to be strikē of without delay and without knowlege or answere to any cause Fyrst of all ser Thomas erle of Lancastre who was a noble and a wyse holy knyght hath done syth many fayre myracles in Pomfret wher he was beheedded for the whiche dede the sayd sir Hewe Spencer achyued great hate in all the realme and specially of the quene and of the erle of Cane brother to the kyng And whan he parceyued the dyspleasure of the quene by his subtile wytte he set great discorde bitwene the kyng and the quene so that the kyng wold nat se the quene nor come in her company the whiche discord endured a long space Than was it shewed to the quene secretly to the erle of Cane that withoute they toke good hede to them selfe they were lykely to be distroyed for sir Hewe Spēcer was about to purchace moch trouble to theym Than the quene secretly dyd puruey to go in to Fraūce and toke her way as on pylgrymage to saynt Thomas of Canturbury and so to Wynchelsey And in the nyght went into a shyp that was redy for her and her yong sōne Edward with her the erle of Cane and sir Roger Mortymer And in a nother ship they had put all theyr purueyaūce had wynde at wyll and the next mornyng they arryued in the hauyn of Bolayn ¶ Howe the quene of Ingland went and complayned her to the kyng of Fraunce her brother of syr Hewe Spencer Cap. vii WHan quene Isabell was arryued at Bolayn and her sonne with her the erle of Cane The capytayns and abbot of the towne came agaynst her and ioyously receued her and her company into the abbey And ther she aboode .ii. dayes Than she departed and to de so long by her iourneys that she arryued at Paris Thā kyng Charles her brother who was enfourmed of her comyng sent to mete her dyuers of the greattest lordes of his realme as the lorde syr Robert de Artoys the lorde of Crucy the lorde of Sully the lorde of Roy and dyuers other who honorably dyd receue her and brought her in to the Cite of Paris to the kyng her brother And whan the kyng sawe his suster whom he had nat sene long before As she shuld haue entred into his chambre he mette her and toke her in his armes and kyst her and sayd ye be welcome feyre suster with my feyre nephewe your sonne and toke them by the handis led them forth The quene who had no great ioy at her harte But that she was so nere to the kyng her brother she wold haue kneled downe .ii. or .iii. tymes at the feet of the kyng But the kyng wold nat suffre her but held her styl by the right hande demaunding right swetely of her astate and besynesse And she answered hym ryght sagely and lamentably recounted to hym all the felonyes and iniuries done to her by syr Hewe Spencer And requyred hym of his ayde and cōfort Whan the noble kyng Charles of Fraūce had harde his susters lamentation Who wepyngly had shewed hym all her nede and besynesse he sayd to her Fayre suster appease your selfe for by the faith I owe to god and to saynt Denyce I shall right well puruey for you some remedy The quene than kneled downed whether the kyng wold or nat and sayd My ryght dere lord and fayre brother I pray god reward you The kyng than toke her in his armes and led her into an other chambre the whiche was apparayled for her and for the yong Edwarde her sōne and so departed fro her and caused at his costis and chargis all thyng is to be delyuered that was behouefull for her and for her sōne After it was nat long but that for this occasion Charles kyng of Fraunce assembled together many great lordes and barons of the realme of Fraunce to haue theyr coūsell and good aduise howe they shuld ordeyne for the nede besynes of his suster quene of Ingland Than it was coūsailed to the kyng that he shuld let the quene his suster to purchas for her selfe frendis where as she wold in the realme of Fraunce or in any other place and hym selfe to fayne be nat knowen therof For they sayd to moue warre with the kyng of Ingland and to bryng his owne realme into hatred it were nothyng apertenaunt nor profitable to hym nor to his realme But they cōcluded that conueniently he mgiht ayde her with golde and syluer for that is the metall wherby loue is attaygned both of gētylemen of pore souldiours And to this counsell and aduyce accorded the kynge And caused this to be shewed to the quene priuely by sir Robert Dartoys who as than was one of the greatteste lordis of all Fraunce ¶ Howe that syr Hewe Spencer purchased that the quene Isabell was banysshed out of Fraunce Cap. .viii. NOwe let vs speke somewhat of sir Hewe Spencer whan he sawe that he hadde drawen the kyng of Inglād so moche to his wyll that he coud desire nothyng of hym but it was graunted he caused many noble men and other to be put to deth without iustice or lawe bicause he held them suspect to be ageynst hym and by his pride he dyd so many marueylles that the barous that were left alyue in the land coude nat beare nor su 〈…〉 e it any lenger but they besought and requyred eche other among them selfe to be of a peasable accorde And caused it secretly to be knowen to the quene theyr lady Who hadde ben as then at Parys the space of .iii. yere Certifiyng her by wryttyng that if she coulde fynd the meanes to haue any companye of men of armes if it were but to the nombre of a M. and to bryng her son and heyre with her into Inglande That than they wolde all drawe to her and abeye her and her sonne Edward as they were bounde to do of duety These letters thus sent secretly to her out of Ingland she shewed them to kyng Charles her brother Who answered her and sayde Fayre suster god be your ayde your besyuesse shall auayle moche the better Take of my men and subiectis to the nombre that your frendes haue wrytten you for and I consent wel to this voyage I shall cause to be delyuered vnto you golde and syluer as moche as shall susfyce you And in this mater the quene had done so moche What with her prayer gyftes and promysses that many great lordis and yong knyght were of her accorde as to bryng her With great strength agayne into Inglande Than the quene as secretly as she coulde she ordeyned for her voyage and made her puruey aunce But she coude nat do it so secretly but sir Hewe Spencer had knowledge therof Than he thought to wynne and withdrawe the kyng of Fraunce fro her by great gyftes and so sent secret messangers into Fraunce with great plentye of golde and syluer and ryche Jewelles and specially to the kyng and his
priue counsell and dyd so moche that in shorte space the kyng of FrauÌ„ce and all his pryue counselle were as colde to helpe the quene in her voyage as they had before great desyre to dohit And the kynge brake all that voyage and defended euery parsone in his Realme on payne of banysshyng the same that none shuld be so hardy to go with the quene to brynge her agayne into Ingland And yet the sayd ser Hew Spencer aduysed hym of more malyce and bethought hym howe he myght gette agayne the quene into Inglande to be vnder the kyngis daunger and his Than he caused the kyng to wrytte to the holy father the pope effectuously desyryng hym that he wolde sende and wrytte to the kyng of Fraunce that he shulde sende the quene his wyfe agayne into Inglande For he Wyll acquyte hymselfe to god and the Worlde and that it was nat his faute that she departed fro hym for he Wolde nothyng to her but all loue and good faith suche as he ought to holde in mariage Also ther Were lyke letters wrytten to the cardynals dyuysed by many subtile wayes the whiche all maye nat be wrytten here Also he sent golde and syluer great plenty to dyuerse cardynalles and prelates suche as Were moost nereste and secrettest with the pope and ryght sage and able ambassadours were sente on this message and they ladde the pope in suche wyse by theyr gyftes and subtyle Wayes that he wrote to the kynge of Fraunce that on peyne of cursyng he shulde sende his suster Isabell into Ingland to the kyng her housbande These letters were brought to the kyng of FraÌ„ce by the busshopp of â—ainctes whom the pope sent in that legation And whan the kyng had redde the letters he caused them to be shewed to the quene his suster Whom he had nat seen of long space before commaundyng her hastely to auoyde his realme orels he wolde cause her to auoyde with shame ¶ Howe that quene Isabell departed fro Fraunce and entred in to the Empyre Cap. ix WHan the quene hard thys tidyngis she knewe nat What to say nor What aduyce to take for as than the barons of the realme of FrauÌ„ce were withdrawen froÌ„ her by the coÌ„maundement of the kyng of FrauÌ„ce and so she had no comfort nor succoure but all onely of her dere cosyn ser Robert de Artoys for he secretly dyd counsaile and comfort her as moche as he myght for other Wyse he durst nat for the kyng hadde defended hym But he knew well that the quene was chased out of Ingland and also out of Fraunce for euyll Wyll and by enuy whiche greued hym greatly Thus was syr Robert de Artoyes at the quenes commaun dement but he durste nat speke nor be knowen therof For he had hard the kyng say and swere That Who so euer spake to hym for the quene his suster shulde leese his landis and be banysshed the realme And he knewe secretly howe the kyng was in mynde and will to make his suster to be taken and Edward her sonne and the erle of Cane and syr Roger Mortymer and to put theym all in the handis of the kyng and of syr Newe Spencer Wherfore he came on a nyght and declared all this to the quene and aduysed her of the parell that she was in Than the quene was greatly abasshed and required hym all we pyng of his good counsaile Than he sayd madame I counsaile you that ye depart and go in to the empire where as ther be many great lordes who may ryght well ayde you and specially the erle Guillyam of Heynault and syr John of Heynaulte his brother These two are great lordes and wise men true drad and redoubted of their ennemies Than the quene caused to be made redy all her purueyaunce and payd for euery thyng as secretly as she myght and so she and her sonne the erle of Cane and all her company departed from Paris and rode to warde Heynaulte and so long she rode that she came to Cambresys And whan she knewe she was in the Empyre She was better assured than she was before and so passed through Cambresys and entred into Ostrenaunt in Heynaulte and lodged at Ambreticourt in a knights house who was called syr Dambrycourte Who receyued her ryght ioyously in the best maner to his power In so moche that afterwarde the quene of Inglande and her sonne hadde with them into Ingland for euer the knyght and his wyfe and all his children and auaunced them in dyuers maners THe comyng thus of yâ— quene of InglaÌ„de and of her sonne and heyre into the couÌ„trey of Heynaulte was anon well knowen in the howse of the good erle of Heynault who as than was at Ualenciennes And syr JohnÌ„ of Heynault was certified of the tyme whan the quene arryued at the place of syr Dambrecourte The whiche syr JohnÌ„ was brother to the sayde Erle Guillam And as he that was yong lusty desiryng all honoure mounted on his horse and departed with a small company fro UaleÌ„ciennes and came the same nyght to Ambreticourt and dyd to the quene all honour and reuerence that he coulde deuyse The quene who was ryght sorowfull beganne to declare complaynyng to hym ryght pyteously her dolours Wherof the sayd syr JohnÌ„ had great pitie so that the water dashte in his yen and sayd certaynly fayre lady beholde me here your owne knyght who shall nat fayle you to dye in the quarell I shall do the best of my power to conducte you and my lorde your sonne and helpe to brynge you into your astatis in Inglande by the grace of god and With the helpe of your frendis in that parties and I and suche other as I can desyre shall put our lyues and goodes in adueÌ„ture for your sake and shall gette men of warre sufficient if god be pleased without the dauÌ„ger of the kyng of FraÌ„ce your brother Than the quene wold haue kneled downe for great ioye that she had and for the good wyll he offred her But this noble knyght toke her vppe quyckly in his armes and sayde By the grace of god the noble quene of InglaÌ„d shall nat knele to me But ma dame recomforte yourselfe and all your company for I shall kepe you faithfull promyse and ye shall go se the erle my brother and the countesse his wyfe and all theyr fayre chyldren Who shall receyue you with great ioye For so I harde theym reporte they wold do Than the quenesayd syr I fynde in you more loue and comforte than in all the worlde And for this that ye say and affirme me I thaÌ„ke you a thousande tymes and yf ye wyll do this ye haue promised in all courtesy and honoure I and my sonne shall be to you for euer bounde and wyll put all the realme of InglaÌ„d in your abandon For it is right that it so shuld be And after these wordes whan they were this accorded Syr JohnÌ„ of Heynaulte toke leue of the quene
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
.ii. other clerkes of great prudence the Abbotte of Clugny and the maister of the friers prechers called syr Symon of Langres a maister in diuinite These two clerkes at the desyre of the duke of Normandy and of the hole counsaile of Fraunce departed from Paris with certayn articles of peace and syr Hewe of Geneue lorde of Autun in their company And they went to the kynge of Englande Who rode in Beausse towarde Galardon These two clerkes and .ii. knyghtes spake with yâ— kyng and began to fall in treatye for a peace to be had of hym and hys alies To the whiche treatye the prince of Wales the duke of LaÌ„castre and the erle of Marche were called This treatie was nat as than concluded for it was longe a dryuynge and allwayes the kyng went forward These embassadours wold nat so leaue the kyng but stylsued and folowed on theyr pourpose For they sawe howe the frenche kynge was in so poure estate that the realme was lykely to be in a great ieopardye if the warre contynued a somer longer And on the other syde the kynge of Englande requyred so great thynges and so preiudiciall to the realme of Fraunce that the lordes wolde nat agree therto for theyr honours So that al theyr treatie the whiche endured a .xvii. dayes styll folowynge the kynge they sent euer theyr proces dayely to the duke of Normandy to the citie of Parys euer desyrynge to haue agayne answere what they shulde do farther the whyche ê“cesse were secretly and sufficiently examyned in the regentes chambre at Parys and answere was sent agayne by wryttynge to them what they shulde do and what they shulde offre And so these ambassadours were often tymes with the kynge as he went forewarde towarde the cite of Charters as in other placess and great offers they made to come to a conclusion of the warre and to haue a peace To the whiche offers the kynge of England was hard harted to agree vnto for his entension was to be kynge of Fraunce and to dye in that estate For if the duke of Lancastre his cosyn had nat counsayled hym to haue peace he wolde nat agreed thervnto but he sayd to the kynge Syr this Warre that ye make in the realme of FraÌ„ce is ryght maruaylous and ryght fauourable for you your men wynne great ryches and ye lese your tyme all thyngess consyderedde or ye come to your entente ye maye happe to make Warre all the dayes of your lyfe Syr I wold counsayle you syth ye may leaue the Warre to your honoure and profytte accepte the offers that ben made vnto you for syr you myght lese more in a daye than we haue wonne in twenty yere Suche fayre and subtyle wordes that the duke of Lancastre sayde in good entencion and for welthe of the kynge and all his subiectes coÌ„uerted the kynge by the grace of the holy goost Who was chief warker in that case For on a daye as the kynge Was before Charterss there fell a case that greatly huâ—â—led the kyngess courage for whyle these ambassadours were treatynge for this peace and had none agreable answere there fell sodaynly suche a tempest of thoÌ„der lyghtnyng rayne and hayle in the kyngess oost that iâ— semed that the worlde shulde haue ended there fell from heuyn suche great stoness that it slewe men and horses so that the mooste hardyest were abasshed Than the kyng of Englande behelde the churche of our lady of Charters and auowed deuoutly to our lady to agre to the peace and as it was sayd he was as than confessed and lodged in avillage nere to Charters called Bretigny and there were made certayne composicions of peace vpon certayne articles after ordeynedâ— and the more syrmely to be concluded by these ambassadours and by the kynge of Englande and his counsayle ther was ordeyned by good delyberacion and aduyce a letter called the charter of the peace Wherof the effecte foweth ¶ The fourme and tenor of the letter on the peas made before Charters bitwene the kynges of Englande and Fraunce Cap. CC .xii. EDward by the grace of god kynge of Englande lord of Irelande and of Aquitaine To all to Whom these present letters shall come We sende gretyng howe by the discencioÌ„s debates striffess moued or hereafter to be moued bytwene vs our ryght dere brother the Frenche kynge certayne commyssyoners and procurers of ours and of our dere sonne prince of Wales hauyng sufficient power and auctorite for vs for hym and for our hole realme on the one parte And certayne other commyssyoners and procurers of our dere brother the frenche kyng and of our right dere nephewe Charles duke of Normandy and dolphyn of Uienne eldest sonne to our sayd brother of Fraunce hauynge power and auctorite for his father for his part and also for hym selfe that they be assembled at Bretigny nere to Charters at whiche place it is agreed accorded by the sayd commyssyoners and procurers of eyther party vpon all discencions debates warres and discordes The whiche treates by our procurers and our sonnes for vs and for hym and also the procurers of our sayd brother and of our sayd nephew for his father and for hym swereth by the holy euangelystê to hold kepe and accomplysshe this treatie by the whithe accorde amonge other thynges our brother of Fraunce and his sayd sonne are bounde and promyseth to delyuer to leaue to vs our heires and successours for euer the counties cites townes castels fortresses landes Iles rentes reuennues and other thynges as foloweth besyde that we haue and holde all redy in Guyen and in Sascoyne to possede perpetually by vs and by our heires and successours all that is in demayne and all that is in fee by the tyme and maner hereafter declared that is to say the castell and countie of Poicters and al the landes and countrey of Poictow with the fee of Thowars and the landes of Bellville the cite and castell of xayntis and all the landes and counte of xaynton on both sydes the ryuer of Charente with the towne and forteresse of Rochelle and theyr appurtenaunces the citie and Castell of Agene and the countrey of Agenoyse the citie towne and Castell of Pierregourte and all the countrey therto belongynge the cite and castell of Lymoges and the landes and couÌ„trey of Lymosyn the cite and castell of Caours the castell and countrey of Tarbe the laâ—des couÌ„trey and countie of Bigore The countie countrey and laâ—de of Gowre the citie and castell of Angolesme and all the countrey therto perteynynge the citie towne and castell of Rodaix â–ª the couÌ„tie and couÌ„trey of Rouergne And if there be in the duchye of Guyne any lordes as the erle of Foiz the erle of Armmake the Erle of Lisle the Uicount of Carmaine the erle of Pierregourt â–ª the Uicount of Lymoges or other holdynge any laâ—des within the foresayde bondes they shall do homage to vs and all other seruicis due and accustomed for their landes and places in
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
