knewe therof sawe that warre was likely to be in Spaygne they were gladde therof And dyuers suche as desyred to be auaunsed by the warre made them redy and toke their way in to Spayne THe Chanoyne Robersarde who lay in garyson at Besyouse with his company englysshe and gascoyns On a tyme he sayd to his company Sirs me thynke we lye here thus long styll nothyng to our honour We haue done as yet nothyng agaynst our enemyes wherfore they sette the lesse store by vs. Therfore and ye wyll it is my couÌ„saile that we sende to the kynge of Portyngale desyringe hym to gyue vs leaue to ride to do som what against his enemyes and they all answered and sayde We are content Than sir Johan
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
good townes in Flaunders who were hardly kept they had nothyng but breed and water and euery day it was shewed them the they shulde lese their heedes And whan the erle was retourned and come to Arras in the honour of god and of our lady he caused theÌ„ all to be delyuered for he sawe well that all that was fortuned in FlauÌ„ders was nat by their meanes nor they were nothyng gilty therof And so he made them to be sworne to be true and faythfull to him and so dyd gyue to eche of theÌ„ golde and syluer to go to Lysle and to Doway or whyder as they lyst them selfe wherby therle dyd get great loue And so than he went to Heden Of the request that the duke of Burgoyne made to the frenche kyng and why the kynge toke on hym to beare the flyenge harte Cap. CCCC .v. THe duke of Burgoyn for gate nat the couenaunt that he made with his father in lawe th erle of FlauÌ„ders And soo he departed fro the towne of Bapaulmes and with hym sir Guy of Tremoyle and sir JohnÌ„ of Uyen who was admyrall of Fraunce who dyd all his payne to comfort the erle And they two were chyefe of counsayle with the duke And so the duke his company came to saynt Lyse where as the kynge was and his two vncles with hym the dukes of Berry and of Burbone and so ther the duke of Burgoyn was receyued with great ioy and he was demauÌ„ded tydinges of Flaunders and of the siege of Andwarpe and the duke answered them right sagely and shewed all the mater And whan he sawe his tyme he toke aparte the duke of Berrey and shewed hym howe the gauntoyse full of pride had done their deuoyre and payne to distroy all noblenes And also he shewed howe they had brent and pylled on the realme of Fraunce the which was a thyng preiudicyall and to the confusyon and shame of the realme of Fraunce sayng howe it ought nat so to be suffered Fayre brother quod the duke of Berrey we wyll speke with the kynge in this mater we two are chyfe of his couÌ„sayle so that if we enfourme the kyng therof ther is none shall say agaynst our ententes Howe beit to moue warre bytwene Fraunce and Flaunders the whiche hath bene longe in peace It behoueth that we haue some laufull tytell and that the other barones and lordes of Fraunce be ioyned and agreed therto or els ê‘aduenture we might be blamed and beare all the faut if it fortuned nat well for the kyng is yonge and euery man knoweth that he wyll soone agre to yâ— we counsayle him If the mater do well than well shall come therof And if any yuell come therby we shall than beare the charge and be more blamed than any other and good cause why For euery man shall say beholde yonder the kyngê vncles the duke of Berry and of Burgoyn howe yuell they haue counsayle the kynge they haue brought the realme of FrauÌ„ce in to warr where as it neded nat wherfore dete brother I say let vs call togyder the moost parte of the prelates and nobles of the realme of Fraunce and than let vs shewe them all the mater in the presence of the kyng to whom the matter personally toucheth bycause of the herytage of FlauÌ„ders and so therby we shall here generally euery mannes wyll and opinyon ye say ryght well quod the duke of Burgoyne and as ye haue deuysed so shall it be done And with those same wordes the kynge entred in to the same chambre with an hauke on his hande and so he spake merely to his vncles sayd Amy fayre vncles what mater is that ye speke of in so great counsayle I wolde gladly knowe it if I myght Sir ê™ the duke of Berrey ye may knowe it right well for it parteyneth greatly to you Sir beholde here your vncle the duke of Burgoyn who complayneth greatly of them of Flaunders for the false villayns of FlauÌ„ders hath put out of his herytage therle their naturall lorde and all noble men And as nowe they lye at siege before Andwarpe with mo than a huÌ„dred thousande flemynges wherin they haue besieged a great nombre of geÌ„tlemen