was bare heeded sauyng a chapelet of fyne perles yâ— he ware on his â—eed Than the kynge went fro one to another of the frenchmen and whan he came to sir Geffray of Charney a lytell he changed his countenance loked on hym and sayd sir Geffray by reason I shulde loue you butte a lytell whaâ— ye wolde steale by night fro me that thynge which I haue so derâ—ly bought and hath cost me somoch gode I am right â—oyouse and gladde that I haue taken you with the proffe ye wolde haue a better markette than I haue had whan ye thought to haue Calys for .xx. thousande crownes but god hath holpen me and ye haue fayled of your purpose and therwith the kyng went fro hym and he gaue neuer a worde to answere Than yâ— kynge caÌ„e to sir Eustace of Rybamont and ioyously to hym he sayd sir Eustace ye are the knyght in the worlde that I haue sene moost valyant assayle his ennemyes and defende hymself nor I neuer founde knyght yâ— euer gaue me somoche a do body to body as ye haue done this day wherfore I gyue you the price aboue all the knightes of my court by right senteÌ„ce than the kyng toke the chapelet that was vpon his heed beyng bothe fayre goodly and tyche and sayd sir Eustace I gyue you this chapelet for the best doar in atâ—es in this journey past of eyther party and I desyre you to bere it this yere for the loue of me I knowe well ye be fresshe and amorouse and often tymes be among ladyes and damoselles say wher soeuer ye come that I dyd gyue it you and I quyte you your prison and ransome and ye shall depart tomorowe if it please you The same yere a thousande thre hundred .xlix. kynge Philyppe of Fraunce wedded his seconde â—â—yfe the wednisday the .xxix. day of January dame Blanche doughter to kynge Philyppe of Nauerre who dyed in Spayne she was of the age of eyghtene yere or there about Also the nynetene day of February next after in yâ— begynning of lent the duke of Normandy the kyngê eldest sonne wedded his seconde wyfe at saynt Geneuese nere to saynt Germayne in Lay Jane couÌ„tesse of Bolayne somtyme wyfe to the lorde Phylyppe sonne to the duke Eudos of Burgoyne yâ— which lorde Philyppe dyed before Aguyllone a thre yere before that She was doughter of the erle Wyllyam of Bolayne and of the doughter of Lâ—yes erle of Eureur this lady helde in her handes the duchy of Burgoyne and the countesse of Arthoyes Bolayne Auuergne and dyuerse other landes ¶ Of the dethe of kynge Philyppe of France and of the coronacyon of his sonne JohnÌ„ Cap. C .liii. IN the yere of our lorde god M. CCC .l. at the beginyng of August sir Raoll of Caours dyuerse other knyghtê and squyers to the nombre of sixscore men of armes fought before a castell called Auleon within a capitayne of the kynge of Englandes in Bretayne called sir Thomas DaÌ„gorne And the same sir ThomÌ„s ther â—â—ayn and to the nombre of a. C. men of armes with hym the same yere the .xxii. day of August king PhilyppÌ„ dyed at Nogeunt and was caryed to our ladyes church in Parys And the thursday after he was buryed at saynt Denyse on the lyft hande of the hygh auter and his bowelles were buryed at the Jacopyns in Parys and his hert at Bourfontayne in Ualoys The .xxvi. day of Septembre next ensuynge on a sonday was sacred and crowned at Reyns kynge JohnÌ„ eldest son to kyng Philyp and the same day the quene also was crowned and ther the king made certayne knyghtes his eldest son dolphyn of Uyen Loys his seconde son erle of Alanson the erle of StaÌ„pes the lorde Johâ— of Arthoys yâ— duke PhilyppÌ„ of Orlyaunce brother to the kyng the duke of Burgoyne son to the quene by her 〈◊〉 husbande the lorde Philyp of Burgoyn therle DaÌ„martyn and dyuers other And the â—oÌ„day after the kyng departed and went to Parys by Laon Soyssons and Seâ—lys and the kynge and quene entred into Parys in great tryuÌ„phe the .xvii. day of Octobre and there kept a great feest the hole weke and the kyng â—aryed thet at Neele and at his palys tyll it was saynt Martyns tyde and there made ordynaunce for his ê‘lyament The tuesday the .xvi. day of NoueÌ„bre Raffe erle of Ewe and of Guynes constable of France who was newly come out of prison in England was taken in yâ— kyngê house at Neele in Parys wher the kyng was by the prouost of Parys at the kynges coÌ„maundemeÌ„t and in the saÌ„e house he was put in prison tyll the thursday after about the hour of matyns the same day he was beheeded in prison in the presence of the duke of Burbon the erle Armynake the erle of Monford the lorde JohnÌ„ of Bolayne therle of Renell and dyuers other knyghtes who were there present by the coÌ„maundement of the kyng who was at his palays This coÌ„stable was beheeded for high treasons the which he coÌ„fessed to the duke of Athenes and to dyuers other he was buryed in the augustyâ—s in Parys without the walles of the church by the apoyntment of yâ— kyng for honour of the frendes of the sayd constable In the moneth of January â—olowynge Charles of Spayne to whom the kyng had gyuen the countie of Angolen was than made coÌ„stable of France The first day of Aprill next after the lorde Guy of Neell marshall of Fraunce fought in â—ayntou with dyuers englysshmen 〈◊〉 gascoyns and the sayde marshall and his men were there dysconfited the marshall taken prisoner and the lorde Wy 〈…〉 his brother yâ— lorde Arnolde Dandrehen dyuers other On good friday the .x. day of Aprill the yere of our lorde M. CCC .li. was presented a reed hatte to Gyles Rygalt of Roussy who was abbot of saynt Denyce and was made cardynall in the palais of Parys in the presence of the kyng by the bysshoppe of Laon Parys by authorite of a bull fro the pope the which hadde naâ— be acustomed ther before In sepreÌ„bre after the frenchmen recouered the towne of saynt JohnÌ„ Dangle the which theÌ„glysshmen had kept â—yue yere it was delyuerd vp by theÌ„glysshmen bycause they had nothyng to lyue by wout any maâ—eâ— of batayle in the moneth of Octobre was publyâ—â—hed yâ— fraternyte of the noble house of saynt Ouenâ—eâ— to Paris all suche as were bretherne ther bare a starre on his bonet and on his mantell before This yere was the grettest darth that any man than lyueng coude remeÌ„bre throughout all france for a ceptyer of whete was worthe at Parys viii .li. parisieâ— â–ª and a septier of otes at .lx. s. of parys for a busshell of pees .viii. s. other grenes there after In the same moneth of Octobre the same day that the fraternyte of saynt Owen was celebrate thenglysshmen toke the towne of Guynes for all the truse the same yer ther was a maryage made bytwene the constable
so by their good meanes the princes displeasure was apeased so yâ— the lorde Dalbreth shulde bringe no mo but two hundred speares with the whiche he was nothynge ioyouse nor yet his people nor neuer after he loued so entierly the prince as he dyd before Howbeit ther was no remedy but to bere and passe ouer his trouble aswell as he might UHus whyle the prince was makynge of his prouysion and abyding the comynge of his brother the duke of Lancastre The princesse trancysed and through the grace of god she was delyuered of a fayre sonne on the day of the thre kynges of Colayne the whiche was as that yere wente on a wedinsday at the hour of thre or ther about Wher of yâ— prince and all his people were ryght ioyouse and the friday after he was christned at noone in the chur the of saynt Andrewe in the cyte of Burdeaux The archbysshoppe of the same place christned him and the bysshop of Dagen in Dagenoys has the kyng of Mallorques were his godfathers and this chylde had to name Rycharde who was afterwarde kyng of Englande as ye shall here in this hystorie THe sonday after the hour of prime deê‘ted fro Burdeux the prince with great â—â—yumphe and all other men of warr Howbeit the moost part of his hoost were passed on be 〈◊〉 and lay about the cyte of Ast in Gascoyn And the prince the same sonday at night came â—o the same cytie and ther taryed a thre dayes for than it was shewed him that the duke of LaÌ„ 〈◊〉 his brother was comynge and had passed the see a fyue dayes before and was arryued in Bretayne at saynt Mathewes of Fyne 〈◊〉 and so was come to Nauntes where the duke of Bretayne gretly feested him Than the duke of Lancastre passed through Poiccou and â—aynton and came to Blay and ther passed the ryuer of Gyronde and so came to Burdeux and went to the abbey of saynt Andrewe wher the princesse lay who ioyously receyued hym and so dyde all other ladyes and damozeks that were ther. Than the duke thought to â—ary there no lenger but toke his leaue of his sustre the princesse and departed withall his coÌ„pany and rode so long that he came to the cyte of Dast wher he founde the prince his brother They made great ioye eche of other for they loued togyder entierly ther was great tokens of loue shewed bytwene them and their company And anon after the duke of LaÌ„castres comyng thyder came the erle of Foyz and made great reâ—erence and chere to the prince and to his brother and offred him selfe in all poyntes to be at their commaundemeÌ„t The prince who coulde well honour all lordes acordyng to their estatê honoured hym greatly and thanked him of his comyng thyder and after the prince gaue hym yâ— charge of his couÌ„tre in his absence desyringe him to kepe it well tyll his retorne Th erle ioyfully acorded to his desyre than toke leaue deê‘ted home into his countre the prince and the duke of Lancastre his brother sported them in the cite of Ast and all their people spredde abrode in the countre about the entre of the passages of Nauerr for as than they were nat in certayne yf they shulde passe that waye or nat yet the kyng of Nauerr had promysed to open his passages for wordes ran through the hoost that newly he was agreed with the kyng Henry wherof the prince and his counsayle hadde great marueyle and the kyng Dampeter was right sore displeased And in this meane season whyle these wordes thus ranne sir Hugh Caurell and his people aproched to Nauer and toke the cyte of Myrande and the towne of yâ— quenes bridge wherof all the countrey was sore a frayed the whiche tidynges came to the kynge of Nauerr And whan he parceyued that these companyons wolde entre into his land byforce he was sore displeased and wrote worde therof to the prince and the prince let the mater passe brefely bycause yâ— kyng of Nauer as he thoght kept nat trewe promyse with kyng Dampeter Than the prince wrote to him that he shulde excuse hym selfe of the wordes that was layed on hym for it was ther openly sayde that he was clene tourned to kyng Henry And whan yâ— kinge of Nauer vnderstode yâ— trayson was layed on hym than he was more angry than he was before Than he sent a knight to the prince called ser Marten Kar he came to the cyte of Ast to excuse the kynge of Nauer and he demeaned hym selfe so wisely that the prince was apeased of his displeasure so that yâ— same knight shuld retourne into Nauer to the kyng his mayster causyng him to come to saynt JohnÌ„s de pie du port and the prince to take counsayle if he shulde go and speke with him or els to sendsuffyci cut messangers to him Thus this sir Marten Karr departed fro the prince and retourned into Nauar to the kynge and shewed him howe he had spedde and in what condicyon he had founde the prince and his couÌ„sayle and also on what coÌ„dycion he was departed fro theÌ„ This knight dyde somoche that he brought the kyng of Nauar to saynt JohnÌ„s and than he went to the cyte of Ast to the prince And whan yâ— prince knewe that the kynge of Nauar was at saynt Johans de pie du port than he determyned to sende to him the duke of Lancastre his brother and sir Johan Chandos and so these two lordes with a small company rode to the towne of saynt JohnÌ„s with this sayd knight And there the king of Nauar receyued theÌ„ right ioyoully and ther had longe counsayle togyder finally it was acorded that the kyng of Nauer shulde aproche nerer to the prince to a certayne place called Pyerferade and thyder the prince and kyng Dampeter shuld come to speke with him and ther to renewe all their couenauntes And ther eche of them to knowe what they shulde haue all that the kyng of Nauer dyd before was to th entent to be the better assured of their promyses than he thought him selfe he was for he douted that if the coÌ„panyons were entred into his couÌ„tre and this treaty and acorde bytwene them nat sealed Than he feared he shulde nat haue that he desyred whan he wolde ON this treaty retourned the duke of LaÌ„castre and sir JohnÌ„ Chandos and recouÌ„ted to the prince and to kynge Dampeter how they had spedde the whiche pleased them right well and so kepte their day and came to the place assigned and also the kyng of Nauar and yâ— moost speciall of his counsayle And ther were these thre lordes the kyng Dampeter the prince of Wales and the duke of Lancastre on the one party and the kyng of Nauer on the other partie long comunyng toguyder And there it was deuysed acorded what euery man shulde haue and ther was renewed the treaty among them And ther the kyng of Nauer knewe the certayntie what he shulde haue of the realme of Castell
and pleasauÌ„t hystory of the noble Edward kyng of Ingland who was crowued at LondoÌ„ the yere of our lorde god M. CCC .xxvi. on Christmas day lyuyÌ„g the kyng his father and the quene his mother It is certayne that the opinyon of inglisshmen most comonly was as than and often tymes it was seen in Ingland after the tyme of kyng At thure howe that betwene two valyant kynges of Ingland ther was most comoÌ„ly one bitwene them of lesse sufficiauncy both of wytte and of prowes and this was ryght well aparant by the same kyng Edward the thyrde for his graundfather called the good kyng Edward the fyrste was ryght valyant sage wyse and hardy auenturous and fortunate in al featis of warre and had moche a do agaynst the scottis and conquered them .iii. or .iiii. tymes For the scottê coude neuer haue victory nor idure agaynst hym and after his dissease his soÌ„ne of his first wyfe who was father to the sayd good kyng Edward the thyrde was crowned kyng and called Edward the .ii. Who resembled nothyng to his father in wyt nor in prowes but gouerned and kept his realme ryght wyldly and ruled hym selfe by synyster counsell of certayne parsons wherby at length he had no profytte norlaude as ye shall here after For anone after he was crowned Robert Bruse kyng of Scotlande who had often before gyuen moche a do to the sayd good kyng Edward the fyrst conquered agayne all Scotland and brent and wasted a great parte of the realme of England a .iiii. or .v. dayes iourney Within the realme at two tymes and discomfyted the kyng and all the Barons of Ingland at a place in Scotland called Estaruelyn by batel arengyd the day of saynt JohnÌ„ Baptyst in the .vii. yere of the reigne of the same kyng Edward In the yere of our lorde M. CCC .xiiii. The chase of this discoÌ„feture endured .ii. dayes and two nyghtys And the kyng of Ingland weÌ„t with a small company to London and on Mydlentsonday in the yere of our lorde M. CCC .xvi. The scottis wan agayne the cite of Berwyk by treason but bicause this is no part of our mater I wyll leue spekyng therof ¶ Here myn auctour maketh mencion of the parentê of this good kyng Edward the .iii. Cap. iiii THis kyng Edward the .ii. father to the noble kyng Edward the .iii. had .ii. brethernÌ„ the one called Marshall who was ryght wyld diuers of condicions the other called sir Aymon erle of Cane right wyse a miable geÌ„tle and welbeloued with alpeople This kyng Edward the .ii. was maried to Isabell yâ— doughter of Philyp la Beaw kyng of FrauÌ„ce who Was one of the feyrest ladyes of the worlde The kyng had by her .ii. soÌ„nes .ii. doughters The fyrste son was the noble hardy kyng Edward yâ— .iii. of whom this hystory is begon The .ii. was named JohnÌ„ dyed yong The first of the doughters was called Isabel maried to the yoÌ„g kyng Dauid of scotlaÌ„d son to kyng Robert de Bruse maried in her teÌ„der yongth by thaccord of both realmes of Ingland Scotland for to make 〈◊〉 fight pear The other doughter was maried to the erle Reynold who after was called duke of Guerles he had by her .ii. soÌ„nes Reynold and Edward who after reygned iÌ„ great puissauÌ„ce Herafter begynneth the occasioÌ„ wher by the warr moued bitwene the kyngis of FrauÌ„ce and Ingland Cap. v. NOw sheweth the hystory that this Philyp la Beaw kyng of FrauÌ„ce had .iii. soÌ„nes and a feyre doughter named Isabel maried into Ingland to kyng Edward the .ii. these .iii. soÌ„nes theldest named Lewes who was kyng of Nauerr in his fathers daies was called kyng Lewys Hotin The .ii. had to name Philyp the great or the long and the .iii. was called Charles and all .iii. were kyngis of FrauÌ„ce after theyr fathers discease by ryght succession eche aff other without hauyng any issue male of theyr bodies laufully begoten So that after the deth of Charlis last kyng of the .iii. the xii piers and all the baroÌ„s of FrauÌ„ce wold nat gyue the realme to Isabell the suster who was quene of InglaÌ„d by cause they sayd maynteyned yet do that the realme of FrauÌ„ce is so noble that it ought nat to go to a womaÌ„ and so coÌ„sequeÌ„tly to Isabel nor to the kyng of Inglande her eldest sonne for they determyned the sonne of the womaÌ„ to haue no ryght nor succession by his mother syn they declared the mother to haue no ryght so that by these reasons the .xii. piers and baroÌ„s of FrauÌ„ce by theyr comon acord dyd gyue the realme of FrauÌ„ce to the lord Philyp of Ualois Nephew somtyme to Philyp la beawe kyng of FrauÌ„ce and so put out the quene of Ingland and her sonne who was as the next heire male as soÌ„ne to the suster of Charles last kyng of Fraunce Thus went the realme of Fraunce out of the ryght lynage as it semed to many folkê Wherby great Warres hath moued and fallen and great distructioÌ„s of people and couÌ„tres in the realme of FrauÌ„ce other places as ye may here after This is the very right fouÌ„dation of this hystory to recount the great entreprises great featis of armes yâ— haue fortuned fallen syth the tyme of the good Charlemaigne kyng of Fraunce ther neuer fell so great aduentures ¶ Of the erle Thomas of Lancastre and .xxii. other of the great lordis and knyghtis of Inglande that were beheeddyd Cap. vi THe forsaid kyng Edward the .ii. father to the noble kyng Edward the .iii. on whom our mater is fouÌ„ded This sayd kyng gouerned right diuersly his realme by the exortacioÌ„ of ser Hewe SpeÌ„cer who had ben norisshed with hym syth the begynnyng of his yongth The whiche ser Hewe had so enticed the kyng that his father he were the greattest maisters in all the realme and by enuy thought to surmouÌ„t all other barons of Ingland wherby after the great discoÌ„feture that the scottê had made at Estermelyn great murmoryng ther arose in Ingland bitweneâ—the noble baroÌ„s and the kyngê couÌ„sell namely ageynst ser Hewe SpeÌ„cer They put on hym that by his counsell they were discomfeted and that he was fauorable to the kyng of scottê And on this poynt the haroÌ„s had diuers tymes comunicatioÌ„ to gether to be aduised what they myght do wherof Thomas erle of LaÌ„ 〈…〉 re who was vncle to the kyng was chief And anon whan ser Hewe Spencer had espied this he purueyd for remedy for he was so great with the kyng and so nere hym yâ— he was more beloued with the kyng than all the world after So on a day he came to the kyng and sayd sir certayn lordes of your realme haue made aliaunce to gether agaynst you without ye take hede therto by tymes they purpose to put you out of your realme And so by his malicioê° meanes he caused that the kyng made all the sayd lordes to be takyn and theyr heedis
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
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
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
Peron in UarmaÌ„doys the kyng of England counselled with sir Robert Dartoys in whome he had great affyance demauÌ„dyng of hym whyther it were better for hym to entre into the realm of Fraunce and to encounter his aduersary or els to abyde styll byfore CaÌ„bray tyll he had won it biforce The lordê of England and such other of his couÌ„sell sawe well how the cyte was stroÌ„g and well furnysshed of men a warr and vytels and artylary and that it shuld be long to abyde ther tyll they had wonne the cytie Wherof they were in no certeÌ„tie and also they sawe well how that wynter aproched nere as yet had done no maner of entprise but lay at gret erpeÌ„ce Than they counselled the kynge to set forwarde into yâ— realme wher as they might fynde more plentie of forage This counsell was taken and all the lordes ordayned to dyslodge and trussed tentê and pauylions and all maner of harnes so departed and rode towarde mnuÌ„t saynt Martyn the which was at thentre of FrauÌ„ce Thus they rode in good oroce euery lorde amoÌ„g his owne men marshals of thenglysshe hoost were therle of NorthaÌ„pton Glocetter and therle of Suffolke and constable of Englande was therle of Warwyke and so they passed ther the ryuer of Lescault at their ease And whan therle of Heynalt had acoÌ„panyed the kyng vnto the deptyng out of th eÌ„pyre and that he shuld passe the ryuer and entre into the realme of Fraunce Than he toke leaue of the kyng and sayd howe he wolde ryde no farther with hym at that tyme for kyng PhilyppÌ„ his vncle had sent for hym he wolde nat haue his yuell wyll but that he wold go and serue hym in Fraunce as he had serued yâ— kyng of England in th empyre So thus therle of Henalt and therle of Namure and their coÌ„panyes rode backe to Quesnoy And therle of Heynalt gaue the moost part of his company leaue to be part desyringe them to be redy whan he sende for them for he sayd that shortly after he wolde go to kyng Philyppe his vncle ¶ How kyng Edward made sir Henry of Flaunders knyght Cap. xxxix ASsone as kyng Edward had passed the ryuer of Lescaute and was entred into the realme of Fraunce he called to hym sir Henry of FlaÌ„ders who was as thaÌ„ a yong squier and there he made hym knyght And gaue hym yerely CC. 〈◊〉 sterlyng sufficiently assigned hym in England Than the kyng went and lodged in thabbey of mouÌ„t saint Martyn and ther taryed two dayes his people abrode in the contrey the duke of BrabaÌ„t was lodged in thabbey of Uancellez Whan the french kyng beyng at CoÌ„piengne harde these tydynges than he enformed his somones sent the erle of Ewe and of Gynes his coÌ„stable to saynt Quyntines to kepe the towne and froÌ„ters ther agaynst his ennemies and sent the lorde of Coucy into his owne contrey and the lorde of Hen i to his and sent many men of armes to Guyse to Rybemont to Behayne the fortresses ioynyng to thentre of the realme And so went hymselfe to wards Peron in the meane season that kyng Edward lay at thabbey of mouÌ„t saynt Martyn his men ran abrode in the contrey to Bapauâ—me and nere to Peron to saynt Quyntines they founde the contrey pieÌ„tyfull for ther had ben no warr of a long season and so it fortuned that ser Henry of Flauders to auance his body to eucrease his honour on a day with other knyghts Wherof sir JohnÌ„ of Heynalt was chefe with hym the lorde of FaulquemoÌ„t the lorde of Bergues the lorde of Uaudresen the lorde of Lens and dyuers other to the noÌ„bre of .v. C. And they auysed a towne therby called HoÌ„necourt wher in moch peple wer gadered on trust of the fortresses And therin they had coÌ„ueyed all their goodê and ther had ben ser Arnolde of Baquehen syr WyllmÌ„ of Dunor and their coÌ„pany but they at tayned nothyng ther. Ther was at this HoÌ„nycourt an abbot of great wysdome hardynes and he caused to be made without the towne a barrers ouerthwart the strete lyke a grate nat past half a fote wyde euery grate And he made great puisyons of stones quicke lyme men redy to defende the place And these lordê whan they came thyder they lighted a fote entred to the barrers with their gleuys in their handes ther began a sore assaut they within valyaÌ„tly defended theÌ„selfe Ther was thabbot hymselfe who receyued gaue many great strokes there was a ferse assaut they win cast downe stones peces of tymbre potts full of chalke dyd moche hurt to thassaylers and ser Henry of FlaÌ„ders who helde his glayue in his handes gaue ther with great strokes at the last thabbot toke the gleue in his handê drewe it so to hym yâ— at last he set hands on ser Henres arme drewe it so sore that he pulled out his arme at the barrers to the shulder heldehym at a great auauntage for yâ— barrers had ben wyd ynough he had drawen hym through but ser Henry wolde nat let his wepen go for sauyng of his honour Than thother knyghts strake at thabbot to rescue their felowe so this wrastlyng endured a longe space but fynally the knyght was rescued but his gleaue abode with thabbot And on a day whan I wrot this boke as I past by I was shewed the gleue by the monkes ther that kept it for a treasur So this sayd day HoÌ„nycourt was sore assaylled the which indured tyll it was nyght dyuerse wer slayne and sore hurt Syr JohaÌ„n of Heynault lost there a kynght of Hollande called sir Herment Whan the flemyngê heynowes englyssh men and almaygnes same the fierse wylles of them within and sawe howe they coulde gette nothynge there withdrewe them selfe agaynst nyght And the next day on the mornyng yâ— kyng depted fro mount saynt Martyn coÌ„mauÌ„dynge that no person shulde do any hurt to the abbey the which coÌ„maundemeÌ„t was kept And so than they entred into Hermandoys and toke yâ— day their lodgyng be tymes on yâ— mount saynt â—ui tyne in good order of batayle And they of saynt â—uyntines myght well se them how be it they had no desyre to yssue out of their towne The fore ryders came rynnynge to the barrers skyrmysshyng and the hoost taryed styll on yâ— mouÌ„t iyll the next day Than the lordes toke counsell what way they shulde drawe and by thaduyce of the duke of Brabant they toke yâ— way to Thyerasse for that way their prouisyon came dayly to theÌ„ And were determyned that if kyng â—hy lyppe dyd folowe theÌ„ as they supposed he wolde do that than they wolde abyde hym in yâ— playne felde and gyue hym batayle Thus they went forthe in thre great batayls the marshalles and the Almaygnes had the first the kynge of Englande in the myddle warde the duke of Brabant in the rerewarde Thus
they rodde forthe brennynge and pyllynge the countrey a thre or foure leages a day and euer toke their logynge be tymes And a company of englysshmen and Almaygnes passed the ryuer of Somme by the abbey of â—ermans and wasted the countrey al about An other company wherof sit JohaÌ„n of Heynalt the lorde FaulquemoÌ„t and sir Arnold of Barquehen were chefe rode to Drigny saynt Benoyste a good towne But it was but easely closed incontynent it was taken by assaut and robbed and an abbey of ladyes vyolated and the towne brent Than they departed and rode towarde Guys and Rybemont and the kynge of Englande lodged at â—ehories and ther taryed a day and his men ranne abrode and dystroyed the countrey Than the kynge toke the way to the Flammengerie to come to Lesche in Thyerasse and the marshals and the bysshoppÌ„ of Lpncolne with a fyue hunderd speres passed the ryuer of Trysague and entred into Laonnoys towarde the lande of the lorde of Couâ—y and bret saynt Gouuen and the towne of Matle And on a nyght lodgedde in the valey besyde Laon and the nerte day they drewe agayne to their hoost for they knewe by some of their prisoners that the frenche kyng was come to saynt â—uyntines with a. C. thousand men and there to passe the ryuer of Somme So these lordes in their retournynge brent a good towne called Crecy and dyuerse other townes and hamelettes ther about ¶ Now let vs speke of ser JohnÌ„ of Heynalt and his company who were a fyue hundred speres he came to Guys and brent all the towne and bete downe the mylles And with in the fortresses was the lady Jane his owne doughter wyfe to therle of Bloys called Lewes she desyred her father to spare therytage of the erle his son in lawe But for all that sit JohnÌ„ of Henalt wolde nat spare his enterprise and so than he retourned agayne to the kyng who was lodged in thabbey of Sarnaques and euer his peple r 〈…〉 ouer the countrey And the lorde of Falquemont with a. C. speres came to Lonnion in Thyerasse a great towne and the men of the towne were fled into a great wood and had all their goodes with them And had fortifyed the wood with fellyng of tymbre about theÌ„ the Almayns rode thyder and there mette with them Sir arnolde of Baquehen and his company so ther they assayled them in the wood who defeÌ„dyd theÌ„ aswell as they might but finally they were coÌ„quered and put to flight And ther wer slayne and sore hurt mo than .xl. and lost all that they had thus the contrey was ouer ryden for they dyd what they lyst ¶ Howe the kyng of Englande the french kyng toke day of iourney to fight togyder Cap. xâ— THe kyng of Englande depted fro Sarnaques and went to Muttrell And ther loged a nyght the next day he went to the FlameÌ„gery made all his meÌ„ to loge nere about hym Wherof he had mo than .xl. thousande and there he was couÌ„selled to avyde kyng 〈…〉 lyp and to fyght with hym The french kyng depted fro saynt Duyntines and dayly men came to hym fro all partes so caÌ„e to UyroÌ„fosse There the kyng taryed sayd howe he wold nat go thens tyll he had fought with the kynge of Englande with his alyes seyng they were within two leages toguyther And whaÌ„ therle of Heynalt who was at Duâ—lnoy redy purueyed of men a warr knewe that yâ— frenche kyng was at Uyronfosse thynkyng there to gyue batayle to thenglysshmen He rode forthe tyll he caÌ„e to the french hoost with .v. C. speres and preseÌ„ted hymself to the kyng his vncle who made hym but small cher vycause he had ven with his aduersary before Cambray Howe ve it the erle excused hymselfe so sagely that the kynge and his counsayle were well coÌ„tent And it was ordayned by the marshals that is to say by the marshall Bertrame and by yâ— marshall of Try that the erle shulde be lodged next the englysshe hoost Thus these two kynges were lodged bytwene â—yroÌ„fosse and FlameÌ„gery in the playne feldes without any aduauntage I thynke ther was neuer sene before so goodly an assemble of noble men togyder as was there Whanne the kynge of England beyng in the chapell of Thyerasse knewe how that king Phâ—â—yppÌ„ was with in two leages than he called the lordes of his host togyder and demauÌ„ded of them what he shuld do his honour saued for he sayd that his enten cyon was to gyue batayle Than the lordes behelde eche other and they desyrâ—dde the duke of BrabaÌ„t to shewe first his entent The duke said that he was of the accorde that they shulde gyue batayle for otherwyse he sayd they coude nat depart sauyng their honours Wherfore he counsayled yâ— they shulde sende harauloes to the frenche kyng to demaunde a day of batayle Than an haraulde of the duke of Guerles who coude well the langage offrenche was enformed what he shulde say and so herode tyll he came into yâ— frenche hoost And than he drewe hym to kynge Philyppe and to his counsayle and sayd ser the kynge of Englande is in the felde and desyreth to haue batell power agaynst power The whiche thyng kyng Philyppe graunted and toke the day the friday nextafter and as thaÌ„ it was weduisday And so the haraude reâ—ourned well rewarded with good â—urred gownes gyuen hym by the french kyng and other lordes bycause of the tidynges that he brought So thus the iourney was agreed knowledge was made therof to all the lordes of bothe the hoostes and so euery man made hym redy to the matter The thursday in the mornyng there were two knyghtes of therâ—e of Heynaultes the lorde Sanguinelles and the lorde of Tupeney They mounted on their horses and they two all onely depted fro the frenche hoost and rode to a viewe yâ— englyssh hoost So they roâ—e coâ—â—yng the hoost and it fortuned that the lorde of Sanguynelles horse toke the bridell in the tethe in suche wyse that his maâ—â—ter coud nat rule hym And so why ther he wolde or nat the horse brought hym into thenglysshe hoost and there he fell in the handes of the 〈…〉 maynes who perceyued well that he was none of their company and set on hym and toke hym and his horse And so he was prisoner to a fyue orsixe gentylmen of 〈…〉 mayne a none they set hym to his raunsome And whan they vnderstode that he was a â—aynome theâ— demaunded of hym if he knewe ser Johâ— of Hepnalt and he answered yes and desyred them for the loue of god to bring hym to his presens for he knewe well that he wolde quyte hym his rauÌ„some Therof were the Almaygns ioyous and so brought hym to the lorde Beaumounde who incontynent dyde pledge hym out fro his maisters handes And the lorde of Sanguynelles retourned agayne to therle of Heyualt and he had his horse agayne delyuered hym at the request of the lorde
of the great lordes of Fraunce were sore a basshed and also kynge Philyppe was enfourmed therof He we beit yet he had great wyll to gyue batayle but he was so counselled to the coÌ„trary that the day passed without batell and euery man withdrue to their lodgynges And whan the erle of Heynalt same that they shulde nat fight he departed withall his hole company and went backe the same nyght to Quesnoy And the kyng of Englande the duke of Brabant and all the other lordes retourned and trussed all their bagagis and went the same nyght to Dauesnes in Heynalt And the next day they toke leaue eche of other and the Almayns and brabances departed and the kynge went into Brabant with the duke his cosyn The same friday that the batell shulde haue ben the french kynge whan he came to his lodgyng he was sore dyspleased bycause he departed without batayle But they of his counsayle sayd howe right nobly he had borne hymselfe for he had halyantly pursued his ennemies and had done somoche that he had put theÌ„ out of his realme and how that the kyng of Englande shuld make many such vyages or he conquered the realme of FrauÌ„ce The next day kyng PhilyppÌ„ gaue lyceÌ„ce to all maner of men to dept and he thanked right courtesly the gret lordes of their ayde socour Thus ended this great iourney and euery maÌ„ went to their owne The frenche kynge went to saynt Omers and sent men of warre to his garysons and specially to Tourney to Lysse and to Doway and to the other townes marchyng on th eÌ„pyre He sent to Tourney syr Godmart Dufay and made hym captayne there and regent of that couÌ„trey ther about And he sent syr Edwarde of Beaugewe to Mortayne and whan he had ordred ê‘t of his besynes than he drewe towarde Parys ¶ How kyng Edwarde toke on hym to bere the armes of Fraunce and the name to be called kyng therof Ca. xliii WHan that kynge Edwards was departed fro the flamengery and came into BrabaÌ„t and went streight to Brussels The duke of Guerles the duke of Jullers the marques of Blanqueboure the erle of Mons syr JohnÌ„ of Haynalt the lorde of FaulquemoÌ„t and all the lordes of th empyre suche as had ben at that iournay brought hym thyder to take aduyce counsell what shulde be done more in the mater that they had be gone And to haue expedycion in the cause they ordayned a parlyameÌ„t to beholden at the towne of Brussels and thyder to come was desyred Jaques Dartuell of GauÌ„t who came thyder with a great company and al the counsels of the good townes of Flaunders Ther the king of England was sore desyred of all his alyes of th empyre that he shulde requyre theÌ„ of Flanders to ayde to mentayne his warr and to defy the french kyng and to go with him wher as he wolde haue them And in their so doyng he to promyse theÌ„ to recouer the Isle Doway Bethayne This request was well hard of the slemynges and therupon they desyred to take counsell among themselfe and so they toke couÌ„sell at good leaser and than they sayd to the kyng Syr or this tyme ye haue made to vs request in this behalfe syr if we myght well doo this sauyng your honour and to saue ourselfe we wolde gladly do this But syr we be bounde by faith and othe and on the somme of two my lyons of floreyns in the Popes chaumbre that we may make nor moue no warre agaynst the kynge of Fraunce Who soeuer it be on payne to lese the sayd somme and besyde that to ryn in the senteÌ„ce of cursyng But syr if ye wyll take on you the armes of FrauÌ„ce quarter them with the armes of Englande call yourselfe kyng of Fraunce as ye ought to be of ryght Than we woll take you for rightfull kyng of FrauÌ„ce de mauÌ„de of you quytaÌ„ce of out bondes so ye to gyue vs ê‘don therof as king of FraÌ„ce By this meanes we shal be assured dyspeÌ„sed with all so thaÌ„ we wyll go with you whyder soeuer ye wyll haue vs. Than the kyng toke couÌ„sell for he thought it was a sore mat to take on hym the armes of France the name and as thaÌ„ had coÌ„quered nothing therof nor coud nat tell what shuld fall therof nor whyder he shuld coÌ„quere it or nat on thother syde loth he was to refuse the confort and ayde of the stemynges who myght do hym more ayde thaÌ„ any other So the kyng toke counsell of the lords of th eÌ„pyre of the lorde Robert Dartoyse with other of his specyall frendes so that finally the good and the yuell wayed He answered to the flemmynges that if they wolde swere seale to this accorde and to promyse to mentayne his warre howe he wolde do all this with a good wyll and promysed to gette them agayne Lyle Do way Bethayn and all they answered howe they were content Than there was a day assigned to mete at Gaunt at which day the kynge was there and the moost part of the sayd lordes and all the counsayls generally in FlauÌ„ders And so than all this sayd maters were rehersed sworne and sealed and the king quartred the armes of FrauÌ„ce with Englande And from thens forthe toke on hym the name of the kynge of Fraunce and so contynued tyll he lefte it agayne by composicyoâ— as ye shall here after in this boke And so at this counsayle they determyned that the next somer after they wold make great warre into Fraunce promysing to besiege the cytie of Tourney Wherof the flemmyngê were ioyfull for thei thought to be stroÌ„g ynough to gete it and that ones goten they be leued shortly after to wynne agayne Lysse Do way and Bethayne with thappurtenauÌ„ces 〈◊〉 tayning or holden of therle of FlauÌ„ders Thus euery man departed and went home the kynge of Englande went to And warpe and the quene abode styll at Gaunt and was often tymes vysited by Jaques Dartuell and by other lordes ladyes and damosels of Gaunt The kyng left in Flaunders therle of Salysbury and therle of Suffolke They went to Ipre and ther kept a great garyson and made sore warre agaynst them of Lysse and there about And whan the kynges shyppes were redy he toke the see and so sayled into Englande and came to London about the feest of saynt Andrewe where he was honourably receyued And ther he had coÌ„playn tes made hym of the dystruction of Hampton and he sayd that he trusted or a yere lenger that it shulde be well reuenged ¶ How the frenchmen brent in the laÌ„des of syr JohnÌ„ of Heynault Cap. xliiii NOwe lette vs speke of kyng Philyppe who greatly fortifyed his nauy that he hadde on the see Wherof syr Kiry Bahuchet and Barbe Noyre were captayns And thei had vnder them a great retynuâ— of Genowayes normayns bretons pycardes they dyd that wynter great damage to the realme of
best he departed and all his coÌ„pany and passed the ryuer of Sels without damage for they wer nat folowed and so by the sonne risyng they came to Quesnoy where as sir Thyerrie of Uallecourt opyned to them the gate The next day after this dede the duke of NormaÌ„dy caused his trumpettes to be blowen and so passed the tyuer of Sels and entred into Heynalt And suche as rode before as the marshall of Mitpoys the lord of Noysiers the Galoys of the Baulme and sir Thybalt of Marneyle and iiii C. speares besyde the brigantes came before Quesnoy to the bariers and made semblant to gyue assaut But they within were so well prouyded with good men of warre and artyllery that they shulde haue lost their payne how beit they made a lytell skirmyssh before the bayles But at last they were fayne to wtdrawe for they of Quesnoy dyscharged certayne peces of artyllery and shotte out great quarels wherof the freÌ„chmen were a frayd for sleyng of their horses And so withdrue backe and in their goyng they brent Uergyn the great and Uergyn the lytell Frelanes Saâ—â—uers Artes Semeries Artuell Saryten Turgies Estynen Aulnoy and dyuers other so that the smoke came to UalenceÌ„nes And than the frenchmen ordayned their batels on the mouÌ„t of Casters nere to UalenceÌ„nes and certayne of them as the lorde of Craon the lorde of Mauluryer the lorde of Mathelon the lorde of Dauoyr and a two C. speares with them rode towarde Mayng and came and assayled a great to wre parteyninge to John Uernyer of UaleÌ„cens and afterwarde it was ê‘teyning to JohnÌ„ Neuell Ther was a great and a fierse assaut endurynge nygh all day so that of the frenchmen or they departed were slayne a .v. or .vi. but they within defeÌ„ded themselfe so well that they toke no damage Than some of the frenchmen went to Try wenyng at their first coÌ„mynge to haue past the water but they of the to wne had broken the bridge and defended the passage so that the frenchmen coude neuer haue won it that way ThanÌ„e ther were some among them that knewe the passages and the contrey and so they brought a two C. men a fote and passed the plankes at Ponny and as sone as they were ouer they came on theÌ„ of Try who were but a small nombre and coude nat endure agaynst them and so they fledde and dyuers were slayne and hurt The same day the se neshall of Heynalt was departed out of Ualencens with a. C. men of armes to socour them of Trye and a lytell fro saynt wast they met with a rrv currours of the frenchmen and the lorde Boucyqualt who was after marshall of FraÌ„ce and the lorde of Surgeres and sir Wyllyam BlaÌ„deau was their captayns and they had passed the bridge by UalenceÌ„nes called the bridge de la Tourell And whan the seneshall of Heynalt sawe them he ranne out at them and bare downe with his speare the lorde Boucyquault and toke hym prisoner and sent hym to Ualencens the lorde of Surgeres scaped but ser Wyllyam Blandeau was taken by sir Henry Dusphalyse and all the other wer taken and slayne but a fewe that scaped And so than the seneshal went towarde Try but he came to late for the frenchemen had wonne it or he came and were beatyng downe of the mylles and of a lytell castell that was ther but whan the seneshall came they had no leaser for they wer put a backe slay ne and put to flight and chased so nere that many lept into the ryuer of Lescalt some drowned So thus the towne of Try was delyuerd and than the seneshall went and passed the ryuer of Lescalt at Deuayng and than he and all his coÌ„pany rode to his castell of Uerchyn entred into it to kepe defeÌ„de it yf nede were All this season the duke of Normandy was on the mouÌ„t of Casters nygh all day thinkynge euer that they of Ualencennes wolde haue yssued out to haue fought with hym and so they wolde fayne haue done and sir Henry Dantoynge who had rule of the towne had nat ben for he wolde suffre no man to yssue out And he was at the gate Cambresen and had moch a do to kepe the peple with in and the prouost of the towne with him who with fayre wordes and great reasons a peased the peple And whan the duke sawe that they wolde nat yssue out to gyue hym batayle than he sent to the duke of Athenes and the marshals of Faunce therle of Aucerre the lorde of Chastelon with a thre hundred speares to rynne to Ualencens And so they rode in good order and came to the bayls on the syde of Tourell but they taryed nat there long they feared so the shot for sleynge of their horses howbeit the lorde of Chastelon rode so forwarde that his horse fell vnder hym so that he was fayne to leape on another than they retourned by the marches brent and bete downe the mylles on the tyuer of Uyncell and so caÌ„e by Chartreux and than to their hoost agayne Ther were some of the frenchmen that taryed behynde at Marlyto gette forage more at their case and such as kept a towâ—â— therby ê‘teyning to the heyres of Heynault and somtyme it was belongyng to sir Robert de Namur by that right of the lady Isabell his wyfe Whan they parceyued these freÌ„chemen that were behynde their hoost and howe that thoost was farre of fro theÌ„ they yssued out set on them slewe many and toke all their pyllage entred agayn to their toure All this season yet the great batayle was styll on the mount of Castres and whan the currers came in on euery syde than they toke counsayle what they shulde do The lordes sayd how they were no nombre suffycient to assaut such a towne as Ualencennes and finally they determyned to go to Cambray and so that nyght they went and lodged at Monyg and at Fountnelles and made good watche the next mornyng they departed and ar they went brent Monyg and Fountnelles and the abbay parteyning to the lady of Ualoys suster germayne to the freÌ„che kyng Wherof the duke was sore dyspleased and caused them to be hanged that beganne the fyre and than at their departyng they brent the towne of Try and the castell and beate downe the mylles and brent Prony Romminy Thyaur Mouceaulr and all the playne contrey by twene Cambray and Ualencennes And thanÌ„e the duke came to Escandure to a castell parteynynge to the erle of Heynault standyng strongly on the ryuer of Lescault the whiche garyson hadde greuyd sore the towne of Cambray and capytayne therof was sir Gararde of Sassegynes And whan the duke had ben before that castell a six dayes it was gyuen vp wherof all the countrey hadde great marueyle and had great suspect of treason to the captayne sir Gararde and to a squyer of his called Robert Marmeaulr and after they bothe dyed shamefully at Mons in Heynalt
and go agayne to the siege of Tourney And so they dyd and they of Ualencens retourned to their towne ¶ Howe therle of Heynault toke the towne of saynt Amande duryng the siege before Tourney Cap. lx A Thre dayes after that therle of Heynault was retourned fro Mortaygne he desyred certayne companyons to go to saynt Amande for he had dyuers complayntes how yâ— soudyers of saynt Amand had burnt thabbey of Hanon â–ª and had nere brent Uycoigne had done many dispytê to the fronters of Heynalt So therle departed fro the sige with a .iii. M. men and came before saynt Amand on the syde towarde Mortayne The towne was nat closed but with pales and captayne ther was a knyght of LaÌ„guedoke the seneshall of Cracassone who had sayd to yâ— moÌ„kes of thabbey ther and to them of the towne yâ— it was nat able to holde agaynst an hoost how be it he sayd rather than he wolde deê‘t he wold kepe it to the best of his power but that he sayd was in the maner of counsell howbeit his wordes was nat byleued But long before the iuels of the abbey were caryed to Mortaygne for the more suretie and thyder went the abbot and all his moÌ„kes for they were no men of warr And they of UalenceÌ„nes came at therles coÌ„maundement with a .xii. thousande men and all yâ— crosbo wes kept the gate to warde the bridge of Lesharpe they began a ferse assaut and many sore hurt on bothe parties This assaut endured all the day they of Ualencens coude get nothynge ther they within scorned and mocked theÌ„ and sayd sirs go your way and drink your good ale And agaynst night they of Ualencennes withbre we right wery and had gret marueyle that they coude here no tidynges of therle their lord and therfore they dysloged and drewe towarde their towne the next mornyng be tymes therle departed fro Turney came to saynt Amand on the syde towarde Mortayne and incoÌ„tyneÌ„t they made assaute feers and cruell and wan at the first the bayles and came to the gate to war de Mortaygne And ther therle and his vncle made a great assaut and eche of them had such a stroke on the heed with stones that their basenettes were clouen and their heedes sore astonyed At last one sayd to therle sir this way we shall neuer entre the way is strayet and strongly kept But sir make great raÌ„mes of wood like pyles and let vs ronne with them agaynst the abbey walles and we shall peerse it through in dyuers places and if we get thabbey the towne is ours Than therle coÌ„maunded so to be done and anone gret peaces of tymber wer gote and made sharpe before and to euery pece twentie or .xxx. persons ronnyng ther with agaynst the wall so that they brake the wall in dyuers places and valyantly entred ther and passed a lytell ryuer that ranne within And ther was redy the seneshall of Carcassone his baner before hym the which was goules a sheffe syluerthre cheuorns in the sheffe bordred syluer indented And he and his coÌ„pany defended valyantly the heynowes as long as they might but their defence coude nat auayle for the heynowes wer somany And in their entryng into thabbey ther was a monke called danne Frossart who dyde maruels for he kylled and hurt at the hole ther as he stode an xâ—iii so that none durst entre in at that place but finally he was fayne to depart for he sawe howe the henous entred into the abbey in dyuers places And soo the monke saued hymselfe aswell as he might and went to Mortayne Whan therle and his coÌ„pany wer entred into thabbey he coÌ„maunded that all shulde be put to the swerde they had so sore dyspleased hym and done suche hurt in his contrey The towne anone was full of men of armes and they with in chased and sought for fro strete to strete in euery house so that fewe scaped but all wer slayne The seneshall was slayne vnder his standarde and a .ii. C. men rounde about hym agaynst night therle retourned to Turney the next day they of Ualencens caÌ„e a gayne to saynt Amand and brent clene the towne and thabbey minster and all and brake all the belles the which were goodly Another day therle agayne deê‘ted fro the siege with vi C. men of armes and went and brent Orchies LaÌ„das and the Chell and than passed by Hanon the ryuer of Lesharpe went into France to a great abbey and aryche called Marchienes wherof sir Amye of Uernaulx was captayne with hym certayne crosbowes of Doway ther therle made assaut for yâ— captayne had well fortifyed the firste gate with great depe dykes and the frenchmen monkes ther defended theÌ„selfe right nobly the heynous at last gate them botes and barges and therby entred into thabbey but there was a knyght of Almayne drowned a coÌ„panyon of the lorde Falquemont called sir Bacho de la Wyer Th erle his vncle and the seneshall dyd at the gate so valyantly that the gate was wone and sir Amye and his coÌ„pany slayne or taken And ther were taken dyuers monkes and thabbey robbed and brent and the towne also than therle retourned to the siege before Tourney ¶ Of the takyng of Charles MoÌ„morency and dyuers other frenchemen at the bridge of Cressyn Cap. lxi THis siege before Tourney was long and great and the kyng of England supposed euer to wyn it for he knewe well ther were moche people within and but scant of vytayle Wherefore he thought to famyssh them and some sayde they founde fomme courtesy in theym of Brabaunt in sufferynge vytayles to passe through their hoost into the cyte and they of Brussels and Louane wer sore wery with taryeng ther so long they desyred the marshall of thost that they might haue leaue to retourne into BrabaÌ„t The marshall sayd he was well coÌ„tent but than they must leue all their harnes be hynde them with the which answere they were so a shamed that they neuer spake therof more ¶ Nowe I shall shewe you of a iourney that the almayns made at the same bridge of Cressyne wher as sir Robert Bayllule dysconfited the heynowes as the lorde of RauderoÌ„deÌ„ce sir JohnÌ„ his son JohnÌ„ Raudebourg esquyer ser Arnold of Baquehen sir Raynolde Descouuenort sir Rorrant Dasto sir Bastyen de Bastes Can drelyer his brother sir Strauren de Leurne dyuerse other of the duchy of Jullers of guerles All these rode forthe on a day and also they had with them certayne bachellers of Heynalt as sir Floren of Beauryon sir Latas de la Hey marshall of thoost sir JohnÌ„ of Heynalt ser Oulphart of Guystels sir Robert Gleuues of therldome of Loz and dyuers other they wer a thre C. they came to the bridge of Cressyn passed without danger Than they toke counsell what they shulde do it was thought moste for their honour to go and a wake the french host Ther
garter and a feest to be kept yerely at wynsore on saynt Georges day And to begynne this order the kynge assembled togyder erles lordes and knyghtes of his realme and shewed them his inteÌ„cyon And they all â—oyously agreed to his pleasur bycause thei sawe it was a thyng moche honourable wher by great amyte and loue shulde growe and encrease than was ther chosen out a certayne noÌ„bre of the moost valyantest men of the realme And they sware and sayled to mentayne the ordr naunces suche as were deuysed and the kyng made a chapell in the castell of wynsore of saynt George and stablysshed certayne chanous ther to serue god and enduyd them with fayre rent Than the kyng sende to publysshe this feest by his heraldes into Fraunce Scotlande â–ª Burgone Heynault Flaunders Brabant and into th eÌ„pyre of Almayne gyueng to euery knight and squyer that wolde come to the sayd feest xv dayes of saule conduct before the feest And after the whiche feest to begynne at wyndsore on saynt George day nexte after in the yere of our lorde M. CCC 〈◊〉 and the quene to be ther acâ—panyed with 〈◊〉 C. ladyes and damosels all of noble lynage â–ª and aparelled acordingly ¶ Howe the kyng of Englande delyuerd out of prison sir Henry of Leon. Cap. C. 〈◊〉 WHyle the kynge made this preparacion at wyndsore for this sayd feest tidynges came to hym howe the lorde Clysson and dyuers other lordes had lost their heedes in FrauÌ„ce wher with the kyng was sore dyspleased In so moch that he was in purpose to haue serued sir Henry of Leon in lyke case whom he had in prisonne but his cosyn the erle of Derby shewed to hym before his counsayle suche reasons to asswage his yre and to refrayne his cou rage Sayeng sir though that kyng Philyppe in his hast hath done so foule a dede as to put to dethe such valyant knyghtes â–ª yet sir for all that blemysshe nat your noblenesse and sir to say the trouth your prisoner ought to bere no blame for his dede but sir put hym to a resouable raunsoÌ„e Than the kynge sent for the knyght prisoner to come to his presence and than sayd to hym a sir Henry sir Henry myne aduersary Philyppe of Ualoyes hath shewed his feleny right cruell to put to dethe suche knyghtes wherwith I am sore dyspleased and it is thought to vs that he hath done it in dyspite of vs. And if I wolde regarde his malyce I shulde serue you in lyke maner for ye haue done me more dyspleasure and to myne in Bretayne than any other person but I woll suffre it and let hym do his worst for to my power I woll kepe myne honour and I am content ye shall come to a lyght ransome for the loue of my cosyn of Derby who hathe desyred me for you so that ye woll do that I shall shewe you The knyght answered and sayd sir I shal do all that ye shall coÌ„maunde me than sayd the kyng I knowe well ye be one of the richest knyghtes in Bretaygne and yf I wolde sore cease you ye shulde pay me .xxx. or .xl. M. â—â—utes but ye shall go to myne aduersary PhilyppÌ„ of Ualoyes and shewe hym on my behalfe that syth he hath so shamefully putte to dethe so valyant knyghtes in the dispyte of me I say and woll make it good he hath broken the truse taken by twene me and hym wherfore also I renownce it on my parte and defye hym fro this day forewarde And so that ye woll do this message yoâ— raunsome shal be but .x. M. scutes the which ye shall pay and sende to Bruges within .xv. dayes after ye he past the see and moreouer ye shall say to all knyghtes and squyers of those partes that for all this they leaue nat to coÌ„e to our feest at wyndsore for we wolde gladly se theym and they shall haue sure and saue coÌ„duct to retourne â—v dayes after the feest Sir sayd the knyght to the beste of my power I shall accomplysshe your message and god rewarde your grace for the courtessy ye shewe me and also I humbly thanke my lorde of Derby of his goodwyll And so sir Henry of Leon departed fro the kyng and went to Hampton and ther toke the see to thyntent to arryue at Harâ—â—ewe but a storme toke hym on the see which endured systene dayes and lost his horse whiche were caste into the see and sir Henry of Leon was so sore troubled that he had neuer helth after howe be it at laste he toke lande at Crotoy And so he and all his coÌ„pany went a fote to Abuyle and ther they get horses but sir Henry was so sicke that he was fayne to go in a lytter and so came to Parys to kynge PhilyppÌ„ and dyd his message fro poynt to poynt and he lyued nat long after but dyed as he went into his countrey in the cytie of Angyers god assoyle his soule ¶ Howe the kynge of Englande sent therle of Derby to make warre into Gascoyne Cap. C .ii. THe day of saynt George approched that this gret feest shuld be at Wynsore ther was a noble company of erles barownes ladyes and damoselles knyghtes and squyers great tryumphe iustynge and tournayes the which endured fyftene dayes and thyder came many knyghtê of dyuerse contreis as of Flanders Heynalt and Brabant but out of France ther came none This feest duryng dyuerse newse came to the kynge out of dyuers contreis thyder came knyghtes of Gascoyne as the lorde of Lesâ—are the lorde of Chaumount the lorde of Musydent â–ª sende fro the other lordes of the countrey suche as were englysshe as the lorde de Labreth the lorde of Punyeâ—s the lorde of Mountferant the lorde of Duâ—as the lorde of Carton the lorde of Grayly and dyuerse other and also ther were sent messangers fro the cytte of Bayon and fro Bourdeaux These messangers were well feested with the kynge and with his counsayle and they shewed hym howe that his countrey of Gascoyne and his good cytie of Bourdeaux were but febly conforted wherfore they desyred hym to sende thyder suche a captayne and suche men of warr that they might resyste agaynst the frenchemen who were in a great army and kept the feldes Than the kyng ordayned his cosyn the erle of Derby to go thyder he to be as chiefe captayne and with hym to go therle of Penbroke therle of Quenforde the baron of Stafforde sir Gaultier of Manny the lorde Franque de la Hall the lyeure de Brabant sir Hewe Hastynges sir Stephyn de Tombey the lorde of Manny sir Rychard Haydon the lorde Normant of Fynefroyde 〈◊〉 Robert of Lerny sir JohnÌ„ Norwyche sir Rycharde Rocklefe sir Robert of Quenton and dyuers other they were a fyue hundred knyghtes and squyers and two thousande archers the king sayd to his cosyn therle of Derby take with you golde and syluer ynough ye shall â—at lacke and depart largely therof with your men of warr