for that uyght went to Douaing laye in the abbeye And in the mornynge after masse he lepte on his horse and came agayn to the quene Who receyued hym with great Joye by that tyme she had dynedde and was redy to mounte on her horse to departe with hym and so the quene departed from the castell of Dambrety courte and toke leue of the knyght and of the lady and thanked them for theyr good there that they hadde made her and sayd that she trusted oones to se the tyme that she or her sonne shulde well remembre theyr courtesye Thus departed the quene in the company of the sayd syr JohnÌ„ lorde Beamont who ryght ioyously dyd conducte her to Ualencyenues and agaynst her came many of the Burgesses of the towne and receyued her right humbly Thus was she brought before the Erle Guyllaume of Heynaulte Who receyued her with great ioye and in lyke wyse so dyd the couÌ„tesse his wyfe feasted her ryght nobly And as than this Erle hadde foure layre doughters Margaret Philypp Jane and Isabell Amonge whome the yong Edwarde sette mo 〈…〉 hiâ— loue and company on Phylypp And also the yong lady in al honour was more conuersâ—â—nt with hym than any of her susters Thus the quene Isabell abode at Ualencyennes by the space of .viii. daies with the good Erle and with the couÌ„tesse Jane be Ualoys In the meane tyme the quene aparailed for her needis and besynesse and the said syr JohnÌ„ wrote letters ryght effectuously vnto knyghtis and suche companyans as he trusted best in all Heynaulte in Brabant and in Behaigne and prayed them for all amyties that was bitwene theym that they wolde god 〈◊〉 hym in this entreprise in to Inglande and so there were great plentye what of one countrey and other that were content to go with hym for his loue But this sayd syr JohnÌ„ of Heynaulte was greatly reproued and counsailed the contrarye bothe of the Erle his brother and of the chief of the counsaile of the countrey bycause it semed to theym that the entreprise was ryght hygh and parillouse seynge the great discordis and great hates that as than was bytwene the barones of Inglande amonge them selfe And also consyderyng that these 〈…〉 hemen most commonly haue euer great enuy at straungers Therfore they doubted that the sayd syr JohnÌ„ of Heynaulte and his company shulde nat retourne agayne with honour But howeso euer they blamed or couÌ„sailed hym the geÌ„tle knyght wolde neuer chaunge his purpose but layd he hadde but one dethe to dye the whiche was in the wyll of god And also sayd that all knyghtê ought to ayd to theyr powers all ladyes and da mozels chased out of theyr owne countreys beyng without counsaile or comfort ¶ Howe that the quene Isabell arryued in Inglande with syr JohnÌ„ of Heynaulte in her company Cap. x. THys was syr JohnÌ„ of Heynaulte moued in his courage made his assembly prayed the 〈◊〉 to he redy at haleâ— y◠〈◊〉 at Bredas and the Hollanders to be at â—uchryghte at a daye lymytted Than the quene of Juglande tooke leue of the erle of Heynault and of the couÌ„tesse and thanked theym greatly of their honour seaâ—t and good chere that they hadde made her kyssynge theym at her departynge Thus this lady departed and hersonne all her company with syr JohnÌ„ of Heynaulte Who With great peyne gatte leue of his brother Sayng to hym My lorde and brother I am yong and thynke that god hath pourueyed for me this entrepryse for myn aduancemeÌ„t I beleue and thynke verely that wroÌ„gfully and synfully this lady hath been chased out of Inglande and also her soÌ„ne hit is almes and glory to god and to the worlde to comforte and helpe them that be comfort 〈…〉 and specyally so hyghe and so noble a lady as this is Who is doughter to a kyng and desceudyd of a royall kyng We be of her bloodde and she of oures I hadde rather renounce and forsake all that I haue and go serue god ouer the see and neuer to retourne into this countrey rather than this good lady shulde haue departed from vs Withowte comforte and helpe Therfore dere brother suffre me to go with yor good Wyll wherin ye shall do nobly and I shall huÌ„bly thanke you therof and the better therby I shall accomplysshe all the voyage And Whan the good Erle of Heynaulte hadde 〈◊〉 harde his brother and parceued the great desyre that he hadde to his entrepryse and sawe 〈◊〉 hyâ— myght tourne hym and his heyres to great honoure here after Sayd to hym My fayre brother god forbyd that your good purpose shulde be broken or lerte Therfore in the name of god I gyue you leue and kyste hym 〈…〉 ynge hym by the hande insygne of great loue Thus he departed and roode the same nyghte to Mounce in Heynnaulte With the Quene of Inglande What shulde I make long processe They dyd so moche by they re Journeys that they came to Durdryght in Holande Wher as theyr specyall assembly was made And there they purueyed for shyppys great and small suche as they coulde get and shypped their horses and harneys and purueyaunce and so com 〈…〉 ded them selfe into the kepyng of god and toke theyr passage by see In that coÌ„pany there were of knyghtis and lordis Fyrst syr JohnÌ„ of Heynaulte lord Beamond syr Henry Daâ—toâ—g syr Michell de Ligne the lorde of GoÌ„meg 〈…〉 syr Parceualde Semeries ser Robert de 〈◊〉 syr Saures de Boussoit the lorde of 〈◊〉 the lord of Pocelles the lord Uillers the lord of heyn The lorde of Sars the lorde of Boy 〈…〉 the lorde of DaÌ„bretycourte the lorde of 〈◊〉 and syr Oulpharte of Gustelle and diuers other knyghtis and squyers all in great desyre to serue theyr maister and whan they were all departed fro the hauyn of Durdryght it was a fayre flete as for the quantite and well ordred the season was fayre and clere and ryght temperate and at theyr departynge With the fyrsteflodde they came before the Dignes of Holande and the next day they drewe vppe theyr sayles and toke theyr waye in costynge zelande and theyr ententis were to haue taken land at Dongport but they coulde nat for a tempeste toke them in the see that put them so farre out of theyr course that they wist nat of two dayes wher they wer of the whiche god dyd them great grace For if they had takyn lande at the porte where as they had thought they had ben all loste for they had fallen in the hand is of they re ennemyes Who knew well of theyr commyng and aboode them there to haue putte theym all to dethe So hit was that about the ende of two dayes the tempest seased and the maryners parceyued lande in Inglande and drewe to that parte right ioyously and there toke lande on the sandes Withoute any ryght hauyn orporte at Harwiche as the Inglysshe cronicle sayth the .xxiiii. daye of Septembre the yere
without respyte All such great men as knyghtes squires or burgeses of good townes as he thought fauourable to therle in any maner he banysshed them out of Flaunders And wolde leuey the moyte of their landes to his owne vse and thother halfe to their wyuess and chyldren such as were banysshed of whome there were a great noÌ„bre abode atsaynt Diners To speke properly there was neuer in Flaunders nor in none other contrey prince duke nor other that ruled a countrey so pesably so long as this Jaques Dartuell dyd rule Flaunderss He leuyed the rentes wynages and rightes that pertayned to therle through out all Flanderss and speÌ„ded all at his pleasure without any acompt makyng And whaÌ„he wold say the he lacked money they byleued hym and so it behoued them to do for none durst say agaynst hym Whan he wold borowe any thynge of any burgesse there was none durst say hym nay These englyssh embassadours kept an honourable estate at the towne of Ualencennes They thought it shulde be agreat comforte to the kynge their lorde yf they might gette the flymmynges to take their part Than they toke counsell of therle in that mater and he answered that truely it shulde be one of the grettest aydes that they coude haue But he sayd he thought their labour in that behalfe coude nat preuayle without they gette first the goodwyll of Jaques Dartuell Than they said they wolde assay what they coude do so thervpon they departed fro Ualenceunes and went into Flaunders and departed into thre or foure coÌ„panies Some went to Bruges some to Ipre and some to GauÌ„t And they all kept such port made so large dyspeÌ„ce that it semed that syluer and golde fell out of their haÌ„des and made many great promyses and offers to them that they spake to for that mater And the bysshoppÌ„ with a certayne with hym weÌ„t to Gaunt and he dyd somuch what with fayre wordê and otherwyse that he gate thacorde of Jaques Dartuell And dyd gette great grace in the towne and specially of an olde knyght that dwelt in Gauut who was ther right well beloued called the lorde of Courcisyen a knight baneret and was reputed for a hardy knight had alwayes serued truely his lordes This knyght dyd moche honour to thenglysshemen as a valyant knyght ought to do to all straÌ„gers Of this he was accused to the french kyng who incontynent sent a strayt commaundement to therle of Flaunders that he shulde send for this sayd knyght and assone as he had hym to strike of his hed Th erle who durst nat breke the kynges coÌ„manndemeÌ„t dyd somoch that this knyght came to hym at his sendyng as he that thought non yuell and incontyneÌ„t he was taken his heed stryken of Wherof many folkes were sorie and were sore dysplesed with therle for he was welbeloued with the lordes of the contrey These englysshe lordes dyd somoche that Jaques Dartuell dyuerse tymes had togyder the counselles of the good townes to speke of the besynes that these lordes of Englande desyred and of the frauÌ„chyses and amyties that they offred them in the kyng of EnglaÌ„des byhalfe So often they spake of this mater that fynally they agreed that the kynge of Englande myght come and go into Flaunders at his pleasure Howe beit they sayd they were so sore bouude to the french kyng that they myght nat entre into the realme of Fraunce to make any warre without they shulde forfayt a great somme of florens and so they desyred that they wold be coÌ„tent with this answere as at that tyme. Thenglysshe lordes retourned agayne to Ualencennes with great ioy often tymes they sent worde to the kyng of Englande how they spedde and euer he sent theym golde and syluer to berâ— their charges and to gyue to the lordes of Almaygne who desyred nothyng els In this season the noble erle of Heynalt dyed the .vi. day of June the yere of our lorde M. CCC .xxxvii. and was buryed at the friers in Ualencennes The bysshoppe of CaÌ„braysang the masse ther were many dukes erles and barownes for he was welbeloued and honoured of all people in his lyfe dayes After his dyscease the lorde Wyllyam his sonne entred into the counteis of Heynalt Hollande and zelande Who had to wyfe the dougther of duke JohnÌ„ of BrabaÌ„t and had to name Jahane She was endowed with the lande of Bynche the which was a right fayre heritage and a profitable And the lady Jahan her mother went to Fontnels on Lescault and ther vsed the resydue of her lyfe in great deuotion in thabbey ther and dyd many good dedes ¶ How certayne nobles of FlauÌ„ders kept the yle of Cagaunt agaynst thenglysshemen Cap. xxx OF all these ordynaunces and confortes that the kyng of England had get on that syde the see Kyng PhylippÌ„ of Fraunce was well enformed of all the mater wolde gladly haue had the flemmyngê on his part But Jaques Dartuell had so surmounted all maner of people in FlauÌ„ders that none durst say agaynst his opynion nor the erle hym selfe durst nat well abyde in the countrey For he had sent the countesse his wyfe and Loys his sonne into Fraunce for dout of the fleÌ„mynges In this season ther were in the yle of Cagant certayne knyghtes and squyers of FlaÌ„ders in garyson As sir Dutres de Haluyn syr JohnÌ„ de Radays and the sonnes of Lestriefe They kept that passage agaynst theÌ„glysshmen and made couert warre wherof thenglysshe lordes beyng in Heynalt were well enformed and how that if they went that way homewarde into England they shulde be met withall to their dyspleasure Wherfore they were nat well assured howbeit they rode and went about the countrey at their pleasure All was by the confort of Jaques Dartuell for he supported and honoured them as moche as he might And after these lordes went to Doudrech in Holande and ther they toke shypping to eschue the passage of Cagaunt Wher as the garison was layd for them by the commaundement of the frenche kyng so these englisshe lordes caÌ„e agayne into England as priuely as they coude And came to the kyng who was right ioyouse of their commyng and whan he harde of the garyson of Cagaunt He sayd he wolde prouyde for them shortly and anone after he ordayned therie of Derby ser Water Manny and dyuerse other knyghtes squiers with fyue hundred men of armes and two thousande archers and they toke shippyng at London in the ryuer of Tames The first tyde they went to Grauesende the next day to Margate and at the thyrde tyde they toke the see sayled into FlauÌ„ders So they aparelled them selfe and came nere to Cagaunt ¶ Of the batell of CagauÌ„t bytwene thenglysshmen and the frenchmen Cap. xxxi WHan thenglysshmen sawe the towne of Cagaunt before theÌ„ they made theÌ„ redy and had wynd and tyde to serue them And so in the name of god and saint George they approched and blewe vp their trumpettes
leaue to all the souldyours to depart And toke with hym to Ualencennes all the great lordes and ther feasted them honourably and specially the duke of Brabant and Jaques Dartuell And ther Jaques Dartuell openly in the market place in the presence of all the lordes and of all such as wold here hym declared what right the kyng of Englande had to the crowne of FraÌ„ce and also what puyssaunce the thre countreis were of Flaunders Heynault and Brabant surely ioyned in one alyance And he dyde so by his great wysdome and plesaunt wordes that all people that harde hym praysed hym moche and sayd howe he had nobly spoken by great experyeÌ„ee And thus he was greatly praysed it was sayd that he was well worthy to gouerne yâ— countie of Flaunders Than the lordes departed and promysed to mete agayne within .viii. dayes at Gaunt to se the kyng of England and so they dyd And the kyng feasted them honorably and so dyd the quene who was as than nuly purifyed of a sonne called JohnÌ„ who was after duke of Lancastre by his wyfe doughter to duke Henry of LaÌ„castre Than ther was a couÌ„sell set to be at Uyllenort and a day lymitted ¶ Howe kynge Robert of Cicyll dyd all that he might to pacyfie the kyngê of Fraunce and Englande Cap. â—i WHan the french king harde howe his army on the see was dyscoufyted he dylloged and drewe to Arras gaue leaue to his men to depart tyll he harde other tidynges And sent sir Godmar du Fay to Tourney to se that there lacked nothyng he feared more the itemynges than any other And sent the lord of Beautewe to Mortayn to kepe the fronters agaynst Heynalt and he sent many meÌ„ of warr to saynt Omers to Ayre and to saynt â—enaunt and purueyed suffyciently for all the forteresses frontyng on Flanders In this season ther raygned a kyng in Cicyll called Robert who was reputed to be a great astronomyer and alwayes he warned the frenche kyng and his counsell that in no wyse he shulde fight agaynst the king of Englande for he sayd it was gyuen the king of Englande to be right fortunate in all his dedes This kyng Robert wold gladly haue sene these two kynges at a good acorde for he loued somoch the crowne of Fraunce yâ— he was right sorte to se the desolacyon cherof This kynge of Cicyll was at Auygnone with pope Clement with the colledge ther and declared to them the peryls yâ— were likely to fall in the realme of FraÌ„ce by the warr byt wene the sayd two kyngê de syring them that they wold helpe to fynde some meanes to apease them Wher vnto yâ— pope and the cardynals answered howe they wolde gladly intende therto so that the two kynges wolde heâ—e them ¶ Of the counsayle that the kynge of Englande and his alyes helde at Uyllenort Cap. lii AT this counsayle holden at Uyllenort were these lordes as foloweth The kyng of England yâ— duke of Brabant therle of Henalt ser John his vncle yâ— duke of Guerles therle of Jullers the marques of Faulquehoure the marques of Musse therle of Mons sir Robert Dartoys the lorde of Falquemont sir Wyllyam of Dunort therle of Namur Jaques Dartuell and many other great lordes of euery good towne of Flanders a thre or .iiii. personages in maner of a counsayle Ther was a grement made bytwene the thre contreis FlaÌ„ders BrabaÌ„t and Heynalt that fro thens forth eche of them shulde ayde and confort other in all cases And ther they made assuraÌ„ce ech to other that if any of them had to do with any countrey thother two shulde gyue ayde And her after if any of them shulde be at dyscorde one with an other the thyrde shulde set agremeÌ„t bytwene theÌ„ And if he were nat able so to do than the mater shulde be put vnto the kynge of Englande in whose handes this mater was sworne and promysed and he to agre them And inconfyrmacion of loue and amyte they ordayned a lawe to ryn throughout those .iii. contres the which was called the lawe of the companyons or alyes and ther it was determyned that the kyng of EnglaÌ„de shulde remoue about Maudelentyde after and ley siege to Turney and ther to mete all yâ— sayd lordes and thers with the powers of all yâ— good to wnes And than euery man departed to their owne houses to aparell them in that behalfe ¶ Howe the kyng of England hesieged the cyte of Tourney with great puysance Cap. liii THe frenche kyng after the departure of these lordes fro the counsell of Uyllenort he knewe yâ— most part of their determynacion Than he seÌ„t to Tourney the chefe men of warr of all FrauÌ„ce as therle of Ewe the yong erle of Guynes his sonne constable of Fraunce therle of Foytz and his bretherne therle Amery of Narbon sir Aymer of Poyters sir Geffray of Charney sir Gararde of Mountfaucon the two marshals sir Robert Bertrand and sir Mathue de Troy the lorde of Caieur the senesshall of Poyctou the lord of Chastelayn and sir JohnÌ„ of Landas and these had with them valyant knyghtes and squyers They came to Tourney and founde there sir Godmar du Fay who was ther before Than they toke regarde to the prouisyon of the towne as well to the vytels as to thartyllerie and forti ficatyon and they causen to be brought out of the contrey there about where otes and other prouysion ¶ Nowe let vs retourne to yâ— kyng of Englande whan the tyme aproched that he and his alyes shuld mete before Tourney and that the corne beganne to rype he departed fro Gaunt with .vii. erles of his contrey .viii. prelates xxviii baronettes ii C. knyghtesê foure thousande men of armes and. 〈◊〉 M. archers besyde fotemen All his hoost passed through yâ— towne of Andwarpe and so passed the â—â—uer of â—escalt and lodged before Tourney at the gate called saynt Martyne the way to â—arde Lysle and Doway Than anone after came the duke of Brabant with mo than xâ— M. men knyghtes squyers and coÌ„mons and he lodged at the brige of Aryes by the ryuer of Lescalt bytwene thabbey of saynt Nycholas and the gate UaleÌ„ tenoys Next to hym came therle of Heynaultê with a gooly company of his contrey with many of Holande and zelande and he was loged bytwene the kyuge and the duke of Brabaunt Than came Jaques Dartuell with mo thaÌ„ lâ— thousande slemmynges besyde them of â—pre Dropingne Cassell Bergues and they were sent on the other syde as ye shall here after Jaques Dartuell lodged at the gate saynt Fountayne yâ— duke of Guerles therse of Jullers the marques of BlaÌ„queboure yâ— marques of musse therle of Mons therle of Sauynes the lord of Falquemount sir Arnolde of Baquechew and all the Almayns were lodged on the other syde towarde Heynalt Thus the cytie of Tourney was cnuyroned rounbe about and euery hoost myght resort eche to other so that none coulde yssue out without spyeug ¶ Howe
