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<DIV1 TYPE="translator's preface">
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<HEAD>&para;The preface of &s;ir Iohan Bour|chier
knyght lorde Ber|ners.</HEAD>
<P>_Sythe hy&s;torie (as I ha+ue
in my Preface vpon the
fyr&s;t volume of this crony+cles
declared) is the wyt|ne&s;&s;e
of tymes / the lyght of
trouthe / the lyfe of remem|brau~ce / 
the mai&s;tres of the
lyfe / y^e me&s;&s;anger of olde &s;ea&s;on / wherof innu+merable
co~modyties growen. I ne thynke
the labours my&s;pente / that I at the highe co~+maundement
of our moo&s;t redoughted &s;oue+raygne
lorde Henry the cyght / kyng of En|glande
and of Frau~ce / highe defender of the
Chri&s;ten faythe. &amp;c. haue e<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ployed aboute
the tran&s;lacyon of nowe the foure volumes
of &s;ir Iohan Froi&s;&s;a<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">t / out of Frenche in to
our Engly&s;&s;he tong. Certainly nat the bou~+tie
of the &s;ame cronycles / in whom are con|teyg<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="2 letters">d
the warres of the&s;e parties: whiche
warres (d<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">&s;c<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">yued in Frenche by &s;ir Iohan
Froy&s;&s;a<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="2 letters"> ryght o<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">nately) as many that ha|ue
great vnder&s;tandynge in dyuers tonges / 
in whome warres are written / plainly &s;aye:
for knyghtly feate<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> / manhode / and huma|nyte / 
pa&s;&s;e ryght moche the warres of farre
countreis: nor the great plea&s;ure that thy no+ble
countrey menne of Englande toke in re|dynge
y^e worthy and knightly dedes of their
valyaunt aunce&s;tours / encorageth me halfe
&s;o moche / as the princely exhorte / whiche of
all erthely kynges the very wor&s;hyppe and
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 word"> / ou<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> fore&s;aid gracyous &s;oueraygne
gaue me. He / who forthe manyfolde royall
vertues in his highne&s;&s;e fou~de / nat of two or
thre &s;mall realmes / <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 word"> is worthy to reygne
and be kyng ouer the vnyuer&s;all worlde / <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">e|lyteth
in nothyng <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 word"> / than to <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 span"> I
&s;ayd / the moo&s;t famous <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 word"> of his <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 word">
and &s;ubict <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 span"> ou<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> with all <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 word">
So that it <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ought appere to euery
mannes <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ight / ouer what and howe worthy
people has <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 span"> / and nowe
his <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 span">
lyaunt <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 word"> / contende by vigorous
vertue and manhode to folowe / yea to pa&s;&s;e
them if they maye. Truely / the ymages as
they v&s;ed in olde tyme to erecte in wor&s;hyp
and remembraunce of them that were di&s;cen+ded
of noble blode / he beare halfe the wyt|ne&s;&s;e / 
that the noble dedes &s;ette out in hy&s;to|rye
done. Whiche well appereth by the wor|des
of the prudent kyng Age&s;ilaus / who dy|ing
co~maunded / that neyther ymage nor pi|cture
to his re&s;emblau~ce &s;hulde be made / for
if I haue &s;ayd he / any noble thyng famou&s;ly
done / it &s;hall beare wytne&s;&s;e ynough of me:
if I haue nought done / certainly all the yma+ges
lytell aueylen / as who &s;aythe / &s;uche thyn+ges
inought be made in mynde of them that
were but da&s;tardes / and neuer dyde worthy
dede in all their lyfe. Wherfore / for the loue
and honour that I beare to our moo&s;t pui&s;|&s;aunt
&s;oueraygne / and to do plea&s;ure to his
&s;ubie<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">tes / bothe nobles and co~mons: I haue
endeuored me to tran&s;late out of Fre~che (as
&s;ayd is) in to Engly&s;&s;he / the four volumes
of &s;ir Iohan Froi&s;&s;art / and reduced them in
to twayne. Wherin if I haue erred / I praye
them that &s;hall defaute fynde / to co~&s;yder the
greatne&s;&s;e of the hy&s;torie and my good wyll
that a&s;ke nothyng elles of them for my great
labour / but of their curte&s;y to amende where
nede &s;halbe / and yet for their &s;o doynge / I
&s;hall praye to god finally to &s;ende
them the bly&s;&s;e of he|uen.
Amen.</P>
<TRAILER>&para;Thus endeth the preface of &s;ir Io+han
Bourchier knight lord berners
deputie of Calais / tra~&s;latour of this
pre&s;ent cronycle: and here after folo|weth
the table with the chapters as
they &s;tande in the boke by order. &amp;c.</TRAILER>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 TYPE="table of contents">
<PB REF="2">
<HEAD>&para;Herafter foloweth the ta|ble
of this pre&s;ent
volume.</HEAD>
<LIST>
<ITEM>_FIr&s;t howe &s;yr Iohan Bour|chyer
gouernour of Gaunt du|rynge
the tru&s;e / had newe vitay|led
the towne of Gau~t / and howe
a maner of people called compor|&s;elles / 
dyd moche hurte in the Countrey.
Capitulo. primo.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe y^e bridge of Taylbourcke was won
by the frenche men / and howe the engli&s;&s;hmen
fortyfied them &s;elfe agayn&s;t the co~myng of the
frenchmen / and howe the admyrall of Frau~ce
and his rout aryued at <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="3 letters">nborowe in Scot+lande.
Capi. ii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the frenche men <ABBR>found</ABBR> a wylde coun+trey
of Scotla~de and were yuell content with
the admyrall / and howe he pacyfied them with
fayre wordes: and howe Fraunces Atreman
and his company / had nerehande taken Ar|denbourke
in Flaunders. Cap. iii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the lorde of &s;aint Albyne and Engue+rante
zendequyn &s;aued Ardenbourke fro ta|kynge / 
and howe the quene of Hungery &s;ent
amba&s;&s;adours into Fraunce / to marry thetle
of Valoyes to her elde&s;t doughter. Cap. iiii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the duche&s;&s;e of Brabant wrote to du+ke
Frederyke of Bauyere of the maryage of
the yonge frenche kyng / with her ne&s;e I&s;abell
of Bauyer / and howe the duke and the lady
came to Que&s;noy. Capi. v.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe Fraunces Atreman toke the towne
of Dan / and howe the frenche kynge wedded
the lady I&s;abell of Bauyere / and after wente
and layde &s;iege to Dan. Fo .vi.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe dyuers burge&s;&s;es of Slu&s;e were be+he
ded / and howe Slu&s;e was chaunged for
the lande of Bethune / &amp; howe the &s;iege of Dan
contynewed longe. Cap. vii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the gauntoy&s;e fledde out of Dan by
nyght / &amp; howe the frenche men toke the towne
and de&s;troyed it / and al&s;o howe the kynge dy|&s;troyed
the countrey of the foure craftes.
Capi. viii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the frenche kynge departed oute of
Flaunders / and gaue leaue to his men to de|parte / 
and howe he came to Parys to treate
with the amba&s;&s;adours of Hungry / and howe
the marques of Blanqueforte toke by &s;tre~ght
to his wyfe the &s;ame lady / <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 span">.
Cap. ix.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the duke of Burbone toke Bertuell
in Poictou / and al&s;o of the great a&s;&s;emble that
the kynge of Scottes made to entre in to En+glande.
Cap. x.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the frenche men and &s;cottes was the
ca&s;tell of Vatley / and dy&s;troyed dyuers other
townes in Northumberlande / and howe they
withdrewe agayne in to Scotlande / whan
they knewe that the kynge of Englande was
co~mynge on them with a great puy&s;&s;aunce.
Capi. xi.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe &s;yr Iohan Hollande &s;lewe &s;yr Ry|charde
Stafforde / and howe the erle of Staf+forde
came to the kynge to demaunde iu&s;tyce.
Capi. xii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the kynge of Englande cau&s;ed to be
dy&s;troyed the churche of Mewreus in Scot|lande / 
and howe the barones of Scotlande
aun&s;wered the admyrall of Fraunce / and de|uy&s;ed
to leaue Scotlande and to lette the en|gly&s;&s;he
men alone. Cap. xiii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the kynge of Englande toke Eden|borowe
the chiefe tytle of Scotlande / &amp; howe
the duke of Lanca&s;tre was in purpo&s;e to re|tourne
in to Wales / to clo&s;e in the frenche men
and the &s;cottes: and what the frenche men and
&s;cottes dyd in the &s;ayd countrey. Cap. xiiii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the erle of Oxenforde brake the pur|&s;ute
that the kynge of Englande had thought
to haue made into Wales after the frenchmen
and &s;cottes / and howe the kyng retourned the
&s;ame way that he came / and howe the frenche
men &amp; &s;cottes determyned to retourne againe
into Scotlande. Cap. xv.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the frenche lordes were in great pa|ryll
in &s;cotlande / and coude nat fynde the mea+nes
to pa&s;&s;e ouer the&s;ee / and how they &s;hewed
the erles Duglas and Morette the hardne&s;&s;e
that they founde in that countrey / and what
an&s;were they made to them. Cap. xvi.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the admyrall enfourmed the frenche
kynge and his coun&s;ayle of the &s;tate of Scot|lande / 
and howe the duke of Burgoyne had
great de&s;yre to cau&s;e y^e frenche kynge to make
a iourney in to Englande. Cap. xvii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe by the grace of god / two burge&s;&s;es
of Gaunt entred to <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 word"> with y^e duke of Bu<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">+goyne
for peace / &amp; howe they gaue the charge
therof to a knight of Flaunders / and what an+&s;were
the duke gaue vnto them. Ca. xviii.</ITEM>
<ITEM><PB REF="2">
&para;Howe the&s;e two <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 span"> burge&s;&s;es a&s;&s;em|bled
their frendes to acomply<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="3 letters"> their enter|pri&s;e / 
and &s;ent &s;yr Iohan Delle <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 span">
letters of peace. Cap. <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe &s;yr Iohan Delle came to Gaunt to
the markette place / where as Roger and Ia|ques
and the aldermen of the eytie were / and
howe he delyuered them letters fro the duke of
Burgoyne / and howe they of Gaunt &s;ente to
Turney / and of the confyrmacion of the peace / 
and of the charters that were made therof.
Capi. xx.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe &s;ir Iohan Froi&s;&s;art auctour of this
cronycle / departed out of Fraunce and went
to the erle of Foyzland the maner of his voy|age.
Cap. xxi.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the prince of Wales and the prince&s;&s;e
came to Tarbe / and of the reque&s;t y^t the coun|te&s;&s;e
of Armynake <ABBR>mad</ABBR> to the prince and prin+ce&s;&s;e / 
and howe the countrey of Ga&s;coyne was
newly agayne in warre. Cap. xxii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Of the warres that y^e duke of <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">niou made
agayn&s;t the engly&s;&s;he men / and howe he reco|uered
the Ca&s;tell of Maluoy&s;yn in Bygore / 
whiche was afterwarde gyuen to the Erle of
Foize. Cap. xxiii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the gary&s;on &amp; ca&s;tell of Lourde was
ca&s;te downe and di&s;comfyted / by the great dy+lygence
y^t the erle of Foiz made. Ca. xxiiii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the peace was made bytwene y^e duke
of Berrey and the erle of foyz / and of the be|gynnynge
of the warre that was bytwene the
erle of Foiz &amp; the erle of Armynake. Ca. xxv.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Of the great vertuou&s;ne&s;&s;e and larges that
was in the erle of Foize / and the maner of the
pytuous dethe of Ga&s;cone the erles &s;onne.
Capi. xxvi.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe &s;yr Peter of Byerne had a &s;tronge
dy&s;ea&s;e / and of the counte&s;&s;e of By&s;quay his
wyfe. Cap. xxvii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Of the great &s;ole~pnyte that the erle of Foiz
made at the fye&s;t of &s;aynte Nycholas / and the
tale that the <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="2 letters">&s;tot of Manlyon &s;hewed to &s;ir
Iohan Fro<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="3 letters">rt. Cap. xxviii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe dyuers capytayns engly&s;&s;he and o|ther / 
were dy&s;comfyted before the Towne of
Saxere by the frenche men. Cap. xxix.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe a Squyer called Lymo&s;yn tourned
frenche / and howe he cau&s;ed Loyes Rambalt
his co~pany on in armes to be taken. Ca. xxx.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Of the &s;tate or ordynau~ce of the erle of Foiz
and howe the towne of yran rebelled / for the
great traueyle / dommage / and outrage that
was done therto. Cap. xxxi.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the kynge of Ca&s;tyle left the &s;iege of
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="3 letters">bone / and howe they of &s;aynt prayne
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 span"> &s;elfe. Cap. xxxii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 span"> batayle that was at
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 span"> kinge of Ca&s;tyle and
kynge <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 word"> of Portugale. Cap. xxxiii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Of the &s;panyardes / howe they ordred them
&s;elfe and their batayle. Cap. xxxiiii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the frenche knyghtes and ga&s;cons / 
&s;uche as were taken pri&s;oners at Iuberoth by
the portugaloyes / were &s;layne by their may|&s;ters / 
and none e&s;caped. Cap. xxxv.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the kynge of Ca&s;tyle &amp; all his great
batayle were di&s;comfyted by the kyng of Por+tugale / 
before a vyllage called Iuberothe.
Capi. xxxvi.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe a &s;piryte called Orthone / &s;erued the
lorde of Cora&s;&s;e a longe tyme / and brought
him euer tidynges from all partes of the worl|de.
Cap. xxxvii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe a &s;iege was layde to Bre&s;te in Bre|tayne / 
and howe that dyuers engly&s;&s;h for<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="2 letters">e&s;|&s;es
aboute the countrey of Tholous / were re|couered
and tourned frenche. Cap. xxxviii</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the ca&s;telles of Conuall / of Bygor<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">
and of Ne&s;uyll were taken / &amp; all they <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 word">
taken / &s;layne / and hanged. Cap. xx<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="2 letters"></ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the kinge of Cypres was &s;layn<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 word">
murthered in his bedde by his owne bro<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="3 letters">
by exortacyon and corruptyon of the in <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 span">
for the bountye and hardyne&s;&s;e that <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 span">
hym. Cap. <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 word"></ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the kynge of Armony wa<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 span"> /
and howe .lx.M. turkes were <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 span">
di&s;troyed in the realme of Hungry. Ca. <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 word"></ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe pope Vrbane &amp; pope Clement were
at gret di&s;corde togyder / and howe the cri&s;ten
kynges were in varyaunce for their lectyons / 
and of the warres bytwene them. Cap. xlii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe they of Portugale &s;ent out me&s;&s;an|gers
in to Englande / to &s;hewe tydynges of
their countrey to the kynge of Englande / and
to the great lordes there. Cap. xliii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe Laurens Fonga&s;e amba&s;&s;adour fro
the kynge of Portugale in to Englande / &s;he|wed
to the duke of Lanca&s;tre the maner of the
di&s;corde that was bytwene the realmes of Ca+&s;tyle
and Portyngale. Cap. xliiii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe Laurence Fonga&s;e &s;hewed the duke
of Lanca&s;tre the maner of the batayle of Iu|berothe / 
<PB REF="3">
bytwene the kynges of Ca&s;tyle and
Portyngale. Cap. xlv.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the amba&s;&s;adours of Portyngale
had aun&s;were of the kynge of Englande / and
great gyftes / and howe they tooke their leaue
and went into their countreys. Cap. xlvi.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the duke of Lanca&s;tre a&s;&s;ayled the
lordes / knightes / and &s;quyers that were in the
ba&s;tydes before Bre&s;t in Bretayne / and howe
they defended them &s;elfe. Cap. xlvii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the duke of Lanca&s;tre and his hoo&s;t
wha&s;ie they had &s;oiourned a moneth at Co|longne / 
than they departed and rode towarde
&s;aynt Iames in Galyce. Cap. xlviii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Of the great apparell and prouy&s;on / that
generally was made in the realme of Fraunce
by the kynge there and by his coun&s;ayle / for a
iourney to be made in to Englande / and al&s;o
of the deth of Fraunces Atreman. Cap. lii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the kyng of Portyngale wrote amy|ably
to the duke of Lanca&s;tre / whan he knewe
that he was arryued at &s;aynt Iames in Ga|lyce / 
and of the &s;ocours that the kynge of Ca|&s;tyle
&s;ent for into Frau~ce / and howe the towne
of Ruelles in Galyce was taken by the En|gly&s;&s;he
men. Cap. liii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the duke of La~ca&s;tres mar&s;hall and
his men a&s;&s;ayled the towne of Vieclope in Ga+lyce / 
whiche yelded by co~po&s;ycion / and of the
amba&s;&s;adours that the duke &s;ent to the kynge
of Portyngale. Cap. li.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe they of Bayon yelded theym to the
duke of Lanca&s;tre / and howe the mar&s;hall of
his hoo&s;t entred in to the towne and t<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ke po&s;|&s;e&s;&s;yon
therof. Cap. liii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the duke of Lanca&s;tre and the du|che&s;&s;e
helde them at &s;aynte Iames in Galyce / 
and of the comforte that the frenche knyghtes
gaue to the kynge of Ca&s;tyle. Cap. lxii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Of the great apparell of &s;hyppes and ga|leys
that the Frenche men made on the &s;ee to
pa&s;&s;e in to Englande. Cap. liii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the frenche kinge and his vncles ar|ryued
at Slu&s;e in Flaunders. Cap. liiii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the frenche kynge taryed at Slu&s;e
with his great hoo&s;t / to the entent to entre in
to Englande. Cap. lv.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe &s;yr Symon Burle wolde haue had
by his coun&s;ayle &s;aynt Thomas of Caunter|buryes
&s;hryne remoued to y^e ca&s;tell of Douer / 
wherby he atchyued great hate. Cap. lv.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the kynge of Armonye pa&s;&s;ed in to
Englande in tru&s;te to fynde &s;ome meanes of
peace or good appoyntment bytwene y^e kynge
of Englande and the frenche kyng. Cap. lvi.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the kinge of Armony retourned out
of Englande / and of the aun&s;were that was
made to hym. Cap. lvii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the duke of Berrey departed fro Pa+rys
to come to Slu&s;e / and howe the con&s;ta|ble
of Fraunce toke the &s;ee / and of the wynde
that was contrary to hym. Cap. lviii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the voyage in to Englande was bro+ken
by rea&s;on of the wyndes &amp; of wynter / and
by coun&s;ayle of the duke of Berrey. Ca. lix.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe kynge Charles of Fraunce and the
frenche lordes returned yuell content fro &s;lu&s;e
and out of Flaunders / where as their prouy|&s;yons
were made to haue gone in to Englan|de / 
and of the fee&s;t that was made at Lon|don.
Cap. lx.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe we a &s;quier called Iaques le Gri&s;e was
acu&s;ed in the parlyament how&s;e at Parys be+fore
all the lordes there pre&s;ent / by a knyght
called Iohan of Carongne / and what iudge|ment
was gyuen vpon them / and howe they
iu&s;ted at vttraunce in Paris / in a place called
&s;aynt Katheryne / behynde the temple / &amp; howe
Iaques le Gri&s;e was confounded. Cap. lxi.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the kyng of Aragon dyed / and howe
the archeby&s;&s;hoppe of Burdeaux was &s;et in
pri&s;one in Barcelona. Cap. lxi.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;How a batayle of armes was done in Bur|deaux
before the &s;ene&s;chall there / and dyuers
other. Cap. lxii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe Iohan of Bretaygne &s;onne to &s;yr
Charles of Bloyes was delyuered out of pri+&s;on / 
by the meanes of &s;yr Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on
con&s;table of Fraunce. Cap. lxxii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the duke of Burbone was cho&s;en to
go in to Ca&s;tyle / and dyuers other / and howe
&s;yr Iohan Bucke admyrall of Flau~ders was
token pri&s;oner by the engly&s;&s;hmen. Ca. lxxii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the engly&s;&s;he men aryued and brent
dyuers villages. Cap. lxxiii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the duke of La~ca&s;ters mar&s;hall toke
the towne of Rybadane / whiche was &s;trong|ly
kept. Cap. xliii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the duke of Lanca&s;tre &s;ent for the ad+myrall
and mar&s;hall / and his other offycers / 
to come to the weddynge of his doughter and
the kynge of Portyngale. Cap. lxxiiii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the duke of Lanca&s;tre and his men
rode towardes the cytie of Be&s;ances / &amp; howe
<PB REF="3">
the towne made compo&s;ycion with them.
Capi. lxxv</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the duche&s;&s;e and her doughter went
to &s;e the kynge of Portyngale and the quene / 
and howe the towne of Ba&s;ances &s;ubmytted
them vnder the obey&s;aunce of the duke of Lan+ca&s;tre.
Cap. lxxvi.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe they of Ba&s;ances that had ben &s;ente
to the Kynge of Ca&s;tyle came home to their
towne / after it was rendred vp to the duke of
Lanca&s;tre. Cap. lxxvii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe &s;yr Iohan Hollande and &s;yr Ray|nolde
de Roy fought togyder in ly&s;tes before
the duke of Lanca&s;tre in the towne of Be&s;an|ces.
Cap. lxxviii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the kynge of Portyngale and the du+ke
of Lanca&s;tre determyned to entre in to the
realme of Ca&s;tyle. Cap. lxxix.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe &s;yr Wyllm~ of Lygnac and &s;ir Gaul|tyer
of Pa&s;&s;ac / came to the ayde of kynge Io|han
of Ca&s;tyle. Cap. lxxx.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe a great my&s;chiefe fell in Englande
bytwene the gentylmen and co~mons / for ac|compte
of &s;uche money as had been rey&s;ed of
the co~mons. Cap. lxxxi.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Of the great dy&s;cordes that were in En|glande / 
after the breakynge vp of the frenche
armye / and howe the gouernours about the
kynge were con&s;trayned by the co~mons of the
good townes to make acomptes / of &s;uche mo+ney
as was come in to their handes / the &s;ea|&s;on
that they ruled. Cap. lxxxii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the con&s;table of Frau~ce and dyuers
other lordes and knyghtes of the realme appa+relled
great prouy&s;ions to go in to Englande
to wyn townes and ca&s;tels. Cap. lxxxiii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the duke of Bretayne &s;ent for all his
lordes and kynghtes to come to coun&s;ayle vn|to
Wannes / and after coun&s;ayle he de&s;yred the
con&s;table to go and &s;e his ca&s;tell of Ermyne / 
and howe he toke hym there pri&s;oner / and the
lorde of Beaumanoyre with hym. Ca. lxxxiii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the con&s;table of Frau~ce was delyue+red
at the reque&s;t of the lorde de la Vale / par|enge / 
a certayne raun&s;ome: and howe the con|&s;table
delyuered to the duke thre ca&s;telles and
a towne / and payed a hu~dred thou&s;ande fran|kes.
Cap. lxxxv.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe Writinges were made at the duke of
Bretayns deuy&s;e / for the con&s;table to rendre
his towne and ca&s;telles to the duke and to his
heyres for euer / and how they were delyuered
to the duke. Cap. lxxxvi.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe tydynges came to the frenche kynge
fro the partyes of Almayne / the whiche were
to hym ryght di&s;plea&s;aunt / and vnto his vn|cles
Cap. lxxxvii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the duke of La~ca&s;ters men a&s;&s;ayled
the towne of Aurence / and toke it / for it gaue
vp as other dyd. Cap. lxxxviii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the kynge of Portyngale brente a
towne whan he was departed fro Porte / and
be&s;ieged two ca&s;tles. Cap. lxxxix.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the kynge of Portyngale and his
ho&s;t came before Feroule and a&s;&s;auted it / and
it was won and brought vnder the obey&s;au~ce
of the duke of Lanca&s;tre. Cap. lxxxx.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the frenche amba&s;&s;adours came to
the duke of Bretayne / vpon the takyng of the
con&s;table of Fraunce / and of the an&s;were that
was made to them. Cap. xci.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the kyng of Englandes vncles were
of one acorde and alyaunce agayn&s;t the kynge
and his coun&s;ayle / and of the murmurynge of
the people agayn&s;t the duke of Irelande / and
of the aun&s;were of the londoners to the duke
of Glouce&s;tre. Cap. xcii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the day of accompte came / and there
the offycers appered in the pre&s;ens of the kyn|ges
vncles / and co~mons of Englande / and
howe &s;yr Symon Burle was pri&s;oner in the
towre of Lo~don / and howe &s;yr Thomas Try+uet
dyed. Cap. xciii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the kyng of Englande departed fro
London / and howe &s;yr Symon Burle was
beheeded at London / and his nephewe al&s;o / 
and howe the duke of Lanca&s;tre was dy&s;plea+&s;ed.
Cap. xciiii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the coun&s;ayle drewe togyder for the
reformacyon of the kynge and of the realme / 
and howe by the coun&s;ayle of the duke of Ire+lande / 
the kynge was of the accorde to make
warre agayn&s;t his vncles / and agayn&s;t the cy+ties
and townes. Cap. xcv.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the kynge of Englande made his <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">o~+mons
to drawe towardes London / and howe
&s;yr Roberte Tryuylyen was taken at We&s;t|myn&s;ter
and beheeded / by the co~maundement
of the kynges vncles. Cap. xcvi.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe tydynges came to the kynge of the
dethe of his knyght / and demanunded coun|&s;ayle
theron / and howe he ordayned the duke
of Irelande &s;oueraygne of all his menne of
warre. Capi. xcvii.</ITEM>
<ITEM><PB REF="4">
&para;Howe y^e duke of Irelande &s;ent thre kyngh|tes
to London to knowe &s;ome tydynges / and
howe the kynges vncles and they of London
went in to the feldes to fyght with the duke of
Irelande and his affinyte. Cap. xcviii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the kynges vncles wan the iourney
agayn&s;t the duke of Irelande / and howe he
fledde / and dyuers other of his company.
Cap. xcix.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the duke of Irelande and his com|pany
fled / and howe the kynges vncles were
at Oxenforde / and howe &s;yr Nycholas Bram+ble
was beheeded / and howe the kynge was
&s;ent for by the by&s;&s;hoppe of Cannterbury.
Capi. C.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe by the kynge and his vncles all the
lordes of Englande were &s;ente for to come to
We&s;tmyn&s;ter / to a generall coun&s;ayle there to
be holden. Cap. C .i.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the kynge of Portyngale with his
puy&s;&s;aunce a&s;&s;embled with the duke of Lanca+&s;tre
and his pui&s;&s;aunce / and howe they coulde
nat pa&s;&s;e the Ryuer of Dierne / and howe a
&s;quyer of Ca&s;tyle &s;hewed theym the pa&s;&s;age.
Capi. C .ii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the tydynges &s;pred abrode that the
kynge of Portyngale and the duke of Lanca|&s;tre
were pa&s;&s;ed the ryuer of dierne / and howe
it came to the kynge of Ca&s;tylles knowledge / 
and howe certayne of the engly&s;&s;he knyghtes
came and tode before vyle Arpent / and howe
the kynge of Portugale and the duke of Lan|ca&s;tre
determyned there to tary the co~mynge
of the duke of Burbon. Cap. C .iii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the duke of Lanca&s;tre gaue lycence
to his men / and howe an haraulde was &s;ent to
the kynge of Ca&s;tyle / and howe thre knyghtes
of Englande wente to &s;peake with the kynge
of Ca&s;tyle for a &s;aue conducte for the dukes
men to pa&s;&s;e thoroughe his countrey.
Capi. C.iiii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the&s;e three knyghtes optayned a &s;aue
conducte of the kynge of Ca&s;tyle for their peo+ple
to pa&s;&s;e / and howe dyuers of the engly&s;&s;he
men dyed in Ca&s;tyle / and howe the Duke of
Lanca&s;tre fell in a great &s;yckene&s;&s;e.
Capi. C.v.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe &s;yr Iohan Hollande the Duke of
Lanca&s;ters con&s;table tooke his leaue of the
duke / and he and his wyfe retourned by the
kynge of Ca&s;tyle who made hym good chere:
and howe &s;yr Iohan Dambrity court went to
Parys to accomply&s;&s;he a dede of armes / by|twene
hym and &s;yr Boucyquant.
Cap. C .vi.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the duke of Burbone departed fro
Auignon to go into Ca&s;tyle with all his hoo&s;t
and came to Burgus in Spaygne / and there
founde the kynge of Ca&s;tyle: And howe the
duke of Lanca&s;tre herde tho&s;e tydynge / and
howe the duke of Burbone departed fro the
kyng / and went &s;treyght agayne in to Fraun|ce.
Capi. C .vii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the erle of Foiz receyued honoura|bly
the duke of Burbon / and of the great gyf|tes
that he gaue hym / and howe &s;yr Willyam
of Lygnac &amp; &s;yr Gaultyer of Pa&s;&s;ackes com|pany
departed out of Spayne / and of the in|cydent
that fortuned in the towne of &s;aynte
Phagon. Capi. C .viii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the kynge of Ca&s;tyle and his coun|&s;ayle
were yuell content with &s;yr Willyam of
Lygnac and &s;yr Gaultier of Pa&s;&s;ackes com|pany / 
and howe the duke of Lanca&s;tre depar|ted
fro &s;aynt Iaques to Bayon. Cap. C .ix.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the erle of Armynake tooke great
payne to treate with the companyons / to de|parte
out of the realme of Fraunce.
Cap. C .x.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the erle Reynolde of Guerles / who
had layde all his landes in guage / &amp; wy&s;tenat
what to do / came for refuge to the archcby&s;|&s;hoppe
of Coloygne his vncle / who blamed
hym / and howe amba&s;&s;adours went to Ber|thaulte
of Malygnes. Cap. C .xi.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the erle Reynolde of Guerles was
maryed to Mary doughter to Berthalte of
Malygnes / by whome he hadde a doughter / 
and after maryed agayne in Englande / and
hadde i&s;&s;ue two &s;onnes and a doughter / and
howe &s;yr Iohan of Bloyes wedded the elde&s;t
doughter of the Erle of Guerles / and howe
after the countie of Guerles / remayned with
the erle of Guerles yonge&s;t doughter.
Capi. C .xii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the&s;e ca&s;telles of Gauleche / Buthe / 
and Null / came to the duke of Brabant / and
howe the duke of Iulyers &s;u&s;tayned the Lyn+fars
in his countre / who robbed all maner of
people / and of the great a&s;&s;emble that the du|ke
of Brabante made to go to Iulyers / and
howe he was dy&s;comfyced.
Cap. C .xiii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the duke of Brabant dyed / and howe
<PB REF="4">
the duke Guillyam of Guerles treated with
the duche&s;&s;e of Brabante to haue agayne the
thre ca&s;telles / and what aun&s;were he had / and
howe he made alyaunce with the kynge of En+glande.
Cap. C .xiiii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the duche&s;&s;e of Brabante &s;ent me&s;|&s;angers
to the frenche kynge / complaynynge
of the duke of Guerles / and howe the kynge
and his coun&s;ayle were &s;ore bu&s;yed with in|cydentes
that fell in the realme of Fraunce / as
well for the defyaunces of Guerles / as the bu+&s;yne&s;&s;e
in Bretayne. Cap. C .xv.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe by a &s;traunge fortune the kynge of
Nauer dyed in the cytie of Pampylona / and
howe Charles his &s;onne was crowned / and
howe Vanchadore was be&s;ieged by the duke
of Berrey / and howe the duke of Burgoyne
&s;ente to the Duche&s;&s;e of Brabante.
Cap. C .xvi.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the frenche men / after they had brent
and ryfled the towne of Seaull retourned to
their gary&s;on / and of the ioye that the duke of
Burgoyne and the duche&s;&s;e of Brabant made
for that dede / and howe &s;yr Iohan Boe&s;me
Launce dy&s;comfyted the engly&s;&s;he men.
Capi. C .xvii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe &s;yr Iohan Boe&s;me Launce ledde
the&s;e pri&s;oners to Mount Ferante / and howe
they of the countrey were gladde whan they
herde of this entrepri&s;e / and howe Geronet
and his company were &s;ette to raun&s;ome / and
delyuered by the money that Perot of Bierne
lent hym. Cap. C .xviii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe Geronet of Mandura~t with twelue
of his company retourned to Mount ferant / 
and howe Perot of Bernoys with four hun|dred
&s;peares wente to Mount Ferante / and
wolde nat entre in to the towne by none other
way but in at the gate. Cap. C .xix.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe Geronet lette in Perot le Bernoys
and his company in to the towne of Mount
ferant / wherof the countrey was a frayde / and
howe the kynge and his vncles beynge at Pa+rys
were therwith &s;ore dy&s;plea&s;ed / and al&s;o
the erle Dolphyn of Auuergne.
Cap. C .xx.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe Perotte le Bernoys and his com|pany
tooke their coun&s;ayle / and determyned
nat to kepe the towne of Mount ferant / and
howe the &s;ayd Perot and his company depar+ted
thens by nyght withall their pyllage and
pri&s;oners / and wente and refre&s;&s;hed them in
the towne of Ou&s;ac. Cap. C .xxi.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe they of the towne of Cleremounte
made a &s;krimy&s;&s;he with the&s;e pyllers that had
taken and robbed the towne of Mou~t ferant / 
at the gates of the towne. Cap. C .xxii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the duke of Berrey marryed the la|dy
Mary his doughter / to the erle of Bloyes
&s;onne / and howe the &s;ame yere the &s;onne of the
duke of Berrey marryed the lady Mary of
Fraunce / &s;u&s;ter to the yonge kynge Charles
of Fraunce. Cap. C .xxiii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe / after the departynge of the duke of
Lanca&s;tre / all that euer he had wonne in Ga|lyce / 
the frenche men recouered it in le&s;&s;e than
fyftene dayes / and howe the Engly&s;&s;he men
that had ben there in that warre / defamed and
&s;pake yuell of the cou~trey of Galyce / and howe
the Frenche kynge &s;ente for the duke of Ire|lande.
Cap. C .xxiiii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the con&s;table of Fraunce wolde nat
accorde that the kynge &s;hulde goo in to Al|maygne / 
bycau&s;e of the incydentes of the re|alme / 
and howe the duke of Bretaygne four|ny&s;&s;hed
his gary&s;ons / and made alyau~ce with
the kynge of Englande / and with the kynge
of Nauerre / and of the army made by the en|gly&s;&s;he
men. Cap. C .xxv.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the Braban&s;oyes layde &s;iege to the
towne of Graue / and howe the Con&s;table of
Fraunce tooke &s;aynt Malo and &s;aynte Ma|thewes / 
and &s;ette there men in gary&s;one / and
howe the duke of Lanca&s;tre was at Bayon / 
greatly dy&s;comfyted in that he coulde get no
maner of ayde. Cap. C .xxvi.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the duke of Berrey &s;ente letters to
the duke of Lanca&s;tre to Bayon / and howe
the duke &s;ente the copye of the &s;ame letters in
to Foyze and in to Nauerre / to the entent to
haue them publy&s;&s;hed in Spayne / and howe
the duke of Bretaygne demaunded coun&s;ayle
of his men in all his bu&s;yne&s;&s;e.
Capi. C .xxvii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the duke of Bretayne delyuered vp
the thre ca&s;telles of &s;yr Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;ons / 
and howe he receyued ioyou&s;ly the lorde of
Coucy and his company amba&s;&s;adours fro
the frenche kynge / and howe the duke of Lan|ca&s;tre
made great chere to &s;yr Helyon of Lig|nacke
&s;ene&s;chall of Xaynton / abma&s;&s;adoure
fro the duke of Berrey. Cap. C .xxviii.</ITEM>
<ITEM><PB REF="5">
&para;Nowe the kynge of Ca&s;tyle &s;ente his am|ba&s;&s;adours
to the duke of Lanca&s;tre to treate
for a maryage to be hadde bytwene his &s;onne
and the dukes doughter / and howe at the re|que&s;t
of the duke of Berrey a tru&s;e was made
by the duke of Lanca&s;tre in the countreys of
Tholou&s;yn and Rouergne. Cap. C .xxix.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the Dukes of Berrey and of Bur|goyne
departed to go to Bloyes and howe
the duke of Bretayne came thyder / and howe
the dukes dyd &s;o moche that they had hym to
Parys / in maner agayn&s;t his wyll.
Capi. C .xxx.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe Lewes kynge of Cycyle entred in to
Parys in e&s;tate royall / and howe the duke of
Bretayne entred on the nyght of &s;aint Johan
the Bapty&s;t / the yere of grace a thou&s;ande thre
hundred / four&s;core and &s;euyn / and of a dede of
armes done before the kynge at Moutereau
fault yon / bytwene a knyght of Englande cal+led
&s;yr Thomas Harpyngham / and a frenche
knyght named &s;yr Johan de Barres.
Capi. C .xxxi.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the duke of Bretaygne entred in to
Parys / and came to the ca&s;tell of Loure to the
frenche kynge. Cap. C .xxxii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the erle of Arundell beynge on the
&s;ee more than a moneth / came to the hauen of
Maraunt a lytell fro Rochell: and howe he
&s;ent a me&s;&s;anger to Perot le Bernoys that he
and other capytayns &s;hulde kepe the feldes.
Capi. C .xxxiii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe they of Marroys and Rochelloys
were &s;ore afrayde of the Engly&s;&s;he men / that
were a lande / and howe they of Rochell made
a&s;k rymy&s;&s;he with theym / and howe after the
engly&s;&s;he men had pylled the countrey about
Maraunt they drewe agayne to the &s;ee / with
their pyllage whiche was great.
Capi. C .xxxiiii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe Perot le Bernoys and his compa|nyons
re&s;orted agayne to their holdes / with
great pyllage / and howe the duke of Guerles
coulde haue no ayde of the Engly&s;&s;he men / to
rey&s;e the &s;iege before Graue / and howe the bra+ban&s;ois
made a brige ouer the ryuer of meu&s;e
the whiche they of Guerles dyd breake / bryn / 
and dy&s;troy / as ye &s;hall here after.
Capi. C .xxxv.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the Braban&s;oys pa&s;&s;ed the ryuer
through the towne of Raue&s;ten ouer y^e bridge
there / and &s;o entred into Guerles. Than the
duke departed fro Nymay with thre hundred
&s;peares and came agayn&s;t them and dy&s;com|fyted
them / bytwene Raue&s;ten and the towne
of Graue. Cap C .xxxvi.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the duke of Guerles after he had di&s;|comfyted
the braban&s;oys / he went agayne to
Nymay / and howe tydynges came to the fren+che
kynge / and howe the kynge &s;ent amba&s;&s;a|dours
to the kynge of Almayne.
Capi. C .xxxvii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the frenche kynge gaue leaue to the
duke of Bretaygne to retourne in to his coun+trey / 
and howe the cou~trey of Brabant wolde
nat con&s;ent to the kynges pa&s;&s;age nor his ar|my / 
and howe the amba&s;&s;adours of Fraunce
&s;pedde. Capi. C .xxxviii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the erle of Bloys &s;ent to the frenche
kinge two hundred &s;peares / and howe the du|ke
of Lorayne and the lorde Henry of Bare
came to the kynge / and howe the dukes of Ju|lyers
and of Guerles knewe that the frenche
kynge came on them. Capi. C .xxxix.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe &s;yr Hellyon of Lygnacke made his
reporte to the duke of Berrey / and howe the
lordes of Scotlande a&s;&s;embled toguyder in
the cytie of Berdane / and determyned to rey&s;e
vp an armye to entre into Englande / and of
an engly&s;&s;h &s;quyer who was taken by the &s;cot+tes / 
who knewe the &s;ecretes of bothe realmes
Englande and Scotlande. Capi. C .xl.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe kyng Richarde yelded hym &s;elfe to
the erle of Derby to go to London.
Cap. Fo. CCC .xi.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the erle Duglas wan the penon of
&s;ir Henry Percy / at the barryers vpon Newe
ca&s;tell vpon Tyne / and howe the &s;cottes brent
the ca&s;tell of Pondlen / and howe &s;yr Henry
Percy and &s;yr Rafe his brother tooke aduy&s;e
to folowe the &s;cottes / to conquere agayne the
penon that was lo&s;t at the &s;krymy&s;&s;he.
Capi. C .xli.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Of the &s;tate of quene I&s;abell of Englan|de / 
and howe &s;he had all newe &abper;&s;ones apoyn|ted
to wayte vpon her / and howe kynge Ri|charde
was &s;ette in the towre of London.
Capi. CC .xlii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe &s;ir Henry Percy and his brother
with a good nombre of men of armes and ar+chers / 
went after the &s;cottes to wyn agayne
his penon / that the erle Duglas had won be+fore.
<PB REF="5">
Newca&s;tell vpo~tyne: and howe they a&s;|&s;ayled
the &s;cottes before Mou~tberke in their
lodgynges. Cap. C .xlii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the erle James Duglas by his va|lyantne&s;&s;e
encoraged his men / who were re|culed / 
and in a maner di&s;confited / and in his
&s;o doynge he was wounded to dethe.
Capi. C .xliii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe in this bataile &s;ir Rafe Percy was
&s;ore hurte / and taken pri&s;oner by a &s;cotti&s;&s; he
knyght. Cap. C .xliiii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the &s;cottes wanne the batayle aga|yu&s;t
the Engly&s;&s;he men be&s;yde Ottebridge / 
and there was taken pri&s;oners &s;ir He~ry and
&s;ir Rafe Percy: &amp; howe an Engli&s;&s;he &s;quier
wolde nat yelde hym / no more wolde a &s;cot|ty&s;&s;he
&s;quyer / and &s;o were &s;layne bothe: and
howe the by&s;&s;hoppe of Durham and his co~|pany
were di&s;confyted amonge them &s;elfe.
Capi. C .xiv.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe &s;ir Mathewe Reedman deparred
fro the batayle to &s;aue hym &s;elfe / and howe
&s;ir James Lym&s;ey was taken pri&s;oner by y^e
by&s;&s;hoppe of Durham: and howe after the
batayle &s;currers were &s;ent forthe to di&s;couer
the countrey. Cap. C .xlvi.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the &s;cottes departed &amp; caryed with
them the erle Duglas deed / and buryed hym
in the abbey of Nimayes: and howe &s;ir Ar|chambault
Duglas and his company depar+ted
fro before Carlyle / and retourned in to
Scotlande. Cap. C .xlvii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the duke of Jullyers came and ex|cu&s;ed
hym &s;elfe / of the defyaunce that his &s;on
the duke of Guerles had made to the Fren|che
kyng / and &s;o became his &s;ubiette: and of
dyuers reates of armes done bitwene the fre~+che
men and the almaygnes / before Rencon|gne.
Cap. C .xlviii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the duke of Julyers and the arche|by&s;&s;hop
of Coloygne departed fro the Fren|che
kyng / and wente to Nimaye to the duke
of Guerles: and howe by their meanes he
was recon&s;yled / and brought to peace with
the Frenche kynge and with the duche&s;&s;e of
Brabant.
Cap. C .xlix.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the erle of Arundell and the knygh+tes
of Englande beyng on the &s;ee / by fortune
of the wynde came to the palyce be&s;yde Ro|chell / 
who&s;e beynge there was &s;ignifyed to
&s;ir Loyes of Xancere / and of the departyng
of the erle of Arundell. Cap. C .l.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the admyrall of Fraunce was or|dayned
by the Frenche kynge and his coun|&s;ayle / 
as amba&s;&s;adour to go to the kynge of
Ca&s;tile: and howe the duke of Berrey &s;ent to
the erle of Foize / to treate for a maryage by|twene
the duke of Berrey &amp; the erles dough+ter
of Bolonge. Cap C .li.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe Geffray Tete Noyre dyde cho&s;e a
capitayne ouer his company / and howe he
made his te&s;tament and &s;o dyed: And howe
the duke of Guerles departed fro his coun|trey
to go in to Pruce / and of the incydence
that fell to hym in the lande of the duke of
Stulpe / where he was taken pri&s;oner and
di&s;confyted. Cap. C .lii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe &s;ir Johan of Vyen dyde his me&s;|&s;age
to kyng Johan of Ca&s;tyle fro the fren|kynge
and his coun&s;ayle / and what an&s;wers
the kynge of Ca&s;tyle made to hym.
Capi. C .liii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe &s;ir Loyes of Xancere went to &s;e the
erle of Foize at Orthays: and howe before
the duke of La~ca&s;tre at Burdeux there were
dedes of armes done / bytwene fyue Frenche
men and fyue Engly&s;&s;he men: and howe the
duche&s;&s;e of Lanca&s;tre went with her dough+ter
in to Ca&s;tyle to kyng John~. Cap. c .liiii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the duche&s;&s;e of Lanca&s;tre departed
fro the kyng of Ca&s;tyle / and wente to Man|tuell
to bring her fathers bones to Ciuyle: &amp;
howe the Frenche kyng &s;ent amba&s;&s;adours
to the erle of Foize / to treate for the mariage
of the duke of Berrey his vncle / with therie
of Boloyns doughter. Cap. C .lv.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe certaygne wy&s;e men treated for a
peace to endure for thre yere bytwene Frau~|ce
and Englande / and all their alyes / a&s;well
on the one parte as on the other / by la~de and
by &s;ee. Cap. C .lvi.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Of the ordynaunce / of the entre of quene
I&s;abell in to the towne of Paris. Ca. c .lvii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the lorde of Ca&s;tell morant / whom
therle of &s;aynt Poule had lefte behynde him
in Englande / retourned in to Fraunce with
the charter of the tru&s;e / &s;ealed by kynge Ri|charde
his vncles / to endure thre yere by
&s;ee and by lande. Cap. C .lviii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;The maryage of kynge Loyes &s;onne to
the duke of Aniou / to the doughter of kynge
Peter of Arragone / and howe he went with
the quene of Naples his mother to Auignon
to &s;e pope Clement. Cap. C .lix.</ITEM>
<ITEM><PB REF="6">
&para;Howe the Frenche kyng had de&s;yre to go
and vi&s;yte y^e farre partes of his realme / and
howe he went fyr&s;te in to Burgoyne / and to
Auignone to &s;e pope Clement. Cap. c.lx.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe &s;ir Peter Courtney ca~e in to Frau~+ce
to do armes with &s;ir Guye of Tremoyle / 
and howe the lorde of Clary conueyed hym / 
and by what occa&s;yon he dyde armes with
hym in the marche&s;&s;e of Calis. Cap. c.lxi.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the iu&s;tes at &s;aynt Inguelyert / o|therwy&s;e
called Sandyngfelde / were enter|pri&s;ed / 
by &s;ir Raynolde of Roye / the yonge
&s;ir Bouciquau~t / and the lorde of &s;aynt Pye.
Capi. C .lxii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Of the complayntes made to the Frenche
kynge by the people of Languedocke / in the
towne of Be&s;yers agayn&s;t Beu&s;ache / trea|&s;ourer
to the duke of Berrey / of the great ex+torcyons
that he had made / and of his conte&s;+&s;yon:
and of the cruell dethe that he hadde in
the &s;ayd towne. Cap. C.lxiii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the Frenche kyng beynge at Tho|lous
&s;ent for the erle of Foize who came thy|der / 
and dyd homage to the kyng for the cou~|tie
of Foize. Cap. C.lxiiii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Of the feate and couynau~t that was done
bytwene the kynge and the duke of Thou|tayne
his brother / whiche of them &s;hulde &s;o|ne&s;t
come to Parys fro Mountpellyer / whi+che
is a hundred and fyftie leages a &s;onder / 
eche of them but with one knight.
Capi. C .lxv.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Of the dethe of pope Vrbayne of Rome / 
called the Antepape: &amp; howe pope Clement
wrote to the Frenche kyng and to his vncles
and to the vnyuer&s;ite / and of the electyon of
pope Bonyface by the cardynals of Rome.
Capi. C .lxvi.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Of the yeldynge vp and takynge of the
&s;tronge ca&s;tell of Vanchadore in Lymo&s;yn / 
of olde / parteyninge to &s;ir Geffray Teate
Noyre. Cap. C.lxvii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Of the dedes of armes at &s;aynt Ingylber+tes / 
continewyng thyrtie dayes / agayn&s;t all
co~mers of the realme of Englande / &amp; other
countreis: euery manne thre cour&s;es.
Capi. C .lxviii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Of the enterpri&s;e and voyage of y^e knygh+tes
of Fraunce and Englande / and of the du+ke
of Burbone / who was as chiefe of that ar+mye / 
at the reque&s;t of the genouoys to go in
to Barbary / to be&s;iege the &s;tronge towne of
Affryke. Cap. C.lxix.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Of a capitayne a robber and a pyller of
the countre called Aymergot Marcell / who
helde a &s;trong ca&s;tell in the marche&s;&s;e of Ro|uergne / 
called the Roche of Vandoys / and
howe it was be&s;ieged by the vicount of Me+auix / 
and of the takyng therof: and howe Ay+mergot
was taken and brought to Parys.
Capi. C .lxx.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the Chri&s;ten lordes and the geno|<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="2 letters">ys
beyng in the y&s;le of Conymbres at an|cre / 
departed thens to go and lay &s;iege to the
&s;trong cytie of Affryke in Barbary: &amp; howe
they maynteyned the &s;iege. Cap. C.lxxi.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe after this aduenture and do~mage / 
that fell to the chri&s;ten men by rea&s;on of this
a&s;&s;aute / before the towne of Affryke / &amp; that
&s;o many knyghtes and &s;quyers were deed / 
they maynteygned them &s;elfe more wi&s;elyer
after / than they dyde before / and contynued
their &s;iege a longe &s;ea&s;on after. Cap. c.lxxii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Of a fee&s;t and iu&s;tes made by the kyng of
Englande in London / whyle the Chri&s;ten
knyghtes and &s;quyers were at the &s;iege be|fore
the towne of Affryke agayn&s;t the &s;ara|&s;yns / 
and howe this fee&s;t was publi&s;&s;hed in
dyuers countreis &amp; landes. Cap. C.lxxiii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe and by what indydent y^e &s;iege was
rey&s;ed before the towne of Affryke / and by
what occa&s;yon / and howe euery man recour+ned
to their owne countreis. Cap. c.lxxiiii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Of thengly&s;&s; he knyghtes that were &s;ente
to Parys to the Frenche kyng / fro the kyng
of Englande and his vncles / to treate for a
peace. Capi. C.lxxv.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Of the dethe of kynge Iohan of Ca&s;tyle / 
and of the crownynge of kynge Henry his
&s;onne. Cap. C.lxxvi.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Of the army of the yonge erle Iohan of
Armynake / and of the voyege that he made
in to Lombardy / &amp; howe he dyed at the &s;iege
before the towne of Alexa~dre. Cap. c.lxxvii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe &s;ir Peter of Craon fell in the Fren+che
kynges di&s;plea&s;ure and in the Duke of
Thourayns / and after he was receyued by
the duke of Bretayne. Cap. C.lxxviii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Of the dethe of the yonge erle Loyes of
Cha&s;tellon / &s;onne to therle Guye of Bloys.
Cap. C.lxxix.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Of the &s;odayne dethe of the erle Ga&s;cone
of Foize / and howe the erle of Cha&s;tellon ca~e
to his enherytaunce. Cap. C.lxxx.</ITEM>
<ITEM><PB REF="6">
&para;Howe the treatie of peace renewed at To+wers
in Thourayne / bytwene the Frenche
kynge and the duke of Bretayne / and of the
maryage of the doughter of Fraunce to the
&s;onne of Bretayne / and of Iohan of Bre|tayne
erle of Ponthieur and the doughter of
the duke of Bretayne. Cap. C.lxxxi.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the erle of Bloyes &amp; Mary of Na|mure
his wyfe &s;olde the countie of Bloyes / 
and all their landes to y^e duke of Thourayn
the frenche kynges brother. Capi. C .lxxxii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe &s;ir Roger of Spayne and &s;ir E&s;|paygne
du Lyon &s;pedde / with the Frenche
kynge and his coun&s;ayle / for the Vycount of
Cha&s;tellons bu&s;yne&s;&s;e / and howe he was &s;et
in po&s;&s;e&s;&s;yon in the countie of Foize / and of
the money that he payde. Cap. C.lxxxiii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Of the great a&s;&s;emble that was made at
Amyence / of the Frenche kynge and his cou~+&s;ayle / 
and of the kyng of Englandes vncles
on the treatie of peace. Cap. C.lxxxiiii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe &s;ir Peter of Craon throughe yuell
wyll / by &s;ubtile crafte / beate downe &s;ir Oly|uer
of Cly&s;&s;on / wherwith the kynge and his
coun&s;ayle were sore di&s;plea&s;ed.
Cap. C.lxxxv.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe in great dilygence the Prouo&s;t of
Parys pur&s;ued &s;ir Peter of Craon.
Capi. C .lxxxvi.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Of the great armye and voyage that the
Frenche kyng purpo&s;ed to make in to Bre|tayngne
agayn&s;t the duke / bycau&s;e he &s;u&s;tey|ned
&s;ir Peter of Craonne: and howe in that
voyage the kyng fell &s;icke / wherby the voy|age
brake. Cap. C.lxxxvii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the duke of Thourayne brother to
the Frenche kynge / re&s;igned the Duchy of
Thouraynge in to the kynges handes / and
howe by exchaunge the kynge gaue hym the
duchy of Orlyau~ce / and &s;o euer after he was
called the duke of Orlyaunce.
Cap. C.lxxxvii. for .viii. Fo. CC.xxxiii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the dukes of Burgoyn and of Ber+rey
vncles to the Frenche kynge had the go|uernaunce
of the realme: and howe they cha+&s;ed
and toke &s;uche as gouerned the kyng b<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">
fore. Cap. C.lxxxix.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe &s;ir Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on con&s;table of
Fraunce departed out of Parys / after the an+&s;were
that the duke of Burgoyne had made
hym / and went to Mount le Henry / and <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="3 letters">|thens
in to Bretayne. Cap. C.xc.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the treati&s;e whiche was accorded by+twene
Englande and Fraunce for thre yeres
was renewed. Cap. C.xci.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Of the aduenture of a Daunce that was
made at Parys in lykene&s;&s;e of wodhou&s;es / 
wherin the Frenche kynge was in paryll of
dethe. Cap. C.xcii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe pope Bonyface and the cardynals
or Rome / &s;ente a Frere a wy&s;e clerke to the
Frenche kyng. Cap. C.xciii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the mariage was trea&s;ed of y^e lorde
Philyppe of Arthoyes erle of Ewel and the
lady Mary of Berrey wydowe / doughter to
the duke of Berrey / and howe he was admyt+ted
co~&s;table of Fraunce. Cap. C.xciiii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Of the forme of the peace / made bytwene
the Frenche kyng and the kyng of Engla~de
by meanes of the four dukes / vncles to bothe
kynges. Cap. C.xcv.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Of the dethe of pope Cleme~t at Au<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">gnon
and of the electyon of pope Benedic.
Capi. C.xcvi.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Of a clerke named mai&s;ter Iohan of Wa+rennes.
Cap. C.xcvii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the kyng of Englande gaue to the
duke of Lanca&s;tre and to his heyres for euer
the duchy of Acquitayner, and howe the kyn|ge
prepared to go in to Irelande / and the du+ke
in to Acouitayne. Cap. C.xcviii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Of the dethe of quene Anne of Englande
wyfe to kynge Richarde / doughter to y^e kyn|ge
of Boe&s;me and Emperour of Almayne.
Cap. C.xcix.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe &s;ir Iohn Froi&s;&s;art arryued in En|glande / 
and of the gyfte of a boke that he ga|ue
to the kyng. Capi. CC,</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Of the refuce of them of Acquitayne ma|de
to the duke of Lanca&s;tre / and howe they
&s;ente in to Engla~de to the kynge and his cou~+&s;ayle / 
&s;hewyng hym the wyll of the hole cou~|trey
of Aequitayne. Cap. CC.i.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;The deuy&s;e / and of the conque&s;t that kyn+ge
Richarde had made in Irelande / &amp; howe
he brought to his obey&s;aunce foure kynges
of that countray. Cap. CC.ii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Of the amba&s;&s;ade that the kynge of En|glande
&s;ent in to Frau~ce / to treate of the <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="3 letters">|ryage
bytwene the lady I&s;abell the Frenche
kynges elde&s;t doughter / and hym &s;elfe / and
of the louynge aun&s;were they hadde.
Cap. CC.iii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Of a &s;ouper named Robert the <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 word">
<PB REF="7">
howe he was &s;ent to the treaties of the peace
holden at Balyngham / and howe he was af|ter
&s;ente in to Englande to kynge Rycharde
and his vncles. Cap. CC.iiii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Of the delyueraunce of the lorde de la Ri+uer
and &s;ir Iohn~ le Mercier / and howe they
were putte out of pri&s;one. Capi. CC.v</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Of the peace that was had bytwene the
duke of Bretaynge and &s;yr Olyuer of Cly&s;|&s;on.
Cap. CC.vi.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the kynge of Hungery worte to the
Frenche kynge the &s;tate of the great Turke / 
and howe Iohan of Burgoyne elde&s;t &s;onne
to the duke of Burgoyne / was chiefe &amp; heed
of the armye that went thyder. Fo .cc.lxiii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the erle of O&s;trenaunt enterpri&s;ed
to go in to Fry&s;e. Cap. cc.vii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Of the iudgement made in the Parlya|ment / 
for the quene of Naples agayn&s;te &s;ir
Peter of Craon. Cap. CC.ix.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Of the conclu&s;yon of the maryage taken
at Parys / bytwene the kynge of Englande
and I&s;abell elde&s;t doughter to the Frenche
kynge / and howe the duke of Lanca&s;tre re|maryed.
Cap. CC.x.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the great turke de&s;yred the &s;oudan
and many other kynges Sara&s;yns to ayde
hym with men of warre to re&s;y&s;t agayn&s;t the
chri&s;ten men / and howe many valyaunt &s;a|ra&s;yns
Came to hym out of farre countreis.
Cap. CC.xi.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the lorde of Eoucy and other lor|des
of the chri&s;ten men / about a .xv. hundred
&s;peares di&s;confyted a fyue thou&s;ande Tur|kes / 
durynge the the &s;iege before Nicopoly.
Cap. CC.xii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the peace bytwene Englande and
Fraunce contynewed / and of the maryage of
the kyng of Englande with the doughter of
Fraunce. Cap. CC.xiii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the erle of Heynaulte and the Erle
of O&s;trenaunt his &s;onne / made a great ar|mye
of men of armes / knightes and &s;quyets
to go in to Fry&s;e. Cap. CC.xiiii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Of the armye that the Frenche kyng &s;ent
in to Fry&s;e in the ayde of his co&s;yns / and the
lorde Valeran erle of &s;aynt Poule and the
lorde Charles de la Brethe were capitayns.
Cap. CC.xv.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the maryage of the kynge of En|glande
to the doughter of Fraunce was or|dred:
and howe the Frenche kyng delyuered
his doughter to the kynge of Englande in
his tent / bytwene Arde and Calais.
Cap. CC.xvi.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the &s;iege before Nicopoly in Tur|key
was rey&s;ed by Lamorabaquy / and how
the Frenche men were di&s;co~fyted: and howe
the hungaryons fledde. Cap. CC.xvii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Of the pouertie and mi&s;ery that the chri|&s;ten
knightes of Fraunce and other nacions
endured / in the co~mynge home to their coun|treis.
Cap. CC.xviii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the trewe tidynges of the batayle
in Turkey was knowen in the Frenche kyn+ges
hou&s;e. Cap. CC.xix.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the duche&s;&s;e of Orlyaunce / dough|ter
to the duke of Myllayne / was hadde in
&s;u&s;pecte of the Frenche kynges &s;yckene&s;&s;e.
Capi. CC.xx.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the duke of Burgoyn &amp; the duches
his wyfe tooke great dilygence to fynde the
meanes to redeme out of pri&s;one the Erle of
Neuers their &s;<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">nne / and the other pri&s;oners
beyng in Turkey. Cap. CC.xxi.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the Duke of Glouce&s;tre &s;ubtelly
&s;ought out the meanes / howe to di&s;troy kyn|ge
Richarde of Englande his nephewe.
Cap. CC.xxii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the duke of Glouce&s;tre was taken
by the erle Mar&s;hall / by the co~maundement
of the kynge. Cap. CC.xxiii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the lordes of Frau~ce retourned by
&s;ee to Venyce / and of the y&s;les they founde
by the waye. Capi. CC.xxiiii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe after the retourne of the lordes of
Fraunce / the Frenche kynge entended what
he myght to &s;ette a concorde and peace in the
churche. Cap. CC.xxv.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Of the dethe of y^e duke of Glouce&s;tre and
of the erle of Arundell / and howe the kynges
vncles and the Londoners tooke the mater.
Cap. CC.xxvi.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Of the great armye that was made in the
cytie of Reynes / as well by the Emperoure / 
as of the realme of Fraunce / on the &s;tate of
holy churche. Cap. CC.xxvii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the erle Mar&s;hall in Englande a|pealed
by guage of vttraunce therle of Der|by
&s;onne to the duke of Lanca&s;tre / in the pre+&s;ence
of the kynge and his coun&s;ayle.
Cap. CC.xxviii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe kyng Richarde gaue &s;ente~ce / wher+by
he bany&s;&s;hed out of Englande the erle of
<PB REF="7">
Derby forten yere / and therle Mar&s;hall for
euer. Cap. CC.xxix.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the erle of Derby departed fro Lo~|don
to go in to Fraunce / and the erle Mar|&s;hall
went in to Flau~ders and &s;o in to Lom|bardy.
Cap. CC.xxx.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the lorde Guyllyam erle of O&s;tre|naunt
&s;ent to his co&s;yn the erle of Derby cer|tayne
me&s;&s;angers / and howe the erle came to
Parys / and howe he was receyued.
Capi. CC.xxxi.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the treatie that had been at Reynes
bytwene the Frenche kynge and the kyng of
Almaygne / concernyng the vnyte of y^e chur|che
was folowed: and howe the by&s;&s;hoppe
of Cambrey was &s;ent by the &s;ayd kynges to
Rome and to Auignon / to them that wrote
them &s;elfe popes / to thentent that they &s;huld
depo&s;e them&s;elfe fro their papalytees / &amp; &s;ub+mytte
them to the order of the&s;e two kynges.
Cap. CC.xxxii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the Fre~che kyng a&s;&s;embled the pre|lates
and other noble me~ or his realme with
the vnyuer&s;yte of Parys / to take coun&s;ayle
howe they &s;hulde order pope Benedic at A|uignon.
Cap. CC.xxxiii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Of the an&s;were of the duke of Lanca&s;tre
to the knight &s;ent to hym fro his &s;onne therle
of Derby / and howe the duke of Lanca&s;tre
dyed. Capi. CC.xxxiiii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the dethe of the duke of Lanca&s;tre
was knowen in Fraunce / the kynge of En|glande
wrote in maner of ioye to the Fren|che
kynge therof / and wrote nothyng therof
to therle of Derby / who was the dukes &s;on.
Capi. CC.xxxv.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Of the treatie of a maryage bytwene the
erle of Derby &amp; the duke of Berreys dough|ter / 
and howe kyng Richarde of Englande
dyde lette it / by the erle of Sali&s;bury.
Cap. CC.xxxvi.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe kynge Richarde ordayned to go in
to the marche&s;&s;e of Irelande.
Cap. CC.xxxvii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the archeby&s;&s;hoppe of Caunterbu|ry
was &s;ente in to Fraunce to therle of Der|by / 
fro the Londoners and other coun&s;ayls
of Englande / to haue hym to retourne in to
Englande. Cap. CC.xxxviii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the erle of Derby toke leaue of the
Frenche kyng / and went to his co&s;yn the du|ke
of Bretayne. Cap. CC.xxxix.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the erle of Derby arryued in En|glande / 
and howe he was receyued of y^e Lo~|doners.
Capi. CC.xl.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe tidynges ca~e to kynges Rycharde
or the co~myng of therle of Derby with great
pui&s;&s;aunce. Capi. CC.xli.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe kyng Richarde of Englande re&s;i|ned
the crowne and the realme in the han|des
of the erle of Derby duke of Lanca&s;tre.
Cap. CC.xliiii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Of the coronacyon of kynge Henry duke
of Lanca&s;tre by the con&s;ent of the realme / &amp;
the maner of the fee&s;t. Cap. CC.xlv.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe newes of the takyng of kyng Ry|charde
was knowen in Fraunce / by the com|mynge
thyder of the lady Coucy / and howe
the Frenche kynge was di&s;plea&s;ed.
Cap. CC.xlvi.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Howe the Frenche kyng rey&s;ed vp an ar|mye
to &s;ende vpon the tronters of Engla~de.
Cap. CC.xlviii.</ITEM>
<ITEM>&para;Of the dethe of kynge Richarde of En|glande / 
and howe the <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">reu&s;e bytwene En|glande
and Fraunce was renewed / and al&s;o
of the depo&s;ycion of pope Benedic at Aui|gnon.
Cap. CC.xlix.</ITEM>
</LIST>
<TRAILER>&para;Finis.</TRAILER>
</DIV1>
</FRONT>
<BODY>
<DIV1 N="1" TYPE="chapter">
<PB REF="8">
<PB REF="8">
<HEAD>&para;Howe &s;ir Iohn~ Bourchier gouer|nour
of Gaunt during the tru&s;e / had
newe vitayled the towne of Gaunt / 
And howe a maner of people called
compor&s;els dyde moche hurte in the
countre. Capitulo Primo.</HEAD>
<P>_SIr Iohn~ Bourchier who
had y^e gouernyng of Gau~t
vnder kynge Rycharde of
Englande / &amp; the capiteyns
of the co~montie of the tow|ne
/ as Peter de Boyes / fra~+ces
Atreman / and Peterle
Myttre. They prouyded &s;urely for the warre / 
and duryng the tru&s;e / they had greatly vitay|led
and refre&s;&s;hed the towne with all proui&s;ion
parteyning to the warre: and al&s;o the ca&s;tell of
Gauure / and other places vnder their rule.</P>
<P>In the &s;ame &s;ea&s;on there was a co~pany of rut|ters
gadered togyder in the wode of Re&s;payle / 
and there they had fortifyed a hou&s;e / &s;o that it
coude nat lightly be wonne. They were people
cha&s;ed out of Alos / of Grantmount / and out of
other places in Flau~ders / and had lo&s;t all that
euer they had and wy&s;t nat how to lyue / but by
robbyng and pillyng / where&s;oeuer they coude
gete it: &s;o that there was as than no &s;pekynge
but of the&s;e pygges of Re&s;payle. This woode
is bytwene Reguays and Grauntmount / An|ghien
and Ly&s;en: they dyde moche hurt in the
lord&s;hip of Athe / &amp; in the lande of Floberge and
of Ly&s;&s;ues / and in the lande of Danghien. and
the&s;e pyllers were borne out by them of Gaunt / 
for vnder the coloure of them they dyde moche
hurt as in robbynge and &s;leynge. They wolde
go in to Heynalte and take men and women in
their beddes / and leade them to their fortere&s;&s;e
and raun&s;ome the~ at their plea&s;ure: they made
warre to euery man. The capitayne of Athe / 
who was called Baudrius dela Mocte / layde
often tymes awayte for them / but he coude ne|uer
trappe them / they knewe &s;o many &s;hyftes.
They were &s;o feared in the fro~ters of Heynalte
and Brabant / that none dur&s;t go that waye in
to the countre.</P>
<P>THe duke of Burgoyne on the other par+te
/ for the war<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> that he loked for / he gar+ny&s;&s;hed
and prouided for all his townes in Fla~+ders.
There was capitayne of Bruges the lor+de
of Guy&s;telles / and of Courtrey &s;ir Iohan
Ieumount / and &s;ir Willyam of Namure. As
than &s;ir Willm~ of Guy&s;tels was lorde of Dan / 
and of Courtray &s;ir Iohan Ieumount and &s;ir
Peter of Neyper. In lykewi&s;e in all the tow|nes
on the fronter of Fraunce / there were men
of warre &s;et by the duke of Burgoyne. In the
towne of Ardenbourcke / there was in gary&s;on
&s;ir Guy of Pontaillyer mar&s;hall of Burgoyn / 
&s;ir Ryflarte of Flaunders / &s;ir Iohan of Ieu|mont / 
&s;ir Henry of Coynge / the lorde of Mon|tigny
in O&s;trenant / the lorde of Longueuall / 
&s;ir Iohan Barnet / &s;ir Peter Baylleull / Phil|pot
Gany / Raoleyn dela Foley / and dyuers o|ther.
The&s;e men of armes were two hundred / 
and &s;o they toke aduy&s;e toguyder / and were in
wyll to ryde in to the foure craftes and di&s;troy
that countre / for moche vitayle came fro thens
in to Gau~<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">. And &s;o on a day they departed and
toke that way / and the &s;ame day that the fren|che
men were rydden forthe / there was rydden
forthe out of Gaunt a two thou&s;ande men mete
for the warre / and Frau~ces Arreman was their
capitayne / And &s;o &s;odainly they mette with the
frenchmen in a village: and whan eche of them
knewe other they &s;awe well they <ABBR>&s;huld</ABBR> haue ba+tayle.
Than the frenchmen valiantly &s;et fote to
the erthe and approched their ennemyes / and
the gauntoy&s;e in lykewi&s;e &s;et on them. There
they beganne to &s;hole and to fight eche with o|ther:
they were on &s;uche a place that the gaun|toy&s;e
coude nat pa&s;&s;e at their aduau~tage. there
was a &s;ore batayle and many feates of armes
done on bothe partes / and dyuers ca&s;te to the
grounde. Sir Riflart of Flaunders was the<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">
a good knight / and dyd valiantly. The knigh+tes
and &s;quyers fought valiantly with the gau~+toy&s;e
/ &amp; &s;o it behoued them to do / for there was
no raun&s;ome. But finally the gauntoy&s;e were
of &s;uche nombre that they obteyned the place / 
and the frenchmen were con&s;trayned to lepe on
their hor&s;es or els they had been all lo&s;t / for the
gauntoy&s;e &s;urmounted them. And there was
&s;layne &s;ir Iohn~ Varlet / &s;ir Peter of Bailleule
Bell Forrier / Philyppe of Gancy / Raolen de+la
Foley / and dyuers other whiche was great
domage. And the other were fayne to flye and
to entre in to Ardc~bourcke / or els they had ben
deed without recouerie. And after this aduen|ture
the vycount of Meaulx was &s;ent in gary|&s;on
to Ardenbourcke / with a certayne nombre
of men of armes / and they newly repayred the
towne: and he had with hym a hu~dred &s;oeares
of good men of armes. And as than &s;ir Iohan
of Ieumont was great baylye of Flaunders / &amp;
<PB REF="9">
&s;o he had ben two yere before. He was greatly
douted in all the countre of Flaunders bycau|&s;e
of his valyantne&s;&s;e / And whan he might get
any of the gauntoy&s;e / there went no raun&s;ome
for them: For he outher putte them to dethe / or
els cutte of their handes and fete or putte oute
their eyen and &s;ende them home / to gyue en&s;a~|ple
to the other gauntoy&s;e. He was &s;o renou|med
in Flaunders to do iu&s;tyce without pytie / 
in correctyng the gauntoy&s;e / that there was no
&s;pekyng in all Flaunders but of hym.</P>
<P>THus in euery Realme the worlde was
in trouble / as well bitwene Frau~ce and
Englande as Ca&s;tell and Portyngale for the<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">
the warre was newly renewed. and the lady of
Auiowe / who wrote her &s;elfe quene af Naples
and of Hieru&s;alem / was come to Iuygnon to
the pope / and there kepte her hou&s;e and her &s;on
Loyes with her / who was called kynge of Ce|cyle / 
the whiche his father hadde conquered.
The quenes entencyon was to make warre in
Prouence / without they of that countre wolde
take her for their lady / and become vnder her
obey&s;au~ce. And &s;ir Bernarde de la Salle was
entred in to Pronence / and made warre there
in her quarell. The &s;ame &s;ea&s;on y^e lorde of Cou+cy
was al&s;o at Auygnon / and had layen a .xv.
wekes in his bedde / of a hurte that he hadde on
his legge with rennyng of a hor&s;e. And whan
he was hole / than he oftentymes dyde vy&s;et the
quene and reco~forted her / the whiche he coulde
do rightwell. The quene taryed therefor to a|byde
for the duke of Berrey / who was al&s;o co|mynge
to Auignon to &s;peke with the pope / and
to ayde his &s;u&s;ter the quene. The frenche kyng
and his vncles hadde &s;ente in to Prouence / &s;ir
Loyes of Sanxere mar&s;hall of Fraunce with
fyue hu~dred men of armes to warre in that cou~+tre / 
without they wolde come to obey&s;aunce vn+der
the quene. Some &s;ubmytted them&s;elfe but
nat all / howe be it the cytie of Marcell / and the
grette&s;t parte of the countre yelded them to the
quene / but the cytie of Ayes in Prouence / and
Tarra&s;ton / and dyuers knyghtes of the coun+tre
wolde nat yelde them to the quene / &s;ayeng:
howe &s;he had no ryght to demaunde the coun|tie
of Prouence / tyll &s;he were pea&s;ably recey|ued
for lady / and her &s;onne as kynge of Pulle
and Calabre in Naples and Cecile. and whan
&s;he hath po&s;&s;e&s;&s;ion of the&s;e / than Proue~ce &s;hall
obeye her / as rea&s;on requyreth. In tho&s;e mat|che&s;&s;e
there made warre for the erle / Sir Char+les
dela Pa<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="2 letters">e / the erle Conuer&s;aunt / and &s;ir
Iohan of Luzenbourge his &s;onne. And with
me quene at Auignon as chefe of her coun&s;ayle
was &s;ir Iohan of Baylleule.</P>
<P>IN the &s;ame &s;ea&s;on there fell in Lombar|dye
a marueylous in&s;ydence / which was
moche &s;poken of / throughe out all the worlde.
and that was of the Erle of Vertus / called &s;ir
Galeas / and of his brother &s;ir Barnabo / the
grette&s;t in all Lombardy. They had raygned
longe and gouerned all Lo~bardy lyke two bre|therne.
The one of them ruled nyne cyties and
the otehr tenne. &amp; the cyte of Millayne was go+uerned
one yet by the one &amp; thother yere by the
other. Whan &s;ir Galeas dyed / he left behynde
hym a &s;onne / who was than erle of Vertus / &amp;
named like his father &s;ir Galeas / but than &s;wa+ged
the loue bitwene him and &s;ir Barnabo his
vncle / for than &s;ir Galeas doughted hym of &s;ir
Barnabo his / vncle lee&s;t that he wolde take a|way
his la~des fro him / lyke as he dyde fro his
father. For his vncle of olde tyme toke awaye
the lande fro their brother &s;ir Mauffe / and cau+&s;ed
him to dye. So thus therle of Vertus dou|ted
hym greatly of his vncle. howe be it he wro+ught
&s;ubtelly to bringe hym &s;elfe in&s;uretie / I
&s;hall &s;hewe you howe. Sir Barnabo had in
v&s;age / that all &s;uche landes as he had rule of / 
he raun&s;omed the~ &s;o greuou&s;ly and wolde taxe
the men two or thre tymes in a yere / to paye the
halfe or thirde parte of their goodes / and none
dur&s;t &s;aye agayn&s;t hym for feare. And &s;ir Ga|leas
erle of Vertus dyde otherwy&s;e / for the en|tent
to gete loue he toke none ayde of his men / 
but lyued all onely by his reuenewes / And that
rule he kept a fyue yere after the dethe of his fa+ther
/ &s;o that he had the loue of all Lombardy / 
and euery man &s;aid / they wolde be gladde to ly+ue
vnder hym. And euery man &s;pake yuell of &abser;
Barnabo priuely as they dur&s;t / bycau&s;e he to|ke
&s;o exce&s;&s;yuely of them. So finally the Erle
of Vertus thought to execute his entent / as he
that doughted greatly his vncle / and as it was
&s;ayde / he &s;awe &s;ome lykelyhode. On a day he
&s;ente &s;ecretely for &s;uche as he tru&s;ted be&s;t / And
to &s;ome he &s;hewed his entent / but nat to all / for
feare that his purpo&s;e &s;hulde be knowen.</P>
<P>And &s;o it fortuned / that &s;ir Barnabo on a daye
rode forthe fro one Ca&s;tell to another to &s;porte
hym. The erle of Vertus his nephewe knewe
therof and layde for hym thre bu&s;&s;hemeutes / to
the entent that his vncle &s;hulde nat &s;cape / for he
mu&s;t nedes at lea&s;t pa&s;&s;e by one of them. The
erle co~mau~ded to take hym but nat to &s;lee him / 
<PB N="ii" REF="9">
without he made great defe~ce. So as &s;ir Bar|nabo
roode forthe and thought none yuell / nor
was in no feare of his nephewe / So he fell in
the daunger of one of the bu&s;&s;hmentes / the whi+che
opyned and approched hym with their &s;pe|res
couched in the re&s;t. &s;ir Barnabo had with
hym a &s;quyer of Almaygne / who came to hym
and &s;ayd. Sir / &s;aue your &s;elfe / for yonder com+pany
maketh but yuell countenaunce agayn&s;t
you / they are parteyning to youre nephewe &s;ir
Galeas / Sir Barnabo aun&s;wered / I knowe
nat howe to &s;aue my &s;elfe / if they owe me any
yuell wyll / But I haue done no tre&s;pa&s;&s;e to my
nephue / wherby that I ought to flye awaye. &s;o
alwayes they of the bu&s;&s;hement drewe nerer &amp;
nerer &s;treight vpon hym. There was a knight
of Almaygne with &s;ir Barnabo / and whan he
&s;awe this company approche towarde his mai+&s;ter:
He had &s;ir Barnabos &s;werde in his ha~de
and drewe it oute of the &s;heth / and tooke it his
mai&s;ter and &s;ayd. Sir / defende your &s;elfe / and
than the knight drewe out his owne &s;werde ly|ke
a valyant man to &s;tande at his defence / how
be it all aueyled hym no thyng / For inco~tynent
he was enuyroned / and his may&s;ter al&s;o with
their ennemyes. and the &s;ayd knight was the<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">
&s;layne / bycau&s;e he putte hym &s;elfe to defence / 
wherof &s;ir Galeas was afterwarde ryght &s;ore
di&s;plea&s;ed. So &s;ir Barnabo was there taken
for he made no defence / nor none of his men / &amp;
&s;o he was brought to a ca&s;tell whe<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> his nephue
was / who was gladde of his comynge. The
&s;ame day &abser; Barnabos wyfe and chyldren were
taken / who were to mary / and they were kepte
in Myllayne in pri&s;on. Than &s;ir Galeas toke
all the &s;eignories / townes and ca&s;tels / that par+teyned
to &s;ir Barnabo in all Lombardy to his
po&s;&s;e&s;&s;yon: and his vncle dyed I can nat &s;aye
howe. I thynke he was lette blode in the necke
accordynge to the blode lettyng in Lombardy
whan they wyll auau~ce a mannes ende. Anone
the&s;e tidynges &s;prang abrode / &s;ome were glad
therof and &s;ome were &s;orte. For this &s;ir Bar|nabo
hadde done in his tyme / many cruell and
horryble dedes / and pytuous iu&s;tyce withoute
rea&s;on / &s;o that but fewe people complayned his
trouble / but &s;ayde / He hadde well de&s;erued it.
thus ended &s;ir Barnabo / who had in his dayes
raygned pui&s;&s;auntly in Lombardy.</P>
<P>&para;Nowe lette vs retourne to the duke of Bur+bons
and the Erle of Marche&s;&s;e army / &amp; what
they dyde in Poictou and in Lymo&s;yn.</P>
<P>_THey depted fro Moleyns in Bur+bonoy&s;e
/ and &s;o rode forthe with
great reuell: And the duke had in
his company his nephewe Iohan
of Harcourte. The &s;pecyall nom|bre
of his army came out of Berry / Auuergne / 
Poictou / Rouergue / Xaynton / and Lymo&s;yn / 
And they met togider at Nyorte / a .xii. leages
fro Poicters. In this meane &s;ea&s;on &s;ir Wyllm~
of Lynacke / a right valyant knyght &s;ene&s;chall
of Xaynton / who was as than gouernoure of
Myllayne (in tho&s;e marche&s;&s;e) and &s;o he came
in to Angoulinoys / with a certayne nombre of
men of armes / a two hundred: He re&s;ted before
the ca&s;tell of the Egle / in the whiche were En|gli&s;hemen.
And all the wynter and &s;omer pa&s;t
before had greatly domaged the countre. than
this &s;ir Wyllyam lyghted a fote / and &s;o dyd all
his co~pany / and valyantly a&s;&s;ayled the ca&s;tell.
It was a &s;ore a&s;&s;aute and well contynued / for
they within defe~ded them &s;elfe for feare of their
lyues. Sir Wylliam hym &s;elfe that day dyde
right nobly / and gaue en&s;ample howe his men
&s;hulde a&s;&s;ayle withoute any &s;parynge. This
a&s;&s;aut was &s;o well contynued / that the Ca&s;tell
was taken byforce: the Frenche men entred in
by ladders / &amp; all that were within &s;layne and
taken. Thus this &s;ir Wylliam of Lygnac dyde
the fir&s;t enterpri&s;e in that &s;ea&s;on / abydinge for
the duke of Burbone and his route.</P>
<P>_wHan the duke of Burbone was come
to Nyorte / and his company: There
he founde a great nombre of men of
warre / abydinge for hym. And there was redy
his co&s;yn the erle of Marche / with a great no~|bre
/ and al&s;o the Vycount of Tonnere / and &s;ir
Henry of Thouars &s;ene&s;chall of Lymo&s;yn / the
lorde of Pons / the lorde of Parteney / the lorde
of Thouars / the lorde of Puy&s;&s;aunce / and dy|uers
other barons of Poytou and of Xaynton.
And than &s;ir William of Lignacke came to the
duke / who had newly wonne the Ca&s;tell of the
Egle / wherfore the duke gaue hym great than|kes.
Whan all the&s;e men of warre were a&s;&s;em|bled
toguyder / they were a &s;euyn hundred &s;pea+res
be&s;yde the Geneuoys and other varlettes:
They were in nombre two thou&s;ande fightyn|ge
men. Tha&s;ie they toke aduy&s;e whyder they
&s;hulde go / outher to Vertuell or to Taylboure
or to Mountlewe. And all thynges con&s;yde|red
/ they determyned to go to Mountlewe / by
cau&s;e it was a ca&s;tell / &s;tandyng on the laundes
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of Burdeaur. They thought if they might get
that ca&s;tell<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> all other &s;hulde be the more ea&s;yer
to wynne. And al&s;o / than &s;hulde no man come
out of Burdeaur without their knowledge. &s;o
they rode thyderwarde and pa&s;&s;ed Angole&s;me
and &s;o came before Mountlewe / and they layd
their &s;iege. The chefe leaders of all the dukes
hoo&s;t / was &s;ir Iames Poun&s;arte / and Iohan
Bonne Launce. Incontynent they made redy
to a&s;&s;yle the ca&s;tell / and &s;o enuyroned the ca|&s;tell
aboute / and gaue a&s;&s;aulte with great cou|rage / 
and they within defended them &s;elfe va|liantly.
Surely there was an harde a&s;&s;aute &amp;
well contynued / and many a proper dede of ar+mes
done / For the frenchmen dilygently mou~|ted
vp on their ladders / and fought with dag|gers
hande to hande on the walles. So moche
dyde the frenche men / that by pure a&s;&s;aute they
wan the ca&s;tell / and they within &s;layne / There
were but a fewe that were &s;aued. Whan the fre~
the men had po&s;&s;e&s;&s;ion of Mou~tlewe / they new
lye furuy&s;&s;hed it with men of warre and other
proui&s;yon. And than they toke the waye to tayl
bourcke / of the whiche fortere&s;&s;e Dynaudon of
Perat was capitayne / a proper man of armes
he made but lytell counte of the frenchmen. and
whyle the duke laye at &s;iege before this ca&s;tell / 
his company wanne two lytell fortre&s;&s;es / whi|che
had &s;ore harryed the fronters of Poictou &amp;
Lymo&s;yn / by rea&s;on of the Engly&s;&s;<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">men that
were in them. The&s;e two fortre&s;&s;es were called
Troucet and Archat / and all that were within
were &s;layne / and the ca&s;telles delyuered to the~
of the countre / and they dyde beate the~ downe
to the grounde.
&dtridot; &dtridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="2" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the bridge of Taylbourcke
was wonne by the frenche men / and
howe the Engly&s;&s;he men fortifyed
them&s;elfe again&s;t the comyng of the
frenche men / And howe the admy|rall
of Fraunce and his rout arryued
at Edenborowe in Scotlande.
Cap. &s;ecundo.</HEAD>
<P>_THus the &s;iege was layd
before Tailbourcke by four
ba&s;tedes&punc; there was in Tail
bourcke a bridge on the ry|uer
of Charent / and the En|gly&s;&s;he
men and Ga&s;coyns
had well fortifyed it / &s;o that
all the &s;ea&s;on before they coude no &s;hyppe pa&s;&s;e
to Rochell nor in to Xaynton / without dau~ger
or by truage. Than the frenche lordes aduy&s;ed
to wynne the bridge to haue the le&s;&s;e to do / and
to lye the more &s;urer in their ba&s;tydes. They
cau&s;ed to come to Rochell&s;hippes by the ryuer
of Charent / and in theym certayne Geneuoys
and cro&s;bowes / and made them to &s;crymy&s;&s;he
with them of the bridge. There was a &s;ore a&s;|&s;aute / 
for the Engly&s;&s;he men and ga&s;cons had
ryght well fortifyed the bridge / and valyant|ly
dyde defende the~&s;elfe / So they were a&s;&s;ay|led
by lande and by ryuer. &para;Iohan the &s;onne
of the erle of Harcourt was there made knight
and rey&s;ed his baner / the duke of Burbone his
vncle made him knight. This a&s;&s;ault was well
co~tinued / and many a feate of armes the<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> done
the Geneuoys and cro&s;bowes that were in the
&s;hyppes &s;hotte &s;o rudely and &s;o hole toguyder
at them on the bridge / that none of them dur&s;te
&s;cantely &s;hewe any defence. What &s;hulde I ma+ke
longe tale? By force of a&s;&s;ault the bridge on
the ryuer was wonne / and all that were fou~de
theron &s;layne and drowned / none &s;caped. thus
the french men had the bridge of Taylbourc / 
their &s;iege was the ea&s;yer. It was but thre lea|ges
fro faynt Iohn~s Dangle / and two leages
fro Xauntes / in the be&s;t countre of the worlde.</P>
<P>OF the lo&s;&s;e of Tayllebourke / they within
Dynaudon &amp; other were &s;ore di&s;mayed / 
as they had good cau&s;e / for they had lo&s;t ther|by
the pa&s;&s;age of the ryuer / howe be it yet they
wolde nat yelde them. They thought the~&s;elfe
in a &s;tronge place / and tru&s;ted on &s;ome re&s;cue
fro Burdeaux / For it was &s;hewed in all tho&s;e
fronters and engly&s;&s;he fortere&s;&s;es / that the du|ke
of Lanca&s;tre / or elles the erle of Buckyng|ham
with two thou&s;ande men of armes &amp; four
thou&s;ande archers / &s;hulde come to Burdeaux
to fyght with the frenche men / and to rey&s;e all
their &s;iege. Of this they greatly tru&s;ted / but it
fortuned otherwy&s;e / as I &s;hall &s;hewe you. It
was ordayned in Englande / that the Duke of
Lanca&s;tre and &s;it Iohan Hollande brother to
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the kynge / Sir Thomas Percy / &s;ix Thomas
Tryuet / the lorde Fitz water / &s;ix Wylliam wyn+de&s;ore
/ &s;it Iohn~ Fitzwaren / and other barons
knightes and &s;quyers with a thou&s;ande &s;pea|res
and thre thou&s;ande archers / &s;hulde haue
gone to Burdeaux to haue ben there all the &s;o|mer / 
and to haue refre&s;&s;hed Mortayne / Bout|uyll / 
and other fortre&s;&s;es in Ga&s;coyne and La~+guedocke / 
and to fight with the Frenche men / 
if they founde them in the countrey. And after
that they had taryed there a &s;eason / than to ha|ue
gone fro thens in to Ca&s;tell / to Bayon / and
to Nauarre: For they were in treatie with the
kyng of Nauer. This was ymagined in En|gla~de / 
but all tourned to nought / for whan they
knewe the certaynte that the admyrall of Frau~+ce / 
with a thou&s;ande &s;peares of cho&s;en knigh|tes
and &s;quyers were come in to Scotlande.
Than they chaunged their purpo&s;e / and dur&s;t
&s;ende none of their men oute of the realme / for
they doughted greatly the dedes of the frenche
men and Scottes / ioyned toguyder. Al&s;o the
&s;ame tyme there ranne a voyce through all En+glande / 
howe they &s;hulde be the &s;ame Somer
a&s;&s;ayled with the frenchmen in thre &abper;tes. One
by Bretaygne. for the duke there was become
frenche: And another by Normandye / for the
whiche (as it was &s;ayd) The con&s;table of Fra~+ce
made his proui&s;yon at Harflewe and Depe / 
and &s;o a longe the Sce&s;yde to &s;aynt Valeries
and to Crotoy: And the thirde by the Scottes
&s;o that for dought of this / they wolde &s;uffre no
knightes nor &s;quyers to go out of Englande / 
but made proui&s;yon to defende their hauyns &amp;
portes of the &s;ee. The &s;ame &s;ea&s;on the Erle of
Arundell Richarde was admyrall of the See / 
and was on the See / with a thre or foure&s;core
great &s;hyppes / furny&s;&s;hed with men of armes
and archers. And he hadde &s;mall &s;hippes that
ranne in and oute / and viewed the boundes of
the yles of Normandy to knowe tidynges.</P>
<P>&para;Nowe lette vs leaue to &s;peke of the duke of
Burbone and of the &s;iege of Tayllebourcke / 
where as he laye a nyne wekes: &amp; let vs &s;hewe
howe the admyrall of Frau~ce toke lande in the
realme of Scotlande / and what chere they had
made to them at their fir&s;te lodgynge.</P>
<P>_tHe Frenche army that went in to &s;cot+lande
had wynde at wyll. It was in
the monethe of Maye / whan the wa|ters
be pea&s;eable and meke / and the ayre &s;ofte
and &s;wete. Fir&s;t they co&s;ted Fla~ders / Holande
zelande / and Fri&s;e: and at la&s;t aproched to the
&s;ight of Scotlande. But are they aryued / the<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">
fell an harde aduenture / to a yonge knyght of
Fraunce a proper man of armes / called &s;ir Au|bert
Da~gyers. The knyght was yong and of
haute courage / and to &s;hewe his &s;trength and
lyghtne&s;&s;e of body / he lepte vp clene armed on
the walle of the &s;hyppe / and in the lightynge / 
his fete &s;lypped / and &s;o fell ouer the borde in to
the &s;ee / &s;o that he coulde nat be holpen: For in|co~tynent
he &s;anke downe / bycau&s;e of y^e weight
of his harnes / &amp; al&s;o the &s;hip &s;ayled euer forthe.
Of this knightes aduenture / all the barownes
and knyghtes were &s;ore dy&s;plea&s;ed / but there
was no remedy. And &s;o longe they &s;ayled that
they arryued at Edenborowe / the chiefe towne
in Scotlande. And whe<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> as the kyng in tyme
of peace moo&s;t co~menly laye. And as &s;oone as
the erle Duglas and the Erle Morette knewe
of their co~mynge / they wente to the hauyn and
mette with them / and receyued them &s;wetely:
Sayeng / howe they were right welcome in to
that countrey: And the barons of Scotlande / 
knewe ryght well &s;ir Geffray de Charney / for
he had been the &s;omer before two monethes in
their company: &s;ir Geffray acquaynted them
with the Admyrall / and the other knyghtes of
Fraunce. As at that tyme the kynge of Scot|tes
was nat there / for he was in the wylde &s;cot|ty&s;&s;he:
But it was &s;hewed the&s;e knight<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> / howe
the kyng wolde be there &s;hortly / wherwith they
were well content: and &s;o were lodged there a|bout
in the vyllages. For Edenborough / tho|ughe
the kynge kepte there his chefe re&s;ydence
and that it is Parys in Scotla~de / yet it is nat
lyke Tourney or Valence~nes / for in all the tow+ne
there is nat foure thou&s;ande hou&s;es. Ther|fore
it behoued the&s;e lordes and knyghtes to be
lodged about in vyllages: As at Donfer / Me
lyne / Ca&s;tell / Do~bare / Alue&s;t / and &s;uche other.
Anone tidynges &s;prange about in Scotlande
that a great nombre of men of armes of Frau~|ce
were come into their countre. Some therat
dyde murmure and grudge / and &s;ayde: Who
the deuyll hath &s;ente for theym? What do they
here? Can nat we maynteyne our warre with
Englande well ynoughe withoute their helpe?
We &s;hall do no good as longe as they be with
vs? Let it be &s;hewed vnto them / that they may
retourne agayne? And that we be &s;tronge y|nough
in Scotlande to maynteyne our warre
without theym: And therfore we wyll none of
their company. They vnder&s;tande nat vs nor
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we them / therfore we can nat &s;peke toguyder.
They wyll anone ryffle / and eate vp all that e|uer
we haue in this countrey. They &s;hall doo
vs more di&s;pytes and domages / than thoughe
the Engly&s;&s;he men &s;hulde fyght with vs. For
thoughe the Engly&s;&s;he men brinne our hou&s;es
we care lytell therfore / We &s;hall make them a|gayne
chepe ynough / We axe but thre dayes to
make them agayne / if we maye geate foure or
fyue &s;takes and bowes to couer them.
&dtridot; &dtridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="3" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the Frenche men founde a
wylde countrey of Scotlande / and
were yuell content with thadmyrall
and howe he pacifyed the~ with fayre
wordes: And howe Fraunces Atre|man
and his company had nere han|de
taken Ardenbourcke in Flau~ders.
Cap. iii.</HEAD>
<P>_THus the &s;cottes &s;ayde
in Scotlande / at the comyn+ge
of the frenchmen thyder / 
for they dyde &s;ette nothynge
by them / but hated them in
their courage and diframed
theym in their language / as
moche as they myght / lyke rude people with|out
hououre as they be. All thynges con&s;yde|red
/ It was to great an armye of &s;o many no|ble
men to come in to Scotlande / and knewe
no rea&s;on why / a twentie or thrittie knyghtes
of Fraunce / had been better than all that nom|bre
of fyue hu~dred or a thou&s;ande / and the cau|&s;e
why is this.</P>
<P>&para;In Scotlande ye &s;hall fynde no man light / 
lye of honoure nor gentylne&s;&s;e: They be lyke
wylde and &s;auage people: They wyll be with
no man acquaynted / and are greatly enuyous
with the honoure or profyte of any other man / 
and they dought euer to le&s;e that they haue / for
it is a poore countre. And whan the Engly&s;&s;he
men maketh any roode or voyage in to the cou~|trey
/ as they haue done often before this tyme / 
If they thynke to lyue / they mu&s;te cau&s;e their
prouy&s;ion and vitayle to folowe theym at their
backe / for they &s;hall fynde nothyng in that cou~|trey
but with moche payne. Nor they &s;hall fyn+de
none yron to &s;howe their hor&s;es / nor leddar
to make harne&s;&s;e / &s;adelles / or bridelles: For all
&s;uche thynges cometh to them redy made oute
of Flaunders. And whan that proui&s;yon fay|leth
/ there is none to gette in the countrey.</P>
<P>Whan the barownes and knightes of Fraunce
who were wonte to fynde fayre ho&s;tryes / hal|les
hanged / and goodly ca&s;telles and &s;ofte bed+des
to re&s;te in: Sawe them &s;elfe in that nece&s;|&s;ite:
they began to &s;myle / and &s;aid to the admy+rall.
Sir / What plea&s;ure hath brought vs hy|der?
We neuer knewe what pouertie ment tyll
nowe? We fynde nowe / the olde &s;ayeng&abis; of our
fathers and mothers true: Whan~e they wolde
&s;aye. Go your waye: and ye lyue long / ye &s;hall
fynde harde and poore beddes / whiche nowe
we fynde. Therfore / lette vs go oure voyage
that we be come for. Lette vs ryde in to Engla~+de:
The longe taryenge here in Scotlande / is
to vs / nother honourable nor profytable. The
admyrall apea&s;ed them as well as he myght / &amp;
&s;ayde. Sirs / it behoueth vs to &s;uffre a lytell / 
and to &s;peke fayre / &s;ithe we be in this daunger.
We haue a great longe waye yet to pa&s;&s;e / and
by Englande we can nat retourne: Therfore
lette vs take in gree that we fynde / We can nat
be alwayes at Parys or Dygeon / at Beautie
or at Chalous. It behoueth them that wyll ly|ue
in this worlde / thynkynge to haue honoure / 
to &s;uffre &s;omtyme as well pouertie as welth.</P>
<P>_THus &s;ir Iohan of Vien admyrall
of Fraunce / apea&s;ed to his company+ons
/ with the&s;e wordes and &s;uche
other / whiche I can nat all reherce
They acquaynted them as mothe
as they might with the barownes of Scotlan+de
/ but they were vi&s;yted by them but very ly|tell:
For as I haue &s;ayde before / there is in the~
lytell honour / &amp; of all people yuell to be aquayn+ted
withall. The moo&s;t company that the fren+che
men had was the erle Duglas and the erle
Morette. The&s;e two lordes dyde theym more
&s;olace / than all the re&s;ydue of Scotlande. yet
there was another thyng that was right harde
to the frenchmen / For whan they were in Scot+lande
and wolde ryde they fou~de hor&s;es to dere
for that that was nat worthe tenne florens they
coude nat bye vnder thre&s;core or a hu~dred / and
yet with moche payne to gette any for money / 
and yet whan they had any hor&s;es / than hadde
they nother harne&s;&s;e / &s;adell / nor bridell / with|out
they had brought it with them out of Flau~+ders.
In this trouble and daunger were the
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frenchemen: yea and moreouer / Whan~e their
varlettes went forthe a forragynge / and hadde
charged their hor&s;es with &s;uche as they coulde
gette / In their retouruynge home / the &s;cottes
them &s;elfe laye in wayte for theym / and all that
they had taken from them / and they well beten
and &s;ome &s;layne: &s;o that there was none that
dur&s;te go a forragynge for feare to be &s;layne.
For in a moneth the frenche men lo&s;te of their
varlettes mo than a hundred: For if they went
forthe thre or foure toguyder / they neuer retur+ned
agayne. Thus the frenche men were han|deled:
And be&s;yde that / the kynge of Scottes
was de&s;yred to comeforthe / and &s;o were the o|ther
lordes / knightes / and &s;quyers of the real|me.
But they aun&s;wered and &s;ayd: Howe they
wolde make no warre in to Englande / as at
that tyme. And that they &s;ayd / to thentent that
the Frenche men &s;hulde paye well for their co|myng.
For or the kyng wolde come out of the
wylde &s;cotty&s;&s;he to Edenboroughe / he demau~|ded
to haue a great &s;omme of money / for hym
and for his people: And the admyrall of Frau~|ce
was &s;ayne to promy&s;e and to &s;eale / that the
kynge &s;hulde haue a certayne &s;omme of money
or he and his company auoyded the Realme:
It he had nat done thus / he &s;hulde haue hadde
none ayde of the &s;cottes: He was fayne to ma|ke
that marchaundi&s;e or elles a wor&s;e. And yet
whan he had made the be&s;t accorde and a<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">oynt+ment
that he coude make with theym / he hadde
by them but lytell profyte nor helpe / as ye &s;hall
here further in the hy&s;torie.</P>
<P>&para;But nowe a lytell I wyll retourne and tell
of the aduentures of Flaunders and of the ma|ryage
of the yonge frenche kyng / and howe Ar+denbourcke
hadde nere been taken by &s;telthe / 
where as the Vycont of Meaulx and &s;ir Iohn~
of Ieumont laye in gary&s;on.</P>
<P>_AFter the di&s;confyture that &s;ir Ry|flarte
of Flaunders had made in
the lande of the foure craftes with
out Gaunt / than he came to Arde~|bourcke:
And thyder was &s;ente in
gary&s;on &s;ir Robert of Bethune vycou~t of Me+aulx
/ and there he fou~de &s;ir Iohan of Iumont
and his company: And thyder was &s;ente a .xl.
&s;peares knightes and &s;quiers / &s;uche as de&s;yred
to &s;eke aduentures. Whan~e the Vycount was
come thider / he entended to fortify and repayre
the towne in all poyntes. Fraunces Atreman
and they of Gaunte / &s;ubtelly ymagyned night
and day / howe they might anoye and do doma+ge
to their enemyes / as they &s;hewed rightwell
to their neighbours / as And warp / Teremo~de
Ardenbourcke / Bruges / Danne<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> and Sclu&s;e.
They euer ymagined / howe to wynne any of
them by crafte: And to &s;ay the trouth / they had
&s;uche co~pany as were mete to execute &s;uche de|des.
So it fortuned / about the ende of Maye
Frau~ces Atreman and a &s;euyn thou&s;ande with
hym departed fro Gaunt / to thentent to wynne
Ardenbourke by &s;telth / and all the knight&abis; and
&s;quyers therin: And &s;pecially they de&s;yred to
haue the capitayne &s;ir Iohan Iumont / bycau|&s;e
he had done them many great domages / as
in takyng and &s;leyng / and puttyng out of their
cyen / and cuttyng of handes / fete / and eares of
their men. So thus on a Wedni&s;daye aboute
the dawnynge of they day / they came to Arde~|bourcke
/ and had with them &s;calynge leddars
redy. The Vycounte of Meaulx / &s;ir Iohan Iu+mount
/ &s;ir Ryflarte of Flaunders / the lorde of
Damert / &s;ir Tercelette of Montigny / and &s;ir
Parducas of Pount &s;aint Marke / the lorde of
Langueuall and &s;ir Iohan his &s;onne / &s;ir Hewe
De&s;nell / the lorde de Lalayne / &s;ir Reynolde of
Lo~mye / and dyuers other lay &s;lepyng in their
beddes / on tru&s;t of the watche. Nowe beholde
what adue~ture they were in. The watche that
had watched all nyght / was as than departed / 
and their reliefe nat come as than. The &s;ame
&s;ea&s;on Fraunces Atreman &amp; the gau~toi&s;e with
their ladders were redy come in to the dikes / &amp;
&s;o ca~e to the walles &amp; dre&s;&s;ed vp their ladders / 
and began to mount. The &s;ame &s;ea&s;on by adue~ture
/ there was walkynge within the wall / the
lorde of &s;aynt Albyne / and with hym a &s;quyer
of Picardy named Enguerant ze~dequyn a pi|carde
with a more&s;pike. I thynke they had ben
of the watche the &s;ame night / &amp; was nat as than
departed / To &s;ay the trouthe and they had nat
ben / Ardenbourcke had been taken / and all the
knightes in their beddes.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="4" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the lorde of &s;aynt Albyne &amp;
Enouerant zendequyn &s;aued Arden+bourke
fro takyng / &amp; how the quene
of Hungry &s;ente amba&s;&s;adours in to
Fraunce / to mary therle of Voloyes
to her elde&s;t doughter. Capi. iiii.</HEAD>
<P><PB REF="12">
_WHan &s;ir Gou&s;&s;eaux of
&s;aynt Martyne and Engue+rant
zendequen: &s;awe howe
the gauntoy&s;e mounted vp
the walles by ladders / and
they &s;aw wher ther was one
puttynge his legge ouer the
wall to haue entred in to the towne&punc; they were
tha~ &s;ore aba&s;&s;hed / but yet nat &s;o moche but that
they toke conforte to them &s;elfe: For they &s;awe
well if they fledde / the towne were lo&s;t without
recouery&punc; for they parceyued well that theyr en|tryng
was bytwene the departyng of the wat|che
/ and the comynge of the reliefe. Than En|guerant
&s;ayd to the mores pyke: Seppe on for+warde:
Beholde yonder the gauntoy&s;e are en|trynge
/ helpe to defende vs / or elles the towne
is lo&s;te. And &s;o they thre went to the &s;ame pla|ce
where as they &s;awe the gauntoy&s;e entrynge / 
and the Pycarde with the mores pyke / &s;trake
hym that was entrynge ouer the wall &s;uche a
&s;troke / that he hare hym clene fro the wall and
ladder / and &s;o fell downe in to the dyke. &amp; ther|with
the watche aro&s;e / &amp; &s;awe howe there were
in the dykes and there aboute / a great batayle
of the gauntoy&s;e. Than~e he &s;owned his trum|pette:
Trea&s;on trea&s;on. Therwith the towne
&s;tyrred euery man oute of their beddes / &amp; har|kened
to the crye / and &s;awe howe the gaunte is
wolde haue &s;tollen their towne. Than they ar|med
them as fa&s;t as they might: howe be it for
all this the gauntoy&s;e dyde all their be&s;t to ha|ue
entred in to their towne. And the &s;ayde thre
per&s;ones valyantly defended the walles / more
than the &s;pace of halfe an hour / agayn&s;t all the
comers the whiche turned to their great pray|&s;e.
Than~e the other lordes and knightes came
thyder in good array / as the Vycount of Me|aulx
with his bauer before hym / &s;ir Iohan of
Ieumont his penon before hym / and &s;ir Ry|flarte
of Flaunders / and other: and they foun|de
the knight / the &s;quyer / and the mores pyke / 
fightynge and defendynge the walles. Than~e
they cryed their cryes to the re&s;cue. And whan
Fraunces Atreman and the gauntoy&s;e parcey+ued
the matter / and howe they hadde fayled of
their ententes / they withdrewe them&s;elfe fayre
and ca&s;ely / and reculed their people / and &s;o de+parted
and retourned in to the rule of the four
craftes. And &s;o than they of the gary&s;on of Ar+denbourke
toke more hede to the kepyng of the
towne than they dyde before / and they honou|red
greatly among them / the fore&s;aid thre per|&s;ones
/ for and they had nat been / the towne had
ben lo&s;te and all their throtes cutte.</P>
<P>_yE haue herde here before / howe the du+ke
of Aniou / who called hym &s;elfe kyn+ge
of Naples / of Cecyle / and of Hie|ru&s;alem
/ made warre thre yeres / In Pule / Ca+labre
/ and in Naples / agayn&s;t &s;ir Charles de+la
Paix: and in the makynge of that warre he
dyed / and in lykewi&s;e &s;o dyde &s;ir Charles dela
Paix. Some &s;ayd he was &s;layne in the realme
of Hungry by the con&s;entment of the quene / for
after the dethe of the kyng of Hungry / bycau&s;e
this &s;ir Charles was &s;onne to the kynges bro|ther
/ therfore he maynteyned that the Realme
&s;hulde fall to hym: For his vncle the kynge of
Hungry after his dethe / lefte behynde hym but
doughters. So therfore the quene feared lee&s;t
he wolde di&s;heryte her doughters: And ther|fore
(as it was &s;ayd) &s;he cau&s;ed this &s;ir Char|les
dela Paix to be &s;layne / of who&s;e dethe ther
was had great marueyle / &amp; &s;o therby the quene
was &s;ore enfor&s;ed / and of her yonge &s;onne the
kyng beyng at Auignon / &amp; &s;o they made wary
in Prouence / the kynge of Hungry lyuenge.
The barons and prelates of Hungry cou~&s;ay|led
hym to gyue Margarete his elde&s;t dough|ter
/ whiche was likely to be a great enheritour
to Loyes of Fraunce erle of Valoyes &s;onne / &amp;
brother to the frenche kynge / bycau&s;e they tho|ught
he &s;hulde than abyde among them in Hu~|gry.
And whan the kynge was deed / they &s;ent
amba&s;&s;adours in to Fraunce to the kynge and
to his vncles / &s;hewyng howe the quene of Hun+gry
wolde haue for her elde&s;t doughter the erle
of Valoyes. This reque&s;t &s;emed to the kynge
and to his vncles and to the barons of Fraun|ce
/ to be right noble and profitable / excepte one
thynge. They thought therby / that the erle of
Valoyes &s;hulde be very farre of fro his owne
nacion / Howe be it all thynges con&s;ydred / they
thought it a noble and a right profitable thyng
for the erle of Valoyes to be kyng of Hungry / 
the whiche is one of the grette&s;t realmes in cry+&s;tendome.
So the&s;e amba&s;&s;adours were gret|ly
fee&s;ted and nobly receyued / and to the~ gyuen
many great gyftes: And &s;o agayne with them
there went to Hu~gry other amba&s;&s;. out of Frau~+ce:
As the by&s;&s;hop of Maylleret&abis; and &s;ir Iohn~
la Par&s;on / who by &abpro;curacyon generall / whan
they were come in to Hu~gry / he wedded in the
name of the erle of Valoyes the lady Marga|rete
/ and thanne the by&s;&s;hoppe retourned in to
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Frau~ce. And al&s;o &s;ir Iohan Par&s;on / who had
wedded the lady and lyen by her a bedde / cur|te&s;ly
/ accordynge to the cu&s;tome in &s;uche mat|ters
requyred. And of this whan he came in to
Fraunce / he &s;hewed letters patentes &amp; publyke
in&s;trumentes / &s;o that they of Frau~ce were well
content. And &s;o longe after / the erle of Valoys
wrote hym&s;elfe kyng of Hungry.</P>
<P>AL&s;o ye haue herde / how the duke of bur+goyne
and the duke Aubert of Bauier / 
lorde of Heynalte / Hollande zelande / &amp; Fri&s;e / 
had maryed their chyldren at Cambray toguy+der
/ At which maryage the frenche kyng was
with great tryumphe. Some &s;ayde / howe the
&s;ame tyme that the frenche kynge and his vn|cles:
the duke of Burgoyne / the duke of Bur|bone
/ and the duke Aubert were there at Cam+bray
/ &amp; the lady of Burgoyne / the lady of Bra|bant
/ and the lady of Heynalte. Howe that by
the procurement of the duche&s;&s;e of Brabante / 
there was &s;ecretely a treatie of maryage mo|ued
bytwene the yonge kyng Charles of Frau~+ce
and the lady I&s;abell / doughter to duke Ste+phyn
of Bauyer. For kyng Charles of Fraun+ce
that la&s;te dyed before in his dethe bedde / he
ordayned / that Charles his &s;onne &s;hulde be ma+ryed
in to Almaygne / if they &s;awe any place co~|uenyent
/ wherby the almayns &s;hulde be alyed
to Frau~ce: For he &s;awe well / howe the kyng of
Englande was maryed to the kyng of Almay|nes
&s;u&s;ter / wherby he &s;pedde moche the better.
This duche&s;&s;e of Brabant / who was a ryght
&s;ore ymaginatyue lady / &s;hewed many rea&s;ons
to the kynges vncles / and to his coun&s;ayle: &s;ay+enge
/ howe this lady was doughter to a great
lorde in Almaygne / and the greatte&s;t of all the
Bauyers. And howe that thereby / they &s;hulde
haue great alyaunce in Almaygne / For duke
Stephyn (&s;he &s;ayde) was &s;o great a manne / 
that he myght well breke the purpo&s;es of the
great lordes of thempyre / For he was as great
or greatter / than the kynge of almaygne / the
whiche enclyned &s;one&s;t the coun&s;ayle of Frau~|ce
/ to parceyuer in that mater / Howe be it the
matter was handeled right &s;ecretely / For there
were but fewe that knewe therof tyll it were
doone: And the cau&s;e why this was. It is the
v&s;age in Fraunce / that any lady doughter to a+ny
great lorde / yf the Kynge &s;hulde mary her / 
fir&s;te &s;he &s;hulde be &s;ene and viewed all naked / 
by certayne ladyes therto admytted / to knowe
if &s;he were proper and mete to brynge forthe
chyldren: and al&s;o bycau&s;e this lady was of a
farre countre / &s;o that if &s;he &s;hulde be plea&s;aunt
to the kyng or nat / or elles all were broken. for
the&s;e cau&s;es the matter was kepte &s;ecrete / but
the lady about the fee&s;t of Pentheco&s;t after / &s;he
was brought to Brabant to the duche&s;&s;e there / 
who ioyfully receyued her and ordered her / ac|cordynge
to the v&s;age of Fraunce. And with
her in company was duke Frederyke of Ba|uyer
her vncle / by whom to &s;aye trouthe the ma+ryage
was fir&s;te procured / by &s;uche wayes as
I &s;hall &s;hewe you.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="5" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the duche&s;&s;e of Brabaunt
wrote to duke Frederyke of Bauyer
of the maryage of the yonge frenche
kynge with her ne&s;e I&s;abell of Ba|uyer:
And howe the duke and the la|dy
came to Que&s;noy. Cap. v.</HEAD>
<P>_WHan that duke Frederyke
of Bauier ca~e fir&s;t in to Fra~+ce
to &s;erue the fre~che: kyng in
his iourney that he made in
to flaunders / and came to
the &s;iege of Boutbourcke.
True it was / he was fee&s;ted
and receyued by the kynges vncles / bycau&s;e he
was come &s;o farre of to &s;erue the kynge / as out
of the cou~tre of Bauyer / the whiche was more
than two hundred leages of. This was repu|ted
for a great &s;eruyce / and he was alwayes lo+ged
nere to the kyng / in token of good loue and
fauour. And whan he departed out of Bauyer
he thought &s;urly that there &s;hulde be batayle
bytwene the Frenche kyng and the kyng of En+glande
/ in the marche&s;&s;e of Flau~ders or of frau~+ce
/ for &s;o ranne all the brute in all Almaygne.
Therfore the kynge and his vncles gaue hym
the more thanke. And thus as he was with the
kyng in that voyage before Burbourke &amp; Ber+gues
/ the king&abis; vncles curte&s;ly demau~ded on a
day of hym / if he had any doughters to mary&punc;
&s;ayeng / howe they lacked a wyfe for the kyng / 
and howe that they had rather the kynge &s;hul|de
mary in Bauyer / rather than~e in any other
place / For aunciently the buyers were of the
coun&s;ayle of Fraunce. The duke aun&s;wered
and &s;ayd: &s;urely I haue no doughter to mary / 
but myne elder brother / duke Stephyn of Ba|uyer
<PB REF="13">
hath a right fayre Lady to his doughter.
Of what age is &s;he of quod the lordes? By|twene.
xiii. and fourtene quod the duke. That
is all that we de&s;yre / quod the kynges vncles.
Therfore &s;ir / whan ye do retourne home in to
Bauyer &s;peke to your brother of the mater: &amp;
bring your ne&s;e a pylgrimage to &s;aynt Iohn~s
of Amyence / &amp; the kyng &s;halbe there if it plea&s;e
hym. We drynke he wyll de&s;yre it / for he loueth
gladly to &s;e fayre thynges. and if he wy&s;&s;he to
haue her / &s;he &s;hall be quene: So this was the
fir&s;t procurement: and as at y^t tyme there was
no more done nor &s;ayde. The kynge knewe no
thynge of the&s;e wordes. And whan~e this duke
Federyke of Bauyer was retourned home / he
&s;hewed all this mater to duke Stephyn of Ba+uyer
his brother / who &s;tudyed &s;omewhat at his
wordes / and at la&s;t &s;ayd: Fayre brother / I be|leue
well it is as ye &s;aye. My doughter &s;hulde
be happy if &s;he myght come to &s;o highe an ho|nour / 
as to be frenche quene: But Fraunce is
very farre of / and it is a matter wi&s;ely to be re|garded / 
to make a Quene. I &s;hulde be ryght
&s;oore di&s;plea&s;ed / if my doughter &s;hulde be ca|ryed
in to Frau~ce for &s;uche a purpo&s;e / and than
&s;ente home agayne. yet I had rather mary her
at myne ea&s;e / nerer home. This was the aun|&s;were
that duke Stephyn gaue to his brother
duke Frederyke / where with duke Frederyke
was well content / and wrote all his aun&s;were
to Fraunce to the Kynges vncles and to his vn+cle
duke Auberte / and to the Duches of Bra|bant.
They hadde went that duke Frederyke
had forgoten the matter For they were aboute
maryages for the kynge in other places. And
the kynge was nere agreed to the doughter of
the duke of Lorayne / for &s;he was a fayre damo+&s;ell
of her age, nere to the kyng&abis; age. She was
of noble and great generacyon of the hou&s;e of
Bloyes. Al&s;o there was &s;pekyng for the dough+ter
of the Duke of Lanca&s;tre / who was after
quene of Portyngale: but there was no co~clu|&s;ion / 
bycau&s;e of the warre. Therfore the mat|ter
hanged &s;tyll in &s;u&s;pence (&amp; as ye haue herde
before) The duches of Brabant wha~ &s;he was
at Camb<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ay / at the maryages of Burgoyne &amp;
Heynalte: and that the frenche kyng was they
and the duke of Burbone and Burgoyn were
there / Than &s;he moued forthe this maryage of
Bauyer / for the kyng affirmynge that it was
moo&s;t profitable and honorable for the kynge / 
bycau&s;e of the alyaunce with Almaygne. Ma+dame
quod the kynges vncles / we here nothyn+ge
therof. Well quod the duche&s;&s;e / I warrant
you ye &s;hall here &s;omwhat therof / or this &s;omer
be pa&s;te. Her promy&s;e was well fulfylled / for
&s;he dyde &s;o moche / that duke Frederyke / vncle
to the damo&s;ell was &s;o agreed with his brother
duke Stephyn / that he &s;hulde be conuey the lady
in to Fraunce: And that it &s;hulde be noy&s;ed all
the waye / that they went a pylgrimage to &s;ai~t
Iohans of Amyence. Euery man &s;uppo&s;ed the
&s;ame / for Almayns go the often on pylgrimage
it is their v&s;age.</P>
<P>_wHan duke Frederyke and his ne&s;e the
lady I&s;abell of Bauyer / had ben thre
dayes at Bru&s;els / than they toke leue / 
but it was the duche&s;&s;e inten&s;yon to be as &s;oone
at Amyence / or &s;oner than they. So than they
came in to Heynaulte to Que&s;noy / where they
founde the duke and the duche&s;&s;e / and &s;ir Wyl|lyam
erle of O&s;trenaunt and his wyfe. There
thy were nobly receyued for duke Aubert was
her vncle / and had great marueyle what bro|ught
them in to that countre: And than demau~+ded
why they came thyder? Certaynlye quod
duke Frederyke / I haue had moche payne to
bringe the mater to this purpo&s;e: And &s;o there
he &s;hewed hym all the mater / and &s;ayd. I haue
brought my brother in that mynde / that I ha|ue
brought my ne&s;e hyder as ye &s;aye / but whan
I departed my brother &s;ayd to me. Nowe Fre+derike
my fayre brother / ye leade with you I&s;a+bell
my doughter without any &s;ure e&s;tate / For
if the frenche kyng wyll refu&s;e her / than is &s;he
&s;hamed for euer / therfore aduy&s;e you well: For
if the matter come nat well to pa&s;&s;e / ye &s;hall ha|ue
me your enemy for euer. Therfore fayre vn|cle / 
ye maye &s;e what daunger I haue putte my
&s;elfe in. Than duke Aubert &s;ayd: fayre nephue
be nat di&s;mayde / for by the plea&s;ure of god / &s;he
&s;halbe the frenche quene / and than~e &s;hall ye be
quyte / &amp; haue the loue of duke Stephyn your
brother.</P>
<P>THus they taryed at Que&s;noy the &s;pace
of thre wekes / and y^e duche&s;&s;e who was
&s;age / endoctryned the yonge damo&s;ell of Ba|uyer / 
in maner and in countenaunce / and chau~+ged
her appayrell / for &s;he was but &s;implye ar|rayed / 
after the &s;tate of Fraunce: Thanne &s;he
arrayed her / as thoughe &s;he had ben her owne
doughter. And whan euery thyng was redy / y^e
duches and the damo&s;elle rode forthe / tyll they
came to Amience. And by that tyme was come
thyder / the duches of Burgoyne and of Bra|bant / 
and al&s;o the frenche kynge and his coun|&s;ayle / 
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The lorde de la Ryuer and &s;it Guy de la
Tremoyle. Barownes and knight&abis; i&s;&s;ued out
of Amyence to mete and receyue them of Hey|nalte.
Thus they were brought in to Amyence
and had moche honoure done to them / and the
lordes and ladyes eche of theym dyde vy&s;ite o|ther
louyngly. But with moche payne the kyn+ge
might &s;lepe / for the inwarde de&s;yre y^t he had
to &s;e her that &s;hulde be his wyfe. And he demau~+ded
of the lorde de la Ryuer whan he &s;hulde &s;e
her. of tho&s;e wordes the ladies had great &s;porte
&s;o that the Fridaye whan the damo&s;ell was re|dy / 
the thre duche&s;&s;es ledde the damo&s;ell to the
kynge. and than &s;he kneled downe / but the kyn+ge
toke her vp by the ha~de and behelde her well
by whiche regarde / loue entred in to his herre.
Than the con&s;table of Fraunce &s;ayd to the lor-Coucy.
Sir / by my faythe this ladye &s;hall a|byde
with vs / I &s;e well by y^e kyng / for his eyes
gothe neuer from her. So whan they had ben
with the kynge certayne &s;pace / the ladyes toke
leaue of the kyng and went to their lodgynges
as yet they knewe nat the kynges intencyon.
Than the duke of Burgoyn charged the lorde
de la Ryuer to enquere of the kyng his mynde / 
who dyde &s;o right dilygently / &s;ayeng. Sir / &amp;
it lyke youre grace / howe lyke you this yonge
lady? Shall &s;he abyde with vs? yea truely &abquod;
the kynge / &s;he right well plea&s;eth vs. Therfore
&s;hew? vnto myne vncle of Burgoyne / that &s;he
maye be delyucred to vs. Whan the lorde de la
Ryuer herde hym &s;aye &s;o / he incontynent &s;he|wed
it to y^e duke of Burgoyne. And he &s;treight
waye went and &s;hewed it to the ladyes / wher|of
they had great ioye and cryed No well. thus
the lordes and ladyes were in great ioye / &amp; the
kynges vncles were in mynde to haue had the
maryage at Arras / but it plea&s;ed nat the kyng
to go &s;oo farre. Therfore he de&s;yred his vncle / 
that it might be done ther. Well quod the duke
in a good hour be it / &s;o let it be.</P>
<P>THan the duke of Burgoyne / the con&s;ta+ble / 
the lorde de la Ryuer / and the lorde
de la Tremoyle / and dyuers other in his com|pany
went to the lady of Heynault / and fou~de
her with her ne&s;e by her / There he &s;hewed the~
the&s;e tidynges / how the kyng had broken their
purpo&s;e / as the mariage to be had at Aras / &s;ay+eng / 
howe the matter touched the kyng &s;o nere
wherfore to morowe next we mu&s;t heale him of
his &s;ickne&s;&s;e / the duches began to &s;myle. And
&s;o than they departed eche fro other with great
ioye and &s;olce. The &s;ame &s;aturday at night
Fraunces Atreman and the gauntoy&s;e / with a
&s;euyn thou&s;ande with hym wente out of the la~|des
of the foure craftes / after he had fayled of
takynge of Ardenbourke. and he promy&s;ed to
them of Gaunt at his departynge that he wol|de
neuer retourne in to Gaunt / tyll he had won
&s;ome good towne / for the gauntoy&s;e dyd what
they might to putte the frenche men to &s;uche bu+&s;yne&s;&s;e / 
that they &s;hulde &s;ende no more compa|nye
in to Scotlande to the admyrall / to make
warre agayn&s;t the Engly&s;&s;hmen / for ther was
a co~mon brute / that the Con&s;table and dyuers
other men of arme / &amp; certayne cro&s; bowes of
Gene / &s;hulde entre into the &s;ee &amp; go in to Scot+lande
to reconforte their men that were ther all+redy / 
makyng warre agayn&s;t Englande. Fra~+ces
Atreman who was a proper man of armes
i&s;&s;ued the &s;ayd &s;aturday out of the quarter cal|led
the foure craftes / and all night he went co|&s;tyng
Bruges / tru&s;tyng to haue wonne it / but
it wolde nat be. Whan he &s;awe that he fayled
there / he wente to Danne: and there his &s;pyes
mette with hym / and &s;ayde. Sir / it were good
ye went to Danne / for &s;ir Roger of Guy&s;telles
who is capitayne there / is nat nowe in the tow+ne.
and true it was / he was goone to Bruges / 
wenyng that the towne of Dan had ben &s;trong
ynoughe for their defence / but he was di&s;cey|ued.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="6" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe Frau~ces Atreman toke the
towne of Dan / and howe the french
king wedded the lady I&s;abell of Ba+uyer:
and after went and layde &s;iege
to Danne.</HEAD>
<P>_WHan~e Fraunces Atre|man
knewe by his e&s;pyes / y^t
&s;ir Roger of Guy&s;tels was
nat in Dan / he deuyded his
company in two / and tooke
hym &s;elfe the le&s;&s;e nombre / &amp;
&s;ayd. Sirs / go you yonder
wayes to &s;uche a gate / and wha&s;ie ye here me
blowe go to the barryers &amp; backe the~ downe / &amp;
I and my co~pany &s;hall bete downe the gate / for
it wyll be ouer long or we entre by ladders / the
towne &s;halbe ours I put no dout: It was done
as he ordayned &amp; &s;o wente with the le&s;&s;e no~bre.
<PB REF="14">
And &s;o the fir&s;t went with ladders in to the dy|kes.
They founde no with&s;tandyng / and pa&s;|&s;ed
the myre and dre&s;&s;ed vp their ladders and
&s;o entred in to the towne and came to the gate / 
&s;ownynge their hornes without any daunger / 
for the good men of y^e towne were in their bed|des
this was the .xvii. day of Iuly. thus they
came to the gate and brake the barriers / &amp; they
without brake downe y^e barriers there / &s;o that
euery man entred. Than they of the towne be|gan
to &s;tyre but that was to late / for they were
taken in their hou&s;es / &amp; as many as were foun+de
in harne&s;&s;e and at defence / were &s;layne with
out mercy. Thus the good towne of Dan was
taken. wherein was founde great riche&s;&s;e / and
&s;pecially the &s;ellers full of Malue&s;ey and wyne
Granade. And it was &s;hewed me / howe there
was great riche&s;&s;e there of the~ of Bruges / whi+che
they had brought thyder / for feare that they
had of rebellyon of the co~mon people.</P>
<P>ERau~ces Atreman / whan he &s;awe that he
was lorde of Dan / he was greatly reioy+&s;ed
and &s;ayd. Nowe haue I well kept my pro|my&s;e
with them of Gaunte. This towne &s;hall
&s;erue vs well to mai&s;ter Bruges / Slu&s;e / &amp; Ar|denbourcke.
Than incontynent he made a crye
that no man &s;hulde be &s;o hardy to touche or do
any di&s;plea&s;ure to any lady or ge~tylwoman in
the towne. There was the &s;ame tyme there / a
&s;euyn knightes wyues / who were come thyder
to &s;e the lady of Guy&s;telles / &s;he was redy to lye
downe a chylde beed. Thus after they had pil|led
the towne and &s;layne all &s;uche as wolde nat
take their parte / than they went to repayre the
towne agayne. Whanne they of Bruges herde
therof they werefore di&s;plea&s;ed / and nat with|out
a cau&s;e and armed them: And with baner
di&s;played came before the towne of Dan / and
began to &s;crimy&s;&s;he / and to a&s;&s;ayle the towne / 
but all was for nought. they lo&s;t more than thei
wan / &amp; &s;o retourned agayne to Bruges. Whan
the&s;e tidynges came to Gaunt they were great+lye
reioy&s;ed / and reputed that enterpri&s;e for a
noble dede / and Frau~ces Atreman for a valy|ant
man. &para;Nowe let vs returne to the frenche
kynges weddyng.</P>
<P>_wHan the duches Margarete of Hey|naulte,
who had the yonge lady in her
kepynge. Whan &s;he &s;awe the day was
come &s;he apparelled the lady hone&s;tly / and to
them came the duches of Burgoyne and the du+ches
of Brabant / accompanyed with many la|dyes
and damo&s;els. The&s;e thre ladies co~ueyed
the lady I&s;abell of Bauiers in a chayre / ryche|lye
couered with a crowne on her heed / worthe
the riche&s;&s;e of a realme / whiche the kynge had
&s;ent her before. and the by&s;&s;hoppe of the &s;ame
place dyde wedde them in the pre&s;ens of all the
lordes and ladyes. After the ma&s;&s;e and &s;olem|pnyte
finy&s;&s;hed the kyng and all they went to
dyner / whiche was great and &s;umptuous / and
erles and barownes &s;erued the kynge in ryche
array. Thus the day co~tynued in great &s;porte
tyll it was night / than the kyng went to bedde
with his newe wyfe / So the fee&s;t endured tyll
the wedni&s;day after. Than tidynges came to
the kynge and his coun&s;ayle / howe Fraunces
Atreman had wonne the towne of Danne. al&s;o
there came an haraude from the duke of Bur|bone
&amp; brought letters to the kyng / &s;ignifyeng
hym howe Taylbourcke was wonne and tur|ned
frenche / and howe the duke of Burbone &amp;
his co~pany was goyng to ley &s;iege to Vertuell
and howe they had in Poyctou / Xaynton / and
Limo&s;yn / reco~quered &s;ixe fortere&s;&s;es. The&s;e ti+dynges
&s;omwhat reioy&s;ed the court / and &s;ette
at nought the le&s;yng of Danne / &s;auyng that it
was co~cluded that the kyng &s;hulde do no thing
tyll he had ben in Flaunders / and won agayne
Danne / and to entre &s;o farre in to the four craf|tes / 
out of the whiche all the venym i&s;&s;ued / that
he &s;hulde leaue no hou&s;e &s;tandynge / but to dy|&s;troy
all. Than me&s;&s;angers were &s;ent ouer all
the realme of Fraunce / co~mau~dynge all men of
warre to be by the fir&s;t day of Augu&s;t in y^e mar+che&s;&s;e
of Picardy to ley &s;iege to Dan. The&s;e ti+dynges
&s;predde abrode in the realme of Fraun+ce / 
and euery knight and &s;quyer made them re+dy
to come to the kyng / as they were co~maun|ded.
The &s;ame day duke Federyke of Bauyer
and duke Aubert / and all the barony toke leue
of the kyng / and euery man retourned home to
their owne / &amp; lefte with the kyng the lady I&s;a|bell
of Bauyer / as than the frenche quene.</P>
<P>THe frenche kyng / who had made his co~+maundement
throughe all his realme / 
&s;ayd howe he wolde neuer come in Parys tyll
he had ben before the towne of Danne. And &s;o
the .xxv. day of Iuly he departed fro Amyence
with the con&s;table / and dyuers other lordes of
his hou&s;e and went to Arras / where he taryed
but one night / and the next day he went to Lan
in Atthoy&s;e: and dayly men of warre came to
hym fro all &abper;tes / and &s;o at la&s;t he came to Ipr|&s;o
that by y^e fir&s;te day of Augu&s;t he was before
<PB N="vii" REF="14">
Dan / and laye &s;o nere to it / that the gonne &s;hot
pa&s;&s;ed ouer his heed. A thre dayes after came
to the kynge Wylliam of Neynaulte / who was
ryght welcome to the kynge and to the duke of
Burgoyne. So there they layde a goodly &s;ie|ge
about Dan / and therin was enclo&s;ed Frau~|ces
Atreman / who bare him &s;elfe valiantly / for
euery day there was outher &s;crimy&s;he or a&s;&s;aut
without it were tru&s;e. The lorde of Clary who
was may&s;ter of the ordynaunce with the lorde
of Coucy / was &s;triken with a quarell out of the
towne: of whiche &s;troke he dyed / whiche was
great domage / for he was a noble knight. To
the &s;iege of Danne there came men oute of the
good townes of Flaunders: as Ipre / Bruges
and out of Franke. At this &s;iege were beyond
a hundred thou&s;ande men. The kyng laye by|twene
Dan and Gaunte: and capitayne of the
Flemmynges was the lorde of &s;aynt Pye and
the lorde of Guy&s;tels with a .xxv. &s;peares / and
laye myddes amonge them for feare of di&s;cen|cion.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="7" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe dyuers burge&s;&s;es of Slu&s;e
were beheeded: &amp; howe Slu&s;e was
chaunged for the lande of Bethune:
and howe the &s;iege of Danne conty|newed
longe. Cap. vii.</HEAD>
<P>_AT an a&s;&s;ault there was
made knyght by the kynge
Wylliam of Heynalte: that
day he reared vp his baner / 
and quytte hym &s;elfe lyke a
good knight: But at that a&s;+&s;aute
the Frenche men lo&s;te
more than they wanne / for Fraunces Atreman
had with hym certayne archers of Englande / 
who greatly greued the a&s;&s;aylantes: Al&s;o he
had great plentie of artillary / for whan the tow+ne
was wonne it was well furny&s;&s;ed: And al&s;o
he cau&s;ed moche to be brought fro Gau~t / whan
he knewe that he &s;hulde haue &s;iege layde to the
towne. In the &s;ame &s;ea&s;on whyle the &s;iege laye
thus before Danne / &s;ome of the greatte&s;t of the
towne of Slu&s;e / &s;uche as than bare moo&s;t rule
in the towne / were &s;o wrapped with trea&s;on / y^t
they wolde haue deliuered the towne to the kin+ges
enemyes / and to haue murdred their capi|tayne
and his company in their beddes / and to
haue &s;et fyre in the kynges nauy / that lay there
at ancre / laded with proui&s;yon for the kynge.
Before he wente to Danne / he was in purpo&s;e
to haue gone in to Scotlande after his admy|rall.
And al&s;o the&s;e treators had thought to ha+ue
broken downe the &s;ee bankes / therby to haue
drowned the greatte&s;t parte of the kyng&abis; hoo&s;t / 
Of all this they had made marchaundi&s;e with
them of Gau~te / and all the&s;e trea&s;ons &s;huld ha+ue
ben done in one night: but ther was a good
man in the towne as he was in an ho&s;try herde
all this trea&s;on / that they were purpo&s;ed to do / 
And incontynent he went to the capitayne and
&s;hewed hym the mater / and named to hym cer|tayne
of them that had thus con&s;pyred the trea+&s;on.
Whan y^e capitayne herde that he &s;ore mar+ueyled / 
and toke a thre&s;core &s;peares of his com+pany
and wente fro hou&s;e to hou&s;e of the trea|tours / 
and &s;o toke and &s;ette them in dyuers pri+&s;ons
in &s;ure kepynge. Than he toke his hor&s;e
and rode to the kyng and &s;o came to his tente / 
before hym and the duke of Burgoyne: he &s;he|wed
all y^e mater howe the towne of Slu&s;e was
likely to haue ben lo&s;t / and all the kynges ho&s;t
likely to haue been in the water to the bre&s;tes / 
wherof the kyng and the lordes had great mar+ueyle.
And than the capitayne was co~maunded
that he &s;hulde retourne to Slu&s;e / and inconty+nent
to &s;tryke of all their heedes withoute any
re&s;pyte / therby all other to take en&s;ample. So
the capitayne retourned / and incontynent &s;tra+ke
of all their heedes / This was the conclu&s;ion
of that bu&s;yne&s;&s;e. Than the duke of Bur|goyne
ca&s;t in his aduy&s;e to fynde &s;ome meanes
to entreat his co&s;yn &s;ir William of Namure / to
haue of hym the towne of Slu&s;e by exchaunge
for other landes / and to ioyne that towne to the
countie of Flaunders. And this was moche by
thaduy&s;e of &s;ir Guy de la Tremoyle / who had
the &s;ormer before &s;oiourned in Slu&s;e with a cer+tayne
nombre of men of warre.</P>
<P>_wHan~e &s;ir Wylliam of Namure herde
fir&s;t &s;pekynge of that matter / he was
marueylou&s;ly di&s;plea&s;ed: for the tow+ne
of Slu&s;e / with the apendauntes and profy|tes
of the &s;ee was a fayre and a profitable hery+tage / 
&amp; it was fallen to him by his aunce&s;tours
wherfore he loued it the better: Howe be it the
duke of Burgoyne lay &s;o &s;ore on hym therfore
that there was no remedy / but to make the ex|chaunge:
For the dukes enten&s;yon was to ma+ke
there a &s;tronge ca&s;tell / to &s;ubdue all comes
<PB REF="15">
and goers by the &s;ee entryng in to the hauen of
Slu&s;e and to kepe it with me~ of warre / &s;o that
none &s;hulde entre by the &s;ee in tho&s;e marche&s;&s;e / 
without their daunger / and to make a towre &s;o
highe to &s;e troe~tie leages in to the &s;ee. So thus
breuely this &s;ir wylliam of Namure was &s;o
&s;ore de&s;yred by the duke of Burgoyne and his
coun&s;ayle / that he was contente to exchaunge
Slu&s;e for the landes of Bethune / whiche is a
fayre and a great herytage in that countrey / he
to haue that to hym and to his heyres for euer:
And &s;o than incontynent the duke of Burgoyn
&s;ette worke men a worke to make the Ca&s;tell of
Slu&s;e. &para;Nowe lette vs &s;peke of the &s;iege of
Danne.</P>
<P>THere was nere euery daye an a&s;&s;aute / &amp;
dyuers &s;crimy&s;&s;hes at the gates &amp; bar|riers / 
&s;o that dyuers were hurt and &s;layne day
lye. The frenchmen coude nat well come to the
walles bycau&s;e of the dykes were full of myre / 
for if it had ben rayny wether / the hoo&s;t &s;hulde
haue had moche a do / and &s;hulde haue ben fay|ne
to haue di&s;lodged wheder they wolde or nat
But by the &s;pace of a moneth that the &s;iege en|dured
it neuer rayned / and they had vitayle y|noughe:
Howe be it bycau&s;e of the yuell ayre &amp;
the &s;tynkynge of deed bee&s;tes &amp; hor&s;es the ayre
was &s;o corrupte / that dyuers knightes &amp; &s;quy|ers
were therby &s;ore &s;icke / &s;o that dyuers went
to refre&s;&s;he them at Bruges and other places / 
to for&s;ake the yuell ayre.</P>
<P>_tHe kynge hym &s;elfe went and laye at
Marles / howe be it his tentes were
&s;tyll pight vp in the felde. The entent
of Frau~ces Atreman was to holde &s;tyll the tow+ne / 
tyll &s;ocours came out of Englande to rey&s;e
the &s;iege / and &s;urely they of Gaunte had &s;ende
in to Englande for re&s;cue / and &s;urely the kyng
of Englandes vncles had come ouer the &s;ee &s;uf+ficiently
garny&s;&s;hed with men of warre and at
tillarye to haue rey&s;ed the &s;iege / but that they
were lette bycau&s;e of the admyralles beyng in
Scotlande / with acertayne nombre of men of
armes. And al&s;o it was &s;ayde in the realme of
Englande / that the con&s;table of Frau~ce &s;hulde
come after in to Scotlande with a great pui&s;|&s;an~ce
for to make warre into Englande / wher|by
the gauntoy&s;e were nat re&s;rued. Wher
fore it behoued them within the
towne of Dan to make an
yuell bargayne.
&dtridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="8" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Nowe the gauntoy&s;e fledde out of
Dan by night / and howe the frenche
men toke the towne and di&s;troyed it
And al&s;o howe the kynge di&s;troyed
the countre of the foure craftes.
Cap. viii.</HEAD>
<P>_THe .xxvii. day of Augu&s;t
the towne of Dan was won
For whan Fraunces Atre|man
parceyued that he had
no &s;ocour / and that his artil+lary
began to fayle / than he
was &s;om what di&s;conforted
in hym&s;elfe / and &s;ayd to them of his cou~&s;ayle.
Sirs / I wyll that we of Gaunt go our wayes
and lette vs &s;hewe this one to another &s;ecretely
for if they of the towne knewe of our de&abper;tyng / 
to &s;aue them &s;elfe / their wyues and chyldren:
Paraduenture they wyll make a &s;hrewdemar
chaundy&s;e for vs. yea / and delyuer vs to oure
enemyes / &s;o that they may be in re&s;t and peace / 
and that &s;hulde co&s;te vs oure lyues / but I &s;hall
kepe theym well therfro. Wherfore let vs kepe
vs all toguyder / and let vs go about the towne
to vy&s;ite the watche / and lette vs cau&s;e the men
and women of the towne to go in to the myn|&s;ter / 
makynge theym to beleue that to morowe
next we &s;hall haue a great a&s;&s;aute / and bicau&s;e
we would y^t they &s;hulde haue no domage / ther|fore
we wyll haue them in &s;uretie in the churche
out of the waye. And we &s;hall &s;aye to the wat|chemen / 
that we wyll go out and make a &s;cry|my&s;&s;he
with the hoo&s;t. And whan we be in the
feldes / lette vs ryde on the &s;purres to Gaunte.
They of his coun&s;ayle &s;ayd: Sir ye haue well
&s;ayd / &s;o lette it be. And &s;o euery man ordayned
them &s;elfe as they had purpo&s;ed / and in the eue+nyng
they tru&s;&s;ed redy all their goodes / &s;uche
as they might cary awaye / and put all women
and children and other pri&s;oners in to the myn|&s;ter / 
and &s;pecially all ladyes and ge~tyl women / 
Sayeng to them: Fayre ladyes / we &s;hall ha|ue
to morowe in the mornyng a great a&s;&s;aute / 
and we wolde nat that ye &s;hulde be aba&s;&s;hed / 
or take any domage. So thus they lefte them
in the churche / and at the fir&s;t hour of the night
the gauntoi&s;e went and dyde vi&s;yte the watche
and on the walles there were none but they of
the towne. Than Fraunces Atreman &s;ayde to
them. Sirs / make this night good watche / &amp;
depart nat fro the walles for any thyng ye here
or&s;e / for in y^e mornyng we &s;hall haue an a&s;&s;aut / 
<PB N="viii" REF="15">
but yet fir&s;t this night I wyll awake the hoo&s;t / 
his wordes were well beleued euery man went
he had &s;ayd trouthe. Whan he had ordayned e|uery
thynge accordynge to his mynde / than he
cau&s;ed a gate to be opyned / and &s;o he &amp; all his
company i&s;&s;ued out / &amp; he was nat halfe a leage
fro the towne but it was day light. Than they
of the towne parceyued well that Fraunces A|tremen
and all his company were gone. Than
they thought them &s;elfe de&s;ceyued / than y^e thefe
of the towne began to entreate with the men of
the kynges / that were there as pri&s;oners / &s;ay|eng
to theym / howe they had &s;layne Fraunces
Atreman the &s;ame night.</P>
<P>_wHan dyuers of the towne of Dan vn|der&s;tode
howe Frau~ces Atreman and
his co~pany were gone / and howe the
gate was opyn / they ran out of the towne that
be&s;t might: &amp; whan this was knowen in thoo&s;t
the bretons and burgonyons de&s;yring to wyn / 
mounted on their hor&s;es and fell in the cha&s;e / &amp;
pur&s;ued the gauntoi&s;e tyll they ca~e within two
leages of Gaunte. So in the cha&s;e there were
many &s;layne and taken mo than fyue hundred / 
but of them were but fewe gau~toi&s;e / but moo&s;t
of Danne / that fledde out of the towne. In the
meane &s;ea&s;on the towne was a&s;&s;ayled / where
was made no defence. So the frenche men en|tred
on euery &s;yde by ladders / and had pa&s;&s;ed
the dykes with moche payne. And whan they
were within / they had wende to haue won gret
riches / but they fou~de there nothyng but poore
people / men women &amp; chyldren / and great plen+tie
of good wynes / and &s;o for di&s;pyte and di&s;|plea&s;ure
they &s;ette fyre in the towne / &s;o that it
was nighe all brent / wherof the kynge and the
duke of Burgone was &s;ore di&s;plea&s;ed / but they
coude nat amende it: Howe be it the ladyes &amp;
gentyl women with moche payne were &s;aued
fro hurt of their bodyes or lo&s;&s;e of their goods.</P>
<P>AFter the takyng of Dan / the kyng was
coun&s;ayled to di&s;&s;odge and &s;o the king
went and lodged a two leages fro Gaunte / at a
towne called Artulle / and whyles the kyng lay
there / his men of armes rode in the countrey of
the four craftes &amp; di&s;troyed all the countre: by|cau&s;e
in tyme pa&s;t / the gauntoy&s;ehad chiefe co~|fort
euer fro them. Therefore they brent downe
towres / churches / and hou&s;es / and cha&s;ed the
men women / and chyldren in to the woodes.
Whan the Fre~chmen had done that di&s;truction / 
than it was ordayned to go and lay &s;iege to the
ca&s;tell of Gaure and than after to Gaunte / but
all that tourned to nothyng / for tidynges came
to the kynge beyng at Artuelle fro the quene of
Hungry / by the by&s;&s;hop of Wa&s;&s;elure / the &s;ayd
quenes amba&s;&s;adour with dyuers knightes &amp;
&s;quyers in his company: and they brought let+ters
of credence / certifyeng how the &s;aid quene
was comyng in to Fraunce / to fetche Lewes of
Fraunce erle of Valoys / to haue hym in to Hu~+gry
to her doughter / Whom &s;ir Iohan la Par|&s;on
had wedded by procuracion in the name of
the erle of Valoyes. The&s;e tidynges plea&s;ed
greatly the kynge and his coun&s;ayle / and &s;o it
was thought that for the honoure of the yonge
Lewes erle of Valois / that they &s;hulde returne
in to Fraunce / and thought they hadde done
ynoughe for that &s;ea&s;on in the countre of Flau~|ders.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="9" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Nowe the frenche kyng departed
out of Flaunders / and gaue leaue to
his men to departe / and howe he ca~e
to Parys to treate with the amba&s;&s;a+dours
of Hungry: &amp; howe the Mar|ques
of Blanquefort toke by &s;tre~gth
to his wyfe the &s;ame lady enherytou+re
of Hungry. Cap. ix.</HEAD>
<P>_THan the frenche kyng
departed fro Artuell the. xii
day of Septembre / &amp; gaue
leaue to all men of warre to
retourne to their owne hou|&s;es / 
of the whiche de&abper;tynge
the Gauntoy&s;e were ryght
gladde. Than the kyng went to Craye where
the quene his wyfe was / for whan he went fro
Amyens to Flau~ders / he &s;ent her thyder to ke|pe
her e&s;tate / and &s;o he taried they certen dayes
and &s;o the kyng wente to Parys and the quene
to Boy&s;e de Vyncens. And they the kyng &amp; his
coun&s;ayle entended for the ordring of the yong
erle of Valoyes for he wolde that he &s;hulde go
nobly in to Hu~gry / where as they toke hym for
kyng. But the mater chaunged otherwy&s;e ma+&s;horte
&s;ea&s;on after in the realme of Hungry as
ye &s;hall here after. It is of trouthe y^t the quene
of Hu~gry mother to the yonge lady / whome the
erle of Valoys had wedded by &abpro;euracion (as
ye haue herde before) had all her ente~t to make
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that if god be plea&s;ed they wolde make &s;uche a
voyage / y^t &s;hulde be to their honour and &abpro;fyte
The kyng than &s;ent out his co~maundement to
a&s;&s;emble his power / and &s;o at the day a&s;&s;igned
he had redy a .xxx. thou&s;ande men all on hor&s;e
backe / and as they came / they lodged accordyn+ge
to the v&s;age of their countrey / I thynke nat
all at their ea&s;e.</P>
<P>SIr Iohan de Vyen who had great de+&s;yre
to ryde / and to enploye his tyme
in to Englande / to do &s;ome great en|terpri&s;e / 
Whan he &s;awe the &s;cottes were come
he &s;ayd. Sirs / nowe it is tyme to ryde / we ha|ue
lyen to long &s;tyll: &s;o than the &s;ettyng for war|de
was publy&s;&s;hed to euery man / tha~ they toke
their waye to Ro&s;ebourcke. In this iourney
the kyng was nat / he abode &s;tyll at Ede~borow
but all his &s;onnes were in the army. The thou
&s;ande complete harne&s;&s;e that the Frenche men
brought with the~ / was delyuered to the knigh|tes
of Scotlande and of Norwiche / who were
before but yuell harne&s;&s;ed / of the whiche har|ne&s;&s;e
they had great ioye / And &s;o they rode to|warde
Northumberlande: And &s;o longe they
rode that they came to the abbey of Mauues / &amp;
there they lodged all about the ryuer of Tym|bre / 
and the nexte day they ca~e to Morlane and
than before Ro&s;eboucke. The kepar of Ro&s;e|boure
vnder the lorde Mo~tagu / was a knight
called &s;ir Edwarde Clyfforde. The admyrall
of Fraunce and the &s;cottes taryed and behelde
well the ca&s;tell / and all thynges con&s;idred / they
&s;awe well to a&s;&s;ayle it &s;hulde lytell aucyle them
for the ca&s;tell was &s;tronge and well furny&s;&s;hed
with artillary. And &s;o than they pa&s;&s;ed by and
drewe a long the ryuer &s;yde aprochyng to Ber+wyke.
And &s;o long they rode that they came to
two towres right &s;trong / whiche were kept by
two knightes / the Father and the &s;onne / bothe
were called &s;ir Iohan Strande. Aboute the&s;e
towres were fayre landes and a fayre place / the
whiche incontynent were brent / &amp; the two tow+res
a&s;&s;ayled. Ther was many feates of armes
&s;hewed: and dyuers &s;cottes hurte with &s;hotte
and ca&s;t of &s;tones / Finally the towres
were wonne / and the knightes
within by playne a&s;&s;aut / 
yet they defended
the~ as longe
as they
might endure.
&dtridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="11" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the frenchemen and &s;cottes
wanne the ca&s;tell of Varley / and di|&s;troyed
diuers other townes in Nor
thumberlande / and howe they with
drewe agayne in to Scotla~de whan
they knewe that the kyng of Engla~+de
came on them with a great puy&s;|&s;aunce.
Cap. xi.</HEAD>
<P>_AFter the conque&s;t of thes
two towres / than they went
to another ca&s;tel called Var+ley / 
parteyning to the hery|tage
of &s;ir Iohn Montagu
and Capitayne there vnder
hym was &s;ir Iohan of Lu&s;|&s;enborne / 
who had there with hym his wyfe &amp;
his chyldren / and all his good. He knewe well
before that the &s;cottes wolde come thyder / ther|fore
he had purneyed the ca&s;tel to the be&s;t of his
power to abyde the a&s;&s;aute. So about this ca|&s;tell
taryed all the armye. This ca&s;tell &s;tode in
a fayre countre / by a fayre ryuer whiche cometh
out of Tymbre / and ronneth in to the &s;ee. So
on a day there was a great a&s;&s;aut / and the fren+che
men bare the~ well the &s;ame day / moche bet|ter
than the &s;cottes dyd / for they entred in to the
dykes / and pa&s;&s;ed through with moche payne / 
There was many feates of armes done / what
by them aboue and them beneth: The frenche
men mou~ted vp by ladders and fought hande
to hande with daggars on the walles. Sir Io+han
Lu&s;&s;e~borne dyd quyte hym &s;elfe lyke a va+lyant
knight / and fought with the frenche men
hande to hande on the ladders. At this a&s;&s;aute
there was &s;layne a knight of Almaygne called
&s;ir Bleres Ga&s;telayne / whiche was great do+mage.
There were many hurt that day / but fi|nally
there was &s;o moche people and tha&s;&s;aute
&s;o well contynued / that the ca&s;tell was wonne / 
and the knight / his wyfe and chyldren taken / &amp;
a .xl. other pri&s;oners. And than the ca&s;tell was
brent and ra&s;ed downe / for they &s;awe well that
it was nat to be kept / &s;eyng that it was &s;o <ABBR>farr</ABBR>
in Englande as it was. Than the admyrall &amp;
&s;cottes rode towarde Auwike in y^e lande of the
lorde Percy / &amp; lodged there about / &amp; brent cer|tayne
villages: and &s;o came to another ca&s;tell
of therle of Northu~berlandes / &s;tandyng on the
&s;ee &s;yde / but they a&s;&s;ayled it nat / for they knew
well they &s;hulde le&s;e their payne. And &s;o they
rode all about that fronter / halfwaye bytwene
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Berwyke &amp; Newca&s;tell on the ryuer of Tyne / 
and there they vnder&s;tode / howe y^t the duke of
La~ca&s;tre / therle of Northu~berlande / the erle of
Notingham / the lorde Neuell / and the barons
of tho&s;e marches of Northu~berlande / &amp; of the
by&s;&s;hoprikes of yorke &amp; Dyrham / were comyn+ge
on them with a great power. Whan thadmy+rall
of Fraunce knewe therof he was right ioy
full / and &s;o were all the barons of Frau~ce that
were in his co~pany / for they de&s;yred to haue ba+tayle / 
but the &s;cottes cared Iytell therfore. there
they were coun&s;ayled to returne againe towar+de
Berwyke / bycau&s;e of their proui&s;yon that
folowed them: &amp; al&s;o to be nere their owne cou~+tre / 
and there to abyde for their ennemyes. So
thadmyrall beleued the~ / and returned towarde
Berwyke / wherof &s;ir Thomas Redman was
capitayne / &amp; with hym right good men of ar|mes.
So the french men and &s;cottes lay before
the towne / but a&s;&s;ayled it nat / &amp; &s;o pa&s;&s;ed by the
next day and toke the waye to Burbourcke / to
retourne to their owne countrees.</P>
<P>Tidynges was brought anon in to Engla~de
howe the fre~chmen &amp; &s;cottes were in Northum
berla~de / &amp; di&s;troyed and brent the cou~tre. The
kynge of Englande knewe rightwell before of
their comynge / wherfore y^e lordes were redy in
the felde / &amp; toke their way towarde the &s;cottes.
Thengly&s;&s;hmen had made that &s;omer the gret+te&s;t
proui&s;yon / that euer they made to go in to
Scotlande bothe by lande &amp; water. They had
a .xxvi. ve&s;&s;els on the fee charged with &abpro;ui&s;ion
co&s;tyng the fro~ters of Englande / redy to entre
in to euery hauen of Scotland. And the kyng
ca~e him &s;elfe aco~panyed with his vncles / therle
of Ca~bridge &amp; &s;ir Thoin~s Holand: Ther was
al&s;o therle of Sali&s;bury / therle of Atu~dell / the
yong erle of Penbroke / the yong lorde Spe~&s;ar
therle of Stafforde / &amp; therle My&s;ien / &amp; &s;o ma|ny
barons &amp; knightes that they were four .M.
&s;peres / be&s;yde them that were before w^t the du|ke
of La~ca&s;tre / therle of Northu~berla~de / 
therle therle of Notynghm~ / the lorde Lucy / the lorde
Neuell. The lordes &amp; barons that were on be|fore
pur&s;uyng the &s;cottes / were a two .M. &s;pea+res
&amp; .xv. M. archers / And the kynge &amp; the lor|des
were fyftie .M. archers be&s;yde varlettes.</P>
<P>The kyng folowed the duke of Lanca&s;tre &s;o
fa&s;t / that he and all his ho&s;t came in to the mar|ches
about yorke: for on the way tidynges ca~e
to the kyng / howe that his people that were be|fore / 
were likely to fight with the &s;cottes in the
marches of Northu~berlande / therfore he made
the gretter ha&s;t. &amp; &s;o the kyng ca~e at la&s;t to &s;ait
Iohn~s of Beuerley in the marches of Dyrhin~ / 
And <ABBR>ther</ABBR> tidynges came to the kyng / how that
the &s;cottes were returned in to their owne coun+tre:
&s;o all the men of warre lodged about in the
marches of Northu~berland. &para;Nowe &s;hall I
&s;hewe you of an adue~ture that fell in the~gly&s;&s;he
hoo&s;t / wherby that voyage was broken &amp; mor|tall
warre bytwene certayne of the lordes.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="12" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe &s;ir Iohn~ Hollande &s;lewe &s;ir
Rycharde Stafforde / &amp; howe therle
of Stafforde came to the kyng to de|maunde
iu&s;tyce. Cap. xii.</HEAD>
<P>_IN the marches of &s;ait
Iohn~ of Beuerley in y^e dyo|ces
of yorke / The kynge of
<ABBR>England</ABBR> was lodged with
a great nombre of erles / ba|rons / 
and knightes / for eue|ry
man lay as nere the kyng
as they might / and &s;pecially his two vncles / &abser;
Thomas Holande erle of Lien and &s;ir Iohan
Holande his brother. In the kynges company
there was a knyght of Boe&s;me was come to &s;e
the quene of Englande / and for loue of y^e quene
the kyng and the lordes made hym good chere.
His name was &s;ir Myles / he was a fre&s;&s;he lu|&s;tye
knight after the v&s;age of Almaygne. And
&s;o it fortuned be&s;yde a vyllage nere to &s;ait Io|hans
of Beuerley / y^t there fell wordes bitwene
this knight &amp; two &s;quyers of &s;ir Iohan of Hol+landes
brother to the kynge / and to the wordes
there came two archers of &s;ir Iohan Staffor|des.
The wordes &s;o multiplyed / that the two
archers toke parte with the &s;traunger / and bla+med
the two &s;quyers / &s;ayng: Sirs / yedo wro~|ge
to medyll with this knight / for ye knowe he
is belongyng to the quene / and of her countre.
ye ought rather to &s;upport him than otherwi&s;e
Than one of the &s;quyers &s;ayd: What enuyous
knaue? Ha&s;t thou to do thoughe I blame hym
for his folly. What haue I to do quod the ar|cher?
I haue right well to do therwith / for he is
companyon to my may&s;ter / Therfore I wyll
nat be in the place / to &s;uffre hym to receyue a|ny
villany. yea quod the &s;quyer / if I thought
thou wolde&s;t ayde hym agayn&s;te me / I wolde
put this &s;werd through thy body / &amp; made cou~t|nau~ce / 
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as thoughe he wolde haue &s;tryken him.
The archer &s;tepped backe with his bowe / whi+che
was redy bente: And &s;ette an arowe therin
and drewe it vp / and &s;hotte agayn&s;t the &s;quyer
that the arowe pear&s;ed thoroughe body &amp; hart / 
and &s;o fell downe deed. Whan the other &s;quyer
&s;awe his felowe deed he fledde awaye / and &s;ir
Myles retourned to his lodgynge. The two
archers went to their mai&s;ter and &s;hewed hym
all the aduenture. Sir Richarde Stafforde
&s;ayde / Thou ha&s;t done right yuell. Sir quod
the archer / I coude do none otherwi&s;e without
I wolde haue been &s;layne my &s;elfe / and I had
rather haue &s;layne hym tha~ he &s;hulde haue &s;lay+ne
me. Well quod &s;ir Rycharde / Go thy waye
that thou be nat founde / and I &s;hall entreate for
thy peace with &s;ir Iohan of Holande / by my fa+ther
or by &s;ome other. So the archer de&abper;ted.</P>
<P>_TIdynges anone was brought to
&s;ir Iohan of Holande / that an ar|cher
of &s;ir Richarde Staffordes / 
had &s;layne a &s;quyer of his / y^t man
that he loued be&s;t in all the worlde / 
and it was &s;hewed hym the maner howe: And
that it was for the cau&s;e of &s;ir Myles the &s;trau~+ger.
Whan &s;ir Iohan of Holande was well en|fourmed
of this aduenture / he was ryght &s;ore
di&s;plea&s;ed and &s;ayd. I &s;hall neuer eate nor dri|ke
tyll it be reuenged. Than he lepte on his hor+&s;e
and toke certayne of his men with hym / and
departed fro his owne lodgynge. It was as
than right late and &s;o rode in to the feldes / and
enquered / Where &s;ir Myles was lodged. It
was &s;hewed hym / he was lodged in the rere|garde
with the erle of Deuurynters and therle
of Stafforde. Than &s;ir Iohan Hollande toke
the waye thyder warde / and &s;ought to fynde &s;ir
Myles: And as he and his men rode vp &amp; dow+ne
amonge the hedges and bu&s;&s;hes / in a &s;traite
waye he mette at aduenture with &s;ir Richarde
Stafforde / and bicau&s;e it was night he demau~+ded
who was there? I am quod he Rycharde
Stafforde. And I am Hollande quod the o|ther / 
and I &s;eke for the. One of thy &s;eruauntes
hath &s;layne my be&s;t beloued &s;quyer: And ther|with
drewe out his &s;worde and &s;trake Richar|de
Stafforde / &s;o that he &s;lewe hym &amp; fell dow|ne
deed / whiche was great pytie. So he pa&s;|&s;ed
for the and knewe nat well what he had do|ne / 
but he &s;awe well one falle to the grounde.
Sir Richarde Staffordes men were &s;ore di&s;|mayd
whan they &s;awe their mai&s;ter deed. than
they cryed: A Holande Holande / ye haue &s;lay|ne
the &s;onne of therle of Stafforde. This wyll
be heuy tidynges to the father whan~e he kno|weth
therof. Some of &s;ir Iohan of Holandes
&s;eruauntes herde well the&s;e wordes / and &s;ayde
to their may&s;ter. Sir / ye haue &s;layne &s;ir Ry|charde
Stafforde. Well quod &s;ir Iohan Hol|lade / 
what than? I had leauer haue &s;layne him
than a wor&s;e: The better haue I reuenged the
dethe of my &s;quyer. Than &s;ir Iohan of Hol|lande
wente &s;treyght to &s;aynt Iohans of Be|uerley / 
and tooke the fraunche&s;&s;e of the towne
and abode there &s;tyll / For he knewe well there
wolde be moche a do in the hoo&s;te / for the dethe
of that knight: And he wy&s;t nat what the kyn|ge
wolde &s;aye or do in the mater. So to e&s;chue
all paryllce / he tooke &s;entuarye in the towne of
&s;aynt Iohans of Beuerley.</P>
<P>_TIdynges anone came to the Erle of
Stafforde / howe his &s;onne was &s;lay|ne
by yuell aduenture. Thafie the erle
demaunded who had &s;layne hym: And &s;uche
as were by hym whan he was &s;layne &s;ayd. &s;ir / 
the kynges brother / &s;ir Iohen of Holande dyd
&s;lee hym: And &s;hewed hym the cau&s;e why / and
howe it was. ye maye well knowe / that he that
loued entierly his &s;onne and hadde no mo but
hym / and was a fayre yonge knyght and a cou+tagyous / 
was marueylou&s;ly &s;ore dy&s;plea&s;ed / 
and &s;ente incontynent for all his frendes to ha|ue
their coun&s;ayle / howe he &s;hulde v&s;e hym &s;el|fe
in the reuengynge of his dethe. The moo&s;t
wy&s;e&s;t man of his coun&s;ayle &s;ayd. Sir / to mo+rowe
in the mornynge / &s;hewe all the matter to
the kyng / and de&s;yre hym to haue lawe and iu|&s;tyce.
Thus they &s;uaged &s;om what his yre / and
&s;o pa&s;&s;ed that night. And the nexte mornynge
Rycharde Stafforde was buryed in the chur|che
of the vyllage therby. And at his buryeng
were all tho&s;e of his lynage / barons / knightes
and &s;quyers that were in armye. And the
ob&s;equy done / the erle of Stafforde and a thre
&s;core of his lygnage mounted on their hor&s;es
and &s;o came to the kynge / who was well enfor|med
of that yuell aduenture. And &s;o the Erle
founde the kyng and his vncles toguyder / and
a great nombre of knightes with them. Whan
the erle came before the kyng he kneled downe / 
and all wepynge / &s;ayde with a &s;oroufull harte.
Sir / ye are kynge of Englande / and haue &s;o|lemly
&s;worne to kepe Engla~de in all right / &amp; to
do iu&s;tyce. &abser; / ye knowe how your brother w^tout
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any tytell of rea&s;on hath &s;layne my &s;onne and
ayre. Sir / I requyre you do me right and iu|&s;tyce / 
or els ye &s;hall haue no wor&s;e enemy than
I wyll be. And &s;ir / I wyll ye knowe / the dethe
of my &s;on toucheth me &s;o nere / that and it were
nat for brekynge of this voyage that we be in / 
I &s;hulde bring the ho&s;t in to &s;uche trouble / that
with honour it &s;hulde be amended / and &s;o cou~+teruenged / 
that it &s;hulde be &s;poken of a hu~dred
yeres hereafter in Englande: But as nowe I
wyll cea&s;e tyll this voyage in to Scotlande be
done / for our ennemyes &s;hall nat reioy&s;e of the
trouble of the erle of Stafforde. The kyng an+&s;wered.
Knowe for trouthe that I &s;hall do you
iu&s;tyce and rea&s;on / as fatforthe as all my baro+nes
wyll iudge. I &s;hall nat fayle therof / for no
brother that I haue. Than they of the erles ly|nage
&s;ayd. Sir / ye haue &s;ayd well / we thanke
you therof. Thus the lynage of &s;ir Richarde
Stafforde was apea&s;ed / and &s;o helde on their
iourney in to Scotlande. And all the iourney
the erle of Stafforde made no &s;emblant of the
dethe of his &s;onne / wherin all the barons repu|ted
hym right &s;age.
&dtridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="13" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the kyng of Englande cau|&s;ed
to be di&s;troyed the church of meu+rous
in Scotlande / and howe the ba+rons
of Scotlande an&s;wered the ad|myrall
of Fraunce / and deuyied to
leaue Scotlande / and to let the En|gle&s;&s;he
men alone. Cap. xiii.</HEAD>
<P>_THus auaun&s;ed forthe
the kyng of Englande with
&s;euyn thou&s;ande men of ar|mes
and thre&s;core thou&s;and
archers. All the &s;trength of
the realme of Engla~de was
there: For it was &s;ayd howe
the admyrall of Fraunce wolde fight with the~ / 
and in dede he had great de&s;yre and wyll &s;o to
do / for he &s;ayde to the barons of Scotlande or
they came forthe. Sirs / make your &s;ommons
to gette as moche &s;trength as ye can / for if the
Engly&s;&s;he men come in to Scotlande / I wyll
&s;urely fight with the~. The &s;cottes &s;ayd as than
howe they were content therwith / howe be it af+ter
they toke other aduy&s;e. The kynge of En|glande
pa&s;&s;ed forthe &s;o fary / that he pa&s;&s;ed Du+re&s;me
and Newe ca&s;tell on the ryuer of Tyne / 
and all the lande of Northumberlande: and &s;o
at la&s;te came to Berwyke / wherof &s;ir Mathue
Redman was capitayne who receyued the kyn+ge
ioyfully / and the kyng taryed nat <ABBR>ther</ABBR> long / 
but pa&s;&s;ed forthe ouer the ryuer of Twede / and
toke his lodgynge at the abbey of Mewrous / 
the whiche for all the warres that had been by|twene
Englande and Scotlande had neuer no
hurt nor domage but as than it was clene brnet
and exiled: For it was thentent of the engly&s;&s;h
men nat to retourne agayne in to Englande / 
tyll they had di&s;troyed all Scotlande / bycau&s;e
they were fortifyed at that tyme by the frenche
men. Whan~e the admyrall of Fraunce / knewe
that the kynge of Englande was pa&s;&s;ed the ry|uer
of Twede / and was entred in to Morlane
in Scotlande: Than he &s;ayd to the barons of
Scotlande. Sirs / why do we &s;ytte &s;tyll? Let
vs go forthe and aduy&s;e our ennemyes &amp; fyght
with them. It was &s;hewed vs or we came here
that if ye had out of Fraunce but one thou&s;a~de
of good men of armes / ye &s;hulde be &s;tronge y+noughe
to fyght with the Engly&s;&s;he men. And
I en&s;ure you / ye haue mo than a thou&s;a~de and
fyue hundred cror bowes. And &s;urely the knigh+tes
and &s;quyers that be here in my company ar
parfyte men of armes / and the floure of chiual+rye / 
and wyll nat flye / but abyde &s;uche aduen|ture
as god wyll &s;ende you and them.</P>
<P>TO the&s;e wordes an&s;wered the barones
of Scotla~de / who knewe &s;o well the pu+i&s;&s;aunce
of the Engly&s;&s;he men / that they hadde
no wyll to fight with them: Wherfore they &s;aid
Sirs / we beleue well that ye and your compa|ny
be cho&s;en men and of great valure: But &s;ir
we haue knowledge that all the power of En|glande
is here / there were neuer &s;o many En|gly&s;&s;he
men toguyder a&s;&s;embled / as be nowe / 
And ye wyll / we &s;hall bringe you in to &s;uche a
place / that ye &s;hall well &s;e and aduy&s;e theym.
And thanne if ye coun&s;ayle that they &s;hall be
fought with all / it &s;hall nat be refu&s;ed by vs.
For &s;urely &s;ir / all &s;uche wordes as ye haue &s;aid
we dyde &s;peke them. A goddes name quod the
admyrall / let me ones &s;e the~. And &s;o anon after
therle Dugles and other barons of Scotla~de
brought thadmyrall vnto a highe mountayne / 
and vnder the hyll there was a pa&s;&s;age / wher|by
the~gly&s;&s;he ho&s;t mu&s;t pa&s;&s;e: on this hyll was
thadmyrall / w^t diuers knight&abis; of Frau~ce in his
<PB REF="18">
company / And there clerely they &s;awe the En|gly&s;&s;he
men and all their pui&s;&s;aunce / and <ABBR>ther</ABBR>
they nombred them as nere as they coude to be
a &s;ire thou&s;ande men of armes / &amp; thre&s;core thou+&s;ande
archers and other. Than all thynges co~|&s;ydred
they &s;ayd howe they were nat of puy&s;|&s;aunce
&s;uffycient to fight with the Engly&s;&s;he|men / 
for they pa&s;&s;ed nat a thou&s;ande &s;peares &amp;
a .xxx. thou&s;ande of all other men / and but yuell
armed. Than the admyrall &s;ayd to the etle Du|glas
and to therle Morette. Sirs / ye &s;aye but
good rea&s;on / thoughe ye haue no wyll to fight
with the Engli&s;&s;he men. Therfore aduy&s;e you
what ye wyll do / they are &s;tronge ynoughe to
ouer ryde all your countrey / and to di&s;troy it.
And &s;ithe ye maye nat fight with them / I pray
you bring me throughe your countre / by &s;ome
priuye waye in to Englande if it maye be: and
we &s;hall make them warre in &s;ome other parte
as they do to vs here. Sir &abquod; the barones / that
&s;hall we well do / for we knowe dyuers wayes.</P>
<P>_TO thus the admyrall and the barones
of Scotlande determyned to for&s;ake
Scotlande / and to lette the Engly&s;&s;h
men alone / and to go &amp; entre into Wales / and
to go to the cytie of Carlyle and there to reuen|ge
them. So they lefte the Engly&s;&s;he men and
toke the fore&s;tes and mountayns / and as they
rode throughe out Scotlande / they di&s;troyed
all as they wente and brent townes / vyllages / 
and maners: and cau&s;ed all the men / women / &amp;
chyldren of the cou~tre to driue all their catayle / 
and to go into y^t wylde fore&s;tes / for they knewe
well the Engli&s;&s;he men wolde nat folowe them
thyder. And the kynge of Scottes wente in to
the wylde &s;cotty&s;&s;he / bicau&s;e he wes nat i~ good
poynt to ryde a warfare / and they he taryed all
the warre durynge / and lette his men alone.
So the Frenche men and Scottes pa&s;&s;ed the
highe mountayns / bytwene. Northumberla~de
and Scotlande / and entred in to the lande of
Wales / and began to brenne villages / and dyd
moche hurte in the Mombrayes landes. And
the erle of Notyngham / the erle of Stafforde / 
and the barone of Gra&s;oppe / and the Mo&s;gr<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">|ues
landes / and &s;o they toke the waye to the cy|tie
of Carlyle.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="14" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the kyng of Englande toke
Ede~borowe the chefe cytie of Scot|lande:
and howe the duke of Lanca|&s;tre
was in purpo&s;e to retourne in to
wales / to clo&s;e in the frenchmen and
&s;cottes: and what the frenche men &amp;
the &s;cottes dyde in the &s;ayd countre.
Cap. xiiii.</HEAD>
<P>_THe admyrall of Frau~ce was
the erle of Graunt Pre / and
the lorde of &s;aynt Croix / &s;ir
Geffray of Charney / &abser; Wyl
lyam de Brume / &s;ir Iames
of Boe&s;me / the lorde of Pe|gny / 
the lorde of Hees / the
lorde of Marnell / &s;ir Valeran of Rauenall / the
barone D<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="2 letters">ery / the barone of Fountayns / the
lorde of Croye / &s;ir Brake of Braquemont / the
lorde of Landury / and well a thou&s;ande &s;peres
of barons &amp; knightes of Fraunce. And &s;o they
and the lordes of Scotlande rode in Northu~|berlande
bytwene the mountayns on the fron|ters
of Wales / brennyng townes / maners / and
countrees: And the kyng of Englande and his
vncles / with barons and knightes of Engla~de
and their companyes entred in to Scotlande / 
and brent and exyled on their parte. And &s;o the
kyng came and lodged in Edenborowe / y^e chefe
towne in all Scotlande / and there taryed fyue
dayes / and at his departyng it was &s;et a fyre &amp;
brent vp clene / but the ca&s;tell had no hurt / for it
was &s;tronge ynough and well kept. Whyle the
kyng lay at Edenborowe / thengly&s;&s;hmen rode
abrode in the countre and dyd moche / hurt / but
they fou~de nother man nor bee&s;t abrode / for all
was withdrawen in to the fore&s;tes. In the En|gly&s;&s;he
hoo&s;t were mo than a hu~dred thou&s;a~de
men / and well as many hor&s;e / wherof they had
nede of great proui&s;yon / and they fou~de none
in Scotlande / but out of Englande there ca~e
to the~ great plentie / bothe by lande and by &s;ee.
Than the kyng departed fro Ede~borowe and
rode towarde E&s;truleyn a good towne / wher|in
there was a great abbey of blacke monkes / 
and moo&s;t co~menly the kynges of Scotlande
are there buryed. The kyng lay in the abbey &amp;
at their de&abper;tyng / abbey &amp; all was brent. Than
they pa&s;&s;ed the ryuer of Taxe / whiche ronneth
to &s;aint Iohn~s towne / at the ca&s;tell of Strulyn
there was a great a&s;&s;aute / but it wolde nat be
wonne: yet the towne and all the landes of the
lorde Vercy they brent.</P>
<P>THe entent of the duke of Lanca&s;tre and
of his bretherne / was to pa&s;&s;e through
Scotlande and to pur&s;ue the &s;cottes and fren|che
men / for, they knew well they were gone the
<PB N="xii" REF="18">
waye to Wales to go to Carlyle: And &s;o they
thought to enclo&s;e the~ bytwene Englande and
Scotlande / and to fight with them at their ad+uauntage.
This purpo&s;e they thought veryly
to holde. Thengly&s;&s;he men &s;predde abrode in
Scotla~de / there was no re&s;y&s;tence agayn&s;t the~
for the countre was voyde of all men of warre:
they were gone in to Englande with the admy+rall
of Fraunce. And &s;o there the Engly&s;&s;hmen
brent the towne of &s;aynt Iohn~s / where as the
ryuer of Taxe rynneth / and there is a good ha+uen
to &s;ayle thens ouer all the worlde / and after
they brent the towne of Donde. The Engly&s;&s;h
men &s;pared nother abbeys nor min&s;ters but &s;et
all on fyre. And &s;o they of the vowarde ran to
Bredan / whiche is a cytie on the &s;ee &s;yde / It is
on thentre of the wylde &s;cotty&s;&s;he / but they dyd
no hurte therto / howe be it they of the countrey
were right &s;ore afrayed. They of that cytie tho+ught
to haue a&s;&s;aute / for they feared lee&s;t y^e kyn+ge
of Englande wolde haue come thyder / and
haue ouer ron all that countre.</P>
<P>THus in lykewi&s;e as the Engly&s;&s;hemen
dyde in Scotlande / &s;o dyd the frenche
men and &s;cottes in Englande / in the marche&s;&s;e
of Northumberlande and Wales. &amp; they brent
a great countre as they went out of Northum|berlande
and entred in to Wales / whiche was
otherwi&s;e called Wyn&s;lande / and pa&s;&s;ed by the
landes of the lordes of Gray&s;tocke and Clyf|forde / 
and brent in their voyage dyuers great
villages / for they were no men of warre in that
cou~tre as than / for they were all with the kyng.
So they came to the cyte of Catlyle in Wales / 
whiche was well clo&s;ed with gat&abis; / walles / &amp; dy+kes:
It was a place that of auncyent tyme kyn+ge
Arthure loued rightwell / bycau&s;e that there
were great woodes / and many dedes of armes
there was done. There laye in Carlyle in gari+&s;on
&s;ir Lewes Clyfforde / brother to &s;ir Wyllm~
Neuell / and with hym &s;ir Thom~s Mo&s;graue
and Dauy Holgraue his &s;onne / and &s;ir Don|gor&s;&s;e / 
and dyuers other of the marche&s;&s;e and
fronters of Wales / for the cytte of Carlyle was
chiefe cytie of all that countre / and it was nede
full for good men of warre to be the<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">: for whan
the admyrall of Fraunce came thyder he a&s;&s;ay+led
the cytie by great force / the whiche a&s;&s;aute
was cruell and fier&s;e. So thus before
the cytie there were many no|ble
dedes of armes
done.
&dtridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="15" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the erle of Oxenforde brake
the pur&s;ute that the kyng of Engla~d
had thought to haue made in to wa|les
after the frenche men and &s;cottes
And howe the kynge retourned the
&s;ame waye that he came / and howe
the frenche men and &s;cottes determy+ned
to retourne agayne in to Scotla~|de.
Cap. xv.</HEAD>
<P>_THe kyng of Englandes vn|cles
knewe well what waye
the admyrall of Frau~ce and
the &s;cottes helde / &amp; &s;aid how
they thought it for y^e be&s;t to
folowe theym / and to &s;erche
tyll they myght fynde them / 
and &s;o to fight with them: Sayeng / howe they
coude in no wy&s;e e&s;cape them. In this purpo&s;e
was the duke of Lanca&s;tre and his bretherne / 
and dyuers other of the great barons of En|glande / 
and the moo&s;t parte of the co~mons of
the hoo&s;t. And as than all their proui&s;yon was
come as well by lande as by &s;ee / and the kynge
al&s;o was agreed to the &s;ame purpo&s;e and than
on a night the erle of Oxenforde / who was as
than chiefe of coun&s;ayle with the kynge &amp; bare
all the rule: the kyng tru&s;ted no man &s;o moche.
He turned the kyng cleue fro his purpo&s;e I can
nat &s;hewe you for what cau&s;e / but the enformed
the kyng as it was knowen after / and &s;aid: &s;ir
What thynke ye to do? Wyll ye folowe the way
that your vncles hath coun&s;ayled? Sir knowe
for trouth that if ye do &s;o / ye &s;hall neuer returne
agayne. For &s;ir / the duke of La~ca&s;tre de&s;yreth
none other thynge but that ye were deed / that
he might be kyng. Howe dur&s;t he cou~&s;ayle yor
grace to go this wynter &s;ea&s;on in to a &s;trange
countrey? Sir / I wolde nat coun&s;ayle you to
pa&s;&s;e the mou~tayns of Northumberlande / for
there be mo than .xxx. &s;treightes and pa&s;&s;ages / 
that if ye were clo&s;ed in them / ye &s;hulde neuer
come out agayne without daunger of the &s;cot|tes.
Sir / putte nat youre &s;elfe in to that daun|ger / 
what &s;oeuer they &s;aye to you. If the duke
of Lanca&s;tre wyll go lette hym go / and haue
the charge therof / but by my coun&s;ayle ye / &s;hall
nat go. Sir / ye haue done ynough for this one
tyme. youre father was neuer &s;o farre within
Scotlande / nor yet Kynge Edwarde youre
graunt <ABBR>father.</ABBR> Therfore &s;ir / this oughte to
contente you / and &s;aue youre owne per&s;one.
<PB REF="19">
ye be yonge and lu&s;ty: And &s;uche there be / that
&s;heweth you &s;ayre &s;emblant and loueth you but
l<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">tell. The kynge gaue &s;uche audyence to the
&s;ayeng of this erle / that it went neuer out of his
mynde / as ye &s;hall herafter.</P>
<P>THe next mornyng the lordes of Englan+de
and their people / ordred them &s;elfe to
de&abper;te out of Scotla~de / and to folowe their en|nemyes
to fight with them: as it was conclu|ded
the night before. Than the duke of Lanca|&s;tre
came to the king his nephue / nat knowyng
of the trouble and chaunge of his purpo&s;e&punc; and
the kynge beyng in his malencoly / a&s;&s;one as he
&s;awe hym / he &s;ayd in great yre. Certe&s;&s;e vncle
of La~ca&s;tre / ye &s;hall nat attayne as yet to your
entent. Thynke you for all your wordes / y^t we
wyll le&s;e our &s;elfe foli&s;&s;hely? I wyll nat beleue
you nor yet your cou~&s;ayle? for I &s;e therby more
domage than profyte / to vs and to our people.
For if ye wyll make this voyage / do it and ye
ly&s;te / but as for me I wyll nat: For I wyll re|tourne
into Englande the nexte waye / and all
&s;uche as loue vs wyll folowe vs. Than the du|ke
of Lanca&s;tre &s;ayd: Sir / I &s;hall folowe you
for ye haue neuer a man in your company / that
loueth you &s;o well as I do / &amp; al&s;o my bretherne
And if there be any man wyll &s;aye (except your
per&s;one) that I wolde any thynge otherwy&s;e
than well to you or to your people / here is my
guage to the co~trarie. So there was none that
wolde &s;peke any worde: And the kynge helde
his peace and &s;pake to other of his &s;eruauntes
of other maters / and orderyng hym&s;elfe to re|turne
into Englande the &s;ame way y^t he came / 
and the duke of La~ca&s;tre departed fro the kyn|ge
right &s;ore troubled in his mynde / and retur+ned
to his co~pany / and made newe ordynau~ce / 
for in the morning they had thought to haue fo+lowed
the frenchmen in to the marches of Wa|les / 
but they dyde nat &s;o for they retourned the
next waye in to Englande. Lo / thus ye may &s;e
howe thetle of Oxe~forde who was great with
the kyng brake all this voyage / and dyuers of
the great lordes / &s;ayd that the kyng was yuell
coun&s;ayled / Seynge / that all the proui&s;yon
was come / For they &s;ayd they might well haue
folowed the &s;cottes in to Wales / For in their &s;o
doyng / they &s;hulde euer haue drawen in to En+glande
warde. And &s;ome &abper;&s;ons that were we|ry
of payne and trauell &s;aid / howe that all thyn+ges
co~&s;idred / they were better to retourne than
to go any further: Sayeng / howe a great &abpro;ui|&s;ion
mu&s;t be had to &s;crue &s;uche an ho&s;t / &amp; howe
it was yuell to pa&s;&s;e the mountayns that wyn|ter
&s;ea&s;on / wherby they &s;ayd they might rather
le&s;e than wynne.</P>
<P>THus in his &s;ea&s;on brake vp the iorney
and army of Englande: and the kynge
and his lordes retourned in to Englande / the
&s;ame way they came / but they hadde di&s;troyed
the moo&s;t parte of the realme of Scotlande.
The&s;e tidynges came to the admyrall of Frau~|ce
and to the &s;cottes / than they tooke coun&s;ayle
what was be&s;t for them to do / and &s;o concluded
to retourne agayne in to Scotlande / for their
vitails began to fayle and they were in a poore
countrey / for they had di&s;troyed the marches of
Carlyle / and the landes of the barone of Clyf|forde / 
the lorde Maubray / and the by&s;&s;hoprike
of Carlyle / but the cytie they coude nat wynne.
And the frenche men &s;ayd / howe they had brent
and di&s;troyed in the by&s;&s;horike of Dyrhame &amp;
Carlyle / that was better worthe than all y^e tow+nes
in Scotlande. So the frenchmen and &s;cot+tes
retourned in to Scotlande the &s;ame waye
they came: And whan they came into Scotla~|de
they founde the countrey di&s;troyed / but the
people of the countre dyde &s;ette but lytell ther|by
and &s;aid / howe with thre or four poles / &s;hor+tely
they wolde make agayne their hou&s;es / for
they had &s;aued moche of their catayle in the fo|re&s;tes:
But all that the frenche men tooke they
were fayne to paye truely therfore / and dere.
The frenche men were often in great daunger / 
for the &s;cottes and they were at many debates
for vitayle: And the &s;cotes &s;ayd / howe the fren+che
men dyde them more demage than the En|gly&s;&s;he
men had done: &amp; when it was demaun+ded
of them why &s;o they an&s;wered and &s;ayde:
howe the frenche men as they rode abrode they
beate downe &amp; de&s;oyled their cornes / as whete
barley / and otes: and wolde nat kepe the highe
wayes / but rather ryde throughe the corne. Of
whiche demages / they &s;aid they wolde haue of
them a trewe reco~pence or they departed out of
Scotlande: &amp; &s;ayde / Howe they &s;hulde nother
haue &s;hyppe nor maryner to pa&s;&s;e the~ ouer the
&s;ee / without their leaue and lyce~ce. and dyuers
other knightes and &s;quyers complayned / that
their woodes were cutte downe by the frenche
men to make their lodgynges.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="16" TYPE="chapter">
<PB N="xiii" REF="19">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the Frenche lordes were in
great paryll in Scotla~de / and coulde
nat fynde the meanes to pa&s;&s;e ouer
the &s;ee: &amp; howe they &s;hewed therles
Duglas and Morette / the hardne&s;&s;e
that they fou~de in that countre / and
what an&s;were they made to them.
Cap. xvi.</HEAD>
<P>_WHan the admyrall and
his company were returned
in to Scotlande / and were
come to Edenborowe / they
had endured great payne / &amp;
as than they coude fynde no+thing
to bye for their money
wynes they had but lytell / and but &s;mall ale or
bere / and their bredde was of barley or of otes / 
and their hor&s;es were deed for hunger and fou~+dred
for pouertie. And whan they wolde haue
&s;olde the~ they wy&s;t nat to whom / nor <ABBR>ther</ABBR> was
none wolde gyue the~ one peny / nother for hor&s;e
nor for harne&s;&s;e. The &s;oudyers &s;hewed to their
capitayns howe they were delte with all / and
they knewe it right well by experyence of them
&s;elfe: And their men &s;aid / howe they coude nat
long endure in that payne: They &s;aid that the
realme of Scotlande was &s;uche a countre nat
to kepe an hoo&s;t in wynter / and if they &s;hulde a+byde
there tyll &s;omer they &s;hulde be deed for po+uertie.
And if they &s;hulde departe a &s;onder and
&s;erche for their lyueng abrode i~ the cou~tre / they
douted that the &s;cottes wolde &s;lee them in their
beddes. The admyrall con&s;ydred well all the&s;e
thynges: and &s;awe clerely how it was likely to
be as they &s;ayde / howe be it he was in purpo&s;e
to abyde there all the wynter / &amp; to &s;ende to the
frenche kyng and to the duke of Burgoyne / cer+tifyeng
them what ca&s;e they were in / and to ha+ue
newe proui&s;yon of money and vitayls / and
to make a newe fre&s;&s;he warre agayne the nexte
&s;omer to in Englande / howe be it he &s;awe well
the yuels of the &s;cottes / and con&s;ydred the yell
of his people. Than he gaue leaue to departe / 
all &s;uche as wolde / but at their departyng was
the mi&s;chefe / for the lordes coude fynde no pa&s;|&s;age
for the~&s;elfe nor for their men. The &s;cottes
wolde that &s;uch knightes and &s;quyers as were
but poore &s;hulde departe / to thentent that they
might rule the remnant at more ea&s;e: and &s;ayd
to the admyrall. Sir / lette youre men departe
whan they wyll / but as for youre &s;elfe / ye &s;hall
nat departe out of this cou~tre / tyll we be full &s;a|ti&s;fied
of all &s;uche charges as we haue borne all
this &s;ea&s;on for your army.</P>
<P>THe&s;e tidynges were right harde to the
admyrall &amp; to the other barons of Frau~+ce / 
and &s;hewed all the mater to the erle Duglas
and to the erle Morette / who be&s;emynge were
right &s;ore di&s;plea&s;ed / that they were &s;o hardely
dalte with all / and &s;aid: We be right &s;orie / For
this dealynge wyll cau&s;e that neuer &s;cotty&s;&s;he
knight &s;hall come in to Fraunce to haue good
there. And &s;o the&s;e two erles &s;pake to the other
erles &amp; barons of Scotlande / who &s;aid / howe
they had lo&s;te as well as they / wherfore di&s;&s;y|mule
you with them / for we wyll be reco~pen&s;ed
Than the&s;e two erles &s;ayd to the admyrall and
to the other lordes of Frau~ce / howe they coude
nat rule the other lordes nor the co~mons / Wher+fore
it behoued them if they purpo&s;ed to go out
of the realme / to &s;ati&s;fy the co~mons &amp; to re&s;tore
agayne all their domages. And whan the ad|myrall
&s;awe that it wolde be non otherwi&s;e / he
thought he wolde nat le&s;e the more for the le&s;&s;e.
He con&s;ydred well / howe he was without con|forte
and clo&s;ed in with the &s;ee / and &s;awe howe
the &s;cottes were of a wylde opynion / wherfore
they were fayne to agre to the &s;cottes entent &amp;
cau&s;ed a crye to be made / that all maner of per|&s;ons
&s;hulde come to the admyrall of Fraunce &amp;
proue that any of his men had done the~ any do+mage / 
and he wolde reco~pence them to the va|lue
therof / whiche crye apea&s;ed the &s;cottes&punc; and
&s;o the admyrall became de<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">tour to them all and
&s;ayd / howe he wolde nat departe out of Scot|la~de
tyll all the complayna~tes were fully &s;ati&s;|fyed
and payed. Than dyuers knightes &amp; &s;qui+ers
hadde pa&s;&s;age and &s;o retourned &s;ome in to
Flau~ders / and as wynde &amp; weder wolde briue
them / without hor&s;e and harne&s;&s;e ryght poore
and feble / cur&s;yng the day that euer they came
in Scotlande. Sayeng / howe there were ne|uer
men had &s;o harde a voyage, wy&s;&s;hing that
the french kyng had peace with Englande one
yere or two / and &s;o bothe kynges togider to go
in to Scotlande / vtterly to di&s;troy that realm
for euer: For they &s;aid / they neuer &s;awe &s;o yuell
people nor &s;o fal&s;e traytours / nor more foly&s;&s;he
people in feates of warre.</P>
<P>THe admyrall of Fraunce by the~ that de|parted
fir&s;t / wrote letters to the frenche
kyng and to the duke of Burgoyne / certifyeng
them what ca&s;e he was in / and how the &s;cottes
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delte with hym / &amp; that if they wolde haue hym
to come home / they mu&s;t &s;ende thyder &s;uche &s;o~|mes
of money as he was become dettoure / for
to be payed to the knightes / &s;quyers / and com|mens
of Scotlande / for the &s;cottes &s;ayd playn+ly / 
that the warre that they made in to Englan+de
at that &s;ea&s;on / was for Fraunce and nat for
them &s;elfe. therfore all &s;uche domages as they
haue taken by that iourney / they wolde be ful|ly
recompe~&s;ed agayne or he de&abper;ted out of &s;cot|lande / 
to the whiche he had &s;worne and agreed
The frenche kyng &amp; his coun&s;ayle were bou~de
to redeme agayne the admyrall / for they &s;ende
hym thyder. Than~e the &s;o~mes of money were
ordayned for / and the money payed by excha~ge
in the towne of Bruges / &s;o that the &s;cott&abis; were
contente. Than the admyrall departed out of
Scotlande whan all thynges was payed / and
&s;o toke his leaue of the kynge who was in the
wylde &s;cotty&s;&s;he / and of the erles Duglas and
Morette / who conueye<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> them to the &s;ee&s;yde / &amp;
&s;o he toke &s;hyppynge at Edenborowe and had
wynde at wyll and arryued at Slu&s;e in Flau~|ders.
Some knightes and &s;quyers of his com+pany
returned nat agayne with hym / they tho|ught
they wolde &s;e other countrees / and &s;o they
went in to dyuers partes. The moo&s;t parte re|tourned
in to Fraunce &s;o poore / that they were
nat able to get the~ &s;elfe any hor&s;e. &s;ome bought
them hor&s;es / &amp; &s;pecially the burgonions / the ca~+penoi&s;e / 
the barroi&s;e / and the lorayns.
&dtridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="17" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the admyrall enformed the
frenche kyng and his cou~&s;ayle of the
&s;tate of Scotlande / &amp; howe the duke
of Burgoyne had gret de&s;yre to cau|&s;e
the frenche kyng to make a iorney
in to Englande. Cap. xvii.</HEAD>
<P>_WHan the admyrall was
retourned in to Fraunce to
the yonge kynge Charles &amp;
to y^e duke of Burgoyne they
made hym good chere / as it
was rea&s;on / and demau~ded
of hym the condycion of the
kynge &amp; of the lordes of Scotlande: He &s;ayd / 
howe the &s;cottes &s;omewhat re&s;embled, the En|gly&s;&s;he
men / bicau&s;e they be enuyous ouer &s;tra~+gers:
And moreouer he &s;ayd / that he had ra|ther
be erle of Sauoy or erle of Arthoy&s;e than
to be kyng of &s;cottes / and &s;ayd / howe he hadde
&s;ene all the power of Scotlande in one daye to
gyder / as the &s;cottes &s;ayd them &s;elfe / and yeche
neuer &s;awe togyder pa&s;t fyue hundred &s;peares
and about a .xxx. thou&s;ande other men of <ABBR>warr</ABBR>
the whiche nombre agayn&s;t Engli&s;&s;he archers
or agayn&s;t a thou&s;ande of other good men of ar+mes
coude not longe endure. Than the admy|rall
was demaunded / if he had &s;ene the puy&s;|&s;aunce
of Englande. He an&s;wered yea. For on
a day quod he / whan I &s;awe the &s;cottes flye a|waye
for feare of the Engly&s;&s;hmen / I de&s;yred
them to bring me where as I might &s;e and ad|uy&s;e
the Engly&s;&s;he hoo&s;t / and &s;o they dyde / I
was &s;et in a &s;traite pa&s;&s;age where as they mu&s;t
nedes pa&s;&s;e / and to my demyng / they were a .ix
thou&s;ande men of warre. And the &s;cottes &s;ayd
that it was all the power of England / and that
there were none abydinge behynde. Than the
kyng and his coun&s;ayle &s;tudyed a lytell / and at
la&s;te &s;ayd. It is a great thyng of thre&s;core thou+&s;ande
archers &amp; of &s;ixe or &s;euyn thou&s;ande men
of armes. It maye well be quod the Con&s;table
that they may make that nombre / but yet I had
rather fight with theym at home in their owne
marches than with halfe the nombre here / and
&s;o I herde my mai&s;ter &s;aye often tymes whan
I was yonge. By my faithe quod the admy|rall / 
if ye had ben there with a great nombre of
men of armes as I &s;uppo&s;ed ye &s;hulde haue be~
I thynke we hadde famy&s;&s;hed all Scotlande.
Thus the con&s;table and admyrall deuy&s;ed to|guyder / 
and they &s;ette the duke of Burgoyne
in great de&s;yre to make an armye in to Engla~|de.
&para;Nowe let vs leaue a lytell to &s;peke of the~
and retourne to the bu&s;yne&s;&s;e of Flaunders.</P>
<P>_IT is of trouthe / the duke of Burgoyn
had ymagined in his mynde to make
the nexte Somer folowynge / whiche
&s;hulde be in the yere of oure lorde god / a thou|&s;ande
thre hundred four&s;core and fyue / a great
army / and to moue the frenche kyng as moche
as he might to go into Englande. And al&s;o the
con&s;table of Fra~ce / who was an expert knight
and well beloued in the realme of Frau~ce / and
had ben brought vp in his youthe in the realm
of Englande: He in lykewi&s;e gaue coun&s;ayle
to the &s;ame enterpri&s;e / and &s;o dyde the lorde de+la
T<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">emoyle. And bycau&s;e y^t the duke of Ber+rey
was in Poictou and Lymo&s;yn / and knewe
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nothynge of this coun&s;ayle / the duke of Bur|goyne
who was chiefe about the kynge / he had
dyuers ymaginacions. he thought well that as
long as the warre contynued in Flau~ders / the
voyage ouer the &s;ee in to Englande / coude nat
well be done: Wherfore he was more troubled
with them of Gaunte / and enclyned rather to
their de&s;yres. for he knewe well how they were
alyed to thengly&s;&s;he men. And howe they had
in Gaunte a knight of Englande called &s;ir Io+han
Bourchier / &s;ent thyder by kyng Richarde
to gouerne the towne and to coun&s;ayle theym:
Howe be it the gauntoy&s;e de&s;yred to haue pea|ce
for they were &s;o ouerlayd by the warre / that
the moo&s;t ryche and notable&s;t per&s;ones of the
towne / were nat mai&s;ters of their owne good&abis;
for the wylde &s;oudyours gouerned them. And
the wy&s;e men &s;awe well / that at length it coude
nat endure / but that they were all in great pa|rell.
And whan they were toguyder / dyuers of
ten tymes marueyled / howe they had endured
&s;o longe as they hadde done: they &s;awe well it
was rather by force than by loue / For Peter de
Boy&s;e alwayes parceyuered in his yuell opy|nions
and domages / So that non dur&s;t &s;peke
before hym of peace / for if he knewe any &abper;&s;one
though he were neuer &s;o &s;age that &s;pake of any
treatie of peace / inco~tynent he was &s;layne and
murthered without pytie or remedy.</P>
<P>THis warre that they of Gaunte hadde
maynteyned agayn&s;t their lorde therle
Loyes of Flaunders and the Duke of Bour|goyne
had / endured a &s;euyn yere / wherby <ABBR>ther</ABBR>
was &s;uche hurte done / that it were great mar|ueyle
to reher&s;e. The turkes / paynims / and &s;a+ra&s;yns
&s;orowed that warre: For of trouthe the
marchaundy&s;es of eightene realmes / arryued
lightely at Slu&s;e / and had their delyueraunce
at Danne or at Bruges / whiche was all let by
this warre. Than beholde and co~&s;ydre if the&s;e
farre &abper;ties &s;orowed this warre: Moche more
ought to be &s;orie the landes nexte adioynynge
therto / &amp; there was none coude fynde any mea|ne
of peace. And &s;o fir&s;te by the grace of god &amp;
diuyne in&s;pyracion / and by the hu~ble prayers
of good folkes / that god opened their eares / &amp;
had pytie of the poore people of Flaunders.
And how the peace came by them I &s;hall &s;hewe
you fro poynt to poynt / as I &s;hewed you before
the begynning / &s;o &s;hall I declare the endynge.
The begynnyng of the hatte was by Iohn~ de
Bare / Iohan Piet / Gylbert Mathue / Iohan
Lion and &s;uche other / and I de&s;yre you to her|ken
thervnto.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="18" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;How by the grace of god two bur|ge&s;&s;es
of Gaunt enteredde to treate
with the duke of Burgoyne for pea|ce:
And howe they gaue the charge
therof to a knight of Flaunders / and
what aun&s;were the duke gaue vnto
them. Cap. xviii.</HEAD>
<P>_IN this &s;ea&s;on in the tow+ne
of Gaunt was &s;ir Iohan
Bourchyer ruler there vn|der
the kynge of Englande / 
and Peter de Boy&s;e dyd a&s;+&s;y&s;t
hym and &s;u&s;teygned all
their yuell opinyons. <ABBR>Ther</ABBR>
were &s;ome wy&s;emen right &s;ore di&s;plea&s;ed with
the dy&s;ce~cion bytwene their naturall lorde and
the towne: how be it they dur&s;t nat &s;hewe forth
the ententes of their hartes / but one of them to
another as they dur&s;t &s;ecretely. For if Peter de
Boy&s;e had knowen that they had made any <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="2 letters">|blant
of peace / they &s;hulde haue ben &s;layne w^t|out
mercy. In lyke maner as he and Philyppe
Dartuell had &s;layne &s;ir Symon Bec<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">e and &s;ir
Gylbert Brute / and to kepe the people of Gau~t
in feare: He had cau&s;ed dyuers to be &s;layne in
that &s;ea&s;on. In that &s;ea&s;on afore or Fraunces
Atremau was putte oute of the towne of Dan
by the frenche kyng / and had di&s;troyed the cou~+trey
of the foure may&s;ters / and that the kynge
was returned agayne in to Fraunce (as ye ha|ue
herde before) They of Gau~t began to dout
and the notable men of the towne &s;uppo&s;ed / y^t
the nexte Somer the frenche kynge wolde re|tourne
agayne and be&s;iege the towne / but Pe|ter
de Boy&s;e and &s;uche other of his &s;ecte made
but lyght therof: Sayenge / howe they wolde
gladly &s;e the kynge before their towne / for they
&s;ayd / they had &s;uche alyaunce with the kyng of
Engla~de / that they &s;hulde &s;oone be ayded and
conforted. In this &s;ea&s;on there was in the tow+ne
two valyant men of good lyfe and of good
conuer&s;acyon / of a meane lygnage / nat of the
be&s;t nor of the wor&s;t. Whiche &abper;&s;ones were &s;ore
di&s;plea&s;ed to &s;e the di&s;corde bytwene the towne
and their naturall lorde / howe be it they dur&s;te
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nat &s;peke therof for feare of Peter de Boy&s;e / 
One of them was a maryner &amp; the other a bo|cher / 
the one called Roger de Creuyn / and the
other Iaques Dardenbourke.</P>
<P><GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">I the&s;e two per&s;ones the matter was
fir&s;t &s;et a warke / and with the~ a wy&s;e
knight of Flaunders called &s;ir Iohan
Delle / who tooke great payne therin: But he
nor all the knyghtes in Flau~ders coude neuer
haue brought it to pa&s;&s;e / and it had nat ben by
the meanes of the&s;e two per&s;ons. This knight
&s;ir Iohan Delle was welbeloued in the towne
of Gaunt / and came and wente at his plea&s;ure
without any &s;u&s;pection. The&s;e two for&s;ayd &abper;|&s;ons
had great di&s;plea&s;ure of this debate<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> and
&s;pake priuely togyder therof: And Roger &s;aid
to Iaques. Wyll there be no remedy fou~de by|twene
the towne of Gaunte (in the whiche we
were borne / and is nowe in a harde ca&s;e) &amp; the
duke of Burgoyn our naturall lorde? It were
a great almes dede to make a peace<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> &amp; they that
&s;o coude do / &s;hulde haue thanke of god &amp; great
pray&s;e of the worlde: for by that meanes y^e trou+ble
&s;hulde be cea&s;ed for euer, ye &s;aye trouthe &abquod;
Iaques: But it is a harde thynge to bringe a|bout:
for Peter de Boy&s;e is a paryllous man / 
there is none dare &s;peke of peace for feare of hi~.
Well &abquod; Roger / yet it can nat be alwayes thus / 
at la&s;t it mu&s;t nedes haue an ende. Shewe me
quod Iaques by what meanes it myght be / &amp;
I wyll gladly here you. Than quod Roger / ye
be the chefe of all the bochery / and moo&s;t belo|ued
and dradde. ye might &s;ecretely &s;hewe your
corage and entent to them that be your fre~des / 
and as ye &s;e howe they enclyne / ye maye &s;peke
further lytell and lytell. And on the other &s;yde / 
I that am a maryner and beloued with all ma+ner
of men. and I knowe &s;ome of their corag&abis;
howe that the warre di&s;plea&s;eth them / for they
haue great domage therby. And I &s;hall &s;hewe
my mynde to &s;ome / who &s;hall drawe other to y^e
&s;ame purpo&s;e. And if we maye gette the&s;e two
craftes of our accorde / the other craftes &amp; other
good people &s;uche as de&s;yreth peace / wylln&s;one
euclyne to vs. Well quod Iaques / and I &s;hall
&s;peke gladly to the~ of my crafte / and &s;peke you
to yours. And as they deuy&s;ed &s;o it was done / 
ryght &s;ecretely and wi&s;ely / &s;o that by the grace
of the Holygo&s;t / Iaques Dardenboure fou~de
all tho of the bochery well enclyned to his wyll
And Roger on his part by meanes of his fayre
language / founde the maryners ryght well a|greed
therto / for their crafte was nere lo&s;te for
lacke of v&s;age.</P>
<P>_Hus the&s;e two wy&s;e men &s;hewed eche
to other / howe they founde their peo|ple
di&s;po&s;ed to haue peace. Than they
&s;aid / howe they mu&s;t haue &s;ome other &s;age per+&s;one
to &s;hewe all this matter to their lorde. At
la&s;t they remembred them of a knight called &s;ir
Iohan Dell / and &s;o they went to hym and di&s;|couered
to hym all their ententes &s;ecretly / and
&s;ayd. Sir / we haue laboured &s;o moche to the~
of our craftes / that they be well enclyned to ha+ue
peace / &s;o that our lorde the duke of burgoyn
wolde pardon them / and to graunt vs our au~|cyent
fraunche&s;&s;es / according to the tenours of
our charters and bulles. Than this &s;ir Iohan
&s;ayd / I &s;hall gladly go and entreate hym. And
&s;o this knight went out of the towne to y^e duke / 
who was in Frau~ce with the kyng / and he &s;he|wed
hym all the for&s;aid mater / &amp; dyd &s;o moche
with his fayre langage / that the duke enclyned
to here what he wolde &s;aye: And for the de&s;yre
that the duke had to make a voyage in to En|glande / 
the lightlyer he condi&s;cended to haue
peace with them of Gaunt: And al&s;o his coun|&s;ayle
&s;ir Guy de la Tremoyle and &s;ir Iohan
de Vyen / and the con&s;table and the lorde Cou+cy / 
coun&s;ayled him to take peace with the~: than
the duke an&s;wered and &s;ayd to &s;ir Iohn~ Delle
I am content to do in this mater as ye wyll de+uy&s;e / 
and &s;o retourne ye agayne to the~ that &s;ent
you hyder: And the duke demaunded of hym / 
if Fraunces Atreman were a coun&s;ayle of this
treatie or nat. Sir quod he / I thynke he kno|weth
nothynge therof / he kepeth the Ca&s;tell of
Gaure / and I knowe nat if they that &s;ent me hi+der / 
wolde that he &s;hulde knowe it or nat. Tell
the~ quod the duke that they &s;peke hardely with
him in the mater / for I thynke he wyll nat be a+gayn&s;t
me / for as I vnder&s;ta~de he de&s;ireth gret+ly
to be at peace w^t me. as the duke co~maunded
&s;o this knyght dyd / and retourned to Gaunt &amp;
brought the&s;e good tidyng&abis;. And than he went
to the ca&s;tell of Gaure to &s;peke with Fraunces
Atreman / and di&s;couered all his entent &s;ecrete+ly
to him. And whan Fraunces had a lytell &s;tu+dyed
/ merely he &s;aid. And if my lorde the duke
wyll pardon them of Gaunt and vpholde their
fraunche&s;es / I &s;hall nat be rebell agayn&s;t hym
but be right diligent to haue peace. Than this
knight departed fro hym and went agayne in
to Fraunce to the duke / and &s;hewed hym all the
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mater. The duke herde hym gladly / and wrot
letters open &amp; clo&s;e &s;ealed with his &s;eale / to the~
of Gau~te. And this knyght with tho&s;e letters
retourned in to Flaunders / &amp; &s;o came to Gau~t / 
but he &s;hewed nat the letters as than / but he &abpro;|my&s;ed
Roger and Iaques to acco~ply&s;&s;he their
ententes. Beholde nowe what &abper;ell this knight
and they were in: For if &s;ir Iohan Bourchier
and Peter de Boy&s;e had knowen of the mater
all the worlde &s;hulde nat haue &s;aued their ly|ues.
&tridot; &dtridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="19" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the&s;e two fore&s;ayd burge&s;|&s;es
a&s;&s;embled their frendes to accom+ply&s;&s;he
their enterpri&s;e / and &s;ente &s;ir
Iohan Delle for the dukes letters of
peace. Cap. xix.</HEAD>
<P>_THan~e Roger and Ia|ques
&s;aid to &s;ir Iohn~ Dell / 
Sir / ye &s;hall come on mon|day
nexte comyng in to this
towne at nyne of the clocke / 
and bringe with you the du+kes
letters / and &s;hewe them
openly to the co~mons of Gaunte / wherby they
&s;hall gyue the more credence / for by that houre / 
we wyll be lordes of the towne / or elles &s;layne
in the quarell. Well quod &s;ir Iohan / be it as ye
&s;aye: and &s;o ended their cou~&s;ayle for that tyme
And &s;ir Iohan Delle went out of the towne to
accomply&s;&s;he his purpo&s;e. The&s;e other two
wy&s;emen &s;tudyed howe to bringe aboute their
purpo&s;e / and &s;o &s;pake with &s;ome of their fren|des
and aldermen of the craftes / &s;o that they
had a great nombre of their accorde: And de|termyned
that on the nexte monday at nyne of
the clocke / they &s;hulde departe out of their hou|&s;es / 
with the banner of Flau~ders before them:
Cryeng the Lyon of Flau~ders / the lorde of the
countrey / hath gyuen peace to the good towne
of Gaunte / and hath pardoned clerely all tre&s;|pa&s;&s;es.
For all this mater was &s;agely ha~deled
yet it came to the knowlege of Peter de Boi&s;e.
And as &s;oone as he knewe therof / he went &s;tre+ight
to &s;ir Iohan Bourchyer / who was &s;oue|raygne
capitayne there vnder the kyng of En|glande / 
and &s;ayd to hym: Roger Creuyn and
Iaques Darde~bourke / wyll be to morowe by
nyne of the clocke in the market place / with the
banner of Flaunders before theym: And they
wyll crye through the towne / the Lyon of Flau~+ders
lorde of this countre / hath gyuen peace to
the towne of Gaunte / and hath &abper;doned all tre&s;|pa&s;&s;es.
What &s;hall we do? The kynge of En|glande
&s;hall nat be than~e obeyed / without we
preuent them / and putte them out of our iury&s;|dyctions.
What is be&s;t than to do quod &s;ir Io+han
Bourchier? Than aun&s;wered Peter and
&s;ayd. It behoueth / that to morowe in the mor|nyng / 
we a&s;&s;emble in harnes all our men in the
hou&s;e de la Vale: And than let vs go throughe
the towne with the kynge of Englandes baner
before vs / and lette vs crye al&s;o: The Lyon of
Flaunders kynge of Englande / lorde of this
countrey and towne of Gaunte. And whan we
come in to the market place / &s;uche as be on our
partie wyll drawe to vs / and than lette vs flee
all the other treatours. It is well deuy&s;ed &abquod;
&s;ir Iohan Bourchier / lette it &s;o be done.</P>
<P>&para;Nowe beholde / if god dyde nat moche for
the&s;e two / Roger and Iaques: For they were
enfourmed of Peter de Boy&s;e deuy&s;e. &amp; whan
they knewe it they were nat aba&s;&s;hed: But late
in the euenynge they &s;ente to all their frendes / 
that where as they &s;hulde be the nexte daye in
the market place by eight of the cloke / in any
wy&s;e they de&s;yred them to be there by &s;euyn of
the clocke / and that they dyde to preuent Peter
de Boy&s;e. To this poyntment euery man was
agreed / and on the monday in the mornyng &s;ir
Iohan Bourchyer and his company came to
the hou&s;e called de la Vale / &amp; with hym a thre|&s;core / 
and Peter de Boy&s;e came thyder with a
xl. there they armed the~ / &amp; in good ordynaunce
&s;ette them &s;elfe forwarde. And Roger and Ia|ques
a&s;&s;embled their frendes togyder / and the
moo&s;t parte of the aldermen and burge&s;&s;es of
Gaunt came to them. Than they toke the erles
baner and went through the towne / cryeng the
fore&s;aid crye / and &s;uche as herde the crye / and
&s;awe the aldermen of their craftes and the ba|ners
of the erle / they folowed after and came to
the &s;ame co~pany: And &s;o by &s;euyn of the clocke
they came to the market place / and there &s;et the~
&s;elfe in good order / with therles baners before
them / and euer there came mo and mo to them.
The&s;e tidynges came anone to &s;ir Iohn Bour+chier
<PB REF="22">
and to Peter de Boy&s;e / who were a&s;&s;em|blynge
of their people. Than they went forthe
with the baners of Engla~de before them / and
as they wente / they cryed their cryes before de+uy&s;ed.
And &s;o they came to the &s;aid market pla+ce / 
and there araynged them &s;elfe before the o|ther / 
but euer &s;uche as came / the moo&s;t parte
went to the Erles baners / &s;o that if a hundred
came four&s;core went thyder: In &s;o moche / that
all the place was full of men of armes / and &s;o
they &s;tode eche regardyng other.</P>
<P>WHan Peter de Boy&s;e / &s;awe howe the
aldermen of the craftes drewe to Ro|ger
and Iaques he was &s;ore aba&s;&s;hed
and douted greatly of his lyfe: For he &s;awe &s;u|che
as were wont to &s;erue hym / flye awaye fro
hym: and &s;o priuely he &s;tale awaye oute of the
prea&s;e / and hydde hym &s;elfe for feare of dethe.
And whan Roger and Iaques &s;awe y^t / nighe
all the people drewe to their parte / they were
right ioyou&s;e and well co~forted / and nat with|out
good cau&s;e: For than they &s;awe well / that
the people of Gaunt wolde be in peace w^t their
lorde / Than they departed with a certayne of
their company / with the baners of Flaunders
before them / and &s;o came to &s;ir Iohan Bour|chyer
and to the Engly&s;&s;hemen / who were nat
very &s;ure of their lyues / whan they &s;awe them
come towarde them. Than Roger demau~ded
of &s;ir Iohan Bourchier / <ABBR>wher</ABBR> Peter de boy&s;e
was and what was his entent / and whyder he
was their frende or enemy. The knight an&s;we+red
and &s;aid. I thynke Peter de Boy&s;e be here
by me / and whan he &s;awe that he was gone / he
&s;ayd. I knowe nat <ABBR>wher</ABBR> he is become: I went
he had been in my company. But as for me / I
am and wyll be &s;eruaunt to my naturall lorde
the kyng of Englande / who &s;ende me hyder at
your owne de&s;yres / if ye well remembre. It is
true quod they / for if ye had nat ben de&s;yred to
come hyder by the towne of Gaunte / ye &s;hulde
haue ben &s;layne. But for the honour of the kyn+ge
of Englande who &s;ende you hyder at our re+que&s;t
/ ye &s;hall nat nede to feare nor non of yo<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">s
ye &s;hall haue no hurte. We &s;hall &s;aue you from
all domages / and conducte you to the towne
of Calayes: Wherfore departe to your lodgyn+ges
pea&s;ably / and <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">lyrre nat for any thynge ye
here or &s;e / For we wyll be vnder the obey&s;au~ce
of oure naturall lorde the duke of Burgoyne / 
and wyll make no more warre. The knyght
was ryght Ioyou&s;e of that aun&s;were to be &s;o
quyte / and &s;ayd. Sir / &s;ythe it wyll be none o|therwy&s;e
&s;o be it: and I thanke you of that ye
offre me at this tyme.
&dtridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="20" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe &s;ir Iohan Dell came to gau~t
to the markette place: where as Ro|ger
and Iaques and the aldermen of
the cytie: where and howe he delyue+red
them letters fro the duke of Bur+goyne:
and howe they of Gaunt &s;ent
to Turney / and of the confyrmacion
of the peace and of the charters that
were made therof. Cap. xx.</HEAD>
<P>_THan &s;ir Iohan Bour|chier
departed pea&s;ably fro
the place with all thengli&s;&s;h
men / and &s;uche Gauntoy&s;e
as were in his Companye
fledde awaye and hydde the~
&s;elfe. And anone after en|tred
in to the towne &s;ir Iohan Delle / and came
in to the market place with the dukes letters / 
&s;ende thyder by the duke: And there they were
opyned and reed to all the people / whiche gret+lye
plea&s;ed theym. Than Fraunces Atreman
was &s;ent for fro the ca&s;tell of Gaure / who inco~|tynent
came to them and agreed to the treatie / 
and &s;ayd it was well: And &s;o thervpon &s;ir Io|han
Delle was &s;ente agayne to the duke / who
was as than at Arras / &amp; &s;hewed hym all the de+meanour
of the gauntoy&s;e: And howe that Pe+ter
de Boy&s;e had as than no rule nor audyence
in the towne: and howe that if he had ben fou~|de
he had been &s;layne: and howe that Frau~ces
Atreman dyde acquyte hym &s;elfe valya~tly and
confyrmable to the Peace. All the&s;e thynges
plea&s;ed moche the duke: and &s;o he &s;ealed a char+ter
of peace and a tru&s;e to endure / vntyll the
fir&s;te day of Ianuarye / and in the meane &s;ea|&s;on
a coun&s;ayle to be had for that matter in the
cytie of Tourney / And all the &s;ir Iohn~ Delle
brought agayne with hym to Gaunte / wherof
all the people had great ioye / For they &s;hewed
than howe they had great de&s;yre to haue peace
<PB N="xvi" REF="22">
All this &s;ea&s;on &s;ir Iohan Bow&abser; and the En|gly&s;&s;he
men and Peter de Boy&s;e were &s;tyll in
Gaunte / but there was no man wolde do any
thynge after them: and Peter de Boy&s;e lyued
&s;tyll in re&s;t. With that he &s;ware that he &s;hulde
nat procure nor moue any thynge that &s;hulde
cau&s;e any warre bytwene the towne and their
naturall lorde. And thus was done by the mea+nes
of Fraunces Atreman who &s;pake for hym
wherby Peter lyued in re&s;te / for they knewe
well that Peter alwayes helde with their opy|nions / 
and was a true and a good capitayne.</P>
<P>_THis truce durynge / they of Gau~te
apoynted theym that &s;hulde go to
Tourney to conclude this treatie / 
And Frau~ces Atreman was &s;ent
thyder as chiefe / bycau&s;e he was a
man rea&s;onable and well knowen with all lor|des / 
and with hym wente Roger Creuyn and
Iaques Darde~bourke / and they came to Tur|ney
in the vtas of &s;aynt Andrewe with a fyftie
hor&s;e / and were all lodged toguyder at the &s;y|gne
of the Samon / in the &s;trete of &s;aynt Bri&s;e
And the .v. day of Decembre / thyder came the
duke of Burgoyne and the duche&s;&s;e his wyfe / 
and the lady of Neuers their doughter / &amp; they
entred into Turney at the gate towarde Lyle
And agayn&s;t their entrynge the gau~toy&s;e that
were there i&s;&s;ued out to mete with theym. And
whan they &s;awe the duke / they enclyned theym
&s;elfe on their hor&s;es bare heeded: And the duke
pa&s;&s;ed lightely by theym / for he made ha&s;te to
mere with the duche&s;&s;e of Brabante / who was
comynge to the cytie by the gate of Malynes / 
and &s;he was lodged in the by&s;&s;hoppes palays.
So thus began the treatie bytwene the Duke
and the towne of Gaunt / and &s;ir Iohan Delle
toke great payne to go and come bytwene the
&abper;ties / and at the de&s;yre of the duches of Bour+goyne
&amp; of the lady Neuers / the duke forgaue
all his yuell wyll: And the peace was made / 
cryed / accorded / written / and
&s;ealed bytwene the par|ties / 
in maner as
foloweth.
&dtridot;</P>
<DIV2 TYPE="part">
<HEAD>&para;Here after en&s;ueth the tenoure
of the letters and
charters of
peace.
&dtridot;</HEAD>
<P>_PHilyppe the &s;onne of
Frau~ces duke of Burgoyn
erle of Flaunders / Artoy&s;e / 
and Palatyne / lorde of Se+lynes / 
erle of Rethell &amp; Ma+lynes / 
and Margarete du|che&s;&s;e
and counte&s;&s;e of the
&s;ayd co&s;itreis. To all them that heateth or &s;e|yth
this pre&s;ent writynge / we &s;ende gretynge.
We wyll that it be knowen / that oure welbelo|ued
&s;ubiectes / aldermen and commons of our
good towne of Gaunte / hath right humbly re|quyred
our lorde the kyng &amp; vs / that we &s;hulde
haue pytie and mercy on them / and to pardone
all offences by theym or any for theym done to
the kynge or to vs / and for pytie and compa&s;|&s;yon
of our &s;aid &s;ubiectes by our letters / we ha+ue
pardoned the~. And al&s;o we haue confyrmed
their auncyent priuyleges / fraunche&s;es / cu&s;to|mes / 
and v&s;age / in ca&s;e that they wyll playnly
obey the kynge and vs. Whiche pardone they
of Gaunte and their parte takers / haue recey|ued
right humbly by &s;uche letters &amp; me&s;&s;a~gers
as they &s;ent to vs in great nombre to Turney / 
and they haue clene tenoun&s;ed all debates and
warres / and with good hartes are returned to
true obey&s;au~ce to the kyng and to vs. Promy|&s;yng
from hen&s; forthe to be true frendes &amp; faith
full to the kynge and to vs / to the king as their
&s;oueraygne lorde / &amp; to vs as their naturall lor|de / 
by rea&s;on of Margarete our wyfe as their
naturall lady &amp; heretour. Wherfore the kynge
&amp; we haue receyued to our grace our &s;aid &s;ubie+ctes / 
&amp; haue gyuen them letters of &abper;don &amp; pure
remy&s;&s;ion / with re&s;tytucyon of their priuyle|ges / 
cu&s;tomes / and v&s;ages / the whiche more at
large appereth / by the content of oure letters.
After whiche pardons our &s;ayd &s;ubiectes haue
made to vs dyuers &s;upplycacions / the whiche
we haue receyued &amp; haue cau&s;ed them by good
delyberacyon to be &s;ene / vy&s;ited / &amp; examyned / 
by our coun&s;ayle / the whiche well &s;ene / &amp; for the
co~men &abpro;fite of all the cou~tre / &amp; to e&s;chue all di&s;+ce~&s;ions
that herafter might fall. of our &s;peciall
grace / &amp; by the conte~placion of our good &s;ubie|ctes / 
<PB REF="23">
we haue ordred and determined in maner
as foloweth. Fir&s;te where as they de&s;yre that
we &s;hulde confyrme their au~cient priuileges of
Tourney / Danduarde / Grauntmont / Meule
Teremounde / Ruplemount / Ab&s;te / Atharcle / 
Breuelies / Dou&s;e and of the Chateleyns / and
playne countrey / parteyning to the &s;ame tow|nes.
We haue ordayned that the inhabytau~tes
of the &s;ayd townes &s;hulde come to vs / bri~gyng
with them their priuyleges / which &s;halbe &s;ene
by our cou~&s;ayle: And that done / we &s;hall &s;o do
that our &s;aid &s;ubiectes of Gau~t and they of the
&s;ayd good townes / &s;hall by rea&s;on holde them
content. And if any of the &s;ayde priuyleges be
lo&s;t by any ca&s;e / fortune / or otherwy&s;e / we &s;hall
make good reformacion therof. Al&s;o where as
they haue de&s;yred for the cour&s;e of marchaun|dy&s;e / 
we haue co~&s;ented / that they haue all their
auncyent cour&s;e payeng their cu&s;tome of olde
tyme contynewed. Al&s;o where as they de&s;yre / 
that if any of the inhabytauntes of our towne
of Gaunt / or any of their adherentes / happe to
be arre&s;ted in tyme to come in any countre / out
of the countrey of Flaunders / for the occa&s;yon
of the debates and fore&s;ayd di&s;cen&s;yons / that
than we &s;hulde cau&s;e theym to be relea&s;ed / and
to lyue in re&s;te. And in that ca&s;e / we haue grau~+ted / 
that if any of them be arre&s;ted for y^t cau&s;e / 
We &s;hall ayde / conforte / and defe~de them with
our power / agayn&s;t any that &s;o &s;hulde trouble
them / as we be bou~de to defende our good and
true &s;ubiectes. Al&s;o they requyre / that all &s;uche
pri&s;oners as we haue / whiche were of their &abper;|tie / 
that they &s;hulde be delyuered. We haue or|dayned
&amp; do ordayne / that all &s;uche pri&s;oners / 
if they be putte to their rau~&s;ome / that they pay
their raun&s;ome and be delyuered / payeng al&s;o
their rea&s;onable expen&s;es / So that if any of
the&s;e pri&s;oners or their frendes or kynne / haue
in their ha~des any fortre&s;&s;es of ours kepyng it
agayn&s;t vs / Fir&s;t that they delyuer &s;uche forte+re&s;&s;es
in to oure handes / and al&s;o in lykewi&s;e / 
that they delyuer all &s;uche pri&s;oners as they ha+ue
in their handes.</P>
<P>_MOreouer by our habundant grace / we
haue ordayned and do ordayne / that
all &s;uche as by the occa&s;ions of the de|bates
and di&s;cencyons that were la&s;te in oure
countrey of Flau~ders / and haue ben bani&s;&s;hed
out of our good townes / of Bruges / Ipre / the
countre of Francke and other townes and pla+ces:
And al&s;o / all &s;uche as hath ben bany&s;&s;hed
by iu&s;tyce of the lawe out of Gaunt / or put out
or iudged without lawe and be ab&s;ent / that all
&s;uche be re&s;tored and maye retourne and dwell
in the &s;ayd towne / and all &s;uche as hath taken
their parte / to be re&s;tored agayne at their plea|&s;ure / 
to &s;uche places as they came fro. &amp; whan
they entre agayne in to any of the &s;ayd townes
that they &s;were to our offycers to be true to vs / 
and to kepe the peace / and &s;uretie of the &s;ayde
townes / nor that they beare any yuell wyll pri|uely
nor a parte / to any of the inhabytauntes
of the &s;ayd townes / nor to do them any yuell or
domage. And that all &s;uche as entre in to any
towne / &s;hall &s;were to obey the kynge and vs: &amp;
&s;uche as be ab&s;ent the tyme hereafter lymitted / 
&s;halbe re&s;tored to all the fees / hou&s;es / rentes / &amp;
herytages / wher&s;oeuer they be: Natwith&s;tan|dyng / 
any forfayture done by them / by the oc|ca&s;yon
of the &s;ayd di&s;cen&s;yons / but they to en|ioye
them as in their primer &s;tate. Al&s;o if any
of the &s;ayd inhabytauntes of the towne of gau~t
or any of their adherentes be out of the towne
and be in the countreis / of Brabant / Holande / 
zelande / or in Cambres / or in the by&s;&s;hoprike
of Liege: That they come and &s;ubmytte them
&s;elfe to vs / or to &s;uche as we &s;hall appoynte / w^t|in
the &s;pace of two monethes / after the publy|cacion
of this peace: that than / they to enioye
the pardone and fore&s;aid grace. And &s;uche as
be in the realme of Englande / or in Fry&s;ela~de / 
Almayne / and other on that &s;yde the great &s;ee / 
they to come and &s;ubmytte theym &s;elfe within
foure monethes after notifycacion of this pea|ce.
And &s;uche as be beyonde the great. See / at
Rome or at &s;aynt Iames / they to haue re&s;pyte
of their &s;ubmi&s;&s;yon a hole yere after knoledge
of this peace: And than they thus &s;worne / may
enioye this our &s;ayd pardone. And al&s;o / all &s;u|che
as hath ben bany&s;&s;hed or iudged out of our
&s;ayd towne by the &s;ayde occa&s;yon / that they be
re&s;tored to their fees / hou&s;es / rentes / and hery|tages / 
whan &s;oeuer they wyll at their plea&s;ure
As for mouable goodes that hath ben taken of
eyther partie / there &s;halbe no re&s;tytuicion ma|de
therof / but euery partie to bequyte therof.
Al&s;o if any oblygacions be made for any mo|uable
goodes / taken for the &s;aid occa&s;yons for
dy&s;chargynge of their con&s;cyence / to render
them agayne. And all &s;uche hou&s;es as &s;hall be
delyuered agayne to the owners / that nothing
be taken out of theym / nayled or pynned with
yron or leed: And fro then&s; forthe the reuenwes
to be payable to the owners. and al&s;o though it
<PB N="xvii" REF="23">
be &s;o / that &s;ome of our &s;ubiectes of Gaunt ha|ue
done homage / for &s;uche landes as they holde
to other lordes than to the true owners / wher|by
their landes myght be fortifyed: Natwith|&s;tandynge / 
we of our &s;pecyall grace / wyll that
they &s;hall &s;tyll enioye &s;uche landes / in doynge
to vs homage / for that they holde of vs without
and to other meane for that they holde of them.
And al&s;o we graunt all di&s;enherytaunces and
recogny&s;au~ces done by the lawe / bytwene any
partes to &s;tande / &s;o that our &s;ubiectes of Gau~t
aldermen / coun&s;aylours / &amp; co~mens of the &s;ame
and their adherentes / by their owne good wyl|les
renounce all their alyaunces / promi&s;es / ob+lygacions
made / and homage that they or any
of them haue done or made to the kyng of En|glande / 
or to any of his deputies or officers / or
to any other that be no good wyllers to y^e kyng
or to vs: And frohens forwarde to &s;were to be
true to the kyng / as to their &s;eueraygne lorde / 
and to his &s;ucce&s;&s;ours kynges of Fraunce / and
to vs as their ryght lorde and lady / and to our
&s;ucce&s;&s;ours erles of Flaunders: &amp; to vs do &s;er|uyce
as true &s;ubiectes ought to do to their lor|de
&amp; lady: As to defende our per&s;ons / honours / 
herytages / and rightes / and to lette to their po+wers / 
all &s;uche as wolde the contrarye / and to
gyue knowledge therof to vs or to our officers
&s;auynge alwayes their priuyleges and fraun|che&s;&s;e.
Al&s;o to the entent that oure &s;ubiectes of
the towne of Gau~t / &s;hulde be alwayes in good
peace and true obey&s;aunce to the kyng / and to
vs and to our heyres erles of Flaunders / and
to e&s;chewe all di&s;ce~&s;yons &amp; debates that myght
fall: We wyll and ordayne / that all the&s;e &s;ayde
artycles be &s;urely kepte without breakynge. &amp;
&s;traitely we co~maunde all our &s;ubiectes on pay+ne
to le&s;e that they maye le&s;e to vs / that for any
occa&s;yon of the &s;ayd debates or di&s;ce~&s;yo~s / that
they do nothing openly nor priuely i~ worde nor
dede / that &s;hulde be preiudicall to the~ of gaunt
nor to rebuke / or to gyue theym any yuell lan|guage.
And if any do contrarye to the&s;e &s;ayde
artycles / or do any iniury or domage to theym
of Gaunte or to any of their alyes / or any that
helde on our partie / by occa&s;yon of any of the
&s;ayd debates or di&s;cencyons / do any &s;uche of|fence / 
that by &s;uche knowledge of the lordes of+fycers / 
and by the lawes to whom it appertay+neth
that the dede be cremenell / the doers / ay|ders / 
and coun&s;ayle kepars withoute fraude / 
be puny&s;&s;hed by their bodyes and goodes / as
brekers of the peace / as well by iu&s;tyce of our
officers as of our lordes officers / by the lawes
of the countrey to whom it apparteyneth / and
rea&s;onable &s;ati&s;factyon made to the partie hur+te / 
of the goodes of the tre&s;pa&s;ar / and the re&s;u|due
to vs or to the lordes of the &s;oyle: &s;auyng
euer to all townes their priuyleges. And if a|ny
of our burge&s;&s;es of the &s;ayd towne of gau~t
though they be nat bany&s;&s;hed by the lawe / and
if they be gyltie for breakynge of this peace / &amp;
thynke by rea&s;on of the priuyleg&abis; of olde tyme
therby to be &s;aued / and nat to le&s;e any of their
goodes. yet nowe we wyll by this pre&s;ent trea+tie / 
that they &s;hall le&s;e their goodes / and the &abper;|tie
hurte &s;ati&s;fyed therof / as is &s;aid before / and
the re&s;ydue to come to the right heyres / as tho|ughe
they were deed in all other ca&s;es / &s;auyng
the priuyleges of the towne of Gaunte. And if
&s;uche yuell doers can nat be taken / than~e they
to be bany&s;&s;hed and depriued fro their good&abis;.
Al&s;o if there be any y^t in wordes or otherwy&s;e / 
do contrarye to this our &s;aid ordynaunce / and
co~e to the knowledge of our offycers. We wyll
that all &s;uche be puny&s;&s;hed and to make amen+des / 
in &s;uche maner / that they maye be en&s;am|ple
to all other: The puny&s;&s;hment to be done
by the offycers of the lawe / &amp; by them to whom
the right apparteyneth: Natwith&s;tandynge / 
any priuyledge or Fraunche&s;&s;e of any place.
Al&s;o if any per&s;one of the churche do agayn&s;t
this ordyna&s;ice / than he to be delyuered to his
ordynarie: he to take &s;uche vengeau~ce on him
as a breaker of the peace / and as the ca&s;e requi+reth.
Al&s;o we wyll that this &s;ayd peace bytwe|ne
vs and oure &s;ubiectes / be cryed and publy&s;|&s;hed
&s;olempnely in this towne / and in all other
townes of Flau~ders: And herafter if any dout
be made in any of the &s;ayd artycles or cyrcum|&s;taunces
therof: We &s;hall than declare &amp; cau&s;e
to be declared by our coun&s;ayle euery thynge / 
that all parties &s;hall of rea&s;on holde them con|tent.
And we aldermen / burge&s;&s;es / and co~mon+ties
of the towne of Gaunt / for vs and all oure
adherentes / We receyue and haue receyued hu~+bly
the &s;ayd graces / pardons / and benefytes to
vs done by kyng Charles our &s;ouerayne lorde
and by the &s;aid duke and duche&s;&s;e / erle and cou~+te&s;&s;e
of Flau~ders / our naturall lorde and lady:
of the whiche graces and pardons / we thanke
with all our hertes the kyng our &s;ouerayne lor+de
and his &s;ucce&s;&s;ours / and our naturall lorde
and lady afor&s;ayd erle and counte&s;&s;e of Flaun|ders.
And we make and &s;hall make &abpro;my&s;e / as
trewe and faythfull &s;ubiectes ought to do / and
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we &s;hall kepe and defe~de their per&s;onages and
honours. In wytne&s;&s;e of the whiche thynges / 
we the &s;ayde duke and duche&s;&s;e haue putte our
&s;eales to the&s;e pre&s;ent letters. And we &s;hyriffes
aldermen / burge&s;&s;es / and co~mons of the &s;ayde
towne of Gaunt / haue al&s;o putte to the &s;eale of
the towne of Gaunte. And moreouer / we the
&s;ayd duke and duches / praye and requyre oure
welbeloued Aunte / duche&s;&s;e of Lu&s;enbourcke
and of Brabant / and our right welbeloued bro+ther
the duke Iubert of Bauyer: And al&s;o the
aldermen / co~montie / and coun&s;ayle of Gaunt.
And al&s;o we the duke &amp; duche&s;&s;e of Burgoyne / 
and our aldermen / coun&s;ayle / and co~monties
of Gaunt / requyre and praye the barones and
nobles of the countrey of Flaunders here after
folowynge / and to all good townes: As Bru|ges / 
Ipre / the ferrouer of Fra~ke / and the good
townes of Malynes and Auuers: That what
for y^e well of the peace / and knowledge of &s;ure|tie
of the fore&s;aid thynges / and of eche of them
we de&s;yre them to &s;ette to their &s;eales. And we
Iane by the grace of god / duche&s;&s;e of Lu&s;en|bourcke / 
of Brabaunt / and of Lancbourcke.
And we duke Aubert of Bauyere / baylye and
gouernour of the countrey of Heynaulte / Hol|lande / 
and zelande / and of the &s;eignorie of Fri+&s;e.
And we Wyllyam elde&s;t &s;onne of the erle of
Namure lorde of Slu&s;e. And Hughe lorde da~+coyne
Chateleyne of Gaunt: And Iohn~ lorde
of Guy&s;telles and of Harues. Henry de Bu|res
lorde of Dy&s;queme we and of Haure. Io|han
lorde of Gonu&s;eberge and of Ientoy&s;e. Ar+nolde
of Iou&s;te lorde of E&s;tornay. Philyppe
lorde Daxalle. Loy&s;e of the Hal&s;e ba&s;tarde of
Flaunders. Gyrarde of Ra&s;enhen lorde of Ba+&s;erode.
Gaultier lorde of Halme. Philyppe of
Namure lorde of Eque. Iohn~ Villayne lorde
of &s;aynt Iohans withoute the Chatcllayne of
Ipre. And Loy&s;e lorde of Lambres knyght.
And we the borowe may&s;ters and aldermen of
Bruges and Ipre. We Philyppe of Redehen / 
Mountferant aldermen of Mou~tfranke / and
of Mountamare knight &s;hyrife of terrouer of
Franke: for and in the name of the &s;ayd Ter|rouer
whiche hath no &s;eale / and the commons
and coun&s;ayls of the townes of Malynes and
Auuers: Haue by the fore&s;ayd prayers and re+que&s;t
for the welth of the peace. And in wytnes
of the trouthe / and for more &s;uretie of the &s;ayd
thynges / and of eche of them / we haue putte to
the Seales of the &s;ayd townes to this pre&s;ent
treatie / made at Tourney the eyghtene day of
the moneth of Decembre / in the yere of grace
a thou&s;ande thre hundred four&s;core and fyue.</P>
<P>_AFter the makyng of the&s;e pre&s;ent
letters and charters of peace / and
engro&s;ed and Sealed they were
publy&s;&s;hed / and the duke had the
one parte of them / and the towne
of Gaunt the other parte. Than Frau~ces Atre+man
&amp; the co~mons of the towne of Gau~t beyng
there / toke their leaue humbly of the duke and
of the duche&s;&s;e / and al&s;o of the lady of Braba~t / 
Thankyng her a thou&s;ande tymes of her ayde
and helpe / in makynge of their peace / and of|fred
them &s;elfe euer to be redy to do her &s;eruyce
The good lady thanked the~ right &s;wetely / and
exhorted them euer to kepe fermely the peace / 
and &s;o to &s;tyrre y^e people / that they neuer rebell
agayn&s;t their lorde and lady: So than euery
body departed and went home to their owne.
The duke and duches retourned to Lyle / and
they of Gaunt returned to their towne. Whan
Peter de Boi&s;e &s;awe the &s;ure confyrmacion of
the peace / and that all the people of Gaunt had
great ioye therof / and were in mynde and wyll
neuer to rebell more nor to haue <HI>warr</HI> / he was
therof greatly aba&s;&s;hed / and had dyuers yma|ginacyons / 
Wheder he &s;hulde abyde &s;tylle in
Gaunte (for all thynges was pardoned by the
dukes charter &s;ealed with his &s;eale) or elles to
departe in to Englande with &s;ir Iohan Bour+chier
and with the Engly&s;&s;he men / who appa|relled
them to go. And all thynges con&s;ydred / 
he thought in hym &s;elfe / that he coude nat tru&s;t
this peace nor to abyde in Gaunte. And whan
Fraunces Atreman &s;awe that he wolde nat a|byde / 
he &s;ayd to him: Peter / what thynke ye to
do? Why do ye feare? ye knowe well / that by
this treatie &s;ealed by y^e duke that for any thing
that is pa&s;t / there &s;hall neuer chalenge be made
to you for that. Than Peter an&s;wered &amp; &s;ayd.
yea. in letters written lyeth nat all true &abper;dons.
Some pardoneth well by mouthe and gyueth
writyng therof / but yet the hatered remayneth
&s;tyll in their corages: As for me I am a man of
the towne of Gaunt of &s;mall reputacion / and of
ba&s;e lynage / &amp; to my power I haue &s;u&s;teyned
the rightes / lyberties / &amp; fra~che&s;es of the towne.
Thynke you that w^tin this two or thre yere the
people wyll reme~bre it? I feare nay: There be
great lygnages in the towne of Gylbert Ma|thewes
and his bretherne / They wyll retourne
and they were enemyes to my may&s;ter Iohan
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Leon / gladly I wolde neuer &s;e theym / nor the
parentes of &s;ir Gylbert Brute nor of &s;ir Sy|mon / 
Becte / who were by me &s;layne / wherfore
in this ca&s;e I can nat be &s;ure of my lyfe. And
as for you Fraunces Atreman wyll you abyde
amonge &s;uche a &s;orte of treatours / who haue
&s;o fal&s;ely broken their othe and promy&s;e to the
kynge of Englande? I &s;were to you truely ye
wyll repente it / for it wyll co&s;te you youre lyfe.
I can nat &s;aye quod Fraunces / but I tru&s;te &s;o
well in this peace / and in the duke and duche&s;|&s;es
promy&s;e / that I wyll ieoparde to abyde.</P>
<P>_THan Peter de Boy&s;e made a reque&s;t
to the aldermen and coun&s;ayle of the
towne: Sayeng / Fayre lordes / to my
power I haue truely &s;erued the towne of Gau~t
and haue ben in many an harde aduenture in
that be halfe. And for all the good &s;eruyce that
I haue done / In the name of rewarde / I a&s;ke
none other thynge / but that I maye be &s;auely
conducted with &s;ir Iohan Bourchier / whome
ye &s;ende in to Englande: This is all that I de+maunde.
And they all aun&s;wered / it &s;hulde be
done. And as for &s;ir Roger Emeryne and Ia|ques
Dardenbourcke / by whome this treatie
was fir&s;te moued / they were ryght gladde of
his departure / and &s;o were dyuers other nota|ble
per&s;ones in Gaunt / &s;uche as loued the pea|ce.
So thus Peter de Boy&s;e departed frome
Gaunte in the company of &s;ir Iohan Bour|chier / 
and toke with hym all the &s;ub&s;tau~ce that
he hadde: He was well furny&s;&s;hed of golde / &s;yl+uer / 
and ieowelles. And &s;ir Iohan Delle dyde
conducte them vnder the dukes &s;alue conducte
to the towne of Calais / and than the gauntoi&s;e
retourned. Sir Iohan Bourchier and Peter
de Boy&s;e as &s;oone as they might they wente in
to Englande / and came to the kyng and to his
vncles / and &s;hewed them the dedes of theym of
Gaunte. The kynge made Peter de Boy&s;e
good chere / and &s;o dyde the duke of Lanca&s;tre
and his bretherne / and gaue hym great thanke
in that he was come to them / and had abando|ned
theym of Gaunte to come in to Englande.
The kyng incontynent retaygned hym &amp; gaue
hym an hundred marke &s;terlynge / yerely to be
payed out of the Staple of the wolles in Lon|don.
Thus Peter de Boy&s;e abode &s;tyll in En|glande / 
and the good towne of Gaunt in peace
And &s;ir Roger Emeryn was made chefe alder
man of the flete of Gaunt / whiche was a good
offyce and of great profyte / whan the &s;hyppes
myght haue their cour&s;e with marchaundy&s;e:
And &s;ir Iaques Darde~bourc was made chefe
<HI>ruler</HI> of all the meane Craftes in the towne of
Gaunte / whiche al&s;o was a great and a profy|table
offyce.
&tridot; &dtridot;</P>
</DIV2>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="21" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe &s;ir Iohn~ Froy&s;&s;art auctour
of this cronycle / departed out of
Fraunce and wente to the
erle of Foiz / and the
maner of his
voyage.
Cap. xxi.</HEAD>
<P>_IT is longe nowe &s;ith
I made any mencion of the
bu&s;yne&s;&s;es of farre Coun|treis / 
for the bu&s;yne&s;&s;es ne|rer
home hath ben &s;o fre&s;&s;he
that I lafte all other maters
to write therof: Howe be it
all this &s;ea&s;on valyant men de&s;yring to auau~ce
them &s;elfe on the realme of Ca&s;tell and Portyn+gale:
In Ga&s;coyne / in Rouergue / in Quercy / 
in Lymo&s;yn / and in Bygore: Euery day they
ymagined / by what &s;ubteltie they coulde gette
one of another by dedes of armes / or by &s;tea|lyng
of townes / ca&s;tels / &amp; fortre&s;&s;es. And ther|fore
I Iohn~ Froy&s;&s;art / who haue taken on me
to cronycle this pre&s;ent hy&s;torie / at the req~&s;t of
the highe renomed prince &s;ir Guy of Chatellon
erle of Bloy&s;e / lorde of Daue&s;nes / Beauuoys / 
De&s;tonhon / &amp; of la Guede / my &s;ouerayne may+&s;ter
&amp; good lorde. Co~&s;ydring in my &s;elfe / howe
there was no great dedes of armes likely to|warde
in the parties of Picardy or Flau~ders / 
Seyng the peace was made bytwene the duke
and them of Gaunt. And it greatly anoyed me
to be ydell / for I knewe well that after my deth
this noble and highe hy&s;torie &s;hulde haue his
cour&s;e / wherin dyuers noble men &s;hulde haue
great plea&s;ure and delyte. And as yet / I tha~ke
god I haue vnder&s;tandyng and remembrau~ce
of all thynges pa&s;&s;ed / and my wyt quicke and
&s;harpe ynough to conceyue all thinges &s;hewed
vnto me / touchyng my princypall mater / &amp; my
body as yet able to endure and to &s;uffre payne.
All thynges co~&s;ydred / I thought I wolde nat
lette to pur&s;ue my &s;ayde fir&s;t purpo&s;e. And to
<PB REF="25">
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="2 letters">tent to knowe the trouthe of dedes done in
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 word"> countrie<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">/ I founde occa&s;ion to go to the
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="2 letters">ghe and mighty prince Ga&s;cone erle of Foiz
and of Byerne / for I knewe well y^t if I might
haue that grace to come in to his hou&s;e and to
be there / at ley&s;ar I coude nat be &s;o well enfor|med
to my purpo&s;e / in none other place of the
worlde for thyder re&s;orted all maner of knigh|tes
and &s;tra~ge &s;quyers / for the great noblenes
of the &s;ayd erle / and as I ymagined &s;o I dyd / 
And &s;hewed to my redoubted lorde the Erle of
Bloyes myne entent / and he gaue me letters of
reco~mendacions to therle of Foiz. And &s;o rong
I tode without parell or domage that I ca~e to
his hou&s;e called Ortai&s;e / in the cou~tre of Berne
on &s;aynt Katheryns day / the yere of grace .M.
thre hundred four&s;core and eight. And the &s;ayd
erle as &s;oone as he &s;awe me / he made me good
chere and &s;mylyng &s;ayd / howe he knewe me / &amp;
yet he neuer &s;awe me before / but he had often
herde &s;pekyng of me / and &s;o he reteyned me in
his hou&s;e to my great ea&s;e / with the helpe of the
letters of credence that I brought vnto hym / &s;o
that I might tary there at my plea&s;ure. &amp; there
I was enfourmed of the bu&s;yne&s;&s;e of the real|mes
of Ca&s;tyle / Portyngale / Nauar / and Ara+gon / 
yea and of the realme of Englande / &amp; cou~+tre
of Burbonoy&s;e and Galcoyne. And the erle
him &s;elfe if I dyd demaunde any thyng of him
he dyde &s;hewe me all that he knewe / Sayenge
to me howe thy &s;torie that I had begon &s;hulde
hereafter be more pray&s;ed than any other / and
the rea&s;on he &s;ayd why / was this. Howe that .l.
yere pa&s;&s;ed / there had been done more maruey|lous
dedes of armes in the worlde / than in thre
hundred yere before that. Thus was I in the
court of the erle of Foiz / well chery&s;&s;hed and at
my plea&s;ure / it was the thyng that I moo&s;t de+&s;yred
to knewe newes / as touchyng my mater.
And I had at my wyll lordes / knightes / &amp; &s;qui+ers
euer to enforme me / and al&s;o the gentle erle
hym &s;elf. I &s;hall nowe declare in fayre langage
all that I was enfourmed of / to encrea&s;e ther|by
my mater / and to gyue en&s;ample to the~ that
ly&s;te to auaunce them &s;elfe. Here before I ha|ue
recounted great dedes of armes / takynge
and &s;autynge townes and ca&s;telles / and batay+les
and harde encountrynges / and yet here af|ter
ye &s;hall here of many mo / the whiche by the
grace of god I &s;hall make iu&s;t narracion.</P>
<P>ye haue herde here before / that whan the lor|de
Edmonde / &s;onne to the kynge of Englande
erle of Cambridge / was de&aber;ted fro the realme
of Portingale and had take &s;hypping at Lu&s;t|bourke
/ and howe he had made c<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">u<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">nant that
Iohan to recouer our herytage. So thus we
become byder / paradue~ture nat &s;o many as ye
wrote for: but &s;uche as I haue here be of &s;uche
good wylles / that they dare well abyde the ad|uenture
of batayle agayn&s;t all tho&s;e y^t be nowe
pre&s;ent with the erle of Try&s;lmate / and &s;urely
we &s;hall nat be content with you without we ha+ue
batayle. Suche wordes or lyke / the Erle of
Cambridge &s;hewed to the kyng of Portingale
or he departed / the whiche kyng herde the~ well / 
howe be it he neuer dur&s;te gyue batayle on the
playne of Saluence / whafic he was before the
&s;paynierdes / nor they of the countre wolde nat
gyue hym coun&s;ayle therto / but &s;ayde to hym.
Sir / the puy&s;&s;aunce of the kyng of Ca&s;tell is
as nowe &s;o great / and that by fortune or my&s;ad
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">enture that ye le&s;e the <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">elde / ye le&s;e than youre
realme for euer. Wherfore it were better ye &s;uf|fred
than to do a thyng wherby ye &s;hulde haue
domage and parell. And whan t<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">e erle of Cam+bridge
&s;awe it wolde be none otherwy&s;e / Here
tourned to Lu&s;enborne and aparelled his &s;hyp+pes
and toke leaue of the kyng of Portyngale / 
and &s;o toke the &s;ee with his company / &amp; wolde
nat leaue Iohan his &s;onne in Portingale with
the kyng / nor with the lady that he &s;hulde ma|ry
with all: The chylde was but yonge / and &s;o
thus the erle reteurned in to Englande. Thus
was the dealyng as than of the iourney in Por+tyngale.</P>
<P>THe erle of Cambridge retourned in to
Englande on the maner as ye haue her
de before, and &s;hewed his brother the Duke of
Lanca&s;tre all the dealynge of kynge Ferant of
Portyngale. The duke was &s;orie therof, for he
&s;awe thereby that his conque&s;t of Ca&s;tell was
farre of / and al&s;o kyng Richarde of Englande
had abouth h<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">m c<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">u~&s;ayle that were nat after his
apetyte / and &s;pecially the<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">le of Or<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">forde / who
was chefe in the kinges fauour. This erle dyd
&s;et as great trouble bytwene the kyng and his
vncles as he might / and &s;aid oftentymes to the
kyng. &s;ir / <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">fye wyll folowe the myndes of your
vncles the duke of Lanca&s;tre &amp; the crle of Cam+bridge / 
it &s;hall well co&s;t all the trea&s;ure in En|glande
about their warre in Spayne / and yet
they &s;hall ce~quere nothyng. It were better for
you to kepe your owne people and your money
than to &s;pende it abrode where as ye can gette
no profyte / and kepe and defende your owne he
rytage / wherin ye haue war<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">e on all &s;ydes / as
<PB N="xix" REF="25">
well by Fraunce as by Scotlande / rather than
to enploy your tyme in other countreis. The
yonge kynge enclyned lightely to his wordes / 
for he loued him with all his hart bicau&s;e they
had been nori&s;&s;hed vp toguyder. And this erle
had great alyaunces / with dyuers lordes and
knightes of Englande / for he dyde all his ma|ters
by the coun&s;ayle of &s;ir Symon Burle / &s;ir
Robert Treuelyen / &abser; Nicholas Brambre / &s;ir
Iohan Beauchampe / &s;ir Iohan Sali&s;bury / 
and &s;ir Mychaell de la pole. And al&s;o &s;ir Tho+mas
Tryuet and &s;ir Wylliam Helmon / were
named to be of the &s;ame &abper;te / &s;o that by the dyf|fernes
and di&s;corde bitwene the kynge and his
vncles / and the nobles and commons of the re+alme / 
many yuels came therby in Engla~de / as
ye &s;hall here hereafter in this hy&s;torie.</P>
<P>IT was nat longe after that the erle of
Cambridge departed out of Portyn|gale / 
but that the kynge Feraunt felle
&s;icke / and &s;o contynued a hole yere and dyed. &amp;
than he had no mo chyldren but the Quene of
Spayne. Than kynge Iohan of Ca&s;tell was
enformed of his deth / and howe that the realm
of Portyngale was fallen in to his ha~des / and
howe that he was ryghtfull heyre thervnto / by
rea&s;on of the dethe of the kynge. <ABBR>Sother</ABBR> was
dyuers cou~&s;ayls kept on that mater / and &s;ome
&s;ayd / howe that the Portingales were &s;o harde
harted people / y^t they <ABBR>wold</ABBR> nat be had without
it were by conque&s;t. And in dede whan the por+tyngales
&s;awe howe they were without a kyng
than they determyned by coun&s;ayle to &s;ende to
a ba&s;tarde brother of the kynges / a &s;age and a
valyant man called Deuy&s;e / but he was a man
of relygton / and was may&s;ter of the ho&s;pytals
in all the realme / They &s;ayd they had rather be
vnder the rule of this mai&s;ter Deny&s;e than vn+der
the rule of the kynge of Ca&s;tell / for they re|puted
hym no ba&s;tarde / that hath good corage
to do well. Whan this may&s;ter Deny&s;e vnder|&s;tode
the co~mens wyll of foure chiefe cyties of
Portyngale (for they hadde great affectyon to
crowne hym kyng) wherof he had great ioye / 
and &s;o wrote &s;ecretely to his frendes and came
to Lurbone / whiche is the kay of the realme.
The people of the towne receyued hym with
great ioye and demau~ded of hym / if they crow+ned
him kyng: wheder he wolde be good to the~
or nat / and kepe the lande in their fraunche&s;e.
And he aun&s;wered and &s;ayd / he wolde be to the~
as they de&s;yred / and that they had neuer a bet|ter
kynge than he wolde be. Than they of Lux+bone
wrote to Connubres / to Pount de portu+gale / 
and to them of Dourke: The&s;e were the
kayes of the Realme / and &s;o they determyned
to crowne to their kyng this may&s;ter Deny&s;e / 
who was a &s;age &amp; a valyant man and of good
gouernau~ce / and was brother to kyng Ferant
for they &s;awe well the realme coude nat be lon|ge
without a kyng / as well for feare of the &s;pay
mardes as of the my&s;crea~tes of Granado and
of Bongie / who marched on them. So the&s;e
&s;ayde townes and certayne of the lordes of the
lande enclined to him / but &s;ome of y^e lord&abis; &s;ayd
that it was nat mete a ba&s;tarde to be crowned
kyng: And the people of the good townes &s;aid
that it &s;hulde be &s;o: for of nece&s;&s;yte they mu&s;t &s;o
do / &s;ithe they had none other / and &s;eyng that he
was a valyant and a &s;age man / bothe in wy<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">te
and in dedes of armes. And they toke en&s;am|ple
by kynge Henry / who was crowned kyng
of Ca&s;tell by electyon of the countrey / and for
the co~mon profyte / and that was done kynge
Peter beynge a lyue. So thus the electyon a|bode
on this mai&s;ter Deny&s;e / and &s;olemynely
he was crowned in the Cathedrall churche of
Connubres / by the accorde and puy&s;&s;aunce of
the co~mons of the realme. And there he &s;ware
to kepe iu&s;tyce &amp; to do ryght to his people / and
to kepe and maynteyne their fraunche&s;es / and
to lyue and dye with them / wherof they hadde
great ioye.</P>
<P>Whan the&s;e tidynges came to the hearyng
of don Iohan kyng of Ca&s;tell / he was &s;ore di&s;+plea&s;ed
therwith / and for two cau&s;es. The one
was bycau&s;e his wyfe was enheryter there / &amp;
the other bycau&s;e the people by election hadde
crowned mai&s;ter Deny&s;e kynge there. Wher|fore
this kyng Iohan toke tytell to make <ABBR>warr</ABBR>
and to demau~de of them of Luxbone the &s;o~me
of two hundred thou&s;ande florens / whiche Fe|rant
promy&s;ed hym whan he toke his dough|ter
to his wyfe. So than he &s;ende the Erle of
Terme / therle of Ribydea / and the by&s;&s;hoppe
of Burges in to Portyngale / as his amba&s;&s;a|dours
to them of Luxbone. &amp; whan they were
at &s;aynt prayne / the la&s;te towne of Ca&s;tell to|warde
Luxbone: Than they &s;ent an haraulde
to the kyng and to them of Luxbone / to haue a
&s;aue conducte to go and come and to furny&s;&s;he
their voyage / whiche was graunted lightly / &amp;
&s;o they came to Luxbone / and &s;o the towne a&s;|&s;embled
their coun&s;ayle toguyder / and the am|ba&s;&s;adours
&s;hewed why they were come thy|der / 
and finally &s;ayde. ye &s;irs of Luxbone / ye
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ought iu&s;tely nat to marueyle / if the kyng our
&s;ouerayne lorde demaundeth of you the &s;o~me
of money that ye are bounde for: And is nat co~+tent
that ye haue gyuen y^e noble crowne of Por+tyngale
to a clerke a man of relygion and a ba+&s;tarde:
It is a thynge nat to be &s;uffred / for by
rightfull election / there is non nerer to y^e crow+ne
tha~ he: And al&s;o / ye haue done this without
the a&s;&s;ent of the nobles of the realme. Wherfore
the kyng our mai&s;ter &s;aythe / that ye haue done
yuell. And without that ye &s;hortely do remedy
the make / he wyll make you &s;harpe war<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">. To
the whiche wordes don Feraunt Gallopes de
vyle fois / a notable burge&s;&s;e of the cyte / an&s;we+red
and &s;ayd. Sirs / ye reproche vs greatly for
our electyon but your owne election is as mo|che
reprouable / for ye crowned in Spaygne a
ba&s;tarde / &s;onne to a iewe: And it is clerely kno+wen,
that to the ryghtfull election / your kynge
hath no right to the realem of Portyngale / for
the right re&s;teth in the doughters of kyng Pe|ter
/ who be in Englande maryed / bothe Con|&s;tau~ce
and I&s;abell / maryed to the duke of I an
ca&s;tre &amp; to therle of Cambridge. Wherfore &abser;s / 
ye may departe whan ye wyll / and retourne to
them that &s;ent you hyder / and &s;ay that our ele|ctyon
is good / whiche we wyll kepe / and other
kyng we wyll haue none / as long as he ly&s;te to
be our kyng. And as for y^e &s;o~me of money that
ye demau~de of vs / we &s;ay we are nothyng bou~+de
therto / take it of them that were bou~de ther|fore
/ and of &s;uche as had the profyte therof. At
this an&s;were the kynge of Portyngall was nat
pre&s;ent<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> howbeit he knewe well what &s;hulde be
&s;ayd. And wha~ the&s;e amba&s;&s;adours &s;awe they
coude haue non other an&s;were / they toke their
leaue and departed / and retourned to Cyuell / 
where they lafte the kyng and his cou~&s;ayle / to
whom they &s;hewed all the &s;aid an&s;were. Than
the kyng of Spayne toke cou~&s;ayle what was
be&s;t to do in this mater. Than it was determy+ned
that the kyng of Portyngale &s;hulde be de|&s;ied
/ and howe that the kyng of Spayne had a
good quarell to moue the warre for dyuers rea+&s;ons.
So than kyng Deny&s;e was defyed &amp; all
his helpers in Portyngale. Than the kyng of
Spayne made a gret &s;o~mons of men of war<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">
to lay &s;iege to the cytie of Luxbone / &amp; the kyng
&s;ayd / he wolde neuer departe thens tyll he had
it / for they had an&s;wered hym &s;o proudely / that
they <ABBR>&s;huld</ABBR> derely repent it / if he might ouerco~e
them. Thus the king of Ca&s;tell with all his pu+i&s;&s;au~ce
came to &s;aynt yrayne. At y^t &s;ea&s;on there
was a knight cha&s;ed <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ut of his court / who was
called &s;ir Nauret / For if the kyng myght haue
gette hym / it &s;hulde haue co&s;t hym his h<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ed. the
knight had knowledge therof / for he hadde ma+ny
good frendes. So he auoyded the Realme
of Ca&s;tell and came to Luxbone to the kyng of
Portyngale / who had great ioye of his comyn+ge
/ and retayned hym &amp; made hym a great ca|pitayne
/ and he dyde after moche hurte to the
&s;payniardes. The kynge of Ca&s;tell departed
fro &s;aynt yrayne / and came and layde &s;iege be|fore
the cytie of Luxbone / and enclo&s;ed therin
the kynge of Portyngale. The &s;iege endured
more than a hole yere / and con&s;table of the ho&s;t
was the erle of Longueuyll / and Mar&s;hall of
the hoo&s;t was &s;ir Raynolde Lymo&s;yn / he was
a knight of Limo&s;yn / who long before came in
to Spaygne with &s;ir Bertram of Cle&s;quy in
the fir&s;te warres that he made in Spaygne.
This &s;ir Raynolde was a valiant knight and
well proued / And the kynge had well maryed
hym to a fayre lady / &amp; to a fayre herytage: And
by her he had two &s;onnes Raynolde and Hen|ry.
And he was greatly pray&s;ed in the realme
of Ca&s;tell for his prowes / and with the kynge
of Ca&s;tell there was Dagheynes Mandake / 
&s;ir Dygo Per&s;ement / don Peter Ro&s;eament / 
don Maryche de Ver&s;aulx portugaleys / who
were turned &s;payni&s;&s;he / and the great may&s;ter
of Cale&s;trane and his brother / a yong knyght
called don Dighemeres / Pier Gou&s;&s;art of &s;el|me
/ Iohan Radigo de Hoyes / &amp; the great may+&s;ter
of &s;aint Iaques. The kyng had well with
hym a thyrtie thou&s;ande men. There were dy|uers
a&s;&s;autes and &s;crimy&s;&s;hes / and many fea|tes
of armes done / on the one parte and on the
other. The &s;paygnierdes knewe well that the
kynge of Portyngale &s;hulde haue none ayde of
the nobles of his realme, for the commons had
made hym kyng agayn&s;t their wylles. So the
kyng of Ca&s;tell had inten&s;yon to co~quere Lux+bone
and all the countre / or he retourned / for he
&s;awe well they &s;hulde haue none ayde without
it were out of Englande / wherof he had moo&s;t
doute. And yet whan he had well ymagined&punc; he
&s;awe well the Engly&s;&s;he men were <ABBR>farr</ABBR> of / and
he had herde howe they kynge of Engla~de and
his vncles were nat all of the be&s;t acorde. wher+fore
he thought hym &s;elfe the more of &s;ur<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">tie at
his &s;iege / whiche &s;iege was right plentyfull of
all thynges. There was in no market in Ca|&s;tell
more plentie than was <ABBR>ther</ABBR>. And the kyng
of Portyngale lay &s;tyll in the cytie of Luxbone
at his ca&s;e / for they coude nat take the See fro
hym. And he deimyned to &s;ende in to Engla~de
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to the kyng and to the duke of Lanca&s;tre tru|&s;tie
amba&s;&s;adours / to renewe the aliances ma|de
before / bytwene the kyng and kyng Ferant
his brother: And al&s;o the amba&s;&s;adours had
in charge to &s;hewe the duke of Lanca&s;tre / that
in maryage he wolde gladly haue his dough|ter
Philyppe / and to make her quene of Por|tyngale
/ and to &s;were and &s;eale a &abper;petuall pea|ce
and alyance bytwene them: And al&s;o promy+&s;ynge
hym (that if he wolde come thyder with
two or thre thou&s;a~de men of warre / and as ma+ny
archers) to helpe and ayde hym to co~quere
his enherytaunce of Ca&s;tell. On this me&s;&s;age
was apoynted two knightes / &s;ir Iohan Rade
goe &amp; &s;ir Iohn~ Tetedore / and an archedeaken
of Luxbone / called Marche de la Fugyre. So
they made them redy and toke the &s;ee and had
good wynde / and &s;o &s;ayled towarde the fron|ters
of Englande. On the other &abper;te the kyng
of Ca&s;tell laye a &s;iege / and he was coun&s;ayled
to write in to Fraunce and in to Ga&s;coyne / for
&s;ome ayde of knightes &amp; &s;quyers. for the &s;pay|nierdes
&s;uppo&s;ed well / that the kynge of Por|tyngale
had &s;ende for &s;ocoure in to Englande / 
to rey&s;e their &s;iege: &amp; they thought they wolde
nat be &s;o taken / but that their pui&s;&s;au~ce might
be &s;tronge ynoughe to re&s;y&s;t the Engly&s;&s;hmen
and portugaley&s;e. And as he was coun&s;ayled
&s;o he dyde / and &s;ende letters and me&s;&s;angers
in to Fraunce / to dyuers knyghtes and &s;quy|ers
/ &s;uche as de&s;yred dedes of armes / and &s;pe|cially
in the countrey of By<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">rne in the countie
of Foiz / for there were plentie of good knight&abis;
de&s;yring dedes of armes: For though they had
ben brought vp with the erle of Foiz / as than
there was good peace bitwene hym and therle
of Armynake. So the&s;e me&s;&s;ages of the&s;e two
kyng&abis; were nat &s;one brought about / howe be it
the warres in other places cea&s;ed neuerthele&s;&s;e
as in Auuergne / in Tholou&s;yn / in Rouergue / 
and in the lande of Bygore. &para;Nowe lette vs
leaue to &s;peke of the bu&s;yne&s;&s;e of Portyngale
a lytell / and &s;peke of other maters.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="22" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the prince of wales and the
princes came to Tarbe / and of the re+que&s;t
that the cou~te&s;&s;e of Armynake
made to the prince and prince&s;&s;e: and
howe the countre of Ga&s;coyne was
newly agayne in warre. Cap .xxii.</HEAD>
<P>_BItwene the countie of
foiz and the countre of Bi|erne
/ lyeth the cou~tie of Bi|gore
/ whiche countie &abper;tey|ned
to Fraunce / and mar|che&s;ed
on the cou~tre of Tho+lou&s;in on the one parte / and
on the countie of Con<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">uges and of Bierne on
the other parte. And in the countie of Bygore
lyeth the &s;trong ca&s;tell of Lourde / whiche was
engly&s;&s;he euer &s;ythe that the countie of Bigore
was yelded to the kyng of England and to the
prince / for the redempcion of kynge Iohan of
Frau~ce / by the treatie and peace made at Ber|tigny
before Charters / and after confyrmed at
Calais / as it hath ben &s;hewed before in y^e other
hy&s;torie. Whan the prince of Wales was come
out of Englande / and that the kyng his father
bad gyuen hym in herytage / all the lande and
duchy of Acqu&s;tayne / wherin there were two
archebi&s;&s;hoppes and .xxii. other by&s;&s;hoppes / &amp;
that he was come to Burdea<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">x on the ryuer of
Gyrone / &amp; had taken the po&s;&s;e&s;&s;yo~s of all the&s;e
land&abis; and lyen there a yere. Than he &amp; the prin+ce&s;&s;e
were de&s;yred by the erle Iohan of Army|nake
/ that they wolde come in to the countre of
Bigore / in to the cytie of Tarbe to &s;e that cou~|tre
whiche as than he had nat &s;ene before. And
the erle of Armynake thought that if the prince
and prince&s;&s;e were in Bygore / that the Erle of
Foiz wolde come and &s;e them: and <ABBR>wher</ABBR> as he
dyd owe hym for his raun&s;ome two hundred &amp;
fyftie thou&s;ande frankes / he thought he wolde
de&s;yre the prince and prince&s;&s;e to requyre the
erle of Foiz / to forgyue hym the &s;ame &s;o~me or
parte therof. So moche dyd the erle of Army|nake
that at his in&s;tance / the prince and princes
ca~e to the cytie of Tarbe. This towne is fayre
and &s;tandeth in a playne countre / amonge the
fayre vynes: And it is a towne / cytie / and ca|&s;tell
/ clo&s;ed with gates and walles / and &s;epera+ted
eche fro other. Fro the mountayns of By|erne
and Catheloyne cometh the fayre ryuer of
Ly&s;&s;e / whiche ronneth throughe Tarbe / and
is as clere as a fountayne. And a fyue leages
thens is the towne of Morlance / parteyninge
to the erle of Foiz / at the entre of the countie of
Bierne / and vnder the mountayne / a &s;ite lea|ges
fro Tarbe is the towne of Panne / whiche
al&s;o &abper;teyneth to the &s;ayd erle. The &s;ame tyme
that the prince &amp; princes was at Tarbe / therle
of Foiz was at Panne. He was there bylding
of a fayre ca&s;tell / ioyninge to the towne with|out
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on the ryuer of Grane. A&s;&s;one as he knewe
the comynge of the prince and prince&s;&s;e beyng
at Tarbe / He ordayned to go and &s;e theym in
great e&s;tate / with mo than &s;ixe hundred hor&s;es
and thre&s;core knightes in his company. And of
his comynge to Tarbe / was the prince and pri~+ce&s;&s;e
right ioyou&s;e and made hym good chere:
and there was the erle of Armynake &amp; the lorde
Dalbret / and they de&s;yred the price to requyre
the erle of Foiz to forgyue therle of Armynake
all / or els parte of the &s;omme of florens that he
ought to haue. And the prince who was wy&s;e
and &s;age / con&s;yderynge all thynges / thought
that be might nat do &s;o / and &s;ayde. Sir erle of
Armynake / ye were taken by armes in y^t iour|ney
of batayle / and ye dyde putte my co&s;yn the
erle of Foiz in aduenture agayn&s;te you. And
thoughe fortune were fauourable to hym and
agayn&s;t you / his valure ought nat than to be
made le&s;&s;e. By lyke dedes / my lorde my father
nor I wolde nat be contente that we &s;hulde be
de&s;yred to leaue that we haue wonne by good
aduenture / at the batayle of Poicters / wherof
we thanke god. Whan~e the erle of Armynake
herde that he was a ba&s;&s;hed / for he fayled of his
entente: Howe be it / yet the lefte nat of &s;o / But
than he re<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">red the prince&s;&s;e / who with a good
hert / de&s;yred therle of Foiz to gyue her a gyfte.
Madame quod the<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">le / I am but a meane man
therfore I can gyue no great gyftes. But ma+dame
/ if the thyng that ye de&s;yre pa&s;&s;e nat the
valure of thre&s;core thou&s;ande frankes / I wyll
gyue it you with a gladde chere. yet the prin|ce&s;&s;e
a&s;&s;ayed agayne / if &s;he coude cau&s;e hym to
graunt her full de&s;yre. But the <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">rle was &s;age
and &s;ubtell / and thought verily that her de&s;yre
was to haue hym to forgyue clerely the Erle of
Armynake all his dette. And than he &s;ayde a|gayne.
