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do_v present_v it_o to_o he_o thus_o in_o great_a revel_n they_o continue_v all_o that_o week_n and_z on_o yâ—_z friday_n after_o dyner_n the_o king_n take_v leave_v of_o the_o lord_n &_o lady_n and_z they_o of_o he_o and_z so_o depart_v from_o cambray_n and_o also_o the_o duke_n &_o duchesses_n deê‘ted_a and_o the_o duchess_n of_o burgoyn_n bring_v margaret_n of_o haynalt_n her_o daughter_n to_o arras_n and_z yâ—_z lady_n of_o haynalt_n bring_v yâ—_z lady_n margarete_n of_o burgoyne_n to_o quesnoy_v thus_o pass_v forth_o this_o besyne_n ¶_o how_o the_o duke_n of_o berrey_n insure_v his_o daughter_n to_o the_o soon_o of_o th'earl_n of_o bloyse_n and_o how_o th'earl_n of_o match_n and_o the_o duke_n of_o bourbon_n make_v their_o somon_n to_o entre_fw-fr in_o to_o lymosin_n cap._n cccc_o li_o the_o sane_a season_n there_o be_v trety_n of_o marriage_n bytwene_v joy_n of_o bloys_n son_z to_o th'earl_n guy_n of_o â—oyâ—_n and_o yâ—_z lady_n marry_o dow_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d johan_n of_o berry_n 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he_o so_o to_o do_v and_o he_o have_v make_v his_o somon_n at_o molin_n in_o burbonoyse_n to_o be_v there_o the_o first_o day_n of_o june_n and_o so_o thyder_n draw_v at_o that_o time_n all_o manner_n of_o man_n of_o war_n the_o duke_n of_o burbone_n have_v with_o he_o a_o gentyll_a squyer_n call_v johan_n bone_n lance_n he_o be_v master_n and_o capitayne_v of_o his_o man_n of_o war_n certain_o the_o squyer_n be_v well_o worthy_a to_o have_v such_o a_o charge_n and_o the_o earl_n of_o march_n who_o shall_v be_v in_o company_n with_o the_o duke_n of_o burbone_n make_v his_o somon_n at_o the_o city_n of_o toures_n the_o same_o season_n there_o come_v to_o scluse_n in_o flaunders_n all_o such_o man_n of_o war_n as_o be_v appoint_v to_o pass_v the_o see_v into_o scotlande_o with_o sir_n johan_n of_o uyen_n admyrall_n of_o france_n &_o he_o shall_v have_v with_o he_o a_o thousand_o spear_n knight_n and_o squire_n and_o i_o believe_v well_o they_o be_v all_o there_o for_z they_o have_v great_a desire_n to_o go_v in_o so_o moche_v that_o some_o that_o be_v not_o desire_v advaunse_v themselves_o to_o go_v in_o that_o voyage_n with_o the_o admyrall_n all_o their_o shyp_a be_v ready_a apparel_v at_o scluse_n and_z they_o carry_v with_o they_o harness_n for_o xii_o hundred_o man_n of_o arm_n they_o have_v take_v that_o harness_n out_o of_o the_o castle_n of_o beauty_n beside_o paris_n the_o harness_n be_v parteyn_a to_o the_o parisyen_n the_o which_o they_o be_v cause_v to_o bring_v to_o the_o say_a castle_n in_o the_o time_n of_o their_o rebellion_n in_o the_o admyrals_n company_n there_z be_v a_o great_a nombre_fw-fr of_o good_a man_n of_o war_n and_o their_o entensyon_n be_v to_o delyver_v the_o say_a harness_n to_o the_o knight_n &_o man_n of_o scotlande_n because_o sir_n geffray_n de_fw-fr charney_n have_v inform_v the_o king_n counsel_n how_o the_o man_n in_o scotlande_n be_v but_o easy_o harness_v i_o shall_v name_v unto_o you_o parte_fw-la of_o they_o of_o france_n that_o go_v in_o to_o scotlande_n the_o same_o season_n â–ª_o first_o sir_n johan_n of_o uyen_n admyrall_n of_o france_n the_o earl_n of_o grant_n pray_fw-mi the_o lord_n of_o uerdnay_n of_o saint_n crouse_n and_o of_o mountbury_n sir_n geffray_v of_o charney_n sir_n william_n of_o uyen_n sir_n jaques_n of_o uyen_n the_o lord_n despaigny_n sir_n gerard_n of_o burbone_n the_o lord_n of_o hetz_n sir_n floromonde_n of_o quissy_n the_o lord_n of_o marny_n sir_n ualerant_fw-la of_o raynevall_n the_o lord_n of_o beausaige_n the_o lord_n of_o uaynbrayne_n the_o lord_n of_o rynoll_n baron_fw-fr dury_n the_o lord_n of_o coucy_n sir_n percyvall_n danevall_n yâ—_z lord_n ferrer_n the_o lord_n of_o fountaygne_n sir_n braquet_n of_o braquemont_n the_o lord_n of_o grant_v court_v the_o lord_n of_o landon_n breton_n sir_n guy_n la_o ê‘son_n sir_n wyllm_n de_fw-fr couroux_n sir_n johan_n de_fw-fr hangyers_n sir_n henry_n de_fw-fr uyncelyn_n cousin_z to_o yâ—_z great_a master_n of_o pruce_a &_o diverse_a other_o good_a knightê_n which_o i_o can_v not_o all_o name_n so_z that_o they_o be_v to_o the_o number_n of_o a_o thousand_o spear_n knight_n and_o squyer_n beside_o cross_a bow_n and_o other_o varlettê_n they_o have_v good_a wound_n and_o a_o fair_a season_n on_o yâ—_z see_v the_z whether_o be_v