wherby ye shall gette their loue and fauoure Than the kynge ordayned sir Thomas Daugorne into Bretaygne to the countesse of Mountfort to helpe to kepe her countrey for all the peace that was taken for he douted that the frenche kyng wolde make warre bycause of the message that he sent hym by sir Henry of Leon. And with hym he sent a hundred men of armes and two hundred archers also the kyng ordayned therle of Salisbury and therle Dulnestre into the northe â—ties with a hundred men of armes and sixe hundred archers for the scottê had rebelled agayne to hym and had brent in Corn wall and ronne to Bristowe and besieged the towne of Dulnestre Thus the kynge sent his men of warr into dyuers places and delyuerd the captayns golde and syluer sufficyent to pay their wages to retayne soudyers and so euery company departed as they were ordayned ¶ Nowe first lette vs speke of therle of Derby for he had the grettest charge he toke shypping at Hampton and sayled tyll he aryued at Bayon a good towne and a stronge cytie the which had long been englysshe They landed ther the sixt day of June in the yere of our lorde M .iii. C .xliiii. ther they were well receyued and taryed ther a seuyn dayes and the eyght day departed and went to Burdeaux wher they were receyued with solempne processyon And the erle of Derby was lodged in thabbay of saynt Andrewe and whan the erle of Laylle the frenche kynges lyeutenant in those parties vnderstode of the commyng of thenglysshmen he sende for therle of Comyges the erle of Pyergourt the erle of Carman the vycount of Uyllemure the erle of Ualentenoyes therle of Myrande the erle of Duras the lorde of Maryde the lorde Delabard the lorde of Pycornet the vycont of Chastellone the lorde of Newcastell the lorde of Lestyne the abbot of saynt Syluer and all other lordes suche as helde of the french partie And whan they were all togyder thanÌ„e he demaunded counsayle on the commyng of therle of Derby they answered howe they thought themselfe strong ynough to kepe the passage at Bergerate ouer the ryuer of Garon the which sayeng pleased well therle of Layll who as than was in Gascoyne as kyng vnder the french kyng and had kept that contrey as long as the warre had endured and had taken dyuers townes castels fro thenglysshmen than these lordes sent for men of warr fro all parties went and kept the subbarbes of Bergerate the whiche were great and inclosed with the ryuer of Garon ¶ Howe the erle of Derby conquered Bergerathe Cap. C .iii. WHan therle of Derby had ben at Burdeuxa .xv. dayes he vnderstode howe these lordes knyghtes of Gascoyne were at Bergerath In a mornynge he drewe thyderward and he caused sir Gaultier of Manny and sir Franque de Hall to go before who were marshalles of his hoost that mornynge they rode thre leages to a castell that was englysshe called Mounterolyer but a lytell leage fro Bergerath ther they taryed all that day and that night The next mornynge their currours ranne to the varryers of Bergerath and at their retourne they reported to sir Gaultier of Manny howe they had sene parte of the demeanour of the frenchemen the which they thoght to be but symple That mornynge thenglysshmen dyned be tymes and as they satte at dyner sir Gaultier of Manny behelde therle of Derby and sayde sir yf we were good men of armes we shulde drinke this euenynge with the frenche lordes beyng in Bergerath ê™ therle and for me it shall nat be let whaÌ„ euery man harde that they sayde let vs go arme vs for we shall ryde incontynent to Bergerath ther was no more to do but shortly euery man was armed and a horsebacke Whan the erle of Derby sawe his coÌ„pany so well wylled he was right ioyeouse and sayde lette vs ryde to our ennemies in the name of god and saynt George so they rode forthe with their baners displayed in all the heate of they day tyll they came to the vaylles of Bergerath the whiche were nat easy to wynne for part of the ryuer of Garon went about it Whan the frenchmen sawe thenglysshmen come to assayle them they sayde amonge theÌ„selfe howe they shulde sone be driuen backe they yssued out in good order They had many of the villayns of the contrey yll armed the englysshmen approched and the archers began to shote fiersâ—y and whanne those fotemen felt the arowes lyght among theym and sawe the baners and standerdes waue with the wynde the which they had nat bene acustomed to se before Than thei reculed backe among their owne meÌ„ of armes than thenglysshmen of armes aproched and dasshed in amoÌ„g their enmys â—lewe and bete downe on euery part for the frenchmen of armes coulde nother aproche forwarde nor backewarde for their owne fotemen who reculed without order and dyd stoppe theÌ„ their way ther were many slayne and sore hurt theÌ„glysshe archers were on bothe sydes the way and shotte so holly togyder that none durste approche nor yssue through theym So the frenchmen were put a backe into the subarbes of Bergerath but it was to suche a myschefe for them that the first bridge and baylles were wonne by clene force for thenglysshmen entred with them and there on the pauement many knyghtes were slayne and sore hurte and dyuers prisoners taken of them that aduentuted theymselfe to defende the passage and the lorde of Mirpoyse was slayne vnder sir Gaultier of Mannes baner who was the first that entred Whan therle of Layll sawe that the englysshmen had wonne the subbarbes and slayne his men without mercy he than reculed backe into the towne and passed the brige with great trouble and danger before that bridge ther was a soreskirmysshe the lordes knyghtes fought hande to hande the lorde of Manny auaunced hymselfe so ferre among his ennemyes that he was in great daunger Thenglysshmen toke ther the vycount of Bousquetyne the lorde of Newcastell the lorde of Chastellon the lorde de Lescu all other of the frenchmen entred into the towne and closed theirgates and lette downe their portcolyse And than wente to the walles to their defences this assaut skirmyssh endured tyll the euenyng than thenglysshmen withdrue right sore wery and entred into the subbarbes the which they had wonne where they founde wyne and vâ—tayle sufficyeÌ„t for their hole hoost for two monethes The next mornyng the erle of Derby caused his trumpettes to be sowned and set his people in order of batayle and aproched the towne and made a sore assaut the which endured tyll noone lytell dyd thenglyssh men at that assaut for they within defended theÌ„selfe valyantly at noone the englysshmen with drewe for they sawe well they dyd but lese their payne Than the lordes went to counsayle and determyned to assaut the towne by water for it was closed but with pales than therle of Derby sende to the nauy at Burdeaux for shyppes
the towne as nere as they might and cryed to them within and sayd in mockery sirs demauÌ„de of your messanger where he founde therle of Derby syth he went out but this nyght and is retourned agayne so shortly Than sir FraÌ„que de Hall sayde sirs though we be here in closed we shall yssue out whan it shall please god and the erle of Derby as wolde to god he knewe in what case we be in for and he knewe it there is none of you that durste kepe the felde and if ye wolde sende hym worde therof one of vs shall yelde hymselfe prisoner to you to be raunsomed as a gentylman ought to be the frenchmen answered nay nay sirs the mater shall nat go so The erle of Derby shall knowe it well ynough whan with our engyns we haue beaten downe the castell to the yerthe and that ye haue yelded vp simply for sauyng of your lyues Certaynly quod sir Franque we shall nat yelde our felfe so we woll rather dye here within so the freÌ„chmen retourned agayne to their hoost and the thre englysshe knyghtes were sore abasshed for yâ— stones yâ— fell in the towne gaue so sore strokes that it semed lyke thondre falled fro heuyn ¶ Howe therle of Derby toke before Auberoch therle of Layle and dyuers other erles and vycountes to the noÌ„bre of .ix. Cap. C .vii. ALl the mater of taking of this messaÌ„ger with the letter and necessytie of theÌ„ with in Auberoch was shewed to the erle of Derby by a spye that had been in the frenche hoost Than therle of Derby sent to the erle of Penbroke beyng at Bergerath to mete with hym at a certayne place also he sende for the lorde Stafforde and to sir Stephyn Tombey beyng at Lyborne and the erle hymselfe with sir Gaultier of Manny and his company rode towardes Auberoche and rode so secretely with suche guydes as knewe the coÌ„trey that therle came to Lyborne and there taryed a day abydinge the erle of Penbroke and whan he sawe that he came nat he went forth for the great desyre that he had to ayde them in Auberoch Thus therle of Derby therle of Quenforde â–ª sir Gaultier of Manny sir Rychard Hastynges sir Stephyn Tombey the lorde Feryers and the other yssued out of Lyborne and rode all the night and in the mornyng they wer within two lytell leages of Auberoche They entred into a woode and lyghted fro their horses and tyed their horses to pasture abydinge for the erle of Penbroke and there taryed tyll it was noone They wyste nat well than what to do bycause they were but thre hundred speres and sixe hundred archers and the frenchmen before Auberoch were a .x. or .xii. thousande men yet they thought it a great shame to lese their coÌ„panyons in Auberoche finally sir Gaultier of Manny sayde sirs lette vs leape on our horses and let vs coost vnder the couert of this woode tyll we be on the same syde that ioyneth to their hoost and whan we be nere put yâ— spurres to the horses and crye our cryes we shall entre whyle they be at supper and vnware of vs ye shallse them be so dysconfited that they shall kepe none aray All the lordes and knightes agreed to his sayeng than euery man toke his horse and ordayned all their pages and baggage to abyde styll ther as they were so they rode styll a long by the wode and came to a lytell ryuer in a vale nere to yâ— french host Than they displayed their baners and prnons and dasshed their spurrê to their horses and caÌ„e in a fronte into the frenche hoost among the gascoyns who were nothyng ware of that busshment They were goynge to supper and some redy sette at their meate thenglysshmen cryed a Derby a Derby and ouerthrewe tentes and pauylions and slewe hurte many the frenchmen wyst nat what to do they were so hasted whan they caÌ„e into the felde and assembled togyder They founde the englysshe archers ther redy to receyue theym who shotte so feersly that they slewe man horse and hurt many therle of Layll was taken prisoner in his owne tent and sore hurte and the erle of Pyergourt and sir Roger his vncle in their tentes ther was slayne the lorde of Duras sir Aymer of Poyeters and therle of Ualentenoys his brother was taken euery man sledde that myght best but therle of Conynes the vycount of Car mayne of Uillemny and of BruÌ„quell and yâ— lorde de la Borde of Tarydeâ— and other that were loged on the othersyde of the castell dreme backe and wente into the feldes with their baners Thenglysshmen who had ouercome all yâ— other basshed in feersly among them ther was many a proper feat of armes done many taken and rescued agayne whan they within the castell harde that noyse without and sawe thenglysse baners and penons In contynent they armed them and yssued out and russhed into yâ— thyckest of the preace they gretly refresshed the englysshmen that had fought ther before wher to shulde I make long processe and tho of therle of Laylles partie were nygh all taken or slayne yf the night had nat come on ther had but fewe scapedde ther were taken that day what erles and vycountes to the nombre of .ix. and of lordes knyghtes and squyers taken so that ther was no englysshman of armes but that had .ii. or .iii. prisoners Thisbatell was on saynt Larans nyght the yere of our lorde M. CCC .xl. and foure thenglysshmen delt lyke good coÌ„panyons with their prisoners and suffred many to depart on their othe and promyse to retourne agayne at a certayne day to Bergerath or to Burdeaux Than the englysshmen entred into Auberoche and ther the erle of Derby gaue a supper to the moost part of the erles and vycouÌ„tes prisoners and to many of the knyghtes and squyers theÌ„glysshmen gaue lande to god in yâ— that a thousande of them had ouercome .x. M. of their ennemyes and had rescued the towne of Auberoche and saued their coÌ„panyons that were within who by all lickely hod shulde haue ben taken within .ii. dayes after The next day anone vpon sonne rysing thyder came therle of Penbroke with his company a thre hundren spe res and a foure thousande archers Thatie he sayd to therle of Derby certaynly cosyn ye haue done me great vncourtesy to fight with our ennemyes without me seyng that ye sent for me ye might haue ben sure I wolde nat fayle to coÌ„e fayr cosyn ê™ therle of Derby we desyred gretly to haue had you with vs we taryed all day tyll it was ferr past no one And whan we sawe that ye came nat we durst nat abyde no lenger for if our ennemyes had knowen of our coÌ„myng they had ben in a great aduantage ouer vs nowe we haue the aduantage of them I pray you be content and helpe to gyde vs to Burdeaux So they taryed all that day and the nexte nyght in Auberoche and the next
day be tymes they departed and left captayne in Auberoche a knight of Gascoyne called Alysander of Chamont this they rode to Burdeaux and ledde â–ª with them the moost part of their prisoners ¶ Of the townes that therle of Derby wanne in Gascoyne goyng towarde the Ryoll Cap. Cviii. THey of Burdeux wyst nat what ioye to make nor how to receyue therle of Derby and sir Gaultier of Man ny for the takyng of the erle of Laylle and mo than two hundred knyghtê with hym So thus passed that wynter without any more doynge in Gascoyne that ought to be remeÌ„bred and whan it was past Eester in the yere of our lorde M. CCC .xlv. In the myddes of May â–ª therle of Derby who had layne all that wynter at Burdeaux made a great assemble of men of armes and archers to the entent to go and lay siege to the Ryoll the first day fro Burdeux he rode to Bergerath wher he founde therle of PeÌ„broke who had in like wyse made his assembly ther they taryed thre dayes and than departed and nombred their company and founde howe they were M. men of armes and two M. archers than they rode so longe tyll they came to saynt Basyll and layd siege therto They within consydred howe the greattest men and moost part of Gascoyne were prisoners sawe howe they shulde haue no socoure fro no parte so all thynges consydred they yelded themselfe dyd homage to the kyng of England Than therle passed forthe and toke they way to Aguyllone and in his way he founde the castell of Rochemyllone the whiche was well furnysshed with soudyers and artyllary howbeit therle of Derby coÌ„maunded to gyue assaut and so theâ— was a ferse assaut They within cast out great barres of yron and pottê with lyme wherwith they hurt dyuers englysshmen suche as aduentured themselfe to farr whan therle sawe his mâ—hurt and coude do nothyngâ— he withdrue the assaut The next day he made the vyllayns of the countrey to bring thyder fagottes busshes donge sâ—rawe and erth and fylled part of the dykes so that they might go to the walles and so they made CCC archers redy and. CC. men of the countrey to go before them with pauysshes and hauyng great pycares of yron and whyle they dyd vndermyne the wall the archers shuld shote and so they dyde that none within durste apere at their defence This assaut endured the moste part of the day so that finally the myners made a great hole through the wall so that ten men myght entre a front Thanne they within were sore a basshed some fledde into the church and somme stale away by a priue gate so this towne and castell was taken robbed and the moost parte slayne except suche as were fledde into the church â–ª the which therle of Derby caused to be saued for they yelded themself simply Thau therle sette there newe captayns two en 〈…〉 squyers Rycharde Wylle and Robert 〈◊〉 than therle went to Mountsegure and layâ— siege therto and taryed ther a fyftene day â—s captayne within was sir Hewe Bastefoll euery day there was assaut and great engyns were brought thyder â—ro Burdeaux fro Bergerath so that the stones 〈◊〉 they cast brake downe walles roffes and houses Th erle of Derby sende to them of the towne shewyng them that if they were taken byforce they shulde all dye if they wolde come vnder they obeysance of the kynge of Englande he wolde pardon them all and take them for his frendes They of the towne wolde gladly haue yelded theym and went and spake with their captayne in maner of couÌ„â—â—yle to se what he wolde say and he answered theym and sayd sirs kepe your defence we ar able to kepe this towne this halfe yere if nede be They departed fro hym in semyng well coÌ„tent but at nyght they toke and putte hym in prison sayeng howe he shuld neuer go out therof without so be he wold agre to make their peace with therle of Derby and whan that he had sworne that he wolde do his deuoyre they let hym out of prison and so he went to the barryers of the towne and made token to speke with the erle of Derby sir Gaultier of Manny was ther present and he went spake with him The knight sayd sir Gaultier of Manny ye ought natte to haue marueyle though we close our gates agaynst you â–ª for we haue sworne feaultie to the frenche kyng and I se well that ther is no persone in his behalfe that wyll stoppe you of your way but me thynke ye are lyke to go farther But sir for my selfe and for the menne of the towne I desyre you that we may abyde in coÌ„posicyon that ye make vs no warr nor we to you the space of a moneth and duryng that terme if the frenche kyng or the duke of Normandy come into this contrey so strong as to fyght with you than we to be quyte of our couenaunt and if they come nat or one of them than we shall put vs vnder 〈◊〉 obeâ— sance of the kyng of England Sir Gaultier of Manny went to therle of Derby to knowe his pleasure in that behalfe therle was content so that they within shuld make no fortifycation in that season and also yâ— if any of theÌ„glysshmen ther lacked any vitayls that they might haue it of them for their money To this they were coÌ„tent and sent â–ª xii burgesses of the towne to Burdeaux in hostage than thenglysshmen were refresshed with prouisyon of the towne but none of them entred Than they passed forth and wasted and exyled the contrey the which was plesant and frutefull and came to a castell called guyllon and the captayne therof came to therle and yelded vp the castell their lyues and goodâ— saued Wherof they of the contrey had gret marueyle for it was named one of the strongest castels of the worlde whaÌ„ the captayne that had yelded vp the castell so soone came to Tholoum the which was .xvii. leages thense they of that towne toke hym and layd treason to his charge and hanged hym vp The sayd castell stode bytwene two great ryuers able to bere shyppes yâ— erle of Derby newe repeyred yâ— castell and made captayne ther sir Johâ— of Gombray thaâ—e the erle went to an other castell called Segart the whiche he toke by assaut and all the soudyours within slayne and fro thense he went to the towne of le Ryoll ¶ Howe therle of Derby layd siege to the Ryoll and howe that the towne was yelded to hym Cap. C .ix. THus the erle of Derby 〈◊〉 before the Ryoll and layed siege therto on all sydes made basâ—yâ—es in the feldes and on the wayeâ—â— so that no prouisyon coulde entre into the towne a 〈…〉 he euery day ther was assaut the siege â—â—â—ured a longe space And whan the moneth was eâ—â—yred that they of Segur shulde gyue vp their towne the erle sent thyder and they of the â—owne gaue
kynges hoost but the soudyours made no count to the kynge nor to none of his offycers of the golde and syluer that they dyd gette they kept that to themselfe Thussir Godfray of Harecourt rode euery day of fro yâ— kynges hoost and for moost parte euery nyght resorted to the kynges felde The kyng toke his way to saynt Lowe in Constantyne but or he came ther he lodged by a ryuer abyding for his men that rode a long by the see syde and whan they were come they sette for the their caryage and therle of Warwyke therle of Suffolke sir Thomas Hollande and sir Raynolde CobhmÌ„ and their coÌ„pany rode out on the one syde and wasted and eriled the contrey as the lorde Hare court hadde done and the kynge euer rode bytwene these bataylles and euery nyght they logedde togyder ¶ Of the great assemble that the frenche kynge made to resyst the kyng of Englande Cap. C .xxiii. THus by theÌ„glysshmen was brent exyled robbed wasted and pylled the good plentyfull countrey of Normandy Thanne the frenche kyng sent for the lorde JohnÌ„ of Heynalt who caÌ„e to hym with a great nombre also the kyng sende for other men of armes dukes erles barownes knyghtes and squyers and assembled togyder the grettest nombre of people that had bensene in France a hundred yere before he sent for men into so ferr countreys that it was longe or they came togyder wherof the kynge of Englande dyde what hym lyste in the meane season The french kyng harde well what he dyd and sware and sayd howe they shuld neuerretourne agayne vnfought withall and that suche hurtes and damages as they had done shulde be derely reuenged wherfore he had sent letters to his frendes in th empyre to suche as wer farthest of and also to the gentyll kyng of Behayne and to the lorde Charles his son who fro thens for the was called kynge of Almaygne he was made kynge by the ayde of his father and the frenche kyng and had taken on hym the armes of th empyre The frenche kyng desyred them to come to hym withall their powers to thyntent to fyght with the kynge of Englande who brent and wasted his countrey These princes and lordes made them redy with great nombre of men of armes of almaynes behaynoes and luxambroses and so came to the frenche kyng also kyng PhilyppÌ„ send to the duke of Lorayne who came to serue hym with CCC speares also ther came therle samynes in Samynoes therle of Salebrugâ— the erle of Flaunders the erle Wyllyam of Namure euery man with a fayre coÌ„pany â–ª ye haue harde here before of the order of thenglysshmen howe they went in thre batayls the marshalles on the right hande and on the lyft the kyng and the prince of Wales his sonne in the myddes They rode but small iourneys and euery day toke their lodgynges bytwene noone and thre of the clocke and founde the countrey so frutefull that they neded nat to make no ê“uisy on for their hoost but all onely for wyne and yet they founde reasonably sufficyent therof It was no marueyle though they of the countrey were afrayed for before that tyme they had neuer sene men of warre nor they wyst nat what warre or batayle ment they fledde away as ferr as they might here spekyng of thenglysshmen and left their houses well stuffed and graunges full of corne they wyst nat howe to saue and kepe it yâ— kynge of Englande and the prince had in their batayle a thre thousand men of armes and sixe thousande archers and a ten thousande men 〈◊〉 fote besyde them that rode with the marshals Thus as ye haue harde the kyng rodeforth wastynge and brennyng the countrey without brekyng of his order he left the cytie of Constance and went to a great towne called saynt Lowe a rych towne of drapery and many riche burgesses in that towne ther were dwellyng an .viii. or nynescore burgesses crafty men â–ª Whanne the kynge came ther he toke his lodgyng without for he wolde neuer lodge in the towne for feare of fyre but he sende his men before and anone yâ— towne was taken and clene robbed It was harde to thynke the great ryches that there was won in clothes specially clothe wolde ther haue ben solde good chepe yf ther had ben any byers thaÌ„ the kynge went towarde Cane the which was a greatter towne and fall of drapery and other marchauntdyse and riche burgesses noble ladyes and damosels and fayre churches and specially two great riche abbeys one of the Crynyte another of saynt Stephyn And on the one syde of the towne one of the fayrest castels of all Normandy and capitayne therin was Robert of Blargny with thre hundred genowayes and in the towne was therle of Ewe and of Guynes constable of Fraunce and therle of Tankernyll with a good nombre of men of warr The king of England rode that day in good order and logedde all his batayls togyder that night a two leages fro Cane in a towne with a lytell hauyn called Naustreham and thyder caÌ„e also all his nauy of shyppes with therle of Huntyngdone who was gouernour of them The coÌ„stable and other lordes of France that nyght watched well the towne of Cane and in the mornyng armed them with all them of the towne Than the constable ordayned that none shulde yssue out but kepe their defences on the walles gate bridge and ryuer and left the subbarbes voyde bycause they were nat closedde for they thought they shulde haue ynough to do to defende the towne bycause it was nat closedde but with the ryuer they of the towne saybe howe they wolde yssue out for they were strong ynough to fyght with the kyng of Englande Whan the coÌ„llable sawe their good wyls he sayd in the name of god he it ye shall nat fyght without me Than they yssued out in good order and made good face to fyght and to defende theym and to putte their lyues in aduenture ¶ Of the batayle of Cane and howe thenglysshmen toke to towne Cap. C .xxiiii. THe same day thenglyssh men rose erly and apayrelled them redy to go to Cane the kyng harde noyse before the sonne rysing And than toke his horse and the prince his son with sir Godfray of Harcourt marshall and leader of the hoost whose counsayle the kyng moche folowed Than they drewe towarde Cane with their batels in good aray and so aproched the good towne of Cane WhauÌ„e they of the towne who were redy in the felde sawe these thre batayls commyng in good order with their baners and staÌ„deâ—des wauynge in the wynde and the archers the which they had nat ben accustomed to se they were sore afrayd and fledde away toward the towne without any order or good aray for all that the constable coulde do than the englysshmen pursued them egerly Whan the constable and the erle of of TaÌ„kernyll sawe that they toke a gate at the entry and saued theÌ„selfe and certayne with
theÌ„ for the englysshmen were entred into the towne some of the knyghtes and squyers of Fraunce suche as knewe the way to the castell went thyder and the captayne ther receyued them all for the castell was large TheÌ„glysshmen in yâ— chaselle we many for they toke non to mercy than the constable and the erle of Tankernyll beynge in the lytell towre at the bridge fote loked a longe the strete sawe their men â—â—ayne without mercy they douted to fall in their hand At last they sawe an englysshe knyght with one eye called 〈◊〉 ThomÌ„s Holand and afyue or sixe other knyghtes with hym they knewe theÌ„ for they had sene them before in Pruce in Grenade and in other vyages than they called to sir Thomas sayd howe they wold yelde theÌ„selfe prisoners Than sir Thomas came thyder with his coÌ„pany and mounted vp into the gate and there founde the sayd lordes with .xxv. knyghts with them who yelded theym to sir Thomas and he toke theÌ„for his prisoners and left company to kepe theym and than mouÌ„ted agayne on his horse and rode into the streates and saued many lyues of lavyes damosels and cloysterers fro defoylyng for the soudyers were without mercy It fell so well the same season for thenglysshmen that the â—â—â—er whiche was able to bere shyppes at that 〈…〉 e was so lowe that men went in and out besyde the bridge they of the towne were entred into their houses and cast downe into the strete stones tymbre and â—ron and slewe and hurte mo than fyue hundred englysshmen wherwith the kyâ—ge was sore dyspleased At night whan he hard therof he coÌ„maunded that the next day all shulde be putte to the swerde and the towne brent but than sir Godfray of Harecourt sayd dere sir for goddessake ass wage somwhat your courage and let it suâ—fice you that ye haue done ye haue yet a great voyage to do orye come before Calys whyderye purpose to go and sir in this towne there is moche people who wyll defende their houses and it woll cost many of yor men their lyues or ye haue all at yor wyll wherby paraueÌ„ture ye shall nat kepe your purpose to Calys the which shulde redowne to your rech Sir saue your people for ye shall haue nede of them or this moneth passe for I thynke verely your aduersary kyng PhilyppÌ„ woll mete with you to fight and ye shall fynde many strayt passages and rencouÌ„ters Wherfore your men and ye had mo shall stande you in gode stede and sir without any further sleynge ye shall be lorde of this towne men and women woll putte all that they haue to your pleasur Than the kyng sayd sir Godfray you ar our marshall â–ª ordayne euery thyng as ye woll than sir Godfray with his baner rode fro strete to strete and coÌ„mauÌ„ded in the kynges name non to be so hardy to put fyre in any house to slee any persone nor to vyolate any woman Whan they of the towne hard that crye they receyued the englysshmen into their houses and made theym good chere and some opyned their coffers and badde them take what them lyst so they might be assured of ther lyues howe be it ther were done in the towne many yuell dedes murdrers and roberyes Thus the englysshmen were lordes of the towne thre dayes ano wanne great richesse the which they sent by baâ—kesse and barges to saynt Sauyoure by the ryuer of Austrâ—hen a two leagê theus wher as all their nauy lay than the kyng sende therle of â—untyâ—gdon with two hundred men of armes and foure hundred archers with his nauy and prisoners and richesse that they had gotte backe agayne into Englande And the kynge bought of sir Thomas Hallande â–ª the constable of Fraunce and therle of Tankernyll and payed for them twentie thousande nobles ¶ Howe sir Godfray of Harecourte fought with theÌ„ of Amyens before Parys Cap. C .xxv. THus the kyng of England ordred his besynesse beynge in the towne of Cane and sende into England his nauy of shyppes charged 〈◊〉 clothes iewelles vessels of golde syluer and of other rychesse and of prisoners mo than .lx. knightes and thre hundred burgesses Than he departed fro the towne of Cane and rode in the same order as he dyde before brennynge and exilynge the countrey and toke the way to Ewreus and so past by it And fro thens they rode to a great towne called Louyets it was the chiefe towne of all Normandy of drapery riches and full of marchandyse theÌ„glysshmen soone entred therin for as than it was nat closed it was ouer ron spoyled and robbed without mercy there was won great richesse ThauÌ„e they entred into the countrey of Ewreus and brent and pylled all the countrey except the good townes closed and castels â–ª to the which the kynge made none assaut bycause of the sparyng of his people and his artillery On the ryuer of Sane nere to Rone there was the exle of Harecourt brother to sir Godfray of Harecourt but he was on the frenche partie and therle of Drâ—ux with hym with a good nombre of men of warre but thenglysshmen left Roon and went to Gysors where was a strong castell they brent the towne and than they brent Uernon and all the countrey about Roon and Pont de Lache and came to NauÌ„tes and to Meulence and wasted all the countrey about and passed by the stronge castell of Robeboyes and in euery place a long the ryuer of Sane they founde the briges broken At last they came to Poyssey and founde the brige broken but the arches and â—oystes lay in the ryuer the kyng lay there a .v. dayes In the mean season the brige was made to passe the hoost Wtout paryll thenglysshe marshals ranne a brode iust to Parys and brent saynt Germayne in Lay and Mountioy and saynt Clowde and pety Bolayne by Parys and the quenes Bourge they of Parys were nat well assured of theym selfe for it was nat as than closed Than kyng Philyppe remoued to saynt Denyse and or he went caused all yâ— pentessys in Parys to be pulled downe and at saynt Deuyse were redy câ—â— the kynge of Behayne the lorde JohnÌ„ of Heynalt â–ª the duke of Lorayne therle of Flaunderâ—â— therle of Bloyes and many other great lordes and knyghtes redy to serue the frenche kynge Whan the people of Parys sawe their kyng â—epart they came to hym and knâ—lyd downe and sayd a sir and noble kyng what woll ye do leue thus this noble cytie of Parys the kynge sayâ— my good people doute ye nat the englysshmen woll aproche you no nerer than they be why so sir ê™ they they be within these two leages and assone as they knowe of your departynge they woll come and assayle vs and we bâ—â—at able to defende them sir tary here styll and helpe to defende your gode cite of Parys Speke no more ê™ the kynge for I woll go to saynt Denyse to my men of warre for I woll encountre the
the towne and of the countrey The kynge toke his lodgynge in a great hospytall that was there the same day the frenche kynge departed fro Amyense and came to Araynes about noone and theÌ„glysshmen were departed thense in the mornyng the frenchmen founde there great prouisyon that the englysshmen had left behynde them bycause they departed in hast there they founde flesshe redy on the broches brede and pastyes in the ouyns wyne in tonnes and barelles and the tabuls redy layed There the frenche kyng lodged and taryed for his lordes that nyght the kyng of England was lodged at Oysement at nyght whanÌ„e the two marshalles were retourned who had that day ouer ronne the countrey to the gates of Abuyle and to saynt Ualery made a greatskirmysshe there Than the kynge assembled togyder his counsayle and made to be brought before hym certayne prisoners of the countrey of Ponthieu and of Uymen the kyng right curtesly demaunded of theym if ther were any among them that knewe any passage byneth Abuyle that he and his hoost might passe ouer the ryuer of Somme yf he woldeshewe hym therof he shulde be quyte of his raunsome and .xx. â—â—his company for his loue ther was a varle◠〈…〉 ed Gobyn a Grace who stept forthe sayde to the kyng sir I promyse you on the ieopardy of my heed I shall bringe you to suche a place where as ye and all your hoost shall passe the ryuer of Some without paryll there be certayne places in the passage that ye shall passe .xii. men a front two tymes bytwene day and nyght ye shall nat go in the water to the knees but whan the fludde cometh the ryuer than waxeth so gret 〈◊〉 no man can passe but whan the â—â—udde is gon the whiche is two tymes bytwene day nyght than the ryuer is so lowe that it may be passed without danger bothe a horsebacke and a fote The passage is harde in the botom with whyte stones so that all your caryage may go surely therfore the passage is called Blanch taque and ye make redy to deê‘te be tymes ye may be ther by the sonne rysinge the kynge sayâ—â— if this be trewe that ye say I quytethe thy raunsome and all thy company and moreouer shall gâ—ue the a hundred nobles than the kynge commaunded euery man to be reâ—y at the sounde of the trumpette to departe ¶ Of the batayle of Blanch â—â—que by twene the kyng of Englande and siâ— Godmar du Fay. Cap. C .xxvii. THe kyng of Englande slepte nat moche that nyght for atte mydnight he a rose so wneâ— his trumpette thaâ— incontynent they made redy caryages and all thynges And atte the brekynge of the day they departed fro the towne of Oysement and rode after the guydinge of Goâ—yn a Grace so that they came by the sonne rysing to Blanch Taque but as than the fluâ—de was vppÌ„ so that they might nat passe so the kynge taryed there tyll it was prime than the ebbe came The frenche kyng had his currours in the countrey who brought hym worde of the â—emeanoure of the englysshmen than he thought to close the kyng of Englande bytwene Abuyle and the ryuer of Some so to fyght with hym at his pleasure And whan he was at AmyeÌ„se he had ordayned a great barowne of Normandy called sir God mardu Fay to go and kepe the passage of BlaÌ„che Taque where the englysshmen must pa 〈…〉 or els in none other place he had with hym M. men of armes and sixe thousand a â—ote with the genowayes soo they went by saynt Reyâ—gâ—yer in Ponthieu and fro thens to Crotay wher as the passage lay And also he had with hym a great nombre of men of the countrey and also a great nombre of theym of Mutterell so that they were a twelfe thousand men one and other whan the englysshe hoost was come thyder sir Godmardu Fay araunged all his company to defende the passage the kyng of England lette nat for all that but whanÌ„e the â—ludde was gone he coÌ„maunded his marshals to entre into the water in the name of god and saynt George than they that were hardy and coragyous entreâ— on bothe parties and many a man reuersed ther were some of the freÌ„chmen of Arthoyes and Pycardy that were as gladde to iuste in the water as on the drie lande The frenchemen defended so well the passage at the yssuing out of the water that they had moche to do the genowayes dyde them great trouble with their câ—osâ—owes on thother syde the archers of Englande shotte so holly togyder that he frenchmen were fayne to gyue place to the englysshmen There was a sore batayle and many a noble feate of armes done on both sydes finally thenglysshmen passed ouer and assembled togyder in the felde the kynge and the prince passed and all the lordes than the frenchmen kept none array but departed he that myght best Whan sir Godmar sawe that dysconâ—ituâ—e he fledde and saued hymselfe some â—â—edde to Abuyle and some to saynt Raygnyer they that were there a fote coude nat â—â—ce so that ther were slayne a great nombre of them of Abuyle Muttrell Arras and of saynt Raygnier the chase endured more than a great leag And as yet all the englysshmen were nat passed the ryuer and certayne currours of the kyng of Behayne of sir JohnÌ„ of Heynaultê came on theÌ„ that were behynd and toke certayn horses caryages and slewe dyuers or they coude take the passage The french kyng the same mornynge was departed fro Araynes trustyng to haue founde thenglysshmen bytwene hym and the ryuer of Some but whan he harde howe that sir Godmar du Fay and his company were â—yscoÌ„fyted he taryed in the felde and demaunded of his marshals what was best to do they sayd sir ye can nat passe the ryuer but at the brige of Abuyll for the sludde is come in at Blanche taque than he retourned and lodged at Abuyle The kyng of Englande whan he was past the ryuer he thanked god and so rode forthe in lyke maner as he dyde before than he called Gobyn a Grace and dyd quyte hym his ransome and all his company and gaue hym a hundred nobles and a good horse And so the kynge rode forthe fayre and easely and thought to haue lodged in a great town called Norell but whan he knewe that the towne â—ertayned to the couÌ„tesse of DaÌ„merle suster to the lorde Robert of Arthoys the kyng assured the towne and countrey asmoche as pertayned to her and so went forthe and his marshalles rode to Crotay on the seesyde and brent the towne and founde in the hauyn many shippes and barkê charged with wynes of PoÌ„thieu pertayning to the marchauntes of â—aynton and of Rochell they brought the best therof to the kynges host Than one of the marshals â—oâ—e to the gates of Abuyle fro thens to saynt Reygnier and after to the towne of Ruesaynt Esperyte This was on a friday and bothe batayls
thassautyng The countrey was so afrayed that euery man fledde into stronge holdes and townes and forsoke their owne houses they made none other aparance of defence but all knyghtê and squyers kept them styll in their fortresses and made no semblant to fyght with thenglysshmen Than at last the erle of Derby came and layd siege to saynt JohnÌ„ Dangle and made there a gret assaut within the towne ther were no men of warre tyll agaynst night whan thassaut seased Sir Wyllyam Ryonmayre of the towne and the moost part of the burgesses sende to therle of Derby to haue a saue conduct for sixe of their burgesses to come into the hoost to treat with therle the same night or els the next day the which was graunted and the next mornynge these burgesses came to therles tent and there concluded to become good englysshmen as long as the kyng of Englande or some other for hym wolde kepe and defende them fro the frenchmen Ther therle refresshed hym in that towne thre dayes and toke homage of the burgesses there than the erle went to the stronge towne of Nyort wherin was captayne the lorde Guyssharde Dangle ther therle made thre assautes but nothyng coude he wynne than he departed thens and went to to Burge saynt Maxymen the which was wonne perforce and all that were within slayne After they went to MoÌ„strell boy 〈◊〉 wherin ther were a two huÌ„dred money makers that forged there money for the freÌ„chkyng they sayde they wolde nat yelde vp but defende the towne but there was made suche a feerse assaut that it was won and all they within slayne Th erle newe fortifyed the castell and made there a garyson than the erle came before the cytie of Poycters the whiche was great and large the erle besieged it on the one syde for he had nat noÌ„bre sufficyent to lay rounde about IncontyneÌ„t they made assaut they of they cytie who were a great nombre of meane people nat very mete for the warre they defended themselfe so well at that tyme that they toke but lytell damage the assaut ceased and euery man went to his logynge The next day certayne knyghtes of the host toke their horses and rode about the towne and returned and made report to therle of that they had sene than they determyned the nexte day to assaut the cytie in thre places and the greattest nombre to assaut wher as was the wekest place of the cytie and thus it was done And as than in the towne ther was no knight that knewe what ment any feate of warr nor the people were nat erpert in dedes of armes to knowe howe to defende assautes so in the wekyst place thenglysshmen entred Whan they within sawe the towne wonne they fledde away out at other gates but ther were slayne a .vii. hundred for all were put to the swerde men women and chyldren and the cytie ouerron and robbed the whiche was full of great richesse aswell of thynhabytauntes as of them of the countrey that were come thyder for surety dyuers churches were there distroyed and many yuelldedes done and mo had ben doue and therle had nat ben for he coÌ„maunded on payne of dethe no man to breune no churche nor house for he sayde he wolde tary there a ten or 〈…〉 dayes so that therby part of the yuell dedes wereseased but for all that there was roberyes ynough Th erle lay ther a .xii. dayes and lengar myght haue done if it had pleased hym for ther was none to resyst hym all the contrey trymbled for feare of hym Than therle departed fro Poycters and left it voyde for it was to great to be kept at their departyng they had so moche rychesse that they wyst natte what to do therwith they sette by nothynge but golde and syluer and fethers for men of warre Thanne they retourned by small iourneys to saynt Johan Dangle there therle rested hym a certayne space and thenglysshmen gaue many good iuels to the ladyes and damosels of the towne and so dyd therle hymself and made euery day gret dyners suppers and bankettes made great reuell and sport among them he achyued suche grace among them there that they sayd he was the moost noble prince that euer rode on horsebacke Than he toke his leaue of theÌ„ and made the mayre and the burgesses to renewe their othe and to kepe the towne as the ryght herytage of the kyng of Englande than the erle retourned by suche fortresses as he had wonne tyll he caÌ„e to therytie of Bourdeaux than he gaue leaue euery man to depart and thanked them of their good seruyce ¶ How the kyng of Scottes duryng the siege before Calys came into England with a gret host Ca. C .xxxvii. IT is longe nowe syth we spake of kyng Dauyd of Scotlande howe be it tyll nowe there was none occasion why for the trewse that was takenue was well and trewly kept So that whan the kynge of Englande had be sieged Calays and lay there than the Scottes determyned to make warre into Englande and to be reuenged of such hurtes as they had taken before for they sayde than howe that the realme of Englande was voyde of men of warr for they were as they sayd with the kyng of Englande before Calys and some in Bretaygne Poyctou and Gascoyne the frenche kyng dyd what he coude to styrre the scottes to that warre to the entent that the kynge of Englande shulde breke vp his siege and retourne to defende his owne realme The kynge of Scottes made his sommons to be at saynt JohnÌ„s towne on the ryuer of Tay in Scotlande thyder came erles barownes and prelates of Scotlande and there agreed that in all haste possyble they shulde entre into Englande to come in that iourney was desyred Johan of the out Iles who gouerned the wylde scottes for to hym they obeyed and to no man els He came with a thre thousande of the moost outragyoust people in all that countrey Whan all the scottes were assembled they were of one and other a fyftie thousande fightynge menne they coude nat make their assemble soo secrete but that the quene of Englande who was as thanne in the marchesse of the Northe about yorke knewe all their dealynge ThanÌ„e she sent all about for menne and lay herselfe at yorke than all men of warre and archers came to Newcastell with the quene In the meane season the kyng of scottes departed fro saynt Johannes towne and wente to Done Fremelyne the firste day the nexte day they passed a lytell arme of the see and so came to EsdeÌ„rmelyne and than to EdeÌ„brough Than they nombred their company and they were a thre thousande men of armes knyghtes and squyers and a thretie thousande of other on hackenayes thanne they came to Rousbourg the first fortresse englysshe on that parte captayne there was sir Wyllyam Montague the scottes passed by without any assaut makynge and so went forthe brennynge and distroyenge the countrey of Northumberlande
and their currours ranne to yorke and brent as moche as was without the walles and retourned agayne to their host within a dayes iourney of Newcastell vpon Tyne ¶ Of the batayle of New castell vpon Tyne bytwene the quene of England and the kyng of scottes Cap. C .xxxviii. THe quene of England who desyred to defende her contrey came to Newcastell vpon Tyne and there taryed for her meÌ„ who came dayly fro all â—tes Whan the scottes knewe that the englysshe men assembled at Newcastell they drue thyderwarde and their currours came rennynge before the towne and at their retournynge they brent certayne small hamelettes there about so that the smoke therof caÌ„e into the towne of Newcastell some of the englysshmen wolde a yssued out to haue fought with them that made the fyers but the captayns wolde nat sulfre theym to yssue out The next day yâ— kyng of scottes with a .xl. thousande men one and other came and lodged within thre lytell englysshe myle of Newcastell in the lande of the lorde Neuyll and the kyng sent to them within the towne that if they wolde yssue out into the felde he wolde fyght with theym gladly The lordes and prelates of England sayd they were content to aduenture their lyues with the ryghtand herytage of the kynge of Englande their maister than they all yssued out of the towne and were in nombre a twelfe hundred men of armes thre thousand archers and seuyne thousande of other with the walsshmen Than the scottes came and lodged agaynst theym nere togyder than euery man was sette in order of batayle than the quene caÌ„e among her men and there was ordayned four batayls one to ayde another The firste had in gouernaunce the bysshoppe of Dyrham and the lorde Percy the seconde the archbysshoppe of yorke and the lorde Neuyll the thyrde the bysshoppe of Lyncolne and the lorde MoÌ„bray The fourth the lorde Edwarde de Baylleule captayne of Berwyke the archbysshopp of Canterbury and the lorde Rose euery batayle had lyke noÌ„bre after their quantyte the quene went fro batayle to batayle desyring them to do their deuoyre to defende the honoure of her lorde the kyng of Englande and in the name of god euery man to be of good hert and courage promysyng them that to her power she wolde remeÌ„bre theym aswell or better as thoughe her lorde the kyng were ther personally Than the quene departed fro them recoÌ„mendyng them to god and to saynt George than anone after the bataylles of the scottes began to set forwarde and in lyke wyse so dyd theÌ„glysshmen than the archers began to shote on bothe parties but the shot of the scottes endured but a shortspace but the archers of Englande shot so feersly so that whan the batayls aproched there was a harde batell They began at nyne and endured tyll noone the scottes had great ares sharpe and harde and gaue with them many great strokes howbeit finally thenglysshmen obtayned the place and vyctorie but they lost many of their me There were slayne of the scottes therle of Sys therle of Ostre the erle Patrys therle of Surlant therle Dastredare therle of Mare therle JohnÌ„ Duglas and the lorde Alysaunder Ramsey who bare the kynges baner and dyuers other knyghtes and squyers And there the kynge was taken who fought valiantly and was sore hurt a squyer of Northumberland toke hym called JohnÌ„ Coplande and assone as he had taken the kynge he went with hym out of the felde with .viii. of his seruaunces with hym and soo rode all that day tyll he was a fyftene leages fro the place of the batayle and at nyght he caÌ„e to a castell called Oryulus And than he sayde he wolde nat delyuer the kyng of scottes to no man nor woman lyueyng but all onely to the kynge of Englande his lorde the same day there was also taken in the felde the erle Morette the erle of Marche the lorde Wyllyam Duglas the lorde Robert Uesy the bysshoppe of Dadudame the bysshoppe of saynt Andrewes and dyuers other knyghtes barownes And ther were slayne of one and other a .xv. thousande and the other saued themself as well as they might this batell was besyde Newcastell the yere of our lorde M. CCC .xlvi. the saturday next after sayur Mychaell ¶ How JohnÌ„ Copland had the kyng of Scottes prisoner and what profet he gatte therby Cap. C .xxxix. WHan the quene of Englande beyng at Newcastell vnderstode howe the iourney was for her and her men she than rode to the place where the batayle hade ben thanÌ„e it was shewed her howe the kyng of scottê was taken by a squyer called JohnÌ„ Coplande and he hadde caryed away the kyng no man knewe whyder Than the quene wrote to the squyer coÌ„maundyng hym to bring his prisoner the kyng of scottes and howe he had nat well done to depart with hym without leaue all that day thenglysshmen taryed styll in the same place and the quene with them and the next day they retourned to New castell Whan the quenes letter was brought to Johan Coplande he answered and sayd that as for the kyng of scottes his prisoner he wolde nat delyuer hym to no maÌ„ nor woman lyueng but all onely to the kynge of Englande his souer ayne lorde As for the kynge of scottes he sayd he shuld be sauely kept so that he wolde gyue acompte for hym thanne the quene sende letters to the kyng to Calays wherby the kyng was enfourmed of the state of his realme than the kyng sende incoÌ„tynent to Johan Coplande that he shulde come ouer the see to hym to the siege before Calays Than the same Johan dyd putte his prisoner in saue kepynge in a stronge castell and so rode through England tyll he caÌ„e to Douer and there toke the see and arryued before Calays Whan the kyng of Englande sawe the squyer he toke hym by the hande and sayd a welcome my squyer that by your valyantnesse hath taken myne aduersary the kyng of Scottes the squyer kneled downe and sayde sir yf god by his grace haue suffred me to take the king of scottes by true conquest of armes sir I thynke no man ought to haue any enuy there at for aswell god may sende by his grace suche a fortune to fall to a poore squyer as to a great lorde and 〈◊〉 I requyre your grace be nat myscontent with me though I dyde nat delyuer the kynge of Scottes at the coÌ„maundement of the quene Sir I holde of you as myne othe is to you and nat to her but in all good maner the kyng sayd Johan the good seruyce that ye haue done and your valyantnesse is somoche worthe that hit must counteruayle your trespasse and be taken for your excuse and shame haue they that bere you any yuell wyll therfore ye shall retourne agayne home to your house and thaâ—â—e my pleasure is that ye delyuer your prisoner to the quene my wyfe and in a rewarde I assigne you nere to your house where
M. one and other and so passed by the countie of Franqueberg so came streyght to the hyll of Sangattes bytwene Calys and Wyssant They came thyder in goodly order with baners displayed that â—it was great beautie to beholde their puyssaut array they of Calys whan they sawe them lodge it semed to them a newe siege ¶ Howe the kyng of England maâ—e the passages about Calayâ— to be well kept that the frenche kyng shulde nat aproche to â—eyse his siege Cap. C. xlâ— VE shall here what the kynge of Englande dyd caused to be done whanÌ„e he sawe and knewe that the french kyng came with so great an hoost to rayse the siege the whiche had coste hym somoche good and payne of his body and lost many of his meÌ„ and knewe well howe he had so constrayned the towne that hit coulde nat longe endure for defaute of vitayls it greued hym sore than to depart Than he aduysed well howe the frenchmen coudâ— nat aproche nother to his hoost nor to the towne but in two places other by the downes by the see syde or elles aboue by the hygheway and there was many dykes rockes and maresshes and but one way to passe ouer a bridge called Newlande bridge ThanÌ„e the kynge made all his naâ—y to drawe a long by the cost of the downes euery shyp well garnysshed with â—oÌ„bardes cros â—owes archers springalles and other artyllary wherby the frenche hoost myght â—at passe that way And the kynge caused the erle of Dâ—â—â—y to go and kepe Newlande bridge with a great noÌ„bre of men of armes and archers so that the freÌ„chemen coude natte passe no way without they wolde haue gone through the marshes the whiche was vnpossyble On the othersyde towarde Calys ther was a hyghe towre kept with 〈◊〉 archers and they kept the passage of yâ— downes fro the freÌ„chmen the which was well fortifyed with great and double â—ykes Whan the french men were thus lodged on the mount of Sangate the commons of Turney who were a fyftene hundred came to that towre and they within shotte at them but they passed the dykes and came to the fote of the wall with pykes and hokes there was a fore assaute and many of them of Tourney sore hurte but at laste they wanne the towre and all thaâ— were within slayne and the towre beaten downe The french kyng sent his marshals to aduyse what way he myght aproche to fyght with the englysshemâ—â— so they went forthe and whan they had aduysed the passages and straytes they retourned to the kyng and sayd howe in nowyse he coude come to the englysshmen without he wolde lese his people So the mater rested all that day and nyght after the nexte day after masse the frenche kynge sende to the kynge of Englande the lorde Goffray of Charney the lorde Ewstace of Rybamount Guy of Nele and the lorde of Beaâ—ewe and as they rodde that stronge way they sawe well it was harde to passe that way They praysed moche the order that the erle of Derby kepte there at the bridge of Newlande by the whichâ— they passed than they rode tyll they came to the kynge who was well acompanyed with noblâ— men aboute hym thanÌ„e they fouâ—e lyghted and came to the kynge and dyde their reuerence to hym than the lorde Ewstace of Rybamont 〈◊〉 sir the kynge my maister sendeth you worde by vs that he is come to the mount of Sangate to vs batayle with you but he canne fynde no way to come to you Therfore sir he wolâ—e that yâ— shulde apoynt certayne of your counsayle and in lykewise of his and they bytwene theym to aduyse a place for the batayle The kyng of Englande was redy aduysed to answere and sayd sirs I haue well vnderstande that ye desâ—re mâ— on the behalfe of myne aduersary who kepeâ—â— wrongfully fro me myne herytage wherâ—ore I am sorâ—e Say vnto hym fro me if ye lyst 〈◊〉 I am here and so haue bene nyghe an ho 〈…〉 and all this he knewe right well he might 〈◊〉 come hyther soner if he had wolde but he hath suffred me to abyde â—ere so long the which 〈◊〉 ben gretly to my coste and charge I â—â—we coâ—de do somoche if I wolde to be sone lorde of â—alays wherfore I am natte determyneddâ— to folowe his deuyse and â—ase nor to depart 〈…〉 whiche I am at the poynt to wynne and that I haue so â—ore desyred and derely bought â–ª wherfore if he nor his men canne passe this way lettâ— theym seke some other passage if they thynkâ— to come hyther ThanÌ„e these lordes departe◠〈◊〉 were conueyed tyll they were paste Newlande bridge â–ª than they shewed the frenche kynge the kynge of Englanâ—es aunswere In the 〈◊〉 season whyle the frenche kynge studyed hoâ—â— to â—ight with the kyng of Englande theâ— ca 〈…〉 into his hoost two cardynalles from pope Clâ—ment in legacion who toke great payâ—e to 〈◊〉 bytwene these hoostes and they procuredde so moche that theâ— was graunted a certayne treâ—tie of acorde and a respyte bytwene the two kynges and their men beynge there at siege and in the felde all onely And so theâ— were four lordâ—â— apoynted on eyther partie to counsell togyder and to treat for a peace for the freÌ„che kyng ther was the duke of Burgoyne the duke of Burbone sir Loyes of Sauoy and sir JohnÌ„ Heynalt And for thenglysshe partie therle of Derby the erle of Northamton the lorde Reynolde Cobham and the lorde Gaultyer of Manny and the two cardynalles were meanes bytwene the parties These lordes mette thre dayes and many deuyses put forthe but none toke effect and in the meane season the kyng of Englande alwayes fortifyed his host and felde and made dykes on the downes that the frenchmen shuld nat sodenly come on theÌ„ These thre dayes passed without any agrement than the two cardynalles returned to saynt Dmers and whan the frenche kynge sawe that he coude do nothynge the next day he dysloged be tymes and toke his waye to Amyens and gaue euery man leaue to depart WhanÌ„e they within Calays sawe their kynge depart they made great sorowe some of the englysshmen folowed the tayle of the french men and wanne somers cartes and caryages horse wyne and other thynges and toke prisoners whom they brought into the hoost before Calays ¶ Howe the towne of Calys was gyuen vp to the kyng of England Cap. C .xlvi. AFter that the frenche kyng was thus departed fro Sangate they within Calays sawe well howe their so coure fayled theÌ„ for the whiche they were in gret sorowe Than they desyred somoche their captayn sir JohnÌ„ of Uyen that he went to the walles of the towne and made a sygne to speke with some person of the hoost Whan the kyng harde therof he sende thyder sir Gaultier of Many and sir Basset than sir JohnÌ„ of Uyen sayd to them sirs ye be right valy ant knyghtes in dedes of armes and ye knowe well howe the kynge my