Madame / for a poore knight as I am / 
who buyldeth townes and ca&s;telles / the gyfte
that I haue graunted you ought to &s;uffyce. the
prince&s;&s;e coude bringe hym no farther: &amp; whan
&s;he &s;awe that / &s;he &s;aid. Gentyll erle of Foiz / the
reque&s;t that I de&s;yre of you / is to forgyue clere+ly
the erle of Armynake. Madame quod the
erle to your reque&s;t I ought well to condi&s;cen+d<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">.
I haue &s;ayd to you / that if your de&s;yre pa&s;&s;e
nat the valure of thre&s;core thou&s;ande frankes / 
that I wolde graunt it you. But madame / the
erle of Armynake oweth me two hundred and
fyftie thou&s;ande frankes: and at your reque&s;t / 
I forgaue hym therof thre&s;core thou&s;ande fran+kes.
Thus the mater &s;tode in that ca&s;e / and the
erle of Armynake / at the reque&s;t of the princes
wan the forgyueng of thre&s;core thou&s;ande fran+kes.
And anone after the erle of Foiz returned
to his owne countre.</P>
<P>I Sir Iohan Froi&s;&s;arde make narra|cion
of this bu&s;yne&s;&s;e / bycau&s;e whan
I was in the countie of Foyz and of
Bierne / I pa&s;&s;ed by the cou~tie of Bygore. and
I demaunded and enquered of the newes of y^t
countrey / &s;uche as I knewe nat before: And it
was &s;hewed me / howe the prince of wales and
of Aquitayne / whyle he was at Tarbe / he had
great wyll to go &s;e the ca&s;tell of Lourde / whi|che
was a thre leages of / nere to the entre of the
mountayne / And whan he was there / and had
well aduy&s;ed the towne / the ca&s;tell / and the cou~+tre
/ he pray&s;ed it greatly: a&s;well for the &s;tre~gth
of the ca&s;tell / as bycau&s;e it &s;tode on the fronter
of dyuers countreis / For the gary&s;one there / 
might ronne well in to the realme of Arragon / 
in to Catellon / and to Bar&s;elon. Than the pri~+ce
called to hym a knyght of his hou&s;holde / in
whom he had great tru&s;te / and loued hym en|tierly:
and he had &s;erued hym truely / and was
called &s;ir Pyer Ernalde / of the countre of Bi|erne
/ an experte man of armes and co&s;yn to the
erle of Foiz. Than the prince &s;ayde to hym. &s;ir
Ernalde / I in&s;tytue and make you Chateleyn
and capitayne of Lourde / &amp; gouernour of the
countre of Bygore. Loke that ye kepe this ca|&s;tell
/ &s;e well that ye make a good accompte ther
of / to the kyng my father and to me. Sir quod
the knyght I thanke you / and I &s;hall ob&s;erue
your co~maundement. There he dyde homage
to the prince / and the prince put hym in po&s;&s;e&s;|&s;ion.
It is to be knowen / that whan the warre
began to renewe bytwene Englande &amp; Frau~ce
as it hath ben &s;hewed before: The erle Guy of
&s;aynt Poule and &s;ir Hugh of Chatellon may|&s;ter
of the cro&s;bowes in Fraunce / in that tyme
be&s;eged the towne of Abuyle / and wan it / with
all the countre of Poitou. The &s;ame tyme two
great barons of Bigore / thone called &s;ir Mar+nalte
Barbe&s;an and the lorde Danchyn tour|ned
frenche / and toke the towne / cytie / and ca|&s;tell
of Tarbe / whiche was but ea&s;ely kept for
the kynge of Englande: But &s;tyll the ca&s;tell of
Lourde / was in the handes of &s;ir Pier Ernalt
of Bierne / who wolde in no wy&s;e yelde vp the
ca&s;tell / but made euer great warre agayn&s;t the
realme of Frau~ce / and &s;ent for great company
of aduenturers in to Bierne and Ga&s;coyne / to
helpe and to ayde hym to make warre / &s;o that
<PB N="xxi" REF="27">
he had togyder many good men of armes. and
he had with hym &s;ixe capitayns / &amp; euery man
fyftie &s;peares vnder hym.</P>
<P>The fir&s;t was his brother Iohan of Bierne
a right expert &s;quyer / and Pier Danchyne of
Bygore / brother germayne to the lorde Dan|chyne
/ he wolde neuer tourne frenche / Nandon
of &s;aynt Colombe / Ermalton of mount Ague
of &s;aynt Ba&s;yll / and the Bourge of Carnela.
The&s;e capitayns made dyuers iourneys in to
Bygore / in to Tholou&s;yn / in to Carca&s;&s;ene / &amp;
in to Albygoi&s;e: For euer a&s;&s;one as they were
out of Lourde / they were in the lande of their
enemyes / and &s;omtyme they wolde aduenture
thyrtie leages of fro their holde. And in their
goynge / they wolde take nothyng / but in their
retourne there was nothynge coulde &s;cape the~.
Somtyme they brought home &s;o great plentie
of bee&s;tes &amp; pri&s;oners / that they wy&s;t nat howe
to kepe them. Thus they rau~&s;omed all the cou~|trey
excepte the erle of Foiz landes / For in his
landes they dur&s;te nat take a chekyn / withoute
they payed truely therfore: For if they had di&s;|plea&s;ed
the erle / they coulde nat longe haue en|dured.
The&s;e companyons of Lourde ranne
ouer all the countre at their plea&s;ure / &amp; I rode
nat farre fro theym. Thus the cytie of Tarbe
was in great doute / &s;o that they were fayne to
make couynaunt with the~. And bytwene Tar|be
and Lourde / there was a great vyllage and
a good abbey called Gynors / who in lykewi&s;e
were fayne to agre with them. Al&s;o on y^e other
parte on the ryuer of Ly&s;&s;e / there was a great
towne called Bagueres / they of that towne had
a harde &s;ea&s;on / for they were &s;o haryed by the
gary&s;on of Maluoy&s;en &s;tandynge on a hylle / 
and the ryuer of Ly&s;&s;e rynnyng vnderneth / vn+to
a walled towne called Turney / in to the whi+che
towne they of Lourde and of Maluoy&s;en
hadde euer their recour&s;e / to the whiche towne
they dyde no hurte / bycau&s;e they had their re|&s;orte
thyder: And they of the towne had euer a
good market of their pyllage / and &s;o di&s;&s;ymu|led
euer with them / whiche they were fayne to
do / or elles they coulde nat haue lyued / for they
had no ayde nor &s;ocoure of any per&s;one: the ca+pitayne
of Maluoy&s;en was a ga&s;coyne / &amp; his
name was Remonet de Le&s;pe / an experte man
of armes. He and his company &amp; they of Lour|de
/ rau~&s;omed as well the marchauntes of Ara|gon
and Catheloyne as of Fraunce / without
they agreed with them.</P>
<P>In the &s;ea&s;on that I enterpri&s;ed to go &s;e the
erle of Foiz / and to &s;e the dyuer&s;ities of the cou~+treys
/ where as I had neuer ben before. Whan
I departed fro Carca&s;&s;ene / I lefte the waye to
Tholous and wente to Monterorall and &s;o to
Fonges / than to Bell / and than to the fir&s;t tow+ne
of therle of Foiz / and than to Ma&s;ters / and
&s;o to the ca&s;tell of Sanredyn. And than I ca~e
to the good cytie of Pauyers / &abper;teyning to the
erle of foiz / and there I taryed / abydinge for
&s;ome company goyng in to the countre of By|erne
/ where the erle was: And whan I had ta|ryed
there a thre dayes in great plea&s;ure / for y^t
cytie was deleetable / &s;ta~dyng among the fayre
vynes / and enuyroned with a fayre ryuer lar|ge
&amp; clere / called Liege. And on a day it &s;o for|tuned
/ that thyder came a knyght of the erle of
Foiz fro Auignon warde / called &s;ir E&s;paenge
de Lion / a valyant &amp; an experte man of armes / 
about the age of .l. yeres. And &s;o I gate me in
to his company / and he was greatly de&s;yrous
to here of the maters of Fraunce / &amp; &s;o we were
a &s;ixe dayes in our iourney / or we came to Or|tay&s;e.
And this knyght euery day after he had
&s;ayd his prayers moo&s;t parte all the day after / 
he toke his pa&s;tyme with me / in demaundyng
of tidynges: and al&s;o whan I demau~ded any
thyng of hym / he wolde an&s;were me to my pur+po&s;e.
And whan we departed fro Pauyers we
pa&s;t by the mou~t of Ce&s;&s;e / whiche was an yuell
pa&s;&s;age / and &s;o we came to the towne &amp; ca&s;tell
of Ortay&s;e whiche was frenche / but we pa&s;&s;ed
by it / and &s;o came to dyner to a ca&s;tell of the<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">le
of Foiz halfe a leage thens called Carlat / &s;tan|dynge
highe on a mountayne. and after dyner
the knight &s;ayd to me. &s;ir / let vs ryde toguyder
fayre &amp; ea&s;ely / we haue but two leages to ryde
to our lodgyng / &amp; &s;o I was content to do. than
the knight &s;aid / we haue this day pa&s;&s;ed by the
ca&s;tell of Ortay&s;e / which dothe moche domage
in this countre. Peter Danchyn kepeth it / and
bath taken and &s;tollen out of the realme of Fra~+ce
/ more than thre&s;core thou&s;ande fra~kes. than
I demau~ded how that might be. I &s;hall &s;hewe
you quod the knight. On our lady day in Au|gu&s;t
there is euer a great fayre / and all the cou~+tre
re&s;orteth thyder / for there is moche marcha~+di&s;e.
That day Pier Danchyn and his co~pani+ons
of Lourde had taken their aduy&s;e / &amp; were
determyned to get this towne and ca&s;tell. And
&s;o they &s;ent two &s;imple varlett&abis; (by &s;emyng) to
the &s;ayd towne in the moneth of Maye / to get
them &s;elfe &s;ome &s;eruyce in the towne / &amp; &s;o they
dyde / and were reteyned with two mai&s;ters / &amp;
they dyde right dilygent &s;eruyce to their may|&s;ters.
And &s;o went in and out on their mai&s;ters
<PB REF="28">
bu&s;yne&s;&s;e<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> without any &s;u&s;peciou&s;nes of the~. &amp;
&s;o on our lady day in Augu&s;t <ABBR>ther</ABBR> were many
marchantes &s;trangers. of Foiz / of Bierne / &amp; of
Frau~ce. And as ye knowe well / whan machan+tes
do mete that &s;awe nat togyder long before / 
they wyll make good chere togyder. &amp; &s;o in the
&s;ame hou&s;es where as the&s;e two varlett&abis; were i~
&s;eruice / were many marchantes drinkyng and
makyng good chere / &amp; their o&s;tes with them. &amp;
by apoyntment about midnight / Pier Da~chin
and his co~pany ca~e to Ortai&s;e / &amp; enbu&s;&s;hed the~+&s;elfe
in a wode whiche pa&s;&s;ed throughe. And &s;o
they &s;ent &s;ixe varlett&abis; to the towne with .ii. lad|ders / 
&amp; they pa&s;&s;ed the dykes &amp; came to the wal+les
and reared vp their ladders / &amp; the other .ii.
varlettes that were in &s;eruice in the towne dyd
ayde the~ / while their may&s;ts &s;at makyng good
chere: &s;o the&s;e &s;ayd varlettes dyde put the~ &s;elfe
in aduenture / and one of the &s;aid two varlettes
brought the other &s;ixe to the gate within / <ABBR>wher</ABBR>
there was two men kepyng the keys / than this
varlet &s;aid to the other &s;ixe. &s;irs&punc; kepe your &s;elfe
here priuy &amp; clo&s;e / and &s;tyrre nat tyll ye here me
whi&s;tle. I tru&s;t to make the porters to open the
gate of their warde / they haue the keyes of the
great gate / &amp; therfore a&s;&s;one as they haue opy|ned
their warde I wyll why&s;tle: Than &s;teppe
forthe &amp; &s;lee the porters / I knowe well ynoughe
the keyes of the gate / for I haue oft tymes hel|ped
to kepe the gate with my mai&s;ter / &amp; as they
deuy&s;ed &s;o they dyd. &amp; &s;o the varlet went to the
gate / and &s;awe &amp; herde howe the porters were
dri~kyng within their warde: than he called the~
by their names &amp; &s;aid. &s;irs open yor dore / I ha|ue
brought you of the be&s;t wyne that euer you
dranke / which my mai&s;ter hath &s;ent you / to the
entent you &s;hulde kepe your watche the better.
And they who knewe right well the varlet / bele+ued
that he had &s;aid trouthe &amp; opyned the dore / 
and than he whi&s;tled / &amp; thother &s;ixe &s;tept forthe
and entred in at the dore / &amp; there they &s;lewe the
porters &s;o priuely / that none knewe therof. tha~
they toke the keyes &amp; went and opyned y^e gate / 
and let downe the bridge ea&s;ely y^t none knewe
therof: Than they blewe a bla&s;t in a horne / &s;o y^t
they that were enbu&s;&s;hed mou~ted on their hor|&s;es / 
&amp; came on the &s;purres &amp; entred on the brid|ge
&amp; come in to the towne: &amp; &s;o toke all the men
of the towne &s;yttyng dri~kyng or<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ls in their bed+des.
Thus was Ortay&s;e taken by Pier Dan|chin
of Bigore &amp; by his co~panyons of Lourde / 
than I demau~ded of the knight howe they gat
the ca&s;tell / I &s;hall &s;hewe you &abquod; he. The &s;ame
tyme that Ortai&s;e was thus taken / the capiten
of the ca&s;tell by his yuell aduenture was in the
towne &amp; &s;upped with certayne marchauntes of
Carca&s;&s;en / and was there taken among other:
and in y^e next mornyng Pier Da~chyn brought
him before the ca&s;tell / wher as his wyfe &amp; chyl|dren
were / &amp; made the~ beleue that he wolde &s;tri+ke
of his heed / w^tout his wife wolde delyuer vp
the ca&s;tell. &amp; if &s;he wolde &s;o do / he &abpro;mi&s;ed to de+lyuer
her hu&s;bande quyte / &amp; to &s;uffre hym &amp; all
his to de&abper;te with bagge &amp; baggage w^tout any
hurt. and the lady who &s;awe her&s;elfe in a harde
ca&s;e / &amp; &s;awe &s;he was nat able to make ware her
&s;elfe / &amp; for &s;auyng of her hu&s;ba~des lyfe / &s;he yel+ded
vp the ca&s;tell: &amp; &s;o her hu&s;ba~de and &s;he &amp; all
theirs / de&abper;ted &amp; went to Pauiers. Thus had
Pier Da~chin the towne &amp; ca&s;tell of Ortay&s;e. &amp;
the &s;ame tyme that they entred / he &amp; his co~pany
wan aboue .xxx.M. fra~kes / what in marchan|di&s;e
&amp; pri&s;oners of Fra~ce: but all &s;uche as were
of the cou~tie of Foiz or of B<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">erne / were clene de+lyuered
w^tout any domage. &amp; this Pier Dan|chyn
kept Ortai&s;e after / the &s;pace of .v. yere: &amp;
he &amp; his co~pany oftymes wolde ron to the gat&abis;
of Carca&s;&s;on / whiche was a &s;ixe leages thens
and dyde great domage to the countre / as well
by raun&s;omynge of the townes / as by pyllage
ouer all the countrey.</P>
<P>In the meane &s;ea&s;on that Pier Da~chin was
in the gari&s;on of Ortai&s;e / On a night certayne
of his co~pany went out &amp; came to a ca&s;tel called
Paiel<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">er a good leage thens / wherof a frenche
knight called Raymon du Pailier was owner
they had ben <ABBR>ther</ABBR> often before &amp; fayled of their
purpo&s;e but as tha~ their happe was &s;uche that
they &s;caled the ca&s;tell &amp; toke it / &amp; the knight and
the lady in their beddes: And let the lady &amp; her
children go fre / but they kept &s;tyll the knight in
his owne ca&s;tell the &s;pace of foure monethes / &amp;
at la&s;t he payed a .M. fra~kes for his rau~&s;ome.
And fi<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ally whan they had &s;ore ouerryden the
cou~tre they &s;olde the&s;e two ca&s;tels / Ortai&s;e and
Paielier to the~ of the cou~tre for .viii.M. fran|kes / 
&amp; than they went to Lourde their pri~cipall
gary&s;on. So thus in this aduenture knightes
dyd put the~ &s;elfe dayly. al&s;o the &s;ame tyme <ABBR>ther</ABBR>
was an expert man of armes in y^e ca&s;tell of lour+de
a ga&s;cone borne / he was called le Me~geant
of &s;aynt Ba&s;yll: On a tyme he &amp; .xxx. with him
de&abper;ted fro Lourde &amp; rode at all aduenturee in
to Tho<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ou&s;yn / &amp; had thought to haue gote the
ca&s;tell of Penne in Allugois / but he my&s;t of his
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="3 letters">ent. and whan he &s;awe that he fayled of his
purpo&s;e / he ca~e to the gate &amp; made a great &s;cry|mi&s;&s;he:
<PB N="xxii" REF="28">
and the &s;ame proper hour the &s;ene&s;hall
of Tholous rode forthe &amp; with hym &s;ir Hughe
de Froid wyll and a .lx. &s;peares / &amp; came by ad|uenture
to Pan while the &s;ayd &s;crimy&s;&s;he was
in doyng. Than incontynent they &s;ette fote to
the erthe &amp; came to the barryers: and &s;o than
the Mengeant was ouer matched / but <ABBR>ther</ABBR> he
fought valiantly hande to hande / and wou~ded
the other knight in two or thre places / howe be
it finally he was taken by force / &amp; his men ou|ther
taken or &s;layne / <ABBR>ther</ABBR> were but a fewe that
&s;caped. So this Me~geant was ledde to Tho|lous / 
and than the co~mons of the towne wolde
haue &s;layne hym bitwene the hand&abis; of the &s;ene+&s;hall
/ he had moche payne to &s;aue his lyfe / &amp; &s;o
brought hym in to the ca&s;tell / for he was ryght
yuell beloued in Tholous. yet after it happed
&s;o well for hym / that the duke of Berry ca~e thi|der / 
and this knyght had &s;uche frendes that he
was delyuered / &amp; the &s;ene&s;hall had a thou&s;ande
frankes for his rau~&s;ome: and whan he was de|lyuered
he retourned to Lourde / and began a|gayne
to make newe enterpri&s;es. And &s;o on a
tyme he departed fro Lourde &amp; fyue with hym
without any armoure / and he dyde on the ab|byt
of a monke &amp; lyke other thre monkes with
hym / and they had all &s;hauen crownes / &s;o that
euery man that &s;awe them / wende &s;urely that
they had ben monkes / the abbit and ge&s;ture be
came them &s;o well. And in this maner he came
to Mountpellyer and toke vp his lodgynge at
the &s;igne of the Egle / and &s;aid howe he was an
abbot of high Ga&s;con / &amp; was goyng to Parys
on certayne bu&s;yne&s;&s;e &abper;teyning to his hou&s;e. &amp;
&s;o he gate famylier aquayntau~ce with a ryche
man of the towne called Bare~ger / who had al|&s;o
to do at Paris for certayne bu&s;yne&s;&s;e. Than
this abbot &s;aid howe he wolde pay for his co&s;t&abis;
if he ly&s;t to go in his co~pany Wherof the good
man was right ioyou&s;e / in that he &s;hulde haue
his charges borne / &amp; &s;o he and one varlet with
hym went forthe with this monke. And whan
they had ryden a thre leag&abis; / this cou~terfet mon+ke
&s;ir Me~geant toke him pri&s;oner / &amp; ledde him
&s;ecret wayes to his gari&s;on of Lourde / &amp; after
dyd rau~&s;ome him at .v.M. fra~kes. than I &s;aid
ah &s;aint Mary / was this Me~geant &s;uche an ex+pert
man of arme<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">&punc; ye truely &s;ir &abquod; he / &amp; in <ABBR>war</ABBR>
he dyed / in a place <ABBR>wher</ABBR> as we &s;hall pa&s;&s;e with
in this thre dayes / in a cou~tre called the Layre i~
Bigore / by a towne called Lachmache. well &s;ir
quod I / &amp; I &s;hall reme~bre you therof whan we
come <ABBR>ther</ABBR>. &amp; &s;o we rode tyll we came to Mo~&s;te
que<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> a good towne clo&s;ed / &abper;teyning to therle of
Foiz / whiche the Armynagois &amp; the labri&s;ye~ce
toke by &s;telthe on a &s;ea&s;on / but they kept it nat
but thre dayes. &amp; in the mornyng we de&abper;ted fro
Mo~&s;tequen &amp; rode to the towne of Palamuche
a good towne clo&s;ed on the ryuer of Garon / &abper;|teyning
to therle of Foiz: And whan we were
almo&s;t ther we had thought to haue pa&s;&s;ed the
bridge of Garon / to haue entred in to the tow|ne / 
but we coulde nat / for y^e day before it had &s;o
&s;ore rayned fro the mou~tayns of Chataloyne &amp;
Aragon / wherby another ryuer was &s;o encrea|&s;ed
whiche was called Saluz &amp; ran &s;o fa&s;t / that
it rey&s;ed vp the ryuer of Garon in &s;uche wi&s;e / y^t
it brake one of the arches of the bridge / whiche
was of tymbre / wherfore we returned agayne
to Monte&s;tquen / and taryed there all the day.
Than the next day the knight had cou~&s;ayle to
pa&s;&s;e the ryuer by botes by the towne of Ca&s;&s;e+res:
&s;o we rode thider &amp; dyd &s;o moche y^t we pa&s;t
the ryuer of Garon with great payne &amp; &abper;ell / for
the bote that we were in was nat very great / it
coude nat take at one tyme but two hor&s;es and
their kepars / &amp; they that ruled the bote: and &s;o
whan we were ouer we rode to Ca&s;&s;eres and a
bode there all that daye / &amp; in the meane tyme y^t
our &s;upper was a dre&s;&s;yng / this knight &s;aid to
me. &s;ir Iohan / let vs go &amp; &s;e the towne: &amp; &s;o we
pa&s;&s;ed a long through the towne and ca~e to the
gate towarde Palamuche and went out therat
and came to the dykes: Than the knyght &s;he|wed
me a pane of the wall and &s;aid. &s;ir / &s;e you
yonder par<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">e of the wall whiche is newer than
all the remnant? yea &s;ir &abquod; I&punc; well &abquod; he / I &s;hall
&s;hewe you why it is &s;o / it is a ten yere pa&s;t &s;ithe
it fortuned. ye haue herde or this / of the warre
that was bytwene the erle of Armynacke and
therle of Foiz / howe be it nowe they are in pea|ce:
But the armynagoi&s;e and Labri&s;ience wan
but lytell by that warre. For on a &s;aynt Ny|cholas
euyn / the yere of our lorde a thou&s;ande
thre hu~dred thre&s;core and two: Therle of Foiz
toke in batayle therle of Armynake &amp; the lorde
Dalbret his nephue / and all the noble men that
were with them / and &s;o ledde the~ as pri&s;oners
to Ortai&s;e / wherby the erle of Foiz hath recey|ued
ten tymes a hundred thou&s;ande frankes.
And it fortuned after / that the father of the erle
of Armynake nowe lyueng / called &s;ir Iohan of
Armynake / made a iourney &amp; toke this towne
of Ca&s;&s;eres / and they had with them a .ii. hun|dred
men of armes / and &s;o thought to kepe the
towne by &s;trength. The&s;e tidynges whan they
came to the knowledge of the erle of Foiz / be|ynge
as tha<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="2 letters">e at Panne. He lyke a &s;age and a
<PB REF="29">
valyant knight / called to hym two ba&s;tard bre+therne
of his&punc; called <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> Arnalt Guyllam and &s;ir
Pier de Bierne / and &s;ayd to them. &s;irs / I wyll
ye ryde incontynent to Ca&s;&s;<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">eres / I &s;hall &s;ende
you men on euery &s;yde / and within thre dayes
I &s;halbe with you my &s;elfe: and let none come
out of the towne / but that ye fight with the~ / for
ye &s;halbe &s;tronge ynoughe. And whan ye come
there / cau&s;e the men of the countre to bring thy|der
great plentie of wode / bu&s;&s;hes / and fagott&abis;
and choke the gates therwith: and than w^tout
that / make &s;tronge barryers / for I wyll y^t they
that be within be &s;o enclo&s;ed / that they i&s;&s;ue nat
out of the gares / I &s;hall cau&s;e them to take ano+ther
way. The&s;e two knightes dyd his co~mau~+dement
and &s;o wente to Palamuche / &amp; all men
of warre of Bierne folowed them / and &s;o they
came before this towne of Ca&s;&s;eres. they that
were within &s;ette lytell by them / but they were
nat were howe they were enclo&s;ed within the
towne / &s;o that they coulde nat i&s;&s;ue oute at any
gate. And the thirde day / the erle of Foiz came
thider with fyue hu~dred men of armes: and as
&s;one as he came / he cau&s;ed barryers to be made
rounde about the towne / &amp; al&s;o barriers rou~de
about his ho&s;t / bycau&s;e they &s;hulde nat be trou+bled
in the night tyme. &s;o in this ca&s;e they laye
longe without any a&s;&s;aut / in &s;o moche that vi|tayle
began to fayle them within / for thoughe
they had wyne great plentie they had nothyng
to eate: Nor they coulde nat flye awaye by the
ryuer / for it was as than~e to depe. Than they
thought it were better to yelde the~ &s;elfe as pri|&s;oners / 
than to dye &s;o &s;hamefully for famyne / &amp;
&s;o fell in treaty. Therle of Foiz agreed to their
treatie / &s;o that they &s;hulde nat i&s;&s;ue oute at no
gate / but to make a hole in the wall and go out
therat / to come one by one without armoure / &amp;
&s;o to yelde them as pri&s;oners. It behoued the~
to take this waye / and &s;o made a hole in y^e wall
and i&s;&s;ued oute one by one. And there was the
erle redy and all his people in order of batayle
to receyue them as pri&s;oners. and euer as they
came out / the Erle &s;ent them to dyuers ca&s;tel|les
as pri&s;oners: and his co&s;yn &s;ir Iohn~ of Ar+mynake / 
&s;ir Bernarde Dalbret / and &s;ir Ma|nalt
of Barlaba&s;on / &s;ir Raymo~de de Benache
&s;ir Benedicke de la Corneyle / and a twentie of
the be&s;te per&s;onages he ledde with hym to Or|tai&s;e / 
and or they departed / he had of them two
hundred thou&s;ande tra~ke<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">: and thus was this
hole in the wall made / &amp; than we wente to our
&s;upper. And the nexte day we rode a longe by
the ryuer of Garon and pa&s;&s;ed by Palamuche
and than we entred in to the lande of the erle of
Comynges and Armynake / and on the other
&s;yde was the ryuer of Garon / and the lande of
therle of Foiz. And as we rode / this knight &s;he+wed
me a &s;tronge towne called Marteras the
Tou&s;&s;a<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> / &abper;teyninge to therle of Comynges / &amp;
on the other &s;yde of the ryuer on the mou~tayne
He &s;hewed me two ca&s;telles parteyninge to the
erle of Foiz / the one called Mountarall and the
other Mountclare. And as we rode bytwene
the&s;e townes and ca&s;telles a longe by the ryuer
of Garon in a fayre medowe / this knight &s;ayd
to me. &s;ir Iohan / I haue &s;ene here many fayre
&s;crimy&s;&s;hes and encountrynges / bytwene the
foizois and armynakes / for as than there was
no towne nor ca&s;tell but that was well furny&s;|&s;hed
with men of warre / &amp; &s;o they warred eche
vpon other. The armynakes agayn&s;t yonder
two ca&s;telles made a ba&s;tyde / and kept it with
men of warre / and dyde moche hurt in the erle
of Foiz lande: But I &s;hall &s;hewe you howe it
fortuned. The erle of Foiz on a night &s;ent his
brother Peter de Bierne with two hu~dred &s;pe|res / 
and with them a four hundred villayns of
the countre / charged with fagott&abis; moche wode
and bu&s;&s;hes / and brought it to the ba&s;tide. and
than &s;ette fyre theron and &s;o brent the ba&s;tyde / 
and all them that were within without mercy.
and &s;ithe it was neuer made agayne. So in &s;u+che
deuy&s;es we rode all that day a longe by the
ryuer of Garon / and what on the one &s;yde and
on the other / we &s;awe many fayre ca&s;telles and
fortre&s;&s;es. All that were on our lyfte hande par+teyned
to therle of Foiz / and the other &s;yde par+teyned
to therle of Armynake. And &s;o thus we
pa&s;&s;ed by Montpe&s;ac a fayre ca&s;tell &amp; a &s;tro~ge
&s;tandyng on an highe rocke / &amp; vnderneth was
the towne and the highe way: and without the
towne a lytell / there was a place called ala gar+dea / 
and a towre bitwene the rocke and the ry|uer / 
whiche towre had a gate and a portcoly&s;e
of yron. &s;ixe men might well kepe this pa&s;&s;age
agayn&s;t all the worlde / for there coulde no man
pa&s;&s;e but two on a front / what for the towre on
the one &s;yde &amp; the ryuer on the other &s;yde. than
I &s;ayd to the knyght / &s;ir / here is a &s;tronge pa&s;|&s;age
and a myghtie countre / it is true quod the
knight: and though thentre be &s;tronge / yet the
erle of Foiz dyde conquere it ones / and he &amp; all
his pa&s;&s;ed the &s;ame waye with the helpe of the
archers of Engla~de / that he had as than in his
company / and the great de&s;yre that they had to
pa&s;&s;e in to the countre. Come ryde nere me &s;ir
quod he / &amp; I &s;hall &s;hewe you howe it was / and
<PB N="xxiii" REF="29">
&s;o I rode iu&s;te by hym <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> and than he &s;ayd: Sir / 
on a tyme the Erle of Armynake and the lorde
Dalbret with a fyue hu~dred men of warre / ca~e
in to the countre of Foiz and to the marches of
Pauyers. And this was in the begynnynge of
Augu&s;t / whan men dyd gather in their cornes
and y^e grapes were rype / at whiche tyme there
was great habundaunce in the countre. Than
&s;ir Iohan of Armynake and his company lod+ged
before the towne Sauredun / a lytell leage
fro the cytie of Pauyers. And he &s;ente to them
of Pauyers / that without they wolde bye their
cornes and wynes / and pay for them: they &s;aid
els they wolde brinne and di&s;troy all togyder.
Than they of Pauiers were in great feare / for
the Erle their lorde was farre of fro them: for
he was as than in Byerne. And &s;o they were
fayne to bye their owne cornes / and payed for
them fyue thou&s;ande frankes / but they de&s;yred
fyftene dayes of re&s;pyte / whiche was grau~ted
them. Than the erle of Foiz was enformed of
all this bu~&s;yne&s;&s;e / and he ha&s;ted hym as moche
as he might / and a&s;&s;embled toguyder his men
and came &s;odaynly in to the cytie of Pauyers
with .xii. hundred &s;peares. And &s;o had fought
with &s;ir Iohan of Armynake if he had taryed / 
but he departed and wente in to the countie of
Comynges. So he had no money of them of
Pauyers / for they had no ley&s;ar to tarye ther|fore.
But than therle of Foiz claymed the &s;ame
&s;ome / for he &s;ayd he was come / and &s;aued their
money and corne: and had put awaye all their
ennemyes. And &s;o he had it to paye his men of
warre therewith / and there he taryed tyll they
had inned all their corne and vyntage. And &s;o
we pa&s;&s;ed than foreby a ca&s;tell called Bretytte / 
and al&s;o by another ca&s;tell called Bacelles / all
parteyninge to the erle of Comynges: and as
we rode a long by the ryuer / I &s;awe a fayre ca|&s;tell
and a great towne / &amp; I demaunded of the
knight what the ca&s;tell was called. and he &s;aid
it was named Monte&s;playne / parteyninge to
a co&s;yn of the erle of Foiz / called &s;ir Roger De+&s;paygne / 
a great barone in the countre / and in
Tholou&s;yn: and as than was &s;ene&s;hall of Car+ca&s;&s;oney.
Than I demaunded of this knight / 
if he were a kynne to &s;ir Charles of Spayne / 
who was con&s;table of Fraunce: and he an&s;we|red
and &s;ayde / no / he is nat of that blode. For
&s;ir Loyes of Spaygne and this &s;ir Charles
that ye &s;peke of<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">came bothe out of the realme of
Spayne / &amp; were lynially extraught of &s;payne
and of Fraunce / by their mothers &s;yde / &amp; were
co&s;yn germayns to kynge Alphons of Spay|gne:
and I &s;erued in my youthe / &s;ir Loyes of
Spaygne in the warres of Bretaygne / for he
was alwayes on the partie of &s;ir Charles of
Bloyes / agayn&s;t the erle Mou~tforde. And &s;o
we lefte &s;pckynge of that matter / and rode to
&s;aynte Gouffens / a good towne of the Erle of
Foiz. and the next day we dyned at Monreyle
a good &s;tronge towne of the Frenche kynges / 
and &s;ir Roger de Spaygne kepte it. And af|ter
dyner we rode the waye towardes Lourde
and &s;o rode throughe a great launde / enduryn+ge
a fyftene leages / called the laundes Lann<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">
de vous / wherin were many daungerous pa&s;|&s;ages / 
for theues and yuell doers. And in this
launde &s;tode the ca&s;tell of Me&s;ere / parteynin|ge
to the erle of Foiz / a good leage fro the tow|ne
of Tourney / the whiche ca&s;tell the knyght
&s;hewed me and &s;ayd. Sir / beholde yonder is
Maluoy&s;en / But &s;ir / haue ye herde here before
howe the duke of Aniou / whan he was in this
countrey and wente to Lourde? What he dyde
in this countre / &amp; howe he layde &s;iege to Lour|de / 
and wanne it. And al&s;o the ca&s;tell of Gryn|galet / 
on the ryuer &s;ide that ye &s;e yonder before
vs / parteyneth to the lorde de la Batte. Than
I remembred my &s;elfe / and &s;aid. Sir / I trowe
I neuer herde therof as yet / therfore I pray<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">
you &s;hewe me the mater. But &s;ir / I praye you
&s;hewe me where is the ryuer of Garon become
for I can &s;e it no more. ye &s;ay trouthe quod the
knight / it departeth here / in thentryng of the&s;e
mountayns / and it groweth and cometh out of
a fou~tayne a thre leages hens / the way to Cha|telomy / 
by a ca&s;tell called &s;aynt Beart / the fron+ter
of the realme of Fraunce towarde Aragon:
And there is as nowe / a &s;quyer called Ermal|ton / 
otherwy&s;e called Bourge de Spaygne.
He is lorde therof / and <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">hatelayne of all the cou~+trey / 
and he is co&s;yn germayne to &s;ir Roger de
Spayne / if we &s;e hym I &s;hall &s;hewe you him.
He is a goodly per&s;one and a good man of ar|mes / 
and he hath done more domage to theym
of Lourde / than any other knyght or &s;quyer of
all the countre: and the erle of Foiz loueth him
ryghtwell / for he is his companyon in armes.
&para;I wyll leaue to &s;peke of hym / for I thynke
at this fee&s;t of Chri&s;tmas / ye &s;hall &s;e him in the
erle of Foiz hou&s;e: but nowe I &s;hall &s;hewe you
of the duke of Aniou howe he came in to this
countre / and what he dyde. Than we
rode forthe fayre and ea&s;ely / and
he began to &s;aye as fo|loweth.
&dtridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="23" TYPE="chapter">
<PB REF="30">
<HEAD>&para;Of the Warr &abis; that the duke of An
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="2 letters">u made agayn&s;t the Engly&s;&s;hmen
and howe he recouered the ca&s;tell of
Maluoy&s;en in Bigore: whiche was
afterwarde gyuen to therle of Foiz.
Cap .xxiii.
&dtridot; &tridot;</HEAD>
<P>_AFter the begynnynge
of the warres / whan~e they
began to wynne on the En|gly&s;&s;he
men / that they helde
in Acquitayne / and that &s;ir
Olyuer &para;le&s;quyn was be|come
fre~che. He ledde y^e du|ke
of Aniou in to Bretaygne / on the landes of
&s;ir Robert Canoll&punc; who was at the &s;ege before
Dyriuall / as ye haue herde before: as I thynke
and of the treatie that &s;ix Hughe Br<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ce his co|&s;yn
made to the duke of Antou / as to re~dre the
ca&s;tell and delyuer good ho&s;tages / &s;o that the
duke of Aniou &s;hulde nat co~e to rey&s;e the &s;iege
But whan &s;ir Robert Canoll was within the
ca&s;tell of Dyriuall / than he wolde holde no tre+tie.
All this is true &s;ir quod I. well quod he / 
but haue you herde of the &s;crimy&s;&s;he that was
before the ca&s;tell / where a<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> &s;ir Ol<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">uer de Cle&s;|quyn
was wounded? Sir I can nat tell you
quod I / I can nat remembre all. Wherfore &s;ir
I praye you &s;hewe me of the &s;crimy&s;&s;he / and
of the &s;iege what came therof / For paraduen|tureye
knowe it &s;ome other wayes than I do / 
and ye &s;hall retourne agayne well ynoughe to
your purpo&s;e of them of Lourde and of Mal|uoy&s;en.
It is true quod the knyght: it was &s;o
that &s;ir Gar&s;es of the ca&s;tella right valyaunt
knight of the countre and good frenche / wente
to the duke of Aniou / to cau&s;e hym to come be|fore
Beauuo&s;yn. The duke had made his &s;om+mons
to holde his iourney before Dyriuall / &amp;
made this &s;ir Gar&s;es for his valyantne&s;&s;e mar+&s;hall
of his ho&s;t&punc; and true it is as I herde &s;ay / y^t
wha~ he &s;awe that &s;ir Robert Canoll wolde nat
kepe the tr<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">atie that was made before / nor wol+de
nat delyuer the ca&s;tell of Dyriuall. Than
he came to the duke and &s;ayd. Sir What &s;hall
we do with the&s;e ho&s;tages? It is no faulte in
them that the ca&s;tell is nat gyuen vp / &amp; it were
great pytie that they &s;hulde dye / for they be ge~|tylmen
and haue de&s;erued no dethe. Than the
duke &s;aid: Were it good than to delyuer them?
yea truely &s;ir quod the knyght / it were great
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ytie otherwy&s;e. Well quod the duke / do ther|in
as ye ly&s;te. Than this &s;ir Gar&s;es went to de+lyuer
them / and as he wente / &s;ir Olyuer Cle&s;|quyn
mette him &amp; demaunded wheder he went
and fro whens he came. I come fro my lorde
the duke of Aniou / and am goynge to delyuer
the ho&s;tages. To delyuer them quod &s;ir Oly|uer
abyde a lytell and retourne agayne with
me to the duke. and &s;o they ca~e to the duke who
was in his lodgynge in a great &s;tudy &s;ir Oly|uer
&s;aluted hym and &s;aid. Sir / What is your
entent? Shall nat the&s;e ho&s;tages &s;uffre deth?
By my faythe they &s;hall / in the di&s;pyte of &abser; Ro+bert
Canoll &amp; &s;ir Byrre / who hath fal&s;ed their
faithe. Wherfore &abser; I wyll ye knowe w^tout they
dye / I &s;hall weare no armure this hole yere af|ter / 
in none of yor watres. If they &s;hulde &s;cape
thus it were good chep<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">. The &s;iege hath co&s;te
you thre&s;core. M. frankes / and newe you wyll
&s;hewe grace to your enemies, who <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">epeth with
you nother faythe nor trouthe. With tho&s;e wor+des
the duke began to chafe and &s;ayd&punc; &s;ir Oly|uer
do therin as ye thynke be&s;t. Than quod &s;ir
Olyuer / I wyll that they le&s;e their lyues / there
is good cau&s;e why / &s;ithe they kepe nat their &abpro;|my&s;e.
Than &s;ir Olyuer departed fro the duke
and came to a place before the Ca&s;tell / and &s;ir
Gar&s;es dur&s;t nat &s;peke one worde for them / for
if he had / he &s;hulde haue lo&s;t his labour / &s;ith &s;ir
Olyuer had taken on hym the enterpri&s;e, than
he called the hangman / &amp; made hym &s;tryke of
the heedes of two knyghtes and two &s;quyers / 
whiche was great pytie / &amp; there were mo than
two hundred in the ho<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">&s;t that wepte / for them.
And incontynent &s;ir Robert Canoll opyned a
po&s;terne gate / and on the brimme of the dykes
in di&s;pyte of the frenche men / he cau&s;ed to &s;try|ke
of the heedes of all the pri&s;oners that he had
without any re&s;pyte / and incentynent opyned
the ca&s;tell gate and lette downe the bridge / and
i&s;&s;ued out and <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 word"> to the barryers / and &s;cry|my&s;&s;hed
with the frenche men. And as &s;ir Gar+&s;es
&s;hewed me / they was a &s;ore &s;crimy&s;&s;he / and
there &s;ir Olyuer Cl<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">&s;quyn was hurt / and &s;o re+turned
to his lodgyng. There were thre good
men of armes (two &s;quyers of the countrey of
B<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">erne) Bettram de Baruge and Eualton de
Payne / and they were bothe &s;ore hurt. and the
next day the duke di&s;lodged and went fro Dy|ryuall
to Tholous to the entente to di&s;troye
Lourde / for they of Tholous co~playned great+ly
of the gary&s;on of Lourde.</P>
<P>&para;So than the duke went fir&s;t and layd &s;iege
<PB N="xxiiii" REF="30">
to Maluoy&s;en / whiche we maye &s;e yonder be|fore
vs: and the duke had in his company an
vi<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">i. thou&s;ande men of warre / be&s;yde the gene|uoys
and the co~mons of the good townes. Ca|pitayne
as than of Maluoy&s;en / was a &s;quyer
of Ga&s;coyne called Raymonde de Le&s;p<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">an ex+perte
man of armes. Euery day at the barriers
there was &s;crimy&s;&s;hes and goodly feates of ar+mes
done: &amp; the duke laye in yonder fayre me|dowes / 
bytwene the towne of Turney and the
ca&s;tell by the ryuer &s;yde of Ly&s;&s;e. This &s;iege
enduryng &s;ir Gar&s;es mar&s;hall of thoo&s;t / went
with fyue hundred men of armes and two hun+dred
archers and cro&s;bowes / and a two thou|&s;ande
of other co~mons / and layd &s;iege to the ca+&s;tell
of Trygalet / whiche we haue lefte here be
hynde vs / whiche ca&s;tell a &s;quyer of Ga&s;coyne
kepte / for the lorde de la Barde: for he was his
co&s;yn / and was called the Ba&s;tot of Manlyon
and he had within the ca&s;tella .xl. companyons
and they dyd in that countre &s;uche may&s;tries / 
that none coude go that waye but they were ta+ken
pri&s;oners / without it were the pylgrimes
that wente to &s;aynt Iames / with the ayde of a
nother fortre&s;&s;e called Nemeluz. In the&s;e two
gary&s;ons all the robbers and pyllers of the cou~+tre
a&s;&s;embled / And euer they were agayn&s;t the
erle of Foiz / and al&s;o agayn&s;t the erle of Army
nake / wherfore they cared nat / though the duke
of Aniou came in to that cou~tre. And whan &s;ir
Gar&s;es was come before the ca&s;tell of Tryga|let / 
he coulde nat approche on the one parte for
the ryuer / and &s;o gaue a great a&s;&s;aute / &amp; many
men hurte bothe within and without with &s;hot
and fyue dayes togyder this &s;ir Gar&s;es made
a&s;&s;autes / &s;o that at la&s;te the artillary within be+gan
to fayle them / and the fre~che men &abper;ceyued
it very well. Than by gentylne&s;&s;e / &s;ir Gar&s;es
cau&s;ed the capitayne to come &amp; &s;peke with him
vnder &s;aue conducte / and &s;ayd to hym. Ba&s;tot
I knowe well what ca&s;e ye be in. ye haue no ar+tillary
within / nor nothyng to defende you fro
the &s;ante / but &s;peares. Knowe for trouthe / that
if ye be taken by force / I can nat &s;aue your lyfe
nor none of youre company / for the co~mons of
the countre wyll &s;lee you all / which I wolde be
lothe to &s;e / for ye are my co&s;yn. Therfore I cou~|&s;ayle
you to yelde vp the fortre&s;&s;e: And &s;ythe y^t
I de&s;yre you &s;o to do / ye can beare no blame in
your &s;o doyng / and departe hens wheder as ye
ly&s;te / for ye haue kepte this ca&s;tell long ynough
Sir quod the &s;quyer / I wolde gladly folowe
your cou~&s;ayle / if it were out of dedes of armes
for in dede I am your co&s;yn. But &s;ir / I can nat
yelde vp this fortre&s;&s;e all alone / for &s;uche as be
within / haue as good parte therof as I haue / 
though they holde me for their capitayne. Sir
I &s;hall go to them and &s;hewe them as ye haue
&s;aid / if they accorde to rendre it vp / I &s;hall nat
&s;ay nay: and if they wyll kepe it &s;tyll what&s;o|euer
adue~ture fall / I &s;hall take &s;uche parte as
they do. It is well &s;aid quod &s;ir Gar&s;es / de&abper;te
whan ye wyll / I knowe your entent. Than the
Ba&s;tot of Manlyon retourned to the ca&s;tell of
Trygalet / and called all his company toguy|der / 
and <ABBR>ther</ABBR> &s;hewed them all the &s;ayeng of &s;ir
Gar&s;es / and &s;o demaunded of them what they
thought was be&s;t to do. And &s;o they coun&s;ay|led
toguyder a longe &s;pace / &s;ome wolde abyde
the aduenture and &s;ayd / howe they were &s;tron+ge
ynough: and &s;ome wolde departe and &s;aid / 
howe it was a good tyme &s;o to do / &s;eynge that
they had no more artillary / &amp; &s;awe well howe
the duke of Aniou was cruell / and the co~mons
of Thoulous / of Carca&s;&s;on<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">y / &amp; of other tow|nes
there about / &s;ore di&s;plea&s;ed with them / for
the great domages that they had done to the~.
So all thynges con&s;ydred / they concluded to
yelde vp the ca&s;tell / &s;o that they might be &s;afely
conducted and all theirs to the ca&s;tell Culyer / 
the whiche was kepte by &s;ome of their compa|nyons / 
on the fronter of Tholou&s;in. So thus
the capitayne retourned agayne to the ho&s;t to
&s;peke with &s;ir Gar&s;es / and he agreed to their
de&s;yres: For he &s;awe well the ca&s;tell wolde nat
lightely be wonne by a&s;&s;aute / without lo&s;&s;e of
moche people. So than they prepared to de|parte
&amp; tru&s;&s;ed all their baggage / for they had
moche pyllage / they toke with them the be&s;t &amp;
lefte the re&s;ydue. And &s;it Gar&s;es conueyed the~
to Culyer without daunger. Thus the frenche
men at that tyme gate this ca&s;tell Trygalette.
Than &s;ir Gar&s;es dyd gyue the ca&s;tell to the co~|mens
of the countre / and they dyd ra&s;e it dow|ne / 
as ye &s;e: &s;o that there was neuer none &s;ithe
that wolde reedify it agayne. And &s;o fro thens
&s;it Gar&s;es wente towarde the ca&s;tell Nantyl|leur / 
&s;tandyng on the&s;e laundes nere to the ca|&s;tell
Lameu. And as he wente thyderwarde / 
one &s;hewed hym y^t the ca&s;tell Nantylleur was
voyde / and they departed that kepte it. Than~e
&s;ir Gar&s;es taryed in the &s;elde &amp; deuy&s;ed what
was be&s;t than to do. Than the &s;ene&s;hall of No
be&s;en &s;ayd. &s;ir / this ca&s;tell of Nantylleur is in
my bayliwyke / and it ought to parteyne to the
erle of Foiz. I praye you let me haue it / and I
&s;hall make it to be &s;o kepte / on my proper co&s;te
and charge / that no man that wyll any hurte
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to the contrarye &s;hall neuer entre therin. Sir
quod they of Tholous / he &s;ayeth well / and he
is a valyant man / it were better he had it than
another. Well quod &s;ir Gar&s;es I am content.
Thus the ca&s;tell of Na~tylleur was delyuered
to the &s;ene&s;chall of Nobe&s;en / who incontynent
rode thyder and founde it clene voyde. Than
he newly fortifyed that was broken / and he&s;et
therin a capitayne / a &s;quyer of the countre cal+led
Fortefey &s;aynt Poule / &amp; than he retourned
to the &s;iege of Maluoy&s;en / where y^e duke was
and al&s;o thyder was come &s;ir Gar&s;es &amp; all his
company / and &s;hewed the duke all that he had
done. This &s;iege endured about a .vi. wekes
and nighe euery day there was &s;crimy&s;&s;hinge
at the barryers / at la&s;te they withoute &s;topped
their water / &s;o that their &s;e&s;terns began to drie
and in &s;ixe wekes their fell nat a droppe of ray+ne / 
the &s;ea&s;on was &s;o drie and hote / and they w^t+out
had ea&s;e ynoughe by rea&s;on of the fayre ry|uer.
Whan they w^tin &s;awe what ca&s;e they were
in / they were &s;ore aba&s;&s;hed / for they &s;awe well
they coude nat long endure. Wyne they hadde
plentie / but fre&s;&s;he water fayled them: Than~e
they aduy&s;ed to fall in treatie with the duke / &amp;
&s;o they dyde: And Raymonde de le&s;pee purcha+&s;ed
a &s;aue conduct to go in to the hoo&s;t to &s;peke
with the duke / and &s;o he dyd / and &s;ayd. Sir / if
ye wyll be courte&s;&s;e to me and to my company / 
I &s;hall render in to youre handes the ca&s;tell of
Maluoy&s;en. What curte&s;y wolde ye quod the
duke / that I &s;hulde &s;hewe you? Departe your
waye / you and all yours in to your owne cou~|treis / 
and entre nat in to no fortere&s;&s;e that hol|deth
agayn&s;t vs / for if ye do: and if I get you
or any of you / I &s;hall delyuer you to Io&s;elyn / 
that &s;hall make your beerdes without any ra|&s;oure.
Sir quod Raymonde / if we &s;hall de&abper;te
&s;hall we haue with vs all our bagges and bag+gages / 
for that we haue wonne it by armes / &amp;
in great aduenture? Than the duke &s;tudyed a
lytell and &s;ayd. I am content that ye bere with
you / as moche as ye may beare in males and &s;o+mers / 
and none otherwi&s;e. And if ye haue any
pri&s;oners / that ye delyuer them to vs. I am co~|tent
&abquod; Raymonde. Thus all they within de&abper;|ted
and yelded vp the ca&s;tell to the duke of An|to
we: But Raymonde de le&s;pe tourned and be
came frenche / and &s;erued the duke of Aniowe
longe tyme after / and went with him in to Ita+ly / 
and there dyed in a&s;crimy&s;&s;he before
Naples / whan the duke of Aniou
&amp; the duke of / Sauoy made
their voyage.</P>
</DIV1>
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<HEAD>Howe the gari&s;on &amp; ca&s;tell of Lourde
was ca&s;t downe and di&s;confyted by / 
the great dilygence that the Erle of
Foiz made. Cap. xxiiii.</HEAD>
<P>_THus quod the knight
the duke of Aniou gatte the
ca&s;tell of Maluoy&s;en / wher+of
he great ioye / and made
it to be kepte by a knyght of
Bygore / called &s;ir Cyquart
of Luperier / &amp; after he gaue
it to the erle of Foiz who kepeth it yet / and wyll
do as longe as he lyueth: And he hath made ca+pitayne
there a knyght of Bygore / one of his
owne lynage / called &s;ir Raymon de Lane / and
whan the duke of Aniou had the po&s;&s;e&s;&s;yon of
Maluoy&s;en / and had delyuered his countrey
fro the Engly&s;&s;hmen / and fro the pyllers of the
conntre. Than he wente and layd &s;eige before
the ca&s;tell of Lourde. Than therle of Foiz dou+ted
greatly the duke of Aniou / bycau&s;e he cam
&s;o nere hym / and wy&s;te nat what he entended.
Than therle of Foiz a&s;&s;embled togyder knigh+tes
and &s;quyers / and &s;ent the~ aboute to dyuers
gary&s;ons / and &s;ette his Brother &s;ir Arnolde
Guyllame in the towne of Morlens with two
hundred &s;peares in the towne of Panne / and
&s;ir Peter of Cabe&s;ton in to the cite of Le&s;trade
with other two hundred &s;peares / and &s;ir Mo|nant
of No~nalles went in to the towne of Hart
let with a hundred &s;peares / and Arnolde Gehe
rell in to the towne of Montgeberell with a hu~+dred
&s;peares / &s;it Foulquant Dortery in to the
towne of Sanetere with a hundred &s;peares / &amp;
I E&s;paygne of Lyon was &s;ente to the Mount
Mar&s;on with two hundred &s;peares. There
was no ca&s;tell in all Bierne / but that was well
prouyded with men of warre / and the erle him+&s;elfe
laye &s;tyll at his Ca&s;tell of Ortay&s;e by his
florens. Why &s;ir quod I / hath he &s;o great plen|tie
of florens? &s;ir quod he at this houre / I thyn+ke
he hath well to the no~bre of .xxx. tymes a hun+dred
thou&s;ande. There is no lorde lyuenge as
now / that is &s;o large and lyberall in gyueng of
gyftes / as he is. Than I demaunded of hym
to what maner of people he was &s;o lyberall / he
an&s;wered and &s;aid / to &s;traungers / to knightes
and &s;quyers comyng through his countre / and
to haraldes and myn&s;trels / and to euery man
that &s;peketh with hym / there is none departeth
fro him without &s;ome <ABBR>reward</ABBR> / for if any refu&s;e
his gyfte he is nat content. A &s;aynt mary &s;ir &abquod;
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I / to what entent kepeth he &s;o moche money / &amp;
<ABBR>wher</ABBR> dothe he get it. Is his renenues &s;o great
to gader toguyder &s;uche trea&s;ure? &s;ir / I wolde
gladly knowe this / if it plea&s;ed you. Well &s;ir &abquod;
the knight ye &s;hall know it / but ye haue demau~+ded
of metwo thynges. Fir&s;t ye haue demau~|ded
of me / to what entent he kepeth &s;uche trea|&s;ure / 
I &s;hall &s;hewe you. Therle of Foiz alway
douteth of the warre that he had with therle of
Arminake / &amp; al&s;o for the bu&s;yne&s;&s;e of his neigh+bours / 
the frenche kyng and the kynge of En|glande / 
whom he wolde nat wyllingly di&s;plea+&s;e:
For he hath alwayes di&s;&s;ymuled bytwene
them / duryng all the wary &s;ea&s;on vnto this pre+&s;ent
tyme / for he neuer armed hym &s;elfe for any
of their parties / He hath alwayes been euer in
good ca&s;e with bothe parties I &s;aye to you: &amp;
&s;o ye &s;hall &s;aye youre&s;elfe whan~e ye haue ones
knowlege of hym and herde him &s;peke / &amp; ones
knowe the order and &s;tate of his hou&s;e / ye &s;hall
&s;e that he is at this daye / the moo&s;t &s;age prince
in the worlde. And there is none &s;o great a lor|de / 
nother the frenche kyng nor the kyng of En+glande / 
y^t wyll wyllingly haue his yuell wyll:
as for his other neighbours / as the kyng of Ar+ragon
or the kyng of Nauer / he e&s;temeth them
but lytell / for he wyll fynde mo men of armes
(by rea&s;on of &s;uche frendes as he hath gote w^t
his giftes / and money that he hath in trea&s;ure)
than bothe tho&s;e kynges can do: For I haue
herde hym &s;aye / that whan the kyng of Cyper
was in his countre of Byerne / and moued him
to haue gone to the voiage of the holy Sepul|ture.
He hadde thought the &s;ame tyme to haue
made &s;uche a iourney / that if the frenche kyng
or the kyng of Englande had taken that enter|pri&s;e
/ howe <ABBR>ther</ABBR> &s;hulde haue ben no lorde &s;hul|de
haue brought &s;uche a company as he wolde
haue done / and as yet he is of the &s;ame mynde:
and in parte / that is one of the cau&s;es that he
gadereth &s;uche trea&s;ure.</P>
<P>tHe prince of Wales / the &s;ea&s;on that he
raigned in the countre of Acquitayne
beyng at Burdeux on the ryuer of Ge+ronde / 
thought to haue made hym warre. The
prince mana&s;&s;yde him for the cou~tre of Bierne
and wolde haue had hym to haue holde his cou~+tre
of hym / and the erle &s;ayd he wolde nat: and
&s;ayd / howe his countre of Bierne was &s;o free a
lande / that it ought to do homage to no man of
the worlde. And the prince / who at that tyme
was great and &s;ore feared / &s;aid howe he wolde
compell hym &abper;force / for therle of Armynake &amp;
the lorde Dalbret who loued nat therle of Foiz
bycau&s;e of &s;uche victories as he hadde won on
them before. They tytled the prince euer in his
eare / and enty&s;ed hym to haue made warre a|gayn&s;t
the erle of Foiz / but the voiage that the
prince made in to Spayne brake his purpo&s;e.
Al&s;o &s;ir Iohn~ Chandos / who was chefe of cou~+&s;ayle
with the Prince was agayn&s;t it / that the
prince &s;hulde make any watre to the erle. The
erle of Foiz loued right well &s;ir Iohan Chan|dos
and he hym / but the erle douted the prince / 
bycau&s;e he was fier&s;e and coragious. and ther+fore
he gadered togyder as moche trea&s;ure as
he coude gette / to thentent therwith to defende
hym if nede were. And &s;o he &s;et great tayles &amp;
taxes in all his cou~tre and in euery towne / whi+che
as yet endureth / and &s;hall do as long as he
lyueth. He had of euery fyre euery yere two fra~+kes / 
and the ryche to beare out the poore / ther|by
he gadered and yet dothe great riches / and
the people payeth it with a marueylous good
wyll. For by rea&s;on therof / there is nother En|gly&s;&s;he
nor frenche / nor robbers nor reyuers / y^t
dothe them any hurte / to the value of one pe~ny.
And &s;o his countre is in &s;auegarde and iu&s;tice
truely kepte / for in doyng of iu&s;tyce he is right
cruell: he is the moo&s;t rightfull lorde y^t is nowe
lyueng. And &s;o with the&s;e wordes we came to
the towne of Turney / where as we &s;hulde re&s;t
all night. So than the knight &s;ea&s;ed of his tal+kyng / 
and I remembred well where we lefte a+gayn&s;t
the next day / and we were lodged at the
&s;igne of the Starre and toke our ea&s;e. And at
&s;upper tyme the capitayne of Maluoy&s;in / cal|led
&s;ir Raymonde of Lane / came to &s;e vs &amp; &s;up+ped
with vs / and brought with hym four flag|gons
of the be&s;t wyne that I dra~ke of in all my
iourney: tho&s;e two knightes talked long togi|der:
and whan it was late the knight departed
and retourned to the ca&s;tell of Maluoy&s;in. and
the next mornyng we mounted on out hor&s;es / 
and departed fro Tourney &amp; pa&s;&s;ed by a gyde
the ryuer of Ly&s;&s;e / and rode towarde the cytie
of Tarbe / &amp; entred in to Bigore: And we lefte
the waye to Lourde / to Bagueres / and to the
ca&s;tell of Mountgaylliard on the lyfte hande.
And we rode towarde a vyllage called Tera|cimytat / 
and dyd coo&s;t it / and came to a wode
in the lande of the lorde of Barba&s;an / and we
came nere to a ca&s;tell called Matheras / at the
entre of the countre of Layre. Than the knight
&s;aid to me. Sir Iohan / beholde here the place
of Layre / and beholde it well &amp; aduy&s;e the cou~|tre / 
which &s;emed to me right &s;tra~ge / I thought
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my &s;elfe but as lo&s;t <ABBR>ther</ABBR> / if I had nat ben in the
company with that knight. Than I reme~bred
the wordes that this knight had &s;hewed me .ii.
or thre dayes before of that countre of Layre / 
and of the Me~geant of Lourde. Than I &s;ayd
to hym. Sir / ye &s;hewed me the la&s;t daye / that
whan we &s;hulde be in the cou~tre of Layre / that
ye wolde &s;hewe me the maner of the Me~geant
of Lourde / and howe he dyed. It is true &s;ir &abquod;
the knyght / come on &amp; ryde by me and I &s;hall
&s;hewe you. Than I rode nere hym to here his
wordes / and than he &s;ayde. Sir / in the &s;ea&s;on
that Peter Danchyne helde the ca&s;tell and ca|&s;tell
of Ortyngas / as I haue &s;hewed you be|fore
this tyme. They of the gari&s;on of Lourde
&s;o~tyme rode forthe at aduenture farre fro their
gary&s;on / howe be it they had nat alwayes the
aduauntage / for ye maye beholde here the ca|&s;tell
of Barba&s;on and the Ca&s;tell of Marthe|ras / 
wherin there was alwayes many men of
warre there / and in other gary&s;ons / as Bague+ces / 
Tourney / Mountgalyarde / Salenges / 
Benache / Gorre / and Tarbe / all frenche tow|nes
and gary&s;ons. And whan the&s;e gary&s;ons
knewe that they of Lourde rode outher towar+des
Tholous or Carca&s;&s;one: Tha~ they wolde
laye bu&s;&s;hementes for them / and &s;omtyme take
fro them of Lourde their praye and pyllage / &amp;
&s;omtyme they &s;caped without any rencounter.
And on a tyme it fortuned / that Eruaulton of
&s;aynt Colombe and the Mengeant of &s;aynte
Cornyle / and to the nombre of &s;ix&s;core &s;peares
of good men of warre departed fro Lourde / a+bout
the mou~tayns / bytwene the&s;e two ryuers
Ly&s;&s;e and Le&s;&s;e / and &s;o rode nere to Tholous / 
and at their retournyng they founde in the me|dowes
a great nombre of bee&s;tes / oxen &amp; keen / 
hogges / mottons / and lambes: and al&s;o they
toke dyuers of the good men of the countre pri+&s;oners / 
and &s;o droue all their pray before them.
Than it was &s;hewed to the capitayne of Tar|be
a &s;quyer of Ga&s;coyne / called Erualton By|&s;ette / 
an experte man of armes / Howe they of
the gary&s;on of Lourde were abrode / and were
comyng homewarde with a great praye: than
he &s;ente to the lorde of Benache and to Engue|ro&s;e
/ elde&s;t &s;onne to &s;ir Raymonde / and al&s;o to
the lorde of Barba&s;on / Certifyeng them howe
he wolde ryde out agayn&s;t theym of Lourde.
The knyghtes and &s;quyers of the countrey of
Bigore agreed to ryde forthe / and a&s;&s;embled to
guyder at Tourney / and with them <ABBR>ther</ABBR> was
the Bourcke of Spaygne / who came fro his
gary&s;on of &s;aynt Bearte. So they were to the
nombre of two hundred &s;peares / and they had
their &s;pyes abrode in the Countrey / to knowe
what they of Lourde dyde. On the other &s;yde / 
they of Lourd had abrode their &s;pies to knowe
if any men of warre were abrode to lette them
of their enterpri&s;e. And &s;o moche dyde the&s;e y^t
eyther partie knewe what other dyde. Whan~e
they of Lourde knewe howe they of the frenche
gary&s;ons were abrode and taryed for them at
Tourney / Than they were in doute / and toke
cou~&s;ayle what they might be&s;t do / to &s;aue their
pray. Than they determyned to departe their
company in two. The one company to driue
before them their praye with all their varlett&abis; / 
and to go couertly by the lane of Bourge / and
&s;o to pa&s;&s;e the waye by the bridge of Tourney
and to pa&s;&s;e the ryuer of Le&s;&s;e / bytwene Tour+ney
and Lymo&s;yn. And the other company to
ryde in batayle by the mountayns / and to ma|ke
&s;hewe to go agayne in to the countre of Lay+re
by Martheras / &amp; &s;o to fall in bytwene Bar|ba&s;on
and Mountgalyarde: And &s;ayd / that if
they mete toguyder about Mountgaylliarde / 
than they &s;hulde be in &s;auegarde / for than we
&s;hall be &s;oone at Lourde. Thus as they orday|ned
&s;o they dyde. And the ba&s;tarde of Caruyl|lacke / 
Guyllonet of Harmyes / and Perot Bur+cyer / 
Iohn~ Calleuyn of Ba&s;ile / the reed &s;quier
and fourtie &s;peares with all their varlett&abis; with
all their pray / toke the waye by the lane of Bur+ge / 
&amp; &s;o to pa&s;&s;e the ryuer at the bridge bitwene
Tourney and Maluoy&s;in / thynkynge to mete
all togyder bytwene Eynitat and Mou~tgay|lyarde:
and &s;o they departed / and the other co~|pany
as Erualton of Re&s;tue / Erualton of &s;ai~t
Colombe / and the Me~geant of &s;aynt Coruyle
with four&s;core men of armes / there was nat .x.
varlettes among them. So they made the~ &s;elf
redy and rode clo&s;e toguyder / euer lokyng for
their enemyes: For they knewe well they were
abrode to watche for them. In lyke maner as
they of Lourde had taken their adui&s;e and cou~+&s;ayle
howe to retourne / in lykewi&s;e the frenche
men tooke coun&s;ayle howe they might encoun|ter
their enemyes / and &s;ir Monant of Barba|&s;an
and Erualton By&s;&s;et / &s;ayd to their compa+nye.
Sirs / we knowe well howe they of Lour+de
are abrode in the feldes / and driueth before
them great praye and many pri&s;oners. It &s;hul+de
be a great dy&s;plea&s;ure to vs / if they &s;hulde
&s;cape: Therfore lette vs put our &s;elfe in to two
bu&s;&s;hementes / we are company ynough &s;o to
do. Than it was ordayned that Erualton and
the Bourge of Spayne / &s;ir Raymonde of Be+nache
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and Anguerot Lane with a hundred &s;pe+res / 
&s;hulde kepe the pa&s;&s;age at Tourney: For
they knewe well that they of Lourd with their
praye mu&s;t nedes pa&s;&s;e the ryuer of Ly&s;&s;e. and
it was ordayned / that the lorde of Barba&s;one
and Erualton By&s;et with a hundred &s;peares / 
&s;hulde ryde at aduentures. So this they de&abper;|ted / 
and the lorde of Benache and the Bourge
of Spaygne put them &s;elfe in a bu&s;&s;hment / by+twene
Maluoy&s;in and Turney / and the other
company rode and toke the &s;ame waye that we
be nowe in / which is called the Layre / and here
they mette with the~ of Lourde. And whan eche
of them &s;awe other / they a lyghted and made
them redy to fyght / And &s;o came eche agayn&s;t
other cryeng their cryes / &s;aynt George Lourd
and the other our lady of Bigore. and &s;o there
eche came to other with hande &s;trokes / foynin|ge
with their &s;peares eche at other a great &s;pa|ce / 
and as I herde reported of them that were
<ABBR>ther</ABBR> / at the fir&s;t brunt there was none ouerthro+wen.
And &s;o whan eche of the~ had a great &s;pa|ce
foyned eche at other / they ca&s;te downe their
&s;peares and toke their axes and gaue therwith
eche to other great and horrible &s;trokes / euery
man with his matche / and in that maner they
fought toguyder more than two houres: And
whan any of them had fought &s;o long that they
lacked brethe / than they wolde fayre and ea&s;e|ly
departe / and go &s;ytte downe by a dyke &s;yde
that was full of water / and put of their ba&s;&s;e|nettes
and refre&s;&s;he them &s;elfe. And whan they
were well refre&s;&s;hed / they putte on their ba&s;&s;e|netes
and retourned agayne to fight. I beleue
there was nat &s;uche a bu&s;yne&s;&s;e nor a batayle
&s;o well fought (&s;ithe the batayle y^t was in Bre|tayne
of .xxx. agayn&s;t as many) As this was
here at Martheras in Bigore. Thus they
fought hande to hande / and Erualton of &s;aynt
Colombe was at the poynt to haue ben di&s;con+fyted
by a&s;quyer of the countre called Guyllo|net
of Salynges. This Erualton of &s;aint Co+lombe
had a varlet / who &s;tode by and &s;awe the
batayle and fought nat / for <ABBR>ther</ABBR> was none that
&s;ayd any thyng to hym. And whan he &s;awe his
mai&s;ter almo&s;t at vttraunce he was &s;orie / and
&s;o came to his mai&s;ter and tooke his axe out of
his handes and &s;ayd. Erualton / go your waye
and re&s;t you / ye can no lengar fight. And than
he with the axe wente to the &s;quyer &amp; gaue him
&s;uche a &s;troke on the heed that he was a&s;tonied
and had nere hande fallen to the erthe. Whan~e
Guyllonet felte hym &s;elfe &s;tryken he was &s;ore
di&s;plea&s;ed / and came agayn&s;t the varlet to ha|ue
&s;tryken hym / but the varlet &s;tepte vnder the
&s;troke and enbra&s;ed the &s;quyer / who was &s;ore
traueyled with &s;o long fightyng / &amp; &s;o the var|let
ouerthrewe hym wre&s;tlyng vnder hym. tha~
the varlet &s;ayde. I &s;hall &s;lee the / without thou
wylte yelde thy &s;elfe to my mai&s;ter. Who is thy
may&s;ter quod the &s;quyer? Erualton of &s;aynt
Colombe quod the varlette / with whome thou
ha&s;te fought all this &s;ea&s;on. The &s;quyer &s;awe
that he had nat the vauntage / but that he was
vnder the varlette / who had a daggar redy to
&s;tryke hym. So he yelded hym to rendre his
body pri&s;oner at Lourde within fyftene dayes
after / re&s;cues or no re&s;cues. This &s;eruyce dyd
this varlet to his mai&s;ter. And &s;ir Iohn~ / I a&s;|&s;ure
you / <ABBR>ther</ABBR> were many feates of armes done
and many ouerthrowen and taken pri&s;oners / 
&s;ome to yelde them &s;elfe in a certayne &s;pace at
Tarbe / and &s;ome to come to Lourde. They
fought this day hande to hande / Erualton By
&s;et with the Mengeant of &s;aynt Ba&s;yll / they
dyde many a feate of armes bytwene the~: and
they fought &s;o long till they were &s;o wery / that
they coude ayde them &s;elfe no lengar. and <ABBR>ther</ABBR>
was &s;layne on the place two capitayns / the me~
geant of Lourde / and on the other parte Erual+ton
By&s;&s;et. Than cea&s;ed the batayle by agre|ment
of bothe parties / for they were &s;o wery / 
that they coude &s;cante holde their axes in their
handes. Some vnarmed them to refre&s;&s;he the~
&s;elfe / and lefte their armure in the place. They
of Lourde bare awaye with them the Menge|ant
&s;layne / and the frenche men bare Erualton
By&s;&s;et to Tarbe. And to thentent that this ba+tayle
&s;hulde be had in remembraunce <ABBR>wher</ABBR> as
the two &s;quyers fought / there was &s;et a Cro&s;&s;e
of &s;tone / beholde yonder is the Cro&s;&s;e. &amp; with
tho&s;e wordes we came to the Cro&s;&s;e / and there
we &s;ayd for their &s;oules a Pater no&s;ter and an
Aue maria. By my faythe &s;ir quod I / I am
gladde I haue herde this / for this was a &s;har|pe
bu&s;yne&s;&s;e of &s;o lytell people. But &s;ir / what
became of them that wente with the praye? I
&s;hall &s;hewe you quod he. They came to the &abper;te
of Tourney be&s;yde Maluoy&s;in / to haue pa&s;|&s;ed
there as they had ordayned / And <ABBR>ther</ABBR> they
founde the bu&s;&s;hment of the Bourge of Spay+gne / 
who brake out of their bu&s;&s;hment / &amp; they
of Lourde coude nat recule backe / they had no
remedy / but to adue~ture their &s;elfe. And I tell
you trouthe / there was as &s;ore a fight and as
long endured or lengar / than that at Marthe|ras:
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and there Erualton of Spayne dyde mar+ueylous
in armes / He had an axe in his hande / 
who &s;oeuer he &s;trake therwith went to the erth
for he was bygge and well made / and nat ouer
charged with moche fle&s;&s;he. He toke <ABBR>ther</ABBR> with
his owne handes the two capitayns / the Bur|ge
of Coruyle and Perot Palatyne of Bierne
and there was &s;layne a &s;quier of Nauar called
Fera~do of Myrando / who was an expert man
of armes. &s;ome that were at the bu&s;yne&s;&s;e &s;ayd
that the Bourge of Spaygne &s;lewe hym / and
&s;ome &s;ayd he was ouercome for heat in his har+ne&s;&s;e.
Finally the praye was re&s;cewed / and all
taken or &s;layne that wente therwith / <ABBR>ther</ABBR> were
but thre &s;aued them &s;elfe / and they were varlet|tes<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">
who departed and wente ouer the ryuer of
Ly&s;&s;e. Thus became of this aduenture: They
of Lourde neuer lo&s;te before &s;o moche as they
dyde than: They were courte&s;ly raun&s;omed / 
and dyuers delyuered by exchaunge one for a
nother / For dyuers of them that fought here at
the place of Layre / were taken by the~ of Lourd
Therfore euery parte were courtey&s;e one to a|nother / 
in raun&s;omyng of their companyons.
Ah &s;aynt Mary &s;ir quod I / is the Bourge of
Spaygne &s;o bygge a man as ye &s;peke of? yea
&s;ir truely quod he / for in all Ga&s;coyne there is
none lyke hym in &s;trength of body / therfore the
erle of Foiz hath hym euer in his company. It
pa&s;te nat a thre yere that he dyde in a &s;porte a
great dede / as I &s;hall &s;hewe you.</P>
<P>So it was on a Chri&s;tmas day / the Erle of
Foiz helde a great fee&s;t and a plentifull of kni|ghtes
and &s;quyers / as it is his v&s;age: And it
was a colde day / and the erle dyned in the hall / 
and with hym great company of lordes. And
after dyner he de&abper;ted out of the hall and wente
vp in to a galarye of .xxiiii. &s;tayres of heyght / 
in whiche galarye <ABBR>ther</ABBR> was a great Chymney
wherin they made fyre / whan therle was <ABBR>ther.</ABBR>
and at that tyme there was but a &s;mall fyre / for
the erle loued no great fyre / how be it he hadde
woode ynoughe there about / and in Bierne is
wode ynoughe. The &s;ame daye it was a great
fro&s;t and very colde: And whan the erle was in
the galarye and &s;awe the fyre &s;o lytell / he &s;ayde
to the knightes and &s;quiers about hym. Sirs
this is but a &s;mall fyre / &amp; the day &s;o colde: than
Erualton of Spayne went downe the &s;tayres
and beneth in the courte he &s;awe a great meny
of A&s;&s;es laden with woode to &s;erue the hou&s;e / 
Than he wente and toke one of the grette&s;t A&s;|&s;es
with all the Woode and layde hym on his
backe / and went vp all the &s;tayres in to the ga|lary / 
and dyde ca&s;t downe the A&s;&s;e with all the
woode in to the chymney / and the A&s;&s;es fete vp+warde
/ Wherof the erle of Foiz had great ioye
and &s;o hadde all they that were there / and had
marueyle of his &s;trength / howe he alone came
vp all the &s;tayres with the A&s;&s;e and the woode
in his necke. I toke great plea&s;ure in this tale
and in other that this knyght &s;ir E&s;paygne de
Leon &s;hewed me / wherby I thought my iour|ney
moche the &s;horter. And in &s;hewyng of the&s;e
maters / we pa&s;&s;ed the pa&s;e of Layre and the ca+&s;tell
of Martheras / where as the batayle was / 
and &s;o we rode nere to the ca&s;tell of Barba&s;on / 
whiche is &s;tronge &amp; fayre / and is within a lea+ge
of Tarbe / whiche we &s;awe before vs / and a
fayre waye co&s;tyng the ryuer of Ly&s;&s;e comyng
fro the mountayns. Than we rode fayre and
ea&s;ely at our ley&s;ar to refre&s;&s;he our hor&s;es. and
there he &s;hewed me the ryuer / the ca&s;tell / &amp; the
towne of Mountgalyarde / and the waye that
laye to Lourde. Than~e it came to my remem|braunce
to demaunde the knight / howe the du|ke
of Aniou whan he was in the countrey / and
that the ca&s;tell of Maluoy&s;in was yelded to hi~ / 
came before Lourde / and what he dyd there. &amp;
with right a good wyll he &s;hewed me and &s;aid.
Whanne the duke of Aniowe departed frome
Maluoy&s;in withall his ho&s;t / he pa&s;&s;ed ouer the
ryuer of Ly&s;&s;e at the bridge of Tourney / and
wente and lodged at Baguiers / where as is a
good ryuer goynge to Tarbe / for this ryuer of
Tourney cometh nat thyder / but falleth in to
the ryuer of Garon be&s;yde Mou~tunllyon / and
&s;o the duke went and layd &s;iege to Lourde. &s;ir
Peter Erualton of Bierne and Iohan his bro+ther / 
Peter Danchyn / Erualton of Re&s;tue / Er+ualton
of &s;aynt Colombe / and the Mengeant / 
who as than was lyueng / and Ferando of My+rando
with Olyuer Barbe / the Burge of Cor|uyllacke / 
and the Burge Canu&s;e / and certayne
other co~panions beyng within Lourde. Whan
they were well enfourmed of the dukes comyn|ge
thyder / they fortifyed them and their gary|&s;on
agayn&s;t hym / &amp; helde the towne of Lourde
for all the &s;autes that the duke made / Whiche
fyftene dayes contynually endured / and there
were many feates of armes done. The duke or+dayned
many In&s;trumentes of warre for the
&s;aute / &s;o that finally the towne was wonne / but
they lo&s;te neyther man / woman / nor good: for
they were all withdrawen in to the ca&s;tell / For
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they knewe well at length the towne wolde nat
holde / for it was clo&s;ed but with dykes and pa+les.
Whan the towne of Lourde was won the
Frenche men had great ioye / and &s;o lodged in
the towne rou~de about the ca&s;tell / whiche was
nat prignable without it were with long &s;iege
There the duke taryed more than &s;ixe wekes / 
and lo&s;t more than he wanne / for they without
coulde do no hurte to them within / for the Ca|&s;tell
&s;tandeth on a rounde rocke / made in &s;uche
maner / that no man coude aproche it by &s;calyn|ge
nor other wy&s;e / but by one entre: And there
at the barryers were many &s;crimy&s;&s;hes &amp; ma|ny
feates of armes done / and dyuers knightes
and &s;quyers of Fraunce were hurte / &s;uche as
wolde pre&s;e to nere. Whan the duke &s;awe howe
he coude nat haue his entent to gette the ca&s;tell
of Lourde / than he fell in treatie with the capi|tayne
within / and offred him moche money to
gyue vp the gary&s;on. The knight who was of
great valyante&s;&s;e excu&s;ed hym&s;elfe and &s;aid.
Howe the gary&s;on was nat his / but it partey|ned
to the herytage of the kynge of Englande / 
and &s;ayd: Howe he coude nat &s;ell it nor gyue it
nor putte it awaye / without he &s;hulde be a tray
tour / whiche in no wy&s;e he wolde be / but trewe
to his naturall lorde durynge his lyfe: &amp; more|ouer
&s;ayd / that whan the ca&s;tell was delyuered
hym / it was on a condycion / whiche he &s;ware
&s;olempnely by his faythe in the prince of Wa|les
hande / y^t he &s;hulde kepe the ca&s;tell of Lour|de
agayn&s;t all men durynge his lyfe / excepte it
were agayn&s;t the kyng of Englande. The du|ke
coude neuer haue other an&s;were of hym / for
gyfte nor promy&s;e that he coulde make. And
whan the duke of Aniou and his cou~&s;aile &s;awe
howe they coude haue nothynge els / and &s;awe
that they lo&s;te their payne / they di&s;lodged / and
at their departynge they clene brent the towne.
Than the duke of Aniowe drewe backe in coo|&s;tynge
Bierne / and rode towarde the Mount
Mar&s;en / and had knowledge howe the erle of
Foiz had fortifyed all his gary&s;ons with men
of warre / wherof he was nothyng dy&s;content / 
but he was di&s;plea&s;ed / in that the knyght&abis; and
&s;quyers of Bierne helde Lourde agayn&s;t hym
The erle of Foyz (as I haue &s;hewed you here
before) doughted greatly the duke of Aniowe / 
thoughe the duke dyde hym no hurte: But the
erle of Arminake and the lorde Dalbret wolde
haue had the Duke to haue made hym warre / 
but the duke had no wyll there to: But whyle
he lodged bytwene Mounte Mar&s;en and the
Boce Dalbret / he &s;ent to the erle to Ortai&s;e &s;ir
Peter of Beule / whom the erle receyued hono|rably
and lodged hym in the ca&s;tell of Ortai&s;e / 
and made hym as good chere as he coude / and
gaue hym mulettes and cour&s;ers / &amp; to his men
great gyftes. And he &s;ente by hym to the duke
of Aniowe foure cour&s;ers and two Allans of
Spaygne / fayre and good. And there were &s;e|crete
treaties bytwene the erle and this &s;ir Pe|ter
of Beule: of whiche treaties no man knewe
the entent therof of a good &s;pace after. But af|ter
by &s;uche euydent tokens as appered we &s;up+po&s;ed
&s;omewhat / and the mater I &s;hall &s;hewe
you / and by that tyme we &s;hall come to Tarbe.</P>
<P>ANone after that the duke of Aniou had
made his voyage / and that he was at
Tholous / Than the erle of Foiz &s;ende by his
letters / certayne me&s;&s;angers to Lourde to his
co&s;yn &s;ir Peter Erualton of Bierne / de&s;yring
hym to come and &s;peke with hym at Ortay&s;e.
And whan the knyght had reed therles letters / 
and &s;awe his notable me&s;&s;age / he had dyuers
ymaginacions / and wy&s;t nat wheder he might
go or abyde. All thynges con&s;ydred / he &s;ayd he
wolde go / bycau&s;e in no wy&s;e he wolde di&s;plea+&s;e
the erle. And whan he departed fro Lourde / 
he &s;ayd to Iohan of Bierne his brother / in the
pre&s;ens of all the companyons of the gary&s;on.
Brother Iohan / the erle of Foyz hath &s;ente for
me / I can nat tell you why / But &s;ythe it is his
plea&s;ure to &s;peke with me I wyll go to hym. I
feare me greatly that I &s;halbe requyred to gy|ue
vp this fortre&s;&s;e of Lourde: For the duke of
Aniou whan he was in the countrey he co&s;ted
Bierne / and entred nat therin. And the erle of
Foyz hath longe entended to haue the ca&s;tell of
Maluoy&s;in / to the entent to be lorde of the lane+de
Bourge / and of the fronters of Comynges
and of Bigore. I knowe nat what treatie <ABBR>ther</ABBR>
is made / bytwene hym and the duke of Aniou / 
But one thynge I &s;aye playnly: as longe as I
lyue / I &s;hall neuer yelde vp the gary&s;on / but to
myne owne naturall lorde the kyng of Engla~|de.
Wherfore brother Iohan / in ca&s;e that I &s;ta+bly&s;&s;he
you in myne ab&s;ence to be Capitayne
here / that ye &s;hall &s;were to me by the faythe of
your gentylne&s;&s;e / that ye &s;hall kepe this ca&s;tell / 
in lyke maner and fourme as I do / and that for
lyfe or dethe ye fayle nat. And Iohan of byerne
&s;ware to fulfyll his de&s;yre: Than &s;ir Peter Er+ualton
wente to Ortay&s;e and a lyghted at the
&s;igne of the Moone / And whan he thought it
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was tyme / he wente to the ca&s;tell of Ortay&s;e to
therle / who with great ioye receyued hym and
made hym &s;yt at his borde / and &s;hewed him as
great &s;emblant of loue as he coude. And after
dyner he &s;aid. Co&s;yn Peter / I haue to &s;peke w^t
you of dyuers thyng&abis; / wherfore I wyll that ye
departe nat without my leaue. The knight an
&s;wered and &s;ayd. &s;ir / I &s;hall nat departe tyll it
be your <ABBR>plea&s;ur</ABBR>. Than the thirde day after the
erle of Foiz &s;aid vnto hym / in the pre&s;ens of the
vycount of Gou&s;&s;erant his brother / and before
the lorde Da~chyn of Bigore / and dyuers other
knightes and &s;quyers. The erle &s;ayd a loude y^t
euery man might here hym: Peter I &s;ende for
you and ye become. I wyll ye knowe / the duke
of Aniou wolde me moche yuell bycau&s;e of the
gari&s;on of Lourde / whiche ye kepe: for the whi+che
cau&s;e my lande was nere ha~de ouerron and
good frendes had nat been. And it is his opy|nion
and dyuers other of his company / that he
hateth me / bicau&s;e (as they &s;ay) howe I mayn+teyne
&amp; &s;u&s;tayne yon / bycau&s;e ye be of Byerne:
And it is nat mete for me to haue the yuell wyll
of &s;o great a prince / as the duke of Aniowe is.
Wherfore I co~maunde you as ye wyll e&s;chewe
my di&s;plea&s;ure / and by the faythe and lignage
that ye owe to me / that ye yelde vp the gary&s;on
of Lourde in to my handes. Whan the knyght
herde the&s;e wordes he was &s;ore aba&s;&s;hed / &amp; &s;tu+dyed
a lytell / remembringe what aun&s;were he
might make / for he &s;awe well the Erle &s;pake in
good faithe. Howe be it all thynges con&s;ydred
he &s;ayd. Sir / true it is I owne to you faythe &amp;
homage / for I am a poore knyght of yo<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> blode
and of your countrey: But as for the ca&s;tell of
Lourde / I wyll nat delyuer it to you / ye haue
&s;ent for me / do with me as ye ly&s;t. I holde it of
the kyng of Englande he &s;ette me there / and to
none other lyueng wyll I delyuer it. Whan the
erle of Foyz herde that an&s;were his blode cha|fed
for yre / and &s;ayd drawyng out his daggar:
A treatour / &s;aye&s;t thou nay? By my heed thou
ha&s;t nat &s;ayd that for nought: and &s;o therwith
&s;trake the knight that he wounded hym in fyue
places / and there was no knyght nor barone y^t
dur&s;t &s;teppe bytwene them: Than the knyght
&s;ayd. Ah &s;it / ye do me no gentylne&s;&s;e / to &s;ende
for me and &s;lee me. And yet for all the &s;trokes
that he had with the daggar / therle co~mau~ded
to ca&s;t him in pri&s;on downe in to a depe dyke / &amp;
&s;o he was and <ABBR>ther</ABBR> dyed / for his wound&abis; were
but yuell loked vnto. Ah &s;aynt Mary quod I
to the knyght / Was nat this a great crueltie?
What&s;oeuer it was &abquod; the knyght thus it was.
Lette one aduy&s;e hym well or he di&s;plea&s;e him / 
for and he be angry there is no pardon. He hel|de
ones his co&s;yn germayne the vicou~t of Cha+teau
Bein / who is his heryter eight monethes
in the towre of Ortai&s;e in pri&s;on / and after rau~+&s;omed
him at fourtie thou&s;ande frankes. Why
&s;ir quod I / hath the erle of Foyz no chyldren?
No truely &s;ir quod he by any wyfe / but he hath
two yonge knightes y^t be his ba&s;tardes / whom
ye &s;hall &s;e / and he loueth them as well as hym
&s;elfe / they be called &s;ir Iohan and &s;ir Gracyen / 
Than I demaunded yf euer he were maryed.
yea truely quod he / and is yet / but his wyfe is
nat with hym. Why &s;ir <ABBR>wher</ABBR> is &s;he? Sir quod
he &s;he is in Nauar / for the kyng there is her co+&s;yn / 
&s;he was doughter to kynge Loyes of Na|uar.
yet than I demaunded if euer the erle had
any chyldren. yes &s;ir &abquod; he / he had a fayre &s;onne
who had the fathers harte / and all the countrey
loued hym / for by hym all the countre of Biern
was in re&s;t and peace / where as it hath ben &s;ith
in debate and &s;tryfe / for he had maryed the &s;u|&s;ter
of therle of Armynake. Sir quod I / what
became of that &s;onne / and it maye be knowen?
Sir &abquod; he I &s;hall &s;hewe you / but nat as nowe / 
for the mater is ouer longe / and we are nere the
towne / as ye &s;e. Therwith I left the knight in
peace and &s;o we came to Tarbe / and toke oure
lodgynge at the Starre / and there taryed all
that day / for it was a towne of great ea&s;ement / 
bothe for man and hor&s;e / with good hay &amp; otes
and a fayre ryuer.</P>
<P>THe nexte day after ma&s;&s;e we mounted a
hor&s;backe / and departed fro Tarbe / &amp;
came to a towne called Iorre / whiche valyant+lye
alwayes helde agayn&s;t them of Lourde: &amp;
&s;o we pa&s;&s;ed by the towne withoute / and than
entred in to the countrey of Bierne. Than the
knight &s;tode &s;tyll and &s;ayd. Sir / beholde here
is Bierne / and we &s;tode in a cro&s;&s;e waye: The
knight aduy&s;ed bym whiche waye to take / ou|ther
to Morlens or to Panne. At la&s;te we toke
the way to Morlens / ridynge ouer the lau~des
of Bierne / whiche were right playne. Thafie
I demaunded of hym / if the towne of Panne
were nere vs / and he &s;ayde yes: and &s;o he &s;he|wed
me the &s;teple. Howe be it the di&s;tau~ce was
farther of than it &s;emed / for it was anyuel way
to ryde bycau&s;e of the myres / to the~ that knewe
nat the countre / and nat farre thens was the ca+&s;tell
of Lourde: and I demaunded who was
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as than capitayne there / He &s;ayd. that as than
the &s;ene&s;chall of Bigore was capitayne there / 
admytted by the kynge of Englande / brother
to &abser; Peter of Bierne (as ye haue herde before)
That is trewe &s;ir quod I: But dyde he neuer
after go to &s;e the erle of Foiz / He an&s;wered and
&s;ayd. Sithe the dethe of his brother he neuer
came there / but other of his company hath ben
often with the erle / as Peter Dauchyn / Erual+ton
of Re&s;tue / Erualton of &s;aynt Colome / and
other. Sir quod I / hath the erle of Foiz made
any amendes for the dethe of that knight / or &s;o+rie
for his dethe? yes truely &s;ir quod he / he was
right &s;orie for his dethe / but as for amendes I
knowe of none / without it be by &s;ecrete penau~|ce
/ ma&s;&s;es / or prayers: He hathe with hym the
&s;ame knightes &s;onne called Iohan of Byerne
a gracyous &s;quyer / &amp; the erle loueth hym right
well. Ah &s;ir quod I / the duke of Aniowe who
that wolde &s;o fayne haue the ca&s;tell of Lourde / 
ought to be well content with the erle of Foyz / 
whan he &s;lewe &s;uche a knight his owne co&s;yn / 
for to accomply&s;&s;he his de&s;yre. By my faythe
&s;ir quod he / &s;o he was: For anone after that the
duke came to the Frenche kyng / the kynge &s;ent
in to this countre &s;ir Roger of Spaygne / and
a pre&s;ydent of the parlyament chambre of Pa|rys / 
and letters &s;ealed / makyng mencion howe
the kynge dyde gyue to the erle of Foiz the cou~+tie
of Bygore / duryng his lyfe / to holde y^e &s;ame
of the crowne of Fraunce. The Erle thanked
greatly the kyng / for the great loue that he &s;he|wed
him / and for that great gyfte / without any
reque&s;t makynge. But for all that the &s;ayd &s;ir
Roger of Spaygne coude do<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> &s;aye / or &s;hewe / 
the erle in no wy&s;e wolde take the gyfte / but he
toke the ca&s;tell of Maluoy&s;in / bycau&s;e it was a
fre lande: For that ca&s;tell and the purteynau~ce
holdeth of no man / but of God: and al&s;o auncy+ently
it parteyneth to his enherytaunce. The
frenche kyng by the meanes of the duke of An|iowe / 
dyd gyue it hym: And the erle &s;ware and
&abpro;my&s;ed to take it on a condycion / that he &s;huld
neuer &s;ette man there that &s;hulde do any yuell
to the realme of Fraunce: and &s;o he dyde / For
&s;uche as were <ABBR>ther</ABBR> feared as moche thengli&s;&s;he
men / as any other Frenche gary&s;ons in
Ga&s;coyne / but the Bernoy&s;e
dur&s;t nat tonne in to
the countre of
Foyz.
&dtridot;</P>
</DIV1>
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<HEAD>Howe the peace was made bitwene
the duke of Berry and therle of Foiz
and of the begynninge of the warre / 
that was bitwene therle of Foiz and
the erle of Armynake. Cap. xxv.</HEAD>
<P>_ALl the&s;e maters that &s;ir E&s;payne
de Leon &s;hewed me / right well co~|tented
me / &amp; euery nyght a&s;&s;oone
as we were at our lodgynges / I
wrote euer al<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">hat I herde in the
day / the better therby to haue the~ in reme~brau~|ce
/ for writyng is the be&s;t reme~brau~ce that may
be<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> &amp; &s;o we rode the &s;ayd mornyng to Morlens
but are we came there I &s;aid. &s;ir / I haue forget
to demau~de of you / whan ye &s;hewed me the ad+uentures
of Foiz / dyde di&s;&s;ymule with the du|ke
of Berrey / who had to wyues / the doughter
and &s;u&s;ter of therle of Armynake / and wheder
that the duke of Berry made him any warre / &amp;
howe he dyd: Howe he dyd quod the knight I
&s;hall &s;hewe you. In tyme pa&s;t the duke of Ber|rey
wolde him as moche yuell as he coude yma+gyn
/ but as nowe / by meanes whiche ye &s;hall
hereof whan ye come to Ortai&s;e / they be accor|ded.
Why &s;ir &abquod; I / was there any cau&s;e why the
duke &s;hulde be di&s;plea&s;ed with hym? As helpe
me god &abquod; the knight non / but I &s;hal &s;hewe you
the cau&s;e. Whan Charles the frenche kyng / fa|ther
to kyng Charles that nowe is was dy&s;&s;e&s;|&s;ed
/ the realme of Frau~ce was deuyded in two
partes / as in the gouernyng therof. For the du+ke
of Aniou who entended to go in to Italy as
he dyd / he gaue vs the rule: &amp; than his two bre|therne
the duke of Berry and the duke of Bur|goyne
had y^e rule. The duke of Berry had the
gouernynge of Languedocke / and the duke of
Burgoyne ruled Languedoyle and Picardy.
Whan they of Languedocke vnder&s;tode y^t the
duke of Berry had the gouernyng ouer them / 
they were &s;ore aba&s;&s;hed / and &s;pecially they of
Tholous / for they knewe well that y^e duke was
a &s;ore taker of golde and &s;yluer / and a &s;ore op|pre&s;&s;ar
of the people. Al&s;o <ABBR>ther</ABBR> was in Carca&s;|&s;one
and in Rouergue / bretons and tholou&s;ins
whiche the duke of Aniou had left in the cou~tre
and they robbed &amp; pylled: &amp; the brute ran / y^t the
duke of Berry maynteyned them / to the~tent to
ouer mai&s;ter y^e good townes. but in this &s;ea&s;on
that I &s;peke of / the duke of Berrey was nat in
the cou~tre there / he was with the kyng in Flau~+ders.
They of Tholous who be great and pu|i&s;&s;ant / 
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parceyued howe the frenche kyng was
yonge / and was greatly bu&s;yed in Flaunders / 
for the ayde of his vncle the duke of Burgoyn.
And they &s;awe well howe they were dayly rob+bed
and pilled by the britons and other / &s;o that
they wy&s;te nat what to do. Than they &s;ent and
treated with the erle of Foiz / de&s;yring hym for
a certayne &s;o~me of money that they offred hym
euery moneth to be payed / that he wolde take
on him the gouernynge of Tholous / and of the
cou~tre of Tholou&s;in: and al&s;o he was de&s;yred
of other townes in lykewi&s;e. they de&s;yred hym
bycau&s;e they knewe hym for a iu&s;te man and a
rightwy&s;e in iu&s;tyce / redouted of his enemyes / 
and fortunate in all his bu&s;ine&s;&s;e / and al&s;o they
of Tholous loued hym / for he had been euer to
them a good neyghbour. Thus he toke on him
the charge and the gouernynge / and &s;ware to
maynteyne and kepe the countre in their ryght
agayn&s;t all men that wolde do any wrong therto
/ re&s;eruyng all onely the frenche kynges per|&s;one.
Than he &s;ette men of <ABBR>warr</ABBR> to watche the
wayes and pa&s;&s;ages / where as the&s;e robbers &amp;
pyllars v&s;ed to pa&s;&s;e / &amp; on a daye he toke / &s;lewe
and drowned of them at Robe&s;ton in Tholou|&s;in
mo than four hu~dred / wherby he gate great
grace and honoure of them of Tholous and of
Carca&s;&s;one of Be&s;yers / and Mountpellyer / 
and of other good townes there about / &s;o that
the renome ran in Fraunce / howe they of Lan|guedoke
were tourned / and had taken to their
lorde the erle of Foyz. And the duke of Berry
who was &s;ouerayne there / toke therat great di+&s;plea&s;ure:
and had therle of Foiz in great hate / 
bycau&s;e he medled &s;o farre in the bu&s;yne&s;&s;e of
Fraunce / and wherby he maynteyned them of
Tholous / &s;tyll in their rebellyon agayn&s;t him.
Than he &s;ente men of warre in to the countre / 
but they were fier&s;ly driuen backe agayne by
the erles men / &s;o that wheder they wolde or no
they were fayne to drawe backe / orels they had
lo&s;te more than they &s;hulde haue wonne. With
this the duke of Berrey was &s;ore di&s;plea&s;ed w^t
the erle of Foiz / &amp; he &s;ayd: Howe therle of Foiz
was the mo&s;t pre&s;umptuous &amp; proude&s;t knight
of all the worlde: The duke as than coude &s;uf|fre
no good to be &s;poken of hym / howe be it he
made hym no warre / for the erle of Foiz had al+wayes
his townes and ca&s;telles &s;o well prouy|ded
for / that none dur&s;te entre in to his lande.
But whan the duke of Berry came in to Lan|guedocke
than he left his rule / for he wolde tha~
no lengar exercy&s;e agayn&s;te the duke / but the
di&s;plea&s;ure re&s;ted &s;tyll after a certayne &s;pace:
But nowe &s;hall I &s;hewe you by what meanes
the peace was nori&s;&s;hed bytwene them.</P>
<P>IT was a ten yere pa&s;te that the lady El|lyanour
of Comynges / as nowe cou~te&s;&s;e
of Bouloyne / and nere co&s;yn to therle of Foiz / 
and right enherytour to the countie of Comyn+ges / 
thoughe that the erle of Armynake hadde
it in po&s;&s;e&s;&s;ion. She came to Ortai&s;e to therle
of Foiz / and brought with her a yonge dough|ter
of thre yere of age. Therle her co&s;yn made
her good chere / and he demaunded her of her
bu&s;yne&s;&s;e<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">and wheder &s;he was goynge. Sir
quod &s;he / I am goynge in to Arragon to myne
vncle and Aunte / the erle of Vrgell / and there
I purpo&s;e to abyde: For I haue great di&s;plea|&s;ure
to abyde with my hu&s;bande &s;ir Iohan of
Boloyne / for I thought he wolde haue recoue|red
myne enherytaunce of Comynges fro the
erle of Armynake / who kepeth it fro me: And
he hath my &s;u&s;ter in pri&s;one / and he wyll do no
thyng in the mater: He is &s;o &s;ofte a knight that
he wyll do nothynge / but take his ea&s;e and eate
and drinke / and to &s;pende that he hath foly&s;&s;h|lye:
and I thynke whan he is erle / he wyll take
his plea&s;ure more. Therfore I wyll no lengar
abyde with hym / and I haue brought with me
my doughter / whom I wyll delyuer in to your
handes / prayenge you to kepe and to nori&s;&s;he
her vp / for I tru&s;t by rea&s;on of her lygnage / ye
wyll nat fayle thus to do / for I haue hoope in
you that ye wyll kepe her. I had moche payne
to gette her awaye out of the countrey / and out
of the handes of my hu&s;bande her father: But
bycau&s;e I take the~ of Armynake myne aduer|&s;aries
and yours<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> who wolde gladly &s;teale my
doughter awaye / bycau&s;e &s;he is enherytour of
Comynges / therfore I haue brought her vnto
you. Wherfore &s;ir / I requyre you fayle me nat
at this bu&s;yne&s;&s;e: And I am &s;ure her father my
hu&s;bande whan he knoweth y^t I haue lefte her
with you / he wyll be right ioyfull&punc; For he hath
&s;ayd often tymes to me / that this his doughter
&s;hulde put hym to great doute. And whan the
erle had well herde the wordes of the lady Elya+nour
his co&s;yn he was right ioyfull: And yma+gined
in him &s;elfe / howe that childe after <ABBR>&s;huld</ABBR>
do hym &s;ome plea&s;ure / as by the meanes of her
mother / to haue a ferme peace w^t his enemyes / 
or els to marry her in &s;o highe a place / that his
ennemyes &s;hulde doute hym therby: Than he
an&s;wered the lady and &s;aid. Madame and co|&s;yn / 
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all that ye de&s;yre I &s;hall do it with right a
good wyl / for I am bounde therto by lynage:
and as for your doughter my co&s;yn I &s;hall ke|pe
her as well / as though &s;he were myne owne
proper chylde. Sir quod &s;he / I thanke you.
Thus the yong doughter of Bouloyne abode
with the erle of Foiz at Ortai&s;e / and &s;he neuer
departed thens &s;ithe: and the lady her mother
went to Arragon. She hath been &s;ithe ones or
twy&s;e to&s;e her doughter / but &s;he neuer de&s;yred
to haue her agayne / for therle kepte her as well
as if &s;he were his owne chylde. And to the pur+po&s;e
as to the meane of the peace that I &s;hewed
you / the erle ymagined to gette by her / the loue
agayne of the duke of Berrey: And as nowe at
this pre&s;ent tyme the duke of Berry hath gret
de&s;yre to be marryed: and I thynke by that I
herde at Auygnon by the Pope / who is co&s;yn
germayne to the ladyes father. He &s;hewed me
howe the duke of Berrey de&s;yreth to haue her
in maryage. Ah &s;aynt Mary &s;ir quod I / howe
your word&abis; be to me right agreable / for it hath
done me great plea&s;ure / all that euer ye haue
&s;hewed me whiche &s;hall nat be lo&s;te / for it &s;hall
be putte in reme~braunce and cronycled / if god
wyll &s;ende me the grace to retourne to the tow|ne
of Valence~nes / where as I was borne. But
&s;ir / I am &s;ore di&s;plea&s;ed of one thynge. What
is that &abquod; he? I &s;hall &s;hewe you. By my faithe
that &s;o hyghe and valyant a prince as the Erle
of Foiz is / &s;hulde be without laufull i&s;&s;ue. &s;ir
quod the knight / if he had one as ones he had / 
he &s;hulde be the mo&s;t ioyou&s;e prince of the worl+de / 
and &s;o wolde be all the cou~tre. Why &s;ir than
quod I / is his lande than withoute an heyre?
Nay &s;ir &abquod; he / the Vycount of the ca&s;tell Bone
his co&s;yn germayne is his heyre. Is he a valy|ant
man in armes quod I? Nay be my faythe
&s;ir quod he / and therfore the Erle loueth hym
nat / and thynketh to make his two ba&s;tarde &s;o~+nes / 
who be right valyant / his heyres. &amp; thyn|keth
to marry them in an highe lygnage / for he
hath golde and &s;yluer ynough / wherby he thyn+keth
to gette theym wyues / &s;uche as &s;hall ayde
and conforte them. Sir quod I / it maye well
be. Howe be it the thyng is nat rea&s;onable / that
ba&s;tardes &s;hulde be made herytours of landes
Wherfore nat &s;ir quod he / if there lacke good
heyres. Se you nat howe the &s;paynierdes ha|ue
crowned Henry a ba&s;tarde to be kyng? and
al&s;o they of Portyngale crowned a ba&s;tarde to
their kynge. It hath been &s;ene in the worlde in
dyuers realmes / that ba&s;tardes by force hathe
reygned. Was nat Wyllyam Conquerour ba|&s;tarde
&s;onne to a duke of Normandy / who con+quered
all Englande / and was kynge there / &s;o
that all the kynges &s;yth are di&s;cended fro hym?
Sir quod I / all this might well be / <ABBR>ther</ABBR> is no
thyng but that may fall / but they of Armynake
are right &s;tronge: and &s;o therby this countrey
&s;halbe euer in warre and &s;tryfe. but &s;ir / I pray
you &s;hewe me the iu&s;t cau&s;e why the warre fir&s;t
moued bytwene them of Foiz and Armynake.
I wyll &s;hewe you &abquod; the knight. I en&s;ure you
it is a marueylous warre / for as they &s;aye / eche
of the~ haue cau&s;e. Sir aunciently about a hu~|dred
yere pa&s;t / there was a lorde in Byerne cal+led
Ga&s;cone / a ryght valyant man in armes / &amp;
is buryed in the freres right &s;olempnely at Or|tai&s;e / 
and there ye may &s;e what per&s;one he was
of &s;tature and of body / for in his lyfe tyme his
pycture was made in latyn / the whiche is yet
there. This Ga&s;cone lorde of Bierne had two
doughters / the elde&s;t was maryed to the erle of
Armynake that was than~e / and the yonge&s;t to
the erle of Foiz / who as than was nephue to the
kyng of Aragon / and as yet therle of Foiz bea|reth
his armes / for he di&s;cended out of Aragon
his armes are palle golde and goules: And &s;o
it fortuned / that this lorde of Biern had a gret
warre agayn&s;t the kynge of Spayne that was
than / who came through all Bi&s;quay w^t a gret
nombre of men of warre to entre in to Bierne.
The lorde Ga&s;cone of Bierne whan he was en+formed
of his comyng / he a&s;&s;embled people on
all &s;ydes / where he might get men of warre / &amp;
wrote letters to his two &s;onnes in lawe / therle
of Armynake and therle of Foiz / y^t they &s;hulde
come to &s;erue and ayde hym to defende his he|rytage.
The&s;e letters &s;ene / the erle of Foiz as
&s;one as he myght a&s;&s;e~bled his people / &amp; prayed
all his frendes / &s;o moche / that he had a fyue hu~|dred
knight&abis; and &s;quiers armed / and two thou+&s;ande
varlettes with &s;peares / dartes / &amp; paue&s;|&s;es / 
all a fote: And &s;o he came in to the countre
of Bierne to &s;erue his father / who had of hym
great ioye. And &s;o all they pa&s;&s;ed the bridge at
Ortai&s;e ouer the ryuer / &amp; lodged bytwene Sa+netere
and tho&s;pytall. &amp; the kyng of Spayne / 
who had .xx.M. men was lodged nat far thens
and <ABBR>ther</ABBR> the lorde Ga&s;con of Bierne &amp; therle of
foiz taryed for therle of Armynac / &amp; thought e|uer
y^t he wolde co~e. &amp; &s;o taried for hi thre dayes
and on the .iiii. day therle of Armynac &s;ent his
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letters by an haraulde to the lorde Ga&s;coine of
Bierne / and &s;ente hym worde howe he myght
nat come / nor howe he hadde nothyng to do to
beare armes for the countre of Bierne. Whan
the lorde Ga&s;coyne herde tho&s;e tidynges of ex|cu&s;acions / 
and &s;awe howe he&s;hulde haue none
ayde nor conforte of the Erle of Armynake / he
was &s;ore aba&s;&s;hed / and demaunded coun&s;ayle
of the erle of Foiz / and of the other barones of
Bierue / howe they &s;hulde maynteyne the~ &s;elfe.
Sir quod the erle of Foiz / &s;ithe we be here a&s;|&s;embled
let vs go and fight with our enemyes.
this coun&s;ayle was taken / than they ordayned
their people / they were a twelfe hu~dred men of
armes and &s;ixe thou&s;ande men a fote. The erle
of Foiz tooke the fir&s;t batayle / and &s;o came on
the kyng of Spaygne and &s;ette on his lodgyn+ges.
And <ABBR>there</ABBR> was a great batayle and a fier&s;e
and &s;layne mo than ten thou&s;ande &s;payniard&abis; / 
and there therle of Foiz toke pri&s;oners the kyn|ge
of Spaygnes &s;onne and his brother / &amp; &s;ent
them to his father in lawe the lorde Ga&s;coyne
of Bierne / who was in the areregarde. &amp; there
the &s;paynyerdes were &s;o di&s;confyted / that the
erle of Foiz cha&s;ed them to the porte &s;aynt Adri+an
in Bi&s;quay / and the kynge of Spayne toke
the abbey / and dyde on the ve&s;ture of a monke
or els he had ben taken. Than the erle of Foiz
retourned to the lorde Ga&s;cone of Bierne / who
made hym good chere / as it was rea&s;on / for he
had &s;aued his honour and kepte his countre of
Bierne / the whiche els was lykely to haue ben
lo&s;te / bycau&s;e of this batayle and di&s;confyture
that the erle of Foiz made on the &s;paygnierdes
and for the takyng of the kynges &s;onne and bro+ther / 
and the lorde of Bierne hadde peace with
the &s;paygnierdes / at his owne wyll: And whan
the lorde Ga&s;coyne was retourned to Ortai&s;e / 
there before all the barons of Foiz and Bierne / 
that were there pre&s;ent: He&s;ayd to his &s;onne of
Foiz. Fayre &s;onne / ye are my true and faithfull
&s;onne / ye haue &s;aued myne honour and my cou~+trey.
The erle of Armynake who hath maryed
myne elde&s;t doughter / hath ercu&s;ed hym &s;elfe
fro this bu&s;yne&s;&s;e / and wolde nat come to defe~|de
myne herytage wherin he &s;hulde haue part / 
Wherfore I &s;aye / that &s;uche parte as he &s;hulde
haue by rea&s;on of my doughter / he hath forfait
and lo&s;t it / And here clerely I enheryte you my
&s;onne of Foiz after my dy&s;cea&s;e of all the hoole
lande / and to your heyres for euer. And I de|&s;yre / 
wyll / and commaunde all my &s;ubiectes / to
&s;eale / accorde / and agre to the &s;ame. And all an|&s;wered / 
howe they were well contente &s;o to do.
Thus by this meanes / as I haue &s;hewed you / 
aunciently the erles of Foiz were lordes of the
countre of Bierne / and bare the crye / armes / &amp;
name: and had the profyte therof. Howe be it / 
for all this they of Arminake had nat their clay
me quyte. This is the cau&s;e of the warre by / 
twene Foiz and Armynake. By my faythe &s;ir
than quod I / ye haue well declared the mater;
I neuer herde it before. And nowe y^t I knowe
it / I &s;hall putte it in perpetuall memorie / if god
gyue me grace to retourne in to my countrey.
But &s;ir / if I dur&s;te I wolde fayne demaunde
of you one thynge. by what in&s;ydent the erle of
Foiz &s;onne dyed? Thafie the knyght &s;tudyed a
lytell and &s;ayd. Sir / the maner of his dethe is
right pytuous / I wyll nat &s;peke therof: Whan
ye come to Ortai&s;e / ye &s;hall fynde the~ that wyll
&s;hewe you if ye demaunde it: And than I helde
my peace / and we rode tyll we came to Mor|lens.
&dtridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
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<HEAD>Of the great vertuou&s;ne&s;&s;e and lar|ge&s;&s;e
that was in therle of Foiz / and
the maner of the pytuou&s;e dethe of
Ga&s;cone the erles &s;onne. Cap. xxvi.</HEAD>
<P>_THe next day we depar+ted
and roode to Dyner to
Mou~tgarbell and &s;o to Er|cye / 
&amp; there we dranke: And
by &s;onne &s;etting we came to
Ortai&s;e. The knight a ligh+ted
at his owne lodgynge &amp;
I a lyghted at the Mone / <ABBR>wher</ABBR> dwelte a &s;qui|er
of the erles Erualton de Pyne / who well re+ceyued
me / bycau&s;e I was of Fraunce. Sir
Spayne of Leon wente to the ca&s;tell to therle
and founde hym in his galarye / for he had but
dyned a lytell before: For the erles v&s;age was
alwayes / that it was hyghe noone or he aro&s;e
out of his bedde / and &s;upped euer at mydnight
The knight &s;hewed hym howe I was come thi+der / 
and incontynent I was &s;ente for to my lad+gynge / 
for he was the lorde of all the worlde y^t
moo&s;t de&s;yred to &s;peke with &s;trau~gers / to here
tidynges. Whan the erle &s;awe me he made me
good chere &amp; reteyned me as of his hou&s;e / wher
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me was / bycau&s;e I had brought with me a bo|ke / 
whiche I made at the conte~placion of Vm|&s;lance
of Boe&s;me / duke of Luzenbourge and
of Brabant: Whiche boke was called the Me|lyader / 
conteyninge all the &s;onges / baladdes / 
rundeaux / and vyrelayes / whiche the gentyll
duke had made in his tyme / whiche by imagy|nacyon
I had gadered toguyder / whiche boke
the erle of Foiz was gladde to &s;e. And euery
night after &s;upper I reed theron to hym / and
whyle I reed / there was none dur&s;t &s;peke any
worde / bycau&s;e he wolde I &s;hulde be well vn|der&s;tande / 
wherin he tooke great &s;olace. And
whan it came to any mater of que&s;tyon / than
he wolde &s;peke to me / nat in Ga&s;coyne / but in
good and fayre frenche. And of his e&s;tate and
hou&s;e I &s;hall &s;omewhat recorde / for I taryed
there&s;o long / that I might well parceyue and
knowe moche. This erle Ga&s;cone of Foiz with
whom I was / at y^t tyme he was of a fyftie yere
of age and nyne: and I &s;ay / I haue in my tyme
&s;ene many knightes / kynges / princes &amp; other / 
but I neuer &s;awe none lyke hym / of per&s;onage
nor of &s;o fayre forme / nor &s;o well made. His vy+&s;age
fayre / &s;anguyne / &amp; &s;mylyng: his eyen gray
and amorous / where as he ly&s;t to &s;et his regar|de:
in euery thyng he was &s;o parfite that he can
nat be prai&s;ed to moche. He loued that ought to
be beloued / &amp; hated that ought to be hated: He
was a wy&s;e knyght / of highe enterpri&s;e / and of
good coun&s;ayle: he neuer had my&s;creant with
hym: He &s;ayd many ori&s;ons / euery daye a no|cturne
of the p&s;alter / matyns of our lady / of the
holy goo&s;t / and of the cro&s;&s;e: and dirige euery
day. he gaue fyue florens in &s;mall money at his
gate to poore folkes / for the loue of god: he was
large and courte&s;&s;e in gyftes: He coulde ryght
well take where it parteyned to hym / and to de+lyuer
agayne <ABBR>where</ABBR> as he ought: He loued hou~+des
of all bee&s;tes wynter and &s;omer: He loued
huntyng: he neuer loued folly outrage nor foly
larges: Euery moneth he wolde knowe what
he &s;pended. He tooke in his countre to receyue
his reuenewes and to &s;erue him notable &abper;&s;ons / 
that is to &s;aye .xii. receyuouts / and euer fro .ii.
monethes to two monethes / two of them &s;hulde
&s;erue for his receyte: For at the two monethes
ende / he wolde change and put other two in to
that offyce / and one that he tru&s;ted be&s;t &s;hulde
be his comptroller / and to hym all other &s;hulde
accompt: and the comptroller &s;hulde acco~pt to
hym by rolles and bokes written / and thacco~p|tes
to remayne &s;tyll with therle. he had certeyne
cofers in his chambre / out of the whiche ofte ty+mes
he wolde take money to gyue to lord&abis; / kny+ghtes / 
and &s;quyers / &s;uche as came to hym: for
none &s;hulde departe fro him without &s;ome gift
and yet dayly multiplyed his trea&s;ure / to re&s;y&s;t
the adue~tures and fortunes that he douted: He
was of good and ea&s;y acquayntance with eue|ry
man / and amorou&s;ly wolde &s;peke to the~: He
was &s;horte in coun&s;ayle and an&s;wers: He had
four &s;ecretaries / and at his ri&s;yng they mu&s;t e|uer
be redy at his hande without any callynge.
And whan any letter were delyuered him / and
that he had reed it / than he wolde calle them to
write agayne / or els for &s;ome other thynge. In
this e&s;tate therle of Foiz lyued / &amp; at mydnight
whan he came out of his chambre in to the hall
to &s;upper / he had euer before hym .xii. torches
brennyng / borne by .xii. varlettes &s;tandyng be+fore
his table all &s;upper: they gaue a gret light / 
and the hall euer full of knightes and &s;quyers / 
&amp; many other tables dre&s;&s;ed to &s;uppe who wol|de:
<ABBR>There</ABBR> was none &s;hulde &s;peke to hym at his
table but if he were called: his meate was light+lye
wylde &s;oule / the legges and wyng&abis; alonely / 
and in the day he dyd but lytell eate and drike:
He had great plea&s;ure in armony of in&s;trume~|tes / 
he coude do it right well hym &s;elfe: he wol|de
haue &s;onges &s;ong before him: he wolde glad+lye
&s;e con&s;eytes and fante&s;ies at his table. And
whan he had &s;ene it / than he wolde &s;ende it to y^e
other tables / bruely all this I con&s;ydred &amp; ad|ui&s;ed.
And or I came to his court I had ben in
many courtes of kynges / dukes / princes / erles
and great ladyes / but I was neuer in none y^t
&s;o well liked me / nor <ABBR>ther</ABBR> was none more reioy+&s;ed
dedes of armes / than the erle dyde. There
was &s;ene in his hall / cha~bre / and court / knigh|tes
and &s;quyers of honour goyng vp &amp; downe / 
and talkyng of armes and of amours. All ho|nour
<ABBR>ther</ABBR> was founde / all maner of tidyng&abis; of
euery realme and countre ther might be herde
for out of euery cou~tre there was re&s;ort / for the
valyantne&s;&s;e of this erle. <ABBR>Ther</ABBR> I was enfour+med
of the moo&s;t parte of the dedes of armes y^t
was done in Spayne / in Portyngale / in Ara|gon / 
in Nauar / in Englande / &amp; in Scotlande
and in the fronters and lymitacions of La~gue
docke: For I &s;awe come thyder to therle while
I was there / knightes and &s;quyers of all nacy+ons:
And &s;o I was enformed by them &amp; by the
erle him &s;elfe of all thynges that I demau~ded.
<ABBR>Ther</ABBR> I enq~red howe Ga&s;con therles &s;on died
for &abser; E&s;payn of Leon wolde nat &s;hewe me any
thing therof. &amp; &s;omoch I enq~red / y^t an au~cient
&s;quyer &amp; a notable ma~&s;hewed y^e mater to me / &amp;
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began thus. True it is quod he / that the erle of
Foiz and my lady of Foiz his wife agreeth nat
well toguyder / nor haue nat done of a long &s;ea+&s;on.
And the di&s;corde bytwene the~ fir&s;t moued
by the kyng of Nauar / who was brother to the
lady: For the kyng of Nauar pledged him &s;el|fe
for the lorde Dalbret / whom the erle of Foiz
had in pri&s;one / for the &s;o~me of fyftie thou&s;ande
frankes. And the erle of Foiz / who knewe that
the kyng of <ABBR>Nauarr</ABBR> was craftie &amp; malycious / 
in the beginnyng wolde nat tru&s;t hym / wherw^t
the counte&s;&s;e of Foiz had great <ABBR>di&s;plea&s;ur</ABBR> and
indignacyon agayn&s;t the erle her hu&s;bande / &amp;
&s;ayd to hym. Sir / ye repute but &s;mall honour
in the kyng of Nauar my brother / wha~ ye wyll
nat tru&s;t hym for fyftie .M. frankes / thoughe
ye haue no more of the armynakes nor of the
labri&s;yence than ye haue / it ought to &s;uffyce. &amp;
al&s;o &abser; / ye knowe well ye &s;hulde a&s;&s;igne out my
dower / whiche mou~teth to fyftie thou&s;ande fra~+kes / 
whiche ye &s;hulde put in to the ha~des of my
brother the kyng of <ABBR>Nauarr</ABBR>: Wherfore &s;ir / ye
can nat be yuell payed. Dame quod he ye &s;aye
trouthe / but if I thought that the kyng of <ABBR>Na|uarr</ABBR>
wolde &s;toppe the payment for that cau&s;e / 
the lorde Dalbret &s;hulde neuer haue gone oute
of Ortay&s;e / and &s;o I &s;hulde haue ben payed to
the la&s;t penny. And &s;ithe ye de&s;yre it I wyll do
it / nat for the loue of you but for the loue of my
&s;onne. So by the&s;e wordes and by the kyng of
Nauars oblygacion / who became dettoure to
the erle of Foiz / the lorde Dalbret was delyue|red
quyte and became frenche / &amp; was maryed
in Frau~ce / to the &s;uffer of the duke of Burbone
and payed at his ea&s;e to the king of Nauar the
&s;o~me of fyftie thou&s;ande frankes for his raun|&s;ome:
For the whiche &s;o~me the kyng was bou~|de
to therle of Foiz / but he wolde nat &s;ende it to
the erle. Than the erle of Foiz &s;ayd to his wyfe
Dame / ye mu&s;t go in to Nauarre to the kynge
youre brother / and &s;hewe hym howe I am nat
well content with hym / that he wyll nat &s;ende
me that he hath receyued of myne. the lady an|&s;wered / 
howe &s;he was redy to go at his co~mau~+dement.
And &s;o &s;he departed and rode to Pan|pylone
to the kynge her brother / who receyued
her with moche ioye / the lady dyd her me&s;&s;age
fro poynt to poynt. Than the kyng an&s;wered / 
fayre &s;u&s;ter / the &s;o~me of money is yours / therle
&s;hulde gyue it for your dowre / it &s;hall neuer go
out of the realme of <ABBR>Nauarr</ABBR> / &s;ithe I haue it in
po&s;&s;e&s;&s;yon. Ah &s;ir quod y^e lady / by this ye &s;hall
&s;ette great hate bytwene therle my hu&s;bande &amp;
you / &amp; if ye holde your purpo&s;e / I dare nat re|toure
agayne in to the countie of Foiz / for my
hu&s;bande wyll &s;lee me / he wyll &s;aye I haue di&s;+ceyued
him. I can nat tell quod the kyng what
ye wyll do / outher tarye or de&abper;te / but as for the
money I wyll nat departe fro it / it parteyneth
to me to kepe it for you / but it &s;hal neuer go out
of Nauer. the counte&s;&s;e coude haue none other
an&s;were of the kyng her brother. And &s;o &s;he ta+ryed
&s;tyll in Nauar and dur&s;t nat retourne a|gayne.
The erle of Foiz whan he &s;awe the dea|lynge
of the kynge of Nauar / he began to hate
his wyfe and was yuell content with her / howe
be it &s;he was in no faute / but that &s;he returned
nat agayne whan &s;he hadde done her me&s;&s;age / 
but &s;he dur&s;t nat: for &s;he knewe well therle her
hu&s;ba~de was cruell where he toke di&s;plea&s;ure.
Thus the mater &s;tandeth. The erles &s;onne cal+led
Ga&s;cone / grewe and waxed goodly / &amp; was
maryed to the doughter of therle of Armynake
a fayre lady / &s;u&s;ter to therle that nowe is / The
lorde Bertrande of Armynake. and by the con+tu~ctyon
of that maryage / <ABBR>ther</ABBR> &s;hulde haue ben
peace bytwene Foiz &amp; Armynake. The chylde
was a fyftene or &s;ixtene yere of age / and re&s;em+bled
rightwell to his father: On a tyme he de&s;y+red
to go into Nauar to &s;e his mother and his
vncle the kynge of <ABBR>Nauarr</ABBR> / whiche was in an+yuell
hour for hym &amp; for all this countre. Whan
he was come in to Nauarre / he had there good
there / and taryed with his mother a certayne
&s;pace and than toke his leaue: but for all that he
coude do / he coude nat gette his mother out of
Nauer / to haue gone with hym in to Foiz / for
&s;he demannded if the erle had co~maunded hym
&s;o to do or no: and he an&s;wered / that whan he
departed / therle &s;pake nothyng therof. Ther|fore
the lady dur&s;t nat go thider / but &s;o taryed
&s;tyll / Than the chylde wente to Panpylone to
take his leaue of the kyng his vncle. The kyng
made hym great chere and taryed hym there a
ten dayes / and gaue to him great giftes and to
his men: al&s;o the la&s;t gyfte that the kyng gaue
hym was his dethe. I &s;hall &s;hewe you howe.</P>
<P>Whan this ge~tylman &s;hulde depte / the kyng
drewe hym a parte in to his chambre and gaue
hym a lytell pur&s;e full of poudre / which poudre
was &s;uche / that if any creature lyueng dyd ete
therof / he &s;hulde inco~tynent dye without reme+dye:
Than the kynge &s;ayd / Ga&s;cone fayre ne|phue / 
ye &s;hall do as I &s;hall &s;hewe to you: ye &s;e
howe the erle of Foiz your father / wrongfully
hath your mother my &s;u&s;ter in gret hate / wher
of I am &s;ore di&s;plea&s;ed / and &s;o ought ye to be:
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Howe be it to performe all the mater / and that
your father &s;hulde loue agayne your mother / 
to that entent ye &s;hall take a lytell of this pow|der / 
and put it on &s;ome meate that your father
maye eate it / but beware that no man &s;e you. &amp;
as &s;oone as he hath eaten it / he &s;hall entende to
nothynge / but to haue agayne his wyfe / and &s;o
to loue her euer after / whiche ye ought greatly
to de&s;yre: And of this that I &s;hewe you let no
man knowe / but kepe it &s;ecrete / or els ye le&s;e all
the dede. The chylde who thought all that the
kyng &s;ayd to hym had ben true / &s;ayde. Sir / it
&s;halbe done as ye haue deuy&s;ed / and &s;o depar|ted
fro Panpylone and retourned to Ortay&s;e / 
the erle his father made hym good chere / &amp; de|maunded
tidynges of the kyng of Nauar / and
what gyftes he had gyuen him. And the chylde
&s;hewed hym howe he had gyuen hym dyuers / 
and &s;hewed hym all excepte the pur&s;e with the
pouder. Ofte tymes this yong Ga&s;cone &amp; yuan
his ba&s;tarde brother laye toguyder / for they lo+ued
toguyder lyke bretherne / and were lyke ar+rayed
and apparelled / for they were nere of a
greatne&s;&s;e and of one age. And it happened on
a tyme as their clothes laye toguyder on their
beddes / yuan &s;awe a pur&s;e at Ga&s;cons cote / &amp;
&s;ayd. What thyng is this that ye beare euer a|bout
you? Wherof Ga&s;coyne had no ioye / and
&s;ayd. yuan / gyue me my cote / ye haue nothyng
to do therwith: and all that day after Ga&s;cone
was pen&s;yue. And it fortuned a thre dayes af|ter / 
as god wolde / that the erle &s;hulde be &s;aued.
Ga&s;cone and his brother yuan fell out toguy|der
playeng at tennes / and Ga&s;cone gaue hym
a blowe: and the chylde wente in to his fathers
chambre and wepte / and the erle as than hadde
herde ma&s;&s;e. And whan the erle &s;awe him wepe
he &s;aid. Sonne yuan / What ayle&s;t thou? Sir
quod he / Ga&s;cone hath beaten me / but he were
more worthy to be beaten than I. Why &s;o quod
therle? and incontynent &s;u&s;pected &s;ome thyng.
By my faithe &s;ir &abquod; he / &s;ithe he retourned out of
Nauar / he beareth priuely at his bre&s;t a pur&s;e
full of pouder / I wote nat what it is / nor what
he wyll do therwith. But he hath &s;ayde to me
ones or twy&s;e / that my lady his mother &s;hulde
&s;hortely be agayne in your grace / and better be
loued than euer &s;he was. Peace quod the erle
and &s;peke no more / and &s;hewe this to no man
lyuenge. Sir quod he no more I &s;hall. Than
the erle entred in to ymaginacyon<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> and &s;o came
to the houre of his dyner / and wa&s;&s;hed and &s;at
downe at his table in the hall. Ga&s;cone his &s;on
was v&s;ed to &s;ette downe all his &s;eruyce / and to
gyue the &s;ayes. And whan he had &s;ette downe
the fir&s;t cour&s;e / the erle ca&s;t his eyen on hym / &amp;
&s;awe the &s;trynges of the pur&s;e hangyng at his
bo&s;ome: Than his blode chau~ged &amp; &s;aid. Ga&s;|cone
co~e byder / I wyll &s;peke with the in thyne
eare. The chylde came to him / and the erle toke
hym by the bo&s;ome and founde out the pur&s;e / &amp;
with his knyfe cut it fro his bo&s;ome. the chylde
was aba&s;&s;hed &amp; &s;tode &s;tyll and &s;pake no worde
and loked as pale as a&s;&s;hes for feare / &amp; began
to trymble. The erle of Foiz opyned the pur&s;e
and toke of the pouder / and layde it on a tren|chour
of bredde / and called to him a dogge and
gaue it hym to eate: and a&s;&s;oone as the dogge
had eaten the fir&s;t mor&s;ell / he tourned his eyen
in his heed and dyed incontynent<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">. And whan~e
the erle &s;awe that he was &s;ore di&s;plea&s;ed / &amp; al&s;o
he had good cau&s;e: and &s;o ro&s;e fro the table and
toke his knife / and wolde haue &s;tryken his &s;on.
Than the knightes and &s;quyers ran bytwene
them and &s;aid. Sir / for goddes &s;ake haue mer+cy / 
and be nat &s;o ha&s;tye: Be well enformed fir&s;t
of the mater / or ye do any yuell to your chylde.
And the fir&s;t worde that therle &s;aid was. A ga&s;+cone
treatour / for to encrea&s;e thyne herytage y^t
&s;hulde come to the / I haue had warre and hate+red / 
of the Frenche kyng / of the kyng of Engla~+de / 
of the kyng of Spayne / of the kyng of Na|uar / 
and of the kyng of Arragon. and as yet I
haue borne all their male&s;&s;es / and nowe y^u wol|de&s;t
murther me / it moueth of an yuell nature / 
but fir&s;t thou &s;halt dye with this &s;troke / and &s;o
&s;tept forthe with his knife &amp; wolde haue &s;layne
him / but than all the knightes and &s;quyers kne+led
downe before hym wepynge / and &s;ayd. Ah
&s;ir / haue mercy for goddes &s;ake / <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="2 letters">ee nat Ga&s;|cone
your &s;onne / reme~bre / ye haue d<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> more chyl+dren.
Sir / cau&s;e hym to be kepte / &amp; take good
enformacion of the mater. Paradnenfure he
knewe nat what he bare / and paraduenture is
nothyng gyltie of the dede. Well quod the erle
incontynent put hym in pri&s;one / and let hym be
&s;o kepte / that I may haue a reconyng of hym.
Than the chylde was put in to the towre. &amp; the
erle toke a great many of them that &s;erued his
&s;onne / and &s;ome of them departed / and as yet
the by&s;&s;hoppe of La&s;calle is at Pan out of the
countre / for he was had in &s;u&s;pect / and &s;o were
dyuers other. Therle can&s;ed to be put to dethe
a fyftene right horribly / and the cau&s;e that the
erle layde to them was / he &s;ayde. It coulde be
none otherwy&s;e / but that they knewe of y^e chyl|des
&s;ecretes / wherfore they ought to haue &s;he|wed
it to hym / and to haue &s;aid. Sir / Ga&s;cone
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your &s;onne beareth a pur&s;e at his bo&s;ome. By|cau&s;e
they dyde nat thus / they dyed horribly / 
wherof it was great pytie / for &s;ome of the~ were
as fre&s;&s;he and as ioly &s;quyers / as were any in
all the cou~tre / for euer the erle was &s;erued with
good men. This thynge touched the erle nere
to the herte / and that he well &s;hewed: For on a
day he a&s;&s;embled at Ortai&s;e / all the nobles and
prelates of Foiz and of Bierne / and all the no|table
per&s;ons of his countrey. And whan they
were all a&s;&s;embled / he &s;hewed theym wherfore
he &s;ente for the~ / as howe he had fou~de his &s;onne
in this defaute: For the whiche he fayd / his en|tent
was to putte hym to dethe / as he had well
de&s;erued. Than all y^e people an&s;wered to that
ca&s;e with one voyce / and &s;ayde. Sir / &s;auynge
your grace / we wyll nat that Ga&s;coyne &s;hulde
dye / he is your heyre / and ye haue no mo. And
whan the erle herde the people howe they de&s;y|red
for his &s;onne / he &s;o~what refrayned his yre.
Than he thought to cha&s;tyce hym in pri&s;one a
moneth or two / and than to &s;ende hym on &s;ome
voyage for two or thre yere / tyll he might &s;om|what
forget his yuell wyll / and that the chylde
might be of greatter age &amp; of more knowledge
Than he gaue leaue to all the people to depart
but they of Foiz wolde nat departe fro Ortai&s;e
tyll the erle &s;hulde a&s;&s;ure them / that Ga&s;coyne
&s;hulde nat dye: they loued the chylde &s;o well.
Than the erle promy&s;ed them / but he &s;ayd: he
wolde kepe hym in pri&s;one a certayne &s;pace to
cha&s;tice hym. And &s;o vpon this promy&s;e euery
man departed / and Ga&s;cone abode &s;tyll in pri|&s;one.
The&s;e tidynges &s;predde abrode in to dy|uers
places / and at that tyme pope Gregorie
the .xi. was at Auygnon. Than he &s;ente the car+dynall
of Amyens in legacion in to Byerne: to
haue come to therle of Foiz for that bu&s;ine&s;&s;e. &amp;
by that tyme he came to Be&s;iers he herde &s;uche
tidynges / that he neded nat to go any further
for that mater / for there he herde howe Ga&s;con
&s;onne to the erle of Foyz was deed. Sythe I
haue &s;hewed you &s;o moche / nowe &s;hall I &s;hewe
you howe he dyed.</P>
<P>THe erle of Foyz cau&s;ed his &s;onne to be
kepte in a darke chambre / in the towre
of Ortay&s;e a tenne dayes / lytell dyde he eate or
drinke / yet he had ynoughe brought hym eue|ry
daye: but whan he &s;awe it he wolde go ther|fro / 
and &s;ette lytell therby. And &s;ome &s;ayd / that
all the meate that had been brought hym &s;tode
hole and entier / the day of his dethe: wherfore
it was great marueyle that he lyued &s;o longe / 
for dyuers rea&s;ons. The erle cau&s;ed hym to be
kepte in the chambre alone withoute any com|pany / 
outher to cou~&s;ayle or conforte hym. And
all that &s;ea&s;on the chylde laye in his clothes as
he came in / and he argued in him &s;elfe and was
full of malencoly / and cur&s;ed the tyme that euer
he was borne and engendred / to come to &s;uche
an ende. The &s;ame day that he dyed they that
&s;erued hym of meate &amp; drinke / whan they came
to hym / they &s;ayde. Ga&s;cone / here is meate for
you: he made no care therof / and &s;ayde: Sette
it downe there. He that &s;erued hym / regarded
and &s;awe in the pri&s;on all the meate &s;tande hole
as it had been brought hym before: And &s;o de|parted
and clo&s;ed the chambre dore / and went
to the erle and &s;ayd. Sir / for goddes &s;ake ha|ue
mercy on your &s;onne Ga&s;cone / for he is nere
famy&s;&s;hed in pri&s;one there he lyeth. I thynke
he neuer dyde eate any thynge &s;ythe he came in
to pri&s;one / for I haue &s;ene there this daye / all
that euer I brought hym before / lyeng toguy|der
in a corner. Of tho&s;e wordes the Erle was
&s;ore dy&s;plea&s;ed / and withoute any worde &s;pe|kyng
went out of his chambre / and came to the
pri&s;one where his &s;ome was / and in anyuell
houre. He had the &s;ame tyme a lytell knyfe in
his hande to pare withall his nayles: He opy|ned
the pri&s;one dore and came to his &s;onne and
had the lytell knyfe in his hande / nat an ynche
out of his hande. And in great dy&s;plea&s;ure he
thru&s;te his hande to his &s;onnes throte / and the
poynt of the knife a lytell entred in to his throte
in to a certayne vayne / and &s;ayd. Ah treatour / 
Why doe&s;t nat thou eate thy meate? And ther|with
the Erle departed without any more do|ynge
or &s;ayeng / and went in to his owne cham|bre.
The chylde was aba&s;&s;hed and afrayed of
the comynge of his father / and al&s;o was feble
of fa&s;tynge / and the poynt of the knyfe a lytell
entred in to a vayne of his throte / &amp; &s;o fell dow|ne
&s;odaynly and dyed. The erle was &s;cante in
his chambre / but the kepar of the chylde came
to hym and &s;ayd. Sir / Ga&s;cone your &s;onne is
deed. Deed quod the Erle? yea truely &s;ir quod
he. The erle wolde nat beleue it / but &s;ente thy|der
a &s;quyer that was by him / and he went and
came agayne and &s;ayd. Sir / &s;urely he is deed.
Than the Erle was &s;ore di&s;plea&s;ed / and made
great complaynt for his &s;onne / &amp; &s;ayd. A Ga&s;|cone:
What a poore aducnture is this for the &amp;
for me? In an yuell hour thou wente&s;t to Na|uar
to &s;e thy mother: I &s;hall neuer haue y^e ioye
that I had before. Than therle cau&s;ed his bar+bour
to &s;haue hym / and clothed him &s;elfe in bla+cke / 
<PB N="xxxii" REF="38">
and all his hou&s;e. and with moche &s;ore we|pyng / 
the childe was borne to the Freres in Or+tai&s;e / 
and there buryed. Thus as I haue &s;he|wed
you / the erle of Foyz &s;lewe Ga&s;coyne his
&s;onne / but the kynge of Nauar gaue the occa|&s;yon
of his dethe.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="27" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe &s;ir Peter of Byerne had a
&s;tronge dy&s;ea&s;e / and of the counte&s;&s;e
of Bi&s;quay his wyfe. Cap. xxvii.</HEAD>
<P>_WHan I had herde this
tale of the dethe of Ga&s;cone
&s;onne to the erle of Foyz / I
hadde great pytie therof / for
the loue of therle his father / 
whome I founde a lorde of
hyghe reco~mendacyon / no|ble / 
lyberall / and curte&s;&s;e: And al&s;o for loue of
the countrey / that &s;hulde be in great &s;tryfe tor
lacke of an heyre. Than I thanked the &s;quyer
and &s;o departed fro hym / but after I &s;awe him
dyuers tymes in the erles hou&s;e / and talked of|ten
tymes with hym. And on a tyme I demau~|ded
of hym of &s;ir Peter of Byerne / ba&s;tarde
brother to therle of Foyz (bycau&s;e he &s;emed to
me a knyght of great valure) wheder he were
riche / and maryed or no. The &s;quyer aun&s;we|red
&amp; &s;ayd. Truely he is maryed / but his wyfe
and chyldren be nat in his company: And why
&s;ir quod I? I &s;hall &s;hewe you quod the &s;quier.
&para;This &s;ir Peter of Bierne hathe an v&s;age / 
that in the night tyme whyle he &s;lepeth / he wyll
ry&s;e &amp; arme hym &s;elf / and drawe out his &s;werde
and fyght all aboute the hou&s;e / and can nat tell
with whome / and than gothe to bedde agayne.
And whan he is wakynge / his &s;eruautes do
&s;hewe hym howe he dyde: And he wolde &s;aye / 
he knewe nothymg therof / and howe they lyed.
&s;o~tyme his &s;eruautes wolde leaue non armure
nor &s;werde in his cha~bre. &amp; whan he wold thus
ry&s;e &amp; fynde non armour / he wolde make &s;uche
a noy&s;e and rumoure / as though all the deuyl|les
of helle had ben in his chambre. Than I de+maunded
yf he had great landes by his wyfe.
yes truely &s;ir quod he: But the lady by whom
cometh the lande / ioyeth of the profytes therof.
This &s;ir Peter of Bierne hath but the fourthe
parte. Sir quod I / where is his wyfe? &s;ir &abquod;
he &s;he is in Ca&s;tell with the kynge her co&s;yn.
her father was erle of Bi&s;quay / and was c<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">&s;yn
germayne to kyng Dampeter who &s;lewe him:
and al&s;o he wold haue had the lady to haue put
her in pri&s;one. And he toke the po&s;&s;e&s;&s;ion of all
the lande / and as long as he lyued the lady had
nothynge there. And it was &s;ayd to this lady / 
who was counte&s;&s;e of Bi&s;quay / after the dy&s;|&s;ea&s;e
of her father. Madame / &s;aue youre &s;elfe / 
for kyng Dampeter if he may gette you / wyll
cau&s;e you to dye / or els put you in pri&s;one. He
is &s;o &s;ore di&s;plea&s;ed with you / bycau&s;e he &s;ayth
ye &s;hulde report and beare wytne&s;&s;e / y^t he cau|&s;ed
the quene his wyfe to dye in her bedde / who
was &s;u&s;ter to the duke of Burbone and &s;u&s;ter
to the frenche quene / &amp; your wordes (he &s;ayth)
are beleued / rather than~e another / bycau&s;e ye
were preuy of her chambre. And for this cau&s;e / 
the lady Florens counte&s;&s;e of Bi&s;quay / depar|ted
out of her countre with a &s;malle company / 
as the co~mon v&s;age is: to flye fro dethe as nere
as men can. So &s;he went in to the countrey of
Ba&s;cles and pa&s;&s;ed throughe it / and &s;o came
hyder to Ortay&s;e to the Erle / and &s;hewed hym
all her aduenture. The erle who had euer pyte
of ladyes and damo&s;elles / reteyned her: and &s;o
&s;he abode with the lady of Cara&s;e / a great lady
in his countre. As than this &s;ir Peter of byerne
his brother was but a yonge knyght / and had
nat thanne / this v&s;age to ry&s;e a nyghtes / as he
dothe nowe. The erle loued hym well and ma|ryed
hym to this lady / and recouered her land&punc;
And &s;o this &s;ir Peter had by this lady a &s;onne
and a doughter / but they be with their mother
in Ca&s;tell / who be as yet but yong / therfore the
lady wolde nat leaue them with their father.
Ah &s;aynt Mary quod I / howe dyde &s;ir Peter
of Bierne take this fanta&s;y? Fir&s;t that he dare
nat &s;lepe alone in his chambre / and that whan
he is a &s;lepe / ry&s;eth thus and maketh all that be
&s;yne&s;&s;e / they are thynges to be marueyled at.
By my faithe quod the &s;quyer / he hath ben of|ten
demaunded therof / but he &s;aythe he can nat
tell wherof it cometh. The fir&s;t tyme that euer
he dyde &s;o / was the night after that he had ben
on a day a huntynge in the wodes of Bi&s;quay / 
and cha&s;ed a marueylous great Beare: and y^e
beare had &s;layne four of his houndes / and hurt
dyuers / &s;o that none dur&s;t come nere him. than
this &s;ir Peter toke a &s;werde of Burdeanx and
came in great yre / for bycau&s;e of his houndes / 
and a&s;&s;ayles the beare and fought longe with
hym / and was in great parell / and tooke great
payne or he coulde ouercome hym. Finally he
&s;lewe the beare / and than retourned to his lod|gyng
<PB REF="39">
to the ca&s;tell of La~guedon in Bi&s;quay / &amp;
made the beare to be brought with him. Euery
man had marueyle of the greatne&s;&s;e of the bee&s;t
and of the hardne&s;&s;e of y^e knight / howe he dur&s;t
a&s;&s;ayle the beare. And whan~e the counte&s;&s;e of
Bi&s;quayes wyfe &s;awe y^e beare / &s;he fell in a &s;ow|ne
and had great dolour / and &s;o &s;he was borne
in to her chambre / and &s;o all that day / the night
after / and the nexte day &s;he was &s;ore di&s;confor|ted / 
and wolde nat &s;hewe what &s;he ayled. On
the thirde daye&s;he &s;ayd to her hu&s;bande: Sir / 
I &s;hall nat be hoole / tyll I haue been a pylgri|mage
at &s;aynt Iames. Sir / I praye you gyue
me leaue to go thyder / and to haue with me my
&s;onne and Adrian my doughter: her hu&s;bande
agreed therto. She toke all her golde / towels / 
and trea&s;ure with her / for &s;he thought neuer to
retourne agayne / wher of her hu&s;bande toke no
hede. So the lady dyde her pylgrimage / and
made an errande to go and &s;e the kynge of Ca|&s;tell
her co&s;yn / and the quene. They made her
good chere / and <ABBR>ther</ABBR> &s;he is yet / and wyll nat re+tourne
agayne / nor &s;ende her chyldren. And &s;o
thus the next night that this &s;ir Peter had thus
cha&s;ed the beare and &s;layne hym / while he &s;lept
in his bedde / this fa~ta&s;y toke hym. And it was
&s;aid / that the counte&s;&s;e his wyfe knewe well / as
&s;one as &s;he &s;awe the beare / that it was the &s;ame
that her father dyde ones cha&s;e. And in his cha+&s;yng / 
he herde a voyce and &s;awe nothynge / that
&s;ayd to him. Thou cha&s;e&s;t me and I wolde the
no hurte / therfore thou &s;halt dye any yuell dethe.
Of this the lady had remembraunce / whan &s;he
&s;awe the beare / by that &s;he had herde her father
&s;aye before: and &s;he remembred well howe kyn+ge
dan Peter &s;trake of her fathers heed / with|out
any cau&s;e / &amp; in lykewi&s;e &s;he feared her hu&s;|bande.
And yet &s;he &s;ay the and maynteyneth / y^t
he &s;hall dye of an yuell dethe / and that he dothe
nothyng as yet / to that he &s;hall do herafter.</P>
<P>NOwe &s;ir / I haue &s;hewed you of &s;ir Pe|ter
of Byerue / as ye haue deman~ded of
me / and this is a true tale / for thus it is / &amp; thus
it be fell. Howe thynke you quod he therby? &amp;
I who mu&s;ed on the great marueyle &s;ayd. &s;ir / 
I beleue it well / that it is as ye haue &s;ayde. &s;ir / 
we &s;ynde in olde writyng / that au~ciently &s;uche
as were called goddes and godde&s;&s;es / at their
plea&s;ure / wolde chaunge and tran&s;forme men
in to bee&s;tes and in to foules / and in lykewy&s;e
women. And it might be &s;o / that this <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ere was
before &s;ome knight cha&s;yng in the fore&s;t of Bi&s;+quay / 
and paraduenture di&s;plea&s;ed in y^t tyme / 
&s;ome god or goddes / wherby he was tran&s;for|med
vnto a beare / to do there his penaunce / as
aunciently Acteon was chau~ged vnto an hart.
Acteon quod the &s;quyer / I pray you &s;hewe me
that &s;torie / I wolde fayne here it. Sir quod I
accordyng to the auncyent writynges / we fyn|de
howe Acteon was a iolye &amp; an expert knight
and loued the &s;porte of huntynge aboue all ga|mes.
And on a day he cha&s;ed in the wodes / and
an Harte aro&s;e before hym / marueylous great
and fayre: he hunted hym all the daye / and lo&s;t
all his company / &s;eruauntes / and hou~des / and
he was right de&s;yrous to folowe his pray. And
folowed the fewe of the Harttyll he came in to
a lytell medowe / clo&s;ed rounde about with wo|des
and highe trees. And in the medowe there
was a fayre fountayne / in the whiche Dyana / 
godde&s;&s;e of Cha&s;tyte was bayninge her &s;elfe / 
and her damo&s;elles about her. The knight ca~e
&s;odaynly on them or he was ware / and he was
&s;o farre forwarde / that he coulde nat go backe.
And the damo&s;elles were aba&s;&s;had to &s;e a &s;tra~|ger / 
and ran to their lady and &s;hewed her / who
was a &s;hamed / bycau&s;e &s;he was naked. &amp; whan
&s;he &s;awe the Knyght &s;he &s;ayde. Acteon / they
that &s;ente the hyder / loued the but lytell. I wyll
nat that whan thou arte gone hens in other pla+ces / 
that thou &s;hulde&s;t reporte that thou ha&s;te
&s;ene me naked / and my damo&s;elles. and for the
outrage that thou ha&s;t done / thou may&s;t haue
penaunce. Therfore I wyll that thou be tran|formed
in the lykene&s;&s;e of the Iame Harte / that
thou ha&s;te cha&s;ed all this daye, and inco~tynent
Acteon was tourned vnto an Harte / who natu+rally
loueth the water. In lykewi&s;e it might be
of the beare of Bi&s;quay: and howe that the la|dy
knewe paraduenture / more than &s;he wolde
&s;peke of at that tyme / therfore &s;he ought the bet+ter
to be excu&s;ed. The &s;quier an&s;wered &amp; &s;ayd.
Sir / it maye well be. Than we lefte oure tal|kynge
for that tyme.
&dtridot; &dtridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="28" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Of the great &s;olemynetie that the
erle of Foyz made at the fee&s;t of faint
Nycholas: and the tale that the Ma|&s;tot
of Banlyon &s;hewed to &s;ir Iohn~
Froy&s;&s;art. Cap. xxviii.</HEAD>
<P><PB N="xxxiii" REF="39">
_AMonge other &s;olem|ynities
that the erle of Foyz
kepte on the hyghe fee&s;tes of
the yere / he kept euer the fe&s;t
of &s;aynt Nycholas in great
&s;olemynytie / he and all his
lande / as great as at the fe&s;t
of E&s;ter. And this was &s;hewed me by a &s;quier
of his hou&s;e the thirde day that I came hyder / 
and I &s;awe it my &s;elfe right well apparent / for
I was there on the &s;ame day. Fir&s;t all the cler+gie
of the towne of Ortay&s;e / and all the people / 
men / women / &amp; chyldren with proce&s;&s;yon came
to the ca&s;tell to fetche the erle / who all a fote de|parted
fro his ca&s;tell / and went with the clergy
a proce&s;&s;yon to the churche of &s;aynt Nycholas / 
and there the clergy &s;ange a p&s;alme of the p&s;al|ter.
<HI>Benedictus dominus deus meus, qui docet
manus meas ad praelium, et digitos meos ad bel
lum. &amp;c.</HI> And whan this p&s;alme was &s;onge / 
than they began to &s;yng as they dyde on Chri|&s;tmas
day or Ee&s;ter daye / in the popes chapell
or in the Frenche kynges / for he had with hym
many &s;yngars / the by&s;&s;hoppe of Pauyers &s;an|ge
the ma&s;&s;e / and there I herde as good play|eng
at organs / as euer I herde in any place. to
&s;peke breuely and accordyng to rea&s;on / the erle
of Foiz than was right parfyte in all thynges / 
and as &s;age and as parceyuing / as any hyghe
prince in his dayes. There was none coude co~+pare
with hym in wytte / honour / nor in larges
At the fee&s;t&abis; of Chri&s;tmas whiche he kept euer
right &s;olemyne / came to his hou&s;e many knigh+tes
and &s;quyers of Ga&s;cone / and to euery man
he made good there. There I &s;awe the Burge
of Spayne / who layde the wodde and the A&s;&s;e
on the fyre toguyder / of whom &s;ir E&s;payne de
Lion &s;hewed of his force / and I was gladde to
&s;e hym: and therle of Foiz made hym good &s;e~|blant.
There I &s;awe al&s;o knightes of Aragon
&amp; of Englande of the duke of La~ca&s;tres hou&s;e / 
who as than laye at Burdeux. The erle made
them good chere and gaue them great gyftes / 
I acquaynted my &s;elfe with tho&s;e knyghtes / &amp;
by them I was enformed of many thyng&abis; that
fell in Ca&s;tell / in <ABBR>Nauar</ABBR> / &amp; in Portyngale: of
the whiche I &s;hall &s;peke of whan tyme re<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">reth
herafter. And on a day I &s;awe a&s;quyer of Ga&s;+cone
called the Ba&s;tot of Manlyon / a man of a
fyftie yere of age / an expert man of armes and
a hardy / be &s;emynge. He a lighted at my lod|gynge
in Ortai&s;e at the &s;igne of the Moone / at
Erualton de Pyns. He brought with hym his
&s;omers and caryages / as thoughe he had ben a
great barone / &amp; was &s;erued bothe he &amp; his &s;er|uau~tes
in &s;yluer ve&s;&s;ell. and whan I herde his
name and &s;awe therle of Foiz and euery ma~ do
hym &s;o moche honour. than I demau~ded of &s;ir
E&s;paygne de Lion / and &s;ayd. Sir / is nat this
the &s;quyer that departed fro the ca&s;tell of Try|galet / 
whan the duke of Aniou laye at &s;iege be|fore
Maluoy&s;in? yes truely quod he it is the
&s;ame / and he is a good man of armes &amp; a good
capitayne. and &s;o than I fell in aquayntaunce
with hym / for he was lodged there as I was. &amp;
a co&s;yn of his called Erualton capitayn of Car+late
in Auuergne / with whome I was well ac|quaynted / 
helped me to be aquainted with him
and in lykewi&s;e &s;o dyd the Burge of Compare
and at a tyme as we were talkyng &amp; deuy&s;inge
of armes / &s;ytting by the fyre abyding for myd|night / 
that therle &s;hulde go to &s;upper / than this
&s;quiers co&s;yn began to reken vp his life / and of
the dedes of armes that he had ben at. &s;ayeng / 
howe he had endured as moche lo&s;&s;e as profite
Than he demaunded of me and &s;ayd. &s;ir Iohn~
haue ye in your hy&s;torie / any thyng of this ma+ters
that I &s;peke of? and I an&s;wered &amp; &s;aid. I
coude nat tell / tyll I here the~ / &s;hewe forthe your
mater and I wyll gladly here you: For parad|ue~ture
I haue herde &s;om what but nat all. that
is true quod the &s;quyer / than he began to &s;aye
thus. The fir&s;t tyme that I bare armure was
vnder the captall of Beufz at y^e batayle of Poy+ters.
and as it was my happe / I had that daye
thre pri&s;oners / a knight &amp; two &s;quiers / of who~e
I had one with another four .E. thou&s;ande fra~+kes.
The next yere after I was in Pruce with
the erle of Foyz and the Captall his &s;onne / vn|der
whom I was / &amp; our retourne at Meulx
in Brye / we founde the duche&s;&s;e of Normandy
that was than / and the duche&s;&s;e of Orlyance / &amp;
a great nombre of ladyes and damo&s;elles / who
were clo&s;ed in and be&s;ieged by them of the Ia|query:
and if god had nat helped the~ / they had
ben enfor&s;ed &amp; defouled / for they were of great
pui&s;&s;ance / and in no~bre mo than ten thou&s;ande
and the ladyes were alone / and &s;o we in y^e ayde
of tho&s;e ladyes dyd &s;ette on the~ / and there were
&s;layne of the Iaquery mo than &s;ixe thou&s;ande / 
and they rebelled neuer &s;ythe. at y^t tyme it was
tru&s;e bytwene Fraunce and Englande / but the
kyng of Nauar made warre in his owne qua|rell / 
agayn&s;t the frenche kyng and Regent. the
erle of Foiz retourned in to his owne countre / 
but my mai&s;ter the captall and I &amp; other abode
&s;tyll with the kyng of Nauar for his wages. &amp;
than we &amp; other that ayded vs made great <ABBR>way</ABBR>
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in Frau~ce / and &s;pecially in Picardy / and toke
many townes and ca&s;telles in the by&s;&s;hoprike / 
the&s;e of Beauuoi&s;e and Amyens / and as than
we were lordes of the feldes and ryuers / &amp; con|quered
great fynance. And whan the tru&s;e fay|led
bytwene Englande and Fraunce / than the
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 word"> of Nauarre &s;ea&s;ed his warre / and toke a
peace bytwene the Regent and hym. Than the
kyng of Englande with a great puy&s;&s;ance pa&s;|&s;ed
the &s;ee / and came and layde &s;iege to the tow+ne
of Remus. Than the kyng of Engla~de &s;ent
for my mai&s;ter who was at Cleremont in Bea+moy&s;in / 
and there made warre for the kynge a+gayn&s;t
all the countrey. Than we came to the
kyng of Englande and to his chyldren. &amp; than
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="2 letters">od the &s;quyer to me. Sir Iohan / I thynke
ye knowe all redy all that mater / and howe the
kyng of Englande wedded his wife / and howe
he came before Charters / and howe the peace
was made there bytwene the&s;e two kynges.
That is true &s;ir quod I in writyng I haue it / 
and the contynue of all the treaties. Than the
Ba&s;tot of Manlyon &s;pake agayne and &s;ayde.
whan this peace was thus made bitwene the&s;e
two kynges / It was ordayned / that all men of
warre and companyo~s &s;hulde a voyde / &amp; leaue
their fortre&s;&s;es and ca&s;tels that they helde. than
all maner of men of warre and poore company|ons
drewe toguyder / and the capitayns tooke
coun&s;ayle what they &s;hulde do. And than they
&s;ayde. Thoughe the&s;e two kynges haue taken
peace toguyder / yet we mu&s;te lyue. Than they
wente in to Burgoyne / &amp; there were capitayns
of all nacyons / Engly&s;&s;he / Ga&s;cons / Spany / 
ardes / Naue<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">o<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">&s;e / Almayns / Scottes / and of
all maner of nacyons: and there I was as a ca+pitayne / 
and there we fou~de in Burgoyne and
about the ryuer of Loyre of our co~pany / a .xii.
thou&s;ande of one and other. And in the &s;ame co~+pany
<ABBR>ther</ABBR> were a thre or four thou&s;a~de of good
and cho&s;en men of warre / and as &s;ubtell in all
dedes of armes as might be / and apte to adui&s;e
a batayle / and to take their aduantage / and as
hardy to &s;cale and a&s;&s;ayle towne or ca&s;tell. and
that was well &s;ene at y^e bataile of Brinay / wher
as we ouerthrue the co~&s;table of frau~ce &amp; therle
of Fore&s;tz / and two thou&s;ande &s;peares knight&abis;
and &s;quiers. This vataile dyd great profite to
the co~panyons / for before they were but poore / 
and than they were all riche by rea&s;on of good
pri&s;oners / townes and ca&s;tels that they wan in
the bi&s;&s;hoprike of L<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">on / &amp; on the ryuer of Rone
and whan they had <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">he &abpro;ont &s;aynt E&s;prite they
departed their warre / &amp; made <ABBR>warr</ABBR> to the pope
and to the cardynalles / who coude nat be quyte
of them / nor had nat ben tyll they founde ano|ther
remedy. The pope &s;ent in to Lo~bardy for
the Marques of Mou~tferant a right valyant
knight / who had warre with the lorde of Myl|layne.
Wha~ he was come to Auignon the pope
and the cardynals &s;pake to hym in &s;uche wy&s;e / 
that he entreted with the capitayns / Engly&s;&s;he
ga&s;cons / and almayns for thre&s;core thou&s;ande
fra~kes / that the pope and cardynals &s;hulde pay
to certayne of the&s;e capitayns and to their co~|panyes / 
as &s;ir Iohan Ha&s;tourde a valyant en|gly&s;&s;he
knyght / &s;ir Robert Briquet / Car&s;nell
nandon le bagerant / the bourge Camus / &amp; dy|uers
other: &amp; &s;o than went in to Lo~bardy / and
gaue vp y^e pou~t &s;aynt E&s;prite. &amp; of all their rou+tes
they toke but the .vi. parte / but we taried be
hynde. &s;ir Seguin of Bate<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">oile / &s;ir John~ ioell
&s;ir James Pla~chyn / &s;ir John~ Aymery / the bur+ge
of Piergourt / E&s;piot / Loys Ra~balt / Lymo+&s;yn / 
Iaques tryturell / I / &amp; dyuers other. &amp; we
kepte &s;tyll &amp; lay at &s;aynt Clement / at Barell / at
Terrare / at Brinay / at the pont &s;aynt Denys / 
at tho&s;pitall of Ortifart / for we had mo than .xl
fortre&s;&s;es &amp; hou&s;es / in the conutreis of fore&s;tz / 
Velay / ba&s;e Burgoyn / &amp; on the ryuer of Loyre
and we rau~&s;omed all the cou~tre / they coude nat
be quyte of vs / nother for payng well nor other+wi&s;e.
&amp; in a night we toke the fortre&s;&s;e of Chari+te / 
and there we abode a yere &amp; a halfe &amp; all was
ours fro Charite to Puy in Auuergne: &s;ir Se+guyn
of Batefoile had lefte his gari&s;on of an&s;e
&amp; helde Bride in Auuerne / wherby he had gret
profite / what there &amp; in the cou~tre / to the value
of a .C.M. frankes / &amp; on the ryuer of Loyre to
Orlians &amp; the ryuer of Dalyer was all ours. &amp;
the archpre&s;t who was capitayne of Neuars &amp;
was good frenche coude nat remedy the coun|tre / 
but in that he knewe many of the co~panyo~s
and &s;o by his de&s;yre &s;o~tyme the le&s;&s;e hurte was
done / &amp; the archpre&s;t dyd the &s;ame tyme moche
good in Neuernoi&s;e / for he cau&s;ed y^e cite of Ne+uers
to be clo&s;ed / els it had been ouerron &amp; rob|bed
diuers tymes / for we had in tho&s;e marches
townes / &amp; ca&s;telles / mo than .xxvi. There was
neyther knight nor &s;quyer nor riche man / with
out he were agreed with vs / that dur&s;t loke out
of his hou&s;e. And this warre we made in the
tytell of the kyng of Nauar.</P>
<P>&para;Howe dyuers capitayns engli&s;&s;he
and other were di&s;co~fited before the
towne of Sa~xere by the frenchmen.</P>
<P><PB N="xxxiiii" REF="40">
_IN the &s;ame &s;ea&s;on fell the batayle of Co+cherell / 
where the captall of Beufz was
capitayne: for the kyng of Nauar &amp; dy|uers
knightes and &s;quyers of our com|pany
went to hym. &s;ir Iaques Planchyn &amp; &s;ir
Iohan Ioell went to &s;erue hym with two hun+dred
&s;peares. The &s;ame &s;ea&s;on I kept a ca&s;tell
called the Becke Dalyer nere to Charyte / go|yng
toward Barbanoi&s;e / and I had vnder me
a .xl. &s;peares / and I made in the countre myl|les
greatly to my profyte / about &s;aynt Purcyn
and &s;aynt Peter de mou&s;tier. &amp; whan I herde
howe the captall my may&s;ter was in Con&s;tan|tyne
and a&s;&s;embled men of warre. for the great
de&s;yre that I had to &s;e hym / I departed fro my
gary&s;on with a .xii. &s;peares / and I fell in com|pany
with &s;ir Iohan Ioell &amp; &s;ir Iaques Plan+chyn
/ And without any bu&s;yne&s;&s;e or reencoun|ter
we came to the captall. I thynke &s;ir Iohan
ye haue all redy the knowlege what became of
that bu&s;yne&s;&s;e: That is true quod I / for there
was taken the captall of Beu&s;z / and &s;ir Iohan
Ioell &s;layne and &s;ir Iaques Planchyn: That
is true quod the B<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">tefoyle of Manlyon / there
I was al&s;o taken / howe be it I fortuned mete|ly
well: <ABBR>ther</ABBR> was a co&s;yn of myne who was cal+led
Bernard of Terryde / he dyed after in Por|tyngale
at the batayle of Iuberot. &amp; this Ber|narde
who was as than vnder &s;ir Aymenon of
Pomyers / he toke me and rau~&s;omed me in the
felde at a thou&s;ande frankes / &amp; gaue me a good
&s;aueco~ducte to retourne to my gary&s;on of Bec
Dalyer. a&s;&s;oone as I came to my ca&s;tell I &s;ent
a &s;eruaunt of myne with a thou&s;ande frankes / 
to my co&s;yn to Parys / and had my quytaunce
for the &s;ame. The &s;ame &s;ea&s;on &s;ir Iohan Ay|mery
an Engly&s;&s;he knight and the greatte&s;t ca+pitayne
that we had rode forthe / co&s;tyng the ry+uer
of Loyre to come to Charite / and he was en+cou~tred
by abu&s;&s;hment of the lorde Rugemo~t
and the lorde of Wodnay / &amp; by &s;ome of the arch+pre&s;tes
men. They were farre &s;tronger than he
and &s;o there he was taken and ouerthrowen / &amp;
raun&s;omed to a .xxx. thou&s;ande frankes / which
he payed incontynent. Of his takyng and lo&s;&s;e
he was &s;ore di&s;plea&s;ed and &s;ware / that he <ABBR>wold</ABBR>
neuer entre in to his owne gary&s;on / tyll he had
won agayne as moche as he had lo&s;t. Than he
a&s;&s;embled togyder a great nombre of company+ons / 
and came to Charyte on Loyre / and de&s;y|red
the capitayns <ABBR>ther</ABBR> / as Lamyt and Car&s;nell
and the burge of Piergourt and me / for I was
there as than to &s;porte me. <ABBR>Ther</ABBR> he de&s;yred vs
all to ryde forthe with hym: We demaunded of
hym wheder he wolde ryde? By my faythe &abquod;
he / we wyll pa&s;&s;e y^e ryuer of Loyre at &s;aint Thy+balte:
and lette vs &s;cale and a&s;&s;ayle the towne &amp;
ca&s;tell of Sa~xere. For quod he / I haue &s;worne
and auowed / that I wyll nat entre in to no for|tre&s;&s;e
that I haue / tyll I haue &s;ene the chyldren
of Sanxere. And if we maye gette that gary|&s;on
and the erles chyldren within / Iohn~ / Loys / 
and Robert: Than we &s;hall be well reuenged / 
and therby we &s;halbe lordes of the countre / and
I thynke we &s;hall lightly come to oure entent / 
for they take no hede of vs / and this lyeng &s;tyll
here dothe vs no maner of &abpro;fyte. That is true
&s;ir quod we / &amp; &s;o all we promy&s;ed to ryde with
hym / and incontynent we made vs redy. And
&s;o it fortuued / y^e all oure purpo&s;e was knowen
in the towne of Sanxere. The &s;ame tyme <ABBR>ther</ABBR>
was&punc; there a capitayn a valyant &s;quyer of But
goyne of the lowe marche&s;&s;e called Guy&s;&s;harte
Albygon / who toke great hede to kepe well the
towne and ca&s;tell of <ABBR>Sanxer</ABBR> / and the chyldren
within. This &s;ir Guy&s;&s;hart had a mo~ke to his
brother / of the abbey of &s;aynt Thybalt / whiche
is nere to Sanxere. This monke was &s;ent to
Charyte on the ryuer of Loyre for his brother / 
to beare a certayn rau~&s;ome thider y^t the townes
owed by couynant. &s;o we toke no hede to him &amp;
he knewe all our ententes / howe I can nat tell / 
and all our names that were capitaynes there / 
and what nombre we were of / and what houre
we &s;hulde departe / and howe we were determy+ned
to pa&s;&s;e the ryuer at the porte of &s;aynt Thy+balte:
And &s;o he retourned and went to San|xere / 
and &s;hewed his brother all oure myndes.
Than therle there and his bretherne prouyded
for remedy / and they &s;ente for knightes &amp; &s;quy|ers
of Berry and Burbonoy&s;e / and to the capi+tayns
&amp; gary&s;ons therabout / &s;o that they were
a foure hundred &s;peares of good men of warre
and made abu&s;&s;hment of two hundred &s;peares
without the towne of Sanxere in a wode. and
we knewe nothyng of all this / and at the &s;onne
goynge downe / we departed fro Charyte and
rode a good pa&s;e tyll we came to Penly / and at
the porte there / we hadde redy bootes &amp; barges
to pa&s;&s;e vs ouer &amp; oure hor&s;es. And &s;o we pa&s;te
ouer the ryuer of Loyre as we had ordayned / 
and we were ouer by mydnight / and bycau&s;e y^e
daye came on / we ordayned a hundred &s;peares
to abyde there to kepe oure hor&s;es and bootes / 
and the remynaunt of vs pa&s;&s;ed forthe / for<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> by
the frenche bu&s;&s;hment. Whan we were pa&s;te a
quarter of a myle / than they brake out of their
bu&s;&s;hment / and rode to them that we had lefte
<PB REF="41">
behynde vs at the ryuer &s;yde. &amp; anone they had
di&s;confyted them and all &s;layne or taken / &amp; our
hor&s;es wonne / and the botes are&s;ted. and than
they mounted on our hor&s;es and came after vs
on the &s;purres / and were as &s;oone in the towne
as we. They cryed our lady of Sa~xere for the
erle was there hym &s;elfe with his men / and his
bretherne / &s;ir Loyes and &s;ir Robert had made
the bu&s;&s;hement. So thus we were inclo&s;ed on
all partes / for they a hor&s; backe a&s;&s;oone as they
ca~e to vs / they a lighted afote and a&s;&s;ayled vs
fier&s;ly. And the thynge that moo&s;t greued vs / 
was we coude nat enlarge our &s;elfe to fight / we
were in &s;uche a narowe waye clo&s;ed on bothe &s;i+des
/ with hay / hedges / and vyngardes / &amp; al&s;o
&s;ome of our enemyes &s;uche as knewe the cou~tre
were rydden about and gette in to the vyngar|des / 
and dyd hurt vs &s;ore with ca&s;tyng of &s;to|nes
and we coude nat go backe / &amp; moche payne
to gette to the towne / it &s;tode &s;o hygh on a mou~+tayne.
So we were &s;ore traueyled / &amp; &s;ir Iohn~
Aymery was hurt our &s;ouerayne capitayn / by
the ha~des of &s;ir Guy&s;&s;hart Albygon / who toke
hym pri&s;oner &amp; had moche a do to &s;aue his lyfe
he put hym in to a hou&s;e in y^e towne / and made
hym to be layde on a bedde / and &s;ayd to the ow+ner
of the hou&s;e. kepe well this pri&s;oner / and / &s;e
his woundes &s;taunched / for if he lyue / he &s;hall
paye me .xx. thou&s;ande frankes. &amp; &s;o &s;ir Guy&s;|&s;hart
lefte his pri&s;o<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">er and retourned to the ba+tayle / 
and quytte hym&s;elfe lyke a good man of
armes. &amp; there was w^t the chyldren of Sa~xere / 
come thider to their ayde and to the countreis / 
&s;ir Guy&s;&s;hart dalphyn / the lorde Marney / &s;ir
Gerarde and &s;ir Wylliam Burbone / the lorde
of Cou&s;ant / the lorde de la Pier / the lorde de la
Palys / the lorde of Neutry / the lorde de la coi&s;e
and the lorde of Syette / and dyuers other. I
&s;ay &s;ir to you / this was a batayle right fell and
cruell. we defe~ded our &s;elf as long as we might
&s;o that on bothe part&abis; there were &s;layne dyuers
per&s;ones / and many hurte: for by that they &s;he+wed
they had rather haue taken vs a lyue than
to &s;lee vs / and finally we were all taken / Car|&s;ayle
launt / Nandon / le bourge de Pyergourt
E&s;pyot / the burge of Le&s;pare / Angerot le mou~t
gy&s;e / Philyppe of Roe / Peter of Corthue / the
Pe&s;at of Palyuiers / the bourge of Daru&s;en / &amp;
all our capitayns<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> and I my &s;elfe and we were
brought to the ca&s;tell of Sa~xere. Neuer before
in the realme of Fraunce / the companyons lo&s;t
&s;o moche as they dyde at that iourney / howe be
it Guy&s;&s;hart Albygon lo&s;te his pri&s;oner by ne|glygence / 
he bledde &s;o &s;ore that he dyed<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> for de|faute
of lokyng vnto. Thus ended Iohan Ay|mery / 
by this iourney that was thus done be|&s;yde
Sanxere / Charyte was delyuered / &amp; all
the gary&s;ons therabout by compo&s;ycion / that
we &s;hulde be quyte out of pri&s;on / and &s;o we had
&s;aue conducte to departe out of the countre whi+der
we ly&s;t. And it fortuned as than for vs / that
the &s;ame &s;ea&s;on &s;ir Bertram of Cle&s;quy / the lor+de
of Beayne / &s;ir Arnolde Dandrehen / and the
erle of Marche / they toke their voiage to go in
to Spaygne to ayde the kyng Dampeter / but
fir&s;t I was in Bretayne at the bataile of Alroy
vnder &s;ir Hughe Caurell / and there I recoue|red
my lo&s;&s;e / for the iourney was ours. and I
had to my &abper;te good pri&s;oners / by whom I had
two .M. frankes. Than I went with ten &s;pea|res
with &s;ir Hugh Caurell in to Spayne / and
there helped to put kyng Dampeter out of his
realme. And than whan y^e alyances were made
bytwene the kyng Dampeter and the prince of
Wales / and that he wolde abyde in Ca&s;tell / I
was there in the company of &s;ir Hugh Caurell
and I retourned with hym in to Acquitayne.
Than the warre renewed bytwene the frenche
kyng and the prince: than we had moche a do / 
for we had &s;ore warre / and many capitayns en+gly&s;&s;he
and Ga&s;coyns were &s;layne / and yet I
tha~ke god I am a lyue. Ther dyed &s;ir Robert
Briquet bytwene the lande of the duke of Orli+ance
and the countre of Bloy&s;e / in a place cal|led
Oliuet / and there he &amp; all his company were
ouerthrowen by a&s;quyer of Heynalt a valyant
man of armes &amp; a good capitayne / called Alars
Dou&s;tienes / &s;urnamed Barba&s;on / for he was
of that lynage. He was as than gouernoure of
Bloys / and kepar of all the countre / &s;ette there
by the lordes therof / as Loys / Iohn~ / and Guy.
So it was his fortune to encou~tre with &s;ir Ro+bert
Briquet &amp; &s;ir Robert Cheney. &amp; they and
all their co~pany were &s;layne / for <ABBR>ther</ABBR> were non
taken to raun&s;ome. and at the batayle of Ny|orthe
in Xayntaine / Car&s;nell was &s;layne by &s;ir
Bertram of Cle&s;quy / and a &s;euyn .C. engly&s;&s;h
men were &s;layne there / &amp; at &s;aint Seuere were
&s;layne other engly&s;&s;he capitayns / as Rychard
Elys and Richarde Helyn. I knewe but fewe
expert my &s;elfe but y^t were &s;layne. I haue <ABBR>hold</ABBR>
fronter &amp; made warre for the kyng of Engla~de
for myne herytage lyeth in Burdelois. Som|tyme
I haue been &s;o ouerthrowen and pulled
downe / that I had nat wherwith to lepe a hor&s;
backe. And another tyme I haue been riche y|nough
whan good fortunes came / &amp; in a &s;ea&s;on
I and Raymonet de la Pee were companions
<PB N="xxxv" REF="41">
togyder: and we had in Tholou&s;yn on the fro~|ters
of Bygore. The ca&s;tell of Maluoy&s;in / the
ca&s;tell of Trygalet / and the ca&s;tell of Va~teulx / 
whiche as than dyde vs great profyte. Than~e
the duke of Anion toke them fro vs / byforce of
puy&s;&s;aunce. but than Raymonet de Pee tour|ned
Frenche / and I abyde &s;tyll good engli&s;&s;he
and &s;hall do whyle I lyue. True it was / whan
I had lo&s;te the ca&s;tell of Trygalet / and was co~+ducted
to the ca&s;tell Cuyllet / and that the duke
was gone backe agayne in to Fraunce / I de|termyned
to do &s;omwhat / outher to gette &s;ome
profyte or els to lo&s;e all / or to dye in the payne.
I cau&s;ed by &s;pyall / the towne &amp; ca&s;tell of Thu|ry
in Albygo is to be well a viewed / whiche ca|&s;tell
after aueyled to me / what by good fortu|nes
and <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ate&s;fyeng of the countrey a hundred
thou&s;ande frankes. I &s;hall &s;hewe you howe I
wanne it.</P>
<P>WIthout the towne there is a fayre fou~|tayne / 
and of v&s;age euery mornynge / 
the women of the towne wolde come
thyder with pottes and other ve&s;&s;elles on their
heedes / to fetche of the clere water <ABBR>ther</ABBR>. Than
I toke fyftie co~panyons of the gary&s;on of Cu|illet / 
and we rode all a daye throughe wodes &amp;
bu&s;&s;hes / and the nexte night about mydnight / 
I &s;ette a bu&s;&s;hment nere to Thury / and I and
a &s;ixe other all onely / dyde on vs womens aray
and with pottes in our handes. And &s;o we ca~e
to a medowe right nere to y^e towne / and hydde
our&s;elfe behynde great cockes of hay that were
there &s;tandyng / for it was about the fee&s;t of &s;ai~t
Iohan / whan they make hay. &amp; whan the hour
came that the gate was opyned to lette the wo|men
go out for water / we &s;euyn toke our pott&abis;
and fylled them at the fountayne and wente to|warde
the towne / oure faces wrapped in ker|chers / 
&s;o that we coude nat be knowen: the wo+men
that we mette goyng for water &s;aid to vs.
Ah &s;aynt Mary go&s;&s;eppes / ye were vp be ty|mes:
We aun&s;wered in their lauguage with a
faynt voyce / that is true. And &s;o pa&s;te by them
and came to the gate / and we founde no body
there but a &s;outer dre&s;&s;ynge forthe of his bag|gage.
Than one of vs blewe a horne to drawe
thyder out co~pany out of the bu&s;&s;hment. The
&s;outer toke no hede but whan he harde y^e horne
blowe he demau~ded of the~. What is this? Who
was that blewe the horne? One an&s;wered and
&s;ayd. It was a pree&s;t wente into the feldes. Ah
that is true quod the &s;outer / it was &s;ir Frau~ces
our pree&s;t / gladly he gothe a mornyng&abis; to &s;eke
for an Hare. Than our company came and we
entred in to the towne / where we fou~de no man
to drawe his &s;werde to make any defence. thus
I toke the towne and ca&s;tell of Thury / wher|by
I haue had great profite yerely / more than
the ca&s;tell of Trygalet with the appurtenau~ce
is worthe. But as nowe I wote nat what to do
for I am in a treatie with therle of Armynake
and with the dolphyn of Auuergne / who hath
expre&s;&s;e authoritie by the Frenche kyng / to bye
all townes and fortre&s;&s;es of the companyons / 
&s;uch as they holde in their handes wher&s;oeuer
they be / outher in Auuergne / Rouerg<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">e / Ly|mo&s;yn / 
Quercy / Pyergourt / Albegois / Agen
&amp; of all &s;uche as hath or dothe make any warre
in the kyng of Englandes tytell / and many are
departed and haue rendred their fortre&s;&s;es / I
can nat tell if I wyll rendre myne or nat: With
that worde &s;ayd the Burge of Compayne. Co+&s;yn / 
it is true: For of Carlat whiche I holde in
Auuergne / I am co~e hyder to here &s;ome tidyn|ges / 
For &s;ir Loys of Sanxere mar&s;hall of Fra~+ce
wyll be here &s;hortely / he is as nowe at Tar|be / 
as I haue herde of &s;uche as come thens. w^t
the&s;e wordes they called for wyne and dranke.
Than the Ba&s;tot &s;ayd to me. &s;ir Iohan / are ye
well enformed of my lyfe? yet I haue had other
adue~tures whiche I haue nat &s;hewed / nor wyll
nat &s;peke of all. &s;ir &abquod; I / I haue well herde you.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="30" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe a &s;quyer called Limo&s;in tur+ned
frenche / &amp; howe he cau&s;ed Loys
Rambalt his companyon in armes
to be taken. Cap. xxx.</HEAD>
<P>_THan agayne I demaunded
of hym / where Rambalt an
expert &s;quier and a great ca+pitayne
of me~ of <ABBR>Warr</ABBR> was
beco~e / bycau&s;e I &s;awe him
ones in Auignon in great a+ray.
I &s;hall &s;hewe you quod
the Ba&s;tot of Manlyon. In tyme pa&s;t whan
&s;ir Seguyn of Batefoyle helde Bride in Ve|lay / 
a ten myle fro Puy in Auuergne / and that
he had made warre in the countre &amp; conquered
moche / than he retourned in to Ga&s;con &amp; gaue
to Loyes Ra~balt &amp; to another co~panyon of his
called Lymo&s;in / Bride &amp; An&s;e / on the water of
So~me / the countre as than was &s;o de&s;olate &amp;
full of co~panyons in euery corner / y^t noue dur&s;t
go out of their hou&s;es / &amp; bitwene Bride in Au|uerne
&amp; An&s;e / is more than .xxvi. myle / a cou~tre
<PB REF="42">
full of mou~tayns. and whan Loyes Rambalt
wolde ryde for his plea&s;ure fro Bride to An&s;e / 
he rode without doute or feare / for he helde dy|uers
fortre&s;&s;es in the countie of Fore&s;tes / and
therabout / <ABBR>wher</ABBR> he refre&s;&s;hed hym: For as tha~
the gentylmen of Auuergne / of Fore&s;tz / of Ve+laye / 
and the fronters were &s;ore traueyled / and
ouer layde with the warre. they were &s;o taken
and raun&s;omed that they doughted the warre / 
For there was none of the great lordes of Frau~+ce
that &s;ente any men of warre in to the cou~tre / 
for the frenche kynge was yonge / and had mo|che
a do in dyuers &abper;tes of the realme / for in eue+ry
parte / the companyo~s and companyes rode
and dyd moche hurte / &s;o that the realme coude
nat be quyte of the~ / And al&s;o dyuers of the lor|des
of Fraunce were in Englande in ho&s;tage / 
and in the meane &s;ea&s;on their countreys &amp; men
were pylled and robbed / and had no remedy:
for the men of the countre were without corage
to defende them&s;elfe. And &s;o it was / that Ram+balte
and Lymo&s;in / who were companyons in
armes fell out / I &s;hall &s;hewe you howe.</P>
<P>LOyes Rambalte had at Bride a fayre
woman to his louer / whome he loued
parfitely: and whan he rode fro bride
to An&s;e / he co~maunded Lymo&s;in to take good
hede to her. And Lymo&s;in who was his com|panyon
in armes / and in whome he moo&s;t tru|&s;ted / 
he toke &s;o good hede to the damo&s;ell / that
he had his plea&s;ure of her whan he ly&s;te / &s;o that
Loyes Rambalte was enfourmed therof / and
he coude &s;uffre it no lengar: So that he toke &s;u+che
a hate agayn&s;t his companyon / that he cau+&s;ed
hym to be taken by his &s;eruauntes / &amp; made
hym to be driuen all naked &s;aue a breche: about
the towne / and beaten with &s;courges / and tru~|pett&abis;
to be blowen before him: And at certayne
places his dede to be openly cryed &amp; than bani&s;+&s;hed
the towne lyke a treatour / and in a &s;ymple
cote putte out. This di&s;pyte dyd Loyes Ram|balte
to Lymo&s;in / whiche di&s;pyte Lymo&s;in to|ke
greuou&s;ly / and &s;ayd: Howe he wolde be re|ue~ged
if euer it laye in his power / as he was a|none
after. And this Lymo&s;in whyle he was in
pro&s;perite / in ridyng bytwene Bride and An&s;e
he euer forbare the landes of the lorde of Voult
dwellyng on the ryuer of Rone / for he had &s;er|ued
him in his youthe. Than he thought to go
to hym and to crye hym mercy / &amp; to de&s;yre hym
to make his peace in Frau~ce. and &s;o in his cote
a fote he went to Voulte / for he he knewe ryght
well the way / and &s;o went in to a hou&s;e / &amp; whan
he &s;awe his tyme he wente to the ca&s;tell / and the
porter wolde nat &s;uffre hym to entre / but at la&s;t
he &s;pake &s;o fayre / that the porter dyde lette him
in / and co~maunded hym to go no farther in w^t|out
he were co~maunded / and he obeyed. Whan
the lorde was vp he went downe in to the court
to &s;porte hym / and &s;o came to the gate: Than
Lymo&s;in felle downe on his knees / and &s;ayde.
&s;ir / do ye nat knowe me? by my faithe quod the
lorde no: He thought lytell it &s;hulde haue been
Lymo&s;in: and whan he had well aduy&s;ed hym
he &s;ayd. Thou re&s;emble&s;t well Lymo&s;in / who
was ones my &s;eruaunt. Sir quod he <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> Lymo|&s;yn
I am and your &s;eruaunt. than he cryed him
mercy for all thynges pa&s;te before / and &s;hewed
hym fro poynt to poynt all his bu&s;yne&s;&s;e / and
howe Loyes Rambalte had dalte with hym at
the ende. Than the lorde &s;ayd. Lymo&s;yn / Is
it as tho &s;aye&s;t / and that thou wylte beco~e good
frenche I &s;hall make thy peace. By my faith &s;ir
quod he / I neuer dyde &s;o moche hurte to the re+alme
of Frau~ce / but I &s;hall do agayne more &abpro;|fyte
therto / that wolde I &s;e gladly quod the lor|de
of Voult. the lorde kept him in his hou&s;e tyll
he had made his peace in euery place. and wha~
Lymo&s;in myght in &s;uretie ryde / than the lorde
of Voult armed hym / and brought hym to the
&s;ene&s;hall of Velay and acquaynted hym there.
and <ABBR>ther</ABBR> he was examyned of the &s;tate of bride
and of Loyes Rambalte / and whan he rydeth
what waye he taketh: and than he &s;ayd. Whan
Loyes rydeth he hath nat with him pa&s;t a .xxx.
or a .xl. &s;peares: and the wayes that he kepeth
I knowe them by harte. For with hym &amp; with|out
hym / I haue rydden them ofte tymes. And
&s;ir / if ye wyll &s;ende forthe a company of men of
armes / on ieopardy of my heed / ye &s;hall haue
him within fyftene dayes. The capitayns <ABBR>ther</ABBR>
toke hede to his &s;ayeng and &s;ent out &s;pyes / and
Rambaulte was &s;pyed as he was rydinge fro
Bride to An&s;e be&s;yde Lion / on the ryuer of Ro+ne.
Whan Lymo&s;in knewe it / he &s;hewed it to y^e
lorde of Voult and &s;ayd. Sir / Loyes Ra~balte
is nowe at An&s;e / and at his retournyng I &s;hall
bring you to a &s;treight / <ABBR>wher</ABBR> as he mu&s;t nedes
pa&s;&s;e by. Than the lorde of Voult made an a&s;|&s;emble
and was capitayne hym&s;elfe / and &s;ente
for the bayly of Velay / the lorde of Mountelan
&s;ir Gerarde of Salyers and his &s;onne / &s;ir Pla~+&s;eart
of Vernet / the lorde of Newca&s;tell / &amp; for
other men of armes therabout: &s;o that he was a
thre .C. &s;peares / and they all a&s;&s;embled at Non+nay / 
and by the cou~&s;aile of Lymo&s;in they made
two bu&s;&s;hmentes. the vicou~t of Polygnac &amp; the
<PB N="xxxvi" REF="42">
lorde of Chalencon had the rule of the one / and
the lorde Voulte and the lorde of Mount Clan
had the guydynge of the other bu&s;&s;hment / and
with them &s;ir Loyes of Tornon / and the lorde
of Salyers: and they hadde equally deuyded
their company. The fir&s;te company kepte the
pa&s;e nere to &s;aynt Rambart in Fore&s;tes / <ABBR>wher</ABBR>
as Loyes Rambalte &s;hulde pa&s;&s;e the ryuer of
Loyre / or els he mu&s;te haue gone by Guyde or
Pynne. And whan Loyes Rambalt had done
that he came for to An&s;e / he departed with a .xl.
&s;peares / and thought nat to haue any rencoun|ter / 
and douted nothynge of Lymo&s;in / it was
the lee&s;t thought he had. And lightely euer the
way that he rode outwarde he wolde nat come
homewarde. And as he came outwarde he ca~e
by &s;aynt Rambalte / and at his retourne he to|ke
another waye / &amp; toke the mountayns aboue
Lyon and aboue Vyenne / and vnder the Bur+ge
Darlentall / And rode &s;treyght towarde the
Mouna&s;tier / a thre lytell myle fro Puye. And
he hadde pa&s;&s;ed bytwene the ca&s;tell of Mone|&s;trole
and Mountfaucon / and &s;o came aboute
the countre / towarde a vyllage called Batery / 
bytwene Nonnay and &s;aynt Iulyane. And in
the wode there was a &s;treyght pa&s;&s;age / whiche
he mu&s;te<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> nedes pa&s;&s;e / or els to go by Nonnay.
at whiche &s;treight laye the lorde of Voult with
two hundred &s;peares / and Loyes Rambalt to|ke
no hede tyll he was among them. Than the
lorde of Voulte / who was redy to do his enter|pri&s;e / 
layde the &s;peare in the re&s;t and came cry|inge
la Voulte / and da&s;&s;hed in among the com+panyons / 
who rode abrode withoute good ar|raye.
And &s;o at the fir&s;t metyng / many of them
were ouerthrowen to the erthe / and Loyes Ra~|baulte
was &s;tryken fro his hor&s;e / by a &s;quyer of
Auuergne called Amblardon: &amp; &s;o he toke hym
pri&s;oner / and all other taken or &s;layne none &s;ca+ped.
And <ABBR>ther</ABBR> they fou~de in boiettes a thre .M.
frankes / whiche Loyes Ra~balte had receyued
at An&s;e / for trybute of certayne vyllages ther|about / 
wherof they were gladde / for euery man
had his parte. And whan Lymo&s;in &s;awe Ram+balt
this trapped he came before hym / and &s;ayd
in reproche. Loyes Loyes: here fauteth com|pany.
Remembre ye of the blame &amp; &s;hame that
ye dyde put me to at Bride for your may&s;tres?
I wolde haue thought lytell for a woman / ye
wolde haue put me to that ye dyd. For if ye had
done as moche to me / I wolde nat haue been &s;o
angry. for two &s;uche co~panyo~s in armes as we
were / myght haue pa&s;t our tyme well ynoughe
with one woman. With tho&s;e wordes the lord&abis;
laughed / but Loyes Ra~balt had no &s;porte her+at.
By the takyng thus of this Loyes Ra~balte
Bride was delyuered to the &s;ene&s;hall of Auuer+gne / 
for after they had lo&s;t their capitayne and
the chefe men they had / they wolde kepe it no le~|gar:
And in lykewi&s;e &s;o dyde they of An&s;e / and
other fortre&s;&s;es in Velay &amp; Fore&s;tes / that was
on their parte. for they within any of the&s;e for / 
tre&s;&s;es were right ioyou&s;e to yelde vp their hol+des
to &s;aue their lyues. Than Loyes Ra~balte
was brought to Nonnay and there &s;et in pri|&s;one / 
and the fre~che kyng had great ioye of his
takyng. &amp; as I herde reported / he was behee|ded
at Newca&s;tell be&s;yde Auygnon. Thus
Loys Rambalt dyed / god haue mercy on him.
Thus &s;ir quod the Ba&s;tot of Manlyon / I ha|ue
holde you with talkyng / to pa&s;&s;e awaye the
night / how be it &s;ir / all that I haue &s;aid is true
Sir quod I / with all my herte I thanke you.
Sir / I tru&s;t your &s;ayenges &s;hall nat be lo&s;te.
For &s;ir / &amp; god &s;uffre me to retourne in to myne
owne countre / all that I haue herde you &s;aye / 
and all that I haue &s;ene and founde in my voy+age / 
I &s;hall put it in remembraunce / in the no|ble
cronycle that the erle of Bloys hath &s;et me a
warke on: For I &s;hall write it &amp; cronycle it by
the grace of god / to the entent it &s;halbe in par|petuall
remembraunce. Than the Bourge of
Compayne / called Erualton began to &s;peke / &amp;
wolde gladly that I &s;hulde parceyue by hym / 
that he wolde I &s;hulde recorde his lyfe / and of
the Bourge Engly&s;&s;he his brother / and howe
they had done in Auuergne / and in other pla|ces.
But as than he had no ley&s;ar / for the wat|che
of the ca&s;tell &s;owned to a&s;&s;emble all me~ that
were in the towne to come vp to the Ca&s;tell / to
&s;uppe with the erle of Foiz. Thanne the&s;e two
&s;quyers made them redy and lyghted vp tor|ches / 
and &s;o we wente vp to the Ca&s;tell / and &s;o
dyde all other knightes and &s;quyers that were
lodged in the towne.
&dtridot; &dtridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="31" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Of the &s;tate or ordynaunce of the
erle of Foyz: and howe the towne of
yran rebelled / for the great traueyle / 
domage / and outrage that was don
there to. Cap. xxxi.</HEAD>
<P><PB REF="43">
_OF the a&s;tate and order
of the erle of Foiz can nat be
to moche &s;poken nor pray|&s;ed:
For the &s;ea&s;on y^t I was
at Ortai&s;e / I fou~de hym &s;u|che / 
and moche more than I
can &s;peke of: But whyle I
was there / I &s;awe &amp; herde many thynges that
turned me to great plea&s;ure. I &s;awe on a Chri+&s;te~mas
day &s;ytting at his borde / four by&s;&s;hop|pes
of his countre / two Clementynes and two
Vrbany&s;tes: the by&s;&s;hoppe of Pauyers &amp; the
by&s;&s;hoppe of Le&s;calle Clementynes / they &s;atte
highe&s;t. Than the by&s;&s;hoppe of Dayre and the
by&s;&s;hop of Rone on the fronters of Burdeloys
and Bayon / Vrbane&s;tes: Than &s;atte therle of
Foiz / and than the vycount of Roquebertyn of
Ga&s;cone / and the vycount of Brunyquell / the
vycount of Io&s;&s;erau~t / and a knight of Engla~d
of the duke of Lanca&s;ters / who as than laye at
Narbone / the duke had &s;ent hym thyder: The
knight was called &s;ir Wyllyam Wylloughby.
And at another table &s;atte fyue abbottes &amp; two
knightes of Arragon / called &s;ir Raymonde de
Mount florentyne and &s;ir Marten de Ruane:
And at another table &s;atte knightes and &s;quy|ers
of Ga&s;cone and of Bigore. Fir&s;t the lorde
of Daychin / than &s;ir Gaylari de la Mote / &s;ir
Raymo~de of Newca&s;tell / the lorde of Chamo~t / 
Ga&s;cone / the lorde of Compane / the lorde de la
Layne / the lorde of Mountferant / &s;ir Wylliam
Bernarde / &s;ir Peter of Corton / the lorde of Va+lenchyn / 
and &s;ir Aungalle named the Ba&s;ell. &amp;
at other tables knightes of Bierne a great no~|bre / 
and the cheife &s;tewardes of the halle were
&s;ir E&s;paygne of Leon &s;ir Siquart de Boyes
Verdune / &s;ir Nonnans of Nonnallys / and &s;ir
Peter of Vaulx of Bierne / and the two Erles
ba&s;tarde bretherne &s;erued at y^e table / &s;ir Erual|ton
Guyllame and &s;ir Peter of Byerne: And
the erles two &s;onnes. &s;ir yuan of Le&s;chell was
&s;hewer and &s;ir Gracyen bare his cuppe. And
there were many Myn&s;ttelles / as well of his
owne as of &s;traungers / and eche of them dyde
their deuoyre in their faculties. The &s;ame day
therle of Foiz gaue to harauldes and min&s;trel|les / 
the &s;o~me of fyue hundred fra~kes: and gaue
to the duke of Tourayns myn&s;trelles gownes
of clothe of golde furred with Ermyns / valued
at two hundred frankes. This dyner endured
foure houres. Thus I am gladde to &s;peke of
the erle of Foyz / for I was there in his hou&s;e a
xii. wekes / and well entreated in all thynges / &amp;
whyle I was there / I might lerne and here ti|dynges
of all countreis. And al&s;o the gentyll
knyght &s;ir E&s;paygne of Leon / in who&s;e com|pany
I entred in to the countre: He cau&s;ed me
to be acquaynted with knyghtes and &s;quyers / 
&s;uche as coude declare to me any thyng that I
roude demaunde: For I was enformed of the
bu&s;yne&s;&s;e of Portingale and of Ca&s;tell / &amp; what
maner of warre they had made / and of the ba|tayls
and rencounters bytwene tho&s;e two kyn+ges
and their a&s;&s;y&s;ters / of whiche bu&s;yne&s;&s;es
I &s;hall make iu&s;te report.</P>
<P>yE haue herde here before: Howe kyn+ge
don Iohan of Ca&s;tell hadde be&s;ie|ged
the ca&s;tell of Luxbone / &amp; the king
Iohan of Portyngale therin / whom the good
townes had crowned to their kyng for his va|lyantne&s;&s;e / 
howe be it in dede he was a ba&s;tar|de.
And al&s;o ye haue herde how the &s;ame kyng
&s;ende in to Englande to the duke of Lanca&s;tre
and to the erle of Cambridge / who had in ma|ryage
his co&s;yns / to haue &s;ocour of the~. The&s;e
me&s;&s;angers were two knyghtes and a clerke / 
&s;ir Iohan Radyngos and &s;ir Iohn~ Dore / and
with them a clerke lycen&s;iate in the lawe / arche
deaken of Ly&s;bone. The&s;e me&s;&s;angers dyd &s;o
moche by the &s;ee / that they came to Hampton
and there taryed a daye / and there gate hor&s;es
for they had none of their owne / and &s;o rode to
London. This was in the moneth of Augu&s;t.
And the kyng was in the marches of Wales a
huntyng at his plea&s;ure / &amp; his vncles / the duke
of La~ca&s;tre / therle of Ca~bridge / &s;ir Edmonde
and &s;ir Thomas erle of Buc|kyngham / 
were al&s;o in their owne countreis a
&s;portynge / wherfore the kyng of Portyngales
me&s;&s;angers had more to do: &s;o fir&s;t they &s;pake
with the duke of Lanca&s;tre / who was at Hert|forde / 
a twentie myle fro London. The duke
receyued them ioyou&s;ly / and opyned y^e letters
that they brought him / and the duke reed them
thre tymes / the better to vnder&s;tande the~ / and
than he &s;ayd. Sirs / ye be right welcome in to
this countre / but ye be come in the wor&s;t tyme
of the yere / to haue &s;pedy delyuerau~ce of your
amba&s;&s;ade / for the kyng and my bretherne are
&s;parcled abrode here and the<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> / and ye can haue
no full an&s;were tyll the coun&s;ayle come toguy|der
at London at the fee&s;t of &s;aynt Mighaell:
But &s;ythe the great parte of your me&s;&s;age tou+cheth
me and my brother / therfore I will write
to hym / that he and I &s;halbe &s;hortely at Lon|don / 
or therabout: and than we &s;hall take cou~|&s;ayle / 
toguyder. Wherfore as nowe ye &s;hall re|tourne
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to London / &amp; whan my brother is come
nere ye &s;hall haue tidynges fro vs. The amba&s;+&s;adours
of Portyngale were content / and &s;o re+tourned
to London and were well lodged and
toke their ea&s;e. The duke of Lanca&s;tre forgate
nat that they had &s;ayd to hym / and &s;o inconty|nent
wrote to his brother therle of Cambridge
of that bu&s;yne&s;&s;e. and whan therle had reed his
brothers letters / he prepared hym &s;elf and rode
to Hertforde be&s;yde Ware whe<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> the duke was / 
and there they were thre dayes togyder in cou~|&s;ayle.
and &s;o ordayned to go to London as the
duke had promy&s;ed to the amba&s;&s;adours / and
&s;o they came to London. Than the&s;e two lord&abis;
and they of Portyngale had great cou~&s;ayls by+twene
them / For the erle of Ca~bridge who had
ben before in Portyngale / was nothyng co~tent
with kyng Ferant of Portyngale la&s;t deed / for
he &s;ayd he made his warre but &s;lackely. and al+&s;o
agayn&s;t t<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="2 letters">wyll of hym and all the Engly&s;&s;h
men / he toke peace with the &s;panyerdes / wher|fore
the erle &s;ayd / he had doute that at the coun|&s;ayle
at Myghelmas / the co~montie wolde nat
agre lightly to make another vyage in to Por+tyngale / 
for the iourney thyder before had co&s;t
greatly the realme of Englande / and no &abpro;fyte
therby. The amba&s;&s;adours co~ceyned well the
erles wordes / and &s;ayde. Sir / than was than
and nowe is nowe. The kyng whom god par|don / 
redouted greatly y^e fortunes of the worlde
but the kyng our may&s;ter that nowe is / hath a|nother
mynde &amp; ymaginacion / For if he fynde
in the felde his enemyes / thoughe he be le&s;&s;e of
power / yet he wyll gyue the &s;ettyng on / what&s;o
euer fall therby. And this &s;ir / we dare faythful+ly
a&s;&s;ure you. and my lordes be&s;yde / that your
quarell is clere to ouerron and to conquere the
realme of Ca&s;tell / for the enherytaunce partey|neth
to you and to your wyues / &amp; to your chyl|dren.
&amp; to conquere it / ye can nat haue &s;o good
an entre in to Ca&s;tell / as by Portyngale / &s;ythe
ye haue all that realme according therto. Ther+fore
&s;ir / and one of you wyll come thyder with
&s;uche a &s;uffycient nombre / and by the ayde ye
&s;hall haue there / ye &s;halbe able to kepe the felde
The duke of Lanca&s;tre an&s;wered. Sirs / this
lyeth nat in vs / but in the kyng &amp; in the realme / 
but we &s;hall do oure good wylles / ye maye be
&s;ure therof. Thus they ended their coun&s;ayle / 
and the portyngalo is laye &s;tyll at London aby+dyng
Mighelmas / and the duke of Lanca&s;tre
and the erle of Cambridge returned in to their
owne countreis on the marches of the Northe.
Than came Myghelmas and the parlyament
at We&s;tmyn&s;ter / and the kynge approched and
came to Wynde&s;ore and &s;o to Chert&s;ey / and the
quene with hym / and than to Stanes / and al|&s;o
his chefe of coun&s;ayle the erle of Oxenforde / 
for by him euery thyng was done / and without
hym nothynge. The &s;ame &s;ea&s;on there was in
Flau~ders bytwene the duke of Burgoyne and
the gau~toi&s;e great warre. And the<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> were new|ly
retourned out of Flaunders in to Englande
the by&s;&s;hoppe of Norwiche / &s;ir Hugh Caurell / 
&s;ir Wylliam Helman / &s;ir Thomas Tryuet / &amp;
other / who had in the &s;ame &s;omer ben at the &s;ie+ge
with the gauntoi&s;e before Ipre / Than came
the frenche kyng and clo&s;ed them in / in Burbo|noi&s;e
(as is reher&s;ed here before i~ this hy&s;torie)
but as than there was tru&s;e bytwene Fraunce / 
Englande / and Flaunders / to endure tyll myd|&s;omer
after / but the &s;cottes had moche to do. al+&s;o
there was at London the coun&s;ayle of Gau~t / 
and they de&s;yred to haue a gouernour to helpe
to &s;u&s;tayne the kepyng of their towne: They de+&s;yred
one of the kynges vncles / or els the erle of
Sali&s;bury. So at this coun&s;ayle at London
there were many coun&s;ayls / as well for the fle~|mynges
as for Portyngale &amp; Scotlande / who
made the~ warre. The duke of Lanca&s;tre drewe
to that parte that he might haue a no~bre of men
of warre and archers / to go in to Portyngale.
And he &s;hewed the lordes / prelat&abis; / and comons / 
howe they were all bounde by faythe and othe / 
to ayde hym and his brother to wynne the hery+tage
in Ca&s;tell: and that he &s;ayde / they promy|&s;ed
whan the kyng his nephue was crowned. &amp;
it apered by their letters &s;ealed. and moreouer / 
the duke complayned hym howe they of the re|alme
dyd hym and his brother wronge / in that
whan his brother therle of Cambridge was in
Portyngale / that they kepte but &s;mally the co|uynaunt
that they had promy&s;ed: For he &s;ayd / 
it was &abpro;my&s;ed to &s;ende to hym thider two thou+&s;ande
&s;peares and as many archers / &amp; nothyng
was done / Wherby their quarell of the right of
their enherytaunce was greatly hyndred. The
dukes wordes were well harde / as it was rea|&s;on / 
And the moo&s;t notable&s;t &abper;&s;ons of y^t coun|&s;ayle
&s;aid / howe he had right to &s;peke as he dyd
howe be it they &s;ayd / that the bu&s;yne&s;&s;es of the
realme that touched them nere / mu&s;t fir&s;t be &abpro;|ferred.
Some wolde that his wyll &s;hulde haue
ben accomply&s;&s;hed / and &s;ome other &s;aid / that it
&s;hulde be a great outrage to &s;ende out of the re+alme
two thou&s;ande men of warre &amp; four thou|&s;ande
archers / to &s;o long a iourney as i~ to Por+tugale / 
for the fortunes of the &s;ee be dau~gerous
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and the ayre of Portyngale marueylous hote / 
&s;ayeng / that if the realme of Englande &s;hulde
le&s;e &s;uche a company / it &s;hulde be a domage ir|recuparable:
Howe be it all thynges alledged / 
finally it was ordayned / that the duke of Lan|ca&s;tre
&s;hulde pa&s;&s;e the See with &s;euyn hu~dred
&s;peares and four <ABBR>thou&s;and</ABBR> archers / and euery
man payed for a quarter of a yere. Howe be it
they re&s;erued / that yf any accydent touchynge
the realme of Engla~de by the meanes of Frau~+ce
or Scotlande / &s;hulde happen to falle before
their departure in to Portingale / than to tary.
The duke agreed therto &s;ythe he &s;awe it wolde
be none otherwy&s;e: And than as ye haue herde
before / whan~e the duke of Lanca&s;tre was redy
with all his men at Hampton / to take his voy|age
in to Portyngale / &amp; that the amba&s;&s;adurs
were retourned and had brought worde in to
Portyngale / howe the duke of Lanca&s;tre was
comyng with &s;uche a nombre of men of warre / 
Than the portyngalois had great ioye. So it
fortuned than that a lette fell in Englande / whi+che
taryed the duke of Lanca&s;tre for a &s;ea&s;on / 
for the admyrall of Fraunce &s;ir Iohan of Vien
with a thou&s;ande &s;peares of good men of ar|mes / 
toke &s;hippyng at Sclu&s;e and &s;ayled in to
Scotlande and made warre in to Englande / 
&s;o that all the realme came to re&s;y&s;t the~. All this
is &s;hewed here before in this hy&s;torie / wherfore
I nede nat to &s;peke therof agayne / but I wyll
&s;peke of the &s;iege of Lixbone and of the kynge
of Spayne / of whome I &s;hall make true rela|cyon / 
accordynge as I was enformed.</P>
<P>Kynge don Iohan of Ca&s;tell beyng at &s;iege
before Lixbone / tidynges came in to his hoo&s;t
by marchauntes of his countrey that came fro
Flaunders / howe the duke of Lanca&s;tre with a
great nombre of men of warre were comynge
thyderwarde / to rey&s;e the &s;iege the<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">. The&s;e ti|dynges
were well beleued / for the &s;panyardes
knewe well / howe the duke of Lanca&s;tre wolde
do his payne and dilygence to make warre on
the realme of Ca&s;tell / bycau&s;e he claymed part
therof by the ryght of his wyfe / howe be it the
kyng helde &s;tyll his &s;iege / and he had &s;ent me&s;|&s;angers
and letters to haue ayde out of Frau~ce
and &s;pecially he &s;ent in to the cou~tre of Bierne / 
and in to the lande of the erle of Foiz. And out
of Byerne there i&s;&s;ued in a four dayes re&s;pyte / 
a thre hundred &s;peares of cho&s;en men of armes
and there was come to Ortai&s;e out of the real|me
of Frau~ce to go into Ca&s;tell to &s;erue y^e king
there / Sir Iohan of Rue burgonyon / and &s;ir
Geffray Richon breton / &amp; &s;ir Geffray de Par|tenay / 
and eche of the~ had a company by them
&s;elfe. Than they of Bierne made the~ redy / as
the lorde of Lyngua&s;&s;he a great barone / &amp; com+panyon
to the erle of Foiz / and &s;ir Peter Lyer / 
&s;ir Iohan de Lespres / the lorde of Bordes / &s;ir
Bertrande of Baruge / the lorde of Moriage / 
&s;ir Raymonde Dan&s;ac / &s;ir Iohn~ of Salagre / 
&s;ir Monan of Saruen / &s;ir Pyer of Robier / &s;ir
Stephyn of Valentyne / and &s;ir Raymonde of
Rara&s;&s;e / &s;ir Peter of Hanefan / &s;ir Ogert of do+me&s;&s;on / 
and dyuers other. And &s;ir E&s;payng|nolet
of Spaygne elde&s;t &s;onne to &s;ir Roger of
Spaygne / co&s;yn of lygnage and armes to the
erle of Foiz / he went in the company of them of
Bierne. The&s;e lordes and knightes of Bierne
made their a&s;&s;emble at Ortai&s;e and therabout / 
and it was &s;hewed me by them that &s;awe them
de&abper;te fro Ortai&s;e. howe that they were the be&s;t
armed and apoynted company / that wente out
of Byerne many a daye before. And whan the
erle of Foiz &s;awe &s;urely howe they wolde de&abper;te
to go in to Spaygne (thoughe at the begyn|nynge
he &s;omwhat con&s;ented therto / and that
they &s;hulde receyue the kyng of Ca&s;telles wa|ges)
yet he was angry and &s;oroufull of their de+partyng / 
for he &s;awe well that his countre was
&s;ore febled therby. Than he &s;ent &s;ir E&s;paygne
de Leon and &s;ir Cabe&s;tan to the&s;e &s;ayd lordes
knightes and &s;quyers / de&s;yringe them to come
toguyder to his ca&s;tell of Ortai&s;e / to the entent
to gyue theym a dyuer to their farewell. The
knightes obeyed as it was rea&s;on / and came to
Ortai&s;e to &s;e the erle / who receyued them with
gladde chere / and after ma&s;&s;e cau&s;ed the~ all to
come to him in to his &s;ecrete chambre / and than
in maner of coun&s;ayle he &s;aid to them. &s;irs / it is
than your ententes to de&abper;te out of my countre / 
and to leaue in my handes the warre with the
erle of Armynake / and ye to go &amp; make warre
for the kyng of Spayne. This departure tou|cheth
me right nere. Sir quod they / we mu&s;te
nedes go / for to that entent we haue receyued y^e
kyng of Ca&s;tels wages. And &s;ir / the warre by+twene
Spayne &amp; Portyngale ones atchyued / 
than we &s;hall retourne agayne in &s;auegarde. at+chyued
&abquod; therle / nay nat &s;o &s;oone: for as nowe
it dothe but begyn / for there is a newe kynge in
Portyngale / and he hath &s;ent for ayde in to En+glande:
therfore this warre is likely to endure
a long &s;ea&s;on / &amp; ye to kepe the felde / for ye &s;hall
nat be fought with / tyll the duke of Lanca&s;tre
and his co~pany be come thyder: and &s;o ye &s;hall
derely bye the wages ye haue receyued. Sir &abquod;
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they / &s;ythe we haue done &s;o moche we mu&s;t ne|des
parforme our voyage. Well god &s;pede you
quod the erle / let vs go to dyner it is tyme. and
than therle with the&s;e lordes and knight&abis; went
in to his hall / and there the tables were. There
they had a great dyner at great lea&s;er / and was
&s;erued with euery thyng that to that day &abper;tey|ned.
And after dyner therle ledde with hym all
this co~pany in to the galarye / than he entred in
to comunyng with them and &s;ayd. Fayre lord&abis;
and frendes / it &s;hall greue me to &s;e your depar|tynge
out of my countre / nat for that I am dy&s;|plea&s;ed
with your auauncementes &amp; honours / 
for in all ca&s;es I wolde gladly augment and ex+alte
your honours &amp; profyte: But I haue great
pytie of you / for ye are the chefe flour of chiual|ry
of my countre of Bierne. and ye thus to go
in to a &s;traunge countre / I wolde cou~&s;ayle you
yet agayne to leaue this voyage / and to let the
kynge of Ca&s;tell and the kynge of Portyngale
make their warre bytwene theym &s;elfe / for ye
are nat bounde none otherwy&s;e. Sir &abquod; they / 
&s;auynge your di&s;plea&s;ure / we can nat do thus.
And &s;ir / ye knowe more than ye &s;peke of. We ha+ue
taken wages and gyftes of the kyng of Ca|&s;tell / 
wherfore we mu&s;t nedes de&s;erue it. Well
quod therle ye&s;peke well / but I &s;hall &s;hewe you
what &s;hall come of this vyage: Outher ye &s;hall
retourne &s;o poore and &s;o naked that lyfe &s;hall
&s;tra~gle you / or els ye &s;halbe all &s;layne or taken.
The knightes began to laughe and &s;ayd. Sir
we mu&s;t abyde the aduenture. Than therle fell
in other talkyng and lefte that in re&s;t / and that
than he &s;hewed them in maner of communyca|&s;ion / 
all the nature of the Spanyardes / howe
they be &s;lutty&s;&s;he and lou&s;y / and enuyous of o|ther
mennes welthe. Wherfore quod he / I reed
you take good coun&s;ayle / and than he demaun+ded
for wyne and &s;pyce / and he made euery ma~
drinke: and than toke euery man by the hande
and badde them farewell / and departed fro the~
and went in to his chambre. And at the fote of
the ca&s;tell the knightes mou~ted on their hor&s;es
and &s;o rode to Sanetere / and the<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> lodged that
night. And the nexte day they departed and en+tred
in to the lande of Ba&s;eles &amp; toke the waye
to Panpylone / and they pa&s;&s;ed &s;urely / for they
payed truely for all that they tooke. And in the
&s;ame &s;ea&s;on whyle the kyng laye in Lixbone / &amp;
had layen there the &s;pace of a yere: Than they
of the towne of &s;aynt yrayne rebelled agayn&s;t y^e
kyng of Ca&s;tell / and clo&s;ed their gates &amp; &s;ayde.
that nother French nor &s;payni&s;&s;he &s;hulde entre
in to their towne / bycau&s;e of the domage that
they had done to them / and oppre&s;&s;yons. And
&s;ome &s;ayd / it was in the faute of Geffray Ry|cous
company and &s;ir Parteney / who had a co~+pany
of bretons / who toke euer that they might
gette / for they &s;et nothyng by peace. Than the
cytezins toke the two ca&s;telles &amp; &s;ayd / how they
wolde kepe them and their towne agayn&s;t all &abper;+&s;ons
that wolde do the~ any hurte. and the &s;ame
day that they rebelled / they &s;lewe mo than thre|&s;core
bretons / and had nere &s;layne &s;ir Geffray
Partenay / but that he &s;aued hym &s;elfe vnder y^e
walles of the towne y^t were nere his lodgynge.
Than the frenchmen &amp; bretons that were there
fier&s;ly a&s;&s;auted them of &s;aynt yrayne / but they
lo&s;t more than they wonne / and &s;o dyd nothyn|ge.
The&s;e tidynges came in to the hoo&s;t to the
kyng of Ca&s;tell / howe that they of &s;aynt yrayn
were tourued portyngalois / &amp; howe they were
in mynde to delyuer the towne and ca&s;telles to
the kyng of Portyngale. Of whiche newes the
kynge was nat content / and called to hym his
mar&s;hall &s;ir Raynolde Lymo&s;in and &s;aid. take
a hundred or two hundred &s;peares &amp; go to &s;ai~t
yrayne / and knowe why the men of the towne
do rebell / and what occa&s;ion they haue to do as
they haue done. So the mar&s;hall rode forthe &amp;
with hym a two hundred &s;peares and came to
&s;aynt yrayne: &amp; he &s;ent before hym an haraulde
to &s;hewe them of his comyng / &amp; howe he wolde
&s;peke with them at the barryers / and &s;o he dyde
his me&s;&s;age: and it was an&s;wered hym by the~
of the towne / &s;ayeng. Sir haralde / we knowe
right well / Sir Raynolde Lymo&s;in is a gen|tylman
and a valyant knight / and is mar&s;hall
with the kyng / he may rightwell come hyder if
it plea&s;e hym vnarmed in to the towne / or els
nat. This was all the me&s;&s;age that the haralde
brought to his may&s;ter. Than~e &s;ir Raynolde
&s;ayd / I am nat come hyder to do the~ any doma+ge / 
but to knowe their ententes. It is all one to
me to entre armed or vnarmed / to knowe their
wylles. And &s;o he and &s;ixe with hym rode thy|der
vnarmed / and lefte all his co~pany behynde
hym: and &s;o he a lyghted before the barryers / &amp;
whan they within &s;awe him in that e&s;tate / they
opyned the gate &amp; receyued him in to the towne
and made hym good chere / and than he a&s;&s;em|bled
the people in the market place and &s;ayde.
Sirs / all ye that dwell in this towne take hede
what I &s;aye. I am &s;ente hyder by the kynge of
Ca&s;tell to demaunde of you / for what ente~cion
ye do rebell &amp; clo&s;e your gates / and haue &s;layne
of them that be come hyder to &s;erue the kynge.
Knowe for trouthe / the kyng is &s;ore di&s;plea&s;ed
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with you / and al&s;o he is enfourmed / howe that
ye haue taken in po&s;&s;e&s;&s;yon the two ca&s;telles of
this towne / whiche parteyneth to his enhery|taunce / 
and howe that ye wyll delyuer them to
his aduer&s;ary the kyng of Portyngale. Than
they aun&s;wered and &s;ayd. Sir Raynolde / &s;a|uynge
the kynges grace we are nat &s;o di&s;po&s;ed
nor to rendre them to any mannes handes / but
to our kynge. The kynge of Ca&s;tell of whome
we holde them / &s;o that he gouerne vs in peace &amp;
iu&s;tice and y^t we do or haue done / was in y^e faut
of the&s;e robbers and pyllers the bretons / who
were lodged in this towne / for yf we had been
&s;arazyns or wor&s;e people / we coulde nat haue
ben wor&s;e dalte withall than we were. as in ra+uy&s;&s;hinge
of our wyues and doughters brea|kynge
vp our coffers / and breakynge out of the
heedes of our ve&s;&s;elles of wyne / beatynge and
meamynge of vs / whan we &s;peke any worde to
them. Therfore it can nat be marueyled (whan
we &s;awe the&s;e outrages done to vs and to ours
by the~ that &s;hulde defende vs) though we were
di&s;plea&s;ed. Men wyll be di&s;plea&s;ed for le&s;&s;e cau+&s;e.
Sir / ye maye &s;hewe all this if it plea&s;e you / 
for we be of one accorde: that who&s;oeuer come / 
we wyll receyue in to our towne nother frenche
nor breton / nor none but the kynges owne per|&s;one / 
with &s;uche as &s;hall plea&s;e hym / &s;o that we
be nat traueyled nor putte to vyolence. Whan~e
&s;ir Raynolde herde them &s;aye &s;o / he was a pea|&s;ed:
for it &s;emed to hym / that they dyd no wron|ge
to putte out of their towne their enemyes / &amp;
than he &s;ayde. O ye good people / I haue well
herde you and well vnder&s;tande you. ye &s;hall
abyde in peace / and I wyll retourne to the kyn+ge / 
and &s;hewe hym all that ye haue &s;ayd / and in
good faythe I &s;hall do for you as moche as in
me is po&s;&s;yble to do. Sir we thanke you quod
they / and we tru&s;t in you that if the kyng haue
any yuell informacyon of vs / y^t ye wyll be oure
good meane. And than &s;ir Raynolde tooke his
leaue and departed and retourned to his com|pany / 
who abode for hym in the feldes. And &s;o
he rode tyll he came to the hoo&s;t before Lixbone
and lyghted at his lodgynge / and went to the
kynge and &s;hewed hym all that he hadde harde
and founde with the~ of yrayne. Whan the kyng
knewe the trouthe he &s;ayd: By my faythe they
haue done wi&s;ely / for no man can be &s;ure of thes
robbets.</P>
<P>And whan &s;ir Geffray Richone and &s;ir Gef+fray
Partenay &amp; their companyes / &s;awe howe
they coulde haue none other remedy of them of
&s;aynt yrayne / and that the kynge of Ca&s;tell di&s;|&s;ymuled
with them: They were &s;ore di&s;plea&s;ed
and &s;ayd among them &s;elfe. We haue well lefte
the realme of Fraunce to come hyder / to &s;erue
the kyng of &s;payne / thus to be &s;hamed &amp; doma+ged
by a &s;orte of villayns / and we can haue no
right. We tru&s;t &s;hortly hyder wyll come a &s;orte
of knightes of Ga&s;cone / we wyll &s;uffre tyll they
come / And than we wyll all agree togyder / and
reueng our companyons that they haue &s;layne
and yuell entreated. Tidynges came in to the
hoo&s;t to the kyng and to his coun&s;ayle / that the
bretons &s;ore mana&s;&s;hed them of &s;aynt yrayne / 
and maketh their auaunte / that the Ga&s;coyns
ones co~e / howe they &s;hulde derely paye for that
is done. Wherfore the kyng was coun&s;ayled to
departe fro the &s;iege / and to go &amp; refre&s;&s;he hym
a &s;ea&s;on at &s;aynt yrayns / and to &s;ette the mater
in a good waye / and &s;o the<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> to tary the comyng
of the ga&s;coyns / of whome there were a foure
hundred &s;peares of good men of warre. Wher|of
they kynge was ioyfull / and wolde nat that
they &s;hulde fynde the cou~tre in trouble at their
comynge. And al&s;o moche of his people de&s;y|red
to refre&s;&s;he theym / for there they had layen
longe / and nothynge done. Than it was com|maunded
euery man to di&s;lodge / and to drawe
towarde &s;aynt yrayne. Than the &s;panyardes
dy&s;lodged and all other / and &s;o came in to the
marche&s;&s;e of &s;aynt yrayne. Whan they of &s;aint
yrayne knewe howe the kynge of Ca&s;tell was
comyng towarde their towne / They ordayned
twelfe men / the mo&s;t notable&s;t per&s;ons of their
towne to mount on their hor&s;es / &amp; &s;o they dyde / 
and rode tyll they came where the kyng was to
knowe his plea&s;ure. And the kynge was a ligh+ted
vnder the &s;hadowe of Olyue trees / to re|fre&s;&s;he
hym / for the great heate that was than:
And this was a two leages fro &s;aynt yrayne. &amp;
there was &s;ir Raynolde Lymo&s;in mar&s;hall of
the hoo&s;t / who knewe of their comynge.
and &s;o he was pre&s;ent by the kynge
whan they came and kne|led
downe / and
&s;aid as fo|loweth.
&dtridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="32" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the kyng of Ca&s;tell lefte the
&s;iege of Lixbone: and howe they of
&s;aynt yrayne excu&s;ed them &s;elfe.
Cap. xxxii.</HEAD>
<P><PB N="xxxix" REF="45">
_RIght redouted prince
and noble kynge of Ca&s;tell / 
we are come hyder to youre
pre&s;ens / &s;ende fro the poore
co~mynaltie of your poore
towne &amp; bayliwike of &s;aynt
yrayne. To the~ it is gyuen
to vnder&s;tande / howe ye be greatly with them
di&s;plea&s;ed. And &s;ir / wheder it be thus or &s;halbe
right redouted &s;ir / the faute came nat by them / 
but by rea&s;on of the iniuryes and oppre&s;&s;yons
that the bretons hath done to the~ / &s;uche as were
in their towne. Sir / all their yuell dedes can
nat come to knowledge. &s;ir / we blame nat the
may&s;ters / &s;quiers / nor knightes / nor capitens / 
but all onely them that dyded vs hurte. For &s;ir / 
the&s;e pyllers and robbers bretons / haue doone
with vs &s;uche dedes / that it were marueyle to
thynke or to recorde it. Sir / they helde a &s;ea|&s;on
in &s;ubiectyon / the towne and countre about
&s;aynt yrayne / &s;o that we herde of theym many
great complayntes. And &s;ir / in the di&s;pyte of
vs / they wolde breake vp oure cofers / and take
all that we had: and vyolate our wyues &amp; our
doughters before our faces. And whan we &s;pa+ke
any worde / we were beten / maymed / or &s;lay+ne:
In this pouertie we were a two monethes
or more: wherfore right redouted &amp; noble kyn|ge / 
we be&s;ech your grace / if we haue di&s;plea&s;ed
you for this cau&s;e or for any other / that it maye
plea&s;e you / that we may haue true iu&s;tyce / and
laufull informacyon / and to maynteygne vs in
our ryght / as ye promy&s;ed and &s;ware to vs / to
kepe vs in our lyberties / the fir&s;t tyme we &s;wa|re
you kynge / in the towne of &s;aynt yrayne. &s;ir / 
ye &s;hall do great alme&s;&s;e on vs. For &s;ir / whan
ye be come thyder / we tru&s;te in you and in your
coun&s;ayle to be &s;uche noblene&s;&s;e / that the towne
of &s;aynt yrayne &s;halbe opyned agayn&s;t your co+mynge.
And that it may plea&s;e yor grace / your
poore people there cryeng for mercy / and com|playnynge
of their iniuryes and oppre&s;&s;yons
done to them. That youre royall maie&s;tie and
your noble coun&s;ayle / wyll graunt them grace
and remy&s;&s;yon of that is pa&s;te / and to remedy
their wronges. The kyng &s;tode &s;tyll a lytell: &amp;
&s;ir Raynolde Lymo&s;in kneled downe and &s;aid.
Dere &s;ir / ye haue herde your people of &s;aynt y|rayns
complaynt / &s;hewyng what hath ben don
to them: Wherfore may it pla&s;e you to an&s;were
them. Raynold quod the kyng / we knowe well
they had a iu&s;te cau&s;e to do as they dyde. Go to
them and bydde them ry&s;e and go their wayes
to &s;aynt yrayne / and make redy for my comyng
for the<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> we wyll lye this night: And al&s;o &s;hewe
the~ / howe they &s;halbe well maynteyned in their
right. Than &s;ir Raynolde ro&s;e and went to the~
and &s;ayd. Sirs a ry&s;e / the kyng hath well con|ceyued
your &s;ayeng / ye de&s;yre but right and iu|&s;tyce / 
&amp; that ye &s;hall haue. Go your wayes and
apparell as ye ought to do the towne of &s;aynte
yrayns agayn&s;t the kynges comyng / and do &s;o
that he may gyue you tha~ke: your maters &s;hall
come well to pa&s;&s;e / by &s;uche meanes as ye &s;hall
haue in your ayde. Sir quod they we thanke
you: Than they toke their leaue of the kyng &amp;
retourned to their towne / and &s;hewed all that
they had herde of the kyng / &amp; the an&s;were that
&s;ir Raynolde Lymo&s;in made them / on the kyn+ges
behalfe / wherof all they of the towne were
gladde. Than they apparelled their towne ri|chely
agayn&s;t the kyng&abis; comyng / and &s;trawed
the &s;tretes with fre&s;&s;he grene herbes. So the
kyng entred in the euenyng / and lodged at the
ca&s;tell called the Lyon / and his men in the tow|ne
as many as might / and the moo&s;t &abper;te in the
feldes and in the villages therabout. The<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> the
kyng was well a moneth / and &s;o y^e mater &s;tode / 
for if they had done more / more had they lo&s;t.
&tridot; &dtridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="33" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Of the marueylous batayle that
was at Iuberoth / bytwene the kyn|ge
of Ca&s;tell and kyng Iohn~ of Por|tyngale
Cap. xxxiii.</HEAD>
<P>_WHyle the kynge of Ca|&s;tell
was at &s;ai~t yrayns / the<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">
come to hym the ga&s;cons of
Bierne with a fayre co~pany
&s;ir Raynolde Lymo&s;in rode
to receyue them and welco|med
them ryght &s;wetely / as
he that coulde right well do it / and brought the~
to the kyng / who had great ioye of their comyn+ge / 
and co~maunded &s;ir Raynolde Lymo&s;in to
&s;e them well lodged at their ea&s;e / and he dyde &s;o
that they were contented. Thus the&s;e bu&s;yne&s;|&s;es
re&s;ted / &amp; the kyng laye &s;tyll at &s;aynt yrayns
and his people there about. The kynge of Ca|&s;tell
hadde as than abrode lodged in the feldes
and therabout / a four thou&s;ande men of armes
and .xxx. thou&s;ande of other. And on a daye he
called the barones of Fraunce to coun&s;ayle to
knowe their myndes / howe he &s;hulde me~tayne
<PB REF="46">
forthe his warre / for he had layen at great co&s;t
before Li<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">bone and had done nothynge. And
&s;urely if the ga&s;coins had nat come and encora+ged
the kynge / he had de&abper;ted fro &s;aynt yrayns
and gone outher to Bergus or into Galice / for
his people were &s;ore anoyed to lye &s;o longe in y^e
feldes. Whan the knyghtes of Fraunce and of
Bierne were come before the kynge / he &s;ayde.
Fayre &s;irs / ye be all good men of warre / wher|fore
I wolde haue your cou~&s;ayle / howe I may
maynteyne my warre agayn&s;t the lyxbonoyes
and portyngaloyes / that haue kepte me here in
the felde a yere / and yet I haue done nothynge
to them. I had thought to haue gotte them out
of Lixbone to haue fought with them / but they
wolde in no wy&s;e i&s;&s;ue out / wherfore my people
gyue me coun&s;ayle / to gyue euery man leaue to
departe to their owne hou&s;es / wherfore I pray
you gyue me youre aduy&s;e. The knyghtes of
Fraunce and of Byerne who were but newely
come / and de&s;yred armes / and as than had no|thynge
done / thynking to de&s;erue their wages
that they had receyued / aun&s;wered and &s;ayde.
Sir / ye be a puy&s;&s;ant man of landes / and ly|tell
co&s;teth you the payne and traueyle of your
people / and &s;pecially &s;ithe they be in their owne
countrey. We wolde nat &s;aye &s;o moche yf they
were in a &s;traunge countre clene without pro|uy&s;ion / 
but as nowe we &s;aye / they ought nat to
gyue you any &s;uche coun&s;ayle / for they be here
in as great ea&s;e / as we &s;e / as though they were
at home. Sir / we &s;aye to you nat in maner of a
determynate cou~&s;ayle / for ye are wy&s;e ynough
but we thynke by your highe prudence / the be&s;t
were to chu&s;e / as yet to kepe the felde. ye maye
well kepe it tyll the fee&s;t of &s;aint Michaell / and
paradue~ture by that tyme your enemyes wyll
a&s;&s;emble togyder and drawe out in to the felde
whan ye take lee&s;t hede therto / and &s;o tha~ with+out
fayle they &s;halbe fought withall. Sir / we
haue great de&s;yre to wyn &s;o~what / for this iour|ney
hath co&s;t vs moche / and great payne &amp; tra|ueyle / 
bothe to our &s;elf and to our hor&s;es / or we
came in to this cou~tre. Therfore &s;ir / it &s;hall nat
be the opinyon of our company thus to departe
agayne. By my faithe quod the kyng / ye &s;peke
well and truely. In this warre &amp; other / I &s;hall
v&s;e fro hen&s; forthe after your coun&s;ayle: for the
kyng my father &amp; I al&s;o / haue founde alwayes
in youre countreis great trouthe and faythful|ne&s;&s;e.
And god haue mercy of &s;ir Bertram of
Cle&s;quyes &s;oule / for he was a true knyght / by
whome in his tyme we had many recoueraun|&s;es / 
and good iourneys.</P>
<P>THe wordes and coun&s;ails that the kyng
had of them of Fraunce and of Bierne / 
were anone knowen among the lordes &amp; knigh+tes
of Spaygne / wherwith they were &s;ore di&s;|plea&s;ed
/ for two cau&s;es. One / bycau&s;e it &s;emed
to them / that their kyng had more tru&s;t and co~|fydence
in &s;traungers / than in them who were
his liege men / and had crowned hym kyng. the
&s;econde was / in that they of Fraunce coun&s;ay|led
the kyng to kepe &s;tyll his warre / and they fe+lyng
them &s;elfe &s;o wery of the warre: &amp; &s;o &s;pake
among them &s;elfe in dyuers maners / nat open|lye
but priuely. They wolde &s;aye the kyng cou+de
make no warre but by the frenchmen / and in
lykewi&s;e no more coude his father. &s;o they had
great enuy at the frenche men / whiche well ap|pered:
For whan the fre~che varlettes went out
a forragyng / if the &s;payni&s;&s;he forrengers were
&s;tronger / than they wolde take their forage fro
them and beate them and mayme them / &s;o that
complayntes came therof to the kynge / and he
blamed therfore his mar&s;hall &s;ir Raynolde Ly+mo&s;yn
/ and &s;ayde. Why haue ye nat prouyded
for this mater? The mar&s;hall excu&s;ed hym and
&s;ayde: As god might helpe hym / he knewe no|thynge
therof / and that he wolde prouyde a re|medy
fro then&s; forthe. Incontynent he &s;tably&s;|&s;hed
men of armes to kepe the feldes / that the
frenche forre~gers rode at their &s;uretie / and al&s;o
he made a crye and a co~maundement / that eue|ry
man that had any vitayle or proui&s;ion to &s;ell
that they &s;hulde bringe it to the felde before &s;ai~t
yrayns / and they &s;huld haue a pri&s;e rea&s;onable
for euery thyng. So than the &s;traungers had
largely their parte / for the kyng ordayned
that they &s;hulde be &s;erued before all
other / wherof the &s;panyar|des
had great di&s;|pyte.</P>
<P>So it was the &s;ame weke / that the kyng of
Ca&s;tell departed fro the &s;iege of Lixbone: thre
great &s;hyppes of men of warre and Engly&s;&s;he
archers aryued at Lixbone / they were to the no~+bre
of fyue hundred one &amp; other: And the thirde
parte of them were of the co~panyons aduentu|rers / 
hauyng no wages of no man. &s;ome were
of Calys / of Chierburge / of Bre&s;t in Bretayne
of Mortaygne in Poytou: They had herde of
the warre bytwene Ca&s;tell and Portyngale / &amp;
they came to Burdeux and <ABBR>ther</ABBR> a&s;&s;embled and
&s;ayd. Let vs go at aduenture in to Portyngale
we &s;hall fynde them there that wyll receyue vs
and &s;ette vs awarke. Sir Iohan Harpedan / 
<PB N="xl" REF="46">
who as than was mar&s;hall of Burdeux / coun|&s;ayled
the~ greatly therto / for he wolde nat they
&s;hulde abyde in burdeloys / for they might <ABBR>ther</ABBR>
haue done more hurte than good / bycau&s;e they
were companyons aduenturers / and had no|thyng
to le&s;e. Of them that arryued at Lixbon
I can nat name all. There were thre &s;quyers
engly&s;&s;he that were their capitayns: One was
called Northbery / and another Morbery / and
the thirde Huguelyn of Harcerell. And there
were none of them pa&s;te the age of fyftie yere / 
and good men of armes / &amp; well v&s;ed in the fea|tes
of war<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">. Of the comyng of the&s;e Engly&s;&s;he
men they of Lixbone were right gladde / and &s;o
was the kyng of Portyngale who wolde &s;e the~
and &s;o they went to the palays where the kyng
was / who made them great chere: And demau~+ded
of them / if the duke of Lanca&s;tre had &s;ent
them thyder. Sir quod Northbery / it is a lon+ge
&s;ea&s;on &s;ythe he had any knowledge of vs or
we of hym. Sir / we be men of dyuers &s;ortes / 
&s;ekynge for aduentures / here be &s;ome are come
to &s;erue you fro the towne of Calays. By my
faythe quod the kynge / you and they bothe are
right hartely welcome / your comyng dothe me
great good and ioye / and &s;hortely I &s;hall &s;ette
you a warke. We haue ben here inclo&s;ed a gret
&s;ea&s;on / &s;o that we be wery therof / but nowe we
wyll be at large in the felde / as well as our ene|myes
hath been. Sir quod they / we de&s;yre no|thynge
els: and &s;ir / we de&s;yre you that &s;hortely
we maye &s;e youre enemyes. The kynge made
them a dyner in his palays at Lixbone / and co~+maunded
that they &s;hulde all be lodged in the
cytie at their ea&s;e / and to be payed for their wa+ges
for thre monethes. Than the kyng &s;et his
clerkes awarke and made letters / and &s;ente the~
ouer all his realme / co~maundynge euery man
able to beare harne&s;&s;e to drawe to Lixbone.</P>
<P>ALl &s;uche as the&s;e letters came vnto o|beyed
nat / for many abode &s;tyll i~ their
hou&s;es / for thre partes of the Realme
di&s;&s;ymuled with the kynge / and with theym of
Lixbone / bycau&s;e they had crowned kynge / a
ba&s;tarde / and &s;pake great word&abis; <ABBR>ther</ABBR> agayn&s;t
priuely: And bycau&s;e of the great trouble and
dyffere~ce that the kynge of Ca&s;tell and his cou~+&s;ayle
&s;awe in the realme of Portyngale / made
hym to auaunce hym &s;elfe / to the entent to ha|ue
conquered the countre: Sayenge / howe all
&s;hulde be wonne with one dayes iourney of ba+tayle / 
and that yf they of Lixbone might be o|uerthrowen / 
the re&s;ydue of the countrey wolde
nat be &s;orie of it / but put out of the realme that
may&s;ter Denyce / or elles &s;lee hym / and than it
&s;hulde be a lande of conque&s;t for hym / for his
wyfe was ryght enherytoure. yet with a good
wyll kynge Iohan of Ca&s;tell wolde haue lefte
the warre / but his people wolde nat &s;uffre him
for they euer gaue hym corage: Sayeng / how
his quarell and cau&s;e was iu&s;te. And whan the
kynge of Portyngale &s;awe that his commaun|dement
was nat ob&s;erued / and that moche of
his people di&s;obeyed to &abser;ue hym / he was right
pen&s;yue and malencolyous: He called to hym
&s;uche as he tru&s;ted be&s;t of Lixbone / and of the
knyghtes of his hou&s;e / who dyde their payne
to crowne hym / and al&s;o they had &s;erued kyng
Ferant: As &s;ir Iohan Radygos and &s;ir Iohn~
Teatedore: the lorde of Siegere / and &s;ir Go~|me
of Tabe&s;ton / Ambri&s;e Condricho and Pe|ter
his brother / &abser; Ouges of Nauaret a knyght
of Ca&s;tell / who was tourned Portyngaloyes / 
for kynge Iohan hadde cha&s;ed hym out of his
realme / and the kynge of Portyngale hadde re+teyned
hym and made hym a chiefe capitayne.
At this coun&s;ayle the kyng &s;hewed many thyn+ges
and &s;ayde. Sirs / ye that be here I knowe
well ye be my fre~des / for ye haue made me kyn+ge.
Beholde nowe / howe dyuers folkes of my
realme excu&s;eth them &s;elfe / &s;o that I canne nat
gette them to the felde / for yf they had as good
wyll to fight with oure enemyes / as I haue / I
wolde be right gladde therof / but they be nat &s;o
dy&s;po&s;ed: I &s;e howe they refrayne and dy&s;&s;y|mule
the mater / wherfore I haue nede of coun+&s;ayle
on this mater / howe I maye order my&s;el+fe:
and therfore I praye you lette me haue your
adui&s;e. Than &s;ir Go~me of Tabe&s;ton a knight
of Portyngale &s;ayde. Sir / I coun&s;ayle you
for youre honoure / that as &s;oone as ye maye / 
drawe your &s;elfe and all youre people in to the
felde / and aduenture you and we al&s;o / and we
&s;hall ayde you to dye in the quarell / for ye be
our kynge / And if there be any in Portyngale
rebelles and di&s;daynfull to &s;erue you. I &s;aye
and &s;o &s;aythe dyuers of this towne / that it is
bycau&s;e ye haue nat i&s;&s;ued oute to &s;hewe youre
face agayn&s;t your enemyes. ye haue the grace
as yet to be reputed a valyaunt man in armes:
and they &s;aye / that nowe at nede your valyant|ne&s;&s;e
fayleth you. This it is that hath &s;et your
enemyes in pride / and hath cooled your &s;ubie|ctes / 
For if they &s;awe in you dedes of valure &amp;
of prowes / they wolde obey and dout you / &amp; &s;o
wolde do yo<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> enemyes. by my heed &abquod; the king
ye &s;ay well / and &s;o it is. wherfore &s;ir I wyll in|contynent / 
<PB REF="47">
that euery man make hym redy<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> for
we wyll ryde out &s;hortely and loke on our ene|myes / 
outher we wyll wyn all at this tyme or
le&s;e all. Sir quod the knyght / it &s;halbe done:
for if the iourney be yours / and god &s;ende you
good fortune / ye &s;hall be kynge of Portyngale
for euer / and ye &s;hall be pray&s;ed in all &s;traunge
realmes / where as the knowledge therof &s;hall
come. and to the parfyte herytage of Portyn|gale
ye can nat attayne / but by batayle. ye may
take en&s;ample of kyng don Henry your co&s;yn / 
father to kyng Iohan that nowe is kyng of Ca+&s;tell / 
of Spaygne / of Tolle<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> / of Galyce / of Cor+duane / 
and of Sibyle. He came to all the&s;e he|rytag&abis;
by batayle / otherwy&s;e he had neuer had
them. For ye knowe howe the pui&s;&s;aunce of the
prince of Wales and of Acquitayne put kynge
don Peter yo<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> co&s;yn in to po&s;&s;e&s;&s;ion o<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> all the&s;e
herytages and landes clo&s;ed within Spayne / 
and afterwarde by a iourney of batayle y^t don
Henry had at Nauntuell agayn&s;t don Peter / 
who there lo&s;te all agayne / and don Henry put
in po&s;&s;e&s;&s;ion as he was before / at whiche iour|ney
he aduentured hym&s;elfe and his / or els he
had nat ben kyng <ABBR>ther</ABBR>. In lykewi&s;e &s;ir ye mu&s;t
aduenture if ye thynke to lyue with honour. &s;ir
quod the kynge ye &s;aye true / I wyll haue none
other coun&s;ayle but this / for this is profytable
for vs.</P>
<P>THus departed that coun&s;ayle / &amp; than
it was ordayned y^t within thre dayes / 
euery man &s;hulde drawe in to the feld&abis;
and there to take &s;ome grounde to abyde their
enemyes. Tho&s;e thre dayes they kepte the ga|tes
&s;o clo&s;e of Lixbone / that nother man nor wo+man
coude i&s;&s;ue out / for they wolde nat y^t their
enemyes &s;hulde be preuy of their enten&s;yon. &amp;
whan the Engly&s;&s;hmen that were there vnder|&s;tode
that they &s;hulde i&s;&s;ue oute and drawe to|wardes
&s;aynt yrayns to loke on their enemyes / 
they were ioyfull. Than euery man made hym
redy / and the archers dre&s;&s;ed redy their bowes
and arowes and all other / in euery thynge that
they neded. And on a thur&s;daye they departed
out of Lixbone / and that day they lodged by a
lytell riuer &s;yde a two leages fro Lixbone / with
their faces towarde &s;aynt yrayns. And euery
man &s;ayde with good herte and wyll / that they
wolde neuer retourne to Lixbone / tyll they had
&s;ene their enemyes: Saye<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">g / howe it was bet|ter
for them that they &s;hulde go and requyre ba+tayle
of their enemyes / rather than they &s;hulde
come on them. For they &s;aid / they had &s;ene and
herde dyuers en&s;amples of requyrers and nat
requyrers: and euer of fyue / foure hath optay|ned / 
and in a maner all the vyctories that the en+gly&s;&s;hmen
haue had in Frau~ce / they were euer
the requyrers. For naturally the &s;ecars for ba|tayle
are more &s;trongar and couragyous in a&s;|&s;aylinge / 
than the defendars be. Of this opy|nyon
they were nere all and &s;ome of the burge&s;+&s;es
of Lixbone &s;ayde. We were at Bruges in
Flau~ders whan the gauntoy&s;e came before the
towne / and requyred batayle agayn&s;t the Erle
of Flaunders / and all his pui&s;&s;aunce. And we
knowe well that Philyppe Dartuell / Petre de
Boy&s;e / Iohan Clyquetiell / Frau~ces Atreman
and Peter le Myttier / who as than were capi|tayns
of the gauntoy&s;e. They brought oute of
Gaunte no mo but &s;euyn thou&s;ande men / &amp; yet
they requyred batayle of their enemyes / &amp; ouer
came and di&s;confyted a .xi. thou&s;ande. This is
true / and this was without any trea&s;on / but by
clene fortune of batayle. This was done on a
&s;aturdaye a leage fro Bruges / as we herde re|ported
the nexte day whan they had wonne the
towne of Bruges. So thus they dyde putte in
aduenture / outher to wynne or to le&s;e: and thus
mu&s;t we do if we thynke to haue any good &s;pe|de.
Thus the&s;e lixbonoy&s;e that thur&s;day &s;pake
one to another: and whan the kyng was enfor|med
of their wordes and of their great confort
he had great ioye.</P>
<P>_ANd on the Friday in the mornyn|ge / 
they &s;owned their trumpettes
and made them redy / and toke the
waye on the right ha~de folowyng
the ryuer and the playne countre / 
for their caryage that folowed them / &amp; &s;o rode
that daye four leages. That day tidynges ca~e
to the kynge of Ca&s;tell where he laye at &s;aynte
yrayns / that the Portyngalois and the Lixbo|noyes
were co~myng towardes hym. The&s;e ti|dynges
anone were &s;predde abrode in the ho&s;t / 
wherof the Spaygniardes / Frenche men / and
ga&s;coyns had great ioye / and &s;ayde: Beholde
yonder Lixbonoyes be valyant men / &s;ithe they
come to &s;eke for batayle. Shortely let vs go in
to the feldes / and lette vs clo&s;e them among vs
and we waye / to the entent that they retourne
nat agayne. Than~e it was ordayned and pu|bly&s;&s;hed
in the hoo&s;t / that euery man the Sa|turdaye
in the mornynge a foote and a hor&s;e|backe / 
&s;huld i&s;&s;ue out of &s;aynt yrayns / &amp; drawe
towardes their ennemyes to fyght with them / 
euery man made hym redy and were ioyfull of
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that iourney. And on the &s;aturday in the mor|nynge
they &s;owned their trumpettes: And the
kynge herde ma&s;&s;e in the ca&s;tell and dra~ke / and
than lepte on his hor&s;e / &amp; euery man with hym / 
and &s;o drewe in to the felde / in good aray of ba|tayle.
Sir Raynolde Limo&s;in mar&s;hall of the
hoo&s;t forma&s;t / and he &s;ente forthe &s;currers to ad+uy&s;e
the dealynge of their ennemyes / and to &s;e
where they were / and what nombre they were
of: and the frenchmen &s;ente forthe two &s;quyers
one a Burgonion and the other a Ga&s;cone. the
burgonyon was called Wylliam of Mo~tigny / 
and he was there with &s;ir Iohan of Rey: and
they of Ga&s;coyne and Bierne &s;ent forthe Ber|trande
of Barge / and they were bothe the &s;ame
day made knightes. And with them rode forth
a Chatellayne of Ca&s;tell a good man of armes
called Peter Ferant of Medyne. He was on a
marueylous light Genet. and whyle the&s;e thre
rode forthe to aduy&s;e their enemyes / y^e re&s;ydue
of the hoo&s;t rode a &s;ofte pa&s;e / and they were in
nombre two thou&s;ande &s;peares knyghtes and
&s;quiers / Ga&s;coyns / Burgonyons / Frenchmen
Picardes / and Bretons: a&s; well apoynted and
armed as any men might be / and a twe~tie thou+&s;ande
&s;panyardes all a hor&s;backe / they had nat
rydden forthe a vowe &s;hotte but they &s;tode &s;tyll
On the other &s;yde the kynge of Portyngale in
lykewi&s;e had &s;ent forthe thre &s;currers to a vieu
iu&s;tely the demeanyng of the &s;paniardes / wher+of
two of them were Engly&s;&s;he &s;quyers / expert
men of armes / one called Iaquyne Dartebery
and the other Philippe Barque&s;ton / and with
them Ferrant de la Gro&s;&s;e of Portingale. they
were all well hor&s;ed &amp; rode forthe tyll they came
to a lytell hyll / and there they might well &s;e the
behauynge of the &s;panyardes. Than they re|tourned
to the kynge of Portyngale and to his
coun&s;ayle / and <ABBR>ther</ABBR> made relacyon of that they
had done / and &s;ayd. Sir / we haue ben &s;o farre
forwarde that we haue &s;ene your enemyes. &s;ir / 
&s;urely they be a great nombre / they are welle a
thyrtie thou&s;a~de hor&s;e. Therfore &s;ir / take your
aduy&s;e. than the kyng demaunded if they rode
all in one batayle or nat. Sir quod they / &s;ute|lye
they be in two batayls. Than the kyng tur+ned
hym towarde his people / and &s;ayd a loude
Sirs / nowe aduy&s;e you well / for there nedeth
nowe no cowardne&s;&s;e / for we &s;hall fight &s;horte+lye / 
for our enemyes be comyng / and hath gret
de&s;yre to fynde vs. and &s;o they &s;hall / for we can
nat flye nor retourne: We are i&s;&s;ued out of Lix+bone
a great nombre of people. Thynke &s;irs to
do well / and lette vs &s;elle our lyues dere. ye ha|ue
made me kyng. This daye &s;hall I &s;e yf the
crowne of Portyngale wyll abyde with me pea+&s;ably
or nat. And &s;irs / of one thyng be ye&s;ure / 
I &s;hall nat flye / but abyde the aduenture with
you: than they all an&s;wered / with a good wyll
&s;o be it / and we &s;hall all abyde with you. Than
the Engly&s;&s;he capitayns were called forthe / as
Northbery and Hartefell / and other of the~ that
were moo&s;t experte in armes. The kynge de|maunded
of them what coun&s;ayle they wolde
gyue hym: howe to abyde the aduenture of the
batayle. for he &s;ayd / he knewe well they mu&s;t ne+des
fyght / for his enemyes aproched fa&s;te / and
they be in nombre four agayn&s;t one of vs. than
the Engly&s;&s;hmen &s;ayd. Sir / &s;ithe we &s;hall ha|ue
bataile / and that they be greatter in nombre
than we be / wherfore it is a harde &abper;tie / we can
nat co~quere / without we take &s;ome aduau~tage
of &s;ome hedges or bu&s;&s;hes. Lette vs take &s;uche
a grou~de as we may fortify / and that they &s;hall
nat entre vpon vs &s;o lightely / as they &s;hulde do
on the playne felde. Sirs quod the kynge / ye
&s;peke wy&s;ely / and it &s;halbe as ye haue deuy&s;ed.</P>
<P>On this coun&s;ayle of the Engly&s;&s;hmen / the
kyng re&s;ted and <ABBR>ther</ABBR> toke aduy&s;e what grou~de
they might take: and nat farre of fro them was
the towne of Iuberothe a great vyllage. Thy|der
the Lixbonoyes had &s;ent all their proui&s;ion
&s;omers and caryages: For it was their enten|&s;ion
that night to lodge there / wheder they had
batayle or no / if they might &s;cape with honour
And without the towne a quarter of a leage or
therabout / <ABBR>ther</ABBR> was a great abbey of monkes
whyder they of Iuberothe and of other vylla|ges
were wonte to come to here ma&s;&s;e. And the
churche &s;tandeth a lytell oute of the waye in a
moote / enuyroned about with great trees / hed|ges / 
and bu&s;&s;hes: it was a &s;tronge place with a
lytell helpe. Than the Engly&s;&s;hmen were cal|led
to coun&s;ayle to the kynge / for thoughe they
were but fewe / yet the kynge wolde folowe mo+che
their aduy&s;e: Than~e they &s;ayde. Sir / we
knowe hereby a place / the myn&s;ter without Iu+beroth
among the trees / it &s;tandeth in a &s;tron|ge
place / with a lytell amendement and helpe.
and &s;uche as knewe the countre &s;ayd. &s;ir / it is
true. Than the kyng &s;ayd / let vs drawe thyder
and let vs order there our &s;elfe / as men of <ABBR>warr</ABBR>
ought to do / &s;o that whan oure enemyes come / 
let the~ nat fynde vs vn &abpro;uided. inco~tyne~t it was
done / &amp; &s;o they came <ABBR>wher</ABBR> as the churche was.
Than whan the Engly&s;&s;he men and &s;ir Mon|ges
of Naueret / and dyuers other valya~t men
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of Portugale and of Lixbone / had well aduy|&s;ed
the place rou~de about: they &s;ayd. This pla+ce
is &s;tronge ynough with a lytell helpe / &s;o that
we maye here abyde the aduenture. Than on
the &s;yde nexte the feldes they cutte downe the
trees and layde them one ouer another / to then|tente
that hor&s;emen &s;hulde nat come with full
cour&s;e on them / They lafte one waye open nat
very large / and &s;uche archers and cro&s; bowes
as they had / they &s;ette them on euery &s;yde of the
waye / &amp; their men of armes all a fote in a play|ne
within the way / and the churche on their one
&s;yde / and <ABBR>ther</ABBR> was the kyng&abis; baners pight vp.
And whan they had thus ordered euery thynge
they were in great ioye &amp; &s;ayd. That if it plea|&s;ed
god they were well / and in &s;uche a place to
kepe longe / and to make a good iourney. than
the kynge &s;ayd. Fayre &s;irs / this day euery man
do his parte and thynke nat to flye / for that can
nat aueyle vs. We are farr of fro Lixbone / and
al&s;o in the cha&s;e <ABBR>ther</ABBR> is no recoueryng / for thre
wyll &s;lee and beate downe .xii. that be flyenge.
Therfore &s;hewe this daye that ye be men of pro+wes / 
and &s;elle derely your lyues / and ymagyn
in your &s;elfe / howe the iourney &s;halbe ours / as
it &s;halbe if god be plea&s;ed / and than &s;hall we be
moche honoured and &s;poken of in &s;trau~ge coun+treis / 
where as the tidynges &s;hall come / for al|wayes
the victours be exalted / and they that be
di&s;confyted di&s;pray&s;ed. &amp; &s;irs / thynke howe ye
haue made me kynge / wherfore ye ought to be
the more hardy &amp; coragyous. And of one thyng
be ye &s;ure / that as long as this axe endureth in
my ha~des I &s;hall fight / and if it fayle orbreke I
&s;hall get another / &amp; &s;hewe my &s;elfe / that I wyll
mentayne &amp; defende the crowne of Portyngale
for my &s;elfe / and for the right that I haue by &s;uc+ce&s;&s;yon
of my brother / the whiche I take on my
&s;oule that myne enemyes traueyleth me wrong
fully / and that the quarell is myne.</P>
<P>Than all &s;uche as harde the kynge &s;ayd / &s;ir
of your grace and mercy / ye admone&s;t vs wy&s;e+lye.
And &s;ir / we &s;hall helpe to ayde and mayn|teyne
that we haue gyuen you / whiche is your
owne. Sir / we &s;hall all abyde with you here in
this &s;ame place / and &s;hall nat departe / without
god departe vs. Sir / make a crye to all youre
people / for euery man hath nat herde you &s;peke
co~maundyng on payne of dethe no man to flye
And &s;ir / if there be any that are faynt harted to
abyde the batayle / let them come forthe / &amp; gyue
the~ leaue to departe fro the other / for one faynt
harte may dy&s;courage two do&s;yn of good men
or els &s;tryke of their heedes in your pre&s;ens / to
gyue en&s;ample to other. The kyng an&s;wered / 
I wyll it be &s;o. Than there were two knightes
ordayned to go and &s;ertche euery co~pany / and
to demaunde if any were aba&s;&s;hed to abyde the
batayle. The me&s;&s;angers reported to the kyng
whan they retourned / that they coude fynde no
man but that was redy to abyde the aduenture
of batayle. It is &s;o moche the better quod the
kyng. Than the kyng cau&s;ed all that wolde be
made knightes to come before hym / &amp; he wolde
gyue them the order of knighthod / in the name
of god &amp; of &s;aynt George. and as I vnder&s;ta~de
<ABBR>ther</ABBR> were made a thre&s;core newe knight&abis; / wher+of
the kyng had great ioye / and dyd &s;ette them
in the front of the batayle / and &s;ayd to the~. &s;irs
the order of knighthode is as noble and highe / 
as any herte can thynke. and there is no knight
that ought to be a cowarde nor &s;hamefull / but
ought to be fier&s;e and hardy as a lyon / wha~ his
helme is on his heed and &s;eyth his ennemyes. &amp;
bycau&s;e I wolde ye &s;hulde this day &s;hewe pro|wes
/ <ABBR>wher</ABBR> it ought to be &s;hewed: therfore I or+dayne
you in the fir&s;t front of the bataile. &amp; &s;irs
do &s;o that we maye haue honour and you al&s;o / 
otherwy&s;e your &s;purres are but yuell &s;et on. &amp;
euery knight an&s;wered as his tourne fell / as he
pa&s;&s;ed by the kynge. Sir / with the plea&s;ure of
god we &s;hall &s;o do / to haue your grace and loue
Thus the portyng alois ordred them &s;elfe / and
fortifyed them be&s;yde the churche of Iuberoth
in Portyngale. That daye there was no En|gli&s;&s;hman
that wolde be made knight / yet they
were de&s;yred of the kyng and other / but they ex+cu&s;ed
them &s;elfe for that day.</P>
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<HEAD>&para;Of the &s;panyardes / howe they or|dered
them &s;elfe and their
batayle. Cap. xxxiiii.</HEAD>
<P>_NOwe let vs retourne
to the kynge don Iohan of
Ca&s;tell / and of the knyght&abis;
and &s;quyers of Frau~ce and
of Ga&s;cone / who were <ABBR>ther</ABBR>
with him: And &s;uch as they
had &s;ent to aduy&s;e their ene+myes / 
retourned agayne and &s;ayd. Sir kyng / 
and ye lordes and knightes here pre&s;ent / we ha+ue
rydded &s;o forwarde / that we haue &s;ene oure
enemyes. And accordyng as we can iuge / they
be nat pa&s;te ten thou&s;ande men in all / one and
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other / and they be about the myn&s;ter of Iube|rothe
/ and <ABBR>ther</ABBR> they be re&s;ted and &s;ette in order
of batayle / and there they &s;hall be founde / who
&s;oeuer wyll &s;eke for them. Than the kyng cal|led
to hym his coun&s;ayle / and &s;pecially the ba|rons
and knightes of Fraunce / and demau~ded
of them what was be&s;t to do: They an&s;wered
and &s;ayd. Sir / we thynke it were be&s;t let them
be fought with all incontynent / we &s;e nothyng
elles. For by that is reported / they be a frayed &amp;
in great doute / bycau&s;e they be &s;o farre of fro
any fortre&s;&s;e. Lixbone is farre of a &s;ixe leages / 
they can nat ronne thyder with their ea&s;e / but
they &s;halbe ouertaken by y^e waye / without they
take the aduau~tage of the night. Therfore &s;ir / 
we coun&s;ayle &s;ithe ye knowe where they be / or|der
your batayls and go and fyght with them / 
whyle your people be of good wyll to do well.
Than the kyng demaunded of the~ of his owne
countre their opinyons / as of &s;ir Dangonyes
Mendant / &s;ir Dygo Par&s;ement / Pier Gou&s;|&s;art
of Mou~tda&s;que / and Pier Ferrant of Va+le&s;que / 
and of the great may&s;ter of Caletrane:
They an&s;wered the kynge and &s;ayd. Sir / we
haue well harde the knightes of Fraunce / howe
they wolde haue you hotely to &s;ette on your ene+myes.
Sir / we wyll that ye knowe and they al|&s;o / 
that are we can come to the~ it wyll be nyght / 
for ye &s;e the &s;onne draweth downe warde / and
as yet ye haue nat ordred youre batayls. Sir / 
therfore we thynke it were good ye taryed tyll
the mornynge / and lette vs drawe &s;o nere them
and laye &s;o good &s;pyall in dyuers places / that if
they wolde di&s;lodge aboute mydnight and de|parte / 
than lette vs al&s;o dy&s;lodge / for they can
nat flye nor &s;cape vs / the countre is &s;o playne. &amp;
there is no place to hyde them by Lixbone / whi+che
we can nat gette with our ea&s;e. &s;ir this coun+&s;ayle
we gyne you. Than the kyng &s;tode &s;tyll a
lytell and ca&s;te downe his loke to the erthe / and
after he tourned his regarde on the &s;trau~gers.
Tha~ the mar&s;hall &s;ir Raynolde Lymo&s;in &s;ayd
to plea&s;e the fre~chmen / in the langage of Spay+gne / 
to the entent he might the better be vnder|&s;tande
of euery man: and &s;o turned hym to the
&s;panyardes / &s;uche as had gyuen the kyng that
coun&s;ayle / Sayeng and callyng euery man by
his name. &s;irs / howe can ye be more &s;age in ba+tayls
or more v&s;ed in armes / than the&s;e valyant
knightes be that be here pre&s;ent? Howe can ye
deuy&s;e any thyng beyond them / that &s;hulde be
of any valure? for they haue done nothyng els
all their life dayes / but traueyll fro realme to re+alme
to fynde and to do dedes of armes. Howe
can you or dur&s;t you deui&s;e any thyng agayn&s;t
their wordes / whiche are &s;o noble and &s;o highe
for to kepe the honour of the kyng and of his re+alme / 
wherin ye haue greatter parte than they?
For ye haue there your herytages and your bo|dyes / 
and they haue nothyng there but nowe al
onely their bodyes / whiche they wyll fir&s;te and
forma&s;t put in aduenture: and &s;o they haue de|&s;yred
of the kyng to haue the fir&s;t batayle / and
the kyng hath graunted them. Than regarde
their great and noble courage / whan they wyll
fir&s;t of all aduenture the~ &s;elfe for you. It &s;hulde
&s;eme that ye haue enuy at them / &amp; that ye wolde
that profyte nor honoure &s;hulde come to them / 
whiche ye ought nat to do / but to be all of one ac+corde
and wyll. And al&s;o / by you and by youre
coun&s;ayle / the kyng hath ben here in the feldes
longe at great co&s;t and charge / for hym &amp; for all
his / and layne at &s;iege before Lixbone / &amp; coude
neuer haue the aduenture of batayle tyll nowe
with hym that writeth hym &s;elfe kyng of Por|tyngale / 
wherin he hath no right / for he is a ba+&s;tarde
and nat dy&s;pen&s;ed with all: and now he
is in the felde with &s;uche fre~des as he hath / whi+che
is no great nombre. And if nowe by crafte
he &s;hulde agayne withdrawe hym &s;elfe and nat
fought with all / ye put your &s;elfe than in adue~|ture / 
that all the hole hoo&s;t &s;hulde ry&s;e on you &amp;
&s;lee you / or els that the kyng &s;hulde repute you
for traytours / and &s;trike of your heedes and co~+fy&s;ke
all your landes. Therfore I &s;e no better
way for you than to be &s;tyll / and let them alone
that hath &s;ene more than you in &s;uche bu&s;yne&s;|&s;es / 
for ye neuer &s;awe that they haue done nor
neuer &s;hall. And than y^e kynge loked vp and by
&s;emynge was gladde with tho&s;e wordes / &amp; the
&s;panyard&abis; were aba&s;&s;hed / and feared they had
done gretter tre&s;pace than they dyd / for though
the mar&s;hall reproued them and &s;pake agayn&s;t
them / yet they had well &s;poken and truely cou~|&s;ayled
the kyng / but what for valyantne&s;&s;e &amp; to
plea&s;e the &s;trangers / who de&s;yred batayle / the
mar&s;hall &s;pake as he dyde.</P>
<P>Than euery man was &s;tyll / and the kynge
&s;ayd. I wyll in the name of god and &s;aynt Ia|mes / 
that our enemyes be fought with all: and
all &s;uche as wyll be made knyghtes to co~e forth
before me / for I wyll gyue the~ thordre of knight
hode / in the honour of god and &s;aynt George.
Than <ABBR>ther</ABBR> came forthe many &s;quyers of Fra~ce
and of Byerne / &amp; there they were made knigh|tes
of the kyng&abis; hande: as &s;ir Roger of &s;payne / 
Edmo~de &s;on to &s;ir Roger of the cou~tie of foiz / &abser;
<PB REF="50">
Bertrand of Barroge / &s;ir Peter of Salebere / 
&s;ir Peter of Valentyne / &s;ir Wylliam of Quere
&s;ir Angers of Sollenayre / &s;ir Peter of Vande
&s;ir Wyllyam of Montigny / and of one &amp; other / 
to the no~bre of a hundred and .xl. and <ABBR>ther</ABBR> were
certayne barons of Bierne that ray&s;ed vp <ABBR>ther</ABBR>
fir&s;t their baners / and al&s;o dyuers of Ca&s;tell / &amp;
al&s;o &s;ir Iohan of Rey. There might haue ben
&s;ene amonge the&s;e newe knightes great noble|ne&s;&s;e / 
and they maynteyned them &s;elfe &s;o good+ly / 
that it was plea&s;ure to beholde the~ / for they
were a fayre batayle. Than the lorde of Loyn|giache
came before the kyng / and all other that
were &s;trangers / what &s;oeuer nacyon they were
of / &s;o they were no &s;panyard&abis; / they were all na|med
in the name of &s;trangers. Than they &s;aid
to the kynge. Sir / we become fro farre partes
to &s;erue you. Sir / we requyre you do vs that
grace / to let vs haue the fir&s;t batayle. I am con+tent
quod the kyng / in the name of god and &s;ai~t
Iames / &amp; &s;aynt George be in your ayde. than
the &s;panyardes &s;ayd one to another &s;oftely / be|holde
for godde&s;&s;ake beholde / howe our kynge
putteth all his tru&s;te in the&s;e fre~chmen. He hath
no parfyte tru&s;t in none other: they &s;hall haue
the fir&s;t batayle / they pray&s;e vs nat &s;o moche y^t
they wyll take vs with them / they wyll do their
dede by them &s;elfe / and than lette vs do ours be
our &s;elfe / let vs let them alone with their enter|pri&s;e:
they haue made their auaunt / howe they
be &s;tronge ynough to di&s;comfyte the Portuga|loys.
Lette it be &s;o we are content / but it were
good we demaunded of the kynge / wheder he
wyll abyde with vs / or els go with the frenche|men.
So thervpon they were long in murmu+ryng / 
wheder they &s;hulde demau~de it or els be
&s;tyll / for they douted greatly the wordes of &s;ir
Raynolde Lymo&s;in / how be it all thynges con|&s;ydred
/ they thought it none yuell to demaunde
hym the que&s;tyon. Than &s;ixe of the moo&s;t nota+ble&s;t
of them wente to the kynge / and enclyned
them &s;elfe and &s;ayd.</P>
<P>RIght noble kyng / we &s;e &amp; <ABBR>vnder&s;tand</ABBR>
well by aparent &s;ignes / that this day
ye &s;hall haue batayle with youre ene|myes / 
god &s;ende grace it be to your honoure &amp;
vyctorie / as we greatly de&s;yre. Sir / we wolde
knowe wheder your plea&s;ure lyeth / to be amon+ge
the fene~chmen or els with vs. Fayre &s;irs &abquod;
the kyng / though I haue graunted the fir&s;t ba+tayle
to the&s;e knightes and &s;quyers &s;trau~gers / 
who are come farre of to &s;erue me / and are va|lyant
and expert men in warres / yet for all that
I renounce you nat / for I wyll be and abyde a+monge
you: therfore &s;irs / helpe to defende me.
Of this an&s;were the &s;panyerdes had great ioy
and were well contented and &s;ayd. &s;ir / &s;o &s;hall
we do / and nat to fayle to dye in the quarell. for
&s;ir / we are &s;worne to you and &s;o haue promi&s;ed
by the faithe of our bodyes whan ye were crow+ned.
For &s;ir / we loued &s;o well the kyng your fa|ther / 
that we can nat &s;ayle you in any wi&s;e. that
is our tru&s;t quod the kyng. So thus the kyng
of Spayne abode among his owne men / who
were well a twentie thou&s;ande hor&s;men / all co|uered
in &s;tele. Sir Raynolde Lymo&s;in was in
the fir&s;t batayle / for it was his right &s;o to be / by
cau&s;e he was mar&s;hall.</P>
<P>The &s;ame &s;aturday was a fayre daye / &amp; the
&s;onne was tourned towarde euyn&s;ong. Than
the fir&s;t batayle came before Iuberoth / where
the kyng of Portugale and his men were redy
to receyue the~. Of the&s;e frenche knightes there
were a two thou&s;a~de &s;peares / as fre&s;&s;he and as
well ordred men as coulde be deuy&s;ed. And as
&s;oone as they &s;awe their enemyes / they ioyned
toguyder lyke men of warre / and aproched in
good order tyll they came within a bowe &s;hotte
And at their fir&s;t comyng <ABBR>ther</ABBR> was a harde re~|countre / 
for &s;uche as de&s;yred to a&s;&s;ayle to wyn
grace and pray&s;e / entred in to the &s;trayte way / 
where the Engly&s;&s;hmen by their policy had for+tyfied
the~. And bycau&s;e thentre was &s;o narowe
there was great prea&s;e and great mi&s;chefe to y^e
a&s;&s;ayla~tes / for &s;uche engly&s;&s;he archers as were
there &s;hot &s;o holly toguyder / that their arowes
pear&s;ed men &amp; hor&s;e / and whan the hor&s;es were
full of arowes they fell one vpon another. than
the Engly&s;&s;hmen of armes / the portugaloys / &amp;
Lyxbonoyes / came on them cryeng their cryes
our lady of Portugale / with good &s;peares and
&s;harpe heedes / wherwith they &s;trake and hurte
many knightes and &s;quyers. There was the
lorde of Lanache of Bierne beaten downe / and
his baner won and he taken pri&s;oner / and ma|ny
of his men taken and &s;layne. al&s;o &s;ir Iohan
of Ree / &s;ir Geffray Richon / &s;ir Geffray of par+teney / 
and all their co~panyes that were entred
within the &s;trayte / There hor&s;es were &s;o hurte
with tharchers / that they fell on their may&s;ters
and one vpon another. There the&s;e frenchmen
were in great danger / for they coulde nat helpe
one another / for they had no roume to enlarge
them &s;elfe / nor to fight at their wyll. And whan
the portugaloys &s;awe that my&s;chefe fall on the
fir&s;t a&s;&s;aylers they were gladde / and as fre&s;&s;he
<PB N="xliii" REF="50">
and coragyous to fyght as any men might be.
There was the kynge of Portugale with his
baners before hym / mounted on a good hor&s;e / 
trapped with the armes of Portugale / and he
had great ioye to &s;e y^t my&s;chefe fall on his ene|myes:
and to conforte his people he laughed &amp;
&s;ayd a highe. On forthe good men / defe~de you
and fight with good wyll / for if <ABBR>ther</ABBR> be no mo
but the&s;e we nede nat to feare / and if I knewe
euer any thynge in batayle / all the&s;e be ours.