fair_a it_o be_v in_o the_o month_n of_o may._n that_o time_n yâ—_z truse_a bytwene_v england_n and_o france_n be_v expyre_v and_z bitwene_a the_o gauntoyse_n and_o flemynge_n likewise_o for_o as_o it_o seem_v than_o every_o part_n desire_v war_n knight_n and_o squire_n desire_v great_o to_o go_v in_o the_o voyage_n to_o scotlande_n for_z they_o think_v by_o the_o aid_n of_o the_o scottê_n to_o have_v a_o fair_a journey_n against_o their_o enemy_n in_o england_n thenglysshman_n who_o be_v enfourm_v of_o their_o come_n look_v for_o theym_v every_o day_n thus_o end_v the_o first_o volume_n of_o sir_n johan_n froissart_n of_o the_o cronycle_n of_o england_n france_n spain_n portyngale_n scotlande_o bretayne_v flaunders_n and_o other_o place_n adjoin_v translate_v out_o of_o french_a in_o to_o our_o maternal_a englysshe_n tongue_n by_o johan_n bourchier_n knight_n lord_n berner_n at_o the_o commandment_n of_o our_o moost_n high_a redoubted_a soveraygne_a lord_n king_n henry_n the_o viii_o king_n of_o england_n and_o of_o france_n and_z high_a defender_n of_o the_o christian_a faith_n etc._n etc._n imprint_v at_o london_n in_o fleetstreet_n by_o richard_n pynson_n printer_n to_o the_o king_n noble_a grace_n and_o end_v the_o xxviii_o day_n of_o january_n the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n m._n d_o xxiii_o cum_fw-la privilegio_fw-la a_o rege_fw-la indulto_fw-la
and_o how_o they_o make_v three_o batayl_n a_o foot_n cap._n c_o xxviii_o ¶_o of_o thorder_n of_o the_o frenchman_n at_o cressey_n and_o how_o they_o regard_v the_o manner_n of_o the_o englysshman_n cap._n c_o xxix_o ¶_o of_o the_o bataile_n of_o cressey_n bytwene_v the_o king_n of_o england_n and_o the_o french_a king_n cap._n c_o xxx_o ¶_o how_o the_o next_o day_n after_o the_o batayle_n the_o englysshman_n disconfyte_v again_o dyvers_a frenchman_n cap._n c_o xxxi_o ¶_o howe_n after_o the_o batayle_n of_o cressey_n the_o deed_n man_n be_v number_v by_o the_o englysshman_n cap._n c_o xxxii_o ¶_o how_o the_o king_n of_o england_n lay_v siege_n to_o calys_n and_o how_o all_o the_o poor_a people_n be_v put_v out_o of_o the_o town_n cap._n c_o xxxiii_o ¶_o how_o the_o duke_n of_o normandy_n break_v up_o his_o siege_n before_o aguyllon_n cap._n c_o xxxiiii_o ¶_o how_o sir_n galtier_n of_o manny_n ride_v through_o france_n by_o save_o conduct_v to_o calays_n cap._n c_o xxxu_o ¶_o how_o th'earl_n of_o derby_n the_o same_o season_n take_v in_o doictou_n dyvers_a town_n and_o castle_n and_o also_o the_o city_n of_o poicter_n cap._n c_o xxxvi_o ¶_o how_o the_o king_n of_o scot_n during_o the_o siege_n before_o calys_n cane_z in_o to_o england_n with_o a_o great_a hoost_n cap._n c_o xxxvii_o ¶_o of_o the_o batayle_n of_o new_a castle_n upon_o tyne_n by_o sweat_n the_o queen_n of_o england_n and_o the_o king_n of_o scot_n cap._n c_o xxxviii_o ¶_o how_o johan_n coplande_n take_v the_o king_n of_o scot_n prisoner_n and_o what_o profyt_n he_o gate_n thereby_o cap._n c_o xxxix_o ¶_o how_o the_o young_a earl_n of_o flaunders_n insure_v the_o king_n daughter_n of_o england_n cap._n c_o xl_o ¶_o how_o ser_n robert_n of_o namure_n do_v homage_n to_o the_o king_n of_o england_n before_o calys_n cap._n c._n xlt_n ¶_o how_o the_o englysshman_n win_v the_o roche_n daryen_n &_o how_o sir_n charles_n of_o bloys_n lay_v siege_n thereto_o cap._n c_o xlii_o ¶_o of_o the_o batayle_n of_o roche_n daryen_n and_o how_o sir_n charles_n of_o bloys_n be_v there_o take_v by_o the_o englysshman_n cap._n c_o xliii_o ¶_o how_o the_o french_a king_n assemble_v a_o great_a hoost_n to_o raise_v the_o king_n of_o england_n from_o the_o siege_n before_o calys_n cap._n c_o xliiii_o ¶_o how_o the_o king_n of_o england_n make_v the_o passage_n a_o bout_n caleys_n to_o be_v well_o keep_v that_o the_o french_a king_n shall_v not_o a_o proche_n to_o raise_v his_o siege_n there_o cap._n c_o xlu_o ¶_o how_o the_o town_n of_o calys_n be_v yield_v up_o to_o the_o king_n of_o england_n cap._n c_o xlvi_o ¶_o how_o the_o king_n of_o england_n repeople_v the_o town_n of_o calys_n with_o englisshman_n ca._n c_o xlvii_o ¶_o of_o the_o dealing_n of_o a_o brigant_a of_o languedoc_n call_v bacon_n cap._n c_o xlviii_o ¶_o of_o another_o page_n call_v crocart_n cap._n c_o xlix_o ¶_o how_o sir_n amery_n of_o pavy_n a_o lombarde_n sell_v the_o town_n of_o calys_n whereof_o he_o be_v capitayne_v to_o the_o 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