as he ought to be to his father chiefe lorde thanÌ„e the duke of Athenes sayde in kynges behalfe the kynge doth pardon hym all thynges with a good hert ¶ Of an inposycion and gabell ordayned in Fraunce by the thre estates for the feates of the warres Cap. C .lv. ALso in the yere of oure lorde M. CCC .lv. in yâ— moneth of Octobre the prince of Wales eldest son to the kyng of England went into Gascoyne and went nere to Tholouz and so paste the ryuer of Garon went into Cracassone and brent the borowe but the cytie was well defended And fro thens he went to Narbon breÌ„nyng and exilynge the contrey and in the moneth of Nouembre he retourned to Burdeur with great pyllage and many prisoners for no man resysted hym And yet in the contrey was therle of Armynake lieutenant to the french kyng in Langnedocke and also the lorde of Foitz the lorde Janques of Burbon the lorde of Pontheu the coÌ„stable of France and the lorde JohnÌ„ of Cleremont marshall of Fraunce and a farre gretter company than the prince had the same yere in the ende of Octobre the kyng of England caÌ„e to Calys and he rode with a great hoost to Hedyn brake the parke ther and brent the house within about the ê‘ke but he entred nat into the town nor castell And the frenche kyng who had made his assemble at the cytie of Amyens heryng of the kyng of Englande rode towarde hym but the kyng of England was returnyng to Calys and the french kyng folowed hym tyll he came to saynt Omers And than he send his marshall Dauthayne dyuers other to the kyng of England offeryng to fight body to body or power to pouer what day soeuer he wold apoynt but yâ— kyng of England refused that batayle so retourned agayn into England and the frenche kyng to Parys The same yere about the feest of saynt Andrue there was assembled at Pares by the kynges coÌ„mauÌ„ment the prelates of France the barownes and the counsayls of the good townes And ther the chanceler of France in the ê‘lyament chambre resyted the state of the warres of France desyring them thervpon to take aduyce what ayd might be gyuen to the kyng to mentayne defende the sayd warres and also he sayde it is come to the kynges knowledge howe that his subgettes ar sore greued by reason of the mutacyon of yâ— moneys Therfore the kyng offereth to make gode money durable so yâ— they wolde graunt hym sufficient ayde to meÌ„tayne his warres they answered that is to say the clergy by the mouth of the archbysshop of Reyns the nobles by yâ— duke of Athenes and the good townes by the mouth of Stephyn Martell prouost of the marchantê of Parys All they sayde they were redy to lyue and dye with the kynge put their bodyes and goodes into his seruyce requyring to haue deliberacyon to speke togyder the which was grauÌ„ted theÌ„ The same yere the vigyll of the coÌ„cepcion of our lady the kyng gaue the duchy of Normandy to Charles dolphyn of Uienoys his eldest son and the next day he made his homage After the delyberacyon taken by the thre estates they answered to the kyng in the ê‘lyament chaÌ„bre by the mouthes of the sayde thre ê‘sons howe they wolde fynde hym for one yer xxx M. men at their costê charge the finaÌ„ce to pay the wagê of so many men of warre was estemed to .l. M. 〈◊〉 parisienÌ„ the thre estatê ordenid this somÌ„e to be leuyed of euery ê‘son of euery estate meÌ„ of yâ— nobles and other euery man .viii. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of euery pounde and that the gabell of salt shulde ron through the realme but bycause they were nat in certayne of this inposicyon â–ª â—abell shuld suffyce Therfore it was ordayned that the thre states shulde retourne agayne to Parys to se knowe if this inposicyon wâ—lde serue or no the first day of March at the which day thyder agayne they came all except certayne of yâ— great townes of Picardy and Normandy and some nobles of the same such as were at the inposicion makyng came thyder they founde that the first graunt wolde nat suffyce to reysâ— the sayde some Wherfore they ordayned a newe subseâ—y that is to say that euery person of the blode royall or otherwyse clerke lay relygious or relygions except and nat except householders curates of churches hauyng rentes or reuenewes offices or admnystracyon women wydowes chyldren maryed or natte maryed hauyng any thynge of their owne or in any others kepynge none age or admynistracion And all other of euery estate authorite or priuylege that they aâ—â— thaÌ„ vsed or haue vsed in tyme past if it be C. 〈◊〉 of reuenues or vnder if it befor terme of lyse in herytage in plege or by meanes of office or peÌ„cion duryng lyfe or at wyll shall pay to hiss ayde subsidy of euery .iiii. 〈◊〉 .xl. souces And of .x. 〈◊〉 of reuenues or aboue .xx. souces labourers and workemen lyueng by their labour shall pay .x. souces seruantes prentyses lyueng by their seruyces takyng C. s. by yere or more shall in likewyse pay .x. s. taking these moneys after yâ— rate of Parys money in that countre and at Courney for the money currant in that partes And if seruantes haue nat by yere but. C. ss 〈◊〉 they shall pay nothing wourthey haue goodê after the rate than shall they pay as other do and also beggers monkes and cloystereus without offyce or admynistracyon nor chyldren beynge in warde vnder the age of .xv. yere hauyng nothyng in their handes nor noones hauynge no reuenewes aboue .x. 〈◊〉 shall pay nothynge nor also women maryed because their husbandes payeth for the value of their husbandess shal be rekened aswell for that they haue by their wife 's as of their owne And as for clerkess and men of the church prelatâ— abbottes prâ—ours chanons curates and other as is beforesayde if they be worthe aboue C. 〈◊〉 in reuenewes by yere in beneficâ— of the church or patrimony or yâ— one with the other to the somÌ„e of .v. M. 〈◊〉 they shall pay iiii 〈◊〉 for the first C. 〈◊〉 and for euery C. 〈◊〉 after tyll ye come to the somÌ„e of .v. M. 〈◊〉 .xl. ss nor they shall pay nothyng for that they may speâ—â—e aboue .v. M. 〈◊〉 nor for their mouaâ—lâ—◠〈◊〉 〈◊〉 value of their benefyces shal be estemed after the rate of their dymes whan that is pay 〈…〉 〈◊〉 out any excepcion or priuyledge And as for noble men men of yâ— good townes that may spâ—â—de aboue the somÌ„e of C. 〈◊〉 in reuenewes 〈…〉 pay tyll they come to the somÌ„e of .v. M. 〈◊〉 for euery C .xl. s. besyde .iiii. 〈◊〉 of yâ— first C. 〈◊〉 Aâ—d the men of the gode townes insemblable maner tyll they come to M. 〈◊〉 of reuenues and as for the mouables of the noble men that haue naâ— C. 〈◊〉 of reuenewes their mouables shal be estemed and rekenyd
the prince and whan they sawe that the parties shulde fight they stale fro their maisters and went to the freÌ„che hoost and they made their captayne the Catelayne of Impastre who was as thaÌ„ ther with the cardynall who knewe nothynge therof tyll he was come to Poycters The certentie of the order of the englysshmen was shewed to the freÌ„che kyng except they had ordayned threhuÌ„dred men a horsebacke and as many archers a horsebacke to coost vnder couert of the mountayne and to strike into the batayle of the duke of Normandy who was vnder the mountayne a fote This ordynaunce they had made of newe that the freÌ„chmen knewe nat of the prince was with his batayle downe amonge the vynes and had closed in the wekyst parte with their caryages No we wyll I name some of the princypall lordes and knyghtes that were ther with the prince the erle of Warwyke therle of Suffolke the erle of Salisbury therle of Stafford the lorde JohnÌ„ Chandos the lorde Richarde Stafford the lorde Reynold Cobham the lorde Spencer the lorde James Audeley the lorde Peter his brother the lorde Bercley the lorde Basser the lord waren the lorde Dalawar the lorde Maulyne the lorde Wylly the lorde Bartylme we be Brunes the lord of Felton the lorde Rychard of PeÌ„bruge the lorde Stephyne of Constracyon the lorde Brasfeton and other englysshmen And of gascon ther was the lorde of Prunes the lorde of Buger the Captall of Buz the lorde Johan of Chamont the lorde Delaspare the lorde of Rosen the lorde of Conseu the lorde of MontferaÌ„t the lorde of Landuras the lorde Soulech of Lestrade and other that I can nat name And of Heynowers the lorde Eustace DaÌ„bretycourt the lorde JohnÌ„ of Guystels and two other straÌ„gers the lorde Dauyell Phasell the lorde Denyce of Moerbertre All the princes company past nat an .viii. M. men one and other and the frenchmen were a .lx. M. fightyng men wherof ther were mo than thre thousande knightes ¶ Of the batell of Poycters bytwene the prince of wales and the freÌ„che kyng Cap. C .lxii. WHanÌ„e the prince same that he shuld haue batell and that the cardynall was gone without any peace or trewse makynge and sawe that the frenche kyng dyd sette but lytell store by him he said than to his men Now sirs though we be but a small company as in regarde to the puyssance of our ennemyes let vs nat be a basshed therfore for the vyctorie lyeth nat in the multitude of people but wher as god wyll sende it yf it fortune that the iourney be ours we shal be the moost honoured people of all the worlde if we dye in our right quarell I haue the kyng my father bretherne and also ye haue good frendes kynsmen these shall reuenge vs. Therfore sirs for goddessake I requyre you do your deuoyers thin day for if god be pleased saynt George this day ye shall se me a good knyght These wordes and suche other that the prince spake conforted all his people the lorde sir JohnÌ„ Chandos that day neuer went fro the prince nor also the lorde James Audeley of a great season 〈◊〉 whanÌ„e he sawe that they shulde nedes fight he sayd to the prince ser I haue serued alwayes truely my lorde your father you also and shall do as long as I lyue I say this bicause I made ones a vowe that the first batayle that other the kynge your father or any of his chyldren shulde be at howe that I wolde be one of the first setters on or els to dye in the payne Therfore I requyre yor grace as in rewarde for any seruyce that euer I dyde to the king yor father or to you that you woll gyue me sycence to depart fro you and to sette my selfe there as I may acomplysshe my vowe The prince acorded to his desyre and sayde sir James god gyue you this day that grace to be the best knyght of all other and so toke hym by the hande Than the knyght departed fro the prince and went to the formast front of all the batayles all onely acompanyed with foure squyers who promysed nat to fayle hym this lorde James was a right sage and a valyaÌ„t knight and by hym was moche of the hoost ordayned and gouerned the day before Thus sir James was in the front of the batayle redy to fight with the batayle of the marshalles of Fraunce In lykewyse the lorde Eustace Dambreticourt dyd his payne to be one of the formast to sette on Whan sir James Audeley began t 〈…〉 tte forwarde to his ennemyes it fortuned to sir Eustace Dambretycourt as ye shall here after ye haue herde before howe the almayns in the french host were apoynted to be styll a horsebacke sir Eustace beyng a horsebacke layed his spear in the rest and ran into the frenche batayle and than a knyght of almaygne called the lorde Loyes of Coucoabras who bare a shelde syluer fyue rosses goules and sir Eustace bare ermyns two hamedes of goules Whan this almaygne sawe the lorde Eustace come fro his company he rode agaynst hym and they mette so rudely that bothe knightes fell to the yerth the almayne was hurt in the shulder therfore he rose nat so quickely as dyde sir Eustace who whaÌ„ he was vp and had taken his breth he came to the other knyght as he lay on the grounde but thanÌ„e fyue other knyghtes of almayne came on hym all at ones bare hym to the yerth And so perforce there he was taken prisoner and brought to the erle of Nosco who as than toke no hede of hym and I can nat say whyther they sware him prisoner or no but they tyed hym to a chare and there lette hym stande Than the batayle began on all partes and the batayls of the marshals of Fraunce aproched and they set forthe that were apoynted to breke the ray of the archers they entred a horsebacke into the way where the great hedges were on bothe sydes sette full of archers assone as the men of armes entred the archers began to shote on bothe sydes and dyd slee and hurt horses and knyghtes So that the horses whan they felt the sharpe arowes they wolde in no wyse go forward but brewe a backe and stang and toke on so feersly that many of them fell on their maisters so that for pâ—â—ace they coude nat ryse agayne In so moche that the marshals batayle coude neuer come at the prince certayne knyghtes squyers that were well horsed passed through tharchers and thought to a â—â—he to the prince but they coude nat The lorde James Judeley with his four squyers was in the front of that batell and there dyd maruels marmes and by great prowes he caÌ„e and fought with sir Arnolde Dandrehen vnder his owne baner and ther they fought longe togyder and sir Arnolde was there sore handled The batayle of the marshals began to dysorder by reason of the shot of the archers with the
ayde of the men of armes who came in among them and slewe of them and dyd what they lyst And ther was the lorde Arnold DaÌ„drchen taken prisoner by other men than by sir James Audeley or by his four squters for that day he neuer toke prisoner but alwayes fought and went on his enemyes Also on the french partie the lorde Johan CleremoÌ„t fought vnder his owne baner as long as he coude endure but ther he was beten â—owne and coude nat be relyued nor ransomed but was slayne wtout mercy some sayde it was bicause of the wordes that he had the day before to sit JohnÌ„ Chandos So within a short space the marshals batayls were disconfyted for they fell our vpon another and coude nat go forth the frenchmen that were behynde and coude nat get forwarde reculed backe and came on the batayle of the duke of Normandy the which was great and thicke and were a fote but anon they began to opyn behynde For whan they knewe that the marshals batayle was dysconfited they toke their horses and deê‘ted he that might best also they sawe a rowt of englysshmen coÌ„mynge downe a lytell mountayne a horsebacke and many archers with them who brake in on the syde of the dukes batayle Trewe to say the archers dyd their company that day great aduauntage for they shotte so thicke that the frenchmen wyst nat on what syde to take hede and lytell and lytell the englysshmen wanne grounde on theym and whan the men of armes of Englande sawe that the marshals batayle was dysconfited and that the dukes batayle beganÌ„e to dysorder and opyn they lept than on their horses the whiche they had redy by them Than they assembled to gyder cryed saynt George gyen and the lorde Chandos sayd to the prince sir take your horse and ryde forth this iourney is yors god is this day in your handes gette vs to the french kynges batayle for ther lyeth all the sore of the mater I thynke verily by his valyantnesse he woll nat flye I trust we shall haue hym by the grace of god and saynt George so he be well fought withall and sir I herde you say that this day I shulde se you a good knyght The prince sayde lette vs go forthe ye shall nat se me this day retourne backe sayd auauÌ„ce baner in the name of god and of saynt George the knyght yâ— bare it dyde his commaundement there was than a sore batayle and a perylous and many a man ouerthrowen and he that was ones downe coud nat be relyued agayne wtout great socoure and ayde As the prince rode and entred in amonge his ennemyes he sawe on his ryght hande in a lylell busshe lyeng deed the lorde Robert of Duras and his baner by hym and a ten or twelfe of his men about hym than the prince sayd to two of his squyers to thre archers sirs take the body of this knyght on a targe bere hym to Poycters and present him fro me to the cardynall of Pyergourt and say howe I salute hym by the token and this was done The prince was enformed that the cardynalles men were on the felde agaynst hym the which was nat pertayning to the right order of armes for men of the churche that cometh and goeth for treaty of peace ought nat by reason to ber harnes nor to fyght for neyther of the parties They ought to be indyfferent and bycause these men had done so the price was dyspleased with the cardynall and therfore he sende vnto hym his nephue the lorde Robert of Duras deed And the Cathelayn of Ampostre was takenne and the printe wolde haue had his heed stryken of bycause he was pertaynynge to the cardynall but than the lorde Candos sayd sir susfre for a season entende to a gretter mater and paraduenture the cardynall wyll make suche excuse that ye shal be content Than the prince and his company dressed them on the batayle of the duke of Athenes coÌ„stable of France there was many a manne slayne and cast to the yerth as the frenchmen fought in companyes they cryed mountioy saynt Denyce and the englysshmen saynt George gyen Anoue the price with his company met with the batayle of almaygnes wherof the erle of Salesbruce the erle Nosco and therle Neydo were capitayns but in a short space they were put to â—lyght The archers shotte so holly togyder that none durst come in their dangers they slewe many a man that coulde nat come to no raunsome these thre erles was ther slayne and dyuers other knyghtes and squyers of their coÌ„pany And ther was the lorde Dambretycourt rescued by his owne men and sette on horsebacke and after he dyde that day many feates of armes toke gode prisoners Whan the duke of No 〈…〉 〈…〉 I le sawe the prince aproche they thought to 〈◊〉 theÌ„ selfe and so the duke and the kynges chrldren the erle of Poycters and the erle of Tourayne who were ryght yong by leued their gouernors and so departed fro the felde and with them mo than eyght hundred speares yâ— stake no stroke that day Howe beit the lorde Guysshard Dangle and the lorde JohnÌ„ of Sayntre who were with the erle of Poicters wolde nat slye but entred into the thyckest prease of the batayle The kynges thre sonnes toke the way to Chamigny and the lorde JohnÌ„ of Landas the lorde Thy bault of Woodney who were sette to a wayt on the duke of NormaÌ„dy whan they had brought the duke a long leage fro the batayle than they tooke leaue of the duke and desyred the lorde of saynt Uenant that he shulde nat leaue the duke but to bring hym in sauegarde wherby he shulde wyn more thanke of the kynge than to abyde styll in the felde Than they met also the duke of Orleaunce and a great coÌ„pany with hym who were also departed fro the felde with clere handes ther were many good knyghtes and squyers though that their maisters departed fro the felde yet they hadde rather a dyed than to haue had any reproche Than the kyngê batayle caÌ„â— on the englysshmen there was a sore fyght and many a great stroke gyuen and receyued the kyng and his yongest sonne mette with the batayle of thenglysshe marshalles therle of Warwyke and therle of Suffolke and with theym of gascons the Captall of Buz the lorde of Pomyers the lorde Amery of Charre the lorde of Mucydent the lorde of LaÌ„guran and the lorde de la Strade To the frenche partie there came tyme ynough the lorde Johan of Landas and the lorde of Woodney they a lyghted a fote and wente into the kynges batayle And a lytell besyde fought the duke of Athenes coÌ„stable of fraÌ„ce and a lytell aboue hym the duke of Burbone and many good knyghtes of Burbonoyse and of Picardy with hym And a lytell on the one syde ther were the poyteuyns the lorde de 〈◊〉 the lorde of Partney the lorde of 〈◊〉 the lorde of
whan sir Wyllyamsame hym he went by lytell and lytell to hym and saluted hym courtesly the captayne stode styll and saluted hym agayne And whan they came nere togyder they began to speke of dyuerse maters and sir Wyllyam demaunded of hym if he had herde any newe tidynges oute of Fraunce The capitayne who was desyrous to here newes sayd sir I here none I pray you if ye haue herde any lette me here some parte of them with a right good wyll ê™ the lorde Wyllyam Sir it is sayd in Fraunce that the kynge of Denmarke and the kyng of Irelande ar alyed togyder and hath sworne to go forthe togyder and nat to retourne agayne into their countreys tyll they haue distroyed all England and haue brought agayne the frenche kynge to Parys for they ar on the see mo than a. C. M. men And the englysshmen be in suche dout of them that they wot nat what to do for ther is an olde sayeng among theym that the danes shulde dystroy theym The capitayne demaunded howe he knewe those tidynges sir sayde he a knyght of Flaunders dyd write this to me for certayne and he sent me with the letter the goodlyest chesse-men that euer I sawe He found out that mocke bycause he knewe well that the capitayne loued well the game of the chesse than the capitayne sayde sir I pray you lette me se theym I shall sende for them sayd sir Wyllyam on the condycion that you woll play a game with me for the wyne And than he sayde to his varlette go thy way and fetche me the chessemen and bring theÌ„ hyther to the gate the varlet departed and the capitayne and sir Wyllyam entred into the first gate than the capitayne closed the wycket after them with a bolt and locked it nat Thanne sir Wyllyam sayde opyn the seconde gate ye may well ynough without any danger the captayne opyned the wycket and dyd suffre sir Wyllyam to entre to se the castell and he entred with hym The varlet than went streyght to the burgesses who had men redy in harnes iÌ„ their houses and he caused them to come harde to the castell gate and than he sowned a lytell horne as it was deuysed before that he shulde do WhanÌ„e the lorde Wyllyam herde the horne he sayde to the capytayne lette vs go out of the seconde gate for my varlet is commynge than sir Wyllyam passed the wycket and stode styll without and the capitayne that wolde a passed out after hym sette out his fore and stouped downe and put out his heed Than the lorde Wylliam toke the are that he had vnder his arme and strake the captayne sin he a stroke that he claue his heed and so fyll downe deed on the groundsyll thanÌ„e the lorde Wyllyam went to the first gate and opyned hit WhanÌ„e the watche man of the castell herde the horne he had great marueyle for ther was a coÌ„mauÌ„dement gyuen in the towne that on payne of dethe none shulde sowne any horne than he loked and sawe men in harnes come ronnynge towardes the castell gate than he cryed treason treason Than they within the castell came to the gate and were sore a basshed whan they sawe it opyn the capitayne deed ouerth wart the gate and the lorde Willyam with his axe in his handes to defende the entre Than incoÌ„tynent ther came suche as were apoynted to ayde the lorde Wyllyam and entred in at the first gate and so after to the seconde gate and droue backe the soudyers and dyuers were taken and slayne and so entred into the castell Thus by this manere was the stronge castell of Eureux won agayne and than incontynent the cytie yelded vp put out all the frenchmen and than they send for the lorde Philyp of Nauer who was as than newely come out of Englande thyder he came and made ther his sauerayne garyson to make war agaynst the good countrey of Normandy and with hym was sir Robert Canoll sir James Physen sir Fryquet of Friquant the Bascle of Marnell the lorde Jouell sir Fondrigas and other who dyd after moche myschiefe in France as ye shall here herafter ¶ Of the coÌ„panions wherof the archpreest was chiefe and howe he was honoured in Auygnon Ca. C .lxxvii. IN the same season ther was a knyght called sir Arnolde Canoll most comoÌ„ly named archpreest he assembled togyder a great company of men of warr of dyuers contrees suche as lacked wages in other places After the takyng of the freÌ„che kynge they wyste nat where than to wynne any thyng in Fraunce so first they went towardes Prouence and toke byforce many stronge townes and castelles and robbed all the countrey to Auygnone And they had none other capitayne but this knight the archpreest the pope Innocent the sixt and the cardynalles beyng at Auygnon had of that company great dout and kept there men day and nyght in harnesse and made good watche Whan this archepreest and his coÌ„pany had robbed all the countre the pope and the clergy fell in treaty with theÌ„ and so on a sure apoyntment they came to Auygnone and they were as honourably receyued as thoughe there had ben a kynges sonne And often tymes this knyght dyned with the pope and with the cardynals and they had pardon of all their synnes and at their departyng they had in rewarde .xl. thousande crownes for hym and his company So some of his company departed but styll the archpreest kept his company togyder Of an other sort of coÌ„panyons wherof Russyn a walsshman was capitayne Cap. C .lxxviii. ALso in the same season there rose an other company of men of warr of all contreys gathered togyder they kept bytwene the ryuer of Loyr and the ryuer of Sayne Wherfore none durste go nor ryde bytwene Parys and Orleaunce nor bytwene Parys and Moutargê euery man sledde to Parys and the poore men of the countre fled to Orleance These companyons made among them a captayne called Ruffyn they made hym knight and by meanes of robbery and pyssage he was marueylous riche some day they wolde ryde nere to Parys another day to Orlyaunce another tyme to Chartres There was no towne nor fortresse sauynge suche as were stronge and well kept but was by theÌ„ robbed and ouerron as saynt Arnolde Gallardon Broumalx Aloes Estampes Chastres Montleher Plounyers Ingastynoes Mylly Larchant Chastellon Montarges Isyâ—â—es and dyuers other great townes that it were marueyll to reherse them They rode in and out about in the contre by .xx. by .xxx. and by .xl. and they founde no let Also in Normandy by the see syde there was a gretter company of robbers englysshe and Naueroys and sir Robert Canoll was chefe of theÌ„ and by suche meanes he wanne townes castels and fortresses without any resystence This ser Robert Canoll had longe vsed lyke maner he was well worthe a hundred thousand crâ—wnes and kepte euer with hym many soudyers at his wages they pylled and robbed so well that many were
of the empyre for his wages So that he had a thre thousande speares and so went and layed siege to Parys towarde saynt Antoyne a long by the ryuer of Sayne was lodged hymselfe at saynt More and his men ther about and euery day they ran skirmysshing to the walles of Parys And som tyme the duke lay at ChareÌ„ton and another season at saynt More so that nothyng caÌ„e to Parys on that syde nother by lande nor by water for the duke caused bothe the ryuers of Sayne and Marne to be surely kept and brende all the villages about Parys suche as were nat closed the better therby to chastyce theym of Parys And if Parys had nat than ben fortifyed with walles and dykes it had bene distroyed none durst go into Parys nor go out for feare of the dukes men who rode on bothe sybeâ—â— the ryuer of Sayne at his pleasure ther were none to resyst them The prouost kept styll in loue the kyng of Nauerr and toke of hym counsayle and the commons day and nyght dyd worke on the defence of the cytie and kept a great noÌ„bre of men of warre naueroyse and englysshe archers and other companyons There was in the cytie certayne well dysposed persons as JohnÌ„ Mayllart and Symonde his brother and dyuerse of their lynage that were sore dyspleased of the duke of NormaÌ„dyes yuell wyll but the prouost had so drawen to his opynion all maner of men that none durst say contrary to hym without he were slayne without mercy The kyng of Nauer seyng the varyaunce bytwene them of Parys and the duke of Normandy thought and supposed that the maner coude nat long endure in that state And he had no great trust to the coÌ„montie of Parys and so he departed thense as curtesly as he myght and went to saynt Denyce and there he kepte with hym a good nombre of soudyers at the wages of them of Parys The duke thus lay a sixe wekes at Charenton and the kyng of Nauerre at saynt Denyce they pylled and eate vp the countre on euery syde bytwene these parties entreated for a peace the archbysshoppe of Senus the bysshoppe of Ausser the bysshoppe of Beaumoys the lorde of Momorency the lorde of Fyenes and the lorde of saynt Uenant And so often they went bytwene the ê‘ties and so sagely demeaned their busynesse that the kyng of Nauerre with his owne good wyll without constreynt went to Charenton to the duke of NormaÌ„dy and excused hymselfe of that he was had in suspecte First of the dethe of the two knightes and of maister Symonde Bucy and of the dispyte that the prouost had â—one to hym in the paleys of Parys And they he sware that it was vnknowen to him and there promysed the duke to stycke with hym in good yuell and there peace was made bytwene them And the kynge of Nauersayde howe he wolde cause them of Parys to make amendes for that they had done The duke was content that the commons of Parys shulde haue peace soo that he myght haue the prouost and .xii. other burgesses suche as he wolde chose within Parys to correct theym at his pleasure All these thynges agreed the kynge of Nauer retourned to saynt Denyce and the duke went to Meaulx in Bry and gaue leaue to all his men of warre to dept Certayne burgesses of Parys suche as hadde holpen to make the sayd treaty desyred the duke to come to Parys sayeng howe they shulde do hym all the honoure they myght The duke answered and sayd he wolde kepe the peace made and that he had sworne vnto without any brekyng of his part but to entre into Parys surely he sayd he wolde neuer tyll he had satysfacryon of theym that had dyspleased hym The prouost of the marchantes and his sect often tymes visyted the kyng of Nauerre at saynt Denyce and shewed hym howe they were in the in dygnacion of the duke of Normandy for his sake bycause they delyuered hym out of prison and brought hym to Parys Therfore they sayd to hym â—ir for goddessake haue no great truste in the duke nor in his counsayle The kynge sayd certaynly frendes ye shall haue none yuell but my part shal be therin seyng ye haue as nowe the gouernaunce of Parys I wolde counsayle you to prouyde your selfe of golde and syluer so that if ye haue nede by that ye may euer helpe your selfe And hardely sende it hyder to saynt Denyce on the trust of me and I shall kepe hit well and shall alwayes entertayne men of warrÌ„ secretly that if ye haue nede shall make warre a gaynst your ennemyes So thus after this the prouost two tymes a weke sende euer to saynte Denyce two somers charged with floreyns to the kynge of Nauerr who receyned the money with gladde chere ¶ Of the parisyens that were slayne at saynt Clude by theÌ„glysshmen that had besodyers in Paris Ca. Clxxxvi ALl this season there were in Parys a great nombre of men of warre englysshe and naueroyse retayned in wagê by the prouost and by the coÌ„mons of the cytie to ayde theÌ„ agaynst the duke of NormaÌ„dy who bare themselfe right well the warr duâ—yng but whan yâ— peace was made bytwene the parisyens and the duke Certayne of these soudyours departed fro Parys and some abode there styll suche as departed went to the kynge of Nauer who receyued them into wages ther abode styll in Parys a thre hundred they sported them and spende merely their money On a day a stryfe fell bytwene theym and they of Parys and ther were slayne of theym a threscore wherof the prouost blamed greatly them of the cytie Howe beit to apease the coÌ„mons he toke mo than a hundred and fyftie and put theym in prison in thre gates and sayd to the commons howe they shulde all be slayne and corrected acordyng to their trespaces wherby the coÌ„mons were apeased But whan nyght came the prouost caused them to be delyuered out of prison and put them out of the towne at their lybertie And so they went to saynt Denyce to the kynge of Nauer and he receyued and retayned theym all In the next mornynge whan they of Parys knewe the delyueraunce of the englysshmen out of prison they were greatly dyspleased with the prouost but he lyke a wyse man dyssembled the mater â–ª tyll it was forgoten These englysshe naueroyse soudyers whan they were toguyder at saynt Denyce they were mo than thre huÌ„dred they determyned to be reuenged of them of Parys for the dispyte done to them Than they defyed theym of Parys and made eger warre agaynst theym and to slee all maner of people of Parys that yssued out so that they durst nat go out of their gates Than they of the cytie desyred the prouost that he wolde cause parte of the commons to be armed and to yssue out into the feldes to fyght with the englysshmen The prouost agreed therto and sayd howe he wolde go with them
hymselfe so on a day he caused to be armed a .xii. hundred and so yssued out than they herde howe the englysshmen that made theÌ„ warre were about saynt Clude Than they departed them into two companyes to the entent that their ennemyes shulde nat scape them and poynted to mete togyder at a certayne place besyde saynt Clude So they went by two wayes the one partie went all day about Mount Marter and coude nat fynde their enemyes and the prouost who had the lesse part about noone returned and entred into Parys at the gate saynt Martyne and had done nothynge The other company who knewe nat of the prouostes returnyng taryed styll in the feldes tyll it was to wardes night ThanÌ„e they retourned homewarde without array or good order for they thought than to haue no trouble and so they went weryly by heapes some bare his salette in his hande some on his backe some drewe their swerdes after them naked and some in the shethes They toke their way to entre into Parys by the gate saynt Honoure and sodenly as they went they founde thenglysshmen in a lowe way they were a foure hundred well apoynted Whan they saw the frenchmen they sette on them and at the first metyng they beate downe mo than two huÌ„dred than the freÌ„chmen fledde and were beate downe lyke beestes Ther were slayne in that chase mo than sixe hundred and they were pursued to the barryers of Parys of this aduenture the prouost was greatly blamed of the commons they sayd howe he had betrayed them The next day in the mornynge the frendes of them that were slayne yssued out of Parys to seke the deed bodyes to bury them and the englysshmen hadde made abusshment and there agayne they slewe hurt mo than sixscore Thus in this myschiefe and trouble were they of Parys they wyst nat of whom to beware they were night and day in great feare also the kyng of Nauerre began to waxe colde in aydinge of theÌ„ bycause of yâ— peace that he had sworne to the duke of Normandy And also for the outrage that they of Paris had done to thenglysshe soudyers wherfore he well consented that they shulde be chastysed also the duke of Normandy dyd suffre it bycause the ê“ uost of the marchantes had yâ— gouernyng of the cytie The prouost and his sect were natte all in suretie for the coÌ„mons spake shamefully of theÌ„ as they were enfourmed ¶ Of the dethe of the prouost of the marchauntes of Parys Cap. C .lxxxvii. THe prouost and his sect had among themself dyuers counsaylles secretly to know howe they shulde mayntene theÌ„selfe for they coude fynde by no meanes any mercy in the duke of Normandy for he sende worde generally to all the commens of Parys that he wolde kepe with them no lenger peace without he had delyuerd into his handes twelfe of Parys suche as he wolde chose to do with them his pleasure The which thyng gretly abasshed the prouost and his company finally they sawe well that it were better for them to saue their lyues goodes and frendes ratherr than to be distroyed And that it were better for theym to slee thanÌ„e to be slayne than secreatly they treated with thenglysshmen such as made warre agaynst Parys And they agreed bytwene theym that the prouost and his sect shulde be at the gate saynt Honoure and at the gate saynt Anthoyne at the houre of mydnight and to lette in the englysshmen and naueroyse prouyded redy to ouerr ronne the cytie and to dystroy and robbe it clene Ercept suche houses as hadde certayne signes lymyted among theym and in all other houses without suche tokens to slee menne womenne and chyldren The same nyght that this shulde haue been done god enspyred certayne burgesses of the cytie suche as alwayes were of the dukes partie as Johanne Mayllart and Symonde his brother and dyuers other Who by dyuyne inspyracion as hit ought to be supposedde were enfourmed that Parys shulde be that nyght distroyed They incontynent armed theym and shewed the mater in other places to haue more ayde and a lytell before mydnight they came to the gate saint Anthoyne and there they founde the prouost of the marchauntes with the kayes of the gates in his handes Thanne JohnÌ„ Mayllart sayde to the prouoste callynge hym by his name Stephyne what do you here at this houre the prouost answered and sayd JohaÌ„ne what wolde ye I am here to take hede to the towne wherof I haue the gouernynge by god sayde JohnÌ„ ye shall natte go so ye are nat here at this houre for any good and that may be sene by the kayes of the gates that ye haue in your handes I thynke it be to betray the towne Quod the prouost Johanne ye lye falsely Nay sayd JohaÌ„n Stephyn thou lyest falsely lyke a treatour and therwith strake at hym and sayd to his company slee the treatours ThanÌ„e euery man strake at theym the prouost wolde a fledde but JohnÌ„ Mayllart gaue him with an are on yâ— heed that he fyll downe to the yerthe and yet he was his gossyppe and lefte nat tyll he was slayne and sixe of theym that were there with hym and the other taken and putte in prison ThanÌ„e people began to styre in the stretes and JohnÌ„ Mayllart and they of his acorde went to yâ— gate saynt Honoure and there they founde certayne of the prouostes secte and there they layde treason to theÌ„ but their excuses auayled nothyng There were dyuers taken and send into dyuers places to prison and suche as wolde nat be taken were slayn without mercy The same night they weÌ„t and toke dyuers in their beddes suche as were culpable of the treason by the confessyon of suche as were taken The next day JohnÌ„ Mayllart assembled the moost parte of the commons in the markette hall and there he mounted on a stage and shewedd generally the cause why he hadde slayne the prouoste of the marchauntes And ther by the couÌ„sayle of all the wysmen all suche as were of the sect of the prouost were â—â—ged to the dethe and so they were executed by dyuers tourmentes of dethe Thus done JohnÌ„ Mayllart who was thanÌ„e greatly in the grace of the commons of Parys and other of his adherentes sende Symonde Mayllart and two maisters of the parlyament sir JohaÌ„n Alphons and maister JohnÌ„ Pastorell to the duke of Normandy beyng at Charenton They shewed the duke all the mater and desyred hym to come to Parys to ayde and to counsayle them of the cytie fro thens forthe sayeng that all his aduersaryes were deed The duke sayde with ryght 〈◊〉 good wyll and so he came to Parys and with hym sir Arnolde Dandrehen the lorde of Roy and other knyghtes and he lodged at Lour ¶ How the kyng of Nauer defied the realme of France the kyng beyng prisoner in England Cap. C .lxxxviii. WHan the kynge of Nauerr knewe the trauth of the dethe of the prouost his great freÌ„de and of other
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
greue his ennemy To this counsayle lightly agreed sir Galahault who was desyrous to fynde his enemyes he lept on his courser and dyd on his basenet with a vyser bycause he wolde natte be knowen and so dyd all his coÌ„pany Than they yssued out of the vyllage and toke the feldes determyned what they wolde do and so rode on the right hande to warde the wode wher sir Reynold taryed for them and they were a. lxâ— men of armes and sir Renolde had nat past a. xâ—â— whan sir Renolde sawe theym he displayed his bauer before hym and came softely ridynge towarde them wenyng to hym that they had been englysshmen WhanÌ„e he aproched he lyft vp his vyser and saluted sir Galahaut in the name of ser Bartylmewe de Bonnes Sir Galahaut helde hymselfe styll secrete and answered but fayntly and sayd lette vs ryde forth and so rode on and his men on the one syde and the almaygnes on the other Whan sir Reynolde of Boulant sawe their maner and howe sir Galahaut rode somtyme by hym and spake no worde thaÌ„ he began to suspecte And he had nat ryden so the space of a quart of an houre but he stode styll vnder his baner among his men sayd sir I haue dout what knyght ye be I thynke ye be nat sir Bartylmewe de Bonnes for I knowe hym well and I se well that it is nat you I woll ye tell me yoâ— name or I ryde any farther in your company Therwith sir Galahaut lyft vp his vyser rode towardes the knyght to haue taken hym by the raygne of his bridell and cryed our lady of Rybamont than sir Roger of Coloyne sayde Coloyne to the rescue Whan sir Renold of BoulaÌ„t sawe what case he was in he was nat greatly afrayed but drewe out his swerde and as ser Galahaut wolde haue taken hym by the bridell sir Reynolde put his swerde clene throught hym drue agayne his swerd out of hym and toke his horse with the spurres and left sir Galahaut sore hurt And whan sir Galahaltes men sawe their maister in that case they were sore dyspleased sette on sir Renaldes men ther were many cast to the yerth but assoone as sir Renolde had gyuen sir Galahaut that stroke he strake his horse with the spurres and toke the feldes Than certayne of Galahaultes squyers chased hym and whan he sawe that they folowed him so ner that he must other tourne agayne or els beshamed Lyke a hardy knight he tourned and abode the tormast and gaue hym suche a stroke yâ— he had no more lyst to folowe him And thus as he rode on he serued thre of them that folowed hym and wouÌ„ded them sore if a good are had ben in his handes at euery stroke he had stayne a man He dyd so moche that he was out of the daunger of the frenchmen and saued hymselfe without any hurt the which his enemyes reputed for a gret prowes and so dyd all other yâ— herde therof but his men were ner slayne or taken but fewe that were saued And sir Galahault was caryed fro thense sore hurt to Perone of that hurte he was neuer after perfetly hole for he was a knyght of suche courage that for all his hurt he wolde nat spare hymselfe wherfore he lyued nat longe after Nowe lette vs retourne to the kyng of Englande and she we howe he layed his siege to the 〈◊〉 of Reynes ¶ Howe the kyng of Englande besieged the cite of Reynes and of the castell of Chargny taken by thenglysshmen And of the warre that began agayne bytwene the duke of NormaÌ„dy and the kyng of Nauer Cap. C C .viii. THe englysshmen dyde somoche that they passed Atthoyes where they founde a poore contrey and so entred into Cambresis where they founde a better market for there was nothyng put into the fortresses bycause they thought theÌ„selfe well assured of the kyng of Englande and his coÌ„pany bycause they helde of th empyre but yâ— kyng of Englande thought nat so The kyng went lodged at Beauuoyes in Cambresis and ther he abode a foure dayes to refresshe them their horses and ouer ranne the moost part of CaÌ„bresis the bysshoppÌ„ Pyer of Cambray and the couÌ„saylles of the lordes of the countrey good townes by saue conduct send certayne messangers so the kyng of Englande to knowe by what tytell he made warre to them They were answered it was bycause in tyme paste they had made alyance and conforted the frenchmen and mayntened them in their townes and forteresses and in maner made warre as their enemyes Wherfore the englysshmen sayd they might well by yâ— reason make warre agayne to them Other answere coude they haue non wherfore they of CaÌ„bresys were fayne to bere their damages aswell as they might Thus the kyng of England passed through Cambresis and so went into Thierache his men ranne ouer the countrey on both sydes and toke forage wher they might gette it On a day sir Bartylme we de Bonnes ranne before saynt Quintyne and by adueÌ„ture he mette with the capitayne therof called sir Baudewyn Danekyn Ther was a great fray bytwene theÌ„ and many ouerthrowen on bothe partes finally the englysshmen obtayned the vyctorie and sir Baudwyn taken prisoner by yâ— Bartylmew of Bonnes Than thenglysshmen retourned to the kyng who was lodged at the abbey of Fenney where they had vitaylles ynought for them and for their horses And than rode forthe without any lette tyll they came into the marches of Reynes the kynge tooke his lodgynge at saynt Wall beyonde Reynes and the prynce of Wales at saynt Thierry Than the duke of Lancastre and other erles barownes and knyghtes were lodged in other vyllages aboute Reynes they had nat all their case for they were there in the hert of wynter about saynt Andrewes tyde with great wyndes and rayne and their horses yuell lodged and entreated for all the countrey a two or thre yere before the yerth had nat benla boured Wherfore there was no forage to gette abrode vnder .x. or .xii. leages of wherby there were many frayes somtyme theÌ„glisshmen wan and somtyme lost In the good cytie of Reynes at that tyme was capitayne sir JohnÌ„ of Craon archbysshoppe of the same place and the erle of Porcyen and sir He we of Porcyen his brother the lorde de la Bonne the lorde of Canency the lorde of Annore the lorde of Lore and dyuerse other lordes knyghtes and squyers of the marches of Reyns They defended the cytie so well that it tooke no damage the siege duryng they cytie was stronge and well kept The kynge of England also wolde nat suffre any assaut to be made bycause he wolde nat traueyle nor hurte his people The kynge abode there at this siege fro the feest of saynt Andre we to the beginnyng of lent they of the host rode often tymes abrode to fynde some adueÌ„ture some into the couÌ„tie of Rethell to Warke to Maysey to Douchery Moyson and wolde
the lorde Godfrey of Harcourt made to the kynge of Englande as it hath ben shewed here before The whiche lande was nat comprised in the ordinaunce of the sayd treatye and peace Therfore who so euer shulde holde that lande shulde become subiecte and do homage therfore to the freÌ„che kyng Therfore the kyng of Englande gaue that lande to syr JohnÌ„ ChaÌ„dos who had done often tymes acceptable seruyce to hym and to his children and at the request of the kyng of EnglaÌ„de the frenche kyng by good delyberacion with good courage and loue coÌ„fyrmed and sealed to the gyfte of ser JohnÌ„ Chandos he to possede and to haue the same landes as his true heritage for euer the whiche was a fayre lande and a profytable for ones a yere it was well worthe .xvi. hundred frankes And besyde all this yet were there diuerse other letters of alyaunces made of the whiche I cannat make mencion of all for the space of fyftene dayes orthere aboute whyle these two kynges theyr sonnes and counsailours were at Calais there was dayly commonynge and newe ordinaunces deuysed and confermed to ratifye the peace nat hyndrynge nor brekynge the fyrst letters for they were euer made berynge one date to be of the more surete of the whiche I haue sen the copy of the regestres in the Chaunceryes of both kynges ¶ And whan these thynges were so well made deuised and ordeyned that they coude nat be amended nor corrected so that it was thought by reason of the great alyaunces and boundes wherin the said kynges and theyr childreÌ„ were bode and had so sworne to kepe the peace that it was nat likely to haue ben broken howe be it the peace helde nat longe as ye shall here after in this boke So that whan the hostages for the redemption of the frenche kynge were comen to Calys and that the kynge of Englande had â—wornÌ„ to kepe them peasably in his realme and that the .vi. M. frankes were payd to the kyng of Englandes deputies Than the kyng of Englande made a supper to the frenche kynge in the castell of Calais right wel ordered and the kynges children and the duke of Lancastre in the moost greattest lordes and barons of Englande serued the kynges bare heeded and after supper fynally these two kynges toke leaue eche of other ryght gracyously and amyably â—o the frenche kynge returned to his lodgyng And yâ— next mornyng the whiche was in the vigill of saynt Symonde and Jude the Frenche kynge departed out of Calais and all suche as thulde departe with hym And the kynge went 〈◊〉 fote a pilgrimage to our lady of Boloyn and the prince of Walys and his two bretherne in his company the lorde Lyonelle and the lorde AymoÌ„ And so they went a fote to dyner to Boloyn where they were resceyued with great ioy And there was the duke of Normandy redy taryenge for them and so all these lordes went on fote into the churche of our lady and dyd their offerynges right deuoutly and than returned into the abbay there the whiche was apparelled for the kynge and to receyue the lordes of Englande And so there they were all that day and the nexte nyght after retourned agayne to Calats to the kynge theyr father and so fynally they all to guether passed thesee and the hostages of Fraunce with them the whiche was in the vigill of all Sayntes In the yere of our lorde M. C C C .lx. IT is reason that I name to you the noblemen of the realme of FrauÌ„ce that entred into Englande in hostage for the frenche kyng First the lorde Philip duke of Orliaunce sometyme sonne to kynge Philip of France and also his two nephewes the duke of Aniou and the duke of Berry also the duke of Bourbon the Erle of Alanson the lorde JohnÌ„ of Stampes Guy of Bloys for that countie Loys of Bloys his brother the erle of saynt Poule the erle of Harecourt the erle Daulphyn of Auuergne ser Ingram lorde of Coucy ser JohnÌ„ of Ligny erle of Porccen the erle of Bresme the lord of MoÌ„morency the lorde of Roy the lorde of Preault the lorde of Stouteuill the lorde of Clerettes the lorde of saynt Wenant the lorde of the toure of Aunergne and diuers other the whiche I cannat name Also of the good cite of Parys of Roen of Reinnes of Burges in Berry and of Towrs in Tourayn of Lyons on the riuer of Roan of Seins in Bourgoyn of Orleance of Troye in Champaigne of Amiens of Beauuoys of Arras of Tournay of Caen in Normandy of saint Omers of Lysle of Dowaye of euery cite .ii. or the burgesses and so thus fynally they passed all the see and came to the good cite of London And the kyng of EnglaÌ„de commaunded and enioyned all his officers on great paynes that they shuld be to these lordes and to theyr company curtoyse and fauorable and to kepe and defende theym and theyr company from all euill rule the whiche commaundement was well kept and vpholde in al poyntes And so these lordes and other hostagers sported them withoute perill or daunger all about in the cite at their pleasure and the great lordes went a huntynge and haukyng at theyr pleasure and rode about the countrey and dysited the ladies and damusels without any coÌ„trollynge they founde the kyng of England so curtoyse and amiable Nowe let vs somwhat speke of the Frenche kynge Who was come to to Boloyn and departed fro Calais as ye haue harde here before ¶ Of the commyssyoners that were ordeyned on bothe parties to auoyde the garisoÌ„s in the realme of France of the companions that assembled together in the realme and of the great euils that they dyd Cap. C C .xiiii. THe frenche kynge taried nat longe at Boloyn but departed after the feest of all saintê and went to Montrell and to Hedyn and so to the good cite of Amiens and there taryed tyll it was nere Christmas than he departed and went to Parys and there he was solemnly and reuerently receyued of all the clergye of Parys and so conueyed to his palys and there he alyghted and his so 〈…〉 Philip and al other lordes that were ther with hym and there was for them a noble dyner apparelled I can neuer shewe or deuise howe 〈◊〉 the frenche kynge wass receyued at his retourne into his realme of all maner of people For his presence was greatly desyred amonge them and they gaue hym many fayre and riche gyftes and to visite hym thither came prelates and baroness of all his realme and they felted and made great chere to hym asshit wass theyr duite to do and the kynge receyued them right swetely ANone ofter that kyng JohnÌ„ wass returned into Fraunce ther passed the see suche persones as were commytted by the kynge of Englande to take possessyon of the landes countreys counties baâ—â—wykes cites to 〈◊〉 caâ—telles and forteressess that shulde be delyuered by reason of the teeatie peace before made howe be it the
these companyons who parseuered styll in their yuell deds as people reioysed and coÌ„forted of their dedes as well for wynnynge of that iourney as for the raunsomyng of many good prisoners So thus these coÌ„panyons ledde their tyme at theâ—â— pleasure in that countrey for there were none that came agaynst theym for incontynent after the discoÌ„fyture of Brunay they entred and spredde abrode in the countie of Forestes and pylled and wasted all the countreâ— except the foressess and bycause they were so great a company almoost nothynge helde agaynst theym And so they deuyded theÌ„ into two partes and sir Seguyn of Batefoyle had the lesse parteâ— howe beit he had in his company a thre thousaÌ„de fightyng men and he went and lay at 〈◊〉 a myle fro Lyons and fortefyed the place maruelously and so his company were ther about in the marchesse the whiche was one of the plentyfull countrees of the worlde the whiche they ouer ranne and raunsomed the people at their pleasure that is to say all the countres on this syde and beyond the ryuer of Some the couÌ„tie of Mascon the archebysshoprike of Lyons and the lande of the lorde of Beauieu all the countrey to Marcylly to Nonnes and to the countie of Neuers The other parte of the same company as Nandos of Beaugeraunt Espyot Carnell Robert Briquet Ortyngo Bernarde of the Salle Lamyt the Bourge Camas the Bourge of Bretuell the Bourge of Lespare and dyuers other of one sorte and affinyte drewe them towarde Auygnone and sayd howe they wolde se the pope and cardynalles and to haue some of their money orels to hare and to pyll the countre And so they taryed here and there abydynge for the rauÌ„some of suche prisoners as they had taken and also to se if the truce helde bytwene FrauÌ„ce and Englande And as they went towarde Auygnon they toke by the way townes and fortresses so that none helde agaynst them for all the countre was afrayed And also in that countre they had vsed no warre so yâ— suche as were in these small holdes wyst nat howe to defende theÌ„selfe fro suche men of warr and these companyons herde howe there was at the bridge saynt Esperyte a seuyn leages fro Auygnon great treasure and richesse of the countre assembled ther togyder on trust of the stronge fortresse and so the companyons aduysed among them that if they might wynne that holde it shuld be gretly to their aduauntage and profyte for thanne they thought to be maysters of Roane and of theym in Auygnon And on this purpose they stubyed tyll at last they had caste their aduyce as I haue herd reported in this maner Gâ—yot dâ— Pyn and the lytell Methyn rode with their company in one nyght a fyftene leages and in the mornynge at the brekynge of the day they came to the towne of the bridge saynt Spyryt and sodenly toke it and all that were within the whiche was great pyte for ther they slewe many an honest person and defoyled many a da 〈…〉 and wan suche tychesse that it coude 〈…〉 and great puruyaunces to lyue 〈…〉 And so by that meanes they might râ—nne at their â—ase without dauÌ„ger one â—â—â—son in to the realme of FrauÌ„ce and another tyme into the empyre So there assembled togyder all the companyons and euery day ran to the â—aâ—es of Auygnon wher of the pope and 〈…〉 were in great affray and drede to these companyons made there a soueraygne 〈◊〉 amonge them who was euer moost â—omonly enemy to god and to the worlde BEsyde these there were in FrauÌ„ce great nombre of pyliers and robbers what of englysshmen gascoyns and almaygnes who sayd they must nedes lyue And they helde styll certayne garysons and fortresses for all that the kyng of Englandes deputies had coÌ„mauÌ„ded them to auoyde and to departe How be it they wolde nat all obey wherwith the frenche kynge was sore displeased and all his counsell but whan these companyons in dyuers places herde howe these other companyons had ouer throwen the lorde of Bourbon and a two thousande knyghtes and squyers and taken many a good prisoner And also had taken in the towne saynt Eâ—pyrite so great rychesse that it was a thyuge mcomparable and thynkynge howe they were lykely to wynne Auygnon or els to putte to mercy the pope and cardynalles and all the coutre of Prouynce ThaÌ„ they thought all to departe and to go thyder for couetyse to 〈◊〉 more and to do more yuell dedes So that was the cause that dyuers of them left vp their fortresses and wente to their coÌ„panyous in hope to gette more â—yllage And whan that pâ—pe 〈…〉 and the colledge of Ro 〈…〉 were â—ered by these cursed pâ—oplâ— theâ— were greatly abasshed And than 〈…〉 agaynst these 〈◊〉 christen people who dyde their payne to distroy chrâ—sâ—â—ndomâ— as other bandes had done before wtout tytell of any reason for they wasâ—ed all the countrey without any cause and robbed without spaâ—yng all that euer they coude gette and 〈◊〉 and deâ—oyled women olde and yong without pytie and slewe men women chyldren without mercy doyng to them no trespace And suche as dyde moost shamefullyst dedê were reputed with them moost valyaunt So than the pope and the cardynalles preached openly 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and assoyled a pena â—t cul 〈◊〉 all those that wolde take on them this croy 〈◊〉 And that wolde abandon their bodyes wil lyngly to distroy these yuell peple and their coÌ„panyons and ther was chosen among the cardynals sir Peter of Monstier cardynall of Arras called Dste to be chefe capitayne of yâ— croysey And mcontynent he departed out of Auygnon and wente and taryed at Carpentrase a sâ—uyn myle fro Auygnon and ther he retayned all maner of soudyers suche as wold saue their soules matteynyng to these sayd perdous but they shulde haue none other wages wherfore that tourney brake for euery man deê‘ted â–ª some into Lombardy some to their owne couÌ„trees and some went to the sayd yuell company so yâ— dayly they encreased So thus they haryed the pope the cardynals the marchauntes about Auygnon and dyd moche yuell tyll it was ferr into the somer season In the yere of our lorde god a thousande thre hudred threscore and one THan the pope and the cardynals aduysed them of a noble gentyll knyght and a good warryoure the marques of Mounferrant who kept warr and had done a long space agaynst the lordes of Myllayne yâ— pope sent forhym And so he came to Auygnon and was honorably receyued of the pope and cardynals and so atreaty was made with hym by reason of a somme of money that he shuld haue to the entent that he shulde get out of that ceuntre the sayd yuell coÌ„panyons and to retayne theÌ„ with him in his warres of Lombardy So than the marques treated with the captayns of the companyons and by reason of threscore thousand florens that they shulde haue among them and great wages that the marques shulde gyue
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„