Thus the kyng of Portugale reconforted his
people who fought valia~tly / and had enclo&s;ed
in the &s;treight all the fir&s;t a&s;&s;aylers / of whome
<ABBR>ther</ABBR> were many &s;layne. True it was that this
fir&s;t batayle whiche the&s;e knightes of Frau~ce
and of Bierne ledde / had thought to haue ben
quickelyer ayded of the &s;paynerdes than they
were / For if the kyng of Ca&s;tyle and his com|pany / 
who were a twentie thou&s;ande men / had
come by another parte and a&s;&s;ayled the portu|galoys / 
it had been lykely the iourney to haue
ben theirs / but they dyde nothynge / wherfore
they were to blame and receyued domage. Al|&s;o
in dede the frenchmen &s;ette on to &s;oone / but
they dyde it to thentent to haue won honoure / 
and to maynteyne the wordes they had &s;poken
before the kyng: and al&s;o as I was enformed / 
the &s;paynierdes wolde nat &s;ette on &s;o &s;oone / for
they loued nat the frenchmen / for they had &s;aid
before: Lette them alone / they &s;hall finde right
well to who~e to &s;peke / the&s;e fre~chmen ar great
vantours and highe mynded / &amp; al&s;o our kyng
hath no &abper;fite tru&s;t but in the~ / and &s;ith the kyng
wolde they &s;hulde haue the honour of the iour+ney / 
let vs &s;uffre them to take it / or els we &s;hall
haue all at our ente~tes. Thus by th&s;e meanes
the &s;panynierdes &s;tode &s;tyll in a great batayle / 
and wolde nat go forwarde / whiche was right
di&s;ple&s;ant to the kyng / but he coude nat ame~de
it / but the &s;paynierdes &s;ayd / bycau&s;e <ABBR>ther</ABBR> was
none retourned fro the batayle. &s;ir / &s;urely the&s;e
knightes of Frau~ce haue di&s;confyted your ene+myes / 
thonour of this iourney is theirs / God
gyue grace quod the kyng that it be &s;o / Let vs
ryde than &s;omwhat forwarde / that they rode
a cro&s;bowe &s;hotte forwarde and than agayne
re&s;ted: It was a great beautie to &s;e them / they
were &s;o well mou~ted &amp; armed / and in the mean
&s;ea&s;on the frenchmen fought / and &s;uche as had
ley&s;ar to a light fought valia~tly. dyuers knigh+tes
and &s;quyers of eyther partie dyd many fea+tes
of armes one vpon another / &amp; whan their
&s;peares fayled / they toke axes and gaue many
great &s;trokes on the helmes / &s;leyng and may|mynge
eche other.</P>
<P>Who &s;oeuer were in &s;uche ca&s;e of armes as
the frenchmen and portugaloys were at Iube+roth / 
mu&s;t abyde the aduenture as they dyde / 
without they wolde flye awaye / and in flyeng
there is more paryll than to abyde the batayle / 
for in flyeng lightly are moo&s;t &s;layne / &amp; in ba|tayle
whan one &s;eith he is ouermatched he yel|deth
hym &s;elfe pri&s;oner: It can nat be &s;aid but
that the knightes of Fraunce / of Bretayne / of
Burgoyne / and of Byerne / but that right va|liantly
fought / but at their fir&s;t encountre they
were hardely handled / and all that was by the
coun&s;ayle of the Engly&s;&s;hmen to fortyfie their
place. So at this fir&s;t batyle the portugaloys
were &s;tro~ger than their enemyes / &s;o they were
all taken or &s;layne / but fewe that were &s;aued / &s;o
that there were at that fir&s;te brunt a thou&s;ande
knightes and &s;quyers taken pri&s;oners / wher|of
the portugaloys were ioyfull / and thought
as that day to haue no more batayle / &amp; &s;o made
good chere to their pri&s;oners / and euery man
&s;ayd to their pri&s;oners. Sirs be nat aba&s;&s;hed
for ye are won by clene feate of armes / we &s;hall
kepe you good company as we wolde ye &s;huld
do / if ye hadde vs in lyke ca&s;e / ye &s;hall come to
Lixbone and refre&s;&s;he you there / and &s;halbe at
your ea&s;e / and they thanked theym whan they
&s;awe none other bote. &amp; &s;o there &s;ome were put
to their fynaunce inco~tynent / and &s;ome wolde
abyde their aduenture / for they ymagined that
the kynge of Spaygne with his great armye
wolde &s;hortely come and delyuer them.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="35" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the frenche knightes &amp; ga&s;|coyns
&s;uche as were taken pri&s;oners
at Iuberoth by the portugaloys we|re
&s;layne of their may&s;ters &amp; none e&s;|caped.
Cap. xxxv.</HEAD>
<P>_TIdynges came in to the
felde to the kyng of Ca&s;tyle
and to his companye / who
were aprochynge to Iube|roth
by the~ that fledde / who
ca~e cryeng with great feare
and &s;ayd. &s;ir kyng auaunce
your &s;elfe / for all they of y^e vowarde are outher
taken or &s;layne / there is no remedy of their de|lyueraunce / 
<PB REF="51">
without it be by your puy&s;&s;aunce / 
And whan the kyng of Ca&s;tyle herde tho&s;e ti|dyng&abis;
he was &s;ore di&s;plea&s;ed / for he had good
cau&s;e / for it touched hym nere. Than he co~mau~+ded
to ryde on and &s;ayd auau~ce for the baners / 
in the name of god and &s;aynt George / lette vs
ryde to the re&s;cue / &s;ithe our men haue nede ther+of.
Than the &s;paynierdes began to ryde a bet|ter
pa&s;e cloo&s;e toguyder in good order / and by
that tyme the &s;onne was nere downe / tha~ &s;ome
&s;ayd it were be&s;t to abyde tyll the mornyng / by+cau&s;e
it was &s;o nere night / they &s;aid they coude
make but an ea&s;y iourney. The kynge wolde
they &s;hulde &s;ette on incontynent / and layde his
rea&s;ons and &s;aid. What / &s;hall we leaue our ene+myes
in re&s;t nowe they be wery / to gyue them
ley&s;ar te refre&s;&s;he them &s;elfe / who&s;oeuer do gy|ue
that coun&s;ayle loueth nat myne honoure.
Than they rode forthe makyng great noy&s;e &amp;
brunt / with &s;o wnyng of trumpettes &amp; tabours
to aba&s;&s;he therwith their enemyes. nowe &s;hall
I &s;hewe you what the kyng of Portugale dyd
and his company.</P>
<P>AS &s;oone as they had di&s;co~fited the vo|warde
and taken their pri&s;oners / and
that they &s;awe none other batayle comyng w^t|in
their &s;ight yet for all that they wolde put no
tru&s;t in their fir&s;t vyctorie. Therfore they &s;ent
&s;ixe notable per&s;ons to go and aui<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">we the cou~+trey / 
to &s;e if they &s;hulde haue any more to do:
They that rode forthe came and &s;awe the kyn+ge
of Ca&s;telles great batayle comyng to them
warde / fa&s;t approchynge to Iuberothe / more
than twentie thou&s;ande hor&s;men. Than they
retourned as fa&s;t as they might / and &s;ayde all
an highe to the people. Sirs aduy&s;e you well
for as yet we haue done nothyng. beholde yon+der
cometh the kyng of Ca&s;tyle with his great
batayle / with mo than twentie thou&s;ande men
there is none taryed behynde. Wha~ they herde
tho&s;e tidynges they toke &s;horte coun&s;ayle whi+che
was of nece&s;&s;yte. Than incontynent they
ordayned a pyteous dede. for euery man was
co~maunded on payne of dethe to &s;lee their pri|&s;oners
without mercy / noble / gentyll / ryche / 
nor other / none except. Than the lordes / knigh+tes / 
and &s;quyers that were pri&s;oners were in a
harde ca&s;e / for there was no prayer that auay|led
them fro the dethe / and &s;o they were &s;layne
&s;ome in one place and &s;ome in another as they
were &s;predde abrode vnarmed / wenyng to ha+ue
ben &s;aued but they were nat. To &s;ay trouth
it was great pytie for euery man &s;lewe his pri+&s;oner / 
and he that dyd nat / other men &s;lewe th<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">
in their handes: And the portugaloys and the
Engly&s;&s;hmen who had gyuen that coun&s;ayle / 
&s;ayd it was better to &s;lee than to be &s;layne / For
if we kylle them nat / whyle we be a fightynge
they wyll e&s;cape and &s;lee vs / for the<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> is no tru&s;t
in a ma~nes enemy. thus was &s;layne by great
mi&s;chiefe the lorde of Longnache / &s;ir Peter of
Byerne / the lorde of Le&s;pres / the lorde of By|<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">rne / 
the lorde of Boordes / &s;ir Bertrande of
Bergues / the lorde of Morayne / &s;ir Raymo~de
of Douzanche / &s;ir Iohan of Fologe / &s;ir Ma|nant
of Sarenen / &s;ir Peter of Salybers / &s;ir
Stephyn Valentyne / &s;ir Raymon Coura&s;e / 
&s;ir Peter Han&s;ame / and to the nombre of thre
hundred &s;quyers of Byerne and of Fraunce / 
&s;ir Iohan of Rue / &s;ir Geffray Richon / &s;ir Gef|fray
Partenay / and diuers other. Lo / beholde
the great yuell aduenture that felle that &s;atur|day / 
for they &s;lewe as many good pri&s;oners as
wolde well haue ben worthe one with another / 
foure hundred thou&s;ande frankes.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="36" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the kynge of Ca&s;tell and all
his great batayle were di&s;co~fyted by
the kyng of Portugale / before a vyl|lage
called Iuberoth. Cap. xxxvi.</HEAD>
<P>_WHan the lixbonoi&s;e / en+gly&s;&s;he / 
and Portugaloy&s;e / 
had delyuered the place and
&s;layne all their pri&s;oners / ne+uer
a one &s;caped without he
were before conueyed to the
vyllage of Iuberoth / where
as all their caryages were. Than they drewe
all togyder with a feir&s;e wyll / on the &s;ame pla|ce
where as they were fir&s;t a&s;&s;ayled / &amp; as than
the &s;onne was goyng downe. Than the kyng
of Ca&s;tell in a puy&s;&s;ant array with his baners
and penons dy&s;played and mounted on their
hor&s;es well couered / came on cryeng Ca&s;tell / &amp;
began to entre in to y^e place that was fortified / 
and there they were receyued with &s;peres and
axes / and at the fir&s;t comyng the &s;hotte of aro|wes
greued &s;ore their hor&s;es / &s;o that many ther+by
were &s;layne and ouerthrowen. And all that
&s;ea&s;on the kyng of Ca&s;tell nor his men. knewe
nat of the my&s;chiefe that was fallen to the vo|warde / 
nat how they were all &s;layne / but he be+leued
they had ben &s;tyll pri&s;oners / thynkynge
to recouer them agayne / as ye haue herde.</P>
<P><PB N="xliiii" REF="51">
There was a harde batayle and a fyer&s;e / and
many a man ca&s;te to the erthe / the portugalois
had no &s;uche aduau~tage / but and they had nat
fought valiantly they had ben lo&s;te and di&s;co~|fyted:
that &s;aued the~ / was their enemyes coude
nat come on theym but by one narowe waye.
There the kyng of Portyngale lyghted a fote
and toke an axe in his hande and dyd maruey+lous
in armes / and beate downe a thre or four
with his owne handes / &s;o that he was feared / 
that none dur&s;t aproche nere him. I &s;hall &s;hew
&s;ome parte of the co~dycions of the &s;paniardes.</P>
<P>TRewe it is / at their fir&s;t &s;ettyng on they
are fier&s;e and coragyous / and of great
aduauntage / and hyghe mynded if they haue
auauntage: They fight well a hor&s; backe / but
as &s;oone as they haue ca&s;te two or thre dartes / 
and gyuen a &s;troke with their &s;werde / and &s;e
that their enemyes be nat di&s;co~fyted therwith / 
than they feare and turne their hor&s;es and flye
awaye to &s;aue them &s;elfe that be&s;t maye. And
at this bataile of Iuberoth they v&s;ed the &s;ame
playe / for they fou~de their enemyes harde and
&s;trong / and as fre&s;&s;he in the batayle as though
they had done nothynge of all the daye before / 
wherof they had marueyle / and al&s;o that they
harde no tidynges of the vowarde / nor where
they were become. There the &s;payniard&abis; that
euenyng were in the harde fortune of batayle
and perylous for them / for as many as entred
into their &s;trength / were by valyantne&s;&s;e and
feates of armes all &s;layne. They toke no man
to rau~&s;om what&s;oeuer he were noble or other.
&s;o the Lixbonoys had ordayned / for they wol|de
nat be charged with pri&s;oners: The<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> were
&s;layne of them of Ca&s;tell &s;uche as foloweth.
Sir Dangonnes Nendreche / &s;ir Digo Per|&s;ement / 
&s;ir don Peter of Ro&s;ermont / &s;ir Mare
of Ver&s;aux / the great mai&s;ter of Cale&s;trane &amp;
his brother / who was that daye made knight / 
called &s;ir Dygomor / &s;ir Peter Gou&s;&s;art of mo~+de&s;que / 
don Peter Gou&s;&s;art of Sonuyll / don
Iohan Radigo of Rou&s;ell / and a thre&s;core ba|ronnes
and knightes of Spaygne. At the ba|tayle
of Naders / where the prince of Wales
di&s;confyted kyng don Henry of Ca&s;tell / there
were nat &s;layne &s;o many noble men of Ca&s;tell / 
as there was at this batayle of Iuberoth whi+che
was the yere of grace / a thou&s;ande thre hu~|dred
four&s;core and fyue / on a &s;aturday on oure
lady day in Augu&s;t.</P>
<P>Whan the kyng of Ca&s;tell vnder&s;tode and
&s;awe howe his menne were thus di&s;confyted / 
and howe that his vowarde was clene di&s;con|fyted
without recouery / and that &s;ir Raynalt
Lymo&s;in was deed / who was his mar&s;hall / &amp;
&s;awe howe all his noble chiualty were lo&s;t / as
well of his owne realme as of Fraunce / &amp; elles
where / &s;uche as were come thider to &s;erue him
with their good wylles: He was than &s;ore di&s;|plea&s;ed
and wy&s;te nat what coun&s;ayle to take / 
for he &s;awe his me~ began to flye on euery &s;yde / 
and he herde howe &s;ome &s;ayd to hym / &s;ir de&abper;te
hens it is tyme / the mater is in a herde ca&s;e. ye
can nat alone di&s;confyte your enemyes / nor re+couer
your domages: your people flyeth all a+bout / 
euery man intendeth to &s;aue hym &s;elfe.
Sir / &s;aue youre &s;elfe and ye do wy&s;ely / if for|tune
be this day agayn&s;t you / another tyme it
&s;hall be better. The kynge of Ca&s;tyle beleued
cou~&s;ayle &amp; than chaunged his hor&s;e &amp; mounted
on a fre&s;&s;he cour&s;er / &s;trong and light / wheron
no man had rydden before of all daye. Than
the kyng &s;trake the hor&s;e with his &s;purres / and
tourned his backe towarde his enemyes / and
toke the waye towarde &s;aynt yrayne / whyder
all &s;uche as wolde &s;aue them&s;elfe fledde. The
&s;ame tyme the kyng of Ca&s;tell hadde a knight
of his hou&s;e who bare his ba&s;&s;enet / whervpon
there was a &s;ercle of golde and &s;tones / valued
to twentie thou&s;ande frankes. It was orday|ned
or they went out of &s;aynt yrayne / that this
knight &s;hulde beare it tyll they came to the bu|&s;yne&s;&s;e / 
and than to delyuer it to the kynge to
weare on his heed / but this knight dyd nat &s;o / 
For whan they came to the ioyninge of the ba|tayle
the prea&s;e was &s;o great / that this knyght
coude nat co~e to the kynge / nor al&s;o he was nat
called for / wherfore he aproched nat to y^e kyng.
And whan he &s;awe howe his co~pany were di&s;|comfyted / 
and that the portugaloys optayned
the vyctorie / and &s;awe howe euery man fledde
on euery &s;yde / he feared than the le&s;yng of &s;uch
a riche iowell / and &s;et than the ba&s;&s;enet on his
owne heed and &s;o fledde / but he toke nat y^e way
to &s;aynt yrayne / but toke another waye to the
towne of Arpent. Thus &s;ome fledde this way
and &s;ome that waye / lyke people &s;ore di&s;confy|ted
and aba&s;&s;hed / but the moo&s;t parte fledde to
&s;aynt yrayne: and that euenynge thyder came
the kyng &s;ore aba&s;&s;hed.</P>
<P>AT this di&s;confyture of the &s;paynierdes
at Iuberothe / where the Portugaloys
and lixbonoys optayned the place / the<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> was a
great &s;laughter of men / and it had ben gretter
if they had folowed in the cha&s;e / but thengli&s;&s;h
<PB REF="52">
men whan they &s;awe the &s;paygniardes tourne
their backes / they &s;ayd to the kyng of Portu|gale
and to his men. Sirs / demaunde for yo<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">
hor&s;es and folowe the cha&s;e / and all they that
be fledde &s;halbe outher taken or &s;layne. Naye
nat &s;o quod the kynge / it &s;uffyceth that we ha|ue
done / oure men be wery and &s;ore traueyled
and it is nere hande night / we &s;hall nat knowe
whyder to go. And thoughe they flye yet they
be a great nombre / and paraduenture they do
it to drawe vs out of our &s;trength / and &s;o to ha+ue
vs at their ea&s;e: Let vs this daye kepe them
that be deed / and to morowe take other coun|&s;ayle.
By my faythe &s;ir quod Harte&s;ell an En|gly&s;&s;hman / 
the deed bodyes are ea&s;y to be kept
they &s;hall neuer do vs any hurte / nor we &s;hall
haue of them no profyte. We haue &s;layne ma|ny
good pri&s;oners / and we be &s;traungers and
are come farre of to &s;erue you / therfore we wol+de
fayne wynne &s;omwhat of the&s;e calues that
flye without wynges / with their banners wa|uyng
with the wynde. Fayre brother quod the
kyng / they that all coueteth all le&s;eth: It is bet+ter
we be &s;ure / &s;ythe the honour of the vyctorie
is ours / &amp; that god hath &s;ende it vs rather than
to putte our &s;elfe in paryll / whan it nedeth nat:
We tha~ke god we haue ynowe to make you all
ryche. Thus in this ca&s;e the bu&s;yne&s;&s;e re&s;ted.</P>
<P>THus as I haue &s;hewed you / felle of the
bu&s;yne&s;&s;e at Iuberothe / where as the
kynge of Portugale optayned the vyctorie: &amp;
the<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> were &s;layne a fyue hundred knightes and
as many &s;quyers / whiche was great pytie and
domage / and about a &s;ixe or &s;euyn thou&s;ande
of other men / god haue mercy on their &s;oules.
And all that night tyll on the &s;o~day to the hour
of prime / the kyng of Portugale and his men
remoued nat fro the place that they were in nor
neuer vnarmed the~ / but eate a lytell and dra~ke
euery man as they &s;tode / whiche was brought
them fro the vyllage of Iuberothe. And on the
&s;onday in the mornyng after the &s;onne ry&s;inge
the kynge cau&s;ed twelfe knightes to mount on
their hor&s;es / and to ryde forthe to &s;ertche the fel+de<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">
to &s;e if there were any newe a&s;&s;emble and
whan they had <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ydden here and there / they re|tourned
and &s;hewed how they founde no body
but deed men. Well quod the kyng of them we
nede nat to doute. Than it was publy&s;&s;hed to
departe thens and to go to the vyllage of Iube
rothe thereto abyde all that day and night tyll
monday in the mornynge. So thus they de|parted
and lefte the churche of Iuberothe / and
went to the vyllage and there lodged / and ta|ryed
out all that &s;ondaye and the nexte nyght:
And on the monday in the mornyng they cou~|&s;ayled
to drawe towarde Lixbone / Than they
&s;owned trumpettes to di&s;lodge / and &s;o in gode
order they de&abper;ted and rode towarde Lixbone / 
and the tue&s;day the kynge entred into y^e towne
with moche people / glorie / and tryumphe / and
was receyued with proce&s;&s;yon and &s;o brought
to his palays: And in ryding through the &s;tre|tes
the people and chyldren made fee&s;t and re|uerence / 
and cryed with highe voice. Lyue the
noble kyng of Portugale / to whome god hath
gyuen that grace to haue vyctorie of the puy&s;|&s;aunt
kynge of Ca&s;tyle / and hath di&s;confyted
his enemyes.</P>
<P>bI this iourney that the kyng of Por|tugale
had of the kyng of Ca&s;tyle / he
felle in to &s;uche grace and loue of his
countrey and realme of Portugale / &s;o that all
&s;uche as before the batayle dyd di&s;&s;imule with
hym / than came all to hym to Lixbone to do to
hym their homage: &s;ayeng / howe he was well
worthy to lyue / and howe that god loued hym / 
in that he had di&s;confyted a more pui&s;&s;au~t kyn+ge
than he was him&s;elfe / wherfore he was wor+thy
to beare a crowne. Thus the kynge gatte
the grace of his people / and &s;pecially of all the
commons of the realme. &para;Nowe let vs a ly|tell
&s;peke of the kyng of Ca&s;tyle / who after he
was thus di&s;confyted / went to &s;aynt yrayn we
pynge and lamentyng for his people / and cur|&s;yng
his harde fortune / that &s;o many noble me~
of his owne countre &amp; of Fraunce were &s;layne
in the felde.</P>
<P>_THe &s;ame tyme that he entred in to
&s;aynt yrayne / yet he knewe nat the
domage that he had / but on the &s;o~+daye
he knewe it / for he had &s;ende
his harald&abis; to &s;ertche out the deed
bodyes. And he thought before / that the moo&s;t
parte of all &s;uche as the harauldes fou~de deed / 
had bene but pri&s;oners &amp; &s;aued a lyue / but they
were nat as it appered. than he was &s;o &s;ore di&s;+plea&s;ed
and &s;orie / that no man coulde comforte
hym. Whan he herde the reporte of the haraul|des / 
and knewe the certentie of them that were
deed / Than he &s;ayd and &s;ware / that he &s;hulde
neuer haue ioye &s;ythe &s;o many noble men were
deed in his quarell. And after the thirde daye
that the kyng had taryed at &s;aynt yrayne / there
came to him his knight with his ba&s;&s;enet / who
<PB N="xlv" REF="52">
was called &s;ir Martyn Haren / and delyuered
the ba&s;&s;enet to the kynge / whiche was valued
as ye haue herde before: And before there had
ben herde wordes &s;poken of hym. Some &s;aid
that fal&s;ely he was ronne awaye fro the kynge
and wolde neuer retourne agayne. Than the
knight kneled downe before the kyng and ex|cu&s;ed
hym &s;elfe &s;o largely / that the kynge &amp; his
coun&s;ayle were well content with hym. Than
a fyftene dayes after the kynge of Ca&s;tyle re|tourned
to Bergus in Spayne / and gaue eue+rye
man leaue to de&abper;te. Than after the<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> was
meanes and treaties made bytwene the kynge
of Ca&s;tyle and the kyng of Portugale: Than
a truce was taken fro the fee&s;t of &s;aynt Mycha+ell
to the fir&s;t day of May / bothe by lande and
by See. And the deed bodyes &s;layne at Iube|rothe / 
were buryed in the churche of Iuberoth
and in mother churches there aboute: and the
bones of dyuers caryed by their &s;eruau~tes in
to their owne countreis.
&dtridot; &dtridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="37" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe a &s;pyrite called Orthone &s;er+ued
the lorde of Cora&s;&s;e a long tyme
and brought hym euer tidynges fro~
all partes of the worlde. Cap. xxxvii.</HEAD>
<P>_IT is great marueyle
to con&s;yder one thynge / the
whiche was &s;hewed me in
therle of Foiz hou&s;e at Or|tay&s;e / 
of hym that enfour|med
me of the bu&s;yne&s;&s;e at
Iuberothe / He &s;hewed me
one thyng that I haue oftentymes thought on
&s;ithe / and &s;hall do as longe as I lyue. As this
&s;quyer tolde me / that of trouthe the nexte daye
after the bataile was thus fought at Iuberoth
the erle of Foiz knewe it / wherof I had great
marueyle: For the &s;ayd &s;onday / monday / and
tue&s;day / therle was very pen&s;yfe / and &s;o &s;adde
of chere / that no man coulde here a worde of
hym. And all the &s;ame thre dayes he wolde nat
i&s;&s;ue out of his chambre / nor &s;peke to any man
thoughe they were neuer &s;o nere about hym.
And on the Tue&s;day at night he called to hym
his brother Arnault Guyllyam / and &s;ayde to
hym with a &s;ofte voyce. Our men hath had to
do wherof I am &s;orie / for it is come of them by
their voyage / as I &s;ayd or they departed. Ar|nault
Guyllyam who was a &s;age knyght / and
knewe right well his brothers co~dicions / &s;tode
&s;tyll and gaue none an&s;were. And than therle
who thought to declare his mynde more plain+lye
(for long he had borne the trouble therof in
his herte) &s;pake agayne more hygher than~e he
dyd before / and &s;ayd. By god &s;ir Arnault it is
as I &s;aye / and &s;hortely ye &s;hall here tidynges
therof / but the countrey of Bierne this hu~dred
yere / neuer lo&s;te &s;uche a lo&s;&s;e at no iourney / as
they haue done nowe in Portugale. Dyuers
knyghtes and &s;quyers that were there pre&s;ent
and herde hym &s;ay &s;o / &s;tode &s;tyll and dur&s;t nat
&s;peke but remembred his wordes. And within
a ten dayes after they knewe the trouthe therof
by &s;uche as had ben at the bu&s;yne&s;&s;e / and there
they &s;hewed euery thyng as it was fortuned at
Iuberothe. Than therle renewed agayne his
dolour and all the countrey were in &s;orowe / for
they had lo&s;te their parentes / bretherne / chyl|dren / 
and frendes. Saynt Mary quod I to
the &s;quyer that &s;hewed me this tale. Howe is
it that therle of Foiz coude knowe on one day / 
what was done within a day or two before / be+ynge
&s;o farre of? By my faythe &s;ir quod he as
it appered well / he knewe it. Than he is a de|uyner
quod I / or els he hathe me&s;&s;angers that
flyeth with the wynde / or he mu&s;te nedes haue
&s;ome crafte: The &s;quyer began to laughe and
&s;ayd. Surely he mu&s;te knowe it by &s;ome arte
of Nigroman&s;ye / or otherwy&s;e. To &s;aye the
trouthe we can nat tell howe it is / but by oure
ymaginacions. Sir quod I / &s;uche ymagina|cion
as ye haue therin / if it plea&s;e you to &s;hewe
me I wolde be gladde therof: &amp; if it be &s;uch a
thynge as ought to be &s;ecrete / I &s;hall nat pu|bly&s;&s;he
it / nor as long as I am in this countre
I &s;hall neuer &s;peke worde thereof. I praye you
therof &abquod; the &s;quyer / for I wolde nat it &s;hulde
be knowen that I &s;hulde &s;peke therof / But I
&s;hall &s;hewe you as dyuers men &s;peketh &s;ecrete+lye / 
whan they be togyder as frendes. Than
he drewe me a parte into a corner of the chapell
at Ortay&s;e / and than began his tale and &s;ayd.</P>
<P>IT is well a twentie yeres pa&s;te / that
there was in this countrey a barone / 
called Raymon lorde of Cora&s;&s;e / whi+che
is a &s;euyn leages fro this towne of Ortai&s;e
This lorde of Cora&s;&s;e had y^t &s;ame tyme a plee
at Auygnon before the pope / for the dy&s;mes of
his churche / agayn&s;t a clerke curate there: the
whiche pree&s;t was of Cateloygne. He was a
<PB REF="53">
great cleke / and claymed to haue ryght of the
dy&s;mes in the towne of Cora&s;&s;e / whiche was
valued to a hu~dred florens by the yere / and the
right that he had he &s;hewed and proued it. And
by &s;entence diffynityue / pope Vrbane the fyfte
in con&s;i&s;tory generall / condempned the knight
and gaue iugement with the pree&s;t. and of this
la&s;t iugement he had letters of the pope for his
po&s;&s;e&s;&s;ion / &amp; &s;o rode tyll he came in to Bierne / 
and there &s;hewed his letters &amp; bulles of the po|pes
for his po&s;&s;e&s;&s;ion of his di&s;mes. The lorde
of Cora&s;e had great indignacion at this pree&s;t
and ca~e to hym &amp; &s;aid. may&s;ter Pe<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> or mai&s;ter
Marten / as his name was: Thynke&s;t y^u that
by rea&s;on of thy letters / that I wyll le&s;e myne
herytage? Nat &s;o hardy y^t thou take any thyn|ge
that is myne / if thou do it &s;hall co&s;te the thy
lyfe / Go thy waye in to &s;ome other place to get
the a benefyce / for of myne herytage thou get|te&s;t
no parte / and ones for alwayes I defende
the. The clerke douted the knight for he was a
cruell man / therfore he dur&s;te nat parceyuer.
Than he thought to retourne to Auygnon as
he dyde / but whan he departed he came to the
knight the lorde of Cora&s;&s;e and &s;ayd. Sir / by
force and nat by right / ye take away fro me the
right of my churche / wherin ye greatly hurte
your co~&s;cience. I am nat &s;o &s;trong in this cou~|trey
as ye be. But &s;ir / knowe for trouthe / that
as &s;oone as I maye / I &s;hall &s;ende to you &s;uche
a champyon / whome ye &s;hall doute more than
me. the knight who douted nothyng his thret|nynges
&s;ayd: God be with the / do what thou
may&s;t / I doute no more dethe than lyfe / for all
thy wordes / I wyll nat le&s;e myne herytage.
Thus the clerke departed fro the lorde of Co|ra&s;&s;e / 
and went I can nat tell wheder / to Auy|gnon
or into Cateloygne / and forgate nat the
promy&s;e that he had made to the lorde of Co|ra&s;&s;e
or he departed. For afterwarde whan the
knyght thought lee&s;t on hym / about a thre mo|nethes
after / as the knyght laye on a nyght a
bedde in his ca&s;tell of Cora&s;&s;e with the ladye
his wyfe / there came to hym me&s;&s;angers in vi|&s;yble / 
and made a marueylous tempe&s;t &amp; noi&s;e
in the ca&s;tell / that it &s;emed / as thoughe the ca|&s;tell
&s;hulde haue fallen downe / and &s;trake gret
&s;trokes at his chambre dore / that the good la|dye
his wyfe was &s;oore afrayde. The knyght
herde all but he &s;pake no worde therof / bycau&s;e
he wolde &s;hewe no aba&s;&s;hed corage / for he was
hardy to abyde all aduentures. This noy&s;e &amp;
tempe&s;t was in &s;ondrie places of <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> ca&s;tell / and
dured a longe &s;pace / and at la&s;te ce&s;&s;ed for that
nyght. Than the nexte mornynge / all the &s;er|yau~tes
of the hou&s;e came to the lorde whan he
was ry&s;en and &s;ayd. Sir / haue you nat herde
this night that we haue done? The lorde dy&s;|&s;ymuled
and &s;ayd no / I herde nothyng. What
haue you herde. Than they &s;hewed him what
noy&s;e they <ABBR>hadd</ABBR> herde / and howe all the ve&s;&s;ell
in the kechyn was ouertourned. Than the lor|de
began to laughe and &s;ayde. yea &s;irs / ye dre|med / 
it was nothynge but the wynde. In the
name of god quod the ladye / I herde it well.
The nexte night there was as great noy&s;e and
greatter / and &s;uche &s;trokes gyuen at his cham+bre
dore and wyndowes / as all &s;hulde haue bro+ken
in peces. The knyght &s;tarte vp out of his
bedde / and wolde nat lette to demaunde who
was at his chambre dore that tyme of y^e night:
and anone he was aun&s;wered by a voyce that
&s;ayde / I am here. Quod the knyght / who &s;ent
the hyder? The clerke of Catelloygne &s;ent me
hyder quod the voyce / to whom thou do&s;t gret
wronge / for thou ha&s;t taken fro hym the rygh|tes
of his benefyce / I wyll nat leaue the in re&s;t
tyll thou ha&s;te made hym a good accompte / &s;o
that he be plea&s;ed. Quod the knyght / what is
thy name / that arte &s;o good a me&s;&s;angere? &abquod;
be I ame called Orthone. Orthone quod the
knyght / the &s;eruyce of a clerke is lytell profyte
for the / He wyll putte the to / to moche payne if
thou beleue hym. I pray the leaue hym &amp; come
and &s;erue me / &amp; I &s;hall gyue the good thanke.
Orthone was redy to aun&s;were / for he was in
amouts with the knyght and &s;ayde. Wolde&s;t
thou fayne haue my &s;eruyce? yea truely quod
the knyght / &s;o thou do not hurte to any per&s;one
in this hou&s;e. No more I wyll do quod Or|thon
for I haue no power to do any other yuel
but to awake the out of thy &s;lepe or &s;ome other
Well quod the knyght do as I tell the / and we
&s;hall &s;oone agree / and leaue the yuell clerke for
there is no good thyng in him / but to put the to
payne / therfore co~e and &s;erue me. well &abquod; orthon
and &s;ythe thou wylte haue me we are agreed.</P>
<P>SO this &s;pyrite Orthone loued &s;o the
knight / that often tymes he wolde co~e
and vy&s;ite hym / whyle he laye in his
bedde a &s;lepe / and outher pull hym by the care
or els &s;tryke at his chambre dore or wyndowe / 
to awake hym. And whan the knyght awoke
than he wolde &s;aye. Orthon let me &s;lepe. Nay
quod Orthone that wyll I nat do / tyll I haue
&s;hewed the &s;uche tidynges as are fallen a late.
The lady the knyghtes wyfe wolde be &s;ore a|frayed
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that her heer wolde &s;tande vp / and hyde
her &s;elfe vnder the clothes. Than~e the knight
wolde &s;aye. Why / what tidynges ha&s;te thou
brought me? Quod Orthone / I am come out
of Englande or out of Hungry / or &s;ome other
place / and ye&s;terdaye I came thens / and &s;uche
thynges are fallen or &s;uche other. So thus the
lorde of Cora&s;&s;e knewe by Orthon euery thyn|ge
that was done in any parte of the worlde.
And in this ca&s;e he contynued a fyue yere and
coude nat kepe his owne coun&s;ayle / but at la&s;te
di&s;couered it to the erle of Foiz / I &s;hall &s;hewe
you howe.</P>
<P>_THe fir&s;te yere the lorde of Cora&s;&s;e
came on a daye to Orthay&s;e to the
erle of Foiz / and &s;ayd to hym. &s;ir
&s;uche thynges are done in Engla~|de / 
or in Scotlande / or in Almay|gne / 
or in any other countrey. and euer the erle
of Foiz founde his &s;ayeng true / and had great
marueyle howe he &s;hulde knowe &s;uche thyng&abis;
&s;o &s;hortly. And on a tyme therle of Foiz examy+ned
hym &s;o &s;traitly / that the lorde of Cora&s;e &s;he+wed
hym all toguyder howe he knewe it / and
howe he came to hym fir&s;te. Whan the Erle of
Foiz herde that he was ioyfull and &s;ayd. Sir / 
of Cora&s;&s;e / kepe hym well in your loue / I wol+de
I <ABBR>hadd</ABBR> &s;uche a me&s;&s;angere: He co&s;teth you
nothynge / and ye knowe by hym euery thynge
that is done in the worlde: The knight an&s;we+red
and &s;ayd. &s;ir / that is true. Thus the lorde
of Cora&s;&s;e was &s;erued with Orthon a long &s;ea+&s;on / 
I can nat &s;aye if this Orthone hadde any
mo may&s;ters or nat. But euery weke twy&s;e or
thri&s;e he wolde come and vy&s;ite the lorde of Co+ra&s;&s;e / 
and wolde &s;hewe hym &s;uche tidynges of
any thyng that was fallen fro whens he came.
And euer the lorde of Cora&s;&s;e whan he knewe
any thynge / he wrote therof euer to the Erle of
Foiz / who had great ioy therof / for he was the
lorde of the worlde that moo&s;t de&s;yred to here
newes out of &s;traunge places. And on a tyme
the lorde of Cora&s;&s;e was with the erle of Foiz / 
and the erle demaunded of hym and &s;aid. Sir
of Cora&s;&s;e / dyd ye euer as yet &s;e your me&s;&s;an|gere?
Naye &s;urely &s;ir quod the knyght / nor I
neuer de&s;yred it. That is marueyle quod the
Erle / if I were as well acquaynted with hym
as ye be / I wolde haue de&s;yred to haue &s;ene hi / 
wherfore I praye you de&s;yre it of hym / &amp; than
to tell me whet forme and facyon he is of: I ha+ue
herde you &s;ay howe he &s;peketh as good ga&s;|cone
as outher you or I. Truely &s;ir quod the
knight &s;o it is / he &s;peketh as well and as fayre
as any of vs bothe do. And &s;urely &s;ir / &s;ithe ye
coun&s;ayle me I &s;hall do my payne to &s;e hym &amp;
I can. And &s;o on a night as he lay in his bedde
with the lady his wyfe / who was &s;o enured to
here Orthon / that &s;he was no more afrayde of
hym. Than came Orthon and pulled the <ABBR>lord</ABBR>
by the eare / who was fa&s;t a &s;lepe / and therwith
he awoke and a&s;ked who was the<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">. I am here
quod Orthon. Than he demau~ded / fro whens
come&s;t y^u nowe? I come &abquod; Orthon fro Prage
in Boe&s;me. Howe farre is that hens quod the
knyght? A thre&s;core dayes iourney quod Or|thone.
and arte thou come thens &s;o &s;oone quod
the knight? ye truely quod Orthon / I came as
fa&s;t as the wynde or fa&s;ter. ha&s;t thou than wyn+ges
quod the knight? Nay truely &abquod; he. Howe
can&s;te thou than flye &s;o fa&s;te quod the knyght?
ye haue nothyng to do to knowe that quod Or+thone.
No quod the knight / I wolde gladly &s;e
the / to knowe what forme thou arte of. Well &abquod;
Orthon / ye haue nothing to do to knowe / it &s;uf+ficeth
you to here me / &amp; I to &s;hewe you tidyng&abis;
In faythe &abquod; the knyght / I wolde loue the mo|che
better and I myght &s;e the ones. Well &abquod; Or+thone.
&s;ir &s;ithe ye haue &s;o great de&s;yre to &s;eme / 
the fir&s;te thynge that ye &s;e to morowe whan yt
ry&s;e out of your bedde / the &s;ame &s;halbe I. that
is &s;ufficient quod the lorde. Go thy way I gy+ue
the leaue to departe for this nyght. And the
next mornynge the lorde ro&s;e / and the lady his
wyfe was &s;o afrayd that &s;he dur&s;t nat ry&s;e / but
fayned her &s;elfe &s;icke / &amp; &s;ayd &s;he wolde nat ry&s;e
Her hu&s;bande wolde haue had her to haue ry|&s;en.
&s;ir quod &s;he than I &s;hall &s;e Orthone / &amp; I
wolde nat &s;e him by my good wyll. Well &abquod; the
knight I wolde gladly &s;e hym. and &s;o he aro&s;e
fayre and ea&s;ely out of his bedde / &amp; &s;at downe
on his bedde &s;yde / wenyng to haue &s;ene orthon
in his owne &abpro;performe / but he &s;awe nothyng
wherby he might &s;aye / Loyonder is Orthon / 
So that daye pa&s;&s;ed and the nexte night came
and whan the knyght was in his bedde orthon
came and began to &s;peke / as he was accu&s;to|med.
Go thy waye quod the knight / thou arte
but alyer: Thou promy&s;e&s;t that I &s;hulde haue
&s;ene the / and it was nat &s;o. No quod he / &amp; I &s;he+wed
my &s;elfe to the. that is nat &s;o &abquod; the lorde.
why &abquod; Orthon / wha~ ye ro&s;e out of your bedde
&s;awe you nothynge? Than the lorde &s;tudyed
a lytell and aduy&s;ed hym&s;elfe well. yes truely
quod the knyght nowe I remembre me / as I
<PB REF="54">
&s;atte on my beddes &s;yde / thynkynge on the / I
&s;awe two &s;trawes on the pauement tumblyng
one vpon another. That &s;ame was I &abquod; Or|thone / 
in to that fourme I dyde put my &s;elfe as
than / That is nat ynoughe to me quod the lor|de.
I praye the putte thy &s;elfe in to &s;ome other
fourme / that I maye better &s;e and knowe the.
Well &abquod; Orthon / ye wyll do &s;o moche y^t ye wyll
le&s;e me and I go fro you / for ye de&s;yre to moch
of me. Naye quod the knyght thou &s;halte nat
go fro me / let me &s;e the ones and I wyll de&s;yre
no more. Well quod Orthone ye &s;hall &s;e me to
morowe / take hede / the fir&s;te thynge that ye &s;e
after ye be out of your cha~bre it &s;halbe I. Well
quod the knight I am than co~tent / go thy way
lette me &s;lepe. And &s;o Orthone departed / and
the nexte mornynge the lorde a ro&s;e and y&s;&s;ued
out of his chambre and went to a wyndowe / &amp;
loked downe in to the courte of the ca&s;tell / and
ca&s;te about his eyen. And the fir&s;te thynge he
&s;awe was a Sowe / the greatte&s;t that euer he
&s;awe / and &s;he &s;emed to be &s;o leane and yuell fa|uoured / 
that there was nothyng on her but the
&s;kynne &amp; the bones / with long eares and a lon|ge
leane &s;nout. The lorde of Cora&s;&s;e had mar|ueyle
of that leane Sowe / and was wery of y^e
&s;ight of her / and co~maunded his men to fetche
his houndes / and &s;ayd. Lette the dogges hunt
her to dethe / and deuoure her. His &s;eruauntes
opyned the kenelles and lette out his houndes / 
and dyde &s;ette them on this &s;owe. And at the
la&s;te the &s;owe made a great crye / and loked vp
to the lorde of Cora&s;&s;e as he loked out at a wyn+dowe / 
and &s;o &s;odaynely vany&s;&s;hed awaye no
man wy&s;te howe. Than the lorde of Cora&s;&s;e
entred in to his chambre right pen&s;yue: &amp; than
he remembred hym of Orthon his me&s;&s;angere
and &s;ayd. I repent me that I &s;ette my hou~des
on hym: It is an aduenture and euer I here a+ny
more of hym / for he &s;ayd to me often tymes
that if I di&s;plea&s;ed hym I &s;hulde le&s;e hym. the
lorde &s;aid trouthe / for neuer after he came in to
the ca&s;tell of Cora&s;&s;e / and al&s;o the knight dyed
the &s;ame yere next folowynge. Lo &s;ir quod the
&s;quyer / thus I haue &s;hewed you the lyfe of Or|thone / 
and howe a &s;ea&s;on he &s;erued the lorde of
Cora&s;&s;e with newe tidynges. It is true &s;ir &abquod;
I / but nowe as to your fir&s;te purpo&s;e / Is the
erle of Foiz &s;erued with &s;uche a me&s;&s;angere?
Surely quod the &s;quier it is the ymaginacion
of many that he hath &s;uche me&s;&s;a~gers / for the<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">
is nothynge done in any place / but and he &s;ette
his mynde therto he wyll knowe it / and whan
men thynke lee&s;t therof. And &s;o dyde he whan
the good knightes and &s;quyers of this coun|trey
were &s;layne in Portugale at Iuberothe.
Some &s;aythe the knowledge of &s;uche thynges
hath done hym moche profyte / for and there be
but the value of a Spone lo&s;te in his hou&s;e / a
none he wyll knowe whe<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> it is. So thus than
I toke leaue of the &s;quyer and went to other co~+pany / 
but I bare well awaye his tale.</P>
<P>&para;Nowe I wyll leaue to &s;peke of the bu&s;ynes
of Portugale and of Spaygne / and &s;peke of
the bu&s;yne&s;&s;e in Languedocke and in Frau~ce.
&tridot; &dtridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="38" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe a &s;iege was layde to Bre&s;te
in Bretaygne / and howe dyuers en|gly&s;&s;he
fortre&s;&s;es about the countre
of Tholous were recouered and tur+ned
frenche. Cap. xxxviii.</HEAD>
<P>_IN the &s;ea&s;on whyle
the&s;e aduentures thus felle
in Ca&s;tyle and in far<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> mar+che&s;&s;e / 
it was ordayned by
&s;ir Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on con|&s;table
of Fraunce / to make
a ba&s;tyde before the &s;trong
ca&s;tell of Bre&s;t in Bretaygne / whiche the En|gly&s;&s;hmen
helde and had done longe / &amp; wolde
nat departe / nother for the frenche kyng nor for
the duke of Bretayne / to whom the ca&s;tell &s;hul+de
partayne. The duke of Berrey and the du|ke
of Burgoyne / and the frenche kynges coun+&s;ayle / 
hadde oftentymes written to the duke of
Bretayne / de&s;yring hym to putte to his payne
and dilygence to gette agayne his enheritau~ce
the ca&s;tell of Bre&s;t / for it was gretly to his pre|iudyce
to &s;uffre the Engly&s;&s;hmen to enioye it.
And the duke / what for the prayer of the &s;ayde
lordes / and al&s;o bycau&s;e he wolde gladly haue
had the po&s;&s;e&s;&s;ion of Bre&s;t in his owne ha~des.
On a tyme he layd &s;iege therto but nothyng he
wan there / and &s;o departed thens &amp; &s;ayd / howe
he coude do nothyng the<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> / wherat &s;ome knigh+tes
&amp; &s;quyers murmured and &s;ayde / howe the
duke dyd but di&s;&s;imule / for &s;uche as were the<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">
he tooke theym nat for his frendes / nor wolde
nat / for all the Peace that was made / that the
<PB N="xlvii" REF="54">
ca&s;tell of Bre&s;t &s;hulde be in the frenche kynges
handes / for if the frenchmen helde it / he &s;hulde
nat be lorde therof / yet he had rather it were in
the Engly&s;&s;he mens handes / for the Engly&s;&s;he
men dur&s;t nat di&s;plea&s;e him. wherfore all thyn+ges
co~&s;ydred / the con&s;table of Frau~ce thought
that the ca&s;tell of Bree&s;t and the towne / were
nat mete to be enemy to the realme of Fraunce / 
And thought it nat honorable for the duke nor
for the knyghtes of Bretaygne / to &s;uffre it as
they dyde. Therfore he ordayned to laye &s;iege
therto / with a great nombre of knyghtes and
&s;quyers of Bretaygne: and he made chiefe ca|pitaynes
of them / the lorde of Mole&s;troyt / the
vycount of Barleere / Morfane / and the lorde
of Roche Duraunt: The&s;e foure valyant men
wente and layde &s;iege as nere to Bre&s;t as they
might / and made a ba&s;tyde and clo&s;ed it about
with pales and &s;tones / and tooke fro Bre&s;t all
their i&s;&s;ues / excepte the See / whiche was nat
in their power to clo&s;e fro them. And often ty|mes
there were &s;crimy&s;&s;hes and feates of ar|mes
done before y^e barryers / for &s;uche as were
without / de&s;yringe dedes of armes / wolde co~e
valyantly to the barryers / and they within re|ceyued
theym as valyantly / &s;o that often there
were dyuers hurt on bothe &abper;ties. There were
but fewe dayes but that &s;ome dedes of armes
were done.</P>
<P>THe &s;ame &s;ea&s;on there was in the mar|che&s;&s;e
of Tholou&s;yn a valyant knyght
of Frau~ce / called &s;ir Galtier Pa&s;chac / a good
capitayne of men of warre / he was of the na|cyon
of Berrey / on the fronters of Lymo&s;yn / 
and or his comynge / the &s;ene&s;chall of Tholous
&s;ir Roger of Spaygne / and &s;ir Hugh of Fro|deuyll / 
and the &s;ene&s;chall of Carca&s;&s;one / hadde
written in to Fraunce to the Con&s;table there / 
of the &s;tate of the countre of Tholous and Ro+be&s;tan / 
and howe that dyuers of the company|ons
aduenturers / &s;uche as were y&s;&s;ued out of
Lourde and of ca&s;tell Cuyllet / and had made
warre for the Engly&s;&s;hmen / helde in their han+des
the fortre&s;&s;es folowyng. As &s;aynt Forget / 
the Ba&s;&s;ere / the Me&s;uylle Purpuron / Co~uall
Roch<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">fort / Th<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">dos Iulyen / Naueret / and dy+uers
other / wherby they had &s;o enuyroned the
cytie of Tholous / that the people coude nat y&s;+&s;ue
oute to labour their vynes and landes / nor
go on marchandy&s;e / but in great paryll / with|out
they had truce / or pate&s;ed with them. And
of all the&s;e ca&s;tels / the chiefe capitayne was an
expert man of warre of Ba&s;que / called E&s;pai|goullet / 
he dyd many marueylous dedes in ar+mes.
He toke on a tyme by &s;calynge the ca&s;tell
of Armayle / whyle the lorde therof / &s;ir Ray|monde
was gone to Tholous / and he kepte it
more than a yere. &amp; in the meane &s;ea&s;on whyle
he kepte it / he cau&s;ed to be made a myne and a
caue / whiche went out of the ca&s;tell in to the fel+des:
And whan the caue was made / he clo&s;ed
vp the entre with &s;tones / &s;o that it coulde nat
be parceyued that any waye was there vnder
the yerthe. And in the &s;ame meane &s;ea&s;on the
lorde Raymonde of Armayle treated with E&s;|payguollet / 
to haue agayne his ca&s;tell for mo|ney.
Whan the caue was finy&s;&s;hed / he agreed
with the lorde to delyuer vp the ca&s;tell for two
thou&s;ande frankes / and he and all his to de&abper;te
Than the lorde entred agayne in to his ca&s;tell
and repayred it where it was in defaulte. And
a fyftene dayes after E&s;paiguollet with his co~+pany
in a night came to the wode where the y&s;|&s;ue
of the caue was / and entred in to it. And &s;o
at the hour of mydnight they toke the ca&s;tell / &amp;
the lorde lyenge in his bedde / and raun&s;omed
hym agayne at two thou&s;ande frankes / &amp; than
let hym go / but E&s;payguollet kept &s;tyll the ca|&s;tell
and a good gari&s;on / whiche after &s;ore tra|ueyled
the countrey with other of his alyaunce
and company.</P>
<P>FOr the&s;e maner of people that robbed
&amp; pylled thus in the marches of Tho|lous / 
of Rouergue / and there about / 
vnder the colour of the Engly&s;&s;hmen / Ther|fore
thyder was &s;ente &s;ir Gaultier of Pa&s;chac
with a certayne nombre of men of armes / to de+lyuer
the countre fro their enemyes. And &s;o he
came to Tholous / &amp; &s;ent for the knyghtes and
&s;quyers therabout / and wrote to &s;ir Roger of
Spaygne &s;ene&s;chall of Carca&s;&s;one who came
to &s;erue hym / for &s;ir Gaultier had a co~mi&s;&s;yon
generall ouer all the offycers of Languedocke
and &s;o all &s;uche as were &s;ent for / came with &s;u|che
nombres as they might make. Sir Roger
of Spayne came with a thre&s;core &s;peares and
a hundred paue&s;&s;es / and the &s;ene&s;chall of Ro|uergue
and &s;ir Hugh Frodeuyll came with as
many or mo. So whan they were all togyder / 
they were a four .C. &s;peares &amp; a .M. paue&s;&s;es.
And al&s;o there was the &s;onne of therle of Tere+ache
with a fayre co~pany / the lorde of barba&s;on
&s;ir Benedic of Faguell / &amp; Willm~ Caudron bre+to<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">
&amp; their co~panyes: &s;o one day they departed
<PB REF="55">
fro Tholous and came before &s;aynt Forgette / 
and there re&s;ted: &amp; there was capitayne a man
of Bierne a great robber / called the bourge of
Tayl&s;acke. Whan the&s;e lordes and their com|panyes
were come before Forget / they inconty+nent
went to the a&s;&s;aut / and the genowayes be+gan
&s;ore to &s;hote / &s;o y^t &s;cant they within dur&s;te
apere at their defence / but the frenchmen my&s;t
of their purpo&s;e at this fir&s;t a&s;&s;aute&punc; &amp; &s;o there
they lodged all night &amp; toke their ea&s;e / for they
had ynoughe wherwith. In the mornyng be|tymes
they armed them throughe the ho&s;t / and
&s;owned their trumpettes to the a&s;&s;aute / and &s;o
they came in good ordre to the fote of the dyke / 
he that had &s;ene than (the men of armes entre
in to the dykes with their targettes ouer their
heedes / and ta&s;ted the dyke with their &s;peares
and pa&s;&s;ed ouer to the fote of the wall) wolde
haue taken great <ABBR>plea&s;ur.</ABBR> Whan the fir&s;t were
pa&s;&s;ed ouer the dyke / and had &s;hewed the way
to other: than other folowed with great wyll / 
for it had ben great blame to them / if they had
than taryed behynde / and their co~pany before.
and &s;uche as folowed them had matockes and
pykes in their ha~des to pear&s;e withall the wal|les / 
and couered their heedes with targettes to
receyue the &s;tones that were ca&s;te downe / whi|che
were no great plentie / for the genowayes
&s;hotte &s;o &s;urely with their cro&s;bowes / that non
dur&s;te put out their heedes to their defence / for
the genoways cro&s;bowes &s;hotte &s;o &s;urely / that
lightly they my&s;t nat of their leuell / &s;o that <ABBR>ther</ABBR>
were many within &s;ore hurte with their qua|relles / 
in &s;o moche that they doughted &s;ore the
&s;hotte. This &s;aute was &s;o &s;ore contynued that
the mynours ouerthrewe a pane of the walle:
Than they within were &s;ore aba&s;&s;hed &amp; wolde
than haue yelded them their / lyues &s;aued / but
their enemyes had no lu&s;te therto / for they felle
in to &s;o good handes that they were all &s;layne.
for &s;ir Galtier their capitayne co~mau~ded that
it &s;hulde &s;o be. &s;o there were none taken to mer+cye / 
but all &s;layne / nat one that &s;caped. Thus
the&s;e lordes of Fraunce at their fir&s;t comynge
had the ca&s;tell of Forget / and &s;ir Gaultier de|lyuered
it to the owner therof / who lo&s;te it the
&s;ame yere before for lacke of good ke|pyng / 
as dyuers other ca&s;tel|les
had bene before in
Fraunce.
&dtridot;</P>
<P>AFter the takyng of the ca&s;tell of Forge<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">
and that &s;ir Gaultier had delyuered it
to y^e owner / the knight newe repayred it where
as nede was / for the frenche men had &s;ore dy|&s;troyed
it in y^e a&s;&s;ayling therof or it were won.
Than they went to the ca&s;tell of Ba&s;&s;e / of whi+che
Erualton of Batefoyle was capitayn / and
had greatly fortifyed it / for he thought the fren+che
men wolde vi&s;yte hym / as they dyde. And
whan the frenche men came thyder they layde
&s;iege therto / and than aduy&s;ed on whiche &abper;te
they might be&s;t for their aduauntage gyue a&s;|&s;aute / 
and determyned on a place / and &s;o on a
day they came to the &s;aut on that parte as they
thought moo&s;t feble. There the Genowayes
cro&s;bowes were ordayned to &s;hote / and the a&s;+&s;auters
behynde the~ / and they acquyted them
&s;elfe truely in doyng of their feate / for they &s;hot
&s;o rudely at them within / that non dur&s;t &s;hewe
the~&s;elfe. Erualton of Batefoyle was at y^e gate
where there was a great a&s;&s;aute / and there he
dyde marueylous in armes / &s;o moche / that his
enemyes &s;ayd among them &s;elfe. Beholde yon+der
is a &s;quyer of great herte / on whome his
harne&s;&s;e is well enployed / for he valyantly de|fended
hym &s;elfe. It were well done &s;ome bo|dye
to &s;hewe hym / that it were be&s;t for hym to
yelde vp the ca&s;tell / and to departe &s;ome where
elles / And to &s;hewe hym that if &s;ir Gaultier of
Pa&s;chac wynne hym parforce / <ABBR>ther</ABBR> is no man
can &s;aue hym fro the dethe / for he hath &s;worne
as many as he wynneth parforce / &s;hall all dye
or be hanged. Than the &s;ene&s;chall of Tholous
co~maunded a &s;quyer of Ga&s;coyne called Wyl|lyam
Alyedell / who knewe ryght well Erual|ton / 
for he had ben dyuers tymes with hym in
armes as his companyon / and he was gladde
to go / for he was lothe that Erualton &s;hulde ha+ue
<ABBR>hadd</ABBR> any domage / if he myght do hym any
good: And &s;o he came to the a&s;&s;aute and made
token / that he wolde &s;peke with Erualton for
his great profyte / and he an&s;wered he was con+tent.
Than the &s;aut re&s;ted on that &s;yde but nat
on the other parte: Than this Wylliam &s;ayd.
Erualton ye are happy / for certayne of yonder
lordes haue &s;ende me to you for they haue pyte
on you / for if ye be taken parforce there is no re+medy
but dethe: Oure &s;oueraygne capitayne
hath &s;o ordayned / that you nor none of yours
&s;hall &s;cape dethe / but to be &abser;ued as they were of
&s;aynt Forget. therfore they &amp; I al&s;o wolde cou~+&s;ayle
you to yelde vp y^e fortre&s;&s;e / rather than to
abyde thadue~ture: for of one thyng ye may be / 
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&s;ure / we &s;hall nat departe hens tyll ye be taken / 
Than Erualton &s;ayd / William / I knowe well
thoughe at this tyme ye be agayn&s;t me / that ye
wolde nat cou~&s;ayle me to any thyng to my di&s;|honour.
Knowe for trouthe that if I rendre vp
the holde / it &s;halbe &s;o that I and all myne may
&s;afely departe / and carye with vs as moche as
we maye / and to be &s;afely conducted to the ca|&s;tell
of Lourde. On this condycion I wyll her
ken to you or elles nat. Sir quod Wylliam / I
haue nat &s;o farre charge to commen with you / 
but gladly I &s;hal &s;peke for you to my mai&s;ters
And &s;o he retourned to the &s;ene&s;chall of Tho|lous
and &s;hewed hym all the&s;e wordes / Than
&s;ir Hughe of Frodeuyll &s;ayd. Lette vs go and
&s;peke with &s;ir Gaultier / for I can nat tell what
he wyll do / &s;ithe I haue gone &s;o <ABBR>farr</ABBR> in the ma+ter
I wyll &s;e what he will do. Than they came
to &s;ir Gaultier who was &s;tyll at the &s;aute / and
&s;ir Hughe of Frodeuyll &s;ayd. Sir Gaultier / 
I haue treated with the capitayne of the ca&s;tel
and he is well wyllynge to yelde vp the ca&s;tell
to vs as it is / &s;o that he &amp; all his maye go quite
with all that they maye cary with them / and to
be &s;afely conducted to the ca&s;tell of Lourde.
Therfore nowe &s;ir loke what ye wyll do / if we
&s;hulde le&s;e one of our knightes or &s;quyers / ou+ther
by &s;hotte or ca&s;t of &s;tones / or by any pery|lous
accident it &s;hulde be gretter domage than
we can haue any profyte by puttyng of them to
dethe whan we haue won them / whiche is nat
yet / for or they be won it wyll co&s;te vs &s;ome of
our people. &s;ir that is true quod the &s;ene&s;chall
of Carca&s;&s;one / &s;uche a&s;&s;autes can nat be with|out
&s;ome dethe and &s;ore hurtyng.</P>
<P>TO tho&s;e wordes &s;ir Galtier of pa&s;chac
&s;ayd. I am well co~tent / cea&s;e the a&s;&s;aut
we haue more to do in other places. Thus ly|tell
and lytell we &s;hall wynne the ca&s;telles that
the&s;e pyllers holde / though they departe nowe
with a good market. Paraduenture herafter
they maye fall agayne in our ha~des / and than
one tyme they &s;hall paye for all / euer yuell de|des
come to an yuell ende. In my dayes I ha|ue
hanged and drowned of &s;uche robbers fyue
hundred / and hereafter they &s;hall come to the
fame pricke. Than they that went on this trea+tie / 
came agayne to the barryers to Erualton
Batefoyle: Than Wylliam &s;aid / by my faithe
Erualton / you and all yours maye tha~ke god
and &s;ir Hughe of Frodeuyll / for he hath made
your treatie as ye demaunde. ye may departe
&s;afely and all yours / and beare awaye as mo|che
as ye can / and ye &s;hall be &s;afely brought to
Lourde. Well quod Erualton I am contente / 
&s;ythe it wyll be no better. Knowe for trouthe
Wylliam / I &s;hall departe fro this fortre&s;&s;e &s;ore
agayn&s;t my wyll / for I haue had great profite
therby / &s;yth I was taken at the bridge at Tur+nay
be&s;yde Maluoy&s;in / by the Burge of &s;pay+gne / 
who had of me for my rau~&s;ome two thou|&s;ande
frankes. To &s;aye trouthe / I haue well
recouered my &s;elf here / and euer haue ben here
in the&s;e fronters whiche I loue well / for whan
&s;o euer I rode forthe / lyghtely I founde &s;ome
good aue~ture / outher by &s;ome marchau~t of Ro+be&s;ton
of Tholous / or of Rodes / for the moo&s;t
parte euer I gatte &s;omwhat: Than Wylliam
&s;ayd / &s;ir I beleue you well / but and ye wyll be|come
frenche I vndertake ye &s;halbe clene par|doned / 
and to haue a thou&s;ande fra~kes gyuen
you / and I wyll become youre &s;uretie that ye
&s;halbe euer good frenche / if ye wyll &s;were your
&s;elfe &s;o to be. Sir &abquod; Erualton I thanke you / 
but as for that I wyll nat / for I wyll be &s;till as
yet Engly&s;&s;he: as god helpe me I can nat fyn+de
in my herte to be good frenche. Returne to
your company and &s;hewe them that this daye
we wyll order oure bu&s;yne&s;&s;e / and to morowe
in the mornyng we &s;hall delyuer vp the ca&s;tell / 
and departe / Wherfore &s;e that oure conducte
be redy.</P>
<P>So than cea&s;&s;ed the &s;aute and the frenche|men
went to their lodgyng&abis; / and &s;o pa&s;&s;ed the
night at their ea&s;e / they hadde well wherwith.
and in the mornyng whan euery man was re|dy
in the hoo&s;t / &amp; that they were redy y^t &s;hulde
conducte the co~panyons to the ca&s;tell of lourde
Than &s;ir Hughe Frodeuyll &s;ene&s;chall of Tho+lous
went to take po&s;&s;e&s;&s;yon of the ca&s;tell: and
whan he came to the ca&s;tell / he founde Erual|ton
of Batefoyle and his company redy to de|parte / 
and had tru&s;&s;ed all that they wolde cary
Than a knight of Lourde called &s;ir Monant
of Salenges conueyed the~ &s;afely wheder they
wolde. Thus the ca&s;tell of Ba&s;&s;e was wonne / 
and a &s;quyer of the countrey had the kepynge
therof gyuen hym / and of the countrey / who
was called Bertram of Monte&s;quyen. Than
the&s;e fre~chmen went forthe and came to the ca|&s;tell
of Pulpuron / wherof the lytell Mechyne
was &s;ouerayne capitayn / who had done great
domage to the countre therabout / wherfore &s;ir
Galter of pa&s;chac &s;ware by his fathers &s;oule y^t
non <ABBR>ther</ABBR> &s;huld be take to <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 word"> nor rau~&s;ome but
all to be hanged if he might gette the~ / &amp; &s;o there
<PB REF="56">
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 word"> his &s;iege. This ca&s;tell &s;tode on a rocke
a goodly ca&s;tell to loke on / and there &s;ir Gaul|tier
&s;ware neuer to departe thens tyll he hadde
them at his plea&s;ure / the<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> were many a&s;&s;autes
but they wan but lytell / for the ca&s;tell was well
defended. Well quod &s;ir Galtier / I can nat tell
howe it wyll be. The frenche kynge is ryche y|nough
to kepe a &s;ege here / but as for me I wyll
nat departe in one yere / without I haue the ca+&s;tell
at my plea&s;ure / &amp; &s;uche as were with hym
beleued hym well / and ordred them &s;elfe ther|after:
And I &s;hall &s;hewe you howe it fortued.
Whan the capitayns within &s;awe &s;urely howe
the frenchmen wolde nat de&abper;te thens tyll they
had the ca&s;tell / what &s;oeuer it co&s;t them: Than
they douted the~ / and aduy&s;ed to departe thens
wheder the fre~chmen wolde or nat / which they
might well do / for they hadde a caue that went
out of the ca&s;tell vnder the grou~de in to a wode
halfe a leage of: &s;o whan Angerot capiteyne of
the ca&s;tell &s;awe the dealyng of the frenchmen / 
and knewe howe they had promi&s;ed nat to de|&abper;te
thens tyll they had the ca&s;tell / outher by fa|myne
or otherwi&s;e / than he douted and &s;ayd to
his companye. Sirs / I&s;e well &s;ir Gaultier of
Pa&s;chac hath vs greatly in hatered / &amp; I feare
by longe &s;iege he &s;hulde famy&s;&s;he vs / &amp; that to
do he nedeth nat / but to make a ba&s;tyde &amp; let it
be kept but with a hu~dred &s;peares &s;o that none
of vs than dare de&abper;te: Therfore I &s;hall &s;hewe
you what we &s;hall do Lette vs take all that we
haue and in the nyght we wyll departe by this
caue vnder the erthe / which is fayre and great
and without faut it &s;hall bring vs in to a wode
a leage hens / than &s;hall we be out of all parell / 
for there is no man in the ho&s;t that knoweth it.
They all agreed to his coun&s;ayle / &amp; in a night
whan they hadde all tru&s;&s;ed than they toke tor|ches
and fagottes &amp; entred in to the caue / whi|che
was fayre and clere / and &s;o they i&s;&s;ued out
therof in to a wode halfe a leage fro the ca&s;tell / 
Than the<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> were ynowe that knewe the wayes
to other fortere&s;&s;es in Lymo&s;in and in Rouer|gue / 
and &s;ome of them whan they were oute of
all parelles / toke other wayes and &s;ayd / Howe
they wolde folowe the warres no lengar / Ange+rot
and fyue with hym wente to a towne and a
ca&s;tell in Piergourt called Mountroyall / and
the lorde therof receyued hym &s;wetely / for he &amp;
all his landes were good engly&s;&s;he / nor he wol+de
neuer tourne frenche whan other dyd
howbeit there were dyuers other
of his opynion.
&dtridot;</P>
<P>THus they of the gary&s;on of Pulpuron
&s;aued them &s;elfe / and left no per&s;one be
hynde them / and were nere the<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> as they wolde
be / or the frenchmen knewe of their de&abper;tynge / 
The thirde day after their departyng / the fre~|chemen
ordayned to gyue a&s;&s;aut / and they had
made an ingyn with four &s;tages / and in euery
&s;tage there might be twentie cro&s; bowes: And
whan all was redy they &s;et forthe this ingyn / 
the whiche they named / Pa&s;&s;e on before to the
weyke&s;t &s;yde of the ca&s;tell / and the geno ways
within the ingyn: &amp; whan it was there as they
wolde haue it / there they &s;hotte agayn&s;t the ca|&s;tell
&amp; no body dyde appere. Than anone they
parceyued that the ca&s;tell was voyde / bycau&s;e
no body came to their defe~ce / than they cea&s;&s;ed
their &s;hot bicau&s;e they wolde nat le&s;e their qua+relles.
Than they came downe fro the ingyn &amp;
came to y^e capitayns who had marueyle what
they ment / and than they &s;ayd. Sirs / without
fayle there is no body within the ca&s;tell. Howe
knowe you that quod &s;ir Gaultier? Sir quod
they we knowe it / for there is none appereth at
their defence for all our &s;hot. Than the<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> were
ordayned ladders to &s;ette vp agayn&s;t the wal|les / 
and they that mou~ted on them pa&s;&s;ed ouer
the walles and entred in to the ca&s;tell / &amp; founde
no creature therin: And than they wente to the
gate and there they founde a great bundell of
kayes / and among other they founde the kaye
of the gate and opyned it / and than all the bar|ryers
one after another / wherof the lordes had
great marueyle / and &s;pecially &s;ir Gaultier of
Pa&s;chac / he wende they had ben de&abper;ted out of
the ca&s;tell by enchau~tment / &amp; than demau~ded
of them that were about hym howe it might be
The &s;ene&s;chall of Tholous &s;ayd to hym. Sir
&s;urely they can nat be thus gone without they
haue &s;ome &s;ecrete waye vnder the erthe / which
I thynke there be. Thanne all the ca&s;tell was
&s;ought in euery corner / where any &s;uche waye
&s;hulde be. There they founde in a Cellar the
mouthe of the alley open / and there all the lor|des
dyde beholde it / and &s;ir Galtier had great
marueyle therof / and demaunded of the S<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">|ne&s;chall
of Tholous if he knewe before of any
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 span"> &s;ir &abquod; he / I haue herde or this ther|of / 
but I thought nothyng that they wolde ha+ue
thus departed by that waye. By my faythe
quod &s;ir Gaultier / they begone the &s;ame waye
Haue the ca&s;telles of this countre &s;uche ordy|naunce:
Sir quod &s;ir Hughe / there be dyuers
&s;uche ca&s;telles as of olde tyme &abper;teyned to Ray+nalt
of Montabon / that hath &s;uche co~ueyau~ce / 
<PB N="xlix" REF="56">
for whan he and his bretherne kepte warre
agayn&s;t kynge Charlemayne of frannce they
were made all after this maner by the coun|&s;ayle
and aduy&s;e of Maugis theyr co&s;yn / for
when y^e kynge be&s;yeged them by puy&s;&s;aunce
and that they &s;awe they coulde not re&s;y&s;t hym
then they wolde departe without ony leue ta|kynge
by meanes of the&s;e pa&s;&s;ages vnder the
erthe. Surely &s;ayd &s;yr Brews I lawde gret|ly
y^t ordynaunce / I can not &s;ay yf euer I &s;hall
haue ony warre agayn&s;t me or not other by
kynge duke / or by ony other neyghboure that
I haue / but as &s;one as I am retourned in to
my countrey I &s;hall cau&s;e &s;uche a myne to be
made in my ca&s;tell of Pa&s;ac. So thus they to+ke
po&s;&s;e&s;&s;yon of the ca&s;tell and &s;et therin men
of warre to kepe there a gary&s;on / and &s;o then
they wente further towardes y^e ca&s;tell of Con+uall
where E&s;paygnolet of papereaw ba&s;que
was capytayne &amp; with hym a good nombre of
the&s;e pyllers and robbers.</P>
<P>SO the&s;e lordes and theyr company ca|me
to the gary&s;on of Conuall in Ro|be&s;tan
and layde &s;yege therto / &amp; then &s;yr Gaul+tyer
demaunded of the &s;ene&s;hall of Tholous
yf Conuall auncyently perteyned to raynalte
of Monutalban / &amp; he &s;ayd yes / then there is a
caue vnder the grounde &s;ayd &s;yr Gaultyer / &s;yr
that is true &s;ayd &s;yr Brews for by rea&s;on ther
of E&s;paygnolet wanne it the &s;econde tyme &amp;
the owner within it / then fyr Gaultyer &s;ente
for y^e knyght that was owner therof &amp; &s;ayd to
hym / &s;yr it were good ye enfourmed vs of the
myne y^t is out of this ca&s;tell &amp; the y&s;&s;ue therof
Then &s;yr Raymonde of Conuall &s;ayd / &s;yr &s;u|rely
there is a way vnder the grounde for ther
by I was taken and lo&s;t this my ca&s;tel / it was
before of longe tyme decayed &amp; de&s;troyed but
the&s;e robbers newe repayred it / and by y^t way
they came on me / and &s;yr the y&s;&s;ue therof is in
a wood not farre hence / wel &s;ayd &s;yr Gaultyer
all is well / and &s;o .iiii. dayes after he wente to
the &s;ame wood &amp; had with hym .CC. men wel
armed / and when he &s;awe the hole where the
y&s;&s;ue was he cau&s;ed the erthe and bu&s;&s;hes to
be auoyded / and then he lyghted vp many fa|gottes
and &s;ayd to them y^t were ordeyned to
go into the caue / &s;yr folowe this caue &amp; it &s;hal
brynge you in to the hall of Conuall and there
ye &s;hal fynde a dore breke it vp ye are &s;tronge
ynough &s;o to do and to fyght with them with
in / &s;o they entred and came to y^e grece nere to
the hall dore in y^e ca&s;tell / then with grete axes
they &s;trake at the dore &amp; by y^t tyme it was nere
nyght / they within the ca&s;tell made good wat+che
&amp; perceyued howe by the myne they wolde
haue entred in to the ca&s;tell and E&s;paygnolet
was goynge to his re&s;t / then he came thyder / 
and there they ca&s;t &s;tones / benches / and tym|bre
before the caue dore to y^e entente that none
&s;holde entre there thoughe the dore were bro|ken
vp. This was done for other &s;hyfte had
they none of defence / but for all that they with
in the myne anone brake the dore all to peces / 
and yet wer. neuer the nere / for then they had
more to do then they had before / and whe~ they
&s;awe it was impo&s;&s;ible for them to entre there
they retourned agayne to the oo&s;t / and by that
tyme it was myduyght / the~ they &s;hewed what
they had founde &amp; howe they of Conuall had
perceyued them and had &s;o fortefyed the caue
dore that it was not po&s;&s;yble to entre by that
way in to the ca&s;tell.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="39" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the ca&s;telles of Conuall / of
Bygore and of Me&s;nyll were taken
and all they within taken &s;layne and
hanged. Ca. xxxix.</HEAD>
<P>_THen &s;yr Gaultyer of Pa&s;|chat
&s;ente to Ba&s;&s;e for the
grete engyne whiche was
taken downe and brought
thyther &amp; ray&s;ed vp on his
wheles as it &s;holde be / and
al&s;o they apparelled other
in&s;trumentes for y^e a&s;&s;awre / and when al was
redy then &s;yr Gaultyer who gretly de&s;yred to
wynne this ca&s;tell cau&s;ed his Trompettes to
&s;owne to the a&s;&s;awte / there was the &s;ene&s;hall
of Tholou&s;e with his company on y^e one &s;yde
and &s;yr Roger of &s;payne &s;ene&s;hal of Carca&s;&s;o~
on the other &s;yde / al&s;o there was the lorde of
Barbaran / &s;yr Benedic and lorde of Benoch / 
the lorde of the countye of De&s;terac / &s;yr Ray|monde
of ly&s;le and other knyghtes and &s;quy|ers
of the countrey / then they began the &s;awte
and they within to defende them&s;elfe whiche
was nede for they &s;awe them&s;elfe in a harde
parte / they knewe wel how &s;yr Gaultyer wol+de
take none to mercy / therfore they thought
to defende them&s;elfe as longe as they myght &amp;
to &s;ell theyr lyues derely / there the Geneways
cro&s;&s;e bowes &s;hot &s;ore and hurte many with|in
&s;o that there were none within but doubted
gretely / and there &s;yr Gaultyer of Pa&s;ac dyd
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meruayles in armes and &s;ayd to his compa|ny / 
what &s;yr<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> &s;hall the&s;e ra&s;calles holde vs in
hande all this daye thus / yf it were agayn&s;te
good men of armes I wolde not meruayle / for
in them were mo feaces of warre then in the&s;e
ra&s;calles that be within. It is myne entent to
dyne within the ca&s;tell. Nowe it &s;hall be &s;ene
yf ye wyll accomply&s;&s;he my de&s;yre / with tho&s;e
wordes &s;uche as de&s;yred his good wyl aduau~+ced
them&s;elfe forthe / they toke many ladders &amp;
&s;et them vp agayn&s;t the wall where as the en|gyne
&s;tode with the cro&s;&s;e bowes / who &s;hot &s;o
fyer&s;ly that none within dur&s;t &s;hew them&s;elfe
Thus by clene a&s;&s;awte y^e Fren&s;&s;he men entred
in to y^e ca&s;tel of Conual theyr &s;wordes in theyr
handes cha&s;ynge theyr enemyes / &amp; there were
many &s;layne &amp; the other taken / then euery ma~
entred in at y^e gates / then it was demaunded
of &s;yr Gaultyer what &s;holde be done with the~
that were taken. By &s;aynt George &s;ayd he / I
wyll they be all hanged / and incontynent his
commaundement was done / and E&s;paygnoy
let began fyr&s;t. So the lordes dyned in the ca|&s;tel / 
and the other people in the towne / &amp; there
they taryed all that day<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">. And &s;yr Gaultyer de+lyuered
agayne to y^e lorde of Conuall his tow+ne
&amp; ca&s;tell / &amp; then ordeyned to departe thens.</P>
<P>THus after the takynge of the ca&s;tell of
Conuall as ye haue herde / the Fren&s;&s;h
men wente to another holde called Ma&s;tull
whiche had done grete domage to y^e countrey
with other &amp; there they made a&s;&s;awte / &amp; they
w^tin defended them&s;elfe / but y^t was not longe
for by clene a&s;&s;awte they were wonne and the
ca&s;tell al&s;o / and all that was within &s;layne &amp;
hanged vp. And when they of Ratchfort and
of other ca&s;telles knewe howe &s;yr Gaultyer
had wonne &s;o many ca&s;telles / and that he toke
none to mercy / but outher &s;layne or hanged / 
they doubted moche for comynge to the &s;ame
ende / wherfore they departed in y^e nyght tyme
I can not tell whether they wente vnder the
grounde or aboue / for bytwene y^e ca&s;tell of Ro+chefort
and the ca&s;tell of Royr were caues vn|der
the erthe / for auncyently they perteyned to
Raynolde of Mountalban. So the Fren&s;&s;h|men
founde the&s;e ca&s;telles clene voyde when
they came thyder / then they newely repeopled
it with men of warre &amp; prouy&s;yon. Then they
toke theyr way towarde Tholous to go in to
Bygore / for on y^e fronter of Tarbe there were
two ca&s;telles the one called Thedos Iulyan / 
and the other Nauaret whiche gretely trauay+led
the countrey and y^e good towne of Tarbe
and the londes of the lorde Dauchyn.</P>
<P>_WHen &s;yr Gaultyer of Pa&s;ac and the lor+des
of Fraunce and of Languedoc had
well refre&s;&s;hed theym in the Cyte of
Tholous then they departed &amp; toke the waye
in to Bygore / and &s;o came before the ca&s;tell of
ledos Iuly a~ / &amp; there taryed &amp; &s;ayd they wolde
goo no further tyll they had wonne it / thyder
came to &s;yr Gaultyer of Pa&s;ac y^e Sene&s;hal of
Nob<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">&s;an perteynynge to the Erle of Foys for
&s;yr Gaultyer had &s;ente for hym to helpe to dry+ue
out of the countrey the pyllers and robbers
who had renne as well in the countrey of No|be&s;&s;an
as in other places. Al&s;o y^e Erle of Foys
con&s;ented that he &s;holde &s;o do / or elles he dur&s;t
not haue done &s;o / they were before dos Iulya~
xv. dayes or they had it / y^t ca&s;tell was &s;tronge
and a good capytayne therin a &s;quyer of Ga&s;|coyn
called Bruer de Brome. &para;Howbeit
they at the la&s;t hadde it / not by a&s;&s;awte / but by
treaty / they within departed theyr lyues and
goodes &s;aued. And al&s;o they were fal&s;ely con|uayed
to Lowrde by a &s;quyre called Bertram
of Mountdyghen. And when the&s;e lordes of
Fraunce had Dos Iulyen then they toke ad|uy&s;e
whether they myght kepe it &s;tyll or ra&s;e
it downe to the erthe / then it was coun&s;ayled
to bete it downe bycau&s;e of them of Lowrde
who were crafty and &s;ubtyle / fearynge y^t whe~
they &s;holde be gone that they wolde wynne it
agayne / &s;o it was better downe and as yet the
&s;tones lye on a hepe &amp; lykely neuer to be buyl|ded
agayne / thus became of Dos Iulyan / the~
they wente before Nauaret wherin there was
al&s;o companyons adue~turers who had kepte
it more then a yere / &amp; when they knewe howe
they of dos Iulya~ were departed in lyke wy&s;e
dyde they and had a &s;aufconduyte &amp; wente to
lowrde whiche was theyr chefe refuge for they
knewe well no man wolde &s;eke the~ there with
out they wolde le&s;e theyr payne for y^e ca&s;tell of
Lowrde was impo&s;&s;yble to be taken by force.</P>
<P>_WHen the Fren&s;&s;he men had ra&s;ed the
ca&s;tel of Dos Iulya~ / then they wente
to Nauaret and founde it all voyde / 
then it was ordeyned to be beten downe &amp; &s;o it
was / Wherof they of Tarbe were nothynge
my&s;content / for y^t gary&s;on had done the~ grete
domage / then they wente to the ca&s;tell of Dau+chen
in Bygore &s;tandynge amonge the moun+taynes
in the entre of Byerne. And there they
<PB N="l" REF="57">
were a .xv. dayes and in that &s;ea&s;on made dy|uers
a&s;&s;awtes and wanne the ba&s;e courte and
al theyr hor&s;es / but there was a &s;tronge towre
on the rocke y^t coulde not be wonne. And whe~
the lordes &s;awe howe they lo&s;t there but theyr
payne / &amp; y^t Wyllyam Morenton who kepte y^e
holde wolde not yelde it vp / nor &s;ell it / nor her|ke~
to no treatye / the~ they departed &amp; retourned
to Tarbe / &amp; then &s;yr Ganltyer of Pa&s;&s;ac gaue
leue to all his men of warre to departe / &amp; they
were payde of theyr wages / or had &s;uffycyent
&s;ygnement / &s;o y^t they were plea&s;ed / &amp; he wente
to Carca&s;&s;on and theraboute / and refre&s;&s;hed
hym. And whyle he lay there / tydynges came
to hym out of Fraunce and a co~maundement
fro the kynge that he &s;holde drawe to the gary+&s;on
of Bounteuyll Xainton on the marches of
Burdeloys &amp; Poyctou / whiche gary&s;on was
kepte by a capytayne called Saynt Foy a ga&s;+coyne.
And it was &s;ayd in fraunce y^t &s;yr Iohn~
Harpedan &s;ene&s;hall of Burdeaus made a gre+te
a&s;&s;emble of men of warre at Lyborne to ray+&s;e
the ba&s;tydes y^t they of Poictou &amp; of Xainton
hadde layde before Bounteuyll. To the kyn|ges
commaundement obeyed &s;yr Gaultyer as
it was rea&s;on and toke with hym a .lx. &s;peres
and a .C. cro&s;&s;e bowes Geneuoys / and &s;o de|parted
fro Carca&s;&s;on / &amp; pa&s;&s;ed by Rouergue / 
Agen / and co&s;ted Pierregourt and &s;o came to
Bounteuyll and founde there the &s;ene&s;halles
of Rochel / of Poictou / of Pierregourt / and of
Dagen and a grete nombre of men of warre.
&para;In farre countres it maye be well meruay|led
of the noble royalme of Fraunce / therin is
&s;o many Cytees / townes / ca&s;telles / whiche be
without nombre / and that as well in farte par+tyes
therof / as in the harte of the royalme / ye
&s;hall fynde goynge from the cyte of Tholous
to the cyte of Burdeaus &s;tondynge on the ry|uer
of Garon. Fyr&s;t Langurant / Rions / Cal|diac / 
Bangou / &s;aynt Macayre / the ca&s;tell of
Dorthe / Candoch / Geronde / larull myllant / 
&s;aynt Ba&s;yll / Marmande / Co~mont / Tannus
Lemnas / Dagenes / Montour / Agyllon / tho|uars / 
porte &s;aynt Mary / clermont / Agen / am|byllart / 
ca&s;tell &s;ara&s;yne / Iehedo / verdun / and
vell mote / and then takynge the way by the ry+uere
of Dordone whiche falleth in to Garon / 
ye &s;hall fynde the&s;e ca&s;telles on the one &s;yde &amp;
on y^e other. Brouech / Frou&s;ach / liborne / &s;aynt
Milion / Chatellon / the mote / &s;aynt Pe&s;ant / 
Montremell / &amp; &s;aynt Foy / Bergerach / Mort+quinormons / 
and the ca&s;tell oftene. And the&s;e
ca&s;tels &s;ome were Engly&s;&s;he &amp; &s;ome Fren&s;&s;he
&amp; &s;o contynewed all the warre &s;ea&s;on / the Ga&s;+coynes
wolde haue had it none otherwy&s;e to
haue cho&s;en / for in .xx. yere they neuer made
othe nor promy&s;e to ony man / true it was of y^e
Ga&s;coynes. Fyr&s;t by theyr meanes kynge Ed+warde
had chefe po&s;&s;e&s;&s;yon of Ga&s;coyne / and
al&s;o the prynce his &s;one and after they put the
agayne fro it as it is clerely conteyned in this
hy&s;tory / &amp; by the good wyt &amp; aduyce of kynge
Charles &s;one to kynge Iohn~ / he drewe to his
loue by fayre meanes &amp; grete gyftes y^e grette&s;t
lordes of all Ga&s;coyne / as y^e erle of Armynake
&amp; the lorde Dalbret. The prynce lo&s;t them by
pryde / for I Iohan Froy&s;arde who wrote this
hy&s;tory the &s;ame &s;ea&s;on that I was at Buroe|aus / 
&amp; y^t the prynce wente in to Spayne y^e En+gly&s;&s;he
me~ were &s;o prowde y^t they &s;et nothyng
by ony nacyon but by theyr owne / for the gen|tylmen
of Ga&s;coyne &amp; of Acquitayne &s;uche as
lo&s;t theyr goodes in y^e warre / yet they coulde
gete no maner of offyce in theyr coun<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">rees / for
the Engly&s;&s;hemen &s;ayd they were not worthy
nor able to haue ony wherwith they were &s;ore
grudged in theyr myndes / and when they my+ght
they &s;hewed it for bycau&s;e of the hardnes
that y^e Erle of Armynacke &amp; the lorde Dalbret
founde in y^e prince / they for&s;oke hym &amp; became
Fren&s;&s;he / &amp; &s;o dyde dyuers other knyghtes &amp;
&s;quyers of Ga&s;coyne / kynge Phylyp of Frau~+ce / 
&amp; kynge Iohn~ his &s;one had lo&s;t the~ by pry|de
&amp; hyghe mynde / in lyke wy&s;e &s;o dyde y^e prin+ce
&amp; kynge Charles wynne them by fayrnes / 
by larges and humylyte / for &s;o wolde Ga&s;coy+nes
be delte withall / &amp; kynge Charles to the
entente that the loue of the&s;e lordes &s;holde the
longer contynewe / he made a maryage bytwe+ne
the &s;y&s;ter of the lady I&s;abell of Burbon / &amp;
the lorde Dalbret / &amp; bytwene them were fayre
chyldren / &amp; for this cau&s;e the loue endured the
longer / &amp; on a tyme at Paris where as I was
I herde the lorde Dalbret &s;peke a worde / whi+che
I well noted / but I byleue he &s;pake it but
in &s;porte / howbeit he &s;pake it in grete &s;adnes
to a knyght of Brytayne who had &s;erued hym
before / for the knyght had demaunded hym of
y^e bu&s;ynes of his countrey / &amp; howe he was con+tente
to be fren&s;&s;he / he an&s;wered and &s;ayd / I
thanke god I do metely well / howbeit I had
more money / &amp; my me~ al&s;o / whe~ we made war
for the kynge of Englonde then we haue now
for when we rode forthe at aduenture we fou~|de
euer &s;ome ryche merchaunt other of Tho|lous / 
Condon / or Bergerath lyghtely there
was no day but we gate cuer &s;ome good pray
<PB REF="58">
Then we were fre&s;&s;he &amp; Ioly / &amp; nowe we be
as deed then the knyght began to laughe and
&s;ayd truely this is a lyfe of Ga&s;coynes / lyght+ly
they wolde euer haue other me~nes domage
Therfore I that harde the&s;e wordes &s;ay as I
thought y^t the lorde Dalbret repented hym in
y^t he was become fren&s;&s;he as y^e lorde of Mu&s;y|dent
Ga&s;coyne who was taken at the batayle
of Anne<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> / &amp; &s;ware in to the handes of the duke
of Aniow y^t he wolde come to Parys / and be|come
fren&s;&s;he euer after / &s;o he came to Paris &amp;
kynge Charles made hym good chere / but for
all y^t euer the kynge dyd / y^e lorde of Mu&s;ydent
departed agayne fro Parys without ony leue
&amp; wente in to his cou~trey &amp; became agayne En+gly&s;&s;he / 
&amp; brake all y^e promy&s;es y^t he had made
with the duke of Aniow. In lykewy&s;e &s;o dyde
the lorde of Rou&s;en / the lorde of Duras / &amp; the
lorde of Languerant. Suche is the nacyon of
Ga&s;coyne they be not &s;table / for they loue yet
the Engly&s;&s;he men better then the fren&s;&s;heme~
for theyr warre agayn&s;t y^e Fren&s;&s;he men were
more profytabe for them then agayn&s;t the En|gly&s;&s;he
men / this is the pryncypall incydent y^t
moo&s;t inclyneth them therto.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="40" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the kynge of Cypres was
&s;layne and murdred in his bedde by
his owne broder by exhortacyon and
corrupcyon of the infydelles / for the
bountye &amp; hardnes that was in hym
Capitulum .xl.</HEAD>
<P>_IN this &s;ame &s;ea&s;on there ca+me
other tydynges i~ to frau~+cefor
th<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">der came kyng Lyo~
of Armony / not w^t no grete
company / but as a man cha+&s;ed
out of his royalme wher+of
he was kynge / by the tur|kes / 
&amp; al his royalme was wonne / excepte one
ca&s;tel &s;tandynge on y^e &s;ee / called Courthe / whi+che
was kepte by the Gen<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">uoys / bycau&s;e that
ca&s;tell was the key / y&s;&s;ue &amp; entre by the &s;ee / to
go to Alexandria / &amp; in to the Sowdans londe
for the&s;e Geneuoys gothe a marchaundy&s;e by
the meanes of truage y^t they pay in to Rude / &amp;
in to Pre&s;ter Iohn~s londe / and in euery place
they are welcome / bycau&s;e of y^e golde &amp; &s;yluer
y^t they brought thyder / &amp; for other merchau~dy
&s;e y^t they exchaunge in Alexandria / in Cayr / in
Damas / &amp; in other places amonge the Sara
&s;yns / for in &s;uche maner the worlde is gouer|ued / 
for y^t is not in one countrey is in another
&amp; therby euery thynge is knowen / &amp; the Gene|uoys
be tho&s;e y^t furthe&s;t doth aduenture theyr
merchau~dy&s;e. They be lordes of y^e portes of y^e
&s;e aboue y^e Veni&s;ia~s / &amp; more feared &amp; doubted
amonge the &s;ara&s;yns the~ ony other people on
the &s;ee / they be valyaunt men &amp; of grete entre|pry&s;e.
A Galy well furny&s;&s;hed of y^e Geneuoys
dare well a&s;&s;ay .iiii. Galeys of the Sara&s;yns
The turke &amp; Tartaryes &s;holde do moche do|mage
to cry&s;tendome yf the Geneuoys were
not / bycau&s;e they be renomed to be chefe lor|des
of the &s;ee / marchynge on infydelles / ther|fore
they haue euer .l. Galeys &amp; grete &s;hyppes
rynnynge on the &s;ee to defende the Iles / as y^e
Ile of Cypres the Ile of Rodes / y^e Ile do&s;tye
&amp; all the boundes of the &s;ee &amp; Grece vnto Tur|kye / 
&amp; they haue the towne &amp; ca&s;tel of Pere &s;to~+dynge
on the &s;ee before Con&s;tantyne le noble / 
whiche is kepte at theyr co&s;t &amp; charge / &amp; .iii. or
iiii. tymes euery yere it is refre&s;&s;hed with y^t / y^t
is nece&s;&s;ary / the Tartaryes &amp; Turkes haue
dyuers tymes a&s;&s;ayed to gete it / but they coul+de
neuer attayne therto / for they haue euer lo&s;t
there more then they haue wonne / for y^e ca&s;tell
of Pere &s;tondeth on a rocke / &amp; there is but one
entre / whiche the Geneuoys gretely dyde for|tefye.
Al&s;o the Geneuoys haue the towne &amp; ca|&s;tell
of Ia&s;on / whiche is ryght noble &amp; a grete
profyte to them &amp; to other nere countres of cry+&s;tendome / 
for yf Pere / Ia&s;on / Stycye / &amp; Ro|des
were not with the ayde of the Geneuoys / 
the infydelles wolde &s;oone come to Gaiet / yea
&amp; to Naples / to the porte of Cornet / &amp; to Rome
but y^e &s;ayd gary&s;ons / whiche alwayes be well
prouyded for with men of warre / &amp; Geneuoys
with the &s;hyppes &amp; galeys are euer redy to de+fende
them / wherfore the Turkes dare not ad+uenture
on that partyes / but y^t they do is on y^e
fronters of Con&s;tantyne le noble / &amp; towarde
Hungery / yf the noble kynge of Cypres Peter
of Lie&s;ieguen who was &s;o noble &amp; valynnt a
prynce &amp; had conquered y^e grete cyte of Alexa~|drie
&amp; Satalye yf he had lyued longer he wol+de
haue gyuen the Sowdan &amp; Turkes &s;o mo+che
a do / that &s;yth Godfrey of Boloyns dayes
they had neuer &s;o moche / &amp; y^t ryght wel knewe
the Turkes / &amp; Tartaryes / &amp; infydelles / &s;uche
as knewe his prowes &amp; hygh dedes / &amp; therfore
to haue hym dy&s;troyed they made merchaun|dy&s;e
with the kynges broder called Iaquet y^t
he &s;holde &s;lee the kynge his broder / &amp; &s;o he dyd
for he &s;lewe him in his bed / whiche was a fow+le
dede for bloode / to &s;lee &s;o valyaunt a ma~ as
was the kynge of Cypres / who intended and
<PB N="li" REF="58">
ymagened nyght &amp; day on none other thynge
but how he myght wynne the holy londe / &amp; to
haue it out of the handes of y^e infydelles / &amp; &s;yr
Phelyp of May&s;yeres chauncellour to Peter
of Lie&s;iegnen kynge of Cypres wrote on his
tombe as it foloweth / the copy wherof is in y^e
chapytre hou&s;e of the freer Cele&s;tynes in Pa|ris
Peter of Lie&s;iegnen y^e .vi. kyng latyne of
Iheru&s;ale~ after Godfrey of Boloyne / &amp; kynge
of Cypres / who by his grete prowes &amp; hyghe
empry&s;e toke by batayle at his co&s;t the&s;e Cy|tees.
Alexandrie in Egypte / Triple in Surie
Layas in Armony / Sytalie in Turkye / &amp; dy+uers
other Cytees &amp; ca&s;telles on y^e infydelles
&amp; enemyes of the lawe of Ihe&s;u Cry&s;t (Anima+eius
requie&s;cat in pace) &para;And when the Ge|neuoys
who loued hym gretely as it was rea+&s;on / 
when they knewe of his dethe they prepa|red
.vii. Galyes &amp; &s;ente them in to Cypres &amp; to+ke
there perforce the cyte of Samago&s;e &amp; Ia|quet
within it / &amp; ouer ranne the be&s;t parte of y^e
royalme / &amp; wolde haue de&s;troyed the royalme
but bycau&s;e there were &s;tronge townes &amp; for|tre&s;&s;es
to kepe fronter warre agayn&s;t the tur|kes / 
therfore they lefte them &s;tyl in the mennes
handes of the countre / excepte the cyte of Sa|mago&s;e / 
whiche they kepte &s;tyll &amp; fortefyed it / 
but when they wanne it fyr&s;te they had there
grete ryches / &amp; &s;o they ledde with them to Ge|nes
this Iaquet who had murdred his broder
True it was this kyng of Cypres had a fayre
&s;one whom they maryed &amp; crowned kynge / &amp;
put this Iaquet in to &s;trayte pry&s;on / &amp; wolde
not put hym to dethe / &amp; kepte &s;tyll in theyr ha~|des
Samago&s;e / I knowe not yf they kepe it
as yet or no / then within a &s;ea&s;on after y^e yon|ge
kynge of Cypres dyed in his bed / wherof y^e
Geneuoys were &s;ore dy&s;plea&s;ed / but they coul+de
not amende it / &s;o y^e lande was without ony
heyre / I can not tell who gouerneth it nowe / 
but the &s;ame yere y^t I was in the erle of Foys
hou&s;e / it was &s;hewed me by a knyght of Biern
the lorde of Valenchyn / howe the Geneuoys
had a grete parte of the lande / &amp; helde &s;tyl Sa+mago&s;e / 
&amp; how they of the countrey had crow+ned
to theyr kynge / the &s;ayd Iaquet for lacke
of other heyre / I can not tell by what meanes
he came out of pry&s;on &amp; out of the handes of y^e
Geneuoys / when the &s;ayd kynge Lyon of Ar|mony
came fyr&s;t in to Fraunce / y^e kynge there
&amp; the lordes made hym good chere / as it was
rea&s;on / for he was come thyder out of a farre
countre / &amp; &s;o by hym &amp; his was knowen tydyn+ges
of the royalme of Grece / &amp; of the Empyre
of Con&s;tantyne le noble / for he was examyned
of the puy&s;&s;aunce of y^e Turkes &amp; of the Tarca+ries
who had put hym out of his royalme / he
an&s;wered &amp; &s;ayd y^t the grete Taco~ of Tarcarie
had alway made hym warre / &amp; it was he y^t had
put him out of his royalme / the~ he was demau+ded
yf y^t Tacon of Tartarie were puys;&s;aunt / 
ye truely &s;ayd he / for by his puy&s;&s;aunce with
the puy&s;&s;aunce of the &s;owdan he hath &s;ubdued
the emperoure of Con&s;tantyne le noble kepte
the lawes of the Tartaries. The kyng an&s;we+red
&amp; &s;ayd nay. But the Tacon of Tactarie &amp;
the &s;owdan haue longe made warre agayn&s;t
the Emperour of Con&s;tantyne le noble / at the
la&s;t he was fayne to make his ende or elles he
coulde haue no peas / whiche emperour of Co~+&s;tantyne
le noble was &s;one to my lady Mary
of Burbon / &amp; &s;one to the emperour Hugues of
le&s;iegne~ / whiche emperour was fayne to giue
his doughter in maryage <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">o y^e &s;one of y^e Taco~
of Tarcarie. Howbeit the emperour abydeth
&s;tyll in his cry<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">te~ lawe / &amp; all is by rea&s;on of co+myctyon
of this maryage. The~ it was demau~+ded
of hym what y^e erle Co<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="2 letters">er of Sauoy dyd
in y^t countrey &s;eyng he was &s;o valyaunt a ma~
&amp; had &s;o grete a puy&s;&s;aunce / then the kynge an+&s;wered
&amp; &s;ayd / y^t when the erle of Sauoy was
in y^e empyre of Hu~gry &amp; made warre agayn&s;t
the turkes &amp; tartaryes / there by his valyaunt+nes
he conquered on the Tartaryes / &amp; on the
Sowdans lande two good townes / as Cali|pole / 
&amp; Lobeme / &amp; lefte men there to kepe them
&amp; after the retourne of the erle of Sauoy / the
townes were kepte &s;tyll cry&s;te~ as longe as the
good kynge of Cypres lyued / but as &s;oone as
the Sowdan &amp; the Tacon of Tartarie knew
of his dethe / they feared nothynge the Empe|of
Con&s;tantyne le noble / but ray&s;ed an army
of a .C.M. hor&s;emen / &amp; &s;o came &amp; ranne before
Co~&s;tantyne le noble / &amp; fro thens they wente &amp;
be&s;yeged Calipole / &amp; conquered it perforce / &amp;
&s;lewe all the cry&s;ten men y^t were within it / &amp;
had made &s;o grete warre agayn&s;t the Empe|rour
of Co~&s;tantyne le noble y^t all his puy&s;&s;au~|ce
coulde not re&s;y&s;t the~ / but they forbare hym
by rea&s;on of his doughter whom the &s;one of y^e
grete tacon coueted to haue in maryage / whi|che
is a harde ca&s;e for the tyme to come / for the
offycers of the Tacon be as now in the cyte of
Con&s;tantyne le noble / &s;o y^t the grekes there ly+ue
vnder the~ / &amp; by truage / &amp; yf the kynges cry|&s;ten
put not therto a remedy / or at lengthe the
matter &s;hall go &s;o euyll y^t the Turkes &amp; Tar|taries
&s;hall conquere all Grece / &amp; tourne it to
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theyr byleue / for &s;o they make theyr auauntes / 
they do mocke the popes / wherof one is at Ro+me / 
&amp; another at Auignyon. They &s;ay y^t the .ii
goddes of cry&s;tendome warreth eche agayn&s;t
other / wherby they afferme our lawe to be the
more feble &amp; the lyghter to be dy&s;troyed / &amp; con+dempned / 
they lay therto rea&s;on in y^t they that
&s;holde cxalte the cry&s;ten fayth / are y^e fyr&s;t that
myny&s;&s;heth it / &amp; dy&s;troy it / then it was demau~+ded
of the kynge of Armony whether that the
Sowdan / &amp; the Tacon of tartarie were .ii. of
the grette&s;t prynces amonge the infydelles y^t
were knowen with the Grekes / the kynge an|&s;wered
&amp; &s;ayd / nay &s;urely / they be not y^e grete&s;t
for alwayes the turkes are more noble / more
greter / more &s;age / &amp; more redoubted in warre
as longe as they haue a good heed and gouer+nour / 
as they haue had this .C. yere / for thou|ghe
y^e Tacon of Tartarie holde in &s;ubieccyon
the Emperoure of Con&s;tantyne le noble / yet y^e
lorde of Turkey holdeth in lykewy&s;e y^e Taco~
&amp; this lorde of Turkey is called Lamoraba|qum / 
&amp; to &s;ay the trouthe he is a valyaunt ma~
in armes / &amp; a wy&s;e man in his lawe of Lamo|rabaquin
I co~playne me not / for he neuer dyd
me hurte / for he hath alwayes kepte his warre
agayn&s;t the Emperoure of Hungery. Then y^e
lordes of Fraunce demaunded of hym yf this
Lamorabaqum were &s;o grete / &amp; &s;o feared as
he &s;ayd / ye truely &s;ayd the kynge of Armony / 
and more then I &s;peke of / for the Emperour of
Co~&s;tantyne le noble / &amp; the Emperoure of Hu~|gery
feareth hym in lykewy&s;e doth the Sow+dan
of Babylon / &amp; the Tacon of Tartarie / &amp;
as I haue herde &s;ay of y^e Tartaryes / y^t Tacon
wolde or this tyme further haue put vnder y^e
Emperoure of Con&s;tantyne le noble / but for
doubte of Lamorabaqum / y^e Tacon knoweth
hym &amp; his nature &s;o well / for as &s;one as he kno+weth
one gretter then hym&s;elfe / he wyll neuer
haue ioy tyl he haue put hym vnder / Wherfore
the Tacon wyll not do to Co~&s;tantyne le noble
y^t he myght well do yf he wolde / then he was
demaunded yf this Lamorabaquin had ony
grete power of men / y^e kynge &s;ayd / ye &s;urely / 
for in .xxx. yere where &s;oeuer he wente / he had
euer in his company a .C.M. hor&s;es alwayes
lodged in y^e feldes / and neuer entreth in to ony
towne / &amp; for his garde he hath euer .xx.M. tur+kes
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> where&s;o euer he goeth he hath his fader
with hym / &amp; he hym&s;elfe is of a .lx. yere of age / 
&amp; his fader .lxxx. &amp; .x. &amp; he loueth moche y^e fren|&s;he
language / &amp; &s;uche as cometh thens / he de|&s;yreth
to &s;e all the grete lordes of y^e worlde / &amp; y^e
fren&s;&s;he kynge &amp; his e&s;tate &amp; ordre / &amp; one &s;peke
to hym of Fraunce he is well content. Then y^e
kynge was demau~ded why y^e Lamorabaqum
&s;uffred y^e Tacon in peas &s;yth he was &s;o grete
an Emperour / bycau&s;e &s;ayd y^e kynge y^t the Ta+con
feareth hym &amp; dare make hym no warre / &amp;
al&s;o there be certayne townes &amp; portes in Tar+tarie
y^t yerely payeth trybute to Lamoraba|quin / 
&amp; al&s;o they are al of one lawe / &amp; they wyl
not lyghtly dy&s;troy theyr owne lawe / &amp; he mer+uayleth
gretely of y^e warre amonge cry&s;te~ me~
howe eche of them dy&s;troyeth other / wherfore
he is often in mynde to come in to cry&s;te~dome
&amp; to wyn all before hym I wolde he had won
my la~de rather the~ y^e Tacon / for it had ben bet+ter
for me / he was demau~ded why / &amp; he an&s;we+&s;wered
&amp; &s;ayd. Lamorabaquin is a lorde of no+ble
co~dycyon / &amp; yf he were .xxx. yere yonger he
were lykely to make grete co~que&s;tes where as
he wolde employ his warre / for when he hath
wonne a countrey / towne / or &s;ygnory / he de&s;y|reth
nothynge but truage / &amp; leueth &s;tyll euery
man in his owne byleue / &amp; he putteth neuer no
ma~ fro his herytage / he de&s;yreth nothynge but
the &s;ouerayne domynacyon / Wherfore I &s;aye
yf he had conquered y^e royalme of Armony / as
the Tartaries haue &s;uffered me in peas / &amp; my
royalme &s;tyll in our owne byleue by knowled
gynge hym as my &s;ouerayne / as other grete
lordes do / y^t marche nere hym / as the Grekes &amp;
Tracyens who take hym for theyr &s;ouerayne
lorde / wherby they are out of doubte of the &s;o|ueraynte
of the Sowdan / &amp; of the Tacon of
Tartarie / the lorde of Satalie / &amp; the lorde de+la
Palice / &amp; the lorde of Hawlte lodge / the&s;e
.iii. lordes &amp; theyr landes are in peas by rea&s;on
of a truage y^t they pay to Lamorabaquin / ther
is no Turke nor Tartarien y^t dare do the~ ony
wronge or domage / then it was demau~ded of
y^e kynge of Armony yf his lande were &s;o clere|ly
lo&s;t that it myght not be recouered agayne / 
truely &s;ayd the kynge it is without recouery / 
without the puy&s;&s;aunce of cry&s;tendome come
thyder &s;tronger the~ the Turkes &amp; Tartaries
for as I haue &s;ayd / the ferther they come for|warde / 
more they are lykely to co~quere / for ex|cepte
one towne called Courth / whiche is the
fyr&s;t towne of the royalme of Armony / &amp; is as
yet in the cry&s;ten mennes handes / al y^e re&s;ydue
of y^e royalme is in y^e infydels handes / &amp; where
as y^e chyrches were wonte to be / there they &s;et
vp theyr ydolles &amp; theyr mawmettes / then it
was demaunded if the towne of Courth were
&s;tronge / ye truely &s;ayd y^e kynge / it wyll not be
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wonne without it be by lo~ge &s;yege / or elles be|trayed / 
for it &s;tandeth nere to the &s;ee in a drye
place bytwene .ii. rockes / whiche ca~ not be ap|proched / 
for yf y^t Turkes or Tartaries had it
in theyr ha~des &amp; another good towne not ferre
thens called Adelphe / all Grece were dy&s;troy|ed / 
&amp; Hungery &s;holde haue moche a do. Then
it was demaunded yf Hungery marched nere
to Tartarie &amp; to the Turkes / the kynge &s;ayd / 
ye truely &amp; nerer to the Turkes &amp; Lamoraba|quin
then to ony other / then the lordes &s;ayd / it
is grete meruayle y^e Lamorabaquin &s;uffereth
hym to be in re&s;t &s;yth he marcheth &s;oo nere to
Hungery / &amp; he beynge &s;o valyaunt a man &amp; &s;o
grete a conquerour. In the name of god &s;ayd
the kynge of Armony / or this tyme he hath &s;tu+dyed
as moche as he myght how to haue done
domage to the royalme of Hungery / &amp; yf an in+cydent
had not ben or this / he had ben farre in
the countrey of Hungery / he was demaunded
what incydent it was / &amp; the kynge &s;ayd I &s;hal
&s;hewe you.</P>
</DIV1>
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<HEAD>&para;Howe the kynge of Armony was
examyned / &amp; howe .xxx.M. Turkes
were &s;layne &amp; dy&s;troyed in the royal|me
of Hungery. Ca. xli.</HEAD>
<P>_WHen Lamordbaquin &s;aw y^t all y^e
lordes y^t marched nere to hym fe|red
&amp; doubted hi~ what for his co~|que&s;tes
&amp; prowes / &amp; how y^t al the
bou~des of y^e &s;ee to hu~gery obeyed
to hym / al&s;o he &s;aw wel how y^e valyaunt kyng
of Hungery Frederycke was deed / &amp; how the
royalme was fallen to a woma~ / wherfore he
aduy&s;ed hym to conquere y^t royalme / &amp; &s;o ma|de
a grete &s;omons in Turkye / and &s;uche as he
&s;ente for came to hym / &amp; &s;o the~ this Lamoraba|quin
went forthe &amp; lodged in y^e playnes of Sa+talie
bytwene Palice &amp; Haulte lodge / to gyue
more feare to his enemyes / &amp; his entencyo~ was
to entre in to y^e royalme of Hu~gery / &amp; bycau&s;e
y^t Hungery is a royalme &amp; cou~trey clo&s;ed &amp; en+<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">yronned
w^t hygh rockes &amp; mou~taynes / wher+by
it is y^e &s;tronger / the~ he &s;ente before hym his
amba&s;&s;adours &amp; heraldes w^t a mulet charged
w^t wylle / &amp; he co~maunded the~ to go in to Hun|gery
to y^e erle of Lazaran who&s;e la~des lyeth by
twene y^e mountaynes of Melcabe &amp; of Robee / 
whiche way he purpo&s;ed his army &s;holde pas
&amp; to &s;hewe hym how he co~maunded hym yf he
thynke to lyue in re&s;t / and to haue his lande in
peas y^t he obey to vs / in lykewy&s;e as the lorde
of Palice &amp; the lorde of Satalie / &amp; the lorde of
Haulte lodge hath done / &amp; y^t he open &amp; gyue vs
fre pa&s;&s;age thrughe his landes / &amp; yf he &s;ay &s;<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ay
&amp; be rebell agayn&s;t vs / then &s;hewe hym on our
behalfe y^t I &s;hall brynge as many men to dy|&s;troy
his cou~trey as there be graynes of mylle
in the &s;acke. The amba&s;&s;adours departed wel
i~&s;tructed of y^t they &s;holde do / &amp; &s;o rode by theyr
iourneys tyll they came in to Hungery in to y^e
lande of the erle Lazaran / &amp; &s;ou~de hym in a ca+&s;tell
of his called Archforme / &amp; the erle lyke a
&s;age lorde receyued the&s;e amba&s;&s;adours right
&s;wetely &amp; made the~ / good chere / but he had mer+uayle
when he &s;awe entre in to his courte the
mule charged with a &s;acke / &amp; wy&s;t not what it
was / he thought it had ben golde or precyous
&s;tones y^t Lamorabaquin had &s;ente to hym / to
drawe hym therby to con&s;ente to &s;uffre hym to
haue fre pa&s;&s;age thrugh his cou~trey / howbeit
he &s;ayd to hym&s;elfe y^t he wolde neuer be corru+pted
for no maner of ryches y^t &s;holde be pre&s;en+ted
to hym. The~ the&s;e me&s;&s;agers came before
the erle &amp; &s;ayd / &s;yr of Lazaran vnder&s;ta~de / we
be &s;ente fro the hyghe &amp; redoubted lorde &amp; &s;oue+rayne
kynge Lamorabaquin lorde of Turkye
w^t the apertenau~ces / &amp; we &s;ay to you on his be+halfe
y^t he co~mau~deth you to come to his obey
&s;aunce / in lyke maner as ye knowe y^t your ney+ghbours
haue done / as the lorde de la Palice
y^e lorde of Haulte lodge / &amp; the lorde of Satalie
haue done to hym homage / &amp; y^t ye open to hym
the pa&s;&s;ages of your countrey / yf ye thynge to
lyue in re&s;t / &amp; in your &s;o doynge ye &s;hall de&s;er|ue
gretely his grace &amp; loue / &amp; yf ye rebell and
di&s;obey we are charged to &s;ay to you y^t our lor+de
Lamorabaquin wyl brynge in to your cou~+trey
mo me~ of armes then there be graynes of
mylle in this &s;acke / &amp; therw^t they opened y^e &s;a<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">
&amp; &s;hewed hym what was w^tin it / &amp; when y^e erle
of Lazaran vnder&s;tode y^e amba&s;&s;adoure of La+moraba~quin / 
&amp; determyned in hym&s;elfe to an|&s;were
temporatly / &amp; wolde not dy&s;couer his
thought &s;odaynly but &s;ayd / clo&s;e vp y^e &s;acke I
&s;e ryght wel what is therin / &amp; I haue well har+de
what thynge Lamorabaquin demaundeth
of me / &amp; w^tin the&s;e .iii. dayes I &s;hall make you
an a~&s;were / for his reque&s;t demau~deth cou~&s;ayl
they an&s;wered &amp; &s;ayd / &s;yr ye &s;peke wel / &s;o tru|&s;tyng
to haue an<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">&s;were they taryed there .iii.
dayes. Now &s;hall I &s;hewe you what y^e erle of
Lazaran dyd in y^e &s;pace of the&s;e .iii. dayes / he
&s;ent &amp; &abpro;uyded in to y^e ca&s;tell mo then .ii.M. ca+po~s
&amp; he~nes &amp; clo&s;ed the~ vp in to a hou&s;e w^tout
ony maner of mete / &s;o y^t in .iii. dayes they etc
no thynge / And when the daye came that he
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wolde an&s;were the amba&s;&s;adours / the~ he &s;ent
for them in to a galary lokynge downe in to a
courte &amp; &s;ayd / &s;yrs come hyder and leane here
with me / &amp; I &s;hal &s;hewe you a newe thynge / &amp;
&s;o an&s;were you / &amp; they knowynge not what he
wolde doo / leaued downe in a wyndowe by
hym / then the gates were clo&s;ed / &amp; the courte
was grete / &s;o his men were redy to doo as he
had ordeyned / then they opened a chambre do|re
or .II. where as all the pollayne were y^t had
eten no mete of .ii. dayes before. Then the &s;er|uauntes
toke the grayne y^t was in the &s;acke / &amp;
ca&s;t it all aboute before the capons &amp; hennes / 
&s;o y^t within halfe an houre al the corne was ete~
vp clene / &amp; wolde haue eten more yf they had
had it / then the erle &s;ayd to the me&s;&s;agers / &s;yrs
ye haue &s;ene howe this grayne whiche you ha+ue
brought hyder from your may&s;ter is clene
eten / &amp; deuoured / and brought to no thynge by
the&s;e pollayne / and yet they wolde ere more yf
they had it y^t is true&s;yr &s;ayd they / wherby &s;pe+ke
you y^t / I &s;ay &s;ayd y^e erle your an&s;were lyeth
therin / as by en&s;a~ple ye haue &s;ene / Lamoraba
quin &s;ayth y^t yf I obey hym not he wyl brynge
in to my lande men of armes without nombre
wherfore &s;ay vnto hym fro me / I wyl abyde it
&amp; he &s;hall not brynge &s;o many / but they &s;hal be
al deuoured as this corne is deuoured by this
pollayne.</P>
<P>_WHen the amba&s;&s;adours harde this an
&s;were they were ryght pen&s;yue / &amp; &s;o
toke theyr leue &amp; departed / &amp; dyde &s;o
moche by theyr iourneys y^t they came to La|morabaquin
&amp; &s;hewed hym what the erle &s;ayd
&s;aynge by &s;emynge he &s;et but lytell by his ma|na&s;&s;yng / 
w^t this an&s;were Lamorabaquin was
&s;ore dy&s;plea&s;ed / &amp; &s;ayd howe the matter &s;holde
not re&s;t &s;o / but whether the erle wolde or not / 
he wolde entre in to his cou~tre &amp; in to hu~gery
&amp; how he wolde dy&s;troy the erles countrey by
cau&s;e he an&s;wered hym &s;o pre&s;umptuou&s;ly.
&para;Nowe &s;hall I &s;hewe you what the crle dyd
for he &s;awe well he was defyed of Lamoraba|quin / 
&amp; knew wel he &s;holde &s;hortely here other
tydynges of hym therfore he made prouy&s;yon
to defende hym / &amp; wrote to al knyghtes &amp; &s;quy+ers / 
&amp; to other to come to hym to &s;toppe the en|tre
of Lamorabaquin in to Hungery / co~maun+dynge
euery man after the &s;yght of his letters
to drawe to hym / certefyenge the~ howe Lamo+rabaquin
was as then in y^e playnes of Haulte
loge / all &s;uche as the erle &s;ente for obeyed wyl|lyngly / 
&amp; &s;o came to the erle to defende cry&s;ten
dome / &amp; dyuers came to hym y^t were not &s;ente
for / &s;uche as harde therof / to exalte cry&s;ten fay+the / 
&amp; to dy&s;troy y^e infydelles. Al&s;o the erle La+zaran
cau&s;ed fore&s;tes &amp; hyghe trees to be hewe~
downe / and layde trauers one ouer another / 
wherby the Turkes &s;holde not fynde out ony
newe way / &amp; then he with all his power came
to a certayne pa&s;&s;age / where as Lamoraba|quin
&s;holde pa&s;&s;e / to entre in to Hungery / the
erle had with hym a .x.M. men of Hungery &amp;
x .M. cro&s;&s;e bowes &amp; dyd &s;et the~ on bothe &s;ides
of the way. And al&s;o he had redy .ii.M. me~ of
the countre hauynge grete axes to cut downe
the trees when he wolde haue them / &amp; when al
this was done / then he &s;ayd to them y^t were a|boute
hym / &s;yrs without doubte Lamoraba|quin
wyl come / &s;yth he &s;ente me worde he wol+de
do &s;o / therfore &s;yrs quyte your&s;elfe well &amp;
valyauntly to kepe &amp; defende this pa&s;&s;age / for
yf y^t Turkes wynne it al Hungery is in grete
peryll to be lo&s;t / we be here in a &s;tronge place / 
one of vs is worth .iiii. of them / &amp; al&s;o we were
better to dye with honoure in defendynge our
herytages / &amp; the fayth of Ie&s;u cry&s;t the~ to lyue
in&s;hame &amp; &s;eruage vnder the dogges infydels
thoughe Lamorabaquin be a noble wy&s;e man
in his lawe / &s;yr &s;ayd they we &s;hal abyde y^<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> ad|uenture
with you / let the Turkes come when
they wyll / we &s;hall be redy to receyue them / of
this ordenaunce &amp; pa&s;&s;age the Turkes knewe
nothyng / for the erle of Lazaran for doubte of
&s;pyes had &s;et men &s;uche as he tru&s;ted as well
as hym&s;elfe to kepe y^e pa&s;&s;ages y^t no ma~ &s;holde
go to the Turkes nother day nor nyght.</P>
<P>LAmorabaquin forgate not his entre|pry&s;e / 
but &s;ayd how he wolde go vy&s;y|te
the lande of the erle of Lazaran / to his grete
domage / for he wolde not be reputed for a lyer
in y^t he had promy&s;ed / &s;o he toke .lx.M. of his
me~ / &amp; &s;et ouer the~ .iiii. capytaynes of his hou&s;e
holde / as the duke of Man&s;yon of Mecque / y^e
keper of Dan<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">et / Alphalor<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> of Samarie / &amp; y^e
prynce of Corde called Brachyn / &amp; at theyr de|partynge
he &s;ayd to the~ / &s;yrs go your waye w^t
your co~pany / ye be &s;uffycyent to open y^e pa&s;&s;a|ges
in to Hu~gery / &amp; entre in to y^e la~de of y^e erle
of Lazaran / &amp; dy&s;troye it / &amp; as &s;oone as I may
know y^e ye be there I &s;hal come thyder to you
with all y^e re&s;ydue of my people / for I wyl put
all Hungery vnder my &s;ubiectyon / &amp; after the
royalme of Almayne / the enchauntours of my
countrey &amp; of Egypte &s;aye it is my de&s;teny to
be lorde and kynge of all the worlde / &amp; the pla+ce
that I wolde moo&s;t gladlye&s;t &s;e is Rome / 
for auntyently it was of our enherytau~ce / for
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our predece&s;&s;ours co~quered &amp; gouerned it dy|uers
tymes / &amp; there I wyll be crowned / &amp; Ga|lafre
of Landas / the racon of Tartarye / &amp; the
Sowdan of Babylone &s;hal crowne me / then
they who were before hym on theyr knees an|&s;wered
&amp; &s;ayd / &s;yr we &s;hall accomply&s;&s;he your
de&s;yre: &amp; co~maundement / &amp; &s;o they departed w^t
a .lx.M. Turkes / amonge whom there were
.xx.M. of the moo&s;t experte men of warre and
be&s;t armed of all Turkye / &amp; they ledde the vo|warde.
So longe they iourneyed y^t they came
in amonge the mountaynes of Lazaryn they
founde no let in the entrynge in to y^<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> countrey
&s;o y^e vowarde entred in / &amp; the duke of Mecque
&amp; the duke of Daniuet ledde them / &amp; &s;o this vo+warde
pa&s;&s;ed the Erle of Lazaryus enbu&s;&s;he|ment / 
&amp; when the erle &amp; the Hungeryons &s;awe
theyr tyme they &s;et theyr worke me~ a worke to
cut downe trees &amp; to &s;toppe &s;o y^e wayes y^t there
coulde no mo entre / nor they that were comen
in to recule they were &s;o clo&s;ed in y^t it was not
po&s;&s;yble for ony ma~ to go ony further / &s;o there
was thus enclo&s;ed a .xxx.M. turkes / who we
refyer&s;ly a&s;&s;ayled by the Hungaryons / and &s;o
handeled on bothe &s;ydes of the way that they
were there all &s;layne / not one y^t &s;kaped / &amp; the
.ii. dukes al&s;o &s;layne / &s;ome thought to haue &s;a|ued
them&s;elfe in the woodes / but they were &s;o
cha&s;ed y^t they were all &s;layne / then they of the
areregarde tourned backe whe~ they &s;aw they
coulde not entre for the trees y^t &s;topped y^e way
&s;o they retourned to Lamorabaqum &amp; &s;hew|ed
hym the grete my&s;chef y^t was falle~ on his
people / wherof he was meruayllous &s;ory and
dy&s;plea&s;ed / the~ he called his cou~&s;ayle to know
what was be&s;t for hym to do / for he had lo&s;t y^e
floure of all his chyualry / and &s;o retourned &amp;
dyd no more at that tyme.</P>
<P>_WHen y^e kynge of Armony had &s;hewed
all this / &amp; his owne e&s;tate to the fren+&s;he
kynge / &amp; to the barons of Fran~ce
&amp; to his coun&s;ayle / they had of hym grete pyte
and bycau&s;e he was come fro &s;o ferre a cou~tre
as Grece to &s;eke coun&s;ayle &amp; ayde there / &amp; by|cau&s;e
he was a kynge &amp; cha&s;ed out of his roy|alme / 
and had as then no thynge to lyue on to
maynteyne his e&s;tate. &para;The fren&s;&s;hekynge
as yonge as he was &s;ayd / we wyl y^t the kynge
of Irmony who is come hyder to &s;e vs in hope
to haue &s;ome co~forte / helpe &amp; ayde of vs to ke|pe
his e&s;tate as it aperteyneth to hym / who is
a kyng as wel as we be / &amp; whe~ we may we&s;hal
ayde hym w^t men of warre / &amp; helpe to recouer
his <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">herytau~ce wherto we haue good wyl / for
we are bounde to exalte y^e cry&s;ten faythe. The
fren&s;&s;he kynges wordes were well harde and
vnder&s;tande / as it was rea&s;on / &amp; there were
none y^t &s;ayd the contrary / the kynges vncles &amp;
coun&s;ayle were de&s;yrous to accomply&s;&s;he his
entent / &s;o the kynge of Armony to maynteyne
his e&s;tate there was a&s;&s;ygned to hym a certay+ne
rente &amp; reuenues out of the chambre of ac|comptes / 
&amp; &s;o was well &amp; truely payde euery
moneth / his a&s;&s;ygnement was a .vi.M. fran|kes
by the yere / &amp; he had delyuered hym at the
fyr&s;t .v.M. fra~kes to prouide for his lodgyng
ve&s;&s;el &amp; other thynges nece&s;&s;ary / &amp; his lodgyn+ge
apoynted at &s;aynt Andon be&s;yde &s;aynt De+nyce
there to kepe his hou&s;e. Thus y^e kynge
of Armony was reteyned by y^e Fren&s;&s;he kyng
at his fyr&s;t comynge / &amp; dayly he encrea&s;ed / &amp;
not apayred / &amp; was &s;omtyme with the fren&s;&s;he
kynge / and &s;pecyally at hyghe fee&s;tes.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="42" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe pope Vrban &amp; pope Cleme~t
were at grete dy&s;corde togyder / and
howe the cry&s;ten kynges were in va+ryaunce
for theyr lectyons / and of the
warres bytwene them. Ca. xlii.</HEAD>
<P>_THe &s;ame &s;ea&s;on there came to Au<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">+gnyon
to &s;e the pope Clement / &s;yr
Othes of Bre&s;nyl to haue money
for y^e warre he had made for hym
agayn&s;t y^e Romayns &amp; Bertram
of A<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">gles / who wrote hym&s;elfe pope Vrban y^e
vi. as it is co~teyned in his hy&s;tory here before
&amp; there &s;yr Othes &s;hewed dyuers thynges to
the pope / &amp; to y^e Cardynalles / wherin he was
wel byleued &amp; harde / but as for money he coul+de
gete none / for y^e popes chambre was &s;o cle|ne
voyded fro golde &amp; &s;yluer / y^t y^e Cardynals
coulde not haue y^e money y^t perteyned to theyr
hattes. So this &s;yr Othes of Bre&s;nyll depar+ted
fro the~ not wel content. At Auyg<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">yon the+re
was delyuered hym a .M. frankes / &amp; he &s;et
lytell therby / wherby pope Clementes warre
was &s;ore weked / for &s;yr Othes wolde in no wy+&s;e
medle ony more in the popes warres. The~
Margaret of Duras who was at Gaiecte / &amp;
was aduer&s;ary agayn&s;t the quene of Naples
wyfe &s;o~tyme to kynge Lewes duke of Aniow
She &s;ente for this &s;yr Othes to ayde her in y^<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">
warre y^t &s;he made agayn&s;t the Napolytanes / 
and this &s;yr Othes a certayne &s;pace ex&s;cu&s;ed
hym&s;elfe / and dy&s;&s;ymuled and foded forth the
tyme as he that wy&s;t not what to do / then &s;o|me
of his coun&s;ayle dyde put hym in mynde
to go to this Margaret of Duras who was
<PB REF="61">
enherytoure to Naples &amp; to Cycyle / &amp; to helpe
to ayde &amp; to defende her heritage / &amp; to take her
to his wyfe / for &s;he was contente to mary hym
bycau&s;e he was of a noble blood &amp; of hyghe ex+traccyon / 
&amp; was lorde &amp; kynge of the countrey
called Daure / and &s;ome other of his cou~&s;ayle
coun&s;ayled hym contrary / &s;aynge how he my|ght
therby come to an euyll ende / for the chyl|dre~
of kynge Lewes of naples who was crow+ned
kynge in the Cyte of Bare thoughe they
were but yonge / yet they had grete frendes &amp;
kyn&s;men / &amp; &s;pecyally the frenl&s;he kynge theyr
co&s;yne germayne who wyl ayde them / &amp; theyr
moder Iohan duches of Amowe &amp; of Mayne+al
the&s;e doubtes &s;ome of his coun&s;ayle &s;hewed
hym / wherfore &s;yr Othes forbare a longe &s;ea|&s;on
&amp; dy&s;&s;ymuled the mater and toke none of
bothe partyes. The &s;ame &s;ea&s;on y^e &s;owdyours
of pope Clement enclo&s;ed in y^e Cyte of Peras
pope Vrban / &amp; was be&s;yeged by the lorde of
Moctroy a valiaunt knyght of the countye of
Genes &amp; of Sauoy &s;yr Talebart a knyght of
the Rodes / and &s;yr Bernarde de la &s;ale. And
there pope Vrban was &s;ore con&s;trayned &amp; on
y^t poynte to haue ben taken / for as I was then
enformed for the &s;ome of .xx.M. frankes a ca|pytayne
almayne / who had a grete company
with hym called the erle Courant wolde haue
delyuered pope Vrban in to y^e handes of pope
Clement / whervpon &s;yr Bernarde de la &s;ale
was &s;ent to Auygnyon to pope Clement for y^e
&s;ayd &s;ome of money / but the pope nor the Car+dynalles
there coulde not make the money for
y^e popes courte was &s;o poore that they had no
money / and &s;o &s;yr Bernarde de la &s;ale retour|ned
euyll content to the &s;yege of Pruce / and &s;o
then they dy&s;&s;ymuled the matter / and the Pru+cyens
in lykewy&s;e / and al&s;o this erle Courant
and &s;o pope Vrban y&s;&s;ued out of Pruce &amp; out
of peryll and wente to Rome and abode there</P>
<P>I Knowe ryght well that in tyme to come
there wolde be had moche of the&s;e thyn|ges
howe the churche &s;holde fall in &s;uche trou+bles
&amp; endure &s;o longe / but it was a plage &s;ent
fro god / for the clargy to aduy&s;e &amp; to con&s;ydre
well theyr grete e&s;tate &amp; &s;uperfluyte that they
were in but many dyde &s;ette lytell therby / for
they were &s;o blynded with pryde that eche one
thought to be as good as another / wherfore it
wente euyll / &amp; yf our fayth had not ben confyr+med
in y^e handes &amp; grace of y^e holy goo&s;t who
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">nlumyned the harte of them y^t were gone out
of the ryght way / &amp; helde them ferme in vnyte
elles our fayth had be gretely defourmed / but
the grete lordes of the erthe at the begynnyng
dyd nothynge but laughe at the chyrche / tyl I
Cronycled the&s;e Cronycles in the yere of our
lorde Ihe&s;u Cry&s;t .M.CCC.lxxx. and .x. mo+che
of the comon people meruayled howe the
grete lordes as the Fren&s;&s;he kynge / the kynge
of Almayne / and other kynges and prynces of
cry&s;tendome / dyd prouyde no remedy in that
ca&s;e. There was one thynge rea&s;onable to ap+pea&s;e
the comon people / &amp; to e&s;cu&s;e the hyghe
prynces &amp; kynges / dukes &amp; Erles / &amp; other lor|des.
As by en&s;ample the yolke of the egge can
not be without the whyte / nor the whyte with
out the yolke / no more maye the Clergy &amp; the
lordes be one without another / for the lordes
are gouerned by y^e Clergy / or they coulde not
lyue but as bee&s;tes &amp; the Clergy were not / &amp; y^e
Clergy coun&s;ayleth and exhorteth the lordes
to do as they do. And I &s;ay &s;urely I haue ben
in my tyme in dyuers partyes of the worlde / 
what for to accomply&s;&s;he my plea&s;ure / and to
&s;e noueltyes in the worlde / and to haue know+ledge
of the conque&s;tes &amp; aduentures wryten
in this boke. And truely the &s;ea&s;on y^t I wente
thus aboute in the worlde I coulde lyghtly &s;e
no grete lorde / but that he had a marmo&s;et / or
of y^e Clergy / or a boy of &s;ymple lygnage moun+ted
vp to honoure / by rea&s;on of theyr Iange|lyng
&amp; raylynge / excepte the erle of Foys / for
he had neuer none &s;uche / for he was naturally
&s;age / for his wy&s;dome was better / than ony y^t
coulde be gyuen hym / yet I &s;ay not that &s;uche
lordes as are ruled by &s;uche marmo&s;ettes be
fooles / but rather more then fooles / for they be
&s;ore blynded / &amp; yet they haue two eyen / whan
the knowledge came fyr&s;t to y^e fren&s;&s;he kynge
Charles of the dyfference bytwene the&s;e two
popes he dyd put the matter on y^e Clergy whi+che
way he &s;holde take them / they of the clergy
of Fraunce determyned &amp; toke pope Clement
for the moo&s;t &s;ure&s;t parte / and to the Fren&s;&s;he
opynyon acorded the kynge of Ca&s;tel and the
kynge of Scottes bycau&s;e all the &s;ea&s;on that
the &s;cy&s;me was thus in the chyrche / Fraunce / 
Ca&s;tell &amp; Scotlande were ioyned togyder by
alyaunce / &amp; the kynge of Englonde / &amp; y^e kynge
of Portyngale were of the contrary oppynyo~
agayn&s;t theyr enemyes / the erle of Flaundres
neuer inclined in his courage to pope Cleme~t
y^t he &s;holde be ryght pope bycau&s;e Vrba~ was
fyr&s;t cho&s;en at Rome / who was archeby&s;&s;hop
of Bare. This Clement beynge Cardynall
of Geane wrote lettres vnto the noble Erle of
<PB N="liiii" REF="61">
Flaunders howe there was a pope cho&s;en by
due electyon at Rome &amp; named Vrban / wher|fore
he wolde not byleue after on y^t Clement / &amp;
as longe as he lyned he was of that opynyon / 
&s;o was the kynge of Almayne and all the Em|pyre / 
and al&s;o y^e kynge of Hungry. Thus then
I put in wrytynge the &s;tate and dyfferences y^t
I had &s;ene in my dayes in the worlde and in y^e
chyrche / it was no meruayle thoughe y^e lordes
of the worlde &s;uffered &amp; dy&s;&s;ymuled y^e matter.
This brought to my remembraunce howe y^t
when I was but yonge / and pope Innocent
caygned in Auygnyon / he helde in pry&s;on a
freer mynoure called freer Iohn~ Roche Tayl+lad / 
this clerke as it was &s;ayd / &amp; I haue herde
it pryuely in dyuers places / he &s;hewed &amp; aled|ged
dyuers auctorytes of the incydentes and
fortunes y^t fell after in his dayes in y^e royalme
of Fraunce. And al&s;o he &s;pake of the takynge
of kynge Iohn~ / and &s;hewed certayne thynges
rea&s;onable howe the chyrche &s;holde &s;uffre mo+che
for y^e grete &s;uperfluytes y^t he &s;awe in them
and while he was in pri&s;on it was &s;hewed me
what he &s;ayd to the Cardynall of O&s;tie called
Dearras / and to y^e Cardynall of Auxere who
wente to vy&s;yte hym and to argue with hym / 
the~ he layde to them an en&s;ample as hereafter
ye &s;hall here.</P>
<P>LOrdes &s;ayd this freer / there was ones
a fowle appered in this worlde with|out
ony fethers / &amp; when al other fowles knew
y^t he was borne they came to &s;e hym bicau&s;e he
was &s;o fayre and plea&s;aunt to beholde. Then
they ymagyned amonge them what they my|ght
do for this byrde / for without fethers they
knewe well he coulde not lyue / and they &s;ayd
they wolde he &s;holde lyue bycau&s;e he was &s;o
fayre / the~ euery fowle there gaue hym of theyr
fethers / and the fayrer byrde the mo fethers he
gaue hym / &s;o that then he was a fayre byrde &amp;
a well fethered and began to fle. And y^e byrdes
that had gyuen hym of theyr fethers whe~ they
&s;awe hym flee they toke grete plea&s;ure / &amp; whe~
this byrde &s;awe hym&s;elfe &s;o well fethered and
that all other fowles honoured hym / he began
to ware prowde and toke no regarde of them
that had made hym / but pycked and &s;purred
at them and was contrary to them. Then the
other byrdes drewe togyder and demaunded
eche other what was be&s;t to be done with this
byrde that they had made vp of nought &amp; now
&s;o dy&s;dayneth them / then the Pecocke &s;ayd / he
is gretly beautyed by rea&s;on of my fethers / I
wyl take them agayne fro hym / in the name of
good &s;ayd the Fawcon &s;o wyll I haue myne / 
and &s;o &s;ayd al the other byrdes. And then they
began to take agayne fro hym al the fethers y^t
they had gyuen hym. And whe~ this byrde &s;aw
that / he humbled hym&s;elfe &amp; knowledged of y^e
welth and honour that he had / not of hym&s;elfe
but of them / for he knewe that he came in to y^e
worlde naked and bare / and y^e fethers that he
had they myght wel take fro hym agayne whe~
they ly&s;t / then he cryed them mercy / and &s;ayd
that he wolde amende hym&s;elfe and noo more
be prowde / &amp; &s;o then agayne the&s;e gentyll byr+des
had pyte on hym &amp; fethered hym agayne / 
&amp; &s;ayd to hym we wolde gladly &s;e y^e f<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">e amo~ge
vs / &s;o thou wylte be humble as thou oughte&s;t
to be / but knowe &s;urely / If thou be ony more
prowde and dy&s;daynous we wyll take from y^u
all thy fethers and &s;et the as we founde y^u fyr&s;t
&para;Thus &s;ayd y^e freer Iohn~ y^e Cardynalles
that were in his pre&s;ence. Syrs thus &s;hall it
fall on you of the chyrche / for the Emperour of
Rome and of Almayne and the other kynges
cry&s;tened / &amp; hyghe prynces of the worlde haue
gyuen you the goodes &amp; po&s;&s;e&s;&s;yons &amp; ryches
to the entente to &s;erue god / and ye &s;pende it in
pryde and &s;uperfluyte. &para;ye rede not the lyfe
of &s;aynt Sylue&s;ter pope of Rome after &s;aynt
Peter / ymagyne and con&s;yder howe the Em|perour
Co~&s;tantyne gaue hym fyr&s;t y^e dy&s;mes
of y^e chyrche and on what condycyon. Saynt
Sylue&s;ter rode nother with .CC. nor .CCC
hor&s;e abrode in the worlde / but he helde hym|&s;elfe
&s;ymply clo&s;ed in Rome / and lyued &s;ober|ly
with them of the chyrche / when the aungell
of god &s;hewed hym how y^e Emperour Cou&s;ta~+tyne
who was as then but an infydell &s;holde
fende for hym / in lykewy&s;e the Emperour had
it by reuelacyon of an aungell that Sylue&s;ter
&s;holde &s;hewe hym y^e way of helthe / for he was
&s;yke of the lypper / &s;o y^t his fle&s;&s; he fell in peces
&amp; whe~ Sylue&s;ter came before hym he &s;hewed
hym the way of baptyme / &amp; &s;o cry&s;tened hym / 
and incontynent he was hole / for the whiche y^e
Emperoure Con&s;tantyne byleued in god and
all his Empyre / and gaue to Sylue&s;ter &amp; to
the chyrche all the dy&s;mes / for before the Em|peroure
of Rome helde them / and be&s;yde that
gaue hym many fayre gyftes &amp; grete &s;ygnyo|ryes
augmentynge out fayth and the chyrche
but it was his entencyon that the goodes and
&s;yguyoryes that he had gyue~ hym y^t he &s;holde
gouerne it humbly and truely / and not to &s;pe~|de
it in pompe and pryde / but nowe a dayes
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they of the chyrche do the contrary wherwith
god is dy&s;plea&s;ed / and hereafter wyll be more
dy&s;plea&s;ed / &s;o that the grete lordes of the erthe
wyll ware colde in theyr deuocyons / and not
be &s;o lyberall in gyuynge ony thynge to y^e chir+che.
But rather to be redy to take fro it / y^t was
gyuen before and I thynke it wyll not be lon|ge
or this be&s;ene. &para;Thus this freer Iohn~ of
Roche tayllayd whome the cardynalles helde
in pry&s;on in Auignyon &s;hewed to them the&s;e
wordes / and dyuers other wherof the cardy|nalles
were aba&s;&s;hed / and wolde gladly haue
put hym to dethe yf they myght haue founde
ony iu&s;t cau&s;e agayn&s;t hym. But they coulde
fynde none / &amp; &s;o &s;uffred hym to lyue / but they
dur&s;t not let hym out of pry&s;on / for he &s;hewed
his matters &s;o parfyte / and layde for hym hy|ghe
&s;cryptures / that peraduenture he myght
haue made many in the worlde to haue arred / 
Howbeit &s;uche as toke more hede to his &s;ayen+ge
then I dyde &s;awe many thynges fall after
accordynge as he &s;ayd and wrote in pry&s;on / &amp;
all y^t he &s;ayd he wolde proue by the apocalyps
the true prowes wherwith he armed hym&s;elfe
who &s;aued hym fro brennynge / and al&s;o &s;ome
of the Cardynalles had pyte on hym and wol|de
not do theyr vttermoo&s;t to hym.</P>
<P>NOwe let vs leue to &s;peke of the&s;e narra+cyons
and retourne to our pryncypall
matter &amp; hy&s;tory of Spayne / of Portyngale / 
of Fraunce and of Englonde / and recorde the
fortunes that fell in that &s;ea&s;on whiche be not
to be forgotten. &para;ye haue herde here before
howe kynge Iohn otherwy&s;e called may&s;ter
denyce of portyngale ba&s;tarde broder to kyng
Don Ferant was in po&s;&s;e&s;&s;yon of the royal|me
of Portyngale / by the helpe all onely of
.iiii. Cytees in Portyngale. But as for the no|bles
and knyghtes of the royalme of Portyn|gale
at the begynnynge acquyted them truely
to kynge Don Peter &amp; to kynge Iohn~ of Ca|&s;tell
and to his wyfe the lady Beatryce &amp; yet
thoughe &s;ome helde the opynyon of that lady / 
neuerthele&s;&s;e other named her a ba&s;tarde for
&s;he was doughter to a lady in Portyngale cal+led
Elynoure / who had as then her fyr&s;t hu&s;|bande
on lyue a knyght of y^t countre &s;yr Iohn~
Laurence of Coygne / and y^e kynge of Portyn+gale
had taken her fro hym / and the kynge ma+ryed
her and put her hu&s;bande out of Portyn+gale
who wente and dwelled with the kynge
of Ca&s;tell for he dur&s;t not dwell in Portynga+le
for fere of the kynge who helde his wy&s;e / &amp;
yet he was of hyghe lygnage. The&s;e thynges
are to be meruaylled at. For kynge Ferant of
Portyngale reputed his doughter as lawful|ly
begotten for he had a dy&s;pen&s;acyon of pope
Vrban the .vi. And then y^e peas was made by+twene
the .ii. kynges of Ca&s;tell &amp; Portyngale
&amp; that a knyght of the royalme of Portyngale
called &s;yr Iohn~ Ferant Andere who was che|fe
of coun&s;ayle with the kynge of Portyngale
treated of peas and made y^e mariage bytwene
kynge Ferant of Portyngalles doughter and
kynge Iohn~ of Ca&s;tell who was as the~ a wyd+dower / 
and had maryed before y^e doughter of
Don Peter kynge of Aragon / thoughe y^e kyn+ge
of Ca&s;tell &amp; his coun&s;ayle dyd ca&s;t all the&s;e
doubtes / and howe they fered le&s;t the kynge of
Portingales doughter &s;holde not be taken as
heyre of Portyngale after her faders dy&s;&s;eas
but to put in &s;uretye therof y^e kynge of Ca&s;tell
the kynge of Portyngale cau&s;ed dyuers of the
chefe lordes of Portyngale to &s;were that after
the kynges dy&s;&s;eas to take her as theyr lady / &amp;
to tourne the royalme of Portyngale to y^e kyn+ge
of Ca&s;tel. Al&s;o y^e kynge of Portyngale had
bounde certayne good townes to the kynge of
Ca&s;tel to take hym as theyr kynge on y^e payne
of forfayture of .ii. thou&s;ande frankes / &amp; thou|ghe
this knyght Iohan Ferant Andere dyde
his bu&s;ynes for a good entente to make peas &amp;
concorde bytwene Ca&s;tell and Portyngale at
y^e in&s;taunce of his lorde / yet y^e comons of Lyr|bone
&s;lewe hym / and cha&s;e to theyr kynge this
may&s;ter Deuyce / for they &s;ayd they wolde not
be vnder the &s;ubiectyon of them of Ca&s;tell / 
they hated them &s;o moche / for they coulde ne|uer
loue togyder / &amp; al&s;o they &s;ayd y^t the crow|ne
of Portyngale myght not go to a woman / 
and that the quene of Ca&s;tell was not true he|ry+tour
but a ba&s;tarde &amp; wor&s;e then a ba&s;tarde
for kynge Ferantes lyuynges / and after his
dethe Iohan Ferant of Coygne lyued / who
was hu&s;bande to that ladyes moder / and ther+fore
they cha&s;e this may&s;ter Denyce and was
crowned by the&s;e .iiii. Cytees Lyrbone / Vyc / 
Eure / and the porte of Portyngale / they &s;ayd
they wolde haue a kynge amonge them / &amp; one
of the chefe incydentes that moued y^e comons
to be agayn&s;t the kynge of Ca&s;tell was as I
&s;hall &s;hewe you. The Spanyardes whom I
call Ca&s;tellyans when the maryage was ma|de
bytwene them and Portyngale / and that y^e
kynge of Portyngale had graunted that after
his dy&s;&s;eas the royalme &s;holde go to the kyng
of Ca&s;tell / euer when the Spanyardes mette
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ony of the Portyngales they wolde mocke the~
and &s;ay / &s;yrs whether ye wyll or not nowe ye
&s;hall come to our daunger / we &s;hall holde you
vnder &s;ubiectyon and &s;eruage / and kepe you
lyke &s;laues and Iues / and do with you as we
ly&s;t / &amp; they wolde an&s;were &amp; &s;aye they tru&s;ted
that &s;holde neuer be / &amp; neuer to be vnder &s;ub|iectyon
of ony other man lyuyng excepte god / 
and for &s;uche cau&s;es and wordes reprouable
of the Spanyardes / y^e Portyngales toke this
may&s;ter Denyce ba&s;terde broder to kynge Fe+rant
&amp; made hym kynge / in his broders dayes
there was no rekenynge made of hym / nor the
kynge / that the comons wolde neuer haue cho+&s;en
hym to theyr kynge / and for&s;ake his dou|ghter
as they dyd. Howbeit often tymes this
&s;ayd knyght &s;yr Iohn~ Ferant Andere &s;ayd to
the kynge / how that this may&s;ter Denyce his
ba&s;terde broder had gretely the grace of the co+mons
of the royalme / wherfore he &s;ayd it had
ben good he had ben put to dethe / but kynge
Ferant an&s;wered and &s;ayd howe the comons
&s;holde neuer haue puy&s;&s;au~ce to do ony thynge
agayn&s;t the wyll of the noble men of his coun+trey / 
and how that his &s;one in lawe the kynge
of Ca&s;tell &s;holde euer be puy&s;&s;aunt ynough to
con&s;trayne them / and to cha&s;tyce them yf they
rebelled after his dy&s;&s;ea&s;e / Wherfore he &s;ayd
there was noo cau&s;e to put his ba&s;tarde bro|der
to deth nor put hym in pry&s;on / &s;ayng how
he was his broder and a man of relygyon and
had ynoughe to lyue on be&s;yde the crowne of
Portyngale / and &s;o he was lefte alyue.</P>
<P>THe&s;e fore&s;ayd poyntes and artycles be
true / for I the auctoure of this booke
haue ben &s;ufficyently enfourmed therof by the
nobles of Portyngale / it is a thynge to be mer+uayled
at / to make a ba&s;tarde a kynge / &amp; they
of Portyngale &s;aye / and as yet &s;ayth / that the
quene of Ca&s;tel the lady B<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">autryce / doughter
to y^e lady Elynour of Coygne was a ba&s;tarde
therfore they wolde not take her as quene of
Portyngale / nor none heyre that came of her / 
the &s;ame opynyon the erle of Foys layde to y^e
knyghtes of his countrey when they wente in
to Spayne to ayde the kynge of Ca&s;tel / for he
had ben &s;uffycyently infourmed in the matter
bytwene Portyngale and Ca&s;tel / wherfore he
&s;ayd to the~ at theyr departyng. Syrs ye haue
nothynge to do to bu&s;y your&s;elfe bytwene Ca+&s;tell
and Portyngale / for the quene of Ca&s;tell
who was doughter to kynge Ferant of Por|tyngale / 
it is a warre euyll begon / there maye
moche euyl come to them that be bu&s;ye in that
matter / but they an&s;wered hym &s;yth they had
receyued wages of &s;uche a man as the kynge
of Ca&s;tell was / they mu&s;t nedes go and &s;erue
hym / and &s;o they wente / &amp; moo&s;t parte of them
there dyed / as ye haue herde here before.</P>
<P>NOwe let vs retourne to the bu&s;ynes of
Portyngale. For they be not for to be
lefte for the grete aduentures that there hathe
falle~. And to cronycle al thynges as they haue
fallen / to the entente that in tyme to come they
&s;holde be founde / wryten / and regy&s;tred / yf ad+uentures
were not knowen it were grete do|mage.
And by clerkes y^t auncyently haue wry+ten
and regy&s;tred the hy&s;toryes and bookes / 
therby y^e hy&s;tories are knowen / there is not &s;o
perpetuall a memory as is wrytynge / &amp; truely
I &s;aye to you &amp; wyll that they that come after
me &s;holde knowe / that for to knowe the trouth
of this hy&s;tory I haue taken therin grete pay+ne
in my dayes / and haue &s;erched many royal+mes
and countreys to knowe the trouthe / and
haue had acquayntau~ce of many valyaunt me~
and haue &s;ene dyuers bothe of Fraunce / of En+glonde / 
of Scotlande / Ca&s;tell / Portyngale / &amp;
of other landes / Duchyes / and Countyes / &s;u|che
as they and theyr landes hath ben conioy|ned
in the&s;e warres / &amp; with them I haue &s;po|ken
and ben in&s;tructed and infourmed / and I
wolde not that ony enque&s;t &s;holde pa&s;&s;e vn|knowen / 
&s;yth I knewe it to be true and nota|ble.
And whyle I was in Byerne with y^e erle
Ga&s;ton of Foys / I was there enfourmed of
dyuers bu&s;yne&s;&s;es / &s;uche as fell bytwene Ca|&s;tell
and Portyngale / and when I was re|tourned
agayne in to my countrey in the coun+tye
of Heynalte / and in the towne of Valen|cennes / 
and that I had refre&s;&s;hed me there a
&s;ea&s;on / then I determyned me to folowe the hy+&s;tory
y^t I had begon / then I aduy&s;ed in myne
ymagynacyon / howe I coulde not &s;uffycyent+ly
be in&s;tructed by the herynge of them that &s;u+&s;teyned
the opynyon of the kynge of Ca&s;tell / 
but that in lykewy&s;e I ought to here the Por|tyngales
as well as the Ga&s;coynes and Spa+nyardes
that I herde in the hou&s;e of the erle of
Foys / and in the waye goynge thyder and re|tournynge / 
I toke noo regarde to the payne
or trauayle of my body / but &s;o I wente to Bru+ges
in Flaundres to fynde there &s;ome of y^t roy+alme
of Portyngale and of Lyxbone / for there
were euer &s;ome of y^<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> countrey / beholde if myne
aduenture were good or no yf I had &s;ought a
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&s;ea&s;on .vii. yere I coulde not haue come to a
better poynte then I dyd then / for then it was
&s;hewed me that if I wolde go to Meldeboure
in Selande I &s;holde fynde there a knyght of
Portyngale / a valyaunt man and a &s;age / and
of the kynge of Portyngales coun&s;ayle / who
was newly come thyder / &amp; was goynge thens
by &s;ee in to Pruce / &amp; howe he coulde iu&s;tly and
playnly &s;hewe me of the bu&s;ynes and aduen|tures
of Portyngale / for he knewe &amp; had ben
ouer all the countrey. The&s;e tydynges reioy|&s;ynge
me and &s;o I wente fro Bruges with one
of Portyngale in my company / who knewe ry+ght
wel this knyght / and &s;o we came to Slu&s;e
and there toke the &s;ee / and dyd &s;o moche by the
grace of god that we came to meldeboure / and
the Portyngales that were in my company a|quaynted
me with this knyght / and I founde
hym ryght gracyous / &s;age / honourable / cour|toys
/ amyable / and acquayntable / &amp; &s;o I was
with hym .vi. dayes or there aboute. And this
knyght enfourmed me of all y^e bu&s;ynes bytwe+ne
the royalme of Ca&s;tel and Portyngale &s;yth
the dethe of kynge Ferant tyll the departynge
of that knyght out of that countrey / he &s;hewed
me euery thynge &s;o playnly and &s;o gracyou&s;ly
that I toke grete plea&s;ure to here hym / and to
wryte it. And when I was enfourmed by hym
of all that I de&s;yred to knowe / I toke leue of
hym / and he conueyed me to my &s;hyp / &amp; &s;o dyd
dyuers other ryche merchauntes of his coun|trey / 
who were come fro Bruges / &amp; fro other
places to &s;e hym / &amp; in his company there was
the &s;one of Nauarre in Portyngale / &amp; dyuers
other knyghtes and &s;quyers of that royalme / 
but he had the chefe honoure amonge them / &amp;
certaynly by that I coulde &s;e and ymagyne of
hym and of his e&s;tate he was worthy to haue
honour / for he was of noble porte / and goodly
&s;tature / and lykely to be a valyaunt man. And
whe~ I retourne agayne fro Rome in to myne
owne countrey I &s;hall bu&s;y me to make rela|cyon
of the wordes of this gentyll knyght cal|led
&s;yr Iohn~ Ferant Porteler / and &s;hall crony+cle
all that hathe fallen in Portyngale and in
Ca&s;tell vnto the yere of our lorde .M.CCC.lxxx.
and x.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="43" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe they of Portyngale &s;ent out
me&s;&s;ageres in to Englonde to &s;hewe
tydynges of theyr cou~trey to the kyn|ge
of Englonde and to the grete lor|des
there. Ca. xliii.</HEAD>
<P>_HOwe &s;heweth the hy+&s;tory
y^t after this may&s;ter
Denys kyng Iohn~ of Por+tyngale
had dy&s;comfyted
kynge Iohn~ of Ca&s;tell at y^t
batayle of Iuberoth nere to
y^e abbaye called y^e Cabba&s;e
where as &s;o many noble knyghtes &amp; &s;quyers
of Fraunce / Ga&s;coyne / and Byerne were &s;lay+ne / 
and that the kynge of Portyngale for that
fayre &amp; vyctoryous iourney was gretely doub+ted
and honoured of the Portyngales / &amp; was
receyued after his vyctory in to Lyxbone with
grete glory of al the people / &amp; there with grete
tryumphe was crowned with lawrell / as aun+cyently
kynges were wonte to be crowned / af+ter
they had dy&s;comfyted ony kyng in batayle
and there in Lyxbone was grete fee&s;t or the de+parture
of &s;uche knyghtes and &s;quyers as we+re
there / and the coun&s;ayles of the good tow|nes
and cytees of y^t royalme. Then there was
a parlyament and a coun&s;ayle holden / howe
they might perceyuer in theyr opinyon on honou+rably / 
for certayne of the &s;ages of the royalme
&s;ayd howe it was nece&s;&s;ary for them to &s;e how
they myght fortefye them&s;elfe agayn&s;t y^e kyng
of Ca&s;tel &amp; his puy&s;&s;aunce / &s;o y^t they myght ho+nourably
abyde in theyr victory / &amp; multiply
&amp; exalte in this parlyament at Lyxbone holde~
in the cathedrall chyrche of &s;aynt Dominicke.
There were many deuy&s;es recyted whiche ne+de
not to be reher&s;ed / but the re&s;t and conclu|&s;yon
of this parlyament was that they &s;holde
&s;ende in to Englonde to the duke of Lanca&s;tre
who claymed of ryght the enherytau~ce of Ca+&s;tell / 
by rea&s;on of y^t lady Con&s;taunce his wyfe
elde&s;t doughter to kynge Don Peter of Ca|&s;tell / 
and to wryte to hym that if euer he wolde
clayme ony ryght in the royalme of Ca&s;tell / &amp;
to &s;et forwarde his bu&s;ynes / whiche longe ha|th
hanged in balaunce / and in aduenture to be
lo&s;t / y^t wolde come in to Portyngale with a
company of men of armes and archers / for as
then it was tyme conuenyent for hym &s;o to do
Then the erle of Nauarre con&s;table of Por|tyngale
in fayre language &s;ayd. Syth we be
agreed to &s;ende in to Englonde to the duke of
Lanca&s;tre by whome we thynke to be ayded / 
whiche is the moo&s;t profytable&s;t waye for vs / 
to cau&s;e our enemyes to feare vs / therfore let
vs aduy&s;e in our royalme &s;age per&s;onages &amp;
notable to do this me&s;&s;age / &amp; to enfourme &s;o y^e
duke of Lanca&s;tre and his coun&s;ayle to come
in to this countrey &s;o &s;tronge as to re&s;y&s;t our
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enemyes with &s;uche ayde as he &s;hall haue of
vs / for we may well &s;uppo&s;e that the kynge of
Ca&s;tell wyll gete grete ayde of the Fren&s;&s;he
kynge. The Fren&s;&s;he men of warre wote not
where better to enploy theyr &s;ea&s;on / for they
haue peas w^t Englonde vnto the fee&s;t of &s;aynt
Iohn~. And al&s;o the Fren&s;&s;he men haue ferme
peas with y^t Flemynges / who hath occupyed
them before dyuers yeres. The erle of Nauer+res
wordes were well accepted / and euery ma~
&s;ayd howe he &s;pake well to the poynte / and y^t
&s;o they wolde do. Then there were named by
&s;ad dely beracyon of coun&s;ayle that the grete
may&s;ter of &s;aynt Iaques in Portyngale and
Laurence Fonga&s;&s;e a ryght &s;age and dy&s;crete
&s;quyer who coulde ryght well &s;peke y^e langua+ge
of Fraunce / howe they &s;holde goo on this
me&s;&s;age in to Englonde / for they coulde &s;ende
none of the coun&s;ayle of Portyngale that bet+ter
coulde doo that me&s;&s;age then they. Then
there were letters wryten in good Fren&s;&s;he &amp;
in Latyn to the kynge of Englonde / to y^t duke
of Lanca&s;tre / &amp; to his bretherne y^e erle of Cam+brydge
and Bokyngham. And when the&s;e let+ters
were wryten and gro&s;ed vp in Fren&s;&s;he &amp;
in Latyn / then they were redde before y^t kyng
&amp; his coun&s;ayle there / &amp; well lyked / &amp; &s;o &s;ealed
&amp; delyuered to the grete may&s;ter of &s;aynt Ia|ques / 
&amp; to Laurence Fonga&s;e / who toke on the~
y^e charge to bere them in to Englonde / &s;o they
myght pa&s;&s;e the daungere of the &s;ee / &amp; encou~te+ryng
of ony enemyes &amp; robbers of y^e &s;ee / for as
wel there were robbers on y^e &s;ee as on y^e lande
So they toke a &s;hyp called y^e Lyn whiche wol+de
&s;ayle with all maner of wyndes more &s;ure|lyer
then ony other &s;hyp. So on a day they to+ke
theyr leue of the kyng &amp; of the archeby&s;&s;hop
of Connymbres / and of the grete coun&s;ayle of
Portyngale / and wente to the &s;ee / and &s;ayled
towarde Englonde / and were .iii. dayes on y^e
&s;ee without &s;yght of lande / and on the fourthe
day they &s;awe Cornewall.</P>
<P>THey &s;ped &s;o well by theyr iourneys / &amp;
by the ayde of god and good wynde y^t
they co&s;ted Cornewell and y^t boundes of En|glonde / 
and &s;o aryued &s;aufely without peryll
in the hauen of Hampton / and there ca&s;t ancre
and &s;o y&s;&s;ued out of theyr &s;hyppe / and wente
&amp; refre&s;&s;hed them in y^t towne / &amp; there they we|re
examyned by the baylyffe of Hampton &amp; &s;u+che
other as were kepers of y^<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> co&s;t of what cou~+trey
they were / &amp; fro whens they came / &amp; why|ther
they wolde / they an&s;wered to all theyr de+maundes / 
&amp; &s;ayd howe they were of the royal|me
of Portyngale / and &s;ente thyder fro theyr
kynge and his coun&s;ayle / then they were wel|come
and had good chere / and when they had
refre&s;&s;hed them there and prouyded for hor&s;es
for them / and for theyr &s;eruauntes. Then they
rode to London by guydes / for they knew not
the countrey / and &s;o were lodged at the &s;ygne
of the Fawcon / and &s;ente backe agayne theyr
hor&s;es / and it fortuned &s;o well for them that y^e
kynge and his vncles were at We&s;tmyn&s;tre / 
wherof they were ioyfull / they came to Londo~
in the fore noone / &amp; &s;o dyned / and after dyner
they toke theyr letters &amp; wente to the duke of
Lanca&s;tre &amp; to the duches. And when y^t duke &amp;
the duches knewe of theyr comynge they were
ryght ioyfull / for they de&s;yred to here tydyn|ges
fro Portyngale / there had ben &s;hewed the~
dyuers tydynges / but gretely they dyd nor by+leue
it / bycau&s;e they had no letters therof out
of y^<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> countrey. Then y^e grete may&s;ter of &s;aynt
Iaques &amp; Laurence Fonga&s;e entred in to the
dukes chambre / and the duches there pre&s;ent / 
and becau&s;e y^t Laurence Fonga&s;e coulde &s;pe|ke
fren&s;&s;he he &s;pake fyr&s;t / &amp; when he had made
his reuerence to the duke and to the duches / &amp;
delyuered them letters fro Portyngale / y^e du|ke
toke his / &amp; the duches hers / and &s;o red theyr
letters / &amp; then the duke &s;ayd to the me&s;&s;ageres
Syrs ye be ryght welcome into this coutrey
and to morowe ye &s;hall go to the kynge / &amp; we
&s;hall do you the ayde we can / as it is rea&s;on.
Then the duches drewe Laurence Fonga&s;e a
parte &amp; demau~ded of hym tydynges out of Ca+&s;tell
&amp; Portyngale / to euery thynge this Lau|rence
an&s;wered. Then y^t duke called for wyne
and &s;pyce / &amp; &s;o they dranke / &amp; toke theyr leue &amp;
retourned to theyr lodgynge / &amp; in y^e mornyng
they wente agayne to y^e duke / who had herde
ma&s;&s;e / and &s;o then they entred in to a barge &amp;
wente by water to We&s;tmyn&s;tre / where y^e kyn+ge
and the moo&s;t parte of his coun&s;ayle was.
The duke entred in to the coun&s;ayle chambre
&amp; &s;ayd to the kynge. Syr here is y^e grete may|&s;ter
of &s;aynt Iaques in Portyngale who hath
brought you letters fro y^e kynge / wyl it plea&s;e
you to &s;e them / with a good wyll &s;ayd y^e kynge
Then the .ii. me&s;&s;agers kneled downe before
the kynge / &amp; Laurence Fonga&s;e delyuered his
letters / the kynge toke them / and cau&s;ed them
to be redde / al&s;o they delyuered letters to the
erle of Cambrydge / &amp; to the erle of Bokyngha~
eche of them redde theyr letters. The kyng an+&s;wered
y^e me&s;&s;ageres ryght &s;wetely and &s;ayd.</P>
<P><PB REF="64">
&para;Syrs ye are welcome in to this countrey / 
your comynge dothe vs grete ioy / and ye &s;hal
not departe without an&s;were &s;uche as &s;hall
plea&s;e you and all your bu&s;ynes / let myne vn|cles
here haue them in remembraunce / &s;o they
thanked the kynge and departed out of y^<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> coun+&s;ayle
chambre / and wente downe in to the pa|lays
abydynge for the duke of Lanca&s;tre who
taryed tyll it was hyghe noone. Then the du|ke
of Lanca&s;tre toke his two bretherne with
hym to dyner / and wente by water / and the&s;e
me&s;&s;ageres with the~. The erle of Cambrydge
knewe ryght well the grete may&s;ter of &s;aynt
Iames and Laurence of Fouga&s;e / for he had
&s;ene them before in Portyngale / wherfore af|ter
dyner he comoned with the~ of dyuers thyn+ges
in the pre&s;ence of his other two bretherne
and demaunded them of the maryage of Ca|&s;tell / 
and of her that &s;holde haue ben his dou|ghter
in lawe the lady Beautyce. To all his
demaundes the amba&s;&s;adours an&s;wered wy|&s;ely
and truely / wherby the lordes were ryght
well contente and plea&s;ed.</P>
<P>TRewe it was that before the&s;e amba&s;&s;a+dours
were comen into Englonde the
duke of Lanca&s;tre / and the erle of Cambrydge
his broder had dyuers coun&s;ayles togyder for
the ryght they claymed by theyr wy&s;tes. The
Erle of Cambrydge as ye haue herde before / 
was not well contente with kynge Ferant of
Portyngale nor with the men of warre there / 
for they had lodged .xv. dayes in the feldes be+fore
y^e Ca&s;tellyans / and yet kynge Ferant nor
the Portyngales wolde neuer fyght with the~
yet the erle the &s;ame tyme &s;hewed y^e kynge his
defaulte &amp; &s;ayd / &s;yr I haue here in my compa|ny
of poore Engly&s;&s;he me~ a .C. &s;peres &amp; a .M.
archers. And al we are wyllyng to fyght with
our enemyes / and to abyde the aduenture that
god wyll &s;ende vs / but kynge Ferant an&s;we|red
euer that he was not coun&s;ayled to fyght / 
wherfore when the Erle &s;aw that he departed
thens / and toke with hym agayne his &s;one out
of Portyngale / and when he was departed / 
then the kynge of Portyngale accorded with
kynge Iohn~ of Ca&s;tell / &amp; maryed his dough+ter
to hym to make the peas / and this treatye
was made by &s;yr Iohn~ Audre a knyght of por+tyngale.
The kynge there had all his tru&s;t in
hym. The kynge of Portyngale demaunded
of his doughter whether &s;he had rather haue
the kynge of Ca&s;tel / or the erle of Cambrydge
&s;one. She an&s;wered and &s;ayd howe &s;he loued
better Iohn~ of Englonde then Iohn~ of Ca&s;tel
The kynge demaunded why &s;he &s;ayd &s;oo / &s;he
an&s;wered / bycau&s;e Iohn~ of Englonde was a
goodly per&s;onage and of her age / &amp; that was
the cau&s;e &s;he wolde not haue the kynge of Ca|&s;tell / 
howbeit her fader to haue peas with the
Spanyardes made that maryage. Al&s;o the
erle had &s;ayd to the duke of Lanca&s;tre his bro+der
that kynge Ferant ones deed / he doubted
that the comons of the royalme of Portyngale
wolde rebell agayn&s;t the lady Beautryce / for
the moo&s;t parte of the royalme (For al y^t theyr
kynge had maryed her moder the lady Elya|noure
of Coygne.) yet they helde not the kyn|ges
doughter to be borne in lawfull maryage
but reputed her as a ba&s;tarde / and mermured
theron whyle the erle was there. Wherfore he
was the gladder to take away his &s;one thens.
The duke of Lanca&s;tre to whom y^<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> matter tou+ched
nerer then to the erle of Cambrydge by|cau&s;e
he had maryed the elde&s;t &s;y&s;ter heyre to
Ca&s;tell / and he had a fayre chylde by the lady
Con&s;taunce his wyfe / wherfore he euer de&s;y|red
to be truely and iu&s;tly enfourmed of y^t bu|&s;ynes
in tho&s;e partyes / and dyd &s;et his mynde
howe he myght exalte and further his tytle / &amp;
he &s;awe clerely that as then he coulde not haue
&s;o good an entre in to Ca&s;tell as by the royal|me
of Portyngale / &s;pecyally &s;eynge howe he
was de&s;yred and requyred of the kyng of Por+tyngale / 
and of the barons and comons of the
royalme / &amp; al&s;o con&s;yderynge howe the kynge
of Portyngale that was then was a noble &s;a|ge
prynce and valyaunt / &s;eynge howe he had
dy&s;comfyted the kynge of Ca&s;tel in playne ba+tayle
and all his puy&s;&s;aunce / Wherby the du|ke
y^e &s;oner enclyned to go in to Portyngale.
And al&s;o the kynge of Englonde and his coun+&s;ayle
was agreed therto / but to the entente to
be iu&s;tly enfourmed of all the bu&s;ynes / &s;tate / 
and condycyon of the countrey of Ca&s;tell / and
of the ryght that the lady Beautryce claymed
to the crowne of Portyngale / and al&s;o of the
ryght of kynge Iohn~ of Portyngale whome
the comons had crowned to theyr kynge. For
this entente on a daye the duke made a dyner
to the&s;e amba&s;&s;adours of Portyngale in his
owne lodging / and after dyner he made euery
man to departe / &amp; called the&s;e amba&s;&s;adours
to hym ryght amorou&s;ly / and demaunded of
them of the bu&s;ynes of Portyngale / and by|cau&s;e
that Laurence Fouga&s;e coulde &s;peke / 
Fren&s;&s;he the duke addre&s;&s;ed his wordes vnto
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hym &amp; &s;ayd. Laurence I requyre you to &s;hew
me from poynte to poynte the conducyon and
maner of your londe of Portyngale / &amp; what
hath fallen there / and in Ca&s;tell &s;yth my bro|der
the erle of Cambrydge was there / for the
kynge of Portyngale hath wryten to me that
there is no man in Portyngale y^t can enforme
me more iu&s;tly then ye can do / and in this ye
&s;hall do me a grete plea&s;ure / &s;yr &s;ayd y^<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> &s;quyer
I &s;hall fulfyll your plea&s;ure / and then began
to &s;peke and &s;ayd in this maner.</P>
<P>Syr&s;yth the departure of your broder the
erle of Cambrydge out of Portyngale
there hath fallen grete trouble and dy&s;cencyo~
in the royalme / and in grete aduenture to ha|ue
ben lo&s;t / but thanked be god the bu&s;yne&s;&s;es
there / are as nowe in good poynte and ferme+ly
&s;tably&s;&s;hed / but and god had not wrought
by his grace the matter had gone euyll / and
all thrughe the defaulte of kynge Ferrant la&s;t
dy&s;&s;ea&s;ed. This is the oppynyon of the moo&s;t
parte of the royalme / for kynge Ferrant in his
dayes loued &s;ore a lady wyfe to a knyght of
his called &s;yr Iohn~ Laurence of Coygne / and
bycau&s;e of her beautye he wolde haue her by
force. The lady with&s;tode the kynges de&s;yre
as longe as &s;he myght / but at the la&s;te he had
her and &s;ayd. Dame I &s;hall make you quene
of Portyngale / for thoughe I loue you / it is
not for your hurte / but to exalte you / for I wyl
mary you. Then the lady on her knees wepyn+ge
&s;ayd / &s;yr &s;auynge your dy&s;plea&s;ure. I can
haue none honour to be quene of Portyngale
for you knowe and &s;o doth all the worlde that
I haue an hu&s;bande all redy / and haue hadde
this .v. yere / Elyanoure &s;ayd the kynge make
none e&s;cu&s;e / for I wyll haue none other wyfe
but you / but I &s;hall quyte you from your hu&s;|bande
or I mary you. The lady coulde gete
none other wordes of the kynge / and &s;he &s;hew+ed
all the matter to her hu&s;bande / and when y^t
knyght knewe therof / he was &s;ory and malen|eolyous / 
and regarded and &s;tudyed what we|re
be&s;t for hym to do / and &s;ayd to hym&s;elfe / I
wyll not thus leue my wyfe / howbeit he doub+ted
the kynge / and wente out of the royalme
of Portyngale / into Ca&s;tell to kynge Henry
who receyued hym / and reteyned hym to be of
his hou&s;e as longe as he lyued / and &s;oo dothe
kynge Iohn~ that nowe is. Thus the kynge
of Portyngale to accomply&s;&s;he his foly&s;&s;he
plea&s;ure / &s;ente for the knyght and for the lady
but the knyght was goone. Then the kynge
&s;ente for the by&s;&s;hophe of Connymbres / who
was as then chauncelloure of Portyngale / 
and of the kynges coun&s;ayle / and the kynge
&s;hewed hym his entent / how he wolde wedde
Elyanoure of Coygne / and the by&s;&s;hop fered
the kynge bycau&s;e he knewe hym of an hyghe
and a fyerce condycyon / therfore he dur&s;t not
&s;aye contrary to the kynges plea&s;ure / and al&s;o
&s;yr Iohn~ Ferant Audere / who was chefe of
coun&s;ayle with the kynge to plea&s;e the kynge
ayd to y^e by&s;&s;hop. Syr ye may wed them wel
ynoughe / ones y^e kynge &s;hal make recompence
for all / &s;o y^e by&s;&s;hop wedded them / &amp; this lady
was crowned quene / &amp; &s;o reputed in al y^e grete
Cytees in Portyngale / and had as moche ho|noure
and reuerence as euer hadde ony other
quene in the royalme of Portyngale / and the
kynge had by her a doughter / who as nowe is
quene of Ca&s;tell. True it was that whyle kyn+ge
Ferant lyued / he &s;ente on a day / to Lyxbone
for all the prelates and noble men of the coun|trey / 
and for the coun&s;ayles of the Cytees / por+tes / 
and townes of Portyngale / and this was
or your broder the erle of Cambrydge came in
to Portyngale / and there the kynge made eue+ry
man to &s;were and to promy&s;e that after his
dy&s;&s;ea&s;e they &s;holde take his doughter the la|dy
Beautryce / Who was as then but fyue ye|res
of aege / for herytoure of y^e royalme of Por+tyngale
euery man &s;ware whether they wol|de
or not. Howbeit the moo&s;t parte of them y^t
were there knewe ryght well that &s;he was but
a ba&s;tarde / and borne in aduoutrye / for her mo+ders
hu&s;bande was &s;tyll lyuynge / called &s;yr
Iohn~ Laurence of Coygne / who lyued in Ca+&s;tell
with the kynge there as longe as kynge
Ferant of Portyngale lyued / and lenger / how
bert &s;yr I thynke &s;urely yf the kynges dough|ter
had ben a &s;one / that all the comonaltye of
Portyngale wolde &s;oner haue agreed to hym
the~ to his doughter. For to her they &s;ayd they
wolde neuer agree / but had rather dye then to
be vnder the &s;ubiectyon of the royalme of Ca|&s;tell.
&para;For as yet the royalme of Portyngale
and the royalme of Ca&s;tell neuer loued parfy|tely
togyder / But hathe often tymes haryed / 
and made warre eche with other / In lykewy|&s;e
as the royalme of Scotlande dothe with y^t
royalme of Englonde.</P>
<P>THen the duke of Lanca&s;tre demaunded
of Laurence Fonga&s;e / where kynge
<PB REF="65">
Iohn~ that nowe is broder to kynge Ferrant
was in kynge Ferrantes dayes. Syr &s;ayd the
&s;quyer he was in the royalme of Portyngale
in a hou&s;e of relygyon wherin be knyghtes of
an ordre in whyte habytes with a reed cro&s;&s;e
and he was &s;ouerayne of that hou&s;e / and was
called may&s;ter Deuyce. The kynge &s;et lytell
by his broder but made hym ruler of that hou+&s;e
of Denyce / nor al&s;o kynge Iohn~ that nowe
is / medled nothynge with the bu&s;ynes of the
royalme / nor thought nothyng of the crowne
therof. For yf kynge Ferrant of Portyngale
had thought ony thynge of that is fallen &s;yth
he loued his lady Elyanoure &amp; the lady Beau+tryce
her doughter / he wolde haue &s;layne his
broder who is nowe kynge / but bycau&s;e he &s;a|we
that he kepte his hou&s;e with the bretherne
of his ordre &s;o mekely and duely he had no &s;u|&s;pecte
in hym / but &s;o let hym lyue in peas. And
&s;yr as for the dy&s;&s;encyon that is nowe bytwe-Portyngale
and Ca&s;tell / &s;urely &s;yr to &s;aye the
trouthe therin / y^e Spanyardes are cau&s;e ther
of / Why &s;o &s;ayd y^e duke / I &s;hall &s;hewe you &s;ayd
the &s;quyer. The Ca&s;tellyans when they &s;awe
that kynge Ferrant had maryed his dough|ter
to theyr kynge / then they began to be prow+de / 
and began to &s;peke grete wordes / whiche
&s;ore greueo the Portyngales / for the Spany|ardes
wolde &s;ay. Oye Portyngales rude peo+ple
lyke bee&s;tes / The tyme nowe is come that
we &s;hall haue a good market of you / for ye ha|ue
ben and &s;hall be ours / we &s;hall deuyde and
&s;et you in companyes as we do the Iues who
dwelleth by truage vnder vs / ye &s;hall be our
&s;ubiectes with other venymous wordes / often
tymes they &s;ayd thus when they met the Por|tyngales.
And whyle kynge Ferrant lyued / &amp;
had maryed his doughter in to Ca&s;tell / they
engendred &s;uche an hate that they murmured
and &s;ayd / it were better to be deed the~ to be vn+der
the daunger and &s;ubieccyon of y^e Ca&s;telly|ans / 
and &s;o kynge Ferrant fell &s;yke whiche en+dured
a hole yere. And when he was deed and
buryed in the chyrche of &s;aynt Fraunce a re|lygyous
hou&s;e of freers in the cyte of Lyxbone
Then the cytees / good townes / and ca&s;telles
in Portyngale clo&s;ed theyr gates / &amp; they &s;ente
for the kynge that nowe is to Lyxbone / who
knewe ryght well the ententes of the .iii. other
cytees / as Connymbres / Porte / and Eure.
Then they &s;ayd. May&s;ter Deuyce (&s;o he was
called as then) We wyll make you kynge of
this royalme thoughe ye be a ba&s;tarde / but we
&s;ay that your co&s;yn the lady Beautryce quene
of Ca&s;tell is borne rather a ba&s;terde than you
for as yet lyueth her moders fyr&s;t hu&s;bande. /
And &s;yth it is &s;o that the crowne of Portynga+le
is fallen in two wayes / we wyll take for vs
the moo&s;t profytable / and al&s;o the moo&s;t parte
of the royalme enclyneth to make you our kyn+ge / 
and that the crowne of Portyngale &s;hall
not go to a woman / nor we wyll not be vnder
the &s;ubieccyon of the kynge of Ca&s;tell / nor of
the Ca&s;tellyans / we had rather ye &s;holde take
all that we haue / to ayde and to maynteyne vs
and our fraunches / the~ the Ca&s;tellyans &s;holde
be may&s;ters ouer vs / wherfore &s;yr receyue our
gyfte / for we wyl it &s;hal be thus / then this may+&s;ter
Denyce who is as nowe kynge wolde not
receyue theyr offre at the fyr&s;t nor &s;econde re|que&s;t
but an&s;wered and &s;ayd. Good people I
knowe well of good affeccyon and entyer loue
ye offre me the crowne of Portyngale / whiche
is a grete thynge / and where as ye &s;aye that I
haue as grete ryght or more to the crowne as
my co<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">yn the quene of Ca&s;tell. In lykewy&s;e I
thynke the &s;ame / for true it is &s;he is a ba&s;terde
for as yet lyueth her moders hu&s;bande and is
in Ca&s;tel / but there is one poynte / ye all alone
can not do this matter / it behoueth that al the
nobles or grete parte of them agre therto / the~
they of Lyxbone an&s;wered and &s;ayd / &s;yr we ha+ue
ynowe / We knowe all redy the courage of
dyuers / and al&s;o the oppynyon of them of the
.iii. chefe cytees of this royalme be&s;yde vs / as
Connymbres / Porte / and Eure / then the kyng
&s;ayd / let it be as ye wyl I am content / ye know
well that this lady Elyanoure who is called
quene of this royalme is as yet here in this cy+te / 
and her coun&s;aylloure with her &s;yr Iohn~
Ferrant Audere who wyll kepe the crowne of
Portyngale and the herytage therof for y^e que+ne
of Ca&s;tell / for he made fyr&s;t the maryage to
make peas bytwene Ca&s;tell and Portyngale
&amp; peraduenture the kynge of Ca&s;tell wyll &s;en|de
for hym ha&s;tely to helpe to &s;ubdue his rebel+les.
Wherfore nowe at the ob&s;equye of my bro+der
whiche &s;hal be &s;hortely / wherat mo&s;t parte
of the nobles of this royalme and Cytees wyl
be / it were good to prouyde for remedy in that
behalfe / then they that were pre&s;ente &s;ayd / &s;yr
that ye &s;aye is true we &s;hall prouyde therfore / 
as we &s;hall here &s;yr Iohn~ Ferrant &s;peke / and
&s;o as then theyr coun&s;ayle ended.</P>
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IT was not longe after but that the ob&s;e+quye
was kepte at Lyxbone in the freers
where as kynge Ferrant lyeth / and there were
many of the nobles of Portyngale / for they we+re
de&s;yred &s;o to be by y^e quene and by &s;yr Iohn~
Ferrant Audere who gouerned the quene / &amp;
there was the kynge that nowe is with a grete
nombre of the comons of the countrey / and &s;pe+cyally
of the thre cytees Connymbres / Eure / 
and y^e porte of Portyngale / for they all agreed
and con&s;ented to them of Lyxbone. And when
the obyte was done &s;yr Iohn~ Ferrant Audere
de&s;yred in the quenes name the nobles that we+re
there pre&s;ente that they &s;holde not departe
thens that daye nor the nexte / &s;aynge howe the
quene wolde haue theyr coun&s;ayles what &s;hol+de
be done to &s;ende in to Ca&s;tel for kyng Iohn~
and his wyfe the lady Beautryce theyr lady / 
who was herytoure by ryght to the royalme
of Portyngale / all the nobles or a grete parte
of them that herde his wordes made lytel ther
of / for they doubted &s;ore the comons that were
there e&s;&s;embled / for they had herde dyuers of
them murmure &s;aynge how they wolde crow|ne
to be theyr kynge may&s;ter Denyce. Al&s;o &s;yr
Iohn~ Ferrant Audere had herde lyke wordes
Therfore he de&s;yred the nobles of the royalme
to abyde there with hym to ayde and &s;u&s;teyne
his opynyon / but they fayled hym / for as &s;one
as the kynges obyte was done in the fore&s;ayd
freers / and y^t quene Elyanour was retourned
to her lodgyng / then euery man cryed to hor&s;e
and &s;o al or the moo&s;t parte mounted on theyr
hor&s;es / &amp; &s;o departed fro Lyxbone / &s;ome tary+ed
ftyll &s;uche as were on the kynges partye y^t
nowe is / and they wente to theyr lodgynges / 
and kepte them&s;elfe pryuely and dy&s;&s;ymuled
the matter / for they well ymagyned the matter
to fall as it fell / as I &s;hall &s;hewe you howe.
when the kynges obyte was done the comons
of Lyxbone and of the other thre cytees &s;uche
as were there retourned not &s;hortely to theyr
lodgynges but wente to the cathedral chyrche
of Lyxbone called &s;aynt Domynycke / and the+re
they a&s;&s;embled and may&s;ter Denyce with
them / there they had grete coun&s;ayle togyder
Whiche coun&s;ayle endured not longe. For the
kynge that nowe is &s;ayd vnto them. &para;All ye
good people I vnder&s;tande ye wolde make
me your kynge. And &s;urely I &s;aye it is my ry|ght.
And yf ye wyll perceyuer in that purpo&s;e
it is tyme to &s;ette a worke / and to &s;hewe your
dede and <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">uy&s;&s;aunce / for ye knowe ryght well
that &s;yr Iohn~ Ferrant Audere dothe procure
the nobles of the royalme to &s;ende for y^e kynge
of Ca&s;tell / and he &s;ayth and maynteyneth that
the crowne of Portyngale perteyneth to the
kynge of Ca&s;tel by the ryght of my co&s;yne his
wyfe / and I &s;aye yf ye wyll ayde me it is my
ryght rather then hers / ye knowe all the ma|ner / 
for I am a man / &amp; broder to kynge Ferra~t
and &s;one to good kynge Peter of Portyngale
who gouerned you valyauntly. True it is my
co&s;yne the quene of Ca&s;tell was doughter to
kynge Ferrant / but that was not by lawfull
maryage. Then they of Lyxbone &s;ayd vnto
hym. Syr all this is true / we wyll haue none
other kynge but you / and we wyll make you
our kynge / loke theron who wyll / but ye &s;hall
&s;were vnto vs that ye &s;hall be good to vs and
kepe Iu&s;tyce / and ye &s;hall not flatter no more
with the grete lordes then with the &s;mall peo|ple / 
and ye &s;hall kepe and &s;u&s;teyne with good
herte with the ayde that we &s;hall gyue you / all
the ryght perteynynge to Portyngale. Then
the kynge an&s;wered and &s;ayd. Syrs all this
I &s;were / but pryncypally I requyre you to go
with me to y^e lodgynge called y^e Monnoy whe+re
&s;yr Iohn~ Ferrant Audere is with Elya|noure
of Coygne / for I wyll that he be &s;layne
for he hath de&s;erued it agayn&s;t me / and agayn+&s;te
you when he &s;u&s;teyneth and maynteyneth
other quarelles agayn&s;t your wylles / t<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">enne
they all with one voyce an&s;wered. We wyll
that this be done / for &s;urely he is di&s;obey&s;aunt
and a rebell agayn&s;t you / Wherfore lette hym
be put to dethe / and all the other that be rebel|lyons
agayn&s;t you Wherby other of the roy|alme
&s;hall take en&s;ample. Then they depar|ted
togyder from the myn&s;tre of &s;aynt Domy+nycke
to the nombre of .xv.C. all of one oppy|nyon / 
and the kynge that nowe is with them / 
and &s;oo they wente thrughe the towne to the
lodgynge called the Monnoy where the que|ne
and &s;yr Iohn~ Ferrant Audere were. And
when they came there / they brake vp the ga|tes
of the lodgynge and entred therin perforce
and they wente in to the chambre where as the
quene was / Who was ryght &s;ore afrayde whe~
&s;he &s;awe &s;o moche people comynge vpon her / 
then incontynent &s;he fell downe on her knees
before this may&s;ter Denyce / and prayed hym
to haue pyte and compa&s;&s;yon vpon her / &s;ayn|ge
vnto hym that &s;he knewe nothynge of ony
dy&s;plea&s;ure that &s;he hadde done agayn&s;t hym
or agayn&s;t ony other. And al&s;o &s;he &s;ayd vnto
hym howe that as touchynge the crowne and
herytage of Portyngale &s;he claymed no parte
<PB REF="66">
But may&s;ter Denyce I requyre you and all
the people here pre&s;ent to con&s;ydre how kynge
Ferrant made me quene agayn&s;t my wyl / then
this may&s;ter Denyce &s;ayd. Fayre lady doubte
ye nothynge / for ye &s;hall haue no hurte / for we
be not come therfore / but for this traytoure / 
Iohn~ Ferrant Audere / he &s;hall dye to begyn
withall / and then lette the kynge of Ca&s;tell re|uenge
his deth yf he can / he hath ben to longe
his proctoure in this countrey / with that wor+de
auaunced forth &s;uche as was ordeyned ther
to / who toke the knyght and put hym to dethe
&amp; more hurte they dyd not to no per&s;one / but &s;o
retourned to theyr lodgynge / and the kynge y^t
nowe is wente to his.</P>
<P>ANd after the dethe of Iohn~ Ferrant / 
the lady Elyanoure who had ben que|ne
of Portyngale / toke coun&s;ayle and deter|myned
her&s;elfe to go out of Portyngale in to
Ca&s;tell to the kynge there / and to the quene
her doughter / for &s;he was in &s;uche fray by the
dethe of her knyght &s;yr Iohn~ Ferrant Audere
that &s;he thought no lenger to abyde in Por|tyngale / 
for &s;he &s;awe &s;he coulde haue there no
ther honoure nor re&s;t / then &s;he cau&s;ed may&s;ter
Denyce now kynge to be de&s;yred to &s;uffre her
to departe / and he lyghtly agreed therto / and
&s;ayd howe that it plea&s;ed hym well y^t &s;he &s;hol|de
peparte / for he &s;ayd &s;he had good cau&s;e &s;oo
to do. The lady departed fro Lyxbone with
all her company / and &s;he rode &s;o longe by her
iourneys that &s;he came to Syuyll where the
kynge of Ca&s;tell and the quene laye / and the
&s;ame &s;ea&s;on that this lady came thyder / there
were a&s;&s;embled nere all the nobles of Ca&s;tell / 
for there they had a grete coun&s;ayle on the bu|&s;ynes
for Portyngale / for kynge Iohn~ there
toke coun&s;ayle howe he myght do / &s;cynge the
royalme of Portyngale was fallen to hym by
&s;ucce&s;&s;yon / by the dethe of kynge Ferrant / fa|der
to the quene his wyfe / Who agreed or he
dyed that it &s;holde &s;o be / and all the countrey
in lyke wy&s;e. This lady Elyanoure was re|ceyued
with the kynge and with the quene her
doughter ryght honourably as it was rea&s;on
Then &s;he was examyned of all the bu&s;ynes in
Portyngale / and &s;he &s;hewed them the trouthe
of that &s;he hadde &s;ene and knowen / and al&s;o
&s;he &s;ayd howe that it well appered that by all
lykelyhede the comons of Portyngale wolde
crowne to theyr kynge may&s;ter Denyce / with
out the kynge of Ca&s;tell there agayn&s;t made
re&s;y&s;tence and defence / and for that cau&s;e they
hadde &s;layne her knyght &s;yr Ihon~ Ferrant of
Audere bycau&s;e he &s;u&s;teyned / and alwayes he
had done the kynge of Ca&s;telles quarell / and
in all that this lady &s;ayd &s;he was wel byleued
for they &s;awe it well apparent. And al&s;o cer|tayne
barons and knyghtes of the royalme
of Portyngale &s;uche as hadde better affeccy|on
to the kynge of Ca&s;tell / thenne to &s;he kyn|ge
that nowe is / bycau&s;e of kynge Ferrantes
doughter / and for to accomply&s;&s;he and fulfyll
theyr othes that they had made to the kynge of
Ca&s;tell / at the de&s;yre of theyr kynge Iohn~ Fer+rant
when he gaue his doughter in maryage
to the kynge of Ca&s;tell / therfore to acquyte
theyr promy&s;e they departed out of the royal|me
of Portyngale and wente in to Ca&s;tell / 
and lefte theyr owne landes and herytages on
the aduenture to recouer them agayne / as the
erle Alphons Seroll / y^e grete pryour of &s;aynt
Ihn~s in Portyngale / &s;yr Delagare his bro|der
Ange Sylua&s;te of Geneull / Iohn~ Au&s;&s;all
and dyuers other to the nombre of .xxv. Wher+by
y^e royalme of Portyngale was &s;ore febled / 
and the royalme of Ca&s;tell enforced. Then the
kynge of Ca&s;tell made his &s;omons thrughe
out all his royalme that all noble men / and all
other able to bere armure bytwene .xv. and .xl.
&s;holde in all ha&s;t come to hym in to the felde of
Sebyll / for he &s;ayd he wolde with puy&s;&s;aun|ce
entre in to the royalme of Portyngale / and
conquere it as his owne herytage / at his com+maundement
euery man obeyed as it was rea|&s;on / 
for &s;uche as helde of hym / and &s;o they ca|me
to the felde of Sebyll / and there a&s;&s;embled
to the nombre of .lx.M. men of one and other.</P>
<P>ANd when &s;yr Laurence of Coygne hu&s;+bande
to the lady Elyanoure whome
kynge Ferrant of Portyngale toke to his wy|fe
and was quene of Portyngale vnder&s;tode
that &s;he was come out of Portyngale in to Ca+&s;tell.
Then he wente to certayne of the kynge
of Ca&s;telles coun&s;ayle / and &s;ayd to them as
in demaundynge of them coun&s;ayle. My lor|des
and my grete frendes howe &s;hall I do w^t
Elyamoure my wyfe who is come out of Por+tyngale
in to this countrey / I knowe ryght
well kynge Ferrant toke her by force agayn&s;t
her wyll / and nowe kynge Ferrant is deed / 
and ye knowe well by rea&s;on I ought to haue
my wyfe agayne / what coun&s;ayle wyll ye gy|ue
me therin / and &s;uche as he &s;pake vnto gaue
hym coun&s;ayle and &s;ayd. Iohn~ we coun&s;ayle
<PB N="lix" REF="66">
you to make no &s;c<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="2 letters">blaunt therof / nor demaun|de
her not agayne / nor take her not / for if ye do
ye &s;hall gretely abate the honoure of the lady
and al&s;o blemy&s;&s;heth the honoure of the quene
of Ca&s;tell her doughter / for then ye &s;holde ma+ke
her wor&s;e then a ba&s;terde / ye &s;e howe y^e kyng
of Ca&s;tell wyll demaunde and thynke to con|quere
the royalme of Portyngale as his owne
ryghtfull herytage by the ryght of his wyfe.
Thus ye &s;hode open clerely whiche is nowe
&s;omwhat in doubte and trouble / and without
ye take good hede it wyll co&s;t you your lyfe yf
ye make y^e quene of Ca&s;tel a ba&s;tarde / for they
of this countrey &s;u&s;teyne her quarell / and &s;ay
that &s;he was borne in iu&s;t maryage by dy&s;pen|&s;acyon
of the pope. Well &s;ayd the knyght / then
what is it be&s;t for me to do / we &s;hall &s;hewe you
&s;ayd they / the be&s;t that we thynke is y^t as &s;one
as ye can gete you out of Ca&s;tell and go agay+ne
to your enherytaunce in to Portyngale / &amp;
leue the lady Elyanoure here with her dough+ter / 
we &s;e none other &s;aufegarde for you but
this / by my fayth &s;ayd y^e knyght I byleue you
well for ye coun&s;ayle me truely and lyke good
frendes. So this &s;yr Iohn~ Laurence of Coy|gne
taryed not longe after in Ca&s;tell / but de|parted
and wente to Lyxbone / &amp; there he foun+de
may&s;ter Denyce now kynge and &s;ayd how
he was come to &s;erue hym / and wolde be vn|der
his obey&s;aunce / for he wolde take hym for
his kynge. May&s;ter Denyce had grete ioye &amp;
&s;ayd howe he was welcome to hym / &amp; &s;o gaue
hym agayne all his herytage and made hym
capytayne of Lyxbone. Thus &s;yr as I haue
&s;hewed you fell the bu&s;ynes bytwene Portyn+gale
and Ca&s;tell.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="44" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe Laurence Fonga&s;e am|ba&s;&s;adoure
fro the kynge of Por|tyngale
in to Englonde / &s;hewed
to the duke of Lanca&s;tre the ma|ner
of the dy&s;corde that was by|twene
the royalmes of Ca&s;tell &amp;
Portyngale. Ca. xliiii.</HEAD>
<P>_THe duke of Lanca&s;tre
toke grete plea&s;ure to <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 word">
Laurence Fonga&s;e &s;pe<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="2 letters">
he &s;pake &s;o attemperaci<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="2 letters">
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">o good Fren&s;&s;he / and <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 word">
bycau&s;e the matter touch<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="2 letters">
hym nere and to the en<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">e<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="2 letters">
that he wolde come to the botom of his de&s;y<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="2 letters">
he &s;ayd Laurence &s;peke on hardely / I <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 word">
harde no &s;traunger &s;peke this two yere tha<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">
had rather here &s;peke then you / for ye go to<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">
trouthe of the matter. Al&s;o the letters that <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 word">
haue brought to me fro the kynge of Portyn|gale / 
te&s;tefyeth howe there is nothynge th<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="2 letters">
hath ben done bytwene Portyngale and Ca|&s;tell / 
but that ye can iu&s;tly informe me ther<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">&punc;
Syr &s;ayd the &s;quyer lytell thynge hath the<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="2 letters">
ben done as in dedes of armes / but that I ha|ue
ben at them / wherfore I can well &s;peke of
them / and &s;yth it is your plea&s;ure and volan|te
y^t I &s;hall pur&s;ewe my wordes I &s;hall &s;hewe
you euery thynge as I knowe. Thus as I
&s;hewed you before kynge Iohn~ of Ca&s;tel a&s;&s;<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">|bled
his people as &s;oone as he myght / and &s;o
came with a grete puy&s;aunce and &s;trength to+wardes
Lyxbone or the kynge of Portyngale
that nowe is was crowned to put the Portyn+gales
in feare / and to &s;hewe howe he hadde
ryght to the herytage of Portyngale. And &s;o
fyr&s;t he came before &s;aynt yrayne whiche was
the entre of Portyngale / &amp; there he re&s;ted two
dayes / they of the towne with the gouernours
therof were in grete feare with his comynge / 
bycau&s;e of y^e grete nombre of men of warre y^t
were with hym / and &s;oo they yelded vp theyr
towne to hym. And after he had taken theyr
po&s;&s;e&s;&s;yon / and lefte men of armes to kepe the
towne for feare of rebellyon. Then he depar|ted
with all his oo&s;t / and &s;oo wente tyll he ca|me
before the towne of Tuy whiche was ry|ght
&s;tronge / there he layde his &s;yege / and a
grete parte of them of Tuy helde with the que|ne
of Ca&s;tell / For the lady Elyanoure had it
lymytted to her for her dowry / Wherfore ly|ghtely
they yelded them to the kynge of Ca|&s;tell / 
and became his &s;ubiectes / and was vn|der
his obey&s;aunce. And when the kynge of
Ca&s;tell hadde taken po&s;&s;e&s;&s;yon there / he lefte
men of armes to kepe it. And when he hadde
&s;oo done / he pa&s;&s;ed the ryuer and wente to the
towne of Valencennes in Portyngale / and
thereto layde his &s;yege / and he &s;ente his me&s;&s;a+gere
vnto them that were whithin / that they
&s;holde yelde them and theyr towne vnto hym.
<PB REF="67">
And they of Valence an&s;wered and &s;ayd / let
the kynge of Ca&s;tell pa&s;&s;e forth and go to Lix+bone / 
and as &s;oone as they myght knowe that
he hath wonne that cyte outher by loue / feare / 
or perforce / that then incontynente they wol|de
delyuer vp the keyes of theyr towne to hym
This an&s;were plea&s;ed ryght well the kynge
of Ca&s;tell / and &s;o departed fro Valence / In ly+kewi&s;e
dyd they of another cyte called Serpe
whiche was &s;tronge and fayre / the kyng thou+ght
to haue gone thyder / but when he knewe
theyr compo&s;ycyon / he was content and came
not there / but &s;o toke the waye to Lyxbone / for
he knewe yf he myght &s;ubdue that cyte he &s;hol+de
haue all the re&s;ydue of the countrey at his
ca&s;e / and where &s;oeuer he wente he had with
hym the quene his wyfe to &s;hewe therby to y^e
Portyngales that the ryght was his and that
by good and iu&s;t cau&s;e he wolde conquere his
wy<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="2 letters">es herytage.</P>
<P>THus kyng Iohn~ of Ca&s;tell came with
all his oo&s;t before Lyxbone / and there
layde a grete &s;yege / &amp; &s;hewed wel by his &s;yege
that he wolde not departe thens tyll he had y^e
cyte at his plea&s;ure / and gretly thretened may+&s;ter
Denyce / who was within y^e cyte and &s;ayd
howe that yf he myght gete hym / he &s;holde dye
an euyll dethe / and all the rebelles with hym.
The kynge of Ca&s;telles oo&s;t was grete for he
had moche people / for the Spanyardes and
Fren&s;&s;he men that were there clo&s;ed &s;o y^e Cyte
aboute that none coulde y&s;&s;ue out nor entre w^t
out he were taken or &s;layne / &amp; &s;omtyme it fell
by &s;kyrmy&s;&s;hes and otherwy&s;e that the Spa|nyardes
toke &s;ome Portyngales / then y^e Spa+nyardes
wolde put out theyr eyen / or &s;tryke of
a fote or an arme or &s;ome other membre / and
&s;o &s;ente them in agayne in to the cyte commau~+dynge
them to &s;aye that they dyd / they dyd in
dy&s;pyte of y^e Lyxbonoys and of theyr may&s;ter
Denyce whom they wolde make theyr kynge
and al&s;o &s;hewe them playnly that we &s;hall hol|de
this &s;yege here &s;o longe that we &s;hall haue
them perforce / by famyne or otherwy&s;e / &amp; then
they &s;hall all dye an euyll dethe / and &s;et fyre on
the cyte without mercy or pyre. And when the
Lyxbonoys toke ony of them they dyd not &s;o / 
for the kynge that nowe is of Portyngale ma+de
them to be well kepte at theyr ea&s;e / &amp; &s;o &s;ent
them agayne in to the oo&s;t without ony hurte
or domage of theyr per&s;ones / wherfore &s;ome
&s;ayd in y^e oo&s;t that it was done of a grete gen|tylnes / 
for he rendred good for euyll. And &s;yr
whyle this &s;yege endured whiche was an ho|le
yere and more / euery weke there was one or
two &s;kyrmy&s;&s;hes and dedes of armes done / &amp;
&s;ome hurte and &s;layne on the one parte or on
the other. The kynge of Ca&s;tell helde as well
his &s;yege by water as by lande and had plen|te
of vytaylles / for it came to his oo&s;t from all
partyes out of Ca&s;tell / and on a day it happe|ned
at a &s;kyrmy&s;&s;he that was made at one of y^e
gates / &s;yr Iohn~ Laurence of coygne who was
capytayne of the Cyte y&s;&s;ued out of the barry|ers
with his penon of the armes of Coygne be+fore
hym / and with hym a good nombre of pro+pre
men of warre / and at that &s;kirmy&s;&s;he there
was done many a propre feate of armes / and
many a darte ca&s;t. By my fayth &s;ayd the duke
of Lanca&s;tre of all the feates of armes that the
Ca&s;tellyans and they of your countrey dothe
v&s;e / the ca&s;tynge of theyr dartes be&s;t plea&s;eth
me / &amp; gladly I wolde &s;e it / for as I here &s;ay yf
they &s;tryke one aryght / without he be well ar|med
the darte wyll perce hym thrughe / by my
fayth &s;yr &s;ayd the &s;quyer ye &s;aye trouthe / for I
haue &s;ene many a grete &s;troke gyuen w^t them / 
whiche at one tyme co&s;t vs derely and was to
vs grete dy&s;plea&s;ure / for at y^e &s;ayd &s;kyrmy&s;&s;he
&s;yr Iohn~ Laurence of Coygne was &s;tryken w^t
a darte in &s;uche wy&s;e that the heed perced all
the plates of his cote of mayle and a iacke &s;top+ped
with &s;ylke and pa&s;&s;ed thrughe his body / 
&s;o that he fel downe deed / and therwith &s;ea&s;ed
the &s;kyrmy&s;&s;he bycau&s;e of y^e dethe of y^t knyght
and &s;o was the lady Elyanoure a wydowe in
one yere of bothe her hu&s;bandes.</P>
<P>FOr this &s;yr Iohan Laurence of Cygne
was made grete mone / for he was a va+lyau~t
knyght &amp; full of good coun&s;ayle / &amp; after
his dethe there was cho&s;en to be capytayne of
Lyxbone a co&s;yne of his a ryght valyaunt ma~
called pouua&s;&s;e of Coyne / he made agayn&s;t y^e
Spanyardes thre or foure y&s;&s;ues / and dyd to
them grete domage. &para;Thus contynued the
&s;yege at Lyxbone / and &s;urely often tymes they
within the towne were &s;ore aba&s;&s;hed / for they
coulde &s;e no comforte come to them frome ony
parte / and when they &s;awe that none came out
of Englonde wheron lay all theyr tru&s;t. The~
the kynge that nowe is was coun&s;ayled to ha|ue
taken a &s;hyp / and &s;o to haue come hyder in
to Englonde / for &s;yr Iohn~ Vadigothz of pa&s;&s;e
<PB N="lxv" REF="67">
&s;yr Iohn~ Cete Dore / and the archedeacon of
Lyxbone whom they had &s;ent hyther in to En+glonde
to the kynge here &amp; to you / &amp; to the erle
of Cambrydge your broder for to haue &s;ome
co~forte &amp; ayde / when they retourned in to Lyx|bone
they brought tydynges howe y^t ye wolde
haue comforted them / in the name of god &s;ayd
the duke / all that is of trouthe / &amp; &s;o had I done
and was redy and at y^e poynte to haue depar|ted / 
but as then the warre of Flaundres and of
Gaunte dyd let me / for the Gauntoys came hy+der
for ayde and helpe / and &s;o all &s;uche or the
moo&s;t parte of them that &s;holde haue gone w^t
me in to Portyngale wente in to Flaundres
with y^e by&s;&s;hop of Norwyche &s;yr Henry percy
&amp; &s;o that letted my iourney in to Portyngale / 
in the name of god &s;ayd y^e &s;quyer / it was thou|ght
amonge vs that there was &s;ome grete let
in Englonde &s;o y^t you coulde not come hyder / 
howbeit we dyd as well as we myght / &amp; mayn+teyned
our&s;elfe valyauntly agayn&s;t the kyng
of Ca&s;tell and all his puy&s;&s;aunce / whiche was
no &s;mall thynge / for he had mo then .lx.M. me~
by &s;ee and by lande / and thretened to byrne / &amp;
to exyle vs without mercy. And &s;yr thus why|le
this &s;yege endured an erle of our countrey
of Portyngale called the erle of Angou&s;e dyd
vs on a day grete &s;ocour / wherby he attayned
grete honoure / for he with .xx. Galeys aryued
at the porte of Portyngale with a good nom|bre
of men of armes &amp; prouy&s;yon / &amp; &s;o came &s;ay+lynge
by y^e &s;ee before Valence / and thrughe y^e
grace of god he came by y^e kynge of Ca&s;telles
army as they lay at ancre before Lixbone who
were mo then a .C. grete ve&s;&s;elles / howbeit he
dyd his entrepry&s;e &s;o gracyou&s;ly / and had the
wynde at &s;o good a poynte / that in dy&s;pyte of
all his enemyes / he entred &s;aufely without pe|ryll
with all his galeys in to the hauen of Lyx+bone / 
and at his comynge in conquered .iiii.
&s;hyppes of his enemyes / &amp; brought them with
hym in to y^e hauen / of who&s;e comynge all that
were in Lyxbone were ryght ioyous / for it co~|forted
them gretely. By my fayth &s;ayd the du|ke
of Lanca&s;tre the erle of Angou&s;e at y^t tyme
dyd you a fayre &s;eruyce. But nowe fayre Lau+rence
&s;hewe me howe was this &s;yege ray&s;ed / 
and by what maner / I wolde gladly here you
&s;peke therof / &s;yr &s;ayd the &s;quyer I &s;hall &s;hewe
you with ryght a good wyll.</P>
<P>AS I haue &s;hewed you the &s;yege endu|red
more then a yere before Lyxbone / &amp;
the kynge of Ca&s;tell had &s;worne and auowed
that he wolde not departe frome the &s;yege tyll
he had the cyte vnder his obey&s;aunce / without
the puy&s;&s;aunce of a gretter kynge then he was
ray&s;ed hym therfro by force. And truly al thyn+ges
con&s;ydered the kynge of Ca&s;tel kepte wel
his auowe / for y^e puy&s;&s;aunce of a gretter kyng
then he was ray&s;ed hym / and cau&s;ed hym to de+parte / 
I &s;hall &s;hewe you howe / a pe&s;tylence &amp;
mortalyte meruaylous ferefull fell in his oo&s;t
in &s;uche wy&s;e that me~ dyed &s;odeynly / &s;pekyng
one to another / there dyed mo then .xx.M. per+&s;ones / 
wherof y^e kyng was &s;ore afrayde / wher|fore
it was coun&s;ayled hym to departe thens / 
and to drawe to &s;aynt yrayne / or to &s;ome other
parte / and breke vp the &s;yege / and to gyue le|ue
to his people to departe tyll the pe&s;tylence
were &s;ea&s;ed / whiche he dyd &s;ore agayn&s;t his
wyll / bycau&s;e he had &s;worne &s;o &s;olemply to ke+pe
y^e &s;yege / howbeit of nece&s;&s;yte he was fayne
to departe. Therfore &s;yr we &s;ay / and hath ben
&s;ayd in Portyngale / and it is the comon opy|nyon / 
that god dyd &s;ende that pe&s;tylence in to
the kyng of Ca&s;telles oo&s;t to ayde vs and our
kynge that nowe is / for in the cyte wherin we
were clo&s;ed / there dyed nother man nor woma~
of y^<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> &s;ykenes / this grace god dyd for vs. And
when the kynge of Ca&s;tell dy&s;lodged fro Lyx+bone / 
the kynge of Portyngale that nowe is
cau&s;ed all &s;uche as were within the cyte to be
armed / and to lepe on theyr hor&s;es / and to fo|lowe
the trayne of the kynge of Ca&s;telles oo&s;t
and there we dyd then grete domage / for they
dy&s;lodged not in good aray / wherby they <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">o&s;t
parte of theyr men &amp; promocyon / but the kyng
of Portyngale made a crye / that on payne of
dethe no ma to take ony thynge y^t they founde
in the felde / nor to brynge ony thyng therof in
to the cyte / but commaunded euery thynge to
be brente to the entent that it &s;holde brynge no
infeccyon in to the cyte. So prouy&s;yon &amp; eue|ry
thynge was conuerted in to flame of fyre / 
howbeit I thynke &s;uche as founde other gol|de
or &s;yluer in money or place brent it not / but
&s;aued it as well as they myght. So thus the
kyng of ca&s;tel wente to &s;aynt prayne at y^e entre
of his countrey / &amp; there taryed a &s;ea&s;on / &amp; &s;ent
for more &s;ocour in to Frau~ce / &amp; &s;pecyally in to
Ga&s;coyne &amp; Byerne / &amp; in to y^e la~des of y^e erle of
Foys / &amp; he &s;ent thyder .iii. &s;omers laden w^t no|bles
of ca&s;tel &amp; floreyns to gyue in pre&s;t to kny+ghtes
&amp; &s;quyers / for he knewe well otherwy&s;e
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he &s;holde not haue them come out of theyr hou+&s;es.
And when the barons and knyghtes of y^e
royalme of Portyngale on y^e partye of y^e kyng
that nowe is &s;awe howe the kynge of Ca&s;tell
had ray&s;ed his &s;yege / whiche had endured mo+re
then a yere / they toke then grete courage / &amp;
&s;o dyd all the comons of the countrey / and &s;pe|cyally
they of Porte Ewre / and Connymbres
Then they toke coun&s;ayle togyder &s;hortely to
crowne to theyr kynge may&s;ter Denyce whom
they had cho&s;en and gyuen hym theyr loue / &amp;
&s;ayd how that it was goddes wyll y^t he &s;holde
be theyr kynge / for he had &s;hewed his vertue
agayn&s;t the Spanyardes / then a commaun|dement
was made thrughout all Portyngale
euery ma~ to come to Co~mmbres at a certayne
daye lymytted to the Coronacyon of may&s;ter
Denyce / all &s;uche as toke his parte came thy|der / 
and accordynge to the puy&s;&s;aunce of that
royalme there was moche people / there kyn|ge
Iohn~ of Portyngale was crowned by the
by&s;&s;hoppes and prelates of the royalme with
grete &s;olempnyte as it aperteyned / on trynyte
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ondaye the yere of our lorde god .M.CCC.lxxx.
and .iiii. In the cathedrall chyrche of Co~|nymbres
called &s;aynt Maries / whiche daye y^e
kyng made newe knyghtes / what of his owne
countrey as of &s;traungers to y^e nombre of .lx.
There was kepte a grete fee&s;t .ii. or .iii. dayes
and there the kynge renewed all homages of
Erles / barons / knyghtes / and &s;quyers / and &s;u+che
as helde of hym / and there the kyng &s;ware
to kepe the royalme in ryght and Iu&s;tyce / and
to maynteyne al theyr iury&s;dyccyons / and eue+ry
man &s;ware to take hym for theyr kynge and
his heyres comynge of hym / male / or female
that to dye in the payne neuer to for&s;ake them
thus kynge Iohn~ of Portyngale was crow|ned
kynge.</P>
<P>WHen the kynge of Ca&s;tell knewe how
the comons of Portyngale had crow|ned
may&s;ter Denyce to theyr kynge / &amp;
had &s;worne to hym faythe and homage / then
he was more dy&s;plea&s;ed then he was before / 
for he had thought they wolde not haue done
it &s;o &s;odeynly bycau&s;e he had many of the no|bles
of Portyngale with hym / then he &s;ayd. I
&s;e well it behoueth me perforce to conquere y^t
is myne yf I wyll haue it / there &s;hall neuer be
peace bytwene Ca&s;tell and Portyngale tyll y^e
Portyngales haue amended y^t they haue done
And &s;o after the kynge was crowned he came
to Lyxbone / and there taryed &amp; toke grete dy|lygence
to &s;et in a good way y^e bu&s;ynes of his
royalme / &amp; to gete therby the grace / good wyl
and loue of his people / and &s;ent his knyghtes
and men of warre in to dyuers gary&s;ons / in
to townes &amp; ca&s;telles on the fronters of Spay+ne / 
for y^e kynge of Ca&s;tell lay at Sybyll. The
kyng of Portyngale &s;ent in gary&s;on to Tren+tou&s;e
&s;yr Iohn~ Ferant Perteler / an experte
man of armes / a valyaunt knyght &amp; of hyghe
entrepry&s;e / and with hym &s;yr Martyn Vas of
Coygne / &amp; his broder &s;yr Wyllya~ Vas two ex+perte
knyghtes / &amp; they had vnder them .CC.
&s;peres of good men of warre well hor&s;ed / &amp; to
y^e ca&s;tell of Lene towarde Iuberoth was &s;ente
&s;yr Iohn~ Radygos with a .l. &s;peres / and to y^e
cyte of Valence in Portyngale was &s;ente &s;yr
Iohn~ Iames of Saulles / to lye in gary&s;on
agayn&s;t the &s;tronge towne of Tuy / whiche
was as then yelden to y^e kynge of Ca&s;tell whe~
he came towarde Lyxbone / and in Tuy there
lay in a gary&s;on a grete nombre of men of ar|mes
Fren&s;&s;he and Ca&s;tellyans / and to y^e cyte
of Serpe was &s;ente &s;yr Nondech Radygo a
noble knyght with .l. &s;peres / but to Porte / to
Ewre / and to Connymbres was &s;ente no men
of warre / for the kynge thought them &s;tronge
ynoughe of them&s;elfe / and true and faythfull
to hym. Thus &s;yr in the &s;ame yere y^t the kyng
was thus crowned / the gary&s;ons were well
prouyded for / and often tymes there were en|countrynges / 
&s;kyrmy&s;&s;hes / and a&s;&s;awtes on
bothe partyes / one tyme our men wanne / and
another tyme they lo&s;t as the aduenture of ar|mes
falleth / but &s;pecyally there was afore en|countre
by them of the gary&s;on of Treucou&s;e
agayn&s;t the Ca&s;tellyans. A Laurence &s;ayd y^e
duke of Lancla&s;tre pa&s;&s;e not the matter &s;o bre+uely / 
but let me knowe howe it was and what
was done when they mette in the feldes / for I
wolde gladly here &s;pekyng of dedes of armes
Syr &s;ayd the &s;quyer I &s;hall &s;hewe you what
was there done / for at the &s;ame renconntre I
was pre&s;ent &amp; bare y^t day y^e baner of &s;yr Iohn
Ferant Perteler by whom the bu&s;ynes began
for he was as then capytayne of Treutou&s;e.</P>
<P>THe kynge of Ca&s;tell had prouyded me~
of warre on y^e fronters of Portyngale
who &s;omtyme do to vs domage a&s;&s;embled the~
&s;elfe togyder and toke y^e feldes / and &s;omtyme
lo&s;t and &s;omtyme wanne. And &s;o on a &s;ea&s;on a
vii. capytaynes of Spanyardes good knygh+tes
and of hyghe lygnage a&s;&s;embled them to|gyder
with the nombre of .iii.C. &s;peres well
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hor&s;ed hauynge grete de&s;yre to do vs domage
as they well &s;hewed / for they came and entred
in to Portyngale and toke a grete praye and
many pry&s;oners / and yf they had wolde they
myght haue entred agayne in to Ca&s;tell with
out ony encountrynge / but they were &s;oo hy|ghe
mynded and prowde that they &s;ayd they
wolde goo and &s;e the gary&s;on of Treutou&s;e / 
they of y^e playne countrey fledde before them / 
&s;oo that tydynges of them came in to Treu|tou&s;e / 
and when &s;yr Iohn~ Ferrant Partelere
knewe the Ca&s;tellyans rode abrode / he called
for his harneys / and cau&s;ed the trompettes to
be&s;owned / and &s;o awoke all the knyghtes and
&s;quyres in the towne / euery man armed hym
in grete ha&s;te / and mounted on theyr hor&s;es / 
and y&s;&s;ued out of Treutou&s;e / and when they
were in y^e feldes they were a .CC. &amp; &s;o put the~|&s;elfe
in good ordre / and &s;hewed howe they had
grete affeccyon to fynde theyr enemyes / and
demaunded of them that came flyenge in to y^e
towne where theyr enemyes were / and they
an&s;wered and &s;ayd howe they were not farre
thens / and howe they rode but a &s;ofte pace by|cau&s;e
of the grete praye that they caryed with
them / With tho&s;e tydynges &s;yr Iohn~ Ferrant
Partelere was ryght ioyous and &s;ayd to his
company / as to &s;yr Iohn~ Martyne of Vas / &amp;
&s;yr Wyllyam Vas his broder. Syrs I requy+re
you let vs auaunce forwarde I wyll not en+tre
in to ony towne or Ca&s;tell in Portyngale
tyll I haue &s;ene our enemyes / and fyght with
them / and put to my payne and trauayle to re|couer
the praye and pry&s;oners that they leede
with them / and then he &s;ayd to me. Laurence
dy&s;play my baner / for it is tyme / we &s;hall fyn|de
&s;hortely our enemyes / then I dyd as he co~|maunded
me / and &s;o we rode forthe a good pa+ce / 
and at the la&s;t we &s;awe where the du&s;t ro&s;e
with the hor&s;es of our enemyes / then we toke
the vauntage of the &s;one and came on them / &amp;
when y^e Ca&s;tellyans &s;awe vs they helde them|&s;elfe
clo&s;e togyder / and ordred them&s;elfe / and
&s;et theyr pry&s;oners and pray on theyr one &s;yde
&amp; we approched &s;o nere togyder that we my|ght
&s;peke to them / and they to vs / and then we
&s;awe howe they had .iii. baners / and .iiii. pe|nons / 
and to our Iudgement a .CCC. hor&s;e.
Fyr&s;t there was &s;yr Iohn~ Radigos de Ca&s;te|nans
knyght and baron in Ca&s;tell / &s;yr Sylue
grefye of Albenes / &s;yr Adioutall of Tolet of
Ca&s;&s;ell / &s;yr Iohn~ Radigo of Eure / and Dio|&s;ten&s;es
of Angou&s;e / &amp; when we were before the~
we lyghted on foote / and in lykewy&s;e &s;oo dyd
they / and delyuered theyr hor&s;es to pages and
varlettes / and or we began to ca&s;t darces or to
doo ony feate of armes the capytaynes &s;pake
eche to other / I that was there pre&s;ent herde
all the wordes that were &s;poken on bothe par|tyes / 
for my may&s;ter &s;yr Iohn~ Ferrant Parte+lere
who&s;e baner I bare was one of y^e forme&s;t
and y^e wordes that were &s;poken were by hym
and to hym. Fyr&s;t he demaunded why they ro|de
in Portyngale ledynge away &s;uche prayes
and pry&s;oners as they had taken / then &s;yr Adi|outall
of Tolet an&s;wered and &s;ayd they wol|de
ryde as they ly&s;t / to puny&s;&s;he them that be
dy&s;obey&s;aunt to the kynge of Ca&s;tel to whom
the herytage of Portyngale perteyned / and by
rau&s;e they founde them rebelles / therfore they
&s;ayd they ouer rynne y^<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> countrey &amp; take prayes
and pry&s;oners. Well &s;yrs &s;ayd &s;yr Iohn~ Fer|rant
ye &s;hall not lede them longe / for we wyll
re&s;cue them / ye haue noo ryght to come and to
ouer rynne this countrey / ye knowe wel ynou+ghe
we haue a kynge all redy who wyll kepe
his royalme in ryght and kepe Iu&s;tyce / &amp; pu|ny&s;&s;he
theues and robbers. Therfore we &s;aye
vnto you in his behalfe / all that ye haue taken
in the royalme of Portyngale leue it behynde
you and departe hens / or elles in our ryght &amp;
iu&s;t quarell we wyll fyght with you / then the
Spanyardes an&s;wered / y^e pry&s;oners that we
haue taken we wyll not delyuer agayne / but
as for y^e other praye we wyll take aduy&s;e. The~
the .vii. capytaynes of Ca&s;tell drewe them to|gyder / 
and &s;hewed that for all that they were
come to &s;e the gary&s;on of Treutou&s;e / yet they
wolde haue ben glad to haue departed with|out
batayle / and when they had coun&s;ayled / 
the~ they &s;ayd howe they wolde leue theyr pray
behynde them / but the pry&s;oners they wolde
lede with them / Nay not &s;o &s;ayd the Portyn|gales / 
for we wyll ye leue all / or elles ye &s;hall
haue batayle / and &s;o wente togyder / and there
was a &s;ore batayle for there were on bothe par+tyes
good men of warre / and the felde where
as they fought was fayre and playne they ca&s;t
eche at other dartes &s;o &s;ore that who &s;oo euer
was &s;tryken without he were wel armed was
&s;layne or &s;ore hurte / there were many propre
feates of armes done / and there &s;yr Iohn~ Fer|rant
Partelere fought with an axe ryght va|lyauntly / 
and &s;o dyd his .ii. companyons / on
the other partye the Spanyardes fought ry|ght
valyauntly. Thus they fought the &s;pace
of .iii. houres / whiche was meruayle that me~
coulde endure &s;o longe in theyr armure fygh|tynge / 
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but the grete dy&s;yre that eyther partye
had to wynne honoure cau&s;ed them to endure
the more payne / and &s;yr &s;urely Spanyardes
and Portyngales are harde men in batayle / 
&amp; &s;pecyally when they &s;e it is of nece&s;&s;yte / thus
they fought longe that no ma~ knewe who had
the better / theyr batayle was &s;o egall. And &s;yr
thanked be god there was nother baner nor
penon on our &s;yde that day ouerthrowen / but
fynally theyr &s;yde began to open and were be|ten
downe on euery &s;yde / &s;o that the dy&s;comfy+ture
fell on them / then theyr pages fled awaye
to &s;aue them&s;elfe / and of the .vii. capytaynes y^t
were there pre&s;ent / there &s;caped away but one
&amp; that was y^e meanes of his page who brou+ght
hym his hor&s;e / he dyd his may&s;ter good
&s;eruyce that day / and y^t was Adyentall Ca&s;&s;el
all the other .vi. were &s;layne / for there was ne|uer
a man taken to raun&s;ome. Thus &s;yr Iohn~
Ferrant Partelere &amp; his company obtayned
the vyctory of theyr enemyes / who were thre
agayn&s;t two / and this was on a tuy&s;day in the
moneth of Octobre nere to Treutou&s;e / in the
yere of our lorde .M.CCC.lxxx. and .iiii.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="45" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe Laurence Fonga&s;e &s;hewed
the duke of Lanca&s;tre the maner of
the batayle of Iuberoth bytwene the
kynge of Ca&s;tel and the kynge of Por+tyngale.
Ca.xlv.</HEAD>
<P>_ANd after this dy&s;com|fyture
on our enemyes our
men mounted on theyr hor|&s;es
/ and there we delyuered
&s;uche pry&s;oners as the Ca|&s;tellyans
had taken before / &amp;
al&s;o gaue them &s;uche pylla|ge
as theyr enemyes had gotten / excepte y^e bee|&s;tes
whiche were in nombre an .viii. hundreth
all tho&s;e we draue in to the gary&s;on of Treu|tou&s;e
for vatayllynge of the towne as it was
rea&s;on / &amp; there we were receyued with grete
ioye they wy&s;t not what chere to make vs by|cau&s;e
we had delyuered y^<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> cou~trey of theyr ene+myes / 
&amp; re&s;cued that they had lo&s;t / wherby we
had grete pray&s;e thrughe all y^e townes of Por|tyngale / 
&amp; &s;yr in the &s;ame yere our men had an|other
fayre iourney on theyr enemyes in y^e fel|de
of Sybylle / but &s;yr fyr&s;t I &s;hall &s;hewe you
the moo&s;t happye&s;t iourney that the kynge of
Portyngale had or ony kynge before hym in
.CC. yere before / whiche was done within .iiii
monethes before that y^t kynge &s;ente vs hyther
our enemyes were .iiii. agayn&s;t one of good
men of warre and of hyghe empry&s;e / wherfore
our iourney ought to be y^e more pray&s;ed. But
&s;yr I thinke ye haue herde therof al redy / wher+fore
I thynke be&s;t to &s;peke not therof / nay &s;ayd
the duke ye &s;hall not leue &s;o / ye &s;hall &s;hewe me
the hole proce&s;&s;e / for I wolde gladly here you
&s;peke therof / yet of trouthe I haue an heraulte
here with me called Derby who was there at
the batayle as he &s;ayth / and he &s;hewed me that
&s;uche Engly&s;&s;he men as were there dyd mer|uaylles
in armes / and more by his reporte the~
I bileue was of trouth / for there was no grete
nombre of them wherby ony grete feate &s;holde
be done by them / for my broder y^e erle of Cam|brydge
when he came out of Portyngale brou+ght
agayne with hym &s;uche Engly&s;&s;hmen as
wente thyder. But there be many of the&s;e He|raultes
be &s;uche lyers that they wyll exalte &s;u|che
as they ly&s;t beyonde mea&s;ure / But for all
that the noblenes of them that be good is not
lo&s;t nor enpayred thoughe it be not &s;hewed by
them. Therfore it is good to knowe it by the
reporte of other that knoweth it. &para;Syr &s;ayd
Laurence of all the &s;traungers that were at
the batayle of Iuberoth with y^e kynge of Por+tyngale / 
there pa&s;&s;ed not a two hundred men
Engly&s;&s;he / Ga&s;coynes / and Almaynes / and
the grette&s;t capytaynes that were there of the
&s;traungers were two Ga&s;coynes / and one of
Almayne of the duchy of Guerles. The Ga&s;|coynes
were called &s;yr Wyllyam of mountfer|rant / 
and Bernardon / and y^e Almayne Albert
of Engly&s;&s;hme~ there were a certayne archers
but I herde none named / but .ii. &s;quyers Nor+thbery
and Hartecell / and they were called to
coun&s;ayle with the kynge and other lordes be|fore
the batayle. Well &s;ayd the duke pro&s;ede
forthe &amp; tell me of that iourney &amp; howe it was
fought I requyre you / &s;yr &s;ayd y^e &s;quyer with
ryght a good wyl / for &s;yr to &s;hewe you &amp; other
howe it was I am &s;ente hyther fro the kynge
my may&s;ter.</P>
<P>THen Laurence Fonga&s;e renewed his
tale and &s;pake of the bu&s;ynes of Iube|roth
and &s;ayd thus / &s;yr ye haue herde by me / &amp;
al&s;o by other that after the coronacyon of the
kynge of Portyngale at Connymbres / y^t kyng
of Ca&s;tell who had ray&s;ed his &s;yege fro Lyx|bone
/ for the dethe of pe&s;tylence that fell in his
<PB N="lxii" REF="69">
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">o&s;t / and &s;o wente to yrayne / and it was &s;ayd
howe it greued hym &s;ore when he was enfour+med
of the coronacyon of my redoubted lorde
kynge Iohn~ of Portyngale / for the kynge of
Ca&s;tell claymed and yet dothe ryght in the he+rytage
and crowne of Portyngale by the tytle
of his wyfe doughter to kynge Ferrant whi|che
we denyed and yet do / for &s;uche cau&s;e as I
haue &s;hewed you before / &s;o thus the kynge of
Ca&s;tell was coun&s;ayled to &s;ende for me~ of war
where he myght gete them / and &s;pecyally in to
Fraunce / for y^e fren&s;&s;hmen had alwayes ayded
hym &amp; &s;u&s;teyned his quarell / and y^e kynge his
fader in lykewy&s;e / and it was &s;ayd to hym by
his coun&s;ayle / ye nede nothynge but one iour+ney
agayn&s;t them of Portyngale / for by puy&s;|&s;aunce
if ye may kepe the felde and fyght with
them the~ ye &s;hal come to your entente / for there
is grete varyaunce all redy in Portyngale as
ye &s;e and perceyue well / for there is here with
you of the noble&s;t per&s;ones of y^e royalme / and
they haue &s;ubmytted the~&s;elfe vnder your obey+&s;aunce / 
whiche thynge gretely furdereth your
warre / if ye auaunce your&s;elfe with puy&s;&s;au~ce
to fyght to this ba&s;ta~rde of portyngale whom
y^t comons haue crowned to theyr kynge or he
gete ayde of the Engly&s;&s;hemen / ye are lyke to
ouerthrowe hym / and yf ye wynne the iourney
all the royalme is yours / for it is no grete mat+ter
to wyn it after / &s;oo by &s;uche coun&s;ayle and
other thynges Iohn~ of Ca&s;tell auaunced hym
&s;elfe to &s;ende letters &amp; me&s;&s;ageres in to Fraun+ce / 
Poictou / Bretayne / Normandy / Borgon
&amp; in to dyuers other places where as he thou|ght
to haue men of armes / knyghtes &amp; &s;quyres
for his money or for loue / or &s;uche as helde ony
thynge of hym / and &s;pecyally there came ma|ny
knyghtes &amp; &s;quyres to hym out of Byerne / 
and &s;o on a daye as he was at &s;aynt yrayne he
auewed his people to y^e nombre of .vi. or .vii.c.
&s;peres &amp; .xxx.M. &s;panyardes all on hor&s;oacke
all hauynge de&s;yre to do vs domage.</P>
<P>TIdynges came in to Portyngale to the
kynge and to y^e lordes there / &amp; to them
of the good townes and cytees &s;uche as were
of the kynges partye / and it was &s;hewed there
what nombre and puy&s;&s;aunce the kynge of Ca+&s;tell
was of / and howe he was fully determy|ned
to come and lay fyege agayne to Lyxbone
then the kynge of Portyngale &amp; his coun&s;ayle
a&s;&s;embled togyder / &amp; there the mo&s;t notable&s;t
per&s;ones of his royalme &s;ayd y^t the kyng were
be&s;t to go out of the cyte and to mete with his
enemyes rather then to be enclo&s;ed in ony cyte
or towne in Portyngale / for yf they were be|&s;yeged
they &s;holde haue moche bu&s;ynes to de|fende
them &amp; theyr cyte / and in the meane &s;ea|&s;on
y^e Ca&s;tellyans myght ryde abrode at theyr
ea&s;e where as they ly&s;t and conquere townes / 
Cytees / &amp; Ca&s;telles / outher by force or by loue
and dy&s;troy all y^e playne countrey / and perad|uenture
at lengthe them within the cyte / wher+fore
they &s;ayd to the kynge. Syr yf we go out
agayn&s;t them and take a place conuenyent to
fyght / we thynke this were be&s;t and moo&s;t pro+fytable / 
for &s;yr we knowe well ye &s;hall not pea+&s;ybly
enioy the crowne of Portyngale wher|with
we haue crowned you without it be by
batayle / and that at the lee&s;t ones or twy&s;e to
ouerthrowe your aduer&s;ary the kynge of Ca|&s;tell
and his puy&s;&s;aunce &amp; yf we may dy&s;com|fyte
hym / then we &s;hal be lordes of the country
And yf we be ouercome the royalme is in ad|uenture / 
but better it were for vs to &s;eke batay+le
then to be &s;ought on / and more honourable
it were for vs / for &s;yr it hathe ben often tymes
&s;ene that the &s;etters an hath auauntage of the
defenders / therfore &s;yr we wyll coun&s;ayle you
to &s;ende forthe your letters and me&s;&s;agers to
all &s;uche as ye thynke wyll &s;erue you. Then y^e
kynge an&s;wered and &s;ayd / &s;yrs ye &s;peke wel &amp;
I wyl do as ye haue ordeyned. Then y^e kynge
&s;et his clarkes on warke to wryte letters and
wrote to euery man that they &s;holde come to
the porte of Portyngale or nere there aboute
at a certayne day lymytted / howbeit all &s;uche
as were wryten vnto came not thyder / for as
then all the royalme toke not full parte with
hym / but dy&s;&s;muled and taryed to &s;e howe y^e
matters &s;holde frame at lengthe / &amp; &s;ome were
gone out of theyr owne countrey to the kynge
of Ca&s;tell bycau&s;e they &s;ayd that the kynge of
Ca&s;tell had more ryght to the crowne of Por|tyngale
then our kynge had / howbeit for all y^t
the kynge my &s;ouerayne lorde wente to Con|nymbres
and there made his a&s;&s;emble of &s;uche
men of warre as he coulde gete / and truely he
had with hym y^t choy&s;e men of all Portyngale
and of moo&s;t auctoryte as of Erles / Barons / 
knyghtes &amp; &s;quyers / &amp; al&s;o he had a .xxv. hun|dred
&s;peres of &s;quyers / and a .xii.M. foote me~
Then he ordeyned a Con&s;table and mar&s;hall
The con&s;table was the erle of Nauare / y^e mar+&s;hall
&s;yr Alne Perriere bothe ryght &s;age kny|ghtes
to conduyte men of warre / then they de|parted
fro Connymbres and toke the waye to
Caba&s;e that is Iuberoth and rode fayre and
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ea&s;ely to ea&s;e them&s;elfe and theyr hor&s;es / and y^t
theyr / prouy&s;yon myght folowe them in good
ordre / and they had rore ryders one before to
a<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ewe the demeanynge of the Ca&s;tellyans / at
this tyme &s;yr Iohn~ Ferrant Pertelere was
not come to the kynge / he was at the gary&s;on
of Dorech a .v. legges fro Iuberoth / &amp; I thyn+ke
he knewe not as then that the kynge &s;holde
fyght with his enemyes.</P>
<P>I Suppo&s;e the kynge of Ca&s;tell was wel
enfourmed howe the kynge of Portyn|gale
was comynge to hym warde with his pu+y&s;&s;aunce / 
and when he knewe it he had therof
grete ioy / &amp; &s;o had all his men as they &s;hewed / 
&amp; anone they determyned to come on agayn&s;t
vs / and to tyght with vs / &amp; &s;pecyally y^e ga&s;coy+nes
of Byerne that were there &s;ore de&s;yred to
fyght with vs / for they de&s;yred to haue y^e fyr&s;t
batayle / and &s;o they had / and &s;yr Wyllyam of
Mounferrant a Ga&s;coyne who was there on
our partye &s;ayd &s;urely howe we &s;holde haue
batayle bycau&s;e they of Byerne were agayn&s;t
vs who euer de&s;yreth nothynge but batayle.
&para;Then the kynge of Ca&s;tell with all his ba|tayle
came the nexte daye and lodged at the ca+&s;tell
of Lerre a two legges fro Iuberoth / and
the nexte day we came to the Caba&s;e &amp; lodged
there and y^t nyght the kynge of Ca&s;tel lodged
but a lytell legge fro Iuberoth / for he knewe
well what way we toke / and howe we lodged
at Iuberoth.</P>
<P>Syr the Portyngales hath had alwayes
gre<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">e tru&s;t and confydence in god &amp; in y^e
good <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ortune of y^t place of Iuberoth &amp; ther|fore
they at that tyme re&s;ted there / Why &s;ayd y^e
duke haue they &s;o good hope in that place ra|ther
then in another / &s;yr layd the &s;quyer / aun|cyently
y^e grete Charlemayne who was kyng+ge
of Fraunce and of Almayne / &amp; Emperoure
of Rome who was in his tyme a grete conque+roure
at this place of Iuberoth / he dy&s;comfy|ted
.vii. kynges of y^e my&s;ereauntes / and there
were &s;layned of y^e infydelles a .C.M. This &s;yr
is auncyently founde in hy&s;toryes and crony|cles
and by rea&s;on of that batayle he conque|red
Coanymbres &amp; all the countrey of Portyn+gale
&amp; brought it in to cry&s;ten fayth / and by|cau&s;e
of y^e grete victore y^t he had there agayn&s;t
goddes enemyes he founded there an abbaye
of blacke monkes / and gaue them grete rente
in Portyngale &amp; in Ca&s;tell / &amp; al&s;o &s;yr aboute a
CC. yere pa&s;t there was at the &s;ame place a
grete betayle &amp; fayre iourney acheued by a lor+de
that was at that tyme broder to the kyng of
Ca&s;tell / for before that tyme there was neuer
kynge in Portyngale / it was called the coun|tye
of Portyngale / and &s;o it was that the&s;e .ii.
bretherne y^e kynge of Ca&s;tell &amp; the erle of Por|tyngale
had mortall warre togyder for party|cyon
of landes &s;o y^t there coulde be founde no
peas bytwene them but mortall warre togy|der.
The matter touched &s;oo moche the erle of
Portyngale &amp; the Portyngales y^t they had ra+ther
to haue ben deed then to haue ben vnder
the &s;ubieccyon of the kynge of Ca&s;tel / &amp; &s;o they
toke a day of batayle / &amp; there the kynge of Ca|&s;tell
was &s;o puy&s;&s;au~t y^t he was .x. agayn&s;t one
&s;o y^t he &s;et nothynge by the Portyngales / &s;o at
the caba&s;e of Iuberoth was theyr batayle ry|ght
cruell / &amp; fynally the Portyngales obtey|ned
y^<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> vyctory / &amp; the Ca&s;tellyans dy&s;comfyted
&amp; the kynge of Ca&s;tell taken / by who&s;e takyn|ge
the erle of Portyngale had peas as he ly&s;t / 
then the boundes were &s;et of the departyng of
Ca&s;tell and Portyngale.</P>
<P>ANd then bycau&s;e y^e Portyngales &s;aw
y^t god had &s;ente them the vyctory with
&s;o &s;mal a nombre agayn&s;t &s;o grete a puy&s;&s;aun+ce / 
then they thought to augment theyr lande
&amp; to make it a royalme / &s;o y^e prelates &amp; nobles
of the countrey crowned theyr fyr&s;t kynge at
Connymbres &amp; made hym to ryde thrughout
his royalme with a crowne of Lawrell on his
heed / &s;ygnyfyenge honoure &amp; vyctory as aun|ently
kynges were wonte to do / &amp; &s;o euer &s;yth
the royalme hath had a kynge / for &s;yr &s;urely ra+ther
then the Portyngales wolde be vnder y^e
&s;ubieccyon of the Ca&s;tellyans they wolde take
one or other that were ferre of fro the blood of
y^e kynge of Portyngale / &amp; the kynge were deed
without y&s;&s;ue male / &amp; &s;yr when y^e kynge of por+tyngale
that nowe is came to the place of Iu|beroth / 
all the&s;e matters were &s;hewed hym / &amp;
thus whyles that the con&s;table and mar&s;hall
were orderynge of theyr batayles there came
to the kynge &s;yr Iohn Ferrant Partelere who
came the &s;ame morenynge fro his gary&s;on of
Dorech &amp; brought with hym .lx. &s;peres / y^e kyn|ge
had grete ioye of his comynge / &amp; when all
our bataylles were ordeyned &amp; that we abode
for nothynge but for our enemyes / &amp; that our
fore ryders were &s;ente forth to a&s;pye theyr dea+lynge
/ the kynge then my &s;ouerayne lorde ca|me
in amonge his men &amp; cau&s;ed fylence to be
made / &amp; then he &s;ayd / &s;yrs ye haue crowned me
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kynge / &s;hewe nowe your trouth &amp; faythfulnes
for &s;yth I am &s;o forwarde / &amp; &s;pecyally in this
place of Iuberoth I &s;hal neuer retourne agay+ne
in to Portyngale without I fyght w^t myne
enemyes / then euery man an&s;wered and &s;ayd
&s;yr we &s;hall all abyde w^t you / &amp; knowe for trou+the
we &s;hall not flye this daye.</P>
<P>TThus the batayles approched / for the
Ca&s;tellyans had grete de&s;yre to fynde
vs &amp; to fyght as they well &s;hewed / &amp; we &s;ente
forthe our fore ryders to &s;e &amp; knowe what our
enemyes dyd / &amp; they taryed fro vs more then
.iii. houres / &amp; that we herde no / tydynges of the~
&s;o that we thought we had lo&s;t them / howbeit
at y^e la&s;t they retourned &amp; brought vs &s;ure wor+de
of them &amp; what nombre they were of by all
lykelyhode / &amp; they &s;hewed vs howe theyr vo|warde
were a .vii.M. men of armes armed ca+pa
pee as fre&s;&s;he &amp; as well hor&s;ed as coulde be
deuy&s;ed / &amp; in y^e kynge of Ca&s;telles rerewarde
there were a .xxx.M. hor&s;e of good men of ar|mes.
And when our kynge and his company
knewe the nombre of theyr enemyes &amp; howe y^t
theyr vowarde were a .ii. legges before y^e kyn|ge / 
for the Ga&s;coynes &amp; &s;traungers were not
well of accorde with the Ca&s;tellyans / then we
determyned to kepe vs clo&s;e togyder in our
&s;trength / &amp; to make .ii. wynges to our batayle
&amp; our men of armes wherof we had but .ii.M.
&amp; .CCCCC. &s;peres to be bytwene the .ii. wyn+ges / 
&s;yr there myght well haue ben &s;ene good
ordre of batayle &amp; people well recomforted / &amp;
then it was co~maunded by the kyng on payne
of dethe y^t no man take that daye no pry&s;oner / 
this was determyned amonge vs for the be&s;t / 
for as y^e lordes &amp; capytaynes &s;ayd / if we &s;holde
entende to take pry&s;oners it &s;holde deceyue vs
&amp; make vs take no hede of y^t we &s;holde do / for
it was &s;ayd that it were better for vs to fyght
wel then to take hede of takynge of pry&s;oners
&amp; to &s;el our lyues derely as good people ought
to do. This worde was vpholden &amp; ob&s;erued
then our enemyes came before vs clo&s;e togy|der
lyke good men of warre / &amp; then alyghted
on foote &amp; trymmed theyr harneys &amp; let theyr
hor&s;es go / &amp; &s;o came &amp; approched vs fyer&s;ly / &s;u+rely
there was the floure of chyualry / and that
they &s;hewed well / bytwene vs and them there
was a lyt<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ell dyke no gretter but y^t a knyght ar+med
myght well pa&s;&s;e ouer / howbeit to vs it
was a ly<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">tell aduauntage for in y^e pa&s;&s;ynge ther
of our m<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">en y^t were on bothe wynges w^t theyr
dartes d<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">yd hurte &amp; mayme dyuers &amp; dyd &s;ore
trouble them / &amp; when they were ouer the dyke
then they a&s;&s;embled them agayn&s;t vs / for they
thought y^t the kynge of Ca&s;tell with his grete
batayle had folowed them at hande but it was
not &s;o / for they were all dy&s;comfyted &amp; &s;layne
or the kynge of Ca&s;tell came nere hande vs / I
&s;hal &s;hewe you by what meanes they were clo+&s;ed
in bytwene vs / &amp; the comons of our coun|trey / 
who layde on behynde them with axes &amp;
other wepons without &s;parynge &amp; our men of
armes who were fre&s;&s;he came on agayn&s;t the~ / 
&amp; cau&s;ed the~ to recule backe / &amp; to fall in y^e dyke
one vpon another / &s;yr al this was done in le&s;&s;e
then halfe an houre / &amp; there was &s;layne in the
felde of men of armes mo then .iiii.M. &amp; none
taken to rau~&s;ome / for whe~ ony knyght or &s;pere
of ours wolde haue taken ony pry&s;oner / other
of theyr co~pany wolde &s;lee the~ in theyr ha~des.</P>
<P>THus clerely without recouery the vo|warde
of our enemyes were dy&s;comfy|ted / 
then came the kynge of Ca&s;tel with his ba+tayle
wherin he had .xxx.M. men well hor&s;ed
but when they approched it was nere nyght / &amp;
they knewe nothynge what my&s;chefe was fal|len
on theyr vowarde / &amp; then they came &amp; mu|&s;tred
them&s;elfe before vs &amp; a .CCCCC. of the~
lepte with theyr hor&s;es ouer the dike / but &s;yr al
&s;uche as pa&s;&s;ed ouer neuer repa&s;&s;ed agayne / 
for there was &s;layne a grete parte of the noble
men &s;uche as de&s;yred feates of armes &amp; a grete
nombre of the barons &amp; knyghtes of Portyn|gale
&s;uche as were there with y^e kynge of Ca|&s;tell
agayn&s;t vs / &amp; when our people &s;awe our
enemyes &s;o dy&s;comfyted / then we pa&s;&s;ed ouer
the dyke for m .xl. places y^e dyke was &s;topped
w^t deed me~ / &amp; toke our hor&s;es &amp; folowed y^e cha&s;e
but y^t was not ferre for it was nyght / we wol|de
not foly&s;&s;hly go ferre for doubte of bu&s;&s;hme~+tes / 
nor al&s;o we were not &s;o well hor&s;ed as the
Ca&s;tellyans / for &s;urely yf we had they had re|ceyued
more domage then they dyd / &amp; y^e kynge
of Ca&s;tell taken or &s;layne / but the nyght came
on &s;o darke &s;aued hym and many other / &s;yr I
&s;hall &s;hewe you the names of y^e moo&s;t parte of
the noble men of Fraunce / Ga&s;coynes / &amp; Por|tyngales
that dyed in the felde at the batayle
of Iuberoth.</P>
<P>FIr&s;t the erle Don Iohn~ Alphons / Se+role
of Portyngale / the grete pryour of
&s;aynt Iohn~s in Portyngale / Don Dilgaures
his broder / Ange Saluace of Geneue / Don
Iohn~ Au&s;alle / &s;yr dangoues / Medrich / dricho
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Per&s;ement / Peter Re&s;ermant / Lugares of
Ver&s;aunt / the grete may&s;ter of Cale&s;trane / &amp;
his broder called Don Dygo Dygares / Pe|ter
Gou&s;&s;art of Seball / Iohn~ Radigo of Her+riers / 
the grete may&s;ter of &s;aynt Iaques. And
of Fre&s;&s;hmen / &s;yr Iohn~ of Rys / &s;yr Ieffrey Ri+con / 
&s;yr Godfrey Pertenay / &s;yr E&s;paynolet of
Spayne / &s;yr Reynolde of Solyere / a knyght
called Lymo&s;yn mar&s;hall of the kynge of Ca|&s;telles
oo&s;t / &amp; of ga&s;coyns of Bierne / the lorde
of Bierne / y^e lorde of Mortan / y^e lorde of Bryn+goles / 
&s;yr Raymonde Durach / &s;yr Bertram of
Varuge / &s;yr Iohn~ of A&s;olgme / &s;yr Raymonde
of Valentyne / &s;yr Adam of moura&s;e / &s;yr menu+ent
of Sarement / &s;yr Peter of Sarembiere &amp;
dyuers other / mo then .xii.C. knyghtes &amp; &s;quy+ers
all gentyll men. Nowe &s;yr I &s;hall &s;hewe
you y^e names of them that were &s;layne on our
party. Fyr&s;t y^e erle of Nauare co~&s;table of Por|tyngale / 
Galopes Porteke / Peter Porteke / &amp;
Agalype ferrant Porteke his broder / Po~na&s;e
of Coygne / Egeas Toille of Podich / Da&s;&s;ue
&amp; va&s;&s;e martyne of mielx / &amp; his &s;one va&s;&s;e mar+tyne
who was &s;tryken with a darte clene thru+ghe
his body. Al&s;o there was &s;layne Gou&s;&s;ale+nas
of Merlo / Alue Porie mar&s;hall of y^e oo&s;t
a good knyght / Radigos Perriere / Iohn~ Ia+mes
of Salues / Iohn~ Radigo co&s;yn to y^e kyn+ge
of Ammoude&s;que / Radigo Radiges Va|lero<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ceaux
mendignes of valcon&s;eaux. Then
the duke of Lanca&s;tre began to laughe / &amp; Lau+rence
Fonga&s;e demaunded &amp; &s;ayd / &s;yr why do
you laughe / Why &s;ayd the duke / there is good
cau&s;e why / I neuer herde &s;o &s;traunge names
as I haue herde you reherce. Syr&s;ayd he by
my fayth all the&s;e names we haue in our coun+trey
&amp; more &s;traunger / I byleue you well &s;ayd
the duke. But Laurence what became of the
kynge of Ca&s;tell after this dy&s;comfyture / ma|de
he ony recouery / or dyd he clo&s;e hym&s;elfe in
ony of his townes / or dyd y^e kynge of Portyn|gale
folowe hym the nexte day. Nay &s;urely &s;yr
&s;ayd Laurence we folowed them no furder but
abode &s;tyl in the &s;ame place where y^t felde was
all nyght / &amp; the nexte daye tyll noone / then we
retourned to the ca&s;tell of Alerne a .ii. lytel leg+ges
fro Iuberoth / &amp; &s;o fro thens to Connym|bres / 
&amp; y^e kynge of Ca&s;tel went to &s;aynt yrayne
&amp; there toke a barge &amp; .xiiii. w^e hym / &amp; rowed to
a grete&s;hyp and &s;o wente by the &s;ee to Sybyll
where y^e quene was &amp; his men wente &s;ome one
way &amp; &s;ome another lyke people dy&s;mayde w^t
out recouery / for they lo&s;t moche / &amp; of theyr do+mage
they are not lyke to recouer it of a grete
&s;oa&s;on w^tout it be by y^e puy&s;&s;au~ce of y^e fren&s;&s;he
kynge / &amp; bycau&s;e the kynge of Portyngale &amp;
his coun&s;ayle knowe well y^t the Ca&s;tellyans
wyll pourchace ayde out of Fraunce bycau&s;e
they be alyened togyder. Therfore we be &s;ent
in to this countrey to y^e kynge of Englande &amp;
to you / then y^e duke &s;ayd / Laurence ye &s;hal not
departe hens tyl ye bere w^t you good tidinges
But I pray you &s;hewe me of the other encoun+trynge
y^t your men had in the felde of Sybyll
as ye &s;pake of ryght nowe / for I wolde gladly
here of dedes of armes / thoughe I be no good
knyght my&s;elfe / &s;yr &s;ayd y^e &s;quyer with ryght
a good wyll I &s;hall &s;hewe you.</P>
<P>AFter the fayre &amp; honourable iourney y^e
kynge Iohn~ of Portyngale had at the
Caba&s;e of Iuberoth / &amp; that he was retourned
with grete tryumphe to y^e cyte of Lyxbone / &amp; y^t
there was no tydynges of ony newe a&s;&s;embly
of y^e Ca&s;tellyans or Fren&s;&s;hmen / but helde the~
in gary&s;ons. Then the kynge of Ca&s;tel depar+ted
fro Sybyl &amp; the quene his wyfe with hym
&amp; wente to Burgus in Ca&s;tell / &amp; &s;o our men &amp;
theyrs made warre togyder by gary&s;ons / &amp; &s;o
on a tyme the erle of Nauare con&s;table of Por+tyngale
entred in to Ca&s;tell in to the feldes of
Sybyl with .xl. &s;peres / &amp; came before a towne
called Valewyde within whiche there was a
.CC. men of armes of ca&s;tell / y^e erle of Nauare
came to the baryeres &amp; &s;hewed wel howe he de+maunded
batayle of the~ within / who made no
&s;emblau~t to y&s;&s;ue out / howbeit they armed the~
&amp; when our men had ben there as longe as it
plea&s;ed the~ / the~ they retourned / &amp; they had not
ryden pa&s;t a legge of y^t cou~trey but y^t they &s;aw
the~ of y^e gary&s;on of Valewyde come galopyng
after them / &amp; the capytaynes of the~ was Dio|genes
of Padillo an experte man of armes / &amp;
y^e grete may&s;ter of &s;aynt Iaques in Galyce / &amp;
when our men &s;aw the~ &s;o comynge they lygh|ted
on fote and delyuered theyr hor&s;es to theyr
pages / &amp; the Spanyardes who were a grete
nombre wolde haue &s;et on y^e pages &amp; varlettes
to haue taken theyr hor&s;es fro them / &s;ome &s;ayd
let vs wyn theyr hor&s;es / we can not do them a
gretter dy&s;plea&s;ure / nor put the~ to more payne
then to make them retourne on foote / then the
may&s;ter of &s;aynt Iaques &s;ayd / naye let vs not
do &s;o / for if we wyn the may&s;ters we &s;hal &s;oone
haue y^e hor&s;es / let vs alyght a fote &amp; fight with
the~ / they &s;hall not endure agayn&s;t vs / &amp; thus
whyle y^e Ca&s;tellyans were arguynge our me~
pa&s;&s;ed oure a lytell water y^t was behynde the~ / 
<PB N="lxiiii" REF="71">
&amp; there toke a grete grou~de &amp; fortefyed it / &amp; ma+de
&s;emblaunt as though they caryed nothyng
for theyr hor&s;es / &amp; when the Ca&s;tellyans &s;awe
y^t they were pa&s;&s;ed the water / then they repen|ted
the~ y^t they had not &s;et on &s;oner the~ they dyd
howbeit they thought &s;oone to ouercome our
men / &amp; &s;o came on them &amp; began to ca&s;t dartes
&amp; when the Ca&s;tellyans had enployed al theyr
artyllery &amp; had no mo dartes to ca&s;t / &amp; had &s;oo
contynued theyr a&s;&s;aulte fro noone tyll it was
nere nyght. When our men &s;awe y^t theyr ene|myes
had &s;pente all theyr artyllery / then y^e erle
of Nauare made his baner to pa&s;&s;e the water
&amp; all his company / so &amp; da&s;&s;hed in amonge the
Ca&s;tellyans who anone bega~ to open for they
were&s;ore trauayled / weryed / &amp; cha&s;ed in theyr
harneys / &s;o y^t they coulde not helpe them&s;elfe / 
but were all ouerthrowne &amp; dy&s;comfyted / &amp; the
may&s;ter oe&s;aynt Iaques &s;layne / &amp; mo then .lx.
with hym &amp; the other fled / &amp; &s;o they &s;aued theyr
hor&s;es &amp; wan many other fro the Ca&s;tellyans.
How &s;ay you &s;yr had not our me~ y^t day a fayre
aduenture / yes by my faythe &s;ayd the duke of
Lanca&s;tre.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="46" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the amba&s;&s;adours of Por|tyngale
had an&s;were of the kynge of
Englande / and grete gyftes / &amp; howe
they toke theyr leue and wente in to
theyr countreys. Ca. xlvi.</HEAD>
<P>_And &s;yr bycau&s;e of &s;uche
rencountres &amp; dedes of ar|mes
y^t our men haue had on
theyr enemyes &s;yth y^e elecey|on
of kyng Iohn~ of Portyn+gale / 
the Portyngales are
entred in to grete ioy &amp; mo&s;t
comonly &s;ay y^e god is for them &amp; theyr ryght / &amp;
&s;yr they &s;ay not moche amys to &s;ay y^e god is w^t
the~ / for in euery thynge as touchyng ony dede
of armes lytell or moche euer &s;yth the dethe of
kynge Ferrant / they haue had the vyctory / &amp; y^e
erle of Foys y^t nowe is one of y^e grete&s;t lordes
of the worlde &amp; full of hyghe prudence / as we
knowe by them of his countrey / he &s;ayd y^t for|tune
was with vs of Portyngale / &amp; yf the kny+ghtes
of Byerne had byleued hym wha~ he de|parted
out of his couutrey / they &s;holde not ha|ue
armed them&s;elfe agayn&s;t the kynge of Por+tyngale
y^t nowe is a wy&s;e and a dy&s;crete man
&amp; fereth god &amp; loueth holy chyrche / &amp; exalteth it
as moche as he may / and is often tymes in his
oratory on his knees in herynge of deuyne &s;er+uyce / 
he hath ordeyned y^t for what &s;o euer bu&s;y+nes
it be y^t none &s;peke to hym tyll he be out of
his oratory / and is a grete clerke / &amp; taketh ly|tell
hede of ony grete &s;ermones / and &s;pecyally
he wyll haue iu&s;tyce kepte in all his royalme
and poore men maynteyned in theyr ryght.