his a rest and prison as in goyng away without leaue Whan this iudgement was gyuen in playne audyence by all yâ— lordes thanne the kyng called to hym the lorde Charles of Bloys his nephue and sayde fayre nephue ye haue iudged to you a fayre herytage and a great Therfore hast you and go and conquere it agaynst hym that kepyth it wrongfully and desyre all your frendes to ayde you and I shall nat fayle you for my part I shall lende you golde and syluer ynough and shall commaunde my sonne the duke of Normandy to go with you Than ser Charles of Bloys inclyned hym to his vncle thankyng hym right humbly than he desyred yâ— duke of NormaÌ„dy his cosyn the erle of Alanson his vncle the duke of Burgoyne therle of Bloys his brother the duke of Butbone the lorde Loys of Spayne yâ— lorde Jaques of Burbon therle of Ewe constable of Fraunce and therle of Guynes his sonne the vycont of Rohayne and all the other lordê that were ther. And all they sayde howe they wolde gladly go with hym with their lorde the duke of Normandy Than these lordes departed to make them redy and to make ê“uysion agaynst that iourney ¶ The lordes of Fraunce that entred into Bretayne with sir Charles of Bloys Cap. lxxi WHan all these lordes of Normandy the duke of Alanson the duke of Burgoyne and all other suche as shulde go with sir Chardu Bloys to ayde hym to coÌ„quere the duchy of Bretayne were redy They departed some fro Pares and some fro other places and they assembled togyder at the cytie of Anger 's and fro thens they went to Ancennys the which is th ende of the realme on that syde and ther taryed a thre dayes than they went forthe into the countrey of Bretayne and whan they were in the feldes they nombred their company to a fyne thousande men of armes besyde the ge no wayes the which were a thre thousande and thre knyghtes of Gennes oyd lede theÌ„ The one called sir Othes de Rue and thother sir Charles Germaulx and besyde that they had many erosbowes of whome sir Galoys be la Baulme was captayne Than all these went to a strong castell standynge on a hyghe mountayne called ChastoÌ„ceaulx ther was thentre of Bretayne it was furnysshed with men of warr captayns ther were two knyghtes of Lorayne called syr Gyles and sir Ualeryan The lordes of FraÌ„ce toke counsell to besiege this castell for they thought if they shulde leaue such a fortres behynde them it shuld do them great damage So they beseged it rounde about and made many assautes specially the genowayes dydde what they might to attayne prayse at the begynning but they lost often tymes of their company for they within defended themselfe so sagely that it was longe or they toke any damage But finally the assaylantê brought thyder somoch tymbre wod and fagottes that they fylled therwith the dykes so that they might go â—ust to yâ— walles they within cast out stones chalke and brennynge fyre howbeit they without came to yâ— fote of the walles had instrumetes wherby they myght vnder couert myne the walles Than they with in yelded vp the castell their lyues and goodes saued thafie the duke of Normanvy who was chiefe ther delyuered the castell to sir Charles of Bloys as his owne who incoÌ„tynent set ther a good garyson to kepe thentre and to conduct suche as came after theym Than they went towarde Nantes wher as they harde how therle of Mountfort their ennemy was the marshals and currours of their hoost founde by the way as they went a good towne closed with â—ykes the which they feersly assayled and in the town ther were but fewe peple and yuell armed So that anone the towne was woâ— robbed and the one half brent and all the peple put to yâ— swerde this towne was called Carquesy within a .iiii. or fyue leages to Nantes The lordes lay ther about all that night yâ— next mornyng they drue towarde Nantes and layed siege rounde about it and pyghâ—â—p their tentes and pauilyons Than the men of warre within the towne and the burgesses armed theÌ„ and went to their defences as they were apoynted some of the host went to yâ— barrers to skirmyssh and some of the soudyers within yong buegesses yâ—â—ueâ— out agaynst them so that ther were byuees slayne hurt on bothe parties ther were â—yuerse suche skirmysshes On a mornyng some of the soudyers within the cytie yssued out at adueÌ„ture and they founde a .xv. cartes with vytell coÌ„myng to thoost warde and a .lx. persons to coÌ„uey it and they of the cytie were a .ii. C. They set on them and anone dysconfyted them and slewe dyuers and some fled away and scaped and shewed in thoost howe it was Than some went to rescue the pray and ouer toke them nere to the barryers ther began a great skirmysshe ther came so many fro thoost that they within had moch a do howbeit they toke the horses out of the cartê and dyd driue them in at the gate to th entent 〈◊〉 they without shulde nat driue lightly away the caryages Than other soudyers of the cytie yssued out to helpe their companyons and also of the burgesses to ayde their pareÌ„tes so the fray multiplyed and dyuers were slayne sore hurt on bothe parties for alwayes people encreased fro thoost and some newe euer yssued out of the cytie Than at last sir Henry the captayne sawe that it was tyme to retreyt for by his abydinge he sawe he might rather lese than wyn than he caused them of the cytie to drawe a backe aswell as he myght yet they were pursued so â—ere that many were slayne and taken mo than .ii. C. of the burgesses of yâ— towne wherof therle of MoÌ„tfort blamed sore sir Henry de Leon that he caused the retrayt so sone wherwith sir HeÌ„ry was sore dyspleased in his mynde And after that he â—old no more coÌ„e to therls couÌ„sell so aften as he dyd before many had maruell why he dyd so ¶ Howe the erle Mountfort was taken at Nauntes and howe he dyed Cap. lxxii AS I hard reported ther were certayne burgesses of yâ— cite sawe howe their goodes went to wast both without â—in had of their chyldren and frendes in prison douted that wors shulde come to them after than they aduysed and spake togyder secretly so that finally they coÌ„cluded to treat with the lordes of France So yâ— they myght come to haue peace to haue their chyldren and freÌ„des clerely delyuerd out of prison They made this treatie so secretly that at laste it was agreed that they shulde haue all the prosouers delyuerd and they to set opyn one of the gates that the frenche lordes myght entre to take the erle MouÌ„tfort in the castell without doyng of any maner of hurt to the cyte or to thynhaby tantes or goodes therin Some sayed this was purchased by the means and agrement of sir Henry de
maner and fourme as they haue done in tyme past as we or any other kynges of Englande aunciently haue had and also the Uicount of Muttrel on the see as he dyd in tyme past and as we or other kynges of Englande haue had and in the landes of Muttrell if there haue ben any debate for partage of landes our brother of FraÌ„ce promyseth to make a declaracion theroâ— to vs as shortly as he canne after his comynge into Fraunce And also the countie of Poictow â—nterly saue and excepted if any thynge be aliened awaye by the kynges of EnglaÌ„de in tyme past wherby the sayde countie and purtenaunces haue ben holden by other persones than by the frenche kynges our said brother nor his successours shall nat be bouÌ„de to rendre them to vs But if the sayde alienacions haue ben done by the frenche kynges for the tyme beynge without any meane â–ª and our sayd brother nowe hauynge them agayne iâ— his possession he shall leaue them entierly to vs excepte that if yâ— FreÌ„che kynges had theym by exchaunge for other landes But if the kynges of Englande for the tyme beynge haue alyened or transported any thynge to any other personnes than to the frenche kynges and perauenture yet nowe become to the handes of our sayde brother he shall nat be bounde to rendâ—â— them to vs. And also to rendre to vs all suche thynges as ought to do any homage to vs to our successours and if they ought to do none to vs nor our successours â–ª thaÌ„ he shall delyuer to vs a tenour of that he ought to do within a yere after yâ— he shall be departed from Calais Also the castell and towne of Calais the castell towne and seignorie of Merle The townes castelles and seignories of Sangates Coulougne Baynes Wales and Oye With the landes Woddes maresthes ryuers rentes reueÌ„nues seignories auousons of churches and all other appurtenaunces and places lyenge bitwene the boundes and bournes folowynge that is to say from Calais to the ryuer before grauelyng also fro yâ— riuer that falleth into the great lake of Guiens vnto Fretin and fro thense alonge the valey about the mouÌ„tayn of Karlenly enclosynge the mountayne and so to the see with Sangatis and all the apurtenauncis the castell and the towne with yâ— hole countie of Guynes With all the townes â–ª castels fortresses laÌ„des places homages men seignories woddes forestes and all rightâ— to them belongynge as entierly as the towne of Calais or Merle and of other places before named as well to vs as they haue obeyed to our sayd brother or to the erle of Guynes for the tyme beyng and all other thynges coÌ„prised in this present article of Merle and of Calais we to hold them in demayn excepte the Heritages perteynynge to the churches the whiche shall styll remayne hooly to the same churches Whereso euer they be and also excepte the heritages of other people of Merle and of Calais vnder the value of C .li. of lande by yere of the money there curraÌ„t And vnder that heritage to haue it styll but the habitacioÌ„s and heritages beynge in the towne of Calais and their apurtenaunces shal abide styll to the inhabitantes In the laÌ„des townes or countie of Guynes all theyr demaynes shall styll remayne to them except that hath ben said before of the foresayd boundes and bormes In the article of Calais and all Iles addressynge to the laâ—des couÌ„ties and places before named with all other Iles the whiche We helde in the tyme of the sayd treatye And it hath beÌ„ agreed that oursayd brother and his eldest son shulde renounce all maner of soueraynte resorte and rightes â–ª that he shulde haue of any of theym or for them and that we shall holde them as hys neyghbour without any resorte or soueraynte to our sayd brother or to the realme of France and all the right that oure sayde brother hath in the foresayde thynges he yeldeth and transporteth them to vs perpetually And also hit is agreed that semblably we and our sayde son expressely renounce all thynges that oughte nat to be delyuered to vs by this sayde treatye and specially of the name right to the crowne of Fraunce and to the realme and homage and seueraynte and demayne of the duchye of Normandy of the countie of Thouraine and of thâ— couÌ„ties of Aniou and of Mayn the souer 〈…〉 and homage of the duchie of Britaigne except the right of the erle of MouÌ„tfort that he ought or myght haue in the duchye and countrey of Britaygne the whiche we reserue and by expresse wordes putte clene out of this our treaty Sauynge that we and our sayd brother whan we come to Calais shal ordre that mater by the aduyse of our counsaylles there to be deputed that we shal sette a peace and concorde bitwene the erle Mountforte and our Cousyn the lorde Charles of Bloys who challengeth demaundeth the right of the heritage of Britaigne and we renounce all other demauÌ„des that we make or may make what so euer they be except suche forsayd thynges as ought to abyde to vs and ought to be delyuered to vs and to our heires by this treatie And that we transport and sese all the right that we myght haue in any of these thynges that oughte nat to be delyuered to vs by this treatie On the whiche thynges after viuerse altercacions had on the same and specially bicause that the sayde renounciacion traÌ„sportes sessynge and leauynge of all the sayde thynges shulde be accomplysshed as soone as our said brother hath delyuered to vs or to our deputies the cite and castell of Poicters and al the lande and countrey of Poictou with the fee of Thouars and the fayre towne citie castell of Agene and all the lande and countrey of Agenoyse the citie and castell of Piergourt and all the lande and countrey of Pierrigins The cite and castell of Caours and all the lande of Coursin the citie castell of Rodais and all yâ— lande and countrey of Rouergne the citie and castell of xaintes and all the lande therto beloÌ„gynge the citie and castell of Lymoges and that we or any other kynges of England aunciently helde in the towne of Monterell vpon the see with thappurtenauÌ„ces Also the couÌ„tie of Pontheu hole entierly saue and excepte the tenoure of the article coÌ„teyned in the sayd treatie where it maketh mencion of the sayde countie Item the castell and towne of Calais and the castell towne and seignorie of Sangates Colougue Baines Wales and Oye With the landes ryuers maresshes Woddes rentes seignories and other thynges conteyned in the article ther of makyng mencion Also the castell and towne and hole entierly the countie of Guynes With all the landes Castelles townes forteresses places menne homages seignories woddes forestes and other ryghtes accordynge to the tenour of the article theroâ— makynge mencyon more playnly in the sayde treatye and with the Iles that We holde all redy that is to saye in the tyme of
thys sayd treatye and peace we and our brother the frenche kynge haue promysed by faythe and oothe eche to other the same treatye and peace to holde kepe and accomplisshe and nat to do the contrarye and are bound both we and our sayde brother and our eldeste sonnes by obligacion and promyse by faythe and othe the one parte to the other except certayne renounciacyons the one to the other accordynge to the tenour and fourme of the sayd article and peace Wheroâ— the tenour and forme foloweth ALso hit is agreed that the frenche kynge and his eldest sonne the regent for them and for theyr heires for euer and as soone as they may without any male engin or at the leest by the fest of saynt Michaell next comyng shall rendre and delyuer to the sayde kynge of Englande his heyres and successours and to transport to them the honours regalities obeisaunce homages liegeaunces men fees seruices reconisauÌ„ces othes rightes feaulties and imperiall iurisdictions hyghe or lowe resortes saue gardes seignories and souerainties that apperteyneth or maye apperteyne in any maner of wise to the kynges and to the crowne of Fraunce or to any other persone bicause of yâ— kynge or of the crowne of Fraunce Where so euer it be in cities townes castels landes Iles countreys and places before named or in any of them or theyr appurtenaunces and appendaunces what so euer they be other duke erle vicount archebysshop or other prelates of holy churche baronnes nobles and other or kynges or successours to the crowne of Fraunce nothynge to them reserued so that they nor none of theyr heyres nor successours or any frenche kynges or other by reason of the kynge or of the crowne of Fraunce make any challenge or demauÌ„de in tyme to come of the kyng of EnglaÌ„de his heires or successours or of any of his men or subiectes before sayd bicause of the sayd contreys or places so that all the forenamed ê‘sons theyr heires and successours and all other persones cities counties landes countreys Iles castelles and places before named and altheyr appurtenaunces and appendauÌ„ces shall holde of the kynge of England perpetually peasably and frely and to haue ouer them seignorie souerainte obeysaunce liegeaunce and subiects as the predecessours of the frenche kynge haue had in tyme paste and that the kynges of Eâ—glâ—â—â— theyr heires and successours shall haue and holde peasably all the fore named couÌ„treys in theyr fraunchese and lyberties perpetuall as lorde and soueraygne liege and as neighbour to the frenche kyng and to the realme of FraÌ„ce Without any knowledgynge of any soueraynâ—â—â—â—bâ—yâ—aunce homage resorte or subiection and without doynge in tyme to come any maner of seruice or reconisaunce to the kynge or to the Crowne of Fraunce for any of these cities counties castelles countres landes Iles places and personnes before named or for any of them Also it is accorded that the frenche kyng and his eldeste sonne shall renounce expressely the sayd resortes and soueraynties and all the â—yght that they haue or myght haue in all these â—hynges suche as by this present treatye ought to apperteyne and be delyuered to the kynge of Englande And semblably the kynge of Englande and his eldest sonne renouÌ„seth all thynges suche as by this present treatie ought nat to be delyuered to hym and renounseth al other demaundes of the realme of Fraunce and specially to the name right and armes and challenge to the crowne and realme of France and 〈◊〉 the homage souerainte and demayne of the duchie of Normandy of the duchie of Thourayne and of the counties of Aniou â–ª and Mayn and of the soueraynte and homage of the couÌ„tie and countrey of Flanders and of all other demaundes that the kynge of Englande made at the tyme of the sayde chalenge or may make in tyme to come to the sayd realme of Fraunce by any maner of cause what soeuer it be except all that by thys treatye shulde be delyuered to the kynge of Englande and to his heires and they to transport cesse and leaue eche kyng to other perpetually al the right that they ought to haue in all these sayd thynges the whiche by this pre 〈◊〉 treatie ought to be deliuered to eche of them the tyme place and whan the said renounciaâ—oâ—s shulde be done and bicause that our sayd brother of France and his eldest son to holde to accomplysshe the articles of the sayde peace haue expressely renounsed the resortes and soâ—â—â—â—â—â—ties comprised in the sayd articles and all the right that they ought to haue or myght haue in all the sayd thynges that our sayd brother hath delyuered and left to vs and all other thynges that from hensforth shall abyde and ê‘â—eyne to vs by reason of the sayde treatye and peace Also we in lyke wyse expressely renouÌ„ce all suche thynges as ought nat to be delyuered â—o vs by the sayde treatye or to our heires And also all demaundes that we make or may make of our sayde brother of Fraunce and specially to the name and ryght of the crowne of FrauÌ„ce and of the realme and to the homage soueraintie and demayne of the duchie of Normandy and to the couÌ„ties of Aniou and Main and of Thourayn and of the homage and souerainte of the countie of Flanders and all other demauÌ„des that we make or may make of our sayd brother for what so euer cause it be alwayes except all that by this present treatie ought to abyde to vs and to our heyres And we shall transporte sesse and leaue to hym and he to vs and so eche to other in the best maner and as shortly as We canne all suche ryght that eche of vs oughte or maye haue in euery thynge the whiche by thys treatie and peace ought to abyde and remayne and to be delyuered to eche of vs. Reserued to the churches and to the menne of the churche all that to them perteyneth or may apperteine and all that is occupied and witholde from them by the occasion of the Warres shall be agayne to them recompensed restored rendred and delyuered And also all the townes forteresses and all habitacions with the dwellers in them shall remayne and abyde in theyr liberties and francheses as they dyd before or they came into our handes and seignory and that to be confermed to them by our sayde brother of Fraunce yf he be required so to do and that we do nat the coÌ„trarye in any of the foresayde thynges or subiections And as to vs and to all thynges to vs and to our heyres and successours to be at the Jurysdiction and cohâ—rcyon of the Churche of Rome And We wyll and consent that our holy father the pope shall conferme all these sayde thynges in gyuynge monycions and generall commaundementes on the accomplysshement of theym agaynste vs our heyres and successours And agaynste our subiectes comons colleges vniuersities or syngular personnes What someuer they be And to gyue generall sentences of cursynge and suspencion of enterdytynge