and these flemynges haue a capitayn called Philyppe Dartuell pure englysshe in his courage and he hath sworne neuer to depart thens tyll he haue his wyll of the towne and of them that be within it without so be that your power of FrauÌ„ce reyse hym fro the siege the which he hath resarued in his othe therfore sir how say you wyll ye ayde your cosyn of Flauuders and conquere agayne his herytage the whiche these proude villayns hath taken fro hym By my faythe ê™ the kyng fayre vncles I haue great wyll therto and for goddê sake let vs do it I desyre none other thyng but to be armed for as yet I neuer bare armure it behoueth me if I thynke to raygne in puyssaÌ„ce and honour to lerne the feates of armes these two dukes eche of theÌ„ regarded other and had great pleasure of the kynges wordes Than the duke of Berry spake agayne and sayd Sir ye haue sayd passingly well and thus to do sir ye are bounde for dyuers reasons Sir the couÌ„ty of Flaunders is of the demayne of Fraunce ye haue sworne and we for you to kepe maynteyne in their right all your liege men and also sir therle of FlauÌ„ders is your cosyn wherfore ye ought to loue hym And therfore sir sythe ye be in this good mynde kepe you so styll answere therafter to euery person that speketh to you therof And sir we shall assemble hastely yâ— prelates and barones of your realme and shall shewe theÌ„ all the mater in your presens And sir than if ye wyll speke as hertely as ye do now to vs than euery man wyll say we haue a kynge of highe enterprise of noble wyll and corage by my faithe ê™ the kyng fayre vncles I wolde we shulde be redy to morowe next to go to that iourney for fro hens forth the grettest pleasure that I desyre is to go in to FlauÌ„ders to abate the pride of the flemynges Of the whiche wordes the two dukes had great ioye than came to them the duke of Burbone they shewed hym all the mater as ye haue herde before And of yâ— great desyre that the kyng had to go in to FlauÌ„ders wherof yâ— duke of Burbon had great ioy Thus the mater hanged in this estate And the kyng and his vncles wrote letters to the lordes of the counsayle of FrauÌ„ce Desyring them to come at a day assigned to Campyen to a ê‘lyament that shulde be ther holden for certayne besynesse of the realme of FrauÌ„ce so euery man obeyed as it was reason the kyng was right gladde of that tidyngê His mynde was so sore therof that no man coude set hym therfro And the kyng sayd oft tymes that ther was to gret delayes made in the mater for he
horse and crye my crye than men wyll gyue the roume to the entent that I may folowe in yâ— chase with the formast yâ— page dyde as he was commaunded Than he set besyde hym on a wynge .xl. archers englysshmen whome he had in wages ¶ Nowe beholde if Philyp ordred hym selfe well or nat I thynke and so dyde many suche as were expert in bataylles that he dyde nat well nor wysely in one thynge And that was whanÌ„e he depatrted in the mornynge out of the stronge place that he was in For it is to be thought that the frenche men wolde neuer haue sought theym there to haue fought with theÌ„ for they coulde nat haue done it without great domage But lyke foles they thought to shewe them selfe valyaunt and lytell fearyng their enemyes and so they were serued therafter ¶ The maner of the batayle of Rosebeque and howe the flemyngê were 〈…〉 yted by the couÌ„sayle of the thre forâ—â—aâ—â— knightes who had aâ—ewed all their bâ—hauyng Cap. iiii C. xxâ— SO these thre foresayd knyghtes retourned to the kyng and to the bataylles the which were redy in good aâ—ey as theâ— ought to be for ther were many noble and wyse men and well experte in armes bothe in the vowaâ—de and in the reregarde and in the kynges batayle they knew right well what ought to be done for ther was the â—â—our of all the good châ—â—alry of the worlde So thus euery man gaue these thre knyghtes way to coÌ„e to the kyng the lorde Clysson spake first enâ—lynynge his body to the kynge doyng of his hatte and sayde Sir be mery yonder people be all yours â—ure varlettes shall beate them Constable quod the kynge god graunt it Let vs go forwarde than in the name of god and saynt Denyce ThanÌ„e suche knyghtes as were apoynted to attende on the kynges body were sette in good order And there the kynge made many newe knightes and so dyde euery lorde in his owne batayle and dyuers baners were newe reysed vp Than it was ordayned that whaâ—e they shulde â—oyne to fyght that the kynges batayle with the â—riflambe of FrauÌ„ce shulde be in the fore fronte and the Uo warde shulde passe by a syde on a Wynge on the one syde of the