Thus &s;yr at your reque&s;t I haue &s;hewed you
the maner of our countrey / and all y^t I knowe
of the kynge and all his coun&s;ayle / and by the~
I was co~maunded at my departyng fro them
to &s;hewe you euery thynge y^t I knewe. Wher|fore
&s;yr it maye plea&s;e you that I myght haue
an an&s;were / Laurence &s;ayd the duke or this ty+me&punc;
I haue &s;hewed you / and yet agayne I &s;ay
it that your comynge and the&s;e tydynges doth
me grete plea&s;ure / and ye &s;hall not departe fro
me tyll ye be &s;aty&s;fyed of all your reque&s;tes / &amp;
well an&s;wered in that ye be come for / &s;yr &s;ayd
the &s;quyer I thanke you / then the duke called
for wyne &amp; &s;pyces / &amp; &s;o toke theyr leue &amp; wente
to theyr lodgynge to Arcorch to the hou&s;e of y^e
Fawcon in London / there they were lodged
with Thomelyn of Colebrunque.</P>
<P>ANd it was not longe after but that the
duke of Lanca&s;tre and the erle of Cam+brydge
his broder had coun&s;ayle togyder of y^t
bu&s;yne&s;&punc; of Ca&s;tell and Portyngale / wherof y^e
erle of Cambrydge was well contente / for he
had ben in y^t countrey before / more then a yere
and he was glad to here of the condycyons &amp;
tytles of the kynge of Portyngale / and of the
quene of Ca&s;tell / and &s;ayd to his broder / &s;yr
when kynge Ferrant lyued / the Chanon Rob+&s;art
and &s;yr Wyllyam Wynde&s;ore and dyuers
other knyghtes y^t were there with me &s;hewed
me as it is nowe fallen / for they &s;ayd how they
had herde dyuers of y^e &s;ame cou~trey murmure
on the quene of Ca&s;telles tytle to Portyngale
therfore I toke away with me my &s;one / &amp; had
no grete affeccyon to that maryage / In the na+me
of god &s;ayd y^e duke / the &s;quyer that is here
of Portyngale hathe declared all the matter / 
and I thynke we can not haue &s;o fayre an en|tre
in to Ca&s;tell as by Portyngale / for the roy+alme
of Aragon is ferre of / and al&s;o the kynge
there and his chyldren haue alwayes ben mo|re
fauourable to the fren&s;&s;he partye thenne to
vs / Therfore it were not good &s;yth the kynge
of Portyngale maketh for vs this good <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 word">
<PB REF="72">
to refu&s;e it. So on a day for this matter there
was a parlyament holden at We&s;tmyn&s;tre / &amp;
there it was accorded y^t the duke of Lanca&s;tre
&s;holde haue at the co&s;tes of y^e royalme bitwene
a .M. &amp; .xii.C. &s;peres of cho&s;en men / &amp; .ii.M.
archers / &amp; a .M. of other yomen / &amp; they were
all paydein hande for halfe a yere &amp; therwith
all the kynges vncles were well contente &amp; &s;pe+cyally
the duke of Lanca&s;tre to whom pryncy+pally
y^e matter touched / &amp; as he y^t &s;holde be che+fe
of y^e armye / and to dy&s;patche the&s;e amba&s;&s;a|dours
of Portyngale / the kynge of Englande
wrote to the kynge of Portyngale louynge let+ters
conteynyng grete amyte y^t he wolde bere
to Portyngale / &amp; grete gyftes were gyue~ to y^e
may&s;ter of &s;aynt Iaques in Portyngale / &amp; to
Laurence Fonga&s;e who was alwayes with y^e
duke of Lanca&s;tre / &amp; w^t the erle of Cambrydge
&amp; &s;o on a day the&s;e amba&s;&s;adours toke theyr le+ue
of y^e kyng &amp; his cou~&s;ayle / &amp; dyned y^t daye w^t
y^e duke of Lanca&s;tre &amp; the erle of Cambrydge / 
&amp; the nexte day they were delyuered / &amp; as I vn
der&s;tode the duke of Lanca&s;tre &s;ente letters to
the kynge of Portyngale / &amp; al&s;o by credence y^t
he &s;holde &s;ende a .vii. galeys / &amp; an .xviii. or .xx.
other ve&s;&s;elles to the porte of Bry&s;towe on the
fronters of Wales for hym &amp; his company to
pa&s;&s;e in to Portyngale / &s;o the amba&s;&s;adoures
departed &amp; wente to Hampton / &amp; there founde
theyr &s;hyp y^t taryed for them / &amp; &s;o entred in to
the &s;ee &amp; had wynde at theyr wyl / &amp; &s;o entred in
to y^e hygh Spayny&s;&s;he &s;ee / &amp; within .v. dayes
they were in the hauen of the porte of Portyn|gale / 
at whiche tyme the kynge was there and
was ryght ioyfull of theyr comynge.</P>
<P>ANd there y^e grete may&s;ter of &s;aynt Ia|ques
in Portyngale &amp; Laurence Fon|ga&s;e
&s;hewed y^e kynge &amp; his coun&s;ayle al y^t they
had &s;ene &amp; herde in Englande as well of y^e kyn+ge
as of his vncles &amp; delyuered theyr letters
whiche certefyed al theyr &s;aynges / then anone
after the kynge of Portyngale (Who gretely
de&s;yred the ayde out of Englande to y^e entente
to cau&s;e his enemyes to haue the more fere) de+termyned
w^t his cou~&s;ayle y^t may&s;ter Alphons
V<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">etat chefe patron &amp; may&s;ter of all his &s;hyp|pes
and galeys in Portyngale y^t he &s;holde pre+payre
redy .vii. galeys and .xviii. other grete
Chyppes / &amp; to &s;ayle in to Englande to fetche y^e
duke of Lanca&s;tre &amp; his co~pany / &amp; &s;o Alphons
was co~maunded thus to do / &amp; he incontynent
dyd &s;o and &s;o on a daye departed fro the porte
of Portyngale and in .vi. dayes he arryued at
Bry&s;towe / at whiche &s;ea&s;on the lordes of En|glande
/ for y^e moo&s;t parte were aboute y^e mar|ches
of Wales / for the kynge was there when
the duke of Lanca&s;tre knewe of the comynge
of the&s;e &s;hyppes he was ryght ioyfull. Then
knyghtes &amp; &s;quyers and al &s;uche as &s;holde go
with hym were &s;ente for / &s;o that in the porte of
Bry&s;towe there were .CC. ve&s;&s;elles with the
flete of Portyngale redy apparelled for y^e du|ke
and his company / and the dukes entencyon
was to haue with hym his wyfe &amp; his chyldre~
&amp; to make with them &s;ome good maryages in
ca&s;tel &amp; in Portyngale or his retourne agayne
in to Englande / for he thought not &s;hortely to
retourne / for he &s;aw the bu&s;ynes in Englande
lykely to be harde and &s;harpe / &amp; how the kyng
his neuewe was yonge and had aboute hym
peryllous coun&s;ayle / wherfore he was y^e glad+der
to be gone / &amp; or he departed in the pre&s;ence
of his bretherne / he ordeyned his &s;one y^e lorde
Henry erle of Darby his lieutenaunt of all y^t
he had in Englande &amp; &s;et aboute hym wy&s;e &amp;
&s;ad coun&s;ayle / he was a lu&s;ty yonge knyght / 
&amp; was &s;one to the duches of Lanca&s;tre the lady
Blaunche doughter to quene Phylyp of En|glande / 
I neuer &s;awe .ii. better ladyes nor of
more noble condycyon nor neuer &s;hal thoughe
I &s;holde lyue this thou&s;ande yeres whiche is
impo&s;&s;yble.</P>
<P>WHen duke Iohn~ of Lanca&s;tre had or|dred
all his bu&s;ynes in Englonde the~
he toke leue of the kyng &amp; of his bre|therne / 
and &s;o he wente to Bry&s;towe / &amp; there
taryed a .xv. dayes &amp; &s;hypped all his hor&s;es &amp;
bagages mo then .ii.M. with hay / lytter / and
fre&s;&s;he water for them. Then the duke entred
in to a galey well apparelled &amp; had by hym a
grete &s;hyp yfnede were for hym / &amp; for the du|ches
Con&s;taunce his wyfe who wente in this
iourney with a good courage / for &s;he tru&s;ted
then to recouer her herytage of Ca&s;tell and to
be quene there or &s;he retourned agayne / &amp; &s;he
had with her a doughter called Katheryne / &amp;
by her fyr&s;t hu&s;bande .ii. other doughters Iza+bel
and Phylyp / whiche Phylyp was maryed
to &s;yr Iohn~ Holande who was con&s;table of y^e
oo&s;t &amp; the mar&s;hall was &s;yr Thomas Mor<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">|aur
who had al&s;o in maryage one of his dou|ghters / 
howbeit &s;he was a ba&s;tarde &amp; was mo+der
to y^e lady mercell damoy&s;el Mary of &s;aynt
Hyllary of Hauman / &amp; admyral of y^e dukes na+uey
was &s;yr Thomas Percy / al&s;o there was
&s;yr yon fythwaren / the lorde of Lucy / &s;yr Hen|ry
Beaumond de poumins / &s;yr Iohn~ of But
nuell / the lorde Talbot / the lorde Ba&s;&s;et / &s;yr
<PB N="lxv" REF="72">
Wyllyam Bea<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">champ / &s;yr Wyllyam Wynde|fore / 
&s;yr Thomas Tracon / &s;yr Hughe Spen+&s;er / 
the lorde Wylloughby / the lorde Bra&s;ton / 
&s;yr wyllya~ Fermiton / &s;ir Iohn~ Dambricourt
&s;yr Hughe Ha&s;tynges / &s;yr Thomas Wance|&s;tre / 
&s;yr Mauburyn Liniers / &s;yr Loys of Ro|che&s;tre / 
&s;yr Iohn~ Sou&s;tre / &s;yr Phylyp Ta|cyel / 
&s;yr Iohn~ Bouboufer / &s;yr Robert Clycon
&s;yr Nycholas Trenton / Hugyn of Caurele / 
Dauyd Houlegiax / Thomas Allerey / Hobe|quyn
Beauce&s;tre / and dyuers other all with
penons be&s;yde y^e barons they were a .M. &s;pe|res
of knyghtes and &s;quyers of good men of
armes / and .ii.M. archers / and a .M. of other
tawle yome~ / they had a fayre &s;ea&s;on as in y^e mo+neth
of May whiche is lyghtly plea&s;aunt and
pea&s;yble / and &s;o they &s;ayled coo&s;tynge the Ile
of wyght and Gern&s;ey tyll they came open on
y^e coo&s;t of Normandy they were .CC. &s;ayles &amp;
it was a grete beautye to &s;e the galeys glyde
on the &s;ee approchynge the lande full of men of
armes and arches &s;ekynge for &s;ome aduentu+res / 
for it was &s;ayd to them that the armye of
Normandy was on the &s;ee / and truely &s;o they
were tyll the Engly&s;&s;he flete appered before y^e
boundes of Ouarentyne / but they knewe by
theyr balengers that the armye of Englande
was comynge / and therfore they withdrewe
them&s;elfe in to the hauen of Harflewe.</P>
<P>THere is lyghtely nothynge but that it
is knowen / and &s;pecyally of dedes of
armes / for lordes / knyghtes / and &s;quyers wyl
gladly talke togyder therof / When the dy&s;com+fyture
was at Iuberoth where as the kynge
of Ca&s;tell toke &s;uche lo&s;&s;e as ye haue herde / ty+dynges
therof came in to Franuce as it was
rea&s;on / for there were many there that had lo&s;t
at y^e batayle theyr frendes and kyn&s;men / and
as then there was no warre &s;o lykely to be as
in Ca&s;tell / al&s;o they herde true reporte howe y^e
duke of Lanca&s;tre claymed as his ryght enhe+rytaunce
the herytage of Ca&s;tell / and howe he
had ray&s;ed in Englonde a grete armye to the
entente to drawe in to Ca&s;tell or in to Portyn+gale / 
&s;o then knyghtes &amp; &s;quyers of y^e low mar+ches
to auaunce theyr honoure drewe &amp; &s;ente
eche to other to determyne howe they myght
be&s;t drawe in to Ca&s;tell / &s;ome cou~&s;ayled to go
thyder by lande to e&s;chewe y^e perylles of y^e &s;ee / 
&amp; al&s;o to &s;cape fro the encountrynge of y^e En|gly&s;&s;he
nauye / &amp; &s;ome &s;ayd nay therto / for they
&s;ayd y^e pa&s;&s;age by lande was ouer longe. And
al&s;o they thought y^t the kynge of Nauare was
not clerely fauourable to y^e fren&s;&s;he partye / for
the fren&s;&s;hmen &amp; he loued but &s;mally togyder / 
for it was &s;ayd / &amp; true it was the fren&s;&s;he men
had taken fro hym all his enherytau~ce in Nor+ma~dy / 
howbeit I can not tell yf his quarel we+re
iu&s;t or not / &s;o thus the&s;e co~panyo~s doubted
gretely the perylles y^t myyght fall by goynge
by lande as well for the kynge of Nauare as
for other / &amp; they thought they &s;holde neuer co|me
there by the way thrugh Aragon / &s;o at la&s;t
they concluded to go to Rochell as they dyd / &amp;
there to take the&s;e / there they rygged an .xviii
ve&s;&s;elles &amp; toke but fewe hor&s;es w^t them / &amp; whe~
they were all redy &amp; had wynde at theyr wyll / 
they entred in to theyr ve&s;&s;elles &amp; &s;o &s;ayled to|warde
Bayon / for y^t waye or nere therto / they
mu&s;t nedes pa&s;&s;e / &amp; in y^t company there was y^e
lorde of Cour&s;ey / &s;yr Iohn~ Handoy / y^e vycou~t
of Verliere / &s;yr Peter of Vellamines / &s;yr Guy
of Baueux / &s;yr Iohn~ of ca&s;tell Morant / y^e lor|of
&s;aynt Liger / &s;yr Iames of Fougeres / y^e lor|of
Bellannes / &s;yr Try&s;tram of Langurant / y^e
lorde Bartoys of Barres / &amp; dyuers other / &s;o y^t
they were a .CCC. knyghtes &amp; &s;quyers of cho+&s;en
men de&s;yrynge armes / thus they &s;ayled by
the &s;ee &amp; had wynde and wether as they wolde
wy&s;&s;he / &amp; &s;o aryued without peryl or domage
at the porte of &s;aynt Andrewe in By&s;quay / in
y^e yere of our lorde .M.iii.C.lxxx. &amp; .vi. y^e .xiiii
day of the moneth of May.</P>
<P>WHen the&s;e knyghtes &amp; &s;quyers of Frau~
were aryued at &s;aynt Andrewes there
they refre&s;&s;hed them .ii. dayes / &amp; in that
&s;pace they drew out of theyr &s;hyppes theyr hor+&s;es
&amp; bagages / then they &s;et forthe &amp; demaun|ded
where they &s;holde fynde the kynge of Ca|&s;tell / 
&amp; it was &s;hewed them howe they &s;holde
fynde hym in the cyte of Burgus in Spayne
where as the~ he had a grete coun&s;ayle for y^e bu+&s;ynes
of his royalme. The&s;e knyghtes &amp; &s;quy|ers
toke theyr way to Burgus / &amp; &s;o came thy|der / 
&amp; the kynge of Ca&s;tell was ryght ioyfull
of theyr comynge / &amp; demau~ded of them tydyn|ges
of Fraunce &amp; what way they came thyder
They an&s;wered howe they came by the &s;ee fro
Rochel &amp; how it was &s;ayd in frau~ce y^t the duke
of Lanca&s;tre had a grete army of me~ of armes
&amp; archers to come y^e &s;ame &s;ea&s;on in to Ca&s;tel or
elles in to Portyngale / &amp; al&s;o how y^e kynge of
Portyngale had &s;ent a no~bre of galeys &amp; other
&s;hyppes in to Engla~de for hym / of the&s;e tydyn|ges
y^e kyng of Spayne was more pen&s;yue the~
he was before / how be it he made no &s;emblaunt
but well he thought he &s;holde haue &s;ore warre
<PB REF="73">
in that &s;ea&s;on / how be it he made good chere to
the&s;e knyghtes and &s;quyers of Fraunce &amp; than+ked
them gretely of theyr comynge. And then
he &s;ayd to &s;yr Robert of Braquemont / and to
&s;yr Iohn~ his broder. Syrs when ye departed
fro me the yere that is pa&s;t I de&s;yred you that
when &s;oeuer ye retourned agayne hyder that
ye &s;holde brynge with you teny&s;e balles of Pa+rys
for vs to play togyder / how be it it had ben
better I hadde charged you to haue brought
good ba<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">&s;enetes / &amp; good harneys / for I thyn|ke
we &s;hall fynde the &s;ea&s;on well to enploye
them. Syr &s;ayd the knyght / we haue brought
of bothe / &s;yr alwayes we can not be armed nor
alwayes play. Thus the kynge of Ca&s;tell ma+de
them ryght good chere / then they had affec|cyon
to god on pylgrymage to &s;aynt Iames
&s;yth they were in y^e countrey and &s;ome of them
had auowed &s;o to do / &s;o they rode all togyder
for company / and tru&s;&s;ed with them all theyr
harneys as thought they &s;holde haue gone to
batayle / &amp; they dyd wy&s;ely in theyr &s;o doynge / 
for it &s;tode them in good &s;tede or they retour|ned
agayne as ye &s;hall here after. Nowe let vs
retourne to y^e duke of Lanca&s;tres armye who
were on the coo&s;t of Normandy.</P>
<P>IN lyke maner as by co~pary&s;on as faw|cons / 
pelegrynes that haue &s;tande and
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">e&s;ted longe on the perche hath grete de&s;yre to
flye abrode / In lyke maner the knyghtes and
&s;quyers of Englonde de&s;yred to fynde dedes
of armes to auaunce them&s;elfe / and &s;ayd eche
to other / Why do ye not aryue &amp; go &s;e the boun+des
&amp; portes of Normandy / there be knyghtes
and &s;quyers to awake vs / and to fyght with
vs / the&s;e wordes multyplyed that it came to y^e
dukes eyres / and the duke or he departed out
of Englonde knewe that &s;yr Iohn~ of Male|&s;troyt / 
and the lorde of Cambor &amp; Morfonac / 
and a grete nombre of knyghtes and &s;quyers
of Bretayne lay at the &s;yege in ba&s;tydes befo|re
the ca&s;tell of Bre&s;t by the commaundement
of the con&s;table of Fraunce. So when y^e duke
herde of the grete de&s;yre y^t his men had to fyn|de
&s;ome dedes of armes / then he &s;ayd to his ad+myrall
&s;yr Thomas Percy / and to the con&s;ta|ble
of his armye &s;yr Iohn~ Holande commaun+dynge
them to addre&s;&s;e theyr nauey towarde
Bretayne &s;ayenge howe he wolde goo and &s;e
the ca&s;tell of Bre&s;t to vy&s;yte &amp; comforte y^e com|panyons
therin &amp; to loke on the~ y^t be without
in the ba&s;tyde / of the&s;e tydynges y^e Engly&s;&s;he
men were ioyful. Then Alphons Vietat chefe
patron of the nauey of Portyngale who knew
ryght well the way and the entrees in to Bre|tayne / 
whiche were ryght peryllous &amp; daun|gerous / 
he made his Galey to lede the trace &amp;
&s;hewed y^e way to other. The &s;ea&s;on was &s;ayre
&amp; plea&s;aunt / &amp; the &s;ee pea&s;yble / &s;oo they &s;ayled
towarde the hauen of Bre&s;t / &amp; then taryed for
the tyde / for they knewe well with the fludde
they &s;holde in to y^e hauen of Bre&s;t / grete plea|&s;ure
it was to here the trompettes &amp; claryons
The &s;ame &s;ea&s;on &s;yr Iohn~ of Male&s;troyt the
vycount of Combor &amp; Morfonac were &s;yttyn+ge
at dyner / whe~ tydynges came to them how
the Engly&s;&s;he armye was come then they ro&s;e
and armed them / for they knewe wel that whe~
y^e duke of Lanca&s;tre had taken lande he wolde
fyght with them and ray&s;e theyr ba&s;tydes / &s;oo
they were all well armed and of good mynde
to defende them yf they were a&s;&s;aylled. They
were a .CCC. knyghtes and &s;quyers / the En|gly&s;&s;he
men were ryght ioyful whe~ they were
in the hauen of Bre&s;t / and vnder&s;tode howe y^e
Bretons helde theyr ba&s;tydes / and &s;ayd howe
they wolde go and &s;e them and fyght with the~
for they had grete de&s;yre to doo &s;ome dedes of
armes.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="47" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the duke of Lanca&s;tre a&s;&s;ay|led
the lordes / knyghtes / &amp; &s;quyers / 
that were in the ba&s;tydes before bre&s;t
in Bretayne / and howe they defen|ded
them&s;elfe. Ca. lxvii.</HEAD>
<P>_THus the duke of Lan|ca&s;tre
and his company to|ke
lande a lytell be&s;yde the
ca&s;tell of Bre&s;t and lefte all
theyr hor&s;es &amp; prouy&s;yo~ &s;tyl
in theyr &s;hyppes / but all the
ladyes &amp; damoy&s;elles toke
lande to refre&s;&s;he them y^e fyr&s;t day they dyd no
thynge but apparelled them&s;elfe to lodge on y^e
erthe / for .ii. or .iii. dayes in pauylyons along
y^e &s;ee &s;yde / &amp; &s;o there they lay all y^t day and that
nyght / &amp; the nexte mornyng y^e con&s;table &amp; mar+&s;hall
of the army &s;owned theyr trompettes to
cau&s;e euery ma~ to be armed / &amp; &s;o they dyd &amp; in
good ordre wente towarde y^e ca&s;tell to y^e ba&s;ty+des
whiche were &s;trongely made in maner to
haue endured a .ix. or .x. yeres &amp; aboute y^e ba&s;ti+des / 
there were dykes / gates / towres / &amp; good
walles all made of grete tymbre / then the kny|ghtes
&amp; &s;quyers of Englonde &s;uche as de&s;yred
dedes of armes came to the barryers of y^e ba&s;ti+des / 
&amp; there bega~ to &s;kyrmy&s;&s;he w^t feruent wyl
to wyn y^e ba&s;tydes / &amp; the Bretons knyghtes / &amp;
<PB N="lvii" REF="73">
&s;quyers that were within the ba&s;tydes were
redy to defende them / and to the entente to fy|ght
more at large hande to hande / they dyd
put away the barryers of theyr defences wher+in
they dyd grete foly / but they tru&s;ted to mo|che
in theyr owne chyualry / there was doone
many a goodly feate of armes / and herde ren|countrynges / 
and &s;ore foynynge with &s;peres / 
and they dyd be&s;t that had be&s;t breth / howbeit
there were many of y^e Engly&s;&s;hmen / &amp; therfore
they gaue the Bretons moche a do / and &s;o by
clene force of armes the Engly&s;&s;hmen wanne
the baylles &s;o y^t within the clo&s;ure of y^e towne
there were mo then .C. men of armes &s;o that y^e
Bretons were at the poynte to haue lo&s;t all / &amp;
when &s;yr Iohn~ of Male&s;troyte &amp; the vycount
of Combor &s;awe the maner / then he cryed his
crye and &s;ayd what how &s;yrs / &s;hall we lo&s;e all
thus / on forwarde in fyghtynge we &s;holde not
faynte but outher dethe or honoure. Then the
bretons clo&s;ed togyder with grete courage / &amp;
pytched theyr &s;peres and glayues in the erthe
and helde &s;trongly theyr place and fought cou+ragyou&s;ly / 
there were many fayre dedes of ar|mes
done / &s;o that by force the Engly&s;&s;he men
were fayne to recule backe / for they were &s;oo
wel re&s;y&s;ted that they coulde gete no grounde
on them / &s;o that they were clene beten out of y^e
baylles / and &s;o as on that day they coulde not
wyn it agayne. And at another corner of theyr
ba&s;tydes they had a towre of &s;tone de&s;cendyn|ge
downe from a rocke / whiche the Bretons
helde to theyr aduau~tage for kepynge of theyr
ba&s;tydes. Therat was made a grete a&s;&s;aulte
with archers and other in the meane &s;ea&s;on
whyle the other men of armes were fyghtyng
at the barryers / and there the Engly&s;&s;he men
pa&s;&s;ed ouer a lytell dyke that was there / and
&s;o came to the foote of the towre w^t pycke axes
and mattockes in theyr handes / and &s;o began
to myne &s;ore y^e towre / and &s;uche as were with
in defended them&s;elfe &amp; theyr towre valyaunt+ly / 
but the Engly&s;&s;he archers &s;hotte &s;oo hooly
togyder that none dur&s;t appere at theyr defen+ce
without they were &s;ore paue&s;&s;ed / and y^e En|gly&s;&s;he
men vndermyned &s;o &s;ore the founda|cyon
of the towre that it raue clene in &s;ondre / &amp;
the one parte fel downe / and they y^t were with
in when they &s;awe it wolde fall / they drewe
them all in to the parte that &s;tode. Then y^e En+gly&s;&s;he
men made a grete &s;howte / and by that
tyme it was late / then they &s;owned y^e retrayte
for they &s;ayd they had done ynoughe for that
daye. So then the Engly&s;&s;he men departed &amp;
&s;ayd to the Bretons / &s;yrs abyde there al nyght
and make good watche / for to morow we wyll
come / and loke on you agayne / ye &s;e well ynou+ghe
what ca&s;e ye be in / there is nothyng before
you to &s;hadowe you from vs.</P>
<P>THe entente of the Engly&s;&s;he men was
the nexte daye to retourne agayne to
a&s;&s;ayle the ba&s;tydes / and to conquere them &amp;
all &s;uche as were within them / whiche was ry+ght
well in theyr puy&s;&s;aunce &s;oo to haue done
So thus the Engly&s;&s;he men pa&s;&s;ed the nyght
it is often tymes &s;ayd / moche thynges &s;holde
fall of mennes thoughtes yf there were no cou~+tre
thoughtes there agayn&s;t / I &s;ay it bycau&s;e
thoughe there were in the Engly&s;&s;he oo&s;t &s;ub+tyll
and wy&s;e men of warre / yet the Bretons y^t
were within the ba&s;tydes were &s;uffycyently
prouyded with wy&s;dome / and welcon&s;ydered
what thynge myght auayle them / &amp; what thyn+ge
was for theyr domage / they &s;awe well they
mu&s;t nedes departe thens / or elles to be taken
or &s;layne / then they determyned to trui&s;e that
they myght / and to departe and leue theyr ba+&s;tyde / 
as they ordeyned &s;o they dyd / and lepte
on theyr hor&s;es / and lefte theyr ba&s;tydes &amp; to|ke
the feldes / and &s;o toke the way to Hambont
a .iiii. myle thens / they dyd wy&s;ely therin / for
they feared no pur&s;ute of the Engly&s;&s;he men / 
bycau&s;e theyr hor&s;es were not a lande. Thus
&s;yr Iohn~ Male&s;troyte and his company rode
y^e &s;ame nyght to Ha~nybout / they founde it ope~
then they feared but lytell the Engly&s;&s;he men
The nexte day the trompettes blewe and eue|ry
man in the oo&s;t armed hym / and drewe to|warde
the a&s;&s;aulte of the ba&s;tyde. Then they
herde tydynges how the Bretons were depar+ted
and had lefte the ba&s;tyde voyde / then y^e En+gly&s;&s;hmen
repented them in that they had not
layde a bu&s;&s;hment for them / wherby they &s;hol+de
not haue lo&s;t &s;o theyr pray. Then they bra|ke
downe the ba&s;tyde &amp; &s;et fyre theron. Thus
by the duke of Lanca&s;tre y^e ba&s;tydes were ray+&s;ed
before Bre&s;t / &amp; the &s;ame day the duke &amp; &s;yr
Iohn~ Holande &amp; certayne other lordes wente
to &s;e the ca&s;tell of Bre&s;t &amp; the ladyes w^t them &amp;
there they ete a dra~ke &amp; made chere &amp; &s;o wente
agayne to theyr lodgynges / &amp; y^e nexte day whi+che
was y^e .iii. day they refre&s;&s;hed theyr &s;hyp|pes
w^t fre&s;&s;he water &amp; the .iiii. daye toke &s;hyp|pynge
&amp; &s;o departed.</P>
<P>THe fourthe day after the duke and his
company and the maryners toke coun+&s;ayle
togyder whiche waye they &s;holde drawe
<PB REF="74">
and whether they &s;holde take lande at Lyx|bone
or at the porte of Portyngale / or in By&s;|quay / 
or at Coulongne / and longe they were
in coun&s;ayle or they were fully determyned / &amp;
Alphons Vietat patron of the galeys of Por|tyngale
was &s;ente for to them / and y^e que&s;tyon
was demaunded of hym / and he an&s;wered &amp;
&s;ayd. Syrs for this cau&s;e I was &s;ente to you
out of Portyngale fro the kynge my may&s;ter
and &s;yr knowe for trouthe that where &s;oeuer
ye aryue in his countrey / ye &s;hall be ryght wel+come
to hym / &amp; it &s;hall be ryght ioyfull to hym
for gretely he de&s;yreth your comynge and to &s;e
you. So thus the &s;pace of an houre they were
at a poynte to haue landed at the porte of Por+tyngale
a .xxx. myle from Lyxbone / Howbeit
after they chaunged theyr purpo&s;e / for it was
&s;ayd amonge them that it were ferre more ho|nourable
for them to lande in the marches of
theyr enemyes then in the lande of theyr fren|des / 
&s;aynge al&s;o that yf theyr enemyes knowe
y^t they be landed on them they &s;hal be the more
feared then they re&s;ted to take lande at Cou|longne
in Galyce / y^e maryners &s;et theyr cour&s;e
that way / and had wynde and wether at wyll
and &s;o after they departed fro Bre&s;t y^e .v. daye
they came to the hauen of Coulongne and ta|ryed
for the fludde / wherfore they &s;holde not
approche nere to the lande.</P>
<P>NOwe &s;hall I &s;hewe you of the knygh|tes
of Fraunce as the lorde of Barroys
&s;yr Iohn~ Braquemont / &s;yr Iohn~ of Ca&s;tell
Morant / &s;yr Peter of Bellames / &s;yr Try&s;tra~
and other that were come in pylgrymage to y^e
towne of Compo&s;tella / where lyeth the body
of &s;aynt Iames / and whe~ they had done theyr
pylgrymage / and offered / and were in theyr
lodgynges tydynges came to them howe the
Engly&s;&s;he men were on that coo&s;t / and by ly|kelyhode
to aryue at Coulongne or they coul|de
vntru&s;&s;e theyr harneys and di&s;charge theyr
mules. Then they armed them quyckely / and
determyned to go thyder to defende the porte / 
ca&s;tell and towne there / and &s;uche as knewe y^e
countrey &s;ayd &s;yrs auaunce forwarde &s;horte|ly
for yf the Engly&s;&s;he men happen to wynne
the towne or Ca&s;tell of Coulongne they wyll
be lordes of all the countrey aboute / the&s;e kny|ghtes
dyd &s;uche dylygence that they came the
&s;ame nyght to the towne of Coulongne whi|che
was a .xiiii. longe myles thens / and a cou~|trey
full wylde to laboure in. They came &s;o to
the poynte that they entred in to y^e towne and
Ca&s;tell the &s;ame &s;ea&s;on that the Engly&s;&s;hmen
came in to the hauen / &amp; of theyr comynge they
of the towne and ca&s;tell were ryght ioyfull / &amp;
all that nyght came after them theyr caryages
and &s;omers / and in the mornyng it was grete
beautye to beholde entrynge in to the hauen
y^e galeys and &s;hyppes charged with men and
prouy&s;yon / and to here the trompettes &amp; clary+ons
&s;ounde / and the trompettes and claryons
of y^e towne and ca&s;tell dyd &s;ounde in lykewy&s;e
agayn&s;t them / the~ y^e Engly&s;&s;he men knew wel
that men of warre were in the towne and Ca|&s;tel.
Then they y&s;&s;ued out of theyr galeys and
&s;hyppes in to y^e feldes / not as then approchyn|ge
the towne / for they &s;awe well y^e towne was
&s;tronge and well prouyded of men of warre / &amp;
without the towne there were certayne fi&s;&s;her
hou&s;es. There y^e Engly&s;&s;he lordes made theyr
lodgynges / and &s;oo laye &s;tyll a .iiii. dayes do|ynge
none other thynge / but dy&s;chargynge of
theyr &s;hyppes / they had &s;o grete prouy&s;yon / &amp;
theyr hor&s;es were &s;et a lande / whiche had ben
on y^e &s;ee a .xv. dayes &s;ore oppre&s;&s;ed what with
the furoure of the &s;ee / and with the nombre of
people in euery &s;hyppe / yet they had ben well
kepte / and had haye / ootes / and fre&s;&s;he water
&s;ufficyent / wha~ euery thynge was voyded out
of the galeys and &s;hyppes / then it was demau~+ded
of y^e duke what he wolde haue done with
his nauey / he an&s;wered and &s;ayd / I wyll that
al the maryners be payde of theyr wages / and
then let euery man do his owne profyte I gy|ue
them good leue / for I wyll that euery man
do knowe that I wyll neuer pa&s;&s;e agayne the
&s;ee in to Englonde tyll I haue my full plea|&s;ure
of the royalme of Ca&s;tell / or elles I wyll
dye in the quarell / then y^e maryners were pay+de
&s;o that euery man was contente / and &s;o de|parted
when they myght out of the hauen of
Coulongne / and &s;ome wente in to Portynga|le / 
and &s;ome to Lyxbone / and &s;ome to Bayon
or to Albay in Bretaygne / or in to Englande
&s;oo that none abode there behynde. Thus the
duke of Lanca&s;tre and his men lodged with|out
Coulongne in &s;uche lytell hou&s;es as they
founde there / and abrode in the feldes in bow+ers
made of grene bowes lyke men of warre.</P>
<P>ABoute the &s;pace of a moneth and more
the duke laye at Coulongne and reme+ued
not without it were a huntynge or a haw|kynge / 
for y^e duke &amp; other lordes of Englande
had brought with them hawkes and houndes
for theyr &s;porte / and &s;parowe hawkes for the
<PB N="lxvii" REF="74">
ladyes. Al&s;o they brought with them in y^e &s;hyp+pes
mylles to grynde corne and ouyns to bake
in / theyr foragers wente dayly a foragynge
where as they thought to &s;pede / howbeit they
founde no grete plenty of forage / for they we|re
lodged in a poore countrey and a de&s;erte / 
Wherfore they were dryuen to go ferre of for
forage. And al&s;o they of the gary&s;on of Cou|longne
as y^e barroys of barres who ryght wel
coulde take a vauntage of his enemyes if nede
were and his other companyons / When they
&s;awe the Engly&s;&s;he foragers ryde forthe &s;o fo+ly&s;&s;hly / 
they thought on a daye to be before the~
and to make them pay for all they had before / 
&s;o on a daye they armed them a .CC. and rode
by guyde in the nyght aboute the woodes and
mountaynes / and &s;o at the brekyng of the day
they came to a wood and to a mountayne cal|led
the E&s;pynet and there taryed / For it, was
&s;hewed them howe the Engly&s;&s;he foragers ro+de
abrode / &amp; true it was to y^e nombre of .iii.C.
And when the&s;e foragers had ben a brode a .ii.
dayes and gotten moche forage / then they re|tourned
towarde theyr oo&s;t / and theyr waye
laye to pa&s;&s;e the pace of the pynet. Then they
of the bu&s;&s;hment brake out on them and cryed
Barroys of barres. Then the foragers were
aba&s;&s;hed / for the moo&s;t parte of them were vn|armed / 
they had a &s;yxe &s;ocore archers who dyd
put them&s;elfe in good ordre of defence / and be|gan
to &s;hote / and dyd hurte and wounde men
and hor&s;es / and when theyr &s;hot was pa&s;t they
ca&s;t away theyr bowes and fell to other defen|ce
with &s;uche wepons as they had / &amp; &s;ome hyd
them to &s;aue them&s;elfe / what &s;holde I make
longe tale of the&s;e Engly&s;&s;he foragers / there
were &s;layne a .C C. and the other &s;aued them|&s;elfe
as wel as they myght in bu&s;&s;hes &amp; hedges
where as hor&s;men coulde not come to them / &amp;
&s;uche as fled came to Coulongne &amp; there &s;hew+ed
how y^e barroys of barres had ouerthrowen
them / then they of the oo&s;t began to &s;tyre and
to arme them / &amp; &s;yr Thomas Moreaux mar|&s;hal
of the oo&s;t with a .CCCCC. mounted on
theyr hor&s;es with the penon of &s;aynt George &amp;
&s;et forth with grete de&s;yre to fynde the fren&s;&s;he
men / and rode &s;oo longe that they came to the
E&s;pynet / and there they founde theyr men ly|enge
deed / and no thynge elles / for the fren&s;&s;he
men were departed / &s;oo they retourned with|out
doynge of ony thyng elles / and when they
were w^tin halfe a myle of theyr oo&s;t they &s;awe
where the fren&s;&s;hmen entred in to theyr gary|&s;on
of Coulongne / Wherwith they were &s;ore
dy&s;plea&s;ed / but they coulde not amende it / and
that day the mar&s;hal was &s;ore blamed of &s;ome
of the oo&s;t in that he &s;ente forthe or &s;uffered to
go forth ony foragers without &s;ure conduyte / 
con&s;yderynge theyr enemyes beynge lodged
&s;o nere them in a &s;ure holde / and of &s;uche nom|bre
able to ouerthrowe .v. or a .vi.C. foragers / 
the duke of Lanca&s;tre &amp; the Con&s;table &s;o bla|med
hym that he was &s;ore a&s;hamed therof / but
he excu&s;ed hym&s;elfe &amp; &s;ayd howe they had ben
forth more then .x. tymes before / &amp; had no hurte
Well &s;ayd the duke take better hede another ty+me / 
for a ca&s;e may fall in an houre or in a daye
that peraduenture &s;hall not fall agayne in an
hundreth dayes.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="48" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the duke of Lanca&s;tre &amp; his
oo&s;t when they had &s;oiourned a mo|moneth
at Coulongne / then they de|parted
&amp; rode towarde &s;aynt Iames
in Galyce. Ca. xlviii.</HEAD>
<P>_ANd when the duke of
La~ca&s;tre had &s;oiourned at
Coulongne y^e &s;pace of a mo+neth
and more / then he was
cou~&s;ayled to dy&s;lodge the~s
&amp; to drawe towardes &s;aynt
Iames in Galyce / where
was a better countrey and a more plentyfull
for men and hor&s;es / &s;o he departed and rode in
thre batayles. Fyr&s;t the mar&s;hal with .CCC.
&s;peres &amp; .vi.C. archers. Then the duke with
.CCCC. &s;pere and all the ladyes and damoy+&s;elles
in his company / and in the arrere garde
the con&s;table &s;yr Iohn~ Hollande w^t a .CCCC
&s;peres &amp; .vii.C. archers. Thus they rode fay|re
&amp; ea&s;ely in .iii. batayles / and were rydynge
thre dayes bytwene Coulongne and &s;aynt Ia+mes.
The countrey of Galyce was &s;ore afray|de
of the dukes comynge thyder / for they fered
gretely his puy&s;&s;au~ce. The mar&s;hall with his
vowarde came to Compo&s;telia where y^e body
of &s;aynt Iames lyeth / and the towne was clo|&s;ed
agayn&s;t hym / howbeit there were no men
of warre there in gary&s;on / but men of y^e towne
y^t kepte it / for there were no fren&s;&s;hmen wolde
vndertake to kepe it to the vtteraunce / for it
was not &s;tronge ynoughe to be kepte agayn&s;t
&s;uche men of warre as the duke had brought
thyder. The mar&s;hall of the oo&s;t &s;ente thyder
an heraulde of armes to knowe theyr ententes
what they wolde do / the heraulde came to the
<PB REF="75">
barryers &amp; there fou~de y^e capytayne of y^twarde
called Alphons of &s;ene / then the heraulde &s;ayd
&s;yr capytayne here a lytel be&s;yde is the duke of
Lanca&s;tres mar&s;hall who hath &s;ent me hyder &amp;
he wolde gladly &s;peke with you. Wel &s;ayd y^t ca+pytayne / 
it ple&s;eth me wel / let hym come hyder
&amp; we &s;hal &s;peke w^t hym / y^e heraulde retourned &amp;
&s;hewed the mar&s;hall as they &s;ayd / then y^e mar|&s;hall
w^t .xx. &s;peres w^t hym wente thyder &amp; fou~de
at the barryers y^e capytayne &amp; certayne of y^e che+fe
heedes of the towne / then y^e mar&s;hal lyghted
on fote &amp; .iii. with hym &amp; the lorde Ba&s;&s;et &amp; &s;yr
Wyllya~ Fremyton / then y^e mar&s;hall &s;ayd / ye ca+pytayne
&amp; your men. My lorde the duke of La~+ca&s;tre
&amp; my lady &amp; your lady of Lanca&s;tre dou+ghter
to kynge Don Peter your lorde &amp; kynge
hath &s;ent me hyder to &s;peke with you to know
what ye wyll do or &s;ay / outher to receyue them
as ye &s;howe do your &s;ouerayne lorde &amp; lady / or
elles they to a&s;&s;ayle you &amp; take you perforce / &amp;
&s;urely knowe for trouth if ye be taken perforce
al ye within the towne &s;hall &s;uffre dethe w^t the
&s;werde to gyue en&s;ample to all other / &s;yr &s;ayd
the capytayne we wyl not v&s;e vs but by rea&s;on
we wolde gladly acquyte vs to them y^t we be|longe / 
we know ryght well y^t my lady Co~&s;tau~+ce
or Lanca&s;tre was doughter to kynge Don
Petero of Ca&s;tel<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">&s; y^t if kynge Don Peter had
abyden pea&s;ybly &s;tyl kyng &s;he had ben then ry+ghtfull
enherytoure of Ca&s;tell / but the matter
chau~ged otherwy&s;e / for al y^e royalme of Ca&s;tel
abode pea&s;ybly to kynge~ Henry his broder by
rea&s;on of the batayle y^t was at Na~tuel / &s;o y^t we
al of the countrey &s;ware to holde kynge Henry
for our kyng / &amp; he kepte it as longe as he lyued
&amp; al&s;o we haue &s;worne to holde kyng Iohn~ his
&s;one for our kyng / but &s;yr &s;hewe vs what haue
they of Coulongne done or &s;ayd to you / for it
maye be &s;o &s;yth ye haue lyne there more then a
moneth y^t they haue made &s;ome maner of trea|ty
with you / y^t is true &s;ayd the mar&s;hal we are
at a treaty w^t them / or elles they had not &s;caped
as they dyd / &amp; yet the towne of Coulongne is
twy&s;e &s;o &s;tronge as is this towne / I &s;hall &s;hew
you what treaty they haue made with vs y^e me~
of y^e towne haue pryuely made a compo&s;ycyon
with<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> vs &s;aynge how they wyll do euery thyng
accordynge as ye do but though ye wyl &s;uffre
your&s;elfe to be a&s;&s;ayled and dy&s;troyed / yet &s;oo
wyll not they do / for yf the countrey of Galyce
do yelde them to my lorde the duke and to my
lady / they wyll do in lyke wy&s;e / and in this we
haue good pledges and &s;uffycyent / that is wel
&s;ayd &s;ayd the capytayne / we in lykewy&s;e wyll
holde the &s;ame treatye / there be in the royalme
many mo good cytees &amp; townes / ryde on forth
&amp; leue vs in pea&s;e / &amp; we wyll do as they do / &amp; in
y^t we wyl delyuer you good pledges &amp; o&s;tages
Nay &s;yr not &s;o &s;ayd the mar&s;hall. My lorde y^e
duke nor my lady wyl not &s;uffre y^t / for they wyl
come &amp; lodge here in this towne &amp; kepe theyr
e&s;tates as they &s;holde do in theyr owne heryta+ge / 
therfore an&s;were vs &s;hortely what ye wyll
do / outher to yelde or to be a&s;&s;ayled &amp; taken by
force &amp; de&s;troyed / &s;yr &s;ayd the capytayne gyue
vs lytell ley&s;ure y^t we may &s;peke togyder &amp; we
&s;hal an&s;were you &s;hortely / I am contente &s;ayd
the mar&s;hall / then the capytayne entred in to y^e
towne and cau&s;ed euery man to come before
hym. Then wy&s;ely he &s;hewed to them frome
poynte to poynte as ye haue harde before / and
fynally they agreed to receyue the duke and y^e
duches pea&s;ybly as theyr lorde &amp; lady / and to
abyde in theyr towne as longe as it plea&s;ed
them without the puy&s;&s;aunce of kynge Iohn~
dyd dryue them thens / and al&s;o that whe~ they
had taryed there as it plea&s;ed them a yere or
.ii. longer or &s;horter / and that when they depar+ted
out of y^e countrey without they lefte there
a &s;uffycyent gary&s;on to defende them fro theyr
enemyes / elles they to rendre it agayne to kyn+ge
Iohn~ or to his mar&s;hall yf they were / &s;oo
commaunded / and &s;o they to be quyte of theyr
fayth and promy&s;e then made. This treatye y^e
mar&s;hall &s;yr Thomas Moreaur accepted &amp;
&s;ayd how they &s;ayd as they ought to do &amp; that
the duke and y^e duches de&s;yred nothynge elles
of them. Then the mar&s;hall retourned to his
men &amp; &s;o to the duke who taryed for hym in the
feldes / there he &s;hewed y^e duke this trety wher
w^t the duke was content / &amp; &s;oo in good ordre
of batayle the duke rode to the towne of &s;aynt
Iames.</P>
<P>WIthin .ii. lytell fren&s;&s;he myles of &s;aynt
Iames in Galyce there came in pro|ce&s;&s;yon
all the clergy of y^<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> towne with
cro&s;&s;es &amp; relykes &amp; me~ women &amp; chyldren tome+te
with the duke &amp; the duches / &amp; the men of the
towne brought the keys with the~ whiche they
pre&s;e~ted to the duke &amp; to the duches with theyr
good wylles by all &s;emblaunt / I can not &s;ay if
they dyd it with theyr good hartes or no / there
they kneled downe &amp; receyued theyr lorde &amp; la|dy / 
&amp; they entred in to y^e towne of &s;aynt Iames
&amp; the fyr&s;t voyage they made they wente to the
chyrche &amp; all theyr chyldren &amp; made theyr pray+ers
&amp; offrynge w^t grete giftes / &amp; it was &s;hewed
me y^t the duke &amp; y^e duches &amp; theyr .ii. doughters
<PB N="lxviii" REF="75">
Phylyp &amp; katheryn were lodged in an abbay
&amp; there kept theyr hou&s;e &amp; y^e other lordes as &s;yr
Iohn~ Hola~de / &amp; &s;yr Thomas moreaux &amp; theyr
wyues lodged in y^<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> towne / &amp; al other barons &amp;
knightes lodged abrode in y^e felde / in hou&s;es &amp;
bowres of bowes / for there were ynowe in the
cou~trey they fou~de there fle&s;&s;he &amp; &s;trong wyne
ynough whereof y^e Engly&s;&s;he archers dra~ke &s;o
moche y^t they were ofte tymes dro~ken / wherby
they had y^e feuers / or elles in y^e mornyng theyr
hedes were &s;o cuyl y^t they coulde not helpe the~
&s;elfe all the day after.</P>
<P>ANd whe~ y^e Barroys of barres &amp; Iohn~
of Ca&s;tel morant &amp; y^e other knyghtes &amp;
&s;quyers as were in y^e ca&s;tel of Coulo~gne herde
how y^e duke &amp; duches were entred pea&s;ybly in
to &s;aynt Iames / &amp; y^t they were there receyued / 
the~ they toke cou~&s;ayle togyder what was be&s;t
for the~ to do / &amp; &s;ayd it was but foly to tary ther
ony lenger / for here we can haue no good adue~+ture / 
let vs go to Burgus to y^e kynge &amp; &s;e what
he wyl do / it can be none otherwy&s;e but that he
wyll go agayn&s;t the&s;e Engly&s;&s;hmen / for yf he
&s;uffre the~ to lodge thus in re&s;t by lytell &amp; lytell
they &s;hall co~quere &amp; be lordes of Ca&s;tell wher|fore
it is more honourable for vs to go thyder
the~ to abyde here / this cou~&s;ayle they helde for y^e
be&s;t / &s;o they made the~ redy to departe &amp; tru&s;&s;ed
y^t they had / &amp; &s;o y&s;&s;ued out of y^e ca&s;tell of Cou|longne / 
&amp; toke theyr leue of them y^t they fou~de
there when they entred fyr&s;t / &amp; they toke gydes
&s;uche as knew y^<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> cou~trey / elles they had ben en+cou~tred / 
&s;o they rode thrugh By&s;quay co&s;tyng
Galyce / &amp; &s;o came to Lyon in &s;payne / &amp; as then
y^e kynge &amp; the quene were there / y^e kynge there
welcomed the fren&s;&s;he knyghtes as it was rea+&s;on
&amp; demaunded of the~ tydynges / howbeit he
knew ynoughe al redy / they &s;hewed hym how
they entred in to coulongne y^e &s;ame tyme y^t the
engly&s;&s;hmen entred in to the hauen / &amp; how the
engly&s;&s;hmen fou~de in the hauen .vii. galeys &amp;
other ve&s;&s;elles of By&s;quay laden with wynes
whiche the engly&s;&s;hmen had to theyr profyte / 
the merchauntes had &s;one &s;olde it / ye &s;ayd the
kynge &s;o it goth by the warre / they were not
wy&s;e to tary when they knew the army of En|glonde
on the&s;e they myght haue gone in to &s;o+me
other quarter / &s;yr &s;ayd y^e knyghtes they we+re
come thyder in tru&s;t of &s;aufegarde for they
&s;ayd the wynes &amp; other marchaundy&s;e y^t they
had &s;holde go in to flaundres / for they had her
de wel by y^e maryners of &s;aynt Andrewes y^t the
engly&s;&s;hmen were on the &s;ee / &amp; on the boundes
&amp; coo&s;t of By&s;quay / &amp; true it is y^<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> kynge of Por+tyngale
&s;ent to the~ galeys &amp; gret &s;hyppes thyn
kynge how they wolde haue landed at y^e porte
of Portyngale or at Lyxbone / but they dyd the
co~trary as it appered / for they entred in to Ga|lyce
by Coulongne / Well &s;yrs &s;ayd the kynge / 
among you knyghtes of frau~ce who knoweth
more of dedes of armes the~ me~ of this cou~trey / 
for ye haue more haunted &amp; v&s;ed the warre the~
they haue / how thynke you by the engly&s;&s;hme~
how haue they borne the~&s;elfe al this &s;ea&s;on / &s;yr
&s;ayd they they haue borne them&s;elfe lyke good
me~ of warre / for they be &s;o clo&s;e &amp; pryuy y^t har|de
it is to knowe what they entende to do / but
&s;uppo&s;yng we thynke y^e duke of La~ca&s;tre wyl
abyde all this nexte wynter in &s;aynt Iames
towne &amp; his people theraboute &amp; ouer rynne y^e
cou~trey of Galyce &amp; wyn y^e &s;mall holdes &amp; gete
vytayles &amp; prouy&s;yons / &amp; tyl &s;omer come by ly+kelyhode
there &s;hall be &s;ome treatye made by+twene
hym &amp; the kynge of Portyngale or elles
neuer / there is one poynte y^t cau&s;eth vs to byle+ue
y^t &s;ome alyaunces &s;hal be co~cluded bytwene
the~ / &amp; y^t is y^e duke hath brought out of Engla~de
with hym al his doughters maryed &amp; to mary
he hath .ii. to mary &amp; we thynke y^e kyng of Por+tyngale
your aduer&s;ary &s;hal haue one of them
wel &s;ayd y^e kyng what thynge were be&s;t for me
me to do / &s;yr &s;ayd y^e knyght we &s;hal &s;hew you / 
cau&s;e al your townes &amp; ca&s;tels on y^e <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ron<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">er of
galyce to be wel kepte &s;uche as be of &s;tre~gth / &amp;
&s;uche as be of no &s;trength cau&s;e the~ to be beten
downe / it is &s;hewed vs how men of y^e cou~trey
do fortefy min&s;ters chyrches &amp; &s;teples / &amp; bryng
in to the~ al theyr goodes / &s;yr &s;urely this &s;hal be
the lo&s;&s;e &amp; confu&s;yon of your royalme / for whe~
y^e engly&s;&s;hmen ryde abrode / the&s;e &s;mall holdes
chyrches &amp; &s;teples &s;hal holde no while agayn&s;t
the~ / but they &s;hal be refre&s;&s;hed &amp; noury&s;&s;hed w^t
&s;uche prouy&s;yon as they &s;hall fynde in them / 
whiche &s;hal helpe to furteth them to wynne all
y^e re&s;ydue / therfore &s;yr we &s;ay y^t &amp; ye do wel cau+&s;e
al &s;uche holdes to be beten downe now why
le ye haue ley&s;ure &amp; make a crye y^t w^tout euery
thyng be auoyded in to y^e good townes &amp; in to
&s;tronge ca&s;telles bytwene this &amp; the fee&s;t of all
&s;ayntes / &amp; elles let it be forfayte &amp; abando~ tt to
your me~ of warre who &s;o euer can catche it / or
at the furche&s;t by the fee&s;t of &s;aynt Andrewe / it
were better your owne me~ had the profyte ther
of rather then your enemyes / &amp; &s;yr &s;ende &s;pecy+ally
certayne per&s;ones of your coun&s;ayle to y^e
fren&s;&s;he kyng certefyeng hym what ca&s;e you &amp;
your countrey is in / thus &s;yr &s;ende to the kyng
&amp; his vncles y^e duke of Berrey &amp; y^e duke of Bor+goyne
<PB REF="76">
&s;hewyng the~ &s;urely y^t by all lykelyhode
in this nexte &s;omer ye &s;hal haue y^e grette&s;t war
y^t euer was made in &s;payne other by y^e prynce
or by ony other / &s;yr wryte pyteous letters de&s;y+rynge
the kynge &amp; his vncles to co~forte you in
this your grete nede w^t &s;ome good me~ of armes
to re&s;y&s;t your enemyes &amp; to kepe &amp; def<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">de your
royalme / there is grete alyaunces all redy by|twene
the fren&s;&s;he kynge &amp; you / &amp; in lykewy&s;e
was by hym &amp; your fader / &amp; &s;yr &s;urely in no wy+&s;e
y^e fren&s;&s;he kyng &amp; the noble royalme of frau~|ce
whiche may do more in dede the~ englande &amp;
Portyngale ioyned togyder / in this ca&s;e wyll
not fayle you / for whe~ y^e fre~&s;&s;he kyng &amp; his cou~|&s;ayle
be iu&s;tly enfourmed of euery thynge / ye
&s;hal wel perceyue they wyl take &s;uche regarde
therto y^t ye &s;hal take but lytell domage by this
war / for knightes &amp; &s;quyers of frau~ce de&s;yring
to auaunce theyr dedes w^t a lytell worde or co~|mau~dement
wyll drawe in to the&s;e partyes to
fynde dedes of armes / for as nowe they wote
not where to employ theyr tyme better for frau~+ce
&amp; flau~ders as now be accorded whiche hath
ben at war a long &s;ea&s;on / &amp; al&s;o there is a truce
bytwene frau~ce &amp; engla~de as beyonde y^e ryuer
of Loyre to endure to y^e fee&s;t of &s;aynt Iohn~ bap+ty&s;t / 
therfore &s;yr ye &s;hal &s;e knyghtes &amp; &s;quyers
of frau~ce come hyder in good nombres as well
to fynde dedes of armes as to &s;e this cou~trey &amp;
to mete y^e engly&s;&s;hme~ / but &s;yr we cou~&s;ayle you
for your &abpro;fyre y^t al the&s;e &s;mal holdes chyrches
myn&s;ters &amp; &s;teples abrode in y^e cou~trey let the~
de put downe if ye thynke to haue ioy of y^e re|&s;ydue / 
the~ the kyng of Ca&s;tel &s;ayd / &s;yrs ye cou~|&s;ayle
me truely / &amp; thus wyll I do fro hence for|warde / 
the~ without takyng of ony further cou~+&s;ayle
he co~maunded al &s;uche holdes as were of
no grete &s;trength to be beten downe / &amp; abando+ned
to y^e fren&s;&s;he knyghtes al y^t they founde in
the~ &amp; to &s;e y^t it were done as they had deuy&s;ed / 
&s;yr&s;ayd they y^t is wel &s;ayd / &s;yr we &s;hal &s;e it ac|co~ply&s;&s;hed
&amp; &s;hal helpe to &s;aue all the re&s;ydue / 
this worde y^t the kyng of Ca&s;tel &s;ayd to the~ of
frau~ce &amp; the auctorite y^t he gaue to the~ was wel
worth to the~ .CC.M. frankes of profyte &amp; &s;pe|cyally
to the~ y^t came fyr&s;t in to Ca&s;tell / whe~ the
duke of La~ca&s;tre aryued at coulongne. Thus
thrughout al the royalme of Ca&s;tel al &s;mal hol+des
chyrches &amp; &s;teples &amp; &s;uche as were not &s;uffi+cyent
to be kepte were put downe &amp; all y^e goo|des
in the~ abandoned to the me~ of warre &s;o the
people of y^e countrey were atrapped &amp; begyled
&s;uche as had fortefyed &s;uche places &amp; put in the~
theyr goodes as wyne corn<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> fle&s;&s;he &amp; other thi~+ges
thynkyng there to haue kepte the~ &s;ure / but
it fell the co~trary / for knyghtes &amp; &s;quyers &s;ente
thyder theyr me~ &amp; toke al &amp; brought &s;uche pro|uy&s;yon
as they fou~de there to theyr may&s;ters
lodgynges / but as for golde &amp; &s;yluer &s;uche as
they fou~de &amp; &s;uche money as they made the vy|laynes
to pay for theyr owne goodes / y^t money
neuer came to no knowledge / for y^t they kepte
&s;tyll in theyr pur&s;es / &amp; &s;ome of y^e poore co~pany|ons
&s;uche as were more &s;ubtyl the~ other moo&s;t
aduentured &amp; therby wan moo&s;t / often tymes
&s;uche as cometh fro theyr owne how&s;es moo&s;t
pore&s;t in &s;uche ca&s;es be &s;one&s;t mou~ted on good
hor&s;es &amp; genettes .v. or .vi. in theyr &s;table / gyr|delles
of chaynes of golde &amp; &s;yluer / &amp; a .M. or
.ii.M. frankes in theyr pur&s;e / &amp; whe~ they were
in theyr owne cou~trey / were fayne to go a fote
or on a nagge / thus y^e co~panyons y^t came fyr&s;t
in to Ca&s;tel wan moche ryches &amp; the poore me~
of y^e cou~trey payde for al / for they were robbed
&amp; ryfled w^t theyr owne me~ / for they wolde not y^t
theyr enemyes &s;holde haue had ony &abpro;fyte ther+of / 
&amp; when the&s;e tydynges came in to frau~ce to
other co~panyons how y^e pore knyghtes &amp; &s;quy+ers
y^t were gone in to Ca&s;tell were made &s;o ry+che / 
they were the more eger to go out of theyr
hou&s;es &amp; to draw in to &s;payne co~&s;ideryng how
they myght there as well pyll &amp; robbe on theyr
frendes as on theyr enemyes.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="52" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Of the grete apparell &amp; prouy&s;yon
that generally was made in the roy|alme
of frau~ce by the kyng there &amp; by
his cou~&s;ayle for a iourney to be made
in to Englande / &amp; al&s;o of the dethe of
Frauncis Atreman. Ca. lii.</HEAD>
<P>_THe fren&s;&s;he kyng &amp; his coun&s;ayle
were wel enfourmed of y^e voyage
y^t the duke of La~ca&s;tre &s;holde ma|ke
in to Ca&s;tel or he departed / for
y^e voyce flewe quyckely y^t the roy|alme
of Ca&s;tel &s;holde haue moche a do y^t &s;omer
&amp; to fynde &s;ome remedy theragayn&s;t / the duke
of Burgoyne made &s;o lyghtly peas w^t the gau~+to<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">
&s;e to y^e entente to ayde y^e nece&s;&s;yte of y^e kyng
of Ca&s;tel / wherto the fren&s;&s;he kyng &amp; the royal
me of frau~ce were bounde for dyuers rea&s;ons
for by y^e kyng of Ca&s;tel &amp; his men &amp; &s;hyppes on
y^e &s;ee the bu&s;ynes of y^e royalme of fraunce were
in good &s;tate / &amp; al&s;o be&s;yde y^t the yonge kynge
Charles of frau~ce had grete affeccyon to go w^t
an army in to y^e royalme of englande / all kny|tes
&amp; &s;quyers of frau~ce were well agreed ther|to
<PB N="lxix" REF="76">
&amp; &s;pecyally his vncle y^e duke of Burgoyne
&amp; the con&s;table of fraunce for al y^t he had to his
wyfe the &s;y&s;ter of kyng Rycharde of englande
&amp; al&s;o y^e lorde of Coucy / the&s;e lordes &amp; the mo&s;t
parte of y^e chyualry of frau~ce &s;ayd / why &s;holde
we not ones go into Englande to &s;e the coun|trey
&amp; the people there &amp; teche them the way as
they haue done in fraunce / &amp; &s;o in y^e yere of our
lorde .M.CCC.lxxx.vi. what to y^e entente to
breke y^e duke of Lanca&s;tres voyage &amp; to cau&s;e
hym to retourne out of Ca&s;tel &amp; to gyue feare
to y^e engly&s;&s;hme~ / grete ordenauu~ce for y^t voya|ge
was made in trau~ce &amp; taxes &amp; tallages &s;et &amp;
ally&s;ed in cytees &amp; good townes &amp; in y^e playne
countrey y^t in a .C. yere before there was none
&s;uche &s;ene / &amp; al&s;o grete apparel made by the &s;ee
al y^<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> &s;omer tyll y^e moneth of &s;eptembre they dyd
no thyng elles on y^<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> &s;ee coo&s;t but grynde corne
&amp; bake by&s;ket / &amp; at Tournay / ly&s;le / doway / ar|ras / 
Amyas / bethune / &s;aynt omers / &amp; in all the
townes aboute Slu&s;e / for y^e fren&s;&s;he kynges
entencyon &amp; his coun&s;ayle was to take y^e &s;ee at
Slu&s;e &amp; &s;o to entre in to englande to di&s;troy y^e
countrey / they y^t were ryche men in y^e royalme
of frau~ce to y^e ayde of this voyage were taxed
&amp; tayled to the .iii. &amp; .iii. parte o<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> theyr goodes
&amp; many payde more the~ they were worth be&s;y|de
to acco~ply&s;&s;he y^e payment for men of warre.</P>
<P>FRo Spayne &amp; fro the porte of &s;ybyll to
Pruce there was no grete &s;hyp on y^e &s;ee
y^t y^e fren&s;&s;hmen coulde lay theyr handes on nor
vnder theyr owne obey&s;aunce but were retey|ned
for y^e fren&s;&s;he kynge &amp; his men / prouy&s;yon
came fro al partyes &amp; aryued in flaunders / bo|th
wyne / &s;alte / fle&s;&s;he / hay / in tonnes / otes / ony
ons / by&s;ket / floure / egges in pypes &amp; of al ma|ner
of thynges y^t coulde be deuy&s;ed / &s;o y^t in ty|me
to come it coulde not be byleued but by the~
y^t &s;awe it / lordes / knyghtes / &s;quyers &amp; men of
war were wryten vnto &amp; de&s;yred to come &amp; &s;er|ue
y^e kyng in his iourney / as out of Sauoy / Al+mayne / 
&amp; fro y^<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> &s;one goynge downe to y^e lande
of y^e erle of Amynacke / &amp; &s;o the&s;e lordes of farre
countreys as the erle of Sauoy was reteyned
with .v.C. &s;peres / al&s;o y^e erle of armynacke &amp; y^e
dolphyn of Awuergne / &amp; the&s;e lordes thoughe
they were of farre cou~treys &amp; knew not what
ende this warre &s;holde come to / yet they made
theyr &abpro;uy&s;yons &s;o grete &amp; co&s;tly y^t it was gret
meruayle to thynke therof / &amp; it was wonder to
con&s;yder fro whens all &s;uche prouy&s;yon came
what by lande &amp; by &s;ee in to flau~ders as to bru+ges / 
to dan / &amp; to Slu&s;e / &amp; &s;o there was &s;ent for
in to Hola~de / zelande / meldebourge / zerechyel
dourdre&s;t / &s;tonehone / &amp; to all other townes on
y^e &s;ee coo&s;t &amp; to y^e ryuers entryng in to y^e &s;ee for
al maner of &s;hyppes y^t coulde do ony &s;eruyce / &amp;
al were brought to Slu&s;e / but y^e holanders &amp; y^e
zelanders &s;ayd to the~ y^t reteyned the~ / yf ye wy<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">
haue our &s;eruyce pay vs our wages clerely or
elles we wyl go to no parte / &s;o they were pay|de / 
wherin they dyd wy&s;ely / I trowe &s;yth god
created y^e worlde there was neuer &s;ene &s;o ma|ny
grete &s;hyppes togyder as was y^t yere at &s;lu+&s;e
&amp; at Blanquerge / <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">or in y^e moneth of &s;epte~bre
in y^e &s;ayd yere they were nobred a .xii.C.lxxx.vii.
&s;hyppes at Slu&s;e / there ma&s;tes &s;emed in y^e
&s;e lyke a grete wood / &amp; the co~&s;table of Fraunce
&s;hyp was apparelled at Lentregmer in bretay+gne / 
al&s;o the co~&s;table cau&s;ed to be made in bre|taygne
of tymbre a clo&s;ure of a towne or lyke a
parke y^t whe~ they had take~ lande in englade to
clo&s;e in theyr felde to lodge theri~ more at theyr
ca&s;e w^tout waking or &s;kries / &amp; whe~&s;oeuer they
&s;holde remoue theyr felde y^<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> clo&s;ure was &s;o ma+de
y^t they myght take it a &s;onder in peces / &amp; a
grete nombre of carpe~ters &amp; other receyned in
wages to atende thereon / I herde not y^t y^e duke
of bretaygne made ony prouy&s;yo~ to go in this
iourney nor the duke of Tourayne the kynges
yonger broder nor the erle of Bloys / al myght
not go for &s;ome mu&s;t abyde behynde to kepe y^e
royalme.</P>
<P>WHo &s;o had ben y^<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> &s;ea&s;o~ at bruges / at dan / 
or at &s;lu&s;e &amp; &s;ene y^e bu&s;ynes there in char+gynge
of &s;hyppes w^t hay / &s;ackyng of by&s;+ket
&amp; ladyng in of onyons / pe&s;on / benes barley
candelles / ho&s;en / &s;hoos / &s;purres / knyues / dag|gers / 
axes of war / axes to hew w^tal / mattockes
nayles / beddes / couches / hor&s;e&s;hoos / pottes / 
pa~nes / ca~del&s;tyckes / &amp; al maner of nece&s;&s;aryes
for kechyn / botery / &amp; al other o<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="2 letters">yces / &amp; of euery
thyng y^t coulde be thought of / nece&s;&s;ary to &s;er|ue
ma~ &amp; hor&s;e / al was had in to &s;hyppes in one
thyng or other who &s;o euer had &s;ene it if he had
ben &s;eke / I thynke he wolde clene haue forgo|ten
al y^e payne / y^e co~panyons of frau~ce rekened
none otherwy&s;e amonge the~&s;elfe whe~ they &s;pa+ke
togyder / but y^t the royalme of engla~de &s;hol|de
clene haue ben lo&s;t &amp; exyled w^tout recouery / 
&amp; al y^e men women &amp; chyldre~ therin &s;layne &amp; ta|ken
&amp; caryed in to frau~ce in &s;eruytude.</P>
<P>OF this grete apparel thus made to come
in to englande / y^e kyng of engla~de &amp; his
cou~&s;ayle were wel enfourmed therof / &amp; it was
&s;urely affyrmed that the fen&s;&s;hme~ wolde come
thyder for &s;o they had &s;urely &s;worne / it was no
<PB REF="77">
meruayle though this grete apparel &s;omwhat
at y^e begynnyng aba&s;&s;hed y^e engly&s;&s;hme~ / &amp; al&s;o
y^<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> matter was &s;hewed moche more then it was
in dede / &amp; al&s;o y^t engly&s;&s;hmen were in no &s;ure
cer<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">aynte whether this preparacyon was to co+me
in to Englande or elles to lay &s;yege to Ca|leys
bothe by lande &amp; by &s;ee / for the engly&s;&s;hme~
knewe wel y^t of all the townes in the worlde y^e
fren&s;&s;hmen mo&s;t de&s;yred to haue caleys / wher+fore
the kyng of englande &s;ent to Caleys grete
proui&s;yon of whete &amp; other cornes / &s;alte / fle&s;&s;he
fy&s;&s;he / wyne / bere &amp; other thynges / and thyder
was &s;ent &s;yr Thomas Hola~de erle of kente / &s;yr
Hughe Caurell / &s;yr wyllya~ Helman / &s;yr Dan|gou&s;es / 
&s;yr water of Vurnes / &s;yr Water paulle
&s;yr Wyllya~ Toucet / &s;yr Loys of Mountalban
&s;yr Colars of Da~brychcourte &amp; .v.C. men of ar+mes / 
&amp; .v.C. archers / &amp; y^e erle Rycharde of Aru~+del
&amp; &s;yr Henry &s;pen&s;er were ordeyned to kepe
the &s;ee with .xl. grete&s;hyppes wel decked with
men of armes &amp; archers to y^e nombre of .CCC.
men of armes &amp; .vi.C. archers.</P>
<P>ON the other &s;yde it was &s;ayd in dyuers
places in fraunce / in haynalte / &amp; in pycar+dy
y^t y^e fre~&s;&s;he armye y^t was thus apparelled in
flauders was nother to go in to englande nor
to Calays / but rather to retourne al y^e matter &amp;
&s;et on y^e towne of Gaunte / &amp; as it was enfour|med
y^e towne of Gaunte y^<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> &s;ame &s;ea&s;on doub|ted
gretely y^t all y^e apparell was for to come on
the~ / but they were in a wronge byleue / for y^e du+ke
of Borgoyne theyr lorde wolde nothyng to
the~ but good re&s;t &amp; peas / thoughe y^t Frauncis
Atreman were &s;layne anone after the makyng
of the peas at Tournay for of his deth y^e duke
was nothyng to blame / nor the duke had none
euyll wyl to hym though in y^e &s;ea&s;on of war he
dyd many feates of armes for y^e towne agay~&s;t
the duke as it hath ben declared more playnly
here before / for though he came to an euyl ende
it was his owne defaulte / for if he had byleued
Peter du boys it had ben otherwy&s;e with hym
for when the peas was made bytwene y^e duke
of Borgoyne &amp; them of Gaunt / when he retour+ned
fro Tournay to Gaunt / &amp; y^t Peter du boys
made hym redy to go in to Englande with &s;yr
Iohn~ Bour&s;er / then Peter &s;ayd to hym / Frau~+cis
what wyll ye do / wyl ye go in to Englande
with vs / then he &s;ayd he wolde abyde &s;tyll in
Gaunt / why &s;ayd Peter thynke you to abyde
here in peas there is grete hatred agayn&s;t you
&amp; me / I wyll abyde for nothynge here / it is not
to try&s;t in y^e comontye / ye haue herde how they
of Gaunt &s;lue &amp; murdred the valyaunt Iaques
of Artuell who had done &s;o moche good to the
towne bothe in coun&s;ayle &amp; in armes / &amp; for a ly+tell
cau&s;e the vyllaynes &s;lue hym / &amp; the hone&s;t
men of the towne dyd not &s;aue hym but rather
dy&s;&s;ymuled &amp; was glad of his dethe / in lyke|wy&s;e
Frauncis wyll they do with you &amp; me yf
I abyde here / but as for me I wyll not tary / 
therfore adue. &para;Why &s;ayd Frauncis the duke
of Borgoyne hath pardoned all thynges / &amp; ha+th
reteyned me yf I wyll to go with hym to be
as a &s;quyer of his &s;table with .iiii. hor&s;es / &amp; he
&amp; al&s;o &s;yr Guy of Tremoyll &s;heweth me grete
&s;ygne of loue. In the name of god &s;ayd Peter
du boys / I &s;peke not of my lorde y^e duke of Bor+goyne
nor of his knyghtes I thynke they wyll
kepe well the peas / but I &s;peke of the comons
of Gaunt / there be &s;ome y^t ye haue not alwayes
plea&s;ed / remembre ye not of the lorde of Sar|gelles
whom ye made to be &s;layne &amp; other / kno+we
for trouth y^t the&s;e pa&s;&s;ed hatredes wyl con|tynue
in theyr hartes / yf ye abyde amonge the~
yet it were better for you to go &amp; dwell with y^e
duke of Borgoyne. Well &s;ayd Frauncis I &s;hal
take aduy&s;e / but in to Englande I wyl not go
Thus Frauncis Atreman abode &s;tyll / &amp; peter+du
boys wente with &s;yr Iohn~ Bour&s;er / &amp; ano|ne
after y^t the peas was cryed &amp; publy&s;&s;hed in
all the partyes of Flaunders / then there was
made a crye that none &s;holde bere ony armure
or &s;worde after hym / &amp; Frauncis Atrema~ who
was &s;tyll in Gaunt &amp; had kepte a grete e&s;tate
the warre durynge / thought to contynue &s;om|what
his hone&s;tye / euer where he went he had
a .iii. or .iiii. &s;eruauntes waytynge on hym ar|med
&amp; beryng &s;wordes &amp; other wepons on the~
&amp; when this crye was made in the dukes name
he thought it &s;holde not rynne on hym nor no|ne
of his &s;eruauntes / he thought hym&s;elfe &s;oo
well in fauoure with them of the towne / but he
was deceyued / for within a .vii. or .viii. dayes
after the cry was proclamed y^e dukes baylyffe
came per&s;onally to hym &amp; &s;ayd Frau~cis ye put
my lorde the dukes offycers in grete &s;u&s;pecte / 
why do you go aboute in y^e towne in harneys
&amp; your &s;eruauntes beryng &s;wordes &amp; wepons
of defence as thoughe it were in y^<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> tyme of war
whiche plea&s;eth not vs / Wherfore we co~maun+de
you in the dukes name to lay them downe / 
Frauncis who thought none euyll in y^t he dyd
but to maynteyne his e&s;tate an&s;wered &amp; &s;ayd / 
&s;yr baylyffe I wyll obey as it is rea&s;on / and I
thanke god I hate no per&s;one nor wolde not y^t
ony &s;holde haue ony hurte for my &s;ake / howbe
it I had thought to haue had that aduau~tage
<PB N="lxi" REF="77">
in y^e towne of Gaunt y^t I myght haue had my
&s;eruau~tes were theyr &s;wordes after me. Nay
&s;ayd the baylyffe not &s;o / for &s;uche of the towne
as ye haue done &s;eruyce vnto &s;peke theragayn+&s;te
&amp; haue meruayle therof / &amp; demaunde of me
why I do &s;uffre it / they &s;aye it &s;emeth that I
wolde renewe agayne the olde warre / whiche
they wyll not &s;uffre / Wherfore Frau~cis I pray
you do &s;o that I here no more therof / for yf ye
wyll not obey I mu&s;t repute you as an enemy
to my lorde the duke &amp; to my lady of borgoyne
&amp; &s;o the baylyffe departed fro hym / &amp; frauncis
wente to his lodgynge &amp; cau&s;ed his &s;eruaun|tes
to lay downe all theyr armure / &amp; &s;o entred
in to &s;uche a fanta&s;ye that moo&s;t parte after he
wente in y^e towne all alone or but one with hy~
chylde or &s;eruaunt. So it was on a daye there
was a fee&s;t kepte without the towne of Gaunt
in the abbey of &s;aynt Peters / &amp; Frauncis Atre
man wente thyder / and but one &s;eruaunt with
hym without armure or wepyn / he was &s;pyed
&amp; pour&s;ued with a ba&s;tarde &s;one of the lorde of
Harzelles whom he had cau&s;ed to be &s;layne be
fore / wherfore the~ his &s;one thought to be reuen+ged
of his faders deth / this ba&s;tarde was pro|uyded
for the matter / &amp; pour&s;ued Frauncis tyl
he came out of the towne &amp; farre fro ony compa+ny
and cryed on hym and &s;ayd. A thou Fraun|cis
Atrema~ thou &s;halte dye / thou cau&s;ed my fa+der
to be &s;layne / and I &s;hall &s;lee the / &amp; as Frau~+cis
tourned hym the ba&s;tarde &s;trake hym on y^e
heed with his &s;worde &s;o weyghty a &s;troke that
he claue his heed to the tethe / and &s;o fell downe
deed to the erthe &amp; the ba&s;tarde wente his way
fayre and ea&s;ely no man pour&s;ued hym / &s;o this
Frauncis Atreman was wel worthy to dye in
that he wolde not byleue Peter du Boys / and
when tydynges came in to englande &amp; that Pe+ter
du boys knew therof he toke but &s;mal thou+ght
for hym &amp; &s;ayd / or I departed fro Graunt
I well aduy&s;ed hym / let vs &s;e nowe who wyll
amende it / not they that duryng the warre dyd
gretely honoure hym / for &s;uche doubtes I by|leued
&s;yr Iohn~ Bour&s;er &amp; came in to englande</P>
<P>NOwe let vs retourne to the proui&s;yons
that were made at this &s;ea&s;on at Dan &amp;
at Slu&s;e / it is not had in remembrau~ce of ma~
nor by wrytynge neuer none lyke &s;ene nor her|de
of / Golde &amp; &s;yluer was no more &s;pared then
thoughe it had rayned out of the clowdes / or
&s;comed out of y^e &s;ee / the grete lordes of fraunce
&s;ent theyr &s;eruauntes to Slu&s;e to apparell &amp;
make redy theyr prouy&s;yons &amp; &s;hyppes and to
furny&s;&s;he them of euery thynge nedefull / the
kynge hym&s;elfe as yonge as he was had more
wyl to this iourney then ony other &amp; that he al+wayed
&s;hewed to the ende therof / euery ma~ hel+ped
to make prouy&s;yo~ for other &amp; to garny&s;&s;he
theyr &s;hyppes &amp; to paynte them with theyr ar|mes / 
paynters had as then a good &s;ea&s;on / for
they wan &amp; had what &s;oeuer they de&s;yred &amp; yet
there coulde not ynow be gote~ for money / they
made baners penons &s;tanderdes of &s;ylke &s;oo
goodly y^t it was meruayle to beholde the~ / al&s;o
they paynted theyr ma&s;tes of theyr &s;hippes fro
the one ende to the other glyteryng with gol|de
&amp; deuy&s;es &amp; armes / &amp; &s;pecyally it was &s;hew+ed
me y^t the lorde Guy of tremoyle garny&s;&s;hed
his &s;hyp rychely / the payntynges y^t were made
co&s;t more then .ii.M. frankes what&s;oeuer ony
lorde coulde deuy&s;e for theyr plea&s;ure made in
&s;hyppes / &amp; the pore people of the royalme pay|de
for al / for the tallages were there &s;o grete to
fourny&s;&s;he this voyage / that they y^t were mo&s;t
ryche &s;orewed for it / and the poore fled for it.</P>
<P>ALl y^t euer was done in Fraunce / in flau~+ders
and other places / for this voyage
was wel knowen in Englande &amp; it was made
moche gretter then it was in dede / wherof the
people in dyuers places of the royalme were
&s;ore aba&s;&s;hed / &amp; there were made generall pro+ce&s;&s;yons
in euery good towne &amp; cyte by prela|tes
&amp; men of the chyrche .iii. tymes euery weke
whiche were made in grete deuocyon with the
hartes with holy prayers &amp; ory&s;ons to god to
delyuer them fro y^<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> peryll / howbeit there were
in englande a .C.M. that de&s;yred hartely that
y^e fren&s;&s;hmen myght come &amp; aryue in englande
&amp; &s;uche lyght companyons in comfortynge of
them&s;elfe &amp; of them that were aba&s;&s;hed &s;ayd / 
let the&s;e fren&s;&s;hmen come / there &s;hall not one
tayle of them retourne agayne in to fraunce / &amp;
&s;uche per&s;ones as were in det &amp; cared not for y^e
payment therof were gretely reioy&s;ed of y^e co|mynge
of the fren&s;&s;hmen / &amp; wolde &s;ay to theyr
credytours when they demaunded theyr det / 
&s;yrs holde you &s;tyll / they forge in Frau~ce new
floreyns wherwith ye &s;hall be payde / and in y^e
tru&s;t therof they lyued and &s;pente largely and
whe~ they myght not be tru&s;ted they wolde &s;ay
what wolde ye haue of vs / It were better for
you that we &s;holde &s;pende frely the goodes of
this royalme / rather the~ the fren&s;&s;hmen &s;holde
fynde it &amp; haue it / and &s;o by that meanes there
was &s;pente in outrage in Englande a .M. pou~+de
&s;terlynge.</P>
<P><PB REF="78">
IN this &s;ea&s;on y^e kyng of engla~de was in
y^e marches &amp; walles &amp; w^t hym the erle of
Oxenforde by whom euery thynge was done
in engla~de &amp; w^tout hym nothyng done / &amp; chefe
of y^e kynges cou~&s;ayle were &s;yr Symon Burle
&s;yr Nicholas braule / &s;yr Robert tauylyon / &s;yr
Robert beauchamp / &s;yr Iohn~ &s;alwen &amp; &s;yr my+chel
de la polle / &amp; al&s;o there was named y^e by&s;|&s;hop
of Norwyche &amp; &s;yr wyllya~ Neuell broder
to y^e lorde Neuel / al the&s;e as it was &s;ayd dyd w^t
y^e kyng what they ly&s;t / as for y^e kynges vncles
y^e erle of Cambrydge &amp; the erle of Buckyngha~
coulde do nothyng w^tout it were agreable to y^e
other before &s;ayd &amp; this trouble &amp; differe~ce amo~+ge
the~&s;elfe was well knowen in frau~ce whiche
gretly auaunced theyr iourney / they wolde ha+ue
had y^e duke of La~ca&s;tre to haue withdrawe~
his iourney out of Ca&s;tell / but he toke no hede
therof to let his voyage / whe~ y^e lordes of engla~+de
&amp; the prelates &amp; y^e people of y^e good townes
&amp; cytees &amp; comons of the royalme were iu&s;tly &amp;
credybly enfourmed how y^e fren&s;&s;he kyng was
redy to come in to englande to dy&s;troy it / then
they drew togider to cou~&s;ayle / the~ y^e kyng was
wryten vnto by his vncles y^t he &s;holde come to
Londo~ / certefyeng hym how y^e comons of his
royalme were not co~tent with hy~ nor his coun+&s;ayle / 
y^e kyng &amp; his coun&s;ayle wolde not refu&s;e
y^e goyng thyder but &s;o departed for y^e marches
of wales where they had ben long &amp; the quene
al&s;o / &amp; &s;o came to Wynde&s;ore &amp; there taryed a
certayne dayes / &amp; then y^e kyng lefte there y^e que+ne
&amp; &s;o went to We&s;tmyn&s;tre to his palace and
there taryed / &amp; thyder came to hym al &s;uche as
had to do / &amp; there they toke cou~&s;ayle how they
&s;holde be demeaned agayn&s;t this iourney of y^e
fren&s;&s;he kyng / then the erle of Saly&s;bury who
was a ryght valyaunt &amp; prudent knyght &s;ayd
before y^e kyng &amp; his vncles &amp; before al y^e prela|tes
&amp; lordes of englande y^t were there p~&s;ent / &s;yr
my &s;ouerayn lorde &amp; al ye my lordes &amp; other / it
ought not to be meruayled of our aduer&s;ary y^e
fren&s;&s;he kyng wyll come &amp; ryn vpo~ vs / for &s;yth
y^e deth of the la&s;t noble &amp; puy&s;&s;aunt kyng Ed|ward
of noble memory this royalme here hath
ben in gret adue~ture to haue ben lo&s;t &amp; dy&s;troy+ed
with y^e vyllaynes of y^<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> &s;ame / &amp; al&s;o it is well
knowen in fraunce / how we be not al of one ac+corde / 
wherfore this trouble appereth y^e whi|che
is not lytel / for he is but a foole y^t fereth not
his enemyes / &amp; as longe as the royalme of En+glande
was in vnyte / y^e kyng with his people
&amp; they w^t hym / the~ we pro&s;pered &amp; reygned vyc+toryou&s;ly / 
nor we &s;awe nor founde none y^t dyd
vs ony grete wronge / wherfore it is now nede+ful
neuer more nede apperd in englande / y^t we
co~ferme our&s;elfe to re&s;t loue &amp; vnyte if we thyn+ke
to come to ony honour / &amp; y^t we ordeyne at y^e
portes &amp; hauens of englande &s;uche prouy&s;yon
&amp; defence that our countrey receyue no blame
nor domage.</P>
<P>THis noble royalme of Englande hath
ben a lo<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">g<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> &s;ea&s;on in tryu~phaunt flou+re / 
&amp; euery man knoweth well a thynge y^t is in
floure hath more nede to be wel kepte the~ whe~
it is tourned to parfyte fruyte / therfore we ou|ght
to &s;e &amp; co~&s;yder how this royalme is in his
floury&s;&s;hynge floure / for within this .xl. yeres
knyghtes &amp; &s;quyers therof bothe within y^e roy+alme
&amp; w^tout haue had more honoure then ony
other nacyo~ / therfore let vs put to our paynes
y^t as long as we lyue we may kepe this honour
the~ euery ma~ &s;ayd y^t it were good y^t it were&s;o.</P>
<P>The erle of &s;aly&s;buries wordes were wel
herde &amp; accepted as the wordes &amp; coun|&s;ayle
of a noble valyaunt &amp; &s;age knyght all y^t
was &s;ayd by hym / &amp; deuy&s;ed among the~ I wyl
not long re&s;t theron / for I thynke not to know
al / but I know wel y^t the towne of Caleys was
kepte as I &s;ayd before / &amp; they ordeyned to kepe
y^e hauyns &amp; portes where as they &s;uppo&s;ed y^t y^e
fren&s;&s;hme~ wolde aryue / y^e erle of &s;aly&s;bury by|cau&s;e
parte of his lande marched nere to y^e yle
of wyght whiche is ryght oueragayn&s;t Nor|mandy
&amp; the cou~trey of <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">aulx / therfore he was
&s;et there with his me~ &amp; archers of y^<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> countrey / &amp;
the erle of deuyn&s;hyre to be at Hampton with
.CC. men of armes &amp; .vi.C. archers to kepe the
hauyn / y^e erle of Northu~brelande at Rye with
CC. me~ of armes / &amp; .vi.C. archers / y^e erle of Ca~+brydge
at douer w^t .v.C. me~ o farmes / &amp; .xii.C
archers / &amp; his broder y^e erle of Buckyngha~ at
Sa~dwyche with .vi.C. me~ of armes &amp; .xii.C.
archers / y^e erle of &s;tafforde &amp; y^e erle of penbroke
were &s;ent to Or wel hauyn with .v.C. me~ of ar+mes
&amp; .xii.C. archers / &amp; &s;yr henry percy &amp; faulx
percy were at yarmouth w^t .iii.C. me~ of armes
&amp; .vi.C. archers / &amp; &s;yr Symon burle was capy+tayne
of Douer ca<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="2 letters">el / al y^e hauyns &amp; portes by+twene
y^e ryuer of Humbre &amp; Cornewal were re+fre&s;&s;hed
with me~ of war &amp; archers / &amp; on y^e mou~+taynes
&amp; hylles co&s;tyng the &s;ee on the fronters
agayn&s;t flau~ders &amp; frau~ce were &s;et watche me~
&amp; watchers in dyuers maners I ca~ not tel how
they had empty pypes fylled w^t &s;a~de one &s;et on
another / &amp; on the hyght of the~ were places for
me~ to &s;yr on / whiche nyght &amp; day kepte watche
lokynge in to the &s;ee / &amp; they were charged y^t yf
<PB N="lxii" REF="78">
they &s;aw y^e fren&s;&s;he nauy aproche towarde the
la~de / the~ to make fyers alofte on y^e hylles to &s;ty+re
y^e cou~trey to drawe to y^e coo&s;t where y^e fyers
apered / &amp; it was ordeyned y^t they &s;holde &s;uffre
y^e fren&s;&s;he kyng pea&s;ybly to take lande &amp; al his
&amp; to &s;uffre hym to entre in to y^e la~de a .iii. or .iiii
dayes / &amp; &s;o the~ fyr&s;t to go to y^e &s;ee where he lan|ded
&amp; to fyght w^t the &s;hyppes &amp; to wyn them yf
they colde to dy&s;troy the~ &amp; take al theyr prouy|&s;yon / 
&amp; th<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="3 letters"> folow y^e fren&s;&s;h<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">e~ / not inco~tyne~t
to fyght w^t the~ but to hary the~ &amp; to kepe the~ wa|kynge
&amp; to kepe the~ fro goynge a foragynge / &amp;
to dy&s;troy the~ all y^t were abrode in y^e countrey
&s;o y^t therby they &s;holde famy&s;&s;he the~ / this was
y^e opynyon &amp; cou~&s;ayle in engla~de / &amp; Roche&s;tre
brydge was broken where is a grete ryuer ryn+nynge
fro arundel in to y^e cou~tye of E&s;&s;ex &amp; en|treth
in to y^e &s;ee &amp; in to Tamy&s;e agayn&s;t y^e yle
of Tenet / this brydge they of Londo~ bet dow|ne
to be y^e more &s;urer / &amp; where as taxes &amp; talla|ges
were grete in frau~ce on y^e men of y^e townes
in lykewy&s;e they were grete y^<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> &s;ea&s;on in engla~+de
&s;o y^t y^e royalme &s;orowed it a grete &s;ea&s;on af|ter / 
but they were glad to pay y^e &s;owdyours to
be therby defe~ded / there were redy in engla~de
a .C .M. archers &amp; .a.x.M. men of armes be&s;y+de
y^e grete co~pany y^e the duke of Lanca&s;tre had
in to ca&s;tel / of whom now we wyll &s;peke &s;ome|what
&amp; &s;hew of y^e aquayntau~ce y^t was bytwene
hym &amp; y^e kyng of Portyngale / &amp; then I &s;hal re|tourne
to &s;peke agayne of englande / for y^e mat+ter
requyreth to &s;peke as wel of y^e one as of the
other.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="53" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;How the kyng of Portyngale wro+te
amyably to the duke of Lanca&s;tre
whe~ he knew that he was aryued at
&s;aynt Iames in in Galyce / &amp; of the &s;o|cours
that the kyng of Ca&s;tel &s;ent for
in to fraunce / &amp; how the towne of Ru+elles
in Galyce was taken by the en|gly&s;&s;he
men. Ca .liii.</HEAD>
<P>_YE haue herde before in this hy&s;to|ry
how y^e duke of La~ca&s;tre with a
fayre co~pany of me~ of armes &amp; ar|chers
were aryued at Coulongne
in Galyce &amp; how by co~po&s;ycyon y^e
towne not y^e ca&s;tel was yelden to h<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> / thus they
&s;ayd they wolde do as other townes in Galyce
dyd / &amp; &s;o therby they were not a&s;&s;ayled / &amp; the~ y^e
duke his wyfe &amp; chyldren came to the towne of
&s;aynt Iames called Co~po&s;t<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">lia &amp; there laye<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> &amp;
was in purpo&s;e to do tyl he herde other tydyn+ges
fro y^e kyng of Portyngale who knewe of a
&s;urty y^t the duke was at &s;aynt Iames / wherof
he had grete ioy / thynkyng y^t bytwene the~ they
&s;holde make a goodly war in to Ca&s;tell / the~ he
wrote letters ryght amyably w^t grete &s;alutacy+ons
&amp; &s;ent the~ by certayne me&s;&s;agers to y^e duke
&amp; the duches who receyued y^e letters ryght ioy+ou&s;ly / 
for y^e duke knew wel he &s;holde haue gret+nede
of y^e kynge of Portyngale / for w^tout hym
or his comforte he &s;aw well he &s;holde make but
&s;mal &s;pede in his bu&s;ynes in Portyngale or in
Ca&s;tel / then y^e duke gaue to y^e me&s;&s;agers grete
gyftes &amp; wrote agayne letters w^t grete &s;aluta|cyons
&amp; amytyes to y^e kyng of Portyngale / cer+tefyeng
hym in his letters y^t he de&s;yred gretely
to &s;e &amp; &s;peke w^t hym / thus in the meane &s;ea&s;on y^e
letters &amp; me&s;&s;agers wente bytwene y^e kyng of
Portyngale &amp; the duke of La~ca&s;tre y^<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> tyme pa&s;+&s;ed / 
&amp; kyng Iohn~ of Ca&s;tel fortefyed hym in al
y^t he myght &amp; &s;ent of<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">e in to frau~ce letters &amp; me&s;+&s;agers
de&s;yryng to haue ayde of me~ of war to
defende &amp; kepe his royalme of Ca&s;tel / &s;ayng y^t
in y^e &s;omer folowyng he thought he &s;holde ha|ue
grete war / bycau&s;e y^e kynge of Portyngale
&amp; the engly&s;&s;hmen were ioyned togyder in aly+aunce
wherby they &s;holde be &s;tronge ynoughe
to ouer ryn y^e royalme of ca&s;tel w^tout they were
with&s;ta~ded / y^e fre~&s;&s;he kyng &amp; his cou~&s;ayle wro+te
agayne to y^e kynge of Ca&s;tel / byddyng hym
to take no thought nor doubte / for within y^<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> mo+neth
of Ianuary he wolde gyue engla~de &s;o mo+che
a do y^t they &s;holde not know what to do &s;ay+enge
y^t when they had dy&s;troyed al Englande
the~ in y^e &s;omer they wolde take y^e &s;ee agayne &amp;
&s;o pa&s;&s;e in to Galyce &amp; in to portyngale &amp; y^t if y^e
engly&s;&s;hme~ there &amp; y^e portyngales kept y^e felde
they wolde cau&s;e the~ to flee / &s;o y^t within a yere
they wolde make an ende of al y^e warres / &s;o the
kyng of ca&s;tel co~te~ted hy~&s;elfe with this a~&s;were
for he &s;aw wel he coulde haue none other as at
y^<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> tyme / &s;o there came none out of Frau~ce to hy~
but &s;uche as were there before / for al knyghtes
&amp; &s;quyers farre &amp; nere wente to Parys &amp; in to
Pycardy &amp; &s;o to Ly&s;le / to do way &amp; to tournay
y^<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> cou~trey .iii. myle of length was ful of me~ of
warre / y^<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> nombre was &s;o grete y^t &s;uche as had y^e
rule of the nauy &s;ayd y^t they coulde not pa&s;&s;e at
y^e fyr&s;t pa&s;&s;age but .xl.M. me~ / the~ it was ordey+ned
&amp; aduy&s;ed y^t they &s;holde &s;uffre no ma~ pa&s;&s;e
without he were a &abpro;pre ma~ of armes &amp; y^t euery
knyght &s;holde haue but one varlet / &amp; a baron
.ii. &s;quyers &amp; that no hor&s;e &s;holde pa&s;&s;e but all
onely for y^e lordes / &amp; to execute this there were
me~&s;et at Slu&s;e to &s;e y^t none other &s;holde pa&s;&s;e
<PB REF="79">
howbeit there were &s;uch a nombre of ra&s;calles
in flau~dres &amp; theraboute y^t they ete vp al in the
countrey / &amp; the pore men of the cou~trey payde
for all theyr charges / for they dur&s;t not &s;peke
agayn&s;t the~ / they were wor&s;e to y^e countrey the~
yf engly&s;&s;hmen theyr enemyes had lyen there
&amp; it was grete doubte y^t the kynge &amp; the lordes
ones pa&s;&s;ed ouer in to Engla~de &amp; &s;uche people
to abyde behynde le&s;t they a&s;&s;e~bled togyder &amp;
dy&s;troy al / &amp; &s;urely &s;o they had done if the iour+ney
had done amy&s;&s;e. Now let vs retourne to
the duke of Lanca&s;tre. &para;In the meane &s;ea&s;on
whyle the duke of Lanca&s;tre the duches &amp; his
chyldren with his co~pany lay at &s;aynt Iames
knyghtes &amp; &s;quyers of his co~pany lyued at ad+uenture
where they might catche it / &amp; on a day
&s;yr Thomas Moreaulr mar&s;hal of the oo&s;t &amp;
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 word"> hym &s;yr Mauburne of luners / &s;yr Iohn~ da~|brychsourte / 
Tyrry &amp; wyllya~ of Sonnayne &amp;
a .CC. &s;peres &amp; .v.C. archers rode forth in to
Galyce / &amp; &s;o came to a walled towne a .vii. my+les
fro &s;aynt Iames called Ruelles / for the vy|laynes
y^t dwelte therin wolde not tourne to y^e
duke / but were rebell &amp; had often tymes ouer|throwen
of the dukes foragers as they pa&s;&s;ed
by y^e barryers of theyr towne / for they had bro+ken
&s;o y^e wayes y^t they coulde not repa&s;&s;e none
other way but by theyr barryers / &amp; when they
&s;awe a vau~tage they wolde y&s;&s;ue out lyke the+ues
&amp; dy&s;troy foragers or other that pa&s;&s;ed by
wherof y^e co~playntes came to the mar&s;hal y^t he
&s;holde prouyde &s;ome remedy acordyng to his
offyce<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> wherfore he came before this towne of
Ruelles / y^e watche of y^e towne had wel blowen
theyr comyng / wherby <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">hey within clo&s;ed fa&s;t
theyr barryers &amp; gates &s;o y^t none abode w^tout / 
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="2 letters">&s;o mou~ted vpon the walles / the mar&s;hal whe~
he &s;aw theyr demeanyng &s;aw well they<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> wolde
abyde the &s;aulte / then he &s;ayd to &s;yr Iohn~ Da~|brychcourte
and to Tyrry of Sonnayne / &s;yrs
take your hor&s;es &amp; ryde aboute the towne &amp; be
holde wel where we may be&s;t a&s;&s;ayle y^e towne
with lee&s;t hurtynge of our men / &s;o they moun|ted
on theyr hor&s;es &amp; rode aboute the towne it
was of no grete crycute wherfore they retour|ned
agayne the &s;oner &amp; had wel aduy&s;ed euery
place &amp; &s;o came to the mar&s;hal &amp; &s;ayd / &s;yr in all
this towne there is but .ii. gates / y^e one here be
fore you &amp; the other ryght ouer agayn&s;t it / &s;yr
we thynke the&s;e .ii. places are mo&s;t ea&s;y for vs
to gyue ony a&s;&s;aulte / for rounde aboute y^e tow+ne
elles are grete dykes &amp; depe ryght euyll to
go downe &amp; wor&s;e to mounte vp agayne / for
hedges &amp; bu&s;&s;hes of thorne y^t growe therin / I
byleue it well &s;ayd the mar&s;hal you &s;yr Mau|burne
&s;hal haue a certayne co~pany w^t you &amp; go
to the other gate / &amp; I &s;hall abyde here and let
vs giue a&s;&s;aulte both at ones I wote not what
&s;hal come to vs / but gladly I wolde &s;e yonder
vyllaynes y^t are lenynge on y^e batylmentes of
the walles of theyr towne / they loke on vs to &s;e
what we wyll do / they are lyke apes etynge of
peres &amp; chyldren wolde take it fro them.</P>
<P>OF y^e mar&s;halles wordes his co~pany lau|ghed
&amp; loked vp to y^e walles to beholde y^e
vyllaynes / the~ &s;yr Maulburyne wente forth w^t
his peno~ &amp; with hym .C. &s;peres &amp; .iii.c. archers
&amp; wente to y^e gate &amp; there taryed / &s;o the~ anone y^e
a&s;&s;aulte bega in .ii. partes right &s;harpe &amp; fyers
&amp; the me~ within the towne were ouer y^e gates &amp;
threwe downe dartes &s;o fyer&s;ly y^t it troubled y^e
archers &amp; cro&s;bowes / but they hurte many of
the~ with theyr &s;hot bycau&s;e there were none at
the barriers to defende the~ / for they were al clo+&s;ed
w^tin the towne &amp; defended the~&s;elfe w^t &s;hot &amp;
ca&s;t of dartes / &s;o the engli&s;&s;hme~ brake vp y^e bar+ryers
&amp; came to y^e gate / &amp; bet &amp; ru&s;&s;hed &s;o therat
y^e they made the gate to trymble &amp; &s;hake when
they w^tin &s;aw theyr gates lykely to be broke~ vp
they went downe fro the walles in to y^e &s;trete &amp;
bare grete tymbre &amp; wood to the gates / the~ wo+me~
chyldren &amp; al maner of people bare &s;tones &amp;
fylled empty tonnes &amp; pypes &amp; &s;et the~ agayn&s;t
theyr gates / &amp; &s;o &s;et other aboue on the~ &amp; fylled
the~ in lykewy&s;e one vpo~ another / &amp; &s;ome were
&s;tyll ouer the gates &amp; dyd ca&s;t downe grete bar+res
of yron / &s;o y^t none dur&s;t aproche nere y^e ga|te
w^tout he wolde be &s;layne / thus the vylaynes
of Ruel kepte theyr towne agayn&s;t y^e Engly&s;&s;h
men / &s;o y^t they lo&s;t but lytell y^t day / &amp; &s;o the En|gly&s;&s;hme~
retourned backe alo~ge myle of y^t cou~+trey
to a towne where was no per&s;one abydyn+ge / 
&amp; there they lodged tyll the nexte mornyng
y^t nyght the me~ of Ruelles coun&s;ayled togyder
to know what they &s;holde do / &amp; how they &s;hol|de
maynteyne the~&s;elfe agayn&s;t y^e engly&s;&s;hme~ &amp;
they &s;ent out theyr &s;pyes to &s;e where y^e engly&s;&s;h
men were &s;uche as were &s;ent forthe retourned
agayne &amp; reported &s;urely howe they were lod|ged
at the bace towne of &s;enace / &amp; y^t by al &s;ymy+lytude
they wolde retourne agayne to y^e a&s;&s;aul+te
the nexte mornyng / the~ they &s;ayd among the~
&s;elfe / foly it was to begyn &amp; more foly to conty|newe / 
we can haue no blame though we yelde
vs to the duke of Lanca&s;tre or to his mar&s;hall
for we haue defended our towne an hole daye
amonge our&s;elfe without coun&s;ayle or comfor+te
of ony gentyll man or ony man of warre.
<PB N="lxiii" REF="79">
&amp; at lengthe we cannot endure agayn&s;t them / 
Now &s;yth they know the waye thyder &amp; what
we can do it were better for vs to yelde then to
be ony more a&s;&s;ayled / for if we be take~ perforce
we &s;hal le&s;e our bodyes &amp; goodes / &s;o they were
al of this opynyon y^t yf the Engly&s;&s;he men re|tourned
y^e next day they wolde treate with the~
and yelde vp theyr towne / theyr lyues &amp; goo|des
&s;aued.</P>
<P>THe Engly&s;&s;hmen in the mornynge re|tourned / 
anone vpon the &s;one ry&s;ynge
to go to the &s;aulte. When they of y^<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> towne &s;awe
y^t / they &s;ent out .iiii. of theyr men to make theyr
treaty / &amp; as the mar&s;hal rode vnder his penon
he &s;aw in the felde the&s;e .iiii. me~ &amp; &s;ayd / yonder
I thynke be of the men of Ruelles comynge to
&s;peke with vs / brynge the~ hyder / &amp; when they
were come before y^t mar&s;hal they kneled dow|ne
&amp; &s;ayd / &s;yr the me~ of y^e towne of ruelles haue
&s;ent vs hider to &s;peke w^t you / plea&s;eth it you to
here vs / yes &s;ayd the mar&s;hal / &s;ay what ye wyl
&s;yr &s;ayd they we are redy to put you in po&s;&s;e&s;&s;i+on
of y^e towne of Ruelles / &s;o that you wyl &s;aue
our lyues &amp; goodes &amp; we wyl accepte my lorde
the duke of Lanca&s;tre &amp; my lady the duches for
our lorde &amp; lady / in lyke maner as they of Cou+longne
&amp; &s;aynt Iames haue done. wel &s;ayd the
mar&s;hal I am co~tent &amp; wyl a&s;&s;ure you of your
prouy&s;yon / for it behoueth our men to lyue / &s;yr
&s;ayd they y^t is but ryght / there is prouy&s;yon
ynough in this cou~trey / &s;yr ple&s;eth you to tary
here a lytell &amp; we &s;hal retourne in to the towne
&amp; &s;hewe what you haue &s;ayd / &amp; &s;yr we try&s;t ye
wyll vpholde this couenaunt / ye truely &s;ayd y^e
mar&s;hall / therfore retourne agayne breuely / &s;o
they retourned to theyr towne / &amp; &s;hewed howe
they had &s;poken with y^t dukes mar&s;hal / &amp; how
they had made with hym &s;uche a treaty y^t they
&s;holde be in &s;aufegarde of theyr bodyes &amp; goo|des
excepte vytayles / then they of the towne
&s;ayd god graunt it &s;o to be / the~ they dyd rydde
theyr gates of the tonnes with &s;tones &amp; tymbre
y^t they had &s;et there / &amp; opened the gate wyde / &amp;
&s;o came to the barryers with the keys in theyr
ha~des &s;ayng / &s;yr we know wel ye be hider &s;ent
fro my lorde the duke of Lanca&s;tre &amp; fro my la+dy
his wyfe / &s;yr we rendre to you the keyes of
this towne &amp; put you in po&s;&s;y&s;&s;yo~ therof on &s;u|che
co~dycyons as our men haue made reporte
to vs / on the &s;ame condycyon &s;ayd the mar&s;hal
I receyue it / &s;o he entred in to the towne / &amp; he
&amp; all his menlodged here &amp; there at theyr plea|&s;ure
&amp; there taryed al a day / &amp; or he departed he
&s;ayd to &s;yr maulburyn / &s;yr I delyuer you this
towne for you &amp; your co~pany / ye &s;hal haue here
a fayre gary&s;on / &s;yr &s;ayd he y^t is true / &amp; I take
it w^t a good wyll / for the gary&s;on plea&s;eth me
well / then &s;yr Maulburyn of Luners abode in
the gary&s;on of Ruelles in Galyce / &amp; had vnder
hym a .lx. &s;peres &amp; a C. archers / &amp; &s;yr Thomas
moreaulx retourned to y^e duke &amp; to the duches
to &s;aynt Iames.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="51" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the duke of Lanca&s;ters mar|&s;hall
and his men a&s;&s;ayled the towne
of Vyeclope in Galyce / whiche yelded
by co~po&s;ycyon / and of the amba&s;&s;a+dours
that the duke &s;ente to the kyn+ge
of Portyngale. Ca. li.</HEAD>
<P>_ANone after y^t the mar&s;hal was re+tourned
fro the towne of Ruelles
on a daye he rode forthe agayne
with a .iii.C. &s;peres &amp; a .vi.C. ar+chers / 
&amp; &s;o rode a lo~ge dayes iour+ney
came to a towne called Vyleclope whiche
was kepte but by &s;uche villaynes as dwelte in
it / the~ y^t mar&s;hal cau&s;ed y^e towne to be auewed
to &s;e if it were pregnable or not &amp; whe~ they had
wel aduy&s;ed it they &s;ayd it myght be wel won
by a&s;&s;aulte / the~ they lyghted on fote &amp; &s;e~t theyr
hor&s;es backe by theyr varlettes / and deuyded
them&s;elfe in .iiii. partes / and made them&s;elfe
redy lyke men of warre / &s;yr Thomas More|aulx
had the guydynge of one company / the&s;e
conde had &s;yr yon Fythwaren / the thyrde &s;yr
Iohn~ Dambrychcourte / and the fourthe had
another knyght / and euery partye had foure
&s;core men of armes / and a .vii. &s;core archers.
Then they approched to the towne and wente
downe in to the dykes for therin was no wa|ter / 
and then mounted vp agayne on the other
&s;yde well paue&s;&s;ed / and the archers &s;tode on y^<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">
&s;yde of the dyke / and &s;hot &s;o fyer&s;ly that none
dur&s;t appere at theyr defence / howbeit for all
theyr &s;hot they within defended them&s;elfe va|lyauntly / 
for they were a grete nombre within
they ca&s;t out dartes w^t longe fethers &amp; &s;harpe
heddes &s;o rudely y^t who &s;o euer was fully &s;try+ken
w^t the~ without they were well armed / they
were outher &s;layne or &s;ore hurte / howbeit kny+ghtes
&amp; &s;quyres to auaunce the~&s;elfe came to y^e
fote of y^e walles / for al y^e &s;tones y^t fel on theyr ba+&s;enettes
&amp; on theyr bodyes / &amp; the .ii. &s;quyers of
Haynalte Tyrrye and Gyllya~ of Sonnayne
dyd dyuers goodly fetes of armes and made a
grete hole thrughe the wall with &s;uche helpe
as they hadde / and <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ought &s;ore hande to hande
<PB REF="80">
with them within / and the&s;e .ii. bretherne wan
a .vii. dartes that were ca&s;t at them / thrughe
y^<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> hole they pulled them out of theyr enemyes
handes / the&s;e .ii. brotherne were vnder y^<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> &s;tan|darde
of y^e lorde Fyth waren / on y^e other parte
&s;yr Iohn~ Dambrychcourte &s;hewed valyaunt+nes
lyke a noble knyght / &amp; he had at the foote
of the walle his penon pytched in the erthe by
hym / and he had a pykeaxe in his hande &amp; my|ned
therwith to the be&s;t of his power to breke
the wall / it ought to be meruayled howe the&s;e
vylaynes were not aba&s;&s;hed to &s;e them&s;efe &s;oo
a&s;&s;ayled on al partes / howbeit they coulde not
&s;o longe endure / but that they had many han|des
to defende them&s;elfe withal / but at the la&s;t
they aduy&s;ed them (When they &s;awe that the
a&s;&s;aulte &s;ea&s;ed not) to yelde them&s;elfe. Then y^e
baylyffe of the towne who had cau&s;ed them &s;o
longe to contynue came and &s;ayd to the mar|&s;hall / 
&s;yr cau&s;e your a&s;&s;aulte to &s;ea&s;e / for y^e men
of this towne wyll treate with you / well &s;ayd
the mar&s;hall / I am contente. Then he cau&s;ed
an heraulde to ryde aboute y^e towne who &s;ayd
to euery man / &s;yrs &s;ea&s;e your a&s;&s;aulte tyl ye he+re
the mar&s;halles trompet blowe agayne to y^e
a&s;&s;aulte / for he is in treaty with them of y^e tow+ne / 
and with tho&s;e wordes they &s;ea&s;ed &amp; re&s;ted
them / &amp; &s;ome of them had nede therof / for they
were very wery with a&s;&s;aylynge. Then they
of the towne entred in to theyr treaty and &s;ayd
howe they wolde yelde them&s;elfe lyues &amp; goo|des
&s;aued as they of other townes had done in
Galyce. Naye &s;ayd the mar&s;hall ye &s;hall not
&s;cape &s;o good chepe as other haue done / for ye
haue put vs in moche payne / and hurte dyuers
of our men / and we &s;e clerely that ye can not
longe endure agayn&s;t vs / Wherfore it mu&s;t be
houe you to bye your pea&s;e and our loue / or el|les
we wyll retourne agayne to the a&s;&s;aulte / 
and wynne you perforce. Why &s;yr &s;ayd y^e bay|lyffe
what raun&s;ome wyl ye a&s;ke of vs / in god+des
name &s;ayd the mar&s;hall .x.M. frankes / ye
a&s;ke to grete a &s;ome &s;yr &s;ayd y^e baylyffe / I &s;hal
yf it plea&s;e you cau&s;e you to haue .ii.M. fran|kes / 
for &s;yr this towne is but poore and hathe
ben &s;ore charged with taxes. Nay &s;ayd y^e mar|&s;hal
we wyl not of y^t / we wyl gyue you re&s;pyte
to take cou~&s;ayle togyder / for as for .iii. or .iiii.
M. frankes ye &s;hall nor &s;cape / for al is ours yf
we ly&s;t / and al&s;o I am blamed of my company
to make ony treaty with you. Therfore &s;horte+ly
determyne you outher to do it or to leue it.
Then the baylyffe wente in to the towne and
called euery man before hym and &s;ayd. Syrs
what wyll ye do / if we &s;uffre ony mo a&s;&s;aultes
the Engly&s;&s;he men wyll conquere vs perforce
&s;o we &s;hall all dye &amp; le&s;e al our goodes / they de+maunded
of vs .x.M. frankes / &amp; I haue offred
them .ii.M. I knowe well it is ouer lytell / for
they wyl neuer agree therto / therfore we mu&s;t
exalte y^e raun&s;ome a .ii. or .iii.M. frankes mo|re.
Then they of y^e towne who doubted to lo&s;e
all y^t they had &amp; theyr lyues al&s;o &s;ayd / baylyffe
for&s;ake not to marchaundy&s;e with them / for ra+ther
then we wyl be ony more a&s;&s;ayled we wyl
pay .iiii.M. frankes / than &s;ayd the baylyffe / y^t
is well &s;ayd / yet I wyll treate with them / then
he came agayne to the mar&s;hall / and as I vn|der&s;tande
theyr pea&s;e was made by paynge of
vi.M. frankes. Then the gates were &s;et open
and euery man entred and were lodged where
they ly&s;t / and taryed there .ii. dayes / &amp; the mar+&s;hall
delyuered the towne to yon Fythwaren
with .CC. &s;peres and .CCCC. archers and
there he lay in gary&s;on more then .viii. mone|thes / 
but the raun&s;ome of the towne wente to
the duke of Lanca&s;ters profyte / &amp; the mar&s;hall
had a .M. frankes.</P>
<P>ANd after that the towne of Vyleclope
was yelden vp to the dukes mar&s;hall / 
then he retourned to &s;aynt Iames to the duke
for the duke wolde haue hym aboute hym / and
&s;ometyme he rode to the fronters of Ca&s;tell &amp;
Spayne to gyue fere to the fren&s;&s;he men / but
as longe as the Engly&s;&s;hemen kepte the felde
in Galyce there were none that came agayn&s;t
them / for the kynge of Ca&s;tell was coun&s;ayled
not to ryde forth w^t ony oo&s;t / but to kepe warre
by gary&s;ons / and to abyde for&s;ocours out of
Fraunce. Then y^e duke of Lanca&s;tre was cou~+&s;ayled / 
and it was &s;ayd to hym / how y^t it were
good that he and the kynge of Portyngale my+ght
&s;peke togyder / &s;ayenge al&s;o / &s;yr the wry|tynge
that rynneth thus bytwene you is good
but that is not ynoughe for the fren&s;&s;he men be
&s;ubtyle and &s;e ferther in theyr bu&s;ynes the~ ony
other people / yf couertly they happen to make
a treaty with the kynge of Portyngale / &amp; al&s;o
the kynge of Ca&s;tell hathe aboute hym and of
his cou~&s;ayle dyuers lordes in Portyngale as
we be infourmed / &amp; &s;o peraduenture by theyr
meanes / they myght make a pea&s;e by mariage
or otherwy&s;e / &s;o y^t then by hym ye &s;holde haue
noo comforte / what &s;holde fall then / ye &s;holde
be then in wor&s;e ca&s;e then euer ye were / for the~
the Ca&s;tellyans wolde &s;et lytell by vs / the Ca|&s;tellyans
are the moo&s;t &s;ubtyle&s;t people of the
<PB N="lxxii" REF="80">
worlde / trowe you y^t the kynge of Portyngale
wolde not be contente to be at re&s;t of this bu&s;y+nes
yf the kynge of Ca&s;tell wolde &s;uffre hym
to be kynge of Portyngale all his lyfe / and af|ter
hym y^e kyng of ca&s;tel / &s;yr it is to be doubted
thoughe he haue &s;ente for you / &amp; &s;o or ye coulde
tourne backe agayne we myght be ouerthrow+en / 
and al&s;o &s;yr ye know the &s;tate of Englande
whiche hath as nowe ynoughe to doo to kepe
the~&s;elfe agayn&s;t theyr enemyes as wel fren&s;&s;h|men
as Skottes / therfore make as good war
as ye ca~ with &s;uche people as ye haue / for tru&s;t
not of no comforte nor ayde out of Englande
outher of men of armes or archers for &s;urely ye
are not lyke to haue ony / ye were two yeres
aboute to gete that ye haue / the kynge your ne+phewe
&s;eeth not all thynges / he is yonge and
byleueth yong coun&s;ayle wherby the royalme
of Englande lyeth &amp; is in peryll &amp; grete aduen+ture / 
wherfore &s;yr approche as &s;oone as ye can
to the kynge of Portyngale &amp; &s;peke with hym
your worde &s;hall do you more profyte then all
the letters ye can wryte in .iiii. monethes / the
duke of Lanca&s;tre noted well the&s;e wordes &amp;
knew wel y^t it was true and that it was truely
coun&s;ayled / then the duke &s;ayd to them that ga+ue
hym that coun&s;ayle / what wyll you that I
&s;holde do / they an&s;wered and &s;ayd / &s;yr &s;ende
to the kynge of Portyngale .v. or .vi. of your
knyghtes and at the lee&s;t a baron / and let them
&s;hewe the kynge howe ye haue grete de&s;yre to
&s;e hym / let them be wy&s;e y^t ye &s;ende / and let the~
fynde the meanes that ye maye &s;peke togyder
&s;hortly / I am content &s;ayd y^e duke. Then there
was &s;ente in to Portyngale fro the duke / y^e lor+de
poynynges / a grete baron of englande / and
&s;yr Iohn~ Abruell / &s;yr Iohn~ Dambrychcourte
and &s;yr Iohn~ Sou&s;ter ba&s;tarde bretheren to
&s;yr Iohn~ Holande con&s;table of the oo&s;t / the&s;e
departed fro &s;aynt Iames with a .C. &s;peres &amp;
CC. archers.</P>
<P>ANd on a day when al the&s;e letters were
made and &s;ealed there came to the duke
fro the kynge of Portyngale a knyght and a
&s;quyer with .xii. &s;peres called &s;yr Va&s;e Mar|tyne
of Cougne and the &s;quyer Ferrant Mar+tyne
of Merle they were of the kynges hous
&amp; nere to his per&s;one they were lodged at theyr
ea&s;e in the towne of &s;aynt Iames / then they we+re
brought to the duke &amp; to the duches &amp; &s;o pre|&s;ented
theyr letters / and al&s;o they pre&s;ented to
the duke and to the duches and to theyr dough+ters
fayre whyte mules well aumblynge wher+of
they were glad / howbeit for all that the iour+ney
of the engly&s;&s;hmen to the kynge of Portyn+gale
was nor broke~ but they were &s;topped for
a .iiii. dayes / and on the .v. daye departed and
this knyght and &s;quyer all togyder in compa|ny / 
and the duke &s;ente to the kynge of Portyn|gale
in token of loue .ii. fawcons pelegrynes
as good as coulde be deuy&s;ed / &amp; .vi. engly&s;&s;he
greyhoundes good for all maner of bee<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">tes / <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">o
the Portyngales and the Engly&s;&s;hmen rode
togyder ouer al the lande of Galyce they were
in no fere of y^e Ca&s;tellyans / for they were ferre
ynoughe ofrro them / and on the waye as they
rode &s;yr Iohn~ Dambrychcourre and Martyn
Ferrant of Merle fell in talkynge togyder / for
before that &s;ea&s;on the &s;quyer had ben in armes
with &s;yr Eu&s;ta&s;e Dambrychcourte who was
vncle to the &s;ayd &s;yr Iohn and was with hym
when he dyed at Quarencyne / and as they tal|ked
togyder they rode behynde theyr compa|ny / 
they met an heraulde and a varlet comyng
fro Connymbres where the kynge laye &amp; was
rydynge towarde &s;aynt Iames to the duke of
Lanca&s;tre / this heraulte perceyned to y^e kynge
of Portyngale / and was called Connymbres.
The heraulte had &s;poken with the lordes and
&s;hewed them &s;uche tydynges as he knewe / and
when Ferrant Martyn of Merle &s;aw hym co+mynge
he &s;ayd to &s;yr Iohn~ Dambrychcourte
beholde yonder cometh an heraulte of y^e kynge
of Portyngales / it is longe &s;yth he was in this
countrey I wyl demaunde of hym &s;ome tydyn+ges / 
and when they met togyder y^e &s;quyer &s;ayd
a Connymbres where haue you ben &s;o longe / 
it is more then a yere &s;yth I &s;aw you or that ye
were in this countrey / &s;yr &s;ayd he I haue ben
in Englande &amp; haue &s;ene the kynge and lordes
there / and they haue made me ryche with grete
gyftes that I haue had of them / and fro thens
I retourned by y^e &s;ee in to Bretayne &amp; was at y^e
maryage of the duke of Bretayne / and at the
grete fee&s;t that he kepte at the cyte of Nauntes
aboute a .ii. monethes pa&s;t / he hath wedded y^e
lady Iahan of Nauare and fro thens by the &s;ee
I went in to Irelande / &amp; fro thens to the porte
in Portyngale / and as they talked togyder the
&s;quyer behelde a &s;cochyn that y^e heraulte bare
on his bre&s;t wherin were graued &amp; inamyled y^e
kynge of Portyngales armes and y^e armes of
dyuers other lordes / then the &s;quyer &s;et his fyn+ger
on one of the armes perteynynge to a kny|ght
of Portyngale and &s;ayd / a&s;e here y^e armes
mes of the gentyll knyght &s;yr Iohn~ Partelere
by my fayth I am glad to &s;e them for they per|teyne
<PB REF="81">
to a gentyll knyght who on a tyme dyd
me grete profyte I ought well to remembre it
&amp; therwith he toke .iiii. floreyns of golde out of
his pur&s;e / and gaue them to the heraulte who
thanked hym / and &s;yr Iohn~ Dambrychcourte
behelde well the armes the felde &s;yluer an en|denture
gooles with .ii. chanders fables / and
&s;o the heraulte departed / then the &s;quyer &s;ayd / 
&s;yr Iohn~ &s;aw you neuer this knyght that bare
y^e &s;ayd armes / whom I pray&s;e &s;o moche / I can
not tell &s;ayd &s;yr Iohn~ / but at the lee&s;t I praye
you &s;hewe me what was y^t courte&s;y that ones
he dyd to you / I wolde be glad to here it / we
haue nothynge elles to talke of / I am conten|te
&s;ayd the &s;quyer to &s;hewe you / for the knyght
is well worthy to be &s;poken of / then he began
his tale thus.</P>
<P>SO it fortuned a lytell before the batayle
of Iuberoth when the kynge of Portyn+gale
wente fro Connymbres thyderwarde / y^e
kynge &s;ente me in to the countrey to warne cer+tayne
knyghtes to come to hym to be with hy~
at that iourney / &s;o I rode forth &amp; but one page
with me / and as I rode I happened to mete a
xxv. &s;peres ga&s;coynes / and I was not ware tyl
I was amonge them / then they toke me &amp; de|maunded
whether I wente / and I &s;hewed the~
I was rydynge to the ca&s;tell of Ronte / &amp; they
demaunded what to do / and I &s;ayd to go &s;eke
&s;yr Iohn~ Ferrant Partelere to come to y^e kyng
of Portyngale of Iuberoth / why &s;ayd they is
&s;yr Iohn~ Ferrant Parteler capytayne of the
ca&s;tel of Ronte / is he not all redy with y^e kyng
of Portyngale / no &s;urely &s;yrs &s;ayd I but &s;hor|tely
he wyll be there / yf he ones knowe the kyn+ges
plea&s;ure / well &s;ayd they he &s;hall knowe it / 
for we wyll ryde thyder / &s;o they toke the waye
to y^e ca&s;tell of Ronte / &amp; when they were within
the &s;yght of the ca&s;tell / the watche of the ca&s;tell
&s;ayd he &s;aw men of armes approchyng towar+de
the ca&s;tell / then &s;yr Iohn~ Ferrant demaun|ded
fro what parte they were comynge / y^e wat+che
&s;ayd they were comyng towarde the porte
A &s;ayd he they be then Ca&s;tellyans and rydeth
at aduenture towarde &s;aynt Irayne I wyl go
and loke on them they &s;hall tell me tydynges
where the kynge is / &s;o he lepte on his hor&s;e &amp; a
xx. with hym and toke his penon before hym / 
and rode out of the ca&s;tell a grete galop to co|me
to y^e Ca&s;tellyans who as then were drawen
in to a bu&s;&s;hment / and had made one of theyr
company to ryde forthe on a genet / and when
&s;yr Iohn~ Ferrant &s;aw the geneture he &s;ayd to
a &s;quyer of his / galop forth thy genet &amp; a&s;&s;aye
to &s;peke with yonder geneture then the &s;quyer
galopped forth and folowed hym nere euer ly|kely
to take hym / for he fled but &s;oftely before
hym to y^e entente to brynge hym in to y^e bu&s;&s;h|ment / 
&amp; when he was nere them / the bu&s;&s;hment
brake out at hym / &amp; then he tourned quyckely
his backe and they that cha&s;ed hym cryed Ca|&s;tell / 
and &s;yr Iohn~ Ferrant beynge vnder his
penon &s;eynge his &s;quyer retourned in &s;uche
ha&s;t &s;ayd / they that cha&s;e my &s;quyer be none of
our company / they be ca&s;tellyans &s;et on them / 
crye Portyngale for I wyll fyght with them / 
then he toke his &s;pere &amp; ranne at them / the fyr&s;t
that he met withall wente to the erthe / and the
&s;econde al&s;o / of .xxv. Ca&s;tellyans y^t were there
x. of them lay &s;hortely on the grounde and the
other cha&s;ed / and &s;ome were ouertaken &amp; &s;lay|ne
and hurte / and all this I was glad to &s;e / for
I &s;aw my delyueraunce and in a &s;horte &s;ea&s;on
I was lefte all alone / then I came to y^e knyght
and &s;aluted hym / and as &s;oone as he &s;aw me he
knewe me / and demaunded of me fro whens I
came &amp; what I dyd there / then I &s;hewed hym
all myne aduenture and how the Ca&s;tellyans
cha&s;ed me and toke me / well &s;ayd he and what
knowe you of the kynge of Portyngale / by my
fayth &s;yr &s;ayd I to morowe he &s;hall haue ba|tayle
at Iuberoth agayn&s;t the kynge of Ca&s;tel
for he &s;ente me in to this countrey to gyue war+nynge
therof to y^e knyghtes and &s;quyers that
knoweth it not to the entente that they &s;holde
re&s;orte to hym / to morow &s;ayd he / ye truely &s;yr
&s;ayd I and yf ye byleue not me / demaunde of
the&s;e Ca&s;tellyans that ye haue taken / then he
demaunded of them tydynges they &s;ayd howe
&s;urely the nexte day there &s;holde be batayle by+twene
the .ii. kynges / of whiche tydynges he
was ryght glad and &s;ayd openly to the Ca&s;tel+lyans / 
&s;yrs for the good tydynges y^t ye &s;hewe
me / I quyte you of your raun&s;omes / departe
when ye wyl &s;o ye acquyte this &s;quyer / &s;o thus
he cau&s;ed me to be quyted fro them and &s;o they
departed / &amp; we y^<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> &s;ame day retourned to <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">onte
then he made hym redy and departed thens at
mydnyght &amp; I in his company / and fro thens
to the Caba&s;e of Iuberoth whiche was a .vi.
myles of y^t countrey / and to e&s;chewe encoun|trynges
we rode &s;omwhat out of our waye / &amp;
in the mornynge we herde that there &s;holde be
batayle the &s;ame daye or we &s;awe the batayles
&amp; when we approched the batayles were rayn+ged
in the feldes / the kynge of Ca&s;tell on y^e one
partye &amp; the kynge of Portyngale on y^e other / 
<PB N="lxxiii" REF="81">
and at the fyr&s;t we knewe not whiche were Ca+&s;tellyans
and whiche were Portyngales tyll
at the la&s;t &s;yr Iohn~ Ferrant Partelere &s;ayd I
byleue &s;urely the gretter oo&s;t be the Ca&s;telly|ans / 
then we rode forth fayre &amp; ea&s;ely tyl we ca+me
nere / and then we &s;awe well it was the Ca|&s;tillyans / 
and I trowe &s;ome of the ga&s;coynes
brake out agayn&s;t vs / then &s;yr Iohn~ Ferrant
&s;ayd / let vs auaunce forthe / we &s;e yonder our
enemyes comyng on vs / the~ we &s;trake our hor+&s;es
with y^e &s;purres &amp; rode cryenge Portyngale
&amp; they folowed vs / then when our company of
portyngules &s;awe vs / they came forth and re|&s;cued
vs / and for al that the batayles brake not
theyr aray / and &s;o &s;yr Iohn~ Ferrant came to y^e
kynge and acquyted hym that day with y^e be&s;t
Thus &s;yr I haue &s;hewed you howe he dyd me
grete courte&s;ye / for he delyuered me out of pry+&s;on / 
and I had not ben at y^e batayle and he had
not ben / Therfore &s;yr dyd he not me a goodly
plea&s;ure / yes truely &s;ayd &s;yr Iohn~ Dambrych
courte / and al&s;o by you he knew of the batayle
y^t is true &s;ayd the &s;quyer / &amp; then they rode forth
tyll they had ouertaken theyr companuy &amp; ca|me
the &s;ame day to Connymbres.</P>
<P>ANd of the comynge of the&s;e Engly&s;&s;he
knyghtes y^e kynge of Portyngale was
ryght ioyfull / &amp; co~maunded that they &s;holde be
well lodged at theyr ea&s;e / and when they were
redy / then Martyn of Coygne &amp; Ferrant Mar+tyn
Merle / and the engly&s;&s;he knyghtes wente
to the kynge who receyued them ioyou&s;ly / the~
the Engly&s;&s;hmen dyd theyr me&s;&s;age &amp; pre&s;en|ted
the kynge with the Fawcons and greyhou~+des / 
of the whiche the kynge had grete ioy / for
he loued houndes and hawkes / then they than+ked
the kynge on the dukes parte for the good+ly
mules that he had &s;ente to the duke / and to y^e
duches / then he &s;ayd that was but a &s;mall pre|&s;ent
another tyme I wyll &s;ende them gretter
gyftes / this was but for aquayntaunce of loue
as lordes ought to do one to another to nou|ry&s;&s;he
loue and amyte / then wyne and &s;pyces
were brought and the knyghtes of Englande
dranke and &s;o toke theyr leue for that tyme &amp; re+tourned
to theyr lodgynges to &s;ouper / y^e nexte
day they dyned at the kynges palace / and y^e lor+de
Poynynges and &s;yr Iohn~ Bancell &s;ate at y^e
kynges table / and &s;yr Iohn~ Dambrychcourt &amp;
&s;yr Iohn~ Soultyer &s;ate at another table with
y^e barons of that countrey &s;uche as were there
and there was Laurence Fonga&s;e a &s;quyer of
honoure of the kynges who knewe ryght well
all the knyghtes and &s;quyers of Englande / for
he had &s;ene them in Englande he made them y^e
be&s;t chere he coulde / they were well &s;erued at
this dyner / and after dyner they were brought
in to the coun&s;ayle chambre. Then y^e engly&s;&s;he
knyghtes began to &s;peke to y^e kynge and to .ii.
erles that were there pre&s;ent / y^e erle of Ango&s;e / 
and the erle of Nauare and &s;ayd / &s;yr and it ly|ke
your grace be&s;yde all y^e recommendacyons
that the duke of Lanca&s;tre hath &s;ente vnto you
he gaue vs in charge to &s;ay to you that he de&s;y+reth
&s;ore to &s;e you / then the kynge &s;ayd / and I
as glad to &s;e hym / and I requyre you that &s;hor+tely
we may &s;e and &s;peke togyder / &s;yr &s;ayd the
erles it were good that it were &s;o / for tyll ye be
togyder ye &s;hal not loue parfytely / and then ye
may take aduy&s;e togyder howe ye may mayn|teyne
your warres agayn&s;t y^e kynge of Ca&s;tel
&s;yr this is true &s;ayd the knyghtes of englande
then &s;ayd the kynge let it be done &s;hortely / for
if the duke de&s;yre to &s;e me / in lyke wy&s;e I de&s;y|re
to &s;e hym / &s;o then they fell in other talkynge
for then y^e kyng charged his coun&s;ayle to agre
and a&s;&s;ygne a certayne daye when they &s;holde
mete togyder and to a&s;&s;ure the engly&s;&s;he kny|ghtes
therof / and &s;o they dyd / &amp; it was agreed
that the kynge of Portyngale &s;holde come to a
cyte in his countrey called the Porte / and that
the duke of Lanca&s;tre &s;holde ryde alonge by y^e
frontere of Galyce / &amp; &s;o there at the partyng of
bothe royalmes to mete and &s;peke togyder / &amp;
&s;o on that conclu&s;yon the me&s;&s;agers departed
and retourned towarde Galyce &amp; rode as they
came tyll they came to &s;aynt Iames / and there
&s;hewed to the duke and the duches howe they
had &s;ped / of whiche tydynges y^e duke was ioy|full
and &s;o he had cau&s;e for his bu&s;ynes began
then to approche.</P>
<P>ANd when y^e &s;ea&s;on came y^t the duke of
Lanca&s;tre &s;holde departe fro &s;aynt Ia|mes / 
he lefte there &s;tyll his mar&s;hall and al his
company excepte .iii.C. &s;peres / and .vi.C. ar|chers / 
and &s;yr? Iohn~ holande who had wedded
his elde&s;t doughter with hym and many other
knyghtes and &s;quyers / and the duke rode the
fronters of Galyce and approched nere to Por+tyngale / 
and the kynge who laye at the Porte
knewe well of his comynge / and &s;o departed
with .vi. hundreth &s;peres and came to the fron+ters
of Portyngale and lodged at a towne cal+led
Mou&s;on the la&s;t towne of Portyngale on
on that &s;yde / and the duke of Lanca&s;tre came
<PB REF="82">
to another towne the fyr&s;t towne of galyce ioy+nyng
to Portyngale called Marga&s;&s;e / and by+twene
Mou&s;on and Marga&s;&s;e there was a ry+uer
and fayre medowes and a grete playne &amp; a
brydge called the mor brydge / &amp; on a thur&s;day
in the mornynge the kyng of Portyngale and
y^e duke of Lanca&s;tre with all theyr companyes
met togyder there was a goodly and a louyng
metynge and there were lodgynges made in
the feldes of the kynges &s;yde and thyder went
the duke of Lanca&s;tre to dyner / whiche dyner
was well ordred / &amp; there &s;ate at y^e kynges table
y^e by&s;&s;hop of Connymbres / y^e by&s;&s;hop of Porte
the archeby&s;&s;hop of Bargus in Portyngale / &amp;
the duke of Lanca&s;tre and a lytell byneth late
&s;yr Iohn~ of holande / and &s;yr Henry beamonde
of Englande / and there were plentye of myn|&s;trelles
and &s;o were in &s;porte tyll it was nyght
that daye the kynge of Portyngale was appa+relled
all in whyte with a reed cro&s;&s;e of &s;aynt
George for that is the habyte of y^e hou&s;e called
Mou&s;on otherwy&s;e called Denyce in Portyn+gale / 
of the whiche ordre the kynge was and or
he was crowned was called may&s;ter therof.
But euer after he bare &s;tyll that deuy&s;e in the
honoure of god and &s;aynt George / and all his
men were arayed in whyte and reed / then whe~
it began to be late they retourned to theyr lod|gynges
tyll the nexte daye. The kynge wente
to Mou&s;on and the duke to Marga&s;&s;e and by+twene
bothe there was no more but y^e medowe
and the ryuer to pa&s;&s;e / then on the fryday whe~
they had herde ma&s;&s;e they toke theyr hor&s;es / &amp;
&s;o rode agayne to mor brydge / and there they
met agayne / there they had goodly lodgynge
made. The kyng and the duke had theyr cham+bres
hanged with tapyceryes and curteynes
as well as and the kynge had ben at Lyxbone
and y^e duke at London / and before dyner they
coun&s;ayled togyder on the &s;tate of theyr bu&s;y|nes / 
&amp; howe they &s;holde maynteyne theyr war
&amp; when they &s;holde &s;et forth / then it was deter|myned
that all the wynter y^e kynge &s;holde tary
in his owne countrey &amp; the duke at &s;aynt Ia|mes
&amp; to let theyr mar&s;hal dele / and in marche
the kyng and the duke &amp; theyr men to a&s;&s;emble
togyder and to go and fyght with the kyng of
ca&s;tel where &s;oeuer he &s;holde be as the~ / for they
&s;ayd they &s;holde be Engly&s;&s;he and Portynga|les
togyder a .xxx. thou&s;ande / and when al this
was concluded then the kynges coun&s;ayle co|moned
amonge them&s;elfe for a maryage for
theyr kynge / for it was tyme and the royalme
wolde that he were maryed to his honoure &amp;
profyte / and for to haue good alyaunces in ty|me
to come / and they &s;ayd they knewe not as
then where he &s;holde mary more to his profy|te
nor to the welthe of his comons then in the
hou&s;e of Lanca&s;tre / and this they &s;hewed to y^e
duke / and when he &s;awe the kynges entencyon
and howe that he was in the kynges daunger
&s;eynge he was come out of Englande in to the
fronters of Portyngale to demaunde his hery+tage
of Ca&s;tell / then he an&s;wered &s;mylynge &amp;
&s;ayd to the kynge / who was there pre&s;ente / &s;yr
I haue in the towne of &s;aynt Iames two dou|ghters
I wyll gyue you one of them whome it
plea&s;eth you to cho&s;e. Syr &s;ende thyder your
coun&s;ayle / and I &s;hal &s;ende her to you / &s;yr &s;ayd
the kynge I thanke you ye offre me more then
I de&s;yre / as for my co&s;yn Katheryne I wyll le+ue
her &s;tyll with you / but as for Phylyp your
doughter her I demaunde and wyl wedde her
and make her quene of Portyngale / and &s;o bra+ke
vp theyr coun&s;ayle and wente to dyner and
&s;ate as they dyd the daye before / they were &s;er|ued
notably accordynge to the v&s;age of y^e coun+trey / 
and after dyner the duke retourned to
Marga&s;&s;e and the kynge to Mou&s;on.</P>
<P>THe &s;aterday after ma&s;&s;e they met agay+ne
at the &s;ayd place / and that daye the
duke of Lanca&s;tre made the dyner for y^e kynge
of Portyngale and his company / and there we+re
chambres and halles hanged with arras &amp;
enbrowdery as rychely as thoughe they had
ben at London / and the Portyngales pray&s;ed
moche the Engly&s;&s;he maner / and at that dy|ner
there were thre archeby&s;&s;hoppes and .vii.
by&s;&s;hoppes &s;yttynge at the hyghe table. The
by&s;&s;hop of Lyxbone / the by&s;&s;hop of Porte / and
the by&s;&s;hop of Connymbres / the archeby&s;&s;hop
of Bargus and other / and the kynge &s;ate in y^e
myddes of the table / and the duke a lytell by|nethe
hym / and bynethe the duke y^e erle of Na|uare
and the erle of Ango&s;&s;e / and at another ta+ble
&s;ate fyr&s;t the may&s;ter Denyce / then the gre|te
may&s;ter of &s;aynt Iames in Portyngale and
the pryour of &s;aynt Iohn~s / then Don galopes
percler / &amp; Iohn~ Ferrant his &s;one / the ponnay|&s;e
of Congne and Vas Martyn of Congne / y^e
Podych of Senede Vas Martyn of merle al+barons / 
the abbot of the caba&s;e of Iuberoth / y^e
abbot of &s;aynt mary of Eure / &s;yr Alue Perere
mar&s;hall of Portyngale / Iohn~ Radygosde|&s;ar / 
and dyuers other knyghtes and &s;quyers
of Portyngale / for there &s;ate that daye no En|gly&s;&s;hmen / 
<PB N="lxxiiii" REF="82">
for all knyghtes and &s;quyers of en+glande
&s;erued / &amp; there were many myn&s;trelles
&amp; the duke gaue them a .C. nobles and the he|rauldes
as moche / after dyner when all thyn|ges
was accomply&s;&s;hed they toke leue amya|bly
eche of other tyll another &s;ea&s;on / the kynge
retourned to Porte / and y^e duke to Marga<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">&s;e
and toke his way in to Galyce / and the erle of
Nauare conueyed the duke with a .C. &s;peres
tyll he was out of all daunger / and then y^e erle
toke his leue and retourned in to Portyngale
&amp; the duke rode to &s;aynt Iames in Galyce.</P>
<P>MOche de&s;yred the duches of Lanca&s;tre
the retourne of y^e duke her hu&s;bande &amp;
to here tydynges what conclu&s;yons were take~
And &s;o the duke was well welcomed home as
it was rea&s;on / and the duches demaunded of
hym howe he lyked the kynge of Portyngale / 
by my fayth &s;ayd y^e duke he is a gracyous man
&amp; is of body and maners lyke to be a valyaunt
man / &amp; I thynke he &s;hall reygne in grete pu|y&s;&s;aunce / 
for he is well byloued of his me~ / they
&s;ay they had no kynge this .C. yere that &s;o wel
plea&s;ed them as he / and he is of age not pa&s;t a
.xxxvi. yere / he is a &s;tronge knyght and a har|dy
accordynge to the nature of Portyngale / &amp;
he is well made of body to endure grete payne
ye but &s;yr &s;ayd y^t lady what &s;ayth he to ony ma maryage / 
I haue agreed to hym &s;ayd the duke
that he &s;hall haue one of my doughters I dyd
put hym to the choy&s;e outher of Katheryne or
Phylyp / wherof he gaue me grete tha~ke / how
be it he re&s;ted on Phylyp / he hath good rea&s;on
&s;ayd y^e duches / for my doughter Katheryne is
yet to yonge for hym / thus the duke and the du+ches
pa&s;&s;ed that daye / and &s;o y^e tyme pa&s;&s;ed / for
wynter approched / howbeit in y^e countreys of
Galyce &amp; Portyngale there is but lytell wyn|ter
for it is alwayes hote / &amp; graynes &amp; fruytes
groweth there quyckely / for there be dyuers
fruytes rype in marche / benes / per&s;on &amp; cheryes
&amp; al fre&s;&s;he crbes groweth in February / &amp; in &s;o
me place they make wyne by myd&s;oner / &amp; by y^t
tyme harue&s;t is pa&s;t.</P>
<P>ANd thoughe y^t the duke and y^e duches
taryed in the towne of &s;aynt Iames &amp;
laye &s;tyll / yet his men &s;tyred abrode / &amp; conque|red
in the countrey of Galyce townes &amp; ca&s;tel|les / 
&amp; howe they were wonne I &s;hall &s;hewe you
y^e trouthe &amp; the names of the~ / for I was iu&s;tely
therof infourmed both by knyghtes &amp; &s;quyers
as wel of englande as of Portyngale &s;uche as
had ben pre&s;ent at all theyr conque&s;tes &amp; &s;pecy|ally
by y^e gentyl knyght of portyngale / or who
I haue &s;poken here before / who ryght amya|bly
at Myddelbourge in zelande as he came
fro his voyage out of Pruce enfourmed me / I
haue here before named the knyght / &amp; yet agay+ne
I name hym / his name was &s;yr Iohn~ Fer|rant
Partelere / &s;o it was &s;yr Thomas More|aulx
mar&s;hall of the duke of Lanca&s;tres oo&s;t.
when the duke was retourned fro the fronters
of Portyngale &amp; was come agayne to the tow+ne
of &s;aynt Iames / he &s;ayd he wolde not &s;y<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">te
&s;tyll &s;yth he was in the countrey of Conque&s;t
but &s;ayd he wolde ryde forthe and &s;et his com|pany
a worke / whiche they &s;ore de&s;yred &amp; &s;o ma+de
his a&s;&s;emble &amp; &s;ayd he wolde entre further
in to Galyce to brynge the townes and ca&s;tel|les
vnder the dukes obey&s;aunce. And &s;oo on a
day he departed fro &s;aynt Iames with a .vi.C
&s;peres / and .xii.C. archers / &amp; toke the way to a
good towne in Galyce called Poceueyed / whi+che
was rebell agayn&s;t them / they of the towne
had knowledge of y^e engly&s;&s;hmennes comyng
for all the comon people fled out of theyr coun|trey
in to the good townes. So they toke cou~+&s;ayle
what they &s;holde doo outher yelde or hol+de
as longe as they coulde endure / &s;o they we|re
not all of one accorde / the comen people wol+de
haue yelded / but the baylyffe who was <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 word">
there by the kyng of Ca&s;tel / and the rychemen
wolde not yelde &s;o &s;one / for they &s;ayd they &s;hol+de
norher haue honoure nor profyte in theyr to
doynge / &s;o they were in cou~&s;aylynge togyder
whe~ y^e watche of y^e towne &s;owned &amp; gaue know+ledge
of y^e engly&s;&s;hmens approchyng / the~ they
brake vp theyr coun&s;ayle &amp; euery man went to
his defence / &amp; ran to y^e walles and bare barres / 
&s;tones / dartes / Iauelyns / &amp; &s;hewed well howe
they wolde defende them&s;elfe and not yelde &s;o
lyghtly.</P>
<P>_WHen the dukes mar&s;hall and his compa+ny
were come before the towne of Pon|ceuayde / 
they lyghted on &s;ore and dely|uered
theyr hor&s;es to theyr varlettes / &amp; then de+uyded
theyr companyes to gyue a&s;&s;aulte / &amp; the
archers araynged the~&s;elfe aboute the towne w^t
theyr bowes redy to &s;hote / and men of armes
well paue&s;&s;ed and armed entrynge in to y^e dy|kes / 
then the mar&s;halles trompettes &s;owned
to the &s;owte / and the men of armes then clame
vp the dykes with pykeaxes and mattockes to
wynne the walles / and the men of the towne w^t+in
ca&s;t downe &s;tones &amp; other thynges y^t trou|bled
the mynours &s;ore and had done more and
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the archers had not ben / but they &s;hot &s;o hooly
togyder that none dur&s;t appere on the walles / 
and they dyd hurte many of them within and
&s;pecyally the baylyffe of the towne was &s;tryke~
with an arowe that per&s;ed his ba&s;enet and en|tred
in to his heed &s;o y^t he was fayne to be bor|ne
out of the place to his lodgynge / yet y^e euyll
people of y^e towne wolde not yelde for all that
the baylyffe was &s;ore hurte / but were y^e rather
more angry &amp; more redy to defende them / thus
the &s;aulte endured tyl it was nyght / then they
&s;owned theyr retrayte / there were men hurte
on bothe partyes / the engly&s;&s;hmen rotourned
fro the &s;aulte and wente to thery lodgynges / &amp;
were of entency on y^e nexte mornynge to retour+ne
to the &s;aulte / &amp; not to leue tyll they had got|ten
it / the &s;ame nyght they of Ponce voyde to|ke
coun&s;ayle togyder and &s;ayd amonge them|&s;elfe
we are but foly&s;&s;he people thus to be hur+te
and troubled for nothynge / why do we not
as Vylodes and they of Coulongne hath done
they are yelded to the duke of Lanca&s;tre / &amp; to
my lady Cu&s;taunce doughter to kynge Don
Peter let vs yelde lyke as other good townes
haue done / wherin they were wy&s;e for therby
they &s;ate in re&s;t / well &s;ayd other let vs do in ly|ke
wy&s;e / but our baylyffe hath coun&s;ayled vs
the contrary / therfore he hath his payment for
he is lykely to dye / then &s;ome of them &s;ayd / yet
let vs go to hym and here what he wyll &s;ay / for
certaynly to morowe the engly&s;&s;hmen wyl re|tourne
they wyl not let vs be in peas they wyl
outher haue vs perforce or by loue.</P>
<P>TO that coun&s;ayle they all agreed and a
xii. of the be&s;t of the towne wente to the
baylyffes lodgynge who&s;e name was Dyon
table of Lyon / &amp; there they founde hym on his
bed newely dre&s;&s;ed of his wounde / &amp; &s;o he ma|de
to them that came to hym &s;emblau~t of good
chere what&s;oeuer he felte and demaunded the
of the a&s;&s;aulte / and how they perceyuered ther
in / then they an&s;wered and &s;ayd how they dyd
well thanked be god / for excepte your hurte we
haue taken but &s;mall domage / but to morowe
lyeth our doubte / for we are &s;ure to haue a new
a&s;&s;aulte / and we be no me~ of defence we are but
&s;ymple people and wote not what it meaneth / 
therfore we are come to haue your coun&s;ayle
what is be&s;t for vs to do / y^e Engly&s;&s;hmen &s;ore
threteneth vs that yf we be taken perforce we
&s;hall be put to the &s;worde &amp; le&s;e lyues and all y^t
we haue in the name of god &s;ayd the baylyffe / 
ye can haue no<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> blame thoughe ye yelde / but
make a wy&s;e treaty y^t they be no rulers in your
towne / ye may &s;aye that ye wyll gladly be vn|der
the obey&s;aunce of the duke of Lanca&s;tre &amp;
of the duches in lyke maner as they of Coulon+gne
be / &s;o that no engly&s;&s;hmen come within y^e
towne / but to &s;ende them prouy&s;yon out of the
towne for theyr money / thus do if ye can / I thy~+ke
they wyll be glad of the obey&s;aunce / for they
haue many moo townes to wynne in Galyce / 
wherfore I thynke they wyll the lyghtlyer go
hous / ye &s;ay well &s;yr&s;ayd they / we &s;hal do thus
&s;yth you coun&s;ayle vs to do it / &s;o they were / de|termyned
on this purpo&s;e / and &s;o pa&s;&s;ed y^<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> ny|ght
as well as they myght / and in y^e mornyng
at the &s;one ry&s;ynge they ordeyned certayne me~
to go out of the towne in&s;tructed and charged
what truce they &s;holde make with the mar&s;hal
yf they coulde / there were .vii. of them &amp; they
came to the mar&s;hall who was redy to retour|ne
to the &s;aulte / and kneled downe &s;alutynge
hym and &s;ayd / &s;yr we be &s;ente hyder to you fro
them of the towne of Ponce voyde / who haue
commaunded vs to &s;ay in theyr names y^t glad+ly
they wyll put them&s;elfe vnder y^e obey&s;aunce
of the duke of Lanca&s;tre and of my lady the du+ches
in maner &amp; fourme as they of Coulongne
hath done / and as for prouy&s;yon ye &s;hall haue
ynoughe out of the towne payenge courtey&s;ly
therfore / and &s;yr it is the entencyon of them
that hathe &s;ente vs hyder / that ye &s;holde not
enforce the~ ony further / nor you nor none other
to entre in to the towne with ony army / but yf
you &amp; &s;ome of your company wyll entre &s;ym|ply / 
ye &s;hall be welcome. The mar&s;hall had an
engly&s;&s;hman by hym that vnder&s;tode the &s;pe|che
of Galyce / he &s;hewed the mar&s;hall in En|gly&s;&s;he
the wordes that they had &s;poken. The
mar&s;hall an&s;wered and &s;ayd / &s;yrs &s;hortely re|tourne
agayne to your towne and cau&s;e to co|me
to the barryers &s;uche as &s;ente you hyder to
&s;peke there with me / I wyl gyue the~ a&s;&s;urau~ce
this day / and to morowe the &s;one ry&s;yng with+out
we be agreed / &s;o they departed and wente
to theyr towne and founde at the barryers the
moo&s;t parte of them of the towne / &amp; there they
made relacyon of theyr me&s;&s;age &s;ayenge howe
incontynent the mar&s;hall wolde come to y^e bar+ryers
to &s;peke with them / and yf ye be not com+pany
ynowe &s;ende for &s;uche mo as ye wyl haue
&s;o then all the notable&s;t men of y^e towne drewe
togyder / then the mar&s;hall with a .xl. &s;peres ca+me
thyder and alyghted &amp; came to y^e barryers
and &s;ayd thus.</P>
<P><PB N="lxxv" REF="83">
_YE &s;yrs of Ponce voyde ye &s;ente to vs
.vii. of your men / and I byleue &s;urely
ye dyd put your tru&s;t in them and they
&s;ayd howe ye wolde gladly knowledge my lor+de
the duke and my lady for your &s;oueraynes
in maner and fourme as they of Coulongne ha+th
done / but ye wyl not haue none other gouer+nours
but your &s;elfe within the towne / I pray
you what &s;oueraynte &s;holde they haue ouer
you without they had men &s;et in the towne vn|der
them elles when ye wyll ye wyll be vnder
hym and when ye ly&s;t for&s;ake hym / &s;urely it is
myne entencyon and al my company to ordey|ne
you a good capytayne true &amp; wy&s;e to gouer
you and to myny&s;tre true Iu&s;tyce / and to put
out al offycers &s;et there by the kynge of Ca&s;tel
and yf ye wyll not do thus an&s;were me / for we
are determyned what we wyll do / then they de+&s;yred
a lytell to take coun&s;ayle togyder / and &s;o
they dyd and then &s;ayd / &s;yr we haue good tru&s;t
in you / but we doubte the&s;e pyllers &amp; robbers / 
for we haue ben &s;ore beten w^t &s;uche people in ty+me
pa&s;t / when &s;yr Bettram of Cle&s;quy and the
bretons came fyr&s;t in to this countrey / for they
lifte vs nothynge / &amp; therfore we fere / nay &s;yrs
fere not that &s;ayd the mar&s;hall / there &s;hall noo
pyllers &amp; robbers entre in to your towne / nor
ye &s;hall le&s;e nothynge by vs / for we de&s;yre noo
thynge but obey&s;aunce / and &s;o with tho&s;e wor+des
they were accorded / then the mar&s;hall and
certayne of his men entred in to the towne and
the oo&s;t abode without in tentes and pauyly|ous / 
and there was &s;ent out of the towne to the
lordes .iiii. &s;omers laded with good wyne and
as moche brede / polayne grete plenty / the mar+&s;hal
abode all y^t day in the towne &amp; &s;et offycers
there for y^e duke of La~ca&s;tre / and he made a ca|pytayne
there a Galy&s;yan who had alwayes
ben in Englande with y^e lady Cu&s;taunce with
whom they of the towne were well contented / 
&amp; the nexte day y^e mar&s;hall retourned to y^e oo&s;t.</P>
<P>THe~ he determined to go to another tow|ne
a .vi. myles thens in Galyce called
Dyghos &amp; &s;o rode forth thyderwarde / &amp; when
they were w^tin .ii. myles they &s;ent a me&s;&s;agere
to y^e towne to know whether they wolde rebel
or elles yelde the~ as they of Ponce voyde haue
done yf not they &s;holde be &s;aulted y^e nexte daye
they of Dyghos made no care for that me&s;&s;age
and &s;ayd we care for none a&s;&s;aulte we haue be~
a&s;&s;ayled or this tyme &amp; lo&s;t nothynge whe~ that
an&s;were was &s;ayd to the mar&s;hall / he &s;ayd / by
&s;aynt George and they &s;hall be fyer&s;ly a&s;&s;ayled
are the&s;e vyllaynes &s;o proude to gyue &s;uche an
an&s;were / &s;o they pa&s;&s;ed y^t nyght and toke theyr
ea&s;e / the nexte mornynge at y^e &s;one ry&s;yng they
dy&s;lodged / and &s;oo came before the towne &amp; ly|ghted
a foote and &s;et them in ordre to go to the
a&s;&s;aulte / &amp; they within made them redy to de|fende
them &amp; theyr towne / this towne was not
grete but it was &s;tronge / and I byleue yf they
had had ony good me~ of warre in theyr towne
the engly&s;&s;hmen had not &s;o &s;oone haue had the~
for as &s;one as they within the towne &s;aw how
they were a&s;&s;ayled &amp; felte the arrowes of y^e ar|chers
of Englande &amp; &s;awe howe dyuers of the~
were &s;ore hurte / for they were but euyl harney
&s;ed / then they began to be aba&s;&s;hed and &s;ayd / 
why doo we &s;uffre our&s;elfe thus to be &s;layne &amp;
hurte for the kynge of Ca&s;tell / it were as good
for vs to haue to our lorde the duke of Lanca|&s;tre
&s;yth he hath maryed the doughter of kyng
Don peter / as y^e &s;one of kyng Henry / we know
well yf we be taken perforce / we &s;hall all dye / &amp;
we &s;e no comforte fro no parte / it is more then
a moneth &s;yth we &s;ent to the kynge of Ca&s;tel to
Burgus in Spayne / &amp; there it was &s;hewed to
his coun&s;ayle the peryl that we were in / for we
knewe wel the engly&s;&s;hmen wolde come on vs
as they do / &amp; the kyng then &s;pake to the knygh+tes
of Frau~ce / who are of his &s;pecyall cou~&s;ayle
but they gaue hym coun&s;ayle to &s;ende noo ga|ry&s;on
hyder nor to noo parte of Galyce / by &s;e|mynge
the kynge had as leue all Galyce were
lo&s;t as &s;aued / he an&s;wered to our me&s;&s;agers / 
&s;yrs retourne to your towne and do y^e be&s;t you
can for your&s;elfe / wherby we may well vnder|&s;tande
that we nede not to &s;uffre our&s;elfe to be
&s;layne nor taken perforce / and therwith y^e men
of the towne came to the gate &amp; mounted vp to
a wyndowe &amp; made &s;ygne to &s;peke &amp; to treate / 
they were herde &amp; the mar&s;hall came thyder &amp;
demaunded what they wolde / they an&s;wered &amp;
&s;ayd / &s;yr mar&s;hall cau&s;e your men to &s;ea&s;e the
a&s;&s;aulte / we wolde yelde vs to you in the name
of y^e duke of Lanca&s;tre / &amp; of my lady Cu&s;tau~ce
lyke maner as other townes in Galyce haue
done and &s;hall do / and yf ye well haue ony pro+uy&s;yon
out of our towne / ye &s;hall haue ryght
courtey&s;ly to refre&s;&s;he you / but with an army
there &s;hall none entre. This is the treaty that
we wyll de&s;yre / the mar&s;hall then an&s;wered &amp;
&s;ayd / I am agreed to vpholde all that ye de|maunde / 
but I wyll ordeyne you a good ca|pytayne
to defende you / and to coun&s;ayle you
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in all your bu&s;ynes / then they an&s;wered &amp; &s;ayd
wel &s;yr we are content therwith / &s;o the a&s;&s;aulte
&s;ea&s;ed / &amp; the mar&s;hall &s;yr you Fythwaren / the
lorde <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">albot / &s;yr Iohn~ Aburnell / y^e lorde Pop|nynges / 
&s;yr Iohn~ Dambrychcourre &amp; certayne
other knyghtes entred in to the towne to re|fre&s;&s;he
them and there taryed al the day &amp; they
y^t were without had brede &amp; wyne &amp; other vy|tayles
ynoughe out of the towne / thus after / y^e
takynge of the towne of Dyghos in Galyce &amp;
that the lordes were well refre&s;&s;hed / then the
mar&s;hall &s;et there a capytayne a&s;quyer of En|glande
called thomas Albery a &s;age man &amp; a
valyaunt and .xii. archers with hym / and then
the mar&s;hall departed and entred in to the cou~+trey
of Galyce co&s;tynge Spayne and y^e moun+taynes
of Ca&s;tell to come to a grete towne cal|led
Bayon in the Maroll / &amp; when they were a
ii. myle thens they lodged / and y^e nexte day in
good a<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">aye they came nere to the towne &amp; then
deuyded them in two bataylles / and &s;ent an he+<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">aulte
of armes to them of the towne to knowe
what they wolde do / and whyder they wolde
come to obey&s;aunce without a&s;&s;aylynge or no
The heraulte came to the barryers and there
founde a grete nombre of the vyllaynes euyll
harney&s;ed and &s;ayd to them in theyr language
the heraulte was of Portyngale and was cal|led
Connymbres &s;yrs among you in this tow+ne
what thynge thynke you to doo / wyll ye be
a&s;&s;ayled or elles yelde you &amp; be vnder the obey
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">aunce of my lorde the duke of Lanca&s;tre and
of my lady / the mar&s;hall hath &s;ent me hyder to
knowe what ye wyll do / then the men of y^e tow+ne
drewe to coun&s;ayle and began to murmure
and &s;ayd one to another / what &s;hall we do yel|de
our&s;elfe &s;ymply or defende vs / then an aun|cyent
man who had &s;ene moo then many other
&s;ayd &s;yrs it is nedeful to take &s;horte coun&s;ayle
y^e engly&s;&s;hmen do vs grete courte&s;y &s;yth they
&s;uffre vs to take coun&s;ayle / ye &s;e well there ap|pereth
none ayde fro no parte to comforte vs / 
&amp; al&s;o the kynge of Ca&s;tell knoweth wel what
ca&s;e we &s;tande in / and hath done euer &s;yth the
duke of Lanca&s;tre aryued fyr&s;t at Coulongne
and he prouydeth nothynge for vs / nor is not
aboute to prouyde / yf we &s;uffre to be a&s;&s;ayled
it is of trouth this towne is grete in cyrcute &amp;
of &s;mall defence it wyl be harde for vs to atten+de
to euery place / the engly&s;&s;hmen are &s;ubtyll
in warre and wyll do moche payne to wyn vs
in try<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> of pyllage for they be couetous and &s;o
be all men of warre / and this towne is reputed
to be more rycher then it is in deed / wherfore I
wolde coun&s;ayle you for y^e be&s;t to put our&s;elfe
and towne vnder the obey&s;aunce of the duke &amp;
of the duches / let vs not be &s;o rebel to cau&s;e our
&s;elfe to be taken perforce &s;yth we maye come to
peas by a meane / this is the coun&s;ayle that I
gyue you / then al the other an&s;wered and &s;ayd
we wyl do thus we byleue you / for ye are a ma~
in this towne of grete parage and may do mo+che.
And we de&s;yre you to make the an&s;were to
y^e heraulte with a good wyll &s;ayd he / but it we+re
rea&s;on ye gaue the heraulte a rewarde / he
wyll do vs the more courte&s;ye &amp; reporte good
of vs to the lordes that &s;ente hym hyder.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="53" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe they of Bayon yelded them
to the duke of Lanca&s;tre / and how the
mar&s;hall of his hoo&s;t entred in to the
towne and toke po&s;&s;e&s;&s;yon therof.
Ca. liii.</HEAD>
<P>_THen this au~cyent ma~
came to the heraulte &amp; &s;ayd
Syr retourne to your may+&s;ters
that &s;ente you hyder &amp;
&s;aye to them fro vs that we
wyl amyably put vs vnder
the obey&s;aunce of my lorde
the duke of Lanca&s;tre and of my lady the du|ches
his wyfe in lyke maner &amp; fourme as other
townes in Galyce haue done and wyll do / and
we / pray you to be our frende and we wyll gy|ue
you .xx. mory&s;kes of golde / when y^e heraulte
herde hym &s;ay &s;o / he &s;ayd where be y^e floreyns / 
there they dyd gyue them to hym / and &s;o he re|tourned
to his lordes / then the mar&s;hal demau~+ded
of hym what tydynges / what &s;aye yonder
vyllaynes wyll they be a&s;&s;ayled / nay truely &s;yr
&s;ayd the heraulte they haue no wyll therto but
haue &s;ayd to me that ye &s;holde come thyder / &amp;
they wyll amyably receyue you and put them|&s;elfe
clerely vnder the obey&s;aunce of my lorde
the duke &amp; of my lady the duches as other tow+nes
haue done / well &s;ayd the mar&s;hall &s;o be it
it is better for vs this treaty then the &s;aulte / at
the lee&s;t our men &s;hall not be hurte. Then the
mar&s;hall with all his company came to y^e tow|ne
&amp; lyghted on foote / &amp; at the barryers he foun+de
moche people of the towne but all theyr ar|mure
was not worth .x. frankes / there they we+re
to &s;ee the Enggly&s;&s;hmen / and there was the
auncyent man to make theyr treatye / as &s;oone
as the heraulte &s;awe hym he &s;ayd vnto the du|ke.
&para;Syr &s;peke vnto yonder auncyent man
<PB N="lxxvi" REF="84">
who maketh courte&s;ye to you / for he hathe the
auctoryte of the towne in his handes / then the
mar&s;hall &s;tepte forth and &s;ayd / &s;yr what &s;aye
you what wyll ye do / wyll ye yelde you to my
lorde of Lanca&s;tre and to my lady as to your
&s;ouerayne lorde and lady / ye &s;yr &s;ayd he we yel+de
vs to you in the name of them and put this
towne vnder theyr obey&s;aunce as other tow|nes
in Galyce haue done / and yf it plea&s;e you
to entre in to the towne / ye &s;hall be welcome / 
paynge for prouy&s;yon yf ye take ony / wel &s;ayd
the mar&s;hall it &s;uffy&s;eth / we wyll nothyng but
obey&s;aunce &amp; loue of the countrey / but ye &s;hall
&s;were y^t yf the kyng of Ca&s;tel come hyderor &s;en+de
hyder y^t ye kepe you agayn&s;t hy~ &amp; his alyes
then they an&s;wered &amp; &s;ayd / &s;yr we wyl &s;were it
w^t good wyll / &amp; yf he come hyder w^t puy&s;&s;aunce
or &s;ende we &s;hal clo&s;e our towne agayn&s;t hym / 
&amp; &s;ende you worde therof / and yf be &s;tronger
than he we wyll abyde &s;tyll vnder you / for ye
&s;hall fynde in vs no maner offrawde. That is
ynoughe &s;ayd the mar&s;hal / I a&s;ke no better / or
it be a yere to an ende the matter &s;hal be deter|myned / 
for the herytage and crowne of Ca&s;tell
of Spayne / of Cordewayne / of Galyce / and of
Syuyll &s;hal abyde with hym that is &s;tronge&s;t
for there &s;hall be &s;ene in the&s;e countreys or the
ende of Augu&s;t many dedes of armes done / &amp;
as grete an armye appere in Ca&s;tell as hathe
ben &s;ene there this .C. yere pa&s;t / well &s;ayd the
auncyent man / let it be as it wyll be / and let the
ryght go to the ryght / we in this countrey of
Galyce dare well abyde the aduenture / then y^e
rebelles were brought forth &amp; they of the tow|ne
&s;ware to gouerne theyr towne well &amp; truely
as &s;ubiectes &s;holde do to theyr &s;ouerayne lorde
and lady / and to knowledge the duke of Lan|ca&s;tre
and his wyfe for theyr lorde and lady as
other townes in Galyce had done / and y^e mar|&s;hall
in theyr names receyued theyr othes and
&s;ware agayne to kepe and maynteyne them in
peas and good iu&s;tyce.</P>
<P>ANd whe~ al this matter was done &s;wor|ne
and promy&s;e then they opened theyr
gates &amp; barryers &amp; euery man entred who wol|de
&amp; lodged all abrode in the towne &amp; were the
re a .iiii. dayes to refre&s;&s;he them &amp; theyr hor&s;es
&amp; to abyde for a fayre &s;ea&s;on / for in .iiii. dayes
before in neuer &s;ea&s;ed raynynge. wherfore they
were loth to departe / for y^e ryuers were waxed
&s;o grete y^t no man coulde pa&s;&s;e without grete
daunger / &amp; al&s;o in that &s;ea&s;on they aduy&s;ed the~+&s;elfe
whyder they wolde go to Bezan&s;es or to
Rybadane another &s;tronge towne wherin we|re
the moo&s;t prowde&s;t people and moo&s;t tray|tours
of al y^e countrey of Galyce / &amp; on the fyr&s;t
day y^e mar&s;hal departed fro y^e towne of Bayon
in Marol / &amp; when they were in the feldes they
founde y^e ryuers withdrawen wherof they we|re
ryght ioyful / then they rode forth towardes
Rybadane &amp; had with them grete caryage and
moche prouy&s;yon &amp; rode all in peas / there we|re
none y^t &s;topped them of theyr way / for there
were no lordes of Galyce y^t &s;tyred / &s;o they rode
tyll they came nereto the towne / &amp; then lodged
them vnder y^e olyues in a fayre playne within
halfe a legge of the towne / &amp; there determyned
to &s;ende theyr heraulte to &s;peke w^t them of Ry|badane / 
y^e mar&s;hall had well herde howe they
were the fal&s;e&s;t people &amp; of the merueyle&s;t con|dycyons
y^t were in all the royalme / as grete a
royalme as it was / for they dyd neuer &s;et by y^e
kynge nor no ma~ elles / but helde alonely of the~
&s;elfe / for theyr towne was &s;trong / &s;o y^e heraulte
was &s;ent to them to knowe theyr entencyons.
And when he came thyder / the barryers were
clo&s;ed and the gate al&s;o / then he began to call
and to knocke / but noo man wolde an&s;were
hym / yet he &s;awe men go vp and downe on the
garettes of the gate &amp; walles / but for nothyng
that he coulde do / there was no creature wol|de
&s;peke one worde to hym &s;o there he &s;tode cal+lynge
&amp; makynge of &s;ygnes more then an hou|re / 
then he &s;ayd to hym&s;elfe / when he &s;awe he
coulde haue there nothynge elles / I trowe the+&s;e
men of Rybadane haue &s;poken with them of
Bayon and are dy&s;plea&s;ed that they gaue me
xx. floreynes and dyd &s;o lytell therfore / nowe
they wyll make me bye it dere / I fere they wol+de
haue me tary here tyll it were late / and then
take and hange me / and &s;o therwith retourned
to the mar&s;hall who demaunded what tydyn|ges
whyder they wolde be a&s;&s;ayled or yelde as
other townes had done / &s;yr &s;ayd the heraulte / 
&s;urely I can not tell they be &s;o prowde that for
ony cryenge &amp; callynge y^t I coulde make / there
was none y^t wolde gyue me ony an&s;were / then
&s;yr Iohn~ Abaurell &s;ayd / &s;awe&s;t thou no per&s;o+ne
there / peraduenture they be fled awaye for
fere of vs / fled away &s;ayd y^e heraulte / &s;yr &s;auyn+ge
your grace they thynke &s;corne therof / for or
ye haue that towne they wyll put you to more
payne then all the other townes in Galyce / &s;yr
knowe for trouthe therin be men ynowe / for I
&s;awe grete nombre of the~ / &amp; called to the~ on hy+ghe
&amp; &s;ayd / &s;yrs I am an heraulte &s;ent to &s;peke
w^t you / therfore here me / but they helde theyr
<PB REF="85">
peas and loked on me and laughed. A &s;ayd y^e
mar&s;hall the fal&s;e vyllaynes &s;hall well be cha|&s;ty&s;ed
/ for I wyll not departe thens tyll I ha|ue
brought them to obey&s;aunce w^t out my lorde
the duke of Lanca&s;tre communde me the con|trary / 
let vs ete and drynke and then go to the
a&s;&s;aulte / for I wyll &s;e them a lytell nerer &s;yth y^e
vyllaynes be &s;o prowde / and it was done as y^e
mar&s;hall ordeyned.</P>
<P>ANd when they had eten &amp; dronken they
lepte on theyr hor&s;es and &s;own~ted theyr
trompettes makynge grete noyes / and within
a whyle they came before the towne / and &s;ome
knyghtes and &s;quyers ran before the barryers
but there they founde no body / but ouer y^e gate
there were many cro&s;&s;e bowes and they began
to &s;hote and dyd hurte dyuers hor&s;es / then the
engly&s;&s;he archers araynged them before y^e bar+ryers
and on y^e dykes &amp; began to &s;hote agayn&s;t
the cro&s;&s;e bowes / &s;o there was a &s;ore a&s;&s;aulte
whiche longe endured / true it is the towne of
Rybadane is ryght &s;tronge it coulde not be
wonne on y^e one &s;yde / for it &s;tandeth on a rocke
&s;o y^t no man can mounte therto / on the other &s;y+de
where y^e &s;aulte co~tynued was playne grou~|de / 
but there were grete dykes drye without
ony water / but they were euyll to mounte vpo~
knyghtes and &s;quyers auayled downe &amp; then
began to mounte agayne with targes and pa|uai&s;es
ouer theyr heedes for defence of &s;tones
that were ca&s;t downe / &amp; the archers were rayn+ged
alonge on the dykes who &s;hot &s;o hooly to|gyder
that the defendauntes dur&s;t not appere
abrode / that daye there was a grete a&s;&s;aulte &amp;
dyuers hurte bothe within and without / and
at nyght they &s;owned the retrayte / Then the
&s;aulte &s;ea&s;ed &amp; the engly&s;&s;hmen drewe to theyr
lodgynges and toke theyr ca&s;e &amp; dre&s;&s;ed them
that were hurte / and the &s;ame daye Thyrty of
Sonnayne was &s;tryken with a quarell in the
arme &s;o y^t in a moneth after he coulde not ayde
hym&s;elfe with y^t arme but bare it in a towell.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="52" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Hoowe the duke of Lanca&s;tre &amp;
the Duches helde them at &s;aynt
Iames in Galyce / and of the com|forte
that the fren&s;&s;he knyghtes
gaue vnto the kynge of Ca&s;tell.
Ca. lii.</HEAD>
<P>_THe &s;ame &s;ea&s;on y^t the duke
of Lauca&s;tres mar&s;hal rode
abrode in y^e cou~trey of Galy+ce
&amp; made y^e cou~trey to tour|ne
to y^e obey&s;aunce of y^e duke
&amp; duches who lay at the tow+ne
of compo&s;tella otherwy&s;e
called &s;aynt Iames in galyce / ofte~ tymes they
herde tydynges fro y^e kynge of Portyngale / &amp;
y^e kynge fro them / for they &s;ente &amp; wrote eche to
other wekely / &amp; on the other party kyng Iohn~
of Ca&s;tell lay that &s;ea&s;on at Valeolyue and y^e
knyghtes of fraunce with hym with whom he
&s;pake often tymes of his bu&s;ynes &amp; demau~ded
of them coun&s;ayle and &s;omtyme he &s;ayd to the~.
Syrs I haue grete meruayle y^t there cometh
no more ayde to me out of frau~ce / for I le&s;e my
countrey and am lyke to lo&s;e without I fynde
&s;ome other remedy / the engly&s;&s;hmen kepeth y^e
feldes &amp; I knowe well that the duke of Lanca+&s;tre
and the kynge of Portyngale haue ben to|gyder / 
and myne aduer&s;ary the kynge of Por+tyngale
&s;hall haue in maryage one of y^e dukes
doughters / and as &s;one as they be wedded / ye
&s;hal &s;e bothe theyr puy&s;&s;aunces ioyne togyder
&amp; entre in to my royalme &amp; &s;o gyue me to mo|che
to do. Then the fren&s;&s;he knyghtes an&s;we|red
to comforte the kynge and &s;ayd &s;yr take no
thought therfore / for yf the engly&s;&s;hmen wyn
on y^e one &s;yde they le&s;e on y^e other / for we know
&s;urely that the fren&s;&s;he kynge with mo then a.
C.M. men of warre is as nowe in the royal|me
of Englande &amp; dy&s;troyeth and conquereth
the countrey / and when they haue done &amp; brou+ght
al Englande in &s;ubieccyon / then y^e fren&s;&s;he
kynge wyl take agayne y^e &s;e / &amp; or &s;omer be pa&s;t
aryue at coulogne in galyce &amp; wyn agayne mo+re
in a moneth then ye haue lo&s;t in a hole yere / 
&amp; the duke of Lanca&s;tre &s;hal &s;o be inclo&s;ed y^t he
&s;hal be fayne to fle in to portyngale &amp; &s;o ye &s;hal
take vengeau~ce of your enemyes / for &s;yr know
&s;urely y^t if the bu&s;ynes offrau~ce had not ben &s;o
grete as it is for the voyage in to englande ye
&s;holde haue had here or this .iii. or .iiii.M. &s;pe+res
of fren&s;&s;hmen / for y^e fren&s;&s;he kynge his vn|cles
&amp; cou~&s;ayle haue grete affeccyon to co~forte
&amp; ayde you to brynge your warres to an ende
&s;yr care not though y^e engly&s;&s;hmen nowe kepe
y^e feldes &amp; wyn a lytel of your countrey. Sure+ly
&s;yr or it be y^e fee&s;t of &s;aynt Iohn~ bapty&s;t they
&s;hal al be dryuen away / y^e kyng toke the&s;e wor
for good / &amp; toke co~forte in the~ / &amp; y^e fren&s;&s;he kny+ghtes
&s;ayd nothyng but as they thought was
true for they reputed &s;urely as then y^e fren&s;&s;he
kynge to be aryued in Englande / &amp; &s;o it was
<PB N="lxxvii" REF="85">
brewted in all Spayne / Galyce / and Portyn|gale / 
&amp; &s;urely the fourth parte of the tydynges
y^t the engly&s;&s;hmen herde of pylgrymes &amp; mer|chauntes
comynge fro flaunders was not &s;he|wed
to the duke of Lanca&s;tre / &amp; al&s;o the kynge
of Portyngale for al that he wrote often tymes
to the duke / yet he &s;omwhat dy&s;&s;ymuled &amp; was
not ouer ha&s;ty to &s;ende for the lady Phylyp to
be his wyfe / for his coun&s;ayle &s;ayd to hym / &s;yr
&s;urely there is tydynges come out of Fraunce
&amp; out of flaunders y^t the royalme of Englande
is in a grete aduenture to be dy&s;troyed / and yf
y^t be &s;o what &s;holde it auayle you the comforte
of the duke of Lanca&s;tre or to wedde his dou|ghter / 
it &s;holde nothyng auayle you / wherfore
couertly he delayed his bu&s;ynes to the entente
to &s;e the ende of y^t matter / howbeit by letters &amp;
me&s;&s;agers he reteyned &s;tyll the duke in loue &amp;
fauoure. Nowe let vs leue a &s;ea&s;on to &s;peke of
the bu&s;yne&s;&s;es of Ca&s;tell and Portyngale / and
let vs treate of the matters of fraunce.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="53" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Of the grete apparell of &s;hyppes &amp;
galeys that the fren&s;&s;hmen made on
the &s;ee to pa&s;&s;e in to Engla~de. Ca. liii.</HEAD>
<P>_THe apparel of &s;hyppes
galeys and ve&s;&s;elles that y^e
fren&s;&s;he kyng made to pa&s;&s;e
in to Engla~de was &s;o grete
and &s;umptuous y^t the elde&s;t
man tha~ lyuyng neuer &s;aw
nor herde of the lyke / y^e kny|ghtes
and &s;quyers reioy&s;ed when they depar|ted
fro theyr hou&s;es to go w^t the fren&s;&s;he kynge
in to Englande &amp; &s;ayd / nowe let vs go on the&s;e
cur&s;ed Engly&s;&s;hmen / who haue / done &s;o many
euylles &amp; per&s;ecucyons in fraunce / nowe &s;hall
we be reuenged for our faders bretherne and
kyn&s;men whom they haue &s;layne and dy&s;com|fyted / 
&s;urely it was more then .xii. wekes a do|ynge / 
the pourueynge of &s;uche prouy&s;yons as
the fren&s;&s;he lordes made / it was &s;o grete that
it was meruayle to con&s;yder it / &amp; it was &s;ayd
in all flaunders / the kynge cometh to morowe
and al&s;o men came thyder out of Ga&s;coyne / ar+mynacke / 
Comynges / Tholow&s;yn / and fro al
the lymyttes of fraunce / and all came &amp; lodged
in flaunders and Artoys / and when it came to
the myddes of Augu&s;t &amp; that y^e voyage &s;holde
approche / and to the entente to make them of
farre countreys to make y^e more ha&s;t &amp; to gyue
en&s;ample y^t the kynge toke his voyage w^t grete
de&s;yre / the kynge toke his leue of y^e quene his
wyfe / and of quene Blaunche and of y^e duches
of Orlyaunce / and of y^e other ladyes of fraunce
&amp; herde ma&s;&s;e &s;olemply in our Ladyes chyrche
in Paris / &amp; his entencyon was neuer to retour+ne
agayne to Paris tyll he had ben fyr&s;t in En+glande / 
&s;o the kynge rode to Senly&s;e / but al y^t
&s;ea&s;on the duke of Berrey was &s;tyll in his cou~+trey
of Berre / howbeit prouy&s;yon was made
in Flaunders &amp; at &s;lu&s;e for hym as it was done
for other / al&s;o y^e duke of Borgoyne was in his
countrey / &amp; &s;o then he toke leue of the duches &amp;
of his chyldren / &amp; determyned to take his leue
of his grete aunte the duches of Brabant / &s;o he
departed out of Borgoyne &amp; rode in grete e&s;ta+te
&amp; the admyrall of fraunce in his company &amp;
&s;yr Guy of Tremoyle / &amp; &s;o they came to Bru|zelles / 
&amp; there founde the duches &amp; other ladyes
who receyued hym w^t grete honour / &amp; .ii. dayes
he taryed there with them / &amp; then toke his leue
&amp; fro thens he rode to Mons in Heynalte and
there he founde his doughter y^e lady of O&s;tre|nant / 
&amp; duke Aubert &amp; his &s;one &s;yr wyllyam of
Heynalte erle of Oftrenant / who receyued the
duke with grete ioy / &amp; &s;o brought hym to Va|lencennes / 
&amp; the duke was lodged in the erles
palace &amp; duke Aubert in the lodgynge of Vy|congnet
&amp; the lady of O&s;trenant / &amp; fro thens y^e
duke rode to Doway / &amp; &s;o to Arras / &amp; there he
founde the duches his wyfe taryenge for hym.
Then the fren&s;&s;he kynge came to Compaygne
&amp; &s;o to Noyon / &amp; fro thens to Perone / &amp; to Ba|palmes / 
&amp; &s;o to Arras / &amp; dayly there came dow+ne
people fro all partes &s;o grete nombre that y^e
cou~trey was clene eten vp / nothyng was lefte
abrode in the countrey but it was taken w^tout
payenge of ony thynge / &s;o y^t the poore comon
people that had gadered togyder theyr cornes
had nothynge lefte them but &s;trawe / &amp; yf they
&s;pake therof they were beten or &s;layne / theyr
waters were fy&s;&s;hed / theyr hou&s;es beten dow|ne
for fyer wood / yf the engly&s;&s;hemen had ary+ued
in the countrey / they coulde not nor wolde
not haue done &s;o grete dy&s;truccyon nor hurte
then the fren&s;&s;hmen them&s;elfe dyd / &amp; they &s;ayd
to the poore men / &s;yrs we haue as nowe no &s;yl|uer
to pay but when we retourne we &s;hal haue
ynoughe / &amp; then ye &s;hall be clerely payde / but
the poore people when they &s;aw theyr goodes
taken &amp; &s;pente away / and dur&s;t not &s;peke ther|agayn&s;t / 
they cur&s;ed bytwene theyr tethe &s;ay|enge / 
go in to Englande or to the deuyll &amp; ne|uer
retourne agayne.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="54" TYPE="chapter">
<PB REF="86">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the fren&s;&s;he kynge and his
vncles aryued at Slu&s;e in flaunders.
Ca. liiii.</HEAD>
<P>_THe fren&s;&s;he kynge ca|me
to Ly&s;le in flaunders &amp;
his two vncles with hym y^e
duke of Borgoyne and the
duke of Borbon / for as the~
the duke of Berrey was be|hynde
in his owne cou~trey
and ordeyned for his bu&s;ynes &amp; with y^e kynge
at Ly&s;le there was the duke of Bare / the duke
of Lorayne / the erle of Armynacke / the erle of
Sauoy / the erle Dalphyn of Awuergne / the
erle of Geneue / the erle of &s;aynt Poule / the erle
of Ewe / y^e erle of Longueuyle and other grete
lordes of Fraunce in &s;uche nombre that I can
neuer name them all / it was &s;ayd there &s;holde
pa&s;&s;e in to Englande .xx.M. knyghtes &amp; &s;quy+ers
whiche to &s;ay trouth is a fayre company / &amp;
al&s;o .xx.M. cro&s;&s;e bowes with the Geneways
and be&s;yde them other .xx.M. of other men of
warre / and as then &s;yr Olyuer Cly&s;&s;on was in
Bretayne and ordeyned therfore his bu&s;ynes
and nauye and &s;holde brynge with hym y^e clo|&s;ure
of the felde made of tymbre / whiche they
ordeyned to be &s;et vp euery nyght when they
were ones in Englande / and with &s;yr Olyuer
Cly&s;&s;on con&s;table of Fraunce &s;holde come out
of Bretayne the be&s;t knyghtes &amp; &s;quyers ther|in / 
as the vycount of Rohan / y^e lorde or Rays / 
the lorde of Beawmanoyre / y^e lorde de la Vale
the lorde of Rochforte / the lorde of Male&s;troyt
&s;yr Iohn~ of Male&s;troyte / and a .v.C. &s;peres
Brerons cho&s;en men of warre / for it was the
con&s;tables entencyon that no ma~ &s;holde entre
in to englande without he were a ma~ of armes
cho&s;en / &amp; he gaue charge to the admyral &s;ayng
take hede ye charge not our &s;hyppes with var+lettes
and boyes / for they &s;hall do vs more do|mage
then profyte / &s;o that .ii. or .iii. knyghtes
without they were grete may&s;ters / thoughe
they hyred &s;hyppes for theyr money / yet they
&s;holde haue but one hor&s;e ouer &amp; one varlet to
&s;ay trouthe they ordeyned al theyr bu&s;yne&s;&s;es
in good ordre / and it was the opynyon of dy|uers
that yf they myght aryue all togyder in
Englande where as they entended to lande / &amp;
that was at Orwell hauen / howe they &s;holde
&s;ore aba&s;&s;he the countrey &amp; &s;o they &s;holde with+out
doubte for the grete lordes &s;pyrytuall and
temporall and the people of the good townes
were in grete doubte / but the comons &amp; poore
companyons cared nothynge therfore / no mo|re
dyd pore knyghtes and &s;quyers / for they de+&s;yred
the warre outher to wynne or to lo&s;e all / 
and they &s;ayd one to another / god hath &s;ent to
vs a good &s;ea&s;on &s;yth the fren&s;&s;he kynge wyll
come in to this cou~trey / he is a valyaunt kyng
we thynke this .CCC. yere pa&s;&s;ed there was
not in fraunce a kyng of y^t courage as he is of / 
he maketh his men good me~ of warre / ble&s;&s;yd
maye he be &s;yth he wyll come to vy&s;yte vs for
nowe we &s;hall dye / or elles be ryche it can be
none otherwy&s;e.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="54" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the fren&s;&s;he kynge taryed at
Slu&s;e with his grete oo&s;t to the en|tente
to entre in to Englande. Ca. iv.</HEAD>
<P>_IF the apparell for this
voyage was grete and &s;um+ptuous
in Flaunders and
at Slu&s;e / in lykewy&s;e was
it in Engla~de I haue &s;hew+ed
you &s;omwhat therof / he|re
before / wherfore I pa&s;&s;e
it ouer breuely / yf the taxes and tallages were
grete in fraunce in lykewy&s;e they were in en|glande / 
&s;o that many a man &s;orowed longe af|ter / 
but bycau&s;e the comons &s;awe it was nede|full
&s;ayd / it is not agayn&s;t rea&s;on thoughe we
be taxed nowe &amp; to gyue of our goodes to kny|ghtes
and &s;quyers to defende theyr herytages
and ours. There was ray&s;ed the &s;ame tyme in
Englande for the defence of the countrey more
then .ii. mylyons of floreyns / and receyuours
therof were the archeby&s;&s;hop of yorke broder
to the lorde Neuell / the erle of Oxenforde / &s;yr
Nycholas Branbre / &s;yr Myghell Polle / &s;yr
Symon Burle / &s;yr Peter Gauloufer / &s;yr Ro|bert
Tryuylyen / &s;yr Iohn~ Beauchamp / Syr
Iohn~ Saly&s;bury and other of the kynges pry+uy
coun&s;ayle / as for the kynges vncles there
was nothynge done by them / nor they wolde
not medle therwith nor brynge the royalme in
trouble but they toke good hede to maynteyne
the honoure of y^e royalme / &amp; to kepe y^e pa&s;&s;ages
&amp; portes for they byleued &s;urely to haue y^<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> &s;ame
yere / y^e fren&s;&s;he kyng w^t his puy&s;&s;au~ce to aryue
in Englande / &s;o the&s;e &s;ayd lordes and knygh|tes
receyued the taxes and dyd what they ly&s;t / 
&amp; the chefe of them &amp; he that had moo&s;t profyte
was y^e erle of oxenforde / for by hym euery thyn+ge
was done / and without hym nothyng done
<PB N="lxxviii" REF="86">
&s;o that after whe~ theyr bu&s;yne&s;&s;es were pa&s;&s;ed
the people made trouble to knowe where y^e mo+ney
became / and &s;ome of the cytees &amp; good tow+nes
of Englande wolde haue accomptes ther|of / 
with y^e ayde of the kynges vncles as ye &s;hal
here after when tyme &s;hall be to &s;peke therof / 
for it &s;hall not be forgotten out of the hy&s;tory.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="55" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe &s;yr Symon Burle wolde ha+ue
had by his coun&s;ayle &s;aynt Tho|mas
of Cauntorburyes &s;hryne remo+ued
to the ca&s;tell of Douer / wherby he
acheued grete hate. Ca. lv.</HEAD>
<P>_SIr Symon Burle was
capytayne of the ca&s;tel of Do+uer / 
and he herde often tymes
newes out of Calays by the
fy&s;&s;hers / for they kepte &s;tyll
theyr cu&s;tome of fy&s;&s;hynge.
Somtyme before Boloyne &amp;
before the porte of Whyt&s;ande and when other
fren&s;&s;he fy&s;&s;hers met with them they wolde tel
eche other tydynges &s;omtyme more then they
knewe / for the fy&s;&s;hers of the &s;ee what &s;oo euer
warre was bytwene Englande and Fraunce / 
they dyd no hurte one to another / but were as
frendes aydynge eche other and bought &amp; &s;ol|de
eche with other fy&s;&s;he if one &s;ped better then
another for yf they &s;holde haue made war one
w^t another / there dur&s;t none haue gone a fy&s;&s;h+ynge
w^tout conduyte of men of warre / thus &s;yr
Symon Burle vnder&s;tode by y^e fy&s;&s;hers that
&s;urely the fren&s;&s;he kynge wolde pa&s;&s;e ouer in
to Englande and take landyng at Douer and
at Sandwytche / &s;yr Symon byleued wel tho|&s;e
wordes and thought it was true and &s;o dyd
all englande / &s;o on a daye he came to Cauntor+bury
and wente to the abbaye / and there they
demaunded of hym tydynges / and he &s;hewed
as moche as he knewe / and by his wordes he
&s;hewed that &s;aynt Thomas &s;hryne whiche is
goodly and ryche was not there in &s;urety by|cau&s;e
the towne was not &s;tronge / and he &s;ayd
that if the fren&s;&s;hemen &s;holde come thyder whi+che
by all lykelyhode they wolde do / for Coue|ty&s;e
of wynnynge the robbers &amp; pyllers wolde
robbe that towne and abbey chyrche and all / &amp;
they wyll cary awaye with them the &s;hryne yf
they fynde it here / wherfore I wolde coun&s;ayle
and aduy&s;e you to cary it to y^e ca&s;tell of Douer
there it &s;hal be in &s;uretye thoughe al englande
were lo&s;t / then the abbot and all the couent to|ke
his coun&s;ayle / though he ment well in grete
dy&s;pyte and dy&s;plea&s;ure / &s;ayenge &s;yr Symon
wyll ye depo&s;e our chyrche fro our &s;ygnory / yt
ye be afrayde make your&s;elfe &s;ure / for thoughe
ye clo&s;e your&s;elfe with in y^e ca&s;tell of Douer forfere / 
yet the fren&s;&s;hmen &s;hall not be &s;o hardy to
come hyder to vs / and &s;o Symon Burle mul|typlyed
&s;o moche inwardes in maynteynynge
his reque&s;t y^e the comons of the countrey were
&s;ore di&s;plea&s;ed with hym and reputed hym not
profytable for y^t countrey / and ryght well they
&s;hewed after theyr dy&s;plea&s;ure as ye &s;hall here
in the &s;tory / So &s;yr Symon Burley wente to
Douer agayne.</P>
<P>THe fren&s;&s;he kynge came to Ly&s;le to &s;he|we
that y^e iourney plea&s;ed hym / and to
approche the &s;oner to his pa&s;&s;age / &s;o the kyng
approched / and it was &s;ayd in Flaunders and
in Actoys / they &s;hall take &s;hyppyng outher on
Satterday / monday / or tuy&s;day / &s;o that in eue+ry
day in y^<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> weke it was &s;ayd he &s;holde departe
to morowe or y^e nexte day after / and his broder
the duke of Tourayne / &amp; the by&s;&s;hop of Beaw+uoys
chauncellour of Fraunce &amp; dyuers other
grete lordes toke theyr leue of y^e kyng at Ly&s;l
and they retourned to Parys / &amp; it was &s;hewed
me howe the kynge had gyuen the gouernyng
of the royalme to his broder the duke of Tou|rayne
tyll his retourne agayne / with the ayde
of dyuers other lordes of Fraunce &s;uche as we+re
not ordeyned to go in to Englande as y^e
erle
of Bloys and other / &amp; yet all the &s;ea&s;on y^e duke
of Berry was behynde &amp; came but fayre &amp; ea&s;e|ly / 
for he had no grete appetyte to go in to En|glande / 
&amp; his longe taryeng was dy&s;plea&s;au~t
to the kynge &amp; to the duke of Burgoyne and to
the other lordes / they wolde gladly he had ben
come / &s;tyll grete prouy&s;yon was made whiche
was co&s;tly and dere a thynge not worth a fran+ke
was &s;olde for .iiii. howebeit for all that mo|ney
was not &s;pared / for euery man de&s;yred to
be well &s;tuffed of euery thynge / in maner of en+uy
euery ma~ to be better appoynted then other
and thoughe the grete lordes were well payde
theyr wages other poore companyons bought
the bergayne / for they were owynge for a mo|nethes
wages / and yet coulde gete nothynge / 
the trea&s;ourer of the warres and clarkes of y^e
chambre of accomptes &s;ayd / &s;yrs abyde tyll the
nexte weke and then ye &s;hall be payde / and &s;oo
they were an&s;wered wekely / &amp; yf ony payment
were made to them / it was but for .viii. dayes / 
and were owynge .viii. wekes / &s;oo that &s;ome
<PB REF="87">
when they &s;awe the maner of dealynge &amp; howe
they were &s;oo euyll payde / they were &s;ore dy&s;|plea&s;ed
and &s;ayd / &s;urely this voyage &s;hall be
but of &s;mall effecte / for by all lykelyhode when
the money is gadered of y^e taxes / then they wyl
breke this iourney and retourne home agayne
in to theyr owne countreys / &s;uche as dyd ca&s;t
&s;uche doubtes &amp; prouided therafter were wy&s;e
but the poore knyghtes and companyons &s;u|che
as were re<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">eyned by y^e grete lordes &s;pente
all that they had / euery thynge was &s;o dere in
Flaunders / that harde it was to gete outher
brede or drynke / or yf they wolde &s;ell theyr wa|ges
or armure there was no money to gete / &amp;
yf ony were bought it was dere / there was &s;oo
moche people aboute Dan / Bruges / and Ar|denbrughe / 
and &s;pecyally at Slu&s;e / for when
the kynge came thyder they wy&s;t not where to
lodge / the erle of &s;aynt Poule the lorde of Con+cy / 
the dolphyn of Auuergne / the lorde Dan+toygne / 
and dyuers other lordes of fraunce to
lye more at theyr ca&s;e lodgynge at Bruges / &amp;
&s;omtyme went to Slu&s;e to the kynge to know
when they &s;holde departe and euer it was &s;ayd
to them within .iii. or .iiii. dayes / or when the
duke of Berrey is come and y^t we haue wyn|de
to &s;true vs / &s;o euer the tyme pa&s;&s;ed and the
day &s;hortened and began to be foule and colde
and the nyghtes longe / wherwith dyuers of
the lordes were not contente to tary &s;o longe / 
and al&s;o theyr prouy&s;yons myny&s;&s;hed.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="56" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the kyng of Armony pa&s;&s;ed
in to Englande in tru&s;t to fynde &s;ome
meane of peas or good appoyntment
bytwene the kyng of Englande and
the kynge of Fraunce. Ca. lvi.</HEAD>
<P>_THus in abydynge for
the duke of Berrey and for
the con&s;table who were be|hynde
then kynge Lyon of
Armony who was in frau~ce
and had a&s;&s;ygned hym by y^e
kynge .vi.M. frankes by y^e
yere to maynteyne his e&s;tate / he toke on hym
for a good entente to go in to Englande to &s;pe+ke
with the kyng there and his coun&s;ayle to &s;e
if he myght fynde ony maner of peas to be had
bytwene the two royalmes of Englande and
frau~ce and &s;o he departed fro his lodgynge of
&s;aynt Albeyne be&s;yde &s;aynt Denyee alonely w^t
his owne company and with no grete apparel
Soo he rode to Boloyne / and there he toke a
&s;hyp and &s;o &s;ayled forth tyll he came to Douer
and there he founde the erle of Cambrydge &amp;
the erle of Buckyngham and mo then a .C. me~
of armes and a .ii.M. archers who laye there
to kepe that pa&s;&s;age / for the brute ranne that y^e
fren&s;&s;hmen &s;holde lande there or at Sandwy|che / 
and the kynge laye at London and parte
of his coun&s;ayle with hym / and dayly herde ty+dynges
fro all the portes of Englande / when
the kynge of Armony was aryued at Douer
he had there good chere bycau&s;e he was a &s;trau~+ger / 
and &s;o he came to the kynges vncles there
who &s;wetely receyued hym / and at tyme conue+nyent
they demaunded of hym fro whens he ca+me
and whether he wolde / the kyng an&s;wered
and &s;ayd that in tru&s;t of goodnes he was come
thyder to &s;e the kynge of Englande &amp; his coun+&s;ayle
to treate for peas bytwene englande and
Fraunce for he &s;ayd that he thought the warre
was not mete / for he &s;ayd by rea&s;on of warre
bytwene the&s;e .ii. royalmes / whiche hath endu|red
&s;o longe / the &s;arazyns / Iewes / and turkes
are waxed proude / for there is none that make+th
them ony warre / and by occa&s;yon therof I
haue lo&s;t my lande and royalme / and am not
lyke to recouer it agayne without there were
ferme peas in all cry&s;tendome / and I wolde
gladly &s;hewe the matter that toucheth all cry|&s;tendome
to the kynge of Englande and to his
coun&s;ayle / as I haue done to the fren&s;&s;he kyng
then the kynges vncles demaunded of hym yf
the fren&s;&s;he kynge had &s;ent hym thyder or noo
he an&s;wered and &s;ayd / nay / there is noo man y^t
&s;ent me / but I am come hyder by myne owne
mocyon to &s;e yf the kynge of englande and his
coun&s;ayle wolde ony thynge leane to ony trea+tye
of peas / then he was demaunded where the
fren&s;&s;he kynge was / he an&s;wered I byleue he
be at Slu&s;e I &s;awe hym not &s;yth I toke leue
of hym at Senlyze / then he was demaunded
howe he coulde make ony treatye of peas and
had no charge &s;o to do / and &s;yr yf ye be conuay+ed
to the kynge our nephewe and to his coun|&s;ayle / 
and the fren&s;&s;he kynge in the meane &s;ea|&s;on
entre with his puy&s;&s;annce in to Englande
ye may happen therby to receyue grete blame
and your per&s;one to be in grete ieoperdy with
them of the countrey / then the kynge an&s;wered
and &s;ayd I am in &s;uretye of the fren&s;&s;he kynge
for I haue &s;ente to hym de&s;yrynge that tyll I
retourne agayne / not to remoue fro Slu&s;e / &amp;
<PB N="lxxix" REF="87">
I repute hym &s;o noble and &s;oo well aduy&s;ed y^t
he wyll graunt my de&s;yre and that he wyll not
entre in to the &s;ee tyl I be come agayne to hym
Wherfore &s;yrs I praye you in the in&s;taunce of
loue and yeas / to conuey me to &s;peke with the
kynge / for I de&s;yre gretely to &s;e hym / or elles
ye that be his vncles yf ye haue auctoryte to gy+ue
me an&s;were to all my demaundes / then the
erle of Buckyngham &s;ayd / &s;yr kynge of Armo|ny
we be ordeyned here to kepe &amp; defende this
pa&s;&s;age and the fronters of Englande by the
kynge and his coun&s;ayle / and we haue no char+ge
to medle ony further with the bu&s;ynes of y^e
royalme without we be otherwy&s;e commaun|ded
by the kyng / but &s;yth ye be come for a good
entente in to this countrey ye be ryght welco|me / 
but &s;yr as for ony ferme an&s;were ye can ha|ue
none of vs / for as nowe we be not of the cou~+&s;ayle / 
but we &s;hall conuey you to the kynge w^t|out
peryll or domage / the kynge thanked them
and &s;ayd / I de&s;yre nothynge elles but to &s;e the
kynge and to &s;peke with hym.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="57" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the kynge of Amony retour+ned
out of Englande &amp; of the an&s;we|re
that was made to hym. Ca. lvii.</HEAD>
<P>_WHen the kynge of Ar|mony
was refre&s;&s;hed at Do+uer
a day and had &s;poken w^t
the kynges vncles at good
ley&s;ure / then he departed to+warde
London with a good
conduyte that the lordes ap+poynted
to hym for fere of ony rencountres / &s;o
longe he rode that he came to London / and in
his rydynge thrughe London he was well re|garded
bycau&s;e he was a &s;trau~ger / and he had
good chere made hym and &s;oo was brought to
the kynge who laye in the ryall at the quenes
warderobe and his coun&s;ayle were in London
at theyr lodgynges / the Londonners were fo|re
fortefyenge of theyr cyte / When the comynge
of the kynge of Armony was knowen / the kyn+ges
coun&s;ayle drewe to the kyng to here what
tydynges the kyng brought in that troublous
&s;ea&s;on / when the kynge of Armony was come
in to the kynges pre&s;ence he made his &s;aluta|cyon
and then began his proce&s;&s;e on the &s;tate
howe he was come out of Fraunce pryncypal|ly
to &s;e the kynge of Englande whome he had
neuer &s;ene before and &s;ayd howe he was ryght
ioyous to be in his pre&s;ence tru&s;tynge that &s;o|me
goodnes &s;holde come therby / and there he
&s;hewed by his wordes that to with&s;tande the
grete pe&s;tylence y^t was lykely to be in englan|de
therfore he was come of his owne good wyl
to do &s;ome good therin if he myght / not &s;ent fro
the fren&s;&s;he kynge wyllynge to &s;et &s;ome accor|de
and peas bytwene y^e.ii. royalmes englande
and fraunce / many fayre ple&s;aunt wordes the
kynge of Armony &s;pake to y^t kynge of Englan+de
and to his coun&s;ayle / then he was &s;hortly an+&s;wered
thus / &s;yr kyng ye be welcome in to this
royalme / for the kynge our &s;ouerayne lorde &amp;
all we are glad to &s;e you here / but &s;yr we &s;aye y^t
the kynge hath not here all his coun&s;ayle / but
&s;hortely they &s;hall be here / and then ye &s;hall be
an&s;wered / the kynge of Armony was contente
therwith and &s;o retourned to his lodgynge / w^t
in .iiii. dayes after the kynge was coun&s;ayled / 
&amp; I thynke he had &s;ente to his vncles to knowe
theyr ententes / but they were not pre&s;ent at the
an&s;were gyuynge / to go to the palays of We&s;t+myn&s;tre
and his coun&s;ayle with hym &s;uche as
were aboute hym / and to &s;ende for the kynge of
Armony to come thyder / and when he was co|me
in to the pre&s;ence of the kynge of Englande
and his coun&s;ayle / the kynge &s;ate downe and
the kynge of Armony by hym / and then the pre+lates
and other of his coun&s;ayle / there y^e kynge
of Armony reher&s;ed agayne his requeites y^t he
made / and al&s;o &s;hewed wy&s;ely howe all cry&s;te~|dome
was &s;ore decayed and febly&s;&s;hed by occa+&s;yon
of the warres bytwene Englande &amp; Frau~+ce / 
and howe that al the knyghtes and &s;quyers
of bothe royalmes entended to nothynge elles
but alwayes to be on y^e one parte or of y^e other
Wherby the empyre of Con&s;tantynoble le&s;eth
and is lyke to le&s;e / for before this warre y^e kny+ghtes
and &s;quyers were wonte to aduenture
them&s;elfe / &amp; al&s;o the kynge of Armony &s;hewed
y^t by occa&s;yon of this war he had lo&s;t his royal+me
of Armony / wherfore he de&s;yred for goddes
&s;ake that there myght be &s;ome treatye of peas
had bytwene the .ii. royalmes of Englande &amp;
Fraunce. To the&s;e wordes an&s;wered the ar|cheby&s;&s;hop
of Cauntorbury for he had charge
&s;o to do / and he &s;ayd / &s;yr kynge of Armony it is
not the maner nor neuer was &s;ene bytwene .ii.
&s;uche enemyes as the kynge of Englande and
the Fren&s;&s;he kynge y^t the kynge my souerayne
lorde &s;holde be requyred of peas / and to entre
his landes with a puy&s;&s;aunt army / Wherfore
&s;yr we &s;ay to you y^t yf it plea&s;e you ye maye re|tourne
<PB REF="88">
to the Fren&s;&s;he kynge / and cau&s;e hym
and all his puy&s;&s;aunce to retourne backe in to
theyr owne countreys / and when euery man is
at home / then yf it plea&s;e you ye maye retour|ne
agayne hyder / and then we &s;hall gladly en|tende
to your treatye. This was all the an&s;we+re
the kynge of Armony coulde gete there / and
&s;o he dyned with the kynge of Englande and
hadde as grete honoure as coulde be deuy&s;ed / 
and the kynge offered hym many grete gyftes
of golde and &s;yluer / but he wolde take noone
though he had nede therof but alonely a rynge
to the value of a .C. frankes. After dyner he to+ke
his leue and retourned vnto his lodgynge / 
and the nexte daye departed / and was in two
dayes at Douer / and there toke his leue of &s;u|che
lordes as were there / and &s;o toke the &s;ee in
a pa&s;&s;agere and aryued at Calays / &amp; fro thens
wente to Slu&s;e / and there he &s;pake with the
fren&s;&s;he kynge / and with his vncles / and &s;hew+ed
them howe he hadde ben in Englande and
what an&s;were he had. The fren&s;&s;he kynge and
his vncles toke no regarde to his &s;ayenge / but
&s;ente hym agayne backe in to fraunce / for theyr
full entencyon was to entre in to Englande as
&s;oone as they myght haue wynde and wether / 
And the duke of Berre and the con&s;table came
to them / the wynde was &s;ore contrary to them
for therwith they coulde neuer entre in to En|glande / 
but the wynde was good to goo in to
Scotlande.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="58" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the duke of Berre depar|ted
from Parys to come to Slu&s;e / 
and howe the con&s;table of Fraun|ce
toke the &s;ee / and of the wynde
that was co~trary to hym. Ca. lviii</HEAD>
<P>_THus the duke of Ber|re
herde ma&s;&s;e in our Lady
chyrche in Parys / and the|re
toke his leue / &amp; &s;ayd how
he wolde neuer entre there
agayne tyll he hadde ben in
Englande / howbeit for all
his wordes he thought the contrary / for he had
no de&s;yre therto / for the wynter &s;ea&s;on was &s;o|re
come on and all the waye as he came he had
letters fro the kynge and fro the duke of Bor|goyne
in ha&s;tynge of hym / certefyenge hym
howe they taryed for noo thynge elles but for
his comynge. Soo the duke of Berre rode al|wayes
forwarde / but it was but by &s;mall iour+neys.
&para;And the con&s;table of Fraunce depar|ted
fro the cyte of Lentryngyet &s;tandynge on
the &s;ee &s;yde in Bretayne / with grete nombre of
men of armes and prouy&s;on / he had a .lxxii.
&s;hyppes / and with hym he hadde the clo&s;ure of
the felde made of tymbre / the con&s;table and his
company had good wynde at the begynnynge
but when they approched nere to Englande / 
the wynde ro&s;e fyer&s;e and grete / and at the en|tre
of margate at Tames mouthe / the wynde
was &s;oo grete that whether they wolde or not
theyr &s;hyppes departed &s;oo that .xx. abode not
togyder / and &s;ome were dryuen perforce into
Tames / and there were taken by the engly&s;&s;h
men / and &s;pecyally there was taken .iii. or. iiii
&s;hyppes laden with parte of the clo&s;ure of tym+bre
ordeyned to clo&s;e in the felde / and certayne
may&s;ters carpenters and artficers with them
and &s;o they were brought to London / wherof
the kynge had grete ioye / and &s;o hadde all the
Londonners / and .vii. of the con&s;tables &s;hyp|pes
were dryuen with the wynde with all the
prouy&s;yon and taken in zelande / and the con|&s;table
and other lordes with grete payne came
to Slu&s;e to the fren&s;&s;he kynge.</P>
<P>OF the con&s;tables comynge and his com|pany
the fren&s;&s;he kynge was ryght ioy|full / 
and the kynge &s;ayd to hym. &para;Syr con&s;ta+ble
when &s;hall we departe / certaynly we haue
grete de&s;yre to &s;e Englande / wherfore I praye
you auaunce forth all our bu&s;ynes in ha&s;ty ma+ner / 
and let vs entre in to the &s;ee &s;hortely / myne
vncle the duke of Berre wyll be here with vs
within the&s;e two dayes / he is at Ly&s;le. Syr
&s;ayd the con&s;table we can not departe tyll the
wynde &s;erue vs / for y^e wynde is so &s;ore agayn&s;t
vs and &s;oo &s;traynable that the maryners &s;aye
they haue herde none &s;uche of a grete &s;ea&s;on be+fore / 
Con&s;table &s;ayd the kynge I haue ben in
my ve&s;&s;ell and it plea&s;eth me gretely the ayre
of the &s;ee / I byleue I &s;hall be a good maryner / 
for the &s;ee dyd me no hurte / in the name of god
&s;ayd the con&s;table / it hath done hurte to me / for
&s;yr we were in grete peryll comynge fro Bry|tayne
hyder / the kynge demaunded hywe &s;oo / 
Then the con&s;table &s;ayd / by fortune of the &s;ee
and grete wyndes that ro&s;e agayn&s;t vs in the
fronters of Englande / and &s;yr we haue lo&s;t of
our &s;hyppes and men wherof I am ryght &s;ory
<PB N="lxxx" REF="88">
yf I myght amende it / but &s;yr it is without re|medy
for this tyme. Thus the kynge and the
Con&s;table deuy&s;ed togyder in wordes / and al+wayes
the tyme pa&s;&s;ed / and the wynter appro|ched / 
and the lordes laye there in grete colde
and peryll.</P>
<P>THe flemynges gladly wolde not haue
hadde them retourne agayne thrughe
theyr countrey and they &s;ayd one to another / 
why the deuyll dothe not the fren&s;&s;he kynge
pa&s;&s;e ouer in to Englande / why taryeth he &s;o
longe in this countrey / are we not in pouer|tye
ynoughe thoughe the fren&s;&s;he men make
vs no poorer / we thynke they wyll not pa&s;&s;e in
to Englande this yere / for the royalme of En|glande
is not &s;o ea&s;y to be wonne / engly&s;&s;hme~
be not of the condycyon of fren&s;&s;hemen / what
wyl they do in Englande / when y^e engly&s;&s;hme~
were in Fraunce &amp; ouer rode theyr countreys / 
the~ they hyd them&s;elfe in theyr fortre&s;&s;es &amp; fled
before them as the larke dothe before y^e hawke
and in the towne of Bruges where as moo&s;t re+&s;orte
was of the fren&s;&s;hmen they murmured &amp;
were redy for waggyng of a ry&s;&s;he to make de+bate
and &s;tryfe / and al began by the fren&s;&s;he la|keys / 
who had beten and hurte &s;ome of the fle|mynges / 
&s;o that yf the hone&s;t men of the towne
had not armed them and drawen in to the mar+ket
place to appea&s;e the ryot / there had not a
lorde knyght nor &s;quyer of Fraunce haue &s;ca|ped
vn&s;layne / for the comon people of the tow|ne
bare a grudge in theyr myndes for the ba|tayle
of Ro&s;ebeque where theyr faders br<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ther
ne and frendes were &s;layne by the fren&s;&s;hmen
god &s;ent thyder at that tyme for the fren&s;&s;hmen
the lorde of Guy&s;tell who as then was at Bru+ges / 
when he vnder&s;tode howe y^e comons wen+te
to harneys / he fered all &s;holde be lo&s;t with|out
remedy / howbeit he lepte on his hors with
v. or .vi. with hym and rode into the &s;tretes / &amp;
as he met with ony armed goynge to the mar|get
place warde he &s;ayd to them / &s;yrs whether
goo you / wyll you lo&s;e your&s;elfe / haue ye not
had warre youghe / &s;o that ye haue moche a do
to gete your lyuynge / retourne in to your hou+&s;es
there is nothynge to do / ye may put your|&s;elfe
and your towne in &s;uche ieoperdy that all
&s;hall be lo&s;t / do you not knowe how the fren&s;&s;h
kynge and all his puy&s;&s;aunce and armye is he+re
in this countrey / &s;oo with fayre wordes he
appea&s;ed theym and cau&s;ed theym to retourne
in to theyr hou&s;es / whiche hadde not &s;o lyght|ly
haue ben done / yf he had not ben there / the
fren&s;&s;hmen there were in &s;uche fere that they
clo&s;ed them&s;elfe in theyr lodgynges there to
abyde theyr aduenture.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="59" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the voyage in to Englan+de
was broken by rea&s;on of the
wyndes &amp; of wynter and by coun|&s;ayle
of the duke of Berre. Ca. lix.</HEAD>
<P>_SO fynally the duke of
Berre came to Slu&s;e to the
kynge / and the kynge &s;ayd to
hym / a fayre vncle how grete+ly
I haue de&s;yred to &s;e you / 
why haue you taryed &s;o long
we had ben as nowe in En|glande
and fought with our enemyes if ye had
ben come / the duke began to &s;myle and to ex&s;cu+&s;e
hym&s;elfe / and &s;hewed not incontynent what
laye in his harte / fyr&s;t he thought he wolde &s;e
what prouy&s;yon and ordenaunce was made.
and to &s;e the nauey that was named &s;o goodly
Soo they were there a .vii. dayes that euery
daye it was &s;ayd we &s;hall departe to morowe / 
howbeit &s;urely the wynde was &s;oo contrary
that in no wy&s;e they coulde &s;ayle in to Englan+de / 
wynter was well on / it was pa&s;t &s;aynt An|drewes
tyde / it was no good &s;ea&s;on for &s;o ma|ny
noble men to take the &s;ee / and many of theyr
&s;hyppes were redy cro&s;&s;ed in a redynes to de|parte / 
&s;ome were in theyr &s;hyppes to be the for+mo&s;t
&s;holde pa&s;&s;e / as &s;yr Robert / and &s;yr Phy|lyp
Artoys / &s;yr Henry of bare / &s;yr Peter of Na+uare
and dyuers other. Then the kynges cou~|tayle
drewe togyder to &s;e howe they &s;holde per+ceyuer
in theyr iourney / but the duke of Berre
brake all and &s;hewed &s;o many rea&s;ons rea&s;ona+ble
that &s;uche as had moo&s;t de&s;yre to goo were
gretely dy&s;couraged / he &s;ayd it was a grete fo+ly
to coun&s;ayle the fren&s;&s;he kynge who in a ma+ner
was but a chylde to take the &s;ee in that &s;ea|&s;on
of the yere / and to go fyght with &s;uche peo|ple
as we knowe not theyr condycyon / nor the
way thyder / and as it is &s;ayd it is an euyll cou~+trey
to make warre in / for thoughe we were al
there a lande yet they wolde not fyght with vs
but when they ly&s;t / and we dare not then leue
our prouy&s;yon behynde vs / for yf we do it wyl
be lo&s;t / and they that wyl make &s;uche a voyage
&s;o ferre of hath nede to begyn in the harte of y^e
yere and not in wynter / call all the maryners
togyder and loke yf they wyl not &s;aye that my
<PB REF="89">
wordes be good / for thoughe we be as nowe a
thou&s;ande and .v. hundred &s;hyppes / yet or we
come there we &s;hal not be .iii. hundred / then be
holde what peryll we &s;holde put our&s;elfe in / I
&s;aye it not bycau&s;e I wolde haue the iourney
lefte / but I &s;peke it by waye of coun&s;ayle / and
&s;yth that the moo&s;t parte of the royalme encly|neth
to this iourney / therfore fayre broder of
Borgoyne I wolde that you and I &s;holde go
but I wolde not coun&s;ayle that the kynge &s;hol+de
goo for yf ony my&s;fortune &s;holde fall it &s;hal
be layde to vs / well &s;ayd y^e fren&s;&s;he kynge who
was pre&s;ent at all tho&s;e wordes / yf none wyll
go I wyll go. Then the lordes began to &s;myle
and &s;ayd / the kynge hath a couragyous wyll / 
Howbeit they toke coun&s;ayle to deferre that
voyage tyll Aprell or May nexte after / &amp; theyr
prouy&s;yons as By&s;quet / powdred fle&s;&s;he / and
wyne &s;holde be kepte &s;aufely tyll then / and the+re
they ordeyned that the lordes and theyr com+panyes
&s;holde retourne thyder agayne in the
moneth of Marche / anone this was knowen / 
and &s;o brake the voyage for that &s;ea&s;on / y^e whi|co&s;t
the royalme of Fraunce a .C.M. frankes
xxx. tyme tolde.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="60" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe kynge Charles of fraun|ce
and the fren&s;&s;he lordes retour|ned
euyll contente fro Slu&s;e and
out of Flaunders where as theyr
prouy&s;yons were made / to haue
gone in to the royalme of Englan+de / 
and of the fee&s;t that was made
at London. Ca. lx.</HEAD>
<P>_AS ye haue herde befo|re / 
there was made a grete
apparell in Fraunce by the
kynge there / and the lordes
with grete co&s;t and charge
with &s;hyppes and galayes
to pa&s;&s;e the &s;ee in to englan+de
to make warre there. And howe this voya|ge
was broken by wether / and bycau&s;e y^t wyn+ter
was &s;o nere hande. Then it was ordeyned
by the coun&s;ayle that the kynge and the lordes
&s;holde retourne euery man to his owne home / 
and euery thynge to abyde in the &s;ame &s;tate vn+to
the moneth of Marche or Aprell / and then
euery man to be redy at the kynges commaun|dement.</P>
<P>THen there myght well haue ben &s;eene
lordes and knyghtes &s;oore dy&s;plea&s;ed
And &s;pecyally &s;uche as were of farre cou~treys
and had &s;ore trauayled theyr bodyes and &s;pen+te
theyr money in tru&s;t to haue had a good &s;ea|&s;on / 
as the erle of Sauoy / the erle of Army<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">a|ke / 
and the erle Daulphyn of Awuergne and a
C. other grete lordes that departed in grete
dy&s;plea&s;ure bycau&s;e they had not ben in En|glande / 
in lykewy&s;e &s;o dyd the fren&s;&s;he kynge
but as thenne he coulde not amende it. &para;So
thus departed all maner of people / &s;ome mery
and &s;ome gretely dy&s;plea&s;ed and angry / and
the offycers abode &s;tyll there behynde / for too
make &s;hyfte to &s;ell theyr prouy&s;yons for theyr
may&s;ters profyte and to take money for them
yf they myght / but they wy&s;t not to whome nor
where / for it that co&s;te a hundred frankes was
&s;olde for .x. frankes and for le&s;&s;e money. The
erle Dalphyn of Awuergne &s;ayd vnto me that
by his faythe he hadde there prouy&s;yons the
whiche co&s;te hym ten thou&s;ande frankes / and
when he retourned homewarde agayne he lo&s;t
all togyther / and &s;oo &s;ayd many knyghtes and
&s;quyers and other people of Fraunce. &para;And
when the&s;e tydynges were knowen in the roy|me
of Englande / &s;ome were ryght ioyfull and
gladde therof as &s;uche people that doubted the
Fren&s;&s;he mennes commynge. And &s;ome were
angry and dy&s;plea&s;ed therwith / whiche was
&s;uche people as thought to haue &s;ome promo|cyon
and profyte by them.</P>
<P>_SO thenne there was made at the cyte of
London a grete fee&s;t / and thyther came
all the lordes &s;uche as hadde kepte the
portes and pa&s;&s;ages of the royalme of
Englande. &para;And then the kynge helde al&s;o a
noble fee&s;t at we&s;tmyn&s;tre on Cry&s;tma&s;&s;e day
And there were thre dukes made. &para;Fyr&s;te the
erle of Cambrydge was made the duke of yor|ke.
The erle of Buckyngham his broder was
made duke of Gloce&s;tre. And the thyrde was
the erle of Oxenforde and he was made the d<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">
of Irelande / This fee&s;t endured with grete
reuelles and tryumphes. &para;So thus the peo+ple
<PB N="lxxxi" REF="89">
of the royalme of Englande (as they thou|ght
them&s;elfe) that they hadde e&s;caped a grete
peryll / and thenne dyuers of them &s;ayd amon|ge
them&s;elfe that they wolde neuer &s;ette more
by the Fren&s;&s;he men / and they thought that
all the a&s;&s;emble of the Fren&s;&s;he men that was
made at Slu&s;e was but to fere the Engly&s;&s;he
men / and to haue cau&s;ed the duke of Lanca&s;tre
and his company to retourne agayne out of
Spayne.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="61" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe a &s;quyer called Iaques
le Grys was accu&s;ed in the par|lyament
hou&s;e at Parys before
all the lordes there pre&s;ent / by a
knyght called Iohn~ of Carong|ne / 
and what Iugement was
gyuen vpon them / and howe
they Iu&s;ted at vtteraunce in Pa+rys / 
in a place called &s;aynt Kathe+ryne
behynde the temple. And
howe Iaques le Grys was con|founded.
Ca. lxi.</HEAD>
<P>_IN this tyme grete bru+te
there was in fraunce and
in the lowe marches of a fe|ate
of armes that &s;holde be
done at Parys in vtteraun+ce / 
for &s;oo the matter was
Iudged in the parlyament
chambre at Parys. The whiche plee hadde en+dured
a yere bytwene the&s;e two partyes / the
one was a&s;quyer called Iaques le Grys / and
the other partye was a knyght called Iohn~ of
Carongne / and they were bothe of the lande
&amp; hou&s;holde of the erle Peter of alan&s;on / &amp; they
were welbyloued of theyr lorde / and &s;pecyally
this &s;quyer Iaques le Grys was byloued and
try&s;ted with his lorde aboue ony other per&s;o|ne
in his courte or hou&s;holde / and bycau&s;e that
mortall batayle folowed bytwene them / and
they beynge bothe of one lordes hou&s;holde / 
euery man hadde grete meruayle therof. Soo
that out of dyuers countreys grete multytude
of people came to Parys at the daye of batay|le
for to &s;e it / I &s;hall &s;hewe you the hole matter
I as was then enfourmed.</P>
<P>SOo it was that on a &s;ea&s;on this kny|ght
called Iohn~ of Carongne toke an
entrepry&s;e vpon hym to goo ouer the
&s;ee for the auauncement of his honoure / where
vnto he hadde ben longe tyme to accomply&s;&s;he
&para;Soo he departed from his lorde the erle of
Alan&s;on to doo his voyage. And al&s;o he toke
his leue of his wyfe / who as then was reputed
a fayre lady and a yonge / and he lefte her in a
ca&s;tell of his owne on the marches of Perche / 
otherwy&s;e called Argentuell / and &s;o entred in
to his voyage / and his wyfe laye &s;tyll at her ca+&s;tell
in a wy&s;e and &s;age maner.</P>
<P>&para;Soo here beganne the matter by the deuyl|les
temptacyon whiche entred in to the body
of the &s;quyer Iaques le Grys / who was with
the erle of Alan&s;on his lorde / for he was as one
of his coun&s;ayle. And &s;o he determyned in his
mynde to doo an euyll dede whiche he derely
bought afterwarde. Howbeit the euyll that he
dyd coulde neuer be proued in hym / nor he wol+de
neuer confe&s;&s;e it: This &s;quyer Iaques le
Grys &s;ette his mynde on the wyfe of the fore|&s;ayd
knyght Iohn~ of Carongne in the ab&s;en|ce
of her hu&s;bande / and he knewe well that &s;he
was in the ca&s;tell of Argentuell but with her
owne company and hou&s;holde &s;eruauntes.</P>
<P>&para;And &s;oo on a mornynge he toke a good hors
and departed from Alan&s;on and &s;o rode on the
&s;purres with grete ha&s;te tyll he came to the la|dyes
ca&s;tell / and when he was thyder come the
ladyes &s;eruauntes made hym good chere by|cau&s;e
theyr may&s;ter and he were companyons
and felowes togyder / and &s;erued bothe one lor+de
and may&s;ter / and as for the lady &s;he thou|ght
none euyll in hym for &s;he knewe nothynge
of his entente / nor wherfore he was come thy|ther / 
Howbeit &s;wetely &s;he receyued hym / and
ledde hym in to her chambre / and &s;hewed hym
parte of her bu&s;ynes: Then this &s;quyer Fa|ques
le Grys to accomply&s;&s;he his foly&s;&s;he ap|petyte
de&s;yred the lady that he myghte &s;e the
dongeon / for he &s;ayd it was a grete parte of
his comynge thyder to &s;e it. The lady lyghtly
graunted hym his de&s;yre / and &s;oo &s;he and he
wente thyder all alone / and nother chamberer
nor varlet entred with them / for the lady had
noo my&s;tru&s;t in hym of ony dy&s;honoure / and
as &s;one as they were entred in to the dongeon
Iaques le Grys clo&s;ed the doore after theym.
<PB REF="90">
The lady knewe not therof / for &s;he wente on
before / and thought that the wynde had &s;hotte
the dore and &s;o when they were togyder thus
alone Iaques toke the lady in his armes and
enbraced her / and dy&s;couered to her his entent
The lady was &s;ore aba&s;&s;hed and wolde glad|ly
haue gone to the dore / but &s;he coulde not for
he was a bygge man / and &s;o layde her downe
on the carpe<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> and &s;o by force dyd his plea&s;ure
with her and when he had done what he ly&s;t
he opened the dore and &s;o departed / and the la|dy
&s;ore dy&s;plea&s;ed and aba&s;&s;hed of y^t adue~cure
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 span"> alone in the donteon|but at the kny+ghtes
departed &s;he &s;ayd wypynge / Iaket Ia|ket
ye haue not well done thus to &s;hame me / 
but the blame &s;hall not re&s;t on me / but on you
yf god &s;uffre my hu&s;bande ones to retourne
home agayne. Soo Iaket toke his hor&s;e and
departed and rode agayne to his may&s;ter the
erle o<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> Alan&s;on and was there at his ry&s;ynge
aboute .ix. of the clocke and at .iiii. of y^e clocke
mo<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">e mornynge he was &s;ene there before / I
&s;hall &s;hewe you why I &s;peke the&s;e wordes by|cau&s;e
of the grete plee that folowed after / for y^e
comy&s;&s;aryes of the parly ament of Parys had
the matter in eramynacyon. Thus the lady of
Carongne abode &s;tyl in her ca&s;tel after this &s;o+rowfull
deed was done to her / and dy&s;couered
the matter to no creature / but kepte her &s;orowe
as &s;ecrete as &s;he myght for &s;he &s;awe wel to &s;pe+ke
as then therof the myght haue more blame
then honoure / but &s;he remembred well the day
houre and tyme that the dede was doone / and
&s;oo after the tyme came that the lorde of Ca|roagne
came home from his voyage / the lady
his wyfe made hym good chere / the day pa&s;&s;ed
and the nyght came / and the knyght wente to
bedde and the lady wolde not / wherof the kny|ght
had grete meruayle and often de&s;yred her
to come to bedde and euer &s;he ble&s;&s;yd her and
walked vp and downe the chambre &s;tudyenge
and mu&s;ynge fynally when all her &s;eruauntes
were gone to bedde / then &s;he came to her hu&s;|bande
and fell downe on her knees and lamen+tably
&s;hewed hym all her aduenture / the kny|ght
coulde not byleue her. Howbeit the lady
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 word"> &s;oo moche that he agreed well that it was
&s;o and &s;ayd certaynly lady &s;yth y^e matter is &s;o
as ye &s;hewe me I pardon you / but the knyght
&s;hall <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 word"> or his dede by the aduy&s;e and coun|&s;ayle
of <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 word"> frendes and youres. And yf your
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 word"> be founde vntrue ye &s;hall neuer come
in my company. The lady euer more and mo|re
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 span"> that it was true &s;o that night
pa&s;&s;ed. The nexte daye the knyght wrote ma|ny
letters and &s;ente them to all his wyffes fren+des / 
and al&s;o to his owne / &s;oo that in a &s;horte
tyme they were all come and a&s;&s;embled togy|der
at the ca&s;tell of Argentuell / and when they
were all in a chambre / then he began to &s;hewe
them the cau&s;e why he hadde &s;ent for them / and
there made his wyfe to &s;hewe them all the mat+ter
fro poynte to poynte / wherof they all hadde
grete meruayle / &s;o there he demaunded of the~
coun&s;ayle / and he was coun&s;ayled that he &s;hol+de
drawe to his lorde the erle of Alan&s;on and
&s;hewe hym all the matter / and &s;oo he dyd / and
the erle who gretely loued this fore&s;ayd Ia|ques
le Grys wolde not byleue hym / and &s;oo
gaue daye to the partyes to be before hym at a
day lymytted. And al&s;o he commaunded that
the lady that hadde appeched Iaques le Grys
&s;holde be there pre&s;ente for to &s;hewe the more
playnly the trouthe of the matter / and &s;oo &s;he
was with a grete nombre of her lygnage / &s;oo
the pletynge was grete and longe in the erles
pre&s;ence. And Iaques le Grys was accu&s;ed of
his dede by the knyght the lorde of Carongne
by relacyon of his wyfe who &s;hewed there the
ca&s;e as it was fallen / Iaques le Grys ex&s;cu&s;ed
hym&s;elfe &s;ayenge howe he was not gylty ther|in / 
and the lady layde it &s;ore to his charge / and
he euer denyed it / and hadde meruayle by his
wordes why the lady dyd hate hym / he proued
by them of the erle of Alan&s;ons hou&s;e that the
&s;ame daye at foure of the clocke in the mornyn+ge
he was &s;ene there in his may&s;ters ca&s;tell / 
and his may&s;ter &s;ayd and affyrmed that at .ix.
of the clocke he was with hym at his vp ry&s;yn+ge / 
wherfore the erle &s;ayd it was not po&s;&s;yble
for hym to go and come and to do that dede in
foure houres and an halfe to ryde .xxiii. myles
wherfore the erle &s;ayd to the lady howe &s;he dyd
but dreame it / wherfore he wolde maynteyne
his &s;quyer and commaunded the lady to &s;peke
noo more of the matter. But the knyght who
was of grete courage / and well tru&s;ted and by
leued his wyfe wolde not agree to that oppe|nyon / 
but &s;oo wente to Parys / and &s;hewed the
matter there at the parlyament / and there ap|peled
Iaques le Grys who appered and an|&s;wered
to his appele and there layde in pled|ges
to accomply&s;&s;he the ordenaunce of the par+lyament.</P>
<P>THe plee bytwene them endured more
then a yere and an halfe / and they coul+de
not be agreed / for the fore&s;ayd knyght helde
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hym&s;elfe &s;ore of the informacyon of his wyfe
and bycau&s;e the matter was &s;o &s;ore publy&s;&s;hed
abrode he &s;ayd he wolde maynteyne his qua|rell
to the dethe / wherwith the erle of Alan&s;on
was &s;ore dy&s;plea&s;ed with the poore knyght / &amp;
often tymes wolde haue had hym &s;layne / but
that the matter was in the parlyament / &s;o lon|ge
theyr plee endured y^t the parlyament deter|myned
bycau&s;e the lady coulde make no proffe
agayn&s;t Iaques le Grys but by her owne wor+des / 
that there &s;holde be batayle at vtteraunce
bytwene them / and &s;oo on a daye prefyxed the
knyght and his wyfe / and the &s;quyer beynge
pre&s;ent Iudgement was gyuen / that the nexte
mondaye after mortall batayle &s;holde be done
bytwene the knyght and the &s;quyer / whiche
was in the yere of oure lorde god .M.CCC.
lxxx. and .vii. At whiche tyme the fren&s;&s;he kyn+ge
and his lordes were at Slu&s;e to the entente
to pa&s;&s;e ouer the &s;ee in to Englande / and when
the kynge herde of that matter howe a daye of
batayle was taken to be at Parys / the kynge
&s;ayd he wolde &s;e that batayle bytwene the kny+ght
and the &s;quyer / the duke of Berre / the du|ke
of Borgoyne / the duke of Borbone / and the
con&s;table of Fraunce / who had al&s;o grete de&s;y+re
to &s;e that batayle &s;ayd to the kynge / &s;yr it is
good rea&s;on that ye be there and that it be do|ne
in your pre&s;ence / then the kynge &s;ent to Pa|rys
comaundynge that the iourney &amp; batayle
bytwene the &s;quyer and y^e knyght &s;holde be re+longed
tyl his comynge to Parys / and &s;o his
co~maundement was obeyed.</P>
<P>SO the kynge then retourned fro Slu|&s;e
and helde the fee&s;t of Cry&s;tmas at
Arras / and the duke of Borgoyne at
Ly&s;le. And in the meane &s;ea&s;on all other men
of warre pa&s;&s;ed and retourned in to Fraunce / 
euery man to his place as it was ordeyned by
the mar&s;halles / but the grete lordes retourned
to Parys to &s;e the &s;ayd batayle. Thus the kyn+ge
and his vncles and the con&s;table came to
Parys. Then the ly&s;tes were made in a place
called &s;aynt Katheryne behynde the temple / 
there was &s;oo moche people that it was mer|uayle
to beholde / and on the one &s;yde of the ly|&s;tes
there was made grete &s;caffoldes that the
lordes myght the better &s;e the batayle of the .ii.
champyons / and &s;o they bothe came to the fel|de
armed at all peaces / and there eche of them
was &s;et in theyr chayre / the erle of &s;aynt Poule
gouerned Iohn~ of Carongne and the erle of
Alan&s;ons company with Iaques le Grys / and
when the knyght entred in to the felde he came
to his wyfe who was there &s;yttynge in a chay+re
couered in blacke / and he &s;ayd to her thus / 
Dame by your enformacyon and in your qua|rell
I do put my lyfe in aduenture as to fyght
with Iaques le Grys / ye knowe if the cau&s;e be
iu&s;t and true / &s;yr &s;ayd the lady / it is as I haue
&s;ayd wherfore ye maye fyght &s;urely / the cau&s;e
is good and true / with tho&s;e wordes the kny|ghte
ky&s;&s;ed the lady and toke her by the hande
and then ble&s;&s;yd hym and &s;oo entred in to the
felde / the lady &s;ate &s;tyll in the blacke chayre in
her prayers to god and to the vyrgyne Mary
humbly prayenge them by theyr &s;pecyall gra|ce
to &s;ende her hu&s;bande the vyctory accordyn|ge
to the ryght he was in / this lady was in gre+te
heuynes <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">or &s;he was not &s;ure of her lyfe / for
yf her hu&s;bande &s;holde haue ben dy&s;comfyted
&s;he was Iudged without remedy to be brente
and her hu&s;bande hanged / I can not &s;ay whe|ther
&s;he repented her or not y^t the matter was
&s;o forwarde / that bothe &s;he and her hu&s;bande
were in grete peryll / howbeit fynally &s;he mu&s;t
as then abyde the aduenture. Then the&s;e two
champyons were &s;et one agayn&s;t another and
&s;o mounted on theyr hor&s;es / and behaued them
nobly / for they knewe what perteyned to dea|des
of armes / there were many lordes and kny+ghtes
of Fraunce that were come thyder to &s;e
that batayle / y^e two champyons iu&s;ted at theyr
fyr&s;t metyng but none of them dyd hurte other
And after the Iu&s;tes they lyghted on foote to
perfourme theyr batayle and &s;oo fought valy|auntly.
And fyr&s;t Iohn~ of Carongne was hur+te
in the thyghe wherby al his frendes were in
grete fere / but after that he fought &s;o valyaunt+ly
that he bette downe his aduer&s;ary to the er|the / 
and thre&s;t his &s;werde in his body and &s;oo
&s;lewe hym in the felde / and then he demaunded
yf he had done his deuoyre or not / and they an|&s;wered
that he hadde valyauntly acheued his
batayle. Then Iaques le Grys was delyue|red
to the hangman of Parys / and he drewe
hym to the gybet of Mountfawcon and there
hanged hym vp. Then Iohn~ of Carongne ca|me
before the kynge and kneled downe / and y^e
kynge made hym to &s;tande vp before hym / and
the &s;ame daye the kynge cau&s;ed to be delyue|red
to hym a thou&s;ande frankes / and reteyned
hym to be of his chambre with a pencyon of .ii.
hundred pounde by the yere durynge the ter|me
of his lyfe / then he thanked the kynge and
the lordes and went to his wyfe and ky&s;&s;ed her
and then they wente togyder to the chyrche of
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our Lady in Parys and made theyr offerynge
and then retourned to theyr lodgynges / then
this &s;yr Iohn~ of Carongue taryed not longe
in Fraunce but wente with &s;yr Iohn~ Bouce|quant
&s;yr Iohn~ of Bordes / &amp; &s;yr Loys Grat / 
all the&s;e wente to &s;e and vy&s;yte the holy &s;epul|ture / 
and to &s;e Lamorabaquyn of whome in
tho&s;e dayes there was moche &s;pekynge / and
with them wente Robonet of Bolowne a &s;quy+er
of honoure with the Fren&s;&s;he kynge who in
his dayes made many voyages aboute in the
worlde.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="61" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;How the kyng of Aragon dyed
and howe the archeby&s;&s;hoppe of
Burdeaus was &s;ette in pry&s;on in
Barcelona. Ca. lxi.</HEAD>
<P>_THe &s;ame &s;ea&s;on aboute
Candelmas kynge Peter of
Aragon fell &s;yke in his bed / 
and when he &s;awe y^t he &s;hol|de
dye he cau&s;ed his two &s;o|nes
to come before hy~ Iohn~
the elder and Martyne du|ke
of Bla&s;mont in Aragon and &s;ayd to them / 
fayre &s;ones I leue you in good poynte / and all
the bu&s;ynes of the royalme &s;tandeth well and
clere kepe peas and loue bytwene you / and ke|pe
fayth and honoure eche to other ye &s;hall doo
the better as for the feates of the chyrche accor+dynge
to my con&s;cyence and for the moo&s;t &s;ure
way / I haue alwayes holden the new tralyte
bytwene y^e .ii. popes / and &s;o I wolde ye &s;holde
do tyl the determynacyon bytwene them apere
more clerely. The two &s;ones an&s;wered &amp; &s;ayd / 
&s;yr gladly we &s;hall obey that ye commaunde &amp;
ordeyne as it is rea&s;on / thus in this ca&s;e dyed
kynge Peter of Aragon who had ben a ryght
valyaunt prynce in his dayes and gretely had
augmented the crowne and royalme of Ara|gon
and had conquered the royalme of May|iorke / 
and had anexed it to his owne crowne / 
and he was buryed in the good cyte of Barce|lona / 
&amp; there he lyeth / and when his dethe was
knowen in Auygnyon with pope Clement &amp;
his Cardynalles they wrote incotynent to y^e
fren&s;&s;he kynge and to his vncles / to the duke
of Barre and to the duches who was of theyr
oppynyon / and they were fader and moder to
the yonge quene that &s;holde be in Aragon the
lady yolent / and al&s;o they wrote to her that all
the&s;e &s;holde &s;tyre and moue the yonge kynge
of Aragon to be of theyr opynyon / the fren&s;&s;he
kynge / the duke of Berre and the duke of Bor|goyne
&s;ente in to Aragon in legacyon a cardy+nall
to preche / and to &s;tyre the yonge kynge &amp;
his broder and the people of that royalme of
Aragon to take the oppynyon of Clement / the
Cardynall dydde &s;oo moche with the ayde of
the lady yolent of Barre as then quene of Ara|gon
who gladly enclyned to that way bycau&s;e
&s;he was &s;o in&s;tantly requyred therto by her fa|der
and moder / and by the fren&s;&s;he kynge / and
dukes of Berre and Burgoyne her co&s;yns &s;oo
that &s;he brought the kynge and the royalme to
be of the oppynyon of pope Clement. Howbeit
the kynge wolde haue ben &s;tyl a newter as his
fader was.</P>
<P>IN the &s;ame &s;ea&s;on that the kynge of
Aragon thus dyed / there was at Bar|celona
the archeby&s;&s;hoppe of Burde|aus
whome the duke of Lanca&s;tre had &s;ente
thyder in amba&s;&s;ade / I &s;hall &s;hewe yon / the
cau&s;e why. &para;The prynce of wales bycau&s;e
he was duke and lorde of the countrey of Ac|quytayne
and that all his neyghbours doub|ted
hym / as the Fren&s;&s;he kynge / the kynge of
Aragon / the kynge of Spayne / and the kynge
of Nauare yea. And al&s;o kynges that were &s;a|razyns
that harde grete &s;pekynge of hym / for
the good fortune and noble chyualrye that he
was of / and he hadde a certayne alyaunce and
confyderacyon with kynge Peter of Aragon / 
whiche leage was &s;worne and &s;ealed bytwene
them / and it was confyrmed by the kynge of
Englande fader to the prynce.</P>
<P>ANd amonge other thynges it was com+pry&s;ed
that the kynge of Englande nor
the duke and lorde of Acquytayne &s;holde ma|ke
ony warre nor con&s;ente to make ony warre
agayn&s;t the roayalme of Aragon / for the whi|che
the kynge of Aragon &s;ware and &s;ealed for
hym and for his ayres that euery yere he &s;hol|de
&s;erue the prynce of Acquytayne with the
nombre of fyue hundred &s;peres agayn&s;t who
&s;o euer he hadde to doo withall / or elles to &s;en+de
vnto hym as moche money as &s;holde wag<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">
fyue hundreth &s;peres. &para;And &s;oo it was that
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as then there was .x. yeres rynne in aterages
that the kynge of Aragon had payde nothyng
nor done ony &s;eruyce to y^e kynge of Englande
nor to his deputyes / and when the duke of Lan+ca&s;tre
wente out of Englande / he hadde with
hym letters patentes &s;ealed with the grete &s;ea|le
of Englande / wherby he was &s;tably&s;&s;hed to
be the kynges Lyeutenaunt in the marches of
Burdeaus / Bayon / and Acquytayne / and the
kynge gaue hym fall puy&s;&s;aunce and auctory|royall
to demaunde all ryghtes and due accy|ons
as well of the royalme of Aragon as elles
where / and wolde that the duke &s;holde haue y^<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">
profyte without ony excepcyon / and what &s;oo
euer he dyd / to be ferme and &s;table &s;o thus whe~
the duke of Lanca&s;tre had ben a &s;ea&s;on in the
towne of &s;aynt Iames in Galyce / he remem|bred
hym&s;elfe of the bu&s;ynes of Aragon / and
perceyued well by rea&s;on of his commy&s;&s;yon / 
howe the kynge of Aragon was &s;ore in his det
in a grete &s;ome of money longe renne in arera+ges
whiche he thought if he myght gete / it &s;hol+de
gretely ayde hym in his warres of Ca&s;tell / 
and &s;oo he &s;ente to the archeby&s;&s;hop of Burde|aus / 
and to &s;yr Iohn~ Harpedan who was &s;e|ne&s;&s;hall
of all Burdeloys commaundynge the~
bothe or at the lee&s;t one of them to go in to Ara+gon
to y^e kynge there / and to &s;hewe hym playn+ly
howe he was in grete arrerages with the
kynge of Englande and with the duke of Ac|quytayne / 
the archeby&s;&s;hoppe and the Sene&s;|&s;hall
behelde well the duke of Lanca&s;tres let|ters / 
and &s;oo toke coun&s;ayle togyder theron / 
and there they determyned that it was be&s;t y^t
the Sene&s;&s;hall &s;holde <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="2 letters">ry &s;tyll at Burdeaus
and the by&s;&s;hop to take on hym the charge of
that voyage / and &s;oo he dyd / and he came in to
Aragon in &s;o euyll a &s;ea&s;on that the kynge the
relaye &s;yke and dyed / and after the kynges de|the
the archeby&s;&s;hop pour&s;ued his cau&s;e and
folowed the kynges chyldren and y^e coun&s;ayle
of the royalme who came to the kynges enter|ment
to y^e cyte of Barcelona / and this by&s;&s;hop
pur&s;ued his amba&s;&s;ade &s;o affectuou&s;ly that he
was &s;et in a courtoy&s;e pry&s;on &s;o that he coulde
not departe when he wolde / when the&s;e tydyn|ges
came to Burdeaus to y^e &s;ene&s;&s;hall there / he
&s;ayd I thought neuer none other wy&s;e / for y^e ar+cheby&s;&s;hop
is ha&s;ty &amp; heedy / I thynke nowe it
had ben better that I had gone / for I wolde
haue &s;poken moore mekely / there is a maner
thrughout all the worlde howe to demaunde a
mannes ryght / the &s;ene&s;&s;hall &s;ente the&s;e tydyn|ges
to the duke of Lanca&s;tre in to Galyce who
was therwith ryght &s;ore dy&s;plea&s;ed and euyll
contente with the kynge of Aragon and his
coun&s;ayle that they had put the archeby&s;&s;hop
in to pry&s;on for doynge of his amba&s;&s;ade / then
the duke of Lanca&s;tre wrote to the company|ons
of the gary&s;on of Lourde / that they &s;holde
make warre agayn&s;t them of Barcellona whe+re
as the archeby&s;&s;hoppe of Burdeaus was in
pry&s;on.</P>
<P>IOhn~ of Byerne who was capytayne the+re
and &s;ene&s;&s;hall of Bygore / Pier Dau|chyn / 
Ernalton of Re&s;ten / Ernalton of &s;aynt
Colombe and other of the gary&s;on of Lourde
were gretely reioy&s;ed when they herde that ty+dynges / 
and then began to rynne in to the roy|alme
of Aragon to the portes of Barcelona &s;o
that no merchaunt dur&s;t go abrode. &para;Al&s;o in
Aragon there was another my&s;chefe / for the
yonge kynge Iohn~ of Aragon wolde haue ben
crowned kynge of Aragon / but the good tow|nes
wolde not con&s;ente therto without he &s;wa+re
fyr&s;t &s;olemply that he &s;holde neuer demaun|de
tayle / taxe / nor inpo&s;ycyon in all y^e countrey
and dyuers other thynges that he &s;holde &s;were
and put it in wrytynge &s;ealed yf he wolde be
crowned kynge / whiche thynge &s;emed to hym
and to his coun&s;ayle to be ryght preiudycyall
Wherfore he thretened to make them warre / 
and &s;pecyally to them of the cyte of Barcelona
for the kynge &s;ayd they were to ryche and to
prowde.</P>
<P>IN the &s;ame &s;ea&s;on there was in Langue
docke and on the fronters of Auuergue
and of Rouergue to warde Pezanas and y^e cy|te
of Duzes / a maner of men of armes called y^e
Rowtes / &amp; they dayly multyplyed to do euyll / 
and .iiii. men of armes were capytaynes who
demaunded warre agayn&s;t euery man / they ca+red
not agayn&s;t whom / theyr names were Pe|ter
of Mount fawcon / Geffray Cha&s;telyer / 
Hamgue de forge / and the goulent. They had
a foure hundreth men vnder them / who ryfled
and pylled the countrey where as they were
conuer&s;aunt / and when they were enfourmed
that y^e archeby&s;&s;hop of Burdeaus was in pry|&s;on
in Aragon / and that the duke of Lanca&s;tre
was not contente with the Aragonoys / and
al&s;o that the kynge of Aragon was euyll plea|&s;ed
with the good townes of his royalme and
countrey. And they were of the&s;e tydynges
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gretely reioy&s;ed / for &s;uche people as they were
are rather plea&s;ed with euyll dedes then with
good. They toke coun&s;ayle bytwene them &amp;
determyned to approche to Aragon and to ge|te
&s;ome forterers on tho&s;e fronters / thynkynge
then that the duke of Aragon or elles &s;ome of y^e
good townes wolde entreate with the to theyr
profyte. So they rode co&s;tynge the countrey &amp;
&s;et theyr myndes to gete yf they myght the ca|&s;tell
of Dulcen beynge in y^e archby&s;&s;hopryche
of Narbone bytwene the royalme of Aragon
and Fraunce on the departynge of bothe roy|almes / 
they came thyder at &s;uche a poynte and
by nyght / that they founde it but &s;ymply wat|ched
nor kepte / they dyd &s;oo moche y^t they wan
it &amp; were lordes thereof / wherby al the countrey
was afrayde &amp; &s;pecyally they of Parpygnen / 
for it was but .iiii. legges thens / al&s;o they of
Lourde gate y^e &s;ame weke a ca&s;tell in Aragon
a .iiii. legges fro Barcelona called the olde ca|&s;tell
of Rolbays perteynynge to the counte&s;&s;e
of Ca&s;tell Boze co&s;yn germayne to the erle of
Foys. The lady was gretely aba&s;&s;hed when
her ca&s;tell was &s;o taken / &s;he &s;ente to her co&s;yn
the erle of Foys de&s;ynge hym for goddes &s;ake
to rendre agayne to her the &s;ayd ca&s;tell whiche
they of his cou~trey of Berne had taken fro her
y^e erle &s;ent to her y^t &s;he &s;holde not be afrayde for
ony thynge / certefyenge her y^t it was taken but
alonely to make war agayn&s;t the~ of Bercelona
who helde in pry&s;on for a &s;mal cau&s;e y^e by&s;&s;hop
of Burdeaus / &s;ayenge howe &s;he &s;holde haue it
ryght well agayne without ony domage / y^e la|dy
was well pea&s;ed with his an&s;were &amp; dy&s;&s;y|muled
the matter and went and lay at another
ca&s;tell nere to Roqueberton and they of the ca+&s;tell
of Rolbays / and of Dulcen and of Lourde
made &s;ore warre on the fronters of Aragon / &amp;
to &s;ay the trouth the kynge there dy&s;&s;ymuled y^e
matter to cha&s;ty&s;e therby y^e good townes y^t we+re
agayn&s;t hy~ / &s;o that y^e good townes were &s;ore
dy&s;plea&s;ed with the kynge / for they of Barce|lona
of Perpygnen &amp; of other townes coulde
not exercy&s;e theyr merchau~dy&s;e / but they were
taken and raun&s;omed / then they of Barcelona
aduy&s;ed to delyuer the archeby&s;&s;hop of Bur|deaus
out of pry&s;on and for his delyeraunce to
&s;peke with the kynge as it was rea&s;on / and &s;oo
pryuely by a meane they treated with the kyn|ges
broder &s;yr Martyne duke of Bla&s;emont
who was gretly in y^e grace of all y^e people de&s;y|rynge
hym to be meane to the kynge his bro|der
y^t they myght be in peas w^t them of Lourde
&amp; of Rolbays he promy&s;ed them to do his be&s;t / 
to kepe them in his fauoure / and he dyd &s;o mo|che
with the kynge his broder that the arche|by&s;&s;hop
of burdeaus was delyuered out of pry+&s;on
and &s;ente in to Burdeloys / and alone after
the erle of Foys dyd &s;o moche that the vycoun|te&s;&s;e
recouered agayne her ca&s;tel / and &s;uche as
helde it departed / this &s;eruyce dyd the erle of
Foys that yere to the duke of Lanca&s;tre.</P>
<P>_WHen the kynge of Aragon &s;awe that the
counte&s;&s;e of ca&s;tell Boze had &s;oo &s;oone
agayne recouered her ca&s;tell he &s;ent for
her / and &s;he came to hym / then the kynge layde
to her charge howe &s;he had &s;uffered y^e engly&s;&s;h
men to entre in to her ca&s;tell to make warre to
his royalme / &s;aynge how &s;he had done to hym
a grete tre&s;pace / the lady truely excu&s;ed her &amp;
&s;ayd / &s;yr as god knoweth &amp; by the fayth I owe
to you / the day and houre that tydynges came
to me of y^e takynge of my ca&s;tell by the of Lour+de
I neuer had before no treaty w^t the engly&s;&s;h
me~ / but &s;yr inco~tynent I &s;ent to my co&s;yn y^e erle
of Foys prayng hy~ for goddes &s;ake to gete me
agayne my ca&s;tell / &s;eynge that they y^t had got|ten
it were of his countrey of Byerne and were
y&s;&s;ued out of Lourde / and the erle &s;ente to me
&amp; bad me not doubte / &s;ayenge how the takyng
of it was but to make warre agayn&s;t them of
Barcelona / wel &s;ayd y^e kynge proue your wor+des
by your co&s;yn the erle of Foys and ye &s;hall
enioy pea&s;ybly &s;tyll your ca&s;tell w^t a good wyl
&s;yr &s;ayd y^e lady / &s;he &s;ent to her co&s;yn the erle of
Foys / who was at Ortays in Byerne / prayng
hym to apea&s;e the matter with y^e kynge of Ara+gon.
The erle then &s;ent letters to y^e kynge by a
knyght of his called &s;yr Cycarte of Saurelyn
de&s;yrynge the kynge to &s;uffre his co&s;yn the vy|countes
to be in peas and to lyue in re&s;t vnder
hym / or elles &s;urely he wolde dy&s;plea&s;e hym / y^e
kynge of Aragon toke the excu&s;acyons in gre
and made grete chere to the erles knyght / and
&s;ayd howe the counte&s;&s;e had but wel done&s;yth
her co&s;yn the erle of Foys dyd &s;o largely excu|&s;e
her / thus the lady lyued in peas / but the mer+chauntes
of Barcelona and of y^e fronters there
aboute were not in no re&s;t for them of Lourde
but often tymes were taken and pylled with|out
they were agreed and pate&s;ed with them &amp;
&s;o they had dyuers in Ca&s;tellon &amp; in Aragon / 
In lyke wy&s;e &s;o dyd they of y^e gary&s;on of Dul|cen
&amp; dyd wor&s;e then they dyd before for they
were more egre &amp; ouer ran y^e countrey of Ara|gon / 
then they of Lourde dyd / bycau&s;e they
were poore they cared not whom they toke as
<PB N="lxxxi" REF="92">
well offycers of the kynges &amp; &s;quyers as mer|chauntes / 
&s;oo that the kynges coun&s;ayle toke
aduy&s;e bycau&s;e the good townes murmured &amp;
&s;ayd howe the kynge dy&s;troyed them and he
ought to &s;u&s;teyne them.</P>
<P>_WHen the yonge kynge of Aragon vn|der&s;tode
y^t his men murmured &amp; &s;pa|ke
of hym otherwy&s;e then they &s;holde
do bycau&s;e of them of the gary&s;on of Dulcen / 
he was therwith &s;ore dy&s;plea&s;ed / bycau&s;e he
was newly fallen to his faders herytage who
was &s;o well byloued in his royalme of all his
people / then he &s;pake to a co&s;yn of his a grete
baron in Aragon &s;yr Raymon of Baghes and
&s;ayd &s;yr Raymon I de&s;yre you to ryde to Dul+cen / 
and demaunde of them that be there what
thyng they de&s;yre of me or of my royalme / and
trete &s;o with them that they may departe the~s
outher by fayrnes or otherwy&s;e. The knyght
departed and &s;ente to Dulcen an heraulde be|fore
hym &s;hewynge them howe he wolde trete
with them / when Mountfawcon &amp; le Goulus
and the other capytaynes vnder&s;tode that &s;yr
Raymon of Baghes wolde trete with them / 
then they thought at the lee&s;t to gete &s;ome mo|ney / 
and &s;ayd to the heraulde / &s;yr &s;aye to your
may&s;ter fro vs / that he maye come to vs &s;urely
for we wyll no hurte to hym. The heraulde re+tourned
to &s;yr Raymon who vpon his wordes
departed fro Paregant and came to Dulcen / 
and demau~ded of them why they taryed there
on y^e fronters of Aragon / they an&s;wered &amp; &s;ayd
we abyde here the army of fraunce y^t &s;holde go
in to Ca&s;tel to go in co~pany with them. A &s;yrs
&s;ayd &s;yr Raymon yf ye tary therfore ye &s;hall
abyde a grete &s;ea&s;on. The kynge of Aragon
wyll not retayne you &s;o longe nor yet the coun+trey
&s;uffre you &s;o longe / well &s;yr &s;ayd they if he
wyll not enterteyne vs &s;o longe we can not do
withall / yet we mu&s;t lyue / yf he or the countrey
wyll by this our gary&s;on we wyll departe or
elles not / well &s;ayd &s;yr Raymon what wyll ye
de&s;yre to departe / they an&s;wered .lx.M. fran|kes / 
we be .iiii. capytanes that is to eche of vs
xv. M. frankes / in the name of god &s;ayd &s;yr
Raymon that is money ynoughe. I wyll &s;pe|ke
with the kynge and &s;o departed / and &s;ayd
it were better for the comon profyte of y^e coun|trey
that the kynge payde that money then to
take a greter domage / and that he &s;ayd to ap|pea&s;e
them. Howbeit he thought the contrary.</P>
<P>THus he departed fro them &amp; gaue them
vnder&s;tandynge that they &s;holde haue
as moche as they de&s;yred and more / and rode
to the kynge to Perpyghnen and &s;hewed hym
what the&s;e pyllers de&s;yred / Well &s;ayd y^e kynge
it is behoueable that y^e countrey be delyuered
of them / and that they be payde as theues and
brybours &s;holde be payde / yf I may gete them
they &s;hall be hanged / other payment gete they
none of me / but all the dyffyculte is how to ge|te
them out of theyr gary&s;on / &s;yr &s;ayd &s;yr Ray|mon
y^t &s;hall be done ryght well / let them alone
Well &s;ayd the kynge doo as ye thynke be&s;t / I
wyll medle no more therin / but that I wolde
they were delyuered out of the countrey / then
on a day &s;yr Raymon gathered a company to|gyder
of men of armes a .v. hundred &s;peres &s;e|cretly
and made a &s;quyer of Ga&s;coyne capytay+ne
a valyaunt man of armes called Nandon
Seghen and layde them in a bu&s;&s;hment with|in
a lytell myle of Dulcen &amp; &s;ayd to them / &s;yrs
when they of the gary&s;on y&s;&s;ue out do &s;o that
they may all be taken or &s;layne that the coun|trey
maye be clene ryd of them. Then &s;yr Ray|mon
&s;ente to them of Dulcen that they &s;holde
lepe on theyr hor&s;es and y&s;&s;ue out and rynne
before y^e towne of Perpyghnen to put the vyl|laynes
therof in fere / elles they wolde not obey
nor gyue nothynge. They of Dulcen were ry|ght
ioyfull of the&s;e tydynges thynkynge that
all had ben trouth and &s;o armed them the &s;ame
day that the bu&s;&s;hment was layde for them / &amp;
&s;o departed fro the gary&s;on and rode towarde
Perpyghnen and &s;o came to the barryers and
made theyr mu&s;ters and in theyr retournynge
thynknge to haue pa&s;&s;ed &s;urely in peas when
they were in the myddes of the way they were
&s;odaynly encountred by Nandon Seghnen &amp;
his company to the nombre of .v.C. &s;peres / &amp;
&s;o da&s;&s;hed in amonge them / then they &s;aw wel
howe they were dy&s;ceyued and trapped / and
then they drewe togyder and fought as longe
as they myght endure / whiche was not longe
for there were many of them were euyll armed
and &s;o &s;hortely they were dy&s;comfyted / There
was &s;lyne Geffray cha&s;telyer / Hauge de&s;orge
Guyot More&s;que / Iohn~ de Guenlant / &amp; ma|ny
other / &amp; there was taken Peter of Mount|fawcon / 
Amlardan of &s;aynt Iu&s;t &amp; a .xl. other
and brought pry&s;oners to Perpyghnen / &amp; as
they pa&s;&s;ed thrughe the &s;tretes / they of y^e tow|ne
y&s;&s;ued out of theyr hou&s;es &amp; halowed after
them as thoughe they had ben wolues / and &s;o
they were &s;et in pry&s;ones. The &s;ame &s;ea&s;on the
<PB REF="93">
duke of Berre was come to Carca&s;&s;one / &amp; on
y^e fronters of Aragon he came fro Auygnyon
fro the pope / and there he herde howe they of
Dulcen were &s;layne and taken / then he wrote
to the kynge of Aragon and to his co&s;yne yo|&s;ant
of Bare de&s;yrynge them to &s;ende Peter of
Mountfawcon and his company / who incon|tynent
were delyuered and &s;ente to the duke of
Berre / that grace y^t duke dyd to them / or elles
they had all dyed.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="62" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe a batayle of armes was
done at Burdeaus before the lene
&s;hall there &amp; dyuers other. Ca. lxii.</HEAD>
<P>_THe &s;ame &s;ea&s;on there
was at Burdeaus a feate of
armes done before the &s;ene|&s;hall
&s;yr Iohn~ Harpedon &amp;
other bytwene the lorde of
Rochfoucaulte a fren&s;&s;hma~
&s;one to the captall of Buze
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 word"> and &s;yr wyllyam of Mountferant an
Engly&s;&s;hman to rynne .iii. cour&s;es with .iii.
&s;peres .iii. &s;trokes with a &s;worde .iii. with a
dagger / and .iii. with an axe. This dede of ar|mes
was done before y^e lordes and ladyes of y^e
countrey then beynge at Burdeaus. The erle
of Foys &s;ente thyder knyghtes of his hou&s;e to
&s;erue &amp; to coun&s;ayle y^e lorde of Rochfoucaulte
&s;one to his co&s;yn germayne / and al&s;o he &s;ent to
hym good ho<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="2 letters"> &amp; harneys &s;pere heedes / dag|gers&punc;
wordes &amp; a<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">es./ Howbeit he was ryght
wel purueyed of them before on a day the&s;e .ii.
knyghtes armed them wel accompanyed with
grete cheualry on eyther partye. The lorde of
rochfoncaulte has in his company a .CC. kny+ghtes
and &s;quyers all of his lyg<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">age / and &s;yr
wyllyam of Mountferant had as many or mo
with hym was the lorde of Rohen / the lorde of
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 span"> lorde Duras / the lorde of Curton
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 span"> of Languras / the lorde de la Barde / 
the lorde of Mountcroy at in Pyergourt and
all <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 word"> of his lyguage. &para;Bycau&s;e this feate
of <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 word"> &s;holde be done bytwene &s;uche .ii. no|ble
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 span"> knyghtes many came thyder
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 word"> them farre &amp; nere / when the&s;e two knygh|tes
were mountedon theyr hor&s;es w^t theyr <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 word">
and targes redy apparelled / theyr &s;peres
were <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 word"> them &amp; ranne togyder fyer&s;ly / 
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 span"> eche other on theyr helmes that y^e
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 span"> and theyr helmes &s;tryken of theyr
heedes in to the felde and &s;o pa&s;&s;ed forth theyr
cour&s;e bare heeded excepte theyr coyues. The~
all the lordes and ladyes &s;ayd and euery man
to other howe they hadde nobly encountred at
theyr fyr&s;t metynge / then theyr helmes were
newe &s;et on and fa&s;tened / and &s;o they ranne va+lyauntly
theyr .ii. cour&s;e / and al&s;o the .iii. bre|uely / 
al theyr feates were nobly accomply&s;&s;hed
to the grete plea&s;ure of all the lordes and lady+es
and other regarders / and euery man &s;ayd
howe eche of them hadde valyauntly acheued
theyr feates / and the &s;ene&s;hall of Burdeaus &s;yr
Iohn~ Harpedon gaue the &s;ame daye a &s;upper
to them and to al the lordes and ladyes y^t were
there pre&s;ente. And the nexte daye euery man
wente to theyr owne herytages / &amp; the lorde of
Rochfoncaulte prepayred hym&s;elfe to go in to
Ca&s;tell / for the kynge Iohn~ there had &s;ente for
hym / and the &s;ea&s;on drewe nere / &amp; &s;yr wyllyam
of Mountferant ordeyned to go in to Portyn
gale / for the kynge there had al&s;o &s;ent for hym.</P>
<P>IN &s;uche a noble hy&s;tory as this is / whi|che
I &s;yr Iohn~ Froy&s;art haue pur&s;ued
hytherto / and that god hath &s;ent me that grace
to lyue &s;o longe to &s;e &s;o many thynges as I ha+ue
done / then it were noo rea&s;on that I &s;holde
forgete out ony thynge that I haue knowen to
be done / and bycau&s;e that by y^e warres of Bry|tayne
the .ii. &s;ones of Charles of bloys who of
longe &s;ea&s;on called hym&s;elfe duke of Bretayne
by maryage of y^e lady Iahan of Bretayne who
ought to haue ben ryghtful enherytour of Bre+tayne
as it hath ben &s;hewed before in this hy|&s;tory
who&s;e &s;ones were in Englande in ho&s;ta|ge
for theyr fader / as yet I haue made no men|cyon
of them where they became / nor how they
came out of pry&s;on and daunger of the kynge
of Englande / wherin theyr fader y^e lorde Char+les
of Bloys had lefte them / ye knowe wel and
it hath ben wryten here before howe kynge Ed+warde
of englande to make his warre of frau~+ce
the fayrer and &s;tronger he alyed hym&s;elfe w^t
the erle of Montforde and alwayes dyd coun|&s;ayle
and ayde hym to his power / and dyd &s;oo
moche that the erle of Monforde came to his
entente and was duke of Bretayne otherwy&s;e
he coulde neuer haue come therto / for in Bre|tayne
y^e lorde Charles of Bloys of .vii. he had
euer .v. on his party / it hath ben &s;hewed before
howe in the yere of our lorde a .M.CCC. and
xlvii. there was a grete batayle in Bretayne
before the Ree doryent where the counte&s;&s;e of
Mountfordes party / as &s;yr Iohn~ of Harcell
<PB N="lxxxii" REF="93">
and other dy&s;comfyted &s;yr Charles of Bloys
and there he was taken pry&s;oner &amp; led in to en|glande
where he had good chere / for the quene
of Englande y^e good quene Phylyp whos &s;er|uaunt
I was in myne yongth / &s;he was of ry|ghtfull
gouernacyon co&s;yn germayne to y^e lor|de
Charles of Bloys / &amp; &s;he dyd put to her pay+ne
for his delyuerauce / howbeit the coun&s;ayle
of Englande wolde not that he &s;holde be dely|uered / 
the duke Henry of Lanca&s;tre &s;ayd and
other lordes of englande that yf he were out of
pry&s;on by hym myght be made many grete re|coueraunces
for the royalme of Fraunce / for
kynge Phylyp as then fren&s;&s;he kyng was his
vncles / and they affyrmed that as longe as he
were kepte in pry&s;on / theyr warre in to Fraun+ce
&s;holde be y^e ea&s;yer / howbeit for all tho&s;e wor+des
that was &s;hewed to the kynge by the good
meanes of the noble and good quene he was
&s;et to his fynaunce to paye .CC.M. nobles / 
whiche was as then a grete &s;ome to be payde
for lordes as then lyued in another maner the~
they do nowe / for as nowe men may pay more
then theyr predece&s;&s;ours myght haue done / for
nowe they tayle theyr people at theyr plea&s;ure
and before they lyued but on theyr rentes and
reuenues / for as nowe the duchy of Bretayne
w^tin a yere or two is able to pay to helpe theyr
lorde .ii.M. nobles or more. The lorde Char|les
of Bloys layde to the kynge of Englande
his .ii. &s;ones in pledge for y^e &s;ayd &s;ome / &amp; after|warde
the lorde Charles of Bloys had &s;o mo|che
to do in pur&s;uyng his warre for the duchy
of Bretayne and to pay his &s;ouldyours / and to
kepe his e&s;tate alwayes hopynge to come to a
good ende of his warre &s;o y^t he was not able to
quyte out his &s;ones out of Englande for y^e ho|ly
man in pur&s;uynge of his herytage dyed as
a &s;aynt in a batayle in Bretayne before aulroy
by the ayde of the Engly&s;&s;he men who were
agayn&s;t hym / when he was deed yet the warre
ended not / but then kynge Charles of fraunce
who in his lyfe doubted gretly the fortunes of
the warres / when he &s;awe that the erle Mount+forde
&amp; the Engly&s;&s;he men &s;ea&s;ed not but &s;tyll
wente forwarde / &amp; wanne townes &amp; fortre&s;&s;es
in Bretayne / he fered y^t yf y^e erle Mountforde
myght come to his entente of the duchy of Bre+tayne / 
that he wolde not holde nor do homage
to hym / for he had promy&s;ed his alleageaunce
to the kynge of englande who ayded &amp; alwaye
hadde done to maynteyne his warre / then he
treted w^t the erle Mountforde &amp; his coun&s;ayle
as it hath ben &s;hewed here before / wherfore I
wyll &s;peke no more therof / but y^e erle of Mou~t|forde
abode as duke of Bretayne with that he
&s;holde do homage and holde &s;oueraynte or the
crowne of fraunce / and by the &s;ame trety y^e du|ke
&s;holde ayde &amp; helpe to gete delyuered out of
pry&s;on in englande his .ii. co&s;yns &s;ones to the
lorde Charles of Bloys / whiche artycle he ne|uer
dyd accomply&s;&s;he / for alwayes he doubted
that yf they retourned they wolde put hym to
&s;ome bu&s;ynes for y^e duchy of Bretayne &amp; fered
le&s;t they of Bretayne wolde receyue them as
theyr lordes / for they more enclyned to the~ then
to hym / wherfore he wolde not &s;peke for theyr
delyueraunce. Thus the&s;e .ii. chyldren abode
&s;o longe in Englande in pry&s;on / &s;omtyme in y^e
kepynge of the lorde Roger Beawchamp and
the lady Sybyll his wyfe / and &s;omtyme with
&s;yr Thomas Dambrychcourte / on a tyme the
yonger Guy of Bretayne dyed / then Iohn~ of
Bretayne abode &s;tyll in pry&s;on alone / he was
often tymes &s;ad of his beynge in pry&s;on / but he
coulde not ame~de it. And often tymes when he
remembred the lo&s;&s;e of his yonge dayes as he
that was of the moo&s;t noble generacyon of the
worlde / &amp; was lykely to le&s;e / he wolde often ty|mes
wepe / and wy&s;&s;hed hym&s;elfe rather deed
then a lyue / for a .xxxv. yeres or theraboute he
had ben in the daunger of his enemyes in En|glande / 
and coulde &s;e noo maner of meanes of
his delyueraunce / for his frendes and kynne
drewe of fro hym / and the &s;ome that he laye for
was &s;o grete that he wy&s;t not how it &s;holde be
payde without god helped hym / and the duke
of Anioy for all his puy&s;&s;aunce and pro&s;peryte
and that he had wedded his &s;y&s;ter germayne / 
by whom he had .ii. fayre &s;ones / Loys &amp; Char|les
for all this he dyd nothynge for hym. Now
&s;hall I &s;hew you howe this Iohn~ of Bretay|ne
was delyuered.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="72" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe Iohn~ of Bretayne &s;one to
&s;yr Charles of Bloys was delyue+red
out of pry&s;on by the meanes of
Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on the con&s;table of
Fraunce. Ca. lxxii.</HEAD>
<P>_IT hathe ben &s;hewed
here before in this hy&s;tory
how the erle of Buckyngha~
made a voyage thrughe the
royalme of Fraunce &amp; came
in to Bretayne / the duke of
Bretayne had de&s;yred hym
<PB REF="94">
&s;o to doo bycau&s;e parte of his countrey wolde
not be vnder his obey&s;aunce / there the erle of
Buckyngham &amp; his company lay al y^<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> wynter
&amp; the begynnyng of &s;omer <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 word"> in grete pouer+te / 
before Nantes &amp; Wennes tyll it was Maye
&amp; then he retourned in to englande / &amp; when the
erle. Thomas of Buckyngham &amp; his company
laye before Wennes in lodgynges without.
There were dyuers &s;kyrmy&s;&s;hes bytwene the
engly&s;&s;hment &amp; fren&s;&s;hmen / &amp; thyder came Oly+uer
Clyu~on con&s;tabable of Fraunce to &s;e the
warre y^t was there made / &amp; to &s;peke with y^e en|gly&s;&s;he
knyghtes / for he knewe them well / for
in his yongth he was brought vp amonge the~
in Englande / &amp; &s;oo he made good company w^t
them in diuers maners as noble men of armes
wyll do eche to other / &amp; as fren&s;&s;hmen and en|gly&s;&s;hme~
haue alwayes done / &amp; as then he had
good cau&s;e &s;o to do / for he entended a purpo&s;e
whiche touched hym ryght nere / but he wolde
dy&s;couer his entente to noo man lyuynge but
alonely to a &s;quyer that was there who had al+wayes
before &s;erued y^e lorde Charles of bloys
for yf the con&s;table had dy&s;couered his entente
to ouy man he had ben out of all hope to haue
&s;ped &amp; brought aboute his purpo&s;e whiche by
the grace of god he atteyned vnto. The con&s;ta+ble
coulde in no wy&s;e loue y^e duke of Bretayne
nor he hym longe tyme or they &s;hewed it. And
where as he &s;awe Iohn~ of Bretayne in pry&s;on
in englande he had therof grete pyte / &amp; whe~ he
&s;awe the duke of Bretayne in po&s;&s;e&s;&s;yon of the
herytage of Bretayne / &amp; when he thought that
he was in moo&s;t loue with y^e duke then he &s;ayd
&s;yr why do ye not put to your payne that your
co&s;yn Iohn~ of Bretayne were out of the kyng
of Englandes pry&s;on &s;yr ye are bounde therto
by othe &amp; promy&s;e / for &s;yr when all the coun+trey
of Bretayne was in treaty with you / y^e pre+lates
noble men &amp; good townes &amp; the cyte of
Nantes &amp; Archeby&s;&s;hop of Reynes / &s;yr Iohn~
Craon / &s;yr Boncequalte / as then mar&s;hall of
fraunce <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">reted w^t you for the peas before Com|percorentync / 
than &amp; there ye &s;ware y^t ye &s;holde
do your full puy&s;&s;aunce to delyuer your co&s;y|nes
out of pry&s;on &amp; &s;yr ye haue done nothynge
in that matter. Wherfore be you &s;ure the coun|trey
of Bretayne loueth you the le&s;&s;e &amp; oweth
you the &s;maller fauoure / y^e duke to his demau~|de
dy&s;&s;ymuled &amp; &s;ayd / holde your peas &s;yr Oly+uer / 
where &s;halde I gete .iii. or .iiii.M. fran|kes
that is demaunded for theyr raun&s;omes.
Syr &s;ayd the con&s;table yf the countrey of Bre+tayne
&s;awe that you were wel wyllynge to the
matter / they wolde be contente to pay a taxe <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">|a
fowage to delyuer the pry&s;on ers who are ly|ke
to dye in pri&s;on without god helpe them / &s;y-Olyuer
&s;ayd y^e duke as for my countrey of bre|tayne
&s;hall not be taxed for me / my co&s;ynes ha|ue
grete prynces of theyr lygnage as y^e fren&s;&s;h
kynge / and the duke of Anioy / they may helpe
to delyuer them / for they haue alwayes &s;u&s;tey|ned
the warre agayn&s;t me / and when I &s;ware
to ayde to theyr delyueraunce myne entencyon
was none otherwy&s;e but that y^e fren&s;&s;he kynge
or theyr kyn&s;men &s;holde pay theyr raun&s;omes
the con&s;table coulde gete of y^e duke none other
an&s;were / thus as I haue begon to &s;hewe you.
The con&s;table &s;awe clerely howe y^e erle of bu<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">|kyngham
&amp; the barons &amp; knyghtes of englan|de
&s;uche as hadde ben with hym in the voyage
thrughe fraunce &amp; &s;o in to Bretayne were no|thynge
contente with the duke of Bretayne by+cau&s;e
he wolde not open his townes to them ly+ke
as he had promy&s;ed when he departed out
of Englande / but whyles the engly&s;&s;hmen lay
before wennes &amp; in the &s;ubbarbes of Nanibont
they endured grete pouerte / for they hadde no|thynge
to ete and theyr hor&s;es dyed for fawte
of foode. The engly&s;&s;hmen were fayne to ga|ther
the thy&s;telles in the feldes &amp; braye them in
a morter &amp; tempre it with water and make ther
of a paa&s;t &amp; &s;o bake it to ete / &s;uche pouerte they
endured / and they &s;ayd amonge them&s;elfe / the
duke doth not acquyte hym&s;elfe nobly agayn&s;t
vs &s;yth we haue put hy~ in po&s;&s;e&s;&s;yon of y^e &s;yg|nory
of Bretayne / and yf we &s;holde do well we
&s;holde take it fro hym agayne and gete out of
pry&s;on Iohn~ of Bretayne his aduer&s;ary &amp; ma+ke
hym duke / the countrey loueth hym better
then he that is now duke / We can not better be
reuenged of hym nor &s;oner to cau&s;e hym to le&s;e
the duchy of Bretayne / the con&s;table of fraunce
knewe ryght well what wordes &amp; &s;ore murmu+racyons
the engly&s;&s;hmen had amonge them|&s;elfe
agayn&s;t the duke of Bretayne / wherwith
he was nothynge dy&s;plea&s;ed / for euery euyll
worde that they &s;pake he wolde it had ben .xii.
Howbeit he made therof no &s;emblaunt / no mo+re
dyd a &s;quyer of Bretayne to whome he had
broken his mynde / to go in to englande on his
me&s;&s;age / this &s;quyer was called Rollant / and
&s;o it was that &s;yr Iohn~ of Harleton capytayne
of Chyerbourge was with the con&s;table at the
ca&s;tel Io&s;&s;elyn vnder &s;aufconduyte / and there
the con&s;table made hym good chere and to his
company and kepte the engly&s;&s;hmen as good
company as he coulde the rather therby to ge|te
<PB N="lxxxiii" REF="94">
theyr good wylles / then y^e con&s;table &s;quyer
auaunced forth &amp; &s;pake to &s;yr Iohn~ Harleton
before the con&s;table &amp; &s;ayd / &s;yr Iohn~ ye &s;holde
do me a grete plea&s;ure to do one thynge for me
whiche &s;hall co&s;t you nothynge / &s;yr &s;ayd y^<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> kny+ght
for the loue of the con&s;table though it be to
my co&s;t I am contente to do that I can for you
what is that I &s;holde do / &s;yr &s;ayd the &s;quyer y^t
I myght be a&s;&s;ured to go in to Englande to &s;e+myne
olde may&s;ter Iohn~ of Bretayne / the gret+te&s;t
de&s;yre that I haue in this worlde is to &s;e
hym / by my fayth &s;ayd &s;yr Iohn~ harlton it &s;hal
not be let for me but that ye &s;hal go as &s;oone as
I am retourned to Chyerbourge I wyll go in
to englande / &amp; ye &s;hal go with me I &s;hal bryng
you thyder / for your reque&s;t is not to be refu|&s;ed / 
&s;yr &s;ayd the &s;quyer I thanke you / and I re+pute
it for a grete curtoy&s;y. Thus this &s;quyer
wente with &s;yr Iohn~ Harlton to Chyerbourg
and when he had made euery thyng redy he de+parted
and entred in to the &s;ee with Iohn~ Rol+lant
in his company &amp; &s;o came to London and
brought the &s;quyer to y^e ca&s;tell where as Iohn~
of Bretayne was who knewe hym not at the
fyr&s;t metynge / at y^e la&s;t he called hym to his re|membraunce
&amp; &s;o &s;pake togyder / &amp; there he &s;he|wed
Iohn~ of Bretayne / howe that the con&s;ta|ble
of fraunce dyd &amp; wolde do his payne for his
delyueraunce / howe can y^t be &s;ayd Iohn~ of Bre+tayne / 
&s;yr &s;ayd y^<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> &s;quyer I &s;hall &s;hewe you / my
lorde the con&s;table hath a doughter to mary / &s;o
that yf ye wyll &s;were &amp; promy&s;e when ye be re|tourned
in to Bretayne to take her to your wy+fe
he wyll delyuer you out of englande / he hath
founde well the meanes how / &s;yr howe &s;ay you
wyll ye do thus / ye truely &s;ayd he / ye &s;hall re|tourne
to the con&s;table &amp; &s;ay in my name howe
there is nothynge I may doo to be delyuered
but I wyll do it / &amp; as for his doughter gladly
I wyll take her to my wyfe / thus the &s;quyer &amp;
Iohn~ of Bretayne departed &amp; pa&s;&s;ed out of en|glande
&amp; retourned in to Bretayne &amp; recorded
to the con&s;table all y^t he had &s;ene &amp; harde / &amp; the
co~&s;table who de&s;yred the aduauncement of his
doughter as to be maried &s;o highly as to Iohn~
of Bretayne was not neglygent in his bu&s;ynes
&amp; &s;tudyed for a meane in Englande to brynge
aboute his purpo&s;e / &amp; without he had founde
out a meanes as he dyd he &s;holde neuer haue
come to his purpo&s;e / whiche was to gete y^e erle
of Oxenforde on his parte who was mo&s;t pry|uy
with y^e kynge of Englande as then / but this
matter was not &s;hortly brought to pa&s;&s;e / for as
longe as y^e duke of Lanca&s;tre was in englande
and before his iourney in to &s;payne / there was
no dy&s;couerynge to the kynge of the tretye for
delyueraunce of Iohn~ of Bretayne / for when y^e
erle of Buckyngham retourned out of Bretay+ne
the renome ran thrughe al the royalme how
y^e duke of Bretayne had fal&s;ely acquyted hym
&s;elfe to the Engly&s;&s;hmen wherfore was &s;poken
all y^e euyll that coulde be deuy&s;ed / &amp; then Iohn~
of Bretayne was brought in to the kynges pre+&s;ence
and to his vncles / &amp; then it was &s;ayd to
hym / Iohn~ of Bretayne yf ye wyll releue &amp; hol+de
the duchy of Bretayne of the kynge of En|glande
ye &s;hall be delyuered out of pry&s;on and
&s;et in po&s;&s;e&s;&s;yon of the &s;ygnory of Bretayne / &amp;
&s;hall be ryght hyghly maryed in this countrey
as ye ought to be / for y^e duke of Lanca&s;tre wo<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">|de
haue gyuen hym to his doughter Phylyp
in maryage who was after quene of Portyn|gale / 
Iohn~ of Bretayne an&s;wered y^t he wolde
neuer agree to that tretye nor neuer wolde be
enemye nor contrary to the crowne of Fraunce
he &s;ayd he was contente to take the duke of La~+ca&s;tres
doughter in maryage &s;oo he myght be
delyuered out of pry&s;on &amp; out of englande / whe~
they &s;awe he wolde do none otherwy&s;e he was
&s;et agayne in pry&s;on / and after the erle or Oxen+forde
whom we called duke of Irelande &s;awe
that the duke of Lanca&s;tre was gone out of en|glande
in to Ca&s;tell / and that the tretye of the
maryage of his doughter with Iohn of Bre|tayne
was pa&s;&s;ed / for y^e duke of Lanca&s;tre had
his doughter with hym in to Ca&s;tell / then he
thought to ratrete y^e kyng of englande to gyue
hym in rewarde for &s;uche &s;eruyce as he had do|ne
and entended to do Iohn~ of Brtayne / for yf
he coulde gete hym of the kyng he was agreed
with the con&s;table of Fraunce to haue for his
raun&s;ome at two paymentes .vi. &s;core .M. fra~|kes / 
y^e fyr&s;t .lx.M. to be payde as &s;one as Iohn~
of Bretayne were &s;ent &amp; delyuered in to y^e tow+ne
of Boloyne / and y^e other .lx. M. to be payde
at Parys wher&s;oeuer he wolde haue it delyue+red / 
y^e duke of Irelande coueted the&s;e floreyns
and dyd &s;o moche with the kynge of englande
y^t the kynge gaue hym Iohn~ of Bretayne clere+ly / 
wherof many in Englande had grete mer|uayle / 
but they that ly&s;t to &s;peke wolde &s;peke / 
there was none other thynge / the duke of Ire|lande
cau&s;ed hym to be delyuered in to Bo|loyne / 
and there the con&s;table had made redy
euery thynge for hym / dnd &s;o he rode to Parys
and there founde the kynge and other lordes
of his lygnage who made hym good chere and
the con&s;table al&s;o who brought hym in to Bre+tayne / 
<PB REF="95">
and there Iohan of Bretayne wedded
his doughter as he had promy&s;ed / and when y^e
duke of Bretayne knewe that Iohn~ of Bretay+ne
was retourned in to Fraunce and clene de|lyuered
out of Englande by the ayde and pur|cha&s;e
to the con&s;table of Fraunce / then he had y^e
co~&s;table in double hatred &amp; &s;ayd / what / weneth
&s;yr Olyuer of Cle&s;&s;on to put me out of myne he+rytage / 
he &s;heweth wel the tokens therof / he ha+th
delyuered out pry&s;on Iohn~ of Bretayne
and hath gyuen hym his doughter in marriage
whiche thynges are to me ryght dy&s;plea&s;aunt
&amp; &s;urely that &s;hall I well &s;hewe ones on a daye
howe he hath not wel done peraduenture whe~
he taketh lee&s;t hede therof / he &s;ayd truely for he
&s;hewed it quyckely or y^e yere pa&s;&s;ed / as ye &s;hall
here after in the &s;tory. But fyr&s;t we wyll &s;peke
of the bu&s;ynes of Ca&s;tell and Portyngale and
of an armye on the &s;ee y^t the engly&s;&s;hmen made
to come to Slu&s;e.</P>
<P>HEre before ye haue herde how y^e fren&s;&s;he
kynges armye by the &s;ee to haue gone in
to englande was broken vp in the &s;ame &s;ea&s;on
not by y^e fren&s;&s;he kynges good wyll / for alway
he &s;hewed good courage to haue pa&s;&s;ed in to
Englande / and when he &s;awe howe y^e iourney
brake he was more dy&s;plea&s;ed then ony other / 
and all the fawte was layde vpon the duke of
Berre / howbeit it was to be thought y^t he &s;aw
more depelyer in the matter then ony other / &amp;
in his coun&s;ayllynge to leue the iourney was
for the honoure and profyte of the royalme of
fraunce&punc; for who &s;oo euer enterpry&s;ed to doo a
thynge ought to regarde what ende may come
therof and the duke of Berre had ben before &s;o
longe in englande in ho&s;tage for y^e kyng his fa+der
&amp; had ben &s;o co~uer&s;aunt among y^e engly&s;&s;h
men / &amp; had &s;ene &s;o moche of y^e countrey that he
knewe by rea&s;on what effecte the goynge in to
englande &s;holde haue come to / &amp; y^e cau&s;e moo&s;t
ex&s;cu&s;able not to go was bycau&s;e wynter was
&s;o farre ronne. But then it was &s;ayd y^t the con|&s;table
of fraunce the nexte &s;omer &s;holde goo in
to englande with a .vi. M. men of armes and
as many cro&s;&s;e bowes / for it was thought by
hym&s;elfe &amp; &s;ayd howe that nombre was &s;ufficy
to fyght with the engly&s;&s;he men / by rea&s;on the
con&s;table ought to haue knowen it / for he had
ben noury&s;&s;hed there in his yonge dayes / whe~
the&s;e lordes were retourned in to Fraunce / the~
it was determyned to &s;ende &s;ocours in to Ca|&s;tell
to ayde the kynge there agayn&s;t the kynge
of Portyngale and the duke of Lanca&s;tre / for
it was thought that &s;hortely there &s;holde be &s;o+me
dedes of armes / for the engly&s;&s;hmen kepte
the felde. And it was con&s;ydered y^t they coulde
&s;ende noo men of warre thyder without grete
co&s;t and charge / for the iourney was ferre of / &amp;
there was but lytell money in the kynges trea+&s;oury
nor in trea&s;ourers handes / for the &s;ome
of money that had ben gadered of the people be+fore
in the royalme was &s;pente &amp; wa&s;ted wher|fore
they &s;tudyed howe to gete more / and &s;oo a
newe tayle and taxe was deuy&s;ed to ryn thru|ghout
all the royalme of Fraunce / to be payde
incontynent without delay / noy&s;ynge howe it
was for the comfortynge of y^e kynge of Spay|ne
and to dryue the engly&s;&s;hmen out of his roy+alme.