to renne vpon vs or vpon theym that doth the contrarye And that it renâ—e vpon vs and on them as soone as we or any of theym do or attempte in occupyenge towne castell citie or forteresse or any thynge doynge ratyfienge or consentynge In gyuynge counsayle comfort fauour or aide priuely or openly agaynst the sayde peace And of the Whiche sentences of curse nat to be assoyledde vnto the tyme full satisfaction be made to all them that haue had or susteyne any dammage in that behalf â–ª And more ouer we woll and coÌ„sent that our holy father the pope to the entent that thys sayde peace shulde be the fyrmelier kepte and holdeâ—â— perpetually that if any pactionâ— conâ—eâ—eracyons aliaunces and couenauntes howe so euer they be named if they be any thyng preiuâ—icyall agaynst the said peace by any maner of way at this present tyme or here after to be made supposed that they be ferme and delyuered of certayne peynes or by othes confyrmed by our holy father the pope or by any other that they be cancelled stande for nought or any thynge contrary to the comon weale or vnprofitable to the peace and to all Christente and â—ispleasaÌ„t to god and all promesses and othes in suche cases shal be shewed and discussed by our holy father the pope so that none be bâ—â—â—de to holde or kepe any suche promyses or othes aliauÌ„ces or couenauÌ„tes to th entent that in tyme to come suche semblable cases shulde nat be done And if any attempt to do the coÌ„trary that it be voyâ— and of none effecte And as for vs we shall punyss he all suche as violaters and brekers of the peace by theyr bodyes and gooddes as the cas shall requyre accordynge to reason And if we procure or suffre to be done the coÌ„trary as god forbyd than we wol that we be reputed for fals and vntrewe and that we ren in suche estate of blame and defame as a kynge sacred â—â—ght to ren in suche a case and we swere on the body of our lorde Jesu Christ all the sayde thynges to holde and kepe and accomplysshe and nat to do the contrary nother by vs nor by â—one other in no maner of case and to the entent that these sayd bondes shulde be fulfylled We â—ynde vs our heires and all the goodes of vs and of our heires to our sayd brother of France and to his heires And also we swere on the holy euangelist by vs corporally touched that we shall perfourme holde and accomplisshe in the forsayd cases all the sayd thynges by vs promysed and accorded And we woll that in like case our brother or his deputies in place 〈◊〉 terme and in maner as before is made mencion present to vs his letters coÌ„prâ—sed therin to theâ—â—â—rt 〈◊〉 strength of our sayd letters that we haue proâ—ysed and delyuered as is sayd before Alwayes saued reserued by vs our heires and successours that the sayd letters before eâ—corpored be of none effecte nor be to vs any maner of preiudice or damage vntyll the season that our sayde brother and nephewe haue made fente and â—elyuered the foresayde renonciaâ—ions accordynge to the maner before â—euised and tyll that be â—one our letters nat to be agaynste vs our heires or successours in any maner of wyse but in the foresayd case In witnesse of whiche we haue â—â—ttâ— our scale to the present letters yeuyn at Calais the .xxiiii. day of Octobre the yere of our lorde M. CCC .lx. ANd whan this letter chartre called the letter of renunciacion as well of the one kynge as of the other was engrosed wrytten sealed than it was red openly in the counsayle chambre beyng present both kynges and theyr counsayles the whiche semed to eche of them to be ryght good and well ordeyned and there agayne both kynges sware and their eldest sonnes on the euangelist is corporally by them touched and on the body of Jesu Christ consecrated to kepe and to accoÌ„plisshe and nat to broke any of the forsayd thynges And yet farther by the aduise and regarde of the frenche kyng and of his counsaâ—â—e and at the ende of their parliameÌ„t the kyng of Englande was requyred that he wolde gyue and sende a generall commissâ—â— to all them that for the tyme held vndershadow of the warre townes castels and fortresses in the realme of Fraunce werby they myght haue suche commaundement to auoyde and departe And the kyng of Englande wo as than wolde nothyng but welth and good peace to be norysshed bitwene hym and the frenche kyng his brother as he had sworne and promysed lyghtly agreed to this â–ª requeste for it semed but reason â–ª And than the kyng of Englande commaunded his counsaile that suche a commission shuld be made after the best maner that myght be accordynge to the entent of the frenche kynge and of his counsayle And than they of the speciall coâ—sayle of bothe kynges drâ—we theym to guether and there was wrytten and engrosed by the aduyse of bothe counsayles a certayn commission wherof the tenor â–ª foloweth EDwarde by the grace of god kyng of Englande lorde of Ireland and of Aquitayne To all oure Capytaynes kepers of townes and of castelles adherauntes and alies â–ª beynge in the parties of Fraunce aswell in â—â—cardy Borgoyn Aniou Berrey Normandy BritaiguÌ„ Auuerne ChaÌ„paiguÌ„ Mayn Thourayne as in all the bondes and lymitacionâ— of the demayne and tenure of Fraunce We 〈◊〉 gretynge as peace and accorde hath ben made bytwene vs and our brother of Fraunce our alies and adherentes comprisynge all the debates and discordes that hath ben bitwene vs in tyme past or may be and haue sworne on the body of Jesu Christ and also our eldest sonne and our other children and other of our blodd with outers prelates barons and knyghtes the moost notable of the realme of Englande And in like wyse hath sworne our sayd brother and our sayd nephewe the duke of Normandy and our other nephewes his said children and dyuers barones knyghtes and prelates of the sayd realme of Fraunce to kepe the peace And though hit so fortune or fall hereafter that any men of warre of our realme or of our subiectes enforce them to do or to take on them any thyng contrary to the sayd peace in takynge or withholdynge fortresses townes cites or castelles or takynge of pyllage or prisoners or restynge of any persone their goodes or marchandyses or any other thynge doyng agaynst the peace the whiche to vs shulde be right displeasaunt and we may nat nor wyll suffre it to passe vnder the shadow of dissimulacion in any maner of wyse we woll with all our power in all these said thynges fynde remedy Therfore we woll desire and ordeyne by the deliberacion of â–ª our counsaile that none of our subiectes whatsomeuer estate or coÌ„dicion they be of do or enforce them to do any thynge contrary to the sayd peace Indoynge of any pillage takyng or withholdynge any fortresses prisoners or gooddes what so
theÌ„ they agreed to depart go with hym into Lobardy so they might be assoyled a pena ct culpa all this was agreed acomblysshed and the floreÌ„s payed And than they rendred vp the towne saynt Espyrite and lefte the marche of Auygnon passed forthe with the marques wherof kyng JohnÌ„ of France all the realme were right toyouse whan they sawe howe they were delyuered of these yuell people howbeit there were many that retorned to Burgoyn And sir Seguyne of Batefoyle departed nat out of the garyl on of Ence for he wold nat leaue it for no maner of 〈◊〉 nor promyse but the realme of France was in ferr better rest peace than it was before So whan the moost parte of the companyous were thus passed forthe with the marques into the lande of PyemoÌ„t Ther the marques dyde well his deuoyre agaynst the lordes of Myllayne conquered dyuers townes castes fortresses and countrees agaynst them and had dyuers encountrynges skyrmisshes with them to his honour profyte So that 〈◊〉 in a yere by yâ— helpe of these 〈◊〉 he had the better hande and in part had all his entent agaynst the two lords of Myllayne of sir Galeas sir Bernabe who after raygned in greâ— prosperite SO it fortuned that sir Seguyn of Batefoyle who was all that season in the garyson of Ence on they ryuer of Soâ—â—ie toke by scalyng a good cyte in Auuergne called Bâ—od and therin he taryed more than a yere and fortifyed it in suche wyse that he douted nothyng and ouer ran the couÌ„tre to Cler 〈…〉 to Tyâ—lacke to Puy to Case dieu to MouÌ„tferant 〈◊〉 Ryon to Nonnet to Ussoyre and to â—udalle and the lande of the countie Dalphyn the lorde wherof was the same tyme in hostage in Englande and in these countrees he and his company dyde moche yuell And whan he had sore enpouerysshed the countre ther about than by treaty he deê‘ted and toke with hym great pyllage and treasure and so went to Gascoyne fro wheÌ„s he came first Of this sir Seguyn I can write no more but that as Iherde recouÌ„ted he dyed maruelusly god forgyue hym all his trespaces AMEN ¶ Of the dethe of the duke of Lancastre and of the occasyon of the warre bytwene the frenche kyngâ— and the kyng of Nauer and howe the prince of wales came into Acquitayne and of the ordre that was taken in Englande Cap. CC. xvâ— IN this season deâ—ted out of the worlde in Englade the gentyll duke of Lancastre called Henry wherâ—â— the kynge and all the 〈◊〉 nes knightes and squyers were ryght sorowfull but they coude nat remedy it And behynde him he left two doughters the lady Mahaâ—lt and the lady Blanche and therle of Heynault 〈◊〉 wylliam sonne to the lorde Loyes of Banyer 〈◊〉 to the lady Margarete of Heynalt maryed the yonger suster and the lorde JohnÌ„ erle of Richmont sonne to the kynge of Englande had maryed the other suster and was duke of Lancastre by right of his wyfe The lorde James of Burbone abode styll pursuynge the treaty bytwene the lorde JohnÌ„ of Mountfor 〈…〉 lorde Charles of Bloys for the right 〈…〉 chy of Bretayne acordyng to the treaty 〈◊〉 at Calais as ye haue herd before And for 〈◊〉 of concludyng therof great warres and 〈◊〉 felt after in the countre of Bretayne as ye shall here in this hystorie THe same season the frenche kyngâ— was in purpose to go to Auygnone to 〈◊〉 the pope and cardynals and to go through the 〈◊〉 â—hy of Burgoyn the whiche was newly fallen to hym So the kyng made redy for that iourney and departed fro Parys about the se 〈…〉 saynt JohnÌ„ the Baptyst in the yere of our lorde M. CCC .lxii. And left Charles his eldest sonne duke of Normandy regent gouernour of his realme and the kyng had with hym his welbeloued cosyn the lorde JohnÌ„ of Artoyse the erle of Tankernyll therle Dampmartyn Boucequant marshall of Fraunce and dyuers other And so long rode by his small iourneys and with great dyspence taryeng in euery 〈◊〉 ne and cytie as he rode through Bourgoyn so that about the feest of saynt Michaell he came to the newe towne â—out Auyguon And there his lodgyng was prepared for him and for his coÌ„pany and there he was gretly â—â—â—lled by the pope by all the hole coledge and visyted eche other often tymes So thus the kynge taryed ther all the season of wynter and about christmas pope Innocent departed out of this lyfe And than there was a great dyscorde bytwene the cardynals for chosynge of a newe pope for 〈◊〉 of them wolde haue had the dignyte spe 〈…〉 ly the cardynall of Boulayâ—â— and the cardynall of 〈…〉 ourt who were two of yâ— grettell of the colledge and so by their discencyon they were longe in dyscorde And all the other 〈…〉 nalles finally dyde putte all the 〈◊〉 of the mater vnto the two foresayd cardynalles who whan they sawe that they coude nat haue theymselfe the papal 〈…〉 ThauÌ„e they concluded bytwene them that none of the other shulde haue it And than they dyde choâ—â— and electe the abbot of saynt Uyctor of Marâ—ell to be pope who was a good deuout and a holy man and of vertuous lyueng and a gret clerke and had greatly traueyled for the churche of Lombardy and other places And anoâ— after his creacion yâ— frenche kyng vnderstode that the lorde Piâ—r of Luzenon kyng of Cypre and of Hyerusalem shulde come to 〈◊〉 tosâ— the pope and howe yâ— he was past the s 〈…〉 〈◊〉 the freÌ„che kyng sayd he wolde tary ther tyll his comynge for he had great desyre to se hym for the great goodnesse that he had herde reported of hym and of the warre that he had made agaynst the sarazyns For the kynge of Cypre had newly taken the strong cyte of Salate agaynst the enemyes of god and slayne all that euer were within none except IN the same season and wynter ther was a great counsell in Englande on the orderyng of the realme and specially on the kinges chyldren for it was coÌ„sydred howe that the prince of wales held a great and a noble estate as he might well do for he was â–ª a valyant man puissant and riche and had great herytage in Acqâ—â—tayne wher was habundaunce of all welth and prosperite Than the king was counselled that he shulde send the prince his son into those pattes for he had lande sufficyeÌ„t in that duchy to maynteyne withall his dignyte and estate And also all the barones and knightê of acquitayne wolde gladly haue hym among them of the whiche they had made request to the kynge for all that sir John ChaÌ„dos was to theÌ„ ryght courtelse and amyable yet they had rather haue had their owne naturall soueraygne lorde The prince lightly agreed to that ordynauÌ„ce prepared for hym selfe for the good lady his wyfe acordyng to their estates and whan euery thyng was redy they toke leaue of
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„
the prince and his knyghtes answered curtesly and sayd that truly it was a voiage for all maner of men of honour to take hede of And by yâ— pleasure of god if the passage be ones open he shulde nat be alone but he shulde fynde them yâ— wolde be gladde to desyre to auaunce their honors Of these wordes the kynge of Ciper was well content and than departed but sir JohnÌ„ Chandos helde hym company tyll he was out of the principalite and as I vnderstode he retourned agayne into Fraunce to Parys Wenynge to haue founde there the kynge but he dyd nat for the kynge was nat retourned oute of EnglaÌ„de for he lay sore sicke at his lodgyng at the Sauoy in London and euery daye he enpayred worse and worse the whiche greatly displeased the kynge of Englande and yâ— quene for all his phisiâ—iens sayde he was in great paâ—ell And all this knewe right well the duke of Normandy Who was at Parys and had the gouernynge of all the Realme of Fraunce for syr Boucequant Was come oute of Englande and hadde enfourmed the Duke howe it stode with the kynge hys father The kynge of Nauarre also knewe the certaynte therof and was no thynge sorye For he hoped that if the frenche â—yng dyed that the Warre the Whiche he made shulde be the better for hym And he wrote to the Captall of Beusm Who Was as than with the erle of Foyes desyringe hym to come into NormaÌ„dy to hym sayeng howe he wolde make hym souerayne captâ—ayne of all his retynewe And the captall departed fro the erle of Foyes and toke his way to the kyng of Nauer and as he went he desyred certayne knightes squyers to go with hym howbeir that was but a fewe So thus in the meane season while the captall was thus comyng to warâ—e the kyng of Nauerre kynge JohnÌ„ of Fraunce dyed in his bedde in Englande at the Sauoy in the cytie of London Wherof the kyng of Englande the quene and all their chyldren many â—â—o in Englande were right sory and heuy for yâ— great honour and loue that the kynge had to hym euer sythe the peace was made bytweâ—e them ThaÌ„ the duke of OrleauÌ„ce his brother and the duke of Berry his sonne who were ryght sorowfull for his dethe sent incoÌ„tynent in great hast worde therof ouer the see to the duke of NormaÌ„dy wherof the duke was right sory aâ—â— good reason why Howbeit he knowynge hym selfe successour of the herytage of Fraunce and seynge howe the kyng of Nauerr dayly fortifyed garysons agaynst hym he thought it was tyme to prouyde for good counsell and for remody 〈◊〉 that behalfe All the same seasonne there was a knyght in Bretayne that toke euer the frenche partie called syr Bertram â—e Guesclyâ— the renowme of hym was nat greatly knowen as 〈◊〉 that tyme sauyng among the knyghtes of Bretayne that were about hym he was abydinge styll in Brerayne alwayes makynge warre for the lorde Charles of Bloys And so in that conÌ„tre this syr Bertram was reputed for a valyaÌ„t knyght and welbeloued with all men of warr was as than greatly in yâ— duke of NormaÌ„des grace for the greaâ— vertues yâ— hâ— herd reported of hym So that whanthe duke had herde of the dethe of his father doutâ—d greatly of the kynge of Nauerre than he sayd to sir Boucequant Sir with suche men as ye haue I wyll that ye ryde in to Normandy and ther ye shall fynde sir Bertram of Guescâ—yue and loke that you and he togyder make an army agaynst the kynge of Nauerr and kepe surely the ryuer of Seyne sir Boucequant sayd it shulde be done And so he departed and toke with hym a good nombre of knyghtes and squyers and toke his way to Normandy by saynt Germayns and shewed them that were with him that he wolde go to the castell of Rolebosse wherin were certayne of the companyons that dyde so mâ—che â—â—yll throughout the worlde ROlebosse was a stronge castell on the â—yuer of Sâ—yne a leage fro Ma 〈…〉 and as at that tyme it was full of the companyons who made warr as well on the kyng of Nauer as on the frenche kyng and they had a capyâ—â—â— whome they obeyed and he retayned them by certayne wages that he gaue them he was called UaÌ„tayre Austarde an expert man of armâ—s and a bolde and borne in the towne of Brusels And he and his coÌ„pany had robbed all the countre about hym ther was none that durst go frâ— Parys and Maunt to Roane or to Ponthoisâ— and as well they bete downe yâ— naueroyse as the frenchmen and specially they constrayned â—ore them of MauÌ„t Whan sir Boâ—â—equant parted fro Parys he fayned to take the way to Roleâ—osse howbeit he taryed at a certayne place for sir Bertram of Guâ—sclyâ—e his company who was ryden before to the castell of Deurâ—uâ— anâ— had spoken with them within but they wold◠〈◊〉 no wyse open their gates to lette hym in but fiersly dyde cast stones at hym Whan he sawe that he departed and wente to the marshall syr Boucequant where he taryed for hym a lytelâ— fro Rolebosse And whan they were met togyder they were a fyue huÌ„dred men of armes and so these two capitayns had great counsell togyder to sâ— howe they shulde mayntene themselfe and specially to gette yf they myght the towne of MauÌ„t Than they determyned that s Boucequaunt and a hundred with hym shulde ryde to Maunt in hast as though they were sore afrayed and say howe that they of the garysone of Rolebosse dyde chase them desyringe them to open their gate and let them in for saue garde of their lyues And if they were lette in than to take season of the gates than sir Bertram with all his hole company shulde come and entre in to the towne and do what they lyst and so they thought without they coude get it by this maner they wyst nat howe elles to gette it Sâ— this counsell was determyned to be good and the lordes kept it secrete among them selfe â–ª and so thus sir Boucequant dâ—â—â—ed with this sayd company and rode towarde Maunte â–ª and syr Bertram rode thyderwarde by another way and put theÌ„selfe in a busshment nere to MauÌ„t And whan sir Bouceqâ—uant aproched nere to Maunt â–ª than they sparâ—led a brode lyke men 〈◊〉 were discoÌ„fyted and chased And so the knyght sir Boucequant came to Maunt but. 〈◊〉 with him the resydue came one after another Than he called at yâ—â—arryers and sayd a ye good people of Maunt open your gate and let vs entre 〈…〉 r fold weth the yuell murdrâ—rs the 〈…〉 Roâ—eboyse who chaseth vs hath vtterly discâ—tâ—ted vs. They within sayd sir what be you 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 he I am ser BoucequaÌ„t marshall to the duke of Normady sent by hym to haue fought with theÌ„ of Rolâ—boyse but the theues wtin haue 〈◊〉 me so that it behoued me to 〈◊〉 whyder I wolde or nat and here