ar roddes strokes of god sent to chastyce him and to gyue ensample to all other christen kingê and princes to beware that they do nat as he hath done With suche wordê or seÌ„blable the prince was couÌ„selled or kyng daÌ„peter arryued at Bayon but to these wordê the prince answered thus Sayeng lordê I thynke and byleue certeÌ„ly that ye counsell me truely to the best of your powers I knowe well and am well enfourmed of the lyfe state of this kyng DaÌ„peter and knowe well that without noÌ„bre he hath done many yuell dedes wherby nowe he is disceyued But the cause present that moueth gyueth vs corage to be willyng to ayde him is as I shall shewe you It is nat couenable that a bastard shulde hold a realme in herytage and put out of his owne realme his brother ryghtfull enheryter to the lande the whiche thyng all kynges kingê sonnes shulde in no wyse suffre nor coÌ„sent to for it is a great preiudice agaynst the state royall also besyde that the kyng my father and this kyng DaÌ„peter hath a gret season ben alyed togyder by great coÌ„federacions wherfore we are bouÌ„de to ayde him in cause that he requyre desyre vs so to do Thus the prince was moued in his corage to ayde coÌ„fort this kyng DaÌ„peter in his trouble besynes Thus he answered to his counsell and they coude nat remoue him cut of that purpose for his mynde was euer more more fermely set on that mater And whan king DaÌ„peter of Castell was come to the prince to the cyte of Burdeux he humyled hym selfe right swetely to the prince offred to him great giftes and profyte in sayeng that he wolde make Edwarde his eldest sonÌ„e kynge of Galyce and that he wolde deê‘te to hym to his men great good richesse the which he had left behynde hym in the realme of Castell bycause he durst nat bring it with hym but this ryches was in so sure kepynge that none knewe where it was but himselfe to the which wordes the knightes gaue good enteÌ„t for englysshmen gascoÌ„s naturally are couetouse Than the prince was counselled to asseÌ„ble all the barons of the duchy of acquitayne his specyall counsell and so ther was at Burdeux a great counsayle And there the kyng DaÌ„peter shewed openly how he wold meyntayne hym selfe howe he wolde satisfy euery man yf the prince wolde take on hym to bring hym agayne into his countre ThaÌ„ ther were letters writen messangers sent forthe lordes and knyghtê sent for all about as therle of Armynake therle of Comygines the lorde Dalbret the erle of Carmayne the Captall of Beufz the lorde of Cande the vycount of Chastyllon the lorde of Lescute the lorde of Rosem the lorde of Lespare the lorde of Chamont the lorde of Musydent the lorde of Turtoni the lorde of Pyncornet and all the other barons and knightes of Gascoyne and of Uerne And also therle of Foix was desyred to come thyder but he wolde nat but excused hym selfe by cause he had a dysease in his legge and might nat ryde but he sent thyder his counsayle TO this parlyament thus holden in the cyte of Burdeux came all the erles vycouÌ„tes barons wyse men of Aquitayne of Xaynton Poictou Duercy Lymosyn and of Gascoyn And whan they were all come they went to couÌ„sell thre dayes on the state and ordynauÌ„ce for this kyng DaÌ„peter of Spayne who was alwayes ther present in the counsayle with the prince his cosyn reasonyng alwayes to fortify his quarell besynesse Finally the prince was couÌ„selled that he shulde send suffycieÌ„t messangers to the kyng his father into England to knowe his couÌ„sell what he shulde do in that case And his pleasure and answere ones knowen than all the lordê sayd they wolde take couÌ„sell togyder so make the price suche an answere that of reason he shulde be well content Than ther were chosen and named four knightes of yâ— princes that shulde go into Englande to the kyng that is to say sir Dalawar sir Noell Lornisshe sir Johan and sir Hely of Pomyers Thus than deê‘ted and brake vp this counsell and euery man went home to their owne houses kyng Dam peter taryed styll at Burdeux with the prince princesse who dyd him moche honour made him great feest and chere And than the forsaid four knyghtê depted who were apoynted to go into Englande and they toke shippyng sped so well in their iourney by the helpe of god and the wynde that they arryued at Hampton and ther rested one day to refresshe thâ— and to vnship their horses and caryages and the second day toke their horses and rode so longe yâ— they came to the cyte of London ther they demauÌ„ded wher the king was and it was shewed theÌ„ howe he was at Wynsore And thyder they meÌ„t and were right welcome well receyued bothe with the kyng and with yâ— quene aswell bycause they were pteyning to the prince their sonne as also bycause they were lordes and knightes of great recoÌ„mendacion Than they delyuered their letters to the king and the kyng opened reed them whan he had a lytell studyed than he sayd Sirs ye shall go to your logynges I shall sende to you certayne lordes wyse mâ— of my counselle and they shall answere you with shorte expedicyon This answere pleased well these knightes and the next day they retorned to London and within a shorte space after the kyng came to WestmÌ„ and with hym the moost grettest of his counsell as his sonÌ„e the duke of LaÌ„castre therle of AruÌ„dell therle of Salysbury therle of MaÌ„ny sit Reynold Cobham the erle Percy the lorde Neuyll and dyuers other and prelates ther were the bysshop of Wynche stre of Lyncolne and of London And so they kept a great couÌ„sell and a long vpon the Princê letters and on his request that he had made to yâ— kyng his father finally it semed to the kyng and his counsell athyng due resonable for the prince to take on him to bring agayne the king of Spaygne into his owne herytage to this they all opeÌ„ly agreed And thervpon they wrot notable letters dyrected fro the kyng and fro yâ— couÌ„sell of England to the prince to all the barons of aqtayn and so with these letters yâ— said messangers depted agayne to the cyte of Burdeux wher as they founde the prince the kynge DaÌ„peter to whome they delyuered letts fro the kyng of England Than was ther a newe day of counsell set to be had in the cyte of Burdeux and thyder caÌ„e all suche as were sent for Than ther was reed openly in the counsell the kyng of Englandes letters the which deuysed playnly howe he wolde that the prince his son in the name of god and saynt George shuld take on hym to set agayn kyng DaÌ„peter into his herytage the which his bastarde brother wroÌ„gfully had taken fro hym without
he knewe well he shulde encountre his enemys So there were none yâ— went before the marshals batayls but suche currours as were apoynted so thus the lordes of bothe hostes knewe by the report of their currours that they shulde shortely mete So they went forward an hostyng pase eche toward other whan the son was risyng vp it was a great beauty to beholde the batayls and the armurs shinynge agaynst the son So thus they went forward tyll they aproched nere togyder than the prince and his coÌ„pany went ouer a lytell hyll in the disceÌ„dyng therof they ê‘ceyued clerely their enemyes comyng towarde theÌ„ And whan they were all disceÌ„ded down this mouÌ„tayne than euery man drue to their batayls kept theÌ„ styll and so rested theÌ„ and euery man dressed and aparelled hymselfe redy to fight Than sir JohnÌ„ ChaÌ„dos brought his baner rolled vp togyder to the prince sayd Sir beholde here is my baner I requyre you dysplay it abrode and gyue me leaue this day to rayse it for sir I thanke god and you I haue lande and herytage suffycient to maynteyne it withall Than the prince and kynge Dampeter tooke the baner bytwene their handes and spred it abrode the which was of syluer a sharpe pyle goules and delyuered it to him and sayd sir Johan beholde here your baner god sende you ioye and honoure therof Than sir Johan Chandos bare his baner to his owne coÌ„pany and sayd Sirs behold here my baner yours kepe it as your owne And they toke it were right toyfull therof and sayd that by the pleasure of god and saynt George they wolde kepe and defende it to the best of their powers And so the baner abode in the handes of a good englysshe squyer called WyllmÌ„ Alery who bare it that day and aquaynted himself right nobly Than anon after thenglysshmen and gascoins a lighted of their horses and euery man drewe vnder their owne baner and standerd in array of barayle redy to fight it was great ioye to se and consyder the baners and penons and the noble armery that was ther. Than the bataylles began a lytell to auaunce and than the prince of Wales opened his eyen and regarded towarde heuen and ioyned his handes togyder and sayd Uary god Jesu Christ who hath formed and created me coÌ„sent by your benygne grace that I may haue this day victory of myne enemyes as that I do is in a ryghtfull quarell to sustayne and to ayde this kynge chased out of his owne herytage the whiche gyueth me courage to auaunce my selfe to restablysshe hym a gayne into his realme And than he layed his right hande on kyng Dampeter who was by hym and sayd Sir kynge ye shall knowe this day if euer ye shall haue any part of the realme of Castell or nat Therfore auaunce baners in the name of god and saynt George with those wordes the duke of Lancastre and sir Johan Chandos aproched and the duke sayde to sir Wylliam Beauchamp Sir Wylliam beholde yonder our enemyes this day ye shall se me a good knyght or els to dye in the quarell And therwith they aproched their enemyes first the duke of Lancastre and sir Johan Chandos batayle assembled with the batayle of sir Bertram of Clesquy and of the marshall sir Arnold Dandrehen who were a foure thousande men of armes So at the first brunt ther was a sore encountre with speares and sheldes and they were a certayne space or any of them coude get within other ther was many a dede of armes done and many a man reuersed and cast to the erthe that neuer after was relyued And whan these two first barayls were thus assembled the other batayls wolde nat longe tary behynde but aproched and assembled togyder quickely And so the prince and his batayle came on the erle of Anxes batayle and with the prince was kyng Dampeter of Castell and sir Marten dela Care who represented the kynge of Nauer And at the first metynge that the prince mette with the erle of Anxes batayle therle and his brother fledde away without order or good array and wyst nat why and a two thousand speres with hym So this seconde batayle was opened and anone disconfyted for the captall of Beufz and the lorde Clysson and their company came on them a fote and slewe and hurt many of theÌ„ Than the princes batayle with kyng Dampeter came and ioyned with the batayle of kynge Henry wher as there were threscore thousande men a fote and a horsebacke There the batayle began to be fierse and cruell on all partes for the spanyardes and castillyans had slynges wher with they cast stones in such wise that ther with they claue and brake many a bassenet and helme and hurt many a man and ouerthrue them to the erthe and the archers of Englande shotte fiersly and hurtespanyardes greuously and brought them to great mischefe The one parte cryed Castell for kynge Henry and the other parte saynt George guyen And the first batayle as the duke of Lancastre and sir Johan Chandos and the two marshals sir Guyss harde Dangle and sir Stephyne Consenton fought with sir Bertram of Clesquy with the other knightes of FrauÌ„ce and of Aragon ther was done many a dede of armes so it was harde for any of them to open others batayle dyuers of theÌ„ helde their speares in both their handes foyning and presing eche at other and some fought with shorte swerdes and daggers Thus at the beginnynge the frenchmen and they of Aragon fought valiantly so that the good knightê of Englande endured moche payne That daye sir Johan Chandos was a good knight and dyde vnder his baner many a noble feate of armes he aduentured himselfe so farre that he was closed in amonge his enemyes and so sore ouerpressed that he was felled downe to the erthe and on hym there fell a great and a bygge man of Castell called Martyne Ferrant who was gretly renomed of hardynesse amonge the spanyardes and hedyde his entent to haue slayne sir Johan Chandos who lay vnder hym in great danger Than sir Johan Chandos remembred of a knyfe that he had in his bosome and drewe it out and strake this Martyne so in the backe and in the sydes that he wounded him to dethe as he lay on him Than sir Johan Chandos tourned hym ouer and rose quickely on his fete and his men were there aboute hym who had with moche payne broken the prease to come to hym wher as they sawe hym felled THe saturday in the mornynge bytwene Nauer and Nauaret was the batayle right fell and cruell and many a man brought to great myschefe Ther was done many a noble dede of armes by the prince and by the duke of LaÌ„castre his brother and by sir JohnÌ„ ChaÌ„dos sir Guysshard DaÌ„gle the captall of Befz the lorde of Clisson the lorde of Raix sir Hugh Caurell sir Mathue Gourney sir Loys Harcourt the lorde of Pons the lorde of Partney And of
to great dyspleasure and therfore sir if we go hastely on him or he beware parauenture we shall fynde hym and his company in that case and so dispurâ—eyed that we shal haue hym at aduauntage and so we shall discoÌ„fyte hym I dout nat The counsayle of ser Bertram of Clesquy was well herd and taken and so kyng Henry in an euenyng departed fro the hoost with a certayne of the best knyghtes and fightyng men that he coude chose out in all his hoost And left the resydue of his company in the kepyng and gouernyng of his brother therle of Anxell And so rode forthe he had seuynspyes euer comynge and goynge who euer brought hym worde what his brother Dampeter dyde and all his hoost And kyng Dampeter knewe nothynge howe his brother came so hastely towarde hym wherfore he and his coÌ„pany rode the more at large wtout any good order And so in a mornyng kyng Henry and his people met and encountred his brother kyng Dampeter who had lyen that night in a castell therby called Nantueyle and was there well receyued had good â—here And was departed thens the same mornyng wenyng full lytell to haue ben fought with all as that day and so sodenly on hym with baners displayed there came his brother kyng HeÌ„ry and his brother Sanxes and sir Bertram of Clesquy by whome the kynge and all his host was greatly ruled And also with them ther was the begue of Uillaynes the lorde of Roquebertyn the vycouÌ„t of Rodaix and their coÌ„panyes they were a sixe thousand fightyng men and they rode all close togyder and so ran and encountred their enemyes cryenge Castell for kynge Henry and our lady of Clesquy and so they discoÌ„fyted and put a backe the first brunt Ther were many slayne and cast to the erthe ther were none taken to raunsome yâ— whiche was apoynted so to be by sir Bertram of Clesquy bycause of the great noÌ„bre of sarazyns that was ther. And whan kyng DaÌ„peter who was in the myddes of yâ— prease among his owne people herde howe his men were assayled put abacke by his brother the bastard HeÌ„ry and by the frenchmen he had great maruell therof sawe well howe he was betrayed visceyued and in aduentur to lese all for his men were soresparcled abrode Howbeit like a gode hardy knight and of good coÌ„forte rested on the felde and caused his banerr to be vnrolled to drawe togyder his people And sente worde to them that were behyâ—de to hast them forwarde bycause he was fightynge with his enemyes wherby euery man auauÌ„ced forward to the baner So ther was a maueylous great a ferse batayle and many a man slayne of kyng DaÌ„peters parte for kyng Henry and sir Bertram of Clesquy sought their enemyes with so coragyous and ferse wyll that none coulde endure agaynst them Howe beit that was nat lightly done for kyng Dampeterand his coÌ„pany wer sixe agaynst one but they were taken so sodenly that they were discoÌ„fyted in suche wyse that it was marueyle to beholde TThis batayle of the spanyardes one agaynst another and of these two kynges and their alyes was nere to Nantueyle the whiche was that day right ferse cruell Ther were many good knightes of kynge Henryes parte as sir Bertram of Clesquy sir Geffray Rycons sir Arnolde Lymosyn sir Gawen of Baylleule the begue of Uillaynes Alayne of saynt Poule Alyot of Calays and dyuers other And also of the realme of Aragon ther was the vycount of Roquebertyn the vycouÌ„t of Rodaix and dyuers other good knightê and squiers whome I can nat all name And there they dyde many noble dedes of armes the whiche was nedefull to theym so to do for they founde ferse and stronge people agaynst them As sarazyus iewes portyngales the iewes fledde and turned their backes and fought no stroke but they of Granade and of Belmaryn fought fersely with their bowes and archegayes and dyd that day many a noble dede of armes And kyng Dampeter was a hardy knight fought valyantly with a great axe and gaue therwith many a great stroke so that none durst aproch nere to hym And the baner of kyng Henry his brother mette and recouÌ„tred agaynst his eche of them cryenge their cryes Than the batayle of kyng Dampeter began to opyn than Domferant of Castres who was chefe counsay lour about kynge Dampeter sawe and perceyued well howe his people began to lese and to be disconfyted sayd to the kyng Sir saue yor selfe and withdrawe you in to the castell of Nauntueyle sir if ye be ther ye be in sauegarde â–ª for if ye be taken with your enemyes ye are but deed without mercy The kyng Dampeter beleued his counsayle and deê‘ted assoone as he might and went to warde Nantueyle and so came thider in suche tyme that he founde the gatê opyn and so he entred all onely with .xii. ê‘sons And in the meane season the other of his company fought styll in the feldes as they were sparcled abrode here and ther. The sarazyns defended them selfe as well as they might for they knewe nat the countrey therfore to flye they thought was for them none auayle Than tidyngê cam to kyng Henry and to sir Bertram of Clesquy howe that kyng Dampeter was fledde withdrawen into the castell of Nantueyle and how that the begue of Uillaynes had pursued hym thyder and in to his castell there was but one passage before the whiche passage the Begue of Uiyllaynes had pyght his standerd Of the whiche tidynges king Henry and sir Bertram of Clesquy was right ioyouse and so drewe to that parte in sleyng and beatyng downe their ennemyes lyke beestes so that they were wery of kyllyng This chase endured more than .iii. houres so that day ther was moo than .xiiii. thousand slayne and sore hurt Ther were but fewe that were saued except suche as knewe yâ— palsages of the countre This batayle was besyde Nantueyle in Spayne the .xiii. day of yâ— moneth of August The yere of our lorde god a thousande thre hundred threscore and eight ¶ Howe kyng Dampeter was taken and put to dethe and so kyng Henry was agayne kyng of Castell and of the tenour of certayne letters touchiÌ„ge the frenche kyng and the kynge of Englande and of the counsayle that was gyuen to kyng Charles of FraÌ„ce to make warre to the kyng of Englande Cap. CC .xlii. AFter this disconfyture and that kynge Henry had obteyned the victory than they layed sege rounde about the castell of NaÌ„tueyle wher in was kyng DaÌ„peter Than kynge HeÌ„ry sent for the resydue of his company to Tollet wher as they lay at siege Of the which tidynges therle of Auxell and therle of SaÌ„res were right ioyfull This castell of Nantueyle was right stronge able to haue hold agaynst them all a long space if it had ben purueyed of vitayle and other thynges necessary but ther was nat in the castell scant to serue four dayes wherof kyng DaÌ„peter
kyng of Englande was defyed Than they drue toward Poictou and had sent secretly their coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„t to the knightes squiers of Artoyse Heynalt Cambresis UermaÌ„dose Uyen and Picardy that they shuldê incoÌ„tynent come to theÌ„ and so they dyde to the nombre of sixscore speares came to Abuyle And they set vpon the gates for it was so determyned before and so the men of warre entred without doyng of any hurt to any of theÌ„ of the towne ThaÌ„ sir Hewe of Chastelon who was chefe leder of these men of warr went streyght wher as he thought to fynde the seneshall of Poictou ser Nicolas Louayng dyd somoche yâ— he fouÌ„de him toke him prisoner Also they toke a riche clerke a valyaÌ„t man tresourer of Poitou So that day the freÌ„chmen toke many a riche prisoner thenglisshmen lost all that they had in the towne of Abuyle And the same day the freÌ„chemen ran to saynt Ualery and entred therin and toke it and Crotay and also the towne of Derne on the see syde And anone after came the erle of saynt Poule to the bridge of saynt Remey on the ryuer of Somme whervnto ther were certayne englysshmen withdrawen The erle assayled them and there was a great scrymysshe and many noble dedes of armes done and atcheued And therle made knight ther Galetan his eldest sonne who dyde that day right nobly but thenglysshmen were ther so sore assayled that finally they were discoÌ„fyted slayne and takefie and the bridge and forteresse also And brefely to speke all the countre and couÌ„tie of Poictou was clene delyuered fro thenglysshmen so that none abode ther to do any hurte to the countre The tidynges came to the kyng of Englande to London howe they of Poyctou had forsaken hym and were become frenche Wherwith he was ryght sore displeased had many a harde ymaginacyon agaynst the hostagers of France that were styll with him at LoÌ„don Howe beit he thought it shulde be a great crueltie if he shulde bewreke his displeasur on them yet he sent the burgesses of cyties good townes of Fraunce whome he had in hostage into dyuers townes and fortresses in Englande and kept theÌ„ more strayter and harder than they were kepte before And therle dolphyne of Auuergne was raunsomed at .xxx. thousande frankes and therle Porseen at .x. thousand fraÌ„kes and the lorde of Roy was kept styll in prison in great daunger for he was nat well beloued with the kyng of Englande nor with none of his courte Wherfore it behoued hym to endure moche sorowe trouble vntyll suche season as he was delyuered by great fortune aduenture as ye shall here after in this hystorie ¶ Howe the kyng of Englande sent great nombre of men of armes in to the fronters of Scotlande and how the duke of Berry the duke of Aniou made their somoÌ„s to go agaynst the prince of wales Cap. CC .xlviii. WHan the kyng of Englande sawe that he was thus defyed by the frenche kyng and the couÌ„tie of Poictou lost the which had cost hym so moche the repayring of townes castels and houses for he had spent theron a hundred thousande frankes ouer and aboue the reuenewes therof sawe well howe he was lykely to haue warr on all parties Also it was shewed hym that the scottes were newly alyed with the freÌ„che kyng and were in purpose to make hym warre Wherof he was sore displeased for he douted more the warr of the scottes than of the freÌ„chmen for he knewe well the scottes loued hym nat bycause of the domages that he had done to theÌ„ in tyme past Than the kynge sentemen of warr to the fronters of Scotlande as to Berwyke Rokesborowe to Newcastell and into other places about the froÌ„ters Also he sent a great nauy to the see aboute Hampton Gernsey and the yle of Wyght for it was shewed hym howe the frenche kyng had apparelled a great nauy to go to the see and to come and lande in Englande so that he wyst nat on whiche part to take hede Thus thenglysshmen were than sore abasshed bycause of this sodayne warre ANd assoone as the duke of Aniou and the duke of Berry knewe that the defyance was made the warr opyn they thought nat than to slepe but made their speciall somoÌ„s the one into Auuerne and the other into Tholous to assemble and to make warr into the principalyte The duke of Berry had redy at his coÌ„maundement all the barownes of Auuergne of the bysshoprike of Lyon and of the bysshop ryke of Mascon Also he had the lorde of Beauteu the lorde of Uyllers the lorde of Tornon sir Godfray of Boloyne sir Johan of Armynacke sir Johan of Uyllemure the lorde MoÌ„tague the lorde of Talenson sir Hugh Dolphyn the lorde of Rochfort and dyuers other And incoÌ„tynent all these drewe into Towrayn and into the marchesse of Berry and began to make sore warr in the good countrey of Poyctou but they founde it well garnysshed with men of warre bothe knightes and squyers so that they had ther no great aduauntage And in the marchesse of Towrayne in the french garysons and forteresses there was sir Loyes of saynt Julyan sir Wyllyam of Bordes Carnet breton These thre were companyons and great capitayns of men of warr and they dyd feates of armes agaynst thenglysshmen as ye shall here after ¶ Howe the kynge of Englande sent the erle of Cambridge and the erle of Penbroke to the prince his soÌ„ne and howe they passed by Bretayne Capitulo CC .xlix. THe duke of Lancastre had by his enheritauÌ„ce in Champayn a castel betwene Troy and Chalons called Beauforte Wherof an englysshe squyer called Purceuaunt Damors was capitayne And whan this squier sawe that the warr was open bitwene the frenche kynge and the kyng of Englande Than he tourned hymselfe and became frenche sware from thens forth fayth and alligeance to the frenche kyng who greatly rewarded hym and left hym styll capitayne of the same castell accompanyed with another squier of Champayne called yuan So they .ii. were great companyons to gether and dyd after many feates to gether agaynst the englisshemen And also the chanoyn of Robersart who had always ben before a good frencheman al the renewyng of this warr he became englissh and dyd fayth and homage to the kyng of Englande who was ryght gladde of his seruice Thus the knyghtes and squiers turned theyr copies on both partes And the duke of Anion had so procured the companyoÌ„s of Gascoyn 〈◊〉 ser Perducas Dalbreth the lyttell Mechin the Bourg of Bertueil Aymon Dortingue Peter of Sauoy Raff Bray and Nandon of Pans that they became all freÌ„che wherof the englisshmen were sore displeased for theyr streÌ„gth dayly lassed And NaÌ„don of Bagerant the Bourg of Lespare the Burg Camus ser Robert Briquet Robert Thin JohnÌ„ Trenelle Gailard dela mote and Aymery of Rochecho art abode styll good Englysshe And these companyons englisshe and gascoyns and other of theyr accorde and
Poictou And his obsequy was solemply done in the cytie of Poicters the prince beyng ther personally And anone after at the request of yâ— barons and knightes of Poicton sir JohnÌ„ Chandos who was as than constable of Aquitayne was made seneshall of Poictou And so he weÌ„t and say in the cyte of Poiters and he made of ten yssues and iourneys agaynst the freÌ„chmen and helde theÌ„ so shorte that they durst nat ryde but in great routes and coÌ„panies In the same season was delyuered out of prison the vycont of Rochchoart whome the prince had kepte in prisone bycause he was had in suspect to haue tourned frenche So that at the request of his frendes in Poictou suche as were than aboute the prince the prince delyuered him and gaue him agayne all his landes And assoone as the same vycount was delyuered out of prisone he went priuely to Parys to the frenche kynge tourned and became frenche and than retourned into his owne lande without any knolege that he had been at Parys Than he set Thybault du pont a breton in his forteresse and in contynent sent and defyed the prince of Wales and made him great warre ¶ Nowe lette vs somwhat speke of the duke of LaÌ„castre ¶ Howe the duke of Burgoyne deê‘ted fro the cyte of Roane to th entent to fight with the duke of Lancastre and howe they lodged eche agaynst other at Tornehen Cap. CC .lxiii. WHan the duke of Lancastre was come to Calays as ye haue herde before and had well refresshed him his people ther. Than he thought nat to lye ther in ydelnesse but rather to do some dedes of armes in France And for that intent he departed fro Calays on a day with thre huÌ„dred speares and as many archers so passed besyde Guynes and rode so long tyll he passed the ryuer of Ostre ther spred abrode in the countre and toke their way towarde the abbey of Lynques and ther toke a great pray and ledde it to Calys And another day they toke another way and went towardes Boloyne dyde great domage to the playne countre and the same tyme therle Guy of saynt Poule and sir Galeran his sofie with a certayne noÌ„bre of men of warr lay in the cytie of Turwyn but they yssued nat out for all they herde that theÌ„glisshmen rode abrode in the couÌ„tre for they thought them selfe nat able to fight with them nor to kepe the felde agaynst theÌ„ A none tidynges came to the frenche kyng where as he lay at Roane and had made a great asseÌ„ble as ye haue herde before Howe the duke of Lancastre was come to Calais and howe dayly he and his men made rodes and yssues in to France Whan the frenche kyng herde that bothe he and his counsayle had newe ymaginacions and the same weke it was determyned that the duke of Burgoyne shulde haue taken the see to haue gone into England Than the kyng and his couÌ„sayle debated what was best to do in that case other to go and fight with thenglysshmen that were on that syde the see or els to kepe forthe their iorney into England And so ther it was fermely coÌ„cluded that euery man shulde dysloge and to make them redy to go towarde Calays with the duke of Burgoyne And so their first purpose was broken for they were determyned to go and fight with thenglysshemen on that syde the see wherof euery man was glad and aparelled theÌ„selfe And the duke of Burgone deê‘ted and all his coÌ„pany and toke his way to passe yâ— ryuer of Some at Abuyle dyde so moche by his iourneys that he came to Muttrell at Hedyn and at saynt Poule ther about the freÌ„ch men abode eche other Than it was shewed the duke of Lancastre how the freÌ„chmen aproched nere to him to fight wherof he was glad was yssued out of Calais for that intent toke his felde in the valey of Tornehen And he had nat ben ther long but that the gentyll knight ser Robert of Namur came thyder to serue him with a hundred speares well furnysshed of whose comyng the duke of Lancastre was right ioyfull and sayd to him A my fayre and dere vncle ye be right hartely welcome Sir it is shewed vs howe the duke of Burgoyne aprocheth sore to fight with vs. Sir ê™ he in goddes name so be it we wolde gladly se him Thus theÌ„glysshmeÌ„ were loged in the vale of Tornehen and fortefyed their campe with strong hedges and dayly ther came prouisyon to theÌ„ from Calais and their currors ran ouer the countie of Guyens for forage and other vitayls but lytell they gat there for all the playne countre was distroyed and lost before and euery thynge had in to fortresses Than came the duke of Burgoyne and his company and lodged on the hyll of Tornehen agaynst the englysshmen The frenchmen lodged them in good order toke a great space of grounde for as I herde say the duke of burgoyne had ther with him mo than foure thousande knightes Consydre than if the resydue were nat a great nombre Thus they were ech agaynst other a long space without any thyng doynge for though the duke of Burgoyne had that great noÌ„bre and sawe that ther was with hym of good men of warr seuyn agaynst one of the englisshmen yet for all that he wolde nat fight without leaue of the kyng his brother who was nat in mynde that he shuld fight And yet of trouthe yf the frenchmen had set forwarde to haue fought the englysshmen wolde nat haue refused them for they were redy euery daye to receyue them in good order Euery man fully determyned what they shulde do if they dyd yssue out but bycause they were so fewe in noÌ„bre and that they were in so stroÌ„g a place they thought nat to departe nysely oute of their aduantage And sundrie tymes dyuers on bothe parties wolde yssue and scrimysshe and somtyme wanne and somtyme lost as chaunce often falleth in suche aduentures In the same tyme Loyes the erle of Flaunders was greatly inclyned to the honoure and profyte of his sonne the duke of Burgoyne who lay the same season in a fayre house that he had newly buylded besyde Gaunt And often harde tidynges from the duke and he from hym by messaÌ„gers comynge and goynge and alwayes he counsayled the duke that he shulde in no wyse breke nor passe the ordynaunce of the kynge his brother nor of his counsayle ¶ Nowe let vs leue them thus and retourne to the busynesse of farther couÌ„treis where as knightes and squyers hadde ynough to do bycause the warres were more habundant there than in other places ¶ Howe sir Johan ChaÌ„dos brought the countre of Aniou in great trybulacion and howe he wasted and dystroyed the landes of the bycount of Rochchoart excepte the forteresses Cap. CC .lxiiii. IN the meane seasone while this iorney was thus made about TorneheÌ„ ther fell dyuers adueÌ„tures in poictou the whiche ought nat
theym And whan they had stand thus the space of two houses and sawe that none came to them they had great marueyle Than the duke demaunded of the lordes about him what was best for hym to do Some sayd one thyng some sayd another euery man after his opinyon Than the duke sayd to sir Water of Manny sir howe say you Sir sayd he I can nat tell what I shulde say But sir and ye shulde do after myne opinyon ye shulde ordayne your men of armes and archers in maner of batayle and euer lytell and lytell to auauÌ„ce forwarde For sir anon it wyll be day lyght than shall you se perfitely before you The duke agreed to this counsayle howe be it some other counsayled to the contrary for in no wyse they wolde haue the duke to remoue fro his felde So in this strife they were togyder a certayne space at last it was ordayned yâ— certayne of sir Robert of Namures company and certayne of sir Ualeran de Bromes company shulde mount a hors backe bycause they were mete and able for such an enterprice And so a .xxx. of the best horsemen deê‘ted and rode towarde the frenche host Than agayne ser Galtyer of Manny sayd to the duke sir neuer beleue me without the frenchmen be fledde Therfore mount on your horse and all your company and folowe them quickely and ye shall haue this day on them a fayre iourney Than the duke sayde Sir I haue hytherto alwayes folowed the aduyse of my counsayle euer wyll â—o but I can neuer beleue that so many valyant men of armes and noble knightes that be here of the frenche partie wolde thus shamfully depart For parauenture the fyers that they haue made is to drawe vs to warde them and so to begyle vs. Anon our currours wyll come in and they wyll bringe vs the perfyte knowledge of euery thynge ANd as they were thus talkynge their currours came in and sayd to the purpose of sir Gaultyer of MaÌ„ny and shewed all that they had sene and founde They sayde howe they founde no body but certayne poore vitaylers suche as folowed the host Than sir Gaultier of Manny had great honoure of his opinyon before Than the duke of Lancastre drewe to his lodgyng and vnarmed him and thought to haue gone and dyned in the frenche mens lodgynges sauynge for the fyre smoke that they had made wolde nat suffre him but at nyght he went thyder to supper and lodged there all night and toke their ease with such as they had The next mornynge they dislodged and retourned to Calays and whan the duke of Burgoyne dysloged he went the same day to saynt Omers and there lay and all his host And than deê‘ted euery man whyder they wolde whiche was a great payne after to bringe togyder agayne ¶ The same weke the erle of Penbroke beynge in Poyctou and had great displeasure that sir Loys of Sanxere sir Johan of Uyen sir JohnÌ„ of Bulle other had so delt with him before at Puyernon as it hath bâ— the wed before than he thought to be reuenged if he might And departed fro Mortayne with his company with a two hundred speares and so came to Angolesme to the prince who made him great there The erle desyred him to lette him haue a certayne noÌ„bre of men and to haue leaue to make a iourney Sayeng how he had great desyre to reuenge him of the dispites that the freÌ„chmen had done to him of late The price who loued hym entierly grauÌ„ted his desyre the same season ther was newly come to the price fro the countie of Armynake sir Hugh Caurell and had brought with hym moo than fyue huÌ„dred men of warr of the companyons The prince commaunded hym to go with the erle of Penbroke in that iourney and also the erle desyred sir Loys Harcourt sir Guyssharde Dangle sir Percyuale of Coloyne the lorde of PoÌ„s the lorde of Parteney the lorde of Pynan sir Thomas Percy sir Thomas Pontchardon and dyuers other knightes of the princê house who gladly grauÌ„ted to go with hym So whaÌ„ they were all togyder they were a fyue C. speres thre hundred archers and fyftene hundred of other men in maner of brigantes with launces and pauesses folowynge the hoost a fote Thus therle of Penbroke deê‘ted with his coÌ„pany and rodeso long that he raÌ„e into Aniou than he began to brenne wa st and distroy the countre And so passed through on the one syde brennynge and winnynge of townes and small holdes and raunsomed the playne countrey to Sauyour on Loyre And lodged in the subbarbes and assayled the towne but they coude nat get it for within was sir Robert of Sanxere who kepte and defended the towne but all the couÌ„tre aboute was brent and distroyed Than 〈◊〉 Hughe Caurell and his company came to a bridge on the ryuer of Loyre called the bridge of See and anone they that kept it were discoÌ„fyted and the bridge wonne And than they for â—â—yed it in suche wyse that they kept it long after And also in the same iourney the englysshmen toke and wanne an abbey on the ryuer of Loyre called saynt More the whith they newly fortifyed in suche wyse that they made therof a great garyson the whiche greatly domaged the countre all the wynter somer after THe same tyme ther was in Poyctou an abbey and is yet called saynt Saluyn a 〈…〉 euyn leages fro Poycters in the whiche abbey there was a monke that gretly hated his super your the abbot that he shewed well for bycause of the hatred that he had to him he betrayed the abbot and all his coueÌ„t For by his meanes he delyuered the abbey and the towne to sir Loys of saynt Julyan and to Carnet the breton who toke it in the frenche kynges name and repeyred it and made ther a good garysone Of the takyng of saynt Saluyn sir Johan Chandos was sore displeased bycause he was sene shall of Poictou And he thought to hymselfe that if he lyued long to get it agayne howesoeuer he dyde and that they that hadde taken it shulde repent it ¶ Nowe let vs a lytell season leaue spekyng of the busynesse of Poictou and speke of the duke of Lancastre ¶ Howe the countre of UermaÌ„doise and the countie of saynt Poule were wasted and sir Hugh of Chastellone taken Cap. CC .lxix. WHan the duke of LaÌ„castre was come agayne to Calays after the departyng fro Tornehen and that he his company had refresshed theÌ„ there a thre dayes thanne he thought agayn to ryde forth and make some iourney into France Than yâ— two marshals therle of Warwyke and the lorde Roger Beauchampt commaunded euery man to drawe into the felde wherof euery man was gladde desyringe to ryde in to Fraunce Than they departed fro Calays in good ordre for euery man knewe what he shulde do So yâ— first day they went fyue leages the nexte day they came before saynt Omers and ther had
a great scrimysshe at the gate but theÌ„glysshmen rested nat ther greatly but passed by and went and lodged on the morres of Hersault And on the thirde day they came to Turwyn within the towne was therle Guy of saynt Poule with a great noÌ„bre of men of warr And thenglisshmen passed by toke the way to Hedyn and that day they loged on a lytell ryuer And whan the erle of saynt Poule sawe that thenglysshmen weÌ„t towarde his countre he knewe well they went nat thyder for his profyte for they hated hym moche Than he departed in the night and delyuered the cyte to the lorde of saynt Pye and to sir Johan of Ray and so he rode tyll he cam to the towne of saynt Poule And in the nexte mornynge the englisshe men came thyther and made there a great skrymysshe so that the commynge thyther of the erle of saynt Poule was happy for them of yâ— towne for by hym and his company the towne was kept and saued or els it had ben in a great adueÌ„ture of lesyng Thus the duke of Lancastre and his companye toke theyr pleasure in the couÌ„tie of saynt Poule and burned and exiled all the playne countrey and dyd there great domage and he was before the castell of Perides where as the lady of Dowaire was and as the duke aduysed the castel he gauged the depnesse of the dyche with a speare howe be it he assyed it nat but made a good face so to do and so passed by came to a fayre castell called Lucheu the whiche perteyned to the erle of saynt Poule and so they burned the towne and dyd nothynge to the castell Than they passed further and came to saynt Require The englisshemen rode on a day nat past a .iii. or foure leages but euer they burned the countrey as they went and so they passed the ryuer of Somme at the planchesse vnder Abbeuille And than they entred into the countrey of Uimeu in purpose to go to Harfle we on the ryuer of Seyne to burne the frenche Nauy The erle of saynt Poule and ser Moreau of Fiennes constable of France with a great nombre folowed pursued in costynge the englysshe hust wherfore the englisshemen durst nat ryde farre abrode out of the high waye but euer kepte themselfe close to gether redy to fight with theyr enemies if nede were And so thus they rode through Uimeu and the countie of Ewe and entred into yâ— archeby sshopryke of Roan passed by Depe and rode so longe that they came to Harflewe and there lodged The erle of saynt Poule was goteÌ„ before them and was entred into yâ— towne with .ii. C. speares So thus the englisshmen laye before Harflewe but they assayled it nat The .iiii. daye after they dislodged and made theyr retourne through the lande of the lorde of Stouteuille and so burned vp the moost parte of all his countrey and than they came through Francquesin and drewe toward Oysemont to repasse the riuer of Somme at Blanchetache The same season there was in the towne of Abuille as capitayne there Hugh of Chastellon maister of the crosbowes in France and whan he perceyued that the duke of Lancastre wolde repasse the riuer of somme he armed hym and caused a .x. or .xii. of his company in lyke wyse to arme them no mo And so mouÌ„ted on their horses sayeng howe he wolde go and se the kepyng of the gate of Rowray to th entent that if thenglisshmen passed by they shulde nat se but that it were well kepte This was early in the mornyng it was a great myst And the same tyme Sir Nicholas Louuaing who in tyme paste before had ben seneschall of Poictou and the same yere before ser Hugh of Chastellon had taken hym prysoner and raunsomed hym at .x. M. fraÌ„kes the which stacke sore in his mynde and had great desyre in his entent to be reuenged and to geat agayne that he had loste The same mornynge he and .xx. with hym were departed fro the duke of LaÌ„castres host he knewe right wel all the passages and straytes there aboute for he had well vsed them the space of .ii. or .iii. yeres to gether And so thought to putte hym selfe at auenture in a busshement bitwene Abbeuille and the castell of Rouuray so passed by a lyttell streyght way through a maryse and rested hym in certayne olde wast broken howses a man wolde neuer haue thought that any company of englisshemen wolde haue lyen in a busshement so nere to the towne So thus there this ser Nicholas and his company kepte them selfe preuy And so at last through the same waye came ser Hugh of Chastellon with x. with hym all armed except his bassenet the whiche his page bare after hym on a great courser and so passed ouer the lyttell ryuer that was there and thought to haue gone to haue spoken with the crosbowes that kepte the gate to knowe yf they had harde any thyng of the englisshemen And whanne sir Nicholas of Louuayng sawe hym he knewe hym wel he coude nat haue ben more ioyous if one had gyuen hym .xx. thousaÌ„d frankes Than he came out of his busshement and sayd to his company come on syrs lustely beholde yonder is he that I desire to haue it is the maister of the crosbowes I desyre to haue hym aboue all creatures lyuynge Than he set the spores to his horse sydes and cowched hys speare in the reste and came towarde sir Hugh of Chastellon and sayd yelde the Chastellon or thou arte but deed Syr Hugh had great meruayle from whens those men of warre came so sodaynly vpon hym for he had no leaser to put on his bassenet nor to mount on his courser whaÌ„ he sawe he was in so hard a case he sayd to whom shuld I yelde me Sir Nicholas answered to Lauuainge Than syr Hugh to eschewe the perel of deth for he sawe wel he coude nat flee sayde I yelde me Than he was takeÌ„ and sir Nicholas sayde come on and ryde with vs behold yonder cometh the duke of LaÌ„castre and his company who wyll passe here foreby at the same brunt ther was slayne a valyaÌ„t burgresse of Abuyle called Laurence Dancons the which was great domage Thus by great fortune was sir Hugh of Chastellon maister at yâ— tyme of the crosbowes in france and capitayn of Abuyle taken by sir Nicholas of Louuayne of whose takynge the duke of Lancastre was right ioyfull and so were all the englysshmen Sir Hugh of Chastellons frendes and yâ— men in the towne of Abuyle were right sorie for his takyng but they coude nat amend it as at that tyme. Than the englysshmen passed the ryuer of Some at blanchtache and than drue towardes the towne of Rue on the see syde and so to Monstrell and dyde somoche by their iorneys that they retourned agayne and caÌ„e to the towne of Calays And than the duke of Lancastre gaue all the strangers leaue to deê‘te and
so deê‘ted fro hym sir Robert of Namure sir Ualeran of Borme and the almayns Than yâ— duke of Lancastre retourned agayne in to England thynkyng to make no more warr tyll the nexte somer for it was as thaÌ„ about saynt Martyns day in wynter but or he deê‘ted he sayde to the strangers howe that whan he came agayne he wolde come moche more stronger than he dyd at that tyme. Desyring his cosyns the duke of Guerles and the duke of Jullyers to coÌ„e and mere with him to go into France ¶ Nowe let vs leue to speke of the besynesse of Picardy for ther was nothyng done in those ê‘ties of a gret season after And let vs now speke of the mater in Poitou wher as moost dedes of armes fell ¶ Howe sir John ChaÌ„dos was slayne in a batayle and howe finally the freÌ„chmen were disoÌ„fyted taken in the same batayle Cap. CC .lxx. GReatly it greued sir JohnÌ„ Chandos the takyng of saynt Saluyn bycause it was vnder his rule for he was seneshall of Poyctou He set all his mynde how he might recouer it agayne other byforce or by stelthe he cared nat so he might haue it and for that enteÌ„r dyuers nightê he made suÌ„drie busshmeÌ„tes but it aueyled nat For sir Loyes who kept it toke euer so good hede therto that he defeÌ„ded it fro all daÌ„gers For he knewe well the takyng therof greued sore sir Johan Chandos at the hert So it fell that the night before the first day of January sir Johan Chandos beyng in Poycters sent to assemble togyder dyuers barons knightes squiers of Poitou Desyring theÌ„ to coÌ„e to hym as priuely as they coude for he certeyned theÌ„ how he wolde ryde forthe and they refused nat his desyre for they loued him entyerly but shortely assembled togyder in the cyte of Poicters Thyder came sir Guysshard DaÌ„gle sir Loyes Harcourt the lorde of Pons the lorde of Partney yâ— lorde of Pynan yâ— lorde tanyboton sir Geffray Dargenton sir Maubruny of Lyniers sir Thomas Percy sir Baudwyn of Fesuyll sir Richarde of Pontchardon and dyuers other And whan they were all togyder assembled they were thre hundred speates and departed by night fro Poicters none knewe whyder they shulde go except certayne of the lordes and they had redy with them scalyng ladders so came to saynt Saluyn And ther a lighted delyuered their horses to their varlettes whiche was about mydnight and so entred in to the dyke yet they hadde nat their entente so shortely for sodaynly they herde the watche horne blowe I shall tell you wherfor it blewe The same nyght Carlonet was departed fro the Roche of Poisay with a .xl. speares with hym And was coÌ„e the same tyme to saynt Saluyn to speke with the capitayne sir Loys of saynt Julyan to th entent to haue ryden togyder to Poictou to se if they coude gette any pray And so he called vp the watchman yâ— whiche made hym to sounde his horne And so the englysshmen who were on the othersyde of the fortresse herynge the watche blowe and great noyse in the place Feared lest they had ben spyed by some spyes for they knewe nothyng that the sayd frenchemen were on the other syde to haue entred in to the place Therfore they with drue backe agayne out of the dykes and sayd let vs go hens for this night for we haue fayled of our purpose And so they remouÌ„ted on their horses and retourned hole togyder to Chauuigny on the tyuer of Cruse a two leages thens Than the poictenyns demaunded of sir JohnÌ„ Chandos if he wolde coÌ„maunde them any farther seruyce he answered and sayd Sirs retourne home agayne whan it please you in the name of god and as for this day I wyll abyde styll here in this towne So ther departed the knightes of Poictou and some of England to the nombre of CC. speares Than sir Johan ChaÌ„dos went into a house caused to be made a good fyre and there was styll with hym sir Thomas Percy and his company scneshall of Rochell who sayd to sir JohnÌ„ Chandos Sir is it your entent to tary here all this day ye truly sir 〈◊〉 he why demauÌ„de you Sir yâ— cause I desyre you is syth ye wyll nat styre this day to gyue me leue I wyll ryde some way with my coÌ„pany to se if I can fynde any adueÌ„ture Go yoway sir in the name of god 〈◊〉 sir Johan Chandos And so departed sir Thomas Percy with a .xxx. speares in his coÌ„pany and so passed the bridge at Chauuigny and toke the longe way that ledde to Poicters And sir JohnÌ„ ChaÌ„dos abode styll behynde full of displeasure in that he had fayled of his purpose and so stode in a kechyn warmyng him by the fyre And his seruantes tangeled with hym to th eÌ„tent to bring him out of his melancoly His seruantê had prepared for hym a place to rest hym than he demaunded if it were nere day And ther with there caÌ„e a man in to the house and came before hym and sayd Sir I haue brought you tidynges What be they tell me Sir surely the freÌ„chmen be ryding abrode Howe knowest thou that ser sayd he I deê‘ted fro saynt Saluyn with them what waye be they ryden Sir I can nat tell you the certentie but surely they toke the high way to Poiters What freÌ„chmen be they canst thou tell me Sir it is sir Loys of saynt Julyan and Carlonet the breton Well 〈◊〉 sir Johan Chandos I care nat I haue no lyst this night to ryde for the they may happe to be encouÌ„tred thoughe I be nat ther. And so he taryed there styll a certayne space in a gret study and at last whan he had well aduysed hymselfe he sayde Whatsoeuer I haue sayd here before I trowe it be good that I ryde for the I must retourne to Poicters and anone it wyll be day That is true ser 〈◊〉 the knightê about hym Than he said make redy for I wyll ryde forthe so they dyd and mouÌ„ted on their horses and deê‘ted toke the right way to Poicters costyng the ryuer the freÌ„chmen yâ— same tyme were nat past a leag before hym in the same way thinkyng to passe the ryuer at the bridge of Lusar Ther the englysshmen had knowlege how they were in the trake of the freÌ„chmen for the freÌ„chmens horses cryed brayed bycause of theÌ„glysshe horses yâ— were before theÌ„ with sir Thomas Percy And anone it was fayre light day for in the begynnyng of January the mornyngê be soone light And whan the freÌ„chmen bretons were within a leage of the bridge they ê‘reyued on the othersyde of the bridge sir ThomÌ„s Percy his coÌ„pany and he lykewise ê‘reyued the freÌ„chmen and rode as fast as he might to get the aduantage of the bride And sayd beholde yonder freÌ„chmen be a great nombre agaynst vs therfore let vs take the auaÌ„tage of the bridge And whaÌ„ sir Loys Carlonet sawe theÌ„glysshmen make suche
how sir Robert Canoll brent exyled the countre of Picardy and of Uermandoise Cap. CC .lxxviii. BEfore that sir Robert Canoll and his coÌ„pany parted out of Englande there was a great treaty bytwene Englande and Scotlande whiche treaty was so wysely handled by sadde and discrete counsayle of bothe parties so yâ— a peace was grauÌ„ted bytwene bothe kynges their couÌ„treis and liege people to endure .ix. yere So that the scottê myght at their pleasure arme theÌ„ and serue and take wages other of englysshe or frenche at their pleasur without brekyng of any peace wherby sir Robert Canoll had in his coÌ„pany a hundred speares of the realme of scot lande Whan sir Robert Canoll was redy and his coÌ„pany he went to Douer and so past forth to Calays and ther arryued and toke lande was well receyued of the capitayne sir Nicholas Stamborne And whan he had ben well refresshed ther the space of seayn dayes and taken there counsayle to what parte they shulde drawe And so in a mornynge they deê‘ted and toke the felde and were to the noÌ„bre of .xv. hundred speares foure thousande archers And he had with hym out of Englande sir ThomÌ„s of Grantson sir Alayne of Bourequeselles sir Gylbert Gyfford the lorde of Saluatier ser Johan Bourchier sir Wylliam Mesucyle ser Geffray Orsell and dyuers other knightes valyant men of armes and so the first day they weÌ„t nere to Fiennes Sir Moreau of FieÌ„nes who was constable of France was the same tyme in his owne castell of Fiennes with a great nombre of knightê and squyers well purueyed and aduysed to receyue yâ— englysshmen And in the mornyng the englysshmen came thyder thynkyng to assayle the castell but anone they sawe howe they coude take none aduauntage there And so passed forthe through the couÌ„tie of guyens and entred into the countie of FaucoÌ„brige and brent all before them and so came to the cite of Turwyn But they dyde nat assayle it for it was so well prouyded for that they thought they shulde but lose their payne And so thanne they toke their way throught the couÌ„tre of Terrenoyse to entre into Artoise dayly they rod a four leages past nat bycause of their caryage men a fote and toke their lodgynge euer about noone and lay about great vyllagê And so at last they came to the cytie of Arras they lodged in the towne of Mount saynt Eloy 〈◊〉 to Arras And so they brente and wasted all the countre as ferr as they durst stretche abrode The frenche kyng had the same season set gret garysons in all cyties townes castels fortresses bridges and passages to defende them agaynst all assautes And whan sir Robert Canoll and his company had refresshed them two dayes in the mount saynt Eloy than they deê‘ted and went and passed by the cytie of Arras Sir wyllmÌ„ Mesuell and sir Geffray Dursell marshals of the englysshe hoost thought to go and se them of Arras more nerer and toke with them a two hundred speares and a foure hundred archers and departed out of the great batayle and auauÌ„sed theÌ„ selfe to the subbarbes of the towne and so came to the barryers the whiche they fouÌ„de well furnisshed with cros bowes and men of armes And within the towne was sir Charles of Poicters with the lady of Artoise but he made no semblant to yssue out nor to fight with thenglysshmen And whan the englisshmen had taryed before the barryers a certayne space and sawe that non yssued agaynst them Than they drue agayne to their batayle but at their departyng they thought to make a knowledge that they had ben there for they set the subbarbes a fyre to th enteÌ„t to haue drawen out of the towne the men of war but they were in no mynde so to do And so the fyre dyd moch hurt domage for ther they brent a great monastery of freers prechers cloyster and all and so thenglysshmen passed forthe and toke the way to Bapalmes brennyng and wastyng the couÌ„tre And so at last they came into Uermandoise and caÌ„e to Roy and brent the towne and than passed forthe and went to Hem in UermaÌ„dois wherinto all the people were withdrawen and all their goodes and so they dyde in lyke wise at saynt Quintyns and at Peron so that thenglisshmen founde nothyng abrode saue the graÌ„ges full of corne for it was after August So they rode forth fayre easely a two or thre leagê a day And whan they came wher as any plentie of vitayle was than they taryed ther a two or thre dayes to refresshe theÌ„ and their horses And so on a day they came before a towne the whiche was chefe of all that countre ther about and the marshals spake with the capitayne by assurance sayd to him Howe say you what wyll ye gyue and we shall respyte this countre and saue it fro brennyng and robbyng so they fell at a coÌ„posicyon that they of the playne couÌ„tre shulde gyue and pay to theÌ„ a certayne soÌ„me of florens and so the countre was saued This sir Robert Canoll gate in the same voyage by the sayde meanes at dyuers tymes aboue the somme of a hundred thousande frankes wherof afterwarde he was shente for he was accused to the kyng of Englande that he had nat well done his deuoyre in that iourney as ye shall here after in this hystorie THe lande of the lorde of Couey abode in peace for ther was nother man nor woman that had any hurt the value of a penny yf they sayd they belonged to the lorde of Couey And so at last the englysshmen came before the cyte of Noyon the whiche was well furnyshed with men of warre Ther the englysshmen taryed and aproched as nere as they might and aduysed to se if any maner of assaut might preuayle them or nat and there they sawe that the towne was well aparelled for defence And sir Robert Canoll was loged in the abbey of Dolkans and his people about him And on a day he came before the cyte raynged in maner of batayle to se yf they of the garyson and comontie of the towne wold yssue out to fight or nat but they had no wyll so to do Ther was a scottysh knyght dyde there a goodly feate of armes for he departed fro his company his speare in his hande mounted on a good horse his page behynde him and soo came before the barryers This knyght was called sir Johan Assucton a hardy man and a couragious whan he was before the barryers of Noyon he lighted a fote and sayd to his page holde kepe my horse and departe nat hens and so went to the barryers And within the barryers ther were good knightes as sir Johan of Roy sir Launcelat of Lourys and a .x. or .xii. other who had great marueyle what this sayde knight wolde do Than he sayd to them Sirs I am come hyder to se you I se well ye wyll nat yssue out of your