This tayle was publy&s;&s;hed in euery pla+ce / 
and the kynges commy&s;&s;yoners &s;ente in to
euery good towne and Cyte / who &s;ayd to the
gouernours of the townes. Syrs thus moche
your towne is taxed at / the whiche ye mu&s;t pay
incontynent / then the rulers &s;ayd / &s;yrs we &s;hall
gather this &s;ome and then &s;ende it to Parys / 
nay &s;yrs not &s;o &s;ayd the commy&s;&s;aryes / we wyl
not abyde &s;o longe / we wyll do otherwy&s;e then
&s;o / and commaunded in the kynges name a .x.
or xii. of the be&s;t of the towne to goo to pry&s;on
without they payde the &s;ome without ony lon|ger
delay / the hone&s;t men fered the pry&s;on and
the kynges dy&s;plea&s;ure / wherfore they drewe
them togyder and payde the money inconty|nente / 
and recouered it agayne of the poore me~
thus they dyd in euery good towne / &s;o that the+re
were &s;o many tayles and taxes one after and
ther / for the fyr&s;t was &s;cante payde when ano|ther
began / thus in that &s;ea&s;on the noble royal
me of fraunce was gouerned and y^e poore peo|ple
ouer ledde. So that many auoyded out of
theyr townes and for&s;oke theyr herytages and
hou&s;es / for they were fayne to &s;ell all that they
had / and &s;ome wente to dwell in Haynalte and
in to the by&s;&s;hopryche of Lyege / where as the|re
ranne no taxe nor tayllage.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="72" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the duke of Borbon was
cho&s;en to goo in to Ca&s;tell and dy|uers
other / and howe &s;yr Iohan
Bucke admyral of flaunders was
taken pry&s;oner by the Engly&s;&s;he
men. Ca. lxxii.</HEAD>
<P><PB N="lxxxiiii" REF="95">
_THen yt was deuy&s;ed
what capytaynes &s;holde go
in to Spayne. Fyr&s;t they
apoynted y^e gentyll duke of
borbone y^t he &s;holde be &s;oue|rayne
capytayne aboue all
other / &amp; or he departed there
was apoynted .ii. other capytaynes to be in y^e
vowarde / and the duke of Borbon in the rere|warde
with .ii.M. &s;peres knyghtes &amp; &s;quyers
the&s;e .ii. capytaynes y^t &s;holde be in y^e vowarde
were &s;yr Wellyam of Lygnac / &amp; &s;yr Gaultyer
hf Pa&s;&s;ac / the&s;e .ii. lordes when they knewe y^t
they &s;holde be the capytaynes of certayne men
of armes to go in to Ca&s;tel / they prepayred the~
&s;elfe for y^t iourney then knyghtes and &s;quyers
were &s;ente for all aboute the royalme of fraun+ce
to go to Ca&s;tell / and the pa&s;&s;ages were ope|ned
as well in Nauare as in Aragon / thenne
knyghtes and &s;quyers departed fro Bretayne
Poycton / Aniowe / Mayne / Torayne / Bloys / 
Orleaunce / Beau&s;e / pycardy / borgoyne / berre
&amp; Awuergne / &amp; fro all the boundes of the royal
me of fraunce / euery man toke theyr way to go
in to Ca&s;tell / &amp; of all the forme&s;t company &s;yr
wyllyam of Lygnac / &amp; &s;yr Gaultyer of Pa&s;&s;ac
were leders / &amp; to exalte theyr honoure they de|parted
in good araye / &amp; all theyr companyes in
good ordre.</P>
<P>THus whyles the&s;e knyghtes &amp; &s;quyers
of the royalme of fraunce prepayred the~
to goo in to Ca&s;tell / &amp; &s;uche as were fyr&s;t redy
fyr&s;t departed &amp; &s;pecyally they y^t were of farre
countreys / for there were many y^t de&s;yred de|des
of armes / the &s;ame &s;ea&s;on the engly&s;&s;hmen
were on y^e &s;ee bytwene Englande &amp; Flaunders
wherof Rycharde erle of Arundell was admy|ral
&amp; in his co~pany y^e erle of deuon&s;hyre &amp; y^e erle
of Notyngha~ &amp; the by&s;&s;hop of Norwyche / they
were a .v.C. men of armes &amp;. M. archers / they
had lyen at ancre a grete &s;ea&s;on abydyng &s;ome
adue~ture &amp; often tymes refre&s;&s;hed the~ on y^e co&s;t
of englande &amp; aboute y^e yles of Cornewall / bre|tayne
&amp; Norma~dy / &amp; they were &s;ore dy&s;plea&s;ed
in y^t the flete of flaunders was &s;caped fro the~ / &amp;
were gone to rochell / &amp; &s;pecyally y^t the co~&s;table
of fraunce was gone fro Lentrygner to &s;lu&s;e &amp;
pa&s;&s;ed by Calays &amp; met not w^t hym / for gladly
they wolde haue fought w^t hym / &amp; yet y^e con&s;ta|ble
had as many &s;hyppes as they / but they pa&s;|&s;ed
by the~ by rea&s;on of y^e wynde &amp; the fludde y^t
they had in y^e nyght tyme / y^e engly&s;&s;he nauy lay
at ancre before Mergate at y^e Tames mouthe
towarde Sandwyche abydynge theyr aduen|ture / 
&amp; &s;pecyally abydyng for y^e &s;hyppes y^t were
gone to Rochell / for they thought they wolde
&s;hortly retourne &amp; &s;o they dyd / for when y^e mer|chauntes
of flaunders / of rochel / of Haynalte &amp;
other places / who for doubte of y^e engly&s;&s;hmen
were conioyned togyder / departed out of flau+ders / 
they &abpro;my&s;ed eche other to go &amp; to retour|ne
togyder / &amp; to take eche others parte / &amp; when
they had all done theyr bu&s;ynes in Rochel &amp; in
y^e cou~trey of Xainton &amp; had charged theyr &s;hyp+pes
w^t wynes / then as &s;oone as they had good
wynde they dy&s;ancred &amp; departed out of y^e ha|uen
of Rochell &amp; toke theyr way by y^e &s;ee to goo
in to flaunders &amp; to Slu&s;e &amp; fro whens they de+parted / 
they &s;ayled &s;o longe y^t they pa&s;&s;ed y^e ra|&s;e
&s;aynt Mathewe in Bretayne without peryll
or domage &amp; &s;o co&s;ted ba&s;e Bretayne / &amp; the~ nor
mandy &amp; &s;o came ryght ouer y^e Tames mouth
where as y^e engly&s;&s;he nauy lay / the flemynges
perceyued where they laye / &amp; they in the hyghe
&s;hyppes &s;ayd to theyr co~pany / &s;yrs aduy&s;e you
wel we &s;hall be met by y^e engly&s;&s;he armye / they
they haue perceyued vs they wyl take y^e aduau~+tage
of y^e wynde &amp; tyde / we &s;hal haue batayle or
it be nyght / y^t tydynges plea&s;ed not well al par+tyes
&amp; &s;pecyally y^e merchauntes of flau~ders / of
Haynalte / &amp; of other countreys who had theyr
merchau~dy&s;e there abrode / they wolde gladly
haue ben thens yf they myght. Howbeit &s;yth
they &s;awe no remedy but fyght / they ordred the~
&s;elfe therto / &amp; they were cro&s;&s;e bowes and other
me~ harney&s;ed defen&s;ably arayed mo the~ .vii.C
&amp; amonge the~ there was a valyaunt knyght of
flaunders who was theyr capytayne &amp; was as
then admyrall of the &s;ee &s;et there by the duke of
Borbone called &s;yr Iohn~ Bucke ryght &s;age &amp;
hardy in armes / &amp; had done before grete doma+ge
on the &s;ee to the englyghmen / this &s;yr Iohn~
Bucke &s;et euery thyng in good ordre &amp; decked
his &s;hyppes wel &amp; wy&s;ely as he y^t coulde ryght
wel do it &amp; &s;ayd &s;yrs be not aba&s;&s;hed we are me~
ynowe to fyght w^t y^e engly&s;&s;he army &amp; y^e wynde
wyl &s;erue vs y^t euer as we be fyghtyng we &s;hal
aproche nerer &amp; nerer to Slu&s;e we &s;hall coo&s;t
flaundres / &s;ome toke good co~forte w^t tho&s;e wor+des
&amp; &s;ome not / &s;o they put the~&s;elfe in good or|dre
&amp; defence / &amp; made redy theyr cro&s;&s;e bowes
&amp; gonues.</P>
<P>THe engly&s;&s;he &s;hyppes aproched &amp; they
had certayne galays fourny&s;&s;hed w^t ar|chers / 
&amp; they came forme&s;t rowynge w^t owers
and gaue the fyr&s;t a&s;&s;aulte and archers &s;hotte
fyer&s;ly and lo&s;t moche of theyr &s;hotte for the fle+mynges
couered them vnder y^e deckes &amp; wold
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not apere but draue euer forth with the wynde
and whe~ they were out of y^e engly&s;&s;he archers
&s;hot then they dyd let fly theyr quarelles wher
with they hurted many / then approched y^e gre|te
&s;hyppes of Englande / the erle of Arundel w^t
his company &amp; the by&s;&s;hop of Norwyche with
his / &amp; &s;o the other lordes they ru&s;&s;hed in amon|ge
the flemynges &s;hyppes &amp; them of Rochell / 
yet the flemynges &amp; cro&s;&s;e bowes defended the~
&s;elfe ryght valyau~tly for theyr patron &s;yr Iohn~
Bucke dyd euer comforte the~ / he was in a gret
&s;trong &s;hyp wherin he had .iii. gonnes &s;hotyn|&s;o
grete &s;tones that where &s;oeuer they lyghted
they dyd grete domage / &amp; euer as they fought
they drewe lytell &amp; lytell towarde flaunders / &amp;
&s;ome lytell &s;hyppes with theyr merchauntes to+ke
the coo&s;tes of Flaunders &amp; the lowe water &amp;
therby &s;aued them / for y^e grete &s;hyppes coulde
not folow them for lacke of water / thus on y^e &s;e
there was a harde batayle &amp; &s;hyppes broken &amp;
&s;unken on bothe partyes / for out of the toppes
they ca&s;t downe grete barres of yron / where as
they wente to the botom / this was an harde ba+tayle
&amp; well fought / for it endured a .iii. or .iiii.
houres / &amp; when the day fayled they withdrewe
eche fro other &amp; ca&s;t ancre &amp; there re&s;ted all ny|ght
&amp; dre&s;&s;ed theyr hurte men / &amp; when y^e fludde
came they dy&s;ancred &amp; drewe vp &s;ayles and re+tourned
agayne to the batayle / w^t the engly&s;&s;h|men
was Peter du Boys of Gaunt with a cer+tayne
archers &amp; maryners / who made the fle|mynges
moche a do / for he had ben a maryner
wherfore he knewe the arte of the &s;ee / &amp; he was
fore dy&s;plea&s;ed y^t the flemynges &amp; merchaun|tes
endured &s;o longe / alwayes y^e engly&s;&s;hmen
wanne aduauntage of y^e flemynges &amp; &s;o came
bytwene Blanqueberg &amp; Slu&s;e agayn&s;t Ga|gant
there was y^e dy&s;comfyture / for they were
not &s;ocoured by no creature / nor al&s;o at y^t tyme
there were noo &s;hyppes at Slu&s;e nor men of
warre / true it was there was a &s;quyer a man
of armes at Slu&s;e called Arnolde the mayre / 
when he harde howe there was batayle on the
&s;ee bytwene the armye of Englande &amp; them of
Flaunders he toke a barke of his owne and en+tred
therin and with hym a certayne men of
Slu&s;e / and twenty cro&s;&s;e bowes / and rowed
by force tyll he came to the batayle / but y^t was
at the poynte of the dy&s;comfyture / for by that
tyme the engly&s;&s;hmen were &s;ea&s;ed of the moo&s;t
parte of the flemy&s;&s;he &s;hyppes and had taken
&s;yr Iohn~ Bucke theyr capytayne &amp; his &s;hyp &amp;
all that were within it / and when this Arnolde
the mayre &s;awe y^e maner of that batayle he ma|de
his cro&s;&s;e bowes to &s;hote .iii. tymes &amp; then
retourned and was cha&s;ed into the hauen of
Slu&s;e but the engly&s;&s;hmennes &s;hyppes were
&s;o grete that they coulde not approche &s;o nere
y^e lande as the barke dyd / and therby he &s;aued
hym&s;elfe and his company.</P>
<P>THe men of the towne of Slu&s;e were &s;o|re
aba&s;&s;hed when they harde of tho&s;e ty+dynges
&s;o that they wy&s;t not what to do other
to gyue vp theyr towne and for&s;ake all or elles
to entre in to the &s;hyppes that laye there and &s;o
defende the hauen / &s;urely yf the Engly&s;&s;hmen
had knowen the ca&s;e they were in / they had ben
lordes of the towne and of the ca&s;tel or yf they
had byleued Peter du Boys / for he &s;ore coun|&s;ayled
them that they &s;holde incontynent haue
&s;et on the towne of Slu&s;e / they had wonne it
yf they had &s;oo done / but the engly&s;&s;hmen had
no courage therto but &s;ayd it were a grete foly
for vs to entre in to y^e towne of Slu&s;e / for then
they of Bruges / of Dan / and of Ardenbourge
&s;hall come and be&s;yege vs / &amp; &s;o peraduenture
&s;hall le&s;e al that we haue wonne / it is better for
vs to kepe it and to make wy&s;e warre then fo|ly&s;&s;hly
to le&s;e all / thus the engly&s;&s;hmen kepte
&s;tyll the &s;ee but they determyned to brenne the
nauye of &s;hyppes y^t lay at ancre in the hauen of
Slu&s;e / of &s;uche &s;hyppes as they hadde wonne
they toke parte of the~ &s;uche as were mo&s;t olde
and drye and lyghte&s;t and gre&s;ed them wel bo|the
within and without and &s;et fyer on them &amp;
&s;o lete them go with the wynde and with y^e ty|de
in to the hauen to y^e entente that they &s;holde
haue fa&s;tened and &s;et fyer on other &s;hyppes y^t
lay there of Spayne and of other places / how|beit
as god wolde that fyer dyd noo hurte nor
domage to none other &s;hyp.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="73" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the engly&s;&s;hmen aryued / &amp;
brente dyuers vyllages. Ca. lxxiii.</HEAD>
<P>_AFter that the engly&s;&s;h|men
dy&s;comfyted &s;yr Iohn~
Bucke as he came fro Ro|chell
wherby they had grete
profyte &s;pecyally of wyne / 
for they had a .ix. M. tonne
of wyne wherby wyne was
the derer all the yere after in Flaunders / Ho|lande / 
and in Brabande / and the better chepe
in Englande as it was rea&s;on / &s;uche are the
aduentures of this worlde if one haue domage
another hathe profyte. Thus &s;tyll y^e engly&s;&s;he
<PB N="lxxxv" REF="96">
men lay before Slu&s;e at an an<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">r<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> / &amp; &s;omtyme
with theyr barkes &amp; barges they &s;et a lande on
the other &s;yde agayn&s;t Slu&s;e where as there
was but a ryuer to pa&s;&s;e / &amp; there they brente a
myn&s;tre &amp; other townes alonge on the &s;ee &s;yde
&amp; on the dygnes called Torne Hoque &amp; Mur|dequer
&amp; toke men pry&s;oners in the countrey &amp;
were there lyenge a .x. dayes &amp; layde by&s;&s;hmen+tes
bytwene Dan &amp; Slu&s;e on the way of Coce+ler / 
&amp; there was taken Iohn~ of Lannay a man
of armes of Tourney who was come thyder
with the lorde of E&s;trynay &amp; &s;yr Blanquart of
Calomne came theues on y^e &s;purres fro Tour+ney
with .xl. &s;peres / and al&s;o &s;yr Robert Mer|chaunt
a knyght of flaunders who had to his
wyfe a ba&s;tarde doughter of the erle of flaun|ders
was as then at Bruges / when the tydyn|ges
&s;pred abrode of the Engly&s;&s;hmen &s;o he de|parted
&amp; came to Slu&s;e &amp; entred in to y^e ca&s;tell
whiche he founde in &s;mall defence / for yf the en+gly&s;&s;hmen
had taken lande at Slu&s;e as they
dyd on the other &s;yde of the water they had ta|ken
at theyr ea&s;e the ca&s;tell &amp; all the towne / for
&s;uche as &s;holde haue defended the towne were
&s;o aba&s;&s;hed y^t there was no man toke ony hede
of defence / then this knyght gaue them harte &amp;
&s;ayd. Aye&s;yrs and good men of Slu&s;e howe
maynteyne you your&s;elfe / by y^t ye &s;hewe your|&s;elfe
dy&s;comfyted without ony &s;troke &s;trykyn|ge / 
men of valure &amp; of good defence ought not
&s;o to do / they &s;holde &s;hewe forth a good vy&s;age
as longe as they coulde endure at the lee&s;t tyll
they were &s;layne or taken / therby they &s;holde
attayne to the grace of god and pray&s;e of the
worlde / thus &s;ayd this &s;yr Robert when he ca|me
to Slu&s;e.</P>
<P>IN y^e meane &s;ea&s;on whyle y^e engly&s;&s;hmen
were before Slu&s;e &amp; theraboute al y^e cou~+trey
to Bruges were afrayde / for they were
euery day abrode a foragynge a foote for they
had no hor&s;es / &amp; &s;omtyme they wolde entre far
in to the countrey. On a day they brente y^e tow+ne
of Coce&s;y on the downes a grete vyllage in
the way towarde Ardenbourge / &amp; &s;o to the &s;ee
&s;yde called Ho&s;ebourcke / they dyd there what
they ly&s;t &amp; myght haue done more yf they had
knowen what ca&s;e the countrey was in / &amp; whe~
they had taryed there at theyr plea&s;ure &amp; &s;awe
that no man came agayn&s;t them / then they to|ke
theyr &s;hyppes &amp; drewe vp &s;ayles &amp; &s;o retour+ned
in to Englande with .CC.M. frankes of
profyte / and &s;o came in to Tames &s;treyght to
London where as they were receyued w^t grete
ioy / for the good wynes of Poycton &amp; Xamton
that was determyned to haue ben dronken in
flaunders / in Haynalte / Brabant &amp; in dyuers
other places in pycardy / the engly&s;&s;hmen brou+ght
all with them in to englande / &amp; was lorde
&amp; departed at London &amp; in other places of En+glande / 
wyne was &s;olde then for .iiii. pens the
galon / and certayne merchauntes of zerecyell
in zelande lo&s;t parte of the &s;ame wyne / but they
had re&s;tytucyon agayne of all theyr lo&s;&s;es / for
they of zercyell wolde neuer agree to go to ma|ke
warre in to englande nor wolde &s;uffre none
of theyr &s;hyppes to goo in y^e iourney wherby
they atteyned grete loue of the Engly&s;&s;hmen / 
&s;yr Iohn~ Bucke was put in pry&s;on curioy&s;ly
at London / he myght go where he ly&s;t but eue|ry
nyght to lodge in y^e cyte / he coulde neuer co|me
to his raun&s;ome / yet the duke of Borgoyne
wolde gladly haue had hym by exchaunge for
a ba&s;tarde broder of y^e kynge of Portyngalles
whom they of Breuelet had taken on the &s;ee co+mynge
to Meldeboure / thus &s;yr Iohn~ Bucke
was pry&s;oner thre yeres in Englande and the|re
dyed.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="74" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the duke of Lanca&s;tres mar|&s;hal
toke the towne of Ribadane whi+che
was &s;trongly kepte. Ca. lxxiiii.</HEAD>
<P>_HOwe yt ys tyme that
we retourne to the bu&s;ynes
of Ca&s;tell &amp; Portyngale &amp;
to &s;peke of the duke of Lan+ca&s;tre
beynge in Galyce / &amp;
of &s;uche bu&s;ynes as fall in y^t
&s;ea&s;o~ whiche were not &s;mal
&amp; al&s;o to &s;hewe what ayde &amp; comforte y^e fren&s;&s;he
kynge &s;ent y^t tyme in to Ca&s;tell / or elles kynge
Iohn~ of Spaynes bu&s;ynes had but ea&s;ely go+ne
forwarde / I &s;ay &s;urely y^<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> &s;ame yere y^t the du+ke
aryued in his countrey he had lo&s;t all his la~+de
if y^e ayde of the fren&s;&s;he kyng had not ben / ye
know wel y^t tydynges &s;predeth euer farre / the
kynge of Portyngale knewe as &s;oone as y^e du+ke
of Lanca&s;tre or ony other ma~ / how y^e fren&s;&s;h
kynges army y^t lay on y^e &s;ee to haue gone in to
Euglande brake theyr iourney / for the kyng of
Portyngale lay as the~ at y^e cyte of Porte a &s;tro~+ge
towne &amp; a haue wel v&s;ed by rea&s;on of mer|chau~tes
y^t re&s;orted thyder / &amp; when he knew of
y^e brekynge of y^e fren&s;&s;he kynges army he was
glad therof / for it had ben&s;hewed hym before
that all englande was lykely to haue ben lo&s;t.
Wherfore he &s;om what dy&s;&s;ymuled with the du+ke
of Lanca&s;tre dryuynge of the takyng of his
<PB REF="97">
doughter in maryage / but &s;tyll he draue hym
of with fayre wordes and &s;alutacyons / &amp; when
he was iu&s;tly enfourmed of the departynge of
y^e fren&s;&s;he kynge fro Slu&s;e / then he called his
coun&s;ayle and &s;ayd / &s;yr ye knowe well howe y^e
duke of Lanca&s;tre is in Galyce and the duches
our co&s;yne with hym and it is not vnknowen
to you howe he was here and had coun&s;ayle to+gyder
and howe it was agreed that I &s;holde
haue his doughter in maryage / &s;o it is I wyll
perceyuer in y^e &s;ame e&s;tate and wyll demaunde
her honourably as it is rea&s;on and apertenent
to &s;uche a prynce as the duke of Lanca&s;tre is &amp;
to me as kynge of Portyngale / I wyll make
that lady quene of Portyngale / &s;yr &s;ayd they
of his coun&s;ayle / ye doo in this accordynge to
rea&s;on / for ye haue &s;o &s;worne &amp; promy&s;ed / well
&s;ayd the kynge / then let vs &s;ende for her to the
duke then there was appoynted the archeby&s;|&s;hop
of Bra&s;chez / and &s;yr Iohn~ Radyghen of
Sar to go an that amba&s;&s;ade / they were &s;ente
for to the kynge / and &s;o they toke on them that
voyage / &amp; with them they had a. CC. &s;peres.
&para;Nowe let vs &s;peke of y^e &s;yege that &s;yr Tho|mas
Moreaus mar&s;hall of the duke of Lanca+&s;tres
co&s;t had layde before the towne of Ryba|dane / 
and &s;hewe what became theron.</P>
<P>I Byleue that they of Rybadane thought
to haue ben comforted by kynge Iohn of
Ca&s;tell and by the knyghtes of Fraunce who
lay in y^e towne of Valcolyue or elles they wol|de
neuer haue endured &s;oo longe / for I haue
meruayle howe &s;uche a &s;orte of vyllaynes coul+de
endure agayn&s;t &s;uche a &s;loure of archers &amp;
men of armes and were not aba&s;&s;hed / for eue|ry
day they had a&s;&s;aulte and it was &s;ayd to &s;yr
Thomas Moreaus in maner of coun&s;ayle by
the moo&s;t valyaunt knyghtes of his company
&s;yr leue this towne here / then an euyl fyer may
b<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">enne it and let vs go further in to the coun|trey
to Maynes / to Noye / or to Be&s;ances / al|wayes
we may retourne agayne when we ly&s;t
by my fayth &s;ayd &s;yr Thomas that &s;hall neuer
be &s;ayd that vyllaynes haue dy&s;comfyted vs / 
I wyll not departe hens thoughe I &s;holde ta|ry
here .ii. monethes without y^<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> duke &s;ende for
me. Thus the mar&s;halles mynde &amp; oppynyon
was to kepe &s;tyll there his &s;yege / the kynge of
Ca&s;tell who laye at Valeolyue and had &s;ente
&s;pecyally for ayde in to Fraunce / he harde day+ly
howe they of Rybadane defended them&s;elfe
valyauntly &amp; wolde not yelde / in the name of
god &s;ayd the Barroys of Barrers it gretely
dy&s;pea&s;eth me y^t we &s;ent not thyder our fren&s;&s;h
men / they wolde gretely haue recomforted the
men of that towne / and al&s;o I am not contente
that I am not at the &s;yege / for then at the lee&s;t
I &s;holde haue the honoure as the&s;e vyllaynes
haue nowe / &amp; &s;urely yf I had knowen the trou+the
of the &s;trength of that towne I wolde haue
refre&s;&s;hed it and haue put my&s;elfe at aduentu|re
therin / as well god &s;holde haue &s;ente me the
grace to haue defended the towne as the&s;e vyl+laynes
do. Thus he deuy&s;ed in the kynges pre+&s;ence
and before the fren&s;&s;he knyghtes who de+&s;yred
dedes of armes. Then it was &s;ayd to the
kynge / &s;yr &s;ende a. C. &s;peres in to the&s;e townes
of Noye &amp; of Calongne / for who &s;o hath tho&s;e.
ii. ca&s;telles hath the .ii. &s;ydes of y^e lande of Ga|lyce / 
and to go thyder dyuers dyd pre&s;ent the~|&s;elfe
before the kynge / as &s;yr Try&s;tram of Roy
and &s;yr Raynolde his broder / &s;yr Aulberte of
Braquemont / &s;yr Try&s;tra~ of Galle / &s;yr Iohn~
of ca&s;tell Morant / &amp; &s;yr Barroys of Barrers.
The kynge herde them well &amp; was contente w^t
theyr offres / and &s;ayd / fayre &s;yrs I thanke you
of your good wylles / howbeit ye maye not all
go / &s;ome of you mu&s;t abyde &s;tyll with me for
aduentures that may fall / but at this pre&s;ente
tyme I de&s;yre the Barroys of Barrers to ta|ke
on hym that charge yf it plea&s;e hym / y^e kny|ght
was ryght glad of y^t iourney / for he thou|ght
he had lyen there to longe and &s;ayd to the
kynge / &s;yr I thanke your grace &amp; &s;hall kepe &amp;
defende it to my power / and &s;hall not departe
thens tyll ye &s;ende for me / &s;o be it a goodes na|me
&s;ayd the kynge / we thynke to here &s;hortely
&s;ome tydynges out of fraunce / as then the kny+ghtes
knewe not of the fren&s;&s;he kynges depar+tynge
fro Slu&s;e / but the kynge knewe it well
ynoughe / for the duke of Borbon had wryten
to hym of all the bu&s;ynes in fraunce / &amp; howe he
was apoynted to come in to Ca&s;tell w^t .iii. M.
&s;peres and before hym to open y^e pa&s;&s;ages &s;hol+de
come .iii.M. &s;peres vnder the gydynge of
&s;yr Wyllyam of Lygnac / and &s;yr Gaultyer of
Pa&s;&s;ac / the fren&s;&s;he knyghtes de&s;yred y^e kyng
to &s;hewe them &s;ome tydynges out of Fraunce
with a good wyll &s;ayd the kynge.</P>
<P>THen the kynge &s;ayd &s;yrs &s;urely the du|ke
of Borbon is cho&s;en pryncypal capy+tayne
to come in to this countrey for y^e fren&s;&s;h
kynge and his coun&s;ayle hath apoynted hym
to come with .vi. thou&s;ande &s;peres knyghtes / 
and &s;quyers / and al&s;o two valyaunte knygh+tes
are cho&s;en capytaynes for to come before
<PB N="lxxxvi" REF="97">
hym as &s;yr Wyllyam Lygnac / as &s;yr Gaultyer
of Pa&s;&s;ac / they &s;hall come fyr&s;t with a .iii. M.
&s;peres as for the voyage by y^e &s;ee in Englande
is broken vp for this &s;ea&s;on tyll the con&s;table
of Fraunce and the erle of &s;aynt Poule and y^e
lorde of Concy with .iiii. M. &s;peres &s;hall goo
in to Englande this nexte Maye. Howe &s;aye
you &s;yrs to this &s;ayd the kynge / &s;yr &s;ayd they
the&s;e be ryche tydynges we can haue no better
for this nexte &s;omer dedes of armes &s;halbe wel
&s;hewed in your countrey / yf there be .vi. M.
apoynted there wyll come .ix. M. we &s;hall &s;u|rely
fyght with the engly&s;&s;hmen / they kepe as
nowe the felde / but we &s;hal clo&s;e them togyder
or it be myd&s;omer / &s;yr the&s;e knyghtes that co|me
are ryght valyaunt and &s;pecyally the duke
of Borbon and the other are proued knyghtes
and worthy to be gouernours of me~ of armes / 
anone was &s;pred abrode in y^e towne of Valeo|lyue
and abrode in Ca&s;tell the grete comforte
and ayde that &s;holde come out of Fraunce by
the fyr&s;t daye of Maye / wherof knyghtes and
&s;quyers were ryght ioyous.</P>
<P>THus the Barroys of Barres departed
with a .l. &s;peres and rode to the ca&s;tell
of Noye / tydynges came to the duke of Lan|ca&s;tres
mar&s;hall howe the fren&s;&s;hmen were a
brode rydynge with a .l. &s;peres to come to rey|&s;e
the &s;yege before Rybadane / When the mar|&s;hal
harde tho&s;e tydynges / he byleued it lyght+ly / 
for they that &s;hewed hym therof affyrmed it
to be true &s;aynge how they had &s;ene them ryde
ouer the ryuer of Dorne &amp; toke theyr lodgyng
at y^e towne of Arpent. Then y^e mar&s;hal was in
doubte &amp; toke cou~&s;ayle / &amp; determyned to &s;ende
worde therof to the duke of Lanca&s;tre his lor|de
and &s;o he dyd / and he &s;ente &s;yr Iohn~ Dam|brecycourt
and a heraulde who knewe all the
wayes in Galyce / and then the mar&s;hall made
euer good watche and &s;pyal / for he doubted to
be a&s;cryed in the nyght halfe the do&s;t watched
euery nyght whyle the other &s;lepte / &s;yr Iohn~
Dambretycourt and the heraulde came to the
towne of &s;aynt Iames to the duke and to the
duches / when y^e duke knewe of theyr comynge
he &s;ayd / &s;urely we &s;hall here &s;ome tydynges / 
as &s;oone as they came to his pre&s;ence / the duke
demaunded what tydynge / &s;yr &s;ayd they none
y^t be good / but your mar&s;hall hath &s;ente vs hy|der
to you / to knowe your plea&s;ure what he
&s;holde do for it is reported to hym for certayne
that the fren&s;&s;hmen are a&s;&s;embled togyder in
Ca&s;tel and ryde fa&s;t to pa&s;&s;e the ryuer to come
and fyght with your men lyenge at &s;yege befo+re
Rybadane / &s;yr the&s;e be the tydynges y^t we
haue brought. In the name of god &s;ayd the du+ke
the&s;e be none euyll tydynges that we &s;hall
&s;hortely prouyde for them / he behelde &s;yr Iohn~
Holande his con&s;table / and his admyrall &s;yr
Thomas Percy and &s;ayd to them / &s;yrs take a
CCC. &s;peres and. CCCCC. archers / &amp; go to
your company before Rybadane / they are in a
doubte y^t the fren&s;&s;hmen &s;holde come &amp; a&s;&s;ayle
them / then the&s;e .ii. knyghtes made them redy
and toke with them .iii. C. &s;peres and .v. C. ar|chers
and departed fro the duke and rode &s;oo
longe that they came before Rybadane where
theyr co~panyons were lodged / who were gret+ly
reioy&s;ed of theyr comyge / then &s;yr Iohn~ Ho+land
&s;ayd to the mar&s;hall / what &s;ay they of Ry+badane
wyll they not yelde them / by my fayth
&s;ayd the mar&s;hal / they are prowde people they
&s;e that all the countrey aboute them doo yelde / 
yet they kepe &s;tyll theyr opynyons / &amp; yet they
be but a many of vyllaynes / there is not amon+ge
them one gentylma~ of name / &s;yr holde your
peas &s;ayd &s;yr Iohn~ Holande / for within the&s;e.
iiii. dayes we &s;hal brynge them to that poynte
that they &s;hal be glad to yelde them&s;elfe to ony
that wyll take them to mercy / but &s;yr I praye
you do y^e fren&s;&s;hmen ryde abrode / ye &s;urely &s;yr
&s;ayd he I haue ben well enfourmed howe they
ryde to the nombre of .v. C. &s;peres in one com|pany
whiche maye well be / for dayely to them
there cometh men of warre out of Fraunce / &amp;
as I haue knowledge it is the Barroys of bar+rers / 
he is in the ca&s;tell of Noye with .l. &s;peres
this is all that we knowe / thus they were all
lodged togyder as well as they myght &amp; made
grete prouy&s;yon that came after them.</P>
<P>ABoute a .iiii. dayes after that Iohn~ ho+lande
and &s;yr Thomas Percy were to
men to the mar&s;halles do&s;t they ordeyned to
make a grete a&s;&s;aulte and cau&s;ed to be made a
grete engyne of tymbre with wheles to be re|moued
with &s;trenthe of men whyther they ly&s;t
and within it myght ea&s;ely be a. C. knightes &amp;
a. C. archers / &amp; they had fylled y^e dykes where
as this engyne &s;holde pa&s;&s;e / then began the a&s;+&s;aulte / 
and the engyne to approche with &s;tren|gth
of men and therin archers well prouyded
w^t arowes fyer&s;ly &s;hotynge at them within the
towne / &amp; they within ca&s;tynge out dartes &amp; &s;to+nes
meruaylou&s;ly / but they byneth were coue|red
w^t mantelles &amp; oxe hydes to defende the~ fro
y^e &s;tones &amp; dartes &amp; vnder y^t couerture men of
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armes approched well paue&s;&s;ed w^t pyke axes
to per&s;e the walle / &s;oo that they enpayred the
walle / for they within coulde not defende the
walle bycau&s;e of the archers who &s;hotte &s;o ho|ly
togyder that none dur&s;te appere at theyr de+fence
&s;o with hewynge they reuer&s;ed in to the
dyke a grete pane of the wall / when they with
in &s;awe them&s;elfe in &s;oo grete my&s;chefe / they
were gretely aba&s;&s;hed / and then cryed out a
lowde we yelde our&s;elfe / we yelde vs / but the|re
were noone that made them ony an&s;were / 
The Engly&s;&s;he men dyd laughe at them and
&s;ayd. The&s;e vyllaynes haue put vs to moche
payne<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> &amp; nowe they mocke vs when they wol|de
haue vs to take them to mercy / nowe y^e tow+ne
is our owne / &s;ome of the Engly&s;&s;he men an|&s;wered
them within and &s;ayd. Syrs we kno|we
not what ye &s;ay / we can not &s;peke no Spa+ny&s;&s;he / 
&s;peke good fren&s;&s;he or engly&s;&s;he yf ye
wyll that we &s;holde vnder&s;tande you. Thus
they cu<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">red and pa&s;&s;ed forthe and cha&s;ed the&s;e
vyllaynes / who fledde before them and &s;lewe
them by hepes. That daye there were &s;layne
what of one and other with the Iewes y^t were
there moo then .xv. hundred. Thus the towne
of Rybadane was taken by force / and &s;uche as
fyr&s;t entred had there grete pyllage / and &s;pecy+ally
they founde more golde and &s;yluer in the
Iewes how&s;es then in ony other place.</P>
<P>AFter the takynge of Rybadane whiche
was wonne by pure a&s;&s;aulte / and that
the Engly&s;&s;he men had pylled it at theyr plea|&s;ure
then they demaunded of y^e mar&s;hall what
&s;holde be done with the towne yf it &s;holde be
brente or not / naye &s;ayd the mar&s;hall we wyll
kepe it and newe repayre it. But nowe whe|ther
&s;hall we prepayre / and they determyned
to drawe to Maures a good towne in Galyce
Then they were apoynted that &s;holde abyde
in Rybadane and repayre it / there was lefte
&s;yr Peter of clynton a ryght valyaunt knyght
with .xx. &s;peres &amp; .lx. archers / they made grete
prouy&s;yon with that they founde there &s;pecy|ally
of yokes and good wynes / whiche were
&s;o &s;tronge and myghty that the engly&s;&s;he men
coulde not drynke therof if they dranke moche
they were in that ca&s;e they coulde not helpe
them&s;elfe in two dayes after. Thus they dy&s;|lodged
fro Rybadane and rode towardes the
towne of Maures / and caryed in peces with
them y^<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> grete engyne / for they &s;awe well it dyd
good &s;eruyce / and was ferefull to men in the
townes. When they of Maures vnder&s;tode
howe the engly&s;&s;hmen were comynge to them
warde to haue the towne vnder the duke and
duches of Lanca&s;tres obey&s;aunce / and knewe
howe Rybadane was taken by force / and how
that they brought with them a deuyll in &s;tede
of an engyne / for it was &s;o grete that it coulde
not be dy&s;troyed / they doubted gretly the oo&s;t
and this engyne / then they wente to coun&s;ayle
to &s;e what were be&s;t for them to doo outher to
yelde or to make defence. And when they had
well coun&s;ayled togyder / they coulde &s;e none
other thynge but y^t it was farre better for them
to yelde then to defende / for they con&s;ydered yf
they were taken by force / they &s;holde le&s;e body
and goodes / and no comforte appered to them
fro ony parte / they that were &s;age &s;ayd. Syrs
beholde howe they of Rybadane were taken
at theyr defence / and yet they were as &s;tronge
as we or &s;tronger / &amp; they were be&s;yeged more
then a moneth / and yet they hadde nother ayde
nor &s;ocoure / as we vnder&s;tande the kynge of
Ca&s;tel accompteth at this &s;ea&s;on al y^e countrey
of Galyce lo&s;t to the ryuer of Dorne / nor we
thynke that this yere there cometh no fren&s;&s;he
men to our ayde / wherfore let vs yelde our&s;el|fe
mekely without domage as other townes
haue done / euery man behelde the &s;ame oppy|nyon / 
but &s;ome &s;ayd howe maye this be done / 
well ynoughe &s;ayd the &s;ages / we &s;hall go and
mete them on the waye and bere the keyes of y^e
towne with vs &amp; pre&s;ent them to the engly&s;&s;he
men / they be courtoys people / they wyll do vs
no hurte yf we receyue them curtoy&s;ly / to this
they were all agreed / then there y&s;&s;ued out of
y^e towne a fyfty per&s;ones of them y^t were moo&s;t
noble as &s;oone as they knewe y^t the engly&s;&s;he
men approched they y&s;&s;ued out / and aboute a
quarter of a legge of / they taryed for the En|ghy&s;&s;he
men:</P>
<P>TIdynges came to the Engly&s;&s;he men
howe they of the towne of Maures we
re y&s;&s;ued out / not to fyght but to yelde them &amp;
the keyes of the towne whiche they brought w^t
them. Then y^e lordes rode on before to &s;e what
the matter was / and cau&s;ed all the archers &amp;
oo&s;t to tary behynde / then the Galycyens came
forthe / and it was &s;ayd to them / Syrs beholde
here the lordes of Englande &s;ente by the duke
of Lanca&s;tre to conquere this countrey / &s;peke
to them yf ye ly&s;t. Then they all kneled downe
&amp; &s;ayd. Syrs we be of the poore men of Mau|res
who<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">wyllyngly wyll be vnder the obey&s;au~+ce
of the duke of Lanca&s;tre and of my lady the
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duke of Lanca&s;tre and of my lady the duches / 
wherfore we de&s;yre you to accepte vs to mercy
for all that we haue is yours / the .iii. lordes of
englande by eche others aduy&s;e an&s;wered and
&s;ayd / ye good people of Maures we &s;hall go w^t
you in to the towne and parte of <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ur oo&s;t not al
and there ye &s;hal make promy&s;e &amp; othe as good
people ought to do to theyr lorde and lady / &s;yrs
&s;ayd they this &s;hall we doo with good wylles.
Then &s;ayd the lordes go your wayes on before
and open the gates / for ye are and &s;hall be re|ceyued
to mercy / then they wente to theyr tow|ne
and opened theyr gates and barryers and
&s;uffred the con&s;table and the other lordes to en+tre
and a .iiii. C. &s;peres with them / and the re|&s;ydue
of the oo&s;t lodged without in the feldes &amp;
had prouy&s;yon out of the towne &s;uffycyent / the
lordes lodged within the towne and toke the
othes of them of the towne of Maures as it is
&s;ayd before.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="74" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the duke of Lanca&s;tre &s;ente
for the admyrall and mer&s;hal and his
other offycers to come to the weddyn+ge
of his doughter and the kynge of
Portyngale. Ca. lxxiiii.</HEAD>
<P>_THe nexte daye after the
towne of Maures was gy|uen
vp and that euery man
made them redy to go to the
cyte of Be&s;ances / there came
tydynges and letters fro the
duke of Lanca&s;tre commau~+dynge
them on the &s;yght of his letters what &s;o
euer e&s;tate they were in / to repayre to his pre|&s;ence / 
certefyenge them that he loked in a &s;hor|te
&s;ea&s;on / for the archeby&s;&s;hop of Braghes and
for &s;yr Iohn~ Radyghes de Sar amba&s;&s;ade fro
the kynge of Portyngale who were comynge
to wedde his doughter by procuracyon and to
lede her to the cyte of Porte where the kynge of
Portyngale taryed for her / When the&s;e lordes
vnder&s;tode the&s;e tydy~ges they retourned theyr
waye and &s;ayd it was requy&s;yte for the duke to
haue his lordes and coun&s;ayle aboute hym at y^e
receyuynge of the&s;e amba&s;&s;adours / and &s;o re|tourned
and lefte men of warre in y^e gary&s;ons
that they had wonne / and &s;o came to the towne
of &s;aynt Iames as the duke had commaunded
them / and within .iii. dayes after thyder came
y^e by&s;&s;hop of Braghes / &amp; &s;yr Iohn~ Radyghes
de Sar with a. CC. hor&s;es / they were all well
lodged / then when they were redy apparelled
y^e amba&s;&s;adours and other lordes in theyr com+pany
wente to the duke &amp; to the duches in good
aray / where they were receyued with grete ioy
and there declared the cau&s;e of theyr comynge
The duke herde them well &amp; was wel reioyced
therw^t bycau&s;e of y^e auauntement of his dough+ter
and for the alyaunce of the kynge of Portyn+gale
whiche he thought ryght behouable for
hym yf he wolde entre to conquere Ca&s;tell / the
by&s;&s;hop &s;hewed the duke and the duches and
theyr coun&s;ayle howe he had auctoryte by pro|curacyon
per&s;onally to wed the lady Phylyp
of Lanca&s;tre in the name of the kynge of Por|tyngale / 
wherwith the duke and duches were
well contente / thus &s;yr Iohn~ Radyghes de &s;ar
by vertue of procuracyon wedded y^e lady Phy+lyp
of Lanca&s;tre in the name of &amp; kynge of Por+tyngale
and the by&s;&s;hop of Braghes wedded
them / &amp; &s;oo were layde curtoy&s;ly in bed as hu&s;|bande
and wyfe ought to be / and the nexte day
after the lady with all her company were redy
to departe and &s;o toke leue of her fader / moder
and &s;y&s;ters / with ladyes &amp; damoy&s;elles with
her and her ba&s;tarde &s;y&s;ter wyfe to y^e mar&s;hall
with her / and with her went &s;yr Iohn~ Holande
&s;yr Thomas Percy / and &s;yr Iohn~ Dambrych|courte
and. C. &s;peres and. CC. archers and &s;o
rode to the cyte of Porte in Portyngale.</P>
<P>AGayn&s;t the comynge of the yonge que+ne
of Portyngale y&s;&s;ued out of the cyte
of Porte to do her honoure and reuerence pre|lates
of the chyrche / as y^e by&s;&s;hops of Lyxbone
of Deure / of Connymbres / and of Porte / and
of temporall lordes / the erle Dango&s;e / the erle
of Nouayre / the erle of Le&s;cal / Galope Ferant
Patryke Pyma&s;&s;e / Martyne de Marlo and
mo then .xl. knyghtes / &amp; grete nombre of theyr
people and many ladyes and damoy&s;elles / and
all the clergy reue&s;ted in habytes of proce&s;&s;yon
thus the lady Phylyp of Lanca&s;tre was brou|ght
in to the cyte of Porte in Portyngale &amp; &s;o<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">
to the kynges palace / there the kynge toke her
by the hande and ky&s;&s;ed her and all the other la+dyes
and damoy&s;elles that were come with her
and brought her in to her chambre / and then to+ke
leue of all y^e ladyes / &amp; the lordes of englande
that were there lodged at theyr ea&s;e &amp; all theyr
men in the cyte of Porte / for it is a grete cyte / &amp;
y^t nyght they kepte the vygyll of the fee&s;t to the
nexte day / the ladyes daun&s;ynge and pa&s;&s;ynge
theyr tyme that nyght / and on the Tuy&s;daye y^e
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kynge of Portyngale with the prelates / and
lordes of his countrey were redy in the mor|nynge
and kepte on theyr hor&s;es at the palays
and &s;o rode to y^e cathedrall chyrche called &s;aynt
Maryes / and there caryed for the quene who
came accompanyed with ladyes and damoy&s;el+les / 
and thoughe &s;yr Iohn~ Radyghos de Sar
had wedded her before in the kynges behalfe / 
yet then agayne openly there y^e kynge wedded
her / and &s;o retourned to y^e palays &amp; there was
made a grete fee&s;t and a &s;olempne / and after dy+ner
Iu&s;tes and tournays before the kynge and
quene and at nyght the pry&s;e was gyuen of the~
without to &s;yr Iohn~ Holande / and of y^e chalen|gers
a knyght of the kynges called &s;yr Iohn~
Tet dore had the pry&s;e &s;o that day and nyght
they perceyuered in grete tryumphe and ioye / 
and the kynge lay with the quene / and as the
reuome ranne in the countrey &amp; courte y^e kynge
was as then a clene mayde / the nexte daye the
fee&s;t renewed and newe Iu&s;tes / and the pry&s;e
of the chalengers had Vas Martyne of Mer+lo
and of them without / &amp; &s;yr Iohn~ Dambrety|courte
and y^e nyght there was grete daun&s;yng
&s;yngynge and &s;portynge / and euery day there
were knyghtes and &s;quyers that Iu&s;ted.</P>
<P>WIth &s;uche tryumphes Iu&s;tes &amp; &s;por|tes
as ye haue harde the quene of Por+tyngale
was receyued at her fyr&s;t co|mynge
in the cyte of Porte / and the&s;e fee&s;tes en+dured
more then .x. dayes and the kynge gaue
grete gyftes to all the &s;traungers &s;o that they
were well contente. Then the knyghtes of En+glande
toke theyr leue of the kynge and of the
quene / and retourned to y^e cyte of &s;aynt Iames
to the duke and duches / who of them demaun|ded
tydynges &amp; they &s;hewed all y^t they had &s;ene
and harde / and howe the kynge of Portyngale
and the quene dyd commaunde them to them / 
and &s;ayd / &s;yr the la&s;t worde y^t the kynge &s;ayd to
vs was howe he de&s;yreth you to drawe in to y^e
felde when it plea&s;e you / for in lykewy&s;e &s;o wyl
he do and drawe in to Ca&s;tell. The&s;e be good
tydynges &s;ayd the duke. Thus aboute a .xv.
dayes after the con&s;table and admyral were re+tourned
fro y^e kynge of Portyngales maryage
y^e duke of Lanca&s;tre prepayred for his iourney
to go and conquere ca&s;tells and townes in Ga+lyce / 
for as then the duke was not lorde of all y^e
townes in the countrey / and it was ordeyned y^t
when the duke &s;holde departe fro &s;aynt Iames
that the duches and her doughter Katheryne
&s;holde in lykewy&s;e departe and goo to the cyte
of Porte in Portyngale / to &s;e the kynge and y^e
yonge quene theyr doughter / and the towne of
&s;aynt Iames was delyuered to the kepynge of
an engly&s;&s;he knyght called &s;yr Loys Clyfforde
and .xxx. &s;peres with hym &amp; an. C. archers.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="75" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the duke of Lanca&s;tre and
his men rode towardes the cyte
of Be&s;ances / and howe the tow|ne
made compo&s;ycyon with them
Ca. lxxv.</HEAD>
<P>_THus the duke Lanca|&s;tre
departed and all his me~
and &s;uche as were ordeyned
to abyde in gary&s;on abode
and the duke and the duches
rode towardes Be&s;ances / 
one of y^e la&s;t townes bytwe|ne
Galyce and Portyngale the ryght waye to
Porte and to Connymbres / and bycau&s;e y^e du|ches
of Lanca&s;tre and her doughter &s;holde go
to &s;e the kynge of Portyngale therfore they hel+de
that way / when they of Be&s;ances knewe y^t
y^e duke was comynge on them with all his oo&s;t
then they drewe to coun&s;ayle and were of ma|ny
oppynyons. Fynally they determyned for y^e
be&s;t and &s;ent to the duke and duches .vi. of the
chefe of the towne to de&s;yre and trete for an ab|&s;tynence
of warre for .viii. dayes / &amp; in y^e meane
&s;ea&s;eon they to &s;ende to the kynge of Ca&s;tell / 
&s;hewynge hym without he came &s;oo &s;tronge to
fyght with the duke / to yelde vp theyr towne
without ony other meane. Then there depar|ted
fro Be&s;ances .vi. men &amp; rode to mete with y^t
engly&s;&s;hmen. Fyr&s;t they encountred with the
vowarde whiche the mar&s;hall led. There they
were &s;topped and demaunded what they were
and what they wolde / they an&s;wered how they
were of Be&s;ances and that by appoyntemente
of the towne they were charged to goo and &s;pe|ke
with the duke / the mar&s;hall &s;ayd to &s;yr Iohn~
Sou&s;tre / &s;yr go and brynge the&s;e men to y^e du|ke
in &s;aufgarde for fere le&s;t our archers do &s;lee
them / and then he &s;ayd to them / &s;yrs goo your
wayes this knyght &s;hal be your guyde / &s;o they
rode forthe and at the la&s;t founde out the duke
and duches and her doughter and &s;yr Iohn~ Ho+lande / 
&s;yr Thomas Percy &amp; dyuers other with
them &s;portynge them vnder the &s;hadowe of the
fayre Olyue trees / &amp; they behelde wel &s;yr Iohn~
Sou&s;tre comynge to themwarde. Then &s;yr
<PB N="lxxxviii" REF="99">
Iohn~ Holande demaunded of hym and &s;ayd / 
&s;yr Iohn~ are tho&s;e your pry&s;oners / nay &s;yr &s;ayd
he they be no pry&s;oners / they are men of Be&s;an+ces
&s;ent by the mer&s;hall to &s;peke with my lorde
y^e duke as I thynke they wyll make &s;ome tretye
the duke and the duches herde al tho&s;e wordes
Then &s;yr Iohn~ Sou&s;tre &s;ayd to them ye good
men auaunce forth / beholde here your lorde &amp;
lady&punc; Then the&s;e .vi. men kneled downe &amp; &s;ayd
My ryght redoubted lorde and lady the como+naltye
of the towne of Be&s;ances haue &s;ente vs
to your pre&s;ence / &s;yr they vnder&s;tande howe ye
are comynge or &s;endynge your armye agayn&s;t
the~ they de&s;yre of your &s;pecyal grace to forbere
them the&s;e .ix. dayes / and in the meane &s;ea&s;on
they wyll &s;ende to the kynge of Ca&s;tell to the
towne of Valcolyue and &s;hewe hym what dau~+ger
they be in / and &s;yr without there come with
in the&s;e .ix. dayes &s;uche &s;ocoure to them as to fy+ght
with you / they wyll yelde them vnto your
obey&s;aunce / and yf ye lacke ony prouy&s;yon of
vytayles or ony other thynge in the meane &s;ea|&s;on / 
ye &s;hall haue out of the towne for your mo|ney
at your plea&s;ure for you &amp; for all your men.
Therwith the duke &s;tode &s;tyll and &s;pake noo
worde / and &s;uffred the duches to &s;peke bycau&s;e
it was in her countrey / then &s;he behelde the du|ke
and &s;ayd / &s;yr what &s;ay you / madame &s;ayd he
and what &s;ay you / ye are herytoure her / that I
haue is by you / therfore ye &s;hall make them an|&s;were / 
wel &s;yr &s;ayd &s;he / me thynke it were good
to receyue them as they haue demaunded / for I
byleue the kynge of Ca&s;tell hathe as nowe noo
grete de&s;yre &s;o &s;hortly to fyght with you / I can
not tell &s;ayd the duke wolde to god he wolde co+me
&s;hortely to batayle / then we &s;holde be the &s;o|ner
delyuered / I wolde it &s;holde be within .vi.
dayes / wherfore as ye haue deuy&s;ed I am con|tente
it &s;o be / then y^e duches tourned her towar|de
the .vi. men and &s;ayd / &s;yrs departe when ye
ly&s;t your matter is &s;ped / &s;oo that ye delyuer in
ho&s;tage to our mar&s;hall .xii. of the be&s;t of your
towne for &s;uretye to vpholde this tretye / well
madame &s;ayd they we are contente / &amp; &s;yr Iohn~
Sou&s;tre was commaunded to &s;hewe this tre|tye
to the mar&s;hal / and &s;o he dyd wherwith the
mer&s;hall was well contente / and the .vi. men re+tourned
to Be&s;ances / and &s;hewed howe they
had &s;ped / then .xii. men of the moo&s;t notable&s;t
of the towne were cho&s;en out and &s;ente to the
mar&s;hall. Thus the towne of Be&s;ances was in
re&s;t and peas by the fore&s;ayd tretye. Then they
of the towne &s;ente the &s;ame .vi. men that wente
to y^e duke to the kynge of Ca&s;tell and his coun|&s;ayle.
The kynge as then knewe nothynge of
that compo&s;ycyon nor howe the engly&s;&s;he men
were before Be&s;ances.</P>
<P>IN the meane &s;ea&s;on that the&s;e &s;yxe men
were goynge to the kynge of Ca&s;tell / the
duke ordeyned that the duches and her dough|ter
Katheryne &s;holde goo to the cyte of Porte
to &s;e the kynge of Portyngale and the yon|ge
quene her doughter / and at theyr departyn|ge
the duke &s;ayd to the duches. &para;Madame
Co&s;taunce &s;alute fro me the kynge and the que+ne
my daughter and all other lordes of Portyn+gale / 
&amp; &s;hewe them &s;uche tydynges as ye know
and howe they of Be&s;ances be at compo&s;ycyon
with me / and as yet I knowe not wheron they
grounde them&s;elfe / nor whether that our aduer+&s;ary
Iohn~ of Try&s;tmor haue made them to ma+ke
this tretye or wyl come and fyght with vs or
no / I knowe well they loke for grete comforte
to come to them out of fraunce / and &s;uche as de+&s;yre
dedes of armes and aduauncement of ho|noure
wyl come as &s;oone as they can / wherfore
it behoueth me alwaye to be redy and to abyde
batayle / this ye may &s;hewe to the kynge of Por+tyngale
and to his coun&s;ayle / and yf I &s;e that
I &s;hall haue ony thynge to do / I &s;hall &s;hortely
&s;ende the kynge worde therof / Wherfore &s;aye
that I de&s;yre hym to be redy to ayde and to de|fende
our ryght and his / in lyke maner as we
haue promy&s;ed and &s;worne togyder / and ma|dame
when ye retourne agayne to me leue our
doughter katheryne there &s;tyll with the quene
her &s;y&s;ter / &s;he can not be in better kepynge / &s;yr
&s;ayd the lady all this &s;hall be doone. Then the
duches and her doughter and all other ladyes
and damoy&s;elles toke theyr leue and departed
&s;yr Thomas Percy the admyral accompanyed
them and &s;yr non Fythwaren / and y^e lorde Tal+bot
and the lorde Iohn~ Dambretycourte / and
&s;yr Namburyne of Lyuyers and a hundred &s;pe+res / 
and two hundred archers and &s;oo came to
the cyte of Porte in Portyngale.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="76" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the duches and her dou|ghter
wente to &s;e the kynge of Por+tyngale
and the quene. And howe
the towne of Be&s;ances &s;ubmytted
them vnder the obey&s;aunce of the
duke of Lanca&s;tre. Ca. lxxvi.</HEAD>
<P><PB REF="100">
_WHenne the kynge of
Portyngale vnder&s;tode that
the duches of Lanca&s;tre and
her doughter were comynge
to hym warde / he was therof
ryght ioyfull / and &s;ente to re+ceyue
them of the grette&s;t me~
of his courte. The erle of Ango&s;es / and the erle
of Nouayre &s;yr Iohn~ Radyghos de Sar &s;yr
Iohn~ Ferrant Perteke &s;yr Vas Martyne of
Marlo &s;yr Egeas Colle and a .xx. other kny|ghtes
who mette with the duches a two grete
legges of / and ioyfully receyued them / and the
duches made frendly chere to al the lordes and
knyghtes bothe with wordes &amp; countenaunce.
Thus they came to the cyte of Porte / and all y^e
ladyes and damoy&s;elles were lodged in the pa+lays
and the kynge came and met with the la|dyes
&amp; ky&s;&s;ed them all / then after came y^e quene
who receyued the duches her mooer and her &s;y|&s;ter
ryght honourably as &s;he that coulde ryght
wel do it / all the kynges courte were ryght ioy+full
of the comynge of the&s;e ladyes and damoy|&s;elles / 
I wyll not &s;peke of all theyr acquayntau~+ces
and good chere. for I was not there pre&s;ent
I knowe nothynge but by the reporte of that
gently knyght &s;yr Iohn~ Ferrant Perteke who
was there pre&s;ent / and he enfourmed me of all
that I know in that matter and of many other
There the duches deuy&s;ed with the kynge of
Portyngale when &s;he &s;awe her tyme / &amp; &s;hewed
hym all the wordes that the duke her hu&s;bande
had gyuen her in charge to &s;hewe. The kynge
an&s;wered her ryght &s;agely and &s;ayd. Fayre la|dy
and co&s;yn I am all redy yf the kynge of Ca|&s;tell
come forth in to the feldes within .iii. day|es
I &s;hal haue r<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">dy .iil.M. &s;peres / they be redy
in the felde on the fronters of Ca&s;tell / and al&s;o
I haue redy .xx. M. of the comons of my royal
me who be not to be refu&s;ed / for they dydde me
good &s;eruyce on a day at the batayle of Iube|roth.
Syr &s;ayd the lady ye &s;peke well &amp; I than|ke
you therof. And &s;yr yf ony thyngs happen to
fall to my lorde and hu&s;bande he wyll inconty|nente
&s;ygnyfye you therof / with the&s;e wordes &amp;
other the kynge &amp; the duches deuy&s;ed togyder.
&para;Nowe let vs tourne to them of Be&s;ances / &amp;
&s;hewe howe they &s;ped.</P>
<P>WHen the&s;e .vi. men of Be&s;ances were
before the kynge of Ca&s;tel they kneled
downe and &s;ayd. Ryght redoubted
lorde may it plea&s;e you to vnder&s;tande that we
be &s;ent hyder fro your towne of Be&s;ances who
are by force in compo&s;ycyon with the duke of
Lanca&s;tre and with y^e duches &amp; hath obteyned
a &s;ufferaunce of warre for .ix. dayes / &s;oo that yf
ye come or &s;ende &s;uche a &s;trength able to re&s;y&s;t
the duches puy&s;&s;aunce / then y^e towne to abyde
&s;tyll vnder your obey&s;aunce elles they are bou~+de
&amp; haue layde ho&s;tage to delyuer vp the tow|ne
to the duke of Lanca&s;tre / wherfore maye it
plea&s;e your grace to gyue vs an&s;were what we
&s;hall do in this ca&s;e. The kynge an&s;wered and
&s;ayd / &s;yrs we &s;hall take aduy&s;e and then gyue
you an&s;were therwith the kynge departed fro
them and entred in to his &s;ecret chambre / I can+not
tell what coun&s;ayle he toke nor howe y^e mat+ter
wente / but the&s;e .vi. men were there .viii.
dayes and had no maner of an&s;were nor &s;awe
no more the kynge. Soo the day came that the
towne &s;holde be gyuen vp &amp; as the~ theyr me&s;&s;a+gers
were not retourned agayne. Then y^e du|ke
of Lanca&s;tre &s;ent to Be&s;ances his mar&s;hall
the .x. day to &s;peke with them and to co~maunde
them to rendre vp theyr towne / or elles to &s;try|ke
of the heedes of the ho&s;tages / y^e mar&s;hall ca|me
to Be&s;ances to the barryers and there &s;pa|ke
with them of the towne and &s;ayd / ye &s;yrs of
Be&s;ances take hede what I &s;aye. My lorde the
duke of Lanca&s;tre hath &s;ente me to you to de|maunde
why ye haue not brought to hym the
keyes of your towne and &s;ubmyt you to be vn|der
his obey&s;aunce as ye ought to be / the .ix.
dayes be pa&s;t as ye knowe well / and yf ye wyll
not thus do / your ho&s;tages &s;hall le&s;e theyr hee|des
here before you / and after we &s;hall a&s;&s;ayle
you and take you perforce / and then ye &s;hall all
dye without mercy lyke the~ of Rybadane / whe~
y^e men of Be&s;ances herde tho&s;e tydynges / they
gretly doubted and al&s;o fered to le&s;e theyr fren+des
that were in ho&s;tage with the duke / &amp; &s;ayd
to the mar&s;hall / &s;yr my lorde y^e duke hath good
cau&s;e to &s;ay and do as ye haue reported / but &s;yr
as yet we here no tydynges fro our men whom
we &s;ente to the kynge of Ca&s;tel for the &s;ame cau+&s;e / 
we wote not what is become of them. Syrs
&s;ayd the mar&s;hall peraduenture they are kepte
there &s;tyll for the tydynges they haue brought
to the kynge of Ca&s;tell whiche are not very ple+&s;aunt
to hym to here / but my lorde the duke wyl
abyde no longer / wherfore aduy&s;e you to make
me &s;horte an&s;were / elles &s;hortely ye &s;hall haue
a&s;&s;aulte / then they &s;pake agayne and &s;ayd / &s;yr
we requyre you let vs a&s;&s;emble togyder in the
towne to take aduy&s;e and then we &s;hal an&s;were
you / I am content &s;ayd the mar&s;hall / then they
retourned in to the towne and by the bla&s;tes of
<PB N="lxxxix" REF="100">
trompettes in euery &s;trete they a&s;&s;embled to ga+ther
in y^e market place / then they declared to all
the comonte all the fore&s;ayd wordes / and &s;o fy|nally
they accorded to rendre vp theyr towne / &amp;
to &s;aue theyr e&s;tates y^t were in pry&s;on / then they
retourned to the mar&s;hall &amp; &s;ayd / &s;yr in al your
demaundes we can fynde nothynge but as rea+&s;on
requyreth / we are content to receyue my lor+de
the duke and my lady the duches in to this
towne &amp; to put the~ in po&s;&s;e&s;&s;yon therof / and &s;yr
here be the keyes / and we &s;hall goo with you to
the~ to theyr lodgynge yf it plea&s;e you to brynge
vs thyder / with ryght a good wyl &s;ayd the mar+&s;hal / 
then there y&s;&s;ued out of Be&s;ances a .lx. me~
berynge the keyes of theyr towne with them / &amp;
the mar&s;hall brought them &s;treyght to the duke
&amp; &s;hewed hym all theyr ententes / the duke recey+ued
the~ &amp; delyuered the~ theyr ho&s;tages &amp; the &s;a|me
day entred in to the cyte of Be&s;ances &amp; there
lodged &amp; all his company as many as myght.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="77" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe they of Be&s;ances that
had ben &s;ente to the kynge of Ca|&s;tell
came home to theyr towne af|ter
it was rendred vp to the duke
of Lanca&s;tre. Ca. lxxvii.</HEAD>
<P>_AFoure dayes after that
Be&s;ances was gyuen vp the
vi. men that were &s;ent to Va|leolyue
to y^e kynge of Ca&s;tell
retourned home to theyr tow+ne / 
then it was demau~ded of
them why they had taryed &s;o
longe / they an&s;wered howe they myght not do
therwith nor amende it / &s;aynge howe they had
&s;poken with the kynge who had promy&s;ed the~
to take coun&s;ayle &amp; then to gyue an&s;were / whi|che
an&s;were we taryed on .viii. dayes / and as
yet they &s;ayd they were retourned without an|&s;were / 
then they were a&s;ked no moo que&s;tyons
but they &s;ayd howe the kynge of Ca&s;tell loked
for moche people to come out of fraunce and dy+uers
were come and lodged abrode in the coun+trey / 
but the capytaynes as &s;yr Wyllya~ of Lyg|nac
&amp; &s;yr Gaultyer of Pa&s;&s;ac were not as then
come / but all &s;uche knyghtes and &s;quyers in
Spayne that &s;holde be vnder the guydynge of
tho&s;e .ii. capytaynes were redy apparelled / but
all &s;uche as were reteyned and apoynted to be
vnder the duke of Borbon were &s;tyll in theyr
owne hou&s;es vpon a redynes. Thus as ye ha|ue
herde here before &s;yr Wyllyam of Lygnac &amp;
&s;yr Gaultyer of Pa&s;&s;ac pa&s;&s;ed thrughe the roy|alme
of Fraunce and came in to <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 word"> /
they were mo then a. M. &s;peres knyghtes and
&s;quyers of al countreys / they a&s;&s;embled in Car+ca&s;&s;one / 
in Narbonoys and in Thoulou&s;ayne
and as they came &s;oo they lodged in this good
countrey / many there were that payde lytell or
nothynge for that they toke. Tyoynges came
to the erle of Foyze beynge at Ortays that men
of warre of Fraunce approched nere to his cou~+trey
&amp; wolde pa&s;&s;e thrughe to go in to Spayne
&amp; it was &s;ayd to hym / &s;yr they pay for nothynge
that they take / Wherfore all the comon people
flyeth before the~ as though they were engly&s;&s;h|men / 
and the capytaynes be at Carca&s;&s;one / and
theyr men theraboute and &s;o pa&s;&s;eth the ryuer
of Garon to Thoulou&s;e / and then they wyl en|tre
in to Bygore / and &s;o incontynent in to your
countrey / and if they do then as they haue done
all the way they &s;hall do grete euyl in your cou~+trey
of Byerne. Therfore &s;yr take good hede
what ye wyll do in this hehalfe / y^e erle of Foyze
who was &s;oone coun&s;ayled in hym&s;elfe &s;ayd / I
wyll that all my townes and ca&s;telles as well
in Foyze as in Byerne be prouyded for with
men of warre / and all the countrey to be in a re|dynes
to entre in to batayle yf nede be / I wyll
not bye derely the warre of Ca&s;tell / my lanoes
be free / yf fren&s;&s;he men wyll pa&s;&s;e thrughe they
&s;hall pay truely for euery thynge that they take
or elles all the pa&s;&s;ages in my countrey &s;hal be
kepte clo&s;e agayn&s;t them / &amp; &s;yrs ye &s;yr Arnalte
Wyllyam and &s;yr Peter of Byerne I charge
you to defende and kepe the countrey / the&s;e .ii.
knyghtes were ba&s;tarde bretherne and ryght
valyaunt men in armes / they toke on them this
charge. Then in all the erle of Foyze countrey
it was ordeyned that euery man &s;holde haue
armure redy as they were wonte to haue or bet+ter / 
and to be redy dayly when&s;oeuer they were
commaunded / then in Byerne and in Foyze &amp;
in Thoulou&s;e euery man was redy to entre in
to batayle / and there was &s;ente to y^e cyte of Pal+mes
a. C. &s;peres of good men of armes / Syr
E&s;payne du Lyon was &s;ent to Sanredun / &s;yr
Cycart of &s;aynt Lygyer / to Maryzes / and &s;yr
Peter of Byerne was with a. C. &s;peres at Bell+pount / 
and at the entre of the erldome of Foyze
at &s;aynt Thybaulte on y^e ryuer of Garon was
&s;yr Peter of Cale&s;tan / and &s;yr Peter Meaus
of Noyalles with .l. &s;peres at Polamnuche / &amp;
&s;yr Peter of Toce at the ca&s;tell of Me&s;un / the
ba&s;tarde of E&s;perung at e Morleus / &s;yr Arnol+de
Wyllyam with a. C. &s;peres at Pan / &s;yr Guy+de
<PB REF="101">
de la mote at mounte Mar&s;en / &s;yr Raymon of
newe ca&s;tel at Sauuetere / &s;yryuayne of Foyze
The erles ba&s;tardes &s;one at Mounte&s;quyn / &s;yr
Ve<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">doll of Neuo&s;an / &amp; &s;yr Iohn~ of &s;aynt Mar+cell
at Oron / &s;yr Hector de la garde at mounte
Garbell / Iohn~ of Nowe ca&s;tell at Ertyell / and
the erle &s;ente to &s;yr Iohn~ lane beynge at the ca|&s;tell
of Beawuoy&s;on to take good hede to all
his fronters / and he &s;ent to &s;aynt Gaudes a co|&s;yn
of his &s;yr Ernalton of Spayne / Breuely
there was nother towne nor ca&s;tel in Foyze nor
in Byerne but were refre&s;&s;hed w^t newe men of
war &amp; they &s;ayd they were men ynowe to re&s;y&s;t
double y^e nombre of other me~ of armes / for they
were in all to y^e nombre of a .xx.M. men of war
of cho&s;en men.</P>
<P>TIdynges came to &s;yr Wyllyam of Lyg|nac
beynge at Thoulou&s;e &amp; to &s;yr Gaul+tyer
of Pa&s;&s;a<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> beynge at Carca&s;&s;one / howe y^e
erle of Foyze prouyded men of armes and fur|ny&s;&s;hed
euery gary&s;on / and the renome ranne
that he wolde &s;uffre none to pa&s;&s;e thrughe his
countrey / wherof the&s;e .ii. capytaynes were &s;o|re
aba&s;&s;hed / &amp; then they apoynted to mete in the
myd way to &s;peke togyder at the ca&s;tell of Dau+rey
howe they &s;holde do with the erle of Foyze
then &s;yr Wyllyam &s;ayd / &s;yr Gaultyer to &s;ay tru+ly
it is grete meruayle that the fren&s;&s;he kynge
&amp; his cou~&s;ayle haue not wryten to hym to open
pea&s;ybly his countrey. Well &s;yr &s;ayd &s;yr Gaul|tyer
it is nece&s;&s;ary that ye go and &s;peke with y^e
erle and &s;hewe hym in curtoys maner that we
be &s;ente by the fren&s;&s;he kynge this way to pa&s;&s;e
pea&s;ybly and to pay for all that we take / &s;urely
the erle of Foyze is &s;o grete and myghty that yf
he ly&s;t we gete noo pa&s;&s;age thrughe his coun|trey / 
then we mu&s;t pa&s;&s;e thrughe Aragon / whi|che
is farre of I can not tell why the erle make+th
&s;uche doubtes nor why he &s;oo fortefyeth his
gary&s;ons / nor whether he haue made ony aly|aunce
with y^e duke of Lanca&s;tre or no. I de&s;yre
you go to hym &amp; knowe the trouthe / ye &s;e howe
our men dayly pa&s;&s;e in to Bygore / I am con|tente
&s;ayd &s;yr Gaultyer and &s;o toke the&s;e .ii. ca|pytaynes
leue eche of other / &s;yr Wyllya~ of Lyg+nac
retourned to Thoulou&s;e / and &s;yr Gaultyer
with .xl. hor&s;e wente and pa&s;&s;ed y^e ryuer of Ga|ron
at &s;aynt Thybaulte / and there he founde
&s;yr Menalte of Nouayles who made hym gre+te
chere / &s;yr Gaultyer demau~ded of hym where
he &s;holde fynde the erle of Foyze / he an&s;wered
hym at Ortays. The&s;e .ii. knyghtes were a &s;ea+&s;on
togyder and comoned of dyuers matters / 
then &s;yr Gaultyer departed and came to &s;aynt
Gaudes and there he had good chere / the nexte
day he rode to &s;aynt Iohn~ de Ryuyer and rode
all the lawne of Bonc and co&s;ted Mauuoy&s;yn
and lay at Tournay a clo&s;e towne / and y^e nexte
daye he rode to dyner to Tarbe &amp; there taryed
all day / and there founde the lorde Dauchyn &amp;
&s;yr Menalte of Barba&s;on two grete lordes of
Bierne / they &s;pake with hym of many thynges
and bycau&s;e that the lorde of Barba&s;on was of
the partye of the erle of Armynacke he coulde
&s;peke no good worde of the erle of Foyze. The
nexte daye he departed &amp; wente to Morlaus in
Byerne &amp; there he founde &s;yr Raynolde wyllya~
ba&s;tarde broder to the erle of Foyze who recey|ned
hym with good chere / &amp; he &s;hewed &s;yr Gaul+tyer
howe he &s;holde fynde the erle of Ortays &amp;
howe he wolde be ryght glad of his comynge / 
God graunte it &s;ayd &s;yr Gaultyer for to &s;peke
with hym I am come in to this countrey. Soo
they dyned togyder / and after dyner &s;yr Gaul|tyer
wente to his lodgynge to mounte Gabryel
and the nexte daye by .iii. of the clocke he came
to Ortays and coulde not &s;peke with the erle y^t
day tyll the nexte daye at after noone when the
erle accu&s;tomed to come abrode.</P>
<P>THe nexte daye when the erle of Foyze
knewe that &s;yr Gaultyer of Pa&s;&s;ac was
come to &s;peke with hym &s;omwhat he made the
more ha&s;t to y&s;&s;ue out of his chambre / then &s;yr
Gaultyer dyd &s;alute hym / &amp; the erle who knew
as moche of honour as ony knyght dyd &s;aluted
hym agayne / and toke &s;yr Gaultyer by y^e hande
and &s;ayd / &s;yr ye be right hartely welcome what
bu&s;ynes hath brought you in to this countrey
of Byerne / &s;yr &s;ayd the knyght &s;yr Wyllyam
Lygnac and I are commytted by the fren&s;&s;he
kynge to conduyte in to Ca&s;tell certayne men
of armes as ye haue herde or this / and howe y^t
ye wyl let our iourney and clo&s;e your countrey
of Byerne agayn&s;t vs and our company / then
the erle of Foyze &s;ayd / &s;yr Gaultyer that is not
&s;oo / for I wyll not clo&s;e nor kepe my countrey
agayn&s;t you nor agayn&s;t ony man y^t wyl pea&s;y+bly
pa&s;&s;e and pay to my people for that they ta|ke / 
whiche fredome I haue &s;worne to kepe / &amp; to
maynteyne and myny&s;tre to them Iu&s;tyce as
euery lorde is bounde to do to his &s;ubiectes / for
that entente lordes haue theyr &s;ygnoryes / but
it hath ben &s;hewed me that ye brynge with you
a maner of Bretons / Barroys / Loraynes and
Borgonyons who knowe not what payne mea+neth / 
and agayn&s;t &s;uche people I wyll clo&s;e my
<PB N="lxxxix" REF="101">
countrey / for I wyll kepe my people in theyr
fraunches and ryghtes / &s;yr &s;ayd the knyght the
entente of me and my companyon is that none
&s;hall pa&s;&s;e thrughe your lande without they
pay pea&s;eably to the agrement of the poore me~
or elles to be taken and corrected accordynge to
the v&s;age of your countrey / and they to make
re&s;tytucyon for euery domage by them done or
elles we to &s;aty&s;fye for theyr tre&s;pa&s;&s;es / &s;o theyr
bodyes may be delyuered to vs / &amp; without he be
a gentyll man we &s;hal make Iu&s;tyce to be done
of his body before your men / that all other &s;hall
take therby en&s;ample / and yf he be a gentyl ma~
we &s;hal cau&s;e hym to rendre and re&s;tore ony do+mage
by hym done / or elles we &s;hall doo it for
hym / this crye we &s;hall make with a trompet in
euery mannes lodgynge / and al&s;o declare it
agayne to them or they entre in to ony parte of
your lande / &s;o that none &s;hall ex&s;cu&s;e them of ne+glygence / 
&s;yr may this &s;uffy&s;e and content you
Then y^e erle &s;ayd / &s;yr Gaultyer yf this be done
I am well contente / and ye &s;hall be welcome in
to this countrey / I wyll be glad to &s;ee you / let
vs go<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> to dyner and then we &s;hall talke more
togyder.</P>
<P>Syr &s;ayd the erle cur&s;ed be y^e warre bytwe+ne
Portyngale &amp; Ca&s;tel / I ought gretly
to complayne of it / for I neuer lo&s;t &s;o moche as
I dyd at one &s;ea&s;on in y^e warre bytwene tho&s;e
two royalmes / for all my chefe men of warre of
Byerne were there &s;layne / and yet I &s;hewed
them or they wente that they &s;holde make theyr
warre wy&s;ely / for I &s;ayd the Portyngales we|re
harde men to mete withall and cruell of de|des / 
yf they haue the ouer hande of theyr enemy+es / 
they haue no mercy / &s;yr Gaultyer I &s;peke it
that when ye and your companyon come in to
Ca&s;tell &s;yth ye two be the chefe capytaynes of
them that are pa&s;&s;ed and &s;hall pa&s;&s;e / and perad+uenture
ye &s;hall be requyred by the kynge of
Ca&s;tell to gyue your coun&s;ayle and aduy&s;e / be
wel aduy&s;ed that ye gyue not to ha&s;ty cou~&s;ayle
to aduaunce to fyght with your aduer&s;aryes / 
y^e duke of Lanca&s;tre / the kynge of Portyngale
the Engly&s;&s;he men or the Portyngales / for all
the&s;e be famylyer togyder and be all as one / &amp;
the engly&s;&s;he men de&s;yre to haue batayle by .ii.
rea&s;ons / one is of a grete &s;ea&s;on they haue had
noo profyte / they be poore and haue wonne no|thynge
of a longe tyme but rather &s;pende and
haue lo&s;t. Wherfore they wyll be redy to auaun+ce
them&s;elfe in hope to gete &s;ome newe profyte / 
and &s;uche people as be aduenturers de&s;yrynge
other mennes goodes wyll fyght with a hardy
courage and often tymes fortune &s;erueth them
well / the other rea&s;on is / the duke of Lanca&s;tre
knoweth &s;urely that he can not come parfytely
nor pea&s;ybly to the herytage of Ca&s;tell whiche
he demaundeth to haue by the ryght of his wy|fe
whom he calleth ryghtfull enherytoure / but
all onely by batayle / for he knoweth well yf he
myght haue and obteyne one iourney agayn&s;t
the kynge of Ca&s;tell that all the countrey then
wolde yelde to hym and trymble before hym / &amp;
for this entente he is come in to Galyce and ha|th
gyuen one of his doughters in maryage to
the kynge of Portyngale to the entente that he
&s;holde ayde his quarell / and &s;yrs I &s;aye this to
you / for if the matter &s;holde fall otherwy&s;e then
well ye and your felowe &s;hall bere more blame
then ony other. Syr &s;ayd &s;yr Gaultyer I than|ke
you of your good aduerty&s;ement and &s;yr my
&s;eruyce &s;hall be redy to doo you plea&s;ure / for at
this day ye be amonge other cry&s;ten prynces re+puted
for one of the moo&s;t &s;age&s;t and happe&s;t
in all your aduentures / but &s;yr my companyon
and I haue one aboue vs who is chefe &s;oueray+ne
of all our company that is the duke of Bor|bon / 
and tyll he be come in to Ca&s;tell we &s;hall
make no ha&s;t to fyght with our enemyes what
&s;oeuer ony man &s;aye / &s;o they entred in to other
talkynge tyll the erle of Foyze demaunded for
wyne. Then they dranke and &s;oo toke leue / the
erle entred in to his chambre and &s;yr Gaultyer
retourned to his lodgynge well accompanyed
with the erles knyghtes &amp; &s;o &s;upped togyder.</P>
<P>THe nexte day after dyner yr Gaultyer
toke his leue of the erle of Foyze / and be
&s;yde other thynges the erle gaue hyym a fayre
cour&s;er and a mule / &s;yr Gaultyer thanked the
erle &amp; &s;o departed out of Ortays &amp; lay / the &s;ame
nyght at Ercyell and the nexte nyght at Tarbe
he rode that daye a grete iourney / and then he
determyned to &s;ende fro thens to &s;yr Wyllyam
of Lygnac / and &s;oo he dyd aduerty&s;ynge hym
howe he had &s;pedde with the erle of Foyze / and
de&s;yrynge hym to come on forwarde with all
theyr companyes and &s;hewynge hym howe the
countrey of Byerne and all the good townes
&s;holde be open / payenge trewely for that they
take or elles not. &para;This me&s;&s;agere dydde &s;oo
moche that he came to Thoulou&s;e and dydde
his me&s;&s;age and delyuered his letters. &para;And
when &s;yr wyllyam hadde redde the contynewe
hereof he made it to be knowen to all his com|pany
<PB REF="102">
that they &s;holde &s;et on forwarde / &s;oo that
as &s;oone as they entred ony parte of the erle of
Foyze lande to pay for euery thynge that they
&s;holde take / elles theyr capytaynes to an&s;were
for euery thynge / this was cryed by the &s;ounde
of a trompet fro lodgynge to lodgynge / to the
entente that euery man &s;holde knowe it / then
euery man dy&s;lodged out of y^e marches of Tho+lou&s;e / 
Carca&s;&s;one / Lymous / and of Marbon / 
and &s;o entred in to Bygore / and &s;yr Wyllyam
of Lygnac toke his hors and rode to Tarbe to
&s;yr Gaultyer his companyon / and there made
good chere togyder / and theyr bandes and row+<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">es
pa&s;&s;ed by and a&s;&s;embled togyder in Bygo|re
to ryde in company thrughe the countrey of
Byerne / &amp; to pa&s;&s;e at Ortays y^e ryuer of Gaure
whiche renneth to Bayon.</P>
<P>AT the y&s;&s;uynge out of the countrey of
Byerne is the entre of the countrey of
B<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">&s;quey in y^e whiche countrey as then y^e kyng
of englande helde grete landes in y^e by&s;&s;hopry|ches
of Burdeaus &amp; Bayon / there were a .lxxx.
townes with &s;teples that helde of the kynge of
englande / &amp; when they vnder&s;tode of y^e pa&s;&s;age
of the&s;e fren&s;&s;hmen thrugh theyr countrey they
were in doubte of ouer rynnynge / brennynge &amp;
exylynge / for as then there were no men of war
of theyr partye in all that countrey to defende
theyr fronters / the &s;age men drewe togyder &amp;
&s;ente to trete with the fren&s;&s;he capytaynes and
to bye theyr peas / then they &s;ent to Ortays .iiii.
men hauynge auctoryte to make theyr peas.
The&s;e .iiii. men met by the way with a &s;quyer
of the erle of Foyze called Ernalton du Pyn / &amp;
&s;hewed hym all theyr matter de&s;yrynge hym to
helpe the~ to &s;peke with &s;yr Gaultyer of Pa&s;&s;ac
and &s;yr Wyllyam of Lygnac / when they came
to Ortays whiche &s;holde be within .iii. or .iiii.
dayes after / and to helpe to ayde to make theyr
peas / &amp; he an&s;wered that he wolde do &s;o with a
good wyll. The nyght that the capytaynes ca|me
to Ortays they were lodged at y^e &s;ame &s;quy+ers
hou&s;e / and there he ayded them of By&s;quey
to make theyr apoyntment / and they to pay .ii.M.
frankes and theyr countrey &s;aued fro bren|nynge
and robbynge / the erle of Foyze gaue a
dyuer to the&s;e capytaynes / and to &s;yr Wyllyam
of Lygnac a fayre cour&s;er / the nexte daye they
pa&s;&s;ed to Sameterre and entred in to the coun+trey
of By&s;quey whiche was redemed / they to|ke
vytayles where as they myght gete it / and
&s;o pa&s;&s;ed thrughe the countrey without doyng
of ony other domage / &amp; &s;o came to &s;aynt Iohn~s
de Pye of Porte at the entre of Nauare.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="78" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe &s;yr Iohn~ Holande and &s;yr
Raynolde de Roy fought togyder
in ly&s;tes before the duke of Lanca|&s;tre
in the towne of Be&s;ances.
Ca. lxxviii.</HEAD>
<P>_Here before ye haue her+de
howe the towne of Be|&s;a<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ces
was put in compo|&s;ycyon
with y^e duke of Lan+ca&s;tre
and howe it was yel+den
vp to hym / for y^e kynge
of Ca&s;tell dyd comforte it
nothynge / and howe y^e du|ches
of Lanca&s;tre and her doughter came to y^e
cyte of Porte in Portyngale to &s;e the kynge &amp;
the quene there / and howe the kynge and y^e lor|des
there receyued them ioyfully as it was rea+&s;on / 
and thus whyle the duke of Lanca&s;tre &s;o|iourned
in the towne of Be&s;ances tydynges ca+me
thyder fro Valeolyue brought by an heraul+de
of fraunce who demaunded where was the
lodgynge of &s;yr Iohn~ Holande / and &s;o he was
brought thyder / then he kneled downe before
hym and delyuered hym a letter and &s;ayd / &s;yr I
am an offycer of armes &s;ent hyder to you fro &s;yr
Raynolde du Roy who &s;aluteth you / yf it plea|&s;e
you to rede your letter / then &s;yr Iohn~ &s;ayd w^t
ryght a good wyll / and thou arte ryght welco|me
and opened his letter and redde it wherin
was conteyned howe &s;yr Raynolde du Roy de+&s;yred
hym in the way of amours and for the lo|ue
of his lady to delyuer hym of his chalenge / 
iii. cour&s;es with a &s;pere .iii. &s;trokes w^t a &s;worde
iii. with a dagger and .iii. with an axe / &amp; that if
it wolde plea&s;e hym to come to Valeolyue he
wolde prouyde for hym &amp; .lx. hor&s;e a &s;ure &s;aufco~+duyte
yf not he wolde come to Be&s;ances with
.xxx. hor&s;es &s;o that he wolde gete for hym a &s;auf|condyte
of the duke of Lancan&s;tre / When &s;yr
Iohn~ Holande had red the&s;e letters he began
to &s;myle &amp; behelde the heraulde &amp; &s;ayd / frende y^u
arte welcome / thou ha&s;t brought me tydynges
y^t plea&s;eth me ryght wel / &amp; I accepte his de&s;yre
y^u &s;halte obyde here in my hou&s;e w^t my company
&amp; to morowe y^u &s;halte haue an&s;were where our
armes &s;hal be accomply&s;&s;hed outher in Galyce
or in Ca&s;tell / &s;yr &s;ayd y^e heraulde as it plea&s;eth
god &amp; you. &para;The heraulde was there at his
ea&s;e / and &s;yr Iohn~ / wente to the duke and foun|de
hym talkynge with the mar&s;hall / then he &s;he+wed
them his tydynges and the letters / Well
&s;ayd the duke / and haue ye accepted his de&s;yre
<PB N="lxxxx" REF="102">
ye truely &s;yr &s;ayd he / and I de&s;yre nothynge &s;o
moche as dedes of armes / and the knyght hath
de&s;yred me / but nowe &s;yr where &s;hall it be your
plea&s;ure that we doo our armes / the duke &s;tu|dyed
a lytell and then &s;ayd / I wyll that they be
done in this towne / make a &s;aufconduyte for
hym as it &s;hall plea&s;e you and I &s;hall &s;eale it.
In the name of god &s;ayd &s;yr Iohn~ that is well
&s;ayd / the &s;aufcondyte was wryten for hym &amp;
.xxx. knyghtes and &s;quyers to come &s;aufe and
go &s;aufe / then &s;yr Iohn~ Holande delyuered it
to the heraulde and gaue hym a mantell furred
with myneuer and .xii. aungell nobles. The he+raulde
toke his leue and retourned to Valeo|lyue
to his may&s;ter and there &s;hewed howe he
had &s;ped and delyuered the &s;aufconduyte / on y^e
other parte tydynges came to the cyte of Porte
to the kynge of Portyngale and to the ladyes
there howe that the&s;e dedes of armes &s;holde be
done at Be&s;ances / Well &s;ayd the kynge I wyll
be therat and the quene my wyfe with other la|dyes
and damoy&s;elles / &amp; the duches of Lanca|&s;tre
who was as then there thanked the kynge
in that &s;he &s;holde at her retourne be accompa|nyed
with the kynge and with y^e quene / it was
not longe after but the tyme approched. Then
the kynge of Portyngale / the quene / the duches
and her other doughter with other ladyes and
damoy&s;elles rode <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">orth in grete aray towarde
Be&s;ances / &amp; when the duke of Lanca&s;tre knew
that y^e kynge came thyder he toke his hors and
many other lordes and y&s;&s;ued out of Be&s;ances
and met the kynge and y^e ladyes / there y^e kynge
and the duke made grete chere togyder / and &s;o
entred togyder in to y^e towne &amp; theyr lodgynge
appoynted as it aperteyned accordynge to the
maner of y^e countrey / and that was not &s;o ea&s;ye
nor large as thoughe they had ben at Parys.</P>
<P>ABoute a .iii. dayes after that the kynge
of Portyngale was come to Be&s;ances
thyder came &s;yr Reynolde du Roy well accom|panyed
with knyghtes and &s;quyers he hadde a
vi. &s;core hor&s;es / and they were all well lodged / 
for the duke of Lanca&s;te hadde prepayred redy
theyr lodgynges. Then y^e nexte daye &s;yr Iohn~
Holande &amp; &s;yr Raynolde Roy were armed and
mounted on theyr hor&s;es &amp; &s;oo came to a fayre
place redy &s;an<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ed where they &s;holde doo theyr
armes / and &s;cafoldes redy made for the kynge
&amp; for the ladyes / &amp; for the duke &amp; other lordes of
englande / for they were all come thyder to &s;e y^e
dedes of armes of the&s;e .ii. knyghtes / they came
in to the felde as well appoynted as coulde be
deuy&s;ed / &amp; there was brought in theyr &s;peres / 
theyr axes and theyr &s;wordes and well hor&s;ed / 
and &s;o eche of them a good dy&s;taunce fro other
made theyr tournes &amp; fry&s;kes fre&s;&s;hly / for they
knewe well they were regarded / euery thynge
was ordeyned at theyr de&s;yre and all theyr ar|mes
graunted excepte the vtteraunce / howbeit
no man knewe what &s;holde fal of theyr bodyes
for &s;yth they were thyder come they mu&s;t nedes
mete at y^e poynte of theyr &s;peres / and after that
with theyr &s;wordes / and then with axes &amp; dag|gers / 
loo what daunger they were in to the en|tente
to exhaulte theyr honoure / for theyr lyues
lay but in the my&s;aduenture of one &s;troke / thus
they ranne togyder and met as euen as thou|ghe
they hadde rynne by a lyne and &s;trake eche
other in the vy&s;oure of theyr helmes &s;o that &s;yr
Raynolde du Roy brake his &s;pere in .iiii. peces
and y^e &s;heuers flewe a grete hyght in to y^e ayre / 
whiche cour&s;e was gretely pray&s;ed / &s;yr Iohn~
Holande &s;trake &s;yr Raynolde in lykewy&s;e in y^e
vy&s;oure but the &s;troke was of no force / I &s;hall
&s;hewe you why / &s;yr Raynolde had the vy&s;oure
of his helme made at auau~tage for it was tyed
but with a &s;mall la&s;e / the la&s;e <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">rake with y^<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> &s;tro+ke
&amp; the helme flewe of his heed &s;o that the kny|ght
was bare heeded / and &s;o pa&s;&s;ed forth theyr
cour&s;e / and &s;yr Iohn~ dy&s;charged and bare his
&s;taffe fre&s;&s;hely / then euery man &s;ayd it was a
goodly cour&s;e.</P>
<P>THen the&s;e knyghtes retourned to theyr
owne places and &s;yr Raynolde was hel+med
agayne and had a newe &s;pere / and &s;o they
ranne togyder agayne they were bothe wel hor+&s;ed
and coulde well guyde the~ / they &s;trake eche
other on the helmes &s;o that the fyer flewe out / y^e
&s;peres brake not / but &s;yr raynoldes helme agay+ne
flewe of his heed. A &s;ayd the Engly&s;&s;hmen y^e
fren&s;&s;heman hath auauntage / Why is not his
helme as fa&s;t bocled as &s;yr Iohn~ of Holandes
is / we thynke he dothe wronge / let hym &s;et his
helme in lyke ca&s;e as his companyon hathe do|ne
his / holde your peas &s;yrs &s;ayd the duke of
Lanca&s;tre / let them dele in armes / let euery ma~
take his aduauntage as he thynketh be&s;t / yf &s;yr
Iohn~ Holande thynke y^t the other knyght ha|ue
aduauntage let hym &s;et on his helme in lyke
maner / but as for me &s;ayd the duke and I were
in lyke armes as the&s;e .ii. knyghtes be I wolde
haue my helme as fa&s;t bocled as I coulde / and
I thynke here be many of the &s;ame oppynyon.
then the engly&s;&s;he men &s;pake no moo wordes / 
and the ladyes and damoy&s;elles &s;ayd howe the
knyghtes had iu&s;ted well and goodly / and the
<PB REF="103">
kynge of Portyngale &s;ayd the &s;ame and &s;pake
to &s;yr Iohn~ Ferant and &s;ayd / &s;yr Iohn~ in our
countrey knyghtes iu&s;t not in this goodly ma|ner / 
&s;yr &s;ayd he the&s;e knyghtes do iu&s;t wel / and
&s;yr I haue &s;ene or this y^e fren&s;&s;hmen iu&s;t before
y^e kynge your broder when we were at Elyres
agayn&s;t the kynge of Ca&s;tell / lyke iu&s;tes I &s;a|we
there bytwene &s;yr wyllyam Wynd&s;ore and
another fren&s;&s;he knyght / but theyr helmes we|re
fa&s;ter tyed then this knyghtes helme is / then
the kynge regarded agayne the two knyghtes
to &s;e theyr thyrde cour&s;e.</P>
<P>THus they ranne togyder y^e thyrde cour|&s;e
and regarded eche other wy&s;ely to ta+ke
theyr aduauntage / they myght well &s;o doo / 
for theyr hor&s;es &s;erued them at theyr wy&s;&s;hyng
and &s;o they &s;trake eche other agayne on the hel+me
in &s;uche wy&s;e y^t theyr eyen trimbled in theyr
heedes and theyr &s;ta<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">es brake / and agayne &s;yr
Raynoldes helme flewe of his heed and &s;o eche
other pa&s;&s;ed forth theyr cour&s;e and demeaned
them&s;elfe fre&s;&s;hly / &s;o that euery man &s;ayd howe
they had nobly iu&s;ted / but the engly&s;&s;hmen bla+med
gretely &s;yr Raynolde du Roy in that his
helme was no fa&s;ter &s;et on his heed / but the du|ke
of Lanca&s;tre blamed hym nothyng but &s;ayd
I thynke hym wy&s;e that can in feates of armes
&s;eke his lawfull aduauntage / it &s;emeth well y^t
&s;yr Raynolde is not to lerne to iu&s;t / he knowe|th
more therin then &s;yr Iohn~ doth / thoughe he
haue borne hym&s;elfe ryght well. So thus after
theyr cour&s;es with theyr &s;peres they toke theyr
axes and dyd theyr armes with them and gaue
eche other .iii. grete &s;trokes on theyr helmes / &amp;
then they fought with theyr &s;wordes and after
with theyr daggers / &amp; when all was done there
was none of them hurte. The fren&s;&s;hmen brou+ght
&s;yr Raynolde to his lodgynge / and the En+gly&s;&s;hmen
&s;yr Iohn~ Holande to his / the &s;ame
day the duke of Lanca&s;tre made a dyner to all
the fren&s;&s;hmen in his lodgynge and the duches
&s;et at the table by the duke / and &s;yr Raynolde
du Roy bynethe her / after dyner they wente in
to a coun&s;ayle chambre / and y^e duches toke &s;yr
Raynolde by the hande and made hym to entre
as &s;one as her&s;elfe / and there &s;he comoned with
hym and other of the fren&s;&s;he knyghtes tyll it
was tyme to call for drynke / then y^e duches &s;ayd
to the fren&s;&s;he knyghtes / &s;yrs I haue meruayle
of you / that ye do &s;u&s;teyne y^e wronge oppynyon
of a ba&s;tarde / for ye knowe well and &s;oo dothe
all the worlde that Henry that was &s;omtyme
called kynge of Ca&s;tel was a ba&s;tarde / therfore
what iu&s;t cau&s;e haue you to &s;u&s;teyne that qua|rell / 
and ayde to your power to dy&s;heryte the
ryght ayre of Ca&s;tell / for I knowe well and &s;oo
dothe all the worlde that I and my &s;y&s;ter were
doughters by lawfull maryage to kyng Peter
Wherfore god knoweth what ryght we haue
to the royalme of Ca&s;tell / &amp; the good lady whe~
&s;he &s;pake of her fader &s;he wepte / then &s;yr Ray|nolde
du Roy made his obey&s;aunce and &s;ayd.
Madame we knowe ryght well that all is of
trouth that ye haue &s;ayd / howbeit y^e kynge our
may&s;ter is of the contrary oppynyon agayn&s;t
you / and we be his &s;ubiectes and mu&s;t make
warre at his plea&s;ure / and go where as he wyl
&s;ende vs / We maye not &s;ay nay. So the duches
departed to the duke / and y^e fren&s;&s;he knyghtes
dranke and then toke theyr leues / and wente to
theyr lodgynge / and there euery thynge was re+dy
to departe / and then they mounted and de|parted
fro Be&s;ances and rode the &s;ame daye to
Noy / and there they re&s;ted / and then rode forth
tyll they came to Valeolyue.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="79" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the kynge of Portyngale
and the duke of Lanca&s;tre deter|myned
to entre in to the royalme
of Ca&s;tell. Ca. lxxix.</HEAD>
<P>_AFter the&s;e dedes of ar|mes
done as I haue recorded
The kynge of Portyngale &amp;
the duke of Lauca&s;tre toke
coun&s;ayle togyder and deter+myned
to ryde and to entre
in to Ca&s;tell within a &s;horte
&s;pace / and that the kynge of Portyngale with
all his power &s;holde ryde on the fronters and
&s;o to entre in to Ca&s;tell / and the duke and his
rowte to entre on the boundes of Galyce and to
conquere &s;uche townes and fortre&s;&s;es as were
agayn&s;t hym / and yf Iohn~ of Ca&s;tell dyd a&s;&s;em+ble
his oo&s;t agayn&s;t them to make batayle / the~
bothe theyr oo&s;tes to drawe togyder / It was
thought moo&s;t nece&s;&s;ary to haue theyr oo&s;tes a
&s;ondre tyll nede were rather then togyder / to ex+chewe
&s;ykenes y^t myght fall &amp; to haue the more
ea&s;yer lodgynge and foragynge in exchewyng
of debates &amp; dy&s;cordes / for engly&s;&s;hmen be ha|&s;ty
&amp; prowde in y^e felde / &amp; the Portyngales hote
&amp; dy&s;daynful &amp; can not &s;u&s;tre / but it was thou|ght
y^t in a grete iourney of batayle they &s;holde
ryght wel agree togyder / this cou~&s;ayle was de+termyned
&amp; the kynge &s;ayd to the duke / &s;yr as
<PB N="lxxxxi" REF="103">
&s;oone as I haue knowledge that ye &s;et forwar+de
I &s;hall doo in lyke ca&s;e for I and my men be
redy / &amp; they de&s;yre nothynge elles but batayle / 
&s;yr &s;ayd the duke and I &s;hall not longe &s;yr &s;tyll
it is &s;hewed me howe as yet there be certayne
townes in Galyce y^t rebell agayn&s;t vs / I wyll
goo and vy&s;yte them / and after that I wyll
&s;eke out for our enemyes / wher&s;oeuer I can fyn+de
them. Thus the kynge of Portyngale toke
leue of the duke and duches / and in lyke wy&s;e
&s;o dyd the quene Phelyp and her yonge &s;y&s;ter
katheryne for it was ordeyned that the yonge
lady &s;holde abyde al the warre &s;ea&s;on with her
&s;y&s;ter the quene at the cyte of Porte in Portyn|gale / 
it was thought &s;he coulde be in ony bet|ter
kepynge / and y^e duches retourned to &s;aynt
Iaques in Galyce / &s;o thus euery body depar|ted
thyder as they &s;holde doo / the kynge to the
cyte of Porte / and the duches to the towne of
&s;aynt Iaques well accompanyed with knygh|tes
and &s;quyers / and the duke taryed at Be&s;an+ces
and there aboute / and prepayred &s;hortly to
&s;et forwarde / he was de&s;yrous to departe by|cau&s;e
it was in the ioly lu&s;ty moneth of Aprell
at whiche &s;ea&s;on in Galyce the gra&s;&s;e is full
growen and all theyr corne and herbes floures
and fruytes redy rype the countrey is &s;o hote y^t
in the begynnynge of Iune harue&s;t is pa&s;t / the
duke thought the &s;ea&s;on goodly to &s;et forwar|de
his army. &para;Nowe let vs &s;omwhat &s;peke of
the orderynge of the fren&s;&s;hmen and of kynge
Iohn~ of Ca&s;tell as well as we haue done of the
engly&s;&s;he men.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="80" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe &s;yr Wyllyam of Lygnac / &amp;
&s;yr Gaultyer of Pa&s;&s;ac came to the
ayde of kynge Iohn~ of Ca&s;tell.
Ca. lxxx.</HEAD>
<P>_HEre before ye haue
herde howe &s;yr Wyllyam
of Lygnac &amp; &s;yr Gaultyer
of Pa&s;&s;ac dyd &s;o moche by
theyr wy&s;e entreatynge of
the erle of Foyze y^t he &s;uf|fred
them pea&s;ybly to pa&s;&s;e
thrughe his countrey of Byerne to go in to Ca+&s;tel
and be&s;yde that the erle gaue them grete re+wardes / 
for there were noo knyghtes nor &s;quy|ers
&s;traungers that came to &s;e hym / but that he
wolde largely rewarde them accordynge to
theyr degrees / to &s;ome a .C. floreynes / to &s;ome
CC. floreynes and .xxx. or .xl. &s;o that this &s;ayd
fyr&s;t pa&s;&s;age of the Fren&s;&s;he men co&s;t the erle of
Foyze as his owne trea&s;ourer &s;hewed me the
&s;ome of a .M. frankes be&s;yde hor&s;es and other
thynges that he gaue / to &s;ay trouth &s;urely it is
grete domage y^t &s;uche a per&s;one &s;holde be olde
or dye / he had no mermo&s;ettes aboute hym / to
&s;ay &s;yr take here / and gyue this / and pynche &amp;
pyl the people / &s;urely he had none &s;uche aboute
hym <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> he dyd euery thynge on his owne mynde / 
for naturally he had grete wy&s;dome and coul|de
gyue where nede was and take as it became
hym be&s;t and by rea&s;an of his larges and grete
expences &s;omtyme he trauayled his &s;ubiectes / 
for his reuenewes were not &s;uffycyent to bere
out his gyftes whiche were yerely .lx.M. fran+kes / 
y^e whiche lyke haue not ben &s;ene nor herde
of ony other / yet he a&s;&s;embled his trea&s;oure for
doubte of all aduentures in .xxx. yere .xxx. ty|mes
a .C.M. frankes / and yet for all that his
people alwayes prayde to god for his longe ly+fe / 
and I herde it reported howe when he dyed
there were in Foyze and in Byerne .x.M. per|&s;ones
that &s;ayd y^t they wolde gladly haue dyed
with hym wherby it is to be thought that they
&s;ayd not &s;o without it had ben for grete loue y^t
they had to theyr lorde / and &s;urely if they loued
hym they dyd but ryght and accordynge to rea+&s;on / 
for he alwayes maynteyned them in theyr
ryght and kepte euer true iu&s;tyce / for all his la<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">|des
and the people therin had as grete lyberte
and fraunche&s;&s;e and lyued in as good peas as
thoughe they had ben in parady&s;e terre&s;tre / I
&s;ay not this for flattery nor for fauour nor loue
that I bere hym nor for the gyftes that he hath
gyuen me / but I can well proue all that I haue
&s;ayd / for I am &s;ure there be a .M. knyghtes &amp;
&s;quyers wyll &s;aye the &s;ame.</P>
<P>NOwe let vs retourne to &s;yr Wyllyam of
Lygnac and to &s;yr Gaultyer of Pa&s;&s;ac
who were capytaynes and &s;ouerayne leders of
all the fren&s;&s;he armye / when they were pa&s;&s;ed
the countrey of By&s;quey and the pa&s;e of Roun+ceuall / 
whiche co&s;t them .iii. dayes a pa&s;&s;ynge.
The mountaynes were &s;o full of &s;nowe for all
that it was in the moneth of Aprell / yet they
and theyr hor&s;es hadde moche payne to pa&s;&s;e
thrughe. Then they came towardes Panpy|lona / 
and there they founde the royalme of Na+uare
redy open for to &s;uffre them to pa&s;&s;e thru|ghe.
For the kynge of Nauare wolde not doo
<PB REF="104">
no dy&s;plea&s;ure to the kynge of Ca&s;tell bycau&s;e
his &s;one &s;yr Charles of Nauare had to his wy+fe
as then the kynge of Ca&s;telles &s;y&s;ter / &amp; when
the peas was made bytwene kynge Henry and
the fader of kynge Iohn~ of Nauare they made
and promy&s;ed grete alyaunce togyder whiche
they longe kepte / for the kynge of Nauare was
not able to re&s;y&s;t the kynge of Ca&s;tell without
he had grete alyaunce and comforte of y^e kynge
&s;o Aragon / or elles of y^e kynge of englande.</P>
<P>THe&s;e capytaynes of Fraunce came to
Pampylona where the kynge of Na|uare
was who receyued them ioyfully &amp; made
them to dyne with hym in his palays after dy|ner
he led them in to his chambre and there co|moned
w^t them of dyuers thynges / for y^e kynge
there was a wy&s;e man and a &s;ubtell &amp; well lan|gaged / 
and amonge other thynges he &s;hewed
them howe y^e fren&s;&s;he kynge and his coun&s;ayle
had ben dy&s;plea&s;ed with hym without a cau&s;e / 
and wrongfully had taken fro hym his heryta+ge
and landes in Normandy whiche he ought
to haue by &s;ucce&s;&s;yon of his predece&s;&s;ours kyn+ges
of fraunce and of Nauare whiche he &s;ayd
he coulde not forgete &s;eynge he had taken fro
hym in Normandy / Languedoc / and in the ba+rony
of Mountpellyer the &s;ome of .lx.M. fran+kes
of yerely reuenues and he &s;ayd he wy&s;t not
to whome to complayne to haue ryght / but all
onely to god / &s;yrs &s;ayd the kyng I &s;ay not this
to you bycau&s;e ye &s;holde addre&s;&s;e my wronges
for I knowe well it lyeth not in your power / 
for I thynke the fren&s;&s;he kynge wyll do but ly|tell
for you in that behalfe / for ye be none of his
coun&s;ayle / ye be but knyghtes aduentures and
&s;owdyours to go where &s;oeuer he &s;ende you.</P>
<P>But I &s;peke this in maner of complaynte to al
knyghtes in Fraunce that pa&s;&s;e by me / then &s;yr
Gaultyer of Pa&s;&s;ac &s;ayd / &s;yr your wordes be
true yf that you &s;aye that our kynge for all vs
wyll nother gyue nor take / for &s;urely &s;yr we be
not of his coun&s;ayle but redy to go where as he
wyll &s;ende vs / but &s;yr the duke of Borbon who
is our &s;ouerayne capytayne and vncle to our
kynge cometh after vs this &s;ame waye / outher
goynge or retournynge ye maye &s;hewe hym
your bu&s;ynes / by hym ye maye be addre&s;&s;ed of
all your complayntes / and &s;yr we praye to god
that he may rewarde you of the honour that ye
haue done to vs / &amp; &s;yr we &s;hall &s;hewe your cur|toy&s;ye
to our kyng &amp; to his coun&s;ayle when we
retourne in to fraunce / and al&s;o to the duke of
Borbone who is our chefe capytayne whome
we tru&s;t to &s;e or we &s;e the kyng / and then wyne
was brought and they dranke &amp; toke theyr leue
of the kynge / and y^e kynge rewarded them lar|gely
and &s;ente to eche of them to theyr lodgyng
goodly hor&s;es wherof they had grete ioye.</P>
<P>THus the&s;e men of warre pa&s;&s;ed thrugh
the royalme of Nauare &amp; came to Groy+ne / 
&amp; there demaunded where they &s;holde fynde
the kynge of Ca&s;tell / and it was &s;hewed them
howe he had lyen at Valeolyue a grete &s;ea&s;on / 
but as then they &s;ayd they thought he was at
Burgus in Spayne there makynge his pro|uy&s;yon / 
then they toke the way to Burgus and
lefte the way to Galyce / for that waye was not
&s;ure for them / for the Engly&s;&s;he men were &s;ore
abrode in the countrey. Tydynges came to the
kynge of Ca&s;tell howe &s;ocoures came to hym
out of fraunce to the nombre of .ii.M. &s;peres / 
wherof he was ryght glad and &s;o departed fro
Valeolyue and rode to Burgus with a .vi.M
hors. Thus the&s;e fren&s;&s;hmen of armes came to
Burgus and lodged theraboute abrode in the
countrey / and dayly thyder came men of warre
And &s;yr wyllyam of Lygnac / and &s;yr Gaultyer
of Pa&s;&s;ac came to the kynge in to his palays / 
who receyued them &s;wetely and thanked them
of the payne and grete trauayle that they had
taken for his &s;ake as to come thyder to &s;erue
hym. The knyghtes made theyr reuerence and
&s;ayd / &s;yr yf we maye do you ony &s;eruyce to plea+&s;e
you / our paynes &s;hall &s;oone be forgoten / but
&s;yr &amp; it plea&s;e you to take aduy&s;e howe we &s;hal
do / outher to ryde agayn&s;t our enemyes or el|les
to make them warre by gary&s;ons tyll &s;uche
&s;ea&s;on as the duke of Borbon be come / and &s;yr
yf it plea&s;e you ye maye &s;ende for &s;yr Olyuer of
Cly&s;quy we knowe well he is in his countrey
and for &s;yr Peter of Vyllaynes / the Barroys
of Barres / Chatell Morant and the other com+panyons
who haue haunted this countrey mo+re
then we haue done / for they were here longe
before vs / and then let vs al coun&s;ayle togyder
and with goddes grace you and your royalme
&s;hal haue honoure and profyte. Syrs &s;ayd the
kynge ye &s;peke wy&s;ely and thus &s;hal it be done
Then clerkes were &s;et a worke and letters ma+de
and me&s;&s;agers &s;ent forthe in to dyuers pla|ces
to the knyghtes and men of warre there as
they were &s;pred abrode in the countrey / &amp; when
they knewe that &s;yr Wyllyam of Lygnac and
&s;yr Gaultyer of Pa&s;&s;ac were at Burgus with
<PB N="lxxxxii" REF="104">
the kynge they were gretely reioyced therof / 
then the&s;e knyghtes and other companyons de+parted
fro theyr gary&s;ons and lefte them in &s;u|re
kepynge / and &s;o rode to Burgus in &s;payne / 
&s;oo that there was a grete nombre of Fren&s;&s;he
men of warre.</P>
<P>THen the kynge of Ca&s;tel and his lordes
&amp; knyghtes of fraunce went to cou~&s;ayle
togyder to &s;e how they &s;holde maynteyne theyr
warre / for they knewe well theyr enemyes rode
abrode and kepte y^e feldes / wherfore they thou|ght
to prouyde &s;ome remedy to the honoure of
the kynge and profyte of the royalme of Ca&s;tell
So there were many matters debated in this
coun&s;ayle / and then all theyr people were nom|bred / 
and it was &s;ayd that of the royalme &s;elfe
they myght well brynge togyder a .xxx.M. hor+&s;es
and the men well armed after the v&s;age of
Ca&s;tell with dartes and Iauelyns / and foote
men ca&s;tynge &s;tones out of &s;lynges other .xxx.M.
The fren&s;&s;he knyghtes amonge them&s;elfe
con&s;ydered al this and &s;ayd one to another this
is a grete nombre of people and they were good
men of warre / but they be lytel worth / for we ha+ue
&s;ene &s;uche &s;lowfulnes in them that we haue
no grete tru&s;t to them / as it appered as well in
the batayle of Marres where the prynce of Wa+les
had the vyctory as <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 word"> y^e batayle of Iuberoth
where as the Portyngales and Ga&s;coynes we+re / 
and alwaye the Spanyardes were dy&s;com+fyted.
Then the erle of Lune in &s;u&s;teynynge y^e
Ca&s;tellyans &amp; in ex&s;cu&s;ynge of them &s;ayd / &s;yrs
as to the batayle of Marres I &s;hall an&s;were
you / it is of trouthe y^t &s;yr Bertram of Cly&s;quy
&amp; a grete nombre of knyghtes of Fraunce were
there and fought valyauntly / for they were all
taken or &s;layne / but ye haue herde and ye know
well that agayn&s;t them was the floure of all the
chyualry of the worlde bothe in wy&s;dome va|lyauntnes
and prowes the whiche is not nowe
with the duke of La<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ca&s;tre / the prynce at teh ba+tayle
of Marres had .x.M. &s;peres and .vi.M.
archers / they were &s;uche men that there were a
iii.M. of them euery man worth a Rowlande
or an Olyuere / but the duke of Lanca&s;tre hathe
none &s;uche / he pa&s;&s;eth not a .xii. or a .xv.C. &s;pe|res / 
and a .iiii.M. archers / and we be a. vi .M.
&s;peres / nor we &s;hall not fyght agayn&s;t Rowlan+de
nor Olyuer. Syr Iohn~ Chandos / &s;yr Tho|mas
Felton / &s;yr Olyuer Cly&s;&s;on / &s;yr Hughe
Caurel / &s;yr Rycharde Pountchardon / &s;yr Gar+&s;is / 
the lorde of Ryeux / and &s;yr Rycharde Dan|gle
I coulde name .v.C. &s;uche that were there / 
they be deed / we &s;hall fynde none &s;uche nowe / 
Wherfore the matter is not &s;oo peryllous as it
was in tyme pa&s;t / for yf ye wyll byleue me / we
&s;hall go fyght with them and pa&s;&s;e the ryuer of
Derne / it &s;hall tourne vs to grete valyauntnes
The coun&s;ayle that the erle of Lune dyd gyue
was wel herde / and there were many that helde
y^e &s;ame oppynyon / then &s;yr Olyuer of Cly&s;quy
&s;ayd &s;yr erle of Lune we knowe well all that ye
haue &s;ayd procedeth of your grete wy&s;dome &amp;
valyauntnes / but &s;yr take it &s;o that we goo and
fyght with the duke of Lanca&s;tre / yf that were
all we &s;holde do well ynoughe / but &s;yr ye leue y^e
grette&s;t matter behynde / as the kynge of Por|tyngale
and his puy&s;&s;au~ce / for as we be enfour+med
they be a .xxv.C. &s;peres / &amp; .xxx.M. of other
men of war / for on the tru&s;t of the kynge of Por+tyngale
y^e duke of Lanca&s;tre is entred in to Ga+lyce
and they haue made a grete alyaunce togy+der / 
for the kynge hath maryed the dukes dou|ghter / 
nowe &s;yr what &s;aye you to this / in the na+me
of god &s;ayd the erle of Lune ye knyghtes of
Fraunce are &s;uffycyent to fyght with the duke
of Lanca&s;tre / and the kynge of Ca&s;tell and the
Ca&s;tellyans who be as they &s;ay .xx.M. hor&s;e / &amp;
xxx .M. a foote / they may fyght with the kynge
of Portyngale I dare well abyde y^e aduenture
amonge them / When the fren&s;&s;hmen &s;awe how
the erle of Lune layde it &s;o &s;ore to theyr charge
&s;ayd &s;yr ye be in y^e ryght and we be in y^e wronge
for &s;yr we &s;holde haue &s;ayd as ye do / and &s;yr let
it &s;oo be and you wyll / there is none of vs &s;hall
&s;aye agayn&s;t your wyll / &s;yrs &s;ayd the kynge I
requyre you all coun&s;ayle me truely and not in
ha&s;t nor by pryde / but by &s;ad aduy&s;e and humy|lyte / 
and then let vs take the be&s;t waye / I wyll
not conclude to accepte this iourney / I wyl we
mete agayne togyder to morowe in this &s;ame
chambre / and ye &s;yr Wyllyam of Lygnac and
&s;yr Gaultyer of Pa&s;&s;ac who are &s;ente hyder in
to this countrey by the fren&s;&s;he kynge and by
the duke of Borbon / I requyre you go togyder
and take aduy&s;e and coun&s;ayle me to that &s;hall
be thought moo&s;t be&s;t and honourable to me
and to my royalme / for it &s;hall lye in you whe|ther
we &s;hall fyght with our enemyes or not / 
They made theyr reuerence and &s;ayd they wol+de
obey his commaundement and &s;o departed.</P>
<P>THus euery man that daye departed to
theyr lodgynges and the fren&s;&s;hmen as
they were togyder had grete communycacyon
&s;ome &s;ayd we can not honourably fyght with
<PB REF="105">
our enemyes tyll the duke of Borbon our &s;oue|rayne
capytayne be come / We can not tell yf he
wolde fyght with them or not / be it &s;oo that we
fyght with them and haue the vyctory / the duke
of Borbou wyll be &s;ore dy&s;plea&s;ed with vs and
&s;pecyally with vs that be the fren&s;&s;he capytay|nes / 
and yf the fortune &s;holde fall agayn&s;t vs / 
we &s;holde then bothe lo&s;e our bodyes and the
royalme / for yf we were ouerthrowen there we+re
no recouery in the Ca&s;tellyans but that the
kynge of Ca&s;tell were lyke to le&s;e all his royal|me
for this tyme / and we &s;holde bere more faw|te
then ony other for it &s;holde be layde howe we
had cau&s;ed the batayle and gaue no good coun+&s;ayle / 
nor al&s;o we be in noo &s;uretye yf the royal|me
be all &s;ure on the kynges partye or not / or
whether they haue couertly &s;ente for the duke
of Lanca&s;tre and his wyfe or not who is repu|ted
for heyre of Ca&s;tell / for &s;he was doughter to
kynge Don Peter all the worlde knoweth that
&s;o that when the people &s;e the duke &amp; his wyfe
with y^e engly&s;&s;hmen in the felde demaundynge
the crowne of Ca&s;tell affyrmynge how they ha+ue
ryght therto / for kynge Iohn~ who was kyn+ge
as then was &s;one to a ba&s;tarde / then perad|uenture
they may tourne to theyr parte as they
dyd in y^e grete batayle of Maures / &amp; &s;oo &s;holde
we abyde deed in the felde / &s;o we thinke there is
double peryll bothe to the kynge and to vs / but
&s;uche foly&s;&s;he people gyue the kynge coun&s;ayle
to batayle and are herde before them that &s;hol|de
&s;peke / well &s;yrs &s;ayd &s;yr wyllyam of Lygnac
and &s;yr Gaultyer of Pa&s;&s;ac to morowe &s;hall be
knowen euery mannes opynyon. So that day
and nyght the fren&s;&s;hmen were at dyuers com|munycacyons / 
and in lyke wy&s;e &s;oo were the
&s;panyardes / Suche as loued the kynge wolde
not coun&s;ayle hym to fyght for dyuers rea&s;ons
one was if he fought and lo&s;t the batayle he lo&s;t
his royalme without recouery / the kynge hym|&s;elfe
thought it not good to fyght / he fered &s;ore
the fortune of the warre / nor al&s;o he knewe not
euery mannes mynde who loued hym and who
dyd not. Thus the matter re&s;ted tyll the nexte
daye then euery man retourned to the palays / 
and the kynge entred in to coun&s;ayle.</P>
<P>IN this coun&s;ayle were many opynyons
for euery man to his power wolde truely
coun&s;ayle the kynge / dyuers coun&s;ayled hym
that he &s;holde not enclyne ha&s;tely to batayle / 
puttynge hym in remembraunce of the harde
iourney that he had at Iuberoth where as the
kynge of Portyngale dy&s;comfyted hym / wher|by
he had &s;uche domage that yf &s;uche another
chaunce &s;holde fall he &s;holde le&s;e his royalme
for euer / when the kynge had demaunded eue|ry
man and herde all theyr oppynyons. Then
he &s;ayd to &s;yr wyllyam of Lygnacke and to &s;yr
Gaultyer of Pa&s;&s;ac / &s;yrs let me here your op|pynyons
for by you all &s;hal be ordeyned &s;eynge
ye be the chefe capytaynes of the fren&s;&s;he men
&s;ente hyder by the fren&s;&s;he kynge and his coun|&s;ayle.
The&s;e .ii. knyghtes regarded eche other
and &s;yr Wyllyam &s;ayd to &s;yr Galtyer / &s;yr &s;peke
you / and he an&s;wered and &s;ayd / nay I wyll not / 
&s;peke you / ye haue v&s;ed armes more then I ha|ue
done. Then &s;yr Wyllyam aduy&s;ed hym&s;elfe
and &s;ayd / &s;yr and it lyke your grace me thynke
ye ought gretely to thanke the noble chyualry
of Fraunce / who are come hyder to &s;erue you
&s;oo farre of / and &s;yr it hathe &s;hewed well howe
they haue none affeccyon nor wyll to be clo&s;ed
in ony cyte or towne ca&s;tell / or gary&s;on / that ye
haue. But they are and haue ben de&s;yrous to
kepe the feldes / and to fynde out / and to fyght
with your enemyes / the whiche thynge nowe
&s;auynge your grace can not be &s;uffred for dy|uers
rea&s;ons / the pryncypall rea&s;on is / &s;yr we
tary for the duke of Borbon who is onr &s;oue|rayne
capytayne who wyll be here &s;hortely and
he &s;hall gretely enforce vs with newe fre&s;&s;he
men / there be many nowe here with vs that we+re
neuer in this countrey before / it were nece&s;&s;a+ry
that they lerned the maner of this countrey
a two or a thre monethes / for it proueth but &s;el|dome
well to ha&s;tely to fyght with oure ene|myes / 
But lette vs make wy&s;e warre by gary+&s;ons
a two or a thre monethes / and let the En|gly&s;&s;hemen
and Portyngales ryde abrode in
Galyce where they ly&s;t / yf they conquere certay+ne
townes it is but a &s;mall matter / as &s;oone as
they be departed out of the countrey they wyll
be &s;oone wonne agayne. Al&s;o &s;yr there is one
poynte / in armes lyeth many aduentures / &s;yr
let them ryde abrode in the countrey whiche is
hoote and of a &s;tronge ayre / they maye take &s;u|che
trauayle and &s;ykenes that they maye hap|pen
repente them that they haue come &s;oo for|warde / 
for they &s;hall not fynde the ayre &s;oo at|temperate
there as it is in Englande or in frau~+ce / 
nor the wynes &s;o plea&s;aunt / for in Galyce the
ryuers be troublous and coolde bycau&s;e of the
&s;nowes that dy&s;cende downe frome the moun|taynes
wherby they &amp; theyr hor&s;es after theyr
trauayle all the daye in the hoote &s;one &s;hall be
morfoundred or they be ware / they be not made
<PB N="lxxxxiii" REF="105">
of &s;tele nor yet of yron / but at lengthe they &s;hall
not endure the hote countrey of Ca&s;tell / they be
men as we be. Thus I thynke we can not bet|ter
bete them / but to let them go where they ly&s;t
they &s;hall fynde nothynge in the playne coun|treys
nor no delectable places to refre&s;&s;he them
for as I vnder&s;tande all the open countrey is
all redy dy&s;troyed with our owne men / and I
alowe well that aduy&s;e / for yf it were to doo I
wolde coun&s;ayle the &s;ame / &s;yrs yf there be ony
here can &s;peke better let hym &s;peke / we &s;hall be
glad to here hym / and this &s;yr Gaultyer and I
de&s;yre you all thus to doo / then they all an&s;we|red
with one voyce / lette this aduy&s;e be admyt|ted / 
we can con&s;yder no better nor more profyta+ble
way / for the kynge of Ca&s;tel &amp; his royalme.</P>
<P>SO it was there they concluded that they
&s;holde make no countenaunce of warre
tyll the duke of Borbon and all theyr prouy&s;y|ons
were come / but that theyr men of warre to
be put in to dyuers gary&s;ons on the fronters of
theyr countrey and &s;uffre the engly&s;&s;hmen and
Portyngales to go in and out in to the royal|me
of Ca&s;tell at theyr plea&s;ure / &s;ayenge howe
they coulde not bere awaye the countrey with
them when &s;o euer they retourned / thus ended
the coun&s;ayle / the kynge of Ca&s;tel had the &s;ame
daye all them at dyner with hym in his palays
at Burgus in Spayne / ryght plentyfull after
the v&s;age of Spayne / by the nexte daye at no|ne
al the men of armes departed thyder as they
were appoynted by theyr capytaynes / &s;yr Oly|uer
Cly&s;quy and the erle of Longueuyle with
a thou&s;ande &s;peres wente to a &s;tronge towne
on the fronter of Galyce called Vylle&s;aunte / 
and &s;yr Raynolde and &s;yr Try&s;tram of Roye
was &s;ente to another gary&s;on a .x. legges fro
he fronter of Galyce called Agyllar in the fel|de
with thre hundred &s;peres / Syr Peter of Bel+ly&s;me
with two hundred &s;peres wente to Po|uelles / 
the vycount<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> of Lune wente to the tow|ne
of Marolle / &s;yr Iohn~ of Barres with thre
hundred &s;peres was &s;ente to the ca&s;tell of Noye
within Galyce. Syr Iohn~ of ca&s;tell Morant
and &s;yr Try&s;tram of Iayell and dyuers other
were &s;ente to the cyte of Palance. And the vy|count
of Belyer wente to the towne of Rybede
and with hym &s;yr Iohn~ of Braquen / and &s;yr
Robert of Braquen&punc; &para;Thus the&s;e men of ar|mes
were deuyded / and &s;yr Olyuer of Cly&s;quy
was made theyr con&s;table / and &s;yr Wyllyam of
Lygnac and &s;yr Gaultyer of Pa&s;&s;ac abode &s;tyl
with the kynge at Burgus / In this ca&s;e &s;tan|dynge
was the bu&s;ynes of Ca&s;tell abydynge
the comynge of the duke of Borbon who was
&s;tyll in Fraunce makynge prouy&s;yon for his
iourney. &para;Nowe we wyll &s;uffre in re&s;t a &s;ea|&s;on
the armye of Ca&s;tell and of the duke of Lan+ca&s;tre
and al&s;o of the kynge of Portyngale / and
when the tyme requyreth we &s;hal retourne ther
to agayne. And nowe lette vs &s;peke of the ad|uentures
that fell in the &s;ame &s;ea&s;on in Fraun|ce
and in englande the whiche were troublous
and peryllous for bothe royalmes and &s;ore dy&s;+plea&s;aunt
vnto the kynges and to bothe theyr
coun&s;ayles.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="81" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;How a grete my&s;cheffe fell in
Englande bytwene the gen+tyll
men and comons for
accompte of &s;uche mo|ney
as hadde ben rey+&s;ed
of the comons.
Ca. lxxxi.</HEAD>
<P>_HEre before ye haue
herde howe the Fren&s;&s;he
armye with &s;hyppes on y^e
&s;e that were a&s;&s;embled at
Slu&s;e to haue gone in to
Englande was da&s;&s;hed &amp;
broken vp / yet to &s;hewe
courage and de&s;yre to goo
another &s;ea&s;on in to englande / and that it &s;hol|de
not be &s;ayd that the Fren&s;&s;he men were recre+aunt
to haue made that voyage. Therfore it
was ordeyned that incontynent at the entre of
May and that the &s;ee myght be fayre and plea|&s;aunt.
The con&s;table of Fraunce &s;holde make a
iourney in to englande with .iiii. M. men of ar+mes
and .ii.M. cro&s;&s;e bowes / and they &s;holde
all a&s;&s;emble togyder at a cyte agayn&s;t the fron|ter
of Cornewall called Lentrygnyer and there
to be made all theyr prouy&s;yon and it was or|deyned
euery man to haue a hor&s;e the more ea&s;e+ly
to <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">yde abrode in Englande / for it was thou+ght
without hor&s;e they coulde make noo warre
that &s;holde auayle them / &s;oo there was a&s;&s;em|bled
at this hauen of Lentygnyer a goodly ap|parell
of &s;hyppes / barkes / Bagengers and ga|leys
wel fourny&s;&s;hed with wynes / &s;alte fle&s;&s;he
and by&s;quet and other thynges &s;o largely that
it was &s;uffycyent for them to lyue by a foure or
<PB REF="106">
fyue monethes without takynge or byenge of
ony thynge in the countrey for y^e con&s;table and
his company knewe well that as &s;oone as the
Engly&s;&s;he men knewe of &s;uche a company of
men of warre comynge on them / they wolde dy+&s;troye
theyr owne goodes abrode in the playne
countrey rather then we &s;holde haue ony ca&s;e
therof. Therfore the con&s;table made his prouy+&s;yon
redy on that &s;yde the &s;ee. Al&s;o there was
ordeyned another flete of shyppes at the hauen
of Harflewe for the lorde of Coucy / the lorde of
&s;aynt Poule and the admyrall of Fraunce &s;hol+de
there take &s;hyppynge with two thou&s;ande
&s;peres in lykewy&s;e to goo in to Englande / and
as the brute wente all this was done to drawe
backe agayne the duke of Lanca&s;tre and the du+ches
out of Ca&s;tell. The &s;ame &s;ea&s;on the duke
of Borbon was at Parys and thought &s;urely
that the duke of Lanca&s;tre &s;holde retourne ho|me
agayne in to Englande / wherfore he thou|ghe
he &s;holde haue no thynge to doo to go in to
ca&s;tell nor to trauayle his body &s;o farre forthe.
So it was determyned that in the Con&s;tables
armye &s;holde goo / Bretons Augenyms / Poye+tenyns
Manceaus and Xayngrons / with kny+ghtes
and &s;quyers of the lowe marches / and
with the lorde of &s;aynt Poule and with the lor|de
of Coucy &s;holde go fren&s;&s;hmen / Normans / &amp;
Pycardes / and with the duke of Borbon &s;hol|de
goo two thou&s;ande &s;peres of Berrey / Auuer+nake / 
of Lymo&s;yn / Borgoyne and of the bace
marches. Thus in that &s;ea&s;on the matters we|re
concluded in Fraunce and euery man knewe
what he &s;holde do / outher to go in to Englande
or in to Ca&s;tell.</P>
<P>ANd true it was the royalme of Englan+de
the &s;ame tyme was in grete peryll &amp;
in a gretter ieoperdye then when the vyllaynes
of E&s;&s;ex and Kent rebelled agayn&s;t the kynge
and the nobles of the royalme at whiche tyme
they came vnto London / I &s;hall &s;hewe you the
rea&s;on why / at that &s;ea&s;on all the noble men of
the royalme toke one parte togyder with the
kynge agayn&s;t the comons / but nowe it is not
&s;oo / the nobles vary amonge them&s;elfe. The
kynge is agayn&s;t his owne vncles / the duke of
yorke and the duke of Gloce&s;tre and they were
agayn&s;t hym and all this varyaunce dyd ry&s;e
by the meanes of the duke of Irelande who ba|re
all the chefe rule aboute the kynge / and the
comons of Englande in dyuers cytees knewe
well of this dy&s;corde / they that were &s;age men
reputed it for a grete euyl and fered that moche
trouble &s;holde growe therby / but &s;uche as were
lyght per&s;ones made noo rekenynge therof / &s;o|me
&s;ayenge that it was for enuye that the kyn|ges
vncles hadde agayn&s;t the kynge theyr ne|phewe / 
and bycau&s;e they &s;awe howe the crow|ne
of Englande began to growe farre of frome
them / and &s;ome other &s;ayd how the kynge was
but yonge / and byleued yonge coun&s;ayle / and
howe that it were better for hym to byleue hys
vncles who mente noo thynge to hym but al ho+noure
and pro<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">yte nor to the royalme of En|glande / 
rather then to be ruled by the prowde
duke of Irelande who neuer &s;awe ony thynge
perteynynge to honoure / nor neuer was in ony
batayle. Thus euery man dyffered from other
in the royalme of Englande / Whiche trybula|cyons
were well knowen in Fraunce / wherfore
they made this grete prouy&s;yon to goo thyder
with all theyr puy&s;&s;aunce thynkynge to doo a
grete feate / on the other &s;yde / the prelates of en|glande
were in hatred one with another as the
archeby&s;&s;hop of Cauntorbury who was of the
Neuelles blood / with the archeby&s;&s;hop of yor|ke.
And yet they were countrey men borne / but
they hated mortally eche other bycau&s;e the lor|de
Neuell hadde the rule and gouernaunce of
Northumbrelande and &s;oo to the marches of
Skotlande aboue the erle of Northumbrelan|de
and his chyldren / the lorde Henry and the
lorde Raffe of Percy / whiche rule the lorde Ne+uelles
broder had gotten hym / for he was one
of the chefe aboute the kynge with the duke of
Irelande.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="82" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Of the grete dy&s;cordes that were
in Englande after the brekynge
vp of the Fren&s;&s;he armye / armye / and
how the gouernours about the
kynge were con&s;trayned by the
comons of the good townes to
make accomptes of &s;uche mo|ney
as was come in to theyr
handes the &s;ea&s;on that they ru|led.
Ca. lxxxii.</HEAD>
<P>_AS &s;one as the engly&s;&s;h|men
knewe that the voyage
by the &s;ee that the fren&s;&s;hmen
&s;holde haue made beynge at
Slu&s;e was da&s;&s;hed and bro|ken.
Then in Englande be|gan
dyuers murmuracyons
<PB N="lxxxxiiii" REF="106">
in &s;undry places / and &s;uche as loued euyll rule
rather then good / &s;ayd / Where be nowe the&s;e
grete entrepry&s;es and the&s;e valyaunt men of en+glande
y^t were in the dayes of kynge Edwarde
the thyrde / and with the prynce his &s;one / we we+re
wonte to go in to Fraunce and put backe our
enemyes in &s;uche maner that none dur&s;t make
batayle with vs / yf they dydde they were &s;oone
dy&s;comfyted.</P>
<P>O What a dede was that when the noble
kynge Edwarde aryued in Normandy / 
and in Con&s;tantyne and pa&s;&s;ed thrugh the roy|alme
of Fraunce / and what goodly entrepry&s;e
he acheued in his waye / and after at Cre&s;&s;y he
dy&s;comfyted kynge Phylyp and all the puy&s;|&s;aunce
of Fraunce / and or he retourned he wan
the towne of Calays / But as nowe the knygh|tes
and men of warre in Englande doo none &s;u+che
feates. &para;Al&s;o the prynce of Wales &s;one to
this noble kynge / dyd he not take the Fren&s;&s;he
kynge. Iohn~ and dy&s;comfyted his py&s;&s;aunce at
Poycters with a &s;mal nombre of people agayn+&s;te
the people that kynge Iohn~ hadde / In tho&s;e
dayes Englande was fered and doubted / and
were &s;poken of thrughe al the worlde for y^e flou|re
of chyualry / but as nowe no man &s;peketh of
vs / for nowe there is noo warre made / but at
poore mennes pur&s;es / therto euery man is en|clyned
/ in Fraunce as nowe the kynge there is
but a chylde and yet he hath done more agayn&s;t
vs then ony of his predece&s;&s;ours. And al&s;o he
&s;hewed grete courage to haue come in to En|glande / 
the lette therof was not by hym / but by
his men. The tyme hath ben &s;ene that yf &s;uche
an apparell of &s;hyppes had ben made at Slu&s;e
they &s;holde haue ben foughten withall in theyr
owne hauen / and nowe the noble men of En|glande
are ioyfull when they maye &s;ytre at re&s;t
and &s;uffre them in peas / but yet for all that they
&s;uffre not poore men to be in re&s;t / but put them
to bu&s;ynes to paye money. The tyme hath ben
that grete conque&s;tes haue ben done in fraunce
without payenge of ony money / but &s;uche ry|ches
as hath ben gotten there it hath ben &s;pred
abrode in the royalme. where is become y^e grete
fynaunces and tayles that hath ben gadered in
this royalme with the kynges rentes and acco|&s;tomed
reuenues / outher they haue lo&s;t it or ta|ken
fro them / it is behouable that it be knowen
howe the royalme of Englande is gouerned / 
and howe the kynge is ledde / it were not good
that it &s;holde be longe or it were knowen / for
this royalme of Englande is not &s;oo ryche nor
&s;o puy&s;&s;aunt to bere lyke charges as the roy|alme
of Fraunce dothe. &para;Al&s;o it appereth wel
that we in this royalme of englande are febled
of wyttes and of grace. We were wonte to kno+we
euery thynge that was done in Fraunce a
thre or foure monethes or the ca&s;e fell / wherby
we myght conuenyently make prouy&s;yon and
re&s;y&s;tence / but as nowe we knowe noo thynge / 
But the Fren&s;&s;he men knoweth all our &s;ecre|tes
and coun&s;ayles / we cannot tell in whome
is the fawte / it wyll be knowen vpon a daye.
There be &s;ome preuy traytours / and it were
better it were knowen betymes then to late / for
it maye be knowen &s;oo la<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">e that it wyll be pa&s;t
remedy.</P>
<P>THus dyuer&s;ely men talked in En|glande
as well knyghtes and &s;quy+ers
as the comons &s;oo that the roy+alme
laye in a harde ca&s;e and gre|te
peryll. And the grete a&s;&s;embly that the kyng
and his vncles and his coun&s;ayle hadde made
with grete expence in dyuers maners to re&s;y&s;t
the fren&s;&s;he kynge beynge a Slu&s;e redy to en|tre
in to Englande / &s;uche knyghtes and &s;quy|ers / 
and other as were in a redynes wolde as
then be payde of theyr wages / and &s;o for that en+tente
there was a parlyamente &s;omoned to be
holden at London by the nobles / prelates / and
comons of Englonde / and pryncypally it was
ordeyned that there &s;holde be rey&s;ed a grete tay+le
and &s;ub&s;ydye thrughe out the royalme of En+glande / 
the ryche to bere out the poore. This
parlyament was remoued to we&s;tmyn&s;tre / and
thyder came all &s;uche as were &s;ente for / and ma+ny
moo to here tydynges. &para;There was the
kynge and his two vncles Edmunde and Tho+mas
with many other nobles of the royalme.
And amonge other thynges yt was &s;ayd that
in the kynges trea&s;oure there was &s;ub&s;taunce
&s;kante to maynteyne the kynges e&s;tate &s;ober|ly.
Wherfore they of his coun&s;ayle &s;ayd howe
there mu&s;t be leuyed a &s;ub&s;ydye thrughe out all
the royalme of Englande yf &s;uche co&s;tes and
charges &s;holde be payde as hathe ben done / for
the defence of the royalme of englande agayn&s;t
the fren&s;&s;he men. To this agreed well they of
the by&s;&s;hopryche of Norwyche / and al&s;o the
archeby&s;&s;hopryche of Cauntorbury / and the
countye of E&s;&s;ex / the countye of Hampton and
Warwyke&s;hyre / and the lande of y^e erle of Sa|ly&s;bury / 
they agreed &s;oner then they of ferther
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countreys as they of the north and marches of
Wales / and of Cornewall / al the&s;e rebelled and
&s;ayd / We haue not &s;ene none of our enemyes
come in to this countrey / why &s;holde we be gre+ued
and haue done no fawte / yes yes &s;ayd &s;ome
let the by&s;&s;hop of yorke be &s;poken withall and
the kynges coun&s;ayle / and the duke of Irelan|de
who hathe .lx. thou&s;ande frankes of the con|&s;table
of fraunce for the redempcyon of Iohan
of Bretayne / this money ought to be tourned
to the comon profyte of all Englande. ye and
&s;peke with &s;yr Symon Burle / Syr Wyllyam
Helmen / Syr Thomas Branbe / Syr Ro|bert
Tryuylyen / and &s;yr Iohan Beauchampe
who haue gouerned the kynge and the royal|me / 
yf they make a good accompte of that they
haue receyued and delyuer it / the comons &s;hall
&s;ytte in re&s;t / and euery thynge payde as it ou|ght
to be. &para;When the&s;e wordes came abrode
and to the herynge of the kynges vncles / they
were ryght gladde therof / for that made well
for them / for al tho&s;e before named were agayn+&s;te
them. Nor they coulde bere noo rule in the
courte for them. Wherfore they ayded the peo|ple
in theyr oppynyons and &s;ayd. The&s;e good
men that thus &s;peketh are well coun&s;ayled / in
that they de&s;yre to haue accompte / and wyll not
paye ony more money. For &s;urely outher in the
kynges trea&s;ure / or elles in theyr pur&s;es that
gouerne hym there mu&s;t nedes be grete trea&s;u|re.
Thus by lytell and lytell multyplyed the&s;e
wordes / and the people beganne to waxe bolde
to deny to paye ony more money by rea&s;on that
they &s;awe the kynges vncles of theyr accorde / 
and &s;u&s;teyned them. &para;And the archeby&s;&s;hop
of Cauntorbury / the erle of Saly&s;bury / the er|le
of Northumbrelande / and dyuers other lor|des
of Englande put of this taxe for that tyme
and deferred theyr coun&s;ayle to Myghelma&s;&s;e
after / at whiche tyme they promy&s;ed to retour|ne
agayne / but the knyghtes and &s;quyers &s;uche
as had thought to haue had money for the arre+rages
of theyr wages hadde noo thynge / Wher+fore / 
they were in dy&s;plea&s;ure with the kynge
and his coun&s;ayle. They were apea&s;ed as well
as myght be / &amp; euery man departed / the kynge
toke no leue of his vncles / nor they of hym.</P>
<P>THen the kynge was coun&s;ayled to dra|we
in to the marches of Wales and the|re
to tary tyll he herde other tydynges / and &s;oo
he was contente to doo / and departed fro Lon|don
without leue takynge of ony man / and toke
with hym all his coun&s;ayle excepte the arche|by&s;&s;hop
of yorke who wente backe in to his <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="2 letters">|ne
countrey / whiche was happy for hym / for I
thynke yf he hadde ben with the other / he &s;holde
haue ben &s;erued as they were / as ye &s;hall here
after. But it is requy&s;yte that I &s;peke as well
of Fraunce as of Englande / for the matter re|quyreth it.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="83" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the con&s;table of Fraun+ce
and dyuers other lordes and
&s;quyers of the royalme apparel+led
grete prouy&s;yons to go in to
Englande to wynne townes
and ca&s;telles. Ca. lxxxiii.</HEAD>
<P>_ANd when &s;ea&s;on of &s;o|mer
was come and the ioly
moneth of Maye in the yere
of our lorde god. M.CCC.
foure &s;core and .vii. In the
&s;ame &s;ea&s;on that the duke of
Lanca&s;tre was in Galyce / 
and conquered there / and that y^e kynge of Por|tyngale
with grete puy&s;&s;aunce rode abrode in
Ca&s;tell without ony with&s;tandynge. Thenne
was it ordeyned in Fraunce as ye haue herde
before howe the con&s;table of Fraunce with one
army / and the erle of &s;aynt Poule / the lorde of
Coucy and &s;yr Iohan of Vyen with another
armye / the one at Lentrygnyer in Bretayne / 
and the other at Harflewe in Normandy &s;hol|de
the &s;ame &s;ea&s;on make a voyage in to englan+de
with a .vi. thou&s;ande men of armes and two
thou&s;ande cro&s;&s;e bowes / and .vi. thou&s;ande
other men of warre / and it was ordeyned that
none &s;holde pa&s;&s;e the &s;ee to goo in to Englande
without he were well armed / and prouy&s;yon
of vytayles for the &s;pace of thre monethes with
other prouy&s;yon of hay &amp; ootes for theyr hor&s;es
&amp; a daye was prefyxed amonge the capytaynes
when they &s;holde departe / and were determy|ned
to lande in englande in two hauens at Do|uer / 
and at Orwell / thus the daye approched of
theyr departure. At Lentrygnyer prouy&s;yon
was made and put in to the &s;hyppes for them
that &s;holde pa&s;&s;e from thens / and in lyke wy&s;e
was done at Harflewe / and euery man of war
was payde theyr wages for .xv. dayes. This
iourney was &s;oo farre forwarde / that it was
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thought it coulde not haue ben broken. &para;Nor
al&s;o it brake not by noo cau&s;e of the capytaynes
that were ordeyned to goo in that voyage. But
it brake by another incydent and by a meruayl|lous
matter that fell in Bretayne wherwith the
Fren&s;&s;he kynge and his coun&s;ayle were &s;oore
dy&s;plea&s;ed / but they coulde not amende it / wher+fore
it behoued them wy&s;ely to dy&s;&s;ymule y^e mat+ter
for it was no tyme then to remedy it. &para;Al&s;o
other tydynges came vnto the Fren&s;&s;he kynge
out of the partyes of Almayne as I &s;hall &s;hewe
you hereafter when tyme and place &s;hall requy+re
it. But fyr&s;t we wyll &s;peke of the matters of
Bretayne before them of Almayne / for they of
Bretayne fell fyr&s;te / and were wor&s;te reputed / 
thoughe other co&s;t more.</P>
<P>_YF I &s;holde &s;aye that &s;uche matters
fell in that &s;ea&s;on and not open cle|rely
the mater whiche was grete / 
peryllous and horryble / it myght
be a cronycle / but n<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">o hy&s;tory / I
myght let it ouerpa&s;&s;e yf I ly&s;t / but I wyll not
doo &s;oo / I &s;hall declare the ca&s;e &s;yth god hathe
gyuen me the knowledge therof / and tyme and
ley&s;ure to cronycle the matter at lengthe. &para;ye
haue herde here before in dyuers places in this
hy&s;tory howe &s;yr Iohn~ of Mountforde named
duke of Bretayne / and &s;urely &s;o he was by con|que&s;t
and not by ryght lyne / howbeit alwayes
he maynteyned the warre and oppynyon of the
kynge of Englande and of his chydren agayn&s;t
the fren&s;&s;he kynge. Al&s;o he had good cau&s;e &s;oo
to doo on his partye / for without the ayde of en+glande
he hadde not atteyned as he dyd nother
before Alroy nor in other places. Al&s;o ye haue
herde here before howe the duke of Bretayne
coulde not haue his entente of all the nobles of
his countrey / nor of all the good townes &s;pecy|ally
of &s;yr Bertram of Cle&s;quy as longe as he
lyued / nor of &s;yr Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on con&s;table of
Fraunce / nor of the lordes de la Vale / and of
Beawmanoyre / nor the lorde of Ra&s;e / of Dyg|nant / 
the vycount of Rohan / nor of the lorde of
Rochforde / for whereas the&s;e lordes enclyned
nyghe all Bretayne folowed. They were con|tente
to take parte with theyr lorde the duke
agayn&s;t all maner of men excepte agayn&s;t the
crowne of Fraunce. And &s;urely I can not &s;e
nor ymagyne by what waye / but that the Bre|tons
pryncypally regarded euer the honoure
of Fraunce / it maye well appere by that that is
wrytten here before in this hy&s;tory. I &s;aye not
this by noo corrupcyon nor fauoure that I ha|ue
to the erle Guy of Bloys who hath ben good
lorde vnto me / and I haue hadde moche profy|te
by hym who was nephewe and nexte to the
erle Loys of Bloys broder germayne to &s;aynt
Charles of Bloys / and as longe as he lyued he
was duke of Bretayne. Truely I &s;aye not this
for no cau&s;e but all onely to declare the trouthe
And al&s;o the gentyll prynce and erle that hathe
cau&s;ed me to wryte this &s;tory wolde in no wy&s;e
that I &s;holde &s;warue from the trouth.</P>
<P>NOwe to retourne to our purpo&s;e
ye knowe well as longe as duke
Iohan of Bretayne lyued he coul|de
neuer attayne to haue all his
men in euery poynte to agree to his oppyny|ons.
And he &s;ore fered them le&s;t at the la&s;t they
&s;holde haue taken hym and put hym in pry&s;on
in Fraunce. Wherfore he departed out of Bre|tayne
and wente in to Englande with all his
hou&s;eholde / and y^e lady his wyfe Iahan of Ho|lande
doughter &s;omtyme of the good knyght
&s;yr Thomas Holande / and thus a &s;ea&s;on he be|came
&s;eruaunt to kynge Rycharde of Englan|de / 
and afterwarde he wente in to Flaunders
to y^e erle of Bloys who was his co&s;yn germay|ne
&amp; there taryed more then a yere and an halfe.
&para;Fynally they of his owne countrey &s;ente for
hym / and &s;oo by good accorde thyder he wente.
&para;And when he came in to his countrey there
were certayne townes clo&s;ed &s;tyl agayn&s;t hym
and rebelled / and &s;pecyally the cyte of Naun|tes.
But all his lordes / knyghtes and prelates
were all of his accorde excepte the lordes before
reher&s;ed / and to haue the &s;ygnory of them / and
to gete the fauoure and good wyll of the good
townes and Cytyes / and to put the Fren&s;&s;he
kynge in more fere bycau&s;e he wolde ouerpre&s;&s;e
them with taxes and &s;ub&s;ydyes as they dyd in
Fraunce and in Pycardye whiche they wolde
not &s;uffre in Bretayne. Therfore he &s;ente vnto
the kynge of Englande for &s;ocoure and ayde
of men of warre and archers / promy&s;ynge that
yf the kynge of Englande wolde come in too
Bretayne / or elles one of his vncles with a gre+te
puy&s;&s;aunce of men of armes and of archers
howe that his countrey of Bretayne &s;holde be
opened redy to receyue hym and his company.
&para;The kynge of Englande and his coun&s;ayle
were gladde of tho&s;e tydynges &amp; thought them
good and concluded to &s;ende thyder / the~ prouy|&s;yon
was made / and thyder was &s;ente the erle
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of Buckyngham with .iii. M. men of armes
and .viii. M. archers who aryued at Calays / 
and pa&s;&s;ed throughe the royalme of Fraunce
without ony re&s;y&s;tence as it hathe ben &s;hewed
here before demaundynge noo thynge but ba|tayle / 
and &s;o they came in to Bretayne tru&s;tyn|ge
to haue founde the countrey redy open for
them to receyue and to refre&s;&s;he them / for <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="2 letters">rely
they had made a longe voyage. Howbeit they
founde it contrary dy&s;po&s;ed / for the duke of Bre+tayne
was &s;oo ledde by his men and &s;o wy&s;ely
entreated that they made a peas bytwene hym
and the yonge Charles kynge as then in fraun+ce / 
but with kynge Charles his fader he coul|de
neuer haue peas he hated hym &s;oo &s;ore. The
duke of Borgoyne who was one of the che&s;e go+uernours
in the royalme of Fraunce ayded gre+tely
to make this peas / he was &s;o de&s;yred by the
lady his wyfe bycau&s;e the duke of Bretayne
was nere of theyr lygnage &s;oo he was fayne to
breke all his promy&s;es with the Engly&s;&s;hmen
for he coulde not be &s;uffred to accomply&s;&s;he his
couenaunt / for the Bretons wolde not con&s;ent
to yelde them to the kynge of Englande to ma|ke
warre agayn&s;t Fraunce / they &s;ayd they were
neuer of that oppynyon nor neuer wolde be / &s;o
that it behoued the Engly&s;&s;hmen to take theyr
lodgynges in y^e marches of wannes where they
&s;uffered as moche pouerte as euer dyd men for
one tyme / and &s;pecyally theyr hor&s;es dyed for
hungre and pouerte / and &s;oo in the tyme of &s;o|mer
they departed out of Bretayne as euyl con+tente
with the duke of Bretayne as myght be / 
and not without a cau&s;e. And &s;pecyally the er|le
of Buckyngham and the barons of Englan|de
that were in his company / and when they we+re
retourned in to Englande they made grete
complayntes to the kynge and to the duke of
Lanca&s;tre and his coun&s;ayle. And then it was
deuy&s;ed and ordeyned that Iohn~ of Bretayne
&s;holde be delyuered / and to brynge hym with
puy&s;&s;aunce in to Bretayne to make warre the|re
agayn&s;t the duke of Bretayne / and the En|gly&s;&s;he
men &s;ayd howe &s;yr Iohn~ of Mountfor|de
knewe well howe they had put hym in po&s;|&s;e&s;&s;yon
of the &s;ygnory of Bretayne for without
vs he hadde neuer come therto. And nowe to
play vs this tourne to cau&s;e vs to trauayle our
bodyes and to &s;pende the kynges trea&s;oure / it
behoueth vs to &s;hewe hym his fawtes. And we
can not better be reuenged then to delyuer his
aduer&s;ary and to brynge hym in to Bretayne / 
For all the countrey wyll delyuer hym townes
Cytees / and fortre&s;&s;es / and put the other duke
clene that thus hathe mocked and dy&s;ceyued
vs. &para;Thus the Engly&s;&s;he coun&s;ayle were all
of one accorde / and then Iohn~ of bretayne was
brought in to the kynges pre&s;ence / and there it
was &s;hewed hym howe they wolde make hym
duke of Bretayne and recouer for hym all his
herytage of Bretayne. And he &s;holde haue to
his wyfe the lady Phylyp of Lanca&s;tre / &s;o that
he wolde holde the duchy of Bretayne in fayth
and homage of the kynge of Englande / the whi+che
poynte he vtterly refu&s;ed. But to take the
dukes doughter in maryage he was contente / 
But to &s;were to be agayn&s;t the crowne of fraun+ce
in noo wy&s;e he wolde con&s;ente / but rather to
abyde in pry&s;on all his lyfe.</P>
<P>WHen the kynge and his coun&s;ayle &s;awe
that / they withdrewe the grace that
they hadde thought to haue &s;hewed to
hym / and thenne he was delyuered in to the ke|pynge
of &s;yr Iohan Dambretycourte as ye ha|ue
herde before / I haue made as nowe relacy|on
of all the&s;e matters bycau&s;e of the incyden|tes
that folowed after and appered by the duke
of Bretayne / for the duke knewe well howe he
was gretely out of the fauoure of the noble men
of the royalme of Englande / and al&s;o of the co|mons
there. And he ymagened that the hatred
that they bare to hym was for the voyage that
the erle of Buckyngham hadde made thrughe
Fraunce to come in to Bretayne / wenynge to
haue founde the duke there and countrey open
agayn&s;t them / as the duke of Bretayne hadde
promy&s;ed / whiche the Engly&s;&s;he men founde
contrary. &para;Al&s;o he &s;awe well howe the kynge
of Englande hadde not wryten vnto hym &s;oo
amyably as he hadde done often tymes before.
And &s;pecyally as he hadde done before the erle
of Buckynghams voyage. &para;And al&s;o he dou|bted
that the kynge of Englande &s;holde dely|uer
Iohan of Bretayne to the entente to make
hym warre. &para;Thenne the duke ca&s;t his yma|gynacyon
how he myght fynde remedy in this
matter / and to brynge it in to a good poynte / 
And to doo his entente &s;oo &s;ecretly that the En+gly&s;&s;he
men &s;holde be well content and plea&s;ed
with hym. For he knewe well the man in the
worlde whome the Engly&s;&s;hmen hated moo&s;t
was &s;yr Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on con&s;table of fraun|ce.
For in dede &s;yr Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on euer &s;tu|dyed
nyght and daye howe he myght doo dy&s;|plea&s;ure
to the Engly&s;&s;he men / and the duke
knewe ryght well of the armye that was made
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to god in to Englande bocke at Harflew: and
at Lentrygnyer / then he &s;ayd vnto hym&s;elfe to
the entente to plea&s;e the Engly&s;&s;he men and to
&s;hewe that he dyd not &s;et moche by the Fren&s;&s;he
men / he founde the meanes to breke that voya|ge
not in commaundynge his men of Bretayne
on payne of le&s;ynge of theyr herytage not to go
in to Englande / nor to ayde the fren&s;&s;he partye
this he dyd not / but he &s;hewed outwardly that
the warre was for hym / but he dyd his entre|pry&s;e
more couertly / he ca&s;te in his ymagyna|cyon
that he myght not doo more honourably / 
nor more to his profyte / then to take the con&s;ta|ble
of Fraunce pry&s;oner or elles to &s;lee hym / 
therby he knewe well he &s;holde plea&s;e the En|gly&s;&s;he
men / for they hated hym / for he thought
yf he were out of the waye he cared not for the
re&s;ydue of his lygnage / for he knewe well they
were not able to make hym warre / for the con|&s;table
hadde but two doughters / the one was
maryed vnto Iohn~ of Bretayne / and the other
doughter was maryded vnto the erle of Ro|hans
&s;one / he thought to with&s;tande them wel
ynoughe and all his lygnage / for yf he hadde
&s;layne hym he &s;ayd he hadde &s;layne but a baron
and that there were none that wolde make hym
ony warre for his &s;ake.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="84" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the duke of Bretayne &s;ente
for all his lordes and knyghtes to
come to coun&s;ayle vnto wannes
and after coun&s;ayle he de&s;yred
the con&s;table to goo and &s;e
his ca&s;tell of Ermyne / and
howe he toke hym there
pry&s;oner / and the lorde
of Beaumanoyre with
hym. Ca. lxxxiii.</HEAD>
<P>_ON this fore&s;ayd yma|gynacyon
the duke of Bre|tayne
re&s;ted / and to come to
his entente he &s;omoned his
coun&s;ayle to come to Wan|nes / 
and de&s;yred all the lor|des
and knyghtes of Bretay+ne
effectuou&s;ly for to come thyder / and he dyd
&s;ende out his letters vnto them / and &s;pecyally
he requyred &s;yr Olyuere of Cly&s;&s;on Con&s;table
of Fraunce that he &s;holde not fayle but for to
be there / &s;ayenge howe he wolde gladlyer &s;e
hym then ony other. The con&s;table wolde not
ex&s;cu&s;e hym&s;elfe bycau&s;e the duke of Bretayne
was his naturall lorde / and was gladde to ha|ue
his good wyll / and &s;oo he came to Wannes / 
and &s;oo dydde a grete nombre of other lordes
of Bretayne. &para;This coun&s;ayle was longe
and many matters debated therin touchynge
the duke and his countrey without ony worde
&s;pekynge of the voyage that they were in pur|po&s;e
to make in to Englande. The duke dy&s;&s;y|muled
the matter. This coun&s;ayle was in the
cyte of wannes in a ca&s;tell called the Mote.</P>
<P>&para;The duke made all the lordes a grete dyner / 
and fedde them with fayre louynge wordes tyll
it was nere nyght / and then they retourned to
theyr lodgynges in to the &s;ubbarbes withoute
the cyte. And the con&s;table of Fraunce to plea|&s;e
the knyghtes and &s;quyers of Bretayne he de+&s;yred
them all the nexte daye to dyne with hym
&s;ome dyd &s;oo and &s;ome departed to theyr owne
how&s;es to take leue of theyr wyues &amp; parentes / 
for the con&s;table was purpo&s;ed as &s;oone as h<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">
departed thens &s;trayght to goo vnto his nau<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">e
at Lentrygnyer / the duke of Bretayne knewe
it ryght well / but &s;pake noo worde therof ma|kynge
&s;emblaunte as thoughe he knewe noo
thynge. Soo this dyner ended where as were
the moo&s;t parte of the barons of Bretayne / and
&s;odaynly vnto them came the duke of Bretay|ne
ryght amorou&s;ly by &s;emynge / but he thou|ght
otherwy&s;e in his harte. None knewe ther|of
but &s;uche as he hadde dy&s;couered his mynde
vnto. As &s;oone as he entred in to the con&s;tables
lodgynge / &s;ome &s;ayd / beholde here cometh the
duke / then euery man ro&s;e as rea&s;on was and
&s;wetely receyued hym as they ought for to doo
theyr lorde / and he delte ryght getylly and he
&s;ate downe amonge them and ete and dranke / 
and kepte good company and &s;hewed them mo+re
tokens of loue then euer he dydde before / and
he &s;ayd vnto them / fayre lordes my louers and
frendes / god &s;ende you well to goo and well to
come agayne / and &s;ende you ioye / and that you
maye doo &s;uche dedes of armes as maye / plea&s;e
you / and that it maye be honourable vnto you
all / and when they herde the&s;e &s;were wordes of
the duke / they all an&s;wered and &s;ayd. Syr we
thanke you / and god rewarde you of your gre|te
kyndne&s;&s;e that it plea&s;eth you to come and &s;e
vs at our departynge.</P>
<P><PB REF="109">
THis &s;ame &s;ea&s;on the duke of Bretayne
was makynge of a Ca&s;tell nere to Wan+nes
called the ca&s;tell of Ermyne the whiche as
then was nere furny&s;&s;hed and to the entente to
attrappe the con&s;table / there he &s;ayd vnto hym
and vnto the lorde de la vale and to the lorde of
Beawmanoyre and to other lordes that were
there. Syrs I requyre you or ye departe to co|me
and &s;e my newe ca&s;tell of Armyne / ye &s;hall
&s;e howe I haue deuy&s;ed it / and al&s;o howe I
purpo&s;e for to doo. &para;They all agreed vnto
hym / bycau&s;e they &s;awe hym come &s;oo louyng+ly
amonge them / for they thought none euyll.
And &s;oo the moo&s;t parte of them mounted on
theyr hor&s;es and rode forth with the duke to the
ca&s;tel of Armyne. Than the duke / the con&s;table
the lorde de la vale / and the lorde of Beawma|noyre
and dyuers other lordes and knyghtes
alyghted of theyr hor&s;es and entred in to the ca+&s;tell
/ and the duke ledde the con&s;table by y^e han|de
fro chambre to chambre and in to euery hou|&s;e
of offyce and made them drynke in the &s;eller.
Then the duke brought them to the chefe tow|re
and at the dore therof he &s;ayd to the con&s;ta|ble.
Syr Olyuere I knowe noo man on this
&s;yde the &s;ee that knoweth more in buyldynge
then ye doo / wherfore I praye you mounte vp
the &s;tayres and beholde the buyldynge of the
towre / yf it be well I am contente / and yf ony
thynge be amy&s;&s;e / yt &s;hall be refourmed after
your deuy&s;e / y^e con&s;table thynkynge none euyll
&s;ayd. Syr with ryght a good wyl plea&s;e it you
to goo before and I &s;hall folowe you / naye &s;yr
&s;ayd the duke goo your waye vp alone and in
the meane tyme I wyll talke with the lorde de
la vale / the con&s;table wente vp the &s;tayres and
when he was aboue and pa&s;te the fyr&s;te &s;tage / 
there were me~ in a cha~bre layde in a bu&s;&s;hment
and they opened the dore / and &s;ome wents dow+ne
and dyd &s;hote the dore bynethe and the other
wente vp all armed to the con&s;table / there they
toke and ledde hym in to a chambre and fetered
hym with .iii. boltes of yron / and &s;ayd to hym / 
Syr pardon vs for we mu&s;t nedes do that we
do / we be thus commaunded by our lorde the
duke of Bretayne / yf y^e con&s;table were aba&s;&s;hed
at that tyme it was no meruayle.</P>
<P>_THe co~&s;table ought not to haue gre|te
meruayle of y^e chaunce for after
that the dy&s;plea&s;ure fell bytwene
the duke and hym / for ony letters
that the duke coulde wryte to hym
or for ony de&s;yre or &s;aufconduyte to come and
goo &s;aufely / yet for all that the con&s;table wolde
neuer come in the dukes pre&s;ence / for he dur&s;te
not tru&s;t hym / and nowe he is come to his my&s;|fortune / 
for he founde the duke in grete dy&s;plea+&s;ure
with hym / and that was well &s;hewed / and
when the lorde de la vale beynge bynethe at the
&s;tayre foote &s;awe the dore clo&s;ed / his blood be|gan
to trymble and had grete fere of his broder
and behelde the duke who waxed pale and gre|ne
as a lefe / then he knewe that the matter wen|te
amy&s;&s;e and &s;ayd. A &s;yr for goddes &s;ake haue
mercy / what wyll you do / take none euyll wyll
agayn&s;t the con&s;table / &s;yr &s;ayd the duke / take ye
your hor&s;e and departe / ye maye goo when ye
wyll / I knowe well ynoughe what I haue to
do. Syr &s;ayd the lorde de la vale I wyll not de
parte hens without I haue my broder the con|&s;table
with me / with tho&s;e wordes there came
vnto them the lorde of Beawmanoyre whome
the duke al&s;o hated / and he in lyke wy&s;e demau~+ded
to haue the con&s;table. Then the duke dre|we
his dagger and came vnto hym and &s;ayd.
Beawmanoyre wylte thou be in the &s;ame poyn+te
as thy may&s;ter is in. Syr &s;ayd he I tru&s;t my
may&s;ter is in good ca&s;e / well &s;ayd the duke / I
demaunde of the yf thou wylte be in lyke ca&s;e.
ye &s;yr &s;ayd he. Thenne the duke toke his dag|ger
by the poynte and &s;ayd / yf thou wylte be in
lyke ca&s;e it behoueth the to put out one of thyne
eyen. The lorde of Beawmanoyre &s;awe well
the matter wente not well and &s;awe the duke
waxe pale for angre. Then he kneled downe on
his knee and &s;ayd. Syr I repute &s;oo grete no|blenes
in you that I tru&s;t in god and you that
ye wyll doo vs ryght / we be at your mercy / and
we are come hyder at your reque&s;t / we tru&s;t ye
wyll not dy&s;honour your&s;elf<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">e to accomply&s;&s;he
ony euyll wyll that ye haue to vs / it &s;holde be a
&s;traunge nouelte. Well &s;ayd the duke come on
thy waye / for thou &s;halte haue noo more nor no
le&s;&s;e then he &s;hall haue. Soo he was ledde in
to another chambre and fetered al&s;o with thre
payre of yrons / If he were aba&s;&s;hed he hadde a
grete cau&s;e / for he perceyued well the duke lo|ued
hym but lytell / nor the con&s;table al&s;o / but
then he had no remedy.</P>
<P>_AN one tydynges &s;predde ouer the
ca&s;tell and al&s;o the towne howe
that the con&s;table of Fraunce and
the lorde of Beawmanoyre and
al&s;o the lorde de la Vale were ta|ken
pry&s;oners. And howe the lorde de la Vale
<PB N="lxxxxvi" REF="109">
myght departe when he wolde / For the duke
demaunded no thynge of hym / wherof the peo|ple
hadde grete meruayle and al&s;o grete cau&s;e
why / for euery man &s;ayd howe the duke wolde
put them bothe to dethe / he hated them &s;o mor|tally.
The duke was gretely blamed of all kny+ghtes
and &s;quyers that herde therof / and they
&s;ayd there was neuer a gretter dyffamacyon on
ony prynce then was on the duke of Bretayne
&s;eynge that he had de&s;yred the con&s;table to dy|ne
with hym and to &s;e his hou&s;e / and to make
hym good chere and &s;oo to take hym pry&s;oner / 
they &s;ayd they neuer herde of ca&s;e lyke / wherfo|re
he was infamed and neuer man more dy&s;ho|noured / 
nor therby noo man &s;holde tru&s;t in ony
prynce &s;yth the duke had dy&s;ceyued the&s;e noble
men / what wyll the fren&s;&s;he kynge &s;ay when he
knoweth this / for by this his voyage in to En|glande
is broken / there was neuer &s;oo grete a
&s;hame ymagyned / but nowe the duke &s;heweth
what laye in his harte / we tro we there was ne|uer
&s;ene in Bretayne ca&s;e lyke nor in none other
place / yf a poore knyght had done &s;uche a dede
he were dy&s;honoured for euer / in whom &s;holde
a man tru&s;t but in his lorde / and y^e lorde &s;holde
maynteyne hym in his ryght and doo hym Iu|&s;tyce / 
who &s;hall make correccyon of this dede / 
none but the fren&s;&s;he kynge / nowe y^e duke &s;hew+eth
playnly howe he is on the engly&s;&s;he parte &amp;
wyll &s;u&s;teyne and holde with the oppynyon of
the kynge of Englande / &s;yth he hath thus bro|ken
the voyage by the &s;ee that &s;holde haue go+ne
in to Englande / What &s;hall become nowe
of the knyghtes and &s;quyers of Bretayne when
they &s;hall here the&s;e tydynges nothynge but in
contynent come fro theyr hou&s;es &amp; lay &s;yege to
the ca&s;tell of Armyne and clo&s;e the duke within
&amp; there tary tyll they haue taken hym outher
deed or quycke and lede hym lyke a fal&s;e prynce
to the fren&s;&s;he kynge. Thus the knyghtes and
&s;quyers aboute the marches of Wannes &s;pake
and comoned togyder / and &s;uche as were come
thyder to that coun&s;ayle with the &s;ayd lordes / &amp;
they were in grete doubte that the duke wolde
put them to dethe / then &s;ome other &s;ayd / as for
the lorde de la Vale is in no ieopardy / he is &s;oo
wy&s;e that he wyll tempre the duke in all his bu|&s;ynes / 
and truely &s;o he dyd / for and he had not
ben the con&s;table had ben deed the fyr&s;t nyght if
he had had a. M. lyues.</P>
<P>IT ought to be byleued that &s;yr Olyuer of
Cly&s;&s;on was not at his ca&s;e when he &s;aw
hym&s;elfe &s;oo taken and attrapped / and fetered
and kepte with .xxx. per&s;ones / and hadde noo
comforte by them / for they knewe not the wyll
of theyr lorde / &s;oo that he rekened hym&s;elfe but
as a deed man / and al&s;o he hadde noo hope to
lyue tyll the nexte daye / and &s;urely he was in
grete daungere / for .iii. tymes he was vnfete|red
and brought to haue ben beheded or elles
drowned / and &s;urely &s;o he had ben yf the lorde
de la vale had not ben / but when this lorde de la
vale herde the dukes &s;trayte co~maundement to
put hym to dethe / he kneled downe before hym
lyftynge vp his handes &s;ore wepynge and &s;ayd
&s;yr for goddes &s;ake take mercy / aduy&s;e you &s;he|we
not your cruelte agayn&s;t the con&s;table / he
hath de&s;erued no dethe / &s;yr of your grace that
it may plea&s;e you to &s;hewe me the cau&s;e of your
dy&s;plea&s;ure agayn&s;t hym / and &s;yr I &s;were vnto
you ony tre&s;pace that he hath done he &s;hall ma|ke
you &s;uche amendes with his body and goo|des / 
or elles I for hym as ye your&s;elfe &s;hall de|maunde
or Iudge / &s;yr remembre you howe in
your yongth ye .ii. were companyons togyder
and brought vp bothe in one hou&s;e with the du+ke
of Lanca&s;tre who was &s;oo gentyll a prynce
that there was none lyke hym. Al&s;o &s;yr remem|bre
howe before his peas was made with the
fren&s;&s;he kynge alwayes he truely &s;erued you / 
he ayded you to recouer your herytage / ye haue
alwayes founde in hym good comforte and cou~+&s;ayle / 
yf ye be now moued or enfourmed agayn+&s;te
hym otherwy&s;e then rea&s;on &s;holde requyre / 
yet he hathe not de&s;erued dethe / &s;yr de la vale
&s;ayd the duke let me haue my wyll / for Olyuer
of Cly&s;&s;on hath &s;oo often tymes dy&s;plea&s;ed me / 
and nowe is the houre come that I maye &s;hewe
hym my dy&s;plea&s;ure. Wherfore departe you
hens and let me &s;hewe my cruelte / for I wyll he
&s;hall dye. A &s;yr &s;ayd the lorde de la vale / refray|ne
your euyll wyll and moderate your courage
and regarde to rea&s;on / for yf ye puth ym to deth
there was neuer prynce &s;oo dy&s;honoured as ye
&s;hall be / there &s;hall not be in Bretayne knyght
nor &s;quyer cyte nor ca&s;tell nor good towne / nor
noo man but he &s;hall hate you to the dethe / and
doo that they can to dy&s;enheryte you / Nor the
kynge of Englande nor his coun&s;ayle &s;hall gy|ue
you no thanke therfore / &s;yr wyl you le&s;e your
&s;elfe for the dethe of one man / &s;yr tourne your
ymagynacyon / for this thought is noo thynge
worth but dy&s;honourable / that ye &s;holde cau&s;e
&s;uche an honourable knyght as &s;yr Olyuere of
Cly&s;&s;on is to dye comynge vnto you at your
owne de&s;yre. &para;Surely &s;yr this dede &s;holde be
<PB REF="110">
trea&s;on and grete reproche bothe before god &amp;
the worlde / to de&s;yre hym thus to dyner and he
comynge to you / and after that ye went to hym
in to the towne de&s;yrynge hym to &s;e your newe
buyldynges / and he obeyed in euery thynge to
you &amp; dranke of your wyne / and is this y^e grete
loue that ye &s;hewed hym / to put hym to dethe / 
there was neuer &s;oo grete blame layde to ony
lorde as &s;hall be layde to you / all y^e worlde &s;hal
reproche you and hate you mortally &amp; be glad
to make you warre. But &s;yr I &s;hall &s;hewe you
what ye &s;hall do &s;yth ye &s;oo &s;ore hate hym / put
hym to raun&s;ome to a grete &s;ome of Floreynes
this ye may well do / and if he holde outher tow+ne
or ca&s;tell that &s;holde be yours demaunde the~
agayne and ye &s;hall haue them / and loke what
couenaunt ye make with hym I &s;hall become
pledge therfore / and when the duke herde the
lorde de la vale &s;peke &s;o rea&s;onably and pre&s;&s;ed
&s;o &s;ore on hym / as in a maner all that nyght he
wolde not departe from hym / then the duke &s;tu|dyed
a lytell and &s;omwhat refrayned his euyll
wyll / and at la&s;t &s;pake and &s;ayd / &s;yr de la vale
ye be a good meane for hym / howbeit I wyl ye
knowe &s;yr Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on is the man in the
worlde that I moost hate / for and ye were not
he &s;holde not &s;kape without dethe this &s;ame ny+ght / 
your wordes hath &s;aued hym / go to hym &amp;
demaunde yf he wyll paye to me a. C. M. fran|kes
incontynente / for I wyll nother haue hym
nor you to pledge nor nothynge elles but the re+dy
money / and be&s;yde that to yelde to me .iii. ca+&s;telles
and a towne &s;uche as I &s;hall name / the
ca&s;tell of Breth / the ca&s;tel of Io&s;&s;elyn / the ca&s;tel
of blancke and the towne of Iugon and put me
in po&s;&s;e&s;&s;yon of them or my deputyes / this do|ne
I &s;hall delyuer hym to you / this &s;hal be done
&s;ayd the lorde de la vale / and &s;yr I thanke you
that ye wyl thus do at my de&s;yre / and &s;yr be you
&s;ure all that ye haue demaunded &s;hall be done / 
the&s;e ca&s;telles &amp; towne delyuered &amp; the&s;e. C. M
frankes payde or he departe.</P>
<P>THen the lorde de la vale was gretely re|ioyced
when he &s;awe the con&s;table out
of peryll of deth. Then the towre dore was ope+ned
and y^e lorde de la vale mounted vp &amp; came
there as y^e con&s;table was &s;yttyng &s;ore aba&s;&s;hed
for he loked for nothynge but for dethe / &amp; when
he &s;awe the lorde de la vale his herte reuyued &amp;
thought there was &s;ome tretye in hande. Then
the lorde de la vale &s;ayd to them that were there
by &s;yrs take of his yrons y^t I maye &s;peke with
hym fro the duke and &s;ayd to hym / &s;yr howe &s;ay
you wyll you do that I &s;hall &s;hewe you / ye true+ly
&s;yr &s;ayd the con&s;table / then his yrons were
taken of / and the lorde de la vale drewe hym a
parte and &s;ayd. Fayre broder with grete payne
and moche bu&s;ynes I haue &s;aued your lyfe and
made your ende / but ye mu&s;t pay or ye departe
hens in redy money a. C. M. frankes and more
ouer to yelde vp to the duke .iii. ca&s;telles and y^e
towne of Iugon / otherwy&s;e ye can haue no de|lyueraunce / 
then the con&s;table &s;ayd I wyll not
refu&s;e y^e bargayne / but who &s;hall go to Cly&s;&s;on
to fetche this money / fayre broder &s;ayd the con|&s;table
I thynke ye mu&s;t be fayne to go therfore
Naye &s;yr not &s;o &s;ayd the lorde de la vale / for I
haue promy&s;ed neuer to departe out of this ca|&s;tell
tyll I haue you with me / for I knowe wel
the duke is ryght cruell / and peraduenture in
myne ab&s;ence wyll repente hym by &s;ome lyght
informacyon and &s;o then al were lo&s;t / why who
&s;hall go then &s;ayd the con&s;table / &s;yr &s;ayd he the
lorde of Beawmanoyre &s;hall goo / he is here in
pry&s;on as wel as ye be / he &s;hal make al this pro+uy&s;yon / 
that is well &s;ayd &s;ayd the con&s;table / go
your waye downe / and ordeyne euery thynge
as ye ly&s;t.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="85" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the con&s;table of Fraunce
was delyuered at the reque&s;t of
the lorde de la vale payenge certay+ne
raun&s;ome / and howe the con&s;ta+ble
delyuered to the duke .iii. ca&s;tel|les
and a towne and payde. C. M.
frankes. Ca. lxxxv.</HEAD>
<P>_THus the lorde de la vale
wente downe of the towre
to y^e duke who was goynge
to bed / for of all that nyght
he had not &s;lepte / then the lor+de
de la vale kneled downe
and &s;ayd / &s;yr ye &s;hall haue al
your demaunde / but &s;yr ye mu&s;t delyuer the lor+de
of Beawmanoyre that he maye &s;peke with y^e
con&s;table / for he mu&s;t go and fetche this raun|&s;ome
and put your men in po&s;&s;e&s;&s;yon of the ca|&s;telles
that ye de&s;yre to haue / wel &s;ayd the duke
delyuer them out of pry&s;on and put them into a
chambre / &amp; be you the meane of theyr tretye / for
I wyll not &s;e them / and retourne agayne to me
when I haue &s;lepte and I wyll &s;peke with you
Then y^e lorde de la vale y&s;&s;ued out of the cham|bre
and went with two knyghtes thyder where
<PB N="lxxxxvii" REF="110">
as the lorde of Beawmanoyre was in pry&s;on / 
who was gretely aba&s;&s;hed and doubted &s;ore
the dethe / he fered when he herde the dore open
that they were come to haue put hym to dethe / 
But when he &s;awe the lorde de la vale entre his
harte reuyued / and more when he herde hym
&s;peke &s;ayenge / &s;yr of Beawmanoyre your dely|ueraunce
is made / wherfore ye maye be gladde
then his fetters were taken of / and &s;o he wente
in to another chambre / and then the con&s;table
was al&s;o brought thyder / and mete and wyne
was brought to them / for all the &s;eruauntes of
the how&s;e were gladde of theyr delyueraunce / 
for they were &s;ory of that ca&s;e / howbeit they my+ght
fynde no remedy / it behoued them to obey
theyr may&s;ters commaundement in ryght or
in wronge / and as &s;oone as the ca&s;tell gate was
&s;hote and the brydge drawen / there entred nor
y&s;&s;ued nother man nor woman / for the keyes
were in the dukes chambre / and he &s;lepte tyll it
was .iii. of the clocke / and the knyghtes &amp; &s;quy|ers
that were without abydynge for theyr may+&s;ters
were &s;ore aba&s;&s;hed and &s;ayd. Nowe our
&s;ea&s;on and voyage by the &s;ee is lo&s;t and broken
A con&s;table what my&s;hap is fallen to you what
coun&s;ayle hath dy&s;ceyued you / the coun&s;ayle y^e
was made and a&s;&s;embled at Wannes was ma|de
for none other entente but to atrappe you / ye
were wonte to be of the oppynyon that yf the du+ke
had &s;ente for you and hadde made you a. M.
a&s;&s;uraunces / yet ye wolde not haue gone nor co+me
at his commaundement / ye doubted hym &s;o
&s;ore / and nowe ye wente &s;ymply at his de&s;yre / 
euery man thrughe the duchy of Bretayne com+playned
for the con&s;table and wy&s;t not what to
do nor &s;ay / and all knyghtes and &s;quyers &s;ayd / 
what do we here / why do we not go and enclo&s;e
the duke in his ca&s;tel of Ermyne / and yf he haue
&s;layne the con&s;table / &s;erue hym in lyke maner / &amp;
yf he kepe hym in pry&s;on let vs doo &s;oo that we
maye haue hym agayne / there fell neuer &s;uche
a my&s;chefe in Bretayne / thus one &amp; other &s;ayd / 
But there were none that &s;tyred forwarde but
taryed to here other newes. Thus tydynges
&s;pred abrode &s;oo that within two dayes it was
at Parys / wherwith the kynge and his vncles
the duke of Berrey and the duke of Borgoyne
had grete meruayle / as then y^e duke of Borbon
was gone to Aupgnyon to go in to Ca&s;tell and
had &s;ene the pope Clement on his way / the&s;e ty+dynges
came to hym as he was at Lyon &s;ure le
Rone / and with hym the erle of Sauoy.</P>
<P>ANd the erle of &s;aynt Poule / the lorde of
Coucy and admyrall of fraunce beynge
at Harflewe redy to haue entred in to the &s;ee to|warde
theyr voyage when they herde howe the
duke of Bretayne hadde taken the con&s;table of
fraunce pry&s;oner in his ca&s;tell of Ermyne / and
the lorde de la vale and the lorde of Beawma|noyre
with hym. And they that brought tho&s;e
tydynges &s;ayd howe the bruyte ranne in Bre|tayne
howe the duke of Bretayne hadde putte
to dethe the con&s;table of Fraunce / and the lorde
of Beawmanoyre. The&s;e were harde tydyn|ges
to the&s;e lordes / and they &s;ayd. Nowe our
voyage is broken / lette vs gyue leue to all our
men of warre to departe and let vs goo to Pa|rys
to the kynge and &s;e what he wyll do / then y^e
admyrall &s;ayd / it is good we do &s;oo / but let not
our men departe / peraduenture the kynge wyll
&s;ende them to &s;ome other parte / may happen in
to Ca&s;tell for y^e duke of Borbon is goynge thy|der / 
or elles peraduenture he wyl &s;ende them in
to Bretayne to make warre agayn&s;t the duke.
thynke you y^t y^e fren&s;&s;he kynge wyl &s;uffre y^e mat+ter
thus to ouerpas. Nay &s;urely for y^e kyng &s;hal
receyue by this bergayne domage to the &s;ome
of .ii. C. M. floreynes be&s;yde y^e lo&s;&s;e and hurte
that is done to his con&s;table / yf he &s;cape the lyfe
was there euer ca&s;e lyke. Thus y^e kynge to bre|ke
his voyage who was in good mynde to ha|ue
done domage to his enemyes. Let vs tary
here &s;tyll a .ii. or .iii. dayes / and peraduenture
we &s;hall here &s;ome other tydynges out of fraun+ce
or out of Bretayne.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="86" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe wrytynges were made
at the duke of Bretaynes deuy&s;e / 
for the con&s;table to rendre his tow+ne
and ca&s;telles to the duke / and
to his heyres for euer / and howe
they were delyuered to the duke.
Ca. lxxxvi.</HEAD>
<P>_HOwe let vs &s;peke a ly|tell
of the duke of Bretayne
who when he hadde &s;lepte
ro&s;e and made hym redy / &amp;
then he &s;ente for the lorde de
la vale who came to hym / &amp;
there they were togyder a
longe &s;pace. Fynally letters were wryten accor+dynge
to the dukes wyll / makynge mencyon y^t
<PB REF="111">
the con&s;table &s;yr Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on renounced
clene his tytle for euer of the &s;ayd towne and ca+&s;tell
and yelded them purely to the duke of Bre+tayne
and to his heyres for euer / and that / the&s;e
wrytynges &s;holde be permanent without ony
repell / and then y^e lorde of Beawmanoyre was
ordeyned by the con&s;table to goo to the&s;e ca&s;tel|les
and to cau&s;e them that had the rule of them
to departe thens / and to put in po&s;&s;e&s;&s;yon y^e du|kes
men / and be&s;yde that to leuy in redy money
a .C.M. frankes to pay to the duke. When all
this was concluded the gates of the ca&s;tell was
opened and the lorde of Beawmanoyre y&s;&s;ued
our charged and ordeyned by y^e con&s;table to ac|comply&s;&s;he
all the&s;e ordeynaunces / and he was
de&s;yred to make al the dylygence that myght be
And with hym wente &s;eruauntes of the dukes / 
&amp; noy&s;ed as they wente howe the con&s;table was
&s;ure of his lyfe <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">and was put to raun&s;ome / all &s;u+che
as loued hym knyghtes and &s;quyers were
glad therof and &s;o therby &s;ate &s;tyll / for they we|re
determyned to haue gone and layde &s;yege to
the ca&s;tell of Ermyne and haue clo&s;ed the duke
therin / they neuer dyd thynge that they wolde
haue ben gladder of. So the&s;e tydynges ranne
abrode with the wynde / &s;o that the lordes and
knyghtes beyng at Harflewe herde therof and
had certayne knowledge that the con&s;table had
ben deed and the lorde de la vale had not ben / &amp;
they &s;ayd as for the delyueraunce of his towne
and ca&s;telles he &s;hall recouer them agayne / or
elles other at tyme &amp; ley&s;ure / the fren&s;&s;he kynge
hath ynowe for hym yf he nede. Nowe we maye
departe fro hens / our voyage is broken let vs
gyue our men leue to departe / and let vs goo to
Parys and lerne tydynges there / for we here
&s;aye that all &s;uche as were at Lentrygnyer are
countermaunded / y^e whiche is a &s;ygne that we
&s;hal go no where at this &s;ea&s;on / thus they gaue
lycence to al theyr men of warre to departe and
them&s;elfe departed towarde Parys where the
kynge was.</P>
<P>THe lorde of Beawmanoyre dyd &s;o mo|che
that within .iiii. dayes he had &s;et the
duke of Bretaynes &s;eruauntes in po&s;&s;e&s;&s;yon of
the fore&s;ayd ca&s;telles and towne of Iugon / and
after he payde the .C.M. frankes for the con&s;ta+bles
raun&s;ome there as the duke commaunded
when all was done the lorde de la vale &s;ayd to
y^e duke / &s;yre haue nowe that you demaunded
the .C.M. frankes the towne of Iugon / the ca+&s;tell
of Boureke and the whyte ca&s;tell of Io&s;&s;e|lyn / 
therfore &s;yr nowe delyuer me the con&s;table
I am contente &s;ayd the duke let hym goo when
he wyll I gyue hym leue / thus y^e con&s;table was
delyuered and he and the lorde de la vale depar+ted
fro the ca&s;tell of Ermyne / when they were
abrode in the feldes / y^e con&s;table made no longe
taryenge in Bretayne / but mounted on a good
hor&s;e and his page on another and &s;o rode that
within two dayes he came to Paris and alygh+ted
at his owne how&s;e and then wente to the ca+&s;tel
of Lowre to the kynge &amp; his vncles the duke
of Berrey and of Borgoyne / his men folowed
after hym at theyr ley&s;ure / the kynge knewe of
his delyueraunce / but he knewe not that he was
&s;o nere / and was glad when he herde therof and
cau&s;ed the chambre dores to be &s;et open agayn&s;t
hym and &s;o he came in to the kynges pre&s;ence &amp;
kneled downe before hym and &s;ayd. Ryght re|doubted
lorde / your fader whome god pardon
made me con&s;table of Fraunce / whiche offyce
to my power I haue well and truely exercy&s;ed
and yf there be ony excepte your grace and my
lordes your vncles that wyll &s;aye that I haue
not acquyted my&s;elfe truely or done ony thyng
contrary to the crowne of fraunce I am here re+dy
to ca&s;t my gage in that quarell / the kynge
nor none other made none an&s;were to tho&s;e wor+des / 
then he &s;ayd further / ryght dere &s;yr and no|ble
kynge it fortuned in Bretayne in doynge of
myne offyce / the duke of Bretayne toke me and
helde me in his ca&s;tell of Ermyne / and wolde
haue put me to deth without rea&s;on by rea&s;on
of his fyers courage / and god had not ben and
the lorde de la vale / &s;o that I was con&s;trayned
if I wolde be delyuered out of his handes / to de+lyuer
to hym a towne of myne in Bretayne and
iii. ca&s;telles / and the &s;ome of a .C.M. frankes / 
Wherfore ryght dere &s;yr and noble kynge the
blame and domage that the duke of Bretayne
hath done gretely regardeth your mage&s;te roy+all
for y^<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> voyage that I and my company &s;holde
haue made by the &s;ee is broken / Wherfore &s;yr I
yelde vp the offyce of the con&s;table&s;hyp / &s;yr pro|uyde
for another &s;uche as &s;hall plea&s;e you / for I
wyll noo more bere the charge therof / I &s;holde
haue none honoure to do it. Con&s;table &s;ayd the
kynge we knowe well that ye haue hurte and
domage and is a thynge gretely to the preiudy+ce
to our royalme. We wyll incontynente &s;ende
for the peres of Fraunce to &s;e what &s;hall be be&s;t
to be done in this ca&s;e / therfore take ye no thou|ght
for ye &s;hal haue ryght and rea&s;on. &para;Then
the kynge toke the con&s;table by the hande and
rey&s;ed hym vp and &s;ayd. Con&s;table we wyl not
that ye departe from your offyce in this maner
<PB N="lxxxxviii" REF="111">
But we wyll that ye v&s;e it tyll we take other
coun&s;ayle. Then the con&s;table kneled downe
agayne and &s;ayd. Syr this matter toucheth
me &s;oo nere that I cannot v&s;e it. The offyce is
grete / for I mu&s;t &s;peke and an&s;were euery man
&amp; I am &s;o troubled that I can an&s;were no man.
Wherfore &s;yr I requyre your grace to prouyde
for another for a &s;ea&s;on / and I &s;hall alwayes be
redy at your commaundement / &s;yr &s;ayd the du|ke
of Borgoyne he offereth ynoughe ye &s;hall ta+ke
aduy&s;e / it is true &s;ayd the kynge. Then the
con&s;table aro&s;e and wente to the duke of Ber|re
and to the duke of Borgoyne and aduy&s;ed
to &s;hewe them his bu&s;ynes / and to enforme the~
iu&s;tely all the matter / &s;eynge the ca&s;e touched
them gretely in that they had the gouernynge
of the royalme / but in &s;pekynge with them and
herynge the hole matter / they perceyued y^e mat|ter
touched not them &s;oo &s;ore as he made of / &s;oo
that fynally they blamed hym for goynge to
Wannes / &s;ayenge to hym / &s;yth your nauy was
redy and that knyghtes and &s;quyers taryed for
you at Lentrygnyer. &para;And al&s;o when ye we|re
at Wannes and hadde dyned with the duke
and retourned agayne to your ca&s;tell of Bour|ke / 
what had you then ony thynge to do to tary
there ony longer nor to goo agayne to the duke
to the ca&s;tell of Ermyne. Syr &s;ayd the con&s;ta|ble
he &s;hewed me &s;oo fayre &s;emblaunt that I
dur&s;t not refu&s;e it. Con&s;table &s;ayd the duke of
Borgoyne / in fayre &s;emblauntes are grete de|cepcyons / 
I repute you more &s;ubtel then I take
you nowe / go your way / y^<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> matter &s;hall do well
ynoughe / we &s;hall regarde it at ley&s;ure. Then
the con&s;table perceyued well that the&s;e lordes
were harder and ruder to hym then the kynge
was. Soo he departed and wente to his owne
lodgynge / and thyder came to hym certayne of
the lordes of the parlyament to &s;e hym and &s;ayd
to hym that the matter &s;holde doo ryght well / 
and al&s;o there came to hym to coun&s;ayle hym
the erle of &s;aynt Poule / the lorde of Coucy and
the admyrall of Fraunce / and they &s;ayd to hym
Con&s;table make noo doubte / for ye &s;hall haue
rea&s;on of the duke of Bretayne / for he hath done
agayn&s;t the crowne of Fraunce grete dy&s;plea|&s;ure
and worthy to be &s;hamed and put out of
his countrey / goo your wayes and pa&s;&s;e the ty|me
at Mount le Herry / there ye &s;hal be on your
owne / and let vs alone with the matter / for the
peres of Fraunce wyll not &s;uffre the matter to
re&s;t thus. The con&s;table byleued the&s;e lordes
and &s;o departed fro Parys and rode to Mount
le Herry. Soo the offyce of con&s;table&s;hyp was
voyde for a &s;ea&s;on as it was &s;ayd that &s;yr Guy
of Tremoyle &s;holde be con&s;table / but it was
not &s;oo / he was &s;oo well aduy&s;ed that he wolde
not take it out of the handes of &s;yr Olyuer of
Cly&s;&s;on.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="87" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe tydynges came to the
fren&s;&s;he kynge from the par|tyes
of Almayne the whiche
were to hym ryght dy&s;plea+&s;aunt
and vnto his vncles.
Ca. lxxxvii.</HEAD>
<P>_THe &s;ame weke that ty|dynges
came to Parys of
the takynge of the con&s;table
there came al&s;o tydynges
frome the partyes of Almay+ne / 
whiche were ryght dy&s;|plea&s;aunt
to the kynge and
to his vncles / I &s;hall &s;hewe you how and wher+fore / 
the duke of Guerles &s;one to the duke of Iu+lyers
was alyed with the kynge of Englande
to make warre agayn&s;t Fraunce / and hadde ta+ken
a pencyon of foure thou&s;ande frankes by
the yere / whiche pencyon the duke of Iulyers
his fader hadde in tyme pa&s;t out of the kynge
of Englandes cofers / but or he dyed he renoun|ced
it / and then his &s;one who was but yonge to+ke
it agayne at the kynge of Englandes de&s;yre
&s;o that he wolde defye the fren&s;&s;he kynge and to
make warre agayn&s;t hym / and he was encly|ned
to take the engly&s;&s;he parte bycau&s;e he had
warre with the lady of Brabant / for he &s;awe
well that the duchy of Brabant was fauoura|ble
to the royalme of fraunce / for it &s;holde after
retourne to the duke of Borgoyne and to his
chyldren. Therfore the duke of Guerles wolde
&s;hewe that the matter touched hym &s;o nere that
he wolde doo the domage that he myght to the
royalme of Fraunce and to all theyr alyes. So
he &s;ente letters of defyaunce to y^e fren&s;&s;he kynge
whiche were no thynge plea&s;aunt / accepted of
the kynge nor of his coun&s;ayle as I &s;hall &s;hewe
you hereafter in the hy&s;tory when it &s;hall be con+uenyent
to &s;peke therof in the &s;hewynge of the
warre of Bretayne and of Guerles / the fren&s;&s;he
kynge made noo &s;emblaunt therof / but made
<PB REF="112">
good chere to the &s;quyer of Guerles who hadde
brought the defpaunce howbeit he was afray|de
for when he came to the cyte of Tourney he
wolde haue gone no f<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">rther / but he had &s;hewed
the defyaunce to the pro<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">o&s;t of the towne / and
&s;o wolde haue <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 span"> agayne &s;ayenge that
it was &s;uffycyent to declare his me&s;&s;age in &s;oo
noble a towne as Tourney but they of the tow+ne
were not &s;o <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 word"> / but are&s;ted the &s;quyer
and put hym in &s;ure pry&s;on / and then they &s;ente
worde therof to the duke of Borgoyne to know
his plea&s;ure. Then the duke wrote to the pro|u<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">&s;t
of Tourney that he &s;holde &s;ende to hym y^e
&s;quyer with his defyauces / and &s;o he was brou|ght
to Parys / and he fered le&s;t he &s;holde dye / 
but when he came to Parys the kynge and his
vncles and the other lordes dyd noo thynge to
hym but all courtoy&s;ye. And the fren&s;&s;he kynge
gaue hym a goblet of &s;yluer weynge .iiii. mar|ke
and .l. frankes within it / and they gaue hym
a sa<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">f<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">onduyte to retourne in to his countrey / 
&s;o by rea&s;on of the&s;e tydynges y^e courte of fraun+ce
was &s;ore troubled / and the fren&s;&s;he coun&s;ayle
was &s;ore troubled when the con&s;table of fraun|ce
came and made his complaynte of the duke
of Bretayne / for they &s;awe well that trouble &amp;
expence began to ry&s;e on euery &s;yde / and they
&s;awe well howe they mu&s;t enploy all theyr wyt+tes
to exchewe &s;uche inconuenyentes / they thou+ght
that the con&s;table who had &s;erued the kyng
&s;oo longe in <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">launders and other places &s;holde
haue &s;ome helpe in that the duke of Bretayne
hadde raun&s;omed hym and taken his ca&s;telles
without tytle or good rea&s;on / and &s;pecyally the
lorde of Coucy and the admyrall was &s;ore dy&s;|plea&s;ed
with it. &para;Nowe let vs retourne to the
duke of Lanca&s;tre and to the kynge of Portyn|gale
who were in Galyce and made &s;ore warre
agayn&s;t the kynge of Ca&s;tell.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="88" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the duke of Lanca&s;tres
men a&s;&s;ayled the towne of Au+rene
and toke it / for it gaue vp
as other dyd. Ca. lxxxviii.</HEAD>
<P>_HEre before ye haue
herde how dedes of armes
were done bytwene &s;yr Io|han
Holande and &s;yr Ray|nolde
of Roy in the pre&s;en|ce
of the kynge of Portyn|gale
and his wyfe / and at
the kynges departynge he
promy&s;ed to the duke that as &s;oone as he was
retourned to the cyte of Porte / that he wolde
not tary pa&s;t .vi. dayes / but that his army &s;hol|de
&s;ette forthe. Thenne the duke &s;ente Con|&s;taunce
his wyfe to the towne of &s;aynt Iames
vnder the guydynge of the lorde Fythwater / 
a grete baron of Englande with a hundred &s;pe|res
and two hundred archers and y^e duke &s;ayd
to her. Madame ye &s;hall kepe you in the cyte
of Compo&s;tella and the kynge of Portyngale
my &s;one / and our people &s;hall goo in to Ca&s;tell
to &s;eke for our enemyes to fyght with the~ wher|&s;o
euer we fynde them / and nowe it &s;hall be &s;ene
yf euer we &s;hall haue ony thynge in the royal|me
of Ca&s;tell or not. Syr &s;ayd the lady as god
wyll &s;o be it / thus they departed for that pre&s;ent
tyme / and &s;yr Thomas Percy / and the lorde
Fythwaren conueyed the duches with two hun+dred
&s;peres out of all daungers / and thenne re|tourned
to the duke who was as then departed
fro Be&s;ances towardes a towne in Galyce na|med
Aurene whiche rebelled agayn&s;t hym and
wolde not obey bycau&s;e it was &s;tronge &amp; therin
a gary&s;on of Bretons who hadde on theyr pa|relles
vndertaken to kepe it / and they had well
fortefyed it bycau&s;e they hadde knowledge that
the duke wolde come thyder / the mar&s;hall of the
dukes oo&s;t hadde well herde howe they of Au|rene
in Galyce wolde not obey / but dayly forte|fyed
them / he coun&s;ayled the con&s;table to goo
thyder / and &s;oo euery man drewe to that parte / 
and &s;oo came and lodged nere to it / the &s;ea&s;on
was fayre aboute the A&s;cencyon tyme / then ten|tes
and pauylyons were pyght vp in the fayre
playnes vnder the Olyues / and &s;oo laye al that
fyr&s;t nyght / and the nexte day without gyuyng
of ony a&s;&s;aulte / thynkynge that the towne wol|de
haue gyuen vp / and in dede the men of the
towne wolde gladly haue yelded them. But
the lordes and capytaynes wolde not &s;uffre the~
who were Bretons and companyons aduentu|rers
two Bretons were capytaynes called the
ba&s;to<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> of Alroy / and the other the ba&s;tarde of
Peneforte / they were good men of warre and
that well appered in that they toke on them to
kepe y^t towne &s;o farre out of all &s;ocour agayn&s;t
the duke of Lanca&s;tre.</P>
<P>ON the .iii. daye that the Engly&s;&s;he+men
were thus lodged aboute the
towne and had well regarded howe
they myght at theyr aduauntage / 
a&s;&s;ayle the towne. Thenne the con&s;table / the
<PB N="c" REF="112">
mar&s;hall and the admyrall cau&s;ed theyr trom+pettes
to &s;ounde to the a&s;&s;aulte / and then eue|ry
man drewe forth in to the felde / and there
deuyded them in to .iiii. bandes to a&s;&s;ayle the
towne iii .iiii. partes / &amp; &s;o in goodly ordre ap|proched
the towne and taryed on the dykes / 
wherin there was no water. But it was well
fortefyed with pales and hedges / then the a&s;|&s;aulte
began iii .iiii. partes. Then men of ar|mes
and other wente downe in to the dykes
with axes in theyr handes and therwith cutte
downe the hedges / &amp; they within ca&s;t downe
dartes and other thynges that yf they hadde
not ben well paue&s;&s;ed / there hadde ben many
&s;ore hurte and &s;layne. And al&s;o on the edge of
the dyke the archers &s;hotte &s;o fyer&s;ly that they
within dur&s;te not appere / the duke of Lanca|&s;tre
came to beholde the a&s;&s;aulte whiche ma|de
it y^e more fyer&s;er / he &s;ate there on hor&s;backe
the &s;pace of thre houres / he had &s;uche plea&s;ure
to regarde the~ / at this fyr&s;t a&s;&s;aulte the dykes
were clen&s;ed of all the thycke hedges &s;oo that
men myght goo to the pales / then the retrayte
was &s;owned for that day / the~ the duke &s;ayd to
the mar&s;hal / &s;yr Thomas our men haue done
theyr deuoyre for this daye / let them withdra|we
and ca&s;e them&s;elfe / &s;yr it &s;hal be done &s;ayd
the mar&s;hall / &s;o y^e a&s;&s;aulte was &s;ea&s;ed &amp; euery
man wente to his lodgynge / and the hurte to
be dre&s;&s;ed / and &s;o pa&s;&s;ed that nyght / they had
wynes to drynke plentye / but they were &s;oo
hoote and myghty that it was moche payne
to drynke them / and &s;uche as dranke of them
without water were in that ca&s;e y^t they coul|de
not helpe them&s;elfe the nexte day.</P>
<P>THe nexte day it was aduy&s;ed that they
&s;holde make none a&s;&s;aulte bycau&s;e the
daye was &s;oo hoote / and theyr men &s;oo wery
and ouercome with &s;tronge wynes / but deter+myned
that the nexte daye after they &s;holde
begyn theyr a&s;&s;aulte at the &s;one ry&s;ynge / and
to endure tyll .iii. of the clocke at after noone / 
&amp; &s;o euery man was co~maunded to take theyr
ea&s;e tyll they herde the &s;owne of the mar&s;hal|les
trompet / and the &s;ame daye y^e duke of Lan+ca&s;tre
herde tydynges of the kynge of Por|tyngale
howe he was departed fro the cyte of
Porte / and drewe towardes the porte &s;aynt
yrayne / that waye he was purpo&s;ed to entre
in to Ca&s;tell and bothe oo&s;tes to mete on the
ryuer of Derne be&s;yde y^e towne of perpygnen
or elles before the towne of Arpent / thus the
Portyngales had deuy&s;ed / if the kynge of Ca+&s;tell
and the fren&s;&s;he men dyd not encountre
them before / and yf they were lykely &s;o to doo
then to drawe togyder &s;oner / of the&s;e tydyn|ges
the duke was ryght ioyous and gaue the
me&s;&s;agere for his tydynges .x. nobles.</P>
<P>_ANd in the mornynge whenne it was
daye the mar&s;halles trompet began
to &s;owne before y^e lodgynges to rey&s;e
vp euery man / then knyghtes and &s;quyers be+gan
to make them redy euery man vnder his
owne &s;tanderde. Then the mar&s;hall drewe in
to the felde / and all &s;uche as were ordeyned to
goo to y^e a&s;&s;aulte / they of the towne had know+ledge
howe the Engly&s;&s;hemen wolde a&s;&s;ayle
them by theyr watche men who had herde the
mer&s;halles trompet / then the Bretons rey&s;ed
vp euery man and woman in the towne and
&s;ayd to them / &s;yrs &s;hewe your&s;elfe lyke good
men and be not aba&s;&s;hed for nothynge that ye
&s;e / we are &s;tronge ynoughe / we haue dartes
and &s;peres and &s;tones and other artyllery &s;uf+fycyent
to with&s;tande our enemyes / and if the
wor&s;te fall at all tymes they wyll take vs to
mercy / wor&s;e they can not doo to vs / we haue
ben or this in dyuers places farre febler then
this is / and yet we haue kepte it without dau~+ger
or domage / &s;oo by rea&s;on of theyr wordes
the Galycyens were incouraged / for of them|&s;elfe
they hadde rather haue yelded them vp / 
for accordynge to trouthe the comons in Ca|&s;tell
and Galyce are lytell worth in batayle / 
they are but euyll armed and &s;mall of coura|ge.
The gentyll men are ryght good on hor&s;e
backe.</P>
<P>THus the Engly&s;&s;hemen redy ap+parelled
to the a&s;&s;aulte aboute
the &s;one ry&s;ynge came in to the
dykes iu&s;te vnto the pales / and
with ares and other wepons bet downe the
pales to theyr feete / but yet for all that they
were not on the walle / for thenne they hadde
another dyke to pa&s;&s;e as large as the other
was / thenne with moche payne they pa&s;&s;ed
that dyke and came to the walles. And when
they within &s;awe them come &s;oo nere they de+fended
them&s;elfe valyauntly. &para;Thenne the
<PB REF="113">
Galycyens ca&s;t out dartes in &s;uche wy&s;e that
whome &s;oo euer they &s;trake were &s;oore hurte
without he were well paue&s;&s;ed / Thenne they
rey&s;ed vp ladders for to mounte vp too the
walles. There knyghtes and &s;quyers auaun+ced
them&s;elfe to mounte with targyes ouer
theyr heedes / and &s;wordes in theyr handes / 
and &s;o came and fought hande to hande with
the Bretous who defended them&s;elfe ryght
nobly / for I repute it for a grete valyauntues
that they wol<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">e abyde the a&s;&s;aulte / for they
knewe well they &s;holde haue as thenne no &s;o|coure.
For it was determyned bytwene the
kynge of Ca&s;tell and the Fren&s;&s;he men to &s;uf|fre
the Engly&s;&s;hmen at that tyme to do what
they lyft in Galyce or elles where and to pa&s;&s;e
without batayle. Then &s;ome of the engly&s;&s;he
men &s;ayd yf other townes in Ca&s;tell gyue vs
as moche to doo as this doth it &s;hall be longe
or we wynne the royalme / and thenne other
&s;ayd / there is moche pyllage within the tow|ne
brought thyder out of all the countrey a|boute.
And therfore they are lothe to yelde vp
the towne. Thenne &s;ome demaunded who
were capytaynes within y^e towne / and &s;uche
as knewe them &s;ayd / two ba&s;terdes Bretons
borne good men of armes and experte in all
&s;yeges / and the one is called the ba&s;tarde of
Pennefort / and the other the ba&s;terde of Aul|roy / 
but what &s;oeuer they be they be valyaunt
men of armes / for they &s;e none apparence of
&s;ocoure / and yet they wyll not yelde vp. And
&s;uche as were mounted vp were beten downe
agayne perforce. And when the duke of Lan|ca&s;tre
was vp and redy and herde the bruyre
of the a&s;&s;aulte &s;ayd he wolde goo and beholde
them / and &s;oo lepte on a cour&s;er and vnarmed
rode to the a&s;&s;aulte and his &s;tanderde before
hym with the hele armes of Englande and of
Fraunce / and at his comynge the a&s;&s;aulte en|crea&s;ed.
Thenne euery man auaunced hym|&s;elfe
to gete lawde and pray&s;e / and in lyke wy+&s;e
they within. Whenne they &s;awe that the du+ke
was there / they enforced them&s;elfe to &s;he|we
theyr valyauntnes. Thus in a&s;&s;aylynge
and defendynge they contynued tyll it was
thre of the clocke. And it was not apparent
that they &s;holde haue wonne y^e towne at that
a&s;&s;aulte. Thenne the duke demaunded who
were capytaynes within the towne / and it
was &s;hewed hym. Thenne he &s;ayd I wolde
the mar&s;hall &s;holde &s;peke with them to know
yf they wyll yelde them or not / I thynke they
haue not as yet ben demau~ded / wherfore byd
the mar&s;hall come &amp; &s;peke with me / A knyght
wente to hym and &s;ayd. Syr my lorde y^e duke
wolde ye &s;holde come &amp; &s;peke with hym / then
he came to y^e duke / &amp; the duke &s;ayd. Mar&s;hall
knowe ye yf the&s;e Bretons wyl put them&s;elfe
vnder myne obey&s;aunce or not / we trauayle
&s;ore our men / and there be dyuers of them &s;o|re
hurte / and we wa&s;te our artyllery / and we
can not tell when we &s;hall haue nede therof.
Wherfore I praye you goo to them and take
&s;ome treatye with them. Syr &s;ayd he it &s;hall
be done / &s;yth ye wyll take them to mercy it is
rea&s;on they be herde &s;peke.</P>
<P>_THen the mar&s;hall wente from the
duke to y^e a&s;&s;aulte and &s;ayd to an
Heraulte / go thy way &amp; fynde the
meanes to &s;peke with y^e capytay|nes
within the towne &amp; &s;hewe the~
how I wolde &s;peke with them. The heraulte
departed and wente in to the dykes with his
cote armure on his backe with the armes of
the duke of Lanca&s;tre / and &s;oo his comoany
made hym waye by the commaundement of
the mar&s;hall. The ba&s;tarde of Alroy &s;awe wel
the heraulte and &s;o came to the wall and &s;ayd
Heraulte what wolde you / I am one of the ca+pytaynes / 
I thynke ye be &s;ente to me / that is
trewe &s;yr &s;ayd the heraulte / who was called
Percy. And &s;yr the mar&s;hall de&s;yreth you to
come to the barryers and &s;peke with hym / I
am contente &s;ayd the ba&s;tarde / &s;oo that ye cau+&s;e
your men to leue the a&s;&s;aulte / otherwy&s;e I
wyll not come / I thynke that &s;hall be &s;oone
done &s;ayd the heraulte / and &s;oo he retourned
to the mar&s;hall and &s;hewed hym as ye haue
herde. &para;Then the mar&s;hall called his trom|pet
and cau&s;ed hym to blowe the retrayte and
&s;oo he dydde / thenne the a&s;&s;aulte &s;ea&s;ed on all
partyes. Thenne the capytaynes came to the
barryers / and there was redy the mar&s;hal &s;yr
Iohn~ Holande / and &s;yr Thomas Moreaus / 
and dyuers other Engly&s;&s;hemen. Syrs &s;ayd
the Engly&s;&s;hemen wyll ye be taken perforce
and be vtterly lo&s;t and &s;layne poore and ry|che / 
We knowe well that the comonte of the
towne wolde gladly yelde them to my lorde y^e
duke and to my lady the duches / for they had
gyuen vp this towne or this and ye had not
ben / wherfore yf ye be taken it is euyll for you
<PB N="ci" REF="113">
and one thynge ye maye be &s;ure of / We wyll
not departe hence tyll we haue it / outher by
fayre meanes or otherwy&s;e / therfore &s;peke ye
togyder and aduy&s;e you and gyue me an an|&s;were / 
for I knowe my charge. Syr &s;ayd the
ba&s;terde we are agreed all redy togyder / and
that is yf ye wyll cau&s;e vs &s;urely to be conduy+ted
to the towne of Arpent without daunger
or peryll / we &s;hall yelde vp the towne to you
Soo that the men and wom<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">n within maye
lyue in peas and &s;urety vnder the obey&s;aun|ce
of the duke in lyke maner as other townes
do in Galyce / and none otherwy&s;e / we knowe
well ye be the mar&s;hall of the oo&s;t and that all
treatyes perteyneth to you / and what &s;oeuer
ye do the duke wyll agree to the &s;ame / that is
trewe &s;ayd &s;yr Thomas / it &s;hall be as ye de|&s;yre / 
&s;oo that ye bere with you nothynge but
that is your owne and not to robbe nor pyll
the towne / nor that ye haue wonne in y^e coun|trey
for that may cau&s;e ryot to be made bytwe+ne
you and our men / &s;yr &s;ayd the ba&s;tarde we
&s;hall cary nothynge with vs but that is our
owne / and yf ony of our company haue bou|ght
ony thynge of ony of the towne &amp; are but
euyll payde / yet we &s;hall make noo ryot ther|fore / 
I thynke as for mete and drynke &s;yth we
came hyder in gary&s;on our men haue payde
no thynge as for that &s;ayd the mar&s;hall is ex|cepte / 
take all vytayle in aduauntage for &s;oo
wyl our men do / but I &s;ay ye &s;hall cary away
no mouables. Syr &s;ayd the bar&s;tarde we be
not &s;oo wy&s;e men but that &s;ome of our compa+ny
wyll take &s;omwhat / Well &s;ayd &s;yr Iohan
Holande let them pa&s;&s;e that is theyr owne is
theyr owne / we wyl not go &s;o nere them as to
&s;erche theyr males / &s;oo be it &s;ayd the mar&s;hall
then there was an ab&s;tynence made for that
daye / and the nexte daye they &s;holde departe.
Then y^e engly&s;&s;h men went to theyr lodgyng
and vnarmed them / and toke theyr ea&s;e and y^e
Bretons all that daye tru&s;&s;ed and gad<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">red to+gyder
grete pyllage that they had wonne be|fore
in y^e countrey of Ca&s;tell for all was aban+dened
to them / &s;oo that therby &s;uche as came
fyr&s;te in to that countrey wanne grete good / 
and &s;o in the tru&s;&s;ynge of theyr baggage they
toke many thynges from the men of the tow|ne
as clothe and fethers and other &s;tuffe &s;uche
as they founde. And when ony of y^e poore men
&s;pake to them &s;ayenge / &s;yrs that good ye take
is none of yours it is our good ye brought it
not hyder / then y^e Bretons wolde &s;ay agayne
holde your peas ye vyllaynes we haue a com+my&s;&s;yon
of the kynge of Ca&s;tell to paye our|&s;elfe
of our wages / ye wyll not paye vs / and
thoughe ye hadde payde vs well and truely
yet we mu&s;t haue newe wages agayne / ther|fore
this that we take is our owne.</P>
<P>THen the nexte daye the mar&s;hall
lepte on his hor&s;e and a .lx. &s;peres
in his company and &s;oo came to
the barryers of the towne &amp; there
taryed a &s;pace. Thenne the capytaynes of the
Bretons came thyder and the mar&s;hall &s;ayd.
Syrs be ye redy to depart / ye &s;yr &s;ayd they &s;o
we may haue conduyte to guyde vs / whether
wyll you go &s;ayd the mar&s;hall / to the towne
of Arpent &s;ayd they / well &s;ayd quod the mar|&s;hall / 
beholde here them that &s;hall conduyte
you / thenne he called forthe a knyght of En|glande
called &s;yr Steuen Stebery and &s;ayd
to hym / take .x. &s;peres with you and brynge
the&s;e Bretons to Arpent and retourne you to
morowe / he dyd as he was commaunded and
&s;oo guyded forthe the&s;e Bretons with moche
baggage. And whenne they were al departed
thenne the mar&s;hall and his company entred
in to the towne / and the people of the towne
made hym grete reuerence / for many of them
thought it had ben y^e duke hym&s;elfe / when the
mar&s;hall &s;awe the&s;e Bretons departe with &s;o
grete caryage he demaunded of them of / the
towne yf they hadde taken away ony of theyr
goodes or not / ye &s;yr truely &s;ayd they and y^t
to a grete &s;ub&s;taunce / Why dyd you not &s;ayd
the mar&s;hall &s;hewe me y^t betymes / for I &s;hol|de
haue cau&s;ed them to haue rendred it agay|ne / 
&s;yr &s;ayd they we dur&s;t not for they threte|ned
to &s;lee vs yf we &s;pake therof / &s;yr they be
cur&s;ed people / there is none of them but he is
a &s;tronge thefe / it is noo meruayle thoughe
they robbe vs / for eche of the~ wyll robbe other
The mar&s;hall &s;myled and then he &s;ente for the
chefe men of the towne / and they came before
hym / then he made them to &s;were to holde the
towne of Aurene of the duke of Lanca&s;tre for
euer in lyke maner and fourme as the other
townes in Galyce hadde doone before.</P>
<P>&para;Then he ordeyned newe offycers / and toke
of euery man theyr faythes and othes / and &s;o
dranke and retourned to the duke in to the fel+de
vnder the &s;hadowe of the Olyue trees / for
<PB REF="114">
the hete of the &s;one whiche was &s;oo exce&s;&s;yue
hoote that man nor hor&s;e coulde abyde it / nor
noo man dur&s;t ryde a foragynge tyll after the
houre of .iii. for the hete.</P>
<P>_THe grete&s;t ymagynacyon that
the duke hadde / was for that it
was &s;hewed hym howe the kyn|ge
of Ca&s;tell was abrode &amp; with
a grete armye comynge agayn&s;t
hym to fyght / for he &s;awe well that he coulde
not perfytely come to the chalenge of Ca&s;tell
but by force of batayle / and &s;oo he &s;ente oute
&s;pyes in to euery coo&s;t / but thenne it was &s;ure+ly
enfourmed hym by his &s;pyes / and by pyl+grymes
that the kynge of Ca&s;tell made none
a&s;&s;embly for to come in to the felde / but kepte
hym&s;elfe and his men in gary&s;ons. And al&s;o
that the duke of Borbon was not as then co|me
in to Ca&s;tell nor no tydynges there of his
comynge. Soo when the duke hadde taryed
fyue dayes in the marches of Auranches / he
determyned to goo to Noye / and there to a&s;|&s;aye
by a&s;&s;aulte to pa&s;&s;e the brydge ouer the
ryuer of Erne. &para;Then the knyght that had
conduyted the Bretons to the towne of Ar|pent
retourned agayne. And it was demaun+ded
of hym what company of men of warre
were there in gary&s;on / he &s;ayd howe &s;yr Oly|uer
of Cle&s;quy was there with a thou&s;ande
&s;peres Bretons and Fren&s;&s;hemen. Then the
con&s;table and mar&s;hall &s;ayd to the duke / &s;yr
it were well done we wente and &s;crymy&s;&s;hed
with them peraduenture they wyll y&s;&s;ue out
to demaunde dedes of armes. For there be
&s;ome of them hath grete de&s;yre therto / I am
con<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ente &s;ayd the duke / let vs dy&s;lodge / here
we take noo profyte / then it was ordeyned to
dy&s;lodge the nexte mornynge / and to goo to
Noye / and thenne after to Arpent.</P>
<P>&para;Nowe <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 span"> &s;peke of the kyng
of Portyngale and of the waye that he toke
for to entre in to the royalme of Ca&s;tell / and
thenne we &s;hall retourne agayne to the duke
of Lanca&s;tre.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="89" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the kynge of Portyngale
brente a towne when he was de|parted
fro Porte and be&s;yeged .ii.
ca&s;telles. Ca. lxxxix.</HEAD>
<P>_THe kynge of Portyn|gale
departed from Porte
and lefte there y^e quene his
wyfe and her &s;y&s;ter / dough+ter
to the duke of Lanca|&s;tre
and to kepe them and
the cyte he ordeyned y^e erle
of Nowar to abyde there with a hundred &s;pe|res
of Portyngales and Ga&s;coynes &s;uche as
were come to &s;erue hym / and then he rode for|the
and the fyr&s;t nyght lodged a thre legges
from the cyte of Porte / and the nexte daye de|parted
in thre batayles a fayre &s;ofte pace by|cau&s;e
of his fote men wherof there were a .xii.
thou&s;ande with all the caryage / and after the
kynge folowed with a thou&s;ande &s;peres / the|re
was with hym Don Galoys / Ferrant Par+tecke / 
and Ponna&s;e de Cougne / &amp; Vas Mar+ten
de Cougne bare the kynges baner. Al&s;o
there was Iohn~ Radyghes de Sar / and the
may&s;ter Denyce called Ferrant Radyghes
with other grete barons and knyghtes / and
the reregarde ledde the con&s;table of Portyn|tyngale / 
the erle of Angou&s;e and the erle of
E&s;call the lytell Dan de Monde&s;t / Radygo
Radyghes of Vale / Con&s;eaulx / Auge Sal|uage
of Geneue / Iohan An&s;ale of Popelan / 
and other lordes and knyghtes to the nombre
of fyue hundred &s;peres. Thus they rode forth
and tooke the waye to &s;aynt yrayne by &s;mall
iourneyes / for they toke theyr lodgynge euer
by thre of the clocke and &s;o came to the caba&s;e
of Iuberoth and there taryed .ii. dayes / and
from thens at two iourneys they rode to Au|rach
in Portyngale and there re&s;ted other .ii.
dayes / and then they came to &s;aynt yrayne &amp;
there lodged / the towne was lefte voyde euer
&s;yth the batayle of Iuberoth / the people were
drawen in to Ca&s;tel / exepte the ca&s;telles wher+in
were Bretons and Poyctenyns in gary|&s;on.
The kynge of Portyngale determyned
that bothe the ca&s;telles &s;holde be a&s;&s;ayled / for
he thought with his honoure he myght not
pa&s;&s;e by without &s;hewynge of &s;ome dedes of
armes / for the Ca&s;tellyans hadde wonne the
ca&s;telles / therfore he thought to a&s;&s;aye for to
wynne them agayne. The kynge hadde brou+ght
with hym from the cyte of Porte certayne
engynes for he knewe well he &s;holde haue &s;o|me
a&s;&s;aultes in his waye.</P>
<P><PB N="lxxxxix" REF="114">
_THus the kynge of Portyngale and
his men lodged in the matches of
&s;aynt yrayne whiche was the en|tre
in to the royalme of Ca&s;tell all
a longe by the ryuer of Pe&s;e ryn|nynge
to Syuyll the grete. By this fore&s;ayd
ryuer myght well be brought in to the oo&s;t all
maner of thynges frome Lyxbone and frome
Porte / and &s;oo they were a thyrty thou&s;ande
one and other. The con&s;table &amp; his rowte with
halfe of the comonte laye before the ca&s;tell Per|rade
in to the ee&s;t parte &amp; aboute y^e other ca&s;tell
in the we&s;t parte called Tayllydon lay y^e mar|&s;hall
and his company / in the ca&s;tell Perrade
was capytayne a knyght of Bretayne called &s;yr
Moreys Fouchance an experte man of armes / 
and in the ca&s;tell Tayllydon was &s;yr Iaques
of Mountmellyer a knyght of Poyctou / and
eche of them hadde a .l. &s;peres / the &s;yege thus
lay a .xv. dayes without doynge of ony thynge
&s;auynge there were engynes rey&s;ed vp. And
they dydde ca&s;t .x. or .xii. tymes a daye grete &s;to+nes
agayn&s;t the walles / but lytell hurte they
dyd / but on the couerynge of the hou&s;es / for the
hou&s;es within were well vawted with &s;tone / &s;o
that the engynes nor &s;pryngalles dyd the men
but &s;mall domage / When the kynge &s;awe that
the ca&s;telles wolde not be wonne / and that his
men began to waxewery / he determyned then
to dy&s;lodge and to entre in to Galyce and to ap+proche
nerer to the duke of Lanca&s;tres oo&s;t to
the entente that they myght determyne togyder
what waye were be&s;t for them to take. Soo on
a day they dy&s;lodged and tru&s;&s;ed and departed
fro &s;aynt yrayne / at whiche tyme they brente the
towne in &s;uche wy&s;e that there was not a place
lefte vnbrente able to lodge in hor&s;e / when they
of the ca&s;tell &s;awe them departe they were ry|ght
ioyous and &s;owned theyr trompettes and
made grete chere and melody tyll they were all
pa&s;te / that daye the oo&s;t wente and lodged at
Pount Ferraunt in Galyce / and the nexte daye
in the vale &s;aynt Katheryne / and on the .iii. day
they came before Feroull in Galyce a &s;tronge
towne holdynge on the kynge of Ca&s;telles par|te / 
and there they re&s;ted.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="90" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the kynge of Portyngale and
his oo&s;t came before Feroull / and a&s;|&s;aulted
it / and it was wonne and brou+ght
vnder the obey&s;aunce of the duke
of Lanca&s;tre. Ca. lxxxx.</HEAD>
<P>_WHen the kynge of Por|tyngale
and his men were be+fore
Feroull they founde the|re
a good countrey / and the
con&s;table and mar&s;hall &s;ayd
it &s;holde be a&s;&s;aulted affyr|mynge
howe it was preygna+ble / 
they were two dayes without ony a&s;&s;aulte
gyuynge tru&s;tynge they wolde haue gyuen it
vp / but they dyd not / for within were Bretons
and Borgonyons that &s;ayd they wolde defen|de
it / by the thyrde daye the engynes were rey|&s;ed
vp / and the mar&s;hall &s;owned his trompet|tes
to the a&s;&s;aulte / then euery man made hym re+dy
to approche the towne / and they within whe~
they herde the trompettes blowe to the a&s;&s;aulte
they drewe euery man to theyr defence and wo|men
caryed and brought &s;toones to ca&s;te / for in
Ca&s;tell and Galyce women be of grete defence
and of grete courage in maner as grete as the
men / the Portyngales came to the dykes whi|che
were depe / but there was no water in them
then they boldely entred in to the dykes and cly+med
vp agayne on the other &s;yde / but they had
moche a doo / &s;auynge they were well paue&s;&s;ed
for they on the walles ca&s;te downe &s;toones and
hurte many and cau&s;ed them to reeule / al&s;o ther
was good ca&s;tynge of dartes bothe outwarde
and inwarde. Thus the a&s;&s;aulte endured tyll
it was thre of the clocke / and the men were fore
chaced / for the &s;one was hoote / and they in the
dykes hadde none eyre nor wynde / &s;o that they
thought they pery&s;&s;hed for hete / &s;oo that therby
the a&s;&s;aulte &s;ea&s;ed / and all that &s;ea&s;on the engy|nes
dydde ca&s;te in to the towne at aduenture / 
thenne the mar&s;hall coun&s;ayled noo moore to
a&s;&s;aulte the towne / but &s;tyll to let the engynes
ca&s;te and to &s;crymy&s;&s;he at the barryers and to
&s;hewe &s;ome dedes of armes and &s;o as he deuy|&s;ed
it was doone / and dayly &s;crymy&s;&s;hes made
And they within often tymes were clo&s;ed with
out the gate bytwene the barryers and the ga|te
for to &s;crymy&s;&s;he moore at theyr ea&s;e. &para;And
whenne the mar&s;hall of Portyngale &s;awe theyr
maner he deuy&s;ed theron and &s;ayd to &s;yr Iohn~
Ferrant / I &s;e well the &s;owdyours within at &s;o+me
&s;ea&s;on are clo&s;ed bytwene the gate and the
barryers / let vs take a .v. or .vi.C. of our men &amp;
laye a by&s;&s;hment &amp; with a fewe per&s;ones let vs
&s;crymy&s;&s;he a whyle / &amp; then withdrawe lytell &amp;
<PB REF="115">
lytell and we &s;hall &s;e that they wyll y&s;&s;ue oute
on tru&s;te to wynne &s;ome what of vs / thenne let
vs tourne agayne &s;odaynely to the barryers
and bu&s;ye them &s;omewhat / and thenne our en|bu&s;&s;he
of hor&s;e men &s;odeynly to come on them
And when they &s;e that they wyll for&s;ake theyr
barryers and open the gates to entre / and &s;oo
peraduenture we may entre with them / and at
the lee&s;t yf they within open not the gate / they
that be without &s;hal be al oures / that is true &s;yr
&s;ayd &s;yr Iohn~ Ferrant. Well &s;ayd the mar&s;hall
who was called &s;yr Alue Perreer / do you y^e one
feate and I &s;hall doo the other / goo you and &s;yr
Martyne de Marlo / and Pomas de Congne
and kepe the enbu&s;&s;he and I &s;hall go and make
the &s;crymy&s;&s;he it perteyneth to myne offyce / as
they deuy&s;ed &s;o they dyd / there were appoynted
out .v. C. hor&s;e men for to kepe the enbu&s;&s;he / &amp;
&s;o of .iii. dayes they made noo &s;crymy&s;&s;he wher+by
they within of the gary&s;on hadde meruayle
and &s;ayd to the galycyens within the towne / lo+ye
vnhappy people / ye wolde haue gyuen vp
this towne at theyr fyr&s;te comynge and we had
not ben / We haue gretely pre&s;erued the honou|re
of your towne / for ye &s;hal &s;e the kynge of Por+tangale
and all his oo&s;t &s;hortely departe hens
without doynge ony domage to vs.</P>
<P>ON the fourthe daye the mar&s;hall as
was deuy&s;ed began the &s;crymy&s;&s;he
with a &s;mall company / and the hor&s;e
men laye &s;tyll pryuely in theyr bu&s;&s;h+ment
and the Bretons within when they &s;awe
theyr enemyes in tru&s;t to gete &s;ome good pry&s;o+ner
opened theyr gate and lefte it &s;tyll open to
the entente it &s;holde be the more redyer at theyr
retourne / for they try&s;ted not gretely the Galy|cyens
within the towne / &s;o they came to the bar+ryers
and dyd there as it apperteyned to a &s;cry+my&s;&s;he / 
then when the mar&s;hall &s;awe his tyme
he made &s;<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">mblaunt as thoughe he and his men
hadde ben wery and as halfe dy&s;comfyted recu+led
lytell and lytell / and when the Bretons &s;aw
that they thought to haue wonne all and ope|ned
theyr barryers all at ones and y&s;&s;ued out.
and came out and toke .xxv. pry&s;oners / and they
hadde &s;o moche ha&s;te to gete them in to the tow+ne
that they lefte theyr barryers &s;tyll open / then
the mar&s;hall made a &s;ygne to the bu&s;&s;hement / 
and they brake out a .v.C. hor&s;e and came more
then a galoppe and entred the barryers / and
when the Freni&s;hemen and Bretons &s;awe that
they wolde haue reculed to theyr barryers but
they coulde not / for the Portyngales entred as
&s;oone as they in to the towne. Thus was the
towne wonne and dyuers &s;layne / and the &s;ow|dyours
that were therein gary&s;on were taken
pry&s;oners excepte &s;uche as &s;aued them&s;elfe by a+nother
gate / and &s;oo y&s;&s;ued in to the feldes and
rode to Arpente where as &s;yr Olyuer of Ely&s;|quy
was and a thou<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ande &s;peres with hym and
there they &s;hewed howe the towne or Feroull
was lo&s;t.</P>
<P>THus as I haue &s;hewed you fell of this
towne of Feroull in Galyce. The Por|tyngales
wanne it and dydde put it vnder the
obey&s;aunce of the duke of Lanca&s;tre / in who&s;e
tytle they made that warre. The kynge of Por|tyngale
was gretely reioyced of that his men
hadde done &s;oo well / and incontynente he &s;ente
worde therof to the duke of Lanca&s;tre / &s;hewyn|ge
hym howe he hadde encrea&s;ed his herytage / 
for he hadde wonne hym that towne and he tru+&s;ted
to wynne moo. The duke was gretely re|ioyced
of tho&s;e tydynges who was as the~ come
before Noy. Wherin was the Barroys of Bar|reys / 
and &s;yr Iohn~ of Chatelet Mouraunte / 
and &s;yr Try&s;tram de la Gayle / &s;yr Raynolde
du Roy / &s;yr Wyllyam of Mongteney and dy|uers
other knyghtes and &s;quyers of Fraunce.
And when the dukes mar&s;hall &s;awe the ca&s;tell
of Noye he &s;ayd / loke as Coulongne is one of
the keyes of ca&s;tell towarde the &s;ee / &s;oo is this
ca&s;tell of Noye another keye towardes Ca&s;tell
for he is no lorde of Ca&s;tell without he be lorde
of Coulongne and of Noye. Lette vs goo loke
what company there is there / it is &s;hewed me
howe the Baroys of Barres an experte man of
armes of Fraunce is there / I thynke at the en|trey
of the brydge we &s;hall haue &s;ome &s;crymy&s;&s;h
Syr &s;ayd &s;yr Lamburyne of Luners / and &s;yr
Iohn~ Dambreticourte that wolde we gladly
&s;e. The vaungarde wherin were a .v.C. &s;pe|res
of good men of armes rode forthe in good
ordre / and the duke &s;ente parte of his company
thyder to make the gretter mu&s;tre / for he knewe
well that his mar&s;hall wolde &s;hewe there &s;ome
dedes of armes.</P>
<P>_WHen the watche of the ca&s;tell &s;awe
the vowarde approche he &s;owned
alaram. Thenne the capytaynes
knewe incontynente that the En|gly&s;&s;hmen
came thyder. They ar|med
<PB N="cii" REF="115">
them and put them&s;elfe in good ordre / they
were a hundred men of armes / and &s;ome came
to theyr barryers with a .xii. penons. But &s;yr
Barroys of Barres was moo&s;t of reputacyon
&para;And al&s;o he hadde the chefe charge / and al&s;o
&s;yr Iohan of Chatell Morant was the nexte.
And when &s;yr Thomas Moreaus mar&s;hall of
the oo&s;t &s;awe that he was nere the towne he aly+ghted
a foote and all his company / and delyue|red
theyr hor&s;es to theyr pages and &s;o came to|gyder
to y^e barryers with theyr &s;peres in theyr
handes / and at euery .vi. paces they re&s;ted to ke+pe
them&s;elfe clo&s;e togyder / it was a goodly &s;y|ght
to beholde them / and &s;o on a fronte they ca|me
to the barryers / and there they were recey|ued
valy auntly / and I thynke yf they had ben
in the playne felde there had ben noo goodlyer
dedes of armes done then was done there / and
yet the barryers was bytwene them / and there
the mar&s;hall without was matched w^t &s;yr Iohn~
of y^e chateau Morant within and eche of them
&s;ore trauayled to hurte eche other / but theyr ar|mure
was &s;o good that noone of them toke do|mage / 
and &s;yr Thomas Percy was coped with
le Barroys and Mauburyn of Lyuyers with
&s;yr wyllyam of Mongteney / and &s;yr Iohn~ Da~
bretycourte with &s;yr Reynolde of Roy / and the
lorde Talbot with Try&s;tram de la gayle / thus
they were matched and &s;crymy&s;&s;hed togyder w^t
theyr &s;peres / and when they were wery they re|&s;ted / 
and other knyghtes and &s;quyers came / &amp;
&s;crymy&s;&s;hed in theyr places / this &s;crymy&s;&s;he en+dured
tyll hyghe noone / then archers came to y^e
place / but then the gentylmen departed and &s;et
cro&s;&s;e bowes to &s;hote agayn&s;t the engly&s;&s;he ar|chers
and &s;panyarde with dartes / and they &s;cry+my&s;&s;hed
tyl it was pa&s;t one of the clocke. Then
came other yomen and varlettes / and &s;oo &s;cry|my&s;&s;hed
tyll it was nyght. Then the engly&s;&s;he+men
retourned / and they of the ca&s;tell retour|ned
in to theyr gary&s;on and made good watche
aboute halfe a legge frome the ca&s;tell of Noye / 
alonge by the ryuers &s;yde the Engly&s;&s;he men
laye / the whiche ryuer dydde them grete ea&s;e
for theyr hor&s;es / for they had grete lacke of wa|ter
tyll they came there / there they refre&s;&s;hed
them a .v. or .vi. dayes / and then wente before y^e
towne of Arpente to &s;e the dealynge of the con|&s;table
of Ca&s;tell and of the fren&s;&s;hmen / and the|re
they herde tydynges of the kynge of Portyn+gale
who laye in the playnes of Feroull and all
his oo&s;t / and was in purpo&s;e to come to the tow+ne
of Padron in Galyce / whiche was in y^e waye
towarde the duke and the Engly&s;&s;hemen / and
there it was ordeyned that the kynge and y^e du|ke
&s;holde mete togyder to comon / and determy|ne
howe they &s;holde perceyuer in theyr warre.
&para;They had ben a moneth a brode in the coun|trey
and hadde nere hande brought all Galyce
in to theyr obey&s;aunce / and they coulde here no
tydynges of y^e kynge of Ca&s;tel nor of y^e fren&s;&s;he
men / Wherfore they hadde grete meruayle / for
it was &s;ayd y^t the kynge of Ca&s;tel had &s;omoned
his people at Burgus fro all the partyes of the
royalme / as of Ca&s;tell / Syuell / Cordowayne / 
Collede / Spayne / Lyon / Struges / Vale oly|ue
and of Sury / and y^t he had .lx.M. men / and
vi .M. &s;peres of pure fren&s;&s;he men. And howe
that thyder &s;holde come y^e duke of Borbon who
as it was &s;ayd was departed out of Fraunce to
come thyder / therfore the Portyngales and the
Engly&s;&s;hmen thought to drawe togyder to be
the more &s;tronger and redyer yf theyr enemyes
come on them / and they byleued the&s;e tydynges
to be of trouthe / wherfore they were ioyfull / for
they wolde gladly haue made an ende by batay+le / 
for otherwy&s;e they &s;awe well they coulde not
atteyne to theyr de&s;yred entrepry&s;e / and &s;yr Wyl+lyam
of Lygnac / and &s;yr Gaultyer of Pa&s;&s;ac
were alwayes aboute the kynge of Ca&s;tell / and
euery weke they had tydynges out of Fraunce
what bu&s;ynes there was there / and of the depar+tynge
of the duke of Borbon / and howe he toke
in his waye of Auygnyon to &s;e pope Clement
and the cardynalles there / euer they coun&s;ayled
the kynge not to fyght tyll the duke of Borbon
were come / and amonge other tydynges they
herde of the duke of Bretayne howe he had ta|ken
in the ca&s;tell of Ermyne y^e con&s;table of frau~+ce / 
and raun&s;omed at a .C.M. frankes and of
his .iii. ca&s;telles and towne that was delyuered
to the duke of Bretayne / and howe that therby
the iourney and boyage in to Englande was
broken / they had meruayle of this / and to what
purpo&s;e the duke of Bretayne dyd it / they &s;up|po&s;ed
that the coun&s;ayle therof came out of En|glande.</P>
<P>THus as I haue &s;ayd before the roy+alme
of Fraunce was brought in
to trouble / and &s;pecyally the kyn|ges
vncles were &s;ore moued with
the defyaunce that came fro the duke of Guer|les / 
for they were fell and rude and out of the
cour&s;e of other defyaunces as I &s;hall &s;hewe you
when I declare the matter. And al&s;o the fren&s;&s;h
kynge and his vncles were &s;ore dy&s;plea&s;ed in y^t
<PB REF="116">
the duke of Bretayne had broken theyr voyage
in to Englande by y^e &s;ee / and he that was chefe
of the entrepry&s;e taken / that was the con&s;table
of fraunce and raun&s;omed as before is &s;ayd at
a .C.M. frankes &amp; taken fro hym .iii. ca&s;telles
and a towne / whiche was a thynge gretely pre+iudycyall
to the kynge and to the royalme of
fraunce / howbeit the kynge &s;onne pa&s;&s;ed ouer
all the matters / for he was but yo<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ge / wherfore
he regarded it not &s;o &s;ore as though he had ben
of perfyte age / but &s;uche as were auncyent and
wy&s;e &s;ayd y^t by &s;uche lyke matters the royalme
of fraunce hath had moche a do in tyme pa&s;t / as
when the kynge of Nauare cau&s;ed &s;yr Charles
of Spayne con&s;table of Fraunce to be &s;layne / 
for whiche cau&s;e kynge Iohn~ neuer loued after
the kynge of Nauare and toke fro hym all his
landes in Normandy. Then &s;ome other wolde
&s;aye yf kynge Charles fader to the kynge that
nowe is were a lyue (he loued the con&s;table &s;oo
well) &s;urely he wolde be reuenged and make
warre to the duke of Bretayne and to take fro
hym all his landes what &s;oo euer it co&s;t hym.
Thus euery man &s;pake of this dede / and &s;ayd
it was euyll done / then the kynges vncles and
the coun&s;ayle of the royalme / &s;omwhat to &s;aty&s;|fye
the people who were &s;ore dy&s;plea&s;ed with y^e
duke of Bretayne determyned that a prelate &amp;
.iii. barons &s;holde be &s;ente to the duke to &s;peke
with hym and to here his rea&s;ons / &amp; to commau~+de
hym to come to Parys to make his ex&s;cu&s;e of
y^t he had done / thyder &s;holde go the by&s;&s;hop of
Beawuoys / and &s;yr Myles of Dornams a &s;a|ge
and a ryght valyaunt man / and well langa|ged / 
and with hym &s;yr Iohn~ of Bean / &s;yr Iohn~
of Beuell / and the lorde de la Ryuer who had
theyr charge what they &s;holde &s;aye and do / and
the by&s;&s;hoppe of Beaw<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">oys toke his waye by
Mount le herry where as the con&s;table was / 
for y^e towne of Ca&s;tell perteyned to hym kynge
Charles had gyuen it to hym and to his heyres
And whyle the by&s;&s;hop was there a &s;ykenes to|ke
hym and &s;o lay in a feuer a .xv. dayes &amp; dyed / 
then in his &s;tede was &s;ente the by&s;&s;hop of Lan|gers
and he toke his waye with the other in to
Bretayne.</P>
<P>IT myght be demaunded of me howe I
knewe all the&s;e matters to &s;peke &s;o propre+ly
of them. I an&s;were to all &s;uche / that I haue
made grete dylygence in my dayes to knowe it
and haue &s;erched many royalmes &amp; countreys
to come to the true knowledge of all y^e matters
conteyned in this hy&s;tory wryten and to be wry+ten / 
for god gaue me the grace to haue the lay|&s;ure
to &s;e in my dayes / and to haue the acquayn+taunce
of all the hyghe and myghty prynces &amp;
lordes as well in Fraunce as in Englande / for
for in the yere of our lorde god a .M.iiiC.iiii.
&s;core and .x. I had laboured .xxxvii. yeres / and
as then I was of the age of .lvii. yeres / and in
.xxxvii. yeres a man beynge in &s;trength and wel
reteyned in euery coo&s;t as I was (for after my
yonge dayes I was in the kynge of englandes
courte .v. yeres with the quene. And al&s;o I was
welcome to kynge Iohn~ of Fraunce &amp; to kynge
Charles his &s;one) myght well lerne many thyn+ges / 
and &s;urely it was alwayes my chefe yma|gynacyon
and plea&s;ure to enquyre &amp; to retayne
it by wrytynge / and howe I was enfourmed of
the takynge of the con&s;table of Fraunce I &s;hall
&s;hewe you. A yere after this matter fell I rode
from the cyte of Angyers to Towres in Tow|rayne.
And I laye on a nyght at Beauforte in y^e
vale / and the nexte day I met with a knyght of
Bretayne called &s;yr Wyllyam Daucemys / he
was rydynge to &s;e my lady of Mayll in Tow|rayne
his co&s;yne &amp; her chyldren / she was newly
a wydowe / &amp; I fell in aquayntaunce with this
knyght and founde hym ryght curtoys &amp; &s;wete
of wordes / then I demaunded of hym &s;ome ty|dynges
and &s;pecyally of the takynge of the con|&s;table / 
whiche matter I was glad to here and
to knowe the trouth therof / and he &s;hewed me &amp;
&s;ayd howe he had ben at y^e parlyament at wan|nes
with y^e lorde of Aucemys his co&s;yne a grete
baron of Bretayne. And in lyke maner as &s;yr
E&s;payne de Lyon enfourmed me of all thynges
that had fallen in Foyze in Byerne / &amp; in ga&s;coy+ne / 
&amp; al&s;o as &s;yr Iohn~ Ferrant parteke &s;hewed
me of all the matters of Portyngale / and of Ca+&s;tell.
In lyke maner this knyght &s;hewed me ma+ny
thynges / and more wolde haue done if I had
ryden longer in his company. Thus bytwene
Mounte le herry and Premylly was .iiii. grete
leages and we rode but &s;oftely / and in this way
he &s;hewed me many thynges / y^e whiche I bare
well in my remembraunce / and &s;pecyally of the
aduentures of Bretayne. And thus as we rode
&amp; that we came nere to Premylly / we entred in
to a medowe there this knyght re&s;ted and &s;ayd
A god haue mercy of the &s;oule of the good con|&s;table
of Fraunce / he dydde here ones a goodly
iourney and profytable for the royalme vnder
the baner of &s;yr Iohn~ de Bewell for he was not
as then con&s;table but newly come out of Spay+ne / 
and I demaunded of hym howe it was / I
&s;hal &s;hewe you &s;ayd he whe~ I am on hor&s;ebacke
<PB N="ciii" REF="116">
and &s;o we mounted: than we rode forthe fayre
and ea&s;ely / and as we rode he &s;ayde.</P>
<P>In the &s;ea&s;on that I haue &s;hewed you quod
this knight / this countre here was full of En|gly&s;&s;hmen / 
robbers and pyllers of Ga&s;coyne
bretons and almayns / and aduenturers of all
nacions: For all the countre on bothe &s;ydes of
the ryuer of Loyre / were repleny&s;&s;hed with
them: For the warre bytwene Frau~ce and En+glande
was newly renewed / &s;o that all maner
of theues and robbers entred in to this coun|trey / 
for here they a&s;&s;embled and fortifyed the~
&s;elfe / to conquere the ca&s;tell of Beauforde in
the valey / that ye &s;awe but late / was in their
handes / and all the countrey about. Thus to
come to my purpo&s;e / the Engly&s;&s;hmen &amp; ga&s;|coyns
had in their handes / the towne and ca|&s;tell
of Prinulley / and had gretly fortifyed it.
And they helde al&s;o other &s;malle fortere&s;&s;es a
longe by the ryuer of Loyre: And whan &s;o e|uer
they wolde ryde / they were to the nombre
bytwene a thou&s;ande and eyght hundred figh+tynge
men: Than &s;ir Bertram / &s;ir Iohan of
Beull / and the lorde of Mailly &amp; other knygh+tes
of this countrey &s;ette their ymaginacions / 
howe they myght delyuer the cou~trey of the&s;e
people / and gathered toguyder a fyue hu~dred
&s;peares / and had &s;pyes / and knewe whan the
Engly&s;&s;he men wolde ryde / and were in pur|po&s;e
to come before Samure / For the capy|tayns
of all their fortre&s;&s;es were a&s;&s;embled to
guyder at Prinully / whiche is a lytell here be|fore
vs. The frenchmen rode and pa&s;&s;ed the
water that ye &s;e here by vs / and layde the~&s;elfe
in a bu&s;&s;hment in a wode / a lytell here be&s;yde
on our ryght hande. And in the mornynge at
the &s;onne ri&s;ynge / the Engly&s;&s;he men and o|ther
departed from Prinully / and they were
a nyne hundred men. And whanne oure men
&s;awe them / they knewe well they mu&s;t fyght / 
and there they co~muned toguyder / what crye
they &s;hulde call on that daye. Some wolde
haue cryed the crye of &s;ir Bertrame / but he
wolde in no wy&s;e agre therto: And more ouer
he &s;ayd / that he wolde di&s;playe no baner that
day / but that he wolde fyght vnder the baner
of &s;ir Iohan de Beull. Than our ennemyes
came in to this medowe / where as I lyghted
right nowe. and as &s;oone as they were entred
we brake out of our bu&s;&s;hement and entred in
to the medowe. And as &s;oone as they &s;awe vs
they a lyghted a fote / and we in lykewi&s;e: and
&s;o entred eche within other / the<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> was &s;ore foy+nynge
eche agayn&s;t other / &amp; dyuers of bothe
parties ouerthrowen. Thus our batayle en|dured
a longe &s;pace / without knowyng who
&s;hulde haue the vyctorie / but to &s;aye y^e trouth / 
we were all cho&s;en men of armes / and many
of our ennemyes were but yuell armed / and
were but theues and robbers / Howbeit they
founde vs worke ynoughe / and oure handes
full. But than &s;ir Moris Cre&s;iquede and &s;ir
Geffray Richone / &s;ir Geffray Care&s;nell and
Mor&s;ona&s;e / folowed &s;ir Bertam at the &s;pur|res.
They came and refre&s;&s;hed vs with a thre+&s;core
&s;peares of good men of armes. &amp; they
ru&s;&s;hed in with their hor&s;es and brake oure
ennemyes &s;o a brode / that they coude nat a&s;&s;e~+ble
toguyder agayne. And whanne the capy|tayus
of the&s;e pyllers &s;awe that the iourney
wente agayn&s;t them / they tooke their hor&s;es / 
nat all / for there abode in the felde a thre hun|dred
&s;layne and taken: and the cha&s;e endured
to &s;aynt Mors on the ryuer of Loyre / &amp; there
they entred in to a ba&s;tell. &s;ir Robert Sem / 
Robert Herne / Richarde Gylle / and Iaco|myne
Clerke. The&s;e foure &s;aued them &s;elfe
and pa&s;&s;ed ouer the ryuer of Loyre / and &s;o en+tred
in to foure fortre&s;&s;es / that their men hel|de
on that &s;yde the ryuer / but they taryed nat
longe there / but rode in to Auuergne and Ly+mo&s;yn.</P>
<P>_THus by this iourney / all the cou~tre
here aboute was delyuered / for the
robbers nor they a&s;&s;embled nomore
toguyder after. Therfore I &s;aye / that &abser; Ber+tram
the con&s;table was a valyaunt man / and
profitable for the realme of Fraunce. &s;ir quod
I it is trewe / he was a valyaunt man / and &s;o
is &s;ir Olyuer of Cle&s;quyn. and whan I na|med
hym Cle&s;quyn the knight &s;myled / And
I demaunded of hym where at he &s;myled. &s;ir
quod he I &s;hall &s;hewe you / bycau&s;e ye name
hym Cle&s;quyn / for that is nat his right name
nor neuer was / thoughe euery man call hym
&s;o / yet all we of Bretayne call hym the &s;ame.
And &abser; Bertram while he lyued wolde gladly
haue hadde it refourmed / but he coude nat a|mende
it / for the worde is redyer to falle on a
mannes tonge / than his right name. Than
I de&s;yred hym of his courte&s;y / to &s;hewe me if
there were any great difference bytwene his
<PB REF="117">
names. Nay &s;ir quod he there is no great dif+ference / 
but where he is called Cle&s;quyn / he
&s;hulde be named Glaye aquyne. And I &s;hall
&s;hewe you as I haue herde it reported / howe
that name came to hym / and it is of trouthe / 
For ye &s;hall fynde it written in the auncyent
cronycles of Bretaygne. The wordes of this
knight greatly plea&s;ed me / and I &s;aid to hym
Sir / ye &s;hall do me great plea&s;ure / to &s;hewe
me the mater / and I &s;hall neuer forgete it / for
&s;ir Bertram was &s;o valyaunt a knyght / that
his dedes ought to be put in remembraunce.
That is true &abquod; the knyght / and I &s;hall &s;hewe
you. Thus &s;ir Wyllyam of Aun&s;iens began
his tale.</P>
<P>In the &s;ea&s;on whan Charles the great rai|gned
in Fraunce / who conquered and augme~+ted
the faythe / and was Emperour of Rome
and kyng of Fraunce and of Almaygne / and
lyeth at Ayes the chapell. This kynge Char|les / 
as we rede and fynde in the auncyent cro|ny
cles / For ye knowe well that all the know|lege
in the worlde is knowen by writyng / for
we haue nothyng to &s;ounde vpon trouthe nor
to aproue it but by &s;cripture. this kyng Char+les
was in Spayne diuers tymes / and at one
tyme he was &s;tyll there a .ix. yere / without re|tournyng
in to Fraunce / but &s;tyll went forthe
on his conque&s;t. In the &s;ame &s;ea&s;on the<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> was
a kyng &s;arazyn called Aquyn / he was kyng of
Bougie in Barbary / right ouer agayn&s;t &s;pai+gne / 
for Spaygne is a great countrey / begyn+nyng
at &s;aynt Iohn~s Pie du porte / for the re|alme
of Arragon and Nauer / of Bi&s;quay / of
Portugale / of Co~nymbres / of Lixbone / of Ci+uyle / 
of Tollet / of Cordwayne / and of Lyon.
All the&s;e be inclo&s;ed within Spayne / &amp; other.
And this great kyng Charlemayne / co~querid
all the&s;e countreis. And in this &s;ea&s;on that the
kyng taryed there &s;o longe / this kyng Aquyn
of Bougy in Barbary / a&s;&s;embled his me~ and
came by &s;ee in to Bretaygne / and arryued at
the porte of Wannes / and he hadde there with
hym his wyfe and chyldren / and there he con|quered
and went forwarde. Kynge Charles
was well enfourmed of this viage / and howe
kynge Aquyn pro&s;pered in Bretayne / but for
all that he wolde nat breke his vyage / &amp; &s;ayd.
Lette hym alone in Bretaygne / it &s;halbe but
a &s;mall mater to delyuer the countrey of hym
and of his. Whan we haue ones <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ubdued his
countrey here / and brought it in to the holy
faythe. This kynge Aquyn buylded a towre
by the See &s;yde: nat farre of fro Wannes / a
goodly and a fayre towre / and it was called
Glaye / And there this kynge Aquyn lay mo|che.
And whan kyng Charles had accompli&s;|&s;hed
his vyage / and acquyted all Galyce and
Spaygne from all the my&s;creantes / and the
kynges Sarazyns deed and &s;layne / and all
the lande tourned to the Chri&s;ten faythe. than
he retourned in to Bretaygne / and on a daye
hadde a great batayle agayn&s;t this kynge A+quyne / 
and nyghe all the my&s;creantes &s;layne.
And &s;o this kynge Aquyne fledde in to the ca|&s;tell
of Glaye / and there he hadde redy at the
foote of the towre a &s;hyppe / and therin he en|tred / 
and his wyfe and his chyldren. But he
and his wyfe made &s;uche ha&s;te he was &s;o nere
cha&s;ed / that they hadde no ley&s;ar to take with
them a yong &s;onne that laye and &s;lepte in the
towre / of a yere olde. Thus the kynge and
his wyfe departed by the &s;ee / and this chylde
was founde in the towre of Glaye / and was
brought to kynge Charlemaygne / who was
right ioyou&s;e of hym and &s;aid / howe y^e chylde
&s;hulde be bapty&s;ed / and &s;o he was: and Rou|land
&amp; Olyuer helde hym ouer the fonte / and
was named Olyuer. And the kyng gaue him
all the landes that his father Aquyn had con|quered.
This chylde whan he came to the age
of a man was a good knight / and his men cal+led
hym &s;ir Olyuer de Glaye aquyn / bycau&s;e
he was founde in the towre of Glaye / &amp; &s;ome
to the kynge Aquyn.</P>
<P>Thus I haue &s;hewed you the fir&s;te fouu|dacyon
of &s;ir Bertram of Cle&s;quyn / who &s;hul+de
be called Glaye aquyne. And &s;ir Bertram
in his dayes / after the puttynge out of kynge
Do~peter of Ca&s;tyle / and had crowned kyng
Henry / &s;ayde howe he wolde go in to Bougy
to demau~de his herytage / And without fayle
&s;o he had done / for kyng Henry had lent hym
men and &s;hyppes to go in to Bougye with a
great armye / if a great lette had nat broken
his voyage. And that was whan~e the prince
of Wales made warre vpon the &s;ayde kynge
Henry / and dyde put hym downe / and by pu|i&s;&s;aunce
dyde &s;ette in to Ca&s;tyle agayne Do~|peter.
And than at the batayle of Marres &s;ir
Bertram was taken pri&s;onner by &s;ir Iohan
Chandos / and was &s;ette to raun&s;ome at a hu~+dred
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thou&s;ande frankes. And at another tyme
he was al&s;o taken at the batayle of Alroy / and
raun&s;omed agayne / at a hundred thou&s;ande
Frankes. So thus &s;ir Bertrams purpo&s;e
was brokenne / for the warres bytwene En|glande
and Fraunce was renewed / So that
they hadde ynoughe to do. Thus he was ly|nially
di&s;cended fro the kynge of Bougy na|med
Aquyne / who&s;e kyngdome is in Barba|rye.
Thus I haue &s;hewed you the ryght di&s;|cente
of &s;ir Bertram of Cle&s;quyn / I thanked
hym / and &s;o we came to the towne of Prinul|ley.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="91" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the frenche amba&s;&s;adours
came to the duke of Bretayne / vpon
the takyng of the co~&s;table of Frau~ce / 
and of the aun&s;were that was made
to them. Cap. xci.</HEAD>
<P>_IF I had ben as longe
in co~pany with this knight
&s;ir Guyllyam of Aun&s;ens / 
as I was with &s;ir E&s;payn
de Leon / wha~ I rode with
hym fro the cyte of Pauy|ers
to Ortayes in Byerne / 
Or elles as long as I had ben with &s;ir Iohn~
Ferant Pertelette of Portyngale. He wolde
haue &s;hewed me many thyng&abis; / but it was nat
&s;o / for after dyner whan we had rydden a .ii.
leages we came to a forked waye / the one way
was right to Towres in Towrayne / whether
as. I &s;uppo&s;ed to ryde / &amp; the other waye was
to Maylle / whether the knyght was determy+ned
to ryde. So at this waye we brake com|pany
takyng leaue eche at other / but bytwene
Prinulley and our departynge he &s;hewed me
many thynges / and &s;pecially of the bu&s;yne&s;&s;e
in Bretayne / and howe the by&s;&s;hoppe of Lan+gers
was &s;ent in the &s;tede of the by&s;&s;hoppe of
Beawuoys / who dyed by the waye. and how
the by&s;&s;hoppe of Langers with &s;ir Iohan de
Bowyll and other / came to the duke of Bre|tayne / 
and of the an&s;were that they had. and
on the informacyon of this knyght I toke my
foundacion / and haue written as foloweth.</P>
<P>_yE haue herde here be fore / howe the&s;e
amba&s;&s;adours departed fro Parys / 
fro the kyng and his coun&s;aye / well in
&s;tructed what they &s;hulde &s;aye and do: and &s;o
long they rode by their iourneys / that they a|ryued
at Nauntes. Than they demaunded
where the duke was / it was &s;hewed the~ howe
he was about the marche&s;&s;e of wa~nes / whe<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">
as mo&s;t accu&s;tomably he lay. They rode thy|der / 
and &s;o came to the cytie of Wannes / it is
but .xx. myles bytwene. The duke was in the
ca&s;tell called le Mote: than they came before
the duke / who by &s;emblant made to the~ good
and &s;wete recule. The by&s;&s;hoppe of Langers
bycau&s;e he was a prelate / began to &s;peke and
to make his prepo&s;icyon well and &s;agely / and
&s;ayde. Sir duke / we are here &s;ente to you fro
the kynge our mai&s;ter and fro his vncles / the
duke of Berrey and of Burgoyne / to &s;hewe
vnto you / howe they haue great marueyle / in
that the voiage that they wolde haue made in
to Englande is by your meanes broken / and
haue taken and raun&s;omed the Con&s;table of
Fraunce / at &s;o highe a rau~&s;ome / that they are
ryght &s;orie therof. And moreouer ye wyll ha|ue
thre of his ca&s;telles in Bretaygne / the whi|che
&s;halbe a great anoyau~ce to all the re&s;ydue
of the cou~tre / if they &s;huloe be holde agayn&s;t
them / with the ayde of the towne of Iugone / 
the whiche is pertaynynge to the Con&s;tables
herytage. Therfore we are charged to &s;hewe
you / and we &s;aye vnto you as me&s;&s;angers fro
the kynge our may&s;ter / and from his vncles / 
that ye rendre agayne to the co~&s;table of Frau~|ce
his herytage / that ye with holde from hym / 
and &s;ette hym agayne in pea&s;able po&s;&s;e&s;&s;yon / 
accordyng vnto ryght / in lyke maner as they
were before / whan they were delyuered you
perforce / and by none other ryght nor tytell / 
that ye haue to them. And al&s;o / that ye re&s;tore
agayne entierlye / all the money that ye haue
hadde of hym. And this is the commaunde|ment
of the kynge and his coun&s;ayle / that ye
come &abper;&s;onally to Parys / or where as it &s;hall
plea&s;e the kyng to a&s;&s;ygne you / there to make
your excu&s;e. And we repute hym &s;o benygne
and pacyent / with that ye be of the blode roy|all / 
that he wyll here your excu&s;e: And if he be
nat rea&s;onable / the duke of Berrey and the
duke of Burgoyne wyll &s;o temper hym / that
ye &s;halbe frendes and co&s;yn to the kynge / as
by rea&s;on ye ought to be. Than the by&s;&s;hopp~
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tourned hym to &s;ir Iohan of Beull and &s;aid.
Sir / is nat this the kynges plea&s;ure? and he
&s;ayde yes / and &s;o dyde &s;ir Iohan de Vyen.
At the&s;e wordes there were no mo pre&s;ent but
they foure.</P>
<P>_WHan the duke of Bretaine had herde
the by&s;&s;hoppe of Langers &s;peke / he
&s;tudyed a lytell and good cau&s;e why
for it was a great matter / and at the la&s;te he
&s;ayde. Sirs / I haue well vnder&s;tande your
wordes / and it is good rea&s;one that I &s;o do / 
bycau&s;e ye be &s;ent from the kyng and his vn|cles.
Wherfore in their behalfe I wyll do you
all the honour and reuerence that I can do / I
am bounde therto / but your demau~de and re+que&s;t
requyreth coun&s;ayle. Wherfore I &s;hall
take coun&s;ayle with myne / and make you &s;u|che
an&s;were / that ye &s;hall be contented. Sir / 
ye &s;aye well quod they / it &s;uffyceth vs. Than
they departed and wente to their lodgynges.
At nyght they were de&s;yred to dyne the nexte
daye with the duke. So the nexte daye they
came to the duke and were well receyued / and
&s;o wa&s;&s;hed and went to dyner &amp; &s;atte downe.
Fir&s;te the by&s;&s;hoppe of Langers bycau&s;e he
was a prelate / and than the duke / than the ad+myrall
of Fraunce / and thanne &s;ir Iohan de
Beulle: They hadde a great dyner and were
well &s;erued / and after dyner they entred in to
a coun&s;ayle chambre / and there they talked of
dyuers maters / and herde myn&s;trel&s;y.</P>
<P>The&s;e lordes of Fraunce thought &s;urely to
haue hadde an an&s;were / but they hadde none:
Than wyne and &s;pyces were brought in / and
&s;o made colla&s;yon / and than toke their leaue
and departed to their lodgynge. The nexte
daye they were apoynted to come to the duke / 
and &s;o they dyde / and the duke receyued them
&s;wetely and at the la&s;te &s;ayd. Sirr / I knowe
well ye looke to be aun&s;wered / for by the wor|des
that I haue herde you &s;aye / ye are char|ged
by the kyng and his vncles to bring them
an an&s;were. Wherfore I &s;ay to you / y^t I haue
done nothynge to &s;ir Olyuer of Cle&s;quyne / 
wherof I &s;hulde repente me / &s;auynge of one
thynge / and that is / That he hadde &s;o good a
markette / as to e&s;cape a lyue. And in that I
&s;aued his lyfe / was for the loue of his offyce / 
and nat for his per&s;one / For he hath done me
&s;oo many di&s;plea&s;ures / that I ought to hate
hym deedly. And &s;auynge the di&s;plea&s;ure of
the kyng and of his vncles / and his cou~&s;ayle.
For all the takynge of &s;ir Olyuer / I haue nat
therby broken their voyage by the &s;ee. I wyll
well excu&s;e my &s;elfe therin / for I thought non
yuell the daye that I toke hym / a man ought
to take his ennemy wher&s;oeuer he fynde hym
And if he were deed / I wolde thynke the Re|alme
of Fraunce to be as well ruled or better / 
than it is by his coun&s;ayle. And as for his ca|&s;telles
that I holde / the whiche he hath dely|uered
me / I am in po&s;&s;e&s;&s;yon of them / and &s;o
wyll be / withoute the puy&s;&s;aunce of a kynge
take them fro me. And as for rendringe of his
money / I aun&s;were / I haue had &s;o moche to
do in tyme pa&s;te / by the meanes of this &s;ir O|lyuer
of Cly&s;quyn / that I ranne in dette gret+lye
therby: and nowe I haue payde them that
I was bounde vnto / by rea&s;on of this dette.
This was the an&s;were that the duke of Bre|taygne
made to the kynges amba&s;&s;adours / 
Than they layde forthe other rea&s;ons / to en|duce
the duke to &s;ome rea&s;onable waye / but
all his an&s;weres tourned euer to one conclu|&s;yon.
And whan they &s;awe none other waye / 
they toke their leaues to departe / and y^e duke
gaue them leaue. Than~e they retourned and
dyd &s;o moch by their iourneys that they came
to Parys / to the hou&s;e of Beautie / be&s;yde
Wyn&s;entes. There was the kyng &amp; the quene
and thyder came the duke of Berrey and the
duke of Bourgoyne / hauyng great de&s;yre to
knowe what an&s;were the duke of Bretaygne
haddemade.</P>
<P>_THe aun&s;were ye haue herde here be|fore / 
I nede nat to &s;hewe it agayne / 
but the kyng and his coun&s;ayle were
nat content with the duke of Bretaygne / that
his amba&s;&s;adours hadde made no better ex|ployte:
and they &s;ayde / howe the duke was a
proude man and a pre&s;umptuous / and that
the mater &s;hulde nat &s;o re&s;te in peace / &s;eynge
the matter &s;o preiudyciall for the Crowne of
Fraunce. And the enten&s;yon of the kyng and
his coun&s;ayle was / to make warre agayn&s;te
the duke of Bretayne / and the duke loked for
nothynge elles / For he &s;awe and knewe well / 
howe he had greatly di&s;plea&s;ed the kyng and
his coun&s;ell / but he hated &s;o mortally the con|&s;table / 
that it toke fro hym the good order of
rea&s;on / for he repented hym &s;ore / that he had
nat putte hym to dethe / whan he hadde hym
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in his daunger. Thus the mater contynued
a longe &s;ea&s;on / and the duke of Bretayne laye
at Wannes / and lytell and lytell rode ouer his
countrey / for he freared greatly embu&s;&s;hmen+tes.