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
byforce and had stayne in prisone the kynge of Mallorques in a cytie called Barselone Therfore this yonge kyng James to reuenge the dethe of his father and to recouer his herytage was fledde out of his owne realme to the prince and he had maryed yâ— quene of Naples The prince made hym great there and greatly conforted him and whan the kyng had shewed the prince all the reasons and occasyons of his comyng and parceyued yâ— wronge that the kynge of Aragon had done to hym as in kepyng fro hym his enherytaunce and also slayne his father Than the prince sayd ser king I promyse you faithfully that after my return out of Spaygne I shall entende to sette you agayne into your herytage outher by treaty or by force This promyse pleased greatly yâ— king and so he taryed styll with the prince in Burdeaux abydinge his departynge as other dyde And the prince to do hym more honour caused to de delyuered to hym all that was for hym necessary bycause he was a straÌ„ger and of a farr countre and had nat ther of his owne after his appetyte And dayly ther came great coÌ„playntes to the prince of the companyons howe they dyde moche hurt to men and women of the couÌ„tre wher they lay so that the people of that marchesse wolde gladly that the prince shuld auauÌ„ce forthe in his viage to the whiche the prince was right desyrous Howe be it he was counsayled that he shulde sustre the feest of Christmas first to passe to th entent that they might haue wynter at their backes To the whiche counsayle yâ— prince inclyned and soÌ„ what bycause the princes his wyfe was great with chylde who toke moche thought for his departyng wherfore the prince wolde gladly seher delyuered or he departed and she on her part was gladder to haue him a byde All this meane season ther was gret prouysion made for this viage bycause they shuld entre into a realme wher they shulde fynde but small prouisyon and whyle they thus soâ—orned at Burdeaur and that all the countre was full of men of warr The prince kepte often tymes great counsayle and among other thynges as I was enformed the lorde Dalbreth was couÌ„termaunded with his thousande speares and a letter was scut to hym fro the prince conteynyng thus Sir Dalbreth sythe it is so that we haue taken on vs by our voluÌ„tary wyll this vyage the whiche we entend shortely to procede Consydring our great busynesse charges and diseases that we haue as well by straungers suche as entred into our seruyce as by great nombre of the companyons the whiche nombre is so great that we wyll nat leaue theym behynde vs for parels that may ensue and also to se howe the lande may be kepte in myne absence for all may nat go nor yet all abyde behynde Therfore it is ordayned by vs and by our counsayle that in this viage ye shall serue vs but with it hundred speares and discharge you of the resydue and let them do what them lyste And thus god kepe you fro Burdeux the .vii. day of Decembre These letters sealed with the princes gretseale were sent to the lorde Dalbreth who was in his owne countre right besy to prepare him towarde this viage for it was sayd that yâ— prince shulde departe shortely Whan he sawe the princes letters he opened theÌ„ and reed them two tymes ouer the better to vnderstande theÌ„ for he had great marueyle of that he had fouÌ„de written in theÌ„ and was in his mynde marueylusly displeased and sayd Howe is it that mylorde the prince iapeth and mocketh thus with me sythe he wolde that I shulde gyue leaue to departe .viii. hundred speares knightes squiers whome by his coÌ„maundement I haue retayned and haue let them of their profyte dyuers other wayes And incontynent in that displeasur he called for his clerke and caused him to write a letter to yâ— prince in this maner Dere sir I am greatly marueyled of the letters ye haue sent me and sir I can nat well fynd nor take counsayle howe I oughtor can answere you in that behalfe for it tourneth to my great preiudyce and blame and to all my company whom I haue by your owne ordynaunce and coÌ„mauÌ„dement retayned And they are all redy aparelled to do you seruyce And I haue letted them of takynge their profyte in other places where as they might haue had it For some of theym were determyned to haue gone ouer thesee into Spruce to CoÌ„stantyne and to Jerusalem as all knyghtes and squyers dothe to auaunce them selfe Sir they haue great marueyle and are sore displeased that they shulde thus be put out and in lykewise I haue gret marueyle therof and 〈◊〉 what maner I haue deserued it Dere sir please it you to knowe I can nat assure you of any of them deuyded fro their coÌ„pany I am the lest and worst of them all if any departe I am in surety they wyll alldepte God kepe you in his sauegarde Written c. Whan the prince herde this answere he toke it of great presumpcyon and so dyd dyuers knightes of England that were ther of his counsayle Than the prince shoke his heed and sayde in englysshe as I was enfourmed for I was than in Burdeux Asayd the prince the lorde Dalbreth is a great maister in my countre whan he wyll breke the ordyuaunce that is deuysed by my counsayle By god it shall nat go as he weneth lette him a byde and he wyll for without his thousand speres I trust to god I shall furnysshe my viage Than certayne knightes of Englande that were ther said sir ye knowe full lytell the myndes of these gascoyns nor howe proude they be nor they loue vs but lytell nor neuer dyde Sir remembre ye nat howe highly and greatly they bare theÌ„selfe agaynst you in the cyte of Burdeux whan that kynge Johan of Fraunce was fyrst brought thyder They said than and maynteyned playnly that by them all onely ye atteyned to achyue that viage in takyng of the kyng and that right well apered for ye were in great treaty with them the space of four monethes or they wolde consent that the frenche kynge shulde be caryed into Englande First it behoued you to satisfy their myndes to kepe them in loue And at those wordes the prince helde his peace howbeit his thought was neuerthelesse This was the first occasyon of the hatered that was after bytwene the prince the lorde Dalbreth Thus the lorde Dalbreth was in great parell for the prince was high and of great courage and cruell in his herte for he wolde other by ryght or wronge that euery lorde vnder his coÌ„maundement shulde holde of hym But therle of Armynake vncle to the sayd lorde Dalbreth whan he herde of this displeasure bytwene the prince the lorde Dalbreth his nephue Than he came to Burdeux to the prince and sir Johan Chandos and sir Thomas Phelton with hym by whose counsayle the prince was moche ordred And
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
haue kepte the right way thorowe the straytes and perylous passage so thus the prince deê‘ted fro thens ther as he was loged and he and his coÌ„pany passed through a place named Sarris the whiche was right perylous to passe for it was narowe and an yuâ—li way Ther were many sore troubled for lacke of vitayle for they founde but lytell in that passage tyll they came to Saueter SAueter is a good town and is in a gode countre a plentyfull as to the marches ther about This towne is at the vtter bandes of Nauer and on the entrynge into Spayne This towne helde with king Henry So than the princis host spred abrode that countre â–ª the companyons auaunced themselse to assayle the towne of Saueter and to take it byforce and to robbe and pyll it Wher vnto they had great oâ—syre â–ª by cause of the great riches that they knew was within the towne the whiche they of yâ— couÌ„â—re had brought th 〈…〉 der on trust of the strength of the towne but they of the towne thought nat â—o abyde yâ— parell for they knewe well they couâ—e nat long endure nor resyst agaynst so great an hoost Therfore they came oute and rendred them selfe to kynge Dampeter and cryed hym mercy and presented to hym the keys of the towne The kynge Dampeter by counsayle of the 〈…〉 ce toke theÌ„ to mercy or els he wolde nat haue done iâ— for by his wyll he wold haue distroyed them all howe beit they were all receyued to 〈…〉 And the prince kynge Dampeter and the kyng of Mallorques with the duke of LaÌ„castre entred in to the towne and therle of Armynake and all other lodged therabout in vyllages ¶ Nowe lette vs leaue the prince there and somwhat speke of his men that were at the towne of Nauaret THe forsayd knightes that were ther greatly desyred to auaunce their bodyes for they were a fyue dayes â—ourney fro their owne hoost wher as they departed fro theÌ„ first And often tymes they yssued out of Nauaret rode to yâ— marchesse of their enemyes to lerne what their enemyes entented And this kyng Henry was lodged in the felde and all his hoost desyryng greatly to here â—idynges of the prince marueylyng gretly that his haraud retourned nat And often tymes his men rodenere to Nauaret to lerne and to here some tidynges of thenglysshmen and the erle â—ancell brother to the kyng Dame Henry was certaynly enfourmed that ther were men of warr in garryson in the towne of Nauaret wherfore he thought to go and se them more nerer But first on a day the knightes of Englande rode out of Nauaretet in an eâ—enâ—ynge so farforthe that they came to kyng HeÌ„ryes lodgynge and made ther a great 〈…〉 mysshe and marueylousâ—y awoke the host and slewe and tooke dyuers and specially the knight that kept the wache was taken without recouery and so retourned agayne to Nauarâ—et without any domage And the nexte day they sent to the prince aâ— haraude who was as than at Saueter signifyeng hym what they hadde done and sene and what puyssaunce his ennemyes were of and wher they were lodged For they knewe all this well by the informacyon of suche prisoners as they had taken Of these tidynges the prince was right ioyouse in that his knightes had so well borne them selfe on the fronter of his enemyes â—yng Hâ—ty who was right sore displeased that theÌ„glysshmen that lay at Nauaret had thus escryed his hoost sayd howehe wolde aproche nerer to his enemies so auauÌ„ced forwarde And whan sir Thomas Pheltoâ— and his company at Naueret knewe that kynge Henry was passed the water and drewe for warde to fynde the prince Than they determyned to departe fro Nauaret and to take the feldes to knowe more certayntie of the spanyardê and so they dyde and sente worde to the prince howe that kynge Henry aproched fast and be semyng desyring greatly to fynde hym and his men And the prince who was as than at Saueter wher he vnderstode yâ— kyng Henry was passed the water and tooke his way to come to fight with him he was right ioyouse and sayd a highe yâ— euery man herde hym By my â—aythe this bastarde Henry is a valyant knight and a â—ardy for it is signe of great promeâ— that he â—eketh thus for vs and sythe he dothe so and we 〈◊〉 lykewise him by all reason we ought to mete and fight togyder Therfore it were good that we departed fro hens and go forwarde and to get Uyctoria or our enemyes come there 〈◊〉 so the next mornynge they departed â—ro Sâ—â—â—ter First the prince and all his â—atayle and he dyde so moche that he came before 〈…〉 ther he founde sir Thomas Phelton and yâ— for sayd knyghtes to whome he made great chere and demaunded them of dyuers thynges And as they were deuysing togyder their currours came and reported that they had sâ—ue the currors of their enemyes wherfore they knewe for certayne that kynge Henry and his hoâ—â—â— was nat farr of by reason of the demeany age that they had sene among the spanyardes Whan yâ— prince vnderstode these tiâ—ynges he causes his truÌ„pettes to sowne and cryed alarum through out all the hoost And whan euery man herde that than they drewe to their order and array and ranged them in batayleredy to fight for euery man knewe or he departed fro Saueteâ—r what he shulde do and what order to take the which they dyde incontynent Ther might haue been sene great noblenesse and baners and penons beaten with armes waâ—yâ—g in yâ— wynde What shulde I say more it was great noblenesse to beholde the vawarde was so well ranged that it was marueyle to behold Wherof the duke of Lancastre was chiefe and with hym sir Johan Chandos constable of Acquitayne with a gret coÌ„pany and in those batayls there were made dyuers newe knightes The duke of Lácaltre in the vaward made newe knightê as sir Rafe Camoys sir Water Lomyche sir ThomÌ„s Damery sir JohnÌ„ Grandon and other to the nombre of .xii. And sir JohnÌ„ ChaÌ„dos made dyuers englysshe squyers knightê as Corton Clysson prior â–ª WyllmÌ„ of Fâ—rmeton Amery of Roch châ—art Gyrad de la Motte and Robert Briquet The prince made first knight Dampeter king of Spayne sir Thomas Holand sonne to his wyfe the princesse sir Hugh sir Philyppe and sir Denyse Courtnay sir JohnÌ„â—onnet ser Nicholas Bonde and dyuers other And in lykewise so dyd dyuers other lordes in their batels ther were made that day CCC newe knight â–ª or 〈◊〉 and all that day they were â—â—yll redy 〈…〉 ged in the batell to abyde for their enemies but they came no faâ—â—er forward that day but ther as the currours had sene them For kyng HeÌ„ry taryed for socours that shulde coÌ„e to him out of Aragon and specially for sir Bertram of Clesquy who was comig to hi with a .iiii. M. fightyng men for without theÌ„ he thought he wolde nat fight wherof the prince was
and the seneshall of Rouergne sir Thomas of Pountchardone sir Thomas Percy and his chauncellour the bysshoppe of Bale Than the prince demaunded of them yf the frenche messangers had any saue conducte of hym or nat and they answered they knewe of none that they had No hath sayd the prince and shoke his heed and sayd It is nat coÌ„uenyent that they shulde thus lightly deê‘te out of our couÌ„tre to make their taÌ„gelingê to the duke of an â—ou who loueth vs but a lytellâ— he wyll be glad that they haue thus somoned vs iÌ„ our owne hous I trowe all thingê coÌ„sydred they be rather messaÌ„gers of myne owne subgettê as therle of Armynake the lorde Dalbret therle of Pyergort therles of Comynges Carmayne than of yâ— freÌ„ch kyngê Therfore bycause of the great dispite that they haue done to vs we wold they were ouer taken put in prison Of the which all the princes couÌ„sell was right ioyouse sayd ser we fereye haue taryed to long fro this purpose in coÌ„tyneÌ„t the seneshall of Dagenois was coÌ„mauÌ„ded to take with him ser wyllmÌ„ the moÌ„ke a right good knight of England that they shulde ryde after to stoppe the messaÌ„gers so they deê‘ted folowed so long after theÌ„ that at last they ouertok theÌ„ in the lande of Dagenois they arested theÌ„ and made an other occasyon than the prices coÌ„mauÌ„demeÌ„t for in their arestyng they spake no worde of the prince but sayd howe their host wher as they lay last compleyned on theÌ„ for a horse that he sayd they had changed The knight and the clerke had great marueyle of that tidynges and excused theÌ„selfe but their excuse coude nat auayle But so they were brought in to the cytie of Dagen and putte in prison And they let some of their pages departe and they went by the cytie of Tholous and recorded to yâ— duke of Aniou all the hole mater wherof he was nothyng displeased for he thought well yâ— therby shuld begyn warr hatred and so he prepared couertly therfore These tidyngê came to yâ— french king â–ª for the pagê went recouÌ„ted all the hole mater to hym as they had herde sene Of the whiche the kyng was sore displeased toke it in great dispyte â–ª and toke couÌ„sayle aduyse theron And specially of the wordes yâ— was shewed him that the price shulde say â–ª whan he said that he wolde come ê‘sonally to his vncle to answere to the apell made agaynst him with his bassenet on his heed .lx. M. men of warre in his coÌ„pany â–ª agaynst the which the french kyng made prouysion ryght subtelly wisely for he thought well it was a weighty mater to make warr agaynst the kyng of England his puyssance Seyng howe they had put his predecessours in tyme past to somoche labour trauell Whefore he thought it a harde mater to begyn warr but he was so sore requyred of the great lordes of Gascon Guyen and also it was shewed him what great extorcions domagê thenglysshmen dyde dayly and were likely to do in tyme to come He grauÌ„ted to the warr with an yuell wyll coÌ„sydring the distruction of yâ— poore people that he thought shulde ensue therby ¶ Howe the duke of Berry dyuers other that were in hostage in EnglaÌ„de returned into FraÌ„ce Ca. C Cxliiii SO agaynst this ferse aÌ„swere of the prince the freÌ„ch kynge and his counsell ê“uyded therfore priuely And in yâ— same season returned into France out of England duke JohnÌ„ of Berry The kyng of Englande gaue him leaue for a hole yere â–ª but he bare himselfe so wisely that he neuer retourned agayne for he made suche excusacious other meanes that the warr was opyn as ye shall herafter â–ª also lorde JohnÌ„ Harcort was retourned into his owne couÌ„tre The kyng of England gaue him leaue to deê‘te at the instance of sir Loys Harcort his vncle who was of Poyctou as than ê‘teyning to the price who fell sicke the whiche was happy for hym For his sickenes endured tyll the warr was newly begon so therby he neuer returned agayne into Englande Guy of Bloys who was as than but a yong squyer and brother to therle of Bloys was fraÌ„ke and fre delyuerd out of England for whan he ê‘ceyued that the french kyng for whoÌ„e he lay in hostage dyd nothyng for his delyuerance Than he fell in a treaty with the lorde of Coucy who had wedded the doughter of the king of EnglaÌ„de he had yerely a great reuenewe out of the kyng of Englandê cofers bycause of his wyfe And so ther was such a treaty bytwene yâ— kyng of Englande his sonÌ„e in lawe and sit Guy of Bloys yâ— by the couÌ„sell of bothe bretherne lord JohnÌ„ of Blois sir Guy by the agrement of the frenche kyng they clerely resigned into the kyng of Englandê handes therldome of Soyssons the which land the kyng of EnglaÌ„d gaue to his son in lawe the lord Coucy for the which he dyd quyte hym of .iiii. M. â—i of yerely reuenewes Thus this couenaÌ„t was made engrosed sir Guy of Bloys delyuered Also therle Peter of Alanson had leue of the kyng of Eng. to returne into FraÌ„ce for a space wher he abod so long founde so many excusacions that he neuer returned after i hostage howbeit I beleue that finally he payed .xxx. M. fraÌ„kes for his aquytall Also duke Loys of Burbone was happy who lay also in hostage in England for by suche grace as the kynge of Engl. shewed him he was returned into France whyle he was at Parys with the french kyng the bysshop of Wynchestre discessed who was as than chauÌ„cellour of England Than ther was a preest about yâ— kyng of England called sir WyllmÌ„ Wycan who was so great with the kynge â–ª that all thyng was done by him without him nothinge done and so whan the bysshoprike of Wynchestre was voyd Than the kyng of EnglaÌ„de by the desyre of the sayd preest wrote to yâ— duke of Burbone that he wolde for his sake make suche sute to the holy father pope Urbane yâ— his chapelayne might haue yâ— bysshoprike of Wynchestre promysing the duke in his so doyng to entreat hym right curtesly for his prisoumeÌ„t of hostage Whan the duke of Burbone sawe the kyng of Englandê messaÌ„gers and his letter â–ª he was therof right ioyouse shewed all the mater to the french kyng Than the kyng couÌ„sayled him to go to the pope for the same and so he dyde And departed went to Auygnon to the pope who was nat as than gone to Rome so the duke made his request to yâ— pope he grauÌ„ted him and gaue him the bysshoprike of Wynchestre at his pleasure was content so that yâ— kyng of EnglaÌ„d wold be fauorable to him in yâ— coÌ„posycion for his delyuerance that yâ— foresayd Wy can shulde haue the sayd bysshoprike And than the duke of Burbone returned into