two nightes the whiche tyme the freÌ„che kyng was there and might well se out of his lodgynge of saynt Poule the fyres and smokes that were made about gastenoyes ¶ The same day the constable of France sir Moreau FyeÌ„nes was within Parys The erle of saynt Poule therle of Tankeruyll the erle of Salebruch the vycount of Meaulx sir Raoll of Coucy the feneshall of Heynault sir Edwarde of Rauncy sir Anguerrant Douden the lorde of Castell Julyan sir Johan of Uyan the lorde de la Ryuer and dyuers other knightes squyers and valyant men of Fraunce But none of theym dyde yssue out that day for the kynge wolde nat suffre theÌ„ For the lorde of Clysson who was one of the moost priÌ„cypall of his counsayle best bâ—leued and herde dyde put great doutes and sayd to yâ— kyng Sir â–ª ye haue no nede to enploy your people agaynst yonder sort of madde meÌ„ Let theÌ„ go they can nat take from you your herytage nor put you out of your realme by their smokes And at the gate saynt James and at the barryers was the erle of saynt Poule the vycount of Roan sir Rafe Coucy the lorde of Canyne the lorde of Creques sir Edwarde of Rauncy â–ª sir Anguerant Doudyn And so on a tuesday in the mornyng the englisshmen dissoged and had sette fyre in the vyllages wher as they had lodged so that the fyre might playnly be sene to Parys Ther was a knyght in their company had made a vowe the day before that he wolde ryde to the walles or gates of Parys and stryke at the barriers with his speare and for yâ— furnysshyng of his vowe he departed fro his company his speare in his fyst his shelde about his necke armed at all pecesse on a good horse his squyer on another behynde him with his bassenet And whaÌ„ he aproched nere to Parys he toke and dyde on his helme and left his squyer behynde hym and dasshed his spurres to his horse and came galopynge to the barryers the whiche as than were opyn And the lordes that were there had wende he wolde haue entred into the towne but yâ— was nat his mynde For whan he hadde stryken at the barryers as he had before auowed he turned his reyne and drue backe agayne and departed Than the knightes of Fraunce that sawe hym depte sayd to him Go your way ye haue rightwell a quyted your selfe I can nat tell you what was this knyghtes name nor of what countre but the blasure of his armes was goules two fusses sable aborder sable Howbeit in the subbar bes he had asore encountre for as he passed on the pauement he founde before him a bocher a bygge maÌ„ who had well sene this knight passe by And he helde in his handes a sharpe heuy axe with a long poynt and as the knight returned agayne toke no heed This bocher came on his syde and gaue the knight suche a stroke bytwene the necke and the shulders that he reuersed forwarde heedlynge to the necke of his horse and yet he recouered agayne And than the bocher strake him agayne so that the axe entred in to his body So yâ— for payne the knight fell to the erthe and his horse ranne away and came to the squyer who abode for his mayster at the stretes ende And so the squyer toke the horse and had great marueyle what was becoÌ„e of his maister for he had well sene him ryde to the barriers and stryke therat with his glayue and retourne agayne Thanne he rode a lytell forthe thyderwarde and anone he sawe where his mayster lay vpon the erthe bytwene foure men layeng on him strokes as they wolde haue stryken on a stethy And thaÌ„ the squyer was so affrayed that he durst go no farther for he saw well he coude nat helpe his maister Ther fore he retourned as fast as he might So ther the sayd knight was slayne And the knightes that were at yâ— gate caused him to be buryed in holy grounde And the squyer retourned to the hoost and shewed all the adueÌ„ture of his mayster wherof they were all sorie and displeased And the same night they loged bytwene mouÌ„tle Hery and Parys by a lytell ryuer and lodged be tymes How sir Bertram of Clesquy made great warre in the countie of Lymoges and howe they toke the castell of saynt yriell Cap. CC .lxxxii. THe same season that sir Robert Canoll made thus his vyage and that the price of Wales and his two bretherne lay before the cyte of Lymoges Sir Bertram of Clesquy and his coÌ„pany the whiche were to the nombre of two hundred speares He rode by the one syde of the countre of Lymoges but he lay nat in the felde neuer a night for feare of the englysshmen But euery night lay in a forteresse suche as were tourned frenche parteyning to sir Loyes of Maleuall and to sir Raymon of Marneyle and to other Howebeit euery day they rode forthe and dyde great payne to conquere townes and forteresses The prince was well aduertysed of this toney that sir Bertram made and dayly coÌ„playntes came to him howe beit in no wyse he wolde breke vp his siege Than sir Bertram of Clesnuy entred into the vicouÌ„te of Lymoges a couÌ„tre that was yelded and dyde holde of the duke of Bretayne the lorde Johan of Mountford And ther sir Bertram beganne to make great warre in the name of the lady wyfe to the lorde Charles of Bloyes to whome the same enherytaunce somtyme belonged There he made great warre for none came agaynst him for the duke of Bretayne thought full lytell yâ— sir â–ª BertraÌ„ wolde haue made any warr agaynst hym And so sir Bertram came before the towne of saynt yriell wherin there was neuer a gentylman to defende the towne Wherfore they were so afrayed that they yelded them vp to yâ— obeysaunce of the lady of Bretayne in whose name sir Bertram made warr And so of saynt yriell the bretons made a great garison wherby they wan dyuers other townes in Limosyn Nowe let vs retourne to the prince of Wales ¶ Howe the price toke the cyte of Lymoges and howe four companyons dyd marueyls in armes Ca. CC .lxxxiii. ABout the space of a moneth or more was the prince of Wales before the cytie of Lymoges and ther was no ther assaute nor scrimysshe but dayly they myned And they within knewe wel how they were myned made a countermyne there agaynst to haue distroyed theÌ„glysshe myners but they fayled of their myne whan yâ— princis myners sawe how the couÌ„termyne against theÌ„ fayled they sayde to the prince Sir whan soeuer it shall please you we shall cause a part of the wall to fall in to the dykes wherby ye shall entre in to the cytie at your ease without any daunger Whiche wordes pleased greatly the prince and sayd I woll that to morowe be tymes yeshewe forthe and execute your warke Than the myners set fyre in to their myne and so the next
the kyng of Englande sayd to the erle of PeÌ„broke before all his barons and knyghtes that were ther assembled in counsayle JohnÌ„ fayre sofie I ordayne you to go in to Poictou in the company of sir Guyssharde Dangle And ther ye shall be souerayne and gouernour of all the men of warre that ye fynde there wherof there be great pleÌ„tie as I am surely enformed and also of all theym that gothe with you The erle kneled downe before the kyng and sayd Sir I thanke your grace of the highe honoure that ye putte me to sir I shall gladly be there to do you seruice as one of your leest marshals So thus brake vp the counsayle and the kynge retourned to wyndsore and had sir Guyssharde Dangle with hym and spake to hym often tymes of the besynesse of Poicton and of Guyen and sir Guyssharde sayd to him Sir assoone as my lorde the erle of Penbroke be ones arryued there we shall make good warre for we shall be to the nombre of foure or fyue hundred speares all obeyng to you so they may be well payed their wages Than the kyng answered Sir Guysshard care you nothyng for hanyng of golde or syluer whan ye come there to make warr withall for I haue ynoughe And I am well content to enploy it on that marchandyse sythe it toucheth me and my realme ¶ Howe the erle of Penbroke departed out of Englande to go into Poyctou and howe the spanyerdes fought with him in the hauyn of Rochell Cap. C C lxxxxvii THus with suche wordes the kynge past the tyme often with sir Guysshard DaÌ„gle whoÌ„ he loued and trusted as reason was So the season caÌ„e that therle of PeÌ„broke shulde departe and so tooke his leaue of the kyng and all his company And ser Others of Grauntson was ordayned to go with hym he had no great company with hym but certayne knyghtes by the enformacyon of sir Guissharde Dangle But he had with him suche certayne somme of money to pay the wagê of thre thousande men of warre And soo they made spede tyll they came to Hampton there taryed .xv. dayes abydinge wynde than had they wynde at wyll and so entred ito their shippes and deê‘ted fxo the hauyn in the name of god and saynt George toke their course towarde Poitou Kyng Charles of Frauce who knewe the most ê‘te of all the couÌ„sell in England I caÌ„ nat tell howe nor by whoÌ„e But he knewe well how sir Guysshard DaÌ„gle was gone into England to th eÌ„tent to get of the kyng a good capitayne for the couÌ„tre of Poytou also he knew howe therle of Penbroke shulde go thyder and all his charge The frenche kyng was well aduysed therof and secretly sent an army of men of warre by the see of spanyerdes at his desyre bycause his owne men were gone to kyng HeÌ„ry of Castell bycause of the confederacyon and alyaunce that was bytwene them The spanyerves were fourtie gret shyppes and .xiii. barkes well purueyed and decked as these spaynysshe shyppes be And soueraynes and patrones of that flete were four valyaut capitayns Ambrose de Boucquenegre Cabesse de Uacadent Ferrant de Pyon and Radygo de la Rochell These spanyerdes had lyen a great space at ancre in thesce abydinge the retournyng of the poicteuyns and comyng of therle of PeÌ„broke For they knewe well howe their enteÌ„tes were to come to Poitou therfore they lay at ancre before the towne of Rochell And so it happed that the day before the vigyll of saynt Johan Baptyst the yere of our lorde god M .iii. hundred .lxxii. The erle of Penbroke and his coÌ„pany shulde arryue in the hauyn of Rochell but there they founde the foresayde spaignyerdes to lette them of their arryuyng who were gladde of theyr comynge And whanne the englysshemen and poicteuyns sawe the spaignyerdes ther and parceyued howe they must nedes fight with them they conforted themselfe howbeit they were nat agally matched nother of men nor of shyppes Howe be it they armed them and putte them selfe in good order their archers before them redy to fight And thaÌ„ the spaynisshe shyppes who were well prouyded with a great nombre of men of warre and brigantes with arbalasters and goÌ„nes and with great barres of yron and plomettes of leed to cast downe Anone they began to aproche makyng great noyse the great shyppes of Spaygne toke the wynd to fetche their tourne on the englysshe shyppes Whome they but lytell feaced and so came with a full sayle on them So thus at the beginnyng ther was great cry and noyse of the one and other and the englisshmen bare them selfe right well And there the erle of Pebroke made certayne of his squyers knightes to honour Ther was a great batayle and a harve the englysshmen hadde ynough to do for the spanyerdes that were in the great shyppes hadde great barres of yron and great stones and dyde cast them downe to perse the englysshe shyppes hurte therwith many a man right yuell And amonge the knyghtes of Englande Poictou great noblenesse of knight hode and prowes was shewed The erle of PeÌ„broke fought and receyued his enemyes ryght fersly dyde that day many a noble feat of armes with his owne handes and in lyke maner so dyde sir Othes GrauÌ„tson sir Guissharde daÌ„gle the lorde of Pynan and all other knightê ¶ Howe they of Rochell towne wolde nat socour the erle of Penbroke howe the seueschall of Rochell the lorde of Tanyboton and other came to socour hym Cap. CC lxxxxviii ANd as I haue herde reported by theym that were there at the same batayle that the englysshmen and poyctenyns that were there desyred greatly to coÌ„quer laude prayse in armes For there were neuer men that dyde more valyantly for they 〈◊〉 but a fewe people in regarde to the 〈…〉 des and also farr lasse nombre of shyppes and lesse of quantyte Therfore it myght well be marueyled howe they endured so long but the noble knightode that was in them reconforted them and helde theÌ„ in their strength For if they hadde ben lyke in shyppes the spanyerdes hadde taken but lytell aduauntage of them They helde them selfe so close toguyder that none durst abyde their strokes withoute they were well armed and pauessed but the castyng downe of plommes of leed great stones and barres of yron hurte and troubled theym marueylously sore And hurt and wounded dyuers knightes and squyers The people of the towne of Rochell sawe well this batayle but they neuer auaunsed them to come to helpe the erle of Penbroke and his company who so valyantly there fought with their ennemyes but dyde lette theÌ„ alone Thus in this batayle and stryfe they endured tyll it was night and than they departed eche fro other and cast their ancres but this first day the englysshmen lost .ii. barges laded with their ê“uisyon and all that were within putte to dethe The same night sir Johan of Hardan who as
than was seneshall of Rochell made gret desyres to theÌ„ of the towne As to the mayre Johan Chaudron and to other that they shulde arme them and cause to be armed all the cominalte of the towne to entre in to barges and shyppes And to go ayde and coÌ„fort their company who all the day had so valiantly fought with their ennemyes But they of the towne who hadde no wyll to the mater excused them selfe and sayd that they had ynough to do to kepe the towne And how they were no menne for the see nor wyst nat howe to fight with the spanyerdes on the see but yf the batayle were on the lande they sayd they wold than gladly go forthe So the seneschall coude nat get them forthe for nothynge that he coude do The same tyme within the towne ther was the lorde of Tanyboton sir Jaques of Surge res sir Maubrune of Linyers who also desyred theym of the towne to go forthe But whan they sawe that their request coude nat auayle they foure knightes went and armed them and all their coÌ„pany suche as wolde go forthe with them the whiche was but a small nombre and so they entred in to four barkes and at the brekynge of the daye whan the fludde came they wente to their company who gaue them great thanke for their commynge And so there they she wed vnto the erle of Penbroke and vnto sir Guyssharde Dangle Howe they of the towne of Rochell wolde nat come forthe to helpe to ayde and socour hym and his company Than the erle answered and sayd Well than it must behoue vs to abyde the grace of god and the adueÌ„ture of fortune Trustyng ones to fynde the season to cause them of Rochell to repent their vnkynde dealyng ¶ How the erle of Penbroke was taken prisoner and disconfyted by the spanierdes and howe they departed fro the hauyn of Rochell with theyr prisoners And the same day the Captall of Beutz came in to Rochell Cap. CC lxxxxix WHan the day was come and that the fludde began the spanyerdes wayed vp their ancres makyng great noise with trumpettes and sette them selfe in good order as they dyde the day before And furnysshed their great shyppes fulle of men of warre and toke the aduauntage of the mynde to close in the englysshe shyppes who were nothynge to the nombre of the spanyerdes And so the foresayd foure patrones of the spanyerdê came before in good order The englysshemen and poyctenyns sawe well their order and so drewe all togyder and set their archers before them Therwith came on the spanyerdes with full sayle and so began a feirse and a cruell batayle Than the spanyerdes cast great hookes of yron and graped their shyppes toguyder to the englysshe shyppes so that they coude nat be parte With the erle of Penbroke and sir Guyssharde Dangle ther were .xxii. knightes who right valiantly fought with suche weapens as they hadde Thus fightyng they contynued a longe space howe beit the spanyerdes hadde to great aduauntage of the englysshmen for they were in great shyppes and caste downe great barres of yron and stones the whiche sore traueyled the englysshmen Thus cryeng showtynge and fightynge eche with other they endured tyll thre of the clocke Ther were neuer men that endured more traueyle on the see thaÌ„ the englysshemen dyde there that day for the moost parte of their men were sore hurte with the castynge of barres of yron stones and plomettes of leed So that sir Aymery of Tharse the valyant knight of Gascoyne was ther stayne and also sir JohnÌ„ Lantonne who was knight for the body with the erle of Penbroke To the erles shyp ther were fastened four great shyppes Wherof Cabesse of Wakadent and Dom ferant de Pyon were gouernours and in them were many good fightyng men And they dyd so moche that they entred into the erles shyppe where was done many a feate of armes ther therle was taken and all that were in his shyp taken or slayne First ther were takenne of his knightes sir Robert Bufforce sir Johan Cursone and sir Johan of Grimyers And slayne there was sir Saymon Houssagre sir JohnÌ„ Mortayne and sir Johan Couchette there fought styll the poictenyns as sir Guyssharde Dangle the lorde of Pynan the lorde of Canyboton and dyuers other knyghtes of their coÌ„pany And in another shyppe was sir Othes of GrauÌ„tson Ambrose of Boucquenegre and Radygo of Rochell and they were all takenne by the spanyerdes so that none scaped but outher they were taken or slayne But whan they had taken the chefe maysters they left slayeng of seruauntes for their maysters desyred that they wolde forbere theym Sayeng howe they wolde pay for them all ALl suche as were in lyke danger as the erle of Penbroke and sir Guyssharde Dangle were in shulde be fayne to take the aduenture that god wolde sende theÌ„ And besyde the losse of so many good knyghtes and squyers as were takenne and slayne the same day The kyng of Englande lost the greattest losse for by the same disconfyture he lost after all the hole couÌ„tre as ye shall herafter in this history ¶ And as it was shewed me thenglysshe shyp wherin was all the treysure and richesse wher with sir Guyssharde DaÌ„gle shuld haue payed all soudyers wages in Guyen was perysshed and drowned and all that was therin so that nothyng therof came to profyte All that day the whiche was the vigyll of saynt Johan the Baptyst and that night and the next daye tyll it was noone the spanyerdes lay styll at ancre before Rochell makyng great ioye And it for tuned well to a knight of Poictou called ser Jaques of Surgeres for he spake so swetely so fayre to his mayster that he was quyt with the payeng of thre C. fraÌ„kes And so he caÌ„e on salt JohnÌ„s day to dyner in to the towne of Rochell by him ther it was knowen how the iorney was spedde who were slayne who were taken dyuers burgesses of the towne shewed by semblant howe they were sorie displeased Howbeit they were in dede right ioyouse for they neuer naturally loued the englysshemen And so whanâ—oone was past on saynt Johans day that the tyde came on Thespanyerdes wayed vp ancres and spred their seales and so departed makyng great noyse of trumpettes and other mynstrelsies And they had long stremers wauynge in the wynde beaten with the armes of Castell with other penous and standerdes so that it was great pleasure to beholde them Thus in this case they departed and toke ther course towardes Galyce and the same daye of saynt Johan ther came to Rochell a great noÌ„bre of men of armes gascoyns and englysshe who had nat as than herde of that aduenture but they knewe well that the spanyerdes lay had lyen a longe space before the hauyn of Rochell and therfore they came thyder to conforte and a yd the towne Of the which men of warr of gascoyns
night they lay togider made gode wache and went neuer past thre leages a day None went before the marshals baners without coÌ„mauÌ„dement and so they passed by Motrell wherof the lorde of Handboure was capitayne but they made ther none assaut so past by saynt Omer after by Turwyn The currours brent the lande of therle of saynt Poule and than went nere to Arras And the two dukes lodged in the abbey of mount saynt Eloy and ther taryed two dayes Than they departed and costed Arras but they assayled it nat for they knewe well they shulde but lese their labour and so they went to Bray on the ryuer of Some ther the two marshals made a great assaut before the gate Within ther were in garyson good knightes squyers of Picardy of whome the vicont of Mealx was capitayne sir Rafe of Menac The chanon of Robersart that day strake downe with his glayue thre to the erthe before the gate where ther was a sore scrimysshe Howbeit the freÌ„chmen kept so well their forteresse that they lost nothynge so the englysshmen passed by coostynge the ryuer of Some thynking to passe ouer at Ham in Uermandois at saynt Quintynes THus went forthe thenglysshe host wher of the duke of Lancastre was chefe gouernour by the ordynauÌ„ce of the kyng of England his father Than the lorde Bousyers of Heynalte caÌ„e in to FrauÌ„ce and he passed by the bridge of Ham there they of the towne desyred him effectuously that he wolde be reteyned with theÌ„ and to helpe to ayde theÌ„ agaynst thenglysh men he agreed to them and ther he taryed a two dayes tyll the englysshmen were all past who toke their way aboue to entre into vermaÌ„ doys to passe the ryuer of Some at a strayter passage And whan the lorde of Bousyers knewe that thenglysshmen were nygh all past ouer howe that they drue towarde saynt Quintynes and Rybamont wher the lorde of Clyn whose doughter he had in mariage was the which lorde had ther fayre lande herytage also he had hym self ther fayre lande by the right of his wyfe and knewe well how the castell of Rybamont was vnpurueyed of men of warr Than he toke leaue of them of Ham and they greatly thanked him of his seruice that he had done to them so he departed with suche nombre as he had whiche was no great noÌ„bre and he rode so long that he came to saynt Quintynes in great parell for the countrey was full of englysshmen He came in suche danger that he was no soner entred but that the englisshe currours chased hym in at the gate And the lorde of Bousyers founde in the towne sir Wylliam of Bourges who was capitayne there vnder the french kyng who receyued him ioyously desyring hym to a byde there to helpe to defende the towne The lorde of Bousiers excused him selfe and sayde howe he hadde enterprised to enter in to the towne of Rybamont to kepe the towne and fortresse there bycause it was with out capitayne wherfore he desyred so sore the sayd sir Wylliam that he hadde of hym out of saynte Quintynes .xii. cros bowes and so departed and he went nat farre past but that he spyed a company of englysshmen but he toke another lowe way beside theÌ„ for he knewe well the countre So the same day he rode in great parell towardes Rybamount and as he rode he encouÌ„tred a knight of Burgoyne called sir Johan of Bulle who was goynge towardes saynt Quitynes but whan he had ones spoken with the lorde of Bousyers he retourned with hym to Rybamount and so they were about a .xl. speares and .xx. crosbowes And thus they aproched Rybamont sent before one of their currours to enforme them of the towne of their comyng to helpe to ayde and to defende their towne And in the meane season they sawe wher there was comyng a company of englisshmen to the nombre of fourscore Than the frenchemen sayd beholde yoÌ„der be our enemys who are comynge fro their pyllage let vs go before them Than they dasshed their spurres to their horse sydes and galopped forthe as fast as they might cryeng our lady of Rybamont And so came in amonge the englysshmen and disconfyted and slewe the moost parte of theym for he was happy that myght escape And whan the frenchemen hadde thus ouerthrowen the englysshmen they went to Rybamont where they founde the lorde of Chyne who was come thyder but a lytell before with .xl. speares and xxx crosbowes And as they were before the castell and their company in their lodgyngê vnarmed they herde the watchman of the castell cryeng to harnesse sirs meÌ„ of armes aprocheth your towne Than they drewe togyder and demaunded of the watchman what noÌ„bre by like lyhode they were of he answered sayd howe they were aboute the nombre of fourscore men of armes than the lorde Bousyers sayd sirs it behoueth vs to go out and fyght with them for it shuld be a great blame to vs to sulfre theÌ„ goby so nere to our fortresse The lord of Chin sayd a fayre sonne ye say trouthe cause oure horses to coÌ„e out and display my baner Than sir JohnÌ„ of Bulle sayd lordes ye shall nat go without me but my counsayleis yâ— we go wyse lye for parauenture they be but currours whiche the marshalles of Englande or the constable hath sent hyder to cause vsto go out of our fortresse our issuyng parauentur may tourne to folly The lorde Bousiers sayd if ye wyll be leue me we shall go out and fight with them 〈◊〉 that brefely happe what may befall I wyll go out and fight with theym And so dyde on his helme and lepte on his horse and so yssued out and with hym a sixscore and the englysshmen were about fourscore and they were of ser Hugh Caurelles company but he was nat there hymselfe he was styll with the duke of Lancastre Howbeit there were sixe knightes many squiers and they were come thyder to reueÌ„ge their companye that were ouerthrowen before As soone as the frenchemen were out of the gate they founde incontynent the englisshmen who couched their speares and ranne in among the frenchmen and the frenchmen opyned and let them passe through them so they dyd wherby there rose suche a dust that one coude nat se nor knowe another Than the frenchmen closed them selfe agayne toguyder and cryed our lady of Rybamont there was many a man ouerthrowen on bothe ê‘tes The lorde of Chyn had a plummet of leed in his hande wherwith he brake bassenetes suche as he attayned vnto for he was a bygge and a goodly knyght and well formed of all his membres At last he had suche a stroke on the helme that he had nere fallen and a squyer had nat kept hym vp whiche stroke greued hym after as longe as he lyued Ther were dyuers englysshmen had gret marueyle in yâ— they saw his penonsemblable to the armes without difference of
by yâ— day certayne nombre of men of warre other of the french kynges parte or of the kyng of Englandes part And that party that coude kepe the felde of him they wolde holde their laÌ„des in peace for euer Whiche couenant to parforme therle of Foiz and the other lordes layd good hostages Than the duke of Aniou went to Pyergourte with all his hole army gaue lycence to no man to departe IN that season ther was an exchange made of certayne landê for prisoners in spaygne whiche landes the kynge of Spayne had gyuen to the constable of FrauÌ„ce and the lorde of Manny for suche seruyce as they had done in Spayne The coÌ„stable gaue the lande of saryen castell in exchange for the erle of PeÌ„broke who was taken prisoner before Rochell and ser Olyuer of MaÌ„ny gaue his lande of Grece for the lordes sir Richarde Dangle and WyllimÌ„ his nephue and for Othes of GraÌ„tsone JohnÌ„ de Gremeres and Tanyboton The same season there began a treatie bytwene the duke of Aniou and the duke of Lancastre at Pyergort by assurances towarde the duke of Aniou for the duke of Lancastre helde himselfe as kynge and regent of theÌ„glysshe marches And so ther was a respyte of warre agreed bytwene them and all their ayders to endure tyll the last day of August So that these two dukes shulde be at the begynning of SepteÌ„bre in the marches of Picardy the duke of Aniou at saynt Omers and the duke of LaÌ„castre at Calys After this truce thus taken the duke of LaÌ„castre and the duke of Breten therles of Warwyke of Suffolke Stafforde the lordes Spenser Wyl loughby Chanoyne Robersart Henry Percy and the lorde of Mauue and all other lordê and knightes the .viii. day of July deê‘ted fro Burdeux and returned into Englande And whan the capitayns of Bercerell sir Johan of Pert and Johan of Cornwall had kept the for tresse the space of a yere agaynst the freÌ„chmen that lay there at siege and sawe no socoure nor ayde comyng to them warde and that their vytayls began sore to mynisshe Than they toke aduyse togyder and deâ—myned to make some composycion than they fell in treaty with the lordes of Hambuye of Stonuyll Blaynuyll and Franuyll The lordes of Normandy that lay there at siege were right wery and wolde gladly haue fallen into some treaty howe beit first they wolde knowe the kyngê mynde who acorded right well therto So that if the duke of Bretayne were nat personally bitwene that tyme and the feest of Allsayntes next comyng after before the towne of Bercerell in such wise able to reyse the siege els they within to yelde them vp For which composycion ther were de lyuered hostages therle of Penbroke was put to raunsome of sixe thousande frankes lomberdes in Bruges becaÌ„e dettours therfore and promysed payment therof assoone as he were hole and in good poynt So the erle rode vnder the conduct of the constable through FrauÌ„ce so that the feuer and sickenesse toke hym by the way and so in a horse lytter he was brought to the cyte of Arras there his sickenesse toke hym so sore that he lay in his bedde and final lye dyed there and so the constable lost his money And therle of Penbroke left behynde hym a sonne of the age of two yere and sir Richarde DaÌ„gle made his finauÌ„ce as I shall shewe you ye haue herde here before howe yâ— lorde of Roy was prisoner in EnglaÌ„de who had no children but a doughter who was his heyre The frendes of the sayd lorde of Roy fell in treaty with sir Olyuer of Manny a knyght of Bretayne and nephue to sir Bertram of Clesquy for the delyueraunce of the lorde of Roy by this meanes by exchaunge for one of his prisoners and he to haue to his wyfe the lorde of Roys doughter who was of great lynage ThaÌ„ sir Olyuer of MaÌ„ny sent to yâ— kyng of EnglaÌ„de to knowe what knyght he wolde gladlyest haue delyueced for the lorde of Roye the kyng enclynod to haue sir Rychard Dangleê and so they were delyuered quyte eche for other And the lord MaÌ„ny wedded the doughter of the lorde of Royes and the sayde lorde of Roye after maryed the doughter of the lorde of Wille and of Floren 〈◊〉 in Heynalt And yâ— other knyghtes as sir Tanyboton sir Othes of Grantson and Johan of Gruners were put to their fynauÌ„ce and by the meanes of sir Olyuer of Manny they passed with easy and courtesse rauÌ„some ¶ Howe dyuers townes yelded vp to the french kyng in Gascon how sir Hugh of Chastellon retourned fro prison and howe the castell of Bercerell in NormaÌ„dy yelded them vp freÌ„che Cap. CCC .xii. WHan the myddes of August began to aproche and that the iourney shulde hold before Monsac the duke of Anioue came thyder with a great noÌ„bre of men of warr and so came and lay before Monsac sixe dayes and thyder came no body to apere of the other parte for the englysshmen thought that by reason of the treaty that was made bitwene the duke of Aniou and the duke of Lancastre that iourney shulde haue ouerpast but the duke of Aniou and his counsayle was nat of that mynde Than the duke sent to the erle of Foiz the vicount of Chatell Boine to the lordes of Marsen of Chatell Neufe of Lescute to the abbot of saynt Syluere that they shuld holde their couenauÌ„t or els the duke sayd he wolde sle all the hostagê that he had for that entent and wolde entre in to their landes with suche puyssaunce that he wolde compell them to cry for mercy Than these lordes putte them selfe their landes vnder the obeysance of the frenche kyng and they of Monsac opened their towne whiche was a fayre garison went and presented the keys to the duke of Aniou and to hym dyde fealtie and homage And so the duke and his company entred and there taryed .xviii. dayes in the meane season â—oke counsayle to what parte they shulde drawe as soone as the myddes of August shulde be past and that the truce shulde be expyred and whan the daye was past the duke of Aniou went before the Ryoll and whan he had layen there at siege thre dayes than they of the Ryoll put themselfe vnder the obeysaunce of the frenche kyng than they went before Langon whiche also yelded vp and after saynt Marquayre Condose Basylle the towre of PrudeÌ„ce Mauleon and the towre of Drowe and to the nombre of a .xl. townes and castels tourned them selfe frenche in the same viage the last that tourned frenche was Dauberoth in euery place the duke layd newe garisons And whan he had ordayned euery thyng accordyng to his pleasure than he retourned in to Fraunce and the constable in lykewise for the kyng sent for them and so they gaue lycence to the moost parte of their company to departe and the lordes of Clisson of Beaumauoyre of Dauangourt of Ray of Ryon
the vycontes of Rohan and of Lauall and other came to the siege before Bercerell to holde their iourney at the day prefixed for it was sayd howe the duke of Bretayn sir Robert Canoll and the lorde Spenser were comynge thyder to reyse the siege yE haue herd here before how sir Hugh of Chastellon master of the crosbowes was taken before Abbeuile by sir Nycholas of Louuayn and caryed into England he coude come to no rauÌ„some bycause they axed so moche for his fynauÌ„ce howe be it a marchaunt of Flaunders auaunsed hymselfe and dyde somoche that subtelly he gate hym out of Englande the maner howe is ouer long to be tolde therfore I passe it breuely But whan he was come a gayne in to Fraunce the kyng restored agayne to him his office as maister of the crosbowes and sent him to Abuyle to kepe the fronters there with him a two hundred speaâ—es and all the countre there aboute obeyed to him as sir Johan of Bertheouyllers capitayn of Boloyn sir Henry of the Isles capitayne of Dept. and all suche as were in the garysons of Tyrwinnyn saynt Dmers Lykos Fiennes and Mount roye So it was that the lorde of Comynges capitayne of Arde and sir Johan of Ubrues assembled at Arde an .viii. hundred speares and erly in a mornyng they departed and ran towarde Boloyne to se if they coulde fynde any adueÌ„ture The same day the capiten of Boloyne with a .lx. speares issued out rode towarde Calais in lykewise to fynde some aduenture And at his returnynge he encountred with the sorde of Compynges and his company who had ryden to warde Boloyne The capitayne of Boloyne saued hym selfe with moche payne and lost a .xiiii. of his speares and after this chase the lorde of Comynges retourned agayne The same mornynge the maister of the crosbowes had made his musters had with hym a great nombre of them of Arthoys and UermaÌ„doyes and there aboute so that he was to that nombre of thre huÌ„dred speares The same tyme the erle of saynt Powle was newly come out of Picardy fro his lande of Lorayne and was the same day rydynge to our lady of Boloyne in pilgrymage herde by the way howe the maister of the crosbowes wolde in likewise tyde thyder and so met him and rode forthe togyder and came by Arde and taryed ther a certayne space in the felde and knewe nothyng that theÌ„glysshmen were a brode in the felde nor the englisshmen knewe nothyng of theÌ„ and whan the frenchmen had ben a certayne tyme before Arde and sawe no man issue out they returned to the abbey of Lyques And as soone as they were departed fro Arde an englisshman issued out priuely and rode so longe by priuy wayes for he knewe the countre that at last he mette with the lorde Comynges returnyng to warde Arde and than he tolde hym howe the frenchemen had ben before Arde and were departed and by that tyme that the frenchmen were past Tornehen they were certifyed how thenglisshmen were tydynge abrode with the capitayne of Arde. Than they tourned and costed on the one syde and layd a busshment of thre huÌ„dred speares in a lytle wood besyde Liques wherof sir Hugh Chastellon was chefe capitayn and they ordayned that the yong erle of saynt Poule and a great nombre with him of knightes and squiers shulde tyde forthe and nat far thens along by a great hedge the lorde of Comynges and sir Ubreues and their company were restyng theÌ„ and lighted a fote and were in good order Than sir Johan Harlston went forthe with a .xx. speares to breke the frenche busshement and was determyned to fly and to suffre the freÌ„chmen to chase him and so he rode forthe in to the feldes Than the yonge erle of saynte Poule who was a brode on the other ê‘te with a hundred speares sayd to his company let vs auance forthe yoÌ„der be our enemyes than they basshed their spurres to their horses and ran to them as fast as they might than sir JohnÌ„ Harlston turned and caused them to chase him along by the hedge where theÌ„glysshmen were redy rainged the archers before theÌ„ Assoone as the frenchmen came there the englysshmen receyued them with speares and axes and the archers began to shote and ouerthrewe men of armes beate downe horses There was done many a feate of armes but fynally the frenchemen were enclosed and ouerthrowen the yong erle of saynt Poule was takenne prisoner by a squyer of the duchy of Guerles and there was taken the lorde of Pouns of Clarry sir William of Melle Charles of Chastellon Lionet Daraynes Gauues of Uaisnell Henry of the Isles and Johan his brother the Chastellayn of Beauuoyse and dyuers other knightes and squiers And in contynent after this disconfyture The lorde of Chastellon with his banner and thre huÌ„dred speares came to the same hedges ende but whan he sawe the disconfyture of his company he drewe his company toguyder and departed without any strokes gyuen Than thenglysshmen and haynowes led their prisoners in to the towne of Arde. The same night the lorde of Comynges bought therle of saynt Poule of the squier that had taken hym prisoner and anon after he went with him into Englande and presented him to the kyng who thanked hym therfore and hadde therby great profyte The same season there was come in to Fraunce the duke of Aniou and the constable of Fraunce and also the arche bysshoppe of Rohan and the bisshoppe of Crapent as who had ben long with the kyng at Parys so they passed forthe to go to saynte Dmers to kepe their daye of apoyntement with the duke of Lancastre who was also come to Calys and the lord of Bocnyer with hym and after they wente to Bruges And anone after the duke of Aniowe came to saynt Dmers in great array he sent for to be there with hym his cosyn sir Guy of Bloys who came thyder out of Haynalt than there lay in the frontres of Fraunce and of FlaÌ„ders towarde Arde and Croyes and aboute Baâ—llule in Flaunders and about Cassell and ther about The constable of Fraunce the lordes of Clysson and Lauall and sir Dlyuer of Manny with mo than .vi. hundred speares to kepe the countre that no let shulde come by the erle of FlauÌ„ders for they had no great trust in him nor also they wolde neuer come to Brugê for nothyng that the entreatours coude vs. yE haue herd here before howe they of Bercerell were besieged the space of a yere and howe they had made a composicion to yelde vp their fortres without they were reskewed by the feast of All sayntes and whan the day began to aproche the french kyng sente thyder a great nombre of men of warre There were all the knightes of Bretayne and of Normandy excepte suche as were with the constable ther were the mershals of FrauÌ„ce sir Lewes of SaÌ„xere sir Mouton of Blanuylle the erle of Harecourt and
of Coâ—â—y the â—arone of Roy Peter of Bare dyuers other desyring to 〈◊〉 their bodyes to get them honour WHan the feast of Alsayntes began to aproche thaÌ„ there came agayn to Bruges to entreate for peace fro the frenche kynge the duke of Burgoyn the erle of Salâ—bruce the bysshoppe of myâ—ns and the duke of Anâ—â—we but he lay 〈◊〉 atsaynt Omers And â—ro the kynge of Englande thyder came the duke of Lancastre the duke of Bretayne the erle of Salâ—sbury yâ— bysshop of London The towne of Bruges was well garnysshed with dyuers astates specially the duke of Burgoyn kept there a noble astate And with the duke of Lanâ—astre ther was ser Robert of Namur and kept him good company as longe as the duke was in Flaunders ther were the ambassadours the archebysshop of Rohan and the bysshoppe of CarpeÌ„tras who went styll and laboured bytwene bothe â—ties and layd forthe many good reasons but none came to any effecte These lordes were farre a sondre in their treaties for the frenche kynge demaunded to haue agayne 〈◊〉 hundred thousande frankes the whiche were payed for the redempcion of kyng JohnÌ„ and to haue Calaâ—s raysed beaten downe to the whiche the kyng of Englande wolde neuer consent so yâ— trewce was contynued to the feest of saynt Johan Baptyst next after the yere of our lorde a thousande thre hundred .lxxvi. and so these lordes â—aryed styll at Bruges all that wynter and in somer they returned euery part to their owne couÌ„treis except the duke of Bretayne who taryed styll in Flaunders with the erle Loys his cosyn who made him gode cher ¶ The same season on Trynite sonday there past out of this worlde the â—â—oure of chiâ—alry of Englande Edwarde prince of Wales of Aâ—tayne at the kynges palaâ—s of Westmynster besyde London And so he was enbawmed and put in leed and kept tyll the feast of saynt Michaell next after to be entred with the greatter soleÌ„â—ytie whan the parliament shulde be ther. Kyng Charles of Fraunce bycause of lynage dyd his obsequy reuerently in the holy chapell of the paleys in Parys And there were many of the prelates nobles of the realme of FrauÌ„ce and so than the truce was proloÌ„ged to the first day of Aprill next after Now let vs somwhat speke of the lorde Coucy of the almayns WHan they of Austriche the almayns vnderstode that the lorde of Coucy was coÌ„e with such a strength to make warre They caused to be brent and distroyed thre dayes â—ourney in to the countre along by the ryuer And than they went in to the mountayns and places inhabytable and so whaÌ„ the lorde of Couâ—y had wende to haue founde vytayle for his hoost he coude get none Wherby he suffred that wynter moche trouble and dysease for they wyst nat whyder to go to forage nor to gette vitayle for theyâ— nor their horses so that some dyed for huÌ„ger colde sicknesse And therfore whan the springyng tyme began they returned agayne in to Fraunce and went in to dyuers places to refresshe them selfe And the frenche kyng sent the moost parte of the coÌ„panyons in to Bretayne and in to base Normandy to aâ—yde and rest there for he thought well he shulde haue soÌ„what to do in short tyme after And at the retournyng of the lorde Couâ—y in to Fraunce he began to be good frenche bicause he â—ounde the kyng so amyable to condiscende to his desyre And also his counsayle sayd he neâ—â— nat to a voide out of his heritage vnder the shadowe of the kyng of Englandes warr for they sayd he was frenche of name of blode of armes extraction He sent his wyfe into Englande and kept styll with him his eldest doughter and left the yonger styll in Englande wher as she had been brought vp and norisshed â–ª Than yâ— frenche kyng sent the lorde Coucy to Bruges to them that were ther to entreate for the peace how beâ—t as than the great lordes were nat there but all onely the duke of Bretayne who was styll with his cosyn therle of Flaunders but he busyed him selfe but lytle in the treatie for the peace And after the feest of saynt Mychaell whan the obsequy of the prince was done and fynisshed than the kyng of Englande made to be knowen to his 〈◊〉 â–ª The duke of LaÌ„castre the erle of Cambridge and to the lorde ThomÌ„s the yongest and to all the barons erles prelatê and knightes of Englande howe that the yonge Richarde shulde be kyng after his discease And so caused them all to swere solemly to maynteyne him and on Christmas day the kyng made hym to sytte at his table aboue all his owne chyldren in great estate representyng that he shulde be kyâ—â—â— alter his discease And there was sent to Bruges for the kyng of Englandes parte JohnÌ„ lorde Cobham the bysshoppe of Herforde and the mayre of London And for the frenche partie thyder came the erle of Salebruche the lorde of Chastellon and maister Phylbert Les 〈…〉 and the two bysshoppes embassadrâ— alwayes went bytwene the parties treatynge for peace and spake of a mariage to be had bytwene the yong prince of Englande and my lady Maâ—y doughter to the frenche kyng And so they departed aswell they of FrauÌ„ce as of Englande and so made report to bothe kynges and than about lent there was a secrete treatie 〈◊〉 to be bytwene the two kyngesat Moutrell by the see And so were sent by the kynge of Englande to Calais sir Rycharde Dangle Rycharde Stan Geâ—â—ray Chaâ—â—er â–ª And fro the frenche kyng was sent the lorde of Couâ—y and of Riuyer sir Nycholas Braques and Nycholas Brasier and they along season treated on the sayd mariage And the frenchmen offered as I was enfourmed dyuers thyngâ—s and they wolde haue agayne otherthynges suche as they named or els nothyng Than these entreatours went and made report to their lordê and so the trewce was agayne relonged to the fyrst day of Maye and so came agayne to Calais the erle of Salisbury yâ— bysshop of saynt Dauyd chauÌ„cellour of Englande and the bysshoppe of Herforde And for the frenche kynge at Muttrell there was the lorde of Coucy sir Wylliam of Dormans chauÌ„cellour of FrauÌ„ce but they durst neuer trust to mete toguy â—er in any place bytwene Mutterell and Calâ—â—â— nor bytwene Mutterell Boleyn nor in the fronters for any thyng that the two bysshoppes embassadours coude do orshewe Thus these entreatours abode in this astate tyll the 〈◊〉 was expyred ANd whan the warr was open than sir Hughe Caurell was sent to be kepar of Calais Whan pope Gregoriebeynge 〈…〉 â—non vnderstod that no peace coude be had byâ—wene FrauÌ„ce England he was right sorousull and ordred his busynesse shortly went to Rome And whan the duke of Breten who had â—eâ— more than a yere with the erle of FlauÌ„ders his cosyn sawe that the warr was open he toke leaue of therle and weÌ„t to Grauelyng
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
were many scrimysshes before the barryers for within the towne were dyuers englisshmen and gascoyns suche as fledde fro the dysconfyture of yuret who right valiantly defended the towne And suche lordes of Gascone as were taken prisoners before were with the duke of Aniou in his hoost and dyd asmoch as they might to cause the towne to yelde vp to the duke howe beit sir Thomas Phelton dyde nothyng in the mater bycause he was an englysshman And also he that toke hym prisoner sir JohnÌ„ of Liguac had as than put hym to his raunsome to pay .xxx. M. frankes and whan the money 〈◊〉 as payed he was dâ—lyuered but yâ— was nat so â—â—â—ne So long these four barons of Gascone were desyred â—ntysed to becoÌ„e frenche that at last they were content made promyse to yâ— duke of Anâ—ou by their faithes and honours to be euer good frencheâ— bothe themselfe and their laÌ„des And so by that meanes the duke of Aniou delyuered them quyte and fre and so departed â—ro the duke on that promyse the lorde of Duâ—as and the lorde of Rosen to th entent to go into their owne countreis And the lorde of Lanâ—uras and the lorde of Muâ—yâ—ent abode styll in the hoost with the duke at their pleasur and 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 daylye with hym in his lod 〈…〉 â–ª These barons of Gascoyne founde the 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 right â—â—yable to let them passe 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as he dyde whiche he repented after as 〈…〉 shewe you howe 〈◊〉 lorde of Duras and the lorde of Roâ—â—â— after they were departed and were in the 〈◊〉 â–ª they comuned togyder â–ª and sayde â—owe may we well serue the duke of Aniowe and the frenchmen â–ª â—â—the we haue alwayes beâ— good 〈◊〉 therfore it were moche bettâ—â—â—orâ—s to 〈◊〉 our pâ—â—myse to the duke of An 〈…〉 〈◊〉 the kyng of Englande is our naturall 〈◊〉 and hath done moche for vs. And so they concluded to go to Burdeaur and to shewe the 〈…〉 of â—and as sir WyllmÌ„â—elman howe th 〈…〉 wyse abyde frenche So 〈…〉 the togyder tyll they came to Bur 〈…〉 they were receyued with great â—oy 〈…〉 that they were become frenche â—han the â—enâ—shall and the mayre of Bur 〈…〉 〈◊〉 of them howe they had done theâ— answered that by coÌ„straynt and manasâ—hyngâ— and for feare of their lyues they were â—ayâ—e â—o promyse to the duke of Aniou to becoÌ„e french But sirs we say to you playnly that 〈◊〉 makyâ—â— of our promyse â–ª alwayes in our hertâ— we resâ—â—â—ed our faythe 's to our naturall lorde the kynge of Englande And therfore what soeuer we haue said or done â–ª we wyll neuer becoÌ„e 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the whiche wordes the knyghtes of England were right â—oyouse â–ª sayeng that they 〈◊〉 them selfe right valâ—aÌ„tly to their lorde and 〈◊〉 About a fyue dayes after the duke 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 beyng â—â—yll before Chastelloâ— worde came to 〈◊〉 how the lorde Duras the lorde Rosen were turned agayne and becoÌ„e englyshe of the whiche the duke the constable and other 〈…〉 Than the duke sent for the lorde of 〈◊〉 and for the lorde of â—ang◠〈…〉 the mater and 〈◊〉 ded of them what they sayd thervnto The loâ—des who were rightsore displeased sayd Sir thought they breke their promises we wyllâ—at breke ours For sir â–ª that we haue promysed we wyll vpholde for it can be no reproche to vs to abyde vnder your obeysance syth your men coÌ„quered vs by clene force of armes Sirs ê™ the duke I beleue you well and If were by god yâ— whan I deptehens the first thyng that I wyll do shal be to ley siege befâ—re the to wne of Duras and next to the towne of Rosen Thus the duke of Aniowe abode styll before the towne of Chastellon ryght sore displeased with thâ—se two for sayd lordes of Gascoyne This towne of Chastellon parteyned to the herytage of the Captall of Beâ—â—â— whome the frenche kyng had in prison in Parys the siege thus enduryng before Thasâ—â—â—lon ther fell a great famyn â–ª nother for golde nor syluer coulde be gotte any thynge to lyue by so yâ— the frenchmen were fayne to ryde a. 〈◊〉 or .xv. myles to gette any vitayle for the hoost and often tymes they returned agayne in great parell for there were dyuers castelles and forteresses englysshe on the fronters the whiche issued out and made busshmentes and encountred them at streyghtes and passages and whan they sawe they were strong ynough for the frenche foragers they wolde set on them and hurt â—lee many of them and take away their vitayls wherfore the frenchmen durste not ryde but in great companyes So long the siege endured that they within were so coÌ„stray â—â—d what with assawtes with engyns that they were fayne to yelde them vp their lyues and goodes saued and so all the men of warre within deê‘ted with bagge and baggage and weÌ„t to saynt Macayre wher ther was a good towne and a stronge castell Whan Chastellon was yelded vp the duke of Aniou toke possession therof faythe and homage of the dwellers within the towne and there he sette newe officers and made capitayne ther a knyght of Thowrayn called sir James MouÌ„tmartyn And whan the duke departed thens he tooke his aduyse whyder he shulde drawe than he was counsayled to goo to saynt Maryne but in his way there were dyuers lytell forteresses whiche the duke thought nat good to be left be hynde him biâ—awse of his foragers so fyrâ—â— he laydsiege to Sauueter and than tidynges came to the duke otherwyse than he had harde before of the lorde Duras and of the lorde Roâ—â—â— it was sayd howe surely they were at Burdeauâ— but vnder what maner they could 〈…〉 as than knowe whiche wordes spraâ—◠〈◊〉 in the hoost and so came to the herynge of the lorde Mucydent and of the lorde 〈◊〉 Than they spake to the lorde of 〈◊〉 and so sir Peter of Bulle desirynge theÌ„ to helpe to excuse the sayd lordes sayng how it was a great symplenes to beleue so lyghtly such fleyng wordes and so they promysed to do â–ª and so spake to the duke therof and he answered and sayd he wolde be ryght glad to here knowe the contrary of that he had harde before This 〈◊〉 was before Sauueterre whiche helde but thre dayes for yâ— capitayne yelded vp the forterâ—â—â—e sauynge his lyfe and all his and their goodes and so the duke passed forth and came to saynt Basyll a good towne whiche incontynent yâ—lded vp and put them selfe vnder the obeysance of the frenche kyng And than the duke went to Mountsegure and at the fyrst he gaue assaut and myst it and so lodged for that nyght And the next mornyng they made them redy agayn to the assawte wherof they within were abasshed and went to counsayle and finally concluded to yelde vp the towne their lyues and gâ—des saued so they were receyued Than the duke rode farder and came to a closed towne bytwene saynt Maâ—ayre and the Ryoll called Amberoche Ther
the duke was four dayes 〈◊〉 he could haue it than by treaty it was gyueâ— vp And thaÌ„ the duke went to saynt 〈◊〉 ¶ Howe the duke of Aniou toke by force saynt Macayre and the towne of Duras by assaute dyuers other forteresses agaynst the englisshmen Cap. CCC .xxi. DAyly the dukes hoost multiplyed and encreased for men came to hym fro all partes as knyghtes squiers to auauÌ„ce their bodyes So the siege was layne before saynt Macayre within were all suche men of warre as were goone out of suche fortresses as had ben yelden vp before wherby the towne was the stroÌ„ger the better defended ther was dyuers great assautes made and many a fayre 〈…〉 ysshe before the barryers Than the duke and the 〈◊〉 orâ—ayned the siege endurynge that certayne 〈◊〉 with their companyes shulde 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the 〈◊〉 all 〈◊〉 And so the men 〈◊〉 armes sprad abrode 〈◊〉 yâ— maâ—shalâ— of FrauÌ„ce with a great route sir Percyuall of Mâ—â—â—â—ll norman and Wylliam of Moncontoure with a great company â–ª 〈…〉 men of armes were a brode in the feldes 〈…〉 ayes and toke dyuerâ— townes and small holdes brought the couÌ„â—â—e all aboute vnder the obeysance of the frenche kyng there were none that withstode them for the countre was voyde vnprouyded of men of warre of thenglysshe part and they that sâ—edde went to Burdâ—ur And than these men of warâ— returned agayne to the hoost they of saynt Macayre knewe well howe they coude nat long 〈◊〉 dure and it was dayly shewed theÌ„ that if they were taken by force they shulde all dye without mercy wherof they douted And the comons secretly treated with the frenchmen to yelde vp the towne their lyues and goodes saued The meÌ„ of warr within parceyuing well their ententes douted greatly the comons that they shuld make some yuell bargayne for them Wherfore they brue theÌ„ to the castell whiche was right strong and able to be kept therin they put all that they had some pyllage of the towne than they of the towne yelded vp put theÌ„ selfe vnder the oâ—eysance of the frenche kyng Tidynges caÌ„e to the duke whyle he lay at siege before Moutseguâ—e how that the duches his wyfe was at Thoâ—ouse was ther delyuered of a sonne wherof the duke and all his hoost was right ioyouse 〈◊〉 were of the more hardynes to atempt dedes 〈◊〉 armes Assone as saynt Maâ—ayre was gyueâ—â—p the duke entred all his and eased and refresshed theÌ„ for in the towne was good loging and well furnysshed so the castell was hâ—sâ—ged and â—â—gyâ—s â—eysed before it the which dyd 〈◊〉 〈…〉 ylous great stones of yron which great 〈◊〉 〈…〉 hed theÌ„ within And thus whyle yâ— duke 〈◊〉 at this siege true tidynges caÌ„e to him of the 〈◊〉 Duras of the lorde Rosen brought by 〈◊〉 haraudê that was â—â—â—ely how they were â—â—the become englysshe agayne Than yâ— duke sayd let vs make an end here than I wyll go and lay siege before Duras so made a â—â—irse assaut to the castell for he wolde nat â—eauâ— it be â—â—nd him And they of yâ— castell sawe how they were aâ—â—ailed on all sydes and codde 〈◊〉 no â—onfort and sawe well how the duke nor the caÌ„â—â—able wolde nat deê‘te thens tyll they had yâ— castell at their wyll oâ—ther with fayrnesse or fouâ—nesse So all thynge coÌ„sydred they fell in 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 yelded vp the castell their lyues goodes 〈◊〉 â–ª they were receyued coueyed to 〈◊〉 〈…〉 And so 〈◊〉 Macayres towne 〈◊〉 was become frenche and therin the duke made newe capitayns and than disloged and toke the way towarde Duras and so long he rode that he came before Duras And at the firste aprochyng the duke ordayned to assayle the towne and euery man prepared for the saut the crosbowes before well pauessed And so they aproched to the towne and some had ladders redy to mount ther began a sore and a cruell assaut and suche as mounced fought hande to hande with theÌ„ within This assaut endured a longe space on the ladders ther were done many feates of armes as in fightynge hande to hande This assaut endured the most parte of the day than at last the trumpettes sowned the retreat and so euery man drewe to his logyng for that night The same tyme there came to the hoost sir Alayne de la Haye and sir Alayne of saynt Poule and with them a great company of bretons who had ryden towarde Lyburne had assayled an englysshe garyson named Cadyllac the whiche they had taken byforce slayne all them within In the mornynge the duke of Aniou coÌ„maunded euery man to go to the assaut desyringe them to do their best and by a haralude made to be cryed through the hoost who soeuer entred first in to Duras shulde haue in rewarde fyue huÌ„dred frankes For couytousnesse of wynning of this rewarde many a one auaunced and icoê‘ded themselfe so there were many ladders anone reared vp agaynst the walles There was a feirse assaute for the yong knightes and squyers desyring to auauÌ„ce their bodyes adueÌ„tured them selfe right valiantly The lorde of Langurant was mouÌ„ted vpon a ladder his swerde in his hande one of the first and payned him selfe moch to haue entred first into the towne nat for wynning of the fyue hundred fraÌ„kes but to exalt his name for he was sore displeased with the lorde of Duras bycause he was tourned so lightly englysshe agayne The lorde Langurant dyde that daye marueyls in armes so that his owne men and also strangers had marueyle of his dedes He auauÌ„ced hymselfe so moche forwarde that he put his lyfe in great ieopardy For they within by clene force rased the helme of his heed and so had ben deed withoute remedy and a squyer of his hadde nat ben who folowed him so nere that he rouered hym with his targe And the lorde and he togyder discended downe the ladder lytell lytell and in their dyscendyng they receyued on the targe many a great stroke they were greatly praysed of all that sawe them Also there was sir Trystram of Roy and sir Percyuall Daneuall on another ladder assayling and sautyng right valiantly In lyke wise dyd sir JohnÌ„ Jumont and sir JohnÌ„ of Rosey eche of them doyng marueyls in armes and at another lope of the wall on a ladder there was the lorde of Sereell and fought hande to hande with his enemyes so that euery man that sawe hym sayd if there were any likely to entre in to the towne he was semyng to be the first The knight dyde nat aduenture hym selfe all onely for the profyte but rather to gette honour but the fortunes of warre be ryght peryllous and so it happed to hym for he was putte downe feersly with a glayue so that he fell downe to the botome of the dyke and with the fall brake his necke and ther he dyed And in lyke case dyed an other squyer