He kepte &s;tyll in loue and fauour his cy|ties
and good townes / and made &s;ecrete trea+ties
with the Engly&s;&s;hmen / and made his ca|&s;telles
and fortere&s;&s;es to be as well kepte / as
thoughe he had had opyn warre / and was in
many imaginacions on the dede he had done
Somtyme he wolde &s;ay / he wolde he had nat
taken the con&s;table / howe be it he &s;ayd euer to
&s;toppe mennes mouthes / that &s;ir Olyuer of
Cle&s;quyn had &s;ore di&s;hlea&s;ed hym / &s;o that ma+ny
a man &s;ayd / that elles he wolde neuer haue
done it / therby he brought his cou~tre in feare / 
for it is but a &s;mall &s;ignorie / if a prince be nat
feared and douted of his menne / for and the
wor&s;te fall / he maye haue peace whan he ly&s;t.
&para;Nowe lette vs leaue to &s;peke of the duke of
Bretaygne / and let vs &s;omwhat &s;peke of the
bu&s;yne&s;&s;e that was in the realme of Engla~de / 
whiche was in the &s;ame &s;ea&s;on / horryble and
marueylous.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
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<HEAD>&para;Howe the kyng of Englandes vn+cles
were of one accorde and aliau~ce
agayn&s;t the kyng and his coun&s;aile / 
and of the murmurynge of the peo+ple
agayn&s;t the duke of Irelande / &amp;
of the aun&s;were of the londoners to
the duke of Glouce&s;tre. Cap. xcii.</HEAD>
<P>_YE haue herde here before / 
howe the kyng of Englandes vn+cles / 
the duke of yorke &amp; the duke
of Glouce&s;tre / with therle of Sa+li&s;bury
and the erle of Arundell / 
the erle of Northumberlande / the erle of No|tyngham / 
and the archeby&s;&s;hoppe of Cau~ter|bury.
All the&s;e were of one alyaunce and ac|corde / 
agayn&s;t the kynge and his coun&s;ayle / 
for the&s;e lordes and other / were nat content w^t
the kynges coun&s;ayle / and &s;ayd among them
&s;elfe. This duke of Irelande dothe with the
kynge what he ly&s;te / and with all the realme.
The kyng wyll nat be coun&s;ayled but by vn|happy
men / and of ba&s;e lynage / and taketh no
regarde to the great lordes of his realme. As
longe as he hath &s;uche coun&s;ayle about hym / 
the bu&s;yne&s;&s;e of Englande can nat do well for
a realme can nat be well gouerned / nor a kyn|ge
well coun&s;ayled / by &s;uche vngracious peo+ple.
It is &s;ene a poore man mou~ted in to gret
e&s;tate and in fauoure with his may&s;ter / often
tymes corrupteth &amp; di&s;troyeth the people and
the realme. A man of ba&s;e lynage / canne nat
knowe what parteyneth to honoure / their de|&s;yre
is euer to enryche and to haue all the~&s;elfe / 
lyke an Otter in the water / whiche coueteth
to haue all that he fyndeth. Who hath any pro+fyte
by that the duke of Irelande is &s;o great
with the kyng? we knowe full well fro when&s;e
he came / yet we &s;e that all the realme is ruled
by hym and nat by the kynges vncles / nor by
none of his blode. This ought nat to be &s;uf|fred.
We knowe well ynoughe / that the Erle
of Oxenforde had neuer y^e grace to do any va+lyaunt
dede in this realme: his honour / wy&s;e+dome / 
coun&s;ayle or gentylne&s;&s;e / is ryght well
knowen / and that was well knowen ones by
&s;ir Iohan Chandos / in the prince of Wales
hou&s;e at &s;aynt Andrewes in Burdeaux. Ano+ther
demau~ded what mater was that / I &s;hall
&s;hewe you quod the other knyght / for I was
there pre&s;ent. There was wyne brought on a
day into the princes Chambre / where as there
were many lordes of Englande with hym. &amp;
whan the prince had dronke / bicau&s;e &s;ir Iohn~
Chandos was con&s;table of Acquitayne / the
prince &s;ente hym his cuppe fir&s;t to drinke / and
he toke the cuppe and dranke / and made ther|of
none offre fir&s;te to the Erle of Oxenforde / 
who was father to this duke of Irela~de: and
after that &s;ir Iohan Chandos had dronke / a
&s;quyer bare the cuppe to the Erle / who hadde
&s;uche di&s;pyte that &s;ir Iohan Chandos hadde
dro~ke before hym / that he refu&s;ed the cuppe / &amp;
wolde nat drinke / and &s;ayde to the &s;quyer in
maner of a mocke. Go to thy may&s;ter Chan|dos / 
and bydde hym drinke. Shall I go &s;aid
the &s;quyer / he hath dronke all redy? Therfore
drinke you &s;ythe he hath offred it to you / if ye
wyll nat drinke / by &s;aynt George I &s;hall ca&s;t
the drinke in your face. Therle whan he herd
that / douted that the Squyer wolde do as he
&s;ayde / and &s;o toke the cuppe / and &s;ette it to his
mouthe and dranke / or at lee&s;t made &s;emblant
to drinke. And &s;ir Iohan Chandos who was
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nat farre thens / &s;awe well all the mater and
helde hym &s;tyll tyll the prince was gone from
them: Than he came to the Erle and &s;ayde.
Sir Aubery are ye di&s;plea&s;ed / in that I dran+ke
before you? I am Con&s;table of this coun|trey / 
I maye well drinke before you / &s;ythe my
lorde the Prince and other lordes here / are co~+tente
therwith. It is of trouthe ye were at the
batayle of Poycters / but &s;uche as were there
knoweth nat &s;o well as I what ye dyd the<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">/ I
&s;hall declare it.</P>
<P>&para;Whanne that my lorde the Prince hadde
made his voyage in Languedocke and Car|ca&s;&s;one
to Narbone / and was retourned hy|ther
to this towne of Bourdeaux / ye toke on
you to go in to Englande / What the Kynge
&s;ayde to you at your co~mynge I knowe right
well / yet I was nat there. He demaunded of
you if ye hadde furny&s;&s;hed your voyage / and
what ye had done with his &s;onne the Prince.
ye aun&s;wered / howe ye had lefte hym in good
helth at Bourdeaux: Than the kynge &s;ayde.
What and howe dur&s;te ye be &s;o bolde / to re|tourne
without hym. I commau~ded you and
all other whan ye departed / that ye &s;hulde nat
retourne without hym / on payne of all that
ye myght forfayte. And you this to retourne / 
I &s;traitly commaunde you / that within four
dayes ye auoyde my realme / and retourne a|gayne
to hym / For and I fynde you within
this my realme the fifth day / ye &s;hall le&s;e your
lyfe / and all your herytage for euer. And ye
feared the kynges wordes / as it was rea&s;on / 
and &s;o auoyded the realme / and &s;o your adue~|ture
and fortune was good / for truely ye were
with my lorde the prince a foure dayes before
the batayle of Poicters / And &s;o ye hadde the
day of the batayle fourtie &s;peares vnder your
charge / and I had threfore. Nowe ye maye+&s;e
wheder I ought to drinke before you or nat
&s;yth I am con&s;table of <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> equytaygne. The
erle of Orenforde was a &s;hamed / and wolde
gladlye he hadde ben thens at that tyme / but
he was fayne to &s;uffre and to here tho&s;e wor|des.
This &s;ir Iohan Chandos &s;ayde to hym
in opyn pre&s;ence. Therfore it is nat to be mar+ueyled / 
thoughe this duke of Irelande / who
is &s;onne to the &s;ayd erle of Oxenforde / be di&s;|daynfull / 
in folowynge the &s;teppes of his fa|ther.
For he taketh vpon hym to rule all En|glande
aboue the kynges vncles. Well quod
&s;ome other why &s;hulde he nat / &s;ythe the kyng
wyll haue it &s;o.</P>
<P>_THus the people in the Realme mur|mured
in dyuers places / agayn&s;t the
duke of Irelande / And he dyde one
thyng that greatly abated his honour / &amp; that
was / he had fir&s;te to his wyfe the doughter of
the lorde of Coucy / the lady I&s;abell / who was
a fayre Lady and a good / and of more noble
blode than he is of. But he fell in loue with a+nother
damo&s;ell of the quenes of Englande
an Almaygne borne / and dyde &s;o moche with
pope Vrbayne at Rome / that he was deuor|&s;ed
fro the doughter of the lorde Coucy / with|out
any tytell of rea&s;on / but by pre&s;umpcion / 
and for his &s;ynguler appetyte / and than wed|ded
the quenes mayde / and kynge Rycharde
con&s;e~ted there to. he was &s;o blynded with this
duke of Irelande that if he had &s;ayd. &s;ir / this
is whyte / tho it had ben blacke / y^e kyng wolde
nat haue &s;ayd the contrarye. This dukes mo+ther
was greatly di&s;plea&s;ed with him for that
dede / and toke in to her co~pany his fir&s;t wyfe
the lady of Coucy. The duke dyde yuell / and
therfore at length yuell came to hym. and this
was the fir&s;t princypall cau&s;e that he was be|hated
for in Englande / euery thyng that tur|neth
to yuell / mu&s;t haue a begynning of yuell.
This duke of Irelande tru&s;ted &s;o moche in
the grace and fauour of the kyng / that he bele+ued / 
that no man &s;hulde trouble hym. And it
was a co~mon renome through Engla~de / that
the<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> &s;hulde be a newe taxe ray&s;ed through the
realme / that euery fyre &s;hulde paye a noble / 
and the riche to beare out the poore. The kyn|ges
vncles knewe well it wolde be a harde ma+ter
to bringe about. And they had cau&s;ed cer|tayne
wordes to be &s;owen abrode in the cyties
and good townes of Englande / as to &s;aye / 
howe the people of Englande were &s;ore gre|ued
with tares and talenges / and howe there
was great ryche&s;&s;e ray&s;ed / and that the com|mon
people wolde haue accomptes of the go|uernours
therof / as the archeby&s;&s;hop of yorke
the duke of Irelande / &s;ir Symon Burle / &s;ir
Mychaell de la Pole / &s;ir Nycholas Bra~ble / 
&s;ir Robert Try<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="2 letters">lyen / &abser; Peter Golou&s;er / &s;ir
Iohan Sali&s;bury / &s;ir Iohan Beauchampe / 
and the mai&s;ters of the Staple of the wolles.
The commons &s;ayd / that if they wolde make
a trewe acco~pte / there &s;hulde be founde golde
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and &s;yluer &s;uffycient / without ray&s;ing of any
newe &s;ub&s;ydies. It is a common v&s;age / none
is gladde to pay money nor to opyn their pur+&s;es / 
if they may lette it.</P>
<P>_THis brute and noy&s;e &s;predde &s;o a
brode in Englande / and &s;pecially
in the cytie of London / whiche is
chyefe cytie in the realme / that all
the co~mons ro&s;e and &s;ayde / howe
they wolde knowe howe the realme was go|uerned.
&s;ayenge / howe it was longe &s;yth any
accompte was made. Fir&s;te the&s;e londoners
drewe theym to &s;yr Thomas of Wood&s;tocke
duke of Glouce&s;tre / thoughe he were yonger
brother than &s;ir Edmonde duke of yorke. The
common people reputed the duke of Gloce&s;tre
for a valyant and a &s;age di&s;crete par&s;on. And
whan they came before hym they &s;ayde. Syr
the good cytie of London reco~maundeth them
to you / and all the people ingenerall requireth
you to take vpon / you the gouernynge of the
realme. For they knowe well it is nat vnkno|wen
to you / howe the kynge and the realme is
gouerned. The co~mon people complayneth
them &s;ore / for the kynges coun&s;ayle demaun|deth / 
tayles vpon tayles / aydes vpon aydes / 
&s;o that the realme hath ben more greued with
tayles and other &s;ub&s;ydies / nat accu&s;tomed / 
&s;ythe the kynges Coronacyon / than in fyftie
yere before / and it is nat knowen where the ri+che&s;&s;e
is become. Wherfore &s;ir / maye it plea&s;e
you to prouyde &s;ome remedy / or elles the ma|ter
wyll go yuell / for the commons cryeth out
theron. Than the duke an&s;wered and &s;ayde / 
fayre &s;irs I haue herde you well &s;peke / but I
alone can nat remedy this mater / howe be it I
&s;e well ye haue cau&s;e to co~playne / and &s;o hathe
all other people. But though I be vncle to the
kynge and &s;onne to a kyng: though I &s;hulde
&s;peke therof / yet nothynge &s;halbe done for all
that / For the kyng my nephue hath &s;uche cou~+&s;ayle
as nowe about hym / whome he beleueth
better than hym &s;elfe / whiche cou~&s;ayle ledeth
hym as they ly&s;te. But if ye wyll come to the
effecte of your de&s;yres / it mu&s;t behoue you to
haue of youre accorde and agrement / all the
cyties and good townes of Englande. And
al&s;o &s;ome prelates and noble &abper;&s;onages of the
realme / and &s;o come toguyder in to the kyn|ges
pre&s;ens / and I &amp; my brother &s;halbe there.
And than ye maye &s;aye to the kynge. Ryght
dere &s;ir / ye were crowned very yonge / and y|uell
ye haue ben coun&s;ayled / as yet hyther vn|to / 
Nor ye haue nat takenne good regarde to
the bu&s;yne&s;&s;e of this your Realme / by rea&s;on
of the poore and yonge coun&s;ayle that ye ha|ue
aboute you. Wherby the matters of your
realme hath hadde but &s;mall and yuell effe|ctes / 
as ye haue &s;ene and knowen ryght well.
For if God haddenat &s;hewed his grace / this
realme had been lo&s;te and di&s;troyed. Ther|fore
&s;ir / here in the pren&s;ens of your vncles / 
we requyre youre grace / as humble &s;ubiectes
ought to de&s;yre their prince / that your grace
wyll fynde &s;ome remedy / that this noble Re|alme
of Englande / and the noble crowne ther+of / 
whiche is di&s;cended to you / from the noble
kyng Edwarde the thirde / who was y^e moo&s;t
nobles kynge that euer was / &s;ythe Englande
was fir&s;te enhabyted / that it maye be &s;u&s;tey|ned
in &s;pro&s;peryte and honour / and your peo+ple
that complayneth / to be kepte and mayn|teyned
in their ryght / the whiche to do / your
grace dyde &s;were the daye of youre Corona|cion.
And that it maye plea&s;e you to call togy+ther
the thre e&s;tates of your Realme / prelates
and barownes / and wy&s;emen of your cyties
and good townes. and that they may regarde
if the gouernyng of your realme that is pa&s;t / 
be well or nat. And &s;ir / if they parceyue that
it hath been well / thanne &s;uche as be in offyce
to remaygne &s;tyll / as longe as it &s;hall plea&s;e
your grace: and if they be founde contrarye / 
thau~e they in courte&s;&s;e maner to be auoyded
fro your per&s;one / and other notable and dy&s;|crete
per&s;ones to be &s;ette in to offyce. Fir&s;t by
your noble aduy&s;e / &amp; by the con&s;ent of my lor|des
your vncles / and noble prelates and baro+nes
of your realme. And &s;irs quod the duke
of Glouce&s;ter / whan ye haue made this &s;up|plycacion
to the kynge / he wyll thanne make
you &s;ome maner of an&s;were. If he &s;aye that
he wyll take coun&s;ayle in the mater / than de|&s;yre
to haue a&s;horte day. And pey&s;e &s;o the ma+ter
before hande / to putte the kynge and &s;uche
marmo&s;ettes as be about hym to &s;ome feare.
Saye to hym boldely / that the Realme wyll
no lengar &s;uffre it / and that it is marueyle / 
howe they haue &s;uffred it &s;o longe / and I and
my brother / and the by&s;&s;hoppe of Caunter|burye / 
and the Erle of Sali&s;bury / the Erle
of Arundell / and the erle of Northumberla~de
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wyll be by / for without we be pre&s;ent &s;peke no
worde therof. We are the greate&s;t &abper;&s;onages
of Englande / and we &s;hall ayde to &s;u&s;teyne
your wordes. For all we &s;hall &s;ay / howe your
de&s;yre is but rea&s;onable. And whan he hereth
vs &s;peke / he wyll agre there to / or els he dothe
amy&s;&s;e / and thervpon apoynt a tyme: This
is the be&s;t coun&s;ayle I can gyue you. Than
the Londoners an&s;wered and &s;ayde. Sir / ye
coun&s;ayle vs nobly. But &s;ir / it wyll be harde
for vs to fynde y^e kyng and you / and all the&s;e
lordes toguyder in one place. Nay nay quod
the duke it maye well be done / &s;aynt Georges
daye is nowe within this &s;yre dayes. The
kynge wyll be than at wynd&s;ore: &amp; ye knowe
well the duke of Irelande wyll be there / and
&s;ir Symon Burle and many / other and my
brother and I and therle of Sali&s;bury &s;hall
be there / therfore prouyde for y^<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> mater ayen&s;t
that tyme. Sir quod they it &s;halbe done / and
&s;o they departed ryght well contente with the
duke of Glouce&s;ter. Than whan &s;aynt Geor|ges
daye came / the kyng and the quene were
at Wynd&s;ore / and made there a great fee&s;t / as
his predece&s;&s;ours hadde done before / the next
daye after the fee&s;t of &s;aynt George. Thyder
came the londoners to the nombre of thre&s;core
hor&s;e / and of yorke as many / and many othes
of dyuers good townes of Englande / &amp; they
lodged in the towne of Wynd&s;ore / The kyng
was determyned to departe to place a thre
leages thens / and whan he knewe of the com|myng
of the people to &s;peke w^t hym / he wolde
the &s;ooner haue ben gone: He &s;ayde he wolde
in no wy&s;e &s;peke with them. But than his vn|cles
and therle of Sali&s;bury &s;ayd. &s;ir / ye may
nat with your honour thus departe. The peo+ple
of youre good townes of Englande / are
come hyder to &s;peke with you. Sir / it is ne|ce&s;&s;ary
that ye here them / and to knowe what
they demaunde / and there after ye maye aun|&s;were
them or els take coun&s;ayle to aun&s;were
them. So thus full &s;ore agayn&s;t the kynges
mynde he was fayne to tarye. than they came
into his pre&s;<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ns in the great hall alowe / there
was the kynge and bothe his vncles / and the
archeby&s;&s;hoppe of Caunterbury / the by&s;&s;hop
of Wynche&s;ter / and the Chaunceler / and the
erle of Sali&s;bury / the erle of Northumber / 
lande and dyuers other. There this people
made their reque&s;t to the kyng / and a burges
of London &s;pake for them all / named &s;ir Si|meon
of Subery / a &s;age man and well langa+ged / 
and there declared well and boldely the
effecte of thinformacyon that the duke of Glo+ce&s;ter
had &s;hewed the~ / before as ye haue herde
Whan the kyng had herde hym well / he &s;ayd.
Amonge you co~mons of my realme / your re|que&s;tes
are great and long / they are nat ouer
&s;oone to be &s;pedde / we &s;hall nat be toguyder
agayne a long &s;ea&s;on / and al&s;o great parte of
my coun&s;ayle is nat here pre&s;ent. Therfore I
&s;aye vnto you / gette you home agayne &amp; &s;ytte
in re&s;te / and come nat agayne tyll the fee&s;t of
Myghelmas / without ye be &s;ente for / at whi|che
tyme our parlyament &s;halbe at We&s;tmyn+&s;ter.
Than come &amp; bringe your reque&s;tes and
we &s;hall &s;hewe it to our coun&s;ayle / and that is
good we &s;hall accepte it / and that ought to be
refu&s;ed we &s;hall condempne. But &s;irs / thinke
nat that we wyll be rewled by our co~mon peo|ple / 
that &s;hall neuer be &s;ene / as for our gouer|nynge
nor in the gouernaunce of them y^t rule
vnder vs / we &s;e nothynge but right &amp; iu&s;tyce.
Than a &s;euyn of them all with one voyce an|&s;wered
and &s;ayde. Right redouted &s;ouerayne
&s;ayng your gracyous di&s;plea&s;ure / as for iu|&s;tyce
in your realme is right feble / your grace
knoweth nat all / nor canne nat knowe. your
grace nouther demaundeth for it nor enque|reth
therfore / and &s;uche as be of your cou~&s;ayle
forbere to &s;hewe it you / bycau&s;e of their owne
profyte. For &s;ir / it is no iu&s;tyce to cutte of hee|des / 
handes / and fete / &s;uche maner of puny&s;&s;h+mentes
be nat laudable. But &s;ir / good iu&s;tice
is to kepe your people in ryght / and to &s;ette &s;u+che
wayes and order / as they myght lyue in
peace / that they &s;hulde haue none occa&s;yon to
grudge or to make any commo&s;yon. And &s;ir / 
we &s;aye that ye &s;ette vs to longe a daye / as to
Mighelmas. &s;ir / we may be neuer &s;o well ea|&s;ed
as nowe / Wherfore &s;ir / we &s;aye all by one
a&s;&s;ente that we wyll haue accompte / and that
&s;hortely / of them that hath gouerned your re|alme / 
&s;ythe your Coronacyon. And we wyll
knowe Where youre Reuenewes is become / 
with all the taxes / tayles / and &s;ub&s;ydies this
nyne yeres pa&s;te / and wheron they haue been
be&s;towed. If &s;uche as are your trea&s;ourers
make a good accompte / or nere thervnto / we
&s;hall be ryght ioyou&s;e / and &s;uffre them to go|uerne
&s;tyll. And if they can nat acquyte them
&s;elfe therin trewly / they &s;halbe refourmed by
youre deputyes e&s;tably&s;&s;hed to that purpo&s;e / 
<PB N="cvii" REF="120">
as my lordes your vncles &amp; other. With tho&s;e
wordes the kynge behelde his vncles &amp; helde
his peace / to &s;e what they wolde &s;aye. Than
&s;ir Thomas duke of Glouce&s;ter &s;ayde. Sir / 
in the reque&s;t and prayer of the&s;e good people
the commons of your realme / I &s;e nothynge
therin but ryght and rea&s;one. Sir quod the
duke of yorke it is of trouthe / and &s;o &s;ayde all
the other prelates and barons that were there
pre&s;ent. Than the duke of Glouce&s;ter &s;ayde
agayne. Sir / it is but rea&s;on that ye knowe
where your good is become. The kyng &s;awe
well / howe they were all of one accorde / and
&s;awe howe this chafe Marmo&s;ettes dur&s;t &s;pe|ke
no worde / for there were to many gret men
agayn&s;t them. Well quod the kyng I am cont+ent.
Lette them be rydde awaye / for &s;ommer
&s;ea&s;on cometh on and huntynge tyme / wher|vnto
we wyll nowe entende: Than the kynge
&s;ayd to the people. Sirs / wolde ye haue this
mater &s;hortely di&s;patched? yea &s;ir quod they / 
and that humbly we be&s;eche your grace. And
al&s;o we be&s;eche all my lordes here / and &s;pecy|ally
my lordes your vncles to be there at. We
are content quod they / for the apey&s;yng of all
parties / as well for the kynge as for the Re|alme / 
for oure parte lyeth therin. Than they
&s;ayde agayne. We de&s;yre al&s;o the reuerende
father in god / the archeby&s;&s;hoppe of Caun|terbury / 
the by&s;&s;hoppe of Lyncolne / and the
by&s;&s;hoppe of Wynche&s;ter to be there. They
aun&s;wered and &s;ayde / they were content &s;o to
be. Than agayn they de&s;yred all other lordes
to be there / that were there pre&s;ent / as the erle
of Sali&s;bury and the Erle of Northumber|lande / 
&s;ir Reynolde Cobham / &s;ir Guy Brian
&s;ir Iohn~ Felton / &s;ir Mathewe Gourney. and
moreouer they &s;ayd / they wolde ordayne that
of euery good cytie and towne in Englande / 
there &s;hulde be a thre or four notable per&s;ons / 
and they &s;hulde determyne for all the hole co~|montie
of Englande. Than this mater was
determyned / and to a&s;&s;emble the vtas of &s;aint
George at We&s;tmyn&s;ter. And there all y^e trea+&s;ourers / 
collectours / and offycers of the kyn|ges
to be there / and to make there accomptes
before the&s;e &s;ayd lordes. The kyng was con|tent
therwith / and was brought to it by fayre+ne&s;&s;e
and nat byfore / by the de&s;yre of his vn|cles
and other lordes: It &s;emed to hym beho|uable / 
to knowe where his trea&s;oure was be|come.
Thus amiably euery man de&abper;ted fro
Wynd&s;ore / and the lordes went to London / &amp;
the trea&s;ourers and other offycers were &s;ende
for throughout the realme / to come with their
full accomptes on payne of di&s;honourynge / &amp;
lo&s;&s;e of all that they had / and lyfe.
&dtridot; &dtridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="93" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the day of accompte came / 
and there the officers appered in the
pre&s;ence of the kynges vncles &amp; com+mens
of Engla~de / and howe &s;ir Si+mon
Burle was pri&s;oner i~ the toure
of London / and howe &s;ir Thomas
Tryuet dyed. Cap. xciii.</HEAD>
<P>_THe day prefixed came
that all &abper;tes apered at we&s;t+myn&s;ter / 
&amp; &s;uche as &s;hulde
make their accomptes ape+red
before the kynges vn|cles / 
and &s;uche other prela|tes
and lordes / with other
as were a&s;&s;igned to here the~. This accompte
endured more than a moneth / and &s;ome there
were that made their accomptes nother good
nor honourable / &amp; &s;uche were puni&s;&s;hed bothe
by their bodyes and by their goodes. &s;ir Sy|mon
Burle was ca&s;t in arerage of .ii.C. and
l.M. frankes / bycau&s;e he was one of the go|uernours
in the kynges youthe. And he was
demaunded where this good was be&s;towed / 
he excu&s;ed hym &s;elfe by the by&s;&s;hop of yorke &amp;
&s;ir Wylliam Neuell &s;ayeng howe he dyde no+thyng
but by their coun&s;ayle / and by the kyn|ges
chamberleyns / &abser; Robert Tryuilyen / &s;ir
Robert Beauchampe / &s;ir Iohn Sali&s;bury
&s;ir Nycholas Braule / &s;ir Peter Goufer / and
other. And whan they were demau~ded therof
before the coun&s;aile / they denyed the mater / &amp;
layd all the faute in hym. And the duke of Ire+lande
&s;ayd to hym priuely bytwene them two.
Sir Symon / I vnder&s;tande ye &s;halbe are|sted
and &s;ette in pri&s;on / and holde there tyll ye
haue payed the &s;o~me that is demaunded / no|thyng
&s;halbe abated. Go your waye whether
&s;oeuer they &s;ende you / I &s;hall rightwell make
your peace / thoughe they had all &s;worne the
contrary. I ought to receyue of the con&s;table
of Frau~ce thre&s;core .M. frankes / for the raun+some
<PB REF="121">
of Iohan of Bretaygne / &s;onne to &s;aynt
Charles of Bloys / the whiche &s;o~me ye knowe
well is owyng to me / I &s;hall pre&s;ent the coun|&s;ayle
therwith at this tyme. And fynally the
kyng is our &s;oueraigne lorde / he &s;hall pardon
and forgyue it you clerely / for y^e profet ought
to be his and no mannes els. Syr &abquod; &s;ir Sy|mon
Burle / if I thought nat that ye &s;hulde
helpe agayn&s;t the kynge / and to beare out my
dedes / I wolde departe out of Englande and
go in to Almayne / and to the kyng of Beame
for thyder I coulde be welcome: and &s;o let the
mater rynne a &s;ea&s;on tyll the worlde be better
apea&s;ed. Than the duke &s;ayde. I &s;hall neuer
fayle you / we are companyons and all of one
&s;ect. ye &s;hall take day to pay their demau~de / I
knowe well ye maye pay and ye ly&s;te in redy
money / more than a hundred thou&s;ande fran|kes
ye nede nat feare the dethe / ye &s;hall nat be
brought to that poynte / ye &s;hall &s;e the mater o|therwi&s;e
chaunge before the fea&s;t of &s;aynt Mi|chell / 
whan I haue the kyng ones at my wyll / 
wherof I ame &s;ure. For all that he dothe now
at this tyme is by force and agayn&s;t his wyll.
We mu&s;te apea&s;e the&s;e cur&s;ed londoners / and
lay downe this &s;launder &amp; brute that is nowe
ray&s;ed agayn&s;t vs and ours.</P>
<P>_SIr Symon Burle had a lytell
tru&s;te on the wordes of the duke
of Irelande / and &s;o came before
the lordes of Englande dukes / 
erles / barons / and coun&s;ayle of
the good townes. Than it was &s;ayde to hym.
Sir Symon / ye haue alwayes ben a notable
knight in the realme of Engla~de / and ye were
well beloued with my lorde the prince. And ye
and the duke of Irelande haue had in a ma|ner
the gouernynge of the kyng. We haue &s;ene
all your maters and well examyned them / the
whiche be nother good nor faire / which gretly
di&s;plea&s;eth vs / for your owne &s;ake. It is clere+ly
determynyd by the hole generall coun&s;ayle
that ye mu&s;t go to pri&s;on / in to y^e towre of Lon+don / 
&amp; there to remayne tyll ye haue brought
into this chambre the money of the kynges / 
and of the realmes that ye haue gathered. the
whiche as it apereth by the trea&s;ourers rolles
draweth to the &s;ome of two hundred and fyfty
thou&s;ande frankes. Nowe loke what ye wyll
&s;ay. Than &s;yr Symon was halfe di&s;comfor|ted
and &s;aid. Sirs I &s;hall with a good wyll / 
And al&s;o it behoueth me &s;o to do / to fulfyll yo<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">
co~maundement. I &s;hall go where as ye com|maunde
me. But my lordes I require you let
me haue a clerke a&s;&s;igned to me / that he maye
write all &s;uche expen&s;es as I haue layde oute
in tyme pa&s;t / in Almayne &amp; in Beame / in pro|curynge
the kinges maryage. And if there be
any rea&s;t / I be&s;eche you let me haue the kyn|ges
grace and yours / that I may haue rea&s;o|nable
dayes to pay it. Sir quod the lordes we
are content. Thus &s;yr Symon Burle was in
pri&s;on in the towre of London.</P>
<P>THan the con&s;table &s;pake of &abser; Willyam
Helmon and of &s;ir Thomas Tryuet / 
for they were nat greatly in y^e fauour of &s;ome
of the barones of Englande / nor of the com|montie
of the realme / for the vyage that they
made in to Flaunders / For it was &s;ayd / that
neuer Engly&s;&s;hmen made &s;o &s;hamefull a vy|age.
The by&s;&s;hoppe of Norwyche and &s;ir
Hughe Caurell / that was as than capitayne
of Calais were excu&s;ed. &amp; layde to the others
charge / howe they hadde taken money for the
gyueng vp of Burbourcke and Grauelyng / 
Some &s;ayd / that that dede was tray&s;on. they
were &s;ent for and &s;ir Wylliam Helmon came / 
but &s;ir Thomas Tryuer was excu&s;ed I &s;hall
&s;hewe you howe. &para;The &s;ame weke that he
was &s;ente for / beyng in his owne hou&s;e in the
Northe &abper;te / he rode out into the feldes vpon
a yonge hor&s;e that he hadde and &s;purred hym
&s;o that the hor&s;e ranne awaye with hym / ouer
bu&s;&s;hes and hedges / and at la&s;te fell in a dyke
and brake his necke / and &s;o &s;ir Thomas Tri+uet
dyed whiche was great do~mage / and his
dethe was greatlye complayned with many
good menne of the realme. yet for all that his
heyres were fayne to paye a certayne &s;omme
of Floreyns to the Coun&s;ayle to the kynges
behoue / as they &s;ayde. But the chiefe ency|tyng
of tho&s;e maters came by the kynges vn|cles / 
and by the generall coun&s;ayle of the cou~|trey / 
as it appered after in Englande. For of
trouthe / thoughe the duke of Glouce&s;tre was
the yonge&s;t brother in age / yet he was moo&s;t
auncyent in the bu&s;yne&s;&s;e of the realme / for he
drewe to that opinyon that moo&s;t of the noble
menne / and prelates and the commons helde.
Whan that &s;ir Them~s Tryuettes co~po&s;icion
<PB N="cviii" REF="121">
was made after his dethe / by the maner as ye
haue herde here before / therby the penau~ce of
&s;ir Wylliam Helmon was greatly a&s;&s;waged.
He entred with the coun&s;ayle / and by the mea+nes
of the valyantne&s;&s;e of his body / and the
good &s;eruyce that he had done dyuers tymes
for Englande / as well in Bourdeloyes as in
Guyen and in Picardye / where he was al|wayes
proued a good knight. There was no+thynge
layde to his reproche / but takynge of
the money / for the delyuerau~ce of Burborcke
and Grauelynge. Than he excu&s;ed hym&s;elfe
with fayre and &s;wete wordes / and made dy|uers
rea&s;onable rea&s;ons / &amp; &s;ayd. My lordes / 
who &s;o euer were in lyke ca&s;e as we were in y^t
tyme in the gary&s;on of Bourburke / I thynke
wolde do as we dyd. I haue herde &s;ir Iohn~
Chandos and &s;ir Gaultier of Manny &s;ay dy+uers
tymes / who were right wy&s;e and of gret
valure. Howe that a man ought of two or iii.
wayes cho&s;e the be&s;t waye / and wherby mo&s;t
to endomage his enemyes. And thus &s;ir Tho+mas
Tryuet and I / beyng in the gary&s;ons of
Bourburke and Grauelyng / and &s;awe howe
we were enclo&s;ed on all parties / and no con|forte
aperyng to vs from any parte. And par|ceyued
well / howe we coulde nat endure ma|ny
a&s;&s;autes / for they that laye about vs / were
as cho&s;en men of armes / as euer I &s;awe / or I
trowe any other Engly&s;&s;hemenne. For as I
knewe iu&s;tely by the reporte of our harraude / 
they were at lee&s;t / a &s;yxtene thou&s;ande men of
armes / knyghtes and &s;quyers / and a .xl. thou+&s;ande
of other. And we were nat pa&s;te a thre
hundred &s;peares and as many archers. And
al&s;o our gary&s;one was of &s;uche cyrcuyte / that
we coude nat ente~de on euery place. And that
we well &abper;ceyued by an a&s;&s;aut that was made
vs on a daye / For whyle we were at oure de|fence
on the one parte / they ca&s;te in fyre on the
other parte / wherby we were gretly aba&s;&s;hed
and that our ennemyes right well parceyued.
And therfore to &s;aye the trouthe / the Frenche
kyng and his coun&s;aile wrought by great ge~|tylne&s;&s;e / 
&s;eyng y^e ca&s;e that we were in / to gyue
vs trew&s;e. For if they had gyuen vs another
a&s;&s;aute the nexte daye / as they were ordayned
to do / I thynke they hadde taken vs at their
plea&s;ure. yet for all this / they courte&s;ly trea|ted
with vs / by the meanes of the duke of Bre+tayne / 
who tooke great payne in that mater.
And where as we &s;hulde haue gyuen theym
money for our raun&s;ommes / if we hadde ben
taken / as it was lykely / they gaue vs money / 
wherby we dyde them dommage / and it was
in them to haue endomaged vs. We thought
we conquered greatly on them whan we had
of their money / and departed oure &s;elfe &s;afe
and withoute trouble / and hadde with vs all
that we had won in all the warre tyme / on the
fronters of Flau~ders. And my lordes be&s;yde
that / to pourge me of all blame / if there be any
&abper;&s;one in Englande or without / knight or E&s;|quyer / 
Except the &abper;&s;ons of my lordes the du|kes
of La~ca&s;tre / yorke / &amp; Gloce&s;ter / that wyll
&s;aye and abyde therby / that I haue done any
vntrouthe to the kynge my naturall lorde / or
accu&s;e me of any tray&s;on. I am here redye to
receyue his gauge / and to putte my body in
aduenture by dedes of armes to proue the co~|trarye / 
as the Iudge therto a&s;&s;igned &s;hall or|dayne.
The&s;e wordes and &s;uche other / and
the valyauntne&s;&s;e of the knighte excu&s;ed hym
greatlye / and &s;aued hym frome the parell of
dethe: And afterwarde he retourned agayne
in to his fourmer e&s;tate / and was after that a
ryght valyaunt knyght / and auaun&s;ed in to
the kynges Coun&s;ayle. But as at that tyme / 
&s;ir Symon Burle was nat delyuered out of
pri&s;one / for the kynges vncles hated hym gret+lye / 
and &s;oo dyde all the commontie of En|glande.
The ky<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ge dyde all that he myght
to haue hadde hym delyuered / all the &s;ea&s;one
that he laye at Shene / but his coun&s;ayle &s;aid
it myght nat be / for his rekenynges were nat
clere. Than the kynge departed and y^e duke
of Irelande in his company / and rode towar+des
Bri&s;towe: and the Quene with other la|dyes
and damo&s;elles with her.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="94" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the kynge of Englande de|parted
from London / and howe &s;yr
Symon Burle was beheded at Lo~|don
and his nephue al&s;o / and howe
the duke of Lanca&s;ter was dy&s;plea|&s;ed.
Cap. xciiii.</HEAD>
<P><PB REF="122">
_FOr all that the Kynge departed
from the marche&s;&s;e of London / 
yet the kynges vncles nor their
coun&s;ayle departed nat / but ta|ried
&s;tyll about London. ye haue
herde often tymes &s;ayde / that if the heed be
&s;icke / all the membres can nat be well / the ma+lady
mu&s;t fir&s;t be pourged. I &s;aye it / bicau&s;e
this duke of Irelande was &s;o great with the
kyng that he ruled hym as he ly&s;te. He and &s;ir
&s;ymon Burle / were two of the princypall cou~+&s;aylours
that the kynge had: for they hadde a
longe &s;ea&s;on gouerned the kynge and the re|alme.
And they were had in &s;u&s;pecte that they
hadde gadered riche&s;&s;e without nombre / and
the renoume ranne in dyuers places / that the
duke of Irelande and &s;ir Symon Burle had
a long &s;ea&s;on gathered toguyder money and
&s;ente it in to Almayne: For it was come to the
knowledge of the kynges vncles / and to the
coun&s;aylours of the good cyties and townes
of Englande / that helde of their partie / howe
they had &s;ente out of the ca&s;tell of Douer by
&s;ee in the night tyme in to Almayne / certayne
cofers and che&s;tes full of money. They &s;ayd
it was fal&s;ely and felonou&s;ly done / to a&s;&s;em|ble
the ryche&s;&s;e of the realme / and to &s;ende it
in to other &s;trau~ge cou~treys / wherby the re|alme
was greatly impouery&s;&s;hed / and y^e peo|ple
were &s;oroufull and &s;ayde / that golde and
&s;yluer was &s;o dere to gette / that all marchan|dy&s;e
were as deed and lo&s;te / and they coulde
nat ymagin how it was / but by this meanes.</P>
<P>THe&s;e wordes multiplied in &s;uche wi&s;e
that it was ordayned by y^e kynges vn|cles / 
and by the coun&s;ayles of the good tow|nes
that were anne<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ed vnto them / that &abser; Sy+mon
Burle had de&abser;ued puni&s;&s;hment of dethe
And al&s;o the archby&s;&s;hoppe of Caunterbury
&s;ayd / that in the &s;ea&s;on whan the fre~che kyng
&s;hulde haue come with his armye in to En|glande / 
this &s;ir Symon Burle gaue coun|&s;ayle
that the &s;hrine of &s;aynt Thom~s of Cau~+terburye
&s;hulde haue been taken downe and
brought in to Douer ca&s;tell. And the noy&s;e
was that he wolde haue had it &s;o / to thentent
that if he had ben in any da~ger / to haue taken
and &s;tollen it / and conueyed it out of Engla~d
The&s;e maters were &s;o layde to his charge / y^t
none excu&s;e coulde be herde / but on a daye he
was brought out of the towre and beheeded
lyke a traytour / god haue mercy on his &s;oule.
To write of his &s;hamefull dethe / ryght &s;ore
di&s;plea&s;eth me / howe be it I mu&s;t nedes do it
to folowe the hy&s;torie. Greatly I complayne
his dethe / for whan~e I was yonge I founde
hym a gentyll knyght / &s;age and wy&s;e / but by
this enfortune he dyed.</P>
<P>HIs nephewe and heyre &s;ir Richarde
Burle / was with the duke of Lan|ca&s;tre
in Galyce the &s;ame&s;ea&s;on that
this ca&s;e fell in Englande / and one of y^e mo&s;t
renoumed in all his hoo&s;t / nexte the Con&s;ta|ble / 
for he was as &s;ouerayne Mar&s;hall of all
the hoo&s;t / and was chiefe of cou~&s;ayle with the
duke ye may well beleue that whan he knewe
of the dethe of his vncle / he was &s;ore di&s;plea|&s;ed:
And al&s;o this ge~tyll knight &s;ir Richarde
Burle dyed in the &s;ame iourney on his bedde
by rea&s;on of &s;ickene&s;&s;e / as many other dyde:
as ye &s;hall here after / at place and tyme conue+nyent.
Whan kynge Rycharde knewe of the
dethe of this knyght / as he was in the mar|che&s;&s;e
of Wales / he was &s;ore dy&s;plea&s;ed / and
&s;ware / howe the mater &s;hulde nat pa&s;&s;e / &s;ithe
they had &s;o put to dethe his knyght / without
good rea&s;on or tytell of right. The quene al|&s;o
was &s;orie and wepte for his dethe / bycau&s;e
he fetched her oute of Almaygne. Suche as
were of the kynges cou~&s;ayle douted greatly / 
as the duke of Irelande / &s;ir Nicholas Bra~|ble / 
&s;ir Thomas Tryuilyen / &s;ir Iohn~ Beau+champe / 
&s;ir Iohan Sali&s;bury / and &s;ir My|chaell
de la Poule. Al&s;o the kyng&abis; vncles had
put out of offyce the archeby&s;&s;hoppe yf yorke
named Wylliam Neuell / brother germayne
to the lorde Neuell of Northu~berlande / whi|che
by&s;&s;hoppe had longe ben trea&s;ourer of all
Englande. And the duke of Glouce&s;tre had
charged hym to medell no more with the bu|&s;yne&s;&s;e
of the realme / on payne of his lyfe / but
that he &s;hulde go to yorke or therabout / whe<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">
it plea&s;ed hym in his benifyce / and dwell ther
and medell no further. And al&s;o it was &s;he|wed
hym / howe the honoure of his lynage / &amp;
in that he was a pree&s;t / excu&s;ed hym of many
great maters / &s;ore preiudiciall to his honour
And al&s;o it was &s;hewed hym / that the moo&s;t
parte of the coun&s;ayle of the co~montie wolde
haue had him di&s;grated and putte to dethe / in
lyke maner as &s;ir Symon Burle was.</P>
<P>So he departed fro London and wente in to
the Northe to dwell on his benifyce. with this
he &amp; all his lynage were &s;ore dy&s;plea&s;ed / and
<PB N="cix" REF="122">
thought &s;urely that the erle of Northombre|lande
had brought that mater to pa&s;&s;e / for all
that he was of his lygnage / and were neygh|bours.
In to his rome was cho&s;en a right va+lyant / 
a wy&s;e / &amp; a &s;age clerke / y^e archeby&s;&s;hop
of Caunterbury / who was gretely in the fa|uour
of the kynges vncles. He was come of
the Mountague and Saly&s;buries / and was
vncle to the erle of Saly&s;bury. there was ma+de
of the kynges coun&s;ayle by the aduy&s;e of
all the comons / therle of Saly&s;bury / the erle
Rycharde of Arundell / the erle of Northum|berlande / 
the erle of Deuon&s;hyre / the erle of
Notyngham / y^e by&s;&s;hop of Norwyche called
&s;ir Henry Spen&s;er. the by&s;&s;hop of Wynche|&s;tre
chauncellour of Englande abode &s;tyll in
his offyce / and was with the kynges vncles.
the mo&s;t renomed man in y^e coun&s;ayle nexte y^e
duke of Gloce&s;te was &s;yr Thomas Mounta+gue
archbi&s;&s;hop of Cau~terbury / and well he
was worthy / for he was a dy&s;crete prelate / &amp;
toke grete payne to reforme the royalme and
to brynge it in to the ryght waye / and that the
kynge &s;hulde put from hym the marmo&s;ettes
that troubled all the royalme. often tymes he
wolde &s;peke with the duke of yorke in y^t mat|ter / 
&amp; the duke wolde &s;aye to hym / &s;yr by&s;&s;hop
I tru&s;t the matters &s;hall otherwy&s;e fall lytell
and lytell / then the kynge my nephewe and y^e
duke of Irela~de thinketh / but it mu&s;t be done
accordynge to rea&s;on / and to abyde the tyme
to be to ha&s;ty is no good meane / for &s;urely / yf
we hadde nat perceyued them be tymes they
wolde haue brought the kynge and the royal
me in &s;uche ca&s;e / that it &s;hulde haue ben at the
poynte of le&s;ynge. The Fren&s;&s;he kynge and
his coun&s;ayle knewe ryght well our dealyng
and what ca&s;e we were in / and that cau&s;ed y^t
fren&s;&s;he men to auaunce them&s;elfe to haue co|me
hyder &s;o puy&s;&s;auntly as they wolde haue
done / to haue dy&s;troyed vs.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="95" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the coun&s;ayle drewe togy|der
for the reformacyon of the kynge
and of the realme / and howe by the
coun&s;ayle of the duke of Irelande the
kynge was of the accorde too make
warre agayn&s;t his vncles / &amp; agayn&s;t
the cytees and townes. Ca. xcv.</HEAD>
<P>_IN lyke maner as the
kinges vncles and y^e newe
coun&s;ayle of Englande be+ynge
at London / deuy&s;ed
of the bu&s;yne&s;&s;e of Engla~|de
to reforme it / &amp; to bring
it into good e&s;tate. So on
the other &s;yde / the duke of Irelande and his
coun&s;ayle ymagined nyght and daye / howe
they myght contynue in their e&s;tates / and to
conde~pne the kynges vncles / as ye &s;hall here+after.
Whanne kyng Richarde was come to
Bri&s;towe &amp; the / quene with hym: they kepte
them &s;elfe in the Ca&s;tell there / and men that
were farre of / beleued that y^e kyng laye there
for &s;auour of the duke of Irelande / who &s;aid
that he wolde go in to Irelande / and it was
&s;ayd / that the kyng wolde &s;e hym di&s;patched
It was agreed by the generall cou~&s;aile / that
if he wolde go in to Irelande / he &s;hulde ha|ue
at the co&s;te of the realme fyue hu~dred men
of armes / and fyftene hundred archers / and
that he &s;hulde abide there thre yere / and to be
well and trewly payde / Howe be it the duke
had no great wyll to make that vyage / for he
&s;awe well the kyng was yonge / and as than
he myght rule as he ly&s;t. Therfore he feared
if he &s;hulde go farre of / that the loue and the
fauour that he was in with the kynge &s;hulde
a&s;&s;wage. Al&s;o be&s;yde that / he was in &s;uche
loue with one of the quenes damo&s;elles / cal|led
Lancegrone / y^t in no wy&s;e he coude leaue
the &s;yght of her. She was a fayre and a plea+&s;aunt
vamo&s;ell / and was come with y^e quene
out of the realme of Beame. This duke lo|ued
her &s;o entierlye / that he wolde gladly be
deuor&s;ed fro his owne wife / who was dough+ter
to the lorde of Coucy / and dyde &s;ende for
that entente to Rome to pope Vrbayne. All
the good people of the realme had marueyle
therof / and di&s;prey&s;ed hym greatly / for that
the good lady was dought~ / to the doughter
of good kyng Edwarde / &amp; of y^e good quene
Philyppe. The duke of yorke and the duke
of Glouce&s;tre toke that dede in great di&s;pyte
but for all their hate the duke of Irelande &s;et
lytell therby / for he was &s;o blynded with lo|uynge
of this damo&s;ell / that he promy&s;ed to
be deuor&s;ed / and to mary her. He douted nat
the popes graunt / &s;o that he myght gette the
kynges and the quenes good wyll / for he re|puted
his wyfe that he had fre~che / &amp; brought
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vp in Fraunce / and &s;o was her father y^e lorde
of Coucy / and he had made warre agayn&s;t
pope Vrbayne / in the tytell of pope Cleme~t / 
wherfore pope Vrbayne loued nat y^t blode.
Therfore he &s;ayde / the pope wolde enclyne
the lyghtlyer to his deuor&s;e. This mater the
duke dyde putte forthe / and promy&s;ed to La~+cegrone
to mary her. This duke had a mo|ther
a wydowe / called the olde counte&s;&s;e of
Oxenforde / &s;he agreed nat to the opynion of
her &s;onne / but blamed hym greatly of his fo|lye / 
and &s;ayde: Howe god wolde be &s;ore di&s;|plea&s;ed
with hym / and paye hym one day for
all / and than~e it wolde be to late to repente.
and &s;he toke the duche&s;&s;e to her / and kept her
&s;tyll in her e&s;tate. And &s;uche as ought the la|dye
any good wyll / gaue her great thankes
therfore.</P>
<P>_THus I haue &s;hewed you parte
of the bu&s;yne&s;&s;e of Englande / 
that fell in this &s;ea&s;on. And yet
I &s;halle procede further / as I
was enfourmed. ye haue herde
howe the duke of Irelande was aboute the
kynge in the marches of Wales / and nyght
and daye ymagyned on none other thynge / 
but howe he myght bringe about his entent.
And &s;o &s;erued the kynge and the quene with
fayre wordes to plea&s;e theym / and cau&s;ed all
other knyghtes and &s;quyers there about / to
come to Bu&s;towe to &s;e the kyng and y^e quene
and made them great &s;porte in huntyng. the
kynge &s;uffred hym to do what he ly&s;te. The
&s;ame &s;ea&s;on that the kynge laye at Bri&s;towe
on the ryuer of Syuerne / in the marches of
Wales / The duke of Irelande tooke great
payne to ryde in and out / and &s;pecially in to
Wales / and &s;ayd to &s;uche as wolde here hym
gentylmen or other. Howe the kynges vn|cles / 
to haue the &s;oueraygntie of the realme / 
hadde di&s;my&s;&s;ed out of the kynges cou~&s;ayle / 
noble / valyaunt and &s;age per&s;onnages / As
the archeby&s;&s;hoppe of yorke / the by&s;&s;hoppe
of Dyrhame / the by&s;&s;hoppe of London / &s;ir
Mychaell de la Poule / &s;ir Nicholas Bram|ble / 
&s;ir Iohan Sali&s;bury / &s;ir Robert Try|uilyen
&s;ir Iohan Beauchampe / &amp; hym &s;elfe / 
and hadde putte to dethe a valyaunt knyght
&s;ir Symon Burle / So that and they multi|plye
in their e&s;tate / they wyll di&s;troye all En|glande.
This duke of Irelande dyde &s;o mo+che / 
and preached &s;o to the people / and to the
knyghtes and &s;quyers of Wales / and of the
countreis there aboute / that the moo&s;t parte
beleued hym. And on a daye they came inge|nerall
to the kynge to Bri&s;towe / and demau~+ded
of hym / if that it were his plea&s;ure / as
the duke of Irelande hadde &s;hewed theym.
The kynge aun&s;wered and &s;ayd / yea truely.
And prayed and commaunded them / as they
loued hym / to beleue hym / and &s;ayd he wolde
auowe all that he &s;hulde do / affyrmyng how
he thought his vncles were to hygh mynded
&s;o that he feared le&s;te they wolde &s;urmounte
hym / and take awaye his realme from hym.
And they of the marches of Wales / alwayes
loued the prince of Wales / father to y^e kyng.
For by y^e tidynges they herde out of the mar|ches
of London / they thought iu&s;tely / that
the kyng and the duke of Irelande had good
cau&s;e: And &s;o demaunded of the kynge what
his plea&s;ure was to do. The kynge aun&s;we|red
and &s;ayd / howe he wolde gladly that the
lo~doners that hadde done hym &s;o great tre&s;|pa&s;&s;es / 
that they were corrected and brought
to rea&s;on / &amp; his vncles in lykewi&s;e. They of
Wales &s;ayd / they were bounde to obey their
kyng / nor they ought no fayth nor homage to
no man but to hym / for he was their kynge &amp;
&s;oueraygne lorde. Wherfore they &s;ayde / they
were redy to go whyder &s;oeuer the kyng dyd
commaunde them. The kynge was well co~|tente
with that aun&s;were / and in lykewi&s;e &s;o
was the duke of Irelande. Whan the Duke
&s;awe that the kyng wolde &s;hewe that the bu|&s;yne&s;&s;e
was parteynynge to hym &s;elfe / and
that he hadde &s;o good de&s;yre to di&s;troye his
aduer&s;aries / and to bringe theym to rea&s;on.
He hadde therof great ioye / and &s;ayde to the~
of his coun&s;ayle. We can nat do better than
to retourne to London / and &s;hewe our pui&s;|&s;aunce.
And &s;o to do / outher by fayre wordes
or otherwy&s;e / to bring the Lo~doners to their
accorde / and to be obey&s;aunt to the kynges
commaundement. Alwayes they enfourmed
the kynge / howe that it was a great lo&s;&s;e to
a realme / whan there be many heedes &amp; chefe
gouernours / and howe there coude no good
come therby / and the kynge affyrmed y^e &s;ame
and &s;ayde / howe he wolde no lenger &s;uffre it / 
but that he wolde fynde &s;uche remedy / that
other Realmes &s;hulde take en&s;ample by his
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realme.</P>
<P>NOwe &s;irs. I reporte me if I ha|ue
nat good cau&s;e to &s;aye / y^e the
realme of Englande in this &s;ea|&s;on / 
was in great paryll and ad+uenture
to haue ben lo&s;t / without recouery?
For the kynge was moued agayn&s;t his vn|cles / 
and agayn&s;t a great parte of all y^e great
lordes of the realme / and they agayn&s;t hym:
And the cytes and good townes one again&s;t
another: And the prelates hadde great indi|gnacyon
one agayn&s;t another / &s;o that none
coude remedy it / but alonely god. Whan the
duke of Irelande &s;awe that he had the agre|ment
of the kyng / and of the moo&s;t &abper;te of the~
of the cou~trey of Wales: than he came to the
kyng &amp; &s;ayd. &s;ir / if ye wyll in&s;tytute &amp; make
me your lieutenaunt / I &s;hall take a .xii. or a
fyftene thou&s;a~de men with me / and go to the
marche&s;&s;e of London or to Oxenforde / your
cyte and myne / and there we wyll &s;hewe our
puy&s;&s;aunce agayn&s;t the&s;e Londoners &amp; your
vncles / who haue &s;o great indignacyon a|gayn&s;t
you. They haue putte to dethe &s;ome
of your coun&s;ayle. And &s;ir / outher by fayre
wordes or otherwy&s;e / we &s;hall bringe them
to rea&s;on. The kynge &s;ayde he was content / 
Sayeng / I wyll and ordayne you / to be the
cheife &s;ouerayne of my Realme / and to rey&s;e
vp men where ye can gette theym / and leade
them wheder ye thynke be&s;t / to augment our
&s;ygnorie and realme. And to the entent that
euery man &s;hall clerely &s;e that the hoole Re|alme
parteyneth to me / I wyll that ye beare
with you my banners and &s;tanderdes / and
other abylmetes of warre / &s;uche as I wolde
beare my &s;elfe in batayle. And I thynke that
if the people &s;e my banners di&s;played / they
&s;hall take corage and hardyne&s;&s;e to &s;u&s;teyne
my quarell. And I wyll ye puny&s;&s;he &s;uche
rebelles as wyll nat obey you / in &s;uche wy&s;e / 
as all other maye take en&s;ample by them. I
beleue all &s;uche as &s;hall &s;e my banners waue
in the wynde / &s;hall put them &s;elfe vn|der
them / and &s;halbe afrayde
to di&s;obey our co~mau~|dement.
The&s;e
wordes
greatly reioy&s;ed the
duke of Ire|lande.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="96" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;oHwe the kyng of Englande ma+de
his &s;o~mons to drawe towardes
London: and howe &s;ir Robert Try|uylyen
was taken at we&s;tmyn&s;ter
and beheeded / by the commaunde|ment
of the kynges vncles.
Capi. xcvi.</HEAD>
<P>_THe kyng made his a&s;|&s;emble
in the countrey of
Wales / and about the fro~|ters
of Bri&s;towe / a longe
the ryuer of Syuerne.
Dyuers lordes and knigh+tes
were &s;ende for / &s;ome ex+cu&s;ed
them &s;elfe laufully / and &s;ome came at
the kynges commau~dement / howe be it they
douted le&s;te great yuell &s;hulde come of that
enterprice. In this meane &s;ea&s;on / the kynge
and the duke of Irelande had a &s;ecrete coun|&s;ayle
bytwene them / and determyned to &s;e~de
&s;ome of their men in to the marche&s;&s;e of Lon+don / 
to &s;e and to knowe howe the kynges vn+cles
dyd / and what they purpo&s;ed to do. they
&s;tudyed whome they myght &s;ende in that bu+&s;yne&s;&s;e
to knowe the trouthe. than a knyght
co&s;yn to the duke of Irelande and of his cou~+&s;ayle / 
called &s;ir Robert Tryuilyen &s;ayd. &s;ir / 
ye make doute whome to &s;ende that is tru&s;ty
to London / For the loue of you I &s;hall take
on me to do that iourney. wherof the Duke
thanked hym / and lykewi&s;e &s;o dyde the kyng
Therwith this &s;ir Robert Tryuilyen depar+ted
from Bri&s;towe di&s;guy&s;ed / in maner of a
poore marchaunt vpon a lytell Nagge / and
&s;o came to London / and tooke his lodgynge
where he was vnknowen / &amp; &s;o taryed there
a certayne &s;pace and lerned what he coulde.
At la&s;t he vnder&s;tode that the kynges vncles
and the newe coun&s;ayle of Englande wolde
kepe a &s;ecrete Parlyament at We&s;tmyn&s;ter / 
wherfore he thought to go and lye there / to
lerne what &s;hulde be doone there. And &s;o he
came and lodged at We&s;tmyn&s;ter / the &s;ame
daye that their coun&s;aile began / and lodged
in an al<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">hou&s;e / right ouer agayn&s;t the palys
gate / and there he was in a chambre lokyng
out at a wyndowe downe in to the courte / &amp;
there he myght &s;e them that went in and out
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to the cou~&s;aile / and he knewe nereha~de euery
man but none knewe hym / bycau&s;e of his ap+parel.
At la&s;t on a day a&s;quyer of the duke of
Glouce&s;ters knewe hym / for he had often ty|mes
ben in his co~pany. And a&s;&s;one as &s;ir Ro+bert
Triuylien &s;awe him he knewe him well
and withdrewe hym &s;elfe out of y^e wyndowe
The &s;quyer had &s;u&s;pecious therof / and &s;ayd
to hym &s;elfe. Me thynke I &s;e yonder &s;ir Ro|bert
Triuylen / and to thentent to knowe the
trouthe he entred in to the lodgyng and &s;aid
to the wife. Dame who is that that is aboue
in the chambre? is he alone or with co~pany?
Sir quod &s;he I can nat &s;hewe you / but he
hath been here a longe &s;pace. Therwith the
&s;quier went vp the better to aduy&s;e hym and
&s;aluted hym / and &s;awe well it was true / but
he fayned hym&s;elfe and tourned his tale and
&s;ayde: God &s;aue you good man. I pray you
be nat my&s;contented / for I toke you for a far|mour
of myne in E&s;&s;ere / for ye are lyke hym.
Sir quod he I am of Kente / and a farmour
of &s;ir Iohan of Hollandes / and there be men
of the by&s;&s;hop of Cau~terburyes that wolde
do me wrong / and I am come hyther to com|playne
to the cou~&s;ayle. Well quod the &s;quier
if ye come in to y^e palys I wyll helpe to make
your waye / that ye &s;hall &s;peke with the lor|des
of the coun&s;ayle. Sir I thanke your &abquod;
he / and I &s;hall nat refuce your ayde.</P>
<P>THan the &s;quyer called for a potte of
ale and dranke with him / and payed
for it and badde hym farwell and de+parted / 
and neuer &s;ea&s;ed tyll he came to the
cou~&s;ayle chambre dore / and called the v&s;&s;her
to open the dore. Than the v&s;&s;her demau~ded
what he wolde / bycau&s;e the lordes were in
coun&s;ayle? He an&s;wered and &s;ayd / I wolde
&s;peke with my lorde and may&s;ter the duke of
Glouce&s;ter / for a mater that ryght nere tou|cheth
hym and all the coun&s;ayle. Thanne the
v&s;&s;her let hym in / and whan he came before
his may&s;ter he &s;ayde. Sir / I haue brought
you great tidynges. What be they quod the
duke? Sir quod the &s;quyer I wyll &s;peke a
loude / for it toucheth you and all my lordes
here pre&s;ent. I haue &s;ene &s;ir Robert Triuy|lyen
di&s;guy&s;ed in a vyllayns habytte / in an
alehou&s;e here without the gate. Triuylien
quod the duke? yea truely &s;ir quod the &s;quier
ye &s;hall haue hym or ye go to dyner / if you
plea&s;e. I am contente quod the duke / and he
&s;hall &s;hewe vs &s;ome newes of his may&s;ter
the duke of Irelande. Go thy waye &amp; fetche
hym / but loke that thou be &s;tronge ynoughe
&s;o to do that thou fayle nat. The &s;quier went
forthe and toke foure &s;ergiauntes with hym / 
and &s;ayd. Sirs / folowe me a farre of / and as
&s;oone as I make to you a &s;ygne / and that I
laye my hande on a man that I go for / Take
hym and lette hym nat e&s;cape. Therwith the
&s;quyer entredde in to the hou&s;e where Try|uylien
was / and went vp in to the chambre / 
and as &s;oone as he &s;awe hym he &s;ayd. Triuy+lien / 
ye are nat come in to this countre for no
goodne&s;&s;e. My lorde the duke of Glouce&s;ter
co~mau~deth that ye come and &s;peke with hym
The knyght wolde haue excu&s;ed hym &s;elfe &amp;
&s;ayde. I am nat Triuylien / I am a fermour
of &s;ir Iohan of Hollandes. Nay naye quod
the &s;quyer / your body is Triuylien but your
habytte is nat / And therwith he made token
to the &s;ergiauntes that they &s;hulde take him
Than they went vp in to the chambre &amp; toke
hym / and &s;o brought hym to the palays. ye
may be &s;ure there was great prea&s;e to &s;e hym
for he was well knowen. Of his takyng the
duke of Glouce&s;tre was ryght ioyefull / and
wolde &s;e hym. And whan he was in his pre|&s;ens
the duke &s;ayd. Triuylien. What thinge
make you here in his countre? Where is the
kyng? where lefte you hym? Triuylien wha~
he &s;aw that he was &s;o well knowen / and that
none excu&s;acion coude aueyle hym / &s;ayd. &s;ir / 
the kynge &s;ente me hyther to lerne tidynges / 
and he is at Bri&s;towe and hunteth along the
ryuer of Syuerne. What quod the duke / ye
are nat co~e lyke a wy&s;e man / but rather lyke
a &s;pye. yf ye wolde haue come to haue lerned
tidynges / ye &s;hulde haue come in the &s;tate of
a knyght. Sir quod Triuylien / if I haue
tre&s;pa&s;&s;ed I are pardone / for I was cau&s;ed
this to do. Well &s;ir quod the duke / and where
is your may&s;ter the duke of Irelande. Sir
quod he / of a trouth he is with the kyng. it is
&s;hewed vs here quod the duke that he a&s;&s;em|bleth
moche people / and the kynge for hym.
Wheder wyll he lede that people? Sir quod
he / it is to go in to Ireland. In to Irelande
quod the duke of Glouce&s;ter / yea &s;ir truely
quod Triuylien. And than the duke &s;tudyed
a lytell and &s;ayde. A Triuylen Triuylien / 
youre bu&s;yne&s;&s;e is nouther fayre nor good. ye
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haue done great folly to come in to this coun+tre / 
for ye are nat beloued here / and that &s;hall
well be &s;ene. you and &s;uche other of your affi+nyte
haue done great di&s;plea&s;ures to my bro+ther
and to me. and ye haue troubled to your
power and with youre yuell coun&s;ayle / the
kyng / and dyuers other nobles of y^e realme.
Al&s;o ye haue moued certayne good townes
agayn&s;t vs. Nowe is the daye come that ye
&s;hall haue your payment / for he that dothe
well by rea&s;on &s;hulde fynde it. Thynke on
youre bu&s;yne&s;&s;e / for I wyll nother eate nor
drinke tyll ye be deed. That worde greatlye
aba&s;&s;hed Triuylen / for gladlye there is no
man wolde here of his ende. He wolde fayne
haue excu&s;ed hym &s;elfe with fayre language / 
in lowly humblyng hym &s;elf / for he coude do
nothyng to apea&s;e the duke / for he was &s;o en+fourmed
of hym / and of other of the duke of
Irelandes &s;ecte / that nothyng aueyled hym.
Where to &s;hulde I make lengar the mater / 
&s;ir Robert Triuylien was delyuered to the
hangman / and &s;o ledde out of We&s;tmyn&s;ter
and there beheeded / and after ha~ged on a gi|bet.
Thus ended &s;ir Robert Triuylien.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="97" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe tidynges came to the kyng
of the dethe of his knight / &amp; demau~+ded
coun&s;ayle theron: And howe he
ordayned the duke of Irelande &s;oue+raygne
of all his men of warre.
Capi. xcvii.</HEAD>
<P>_SHortely the&s;e tidyng&abis;
came to kynge Richarde &amp;
to the duke of Irelande be+yng
at Bri&s;towe / howe &s;ir
Roberte Tryuylyen was
&s;hamefully putte to dethe.
The kyng toke that mater
in great di&s;pite and &s;ayd and &s;ware / that the
mater &s;hulde nat re&s;t in that ca&s;e. And howe
that his vncles had done yuell without tytle
or rea&s;on / to put to dethe his men and knygh+tes / 
and &s;uche as had truely &s;erued hym and
his father the prince: Wherby he &s;ayde / it &s;e|med
that they wolde take fro hym the crown
of Englande / and that y^e mater touched hym
nere. Than the archby&s;&s;hope of yorke who
was &s;ouerayne of his coun&s;aile / and had ben
longe / &s;aid. Sir ye demaunde cou~&s;ayle and
I &s;hall gyue you coun&s;ayle. your vncles and
&s;uche as ben of their accorde / erreth greatly
agayn&s;t you: for it &s;emeth by the~ they wolde
&s;hewe howe ye be cou~&s;ailed but by traytors.
They wolde haue none to beate any rule but
them &s;elfe. It is great parell for all y^e realme
for if the co~mons &s;hulde ry&s;e and rebell gret
my&s;chefe &s;hulde fall in Englande / if the lor|des
and great men be nat frendes toguyder
and all one. Wherfore &s;ir / I coun&s;ayle you
fynde remedy with pui&s;&s;au~ce. ye are as now
here in a countrey well peopled and named / 
Sende out your co~maundement to all &s;uche
as are bou~de to &s;erue you / gentylmen and o|ther.
And whan they be all a&s;&s;embled / &s;ende
them in to the marche&s;&s;e of London / &amp; make
your generall capitayne the duke of Irela~de
who gladly wyll take on hym y^e charge / and
let no baner nor penon be borne but all onely
yours / to &s;hewe therby that the matter tou|cheth
no man but you. and all the countrey in
goyng thyder / wyll tourne and take parte w^t
you and drawe to your baners. and parauen+ture
the landoners wyll take your parte / for
they hate you nat / for ye dyde them neuer di&s;|plea&s;ure:
All the hurte ye haue had your vn|cles
haue cau&s;ed it. Sir / here is &s;ir Nicho|las
Bramble who hath ben mayre of Lo~don / 
and ye made hym knyght / for &s;uche &s;eruyce
as he dyde you on a daye / who knoweth and
ought to knowe the maner of them of Lo~don
for he was borne ther / and it can nat be but y^t
he hath good fre~des there. Therfore &s;ir / de|&s;ire
his cou~&s;ail in this mater y^t toucheth you
&s;o nere. For &s;ir / by yuell enformacyon &amp; ru|moure
of the people / ye maye le&s;e your &s;igno+rye.
Than the kynge &s;pake to &s;ir Nicholas
Bramble and requyred hym to &s;peke. And at
the kynges reque&s;t &s;ir Nycholas &s;ayd. Sir / 
and it lyke your grace / and all my lord&abis; here
pre&s;ent / I &s;hall &s;peke gladly / after the lytell
knowledge that I haue. Fyr&s;t I &s;aye I can
nat beleue but that the moo&s;t &abper;te of the londo+ners
oweth loue and fauour to the kyng that
here is / for perfitely they loued the prince his
father / and that they well &s;hewed / whan the
villayns rebelled / for accordyng to y^e trouthe
if they hadde taken parte with the villayns / 
they had di&s;troyed the kyng and the realme.
<PB REF="125">
And moreouer / the kynges vncles haue as
nowe a good tyme / for they di&s;port them &s;elfe
among them / and enforme the people as they
lyfte / for there is none to &s;aye agayn&s;t them.
They haue put me out and all the kynges of
fycers / and haue put in them of their affynite
and haue &s;ente the kynge hyder to one of the
borders of his realme. There can no good be
ymagined of this / nor it can nat be knowen
per<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="2 letters">rely what they entende / it is a herde ma+ter.
but by that they &s;hewe they wolde putte
the kyng out of his realme / for they go all by
puy&s;&s;aunce / and the kynge dothe all by gen|tylne&s;&s;e.
They haue put to dethe that gentyll
knyght &s;ir Symon Burle / who hath doone
the kyng moche fayre &s;eruyce / in the realme
of Englade and in other places. They layde
great fal&s;ene&s;&s;e in hym / that he &s;hulde haue
delyuered the ca&s;tell of Douer to the frenche
men. And they enformed the people / that he
cau&s;ed the frenchmen to come in to Flau~ders
and to Slu&s;e / whiche was nothyng &s;o. And
al&s;o in the di&s;pyte of the kyng / they haue &s;ha~+fully
&s;layne &s;ir Robert Triuylien / &amp; &s;o they
wyll do other / if they maye atteygne to their
ententes. Wherfore I &s;aye / that it were bet|ter
for the kyng to v&s;e rygour and puy&s;&s;au~ce
than gentylne&s;&s;e. Euery man knoweth tho|rough
the realme that he is kyng / and howe
that at We&s;tmyn&s;ter y^e noble kyng Edwarde
made euery man to be &s;worne / bothe lordes / 
prelates / and all the good Townes / that af|ter
his dy&s;cea&s;e / they &s;hulde take the kynge
here for their &s;oueraygne lorde: and the &s;ame
othe made his thre vncles. And it &s;emeth to
many as men dare &s;peke / that they holde him
nat in the &s;tate and fourme of a kynge / for he
may nat do with his owne what he ly&s;t. they
driue hym to his pen&s;yon / and the quene al&s;o
whiche is a herde thyng for a kyng &amp; a quene
It &s;hulde &s;eme they wolde &s;hewe that they
had no wytte to rule them&s;elfe / and that their
cou~&s;aylours be traytours. I &s;aye the&s;e thyn+ges
are nat to be &s;uffred: As for me I hadde
rather dye / than longe to lyue in this dau~ger
or peryll / or to &s;e the kynge to be ledde as his
vncles wolde haue hym. The kynge thanne
&s;ayd. Surely it plea&s;eth nat vs. and I &s;aye / 
ye haue coun&s;ayled me as honourably
as maye be / for the honour of
vs and our Re|alme.</P>
<P>AT this coun&s;ayle at Bri&s;to we it was
ordayned / that the duke of Irelande
&s;hulde be &s;oueraygne of all the kynges men
of warre &s;uche as he coude get / &amp; to go to Lo~+don / 
to knowe the perfyte ententes of the lon+doners.
Tru&s;tynge / that if he myght ones
&s;peke with them to <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ourne them to his acorde
by rea&s;on of &s;uche proftes as he wolde make
them / in the kynges name. And &s;o within a
&s;horte &s;pace after / the duke of Irelande with
a fyftene thou&s;and men de&abper;ted fro Bri&s;towe
and rode to the cytie of Oxenforde / &amp; there a|boute
he lodged and all his people / and had
baners di&s;played of the kynges armes / and
none other / to &s;hewe that all he dyde was in
the kynges tytell and quarell. tyding&abis; came
to the kynges vncles / that the duke of Ire|lande
aproched towardes Lo~don with a .xv.
thou&s;ande men / with the kynges baners di&s;|played.
And on a daye all the lordes were at
coun&s;ayle at We&s;tmyn&s;t<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">r / and had with the~
the chefe of Lo~don / &s;uche as they tru&s;ted be&s;t
and there they &s;hewed them / how the duke of
Irela~de was comyng agayn&s;t them with an
armye royall. The londoners who were en|clyned
to their partie &s;ayde. &s;irs / let the~ come
in the name of god. yf the duke of Irelande
demau~de of vs batayle he &s;hall haue it inco~|tynent / 
we will clo&s;e no gate we haue for. xv
.M. men / nat and they were .xx. The dukes
were right ioyfull with that an&s;were / &amp; inco~|tynent
they &s;ent out knyghtes / &s;quyers / and
me&s;&s;angers / to a&s;&s;emble men of warre togy|der
fro dyuers &abper;ties: &amp; &s;uche as were &s;ent for
obeyed / for &s;o they had &s;worne and promy&s;ed
before. Men came fro y^e by&s;ihaprike of Cau~|terbury
&amp; Norwiche / and out of the cou~ties
of Arundell and Su&s;&s;ex / and of Sali&s;bury
and Southampton / and out of all the coun|treis
therabout London. And &s;o great nom|bre
of people came to Lo~don and knewe nat
what they &s;hulde do.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="98" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the duke of Irlande &s;ente
thre knyghtes to London / to knowe
&s;ome tydynges. And howe the kyn|ges
vncles &amp; they of London went in
to the feldes to fyght with the duke
of Irelande and his affinyte.
Cap. xcviii.</HEAD>
<P><PB N="cxii" REF="125">
_NOwe let vs &s;o~what &s;peke of the
duke of Irelande &amp; of his cou~&s;ell
being at Oxford with a .xv.M.
men / howbeit the mo&s;t parte of
them were come thyder by con|&s;traynt / 
rather than of good corage. Than y^e
duke of Irlande adui&s;ed to knowe thente~tes
of the~ of Lo~don / &amp; to &s;ende &s;ir Nicholas Bra~+ble / 
&s;ir Peter Golofer / and &s;ir Michaell de la
Pole to the towre of London / &amp; to go thyder
by water / and to &s;et the kynges baners in the
hyght of the towre / to &s;e what the londoners
wolde do. The&s;e thre knyghtes at y^e duke of
Irlandes reque&s;t de&abper;ted fro Oxe~forde / &amp; the
next day they pa&s;&s;ed the Te~mes at the bridge
of Stanes &amp; rode to dyner to Shene y^e kyn|ges
place / and there taryed tyll it was late: &amp;
fro thens rode to another hou&s;e of the kyng&abis;
called Kenyngton / and there they lefte their
hor&s;es / &amp; toke botes &amp; went downe the water
with y^e tyde &amp; pa&s;&s;ed Lo~don bridge &amp; &s;o came
to the towre / &amp; was nat knowen: for no man
was ware of their comynge. And there they
frou~de redy the capitayne of y^e towre / whom
the kynge had &s;ette there before. and by hym
the&s;e knyghtes knewe moche of the dealyng
of them of Lo~don / and of the kynges vncles.
And the capitayne &s;hewed them / howe they
were come thyder to lodge in great dau~ger.
Why &s;o &abquod; they? We be the kynges &s;eruau~tes / 
and we may well lodge in his hou&s;e. Nat &s;o
quod the capitayne. All this cytie &amp; the coun|&s;aile
wolde gladly be vnder the obey&s;au~ce of
the kyng / &s;o that he wolde be ruled by his vn+cles / 
&amp; by none other. And this that I &s;hewe
you is of good wyll / for I am bou~de to &s;hew
you / and to cou~&s;aile you to the be&s;t of my po|wer.
but I am in dout to morowe whan day
cometh / &amp; that it be knowen in London that
&s;eruauntes of the kynges become hyther. ye
&s;hall &s;e this towre be&s;ieged / bothe by lande &amp;
water by the londoners / &amp; nat to de&abper;te hens
tyll they &s;e and knowe who is lodged within
it. And if ye be founde here / ye &s;halbe incon|tynent
pre&s;ented to the kynges vncles: And
than ye may well ymagin what ende ye &s;hall
come to. I thynke they be &s;o &s;ore di&s;plea&s;ed a+gayn&s;t
the kynges cou~&s;ayle / and agayn&s;t the
duke of Irela~de / that &amp; ye be taken / ye &s;hall
nat e&s;cape with your lyues. &s;tudy well vpon
the&s;e wordes / for I a&s;&s;ure you they be true.</P>
<P>&para;Than the&s;e thre knightes who had wende
to haue done marueyls were fore aba&s;&s;hed / &amp;
there determyned to tary all night as &s;ecrete
as they coulde / for feare of &s;pyeng. And the ca+pitayne
promy&s;ed to kepe them &s;ure for that
nyght / and &s;o kept the keyes with hym. And
in the mornynge the&s;e kynghtes had dyuers
ymaginacions &amp; coun&s;ayles / to &s;e howe they
&s;hulde deale. And all thynges co~&s;ydred / they
dur&s;t nat abyde the aduenture to be knowen
there / they feared greatly to be there be&s;eged
And or day came whan the fludde was come
they tooke a barge and pa&s;&s;ed the bridge and
went to Kenyngton. And whan it was daye
they toke their hor&s;es and rode to Wynd&s;ore / 
and there taryed all that nyght / and the nexte
day they rode to Oxe~forde / and there founde
the duke of Irlande &amp; his men / to whom they
&s;hewed all the&s;e tidynges / &amp; howe they dur&s;t
nat tary at the towre of Lo~don. the duke was
pen&s;yfe of tho&s;e tidynges &amp; wy&s;t nat what to
&s;ay nor do / for he knewe well all the people y^t
he had a&s;&s;embled there / were nat all of one
corage / wherfore he wy&s;t nat wheder it were
better to retourne to y^e kyng or to abide there
He toke coun&s;ayle with his knyghtes / &amp; fy|nally
their cou~&s;ayle re&s;ted / that &s;ythe y^e kyng
had ordayned hym to be Con&s;table ouer all
his people / and to correcte and to puny&s;&s;he
all rebelles / that he &s;hulde kepe the felde / for
if he &s;hulde do otherwy&s;e / it &s;hulde be to his
great blame and rebuke / and to bring him in
to the indignacion of the kyng / and to &s;hewe
that his quarell were nother good nor right.
And al&s;o they &s;aid / that it was better for him
to dye with honour and to abyde the aduen|ture / 
than to &s;hewe any fal&s;e corage. but they
coun&s;ayled hym to &s;ende worde what ca&s;e he
was in / to the kyng to Bri&s;towe. As yet they
&s;ayd ble&s;&s;ed be god they kepte the feldes / and
none to recou~tre them. So thus y^e duke &s;ent
to the kyng / de&s;yring hym to &s;ende hym more
ayde / which the kyng dyde daylye.</P>
<P>Tidynges came to the kynges vncles be|ing
at Lo~don that the duke of Irlande with
his company were in the marche&s;&s;e of Oxen|forde / 
There they toke coun&s;ayle what was
be&s;t for them to do. There was with the kyn+ges
vncles / the archeby&s;&s;hop of Cau~terbury
the erle of Arundell / the erle of Saly&s;bury / 
the Erle of Northumberlande / and dyuers
other lordes and knyghtes of Engla~nde / and
the rulers of London. There it was orday|ned
<PB REF="126">
by the duke of Glouce&s;ter / that without
delay they &s;hulde i&s;&s;ue out in to the feldes / &amp;
that the mayre of London &s;hulde putte in to
harne&s;&s;e all the people in euery warde / &s;uche
as wolde ayde them. Sayeng &s;urely / howe
they wolde go and fyght with the duke of Ir+lande / 
wher&s;oeuer they coude fynde hym. the
mayre of London was as than a man of ar|mes.
He toke cho&s;en men bytwene the age of
twentie yeres and .xl. And the lordes were a
thou&s;ande men of armes. They departed fro
London and went and lodged at Braynford
and there about / and the nexte daye at Cole|broke / 
and dayly the nombre encrea&s;ed / and
&s;o toke the waye to Redyng / to pa&s;&s;e the tem+mes
there aboute / for the bridges bytwene
Wynd&s;ore and Stanes were broken / by the
co~maundement of the duke of Irelande. So
long they iourneyed that they aproched nere
to Oxenforde. tidynges therof a none came
to the duke of Irelande / than he beganne to
dout and toke coun&s;ayle. Than he was cou~|&s;ayled
to take the feldes / and to put his peo|ple
in order of batayle / and to di&s;play y^t kyn|ges
baners / &s;ayeng by the grace of god and
&s;aynt George the iourney &s;hulde be his. As
it was deuy&s;ed &s;o it was doone. Than they
&s;owned their trumpettes / and euery man ar|med
hym and i&s;&s;ued out of Oxenforde in or|der
of batayle / with the kynges baners di&s;|played / 
the day was fayre &amp; clere and a plea|&s;aunt
&s;ea&s;on.
&dtridot; &dtridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="99" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;How the kynges vncles wan the
iourney agayn&s;t the duke of Irela~de
and howe he fledde / &amp; dyuers other
of his company. Cap. xcix.</HEAD>
<P>_TIdinges came to the
duke of Glouce&s;ter beyng
within thre leages of Ox|enforde / 
by a ryuer &s;yde / 
whiche falleth in to the te~|mes
a lytell be&s;yde Oxen+forde.
howe that the duke
of Irelande was drawen in to the feldes / in
order of batayle / wherof the duke of Glou|ce&s;ter
had great ioye &amp; &s;ayde / howe he wolde
fyght with hym if he myght pa&s;&s;e the ryuer.
Than trumpettes &s;owned y^e di&s;lodging and
ordered them &s;elfe redy to fyght. They were
within two leages of their ennemyes &amp; &s;ert|ched
to pa&s;&s;e the ryuer / and &s;ente oute people
to &s;ertche the depne&s;&s;e of the water. and they
fou~de the ryuer in &s;uche apoynt / than in .xxx.
yeres before it was nat &s;o ba&s;e. And &s;o y^e &s;cu|rers
pa&s;&s;ed at their ea&s;e / and rode and aduy|&s;ed
the maner of their ennemyes / and than re+tourned
to the duke of Glouce&s;ter and &s;ayd.
Sir / god and the ryuer is this daye on your
parte / for the ryuer is &s;o lowe that it is nat to
the hor&s;e bely. And &s;ir / we haue &s;ene the ma|ner
of the duke of Irela~de / they be redy rayn+ged
in the felde in good maner. We can nat
&s;aye if the kyng be there or no / but the kyng&abis;
baners be there with the armes of Englande
and of Fraunce / and none other. Well &abquod; the
duke a goddes name &s;o be it / of that armes I
and my brother haue parte: auau~ce forward
in the name of god and &s;aynt George / let vs
go&s;e the~ nerer. Than euery man rode forthe
with great courage / whan they knewe they
myght pa&s;&s;e the ryuer at their ea&s;e / &amp; &s;o &s;hort+lye
all their hoo&s;t pa&s;&s;ed the ryuer.</P>
<P>TIdynges came to the duke of Irela~d
howe the kynges vncles were pa&s;&s;ed
the ryuer of Te~mes / &amp; how they &s;hulde haue
batayle brefely. Than the duke of Irelande
was aba&s;&s;hed / for he knewe well if he were
taken / y^e duke of Gloce&s;ter wolde cau&s;e hym
to dye &s;hamefully / &amp; that nouther golde nor
&s;yluer &s;hulde raun&s;ome hym. Than he &s;ayde
to &s;ir Peter Golofer &amp; to &s;ir Mychaell Pole
&s;irs &s;urely my corage beareth yuell agayn&s;t
this iourney / nor I dare nat abyde y^e bataile
agayn&s;t the kynges vncles / for if they take
me I &s;hall dye &s;hamefully. Howe the deuyll
is it / that they be pa&s;&s;ed the ryuer of Te~mes?
It is but a poore token for vs. Why &s;ir quod
the two knyghtes / what wyll ye do? I wyll
&s;aue my&s;elf and you al&s;o quod the duke / and
the re&s;t &s;aue them who can. Well &s;ir quod the
knyghtes / than lette vs drawe our &s;elfe out a
&s;yde on a wynge / and &s;o we &s;hall haue two
&s;trynges on our bowe. We &s;hall &s;e howe our
men do / if they do well / than we &s;hall abyde
for the honour of y^e kyng who hath &s;ent vs hi+ther / 
&amp; if they be di&s;co~fited we &s;hall take y^t fel+des / 
&amp; take the aduauntage by flyeng / &amp; &s;aue
our &s;elfe where we may. This cou~&s;ayle was
<PB N="cxiii" REF="126">
holden good. Than the duke and the&s;e two
knyghtes rode a long their batayle / &amp; made
good vy&s;age and &s;ayd. Sirs kepe your ba|tayls
in good order / and by the grace of god
and &s;aynt George / we &s;hall haue this daye a
fayre iourney / for the ryght is ours / it is the
kynges quarell / therfore we &s;hall &s;pede the
better. Thus they rode vp and downe di&s;&s;y|mulynge / 
at la&s;te they gette them &s;elfe out of
the prea&s;e / and &s;o came to one of the corners
of the batayle and made a wynge / and ther|with
there came on the duke of yorke and the
duke of Glouce&s;tre and other lordes / with
their baners di&s;played / makyng great noy&s;e
with trumpettes. And as &s;oone as the duke
of Irelandes company &s;awe them co~mynge
in &s;o good order / and &s;o fier&s;ly / They were
&s;o aba<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">&s;hed that they helde none arraye / but
tourned their backes and fledde. For y^e noy&s;e
ran / howe the duke of Irelande and his cou~+&s;ayle
were <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">edde and gone. And &s;o than eue|rye
man fledde / &s;ome hyther and thyder they
wy&s;te nat whyder / without makynge of any
defence. And the duke of Irelande and the
two knyghtes of his coun&s;ayle fledde biforce
of their hor&s;es / and had no mynde to returne
to the towne of Oxenforde / but withdrewe
thens as moche as they myght.</P>
<P>_wHan y^e duke of Glouce&s;ter &s;awe the
the demeanour of his enemyes / and
&s;awe howe they fledde / he hadde re|mor&s;e
in his con&s;cie~ce / &amp; wolde nat do y^e yuell
he myght haue done: for he knewe well that
many of them that were there pre&s;ente / were
there rather by con&s;traynt and by in&s;ytacion
of the duke of Irelande / than for any good
loue. Therfore he &s;ayd to his men. Sirs the
the iourney is ours. I charge euery man on
payne of dethe / that ye &s;lee no man / without
he make defence / and if ye gete any knightes
or &s;quyers bring them to me. His co~maunde+ment
was done / &s;o that there were but fewe
&s;layne / without it were in the prea&s;e as they
rode one ouer another. In y^e cha&s;e there was
taken lytell &s;ir Iohan Beauchampe and &s;ir
Iohan Sali&s;bury / and they were pre&s;ented
to the duke of Gloce&s;ter / who was right ioy|ous
of them. Than the duke tooke the waye
to Oxenforde / and gaue leaue to all his men
of warre to retourne to their owne hou&s;es / &amp;
thanked them of the &s;eruyce they had done to
hym and to his brother / and &s;ayd to y^e mayre
of London and his company. Sirs / departe
you all home agayne / wherof they were all
gladde. Thus departed that armye.
&dtridot; &dtridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="100" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the duke of Irelande &amp; his
company fledde / and howe the kyn+ges
vncles were at Oxenforde. And
howe &s;ir Nycholas Bra~ble was be|heeded / 
&amp; howe the kynge was &s;ent
for by the by&s;&s;hop of Caunterbury.
Capi. C.</HEAD>
<P>_HOwe &s;hall I &s;hewe / 
what became of y^e duke of
Irelande and of &s;ir Peter
Golofer and &s;ir Michaell
de la Pole. As I &s;hewed
before they &s;aued the~&s;elfe / 
as it was nedefull for the~ / 
for if they hadde ben taken / they had &s;uffred
dethe without mercy. I can nat &s;aye if they
went to the kyng or nat / if they dyde they ta|ried
nat long / but departed the realme of En+gla~de
a&s;&s;one as they coude. &amp; as I haue her|de
reported they rode through Wales / &amp; toke
&s;hypping at Carleon and &s;ayled in to Scot+lande
&amp; came to Edenborowe / and there they
toke another &s;hyppe &amp; &s;ayled co&s;tyng Fri&s;e|lande
and the yle of The&s;eley and the cou~tre
of Hollande / and &s;o came and arryued at the
towne of Dondre&s;t. Than were they gladde
and as I was enformed the duke of Irela~de
had long before co~ueyed by lo~bardes / moche
golde &amp; &s;yluer to Brug&abis; for feare of all ca&s;uel+tes / 
for though he was great with the kyng / 
yet always he douted y^e kynges vncles / &amp; the
co~mons of the realme. Wherfore he made pro+ui&s;yon
before hande of money / to ayde hym
whan nede were / and as it was &s;hewed me / 
the thre&s;core thou&s;ande frankes that he had
receyued for the redempcyon of the chyldren
of Bretayne / and &s;pecially for Iohn~ of Bre|tayne
for Guy was deed. Whiche money (as
it was &s;ayde) he founde redy there at his co~|mynge / 
and he &s;hulde receyue more: In thre
yere other thre&s;core thou&s;ande frankes. Wher+fore
he was nat aba&s;&s;hed for he had &s;ub&s;tau~ce
<PB REF="127">
&s;uffycient for a longe &s;pace. And whan duke
Aubert of Bauyer / who had Haynalte / Ho|lande
and zelande in gouernaunce / vnder the
erle Willyam his brother / who as than was
lyuynge. Whan he vnder&s;tode that the duke
of Irelande was come / as a fugetyue out of
Englande / in to the towne of Dordre&s;t. He
&s;tudyed and imagyned a lytell / and thought
he &s;hulde nat longe abyde there / &s;eynge that
he was fledde out of Englande / and had the
yuell wyll of his co&s;yn germayns / to whome
he bare his loue and fauour. And al&s;o he con|&s;ydred / 
howe the duke of Irelande had dalte
but yuell with his co&s;yn germayen / the lady
I&s;abell of Englande / who had been lady of
Coucy. Wherfore he commaunded the duke
of Irelande / bycau&s;e he hadde di&s;plea&s;ed his
co&s;yns of Englande and had broken his lau|full
mariage / and wolde mary another wyfe / 
That he &s;hulde departe out of that countrey / 
and gette hym another lodgynge / And that
he &s;hulde nat be &s;uffred to abyde in no towne
of that countrey. Whan the duke herde that / 
he douted that he &s;hulde be taken / and delyue+red
in to the handes of his enemyes. And he
humyled hym &s;elfe greatly to them that were
&s;ente to hym / and &s;ayde he wolde gladly obey
the duke Aubertes commaundement. And &s;o
payed and tru&s;&s;ed / and entred in to a ve&s;&s;ell
and all his / on the ryuer of Mornegue. And
dyd &s;o moche by water and by lande / that he
came to Berette / whiche towne pertayned to
the by&s;&s;hoppe of Trece. There he was well
receyued / And there he taryed tyll he harde
other tydinges. Nowe let vs leaue &s;pekyng
of hym / and &s;peke of Englande.</P>
<P>AFter the endynge of this iourney that
the kynges vncles had agayn&s;te the
duke of Irela~de be&s;yde Oxenforde / and that
euery man was gone home. The by&s;&s;hoppe
of Caunterbury and the two dukes taryed
&s;tyll at Oxenforde / I can nat tell howe long.
And there was beheededde the lytell Beau|champe
and &s;ir Iohan of Sali&s;bury. After
that iu&s;tyce the two dukes retourned to Lo~|don / 
and there taryed a &s;ea&s;on to here &s;ome ti+dynges
fro the kynge / and they coulde here
none / but that he was at Bri&s;towe. Thanne
the lordes at We&s;tmyn&s;ter by the in&s;tigacion
of the archeby&s;&s;hoppe of Caunterbury / de|termyned / 
that it &s;hulde be honourable for
them to &s;ende to the kynge to Bri&s;towe / and
to &s;hewe hym amyably that he hath ben a cer+tayne
&s;pape / agayn&s;t the moo&s;t parte of his
realme / who loued hym better and are glad|der
to kepe his honour / than &s;uche marmo&s;et+tes
as he hath beleued / by whom his realme
hath ben in great trouble and peryll. In this
meane &s;ea&s;on was brought to Lo~don &s;ir Ny+cholas
Bramble / who was taken in Wales / 
as he fledde from the iourney / to haue &s;aued
hym &s;elfe / of who&s;e takynge the kynges vn|cles
were right ioyfull and &s;ayde / howe they
wolde make no &s;toore of hym / but he &s;hulde
go the &s;ame waye as the other hadde done be+fore.
he coude neuer excu&s;e hym&s;elfe but that
he mu&s;t dye. He was beheeded without Lon+don / 
his dethe was &s;ore complayned of &s;ome
men of London / for he hadde been mayre of
London before / and had well gouerned his
offyce / and dyde one day great honour to the
kyng / whan he &s;lewe with his owne handes
Ly&s;ter / wherby all the rebelles were di&s;con|fyted / 
and for that good &s;eruyce the kynge
made hym knyght. But in the maner (as I
haue &s;hewed you) he was beheeded / by rea|&s;on
of the ouermoche beleuynge of the duke
of Irelande.</P>
<P>AFter the dethe of &s;ir Nicholas Bram+ble / 
the kynges vncles &s;awe / that all
&s;uche as they hated / and wolde haue oute of
the kynges coun&s;ayle were deed and fledde a
waye. Than they thought the kynge and the
realme &s;hulde be brought in to good order / 
for thoughe they had &s;layne &s;ome of the kyn|ges
coun&s;ayle / and cha&s;ed theym awaye / yet
they coude nat take awaye the &s;ignorie of the
kyng / but thought to rule the realme in good
forme / to the honour of the kynge and his re|alme.
Than they &s;ayd to the by&s;&s;hop of Cau~|terbury.
Sir / ye &s;hall go lyke your &s;elfe to
Bri&s;towe to the kyng / and there &s;hewe hym
what ca&s;e the bu&s;yne&s;&s;e of his realme is in / &amp;
reco~maunde vs to hym / &amp; &s;hewe hym in our
behalfe / that he gyue no credence of lyght en+formacion
agayn&s;t vs: He hath beleued &s;ome
to moche for his owne honour / and for the &abpro;|fyte
of his realme. And &s;aye al&s;o to hym / that
we requyre hym / and &s;o do all the good peo|ple
of London / that he wolde come hyder / he
&s;halbe welcome &amp; receyued w^t gret ioye. &amp; we
&s;hall &s;et &s;uch cou~&s;aile about hym / y^t he &s;halbe
<PB N="cxiiii" REF="127">
well plea&s;ed. And we charge you retourne
nat agayne withoute hym / and de&s;yre hym
nat to be di&s;plea&s;ed / thoughe we haue cha&s;ed
awaye a meny of traytours that were about
hym / for by them his realme was in great pa|ryll
of le&s;ynge. The by&s;&s;hop &s;ayd he &s;hulde
do ryght well his me&s;&s;age / and &s;o departed
and rodde forthe lyke a great prelate / and &s;o
came to Bri&s;towe / and the kynge was there
but with a priuye co~pany: For &s;uche as were
wont to haue ben of his coun&s;ayle were deed
and fledde awaye / as ye haue herde before.
The by&s;&s;hop was in the towne two nightes
and a day or y^e kyng wolde &s;peke with hym / 
He was &s;o &s;oore dy&s;plea&s;ed with his vncles / 
for driuynge awaye of the duke of Irelande
whome he loued aboue all men / and for &s;lee|ynge
of his knyghtes. Finally he was &s;o en|ty&s;ed / 
that he con&s;ented that the archby&s;&s;hop
&s;hulde come in to his pre&s;ens. Whan he came
before hym he humyled hym &s;elfe greatlye to
the kynge / and there &s;hewed the kyng euery
worde as the kynges vncles had gyuen hym
in charge. And &s;hewed hym / that if it were
his plea&s;ure to come to Londou to his palys
of We&s;tmyn&s;ter / his vncles and the moo&s;te
parte of all his realme wolde be ryght ioye|ou&s;e / 
elles they wyll be ryght &s;orte and yuell
di&s;plea&s;ed / And &s;ayde &s;ir. Without the com|forte / 
ayde / and accorde of your vncles / and
of your lordes / knyghtes / and prelates: and
of your good cyties and townes of Engla~de
ye canne nat come to any of youre ententes.
He &s;pake the&s;e wordes boldelye / and &s;ayde
moreouer. Sir / ye canne nat reioy&s;e &s;o mo|che
youre ennemyes / as to make warre with
youre frendes / and to kepe youre Realme in
warre and my&s;chiefe. The yonge kynge by
rea&s;one of the by&s;&s;hoppes wordes beganne
to enclyne / howe be it the beheedynge of his
knyghtes and coun&s;aylours / came &s;ore in to
his courage. So he was in dyuers ymagi|nacions / 
but finally he refrayned his di&s;plea+&s;ure / 
by the good meanes of the quene / y^e lady
of Boe&s;me / and of &s;ome other wi&s;e knightes
that were about hym / as &s;ir Rycharde Sto|ner
and other. Thanne the kyng &s;ayd to the
by&s;&s;hoppe. Well / I am content to go to Lo~|don
with you. wherof the bi&s;&s;hop was right
ioyous / and al&s;o it was to hym a great ho|noure / 
that he hadde &s;pedde his iourney &s;o
well.</P>
<P>_WIthin a &s;horte &s;pace after / the
kyng departed &amp; lefce the quene
&s;tyll at Bri&s;towe / and &s;o came
towardes London with y^e arch|by&s;&s;hoppe
in his company / and
&s;o came to Wynd&s;ore / and there the kyng ta|ryed
a thre dayes. Tidynges came to Lon|don
howe the kynge was commynge / euery
manne was gladde. Than it was ordayned
to mete hym honourablye. The daye that he
departed fro Wynd&s;ore / the way fro Brayn|forde
to London was full of people / on hor&s;e
backe and a foote to mete the kynge. And his
two vncles / the duke of yorke and the duke
of Glouce&s;ter / and Iohan &s;onne to the duke
of yorke / the erle of Arundell / the erle of Sa|li&s;bury / 
the erle of Northumberlande / and
dyuers other lordes and knyghtes. and pre|lates
departed out of London / &amp; mette with
the kyng a two myle fro Braynforde. There
they receyued hym &s;wetely / as they ought to
do their &s;oueraygne lorde. The kynge / who
bare yet &s;ome di&s;plea&s;ure in his herte pa&s;&s;ed
by / and made but &s;mall countenaunce to the~ / 
and all the waye he talked moo&s;t with the bi&s;+&s;hop
of Lo~don: at la&s;t they came to We&s;tmi~|&s;ter.
The kyng alyghted at his palis whiche
was redy apparelled for him. There y^e kyng
dranke and toke &s;pyces / and his vncles al&s;o / 
and other Prelates / lordes / and knyghtes.
Than &s;ome tooke their leaues. The kynges
vncles and the archeby&s;&s;hoppe of Caunter|burye
with the coun&s;ayle / taryed &s;tyll there
with the kyng / &s;ome in the Palais and &s;ome
in the abbey and in the towne of we&s;tmin&s;ter
to kepe the kynge company / and to be nere to+guyder
co commune of their bu&s;yne&s;&s;e. there
they determyned what &s;hulde be done.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="101" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe by the kynge and his vn|cles
all the lordes of Englande were
&s;ente for to come to we&s;tmyn&s;ter / to
a generall coun&s;ayle there to be hol|den.
Cap. C.i.</HEAD>
<P><PB REF="128">
_A Generall Parlyament
was ordeyned to be holden
at We&s;tmyn&s;tre / and all pre|lates / 
Erles / Barons / and
knyghtes / and y^e coun&s;ayles
of all the good townes and
cytees of Engla~de were &s;ent
for to be there / and all &s;uche
as helde of the kyng. The archeby&s;&s;hoppe of
Cauntorbury &s;hewed to the kynges vncles &amp;
coun&s;ayle that when kynge Rycharde was
crowned kynge of Englande / and that euery
man was &s;worne and made theyr releues to
hym / and that wha~ he receyued theyr faythes
and homages he was within age / and a kny|ge
ought nat to gouerne a royalme tyll he be
xxi. yeres of age / and in the meane &s;ea&s;on to
be gouerned by his vncles / or by his nexte
kynne / and by wy&s;e men. The by&s;&s;hop &s;ayd
this bycau&s;e the kynge as then was but new|lye
come to the age of .xxi. yeres / wherfore he
coun&s;ayled that euery man &s;hulde be newe
&s;worne / and renewe their releues / and euery
manne newe to knowledge hym for their &s;o|ueraygne
lorde. This coun&s;ayle was excep|ted
of the kynges vncles / and of all other of
the cou~&s;ayle. And for that entent all prelates
and lordes / and coun&s;ayles of good cyties &amp;
townes were &s;ent for to come to We&s;tmin&s;ter
at a daye a&s;&s;igned. Euery man came thyder / 
none di&s;obeyed / &s;o that there was moche peo+ple
in London and at We&s;tmi&s;ter. And kyng
Richarde was in his chapell in the palys / ry+chely
apareyled with his crowne on his heed
and the archeby&s;&s;hoppe of Cau~terbury &s;ang
the ma&s;&s;e. And after ma&s;&s;e y^e bi&s;&s;hoppe made
a colla&s;yon. And after that the kyng&abis; vncles
dyde their homage to the kyng &amp; ky&s;&s;ed hym / 
and there they &s;ware and &abpro;my&s;ed hym faithe
and homage for euer And than all other lor|des
&s;ware / and prelates / and with their han|des
ioyned togyder they dyde their homage / 
as it aparteyned / and ky&s;t the kynges cheke.
Some the kyng ky&s;t with good wyll &amp; &s;ome
nat / for all were nat in his in warde loue but
it behoued hym &s;o to do / for he wolde nat go
fro the coun&s;ayle of his vncles / But &s;urely / 
if he might haue had his entent he wolde nat
haue done as he dyde / but rather haue taken
crewell vengeaunce / for the deche of &s;ir Sy|mon
Burle / and other knyght&abis; that they had
putte fro hym and &s;layne without de&s;ert as
he thought. Than it was ordayned by y^e cou~+&s;ayle / 
that the archeby&s;&s;hop of yorke &s;hulde
come and pourge hym &s;elfe / for he hadde al|wayes
been of the duke of Irelandes parte / 
agayn&s;t the kynges vncles. Whan y^t by&s;&s;hop
of yorke herde of this he douted hym &s;elfe / for
he knewe well / he was nat in y^e fauour of the
kynges vncles. Therfore he &s;ente his excu&s;e
by a nephue of his / &s;onne to the lorde Neuell
and he came to London / and came fir&s;t to the
kynge / and &s;hewed hym his vncles excu&s;e / &amp;
dyde his homage in the by&s;&s;hoppes behalfe.
The kyng toke it well / for he loued hym bet|ter
than the by&s;&s;hoppe of Caunterbury / and
&s;o he hym &s;elfe excu&s;ed the by&s;&s;hoppe / or elles
it had ben yuell with him / but for the kynges
loue they forbare hym &amp; toke his excu&s;e / and
&s;o he taryed &s;tyll in his by&s;&s;hoprike a longe
&s;pace and dur&s;te nat lye at yorke / but taryed
at New ca&s;tell on the ryuer of Tyne / nere to
his brother the lorde Neuell and his co&s;yns.
In this e&s;tate was at that tyme the bu&s;yne&s;&s;e
of Englande / and &s;o of a longe &s;pace y^e kyng
was nat may&s;ter ouer his coun&s;ayle / but his
vncles and other bare all the rule. Nowe we
wyll leaue to treat of the maters of Engla~de
and &s;peke of the bu&s;yne&s;&s;e of the kyng of Ca+&s;tyle
and of the kynge of Portyngale / and of
their warres.
&dtridot; &dtridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="102" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the kynge of Portyngale
with his pui&s;&s;an~ce a&s;&s;embled with
the duke of Lanca&s;tre and his puy&s;|&s;aunce / 
&amp; howe they coude nat pa&s;&s;e
the ryuer of Derne / &amp; howe a &s;quyer
of Ca&s;tyle &s;hewed the~ the pa&s;&s;age.
Cap. C.ii.</HEAD>
<P>_IT is rea&s;on &s;ythe the
mater &s;o requyreth / that I
retourne agayne to y^e duke
of La~ca&s;tres iourney / and
howe he &abper;ceyuered al this
&s;ea&s;on in Galyce / I &s;hall
begyn there as I lefte / for
I haue great de&s;yre to make an ende of that
&s;torie. Whan the duke of Lanca&s;tre had won
<PB N="cxv" REF="128">
and conquered the towne and ca&s;tell of Dau+ranche
in Galyce / and brought it vnder his
obey&s;aunce / and refre&s;&s;hed hym there foure
dayes / for there he founde well wherwith.
Than the fyfthe day he departed / and &s;ayde
he wolde go to the ca&s;tell of Noy / and &s;o he
dyde / and lay four dayes in a fayre medowe
alonge a ryuer &s;yde. But the grounde was
dried vp by rea&s;on of the heate of the &s;onne / 
and the water corrupted / &s;o that their hor&s;es
wolde nat drinke therof / and &s;uche as dyde / 
dyed. Thanne it was ordayned to di&s;lodge
thens / and to tourne agayne to Auranch / for
&s;ir Richarde Burle and &s;ir Thomas Mor|ryaulx
mar&s;halles of the hoo&s;t / &s;ayd it was
nat po&s;&s;yble to get the &s;trong ra&s;tell of Noy
but by longe &s;iege / by great wy&s;edome and
di&s;pence / and moche artillary. And al&s;o ty|dinges
came to the duke of Lanca&s;tre / that
the kynge of Portugale approched with all
his hoo&s;t / to the nombre of a thou&s;ande &s;pea+res / 
and tenne thou&s;ande able men. So that
the two hoo&s;tes togyder were lykely to do a
great dede / for the duke of Lanca&s;tre hadde
a fyftene hundred &s;peares knightes and &s;qui+ers / 
and a &s;ixe thou&s;ande archers. The&s;e ty|dinges
reioy&s;ed greatly the duke of Lanca|&s;tre / 
and &s;o di&s;lodged fro Noy and wente a|gayne
to Auranche in Galyce / and the duke
&s;ente for the duche&s;&s;e his wyfe / and the other
ladyes and damo&s;elles: for the duke &s;ayd he
wolde abyde there for the kynge of Portu|gale / 
and &s;o he dyde.</P>
<P>_yE &s;hall knowe / that whan kyng Io+han
of Portugale and his mar&s;hal+les
had take the towne of Feroull&abis;
they rode and aproched Auranch to come to
the duke of La~ca&s;tre. And in their way they
founde the towne of Padrone / whiche rebel|led
again&s;t the~ / but at their fir&s;t comyng they
yelded them to the kynges obey&s;aunce. The
kynge taryed there and in the marches there
about a fyftene dayes / and wa&s;ted greatlye
the countrey of vitayls / &amp; yet they had great
plentie comyng dayly fro Portugale. Thus
the&s;e two great hoo&s;tes were in Galyce / and
greatly impouery&s;&s;hed the countre / and the
dayes waxed &s;o hote / y^t no man coude &s;tyrre
after nyne of the clocke / without he wolde be
brent with the &s;onne. The duke of La~ca&s;tre
and the duche&s;&s;e were at Aurache / and their
men abrode in the countrey in great pouerie
for lacke of vitayls / for the~ &s;elfe and for their
hor&s;es. Nothynge that was good or &s;wete
coulde growe out of the grounde / it was &s;o
drie / and brent with the &s;o~ne / and that grewe
was lytell worthe / for the &s;ea&s;on was &s;o hote
that all was brent. And the Engly&s;&s;he men / 
if they wolde haue any thynge for them &s;elfs
or&punc; for their hor&s;es / it behoued them or their
&s;eruauntes to go a forragyng / a .xii. &s;ixtene / 
or twentie myles of / which was great payne
and daunger. And the Engly&s;&s;hmen founde
the wynes there &s;o &s;tronge / hoote / and bryn|ning
that it corrupted their heedes and dried
their bowelles / and brente their lightes and
lyuers / &amp; they had no remedy / for they coude
fynde but lytell good waters to temper their
wynes nor to refre&s;&s;he them / whiche was co~+trary
to their natures. For Engly&s;&s;he men
in their owne cou~treis are &s;wetely nori&s;&s;hed
and there they were bre~t both within &amp; with
out / they endured great pouertie. The great
lordes wanted of that they were accu&s;tomed
vnto in their owne countreis.</P>
<P>_wHan the knyghtes and &s;quyers and
other of Englande / &s;awe the daun|ger
and my&s;chefe that they were in / 
and were likely to be / what for lacke of vy|tayle
and heate of the &s;onne / whiche dayly en+crea&s;ed.
Than they began to murmure and
to &s;aye in the ho&s;t in dyuers places. We feare
our iourney wyll come to a &s;mal effect &amp; ende
We lye to long in one place. that is true &s;ayd
other. There is two thynges greatly contra+rye
for vs. We leade in our company women
and wyues who de&s;yreth nothyng but re&s;t / &amp;
for one dayes iourney by their wylles / they
wolde re&s;te fyftene. This di&s;troyeth vs and
wyll do / for as &s;oone as we came to Coulon|gne / 
if we had gone forwarde we had &s;pedde
well / and brought the countre to good obey|&s;aunce / 
for none wolde haue ben agayn&s;t vs.
But the longe taryeng hath enforced our en|nemyes / 
for nowe they haue prouyded them
of men of warre out of Fraunce / And by the~
their townes / cyties / and pa&s;&s;ages be kepte
and clo&s;ed agayn&s;t vs. Thus they di&s;confy|ted
vs withoute batayle: They nede nat to
fyght with vs / for the realme of Spayne is
nat &s;o plea&s;aunt a lande to traueyle in / as is
Fraunce or Englande / wherin are good vil|lages / 
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fayre cou~treis and &s;wete ryuers / faire
medowes and attemperate ayre for menne of
warre / and here is all the contrarye. What
ment oure lorde the duke of Lanca&s;tre (if he
thought to wynne this countrey) to leade in
his company women and chyldren? This is
a great let and without rea&s;on / for it is kno|wen
in all Spaygne / and els where / that he
and his bretherne are the true enherytours
of the countrey / at lee&s;t their wyfes dough|ters
to kyng Don Peter. As for doyng of a|ny
conque&s;t or tournyng of any townes / the
women do lytell therin.</P>
<P>THus as I haue &s;hewed you the peo|ple
langled in the duke of Lanca&s;ters
hoo&s;t / one to another. Than tidynges came
to the duke that the kyng of Portugale apro+ched
nere wherof he was ioyfull. And whan
the kynge was within two leages / the duke
with his knyghtes mounted on their hor&s;es
and rode to mete hym / and there they mette a+miably
and all their companyes. The kyn|ges
hole hoo&s;t was nat there but taryed be|hynde / 
in the guydyng of &s;ixe great lordes of
Portugale / as Ponna&s;e of Congne / Va&s;e
Martyn de merlo / Po&s;diche de a&s;ne degou&s;e
Salna&s;e de Merlo / &s;ir Anlne Perrier mar|&s;hall / 
and Iohan Radighes De&s;ar / and dy|uers
other / and the kyng had with him a thre
hundred &s;peares. So at Aura~che the kynge
and the duke were togyder. a fyue dayes and
toke coun&s;ayle toguyder. The fynall conclu|&s;yon
was / that they &s;hulde ryde togyder and
enter in to the countrey of Campe and to go
to the towne of Arpent / where &s;ir Olyuer of
Cle&s;quyne con&s;table of Spaygne was / but
they wy&s;t nat how to pa&s;&s;e y^e ryuer of Derne
whiche was fell and orgulous at certayne ty+mes / 
&amp; &s;pecially rather in &s;omer than in wyn+ter / 
for whan the &s;nowe and fro&s;te melteth on
the mou~tayns by rea&s;on of the &s;onne / than is
the ryuer moo&s;t depe&s;t &amp; mo&s;t dangerous to
pa&s;&s;e / for in wynter it is fro&s;yn / &amp; than the ry|uers
are but ba&s;e and lowe. yet for all y^t they
concluded to ryde in to the cou~tre of Campe / 
tru&s;tyng at &s;ome place to fynde &s;ome pa&s;&s;age
This conclu&s;yon was publy&s;&s;hed throughe
all their hoo&s;tes / wherof euery man was ioy+full / 
for they had lyen along &s;pace &s;ore oppre&s;+&s;ed
and in great daunger at Auranche &amp; ther
about / and many were &s;ore di&s;ea&s;ed.</P>
<P>Thus the kyng of Portugale and y^t duke
of La~ca&s;tre departed fro Auranche and rode
toguyder / but their ho&s;tes were &s;eperated in
to two partes / bycau&s;e none of them vnder|&s;tode
other / nor had no maner of aqueynta~ce
toguyder: And al&s;o to e&s;chewe riottes or de|bates
that myght haue fallen bytwene them / 
for portugales are hote &amp; ha&s;tye / and in lyke|wi&s;e
Engly&s;&s;hmen be di&s;pytefull and fier&s;e.
Thus they were apoynted by the man hals
of bothe ho&s;tes to lodge and to forrage in di|uers
partes / and nat toguyder. Thus they
rode forthe and were of chat. puy&s;&s;aunce able
to fyght for a iourney with kynge Iohan of
Ca&s;tell / and all his adhenrentes. So longe
they iourneyed that they came to they ryuer
of Derne / whiche was nat ea&s;y to pa&s;&s;e / for it
was depe and with highe bankes / and full of
great broken &s;tones / &s;o that but at certayne
bridges whiche were broken / or elles &s;o well
kepte / y^t it was in maner impo&s;&s;yble to pa&s;&s;e
they might nat gette ouer. So the&s;e two ho|&s;tes
had great ymaginacio~s how they might
pa&s;&s;e. Than &s;o it fell that &s;ir Iohn~ Holande
who was con&s;table of the Engly&s;&s;he hoo&s;t / 
and the mar&s;halles / &s;ir Richarde Butle and
&s;ir Thomas Moreaulx / and their forragers
as they rode before / they encountred a &s;quier
of Ca&s;tell / called Donnage Bangher. He
knewe well all the pa&s;&s;ages of the countrey / 
and he knewe where there was one pa&s;&s;age / 
that bothe hor&s;men and fote men might ea&s;e|lye
pa&s;&s;e the riuer / &amp; he came ouer at the &s;ame
pa&s;&s;age / and was taken and brought to the
&s;ayd lordes / of whom they were ryght glad.
And there he was &s;o &s;treitly examyned / &amp; al&s;o
by the wordes of the con&s;table / who &s;ayde to
hym / howe he wolde quyte his rau~&s;ome and
gyue hym a good rewarde if he wolde &s;hewe
them where they myght pa&s;&s;e &s;urely the ry|uer / 
for they &s;ayde they had herde howe there
was one &s;ure pa&s;&s;age ouer the ryuer. The
&s;quyer who toke but lyght aduy&s;ement / and
was couetous of the con&s;tables offre / &amp; was
gladde to be delyuered out of their handes / 
&s;ayd. Sirs / I knowe well the pa&s;&s;age / and
I &s;hall &s;hewe it you and &s;halbe your guyde
where as ye and all youre menne maye pa&s;&s;e
without any daunger.</P>
<P>Of this the con&s;table and mar&s;halles had
great ioye &amp; &s;o rode forthe toguyder / and &s;ent
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worde of this tydinges to the duke of Lanca|&s;tre / 
and &s;o folowed the vowarde / and the con+&s;tables
and mar&s;halles came to the pa&s;&s;age.
Than the &s;pany&s;&s;he &s;quyer entred fir&s;te in to
the ryuer / &amp; &s;hewed them the way. And whan
they &s;awe the pa&s;&s;age &s;o plea&s;aunt they were
ryght ioyfull / and &s;o euery man pa&s;&s;ed ouer.
And whan the vowarde was ouer / they lod|ged
there to gyue knowledge to all other that
folowed after. Than the con&s;table kepte his
promy&s;e with the &s;quyer that was their gyde.
And &s;o he departed fro them and rode to Me+dena
del campo / where the kynge of Ca&s;tyle
lay / a good towne in the countrey of Campe.
Than the kynge of Portugale and the duke
of Lanca&s;tre came to the pa&s;&s;age / which was
called Pla&s;ce ferarde / bycau&s;e the grauell and
&s;ande there was firme and &s;table / and without
parell. There they and their hoo&s;tes pa&s;&s;ed o|uer / 
and the next day the rerewarde / and than
they all lay in the cou~trey of Campe. Tydin|ges
came to them of Ruelles / of Cate&s;eris / of
Medena / of Vyle arpente / of &s;aynt Phagon / 
and to other cyties / townes / and ca&s;tels of the
countrey of Campe and Spayne / howe the
engly&s;&s;hemen and portugaloy&s;e were pa&s;&s;ed
ouer the ryuer of Derne / and had founde the
pa&s;&s;ed / wherof euery man had maruayle and
&s;ayd. This can nat be done without tray&s;on / 
for they &s;hulde neuer haue founde out the pa&s;|&s;age / 
but if &s;ome of the countre had &s;hewed it
to them. The kynge of ca&s;telles lordes knewe
how the &s;quier of Ca&s;tyle had &s;hewed it them / 
and was their guyde. Thervpon he was ta|ken
and knowledged the trouth / as he hadde
done. Thanne he was iuged to dye / and was
brought to Vyle arpent and there beheeded.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="103" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the tydinges &s;pred abrode
that the kynge of Portugale and the
duke of Lanca&s;tre were pa&s;&s;ed the ry+uer
of Derne / &amp; howe it came to the
kyng of Ca&s;tels knowlege. &amp; howe
certayne of the engly&s;&s;he knyghtes
came and rode before Vyle arpente / 
and how the king of Portugale and
the duke of Lanca&s;tre determyned
there to tary the co~myng of the duke
of Burbone. Cap. C.iii.</HEAD>
<P>_WHan the kynge of Ca|&s;tyle
knewe howe the kyng
of Portugale and the duke
of Lanca&s;tre were in y^t fel|des
with a great puy&s;&s;ance
and daily aproched wherof
he was &s;ore aba&s;&s;hyd / and
called to hym &s;yr Gaultyer of Pa&s;&s;ac and &s;yr
Willyam of Lignac / and &s;ayde. I haue great
maruayle of the duke of Borbon / that he com+meth
nat. Our enemyes aproche and kepe the
feldes / and none encou~treth them. they wa&s;te
our countrey / and the people of my realme are
yuell contente that we fyght nat with theym.
Wherfore &s;irs / I requyre you gyue me coun|&s;ayle
what is be&s;t to do. The&s;e two knyghtes
who knewe more of dedes of armes than the
kyng dyd / for they had more v&s;ed it / and ther|fore
thyder they were &s;ente oute of Fraunce / 
they &s;ayde: Syr / &s;urely the duke of Borbon
cometh without fayle. And whan he cometh
we &s;hall take coun&s;ayle what we &s;hall do / but
tyll he come / let vs make no countenaunce of
batayle. Let our enemyes go and come why|der
as they ly&s;t / lette them kepe the feldes and
we &s;hall kepe the townes that be &s;tronge / and
well prouyded bothe with men and vytayles.
They &s;hall be in the &s;onne and in great heate / 
and we &s;hall be in the &s;hadowe &amp; in the fre&s;&s;he
ayre. They &s;hall fynde y^e countrey wa&s;ted and
pylled / and the more forewarde that they go / 
the le&s;&s;e &s;u&s;tynau~ce &s;hall they fynde. And ther|fore
&s;yr / at the begynnynge to e&s;chewe all in|conuenyentes / 
all lytell hooldes were beaten
downe / and maners &amp; churches &s;uche as men
of the cou~trey <ABBR>wold</ABBR> haue put in their goodes / 
and this was wy&s;ely done. or els nowe your
enemyes <ABBR>&s;huld</ABBR> haue founde places to haue re+&s;ted
in / and as nowe they &s;hall fynde nothyng
without they brynge it with theym / but heate
and the &s;onne on their heedes / the whiche &s;hall
burne and &s;lee them. And &s;ir all your townes / 
cyties / and ca&s;telles are well garny&s;&s;hed and
prouyded for with good men of armes / artyl|lery / 
and vytayles. I thynke they &s;halbe &s;kry|my&s;&s;hed
withall / for that is the lyfe and nory&s;|&s;hynge
of men of warre and their pa&s;&s;e tyme / 
for they ryde aboute all the worlde to &s;eke ad|uentures.
Therfore &s;ir be nothynge aba&s;&s;hed
for we tru&s;te in this be&s;ynes / we &s;hall haue no
great domage. The kynge by rea&s;on of the&s;e
knyghtes wordes was greatly reco~forted / for
<PB REF="130">
he perceyued well they &s;hewed him the trouth
and rea&s;on.</P>
<P>NOwe let vs &s;peke of the duke of Lan|ca&s;tre
&amp; of the kyng of Portugale / who
were in the feldes in the countrey of Campe.
They wolde gladly haue bene in &s;ome towne
to haue refre&s;&s;hed theym / For their foragers
whe<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> &s;o euer they went / coude fynde no thing
and for feare of encountrynges / they rode nat
but in great companyes. And &s;omtyme whan
they &s;awe a village on a hyll / or on the playne / 
than they reioy&s;ed and wolde &s;ay. Go we thy+der / 
for there we &s;halbe all ryche / and well pro+uyded / 
And thyder they wolde ryde in great
ha&s;te. And whan they were there / they founde
no thynge but bare walles / &amp; the how&s;es bro|ken
downe / and nother catte nor dogge / cocke
nor hen / man / woman / nor childe there / it was
wa&s;ted before by the frenchemen. Thus they
lo&s;te their tyme / and their hor&s;es were leane
and feble / by rea&s;on of their poore nori&s;&s;hyng.
They were happy whan they founde any pa|&s;ture / 
and &s;ome were &s;o feble that they coulde
go no further / but dyed for great heate and po+uertie.
ye and al&s;o &s;ome of the great men dyed
and were &s;ore dy&s;plea&s;ed with hoote feuers / &amp;
had nat wherwith to refre&s;&s;he them / and &s;ome
tyme by &s;odeyn coldee that toke them &s;leping
in y^e nyght. In this ca&s;e they were in / and &s;pe|cyally
in the duke of Lanca&s;tres hoo&s;t / for the
engli&s;&s;hmen were of a febler complexion than
the portugaloys / for they coulde well endure
the payne / for they he harde and accu&s;tomed
to the ayre of Ca&s;tyle. In this ca&s;e as I haue
&s;hewed you the engli&s;&s;hmen were in / and ma|ny
dyed / and namely &s;uche as had but &s;male
proui&s;yon for them &s;elfe.</P>
<P>_SIr Richarde Burle / &abser; Thomas
Moreaulr / &s;ir Thomas Percy / 
the lorde Fitzwater / &s;yr Mabe|tyne
of Linyers &s;ir Iohn~ Dam
breticourt / Thyrrey and Guyl|lyam
of Souuayne / and with theym a two
hundred hor&s;e men / knyghtes and &s;quyers / 
&s;uche as wolde auaunce theym &s;elfe / and de|&s;yringe
dedes of armes. It a tyme mounted
on their hor&s;es the be&s;te they hadde / to the en|tente
to ryde to Vyle Arpente / to awake the
fre~chmen that were therin / for they had herde
&s;urely howe &s;ir Dlyuer of Cly&s;&s;on was with|in
that towne / who was con&s;table of Ca&s;tyle / 
and with hym a great nombre of good men of
armes. The&s;e lord&abis; with their company rode
forthe in a morenynge / and came to a lytell ry|uer
that ranne before the towne / and pa&s;&s;ed
ouer. The larome ro&s;e in the towne and brute
that the engly&s;&s;he men were come to the bar|ryers.
Thanne knyghtes and &s;quiers armed
them quickely / and came to the co~&s;tables lod|ginge / 
and their varlettes &s;adled their hor&s;es
and brought the~ to their mai&s;ters. the con&s;ta|ble
wolde nat by his wyll haue &s;uffered them
to haue i&s;&s;ued out agayn&s;te the engly&s;&s;hmen / 
but he coulde nat let them / their corages were
&s;o fier&s;e: And &s;o they i&s;&s;ued out well hor&s;ed / 
and in good ordre. Fir&s;te i&s;&s;ued &s;ir Iohan of
Barres / the vicounte of Barlier / &s;ir Iohan of
Brakemou~t / &s;ir Pyer of Wyllannes / &s;ir Tri|&s;tam
de la gayll and dyuers other / with great
de&s;yre to fyght agayn&s;t the engli&s;&s;hmen. And
whan the engly&s;&s;hmen had made their cour&s;e
before the towne / than they pa&s;&s;ed agayne the
ryuer / where as they had pa&s;te / and drewe to
gyther on y^e &s;andes / and fayre and ea&s;ely with
drewe fro the ryuer a thre bow&s;hottes. Than
the frenche knightes came cryeng their cryes
euery manne his &s;peare on the thyghe. And
whan the Engly&s;&s;hmen &s;awe them / &s;odeynly
they tourned with their &s;peares in the re&s;tes.
There was a &s;ore rencou~tre / and dyuers ouer
throwen on the &s;andes / on bothe parties. And
whan that cour&s;e was done they lefte nat &s;o / 
but &s;krymy&s;&s;hed to gyther / but the powder of
the &s;ubtyle &s;andes ro&s;e vp &s;o thycke / that one
of them coulde nat&s;e a nother / nor knowe eche
other / &s;o that them&s;elfe nor their hor&s;es <ABBR>could</ABBR>
&s;kant drawe their brethes / their mouthes were
&s;o full of du&s;t / So that therby eche party was
fayne to withdrawe by their cries. Thus they
departed / and no manne &s;layne / nor greatly
hurte. And bycau&s;e of this cour&s;e that the en|gly&s;&s;he
knyghtes made / they pa&s;te that daye
but one leage fro the towne of Arpente / and &s;o
retourned to their lodgynges / and &s;yckne&s;&s;e
toke them / heate / colde / and feuers. The duke
of Lanca&s;tre wy&s;te nat what to &s;aye nor do / 
for he &s;awe well howe his men fell &s;icke dayly
and lay in their beddes. And he was hym&s;elfe
&s;oo wery and heuy / that gladly he wolde haue
layen in his bedde / and it had nat ben for di&s;co+ragynge
of his people. And on a day he &s;pake
with the kynge of Portugale / and demaun|ded
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coun&s;ayle of hym / de&s;yringe hym to gyue
his be&s;te aduy&s;e what was be&s;te to do / for he
feared great mortalyte to fall in his ho&s;t. than
the kyng &s;ayd. Syr / it &s;emeth well howe that
the &s;paynyardes nor fre~chmen wyll nat fyght
with vs at this time / they purpo&s;e to &s;uffre vs
to wa&s;te our &s;elfes and our prouy&s;ions. Why
&s;ir quod the duke / and what wyll ye than cou~|&s;ayle
vs to do? I &s;hall &s;hewe you &abquod; the kyng
Portugale. as for this &s;ea&s;on whyle the &s;onne
is &s;o hoote / that ye and your people drawe a|gaine
in to Galyce / and let euery man refre&s;&s;h
him &s;elfe / and at Marche or Aprill than come
to the felde agayne. and do &s;o moch that newe
ayde and comfortemaye come to you oute of
Englande by one of your bretherne. A realme
is nat &s;o &s;oone wonne / and &s;pecyally to agree
with the ayre nat acu&s;tomed before. Let your
men go and pa&s;&s;e their tyme in &s;uche townes
and fortere&s;&s;es as ye haue in Galyce / vnder
your obey&s;aunce. This may well be quod the
duke / but than maye fortune to fall / as I &s;hall
&s;hewe you / that is. Whan our enemyes &s;eeth
that we be departed one fro another / you into
Portugale &amp; I into Galyce / at &s;aynt Iaques
or at Colongne. Than the kynge of Spayne
wyll ryde with great puy&s;&s;aunce / for I haue
herde that he hathe foure thou&s;ande &s;peares / 
frenchmen and bretons / and he &s;hall fynde as
many mo in his owne countrey. And al&s;o the
duke of Burbon vncle to the frenche kyng co+meth
after with two. M. &s;peares / and a&s;&s;one
as he cometh he wyll &s;et forwarde: &s;o that &amp; we
be than at home in oure countreys / or we can
a&s;&s;emble togyder agayne / as we be nowe / out
enemyes &s;hall do vs great domage. Thanne
the kynge &s;ayde. Well / than lette vs kepe &s;tyll
the feldes in the name of god / as for my men
be fre&s;&s;he ynough / and are of good mynde to
abyde the aduenture / and I with them.</P>
<P>_THus they determyned to abyde
the co~mynge of the duke of Bur|bon / 
to &s;e if they &s;hulde be fought
withall thanne or nat / for they all
demau~ded nothinge but batayle.
The tyme went euer forwarde and the &s;onne
mounted / and the dayes chafed meruaylou&s;ly
for it was aboute myd&s;omer / whan the &s;onne
was in his &s;trength / and &s;pecially in Spayne
and Granade / and in the farre countreyes of
Septentryon. Nor after Aprell there fell no
rayne nor &s;wetnes fro Heuyn / wherby euery
thynge was brente on the erthe. The engli&s;&s;h
men eate grapes whan they myght get them / 
and dranke of the hote wynes / and the more
they dranke the more they were &s;et a fyre / and
therby brente their lyuers and longes / for that
dyete was contrary to their nature. Engly&s;&s;h
men are nori&s;&s;hed with good metes and with
ale / which kepeth their bodyes in temper: and
there the nyghtes were hoote / bycau&s;e of the
great heate in the day / and the mornyng mer|uaylou&s;ly
colde / whiche dy&s;ceyued them. For
in the nyght they coulde &s;uffre no thynge on
them / and &s;o &s;lepte all naked / and in the mor|nynge
colde toke them or they were waxe / and
that ca&s;te them in to feuers and flyxes with|out
remedy. And as well dyed great men as
meane people.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="104" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the duke of Lanca&s;tre gaue
lycence to his men / and howe a ha|raulte
was &s;ente to the kinge of Ca|&s;tyle / 
and howe thre knightes of En+glande
went to &s;peke with the king
of Ca&s;tyle for a &s;aueconduct / for the
dukes men to pa&s;&s;e through his cou~|trey.
Cap. C.iiii.</HEAD>
<P>_BEholde nowe and &s;e
howe fortune tourned. ye
maye well beleue that the
duke of Lanca&s;tre beynge
in the realme of Ca&s;tyle / 
coulde neuer haue lo&s;te by
batayle / nor his men dy&s;|comfetted / 
nor lo&s;te his men as he dyd in that
voyage / by rea&s;on of &s;ycknes. And hym &s;elfe
al&s;o nygh deed. And &s;ir Iohan Holande who
was con&s;table of the hoo&s;t / whan he &s;awe his
frendes and men thus infected with this ma|lady / 
without remedy / and herynge the com|playnt&abis;
of one and other / &s;ayeng eche to other.
Ah the duke of Lanca&s;tre hath brought vs to
dye in Spaygne / cur&s;ed be this voyage? He
wyll neuer haue Engly&s;&s;hman more to come
out of Englande to &s;erue hym. He &s;purneth a+gayn&s;t
y^e pricke / he wolde his men &s;hulde kepe
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the countrey whan it is wonne. And whan his
men be all deed / who &s;hall thanne kepe it? He
&s;heweth nat that he can any &s;kyll of the warre / 
&s;ythe he &s;eeth that none cometh agayn&s;t vs to
fight in batayle. why dothe he nat drawe than
into Portugale or into &s;ome other place? than
he &s;hulde nat haue the domage nor lo&s;&s;e that
he heth / for thus we &s;hall all dye without any
&s;trokes. Whan &s;ir Iohan Holande herde and
vnder&s;tode the&s;e wordes / for the honoure and
loue of his lorde the duke of Lanca&s;tre / who&s;e
doughter he had maryed / he came to the duke
and &s;ayd quickly to him. Sir / it mu&s;t behoue
you to take newe and &s;horte coun&s;ayle / your
people be in a harde ca&s;e / and lykely to dye by
&s;yckene&s;&s;e / if nede &s;hulde fortune they are nat
able to ayde you. they be wery and in a harde
ca&s;e / and their hor&s;es deed / &s;o that noble men
and other are &s;o di&s;coraged that they are nat
lyke to do you any good &s;eruyce at this tyme.
Than &s;ayd the duke. And what is be&s;te than
to do / I wyll beleue coun&s;aile for it is rea&s;on?
Syr quod the con&s;table. Me thynke it were
be&s;te ye gaue lycence to euery man to departe
where as they thynke be&s;te / and your &s;elfe to
drawe outher into Portugale or into Galice / 
for ye are nat in the ca&s;e to ryde forewarde.
That is trewe quod the duke / and &s;o I wyll
do. Saye you to them howe I do gyue them
leaue to departe whyder it plea&s;e the~ / outher
in to Ca&s;tyle or in to Fraunce / &s;o they make
no fal&s;e treaty with our enemyes / for I &s;e well
for this &s;ea&s;on our warre is pa&s;te / And paye
euery man their wages / and rewarde theym
for their co&s;tes. Syr quod the con&s;table this
&s;hall be done.</P>
<P>SIr Iohan Holande made it be knowen
by a trumpet in euery lodgyng / the en|tencion
of the duke of Lanca&s;tre / howe he dyd
gyue lycence to euery man to departe / why|der
they ly&s;t / and that euery capytayne &s;hulde
&s;peke with the con&s;table / and they &s;hulde be
&s;o payed that they &s;hulde be content. This ty|dynges
reioy&s;ed &s;ome / &s;uche as de&s;yred to de|parte
to chaunge the ayre. Than the barones
and knyghtes of Englande toke coun&s;ayle / 
howe they myght retourne in to Englande. it
was thought impo&s;&s;yble for them to retourne
by the &s;ee / for they had no &s;hyppes redy / and
were farre fro any porte. And al&s;o their men
were &s;o &s;icke with feuers and flixes / that there
were many deed / and &s;o &s;icke / that they coude
nat endure y^e trauayle on the &s;ee. So all thyn|ges
con&s;ydered they thought it be&s;t to repayre
home thorough the realme of Fraunce. Than
&s;ome &s;ayde / howe maye that be? for we be ene|myes
too all the realmes that we mu&s;te pa&s;&s;e
through. Fir&s;t through Spayne / for we haue
made theym open warre. The kynge of Na|uer
in lykewy&s;e is ioyned in this warre with
the kynge of Ca&s;tyle / &amp; al&s;o the kynge of Ara|gone / 
for he is alyed with the frenche kynge.
and al&s;o he hath done to vs a great dy&s;pite / he
hath take and layd in pri&s;on at Bar&s;elona the
archebyhop of Burdeaux / who wente thyder
to demaunde the arerages that the realme of
Aragonoweth / to the kynge of Englande our
&s;oueraygne lorde. And to &s;ende to the frenche
kyng it is harde for vs to do. it is farre of / and
peraduenture whan oure me&s;&s;anger cometh
to the kynge (he is yonge) and peraduenture
his coun&s;ayle wyll do nothynge for vs. for &s;ir
Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on con&s;table of Fraunce ha|teth
vs mortally / for he wyll &s;ay that the duke
of Bretayn his great aduer&s;ary / wyll become
engli&s;&s;h. Than &s;ome other that were of great
wy&s;dome and imaginacyon &s;aid. All thinges
con&s;ydred / we thinke it be&s;t to a&s;&s;ay the kyng
of Ca&s;tyle / we thynke he wyll lyghtly condy|&s;cende
to &s;uffre vs to pa&s;&s;e through his coun|trey
pea&s;ably / and to gette a &s;aueconduete fro
the kynges of Fraunce / Aragon / and Nauer.</P>
<P>THis coun&s;ayle was taken / kepte and
herde / and a Haraulde called Derby
was &s;ente forthe to the kynge of Ca&s;tyle with
letters. This haraulde rode forthe and came
to Medena de campo / and there he founde the
kynge of Ca&s;tyle / and than he kneled downe
and delyuered his letters. And the kynge ope+ned
them and redde them / they were written
in frenche. Whan he hadde well vnder&s;tande
them he turned hym and &s;myled / and &s;ayde to
a knyght of his. Go and make this haraulde
good chere / he &s;hall be an&s;wered to nyght and
departe to morowe. Than the kynge entred
in to his &s;ecrete chambre and &s;ent for &s;ir Wyl|lyam
of Lygnac and for &s;ir gaultyer of Pa&s;|&s;ac / 
and red to them the letters / and demaun|ded
of them what was be&s;te to do. &para;I &s;hall
&s;hewe you the &s;ub&s;taunce of the matter. Syr
Iohan Holande con&s;table of the duke of Lan+ca&s;tres
hoo&s;t / wrote to the kynge of Ca&s;tyle / 
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de&s;yring hym to &s;ende by the herault letters
of &s;afeco~ducte for .ii. or thre engly&s;&s;he knigh+tes
to go and come &s;afe / to &s;peke and to treat
with hym. Than the&s;e knightes an&s;wered &amp;
&s;ayd. &s;ir / it were good ye dyde this / for than
&s;hall you knowe what they demau~de. Well
quod the kyng / me thynke it is good. Than
there was a&s;afeco~ducte written / co~teyninge
that &s;ixe knightes might &s;afely go and come
at the poyntyng of the con&s;table. This was
&s;ealed with the kynges great &s;eale &amp; &s;ygned
with his hande &amp; deliuered to the heralt / and
xx. frankes in rewarde. Than he returned to
Aura~che where the duke &amp; y^e con&s;table were.</P>
<P>_THe herault deliuered the &s;afeco~duct
to the co~&s;table. Than the knyghtes
were cho&s;en y^t &s;hulde go. &s;ir Mau|beryn
of Linyere / &s;ir Thom~s Morell / &amp; &s;ir
Iohan Dambreticourt. the&s;e thre knyghtes
were charged to go on this me&s;&s;age to y^e kyn+ge
of Ca&s;tile. and they de&abper;ted a&s;&s;one as they
might for &s;ome thought long / for there were
many &s;icke and lacked phi&s;icions and medi|cins / 
and al&s;o fre&s;&s;he vitaylles. The&s;e En|gly&s;&s;he
amba&s;&s;adours pa&s;&s;ed by the towne
of Arpent / and there the con&s;table of Ca&s;tyle
&s;ir Olyuer of Cle&s;quy made the~ good chere / 
and made them a &s;upper. And the next daye
he &s;ent with them a knyght of his of Tynte|mache
a breton / to bring them the more &s;ure|lyer
to the kyng / for encou~tryng of y^e bretons
of whom there were many &s;prede abrode. &amp;
&s;o long they rode that they came to Medena+de
Campo / and there they founde the kynge
who had gret de&s;ire to know what they wol+de.
&amp; whan they were a lyghted at their lod|gyng
&amp; chau~ged &amp; refre&s;hed the~ they went to
the king / who made to the~ gode &s;emblaunt / &amp;
were brought to hiby y^e knight&abis; of his hou&s;e
Than they delyuered to the kyng letters fro
the dukes Con&s;table / but none fro hym &s;elfe / 
for as than he wolde nat write to the kynge / 
but they &s;ayd. Sir kyng / we be &s;ent hyder to
you fro the erle of Huntyngdon / Con&s;table
with the duke of Lanca&s;tre / A certaynynge
you of the great mortalyte and &s;ickene&s;&s;e that
is amonge our men. Therfore the con&s;table
de&s;yreth you / that ye wolde to all &s;uche as de+&s;yreth
to haue their helthe / opyn your cyties
and good townes / and &s;uffre them to entre
to refre&s;&s;he them / and to recouer their helth
if they maye. And al&s;o that &s;uche as haue de+&s;yre
to pa&s;&s;e in to Englande by lande / that
they maye pa&s;&s;e without daunger of you / of
the kyng of Nauer / and of the Frenche kyng
but pe&s;ably to retourne in to their owne cou+treis.
&s;ir / this is the de&s;yre and reque&s;t that
we make vnto you / as at this tyme. than the
kyng an&s;wered and &s;aid &s;oberly. Sirs / we
&s;hall take cou~&s;ayle and adui&s;e what is good
for vs to do / &amp; than ye &s;halbe an&s;wered / than
the knyghtes &s;ayd. &s;ir / that &s;uffyceth to vs.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="105" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the&s;e thre knyghtes obtey|ned
a &s;aueconduct of the kyng of Ca+&s;tyle
for their people to pa&s;&s;e / &amp; howe
dyuers of the~gly&s;&s;hmen dyed in Ca+&s;tyle / 
&amp; howe the duke of Lanca&s;tre
fell in a great &s;yckene&s;&s;e. Cap. C .v.</HEAD>
<P>_THus they departed fro the
kynge at that tyme / and went to
their lodgynges / &amp; there taryed
all y^t day &amp; the next day tyll none
than they went to y^e kyng. Now
I &s;hall &s;hewe you what an&s;were y^e king had
of his cou~&s;aile. This reque&s;t gretly reioy&s;ed
the kyng / for he &s;awe well his enemys wolde
de&abper;te out of his realme / &amp; he thought in hym+&s;elfe
he wolde agre therto / yet he was cou~&s;ay+led
to the co~trary but / he &s;ent for the .ii. fre~che
capitayns / &s;ir Gaultier of Pa&s;&s;acke and &s;ir
Willm~ of Lignac. and whan they were come
he right &s;agely &s;hewed the~ the de&s;ire &amp; req~&s;t
of y^e co~&s;table of the Engly&s;&s;he ho&s;t / and her|vpon
he demau~ded of them to haue their cou~+&s;ayle.
Fir&s;t he de&s;yred &s;ir Water Pa&s;&s;acke to
&s;peke. He was lothe to &s;peke before other of
the kynges cou~&s;ayle there / but he was fayne
&s;o to do the kyng &s;o &s;ore de&s;yred hym. &amp; &s;o by
the kynges co~maundement he &s;pake &amp; &s;ayde.
Sir ye are come to the &s;ame ende that we ha+ue
alwayes &s;aid. &amp; that was / y^t your enemys
&s;hulde wa&s;t the~ &s;elfe / they are nowe di&s;confy+ted
without any &s;troke &s;trikyng. &s;ir / if y^e &s;aid
folkes de&s;yre to haue comforte &amp; refre&s;&s;hyng
in your countre / of your gentylne&s;&s;e ye maye
well grau~t it them / &s;o that wha~&s;oeuer they re+couer
their helthe / they retourne nat agayne
to the Duke nor to the kynge of Portugale / 
but than to de&abper;te the &s;treight way in to their
owne countreys: And that in the Terme of
<PB REF="132">
&s;ixe yere they arme them nat agayn&s;t you nor
agayn&s;t the realme of Ca&s;tyle. We thynke ye
&s;hall gette rightwell a &s;afeconducte for them
of the kynge of Fraunce and of the kynge of
Nauerre / to pa&s;&s;e pea&s;ably through the real+mes.
Of this an&s;were the kynge was ryght
ioyfull / for they coun&s;ayled hym accordynge
to his plea&s;ure / for he had nat cared what bar+geyn
he had made / &s;o that he myght haue ben+quyte
of the Engly&s;&s;hmen: Than he &s;ayd to
&s;ir Water Pa&s;&s;acke. Sir / ye haue well and
truely coun&s;ayled me I thanke you / and I
&s;hall do accordyng to your adui&s;e. Than the
thre Engly&s;&s;he knyghtes were &s;ent for.</P>
<P>Whan they were come they entred into the
coun&s;ayle cha~bre. Than the by&s;&s;hop of Bur+ges
chaunceller of Spayne / who was well
langaged &s;ayd. &s;irs ye knyghtes of Engla~d
perteyning to the duke of La~ca&s;tre / and &s;ent
hyder fro his con&s;table: vnder&s;tande that the
kyng here of his pytie and gentylne&s;&s;e / wyll
&s;hewe to his enemyes all the grace he maye.
And &s;irs / ye &s;hall retourne to your co~&s;table / 
and &s;hewe hym fro the kyng of Ca&s;tyle / that
he &s;hall make it to be knowen through al his
hoo&s;t by the &s;owne of a trumpet / that his re|alme
&s;halbe open and redy to receyue all the
Engly&s;&s;hmen hole or &s;icke / &s;o that at thentre
of euery cyte or towne / they laye downe their
armure and weapons: And there &s;hall they
fynde men redy to bring them to their lodgi|ges.
And there all their names to be written
and delyuered to the capitayne of the towne / 
to thentent they &s;hulde nat retourne agayne
in to Galyce nor in to Portugale / for no ma|ner
of bu&s;yne&s;&s;e / but to de&abper;te in to their own
countreis a&s;&s;one as they may. And a&s;&s;one as
the kyng of Ca&s;tyle my &s;ouerayne lorde hath
optayned your &s;afeco~ducte / to pa&s;&s;e through
the realmes of Nauer and Fraunce to go to
Calis / or to any other porte or hauen at their
plea&s;ure: outher in to Bretaygne / Xaynton / 
Rochell / Norma~dy / or Picardy. Al&s;o y^e kyn|ges
plea&s;ure is / that all &s;uche knight&abis; or &s;qui+ers
of any nacyon what &s;oeuer it be / that en|tred
in to this vyage: In any wy&s;e arme nat
them &s;elfe for y^e &s;pace of &s;ixe yere agayn&s;t the
realme of Ca&s;tyle / and that they &s;were thus
to do whan they take the &s;afeco~ducte. And of
this co~po&s;ycion / ye &s;hall haue letters open to
beare to your con&s;table / and to &s;uche co~pany+ons
as &s;ent you hyder. The&s;e knyght&abis; than|ked
the kynge and his coun&s;ayle of their an|&s;were
&amp; &s;ayd. &s;ir there be certayne artycles in
your an&s;were / we ca~ nat tell if they will be ac+cepted
or nat. If they be nat / we &s;hall &s;ende a+gayne
to you our heraulte / if he come nat we
&s;hall accept your &s;ayeng. Well &s;irs the kyng
is content (quod they of his coun&s;ayle) than
the kyng went in to his chambre. And &s;ir wa+ter
Pa&s;&s;acke and &s;ir Wyllm~ Lignacke kepte
&s;tyll company with the Engly&s;&s;he knyghtes
and brought them in to a fayre cha~bre / where
their dyner was redy apparelled for the~ / and
there dyned with them. And after dyner had
wyne and &s;pyces in the kynges chambre and
toke their leaue. Their letters were redy / &amp;
they toke their hor&s;es and &s;o departed &amp; rode
to Vyle cloppes / and the next day they came
to the towne of Arpent &amp; dyned / and at night
lay at Noy in Galyce / and the next daye they
came to Auranche &amp; there founde y^e con&s;table
So it fortuned that in this mean &s;ea&s;on / one
of the duke of Lanca&s;ters great barons died
a right valyant man / called the lorde Fitz wa+ter:
He was greatly bemooned / but agayn&s;t
dethe none maye &s;tryue. His enterment was
honorably done / the kyng of Portugale and
the duke of La~ca&s;tre pre&s;ent. and whan the&s;e
thre knyghtes were come to the Dukes lod|gyng / 
they &s;hewed all that they had done / &amp;
&s;hewed their letters of confyrmacion of the
&s;ame. Than &s;ome &s;ayd it was a herde coue|naunt / 
and &s;ome &s;ayde nay: holdyng opinyon
that it was right courte&s;&s;e / perfitely con&s;yde+ryng
the danger that they were in. The&s;e ti|dynges
anone &s;prede abrode in the ho&s;t / how
the duke had gyuen lycence euery man to de|parte
who &s;o ly&s;t. Than &s;uche as were &s;ycke
and feble / de&s;yring a fre&s;&s;he ayre / de&abper;ted as
&s;oone as they might / &amp; toke their leaue of the
duke and of the co~&s;table / and than they were
truely payd their wag&abis; as curte&s;ly as might
be. And &s;ome were content with fayre wor|des / 
and &s;o they departed by co~panyes. &s;ome
went to Arpent / &s;ome to Ruelles / &s;ome to vil+cloppes / 
&s;ome to Noy / &s;o~e to Medena de Ca~+po
&amp; other places: &amp; in euery place they were
welcome and brought to their lodgynges / &amp;
their names pre&s;ented to the capitayne. The
greatte&s;t parte of the gentylmen went to Ar|pent / 
bycau&s;e in that towne there were many
&s;traungers / Bretons / frenchmen / normayns
<PB N="cxix" REF="132">
and poicteuyns / ouer whome &s;ir Olyuer de
Cle&s;quyn was capitayne. The Engly&s;&s;he|men
tru&s;ted better in them than they dyde in
the Spaynyerdes / and good cau&s;e why.</P>
<P>THus as I haue &s;hewed you / the duke
of Lanca&s;tres army brake vp at that
tyme in Ca&s;tyle / and euery man &s;ought the
be&s;t for hym &s;elfe. ye maye well beleue that
this dyde greatly trouble the duke of Lanca+&s;tre / 
and great cau&s;e why. for he &s;awe his en|terpri&s;e
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ore putte a backe and brought in to
a herde ca&s;e / Howe be it lyke a valyaunt &s;age
price as he was / he co~forted hym &s;elfe a&s;well
as he myght / for he &s;awe well it coulde none
otherwy&s;e be. And whan the kyng of Portu|gale
&s;awe howe the matter went / and y^t their
army was broken of / He gaue lycence to all
maner of men / except a thre hundred &s;peares
that were come to &s;erue hym. He retaygned
them &s;tyll / and &s;o departed fro Aura~che with
the duke of La~ca&s;tre and his wyfe / &amp; rode to
&s;aynt Iaques called Co~po&s;tella. And whan
the kyng and the duke were there / the kynge
taryed there four dayes: And than departed
with all his men / and retourned to his coun|trey
to his wyfe / who laye at Porte / a good
cytie in Portugale.</P>
<P>NOwe &s;hall I &s;hewe you what befell
of dyuers knyghtes and &s;quyers / &s;u|che
as were departed fro the duke and gone
in to Ca&s;tile. Dyuers that were entecte with
&s;ickene&s;&s;e / for all their chaungynge of newe
ayre and newe medycins / yet they coulde nat
&s;cape the peryll of dethe. Dyuers dyed in Ar+pent / 
in the meane &s;ea&s;on that the king of Ca+&s;tyle
&s;ent to the kynge of Nauerre and to the
frenche kyng for their &s;aueco~ductes / to pa&s;&s;e
pe&s;ably (whiche was nat &s;oone optaygned)
dyuers lordes / knyghtes / and &s;quyers of En+gla~de
dyed in their beddes whiche was gret
domage / and a great lo&s;&s;e to their countrey.
In Arpent there dyed thre great barones of
Englande / and ryche men. The fir&s;t was &s;ir
Richarde Burle who had ben mar&s;hall of y^e
dukes hoo&s;t / another the lorde Ponynges / &amp;
the thyrde the lorde Percy / co&s;yn germayne
to the erle of Northumberlande. And in the
towne of Noy dyed &s;ir Mauberyn of Lym|ers
a poyteuyn / a ryght noble and an expert
knyght. And in the towne of Ruelles there
dyed a great baron called the lorde Talbot:
So that there died here and there a .xii. gret
lordes / and a four&s;core knightes / and two hu~+dred
&s;quyers. This was a great dy&s;confet|ture
without any &s;troke &s;tryken / and there
dyed of other meane men / mo than fyue hun|dred.
And I herde it reported of a knyght of
Englande / as he retourned through Frau~ce
(his name was &s;ir Thom~s Quynbery) that
of fyftene hundred men of armes and foure
thou&s;ande archers / that the duke of Lanca|&s;tre
hadde brought out of the realme of En|glande / 
there neuer returned agayn the halfe
parte.</P>
<P>THe duke of Lanca&s;tre fyll in a pery|lous
&s;ickene&s;&s;e in the towne of &s;aynt
Iaques / and often tymes the brute
ranne in Ca&s;tyle &amp; in Fraunce howe he was
deed / and &s;urely he was in a great adue~ture
of his lyfe. Thyrrey of Souuayne a &s;quyer
of honour / and &s;quyer for y^e dukes body was
taken with &s;ickene&s;&s;e and dyed at Be&s;ances / 
he was naturally borne of the countie of Hey+naulte.
And his brother Wyllyam of Sou|uayn
was with hym tyll he dyed / who in like
wy&s;e was in great aduenture of his lyfe. Of
a trouthe there was none &s;o hardy / &s;o ryche / 
nor &s;o tolye / but that they were in feare of the~
&s;elfe / &amp; euery day loked for none other thyng
but deth / and with this &s;ickene&s;&s;e there were
none infected but alonely the duke of Lanca|&s;ters
co~pany. Among y^e fre~chmen there were
none &s;icke / wherby dyuers murmuracyons
were among the &s;panyerdes / &s;ayeng / y^e kyng
of Ca&s;tyle hath done great grace to the&s;e En+gly&s;&s;hmen
to &s;uffre them to lye and re&s;t them
in his countie / and in his good townes / But
we feare it wyll co&s;t vs greatly / for they haue
or are lyke to bring in to this countrey great
mortalyte. Than other wolde &s;aye: Ah / they
are chri&s;tenmen as we be / there ought co~pa&s;|&s;ion
and pyte to be taken one of another. this
was the co~munyng among them: And true it
was / y^t &s;ame &s;ea&s;on a knyght of Frau~ce dyed
in Ca&s;tile for whom gret &s;orowe was made:
For he was gracyous / courte&s;&s;e / and hardy
in armes / and was brother to &s;ir Iohan / &s;ir
Raynolde / and &s;ir Launcelotte of Voy / and
he was called &s;ir Iohn~ of Voy / but howe he
dyed I &s;hall tell you. He was in a towne of
Ca&s;tyle / called Seghome / and laye there in
gary&s;on: he had an Impo&s;tume in his body / 
<PB REF="133">
and he was yonge &amp; lu&s;ty and tooke no hede
therof / but on a day lept on a great hor&s;e and
rode out in to the feldes / &amp; &s;purred his hor&s;e / 
&s;o that by gambaldyng of the hor&s;e the impo+&s;tume
brake in his body / and whan he was
retourned to his lodgynge he was layde on
his bedde &s;icke / and that &s;emed well / for the
fourthe daye after he dyed / wherof his fren|des
were right &s;oroufull.
&dtridot; &dtridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="106" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe &s;ir Iohan Hola~de / the duke
of Lanca&s;tres con&s;table toke his leue
of the duke / and he and his wyfe re|tourned
by the king of Ca&s;tyle / who
made hym good chere / and howe &s;ir
Iohan Dambreticourt wente to Pa|rys
to acomply&s;&s;he a dede of armes / 
bytwene hym and Bouciqualt.
Cap. C.vi.</HEAD>
<P>_YE maye well knowe that
euery man e&s;chewed this &s;icke|ne&s;&s;e
that was amonge the En|gly&s;&s;hmen / 
and fledde therfro a&s;+moche
as they myght. All this
&s;ea&s;on &s;ir Iohan Holande the dukes con&s;ta|ble
was &s;till with the duke / &amp; certayne knigh+tes
and &s;quyers / &s;eynge the &s;ea&s;on of warre
pa&s;te / thynkynge to e&s;chewe the peryll of the
&s;ickene&s;&s;e / &s;ayd to the con&s;table. Sir / let vs
retourne &amp; we wyll go to Bayone or to Bur|deux
to take fre&s;&s;he ayre / and to e&s;che we this
&s;ickenes / for whan &s;o euer the duke of Lanca|&s;tre
wyll haue vs agayne / lette hym write for
vs / and we &s;hall &s;oone be with hym / whiche
were better than to kepe vs here in daunger
and parell. They called &s;o often on hym that
on a day he &s;hewed the duke their murmura|ryons.
Than the duke &s;ayde. Syr Iohan / I
wyll ye retourne and take my men with you / 
and recomende me to my lorde the kyng / and
to all my bretherne in Englande. With right
a good wyll &s;ir quod the con&s;table. But &s;yr / 
though &s;ycke men haue had great curte&s;y by
the con&s;table of Ca&s;tyle / as in &s;uffering them
to entre to a byde there at their ca&s;e tyll they
recouer their helthes / yet they maye nat re|tourne
agayne to you in to Ca&s;tyle nor in to
Portugale. and if outher they or we take our
waye to Calays throughe Fraunce / than we
mu&s;t be bounde to beare none armure in &s;yxe
yere after again&s;t the realme of Frau~ce / with+out
the kynge our &s;ouerayne lorde be pre&s;ent
in propre per&s;one. Than the duke &s;ayd. Syr
Iohan / ye knowe well that the frenchemen
will take on you and on our men (in ca&s;e they
&s;e them in daunger) all the vau~tage they can
do. Therfore I &s;hall &s;hewe you whiche way
ye &s;hall pa&s;&s;e curte&s;ly through the realme of
Ca&s;tyle. And whan ye come in to the entre of
Nauarre &s;ende to the kynge / he is my co&s;yn / 
and in tyme pa&s;t we hadde great alyaunce to
guyder whiche are nat as yet broken / for &s;ith
the warre began bytwene y^e kyng of Ca&s;tyle
and me / we haue amiably written eche to o|ther / 
as co&s;yns &amp; frendes / nor no warre hath
ben made by &s;ee bitwene vs but the fre~chmen
haue. wherfore I thynke he wyll lightly &s;uf|fre
you to pa&s;&s;e through his realme. &amp; whan
ye be at &s;aynt Iohan Pie de porte / than take
the waye to Bi&s;quay and &s;o to Bayon / than
ye be in our herytage: And fro thens ye may
go to the cytie of Burdeux without daunger
of the frenche men / and there refre&s;&s;he you at
your ea&s;e. And whan ye haue wynde and we+der
at wyll / than ye maye take the &s;ee &amp; lande
in Cornwall or at Hampton / or there as the
wynde wyll &s;erue you. Than &s;ir Iohan &s;aid
your coun&s;ayle &s;halbe fulfylled without any
faute.</P>
<P>IT was nat long after but that the Con+&s;table
and his company departed / and
there taryed with y^e duke and duches / no mo
but his owne hou&s;holde &s;eruauntes. And &s;ir
Iohan Holande had his wyfe with hym and
&s;o came to the cytie of Camores and there he
founde the kynge of Ca&s;tyle / &s;ir Gaultier of
Pa&s;&s;acke / and &s;ir Wyllm~ of Lignacke / who
made hym good chere / as lordes and knygh|tes
do whan they mete eche with other. And
truely the kyng of Ca&s;tyle was gladde to&s;e
the departyng of the Engly&s;&s;hmen / for than
it &s;emed to hym y^t his warre was at an ende / 
and thought that there wolde neuer i&s;&s;ue a|gayne
out of Englande &s;o many good men
of warre / in the duke of Lanca&s;ters tytell / to
make warre in Ca&s;tyle. Al&s;o he knewe well
<PB N="cxx" REF="133">
howe there was great trouble and dy&s;corde
within the realme of Englande. Whan the ti+dynges
&s;prede abrode in Ca&s;tile / in the good
cyties and townes (where as the Engly&s;&s;he
men lay &s;icke and were there to &s;eke for their
helthe) howe that &s;ir Iohan Hollande was
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ome thyder to retourne agayne in to Engla~+de.
They were ryght gladde therof / and &s;o
drewe to hym / to the entent to retourne with
hym / As the lorde of Chameulx / &s;ir Thomas
Percy / the lorde Lelynton / the lorde of Bra|&s;eton / 
and dyuers other / to the nombre of a
thou&s;a~de hor&s;es. &s;uche as were &s;icke thought
them &s;elfe halfe hole / whan they knewe they
&s;hulde retourne / their voyage pa&s;te was &s;o
paynfull to them.</P>
<P>WHan &s;ir Iohan Hollande toke leaue
of y^e kyng of Ca&s;tyle / the kyng gaue
to hym and to his co~pany great gif|tes / 
with mules and mulettes of Spaygne / 
and payde for all their co&s;tes. And than they
rode to &s;aynt Phagons and there refre&s;&s;hed
the~ thre dayes / and in euery place they were
welcome and well receyued / For there were
knyghtes of the kynges that dyde conducte
theym / and payde alwayes for their co&s;tes.
So longe / they code that they pa&s;&s;ed Spay|gne
and came to Naueret / where as the ba|tayle
had ben before / and &s;o to Pauyers and
to Groyne / and there re&s;ted. for as than they
were nat in certayne if the kynge of Nauerre
wolde &s;uffre them to pa&s;&s;e throughe his re|alme
or nat. Than they &s;ent to hym .ii. knigh+tes / 
&s;ir Peter By&s;&s;et and &s;ir Wylliam Nor|wiche.
They founde the kynge at Tudela in
Nauer / and there &s;pake with hym / &amp; &s;pedde
&s;o well / that they had grau~t to pa&s;&s;e through
Nauer / payeng for that they &s;hulde take by
the way: and as &s;oone as the&s;e knyght&abis; were
retourned / they departed fro Groyne and &s;o
came to Pampylona &amp; pa&s;&s;ed the mountains
of Rou~ceaux / and lefte the way in to Bierne / 
and entred in to Bi&s;quay &s;o to go to Bayon / 
at la&s;t thyder they came / and there &s;ir Iohan
Holande taryed a long &s;pace with his wyfe / 
and other of the Engly&s;&s;hmen rode to Bur|deaux.
Thus this armye brake vp.</P>
<P>So it was / in the &s;ea&s;on whyle the&s;e war|res
endured in Ca&s;tile / &amp; that y^t engli&s;&s;hmen
kepte the feldes. The lorde Bouciqualt the
elder of the .ii. bretherne &s;ent by an herault to
&s;ir Iohan Da~breticourt / de&s;yring to do with
hym dedes of armes: as thre cour&s;es with a
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 word">/thre with an axe / and thre with a dag|ger
all or <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 span"> the knight was agreed
therto. And after that &s;ir Iohan Dambreti|court
&s;ent dyuers tymes to acco~ply&s;&s;he their
feate / but Bouciqualt came nat forwarde / I
can not tell what was y^e cau&s;e / nor I wyll nat
&s;ay but that he was a tight good knight / and
mete to haue done a greatter feate in armes
than that was. And whan &s;ir Iohan Da~bre|ticourt
was come to Bayone in the company
of &s;ir Iohan Hola~de / he was in dyuers yma+ginacions
on his chale~ge / and thought that
honorably he might nat departe out of tho&s;e
partes (&s;eyng he was chalenged to do dedes
of armes / &amp; had graunted therto) without he
fulfylled the &s;ame / for if he returned in to En+gland
w^tout doyng of any thyng / he thought
that the frenchmen wolde &s;aye that he de&abper;ted
for feare. Than he toke cou~&s;ayle of &s;ir Iohn~
Hola~de and of other / what were be&s;t for him
to do. He was coun&s;ayled to take the waye
through Frau~ce / with the &s;afeconducte y^t the
duke of Burbon had gotte hym / &amp; &s;o to go to
Parys / and there to demaunde for &s;ir Bouci+qualt
or els by the way / therby at le&s;t his ho|nour
&s;hulde be excu&s;ed. This coun&s;ayle the
knight beleued &amp; folowed the &s;ame / and &s;o de+&abper;ted
fro Bayon and entred in to Biern / &amp; &s;o
came to Artoys &amp; there founde therle of Foiz
who made hym good chere / &amp; at his de&abper;tyng
the erle gaue hym .ii.C. Florens and a good
hor&s;e. Than he rode forthe through Byern &amp;
entred in to the cou~tre of Bigore and &s;o in to
Tholou&s;in &amp; in to Carca&s;&s;ynois / and in his
co~pany was Wylliam of Souuayne &amp; other
&s;quiers of Heynault / retournyng in to their
countreis. So longe he rode that he came to
Parys / &amp; at that tyme the kyng was in Nor+mandy / 
and &s;ir Boucikalt as it was &s;hewed
hym was in Aragon. Than &s;ir Iohn~ Dam|breticourt
to acquyte his enterprice / pre&s;e~ted
hym &s;elfe before certayne of the great barons
of Fraunce beyng at Parys / and &s;hewed the~
howe he was come thyder to acquite hym&s;elf
of his chalenge. And whan he hadde taryed
there .viii. dayes he de&abper;ted &amp; came to Calais
and they of Heynault in to their owne coun|treis.
Thus lytell and litell the army y^t went
into Spayne and into Portugale brake vp.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="107" TYPE="chapter">
<PB REF="134">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the duke of Burbone de&abper;|ted
fro Auygnon to go in to Ca&s;tyle
with all his ho&s;t / and came to Bur|gus
in Spayne / and there fou~de the
kyng of Ca&s;tyle: and howe the duke
of Lanca&s;tre herde tho&s;e tidynges: &amp;
howe the duke of Burbone depar|ted
fro the kyng / and went &s;treyght
agayne in to Fraunce. Cap .C.vii.</HEAD>
<P>_IT ought to be &s;uppo+&s;ed / 
that the duke Loys of
Burbon (who was at the
begynnyng of this enter|pri&s;e
and armye / in to Ca|&s;tyle / 
ordaynedde to be as
chefe) was well enformed
howe the maters went. If he had knowen y^t
it &s;huld haue ben &s;o / he wolde haue made the
more ha&s;te / for it was long or he entred in to
Spaygne / for he toke a longe waye by Aui|gnon
to &s;e hym that wrote hym&s;elf pope Cle+ment / 
and there taryed a long &s;pace / &amp; whan
he departed he rode to Mountpelyer &amp; there
taryed a fyue dayes / and al&s;o at Be&s;yers &amp;
Carca&s;&s;one / Narbone and Parpinyon / and
than entred in to the realme of Aragon / to&s;e
the yonge kynge there and his co&s;yn y^e quene
yolant of Bare / and &s;o rode to Ba&s;elona and
there founde the kyng and the quene his co|&s;yn / 
and a great nombre of the lordes of the
countrey that were come thyder to &s;e&s;t hym / 
and &s;o they dyde. and whan he had ben there
a &s;ixe dayes he went to Vale~cen&s;ia the great
and there he herde &s;ure tidynges howe y^e En+gly&s;&s;he
armye was withdrawen and pa&s;&s;ed
homewarde / and howe that &s;ir Iohan Hol|lande
was in Nauer goyng ho~warde / with
a great parte of his co~pany / and howe there
had ben a great dethe among them. And al|&s;o
he herde howe his co&s;yn the duke of Lan|ca&s;tre
laye &s;icke in Compo&s;tella in Galyce:
and in dyuers places it was &s;ayde / howe he
was deed. Howe be it though there were as
thanne but lytell to do in Spaygne / yet he
thought to pa&s;&s;e further and &s;ende worde of
his comyng to the kyng of Ca&s;tile who was
ryght gladde therof and to mete with hym / 
came to Burgus in Spayne / and there pro|uyded
greatly for his receyuynge / &amp; &s;uche as
were there with hym of Frau~ce / were ryght
gladde to &s;e the duke of Burbone. Thus the
duke pa&s;&s;ed Valencen&s;ia and Sarago&s;a &amp;
all the portes / and entred in to Spayne and
came to Burgus / and there he was well re|ceyued / 
&amp; there was &s;ir Olyuer of Cle&s;quyn
con&s;table of Ca&s;tyle and &s;ir Wylliam of Li|gnacke / 
&s;ir Gaultier of Pa&s;&s;acke / &s;ir Iohan
of Barres / &s;ir Iohan &amp; &s;ir Raynolde of Roy
and dyuers other knyghtes of Fraunce / who
lefte their gary&s;ons to come and &s;e the duke
of Burbone / for there was as than no doute
of the Engly&s;&s;hmen nor of the portugalois / 
for they were all withdrawen. And the En|gly&s;&s;hmen
for&s;oke their gary&s;ons that they
had won in Galyce / for they knewe well they
coude nat re&s;y&s;t the army of Fraunce / &s;eyng
their compaignyons were departed dyuers
wayes / as ye haue herde before.</P>
<P>TIdinges came in to Galyce howe the
duke of Burbon was co~e in to Spai+gne / 
and had brought with hym great no~bre
of knyghtes of Frau~ce / brute and noy&s;e was
more thanne it was in dede / by the one halfe,
The co~mons were in great dout / that y^e duke
of Burbon wolde haue entred there w^t great
force and pui&s;&s;aunce / but that the duke of La~+ca&s;tre
was there amonge them / who greatly
conforted them. Tidynges came to the duke
of Lanca&s;tre / howe that his co&s;yn the duke of
Burbone was come in to Spayne / and was
at Burgus with the kynge / and incontynent
he &s;ent worde therof to the kynge of Portu|gale / 
de&s;yring hym to gather agayne toguy|der
his people / for he knewe nat what y^e fren|che
men wolde do / &s;eyng the Engly&s;&s;he men
were auoyded the cou~trey. The kyng of Por+tugale / 
by rea&s;on of &s;uche alyaunce as was
bytwene them he con&s;ented / and departed fro
Lirbone and came to Conymbres / and there
made his &s;o~mons through out his realme / e|uery
man to be redy. And than he came to the
cytie of Porte to drawe nere to the countrey
of Galyce / and to his father in lawe the duke
of Lanca&s;tre / who was nat as than in good
poynte to ryde / for the &s;ickene&s;&s;e that he had / 
howe beit he began to amende. Nowe let vs
&s;peke of the duke of Burbon / who was with
the kyng of Ca&s;tyle / who made hym as good
chere as he coude / and all other prelates and
<PB N="cxxi" REF="134">
lordes of the realme. And many coun&s;ayles
there was bytwene them / to determyne what
they &s;hulde do / outher to ryde in to Galyce or
els to returne. The kyng of Ca&s;tyle and they
of his coun&s;ayle &s;awe clerely / howe the mater
&s;hulde be&s;te be for their profyte / and &s;ayd eche
to other whan they were togyder. By rea&s;on
of the&s;e frenchmen our landes are wa&s;ted and
dy&s;troyed / though they be come to kepe it / we
haue taken by them great domage? wherfore
we thinke it &s;hulde be good / to tha~ke the duke
of Borbon for the payne and trauayle that he
hathe endured in cominge hyder. and lette vs
de&s;yre hym louyngly to with drawe his men
of warre / &s;eynge henedeth nat to tary here for
any warre that is apatente (for as for Galice)
the recouery therof &s;hall be but a &s;mall mater
for vs. Thus they of the kynges coun&s;ayle co+muned
eche with other / and further they &s;aid.
If we ones receyue the&s;e people they mu&s;t be
payed of their wages / if nat / they will pyll and
robbe all the realme / for the comon people all
redy begynneth to complayne: &amp; therfore we
thynke it were be&s;t to gyue the~ an hone&s;t con|gy
to departe. This coun&s;ayle was vpholden
and the kynge well con&s;ented there to / for he
&s;awe well it was the mo&s;t proftye for his peo|ple
and realme / for they coulde take no hurte
but it &s;hulde be to his domage and preiudice.
So that one daye in the kynges pre&s;ence the
archeby&s;&s;hop of Burgus to the duke of Bur|bon / 
&amp; before many of the knightes of Fraunce
&s;hewed and declared to theym their ententes / 
as ye haue herde before. And the duke of Bur+bon
and dyuers other knyghtes of Fraunce / 
who had rather retourne than to a byde there
for the countrey was nat mete for their com|plerions)
were well contente to retourne / and
prepared them&s;elfe thervpon. and bycau&s;e the
duke of Burbone was la&s;te that came / he re|tourned
fir&s;t / and toke his leaue of the kynge / 
and &s;aid howe he wolde returne by the realme
of Nauerre. There were great gyftes gyuen
him or he departed / and might haue had more
if he wolde haue taken it / but he refu&s;ed euery
thynge / except mules and mul<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">tte<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">/and dog|ges
of Spayne. Than it was publi&s;&s;hed that
all frenchmen might at their plea&s;ure departe
out of Spayne / and retourne in to Fraunce.
but there taryed &s;tyll &s;ir Olyuer of Cle&s;quyn
con&s;table of Spayne and the mar&s;hals / and
a thre hundred &s;peares of bretons / poicteuyns
and xayngtons. Thus the duke of Burbone
returned. Whan he had taken his congy of the
kynge and the quene / and of other lordes of
Ca&s;tyle / he was conueyed to Groyne / and &s;o
in to Nauarre. And where &s;o euer he came he
was welcome and well receyued. for the duke
of Burbone was gracyous / curtey&s;e / honora|ble / 
and well renomed. And the kynge of Na|uer
receyued him louyngly / and neuer &s;hewed
any maner of yuell wyll towardes the frenche
kynge / in that he had taken a way fro him his
enherytau~ce of the countye of Eureur in Nor+mandy / 
for he &s;awe well the frenche kyng that
was as than nephewe to the duke of Burbon / 
was in no defaute therof / for wha~ it was done
he was but yonge. But &s;wetely he &s;hewed the
duke all his bu&s;yne&s;&s;e / de&s;yringe hym to be a
good meane bytwene hym and his co&s;yn the
frenche kynge. The duke promy&s;ed hym &s;o to
be. Than the duke departed / and pa&s;&s;ed tho|rough
the realme of Nauer pea&s;ably / and all
other &s;uche as wolde pa&s;&s;e. and thus they pa&s;|&s;ed
the mountayns of Rou&s;eaulx / &amp; all alonge
the countrey of Ba&s;telles / and &s;o entred in to
Bierne and in to Saluaterra.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="108" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe therle of Foize receyued ho|nourably
the duke of Burbon / and
of the great giftes that he gaue him / 
and how &s;ir willyam of Lygnac and
&s;ir Gaultier of Pa&s;&s;ackes co~pany de|parted
out of Spayne / and of the in|cydent
that fortuned in the towne of
&s;aynt Phagon. Cap. C.viii.</HEAD>
<P>_WHan the Erle of Foyz
beynge at Ortays / vnder|&s;tode
that the duke of Bur|bon
was at Saluaterra he
was glad therof / and &s;ente
for his knight&abis; to be aboute
him. And on a day in great
araye he rode with a fyue hundred knyghtes
and &s;quyers two leages out of Ortays / and
mette with the duke of Burbon / who in lyke|wy&s;e
rode with a great rout of knyghtes and
&s;quiers / and there they met amyably / as great
prynces ought to do. And whan they had co|muned
togyther a certayne &s;pace (as it was
<PB REF="135">
&s;hewed me) whan I was at Ortays. The erle
of Foize drewe hym a parte in the felde with
all his company / and the duke abode &s;tyll in a
nother parte. Than the Erle &s;ente to the duke
thre knyghtes named &s;yr E&s;payne de Lyon / 
&s;ir Peter Cape&s;tan / and &s;ir Menaunt of No|walles.
And whan they came before the duke
they &s;ayd. Sir / here is a pre&s;ent that my lorde
the erle of Foiz hath &s;ent / to you at your retur|nynge
out of Spayne / for he knoweth well ye
haue been at great dy&s;pence / Therfore &s;yr he
dothe gyue you at your entring in to his coun+trey
of Bierne / eyght thou&s;ande frankes / and
this mulette / and two cour&s;ers and two pal|freys.
Syrs quod the duke / I thanke the erle
of Foyze / But as for the floreyns I wyll take
none / as for the other pre&s;ente I wyll receyue
them with a good wyll. thus the florens were
refu&s;ed / and the Mules and hor&s;es receyued.
Than the erle of Foyz came to the duke / and
brought hym in to the towne of Ortays / and
lodged him in his owne place / &amp; all other were
lodged in the towne. the duke was thre dayes
in Ortays / and had great there with dyners
and &s;uppers. And there the Erle of Foize &s;he|wed
y^e duke a great parte of his e&s;tate. On the
fourthe daye the duke departed / and the erle
gaue to y^e knightes and &s;quiers great gyftes.
As it was &s;hewed me / the comynge thyder of
the duke of Burbon co&s;te the erle of Foize ten
thou&s;ande frankes. Thus the duke departed
and went in to Fraunce / and rode by Mount|pelyer
&amp; by the cytie of Puy / and by the coun|tye
of Fore&s;tes wherof he was lorde by the la|dy
his wyfe.</P>
<P>FOr all the departyng of y^e duke of Bur+ben
(as ye haue herde) out of Spayne / 
&s;ir Willyam Lignac and &s;ir Gaultier of Pa&s;|&s;ac
departed nat &s;o &s;oone / nor the companyes
to the nombre of a thre thou&s;ande &s;peares and
&s;yre thou&s;ande of other men of warre / and ly|tell
and lytell euer they departed. They were
many out of wages and wery of the warres / 
and &s;o retourned yuell hor&s;ed and yuell apa|relled / 
all to torne and ragged. The metynge
with &s;uche people was nothynge profytable / 
for they vnhor&s;ed whome &s;oeuer they met / and
made warre to all marchau~tes and to men of
the churche / and to poore people of the countre
where any thinge was to gette. The&s;e rutters
&s;ayde howe the warre had vndone them / and
howe the kynge of Ca&s;tyle hadde yuell payed
theym their wages / wherfore they &s;ayde they
wolde pay them&s;elfe. And &s;urely &s;uche cyties / 
ca&s;tels / and good townes as were nat &s;tronge
in Ca&s;tyle / douted them greatly. and agayn&s;t
them townes and cyties clo&s;ed their gates for
feare of parels / for all was hauocke with them
without it were well defended. Suche knigh|tes
and &s;quyers as came by the erle of Foyze
to &s;e hym were well receyued / and had gyftes
and rewardes gyuen them ryght largely. As
it was &s;hewed / the comyng and retournynge
of men of warre / that pa&s;&s;ed by therle of Foize
for the &s;ayd iourney / co&s;te hym the &s;ome of .xl.
thou&s;ande frankes.</P>
<P>THis &s;ea&s;on there fell an incydent in the
towne of &s;aynt Phagon in Spaygne
after the departynge of the duke of Burbone / 
the whiche co&s;te fyue hundred mennes lyues.
So it was that whan &s;ir Gaultier of Pa&s;&s;ar
and &s;ir Willyam of Lignac entred fir&s;te in to
Spayne / their companyes &s;predde abrode in
to dyuer&s;e places in the countrey / and aboute
the towne of &s;aynte Phagon / whiche was a
good plentuous countrey. There were many
of the bretons / poicteuyns / and augenyns / of
rainton and men of the lowe countreys. And
whan they entred fyr&s;te in to &s;aynt Phagon / 
they entred by &s;yxe / ten / fyftene and twenty / &s;o
that at la&s;te there were mo than fyue hundred
of one and other / may&s;ters and &s;eruauntes / 
and euer as they came they lodged them &s;elfe / 
and pilled and robbed their ho&s;tes / and brake
vp cofers &amp; cupbordes / and wolde take what
they fou~de. And whan the citezyns &s;awe their
demeanoure / to the entent that there &s;hulde no
mo entre. whan the&s;e &s;traungers were at their
re&s;te they cryed alarum in the towne / and the
&s;panyardes were redy for the &s;ame all the day
before. And &s;o they entred in to the lodginges
where the &s;traungers were / and as they were
founde they were &s;layne without pytie or mer+cye / 
and happy were they that were &s;aued. the
&s;ame nyght there were &s;layne mo thanne fyue
hundred. The nexte mornyng the&s;e tydinges
came to the capytayns that were comynge to
the &s;ame towne warde. than they drewe them
togyder to take coun&s;ayle / And the capitayns
determyned that it was no tyme than to be re+uenged.
for if they dyde / they &s;hulde fynde all
other townes and cyties again&s;t them / wherof
<PB N="cxxii" REF="135">
their enemyes <ABBR>wold</ABBR>/be right ioyous / but they
&s;ayde that whan their voyage &s;hulde haue an
ende / y^t in their retourning they wolde thanke
them accordynge to their de&s;ertes. So they
pa&s;&s;ed forwarde and &s;pake nothynge therof / 
but they thought the more.</P>
<P>NOwe than &s;o it happend that whan eue|ry
man returned / except &s;uche as were
&s;tyll abydinge with the con&s;table &s;ir Olyuer
of Cly&s;&s;on / and &s;pecially tho&s;e of y^e lowe coun+treys / 
whan they came togyder they &s;ayd eche
to other. Nowe lette vs paye for our welcome
that we had at &s;aynt Phagon? Lette vs quyte
them at our departyng. To this they were all
agreed / and &s;o gathered togyder to the &s;o~me
of a thou&s;ande fightynge men / and they apro|ched
&s;aynt Phagon / &amp; entred in to the towne
(without any my&s;tru&s;te that they of the cytie
had to them / for they tru&s;ted all thynges had
ben forgoten) The &s;traungers cryed alarum
in a hu~dred places / and cryed &s;lee the villayns
of the towne / and take all that they haue / for
they haue well de&s;erued it. Thanne the&s;e bre|tons
and other entred in to the how&s;es where
they thought to wyn mo&s;te / and brake vp co|fers / 
and &s;lewe the me~ downe in euery place.
They &s;lewe the &s;ame day mo than foure hun|dred / 
and the towne robbed and &s;poyled / and
more than halfe brente / whiche was great do|mage.
Thus the&s;e rutters were reuenged for
the dethe of their companyons / and than they
departed fro &s;aynte Phagon.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="109" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the kyng of Ca&s;tell and his
coun&s;ayle were yuell contente with
&s;ir Willyam of Lignac and &s;yr Gaul|tier
of Pa&s;&s;ackes co~pany / and howe
the duke of Lanca&s;tre departed fro
&s;aynt Iaques to Bayon. Cap. C.ix.</HEAD>
<P>_TIdynges came to the
king of Ca&s;tyle howe the&s;e
companyons had robbed
and pylled the good towne
of &s;aynt Phagon / &amp; &s;layne
the cytezyns to the nobre
of a four hu~dred / and nigh
brent the towne. And it was &s;ayd that if the en+gly&s;&s;he
men had wonne it with a&s;&s;aute / they
wolde nat haue daulte &s;o cruelly as they dyd.
The &s;ame tyme the two knyghtes were pre|&s;ent
with the kynge / and they were greatly re|proued
by the kyng and his coun&s;ayle. They
excu&s;ed them and &s;ayd: as god might be their
helpes they knewe nothynge therof. but they
&s;ayd / they had herde howe they were nat con|tente
with them of that towne / bycau&s;e whan
they entred fir&s;te in to the realme and came to
&s;aynte Phagon / there were certayne of their
company &s;layne / which grudge by lyklyhode
they haue borne euer &s;ythe in their hertes. It
behoued the kyng of Ca&s;tyle to let this mater
pa&s;&s;e / for it wolde haue co&s;te hym ouer moche
to haue hadde it amended. But he bare nat &s;o
good wyll to the capytayns after / as he dyd be+fore / 
and that was well &s;ene. for whan they de+parted
and toke leaue of the kyng to retourne
in to Frau~ce / if he had ben plea&s;ed with them / 
it ought to be &s;uppo&s;ed they &s;hulde haue been
better payed of their wages than they were.
For the duke of Burbone that came la&s;te and
was fir&s;te that departed / he and his company
had all the chere / and well rewarded. Thus
the&s;e people i&s;&s;ued out of Ca&s;tyle by dyuer&s;e
wayes / &s;ome by Bi&s;quay &amp; &s;ome by Aragon.
Suche as were noble and hone&s;te knyghtes
and &s;quyers / and lyued well and kepte good
rule / they departed pore and yuell hor&s;ed. and
&s;uche as were hardy and aduentured to robbe
and pylle / they were well hor&s;ed and well fur|ni&s;&s;hed
with gold and &s;yluer / and their males
full of baggage. Thus it falleth in &s;uche ad|uentures / 
&s;ome wyn and &s;ome le&s;e. The kyng
of Ca&s;tyle was ioyfull whan he &s;awe he was
clene delyuered of &s;uche people.</P>
<P>NOwe let vs &s;omwhat &s;peke of the duke
of Lanca&s;tre / who laye &s;icke in his bed
in the towne of &s;aynt Iames / and the duches
his wyfe with hym and his doughter Kathe|ryn.
It is to be thought that the duke day and
nyght was nat without anoyau~ce / for he &s;awe
his bu&s;ynes in a harde parte / and many of his
good knyghtes deed / &s;uche as he with moche
payne had brought with him out of Engla~de.
Nor there was none that wolde treate for any
compo&s;icyon to be had bytwene hym and the
kynge of Ca&s;tyle / nor that he wolde take the
duches his wyfe for enheritour of Ca&s;tell / nor
gyue her any parte there of. But he herde his
<PB REF="136">
men &s;aye / that they were enfourmed by pyl|grymes
that came to &s;aynt Iaques / oute of
Flaunders / Brabant / Heynaulte / and other
countreis / as they came throughe the realme
of Spaygne: They herde the men of warre
&s;aye to them. Sirs ye &s;hall go to &s;aynt Ia|ques
and there ye &s;hall fynde the duke of La~+ca&s;tre / 
who kepeth his chambre for feare of y^e
lyght of the &s;onne. Reco~maunde vs to hym
and demaunde of hym in oure behalfe if we
haue made hym fayre warre / or that he be co~|tent
with vs or nat. The Engli&s;&s;hmen were
wont to &s;ay that we coude better dau~ce than
make warre. But nowe is y^e tyme come that
they re&s;t and &s;ynge / and we kepe the feldes / 
and our fronters / in &s;uche wy&s;e that we le&s;e
nothing nor take any domage. Suche tales
were tolde to the duke &amp; he toke all in worthe
for he had none other remedy. And as &s;oone
as he myght ryde he departed / and y^e duches
and his doughter fro &s;aynt Iaques / For the
kyng of Portugale had &s;ente for hym by the
erle of Noware his con&s;table with a fyue hu~+dred
&s;peares / and with hym &s;ir Iohn~ Ferant
the Pona&s;e of Congue / Ageas Coylle / Ve|na&s;e
Martyn de Malo / Galope Ferrant / &s;ir
Aulde Perre / I can Nedighes de Fay / Gan+nes
de Falues / all barons. Thus they depar+ted
fro Compo&s;tella / &amp; &s;o rode tyll they came
to the cytie of Porte. There the kynge &amp; the
quene of Portugale made them good chere.
And anone after the kyng and the quene de&abper;+ted
and wente to Conymbres / a dayes iour|ney
fro thens / and the duke taryed there a.ii.
monethes. In the meane &s;ea&s;on he ordayned
for all his bu&s;yne&s;&s;e and hadde galyes of the
kyng / and they were apparelled / &amp; had with
hym the may&s;ter patrone of Portungale / na|med
Alphons Brecart. And whan they &s;awe
good tyme to take the &s;ee / y^e duke and all his
entred in to their ve&s;&s;elles / and di&s;acred and
toke the &s;ee / &amp; were within a day and a halfe
of Bayon whiche was more than thre&s;core
and. <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 word"> leages of. And there the duke toke la~+dynge
and founde nat there &s;ir Iohan Hol|lande
nor the other Engly&s;&s;he men / for they
were departed and gone to Burdeux / &amp; there
toke &s;hippyng and &s;o in to Englande. The
duke taryed at Bayon a longe &s;pace / and ly|ued
there of the reuenewes of Bayon &amp; Bur+deux
and of the lande of Acquitayne / of all
that was vnder the obey&s;aunce of kyng Ri|charde
of Englande / for he had commi&s;&s;yon
&s;uffycient to receyue the profytes of all tho&s;e
landes / and was called duke and gouernour
of them. &para;Nowe lette vs leaue to &s;peke a
&s;ea&s;on of the duke of Lanca&s;tre and of y^e En+gly&s;&s;hmen / 
and let vs treat of other maters.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="110" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the erle of Armynake toke
great payne to treate with the co~pa|nyons / 
to departe out of the realme
of Fraunce. Cap. C.x.</HEAD>
<P>_IN this rea&s;on the erle of Army|nake
was in Auuergne / &amp; was
intreatyng of the companyons
&s;uche as laye in fortre&s;&s;es in ga|ry&s;on.
In Auuergne / Quer&s;y / &amp;
Lymo&s;en. This erle hadde great de&s;yre to
cau&s;e the&s;e capitayns to departe out of the re+alme
of Fraunce / and to leaue &s;uche holdes
as they were in / for the&s;e la~des were &s;ore op|pre&s;&s;ed
by them and greatly impoueri&s;&s;hed.
And &s;o he was in co~munycacion with them
all / except Geffray Teate Noyre / who helde
Wenchadore agayn&s;t the erle of Armynake.
The&s;e &s;ayd capitayns &s;hulde receyue at one
payment / two hundred and .l. thou&s;ande fra~|kes.
And to paye this &s;o~me the &s;ayde landes
were bounde / for they were glad to be delyue+red
of the&s;e people / for otherwi&s;e they coude
nat labour the erthe / nor occupy their feate of
marchaundi&s;e / nor do any thyng for feare of
the&s;e pyllers / without they were pate&s;ed by
them. And y^e charge of their pate&s;yng drewe
well yerely to the &s;o~me that they &s;hulde pay
to haue them delyuered. And thoughe the&s;e
countreis had warre with the Engly&s;&s;hmen
yet there were amonge them but fewe of the
nacyon of Englande: But there were Ga&s;|coyns / 
bretons / almayns / foyzons / and men
of dyuers countreis / who were gathered to|guyder
to do yuell dedes. And whan the co~|po&s;ycions
of the redempcion was made and
agreed: they excepted Geffray Teate noyre
and his forterers / for he wolde do nothynge
for them. Than the erle of Armynake prayed
the erle Dolphyn of Auuergne / who was a
great capitayne / that he &s;hulde treate with y^e
<PB N="cxxiii" REF="136">
&s;ayd Geffray / and that he wolde do &s;o moche
to go in to Fraunce to the kyng and his cou~|&s;ayle / 
the dukes of Berrey and of Burgoyn / 
who as than had the gouernyng of y^e realme
to haue their coun&s;ayle and a&s;&s;y&s;tence. For
without their aduy&s;e &amp; agrement / they dur&s;t
rey&s;e vp no tayle in the countrey. The Erle
Dolphyn of Auuergne at the reque&s;t of the
erle of Armynake toke his iourney to Paris
as than the kynge was nat there / he was at
Roane. Thyder rode the erle / and there &s;he|wed
all the mater to the kynge and his coun|&s;ayle / 
but he was nat &s;hortely di&s;patched / for
they douted the treatie of the&s;e people / &amp; &s;aid
Sir erle Dolphyn / we knowe well that the
erle of Armynake and you wolde right glad+lye
the honour and profyte of the realme / for
your partes lyeth therin. ye haue fayre lan|des
there / But we doute greatly / that whan
the&s;e capitayns ga&s;coyns / bernoyes / &amp; other
be payed &s;uche &s;omes of money as the compo+&s;icyon
requyreth / wherby the countre &s;hulde
be enpoueri&s;&s;hed / y^t than within thre or four
monethes after they &s;hulde retourne againe
and make wor&s;e warre than they dyd before / 
and entre agayne in to the&s;e fortre&s;&s;es. than
the erle of Dolphyn an&s;wered and &s;ayd. &s;irs
it is our ententes / the tayle ce&s;&s;ed and gade|red / 
that the money &s;hall nat pa&s;&s;e out of Cle+remonde
or Ryon / tyll we be certifyed and in
&s;uretie of the&s;e people. Well quod the dukes
we are content that the money be leuyed and
put in &s;ure kepyng in &s;ome place in the &s;ame
countre / for at the lee&s;t it &s;hall &s;erue to make
them warre / if they wyll nat come to &s;ome a|myable
treatie. And that the erle of Army|nake
and you / the by&s;&s;hoppe of Cleremonde
and the bi&s;&s;hoppe of Puy / take ye the charge
of this mater / and do &s;o as it may be for your
honour / and profite to the cou~tre. With right
a good wyll &s;ir quod the erle / and &s;o de&abper;ted
fro the kyng and his vncles fro Roane / and
founde the erle of Armynake his brother at
Cleremont in Auuergne / with many lordes
of the countre taryenge there vpon his com|myng.
and there he &s;hewed worde for worde
that he had with the fre~che kyng and his vn|cles / 
and the doutes that were made in y^e ma|ter:
And howe it was their ententes that the
tayle &s;hulde be gadered / and the money ther
of gadered toguyder and putte in &s;uretie in
&s;ome certayne place / tyll the very entente of
the&s;e pyllers might be knowen / who kepeth
ca&s;tels and gari&s;ons agayn&s;t the realme. the
&s;ame is our entencion quod the erle of Army+nake / 
and &s;ithe it plea&s;eth the kynge and his
coun&s;ayle we &s;hall go further in the mater:
but for the more &s;uretie it mu&s;t behoue vs to
haue a good and a &s;ure tru&s;e with the~ for all
the countrey / tyll the tayle be ce&s;&s;ed and gade+red.
Than there were amba&s;&s;adours a&s;&s;ig|ned
by the erle of Armynake to go and &s;peke
with Perot le Bernoys and Amergot Mar+cell.
The&s;e two were as &s;ouerayns of the for+tre&s;&s;e
that they helde on that &s;yde the ryuer of
Durdone / and al&s;o to &s;peke with the Borge
of Compaigne / with Bernarde of y^e I&s;les / 
with Olyuer Barbe abton / with Seghewe
the lorde of Laenplayre / and dyuers other.
All the&s;e capitayns acorded nat togyder / for
that the one wolde y^e other wolde nat. I &s;hal
&s;hewe you the rea&s;on why.</P>
<P>THey were of dyuers opinyons and
of dyuers countreis. They of Ar|mynake / 
&s;uche as were vnder the
obey&s;aunce of the Erle of Armynake were
&s;oone agreed / but all the other wolde nat be
ruled by hym. for the chefe company of them
and &s;uche as were mo&s;t renomed to v&s;e grete
robbery and pillery were of Bierne / and of
the countie of Foiz. Howbeit I &s;aye nat but
that the erle of Foiz wolde the honour of the
realme of Fraunce. But whan he herde fir&s;t
howe the erle of Armynake dyde treate with
them / for &s;uche fortre&s;&s;es as they helde in Au+uergne / 
in Quercy / and in Lymo&s;yn: as he
that de&s;yred to knowe the hole &s;ub&s;tau~ce of
the mater. Demaunded of them that enfour|med
hym therof / what the erle of Armynake
was mynded to do with y^e men that were in
the gary&s;ons / whan they were departed out
of their holdes / and whyder he wolde &s;et the~
in any bu&s;yne&s;&s;e or nat. Than he was an&s;we+red / 
and it was &s;aid to hym. Sir / the erle of
Armynake wolde kepe them in wages &amp; oc|cupy
them in to Lombardy: for as ye knowe
well his &s;u&s;ter is maryed there / and before
&s;he had Ga&s;cone your &s;on~e / for it is thought
there &s;halbe moche a do in Lombardy. wher+vnto
the erle of Foiz gaue none an&s;were but
fell in to other talkyng / howbe it he thought
neuerthele&s;&s;e (as it apered af<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">) for he ha~dled
the mater couertly. I &s;hall &s;hewe you howe.</P>
<P><PB REF="137">
The erle of Armynake for any treatie that
he coude do to them that were of the countre
of Bierne / or of the teneurs of therle of Foiz
or &s;uche as owed hym any fauour / coude ne|uer
cau&s;e any of them to agree to departe out
of their gari&s;ons. Nor wolde nat go nother
to the erle of Armynake nor to Bernarde his
brother in lawe. For therle of Foiz who was
full of great prudence / con&s;ydred that the&s;e
two lordes of Armynake &amp; there co&s;yns / and
with the labriciens were pui&s;&s;aunt men. and
&s;awe howe they gate them frendes on euery
parte / he thought they &s;hulde nat be renfor|&s;ed / 
with them that ought to &s;erue hym. And
one thynge that was rea&s;onable the Erle of
Foiz ymagined. &s;ir E&s;paygne de Leon &s;he|wed
it me whan I was at Ortays / &amp; in lyke|wi&s;e
&s;o dyde the erle of Compane / capitayne
of Carlot in Auuergne: and al&s;o &s;o dyde the
Bourge of Englande. They &s;ayd howe the
erle of Foiz regarded howe he had had open
warre with them of Armynake / thoughe it
were peace bytwene them (as than) whiche
was but a true&s;e / the whiche was dyuers ty|mes
renewed bytwene theym. Therfore he
thought <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">hat if the erle of Armynake had all
tho&s;e companyons vnder his gouernaunce / 
his warres &s;hulde be the fayrer. So that the
armynakes and the labricience with their a|lyes / 
myght do hym a great di&s;plea&s;ure.</P>
<P>This was the cau&s;e that &s;uche as owed fa|uour
to therle of Foiz / wolde nat agte to the
erle of Armynake. Howe be it they made the~
beleue that they wolde / but they dyd but di&s;|&s;emble / 
for they brake all their apoyntme~tes.
howe be it they rode nat abrode &s;o moche as
they dyde before / Wherby alwayes the Erle
of Armynake thought to haue come to his
purpo&s;e. They that agreed to hym were Pe+rotte
de Bernoys / who helde the &s;tronge ca|&s;tell
of Salucette / whiche is chefe and &s;oue|raygne
of all Auuergne and Lymo&s;yne / for
their pate&s;yng endured to Rochell. And al&s;o
Guyllyam of &s;aynt Foye / who helde the ca|&s;tell
of Bonteuyll / and al&s;o Margote Mar|cell / 
who helde Loy&s;&s;e before &s;aynt Flour in
Auuergne / and the Bourge of Compaygne
and the Engly&s;&s;he Bourge / who helde Car+lotte.
Margote Marcell &s;ayde he was con|tente / 
&s;o that he myght haue in lykewi&s;e Pe|rotte / 
Bernoys / and Geffray Teate Noyre / 
who helde Va~dachore / who was &s;ouerayne
aboue all other. But he dyde but mocke and
di&s;&s;emble the mater / for he di&s;dayned to fall
to any treatie of the erle of Armynakes / or of
any other. For he thought his ca&s;tell imprig+nable
and well prouyded for &s;euyn or eyght
yeres / for he had a pa&s;&s;age or two that coude
nat be taken fro hym / but that he myght i&s;&s;ue
whan he ly&s;te / to refre&s;&s;he hym &s;elfe and his
company. This Geffray wrote hym &s;elfe in
his &s;aueconductes. Geffray Teate Noyre
duke of Vandachore / erle of Lymo&s;yn / lorde
and &s;oueraygne of all the capitayns of Au|uergne / 
Rouergue / and Lymo&s;yn.</P>
<P>_NOw let vs leaue to &s;peke of the&s;e ma+ters
of farre cou~treis / tyll we haue
cau&s;e to returne therto agayne: And
nowe I wyll &s;peke of matters nerer home / 
as of myne owne nacyon (as it hath ben &s;he|wed
here before) whan I treated of the ende
of the warre of Flaunders / and of the char|ter
of peace that the duke of Burgoyne / and
the duche&s;&s;e dyde gyue and graunt / and &s;ea|led
to them of Gaunt / in the good towne and
noble cytie of Tourney. Therfore nowe to
enforce our mater and hi&s;tory / we wyll &s;peke
nowe of the warres of Guerles and of Bra|bant.
And I am quickened &s;o to do / bycau&s;e
that the Frenche kyng and the duke of Bur|goyne
(to whom the mater greatly touched / 
by the in&s;ydentes that gendred therby) were
fayne to &s;et to their ha~des to the &s;ame warre / 
and to come to the bottom therof: And to con+tynue
at length the true hy&s;torie and mater / 
I &s;aye thus as foloweth.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="111" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the erle Reynolde of Guer|les / 
who had layde all his landes in
guage and wy&s;t nat what to do / ca~e
for refuge to the archeby&s;&s;hoppe of
Coleygne his Vncle / who blamed
hym. &amp; howe amba&s;&s;adours wente
to Berthaulte of Malygnes.
Cap. C.xi.</HEAD>
<P><PB N="cxxiiii" REF="137">
_ALonge &s;ea&s;on it was
that they of Guerles and
they of Brabant had grete
hatered toguyder / and &s;o
dyd the countreis to them
adioyninge / by rea&s;on of
certayne bondes one aga|yn&s;t
another. And the moo&s;t hatered that the
brabanders had to the duke of Guerles and
to his heyres / was for the towne of Graue / 
whiche the dukes of Guerles had holden per
force a longe &s;ea&s;on agayn&s;t the braban&s;oys.
For they &s;ayd / bycau&s;e y^t the towne of grane
&s;tode on that &s;yde of the ryuer of Mue&s;e to|wardes
Brabant / that the duke of Guerles
helde it wrongfully. &amp; before y^t tyme dyuers
co~munycacions had been and poyntmentes
taken / howbeit alwayes the guerloys &s;tacke
in their hert&abis;. Al&s;o y^e guerloys hated the bra|ba~&s;oys / 
bycau&s;e of thre fayre ca&s;tels y^t were
on that &s;yde the ryuer / as Gaulech / Buthe / &amp;
Nulle. Whiche ca&s;telles the duke of Braba~t
helde al&s;o peforce: And by rea&s;one (as in re|dynge
I &s;hall begynne at the duke of Guer|les)
The&s;e hatereddes were often tymes re|newed
bytwene them of Guerles and Bra|bant.
And it was &s;uppo&s;ed by dyuers knigh+tes
and &s;quyers that knewe of their dedes of
armes / that if &s;ir Edwarde of Guerles who
was &s;layne by a marueylous incydent at the
batayle of Iulyers / by y^e &s;hote of an archer
that was with the duke Vyncelant of Boem
duke of Lu&s;enbourge or of Brabante / If he
had lyued (with that that his men had had
the vyctorie) he hadde come to his entente in
gettyng agayne the thre ca&s;telles. for he was
lo valiant a man and &s;o hardy / that he wolde
haue conquered them agayne. &para;Nowe I
wyll declare (as I haue promy&s;ed) how and
in what maner the&s;e fore&s;ayd ca&s;telles came
in to the &s;ignorie of the braban&s;oys / and fir&s;t
I wyll begyn with the dukes of Guerles.</P>
<P>IN the tyme whan I wrote and orday|ned
this hy&s;torie / there was an Erle of
Guerles / called Raynolde / and bycau&s;e that
Guerles is no riche countre / nor &s;o great as
the duchy of Brabant. This erle came to his
lande a yonge man / and had a frewyll to di&s;|pende
largely / and thought full lytell of the
ende that myght come after. He cared for no+thynge
but for to accomply&s;&s;he his plea&s;ure / 
and haunted iu&s;tes and tourneys to his gret
co&s;t / to gette hym renome. And euery yere he
&s;pended four tymes as moche as the value of
the reuenewes of his landes. He borowed of
the lombardes in dyuers places / he was &s;o
lyberall and outragious: He ran &s;o in dette / 
that he coulde nat ayde hym &s;elfe with any
thynge that he had / &s;o that his parentes and
frendes greatly blamed hym / and &s;peciallye
an vncle of his by his mothers &s;yde / He came
of the hou&s;e of Orcle / and was archeby&s;&s;hop
of Coleygne / who &s;ayd to hym in maner of
gyueng hym coun&s;ayle. My fayre nephewe
Raynolde / ye haue &s;o demeaned youre &s;elfe / 
that nowe ye are become a poore manne / and
your la~des lyeth in pledge in dyuers places.
And throughe all the worlde there is but ly|tell
accompte made of poore lordes. Thynke
you that &s;uche as haue hadde the&s;e great gif|tes
of you and profite wyll rendre it againe / 
as god ayde me no? But whan they &s;e you
in this poore ca&s;e and haue no more to gyue
them / they wyll flye fro youre company and
mocke you and youre foule larges. ye &s;hall
fynde them no frendes. Thynke nat though
I be by&s;&s;hoppe of Coleyne / that I ought to
breke or myni&s;&s;he myne e&s;tate to helpe you / 
nor to gyue you of the patrimony of my chur+che?
Surely I wyll nat do it / nor my con&s;cy+ence?
&s;hall neuer agre therto / nor al&s;o y^e pope
nor the cardynals wyll nat &s;uffre it: Therle
of Heynalt hath nat behaued hym &s;elf (as ye
haue done) who hath gyuen Margarett his
elde&s;t doughter in maryage to the kynge of
Almayne Loys of Bauyers / and yet he hath
thre other / he wyll marry them all highly. yf
ye hadde well borne your &s;elfe / and nat haue
layde your heritage to pledge / nor put out of
your ha~des none of your ca&s;tels nor townes / 
ye might ry&yogh;twell haue fortuned to haue had
one of his doughters in maryage / but in the
ca&s;e ye be in now / ye &s;hall neuer come therto
ye haue (as nowe) nother townes nor ca&s;tels
that ye maye endowe any woman with all / 
nat &s;o moche as a poore lord&s;hyppe. This
erle of Guerles was &s;ore aba&s;&s;hed with the
wordes of the by&s;&s;hop his vncle / for he knew
well he &s;hewed hym but trouthe: And than
for loue and kyndred he de&s;yredde his coun|&s;ayle.
Coun&s;ayle fayre nephue quod the by&s;|&s;hop:
it is to late. ye wyll clo&s;e fa&s;te the &s;ta|ble
whan the Hor&s;e is lo&s;te: Howe be it I &s;e
<PB REF="138">
in all your bu&s;yne&s;&s;e but one remedy. What
remedy quod the erle? I &s;hall &s;hewe you &abquod;
the by&s;&s;hoppe.</P>
<P>BErthaulte of Malygnes (who is as
nowe renomed the ryche&s;t man of &s;yl|uer
and golde / that is knowen in any place / 
by rea&s;on of the cour&s;e of marchaundi&s;e that
he v&s;eth / bothe by lande and by &s;ee. He occu|pyeth
to Da~mas / to Cayre / and to Alexa~dre.
His galyes and marchau~dy&s;e are worthe an
hundred thou&s;ande floreyns) hath to pledge
parte of your herytage. this Berthault hath
a fayre doughter to mary / and he hath no mo
chyldren / Great and high barons of Almay|gne
in tho&s;e marches haue de&s;yred her in ma+ryage / 
for them &s;elues and for their &s;onnes.
This I knowe well / and yet they coude ne|uer
come to their ente~tes / for &s;ome he refu&s;ed
and &s;ome he thought nat worthy. wherfore I
wolde coun&s;ayle you y^t ye &s;hulde treate with
this Berthault / de&s;yring to haue his dough|ter
in maryage / &s;o y^t he wyll redeme all your
landes and paye all your dettes / and bring a+gayne
in to your ha~des / your townes / ca&s;tel|les / 
and lord&s;hippes / perteyning vnto your
herytaunce. And I &s;uppo&s;e bycau&s;e ye be of
an high lynage and of great &s;ignorie / &amp; haue
many townes cyties / and ca&s;tels / bytwene y^e
ryuers of Meu&s;e and Ryne / that he wyll en|clyne
to your reque&s;t. Sir &abquod; therle of Guer|les / 
ye coun&s;ayle me truely and I &s;hall &s;o do.
Than after therle of Guerles a&s;&s;embled togi+der
his cou~&s;ayle and frendes / &s;uche as loued
hym be&s;t / and di&s;couered his entent to them.
and de&s;yred them to go in his name to y^e &s;ayd
Berthault of Malignes / and to treate hono+rably
with hym for that mater. Whan the&s;e
knightes and clerkes came to Berthalt / &s;ent
fro the erle of Guerles / he made them good
chere and made them a curte&s;&s;e an&s;were / and
&s;aid he wolde take aduy&s;ement. And he was
riche beyond mea&s;ure / as worthe a .v. or &s;ixe
hu~dred .M. florens. And de&s;yred the aduau~|cement
of his doughter / Thynkynge that he
wy&s;t nat where to mary her more highly / tha~
to therle of Guerles (thought to accepte this
maryage) but or he fullye a&s;&s;ented therto in
hym&s;elfe / he had dyuers ymaginacions / and
ca&s;t many doutes and &s;ayd to hym&s;elfe. yf I
mary my doughter to this Erle / and he haue
chyldren by her and than &s;he happen to dye / 
as all thynges fall dayly. than he that &s;halbe
made riche with my goodes / and put againe
in to po&s;&s;e&s;&s;yon of his townes and ca&s;telles / 
Happe to mary agayne &s;econdly in to &s;ome
high blode / and haue children agayne by her
Tho&s;e chyldren than co~mynge out of noble
lynage by their mothers &s;yde / &s;hall be more
made of than y^e chyldren i&s;&s;ued of my dough+ter.
yea? And moreouer lyke to be dy&s;enhe|ryted.
Wherfore without this be artycled I
wyll neuer con&s;ent therto. How be it I wyll
an&s;were the&s;e me&s;&s;anges that their co~myng
plea&s;eth me greatlye / and that my doughter
&s;hulde be happy if &s;he myght co~e to &s;o great
a perfection / as to be conioyned in maryage
to the erle of Guerles / thoughe it &s;hulde co&s;t
me right derely / &s;o that y^e maters were clere.
But as nowe / euery man knoweth well they
be nat clere / but in &s;ore trouble. And al&s;o he
hath forfayted all his herytage bytwene the
ryuers of Mue&s;e and Ryne. Wherfore to be
quyte of this / euery man maye &s;e clerely / he
demaundeth my doughter in maryage. and
if I gyue her to hym / I wyll knowe howe it
&s;hall be. And al&s;o / if ca&s;e that my doughter
haue &s;onne or dough<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> by hym / I wyll know
if they &s;halbe heyres of Guerles or no / for a|ny
other maryage that the erle may happe to
haue after. And of this alyau~ce I wyll haue
good &s;uretie of hym and of them that be next
of his blode / and of &s;uche as haue any ryght
to demaunde any &s;ucce&s;&s;yon in the countrie of
Guerles / and al&s;o promy&s;e of the noble men
and good townes of the countre. Thus Ber+thaulte
of Malygnes determyned hym &s;elfe
to make an&s;were to therle of Guerlrs co~my&s;|&s;yoners.</P>
<P>THe next daye at an hour a&s;&s;igned the
erles me&s;&s;anges came to Berthaldes
lodgynge / and there he &s;hewed well that he
was a ryche man. Berthault mette them in
his hall / and &s;wetely recyued the~ and &s;pake
to them merilye / and than ledde them in to a
fayre chambre apparelled and dre&s;&s;ed / and it
had benfor a kyng / and had there about hym
&s;ome of his frendes. And whan they were all
there a&s;&s;embled and the doore clo&s;ed: Than
Berthaulte de&s;yred them to &s;hewe the cau&s;e
of their co~mynge / whervpon he wolde make
them a fynall an&s;were / and &s;o they dyd. And
the deane of Coleygne a ryght &s;age Clerke
<PB N="cxxv" REF="138">
and co&s;yn to the erle of Guerles &s;pake / and
there &s;hewed theffecte of their amba&s;&s;ade / in
&s;uche wy&s;e / that it was ioye to here hym. Of
his wordes nor of his reque&s;tes I nede nat
to &s;peke any more / for they haue ben &s;hewed
here before / &amp; touched at length. Than Ber|thaulte
an&s;wered as he had deuy&s;ed in hym
&s;elfe the day before / and &s;ayd. Fayre lordes I
repute my &s;elfe gretly honored &amp; my dough<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">
al&s;o / if we might come to &s;o hygh an en<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">pri&s;e
as the erle of Guerles de&s;yreth. And whan a
mater is begon / it wolde nat be prolo~ged. I
&s;aye this bycau&s;e that alyaunce by maryage
made bytwene the hyghe prince and redou|ted
lorde the erle of Guerles / and Mary my
doughter plea&s;eth me rightwell. ye make me
reque&s;t that his landes (whiche at this pre|&s;ente
tyme / are &s;o &s;ore charged and layde to
pledge / in the handes of certayne lombardes
and other / by rea&s;on of this maryage &s;hulde
be quyt / and that I &s;hulde rydde hym out of
dette / And all thynges that are nowe darke / 
I &s;hulde make them clere. I thanke god of
his pui&s;&s;au~ce that it lyeth in me thus to do / &amp;
I am in good wyll &s;o to do. But fir&s;t or this
couenaunt be fully agreed / written or &s;ealed / 
that I maye be in &s;uretie without trouble or
debate / that y^e chyldren comyng of my dough+ter
maye be enherytours to the Erldome of
Guerles / as the lymites therof do &s;tretche. &amp;
that if my lorde therle of Guerles fortune to
dye before my doughter / w^tout i&s;&s;ue bytwene
them / that than my doughter may enioye the
herytage of Guerles duryng her lyfe / and af<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">
her dy&s;cea&s;e / to returne to y^e rightfull heyre.
And al&s;o I &s;aye / if my doughter haue heyre
or heyres by my lorde therle / and than &s;he for+tune
to dye / thoughe the erle than remacy a|gaine
the &s;econde tyme / and haue i&s;&s;ue by the
&s;econde wyfe / yet for all that my doughters
heyre or heyres &s;hall nat be di&s;heryted. how
be it if it plea&s;e the erle to remary agayne / I
am contente that he make his &s;econde wyfe a
dower of all &s;uche landes as he hath beyond
the ryuer of Mu&s;e / marchyng to the by&s;&s;hop+rike
of Liege / and to the duchy of Brabant / 
and nat to charge the princypall &s;ignorie of
Guerles. And thus if the erles frendes and
parentes / and &s;uche as be next of blode / and
haue any chalenge to the &s;ignory of Guerles
with the good townes of the countrey / wyll
&s;eale to vpholde the&s;e deuy&s;es and couenau~|tes / 
than I am co~tent and wyll a&s;&s;ent to this
maryage. ye may nowe an&s;were to this if ye
haue any charge &s;o to do. Than the knyght&abis;
an&s;wered whan they had a lytell coun&s;ayled
toguyder. Than one for them all &s;ayd / &s;ir we
haue well herde your an&s;were / but we haue
none auctorite to confyrme nor to graunt &s;o
farforthe as ye demaunde / But we &s;hall re|tourne
to our lorde therle and to his cou~&s;aile
and &s;hewe hym your an&s;were and demau~de / 
and &s;hortely ye &s;hall here fro hym agayne.
Than Berthalte &s;aid. &s;irs / as god wyll &s;o be
it. Thus they de&abper;ted out of the chambre.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="112" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the erle Raynolde of Guer|les
was maryed to Mary doughter
to Berthault of Malignes / by who~
he had a doughter / and after maried
agayne in Englande / and had i&s;&s;ue
two &s;onnes and a doughter / &amp; howe
&s;ir Iohn~ of Bloyes wedded thelde&s;t
doughter of the erle of Guerles. and
howe after the cou~tie of Guerles re|mayned
with therle of Guerles yon+ge&s;t
doughter. Cap. C .xii.</HEAD>
<P>_YE haue well herde all the
an&s;wers &amp; demaundes bytwene
the fore&s;aid parties / wherfore I
&s;peke no more therof. But (as ye
haue herde) whan therle of guer+les
me&s;&s;angers were returned home agayn / 
The erle was hoote in the mater / for he &s;awe
well he coude as than do no better / tha~ to ma+ry
Berthalt of Malygnes doughter / he was
&s;o riche a man. Than the erle and his coun|&s;aile
made and deuy&s;ed writynges &s;ufficient
and therle &s;et to his &s;eale / and his next fre~des
and pare~tes / in lykewi&s;e &s;o dyd other knigh|tes
of Guerles and good townes. And whan
all was confyrmed and done as Berthaulte
was content / y^e maryage was made / and the
erles dettes payde / and his Landes clerely
quytte out of daunger. Than the Erle toke
newe coun&s;ayle / and began a newe lyfe and
<PB REF="139">
&s;tate / if he were called good before he was na+med
better after / for than he had well wher|with.
he lacked nothyng of that Berthault of
Malygnes myght ayde hym. The erle bare
hym to his wyfe ryght honourably / for &s;he
was a fayre lady good / &s;age / deuout / &amp; pru|dent:
but they were nat toguyder pa&s;t a four
yeres / but that the lady dyed / And &s;he had a
doughter called I&s;abell. whan therle of guer+les
was a wydower he was but yong. Than
he maryed agayne ryght highly / For kynge
Edwarde of Englande / father to the good
kyng Edwarde who be&s;eged Tourney and
wanne Ealis / he gaue to this erle Raynolde
a doughter of his named I&s;abell / and by her
this erle had thre chyldren / two &s;onnes &amp; one
doughter / &s;ir Raynolde &amp; &s;ir Edwarde / and
Iane / who afterwarde was duches of Guer+lers.
For in lykewi&s;e as Bertram of Malig+nes
had ymagined in the begynnyng / whan
his doughter maryed the erle of Guerles / e|uyn
&s;o it fell / for there was no trouthe kepte
to hym. For whan kynge Edwarde of En|glande / 
who was vncle to the erle of Guer|les
chyldren / came fir&s;t in to Almayne to the
Emperour Loyes of Bauyers / whiche Em|perour
in&s;tytuted kynge Edwarde to be his
vycar generall / throughe all the marches of
the Empyre / as it is conteyned in the begyn|nyng
of this boke. Than the cou~tie of Guer+les
was made a duchy / and the countie of Iu+lyers
was made marques of Iulyers to aug+ment
their dignities. And to come to our ma+ter / 
the duke Raynolde of Guerles / nephue
to kynge Edwarde dyed without i&s;&s;ue / and
&s;ir Edward of Guerles was maryed in Hey+nault / 
and had to wyfe the yonge&s;t doughter
of duke Aubert / but the lady was &s;o yonge / 
that this &s;ir Edwarde neuer touched her car+nallye.
And &s;o this &s;ir Edwarde al&s;o dyed
withoute i&s;&s;ue / who was a ryght valyaunt
knight. He was &s;layne in the batayle y^t was
bytwene the duke of Brabant and duke Win+celant
before Iulyers. His &s;u&s;ter Iane who
was maryed to duke Guylliam of Iulyers
had chyldren. And &s;he by &s;ucce&s;&s;yon of her
bretherne &s;aid and toke vpon her to be heyre
to the duchy of Guerles / and in lykewy&s;e &s;o
dyde her elde&s;t &s;u&s;ter by the fir&s;te maryage / 
For the two bretherne by the &s;econde mary|age
were bothe deed / withoute laufull i&s;&s;ue.
Wherfore &s;he &s;ayde / &s;he was enherytoure.
Thus fell the difference bytwene the two &s;u|&s;ters / 
and &s;ome of the countrey wolde haue
the one and &s;ome the other. And the elde&s;t
&s;u|&s;ter was coun&s;ayled to mary in to &s;ome high
lygnage / that myght ayde her chalenge and
defende her herytage. Than there was trea|tie
made by the by&s;&s;hoppe of Coloygne that
was than: to the lorde &s;ir Iohan of Bloyes / 
For therle Loyes his brother as than lyued.
and the by&s;&s;hoppe &s;ayd / that he &s;hulde ther|by
be duke of Guerles / For by &s;ucce&s;&s;yon of
the two bretherne deed withoute i&s;&s;ue male / 
Therfore by right of mariage / y^e right &s;huld
retourne to her / for none other coude chale~ge
any right but &s;he. And &s;ir Iohan of Bloyes
who alwayes had ben nouri&s;&s;hed &amp; brought
vp in the parties of Hollande and zelande
(for there he had fayre herytage / and had the
language of that countre. And he neuer had
wyll to mary in Frau~ce) layde his eare glad
lye to this treatie / and &s;awe well he myght
therby haue great po&s;&s;e&s;&s;io~s in the marches / 
that he loued be&s;te. And al&s;o the knyghtes of
Hollande that were of his coun&s;ayle / coun|&s;ayled
hym therto. So he accepted that ma|ryage / 
but fir&s;t or he wolde conclude / he &s;ayd
he wolde ryde in to Heynault and Que&s;noy
to &s;peke with his co&s;yn the duke Auberte / to
&s;e what coun&s;ayle he wolde gyue hym. But
to &s;aye trouthe / duke Aubert wy&s;t nat what
to coun&s;ayle hym. And if he dyd / he made no
&s;emblaunt therof / but di&s;&s;ymuled the mater
a lytell / So that &s;ir Iohn~ of Bloyes wolde
no lengar tarye to haue his coun&s;ayle / But
toke his hor&s;e and retourned as &s;oone as he
coude in to Guerles / and wedded this lady / 
and dyd put her in po&s;&s;e&s;&s;ion of the countre.
But &s;ome there were that wolde nat receyue
hym to their lorde / nor her to their lady: For
the moo&s;t parte of the knyghtes and &s;quiers
and good townes of the countre / helde with
the duche&s;&s;e of Iulyers / for that lady hadde
fayre chyldren / wherfore they of Guerles lo|ued
her the better.</P>
<P>THus &s;ir Iohn~ of Bloys had his wyfe
and po&s;&s;e&s;&s;yons / whiche co&s;t hym mo+che
after: For the erle Loys his brother dyed
And than he was erle of Bloyes &amp; lorde Da|uenes
in Heynault / and had all the landes in
Hollande and zelande / &amp; had in the &s;ayd cou~|ties
great herytage. &amp; alwayes his cou~&s;ayle
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coun&s;ayled hym to pur&s;ue for his ryght that
he ought to haue by his wife in Guerles / &amp; &s;o
he dyde to his power. But the almayns are
&s;o couetous / they wolde make no warre for
hym no lengar than his money endured. and
the chalenge y^t he made to the duchy of Guer+les
dyd him neuer &abpro;fyte / but great domage.
Than dyed this gentyll knight &s;ir Iohan of
Bloyes / in the ca&s;tell and towne of E&s;lone
Houe / the yere of our lorde god a thou&s;ande
thre hundred four&s;core and one / in y^e moneth
of Iune / and was buryed in the freres at Va+lencenes / 
be&s;yde &s;ir Iohan of Heynault his.
And than was his brother &s;ir
Guy of Bloyes erle / and helde all the landes
by ryght &s;ucce&s;&s;yon y^t his two bretherne had
helde / a&s;well in Fraunce / Picardy / Heynalt
Hollande / and zelande / as in the countie of
Bloyes.</P>
<P>I Knowe nat howe many yeres after the
lady dyed / who had ben wyfe to therle
Iohn~ of Bloys / her &s;u&s;ter the duches of Iuli+ers
abode pe&s;ably duches of guerles It was
ordayned by thaccorde of the countre / and at
the reque&s;t of the knightes &amp; good townes of
the duchy of Guerles / y^t they &s;hulde take to
their lorde &s;ir Willm~ of Iuliers / elde&s;t &s;on to
the duke of Iuliers / for the la~de came to hym
rightfully by &s;ucce&s;&s;ion of his vncles. and by
rea&s;on therof / duke Aubert and y^e duches his
wyfe gaue hym there doughter in maryage / 
who before had ben maried to &s;ir Edward of
Guerles. Thus the lady was doughter of
Heynault and duches of Guerles. and whan
&s;he maried the duke of Guerles / &s;onne to the
duke of Iulyers they were bothe of one age / 
wherfore the maryage was the more agrea|ble.
This yong duke of Guerles helde hym
in his owne countrey / and thelder he waxed / 
the more he loued dedes of armes / as iu&s;tes
and tourneys. and alwayes the duke was ra+ther
Engly&s;&s;he than tre~che / and that he &s;he|wed
well as long as he lyued: And alwayes
he bare in his mynde / the yuell wyll that his
predece&s;&s;ours had to the duchy of Brabant.
&amp; alwayes he &s;ought occa&s;ion how he might
make warre there for two rea&s;o~s. the one by|cau&s;e
he was alyed by faythe and homage to
kyng Richarde of Englande: the other was
bycau&s;e Wyncelant of Boe&s;me duke of Lu&s;e~+burge
and of Brabant / had bought of therle
of Mors a great lorde in Almayne / the thre
fore&s;aid ca&s;telles / the whiche I &s;hall name a+gayne
to quicken the mater / Gaulech / Buch
and Nulle / on the other&s;yde of the ryuer of
Mu&s;e in the lande of Falquemount: whiche
ca&s;tels aunciently &abper;teyned to y^e duke of guer+les
and was enherytour to the~. And therfore
the yo~g duke Willm~ of Iuliers duke of guer+les
was &s;ore di&s;plea&s;ed / that he might nat re+couer
his herytage. as long as duke Wynce|lant
of Braba~t lyued he &s;pake no worde ther+of.
Nowe &s;hall I &s;hewe you howe it fortu|ned / 
to thentent the mater &s;hulde be y^e clerer
to be vnder&s;tanded.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
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<HEAD>&para;Howe the&s;e ca&s;telles of Gaulech / 
B<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">th / and Null came to the duke of
Brabant / and howe the duke of Iu|liers
&s;u&s;teyned the linfars in his cou~+tre / 
Who robbed all maner of people.
And of the great a&s;&s;emble that the
duke of Brabant made to go to Iu|lyers / 
and howe he was di&s;co~fyted.
Cap. C.xiii.</HEAD>
<P>_SO it was that duke Reynolde
of Guerles / co&s;yn germayne to
the prince of Guerles / and his
brother had before that engua|ged
the threfor &s;aid ca&s;tels for a
&s;o~me of florens / to an high baron of Almayn
called therle of Mors. This erle helde the&s;e
ca&s;tels a &s;ea&s;on / and whan he &s;aw y^t he coude
nat get his money that he had lende on them.
He was &s;ore di&s;plea&s;ed and &s;ent &s;uffycient &s;o~
monynge to the duke Raynolde of Guerles.
The duke made no compte therof / for he had
nat wherwith to redeme them agayne. &amp; the
erle of Mors &s;awe that he came to y^e duke of
Brabant / &amp; treated with hym to haue agayn
his money for the &s;ayde ca&s;telles. The duke
herde hym well / bycau&s;e the ca&s;tels marched
on the lande of Faulquemou~t / of the whiche
la~de he was lorde / for y^e duke was glad to en|cre&s;e
his enheritau~ce / as he that thought wel
to ouer lyue y^e lady Iane duches of Brabant
his wife / &amp; &s;oe he gate i~ to his po&s;&s;e&s;&s;ion y^e &s;aid
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thre ca&s;telles. And in the fir&s;t he &s;et the lorde
of Kalle / to be as chefe &s;ouerayne. and whan
this duke of Guerles was deed / than &s;ir Ed+warde
of Guerles toke on hym the herytage
and &s;ent to y^e duke of Brabant amba&s;&s;adors / 
de&s;yring hym that he might haue agayne the
thre ca&s;telles / for the money that was payde
for the~. The duke wolde make no &s;uche bar|gayne / 
but denyed it. With whiche an&s;were
&s;ir Edwarde of Guerles was nat content / &amp;
dalte hardely with the wydowe the lady I&s;a+bell
of Brabant / yonger &s;u&s;ter to the duches / 
whiche lady had wedded the duke Raynolde
of Guerles. but thus he troubled her for her
dowrie. The lady wente in to Brabant and
complayned her to the duke of Brabant her
brother and to the duche&s;&s;e / howe that &s;ir Ed+warde
of Guerles dyde her great wronge &amp;
iniury. And bycau&s;e there was a grudge by|twene
the Braban&s;oys and the guerloys / for
the lande and towne of Grance / whiche was
in Brabant on that &s;yde the ryuer of Mue&s;e
Therfore the duke and the braban&s;oys were
more enclyned to ayde the lady. and on a day
there were a&s;&s;embled togyder at the callyng
of the duke of Brabant a great no~bre of men
of warre / a .xii. hundred &s;peares. And &s;ir Ed+warde
of Guerles made his a&s;&s;emble on the
other parte / and were in that ca&s;e that it was
likely to haue had a batayle bytwene them.
But the duke Aubert / the duke of Mours / &amp;
the duke of Iullyers mette togyder by a trea+tie / 
and &s;o this a&s;&s;emble departed a &s;ondre w^t
out any thyng doyng. The &s;ame yere y^e duke
Wyncelant of Brabant ouerthrewe the com|panyons
in the cou~trey of Lu&s;enburge / who
had greatly wa&s;ted that lande / and putte ma+ny
to exyle: and in the towre of the ca&s;tell of
Lu&s;enburge dyed their &s;ouerayne capitayne
called the lytell Me&s;lyn. And al&s;o in y^e &s;ame
yere &s;ir Charles of Boe&s;me / who as than rai+gned
and was kynge of Almaygne and em|perour
of Rome / in&s;tytuted duke Wyncela~t
of Boe&s;me and made hym &s;ouerayne regar|der / 
by an in&s;tytucion and ordynaunce called
in Almayne / Le langue fride / that is to &s;ay / 
holding the couert and &s;ure wayes. So that
all maner of people myght go and come / and
ryde fro towne to towne &s;urely and in &s;aue|garde.
And the Emperour gaue hym a great
parte of the lande and countrey of Dauffay / 
on bothe &s;ydes the ryuer of Ryne / to defende
hym therin agayn&s;t the lynfars / who were a
maner of people ryght peryllous / and great
robbers without pytie. And al&s;o the Empe|rour
gaue hym the &s;ouerayntie of the good &amp;
riche cytie of Straubourcke / and made him
Marques of the holy Empyre / to augment
therby his e&s;tate. And &s;urely he coulde nat
gyue hym to moche / for this Duke Wynce|lant
was lyberall / &s;wete / courte&s;&s;e / amyable / 
and noble in armes: &amp; was likely to atchyue
many thynges if he hadde lyued long / but he
dyed in the floure of his youthe. Wherof I
that haue written this hy&s;torie make great
complaynt for hym / that he lyued no lengar / 
but tyll he was a .xxiiii. yere of age. The&s;ci|&s;me
that was in the churche greatly di&s;plea|&s;ed
hym / and that he &s;hewed me often tymes
for I was priue of his acquayntau~ce. in that
in my dayes I traueyled a great parte of the
worlde / two great princes I knewe and non
more hu~ble nor tretable than they were (that
was this noble prince one / and the other my
good may&s;ter the lorde Guy of Bloys / who
co~maunded me to make this hy&s;torie) The&s;e
two princes were in my dayes / and wereful
of humilyte / larges / and bountie: without
any malyce. They lyued lyberally of their
owne / without oppre&s;&s;ynge their people / or
rey&s;ing vp of any yuell cu&s;tomes in their la~|des.
&para;Nowe let vs retourne to the pythe of
the mater / that I haue begone.</P>
<P>_WHan y^e duke of Iulyers and &s;ir
Edwarde of Guerles / who cal|led
the~&s;elfe bretherne / and their
hertes good Engli&s;&s;he / for they
had ben long alyed with y^e kyng
of Englande / and with loue and fauour had
alwayes ayded them in their warres. Whan
they &s;awe that the duke of Brabant hadde &s;o
hygh a &s;ignory / as to be lorde and &s;ouerayne
regarder by the Emperonr / and was chiefe
correctour of all my&s;doers and robbers / that
he founde lyueng by the highe wayes of Al|maygne.
They had therat indygnacion and
enuy / nat for that he dyde well and helde iu|&s;tyce / 
and corrected yuell doers: but of that
he had the &s;ouerayne regarde &amp; &s;ignory ouer
la~gue fride / whiche was parte in their lande
whiche offyce was fir&s;t in&s;tytued y^t marchau+tes
might pe&s;ably pa&s;&s;e fro Brabant to Hey|nault / 
to Flaunders / to Frau~ce / or fro Liege
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to Coleyne / and to other cyties / townes and
fortre&s;&s;es of Almayne. And nother marchaun+tes
nor other coulde nat pa&s;&s;e nor entre in to
Almayne / by the landes and daungers of the
duke of Iulyers and y^e duke of Guerles. And
&s;oo it was / that certayne robbers were in the
wayes of Linfars. And it were they that had
done the vyolence and pa&s;&s;ynge through the
landes of the duke of Iuliers. It was &s;hewed
me that the duke had lente them hor&s;e and ca|&s;tels.
Great complayntes came to duke Wyn|celant
of Brabant and of Luzenbourge / who
as than was at Bru&s;elles / howe that the Lan+guefryde
wherof he was &s;ouerayne regarder
and keper / was broken &amp; violated. and howe
they that dyde that vyolence / and robbed the
countrey / &s;oiourned and euer retourned in to
the duchy of Iulyers. The duke of Brabante
(who as than was yonge and lu&s;ty / and puy&s;|&s;aunte
of lynage and of landes) toke in great
di&s;pyte the offences that his people had com|playned
of / and &s;aid how he wolde fynde &s;ome
remedy / &s;eynge he had in charge to kepe and
defende the Languefride. He wolde nat that
through his neclygence he &s;hulde take any re|proche
or blame. and to conclude his dede and
to &s;ette rea&s;on in their demaunde / and by the
coun&s;ayle and aduy&s;e that he had / he &s;ente to
the duke of Iulyers notable per&s;ones / as the
lorde of Vrquon lorde of Bourguenall / &s;yr
Scelar archedecon of Heynalt / Geffrey de la
towre / great rowter of Brabante / and other.
&s;hewyng to him in wy&s;e and &s;wete maner the
offence / whiche greatly toucheth and is preiu|dyciall
to the duke of Brabante / who is keper
and &s;ouerayne regarder of the Languefride.
The duke of Iulyers fayntely excu&s;ed hym
&s;elfe / for by that he &s;hewed he had as lefe haue
had the warre as the peace / &s;o that the duke of
Brabantes me&s;&s;angers were nat well co~tent:
and &s;o toke their leaue of the duke of Iuliers / 
and reiourned and &s;hewed the duke of Bra|bant
all as they had herde and &s;ene. Whan the
duke herde that / he demau~ded what was be&s;t
to do. He was aun&s;wered by his cou~&s;ayle &s;ay|enge.
&s;ir / ye knowe be&s;t your &s;elfe. Well quod
the duke / and I &s;aye y^t it is my enten&s;yon that
I wyll nat &s;lepe &s;o in this blame / nor that it
&s;hall be said that for &s;louth or faynte hert / that
I &s;hulde &s;uffre vnder my &s;auegarde robbers
to do vilaynes and robories vnpuny&s;&s;hed. I
&s;hewe and wyll &s;hewe to my co&s;yn of Iuliers
and to his aydes / that this mater toucheth me
nere. This duke cooled nat his entent / but in
contynent &s;et clerkes a warke / and &s;ent to them
that he thought wolde ayde hym. Some he
prayed / and &s;ome he commaunded / and &s;ente
&s;ufficyent knoledge of his mynde to the duke
of Iuliers and to his alies. bothe the&s;e lordes
made great preparacion. The duke of Iuly|ers
had but lytell ayde / but of his brother &s;yr
Edwarde of Guerles / he greatly co~forted him
with men and with frendes. The&s;e two lordes
&s;ent priuely for men farre in to Almayne. And
bycau&s;e that almayns are couetous / de&s;yring
to wynne / and it had bene longe before or they
were in any place / where they myght get any
good aduenture. They wolde haue come in
more habundaunce and they had nat knowen
that they &s;hulde haue had to do agayn&s;te the
duke of Brabante. The duke of Brabante in
great aray departed fro Bru&s;elles / and went
to Louayne / and fro thence to Treete on the
ryuer of Mue&s;e / and there he founde a thou|&s;ande
&s;peares abydinge for hym / and always
there came menne to hym fro all partyes / fro
Fraunce / fro Flau~ders / fro Haynalt / fro Na|mure / 
fro Lorayne &amp; other countreys / &s;o that
he had two thou&s;ande and fyue hundred &s;pea|res
of good men of warre. and al&s;o there came
to hym out of Burgoyne the lorde of Graunt / 
and with hym a foure hundred &s;peares / but
they came to late / for they knewe nat the daye
of the bu&s;yne&s;&s;e that I &s;hall &s;hewe you / wher|with
they were &s;ore dy&s;plea&s;ed / whanne they
herde that the mater was done without them.
The duke of Brabant beinge at Trect / herde
but lytell newes of his enemyes. Than he de|parted
fro Trect the wedny&s;daye / and wente
and lodged in the lande of his enemyes / and
there lay all that nyght / and the thur&s;day tyll
he herde certayne tydynges. It was &s;hewed
hym by his corours that his enemyes were a+brode.
Than he rode forwarde / and co~maun|ded
to burne in the duke of Iuliers <ABBR>land</ABBR>/and
the thur&s;day toke his lodginge betymes. And
the vowarde kept the erle Guy of Ligney / erle
of &s;aynt Pole and &s;ir Valeran his &s;onne / who
as than was but yong / of a &s;ixtene yere of age / 
and there he was made knyght. The duke of
Iuliers came the &s;ame thur&s;day / and lay nere
one to another. and by all lyklyhode y^e almay|nes
knewe the demeanour of the braban&s;oys / 
better than they dyd theirs / for on the fridaye
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betymes whan the duke of Brabant had herd
ma&s;&s;e / and that all were in the felde &amp; thought
nat to haue fought &s;o &s;oone. Than came redy
the duke of Iuliers and &s;ir Edwarde of Guer+les
well mounted with a great batayle. Than
one &s;ayd to the duke of Brabante. &s;yr / beholde
yo~der your enemys put your helmes on your
heedes / in the name of god and &s;aynt George.
Of that worde the duke had great ioye. The
&s;ame day he had by him four &s;quiers of great
price / worthy to &s;erue an hyghe prince and to
be aboute hym / for they had &s;ene many dedes
of armes. they were called Iohan de Valcon / 
Baudwyn of Beauforde / Gyrarde of Byes / 
and Roulande of Colongne. Aboute the duke
were the bru&s;elloys / &s;ome a hor&s;ebacke with
their varlettes behynde them / with botelles of
wyne tru&s;&s;ed at their &s;adelles / and pa&s;tyes of
&s;amonde / troutes / and elys wraped in towels.
The&s;e hor&s;emen greatly combred the place / &s;o
that there was &s;uch prea&s;e that no man coude
&s;tyrre. Than Gyrarde of Bi<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="2 letters"> &s;aid to y^e duke / 
&s;i<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> co~maunde the&s;e hor&s;es to a voyde the place
they &s;hall greatly let vs / we can nat &s;e aboute
vs nor haue knoledge of your reregarde / nor
vowarde / nor of your mar&s;hall &s;ir Roberte of
Namure. So let it be quod the duke / I com|maunde
&s;o. Than Gyrarde toke his glayue in
his handes and &s;o dyd his companyons / and
began to &s;tryke on their helmes and on their
hor&s;es / &s;o that a none the place was voyded of
them / for no man was glad to haue his hor&s;e
&s;laine or hurte. Than the duke of Iuliers and
&abpro; Edwarde of Guerles &amp; their company came
on theym / and founde the erle of &s;aynt Poule
and his &s;onne in the vowarde / and da&s;&s;hed in
&s;o fer&s;ely amonge them / that anone they were
broken and di&s;comfited / and there were many
&s;layne / taken / and hurte. that was the batayle
that had mo&s;te to do. There was &s;layne Guy
the erle of &s;aynte Poule / and &s;ir Valeran his
&s;onne taken. The batayle tourned to a herde
parte for the duke of Brabante / and for them
that were with him. for of men of honour there
were but a fewe &s;aued / but outher they were
&s;layne or taken / The duke of Brabante was
taken / and &s;yr Roberte of Namure / and &s;yr
Loys of Namure his brother / and &s;ir Willy|am
of Namure &s;onne to the erle of Namure / 
and many other. Al&s;o on the duke of Iulyers
parte there were &s;ome &s;laine and hurte. but ye
know well it is a generall rule / the great lo&s;&s;e
euer re&s;teth on them that be di&s;confyted. howe
be it for all the domage the duke of Brabante
had in that iourney / yet they hadde one great
poynte of remedy &amp; comforte / for &s;ir Edwarde
of Guerles was wounded to dethe. And this
I &s;aye bycau&s;e it was the opinyon of dyuer&s;e / 
that if he had lyued he wolde haue rydden &s;o
forwarde / that with puy&s;&s;au~ce he wolde haue
come to Bru&s;elles and conquered all the cou~|treye / 
for none wolde haue re&s;y&s;ted hym. He
was hardy and fier&s;e / and hated the braban|&s;oys / 
bycau&s;e of the thre ca&s;tels that they helde
agayn&s;t hym. This iourney and victory had
the duke of Iulyers in y^e yere of our lorde god / 
a thou&s;ande thre hu~dred and a leuen / on &s;aynt
Bartylmewes euyn / on a fridaye.</P>
<P>THe duches of Brabant purcha&s;ed her
frendes / and had coun&s;ayle of Charles
the frenche kyng / who was nephue to the duke
of Braba~t an all his bretherne / for they were
chyldren of his &s;u&s;ter. &s;he was coun&s;ayled by
the kynge to go to the kynge of Almayne em|peroure / 
brother to the duke of Brabante / for
who&s;e &s;ake the duke her hu&s;bande had taken
all that domage. The lady dyd &s;o and came to
Conualence on the ryuer of the Ryne / &amp; there
founde the Emperoure / And there wy&s;ely &s;he
made her complaynte. The emperoure herde
her well / the whiche he was bou~de vnto by dy+uer&s;e
rea&s;ons. The one bycau&s;e the duke was
his brother / and another bycau&s;e he had in&s;ti|tude
hym to be his vycare / and &s;ouerayne re|garder
of the Languefryde. he comforted the
lady and &s;ayd / that at the next &s;o~mer he wolde
fynde &s;ome remedy. The lady retourned into
Brabante well comforted. And the emperour
&s;ir Charles of Boe&s;me &s;lept nat his bu&s;ynes / 
but waked the mater / as ye &s;hall here. For as
&s;oone as wynter was pa&s;t he aproched to the
noble cytie of Coloyne / &amp; there made his pro|uy&s;ion / 
in &s;uche wy&s;e as though he wolde go
to conquere a realme of defence / and wrote to
his dukes &amp; erles that helde of hym / and com|maunded
them at the thyrde day of Iune they
&s;hulde be with hym at Ayes / with fyfty hor&s;e
a pece / on payne of le&s;yng of their landes. and
&s;pecially he co~maunded thre / as duke Auberte
erle of Haynalte / that he &s;hulde come to Ayes
with fyfty hor&s;e / and &s;o he dyd. Whanne the&s;e
lordes were come / there was moche people.
And than &s;yr Charles his &s;onne &s;ayde that he
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wolde go and entre in to y^e landes of duke Iu+lyers
&amp; de&s;troy it / bycau&s;e of the great outrage
that he had done / as in enteryng in to the felde
with an army again&s;t the emperours vycaire
his brother. this &s;ente~ce was gyuen by playne
iudgement in the emperours chambre. Than
to that mater regarded the archeby&s;&s;hoppe of
Treues / the archby&s;&s;hoppe of Coloyne / the
by&s;&s;op of Marauce / the by&s;&s;hoppe of Liege / 
the duke Aubert of Bauier / the duke O&s;te his
brother / and diuer&s;e other barons of Almayne
(that thought) to dy&s;troy the landes of &s;o va|lyaunt
a knyght as was the duke of Iulyers / 
&s;hulde be yuell done / and al&s;o he was nere of
their kynne. They &s;ayde it were better fyr&s;te
to &s;ende for hym / that he myght come to obey|&s;aunce.
That apoyntment was holden for the
be&s;t / for the loue of bothe partyes. Than duke
Auberte and his brother came to Iuliers / and
<ABBR>found</ABBR> there the duke / who was aba&s;&s;hed / and
wy&s;te nat what coun&s;ayle to beleue / for it had
ben &s;hewed him that the a&s;&s;emble that the em|perour
had made was to come on hym / with|out
his frendes dyd &s;toppe it. Whan the&s;e lor|des
were come to the duke he was <ABBR>gladd</ABBR> / &s;pe|cyally
by the comynge of his two co&s;yns ger|mayns / 
the duke Aubert of Bauiers and the
duke O&s;te his brother / for he knewe well that
they wolde nat his dy&s;honoure / but rather to
gyue hym good cou~&s;ayle / as they dyd. Their
coun&s;ayle was to &s;hewe you breuely / that he
&s;hulde &s;ende &s;ome honorable per&s;ones for the
duke of Lu&s;enburge and of Brabant / whome
he helde in curtoy&s;e pri&s;on in his ca&s;tell of Ni+deque / 
and &s;o he dyd. And whan he was come
all tho&s;e lordes dyd hym great honour / as rea+&s;on
was. And than they all departed togyder / 
and came to Ayes and toke their lodgynges.
Than the duke Auberte and his brother / and
the fore&s;ayd prelates / who were the meanes of
this treatye. they &s;ore entreated the emperour
and his coun&s;ayle / and &s;hewed the emperoure
howe y^e duke of Iuliers his co&s;yn / of his owne
free wyll was come to &s;e hym / and to put hym
&s;elfe poorely with out any re&s;eruacyon / into
his obey&s;aunce and commaundement / and to
knowledge hym for his &s;oueraygne and liege
lorde. The&s;e &s;wete and amyable wordes mo|lefyed
greatly the emperours ire that he had
before. Than the emperoure &s;ayd. Lette the
duke come to me? and &s;o he dyde / and kneled
downe before the emperoure and &s;ayde. My
ryght redoubted &s;ouerayne / I beleue well ye
are dy&s;plea&s;ed with me / bycau&s;e of your bro|ther
in lawe the duke of Brabante / whome I
haue helde longe in pri&s;on / for the which cau&s;e
I &s;ubmytte my &s;elfe to abyde your ordre and
your coun&s;ayles. To that worde themperour
gaue none aun&s;were / but his &s;onne &s;ir Char|les / 
who was called kynge of Boe&s;me / aun|&s;wered
and &s;ayde. Duke of Iulyers / ye haue
ben to outragyous to kepe our vncle &s;o longe
in pri&s;one. And if it were nat at the de&s;yre of
your well be loued co&s;yns / duke Auberte and
duke O&s;te of Bauyers / this bu&s;yne&s;&s;e wolde
haue ben &s;oer layd to your charge than it is / 
for ye haue well de&s;erued to be hyghly puny&s;|&s;hed.
but chaunge your copye &s;o that we haue
no cau&s;e to renew our yuell wylles agayn&s;te
you / for &amp; ye do it wyll be co&s;tly to you. Than
the duke of Iulyers beynge on his kne before
the emperoure (where as he &s;ate in his chayre
imperiall) &s;ayde. My ryght redoughted &s;o|uerayne
lorde / by your puy&s;&s;aunt hyghnes / I
knowledge my &s;elfe to haue tre&s;pa&s;&s;ed youre
maie&s;te / in that I with an army came again&s;t
my co&s;yn your vycaire of the empyre / and in
that I haue helde hym as my pri&s;oner / I de|lyuer
hym vnto you freely and quyte / and I
requyre your grace that you nor he beare me
any yuell wyll fro hence forthe. Than the pre|lates
and the princes there beynge pre&s;ente / to
helpe forwarde his wordes &s;ayde. Ryght no|ble
prince this &s;uffy&s;eth that your co&s;yn of Iu|lyers
hath &s;ayd. Well quod the emperour / we
are content / and &s;o toke hym vp by the hande.
And as it was &s;hewed me for the confyrmaci|on
of more loue / he ky&s;t the duke on the mouth
and al&s;o his &s;onne the kynge of Boe&s;me. And
than the duke of Brabante was delyuered out
of pri&s;on / and all &s;uche as were pri&s;oners vn|der
the duke of Iulyers / and were nat raun|&s;omed
before / were delyuered quyte / by rea|&s;on
of the compo&s;ycion of the treatie. and this
done euery manne retourned to their owne.
The emperour wente to Prage in Almayne / 
and the duke of Brabant in to Brabante / 
and whanne the duke of Brabante
was retourned / than he rey&s;ed
a newe tayle in his cou~trey
to re&s;tore to his knigh+tes
parte of their
domages.
&dtridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="114" TYPE="chapter">
<PB REF="142">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the duke of Brabante dy|ed / 
and howe the duke Guylliam of
Guerles treated with the duches of
Brabante / to haue agayne the thre
ca&s;tels / and what aun&s;were he had / 
and how he made alyau~ce with the
kynge of Englande. Cap. C.xiiii.
&dtridot; &dtridot;</HEAD>
<P>_I Am yet wyllynge to
treate of this matter more
at lengthe / to renforce this
hy&s;torye / and to brynge it
to the poynte that I wolde
come vnto. &amp; to declare the
trouthe / why Charles the
frenche kyng came with a great puy&s;&s;aunce in
to Almayne. I might haue &s;hewed this before
but I haue prolonged it (for all thing&abis; though
the date and &s;ea&s;on be pa&s;te yet they ought to
be &s;hewed in this hy&s;tory) for whan I knowe
that the frenche kynge and the kynge of <ABBR>En|gland</ABBR>
began to be be&s;y / than I began to wake
to procede this hy&s;tory / more than I dyd be|fore.
Therfore I &s;aye thus. Whan duke Wyn|celant
was returned in to the countrey / &amp; clere+ly
delyuered out of per&s;on (as ye haue herde be+fore)
Than he was in wyll to vy&s;yte his lan|des
and ca&s;tels / as well in the duchy of Luzen|bourge / 
as el&s;e where. and toke his iourney to
the good cytie of Strawe&s;bourge / throughe
the lande of Fauquemount and behelde y^e thre
ca&s;tels whiche were the occa&s;ion of the duke of
Guerles yuell wyll. He founde theym &s;tronge
and fayre / if he loued the~ before / he loued them
moche better than: and cau&s;ed them to be new+ly
fortyfied / and &s;et workemen a worke / as ma|&s;ons / 
carpe~ters / and dykemakers / to amende
euery place. and at his departynge he &s;et a va|lyaunt
knyght to be &s;oueraygne keper of the&s;e
thre ca&s;teles. This knyght was called &s;ir Io|han
Gro&s;&s;et / who at the dukes commaunde|mente
toke on hym the charge / at his parell.
The duke pa&s;&s;ed further and vy&s;ited his cou~|trey / 
and at his plea&s;ure retourned agayne in
to Brabante / for there was his abydynge. In
this &s;ea&s;on &s;yr Iohan of Blo<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">s had wedded
the olde lady and duches of Guerles / for the he+rytage
by right came to hym / by the deth of &s;ir
Edwarde of Guerles his brother / who was
&s;layne (as ye haue herde / in the batayle of Iu|lyers)
But his &s;u&s;ter the duches of Iulyers
&s;troue with hym and made chalenge / and the
mo&s;te parte of the knightes and good townes
inclyned mo&s;t to the ladyes parte / bycau&s;e &s;he
had a fayre &s;onne / who was able than to ryde.
and that was well &s;ene / for always he was in
the warres / &s;o that &s;ir Iohn~ de Bloy&s;e nor his
wyfe coulde neuer haue pea&s;able po&s;&s;e&s;&s;yon.
But the chalenge of the ryght of his wyfe and
the pur&s;ute therof / co&s;te hym aboue a hundred
thou&s;a~de frankes. For the &s;onne of duke Wyl|lyam
of Iuliers &s;hewed well in his youth that
he was noble and hardy / and loued dedes of
armes / for he came of noble ertractyon. and &s;o
was duke of Guerles / and had in mariage the
elde&s;t doughter of duke Auberte / who had ben
wedded before to &s;ir <ABBR>Edward</ABBR> of Guerles / but
he had neuer carnally coupyled with her / for
&s;he was to yonge. Thus &s;he was maryed to
the lorde Willyam of Iulyers / and he and &s;he
were moche of one age. And &s;oo &s;he was &s;tyll
duches / as &s;he was before. This yonge duke
increa&s;ed in honour / wytte / and prowes / and
in great wyll to hau~te dedes of armes / and to
augment his herytage. And his he<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">e was ra|ther
engly&s;&s;he than frenche / and &s;ayd always
(as yong as he was) that he wolde ayde to in|&s;teyne
the kynge of Englandes quarell for he
was nerer of blode to hym than to the Fren|che
kyng. It was &s;hewed hym dyuer&s;e tymes
howe the braban&s;oys dyd him great wronge / 
to kepe fro hym the thre ca&s;tels. Than he aun|&s;wered
and &s;ayd. Let vs &s;uffre a &s;en&s;on / euery
thynge mu&s;te haue his turne? It is no &s;ea&s;on
as yet for me to awake / for our co&s;yn of Bra|bante
hathe many great frendes / and he is a
&s;age knight / but a tyme may come y^t I &s;hall a
wake. Thus the mater &s;tode a &s;ea&s;on / tyll god
toke oute of this lyfe duke Wyncelante / who
dyed duke of Boe&s;me / duke of Lu&s;enbourge / 
and of Brabante / as it hath ben conteyned be+fore
in this hy&s;tory. By the dethe of this duke
the duches of Brabant lo&s;te moche. Than the
yonge duke of Guerles / who was ryght va|lyaunt / 
and lykely to dy&s;plea&s;e his enemyes / 
and thought than to get and recouer agayne
his thre ca&s;telles / bycau&s;e of the debate that
was and had ben bytwene Brabante and his
vncle the lorde Edwarde of Guerles. Than
he &s;ente to treate with the duches of Brabant / 
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to delyuer his ca&s;telles / for the &s;omme of mo|ney
that they laye in pledge for / always af|fyrmynge
howe they laye but in guage. The
lady an&s;wered the me&s;&s;angers how &s;he was
in po&s;&s;e&s;&s;yon of them / and helde them as her
owne ryght and enherytaunce. But bycau&s;e
&s;he wolde the duke &s;hulde be a good neygh|bour
to Brabaunte / that he &s;hulde leaue and
gyue vp the towne of Graue / the whiche he
helde in the duchy of Brabant. Whan y^e duke
of Guerles had herde this aun&s;were / he was
nothynge well contente: and thought great
di&s;pyte therof. And thought and ymagined
many thynges / and couertly he treated with
the knyght / called &s;ir Iohan of Gro&s;&s;elotte / 
chiefe capitayne of the &s;ayde ca&s;telles / to a&s;|&s;aye
if he coude gette them of hym / by byeng
for money / or otherwy&s;e. The knyght who
was trewe and &s;age / wolde in no wy&s;e har|ken
therto. And &s;ente to the duke / de&s;yringe
hym to &s;peke no more therof: For to dye ther|fore
there &s;huld neuer faut be founde in hym
nor that he wolde con&s;ente to do any tray&s;on
to his naturall lady. And whan the duke of
Guerles &s;awe that (as I was enfourmed)
he dyde &s;o moche to &s;ir Raynolde of Dy&s;co|uorte / 
that he toke for a &s;mall occa&s;yon a di&s;|plea&s;ure
agayn&s;t the knyght: So that on a
daye he was mette with all in the feldes / and
there &s;layne / wherwith the duche&s;&s;e of Bra|bante
was &s;ore di&s;plea&s;ed and &s;o was all the
countre / and the ca&s;telles were putte in other
kepynge / by the agrement of the duches and
of the coun&s;ayle of Brabant.</P>
<P>_THus the matters &s;tode certayne
yeres / and euer there nori&s;&s;hed
couert hate / what for the towne
of Graue on the one parte / and
for the thre ca&s;telles on the other
parte: Bytwene the duke of Guerles and the
duches of Brabant / and their countreis. and
they of the fronter of Guerles bare alwayes
yuell wyll couerlly again&s;t them of Brabant
&s;uche as marched nere to them: and dyd euer
to them as moche dy&s;plea&s;ure as they coude
do / and &s;pecially &s;uche as were in the towne
of Graue. And bytwene the dukes woode
and the towne of Graue / there was but four
leages and a playne countrey / and fayre fel|des
to ryde in. And they of Guerles dyde al|wayes
there as great di&s;pyte to the braban|&s;oys / 
as they myght. And the mater went &s;o
forwarde / that y^e duke of Guerles pa&s;&s;ed the
&s;ee / and went in to Englande to &s;ekyng Ry|charde
his co&s;yn / and his other co&s;ins: as the
duke of Lanca&s;tre / the duke of yorke / y^e duke
of Gloce&s;tre / and other great barons of En|glande.
He had there good chere for they de|&s;yred
to &s;e hym / &amp; to haue his acquayntaunce
for the Engly&s;&s;he men knewe well that this
dukes herte / corage / ymaginacion / and affe|ction / 
was rather Engly&s;&s;he than Frenche.
In this vyage he made great alyaunce with
the kynge of Englande / and bycau&s;e at that
tyme he helde nothynge of the kynge of En|glande / 
wherby he &s;hulde beare hym faythe / 
homage / or &s;eruyce. Therfore kyng Richar|de
gaue hym in pencyon out of his coffers / a
thou&s;ande marke by yere: And was coun&s;ay+led
to a&s;&s;aye to gette his right fro the duches
of Brabant / and was promy&s;ed to haue aide
of the Engly&s;&s;he men / in &s;uche wy&s;e / that he
&s;hulde take no domage. And by this meanes
he &s;ware to be true and faithfull to the kyng / 
and to the realme of Englande. And whan
this alyaunce was made / he tooke his leaue
of the kynge and of his co&s;yns / and other ba+rons
of Englande / And retourned in to his
owne countrey of Guerles: and &s;hewed the
duke of Iulyers all that he hadde done / and
howe he &s;hulde haue ayde and helpe of the
Engly&s;&s;he men. And the duke of Iulyers / 
who by experyence of his age knewe farther
than the duke his &s;onne dyde / made no coun|tynaunce
of no great ioye: but &s;ayd. Sonne
Wyllyam / ye haue done &s;o moche / that bothe
you and I maye fortune to repent youre go|yng
in to Engla~de. Do ye nat knowe howe
puy&s;&s;aunt the duke of Burgoyne is? no du|ke
more myghtie than he: And he loketh for
the herytage of Brabant. Howe maye ye re|&s;y&s;t
agayn&s;t &s;o puy&s;&s;au~t a lorde? Howe may
I re&s;y&s;t quod the duke of Guerles to y^e duke
of Iulyers his father? The rychee &amp; mygh|tier
that he is / the better it is to make warre
agayn&s;te hym. I hadde rather to haue a do
with a ryche man that hath great po&s;&s;e&s;&s;io~s
and herytage / than with hym that hath no|thynge
to le&s;e / for there is nothynge to be co~|quered.
For one Buffet that I &s;hall receyue
I wyll gyue &s;ire. And al&s;o the kynge of Al|mayne
is alyed with the kyng of Englande.
If nede be I &s;halle haue ayde of hym. Well
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quod the duke of Iuliers. Wylliam my fayre
&s;onne / I feare me ye wyll playe the fole / your
wy&s;&s;hes and enterpri&s;es are more lyke to be
vnacomply&s;&s;hed than atchyued.</P>
<P>I &s;hall &s;hewe you why the duke of Iuly|ers
&s;pake &s;omwhat agayn&s;te the wyll of his
&s;onne the duke of Guerles / and made dout in
his enterpri&s;e. Kynge Charles of Fraunce
la&s;te di&s;ce&s;&s;ed before this &s;ea&s;on y^t I &s;peke of
he dyde as moche as he coulde alwayes to
gette hym frendes on all partes / for it &s;tode
hym in hande &s;o to do / &amp; for all that he coude
nat do &s;o moche as to make re&s;y&s;te~ce again&s;t
his ennemyes. Howe be it he dyde as moche
as he coude by gyftes and fayre promy&s;es / to
&s;ytte in re&s;t and to haue ayde / &s;o that he gate
hym &s;elfe many frendes / in the Empyre and
other places. So that whan the duke of Iu|lyers
was quyte delyuered oute of pri&s;one / 
and was come to the duke of Brabant. The
kynge and he were great frendes toguyder / 
and by the ordynau~ce the Emperour of Ro|me
dyde &s;ette. The duke of Iulyers wente
to Parys to &s;e the kynge / and there he was
nobly receyued / and great gyftes gyuen to
hym and to his knyghtes. And than he made
relefe to the kynge for the &s;ignorie of Vyer|&s;on / 
whiche parteyned to the cou~tie of Bloys
whiche lande laye bytwene Bloys and Ber|rey / 
and was worthe by yere a fyue hundred
pounde of money / curraunt in Fraunce. And
there the duke of Iulyers &s;ware y^t he &s;hulde
neuer beare armure agayn&s;t the Crowne of
Fraunce. And &s;o as longe as the kyng lyued
he kept his othe: For &s;urely as long as kyng
Charles lyued he dyde hym no maner of do|mage / 
nor con&s;ented to none to be done to the
crowne of Fraunce. But whan kyng Char|les
was deed / &amp; that Charles his &s;onne was
kynge. By rea&s;on of the warres of Flaun|ders
(as it hath been &s;hewed before in this
hy&s;torie) And after he tooke his Creacyon
at Parys / He hadde &s;o moche to do that he
coude nat take hede in euery place. The du|of
Iulyers than came nat in to Fraunce / nor
made no relyefe for the landes of Vier&s;one.
Wherfore the duke of Berrey who toke hym
&s;elfe as &s;oueraygne / &s;ayde. Howe the relefes
parteyned to hym: And &s;o cea&s;ed the landes
and toke y^e profytes therof / and by puy&s;&s;au~ce
putte out fro his ryght the Erle of Bloyes:
Howe be it the &s;ame tyme I &s;awe them bothe
oftentymes togyder / and neuer debate made
bytwene them for any of the &s;ayd landes / nor
any yuell wyll &s;hewed. There was good
cau&s;e for theym to be frendes toguyder / for
Loyes &s;onne to the erle of Bloyes had in ma+ryage
the lady Mary doughter to the duke
of Berrey. The duke of Iuliers wolde glad+lye
haue entred in to his herytage / but he re|garded
his &s;onne / who &s;hulde be his heyre.
Therfore he made but lytell counte of the a|lyaunce
that his &s;onne the duke of Guerles
hadde made in Englande. And by this rea|&s;on
he &s;pake the wordes (that ye haue herde
here before) to the duke of Guerles / whan he
was retourned out of Englande. Howe be it
the duke of Guerles who was yonge and co|ragyous / 
toke lytell regarde to his fathers
wordes / and &s;ayde. Sir / that I haue done
I wyll vpholde: for I had rather haue warr~
with the Frenche kynge than peace / and ra|ther
with hym than with a poore man.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="115" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the duche&s;&s;e of Brabante
&s;ent me&s;&s;angers to the Fre~che kyng
complaynyng of the duke of Guer|les / 
And howe the kynge &amp; his coun+&s;ayle
were &s;ore bu&s;yed with in&s;yden+tes
that fell in the realme of Frau~ce / 
as well for the defyances of Guerles
as the bu&s;yne&s;&s;e in Bretaygne.
Capi. C.xv.</HEAD>
<P>_THe duche&s;&s;e of Bra|bant
beynge at Bru&s;elles / 
was well enformed of all
the&s;e troubles: And howe
the duke of Guerles thret|ned
theym of Brabante to
make theym warre: The
duche&s;&s;e feared the &s;ame and &s;ayde. Ah / god
a&s;&s;oyle the &s;oule of my lorde and hu&s;bande / 
for if he hadde lyued / the Duke of Guerles
dur&s;t nat haue &s;poken of any &s;uche matters.
But nowe bycau&s;e I am a woman and aged
he wyll make warre agayn&s;t me. Than the
<PB N="cxxx" REF="143">
lady called toguyder her coun&s;aile to knowe
what &s;he were be&s;t to do / for &s;he knewe well
the duke was hote / ha&s;ty / and coragyous.</P>
<P>THe &s;ame &s;ea&s;one whyle this ladye
was takynge of coun&s;ayle with her
frendes / the Frenche kynge was de+fyed
by the duke of Guerles / wherof ranne
a great brute throughe all the Realme / and
in other realmes therto adioynyng. They
had marueyle of the&s;e newes / Bycau&s;e the
duke of Guerles was but a &s;mall prince / to
the regarde of other / and but of &s;malle lan|des.
Men &s;pake therof in dyuers maners / 
euery man after his own opynion: Than~e
the duche&s;&s;e coun&s;ayle &s;ayde. Madame / ye
haue nede of coun&s;ayle: And we &s;hall coun|&s;ayle
you to &s;ende to the Frenche kynge / and
to the duke of Burgoyne be tymes: For ye
haue herde howe the duke of Guerles hathe
defyed the Frenche kynge / and all his alyes.
If he be in purpo&s;e to make warre to the re|alme
of Fraunce / as the brute ronneth that
he wyll / bycau&s;e the Engly&s;&s;hemen and the
almaygnes are of his alyaunce: He can ha|ue
no better entre in to the realme of Frau~ce
than throughe youre countrey. Wherfore it
is good that the kynge and the duke of Bur|goyne
be aduerty&s;ed therof: And that youre
ca&s;tels on the fronters be well fortifyed and
garny&s;&s;hed. For there is nat &s;o &s;mall an en|nemye / 
but he is to be doubted. We &s;aye nat
that ye &s;hulde haue great nede to &s;eke for a|ny
ayde or confore all onely for them of Guer+les / 
but it is good to regarde the alyaunces / 
that he maye lightlye gette / as well of En|gly&s;&s;he
men as of almaygnes / who alwayes
are couetous / and de&s;yreth to make warre to
the realme of Fraunce on tru&s;t of wynnyng.
Than the duche&s;&s;e &s;ayd to her cou~&s;ayle. &s;irs
ye &s;aye trouthe / it &s;halbe as ye haue deui&s;ed.
Than &s;uche as &s;hulde go on that me&s;&s;age
were apoynted out: As the lorde of Bour|guenall
cheife Stewarde of her hou&s;e / &s;ir
Iohan Opeyn a gracyous knyght / a clerke
and a &s;quyer of honoure. The clerke called
&s;ir Iohan Grane / and the &s;quyer Nycholas
de la Monoy. All four were of the preuy cou~+&s;ayle
with the duche&s;&s;e of Brabant. They de+parted
fro Bru&s;elles with letters of crede~ce
and rode to Parys. At that tyme nother the
kynge nor the duke of Burgoyne was natte
there / they were at Rohane in Normandye.
Than they went fro Parys to Roane where
the kynge was.</P>
<P>WHan the&s;e amba&s;&s;adoures came to
Rohane / fir&s;te they treated with the
duke of Burgoyne and he made the~
good chere / for he knewe them well / they de|lyuered
letters to hym / and he receyued and
reed them. Than wha~ tyme was he brought
them to the kynge / who for loue of their lady
receyued the~ louyngly. Than the kyng reed
their letters and herde them &s;peke / and aun|&s;wered
and &s;ayde. Sirs / your wordes and
reque&s;tes demaundeth coun&s;ayle. Re&s;orte al+wayes
to our vncle of Burgoyne &amp; he &s;hall
here you / and di&s;patche youre bu&s;yne&s;&s;e (as
&s;hortely as maye be) Tho&s;e wordes conten|ted
greatly the&s;e amba&s;&s;adours / and &s;o went
to their lodgynges. The kynge and his vn|cles
with other of his coun&s;ayle / were dayly
toguyder in coun&s;aile for dyuers cau&s;es and
in&s;ydentes newe fallen. The defyance of the
duke of Guerles was nothyng plea&s;aunt to
them / nor al&s;o they knewe nat what the duke
of Bretayne was purpo&s;ed to do / bycau&s;e he
had taken the con&s;table of Fraunce pri&s;oner / 
and &s;et hym to rau~&s;ome to a .C.M. frankes / 
and had taken fro him thre ca&s;telles &amp; a good
towne: and had greatly fortifyed with men / 
vitayls / and artyllary / all his gary&s;ons and
townes / &amp; had &s;ent dyuers tymes letters and
me&s;&s;angers in to Englande to the kyng and
to his vncles: As for the duke of Lanca&s;tre
was at that tyme in Galyce. The cou~&s;ayle of
Frau~ce had moche a do to prouyde for euery
bu&s;yne&s;&s;e / wherby it was the lengar or y^e du|ches
of Brabantes amba&s;&s;ade had their an|&s;were.
Finally y^e duke of Burgoyn made the~
an an&s;were &amp; &s;ayd. &s;irs / ye &s;hall retourne to
your lady our aunte &amp; &s;alute her fro vs / and
delyuer her the&s;e the kynges letters &amp; ours. &amp;
&s;hewe her y^t her bu&s;ine&s;&s;e is ours / and let her
nat be aba&s;&s;hed for any thyng / for &s;he &s;halbe
co~forted in &s;uche wy&s;e / that &s;he &s;hall well &abper;|ceyue
that her countre of Brabant &s;hall take
no domage nor reproch. This fayre an&s;were
contented greatly the amba&s;&s;adours of Bra+bant.
Thus they departed &amp; returned to Pa|rys
and fro the~s to Bru&s;els / &amp; made relacion
of their aun&s;were (as ye haue herde before)
wherwith the duches was well content.</P>
<P><PB REF="144">
THe &s;ame &s;ea&s;on newes were &s;prede
abrode of holy &s;aynt Peter of Lu|&s;enbourge
cardynall / who&s;e body
dyde myracles in the cytie of Auygnon.</P>
<P>This holy cardynall was &s;onne to the Erle
Guye of &s;ant Poule / who dyed in the ba|tayle
of Iulyers. This holy Cardynall in
his tyme was a good man / noble / holy / &amp; de|uoute
of lyfe / &amp; dyde many dedes plea&s;au~t to
god. He was &s;wete / courte&s;&s;e / meke / and a
mayde of body: A great alme&s;&s;e man in gy|aynge
to poore people. He kept nothynge to
hym &s;elfe of the goodes of the Churche / but
his bare lyueng: The moo&s;t parte of the day
and of the nyght he was in his prayers / all+wayes
he fledde fro the vanyties and &s;uper|fluyties
of the worlde / &s;o that in his yonge
dayes god called hym to his company: And
anone after his di&s;ce&s;&s;e he dyde great myra|cles / 
and ordayned to be buryed amonge the
poore people: All his dayes he v&s;ed humy|lyte / 
and was buryed in the chapell of &s;aynt
Mychaell. The Pope and the cardynalles
whan they &s;awe the myracles that his body
dyde daylye encrea&s;e and multiplye: They
wrote to the Frenche kynge / and &s;peciallye
to his brother the Erle Valeranne of &s;aynt
Poule: de&s;yringe hym to come to Auygnon.
The Erle wolde nat excu&s;e hym but wente
thyder / and there gaue goodlye Lampes of
&s;yluer to hange before his aulter / and hadde
great marueyle of the great beleue and vi&s;y|tacion
that the people made there dayly&punc; and
for to &s;e hym I wente thyder fro the countie
of Foize / and daylye his workes encrea&s;ed
(and it was &s;ayde) that he &s;hulde be canoni|&s;ed.
I can nat tell what fell after.</P>
<P>&para;Nowe y^t I haue &s;hewed you of his dethe / 
I &s;hall &s;hewe you of the dethe of another / 
for I haue nat &s;poken of the dethe of a kyng
of whome great mencyon hath been made of
in this hy&s;torie: Howe be it the dyde ma|ny
dedes vnre&s;onable / for by hym
and his meanes / the realme
of Frau~ce had moche
to do in his
tyme.
This was by the kyng of Nauer.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="116" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe by a &s;traunge fortune the
kynge of Nauer dyed in the cytie of
Pampilona / and howe Charles his
&s;onne was crowned: and howe Va~+chadore
was be&s;eged by the duke of
Berrey: and howe the duke of Bur+goyne
&s;ente to the duche&s;&s;e of Bra|bant.