kynge And the rerewarde to passe by a lytell on the other syde of the kynge So that all thre batayls might atoues close about the â—â—â—mynges batayle who came close toguyder all in one batayle So the arereward were shewed of this apoyntmeÌ„t the erle of Ewe the erle of Bloyse the erle of saynt Poule the erle of â—arcourte the lorde of Chatyllone and the lorde Sere were chiefe of that warde And before the erle of Bloyse there was made barone the yonge lorde of haurell sir Thomas Dystre â–ª sir James â—ameth bastarde were made â—â—â—ghtâ—s There were made the same day by the reporte of the haraudes foure hundred thre score and sâ—uyn knightes And so than the thre knightâ—s departed fro the kyng and went in to the vowarde where as their romes were than 〈◊〉 the â—riflambe was displayed that siâ—â—eâ—eâ— of â—yllers dyde beare And some say as they haue founde written that it was neuer before sene displayed agaynst christeÌ„men but thaâ— in that voyage there was great questyon made whyder it shulde be displayed ornatte Howe be it dyuers reasons consydered finally it was determyned to be displayed as than by cause the flemynges helde the opynion contrarie to pope Clement And therfore the frenchemen called theym Urbanystes wherfore they sayde they were heryâ—â—kes and oute of the true beleue That was the chyefe cause that it was borne and displayed in Flaunders This Oriâ—â—ambe is a precyous baner and was sent first fro heuyn for a great mysterie the whiche was euer a great comfort to them that sawe it And the same daye it shewed some of his vertue for all the mornyng there was a great thicke myst that one coude scantese another But as soone as it was displayed and lyfte vp on hyghe the myst brake away and the skye was as clere as any tyme in the yere before The lordes of FraÌ„ce were greatlye reioysed whan they sawe the sonne shine so clere that they might se all about them this greatly dyde reconfort them it was great beautie than to regarde the baners and stremars waue with the wynde And behelde well the great batayle of the flemmynges who euer styll aproched fast ioyned toguyder with their staues vpright that it semed a lytle groue of wode there were so many of them ¶ Howe the flemynges were discoÌ„fyted at the batayle of Rosebeque Cap. iiii C .xxii. IWas as than enfourmed of the lorde of Destenort who shewed me howe that he was there and sawe it and so dyde dyuers other That whan the Oriflambe was displayed and the myst gone away There came a doue and made dyuers flyghtes ouer the kynges batayle and a lytell before they fought she sat downe on one of the kynges baners the whiche euery manne toke for a good token so thus aproched the flemynges and began to shote goÌ„nes and arowes fethered with steele Thus the batayle began the whiche was right sharpe feirse at the first encouÌ„tryng for the flemyngê set on proudly thrustyng with their speares shulders lyke wylde â—o res and they helde themselfe so close toguyder that they coulde nat be opyned ther was with the shot of the gonnes at the fyrst thrust slayne of the french parte the lorde Delâ—â—rwyn baneret Morlette of Harwyn and James Dorre and so therwith the kynges batayle was reculed but the vowarde and the arerewarde passed on forth and enclosed about the flemynges and helde theym strayte I shall shewe you howe On these two wynges the men of armes fersly assawted with their stronge speares well heeded with heedê of fyne stele wherwith they persed the flemynges cotes of mayle in to the harde bones so that the flemynges were glad to esche we the strokes So thus these men of armes kept the flemynges so short that they coude nat well helpe them selfe nor put downe their armes to gyue any strokes So there were many that lost their strength and brethe and fell one vpon a â—other so dyed for lacke of breth with out strikyng of any stroke And ther was Philyppe Dartuell wounded and beaten downe amonge his men of Gaunt and whan his page with his horse sawe the discoÌ„fyture of his mayster he departed and lefte his mayster for he coulde nat helpe hym and so rode to Courtray towardes Gaunt THus these batayls assembled to gyder So the â—lemynges batayle was inclosed on bothe sydes so that they coulde passe no way than the kynges batayle came forth agayne the whiche was before a lytell drawen a backe The men of armes beate downe the flemynges on euery sydâ— some had good axes of stele wher with they brake a sonder bassenetes and some had malles of leade wherwith they gaue suche strokes that they beat all downe to the
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