oftentymes before the conclaue and sayd harke ye sir cardynalles delyuer you atones and make a pope ye tary to longe if ye make a romayne we woll natchaung him but yf ye make any other the romayne people and counsayles woll nat take hym for pope and ye putte youre selfe all in aduenture to be slayne The cardynals who were as than in the danger of the romayns and herde well those wordes they were nat at their ease nor assured of their lyues and so apeased them of their yre as well as they myght with fayre wordes but somoche rose the felony of the romayns yâ— suche as were next to the conclaue to th entent to make the cardynalles a frayde and to cause them to coÌ„discende the rather to their opinyons brake vp the dore of the conclaue where as the cardynalles were than the cardynalles went surely to haue been slayne and so stedde away to saue their lyues some one waye and some a nother but the romayns were nat so content but toke them and put them togyder agayn whether they wolde or nat The cardynalles than seynge theÌ„selfe in the daunger of the romayns in great parell of their lyues a greed among them selfe more sor to please the people than for any deuocyon howbeit by good electyon they chase an holy man a cardynall of the romayne nacion whome pope Urbayne the fyfte hadde made cardynall and he was called before the cardynall of saynt Peter This electyon pleased greatly the romayns and so this good man had all the ryghtes that belonged to the papalyte howe beit he lyued nat but thre dayes after and I shall shewe you why The romayns who desyred to haue a pope of their owne nacion were so ioyfull of this newe pope the they toke hym who was a hundred yere of age and sette him on a whyte mule and so ledde him vp and downe through the cytie of Rome exaltyng him and shewyng howe they had vaÌ„quesshed the cardynals seyng they had a pope romayn accordyng to their owne ententes in somoche that the good holy man was so sore traueyled that he fell sycke and so dyed the thyrde daye and was buryed in the churche of saynt Peter and there he lyethe ¶ Of the orgulous wordes that the romayns sayde at the electyon of the newe pope agayne And howe the warre renewed bytwene the french kyng and the kyng of Nauerre Cap. CCC .xxvii. OF the dethe of this pope the cardynalles were right sorowfull for they saw well howe the matter shulde nat goo well to passe For they had thought if yâ— pope had lyued to haue dissimuled amonge the romayns for two or thre yeres and at the laste to haue brought the see apostolyke in to some other place than at Rome at Napoles or at Gennes out of the daunger of the romayns but the dethe of the pope brake their purpose Than the cardynalles went agayne in to the conclaue in greater dauÌ„ger than they were in before for the romayns assembled them togyder agayne before the conclaue and made semblant to breke it vp and to slee them all if they dyde nat chose a pope acordyng to their myndes and cryed to the cardynalles sayd Sirs aduyse yo we well if ye delyuer vs a pope romayne we be content or els we woll make your herdê reeder than your hattes be suche wordes and manasshes abasshed greatly the cardynall for they hadde rather a dyed confessours then martyrs Than to bryng them selfe out of that daunger and parell they made a pope but he was none of the colledge of cardynals he was archbysshop of Bare a great clerke who greatly had traueyled for the welthe of holy churche with his promocyon of papalyte the romayns were a peased for the cardynall of Genne put out his heed out at a wyndowe of the conclaue and sayd on hygh to the people of Rome Sirs apease you for you haue a pope romayne and that is Bartylme we des Angles archbysshop of Bare The people aunswered all with one voyce than we be content the same archebysshoppe was nat as than at Rome I thynke he was in Napoles Than he was incontynent sent for of the whiche tydynges he was ryght glad and so came to Rome and at his comyng there was great feest made to hym And so he had all the ryghtes that parteyned to the papalyte was called Urban the sirt of that name the romayns had great ioy his creacyon was signifyed to all the churches of christentie And also to emperours kynges dukes and erles and the cardynalles sent worde to all their frendes that he was chosen by good and trewe eleciyon howbeit some of them repented them after that they had spoken so largely in the mater This pope renounced all graces gyuen before also so dyuers departed fro their countres and places and went to Rome to haue grace ¶ Now let vs leaue somwhat to speke of this mater and lette vp retourne to our princypall history of the besynesses of Fraunce yE haue harde right well here before howe the kyng of Nauer who hadde to his wyfe the freuche kynges suster for the loue of the one of the other it was sayd and purposed that the herytage of the chyldren of the kyng of Nauer the whiche was fallen to them by the ryght of their mother the the french kyng their vncle by the succession of his suster ought to haue power therof in name of the chyldren seyng the chyldren were in his kepynge wherby all the lande that the kynge of Nauer helde in Normandy shulde be in the french kynges hand as long as his nephewes were with in age Of all these maters the kyng of Nauer doughted greatly for he knewe well the vsage and custome of FrauÌ„ce Than he aduysed him of two thynges the one was to sende the bysshop of Panpilone and sir Martyn Car in to Fraunce to the kynge Desyring hym hertely that for good loue and fauoure to send him his two sonnes Charles and Peter and if it pleased him nat to send hym bothe two than at lest to sende him his sonÌ„e Charles bycause he was towardes a treaty for a maryage for him with the doughter of the kyng of Castell The second thing was nat withstandyng that he sent thus into Fraunce yetsecretly he sent also in to Normandy to visyte and to refresshe the castelles there pertaynyng to hym to th entent that the frenchmen shulde nat take them in to their handes for he feared if they had them ones in theis possessioÌ„s he shulde nat haue theÌ„ agayn whan he wolde And so he sent two valyaunt men of armes naueroyse in whom he had great trust the one called Peter Basylle and the other Ferando into Normandy for the sayd entenâ— The fyrst messangers went into FrauÌ„ce as the bysshop of Panpylone and sir Marten Car who spake with the kyng at great leysar right humbly recoÌ„maundyng the kyng of Nauer to him desyringe in his name that he wolde sende to
the bretons the same season had wonne a brode in the countrey dyuers castels and small holdes and so entred in to them And the kyng of Castell weÌ„t to Colongne and sent hys constable to laye siege before Paupylone with .x. thousande spanyerdes in the whiche cytie the vicounte of Chastellon and the lorde of Lescute and the Bascle were with two hundred speares who greatly toke hede for the cytie And the kyng of Nauer who was newly reuirned out of Englande was at Tudela abydynge dayly for suche socours as shulde haue come to him thens as it was ordeyned for the kyng of Englande and his counsayll had ordeyned to haue come thyder the lorde Neuyll and sir Thomas de Termes and they were at Plommouthe there about with a thousande men of armes and two thousande archers to th entent to haue come to Burdeaulâ— how beit they coulde haue no passage at their desire but the great army of Englande with the duke of Lancastre toke landyng at saynt Malo in the Isâ—e the whiche was anone knowen Than departed for their houses the vicount of Bellyer sir Henry of Malatrayt and the lorde of Coâ—â—bre and so they came entred in to saynt Malo with two huÌ„dred men of armes wherof the capitayne Morsonae was greatly reioysed for els they had been in great daunger ¶ Of the issues iourneys that the englisshmen made in that season in dyuers places in Fraunce and also of the piteous dethe of yuan of wales Cap. CCC .xxxii. SIr Johan Arundell who was at Hampton with two hundred men of armes and four C. archers hard by his meÌ„ who had ben taken on the see in a shyppe of Normandy howe the duke of Lancastre and his army hadde so scoured the hauyns of Normandy that there were no frenchmen on yâ— see Than incoÌ„tynent he ordeyned four great shippes charged with prouisyon and so entred in to his shyppe and sayled tyll he came in to the hauen of Chierbourc where he was receyued with great ioy and at that tyme the castell was in the kepynge of the naueroyse but than they departed sauynge Peter Bascle who aboode styll he was capitayne there before and so taryed with the englysshmen Chierbourc was nat likely to be wonne without famyn for it is one of the strongest castelles in the worlde and hath dyuers fayre issues So sir Johan Arundell taryed there a fyue dayes and reuitayled the castell and than departed agayne to Hampton for there he was capitayne ¶ Nowe let vs speke of the siege of saynt Malo wHan the englysshmen entred fyrst into the Isle of saynt Malo they found there many vesselles of Rochell charged with good wyne the merchauntes had anone solde the wyne the shyppes burnt ThaÌ„ they layde siege to saynt Malo for they were men ynowe so to do and the englisshmen spred abrode in the countrey and dyde moche hurt aâ—â— they yâ— moost comonly kept the feldes was sir Robert of Courbes and sir Hughe Brone his nephe we who knewe right well the countre and the chanon Robersarte with them dayly they rode forthe somtyme they wanne and somtyme they lost So they wasted brent all the countrey about saynt Malo And the duke of Lancastre the erle of Cambridge his brother and their army hadde vitayle plenty for there came to them ynoughe out of Englande So before saynt Malo there were dyuers assautes marueylously well defended for ther were ryght good men of warre within wherfore they were nat easy to be conquered They of the hoost caused to be made dyuers mantels of assaute and they had a foure hundred gonnes layed rounde about the towne the whiche greatly constrayned them within Among dyuers assautes ther was one marueylous ferse the whiche endured a hole day therat were dyuers englysshmen slayne and sore hurt for they with in defended them selfe so valiantly â–ª yâ— they lost nat a man There was slayne a knyght of Englande called sir Peter Lescume for whose dethe the duke and his brother were right sore oâ—spleased ANd as ye haue herde here before yuan of Wales lay at siege before Mortayne in Poitou in four bastydes of the which towne the lorde of Lestrade was capitayne The fyrst bastyde where as parte of the siege lay as at the syde of a rock before the castell of Geron one the see â–ª the whiche basty de yuan hym selfe kept The seconde was bytwene the water and the castell lowe before a posterne so that none coude entre nor issue therat The third bastyde was on the other syde of the castell The fourth was in the church of saynt Legar halfe a leage â—â—o yâ— castell By these foure bastydes they with in Mortayne were sore constrayned bycause of the lenght of the siege for it endured a yere and a halfe So that they within had nothyng to lyue by norshowe on their fete nor confort nor soc oure apered none to them fro any parte â–ª wherfore they were sore abasshed This siege thus enduryng before Mortayne there issued out of the realme of Englande and out of the marches of Wales a squier a walshman called James Laube he was but a small geÌ„tylman that well shewed aâ—t for a very geÌ„tylman wyll neuer set his mynde on so euyll an entent some sayde or he departed out of Englande be was charged and enfourmed by some knyghtes of Englande to do the treason that he dyde For this ynan of Wales was gretly behated in Englande and in Gascon bycause of the captall of Beufz â–ª whome he toke and helped therto before Soubyse in Poictou For after he was taken the frenchmen wolde nat delyuer hym agayne by no meanes nother for raunsome nor for exchaunge yet the erle of saynt Poule was offered for him and golde and syluer but it wolde nat be taken And whan he sawe that for pure melancoly he dyed in yâ— temple at Parys wherof all his frendes had great displeasure This walsshe squier James Laube the same season arryued in Bretayne and dyd somoche that he came in to Poictou and euer as he went he named hym selfe to beseruaunt to yuan of Wales for he spake good frenche sayeng howe he was come out of Wales to speke with yuan and so he was anone beleued was conueyd by them of the countre to Mortaygne where the siege was Than he wente wisely to yuan and shewed hym in his owne langage how he was coÌ„e out of his countre to se hym and to do hym seruyce yuan who thought none yll â–ª lightly beleued him and gaue hym moche thankes for his comynge and sayd howe he wolde right gladlye haue his seruyce And than he demauÌ„ded of him tidynges of the countrey of Wales and he shewed him trewe tidynges and vntre we for he made him beleue howe all the countre of Wales wolde gladlye haue hym to be their lorde These wordes brought this James greatly in loue with yuan for euery man naturally desyreth to go in to their owne
strangers Such offers wordes and manasshes were shewed to them of Eureux and euery day they were assayled Than they within began to doute for there apered to them no maner of comfort thā they sayde one to another we se well that the frenche kynge desyreth nat the countre castell of Eureux for hym selfe but for his nephewe Charles of Nauerre Than they fell in treatye with the lorde Coucy Whan Ferando knewe that the burgesses of the towne fell in treatye he kept hym selfe within the castell and wolde nat come out nor be at none of their treatyes finally they of the towne and coūtre yelded vp their lyues and goodesse saued and receyued Charles of Nauerre for their lorde And than they besieged Ferando within the castell than he began to entreate so that if they wolde suffre him and his to depart without daunger he wolde yelde vp the castell The lordes were content Than they departed out of the castell and so were brought to Chyerbourc After the conquest of Eureux all the capytayns of the hoost drewe to Rohan where the kyng lay to here tidynges for well he knewe that thenglysshmen laye at siege before saynt Malos in Bretayne The kyng receyued them ioyfully and specyally the lorde Coucy and the lorde de la Ryuer bycause they had so well spedde These lordes abode styll in Normandy and were styll retayned in wages THe french kyng who all this season lay styll at Rohan hadde sure knowledge howe the englysshmen had puissantly besieged saynt Malos and howe they within were sore constrayned euery day enpayred he thought ve wolde be lothe to lese his men and the good towne of saynt Malos for if that had ben ones englisshe he thought Bretayn sore weaked on that syde therfore to resyst the englisshmen the kyng had made a great assemble for none durst disobey his cōmaundement as to sytte styll at home And so the kynge sent his two bretherne thyder the duke of Berrey and the duke of Burgoyn the erle of Alenson the erle de la Marche the Dolphyn of Auuergne therle of Guefe sir Johan of Bolayne and many other great barones and knyghtes of all countreys Also the kyng cōmaunded his constable sir Bertram of Clesquy that he shulde nat be behynde The constable wolde nat dysobey but went forthe with a great company of men of armes of Poictou Aniou and Towrayne Also ther was the two marshals of Fraunce and that marshall of Bleunylle also there was sir Olyuer of Clisson the lorde of Leon and all the barons of Bretayne They were a .x. thousande men of armes and in the feldes mo than a hūdred thousande horse they lodged euer as nere to gyder as they coulde but bytwene thē and the englisshmen there was a ryuer and an arme of the see And often tymes whan the see was ebbed some knyghtes and squiers wolde go and do dyuers feates of armes with their enemyes in the playne ryuer There was neuer suche assemble made in Bretayne before for if the frenchmen were puyssāt in lyke wise so were the englisshmen and eche parte thought to fyght for euery day they shewed them selfe in the felde with baners and penons waueryng with the wynde it was great pleasure to behold thē The frenchemen wolde come downe to the ryuer syde and make semblant to fyght and wolde say beholde yonder our enemyes anon the see wyll ebbe if they wollcome ouer we wyll se them come fight but it semythe they haue no wyll therto they feare the fortunes of batayle we thynke their chiefe gouernours wyll nat suffre them to aduenture to fyght with vs in playne batayle THis fasynge and mustryng was dayly bytwene them So on a day the erle of Cambridge sware and sayd that if ther were any mo suche assembles that if they wolde nat come fyght that he wolde go ouer and fyght with them what soeuer fell therof Than on a day the vowarde with the constable of Fraunce who sawe well howe the englysshmen were hote and hasty ordayned on a season all his batayls on the sandes as nere to the ryuer as they coulde all a fote The erle of Cambridge whan he sawe their maner sayd they that loue me folowe me for I wyll go and fyght with thē and so dasshed in to the water the whyche as than was lowe but the fludde was comynge and so came iust to the ryuersyde with his baner thā the englisshmen began to shote agaynst the frēchmen and the constable of Fraunce drewe abacke and all his people and went back in to the felde who thought veryly y◠the englisshmen wolde a come ouer the water they wolde gladly haue caused them to haue done so The duke of Lancastre with a great batayle was redy to haue folowed his brother if he had sene there hadde bene nede sayd to Gerarde of Brees a squier of Heynaulte who was by hym Gerarde beholde my brother howe he aduentureth hymselfe it semeth howe he sheweth ensample to the frenchemen howe he wolde fayne fyght with thē but it semeth they haue but small wyll therto Thus they contynued and no deades of armes done on nother party the fludde began to ryse Than the englisshmen drewe a backe out of the ryuer and went to their lodgynges and the frenchmen in lyke wyse to theirs IN suche musters and assembles the siege durynge there was done dyuers feates of armes The frenchmen kept well their fronter so that the englisshmen durst nat passe the ryuer And soo it was that dyuers tymes more hygher in the countre certayne knyghtes and squiers bretons suche as knewe well the countrey rode a brode in certayne companyes and passed the ryuer by gydes and often tymes encountred with the englisshe foragers and sometyme they fought and sōe ouer throwen sometyme they wan and sometyme lost as aduentures of warre often tymes falleth The siege thus endurynge the lordes of Englande more dilygently to attayne to their purpose they concluded to make a myne and so therby to entre in to saynt Malos for otherwyse they thought they coulde nat get the towne it was so full of good men of warre so well furnysshed with all ordynance and artyllery the whiche helped thē merueylusly well Also thenglisshmen nigh euery day were fayne to be armed and to assēble to gyder to abyde batayle if the frenchmen wolde haue come forwarde wherfore they had no leyser to make any assawtes to y◠towne but with their gonnes wherof they had great plenty which troubled them sore within the towne So they aduysed the place to make their myne and set mynours a warke ¶ Nowe lette vs a lytell space leaue spekyng of this siege speke of the siege of Mortayne in Poictou ¶ Howe the englysshmen came and reysed the siege before Mortayne Cap. CCC .xxxiiii. VE haue harde before of the bethe of yuan of Wales and howe he was slayne and howe the bretons and poicteuyns were styll at the siege before Mortayne and
men of warre to deê‘te as long as the frenchmen had any fortresses in the coutre And specially they coÌ„playned of the fortresse of Bersat the whiche they sayde dyde â—oche 〈…〉 we in the countrey Than the lorde Neuyll demaunded what nombre of bretons they were within Bersatte and it was shewed 〈…〉 fyue huÌ„dred fightyng men Than he called to hym the seneshall of Landes and sir Wyllyam Scrope and sayde sirs take with you a two or thre huÌ„dred speares as many archers and go your way and loke on them of Bersat and do somoche as to delyuer the countre of theÌ„ and than we shall attende to a greatter mater The two knightes wolde nat disobey but so toke two huÌ„dred speares and as many archers and passed the ryuer of Garon and so rode towarde Bersat And the same season they of Bersat were â—â—te abrode rydinge to the nombre of 〈◊〉 corespeares all a long the ryuer of Garon to th eÌ„tent to se if they might fynde any shyppe and their capitayne was one of Pyergourt called sir Bertram Raymon a good man of armes and so within a litell leage of Bersat they encountred the englysshmen And whan this sir Bertram sawe that he must nedes fight he was affrayed but ordred his men in good array they were nere all gascoyns And so the englysshmen came on them with their speares couched and spurres to their horses And at the first comynge ther were dyuers ouerthrowen of bothe parties many a feate of armes done Nowe bâ—it finally the frenchmen coude nat endure thenglysshmens dedes also they were mo 〈◊〉 nombre and chosen men In somoch that all they of the garyson of Bersat were slayne or taken but fewe that scaped And ther was taken sir Bertram Raymon and sir wyllmÌ„ Hemon and than they rode to Bersat And whaÌ„ they of the garison sawe that ther men were taken and slayne they were sore abasshed and so gaue vp the forteresse their lyues saued So thus Bersat became englisshe and than they returned to Burdeur ¶ The same day was the night of Alsayntes the yere of our lorde M. CCC .lxxviii. that theÌ„glysshmen entred in to Bersat and the same day the kyng of Nauer came to Burdeux or any man wyst And he was receyued ryght honorably and well lodged at his ease and all his men And than he was demauÌ„ded of the tidyngê in his couÌ„tre of the spanyerdes and he answered plainly the the childe of Castell had besieged PaÌ„pylone with great puyssance so that they that were within the cyte were sore constrayned ThaÌ„ he desyred theÌ„ acordyng to the apoyntment made by the kyng of Englande that they wolde helpe to confort his people to reyse the siege The knightes of Englande offred themselfe said how they were in good mynde so to do so the by their neglygeÌ„ce the siege shulde nat be vnreysed and so ordayned therfore said to the kyng sir returne you into yor owne couÌ„tre and make a spiall asseÌ„bly of yor men we shall be ther at a day apoynted let vs assemble togyder and so we shabe the stronger your men also knowe the countre better than ours do He answered said ss ye say well thus it shal be done And so the thirde daye after he departed and toke the way by the see syde For ther was about Bayon and Dare in Gascone certayne fortresses holden by the bretons So longe the kynge of Nauer rode that he came to the towne of saynt Johans and ther he abode ¶ In the meane season whyle the kynge of Nauer made his vyage to Burdeux taryed there retourned agayne JohnÌ„ of Castell son to the kyng of Spayne and the coÌ„stable of the realme of Castell who were chefe of that warr who was called Dome Peter of Moriche They helde thesiege before Panpylone with a great nombre vnder them With them ther was therle Done Alphons therle of Medyna therle of Manos therle of Ribydie Peter Ferant of Salesque and Peter Gousart of Modesque and dyuers other knightes and squiers of Castell And the spanyerdes as they came towarde Panpylone they had taken and brent the towne of Lornich and the cytie of Uyen besyde Groynge There was neuer a lorde in Nauerr that durst apere before theÌ„ but euery man kept his owne holde All this knewe rightwell the kyng of Nauer for alwayes he had messangers comyng goyng but he coude nat remedy it wtout the helpe of theÌ„glishmen the lorde Neuyll who was at burdeur sent thyder by the kynge of Englande and hiss counsayle He knewe rightwell the liage and a lyaÌ„ce that was made bytwene the kyngê of Englande and of Nauer yet he faynted and was slacke in the acomplysshing therof All this he thought in hym selfe and so called to hym sir Thomas Tryuet a right valyant knight and sayd sir ThomÌ„s ye knowe well howe we were sent hyder to take hede of the froÌ„ters of this couÌ„tre and to put out our enemyes And also to coÌ„fort the kyng of Nauer who hath ben here with vs and hath shewed vs the nede that he hath ye were present whan I promysed him how we shulde serue him wherfore it behoueth vs so to do or els we shal be blamed Wherfore dere sreÌ„de and louer I ordayne you to be chefe gouernour of that warre and that ye take a sixe hundred speres and a thousande archers and go into Nauer and I wyll abyde here in these marchesse bycause I am seneshall of Burdeux and haue the charge therof coÌ„mytted me by the kynge of Englande And therfore I wyll take hede of suche aduentures as shall fall for as yet the couÌ„tre is nat all rydde of our enemyes Sir 〈◊〉 sir Thomas ye do me more honour than I am worthy I shall gladly obey you as it is reason and shall aquyte me in this vyage to the best of my power Than the lorde Neuell sayd sir I am well conforted by that ye arwylling to go wIthin a lytell space after sir Thomas Tryuet departed fro Burdeux toke the way to Dare in Gascoyne with him ther was sir Wylliam Condone sir Thomas Berton sir JohnÌ„ Asfull sir Henry Paule sir WyllmÌ„ Croquet sir Loys Malyn sir Thomas Fourque and sir Robert Haston all gascons with a great nombre Whan all these men of warre were come to the cytie of Dare than they herde tidynges that the kyng of Nauerre was at saynt JohnÌ„s du Pye du port and there made his somons of men of warr wherof they were right gladde In the cytie of Dare there was a capitayne an englysshe knight called sir Mathue Gorney vncle to sir ThomÌ„s Tryuet who receyued his nephewe right ioyfully and all his company and ayded to lodge theym at their ease Th entent of sir Thomas Tryuet was nat to haue rested but to haue kept on his way to the kyng of Nauerr but than sir Mathewe sayd Fyre nephue sytheye be here with suche a puyssaunce it behoueth
you to delyuer this countre of a certayne bretons and frenche men who kepeth well a .xii. fortresses bytwene this and Bayone for if ye leaue them behynde you they wyll do vs this wynter moche trouble and sir if ye do this the couÌ„tre wyll can you moche thanke and sir I desyre you do it Sir ê™ sir Thomas and I wyll do it And than he sette euery thyng in order and so came before a forteresse called Mountpyn the whiche the bretons helde and therin was a capitayn a squier of the countie of Foyz called Tayllerdon As soone as these men of armes were come thyder they made a sore assaut and so the fortres was taken and all that were within slayne excepte the capitayne who was taken prisoner than the castell was newe furnysshed with newe meÌ„ And after they went farther to an other castell called Careyllat kept also by the frenche gascons And so these men of warre gaue assaute therto but they fayled at that assaut of winnynge of it and so dislodged And the next mornynge they made so feirse assaute the by force they wan it and all slayne that were within except the capitayne who was a breton bretonant and was called yuonet Aprisydie and he was delyuered to the englysshmen as prisoner and the castell brent And than they passed farther and came before another fortresse called Besenghen and therin was capitayne a squyer of Gascoyne called Roger of Morlac The englysshmen were two dayes there or they had it and that was by treatie so that all that were within deê‘ted with out domage and went whyder they lyst THan fro thens they went to Tassegnon a castell staÌ„dyng a thre leages fro Bayoue there layd siege And whan they of Bayone herde howe the siege was layde there they were right ioyfull and so caÌ„e to the siege a .v. huÌ„dred men of the towne with speares and pauesses and brought with them the greatest engyn that was in Bayone They of the fortresse had done so moche trouble to them of Bayone that they desyred nothyng so moche as their dystructyon but for all their strength they coulde nat haue get it and the aduyse and helpe of the englysshmen had nat ben They lay there .xv. dayes or they had it yet whan they had it it was by treaty so the all that were wtin weÌ„t their way without any domage and wer brought in sauegard to Bregent whiche helde of the french parte Than they of Bayon bought the castell for thre M. frankes and after beate it downe and caryed all the stones to Bayone and there these men of warr were well receyued and had euery thyng that they desyred payeng therfore ¶ How the spanyerdes departed fro the siege of PaÌ„pylone and howe the englysshmen arryued in Nauer and howe they dyde Cap. CCC .xxxix. THe kyng of Nauer beyng at saynt JohnÌ„s towne was right sore trobled and dyspleased in his mynde yâ— theÌ„glisshmen taryed so longe for his countrey was in great ê‘ell Surely the cyte of Panpylone had ben won by the spanyerdes if the wysdome good kepyng of the vycont of Chastellon had nat ben who was capyten ther with two C. speares gascons but his wyse order kept theÌ„ fro parell In the towne of Tedula in Nauer was capitayne sir Perducas Dalbret and in the cyte of Myranda was capiten therle Pulloys with hym sir Roger his brother And in another strong towne in Nauer called Arkes was capitayne a knyght of Cateloyâ—e called sir Raymon of Bageth In trust of these capitayns the kyng of Nauer held him at saynt JohnÌ„s towne but all the countre was wasted and ouerrynne with enemyes for none kepte the feldes but the spanyerdes and they knewe well that at length by long siege the cyte of Panpylone shulde be wonne or yelded vp but they had no wyll therto for the vycount of Chastellon the lorde Lescute wyllmÌ„ of Paur toke so good hede that they feared no danger So at last the spanyerdes began to ware wery for wynter drewe on about saynt Andrewes tyde and their vitayle began to fayle and ware scante It had fayled sorer and the vycount of Roquebertyn had nat ben for he refresshed theÌ„ with threscore somers laden with vitayls elles their vitayls had fayled them by Alhalowtyde Than the kyng of Nauer sent a knyght of his called sir Peter of Bascle to the englysshmen prayeng them to make hast for he thought they taryed ouer long seyng their promyse and his nede togyder The knight dyde so moche yâ— he came in to the marche of Bayone and founde the englisshmen before a castell called PoulaÌ„t there he dyde his message Than sir Thomas Tryuet sayd yâ— castell that he lay at ones won he wolde do nothyng tyll he came in to Nauer and so badde the knyght on that promyse to retourne And than he departed and the castell within two dayes after was gyuen vp by treatie and they that were within departed and the castell newe refresshed with newe men Than the countre was well in peace howe be it there were styll lytell fortresses kept in churches and mynsters the whiche dyde hurt in the countre but they had no great puyssaunce So the englysshmen wolde tary no lenger but sayd they wolde go in to Nauer and reyse the sege before PaÌ„pylone or els fight with the spanyerdes SIr Thomas Tryuet and sir Mathewe Gorney and all their men retourned to Dar and ther taryed four dayes and than departed toke the way to Nauer But sir Mathewe Gorney retourned to Bayone with his owne men to kepe the countre and to conquere some smale forteresses that the bretons kept so long sir ThomÌ„s Tryuet iourneyd that he caÌ„e to saynt JohnÌ„s du Py du port where he fouÌ„de the kyng of Nauer who receyued them right ioyously The knightes lodged in the towne the men of warre about in the countre Before that tyme the kyng of Nauer had somoned all maner of men to assemble at the cyte of MyraÌ„da Ther was none that wolde resyst agaynst the kynges coÌ„maundement but so euery man prepared him selfe to go to Panpylone to fight with the spanyerdes Tidynges came into the hoost howe that thenglysshmen with great puyssance were with the kyng of Nauer at saynt JohnÌ„s towne to the nombre of .xx. thousande men of warr Than the capitayns drewe togyder to counsaile to se what was best for them to do outher to abyde the kynge of Nauer orels to withdrawe backe This couÌ„sayle was long for some of the capitayns wolde that theÌ„glisshmen shulde be byden and some other sayd nay bycause they were nat strong ynough to abyde them that were fresshmen for theymselfe were sore traueyled by reason of the long siege And so finally they concluded to dyslodge and euery man to drawe to his owne countre and the moost that enclyned them to deê‘te was Ther were some valyant knightê vsed marmes said that it was nat agaynst their honour to deê‘te coÌ„sydring that kyng HeÌ„ry
of Castell beyng in his owne countre had sent a .xv. dayes past for his sonne to breke vp the siege So thus yâ— spanyerdes dysloged and departed and set fyre in their lodgynges and so drewe towardes Groyng and to saynt Domynikes in Castell And whan they within Panpylone sawe them deê‘t they were right ioyfull for they had nat ben at all tymes at their ease ¶ Tidynges came to the kynge of Nauer to thenglysshmen beyng at saynt Johans towne howe the spanyerdes were all goone in to their owne countrees by semyng they were therw t right sore displeased for gladly they woloâ— haue fought with the spaynyardes so they dyslodged and went towarde Panpilon and ther they founde the vicount of Chastellon the lorde Lescute and other who receyued them ioyfully And whan they had refresshed them there a two or thre dayes than they determyned to â—eparte and go and lye in garysons to be at more large for the mountayns in Nauer arre ryght colde in wynter bycause of the great snowes So thaÌ„ it was ordayned that the englisshmen shulde go and lye at Tudela and the lorde Lescute at Pont de la Royne and the erle of Pulloys and sir Roger his brother to go to Corell and the lorde Chastellon to Mundon Thus these men of warre departed and the kynge of Nauer abode styll in Panpylone in his owne palys and the garysons of Nauer were kepte in peace without doynge of any thynge for in the wynter they wolde nat ryde abrode in lyke wyse all the spanyardes departed and kynge Henry went to Cyuell and with him his wyfe and his chyldren Sir Thomas Tryuet and his company beynge at Tudela remembring howe he had done nothyng sythe he came in to Nauer and he had worde by his espyes howe the spanyardes were departed with drawen Than he thought to ryde towarde Spaygne soÌ„ what to enploy his tyme and to veserue his wages And so secretely he gathered togyder a certayne nombre of men of armes and archers and he sent worde therof to the erle of Pulloys and to sir Roger his brother who came to him with two C. speares and thre huÌ„dred pauesses They assembled togyder at Tudela so yâ— they were a .vii. C. speares and .xii. C. archers and as many of other brigantes And so they charged on somers great plentie of vitayls and deê‘ted loged on Christmas euyn in afayre medowe by a ryuersyde at the fote of the mouÌ„tain called mouÌ„t Cane the whiche deê‘ted thre realmes Nauer Castell and Aragone and on yâ— other syde of the mouÌ„tayn was a countre called the vale of Sorie the same day was a marueylous hote day for that tyme of the yere ¶ Howe the englysshmen and naueroyse ran in to the realme of Spayne and of the pillage that they gat there Cap. CCC .xl. ANd whan they hadde dyned they went to couÌ„sayle to knowe if they shulde do any thyng yâ— day ornar bicause it was Christmas euyn seyng they were entryng in to yâ— lande of their enemyes Than it was determyned that they shulde ryde at night so yâ— by the mornyng on Christmas day they might be redy to scale yâ— cytie of vale de Sorie This counsayle was kept and euery man made him redy to the same entente and it was ordayned that there shulde goo to do this enterprice but thre hundred speares and the resydue with all the fotemen shulde lye styll ther as they lay tyll yâ— mornyng that they had worde howe their company had spedde Th erle Pulloys with a. C. speres sir Thomas Tryuet his coÌ„pany they had gydes to bring theÌ„ thyder and they shulde â—yde in foure coÌ„panyes yâ— more secretlyer to do their entprice the more easly to come to their ententê And so about two houres within night they armed them and lept a horsbacke had no truÌ„pettes but the capitayns and gydes knewe well wher they shulde mete agayn and so they mounted the hyll were in a fayre playne and sodenly ther fell suche an hayle and snowe that it was marueyle for all the grounde was couered with snowe so they rode tyll the morning or they coude fynde eche other This vnhappy wether for the englisshmen fell well for them in the cyte who toke no hede of that bushment for they were nat ware therof for if thenglisshmeÌ„s apoyntment had kept at their houre apoynted they had nat fayled to haue wonne the towne ¶ Whan sir ThomÌ„s Tryuet sawe that he had fayled of his purpose he was sore displeased in his mynde and so gathered togyder his coÌ„pany as well as he might Than they tooke newe counsayle and so dranke and eate a lytell and after dyner whiche was but shorte Sir Raymon of Balgette naueroyse was chosen with a fortie speares to go and rynne before the towne to drawe oute some of the genyciens that were within And so the knight rode before the cytie and caÌ„e to the barryers and there was a great scrimysshe For the genyciens who were a two hundred yssued oute and began to shote and to cast at the men of armes who euer lytell and lytell drewe backe to bringe them farther of fro the towne They had yuell handled those men of armes if their busshmeÌ„t had nat drawen forward but they caÌ„e feirsly with their speres strake in among theÌ„ bete theÌ„ downe many were slayue driuen in to the towne agayne to their great â—â—mage ThaÌ„ they closed their barryers and gates and mounted to the walles for they wende surely to haue had assaut but theÌ„glysshmen thought to retourne by day light And so they retourned agayne to their lodgyng wher they fouÌ„de the rest of their men and so lay there that night And the next mornyng whiche was saynt Stepbyns day they drue to a towne called Quasquam in Normandy And there they founde the kyng of Nauer who was come thyâ—er on Christmas day but as the englysshmen â—aÌ„e to Quasquam the same day they brent certayne vyllages and specially they brent robbed a great vyllage called Nygret ¶ Howe the peace was made bytwene the kyng of Spayne and the king of Nauer and of the dethe of kynge Henry of Spayne and of the coronacyon of Johan his sonne Cap. C C C .xli. TIdynges came to kyng Henâ—y of Castell who was at Cyuell in the hert of his realme howe that the englisshmen had brent the towne of the Uale de sorie in makyng of warr for the kyng of Nauer wherof he was sore displeased and sware it shulde be amended Than he wrote letters to JohnÌ„ of Castell his sonne that he shulde make a somons throughout his realme and to assemble to guyder the noble men Sayeng howe he wolde be shortely in Spayne to reuenge hym of the kyng of Nauer for the excesse that he had done to hym The chylde of Castell wolde nat disobey the coÌ„maundement of the kyng his father but sent out his commaundement and so drewe to hym all maner of
Candonne and they all sware to him faithe homage for euer Than there began a warre bytwene the kynge of Portyngale and kyng Johan of Castell whâ—che endured long as ye shall here after Nowe lette vs retourne to the busynesses of Fraunce ¶ Howe the lorde of LaÌ„gurant was wounded to dethe and howe the capitayne of the garyson of Boutuylle was discoâ—fyted and the castell yelded vp frenche Cap. C C C .xlii. VE haue herde here before howe the lorde of Mucydent was tourned frenche and was a yer or more at Parys tyll at last he was wery for he had thought to haue â—ounde the freÌ„che kyng otherwise to warde him thanne he was wherfore he was angrye in his mynde and so repeÌ„ted hym selfe in that he was tourned freÌ„che Sayeng howe it was for feare rather thaÌ„ for any other thyng And so thought to steale fro Parys to go to his owne couÌ„tre to yelde him selfe agayne englysshe for the seruyce of the kyng of Englande pleased him moche better than the seruyce of the frenche kyng And as he hadde aduysed so he dyde and gaue knowlege to all them that he knewe except his owne seruantes howe he was sicke and kepte his lodgynge And so in an euenyng he lept on his horse vnknowen and toke but thre persons with hym and so deê‘ted fro Parys and rode toward his owne coutre and his men folowed after him lytell and lytell And so longe he rode that he came to Burdeux and there he founde sir Johan lorde Neuyll seneshall of Burdeux to whome he shewed all his aduenture and so became agayne englysshe and sayde howe he hadde rather be false of his faythe to the french kyng than to his naturall lorde the kyng of Englande Thus the lorde Mucydent abode englysshe as long as he lyued wherof the duke of Aniou was sore displeased and said and sware that if euer he coude get hym he shulde lese his heed Wherof the lorde Mucydent was well enfourmed and thought to kepe hym selfe ryght well out of danger ALl this season the lorde of Langurante was styll frenche who was an experte knight and dyde moche hurt and trouble to suche landes as parteyned to such lordes as were becoÌ„e englysshe As the lorde of Rosen the lord of Duras and the lorde of Mucydent wherwith these thre lordes weresore displeased so set all their myndes howe they might slee him for he was vtterly their enemy this lorde of LaÌ„gurant rode forthe on a day with a .xl. speares and came nere to an englysshe forteresse called Cadylhatte of the herytage of the Captall of Beufz and his bretherne gascoyns And so the lorde Lagurant made there abusshment of his company and sayd Sirs tary you styll here and I wyll go and ryde to yonder forteresse alone se if any wyll issue out agaynst vs. And so he rode forthe and came to the barryers of the castell and spake to the kepars and demauÌ„ded where was Bernard Courant their capitayne and sayde shewe hym howe the lorde Langurantis here and desyreth to Juste with hym a course yf he be so good a man and so valyant in armes as it is sayde he wyll nat refuse it for his ladyes sake yf hedo it shall tourne hym to moche blame For I shall repute whersoeuer I go that for cowardnesse he hath refused to ryn with me one course with a spere than a squyer of Bernardes answered and sayd Sir Langurant I haue well herde your wordes Sir and ye wyll suffre a lytell I shall go and speke with my maister Ifye wyll abyde I warrant you ther shal be no reproche in him of cowardnesse I wyll tarye ê™ the lorde of Langurant Than the squyer went and founde his maister in a chambre and ther shewed him all the wordes as ye haue herde before And whan Bernard herde that his hert began to swell for pre and sayd Gette me my harnesse and sadell my horse he shall nat go refused Than incontynent he was armed and mounted on his horse and toke his targe and his speare and opyned the gate and the barryers and issued out in to the felde And whan the lorde Langurant sawe him comyng he was reioysed and couched his speare lyke a good knyght and so dyde Bernarde and dasshed to their horses They were bothe well horsed and they hytte so euyn bothe that there sheldes fell in peces and in the passyng by Bernarde sholdred sir Langurantes horse in suche wyse that the lorde fell out of the sadell And whan Bernard sawe hym on the erth he was ryght ioyfull and tourned shortely his horse to him and as the lorde Langurant was risynge vp Bernarde who was a bygge and a valyant squyer toke hym by the bassenet with bothe his handes and drewe it so sore to him yâ— he reysed it of his heed and so dyde cast his bassenet vnder his horse fete The lorde of Langurantes men beynge in the busshement sawe all this And than they brake out were comyng to rescue their maister and lorde and Bernard who sawe theÌ„ comynge drewe out his dagger and sayde to the lorde Langurant Sir yelde you my prisoner rescue or no rescue or els ye are but deed The lorde Langurant who trusted on the rescue of his men spake nat a worde agayne And whan Bernarde sawe yâ— he was enflamed with feruentyre and douted leest he shulde lese the more for the lesse and so strake the lorde Langurante on the heed whiche was all bare in suche wyse that he brake the skoll in to the brayne And than he dasshed to his horse entred in to the barryers than a lyghted and made him redy to defeÌ„de him selfe ifnede were And whan the lorde Langurantê men were coÌ„e to hym and founde him wouÌ„ded to dethe they were right soroufull and so toke caryed hym aswell as they might in to his owne castell but the next day after he dyed Thus it befell that season of the lorde Langurant THe same season there was a dede of armes done in Rocheloys For Helyot of Playsac a gentyll squyer and a valyaunt man of armes capitayne of Boutuyll an englysshe garyson of sixscore speares englysshe and gascoyns Who pylled sore the countre and ranne nigh euery day before the towne of Rochell or els before the towne of saynt JohnÌ„s Dangle And they helde these two townes in suche feare and doubte that they durst nat issue out but by stelth wherof the knyghtes and the squyers of the couÌ„tre were right sore displeased thought one day to prouyde for remedy or els to be slayne or taken by their ennemyes in the felde And so on a day they assembled in the towne of Rochell about two hundred speares for that was the towne that moost comenly Helyot of Playsac and his coÌ„pany dyde moost hurt vnto ther were of Poyctou and of Xaynton the lorde of Thowars the lorde of PuissaÌ„ce sir James of Surgeres Percyuall of Coloygne sir Raynolde of Gomers sir
Hugh of Uynon and dyuers other knightes and squyers hauyng gret desyre to fight with their ennemyes And these capitayns knewe by their spyes that Helyot of Playsac was abrode was comynge to apere before Rochell to gette ther some pray Than all these lordes and knyghtes went out of Rochell in the euenyng well armed and on horsebacke and so toke the feldes And at their deê‘tyng they ordayned that in the next mornyng they shulde put out in to the feldes all their catell at adueÌ„ture and it was done as they deuysad And in the next mornyng Helyot of Playsac and his coÌ„pany came before Rochell to the barryers and some of their company gadered togyder all the catell they coude fynde made them to be driuen by them of the countre before them And they hadde nat driuen this catell the space of a leage but that the frenchmen a .ii. C. speares came sodaynly on them on a wyng of whome the englisshmen were nat ware and so came in at the speares poyntes amonge theÌ„ so at their first metynge ther were many cast to the erthe Than Helyot of Playsac sayde a fote a fote euery man Let vs nat natflye and let our horses go if the day be ours we shall haue horses ynowe and if it be agaynst vs we shall haue but a small losse of our horses Ther Helyot and his coÌ„pany a lighted a fote and put theÌ„self in good order In likewise so dyd the freÌ„chmen for they feared the sleyng of their horses Ther was a sore batayle and longe endured for they fought hand to hand ther was done many feates of armes many a one taken and rescued agayne Finally the poicteuyns xayntons had the vytorie their enemyes discoÌ„fyted nighe all slayne or taken but a fewe that scaped and the pray of catell agayne rescued and Helyote of Playsac taken prisoner and led to Rochell Anone after this adueÌ„ture these lordes of FraÌ„ce wente to the castell of Boutuyll whiche was anone taken for it was easy ynough to wynne for ther was none within to make any defence Thus was the castell of Botuyll frenche wher of all the countre had great ioye and Helyot of Plaisac was prisoner a long space after ¶ Howe the frenche kynges messanger was let of his vyage in to ScotlaÌ„de and of the debate that began bytwene the frenche king and therle of Flaunders Cap. CCC .xliii. IN the same season retourned in to Englande sir Thomas Tryuet sir Wyllyam Helman with dyuers other knightes and squyers suche as had ben in Spaine to ayde the kyng of Nauers warr And so they caÌ„e to the kyng of EnglaÌ„de who as than was at Chertsay and his two vncles the duke of Lancastre and therle of Cambridge with him And these knightes were ioyfully receyued of the kyng and these lordê and ther they were desyred to shewe some tidynges fro those parties And so they shewed all yâ— they knewe bothe of Spayne and of Nauer and of the peace made bytwene the two kyngê of spayne and Nauer And howe the kynge of Nauer had maryed Charles his eldest sonne to kyng HeÌ„ryes doughter and so fro poynt to poynt as the treatie was bytwene theÌ„ The duke of Lancastre and therle of Cambridge were right peÌ„syfe of those wordes for they thought named them selfe to be heyres of Spayne by ryght of their wyues Than they demauÌ„ded howe long it was syth kyng Henry the bastarde dyed and whider the spanyerdes had crowned JohnÌ„ his sonÌ„e or no. The knightes answered and sayd 〈◊〉 at the dethe of kyng Henry nor at the coconaâ—yon of Johan his sonne we were nat present for by that tyme we were come backe in to Nauer But sir here is an haraude was there preseÌ„t ye may knowe euery thyng by him and it please you Thau the heralde was called forthe and demaunded by the duke of Lancastre how the mater was He answered and sayde Sir at your request I shall she we you In the meane season whyle these noble meÌ„ were at PaÌ„pylone abyding the acomplysshment of the treatie the whiche was made by their goode wylles and leaues I taryed behynde styll with the kynge of Naâ—er wher as I had good chere bothe of hym and of his men And so I went with hym fro Paâ—pylone to saynt Domynikes agaynst whose comyng kynge Henry issued out of the towne with a goodly coÌ„pany and met vs with great signe of loue peace And ther the kyng of Nauer was gretly honoured by hym and all his and gaue him the same night an honest supper and after supper tidynges was brought to them howe that a great wylde Boore was lodged in the laundes therby And so it was ordayned that the next mornyng they shulde go and hunt the same Boore so they dyde at whiche huntyng ther was bothe kyngê and a great coÌ„pany the boore taken and against night they returned agayne with great loue to saynt Domynikes And the next day kyng Henry departed and went to Peter Ferando for a day that he had there agaynst his men and there he fell sicke and so dyed And the kyng of Nauer was comyng to warde hym to se hym there and by the way he herde worde of his dethe wherof he was right sorie and so retourned agayne and than I toke leaue of hym and wente in to Castell to knowe some tidynges ther. This kyng Henry dyed on Whitsonday And anone after the .xxv. day of July the day of saynt James and saynt Christofer Johan of Castell his eldest sonne was crowned king in the cathedrall churche in the cytie of Burgus At the whiche coronacion were all the barons and prelates of Spaygne of Galyce of Cordowayne and of â—euyll And all they sware there on the holy eâ—aâ—gelystê to take and mentayne hym for their kyng And there was made the same day two huÌ„dred and tenne newe knyghtes and many a great gyft gyuen The next mornynge with a great company of noble men he went to an abbey of ladyes withoute Burgus called â—urches And ther he herde masse and dyned and after dyner ther was great iustyng and the vycont of RoqÌ„bertyn of Arragon had the price than he returned agayne to Burgus And this feest endured .xv. dayes Than the duke of LaÌ„castre enquered if the kyng of Portingale was desyred to be ther ornat Sir ê™ the heraud he was desyred but for all that he was nat there nor wolde nat come thyder And as it was said he answered the messanger that came to hym howe he wolde nat go to the coronacyon of the sonÌ„e of a bastarde By my faithe ê™ the duke of Lancastre he was rightwell counsayled to say these wordes I can hym great thanke therfore I trust the mater shall nat longe abyde in that case For my brother and I wyll demauÌ„de that herytage wherof he calleth hym selfe kynge vs nowe And so they lefte talkynge and called for drinke ¶ Nowe lette vs leaue to speke of this mater and retourne to
puyssance of Rome so that they assembled toguyder on a day and coÌ„quered the bourage of saynt Peter Than the bretons drewe them in to the castell of Angle howe be it they were so handled by force of armes that they gaue it vp their lyues saued ThaÌ„ the bretons deê‘ted and drewe to Foundes and there about in the countre and the romayns bete downe the castel Angle brent the bourage of faynt Peter Whan sir Syluestre Bude who was in the countre herde howe his men hadde lost the bourage of saynt Peter and yâ— castell Angle He was right sore displeased and studyed howe to be reuenged of the romayns It was shewed him by his spyes howe on a day the romayns and the noblest men of the cytie of Rome shulde assemble togyder in counsayle in the Capitolle Assoone as he knewe that he assembled toguyder a certayne nombre and rode forth by couert wayes secretly and so came to Rome in the euenynge and entred in at the gate of Naples WhaÌ„ these bretons were within they toke the streyght way to the Capitoll came thyder as the couÌ„sell of Rome were issued out of the chaÌ„bre Than the bretons couched their speares and ranne in among them and slewe and bete downe a great nombre of the moost notablest of the cite Ther was slayne a sixe baneretes and a two huÌ„dred of other riche ê‘sons and a great nombre hurt and whan these bretons hadde done their enterprise they withdrewe them agaynst night and than it began to be late so that they were nat pursued what for they night for the sodayne fray that they were in for they wyst nat what to do but to take hede of their frendes that were sore hurte So they passed that nyght in great dystresse and sorowe of herte and soo buryed the deed and dressedde the hurte And in the mornyng the romayns aduysed theÌ„ selfe of a great crueltie for the poore clerkê that were in Rome and were in no faute they slewe and hurt of theÌ„ mo than thre hundred and specially bretons yâ— fell in their handes ther was no mercy Thus went the maters in Rome by reason of the state of the popes and dayly they bought it dere suche as were without faute IN the meane season that ClemeÌ„t and his cardynals lay thus at Foundes yâ— quene of Napoles came thyder to se hym for she dyde put her selfe vnder the obeysaunce of pope Clement This quene had ben longe in purpose to put the realme of Cecyll wherof she was lady and the countie of Prouence whiche depeÌ„deth of the same realme in to the haÌ„des of the pope to do with them at his pleasur and to gyue theÌ„ to some highe prince of the realme of Fraunce beyng of suche puyssaÌ„ce to kepe them agaynst suche as she hated deedly who were discended out of the realme of HuÌ„gry And whan yâ— quene of Naples was come to Foundes she humbled her selfe lowly to pope Clement and was coÌ„fessed of hym and discouered to him all the secretes of her hert and sayd Holy father I holde dyuers noble herytages as the realme of Naples the realme of Cecyll Puyll Calabre and the countie of Prouence And it is of trouthe yâ— kyng Loyes of Cecyll duke of Puyll and Calabre my father whyle he lyued knowledged all these landes to holde of the churche and on his dethe bedde he toke me by the hande sayd A fayre doughter ye are enherytour of many a â—che countre and I am sure many great lordê wyll seke to haue you in maryage bycause of yâ— fayre herytage that ye haue Therfore doughter I wolde ye shulde vse you after my couÌ„sayle as to mary yourselfe to so highe a prince that may be puyssant to kepe maynteyne you and your herytage in rest and peace And if it so fortune that ye haue none heyres than delyuer all your landes in to the handes of the pope than beyng a lyue for kyng Robert my father at the hour of his dethe gaue me in lyke charge therfore fayre dought I charge you and discharge me And than I promysed him on my faithe in the presence of all them that were in his chaÌ„bre that I shulde acomplysshe his last desyre And holy father so it was that after his discease by the consent of all the nobles of Cecyll and Naples I was maryed to Andrewe of Hungry brother to kyng Loyes of Hungry by whome I hadde no yssue for he dyed yonge at Ayes in Prouence And after his discease I was maryed agayne to the prince of Tarent who was called Charles and by him I had a doughter Than the kyng of Hungry for the displeasure that he hadde to Andrewe his brother my first husbande went and made warre agaynst my husbande Charles of Tarent and toke fro him Puyll and Calabre toke him in batayle and ledde him to prison in to Hungry and there he dyed And yet after agayne by the acorde of the nobles of Cecyll I maryed agayne kynge James of Maiogres and sent in to FrauÌ„ce for sir Loys of Nauer to haue maryed my doughter but he dyed by the way Than it fell so that the kyng my husbande went to conquere his herytage of Maiogres the whiche the kyng of Arragon had taken fro him byforce and had dysheryted him and caused his father to dye in prison And or he departed fro me I sayd to him Sir I am a lady and haue puyssance and rychesse sufficyent to maynteyne your estate acordynge to your desyre howe beit he preached so moche to me and shewed me so many fayre reasons desyring to recouer his herytage so that I was fayne to consent to hym to take his pleasure But at his departynge I desyred hym to haue gone to kyng Charles of Fraunce and to haue shewed him his busynesse and to haue ordred hymselfe by his counsayle Howe be it he dyde nat so the which was his hurt for he weÌ„t to the prince of Wales who promysed to haue ayded him So he had greatter trust in the price of Wales than in the frenche kyng to whom I was nere of lynage and in the meane season whyle he was in his vyage I wrote to the frenche kyng and sent great messangers to him desyring him to send me a noble man of his blode to mary my doughter to the entent that myne herytagê shulde nat be without an heyre The kyng sent his cosyn sir Robert of Artoyse who wedded my doughter and in yâ— vyage that the kyng my husbande made he dyed And after agayne I maryed sir Othe of Broswyche and bycause sir Charles de la Paixe sawe that sir Othe shulde haue myne herytage as long as I lyued he made vs warre And toke vs in the castell of Locufe whan the see was so highe that we feared it wolde haue ouerflowen vs. at whiche tyme we were so afrayed that we yelded vs all foure to sir Charles de la Paixe our lyues saued And so he helde vs in prisone my husbande