Capi. C.xvi.</HEAD>
<P>_IT is &s;ayd: and it is of
trouthe / that there is no|thyng
more certayne than
dethe. I &s;aye it bycau&s;e y^t
kynge of Nauer whan he
dyed / thought full lytell
that he had been &s;o nere to
his ende as he was. If he had knowen ther|of / 
paraduenture he wolde haue taken better
hede than he dyde. He was in the cytie of Pa~+pylona
in Nauerre / He ymagined howe he
wolde rey&s;e a great taylage in his realme / to
the &s;o~me of two hundred thou&s;ande florens / 
and he &s;ente for his coun&s;ayle and &s;aid / howe
he wolde haue this money rey&s;ed. His coun|&s;ayle
dur&s;te nat &s;aye nay / for he was a cruell
prynce. Than the mo&s;te notable per&s;ones of
other cyties and townes in his realme were
&s;ente for / to come to Panpylona. They came
thyder / for they dur&s;t nat di&s;obey. Whan they
were come all togyther in to the kynges pa|lays / 
the kynge hym &s;elfe declared forthe the
mater why they were &s;ent for. He was a king
ryght &s;ubtyle / &s;age / and well langaged / and
at the conclu&s;ion &s;ayde / howe towardes his
nedes he mu&s;t haue the &s;o~me of .CC.M. flo|rens / 
to be rey&s;ed of his &s;ubiectes / After this
maner. the riche to pay .x. frankes / the meane
to be ce&s;&s;ed at fyue frankes / and all other at
one franke. This reque&s;t aba&s;&s;hed greatly
the people / for the yere before there had ben a
batayle in Nauer / by rea&s;on wherof a tayle
was ray&s;ed to the &s;omme of hundred thou|&s;ande
floreyns: And be&s;yde that he maryed
his doughter the lady Iane to duke Iohan
of Bretaygne / and a great parte of that mo|ney
as tha~ nat payde and vngadered. Whan
the kynge hadde made his demaunde / he de|&s;yred
to haue an an&s;were: Than they requy|red
to take coun&s;ayle and to &s;peke toguyder.
The king gaue them re&s;pite .xv. dayes. than
<PB N="cxxxi" REF="144">
the chefe of them to make an&s;were. The brute
of this taylage &s;predde abrode through Na|uerre / 
and euery man was a ba&s;&s;hed therof.
At the .xv. dayes ende / the mo&s;te notable per|&s;ones
of the good cyties and townes returned
to Panpilona / to the nombre of a thre&s;core per+&s;ones / 
who had charge to aun&s;were for all the
hole realme. The kynge was pre&s;ent at their
an&s;were makyng / whiche was done in a fayre
garden / farre of fro any people / and clo&s;ed a|boute
with hygh walles. Than they aun&s;we|red
all with one accorde / and &s;hewed the po|uerte
of the realme / and alleged howe the for|mer
tayle was nat as than all leuyed nor ga|dred / 
wherfore they be&s;ought him for godde&s;|&s;ake
to haue pytie of them / for they &s;ayd &s;urely
the realme was nat able to beare it. and whan
the king &s;awe that he coude nat ea&s;ely attayne
to his purpo&s;e / he was &s;ore dy&s;plea&s;ed / and de+parted
fro them and &s;ayd. Sirs / ye are yuell
coun&s;ayled / take coun&s;ayle agayne / and &s;peke
yet agayne togyder. And &s;o he went in to his
chambre / and his coun&s;ayle with hym. Than
all the&s;e good per&s;ones were togyder in this
garden fa&s;te clo&s;ed in with hygh walles / and
the kynge commaunded in no wy&s;e to &s;uffer
them to i&s;&s;ue out / &amp; to haue but lytell meate nor
drinke. Than they were there in great doute
of their lyues / and there was none that dur&s;te
&s;peke for them. and &s;o it was &s;uppo&s;ed that by
con&s;treynt he had his de&s;yre / for he &s;trake of a
thre of their heedes / &s;uche as were mo&s;te con|trary
to his entente to <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> gyue feare and en&s;am|ple
to other. Than there fell a &s;traunge in&s;y|dence
by a marueylous &s;odayne adue~ture / the
whiche god &s;ent lyke a myracle. I &s;hall &s;hewe
you how / as I was enfourmed in the countie
of Foize at Ortays at the erles hou&s;e / by men
of Panpylona / it pa&s;t nat a thre or four dayes
iourney thence. It was &s;hewed me howe this
kynge of Nauer in his dayes loued well wo|men / 
and at the &s;ame tyme he had a fayre da|mo&s;ell
to his louer / for he was a wydower a
longe &s;ea&s;on. On a nyght he laye with her a
&s;pace / and than retourned to his chambre in a
feuer / and &s;ayd to his &s;eruauntes. Dre&s;&s;e my
bedde / for I wyll re&s;t me a &s;ea&s;on / and &s;o went
to his bed / and trymbled for colde / and coulde
take no heate. He was an aged man aboute a
thre&s;core yere of age / and of v&s;age his bedde
was wont to be cha&s;ed with a ba&s;on with hote
coles / to make hym &s;wete / whiche often tymes
he v&s;ed / and dyd hym no hurte. At this tyme
his &s;eruau~tes dyd the &s;ame / but outher as god
wolde or the deuyll / a burnynge flame toke in
the &s;hetes / in &s;uche maner that or he coulde be
re&s;kewed he was brente to the bowels / he was
&s;o wrapped bytwene the &s;hetes. So that he
lyued fyftene dayes after in great payne and
my&s;ery / in&s;o moche that phy&s;yke nor &s;urgery
coulde helpe hym / but that he dyed. This was
the ende of the kynge of Nauerre. And &s;o the
poore men of the countrey were quyte of their
taylage / and delyuered fro payenge there of
to Charles his &s;onne / who was a noble good
knyght and a yonge / and was kynge of Na|uerre / 
and crowned kynge the &s;ame &s;ea&s;one
that I wrote this hy&s;tory / anone after the ob|&s;equy
done of his father / in the cytie of Pau|pylona.</P>
<P>yE haue well herde here before of the
treatyes that hadde ben made in the
counties of Armynake and dolphen+ty / 
in Auuergne and Lymozyn / who were ene+myes
to all their neyghbours. Many of them
were well content to departe / for they thought
they had warred and trauelled the realme of
Fraunce longe ynoughe / thynkynge than to
goo and robbe and pyll in other places. The
duke of Armynake promy&s;ed theym to leade
them in to Lumbardy / But the erle of Foyze
who wolde nat lyghtly be dy&s;ceyued thought
the contrary. He helde hym &s;elfe &s;tyll to &s;e the
ende of that bu&s;yne&s;&s;e / and euer dylygentely
enquyred / howe the treatyes wente forwarde
in tho&s;e parties / and whan the&s;e men of warre
&s;hulde departe / and whyder they &s;huld drawe.
And the men of his countrey &s;ayde / that the
renome was / howe they wolde go and rynne
a bowfe a robbynge and pyllynge. Thanne
the Erle ca&s;te downe his heed and &s;ayde. Al|wayes
newes rynne amonge of warre. The
erle of Armynake &amp; Bernarde his brother are
yonge / and I knowe well they loue me nat nor
my countrey. The&s;e men of warre may happe
by his meanes to rynne on me and my coun|trey / 
howe be it I wyll prouyde there fore in
&s;uche wy&s;e / that I tru&s;te I &s;hall take no do|mage.
It is &s;ayd / longe prouy&s;ion before ma|keth
&s;ure po&s;&s;e&s;&s;yon. Thus the erle of Foyze
&s;ayde to his coun&s;ayle / and it was no foly&s;&s;he
imagynacyon / as it apered after / if I maye
<PB REF="145">
atteygne to the tretynge therof.</P>
<P>yE haue herde here before reher&s;ed / 
how Geffrey Tete noyr breton / who
hadde longe kepte the gary&s;on of the
&s;tronge ca&s;tell of Vandachor in Lymozyn / on
the fronter of Auuergne &amp; Burbonoys / wolde
in no wy&s;e departe out of y^e ca&s;tell / for he helde
it as his owne propre enherytaunce / and had
paty&s;ed all the countrey there aboute / and vn|der
their pate&s;yng the people labored in pea&s;e
and re&s;te. Thus this Geffrey kepte the e&s;tate
of a greate lorde. He was a cruell man in his
dy&s;plea&s;ure / he hadde no more pytye to &s;lee a
man than a bee&s;t. Nowe to come to purpo&s;e.
whan the tydinges &s;pred abrode in Auuergne
and Lymozyn / of the tayle that was gathered
in the countreys / to the entente to a voyde out
of the countrey the&s;e men of warre. Than it
was brewted that the men of warre in the for|tre&s;&s;e
of Vandachor &s;hulde departe / &amp; to gyue
vp the fortre&s;&s;e to the duke of Berrey. By rea|&s;on
of that tydynges the people were contente
to pay this tayle. But whan they &s;awe the con+trary
(for the mo&s;t hurte that they had / was by
them of the gary&s;on of Vandachor) thought
the money that they had payed at the fir&s;t ga|therynge
but lo&s;te / and &s;ayd howe they wolde
paye no more cro&s;&s;e nor mayle / without they
of Vandachor were con&s;treyned to departe
out of the countrey. The&s;e tydynges came to
the he<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">yng of the duke of Berrey / who had all
the &s;oueraygne charge of the countrey of Au|uerge / 
Lymozyn / and Gelnadan. Than the
duke and his coun&s;ayle &s;ayde. Surely the&s;e
poore men haue good cau&s;e to &s;aye &s;o / and to
be lothe to pay their money for nothinge / and
more ouer &s;ayde / howe he hym &s;elfe and his
coun&s;ayle were to blame / that they layde nat a
&s;iege aboute that fortre&s;&s;e / to kepe them of that
gary&s;on fro i&s;&s;uyng out. Thanne the duke of
Berrey ordeyned at the co&s;t and charge of the
countrey foure hundred &s;peares of good men
of armes / to be&s;iege Vandachor by ba&s;tydes.
And &s;oueraigne capytaynes of that company
was &s;yr Willyam of Lygnac and &s;yr Iohan
Boe&s;me launce / a valyaunt knyght of Bur|bonoy&s;e.
The&s;e men of armes and knyghtes / 
as nere as they myght layde &s;iege to Vando|chor / 
and made ba<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">tydes in foure places / and
by men of the countrey they made great tren|ches
and defence vpon the &s;traytes, to &s;toppe
their i&s;&s;uinge out. But the capytayne Geffrey
&s;et lytell therby / for he knewe well his gari&s;on
was well furny&s;&s;hed with all maner of thyn|ges / 
thoughe there came no newe vytayle to
them in &s;euen yere. Al&s;o the ca&s;tell &s;tode in &s;o
&s;trong a place vpon a rocke / that it coude take
no domage for any a&s;&s;awte. And for all this
&s;iege and ba&s;tydes / they within <ABBR>wold</ABBR> often ty+mes
i&s;&s;ue out by a preuy po&s;terne / whiche o|pened
bytwene two rockes / &s;o that they wolde
i&s;&s;ue out vnder couerte / and ryde <ABBR>abrod</ABBR> in the
countrey / and toke pri&s;oners. Other thynge
they wolde bringe none to their fortre&s;&s;e / they
coulde nat bycau&s;e of the &s;trayte wayes / and
&s;tronge mountaynes that they mu&s;t pa&s;&s;e by.
And this i&s;&s;ue coulde nat be &s;topped fro them
for the aley vnder couert endured fro their ga|ry&s;on
a &s;euen or eight leages / or they came out
in to the feldes / and whanne they retourned a+gayne / 
by that tyme they were entered a thre
leages / they were as &s;ure there as within their
ca&s;tell. This maner they v&s;ed a longe &s;ea&s;on.
The &s;iege laye more than a yere before the ca|&s;tell.
&para;Nowe let vs leaue &s;pekynge of Van|dachor
tyll a nother &s;ea&s;on / and &s;peke of other
newe maters.</P>
<P>THe duke of Burgoyne forgate nat the
promi&s;e that he had made to his aunte
the duches of Brabante. He ordayned a foure
hu~dred men of armes / burgonyons and other / 
and made two knyghtes capytayns / the one
&s;ir Guylliam of Tremoyle burgonyon / the o|ther
&s;ir Geruays of Merande almayne. And
the duke &s;ayd to them. &s;irs / ye &s;hall go to your
charge on the fronters of Brabant and Guer|les / 
there as the duches of Brabante wyll a|poynt
you and make to her enemyes as good
warre as ye canne. The knyghtes &s;ayde they
&s;hulde do their be&s;te / to fulfyll his commaun|demente.
They made them redy and gadred
their men / and wente forthe as &s;oone as they
myght / and drewe in to Brabante / and &s;ente
worde of their comynge to the duches of Bra|bante / 
and &s;o pa&s;&s;ed through the lande of Lu|&s;enburge.
And than by the ordynaunce of the
mar&s;hall of Brabant / they were &s;ente in to the
thre ca&s;tels that the duke of Guerles chale~ged
and wolde haue againe / bycau&s;e they had ben
layde but to pledge. that is to &s;ay / Buth / Gau|lyth / 
&amp; Nulle. There they helde them in gary|&s;on
and made good fronter warre / &amp; &s;omtyme
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rode abrode to encountre their enemyes. The
duke of Guerles fortefyed hym &s;elfe agayn&s;te
them / and furny&s;&s;hed his townes and ca&s;tels
agayn&s;t them / for he &s;awe well the warre was
as than open. So it fortuned that &s;yr Willy|am
of Tremoyle / de&s;yringe to auaunce hym
&s;elfe to do &s;ome thynge that myght &s;ownde to
his honoure. He &s;et his imagyncion on a day
on a towne in Guerles / a foure leages fro his
fortre&s;&s;e. this towne was called Seaulle / and
he &s;hewed &s;ecretely his enten&s;yon to &s;yr Ger|uays
of Merande his companyon / who light|ly
accorded to his mynde. So they gathered
their company togyder and departed aboute
mydnyght / and rode a rounde pa&s;e too this
towne / and had guydes that brought them to
Seaule / by that tyme it was daylight. Than
they re&s;ted them &amp; apoynted what they wolde
do. And as it was &s;hewed me / &s;yr Geruays
with .xxx. &s;peares / went on before for to wyn~e
the gate / and &s;ir Willyam of Tremoyle to fo|lowe
after / bycau&s;e they feared if they &s;hulde
haue rydden all togyder to haue been &s;pyed.
but they thought how they of the towne &s;hulde
thynke none other / but that they &s;hulde be a
certayne nombre of men of armes / &s;ent thyder
by the duke of Guerles to refre&s;&s;he the gary|&s;on.
Thus this knyght &s;ir Geruays with .xxx.
&s;peares rode before to the towne of Seaulle.
In the mornynge they founde men and wo|men
goynge to the towne / for it was markette
day / they &s;aluted theym in the langage of Al|mayne
and rode forthe. The poore men went
&s;urely they had been men of the countrey per|teynynge
to the duke of Guerles that were ry+dynge
to the gary&s;on. Syr Geruays and his
company rode forthe tyll they came to the gate
and founde it open with a &s;mall warde / it was
&s;o erly that the mo&s;te parte of the people were
in their beddes. They re&s;ted there and were
lordes of the gate. Than incontynent &s;ir Wil|lyam
of Tremoyle and his route came galo|pynge
thyder as fa&s;te as they myght / and en|tred
into the towne / &amp; cryed their cryes. Thus
the towne was wonne without any defe~ce / for
the men of the towne thought full lytle that the
fre~chmen wolde haue done &s;uch an enterpri&s;e / 
and y^e mo&s;te parte of the~ were in their beddes.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="117" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the frenche men after they
had brente and ryfeled the towne of
Seaulle retourned to their gary&s;on / 
and of the ioy that the duke of Bur|goyne
and the duches of Brabante
made for that dede / &amp; howe &s;ir Iohn~
Boe&s;me launce di&s;comfyted the en|gly&s;&s;hmen.
Cap. C.xvii.</HEAD>
<P>_THis enterpri&s;e was done on the
nyght of &s;aynt Marten in wyn|ter / 
and a thre dayes before there
came thyder a knyght of Engla~|de
with ten &s;peares and .xxx. ar|chers / 
&s;ente by the kynge of Englande. This
knyght was called &s;yr Guylliam Fykaole.
Whan the larum began he was ry&s;inge out of
his bed. He herde that the towne was wonne / 
and demau~ded by whome. he was aun&s;wered
that it was done by bretons. Ah &abquod; the knight
bretons are yuell people / they wyll burne and
pyll the towne / &amp; than departe. What crye do
they crye? &s;yr &abquod; they / they crye on Tremoyle.
Than the engly&s;&s;he knyght clo&s;ed the ca&s;tell / 
and helde hym &s;elfe &amp; his company within / to
&s;e if any re&s;kewe came. but euery man was &s;o
aba&s;&s;hed that they fled hyther &amp; thyder. The
poore people fledde in to y^e myn&s;ter / and &s;ome
auoyded y^e towne by another gate. the french|men
&s;ette fyre in the towne in dyuer&s;e places / 
howe be it there were many how&s;es of &s;tone
and bricke / that y^e fyre coulde nat lighty burne
them. The mo&s;te parte of the towne was brent
pylled / and robbed / &s;o that nothyng was lefte
that was good / &amp; the ryche&s;t men of the towne
taken pri&s;oners. The engly&s;&s;he knyght was
taken at la&s;te / For whan he &s;awe that all was
lo&s;t he opened the how&s;e that he was in / for he
douted the fyre / whan he &s;awe the flames and
&s;moke in euery corner of y^e towne / and &s;o came
out with his penon before hym and his com|pany
archers and other / and there valiauntly
defended them &s;elfes a longe &s;ea&s;on. But fy|nally
he was taken and yelden pri&s;oner to &s;ir
Guylliam of Tremoyle / and all his compa|ny
taken / but fewe &s;layne. Whan the frenche|men
had done their wylles with the towne of
Seaulle in Guerles / and their varlettes dri|uing
their pyllage before them they departed
for they thought it foly too a byde there / and
went to their gari&s;on fro whe~ce as they came.
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Thus the duke of Guerles had the fir&s;t buffet
and domage / wherwith he was &s;ore dy&s;plea|&s;ed
whan he knewe therof. and &s;o came thyder
with a great nombre of menne of warre / and
thought well to haue founde there the frenche
men / but they were gone. Than he newe ren|payred
the towne and furni&s;hed it with newe
men of warre / who were more dilyge~t to kepe
the towne / thanne they that were there before.
Thus daily the adue~tures of warre fell / &s;ome
lo&s;te one daye and &s;ome another. The duches
of Brabante / and all tho of her countrey were
gretly reioy&s;ed of this aduenture / and &s;ir Gil|lyam
of Tremoyle / and &s;yr Geruais of Me|rande
atchyued great grace. Than they of the
countrey &s;ayde / that in the nexte &s;ommer folo|wyng
they wolde wynne it agayne. Whan the
duke of Burgoyne herde the&s;e tydinges / and
howe that his men y^t were in gary&s;on in Bra|bant
dyd well and valyauntly / he was gladde
therof / and to incorage theym he wrote plea|&s;aunt
letters often tymes to &s;yr Guylliam his
knyght. Thus they taryed there all that wyn|ter / 
kepinge well their fronters / &amp; defendynge
them &s;elfe fro domage. And after the ca&s;telles
and fortere&s;&s;es of Guerles / were better taken
hede vnto than they were before. Nowe &s;hall
I &s;hewe you of another enterpri&s;e / that Pe|rote
of Bernois dyde in Auuergne / where he
gate gret profite / and by what meanes he dyd
it I &s;hall &s;hewe we you at lenght.</P>
<P>IT fortuned the &s;ame yere and &s;ea&s;on a+boute
the tyme of the myddes of Maye / 
a .xl. companyons aduenturers i&s;&s;ued out of
Calu&s;et / the whiche Perot of Bernoys helde.
This fortre&s;&s;e &s;tode in Lymozyn. The&s;e com+panyons
rode forthe at aduenture in to Au|uergne / 
and a Ga&s;coyne &s;quyer was their ca|pytayne / 
called Geronet Durante / an experte
man of armes. And bycau&s;e the countrey was
alwayes in doute of y^e men of warre that were
on the fronters of Burbonoys / there was a
knyght of the duke of Burgoynes / called &s;yr
Iohan Boe&s;me Launce / a gracyou&s;e and an
amorous knyght / hauynge great corage to a|uaunce
hym&s;elfe. Whyle the&s;e engly&s;&s;he men
rode a brode / he deman~ded what nombre they
were of. And it was &s;hewed hym howe they
were aboute a .xl. &s;peares. What quod he / it is
lytell to regarde for .xl. &s;peares / I wyll &s;et as
many again&s;t them. and &s;o departe fro thence
as he was as than / and went there as his chefe
charge was / and that was before Vandachor
He gate togyder. a .xl. or a fifty &s;peares of Ly|mozyn
and Auuergne / and Burbonoy&s;e / and
with hym there was a knyght called &s;ir Loys
Dambter / and al&s;o &s;ir Loys Dabton / and the
lorde of &s;aynte Oby&s;e. And &s;o toke the feldes
without kepyng of any high way / they knewe
the countrey / &amp; came to a pa&s;&s;age where their
enemyes mu&s;te nedes pa&s;&s;e / by rea&s;one of the
mountaynes and ryuers whiche were greate
and depe / by occa&s;ion of the &s;nowe fallyng fro
the mountayns. They had nat ben there halfe
an hour / but that thengly&s;&s;hment came thyder
and was nat ware of that rencountre. Than
Boe&s;me launce and his co~pany / cauched their
&s;peares and came agayn&s;t their enemyes and
cryed their cryes. whan the engli&s;&s;hment &s;awe
howe they mu&s;t nedes fight / they turned their
faces to their enemyes / &amp; defended them &s;elfe.
There was a &s;ore rencountre / and certayne o|uer
throwen on bothe partyes. But to &s;ay the
trouth the frenchmen were better expert men
of armes than the auenturers / and that &s;emed
well / for there were none of the aduenturers
that returned agayne without it were the var+lettes / 
who fledde and &s;aued them &s;elfe whyle
other dyd fyght. There were .xxii. taken and
&s;yxtene &s;layne on the place / and the capitayne
taken pri&s;oner. and thus they departed.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="118" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe &s;yr Iohan Boe&s;me launce+led
the&s;e pri&s;oners to Mou~te Ferant
and howe they of the countrey were
glad whan they herde of this enter|pri&s;e / 
and howe Generot &amp; his com|pany
were &s;ette to raun&s;ome and de+lyuered
by the money that Perot of
Bitrne lente hym. Cap. C.xviii.</HEAD>
<P>_IN rydyng &amp; ledynge
the&s;e pry&s;oners / Boe&s;me
lauce aduy&s;ed and remem+bred
hym&s;elfe howe that a
moneth before he had ben
in the towne of Mount fe|rante
in Auuergne / &s;por|tyng
amonge the ladyes and damo&s;els there / 
and howe they hadde de&s;yred hym at a tyme / 
<PB N="cxxxiii" REF="146">
&s;ayeng. Fayre brother Boe&s;me launce / ye ryde
often tymes abrode in to the feldes. may it nat
&s;o fortune y^t at &s;omtyme ye myght rencounter
your enemyes? I &s;hall &s;hewe you why quod
one of the damo&s;els (&s;uch one as was in great
fauoure with Boe&s;me launce) Syr quod &s;he / 
I wolde fayne &s;e an engly&s;&s;hman? a&s;quyer of
this countrey called Gurdines / hathe &s;hewed
me often tymes howe the engly&s;&s;hmen are ex|perte
men of armes / the whiche &s;emeth ryght
well to betrewe / for they ryde often tymes a|brode / 
and do many propre deades of armes / 
and taketh dyuer&s;e of our ca&s;tels / and kepeth
them. At whiche tyme this ge~tleman Boe&s;me
launce an&s;wered her and &s;ayd. Dame / if euer
it be my fortune to take any / ye &s;hall &s;e hym.
Syr I thanke you quod the damo&s;ell. Thus
after the fore&s;ayde enterpri&s;e / whan this pro|my&s;e
came in to his <ABBR>mynd</ABBR> / he for&s;oke than the
way to Cleremonte / whiche was nat farre of / 
and tourned to the way to Mountferant / nat
farre thence. Of his comyng to Mountferant
and of the iourney y^t he had atchyued agayn&s;t
the aduenturers (who &s;ore troubled the coun|trey)
all the people of Mou~tferant were right
ioyfull / and made hym good chere. Than he
toke his lodgynge and vnarmed hym / the la|dyes
and damo&s;els came to make hym chere / 
and receyued him ryght &s;wetly / he was a &s;age
knyght. Than he thanked them / and &s;ayde to
her that had de&s;yred hym before to &s;e &s;ome en|gly&s;&s;e
man. Dame / I wyll acquyte me to you
I made you promy&s;e nat pa&s;t a moneth a go / 
that if it myght be my fortune to take any en|gly&s;&s;he
man / to &s;hewe hym to you / and as this
day god hath gyuen me y^e grace to mete with
&s;ome that be ryght valyant / for in armes they
haue gyuen vs ynoughe to do / howe be it we
hadde the victory. They be no engly&s;&s;he men
naturally borne / they be ga&s;coyns / and make
warre for the engly&s;&s;hmen. they be of Byerne
and hyghe Ga&s;coyne / ye &s;hall &s;e them at good
ley&s;er / for the loue of you I haue brought them
to this towne / and he<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> they &s;hall remayne tyll
their rau~&s;omes be payed. The ladyes and da|mo&s;elles
laughed at him / and tourned the ma|ter
to a great &s;porte / and &s;ayd to hym. Sir / all
we thanke you. And &s;o there he taryed a thre
dayes amonge them / &amp; he kept good company
with his pri&s;oners / and put them to raun&s;ome
for he &s;awe well they were but poore compa|nyons
aduenturers / and he thought it were
better to hange them / drowne them / or raun|&s;ome
them / rather thanne to &s;uffre &s;o many of
them to abyde &s;tyll in the towne. And &s;o whan
he departed thence he &s;ayd to Geronet. Syr / 
ye &s;hall abyde here with a certayne / for all the
re&s;te of your company / and the other &s;hall de|parte
and go &s;eche your raun&s;ome / And that
ye &s;hall paye / I &s;hall apoynte them that &s;hall
receyue it / and whanne the money is payed ye
&s;hall departe. Therfore remembre well nowe
what I do for you? if any of ours herafter hap
to be in lyke ca&s;e / do in lykewy&s;e. Syr quod
Geronet / I am bounde &s;o to do / and &s;o we be
all. Thus Boe&s;me launce departed / and re|tourned
agayne to the &s;yege of Vandachor.
And a twelue of the pry&s;oners taryed &s;tyll in
Mounteferante / and the other departed and
went to Galu&s;et / to Perot of Bernois to haue
of hym .xxii. hundred frankes. They that ta|ryed
&s;tyll at Mou~tferant lay and made good
there / and no great watche layde on them / but
they went vp and downe in the towne at their
ple&s;ure / and &s;o were there a fyftene dayes / and
in that &s;ea&s;on they lerned moche of the &s;tate of
the towne / the whiche co&s;t after a hu~dred thou|&s;ande
frankes.</P>
<P>WHan the capytayne of Galu&s;et was
infourmed of the aduenture of Gere
not of Mandurant / how that he and
his company were ouer throwen by &s;ir Iohan
Boe&s;me launce / he made lytell therof / and &s;aid
to theym that came to hym for the money for
their rau~&s;omes. Syrs / ye are come for money
for their delyueraunce / howe &s;aye ye it is nat
&s;o? yes truely &s;ir quod they / we tru&s;t they &s;hall
nat be alwayes in this lo&s;&s;e / they haue no ga|ges.
well &s;irs quod he / as for me I nother care
for their pledges nor yet for their lo&s;&s;es / they
&s;hall haue nothynge of me. I made them nat
to go for the / they rode at their owne adue~ture / 
therfore ye may &s;hewe them / let aduenture de|lyuer
them. Thynke you that I wyll enploye
my money after that &s;orte? nay &s;urely. I canne
haue alwayes co~panyons ynowe to ryde more
&s;agely than they dyd. As forme I wyll quyte
out no man / without he be taken in my com|pany.
This was the fynall an&s;were that they
coulde gette for Geronet. Than they &s;ayde a|monge
them&s;elfe / it were be&s;t that two or thre
of vs retourne agayne to Geronet / and &s;hewe
him all the ca&s;e. So thre of them retourned to
<PB REF="147">
Mountferante / and as they rode they pa&s;&s;ed
by Cleremou~t / and &s;awe well the walles were
nat of no great heyght. Than they &s;ayd one to
another. this towne is prignable / if we come
hyder on a nyght we maye gette it / there is no
great watche kepte. We mu&s;te one tyme bar|gayne
and another tyme bye / we can nat both
bargayne and bye all in one daye. Thus they
rode forthe and rode to Mountferante / and
there founde Geronet and his companyons / 
and there &s;hewed him all the an&s;were that they
had of Perot of Bernoys / wherof they were a
ba&s;&s;hed / for they wy&s;te nat howe nor where to
gette their raun&s;ome. Thus all a daye and a
nyght they were in great dy&s;plea&s;ure. the next
daye Geronet &s;ayde to them that had brought
tho&s;e newes. Syrs / I requyre you retourne
agayne to our capytayne / and &s;hewe hym fro
me y^t I haue to my power whyle I was with
hym / &s;erued him truely / and wyll do yet if it be
his plea&s;ure. And &s;hewe hym if I tourne and
become Frenche to delyuer my &s;elfe / he &s;hall
wyn but lytell therby. And if I do it god kno|weth
it &s;hall be full &s;ore agayn&s;t my wyll / and
I &s;hall forbeare it as longe as I canne. And
&s;hewe hym that if he wyll nowe delyuer vs fro
hence / that within a moneth after I &s;hal bring
hym to &s;uche a botye / that he and his compa|ny
&s;hall wynne a hundred thou&s;ande frankes.
With that me&s;&s;age the thre companyons re|tourned
agayne to Galu&s;et / and &s;hewed Pe|rot
their me&s;&s;age. Thanne he &s;tudyed a lytell
and &s;ayd. It maye well be as he &s;ayeth / at ad|uenture
I &s;hall delyuer him incontyuent. and
&s;o opened a cofer wherin was more than thre|&s;core
thou&s;ande frankes / nat gathered of his
rentes that he hadde in Byerne / but the mo&s;te
parte of pyllage. For the towne he dwelte in be
fore the warres was but of twelue hou&s;es / and
the erle of Foiz was chefe lorde therof / and the
towne was called Dadam / within thre leages
of Ortays. Than he tolde oute .xxii. hundred
frankes / at a pynch a frende is knowen / I &s;hall
put them in aduenture / he is well able to wyn
them agayne and mo / and he wyll. Thus they
departed fro Galu&s;et &amp; retourned to Mount
ferante / it was a .xiiii. great leages bytwene / 
but they had a good &s;aueco~duct / wherby they
pa&s;&s;ed in and out without daunger.</P>
<P>Whan Geronet knewe howe he and his com+pany
<ABBR>&s;huld</ABBR> be delyuered / he was right ioyfull
and &s;ente for them that &s;hulde receyue the mo|ney
and &s;ayde. Syrs / holde tell your money / 
here is all that we owe you. So they tolde out
xxii. hundred frankes. Than they rekened for
their expen&s;es in their lodgynges / and payed
euery thynge with the large&s;te / &s;o that euery
man was contente. And whan all was payed / 
than Gerenot hyred men and hor&s;es to bringe
theym to Galu&s;et. Whan &s;yr Iohan Boe&s;me
launce was certifyed of the receyte of the mo|ney / 
I thynke he dyd &s;ende for it / or els lefte it
&s;tyll there on tru&s;t of the &s;trength of the gary|&s;on.
For the &s;ame &s;ea&s;on &s;ir Peter of Gyache / 
as than chauncellour of Fraunce / left the<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> his
trea&s;oure / the whiche he lo&s;t the &s;ame yere all / 
or mo&s;t parte. Whan Geronet was retourned
to Galu&s;et / the companyons made hym good
chere / and after a thre or foure dayes Perot le
Bernoys called hym and &s;ayde. Geronet / the
promy&s;e that ye made to my &s;eruantes was
cau&s;e of your delyueraunce / and nothyng els / 
for I was nat bou~de to paye your raun&s;ome / 
&s;eynge ye departed without my leaue / ye rode
forthe but at aduenture / therfore nowe holde
your promy&s;e / or els there &s;hall be di&s;plea&s;ure
bytwene you and me / for I <ABBR>wold</ABBR> ye knowe I
haue nat lerned to le&s;e / but rather to wynne.
Capytayne quod Geronet / ye haue rea&s;on to
&s;ay as ye do / and &s;ir I &s;aye thus to you that if
ye ly&s;te I &s;hall &s;et you in the towne of Mount
ferant within .xv. dayes / in the whiche towne
is great trea&s;ure and pyllage / for it is ryche of
marchaundy&s;e / and ryche villaynes be therin
great plenty. the chauncellour of Fraunce &s;yr
Peter of Giache / as it is infourmed me / hathe
great ryches within the &s;ame towne. And I
knowe well it is the towne mo&s;t &s;ymple&s;t kept
and le&s;te taken hede to of any towne in the re|alme.
Syr this is that I can &s;aye / and this is
the promy&s;e that I haue made. In the name
of god quod Perot le Bernoys / it is well &s;ayd
and I con&s;ente therto / ye knowe well the ma|ner
of the towne / and howe it is kepte and for|tifyed.
This enterpri&s;e dothe it requyre any
great nombre? Syr quod Geronette / a thre or
four hundred &s;peares &s;hall well accomply&s;&s;he
our feate / for within the towne there be no men
of great defence. Well quod Perot I am con|tente / 
and I &s;hall &s;ingnyfye other capytayns
of the fortre&s;&s;es here aboute of the mater / and
we &s;hall a&s;&s;emble to gyder and go thyder.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="119" TYPE="chapter">
<PB N="cxxxiiii" REF="147">
<HEAD>&para;Howe Geronet of Mandurante
with twelue of his company retour+ned
to Mountferant / and howe Pe|rot
of Bernoys with foure hundred
&s;peares went to Mount ferant / and
wolde nat entre in to the towne by
none other waye but in at the gate.
Cap. C.xix.</HEAD>
<P>_ON this determynaci|on
Perot &s;ent to the capy|taynes
nexte aboute hym / 
and apoynted euery man
to mete at Ou&s;ac / a ca&s;tell
in the by&s;&s;hopriche of Cle|remount / 
nat farre thence.
Wherof &s;omtyme Barbe a great pyller a ga|&s;coyne
was capytayne. The companyons of
&s;euen fortre&s;&s;es a&s;&s;embled togyder at Ou&s;ac
engly&s;&s;he men / and they were a four hundred
&s;peares well mounted / and than they had but
&s;ixe leages to ryde. The fir&s;t that came to Ou+&s;ac
was Perote of Bernoys / to &s;hewe that it
was his enterpri&s;e / and to take cou~&s;ayle with
the other capytayns / by the aduy&s;e of Gero|net
and accordyng to the informacyon that he
had gyuen hym. Than Geronet and a twelue
other with hym / arayed theym lyke rude vyl|layne
marchauntes in cotes of fry&s;e / and ledde
hor&s;es tyed one to another with baggage on
them / accordynge to the cu&s;tome of the coun|trey.
And thus they departed fro Ou&s;ac in the
brekynge of the daye / and &s;o rode towardes
Mountferant / and lyke marchauntes they en+tred
into the towne about noone. There were
none that toke any hede what men they were / 
they thought full lytell they hadde ben men of
warre. They of the towne demed &s;urely they
had ben marchau~tes / come thyder to the fayre
to haue bought cloth and dyaper / for they &s;aid
they came fro Mounte Pellier / to bye mar|chau~dy&s;e
for again&s;t the fayre there was come
thyder moche marchaundy&s;e fro other cyties
and townes of the realme. Than Geronet and
his company wente to their lodgynge / to the
&s;yne of the Crowne / and &s;ette vp their hor&s;es
and toke vp a fayre chambre for the~ / and kepte
theym &s;tyll therein without goynge aboute in
the towne for feare of &s;pyenge / and &s;o &s;ate and
made mery / and thought well they wolde pay
nothynge for their expen&s;es.</P>
<P>AT nyght they were be&s;y to dre&s;&s;e their
hor&s;es and &s;aid to their ho&s;t and o&s;tes / 
that their hor&s;es hadde &s;ore trauayled all that
day / wherfore they had nede of re&s;t. They pro+uyded
them of plenty of candels / and &s;o went
in to their chambre and dranke and made me|ry / 
but they wolde nat go to bed. So the ho&s;t
and the ho&s;tes wente to their beddes and lette
them alone / and had no &s;u&s;pecte of them. Now
&s;hall I &s;hewe you what Perot and his com|pany
dyd. The &s;ayd day he and with hym &s;e|uen
other capytayns / fir&s;te Perot le Bernoys
as chefe / than the Bourge of Compaygne cal|led
Arnaldon / the bourge Anglois / y^e Bourge
of Carlat / Apthon Seguyn / Olyue Barbe / &amp;
Bernadon of the i&s;les / &amp; with them there was
a great routter of Byerne the lorde of Launce
playne. By hym and by the bourge of Com|payne
I was afterwarde enfourmed of this
enterpri&s;e / whiche was done aboute Candel|mas / 
whan the nightes be long and colde. and
all the &s;ame nyght it rayned / and the wynde
blewe &s;o that it was a &s;tormy &s;ea&s;on / wherfore
the capytayne of the watche of Mountferant
i&s;&s;ued nat out that nyght of his lodgynge / but
he &s;ent his &s;onne forthe who was but yonge / of
a &s;yxtene yere of age. And as he wente fro the
one gate to the other / he fou~de four poore men
watchinge / nygh deed for colde / and they &s;ayd
to the yonge man. Syr / take of eche of vs a
blanke / and let vs go home and warme vs / it
is pa&s;te a leuen of the clocke. The yonge man
coueted the money and toke it / and they depar+ted
fro their watche / and wente to their owne
hou&s;es. Than Geronet and his company wat+ched
at their ho&s;tes dore / to &s;e whan the watch
men &s;hulde retourne. Than they &s;awe whan
the yonge man came fro the watche / and the
watche men with hym. Than Geronet &s;ayde / 
the mater goeth well / this is lyke to be a good
nyght for vs / euery manne in the towne is as
nowe gone to bedde / the watche is pa&s;te / we
nede to take no care for that. And on the other
parte / I am &s;ure Perotte le Bernoys and his
company are rydynge hyder warde as fa&s;t as
they may. And in dede y^e &s;ame tyme they were
comynge and came nere to Cleremounte / and
mette with Aymergotte Marcell with a hun|dred
&s;peres / capytayne of the fortre&s;&s;e of Alo&s;e
<PB REF="148">
be&s;yde &s;aint Floure. whan eche of them knewe
other they made good chere / and demaunded
eche other whyder they wolde / and what they
&s;ought in that countrey. Amergot aun&s;wered
and &s;aid / I come fro my fortre&s;&s;e of Alo&s;e / and
ame goynge to Carlate. In the name of god
&s;ayd two of the capytaynes / the Bourge An|gloys
and the Bourge Compaigne. Sir we
be here / wolde ye any thynge &s;peke wyth vs?
yea quod Amerigot / ye haue certayne pry&s;o|ners
of the countre of Dolphyn of Auuergne / 
and ye knowe well we be in treatynge togy|ther
by the meanes of the erle of Armynake / 
wherfore we <ABBR>wold</ABBR> gladly make an exchaunge
with certayne pri&s;oners that I haue in my ga+ry&s;on.
I am &s;ore de&s;yred thus to do by the cou~|tes
of Dolphyn / who is a right good lady and
is well worthy to be done plea&s;ure vnto. than
the Bourge of Compaigne &s;ayd. Aymergotte
ye are greatly bounde to do &s;ome plea&s;ure to
that lady / for within this thre yere ye hadde of
her &s;yluer thre hundred frankes / for the rede|mynge
of the ca&s;tell of Mercyer. But &s;yr / I
pray you where is therle Dolphyn at this &s;ea|&s;on?
Syr quod the other / it is &s;hewed me that
he is in Fraunce / comunynge vpon the treatie
that ye know that we be in hande with the erle
of Armynake / and with erle Dolphyn. Than
Perot le Bernoys &s;ayde. Sir / leaue thir co|munynge
and come on with vs / and it &s;hall be
for your profyte. and ye &s;hall haue parte of our
botye. Sir quod. Aymergot / and whyder go
you than? By my fayth &s;ir quod Perot / we go
&s;treyght to Mount ferante / for this nyght the
towne &s;hall be yelden to me. than Aymerygot
&s;ayd. &s;yr / this is yuell done that ye go aboute / 
for ye knowe well we be in treatie with the erle
of Armynake and with this cou~trey / wherfore
all townes and ca&s;tels rekeneth them&s;elfe halfe
a&s;&s;ured / wherfore we &s;hall be greatly blamed
thus to do / and ye &s;hall breke out treatye. By
my faythe quod Perot / as for me I wyll agre
to no treatye / as longe as I maye kepe the fel|des / 
it behoueth companyons to lyue. come on
your way with vs / for ye &s;hall haue nothynge
to do at Carlat / for here be the companyons of
that fortre&s;&s;e / and &s;uche as be left <ABBR>behynd</ABBR> wyll
nat &s;uffre you to entre till their company come
home. Well &abser; quod Aymerigot / with you wyll
I nat go / but I wyll returne agayne in to my
fortre&s;&s;e / &s;yth the mater is thus. Thus they de
parted one fro a nother. Perot helde the waye
to Mountferant / and whan they were vnder
Cleremount there they re&s;ted them / and ima|gyned
on a newe enterpri&s;e / &s;pecially certayne
of the ga&s;coyns / who knewe nat of the enter|pri&s;e
of Geronet. Than they &s;ayd to the capy|tayns.
Sirs / beholde here this cytie of Clere|monte / 
the whiche is a ryche cytie / and rather
more prignable than Mount ferant / we haue
ladders here / let vs &s;cale it / we &s;hall haue more
profyte here than at Mount ferante. To this
poynte they were nere a greed / but thanne the
chefe capytayns &s;ayd. Sirs Cleremonte is a
pui&s;&s;ant towne and well peopled and the men
well harne&s;&s;ed / if they be ones moued they wyl
a&s;&s;emble togyther and put theym &s;elfe to de|fe~ce.
it is no doute but we &s;hulde haue no great
aduaunatage by them. And if we &s;hulde be re|culed
perforce and our hor&s;e taken or lo&s;te / we
&s;hulde yuell e&s;cape / for we be farre fro home.
and if the cou~trey than &s;hulde ry&s;e and pur&s;ue
vs / we &s;hulde be in great daunger. we thynke
it were better to go on forthe and folowe our
fyr&s;t enterpri&s;e / for the &s;ekynge of a newe enter+pri&s;e
per aduenture myght co&s;t vs dere.</P>
<P>THis coun&s;ayle was taken / and &s;o rode
forthe without makynge of any noy&s;e / 
&s;o that aboute .xi. of the clocke they were nere
to Mount ferant. Whan they &s;awe the towne
they &s;tode &s;tyll a thre bowe &s;hot of fro y^e towne.
Than Perotte &s;ayde / beholde here is Mount
ferant / our company that went before are with
in the towne. kepe you all &s;tyll here clo&s;e to gy|der / 
and I wyll go downe this valaye to &s;e if
I may &s;e or here any newes of Geronet / who
hathe brought vs to this enterpry&s;e / and de|parte
nat tyll I come to you agayne. &s;ir quod
they go your waye / we &s;hall abyde you here.
Therwith Perot departed &amp; four with hym.
The wether was &s;o darke that no man coulde
&s;e an acre brede fro hym / and al&s;o it rayned / 
blewe and &s;newe / that it was a meruaylou&s;e
yuell wether. Geronet was as than on the wal+les
and taryed to here &s;ome newes. He loked
dowe ouer the walles / and as he thought he
&s;awe the &s;hadowe of &s;ome men goynge a long
by the dyke &s;yde. than he began a lytle to why / 
&s;tell &s;oftely. And wha~ they without herde that
they came nerer to the wall / for the dykes on
that &s;yde hadde no water. Than Geronet de|mau~ded
who was there without. Perot knew
his voyce and &s;ayd / I am Perot le Bernoys / 
<PB N="cxxxv" REF="148">
Geronet art thou there? yea &s;ir quod he I am
here. Make you redy and aproche your men / 
for I &s;hall lette you in here in to the towne / for
all tho within the towne be a &s;lepe in their bed+des.
What quod Perot / &s;hulde we entre here
where as ye &s;tande / god kepe me fro that? I
wyll nat entre there / if I entre I wyll entre in
at the gate / and at none other place. No wyll
quod Geronette / and I a&s;&s;ure you that lyeth
nat in my power to do. but &s;yr bring your lad|ders
hyder and &s;pare nat &s;ckale / for I a&s;&s;ure
you there is none &s;hall let you. Well quod Pe|rot / 
thou ha&s;te promy&s;ed to lette me in to the
towne / but &s;urely I wyll nat entre without it
be by the gate. Well quod Geronet and I can
nat a mende it / for I can nat lette you in at the
gate / it is fa&s;te &s;hytte / and the kepers be with|in / 
but they be a &s;lepe. Whyle they were at this
&s;tryfe certayne of Geronettes co~pany within
went vp &amp; downe vpon the walles / to &s;e if they
myght here any noy&s;e. A lytell there by there
was a poore hou&s;e at the foote of the wall / this
how&s;e &s;tode alone farre of fro any other hou&s;e / 
and a poore man dwelte therin a taylour / who
had watched all the nyght tyll the &s;ame tyme / 
and thanne was goynge to bedde. And as the
wynde caryeth noy&s;e farre of / he herde as he
thought men &s;pekynge on the walles. For by
nyght tyme a man &s;hall here farre of. therwith
he wente out of his how&s;e and wente vpon the
walles / and &s;o met with the men / and as &s;oone
as he &s;awe them he began to crye. Than one
of them &s;tept forthe and toke him by the throte / 
and &s;ayd. Vyllayne thou arte but deed &amp; thou
&s;peke one worde? And &s;oo he helde his peace / 
for he feared dethe. Than Geronet (who had
herde the noy&s;e) &s;ayde. Sirs &s;lee hym nat / for
he &s;hall do vs good &s;eruyce / god hath &s;ent him
to vs / for by hym we &s;hall furny&s;&s;he all our en|terpri&s;e.
Than Geronet &s;ayde to Perotte le
Bernoys. &s;yr / retourne to your company / and
whan ye here the fyr&s;t gate open come forthe / 
and with youre axes breke downe the gate
next you / and &s;hewed him the aduenture
of the man that they had taken on
the walles. Thanne Perot
departed and wente to
his company / and
&s;hewed them
all the
mater (as ye haue
herde before)</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="120" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe Geronet lette in Perot le
Bernoys and his company in to the
towne of Mountferant / wherof the
countrey was a frayde / and howe
the kynge and his vncles beynge at
Parys were therwith &s;ore dy&s;plea|&s;ed / 
and al&s;o the erle Dolphyn of Au+uergene.
Cap. C.xx.</HEAD>
<P>_THan Geronet &s;ayd to
the man y^t they had taken.
Without thou fulfyll oure
de&s;yre thou arte but deed
incontynente. What wolde
you that I &s;hulde do quod
he. I wyll quod Geronet
that thou go to the gate and a wake the por|ters / 
and &s;ay howe the capytayne wolde haue
the gate opened / or els let them delyuer to the
the keys / to lette in a certayne marchauntes of
Mounte Pellyer / who be without with far|delles
of marchandy&s;e to come in to the fayre.
Sirs quod the man / What and they wyll nat
byleue me. yes I warante the quod Geronet / 
tell theym by the token that he was nat at the
watche this la&s;t night / but &s;ent his &s;onne. And
without thou do this me&s;&s;age well and wy&s;ely
I &s;hall &s;lee the with my dagger / and do &s;o that
through thy faute I le&s;e nat myne enterpri&s;e.
Whan the poore man &s;awe howe he was ma|na&s;&s;ed / 
and perceyued howe they were redy to
&s;lee him / he was &s;ore aba&s;&s;hed / and &s;ayd. Sir
I &s;hall do that ye co~maunde / to the vtterme&s;t
of my power. And &s;o he came to the gate and
knocked &s;o longe tyll he a woke the porters.
Than they &s;ayd: What arte thou that wake&s;t
vs this tyme of the nyght? I am &s;uche a one
quod he / and named his name / I haue ben all
this nyght bu&s;y in makyng of certayne geare
of the capytayns / and &s;o haue borne it home / 
and whyle I was there / worde came to hym
howe certayne marchauntes of Mount Pel|lier
are without the gate with their marchan|dy&s;e / 
and are &s;ore trauayled and weate with
the fowle wether / wherfore the capitayne com|maundes
you by me to open the gates and let
them come in / or els gyue me the keyes and I
&s;hall let them in / by the &s;ame token that he was
nat at the watche him &s;elfe this nyght / but &s;ent
<PB REF="149">
his &s;onne. That is trewe &abquod; the porters abyde
a lytell / thou &s;halt haue the keyes incontynent.
Than one of them ro&s;e and toke the keys han|ginge
on a pyn / and opened a lytell wyndowe
and delyuered out the keyes. The man toke
theym And than incontynente Geronet toke
them / and at aduenture put in the right key in
to the locke and opened y^e gate / and than went
to the vtter gate / but in no wy&s;e he coulde o|pen
it. Perot and his company were without
taryenge for openynge of the gate. Than Ge|ronet
&s;ayd / &s;irs helpe your &s;elfe / auaunce forth
for I can in no wy&s;e open this &s;econde gate / 
breke it vp with your axes / otherwy&s;e ye can
nat entre in to the towne. Than they without
had redy axes and wedges and hewed y^e gate
lyke carpenters. And as &s;oone as they coulde
gette in a hole they put in axes and wedges to
Geronet / that he and his company &s;huld hewe
a &s;onder the barres of the gate. Than dyuer&s;e
men herynge that noy&s;e aro&s;e out of their bed|des / 
and had meruayle what it myght be / for
they thought full lytell that the engly&s;&s;he men
<ABBR>&s;huld</ABBR> haue rey&s;ed them out of their beddes / at
that tyme of the night. Than the kepers of the
gate who had yuell kept their warde / herynge
men &s;peke and hor&s;es braye and crye / knewe
well they were dy&s;ceyued / and ro&s;e and came
to the wyndowes of the gate / and beganne to
cry with an hygh voyce / tray&s;on tray<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">on. than
all the towne began to ry&s;e in great feare / and
many thought to &s;aue their goodes and them
&s;elfe and fledde to the ca&s;tell / but the<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> were but
a fewe that entred. For the Chatelyn within
the ca&s;tell whanne he vnder&s;tode that the en|gly&s;&s;he
men had wonne the towne / for feare of
le&s;ynge of more / he wolde nat lette downe his
bridges. Some of his frendes that came fir&s;t
he lette them come in by meanes of a planke / 
And whanne he herde the great brewte in the
towne / than he drewe in a gayne the planke / 
and after that he wolde no more put it forthe / 
but wente aboute to &s;e what defence he &s;hulde
make if the ca&s;tell were a&s;&s;ayled. thus I haue
&s;hewed you howe the fyr&s;te gate was opened / 
and the <ABBR>&s;econd</ABBR> broken with axes and wedges / 
and than they entred fayre and ea&s;ely. The&s;e
capytayns and their companyons or they en|tred
in to any hou&s;e / they rode all the &s;treates
in the towne togyther / to &s;e if there were any
a&s;&s;emble to make any defence. And whan they
had &s;ertched euery place / and founde no man
to make any re&s;i&s;tence / but a certayne &s;uche as
were gone to haue entred into the ca&s;tell made
a lytell defence / but &s;oone they were taken and
&s;layne. What &s;hulde I make longe proce&s;&s;e / 
Thus the towne of Mounte Ferante in Au|uergne
was taken on a thur&s;day at nyght / the
thyrtenth day of February / by Perot le Ber|noys
and his company? And whan they &s;awe
howe they were lordes of the towne they toke
vp their lodgynges at their ea&s;e / without &s;et|tynge
of any hou&s;e a fyre / or doynge of any o|ther
vyolence. For Perot le Bernois had char+ged
on payne of dethe no man to vyolate any
maner of woman or mayden / nor to &s;ette any
hou&s;e a fyre / nor to take no good nor pri&s;oner
lytell nor greate / tyll he had fyr&s;te knowledge
therof. And al&s;o / that no man &s;hulde be &s;o har|dy
to hurte any churche or trouble any man of
the churche / nor to take any thynge out therof.
This maner euer Perot v&s;ed whan &s;o euer he
wanne any towne or fortre&s;&s;e. But Geffary
Tele noyre dyd always the contrarye / for he
neuer cared for churche nor for nothynge els / 
&s;o that he myght haue it and get good / he ca|red
nat howe.</P>
<P>THe &s;ame mornynge whanne tydinges
of this dede came to the knowledge of
them of Cleremounte / whiche was but a &s;mall
leage thens / they were &s;ore aba&s;&s;hed and good
cau&s;e why / for their enemyes were nere them.
They wy&s;te nat what to &s;aye or do / but toke
good bede to defende their towne. The&s;e ne|wes
&s;predde a brode to the ca&s;tell Neuffe / to
Thyon / to Vyc / to I&s;&s;oire / to Ryon / and fro
thence to Auige Per&s;e / &amp; to ca&s;tell of Mounte
Pencyer. And all the&s;e townes and countreys
that I haue named / the mo&s;te parte pertay|ned
to the duke of Berrey. In farre countreys
the&s;e tydynges &s;pred a brode / howe the&s;e en|gly&s;&s;he
men and ga&s;coyns had wonne and ta|ken
the good towne of Mount ferante in Au|uergne.
As many as herde therof meruayled
greatly / and were in doute / and the countreys
adioyning were halfe a frayde / as Auuergne / 
Burbonoys / Fore&s;tes / and to Berrey. Whan
the&s;e newes came to Parys the kyng and his
vncles were &s;ore di&s;plea&s;ed / whiche was good
rea&s;on / for the &s;ame tyme the erle Dolphyn
was at Parys for the orderynge of that coun|trey / 
for he hadde the &s;oueraygne charge of
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kepynge therof / with the erle of Armynake.
Therfore this dede was greatly to their di&s;|plea&s;ure / 
for they thought they &s;hulde beare
&s;ome blame for that dede / bycau&s;e it was vn|der
their rule: But their excu&s;e was rea&s;ona+ble / 
for it was well knowen howe they were
in treatie with all the companions / wherfore
they thought the countre at that tyme hadde
ben in good &s;uretie. Than incontynent the
erle Dolphyn departed fro Parys to go in
to Auuergne / to &s;ette an order in the countre
and lefte all his trayne behynde hym: And &s;o
rode but alonely with his page / and toke his
waye by Moulyns in Burbonoyes to go to
Auuergne / and chaunged euery daye fre&s;&s;he
hor&s;es. And as he rode in this ha&s;te at &s;aynt
Pier the myn&s;ter he herde other tidynges / y^t
he hadde nat herde before / as I &s;hall &s;hewe
you.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="121" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe Perot le Bernoys and his
company toke their cou~&s;aile and de|termyned
nat to kepe the towne of
Mountferante: and howe the &s;ayde
Perot and his co~pany de&abper;ted thens
by night with all their pyllage &amp; pri|&s;oners / 
and went and refre&s;&s;hed the~
in the towne of Ou&s;ac. Cap. C.xxi.</HEAD>
<P>_WHan it was Fridaye
mornynge after the towne
was wonne on the thur&s;|daye
at nyght (as ye haue
herde here before) and that
the&s;e Capitayns were lor|des
of the towne they bou~|de
fa&s;te all the men / &s;o that they coude do the~
no dommage. Than they &s;ertched all aboute
and tru&s;&s;ed in to fardelles: Clothe / naprye / 
gownes / furres / and other thynges / &s;uche as
they thought to haue any profite by. And tha~
they toke cou~&s;ayle whether they &s;hulde kepe
&s;tyll the towne or no. Some were of the o|pynion
to kepe it &s;tyll and to fortifye it: But
the moo&s;t parte &s;ayde / that to abyde there it
were great follye / For &s;o they &s;hulde be en|clo&s;ed
rounde about / and &s;hulde be farre of
fro their &s;ocours &amp; fortre&s;&s;es / &s;o that if they
&s;hulde be there be&s;ieged / they &s;hulde nat be
able to with&s;tande their ennemyes and lyke|ly
to haue no &s;ocours / &s;o that by longe &s;iege
they &s;hulde be famy&s;&s;hedde / for there aboute
were many great gentylmen / cyties &amp; good
townes. And al&s;o whan the duke of Berrey
&s;hulde knowe of this enterprice / he wyll &s;e~de
hyther the mare&s;hall of Fraunce &s;ir Loyes
Sanxere. And al&s;o the erle Dolphyn of Au|uergne
and the erle of Armynake wyll come
or &s;ende and be&s;iege vs / with many great lor+des:
As the lorde of the Towre / the lorde Da+pthon / 
the lorde Dapthyer / the lorde of Re|uell / 
the lorde de la Palayes / and dyuers o|ther.
yea / and &s;pecially hyther &s;hall come &s;ir
Iohan Boe&s;me Launce with a great no~bre.
All the&s;e doutes the &s;age Perot le Bernoyes
and Olyue Barbe dyde ca&s;t and co~iecte / and
&s;ayde. If they were there taken they &s;hulde
le&s;e all they haue / and fayne to delyuer vp all
their fortre&s;&s;es. So the&s;e capitayns conclu|ded
the &s;ame nyght to departe &amp; to take with
them all their botye and pri&s;oners / of whom
they had mo than~e two hundred. Than they
&s;et a &s;ure garde at the gates / to thentent that
none &s;hulde i&s;&s;ue out to bewray their entre|price.
&para;Nowe &s;hall I &s;hewe you of a &s;cry|my&s;&s;he
that they of Cleremount made with
them.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="122" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe they of the towne of Clere+mont
made a &s;crimy&s;&s;he with the&s;e
pyllers (that had taken and robbed
the towne of Mountferante) at the
gates of the towne. Cap. C.xxii.</HEAD>
<P>_WHan~e the&s;e tydynges
were knowen at Cleremo~t
that the Engly&s;&s;he menne
had takenne Mou~tferant / 
they were &s;oore aba&s;&s;hed / 
for they were nere neygh|bours / 
So they of Clere|mont
toke coun&s;ayle toguyder / And with|out
<PB REF="150">
the towne of Cleremounte on the waye
towardes Mountferant. There was a chur+che
of Friers as fayre / as &s;tronge / &amp; as well
buylded / as any was in the realme of Fraun+ce:
Whervnto parteyned a great clo&s;e / enuy|roned
with &s;tronge hyghe walles / and with
in the clo&s;e full of Vynes: for one yere with
another the friers had therof / a &s;ix&s;core ve&s;|&s;elles
of wyne. Than &s;ome &s;ayde within the
towne that it &s;hulde be be&s;t to beate downe
the Friers / bycau&s;e it ioyned &s;o nere to the
gate or elles it might be to their di&s;truction.
Some other &s;ayde naye / affyrmynge howe
it &s;hulde be great pytie and dommage to di|&s;troye
&s;o goodly a hou&s;e / and &s;ayde. Sirs / 
lette vs go to Mount ferant / and &s;ermy&s;&s; he
there with our ennemyes / and let vs be&s;iege
them / there they &s;hall neuer &s;cape vs. For the
knyghtes and Squyers of this countrey of
Burbonoys and of Fore&s;tes wyll drawe hy|ther:
So that within the&s;e foure dayes &s;ure+lye
they &s;halbe be&s;ieged. Whyle they were
thus debatynge of the matter / there were a
thre&s;core compaygnions made them &s;elfe re|dy
to departe out of the towne / to go &s;e their
ennemyes / and to &s;erimy&s;&s;he with theym.
There was no man dyde lette theym / for of
the be&s;t of the towne were in that company / 
de&s;yringe to wynne honoure: and toke with
them a .xxx. cro&s;bowes / and &s;o rode towar|des
Mount feraunt. Thanne after them i&s;|&s;ued
out of Cleremounte mo than two hun|dred
men a fore / and folowed after. Thanne
hor&s;emen rode &s;treyght to the Barryers of
Mount feraunte. Tidynges came in to the
towne to the Capitayns / howe that they of
Cleremount were come to vy&s;ette them / and
were before the barryers / of whiche tidyng&abis;
they were greatlye reioy&s;ed / and a hundred
armed them and mou~ted on their hor&s;es / and
opyned the gate &amp; i&s;&s;ued out on a fronte and
cryed &s;aynt George. And whan the cleremo~|toys
&s;awe them co~myng &s;o fier&s;ely they were
afrayed and vanquy&s;&s;hed within them &s;elfe
and beganne to recule without &s;hewynge of
any face of defence / and &s;o fledde hyther and
thyder: They that were be&s;t hor&s;ed at the co~|mynge
out of Cleremount and were the for|ma&s;t / 
&s;ayeng: howe they wolde be the fyr&s;te
that &s;hulde make a&s;&s;aute / were than the fyr&s;t
that retourned agayne to the towne / and the
ga&s;coyns after them: So that if the ga&s;cons
hor&s;es had been as go as the Cleremontoys / 
there hadde but a fewe of them entred agayn
in to their towne: Howe beit they were cha|&s;ed
tyll they mette with the fote men / who in
lykewi&s;e than fledde and kepte none order / 
and lepte into the Vynes and in to the dykes
to &s;aue them&s;elfe. The cro&s;bowes that came
out of Cleremount / kepte better array than
their company dyde: For they clo&s;e toguy|der
toke a vyne yarde and bent their bowes / 
and made vy&s;age of defence: and kepte them
&s;elfe there tyll all the Engly&s;&s;he menne were
withdrawen backe agayne to Mountferant.
They of Cleremont lo&s;t twe~tie of their men
&s;ixe &s;layne and fourtene taken. Thus it fell
of that enterprice / and all that day euery ma~
tru&s;&s;ed and made redy to departe the &s;ame
nyght after / and by &s;ixe of the Clocke euery
man hadde tru&s;&s;ed vp their baggage / and la+ded
their hor&s;es and &s;ette them &s;elte a foote.
They pa&s;t nat a thre&s;core on hor&s;ebacke / and
&s;o &s;ette forwarde in the &s;tretes their &s;omers
and caryages: they hadde well a foure hun|dred
hor&s;e charged with clothes / naprie and
furres / and other thynges nece&s;&s;ary. They
founde in the towne cofes and pre&s;&s;es full of
&s;tuffe / but they lafte them clene voyde. They
bounde their pri&s;oners two and two toguy|der:
And whan they were all redy and that it
was nyght / they opyned the gate and i&s;&s;ued
out: They had taryed in Mount feraunt no
more but eyghtene houres. They &s;ette their
cariage before them / and tha~ their pri&s;oners
and foote men / and the capitayns on hor&s;e|backe
came after them. The nyght was dar|ke
and the countrey nat aduy&s;ed of their de|partynge / 
wherfore they were nat pur&s;ued / 
and about mydnight they came to Ou&s;acke / 
fro whens they came the &s;econde day before:
there they re&s;ted them.</P>
<P>It was &s;hewed me that they wanne by the
&s;ame voyage a hundred thou&s;ande frankes / 
be&s;yde their pri&s;oners. Sir Peter of Gy|ache
chauncelloure of Fraunce lo&s;te for his
parte in redy money / thyrtie thou&s;ande fran|kes
or aboue.</P>
<P>THe companyons were well coun&s;ay+led
to leaue Mount feraunt in Au|uergne
&s;o &s;oone as they dyde / For if
they had taryed there two dayes lengar than
<PB N="cxxxvii" REF="150">
they dyde / they hadde nat departed without
great daunger / and paraduenture with lo&s;&s;e
of their lyues. For all the knyghtes and &s;qui+ers
of the countrey gathered toguyder and
came thyder with puy&s;&s;aunce to haue layde
&s;iege to the towne / and the lordes of the cou~|trey
(as ye haue herde before named) none
taryed behynde. And the erle Dolphyn was
come within two dayes iourney / but than he
herde tidynges howe the Engly&s;&s;hmen and
ga&s;coyns were departed to their owne forte|re&s;&s;es:
and there the trouthe of the hole ma|ter
was &s;hewed hym. Whan~e he knewe the
trouthe / he rode than more at his ea&s;e &amp; came
to &s;aynt Pur&s;ayne / and fro thens to Mou|lyns
in Burbonoyes: And there he fou~de the
duches of Burbone his doughter / who was
&s;ore a frayde of that aduenture / Howe be it
whan &s;he knewe that the aduentures were
gone &s;he was gladde therof / for thanne &s;he
thought her countrey more &s;urer than it was
before. By my faythe quod the erle I wolde
it had co&s;te me greatly / that they had taryed
&s;tyll at Mount Ferant tyll I had come thy|der:
For if they were there nowe they &s;hulde
haue an yuell ende. We coulde nat haue had
a better enterpri&s;e in all Auuergne / wherby
to haue recouered all the fortre&s;&s;es that they
holde. It &s;emeth well they are &s;kylfull men
of warre / that they taryed there no lengar:
they are gone to their owne holdes with all
their pyllage and pri&s;oners. Thus the Erle
and the duche&s;&s;e his doughter co~muned to|guyder.
And Perot le Bernoys and Olyue
Barbe / the Bourge of Co~payne / the Bourg
angloys / Apthon Seguyn / and the other ca+pitayns
of the fortre&s;&s;es whan they were co~e
to Ou&s;acke / they departed their botye / pyl|lage / 
and pri&s;oners. And &s;ome they raun&s;o|med / 
and the other they ledde to their fortre&s;|&s;es / 
Some to Carlat / and &s;ome to Ga&s;lucet / 
All the countre of Auuergne toke better hede
to they holdes / than they hadde done before:
Howe be it the erle of Armynake and the erle
Dolphyn &s;ente to Perotte le Bernoys / &s;ay|eng:
howe fal&s;ely and traytourou&s;ly he had
taken and &s;tollen the towne of Mountferant
and robbed it / and ledde away the pri&s;oners
coun&s;aylynge hym to make therof amendes.
Con&s;ydringe howe they were in treatie to|guyder
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">or a peace. Perotte aun&s;wered and
&s;ayde: Sauyng their graces / as for my &s;elfe
and &s;euyn other Capitayns that were with
me at the takynge of Mountferant / were ne|uer
at no maner of treatie with the&s;e Erles / 
nor we toke nat this towne fraudulently / nor
&s;tale it: But I entred in at the gate whiche
was opyned redy to receyue me. If I and
my company hadde been &s;worne to any trea|tie / 
we wolde haue kepte it &s;urely / But we
were neuer of that entencyon nor wyll be.
In this ca&s;e the mater &s;toode and the lordes
coude haue none other an&s;were. Sir Peter
of Gyache was &s;ore di&s;plea&s;ed / for the lo&s;&s;e
that he hadde: And as for them of Mounte
ferant / recouered them &s;elfe as well as they
myght. Thus this aduentures fell.
&dtridot; &dtridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="123" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the duke of Berrey mary|ed
the lady Mary his doughter to
the erle of Bloys &s;onne: And howe
the &s;ame yere the &s;onne of the duke
of Berrey marryed the lady Mary
of Fraunce / &s;u&s;ter to the yong kyng
Charles of Fraunce. Cap. C.xxiii.</HEAD>
<P>_IN the yere of our lor|de
God / a thou&s;ande thre
hu~dred four&s;core and &s;ixe / 
in the moneth of Augu&s;t / 
Guye the erle of Bloyes
and the Lady Mary his
wyfe departed fro y^e tow|ne
of Bloyes / well acompanyed with knigh+tes
and &s;quyes / ladyes and damo&s;elles to go
in to Berrey / and they had with theym their
yonge &s;onne / who hadde fyaunced the yere
before / Mary doughter to the duke of Ber|rey.
and the entencyon of the erle of Bloyes
and of the cou~te&s;&s;e his wyfe / was that whan
they &s;hulde come to Burgus in Berrey / to &abpro;+cede
to y^e &s;ayd maryage. In lykewi&s;e it was
the entencyon of the duke of Berrey &amp; of the
duches his wyfe. Thus wha~ all the&s;e &abper;ties
were come togyder / than the&s;e two chyldren
were ioyned togider in mariage in the chur|che
<PB REF="151">
of &s;aynt Stephyn in Burgus by a Car|dynall / 
the chauncellour of Berrey and the
by&s;&s;hoppe of Poyters had the yere before en+&s;ured
theym toguyder. It this maryage of
Loyes of Bloyes and of the lady Mary of
Berrey in the cytie of Burgus / was made
great fee&s;t and tryumphes with iu&s;tes &amp; tur|neyes.
This fee&s;t endured eight dayes. wha~
this was accomply&s;&s;hed / the erle of Bloyes
and the counte&s;&s;e tooke leaue of the duke of
Berrey and of the duche&s;&s;e / and &s;o returned
to Bloyes and hadde with them their yonge
doughter. Al&s;o in the &s;ame yere Iohn~ of Ber+rey
&s;onne to the duke of Berrey called Erle
of Mountpen&s;ier maryed the lady Mary of
Fraunce &s;u&s;ter to the yonge kynge of Frau~+ce.
In the &s;ame yere that the&s;e Maryages
were thus made: In the tyme of lente / the du+che&s;&s;e
of Berrey and Mary of Fraunce her
doughter / and her &s;onne rode to the towne of
Bloyes / to &s;e the Erle Bloyes and the coun|te&s;&s;e / 
and their chyldren. They were recey|ued
in to the Ca&s;tell of Bloyes with great
ioye. At all the&s;e maters I &s;ir Iohan Froi&s;|&s;arte
was pre&s;ent: And whan they had been
there in great Fee&s;t thre dayes / they depar|ted
and toke their way to Poyters: but they
went by water by the ryuer of Loyre to Am|boy&s;e / 
and fro thens in chares and on hor&s;e|backe / 
tyll they came to Poytou. There the
duche&s;&s;e helde her hou&s;e moo&s;t co~monly in a
good ca&s;tell and good towne called Chynon
In this yere dyed Mary of Fraunce beyng
yonge / who was wyfe to the erle of Mount|penlier.
In lykewi&s;e &s;oone after dyed the la|dy
Iane of Armynake duche&s;&s;e of Berrey.
Thus the duke of Berrey and his &s;onne were
to marry agayne (as they dyd) but nat ouer
&s;oone. Of the whiche maryages / and &s;pecy|allye
of the dukes: I &s;hall &s;hewe you here
after / whan the mater &s;hall requyre to haue
it declared.</P>
<P>_YE haue well herde here before / 
howe the duke of Guerles had
defyed the French kyng di&s;pyte
fully / whiche was &s;poken o<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> &s;ar
and nere. For as the brute was / 
it was nat done in no curte&s;&s;e maner / but out
of the &s;tyle and v&s;age of all other defyances.
Trouthe it is / I &s;awe my &s;elfe certayne wri|tynges
in paper / the whiche was &s;ayde to be
the true copy: But bycau&s;e I &s;awe it nat vn|der&s;eale / 
nor aproued as &s;uch maters ought
to be that touche great princes / &s;uche as is
the Frenche kyng / therfore I gaue no great+credence
therto: Howe be it / it &s;emed well
that this defyaunce was di&s;plea&s;aunt to the
realme / &amp; wolde haue it amended. And that
the duke of Guerles &s;hulde excu&s;e hym of the
&s;pytefull wordes that were in the defyaunce.
The kynges cou~&s;ayle wolde in no wy&s;e that
the mater &s;hulde re&s;t &s;o / for the great lordes
of Fraunce &s;ayde. Without the kyng founde
&s;ome remedy / they and all the realme &s;hulde
be greatly to blame: And they &s;ayd howe the
kynge was yonge and forwarde / and y^t was
well &s;ene in his iourney in Flaunders. And
if he go nat forwarde nowe to reuenge this
dede / men wolde &s;peke dyuer&s;lye of the no|bles
of the realme of Fraunce / who &s;hulde
coun&s;ayle the kynge / and are &s;worne to kepe
and defende his honour / and to refourme all
that is my&s;ordred. And to the entent that the
kynge nor the realme &s;hulde beare no blame
the lorde of Coucy toke payne in the mater:
And &s;hewed well howe the mater touchedde
hym nere. He knewe the almayns better tha~
he dyde any other / for he hadde been often in
their co~panyes / as well for the chalenge that
he made to the duchy of Au&s;tryche / as for o|ther
in&s;ydentes that he hadde amonge them.</P>
<P>THe kynges vncles &s;awe well howe
all the nobles of the Realme were
well enclyned to haue the mater re|dre&s;&s;ed / 
and &s;pecially the duke of Burgoyne
hadde great affectyon therto / for the duke of
Guerles haryed and pylled the duche&s;&s;e of
Brabantes countrey / The whiche enhery|taunce
&s;hulde retourne to hym after y^e dethe
of the two ladyes who were right aged / both
the duches and her &s;u&s;tre. wherfore he wolde
that outher by warre or other meanes / that
the duke of Guerles were apea&s;ed. Howe be
it fyr&s;t of all it was requi&s;yte to make all the
membres of Fraunce one and of one opiny|on:
For it &s;hulde be a farre iourney for the
kynge to go out of Fraunce in to Almaygne
to conquere landes and countreis / The whi+che
the kynge coulde nat do / without he had
all his hole puy&s;&s;aunce with hym / for it was
<PB N="cxxxviii" REF="151">
nat knowen whyder the almaygnes / who be
couetous people / wolde helpe and a&s;&s;y&s;t the
duke of Guerles or nat. Al&s;o furthermore / 
the duke of Burgoyne and the other noble
men of Fraunce / &s;awe well howe the duke of
Bretayne was in great differe~ce with the re|alme
of Fraunce and began marueylou&s;ly. &amp;
&s;hewed by his dedes that he had as lyue ha|ue
warre with y^e realme of Frau~ce as peace:
And the lordes knewe well howe he prouy|ded
his townes / ca&s;tels / &amp; cyties with great
proui&s;yon of men / vitayls / and artillary / to
defende any &s;iege. And be&s;ydes that / often ty+mes
he wrote in to Englande with louynge
treatable wordes to make alyaunce for euer:
And the Engly&s;&s;hmen were wyllyng therto
to the entent that their warre with Fraunce / 
myght be the better for them after. Thanne
the coun&s;ayle of Frau~ce wolde nat that there
&s;hulde be lefte behynde them &s;uche a my&s;t in
Bretaygne / but that fir&s;t it myght be putte a
waye by good meanes and condute. They
thought they wolde nat putte the realme in
that doute: If the kynge &s;hulde go in to Al|maygne
and leaue the realme de&s;tytute (as
this the Kynges vncles ymagined) They
wy&s;te nat howe to &s;toppe the duke of Bre|tayne / 
for as than &s;uche as they had &s;ent thy|der
were retourned: as the by&s;&s;hoppe of La~+gers / 
&s;ir Iohan of Vyen / and &s;ir Iohan de
Beull. They &s;hewed the kyng &amp; his vncles
howe they had done nothyng to purpo&s;e. tha~
the duke of Berry aduy&s;ed to &s;ende to Bre|tayne
to entreat with the duke his co&s;yn / the
erle of Stampes who was a &s;age per&s;one &amp;
a treatable. Than the duke de&s;yred hym and
&s;ayde. Fayre co&s;yn / it behoueth that ye go in
to Bretaygne to &s;peke with our co&s;yn the du+ke
there. If ye fynde hym harde and highe
of wordes / chafe nat with hym / treate hym
&s;wetely and after a good maner. And &s;peke
&s;agely to hym / and bring hym in to good rea+&s;on
and it may be: And &s;hewe hym howe the
kynge and I and my brother of Burgoyne / 
wolde nothing to hym but good loue &amp; peace
And if he wyll abyde and holde with vs / we
&s;hall alwayes be redy to do hym plea&s;ure. &amp;
al&s;o &s;hewe hym that as for the ca&s;tels that he
holdeth of the co~&s;tables / how that for a &s;mall
occa&s;ion he hath cea&s;ed them. But &amp; it wolde
plea&s;e hym to rendre them agayne / it &s;hulde
be greatly to his honour. And howe that the
kynge &s;hall gyue hym as fayre and as good
as they be / in any other place where he wyll
cho&s;e in the realme. Good co&s;yn do &s;o moche
as to bringe vs &s;ome good tydinges / and for
any tarieng there / departe nat fro him tyll ye
bring &s;ome mater to pa&s;&s;e: and haue well in
your remembrau~ce all this bu&s;yne&s;&s;e and all
his an&s;were / and the order of his e&s;tate. The
erle of Stampes an&s;wered and &s;ayde. Sir / 
all this &s;halbe done right gladly.</P>
<P>AFter that the erle of Sta~pes had this
charge fro the duke of Berey to go in
to Bretayne to the duke his co&s;yn: He taried
nat long but made hym&s;elfe redy and pa&s;&s;ed
by Chartres / and through the good countre
of Mayne / and &s;o came to Angers and there
founde the quene of Naples / who hadde ben
wyfe to the duke of Aniou: Who was called
kyng of Naples / of Cicyle / of Hieru&s;alem / &amp;
duke of Pole / of Calabre / and erle of Pro|uence:
And in her company her two fayre &s;on+nes
Loyes and Charles. The lady receyued
her co&s;yn the erle of Stampes ioyfully / and
there was Iohn~ of Bretayne who loued nat
the duke of Bretayne / but he was nat in po|wer
to &s;hewe forthe his yuell wyll / nor to a|mende
it. Whan therle of Stampes had ben
there a daye and a night / he tooke his leaue &amp;
departed and rode to Cha&s;teaulx / and iour|neyed
&s;o long that he came to the cite of Nau~+tes
and there refre&s;&s;hed hym. And than he de+mau~ded
where the duke was / and it was &s;he+wed
hym howe he was in the marches of We~+nes
&amp; therefou~de the duke who receyued him
ioyou&s;ly / for they were nere co&s;yns togider.
The erle of Stampes who right well coude
acquyte hym&s;elfe amonge great princes and
ladyes (for he had been brought vp amonge
theym in his youthe) acquytedde hym &s;elfe
right &s;agely with the duke. And &s;hewed nat
the princypall affectyon of his corage at his
fyr&s;te commynge / but di&s;&s;ymuled two or thre
dayes / and whan he &s;awe his tyme he humy|led
hym &s;elfe greatlye to the duke / the rather
therby to drawe hym to his entent / and than
&s;ayd. Sir and my right dere co&s;yn / ye ought
nat to marueyle thoughe I am come &s;o farre
of to &s;e you / for greatlye I haue de&s;yred it.
And than notably he &s;hewed hym the charge
that he hadde to &s;aye to hym / on the behalfe
of the duke of Berrey / of the whiche wordes
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the duke made light. And for re&s;olucion of an|&s;were
at that tyme / the duke &s;ayde. Co&s;yn we
knowe well this that ye haue &s;ayde is trewe.
I &s;hall remembre me and ye &s;hall abyde here
with vs as long as it &s;hall plea&s;e you / for your
comyng dothe vs great plea&s;ure. Other aun|&s;were
the erle coulde nat haue / as at that tyme.
The erle taryed there a fyftene dayes / and the
duke &s;hewed hym gret loue / and &s;hewed hym
the fayre ca&s;tell of Ermyn / whiche was nere
to Wannes the whiche the duke had newely
made / and there he toke parte of his pa&s;tau~ce.
And alwayes whanne he &s;awe a conuenyente
tyme / he &s;hewed &s;wetely and &s;agely the cau&s;e
of his comyng. And euer the duke aun&s;wered
hym &s;o couertly / that the erle coulde haue no
&s;uretie in any aun&s;were / to make any re&s;tytu|cion
of a hundred <ABBR>thou&s;and</ABBR> frankes nor of the
ca&s;tels that he helde of the con&s;tables / the whi|che
yet at the ende he dyd / and that was with|out
reque&s;t of any per&s;one / whan it was le&s;te
loked for (as I &s;hall &s;hewe you hereafter as I
was enfourmed) Whan y^e erle Stampes &s;awe
that he laye there in vayne / than he thought to
take his leaue / and to retourne in to Fraunce / 
and &s;o he dyd. The duke gaue hym leaue / and
at his departynge gaue hym a fayre whyte
palfrey / aparelled and it had ben for a kynge / 
and gaue hym a fayre rynge with a &s;tone / well
worthe a thou&s;ande frankes. Thus the erle de+parted
and retourned by Angers / and there
founde the quene of Napoles / and Iohan of
Bretayne / who greatly de&s;yred to here tydyn|ges
and &s;ayd. Fayre co&s;yn / I thynke ye haue
&s;ped well / for ye haue taryed longe out. Than
the erle &s;hewed parte of his bu&s;yne&s;&s;e but fy|nally
howe he had &s;pedde nothynge. Whan he
had taryed there a day / he departed and went
to Towrs / and at la&s;t came in to Berrey / and
founde the duke at Mehyn / a ca&s;tell of his / 
whiche he had newly made / and had worke|men
dayly theron. Whan the duke of Berrey
&s;awe the erle of Stampes he made hym good
chere / and demaunded tydinges of Bretayne.
There he declared fro poynt to poynte all that
he had &s;ente and herde / and &s;ayde: howe in no
wy&s;e he coulde breke the duke of Bretayne fro
his purpo&s;e. The duke of Berrey pa&s;&s;ed the
mater lyghtly / whan he &s;awe it wolde be none
otherwy&s;e. And &s;o retourned in to Fraunce to
the king and to the duke of Burgoyne his bro+ther / 
and &s;hewed theym howe he had &s;ente in
to Bretaygne to the duke his co&s;yn the erle of
Stampes / and declared in euery poynt howe
he had &s;pedde. Thus the mater re&s;ted / whan
they &s;awe none other remedy.
&dtridot; &dtridot;</P>
</DIV1>
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<HEAD>&para;Howe after the departynge of the
duke of La~ca&s;tre all that euer he had
wonne in Galyce / the frenchmen re|couered
it in le&s;&s;e than fyftene dayes / 
and howe the engli&s;&s;hmen that had
ben there i~ that warre defamed and
&s;pake yuell of the cou~trey of Galyce / 
and howe the frenche kynge &s;ent for
the duke of Irelande. Ca. C.xxiiii.</HEAD>
<P>_IT hath been re&s;yted
here before in this hy&s;tory / 
howe the engli&s;&s;hmen dyd
in Galyce / &amp; howe the duke
and the duche&s;&s;e / and his
doughter came to y^e Porte
of Portyngale / and there
taryed a &s;ea&s;on with kynge Iohan of Portu|gale / 
and with the yonge quene / doughter to
the duke of Lanca&s;tre (as ye haue herde here
before) It anoyed greatly the duke / and nat
without a cau&s;e / in that he had done nothynge
for his profyte all that &s;ea&s;on in Ca&s;tyle / but
that he hadde done was to his great domage / 
his men deed of &s;ykenes of the be&s;t of his com|pany / 
knyghtes and &s;quyers. And &s;uche con|que&s;t
as he hadde made with great payne and
co&s;t / he &s;awe well it &s;hulde be&s;oone recouered
agayne by the kynge of ca&s;tell. And in dede &s;o
it was. for as &s;one as he was departed and en|tred
in to Portugale / and that the &s;panyardes
and knyghtes of Fraunce / &s;uche as were ta|ryed
there with &s;yr Olyuer of Cle&s;quyn con|&s;table
of Ca&s;tyle / &s;awe that the duke of Lan|ca&s;tre
was departed / and that in maner all his
engly&s;&s;he men were departed fro hym. Than
they &s;ette forwarde to reconquere agayne all
that had ben lo&s;te of the realme of Ca&s;tyle / the
whiche was &s;one done / for they of the townes / 
ca&s;tels / &amp; cyties in Galyce / had rather to haue
ben vnder the obey&s;aunce of the kynge of Ca|&s;tyle / 
than vnder the duke of Lanca&s;ter / with|out
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he had been able to haue kepte the felde / to
haue defended the countrey. For they of Ca|&s;tyle / 
Lombardy / and of Italy / of v&s;age euer
they &s;aye (Lyue he that is &s;tronge&s;t / and he
that wynneth) All that euer the duke of Lan|ca&s;tre
had wonne fro the fea&s;t of Ea&s;ter to the
begynnynge of Iuly / all was wonne agayne
and refre&s;&s;hed with newe frenchmen and men
of Ca&s;tyle / and the engly&s;&s;hmen that were left
there by the duke in gary&s;ons (who thought
to haue taryed there pea&s;ably all the wynter)
were &s;one put out / outher by fayre meanes or
perforce / and &s;ome &s;layne / &s;uche as wolde nat
yelde vp / and &s;ome returned by &s;aueco~ducte to
pa&s;&s;e by Portugale / &amp; &s;o to Bayon or to Bur+deaux.
And of all this the duke of Lanca&s;tre
was well aduerty&s;ed / he beynge in the cytie of
Porte in Portugale / but he coude nat remedy
it / whiche was ryght&s;ore dyplea&s;aunte to his
herte. It is nat to be beleued the contrary / for
the more noble / valyaunt / and &s;age that a man
is / di&s;plea&s;ures to hym be the more bytter and
paynefull. howe be it the duke wolde &s;ay often
tymes (and bare out a good face) If we haue
lo&s;t this yere / by the grace of god a nother &s;ea|&s;on
&s;hall be for vs. the fortunes of this worlde
are meruaylous / they can nat be always per|manente.
Al&s;o the kynge of Portugale gaue
hym alwayes good comforte / and &s;ayde. Syr
ye may abyde here and kepe your a&s;tate / and
wryte to youre bretherne and frendes in En|glande / 
that they maye &s;ende you this nexte
Marche a fyue or &s;yre hundred &s;peares / and
two thou&s;ande archers / and I &s;hall gather to
gyder my power and people / who haue good
myndes to make warre into Ca&s;tyle / &amp; &s;o we
&s;hall make a good warre. &s;omtyme one coun|trey
wynneth and a nother le&s;eth. The duke of
Lanca&s;tre thanked the kynge of Portugale of
his good comforte and offre. Howe beit for all
that the kyng was y^e dukes &s;onne in lawe / and
had maryed his doughter / and that he &s;ayde
was of a good wyll. yet for all that the duke di|&s;couered
nat all his corage / for he knewe well
Englande was in trouble / and great debate a
monge the lordes / and howe the lordes hadde
maters yno we to attende vnto / as well for the
kepynge of the fronters agayn&s;t Scotlande / 
as for to treate with the duke of Bretaygne.
And the kyng knewe well that whan the duke
came out of Englande / there was a do to &s;ette
forwarde his armye / wherfore he thought it
&s;hulde be harde to get any newe ayde thence / 
&s;einge the realme at &s;o many great charges all
redy / and al&s;o he thought well that &s;uche en|gly&s;&s;hmen
as were retourned wolde no more
come thyder agayne / but thought rather that
they &s;hulde dy&s;corage other to come. the duke
con&s;idered all the&s;e maters in his mynde / and
whan he had ben a &s;ea&s;on at the cytie of Porte
with the kynge of Portugale / than on a daye
he &s;ayd. Syr / it &s;hulde be for my profyte to re|tourne
to Bayon / and to the marches of Bur|deaulx
for dyuer&s;e rea&s;ons. He &s;awe well his
beynge in Portugale coulde do him lytell ad|uau~tage / 
for there he was nat on his herytage
that he de&s;yred / but he &s;ayde his goynge in to
the archeby&s;&s;hoppriche of Burdeaux and of
Aulo&s;e / and &s;o to retourne by Bygore / and &s;o
by the lande of the lombri&s;ience / of the countie
of Foyze / and countie of Armynake / and &s;o by
Garonne / Dordone / and entrynge in to Pier
gourte and Querchyn / Rochelloys / Xayn|tone / 
Cri&s;tynge / Poictou / Auuergne and Ly|mo&s;yn / 
wherin were many gary&s;ons and ca|&s;tels
holden of the engli&s;&s;he parte / who wolde
all make warre for his &s;ake. Wherfore he &s;ayd
it were better for hym to be amonge theym to
coun&s;aile and encorage them / than to be in any
other place. And al&s;o he &s;ayde howe Portu|gale
was farre of to here any newes out of En+glande / 
and al&s;o he knewe well y^t the engly&s;&s;h
men wolde be lothe to come thyder bycau&s;e of
the long voyage by &s;ee / and al&s;o he knewe well
that &s;hyppes of Spaygne / of Galyce / and of
Ca&s;tyle were goynge and comynge on the &s;ee
in and out to Flaunders with their marchan|dy&s;es / 
whiche was al&s;o great daunger for en|countrynge
of them. All the&s;e thynges con&s;y|dred / 
the duke of Lanca&s;tre prepared for his
departynge / and had &s;hyppes apoynted hym
by the kynge / and a patrone called Alphons
Bretat. Whan the&s;e galyes were redy and the
wynde good / the duke and the duches and her
doughter / toke leaue of the kynge of Portu|gale
and of the quene / and &s;o toke &s;hyppynge
and entred on the &s;ee / abydynge goddes plea|&s;ure
and wyndes. They had wynde and we|ther
at plea&s;ure / &s;o that they aryued at Bayon
of who&s;e comynge they of the countrey were
ioyfull / de&s;yringe &s;ore to &s;e them.</P>
<P>Whan the duke and the duches and their
doughter were aryued at Bayon. Tydynges
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therof &s;predde abrode / and they of Burdeloys
were ryght ioyfull therof. Than &s;ir Iohan of
Harpdame &s;ene&s;&s;hall of Burdeaux / and the
&s;ene&s;&s;hall of the landes came thyder to &s;e the
duke / and &s;o dyd other gentlemen of the coun|trey / 
as the lorde of Mucydente / the lorde of
Duras / the lorde of Ro&s;em / the lorde of Lan|duras / 
the lorde Le&s;pare / the lorde of Newe|cha&s;teaur / 
and other knyghtes and &s;quyers of
the countrey. Thus they came dayly / &s;ome at
one tyme &s;ome at another / all they offred hym
their &s;eruyce / as they ought to do to their <ABBR>lord.</ABBR>
Thus the duke taryed at Bayon / and often ty+mes
&s;ente in to Englande to the kynge his ne|phewe / 
and to his other bretherne. But for all
his writynge he was nothynge comforted / no|ther
with men of armes nor archers / for as the
worlde wente than / the dukes bu&s;yne&s;&s;e was
lytell taken hede vnto / nor lorde / knyght / nor
&s;quyer to make any ha&s;t to auaunce forwarde
to the ayde of the duke of Lanca&s;tre. for &s;uche
as had ben in Portugale made &s;uche reporte
through the realme of Englande / that no man
had corage to auaunce thyder / but euery man
&s;aid. the voyage in to Ca&s;tyle is to farre of fro
vs. It is more profytable for vs to haue warre
with Fraunce / for that is a good &s;wete coun|trey
and temperate / and good lodgynges and
fayre &s;wete ryuers. And in Ca&s;tyle there is no
thynge but harde rockes and Mountaynes / 
whiche are nat good to eate / and an vntempe|rate
ayre / and troubled ryuers / and dyuer&s;e
meates / and &s;tronge wynes &amp; hote / and poore
people / rude / and yuell arayed / farre of fro our
maner. wherfore it were folly to go thyder / for
if we entre in to any great cytie or towne there
wenynge to fynde maruayles / we &s;hall fynde
nothynge but wyne / larde / and empty cofers.
This is contrarye to the realme of Fraunce / 
for there whan it is fortune to wyn any towne
or cytie / we fynde &s;uche ryche&s;&s;e that we be a
ba&s;&s;hed therof / and it is good to make warre
where we may haue profyte. let vs aduenture
there / and leaue the vnhappy warre of Ca&s;tyle
and Portugale / where is no thynge but pou|uertye
and domage. Thus the engly&s;&s;he men
&s;ayde in Englande / &s;uche as had been in Ca|&s;tyle / 
&s;o that the lordes perceyued well howe
that voyage was out of the fauoure of the en|gly&s;&s;he
men. Al&s;o the realme was in trouble / 
and the iu&s;tyce of Triuylyen and outher but
newly done / and the duke of Irelande depar|ted
out of the Realme / and kynge Rycharde
came to the guydynge of newe coun&s;ayle / the
whiche he hadde nat well lerned. So by rea|&s;on
of &s;uche in&s;ydentes the matters abode in
harde ca&s;e for the duke of Lanca&s;tre / beynge
in the cytie of Bayon / where he helde all that
&s;ea&s;on.</P>
<P>ALl the&s;e bu&s;yne&s;&s;es as well in Ca&s;tyle
and Portugale / as in Englande (and
of the departyng of the duke of Irelande) was
well knowen with the frenche kynge and his
coun&s;ayle. Than to haue more parfyte know|ledge / 
it was ordayned by the frenche kynge
and by his vncles to &s;ende to Trecte to y^e duke
of Irelande / where as he was / and to gyue
hym a &s;ure &s;aueconduct to come into Fraunce
and to tarye there as longe as bothe partyes
were plea&s;ed. It was behouable to &s;ende for
hym by &s;pecyall me&s;&s;angers / and &s;ure wry|tyng
fro the kyng / or els the duke of Irelande
wolde nat haue come there / for he knewe well
that he was out of the loue and fauoure of the
lorde Coucy / who was a great baron in the re|alme
of Fraunce / and was of a great lynage.
He had no cau&s;e to loue hym (as ye haue herde
before) for acordynge to the trouthe the duke
had nat well acquyted hym&s;elfe to his wyfe / 
who was doughter to the lorde Coucy. And
certaynly it was the principall thing that toke
awaye the good renome of his honour / bothe
in Fraunce and in other places. And in lyke|wy&s;e
he was blamed / defamed / and hated in
Englande / as well as in Fraunce. Whan the
frenche kynge had concluded to &s;ende for the
duke of Irelande / the lorde of Coucy &s;pake as
moche agayn&s;t it as he myght / but there were
&s;o many rea&s;ons layde to hym (and al&s;o by|cau&s;e
the kyng wolde haue it) that he was con+tente
to &s;uffre it. The frenche kynge who was
but yong de&s;yred greatly to &s;e the duke of Ire+lande / 
bycau&s;e he was reputed to be a good
knyght / and al&s;o bycau&s;e it was &s;ayd howe he
was &s;o well beloued with the kynge of En|glande.
Thanne he was &s;ente for by a knyght
and a clerke / a notary of the kynges. Whan
the Duke of Irelande herde fyr&s;te howe the
frenche kynge had &s;ente for hym / he had mar|uayle
therof / and hadde dyuer&s;e imagynacy|ons
for what entente he &s;hulde be &s;ente for in
to Fraunce / howe be it fynally he thought the
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myght go &s;urely in to Fraunce to &s;e the kynge
by rea&s;on of his &s;aueconducte / and to returne
agayne at his plea&s;ure. Than he departed fro
Trecte / and rode forthe with theym that the
kynge had &s;ent to hym / and rode &s;o longe that
they came to Paris / for as than the kyng was
there in his ca&s;tell of Lowre. There the duke
was well receyued of the kynge and of his vn|cles.
The frenche kynge de&s;yred him to abyde
there &s;tyll and apoynted hym a place to kepe
his hou&s;e &amp; a&s;tate in / for the duke had ynough
&s;o to do / for he had conueyed out of Englande
good ynough. And al&s;o y^e con&s;table of Frau~ce
ought hym certayne money for the raun&s;ome
of Iohan of Bretayne / the whiche was nat all
payed as than. Thus the duke wente whan it
plea&s;ed hym to &s;e the kynge / and hadde good
chere. and at all fea&s;tes / iu&s;tes / and triumphes
the duke was alwayes &s;ente for.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
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<HEAD>&para;Howe the Con&s;table of Fraunce
wolde nat acorde that the king &s;hul|de
go in to Almayne / bycau&s;e of the
in&s;ydentes of the realme / and howe
the duke of Bretaygne fourny&s;&s;hed
his gary&s;ons &amp; made alyaunce with
the kyng of Englande and with the
kynge of Nauerre / and of the army
made by the engly&s;&s;he men.
Cap. C.xxv.</HEAD>
<P>_YE haue herde before howe
the erle de Stampes was &s;ent in
to Bretayne by the duke of Ber|rey / 
thynkynge to haue brought
the duke of Bretayne with fayre
wordes to his mynde and enten&s;yon / But he
coulde nat brynge it aboute / but retourned a+gayne
without atteynynge any thynge of his
purpo&s;e. wherof they in Fraunce were great|ly
aba&s;&s;hed / and &s;pecially &s;uche as were of the
kinges cou~&s;ayle / for they knewe well the kyng
had great de&s;yre to go in to Almayne / to &s;e the
landes of his co&s;yns the duke of Iulyers / and
to be reuenged of the hygh wordes and cruell
defyaunces of the duke of Guerles. The wy&s;e
men of the coun&s;ayle of Fraunce &s;uche as con|ceyued
well the mater imagyned therin great
parell to the realme / for they clerely perceyued
howe the duke of Bretayne wolde in no wy&s;e
condy&s;cende to rea&s;on / but helde &s;tyll his pur|po&s;e.
They thought it was greatly preiudy|cyall
to the honoure of the realme of Fraunce / 
for hym to take the con&s;table of Fraunce / and
to &s;ette hym at raun&s;ome at a hundred thou|&s;ande
frankes / and to kepe thre of his ca&s;telles
and a good towne. And al&s;o they &s;awe howe
the duke of Bretayne was makynge of great
alyaunces with the kynge of Englande / and
knewe well howe the duke fortifyed greatly
his townes and ca&s;tels in Bretayne / and went
aboute to get hym frendes in dyuers partyes / 
in &s;o moche that many of the noble menne of
Bretayne wy&s;te nat what to do / outher to go
in to Fraunce or to a byde there &s;tyll with the
duke and to take his parte agayn&s;t the kynge
or the realme of Fraunce / the whiche they ne|uer
thought to do / for the mo&s;te parte of the
knyghtes and Squyers of Bretaygne were
alwayes good frenche / But the coun&s;ayle of
Fraunce doubted that if the kynge wente out
of the realme with his puy&s;&s;aunce / the whiche
he mu&s;te nedes do if he &s;hulde goo in to Al|maygne / 
that than the duke of Bretayne to
bring in to his countrey the engly&s;&s;hmen / ou|ther
at &s;aynte Malowe / at &s;aynt Mathewes / 
or at Lamballe / or Camperle / or Lantriguier
at Guerrando / or Bownte / or at Wennes / or
on the &s;ee co&s;te. For the engly&s;&s;hemen coulde
nat haue a better entre in to Fraunce than by
Bretayne. So that they knewe nat (the kyn|ges
honour &s;aued) howe to breke the duke of
Bretayne fro his purpo&s;e. Some of the kyn|ges
coun&s;ayle &s;ayde / it &s;hall be to the kynges
dy&s;honour if he breke nat the dukes purpo&s;e / 
for y^e duke is nat lorde pea&s;ably ouer his owne
countrey / for we thynke the lordes / knyghtes / 
and &s;quyers of Bretayne wyll nat be agayn&s;t
vs / to mayntayne the dukes opynion / therfore
in the name of god lette the kynge kepe on his
voyage / and lette the con&s;table and other lor|des
a byde in their countreys and defende the
Realme. This opynyon was well vpholde
with many of the kynges coun&s;ayle. but than
&s;ome other &s;ayde naye therto / and &s;ayde howe
the kyng coulde nat well go out of his realme
without he had his con&s;table with hym / for he
<PB REF="154">
is more wy&s;er and hathe more experyence in
warre than a great nombre of other. Thus
they argued. Than &s;ome other &s;ayd / lette two
of the kynges vncles go or one of them at the
le&s;t / and layde it to the duke of Burgoyne that
he &s;hulde go with two thou&s;ande &s;peares / and
&s;yre or &s;euen thou&s;ande of other men of warre / 
and &s;ayde / it was mo&s;te mete&s;t for hym to go / 
for that warre touched hym nere / bycau&s;e it
moued by rea&s;one of the duchy of Brabante / 
and that he &s;hulde haue with him them of Bra+bante / 
of whome he &s;hulde fynde in nombre to
the &s;ome of &s;euen hundred &s;peares / and .xx. or
thurty thou&s;ande of other comons of the coun+trey
of Brabante. Than a nother &s;orte &s;ayde.
&s;irs / your opynyons be nat good for the kyng
wyll go / he nameth hym&s;elfe the chyefe of this
warre / for he is defyed / wherfore he mu&s;te go / 
con&s;ydrynge the charge is his / it is good that
he go / for he is yonge / and the more he conty|nueth
the warre the better he &s;hall loue it. than
&s;ome other &s;ayd. Who is he that is &s;o hardy to
coun&s;ayle the kynge to go in to Almayne / in
to &s;o farre a countrey / amonge theym that be
hyghe and prowed people / and great parell it
is to entre vpon them. And if the kynge were
entred / yet it were great daunger the retour|nynge
agayne. for whan they &s;hall knowe the
kynge and all the nobles of Fraunce to be en|tred
in to their countrey / they wyll than a&s;&s;em+ble
all togyder / and kepe &s;uche a countrey as
they knowe / and we nat / and &s;o they maye do
vs great domage / for they are couetous peo|ple
aboue all other. And they haue no pytie / if
they haue the vpper hande / and are harde and
yuell handelers of their pri&s;oners / and putteth
them to &s;ondry paynes / to compell theym to
make their raun&s;omes the greater. and if they
haue a lorde or a great man to their pri&s;oner / 
they make great ioye therof / and wyll conuey
hym in to Boe&s;me / or in to Au&s;tryche / or in to
Xa&s;enne / and kepe hym in &s;ome ca&s;tell inha|bytable.
They are people wor&s;e than &s;arazins
or paynyms / for their exce&s;&s;yue couetou&s;ne&s;&s;e
quencheth the knowledge of honoure. Lette
vs go and put the kynge in daunger amonge
the&s;e people / and if any thynge happen to fall
a my&s;&s;e / as the chaunces of fortune are mar|uaylous / 
what &s;hall be &s;ayde than? howe we
haue brought the kynge thyder to betray him / 
and to the dy&s;tructyon of the realme / and nat
for the augmentynge therof. God defende the
realme fro all domage and parell. If the kyng
go he mu&s;te haue parte of his noble men with
hym. And if my&s;&s;e fortune fall / the realme of
Fraunce is lo&s;te without recouery. Therfore
loke wy&s;ely if it be good to coun&s;ayle the kyng
to go that voyage in to Almayne. Than &s;ome
other / &s;uche as had wy&s;ely coniected all parel|les
in their imagynacyons &s;ayd. In the name
of god lette nother the kynge go / nor yet &s;ende
thyder no puy&s;&s;aunce. For though the duke of
Guerles who is but yonge / and that youthe
of wytte haue made hym to defye the kynge / 
whiche was nat done by no greate wy&s;dome / 
nor good coun&s;ayle / but rather done by foli&s;&s;h
pride of yonge people / who wolde flye or they
haue wynges. And &s;ythe he hathe thus defyed
the kynge / lette hym alone and &s;uffre hym to
pur&s;ewe his de&s;yaunce / the realme of Fraunce
is great / if he entre in to the realme in any ma+ner
of wy&s;e / the kinge &s;hall &s;one be enfourmed
therof / and than he &s;hall haue a iu&s;te cau&s;e to
&s;tyre vp his people / and to go and fyght a|gayn&s;te
hym / where &s;o euer he fynde hym / or
els to make hym flye or yelde hym in the felde / 
and therby the kynge &s;hall haue more honour
and le&s;&s;e charge than to go in to Guerles / for
&s;uche as knowe the countrey &s;aye / that or we
can come to the duke if he ly&s;te / we mu&s;t pa&s;&s;e
a foure great ryuers / the ly&s;te of them as great
as the ryuer of Loyre at Namurs or Charite.
Al&s;o they &s;ay / it is a fowle countrey and yuell
lodgynges.</P>
<P>_THe noble men and coun&s;aylouts
of Fraunce were thus in dyuers
imagynacyons on this voyage / 
that the kynge wolde make in to
Almayne / and &s;urely it had ben a+uaun&s;ed
the &s;oner forwarde and they had nat
douted the venym that myght growe by the
occa&s;yon of Bretayne / and of the duke there / 
that mater drewe theym a backe. And indede
they had good cau&s;e to doute it / for the duke
of Bretayne was well infourmed of the defy|aunce
that the duke of Guerles hadde made to
the Frenche kynge / and howe that the yonge
kinge Charles wolde go in to Almayne. The
duke loked for nothyng els / but that the kynge
&s;hulde be ones departed out of his Realme of
Fraunce / he hadde ordeyned and concluded
bytwene hym and the engly&s;&s;he men / to &s;uffre
the engli&s;&s;he army to entre in to his countrey.
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And al&s;o he had by &s;ubtyle meanes drawen to
his acorde the mo&s;te parte of the good townes
of Bretaygne / and &s;pecyally Nauntes / Wen|nes / 
Rennes / Lentriguier / Guerra~do / Lam|bale / 
&s;aynte Malo / and &s;aynte Mathewe de+fyn
poterne / but the noble men he coulde nat
gette to his opynyon. Than the duke imagy|ned
if the lordes &s;hulde go with the con&s;table
of Fraunce in to Almayne / thanne his warre
and entente &s;hulde the &s;oner come to pa&s;&s;e. He
cau&s;ed his townes and ca&s;tels to be well pro|uyded
for / with vytayles and artyllary / and
he &s;hewed well howe he inclyned rather to the
warre than to haue pea&s;e. Al&s;o he had great a+lyaunce
with Charles they yonge kyng of Na|uerre / 
and the duke promy&s;ed hym / that if he
might come to his entent (to haue puy&s;&s;aunce
of men of armes and archers out of Engla~de)
he wolde bringe them &s;treight in to Norman|dy / 
and recouer fyr&s;t the good townes and ca|&s;tels
that kynge Charles of Fraunce vncle to
the kynge of Nauerre / had taken fro hym by
his men / as the lorde of Coucy and outher. Of
this the kynge of Nauer had great tru&s;t / and
by rea&s;on therof he helde in humble loue the
duke of Lanca&s;tre who was at Bayon / for by+twene
theym was great alyaunces. And of all
this I &s;awe great apparence / as I &s;hall &s;hewe
after.</P>
<P>IN the yere of our lorde god a thou&s;ande
thre hundred four&s;core and eyght / the &s;e|uenth
daye of Aprell / it was concluded by the
kynge of Englande and his coun&s;ayle / and by
his vncles / the duke of yorke / and the duke of
Gloce&s;tre / that the erle Rycharde of Arundell
&s;hulde be heed and chefe of an army on the &s;ee / 
with hym a thou&s;ande men of armes / and thre
thou&s;ande archers / and to be at Hamton the
fyftene day of May / and there to fynde his na+uy
redy apparelled. And euery man that was
apoynted to go to be there redy at that daye.
And the kynge of Englande on &s;aynte Geor|ges
daye nexte after / helde a great fea&s;t at his
ca&s;tell of Wynde&s;ore. And there were the chefe
lordes that &s;hulde go with therle of Arundell / 
and there they toke their leaues of the kynge
and of the quene / and of all other ladyes / and
&s;o came to Hampton at their daye apoynted / 
and entred in to their &s;hyppes the twenty day
of May / whiche was a fayre clere day. There
was the erle of Arundell / the erle of Notyng|ham / 
the Erle of Deuon&s;hyre / &s;yr Thomas
Percy / the lorde Clifforde / &s;ir Iohn~ of Ware / 
wyke / &s;ir Willyam de la Selle / the lorde Ca|meux / 
&s;yr Stephyn de Libery / &s;yr Willyam
Helman / &s;yr Thomas Moreaur / &s;yr Iohan
Dambreticourt / &s;yr Roberte Sere / &s;ir Peter
Mountbery / &s;ir Loys Clombo / &s;ir Thomas
Coq / &s;yr Willyam Pulle / and dyuers other.
They were of good men of armes a <ABBR>thou&s;and</ABBR>
&s;peares / and aboute a thre thou&s;ande archers.
They had with theym no hor&s;es / for they tru|&s;ted
if they might come to their ententes to en|tre
in to Bretayne / and there to refre&s;&s;he them
where as they &s;hulde fynde hor&s;es ynowe at a
good price to &s;erue them. The daye that they
departed fro Hampton was &s;o fayre and pea|&s;able
that it was meruayle. they drewe towar|des
Norma~dy nat purpo&s;yng to lande in any
parte / but to pa&s;&s;e by the fronters of Norman|dy
and Bretayne / tyll they herde other newes.
They had in their nauy certayne ve&s;&s;els cal|led
Ballengers / who &s;ayled on before to &s;e if
they myght fynde any aduenture / in lyke ma|ner
as knyghtes do by lande go before the ba|taylles
to dy&s;couer the cou~trey and enbu&s;&s;hes.
&para;Nowe we &s;hall leaue a &s;ea&s;on of &s;pekynge
of this army / and &s;peke &s;omwhat of the bu&s;y|ne&s;&s;e
of Guerles &amp; Brabant / and &s;hewe howe
the &s;iege was layde to Graue.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="126" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the braban&s;oys layde &s;iege
to the towne of Graue. And howe
the con&s;table of Fraunce toke &s;aynte
Malo and &s;aynte Mathewes / and
&s;et there men in gary&s;on / and howe
the duke of Lanca&s;tre was at Bay|on
greatly dy&s;comforted / in that he
coulde gette no maner of ayde.
Cap. C.xxvi.</HEAD>
<P>_AS it hath been &s;hewed
here before of the auncyent
dukes of Guerles / &amp; howe
the elde&s;t &s;onne of the duke
of Guerl<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">s (of whome I
treat at this pre&s;ent tyme)
was maryed to the dough|ter
of Berthalce of Malynes / therby to bringe
him out of daunger / and to redeme againe his
<PB REF="155">
herytage / the whiche was in &s;ore trouble be|fore.
and the duke of Guerles &s;onne to the duke
of Iulyers to entertayne and to kepe y^e towne
of Graue agayn&s;t the braban&s;oys / as he had
cau&s;e and iu&s;te tytle. Whan he &s;awe howe he
coulde nat gette agayne his thre ca&s;tels / Gau|leth / 
Buth / and Nulle on the ryuer of Mu&s;e / 
pertaynynge to his herytage / and to the coun|trey
of Guerles / thought than to attrybute the
towne of Graue to his herytage for euer. this
duke had a ba&s;tarde doughter / maryed to the
&s;onne of the <ABBR>lord</ABBR> Bruke / who was enherytour
to the towne of Graue. So there was an amy+able
treatye bytwene them / as bytwene the fa|der
and the &s;onne. and there the lorde of Bruke
gaue the towne and &s;ygnory of Graue to the
duke of Guerles / in pre&s;ence of the knyghtes
of Guerles and Iuliers. and for that cau&s;e the
duke of Guerles dyd recompence the lorde of
Bruke with the landes of Bre&s;de / on the ry|uer
of Lighen in the duchy of Guerles / mar|chyng
on the countrey of Holande aboue Bra+baunte.
At this towne of Bre&s;de there was a
fayre ca&s;tell / and the towne great and profyta|ble / 
how be it the towne of Graue was better.
This the duke of Guerles dyd to the entent to
haue a iu&s;te tytle to kepe the towne of Graue
agayn&s;t the braban&s;oys. The duches of Bra|bant
and the braban&s;oys &s;aid / howe the lorde
of Bruke had it but to pledge / and that they
myght quyte it out whan they wolde / but the
duke of Guerles &s;ayd nayetherto. By rea&s;on
wherof the warre moued. So that in the mo|neth
of May / the braban&s;oys came and layde
&s;yege to the towne of Graue / with many lor|des / 
knyghtes / and &s;quyers / and with the pu|y&s;&s;aunce
of other good townes in Brabante.
And thyder they brought engyns / &s;pringals / 
and other habylimentes of warre. They were
a .xl. thou&s;ande one and other / there was &s;kry|my&s;&s;hynge
dayly. The towne of Graue &s;tan|deth
on the ryuer of Mue&s;e on the &s;yde of Bra+bante / 
and there is a bridge ouer the ryuer to
go in to the countrey of Guerles. At this &s;iege
euery thynge was plenty / and as good chepe
of euery thynge / as though they had been be|fore
Bru&s;els. Euery day there was &s;krymy&s;|&s;hynge
at the barryers of Graue / of &s;uche as
wolde aduenture them &s;elfe. Sometyme they
were put a backe / and &s;ome tyme they droue
their enemyes in to their towne / as chaunce
of aduenture fell. The duke of Guerles was
well infourmed of this &s;iege. He laye a foure
leages fro Nymar&s;e / and wrote often tymes
in to Englande / where he tru&s;ted to haue &s;o|coure
by rea&s;on of the engly&s;&s;he army / wherof
the erle of Arundell was capytayne on the &s;ee / 
as &s;one as wynde and wether wyll &s;erue them.
to come to Guerles to rey&s;e the &s;yege before
Graue. The duke of Guerles knewe well that
the towne of Graue was &s;trong and well forty
fyed / &s;o that he thought it coulde nat be wonne
by none a&s;&s;aute / but outher by tray&s;on or by
treatye. He tru&s;ted theym of Gruae to be &s;ure
and faythfull to hym. Thus the &s;iege endured
longe before Grane. And the erle of Arundels
army was on the &s;ee / and tooke no lande / but
&s;tyll kepte on the fronters of Normandy / So
that the normans fro agayn&s;t Mounte &s;aynte
Mychell / and downe alonge to Depe to &s;aynt
Valery and to Croty / were nat well a&s;&s;ured
wherto they <ABBR>&s;huld</ABBR> take hede. The portes and
hauens of Normandy were refre&s;&s;hed by the
frenche kynge / with good men of armes and
cro&s;e bowes / to re&s;y&s;te agayn&s;te all parelles.
And by the mar&s;hall of Blankewyll was &s;ette
in the towne of Carentyne / &s;tandyge on the &s;ee
(whiche before of olde tyme pertayned to the
herytage of kynge Charles of Nauerre) the
lorde of Ambre and the lorde Coucy / two gret
lordes of Normandy. And the Con&s;table of
Fraunce toke the towne of &s;aynte Malo and
the towne of &s;aynte Mathews / and as &s;oone
as they knewe that the engly&s;&s;he men were on
the &s;ee / they &s;ette men in to tho&s;e townes in the
name of the frenche kyng. In this &s;ea&s;on they
thought &s;urely to haue open warre with the
duke of Bretayne / for the knyghtes and &s;quy|ers
&s;ayde / that the armye on the &s;ee of the en|gly&s;&s;hmen
were &s;ente thyder for none other pur+po&s;e / 
but &s;ente for by the duke of Bretayne to
lande in his countrey. They &s;ayd it was none
other lykely / for alwayes the &s;hyppes kepte on
the co&s;te of Bretaygne / without force of we|ther&s;ome
tyme cau&s;ed them to departe. yet al|wayes
breuely they retourned agayne to the
&s;ame co&s;te.</P>
<P>yE haue herde here before / howe the
duke of La~ca&s;tre was departed out
of the realmes of Ca&s;tyle and Por|tugale.
the imagynacyons that he had turned
hym to great dy&s;plea&s;ure / for he &s;awe well his
bu&s;yne&s;&s;e was &s;ore troubled and darked / as
<PB N="cxlii" REF="155">
fortune often tymes falleth in &s;ondrie &abper;&s;ons / 
&s;omtyme good &s;omtyme yuell / whan it is le&s;t
thought on. For whan the duke of Lanca&s;tre
departed out of the realme of Englande / aco~+panyed
with good me~ of armes and archers
he thought than to haue &s;ped otherwi&s;e than
he dyde. He &s;awe and herde / howe that in xv.
dayes he had lo&s;te all Galyce / whiche was a
long &s;ea&s;on or he had won it / the &s;pace of xvi.
wekes. And be&s;yde that his men deed &amp; &s;par|cled
abrode / &s;ome here and &s;o~e there / and ho|ped
of no conforte out of Engla~de / for the En+gly&s;&s;hmen
were wery of the warre of Spay+gne.
They thought it ouer long and farre of
fro them. So the duke of Lanca&s;tre thought
his bu&s;yne&s;&s;e in a harde ca&s;e / &s;eyng no com|forte / 
he &s;pake lytell but he thought moche
more. In his ymaginacyon he lyconed his
iourney to the voiage that the duke of Aniou
made in to the realme of Naples: For whan
he departed out of the realme of Fraunce / he
was well furny&s;&s;hed of all maner of thyng / 
and wente with great riche&s;&s;e / pui&s;&s;aunce / &amp;
a great nombre of noble men of armes knigh+tes
and &s;<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="2 letters">uiers: &amp; at the ende all were &s;layne
and lo&s;t. Thus the duke of Lanca&s;tre recko|ned
his v<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">yage to come to nothynge / by rea|&s;on
of &s;uche di&s;conforte as he had. The erle
of Foiz / Who was in his countre of Bierne / 
and was eight &s;age and ymaginatyue / &s;ayd
and accompeed the duke of Laca&s;ters vyage
but lo&s;t / as inrecoueryng of the realme of Ca+&s;tyle / 
whiche he chalenged. The duke of La|ca&s;tre
who was a &s;age and a wi&s;e prince / and
valyaunt amonge all his di&s;confytures / yet
&s;omtyme he toke co~forte to hym &s;elfe. I &s;hall
&s;hewe you howe and by what meanes.</P>
<P>He &s;awe well he had a fayre doughter by
the lady Cu&s;taunce his wyfe / doughter to
done Peter kyng of Ca&s;tyle / in who&s;e right
and clayme he made his warre in Ca&s;tyle.
He thought thoughe fortune were agayn&s;t
hym at that tyme / yet it myght tourne good
to his doughter / who was fayre and yonge / 
for &s;he had ryght to the heritage of Ca&s;tyle / 
by rea&s;on of her mother. and thought y^t &s;ome
valyaunt man of Fraunce wolde be gladde
to couet to haue her in maryage / as well for
the right that &s;he hadde to the realme of Ca|&s;tyle / 
as for her hyghe lynage: For it myght
well be &s;ayde / that her extraction was of the
hyghe&s;t lynage of Chri&s;tendome. Wherfore
the duke of La~ca&s;tre wolde gladly haue had
&s;ome treatie of mariage with &s;ome noble ma~
of Fraunce. He knewe well the Fre~che kyng
had a yong brother called the duke of Tow|rayne / 
who he thought &s;hulde be able to reco+uer
his doughters ryght in Ca&s;tyle: For he
knewe well that the puy&s;&s;aunce of Fraunce
helde in his aduer&s;aries / in the herytage of
Ca&s;tile. wherfore he thought y^t if they wolde
take his parte / they myght lightly putte his
doughter in po&s;&s;e&s;&s;yon of the realme of Ca|&s;tyle / 
if he myght marry her to the Frenche
kynges brother.</P>
</DIV1>
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<HEAD>&para;Howe the duke of Berrey &s;ent let+ters
to the duke of Lanca&s;tre to Ba|yon:
and howe the duke &s;ent the co|pye
of the &s;ame letters in to Foiz &amp; in
to Nauer / to thentent to haue them
publy&s;&s;hed in Spayne: And howe
the duke of Bretayn demau~ded cou~+&s;ayle
of his men in all his bu&s;yne&s;&s;e.
Cap. C.xxvii.</HEAD>
<P>_ON this ymaginacyon re&s;ted the
duke of Lanca&s;tre / nat all onely
on the duke of Towrayne / but
al&s;o on the duke of Berrey / For
(as ye haue herde here before) y^e
duke of Berrey and his &s;onne were wodo|wers
bothe their wyues deed. This mater I
the auctour of this boke knewe of &s;uretie / for
the &s;ame tyme I was on the fronters of Ber|rey
&amp; Poitou / in the countie of Bloys / with
the right honorable lorde Guy erle of Bloys
by whom and at his de&s;yre / I folowed the co~+tynuau~ce
of this hi&s;torie. The duke of Ber|rey
&s;et all his entencion and plea&s;ure to be a|gayne
maryed: And ofte~ tymes he wolde &s;ay
among his men / howe that a lorde was lytell
worthe without a lady / nor another ma~ with
out a wyfe. Than &s;ome of his cou~&s;ayle &s;ayd
to hym. Sir marry agayne your &s;on / therby
your hou&s;e &s;halbe the more ioyfull. A&s;irs &abquod;
the duke my &s;onne is yong. Why &s;ir &abquod; they / 
haue ye nat &s;ene howe the Erle of Bloyes
hath maryed his &s;onne / who is as yonge as
he to your doughter? That is trouthe quod
the duke / let &s;e name a wyfe for him. &s;ir quod
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they / we &s;hall name the duke of Lanca&s;ters
doughter. With that worde the duke &s;tudyed
a &s;ea&s;on and gaue none an&s;were / and ymagi+ned
&s;ore: and than to &s;uche as were of his &s;e|crete
coun&s;ayle / he &s;ayd. ye &s;peke to mary Io+han
my &s;onne to my co&s;yn the duke of Lanca+&s;ters
doughter by &s;aynt Denyce ye haue well
deuy&s;ed but &s;he &s;hulde be a good wyfe for
our &s;elfe and &s;hortely I &s;hall write to our co+&s;yn
the duke of Lanca&s;tre: He is at Bayone
as I am enformed / I wolde &s;ende hym wor|de
howe I &s;hall &s;ende &s;hortely to hym &s;ome
of my coun&s;ayle to treate of this maryage:
But I &s;aye nat for my &s;onne / I &s;hall marry
hym in &s;ome other place. Whan his cou~&s;ayle
herde hym &s;aye &s;o they &s;myled / Than y^e duke
demaunded wherat they &s;miled. Sir &abquod; they
we laught / at that ye had rather haue a good
tourne your &s;elfe than your &s;onne &s;hulde. by
my faythe &abquod; the duke and good rea&s;on why:
For my fayre co&s;yn of Lanca&s;tre wyll nat &s;o
&s;oone agre to my &s;onne as to my &s;elfe. Than
incontynent letters were written in to highe
Ga&s;coyne to Bayon to the duke of La~ca&s;tre / 
and &s;ente by honourable me&s;&s;angers. Whan
they came to y^e duke they delyuered their let|ters.
The duke toke and reed the~ / and whan
he had well parceyued theffecte of the mater / 
he was right ioyfull and made good chere to
the me&s;&s;a~gers and &s;hewed that he was well
content therwith / and wrote agayne by them
other letters ryght amiably. Certifyeng the
duke of Berrey howe he was right ioyfull of
his letters. The&s;e me&s;&s;angers returned and
fou~de their lorde in Poitou / preparyng hym
&s;elfe to go in to Fraunce: for the Fre~che kyng
and the duke of Burgoyne had &s;ent for hym / 
for to co~mune of the &s;tate of Bretayne. Than
he oppned the letters that his co&s;yn the duke
of Lanca&s;tre had &s;ente hym / and had ioye of
the an&s;were / &amp; thought &s;urely to pur&s;ue the
matter to effecte but he myght nat leaue his
voyage in to Fraunce and &s;o went thyder as
&s;hortely as he coulde. Thanne he wrote to a
knyght of his called &s;ir Helyon of Lignacke
who as than was &s;ene&s;chall of Rochell / and
of the countre of Rocheloys. Co~maundyng
hym that incou<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ynent on the &s;ight of his let|ters
he to &s;ette all thyng there in good order
and than to come to hym to Parys withoute
fayle. Whan &s;ir Helyon of Lignac who was
at Rochell vnder&s;tode tho&s;e tidynges / &amp; par|ceyued
by the duke of Berreys letters / howe
he was &s;ent for in all ha&s;t / he made hym redy / 
and in his ab&s;ence he made two capitayns at
Rochell / two valyaunt men to be gouerners
of all Rocheloys. They were of the countre
of Becaul&s;e / the one called &s;ir Peter of yon / &amp;
the other &s;ir Peter of Tayllepy. This done
&s;ir Helyon tooke his waye in to Fraunce the
&s;horte&s;t way he coude / for he knewe nat what
the duke wolde do with hym / that he &s;ente for
hym &s;o ha&s;tely.</P>
<P>NOwe let vs &s;o~what &s;peke of the duke
of Lanca&s;tre who was at Bayon / and
had great ymaginacions of y^t bu&s;yne&s;&s;e that
his co&s;yn the duke of Berrey had written to
hym of. Fir&s;t he wolde nat that it &s;hulde be
hydden but rather publy&s;&s;hed abrode / to the
entent that his ennemyes &s;hulde knowe it / &amp;
&s;pecially in the hou&s;e of kynge Iohan of Ca+&s;tyle.
And &s;o the duke of Lanca&s;tre wrote to
dyuers / and &s;ent them the copye of the duke
of Berreys letters: Shewynge by his wri|tyng / 
that he had great affectyon to treate of
the maryage / bytwene his doughter and the
duke of Berry. Fir&s;t he &s;ent his letters to the
erle of Foiz / bycau&s;e he knewe well y^t to the
erles hou&s;e prepared all maner of gentylmen
knightes and &s;quyers / as well co~myng &amp; go|ynge
to the kyng of Spayne / as on pylgri|mage
to &s;aynt Iames. Al&s;o he wrote to the
kyng of Nauer / who had to his wyfe y^e kyng
of Ca&s;tels &s;u&s;ter / and had by her many chyl|dren:
to thentent that the brute therof &s;hulde
the better be certifyed in the kyng of Ca&s;tels
court / rather than by flyeng wordes. al&s;o the
duke wrote of his mater to the kyng of Por|tugale / 
but he wrote no worde therof i~ to En+gland
to the kyng nor to his bretherne / for he
knewe well he &s;hulde haue no thanke for his
enterprice / as they were nat content in dede / 
(as ye &s;hall here after) whan y^e mater requy+reth
it. In the meane &s;ea&s;on we &s;hall &s;peke
of other maters / as of the duke of Bretayne / 
the mater lyeth there after.</P>
<P>WHan the duke of Berrey was come
into Fraunce to the kyng and to the
duke of Burgoyne his brother / and
to other of his coun&s;ayle: As the by&s;&s;hoppe
of Langers / the by&s;&s;hoppe of Laon / y^e lorde
of Coucy / and other barons of Frau~ce / than
<PB N="cxliii" REF="156">
beyng thereof the kynges &s;ecrete coun&s;ayle.
They had many metynges to co~mune toguy+der / 
as well of the &s;tate of Guerles (whyder
the kyng had great affection to go) as of the
duke of Bretaygne / whom they coude bring
to no rea&s;on / nor wolde nat obey / nor wy&s;te
nat whom to &s;ende to hym that he wolde be|leue / 
for there hadde ben many valyant men
and &s;age with hym / but all that aueyled no|thyng / 
for they coude bring nothyng to pa&s;&s;e
as they de&s;yred / wherof the kyng &amp; his coun|&s;aile
was &s;ore troubled. For they vnder&s;tode
well that the duke of Bretaygne had all that
wynter prouyded and fortifyed his townes
and ca&s;telles / and &s;hewed howe by lykehode
he hadde rather haue warre than peace: and
the wy&s;e&s;t of the coun&s;ayle &s;ayd. We &s;peke of
goynge in to Almayne / but we ought rather
to &s;peke of goynge in to Bretaygne / and to
putte downe the duke there / who is &s;o highe
mynded that he wyll here no rea&s;one / and is
alwayes agayn&s;t the crowne of Frau~ce / and
di&s;dayneth to be obedyent thervnto. we &s;hal
haue no rea&s;on of hym without we force him
therto: For and if he be &s;uffred he wyll be to
pre&s;umptuous he feareth no man / nor he lo|ueth
nor pray&s;eth no man but hym &s;elfe / this
is a clere ca&s;e. If the kynge go in to Almay|gne
and leaue his realme bare of men / as he
mu&s;te do if he go thyder / The duke of Bre|taigne
than wyll &s;uffre the Engli&s;&s;he men to
come in to his countrey / &amp; &s;o entre in to Frau~+ce.
The apparaunce herof is great / for there
is all redy a great army of archers on the &s;ee
and they kepe &s;tyll on the co&s;te of Bretaygne
for if wynde and wether putte theym of / yet
euer they drawe thyder agayne / &amp; lyeth there
at ancre / be&s;emyng taryeng tyll the warre be
opyn / Wherfore we thynke it were good yet
to &s;ende agayne to the duke / the bi&s;&s;hoppe of
Langers and the erle of &s;aynt Poule / for the
duke and the erle haue maryed two &s;u&s;ters.
Naye &s;irs nat &s;o &abquod; mai&s;ter yues / who was
a very Breton. If ye wyll &s;ende to the duke
agayne / ye can not &s;ende one more agreable
to hym than the lorde of Coucy / for in lyke|wy&s;e
they haue maryed two &s;u&s;ters / &amp; haue
loued marueylou&s;ly togyder / and haue euer
written eche to other. Fayre brother / &amp; with
the lorde of Coucy &s;ende whom ye wyll. well
quod the duke of Burgoyne: Mai&s;ter yues / 
&s;ithe ye haue begon name you the re&s;t. Sir / 
with right a good wyll &s;ithe it plea&s;eth you / 
With the lorde of Coucy &s;ende &s;ir Iohan of
Vyen and the lorde de la Ryuer. The&s;e be &s;u+che
thre lordes as &s;hall bring hym to rea&s;on / 
if he wyll euer come to any. Thus let it be &abquod;
the dukes of Berrey and of Burgoyne. than
they were apoynted and charged what they
&s;hulde &s;aye / &amp; whervpon they &s;hulde groude
their mater / and to handell hym by fayre wor+des.
Thus they taryed a certayne &s;pace or
they departed fro Parys. The duke of Bre|tayne
knewe well of their comyng or they de+&abper;ted
fro Parys / but he coude nat tell whan.
And he &s;awe well the mater touched highlye
in that the lorde of Coucy came. The duke
had many ymaginacyons on that mater and
di&s;couered his mynde to certayne of his cou~|&s;ayle:
as the lorde of Mountbouchier / &amp; de|maunded
coun&s;ayle of hym and of other / and
&s;ayd. Sirs / I here as the brute ro~ueth / that
the duke of La~ca&s;tre &s;hulde mary his dough+ter
in to Fraunce to the duke of Berrey: and
the mater is &s;o forwarde / that &s;ir Helyon of
Lignacke is goyng to the duke to Bayon / &amp;
the duke greatly enclyneth to this maryage / 
wherof I haue great marueyle / for my fayre
brother of Lanca&s;tre hath nat written to me
therof / &s;o that I knowe nothyng of the mater
but by heryng &s;aye: He was nat accu&s;tomed
&s;o to do / for in all his maters touchyng Frau~+ce / 
he was wount to write to me. than his cou~|&s;ayle
an&s;wered and &s;aid. Sir / if it be thus / it
mu&s;t behoue you to chau~ge your purpo&s;e / or
els it &s;halbe greatly to your lo&s;&s;e and daun|ger / 
and bring your cou~tre in to warre / whi|che
were good to e&s;chewe: For ye nede nat to
make warre &s;ythe ye maye be in peace / yea?
and de&s;yred therto. Al&s;o my lady your wy<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">e
is great with chylde / the whiche ye ought to
regarde. The kynge of Nauer can but tytell
ayde you / for he hath ynoughe to do for hym
&s;elfe. Al&s;o the duke of La~ca&s;tre who is a &s;age
and a valyant prince (as it is &s;ayd) &s;hall ma+ry
his doughter to the duke of Berrey. This
&s;halbe a gret begynnyng to entre in to a trea+tie
of peace bytwene Englande and Frau~ce / 
or elles a longe tru&s;e: And by rea&s;on therof ye
&s;hall &s;e at the ende the kyng of Ca&s;tell putte
out of his realme / as they haue kepte hym in
and the rather if the duke of Lanca&s;tre and
the Engly&s;&s;he men be agreed with hym: and
al&s;o it is of trouthe / that the lorde Coucye
<PB REF="157">
admyrall of Fraunce and the lorde de la Ry|uer / 
are co~myng hyder. ye maye well knowe
that is for &s;ome great cau&s;e touchynge the
kyng / who bu&s;yeth hym &s;elfe for his co~&s;table
and for his Realme. And by lykelyhode the
kynge and his vncles wyll knowe pre&s;i&s;ely
what ye wyll do / and wheder ye wyll kepe
&s;tyll your opinyon or nat. And if ye kepe &s;tyll
your purpo&s;e / it is to be ymagined / that the
great armye that is prepared for to go in to
Guerles &s;hall tourne agayn&s;t you. Nowe
remembre well what conforte ye are likely to
haue yf ye haue warre with Fraunce / whi|che
ye are moo&s;t lykely to haue if the duke of
Lanca&s;ter marry his doughter into Frau~ce / 
as be &s;emyng he wyll / for he can nat be&s;towe
her better to recouer her herytage. Al&s;o ye
knowe well that the moo&s;t parte of the prela|tes / 
barons / knyghtes and &s;quyers / and cy|ties
and good townes / are in maner ye agayn&s;t
you. Therfore &s;ir / &s;ithe ye demaunde coun|&s;ayle
of vs / We &s;aye that ye had neuer &s;o mo|che
cau&s;e to aduy&s;e you (as ye haue nowe).
Therfore putte to your hande to kepe well
your herytage / whiche hath co&s;t the &s;hedyng
of &s;o moche blode / &s;weate / and traueyle: and
refrayne &s;omwhat your yre and hatered. We
knowe well ye beare great dy&s;plea&s;ure to &s;ir
Olyuer Cly&s;&s;on. he hath done you many di&s;|plea&s;ures / 
and ye hym / &amp; paraduenture may
do / though he be nat lyke vnto you. the Fre~|che
kynge and his vncles wyll maynteygne
hym agayn&s;t you / for he &s;hall he Con&s;table.
And if kynge Charles that la&s;te dyed (who
loued hym &s;o well) hadde lyued / and ye done
as ye haue done: We knowe well it &s;hulde
rather haue co&s;t the kynge halfe his realme / 
thanne he wolde haue &s;uffred it. But kynge
Charles his &s;onne is yonge / he taketh nat <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">o
good hede to all maters nowe / as he wolde
do tenne yeres here after. He cometh on and
ye &s;hall go. If ye encre in to a newe warre a+gayn&s;t
the Frenche men (be&s;yde all that we
haue &s;hewed you) ye &s;hall do it without our
coun&s;ayle and without the coun&s;ayle of any
man that loueth you. It behoueth you to di&s;|&s;emule
what&s;oeuer ye purpo&s;e to do here af|ter.
What nede you to kepe the thre ca&s;telles
parteynyng to &s;ir Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;ons hery|tage / 
after the maner toke them? Wheder
it be &s;o ye haue peace or warre / they &s;hall
co&s;te you more the kepynge of theym in thre
yeres / than they &s;hall profyte you in twelue
yeres. Sir delyuer them agayne out of your
handes without any de&s;yre / and whan the re+nome
therof &s;predeth abrode (as there is no|thynge
done but it wyll be knowen) y^t with|out
co~&s;treynt ye haue delyuered them of your
owne mynde / ye &s;hall therby attemper and
molifye euery mannes di&s;plea&s;ure / &amp; it &s;hall
greatlye plea&s;e the duke of Burgoyne / who
ye knowe well hath nat done &s;o moche aga|yn&s;t
you as he myght / in all your bu&s;yne&s;&s;e.
And that is by the meanes of the good lady
his wyfe your co&s;yn / She hath many fayre
chyldren who are nexte of blode to you. ther|fore
&s;ir / con&s;yder fro whens ye came and are
i&s;&s;ued / departe nat farre of fro thens that ye
ought to approche nere it were follye / in En|glande
ye hadde neuer thyng to do. Al&s;o the
Engly&s;&s;hmen haue ynoughe to do amonge
them&s;elfe. They &s;hewe you fayre &s;emblaunt
of loue / and promy&s;e to do for you all y^t they
maye / but they do it for their owne aduaun|tage
and for nothynge elles. ye haue proued
them or this? ye were nori&s;&s;hed amonge the~
in your youthe?
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="128" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the duke of Bretayne dely+uered
vp the thre ca&s;telles of &s;ir Oly|uer
Cli&s;&s;ons: and howe he receyued
ioyou&s;ly the lorde of Coucy and his
company amba&s;&s;adours fro the fre~|che
kyng: And howe the duke of La~+ca&s;tre
made grete chere to &s;ir Helyon
of Lignacke &s;ene&s;chall of Xaynton / 
amba&s;&s;adoure fro the duke of Ber|rey.
Cap. C.xxviii.</HEAD>
<P>WHan the duke of Bre|tayne
had herde his coun|&s;ayle
&s;peke / and ca&s;t &s;o ma+ny
rea&s;onable doubtes / he
was aba&s;&s;hed / and &s;toode
&s;tyll a &s;ea&s;on without &s;pe|kynge
of any worde / lea|nyng
in a wyndowe lokyng downe in to the
courte / his coun&s;ayle beyng aboute hym / he
&s;tode in a great &s;tudy: at la&s;t he tourned and
<PB N="cxliiii" REF="157">
&s;aid. &s;irs / I &s;e well that ye haue highly cou~|&s;ayled
me / and I &s;e well I haue nede of no|thynge
&s;o moche as of good coun&s;ayle: But
howe may any loue be nori&s;&s;hed / where is no
thyng but hate? Howe maye I loue Olyuer
of Cly&s;&s;on / that hath done me &s;o many dy&s;|plea&s;ures / 
Wherfore of all the thynges that
euer I dyde in this worlde / I moo&s;t repente
me of that I dyd nat put hym to dethe whan
I had hym in my ca&s;tell of Ermyne? In the
name of god &s;ir quod they of his coun&s;ayle / 
(if he had ben &s;layne) but ye ought nat to ha+ue
raun&s;omed hym / nor taken his herytage.
For Iohan of Bretayne and the Vycount of
Rohers &s;onne be his heyres / and herytours
to all his landes: for his doughters are their
wyues. Wherfore they wolde haue entred in
to the heritage as their owne / for their re&s;ort
is in to the Parlyament chambre at Parys.
For ye haue receyued all redy great blame in
Fraunce for that ye haue done / and kepynge
of the thre ca&s;telles. The con&s;table hath en|tred
his quarell and plee agayn&s;t you in the
parlyament hou&s;e of Parys / and there &s;en|tence
wyll be gyuen agayn&s;t you / for there is
none to an&s;were for you agayn&s;t any artycle
that the Con&s;table hath layde agayn&s;t you.
Than &s;ir Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on and his heyres
&s;hall haue iu&s;te cau&s;e and quarell to make
warre agayn&s;t you in his owne tytell. And
if the kynge with other of your owne coun|trey
of Bretayne wyll make you warre and
ayde your ennemyes / ye haue nede than~e to
haue more puy&s;&s;aunce to defende you / tha&s;ie
we can &s;e that ye are lyke to haue. Wherfore
&s;ir / while the plee hangeth / ye were be&s;t to de+lyuer
agayne the thre ca&s;telles and haue tha~|ke / 
than to abyde the &s;entence to be gyuen a|gayn&s;t
you. Sir agre / for &s;uche dommages
as ye haue done as well as ye canne / therby
&s;hall you wade out of all &s;claundre / the whi|che
a prince ought to dout for his di&s;honour
And &s;ir / co~ferme you to peace / and contynue
in loue with them that ye ought to do / that is
the Frenche kynge your &s;oueraygne and na|turall
lorde / and my lorde the duke of Bur|goyne
and your co&s;yns his chyldren. ye may
take en&s;ample by that ye haue &s;ene in youre
dayes: your co&s;yn germayne therle of Flau~|ders / 
who was a myghte prince and a &s;age / 
yet by in&s;yde~tes in thende of his dayes there
fell to hym &s;uche marueylous aduentures / y^t
without he had humyled hym &s;elfe to the fre~|che
kynge / to his vncles / and to the nobles of
the realme he had lo&s;te his herytage / and by
their ayde and helpe he recouered it. Well
&s;irs quod the duke / &s;ithe I haue demaunded
coun&s;ayle it behoueth me to take it / and I ac+cepte
your wordes that ye haue &s;poken.</P>
<P>THis mater wente &s;o forwarde that
the duke of Bretayyne / who was in
po&s;&s;e&s;&s;yon of the thre ca&s;telles of the
con&s;tables (as ye haue herde here before) he
&s;ent for his men that was in them / and rydde
his handes clene of them: and there were &s;ta+bly&s;&s;hed
men in them for the con&s;table: But
this re&s;tytuicion was nat &s;uffycient in the o|pynion
of the Frenche kynges coun&s;ayle / w^t|out
the duke re&s;tored agayne the money that
he hadde taken of the Con&s;table: and be&s;yde
that the duke to come per&s;onally to the kyng
to Parys to make his excu&s;e before all the pe+res
of the realme / and to abyde on the men|des
makynge / &s;uche as the kyng and his cou~|&s;ayle
&s;hulde iudge by good delyberacion.
And whan the knowledge of the re&s;tytucion
of the&s;e ca&s;tels was come to the lorde of Cou+cye / 
and to the other lordes that were apoyn|ted
to go in to Bretaygne to the duke. Than
the lorde of Coucy &s;ayde to his company.
Sirs / we haue the le&s;&s;e to do / I beleue the
duke wyll gyue credence to vs whan he hea|reth
vs &s;peke. I was enfourmed that before
the&s;e thre barons departed fro Parys / the du+kes
of Berrey and of Bourgoyne had them
in coun&s;ayle and &s;ayde. Sirs / ye mu&s;te en|treate
the duke of Bretaygne with fayre and
&s;wete wordes / &amp; nat rigorou&s;ly. And &s;hewe
hym howe y^e duke of Bourgoyne wolde that
he &s;hulde come to Parys to the kyng: but at
lee&s;t &s;hewe hym howe he mu&s;t come to the
halfe way to the towne of Bloyes / and there
we &s;hall mete with hym and &s;peke toguyder
The&s;e thre lordes &s;aid they wolde do as they
were co~mau~ded. They rode forthe &amp; came to
the cytie of Rennes in Bretayne / &amp; there de|mau~ded
tidinges of the duke / and it was &s;he+wed
them howe he was at Wannes and than
they rode tyhder. Their co~mynge was anon
knowen in the dukes court / for they had &s;ent
before their herbygers to take vp their lod|gynges.
The duke had about hym his coun|&s;ayle
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&amp; greate lordes / &s;uche as he tru&s;ted mo&s;t
the more honourably to receyue the&s;e lordes.
Whan they entred in to the towne of Wa~nes
they had good chere / and lordes and knygh|tes
of the dukes mette them / and &s;pecially the
lorde de la Wall. there they a lyghted at their
lodgynges &amp; refre&s;&s;hed them &s;elfe / and after
mounted on their hor&s;es and rode to the du|kes
ca&s;tell called la Mote / where they fou~de
the duke who came agayn&s;t them / and recey|ued
the~ right ioyou&s;ly and &s;ayd: Howe they
were all right hertely welcome / and toke the
lorde of Coucy by the hande / and made hym
good chere &amp; &s;ayde. Fayre brother ye be wel|come / 
I am gladde to &s;e you in Bretayne. I
&s;hall &s;hewe you &s;porte of huntyng at hartes
and flyeng with haukes or we de&abper;te a &s;o~dre.
Sir quod the lorde of Coucy I thanke you / 
I and my company &s;hall be gladde to &s;e it.
There was &s;hewed bytwene them great ly|kelyhode
of loue: and the duke brought hym
to his chambre / &s;portyng and talkyng of ma+ny
ydell matters / as lordes do often tymes
whan they mete / and haue nat &s;ene toguyder
longe before / they wyll fynde many &s;ondrie
pa&s;tymes. and &s;pecially I knewe four lordes
the be&s;t entertayners of all other that euer I
knewe / That was the duke of Brabant / the
erle of Foiz / the erle of Sauoy / and in e&s;pe|ciall
the lorde of Coucy: For accordynge to
myne aduy&s;e in all goodly pa&s;tymes he was
a &s;ouerayne mai&s;ter <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> whiche brute he bare a|monge
all lordes and ladyes / in Fraunce / in
Englande / in Almaygne in Lombardy / and
in all places where as he had ben conuer&s;ant
And in his tyme he had been &s;ore traueyled &amp;
&s;ene moche in the worlde: and al&s;o he was na+turally
enclyned to be gentyll. &amp; thus whyle
the&s;e lordes were mery talkynge toguyder / 
there was brought &s;pyces and wyne and &s;o
they dranke / and than toke their leaues and
retourned to their lodgynges. Thus the ma+ter
went for the y^e fyr&s;t day / without makyng
of any mencyon of any thyng that they were
come for.</P>
<P>NOwe let vs &s;omwhat &s;peke of &s;ir He|lyon
of Lygnacke / whom the duke of
Berrey hadde &s;ent to the duke of Lanca&s;tre.
The knyght came to Bayon and a lyghted
at his lodgynge / and apparelled hym&s;elfe to
go and &s;peke with the duke of La~ca&s;tre / who
knewe well of his co~myng / and &s;ent right ho+nourably
two of his knyghtes to mete with
hym / and they brought hym to the duke. And
whan &s;ir Helyon was in the dukes pre&s;ens
he kneled downe / and &s;aluted hym as it aper+teyned.
The duke receyued hym right hono+rably
and tooke hym vp in his armes / &amp; toke
hym by y^e hande and ledde hym in to his cha~|bre / 
for he mette hym in the hall. Thanne the
knyght delyuered his letters fro the duke of
Berry. The duke reed them and thanne he
drewe to &s;ir Helyon / and the knight declared
to him the cau&s;e of his co~myng. Than the du+ke
an&s;wered right courte&s;ly and &s;ayd. Sir / 
ye be right welcome / and &s;ayd howe the ma|ter
was weyghtie that he was co~e for / wher|fore
it requyred coun&s;aile and delyberacion.
Thus &s;ir Helyon taryed at Bayon with the
duke of Lanca&s;tre more than a moneth / and
alwayes he was &s;erued with fayre wordes:
And the duke alwayes foded hym forthe and
made &s;emblant that he had great affection to
treate for this mariage with the duke of Ber+rey / 
Howe be it the trouthe was co~trary / for
all that he &s;hewed was but di&s;&s;ymulacion.
and the cau&s;e that he was helde there &s;o long
with hym / was for none other thing / but that
the brute therof myght ronne abrode / and &s;pe+cially
in to y^e realme of Ca&s;tyle / for there lay
all his affection: The duke &s;ayde to &s;ir He|lyon.
Sir / if I treat with the duke of Ber|rey
to haue my doughter in maryage / than~e
he mu&s;t ioyne with me with all his puy&s;au~ce
to encounter myne aduer&s;aries of Spayne / 
If he wyll recouer the heritage of my dough+ter / 
whom he &s;hulde haue to wyfe: Than &s;ir
Helyon &s;ayd. Sir / I haue no charge to con|fyrme
any thynge &s;o forwarde. But &s;ir / if it
plea&s;e you or I de&abper;te / ye maye write all your
plea&s;ure by me / and I &s;hall returne &amp; &s;hewe
my lorde the duke of Berrey all your entent:
And I am &s;ure (he hath &s;uche affection to the
mater) he wyll agree to euery thynge that he
may do by rea&s;on. I de&s;yre no more quod the
duke of Lanca&s;tre. Thus &s;ir Helyon of Ly|gnacke
taryed a &s;ea&s;on at Bayon / and
had good chere made hym by
the dukes co~maun|dement.
&tridot;
&dtridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="129" TYPE="chapter">
<PB N="cxlv" REF="158">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the kynge of Ca&s;tyle &s;ente
his amba&s;&s;adours to the duke of La~+ca&s;tre
to treate for a maryage / to be
had bytwene his &s;onne and the du|kes
doughter / and howe at the re|que&s;te
of the duke of Berrey a tru&s;e
was made by the duke of Lanca&s;tre
in the countreys of Tholou&s;yn and
Rouergne. Cap. C .xxix.</HEAD>
<P>_TIding&abis; came in to the
realme of Ca&s;tyle in to dy|uer&s;e
places / and &s;pecyally
to kyng Iohan of Ca&s;tyle / 
and it was &s;ayde to hym.
Sir / ye knowe nothyng of
the treatye that is bytwene
the duke of Berrey and the duke of Lanca&s;tre
The duke of Berrey wolde haue in maryage
the lady Katheryne / doughter to the duke of
Lanca&s;tre and to the lady Cu&s;tance his wyfe.
And if this maryage take effecte (as it is ly|ke
to do) it &s;halbe a great alyaunce: For the
duke of Berrey is nowe / as one of the chiefe
rulers in the realme of Fraunce / and is vncle
to the kyng. He &s;halbe beleued what &s;oeuer
he &s;aye or purpo&s;e to do (as it is rea&s;on) whe+der
is be by meanes of peace or longe tru&s;e / 
On the other parte / the duke of Lanca&s;tre is
elde&s;t of all his bretherne / that be vncles to
the kyng. He &s;hall al&s;o be beleued / for he is
&s;age and puy&s;&s;au~t: and by that it &s;emeth the
Engly&s;&s;hmen are wery of the warre. This
maryage bytwene the Duke of Lanca&s;ters
doughter and the duke of Berrey / is lykely
to be a great meane to make a good peace by+twene
Frau~ce and Englande / and than &s;hal
we here &s;ticke &s;tyll in the warre / for the duke
of La~ca&s;tre wyll folowe and pur&s;ue his cha|lenge
of the realme of Ca&s;tyle / and the right
y^t he hath by his wyfe he &s;hall gyue it to his
doughter / and &s;o than &s;hall we haue warre
bothe with Fraunce and Englande. The&s;e
doutes were layde to the kynge of Ca&s;tyle.
And at that tyme all the Frenchmen that had
&s;erued long in the realme of Ca&s;tyle were re+tourned
in to Fraunce: and the chiefe of the
kynge of Ca&s;tyls coun&s;ayle &s;ayd to hym. &s;ir
take hede to vs. ye neuer had &s;o great nede of
good coun&s;ayle / as ye haue at this pre&s;ente
tyme. For &s;ir / a peryllousmy&s;t is lyke to be
engendred bytwene you and the duke of La~|ca&s;tre / 
and that &s;hall come by the meanes of
Frau~ce. Howe &s;o quod the kyng / howe may
that be? In the name of god &s;ir quod they / 
the brute and renome &s;predeth throughe all
this countrey / and els where / howe the duke
of Berrey &s;hall mary the duke of La~ca&s;ters
doughter. And &s;ir / ye maye be &s;ure that &s;hall
nat be / but by the meanes of a great alyau~ce:
&s;o that therby here after / ye maye be as farre
ca&s;t behynde by them / as ye haue ben auaun|ced.
Whan the kyng of Ca&s;tyle knewe tho&s;e
tidynges he was right pen&s;yue / &amp; &s;awe well
howe his coun&s;ayle &s;hewed hym the trouthe
Than he demaunded roun&s;ayle of them that
he tru&s;ted be&s;t / howe he &s;hulde perceuer and
deale in all his bu&s;yne&s;&s;e / and they coun&s;ay|led
hym well and truely / as the mater requy|red:
as I &s;hall &s;hewe you.</P>
<P>YE knowe well (as ye haue herde be+fore
in this hy&s;torie) Howe kynge
Henry of Spaygne made a peace / 
with Peter kynge of Arragone / on the full
poyntment that the kyng of Arragon &s;hulde
gyue his doughter in maryage to the kynge
of Ca&s;tyle. This was Iohan who is nowe
kyng: and by this coniunction of maryage / 
they were i~ peace and their realmes. Of this
Iohan &s;onne to Henry / and of the doughter
of Arragon there came a &s;onne. Than dyed
the lady: and after the dethe of kynge Henry
of Ca&s;tyle / this kyng Iohan by the cou~&s;aile
of his men maried agayne the lady Beatrice
doughter to Fernando kynge of Portugale / 
and they hadde a &s;onne called Henry / he was
but yonge. Than the coun&s;ayle of Ca&s;tyle
&s;ayd to the kyng. Sir / we &s;e in all the&s;e dou|tes
but one remedy. What is that quod kyng
Iohan? Sir we &s;hall &s;hewe you quod they
your yong &s;onne Henry may well breke this
maryage / bytwene the duke of Berrey and
the duke of Lanca&s;ters doughter / for it is to
be beleued / that the duke of La~ca&s;tre and the
duches his wyfe / had rather marchant with
you and with your &s;onne than with the duke
of Berrey. In the name of god &abquod; the kynge
ye &s;aye well / I &s;hall herken to this mater / I
thynke our people wyll lightly enclyne ther|vnto:
by that mariage we &s;hulde haue peace
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with Englande <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> bothe by lande and by wa|ter.
Therfore &s;irs / tho&s;e out them that were
mete to go in our name to treate on this ma|ter
with the duke of Lanca&s;tre. Sir &abquod; they / 
it is requi&s;yte that they be di&s;crete per&s;ones / 
and that the matter be wi&s;ely handeled / and
in the &s;ecrete&s;t maner that maye be: to the en|tente
that ye ronne nat in the indignacyon of
the Frenche kynge. For nowe a dayes enuy
rayneth greatly / and &s;ooner reporte is made
of yuell than of good / and the yuell &s;ooner
rey&s;ed vp than the good. For if they of Frau~+ce
knowe that ye treate with the duke of La~|ca&s;tre / 
the Frenche kynge and his coun&s;ayle
wyll demau~de whervpon ye treate with the
duke / by rea&s;one of the great alyaunce made
in tyme pa&s;t / bytwene your father &amp; Frau~ce.
And al&s;o the Frenche men haue alwayes &s;u|&s;teyned
your warre. Wherfore &s;ir <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> your trea+ties
mu&s;t be done &s;ecretely / and &s;ende to the
duke &s;age men and &s;ecrete / and well en&s;tru|cted
of your bu&s;yne&s;&s;e: And &s;ende nat forthe+with
boo&s;t and pride / tyll euery thynge be in
a &s;ure ca&s;e. It is true quod the kynge / name
them that be mete to go on that voyage. Sir
quod they &s;ende your confe&s;&s;our frere Ferna~+do
of Farre and the by&s;&s;hoppe of Geghene / 
who was &s;omtyme confe&s;&s;our to the kynge
your father / and Peter Gardelopes / who is
well languaged. I am content &abquod; the kynge / 
lette them be &s;ente for / and well enfourmed
what they &s;hall &s;ay / they wolde or this tyme
haue treated for a peace but we wolde natte
here them. For the duke of Lanca&s;tre wolde
none other wy&s;e but that I &s;hulde haue for|&s;aken
the Crowne of Ca&s;tyle / the whiche I
wyll neuer do. Than the&s;e thre were &s;ent for
to Burgus in Spayne where the kyng was
Than it was &s;ayd to them by the kynge and
his priu<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">e coun&s;ayle. Sirs / ye mu&s;te go to
Bayon to the duke of Lanca&s;tre and &s;hewed
them all their in&s;tructions. They &s;ayde they
were redy to accomply&s;&s;he the kynges com|man~dement:
And &s;o &s;ette forthe on their iour+ney <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">
nat in no gret e&s;tate but &s;ymply / for they
wolde nat be knowen that they wente to the
duke of La~ca&s;tre / as amba&s;&s;adours to treate
for any alyaunce for they knewe nat howe to
&s;pede. Thus they entred in to Nauerre and
came to Pampylona / and there founde the
kynge and the quene. Fir&s;t they came thyder
bycau&s;e the quene was &s;u&s;ter to the kynge of
Ca&s;tyle. There they hadde good chere / but
they nouther &s;hewed the kyng nor the quene
where about they wente: And &s;o pa&s;&s;ed tho|rough
the countrey by the mountayns of Ro+&s;eaulx
and entred in to Bi&s;quay / and &s;o rode
tyll they came to Bayon.</P>
<P>WHan~e they were come to the towne
of Bayon / &s;ir Helyon of Lignacke
was &s;tyll there / who was &s;ente fro
the duke of Berrey (as ye haue herde here be+fore)
But after the co~mynge of the ca&s;tilyans
they taryed nat longe after / for frere don Fer+nando
the kynge of Ca&s;tyls confe&s;&s;our came
to the duke of Lanca&s;tre / for he knewe hym
better than any of the other. He began &s;om|what
to breke the mater / &amp; to &s;hewe the cau&s;e
of their co~mynge. The duke opyned his ea|tes
to his wordes / and was gladde to here
tho&s;e tidynges / and &s;ayde. Frere Fernando
ye be welcome. And the &s;ame day &s;ir Helyon
of Lignacke was delyuered. And as I vn|der&s;tode / 
the duke accorded the &s;ame tyme to
a tru&s;e on all partes. for &s;uch as made warre
for hym in Acquitayne / Bygore / Thoulous / 
and other place / to endure vnto to the fir&s;te
day of Maye / in the yere of our lorde god a
thou&s;ande thre hundred four&s;core and nyne.
this tru&s;e to contynue all the countrey to the
ryuer of Loyre / and no further. This true&s;e
was concluded at the reque&s;t of the duke of
Berrey / to the entent that he myght &s;ende in
and out to the duke of Lanca&s;tre. For before
they of the fortre&s;&s;es of Mortaygne on y^e &s;ee / 
of Bonteuyll / of Rouuergue / of Quercyn / 
of Pyergourt / and they on the ryuer of Ga|ron / 
were people without mercy / they wolde
knowe no manne / wherfore the&s;e two dukes
accorded to this true&s;e / the whiche was well
kepte. Whan &s;ir Helyon of Lignacke depar|ted
fro y^e duke there was great loue &s;hewed / 
for the duke &s;aid howe the mater plea&s;ed him
right well: Howe be it the duke &s;ayd playn|lye
he wolde neuer marry his doughter in to
Fraunce / without the con&s;ent and accorde of
the kyng of Englande his nephue. And al&s;o
by the agrement of the coun&s;ayle of Engla~de
but he &s;ayd / he tru&s;ted &s;o to order the mater / 
that all &s;hulde do well. Thus &s;ir Helyon of
Lignacke departed and returned in to Frau~+ce / 
and &s;hewed the duke of Berrey his let|ters
that the duke of Lanca&s;tre had &s;ent him / 
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and &s;hewed hym by mouthe all the maner / 
howe euery thyng wente / and &s;o y^e duke was
well content. &para;Nowe lette vs &s;peke of the
kynge of Ca&s;tyls amba&s;&s;adours / to whome
the duke of La~ca&s;tre gaue good eare &amp; &s;o dyd
the duches / for all their hertes and ymagina|cions
lay euer on their chalenge of Spayn.</P>
<P>THe duke made the&s;e amba&s;&s;adours
good chere / they came before the du|ke
and the duche&s;&s;e / and there &s;he|wed
their me&s;&s;age. fir&s;t they treted for peace / 
and there the frere preached in the dukes cha~+bre / 
the duche&s;&s;e pre&s;ent: And &s;he &s;hewed the
duke the entent of all his wordes / for y^e duke
vnder&s;tode hym nat parfitely: The lady vn|der&s;tode
hym well / for in her youthe &s;he was
brought vp in Spaygne. The duke for all
that the mater of their co~myng was plea&s;au~t
to him / yet he di&s;couered nat to ha&s;tely his en+tente / 
but &s;ayd. Sirs / it wyll be very harde
to make peace in that place / where as great
hatered and warre is re&s;ydent / and &s;pecially
with them that be di&s;heryted and kepte from
their herytage: Sayeng / howe he wolde nat
leaue the warre withoute he myght haue the
crowne of Ca&s;tyle / the whiche he &s;ayde was
his right: The frere and the bi&s;&s;hoppe &s;ayd.
Sir / bytwene your right and y^e ryght of the
kynge our lorde there is but one meane / and
we haue founde it / if it may plea&s;e you. What
waye is that quod the duke? Sir quod they
it is this. ye haue by my lady youre wyfe a
feyre yonge lady to marry / and the kynge of
ca&s;tile our &s;ouerayne lorde hath a feyre yong
&s;onne / if they two myght mary toguyder the
realme of Ca&s;tyle &s;hulde be in peace / and all
that is your right &s;hulde retourne to you. &amp;
&s;ir / better can ye nat be&s;towe your heyre who
is di&s;ce~ded of the right lyne of Ca&s;tyle. The
entent ye arme you (fyght / aduenture youre
&s;elfe / and traueyle your body) is all onely for
the right of your heyre. That is trewe &abquod; the
duke / but than I wyll that the co&s;tes y^t I ha|ue
&s;u&s;teyned in the pur&s;ute there be recompe~|&s;ed.
For I wyll ye knowe it hath co&s;t me and
the realme of Englande / fyue hundred thou|&s;ande
fra~kes / wherof I wolde gladly &s;e &s;om
recouerau~ce. Sir quod the frere / if our trea|tie
be agreable to you / we tru&s;t to fynde &s;uch
a meane that the mater &s;hall take good effect
Well quod the duke ye be welcome / and how
&s;oeuer it be or howe &s;oeuer it &s;halbe / or I re|tourne
in to Englande (outher in to Ca&s;tyle
or in to Fraunce) I &s;hall mary my doughter
for I haue dyuers offres moued vnto me / but
maters of &s;o great a weyght are nat lightly
co~cluded / at the fir&s;t tyme. For my doughter
whome I repute (as rightfull enheritour to
&s;payne) I wyll knowe him well y^t &s;hall haue
her in maryage. that is but rea&s;on quod the
frere. Thus as I haue &s;hewed you this trea+tie
began / bytwene the duke of La~ca&s;tre and
the&s;e parties / as well of Ca&s;tyle as of Frau~|ce.
He made euery partie good chere / &amp; made
no full an&s;were: but in his ymaginacion the
treatie of Spayne (the kynges &s;onne to ma|ry
his doughter) &s;emed be&s;t to his purpo&s;e / 
bicau&s;e in tyme to come his doughter &s;hulde
be quene of Ca&s;tyle. al&s;o the duches his wyfe
enclyned moo&s;t to that treatie. &para;Nowe let
vs leaue to &s;peke of the duke of Lanca&s;tre &amp;
of all the&s;e treaty&s;e / and retourne to &s;peke of
the duke of Bretaygne.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="130" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the dukes of Berrey and of
Burgoyne departed to go to Bloys
and howe the duke of Bretayne ca~e+thyder / 
and howe the dukes dyde &s;o
moche that they had hym to Parys
in maner agayn&s;t his wyll.
Cap. C.xxx.</HEAD>
<P>_AS I haue &s;hewed you
here before / y^e duke of Bre+tayne
made good chere to
the French amba&s;&s;adours
and &s;pecially to the lorde
of Coucy. For as I was
enformed / he was y^e chiefe
that brake the duke fro his purpo&s;e / by rea|&s;on
of his fayre and &s;wete wordes: Howe be
it the lorde Iohan of Vyen and the lorde de+la
Ryuer dyde ryght well their deuoyre. but
often tymes great princes and lordes wyll &s;o+ner
be entreated by one man / rather than by
another. Moche payne it was to cau&s;e the
duke of Bretayne to agre to go to the towne
of Bloys / to mete there the dukes of Berrey
<PB REF="160">
and of Burgoyne / but he was brought thy|der
by fayre wordes: And he &s;ayde / &s;urely he
wolde go no further thanne to the towne of
Bloys / and the lorde of Couey &s;ayd he de&s;y|red
nothynge elles. The&s;e the lordes were
with the duke of Bretaynge certayne dayes / 
and than toke their leaues and retourned in
to Fraunce / and &s;hewed the dukes of Berry
and of Burgoyne howe they hadde &s;pedde.
Thervpon the&s;e two dukes made them redy
to go to Bloyes to mete there with the duke
of Bretaygne / and &s;ente thyder before to ma+ke
proui&s;yon / as apertayned. Fir&s;te thyder
came the duke of Berrey and he was lodged
in the Ca&s;tell / and there he founde the coun|te&s;&s;e / 
her &s;onne / and her doughter. They re|ceyued
hym honourably. The erle Guye of
Bloys was as than in his owne countrey at
the ca&s;tell Reygnaulte / and made no greate
counte of the commynge of the duke of Bre|taygne / 
he thought it &s;ufficyent that his wife
and chyldren were there. Than thyder came
the duke of Burgoyne with a goodly trayne
and in his company came &s;ir Wyllm~ of Hey|naulte
and his &s;onne erle of O&s;trenante / and
Iohan of Burgoyne &s;onne to the duke cal|led
erle of Neuers. The duke lodged al&s;o in
the ca&s;tell / and there helde his e&s;tate. Than
after came the duke of Bretaygne with no
great trayne / other than of his hou&s;e: He pa&s;+&s;ed
nat a thre hu~dred hor&s;es / for his ente~cyon
was / that whan he had ones &s;ene the two du|kes
and &s;poken with them / to retourne in to
his owne countre / without goynge any fur|ther
in to Fraunce / But the entente of the o|ther
two dukes was otherwi&s;e: for they &s;aid
whyder he wolde or nat / he &s;hulde go to Pa+rys.</P>
<P>THe duke of Bretaygne hym &s;elfe lod|ged
in the ca&s;tell of Bloyes / in a cha|nons
hou&s;e of &s;aynt Sauyour: and his men
lodged downe in the towne / &amp; &s;o dyd y^e other
of all the dukes &s;eruauntes: but the lordes
laye in y^e ca&s;tell the whiche was fayre great / 
and &s;tronge / one of the fayre&s;t ca&s;telles in all
the realme of Fraunce. There the&s;e Dukes
made good there togyder and &s;hewed great
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 word"> and they thanked the duke of Bretayne
of his co~myng to the towne of Bloyes: And
the duke an&s;wered and &s;ayde / howe he was
come thyder for the loue of them with great
payne (for he fayned hym &s;elfe nat well at
ea&s;e) Than the&s;e two dukes fell in commu|nynge
with the duke of Bretayne / &s;hewyng
hym &s;ithe he was come &s;o farr forwarde that
he had done nothyng without he went to Pa+rys
to &s;e the kynge / who greatly de&s;yred to &s;e
hym. The duke of Bretaygne began great|lye
to excu&s;e hym &s;elfe of that voyage / and
layde many rea&s;ons / &amp; &s;ayd howe he was nat
well at his ca&s;e to make &s;o longe a iourney / 
nor al&s;o he was nat accompanyed therafter.
Than he was &s;wetely an&s;wered that &s;auyng
his di&s;plea&s;ure / he &s;hulde nede no great tra|yne
to go &s;e his &s;oueraygne lorde / and as for
his rydinge / he &s;hulde lacke nouther chayre
nor lytter to labour at his ea&s;e / For they &s;aid
he was bounde to do homage to the kynge / 
for as than he had nat done it before. The du+ke
&s;ayd (excu&s;ynge hym&s;elfe) that whan the
kynge were come to his laufull age / and had
the hole Realme in his owne gouernaunce / 
than he wolde come to Parys (or whyder to
&s;hulde plea&s;e the kynge) and than do his ho|mage
acordyng to rea&s;on: The other dukes
&s;ayd / that the kynge was of age &amp; wy&s;dome
&s;uffycient to receyue homage: and howe that
all other lordes of the realme excepte he / had
done their homage and made reliefe / affyr|mynge
howe the kynge was .xxi. yere of age.
Whan the duke of Bretaygne &s;awe howe his
excu&s;es coude nat be taken nor herde (&s;ayde)
Well &s;irs / if I go to Parys it &s;halbe great|lye
agayn&s;t my wyll / and to my preiudyce:
For whan I come there / I &s;hall fynde and
&s;e daylye before me &s;ir Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;one / 
whom I can nat loue nor neuer dyde / nor he
me (who &s;hall attempte me with rygorous
wordes) My lordes / regarde well what in|conuenyentes
&s;hall en&s;ue of my goynge thy|der.
Sir &abquod; the duke of Burgoyne / fayre co|&s;yn
haue ye no dout therin for we &s;hall &s;were
&s;olempnely to you / that withoute it &s;hall be
your owne plea&s;ure / ye &s;hall nouther &s;e nor
&s;peke with the Con&s;table nor with Iohan of
Mountforde / as longe as ye &s;hall be there.
Of this &s;ir ye &s;hall be &s;ure / but ye &s;hall &s;e the
kynge who de&s;yreth to &s;e you / and other lor|des / 
knyghtes / and &s;quyers of Fraunce / who
&s;hall make you good chere. And whanne ye
haue done that ye loke for / ye &s;hall retourne
agayne without peryll or dommage (Wher|to
&s;hulde I make longe proce&s;&s;e) So moche
<PB N="cxlvii" REF="160">
the duke of Bretayne was de&s;yred with faire
wordes that he con&s;ented to go to Parys / on
the promy&s;e that the Con&s;table nor Iohan of
Mountforde &s;hulde nat come in his pre&s;e~ce / 
the whiche the dukes &s;ware faythfully to vp|holde / 
and thervpon he &abpro;my&s;ed to go to Pa|rys.
A fyue dayes the&s;e dukes were at Blo|yes / 
and eche of them fee&s;ted other ryght no|bly / 
and the cou~te&s;&s;e and her chyldren in lyke
maner. And whan euery thyng was accom|ply&s;&s;hed / 
the two dukes toke leaue of y^e duke
of Bretaygne and retourned to Parys: But
&s;ir Wylliam of Heynaulte retourned nat to
Parys with the duke of Burgoyne his faire
father: but rode fir&s;t w^t the counte&s;&s;e of Blo|yes
who made hym right good chere / and ta|ryed
there a thre dayes / &amp; than toke his leaue
and retourned in to Fraunce / by the Ca&s;tell
Dune and Bonyuall.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="131" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe Lewes kyng of Cycyle en|tred
in to Parys in e&s;tate royall / and
howe the duke of Bretayne entred
on the nyght of &s;aynt Iohn~ the Bap+ty&s;t:
The yere of grace / a thou&s;ande
thre hundred four&s;core &amp; &s;euyn. and
of a dede of armes doone before the
kyng at Mountereau faulte you / by|twene
a knyght of Englande called
&s;ir Thom~s Harpingham / and a fren+che
knyght named &s;ir Iohn~ de Bar|res.
Cap. C.xxxi.</HEAD>
<P>_THe duke of Bretay|gne
rode to Boygency on
the ryuer of Loyre / &amp; there
he ordered his bu&s;ine&s;&s;e to
go to Parys. The &s;ame
tyme before y^e duke of Bre+taygne
entered in to Pa|rys / 
there entred the quene of Cycyll and of
Hieru&s;alem / &s;omtyme wyfe to the Duke of
Aniou / who was called kynge of tho&s;e coun|treis / 
and al&s;o of Naples / and with her was
her yonge &s;onne Lewes / who was as thanne
(in all Fraunce) named kynge of all the &s;aid
landes. And in their company was Iohan of
Bretaygne brother to the lady. She &s;ente
worde before of her co~mynge to the dukes of
Berrey and of Burgoyne / aduerty&s;yng the~ / 
howe &s;he brought in her company her yonge
&s;on Lewes their nephue / de&s;yring to knowe
whether he &s;hulde entre into Paris as a kyn+ge / 
or elles &s;ymply as Lewes of Aniou. The
two dukes &s;ente her worde (adui&s;ynge and
cou~&s;ayling her) that he &s;hulde entre as kyng
of Naples / of Cycyle / and of Hieru&s;alem.
And &s;ente her worde / that thoughe he were
nat as thanne in po&s;&s;e&s;&s;yon of the Realmes / 
yet they wolde enty&s;e the Frenche kyng that
he &s;hulde ayde hym to conquere them / for &s;o
they &s;ware to do to their brother kyng Lois.
After this maner the lady prepared for her
&s;elfe / and came and entred in to Parys / and
made her &s;onne to ryde throughe the hyghe
&s;tretes by &s;aynt Iaques / &s;o to his lodgynge
in grene in e&s;tate royall / accompanyed with
Dukes / erles / and prelates a great nombre.
There the lady taryed with her &s;onne / and
thanne wente to &s;e the kynge at his ca&s;tell of
Loure / abydinge there the commynge of the
duke of Bretaygne.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="132" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the duke of Bretaygne en|tred
in to Parys / and came to the ca|&s;tell
of Loure to the Frenche kynge.
Cap. C.xxxii.</HEAD>
<P>_WHan the duke of Bre|tayne
aproched nere to Pa+rys / 
he re&s;ted one nyght at
the quenes Bourge / and
the nexte daye he entred in
to Paris. great lokyng for
hym was in Paris / bycau|&s;e
he had before putte in daunger the Con&s;ta+ble
of Fraunce / and had ben &s;ente for dyuers
tymes and wolde neuer come tyll than. Men
&s;pake therof dyuer&s;ly / and on a &s;ondaye be|ynge
Myd&s;omer daye at tenne of the clocke
afore noone / the duke of Bretaygne entred / 
the yere of our lorde god a thou&s;ande thre hu~+dred
four&s;core and eight in to Parys / at hell
gate / and pa&s;&s;ed a long the &s;trete of y^e Harpe / 
<PB REF="161">
and ouer the bridge &s;aynt Michell / and &s;o be+fore
the palais well accompanyed with lor|des
and knyghtes. There was &s;ir Wyllyam
of Heynaulre erle of O&s;trenaunt / &amp; his faire
brother Iohan of Burgoyne / and before him
roode &s;ir Wyllyam of Namure. Thus he
came to the Ca&s;telle of Loure / and there a|lyghted / 
as he rode throughe the &s;tretes / he
was greatelye regarded of the common peo|ple / 
And whan the duke was a lyghted and
entred in at the gate / he remembred what he
&s;hulde do and &s;aye. And before hym was the
lorde of Coucy / the erle of Sauoy / &s;ir Iohn~
of Vyen / &s;ir Guye de la Tremoyle. &s;ir Iohn~
of Vernayle / the erle of Meauir / &s;ir Iohan
of Voye / &s;ir Iohan of Barres / and nere to
hym was &s;ir Wyllyam of Namure / Iohan
of Burgoyne / and the erle of O&s;trenaunte.
And behynde hym the lorde Mountforde of
Bretayne and the lorde of Male&s;troyt / they
were of his kynne and priuy cou~&s;ayle. there
was great preace to &s;e hym and the halle but
lytell / and the boordes were couered for the
kynge to go to dyner. And the kynge &s;toode
there redy before the table and his .iii. vncles
be&s;yde hym / dukes of Berrey / of Burgoyne
and of Burbone. As &s;oone as the duke was
entred euery man made place / &s;o that y^e duke
myght &s;e the kynge. Fir&s;te he made one cur|te&s;y
and &s;o pa&s;&s;ed forthe a renne or .xii. paces
Than he made the &s;econde curte&s;y and ro&s;e a+gayne / 
and &s;o pa&s;&s;ed forthe tyll he came be|fore
the kynge: Than the thirde tyme he kne+led
downe bare heeded and &s;aluted the kyng
and &s;ayd. Sir / I am come to &s;e your grace / 
god maynteyne youre pro&s;peryte. I thanke
you &s;ir quod the kyng / and we haue great de+&s;yre
to &s;e you: We &s;hall &s;e and &s;peke with you
at more ley&s;ar / and therwith toke hym vp by
the armes. Than the duke enclyned hym &s;elf
to all the other princes eche after other. than
he &s;tode &s;tyll before the kynge without &s;pe|kynge
of any worde. The kyng &s;ore behelde
hym. Thanne the Stewardes and offycers
came forthe with water and y^e kyng wa&s;&s;hed
and the duke of Bretaygne putte his hande
to the ba&s;on and to the towell. And whan the
kyng was &s;ette the duke toke his leaue of the
kyng and of his vncles. and the lorde of Cou+cy
and the erle of &s;aynt Poule with other lor+des
conueyed hym in to the court where his
hor&s;es were. and there mounted and &s;o retur+ned
to his lodgynge in the &s;trete of y^t Harpe / 
and none taryed with hym of them that con|ueyed
hym / but &s;uche as came with hym out
of Bretaygne to Parys.</P>
<P>AFter all this the duke of Bretaygne
&s;pake at ley&s;ar with the kynge &amp; his
vncles / &s;o that euery man was well
contente with hym / and he tooke well euery
thynge that had ben promy&s;ed to hym / for he
&s;awe nouther the con&s;table nor Iohn~ of Bre|tayne.
Whan y^e lordes &s;awe that euery thyng
was in good &s;tate / and that they neded nat
to doute the duke of Bretaygne / &s;eynge they
had hym at Paris (for they thought he &s;hul|de
nat departe thens tyll he had done in ma|ner / 
euery thyng as the kynge wolde) than it
was thought good tyme to ordeyne forth for
the voyage in to Guerles (whyder the kyng
had great affection to go) to &s;ubdue the duke
of Guerles / who had &s;o &s;hamfully defied the
kyng (the whiche co~&s;ydred) was nat thoght
good to be &s;uffred. Than it was ordayned / 
that the lorde of Coucy &s;hulde drawe to the
marches of Rennes and Chalous in Cham|payn / 
and to regarde for the kynges pa&s;&s;age
that waye / and to moue the knyghtes &amp; &s;quy|ers
in Bare and in Lorayne to go with him / 
whyder he wolde lede them / nat &s;pekynge of
the kyng / but bearyng them in hande that he
wolde go to recouer his ryght in Au&s;tryche.
The lorde of Coucy thus departed fro Pa|rys / 
and wente to Chalous in Champayne / 
and there taryed a moneth and retaygned on
all partes knyghtes and &s;quyers i~ Bare and
in Lorayne / in Champaygne / and in Rethe|loys.
And the Fre~che kyng departed fro Pa|rys
whan he had co~muned with the duke of
Bretaygne of dyuers maters (and nat fully
accomply&s;&s;hed) For the &s;ute in the courte of
Fraunce is longe whan they ly&s;te / and right
well they canne foode forthe the people to ma+ke
theym &s;pende moche / and bringe lytell to
effecte. The kynge came to Mou&s;treau on
faulte you / in the marche&s;&s;e of Brie and Ga|&s;tenoys / 
and there he helde his courte / and of
ten tymes cha&s;ed hartes and other wylde bee+&s;tes
in the fore&s;t of Brie. The &s;ame &s;ea&s;one
there was a dede of armes done there / bitwe|ne
an Engli&s;&s;he knight who was there with
the duke of Irelande / called &s;ir Thom~s Har+pyngham / 
<PB N="cxlviii" REF="161">
and &s;ir Iohan of Barres / wherof
great brute was made in Fraunce and other
places. Their chalenge was / fyue cour&s;es
with a &s;peare / fyue &s;trokes with the &s;worde / 
fyue with a daggar / and fyue with the axe:
and if any of their weapons brake than they
to gette newe / tyll their chalenge were acco~|ply&s;&s;hed.
The&s;e two knyghtes on a day lept
on their hor&s;es well armed / as appertayned
(The kynge and all other lordes beyng pre|&s;ent
and moche people) and ranne toguyder
foure cour&s;es ryght valiauntly (and as me
thought the v&s;age was than~e / their Helmes
were tyed but with a lace / to the entente the
&s;peare &s;hulde take no holde). the fyr&s;t cour&s;e
&s;ir Iohan of Barres &s;trake the Engly&s;&s;he
knyght on the targe / in &s;uche wy&s;e / that he
bare hym ouer the hor&s;e crope / &s;o that he laye
&s;tonyed on the grounde / and moche payne to
releue. Than they perfourmed forthe all the
re&s;te of their chalenge / in &s;o goodly maner / 
that the kyng and all the other were well co~|tent
with them.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="133" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the erle of Arundell beyng
on the &s;ee more than a moneth came
to the hauyn of Marante / a lytell fro
Rochell: And howe he &s;ent a me&s;&s;a~|gere
to Perotte le Bernoys / that he
and other capitayns &s;hulde kepe the
feldes. Cap. C.xxxiii.</HEAD>
<P>_IT is long &s;ythe I ma+de
any mencyon of the En+gly&s;&s;he
armye on the &s;ee / 
wherof Rycharde Erle of
Arundell was capitayne / 
and w^t hym many knygh|tes / 
&s;quyers / and archers
of Englande. I &s;hall nowe &s;omwhat &s;peke
of hym / for the mater requyreth it.</P>
<P>yE haue herde here before of the trea|tie
that the kyng of Englande made
with the duke of Bretaygne. This
nauy on the &s;ee all this &s;ea&s;on / laye euer coo|&s;tynge
the fronters of Bretaygne and Nor|ma~dy / 
if ioynde and wether draue the~ thens / 
they euer came thyder agayne. And they had
in their flete &s;ome &s;mall ve&s;&s;elles called Ba|lyngers / 
who wente euer and &s;coured the &s;ee
The flete had layne at ancre more than a mo+neth
agayn&s;t the y&s;le of Bre&s;hatte in Bre|tayne.
And there they herde tidynges / howe
the duke of Bretaygne was gone to Bloyes
to &s;peke with the dukes of Berrey &amp; of Bur|goyne / 
And howe they were &s;o agreed / that
the duke was gone to Parys. And the renoe+ranne
throughe Bretaygne / howe the duke
hadde good chere of the Frenche kynge / and
was welcome to hym and to all his cou&s;ayle
at Parys / and &s;hulde nat departe thens tyll
the maters were in good e&s;tate. Whanne the
erle of Aru~dell herde tho&s;e tidynges he was
pen&s;yue: and wente to coun&s;ayle what was
be&s;t to do / &amp; whyder they were be&s;t to drawe
to enploye their &s;ea&s;on. Than they determy|ned
to drawe to Rochellois though they had
no ca&s;telles there / yet they hadde men ynowe
there to kepe the Felde / and to abyde all the
puy&s;&s;aunce of Xaynton and of Poyctou / &s;o
that they &s;hulde &s;ignify their e&s;tate in to Au+uergne
and in to Lymo&s;ynne / &s;o that they
myght &s;ende to pa&s;&s;e throughe Bretaygne.
As than the treu&s;e was nat confyrmed on the
ryuer of Loyre: but they were a treatynge to
begynne the fyr&s;te daye of Augu&s;te. And &s;ir
Helyon of Lignacke was goyng or co~myng
(as the erle of Arundell ymagined) outher
to the duke of Lanca&s;tre to Bayone / or elles
retournynge in to Fraunce. They hadde in
their nauye a Breton bretonaunt of the na|cyon
of Wannes / &s;eruaunt to &s;ir Wyllyam
Helmon / who coude &s;peke well foure maner
of languages / That is to &s;aye / Brety&s;&s;he / 
Engly&s;&s;he / Spayny&s;&s;he / and Frenche: and
gaue hym in commaundement to go a lande
and &s;ayde to hym. Go thou the moo&s;t preuy|e&s;t
wayes thou can&s;te (thou knowe&s;t all the
preuy wayes of the countrey) and gette the
to the gary&s;on of Chalu&s;et / and haue vs all
recommaunded to Perotte le Bernoys / and
&s;hewe hym fro vs / that he &s;ette forthe a com|pany
of men of armes / &s;uche as be in gary|&s;ons
forthe kynge of Englande / and make
warre in his tytell / y^u &s;halte beare no letters
for feare of takynge. Thou maye&s;t go lyke a
marchaunt of Rochell to by wynes: and &s;aye
to Perot that he rey&s;e vp the&s;e men of warre
<PB REF="162">
and kepe the cou~treys of Berrey / Auuergne / 
and Lymo&s;yn in doute / and kepe the feldes / 
for we &s;hall lande in Rocelloyes / and &s;hall
make there &s;uche warre / that it &s;halbe herde
of and well knowen. The Breton &s;ayde he
&s;hulde do his me&s;&s;age / if he hadde no great
lette by the waye. He was &s;et a lande on the
&s;andes / and (as he that knewe all the coun|trey
of Bretayne) went of from all the great
townes / and pa&s;&s;ed by the countrey of Poy|ctou
and entred in to Lymo&s;yn / and &s;o came
to Chalucet / wherof Perot le Bernoys was
capitayne. The me&s;&s;angere came to the bar|ryers / 
and gaue knowledge of his co~mynge
to them of the gary&s;on. After he had ben exa|myned
at the gate he was lette in / and &s;o bro|ught
before Perotte / and dyde well his me&s;|&s;age / 
wherof Perot had great ioye / For he
greatly de&s;yred to here tidynges of the army
on the &s;ee. Than he &s;ayd to the Breton / thou
arte welcome: Bothe I and all my compani+ons
haue great de&s;yre to ryde forthe abrode / 
and &s;o &s;hall we do / and accomply&s;&s;he that
thou ha&s;t &s;hewed vs.</P>
<P>_THus Perotte le Bernoys made
hym pre&s;t and &s;ente to Carlate
to the Bourge of Champaygne / 
to the capitayne of Ou&s;acke / O|lyue
Barbe / and to the capitayn
of Aloy&s;e be&s;yde &s;aynt Floure / Aymergotte
Marcell / and to other capitayns a longe the
countrey in Auuergne an Lymo&s;yn. oe&s;y|ryng
all the&s;e to make the~ redy / for he wolde
ryde oute abrode / for he &s;awe it than a good
&s;ea&s;on for them. co~maundynge them to leaue
&s;ure men in their gari&s;ons tyll their returne.
The&s;e companyons who hadde as great de|&s;yre
to ryde abrode as Perot (for they coulde
nat ware ryche withoute &s;ome other lo&s;te)
made the~ redy and came to Chalucet / where
they a&s;&s;embled. They were well to the nom|bre
of foure hundred &s;peares / they thought
them&s;elfe &s;uffycient to do a great feate. they
knewe no lorde in the countrey as than able
to re&s;y&s;te them / nor to breke their enterprice.
for the &s;iege of Vandachore of &s;ir Wyllyam
of Lignacke nor of Boe&s;me Lau~ce / was nat
defeated as than. Thus they rode forthe and
were lordes of the feldes and pa&s;&s;ed Auuer|gne
on the ryght hande / and tooke the ryght
waye to Berrey: for they knewe well y^e duke
was nat as than there / but was in Fraunce
with the kyng at Mou~tereau or faulte you.
&para;Nowe lette vs leaue to &s;peke of Perot le
Bernoys and of his enterprice / and &s;peke of
the erle of Arundell and of his armye on the
&s;ee / and &s;hewe howe he perceuered after he
was departed fro the co&s;t of Bretayne.</P>
<P>_WHan the erle of Arundell &amp; &s;uche
lordes as were with hym were
departed fro the co&s;t of Bretay|ne / 
they &s;ayled with good wynd
and wether / for y^e tyme was fay|re
&amp; plea&s;unt / and goodly to beholde y^e &s;hip+pes
on y^e &s;ee. They were a &s;ix&s;core one and o|ther / 
with baners and &s;tremers wauynge in
the wynde / glytrynge with the lordes armes
agayn&s;t the &s;onne. Thus they went &s;aylyng
by the &s;ee fre&s;&s;hly (like a hor&s;e newe co~myng
out of the &s;table brayeng and cryeng / and fo|myng
at the mouth) The &s;ee was &s;o prompt
and &s;o agreable to the~ / as thoughe by fygure
the &s;ee &s;hulde haue &s;aid to them. be mery &s;irs
I am for you / and I &s;hall bring you to good
porte and hauen without peryll. Thus the&s;e
lord&abis; &s;ayled frontyng Poyctou and Xaynton
&amp; ca&s;t ancre before Rochell / in y^e hauen towar+de
Marant. Than &s;ome of their co~pany &s;e|yng
the fludde co~myng / entred or it were full
water in to bottes mo than two hundred one
and other / and arryued nere to the towne of
Marant. The watche of Marant had &s;pied
the Engly&s;&s;he flete / and &s;awe howe the bot|tes
were commyng to lande warde with the
fludde. Than he blewe his tru~pe and made
great noy&s;e / to awake the men of the towne
to &s;aue them &s;elfe / &s;o that many men and wo|men
toke their goodes and wente and &s;aued
them in the Ca&s;tell / the whiche came well to
pa&s;&s;e for them / or els they had lo&s;t all. Whan
they &s;awe the Engly&s;&s;hmen come at their he
lys / they toke that they had and lefte the re&s;t / 
and &s;aued their bodyes. The Engly&s;&s;he ar|chers
and other entred in to the towne / &amp; fell
to pyllage (therfore they came thyder) but ly+tell
they founde there / &s;auyng coffers voyde
and emptye / all their goodes was withdra|wen
in to the Ca&s;tell. As for Corne / wyne / 
&s;alte becone / and other proui&s;ion they fou~de
ynoughe / for there was more than four hun|dred
<PB N="cxlix" REF="162">
tonne of wyne in the towne. Wherfore
they determyned to abyde there a certayne
&s;pace to kepe that proui&s;yon. It came well to
pa&s;&s;e for them / for they &s;ayde if they &s;hulde
departe thens / all &s;hulde be withdrawen in
to the fortre&s;&s;es / and caryed awaye by the ry+uer
to Fountney / as moche as they myght / 
and the re&s;te di&s;troyed. They taryed all that
night in the towne. They came thyder in the
euenyng / and &s;ente worde to them on the &s;ee
what ca&s;e they were in / and the cau&s;e why
they taryed. The erle of Arundell and the o|ther
lordes &s;ayde / howe they had done well.
This nyght pa&s;&s;ed. The nexte mornynge
whan the tyde began to retourne / they di&s;an+cred
all their &s;mall ve&s;&s;elles / and euery man
wente in to them / and putte all their harne&s;&s;e
in to bottes and barges / and lafte their great
&s;hippes &s;tyll at ancre / for they coude nat cum
nere to the lande for lacke of water. and they
la&s;te an hundred men of armes and two hun+dred
archers &s;tyll there to kepe their &s;hippes
whiche laye at the mouthe of the hauyn. tha~
with their &s;malle ve&s;&s;elles they arryued at
Marant / and toke lande at their ley&s;ar / and
&s;o lodged all bytwene Marant and y^e towne
of Rochell / the whiche was but four leages
fro thens. Tidynges &s;predde abrode in the
countrey / howe the Engly&s;&s;he men were ar|ryued
at Barante / a four hundred fightyng
men: the playne countrey / the good townes
and ca&s;telles were a &s;rayde and made good
watche. Than they of the vyllages fledde a|maye / 
and caryed their good&abis; in to Fore&s;tes
and in to other places / as &s;hortely as they
myght.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="134" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe they of Marroys and Ro|chellois
were &s;ore afrayed of the En+gly&s;&s;hmen
that were a lande / &amp; how
they of Rochell made a &s;erimy&s;&s;he
with them / and howe after the En|gly&s;&s;hmen
had pylled the countrey
about Marant / they drewe agayne
to the &s;ee with their pyllage whiche
was great. Cap. C.xxxiiii.</HEAD>
<P>_IF the Engly&s;&s;hmen
had ben furny&s;&s;hed with
hor&s;es it had been greatly
to their profyte / for y^e coun+trey
as than was vnpro<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="2 letters">+ded
of men of warr / name+ly
of &s;uche as were able to
haue merre with them. True it was / the lord
of Parteney / the lorde of Pons / the lorde of
Lymers / y^t lorde of Tanyboton / &s;ir Geffray
of Argenton / the lorde of Montendre / &s;ir Ay+mery
of Roch chouart / the vycont of to wars / 
and dyuers other knyghtes and &s;quyers of
Poictou and of Xaynton / were as than in the
countrey: but they were nat toguyder / for e|uery
man was in his owne fortre&s;&s;e / for they
were nat ware of the Engly&s;&s;he mens com|mynge
thyder. If they hadde knowen a mo|neth
before that the Engly&s;&s;he menne wolde
haue ryued there / they wolde haue prouyded
therfore / but they knewe it nat. This fell &s;o|daynly / 
wherfore they were the more afrayde
and euery man toke hede to kepe his owne / &amp;
the men of the countrey to gette in their cor|nes / 
for it was about the begynnynge of Au|gu&s;te.
Al&s;o there was no heed Capitaygne
in the countrey to bringe menne toguyder.
The duke of Berrey who was cheife &s;oue|raygne
of Poittou / was but newely gone to
Parys. The &s;ene&s;chall of Xaynton was nat
in the countrey: And the Sene&s;chall of Ro|chell
&s;ir Helyon of Lignacke was nat at Ro|chell / 
nor in the countrey / He was in great
bu&s;yne&s;&s;e to ryde in and out bytwene y^e duke
of Berrey and the duke of Lanca&s;tre. By
the&s;e rea&s;ons the countrey was the more fe|ble / 
for where there is defaulte of good hee|des / 
there mu&s;t nedes be defaulte in the body
and in the fote: And he that hath no foote can
do nothynge that is worthe. Thus the&s;e lor|des
were in feare two wayes. They had the
Engly&s;&s;hmen armed before them that came
fro the &s;ee: And on the other &s;yde they herde
newes fro Berrey and fro Limo&s;yn / that Pe+rot
le Bernoys rode abrode with fyue or &s;ixe
hundred fyghtynge men with hym / and was
entred in to Berrey. So they wy&s;t nat wher
to they &s;hulde take hede / but euery manne to
kepe his owne. For the renome wente / howe
the&s;e two hoo&s;tes &s;hulde mete toguyder / ou|ther
in the countrey of Poictou or Xaynton.
This was the opinyon of dyuers.</P>
<P><PB REF="163">
_TRue it was / that in the towne of
Rochell / the &s;ame &s;ea&s;on that the
Engly&s;&s;he men were landed at
Marant there was two valya~t
knyghtes / the one called &s;ir Pe|ter
of Iouy / and the other &s;ir Taylle Pie / 
whome &s;ir Helyon of Lignacke had lefte at
Rochell to kepe the towne and countre ther|about.
Whan tidynges came to Rochell how
the erle of Arundell and the armye that had
ben &s;o longe on the &s;ee were a lande and lod|ged
be&s;yde Marant. Than the&s;e two knigh|tes
&s;ayd to the~ that were vnder their charge
(and to the mayre of Rochell and men of the
towne) &s;irs it mu&s;t behoue vs to go and loke
on the&s;e Engly&s;&s;he menne. It is &s;hewed vs
howe they be arryued in the&s;e parties. I and
my companion wyll go and gyue them there
welcome / for the whiche they &s;hall paye vs / 
or els we them: For we &s;halbe blamed if we
&s;uffre them to re&s;t in peace / &s;ythe we haue the
charge of the kepynge of this countre. there
is one poynte good for vs / they haue no hor|&s;es:
They are men of the &s;ee / and we be well
mounted: We &s;hall &s;ende our cro&s;bowes be
fore / they &s;hall wake them / and &s;hote &amp; hurte
them / and whan they haue done they &s;hall re+tourne.
Than the Engly&s;&s;he men wyll i&s;&s;ue
out after them a fote / and we &s;hall &s;uffre our
cro&s;bowes to pa&s;&s;e homwarde / and than we
&s;hall receyue our enemyes at the &s;pere poynt
We &s;hall haue of them &s;uche aduau~tage / that
we &s;hall do them great domage. Euery man
that herde the&s;e knyghtes &s;peke / reputed the~
for noble valyaunt men / and agreed to their
coun&s;ayle: And there a&s;&s;embled toguyder / 
what one and other a twelue hundred. The
nexte mornynge at the breakyng of the daye / 
euery ma~ was redy &amp; a&s;&s;embled togider. and
the cro&s;bowes and men a fote i&s;&s;ued out and
went a great pace to rey&s;e the Engly&s;&s;hmen
out of their lodgynges. and in the meane &s;ea+&s;on
the hor&s;men made them redy vpon a .iii.
hu~dred / for there were dyuers knyghtes and
&s;quyers co~e to Rochell. Certainly / if by any
maner in&s;pyracion thengly&s;&s;hmen had kno|wen
of their co~mynge / that they might haue
made an embu&s;&s;he (but of two hundred ar|chers
and a hu~dred men of armes) there had
nat one Frenchman retourned agayne. Wha~
they of Rochell came to the Engly&s;&s;he mens
lodgynges / it was carely in the morenynge / 
and their watche was retourned to their lod+gynges.
Than the Frenche cro&s;bowes be|gan
to &s;hote and entred in among their lod|gynges / 
and hurte many. The Engly&s;&s;he
men lyeng on the &s;trawe had marueyle of the
noy&s;e / &amp; many were hurte or they knewe that
they were Frenche men. And whan the cro&s;|bowes
had &s;hotte euery man a &s;ixe &s;hottes / 
or there about / they retourned (as it was be|fore
apoynted). Than aproched the hor&s;men
and entred among the lodgynges / therwith
the hoo&s;t began to &s;tyrre / and knyghtes and
&s;quyers drewe toguyder in to the felde. And
whan the Frenche men &s;awe the hoo&s;t &s;tyrre
and drawe toguyder / they drewe backe and
retourned towarde Rochell a good pace / for
feare of the &s;hotte of Engly&s;&s;he men / who fo+lowed
them nere to Rochell. Than the Erle
of Arundell with foure hundred men of ar|mes
folowed after a great pace / euery man
his &s;peare in his hande or on his necke. The
preace of the Frenche fotemen was great at
the entrynge in to Rochell / and alwayes the
two Frenche knyghtes were behynde / &amp; &s;ette
their men forwarde tyll they were within the
barriers: and euer the Engly&s;&s;he men folo|wed / 
in &s;uche wy&s;e / that y^e two Fre~che knigh+tes
were in great dau~ger to be taken or &s;layn
They were &s;ore &s;ette at / bycau&s;e they &s;emed
to be the chiefe capitaynes (as they were in
dede) &s;o that &s;ir Peter Iouy hadde his hor&s;e
&s;layne vnder hym / and with great payne his
men &s;aued hym / and drewe hym within the
barryers. And &s;ir Peter Taylle Pye was
&s;tryken through the thye with a glayue / and
with an arrowe throughe y^e ba&s;&s;enet in to the
heed / and his hor&s;e fell downe deed within y^e
gate. At the entrynge in to the towne there
were many &s;layne and hurte / mo than .xl. the
men of the towne were aboue ouer the gate
and ca&s;te downe &s;tones and &s;hotte out bom|bardes / 
&s;o that the Engly&s;&s;he men dur&s;te a|proche
no nerer.</P>
<P>Thus wente the fir&s;t &s;crimy&s;&s;he bytwene
them of Rochell and the Engly&s;&s;he men / and
whan they hadde &s;crimy&s;&s;hed nere to noone / 
The erle of Arundell &s;owned the retrayte:
Than they withdrewe in good order / and re+tourned
to their lodgynges &amp; vnarmed them
and toke their ea&s;e / &amp; they had well wherof.
they lacked nouther wyne nor fle&s;&s;he. The
Engly&s;&s;he men taryed there about a fyftene
<PB N="cl" REF="163">
dayes / abydinge all aduentures. But after
that / they of Rochell i&s;&s;ued no more oute to
&s;crmy&s;&s;he / for they &s;awe well the Engli&s;&s;he
men were wi&s;e and valyaunt / and al&s;o y^e two
capitayns were hurt / wherfore the other had
good cau&s;e to &s;ytte &s;tyll in re&s;t. The Erle of
Arundell &s;ent a thre or four tymes abrode in
to the countrey of Rochelloys towarde Bre|&s;mure / 
and in to the lande of Towars / and
dyde great do~mage / wherof all the countrey
was a frayde. The Engly&s;&s;hmen had done
a great enterprice if they had ben furny&s;&s;hed
with hor&s;men / &amp; in the countre they gatte but
&s;ewe: for as &s;oone as they herde of their lan|dynge / 
euery man caryed all that they hadde
in to the fortre&s;&s;es. And whan this army had
taryed there a fyftene dayes / and were well
refre&s;&s;hed / &amp; &s;awe that no man came again&s;t
them and parceyued the wynde good for the~ / 
they drewe them in to their &s;hippes / and ca|ryed
with them moche wyne &amp; fre&s;&s;he fle&s;&s;he
and &s;o entred in to their ve&s;&s;elles / and drewe
vp their &s;ayles and toke the &s;ee: and the &s;ame
daye they mette with .xii. &s;hippes of Bayon
goynge in to Englande / charged with wy|nes
and other marchau~di&s;es: &s;o they ioyned
toguyder and made good chere. They gaue
to the erle of Arundell two peces of Ga&s;coyn
wyne. Thus they &s;ayled forthe at adue~ture.
&para;Nowe lette vs &s;peke of Perot le Bernois
and of the other capitayns that were in his
co~pany / howe they drewe agayne in to their
fortre&s;&s;es.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="135" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe Perot le Bernoys and his
co~panyons re&s;orted agayne to theyr
holdes with great pyllage. &amp; howe
the duke of Guerles coulde haue no
ayde of the Engly&s;&s;he men / to rey&s;e
the &s;iege before Graue: and how the
braban&s;oys made a bridge ouer the
ryuer of Meu&s;e / the whiche they of
Guerles dyde breke / brinne / and dy+&s;troy:
as ye &s;hall here after.
Cap. C.xxxv.</HEAD>
<P>_THe &s;ame &s;ea&s;one that
the Engly&s;&s;he armye was
at Marant / Perot le Ber|noyes
and his route / to the
no~bre of four hundred &s;pe|res
were abrode and pa&s;|&s;ed
by Lymo&s;yn and came
to Berrey. And on a daye they tooke all the
marchauntes that were in the towne of Bla|ke
in Berrey / on the whiche daye there was
a great fayre / wherby they had great profite
and good pri&s;oners / and than pa&s;&s;ed further
and came to Selles in Berrey / and pylled
and robbed the towne. Thus Perot and his
companyons rode abrode in the countre and
dyde great do~mage / for there was none that
came agayn&s;t them. The countrey was &s;ore
a frayde on bothe &s;ydes the ryuer of Loyre / 
vnto the cou~tie of Bloys and of Thourayne
They coude nat ymagin what the&s;e two ar|myes
were purpo&s;ed to do / &s;ome &s;ayde they
&s;hulde mete togider but they dyd nat. for the
army on the &s;ee drewe agayne to the &s;ee / and
Perot in lykewi&s;e to his fortre&s;&s;e. Wha~ they
had pylled and wonne great riche&s;&s;e in the
countrey / euery man wente to their owne
fortre&s;&s;e to &s;aue that they had gotte. There
was none other dede of armes done that &s;ea+&s;on
in Auuergne and Lymo&s;yn. Than~e be|gan
the truce on that &s;yde the ryuer of Loyre
the whiche &s;hulde endure to the moneth of
Marche: But &s;tyll the &s;iege endured before
Vandachore / by &s;ir Wylliam of Lignacke / 
&s;ir Iohan Boe&s;me Launce / &s;ir Iohan But|lere
and other. For &s;ir Geffray Teate noyre
was &s;o proude and cruell / that he &s;ette nou|ther
by truce nor peace / and all on the tru&s;te
of the &s;trength of his fortre&s;&s;es. &para;Nowe
lette vs leaue &s;peakyng of the &s;iege of Van|dachore / 
and &s;hewe here after what ende it
toke / and &s;peke nowe of Brabaunte and of
Guerles.</P>
<P>yE knowe well (as it hath ben co~tey|ned
here before in this hy&s;torie) the
duche&s;&s;e of Brabant was determy|ned
to make warre agayn&s;t the duke of guer+les / 
and cau&s;ed the &s;iege to co~tynue before the
towne of Graue / with a great puy&s;&s;aunce of
knyghtes and &s;quyers / and other men of the
good townes of Brabante: and their enten|cion
was nat to departe thens / tyll they had
<PB REF="164">
the towne of Graue at their wyll. And the du+che&s;&s;e
to &s;hewe y^t the mater touched her nere
the laye at <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 word"> a four leages thens. The
hoo&s;t was plentifull of euery thynge. They
were often tymes refre&s;&s;hed with newe pro|ui&s;yon
co~myng fro dyuers partes / a&s;well by
&s;ee by fre&s;&s;he water &amp; by the ryuer of Mu&s;e
as by the lande of Brabant. This &s;iege long
endured and they had there great ingyns be
&s;ore the towne to ca&s;te in great &s;tones / whi|che
dyde great domage. And be&s;yde that to
enfecte the people within / they ca&s;te in to the
towne all deed careyne: and the wether was
hote / the whiche greatly anoyed them with|in.
The clere ayre was &s;ore corrupted with
the yuell ayre. Somtyme the knyghtes and
&s;quyers of Brabant wolde come to the bar|ryers
and &s;crimy&s;&s;he with them of y^e towne / 
and there were many feates of armes done / 
For there were men in the towne (&s;ette there
by the duke of Guerles) that were redye to
&s;hewe forthe their prowes whan tyme was.
The duke of Guerles lay at Nimay &amp; coude
nat remedy the mater nor rey&s;e the &s;iege / nor
yet fight with his enemyes / for he had no pu|i&s;&s;aunce
therto / But he hadde &s;ente in to En|glande
certifyeng what ca&s;e he &s;tode in / tru|&s;tynge
to haue had &s;ocours fro thens / but he
had none / For at that tyme there was moche
trouble in Englande. For there was &s;ette a
newe coun&s;ayle about the kynge by the mea|nes
of his vncles and tharchby&s;&s;hop of Cau~+terbury
About the fee&s;t of &s;aynt Iohan the
Bapty&s;t there was a cou~&s;ayle in Englande
to knowe if there &s;hulde be &s;ente any ayde of
men of armes &amp; archers to the duke of Guer|les
or nat: But euery thyng con&s;ydred / they
thought it be&s;t naye. For renome ran in En|glande
howe the Frenche kyng made a gret
a&s;&s;emble but no manne knewe whyther they
&s;hulde drawe. The Engly&s;&s;he men by yma|ginacyon
douted that they wolde co~e to Ca+<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="3 letters">s:
On the other&s;yde they douted the &s;cot|tes
wherfore they wolde nat &s;ende their men
of armes and archers out of the realme. Al&s;o
they knewe howe there were many menne of
warre on the &s;ee wherfore it was co~uenyent
to kepe their owne realme / Therfore the no|ble
men of Englande &s;ayd: Lette the duke of
Guerles alone he is ryght valyant and is i~ a
&s;tronge countre he wyll do well ynoughe a|gayn&s;t
the braban&s;oys. Al&s;o he &s;halbe confor+ted
by y^e almayns if nede be / for they be alyed
with hym and his neyghbours. They haue
bene with hym or this agayn&s;t the Frenche
men. Thus the maters wente in Englande / 
but they within the towne of Graue endured
the payne / with &s;autes and &s;ore &s;crimi&s;&s;hing
They of Brabante deuy&s;ed whyle they laye
at the &s;iege / to make a bridge of tymbre ouer
the ryuer of Meu&s;e / therby to entre in to the
duchy of Guerles: And to ouer ronne the cou~+trey / 
and to kepe that no vitayle &s;hulde come
to the towne of Graue. And therby to be&s;ege
it bothe before and behynde / and on all par|tes / 
to kepe it fro vitayling / for they had men
ynowe &s;o to do. They &s;ette many carpentars
a worke with all dilygence / and they dyde &s;o
moche that their worke was &s;o forwarde / y^t
the bridge was nere ouer the water within a
&s;peares ca&s;t. The duke of Guerles had per|fite
knowledge of the makyng of this bridge
and dyde lette them alone tyll it was nyghe
made. But whan he &s;awe it was nerehande
fyni&s;&s;hed / than he came before it with gon|nes
and other artillarye: And &s;hotte fyre to
the bridge / in &s;uche wi&s;e / that the bridge was
brente and broken / and the braban&s;oys lo&s;te
all their labour / wherwith they were &s;ore di&s;+plea&s;ed / 
and than toke coun&s;ayle what was
be&s;t for them to do.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="136" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the braban&s;oys pa&s;&s;ed the
ryuer throughe the towne of Raue|&s;ten / 
ouer the bridge there / and &s;o en+tred
in to Guerles. Than the duke
departed fro Nimay with thre hun|dred
&s;peares / and came agayn&s;t the~
and di&s;confyted them bytwene Ra|ue&s;ten
and the towne of Graue.
Cap C.xxxvi.</HEAD>
<P>_A Thre lytell leages fro y^e towne
of Graue is the ca&s;tell of Raue|&s;ten / 
parteyninge to the lorde of
Bourne / who was &s;ubiecte and
helde of the duchy of Brabant.
He was de&s;yred by the duche&s;&s;e coun&s;ayle &amp;
by other lordes and knyghtes / that he &s;hulde
open the towne of Raue&s;ten / and &s;uffre their
<PB N="cli" REF="164">
ho&s;te to pa&s;&s;e throughe / to entre in to the coun+trey
of Guerles / And at their de&s;yres he was
content. The duke of Guerles lyenge at Ny|may
was &s;urely infourmed (by &s;uche &s;pyall as
he had) howe the lorde of Bourne wolde gyue
his enemyes fre pa&s;&s;age to entre into his coun+trey / 
through the towne of Raue&s;ten / wherof
he was pen&s;yue and male~colyous / for he &s;awe
well he had nat men ynowe to re&s;y&s;te the puy|&s;aunce
of Brabante / for they were well a .xl.
thou&s;ande menne one and other. On this the
duke had many ymagynacions. And fynally
all thynges con&s;ydred / he determyned in his
mynde to a&s;&s;emble all his men toguyder and
to take the feldes / and to come towardes the
towne of Graue / to the entente that if they of
Brabant entred in to Guerles / than he wolde
entre in to Brabant. For he thought &s;urely nat
to be inclo&s;ed within the walles of any towne.
Than the duke &s;pake to the lorde of Ghe&s;ime / 
a great baron of Guerles / who was his prin|cypall
coun&s;aylour / and &s;hewed hym his &s;ayd
mynde and entente. And fyr&s;te this lorde was
nat of the opynyon that the duke &s;hulde take
the feldes with &s;o &s;mall a nombre. Well quod
the duke / and what &s;hall I do than? Shall I
&s;uffre my &s;elfe to be inclo&s;ed in one of my tow|nes?
and in the meane tyme they &s;hall brynne
and exyle my countrey. That &s;hulde be ouer
dere to me to abyde. I make a vowe to godde
and to our lady quod the duke / I wyll drawe
in to the feldes / and re&s;y&s;t my domage as nere
as I may. And as he ordeyned &s;o he dyd. The
next mornyng he departed fro Nymay (after
he had ben at churche / and made his offrynge
to our lady of Nymay) Than he and his men
dranke a lytell / and &s;o mounted on their hor|&s;es.
He was a thre hu~dred &s;peares / rather le&s;&s;e
than mo / and tooke the feldes / and drewe to|wardes
their enemyes the next way. Beholde
what a great corage this duke was of. Some
&s;ayd it was a great outrage. Howbeit he lyke
a coragyous knyght full of comeforte &s;ayde.
On on forwarde in the name of god and &s;aynt
George agayn&s;te our enemyes / for I had ra|ther
dye in the felde with honoure / than with
dy&s;honour to be clo&s;ed within a towne. With
hym was the lorde of Ghe&s;ime / a valyant and
a &s;age knyght / chyefe ruler of his armye / and
the lorde of Hau&s;eberth / the lorde of Huckelin
&s;ir O&s;tez lorde of Va&s;pre / &amp; dyuers other good
knyghtes and &s;quyers of valyaunt corage.</P>
<P>THe &s;ame daye that the duke of Guer|les
was in the feldes early in the mor|nyng / 
the &s;ene&s;chall of Brabant with his men
knyghtes / &s;quyers / and men of the good tow|nes
in Brabant / by the con&s;ente of the lorde of
Bourne / pa&s;&s;ed the ryuer by the bridge of Ra+ue&s;ten / 
to the nombre of ten thou&s;ande men.
The &s;ene&s;chall of Brabante / the lorde of Ly|gnier / 
the lorde of Bourguenall / the lorde of
Gence and other / were ryght ioyfull whanne
they &s;awe they were ouer the ryuer of Meu&s;e.
They &s;aid than amonge them&s;elfe / howe they
wolde go the &s;ame day and make a cour&s;e be|fore
Nymay / and burne the mylles and faw|bours
and the villages there about. but &s;oone
after that they herde other tydynges by their
fore ryders / &s;uche as they had &s;ent to di&s;couer
the countrey. Than tydinges al&s;o came to the
duke of Guerles / howe a ten thou&s;ande of his
enemyes were pa&s;&s;ed the ryuer of Meu&s;e / at
the bridge of Raue&s;ten. Than the duke &s;tode
in a &s;taye / and toke coun&s;ayle what was be&s;te
to do. Some were &s;ore aba&s;&s;hed bycau&s;e they
were but a handefull of men to the regarde of
their enemyes / who were thurty or .xl. again&s;t
one. Some &s;ayde / howe myght endure thre
hundred &s;peares agayn&s;te ten or twelue thou|&s;ande
men. It lyeth nat in our puy&s;&s;aunce to
ouercome them. But it lyeth well in their po|wer
&s;oone to ouercome vs. Some knyghtes
came to the duke / and cou~&s;ayled him to drawe
towardes Graue. Thanne the duke &s;ayde he
wolde nat / for in no wy&s;e he wolde be clo&s;ed in
any towne that he hadde / but &s;ayde &s;urely he
wolde go and fyght with his enemyes / for his
corage he &s;ayd gaue hym to dy&s;comfyte them.
and &s;aid as he dyd before / that rather he <ABBR>wold</ABBR>
dye with honour / than to lyue with &s;hame. We
&s;hall quod he this day ouercome our enemies / 
Wherby we &s;hall haue greate profyte and ho|noure.
Therfore all that loue me / &s;et forwarde
and folowe me quyckly.</P>
<P>THe wordes that the duke &s;pake incora|ged
all his men / and &s;pecyally &s;uche as
herde hym / and euery man &s;hewed &s;emblante
to be of great corage to fight. euery man made
hym redy and la&s;ed on his ba&s;net / and gyrte
their hor&s;es / and &s;et them &s;elfe in good aray to+gyther / 
and rode forthe an ea&s;y pa&s;&s;e to kepe
their hor&s;es well brethed. there were certayne
newe knightes made. Thus they <ABBR>rod</ABBR> in good
<PB REF="165">
araye towardes Raue&s;ten. By that tyme the
braban&s;oys were ouer the ryuer. Thanne ty|dynges
came to the Sene&s;chall of Brabante / 
how the duke of Guerles was in the felde / and
&s;o nere them that incontynent they <ABBR>&s;huld</ABBR> mete
togyder. Suche as herde tho&s;e tydinges fir&s;t
had meruayle of that adue~ture. Than they be+leued
&s;urely that for euery man that the duke
of Guerles had / that he had been &s;yre. Than
they re&s;ted to &s;ette them &s;elfe in ordre / but they
had no ley&s;ar. For ther with came on them the
duke of Guerles with his route clo&s;e togyder / 
as fa&s;te as &s;purres wolde dryue their hor&s;es / 
cryenge their cryes / our lady of Guerles / with
their &s;peares in the re&s;tes. There was a &s;quier
of Guerles greatly to be pray&s;ed / for the great
de&s;yre that he had to exalte his renome. he ga|loped
before all the batayls / and was the fir&s;te
that iu&s;ted / and entred in amo~ge his enemies.
the &s;quier was called Arnolde Morber. With
that cour&s;e he bare one to the erthe rudely / I
canne nat tell if euer he was releued or nat / for
the prea&s;e was &s;o greate / that harde it was / if
one were downe to be releued agayn / without
it were by great helpe. At this fir&s;t rencountre
there were of the braban&s;oys a &s;ire &s;core borne
to the erthe. There were many beaten downe / 
and &s;mall defence made by the Braban&s;oys / 
for they were &s;odenly taken. and &s;o &s;hulde men
of warre do / that thinke to do domage to their
enemyes. For the braban&s;oys for all that they
were &s;o greate a nombre / and &s;o many great
men / yet they were &s;o farre a &s;onder / and out of
araye / that they coulde nat gette togyther in
ordre of batayle / but their batayle was pear|&s;ed
throughe and &s;parkled a brode / &s;ome here
and &s;ome there / &s;o that the lordes of Brabante
coulde nat come to their owne men / nor their
menne to theym. And &s;uche as were behynde / 
whanne they herde the noy&s;e and brewte / and
&s;awe y^e du&s;t and powder ry&s;e / it &s;emed to them
properly that the voyce of the dy&s;comfetture
came on theym / and howe all their company
were ouercome. So that the feare therof cau|&s;ed
them to tourne and to flye towardes Ra|ue&s;ten
agayne / and &s;ome toke the ryuer at ad|uenture
bothe a foote and a hor&s;ebacke / with|out
&s;errchyng of the depene&s;&s;e / or without ha|uynge
of any guyde. And as they fledde they
thought euer their enemyes had been at their
backes. By this dy&s;comfettynge of them &s;elfe
there were drowned and in parell / moo than
twelue hundred in the ryuer of Meu&s;e / for they
lepte in one vpon a nother lyke bee&s;tes / with|out
ordre or rea&s;on And &s;ome of the great lor|des
and barones of Brabante / whome I wyll
nat name / for it &s;hulde be blame to them and to
their heyres / to be noted to flye away &s;o &s;hame
fully / and to &s;eke for their &s;auegarde nother
the right pa&s;&s;age of the ryuer / nor yet the hygh
way to the towne of Raue&s;ten / but rather other
&s;traunge wayes to flye fro their enemyes. In
this my&s;chyefe fell that daye the chyualrye of
Brabante / bytwene the towne of Graue and
Raue&s;ten many were &s;layne and taken / For
&s;uche as came to raun&s;ome yelded lightly / and
the almayns were gladde to take them / for the
profyte that they thought to haue by theym.
And &s;uche as retourned to the lodgynges be|fore
Graue aba&s;&s;hed them that were there ly|enge
at the &s;yege / for they came lyke men clene
di&s;comfyted. They came flyenge &s;o fa&s;te that
they lacked brethe / &s;o that they coulde &s;kante
&s;peke any worde (that they &s;ayd / was) Syrs
gette vs all hence for we be all dy&s;comfyted / 
there is no comeforte. Whan they in the hoo&s;t
vnder&s;tode the trouthe of the mater / and &s;awe
their company in that ca&s;e / they were than &s;o a
ba&s;&s;hed &amp; a frayed / that they had no ley&s;ar nor
puy&s;&s;aunce to take their owne goodes / nor to
take downe their tentes nor pauylyons / nor to
tru&s;&s;e hor&s;e / carte / nor wagon / but &s;odaynely
departed without byddynge adewe / and lefte
all behynde. They were &s;o a frayde that they
made no countenaunce of a bydynge. They
toke with theym nother vytayle nor caryage / 
but &s;uche as hadde hor&s;es lepte on them / and
fledde a waye towardes the dukes wodde / or
els towardes Hondan / or to the mount &s;aynte
Geruays / or to Gertras / and Dordec. They
had none other care but to &s;aue them &s;elfe fro
their enemyes. And if they within the gary&s;on
of Graue had &s;oner knowen of the dy&s;comfet|ture / 
it had been greatly for their profyte / and
had &s;layne or taken many of their enemyes in
their flyenge / but they knewe it nat tyll it was
late / howbeit whan they i&s;&s;ued out they fou~de
great plentye of Tentes and pauylyons / and
prouy&s;ion of engyns / gonnes / and artyllery / 
which they brought in to their towne at good
ley&s;ar / for there were none to &s;aye them naye.
Thus brake vp the &s;iege of Graue to the gret
domage of all the braban&s;oys / wherof great
brute ranne in dyuers countreys / howe that a
<PB N="clii" REF="165">
handefull of men dy&s;comfyted .xl. thou&s;ande / 
and rey&s;ed the &s;iege. there was taken the lorde
of Bourguenall / and the lorde of Linyer / and
other to the nombre of &s;euentene baners / they
were hanged before the ymage of our lady of
Nymay / for a perpetuall memory.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="137" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the duke of Guerles after
he had dy&s;comfyted the braban&s;oys
he wente agayne to Nymaye. And
howe tydynges came to the frenche
kynge / and howe the kyng &s;ente am|ba&s;&s;adours
to the kyng of Almayne.
Cap. C.xxxvii.</HEAD>
<P>_I Haue great payne to
recorde or to wryte of this
&s;hamefull dy&s;comfyture of
the braban&s;oys / for blemy&s;+&s;hynge
of their honoures.
but bycau&s;e I promy&s;ed / 
and &s;aid in the begynnyng
of my boke / that if I &s;hall write truely this hy+&s;tory / 
I mu&s;t make true relacion of the mater / 
who &s;o euer it do touche. Nowe to procede fur+ther / 
the yonge duke of Guetles had and op|taygned
this iourney / in the yere of our lorde
god a thou&s;ande / thre hundred / four&s;core and
eyght / aboute Mawdlyn tyde / in the moneth
of Iuly. And whanne this dy&s;comfyture and
cha&s;e was pa&s;&s;ed / and the felde clene delyue|red
(whiche was done within the &s;pace of two
houres) Than the guerloys a&s;&s;embled togy|der
in the felde / and <ABBR>mad</ABBR> good chere and were
ioyfull. They had good cau&s;e &s;o to be / for their
good aduenture / for they had as many pry&s;o|ners
or mo / than they were them&s;elfe in nom|bre.
Than their haraudes &s;ought out the deed
bodyes of bothe partyes / and amonge other
there was &s;layne a yonge man / &s;onne to therle
of Namure / called Va&s;&s;yer of Colles / lorde of
Bala&s;ter / of who&s;e dethe the duke of Gnerles
was &s;ory and &s;ore dy&s;plea&s;ed / and that he &s;he|wed
well / for greatly he complayned his deth / 
and &s;ayde / howe the dethe of a yonge knyght
dy&s;plea&s;ed hym greatly / for he was a ryght
lu&s;ty knyght / plea&s;aunte and ioly / and al&s;o the
yere before he had ben in Pru&s;e with the duke
of Guerles. Some coun&s;ayled the duke to re|tourne
to the towne of Graue / and there to re|fre&s;&s;he
theym / and to brynge thyder their pri|&s;oners.
Naye nat &s;o quod the duke / for army
departynge fro Nymay I auowed to our la|dy
there that if I &s;pedde well / to returne thy|der
to offre to our lady / wherfore I wyll with
a mery chere that we all retourne thyder / and
thanke our lady / who hath &s;ent vs the vyctory
of our enemyes. No man dur&s;te &s;aye naye a|gayn&s;t
the dukes mynde. And &s;o they rode thy+der
a good pa&s;e / it was but two good leages
fro thence as the batayle was / anone they came
thyder. Whan tydynges came to Nymay of
the trouthe of that bu&s;ynes / men / women / and
children were ioyfull / and the clergy i&s;&s;ued out
and receyued the duke with great ioy. and the
duke of Guerles incontynent with his knygh+tes
wente to the churche / where the ymage of
our lady was / in whome the duke had great
affyaunce / and there in the chapell he was vn|armed
of all his peces in to his doublet / and
gaue all his armure to the churche / in the ho|nour
of our ble&s;&s;ed lady / thankynge her of the
iourney that he hadde atchyued. And there all
the penons of the lordes that were taken that
day were hanged vp before our lady. I canne
nat tell if they be there as yet or nat. Than the
duke went to his lodgynge / and &s;o dyd euery
manne with their pri&s;oners / for they thought
&s;urely they &s;hulde well paye for their &s;cot / ther|fore
they made good chere.</P>
<P>GReat brute &s;pred abrode of this duke of
Guerles / who had thus ouer throwen
the braban&s;oys / wherby he was more douted
than he was before. The duches of Brabante
(who laye at the dukes wood with her trayne)
whan &s;he &s;awe howe yuell the mater wente a|gayn&s;t
her / and that the &s;yege of Graue was
ray&s;ed / &s;he was &s;ore di&s;ple&s;ed and good cau&s;e
why / for it touched her nere. Than &s;he &s;ette a
gary&s;one at the dukes wood / to kepe fronter
there / and &s;o retourned through Champayne
and came to Bru&s;elles / and wrote often tymes
to the duke of Burgoyne / aduerty&s;ynge hym
of her a &s;tate / for all her hope of recoueraunce
was in hym. ye may well knowe and byleue
that this di&s;comfyture of the braban&s;oys was
&s;oone knowen in the french kinges courte / but
<PB REF="166">
they made lytell acco~pte therof / &s;yth they &s;awe
the kynge had &s;uche affection to go to Guer|les.
The kynges coun&s;ayle wrote to &s;yr Wyl|lyam
of Tremoyle and to &s;ir Geruais of My+rande / 
who were &s;oueraygne capytays of the
men of warre that the duke of Burgoyne had
&s;ente in to the countrey / and to the kepers of
the thre ca&s;tels on the ryuer of Meu&s;e / Buth / 
Gaulgeth / and Nulle. Commaundyng them
to kepe well their fronters and nat to make
any i&s;&s;ue out wherby to take any domage / tyll
they here more / &s;hewynge theym &s;urely howe
the kynge in pr<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">pre per&s;one &s;hortly wolde go
&s;e the duke of Guerles in his owne countrey.
This &s;ir Willyam was &s;ore dy&s;plea&s;ed of the
aduenture that was fallen on their party. but
the tydynges of Fraunce comforted hym a|gayne / 
and ordred hym &s;elfe acordynge as he
was commaunded.</P>
<P>NOwe lette vs retourne to the coun&s;ayle
of Fraunce who had great de&s;yre to go
in to Guerles. They toke &s;uche dy&s;plea&s;ure
with the defyaunce that the duke had &s;ente to
the kynge / that they nother regarded the be|gynnynge / 
myddes / nor ende / and &s;ayd / what
&s;o euer it co&s;te / they wolde make the duke re|pent
his dede and to denye it / or els they <ABBR>wold</ABBR>
di&s;troy and burne his landes and his fathers
al&s;o / the duke of Iulyers. Dukes / erles / ba|rones
knyghtes &s;quyers / and all other were
warned euery man to be redy / acordyng as it
apertayned for &s;o longe a voyage. And it was
ordeyned that one of the mar&s;hals of Fraunce
&s;hulde abyde &s;tyll in the realme / that was &s;yr
Loys of Porteuyr / and he to take hede of the
fronters on the other &s;yde of the ryuer of Dor|done
to the &s;ee / for in Languedoc / bytwne the
ryuer of Gyronde / dy&s;cendynge to the ryuer
of Loyre there was truce had bytwene them.
And it was ordeyned that the other mar&s;hall
&s;yr Moton of Blamuyll &s;hulde go with the
kyng. It was maruayle to thynke of the great
prouy&s;yon that the lordes made. Fyr&s;te for the
kyng / and for the dukes of Berrey / Burgoyn
Tourayne / and Burbon / at the cyties of Rey+nes / 
Chalous / Troys and in all the cou~treys
of Champayne / Raynes / in the by&s;&s;hopprike
of Laon / and Landers. And cartes and carya+ges
were taken vp in all partyes. It was mar+ueyle
to con&s;yder the great aparell that was
made for this iourney in to Guerles. All this
&s;ea&s;on the duke of Bretaygne was at Parys / 
and coulde nat be delyuered by the kyng / who
was mo&s;t parte al that &s;ea&s;on of Mou&s;treuell
Faulte yon. But alwayes he had good chere / 
and was alwayes &s;erued with fayre wordes
and curtey&s;e / and the lordes wolde de&s;yre hym
nat to thynke longe / for &s;hortly he &s;hulde be de+lyuered / 
but they &s;hewed hym that the kynge
had &s;o moch a do for his vyage in to Almayne / 
that he coulde attende to nothynge els. The
duke was fayne to &s;uffre for he coulde do none
other &s;eyng he was at Parys / and he thought
he wolde nat departe without the good wyll
of the kynge. There he laye at great co&s;te and
charge.</P>
<P>_WHan the certayne was knowen of this
voyage in to Guerles / and tayles rey+&s;ed
throughe the realme to paye euery
man their wages that &s;hulde &s;erue the kynge.
Many of the wy&s;e men of the realme as well
&s;ome of the coun&s;ayle as other / &s;ayd / howe it
was a great outrage to coun&s;ayle the kyng to
go farre of to &s;eke for his enemyes / and that he
&s;hulde therby put his realme in a great aduen+ture / 
for the kynge was yonge / and greatly in
the fauoure of all his people. Wherfore it had
ben &s;uffycyente for hym to haue &s;uffred one or
two of his vncles to haue gone thyder with the
con&s;table of Fraunce / and a &s;ixe or &s;euen thou|&s;ande
&s;peares / and nat the kyng in propre per|&s;one.
The kynges vncles were of the &s;ame op|pynyon / 
and often tymes they coun&s;ayled the
kynge to forbeare his iourney him &s;elfe. But
whan &s;o euer they &s;pake to hym therof he was
dy&s;plea&s;ed / and wolde &s;aye. If any of you go
without my company / it &s;hall be agayn&s;t my
wyll / and be&s;yde that ye &s;hall haue no money / 
otherwy&s;e I can nat re&s;trayne you. Whan the
dukes of Berrey and of Burgoyne herde the
kynges an&s;were / and &s;awe the great affection
that the kynge hadde to go that voyage / they
aun&s;wered and &s;ayd. Syr / a goddes name ye
&s;hall go / and without you we wyll do nothing
therfore &s;ir be of good comfort. Than the kyn|ges
coun&s;ayle regarded one thyng the whiche
they thought ryght nece&s;&s;ary (and that was
this) Bytwene the frenche kynge &amp; the kynge
of Almayne of longe tyme there had ben ordy+naunces
made bytwene them / and that was / 
that none of them &s;hulde entre with any army
in to any of their neyghbours landes / nor the
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frenche kynge to make no warre agayn&s;t the
kynge of Almayne / nor he agayn&s;t the kynge / 
on payne to ryn in the &s;entence of holy church.
and therto they were bounde and &s;olempely
&s;worne the day of their coronacyon / to the en|tente
to kepe their realmes in peace and re&s;te.
wherfore than it was aduy&s;ed that if the kyng
&s;hulde go this voyage in to Guerles (the whi|che
is holden of the kynge of Almayne) that
fyr&s;t he and his coun&s;ayle &s;hulde &s;uffycyently
informe the kyng of Almayne / howe the duke
of Guerles had &s;hamefully defyed the frenche
kynge / with fell wordes / out of the &s;tyle and
v&s;age that lordes are wonte to dfye eche o|ther
in warre. and to the entente to cau&s;e the
duke to denye his dede / and to repente hym / 
The frenche kynge wyll come in to Almayne / 
nat agayn&s;t the kyng of Almayne nor his &s;ig|nory / 
but agayn&s;t his enemye / and to &s;eke him
out where &s;o euer he can fynde hym. To go on
this me&s;&s;age was charged &s;yr Guy of Han|corte / 
a ryght &s;age and dy&s;crete knyght / and
with hym one of the may&s;ters of the parlya|ment / 
called may&s;ter yues Orient. The&s;e two
were called before the coun&s;ayle and charged
to go this voyage to the kynge of Almayne / 
and they were well informed what they <ABBR>&s;huld</ABBR>
do and &s;ay.thus they departed and toke their
waye by Chalous in Champayne / and rode
with a good trayne lyke notable per&s;ons / am|ba&s;&s;adours
fro the Frenche kynge. And they
founde the lorde of Coucy at Chalous / who
lay there and retayned knyghtes and &s;quiers
of Barre / Lorayne / and Champayne / to go
in that voyage with hym in the vowarde. He
made to the&s;e amba&s;&s;adours good chere / and
made theym a great dyner at their lodgynge / 
and the nexte daye they departed and rode to|wardes
&s;aynte Menehont / and towardes the
cou~trey of Lu&s;enburgh / there to here certayne
tydynges of the kynge of Almayne.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="138" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;How the frenche kyng gaue leaue
to the duke of Bretayne to retourne
in to his cou~trey / and howe the coun+trey
of Brabant wolde nat con&s;ente
too the kynges pa&s;&s;age nor his are|my / 
and howe the amba&s;&s;adours of
Fraunce &s;ped. Ca. C .xxxviii.</HEAD>
<P>_WHyle the&s;e frenche am+ba&s;&s;adours
wente to &s;peke
with the kyng of Almayne / 
in y^e meane tyme the french
men lette nat &s;tyll to make
their prouy&s;ions / and com+maundement
gyuen / euery
manne to be in the felde by the myddes of Au|gu&s;te / 
in Champayne or there aboute / for the
kynge wolde be redy by that tyme they wolde
nat tary for any aun&s;were fro the kynge of Al|mayn.
Than the frenche kyng and his vncles
thought it good that the duke of Bretaygne
&s;hulde departe home. He was &s;ente for to the
kynge / to Mon&s;treuell faulte you / and there
he had good chere of the kyng and of the duke
of Burgoyne / and of the duke of Tourayne / 
for as than the duke of Berrey was nat there / 
he was in his owne countrey a&s;&s;emblyge men
togyder / and had &s;ente his co~maundement in
to Poyctou to knyghtes &amp; &s;quyers there / that
they &s;hulde drawe in to the felde. The kynge
and the duke of Burgoyne treated amyable
the duke of Bretaygne / and &s;hewed hym no|thyng
but loue. ye haue herde here before how
the duke had rendred agayne to the con&s;table
his thre ca&s;tels / and the towne of Iugon / but
as for the hundred thou&s;ande frankes that he
had receyued / he was lothe to rendre them a|gayne / 
for he axed alowaunce for &s;uche prouy|&s;yons
as he had made / and fortifyenge of his
gary&s;ons / ca&s;tels / and townes / and retayning
of men of warre / and kepynge theym all the
wynter / for he thought to haue had warre. but
the kyng and his coun&s;ayle fedde hym with &s;o
&s;wete plea&s;aunte wordes / that fynally he was
agreed to pay agayne the hundred thou&s;ande
frankes in fyue yere .xx. thou&s;ande euery yere
tyll it were paied. Than the duke of Bretayne
departed ryght amyably / and the kynge gaue
hym many fayre iouels. And &s;o he returned to
Parys / and there the duke of Burgoyn made
hym a great dyner / and there they toke leaue
eche of other. Thanne the duke of Bretaygne
payed for all his dy&s;pen&s;es / and toke the waye
to E&s;tampes / &amp; rode through Beaulce to Bo|gency
on y^e ryuer of Loyre / and there his men
wente on before and pa&s;&s;ed through the coun|treys
of Bloys / Mayne / Thourayne / Aniou / 
and entred in to Bretayne / but the duke hym
&s;elfe had redy at Boyge~cy his nauy / and there
he entred into a fayre &s;hyp / and with hym the
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lorde Mountforde &amp; the lorde of Male&s;troit / 
and &s;o &s;ayled downe the ryuer of Loyre / and
pa&s;&s;ed vnder the bridge of Bloys / and &s;o went
a longe the ryuer to Nau~tes in his owne coun+trey.
&para;Nowe let vs leaue to &s;peke of the duke
of Bretayne / and as farre as I coulde here he
helde well the couenaunte made bytwene the
frenche kynge and hym / and dyd nothyng af|ter
to be remembred tyll I clo&s;ed this boke / I
can nat tell what he wyll do herafter / if he do I
&s;hall &s;peke therof acordyng as I &s;hall knowe.
Nowe I wyll retourne to the frenche kynge / 
who prepared for his iourney in to Guerles.</P>
<P>Whan y^e lorde of Coucy was co~e to the kyng
to Mon&s;treau / he &s;hewed the kyng &amp; his coun+&s;ayle
howe he had &s;ped / and howe that all the
knyghtes &amp; &s;quyers in Bare / in Lourayne / in
Burgoin / &amp; to the riuers of Ryne and Some
were redy to go with hym. the kyng had ther|of
gret ioy / &amp; &s;ayd by the grace of god he <ABBR>wold</ABBR>
the &s;ame yere&s;e his co&s;yns the duke of Iuliers
and Guerles. Fyr&s;te they determyned whiche
way they &s;hulde take / for the &s;ure&s;t &amp; way &s;hor+te&s;t
(&s;ome &s;ayd) y^t the ryght way was to go by
Thyrea&s;he and to pa&s;&s;e by the fronter of Hay+nalt
/ and of Liage / &amp; to pa&s;&s;e through Braba~t / 
and &s;o to entre in to Guerles / and to pa&s;&s;e the
ryuer of Meu&s;e at Trecte / and &s;o to entre into
the lande of Iuliers and fro thence in to Guer+les.
Of this determynacion the kynge and his
coun&s;ayle wrote to the duches of Brabant and
to the countrey / &s;hewnge them the waye that
the french kynge purpo&s;ed to kepe. It plea&s;ed
ryght well the duches / but the countrey wolde
nat agre therto but &s;ayd howe the kynge and
the fre~chmen &s;hulde haue no pa&s;&s;age that way
for it &s;hulde be greatly to their domage. The
good townes and the knyghtes of Brabante
were of y^e opynyon / and &s;ayd to their lady the
duches / that if &s;he co~&s;ented to &s;uffre the frenche
men to entre into her countrey / they wolde ne+uer
ayde nor &s;ocoure her agayn&s;t the duke of
Guerles / but &s;urely they &s;ayd they wolde clo&s;e
their townes / and go and defende their landes
again&s;t y^e frenchmen / &s;ayeng howe they <ABBR>&s;huld</ABBR>
le&s;e more by their pa&s;&s;inge through their coun+trey / 
than if their enemies were in the myddes
therof. whan the duches parceyued the wylles
and ententes of the people / a&s;well knightes as
other / &s;he &s;awe no remedy / but to dy&s;&s;ymule
the mater. than &s;he charged &s;ir Iohan Orpen
and &s;yr Iohan of Graue / and Nycholas de la
Money / to go in to Fraunce to &s;peke with the
frenche kyng &amp; with the duke of Burgoyn / to
excu&s;e the countrey of Brabant / that he &s;huld
nat take his voyage that waye / for they of the
countrey thinke they <ABBR>&s;huld</ABBR> be &s;ore greued and
di&s;troyed if he &s;hulde pa&s;&s;e through their coun+trey / 
and &s;he co~maunded them to &s;aye / that as
for her&s;elfe &s;he coude be well content therwith / 
and had done all that &s;he coulde that it myght
&s;o haue ben. They acordynge to their ladyes
mynde departed fro Bru&s;els &amp; rode towardes
Parys / and dyd &s;o moche by their iourneys
that they came to Mou&s;treau fault yon / where
the kynge and his vncles were / and there was
nothynge &s;poken of / but of their goynge in to
Guerles. The duche&s;&s;e amba&s;&s;adours fyr&s;te
came to y^e duke of Burgoyne / and &s;hewed him
their letters and their me&s;&s;age. And he at the
reque&s;t of his aunte was meane to the kynge
and to his coun&s;ayle / and al&s;o the lorde of Cou+cy
dyd what he myght. In &s;o moche that their
fir&s;te purpo&s;e as pa&s;&s;ynge through Brabant
to entre in to Guerles was broken / and the du+ches
and the countrey excu&s;ed. Than it was
aduy&s;ed that they &s;huld go along the realme / 
whiche way they &s;ayd was mo&s;te honourable
for the kynge / and al&s;o for the braban&s;oys / bur+gonyons
&s;auoy&s;yns / and other.</P>
<P>THan it was co~cluded / and &s;uch named
as &s;hulde go in vowarde. There were
ordeyned a .xxv. hundred hewers of woodes / 
hedgers &amp; dykers / to make playne the wayes.
The frenche men had way good ynough tho|rough
the realme tyll they came to Ardayne.
Than their good wayes began to fayle / than
they founde hygh wodes dyuers and &s;auage / 
and walles / rockes / &amp; mountaynes. The&s;e py|oners
were &s;ente before the vangarde with a
thou&s;ande &s;peares / to aduy&s;e the be&s;t pa&s;&s;age
for the kyng and for the hoo&s;t / and for their ca+ryage / 
wherof they had a .xii. M. cartes be|&s;yde
other caryages / and they to hewe downe
the hygh wodes of Ardane and to make them
playn / and to make newe wayes where neuer
none was before / nor no man pa&s;&s;ed that way.
Euery man toke great payne to do their dyly+gence / 
and &s;pecyally &s;uche as were aboute the
kynge / for they had neuer &s;o great affection to
go in to Flau~ders / as they had than to go into
Guerles. and the lorde of Coucy was &s;ent to
A<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="2 letters">gnon / to hym that called hym &s;elfe pope
Clement / I knowe nat for what cau&s;e / &amp; the
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vicount of Meaulx / &s;ir Iohan Roy / and the
lorde de la Bone / had the goueruau~ce of his
men tyll he retourned agayne.</P>
<P>Nowe let vs &s;omwhat &s;peke of &s;ir Guy of
Ha~court &amp; of mai&s;ter yues Orient who were
&s;ent to the kynge of Almayne. They rode &s;o
long that they came to Co~ualence where the
kyng was. And whan they hadde refre&s;&s;hed
the~ they went towardes the kyng / who was
enformed of their co~myng before: and he had
great de&s;yre to know what entent they came
for. He a&s;&s;embled his coun&s;ayle / &amp; than the&s;e
two lordes came before the kyng of Almayn
and curte&s;&s;y dyd &s;alute hym &amp; delyuerd their
letters of crede~ce fro the french kyng. y^e kyng
toke &amp; reed them / &amp; than regarded the~ &amp; &s;aid.
&s;ir Guy / &s;hewe forthe your charge / y^e knyght
&s;pake ryght &s;agely &amp; by great ley&s;ar: &amp; &s;he|wed
the kyng &amp; his cou~&s;aile how the frenche
kyng w^t his army royall wyll come in to the
fro~ters of Almayne / nat to make any warre
agayn&s;t hym / but agayn&s;t his enemy y^e duke
of Guerles / who had highly defied the kyng
their mai&s;ter with &s;hamfull wordes / &amp; out of
the &s;tyle of all other defyau~ces / y^e whiche the
frenche kyng nor his cou~&s;aile can in no wy&s;e
&s;uffre. Wherfore &s;ir &abquod; they / the kyng requy|reth
you / as ye be a noble king &amp; of his blode
and he of yours / as all y^e worlde knoweth: y^t
ye wyll nat &s;u&s;tayne / ayde nor mentayne the
pride of this duke: but ye to holde y^e aliances
and co~fyrmacions &s;o~tyme done &amp; &s;worne by|twene
thempire of Almayne &amp; the realme of
Frau~ce y^e whiche he wyll fermly kepe on his
&abper;te: Than y^e kyng an&s;wered &amp; &s;aid. &s;ir Guy
we are enformed y^t our co&s;yn the fre~che kyng
wyll a&s;&s;emble togider great no~bre of people
He neded nat for &s;o &s;mal a mater to a&s;&s;emble
&s;uche people / &amp; to &s;pende &s;o moche to &s;eke his
ennemy &s;o farr of / for if he had de&s;ired me / w^t
le&s;&s;e trauayle I coude well haue cau&s;ed y^e du+ke
of Guerles to hame co~e to mercy &amp; rea&s;on.
&s;ir &abquod; the knight / we thanke you y^t it plea&s;eth
you to &s;ay &s;o / but the kyng our mai&s;ter regar+deth
but lytell his expen&s;es nor trauell of his
men / but he regardeth his honour / &amp; to this
his cou~&s;aile is agreed. &amp; &s;yth y^t you nor your
cou~&s;ayle is nat my&s;content with our mai&s;ter
(who wyll in no wy&s;e violate nor breke y^e or|dinau~ces
&amp; confirmacio~s of olde tyme made
bitwene y^e two realmes of Frau~ce &amp; almain)
but kepe &amp; mentayne it / on the paynes y^e is or+dayned / 
therfore &s;ir we be &s;ent nowe to you.
Well &abquod; the kyng I beleue you well. &amp; as for
our co&s;yn y^e frenche kyng &s;halbe welcome in
to the&s;e &abper;tes / as forme I thynke nat to &s;tyrre
Ther w^t the me&s;&s;a~gers were ryght ioyous / &amp;
thought they had &s;ped very well. tha~ they de+&s;yred
to haue letts agayne / y^e kyng &s;aid they
&s;hulde haue. That day they taryed &amp; dyned
with the kynge &amp; had good chere / &amp; after dy|ner
they wente to their lodgynges. Wherto
&s;hulde I make long &abpro;ce&s;&s;e / they &s;ped &s;o well
that they had letters &amp; &s;uche an&s;were as plea+&s;ed
the~ well. Than they toke leaue of y^e kyng
of Almayne / &amp; retourned the &s;ame way they
came. Nowe let vs &s;peke of the fre~che kyng.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="139" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe therle of Bloys &s;ent to the
frenche kyng .ii. C. &s;peares / &amp; the du|ke
of Loraine and the lorde Henry of
Bare came to the kyng. And howe
the dukes of Iullyers and Guerles
knewe that the Frenche kyng came
on them. Cap. C .xxxix.</HEAD>
<P>_TO acco~ply&s;he this vyage / euery
lorde in Frau~ce a&abper;elled the~ &s;elfe
of euery thyng nedefull. y^e lord&abis; / 
knightes &amp; &s;quiers / &amp; other men
of warre departed fro thir owne
places / as well fro Auergne / couergne / quer|cy / 
lymo&s;yn / poytou / &amp; xaynton: as fro Bre|tayne / 
norma~dy / aniou / tourayn / &amp; cha~payn / 
and fro all the lymitacio~s of y^e realme of Fra~+ce.
Fewe&s;t men came out of farde&s;t cou~treis
and y^e mo&s;t no~bre out of Burgoyn / picardy / 
bare / &amp; lorayne. &amp; bicau&s;e they of the body of
Frau~ce were in the waye / therfore they were
be&s;t trauelled. It was ordayned by y^e kyng &amp;
his cou~&s;ayle / y^t no man &s;hulde take any thyg
in y^e cou~tre w^tout payeng therfore / to the~cent
that y^e pore men &s;hulde nat be greued. but for
all y^t ordinau~ce / y^e whiche was well knowen
and &s;prede abrode / &amp; vpon payne of great pu+ni&s;&s;yon.
yet the men of warre ofte tymes &s;ore
trauelled y^e cou~tries as they pa&s;&s;ed through / 
they coude nat ab&s;teyne / for they were but y|uell
payde of their wages / and they mu&s;t ne|des
lyue. That was their excu&s;e whan they
were blamed for their pyllage by the con&s;ta|ble / 
mar&s;halles / or capitaynes. The erle of
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Bloyes was &s;ente vnto / to &s;ende two hun|dred
&s;peares of cho&s;en men / and was promy+&s;ed
well to be payde. I can nat &s;aye howe he
was dalte with all / but he &s;ente to &s;erue the
kynge two hundred &s;peares / out of the coun+tie
of Bloyes. And capitayns of them was / 
the lorde of Vyenne / &s;ir Guyllyam of &s;aynt
Martyne / &s;ir Wyllyam of Chaumont / and
the lorde Montigny: the&s;e foure had the go|uernaunce
of the erle of Bloys bande. They
drewe lytell and lytell towardes Cha~payne
thyder they were ordayned to go. Than the
Frenche kynge departed from Mou&s;treau
Faulte yon / and tooke the waye to Chalous
in Champayne. As than the duke of Berrey
was nat come / for or his departyng he loked
to here tidynges fro &s;ir Helyon of Lignacke
whom he had &s;ente to the duke of Lanca&s;tre
to Bayon / to haue to his wyfe y^e dukes dogh+ter:
as ye haue herde before. But he had her
nat / For the duke of Lanca&s;tre di&s;&s;ymuled
with hym / and helde &s;tyll the knyght with
hym at Bayon. He treated with two parties
but he rather enclyned to the kynge of Ca|&s;tyle
than to the duke of Berrey / and in lyke
wy&s;e &s;o dyde the lady Cu&s;taunce his wyfe.
The duke made good chere to bothe parties
to the entent to enflame them the &s;oner to the
maryage of his doughter. The kyng of Ca|&s;tyls
me&s;&s;angers &s;ore traueyled in treatyng
of this maryage: They re&s;ted nat to ryde in
and out bytwene the parties: They offered
great gyftes to tho&s;e me&s;&s;angers / but they of
fred nothynge to &s;ir Helyon of Lignacke.
Whan it was knowen in y^e realme of Frau~ce
that the kyng was at Chalous on his waye
towardes the duchy of Guerles / than euery
man departed fro their hou&s;es and drewe af+ter
the kyng. Than came the duke of Berrey
and lodged at E&s;pinay / and the duke of Bur+bone
at another place / the erle of Marche / y^e
erle Dolphyn of Auergne / the erle of &s;aynt
Pole / and the erle of Tourayne. And with
the kynge was the duke of Burgoyne / the
duke of Lorayne / the duke of Tourayne / the
con&s;table of Fraunce / &s;ir Guye of Tremoile
&s;ir Iohan of Beull: And the countrey about
Chalous and Raynes / more than .xii. leages
all about was clene eaten vp with the men of
warre. As than the lorde of Coucy was nat
retourned fro the pope: Than retourned &s;ir
Wyllyam of Ha~court and may&s;ter yues Ori+ent / 
and founde the kynge and his vncles at
Chalous. The kyng was ioyou&s;e of their co~+myng
and demaunded tidynges. They &s;he|wed
the kyng what they had founde &amp; done / 
and &s;ayd howe the kynge of Almaygne had
made them good chere / and &s;aid to the kyng.
Sir / whan the kyng had reed the copye of y^e
defyaunce that the duke of Guerles had &s;ent
to you / bothe he and his cou~&s;ayle were yuell
co~tent therwith: and &s;ayd howe it was done
by great pre&s;u~pcyon and pride. And we can
parceyue none other / but he and his cou~&s;aile
is well content with your enterprice / and ye
&s;hall haue no let by hym: &amp; the kynge is well
content to vpholde and maynteyne the aunci+ent
alyau~ces that is bytwene the empyre and
Frau~ce: he &s;aythe ye &s;hall haue no dout ther
of. Herof the Fre~che kyng was right ioyfull
howe be it &s;ome &s;ayd / that wheder the kynge
of Almayne wolde or nat / the kyng had pui&s;|&s;aunce
&s;uffycient to do what he wolde with|out
dau~ger / for all him. than the kyng ordey|ned
to departe fro Chalous in Champayn / &amp;
&s;o de&abper;ted &amp; toke his way right to great Pre.</P>
<P>Whan the kynge came to great Pre he ta|ried
ther a thre dayes / he coude make no gret
iourneys / there was &s;o moche people before
hym and behynde / and rounde about hym / &s;o
that he was con&s;trayned to ryde ea&s;ely to ha+ue
good lodgyng / and bicau&s;e of the great &abpro;+ui&s;yon
that folowed after the hoo&s;t. Fro the
fir&s;t company to the la&s;t co~tayned .xxiiii. lea|ges
of that countrey / &amp; &s;tyll dayly came peo|ple.
Therle of great Pre receyued the kynge
in to his towne and countre / and offred all at
the kynges plea&s;ure. The kyng was well co~+tent
with hym / &amp; therle was apoynted to the
vantgard. Thyder came to the kyng y^e duke
of Lorayne &amp; &s;ir Henry of Bare / with a faire
company of men of armes. The duke of Lo|raine
was ordayned to be with his &s;onne the
lorde of Coucy / &amp; &s;ir Henry of Bare to abide
with the kyng. the pioners were &s;ore be&s;yed
in the fore&s;t of Ardane / to cutte downe wode
and to make wayes where neuer non was be+fore.
they had great payne to fyll the valeys
to make the waye playne for the caryage to
pa&s;&s;e. There were a thre. M. that dyde no|thyng
els. Whan y^e duches of Braba~t knewe
&s;urely howe the kyng was on his waye / and
approched the fore&s;te of Ardayne / &s;he was
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therof ryght ioyfull / for &s;he thought at that
voyage &s;he &s;hulde be well reuenged of the
duke of Guerles / &amp; howe the Frenche kyng
&s;hulde bring hym to rea&s;on. And al&s;o his fa|ther
the duke of Iulyers / who had done to
her many anoyaunces: Than &s;he departed
fro Bru&s;elles / and in her company the erle of
Sammes in Ardain / the lorde of Bocelairs
and dyuers other / and toke her waye to Lu|&s;enbourge
to &s;e the kynge and to &s;peke with
hym. She pa&s;&s;ed y^e ryuer of Meu&s;e and the
ryuer of Huy / and at la&s;te came to Ba&s;con|que
and there taryed the kynge / for he &s;hulde
pa&s;&s;e therby / and &s;o he dyde: For whan he de+parted
Graunt Pre / he pa&s;&s;ed the Ryuer of
Meu&s;e at Mor&s;ay with all his hoo&s;t / &amp; rode
&s;mall iourneys. Than tidynges came in to
the duchy of Iulyers and in to Guerles / that
the Frenche kynge was co~mynge on them / 
with a hundred thou&s;ande men: And that he
had neuer &s;o moche people toguyder before.
He was nat &s;o great a company whanne he
came to Burboure / where he thought the En+gly&s;&s;he
army had ben gretter than he founde
theym. The duke of Iulyers than began to
dout / but the duke of Guerles made nothing
therof / but &s;ayde. Lette them come / the fur|ther
they come the more weryer &s;hall they be
and they and their caryages &s;hall waxe feble
and their proui&s;yons &s;hall wa&s;te and wyn|ter
&s;hall drawe on / and I am in a &s;tronge
countrey. They &s;hall nat entre at their ea&s;e.
They &s;hall recule backe &s;omtyme otherwi&s;e
than by the &s;owne of the trumpettes / and it
&s;hall behoue them to be alwayes toguyder / 
which they can nat be / if they wyll entre in to
my cou~tre: And if they di&s;rought and be out
of ordre / they &s;hall &s;oone be taken vp whe|der
they wyll or nat. Howe be it to &s;aye the
trouthe quod the duke / our co&s;yn of Frau~ce
is of a good corage: he &s;heweth and dothe as
I &s;hulde do. Thus the duke of Guerles de|uy&s;ed
amonge his knyghtes / but the duke of
Iulyers was &s;ore aba&s;&s;hed / for he &s;awe well
the French kynge wolde his lande were but
brente and lo&s;te. Than he toke coun&s;ayle of
his brother the Archeby&s;&s;hoppe of Colonge
and of his co&s;yn the by&s;&s;hop. Leage / &s;ir Ar|nolde
of Hornes / howe he &s;hulde do to &s;aue
his lande fro brennyng and exylyng. The&s;e
two prelates coun&s;ayled hym and &s;ayd. how
it mu&s;t nedes behoue hym to hu~ble hym &s;elfe
to the Frenche kynge and to his vncles. The
duke &s;ayde / he was well content &s;o to do.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="140" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe &s;ir Helion of Lignacke ma|de
his reporte to the duke of Berrey
And howe the lordes of Scotlande
a&s;&s;embled toguyder in the Cytie of
Berdane / and determyned to rey&s;e
vp an army to entre in to Englande
And of an Engly&s;&s;he &s;quyer / Who
was takenne by the Scottes / who
knewe the &s;ecretne&s;&s;e of bothe real|mes
Englande and Scotlande.
Cap. C .xl.</HEAD>
<P>_THan by the coun&s;ayle
of the by&s;&s;hoppe of Trect
and by the aduy&s;e of the
by&s;&s;hoppe of Colonge / y^e
by&s;&s;hoppe of Laege was
&s;ente to the French kynge
to treate for y^e duke of Iu|lyers.
The kynge approched / but he pa&s;&s;ed
nat two or thre leages a daye / for his trayne
was great bytwene Mor&s;ay and oure lady
of Amount / where as the duke of Berey and
all his route / with mo than fyue hundred &s;pe+res
was lodged. Thyder came to the duke
of Berrey &s;ir Helyon of Lignacke / and &s;ir
Wyllyam his brother. Sir Wyllyam came
fro the &s;iege before Vanchadore / for the duke
had &s;ente for hym / and the duke of Burbone
had &s;ente for &s;ir Iohan Boe&s;me launce. and
they had lefte &s;tyll at the &s;iege all their com|panyes / 
and had lefte for capitaynes &s;ir Io|han
Butlere and &s;ir Loyes Dambier: And
&s;ir Helyon of Lignacke came out of Ga&s;con
fro Bayon / fro the duke of Lanca&s;tre. The
duke of Berrey made hym good chere / and
demaunded tidynges. Sir Helyon &s;hewed
hym and &s;ayd. Sir / the kyng of Ca&s;tyle &s;e|keth
on the duke of Lanca&s;tre to haue peace
with hym / and treateth &s;ore to haue his &s;one
the prince of Wales / to marry with the du|kes
doughter. With that worde the duke of
Berrey was pen&s;yfe and &s;ayd. Sir Helion / 
yet I &s;hall &s;ende you ones agayne to knowe
<PB REF="169">
more certayne / and the by&s;&s;hoppe of Poy|cters
with you / but as at this tyme we haue
ynoughe to do. Al&s;o the &s;ame weke the lorde
of Coucy retourned fro Auygnon and came
to the kyng to Ardane / euery man was glad
of his co~mynge.</P>
<P>yE haue herde here before / howe kyn|ge
Richarde of Englande had &s;ome
trouble: He agayn&s;t his vncles / and
his vncles agayn&s;t hym / with other dyuers
incydentes / as by the duke of Irelande and
other / and many knyghtes in Engla~de deed
and beheeded / and the archeby&s;&s;hop of yorke
brother to the lorde Neuell was at a poynte
to haue lo&s;te his benefyce. And by the newe
coun&s;aylers about the kyng / and by the arch
by&s;&s;hoppe of Caunterbury: the lorde Ne|uell
(who had ben the chiefe ruler and kepar
of the fronters of Northumberlande agay&s;t
the &s;cottes fyue yeres togyder) was as than
put out of wages. He had before euery yere
&s;ixtene thou&s;ande frankes / out of the countie
of yorke and by&s;&s;hoprike of Durham. And
there was &s;ette in his &s;tede the lorde Henry
Percye / and he hadde to wages by the yere
but a .xi. thou&s;ande Frankes. Wherof other
lordes of his lygnage / thoughe they were of
his kynne / yet they hadde therat great enuy
and indignacyon one agayn&s;t another: And
all this knewe ryght well the &s;cottes. Than
the lordes and knyghtes of Scotlande de|termyned
ones agayne to rey&s;e vp an army / 
and to make a iourney in to Englande. they
&s;ayde it was as than good tyme and houre / 
for they &s;awe the Engly&s;&s;hmen were nat all
of one accorde. And where as often tymes
pa&s;t / they had receyued great buffettes / than
they &s;ayd it was good tyme for them to be re+uenged.
And to the entent that their purpo&s;e
&s;hulde nat be knowen / they ordayned a fee&s;t
to be holden on the fronter of the wylde &s;cot|tes / 
at a cytie called Berdane / where a&s;&s;em|bled
in maner all the lordes of Scotlande.
At this fee&s;t they concluded and made full
promy&s;e / that in the myddes of Augu&s;t / the
yere of our lorde god / a thou&s;ande thre hun|dred
four&s;core ano eight / They &s;hulde mete
all with their puy&s;&s;aunce on the fronters of
Gales / at a ca&s;tell in the hyghe fore&s;t called
Gedeours. Thus at that tyme they depar|ted
eche fro other. And of this couenau~t there
was none of them that made their kyng pri|uy
therto / For they &s;ayd amonge them&s;elfe / 
their kyng was no manne of warre. There
came to Gedeours at the day apoynted. fir&s;t
the erle Iames Duglas / &s;ir Iohan of Mo|rette / 
erle of Marche and or Donbare / &s;ir
Wyllyam de Fu / and &s;ir Stephyn Erle of
Mon&s;tres / &s;ir Aucebauce of Duglas / &s;ir Ro+bert
Auerceque / &s;ir Marke Odremneu / &s;ir
Wyllyam Lym&s;ey / &amp; &s;ir Iames his brother / 
Thomas of Berry / &s;ir Aly&s;aunder Lym&s;ey / 
the lorde of Sechyn / &s;ir Iohan of Sobelas
&s;ir Patryke of Do~bare / &s;ir Iohn~ Senclere / 
&s;ir Patryke of Hoteborne / &s;ir Iohan &s;onne
to y^e lorde Momogomercy / &s;ir Adam of gla&s;
diuyn / &s;ir Wyllyam Reduryn / &s;ir Wyllyam
Stonacke / &s;ir Iohn~ of Halpe breton / &s;ir Ali+der / 
and &s;ir Robert Lander / &s;ir Stephyn fre+&s;eyle / 
&s;ir Aly&s;ander Ram&s;ey and &s;ir Iohan
his brother / &s;ir Wyllm~ Morbereth / &s;ir Mau+bert
Here / &s;ir Wylliam of Waleran / &s;ir Iohn~
Amon&s;tan / and Dauy his &s;onne / Robert Co+lemney / 
and dyuers other knightes and &s;qui+ers
of Scotlande. In thre&s;core yere before
there was nat a&s;&s;embled toguyder in Scot|lande
&s;uche a nombre of good me~ / they were
a .xii. hu~dred &s;peares and .xl. thou&s;ande men
be&s;yde with their archers: but i~ tyme of nede
the &s;cottes can lytell &s;kyll with their bowes.
They rather beare axes / wherwith they gy|ue
great &s;trokes.</P>
<P>WHan they were thus mette togyder
in the marche&s;&s;e of Gedeours they
were mery / and &s;ayd / they wolde ne+uer
entre againe in to their owne hou&s;es tyll
they had ben in Englande and done &s;uche de+des
there / that it &s;hulde be &s;poken of .xx. yere
after. And to the entent to make &s;ure poynt|ment / 
they a&s;&s;igned a daye to mete at a chur|che
in a fayre lau~de called zedon. Tidynges
came in to Northumberlande (as nothynge
can be hydde if men putte to their dilygence
to knowe) bothe to therle and to his chyldre~ / 
to the &s;ene&s;chall of yorke / and to &s;ir Mathue
Redman capitayne of Berwike / of this gret
fee&s;t that had ben at Bredane. And to the~rent
to knowe wherfore it was / the&s;e lordes &s;ente
to &s;ertche couertly by heraudes &amp; myn&s;trels.
The &s;cottes coude nat do their maters &s;o &s;e|crerly / 
but y^e lordes of Engla~de knewe howe
men ro&s;e in &s;cotla~de / &amp; how they &s;hulde mete
<PB N="clvi" REF="169">
agayne at Gedeours. Brute of this came to
Newca&s;tell vpontyne: And whan the lordes
knewe of this / euery man toke good hede to
his charge / and prouyded them &s;elfe redy to
a&s;&s;emble if nede were / and this they dyde &s;e|cretly / 
bycau&s;e their enterprice &s;hulde nat be
broken. Euery man helde hym &s;elfe in their
owne hou&s;es / and were determyned to mete
toguyder / as &s;oone as they knewe that the
&s;cottes came forwarde and &s;ayd. If the &s;cot|tes
come forthe we &s;hall haue knowlege ther+of / 
If they drawe toward&abis; Carlyle we &s;hall
entre at another parte in to their countrey / 
and we &s;hall do them more dommage than
they can do vs / for their countrey is all open.
We maye go where we ly&s;t / and our countre
is &s;trong / and the townes and ca&s;telles well
clo&s;ed. And the better to knowe the &s;tate of
the &s;cottes / they &s;ent a gentylman of Engla~|de / 
who knewe ryght well the marche&s;&s;e of
Scotlande / and &s;pecially the fore&s;t of Gede|ours
where y^e &s;cottes &s;hulde a&s;&s;emble. And
the Engli&s;&s;he &s;quyer went &s;o forwarde / that
without e&s;pyeng he came to the churche of ze+don / 
where the &s;cotty&s;&s; he lordes were. And
he encred in amonge them lyke one of their
&s;eruauntes / and there he herde and knewe a
great parte of thententes of the &s;cottes. and
at thende of their coun&s;ayle the &s;quyer went
to a tree where he hadde tyed his hor&s;e / and
thought to haue fou~de him there / but he was
gone. for a &s;cotte (who be great theues) had
&s;tollen hym awaye. He dur&s;te nat &s;peke for
hym / but &s;o went forthe a fote boted and &s;pur+ted.
And whan he was gone fro the churche
two bowe &s;hotte / than there were two &s;cot|ty&s;&s;
he knyghtes deuy&s;ed bytwene them &s;elfe
and &s;ayd one to another. felowe / I haue &s;ene
a marueyle / beholde yonder a man gothe a|lone / 
and as I thynke he hath lo&s;t his hor&s;e / 
for he came by and &s;pake no worde / I wene
he be none of our company / lette vs ryde af|ter
hym to proue my &s;ayeng. They rode af|ter
hym and &s;oone ouertoke hym. Whan~e he
&s;awe them co~mynge / he wolde gladly haue
ben thens. They came to hym and demaun|ded
whether he wolde and from whens he
came / and what he had done with his hor&s;e.
He began to varry in his &s;ayeng / and an&s;we+red
nat directely to their purpo&s;e. They tur|ned
hym / and &s;ayde he &s;hulde go and &s;peke
with their lordes. They brought hym again
to the churche of zedon / and pre&s;ented hym
to the erle Duglas and to other lordes: they
examyned hym and parceyued well he was
an Engly&s;&s;he man. Than they &s;ayde they
wolde knowe the trouthe why he came thy|der.
He was yuell wyllynge to &s;hewe the
trouthe / but they handled hym in &s;uche wi&s;e / 
that he was fayne to &s;hewe all the mater / for
they bare hym in hande / withoute he wolde
&s;hewe the trouthe / inco~tynent he &s;hulde le&s;e
his heed: and if he wolde &s;hewe the trouthe / 
he &s;hulde haue none yuell. There they knew
by hym that the lordes of Northumberlande
had &s;ente hym thyder: to knowe the e&s;tate of
their ent~price / and whiche waye they wolde
drawe. Herof the &s;cottes were right ioyous / 
and wolde nat for a great good / but that they
had &s;poken with this &s;quyer. Than they de|maunded
agayne of hym / in what parte the
Engly&s;&s;he lordes were / and whyder there
were any aparence that they wolde a&s;&s;emble
toguyder / and what way<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> they wolde take
to entre in to Scotlande: Outher by the &s;ee
&s;yde by Berwyke / or els by Donbare: or els
the highe waye by the countie of Mon&s;tres
towarde Streuelyn. The &s;quyer an&s;wered
and &s;ayde. Sirs / &s;ithe it behoueth me to &s;ay
the trouthe I &s;hall.</P>
<P>Whan I departed from them fro Newca|&s;tell
there was none aparence of their a&s;&s;em+blyng / 
but they be on a redyne&s;&s;e to departe / 
as well to daye as to morowe. And as &s;oone
as they knowe that ye &s;et forwarde and entre
in to Englande / they wyll nat come to mete
with you / for they be nat of y^e power &s;o to do / 
nor to fyght with you / &s;ythe ye be &s;o great a
nombre / as it is &s;ayd in Englande that ye be.
Why quod the erle of Moret: what nombre
do they repute vs at? Sir quod he it is &s;ayd
howe ye be a .xl. thou&s;ande men and .xii. hun|dred
&s;peares. And &s;ir / if ye take the waye in
to Gales they wyll go by Berwike / and &s;o to
Donbare / to Edenborome / or els to Alque&s;t.
and if ye take nat that waye than they wyll
go by Carlyle / and in to the mountayns of y^t
countrey. Whan the lordes herde that / eche of
them regarded other. Than the Engly&s;&s;he
&s;quyer was putte to the kepyng of the Con|&s;table
of Gedeours / and co~maunded that he
&s;hulde be &s;urely kepte: than in the &s;ame place
they wente agayne to coun&s;ayle.</P>
<P><PB REF="170">
THe lordes of Scotlande were ryght
ioyfull of that they knewe &s;urely the
entent of their ennemyes / and than they de|maunded
coun&s;ayle what waye was be&s;t for
them to take. The moo&s;t wy&s;e&s;t and be&s;t ex|perte
in warre &s;pake fyr&s;t / and that was &s;ir
Archanbas Duglas and therle of Fenne / &s;ir
Aly&s;ander Ram&s;ey / &s;ir Iohan Saynt clere / 
and &s;ir Iames Lym&s;ey: They &s;ayd for feare
of faylynge of our entent / we coun&s;ayle that
we make two armyes / to the entente that our
ennemyes &s;hall nat knowe whervnto to at|tende.
And lette the moo&s;t parte of our hoo&s;t
and caryage go by Carleon in Galles / and
lette the other company (of a thre or four hu~|dred
&s;peares and two thou&s;a~de of other well
hor&s;ed) drawe towardes Newca&s;tell vpon
Tyne / and pa&s;&s;e the ryuer and entre in to the
by&s;&s;horike of Durham / and burne and exyle
the countrey. We &s;hall make a great breull
in Englande or our ennemyes be prouyded / 
And if we&s;e that they do folowe vs (as they
wyll do) Than lette vs drawe all oure com|panyes
toguyder / and take a good place and
fyght with them. We doute nat but we &s;hall
haue honoure. Than lette vs be reuenged of
the dommages they haue done to vs. This
coun&s;ayle was accepted / and ordayned that
&s;ir Archanbas Duglas / therle of Fenne / the
erle of Surlancke / the erle of Mon&s;tres / the
erle of Mare / therle of A&s;troderne / &s;ir Ste|phyn
of Fre&s;eyle / &s;ir George of Donbare / 
and &s;irtene other great lordes of Scotlande
&s;hulde lede the moo&s;t parte of the armye to|wardes
Carlyle. And the erle Duglas / &s;ir
Orge erle of Mare and of Donbare / and the
erle Iohan of Morette. The&s;e thre to be ca|pitaynes
of thre hundred &s;peares of cho&s;en
men / and of two thou&s;ande other men and
archers / and they to go towardes Newca|&s;tell
and entre in to Northu~berlande. Thus
the&s;e two hoo&s;tes departed eche from other / 
eche of them prayenge other / that if the En|gly&s;&s;hmen
folowed any of their armyes / nat
to fyght with them / tyll bothe their armyes
were ioyned toguyder. Thus in a
mornyng they departed fro
Gedeours and toke
the feldes.
&dtridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="141" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the erle Duglas wanne the
penon of &s;ir Henry Percy / at the bar+ryers
before Newca&s;tell vpontyne:
and howe the &s;cottes brente the ca|&s;tell
of Pondlen / and howe &s;ir Henry
Percy and &s;ir Rafe his brother toke
aduy&s;e to folowe the &s;cottes to con|quere
agayne the penone that was
lo&s;t at the &s;crimy&s;&s;he. Cap. C .xli.</HEAD>
<P>_WHan~e the Engly&s;&s;he
lordes &s;awe that their &s;qui+er
retourned at agayne / at
the tyme apoynted / &amp; coud
knowe nothynge what the
&s;cottes dyd / nor what they
were purpo&s;ed to do / than
they thought well y^e their &s;quyer was taken.
The lord&abis; &s;ent eche to other to be redy whan
&s;oeuer they &s;hulde here that the &s;cott&abis; were a
brode / as for their me&s;&s;anger they thought
hym but lo&s;t. &para;Nowe lette vs &s;peke of the
erle Duglas and other / for they had more to
do than they that wente by Carlyle.</P>
<P>Whan the erles of Duglas / of Moret / of
de la Mare / and Donbare departed fro the
great hoo&s;t: they toke their waye / thynkyng
to pa&s;&s;e the water / and to entre in to the by&s;|&s;hoprike
of Durham / and to ryde to y^e towne
and than to retourne / brinnyng and exyling
the countrey / and &s;o to come to Newca&s;tell / 
and to lodge there in the towne in the di&s;pite
of all the Engly&s;&s;he men. And as they deter+myned
&s;o &s;o they dyde a&s;&s;aye to putte it in vre / 
for they rode a great pa&s;e vnder couert / with
out doyng of any pyllage by the waye / or a&s;|&s;autyng
of any ca&s;tell / towre / or hou&s;e: But
&s;o came in to the lorde Percyes lande &amp; pa&s;|&s;ed
the ryuer of Tyne without any let / a thre
leages aboue Newca&s;tell nat farre fro Bra&s;+pathe / 
and at la&s;t entred in to the bi&s;&s;hoprike
of Durham / where they founde a good coun+trey.