fete And in the mornyng they came to a frenche fortresse where they were receyued ioyfully with theym of the forteresse to whome sir Raymon recounted all his aduenture wherof they all thanked god IT was of trouthe that the next mornyng whaÌ„ it was knowen how they were gone men a horsebacke folowed after but it was to late Thus sir Raymon scaped and retourned into Lymosyn and shewed to all his frendes howe the englysshe squyer had shewed to hym great curtesy And soeuer after thenglysshman was greatly honoured and cherysshed among them And sir Raymon wolde haue delyuered to hym the one halfe of his herytage accordynge as he had promysed to him before but the englisshe squyer wolde in no wyse take so moche And so he toke all onely but. C C. â—t of yerely reuenewes sayenge it was sufficyent for hym to maynteyne ther with his astate ¶ Howe the prince of wales lefte the duchy of Acquitayne in the kepyng of the duke of Lancastre and howe four breton knightes toke the castell of Mount Paon Cap. C C .lxxxvii. THe same season in the cyte of Burdeaux dyed the eldest sonÌ„e of the prince and princesse wherof they were right sorie as reasone was Than the prince was counsayled yâ— he shulde retourne in to Englande into his owne countre to th entent the rather therby to recouer his helth this counsayle was gyuen hym by his phisycions surgyons that knewe his disease The prince agreed well therto and sayd he was well content so to do and thervpon made his prouision And as I vnderstode the erle of CaÌ„bridge his brother and the erle Johan of Penbroke were ordayned to retourne with him to kepe him coÌ„pany And whan the prince shulde departe out of Acquitayne and that his shippes were redy in the tyuer of Garon and in the hauen of Burdeaur The prince and pricesse and their yong sonne Richarde beyng ther Than he made a speciall somons at Burdeaux of all barownes and knightes of Gascoyne and Poictou and in all other places where as he was lorde And they vnder his obeysaunce whan they were all come toguyder in a chambre before the prince Than he shewed to them how he had ben their lorde and had kepte them in peace as moche as lay in his power and had maynteyned them in great prosperyte puysance agaynst all their enemyes Shewyng them that to recouer his helthe wherof he had gret nede he was in purpose to retourne in to Englande Desyring theÌ„ to beleue serue and obey his brother the duke of Lancastre in lyke maner as they had done hymselfe Trustynge they shulde fynde hym a good lorde curtesse requyringe theÌ„ to couÌ„sell assyst hym in all his busynesse The barones of Acqtayne Gascoyne Poictou and of Xainton promysed and sware on their faythe 's that there shulde neuer defaute be founde in any of theÌ„ And so there they dyde fealtie homage to the duke and promysed him their loues seruyce and obeysance that they sware to vpholde and kepe in the presence of the prince and so kyst his mouthe And after this order taken yâ— prince taryed nat long in the cytie of Burdeux but entred into his shyppe and the pricesse and their chyldren the erle of Cambridge and the erle of Penbroke with theÌ„ And with him there was a fyue hundred fightynge men besyde archers So long they sayled without danger or domage that they aryued at Nampton Ther they toke lande and refresshed them two dayes than they tooke their horses and the prince in a lytter and so came to wyndsore wher the kynge was who receyued swetely his chyldreÌ„ â–ª and so ther he was enformed by theÌ„ of al the state of Guyen And whan the prince had ben with the king as long as it pleased them than the prince tooke his leaue and went to his owne house of Camestades ¶ Nowe let vs leaue to speke of the prince and shewe somwhat of the besynesse of Acquitayne ANone after that the prince was departed fro Burdeux the duke of Lancastre made the obsequy of his cosyn Edwarde sofie to the prince his brother the whiche was nobly done in the cytie of Burdeux And therat were all the barons of Gascoyne and Poictou such as had sworne obeysance to him In the meane season of this obsequy and that all these lordes were at Burdeux ther yssued out of the fortetesse of Pyergourt a two hundred speares bretons the whiche were sente thyder by the duke of Aniowe Of the whiche company ther were four knightes capitayns right hardy and valyant knightes called sir Wyllyam of LoÌ„uall sir Alayne of Aussay sir Loyes of Mally and the lorde Darcy These lordes rode with their companyes to a stronge castell called Mount paon perteyning to a knight And whan these bretons were coÌ„ethyder and had ronne to the barryers they made semblant to assayle the castell Than the capitayn within called sir Wyllyam of Mount paon who shewed himselfe to haue rather a freÌ„che hert than an englysshe He tourned and yelded vp the place and receyued the bretons in to his castell who sayd they wolde kepe that place agaynst all the worlde than they newe repayred and fortifyed it These tydynges anone was knowen at Burdeux than the duke of Lancastre sayd to the lordes about hym sirs we do nat our beuoyre as we shulve do for the bretons are a brode and haue taken the fortresse of Mountpaon marchyng nere to them Of the whiche takynge the duke and all the lordes about hym had great shame 〈◊〉 than they ordayned all to go thyder And so departed fro Burdeaur on a wedntsday and with yâ— duke of Lancastre was the lorde of Pons the lorde of Parteney sir Loys Harcourt sir guys sharde Dangle sir Percyuall of Culoyue sir Godfray DargeÌ„ton sir Jaques of Surgeres sir Maubrune of Linyers sir WyllmÌ„ of Montendre sir Hugh of Uinoy the lorde of Crupenacke and dyuers other barons and knightes of Poictou and Xaynton And of gascon there was the captall of Befz the lorde of Pomyers the lorde of Chamount the lorde of Mountserant the lorde of Langueron the souldyche of Lestrade sir Bernard Dalbret the lorde of getonde sir Amery of Charse and dyuers other And of Englande ther was sir ThomÌ„s Phelton sir ThomÌ„s Percy the lorde Rose sir Mychell de la Poule the lorde Wyloughhy ser Wyllyam BeauchaÌ„pe sir Richarde Pontchardon sir Bandras of Franuyll sir DaÌ„goses and dyuers other They were aseuyn hundred speares and fyue huÌ„dred archers And so they rode right ordinatly towarde Mountpaon and so came thyder And whan sir Wylliam of MouÌ„t paon knewe of the comyng thyder of the duke of Lancastre and of his coÌ„pany and sawe how he was by them besieged He thought him selfe than in no surety for he knewe well that yf he were takenne by force heshulde nat escape fro dethe thinkynge surely he shulde nat be taken to mercy bycause of the forfet that he had done in gyueng vp the place before
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
armes of therle of Buckynghams the lordes demaunded of them what they wolde they answered and sayd howe they were sente to speke with the duke of Burgoyne IN the same season that these harauldes shulde haue done their message the duke of Burgoyne and the lordê with hym were be sy to sette their men in ordre of batayle The englisshmen thought verely to haue had batayle wherfore ther were made newe knyghtê Fyrst sir Thomas Tryuet brought his baner rolled vp toguyder to the erle of Buckyngham and sayd Sir if it please you I shall this day display my baner for thanked be god I haue reuenues sufficyent to mayntayne it withall It pleasethe me ryght well ê™ the erle Than the erle toke the baner delyuered it to sir Thomas Tryuet and sayde sir Thomas I pray god gyue you grace to do nobly this day and alwayes after Than sir Thomas toke the baner and displayed it and delyuered it to a squier whome he trusted well And soo went to the vowarde for he was ordayned so to do by the capitayue the lorde Latymer and by the marshall the lorde Fitz water And ther were made newe knyghtes as sir Peter Berton sir JohnÌ„ and sir Thomas Paulle sir JohnÌ„ Syngule sir Thomas Dortyngnes sir JohnÌ„ Uassecoq sir Thomas Brasey sir Johan Brauyne sir Henry Uernyer sir Johan Coleuyll sir Wylliam Eurart sir Nycholas Styngule and sir Hughe Lunyt And all these went to the fyrste batayle bycawse to be at the first skrimysshe Than the erle called forthe a gentyll squyer of the countie of Sauoy who had ben desyred be fore to haue ben made knight both before Arde saynt Omers This squier was called Rafe of Gremers sonne to the erle of Gremers The erle of Buckyngham sayd to him Sir if god be pleased I thynke we shall haue this day batayle wherfore I wyll that ye be a knight The squier excused hym selfe and sayde Sir god thanke you of yâ— noblenes that ye wolde put me vnto But sir I wyll neuer be knyght without I be made by the handes of my naturall lorde the erle of Sauoy in batayll and so he was examyned noo farther It was great pleasure to be holde the Englisshmen in the felde and the frenchmen made their preparacyon in their bastyde for they thought well at the leest to haue some scrymishe Thinkyng that suche men as thenglisshmen were wold neuer passe by without soÌ„e maner of face or skrimysshe The duke of Burgoyne was there without the towne armed at all peces with an are in his hande and soo all knyghtes and squiers passed by hym to the bastyde so that there was so great prease that no man coulde go forewarde nor the harauldes coulde nother go forwarde nor backewarde wherby they coulde nat come to yâ— duke to do their message as they were coÌ„maunded BEsyde the erle of Buckynghams commaundemeÌ„t to the two harauldes there were dyuers other that sayd to them Sirs ye shall go forth and do your message and besyde that say to the duke of Burgoyne Howe that the duke of Bretayne and the countrey there hath sent to the kyng of Englande to haue comforte and ayde agaynst a certayne barons and knyghtes of Bretayne rebels to the duke who wyll nat obey to their lorde as the moost parte of the countrey dothe But make warre in the countre shadowe them selfe vnder yâ— frenche kyng And bycause the kyng of Englande wyll ayde the duke and the countrey he hath nowe specially sent one of his vncles the erle of Buckyngham with a certayne nombre of men of warr to go in to Bretayne to confort the duke and the countre Who arryued at Calays and hath taken their way to passe throughe the realme of Fraunce so they be forwarde in their iourney hyder to the cytie of Troyes where as they knewe well there is a great nombre of lordes specially the duke of Burgoyne sonne to the french kyng disseased and brother to the kyng that nowe is wherfore ye may say to him howe sir Thomas erle of Buckyngham sonne to the kyng of Englande disseased and vncle to the kyng that nowe is desireth of him batayll The harauldes or they went they demaunded to haue hadde letters of credence consernynge that mater and they were answered how they shulde haue had letters the next day but in the moruynge they had taken other counsayle and sayde Howe they wolde sende no letters but badde them dept and sayd Go your wayes say as ye haue ben enformed ye are credable ynough if they lyst to beleue you So the haraldes departed as ye haue herde before and the newe englysshe knyghtes hadde begon the scrimysshe so that all was in trouble And certayn knightes and other of Fraunce sayd to the haraudes Sirs what do you here get you hens ye be here in great parell for here be yuell people in this towne Whiche doute caused the haraldes to retourne agayne without any thyng doyng of their message ¶ Nowe let vs shewe what was done in this scrimysshe FIrst ther was an englisshe squyre borne in the bysshoprike of LyncolnÌ„ an expert man of armes I can nat se whyder he coude se or nat but he spurred his horse his spear in his hande and his targe about his necke his horse came russhyng downe the way and lepte clene ouer the barres of the barriers and so galoped to the gate where as the duke of Burgoyn and the other lordes of Fraunce were who reputed that dede for a great enterprise The squier thought to haue returned but he coulde nat for his horse was stryken with speares and heaten downe the squier slayne wherwith the duke of Burgoyne was ryght sore displeased that he had nat ben taken a lyue as prisoner Therwith the great batayll of the erle of Buckynghams came on a foote towarde these men of armes in the bastyde the which was made but of dores wyndowes and tables And to saye the trouth it was nothyng to holde agaynst suche men of warre as the englisshmen were wherfore it coulde nat longe endure Whan the duke of Burgoyne sawe them comyng so thicke and so great a nombre consideryng howe his nombre was nat sufficyent agaynst them coÌ„maunded euery man to entre in to the towne except crosbowes and so they entred in at the gate lytell and lytell and whyle they entred the genowayes cros bowes shot continually and hurte dyuers of the englisshmen There was a sore scrymishe but anone the bastyde was conquered it coulde nat endure agaynst englisshmen So the frenchmen entred agayne in at yâ— gate as they entred they set theÌ„selfe in ordre in the stretes There was the duke of Lorayne and the lorde Coucy the duke of Burbon dyuers other bytwene the gate and the barryers there was many a feate of armes done some slayne hurt and taken Whan the englisshmen sawe the frenchmen withdrawe backe they in lykewyse reculed backe and stode styll in ordre of bataile
there aboute there were these lordes The duke of Burbone the erle of Bare the lorde Coucy the erle Ducke and the duke aâ— Lorayne and so moche people that they were aboue the nombre of sixe thousande men of armes who sayde amonge them selfe Howe they wolde whyder the kynge wolde or nat fight with the englysshemen or they were past the tyuer of Sartie the whiche departeth Mayne and Anâ—owe ¶ The same season a sickenesse toke the frenche kynge wherby hym selfe and all suche as loued hym were greatlye discomforted for they sawe in hym no remedy but that shortly he shulde dye He knewe it well hym selfe howe he coude nat lyue longe for so sayde all his phisycions and surgyons I shall shewe you why IT was of trouthe as the common brunte ranne that the kynge of Nauetr whan the frenche kyng was but duke of Normandy and lay there he wolde haue poysoned him so that the kyng receyued the poyson and was in the case that all the heare of his body went of and all the nayles of his handes and fete and than all his body became as drie as a staffe so that he was without remedy The emperoure of Rome his vncle whan he herde speakynge of his malady he sent hym a conyng phisycion the greattest mayster reputed in that arte that was as than in all the worlde Whan this mayster was come in to Fraunce to the kynge who as than was but duke of Normandy and had ones knowlege of his disease he said he knewe well that he was poysoned and was in greate parell of dethe And so he dyde there one of the greattest cures that hath been herde of for he kylled the venym within hym or the best parte therof and made his heer and nayles to growe agayne and made hym hole and brought him agayne to his strength This venym euer yssued out of hym lytell and lytell at his arme by a lytell pype and whan this mayster departed out of Fraunce he gaue the kynge a receyte to vse as long as he lyued and he sayd to the kynge and to theÌ„ that were about him Loke whan this yssue by this pype drieth vp than surely ye shall dye But ye shall haue a fyftene dayes respyte after ye fall sicke or euer ye dye to remembre your soule So the kynge remembred well his wordes bare this pype .xxii. dayes whiche thynge often tymes abasshed hym And suche phisycions as he had moost trust in they of ten tymes reioysed hym and sayd Sir by the good medycins that ye haue we shall make you to lyue long in great ioye wherin he had great trust Besyde this the kyng had other diseases right greuous and specially in his tethe wherof he hadde marueylous payne And the kynge knewe well by these maladyes that he shulde nat lyue longe At his later dayes the thynge that moost conforted hym was that god hadde sent hym thre fayre chyldren two sonnes and our doughter Charles Lewes and Katheryne WHan this issue in his arme began to drie vp the doutes of his dethe began to aproche Than he prouyed therfore for like a noble prudent and sage prince as he was euer in all his warkes He sent for his thre bretherne the duke of Berrey the duke of Burgone and the duke of Burbone and he let his seconde brother the duke of Aniowe alone and sent nat for hym bycause he knewe well he was so sore gyuen to couyâ—ousnesse Than the king sayde to the other thre My fayre bretherne by the ordynauÌ„ce of nature I fele well and knowe howe I shall nat lyue long Wherfore I recommaunde in to your kepyng my sonne Charles and loke that ye vse youre selfe to him as good vncles shulde do to their nephewe and than ye acquyte your selfe to hym trewely and crowne hym kynge as soone as ye can after my dethe Counsayle hym alwayes well and trewely for in you lyeth all my trust The chylde is yonge and lyght of spiryte therfore it is great nede that he be well counsayled and gouerned And teche him or cause him to be taught all the pointes and states ryall the which he ought to kepe and mary hym in so high a place that the realm maye fare the better therby Longe a gone I herde a mayster of astronomy say and affirme that in his youthe he shulde haue moche a do and shulde escape fro many daungerous parelles Wherfore I haue had dyuers ymagmacyons howe it might be without it growe by reason of FlauÌ„ders for thanked be god as for the busynesse of this our realme of Fraunce standethe in right good poynte The duke of Bretayne is a craftie and a subtell man and hath hadde alwayes his herte rather englysshe than frenche Wherfore it wyll be requysite that ye kepe the noble men and good townes of Bretayne in loue and amyte wherby yeshall breke parte of his enteÌ„t I prayse greatly the bretons for alwayes they haue serued me and helpte to kepe my realme fro myne ennemyes And I wyll ye make the lorde Clysson coÌ„stable for all thynges consydred I se no man so mete as he for that offyce Seke for some maryage for my sonne Charles in Almaygne to the entent that our alyaunce might be the stronger ye well vnderstande how our aduersary the kyng of Englande wyll mary there to haue the more alyaunce The poore people of our realme ar sore oppressed and tourmented by him his Therfore putte them away as shortely as ye can for they are thynges though I haue sustayned theÌ„ that greueth me ryght sore and lyeth heuy in my courage But the great alyance that we haue in the good townes of Bretayne hath caused me to forbere fightynge with them so longe as we haue done THe kynge spake dyuers other wordes the whiche I canne nat resyte At this rehersall was the duke of Aniowe absent The kyng douted hym bycause he was so couytous but thoughe the kynge dyde absent hym at the houre of his dethe and putte hym farre of fro the busynesses of the realme of Fraunce yet the duke of Aniowe thought to medyll neuer the lesse for all his absence for he had alwayes messangers comynge and goynge bytwene Paris and Anger 's who euer reported to hym the certayntie of the kynge his brother And also the duke had some secrete persons alwayes about the kynge by whome he knewe euery thynge for the same day that the kynge dyed he was in Paris and nere to the kynges chambre and so thought to prepare for himselfe as ye shall her after But nowe we wyll pursue on our mater as touchyng the englysshmen goyng in to Bretaygne ¶ Of the lorde of Mauuoyson who was taken prisoner by the englisshemen and of the lorde of HaÌ„gest who skaped of the dethe of kyng Charles of Fraunce the fifte of that name Cap CCC .lxvii. WHan the erle of Buckyngham yongest sonne to kyng Edward the thirde departed fro the forest of Marcheaunoy they rode towardes Uandon and to the