Buckyngham hymselfe therle Stafforde who had wedded his nece doughter to the lorde Couey and therle of Dymestre These lordes rode with baners displayed the lorde Spensar constable of the hoost the lorde Fytz water marshall the lorde Bassette the lorde Bourgthyer the lorde Ferres the lorde Morlay the lorde Parsy sir Wyllyam Wynsore sir Hughe aurell sir Hugh Hastyngê and sir Hughes all these by one assent rode with their standerdes and penons sir Thomas Percy sir Thomas Tryuet sir Wyllyam Clynton sir yuon 〈◊〉 sir Hugh Torell the lorde of Uar 〈◊〉 Eustare and sir Johan Harbeston ser Wyllyam Feruytone the lorde of Briame sir Wyllyam Fabre sir Johan and sir Nycholas 〈◊〉 court sir Johan Mase sir ThomÌ„s Camoyse sir Rafe sonne to the lorde Neuell ser Henry bastarde Ferres sir Hughe Broe sir 〈◊〉 Orsell sir Thomas West the lorde of 〈◊〉 More Dauyd Holograue Hugh Lyn 〈◊〉 bastarde Bernarde of Coderers and dyuers other These me of warre rode in good 〈◊〉 and great array The first day they deê‘ ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ Calais went no farther than to Marquegues And there rested and toke counsayle what way were best for theÌ„ to take to furnysshe there voyage for there were dyuers in that cuÌ„ 〈◊〉 that had neuer ben in Fraunce before as the eâ—â—e hymselfe and dyuers other great barones and knightes Therfore it was resonable that suche persons as hadde ben in Fraunce before and knewe the countre shulde haue suche rule and gouernynge that it myght be to their honour Threwe it was that whan the englysshmen in tyme past had ben in Fraunce they had euer suche ordynaunce amonge them that the 〈◊〉 sware euer to the kyng of Englande and to his counsayle two shynges The one was that they shulde neuer disclose their secre 〈◊〉 person lyueng but among themselfe 〈◊〉 der they entended to go The seconde thyng was they sware and promysed to make no maner of treatie with their enemyes without the knowledge of the kyng or his cousayle wHan chese barons knightes and squyers and their company had rested theÌ„ at Marquegnes thre dayes and that euery man of their company was come to them out of Calais and that the capitayns were determyned what way to take They deê‘ted and went for the tyll they came before Arde there rested them before the bastyde of Arde to th entent to shewe themselfe before the meÌ„ of armes that were within the forteresse And there was made newe knightes by the erle of Buckyngehanm as therle of Dymestre and also the lorde Morlay and than those two knightê put for the their baners and moreouer therle made knightes all suche as foloweth First the lorde Fytzwaters sonne sir Roger Strange sir JohnÌ„ I pre sir JohnÌ„ Coll sir James Tytiell sir Thomas Ramston sir Johan Neuell and sir Thomas Roste and than all the host went and lodged at Hosque All these forsayd newe knyghtê were made bycause of the vowarde the which went the same day to a stronge house stadynge on the ryuer syde called Folant Within was a squyer owner of the house called Robert he was a good man of armes and hadde well furnysshed his house with good men of armes the whiche he had gote therabout to the nombre of xl And they made good semblant to defeÌ„de theÌ„selfe and their house These barons and knyghtes in their newe knyghthod enuyroned about the towre of FolaÌ„t and began fiersly to assayle them within and they within valiantly defended themselfe There was done many feates of armes and they within shorte so holly and quickely togyder that they hurt dyuers assaylantes suche as adueÌ„tured themselfe to moche forwarde for they had within dyuers good crosbowes sent thyder by the capitayne of saynt Omers at the request of the squyer for he feared before that the englisshmen wolde passe by his house wherfore he thought to kepe it to the best of his power and so he dyde for he bare hymselfe ryght valiantly Than the erle of Dymestre spake a highe worde as he stode on the dykes his baner before hym the whiche worde greatly encouraged his people Sayeng sirs howe is it thus in oure newe knyghthode that this peuysshe douchouse holdeth agaynst vs so longe The stronge places and fortresses that be in the realme of Fraunce shall holde longe agaynst vs sythe this small house endureth so longe Sirs on a fore lette vs shewe our newe chiualry They that herde these wordes noted it ryght well and aduentured them selfe more largely than they dyde before and entred in to the dykes and so came harde to the walles and there theÌ„glissh archers shotte so holly togyder that scant non durst apere at their defence ther were dyuers slayne and hurt and the base court wonne and brent and so finallye they were all wonne Howe be it first they defended theÌ„selfe tight valiantly and neuer a man within that was wounded to dethe Thus the house of Folant was taken and Robert Folant within taken prisoner by therle of Dymestre and all the temnant taken prisoners by his men And all the hoost lodged on the ryuer of Houske abydynge for sir Wyllyam Wyndsore who ledde the rerewarde and was nat as than come but he came the same night and the nexte day they disloged and rode to Esperleque and there lodged The capitayne of saynt Omers seynge the englysshmen so nere to them encreased the watche of the towne for that nyght they watched â—o than two thousande men to the entent that saynt Omers shulde nat be sodayuly wonby the englysshmen THe next mornyng about sire of the clocke the englisshmen dislodged and rode before saint Omers and whan they of the towne sawe thenglisshmen come they armed them and ordayned them selfe in the market place to go to the gates and walles by good dely 〈…〉 cyon for it was shewedde theym howe the englysshmen wolde assayle them but it was nat in their thoughtê For they knewe well the towne was to strong and thought they shulde lose there more than wynne Howe be it she erle of Buckyngham who had neuer ben in Fraunce before thonght he wolde sesaynt Omers bycause it semed so fayre a farre of in walles gates towres and steples So he rested all his hoost on a mountayne halfe a leage fro the towne araynged in good order more than thre houres And than ther were some yonge knightes and squyers thought to proue theymselfe and rode to the barryers of the towne and hesyred to iust with some of the knighted or squyers in the towne but they coulde haue none answere and so they retourned agayne to the half The same day that the erle caÌ„e before saynt Omers he made agayne newe knightes First sir Rafe Neuell sir Bartylmewe Bourgehter sir Thomas Camoyse sir Fouke Corbette sir Thomas Danglure sir Rafe Perypars sir Aoyes of saynt Albyne and sir Johan Paule These newe knyghtes in their first churalry to proue themselfe rode to the barryers of the towne 〈…〉 desyred iustes but they wered so
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
were a fyftie speares And he caused the barryers to be opined and had thought to haue trapped those fore ryders and so fell to chasyng of them and they fledde for the nones towarde their busshemeÌ„t And whan they of the busshment sawe the freÌ„chmen chase their company they issued out of their enbusshment but it was a lytell to sone For whan the seneshall and his company sawe that great nombre agaynst them they retourned and fledde And the englysshmen folowed after as fast as their spurres wolde driue their horses and the frenchmen founde the barryers opyn as happe was for them Howe be it they were so nere folowed that dyuers of them wer taken prisoners as sir Richarde of Marquylles sir Loyes of Uerchyn Honarde of Honardery and vytall of saynt Hyllary and a tenne other men of armes and the other saued them selfe And whan the englysshmen knewe howe that the seneshall the lorde of Hauerathe and the lorde of Clerey and twentie other knyghtes were scaped away they were sorie sayde if we had taken them they shulde well a payed fourtie thousande frankes And so they retourned to the hoost and there was no more doone that day The hoost taryed a thre dayes at Clery and ther about and on the fourthe day they departed and went to the abbey of Uancyll a thre leages fro Cambrey and the nexte day towarde saynt Quyntines ¶ The same day a company of the duke of Burgoynes rode abrode a .xxx. speares came fro Arras to saynt Quyntines And sir Thomas Tryuette sir yuon Fytzwarenne and the lorde of Uertayne and dyuers other englysshmen beyuge before with their foreÌ„gers as they wolde haue taken their lodgynge they encountred the burgonyons and so fought togyder but it endured nat longe for anone the burgoyons were dysceuered and fledde away sauyng them selfe as many as might Howe be it sir Johan Moruay a hode styll in yâ— place and his penon before hym and fought valiaÌ„tly but finally he was taken and ten men of armes with hym Than the englysshemen went to Fousons a two leages fro Amyens and ther the vowarde lodged ¶ Howe the englysshmen brent and wasted the countre of Champayne and of the encounterynges that they hadde in their way and of the prisoners that they toke Cap. CCC .lxiii. THe next mornyng whaÌ„ therle of Buckyngham had herd masse he toke his way towarde saynt Quintynes in yâ— which towne there was a great nombre of menne of warre but they yssued nat out Ther were certayne currours that ran to the barriers but anon they deê‘ted bycause the hoost passed by without taryeng and went to Origny saynt Benet and there lodged and in the vyllages therabout In the towne of Origney was a fayre abbey of nonnes and yâ— same tyme the abbesse there was aunt to the lorde of Uertayne who was in the vowarde and so at his desyre the abbey and towne was saued fro brennyng and therle lodged in the abbey But the same euenyng and the next mornyng there was great scrimysshing at Ryllemont nat ferr fro the hoost and dyuers slayne hurt on both parties The next mornyng the hoost disloged fro Origny and went to Cressy and than passed at Uaux besyde Laon and lodged at Syssone and the next day they passed yâ— ryuer of Aigne at the bridge of Uayre and so weÌ„t to Hermouyll and to Hormissy a four leages fro Reynes and founde nothyng in their way â–ª for euery thyng was put into the good townes and in to fortresses The french kyng had abandoned to his meÌ„ of armes all that euer they coude get abrode in the countre So thenglysshmen had gret nede and specially of flesshe than they determyned to sende to Reynes to treate with the to sende vitayle to their host as a certayne quaÌ„tyte of beestes brede and wyne They of Reynes answered howe they wolde do nothyng at their desyre they badde theÌ„ do as they lyst the englysshmen were so sore dyspleased with that answere yâ— within a weke after their currours brent beyonde .lx. vyllages in the marchesse of Reyns Also theÌ„glysshmen had certayne know lege howe they of Reyns had within their dykes a great noÌ„bre of beestes So the forwarde came thyder made their men to entre into the dykes and chased out all those beestes for none durst issue out of the towne nor make no deseÌ„ce for the archers were on the dykes and shotte sâ— thicke that non durst apere on the walles So there the englysshmen had mo than .xx. thousande beestê of one and other and yet they 〈◊〉 agayne to them of the towne shewyng theÌ„ how they wolde burne all their cornes without they wolde sende out in to their host seme brede and wyne They of Raynes douted that tidynges and so they sent sire chares laded with asmoch brede and wyne as they coude cary and by that meanes their corne was saued fro brennynge So thenglysshmen passed by Reynes in good order of batayle and went to Beaumount for they had passed the ryuer besyde Reynes And whan they disloged fro Beaumount on the ryuer of â—yell they rode fortâ—e to passe the ryuer of Maren and so caÌ„e to Conde and ther they founde the bridge broken Howe be it the stayes and postes stode styll there they founde plankes and tymbre and so made agayne the brige and than passed ouer and lodged in the vyllages about Maren and the next day they came to the towne of Uertues and ther was a great scrimysshe before the castell and dyuers sore hurte Th erle lodged in the towne of Uertues and in the nyght the towne was brent all saue the abbey wherin the erle was lodged elles it had been also brent for they of the towne were withdrawen in to the castell and wolde gyue nothyng to saue it The next mornyng the host disloged and passed by the castell of Moymer whiche parteyned to the herytage of the lorde of Chastellon the scrimysshers came to the barryers and so passed forthe and lodged at Pelayng aprochyng towarde the cytie of Troys and the next day at Plancy on the ryuer of Aube Than they rode forthe the lorde of New castell and Johan his brother and Raymonde of saynt Marsyn gascoyns and other englysshemen about a .xl. speares of one and other But they fouÌ„de none adueÌ„ture a great whyle wher with they were sore displeased At last they saw comynge in the feldes a great company of men of armes ridyng towarde Troyes which was the lorde of Hangest and his company Than the englysshemen and gascoyns proched their horses with their spurres and folowed after them The lorde of Hangest had well auewed them and douted lest they had been a greatter coÌ„pany than they were in dede and sayd to his company Sirs lette vs ryde towarde Plancy and saue our selfe for the englysshmen hath discouered vs and are nere to vs lette vs saue our selfe in the castell of Plancy So they drue thyder And the englysshmen fold wed fast
after There was a man of armes of the lorde of Uertaygnes retynewe an experte man of armes named Peter Berton well horsed he layd his speare in the rest and ranne after the lorde of HaÌ„gest who fledde before him So that his speare poyat touched his backe behynde hym thinkyng to haue stryken him out of his sadell Howe beit for all that the lorde of Hangest lost nother sadell nor slyrroppe and yet styll the other man of armes helde styll rennyng the spear poynt at his backe and so he came to Plancy And at the entryng in to the castell the lorde of Hangest so daynly lepte fro his horse and entred a fote in to the dyke Than they of the castell entended to saue hym and so came to the barryer and there was a great scrimysshe for they of the castell shotte sore for they had many good crosbowes There was done many a proper feate of armes of the one part and of the other So with great payne the lorde of Hangest was saued who right valiantly â—ought at his first entryng in to the castell and styll came thyder people of the vowarde The lorde of Uer taygne sir Thomas Tryuet sir Hughe Caurell and dyuers other came thyder so that ther was asore batayle for ther were slayne and taken of the frenche parte about a .xxx. and the base courte of the castell brent and the castell assayled on all partes the whiche was well defended and the mylles aboute Plancy brent and beten downe So than the hoost drewe agayne togyder and passed the ryuer of Aube at the bridge at Angle and rode towardes Ualant on the ryuer of Sayne So thus that daye the lorde of Hangest was in great aduenture THe same day the lordê of the vowarde sir Thomas Tryuet sir Hughe Caurell the lorde of Uertayne the bastarde his brother Peter Berton dyuers other rode forthe and encountred sir Johan of Roye and a .xx. speares parteyninge to the duke of Burgoyne rydinge to Troyes The englysshmen spyed theym and folowed after as fast as they coulde driue their horses The frenchemen thought to saue them selfe for they were nat men ynowe to abyde them and so the moost parte saued them selfe And sir Johan of Roy and dyuers other put them selfe within the barryers of Troyes for as than they were open And so in the tournynge agayne of the englysshemen they tooke four prisoners who came to shorte to saue them selfe AmoÌ„g the whiche there was a squyer of the duke of Burgoins called Gyon an expert maÌ„ of armes his horse was right sore chafed So he rested in the felde had at his backe a myre and ther he fought right valiaÌ„tly agaynst two englysshemen who spake to hym in englysshe and badde him yelde him but he wyst nat what they sayd The bastarde of Uertayne as he retourned fro the chase came to them and sayd to the squyer in frenche yelde the. And whan he vnderstode him he said agayne what are you a geÌ„tylman The bastarde answered and sayd yetrewely Well ê™ he than I yelde me to you And so toke him his gauntelet and his swerde than the englysshmen wolde haue slayne hym in the bastardes haÌ„des Sayeng howe he was nat courtesse to take from hym their prisoner howe be it the bastarde was stronger than they and so saued his prisoner Than at nyght questyon was made therof before the marshalles and so all thynges consydred the bastarde kept styll the prisoner who raunsomed hym the same night and trusted hym on his faythe and sent hym the nexte day to Troyes Than the hoost lodged at BalaÌ„de on the ryuer of Sayne and caÌ„e to a village a leage fro Troyes called Bernare saynt Symple and ther the great lordes had a great counsayle togyder ¶ Howe thenglisshmen came before Troyes and of the bastydes that the duke of Burgoyne made withoute Troyes to resyst the englysshmen Cap. CCC .lxiiii. IN the cyte of Troyes was the duke of Burgoyne and had made there his somons for he had entensyon was in wyll to syght with thenglisshmen bytwene the ryuer of Sayne and yone And also the barons knyghtes and squyers of Fraunce desyred none other thyng But Charles the frenche kynge wolde in no wyse acorde therto bycause of doute of fortune For he remembred moche the great losses and domagê that the nobles of his realme had of tyme past by the vyctories of the englysshmen Wherfore he wolde in no wyse that they shuld sight with out it were to their great aduauntage ¶ The duke of Burgoyne was at Troyes and with hym the duke of Burbone the duke of Bare the erle of Ewe the lorde Coucy sir Johan of Uyen admyrall of the see the lorde of Uyenne and of saynt Croyse sir James of Uyenne sir Water of Uyen the lorde of Tremoyle the lorde of Uergy the lorde of Rengemont the lorde of Hambey the seneshall of Heynalte the lorde of saynt Pye the barone of Habers the lorde of Roy the vycont Dassey sir Wyllyam bastarde of Langers and mo than two thousand knightes and squiers And it was shewed me howe the lorde Tremoyle was sent by the duke to the kyng to Parys to get lycence to fight with the englysshmen and he was nat returned the same day that thenglysshmen came before Troyes The frenchmen within Troyes thought surelye that the englysshmen wolde nat passe by with out lokyng on the towne Wherfore they made without the towne a bowe shotte of fro the gate a bastyde of great tymbre wherin myght well be a thousande men of armes In the euenyng in the hoost all 〈…〉 ayns went to couÌ„sayle to determyne what they shulde do the next day Than it was concluded that euery man with their baners and penones well armed shulde ryde before Troyes and to abyde in the selde and to sende to them of the towne to demauÌ„de batayle So in the next mornynge they armed them and sette theymselfe in thre batayls and so came in to a fayre playne before Troys and there taryed Than two harauldes as Chandos and Aquitany were sente for to the erle of Buckyngham And whan they were come the erle sayd Sirs go your wa 〈…〉 s to Troyes shewe the lordes there howe 〈◊〉 beyssued oute of Englande to do dedes of armes and where as we might haue it to demauÌ„de therfore And bycause we knowe well howe a great parte of the sâ—oure delyse and of the chiualry of FrauÌ„ce is within the towne Therfore shewe them we become this way and if they wyll any thynge say to them they shall fynde vs in the felde in the same forme and maner as ye shall leaue vs and in suche wyse as they ought to fynde their enemyes So the haraldes departed and rode towardes Troyes thentre of the bastyde was opyned to them but they coude nat gette to the gate of the towne There yssued oute so many men of armes and cros bowes settyng theÌ„ selfe in order of batayle the harauldes had on their cotes of
the space of two houres and than returned to their lodgyng and yâ— next day they went to Maylleroys the Uycount nere to Sence in Burgoyne and there the hoost taryed two dayes to refresshe them and to get vitayles in the countre for they had no great plenty THus ye haue harde well howe the englisshmen rode throughe the realme of FrauÌ„ce to go in to Bretayne and it was sayd and they also mayntayned howe the duke of Bretayne and the countrey had sent for them and made no warre in the name of their lorde the kyng of Englande but named them selfe to be sowdyers of the duke of Bretaynes Kyng Charles of Fraunce was well in fourmed of all these maters and sagely and wysely he abuysed the parels and insydeÌ„tes that might growe by this warre and sawe well howe the countre of Bretayne with the ayde of the englysshmen were coÌ„trary to hym and therby he feared leest the fortune of the warr shulde be to him yâ— more harder And specially by reason of the duke of Bretayne for by him the good townes of Bretayne shulde be his enemyes and be opyned to his enemyes wherby he shulde haue great preiudyce Wherfore he sent swete letters and gracyous to them of Nauntes the whiche was the key and chefe towne of all Bretayne shewynge theÌ„ howe theÌ„glysshmen as they rydde through the realme do make their auaunt and afferme howe they be soudyers and sent for by theÌ„ and by the other comons of Bretayne And also she wyng them howe that if it be so that they wyll so contynue they do yuell and ronne in the maledyction sentence of the holy father the pope And in the forfeyture of two huÌ„dred thousande florens the whiche he maye than laufully take of them and whervnto they are bouÌ„de by their writyngê sealed and by the treaties made here tofore wherof they haue yâ— copy wherfore they ought nat to forget it And also he shewed them howe he hath ben alwayes their frende and louer and hath conforted and ayded theÌ„ always in their busynesses and counsaylinge theÌ„ that they shulde nat do so farre wherby they might take wronge Sayeng howe they had no suche tytell as to complayne of hym or to entre in to suche a warre as to receyue his ennemyes Wherfore he counsayled them to be well aduysed and if they haue ben yuell exorted and couÌ„sayled by feble counsayle yet he wolde pardon it so that they opyn nat their towne to the englysshmen his enemyes And in their so doyng he promysed theÌ„ to menteyne and kepe vp their fraunchysses and lyberties and to renewe it yf nede requyred WhaÌ„ these offers thus made by the frenche kyng was presented to theÌ„ of NauÌ„tes and well debated amonge them Than the most notable of the towne sayd howe the kynge had cause and right to say as he dyd for surelye they sayde howe they had sworne and writynges sealed howe they shulde neuer do none anoyaunce to the realme of Fraunce nor ayde nor assyst none enemy to the kynge or to the realme Wherfore they toke hede to yâ— mater and sent secretly to the kynge desyring hym to take no thought for that mater for they sayd thenglyshmen shulde nat be sustayned by them nor entre in to their towne to renne or to make any warre to the realme of Fraunce Howbeit they desyred the kynge that if nede requyred to be ayded and coÌ„forted by some of his men to whoÌ„ they sayde they wolde open their towne and to none other Whan the frenche kynge herde this treatie he was right gladde therof and beleued well their wordes for Nauntes had ben alwayes good frenche And of all this knewe no thynge the duke of Bretayne who was at Uennes he beleued surely that they of Nauntes wolde haue ben trewe and stedfast to hym and to haue opened their towne to the englysshmen whan they came thyder ¶ Nowe let vs retourne to the englysshmen who were lodged nere to Sence in Burgoyne in the whiche cytie was the duke of Bare the lorde Coucy the lorde of saynt Puye the lorde of Fresures and their companyes ¶ Howe the englysshmen rode and pylled the countre of gastenoyse and of Beause And howe a french squyer right valyaunt requyredde an englisshe squier to iust with hym Cap. CCC .lxv. WHan the erle of Buckyngham and his hoost had well rested them at Maylleroyes the vicount Than they toke counsayle to drawe in to Gastenoyes Than they passed the ryuer of Dyone theyr â—oreryders went to the faubories of SeÌ„ce and the next day they lodged at saynt JohnÌ„s of Nemour and therabout and than at Beause in gastenoyes And ther the hoost taryed thre dayes bycause of the good pleÌ„tyfull countre that they founde there Than they toke counsayle whyder they shulde holde and kepe the playne way of Beause or els by the ryuer of Loyre Than they determyned to take the way of Beause to go towardes Tourey in Beause In the castell of Tourey was the lorde of saynt Pye sir Olyuer of Manny sir Guy of Baueux and a great nombre of men of warre And at yenuyll in Beause was the lorde of Uylames the Barroyse of barres and dyuers other about .iii. C. speares So thus in all the castels and fortresses 〈◊〉 Beause there were men of warr set to re syst agaynst thenglisshmen The englysshe vowarde came and scrimysshed with theÌ„ of Tourey and dyuers hurt on bothe partes There the erle of Buckyngham and all his hoost was lodged about and founde ther great plenty oâ— vitayls At the scrimysshe before Tourey ther was a squyer of Beause auaunsed him selfe wtout any settyng on by any other person came to the barryers scrimysshynge and sayd to the englysshmen Sirs is there any gentylman among you that for the loue of his lady wyll do any dede of armes If there be any here I am redy to issue out armed at all peces a hors backe to ren thre courses with a speare to stryke thre strokes with an axe thre strokes with a dagger Nowe let vs se if there be any amorous amonge you This squyer was called Gawen Mychaell This worde and request was anon spredde among the englysshmen Than an englysshe squyer called Joachym Cathore stept forthe and sayd I am here redy to delyuer his request let hym come out of the castell Than the lorde Fitz water marshall of the hoost came to the barryers and sayd to sir Guy le Baueux Cause your squyer to coÌ„e forthe he shall fynde one wyll be gladd to delyuer him and we shall assure hym in all thynges Gawen Mychaell was right ioyouse of those wordes and armed hym incontynent and the lordes dyde helpe to arme hym and sette hym a hors backe So he yssued out of the castell and thre with him and the varlettes bare thre speares thre axes and thre daggers He was greatly regarded by the englysshmen for they beleued afore that there was no frenche man that wolde fyght body
for body And in the same chalenge they shulde haue thre strokes with the swerde so he had also thre swerdes borne after hym THe erle of Buckingham was enformed of this chalenge sayd Howe he wolde go and se it hym selfe And so he mouÌ„ted on his horse and the erle Stafforde and the erle Dymestre with hym and for this cause seased the assaut at Tourey â–ª the englysshmen drewe thyder to se these iustes than the englysshman caÌ„e forthe armed at all peces mouÌ„ted on a good horse Whan they were come in to the place there speares were delyuered them and so ran eche at other and myssed by reason of stryuinge of their horses The seconde course they met and ataynted Than therle of Buckyngham sayd hola cease for it is late And than he sayd to the constable cause theÌ„ to cease for they haue done ynough for this day They shall ende their enterprise another season at more leysar than we haue as nowe and take good hede yâ— the french squyer lacke nothyng but lette hym be as well kept as oure owne squyer And shewe or cause to be shewed to theÌ„ of the castell that they take no care for their squyer for he shall go with vs to ê‘forme his enterprise nat as a prisoner for if he scape a lyue he shall returne agayne with out parell The erles wordes were acomplyshshed and it was shewed to the squier by the marshall howe he shulde ryde with them without any daunger and whan the erle is content ye shall be delyuered sir quod the squyer as god wyll so be it And a haraude was sent to the castell to shewe all the mater to them within ¶ The next day they rode to yeÌ„uyll in Beause alwayes beyng in hope to fyght with their enemyes for well they knewe howe they were pursued and costed on all parties by the frenchmen who were as great a nombre as they were or greatter And to say the trouthe the frenche lordes knightes and squiers had great wyll and desyre to fight with the englysshmen and sayd among them selfe Howe it was a great shame to suffre them so longe vnfought withall And whan they spake to the kynge therof he sayd euer to them Sirs let theÌ„ alone to kepe on their waye they shall at lengthe lese them selfe So thus the englysshmen kept forthe their waye to th entent to entre in to Bretayne And as ye haue harde in yenuyll in Beause there were mo than thre hundred speres and all the hoost passed by before the barryers ther was a lytell scrimysshe and so passed forthe for they lost their payne and without yenuylle there was a fayre wyndmyll the whiche was beaten downe So the erle of Buckyngham came to ytâ—ruyll and alighted at the house of the teÌ„plers and the vouarde went to Puyset And they were aduertysed howe that there was a stronge towre and a xl companyons within Thenglysshmen went and assayled it â–ª it stode on the playne grounde with lytell defence So there was a great assaut but it endured nat longe for the englysshe archers shotte so holly toguyder that ther was none durst apere at any defence So the towre was taken and all they within slayne or taken And than thenglysshmen sette fyre in the towre and so passed forthe for they coulde fynde no good waters whiche was a great myschefe for them Than they came to Ermoyne and loged ther and fro thens wente and lodged in the forest of Marcheaunoy ¶ Of the iustê bytwene Gawen Mychaell fraunsois Joahym Cathore angloys and of the wordê that kyng Charles of Fraunce sayd on his deth bedde Cap. CCC .lxvi. WIthin the forest of Mar cheaunoye was an abbey of monkes Sesteause wherin were noble houses and buyldynges of olde tyme. it was edified bylded by a valyaÌ„t noble man therle of Bloys and he gaue thervnto reuene wes and rentes but the warres had sore mynisshed their lyuelode There the erle of Buckynghame lodged and herde masse on our lady day in Septembre And there it was ordayned that Gawen Mychaell shulde furnysshe his chalenge agaynst Joachym Cathore the nexte day the same day thenglysshmen came towarde Marcheau noy and within the towne ther was capitayne the same tyme a knyght of that countre called sir Wyllyam of saynt Martyne a ryght sage knyght and a valyant in armes Whan the englysshmen sawe the maner of that castell they withdrewe to their lodgynges The lorde Fitz water came before the castell of Uerby nat to gyue any assaute vnto it but to speke with the lorde therof at yâ— barryers bycause they knewe eche other They had ben toguyder before that tyme in Pruce So the lorde Fitz water knowledged hym selfe to the lorde of Uerby and desyred hym for olde acquayntance to sende him some of his wyne of his courtesy and promysed to saue all his landes fro brennyng and wastynge The lorde of Uerby sent hym wyne largely and thretie myches therwith for the whiche the lorde Fytz water gaue hym great thankes and kept well his promyse The next daye after our lady day Gawen Mychaell and Jochyme Cathore armed theym and mounted on their horses to performe their enterprise So they met at the speare poyntes rudely the freÌ„ch squyer iusted right plesantly the englysshman ranne to lowe for he strake the frenchman depe in to the thygh Wherwith the erle of Bucking ham was ryghtsore displeased and so were all thother lordes sayd howe it was shamefully ron Than eche of them strake thre strokes with their swerdes than therle sayd howe they had done ynough and sayd howe they shulde 〈◊〉 no moâ—â— tor he sawe the squyet blede sore â—han Gawen Mychaell was vnarmed and the erle sent hym by an haraude a hundred fraÌ„kes and gaue hym leaue to depte home agayn to his owne company Sendyng them worde howe he had acquyted hym right valiantly so this Gawen Mychaell retourned agayne to the frenche lordes and the englysshemen departed fro Marcheaunoy and toke the way towarde Uandoue but or they came there they lodged in the forest of Coulonbers YE haue herde before howe the freÌ„che kyng had sent dyuers treaties and couenauntes to certayne townes in Bretayne to the entent that they shulde nat open their townes to the englysshmen Shewyng theÌ„ that if they dyde otherwyse they shulde soore trespasse agaynst hym so yâ— it shulde be inê‘donable they of Naunces had sent to the kyng secretely that he shulde be in no doute of them Promysinge they wolde make no treatie that shulde be agaynst the kynge their lorde so that yf the englysshmen dyde aproche their towne than the kynge to sende them some socoure to the whiche the frenche kyng was well agreed and had charged his counsayle to take hede therto Of all these treaties sir Johan de Bulle hadde the busynesse therof vnder the duke of Aniou who lay at Anger 's The duke of Burgoyne was in the cytie of Mans and therabout and in the castelles and forteresses
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
mater as ye haue harde before And whan the lordes had Well vnderstande hym they answered Sayenge in the kynges name We thanke our cosyn the kynge of Portingale that he putteth hym selfe so foreward in our besynes in that he maketh warre agaynst our aduersary and that he requireth is reasonable Wherfore he shall hastely haue ayde and the kynge shall take aduise howe it shall be ordered And so as than there were no mo Wordes This knyght straunger for the loue of these tydynges that he had brought pleasaunt to the duke of Lancastre and to the erle of Cambridge he was feasted and dyned with the kynge and so taried the space of .xv. dayes tyll the vtas of saynt George Where as the kynge and his vncles were And thyther was comesyr Robert of Namure to se the kyng and to make his relef for that he helde of the kynge in Inglande Than was there the parliament and counsaile assigned to be at WestmÌ„ I shall tell you why as well for the besynes of Portingale the whiche was a newe mater as for other for the truce was expired the fyrst day of June and so there was a great counsaile of the prelates and barones of England howe they shuld ordre all these mats And so they were in mynd to send the duke of Lancastre into Portingale and some sayd it was a farre and a longe voyage to sende hym thyther And if he went they myght happe to repent it for they vnderstode that the scottes made great apparell to entre in to England And sothan it was determined in theyr couÌ„saile that the duke of Lancastre who knewe well the marches of Scotland and the dealyng of the scottis And it was thought that they wolde sooner fall at a treatie with hym rather than With any other great lorde of all England and howe that the scottes wolde do more for hym than for any other And how that the erle of Cambrydge with .v. C. speares and as many archers shulde goo in to Portingale And if that the duke of Lancastre coulde do somoche with the scottes with the honour of the realme that a truce might be had to endure .iii. yere than he myght well go into Portingale about the moneth of Auguste or Septembre if the kynge and his couÌ„sayle thought it best and so therby to enforce the Army of hys brother Also there was a nother poynt Wherfore the duke of Lancastre went nat out of Englande Bicause the kynge of Englande had sente certayne messaÌ„gers with the duke of Tasson and the Arche bysshoppÌ„ of Rauenne to the kynge of Almayne to haue his syster to wyfe orelles to knowe howe the mater shulde stande For ther had be longe treatye therof more than the space of a yere Of Englande there was the bysshop of saynt Dauys syr Symond Burle to haue a conclusion of this matier if they myght And so to this counsayle accorded the kynge and all the lordes And so the parliament brake vp on this poynt and there were named and wrytten the barones and knyghtes that shulde go in to Portyngale with the erle of Cambridge ¶ Howe the Erle of Cambrydge departed oute of Englande to goo in to Portyngale And howe the comons of Englande rebelled agaynst the noble men Cap. CCC .lxxxi. THe duke of Lancastre ordered his busynes and departed fro the kyng and fro his brethernÌ„ And at his goyng he sware to his brother the erle of Cambrydge that at his returnyng out of Scotlande he wolde ordre so his busynes that he wold hastely folowe hym into Portyngale if there were no great cause to lette Thus the duke of Lancastre departed toward Scotland but with his owne men And at the same laste parliameÌ„t holden at London it was ordeyned that ser HeÌ„ry Percy erle of NorthuÌ„berlaÌ„de shulde be wardeyn of all the lande of NorthuÌ„berland and of the bysshopriche of Duram and fro thens into Wales to the ryuer of seuerne And so he departed fro LoÌ„den to go to his charge that was a xv dayes after that the duke of Lancastre was departed Also thaÌ„ departed fro the kynge and fro therle of Buckyngham his brother the erle of Cambrydge to go towardes his voyage in to Portyngale And so made prouysion about Ploumoth and vstayled his shyppes and toke with hym his wyfe the lady Isabell his sone JohnÌ„ his entent was to bryng them into Portingale the whiche he accoÌ„plisshed And with the erle of Cambrydge were these lordes First the lord Mathue Gornay constable of the host the lorde Chanon Robsard the lorde JohnÌ„ of new castell the lord WyllmÌ„ BeauchaÌ„pe marshall of thost the Souldic of Lestrade the lord of Barrere the lorde Chalebore sir WillmÌ„ Helmon ser Thomassymon Mylles wyndesore sir JohnÌ„ of CaÌ„derut and diuers other to the nombre of v. C. men of armes and as many archers So these lordes and theyr men came to Ploumoth and lodged there about abyding for wynde lytle and lytell shypped all their stuffe but they toke with them no horses bicause the way was farre a sondre bytwene Englande Lucebone in Portingale and the Portingale knyght was alwayes styll in their coÌ„panye And so they taried ther .iii. wekes abydynge for wynde the which was contrary to them Ja the meane tyme the duke of Lancastre went toward Scotlande so came to the cyte of Berwike the next towne to Scotland of all England And whan he was ther he rested hym and sent an haralde of armes in to Scotland towarde the barons ther. shewyng them howe he was come thyder to speke with theÌ„ on the marches as the vsage had ben before And if they wolde come treat with him to send hym worde or elles he knewe ryght well what to do The harauld departed and rode to Edenbourg wher kyng Robert of Scotland therle Duglas the erle de la Marc the erle Morette and the other lordes of Scotland were assembled together For they hadde knowledge how the duke of Lancastre was comyng thyder to treat with them wherfore they were assembled in the chife towne of Scotland ioynyng to the fronters of England And ther the harauld dyd his message was well herde at length and he had aunswere that they were well content to here the duke speke And so the harauld brought a salueconduct for the duke his company to endure as longe as he were in the marches and comuned togyder Thus the harald retourned to Berwyke shewed howe hesped And so the duke depted fro Berwyke left all his ê“uision behynd hym in the towne and so went to Rosebourge and there lodgyd And the next day he went lodged at the abbey of Mamos on the ryuer yt was an abbey that departed England Scotland a sundre there the duke taryed and his coÌ„pany tyll the scottes were come to Monbanne .iii. lytle myle thens whan they were come thyder they sent worde to the duke Thus the treatie began bytwene the Scottes and Englysshmen the whiche endured a
to aske or demaunde but folowed eche other lyke beestes as the shepherdes dyde of olde tyme. Sayeng howe they wolde go conquere the holy lande and at last all came to nothynge In lykewise these villayns and poore people came to London a hundred myle of .lx. myle .l. myle .xl. myle and .xx. myle of and fro all couÌ„treis about London but the moost part caÌ„e fro the countreis beforenamed and as they came they demaunded euer for the kyng The gentylmen of the countreis knightes and squyers began to doute whan they sawe the people began to rebell and though they were in dout it was good reason For a lesse occasyon they might haue bene afrayed So the gentylmen drewe toguyder aswell as they might ¶ The same daye that these vnhappy people of Kent were comynge to London there retourned fro Canterbury the kynges mother princes of Wales comynge from her pylgrimage She was in great ieopardy to haue ben lost for these people came to her chare and delt rudely with her Wherof the good lady was in great doute lest they wolde haue done some vilany to her or to her damosels Howe be it god kept her and she came in one day fro Caunterbury to London for she neuer durst tary by the waye The same tyme kyng Richarde her son was at the towre of London There his mother founde hym with hym there was the erle of Salisbury the archebysshoppe of Caunterbury sir Robert of Namure the lorde of Gomegines and dyuers other Who were in dout of these people that thus gadered toguyder and wyst nat what they demaunded This rebellyon was well knowen in the kynges courte or any of these people began to styre out of their houses But the kyng nor his couÌ„sayle dyde prouyde no remedy therfore whiche was great marueyle And to th entent that all lordes and good people and suche as wolde nothing but good shulde take ensample to correct them that be yuell and rebellions I shall shewe you playnlye all the mater as it was ¶ The yuell dedes that these comeÌ„s of Englande dyde to the kynges offycers and howe they sent a knight to speke with the king Ca. C C C lxxxii THe monday before the feest of Corpus Christy the yere of our lorde god a thousande thre hundred .lxxxvii. these people yssued oute of their houses to come to LoÌ„don to speke with the kynge to be made fre for they wolde haue had no boÌ„de man in Englande and so first they caÌ„e to saynt Thomas of Caunterbury And there Johan Balle had thought to haue founde the bysshop of Canterbury but he was at London with the kyng Whan Wat Tyler and Jacke Strawe entred in to Canterbury all the comon people made great feest for all the towne was of their assent And there they toke counsayle to go to London to the kyng and to sende some of their coÌ„pany ouer the ryuer of Thames in to Essexe in to Sussexe and in to the counties of Stafforde and Bedford to speke to the people that they shulde all come to the farder syde of London and therby to close London rounde about so that the kynge shulde nat stoppe their passages and that they shulde all mete toguyder on Corpus christy day They that were at Caunterbury entred into saynt ThomÌ„s churche and dyde there moche hurte and robbed and brake vp the bysshoppes chambre And in robbynge and bearing out their pyllage they sayd A this chauÌ„celler of Englande hath had a good market to gette toguyder all this richesse He shall gyue vs nowe accompte of the reuenues of Englande and of the great profytes that he hath gathered sythe the kynges coronacyon Whan they had thys monday thus broken the abbey of saynt Uyncent they deê‘ted in the mornyng and all the people of Canterbury with them so toke the way to Rochester sende their people to the vyllages about And in their goynge they beate downe and robbed houses of aduocates and procurers of the kynges courte and of the archebysshoppe and had mercy of none And whan they were come to Rochester they had there good chere for the people of the towne taryed for them for they were of the same secâ—e and than they went to the castell ther and toke the knyght that had the rule therof he was called sir Johan Moton and they sayde to hym Sir it behoueth you to go with vs you shall be our souerayne capitayne and to do that we wyll haue you The knight excused hymselfe honestly and shewed them dyuers consyderacions excuses but all auayled hym nothyng for they sayde vnto hym Sir Johan if ye do nat as we wyll haue you ye are but deed The knyght seyng these people in that fury and redye to slee hym He than douted dethe agreed to theÌ„ and so they toke hym with them agaynst his inwarde wyll And in lykewise dyd they of other countreis in Englande as Essexe Sussexe Stafforde Bedforde Warwyke euyn to Lyncolne For they brought the knightê and gentylmen into suche obeysance that they cansed them to go with them wheder they wolde or nat as the lorde Molayne a great barone sir Stephyne of Hales and sir Thomas of Guysighen and other NOwe beholde the great fortune If they might haue come to their ententes they wolde haue distroyed all the noble men of Englande And therafter all other nacyons wolde haue folowed the same and haue taken fote and ensample by them and by them of Gaunte and Flaunders who rebelled agaynst their lorde The same yere the parisyens rebelled in lykewyse and founde out the mallettes of yron of whom ther were mo than .xx. thousande as ye shall herafter in this hystorie but first we wyll speke of them of Englande WHan these people thus lodged at Rochester deê‘ted and passed yâ— ryuer and came to BraÌ„forde alway kepynge styll their opynions beatyng downe before theÌ„ and all about the places and houses of aduocates procurers and strikyng of the heedes of dyuers ê‘sons and so long they went forwarde tyll they came within a foure myle of London and ther lodged on a hyll called Blacheth and as they went they sayd euer they were the kynges men and the noble comons of Englande and whan they of London knewe that they were come so nere to them The mayre as ye haue herde before closed the gates and kept straitely all the passages This order caused the mayre who was called Nicholas Walworthe and dyuers other riche burgesses of the cyte who were nat of their sect But ther were in London of their vnhappy opinyons mo than .xxx. thousande Than these people thus beyng lodged on Blacheth determyned to sende their knight to speke with the kyng And to shewe hym howe all that they haue done or wyll do is for hym his honour And howe the realme of Englande hath nat ben well gouerned a greet space for the honoure of the realme nor for the comon profyte by his vncles and by the clergy
houses And specially they brake vp the kynges prisones as the Marshalse and other and delyuered out all the prisoners that were within and there they dyde moche hurt And at the bridge fote they thret them of London bycause the gates of the bridge were closed Sayenge howe they wolde brenne all the subarbes and so coÌ„quere London byforce and to slee and brenne all the commons of the cytie There were many within the cytie of their accorde and so they drewe toguyder and sayde Why do we nat let these good people entre in to the cyte they are our felowes and that that they do is for vs. So therwith the gates were opyned and than these people entred in to the cytie and went in to houses and satte downe to eate and drinke They desyred nothynge but it was incontynent brought to them for euery manne was redy to make theÌ„ good chere and to gyue them meate and drinke to apease them Than the capitayns as JohnÌ„ Ball Jacke Strawe and Watte Tyler wente through out London and a twentie thousande with them and so caÌ„e to the Sauoy in the way to Westmynster whiche was a goodlye house and it ê‘teyned to the duke of Lancastre and whan they entred they slewe the kepars therof and robbed and pylled the house And whaÌ„ they had so done than they sette fyre on it and clene distroyed and brent it and whan they had done that outrage they left nat therwith but went streight to the fayre hospytalle of the Rodes called saynt Johans and there they brente house hospytall mynster and all Than they went fro strete to strete slewe all the flemmynges that they coulde fynde in churche or in any other place ther was none respyted fro dethe and they brake vp dyuers houses of the lombardes and robbed theym toke their goodes at their pleasure For there was none that durst saye them nay And they slewe in the cytie a riche marchaunt called Richarde Lyon to whome before that tyme Watte Tyler had done seruyce in FrauÌ„ce And on a tyme this Rycharde Lyon had beaten hym whyle he was his varlet the whiche Watte Tyler than remembred and so came to his house strake of his heed and caused it to be borne on a spere poynt before him all about the cyte Thus these vngracyous people demeaned them selfe lyke people enraged and wode and so that day they dyde moche sorowe in London ANd so agaynst night they wente to lodge at saynt Katherins before the towre of London Sayenge howe they wolde neuer depart thens tyll they hadde the kynge at their pleasure And tyll he had accorded to them all that they wolde aske acomptes of the chauÌ„cellour of Englande to knowe where all the good was become that he had leuyed through the realme and without he made a good acompte to them therof it shulde nat before his profyte And so whan they had done all these yuels to the strauÌ„gers all the day at night they lodged before the towre YE may well knowe and beleue that it was great pytie for the daunger that the kyng and suche as were with him were in Forsome tyme these vnhappy people showTed and cryed so loude as thoughe all the deuylles of hell had bene among them In this euennynge the kynge was counsayled by his bretherne and lordes and by sir Nicholas walworthe mayre of London and dyuers other no table and riche burgesses that in the night tyme they shulde issue out of the towre and entre into the cyte and so to slee all these vnhappy people whyle they were at their rest and a slepe For it was thought that many of them were dronken wherby they shulde be slayne lyke flees Also of twentie of them ther was scant one in harnes And surely the good men of LoÌ„don might well haue done this at their ease for they had in their houses secretely their frendes and seruauntes redy in harnesse And also sir Robert Canolle was in his lodgyng kepyng his treasure with a sixscore redy at his coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„t In likewise was sir Perducas Dalbret who was as than in London In so moche that ther myght well assembled toguyder an eyght thousande men redy in harnesse Howe beit ther was nothyng done for the resydue of the commons of the cytie were sore douted leest they shulde ryse also and the commons before were a threscore thousande or mo Than the erle of Salisbury and the wyse men about the kynge sayd Sir if ye can apese them with fayrnesse it were best and moost profytable and to graunt theym euery thynge that they desyre For if we shulde begyn a thynge the whiche we coulde nat atcheue we shulde neuer recouer it agayne But we oure heyres euer to be disheyrited So this couÌ„saile was taken the mayre countermaunded And so commaunded that he shulde nat styrre And he dyde as he was coÌ„maunded as reason was And in the cytie with the mayre there were .xii. aldermen wherof nyne of them helde with the kynge and the other thre toke parte with these vngracyous people as it was after well knowen the whiche they full derely bought ANd on the friday in the mornynge the people beyng at saynt Katheryns nere to the towre Began to apparell them selfe and to crye and shoute and sayd Without the kyng wolde coÌ„e out and speke with them they wolde assayle the towre and take it byforce and slee all them that were within Than the kyng douted these wordes and so was counsailed that he shulde issue out to speke with theÌ„ And than the kynge sende to them that they shulde all drawe to a fayre playne place called Myleende wher as the people of the cytie dyde sport them in the somer season And there the kyng to graunt theÌ„ that they desyred And there it was cryed in the kyngê name that who soeuer wolde speke with the kyng let hym go to the sayd place and ther he shulde nat fayle to fynde the king Than the people began to departe specially the coÌ„mons of the vyllages and went to the same place but all went nat thyder for they were nat all of one condycion For ther were some that desyred nothynge but richesse and the vtter distruction of the noble men and to haue LoÌ„don robbed and pylled That was the princypall mater of their begynnynge the whiche they well shewed For assoone as the towre gate opyned and that the kynge was yssued out with his two bretherne and the erle of Salisbury the erle of Warwike the erle of Oxenforthe sir Robert of Namure the lorde of Bretaygne the lorde Gomegynes and dyuers other Than Watte Tyler Jacke Strawe and Johan Ball and mo than foure huÌ„dred entred into the towre and brake vp chaÌ„bre after chambre and at last founde the archebysshoppe of Caunterbury called Symon a valyant man and a wyse and chefe chaunceller of Englande and a lytell before he hadde sayd masse before the kynge These Glottons toke hym and strake of his heed
and also they beheded the lorde of saynt Johans and a frere mynour maister in medicyn ê‘teyning to the duke of Lancastre they slewe hym in dispyte of his maister and a sergeant at armes called JohnÌ„ Laige And these four heedes were set on foure logn speares and they made theÌ„ to be borne before theÌ„ through the stretes of London And at last set theÌ„ a highe on LoÌ„don bridge as though they had ben traytours to the kyng to the realme Also these glottous entred in to the prices chambre and brake herhed wherby she was so sore afrayed that she sowned and ther she was taken vp and borne to the watersyde and put in to a barge and couered and so conueyed to a place called the quenes Warderobe And there she was all that daye and night lyke a woman halfe deed tyll she was conforted with the kyng her sonne as ye shall here after ¶ How the nobles of England were in great paryll to haue ben dystroyed howe these rebels were punisshed and sende home to theyr owne houses Cap. CCC .lxxxiiii. WHan the kyng came to the sayd place of Myleende without London he put out of his company his two bretherne the erle of Kent sir Johan Holande and the lorde of Gomegynes for they durst nat apere before the people And whan the kynge and his other lordes were ther â—he fouÌ„de there a threscore thousande men of dyuers vyllages and of sondrie countreis in Englande So the kynge entred in amonge them sayd to them swetely A ye good people I am your kyng What lacke ye What wyll ye say Than suche as vnderstode him sayd We wyll that ye make vs free for euer our selfe our heyres and our landes and that we be called no more boÌ„de nor so reputed Sirs sayd the king I am well agreed therto Withdrawe you home into your owne houses and into suche villages as ye caÌ„e fro and leaue behynde you of euery vyllage .ii. or thre and I shall cause writynges to be made and seale theym with my seale the whiche they shall haue with them conteyning euery thynge that ye demaunde And to th entent that ye shal be the better assured I shall cause my baners to be delyuered in to euery Bayliwyke shyre and countreis These wordes apeased well the coÌ„mon people suche as were symple and good playne men that were come thyder and wyste nat why They said it was well said we desyre no better Thus these people beganne to be apeased and began to withdrawe them in to the cyte of LoÌ„don And the kyng also said a worde the whiche greatly contented them He sayde Sirs amonge you good men of Kent ye shall haue one of my baners with you ye of Essexe another ye of Sussexe of Bedforde of CaÌ„bridge of Germeney of Stafforde of Lyneche of you one And also I pardon euery thinge that ye haue done hyder to so that ye folowe my baners and retourne home to your houses They all answered how they wolde so do thus these people departed and went in to London Than the kynge ordayned mo than .xxx. clerkes the same fridaye to write with all dilygeÌ„ce letter patentes and sayled with the kyngê seale and delyuered them to these people And whan they had receyued the writynge they departed and retourned in to their owne countreis but the great venym remayned styll behynde For Watte Tyler Jacke Strawe and JohnÌ„ ball sayd for all that these people were thus apesed yet they wolde nat departe so and they had of their acorde mo than .xxx. thousande So they abode styll and made no prese to haue the kynges writyng nor seale for all their enteÌ„tes was to putte the cytie to trouble in suche wyse as to 〈◊〉 all the riche and honest persons to robbe and pylle their houses They of London were in great feare of this wherfore they kepte their houses preuily with their freÌ„des and suche seruauntes as they had euery man accordynge to his puyssaunce And whanÌ„e these sayde people were this fridaye thus somewhat apeased and that they shulde departe assoone as they hadde their writynges euerye manne home in to his ownâ— countrey Than kynge Rycharde came in to the Royall where the quene his Mother was â—â—ght sore afrayed So he coÌ„forted her as well as he coulde and taryed there with her all that night YEt I shall shewe you of an aduenture that fell by these vngracyous people before the cyte of Norwiche by a capitayne among them called Guillyam Lystre of Stufforde THe same daye of Corpus Christy that these people entred in to London and brent the duke of Lancasters house called the Sauoye the Hospytall of saynt Johannes and brake vp the kynges prisons And dyd all this hurte as ye haue herde before The same tyme there assembled toguyder they of Stafforde of Lynne of Cambridge of Bedforde and of Germeney And as they were comynge towardes London they hadde a capitayne amonge them called Lystre And as they came they rested them before Norwiche and in their comynge they caused euerye man to ryse with them so that they left no villayns behynde theÌ„ The cause why they rested before Norwyche I shall shewe you There was a knight capitayne of the towne called sir Robert Sale He was no gentylman borne but he had the grace to be reputed sage and valyant in armes And for his valyauntnesse kynge Edwarde made hym knight He was of his body one of the biggest knightes in all Englande Lyster and his company thought to haue had this knyght with them and to make hym their chife capitayne to the entente to be the more feared and beloued So they sende to hym that he shulde coÌ„e and speke with theÌ„ in the felde or els they wolde brenne yâ— towne The knight consydered that it was better for hym to go speke with theÌ„ rather thanÌ„e they shulde do that outrage to the towne than he mounted on his horse and yssued oute of the towne all alone and so came to speke with theÌ„ And whan they sawe hym they made him gret chere and honoured hym moche desyring hym to a lyght of his horse and to speke with theym and so he dyde wherin he dyde great folly For whanÌ„e he was a lyghted they came rounde about hym and began to speke fayre to hym and sayde Sir Robert ye are a knight and a man greatlye beloued in this countrey and renowmed a valyaunt man And thoughe ye be thus yet we knowe you well ye be no gentylmanne borne but sonne to a villayne suche as we be Therfore coÌ„e you with vs and be our maister and we shall make you so great a lord that one quarter of Englande shal be vnder your obeysauÌ„ce Whan the knight herde them speke thus it was greatlye contraryous to his mynde for he thought neuer to make any suche bargayne and answered them with a felonous regarde Flye away ye vngracyous people false and yuell traytours that ye be Wolde you that