forest of Colombiers There rode to gyder sir Thomas Triuet and sir willyam Clynton and with them a .xl. speres and by aduenture they encountred on the way the lorde of Hangest comyng fro Uandone with a xxx speares The englisshmen knewe incontynent that they were freÌ„chmen and so ran feirsly at them The frenchmen sawe they were ouer matched and thought nat therfore to abyde theÌ„ also they were nat farre of fro Uandone So they rode thyderwarde as fast as they myght and the englysshmen after and there was ouer throwen with a speare sir Robert of Hangest cosyn to the lorde of HaÌ„gest and JohnÌ„ of MoÌ„decryes and syxe other were takenÌ„e prisoners The lorde of Hangest came so to the barryers that they were opyn as his happe was and so entred in therat And than toke his speare and tourned hym to defence right valiantly but the englysshmen hadde a twelfe prisoners 〈…〉 The same dayâ—â—â—de forthe sir Robert Caâ—â—â—ll and his company who encountred the lorde of Mauuoyson defendyng him selfe right valiantlye Howe be it finally sir Robert Canoll toke hâ—m his owne handes the same daye the hoost passed by Uandone and wente to Ausey and the next day to saynt Cales and ther rested two dayes and than went to Pount Uolayne Thus the englysshmen rode forthe and founde no man that spake agaynst them so all the couÌ„trey was full of men of warre There were a great nombre in the cytie of Mauns and the duke of Aâ—â—ou rode by Towres in Tourayne by Bloyes and by Orlyaunce and so came to Parys For he had knowledge howe his brother the kynge laye in great ieopardy and nat likely â—o scape wherfore he thought to be at his dyeng His men of armes kepte styll their garysons and pursued thengâ—ysshmen The men of armes of Fraunce ordayned to trouble the englysshmen as moche as they might Thynkynge to enclose them in the countrey and so to â—amysshe them if they coude and than to fyght with them at their aduantage whyder the frenche kynge wolde or nat And they made on the passage of the ryuer of Sartre where as they thought the englysshmen shulde passe great defence and brought thyder great pyles of wode and draâ—e them downe by force in to the ryuer wherby no man coude passe there And also at the yssuinge out of the ryuer they made great and depe dykes so that no maÌ„ coude passe out The erle of Buckyngham and his coÌ„pany departed fro Pount Uolayne and came to the ryuer of Sartre and there rested for they coulde fynde no passage for the ryuer was great and depe and yuell to passe but at certayne places The vowarde rode a longe the ryuer coulde fynde no passage but there as the pyles were driuen in the water Than the lordes a lyghted and aduysed well the passage and sayde We must nedâ—s passe this same waye if we wyll go any farther Therfore let vs go to it â–ª by force drawe out these pyles Thanne ye shulde haue sene lordes knyghtes and squyers entre in to the ryuer at aduenture and toke great payne â—r they coulde gette out these pyles Howe be it finally they drewe them out and so opyned the passage with great payne NOwe ye may coÌ„â—ydre that if the french men had as than pursewed them and knowen oâ— their dede they might haue 〈◊〉 thâ— great 〈…〉 age For the formast coude nat haue ben ayded with them that came after bycause of the great marysses that they hadde past but so moche dyde the englysshe men that they passed ouer and so came to Noyen on the ryuer of Sartre ¶ The same day that the englisshmen passed the ryuer of Sartre Charles the frenche kynge dyed in his house of saynt Poule in Parys And as soone as the duke of Aâ—io we his brother knewe that his eyen were closed he toke and seased all the kynges iewels the whiche were without nombre â–ª and dyde put them in to saue kepynge to his behoue Thynkyng how they came right well to passe to ayd hym in his warres that he thought to make for he wrote hym selfe kynge of Cycell of Pulle of Calabre and of Hâ—erusalem THe frenche kynge was caryed through the cytie of Parys with open visage discouered his bretherne and his two sonnes behynde hym to the abbey of saynt Denyse and there he was buryed right honourably in lyke maner as he hadde ordayned in his lyfe tyme and sir Bertram of Clesquy his constable laye at his fete And though that kynge Charles in his lyfe tyme had well ordayned for the gouernyng of the realme howe it shulde haue ben ordayned yet the duke of Aniou folowed nothinge that ordynaunce For he toke on hym incontynent the gouernynge and reygned aboue all his bretherne Howe be it he wolde that Charles his nephewe shulde be kynge but he wolde haue the gouernyng of the realme aboue all other bycause he was the eldest And there was none in Fraunce that durst saye agaynst hym Thus the kynge dyed about Myghelmas Anone after his discease the lordes of FrauÌ„ce aduysed that sone after Halowen tyde they wolde crowne the yonge kyng Charles at Reynes to the which coronacy on the thre vncles to the kynge were well agreed That is to saye the duke of Aniowe the duke of Berrey and the duke of Burgoyne so that they myght haue the gouernynge of the realme tyll the kynge came to the age of one and tweÌ„tie yeres To this sware all the nobles and prelates of Fraunce Than knowledge of the coronacyon of this yong kinge was gyuen in to outwarde partes as to the duke of Brabant to duke Aubert of Bauyer â–ª and to the erle of Sauoy to the erle of Bloyes to the duke of Guerles to the duke of Julyers to the erle of Armynake and to the erle of Foim â–ª The duke of Barle the duke of Lorayne the lorde of Coucy and the erle Dolphyne of Auuergne were styll in the pursute of the englysh meÌ„ wherfore they were nat sent for to be at this coronacyon The erle of Flaunders was desyred to coÌ„e thyder the day was assigned on Alhalowen day the whiche was on a sondaye as it fell that yere Of the dethe of the frenche kynge were they of Gaunt ryght sorie for he dyde theÌ„ moche good in their warre for he loued but lytell the erle of Flaunders ¶ Nowe let vs speke of the englysshmen and leaue the coronacyon of the frenche kyng ¶ Howe the englisshmen arryued in Bretayne and howe the duke excused hym selfe of his long taryenge fro them Cap. CCC .lxviii. ALl this season the englysshmen knewe noâ—hynge of the parell that the frenche kyng was in and were passed the ryuer of Loyre and were lodged at Nogen and than departed and wente to Porle a two leages fro Sable and all the power of France was as than in the cite of MaÌ„s and therabout but they dyde nothynge but alwayes coosted the englysshmen Some sayde they wolde fight with theym but whan
eche vpon other rudely without any other hurt and than they ran their seconde course And at yâ— thirde course they strake eche other so rudely in the myddes of their sheldes that the speare heedes entred throughe the plates of their harnes to the bare flesshe but they had no hurt and their speares brake the tron â—hyons flewe ouer their heedes in to the ayre This course was praysed of all them that sawe it And than they toke leaue eche of other right honorablye and retourned euery manne to his owne partie And after there was no more war vsed for ther was peace bytwene bothe realms And so eycher partie departed and went home THus this army brake vp In the same tyme tidynges came in to the kynge of Spaynes hoost Howe the kynge of Granade made great warre agaynst the kynge of Barbary and the kyng of Trayne samayns Wherfore all suche knightê as wolde go thider shuld be receyued in to wages And that the kynge of Granade wolde sende sure saue conduct for theÌ„ and that assone as they become in to Granade they shulde haue prest wages for a quarter of a yere before hande Wherby certayne knyghtes of Fraunce as sir Trystram de Roy sir Geffray Carney sir Peter CleremoÌ„t and dyuers other toke leaue of the kyng of Castyle went thyder to seke aduentures And in lykewise so dyde some of the englysshe men but nat many For therle of Cambridge brought them home agayne into Englande and his son also wher by it shewed well that he was nat content with the kynge of Portyngale to take a way his son from hym for all that he had maryed the kynges doughter He sayde howe that his sonne coulde nat endure the ayre of the countrey For all that euer the kynge coulde say or do the erle wolde nat leaue him behynde him But sayd to the kyng that his sonne was to yong to abyde in Portingale wherfore it fell after as ye shall here ¶ About a yere after that this peace was thus made bytwene Spayn and Portyngale and that the erle of Cambridge was retourned in to Englande The quene of Castyle dyed who was doughter to the kyng of Aragon and so than the kyng of Spayne was a wydower Than it was debated by the prelates and lordê of bothe countreis Spayne and Portyngale that the lady Beatryce of Portigale coude nat be more higher maryed thanne to the kynge of Spayne And to bring these two realmes in a full accorde and peace the kyng of Portyngale agreed to the maryage and deuorsed his doughter fro the erle of Cambridge sonne by the popes dispensacion who coÌ„fyrmed this newe maryage Thus the kyng of Portyngales doughter was made quene of Spaygne of Castyle and of Galyce And the first yere of the kyng of Spaynes maryage he had by his wife a fayre sonne wherof they gad great ioye Than after dyed Ferrande kyng of Portyngale howbeit for all that they of Portingale wolde nat suffre the realme to come to the kynge of Spayne as in the right of his wyfe But they made kyng a bastarde brother of the Kynges dysceassed who was called before maister Denys bastard of Portyngale This Denys was a ryght valyant man in armes and alwayes before bare the armes of Portigale So thus he was crouned kynge wherby after grewe moche warre bytwene Spayne and Portyngale as ye shall here after in this boke WHau therle of Cambridge and his coÌ„pany were retourned in to the realme of Englande The kyng and the duke of Lancastre made them great chere as it was reason and demauÌ„ded of them tidynges And there they shewed all the manere of the warre The duke of Lancastre to whome the matere moost touched bycause of the chalenge that he made to the realme of Castyle For he named hym selfe as heyre therof by the right and tytell of his wyfe the lady Custaunce somtyme doughter to Dompeter kyng of Castell Therfore he demauÌ„ded of his brother the erle of CaÌ„bridge howe they had demeaned them selfe in Portyngale Th erle shewed hym howe the two kynges had layen in hoost more than fyftene dayes the one before the other And fayre brother bycause the kynge of Portyngale coulde here no worde fro you he lightly accorded to the peace And we coulde neuer se the euer he wolde coÌ„discende to batayle Wherof we that were on his partie were sore dyspleased for we wolde gladly haue put it at adueÌ„ture And sir bycause I canne se no sure a state nor trust in them therfore I haue brought agayne with me my sonne for all that he hath maryed the kyngê doughter Sir 〈◊〉 the duke I thynke ye had good cause sauyng for feare of breakyng of that maryage For paraduenture if the kynge may fynde any aduauÌ„tage in another place he wyll than gyue his doughter at his pleasure By my faythe sir quod therle happe what wyll I thinke I haue done nothyng wherof I shulde repent me and so than they entred in to other communycation of other maters ¶ Nowe lette vs leaue to speke of them and of the warres of Spayne and Portyngale And retourne to the warres of Gaunte and of the Erle and countrey of Flaunders whiche were right feirse and cruell ¶ Of the great necessyte of vytales that they of GauÌ„t endured and how they were socoured by theÌ„ of Liege Cap. CCC xCvi. ALl the season after the distruction and brinnyng of the towne of Grauntmont and of the reysyng of the siege of Gaunt by cause of the displeasure the the erle of Flaunders had for the dethe of his cosyn the yonge lorde of Dangheyn slayne by the enbusshment of the gauntoyse as ye haue herde here before The knyghtes and squiers nor good townes made no warre to theÌ„ GauÌ„t but by garisons so the all the countre helde with the erle agaynst Gaunt except the four mestiers and so by theym some vytayle came in to Gaunte And some vitayle caÌ„e in to Gaunt out of the countie of Alos but the erle of FlauÌ„ders as sone as he knewe that he fouÌ„de remedy For incoÌ„tynent he sent to the garyson of TeremoÌ„t coÌ„mauÌ„dyng them to ouerryn and to brenne all the playne countrey of the countie of Alos whiche was done at his coÌ„maundment so that the poore folkes with their beastes were fayne to flye a way in to Brabant and in to Haynalte and the moste parte to go a beggyng yet there was a countrey parteynyng to the foure mestiers fro whom ther came euer some ayde or vitayle into Gaunt Thus all this wynter the erle and they of FlauÌ„ders constrayned so sore them of Gaunt that they coulde haue nothyng come to them nother by land nor by water The erle had so wonne his cosyns the duke of Brabant and duke Aubert that their couÌ„treis were kept close agaynst them of Gaunt so that nothynge came to theÌ„ fro thens without it were by stelth and by great aduenture and parell for theÌ„ that dyd it The sage men sayd howe
hurt in the countrey or they departed agayne And whanÌ„e the duke of Burgoyne vnderstode therof he sende knightes and squiers in to the garysons on the fronters of Flaunders As to saynt Omers to Ayre to saynt Uenaunt to Baylleule to Bergues to Cassell and to all the bayliwykes to kepe thentre of Arthoyse ¶ Nowe let vs speke of thenglysshmen and howe they ê‘ceyuered aFter yâ— disconfyture at Donkyrke and the towne taken The Englysshe men entred in to great pride for it semed to them that all Flaunders had ben theirs And to say the trouthe if they hadde as than gone to Bruges as they sayd that knewe the dealyng of theÌ„ of the towne the towne had bene gyuen vp to them But the Englysshmen wrought otherwyse for they tooke adâ—yse to go to Bourburcke and to gette that towne and so to go to Ayre and to Cassell and to conquere all yâ— couÌ„trey And to leaue nothyng behynde them that shulde be contrarie to theym and than to go to Ipre They thought verily that the towne of Ipre wolde soone yelde vp if they sawe all the countre yelden before So thus the englysshemen departed fro Donkyrke and went to Burbourcke and whan they of the towne sawe theÌ„ aprochenere to their towne they yelded vp the towne sauyng their lyues and goodes And so they were receyued and the Englysshmen entred with great ioye sayeng howe they wolde make ther a good garyson for to kepe warre agaynst them of saynt Omers and the fronters nere adioyning And so than after they wanne the castell of Driceham they were thre dayes before it or they wan it And than they conquered it byforce and therin were slayne a two huÌ„dred men that were there in garyson And than the englysshemen repayred agayne the castell and sayde Howe they wolde kepe it to the best of their powers and so sette therin newe men And thanne they wente forth and came to Cassell and tooke the towne and had therin great pyllage Than they departed â–ª and sayde they wolde go and se the towne of Ayre Howe be it there was many of them that knewe right well that the towne was nat easy to be wonne without great losse of their men Howe be it the bysshoppe of Norwiche sayde he wolde go nere it and loke theron ¶ Howe the englisshmen conquered all the countre of Flaunders fro DoÌ„kyrke to Scluse and howe they be seged the towne of Ipre Cap. CCCC .xxxiii. THe same season capytayne of Ayre was sir Robert of Bethune vycount of Mealr and with hym ther was sir Johan Roy the lorde of Clary sir Johan of bethune his brother the lorde of Montigny sir Perducas of Pount saynt sir Johan of Chauny and sir Floreyns his son and dyuers other So that they were a sixscore speares of good men of armes knightes squyers Whan the bysshoppe of Norwiche and sir Hugh Caurell sir Henry Beaumont sir Thomas Tryuet sir Wyllyam Helmon sir Mathewe Reedman and the other englysshemen Whan they dyde aproche nere to Ayre at a place called the Newe dike They putte them selfe in order of batayle so passed forthe with baners and penons wauyng withthe wynde for they knewe nat what the vycount of Meaulxe was mynded to do The vycont and his company beyng as thanne there in garysone were rainged in good order on the causey before the barryers of the towne And there they might se clerely the englysshemen passe by takynge the way to saynt Uenaunt but they were nat men ynowe to stoppe theym their way Thus they stode styll kepynge watche and warde redy at their defence And the Englysshmen passed by and so weÌ„te the same night a two myles fro sait Uenaunt wherof a knyght of Picardy was capitayne called sir Wyllyam de Melle Who had fortifyed the mynster for hym and his company to drawe in to if nede requyred and so he dyde For the towne was closed but with small palys and dykes wherfore it coulde nat longe endure agaynst the englysshmen So the frenche men withdrewe them selfe some in to the castell and some into the churche the whiche was right stronge They of the castell were nat assayled for it was marueylous stronge There coude no manne aproche nere therto the dykes rounde about were so large and depe But the mynster was incontynent assayled by the Englisshmen whan they had entred the towne by cause they had knowledge that the men of armes were withdrawen in to it sIr Wyllyam of Melle Was a good knyght and a valyant and nobly defeÌ„ded the churche of saynt Uenant the Englysshe archers were rounde about it and they shotte vp arowes so thycke and so rudely that they within durst scant apere at any defeÌ„ce Howe be it they aboue had stones and artyllarye great plentie and dyde caste downe stones and other thynges hurt many beneth howe be it the assaut was so sore contynued by the englysshmen that the mynster was won byforce And sir Wyllyam de Melle within who valyantly fought at his defence and so dyde all his company And if they had parceyued any confort of rescue they wolde leÌ„gar haue coÌ„tynued but there was no conforte that they coulde parceyue and therfore they were the easier to wyn Thus sir Wyllyam of melle was prisoner with the englysshmen and so sette to his fynaunce And so went in to Fraunce by his bonde of oblygacion as all gentylmen englisshe and frenche were wont to do eche with other but so dyd nat the Almayns for whan an almayne hath taken a prisonere he putteth hym in to yrons and in to harde prisone without any pytie to make hym pay the greatter fynaunce and raunsome THus whan the bysshoppe of Norwyche and thenglysshmen departed fro saynt Uenant they wente and lodged in the wode of Mepce whiche was nat farr thens and about Baylueufe in Flaunders And so entred into the bayliwyke of Proprigne and Messynes and toke all the close townes and therin fouÌ„de great pyllage and conueyed all their pillage and votie to Bergues to Burborke And whan they had all the countre at their pleasure that they were lordes of the see syde as of Grauelyng to Sluse of Donkyrke of Newport of Furnes and of BlaÌ„cque Berque Than they went and layed siege to Ipre and ther they rested than sende to Gaunte As I vnderstode they sende FrauÌ„ces Atreman who had ben at the batayle and at all their coÌ„questes for he was their gyde fro towne to towne ¶ Howe the Englysshmen sende for them of Gaunt and how they came to the siege of Ipre And of the lorde saynt Leger and his company who were disconfyted by thenglysshmen and howe the bysshop of Liege came to the siege of Ipre Ca. iiii C .xxxiiii. WHanÌ„e Peter de Boyse and Peter de Mirt and the capitayns of Gaunt vnderstode howe the englysshmen sende for them to come to the sege of Ipre they were gretlye therof reioysed and ordayned incoÌ„tynent to go thyder And so departed
and in Haynalt to serue for yâ— voyage into ScotlaÌ„de And in Arthoyse at Lysle at Doway and at Turney There was moche bysquet made and other prouysion a longe the see syde for Harflewe to Sluse whiche was the princypall hauen where they thought to take shippynge ¶ Howe the lady of Brabant caused to be called a counsayle wherat there was the duke of Burgoyn the duke Aubert and she in the cytie of Cambray to treat for the mariage of their chyldren Cap. CCCC .xlix. THe duches of BrabaÌ„t beyng a wydow for yâ— duke Wyncelent of Boesme was deed for whose deth she had greate sorowe at her â–ª harte lay at Brusels and it greatly displeased her yâ— trowble that she sawe in Flaunders gladly she wolde haue made a peace and she might for she vnderstode that the gauntoyse dayly fortifyed them selfe by reason of the englisshmen who promysed them great comforte Also she sawe well her nefewe yâ— duke of Burgoyne who shulde be by right enherytoure of Flaunders and one of the greattest enherytours of the worlde as thanÌ„e likely to be was sore troubled by the gauÌ„toyse Also she sawe well that the duke Aubert chefe of Haynault and the duches his wyfe had fayre chyldren to gyder two sonnes and doughters as thaÌ„ vnmaryed Also she knewe that the duke of LaÌ„castre was in treaty of maryage for Philyppe his doughter had by the lady Blaunche his first wyfe and the eldest sonne of duke Aubert who shuld be right enherytour to the erledome of Haynault of Holande and of zelande And so the sayd lady douted that if there were alyaunce made bytwene Englande and Haynaulte that the frenche men wolde haue indygnacion therat and so ther by the ioly countre of Haynalt outher couertly or openly suche as shulde passe out of Fraunce in to Flaunders comynge or goyng shulde be sore troubled and greued and the rather bycause that duke Aubert by the meanes of the holaÌ„ders and zelanders suche as be marchyng on the see syde dyd comforte dayly yâ— gauntoyse in dyuers maners wherof the duke of Burgoyne his counsayle were well infourmed therof wherfore he loued duke Auberte neuer the better and yet he was therof nothyng gylty for as for the holanders and zelanders the warre of FlauÌ„ders touched theÌ„ no thynge they wolde nat therfore defende their marchaundyses to rynne The sayd good lady consideryng all these thynges and parels that myght ense we she aduysed to bringe these two dukes togyder yâ— duke of Burgoyne and the duke Aubert and yâ— she wolde be the meane to treate bytwene them Also she though to entreat the duke of Burgoyne that the gauntoyse myght coÌ„e to mercy So this lady on this aduyse and ymaginacyon wolde nat let it slepe but set clerkes and messaÌ„gers a warke and she dyd somoche bytwene these two dukes yâ— there was a day assygned to mete at Cambray they and their couÌ„sayls howbeit bothe dukê knewe nat the full entent why this lady caused yâ— counsayle To this counsayle acordyng as they had promysed in the moneth of January about the xii day there came to the cytie of Cambray the duke of Burgoyne the duke Aubert and their counsayls and the duches of Brabant who opened to theÌ„ all the mater why they were there assembled First she shewed to yâ— duke of Burgoyne howe he was a great lorde and lykely to be and howe he had fayre chyldren howe that he shuld be happy to bestowe theÌ„ well and nobly and to the moost auauntage for him and his countrey saynge howe as than in her opynion she knewe no place so metely for them as the couÌ„trey of Haynalt Holande and zelande to bringe their couÌ„treys to a perfyte peace and to gyue feare and doute to their enemyes For fayre nephewe ê™ she I knowe for trouthe that the duke of Lancastre is right puyssant in England and dothe that he can that his doughter were maryed to WyllimÌ„ of Heynalt your soÌ„ne and heyre And sir I had rather se the profyt of you and of your chyldren than of the englysshe men Fayre aunt quod the duke I thanke you I beleue you well I am content and ye canne bringe it a boute to let my doughter Margarete be maryed to the heyre of Haynalt Than the lady went fro one parte to the other to treat for this maryage The duke Aubert to whome these tydinges were newe answered right curtesly and sayd howe he hadde there as than no counsayle suche as he wolde haue What counsayle wolde ye haue quod the duches or what want you to do well and to bringe your countrey in peace I lacke my wyfe ê™ the duke and without her I wyll do nothyng in this mater for she hathe as moche parte of my chyldren as I. Also fayre aunt â–ª it is metely that the nobles of the countrey be enfourmed therof well ê™ the duches I pray god all be for the best And than she thought at their departinge to desyre them to mete agayne in the same place in Lent tyme and to bringe their wyues and their counsayls with them This lady dyde all this so secretly that fewe folkes knewe wherfore the couÌ„sayle was Thus the two dukes departed fro Cambray The duke of Burgoyne went to the cytie of Arras where as the lady his wyfe was and the duke Aubert returned in to HolaÌ„de where as the lady his wyfe was And the Duches of Brabant retourned in to her countrey and euer secretly she wrote and sent to eyther party and tooke great payne to bringe agayne these lordes and their wyues in to the cytie of Cambray for greatly she desyred this mariage to be confyrmed for to bringe in vnite and concorde Flaunders Brabant and Haynalt to gyder SO moche dyd this good lady yâ— she and the sayd dukes their wyues and counsayls came agayne to Cambray and ther was done great honoure for eche of them enforsed them selfe to do honoure eche to other There was the duches Margarete of Burgoyn and the duches Margaret of Heynault who helde sore in this treaty saynge yâ— if her sonne shulde mary Margarete of Burgoyne she wolde also that her doughter shuld mary JohnÌ„ of Burgoyne and so to make a crosse maryagâ— wherby shulde be yâ— more coniunction of loue And so two of the chyldren of Burgoyne shulde be maryed in to one howse The duke of Burgoyne thought it was ynough to mary his doughter and excused Johan his sonne saynge howe hâ— was to yonge of age to be maryed for the dukâ— of Burgoyne had ymaginacion to mary Jo 〈…〉 his sonne with Katheryne of Fraunce suster 〈…〉 his nephewe the french kyng So thus on 〈…〉 poynt the treaty was lyke to haue fayled for the duches of Bauiers sayd howe there shulde be made no maryage of any of her chyldren with out they were both maryed Alwayes she helde this purpose ther coude no man breke her therof The duches of Brabant hadde great payne to go fro the one to the other and
in a ly tell chapell standyng in the feldes called Esplotyn at the day apoynted these persons mette the good lady with them Of the frenche partie ther was Charles kyng of Behayneâ— Charles erle Dalanson brother to the frenche kyng and the bysshoppÌ„ of Liege therle of Flanders and therle of Armynack Of theÌ„glysshe partie there was the duke of BrabaÌ„t the bysshop of Licolne the duke of Guerles the duke of Jullers and ser JohnÌ„ of Heynalt And whan they were all met they made ech to other gret salutacyons good ther and than entred into their treaty all that day they comuned on dyuers ways of acorde alwayes the good lady of Ualoys was amoÌ„g theÌ„ desyringe effectuously all the parties that they wolde do their labour to make a peace howbeit the first day passed wtout any thing doyng and so they retourned promysed to mete agayne the next day the whiche day they came togyther agayne in the same place and so fell agayne into their treaty And so fell vnto certayne poyntes agreable but it was as thanne so late that they coude nat put it in writynge as that day and to make an ende and to make perfyght the mater if they might The thirde day they met agayne and so finally acorded on a truse to endure for a yere bytwene all parties and all ther men And also bytwene theÌ„ that were in Scotlande and all suche as made warr in Gascoyne Poycton and in SaÌ„ton And this treuse to begyn the .xl. day next ensuyng and within that space euery partie to gyue knowlege to his men wtout mall engyn and if suche coÌ„panyes woll nat kepe the peace let theÌ„ be at their chose But as for FraÌ„ce Pycardy Burgoyne Bretayne and NormaÌ„dy to be bounde to this peace without any excepcyon and this peace to begyn incontynent by twene the hostes of the two kynges Also it was determyned that bothe parties in eche of their names shulde sende foure or fyue personages as their embassodours and to mete at Arras the pope in likwyse to sende thyder foure and ther to make a full confirmacyon without any meane Also by this truse euery partie to enioy and possede all and euery thyng that they were as than in possessyon of This truse incoÌ„tynent was cryed in bothe hoostes wherof the brabances were right gladde for they were sore wery with so long lyeng at the siege So that the nexte day assone as it was day lyght ye shulde haue sene tentes taken downe charyotes charged people remoue so thycke that a man wold haue thought to haue sene a newe worlde Thus the good towne of Tourney was safe without any great damage howe beit they within endured gret payne their vytaylsbegan to fayle for as it was sayd they had as than scant to serue theÌ„ a thre or foure dayes at the moost The brabances departed quickely for they had grete desyre therto the kyng of Englande departed sore agaynst his mynde if he might haue done other wyse but in manerhe was fayne to folowe the wylles of the other lordes and to byleue their counsayls And the frenche kynge coude abyde no lengar there as he lay for the yuell ayre and the wether hote So the frenchmen had the honour of that iourney bycause they had rescued Tourney and caused their ennemies to deê‘te The kyng of Englande and the lordes on his ê‘tie sayd how they had the honour by reason that they had taryed so long within the realme and besieged one of the good townes therof and also had wasted and burnt in the frenche contrey and that the frenche kynge had nat rescued it in tyme and hour as he ought to haue done by gyuyng of batayle and finally agreed to a truse their ennemies beyng styll at the siege and brennyng his contrey Thus these lordes departed fro the siege of Tourney and euery man drewe to his owne The kynge of Englande came to Gaunt to the quene his wyfe and shortly after passed the see and all his except suche as shulde be at the parlyament at Arras Cherle of Heynalt retourned to his contrey and helde a noble feest at Mons in Heynault and a great iustes In the which Gararde of Uerchyn seneshall of Heynault dyd iust and was so sore hurt that he dyed of the stroke he had a sonne called JohaÌ„n who was after a good knyght and a hardy but he was but a whyle in good helthe The french kyng gaue leaue to euery man to departe and went hymselfe to Lyle and thyder came they of Tourney And the kyng receyued them ioyously and dyd shewe them gret grace he gaue theÌ„ frely their franches the which they had lost longe before wherw t they were ioyouse forsir Godmer du Fay and dyuers other knyghtê had ben long gouernours ther than they made newe ê“ uost and iurates acordynge to their auncyent vsages than the kyng departed fro Lysle to go to Parys Nowe than came the season that the counsayle shulde be at Arras and for pope Clement thyder came in legacyon the cardynall of Napuls and the cardynall of Cleremont who came to Parys wher as the kyng made theym mochehonour and so came to Arras for the freÌ„che kyng ther was therle of Alanson the duke of Burbon therle of Flaunders therle of Bloys the archebysshoppe of Senes the bysshop of Beawayes and the bysshoppe of Aucerre for the kyng of England ther was the bysshop of Lyncolne the bysshoppe of Durame therle of Warwyke sir Robert Dartoyse sir JohnÌ„ of Heynalt and sir Henry of Flanders at the whiche treaty ther were many maters put forthe so contynued a .xv. dayes agreed of no poynt of effect for thenglysshmen demaunded and the frenchmen wolde nothyng gyue but all onely to rendre the couÌ„tie of Poycton the which was gyuen with quene Isabell in maryage with the kyng of Englande So this parlyament brake vp and nothyng done but the truse to be relonged two yeres lengar that was all that the cardynals coude get Than euery man departed and the two cardynals went through Heynault at the desyre of therle who feested theÌ„ nobly ¶ Nowe speketh the hystorie of the warres of Bretayne and howe the duke dyed without heyre wherby the dyscencion fell Cap. lxiiii WHan that this sayde trewse was agreed and sayled before the cyte of Turney euery lord and all maner of people dysloged euery man drue into his owne contrey The duke of Bretayne who had ben ther with yâ— french kyng as well furnysshed as any other prince that was ther deê‘ted hom warde and in his way a sickenes toke hym so that he dyed At whiche tyme he had no chylde nor had neuer noue by the duchies nor had no trust to haue he had a brother by the father side called erle of MouÌ„tfort who was as than lyueyng he had to his wyfe suster to therle Loyes of FlauÌ„ders This sayd duke had an other brother bothe by father
mother who was as than deed and he had a doughter a lyue and the duke her vncle had maryed her to the lord Charles of Bloyes eldyst sonne of therle Guy of Bloyes that the same erle had by the suster of kyng PhilyppÌ„ of France Who as than raygned and had promysed with her in maryage the duchy of Bretayne after his dyscease for he douted that the erle Mountfort wolde clayme the inherytance as next of blode and yet he was nat his proper brother germayne And the duke thought that the doughter of his brother germayne oughte by reason to be more nere to the Inherytaunce after his dycease than therle MouÌ„tfort his brother And bycause he fered that after his dycease therle of Mountfort wolde take away the ryght fro his yongnese therfore he maryed her with the sayd sir Charles of Bloys to thyntent that kyng Philyp vncle to her housbande shuld ayd to kepe her right agaynst therle Mountfort yf he medyll any thynge in the mater Assone as the erle MouÌ„tfort knewe that the duke his brother was deed he went incoÌ„tynent to Nauntes the souerayne cytie of all Bretayne And he dyd somoche to the burgesses and to the people of the contrey ther about that he was receyued as their chefe lord as moost next of blode to his brother dysceased and so dyd to hym homage and fealtie Than he his wyfe who had both the hertê of a lyon determyned with their counsell to call a court and to kepe a solempne feest at Nauntes at a day lymitted agaynst the which day thei sent for all the nobles and counsails of the good to wnes of Bretayne to be there to do their homage and fealte to hym as to their soueraygne lorde In the meane season or this feest began therle Mounfort with a great nombre of men a warr deê‘ted fro Nauntes and went to Lymogines for he was enformed that the tresur that his father had gadered many a day before was ther kept secrete Whan he came ther he entred into the cyte with gret tryumphe and dyd hym moche honour and was nobly receyued of the burgesses of the clergie of the coÌ„mons and they all dyd hym fealtie as to their soueraygne lorde And by such meanes as he founde yâ— gret treasur was delyuerd to him and whan he had taryed there at his pleasure he deê‘ted with all his treasur and came to Nauntes to the couÌ„tes his wyfe And so their they taryed in grete ioye tyll the day came of the feest and made gret prouysioÌ„s against the same And whan the day caÌ„e and no man apered for no coÌ„maundement except one knyght called sir Henry du Leon a noble and a puysaunt man So they kept the feest a thre dayes as well as they might with such as were ther. Than it was determyned to retayne soudyers a horsbacke and a fote and so to dyspende his gret tresure to attayne to his purpose of the duchy and to constrayne all rebels to coÌ„e to mercy So soudyers wer retayned on all sydes and largely payed so that they had a great noÌ„bre a fote and a horsbacke nobles and other of dyuerse countreis ¶ Howe therle of Mountfort toke the towne and castell of Brest Cap. lxv WHan therle of Mountfort sawe howe he had peple ynough than he was couÌ„sayled to go and conquere all the coÌ„tre outher by loue or by force and to subdue all his rebels Than he yssued out of the cytie of NauÌ„tes with a great hoost and went to a strong castell standynge on the see syde called Brest and captayne therin was sir Garnyer of Clysson a noble knyght and one of the grettest barownes in Bretayne Th erle Mountfort or he came to Brest he constrayned so all the countrey except the fortresses that euery man folowed hym a horsbacke or a fote none durste do none otherwyse whan therle caÌ„e to the castell of Brest he caused ser HeÌ„ry de Leon to sende to the captayn to speke with hym mouyng hym to obey to therle as to the duke of Bretayne The knight answered he wold do nothyng after that mocyon tyll he had otherwyse in coÌ„maundement fro hym that ought to be lorde ther by right and the next day therle dyd assaut the castell Within the castell were a .iii. C. men of armes and euery man was set to his part of defence and than the captayn toke a xl good men of armes came to the barryers so ther was a sore assaut and dyuers sore hurt But finally ther came so many assaylaÌ„tes that the bayles were wonne byfore and the defeÌ„dantes fayne to retourne into the castell at a harde aduenture for ther were dyuers slayne but the captayne dyd so valyantly that he brought his company into the chyefe gate They that kepte the warde of the gate whan they sawe that myschyefe feared lesyng of the castell and sodenly they lette downe the portcolyse and closed their owne capteyne and certayne with him without who right nobly defeÌ„ded themselfe They were sore hurt and in great daunger of deth and the captayne wold neuer yelde hymselfe they with in cast out stones tymber yron and pottê with quycke lyme so that the assaylantes were fayne to drawe backe than they drue vp a lytell of the portcolyse and the captayne entred and his coÌ„pany such as wer left a lyue with him sore wouÌ„ded The next day therle caused certayne ingeÌ„s to be raysed and sayde howe that he wolde nat depart thens tyll he had the castell at his pleasure The thyrde day he vnderstode howe the captayne within was deed of such hurtes as he receyued before at entrynge into the castell and trewe it was Than the duke Mountfort caused a great assaut to be made and had certayne instrumentes made of tymber to caste ouer the dykes to come to the harde walles they within defended themselfe aswell as they myght tyll it was noone Than the duke desyred theÌ„ to yelde and to take hym for their duke and he wold frely pardon them Whervpon they toke counsell and the duke caused the assaut to cease and fynally they yelded them their lyues and goodes saued than therle of Mountfort entred into the castell with certayne nombre and receyued the feaultie of all the men of that Chatelayne And ther he sette to be captayne a knyght whom he trusted moche and than he retourned to his felde right ioyouse ¶ Howe therle of Mountfort toke the cytie of Renes Cap. lxvi WHan the erle of Mountfort was retourned to his felde had stably sâ—hed his captayns in the castell of Brest ThanÌ„e he drewe towarde the cite of Renes the which was nat farr thens euery where as he weÌ„t he made euery man to do him homage and feaulte as to their ryght lorde and dayly encreased his hoost So he came before Renes and pyght vp his tentes and lodged his peple rounde aboute the cyte and in the subbarbes They wtin made great semblant of defence capytaine ther was