daunger of dethe and scaped They passed the straytes and the boundes of the realme Tramesuynes and Bell maryne And they were oft tymes in great aduenture of takynge with the sarazins and they all coūted themselfe but lost and deed and neuer had trust to cōe to lande And in this great daunger they were .xl. dayes than they had suche a wynde that brought them wheder they wolde or nat agayne in to the spaynisshe see And whan the wynde fayled than they ancred and by aduenture they founde two great shyppes comyng as they sayd fro Flaūders charged with marchaundyse and goynge to Lysbone Than the Englysshe shyppe came to thē and purte out their standerdes and whan they of Lysbone who were but marchauntes sawe the armes of saynt George and in the shyppe men of armes they were halfe afrayed But at laste whan they aproched and sawe who they were they made theym great chere And after these marchauntes dyde putte these knyghtes agayne in great parell as ye shall herafter THese knightes demaūded of these marchaūtes what tidynges they answered and sayd Howe that the kynge of Portyngale with the englysshe men were in Spaigne and had besieged the kynge of Castyle in Ciuyll Of these tidynges the knightes were right ioyfull and sayd howe they wolde go thyder for they were as than on the fronter of Ciuyll And so they departed and the marchaūtes left with theym wyne and other prouysion to refresshe them with all Than the gascoyns sayde to the maryners Sirs bringe vs streyght to Ciuyll for there our company lye at siege The maryners sayde in the name of god and so tourned thyderwardes and sayled so longe tyll they aproched nere therto Than the maryners who were wyse and sage and wolde nat that theyr maysters shulde be lost neglygently Caused a ladde to moūt vp to the toppe of the shyp to se if he coude spy any maner of siege layd to Ciuyll outher by water or by lande and the ladde who sawe euery thynge parfitelye sayde Surelye there is no maner of siege nother by lande nor by water Than the maryners sayde to the lordes Sirs ye are nat well and truely enformed for surely ther is no siege nother by lande nor by water about Ciuyll For if there were any it shulde apere in the hauyn Therfore sirs it is no goynge thyder without ye wyll lose all For the kynge of Castyle is there as in the cytie wherin he wolde be of any other in all his realme So with great payne these maryners myght be beleued and at laste they were be lened And so sayled a longe the syde of Cyuyll and entred in to the see of Portyngale and at last arryued in the hauyn of Lysbone Thesāe houre and daye there was done in the churche of saynt Katherine a solempne obsequy for thē and all the englysshe men morenyng for them in blacke But than ye may well knowe there was ioye ynoughe whan̄e they arryued at the porte and there was gret feest made and these gascoyns for ioye forgate the payne and feare that they had endured in the see ' NOwe lette vs leaue to speke of the busynesse of Portingale for ther was as yet no dede of armes done there and lette vs nowe speke of the busynesse that was in Flaunders the same season IN this season while all this busynesse was in England the warres of Flāders was nat in rest bytwene the erle and the gauntoyse ye haue herde here before how Philyppe Dartuell was chosen as souerayne capitayne of Gaunt by the oppynyon of Peter de Boyse who counsayled hym to take on hym the offyce and to be cruell To the entent to be the more feared Philyppe folowed after his scole and doctryne for he had nat bene long in offyce whan he caused .xii. heedes to be strykenne of before hym And some sayde they were those that principally were causers of the dethe of his father and so than he reuenged his cause ¶ This Philyppe Dartuell began̄e to raygne in great puyssaunce and was greatly feared and beloued specially of suche as folowed warre And to wynne their fauoure and loue he spared nothynge but abandoned euery thynge to them It might be demaunded howe they of Gaunt made their warre I wyll aunswere therto acordynge as I haue herde Of very necessyte accordynge to their quantyties they euer supported the poore And so by reason of the vnyte amonge theym they endured in great puyssaunce And all thynges consydred Gaunt is one of the moost strōgest townes of the worlde So that Brabant Holande and zelande make them no warre But if those thre countreis with Flaunders make warre to them than they be enclosed and likely to be lost and famysshed And these thre countreis made no warr with them wherfore they endured the lengar In this season whyle that Philyppe Dartuell was made newe offycer The alderman of the wayuers was accused of trayson sette in prison And to proue the trouthe in that he was accused they went to his house foūde there certayne poudre of Saltpeter wherwith he had done no helpe to the towne at siege nor otherwyse of all the hole yere passed Wherfore he was beheeded drawen through the towne lyke a traytour to gyue ensample to all other Than the erle of Flaunders determyned to lay siege to Gaunt and so he made a great somons of lordes knyghtes and squyers and men of good townes And he sende to Malynes from whens he had moche people Also he sende for his cosyns sir Robert of Namure and sir Wyllyam and out of Arthoise ther came moche people to him And the coūtesse of Arthoise his mother was as than newely departed this lyfe TO this assemble there cāe the lorde Dāpiers with a great company of knightes and squyers of the countie of Heynalt And so therie went and layde siege to Gaunt on the syde towarde Bruges and towarde Heynalte whyle this siege endured there was many a scrymisshe and somtyme a sorte of wyght companyons wolde yssue out of Gaūt Somtyme they were driued home agayne to their losse sometyme they wan And in this season he that dyde moost dedes of armes and was moost renomed was the yong lorde of Danghien And moost commonly all lustye companyons suche as sought for dedes of armes wolde be euer in his companye And in this season the lorde of Danghien with foure thousande horse men besyde fote men wente and layde siege before the towne of Grauntmont the which as than was gaūtoyse Before that tyme the sayd lorde had bene there and traueyled and haryed thē sore but nothynge conquered But at this tyme he came puissantly and in good order and on a sō day he sauted the towne in mo than .xl. places And was at the saute hym selfe and sette forthe first his owne baner This was so gret assaute and so well cōtynued on euery syde that about the houre of noone it was taken and cōquered And than entred in
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
great nombre made no semblant to breke their busshement but helde them selfe styll and close for they beleued that the englisshmen had nere hande their great batayle therfore they durst nat assayle them So thus they departed eche fro other without any more doynge The spaynierdes retourned the same night to Esteryes and the Chanoyne Robersarde to Uesyouse And there he shewed his company howe they had sene the spagynierdes bytwene Concrelet and Huence and sayd If we had bene all toguyder we wolde haue fought with theÌ„ and so they were sorie that they had nat bene all toguyder And whan these tidynges came to the knowledge of the kyng of Portingale he made semblant that he was dyspleased bycause they rode forthe without his coÌ„maundement or ordinaunce Thus the englysshmen and gascoyns lay styll in their garysons all that wynter without any thynge doyng worthy to be made meÌ„cyon of the whiche greatly anoyed theÌ„ There lyeng styll was nat by their wylles ¶ In this meane tyme Johan kyng of Castyle sende to the frenche kynge and to his vncles for socour Shewyng them howe the erle of Cambridge was arryued in Portyngale And how the voice ranne through the realmes of Castyle and Portyngale Howe that the kyng of Englande the duke of Lancastre and his brother puissantlye acompanyed shulde come in to Portyngale to the erle of Cambridges ayde in the next somer Wherfore he desyred the frenche kynge accordynge to suche alyaunces and confederacions as the realme of FrauÌ„ce the realme of Spaygne hath toguyder and by reason of good loue and amyte That they wolde sende some men of warre to hym the next somer to the entent to resyst his enemyes Than the french kyng and his counsayle consented well therto For they sawe well howe the kyng of Spayne desyred nothyng but reason Than it was ordayned in Fraunce to gyue all maner of men of warre lycence to go thyder And the kyng delyuered theÌ„ their first prest money So sir Olyuer of Clesquy brother to sir Bertram of Clesquy constable of Fraunce was ordayned to take his voyage in the begynnyng of the springyng tyme. And so dyde knightê and squyers of Bretayne of Fraunce of Beause of Picardy of Aniowe of Berrey of Bloyse and of Mayne And so they passed by companyes to haue the more ease and their passage was opyn throughe the realme of Aragon and they founde euery thyng redy and their wages payed but they payed nat for euery thyng they toke whan they were abrode in the countrey whiche was great hurte to the poore commons yE haue herde here before howe kyng Richarde of Englande the space of a yere hadde ben in treatie with kynge Charles of Almayne Who wrote hym selfe the tytell of the kyng of Rhomayns to haue his suster the lady Anne in maryage And howe sir Symon Burle had sore traueyled in that mater And howe the duke of Tasson in Almayne had ben in Englande for to confyrme that maryage And the mater was so coÌ„cluded that the kynge of Rhomayns sende his suster in to Englande and the duke of Tasson with her And a great company of knightes ladyes and damosels in royall astate as it aê‘teyned to suche a lady And so she came first in to Brabante to the towne of Bruesels And there the duches of Brabant receyued her and all her company in goodly maner The duke of Brabant was her vncle for she was doughter to themê‘our Charles And so thus the lady Anne of Behayne helde her at Brusels with her vncle and aunte more than the space of a moneth She durste nat go thens I shall tell you why ¶ It was shewed her that ther was on the see a .xii. vessels of nor mayns bytwene Caleys and Hollande they robbed and pilled on the see they cared nat who And so they kepte he boundes of the see about Flaunders and zelande abyding the comynge of this yonge lady For the french kyng wolde gladly haue broken that maryage for he greatlye douted the alyaunce bytwene Englande Almayne Howe be it alwayes it is sayd that it is nat honorable to take ladyes in warre In coloryng the warr bitwene lordes to make their warr the fayrer The prince of Wales father to kyng Richarde of Englande It was sayd he consented to the takyng of the lady of Burbone mother to the french quene She was taken by the prices seruauÌ„tes in the castell of Belperch and so brought in to Guyen and raunsomed Wherfore the freÌ„chmen thought if they myght take the kyng of Englandes wyfe in reueÌ„gyng therof they shulde do no wronge So for feare and doute therof this lady lay styll at Brusels the space of a moneth Than the duke of Brabant sende his counsayle into Fraunce as the lorde of RousselaÌ„s and the lorde of Bousqueher to shewe the kynge his vncles they were nephewes to the duke of Brabant as chyldren of his suster These lordes of Brabant spedde so well with the frenche kyng and his couÌ„sayle that they had a sure saue conduct for the lady to passe outher by lande or by see Wheder it pleased her throughe the realme of Fraunce or by the froÌ„ters therof to Calais And the normains that were on the see were countermaunded agayne And so the frenche kyng and his vncles wrote to the Duke of Brabant that they dyde this for his sake all onely and for none other This pleased moche the duke of Brabant the duchesse and all suche as wolde passe the see So than they departed fro Brusels and the lady toke her leaue of the duke her vncle and of the duchesse her aunt And of the ladyes and damosels of the countrey suche as had helde her company And so the duke sende with her a huÌ„dred speares to conuey her to Gaunte and there she rested her a day And there the gauntoyse dyde her gret honour and fro thens she went to Bruges there the erle of Flaunders receyued her ryght honourably there she rested her a thre dayes And than she rode forth came to Grauelyng where as was redy the erle of Salysbury and the erle of Dymester with a fyue huÌ„dred speres and as many archers and so they brought her to Calays And the brabansies retourned as soone as they had delyuered her to the barones of Englande THis yonge lady taryed nat longe at Calayes but that she had wynde at wyll and so than she entred in to her shyppe on a friday in the mornynge and all her company and horses in other shyppes And the same day she aryued at Douer and ther she rested her two dayes the thirde day she rode to saynt Thomas of Caunterbury And there she founde the erle of BuckynghaÌ„ who receyued her honourably and so long this lady rode forthe that she came to London where as she was honourably receyued of the burgesses ladyes damosels of the countrey and cytie And so the kyng of Englande wedded her in the chapell of his palays of Westmynster
nombre agaynst ten or .xii. thousande fierse and proude people who wyll take none to mercy And if ye nede we can nat helpe you O Rohen O Lauall O Rieux O Beaumanoyr O longuyle O rochfort O mauuy O malestroit O coÌ„uersant O suche and suche I coÌ„playne of you all that without my counsayle ye wyll put yourselfe in this adueÌ„ture Wherfore am I coÌ„stable of FrauÌ„ce if ye lese the faut shal be layd to me and it shal be sayd that I sent you thider He had gyuen a coÌ„maundement before yâ— none shulde departe fro the hoost to iâ—opart to passe the bridge But whanÌ„e he sawe so many noble men passed and sawe the dealyng of theÌ„ than he sayd with an highe voyce I abandon yâ— passage to euery man that wyll assay to passe by any maner of meanes And with those wordes knightes squyers auaunced theÌ„ selfe to fynde way and engin howe to passe the bridge but it was incoÌ„tynent night so that of necessyte they must leaue their labours as in castyng of bordes and plankes on yâ— ioystes some layd their pauesses to passe ouer so that the flemyngê had moche a do to defeÌ„de theÌ„selfe for they wysâ— nat well to whoÌ„ to take hede For they sawe beneth the bridge in the maryse a great noÌ„bre of men of armes standyng close to gyder and styll mâ— comyng to them And also they sawe them that were on the other syde of the bridge scrimysshyng sore with them dyde what they might to make the bridge agayne THus as ye haue herde before the frenche men passed by the barkes that nyght and came priuely thoroughe the marysses and myre to their anclees Nowe beholde and consyder the payne that they endured and the valyantnesse of them Seyng howe in so long nightes and wynter as in Decembre They a bode all the longe colde night in their harnesse on their fere in yâ— myre their bassenettê on their heedes without meate or drinke Certaynly I say this ought to be reputed for a great valyaÌ„tnesse And trewely they were but a handfull of men to the regarde of the flemynges that were within Comynes and about in the countre so thus they stode and nouther durste enuade nor assayle but determyned to stande so styll tyll it were fayre day sayeng eche to other We shall se whan it is day the flemynges wyll come out of their streÌ„gth and assayle vs. And whan they come let vs crye our cryes all with one voyce euery man his owne crye orels his lordê thogh it so be that the lordes be nat here for by suche cryes we shall abasshe them and than lette vs stryke in among them with good courage and wyll It is in god to gyue vs grace to disconfyte them for they are but yuell armed And we haue good speares well heeded and good swerdes The habergyns that they beare shall nat defende them Thus in this good conforte they abode all that night And yâ— constable who was on the other syde of the ryuer towarde Lysle had great feare in his hert of theÌ„ and wysshed hym selfe and all his puissauÌ„ce within the towne of Comynes Than the marshals of Burgoyn and of Flaunders sayd to conforte hym Sir be nothynge abasshed they that be passed ouer be chosed men of warre valyaunt and of great wysdome They wyll do nothyng but by good order and discrecyon Sir they wyll nat fight this day the night is to nere aprochynge And sir ye haue abaÌ„doned the passage to passe who wyll To morowe assoone as it is day we shall do oure beste to passe the bridge We haue prouyded this daye for woode and tymbre more than we shall nede I trust we shall be soone ouer and reconforte them if they haue any nede and yonder vnhappy people shall nat endure agaynst vs. Thus the coÌ„stable was recoÌ„forted by the sayeng of suche valyant ê‘sons as were in his coÌ„pany ¶ Howe the frenche men that were passed the ryuer of Lyse disconfyted the flemyngê and slewe many of theÌ„ and wan the passage of Comynes Cap. CCCC .xv. PEter de Boyse who knewe well that these meÌ„ of armes in the marysse were nere ioyning to Comynes thought him selfe in no suretie bycause he knewe natte what th eÌ„de shulde be How be it he sawe well yâ— he had in his coÌ„pany a sixe or seuyn thousande men Than he sayd to theÌ„ Sirs yonder men of armes that haue passed the ryuer they be nat made of stele They haue all this laste day traueyled and all this nyght stamped in the myre I thinke nowe at the brekyng vp of this newe mornyng it were best we set on them We are men ynoughe to close thèm rounde about and if we beate them ones ther is none wyll medyll with vs after let vs make no noyse tyll the tyme come to do our feate On the othersyde the french knightes that were in the marysses nat farre fro their enemyes were nat at their ease They stode so in the myre soÌ„e to the ancles some to the mydde legge Howe be it the greate pleasure and desyre that they had to coÌ„quere the passage with honour made them forget their payne and traueyle yf it had bene in Somer as it was in wynter it had ben but a pleasure for theym but as than the erthe was colde and wete and the nightes long and some tyme rayned on their heedes the whiche ran downe by their bassenettes For they stode euer redy to fight and loked euer whanÌ„e they shulde be assayled The remembraunce wherof made them to forgette their paynes There was the lorde of saynt Pye who aquyted him selfe right nobly He was the formast and euer went priuely to spye se and harken the dealyng of his enemyes And whan he retourned he shewed his companye howe there was no noyse amonge them Sayeng paraduenture they do it bycause they wyll be redy to do that is their purpose Thus he wente in and out to spye what his enemyes dyde tyll at last about the breakyng of the day the flemynges all in a plumpe without any maner of noyse came softely towarde the maryse Whanne the lorde of saynt Pye who was watchyng for them sawe certaynly that they were comyng than he cam to his company and sayd Sirs let vs sette on them for our enemyes are comynge at hande They come fayre and softely without noyse wenyng to sette on vs or we beware of them therfore nowe lette vs all shewe ourselfe lyke men of warre for incoÌ„tynent we shall haue batayle And with those wordes euery man apparelled hymselfe redy and set them selfe in as good order as coude be deuysed ANd so whan they aproched they made their cryes as they were apoynted before to do And receyued the flemmynges with the speare poyntes in suche wyse that the mayle in their cootes coulde holde out no more than two or thre folde of clothe wolde haue doone The constable of Fraunce herde well the crye and noyse and sayd Sirs surely our company
by water and arryued at Mydelborowe in zelande suche as were of Gaunt retourned to GauÌ„t and euery man home to their owne townes And FrauÌ„ces Atreman and his company beyng at Calis departed and went to Gaunt but that was nat as long as the frenche kyng was in FlauÌ„ders but as I was enfourâ—â—ed they retourned by zelande In the same season that the frenche kyng lay at Courtrey he had dyuers couÌ„sayls to knowe howe he shulde parceyuer in his warre whether he shulde go and ley siege to Gaunt or nat The kyng was well wyllyng to haue gone thyâ—er In lykewise so were the bretons and burgonyoÌ„s But the lordes coÌ„sydred howe it was in the moneth of Decembre and in the deed tyme of wynter and dayly it rayned Wherfore they thought it was no good hostyng tyll somer season And also they sawe well howe their horses were but feble by reason of the colde season and the ryuers great and large about GauÌ„t Wherfore they thought but a lost tyme to ley any sege there And also the lordes were wery sore traueyled with so long lyeng in the feldes in that colde tyme and tayny So all thynges consydred it was determyned that the kynge shulde go to Tourney and there to refresshe him and to kepe his Christmas And they of farr countreis as of Auuergne of Dolphyn of Sauoy of Burgoyne shulde returne home into their owne countreis fayre easely And the bretons normayns and frenchmen shulde abyde styll with the constable to attende on the kyng for it was thought that they shulde haue some busynesse with the parisyeÌ„s who had newly forged a great noÌ„bre of malles wherfore they thought to set another rule and order amonge theÌ„ And whan the kynge shulde departe fro Courtrey he and his counsayle forgate nat the gylt spurres that they founde in a churche there in Courtray the whiche of olde tyme parteyned to the noble men of FrauÌ„ce somtyme slayne with erle Robert of Arthoyse at the batayle of Curtrey So than the kyng ordayned that at his departyng the towne shulde be set a fyre distroyed Whan the knowledge therof came to the erle of Flaunders he thought to haue founde some remedy therfore And so came before the kyng and kneled downe and requyred hym to do none yuell to the towne of Curtrey The kyng answered howe that surely he wolde nat here his request And so therle durst speke no more of that mater but so departed and went to his logyng Before they fyre began the duke of Burgoyne caused an horaloge to be taken downe the moost fayrest and goodlyest that coude be founde on that syde of the see The whiche horaloge was taken downe by peces and layed in chares and the bell also And after it was caryed to Diyon in Burgoyne and there it was sette vp there sowneth the .xxiiii. houres of the day and night AT the departyng of the kyng fro Courtrey the towne was clene distroyed and brent And the knyghtes squyers and men of warre toke some of the men women and chyldren to raunsome And so the kyng rode came to Turney and was lodged in the abbey of saiÌ„t Martyne and they of the towne dyde great reuerence to the kynge as reason requyred And all they of the towne were arayed in whyte with thre barres of grene on the one syde The cytie was deuyded to lodge the lordê The kyng lay at saynt Martyns and his company had one quarter of the towne The duke of Berry was lodged in the bysshoppes lodginge the duke of Burgoyne at the crowne the duke of Burbone at the golden heed the coÌ„stable at saynt James heed Ther was a cry made in the kingê name on payne of dethe no man to do any hurt to the people of the cytie and that no manne take any thyng without he pay truely therfore and that none entre in to the countie of Heynaulte to do any hurte or domage there All these thynges were well kept and holden there the lordes refresshed theÌ„ well And they of the farr countreis departed and retourned homewarde some by Lysle some by Doway and some by UalenceÌ„nes The erle of Bloyse toke leaue of the kynge and of his vncles and of his companyon therle of Ewe and so returned to his herytage in Heynalte And he lay a day and a nyght at UalenceÌ„nes wher he was well refresshed For he had achyued entierly the loue of the good people of the towne for the seruyce that he dyde to the countre whan the bretons burgonyons and sauoy syns wolde haue ouerron the countre whiche was let by his meanes And also for sir Tyrrie of Disquemyne who helde them of Ualencennes in great feate Whiche mater was putte in to the erles handes and in to the lorde of Couces and so therby they were in peace Than the erle departed fro Ualencennes and went to LeÌ„decheries and ther he taryed a season with the lady Mary his wyfe and Lewes his sofie And the somer after he went to Bloyse but the couÌ„tesse his wife and his sonne taryed styll in Heynalt and for the moost parte lay at Beaumont ¶ Howe the frenche kyng caÌ„e to Parys and howe he caused to be putte downe the cheyns and harnes in the towne and howe the parisyeÌ„s were raunsomed at his pleasure Cap. CCCC .xxvi. IN lykewise the erle of Marche and sir James of Burbone his brother deê‘ted fro Tourney and went to refresshe them at Scluse in Heynault on their owne herytages Sir Guy de lauall breton went to Cheure in Heynault wher he had parte of enherytauÌ„ce for he and sir Robert of Namure were lordê therof And yâ— lorde of Coucy went to Mortayn on the ryuer of Lescalt and there refresshed hym and his coÌ„pany but for the most parte he hym selfe was with the kyng at Turney The erle of saynt Poule had coÌ„missyon to chastyce the Urbanystes wherof ther were many in that towne And so he fouÌ„de many and euer as he founde theÌ„ in the churche of our lady or els where they were taken put in prison and sore rauÌ„somed And by that meanes the erle of saynt Poule gathered toguyder in a shorte season more than seuyn thousande frankes For there was none that scaped hym but that payed or founde good suretie to paye And whyle that the kyng lay at Tourney they of Gaunt had a saueconduct to go and coÌ„e and to entreate for a peace But in all their treaties they were as harde and as proude as thoughe they had won the vyctorie of the batayle of Rosebeque They sayd they wolde gladly put theÌ„ selfe vnder the obeysaunce of the frenche kyng to holde of hym and to haue their resort to the court of Parys But they sayd they wolde neuer haue nor take to their lorde the erle Loyes For they sayde they coude neuer loue hym bycause of the great domages that they had receyued by hym and by his meanes All that euer the kyng and his counsayle coude do
specially of arowes for they fell so thicke in the stretes that none durst go without they were well armed or pauessed This assaut endured tyll it was night Than theÌ„glysshmen and flemynges that hadde assauted all the day in two batayls retourned to their lodgynges right wery and sore traueyled and in lykewyse so were they of the towne of Ipre wHan the englysshmen and flemynges that lay at the siege before Ipre sawe howe they coulde nat wynne the towne and howe they lost moche of their artyllary Than they aduysed to make a great nombre of fagottes and to cast them in to the dykes with strawe and erthe to fyll vp the dykes to the entent that they might come to the walles to fight hande to hande with them of the towne and to vndermyne the walles thinkynge therby to coÌ„quere it So ther were sette men a warke to fell downe wode and make fagottes and to bring them to the dyke This was nat so soone done nor their warke accomplysshed but the frenche kynge who had great desyre to reyse the siege and to fight with the Englysshmen auaunsed forthe his busynesse and departed fro CoÌ„paygne so came to Arras And than passed forth the constable of Fraunce with a great nombre of lordes ordayned for the vowarde and loged in Arthoise The duke of Bretayne came with two thousande speres who had great desyre to confort the erle of Flaunders his cosyn And he was greatly bounde so to do for he had founde hym euer redy aparelled in tyme past in all his busynesse Thus lordes aproched bothe farre and nere Than came the Erle of Sauoy and therle of Genesue with seuyn hundred speares of pure sauosyns The duke Frederyke of Bauyere came forwarde in to Heynalte and was at Qeusnoy and refresshed him with his vncle the duke Aubert and with his aunt the duches Margarete with his cosyns the duke of Lorayne and the duke of Bare and so fro thens he came in to Arthoise Sir Wyllyam of Namur who had nat bene in none of the foresayd warres for the erle had excused hym He came than to serue the kyng and the duke of Burgoyne with two huÌ„dred speares of good men of warr and so passed by Heynalte and came and lodged at Tornesys Lordes came fro euery parte right strongly with so good wyll to serue the kyngâ— that it was marueyle to consyder Th erle Guy of Bloyse had assembled his men at LaÌ„drechis but his men coude nat tell if he were able or coude endure the payne to ryde with the kyng in yâ— army So he was brought in an horselytter to Beaumont in Heynalte there he was better at ease the ayre was better for hym there than at LaÌ„dreches Howe be it he was sore sicke and feble yet he purueyed his men to serue the kyng So his coÌ„pany and the lorde of MoÌ„tigny the lorde of Useryn sir Uyllaynes of saynt Martyne sir Ualleraunce of Oustyen capitayne of Remorentyne and other knightes and squiers auaunsed forwarde to serue the kynge tIdynges came to the siege before Jpre to the bysshoppe of Norwyche to sir Hugh Caurell and to the englysshmen Howe the frenche kynge was comynge to them with mo than twentie thousande men of armes knightes and squiers and mo than thre score thousande of other people These wordes so multyplyed in the hoost tyll at last they fouÌ„de it trewe In the beginnyng they wolde scant beleue it But than it was said playnly howe yâ— king wolde come fight with theÌ„ as they lay at their siege And they had marueyle whan they knewe howe the duke of bretayne was coming agaynst them Than they toke counsayle togyder to determyne what they shulde do And all thynges consydered they sawe well howe they were of no puyssauÌ„ce to abyde the kyng Than they sayd it was best that Peter de Boyse Peter de Myrt and the gauntoyse shulde returne to the towne of Gaunt and the englysshmen to Bergues and to Burborke And so to abyde in their garysons without that some puyssaunce come out of Englande as kyng Richarde him selfe to passe the see or els some of his vncles thervpon to take better aduyse This couÌ„sayle was vpholden euery man dyslodged they of Gaunt drewe to their towne and the englisshemen went towarde Bergues and Burbourke and so entred in to suche garysons as they had before conquered The same day that the Englysshmen departed from the siege there came to them sir Thomas Percy sonne to the erle of Northumberlande He came out of Spruce and whan he was a lytell fro thens it was shewed hym for certayne that the freÌ„che kyng and the kyng of Englande shulde fight togyder in the marchesse of Flaunders or Arthoyse puyssaunce agaynst puyssauÌ„ce Wherof the knight had great ioye and hadde great desyre to be at that iourney He was as thanÌ„e .xl. dayes iourney from thens but he made suche hast that he rode it in fourtene dayes but he left all his people and baggage behynde hym And he rode so fast without chaungyng of his horse and with hym no mo but his page that he came to the towne of Gaunt in the sayd space whiche tourned to hym a great valyantnesse ¶ Howe the duke Frederyke of Bauyer aryued in the freÌ„che kyngê hoost and howe therle Guy of Bloyse and his men caÌ„e to Arras and howe the kynges vowarde toke Cassell Cap. CCCC .xxxvii. TIdynges caÌ„e to the frenche kyng as he lay at Arras howe the englysshmen were departed fro the siege and the gauntoyse in lykewise and euery man deê‘ted to theyr holdes ThaÌ„ the kyng was counsailed to make hast and to folowe them to th entent they shulde nat scape And so he departed fro Arras and went to Mount saynt Eloy a fayre abbey and there he taryed foure dayes abyding tyll the duke of Berry was come styll people gadered thider fro all parties and than it was reported by the constable and marshals and by sir Guyss harde erle Dolphyn mayster of the cros bowes howe that the kyng had ther mo than a hundred thousande men Than the kyng departed fro MouÌ„t saynt Eloy and toke his way to saynt Omers and caÌ„e to Ayre wherof the vycount of Meaulx was capitayne And there the kyng taryed two dayes and alwayes styll aproched men of warre and the constable and they of the vowarde were on before and loged at the towne of mount Cassell And so the kynge came to saynt Omers and there abode and taryed for his people that came from all ê‘ties And whanÌ„e duke Frederyke of Bauyers came to the hoost the great barownes of FrauÌ„ce went and mette with hym to do hym honour bycause he came fro so farre a countrey to serue the kynge The kyng made hym great chere gaue hym great thankes for his comynge and lodged hym all the voiage after as nere to his person as myght be In the kynges hoost there were to the noÌ„bre of thre thousand horses wherfore it was greatly
well by water as by lande also the realme of Scotlande And the frenche kyng assoone as he may to signifie this truse to the kyng of Scottes and to the barons of Scotlande and they that shulde go on that message to haue saue coÌ„duct to go and coÌ„e through the realme of Englande Also on thenglysshe parte ther was coÌ„prised all his adhereÌ„tes and alyes in whatsoeuer ê‘tie they were in And they of Gaunt were expresly named enclosed in this truse wherof therle of Flaunders was sore displeased And this truse to endur to the feest of saynt Michell in the yere of o r lorde god M. CCC .lxxxiiii. than these parties to retourne agayne to the same place or els other for them hauyng full puyssaunce to apease the sayd realmes Of all these thynges there were letters autentyke instrumâ—tes publykes writen and sealed to holde and accoÌ„plysshe this truse poyntment The lordes sware nat to breke it in no poynt Thus this counsayle brake vp the frenchmen retourned in to Fraunce thenglysshmen to Calys the duke of Bretayne retourned than into his owne countre and therle of FlauÌ„ders to saynt Omers and ther a sickenesse toke hym wherof he dyed And it was ordayned that he shulde be entred in the churche of oure lady in Lysle This erle of Flaunders dyed the yere of our lorde M. CCC .lxxxiii. the xx day of January And he was brought to an abbey besyde Lysle and in lyke wise the countesse his wyfe who dyed a fyue yere before that in the countie of Reches was brought thyder also bothe toguyder buryed in the churche of saynt Peter in Lysle ¶ Nowe I shall shewe you thordynauÌ„ce that was had at his buryeng and of his conueyeng in to Lysle HEre foloweth the ordynauÌ„ce of the buryeng of therle of Flaunders of the countesse his wyfe whose bodyes were brought to an abbey besyde Lysle And whan he entred in to Lysle a great nombre of lordes of Fraunce of FlauÌ„ders of Heynalt and of Brabant were redy in the euenynge of the obsequy at the gate of the sicke people And so brought the bodyes through the towne to the churche of saynt Peter and they were armed for the warre and the squiers that ledde theÌ„ First ther was sir JohnÌ„ of Helwyn moost next to the body and he was ledde by Angurant of Uelomy and by Roger of Lespyre The lord of Markdeuant was led by Marquemene and by Johan Espyre The lorde of Sausse ledde by Fretynand sir JohnÌ„ of Molyn The lorde of Mauuesledde by Geffray Denoyle and Henry of Uaquery ¶ Item ther folowed suche as were ordayned for the conioy Sir Peter of Baylleule next to the body before sir JohnÌ„ of Molyn ledde of ser Johan of Quynhen and of Haubeken the marshall sir Sohyre of Gaunt before sir Peter of Baylleule ledde of Guyot of LoÌ„pre and of Johan Loys the lorde BreteÌ„court ledde of Hyart of Quynhen and of Mychell de la Quare ¶ After folowed yâ— baners of the bere and first sir FrauÌ„ces of Hasurquene sir Goussayn le sauage before sir LaÌ„celot the ê‘son before sir gousayne sir JohnÌ„ de la Hell before sir Lancelot ¶ Than folowed they that barethe baners of the bere and of the conuoy Sir Mathe 〈…〉 of Hunyers before sir Johan de Helles the lorde Aueaux also before sir Mathue sir Cyrchelart de la Bare before the said lorde of Aueaux and sir Johan of Parys before Cyrchelart ¶ Item herafter foloweth the names of them that ayded to beare the body fro the gate of the sicke folkes throughe the towne of Lysle to the church of saynt Peter First sir JohnÌ„ de Uyen admyrall of Fraunce on the ryght hande the lorde of Guystell on the lyft hande sir UaleraÌ„t of Raneuall also on the right syde and the chatellayne of DisqÌ„nyue on the left syde the lorde Distenoy on the right syde and sir Aunsell of Salyns on the lyfte syde ¶ Herafter foloweth the barons that ayded to beare the body of the countesse of FlauÌ„ders fro the gate of saynt Leder to the churche of saynt Peter First the lorde of Sully on the right syde and the lorde of Chatellone on the lyfte syde sir Guy of PoÌ„tayle marshall of Burgoyne on the right syde and sir Guy of Guystels on the lyft And than sir Henry at the right corner and the Chatellayne of Furnes at the lyft corner ¶ Here foloweth the ordynauÌ„ces of the day of the obsequy done in the churche of saynt Peter of Lisle The names of them that were ther and of suche squiers as helde the sheldes all the masse to the offrynge The duke of Burgoyne was first alone and the first shelde borne before hym and the shelde was sustayned with the lorde of Raneuall the lorde de la Gonese Labequen de la coutre and Johan de PouÌ„t Alters brother to the marshall of Burgoyne And than the seconde shelde before the lorde Johan of Arthoyse erle of Ewe and sir Philyppe de Bare the shelde was holden by UaleraÌ„t de la Sale and Lesquans Denekyn Than the erle of Marche and sir Phylyppe Darthoise and the shelde holden by Gyllon delabret by Robyn of Florigny and after sir Robert de Namure and sir WyllmÌ„ de Namur his nephue the shelde was borne by Chaux Bernarde and Gerarde Destrenayle ¶ Item for the sheldes of Conuoy THe lorde Dangyen and by hym sir Johan of Namure the shelde was holden of Ayllert of Pouthees and Henry of Moucy Than next was sir Ewe of Chastellon and the lorde of Fere the shelde holden by JohnÌ„ of Helwyn and Edwarde of Castren And after was the lorde Dautoyne and the lorde of Guystels the shelde sustayned by Trystram of Landres and Johan du Bea rt And than was the lorde of Moriâ—nes and the lord of Sully the shelde holden by Fresinguy and Dames of Bucy ¶ Item the names of theÌ„ that offred the coursers of warre First the lorde of Chatellon sir Symon de la Layne bayly of Heynalt the lordes a fote and the horse armed and couered for the secoÌ„de sir Ualerant of Raneuall and the Cathelayne of DisqÌ„made for the thyrde sir Hewe of Meuleun and the lorde Daucy The fourth the lorde of Brunell and the lorde of Brumen ¶ Here foloweth those that offred the coursers of Conuoy First sir Henry Datoygne and sir Gerarde of Guystels The seconde the lorde of Montigny and the lorde of Rasenghien The thyrde the lorde de la Haurade and the Chatelayne of Furnes The fourthe the lorde of Fagumelles and sir Roulande de la Clycque ¶ Here foloweth the names of theÌ„ that offred the glayues of warre First the lorde admyrall of FrauÌ„ce and the lorde of Rary The seconde the marshall of Burgoyne The thyrde the lorde of saynt Pye The fourthe the lorde of ¶ Here foloweth suche as offred the swerdes of Conuoy First sir WyllmÌ„ of Ponthue The .ii. sir WyllmÌ„ de Tremoile The thirde the Chatelayne of Ipre The
.iiii. sir Guy de Hancourt ¶ Item the names of them that offred the helmes of warre First the lorde of Maylly The seconde sir Wyllyam de Hornes and sir Ansell de Salyns The thyrde sir Johan Doppeyn and the Chatelayn of saynt Omers The .iiii. sir Guy de Guystels and the Galoys Daunoy ¶ IteÌ„ for the helmes of CoÌ„uoy First sir Joise de Hallayn and sir Olyuer de Guffey The .ii. the lorde of Dysobeque the thyrde the lorde de Lalayne The fourthe sir Trystram de Boys and sir Johan of Jumont ¶ The names of theÌ„ that offred the baners of warre First the lorde of Lystrenayle The .ii. sir Leoncell Dareynes The thyrde sir Gyles de la Goneufe the .iiii. sir JohnÌ„ de Lysolom ¶ Item for the baners of Conuoy Firste sir Orenges of Rely the seconde sir Rafe Alayne The thyrde sir Johan Disquenyue The .iiii. sir Uyllayns de la Clycque ¶ The names of them that after the obsequy done layde the body of the erle in the erthe sir JohnÌ„ de Uyen admyrall of Fraunce the lorde of Guystell sir Ualerant of Raneuall the Chatelayne of Disquenyue the lorde of Ray and sir Ansell of Salyns ¶ The names of them that layd the countesse body in the erthe Sir Guy de la Tremoyle the lorde of Chatellon the seneshall of Burgoyn the lorde Gerarde of Guystles sir Henry Datoygne and the Chatellon of Furnes And all suche as entred in to the churche of saynt Peter in the euenyng were at the offyce in the day at masse aswell the knightê armed as those that bare the baners also the squyers yâ— led the horses ¶ Item there were that went with the bodyes of the erle and of the countesse through the towne of Lysle to the churche of saynt Peter to the noÌ„bre of four hundred men all in blacke euery man bearyng a torche and they helde the same torches the nexte day all the masse tyme they were all marchaÌ„tes of good townes or officers of his house and tharchbysshop of Rayns sang the masse acoÌ„panyed with the bysshop of Parys the bysshop of Turney the bysshop of CaÌ„brey the bysshop of Arras with them .v. abbottes ¶ IteÌ„ there was also in the churche duryng the obsequy .vii. C. candels or therabout euery taper coÌ„teyning in weyght .i. â—i of waxe And on the trayle of the herse ther were fyue baners in the myddes the baner of Flaunders on the right syde the baner of Arthoys on the lyfte syde the baner of Burgoyne the .iiii. the baner of Newers the .v. of Rethell The trayle on the one syde was poudred with the scochyns of the armes of FlauÌ„ders and on the lyft syde of the lady the scochyns of Flaunders and of Brabant and downe a long in the mynster ther were .ii. huÌ„dred and .xxvi. candels lyke vnto theÌ„ of the herse Ther was nother lady nor damosell but the gouernors wyfe of Lysle Ther was a great dyner and the costes of all the knightes squiers were borne quyte for the nyght and day of the obsequy they had all blacke gownes and whan all this was done euery man returned to their owne the duke of Burgoyne left in the garysons of Flaunders knightes and squyers for all the truse that was taken bytwene EnglaÌ„de and Faunce for all that euery man toke hede to his charge And the lady his wyfe taryed styll for a season in Arthoyse ¶ Howe the erle of NorthuÌ„berlande the erle of Notyngham and the Englysshmen made a iorney in to Scotlande And of the ambassadours of Fraunce that were sende in to Scotlande to notify the truse that was taken bytwene Englande and FrauÌ„ce Cap. CCCC .xliiii. LE haue well herde here before how the lordes of FraÌ„ce whaÌ„ they made the truse with englysshmen They were charged at their deê‘ting to signify the truse to theÌ„ of Scotlande to the entent that no hurt shulde be done bytwene theÌ„ of EnglaÌ„de nor Scotlande Howe be it to saye the trouthe thy of Fraunce dyde nat their dilygence in that mater as they ought to haue done for they shulde haue sende incontynent but they dyde nat I thynke the let therof was bycause of the great busynesse that the duke of Burgoyne had for the obsequy of his father in lawe therle of Flaunders as ye haue herde here before Also they thought full lytell that the englysshmen wolde haue done as they dyde for anone after Ester the erle of NorthuÌ„berlande the erle of Notyngham the barons of the northe couÌ„tre made an army of two thousande speares and sixe thousande archers and passed by Rosebourge and entred in to Scotlande and began to brinne the countre and the lande of therle Duglas and of the lorde of Lynsey and left nothyng vnbrent to Edenborowe The lordes and knyghtes of Scotlande was nothyng ware of this iourney and toke the mater in great dispyte sayeng howe they wolde ameÌ„de it to their powers For they said as they herde reported they shulde haue had truse with the englysshmen Howe be it they were nat warned therof wherfore they knewe well the warr was opyn ye wotte well tidynges wyll sprede anone abrode wherby it was shortely knowen in Flaunders and specially at Scluse by marchantes that caÌ„e out of the realme of ScotlaÌ„de Howe thenglysshmen were entred in to Scotlande and howe that kynge Robert of Scotlande and the lordes of the realme dyde somon their people to asseÌ„ble to fight with thenglysshmen Also it was knowen in FrauÌ„ce that the englysshmen were in the felde and the scottes also that in short tyme they were likely to mete The dukes of Berrey and of Burgoyne the couÌ„sayle of FraÌ„ce whan they vnderstode these tidynges they sayd they had folysshly done in that they had nat sende worde of the treuse in to Scotlande be tymes as they had promysed to do Than was it ordayned that sir Hamart de Marse shulde go in to Scotlande who was a sage and a discrete knight sir Peter Framell a sergiant of armes who was of the nacyon of the scottes called Janequyn ChaÌ„penoyse He went bicause he knewe the laÌ„gage the couÌ„tre In the meane season yâ— these ambassadours ordayned them selfe to go in to Scotlande the englysshmen ouer ran the couÌ„tre of ScotlaÌ„de ther was the same tyme at Scluse men of war of FrauÌ„ce that lay styll and slept and wyst nat what to do for the truse bytwene EnglaÌ„de and flaÌ„ders styll endured And they herde howe theÌ„glysshemen and scottes made warre eche with other and it was sayd at Scluse for certayne that hastely ther shulde be batayle bytwene theÌ„ There was sir Geffray of Charney sir JohnÌ„ of Plasy sir Hughe of Boloyne sir Sayng of Uyllers sir Garnere of leborne sir Garnere of GussaÌ„guyn sir Oden of Metyn sir Robert of CaÌ„pyhen Jakes of mouÌ„tfort JohnÌ„ of heluyn JohnÌ„ of Melles Michell dela bare Gyllam Gobert they were a .xxx. men of armes knightes squyers They made promyse togyder to
go and adueÌ„ture their bodyes they wyst nat wher better to enploy their season than in the realme of ScotlaÌ„de and so they deê‘ted fro scluse and toke a shyp left their horses behynde theÌ„ for danger of the see and for the long iorney the maryners knewe well they coude nat arryue at the haueÌ„ of EdeÌ„borowe at DoÌ„bare nor at non of those hauyns nere for thenglisshe army was aswell by see as by lande And the englysshmen were lordes maisters of the first portê of scotlande bycause their ê“uisyon might folowe theÌ„ by see In this season the freÌ„che ambassadours caÌ„e in to Englande to go to Scotland and the kyng his vncles made them great chere the first day somwhat dissimuled with theÌ„ to delay the tyme bicause their men were makyng war in Scotlande and whan they vnderstode that their men hadde done their enterprise and that they retourned agayne in to Englande Than they let the frenche ambassadours departe and gaue them saueconduct to passe through the realme in to Scotlande and made townes castels to be opyned agaynst their comynge So they departed and went towarde Scotlande So long these men of warre that went fro Scluse sayled by the see costyng HolaÌ„de En glande eschewyng the ê‘els of thesâ—e for encouÌ„tryng of theÌ„glysshmen that at last they aryued in ScotlaÌ„de at a lytell porte called MoÌ„stres whan the scottes that dwelt in the towne knew howe they were frenchemen that were come to exercise dedes of armes they made them good chere and dyde helpe to get them all that they neded And whan these knightes and squyers had refresshed them there two dayes and had lerned tidynges They dâ—ê‘ted rode on hakeneis and caÌ„e to Dondem so fro thens to saint Johans a good towne in Scotlande on the ryuer of Tare there is a good hauen to sayle whyder a man wyll And whan they were coÌ„e thyder they vnderstode howe the englysshmen were withdrawen and howe the kynge of scottes and his lordes were at EdeÌ„borowe at a couÌ„sayle Than they ordayned that sir Garnyer of Cuissangyn and Mychaell de la Bare shulde go to Edenborowe to speke with the kyng and his counsayle to knowe what they shulde do at leest to shewe theym the good wyll that they had to come out of FlauÌ„ders in to Scotlande And sir Geffray de Charney the other wolde abyde there tyll they had worde agayne And as they ordayned so it was done and so they departed and went to EdeÌ„borowe wher the kyng was and therle Duglas called James for his father Wyllyam was newly disceased There was also the erle of Moret therle of Orkeney the lorde of Uersey the lorde of Lynde yâ— lorde of Surlant and sixe bretherne of therle of Orkenes all knightes These lordes of ScotlaÌ„de made good cher to the knightes of FraÌ„ce than sir Garnyer shewed to the kyng and to the barons of Scotlande thentencyon of his coÌ„panions and the cause of their comynge in to the realme Than the ambassadours of Fraunce caÌ„e thyder sir Hemart de Percy ser Peter Framell and Janequyn ChaÌ„penoise and they brought the truse that was deuysed bytwene FraÌ„ce and Englande but the scotteshelde agaynst it and sayd howe they came to late and yâ— they wolde haue no truse bycause theÌ„glysshmen in that season had done them moche hurt And thus while the king and the knightes were at differeÌ„ce the erle Duglas and therle Moret the chyldren of Lindsey and dyuers other knightê squiers of Scotlande desyringe to be armed helde a secrete counsayle togyder in the churche of EdeÌ„borowe and the knightes of Fraunce were sent for to theÌ„ As sir Michaell de la bare sir Garnyer Desyring them to go to their coÌ„panyons and to shewe theÌ„ their entent and to kepe their purpose secrete So these two knightes returned to saynt Johans towne and shewed their company all that they had herde and sene ¶ Howe the barons and knightes of Scotlande and they of FrauÌ„ce made apoyntment to entre in to the realme of EnglaÌ„de without the knowlege of the kyng of Scottes who was at Edenborowe Cap. CCCC .xlv. OF these tidinges sir Geffray de Charney the other knyghtes and squiers greatly reioysed so deê‘ted thens and came to Edenborowe and made no knowlege of that they shulde do They had nat bene ther two dayes but that the erle Duglas sende for them to come to his castell of Alquest and sent to them horses and so they came to him the next day And incontynent he brought them to a certayne place wher the scottes assembled so in thre dayes they were mo than .xv. thousande a hors backe armed after yâ— vsage of their couÌ„tre Than they sayd they wolde make a iourney in to Englande and reueng their hurtes and domages that had ben done to theÌ„ So they went forthe and passed forestes and woodes of their countre and entred in to NorthuÌ„berlande into the lande of the lorde Percy and there they began to brinne to robbe and to steale And than retourned by the lande of therle of NotynghmÌ„ and the lorde Moubray and dyde there moche hurt passed by Rosebourg â–ª But they taryed nat there bycause they had great pyllage with theÌ„ as well of prisoners as of catell And so retourned without daunger in to their couÌ„tre agayne for the Englysshmen were all withdrawen and coude nat so soone agayne assemble toguyder to fyght with the scottes Therfore it behoued them to beare that brunt for they had gyuen be fore suche another to the scottes Of this iourney the kynge of scottes myght ryght well excuse hym selfe for of the assemble nor of their departyng he knewe nothyng and thoughe he had knowen therof he coulde natte haue let it whan they were ones onwarde For all these iorneys yâ— was thus made bothe in to Scotlande in to Englande there abode styll with kyng Robert sir Hamarde de marse sir Peâ— framell bycause they wolde be layde in no faut to breke the truse that was taken bytwene Englande Fraunce and Castell The kynge of Scottes and the ambassadours of Fraunce sende an heraude of armes in to EnglaÌ„de and whan he was coÌ„e before the kyng of Englande and his vncles he founde the countre sore moued to ryde agayne in to Scotlande The duke of Lancastre and the erle of CaÌ„bridge who desyred greatly in that yere to go in to Portyngale and in to Castell or els one of them with a great puyssaunce of menne of armes For they helde theÌ„ selfe heryters therof by ryght of their wyues children of Castell To renewe the war bytwene the kynge of Portyngale and yâ— kyng of Castell for as than kyng FeraÌ„do was deed And the portyngales had crowned dan Johan a bastarde brother a valyaunt man who desyred nothynge but warre with the spanyerdes so he myght haue alyaunce with the Englysshemen and their confort and ayde Therfore the duke of Lancastre dyde with his freÌ„des as moche as
defende them and to make fronter warr for they knewe nat what was the prices entent sayeng that he had assembled toguyder so great an army So by a comon acorde they departed eche fro other and the duke of Aniou went to the cytie of Caours and spredde abrode his people in the couÌ„tre put in to garysons The erle of Armynake and the lorde Dalbre and yâ— other retourned in to their countreis and prouyded to furnisshe their townes and castels thynking surely to haue warre and made their people to be on a redynesse to kepe and defende their couÌ„treis if nede were ¶ Nowe let vs speke of sir Bertram of Clesquy who departed fro the duke of Aniou and dyde somoche that he came with his coÌ„pany to the cyte of Lymoges wher the duke of Berrey and the duke of Burbone and other lordes of Fraunce were at siege ¶ Howe they of Limoges yelded theÌ„ to the duke of Berrey and howe the same duke brake vp his army Cap. C C .lxxx. WHan syr Bertram was come agayne to the sege the frenchmen were greatly reioysed of his comyng Than anone they pursued the treaty that was begon bytwene the bysshoppe of Lymoges and them of the cytie and the duke of Aniowe And so finally the bysshoppe and they of the cytie tourned them and became frenche And the duke of Berrey the duke of Burbone entred in to the cytie and sir Guy of Bloys and other lordes of France with great ioye toke faythe and homage of them of the cytie and so refresshed and rested them there a thre dayes And so determyned ther in counsayle to breke vp their army for that tyme as the duke of Aniou had done and to retourne in to their owne couÌ„treis to kepe and defende their townes and forteresses bicause of sir RobrÌ„t Canoll who was styll abrode in the felde in Fraunce Also they sayd howe they had right well sped in wynnyng of suche a cytie as Lymoges So this counsayle and aduyse was nat broken but thus these lordes departed eche fro other and sir Bertram abâ—de styll in the parties of Lymosyn with two hundred speares and kept the castels of yâ— lorde of Maleuall the whiche were tourned frenche Whan the duke of Berrey departed fro Lymoges he ordayned and set in yâ— same cytie at the request of the bysshop sir Johan of Wyllemur sir Hugh de la Roche and Roger Beauforde with a huÌ„dred men of armes and than he went in to Berrey and the duke of Burbon into but bonoyse And other lordes of farther marches went home into their owne countreis Nowe lette vs speke of the prince howe he spedde ¶ Whan tidynges was come to the prince that the cytie of Lymoges was tourned freÌ„che and howe that the bysshop who was his gossyp in whome he had before great trust and confydence was chefe ayder to yelde vp the cyte and to become frenche With the whiche the prince was sore displeased and set lesse force in yâ— men of the churche in whom before he hadde great trust ThaÌ„ he sware by his fathers soule wherby he was neuer forsworne that he wolde gette it agayne and that he wolde make yâ— traytours derely abye their falsnesse Whan the moost ê‘te of his people were come they were nombred to xit hundred speares knightes and squyers a thousande archers and a thousand men a fote And so he departed fro the towne of CoÌ„gnac with hym his two bretherne the duke of Lancastre and the erle of Cambridge sir Thomas Phelton and the captall of Befz abode styll at Bergerath to kepe yâ— fronter agaynst the freÌ„chmen and companyons that were in the couÌ„tre And with the prince also was sir Guyssharde Dangle sir Loyes Harcourt the lorde of PoÌ„s the lorde of Parteney the lorde of Pynau the lorde of Tanyboton sir Percyuall of Coloyne sir Godfray DargeÌ„ton Potenyns gascons the lorde of Mountferant the lorde of Camont the lorde LoÌ„gueren sir Aymere of Tharse the lorde of Pomyers the lorde of Musydent the lorde of Lespare the souldyche of â—estrabe the lorde of Gerond and dyuets other engliss hmeÌ„ â–ª as sir Thomas Percy the lorde Rose the lord WyllmÌ„ BeauchaÌ„pe sir Mychell dela Poule the lorde Stephan Gosenton sir Richarde of Pontchardon sir Baudwyn of Franuyll sir Symon Burle sir Dangouse sir JohnÌ„ Deureur sir WyllmÌ„ of Mesuyll and dyuers other the which I can nat all name And of heynouse ther was sir Eustace DaÌ„brety court and of the companyons sir Perducas Dalbret Nandon of Bergerath And thyder came le Bourge de Laspare le Bourge de Bretuell Espyot Bernarde de Wyst and dyuers other So all these men of warre went for the in good ordynaunce and toke the feldes and all the couÌ„tte trymbled before them The prince was so dyseased that he coude nat ryde but so was caryed in a horse lytter and he toke the way to Lymosyn to the entent to come to Lymoges And at last thyder they came and so lodged rounde about the cytie and there the prince sware that he wolde neuer departe thens tyll he hadde the cytie at his pleasure The bysshoppe within and the burgesses consydered well howe they had greatly trespassed the prince wherof than they repented them But than they coulde nat remedy it for they were nat as than lordes nor maysters of their owne cytie Sir Johan Wyllemur sir Hugh de la Roche and Roger Beaufort who were capitayns within the cytie coÌ„forted greatly their people and sayd Sirs be nat afrayed we are strong ynough to resyst agaynst the prices power for by assaute he canne nat hurt nor greue vs we are all well furnysshed with artyllary Whan the prince and his marshalles had well ymagined and consydered the puyssance and strength of the cytie and had knowledge of the nombre of men of warre within Than they sayd how by assaut they coulde neuer wyn it Than the prince thought to assaye an other way He had alwayes in his company a great nombre of myners and so he sette them awarke to vndermyne The knyghtes within parceyued well howe they were vndermyned and began to make dykes and to countermyne to the entent to breke their myne ¶ Howe sir Robert Canoll entred in to the realme of France with a great nombre of men of armes and came nere to Parys Cap. C C .lxxxi. SIr Robert Canoll as it hath ben sayd before with a great nombre of men of armes entred into the realme of France rode for the in small iourneys with great expence thorowe the realme But yâ— poor people of the playne countre payed derely therfore for the englysshmen as they went and caÌ„e they dyde great hurt shewed in maner howe they desyred nothynge but batayle And whan they had passed the couÌ„tres of Artoise UermaÌ„ doyse the bysshopriche of Laon the archebysshopriche of Raynes and Champayne Than they tourned to Bry and so came before the cytie of Parys and there lodged a day and