Than they beganne to make warre / to
&s;lee people and to brinne vyllages / and to do
many &s;ore di&s;plea&s;ures. As at that tyme the
erle of Northumberlande and the other lor|des
and knyghtes of that countrey knewe no+thyng
of their co~myng. Whan tidynges ca~e
to Newca&s;tell and to Durham / that the &s;cot|tes
<PB N="clvii" REF="170">
were abrode / and that they myght well &s;e
by the fiers and &s;moke abrode in the countrey.
The erle &s;ente to Newca&s;tell his two &s;onnes / 
and &s;ente commaundemente to euery man to
drawe to Newca&s;tell / &s;ayenge to his &s;onnes.
ye &s;hall go to Newca&s;tell and all the countrey
&s;hall a&s;&s;emble there / and I &s;hall tary at Ny|myche / 
whiche is a pa&s;&s;age that they mu&s;te
pa&s;&s;e by / if we may enclo&s;e them we &s;hall &s;pede
well. Sir Henry Percy and &s;yr Rafe his bro|ther
obeyed their fathers co~maundement / and
came thyder with them of the countrey. The
&s;cottes rode burnynge and exylynge the coun+trey / 
that the &s;moke therof came to Newe ca|&s;tell.
The &s;cottes came to the gates of Dur|ham
and &s;krymy&s;&s;hed there / but they taryed
nat longe / but returned as they had ordeyned
before to do / and that they founde by the waye
toke and di&s;troyed it. Bytwene Durham and
Newca&s;tell is but twelue leages engly&s;&s;h and
a good countrey. There was no towne with|out
it were clo&s;ed / but it was brente / and they
repa&s;&s;ed the Ryuer of Tyne / where they had
pa&s;&s;ed before / &amp; than came before Newca&s;tell / 
and there re&s;ted. All the Engly&s;&s;he knyghtes
and &s;quyers of the countrey of yorke and by&s;|&s;hoprike
of Durham were a&s;&s;e~bled at Newe|ca&s;tell / 
and thyder came the &s;ene&s;chall of yorke
&s;ir Rafe Mombraye / &s;yr Rafe Redmayne ca|pytayne
of Berwyke / &s;ir Roberte Angle / &s;yr
Thomas Grey / &s;ir Thomas Holcon / &s;ir Io|han
Felton / &s;yr Iohan Lyerborne / &s;yr Tho|mas
Abyton / the baron of Helcon / &s;ir Iohan
Copuldyke &amp; dyuers other / &s;o that the towne
was &s;o full of people that they wy&s;t nat where
to lodge.</P>
<P>WHan the&s;e thre &s;cotty&s;&s;he erles (who
were chyefe capytaynes) had made
their enterpri&s;e in the by&s;&s;hoprike of
Durham / and had &s;ore ouer rynne the coun|trey / 
than they retourned to Newca&s;tell / and
there re&s;ted and taryed two dayes / and euery
day they &s;krymy&s;&s;hed. The erle of Northum|berlandes
two &s;onnes were two yonge lu&s;ty
knyghtes / and were euer forma&s;te at the bar|ryers
to &s;krymy&s;&s;he. There were many pro|per
feates of armes done and archyued / there
was fyghtynge hande to hande (Amonge o|ther)
there fought hande to hande the erle Du+glas
and &s;ir Henry Percy / and by force of ar|mes
the erle Duglas wanne the penon of &s;yr
Henry Percyes / wherwith he was &s;ore dy&s;|plea&s;ed / 
and &s;o were all the engly&s;&s;hmen / and
the erle Duglas &s;ayd to &s;ir Henry Perey. &s;yr / 
I &s;hall beare this token of your prowes in to
Scotlande / and &s;hall &s;ette it on hyghe on my
ca&s;tell of Alque&s;t / that it may be &s;ene farre of.
Syr quod &s;ir Henry / ye maye be &s;ure ye &s;hall
nat pa&s;&s;e the boundes of this countrey tyll ye
be met withall / in &s;uch wy&s;e that ye &s;hall make
none auaunte therof. Well &s;yr &abquod; the erle Du|glas / 
come this nyght to my lodgynge and
&s;eke for your penon / I &s;hall &s;ette it before my
lodgynge / and &s;e if ye wyll come to take it a|way.
As than it was late and the &s;cottes with|drewe
to their lodginges / and refre&s;&s;hed them
with &s;uch as they had they had fle&s;he ynough.
They made that nyght good watche / for they
thought &s;urely to be a waked / for the wordes
they hadde &s;poken / but they were nat: For &s;yr
Henry Percy was coun&s;ayled nat &s;oo to do.
The nexte day the &s;cottes dy&s;lodged and re|turned
towardes their owne countrey / and &s;o
came to a ca&s;tell and a towne called Pouclan / 
wherof &abser; Haymon of Alphell was lorde / who
was a ryght good knyght. There the &s;cottes
re&s;ted / for they came thyder by tymes / and vn+der&s;tode
that the knyght was in his Ca&s;tell.
Than they ordeyned to a&s;&s;ayle the ca&s;tell and
gaue a great a&s;&s;aute / &s;o that by force of armes
they wan it / and the knyght within it. Than
the towne and ca&s;tell was brent / and fro thens
the Scottes wente to the towne and ca&s;tell of
Combur / and eyght engly&s;&s;he myle fro Newe
ca&s;tell and there lodged. That day they made
none a&s;&s;aut / but the next mornyng they blewe
their hornes / and made redy to a&s;&s;ayle the ca|&s;tell
whiche was &s;tronge / for it &s;tode in the ma+re&s;&s;e.
That daye they a&s;&s;auted tyll they were
wery / and dyd nothynge. Than they &s;owned
the retrayte / and retourned to their lodgyng.
Than the lordes drewe to coun&s;ayle to deter|myne
what they &s;hulde do. The mo&s;te parte
were of the acorde that the next day they <ABBR>&s;huld</ABBR>
dy&s;&s;oge without gyuynge of any a&s;&s;aute / and
to drawe fayre and ea&s;ly towardes Carlyle.
but therle Duglas brake that coun&s;ayle / and
&s;ayd. in di&s;pyte of &s;ir Henry Percy (who &s;ayd
he wolde come and wynne agayne his penon)
let vs nat departe hence for two or thre dayes / 
lette vs a&s;&s;ayle this ca&s;tell / it is prignable? we
&s;hall haue double honour? and than lette vs
&s;e if he wyll come and fetche his penon / he &s;hall
<PB REF="171">
be well defended. Euery man acorded to his
&s;ayeng / what for their honour and for the loue
of hym. Al&s;o they lodged there at their ea&s;e / 
for there was none that troubled theym / they
made many lodgynges of bowes and great
herbes / and fortityed their campe &s;agely with
the mare&s;&s;e that was therby / and their carya|ges
were &s;ette at the entre in to the mare&s;&s;es / 
and had all their bee&s;tes within the mare&s;&s;e.
Than they aparelled for to &s;aute the next day / 
this was their enten&s;yon.</P>
<P>NOwe lette vs &s;peke of &s;ir Henry Percy
and of &s;ir Rafe his brother / and &s;hewe
&s;ome what that they dyd. They were &s;ore dy&s;|plea&s;ed
that therle Duglas had wonne the pe+non
of their armes al&s;o it touched gretly their
honours if they dyd nat as &s;yr Henry Percy
&s;ayd he wolde. For he had &s;ayd to the erle Du+glas
that he &s;hulde nat cary his penon out of
Englande / and al&s;o he had openly &s;poken it be
fore all the knyghtes and &s;quiers that were at
Newca&s;tell. The engly&s;&s;hmen there thought
&s;urely that therle Duglas bande was but the
&s;cottes vangarde / and that their hoo&s;t was
lefte behynde. The knyghtes of the countrey
&s;uche as were well experte in armes / &s;pake a|gayn&s;t
&s;ir Henry Percyes opinyon / and &s;ayd
to hym. Syr / there fortuneth in warre often
tymes many lo&s;&s;es / if the Erle Duglas haue
wonne your penon / he bought it dere / for he
came to the gate to &s;eke it / and was well bea|ten / 
Another day ye &s;hall wynne as moche of
hym or more. Syr / we &s;aye this bycau&s;e we
knowe well all the power of Scotlande is a+brode
in the feldes / and if we i&s;&s;ue out and be
nat men ynowe to fyght with them / and perad+uenture
they haue made this &s;krimy&s;&s;he with
vs / to the entent to drawe vs out of the towne / 
and the nombre that they be of as it is &s;ayd / a+boue.
xl. thou&s;ande men / they maye &s;oone in|clo&s;e
vs / and do with vs what they wyll. yet
it were better to le&s;e a penon / than two or thre
hundred knyghtes and &s;quyers / and put all
our countrey in aduenture. The&s;e wordes re|frayned
&s;yr Henry and his brother / for they
wolde do nothynge agayn&s;t coun&s;ayle. Than
tydynges came to theym by &s;uche as had &s;ene
the Scottes / and &s;ene all their demeanoure / 
and what waye they toke / and where they re|&s;ted.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="142" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe &s;yr Henry Percy and his
brother with a good nombre of men
of armes and archers went after the
&s;cottes to wynne agayne his penon / 
that the erle Duglas hadde wonne
before Newca&s;tell vpon Tyne / and
howe they a&s;&s;ailed the &s;cottes before
Mountberke in their lodgynges.
Cap. C.xlii.</HEAD>
<P>_IT was &s;hewed to &s;ir
Henry Percy &amp; to his bro+der / 
and to the other knigh+tes
and &s;quyers that were
there by &s;uche as had folo|wed
the &s;cottes fro Newe|ca&s;tell / 
and had well aduy|&s;ed
their doynge / who &s;aid to &s;ir Henry and to
&s;yr Rafe. Syrs / we haue folowed the &s;cottes
priuely / and haue di&s;couered all the countrey.
The &s;cottes be at Pountclan / and haue taken
&s;yr Haymon Alphell in his owne ca&s;tell / &amp; fro
thence they be gone to Ottenburge / and there
they laye this nyght / what they wyll do to mo|rowe
we knowe nat. They are ordayned to a+byde
there / and &s;irs / &s;urely their great hoo&s;t is
nat with them / for in all they pa&s;&s;e nat there a
thre thou&s;a~de men. Whan &s;ir Henry herde that
he was ioyfull and &s;ayd. Syrs let vs leape on
our hor&s;es / for by the faythe Iowe to god and
to my lorde my father / I wyll go &s;eke for my
penon / and dy&s;lodge theym this &s;ame nyght.
Knyghtes and &s;quiers that herde him agreed
therto and were ioyous / and euery man made
hym redy. The &s;ame euenynge the by&s;&s;hop of
Durham came thyder with a good company / 
for he herde at Durham howe the &s;cottes were
before Newca&s;tell / and howe that the lorde
Percies &s;onnes with other lordes and knigh|tes
&s;hulde fight with the &s;cottes. Therfore the
by&s;&s;hoppe of Dutham to come to the re&s;kewe
had a&s;&s;embled vp all the countrey / and &s;o was
comynge to Newca&s;tell. But &s;ir Henry Per|cy
wolde nat abyde his comynge / for he had
with hym &s;yre hundred &s;peares knightes and
&s;quiers / and an eight thou&s;ande fotemen / they
thought that &s;ufficyent nombre to fyght with
the &s;cottes / if they were nat but thre hundred
&s;peares / &amp; thre thou&s;ande of other. Thus they
departed fro Newca&s;tell after dyner / and &s;et
<PB N="clviii" REF="171">
forth in good ordre / and toke the &s;ame way as
the &s;cottes had gone and rode to Ottebourge
a &s;euen lytell leages fro thence / and fayre way / 
but they coulde nat ryde fa&s;te bycau&s;e of their
fotemen. And whan y^e &s;cottes had &s;upped and
&s;ome layde downe to their re&s;t / and were wery
of trauaylynge and &s;autynge of the ca&s;tell all
that day / and thought to ry&s;e erly in the mor|nyng
in cole of the day to gyue a newe a&s;&s;aute.
Therwith &s;odenly the engly&s;&s;hmen came on
them and entred in to the lodginges / wenyng
it had ben the mai&s;ters lodgynges / and therin
were but varlettes and &s;eruauntes. Than the
engly&s;&s;hmen cryed Percy Percy / and entred
into the lodgynges. and ye knowe well where
&s;uche affray is / noy&s;e is &s;one rey&s;ed. and it for+tuned
well for the &s;cottes / for whan they &s;awe
the engly&s;&s;hmen came to wake them / than the
lordes &s;ente a certayne of their &s;eruauntes of
fotemen / to &s;krymy&s;&s;he with the engly&s;&s;hmen
at the entre of the lodgynges / and in y^e meane
tyme they armed and aparelled them / euery
man vnder his baner &amp; vnder his capytaynes
penon. The night was farre on / but the mone
&s;hone &s;o bryght as and it had ben in a maner
daye / it was in the moneth of Augu&s;t and the
wether fayre and temperate.</P>
<P>THus the &s;cottes were drawen to gyder
and without any noy&s;e departed fro
their lodgynges &amp; went aboute a lytell moun|tayne / 
whiche was greatly for their aduaun|tage / 
for all the day before they had well aduy+&s;ed
the place / and &s;ayd amonge them &s;elfe. If
the engly&s;&s;hemen come on vs &s;odaynly / than
we wyll do thus &amp; thus / for it is a ioperdous
thyng in the nyght / if men of warre entre into
our lodgynges / if they do than we wyll drawe
to &s;uche a place / &amp; therby outher we &s;hall wyn
or le&s;e. Whan the engly&s;&s;hmen entred in to the
felde / at the fir&s;t they &s;oone ouercame the var|lettes / 
and as they entred further in alwayes
they fou~de newe men to be&s;y them and to &s;kry+my&s;&s;he
with them. Than &s;odaynly came the
&s;cottes fro aboute the mountayne / and &s;ette on
the engly&s;&s;hmen or they were ware / and cryed
their cryes wherof the engly&s;&s;he menne were
&s;ore a&s;tonyed. Than they cryed Percy / and
the other partye cryed Duglas. There began
a cruell batayle / and at the fyr&s;t encountre ma+ny
were ouerthrowen of bothe partyes. And
bycau&s;e the engli&s;&s;hmen were a great nombre
and greatly de&s;yred to vanquy&s;&s;he their ene|myes / 
and re&s;ted at their pas and greatly dyd
put a backe the &s;cottes / &s;o that the &s;cottes were
nere dy&s;comfyted. Than the erle Iames Du|glas
(who was yonge &amp; &s;tronge / and of great
de&s;yre to gette pray&s;e and grace / and was wyl+lynge
to de&s;erue to haue it / and cared for no
payne nor trauayle) came forthe with his ba|ner
and cryed Duglas Duglas. And &s;ir Hen+ry
Percy and &s;yr Rafe his brother / who had
great indygnacion agayn&s;t the erle Duglas / 
bycau&s;e he had wonne the penon of their ar|mes
at the barryers before Newca&s;tell / came
to that parte / and cryed Percy / their two ba|ners
mette and their menne / there was a &s;ore
fyght. The engly&s;&s;hmen were &s;o &s;tronge and
fought &s;o valyauntly that they reculed the &s;cot+tes
backe. There were two valiaunt knightes
of &s;cottes / vnder the baner of the erle Duglas
called &s;yr Patryke of Helborne and &s;yr Pa|tryke
his &s;onne / they acquyted them &s;elfe that
day valy auntly. the erles baner had ben won
and they had nat ben / they defended it &s;o valy|auntly / 
and in the re&s;cuynge therof dyd &s;uche
feates of armes / that it was greatly to their re+commendacyon / 
and to their heyres for euer
after.</P>
<P>IT was &s;hewed me by &s;uche as had been
at the &s;ame batayle / as well by knyghtes
and &s;quyers of Englande as of Scotlande / 
at the hou&s;e of the erle of Foiz. for anone after
this batayle was done I met at Ortays two
&s;quyers of Englande called Iohan of Newe|ca&s;tell / 
and Iohan of Cauteron. al&s;o whan I
retourned fro Auignon I founde al&s;o there a
knyght and a &s;quyer of Scotlande / I knewe
them and they knewe me / by&s;uche tokens as
I &s;hewed them of their countrey / for I auctor
of this boke in my youthe had rydden nygh o|uer
all the realme of <ABBR>Scotland</ABBR> / and I was as
than a fyftene dayes in the hou&s;e of erle wyl|lyam
Duglas / father to the &s;ame erle Iames
of whome I &s;pake of nowe.</P>
<P>In a ca&s;tell a fyue leages fro Edenboro win
the countrey of Alque&s;t / the &s;ame tyme I &s;awe
there this Erle Iames a fayre yonge chylde / 
and a &s;u&s;ter of his called the lady Blaunche / 
and I was enfourmed by bothe the&s;e parties / 
how this batayle was as &s;ore a batayle fought
as lyghtly hath been harde of before of &s;uche a
<PB REF="172">
nombre / and I beleue it well / for engly&s;&s;hmen
on the one partye and &s;cottes on the other par+ty / 
are good men of warre / for whan they mete
there is a harde &s;ight without &s;parynge. there
is no hoo bytwene them as longe as &s;peares / 
&s;wordes / ares / or dagers wyll endure / but lay
on eche vpon other. and whan they be well bea+ten
and that the one parte hath optaygned the
victory / they than glorifye &s;o in their dedes of
arme<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> and are &s;o ioyfull / that &s;uche as be ta|ken
they &s;hall be raun&s;omed or they go out of
the <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">elde / &s;o that &s;hortely eche of them is &s;o con+tente
with other / that at their deparrynge cur|toy&s;ly
they wyll &s;aye / god thanke you. But in
fyghtynge one with another there is no playe
nor &s;parynge / and this is trewe / and that &s;hall
well apere by this &s;ayd rencountec / for it was
as valyauntly foughten as coulde be deuy&s;ed / 
as ye &s;hall here.
&dtridot; &dtridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="143" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the erle Iames Duglas by
his valya~tne&s;&s;e incouraged his men
who were reculed: and in a maner
di&s;comfyted / and in his &s;o doynge he
was wounded to dethe.
Cap. C.xliii.</HEAD>
<P>_KNyghtes and Squy|ers
were of good corage on
bothe parties to fyght valy+auntly.
cowardes there had
no place / but hardynes ray+ned
with goodly feates of
armes / for knyghtes and
&s;quiers were &s;o ioyned to gyder at hande &s;tro|kes / 
that archers had no place of nother party.
There the &s;cottes &s;hewed great hardyne&s;&s;e / 
and feught meryly / with great de&s;yre of ho|nour.
the engly&s;&s;hmen were thre to one / howe
be it I &s;ay nat but engly&s;&s;hmen dyd nobly ac|quyte
them &s;elfe for euer the engly&s;&s;hmen had
rather ben &s;layne or taken in the place / than to
flye. Thus as I haue &s;ayd the baners of Du|glas
and Percy and their men / were met eche
again&s;t other / enuyous who &s;hulde wynne the
honoure of that iourney. At the begynnynge
the engly&s;&s;hemen were &s;o &s;tronge / that they
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">eculed backe their enemyes. Than the Erle
Duglas who was of great harte and hygh of
enterpri&s;e / &s;eynge his men recule backe / than
to recouer the place and to &s;hewe knightly va|lure / 
he toke his are in bothe his handes and
entred &s;o in to y^e prea&s;e / that he made hym &s;elfe
waye / in &s;uche wy&s;e / that none dur&s;te aproche
nere hym / and he was &s;o well armed that he
bare well of &s;uche &s;trokes as he receyued. thus
he wente euer forwarde lyke a hardy Hector / 
wyllynge a lone to conquere the felde / and to
dy&s;comfyte his enemyes. But at la&s;te he was
encountred with thre &s;peares all at ones / the
one &s;trake hym on the &s;hulder / the other on the
bre&s;te / and the &s;troke glented downe to his be+ly / 
and the thyrde &s;trake hym in the thye / and
&s;ore hurte with all thre &s;trokes / &s;o that he was
borne perforce to the erthe / and after that he
coulde nat be agayne releued. Some of his
knyghtes and &s;quyers folowed hym / but nat
all / for it was nyght and no lyght / but by the
&s;hynynge of the mone. the engli&s;&s;hmen knewe
well they had borne one downe to the erth / but
they wy&s;t nat who it was / for if they had kno|wen
that it had ben the erle Duglas / they had
been therof &s;o ioyfull and &s;o prowde / that the
vyctory had been theirs. Nor al&s;o the &s;cottes
knew nat of that aduenture tyll the ende of the
batayle / for if they had knowen it / they &s;hulde
haue been &s;o &s;ore dy&s;payred and dy&s;coraged / 
that they wolde haue fledde awaye. Thus as
the erle Duglas was felled to the erth he was
&s;triken in to the heed with an axe / and another
&s;troke throughe the thye. The engly&s;&s;he men
pa&s;&s;ed for the and tooke no hede of hym / they
thought none otherwy&s;e / <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 word"> that they hadde
&s;layne a man of armes. On the other parte the
erle George de la Ma<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="2 letters">he and of Donbare
fought ryght valyantly / and gaue the engli&s;&s;h
men moche a do / and cryed folowe Duglas / 
and &s;ette on the &s;onnes of Percy. Al&s;o Erle
Iohan of Morette with his baner and men
fought valyauntly / and &s;ette fyer&s;ly on the en+gli&s;&s;hmen / 
and gaue them &s;o moche to do / that
they wy&s;te nat to whome to attende.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="144" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe in this batayle &s;ir Rafe Per+cye
was &s;ore hurte / and taken pry&s;o|ner
by a &s;cotty&s;&s;he knyght.
Cap. C.xliiii.</HEAD>
<PB N="clix" REF="172">
<P>_OF all the bataylles and en|countrynges
that I haue made
melicion of here before in all this
hy&s;tory / great or &s;malle / this ba|tayle
that I treate of nowe / was
one of the &s;ore&s;t and be&s;t foughten / without co|wardes
or faynte hertes. for there was nother
knyght nor &s;quyer but that dyde his deuoyre
and fought hande to hande. this batayle was
lyke the batayle of Bechercll / the whiche was
valyauntly fought and endured. The erle of
Northumberlandes &s;onnes / &s;ir Henry and &s;ir
Rafe Percy / who were chefe &s;ouerayne capy|tayns
acquyted them &s;elfe nobly / and &s;ir Rafe
Percy entred in &s;o farre amonge his enemyes
that he was clo&s;ed in / and hurte / and &s;o &s;ore
handeled that his brethe was &s;o &s;horte that he
was taken pry&s;oner / by a knyght of the erle of
Morettes / called &s;ir Iohan Makyrell. In the
takynge the Scotty&s;&s;he knyght demaunded
what he was (for it was in the nyght / &s;o that
he knewe hym nat) And &s;yr Rafe was &s;o &s;ore
ouercome and bledde fa&s;t that at la&s;te he &s;ayd / 
I am Rafe Percy. Than the &s;cotte &s;ayde / &s;yr
Rafe re&s;kewe or no re&s;kewe I take you for my
pri&s;oner / I am Makyrell. Well quod &s;ir Rafe
I am contente / but than take hede to me / for I
am &s;ore hurte / my ho&s;en and my greues are
full of blode. Than the knyght &s;awe by hym
the erle Moret / and &s;ayde. Syr here I dely|uer
to you &s;yr Rafe Percy as pri&s;oner / but &s;ir / 
lette good hede be taken to hym / for he is &s;ore
hurte. The erle was ioyfull of tho&s;e wordes / 
and &s;ayd. Makyrell thou ha&s;t well wonne thy
&s;purres. Than he delyuered &s;yr Rafe Percy
to certayne of his men / and they &s;topped and
wrapped his woundes / And &s;tyll the batayle
endured / nat knowynge who had as than the
better / for there were many taken and re&s;ke|wed
agayne / that came to no knowledge.</P>
<P>NOwe let vs &s;peke of the yonge Iames
erle of Duglas / who dyd maruayls in
armes or he was beaten downe. Whan he was
ouerthrowen the preace was great about him / 
&s;o that he coulde nat releue / for with an axe he
had his dethes wou~de. His men folowed him
as nere as they coulde / and there came to hym
&s;yr Iames Lym&s;ey his co&s;yn / and &s;yr Iohan
and &s;ir Water &s;aynt clere / and other knyghtes
and &s;quiers / and by hym was a gentle knyght
of his who folowed him all the day / and a cha|pelayne
of his / nat lyke a pree&s;t / but lyke a va|lyaunt
man of Armes / for all that night he fo|lowed
the erle with a good are in his handes / 
and &s;tyll &s;krymy&s;&s;hed aboute the erle / there as
he lay / and reculed backe &s;ome of the engli&s;&s;he
men with gret &s;trokes that he gaue. Thus he
was founde fyghtynge nere to his may&s;ter / 
wherby he hadde great pray&s;e / and therby the
&s;ame yere he was made archedecon of Abre|dan.
This pree&s;t was called &s;yr Willyam of
Norbernyche / he was a tall man and a hardy
and was &s;ore hurte. Whanne the&s;e knyghtes
came to the Erle they founde hym in an yuell
ca&s;e / and a knyght of his lyenge by hym / cal|led
&s;ir Roberte Harte / he had a fyftene woun|des
in one place and other. Than &s;yr Iohan
Sayncte clere demaunded of the erle howe he
dyd. Ryght yuell co&s;yn quod therle / but than|ked
be god there hath been but a fewe of myne
auncytours that hathe dyed in their beddes.
But co&s;yn / I requyre you thynke to reuenge
me / for I recon my &s;elfe but deed / for my herte
faynteth often tymes / My co&s;yn water and
you I praye you ray&s;e vp agayne my baner / 
whiche lyeth on the grounde / and my &s;quyer
Dauy Collemnie &s;layne. But &s;yrs / &s;hewe no|ther
to frende nor &s;oo in what ca&s;e ye &s;eme in / 
for if myne enemyes knewe it they wolde re|ioy&s;e / 
and our frendes di&s;comforted. The two
bretherne of Saynt clere and &s;ir Iames Lym+&s;cy
dyd as the erle hadde de&s;yred theym / and
rey&s;ed vp agayne his baner / and cryed Du|glas.
Suche as were behynde and herde that
crye drewe togyther and &s;et on their enemyes
valyauntly / and reculed backe the engly&s;&s;he
men / and many ouerthrowen / and &s;o draue the
engly&s;&s;he men backe beyonde the place where
as the Erle laye / who was by that tyme deed / 
and &s;o came to the erles baner / the whiche &s;yr
Iohan Saynte clere helde in his handes / and
many good knyghtes and &s;quyers of Scot|lande
aboute hym / and &s;tyll company drewe
to the crye of Duglas. Thyder came the erle
Morette with his baner well accompanyed / 
and al&s;o the erle de la Mare and of Don|bare.
And whan they &s;awe the engli&s;&s;h
men recule / and their co~pany a&s;&s;em+bled
togyder / they renewed a+gayne
the batayle / 
and gaue ma|ny
harde
and &s;adde &s;trokes.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="145" TYPE="chapter">
<PB REF="173">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the &s;cottes wanne the ba|tayle
agayn&s;t the engly&s;&s;he men be|&s;yde
Otteburge &amp; there was taken
pri&s;oners &s;ir Henry and &s;ir Rafe Per+cy / 
and howe an Engly&s;&s;he &s;quyer
wolde nat yelde him no more wolde
a &s;cotty&s;&s;he &s;quier and &s;o dyed both / 
and howe the by&s;&s;hope of Durham
and his company were di&s;comfyted
amonge them&s;elfe. Ca. C .xlv.</HEAD>
<P>_TO &s;aye trouth the en|gly&s;&s;hmen
were &s;orer tra|uayled
than the &s;cottes / for
they came the &s;ame day fro
Newca&s;tell vpon Tyne / a
&s;ire engly&s;&s;h myles / &amp; went
a great pa&s;e / to the entente
to fynde the &s;cottes whiche they dyd &s;o that by
their fa&s;t goynge they were nere out of brethe / 
and the Scottes were fre&s;&s;he and well re&s;ted / 
which greatly auayled them / whan tyme was
of their bu&s;yne&s;&s;e. For in the la&s;te &s;krymy&s;&s;he
they reeuled backe the engly&s;&s;hemen / in &s;uche
wy&s;e / that after that they coude no more a&s;&s;em+ble
togyther / for the &s;cottes pa&s;t through their
batayles. And it fortuned that &s;ir Henry Per|cy
and the lorde of Mountcombre a valyaunt
knyght of Scotlande fought togyther hande
to hande ryght valyauntly / without lettynge
of any other for euery man had ynough to do.
So longe they two fought that perforce of ar+mes
&s;yr Henry Percy was taken pri&s;oner by
the &s;ayde lorde of Mountcomber.</P>
<P>THe knyghtes &amp; &s;quiers of Scotlande
as &s;ir Mare Adremench / &s;ir Thomas
Auerne&s;quyn / &s;yr Willyam / &s;yr Iames / and
&s;ir Aly&s;ander Lym&s;ey / the lorde of Faulcon / 
for Iohan of &s;aynte de Laur / &s;yr Patryke of
Donbare / &s;ir Iohan and &s;yr Water Saynte
clere / &s;ir Iohan Makyrcll &s;ir Guy&s;tewarde / 
&s;yr Iohan Halebreton &s;yr Aly&s;aunder Ram|&s;ey / 
Roberte Colounnie and his two &s;onnes / 
Iohan and Roberte / who were there made
knyghtes / and a hundred knyghtes and &s;quy|ers
that I can nat name. All the&s;e ryght valy|auntly
dyd acquyte them &s;elfe. And on the en|gly&s;&s;he
parte before that the lorde Percy was
taken and after / there fought valyauntly &s;yr
Rafe Longeble / &s;yr Mathewe Redman / &s;yr
Thomas Ogle / &s;ir Thomas Gray / &s;ir Tho|mas
Hekon / &s;ir Thomas Abreton / &s;ir Iohan
Lyerbon / &s;ir Willyam Wal&s;yngham / the ba|ron
of Helcon / &s;ir Iohan of Culpedup / the &s;e|ne&s;chall
of yorke / and dyuers other fotemen.
Wherto <ABBR>&s;hould</ABBR> I write longe proces / this was
a &s;ore batayle and well foughten? And as for|tune
is alwayes chaungeable / though the en|gli&s;&s;hmen
were more in nombre than the &s;cot|tes / 
and were ryght valyaunt men of warre / 
and well experte / and that at the fyr&s;te fronte
they reculed backe the &s;cottes / yet fynally the
&s;cottes optaygned the place and vyctory / and
all the fore&s;aid engly&s;&s;hmen taken and a hun|dred
mo / &s;auynge &s;ir Mathewe Rodman ca|pytayne
of Berwyke / who whan he knewe no
remedy nor recoueraunce / and &s;awe his com|pany
flye fro the &s;cottes / and yelded theym on
euery &s;yde / than he toke his hor&s;e and depar|ted
to &s;aue hym &s;elfe. The &s;ame &s;ea&s;on aboute
the ende of this dy&s;comfyture / there was an
engly&s;&s;he &s;quyer called Thomas Veleton / a
goodly and a valyant man / and that was well
&s;ene / for of all that nyght he wolde nother flye
nor yet yelde hym. It was &s;ayd he had made a
vowe at a fee&s;t in Englande / that the fir&s;t tyme
that euer he &s;awe engli&s;&s;he men &amp; &s;cottes in ba+tayle / 
he wolde / &s;o do his deuoyre to his power
in &s;uche wy&s;e / that eyther he wolde be reputed
for the be&s;t doer on bothe &s;ydes / or els to dye in
the payne / he was called a valyaunt and a har+dy
man / and dyd &s;o moche by his prowes that
vnder the baner of the erle of Morette he dyd
&s;uche valyauntne&s;&s;e in armes / that the &s;cottes
hadde maruayle therof / and &s;o was &s;layne in
fyghtynge. The &s;cottes wolde gladly haue ta+ken
hym alyue but he wolde neuer yelde / he
hoped euer to haue been re&s;cewed. And with
him there was a &s;cotty&s;&s;he &s;quier &s;layne / co&s;yn
to the kynge of &s;cottes / called Symon Glau|dyn.
His dethe was greatly complayned of
the &s;cottes. This batayle was fier&s;e and cruell
tyll it came to the ende of the di&s;comfyture / but
whan the &s;cottes &s;awe the engly&s;&s;hmen recule
and yelde the~&s;elfe / than the &s;cottes were curtes / 
and &s;ette theym to their raun&s;ome / and euery
manne &s;ayde to his pry&s;oner. Syrs / go and
vnarme you and take youre ca&s;e / I am your
may&s;ter / and &s;o made their pri&s;oners as good
chere as though they had ben brethren / with+out
doyng to the~ any do~mage. The cha&s;<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="2 letters">n|dured
<PB N="clx" REF="173">
a fyue engly&s;&s;he myles / and if y^e &s;cot|tes
had been men ynowe there had none &s;ca|ped / 
but outher they had ben taken or &s;layne:
And if Archambault Duglas and the erle of
Fen / the erle Surlant and other of the great
co~pany (who were gone towardes Carlyle)
had ben there / by all lykelyhode they had ta|ken
the by&s;&s;hoppe of Durham / and y^e towne
of Newca&s;tell vpon tyme. I &s;hall &s;hewe you
howe. The &s;ame euenyng that the Percyes
de&abper;ted fro Newca&s;tell (as ye haue herde be|fore)
the by&s;&s;hop of Durham with the rere+bande
ca~e to Newca&s;tell &amp; &s;upped. And as he
&s;atte at the table he had ymagmacion in hym
&s;elfe / howe he dyd nat acquite hym &s;elfe well
to &s;e the Engly&s;&s;he men in the felde / and he
to be within the towne. Incontynent he cau|&s;ed
the table to be taken away / and co~maun|ded
to &s;adell his hor&s;es / and to &s;owne the tru~+pettes / 
&amp; called vp men in the towne to arme
them &s;elfe and to mount on their hor&s;es / and
foote men to order them &s;elfe to departe. And
thus euery man departed out of the towne / 
to the nombre of &s;euyn thou&s;ande: two thou|&s;ande
on hor&s;ebacke and Fyue thou&s;ande a
fote. They toke their waye towarde Otten|bourg
where as the batayle had ben / and by
that tyme they hadde gone two myle from
Newca&s;tell / tidynges came to theym / howe
their men were fightynge with the &s;cottes.
Ther with the by&s;&s;hoppe re&s;ted there / and
incontynent came mo flyeng fa&s;te / that they
were out of brethe. Than they were demau~|ded
howe the mater wente: they aun&s;wered
and &s;ayde. Right yuell. We be all di&s;confy|ted.
Here cometh the &s;cottes cha&s;ynge of vs.
The&s;e tidynges troubled the Engly&s;&s;hmen
and began to doute. And agayne the thirde
tyme men came flyeng as fa&s;t as they might.
Whan~e the men of the by&s;&s;hoprike of Dur|ham
herde of the&s;e yuell tidynges they were
aba&s;&s;hed / in &s;uche wi&s;e / that they brake their
array / &s;o that the by&s;&s;hoppe coude nat holde
togyder the nombre of fyue hu~dred. It was
thought that if the &s;cottes had folowed them
in any nombre: &s;eyng that it was night that
in thentryng in to the towne / &amp; the Engli&s;&s;h
men &s;o aba&s;&s;hed / the towne had ben won.</P>
<P>The by&s;&s;hope of Durham beyng in the
felde had good wyll to haue &s;ocoured the en|gly&s;&s;hmen / 
&amp; reco~forted his men a&s;moche as
he coude / but he &s;awe his owne men flye as
well as other. Than he demaunded cou&s;aile
of &s;ir Wyllyam Lu&s;&s;ey and of &s;ir Thomas
Clyfforde and of other knyghtes / what was
was be&s;t to do. The&s;e knyghtes for their ho|noure
wolde gyue hym no coun&s;ayle / For
they thought to retourne agayne and do no|thyng / 
&s;hulde &s;owne greatly to their blame / 
and to go for the myght be to their great do~|mage / 
and &s;o &s;tode &s;tyll &amp; wolde gyue none
an&s;were. and the lengar they &s;tode the fewer
they were / for &s;ome &s;tyll &s;tale awaye. Than
the by&s;&s;hoppe &s;ayd. Sirs / all thynges con&s;i+dred / 
it is none honour to putte all in parell / 
nor to make of one yuell dommage twayne.
We here howe our company be di&s;confyted / 
&amp; we can nat remedy it: For to go to recouer
them / we knowe nat with whom nor w^t what
nombre we &s;hall mete. Lette vs retourne
fayre and ea&s;ely for this night to Newca&s;tell
and to more we lette vs drawe toguyder and
go loke on our enemyes. Euery man an&s;we|red / 
as god wyll &s;o be it. Therwith they re|tourned
to Newca&s;tell. Thus a man maye
con&s;yder the great defaute that is in men / y^t
be aba&s;&s;hed and di&s;confyted. For if they had
kepte them togyder / and haue turned agayn
&s;uche as fledde / they had di&s;confyted the &s;cot+tes.
This was the opynion of dyuers. And
bycau&s;e they dyde nat thus / the &s;cottes had
the vyctorie.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="146" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe &s;ir Mathue Reedman de&abper;+ted
fro the batayle to &s;aue hym &s;elfe / 
and howe &s;ir Iames Lym&s;aye was
taken pri&s;oner by the by&s;&s;hoppe of
Durhame: And howe after the ba|taile
&s;currers were &s;ente forthe to di&s;+couer
the countrey. Cap. C.xlvi.</HEAD>
<P>_I Shall &s;hewe you of
&s;ir Mathewe Reedman / 
who was on hor&s;backe to
&s;aue him&s;elfe / for he alone
coude nat remedy the ma|ter.
At his departynge &s;ir
Iames Lym&s;ay was nere
to hym / and &s;awe howe &s;ir Mathue de&abper;ted.
And this &s;ir Iames to wyn honour / folowed
<PB REF="174">
in cha&s;e &s;ir Mathue Reedman / and came &s;o
nere hym / that he myght haue &s;tryken hym
with his &s;peare if he had ly&s;t. Than he &s;aid.
Ah &s;ir knyght tourne / it is a &s;hame thus to
flye. I am Iames of Lym&s;ay / if ye wyll nat
tourne / I &s;hall &s;tryke you on the backe with
my &s;peare. Sir Mathewe &s;pake no worde / 
but &s;trake his hor&s;e with the &s;purres &s;orer
than he dyde before. In this maner he cha&s;ed
hym more than thre myles. And at la&s;te &s;ir
Mathue Reedmans hor&s;e founvred and fell
vnder hym. Than he &s;tepte forthe on y^e erthe
and drewe oute his &s;werde and toke corage
to defende h<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">m&s;elfe: And the &s;cotte thought
to haue &s;eryken hym on the bre&s;t / but &s;ir Ma+thewe
Reedman &s;warued fro the &s;troke / and
the &s;peare poynt entred in to the erthe: Than
&s;ir Mathue &s;troke a &s;onder the &s;peare with
his &s;werde. And whan &s;ir Iames Lym&s;ay
&s;awe howe he had lo&s;te his &s;peare: He ca&s;te
awaye the tro<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">chon and lyghted a fote / and
toke a l<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">tell bacayle are that he caryed at his
backe / and handeled it with his one hande / 
quickely and delyuerly / in the whiche feace
&s;cottes be well experte. And than he &s;ette at
&s;ir Mathue / and he defended hym &s;elfe pro|perly.
Thus they tourneyed toguyder / one
with an are and the other with a &s;werde / a
longe &s;ea&s;on / and no man to lette them. Fy|nally
&s;ir Iames Lym&s;ay gaue the knyght &s;u+che
&s;trokes / and helde hym &s;o &s;horte / that he
was putte out of brethe / in &s;uche wy&s;e / that
he yelded hym &s;elfe and &s;ayde. Sir Iames
Lym&s;ay / I yelde me to you. Well quod he / 
and I receyue you / re&s;cue or no re&s;cue. I am
content quod Reedman / &s;o ye deale with me
lyke a good companyon. I &s;hall nat fayle
that &abquod; Lym&s;ay / and &s;o putte vp his &s;werde.
Well &s;ir &abquod; Reedman / what wyll you nowe
that I &s;hall do? I am your pri&s;oner / ye ha|ue
conquered me. I wolde gladly go agayn
to Newca&s;tell / and within fyftene dayes I
&s;hall come to you in to Scotlande where as
ye &s;hall a&s;&s;igne me. I am co~tent quod Lym|&s;ay:
ye &s;hall promy&s;e by your faythe to pre|&s;ent
your &s;elfe within this .iii. wekes at Ede~+borowe:
And where &s;oeuer ye go to repute
your&s;elfe my pri&s;oner. All this &s;ir Mathue
&s;ware and promy&s;ed to fulfyll. Than eche of
them toke their ho<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">&s;es and toke leaue eche of
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 word">. Sir Iames returned / and his entent
was to go to his owne co~pany the &s;ame way
that he came / and &s;ir Mathewe Reedman to
Newca&s;tell. Sir Iames Lym&s;aye coulde
nat kepe the ryght waye as he came / it was
darke and a my&s;t: And he hadde nat rydden
halfe a myle / but he met face to face with the
by&s;&s;hoppe of Durham / and mo than .v. hun+dred
Engly&s;&s;hmen with hym. He might wel
e&s;caped if he had wolde: But he &s;uppo&s;ed it
had been his owne co~pany that had pur&s;ued
the Engly&s;&s;hmen. Whan he was among the~
one demaunded of hym what he was. I am
quod he &s;ir Iames Lym&s;ay. The by&s;&s;hoppe
herde tho&s;e wordes / and &s;tepte to hym &amp; &s;aid
Lym&s;ay ye are taken / yelde ye to me. Who be
you quod Lym&s;ay? I am &abquod; he the by&s;&s;hop
of Durham. And fro whens come you &s;ir &abquod;
Lym&s;ay? I come fro the batayle &abquod; the by&s;|&s;hop / 
but I &s;troke neuer a &s;troke there. I <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 word">
backe to Newca&s;tell for this night / &amp; ye &s;hal
go with me. I maye nat cho&s;e quod Lym&s;ay
&s;ithe ye wyll haue it &s;o. I haue taken and I
am taken / &s;uche is the aduentures of armes.
Whom haue ye taken quod the by&s;&s;hop? &s;ir
quod he I toke in the cha&s;e &s;ir Mathue Red+man:
And where is he quod the by&s;&s;hop? by
my faythe &s;ir he is retourned to Newca&s;tell / 
he de&s;yred me to tru&s;t hym on his faythe for
thre wekes / and &s;o haue I done. Well &abquod; the
by&s;&s;hop / lette vs go to Newca&s;tell and there
ye &s;hall &s;peke with hym. Thus they rede to
Newca&s;tell toguyder / and &s;ir Iames Lym|&s;ay
was pri&s;oner to the bi&s;&s;hop of Durham.</P>
<P>VNder the baner of therle de la mare
and of Do~bare / was taken a&s;quer
of Ga&s;cone called Iohn~ of Newca|&s;tell.
And vnder the baner of the erle of Mo|ret
was taken his companyon Iohn~ de Cau+teron.
Thus the felde was clene auoyded or
the daye apered. The &s;cottes drewe togyder
and toke guydes and &s;ente out &s;currers to &s;e
if any men were in the waye fro Newca&s;tell
to the entent that they wolde nat be troubled
in their lodgynges / wherin they dyd wi&s;ely.
For whan y^e by&s;&s;hop of Durham was come
agayne to Newca&s;tell &amp; in his lodgynge / he
was &s;ore pe~&s;yfe / &amp; wy&s;t nat what to &s;aye nor
do: For he herde &s;ay howe his co&s;yns y^e Per|cies
were &s;layne or taken / &amp; all y^e knightes y^t
were with the~. Than he &s;ent for all y^e knygh|tes
and &s;quyers that were in the towne / And
whan they were come he demaunded of the~ / 
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if they &s;hulde leaue the mater in that ca&s;e / &amp;
&s;ayde. Sirs / we &s;hall beare great blame / if
we thus retourne without lokynge on oure
ennemyes. Than they co~cluded by the &s;onne
ry&s;ynge / euery manne to be armed / and on
hor&s; backe and a foote / to departe out of the
towne / and to go to Octenbourge to fyght
with the &s;cottes. this was warned through
the towne by a trumpet / and euery man ar|med
theym and a&s;&s;embled before the bridge:
And by the &s;onne ry&s;ynge they departed by
the gate towardes Berwyke / and tooke the
waye towardes Octebourge / to the nombre
of tenne thou&s;ande / what a foote and a hor&s;e
backe. They were nat gone pa&s;te two myle
fro Newca&s;tell / whan the &s;cottes were &s;y|gnefyed
that the by&s;&s;hoppe of Durham was
commynge to theym warde to fyght. This
they knewe by their &s;pyes / &s;uche as they had
&s;ette in the feldes.</P>
<P>AFter that &s;ir Mathewe Reedman
was retourned to Newca&s;tell / and
hadde &s;hewed to dyuers / howe he
had been taken pri&s;oner by &s;ir Iames Lym|&s;ey.
Than it was &s;hewed hym howe the bi&s;|&s;hoppe
of Durham hadde taken the &s;ayd &s;ir
Iames Lym&s;ey: and how that he was there
in the towne as his pri&s;oner. As &s;oone as the
by&s;&s;hoppe was departed / &s;ir Mathue Reed+man
wente to the by&s;&s;hoppes lodgyng to &s;e
his may&s;ter / And there he founde hym in a
&s;tudye / lyeng in a wyndowe and &s;ayd. What
&s;ir Iames Lym&s;ay what make you here?
Than &s;ir Iames came forthe of the &s;tudy to
hym and gaue hym good morowe / and &s;ayd.
By my faythe &s;ir Mathewe / fortune hathe
brought me hyder: For as &s;oone as I was
departed fro you / I mette by chaunce y^e by&s;|&s;hoppe
of Durham / to whome I am pri&s;o|ner / 
as ye be to me. I beleue ye &s;hall nat nede
to come to Edenborowe to me to make your
fynaunce. I thynke rather we &s;hall make an
exchaunge one for another: if the by&s;&s;hoppe
be &s;o contente. Well &s;ir quod Reedman / we
&s;hall accorde ryght well toguyder / ye &s;hall
dyne this daye with me. the by&s;&s;hop and our
men be gone forthe to fyght with your men / 
I can nat tell what &s;hall fall / we &s;hall know
at their retourne. I am content to dyne with
you quod Lym&s;ay. Thus the&s;e two knygh|tes
dyned toguyder in Newca&s;tell.</P>
<P>Whan the knyghtes of Scotla~de were en+formed
howe the by&s;&s;hop of Durham came
on them with .x. thou&s;ande men / they drewe
to coun&s;ayle to &s;e what was be&s;t for them to
do / outher to de&abper;te or els to abyde the adue~|ture.
All thynges con&s;ydred / they concluded
to abyde / For they &s;ayd they coude nat be in
a better nor a &s;tronger place than they were
in alredy. They had many pri&s;oners / &amp; they
coulde nat cary theym awaye if they &s;hulde
haue departed. And al&s;o they hadde many of
their men hurte: and al&s;o &s;ome of their pri&s;o|ners / 
who~e they thought they wolde nat leue
behynde them. Thus they drewe toguyder / 
and ordred &s;o their felde / that ther was no en|tre
but one waye / and they &s;ette all their pri|&s;oners
toguyder. And made them to promi&s;e
howe that re&s;cue or no re&s;cue they &s;hulde be
their pri&s;oners. after that they made all their
myn&s;trels to blowe vp all atones / and made
the greatte&s;t reuell of the worlde. Lightlye
it is the v&s;age of &s;cottes / that whan they be
thus a&s;&s;embled toguyder in armes / the foote
men bereth about their neckes homes / in ma+ner
lyke hunters / &s;ome great &s;ome &s;mall / and
of all &s;ortes: &s;o that whan they blowe all at
ones / they make &s;uche a noy&s;e / that it may be
herde nighe .iiii. myles of. thus they do to a|ba&s;&s;
he their enemyes and to reioy&s;e them &s;el+fes.
Whan the by&s;&s;hoppe of Durham with
his baner and .x.M. men with hym / were a|proched
with in a leage / than y^e &s;cott<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">s blewe
their hornes / in &s;uche wi&s;e / that it &s;emed that
all the deuyls in hell had been amonge them / 
&s;o that &s;uche as herde them and knewe nat of
their v&s;age / were &s;ore aba&s;&s;hed. This blo|wyng
and noy&s;e endured a longe &s;pace / and
than ce&s;&s;ed. And by that tyme the~gly&s;&s;hmen
were within le&s;&s;e than a myle / than y^e &s;cottes
began to blowe agayn &amp; made a great noy&s;e
and as long endured as it dyd before. Than
the by&s;&s;hop aproched with his batayle well
rainged i~ good order / &amp; came within y^e &s;yght
of y^e &s;cottes / as within .ii. bowe &s;hot or le&s;&s;e / 
than y^e &s;cottes blewe again their hornes a lo~|ge
&s;pace. y^e by&s;&s;hop &s;tode &s;tyll to &s;e what the
&s;cottes wolde do &amp; auewed the~ well / and &s;aw
howe they were in a &s;tronge grounde / great+lye
to their aduauntage. Than the by&s;&s;hop
tooke coun&s;ayle / what was be&s;te for hym to
do. But thynge well aduy&s;ed / they were
nat in purpo&s;e to entre in amonge the &s;cot|tes
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to a&s;&s;ayle them / but retourned withoute
doyng of any thyng / for they &s;awe well they
myght rather le&s;e than wyn. Whan the &s;cot|tes
&s;awe the Engly&s;&s;he men recule / and that
they &s;hulde haue no batayle: They wente to
their lodgynges and made mery / and than~e
ordayned to departe fro thens: And bycau&s;e
that &s;ir Rafe Percy was &s;ore hurte / he de&s;y|red
of his mai&s;ter that he myght retourne to
Newca&s;tell or in to &s;ome place / where as it
plea&s;ed hym / vnto &s;uch tyme as he were hole
of his hurtes. Promy&s;ynge / as &s;onne as he
were able to ryde to retourne in to Scot|lande / 
outher to Edenborowe or in to any o|ther
place apoynted. The erle of Mare / vu|der
whom he was taken / agreed therto / and
delyuered hym a hor&s;e lytter and &s;ent hym a
waye. And by lyke couenaunt dyuers other
knyghtes &amp; &s;quyers were &s;uffred to returne / 
and tooke terme outher to retourne / or els to
paye their fynau~ce / &s;uche as they were apoy~|ted
vnto. It was &s;hewed me by the informa+cyon
of the &s;cottes / &s;uche as had been at this
&s;ayd batayle / that was bytwene Newca&s;tell
and Octeburge / in the yere of our lorde god
a thou&s;ande thre hundred four&s;core and viii.
the .xix. daye of Augu&s;t: Nowe y^t there were
taken pri&s;oners of the Engli&s;&s;he partie. M.
and .xl. men one and other. And &s;layne in the
felde and in the cha&s;e .xviii. hundred and .xl.
and &s;ore hurte mo than a thou&s;ande. And of
the &s;cottes there were a hundred &s;layne / and
taken in the cha&s;e mo than two hundred: for
as the Engly&s;&s;hmen fledde whan they &s;awe
any aduautage / they retourned agayne and
fought. By that meanes the &s;cottes were ta|ken
and none otherwy&s;e. Euery man maye
well con&s;ydre that it was a well fought felde
whan there were &s;o many &s;layne and taken
on bothe parties.
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<HEAD>&para;Howe the &s;cottes departed and ca+ryed
with them therle Duglas deed
and buryed hym in the abbey of Ni|mays:
And howe &s;ir Archambault
Duglas and his company departed
fro before Carlyle / and retourned in
to Scotlande. Cap. C.xlvii.</HEAD>
<P>_AFter this batayle thus
furny&s;&s;hed / euery man re|tourned:
And the erle Du+glas
deed body che&s;ted &amp;
layde in a chare / and with
hym &s;ir Robert Hart and
Symon Glaudyn. Than
they prepared to departe. So they depar|ted
&amp; ledde with them &s;ir Henry Percy / and
mo than .xl. knyghtes of Englande / &amp; tooke
the waye to the abbey of Nimay. At their de
partynge they &s;ette fyre in their lodgynges
and rode all the daye / and yet lay that night
in the Engly&s;&s;he grounde / none denyed the~.
The nexte daye they di&s;lodged early in the
mornyng / and &s;o came that daye to Nimay / 
It is an abbey of blacke monkes on the bor|der
bytwene bothe realmes. There they re|&s;ted / 
and buryed the erle Iames Duglas.
The &s;econde daye after his ob&s;equye was
done reuere~tly / &amp; on his body layde a tombe
of &s;tone / and his baner hangyng ouer hym.
Wheder there were as than any mo Erles of
Duglas / to whome the lande retourned or
nat / I can nat tell. For I &s;ir Iohn~ Froi&s;&s;art
auctour of this boke was in Scotlande in y^e
erles ca&s;tell of Alque&s;t / lyueng erle Wyllm~ / 
at whiche tyme he had two chyldren / a &s;onne
and a dought: but after there were many of
the dugla&s;&s;es / for I haue &s;ene a.v. bretherne
all &s;quiers bearyng y^e name of Duglas / in y^e
kyng of Scotla~des hou&s;e Dauid. they were
&s;o~nes to a knight in Scotla~de called &s;ir Ia|mes
Duglas. &amp; they bare in their armes gol+de / 
thre oreyls goules / but as for y^e herytage
I knowe nat who had it. As for &s;ir Archam|balt
Duglas of whom I haue &s;poken before
in this hy&s;to<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ie in dyuers places / who was a
valyant knight / &amp; gretly redouted of the en+gly&s;&s;hmen / 
he was but a ba&s;tarde.</P>
<P>Whan the&s;e &s;cottes hadde ben at Ny|maye
abbey / and done there all that
they came thyder for. Than they de+parted
eche fro other and wente in to their
owne countreis / and &s;uche as hadde pri&s;o|ners
&s;ome ledde them awaye with them / and
&s;ome were rau~&s;omed and &s;uffred to returne.
Thus the Engly&s;&s;he men founde the &s;cottes
right curte&s;&s;e and gentyll / in their delyue|raunce
and raun&s;ome / &s;o that they were well
contente. This was &s;hewed me in the coun|trey
of Bierne in the erle of Foiz hou&s;e / by a
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knyght named Iohan of Newca&s;tell / who
was taken pri&s;oner at the &s;ame iourney / vn|der
the baner of the erle of Mare and Don|bare / 
and he greatly pray&s;ed the &s;ayd erle / for
he &s;uffred hym to pa&s;&s;e in maner / as he de&s;y|red
hym &s;elfe.</P>
<P>Thus the&s;e men of warre of Scotlande
departed and raun&s;omed their pri&s;oners / as
&s;oone as they myght ryght curtte&s;ly / and &s;o
retourned lytell and lytell in to their owne
countreis. And it was &s;hewed me / and I be+leue
it well / that the &s;cottes had by rea&s;on of
that iourney / two hundred thou&s;ande fran|kes
for raun&s;omyng of pri&s;oners. For &s;ythe
the batayle that was before Streuelyne in
Scotlande / where as &s;ir Robert of Breuce / 
&s;ir Wyllyam Duglas / &s;ir Robert Ver&s;ey / &s;ir
Symon Fre&s;eyle / and other &s;cottes cha&s;ed
the Engly&s;&s;hmen thre dayes / they neuer had
iourney &s;o &abpro;fytable nor &s;o honorable for the~ / 
as this was. Whan tidynges came to the o|ther
company of the &s;cottes that were be&s;yde
Carlyle / howe their company had di&s;tre&s;&s;ed
the Engly&s;&s;he men be&s;yde Octeburgh / they
were greatly reioy&s;ed / &amp; di&s;plea&s;ed in their
myndes / that they had nat ben there. Than
they determyned to di&s;lodge and to drawe
in to their owne countreys / &s;eynge their o|ther
company were withdrawen. thus they
di&s;lodged and entred in to Scotla~de.</P>
<P>&para;Nowe lette vs leaue to &s;peke of the &s;cot|tes
and of the Engly&s;&s;he men for this tyme / 
and lette vs retourne to the yonge Charles
of Fraunce / who with a great people wente
in to Almaygne to bringe the duke of Guer|les
to rea&s;on.</P>
<P>_WHan the Frenche kynge and all
his armye were pa&s;te the ryuer
of Mue&s;e at the bridge of Mor+&s;ay / 
they tooke the waye of Ar|dayn
and of Lu&s;enbourgh / and
alwayes the pyoners were before beatynge
woodes and bu&s;&s;hes / &amp; makynge the wayes
playne. The duke of Iulyers and his coun|trey
greatly douted the comyng of the Fren|che
kynge: For they knewe well they &s;hulde
haue the fyr&s;t a&s;&s;ault and beare the fyr&s;t bur|done / 
and the lande of Iulyers is a playne
cou~trey. In one day the men of warre &s;huld
do moche do~mage there / and di&s;troye &amp; wa&s;t
all / excepte the ca&s;telles and good townes.
Thus the Frenche kyng entred in to the cou~+trey
of Lu&s;enbourgh / and came to an abbey
where as Vyncelant &s;omtyme duke of Bra|bant
was buryed / there the kyng taryed two
dayes. Than he departed and toke the waye
throughe Ba&s;conque / and lodged within a
leage where as the duches of Brabant laye / 
S<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">e &s;ent worde of her beyng there to y^e du|ke
of Burgoyn / and he brought her in to the
felde to &s;peke with the kynge / who receyued
her right honourably / and there co~muned to+gyder.
Than the duches retourned to Ba&s;|conque / 
and thyder &s;he was conueyed with
&s;ir Iohn~ of Vyen and &s;ir Guy of Tremoile.
And the next daye the kyng went forwarde / 
aprochyng to the lande of his enemyes / and
came to the~ cryng in to Almayne / on the fron+ters
of y^e duchy of Iulyers. but or he came &s;o
far forwarde / Arnolde bi&s;&s;hop of Liege had
been with y^e kyng and had greatly entreated
for the duke of Iuliers / that the kyng &s;hulde
nat be mi&s;content with hym / though he were
father to the duke of Guerles / for he excu&s;ed
hym of the deflau~ce that his &s;onne had made
affyrmyng / how it was nat by his knowlege
nor con&s;ent. Wherfore he &s;ayd / it were pytie
that the father &s;hulde beare the defaut of the
&s;onne. This excu&s;e was nat &s;uffycient to the
kyng nor to his vncles / For the entent of the
kyng and his cou~&s;ayle was / without y^e duke
of Iulyers wolde come and make other ma|ner
of excu&s;e / and to yelde hym &s;elfe to y^e kyn+ges
plea&s;ure / his countrey &s;hulde be the fir&s;t
that &s;hulde beare the burdone. Thanne the
by&s;&s;hoppe of Liege and the lordes of Ha&s;|bane / 
and the coun&s;ayls of the good townes / 
offred to the kynge and his coun&s;ayle / holly
the by&s;&s;hoprike of Liege / for his armye to
pa&s;&s;e and repa&s;&s;e / payeng for their expen&s;es:
and to re&s;t and refre&s;&s;he them there / as long
as it plea&s;ed them. The kyng thanked them
and &s;o dyde his vncles / and wolde nat
refu&s;e their offre / for he knewe
nat what nede he &s;hulde
haue after.
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<PB REF="177">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the duke of Iulyers came
and excu&s;ed hym &s;elfe / of the defyau~+ce
that his &s;on~e the duke of Guerles
had made to the Frenche kyng / and
&s;o became his &s;ubiecte: &amp; of dyuers
feates of armes done bytwene the
frenchmen and the almayns before
Rencongne. Cap. C.xlviii.</HEAD>
<P>_THus the bi&s;&s;hoppe of
Liege retourned to the du+ke
of Iullyers and to the
archeby&s;&s;hoppe of Coloi|gne / 
and &s;hewed the~ what
he had done and thervpon
they toke aduy&s;e. The du|ke
of Iuliers had great dout of cryling &amp; wa+&s;tyng
of his countrey / and &s;ent for the knigh+tes
of his countrey to haue their coun&s;ayle &amp;
aduy&s;e / and dayly the Frenchmen aproched.
The lorde of Coucy who was in y^e vowarde
and with hym a thou&s;ande &s;peares / and the
duke of Lorayne with hym: and the vicount
of Meaulx with two hu~dred &s;peares. Whan
the Frenche men aproched the fronters of Al+mayne / 
than they rode toguyder in good or|der
and lodged wi&s;ely / for there were a thre
hu~dred &s;peares of lyn&s;ars almayns / beyond
the ryuer of Ryne gathered toguyder. And
they be noted to be the greatte&s;t pyllers and
robbers of all the worlde: And they alwayes
pur&s;ued and coo&s;ted the Frenchmen to fynde
them di&s;purueyed / to do them do~mage. The
Frenche men douted the &s;ame / and dur&s;t ne|uer
go <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> forragyng but in great companyes.
And as I vnder&s;tode &s;ir Boucequant the el+der
and &s;ir Loyes of Grache / were retayned
and brought to Nimay. the&s;e &s;ayd almayns
rode alwayes couertly / lyke byrdes flyeng
in y^e ayre &s;ekyng for their praye. This made
the Frenche men wy&s;e and to be well ware.
Thus whan the Frenche kyng was come &s;o
forwarde / as to the entre of the duchy of Iu|lyers / 
The duke of Iulyers who wolde nat
le&s;e his countrey / beleued the cou~&s;ayle of the
archeby&s;&s;hoppe of Coloyne and the by&s;&s;hop
of Liege. The&s;e two entreated for hym to y^e
kynge and brought the mater to that poynt / 
that his la~des were in re&s;t and peace / by mea+nes
of &s;uche condycions as foloweth. The&s;e
two prelates dyde &s;o moche / y^t they brought
the duke of Iulyers in to the kynges pre&s;e~ce
and before his vncles &amp; the duke of Lorayne / 
and other great lordes of Fraunce of y^e blode
royall. And whan he was before the kyng he
kneled downe / and wi&s;ely excu&s;ed him of the
defyau~ce that his &s;onne had made / and &s;ayd
howe his &s;onne was a foole / and that he had
neuer coun&s;ayle of hym to do as he dyde / but
dyde it of his owne wyll: and offred y^e kyng / 
&s;ayeng. Sir / to the entent to bring hym to y^e
knowledgynge of rea&s;on / by your lycence I
wyll go to hym and &s;hewe hym his folly / as
quickely as I can / and coun&s;ayle hym to co~e
and make his excu&s;e before youre grace and
your coun&s;ayle. And if he wyll nat thus do / 
but do agayn&s;t my coun&s;ayle / I &s;hall aban|don
to you all the townes and ca&s;tels in my
countrey / and to prouyde for men of warre / 
and to make warre again&s;t hym / tyll ye haue
taken hym to mercy. Than the kyng regar|ded
his brother / his vncles / and his cou~&s;aile
and it &s;emed to hym that this offre was faire
and re&s;onable / and &s;o thought dyuers other.
Than the kyng toke vp the duke of Iulyers
(who was on his kne / whyle he &s;pake to the
kyng) and &s;ayd to hym. Sir / we &s;hall take
coun&s;ayle and aduy&s;e on your promy&s;es and
wordes. Than the duke ro&s;e vp &amp; &s;tode &s;tyll
by the by&s;&s;hoppes that brought hym thyder.
Than the kyng and his vncles / and &s;uche of
his &s;ecrete coun&s;ayle drewe toguyder and de+bated
this mater long / with dyuers opinio~s
The duke of Burgoyne to whom principal|lye
the mater touched / bicau&s;e of the duchy of
Brabant / wherin he chale~ged to haue great
right of enherytaunce / after the dethe of the
duches Iane / bycau&s;e of the lady Margaret
his wyfe: and al&s;o to &s;ay the trouthe / he was
the chiefe cau&s;er of the kynges co~myng thy|der
with all y^t pui&s;&s;au~ce. Wherfore he wolde
that euery thyng might be for the be&s;t and to
thentent that a good peace might be made bi+twene
all &abper;ties / that there &s;hulde be no more
occa&s;yon to co~e thyder agayne another tyme
bycau&s;e the voyage is long and co&s;tly for the
realme: Than he &s;ayd to the kyng. Sir / and
it lyke your grace &amp; you my brother of Ber|rey / 
and to you all I &s;aye / that in all thynges
yuell begone / lyeth great aduy&s;e. We here
howe our co&s;yn the duke of Iulyers greatly
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ex&s;cu&s;eth hym&s;elfe / and he is &s;o valyant a man
and of our blode / and we of his / that we ought
to beleue hym. He offereth to the kyng a great
thyng / his body / his countrey / his townes and
ca&s;telles / to be at the kynges co~maundemente / 
in ca&s;e that his &s;onne the duke of Guerles wyll
rebell / and come nat to make amendes of the
defyaunce that he hath made. To &s;peke acor|dynge
to rea&s;on / it is a great thynge / to haue
with vs the duke of Iuliers / the duke of Guer+les
&s;hall be the more feble / and the ea&s;yer to cor+recte / 
and the more he &s;hall dought vs / and &s;o|ner
come to obey&s;aunce. wherfore I coun&s;ayle
that his offre be nat refu&s;ed / for he mekely hu|myleth
hym&s;elfe / and other greate lordes of
Almayne entreate for hym. To the&s;e wordes
there was no contrary opynyons / but all con|&s;ented
by one acorde. Than the by&s;&s;hoppes of
Coloygne and of Liege were called to their
coun&s;ayle / who had ben chyefe entreatours in
this bu&s;ynes / and to them it was declared fro
poynte to poynte / and frome clau&s;e to clau&s;e / 
what thynges y^e duke of Iulyers &s;hulde &s;were
and &s;eale to do / if he wolde haue his landes &s;a|ued / 
and to be in re&s;te. Fyr&s;t / that he &s;hulde go
to his &s;onne the duke of Guerles and &s;hewe
hym playnely his foly / and the great outrage
that he had done / to &s;ende to defye &s;o puy&s;&s;au~t
a prince as the frenche kynge / and &s;pecially by
&s;uche fell defyaunce / out of the &s;tyle of ryght or
rea&s;on / and to cau&s;e him to come to rea&s;on and
mercy. And if he wolde nat thus do / but abyde
&s;tyll in his opynyon (through feble wytte and
coun&s;ayle) than the duke of Iulyers to &s;were
and &s;eale to renounce hym fro all ayde or &s;o|coure
that he myght do / and to become his ene+my / 
as other be / and to &s;uffre &s;uche as &s;hall be
apoynted by the kynge and his coun&s;ayle to a+byde
there all this wynter / to lye in gary&s;ons
in the countrey of Iulyers / to make frounter
warre agayn&s;t the duke of Guerles / and there
to be well entreated and receyued.</P>
<P>THe&s;e two prelates were called to the
kinges coun&s;ayle / to the entente that
they &s;hulde &s;hewe to the duke of Iu|lyers
the&s;e artycles / and &s;o they dyd. And than
the duke &s;awe well howe that it behoued hym
to agree / or els to haue his landes ouer tynne
and wa&s;ted / wherfore he acorded and &s;ware
and &s;ealed to vpholde all the kynges de&s;yre / &s;o
that his lande &s;hulde nat be ouerron nor exy|led / 
and he was contente that his lande &s;hulde
vytayle the armye. Thus the duke of Iulyers
became the frenche kynges man / and made re+lyefe
for his lande of Vier&s;on / beyng bytwene
Bloys and Berrey / and &s;upped that nyght at
the kynges table. Fyr&s;te &s;ate the by&s;&s;hoppe of
Liege and the by&s;&s;hoppe of Coloygne / than
the kynge / the duke of Burgoyne / the duke of
Thowrayn / the duke of Iuliers / and the duke
of Burbone.</P>
<P>THus the duke of Iulyers was in re&s;te
and pea&s;e by the fore&s;ayd meanes / and
the kynge and his armye were lodged in his
countrey / the whiche was plea&s;aunt and plen|tyfull
of all vytayles. Than the duke of Iuly|ers
wente towardes the duke of Guerles his
&s;onne / But or he came there / there was dyuers
feates of armes done in the countrey / for the al+mayns
who be couetou&s;e / oftentymes by night
or by daye wolde ieoparde them &s;elfe and &s;ette
on the frenche mens lodgynges to kepe them
wakynge / and &s;omtyme they wanne and &s;ome
tyme they lo&s;t. But for one almayne that was
taken / there were euer four frenchmen taken.
And on a daye the con&s;table of Fraunce and
the lorde Coucy / the duke of Lorayne / the mar+&s;hall
of Blainuill / &s;ir Iohan of Vien / &s;yr Io|han
de la Tremoyle / &amp; a four thou&s;ande men
of armes came before a towne in Guerles cal|led
Renconge / &amp; &s;hewed them &s;elfe before it in
good ordre of batayle. The &s;ame tyme y^e duke
of Guerles was within the towne / and pray|&s;ed
moche their demeanour / but he made none
i&s;&s;ue out / for he had nat men ynowe wherof he
was ryght &s;ore dy&s;plea&s;ed. Thus the frenche
men were there in good ordre of batayle the
&s;pace of four houres / and whan they &s;awe that
none wolde i&s;&s;ue out / they departed and retur+ned
to their lodgynges. The &s;ame euenynge
about the duke of Berreys lodgyng / certayne
knyghtes and &s;quyers drewe togyther / to the
entent to ryde forthe in the mornynge in to the
lande of their enemies to &s;eke &s;ome aduenture / 
and promy&s;ed eche other to &s;tycke togyther
lyke bretherne. They were in nombre aboute
a hundred &s;peares. But whan the mornynge
came all their purpo&s;e was broken / for there
was a &s;quyer of Auuergne called Godinos a
valyaunt man of armes / he pertayned to the
lorde of Alegre. whan he &s;awe that they had re+fu&s;ed
his company / and wolde nat de&s;yre hym
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to go with them / he was &s;ore dy&s;plea&s;ed / and
brake his mynde to a nother &s;orte of company+ons
/ &s;o that they were to the nombre of thyrty
&s;peares. They tode forthe togyther / and rode
all that mornynge and coulde fynde none ad|venture.
And whan Godynos &s;awe that they
&s;hulde retourne without doynge of any feate / 
he was &s;ore dy&s;plea&s;ed / and &s;ayde to his com|pany.
Syrs / ryde on fayre and ea&s;ely / and I
with my page wyll ryde aboute this wode / to
&s;e if any enbu&s;&s;he be hydden therin / and tary
me vpon yonder Mountayne. They agreed
to hym. Thus he and his page rode forthe co|&s;tynge
the wode. Whan he had rydden a lytell
waye / he herde one why &s;tell in the wode / and
&s;trake his hor&s;e with the &s;portes / and came to
the &s;yde of the wode / and there he founde an al|mayne
guetloys cuttynge of wode. Than Go+dynos
toke his glay<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">e and came ry<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">nynge at
this man / wherof the man was &s;ore aba&s;&s;hed.
Than Godynos made &s;ygne to hym that he
&s;hulde go with him / and thought that this com+panyons
yet &s;hulde &s;e that he had founde &s;om|what / 
and thought the &s;ame manne &s;hulde do
them &s;ome &s;eruyce in their lodgynges / and &s;o
Godynos rode on before on a lowe hackeney / 
and the almayne folowed hym a foote with a
hewynge axe on his necke / wherwith he had
wrought in the wode. Godinos page lepte on
his may&s;ters cour&s;er and bare his ba&s;&s;enette
and &s;peare / and folowed them halfe &s;lepynge / 
bycau&s;e he had ry&s;en &s;o early. And the almayn
who knewe nat whyder he <ABBR>&s;huld</ABBR> go / nor what
they wolde do with hym / thought to delyuer
hym&s;elfe / and came fayre and ea&s;ely to Gody|nos / 
and lyfte vp his are and &s;trake hym &s;uche
a &s;troke on the heed that he claue it to the teth / 
and &s;o ouerthrewe hym &s;tarke deed / the page
knewe nat therof tyll he &s;awe his may&s;ter fall.
Than the vyllayne fledde in to the wode and
&s;aued hym&s;elfe. This aduenture fell to Godi|nos / 
wherwith &s;uche as knewe hym were &s;ore
dy&s;plea&s;ed / and &s;pecyally they of Auuergne / 
for he was the man of armes that was mo&s;te
doughted of the engli&s;&s;hmen in tho&s;e parties / 
and he that dyd them mo&s;t domage. If he had
been in pri&s;one he &s;hulde haue ben quyted out / 
and if it had been for twenty thou&s;ande fran|kes.
&para;Nowe lette vs retourne to the duke of
Iulyers.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="149" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the duke of Iuliers and the
archeby&s;&s;hop of Coloygne departed
fro the frenche kynge / and wente to
Nymay to the duke of Guerles / and
howe by their meanes he was recon+&s;yled
and brought to peace with the
frenche kynge and with the duches
of Brabante. Cap. C.xlix.</HEAD>
<P>_YE knowe well / as it hathe
ben &s;hewed here before / howe the
duke of Iulyers made his peace
with the frenche king / by meanes
of the by&s;&s;hoppes that treated in
that behalfe / and al&s;o to &s;aye the trouthe / the
duke of Lorayne his co&s;yn toke great payne
in the mater. And (as ye haue herde) the duke
promy&s;ed to go to his &s;onne the duke of Guer+les / 
and to cau&s;e hym to come to the kynges
mercy / or els to make hym warre. Thus the
duke of Iulyers was fayne to promy&s;e / or els
all his countrey had ben lo&s;te. Thus the duke
of Iulyers and the archby&s;&s;hoppe toke their
iourney to go in to Guerles / and pa&s;&s;ed the ry+uer
and came to Nymay / where as the duke
was / who receyued his father with great ioye
as he was bounde to do / for there is nothynge
&s;o nere a man as his father and mother. But
he was nothynge glad of that he herde howe
that the duke his father was agreed with the
frenche kynge. Than the duke of Iuliers and
the by&s;&s;hop &s;hewed hym at length the hole ma+ter
in what ca&s;e he and his lande &s;tode in. He
made lytle therof / for he was &s;o &s;ore alyed with
the kynge of Englande that he wolde nat for|&s;ake
hym / for his herte was good engly&s;&s;he / 
and &s;o excu&s;ed hym &s;elfe greatly / and &s;ayde to
his father. &s;yr / let me alone / I wyll abyde the
aduenture / and if I take domage by rea&s;on of
the frenche kynges comynge / I am yonge y|nough
to beare it / and to be reuenged herafter
on &s;ome parte of the realme of Fraunce / or vp|pon
my neyghbours the braban&s;oys. there is
no lorde canne kepe warre without &s;ome do|mage / 
&s;ometyme le&s;e / and &s;ometyme wynne.
Whan his father the duke of Iulyers herde
hym &s;o &s;tyffe in his opynyon / he was &s;ore dy&s;|plea&s;ed
with him / and &s;ayd. Sonne Willyam / 
for whome make you youre warre? and who
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be they that &s;hall reuenge your domage? Syr
quod he / the kynge of Englande and his puy|&s;aunce / 
and I haue gret maruayle that I here
no tydynges of the engly&s;&s;he army that is on
the &s;ee / for if they were come as they haue pro|my&s;ed
me to do / I wolde haue wakened the
frenche men oftener thanne ones or this tyme.
What quod his father / do you tru&s;t and abyde
for the engly&s;&s;hmen? they are &s;o be&s;yed in eue|ry
quarter / that they wote nat to whome to en+tende.
The duke of Lanca&s;tre our co&s;yn / lyeth
at Bayon or at Burdeaux / and is retourned
out of Spayne in a &s;mall ordre / and hath lo&s;t
his men and tyme / and he hath &s;ente in to En|glande
for to haue mo men of armes and ar|chers / 
and he can nat get to the nombre of .xx.
&s;peares. Al&s;o the engly&s;&s;he men haue had but
late in playne batayle a great domage in Nor+thumberlande / 
for all their chyualry aboute
Newca&s;tell vpon Tyne were ouerthrowen / 
and &s;layne and taken / &s;o that as nowe the re|alme
of Englande is nat in good quyete nor
re&s;te. Wherfore it is nat for you to tru&s;t at this
tyme on the engly&s;&s;he men / for of them ye &s;hall
haue no comforte. Wherfore I cou~&s;ayle you to
be ruled by vs / and we &s;hall make your peace
with the frenche kyng / &amp; &s;hall do &s;o moche that
ye &s;hall nouther receyue &s;hame nor domage.
Syr quod the duke of Guerles / howe may I
with myne honoure acorde with the Frenche
kynge though I &s;hulde le&s;e all my hole lande / 
&amp; go dwell in &s;ome other place? &s;urely I wyll
nat do it / I am to &s;ore alyed with the kinge of
Englande / and al&s;o I haue defyed the frenche
kynge. Thynke you that for feare of hym I
&s;hulde reuoke my wordes / or breke my &s;eale?
ye wolde I &s;hulde be dy&s;honored? I requyre
you let me alone: I &s;hall defende my &s;elf right
well agayn&s;t them: I &s;et lytell by their threte|nynges.
The waters / and raynes / and colde
wethers &s;hall &s;o fight for me / or the tyme of Ia+nyuer
come / that they &s;hall be &s;o wery / that the
hardye&s;t of theym &s;hall wy&s;&s;he them &s;elfe at
home in their owne hou&s;es.</P>
<P>THus at the begynnynge of this treatie
the duke of Iuliers and the by&s;&s;hoppe
of Coloyne coulde nat breke the duke of Guer+les
purpo&s;e / and yet they were with hym a &s;ixe
dayes / and euery day in coun&s;ayle. And whan
the duke of Iulyers &s;awe no otherways / he be|gan
&s;ore to argue again&s;t his &s;onne and &s;ayd.
Sonne / if ye wyll nat byleue me &s;urely I &s;hall
dy&s;plea&s;e you / and as for your enherytaunce
of the duchy of Iulyers / ye &s;hall neuer haue
one foote therof / but rather I &s;hall gyue it to a
&s;traunger / who &s;hall be of puy&s;&s;aunce to de|fende
it agayn&s;te you. ye are but a foole if ye
wyll nat beleue my coun&s;ayle. Whan the duke
of Guerles &s;awe his father inflamed with ire / 
than to apea&s;e his di&s;plea&s;ure &s;ayd. Sir / than
coun&s;ayle me to myne honour / and at your de|&s;yre
I &s;hall leane therto / for &s;yr Iowe to you
all obey&s;aunce and wyll do. Than the duke of
Iulyers &s;ayde. Sonne / nowe ye &s;peke as ye
&s;hulde do / and I &s;hall loke for your honoure
a&s;moche as I wolde do for myne owne. Than
it was deuy&s;ed by great delyberacion of coun|&s;ayle / 
that for to &s;aue the honoure on all par|ties / 
that the duke of Guerles &s;hulde go to the
frenche kynge and to do hym honoure and re|uerence / 
as he ought to do to a Kynge / and to
make his excu&s;e of the defyaunce that he had
&s;ente to the kynge / and to &s;ay after this maner.
Syr / trewe it is there was a letter at a tyme
&s;ealed with my &s;eale &s;ente in to Fraunce / whi|che
came to your knowledge / in the whiche let+ter
was contaygned defyaunce / pertaynynge
to your grace and to your realme / with wor|des
vnrea&s;onable / out of the ryght &s;tyle and
v&s;age that princes and lordes defie eche other / 
the whiche I wyll nat auowe y^e euer any &s;uche
wordes pa&s;&s;ed out of my mouthe / nor by my
co~maundemente / any worde touchynge or de|famynge
your name or &s;ignory: and &s;yr / to ve|ryfye
that this myne excu&s;e is of trouthe / and
that it maye be had out of all &s;u&s;pecte / I &s;hall
declare the trouthe of euery thynge. Syr / by
rea&s;on of the great alyaunce and &s;eruyce that
I haue borne to my ryght redouted lorde the
Kynge of Englande / at his reque&s;te and his
coun&s;ayls / I &s;ente in to Englande four of my
knyghtes / and delyuered theym my &s;eale to
&s;eale to any thynge that they concluded vpon / 
they &s;ealed this letter and nat I / for I neuer
knewe before the &s;ealynge of that letter / what
was conteyned therin. Syr / I requyre your
grace accepte this excu&s;e for this is trewe. but
&s;ir / as for the aliaunce and &s;eruyce that I haue
made to my lorde the kynge of Englande I
wyll neuer breke it / nor do contrarye to that he
commaundeth me. But &s;yr / at his reque&s;t and
co~maundement I wyll defye you or any other
whan it &s;hall plea&s;e hym who &s;o euer they be / 
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except myne owne naturall lorde the kynge of
Almayne to whome I am made &s;eruaunte by
my mouthe &s;poken / and by myne handes in
his. But &s;yr for the honoure of you / con&s;yde|rynge
and in recompen&s;ynge the paynes and
traueyls that ye haue &s;u&s;teyned in your iour|ney
comynge hyder / to knowe the foundacion
and trouthe of the defyaunce / I &s;hall &s;were to
you and kepe it / that I &s;hal neuer make warre
agayn&s;t you nor defye you / but fyr&s;te ye &s;hall
be &s;ignyfyed therof an hole yere before. And
&s;ir / me thynke this &s;hulde &s;uffyce you. To this
deuy&s;e the duke of Guerles &s;ayde / I am well
contente thus to do / in this there in no dy&s;ho|nour
nor blame to me / as I thynke.</P>
<P>THus on this poynte departed the duke
of Iulyers from his &s;onne the duke of
Guerles / and with him the archeby&s;&s;hoppe of
Coloygne / and &s;o they returned in to Iulyers
and came to Ende&s;ker. And whan tyme was
they wente to the frenche kynge / and &s;hewed
him all the poyntes and artycles before reher|&s;ed / 
and &s;ayd. Syr / loke what ye wyll do with
the duke of guerles / for other than this ye &s;hall
nat haue of hym. The frenche kynge greatly
de&s;yred to &s;e the duke of Guerles his co&s;yn / by
cau&s;e he had put hym to &s;omoche payne / wher|fore
the &s;oner he enclyned to this treatye. And
the duke of Burgoyn who wolde al&s;o that the
duches of Brabant and her countrey &s;hulde a
byde in re&s;t and peace / he toke payne to bringe
this creatie to effecte / and y^t the duke of Guer|les
myght come to &s;peke with the kynge. And
al&s;o there was one thynge that made them the
&s;oner agre / wynter aproched and the nyghtes
began to be longe and colde / and al&s;o the lor|des
of Fraunce were enfourmed that Guerles
was no countrey to re&s;t in / in the tyme of wyn+ter.
and al&s;o dayly they had reporte howe they
lo&s;te of their men / bothe knyghtes and &s;quy|ers
by the &s;yn&s;ars almayns / who dayly lay in
wayte for them. So many rea&s;ons and con&s;y+deracyons
were layde and alledged that they
fell to acorde / and the duke of Guerles apro|ched
and the duke of Iulyers his father / &amp; the
duke of Lorayne and the by&s;&s;hop of Coloigne
brought hym in to the kynges tente / where
there was with the kynge his thre vncles / and
his brother the duke of Tourayne &amp; the duke
of Bare / the erle of Marche / the erle of &s;aynte
Pole / the erle dolphyn of Auuergne / the lorde
Coucy / and the con&s;table of Fraunce. There
the duke of Guerles kneled downe before the
kynge / and as it was infourmed me / the kyng
toke hym vp / and there valyauntly and wy&s;e|ly
he ex&s;cu&s;ed hym &s;elfe of the defyaunce that
he had made to the kynge. And moreouer he
&s;ware / that if euer he wolde defye the kynge or
make warre to the realme of Fraunce / that he
wolde gyue the kynge knowlege therof a yere
before / and the countreys of Guerles and Bra+bante
to be &s;tyll in the &s;ame ca&s;e / as they be in
at that &s;ame pre&s;e~t tyme. Thus the mater con+cluded
bytwene them. and the duke of Guer|les
&s;upped with the kynge the &s;ame nyghte at
his table / he was greatly regarded / bycau&s;e
he had put the kynge to &s;o moche payne and
co&s;te. This treatie and conclu&s;yon was put in
writynge and &s;ealed / and whan all was done
the lordes toke leaue to departe. but or they de+parted
the duke of Guerles demaunded of the
kynge / that all &s;uche pri&s;oners as the Frenche
men had taken in that warre / that he myght
haue them delyuered franke and free. He had
his de&s;yre / they were delyuered. Thanne the
kynge demaunded of the duke / that all &s;uche
pry&s;oners as his men had taken in that voy|age
&s;hulde be delyuered and rendred agayne.
Than the duke of Guerles excu&s;ed hym &s;elfe / 
and &s;ayde. Syr that I can not do / I am but a
poore man / and whan I knewe of your com|mynge
I fortifyed my &s;elfe the be&s;t I myght
with men of warre / knyghtes and &s;quyes fro
beyonde the ryuer of Ryne / and other places / 
and I promy&s;ed them that what &s;o euer they
wanne in this warre / it &s;hulde be their owne.
wherfore I can take nothinge fro them of that
they haue wonne / if I wolde / I haue nouther
puy&s;&s;aunce nor power to do it / for if I wolde
&s;hewe rygoure to theym / they wolde make
warre agayn&s;t me. wherfore &s;ir / may it plea&s;e
you to lette it pa&s;&s;e / for I canne nat remedy it.
The kynge &s;awe he coulde haue nothyng els / 
he &s;uffred it to pa&s;&s;e / and imagyned that he
and his realme were riche ynough to encrea&s;e
poore men / wherfore he let it pa&s;&s;e / and &s;pake
no mo wordes / and at their departure eche of
theym well contented other. Than it was or|deyned
to dy&s;lodge and to retourne the &s;ame
way they came / and than it was &s;ayd that the
frenche kynge &s;hulde be at the cytie of Reynes
at the fee&s;t of all &s;ayntes / and there to holde a
<PB N="clxv" REF="179" MS="y">
great fee&s;t. Thus euery man dy&s;lodged and
retourned. &para;Nowe lette vs &s;peke of the en|gly&s;&s;he
army on the &s;ee.
&dtridot; &dtridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="150" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the erle of Arundell and the
knyghtes of Englande beyng on the
&s;ee / by fortune of the wynde came to
the Palyce be&s;yde Rochell / who&s;e be+ynge
there was &s;ignifyed to &s;ir Loys
of Xan&s;er / and of the departynge of
the erle of Arundell. Cap. C.l.</HEAD>
<P>_IN the meane &s;ea&s;one
whyle the french kyng was
in Guerles / the engly&s;&s;he
army was on the &s;ee / wher+of
the erle of Arundell was
chefe capytayne / and &s;ome
tyme &s;ayled forwarde / and
&s;omtyme bacwarde / as the wynde wolde &s;erue
them / to &s;eke for aduentures / as it is well kno|wen.
Always lightly bytwene the fee&s;t of &s;aynt
Remey and all &s;ayntes / is a peryllous &s;ea&s;on
for &s;tormes and wyndes on the &s;ee / and aboute
the &s;ame tyme there ro&s;e &s;uche a tempe&s;te / that
it &s;perkled abrode the engly&s;&s;he nauy in &s;uche
wy&s;e / that the hardye&s;t marynere there was
&s;ore aba&s;&s;hed / &s;o that perforce they were con|&s;treyned
to &s;eke for lande. And the erle of Arun+dell
with .xxvii. ve&s;&s;elles with hym / whether
they wolde or nat / were fayne to ca&s;te ancre in
a lytell hauen called the Palyce / a two &s;mall
leages fro Rochell / and y^e wynde was &s;o &s;trey+nable
on &s;ee borde / that they coude nat departe
thence. Whanne tydynges therof came to Ro|chell / 
they were in great dought at the fyr&s;te / 
le&s;te the engli&s;&s;hmen wolde come on them and
do them great domage / and clo&s;ed their gates
and helde them &s;hytte a day and a halfe. Than
other tydynges came to them fro them of Pa|lyce / 
howe the engly&s;&s;hemen were but .xxvii.
ve&s;&s;elles / and came thyder by force of wynde
and wether / and taryed for nothynge but to de
parte agayne / and that the Erle of Arundell
was there / and the lorde Henry Beamonde / 
&s;ir Willyam Helmen / &amp; mo than thyrty knygh+tes
of Englande. Than they of Rochell tooke
coun&s;ayle what thynge was be&s;te for them to
do / and all thyng con&s;ydered / they &s;ayd howe
they &s;hulde but ea&s;ly acquyte them&s;elfe / if they
went nat to &s;krymy&s;&s;he with them. The &s;ame
&s;ea&s;on before the ca&s;tell of Bouteuyll / was &s;yr
Loys of Xan&s;ere mer&s;hall of Frau~ce / and had
be&s;ieged within the fortre&s;&s;e Gylliam of &s;aynt
Foye a ga&s;con / and with the mar&s;hall a great
company of Poicto<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> / of Xayntone / of Pier|gourt / 
of Rochell / and of the lowe marches / for
all were nat gone in to Almayne with y^e knig.
This &s;ir Loys was &s;oueraygne capytayne o|uer
all the fronters / bytwene Mountpellyer
and Rochell / tyll the retourne of the lorde Cou+cy.
They of Rochell &s;ent worde to the mar&s;hall
of the engly&s;&s;hmens beynge at Palyce. Whan
he herde therof he was ryght ioyfull / and &s;ent
to theym that they &s;hulde make redy &s;euen or
eyght galees / and to man them forthe / for he
wolde come by lande and fyght with the En|gli&s;&s;hmen.
They of Rochell dyd as they were
commaunded / and &s;ir Loys departed fro his
&s;iege / and brake it vp / for he thought it &s;hulde
be more honorable for hym to fyght with the
erle of Arundell and the engly&s;&s;he men / rather
thanne to contyne we &s;tyll his &s;iege. Thus be
wente to Rochell / and all knyghtes and &s;quy|ers
folowed hym. I can nat tell by what in&s;py+racyon
the erle of Arundell had knowledge / 
howe the mar&s;hall of Fraunce with a greate
puy&s;&s;aunce of knyghtes and &s;quyers was co|mynge
to fyght with hym at Palyce / whiche
tydynges were nat very plea&s;aunte to the erle
of Arundell / howe be it the wynde was &s;ome
what layde / and the &s;ee aueyled. Than the erle
wayed vp ancres and &s;ayled in to the &s;ee / in
&s;uche good &s;ea&s;on / that if he had taryed longe
after / he had been enclo&s;ed in the hauen and
euery man taken / for in contynent thyder came
the galees of Rochell / well manned and fur|ny&s;&s;hed
with artyllery and gonnes / and came
&s;treyght to the hauen of the Palyce / and fou~de
the engli&s;&s;he men departed. They pur&s;ued af|ter
a two leages in the &s;ee and &s;hotte gonnes / 
howebeit they dur&s;t nat longe folowe for feare
of enbu&s;&s;hmentes on the &s;ee. Than the frenche
&s;hippes returned / and the mar&s;hall of Fraunce
was &s;ore dy&s;plea&s;ed with theym of Rochell / 
that they &s;ente hym worde &s;o late. The erle of
Arundell toke the waye by the ryuer of Ga|ron / 
to come to Burdeaux / and therby y^e &s;iege
before Bowteuyll was defeated / for Gillonet
<PB REF="180">
of &s;aynt Foy prouyded his gary&s;on of that he
neded / in the meane tyme y^e the mar&s;hall went
to fyght with the engly&s;&s;he men.</P>
<P>NOwe let vs retourne &s;omwhat to &s;peke
of the duke of Lanca&s;tre / howe he was
in treatie with the &s;panyardes / and al&s;o with
the Duke of Berrey / for the maryage of his
doughter. The kynge of Ca&s;tyle treated with
hym for his &s;onne the prince of Ca&s;tyle / to the
entent to haue a peace with the engli&s;&s;he men.
Al&s;o the duke of Berrey treated to haue the du+ke
of Lanca&s;ters doughter for hym&s;elfe / for he
had great de&s;yre to be maryed. And the duke
of Lanca&s;tre lyke a &s;age imagynat<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="2 letters">e prince / 
&s;awe well howe it was more profitable for En+glande
and for hym / to mary his doughter in
to Ca&s;tyle / rather than to the duke of Berrey / 
for therby he / thought to recouer the herytage
of Ca&s;tyle in tyme to come / for his doughter.
And if he &s;hulde gyue her to the duke of Ber|rey / 
and the duke fortune to dye / his doughter
than &s;hulde be but a poore lady / to the regarde
of other / bycau&s;e the duke of Berrey had chyl|dren
by his fyr&s;t wyfe / who &s;hulde haue all the
profyte. Al&s;o the duche&s;&s;e of Lanca&s;tre encly|ned
to the kynge of Ca&s;tyles &s;onne. So that
whan &s;ir Helyon of Lignac was departed fro
the duke of Lanca&s;tre / and retourned to the
duke of Berrey / beynge as that in Almayne / 
than the king of Ca&s;tyls me&s;&s;a~gers were well
herde / in &s;uche wy&s;e / that their wordes were
noted and their offers accepted / and the coue|naunte
made and &s;worne bytwene Kateryn of
Lanca&s;tre and the kynge of Ca&s;tylles &s;onne / 
and writynges and publike in&s;trumentes and
oblygatory bondes made and concluded / with
out re<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">le or repentaunce. So y^t the duches of
La~ca&s;tre after euery thyng &s;et in ordre / &s;hulde
bring her doughter Kateryn in to Ca&s;tyle.</P>
<P>All this &s;ea&s;on the frenche kynge was &s;tyll in
the fronters of Iulyers / concludynge with the
duke of Guerles (as ye haue herde before) and
howe they departed. And as the frenche men
retourned / it fortuned on the fronteres of Al|mayne
on a nyght aboute mydnyght / as the
mone / <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">hone fayre / certayne almayns robbers
and pyllers / that dyd &s;ette nother by peace nor
warre / but alwayes &s;ought for their aduaun|tage / 
&s;ome pertaynynge to the lorde of Bla|queneuen / 
and to &s;ir Peter of Conebech / they
were well hor&s;ed / and came and aduy&s;ed the
french hoo&s;t / and where they might haue mo&s;t
profyte and aduauntage / and &s;o pa&s;&s;ed by the
lodgyng of the vycount of Meaulx / and &s;awe
no &s;tyringe / and returned without any noy&s;e
makynge / outher pa&s;&s;ynge or retournynge / 
and came agayne to their enbu&s;&s;he / and &s;he|wed
them what they had &s;ene and founde<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> and
incontynente the&s;e almayns came and entred
at their aduauntage in to the frenchmens lod+gynges / 
and ouerthrewe I can nat tell howe
many / and toke .xiiii. menne of armes pri&s;o|ners.
There was taken the lorde of Vie&s;uile / 
and the lorde of Mountkarell. This aduen|ture
the frenche men hadde the &s;ame nyght / by
rea&s;on they made but ea&s;y watche / and were
but yuell ordred. The next day whan the&s;e ty|dinges
were knowen / howe the lorde of Vie&s;|uille / 
and the lorde of Mountkarell were ta|ken / 
the frenche men were &s;ore di&s;plea&s;ed / and
toke better hede after. Whan the frenche kynge
departed fro the countrey of Iulyers none ta|ryed
behynde / euery man drewe to their gary|&s;ons / 
&s;ir Guylliam of Tremoyle and &s;ir Ger|uays
Furrande / and all other / and the braban
&s;oys by the waye euery man wente home. And
in the retournynge of the frenche men / it was
ordeyned by great delyberacion of cou~&s;ayle / 
that the frenche kynge (who had ben vnder the
gouernynge of his vncles / euer &s;yth the dethe
of the la&s;te kynge his father) &s;hulde than take
on him&s;elfe the gouernynge and charge of his
hole realme / and his vncles to cea&s;e of the go|uernynge / 
for they had ynough to do in other
bu&s;yne&s;&s;es. The kynge as thanne was pa&s;te
twenty yere of age. This was openly publy&s;|&s;hed / 
and euery man thought it was re&s;ona|ble.
The kynge came to Rennes at the fee&s;t of
all &s;ayntes / and there helde a great fee&s;t / and
his vncles with hym. And there they had fyr&s;t
knowledge that the Kynge of Ca&s;tyle / and the
duke of La~ca&s;tre were co~cluded vpon a peace
and vpon a maryage to be had / bytwene the
kinges &s;onne and the dukes doughter. Than
the frenche kyng &s;ported with the duke of Ber+rey / 
and &s;ayde. Fayre vncle ye haue fayled of
your entent / a nother is lyke to enioy the wyfe
that ye wolde haue had / howe &s;ay you therto / 
what &s;ayeth your corage? The duke of Ber|rey
&s;ayde. Syr I &s;aye nothynge but well / if
I haue fayled there / I &s;hall &s;pede in &s;ome o|ther
place. Than the frenche men beganne to
<PB N="clxvi" REF="180">
murmure vpon this maryage / and &s;aid. this
can nat be done without great alyau~ces / whi+che
&s;halbe a thynge greatly preiudycyall in
tyme to come to the realme of Frau~ce. And &s;u+che
as con&s;idred the botom of the mater &s;aid:
howe that if Ca&s;tyle / Englande / and Portu|gale
be all of one alyaunce and accorde / the&s;e
thre realmes / what by &s;ee and by lande / they
maye make warre to the realme of Fraunce.
Wherfore they &s;ayde / it were good that the
kynge &s;hulde &s;ende and prouyde remedy by
tymes / con&s;ydringe that this vnhappy kyng
of Ca&s;tyle hath made alyau~ce in maner with
a deed man: For the duke of lanca&s;tre is as a
man without men and puy&s;&s;aunce. Nor al&s;o
they &s;ayde / howe the kyng of Ca&s;tyll ought
nat to make any aliau~ce with any man / with
out the coun&s;ayle of the Frenche kynge. If
he do / the kynge maye &s;ende hym worde that
he wyll make hym as lowe a varlette / as he
hath made hym a great lorde. Lette the kyn|ge
make warre agayn&s;te the realme of Ca|&s;tyle
and putte out the vnhappy kyng / &s;onne
to a ba&s;tarde / and lette the kyng gyue the re|alme
to his owne brother the duke of Thou|rayne / 
who as yet hath no great herytage: he
&s;hall well and &s;agely gouerne it. Howe can
or dare this kynge of Ca&s;tyle make or treate
for any peace or alyaunce with the duke of
Lanca&s;tre / without the knowledge or co~&s;ent
of the Frenche kynge / who hath &s;o moche ay+ded / 
honoured / and auaun&s;ed hym? He had
lo&s;te his realme / if the pui&s;&s;aunce and blode
royall of Fraunce had nat ben: He hath well
marchaundy&s;ed / and yet he wyll marchaun|dy&s;e.
But if it be (as it is &s;ayd) lette hym be
&s;hamed and di&s;heryted / and lette hym haue
&s;uche puny&s;&s;hment / that he may well knowe
that he hath yuell done.</P>
<P>_THe&s;e wordes multiplyed / in &s;uche
wy&s;e / that all thynges con&s;ydered / 
The kynge and his vncles / and his
coun&s;ayle / determyned to &s;ende in to Ca|&s;tyle
to kynge Iohan / and to &s;hewe hym on
the Frenche kynges behalfe / that he be well
aduy&s;ed and take hede what he dothe: And
that he be nat &s;o hardy to make any treatie or
alyaunce with the Engly&s;&s;he men / nor with
the duke of Lanca&s;tre / in any thyng y^t &s;hulde
be preiudyciall to the Crowne or realme of
Fraunce. And if he haue done / or do / or thyn|keth
to do: Lette hym be &s;ure that the puy&s;|&s;aunce
of Fraunce &s;hall / as moche or more
&s;ette hym a backe and hynder hym / as it hath
auaun&s;ed hym before: And that the kynge
and the realme &s;hall entende to do nothynge
elles / but to di&s;troye hym. Than it was con+&s;ydred / 
who &s;hulde do this me&s;&s;age. And it
was thought that who &s;oeuer &s;hulde do it / 
ought to be a hardy man &amp; well &s;poken / and
&s;agely and valiauntly to declare the kynges
plea&s;ure. It was thought that a meane and
a &s;ymple per&s;one ought nat to do that me&s;|&s;age.
Than there were thre per&s;ones named
the lorde of Coucy / &s;ir Iohan of Vyen admy+rall
of Fraunce / &amp; &s;ir Guye de la Tremoyle.
Of the&s;e thre to take one to go in to Ca&s;tyle
on this voyage. And all thynges con&s;ydred / 
&s;ir Iohan of Vyenne was apoynted to go.
Than the kynge and his coun&s;ayle &s;ayd vn|to
hym. Admyrall make you redy / ye &s;hall
go on this voyage / and ye &s;hall haue none o|ther
letters to the kyng of Ca&s;tyle but of cre|dence / 
ye are &s;uffycie~tly en&s;tructed of the ma|ter
whervpon ye be &s;ente. And &s;aye vnto the
kynge of Spaygne / that he aduy&s;e well and
cau&s;e to be aduy&s;ed: And to rede and cau&s;e to
be reed / the alyaunces / ordynaunces / and &abpro;|my&s;es / 
&s;worne and &s;ealed bytwene hym and
vs: and marke well youre aun&s;were that ye
&s;hall haue of hym and of his coun&s;ayle / and
thervpon we &s;hall take our grounde to pro|cede
farther. The admyrall aun&s;wered and
&s;ayd / it &s;halbe done.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="151" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the Admyrall of Fraunce
was ordayned by the Frenche kyng
and his coun&s;ayle as amba&s;&s;adour / 
to go to the kynge of Ca&s;tyle. And
howe the Duke of Berrey &s;ente to
the erle of Foize to treate for a mary|age / 
bytwene the duke of Berrey &amp;
the erles doughter of Boulonge.
Cap. C.li.</HEAD>
<P><PB REF="181">
_THe admyrall of Frau~ce
taryed nat long at Paris / 
but made hym quickely re+dye
to departe / and tooke
his leaue of the kyng and
of his vncles / and tooke
his waye by Burgoyne / 
bycau&s;e he wolde go by Auygnone to &s;e the
pope and his brother / and &s;o he dyde.</P>
<P>&para;Nowe lette vs leaue &s;pekyng of hym / and
&s;peke &s;omwhat of Geffray. Tete noyre / who
was enclo&s;ed and be&s;ieged within the ca&s;tell
of Vandachore. But fyr&s;te we wyll &s;peke of
the duke of Berrey who had great de&s;yre to
mary / as he well &s;hewed within that yere.
Whan he &s;awe that he had fayled of the duke
of Lanca&s;ters doughter. he was enfourmed
that the erle of Boulonge had a fayre dough+ter
named Iane / doughter to the lady Elya|nour
of Comynges / howe be it &s;he was nat
with her father nor with her moder / &s;he was
in the countrey of Bierne with the Erle of
Foiz her great frende and co&s;yn. She hadde
ben there brought vp and noury&s;&s;hed &amp; well
entreated the &s;pace of nyne yeres / in the ca|&s;tell
of Ortayes / without co&s;t or charge to fa+ther
or mother. The erle often tymes hadde
been de&s;yred to haue had her maryed: but al|wayes
the erle aun&s;wered that the damo&s;ell
was to yonge. Specially &s;ir Bernarde bro|ther
to the erle of Armynacke hadde de&s;yred
to haue her / and promy&s;ed that if he myght
haue her in maryage / the warre &s;hulde ende
bytwene them / for the chalenge of the lande
of Byerne. But for all tho&s;e promy&s;es / the
erle wolde nat agree therto / but aun&s;wered
euer / howe that his co&s;yn was to yonge. but
amonge his owne men he wolde &s;aye other|wy&s;e.
For as &s;ir E&s;paygne du Lyon &s;hewed
me / he wolde &s;aye / howe they of Armynacke
myght well repute hym for a bee&s;t / if he &s;hul+de
graunt their de&s;yre / &s;eynge it was to his
do~mage. For if he &s;hulde graunt theym his
co&s;yn in maryage / he &s;hulde &s;trength them / 
and enfeble hym &s;elfe. Sayeng / howe they
of Armynake helde by force and nat of right
the countie of Comynges / the whiche hery|tage
is by his mother and aunte to my co&s;yn
of Boloyne. I wyll well they knowe I &s;hall
mary her in &s;o &s;tronge a place and pui&s;&s;aunt
to make warre with them for the herytage of
Comynges. For as nowe there is none to an+&s;were
but a deed man.</P>
<P>THus whan the erle of Armynacke &amp;
&s;ir Bernarde his brother / &s;awe that
they coulde nat come to their pur|po&s;e / 
as long as her aunte lyued. Than they
&s;ayde to the duke of Berrey / that this lady
&s;hulde be a fayre maryage for Iohn~ of Ber|rey
his &s;onne. And by their &s;ettynge on / the
duke &s;ente &s;uffycient and noble me&s;&s;angers
in to Byerne to the erle of Foiz. De&s;yringe
hym that all yuell wyll might be &s;ette aparte
and euery thynge pardoned of tymes pa&s;te / 
and that he myght haue the damo&s;ell of Bou+longe / 
for Iohan his &s;onne in maryage. So
that the erle of Boulonge / father to the da|mo&s;ell
dyde therto agree and a&s;&s;ent. Therle
of Foiz made good chere to the&s;e a~ba&s;&s;adors
but he excu&s;ed hym for that maryage / &amp; &s;ayd
howe the lady his co&s;yn was to yonge: And
al&s;o he &s;ayde / howe that whan the counte&s;&s;e
of Boulonge her mother delyuered her in to
his charge / She cau&s;ed hym to &s;were / that
he &s;hulde neuer mary her in no place / with|her
knowledge and con&s;ent. And in no wy&s;e
he &s;ayde he myght / nor wolde nat breake his
promy&s;e nor othe / and he &s;ayd none ought to
de&s;yre hym thervnto. This excu&s;e the Erle
made / for he knewe well that his co&s;yn of Co+mynges / 
who was with the erle of Vrgell
her brother in the realme of Arragon / wolde
nat agree thervnto. Thus the amba&s;&s;adors
of the duke of Berrey retourned without a|ny
thyng doyng to their purpo&s;e. And whan
they were gone (as &s;ir E&s;paygne du Lyon
&s;hewed me) the erle &s;ayde ah. The duke of
Berrey and his cou~&s;ayle myght well repute
me for an ignorant / whan he wolde haue me
to enforce myne ennemyes. Iohan of Berry
is co&s;yn germayn to myne aduer&s;aries of Ar+mynake.
that bargayne &s;hall I neuer make / 
I &s;hall rather mary her in to Englande. It
hath been &s;poken of to &s;ir Henry of Lanca|&s;tre
erle of Derby / &s;onne to the duke of Lan|ca&s;tre.
If I thought nat greatly to di&s;plea&s;e
the Frenche kynge / there &s;hulde none other
haue her but he. &amp; as yet I knowe nat what
I wyll do / for I &s;hall rather mary her at my
plea&s;ure / than they of Armynake &s;hulde ha|ue
her agayn&s;te my wyll. In me it lyeth to
do or to leaue. I nede nat to trouble my &s;elfe
in the mater.</P>
<P><PB N="clxvii" REF="181">
Whan the duke of Berrey knewe the certe~|lie
that the duke of La~ca&s;tre &s;hulde mary his
doughter to y^e king of Ca&s;tyls &s;on~e / &amp; that he
coude nat breke that maryage in no wy&s;e: he
was a .v. or &s;ixe dayes &s;o pen&s;yue / that none
about hym dur&s;t demau~de what he ayled: at
la&s;t he declared his entent to the~ of his coun|&s;aile.
than they &s;aid to hym. &s;ir / if ye haue fay+led
of the duke of Lanca&s;ters doughter / ye
maye recouer another / as great and as good
(as &s;he is) howe be it &s;he is very yonge for
your age. Wherfore we can nat tell if the erle
of Foiz wyll refuce it for that cau&s;e / who hath
the lady in his gouernaunce. Ah quod the du+ke / 
that is the doughter of the Erle of Bou|longe / 
the erle of Foiz hath refu&s;ed Iohan of
Berrey / howe be it in the name of god let vs
yet a&s;&s;aye. Than the duke wrote to the Erle
of Foiz / &s;ignifyeng hym ryght &s;wetely that
he wolde &s;ende to hym four lordes: as therle
of Xancere / the lorde de la Ryuer / &s;ir Guy de
la Tremoyle / and the Vycount Da&s;&s;ey / to
treate with hym to haue for hym &s;elfe in ma|ryage
the doughter of Boulonge / beyng vn|der
his kepyng / &s;o it maye be to his plea&s;ure.
and de&s;yred the erle to &s;ende hym an an&s;were
in writyng the hole of his mynde / to thentent
that his me&s;&s;angers &s;hulde nat traueyle in
vayne / nor le&s;e there payne. The erle of Foiz
receyued the me&s;&s;a~gers that brought the writ+tynge
ryght amyably / and wrote agayne by
them to the duke of Berrey: &s;ayeng / howe he
was right gladde of tho&s;e tidynges / &amp; wolde
be redy to receyue the &s;ayd lordes / outher in
Foiz or in Byerne / &s;o that the Erle of Bou|longe
and the cou~te&s;&s;e / father and mother to
the lady be agreed thervnto. And at their re|tourne
whan the duke of Berey herde his an+&s;were
he was right ioyfull / and all that wyn+ter
&s;tyll he pur&s;ued / what here &amp; there / that he
myght attayne to this maryage the nexte &s;o|mer
after. He coude nat bring his purpo&s;e a|boute
&s;hortely / for he knewe well the erle of
Foiz was no man lightly to be wonne / for he
was &s;ure he &s;hulde haue many delays. wher+fore
the duke thought to worke wy&s;ely / &amp; &s;ent
&s;pecyall me&s;&s;angers to pope Clement / who
was co&s;yn and nere a kyn to the damo&s;ell of
Boulo~ge. The pope was right ioyou&s;e wha~
he knewe y^t his co&s;yn might to highly be ma|ryed / 
as to the duke of Berrey / vncle to the
Fre~che kyng. Than the pope wrote to therle
of Foiz / &s;ignifyeng hym right honorably / &amp;
aduy&s;inge hym that he &s;hulde nat vary fro y^e
treatie of that maryage / for therby their ly|nage
&s;hulde be enhaun&s;ed. Thus the erle of
Foiz receyued letters fro all parties &amp; he an|&s;wered
them all / for right well he coude di&s;&s;i+mule
in &s;uche bu&s;yne&s;&s;e. He helde all the par|ties
in good loue and fauour / bothe the pope
and y^e duke of Berrey. yet there was nat the
wy&s;e&s;t of the~ bothe nor of their counfayls / y^t
coude knowe perfitely what the erle of Foiz
thought &s;urely to do. &para;Nowe lette vs &s;om+what
leaue &s;peakyng of this mater / and re|tourne
to the &s;iege of Vanchadore.</P>
<P>ye haue herde here before in this hy&s;torie / 
how &s;ir Wyllm~ Lignac and &s;ir Iohn~ Boem+launce / 
&amp; dyuers other knightes and &s;quiers
of Auuergne and Limo&s;in had be&s;ieged y^e ca+&s;tell
of Va~chadore / and Geffray Tete noyre
within: But they coude nat wyn it by no ma+ner
of a&s;&s;aut / for they within were prouyded
of all thynges nece&s;&s;ary for .vii. yere / though
they had no refre&s;&s;hyng. They without ofte
tymes wolde come out of their ba&s;tydes and
&s;crimy&s;&s;he. Durynge the &s;iege many feates
of armes were done / &amp; dyuers hurt on bothe
&abper;tes. And &s;o it fortuned at a &s;crimy&s;&s;he Gef|fray
Tete noyre was there hym &s;elfe / &amp; auau~+&s;ed
&s;o forwarde / that he was &s;triken through
the ba&s;&s;enet in to the heed with a quarell / &s;o
that he was fayne to kepe his bedde / wherw^t
all his company was &s;ore di&s;plea&s;ed / and the
&s;ea&s;on that he lay there was no &s;crimy&s;&s;hi~g.
of this hurt if he had ben well kept he might
&s;one haue ben hole / but he kept hym &s;elfe but
yuell and &s;pecially fro lechery / the whiche he
derely bought / for it co&s;t hym his lyfe: but or
he died he knewe well before there was no re+medy
but dethe / For it was playnly &s;hewed
hym / by rea&s;on of his yuell rule. He was in
ieo&abper;dy of dethe for his hed apo&s;tumed / wher+fore
he was coun&s;ayled to declare his wyll &amp;
to make hym redy to god ward: tha~ he made
his te&s;tament. Fir&s;t he cau&s;ed to come before
hym all the &s;oueraygne companyons of the
gary&s;on / &s;uche as were be&s;t expert in armes.
Than he &s;ate vp in his bedde and &s;ayd. &s;irs / 
and derely beloued companyons / I knowe
well I am in great daunger of dethe: we ha|ue
a long &s;ea&s;on ben toguyder / &amp; kepte good
company: I haue ben your mai&s;ter and true
<PB REF="182">
capitayne to my power. Wherfore I wolde
gladly in my lyfe dayes &s;e that ye hadde ano|ther
capitayne / that trewly &s;hulde acquyte
hym to you all / and to kepe this fortre&s;&s;e. for
I &s;hall leaue it well prouyded of euery thyn|ge
nece&s;&s;ary parteyning to a ca&s;tell of warre
bothe of wyne / vitaylles / and artyllary / and
other thynges requy&s;yte. Wherfore I de|maunde
of you all in generall / if ye be aduy|&s;ed
of any capitayne or capitayns metely to
be cho&s;en to gouerne you and this ca&s;tell / as
men of warre aduenturers ought to do / for
&s;uche hath ben alwayes the warre that I ha|ue
v&s;ed. I haue made warre moche vnder
the &s;hadowe of the kyng of Englandes qua+rell.
I haue alwayes be de&s;yrous to be there
as &s;omwhat was to be gotton / &amp; &s;o alwayes
companyons adue~turers ought to do / &s;uche
as de&s;yre feates of armes to aduenture them
&s;elfe. Here in the&s;e fronters is a good coun|trey
and frutefull / and great profyte to be go+ton
therin / thoughe the Frenche men nowe
be&s;iege vs / it wyll nat endure alwayes: the
&s;iege and their ba&s;tydes wyll breke one day.
Sirs / an&s;were me to my demaunde. Haue
ye cho&s;en any capitayne amonge you? The
companyons &s;tode &s;tyll and gaue none aun|&s;were.
and whan he &s;awe that they &s;pake nat
he beganne to &s;peke agayne with &s;wete wor|des
and &s;ayd. Sirs / I thynke &s;urely of this
my demaunde ye haue thought before but ly|tell.
Wherfore &s;irs / as I haue layne here in
my bedde / I haue thought and deuy&s;ed for
you. Sir quod they we beleue it well: and
it &s;halbe more agreable to vs that it cometh
of you / rather than of vs. And &s;ir / &s;hewe it
vs if it plea&s;e you. Sirs quod he I &s;hall de+clare
it to you / and name hym that I meane.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="152" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe Geffray Teate noyre dyde
cho&s;e a capitayne ouer his company:
and howe he made his te&s;tament / &amp;
&s;o dyed. And howe the duke of guer|les
departed fro his countre to go in
to Pruce / and of the incydence that
fell to him in the lande of the duke of
Stulpe / where he was taken pri&s;o|&s;oner
and di&s;co~fyted. Cap. C .lii.</HEAD>
<P>_FAyre &s;irs quod Gef|fray / 
I knowe well ye ha|ue
alwayes &s;erued and ho+noured
me / as men ought
to &s;erue their &s;oueraygne
and capitayne / and I &s;hall
be y^e gladder if ye wyll a|gre
to haue to your capitayne one that is di&s;+cended
of my bloode. Beholde here Aleyne
Rour my co&s;yn and Peter his brother / who
are men of armes and of my blode. I re<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">re
you to make Aleyne youre capitayne / and to
&s;were to hym faythe / obey&s;aunce / loue / and
loyalte here in my pre&s;ence / and al&s;o to his
brother: Howe be it I wyll that Aleyne ha|ue
the &s;ouerayne charge. Sir quod they we
are well content / for ye haue ryght well cho|&s;en.
There all the companyons made theym
&s;eruyaunt to Aleyne Roux and to Peter his
brother. Whan all that was done / than Gef|fraye
&s;pake agayne and &s;ayde. Nowe &s;irs / 
ye haue obeyed to my plea&s;ure / I canne you
great thanke / wherfore &s;irs / I wyll ye haue
parte of that ye haue holpen to conquere. I
&s;aye vnto you / that in yonder che&s;t that ye &s;e
&s;tande yonder / therin is to the &s;ome of .xxx.
thou&s;ande frankes / I wyll gyue them accor|dynge
to my con&s;cyence. Wyll ye all be con|tent
to fulfyll my te&s;tament / howe &s;aye ye?
Sir quod they / we be right well contente to
fulfyll your commaundement. Than~e fir&s;te
quod he / I wyll and gyue to the Chapell of
&s;aynt George here in this Ca&s;tell / for the re|paracious
therof a thou&s;ande and fyue hun|dred
frankes: And I gyue to my louer / who
hath truely &s;erued me two thou&s;a~de and fyue
hundred frankes: And al&s;o I gyue to Aleyne
Roux your newe capitayne foure thou&s;ande
frankes: Al&s;o to the varlettes of my chambre
I gyue fyue hu~dred frankes. To myne offy|cers / 
I gyue a thou&s;ande and fyue hundred
frankes. The re&s;t I gyue and bequeth as I
&s;hall &s;hewe you. ye be vpon a thyrtie com|panyons
all of one &s;orte / ye ought to be bre|therne
and all of one alyaunce / withoute de|bate / 
ryotte / or &s;tryfe amonge you. All this
that I haue &s;hewed you / ye &s;hall fynde in
yonder Che&s;te / I wyll that ye departe all the
re&s;ydue equally and truely bitwene you thyr
tie. And if ye be nat thus contente / but that
the deuyll wyll &s;et debate bytwene you / than
beholde yonder is a &s;tronge axe / breke vp the
<PB N="clxviii" REF="182">
coffer and gette it who can / to tho&s;e wordes
euery man an&s;wered and &s;aid. Sir and dere
mai&s;ter / we are and &s;halbe all of one accorde
Sir we haue &s;o moche loued &amp; douted you / 
y^e we wyll breke no cofer / nor breke no poynt
of that ye haue ordayned and commaunded.</P>
<P>Thus Geffray Teate Noyre made his te+&s;tament
and lyued nat pa&s;t two dayes after / 
and was buryed in y^e chapell of &s;aint George
within the ca&s;tell. His wyll was accomply&s;|&s;hed / 
and the .xxx. thou&s;ande frankes deuy|ded
as he had ordayned. And Aleyne Roux
and Peter Roux his brother / were capyta|yns
of the ca&s;tell of Va~chadore. All this &s;ea|&s;on
y^e &s;iege &s;tyll endured / but there were but
fewe &s;crimy&s;&s;hes made. Howbeit whan the
dethe of Geffray Teate noyre was knowen
in Auuergne and Lymo&s;yn / the knyghtes &amp;
&s;quyers there were ryght ioyfull therof / and
douted le&s;&s;e than they dyde before. For this
Geffray in his tyme was &s;ore douted / for he
was a good and a &s;age capitayne and expert
in all warre.</P>
<P>NOwe lette vs retourne to the duke
of Guerles and &s;hewe what fell to
hym in this &s;ea&s;on / bycau&s;e I haue
&s;poken of hym before: For by his meanes the
Frenche kyng / his vncles / and his brother / &amp;
other nobles of Fraunce came to the entre of
the countrey of Guerles: and the kyng de&abper;|ted
thens and the duke / hauyng no great do|mage.
And whan the duke of Guerles &s;awe
that all the me~ of warre were departed / and
that he was apea&s;ed with the duches of Bra+bant
and with all his enemyes / by rea&s;on of
the compo&s;icion that was made / as to rendre
vp the towne of Graue vpon certayne poyn|tes
and artycles / ordayned bytwene y^e duke
of Burgone / the duches of Brabant / and the
duke of Guerles. Than he thought (to then
tent to employ his &s;ea&s;on) to go in to Pruce / 
He made hym redy / and gate hym company
of knyghtes and &s;quyers of his owne coun|trey / 
and other places. And about the vtas of
&s;aynt Martyn he rode forthe throughe Al|maygne / 
and in euery place where as he pa&s;|&s;ed
he had good chere. And &s;o longe he rode
that he came to the lande of Pruce / I knowe
nat by what in&s;ydence. Certayne men layde
in wayte on hym / and in the feldes &s;et on him
or he was ware / and ouerthewe hym and all
his men / &s;o that they lo&s;t all their hor&s;es / ar|mure / 
ve&s;&s;ell / golde and &s;yluer / and were all
ledde pri&s;oners to a towne / and there &s;ware
faythe and trouthe to paye their ran~&s;omes / 
and &s;pecially y^e duke of Guerles became pri|&s;oner
and made promy&s;e to pay his ran~&s;ome
to a &s;quyer called Arnolde / his &s;urname I
knowe nat. Than y^e duke and his men were
ledde to a &s;tronge towne in the lande of the
duke of Stulpe / whether y^e duke was there
or nat I was nat enformed therof. but whan
the great may&s;ters of Pruce herde howe the
duke of Guerles was taken as he was com|myng
in to their countre / they were &s;ore di&s;|plea&s;ed
therwith / and &s;ayd: howe the mater
&s;hulde nat re&s;t in that ca&s;e / for they to &s;uffr<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">
it &s;hulde be greatly to their blame. Tha<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="2 letters">
they rey&s;ed vp men and departed fro Co~ny&s;|bredge / 
and came with a great &s;trength of
men towardes the towne and ca&s;tell / where
as the duke of Guerles was in pri&s;on. Whan
the &s;quyer that had taken the duke was en|fourmed
of the co~myng of the great may&s;ter
of Pruce with &s;uche a puy&s;&s;aunce doughted
greatly / and determyned nat to abyde their
co~myng to the ca&s;tell / but thought to departe
But or his departure he came to the duke of
Guerles and &s;ayd to hym. Sir duke / ye are
my pri&s;oner and I am your may&s;ter. ye are
a ge~tylman and a true knight: ye haue &s;wor|ne
and gyuen me your faithe where &s;oeuer I
go and wyll go / ye ought to folowe me: I
can nat tell if ye haue &s;ente for the great may+&s;ter
of Pruce or nat / he cometh hyder with a
great puy&s;&s;au~ce: I thynke nat to abyde hym
tary you here if ye ly&s;t / I wyll cary with me
your faythe and promy&s;e. The duke to tho&s;e
wordes gaue none an&s;were: and the &s;quyer
toke his hor&s;e and departed / and wente to a
place &s;tronge ynoughe: And at his de&abper;tyng
he &s;ayde agayne to the duke. Sir / ye &s;hall
fynde me in &s;uche a place / he named hym a
&s;tronge ca&s;tell and oute of all hyghe wayes.
And whan he was gone the great may&s;ter of
Pruce came to the duke of Guerles where
as he was / for there was none to lette hym / 
and &s;o delyuered the duke out of pri&s;on: and
if he hadde founde the &s;quyer there / &s;urely he
had been &s;layne. Than the great may&s;ter of
Pruce retourned to Conny&s;bredge / and the
duke of Guerles with hym.</P>
<P><PB REF="183">
I Shall &s;hewe you what fell of this
bu&s;yne&s;&s;e. True it was / great brute
ran in dyuers countreis / and &s;peci|ally
in Almaygne of the takyng of the duke
of Guerles / euery man that herde it hadde
great marueile therof. Thus whan the duke
of Guerles was come to Conni&s;bredge and
was delyuered / as ye haue herde: than he re|membred
hym&s;elfe / howe he was bounde by
his faythe to the &s;quyer that tooke hym / and
remembred the wordes that the &s;quier &s;pake
at his de&abper;tyng. than he thought in hym &s;elfe
that in no wy&s;e he wolde breke his promy&s;e / 
but truely acquyte his faythe / and &s;ayd to the
great mai&s;ter of Pruce / that he wolde no len+gar
tary there / but go to the &s;quyer that had
his faythe. And &s;o determyned to do for any
thynge that the great may&s;ter coulde &s;aye or
do: Nouther di&s;pen&s;acyon / ab&s;olucyon / nor
other thyng / coude nat cau&s;e the duke to ab|&s;teyne / 
but that he wolde nedes go to y^e town
where as the &s;quyer was / who~e he called his
mai&s;ter: euery man that herde therof / repu|ted
it for a great valyauntne&s;&s;e. Whan this
came to knowledge of his frendes and kyn&s;|men / 
than they treated for his delyueraunce.
and &s;o he was delyuered by the helpe &amp; mea|nes
of the duke of Stulpe / who toke great
payne in the mater: Howe be it the duke of
Stulpe or he co~&s;ented that the duke of guer|les
&s;hulde be delyuered out of daunger / and
out of his lande / wolde in any wy&s;e that the
duke of Guerles &s;hulde &s;were and &s;cale / that
he and his heyres neuer after that daye / nor
none other man for hym / &s;hulde take any ve~|geaunce
for that mater / by waye of di&s;&s;ymu|lacion
or otherwy&s;e. Thus he was fayne to
do or he departed. This aduenture had the
duke of Guerles that yere. &para;Nowe let vs
retourne to &s;ir Iohan of Vyen admyrall of
Fraunce / and &s;hewe what he dyde and what
he &s;ayd to the kyng of Ca&s;tyle / on the Fre~che
kynges behalfe.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="153" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe &s;ir Iohan of Vyen dyd his
me&s;&s;age to kynge Iohan of Ca&s;tyle / 
fro the Frenche kynge and his coun|&s;ayle / 
and what an&s;were the kynge
of Ca&s;tyle made. Cap. C.liii.</HEAD>
<P>_THe admyrall of Frau~ce
&s;pedde &s;o in his iourneys / 
that he entred into ca&s;tyle / 
and demaunded where to
fynde the Kynge. It was
&s;hewed hym howe he was
at Burgus / he rode thy|der / 
and alyghted at his lodgynge and re|fre&s;&s;hed
hym / and than made hym redy to go
to the kynges palays: and he was receyued
after the maner of the countrey right honora+bly / 
for the loue and honoure of the Frenche
kyng. And he was brought in to the kynges
chambre / &amp; there the kyng receyued hym ioy+fully.
Than he delyuered the kynge his let|ters.
The kyng reed them and called his cou~+&s;ayle
a parte / and whan they &abper;ceyued by his
letters that he had credence / than the admy|rall
was called forthe / and was co~maunded
to declare the entent of his co~mynge. And he
who was redy &s;ayd in fayre language. Sir
kyng and all ye of his cou~&s;ayle. The frenche
kyng hath &s;ente me to you / bycau&s;e it is come
to his knowledge / howe ye &s;hall marry your
&s;onne to the duke of Lanca&s;ters doughter. &amp;
&s;ir / ye knowe well that he is y^e kyng my may|&s;ters
aduer&s;ary. The kyng and his cou~&s;ayle
haue great marueyle howe ye may here or en+tende
to any treatie in all the worlde for any
maryage without their knowledge. for they
&s;aye and true it is / that maryage of chyldren
can nat be withoute alyaunce / and amyte of
peace and loue. Sir / he &s;endeth you worde
by me / that ye be well aduy&s;ed what ye haue
done / or are mynded to do. And y^t in no wy&s;e
it be preiudiciall to the kyng nor to y^e realme
of Fraunce / nor therby to breke the boundes
and alyaunces that hath ben &s;worne and &s;ea|led
bytwene kyng Henry your father / y^e pre|lates
and noble cyties of this your realme / 
and the noble kyng and realme of Fraunce.
Regarde well that they in no wi&s;e be broken
for if they be and ones openly knowen / ye
ryn in the churches &s;entence / and to be excom+munycate
on payne vnpardonable: And al|&s;o
to be in the indygnacion of the kynge and
of all the nobles of Fraunce / and be&s;yde that
to haue them your great enemyes. Sir / this
is the co~maundement of the kyng &amp; his coun+&s;ayle / 
that I haue to &s;hewe to you.</P>
<P>Whan y^e kyng of Ca&s;tyle &amp; parte of his cou~|&s;ayle / 
<PB N="clxix" REF="183">
&s;uche as were there had herde the fre~ch
kynges amba&s;&s;adour &s;peke &s;o quickely / they
were aba&s;&s;hed / and eche of them loked on o|ther:
there was none that gaue any an&s;were / 
but &s;atte &s;tyll. At the la&s;te a bu&s;&s;hoppe &s;pake
and &s;ayde. Sir Iohan / ye are newly come in
to the&s;e partes / and the kyng and all we &s;aye
howe ye be right hertely welcome. The kyng
hath well herde and vnder&s;ta~de what ye haue
&s;ayd / ye &s;hall haue &s;hortely and aun&s;were / with|in
a day or two / &s;uche as &s;hall co~tente you. that
is &s;uffycient quod &s;ir Iohan of Vyen / and &s;o
tooke his leaue of the kynge and of his coun|&s;ayle / 
and wente to his lodgynge. And it was
&s;hewed me howe he taryed there more than &s;e|uen
dayes / without hauynge of any an&s;were / 
he &s;awe nothynge but dy&s;&s;ymulacion / wher|with
he was &s;ore dy&s;plea&s;ed / for all that tyme
he coulde nat &s;e the kyng / for he kept hym clo&s;e
in his chambre. And whan &s;yr Iohan of Vien
&s;awe that he coulde haue none other exployte
in his bu&s;ynes / he &s;pake on a daye to &s;ome of
the kynges coun&s;ayle / and &s;ayd. Syrs / &s;urely
I wyll departe without aun&s;were. They dou+ted
le&s;te he wolde do as he &s;ayd / and &s;urely &s;o
he had done / and they had nat called hym on a
day / and made him his aun&s;were as they dyd.
Than it was &s;ayd to hym howe he might well
&s;hewe the frenche kynge / and &s;uche as had &s;ent
hym thyder / that they &s;hulde haue the kinge of
Ca&s;tyle nor his coun&s;ayle in no maner of &s;u|&s;pecte / 
for they had nat done nor wolde nat do
any thynge with the kynge of Englande / that
&s;hulde breke or adnychilate in any maner of
wayes / the alyaunces that hath been &s;worne
and &s;ealed bytwene Fraunce &amp; Ca&s;tyle / howe
be it thoughe the kynge of Ca&s;tyle mary his
&s;onne to the doughter of the duke of La~ca&s;tre / 
therby to make a fynall peace / for the chalenge
that the duke maketh to the realme of Ca&s;tyle
by ryght of his wyfe / and generally all the re|alme
coun&s;ayleth the kynge there to / &amp; though
he a&s;&s;ent &amp; wyll do it / yet the frenche kyng nor
his coun&s;ayle ought nat to be dy&s;plea&s;ed there
with / for alwayes the kyng of Ca&s;tyle and his
men wyll be conioyned &amp; alyed with the french
kynge / and with the realme of Fraunce. This
was the &s;ub&s;taunce of the an&s;were that &s;ir Io|han
of Vien brought in to Frau~ce fro the knig
of Ca&s;tyle / who proceded &s;orthe with the duke
of Lanca&s;tre in his maryage / &amp; made an amya+ble
peace togyther / by meanes of me&s;&s;engers
that wente bytwene them / for the duke laye in
the marche&s;&s;e of Burdeaulx and came thyder
fro Bayon / and the duches and her doughter / 
where as they were receyued with great ioye / 
for they were greatly de&s;yred there. And fro
Burdeaux they wente to Lyborne.</P>
<P>WHan trewe and certayne tydynges
was come into the erle of Foiz hou&s;e
howe the Kynge of Ca&s;tyle was a|greed
with the duke of Lanca&s;tre / and &s;hulde
mary his &s;onne with the dukes doughter / and
to gyue great landes in Ca&s;tyle / and greate
nombre of floreyns / about a two hundred thou+&s;ande
nobles / wherof the erle had great mar|ueyle.
This I knowe well / for I &s;yr Iohan
Froy&s;art was there the &s;ame tyme. Than the
erle of Foiz &s;ayd. Ah / this kynge of Ca&s;tyle is
vnhappy / for he hath made peace with a deed
man / for I knowe well the duke of Lanca&s;tre
is in that ca&s;e / and in &s;uche daunger / that he
can nat helpe hym &s;elfe. But the kynge of Ca|&s;tyle
hathe mette with a &s;age and a valyaunte
prince of the duke of Lanca&s;tre / for he hath va+lyauntly
borne hym &s;elfe all the warre &s;ea&s;on.</P>
<P>NOwe lette vs &s;omwhat &s;peke of the ar|my
on the &s;ee. So it was that aboute
the fee&s;t of Cry&s;tmas / the erle of Arundell who
had ben a longe &s;ea&s;on on the &s;ee / co&s;tynge the
fronters of Bretaygne / and of Rochell / Xayn|ton / 
and of Normandy / and &s;o pa&s;&s;ed before
Karenten / but a fore that they tooke lande at
Chirbroke / and wolde haue done there &s;ome
dedes of armes. And y^e &s;ame &s;ea&s;on there were
&s;ouerayne capytayns in the towne and gary|&s;on
of Karentyne / the lorde of Hambre and the
lorde of Coucy / and with them a great nombre
of knyghtes and &s;quyers of Norma~dy. Whan
the erle of Arundell knewe howe the towne of
Karentyne was &s;o well prouyded and furny&s;|&s;hed
with good men of warre / than he pa&s;&s;ed
forthe / for he &s;awe well in a&s;&s;autinge therof he
myght rather le&s;e than wyn. Than he came to
a nother towne therby / called Toraguy / and
a&s;&s;ayled it / and toke it perforce / and pylled it / 
and wanne there great ryche&s;&s;e / and toke with
theym many pri&s;oners / and than came before
the good towne of Bayeux / and came to the
barryers / and there they made a &s;krymy&s;&s;he
and none a&s;&s;aute. Than the engly&s;&s;hmen pa&s;|&s;ed
the watches of &s;aynte Clemente / and dyd
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great domage in the countrey / for they taryed
there a fyftene dayes / and no man encountred
them. the mar&s;hall of Blann<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">uille was in Nor+mandy / 
but he knewe nat of their comynge / if
he had he wolde haue prouyded for the mater.
And whan the engly&s;&s;he men had done their
enterpri&s;e / and done great domage to the coun+trey
of Normandy / a&s;moche as a hu~dred thou+&s;ande
frankes came vnto. Than they drewe
backe and pa&s;&s;ed agayne the watches / and re+tourned
to Chyrbroke / and dyd put all their
conque&s;t in &s;uretye and &s;auegarde in to their
&s;hyppes. And whan they had wynde &amp; wether / 
and their &s;hyppes charged / than they entred
and dy&s;ancred and toke the &s;ee / and retourned
in to Englande / &amp; aryued at Hampton. Thus
the army of the erle of Arundell on the &s;ee con|cluded
in that &s;ea&s;on.</P>
</DIV1>
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<HEAD>&para;Howe &s;yr Loys of Xancere wente
to &s;e the erle of Foize at Ortays / and
howe before the duke of Lanca&s;tre at
Burdeaux / there were dedes of ar|mes
done bytwene fyue frenchmen
and fyue engly&s;&s;he men / and howe
the duches of Lanca&s;tre wente with
her doughter in to Ca&s;tyle to kynge
Iohan. Cap. C.liiii.</HEAD>
<P>_IN this &s;ea&s;o~ &s;ir Loys of
Xancer mar&s;hall of Frau~ce
was in Languedoc / in the
marches of Tholou&s;e and
Carca&s;&s;one / and he knewe
well of the treatye that was
made bytwene the duke of
Berrey and therle of Foiz / for the maryage of
the duke of Bowlonges doughter / whome the
duke of Berrey wolde haue / though the damo+&s;ell
were right yonge. Than the mar&s;hall had
affection to go &amp; &s;e the erle of Foyz / as I was
enfourmed by his men at Ortays / for whan
he came thyder he founde me there. He came at
the &s;endynge of the frenche kynge / and I &s;hall
&s;hewe you why &amp; wherfore. The frenche kyng
was as tha~ yonge and had de&s;yre to trauayle / 
and he had neuer ben as than in Languedoc / 
whiche is a great countrey / and full of cyties / 
townes and ca&s;teles and as than nygh all dy|&s;troyed
and wa&s;ted / for the duke of Berry and
his coun&s;ayle / who had the gouernau~ce of that
countrey / had greatly enpouery&s;&s;hed and pyl+led
the countrey / by tayles and great oppre&s;&s;y+ons / 
the complayntes wherof came to the kyn|ges
eares / by rea&s;on that he was newly entred
in to the domynacion of his Realme. And the
kynge &s;ayde he wolde go in to Languedoc to
vy&s;ite that countrey / and al&s;o to go and &s;e the
pope whome he had neuer &s;ene before / and al|&s;o
in that voyage he &s;ayd he wolde &s;e the erle of
Foiz / of whome he had herde &s;o moche honour
and larges &s;poke~ of. Thus the mar&s;hall went
forthe on his waye / and departed fro the cytie
of Tholous / with a fyue hundred hor&s;e / and
rode &s;o longe y^t he came to Tarbe in Bygore / 
and fro thence to Morloys in Bierne. And the
erle of Foiz who was &s;ignyfied of his comyng
was ioyfull / and co~maunded all his offycers
that the towne of Ortays &s;hulde be well apa|relled
to receyue him / for he &s;ayd the mar&s;hals
comynge plea&s;ed hym ryght well. lodgynges
for his men were made redy / and the erle rode
out in to the feldes to mete with hym / and mo+than
thre hundred hor&s;es / and there receyued
hym with good chere. And he was at Ortays
a &s;yre dayes / and the mar&s;hall &s;ayd to the erle / 
howe the frenche kynge had great affection to
&s;e the countrey of Languedoc / and to &s;e hym.
Than the erle aun&s;wered and &s;ayd. Syr / the
kynge &s;hall be ryght welcome / and gladde I
wolde be to &s;e hym. yea / but &s;ir quod the mar|&s;hall / 
it is the kynges enten&s;ion at his comyng
playnely to knowe / whether ye wyll holde you
frenche or engli&s;&s;h / for alwayes ye haue di&s;&s;y|muled
out the warre / for ye wolde neuer arme
you for no de&s;yre. A &s;ir quod the erle I thanke
you / in that ye haue &s;hewed me &s;omoche / For
&s;yr / though I wolde neuer arme me / nor take
no parte / there hath been good cau&s;e why. As
for the warre bytwene Englande and Frau~ce / 
I haue nothynge to do therwith / I holde my
countrey of Bierne of no man / but of good and
the &s;worde. What haue I to do to put my &s;elfe
in &s;eruytude or in dy&s;plea&s;ure of one kynge or
other / yet I knowe well myne aduer&s;aryes of
Armynake haue done that in them is to bring
me in the indyngnacion of bothe partyes / for
or the prince of Wales wente in to Spayne by
the informacyon of the erle of Armynake / the
prince wolde haue made me warre / he was &s;o
&s;ore moued therto / that he had done &s;o / and &s;ir
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Iohan Chandos had nat broken his purpo&s;e / 
but I thanke god alwayes I haue borne my
&s;elfe as mekely and as curtey&s;&s;y as I coulde / 
and &s;hall do as longe as I lyue / and whan I
am deed / let the maters go as they wyll. Thus
the erle of Foyze and the mar&s;hall pa&s;&s;ed the
tyme togyder. And at their departure the erle
gaue hym a fayre cour&s;er / a fayre mule / and a
nother good hor&s;e / all thre togyther rychely &s;a+dylled
and aparelled. And he gaue to &s;yr Ro|berte
of Challus and to &s;yr Rycharde Dol|phyn / 
to eche of them two hu~dred frankes / and
to fyue other &s;quyers / to eche of them fifty fran+kes.
Than the mar&s;hall toke leaue to departe
to Tholous. And I &s;yr Iohan Froy&s;art was
there the &s;ame tyme / and wolde haue departed
fro Ortays with hym / but the Erle of Foyze
wolde nat &s;uffre me / and &s;ayd I &s;hulde nat as
than departe. So it behoued me to byde his
plea&s;ure. Sir Loys departed fro Ortays and
rode to Tarbe / and the lorde Dolphyn of By|gore
conueyed him / and &s;ir Peter of Cale&s;tan
one of the erle of Foiz knyghtes.</P>
<P>ABoute the &s;ame &s;ea&s;on there was at
Burdeaux a dede of armes done be|fore
the duke of Lanca&s;tre / by fyue en+gli&s;&s;hmen
of his owne hou&s;e / and fyue frenche
menne / &s;ome of theym were of the mar&s;hall of
Fraunce hou&s;e. Fyr&s;t / by &abser; Pecton Dallagnie
a ga&s;cone engly&s;&s;h / agayn&s;t &s;ir Mores Man+nigmente
frenche. Seconde bytwene &s;ir Ara|gon
Raymon engly&s;&s;he / agayn&s;t the ba&s;tarde
of Chauigny Frenche. The thyrde / bytwene
Loys Malapus / capytayne of Agremortes
frenche / agayn&s;t Iaquemyn Corne de Cerfe
engly&s;&s;he. Fourthe bytwene Archambalte de
Villyers frenche / and the &s;onne of the lorde of
Chaumonte ga&s;cone engly&s;&s;he. The fyfte by
Willyam Foucalt frenche / again&s;t the brother
of the lorde of Chaumont engly&s;&s;he. And to &s;e
the&s;e armes acomply&s;&s;hed / dyuers knyghtes
and &s;quiers of Bierne of therle of Foiz hou&s;e / 
toke their way towarde Burdeaux / &amp; I wente
with them in company. bytwene Ortars and
Burdeaux is but .xxiiii. myle. There we &s;awe
the &s;ayde armes done before &s;aynte Andrews / 
in the pre&s;ence of the duke of Lanca&s;tre and the
duches / their doughter / and other ladyes and
damo&s;els of the cou~trey. The&s;e knightes were
nat all armed at ones / but euery man by hym
&s;elfe with his felowe aparte. their armes were
thre cour&s;es with a &s;peare / thre &s;trokes with a
&s;worde / thre with an are / and thre with a dag|ger
and all a hor&s;ehacke. And this they dyd in
thre dayes / and none of all tenne hurte / but &s;ir
Raymon &s;lewe the ba&s;tardes hor&s;e / wherwith
the duke of Lanca&s;tre was &s;ore dy&s;ple&s;ed / and
blamed greatly the knight bicau&s;e he bare his
&s;taffe &s;o lowe / and the duke gaue the ba&s;tarde
one of his hor&s;es. Whan this was accomply&s;|&s;hed / 
euery man de&abper;ted to their owne hou&s;es.</P>
<P>AN one after the duche&s;&s;e of Lanca&s;tre
ordayned to goo in to Ca&s;tyle / and to
leade with her Katheryne her doughter / who
&s;hulde haue in maryage the kynge of Ca&s;tyls
&s;onne. And the duche&s;&s;e entente was / fyr&s;te or
&s;he wolde entre in to Ca&s;tyle to go to Man|tuell / 
where &s;omtyme was y^e batayle bytwene
kynge don Peter her father / agayn&s;te kynge
Henry of Ca&s;tyle / and of &s;ir Bertram of Cle&s;|quyn.
And there &s;he purpo&s;ed to make iu&s;te en+quiry
where the kynge her father lay buryed / 
and to dygge vp his bones / and to haue them
to the cytie of Cyuill / and there to bury theym
agayne rychly / as it appertayned to a kynge.
In the begynnynge of Marche / whanne the
&s;onne beganne to mount / and the dayes to en|crea&s;e / 
than the duches of Lanca&s;tre was redy
with her doughter / and &s;o departed fro Bur|deaux
and went to Bayon / and there the duke
of Lanca&s;tre toke leaue of her / and he retour|ned
to Burdeaux. And the ladyes rode forthe
to Dape / and there &s;he was well receyued / for
the cyte of Dape was vnder the obey&s;aunce of
the kynge of Englande. There &s;he re&s;ted two
dayes / and than pa&s;&s;ed throughe the countrey
of Ba&s;quence / and pa&s;&s;ed by the pa&s;&s;e of Rou|ceualx / 
and entred in to Nauerre / and came to
Panpilona / and there founde the kyng of Na+uer
and the quene / who receyued the duche&s;&s;e
honourably. The quene of Nauer was &s;u&s;ter
to the kynge of Ca&s;tyle. The duches and her
doughter were a monethe pa&s;&s;ynge throughe
the realme of Nauer / for they taryed with the
Kynge and with the quene a certayne &s;pace / 
and their co&s;tes and charges were borne and
payed for. Than they entred in to Spaygne / 
and at the entre of the realme they founde of
the kynge of Ca&s;tyls &s;eruauntes redy there to
receyue theym / acordynge as they were com|maunded.
And than the yonge prince was cal+led
prince of Galyce.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="155" TYPE="chapter">
<PB REF="185">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the duches of Lanca&s;tre de|parted
fro the kynge of Ca&s;tyle / and
wente to Mantuell to brynge her fa|thers
bones to Ciuyll / and howe the
frenche kynge &s;ent amba&s;&s;adours to
the erle of Foize to treate for the ma|ryage
of the duke of Berrey his vn|cle / 
with the doughter of the erle of
Boloyne. Cap. C.lv.</HEAD>
<P>_WHan all the&s;e matters
were renewed and the ma|ryage
confyrmed / than the
duche&s;&s;e of Lanca&s;tre lefte
her doughter with the king
&amp; with her yonge hu&s;bande
that &s;hulde mary her / who
was of the age of eight yeres. the duches toke
leaue of y^e kynge to go to Mantuell / the kyng
&s;ent with her of the greate&s;t men of the courte
to a company her. Thus &s;he came to Mantu|ell / 
and dyd &s;o moche that &s;he knewe the trouth
where her father was buryed. Than he was
dygged vp / and his bones wa&s;&s;hed and baw|med / 
and wrapped in leade / and brought to
the cytie of Ciuyll / and there receyued with
proce&s;&s;yon without the cytie / and the bones
brought in to the cathedrall churche / and there
reuerently and &s;ole~ply his ob&s;equy was done / 
and there at was king Iohan and his yonge
&s;onne the prince of Galyce / and the mo&s;t parte
of prelates and barons of the realme. After the
ob&s;equy doone / euery man retourned to their
owne places. The kynge of Ca&s;tyle wente to
the vale of Sory / and his &s;on~e and his yonge
wyfe with hym / and the duche&s;&s;e of Lanca&s;tre
to Medena de Campo / a good towne / wherof
&s;he was lady / by rea&s;on of the confyrmacyon
of the peace / &amp; there &s;he lay a &s;ea&s;on. &para; Nowe
lette vs leaue to &s;peke of them and of Ca&s;tyle / 
tyll a nother tyme / and let vs &s;peke of the ma|ryage
of the duke of Berrey / and al&s;o of other
in&s;ydentes that folowed.</P>
<P>THe duke of Berrey who had maryed
the lady Iane of Armynake to his fir&s;t
wyfe / after &s;he was dy&s;&s;ea&s;ed he hadde great
imagynacyon to be maryed agayne / and that
he well &s;hewed. for whan he &s;awe howe he had
my&s;&s;ed of the duke of Lanca&s;tres doughter / he
than &s;et clerkes to write / and &s;ent me&s;&s;angers
to therle Ga&s;con of Foiz / who had the kepyng
of the erle of Boulonges doughter / more than
the &s;pace of nyne yeres. And bycau&s;e the duke
of Berrey coulde nat come to this maryage / 
but by the daunger of the erle of Foize / for no|ther
for pope / father / mother / nor frende that
the damo&s;ell had / the erle wolde do nothynge / 
without it were his owne plea&s;ure. Than the
duke of Berrey de&s;yred effectuou&s;ly the fre~ch
kynge his nephue / and the duke of Burgoyne
his brother to helpe and a&s;&s;y&s;t hym in this ma+ryage.</P>
<P>THe frenche kyng laught and had good
&s;porte at the duke of Berrey his vncle / 
bycau&s;e he was olde / and &s;o hote in loue / and
&s;aid to him. Fayre vncle / what &s;hall ye do with
a yonge mayde / &s;he is nat twelue yere of age / 
and ye be .xl. by my faythe it is great foly for
you to thynke therof / &s;peke for my co&s;yn Io|han
your &s;onne / he is yonge / the mater is more
mete for hym than for you. &s;yr quod the duke / 
I haue &s;peken all redy for my &s;onne / but the
erle of Foize wyll in no wy&s;e agree therto / by|cau&s;e
my &s;onne is of the blode of them of Ar|mynake / 
who be at warre togyder / and haue
ben longe. If the lady be yonge I &s;hall &s;pare
her a thre or four yere / tyll &s;he be a parfyte wo|man.
Well fayre vncle quod the kyng / I feare
me &s;he wyll nat &s;pare you &s;o longe / but &s;eynge
ye haue &s;o great affection therto / I &s;hall ayde
you as moche as I may. It was nat longe af|ter
but that the kynge ordayned the lorde de la
Ryuer and &s;yr Bureau his &s;ouerayne cham|berlayne
to go in y^t voyage to the erle of Foiz / 
and with them the erle of Da&s;&s;y. And the duke
of Burgoyne ordeyned to go thyder on his be
halfe the by&s;&s;hop of Anthune / and &s;ir Gylliam
of Tremoyle / and the duke of Berrey de&s;yred
Iohan erle of Sanxer / a &s;age and a valyaunt
knyght to go with the other. The&s;e fyue lor|des
were apoynted to go to the erle of Foize / 
and to de&s;yre to haue the yonge lady in mary|age
for the duke of Berrey. The&s;e lordes de|parted
and apoynted to mete togyder at Aui|gnon
with pope Clement / about Candelmas
they departed and toke the waye to Ny&s;mes / 
and &s;o to Auignon. They pa&s;&s;ed by Mounte
pellyer / and rode by &s;mall iourneys and great
ex&s;pence / and pa&s;&s;ed by Be&s;yers and came to
<PB N="clxxi" REF="185">
Carca&s;&s;one / and there they founde &s;ir Loys of
Xancere mar&s;hall of Fraunce / who receyued
them with good there / and he &s;hewed theym
moche of the erle of Foiz e&s;tate / for he had ben
there within two monthes before. Than they
departed fro Carca&s;&s;one and wente to Tho|lous / 
and there re&s;ted / and than &s;ente me&s;&s;an|gers
to the erle of Foiz to Ortays in Byerne.
And there began to treate for this maryage / 
but it was farre of / for at the begynnynge the
Erle of Foyze was colde / bycau&s;e the duke of
Lanca&s;tre had &s;ente to hym to haue the &s;ame
lady / for his &s;onne the lorde Henry erle of Der+by.
By rea&s;on of this longe taryenge and de|layeng
of this treatye / it was &s;aid and noy&s;ed
that the maryage &s;hulde nat be. And all their
aun&s;weres that they had fro the erle of Foize / 
wickely they &s;ente worde therof to the duke of
Berrey / who was at Nonnecte in Auuergne.
And the duke who had none other de&s;yre but
to bringe the mater aboute / wrote often tymes
agayne to them with fre&s;&s;he me&s;&s;angers / de&s;y+rynge
them nat to cea&s;e tyll they had brought
the mater to pa&s;&s;e. And the erle of Foyze who
was &s;age and &s;ubtyle / &s;awe well the ardent de+&s;yre
that the duke of Berrey had / and the hoter
that he was the colder was he / and he hande|led
the matter &s;o wy&s;ely / that by the full agre|ment
of all partyes / and yet &s;ore de&s;yred ther|to / 
he hadde thyrty thou&s;ande frankes for the
charges of the ladyes expen&s;es / for &s;uche yeres
as &s;he had been with hym / if he had more de|mau~ded
more he &s;hulde haue had / but he dyd
it &s;o to haue thanke of the duke of Berrey / and
that he &s;hulde perceyue that he had done &s;ome
what for hym.</P>
<P>WHan this mater was concluded and
all partyes agreed / thanne the erle of
Foiz &s;ente his co&s;yn the lady to Mor+leaus / 
accompanyed with fyue hundred &s;pea|res / 
of whome were capytayns &s;yr E&s;paigne
du Lynn / &s;yr Raynolde Guyllam / &s;yr Peter
Cale&s;tan / &s;ir Adam of Caca&s;&s;e / &s;ir Manalte
of Nonnables / and &s;ir Pier of Kees / and in
the feldes the lady was delyuered to the fren|che
amba&s;&s;adours / on the behalfe of the duke
of Berrey. There was &s;yr Loys of Xancere
with a fyue hundred &s;peares / and other com|pany / 
who receyued the lady / and there tooke
their leaues and departed. They of Foize re|tourned / 
and the frenche men ledde forthe the
lady. The duke of Berrey had &s;ente to her cha+res
and chareottes rychely garny&s;&s;hed / and
hor&s;e / hackeneys / and aparell for her body and
for her heed / as fre&s;&s;he and as ryche as though
it had been for the frenche quene. Thus they
rode forthe / and I &s;ir Iohan Froy&s;art auctor
of this boke rode in their company / for often
tymes whan I wolde haue taken leaue of the
erle of Foiz / he wolde &s;aye to me / howe I had
no dede to make &s;o great ha&s;te / and badde me
whan I wolde retourne to go in good com|pany / 
&s;o I retourned in this &s;ayde company.
This yonge duche&s;&s;e of Berrey (for &s;o I wyll
name her fro hence forthe) and all her compa|ny
rode &s;o longe that they came nere to Aui|gnon.
There &s;he re&s;ted at a towne called Vile
Neufe / without the towne of Auignon / in a
hou&s;e of the popes. And the nexte daye aboute
nyne of the clocke / all the cardynals that were
there at that tyme mette with her / and &s;o pa&s;|&s;ed
the bridge of Ro&s;ue in grete e&s;tate / the lady
rydynge on a whyte palfrey whiche the pope
had &s;ent her. Than &s;he came to the popes pa|lays
in Auignon and there alighted and went
to &s;e the pope / who &s;ate in co~&s;y&s;tory in a chayre
pontyficall. The pope ky&s;t her mouth bycau&s;e
of lygnage. Than the duche&s;&s;e and her com|pany
wente to dyner with many cardynalles / 
to the hou&s;e of the cardynall of Thuryn / nere
to the popes palyce. This was on a wedny&s;|daye / 
and the nexte daye they all dyned in the
&s;ame hou&s;e agayne. I may well &s;aye that the
comyng of this lady to Auignon co&s;t the pope
the &s;ome of tenne thou&s;ande frankes. The fri|daye
&s;he &s;upped in the palays and tooke her
leaue of the pope / and the &s;aturday &s;he depar|ted
and rode to dyner to Orange / and there
lay all night / for her co&s;yn germayne was prin+ce&s;&s;e
therof. The &s;onday &s;he departed and he<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">
caryage before and pa&s;&s;ed to Valance / and
than to Vien / and &s;o to Lyon &s;ur le Rone / and
there re&s;ted two dayes / than fro thens to Bre|&s;<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">e / 
and &s;o entred in to the countie of Fore&s;tes / 
and pa&s;&s;ed through the countrey / and &s;o came
to la Pale&s;&s;e in Burbonois and &s;o to Qui&s;&s;y / 
than to Hanche / and &s;o to Ryon in Auuergne / 
and there re&s;ted two dayes or the duke of Ber+rey
came thyder / who came thyder on Whyt|&s;oneuyn / 
and on Whyt&s;onday betymes he ma|ryed
the lady. This was a noble weddynge
and a gret fee&s;t / there was the erle of Boloyne / 
the erle of E&s;tampes / and the erle Dolphyn of
<PB REF="186">
Auuergne. this fee&s;t and iu&s;tes endured foure
dayes. All this I &s;ir Iohan Froy&s;art auctor
of this boke &s;awe with myne eyen / for I was
there pre&s;ente.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="156" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe certayne wy&s;e men treated
for a peace to endure thre yeres by|twene
Fraunce and Englande / and
all their alyes a&s;well on the one parte
as on the other by lande and by &s;ee.
Cap. C.lvi.</HEAD>
<P>_YE haue herde here before
howe there was a treu&s;e taken by+twene
all partyes and gary&s;ons / 
bytwene the Ryuer of Loyr and
the ryuer of Dordone / and of Ge+ronde / 
vnto the fee&s;t of &s;aynt Iohan Bapty&s;t / 
cou~ted as than in the yere of grace a <ABBR>thou&s;and</ABBR>
thre hundred four&s;core and nyne. This treu&s;e
dutynge / there were &s;ome great men and &s;age
on bothe partyes / bothe of Englande and of
Fraunce / that bu&s;yed them&s;elfe to treate for a
peace to endure thre yeres / both by water and
by lande. And the enten&s;yon of them y^e treated
in this mater was to compri&s;e in their treatye
for the frenche party / all &s;uche as were be&s;yed
with their warre. Fir&s;t to haue compry&s;ed the
realme of Ca&s;tyle holy / as well by lande as by
water / and in lyke maner the realme of Scot|lande.
And on the engly&s;&s;he partye &s;hulde be
compri&s;ed all their alyes / and the kynge and
realme of Portugale / and dyuers barones of
hygh Ga&s;con. The&s;e entreatours had moche
payne and trauayle or they came to their en|tentes / 
for the &s;cottes wolde in no wy&s;e co~&s;ent.
For whanne worde therof came to kynge Ro|berte
of Scotlande fro the frenche kynge / his
owne per&s;one wolde lyghtly haue greed ther+to / 
for he de&s;yred no warre. On a daye he cal|led
before hym all the barones and prelates of
Scotlande / &s;uche as ought to gyue coun&s;ayle
in that mater / for without their knowlege the
kynge wolde do nothyng / if he had done / they
wolde nat haue kepte it. There openly was
redde in all their pre&s;ence / the letters that the
frenche kynge had &s;ente thyder to the kynge / 
and to the realme of Scotlande / the entente
wherof was / that the frenche kyng wolde haue
them of <ABBR>Scotland</ABBR> to be compri&s;ed with him / 
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 word"> to agre to a treu&s;e for thre yeres by lande
and by water bytwene Englande and theym.
This tydynges was harde to them / and they
&s;ayde. The frenche kynge canne do nothynge
but to haue treuce / whan it is tyme to make
warre. We haue in this yere ouercome the en|gly&s;&s;hmen / 
and the &s;ea&s;on is ryght good / and
lykely that we &s;hall ouercome them agayne the
&s;econde tyme: yea / and the thyrde al&s;o. There
was great debatynge of the matter bytwene
them / but in no wy&s;e they wolde con&s;ente ther+to.
Fynally they acorded to &s;ende a by&s;&s;hoppe
and thre knyghtes in to Fraunce to the kynge
and to his coun&s;ayle / to the entent to breke the
treaties / and to &s;hewe the good wyll of the &s;cot+tes
that they had to the warre. The by&s;&s;hoppe
of &s;aynt Andrews and &s;yr Archambalte Du|glas / 
&s;yr Willyam Lym&s;ey / and &s;yr Iohan
&s;aynt Clere. The&s;e departed as &s;oone as they
myght / and toke the &s;ee and arryued at Slu&s;e
and than rode to Parys. and before the kyng
and his coun&s;ayle they &s;hewed their letters of
credence / &s;ente in the name of all the barones
and prelates of the realme of Scotla~de. They
were well herde / and the frenche men percy|ued
well the great affection that they hadde to
procede / and to contyne we the warre agayn&s;te
Englande / howe be it the treatye was &s;o farre
pa&s;t and promy&s;ed that it coulde nat be reuo|ked
agayne. Than the &s;cottes were &s;wetely
an&s;wered / howe there was no remedy but that
they mu&s;te nedes procede to the peace. Thus
the frenche men tooke a treu&s;e / by meanes of
&s;uche as treated for the mater / there were dy|uers
metynges bytwene the partyes at Ba|lingham / 
bytwene Boloyne and Calays. So
often they mette and debated the maters that
a treuce was taken / gyuen and acorded / by|twene
Englande and Fraunce (for &s;uche as
were treaters of the mater / were prelates / gret
lordes and wy&s;emenne of bothe realmes) and
all their adherentes and alyes / by &s;ee and by
lande / to endure fermely without di&s;&s;ymula|cyon
of any &s;hadowe of male engyn / the &s;pace
of thre yeres. The entreatours of the frenche
partye were at Boloyne / as the by&s;&s;hoppe of
Bayeur / the erle Valery of &s;aynt Pole / &s;ir Wil+lyam
of Melyn / &s;ir Nycholas Bracque / and
&s;ir Iohan le Mercier. And at Calays for the
<PB N="clxxii" REF="186">
Engly&s;&s;he parte was the by&s;&s;hop of Dur|ham / 
&s;ir Willyam Montague erle of Sali&s;|bury / 
&s;ir Wyllyam Beauchampe capitayne
of Calais / Iohan Lauon and Nycholas of
Gaberthe / and Richarde Roell clerke doctor
in lawe. The&s;e mette togyder in the myddes
of the waye bytwene Calays and Boloyne.
at a place called Balyngham.</P>
<P>In this tyme great brute was in Fraunce
and in other places / of a great fee&s;t and iu|&s;tes
that the yonge kyng Charles wolde ma+ke
at Parys / at the fyr&s;t entryng of I&s;abell y^e
fre~che quene: agayn&s;t whiche fee&s;t knightes / 
&s;quyers / ladyes and damo&s;elles apparelled
them to be at that tryumphe: Of the whiche
fee&s;t I &s;hall &s;peke more here after / and of the
charter of the peace that was engro&s;ed &amp; &s;ea|led
bytwene the parties.</P>
<P>yE &s;hall knowe that whan I &s;ir Io|han
Froy&s;&s;arte authour of this hy|&s;torie
was departed fro Ortays fro
the erle of Foiz / as ye haue herde here before:
and wente in co~pany with the lorde de la Ry+uer
and the lorde Guyllyam of Tremoyle / 
who brought the yonge duche&s;&s;e of Berrey / 
doughter to the erle of Boulonge to y^e duke
of Berrey / who wedded her in the towne of
Ryon in Auuergne / as it is conteyned here
before in this hy&s;torie: for at all the&s;e maters
I was pre&s;ent / wherfore I maye well &s;peke
therof. And whan I came to Parys I fou~de
there the gentyll lorde of Coucy a good lorde
of myne / who had newly maryed a yonge la|dy / 
doughter to the duke of Lorayne: Whi|che
lorde made me good chere / and demaun|ded
of me newes of the countrey of Foiz and
Biern / and of pope Clement beyng at Auy|gnon / 
and of the maryage bytwene Berrey
and Boulonge / and of another great frende
of myne and good lorde and may&s;ter / therle
Beraunt dolphyn of Auuergne. And to all
his demau~des I an&s;wered all that I knewe / 
&s;o that he was content. Than he de&s;yred me
to go with hym in to Cambre&s;ys / to a ca&s;tell
that the kynge had gyuen hym / called Creue
cure / a two leages fro Ca~brey / and nyne lea|ges
fro Valen&s;enes. And &s;o I rode in his co~+pany.
And as we rode by the way he &s;hewed
me / howe the by&s;&s;hoppe of Bayeux and the
erle of &s;aynt Pole and other were at Boloyn
&s;ent thyder by the fre~che kyng / to co~clude the
truce. &amp; howe that for kyng Richarde kynge
of Engla~de there were at Calys / the by&s;&s;hop
of Durham &amp; therle of Sali&s;bury / w^t other.
and howe they had been there the &s;pace more
thanne a moneth / abydynge for the amba&s;&s;a|dours
of Scotlande / who were as than new+ly
come thyder. He &s;ayde howe his co&s;yn the
erle of &s;aynt Pole had writen to hym therof / 
and howe the frenche kynge had &s;ente to the
kynge of Scottes / and to his coun&s;ayle that
he &s;hulde agree to the truce / for the engly&s;&s;he
men wolde con&s;ente to no peace / without the
&s;cottes were compri&s;ed in the &s;ame. Thus we
rode tyll we came to Creue cure / and there I
was with hym thre dayes. Tha~ I toke leaue
of hym and went to Valencennes / and there
I taryed fyftene dayes. Than I wente in to
Holande to &s;e a gentyll lorde and good may|&s;ter
of myne the erle of Bloyes / and founde
hym at E&s;to~choucke. he made me good chere
and demaunded of me &s;ome tidynges / and I
&s;hewed him &s;uche as I knewe. I taryed with
hym a moneth there and at Gede. Than I re+tourned
in to Fraunce to knowe the trouthe
of the co~clu&s;ion that was taken bytwene En+glande
and Fraunce at Balyngham. Al&s;o I
purpo&s;ed to be at the fee&s;t that &s;hulde be at
Parys at the entre of the Frenche quene / to
knowe the trouthe of all the&s;e maters / I re|tourned
throughe Brabaunt and &s;o came to
Parys / eyght dayes before the fee&s;t began.
Than I fell in company with the lordes of
Fraunce and of Scotlande / &s;uche as had ben
at the makynge of the truce bytwene Engla~|de
and Fraunce. And I fell in acqueyntau~ce
with &s;ir Guyllyam of Melyn / who &s;hewed
me all the hole mater / and howe the Erle of
&s;aynt Pole was pa&s;&s;ed in to Englande to &s;e
kynge Rycharde / and to confyrme the truce
that was graunted for thre yeres: and that he
&s;hulde retourne agayne to be at the &s;aid gret
fee&s;t. Than I demau~ded of the &s;aid &s;ir Guil+lyam / 
what lordes of Scotlande had been at
the &s;ayd treatie. I demanuded it / bycau&s;e in
my youthe I had ben in Scotlande / and &s;er|ched
all the realme to the wylde &s;cottes. And
while I was there I taried a &s;pace in y^t court
of kyng Dauyd of Scotlande / &amp; there I had
acqueyntau~ce of the mo&s;t parte of y^e lordes &amp;
knightes of Scotla~de / therfore I demau~ded
who had been there. And this &s;ir Melyn an|&s;wered
<PB REF="187">
me and &s;aide / howe there had ben the
by&s;&s;hop of Bredon / &amp; &s;ir Iames and &s;ir Da|uyd
Lym&s;ay / and &s;ir Water of &s;aynt Clere.
I bare his &s;ayeng awaye / and dyde putte in
writynge all that I hadde &s;ene and herde.
And &s;hall &s;hewe the trouthe what I &s;awe &amp;
knewe of this fee&s;t / and of the fyr&s;t entryng
of quene I &s;abell in to Parys.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="157" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Of the ordynaunce of the entre of
quene I&s;abell in to the towne
of Parys. Cap. Clvii.</HEAD>
<P>_THe &s;onday the twe~tie
daye of Iune / in the yere
of oure lorde god / a thou|&s;ande
thre hundred foure
&s;core and nyne. there was
people in Paris and with
out / &s;uche nombre / that it
was marueyle to beholde. And the &s;ame &s;on|daye
in the mornyng there was a&s;&s;e~ble made
in the churche of &s;aynte Denyce / of noble la|dyes
of Fraunce / &s;uche as &s;hulde accompany
the quene / and of &s;uche lordes as &s;hulde a&s;&s;y&s;t
the quenes lytters &amp; other ladyes. And there
was of the burge&s;&s;es of Parys twelue hun|dred
an hor&s;ebacke raynged in the feldes on
bothe &s;ydes of the way / aparelled in gownes
of one &s;ute / of clothe of Baudkyn / grene and
crymo&s;yn. And the olde quene Iane and her
doughter duche&s;&s;e of Orlyance / entred fyr&s;te
in to Parys one houre before noone / in a lyt|ter
couered / well a companyed with lordes / 
and pa&s;&s;ed through the hyghe &s;trete of &s;aynte
Denyce / and &s;o rode to the palays / and there
taryed for the kynge. That day the&s;e two la|dyes
went no further. Than y^e frenche quene
and the other ladyes &s;et forwarde / as the du|che&s;&s;e
of Berrey / the duche&s;&s;e of Burgoyne / 
the duches of Thourayn / the duches of Bare
the counte&s;&s;e of Neuers the lady of Coucy / 
and other ladyes and damo&s;elles all in good
ordre. all their lytters were aparelled as rich+ly
as myghte be. But y^e duches of Thourayne
had no lytter / &s;he rode a lone vpon a fayre pal
frey rychly aparelled / and &s;he rode on the one
&s;yde by the quenes lytter / and it was a&s;&s;y&s;ted
with the duke of Thourayne and the duke of
Burbone / at the fore heed on bothe &s;ydes.
And in the myddes on bothe &s;ydes the lytter
were the duke of Berry and the duke of Bur+goyne / 
and at the fete was the lorde Peter of
Nauer and therle of O&s;trenaunt. The que|nes
lytter was richely apparelled and di&s;co|uert.
Than nexte folowed on a ryche appa|relled
Palfrey the duche&s;&s;e of Berrey / &amp; &s;he
was a&s;&s;i&s;ted with the erle de la Marche and
with the erle of Neuers / and &s;he rydinge a
&s;ofte pace bytwene them bothe. Than~e folo|wed
the lytter all di&s;couered and open of the
duche&s;&s;e of Burgoyne / and Margarete of
Heynalte her doughter cou~te&s;&s;e of Neuers.
That lytter was a&s;&s;y&s;ted with the lorde Hen+ry
of Bare and the yonge erle of Namure / 
called &s;ir Guylliam. And than y^e lady of Or+lyaunce
on a palfrey richely apparelled / and
the lorde Iames of Burbone and the lorde
Philyppe Dartoys a&s;&s;y&s;ted the lady of Or|lyaunce.
Than another lytter with the du|che&s;&s;e
of Bare / and the doughter of the lorde
of Coucy. Of other ladyes and damo&s;elles
that came after in chariottes and palfrayes / 
and knightes that folowed / there was no me~+cion
made. And as for &s;ergeauntes and offy|cers
of armes had bu&s;yne&s;&s;e ynoughe to do
to make way / and to breke the preace. There
was &s;uche people in the &s;tretes / that it &s;emed
that all the worlde had ben there.</P>
<P>_AT the fyr&s;t gate of &s;aynt Denice
entryng in to Parys / there was
a Heuyn made full of &s;terres / &amp;
within it yonge chyldren appa|relled
lyke angelles &s;wetely &s;yn+gynge.
And amonge them an ymage of our
lady holdyng in fygure a lytell chylde play|eng
by hym &s;elfe / with a lytell myll made of a
great nutte. This Heuyn was hyghe and ri|chely
apparelled with the armes of Fraunce
with a baner of the &s;onne &s;hynyng of golde / 
ca&s;tyng his rayes. This was deuy&s;ed by the
kynge for the fee&s;t of the iu&s;tes. The quene
and the other ladyes as they pa&s;&s;ed vnder in
at y^e gate / they had great plea&s;ure to beholde
it / and &s;o had all other that pa&s;&s;ed by. Than
whan the Quene and the ladyes were pa&s;te
by / than they came a &s;ofte pace before the fou~|tayne
in a &s;trete of &s;aynt Denice / whiche con+dyte
was couered ouer with a clothe of fyne
a&s;ure / paynted full of Floure de lyces of gol|de / 
<PB N="clxxiii" REF="187">
and the pyllers were &s;erte full of the ar|mes
of dyuers noble lordes of Fraunce. and
out of this fou~tayn there i&s;&s;ued in great &s;tre+mes
Punent and clarre: And about this fou~+tayne
there were yonge maydens richely ap|parelled / 
with ryche chapelettes on their hee+des
&s;ynginge melodiou&s;ly. Great plea&s;ure
it was to here them: And they helde in their
handes Cuppes and goblettes of golde / of|fryng
and gyueng to drinke / all &s;uche as pa&s;+&s;ed
by / And the quene re&s;ted there and regar+ded
them / and had great plea&s;ure of that de|uy&s;e / 
and &s;o dyde all other ladyes and damo+&s;elles
that &s;awe it.</P>
<P>_THan after / vnder the myn&s;ter of
the Trinyte / in the &s;trete there
was a &s;tage / and thervpon a ca|&s;tell.
And a longe on the &s;tage
there was ordeyned the Pa&s;&s;e of
kynge Salhadyn / and all their dedes in per+&s;onages / 
the Chri&s;ten men on the one parte / 
and the Sarazins on the other parte. &amp; there
was in per&s;onages all the lordes of name / 
that of olde tyme hadde ben armed / and had
done any feates of armes at y^e Pa&s;&s;e of Sal+hadyne / 
and were armed with &s;uche armure
as they than v&s;ed. And thanne a lytell aboue
them there was in per&s;onages the Frenche
kynge and the twelue peeres of Fraunce / ar|med
with the bla&s;on of their armes. &amp; whan
the Frenche quenes lytter was come before
this &s;tage / &s;he re&s;ted there a &s;ea&s;on. Thanne
the per&s;onages on the &s;tage of kyng Rychar+de
departed fro his company / and wente to
the Frenche kynge / and demaunded lycence
to go and a&s;&s;ayle the Sarazins / and y^e kyng
gaue hym leaue. Than kynge Rycharde re|tourned
to his twelue companyons. Than~e
they all &s;ette them in order / and incontynent
wente &amp; a&s;&s;ayled the kynge Salhadyne and
the Sarazins. There in &s;porte there &s;emed
a great bataile / and it endured a good &s;pace.
This pagiaunt was well regarded. Than~e
the quene pa&s;&s;ed forthe and came to y^e &s;eco~de
gate of &s;aynt Denyce. And there was a ca|&s;tell
ordayned / as was at the fyr&s;te gate: and
a heuyn clouded / and full of &s;terres richely
deuy&s;ed / and therin the fygure of God lyt|tynge
in maie&s;tie / the father / the &s;onne / and
the holygoo&s;t. And within the Heuyn chyl|dren
in fygure of angelles &s;wetely &s;yngyng / 
whiche pagiaunt was greatly pray&s;ed. And
as the quenes lytter pa&s;&s;ed vnder the gate of
Paradi&s;e / there were two angelles came out
and came downe holdynge in their handes a
ryche crowne of golde / garny&s;&s;hed with pre+cious
&s;tones. And they &s;ette fayre and ea&s;ely
the crowne on y^e quenes heed / &s;ynging right
&s;wetely this ver&s;e. Dame / as ye be enclo&s;ed
bytwene the Floure de lyces / &s;o ye be quene
of the realme of Fraunce / &amp; &s;o drewe agayne
in to parady&s;e. Than they pa&s;&s;ed forthe and
came before the chapell of &s;aynt Iames. And
there was a &s;caffolde richely deuy&s;ed / on the
right hande as the quene rode / couered ouer
with ryche arras / and drawen aboute with
curteyns / in maner of a chambre. And with|in
there were me~ playeng vpon orga~s ryght
&s;wetely: And all the &s;trete of &s;aynt Denyce
was couered ouer with clothes of &s;ylke and
chamlet / &s;uche plentie / as thoughe &s;uche clo|thes
&s;hulde co&s;t nothynge. And I &s;ir Iohan
Froi&s;&s;art authour of this hy&s;torie was pre|&s;ent / 
and &s;awe all this / and had great mar|ueyle
where &s;uche nombre of clothes of &s;ylke
were goten. There was as great plentie as
though they had ben i~ Aly&s;andre or Damas / 
and all the hou&s;es on bothe &s;ides of the great
&s;trete of &s;aynt Denice vnto the bridge of Pa+rys / 
were hanged with clothes of Arras of
dyuers hi&s;tories / the whiche was plea&s;ure to
beholde. Thus they pa&s;&s;ed forthe a &s;oft pace
and &s;o came to the gate of the chatelet of Pa|rys:
and there the quene re&s;ted to &s;e the other
goodly deuy&s;es that were there ordayned.</P>
<P>AT the gate of the chatelet of Parys
there was a ca&s;tell made of woode &amp;
tymbre / as &s;tro~gly made / as it &s;huld
haue endured .xl. yeres. The whiche ca&s;tell
was enbatylled / and at euery lope there was
a man of armes armed at all peces. And in y^e
&s;ame ca&s;tell there was a bedde made / richely
encourteyned and apparelled / as it had been
to haue &s;tande in the kynges chambre. &amp; this
bedde was called y^e bedde of Iu&s;tyce: and in
this bedde there lay by figure &s;aynt Anne. in
this ca&s;tell there was a playne / for the ca&s;tell
co~teyned a gret &s;pace: &amp; this playne was full
of trees / and full of Hares / cones / &amp; byrdes / 
that flewe in and out: For whan they were a
brode they flewe thider agayne for feare of y^e
people. And out of the&s;e trees there i&s;&s;ued a
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whyte Harte / and wente to the bedde of Iu|&s;tyce:
and out of the other parte of the wode
there i&s;&s;ued out a Lyon and an Egle proper|lye / 
and fre&s;&s;hely approched the Harte and
the bedde of Iu&s;tyce. Than came there out
of the trees a .xii. yonge maydens richely ap+parelled / 
with chapelettes of golde on their
heedes / holdynge naked &s;wordes in their ha~des / 
and they wente bytwene the Harte / the
Lyon / and the Egle / and there they &s;hewed
them &s;elfe redy to defende the Harte and the
bedde of Iu&s;tyce. This deuy&s;e y^e quene and
all other had great plea&s;ure to regarde. than
they pa&s;&s;ed forthe and came to the bridge of
Parys / whiche was couered and richely be|&s;ene.
The couerynge of grene and crimo&s;yn
full of &s;terres / and the &s;tretes hanged to our
ladyes churche. And by that tyme that the
quene and the ladyes were pa&s;te the bridge / 
and approched to the churche of oure Lady / 
it was late: For all the waye as they wente / 
they rode but a &s;ofte pace. And or the Quene
and the ladies entred in to the churche of our
Lady / they fou~de by they waye other playes
and pa&s;tymes / greatly to their plea&s;ure.</P>
<P>AMonge all other there was a may|&s;ter
came out of Geane. He had tied
a corde on the hyghe&s;t hou&s;e on the
bridge of &s;aynt Myghell ouer all y^e hou&s;es / 
and the other ende was tyed on the hyghe&s;t
towre in our ladies churche. And as y^e quene
pa&s;&s;ed by / and was in the great &s;trete called
out ladyes &s;trete / bycau&s;e it was late. This
&s;ayde may&s;ter with two brinnynge candel|les
in his handes / i&s;&s;ued out of a lytell &s;tage
that he had made on the hyght of our ladyes
towre: And &s;yngyng he went vpon the corde
all a longe the great &s;trete / &s;o that all that
&s;awe hym / hadde marueyle howe it myght
be: And he bare &s;tyll in his ha~des y^e two brin+nynge
ca~delles / &s;o that it myght well be &s;ene
ouer all Parys / and two myle without Pa|rys.
He was &s;uche a tombler / that his lyght|ne&s;&s;e
was greatlye pray&s;ed. And before the
churche of our lady the by&s;&s;hoppe of Parys
was reue&s;ted with the armes of our lorde Ie+&s;a
Chri&s;t / with all the colledge and great no~|bre
of other of the clergy. There the Quene
a lyghted out of her lytter / and was takenne
downe by the four dukes / that is to &s;aye: the
duke Berrey / the duke of Burgoyne / y^e duke
of Thourayne / and the duke of Burbone:
and all other ladyes in lykewi&s;e taken dow|ne
by theym that were their a&s;&s;y&s;ters / bothe
out of their lytters and fro their hor&s;es / and
in good order. So they entred in to the chur+che.
The by&s;&s;hoppe and the clergy before the~
&s;yngyng / in y^e honour of god and of our ble&s;|&s;ed
lady. the quene was ledde &amp; a&s;&s;y&s;ted and
brought vp to the hyghe auter / and there &s;he
kneled downe and &s;ayde her prayers / &s;uche
as plea&s;ed her / and offred to the tre&s;orie of
our lady four clothes of clothe of golde / and
the goodly crowne that the angelles dyde &s;et
on her heed / and than incontynent &s;ir Iohn~
de la Ryuer and &s;ir Iohan le Mercyer dely|uered
the by&s;&s;hoppe of Parys a more rycher
crowne. And the by&s;&s;hoppe and the four du|kes
dyde &s;ette it on the quenes heed. Than~e
they retourned agayne through the churche / 
and the quene and the ladyes &s;ette agayne in
their lytters / as they were before. There
were mo than fyue hu~dred torches brinnyng
for it was late. Thus they were brought to
the palays of Parys / where the kynge / the
olde quene / and the duche&s;&s;e of Orlyaunce
her doughter were. There the quene and the
ladyes lyghted fro their lytters / and eche of
theym brought in to &s;euerall chambres: and
the lordes went to their lodgynges / after the
daun&s;ynge was pa&s;te.</P>
<P>THe nexte daye Monday / the kynge
made them all a dyner at his palis.
And at the houre of the high ma&s;&s;e / 
the quene was ledde with the fore&s;ayd foure
dukes in to the holy chapell: and there in the
ma&s;&s;e &s;ea&s;on the quene was &s;acred &amp; anoyn|ted / 
as a Quene ought to be: And the arche|by&s;&s;hoppe
of Roane dyde the ob&s;eruaunce / 
who was called &s;ir Wyllyam of Vyar. After
the ma&s;&s;e &s;onge &s;olempnely / the kynge and
the quene retourned in to their cha~bres / and
all other ladies &s;uche as had chambres in the
palays. Than anone after the kyng and the
quene retourned in to the halle / and all other
ladyes. The great table of Marble that al|wayes
&s;tandeth &s;tyll in the halle / was made
lengar with a great plaunche borde of Oke / 
of foure inches thycke / whiche borde was ri|chelye
couered. And aboue the great table / 
agayn&s;te one of the Pyllers / was the Kyn|ges
dre&s;&s;yng borde / &s;tandynge full of ve&s;&s;ell
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of golde and &s;yluer / whiche was greatly co|uered
of many that &s;awe it. Before the table
a longe di&s;cendyng downe / there were bar|ryers
made of wode with thre alyes / &amp; there
were &s;ergeauntes and v&s;&s;hers a great nom|bre
kepynge the entrees / to the entente that
none &s;hulde entre / but &s;uche as were &s;eruy|tours
of y^e table / for y^e hall was &s;o full of peo|ple
that a man coulde nat tourne hym / but w^t
moche payne. Myn&s;trelles a great nombre
ple&s;auntly played / euery man after his facul+tie.
Than the kyng and the prelates / and the
quene and the ladyes wa&s;&s;hed &amp; &s;ate downe
at the tables. At the kynges table &s;ate downe
as chiefe / the by&s;&s;hoppe of Noyan / than the
by&s;&s;hoppe of Langers / than the kynge / and
by the kynge the archeby&s;&s;hoppe of Rohan.
The kynge &s;atte in a &s;urcote of &s;carlette fur|red
with armyns / &amp; a ryche crowne of golde
on his heed. Than the quene / and by her the
kyng of Armyne / than the duches of Berry / 
than the duches of Burgoyne / and y^e duches
of Thourayne: Than the lady of Neuers / 
and the good damo&s;ell of Bare / than the la|dy
of Coucy and Mary of Harecourt. Mo
there &s;ate nat at the highe table / &s;auynge be|neth
all &s;atte the lady of Sailly / wyfe to &s;ir
Guye of Tremoyle. And at two other tables
a longe downe the hall / &s;ate mo than fyue hu~+dred
ladyes and damo&s;els. The prea&s;e was
&s;o great / that it was great payne to &s;erue the~
with their me&s;&s;es / whiche were great and no
table. I haue nat to do to make great &abpro;ce&s;&s;e
therof / I &s;hall &s;o what &s;peke of the pa&s;tymes
y^t were made bitwene the me&s;&s;es / the whiche
had been great plea&s;ure for the kyng to haue
&s;ene / if he had taryed out the hole dyner.</P>
<P>FIr&s;te in the myddes of the palays
there was a ca&s;tell made of tymbre
xl. fote longe and twentie fore brode
with foure towres / in euery quarter one and
one in the myddes / hygher than the other.</P>
<P>This Ca&s;tell was fygured for the cytie of
Troye / and the towre in the myddes for the
palays of ylion: And there were peno~s with
the armes of the Troyans / as of kyng Pria+mus / 
Hector his &s;onne / and his other chyl|dren.
And al&s;o the armes of &s;uche other kyn|ges
and princes / as were enclo&s;ed in Troye
with kynge Priam. This ca&s;tell went vpon
wheles / the whiche myght be tourned euery
waye properly. This ca&s;tell came to a&s;&s;ayle
another &s;orte that was therby in a pauilyon / 
whiche al&s;o wente vpon wheles / &s;o &s;oftely &amp;
couertly / that the mouynge therof coude nat
be parceyued / and there was y^e armes or the
kynges of Grece / and of other &s;uche as were
at the &s;iege. Al&s;o there was a &s;hyppe proper+lye
deuy&s;ed / wherin myght well be a hu~dred
men of armes / and all moued by the crafte of
wheles / bothe the Ca&s;tell / Pauilyon / &amp; &s;hip.
They of the Pauilyon and of the Shyppe / 
a&s;&s;ayled euer the ca&s;tell / and they within the
Ca&s;tell made great defence. But this &s;porce
endure nat longe / for the preace of the people
was &s;o &s;ore about them / that no man coulde
&s;tyrre. The people were &s;ore chafed with the
heate / and putte to moche payne. And there
was a table by the parlyament chambre dore
where at &s;atte many ladyes and damo&s;elles.
It was by rea&s;on of the preace ouerthrowen
to the erthe / and the ladyes cau&s;ed &s;odainly
to ry&s;e without order / and &s;ore chafed with
the preace and heate that was in the palays.
The quene her&s;elfe was at the poynt to haue
been &s;ore di&s;plea&s;ed: Perforce a backe doore
was broken vp to gette fre&s;&s;he ayre. The la|dye
of Coucy was &s;ore di&s;ea&s;ed. Whan~e the
kynge &s;awe this mater / he commaunded to
cea&s;e / and the tables in great ha&s;t to be taken
vp / to let the ladyes and damo&s;elles at large.
They lefte takynge of wyne and &s;pyces and
wente to their chambres. Than &s;ome of the
ladyes taryed &s;tyll in the Palays / and &s;ome
wente in to the towne to their lodgynges / to
be the more at their ea&s;e: for with preace and
with heate / they had been &s;ore greued. The
lady Coucy wente to her lodgynge / &amp; helde
her there tyll it was late.</P>
<P>_THan about fyue of the clocke the
Frenche Quene / accompanyed
with the fore&s;ayd duche&s;&s;es / de|parted
fro the palays of Parys
and toke their lytters all open / 
and &s;o wente throughe the &s;tretes to the kyn|ges
lodgynge / called &s;aynt Polle / on the ry|uer
of Sayne. with the quene there were mo
than a thou&s;ande hor&s;es. And the kyng went
fro the palays to the ryuer of Sayne / &amp; toke
there a barge / &amp; wente by water to his hou&s;e
of &s;aynt Polle. And for all that y^e hou&s;e was
great and large &amp; well amended / yet y^e kyng
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had cau&s;ed in the great court nere to the gate
fro the Ryuer / to be made a great halle whi|che
was couered ouer with clothes of the ar|mes
of Normandy: And the walles were ha~+ged
with clothes of arras of &s;ondrie hy&s;to|ries.
In this hall the kynge gaue the ladyes
a &s;upper / but the quene kepte her cha~bre / &s;he
was no more &s;ene y^t nyght. The other ladies
and the kyng and the lordes daun&s;ed and re|uelled
all that nyght / nerchande tyll it was
daye in the mornyng. Than euery per&s;on de+parted
and went to their lodgynges to &s;lepe
for it was good tyme. Nowe I &s;hall &s;hewe
you what gyftes and pre&s;e~tes they of Parys
gaue on the Tue&s;day before noon to y^e quene
and to the duche&s;&s;e of Thourayne / who was
but newly come in to Fraunce oute of Lom|bardy / 
for &s;he was doughter to the duke of
Myllayne: and &s;he had the &s;ame yere wed|ded
Loyes duke of Thourayne. She was
named Valentyne / &s;he had neuer before ben
at Parys / therfore the burge&s;&s;es of Parys
gaue her her welcome.</P>
<P>ON this Tue&s;day aboute .xii. of the
clocke about a .xl. burge&s;&s;es of Pa|rys
of the mo&s;t notable&s;t per&s;ons of
the cytie / all in one &s;ute of clothynge came to
the kynges hou&s;e of &s;aynt Polle / &amp; brought
a pre&s;ent for the quene through the &s;tretes of
Parys. The pre&s;ent was in a lytter richely
wrought and borne bytwene two &s;trong me~
properly apparelled lyke two auncient &s;age
per&s;ones. The lytter had a celler of a thynne
fyue clothe of &s;ylke / &s;o that the iewelles that
were in the litter might well be &s;ene through
Whan they came to &s;aint Polle / fir&s;t they ca~e
in to the kynges chambre / whiche was redy
apparelled to receyue them / for alwayes &s;u|che
as bringeth any thyng are welcome. tha~
the&s;e burge&s;&s;es &s;ette downe the lytter on two
tre&s;tels in the myddes of the chambre: Than
they kneled downe before the kyng and &s;aid.
Right dere lorde and noble kyng / your bur|ge&s;&s;es
of Parys pre&s;enteth your grace the&s;e
iewelles here in this lytter / in the welcomy~g
of your grace into the gouernau~ce of your re+alme
of Fraunce. Than the kyng &s;ayd. good
men I tha~ke you / they are right goodly and
riche. than the burge&s;&s;es ro&s;e &amp; drewe backe / 
&amp; therwith toke their leaue. Whan they were
gone / the kynge &s;ayd to &s;ir Wyllyam of Lor|des
and to Montague / who were by hym.
Sirs / let vs go nere to this lytter / &amp; &s;e the&s;e
pre&s;entes more nerer. Than the kynge well
regarded them. Fyr&s;t there were foure pot|tes
of golde / &s;ixe lauers of golde / &amp; &s;ixe plat|tes
of golde: All this ve&s;&s;ell wayed a hu~dred
and fyftie marke of golde. In lyke maner a
nother &s;orte of burge&s;&s;es richely apparelled
all in one lyuerey / came to the quene and pre|&s;ented
her another lytter / whiche was borne
in to her chambre / &s;hewynge howe the good
men of Parys dyde reco~mende them to her
grace and &s;ent her that pre&s;ent. Whiche pre|&s;ent
was a &s;hippe of golde / two great flago~s
of golde / two dredge boxes of golde / two &s;al|tes
of golde / &s;ixe pottes golde / &s;ixe lauers of
golde .xii. Lampes of &s;yluer / two ba&s;ons of
&s;yluer. The &s;o~me was thre hundred marke / 
what golde what &s;yluer. This pre&s;ent was
brought in a lytter bytwene two men / one in
&s;emblaunce of a Beare / and the other in &s;em+blaunce
of an Vnycorne. The thirde pre&s;ent
in lykewi&s;e was brought in to the duches of
Thourayns chambre by two men / fygured
in the fourme of two blacke Moores richely
apparelled / with white towelles about their
heedes lyke &s;arazins. The lytter was fayre
and riche / couered with a fyne clothe of &s;ylke
and brought by .xii. burge&s;&s;es all in one ap|parell / 
who gaue this pre&s;ent to the &s;ayd du|che&s;&s;e.
In the whiche pre&s;ente there was a
&s;hippe of golde / a great potte of golde / two
ewers golde / two great plattes golde / two
&s;altes golde / &s;ixe pottes &s;yluer / two do&s;in &s;au+cers
&s;ylner / two do&s;yn boules &s;yluer. So~me
golde and &s;yluer two hu~dred markes. This
pre&s;ent greatly reioy&s;ed the duches of Thou+rayne / 
as it was rea&s;on / for it was goodly &amp;
riche / and curte&s;ly &s;he thanked them of their
gyfte. Thus this Tue&s;daye the&s;e pre&s;entes
were gyuen to the kyng / y^e quene / and to the
duche&s;&s;e of Thourayne. It was greatly to
be con&s;ydred the valeur of the&s;e pre&s;entes / &amp;
al&s;o the puy&s;&s;aunce of the pari&s;yens. For it
was &s;hewed me by one who &s;awe all the&s;e p~|&s;entes / 
that they co&s;t the pari&s;iens more than
thre&s;core thou&s;ande crownes of golde. After
the&s;e pre&s;entes this delyuered / it was tyme
to go to dyner: But that daye the kynge and
the quene &amp; other ladyes dyned in their cham+bres / 
y^e &s;oner to haue done: For at thre of the
clocke at after dyner they &s;hulde drawe in to
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the felde of &s;aynt Katheryne / where as there
was ordayned &s;tages and &s;caffoldes a great
nombre / for the kynge and the quene and o|ther
to beholde the iu&s;tes.</P>
<P>&para;Nowe &s;hall I name by order / the knygh|tes
that were called the kynges knyghtes / of
the &s;onne of golde there were thyrtie of the~.</P>
<P>FIr&s;te the duke of Berrey / the duke of
Burgoyne / the duke of Burbone / the
erle de la Marche / &s;ir Iaquemarte of
Burbone his brother / the lorde Guillyam of
Namure / &s;ir Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on con&s;table of
Frau~ce / &s;yr Iohan of Vien / &s;ir Iames of Vi|en
lorde of E&s;paigny / &s;yr Guy of Tremoyle / 
&s;ir Gillyam his brother / &s;ir Phylyp of Bare / 
the lorde of Rocheforde bretone / the lorde of
Raies / the lorde Beamond / &s;yr Iohan of Bar+bencon / 
the hazle of Frau~ce / the lorde of Tour|ty
norman / &s;yr Iohan of Barres / the lorde of
Nantoyllet / the lorde of Rochfouca<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">t / the <ABBR>lord</ABBR>
of Garanciers / &s;ir Iohan of Harpedante / the
barone Dinury / &s;yr Willyam Marcyell / &s;yr
Raynolde of Roye / &s;yr Geffrey of Caryn / &s;yr
Charles of Changeet / and &s;ir Gylliam of Lig+nac.
All the&s;e knyghtes were armed and &s;hel|des
lyke there in the &s;onne raye / and aboute
thre of the clocke they were in the place of &s;aint
Kateryne / and thyder was come ladyes and
damo&s;els. And fir&s;te the quene came thyder in
a chare rychely aparelled / and all other ladyes
in good ordre / and entred into the &s;caffoldes
that were ordeyned for them. Than came the
frenche kyng redy apparelled to iu&s;te / whiche
pa&s;tyme he loued ryght well / he was well ac|companyed.
Than the iu&s;tes beganne / there
were many lordes of dyuers countreys. Syr
Gyllyam of Heynalt erle of O&s;trenant iu&s;ted
ryght goodly / and &s;o dyd &s;uche knyghtes as
came with hym / as the lorde of Gomminies / 
&s;ir Iohan of Andregenes / the lorde of Cautan / 
&s;yr Au&s;ell of Tran&s;egynes / and &s;ir Clinquart
of Hermo / all dyde well their deuoyre to the
prays of the ladyes. Al&s;o there iu&s;ted well the
duke of Irelande / who was all that &s;ea&s;one
with the frenche kynge. Al&s;o there iu&s;ted well
a knyght of Almayne / be&s;yde the Ryne / called
&s;ir Seruays of Mirando. The&s;e iu&s;tes were
well contynued / but there were &s;o many knigh+tes
that one coulde nat rynne for another / and
the du&s;te with rynnynge of their hor&s;es was
&s;o great / that it troubled them &s;ore. The lorde
of Coucy dyd maruelou&s;ly well. The&s;e iu&s;tes
contynued tyll it was nyght / than they depar|ted / 
&amp; the ladyes brought to their lodgynges.
The kynge with his company was brought
to his lodgynge of &s;aynt Pole / and there was
a &s;upper for the ladyes / with &s;uche haboun|dau~ce / 
that it were harde to recorde it / and the
fee&s;t and reuell with &s;yngynge and daun&s;yng
tyll the next mornynge the &s;onne ry&s;inge. And
the pri&s;e of the iu&s;tes of the aun&s;werers / that
had be&s;t done and lenge&s;t contynued / was gy+uen
to the frenche kynge / by con&s;ente of all the
ladyes / and iudgement of the harauldes. and
of the chalengers the Halze of <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">launders / ba|&s;tarde
brother to the duche&s;&s;e of Burgoyne.
The knightes complayned of the du&s;t &s;o that
&s;ome &s;aid they lo&s;te their dedes by rea&s;on ther+of.
The kynge made prouy&s;ion for it / he or|deyned
mo than two hundred barrelles of ma|ter
that watred the place / wherby the grou~de
was well amended / and yet the nexte day they
hadde du&s;te ynough and to moche. Than the
wedny&s;daye came to Parys the erle of &s;aynte
Pole frome oute of Englande / he had made
great ha&s;te to come to the&s;e iu&s;tes and fee&s;t / 
and he had lefte behynde him in Englande &s;ir
Iohan of Chatell Morant / to bringe the char+ter
of the treuce with hym. The erle of &s;aynte
Pole was well welcomed of the kynge and of
all other lordes / and the Quene and all other
were glad of his comynge.</P>
<P>ON the wedny&s;daye after dyner euery
man drew to the felde / and the ladyes
came thyder in goodly aray / as they
had done the daye before / and mounted vpon
their &s;tages. Than the iu&s;tes began fyer&s;ly / 
and was well contynued tyll it was nyght.
Than euery per&s;on retourned / and the ladyes
had a great &s;upper at &s;aynte Polle. Than the
pry&s;es were gyuen by con&s;ente of the ladyes / 
and iudgement of the harauldes. of the an&s;we+rers / 
the pri&s;e was gyuen to a &s;quyer of Hay|nalte
called Iohan de Flaron / who was come
thyder in the company of therle of O&s;trenant.
and of the chalengers / the pri&s;e was gyuen to
a &s;quyer of the duke of Burgoyns / called Io|han
de Pokerers. And agayne the thur&s;daye
iu&s;ted knightes &amp; &s;quyers all togyther: euery
man payned hym &s;elfe to do well / and it endu|red
tyll nyght. And the ladyes &s;upped agayne
at &s;aynt Polle / and there the pri&s;e was gyuen
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of the vtter partie to &s;ir Charles of Armoyes / 
and of them within to a &s;quyer of the quenes / 
called Lons. The frydaye the kynge made a
dyner to all the ladyes and damo&s;elles / and a|boute
the ende of the dyner / there entred in to
the hall (the kyng &s;ytting at the table) the du|che&s;&s;e
of Berrey / the duche&s;&s;e of Burgoyne / 
the duches of Thourayne / the cou~tes of &s;aynt
Polle / the lady of Coucy / and a great meny of
other ladyes and damo&s;els. they brought in
two knyghtes on hor&s;ebacke / armed at all pe+ces
for the iu&s;tes / with their &s;peares on their
thyes. The one was &s;ir <ABBR>Raynold</ABBR> of Roy / and
the other &s;ir Bouciquant y^e yonger / and there
they two iu&s;ted goodly togyther. Than came
thyder other knightes / &abser; Raynold of Troyes
&s;yr Gyllyam of Namure / &s;yr Charles of Ar|moyes / 
and the lorde of Garancyers / the lorde
of Nantoyllet Lardenoys of O&s;tende and
dyuers other. all the&s;e iu&s;ted there the &s;pace of
two houres before the kynge and the ladyes.
than they returned to their lodgynges. That
fryday &s;uche ladyes and damo&s;els as wolde
retourne to their owne hou&s;es / toke their lea|ues
of the kynge &amp; of the quene / and al&s;o &s;uche
lordes as wolde departe. The kynge and the
quene thanked them of the payne they had ta|ken / 
comynge to his fee&s;t.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="158" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the lorde of the Chateau
Morante / whom the erle of &s;aynte
Polle had lefte behynde hym in En|glande / 
retourned in to Frau~ce with
the charter of the treuce / &s;ealed by
kynge Rycharde and his vncles / to
endure thre yere by &s;ee and by lande.
Cap. C.lviii.</HEAD>
<P>_AFter that all the&s;e lor|des
and ladyes were retur+ned
fro this greate fee&s;t to
their owne hou&s;es / than the
lorde of Cha&s;tell Morant / 
whome the lorde of &s;aynte
Polle had left in <ABBR>England</ABBR>
retourned in to Fraunce / to the kynge and to
his coun&s;ayle / and &s;hewed forth the charter of
the treuce / &s;ealed by kynge Rycharde of En|glande / 
and by his vncles and other / to endure
thre yere / as well by &s;ee as by lande / and the
wordes in the charter &s;ayd. That who&s;oeuer
breketh by any maner of co~dicion / any poynte
or artycle conteyned in that treatie / &s;hulde be
taken and reputed as traytours / and to rynne
in a mortall puny&s;yon. And bycau&s;e that the
lorde of Coucy was &s;ouerayne capytayne cho+&s;en
by the kinge and his coun&s;ayle / to defende
and kepe the outwarde marches / bytwene the
ryuer of Durdone and the &s;ee / and all the coun+trey
of Iuuergne and Lymo&s;yn. The copy of
this treatye was delyuered to hym / to the en|tente
that he &s;hulde publy&s;&s;he and &s;hewe it to
all them that wolde do any thynge to the con|trary.
And al&s;o to the entent that they of Van|dachor / 
of Chalu&s;&s;et of Dorbe&s;idou&s;ac / and of
the gary&s;ons y^e made warre for the engly&s;&s;he
tytle / &s;hulde haue knowledge of that treuce / 
that they &s;hulde make none excu&s;e if they fell in
the payne. In lykewy&s;e the mar&s;hall of Frau~|ce
the lorde Loys of Xancer had al&s;o the copy
therof / whiche was ryght nedefull / for he was
gouernour of the outwarde marches of Lan|guedoc / 
fro the ryuer of Ronne and the bridge
of Amyngnon / and aboute the countreys and
&s;ignories apendau~t to the ryuer of Dordone / 
as the cou~treys of Beaucaire / of Carca&s;&s;one / 
of Tholous / of rouergne / of Dagen / of Quer+ca / 
of Bygore / of Pyergourte / and of Lymo|gines.
and in the&s;e countreys were dyuers ga+ry&s;ons / 
that &s;mally regarded or obeyed any
peace or truce / but alwayes entended to make
marre / as the ca&s;tell of Cullyer / &amp; the &s;tronge
ca&s;tell of Londre in Bygore / on the fronters
of Byerne / they were greatly feared of their
neyghbours.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="159" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;The maryage of king Loys &s;onne
to the duke of Aniou / to the dough|ter
of kynge Peter of Aragone / and
how he went with the quene of Na+poles
his mother to Auignon / to &s;e
pope Clemente. Cap. C.lix.</HEAD>
<PB N="clxxvi" REF="190">
<P>_IN this tyme there was
a treatye made of a mary|age
bytwene Loys of An|iowe / 
&s;onne to the duke of
Aniou / who wrote him&s;elf
kynge of Napoles / of Cy|cyll / 
and Iheru&s;alem / and
erle of Prouynce / and the doughter of kyng
Peter of Arragon. The quene of Napoles
went to Auygnone to &s;e pope Clement / and
there &s;he founde the lorde of Coucy / and had
in her company her yonge &s;onne Loys. The
lorde of Coucy was ryght ioyous of her co~|mynge.
The quene was receyued ryght ho|norably
of pope Clement / and of the cardy|nalles / 
as &s;he was well worthy / for &s;he was
a noble woman / and a dilygent in all her bu|&s;yne&s;&s;e.
There &s;he de&s;yred the lorde of Cou|cye
to helpe to conuey her &s;onne Loyes in to
the realme of Arragone / and to be about him
tyll he were maryed. The lorde of Coucye
wolde nat refuce it / but ordayned hym &s;elfe
&s;o to do and &s;ayde. Ma dame / there was no
vyage this &s;euyn yere / that I wolde be more
gladder to accompli&s;&s;he / than to go in to the
marches of Cicyll &amp; Naples / wich my lorde
your &s;onne / if I had lycence of the kyng my
&s;ouerayne lorde. Sir quod the lady I tha~ke
you / I &s;e well your good wyll / I doute nat
but the kyng wyll be content that ye go with
my &s;onne in to Aragon: And the quene of Ar+ragon
wyll be glad to &s;e you / for your dough+ter
hath maryed her brother &s;ir He~ry of bare
The lorde of Coucy agreed to go this voy|age.
Thus the younge kynge of Cicyll tooke
his iourney well accompanied / whan he had
taken his leaue of the Pope and of his mo|ther / 
all wepynge: For at the departynge of
the mother and the &s;onne / cau&s;ed their hertes
to relente: For they &s;hulde departe farre a &s;o~+der / 
&amp; knewe nat whan to &s;e togyder agayne
For it was ordayned / that whan the mary|age
was accomply&s;&s;hed / that the yonge kyn+ge
and the yonge Quene &s;hulde take the &s;ee
at the porte of Barcelone / and &s;o to go and
arryue at the porte of Naples / or as nere as
they myght.</P>
<P>SO longe this yonge kynge Loyes
iourneyed / that he pa&s;&s;ed Mount|pellyer
and Be&s;yers / and &s;o came
to Narbone / where he was receyued ioyful|lye
of euery man. There they refre&s;&s;hed the~
and their hor&s;es one day / and than departed
and wente to Parpygnen: the fyr&s;t towne of
the realme of Arragon. The co~myng of this
yonge kynge was well knowen in the court
of the kynge of Arragon. He &s;ente menne to
mete with hym and to conuey him / as the vy+count
of Ro<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">uebertyn and &s;ir Raymonde of
Baighes. So long they rode / that they ca~e
to the cytie of Barcelone / where the kynge &amp;
the Quene and their doughter was. There
the yonge kyng was nobl<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> receyued / and &s;pe+cially
the quene of Arragon was ryght ioy|ou&s;e
of the co~mynge of the lorde of Coucy / 
and thanked the yonge kynge her &s;onne that
&s;hulde be / for bringynge of hym in his com|pany / 
and &s;ayd / that all other maters &s;hulde
do and atcheue the better. This Maryage
was confyrmed bytwene the&s;e two chyldren / 
but bycau&s;e wynter approched / they delayed
their voyage goyng to the See / For in wyn+ter
the great Sees are perillous. They &s;aid
they wolde make their proui&s;yon that wyn|ter / 
to go in to Naples the nexte Marche af|ter.
The lorde of Coucy beyng in Arragon / 
receyued letters fro the Frenche kynge / com+maundynge
hym to retourne. Than he toke
his leaue of the kynge of Arragon and of the
quene / and of the yonge kyng and his wyfe / 
and of all other lordes &s;uche as were there / 
and departed. And if he myght haue had ley+&s;ar / 
he wolde haue retourned by Auignon to
haue &s;ene the pope and the olde quene af Na+ples.
But he &s;ente to them his excu&s;e / and re|tourned
by Auuergne in to Fraunce.</P>
<P>WHan~e this maryage was made by|twene
the yonge kyng Loyes of Cy+cyll / 
and the doughter of the kynge
of Arragon / wherby there was great alya<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">|ces
bytwene the parties / and they of Arra|gon
were bounde to ayde &amp; to &s;erue the yong
kynge / to bringe hym in to the realme of Na+ples / 
and nat to leaue hym tyll he had the re|alme
pe&s;ably of Naples and of Cicyll / with
the appendau~tes / as Paule and Calabre / and
the cytie of Gaiet / the whiche Margarete of
Duras helde. The aragonoys &s;hulde &s;erue
hym as longe as his warre endured with .ii.
hundred &s;peares at their co&s;te and charge / &amp;
a thou&s;ande cro&s;bowes / and a thou&s;ande bre+gandiers.
Whan the &s;wete tyme of Marche
<PB REF="191">
was come / and that the wyndes were apea|led
and y^e waters &s;waged of their rages / and
the wodes reuerduced / and that their prouy|&s;ions
were made redy at Barcelone / and the
galees redy &s;uche as &s;hulde go with the yong
kynge. Than he and his yonge quene tooke
their leaues of the kynge of Aragone and of
the quene / who wept at their departyng. than
the quene reco~maunded the yonge quene her
doughter to the erle of Roodes / a valyaunt
knight / &amp; to &s;ir Raymon of Baighes. The&s;e
two toke y^e &s;peciall charge natwith&s;ta~dinge
that the erle of Vrgell and the erle of Lyne
were there in a great company. In the&s;e ga|lees
were a fyftene hu~dred &s;peares / two thou+&s;ande
cro&s;bowes / &amp; two thou&s;ande of other
men of warre / with dartes &amp; paue&s;&s;es. They
wente thus fortifyed and well acompanyed / 
to re&s;y&s;t the better if nede were agayn&s;t their
ennemyes. And al&s;o to re&s;y&s;t all rencou~ters
vpon the &s;ee / for it is a longe waye by the &s;ee
fro Barcelone to Naples. And Margarete
of Duras their aduer&s;ary myght trouble the~
by the way / therfore they thought to go &s;ure|lye.
&para; Nowe we wyll leaue to &s;peke of this
yonge kyng of Cicyll / and &s;peke of other bu|&s;yne&s;&s;e
of the realme of Fraunce.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="160" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the Frenche kynge had de|&s;yre
to go and vi&s;yte the farre partes
of his realme: &amp; howe he went fyr&s;t
in to Burgoyne and to Auygnon to
&s;e pope Clement. Cap. C.lx.</HEAD>
<P>_AFter this great Fee&s;t
was accompli&s;&s;hed / &amp; that
euery lorde and lady were
gone home to their owne
hou&s;es / as ye haue herde
here before: &amp; that the Fre~+che
kyng &s;awe that he had
truce with Englande for thre yere: he hadde
than ymaginacion to go &amp; vi&s;ite his realme / 
&s;pecially the vtwarde marche&s;&s;e of Langue|docke.
For the lorde de la Ryuer and &s;ir Io|han
Mercier / who were as than chefe of his
preuy cou~&s;ayle. They exhorted hym to go to
Auygnon to &s;e pope Clement and the cardy|nalles / 
who de&s;yred to &s;e hym / and al&s;o to go
to Tholous / for they &s;ayd to the kyng. Sir / 
a kyng in his youthe ought to vi&s;yte his re|alme / 
and to knowe his people / and to lerne
how they be gouerned / the whiche &s;hulde be
greatly to his profyte / and the better to be be+loued
with his &s;ubiectes. The kyng lyghtly
enclyned to their coun&s;ayle / for he had de&s;yre
to traueyle and &s;e newe thynges. And y^e lord
de la Ryuer who was but newly come out of
tho&s;e marche&s;&s;e / herde great complayntes of
the people of Tholous / of Carca&s;&s;one / &amp; of
Beaucayre. and they de&s;ired greatly to &s;e the
kyng / for they had ben &s;ore charged with tay+les
and aydes by y^e duke of Berrey / by the in+formacion
of a &s;eruaunt of his called Bety|&s;ache / 
who had pytie of no man: He &s;o pylled
the people that nothynge was lefte / therfore
he coun&s;ayled the kynge to go thyder to pro|uyde
&s;ome remedy / And al&s;o that the kynge
&s;hulde &s;ende for the erle of Foize to come to
hym to Tholous. The kyng made him redy
to go thyder / and &s;ente afore all the way that
proui&s;yon &s;hulde be made for his co~myng / &amp;
&s;ente worde therof to his vncle the Duke of
Burgoyne and to his au~te the duche&s;&s;e / how
he wolde come a longe throughe their coun|trey / 
and wolde &s;e his co&s;yns their chyldren / 
and to bring in his company his brother the
duke of Thourayne / and his vncle of Bur|bone / 
whiche plea&s;ed greatly y^e duke and the
duche&s;&s;e. And the duke cau&s;ed to be procla|med
a fee&s;t and a iu&s;tes to be holden at Dy|gnon.
and knightes &amp; &s;quiers of Burgoyne / 
of Sauoy / and of other marches adioyning
were requyred to be at this fee&s;t. And &s;o eue|ry
man ordred them&s;elfe accordingly.</P>
<P>_THus whyles the kynges proui&s;yon
was a makyng / to go to Auignon &amp;
to Languedocke. The duke of Bur+goyne
on his parte made great proui&s;yon to
receyue the kynge / and &s;o dyde euery man in
their marche&s;&s;e / that purpo&s;ed to be at y^e fee&s;t
at Dignon. The &s;ame &s;ea&s;on other maters
fell in Fraunce. ye haue herde howe the du|ke
of Irelande (who was called erle of Ox|enforde)
was bany&s;&s;hed oute of Englande / 
by the vncles of kyng Richarde / and &s;pecial+lye
the duke of Glouce&s;tre had grette&s;t dy&s;|plea&s;ure
to hym / &s;o that to &s;aue hym &s;elfe he
<PB N="clxxvii" REF="191">
was fledde in to Hollande / and taryed there
but a &s;mall &s;ea&s;on / in the towne of Dordregh
for he was fayne to departe thens. For duke
Aubert / who was lorde of that towne and of
Holande / denyed hym the taryeng in his cou~+trey / 
for he wolde nat kepe hym agayn&s;t the
wyll of his co&s;yns germayns of Englande / 
for all that the kynge of Englande had writ|ten
for hym / yet he was fayne to departe and
to go to Trecte a fraunches towne for all ma+ner
of people / payeng for that they take. And
the duke of Irelande had ynoughe to paye.
For be&s;yde that he brought with him / he had
thre&s;core thou&s;ande frankes out of Fraunce
fro the Con&s;table / for the redempcion of Io|han
of Bretayne. And he was come to y^e Fre~|che
kyng vnder &s;aueconducte / and was there
with hym more than a yere. The kyng made
hym good chere / bycau&s;e he was a &s;trau~ger / 
Howe be it trewe it was / thoughe this duke
was with the kyng / yet y^e lorde of Coucy ha|ted
hym in his herie / for he had good cau&s;e.
For though the duke in all affayres was pro+uyded
of wytte / honoure / eloquence / and of
great large&s;&s;e / yet he had greatly tre&s;pa&s;&s;ed
agayn&s;t the lorde of Coucies doughter / who
was his wyfe laufully &s;pou&s;ed. And for&s;oke
her without any tytell of rea&s;on / but by fal&s;e
and yuell temptacyon and di&s;ceyte / was di&s;|ceyued.
And toke another wyfe / a damo&s;ell
of the quene of Englandes of the countrey of
Boeme / &amp; the kyng and y^e quene of Engla~de
&s;ynfully con&s;ented therto. And was di&s;pen|&s;ed
by pope Vrbane of Rome / at the in&s;tau~te
de&s;yre of the kynge and quene of Englande.
This &s;ynne greued greatly the con&s;cience of
the duke of Irelande. And bycau&s;e the lorde
of Coucy / who was of the coun&s;ayle of Frau~+ce / 
and well worthy &s;o to be / for he had done
good &s;eruyce / &amp; was well able to do. He &abpro;cu+red
&s;o moche by meanes of his frendes / as &s;ir
Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on and the lorde de la Ryuer
&s;ir Iohan Marcyer and other / That it was
&s;ayde to the duke of Irelande / that he &s;hulde
departe out of Fraunce / and to go and cho&s;e
hym&s;elfe another place to abyde in / where he
ly&s;t / &s;o that it be nat in the realme of Frau~ce / 
and thyder he &s;hulde &s;urely be co~ueyed. The
duke of Irelande &s;awe well / howe he was
dayly in paryll by meanes of y^e lorde of Cou|cy
and his lygnage. Wherfore he thought it
&s;hulde be be&s;te for hym to go farre of / rather
than to abyde nere. than he adui&s;ed to drawe
in to Brabant / and de&s;yred the kyng to write
to the duche&s;&s;e of Brabant / y^t it wolde pleace
her to &s;uffre hym pe&s;ably to abyde in her cou~+trey.
The kynge wrote to his aunte the du|che&s;&s;e
of Brabant / and &s;he condi&s;ce~ded to the
kynges de&s;yre. The duke of Irelande was
conducted by men of the kynges to Louayne
and there he taryed / and &s;omtyme he went to
a ca&s;tell nat farre of fro the towne of Louay|gne / 
the whiche he had borowed of a knyght
of Brabant. With the duke of Irelande was
the archeby&s;&s;hop of yorke / who in lykewi&s;e
was bany&s;&s;hed out of Englande / all for one
cau&s;e. This by&s;&s;hoppe was one of the Ne|uelles
of Englande / who in the countrey of
Northu~berlande were pui&s;&s;aunt men / bothe
of landes and of lynage. There taryed the&s;e
two lordes at Louayne or there about / as I
herde &s;aye / as longe as they lyued: For they
coude neuer come to mercy nor peace with y^e
kynge of Englandes vncles. I can no far|ther
&s;peke of them.</P>
<P>ABout the fee&s;t of &s;aynt Mychell the
Fre~che kyng departed fro his hou&s;e
of Beautie be&s;yde Parys / and lefte
there the quene / and toke his waye by Troy
in Champayne to go in to Burgoyne / &amp; his
vncle the duke of Burbone / and duke Loyes
of Thourayne and the lorde of Cou<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">y / and
many other lordes and knyghtes in his com|pany.
The kynge rode &s;o longe that he came
to Dignon. The duke of Burgoyne and the
erle of Neuers his &s;onne were come before
to the Chatelon on the ryuer of Sayne. wha~
the kyng was come to Dignon / the duche&s;&s;e
of Burgoyne and the cou~te&s;&s;e of Neuers her
doughter receyued the kyng ioyfully / and all
other lordes for loue of the kyng. And to his
welcomynge to Dygnon / many ladyes and
damo&s;els were come thyder to &s;e hym. there
was the lady of Sully / the lady of Vergy / 
the lady of Pagny / and dyuers other fayre la+dies
and fre&s;&s;he / and well apparelled. Than
began fee&s;tynge / daun&s;ynge / and carolynge.
The&s;e ladyes enfor&s;ed them&s;elfe to daunce &amp;
to &s;yng / and to make ioye for loue of y^e kyng:
and y^e duke of Thourayne / the duke of Bur|bone
&amp; of the lorde of Coucy. Monday / tue&s;|day / 
and wedni&s;day / all thre dayes ther was
goodly iu&s;tes / and prices gyuen to y^e be&s;t do|ers.
<PB REF="192">
The kynge was eight dayes in y^e towne
of Dignon in great triu~phe and &s;porte. The
x. daye he toke leaue of his vncle the duke of
Burgoyne / and of the duche&s;&s;e and their chil+dren.
Thentent of y^e duke of Burgoyne was
&s;hortely after to folowe the kyng his nephue
and to go with hym that iourney. The kyng
de&abper;ted fro Dignon / whan he had taken his
leaue of all ladyes and damo&s;elles / and rode
&s;o long by his iourneys that he came to Vile
neufe be&s;yde Auignon. There his hou&s;e roy+all
was apparelled for hym / &amp; there was the
cardynals of Amyens / of Aigreuell of &s;aint
Marcell / of Chatell neufe / and mo than xiii.
other came and mette the kyng in the felde / &amp;
all were gladde of the kynges co~myng.</P>
<P>THe duke of Berrey was come to A|uygnon
and was lodged in the po|pes
palais / but he ca~e to Vyle neufe
to the kynge / and laye in the lyuere of arras
called Amontays / in the way to Mountpel|lyer.
The duke of Burgoyne arryued there
the next day that y^e kyng came thyder / by the
water of Rone / for the duke toke a barge at
Lyon&s;ur le rone. Thus the kynge and the&s;e
four dukes were togyder. Than they deter|myned
to pa&s;&s;e the bridge of Auignon and to
go &amp; &s;e the pope. And about .ix. of the clocke
in the mornyng the kyng pa&s;&s;ed the bridge / a+companyed
with his brother and his thre vn+cles
and .xii. cardynalles / and &s;o went to the
popes palays / and pope Clement was redy
in his chambre of con&s;y&s;torie / &s;yttyng in his
chayre of papalyte. Whan the Frenche kyng
came in to the chambre and &s;awe the pope he
enclyned hym &s;elfe / and whan he came nere y^e
pope ro&s;e / and the kyng ky&s;t his hande &amp; his
mouthe. Than the pope &s;ate downe and cau|&s;ed
the kyng to &s;yr downe by hym / on a place
purpo&s;ely prepared for hym. Than y^e dukes
ky&s;t the popes hande and &s;ate downe amo~ge
the cardynals. Anone it was tyme of dyner / 
than they drewe in to the popes great cham|bre / 
where the tables were redy couered. the
pope wa<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">&s;hed &amp; &s;atte downe at a table alone
and kept his e&s;tate. The Frenche kyng &s;atte
downe at another table alone / and the cardy+nalles
and dukes &s;atte downe in order. The
dyner was plentyfull / &amp; after dyner they had
wyne and &s;pyces. Than the kyng and y^e four
dukes went in to their cha~bres / eche of them
had a chambre apparelled in the palays / and
there they taryed a certayne dayes. The .v.
day after that the kyng came thyder / y^e yonge
erle of Sauoy co&s;yn to the king / and nephue
to the duke of Burbone came thyder. The
kyng was right ioyfull of his co~myng. The
Frenche kynge / the duke of Thourayne his
brother / and the erle of Sauoye / who were
lyght of corage and of &s;pyrite / thoughe they
were lodged in the popes palais / nere to the
pope and to the cardynalles: yet for all that
they wolde nat ab&s;teyne to daunce and to ca|roll / 
and to make &s;porte amonge the ladyes
and damo&s;elles of Auignon. And the erle of
Gene&s;ne brother to the pope / brought theym
in aquayntaunce with the ladyes and damo|&s;elles
of the towne. The kynge gaue great
giftes to the ladyes and damo&s;elles / wherby
he had great laude and pray&s;e.</P>
<P>_THe pope and the cardinals were
ryght ioyfull of the kynges be|yng
there / as it was rea&s;on that
they &s;hulde &s;o be / for without the
loue of the Frenche kynge their
porte &s;hulde haue ben but &s;mall. For they co~|&s;ydred
or ought to haue con&s;ydred / that there
was no kynge chri&s;tned / that were obedyent
to them / except it were for loue and fauoure / 
and alyaunce of the Frenche kyng. The kyn+ge
of Spaygne and the kynge of Scottes
obeyed this pope Clement / and the kynge of
Aragon was but newly &s;o determyned / and
that made the quene yolande of Bare (who
was co&s;yn germayne to the Frenche kynge)
elles he had nat done &s;o / for before / the kynge
of Aragon and his father before hym was as
neuter. Therfore this pope and cardynalles
ought well to fee&s;t the Frenche kyng / &s;eynge
their puy&s;&s;aunce and profyte that they lyued
by to kepe their e&s;tate / came by meanes of the
Frenche kyng. Thus the kyng taryed there
a certayne &s;ea&s;on in great ioye &amp; &s;porte. And
for ioye of the kynges co~mynge thyder / the
pope opyned his graces to all clerkes beyng
in the courte for the &s;pace of a moneth. And
gaue the nomynacions to the kyng / of all co|ledges / 
cathedrals / and to euery coledge two
prebendes / and reuoked all other graces be|fore
gyuen / and wolde that the kynges gra|ces
&s;hulde &abpro;cede before (as they dyd) wher|by
many of the kynges clerkes were promo|ted.
<PB N="clxxviii" REF="192">
Al&s;o the pope gaue graces to the duke of
Thourayne / the duke of Berrey / the duke of
Burgoyne / and to the lorde Coucy / all other
were &s;topped that had ben graunted before.
The pope was &s;o curte&s;&s;e &amp; lyberall / that for
loue of the kynges co~myng / he grau~ted eue|ry
thyng that was a&s;ked.</P>
<P>WHan the kynge had ben there a cer|tayne
&s;pace / the pope &s;hewed hym
his complaynt / howe that the other
pope of Rome greatly hyndred his ryght / &amp;
made moche trouble and diffrence in y^e chur|che.
The kynge herde hym well / and promy|&s;ed
this pope Clement that after his returne
agayne in to Fraunce / he wolde entende to
none other thynge / but to bringe the churche
in one accorde. With tho&s;e wordes the pope
was greatly conforted. The kynge toke his
leaue and retourned to Vyle Neufe / and &s;o
dyde his brother and vncles of Berrey &amp; Bur+goyne.
And there on a daye the kynge made
a dyner to all the cardynalles and to the erle
of Gene&s;ne brother to the Pope. After dyner
they toke their leaues / for the kyng &s;ayd / that
the nexte day he wolde ryde towarde Mou~t|pellyer / 
and he thanked them of the reuere~ce
that they had done to hym. The cardynalles
retourned to Auygnon. Than it was orday|ned
that the kynge &s;hulde departe the nexte
daye / his brother and the duke of Burbone
in his company. And &s;o he dyd / &amp; toke leaue
of his vncles of Berey and of Burgoyne / 
and &s;ayde / howe they &s;hulde retourne in to
their owne countreis / for they &s;hulde go no
further with hym at that tyme: For he &s;ayde
he wolde go to Tholous and &s;ende for therle
of Foiz to come thyder. His vncles were co~|tent
therwith / for as than the kyng had &s;uche
coun&s;ayle about hym / that the duke of Ber|rey
and the duke of Burgoyns voyces were
nat herde / without it were in &s;mall maters.
The gouernyng of La~guedocke was taken
awaye fro the duke of Berrey / and deuyded
in to Sene&s;chaunces to the kynges profyte / 
wherof the countreis and marche&s;&s;e of Car|ca&s;&s;one / 
of Be&s;yers / of Narbone / of Fonges / 
of Bygore / and of Tholous / were greatly re+ioy&s;ed.
For before that &s;ea&s;on they had been
&s;ore oppre&s;&s;ed with tayles / that the duke of
Berrey had rey&s;ed on them: as ye &s;hall here
after whan the mater requyreth it.</P>
<P>Whan the duke of Berey &amp; the duke of bur+goyn
&s;awe that the kyng wolde go to Mou~t+pellyer
and vi&s;yte La~guedoc / and wolde nat
&s;uffre the~ to go in his co~pany / they were &s;ore
di&s;plea&s;ed therw^t. howbeit &s;agely they di&s;y|muled
the mater / &amp; &s;ayde eche to other. The
kyng gothe in to Languedoc to make in<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">&s;y|cyon
on the~ that gouerned there / &amp; to make a
treatie w^t therle of Foiz / who is y^e mo&s;t prou|de&s;t
erle now lyue~g. he neuer loued nor pray+&s;ed
any neyghbour that euer he had / nouther
Frenche kyng / Englande / Spaygne / Arra|gon / 
nor Nauer. The kyng taketh with him
of his coun&s;ayle / no mo but Ryuer and Mer+cier / 
Mo~tague and the Beghe of Villayns.
Howe &s;aye you to this brother &abquod; the duke of
Berrey? The duke of Burgoyne an&s;wered
and &s;ayd. The kynge our nephue is yonge / 
and he beleueth yonge coun&s;ayle: they &s;hall
di&s;ceyue hym / for &s;urely the conclu&s;yon &s;hall
nat be good / and that ye &s;hall &s;e. It mu&s;t be|houe
vs to &s;uffre for this p~&s;ente tyme / but the
tyme &s;hall come that &s;uche as cou~&s;aileth him
&s;hall repent and the kynge al&s;o. Let hym go
on goddes name whider it &s;hall plea&s;e hym / 
and let vs retourne in to our owne coutreis / 
As long as we holde to guyder / there is none
&s;hall do vs any wronge. We are two of the
chefe membres of Fraunce. Thus the&s;e two
dukes deuy&s;ed togyder / &amp; the Frenche kyng
departed the nexte day and toke the waye to
Nymes / and rode thyder to dyner. The &s;aid
two dukes taryed &s;tyll with the Pope thre
dayes / and y^e lorde of Coucy in lykewi&s;e. the
fourthe daye they departed &amp; rode in to their
owne countreis / and the kyng went fro Ny|mes
and laye all nyght at Lunell.</P>
<P>Whan the kyng de&abper;ted fro Lunell he went
to dyner to Moutpellyer / it was but thre ly|tell
myles. There he was receyued of y^e bur|ge&s;&s;es / 
ladyes / and damo&s;elles of the towne / 
for they greatly de&s;yred to &s;e the kynge / and
many riche pre&s;entes were gyuen to hym / for
Mou~tpellyer is a pui&s;&s;aunt towne / ryche / &amp;
full of marchandi&s;e. The kynge pray&s;ed the
towne moche / and well con&s;ydred their pui&s;|&s;au~ce.
And it was &s;hewed the kyng that the
towne hadde ben moche richer before thanne
it was at that pre&s;ente tyme: For the duke of
Aniou and the duke of Berrey / eche of them
in their tourne hadde greatlye pylled them.
<PB REF="193">
The kyng was &s;orie that y^e good people had
endured &s;o moche do~mage / and &s;ayd / how he
wolde reforme the countre in to a better &s;tate
Than it was &s;hewed the kynge / that the po|uertie
of that towne was nothyng / to that he
&s;hulde fynde forwarde / For that towne of it
&s;elfe hath good meanes of recouerau~ce / by re+&s;on
of the marchandi&s;e y^t is there v&s;ed / bothe
by lande and by &s;ee. But in the marche&s;&s;e of
Carca&s;&s;one &amp; Tholous / &amp; therabout / where
as the &s;aid two dukes had the gouernaunce.
Loke on what thyng they had puy&s;&s;aunce to
laye on their handes there was nothyng left / 
but all taken away. For ye &s;hall fynde y^e peo+ple
there &s;o poore / that &s;uche as were wont to be
riche and pui&s;&s;aunt / nowe they are &s;cant a+ble
to labour their vynes nor landes. It is a
great pyte to &s;e them / their wyues / and chyl|dren.
for they haue had euery yere fyue or &s;ixe
tayles layde on their &s;hulders / and are rau~|&s;omed
to the thirde or fourthe parte of their
&s;ub&s;taunce / &amp; &s;omtyme to all toguyder. One
tayle coude nat be payde / but y^t another was
redy in y^e necke therof. for &abser; / as it is well kno+wen
the&s;e two dukes your vncles while they
ruled in La~guedocke / they haue leuyed in y^e
countrey fro Vyle Neufe in to Tholou&s;yn / 
rounde about to the ryuer of Garon / and re|tournyng
to the ryuer of Dordone / the &s;o~me
of .xxx. hundred thou&s;ande frankes. And &s;pe|cially
&s;ythe the duke of Aniou departed / the
duke of Berrey hath done the more do~mage
for he founde the playne countrey and co~mon+tie
in good ca&s;e / for the duke of Aniou tooke
but of the ryche men / who had wherwith to
paye. But the duke of Berrey &s;pared nother
poore nor riche / for he gadered all before him
&s;pecially by one of his coun&s;ayle his trea&s;ou+rer
named Bety&s;ache / who is of the nacyon
of the cytie of Be&s;yers. As ye &s;hall here by
the complayntes of the people that wyll crye
out on hym. To the&s;e wordes the kyng &s;aid.
As god haue my &s;oule / I &s;hall prouyde for
this mater or I retourne / &amp; I &s;hall puni&s;&s;he
the tre&s;pa&s;ours. For I &s;hall make an inquy|&s;ycion
of the &s;eruantes and o<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">nycers of myne
vncles &s;uche as had ruled here before in the
parcies of Languedocke / and &s;uche as haue
de&s;erued &s;halbe corrected.</P>
<P>The kynge taryed at Mount pellyer the
&s;pace of .xii. dayes / for the order of the towne
and the pa&s;tyme of ladyes and damo&s;elles / 
&s;uche as he fou~de there plea&s;ed hym greatly.
To &s;aye trouthe the kynge / as at / that tyme
was in his lu&s;ty youthe / and lyght &amp; quycke
of &s;pyrite. He daun&s;ed and caroled amonge
the fry&s;co ladyes and damo&s;elles of y^e towne
&s;omtyme all nyght: And gaue and made ban+kettes
and &s;uppers largely / and wolde gyue
to the ladyes and damo&s;els rynges of golde
and chaynes / to them that he reputed worthy
The kynge dyde &s;o moche that he had great
laude and pray&s;e. And &s;ome of them wolde
that he had taryed there lengar than he dyd / 
for he kepte reuell / daun&s;yng / and &s;olas: and
euery day it was newe to begyn. &para; ye haue
herde oftentymes &s;aid / howe the &s;porte of la|dies
and damo&s;els encorageth the hertes of
yonge lu&s;ty gentylmen / and cau&s;eth them to
de&s;yre and to &s;eke to gette honour. I &s;ay this
bycau&s;e with the kyng there was thre gentyl+men
of highe enterprice and of great valure
and that they well &s;hewed / as ye &s;hall here.
Fyr&s;t there was the yonge &s;ir Boucequant / 
the other &s;ir Raynold of Roy / and the thirde
the lorde of &s;aynt Pye. The&s;e thre knyghtes
were chamberleyns with the kyng / and well
beloued with him for they were well worthy
They were fre&s;&s;he / and &s;erued hym well in
armes / and in all other maters. The&s;e thre
beyng at Mountpellier among the ladyes &amp;
damo&s;els / they toke on them to do armes the
next &s;omer after. And as I was enformed / y^e
pri~cipall cau&s;e that enclyned the~ therto was / 
as I &s;hall &s;hewe you. ye knowe well as it
hath ben reher&s;ed here before in this hy&s;torie
howe that in y^e dayes of kyng Charles there
was an Engly&s;&s;he knyght called &s;ir Peter
Courtney (a valyaunt knight in armes) ca~e
out of Englande in to Frau~ce to Paris / and
demau~ded to do armes with &s;ir Guy of Tre+moyle / 
in the pre&s;ence of the kyng or of &s;uche
as wolde &s;e them. &s;ir Guy wolde nat refuce
his offre / and in the pre&s;ence of the kyng and
of other lordes / they were armed on a daye &amp;
ran toguyder one cour&s;e. And than the kyng
wolde nat &s;uffre them to ryn agayne toguy|der / 
wherwith the~gly&s;&s; he knyght was right
yuell content. For as he &s;hewed / he wolde ha+ue
furny&s;&s;hed his chalenge to the vttraunce / 
but he was apea&s;ed with fayre word&abis;. and it
was &s;ayde to hym / that he had done ynough
he ought to be content therwith. The kynge
<PB N="clxxix" REF="193">
and the duke of Burgoyne gaue hym fayre
gyftes and pre&s;entes. Than he retourned a|gayne
towardes Calays. And the lorde of
Clary who was a fri&s;cay and a lu&s;ty knyght
was charged to conuey hym. They rode &s;o
longe toguyder that they came to Lucynen / 
where as the counte&s;&s;e of &s;aynt Poule laye / 
&s;u&s;ter to kynge Richarde of Englande. The
lady was ioyfull of the co~mynge thyder of
&s;ir Peter Courtney / for &s;he hadde maryed
fyr&s;te his co&s;yn the lorde of Courtney / but he
dyed yonge / and after &s;he maryed the erle of
&s;aynt Poule. The Engli&s;&s;he men called her
madame Courtney / and nat Counte&s;&s;e of
&s;aynt Poule.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="161" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe &s;ir Peter Courteney came
in to Fraunce to do armes with &s;ir
Guye of Tremoyle / And howe the
lorde of Clary co~ueyed hym / and by
what occa&s;yon he dyde armes with
hym in the marche&s;&s;e of Calais.
Cap. C.lxi.</HEAD>
<P>_THus as &s;ir Peter of
Courtney and the lorde of
Clary were at Lucenen in
Arthoys with the cou~te&s;&s;e
of &s;aynt Paule / who was
right ioyou&s;e of their com+mynge.
And as they deuy|&s;ed
of many thynges / the counte&s;&s;e demaun|ded
of &s;ir Peter Courtney / what he thought
of the &s;tate of Fraunce. He aun&s;wered and
&s;ayd. Certaynly madame / the &s;tates of Frau~+ce
are well and goodly &s;erued / we can nat be
&s;o &s;erued in our countrey. Sir quod the la|dy.
Do the lordes of Fraunce and the maner
there contente you? Haue they nat made you
good chere? Surely madame quod he / their
there contenteth me pa&s;&s;ynglye well / but in
the ca&s;e that I pa&s;&s;ed the See for / they haue
but ea&s;ely acquyted me therin. And madame
I wyll ye knowe / that if the lorde of Clary
here pre&s;ent hadde come in to Englande / and
de&s;yred to haue done armes with any man / 
he &s;hulde nat haue departed or he hadde ben
an&s;wered at his plea&s;ure. But I am &s;erued
to the contrary. Trewe it was &s;ir Guye de+la
Tremoyle and I were armed in the felde
eche agayn&s;t other / and ranne toguyder but
one cour&s;e. Than it was &s;hewed me fro the
kynge that we &s;hulde do no more / &s;ayenge
howe we hadde done ynough. Wherfore ma+dame
I &s;aye and wyll &s;ay where &s;oeuer I be+come / 
that I coulde fynde none to do armes
with me / and that was nat in my defaute / but
in the knyghtes of Fraunce. The lorde of
Clary noted well his wordes / and helde his
pea&s;e with great payne. Howe be it he &s;uf|fred
hym / bycau&s;e he had the charge of the co~+ueyaunce
of hym. Than the counte&s;&s;e &s;ayde.
Sir / ye departed right honorably fro Frau~|ce / 
whan ye obeyed to the kynges de&s;yre / for
ye coude do no more / &s;ythe it was his plea|&s;ure
that ye &s;hulde nat.</P>
<P>IN co~myng / returnyng / and doyng
as ye haue done / none can laye any
faute in you. All &s;uche as &s;hall here
there of / on this &s;yde the &s;ee or on the other / 
&s;hall repute in you more honour than blame
wherfore &s;ir I requyre you be contente ther|with.
Madame quod the knight &s;o I do and
&s;hall do / I &s;hall neuer take thought for it.
Thus they lefte that mater and fell in other
talkynge: There he taryed all that daye and
night. The nexte mornynge &s;ir Petr Court
nay toke his leaue of the Counte&s;&s;e of &s;aynt
Poule / and &s;he gaue hym at his departynge
a lytell chayne of golde / and to the lorde of
Clary another. Thus in the mornynge they
departed fro Lucenen / and toke the waye to
Bouloygne and came thyder and there laye
all nyght / and the nexte daye rode towardes
Margy&s;on to go to Calais.</P>
<P>BItwene Boloygne and Calays are
but &s;euyn or eight leages / and fayre
playne waye. Whan they came nere
to Calais / there &s;ir Peter of Courtney &s;ayd
to the lorde of Clary. Sir / we be nowe in the
kyng of Englandes lande / and ye haue well
acquyted you in the conueyaunce of me and
of your company / I thanke you. The lorde
of Clary who had di&s;plea&s;ure in his hert / for
the wordes that &s;ir Peter had &s;poken at Lu|cenen / 
in the pre&s;ens of the counte&s;&s;e of &s;aynt
Pole and other. Whiche wordes he thought
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he wolde nat &s;uffre to re&s;te in that ca&s;e / for he
reputed them to haute and to hyghe agayn&s;t
the honoure of the chiualry of Fraunce / for
he vnder&s;tode hym that he &s;aid howe he was
come oute of Englande in to Fraunce / to do
armes / and how there were none that wolde
aun&s;were hym. Than the lorde of Clary at
their leaue takynge &s;ayde. Sir Peter / ye be
nowe in the kynge of Englandes lande / and
&s;ir / I haue conueyed you hyder by the com|maundement
of the kynge my mai&s;ter and of
the duke of Burgoyne. And ye remembre
well this la&s;te daye whan we were in y^e coun+te&s;&s;e
of &s;aynt Poules chambre / who made vs
good chere. ye &s;pake there ouer largely / as
me thynketh / to the great preiudyce &amp; blame
of the knyghtes of Fraunce. For ye &s;ayde / 
howe ye came fro the kynges courte / &amp; coude
fynde none to do armes with you. By y^e whi+che
wordes maye be vnder&s;tande / that there
is no knyght in Fraunce that dare do armes
or iu&s;t with you / thre cour&s;es with a &s;peare.
Wherfore &s;ir / I wyll that ye knowe that here
I offre my &s;elfe / thoughe I be one of y^e moo&s;t
&s;ymple&s;t knyghtes in all Fraunce. And &s;aye
and iu&s;tifye / that the realme of Fraunce is
nat &s;o voyde of knyghtes / but that ye &s;hall
well fynde yuowe to do dedes of armes with
you. And &s;ir / if ye ly&s;te ye &s;hall fynde me re|dy
to aun&s;were you / be it incontynente / this
nyght or to morowe. I &s;aye nat this for any
hatered that I haue to your per&s;one. I do it
all onely to maynteyne the honour of our &abper;|tie / 
For I wolde nat ye &s;hulde retourne to
Calais or in to Englande / to make youre a|uaunt
that without &s;troke &s;tryken / ye &s;hulde
di&s;confyte the knyghtes of Fraunce. Sir an+&s;were
me if it plea&s;e you to my wordes. Sir
Peter Courtney was &s;oone cou~&s;ayled what
an&s;were to make / and &s;ayde. Sir of Clary / 
ye &s;peke well / and I accepte your demaunde
And I wyll that to morowe in this &s;ame pla+ce / 
ye be armed at your plea&s;ure / and I &s;hall
be in lyke wi&s;e. And than lette vs rynne eche
at other thre cour&s;es with a &s;peare / and ther|by
ye &s;hall wynne agayne the honour of the
Frenche courte / and ye &s;hall do me a greate
plea&s;ure. Sir quod the lorde of Clary / I &abpro;|my&s;e
you / I &s;hall nat fayle to be here at the
hour ye haue a&s;&s;igned. Thus the&s;e two kni|ghtes
promy&s;ed eche other to iu&s;t. The lorde
of Clary retourned to Marguy&s;en / &amp; there
prouyded hym of his armure / &s;helde / &s;peare
and hor&s;e. He hadde anone all that he lacked
for on the fronters of Calays and Boloyne
men were &s;oone prouyded. There he made
his proui&s;yon / as &s;hortely as he myght / for
he wolde natte that ouer many &s;hulde haue
knowen therof. In lyke manner &s;ir Peter
Courtney whan~e he came to Calays / he for|gate
nat the promy&s;e that he had made. But
prouyded hym of good armure / and of eue|rye
thyng elles. As for harne&s;&s;e he had redy / 
&s;uche as he had caryed with hym out of En|glande
in to Fraunce. As at that tyme &s;ir Io+han
Bernes was capitayne of Calays. Sir
Peter &s;hewed hym the promi&s;e y^t was made
bytwene hym and the lorde of Clary. Than
&s;ir Iohan Bernes &s;ayde / howe he wolde ac|company
hym thyder / and other good felo|wes
of Calays. The nexte daye the&s;e two
knightes came to the place apoynted / the En+gly&s;&s;he
knyght came moche better accompa|nyed
than dyde the Frenche knyght / for the
capitayne of Calays was with hym. Whan
they were come togyder / there was but fewe
wordes bytwene theym. They knewe well
ynough wherfore they were come. they were
bothe well armed and hor&s;ed / and toke their
&s;heldes. Than they toke their &s;peares with
&s;harpe heedes well fyled / and &s;purred their
hor&s;es and ranne toguyder. The fyr&s;t cour&s;e
they fayled / wherwith they were bothe &s;ore
di&s;plea&s;ed. At the &s;econde iu&s;te they mette &s;o
toguyder / that the lorde of Clary &s;trake the
Engly&s;&s;he knyght throughe the <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">arge and
throughe the &s;hulder a handfull / and ther|with
he felle fro his hor&s;e to the erthe. The
Lorde of Clary pa&s;&s;ed forthe and kepte his
cour&s;e and turned and &s;tode &s;tyll / for he &s;awe
well howe the Engly&s;&s;he he knight was vnhor+&s;ed / 
&amp; howe that many men were about hym
He thought &s;urely than that he was hurt / for
his &s;peare was brokenne in peces: Than he
rode to them. And the Engly&s;&s;he men came
to the lorde of Clary and &s;ayd. Sir / ye be no
courte&s;&s;e iu&s;ter. Wherfore quod the lorde of
Clary. bycau&s;e &abquod; they ye haue hurt this kni|ghtes
&s;hulder / ye might more curte&s;ly haue
iu&s;ted. &s;irs &abquod; he / that curte&s;y laye nat in me / 
&s;eyng I was apparelled to iu&s;te / for the &s;ame
ca&s;e or wor&s;e myght haue fallen to me a&s;well
as to hym. Howe be it &s;ir / I requyre you de|maunde
of hym or elles wyll I / whyder he
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wyll do any more or <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">atte. Than &s;ir Iohan
Bernes &s;ayde. Nay naye &s;ir knyght / ye may
departe whan ye ly&s;te ye haue done ynough.
Than the lorde of Clary departed with his
company / and the Engly&s;&s;he men ledde &s;ir
Peter Courtney to Calays / to be healed of
his hurtes. And the lorde of Clary retour|ned
in to Fraunce / thynkynge that he hadde
right well done / and that he &s;hulde haue had
for that dede great laude and pray&s;e / But I
&s;hall &s;hewe you what fell therof.</P>
<P>_WHan tidynges came to the Fren+che
kyng and to the duke of bur+goyne / 
and to their coun&s;ayle:
howe that the lorde of Clarye
had done armes with &s;ir Peter
Courtney / in retournynge to Calais / &s;o that
the &s;ayde &s;ir Peter was hurte / and in paryll
of dethe. The kynge and the duke / and &s;pe|cially
&s;ir Guye of Tremoyle were &s;ore dy&s;|plea&s;ed
with the lorde of Clary / and &s;ayde:
howe he had done (at the lee&s;t) as moche as
to le&s;e his landes / and to be banny&s;&s;hed the
realme of Fraunce for euer / without repele.
And &s;o~e other (&s;uche as wolde hym no good
wyll) &s;ayde: howe he hadde done lyke a fal&s;e
traytoure / &s;eynge a &s;traunge knyght vnder
the kynges &s;aue garde / &s;hulde be requyred
by hym to do dedes of armes / and by y^t mea|nes
to be brought to the ieopardye of dethe.
They &s;ayde &s;uche a dede ought nat to be par+doned.
The lorde of Clary was &s;ente for: he
came to the kynge and to the duke of Bur|goyne.
There he was examyned and layde
to his charge / and demau~ded howe he dur&s;te
be &s;o outragious to a knyght &s;traunger that
was come to the kynges court for good loue
and to exalte his honoure / to do feates of ar|mes / 
and de&abper;ted thens with good loue and
ioye. And the entente that he &s;hulde nat be
troubled by the way / in his retournyng was
delyuered to hym to conduyt. and than at the
de&abper;tynge of bothe realmes / he to be &s;o bolde
to do armes with hym in ca~pe or iu&s;tes mor|tall / 
without lycence of his &s;oueraygne lorde
of whom he holdeth his lande. It was &s;he|wed
hym the tre&s;pa&s;&s;e was &s;o great / that it
was nat to be pardoned / but to be puny&s;&s;hed
&s;o highely / that all other &s;hulde take en&s;am|ple
therby. The lorde of Clary whan he her|de
tho&s;e wordes he was aba&s;&s;hed / for he tho|ught
he hadde done well / and for to haue had
thanke. Than he &s;ayde. My lordes / it is of
trouthe / &s;ir Peter of Courtney was delyue|red
to me to conducte and to kepe hym com|pany
tyll he came to Calais / or to the fro~ters
therof. And of all that I hadde in charge I
haue well and truely acquyted my &s;elfe / and
if nede be / I &s;hall proue it by the wytne&s;&s;e of
hym &s;elfe. And trewe it was / that by y^e waye
whan we came to Lucyen to the counte&s;&s;e of
&s;aynt Poule / who receyued &amp; made vs good
chere. There &s;ir Peter Courtney hadde cer+tayne
wordes / as I &s;hall &s;hewe you.</P>
<P>THe counte&s;&s;e demau~ded of hym and
&s;ayde. &s;ir Peter of Courtney. howe
are ye contente with the Lordes of
Fraunce / and with the maner of Frau~ce? he
an&s;wered courte&s;ly and &s;ayd. Madame / the
maner of Fraunce is ryght noble and good|lye.
As for the lordes of Fraunce I am right
well content with their chere / excepte in one
thyng / and that is with great payne and tra|ueyle
and great co&s;te / I haue i&s;&s;ued oute of
Engla~de to do dedes of armes / and &s;o came
to the fre~che kynges court / but there I knew
nat with whom to do armes. Thus my lor|des / 
whan I herde hym &s;aye &s;o in the pre&s;e~ce
of &s;o noble a lady / as the counte&s;&s;e of &s;aynte
Poule / &s;u&s;ter to the kynge of Englande / the
wordes were right heuy to me to beare. how
be it I &s;uffred them for that tyme / bycau&s;e I
had the charge of the conueyaunce of hym.
I neuer made &s;emblaunt therof to hym / as
longe as we were in company togider with|in
the realme of Fraunce. And at our leaue
takynge in the marche&s;&s;e of Calais / trewe it
is / than I layde vnto hym the &s;ayde wordes
and &s;ayd / howe they were nat courte&s;ly &s;po|ken / 
nor honorably. For the wordes &s;ounded
that the chiualry of Fraunce was &s;o abated / 
that none dur&s;t do dedes of armes with him
Than I &s;ayd if he wolde abyde therby / that
I was one of the knightes of Fraunce borne
of the nacyon. And I &s;ayd I wolde nat that
he &s;hulde make his auaunte in Englande / 
that he coude nat fynde in Frau~ce / nor by the
waye / with whome to do armes. Therfore
I &s;ayde I was redy / and de&s;yred to do ar|mes
with hym / and to fulfylle his plea&s;ure
and de&s;yre / as to rynne thre cour&s;es with a
&s;peare / the &s;ame daye or the nexte. Certaynly
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my lordes / I &s;ayde the&s;e wordes for the ho|nour
of the realme of Fraunce / and the chy|ualry
therof. And me thonght he had great
ioye therof / and accepted to do armes with
me the nexte day and &s;o dyde I / and the nexte
day we mette at the &s;ame place. He was a co~|panyed
with them of the gary&s;on of Calais / 
And with me there were certayne of the fron+ters
there / knyghtes and &s;quyers: as y^e lorde
of Mount carell and &s;ir Iohan of Longuyl+lers.
There we iu&s;ted toguyder as well as
we coude / and the aduenture of armes fell &s;o
y^t at the &s;econde cour&s;e I &s;trake him through
the &s;hulder / &s;o that he fell to the erthe. Than
I retourned againe to knowe if he wolde do
any more. Than the capitayne of Calis &s;aid
it was &s;ufiycient that was done / and that I
myght departe whan I ly&s;t. And than I re|tourned.
I beleued I had ryght well done / 
and well defended the honour of the realme
of France / and of the knightes therin. Thus
I haue &s;hewed you the very trouthe of this
dede / for my well doyng of this ame~des &s;hall
folowe / I reporte me and wyll abyde the iu|gement
of my lorde the Con&s;table / and my
lordes the highe mar&s;halles of Frau~ce. And
be&s;yde that / to the voice and di&s;crecion of the
knyght hym&s;elfe &s;ir Peter curtney / at who&s;e
reque&s;t I dyde the&s;e armes. And al&s;o I re|porte
me to all knyghtes and &s;quyers of ho|nour / 
bothe of Fraunce and of Englande / cre+dably
enfourmed of the hole mater.</P>
<P>_WHan the lorde of Clary had &s;hewed
the mater / and &s;agely made his ex|cu&s;acio~s / 
as ye haue herde. It great+lye
a&s;waged theyre and di&s;plea&s;ure of th<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="2 letters">
that had complayned of hym. Howe be it for
all his wordes and excu&s;acions / he coude nat
be delyuered / but was co~mytted to pri&s;one. &amp;
there taryed a long &s;ea&s;on in great daunger / 
of le&s;yng of all his landes / and to be bany&s;|&s;hed
for euer. but the lorde of Coucy and <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">he
duke of Burbon / they labored &s;ore for his de|lyuerau~ce / 
and with moche payne they made
his peace / with the ayde of the counte&s;&s;e of
&s;aynt Puole / before whom the wordes were
&s;poken. Than at his deliuerau~ce it was &s;aid
to hym. Sir of Clary / ye &s;uppo&s;ed to haue
done ryght well / howe be it ye dyde &s;hame|fully / 
whanne ye offred to do armes with &s;ir
Peter Courtney / who was vnder the kyng&abis;
&s;aue garde / and deliuered to you to conducte
to Calays by the kynges co~maundement. ye
dyde a great outrage / whan ye renewed the
wordes the whiche were &s;poken but in &s;port
before the cou~te&s;&s;e of &s;aynt Poule. Or ye had
done it / ye ought to haue returned to y^e kyng
and haue &s;hewed hym y^e wordes that &s;hulde
haue &s;owned agayn&s;t the honour of y^e knygh+tes
of Frau~ce: &amp; than what cou~&s;ayle the king
had gyuen you / ye ought to haue folowed. &amp;
bycau&s;e ye dyde nat thus / ye haue hadde this
payne. Beware better another tyme / &amp; tha~ke
the lorde of Burbone and the lorde of Coucy
of your delyueraunce / for they haue &s;ore la|bored
for you: &amp; al&s;o y^e lady of &s;ayut Poule.
Quod the lorde of Clary / my lordes I tha~ke
you all / howe be it I thought I hadde done
well. Thus he departed.
&dtridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="162" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the iu&s;tes at &s;aynt Ingue|lyert / 
otherwi&s;e called Sa~dyngfelde
were enterpri&s;ed: By &s;ir Reynolde
of Roy / the yonge &s;ir Boucyquant / 
and the lorde of &s;aynt Pye.
Cap. C.lxii.</HEAD>
<P>_THe Frenche kyng lay
at the good towne of mou~t+pellyer
in gret myrthe and
&s;port / and at a banket that
the kynge made to the La|dies
and damo&s;elles of the
towne / There was reher|&s;ed
all this &s;ayd mater of the lorde of Clary
and of &s;ir Peter Courtney. True it was / I
began to &s;peke of thre valyaunt knightes / of
the yonge &s;ir Bauciquaunt / &s;ir Reynolde of
Roy / and the lorde of &s;aynt Pye. The whi|che
thre enterpri&s;ed to do dedes of armes in
the fronter be&s;yde Calais in the tyme of So+mer
nexte after / abyding all knightes &amp; &s;qui|ers
&s;traungers the terme of .xxx. dayes / who
&s;oeuer wolde iu&s;te with the~ in iu&s;tes of peace
or of warre. and bicau&s;e thenterprice of the&s;e
thre knyghtes &s;emed to the Fre~che kyng and
his cou~&s;ayle to be an high enterprice. There
it was &s;aid to them / that they &s;hulde putte it
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in writyng / bycau&s;e the kyng wolde &s;e tharty+cles
therof / that if they were to hygh or to out|ragyous / 
that the kyng might amende them / 
bycau&s;e the king nor his coun&s;ayle wolde nat
&s;u&s;teyne any thynge that &s;hulde be vnre&s;ona|ble.
The&s;e thre knyghtes an&s;wered and &s;aid.
It is but rea&s;one that we do thus / it &s;hall be
done. Than they toke a clerke and cau&s;ed him
to write as foloweth.</P>
<P>FOr the great de&s;yre that we haue to
come to the knowledge of noble gen+tlemen / 
knightes and &s;quiers &s;traun+gers / 
as well of the realme of Fraunce as els
whereof farre countreys / we &s;hall be at &s;aynt
Ingylbertes / in the marches of Calays / the
twenty day of the moneth of May nexte com|myng / 
and there contynewe thyrty dayes com+plete / 
the frydayes onely excepte / and to dely|uer
all maner of knyghtes and &s;quyers / gen|tlemen
&s;traungers of any maner of nacyon / 
what&s;oeuer they be that wyll come thyder for
the breakynge of fyue &s;peares / outher &s;harpe
or rokettes at their plea&s;ure. And without our
lodgynges &s;hall be the &s;heldes of our armes / 
both on the &s;heldes of peace and of warre / and
who &s;o euer wyll iu&s;t / lette hym come or &s;ende
the day before / and with a rod touche whiche
&s;helde he plea&s;e / if he touche y^e &s;helde of warre / 
the nexte daye he &s;hall iu&s;t with whiche of the
thre he wyll. and if he touche the <ABBR>&s;held</ABBR> of peace
he &s;hall haue the iu&s;tes of peace and of warre.
So that who &s;oeuer touche any of the &s;heldes
&s;hew or cau&s;e to be &s;hewed their name to &s;uche
as &s;halbe there lymyted by vs to receyue their
names / and all &s;uche knightes &s;traungers as
wyll iu&s;te / to bringe &s;ome noble man on their
partye / who &s;hall be in&s;tructed by vs what
ought to be done in this ca&s;e. And we requyre
all knyghtes and &s;quyers &s;trau~gers that wyll
come and iu&s;te / that they thynke nor ymagyn
in vs that we do this for any pride / hatred / or
yuell wyll / but all onely we do it to haue their
honorable company and acquayntaunce / the
whiche with our entier hartes we de&s;yre. Nor
none of our &s;heldes &s;hall be couered with yron
nor &s;teell / nor none of theirs that wyll come to
iu&s;t with vs / without any maner of fraudes / 
aduauntage / or male engyn / but euery thynge
to be ordered by them that &s;hall be co~mytted
by eyther parte to gouerne the iu&s;tes. And by+cau&s;e
that all gentlemen / noble knyghtes and
&s;quiers to whom this &s;hall come to knowlege / 
in that it &s;hulde be reputed ferme and &s;table / 
we haue &s;ealed this pre&s;ent writynge with the
&s;eales of our armes. written at Mountpellier
the twenty daye of Nouembre / in the yere of
our lorde god a thou&s;ande thre hundred four|&s;core
and nyne / and &s;igned thus. Raynolde du
Roy / Boucyquant / &s;aynte Pye.</P>
<P>OF the high courage and enterpri&s;e of
the&s;e thre knyghtes the french kynge
was ryght ioyefull therof / and or the
mater went forwarde euery thynge was well
examyned and &s;ene / that no faulte &s;hulde be
therin founde. Some of the kinges coun&s;ayle
thought it was nat rea&s;onable / that the&s;e ar|mes
&s;hulde be doone &s;o nere to Calays / for the
engly&s;&s;he men might take it for a pre&s;umpcy|on / 
the whiche wolde be e&s;chewed / bycau&s;e of
the treuce y^t is taken bytwene Englande and
Frau~ce / to endure for thre yere / wherfore they
&s;ayde there ought nothynge to be wrytten nor
doone / that &s;hulde be occa&s;yon of any dy&s;cen|&s;yon
to be had bytwene the realmes. The kyn+ges
cou~&s;ayle re&s;ted on this mater a hole day / 
and wy&s;te nat what to do / they wolde faynt
haue broken it. Suche as were &s;age &s;ayde it
were nat good alwayes to con&s;ente to the pur+po&s;e
of yonge people / for often tymes therby
maye growe incydentes / rather yuell thanne
good. Howe be it the kynge who was yonge
inclyned greatly to the&s;e knyghtes / and &s;ayd.
Lette them do their enterpri&s;e / they are yonge
and coragyous / they haue promy&s;ed &amp; &s;worne
to do it before the ladyes of Mountpellyer / 
we wyll that the mater go forwarde / let them
pur&s;e we their enterpri&s;e. Whanne euery man
&s;awe that it was the kynges plea&s;ure / there
were none dur&s;te &s;ay agayn&s;t it / wherfore the
knyghtes were ryght ioyfull. And &s;o it was
concluded and agreed that the matter &s;hulde
go forwarde as the knightes had written and
&s;ealed. than the kynge &s;ent for the thre knygh|tes
into his chambre aparte / and &s;aid to them.
Syrs / in all your doynge regarde wy&s;ely the
honour of vs and of our realme / and to mayn+tayne
your a&s;tate &s;pare nothynge / for we &s;hall
nat fayle you for the expence of ten thou&s;ande
frankes. The thre knyghtes kneled downe be+fore
the kynge and thanked his grace.</P>
<P>THus the frenche kynge toke his &s;porte
in the good towne of Mountpellyer a
fyftene dayes / mo&s;te parte with ladyes and
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damo&s;els. And the kynge and his coun&s;ayle
had parfytely regarded the bu&s;yne&s;&s;e and ne|ce&s;&s;yties
of the towne / for princypally he was
come thyder for the &s;ame cau&s;e. and by the ad|uy&s;e
of his coun&s;ayle euery thynge was well
refourmed and brouggt to good a&s;tate / and
their oppre&s;&s;yons do one awaye / wherby the
good people had been &s;ore traueyled. Than
the kynge toke his leaue of the ladyes and da+mo&s;elles / 
and in a mornynge he departed and
wente to dyner to Al<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">pyam / and at nyght lay
at Vbere / the nexte day to Be&s;yers / where he
was goodly receyued / for the good men of the
towne greatly de&s;yred to &s;e hym / and &s;o dyd
all the countreys / bothe of Pe&s;enas / of Cabe|&s;tan / 
and of Narbone / for they were redy to
make complayntes to the kynge of the duke
of Berreys offycer called Beti&s;ache / who had
pylled the countreys. This Bety&s;ach fro that
tyme the kynge came fro Auignon / he rode al|wayes
in his company / but no man &s;hewed
hym as they thought / for they myght haue gy+uen
hym warnynge if they had ly&s;te / but they
draue hym forthe with fayre wordes / and &s;u|the
promy&s;ed hym nothynge but honoure / as
thought the contrary. The kynge entred into
Be&s;yers bytwene thre &amp; foure at after noone / 
he was met with proce&s;&s;yon without y^e towne
with all the clergy and burge&s;&s;es / and ladyes
and damo&s;elles. as the kynge came rydynge
they were a bothe &s;ydes of the waye / and dyd
their reuerence. So he came to the cathedrall
churche and there alyghted at the dore / where
there was an auter made / rychely garny&s;&s;hed
with iewelles and relykes. There the kynge
kneled downe and dyd his prayers / and than
entred in to the churche with the by&s;&s;hoppe of
Be&s;yers / and his vncle the duke of Burbone
and other lordes folowed after. Thanne the
kynge wente to his lodgynge to the Palyce / 
whiche was nat farre thence / and his bro+ther
the duke of Thourayne and the
duke of Burbone with him / and
the other lordes were lod|ged
abrode in the
towne / where
as they
were well and ea&s;ely lod|ged / 
for Be&s;yers
is a good
cytie.
&dtridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="163" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Of the complayntes made to the
kyng by the people of Languedoc in
the towne of Be&s;yers / agayn&s;t Be|ty&s;ach
trea&s;ourer to the duke of Ber+rey
of the great extor&s;yons that he
had made / and of the confe&s;&s;ion that
he made / and of the cruell dethe that
he had in the &s;ayde towne.
Cap. C.lxiii.</HEAD>
<P>_THre dayes the kynge
was at Be&s;yets in greate
ioye and reuell amonge la|dyes
and damo&s;els / and all
that tyme Bety&s;ache was
nothynge &s;poken vnto / but
the enqui&s;irours who we<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">
ordeyned by the kynge / dyd &s;ecretly enquyre
of his dedes / and they founde by enque&s;t dy|uers
ca&s;es horryble / nat to be pardoned. The
fourth day that the kynge had ben there / this
Bety&s;ache was called before the kynges coun+&s;ayle
in a chambre / and there &s;traytely examy+ned / 
and it was &s;ayd to hym. Bety&s;ache / aun|&s;wer
wy&s;ely to the&s;e writynges that ye &s;e here.
There was &s;hewed hym a greate nombre of
bylles of complayntes that were put vp to the
kynge agayn&s;t hym / makyng men&s;yon of the
errorcyons that he had done to the people. All
the&s;e bylles of complayntes were redde before
hym one after another. To &s;ome he aun&s;we|red
wy&s;ely / makynge his excu&s;e / and to &s;ome
he playnly denyed them and &s;ayde. I knowe
nothynge of tho&s;e maters / laye them to the &s;e|ne&s;challes
of Beaucayr and of Carca&s;&s;one / 
and to the chauncellour of Berry / it partay|neth
to theym to aun&s;were to tho&s;e matters.
Howe be it fynally it was &s;hewed him that he
mu&s;te kepe pry&s;one for a tyme / tyll the mater
were better examyned. He obeyed bycau&s;e he
myght nat chu&s;e. As &s;one as he was in pri&s;on
the inquy&s;itours wente to his lodgynge / and
toke into their handes all &s;uche writyng&abis; and
acomptes as they founde there / whiche par|tayned
to &s;uch maters as he had intermedled
with all before / and they auewed them at ley|&s;ure / 
and founde in theym the rekenynges of
great &s;o~mes of money / &s;uche as had ben ray|&s;ed
and leuyed of the people. Than he was de+maunded
<PB N="clxxxii" REF="196">
where all that money was become
and whether the &s;ommes were trewe or nat / 
he aun&s;wered and &s;ayde / as for the &s;o~mes are
trewe / and the money delyuered to the duke
of Berrey / and &s;o pa&s;te throughe his handes
and his trea&s;ourers / whereof I haue good
quyttaunces in my lodgynge in &s;uche a place / 
the whiche quitau~ces were &s;ente for before the
coun&s;ayle and there they were redde / and they
agreed with the &s;o~mes of his receyte. Than
the coun&s;ayle and the enquy&s;ytours were a|pea&s;ed / 
and Bety&s;ache &s;ente agayne to a cur|te&s;&s;e
pry&s;one. Than the coun&s;ayle co~muned
togyther on that matter / and &s;ayd. It &s;emeth
that Bety&s;ache is clere of &s;uche cau&s;es as are
layde to his charge / for the money that hathe
been rey&s;ed / the duke of Berrey hathe had it / 
howe &s;o euer it hath ben &s;pente.</P>
<P>ALl thinges con&s;ydred / Bety&s;ache ex|cu&s;acyons
were lawfull / for the duke
of Berrey was the mo&s;te couetou&s;e
man in all the worlde / &s;o he myght gette good
he cared nat where nor howe he hadde it / and
whan he had it he wolde be&s;towe it but &s;ym|ply / 
as many lordes do and haue doone in ty|mes
pa&s;te. Thus the kynges coun&s;ayle &s;awe
no faute in Bety&s;ache / wherby he &s;hulde le&s;e
his lyfe. &s;ome were of that opynyon and &s;ome
contrary / &amp; &s;aid. Bety&s;ach hath done &s;o many
cruell dedes / and hathe &s;o &s;ore inpouery&s;&s;hed
the people / for to acomply&s;&s;he the de&s;yre of his
lorde the duke of Berrey / that the blode of the
poore people cryeth out / and &s;ayeth / howe he
hathe de&s;erued dethe. For he that is a manne
borne of the&s;e partyes / and coun&s;ayler with
his mai&s;ter / and &s;eynge the pouerty of the peo+ple / 
he ought in good maner to haue &s;hewed
the trouth to the duke his may&s;ter / and if the
duke wolde nat haue herde hym / than he &s;hul|de
haue come to the kynge / and to his coun|&s;ayle / 
and haue &s;hewed theym the pouertie of
the people / and howe the duke of Berrey had
daulte with them / than he had ben well excu|&s;ed.
So Bety&s;ache was &s;ente for agayne to
the coun&s;ayle / and &s;traytely examyned where
the money that hadde been gathered was be|come / 
for they founde the &s;o~me of thyrty hun|dred
thou&s;ande frankes receyued. He an&s;we|red
therto and &s;ayd. My lordes / it were herde
for me to tell where my lorde the duke of Ber|rey
hathe be&s;towed it. Moche he hath layde
out on byldynges and reparacyons of ca&s;tels
and hou&s;es / al&s;o he hath bought certayne lan|des
in the countye of Boloygne / and in the
Countye of E&s;tampes. Al&s;o he hathe &s;pente
moche in byenge of precyous &s;tones and ie|welles / 
the whiche ye knowe well he hathe al|wayes
been de&s;yrous to bye. Al&s;o he is well
&s;tuffed to mayntayne the a&s;tate that he hathe
alwayes kepte. Al&s;o he hath gyuen &s;uche gyf|tes
and rewardes to Thybaulte and Mory|not / 
and to his &s;eruau~tes aboute him / in &s;uche
wy&s;e that they be ryche men. Well Bety&s;ache
quod they of the coun&s;ayle / and ye haue had
for your parte to your &s;ynguler profyte a hun+dred
thou&s;ande frankes. My lordes quod he
that I haue hadde was by the con&s;ente of my
lorde the Duke of Berrey / for he wolde that
his &s;eruauntes &s;hulde become ryche. Than
the coun&s;ayle &s;ayde all with one voyce. A Be|ty&s;ach
that worde is foly&s;&s;hly &s;poken / that ry|che&s;&s;e
is nat good nor re&s;onable that is yuell
gotten / ye &s;hall retourne agayne in to pri&s;on / 
and we &s;hall take further aduy&s;e / on that ye
haue &s;ayd and &s;poken. ye mu&s;t abyde the plea+&s;ure
of the kynge / to whome we &s;hall &s;hewe all
your excu&s;acions. My lordes quod he all &s;hall
be as god wyll. Than he was agayne &s;ette in
pri&s;one / and there remayned four dayes or he
was &s;ente for agayne.</P>
<P>WHan the&s;e tydynges were &s;predde a+brode
in the countrey that Bety&s;ach
was in pri&s;on / and that inquyre was
made of his dedes / and that it was publy&s;|&s;hed
that who &s;o euer had any matter to hym
&s;hulde come forthe. therby moche people came
to Be&s;yers / and put vp &s;upplycacions to the
kynge of the cruell dedes of Bety&s;ach. Some
complayned of hym that he hadde dy&s;heryted
them without cau&s;e or rea&s;on. And other com+playned
of hym that he hadde by force taken
their wyues and doughters. Whan the kyn|ges
coun&s;ayle &s;awe &s;o many gret cau&s;es laide
to Bety&s;ache / they were wery therof. And be|&s;yde
all the&s;e complayntes he was &s;ore beha|ted
with the people. And all this came to hym
by rea&s;on to fyll the duke of Berreys pur&s;e / he
dyd euer what he wolde haue hym to do. The
kynges coun&s;ayle wy&s;te nat what to do / for
than there was come thyder two knightes fro
the duke of Berrey / the lorde of Nantonelet
and &s;yr Peter Me&s;pyn / who had brought let|ters
<PB REF="197">
to the kynge fro the duke / and they in the
dukes behalfe auowed all that euer Bety&s;ach
had doone before / and the duke requyred the
kynge and his coun&s;ayle to haue agayne his
man and trea&s;ourer. The kynge had greate
hatred to Bety&s;ach / bycau&s;e of the yuell name
and fame that ranne vpon hym. The kynge
and the duke of Thourayne his brother in|clyned
greatly to haue had hym hanged / &s;ay|enge
howe he hadde well de&s;erued it. But the
kynges coun&s;ayle dur&s;te nat iudge hym for
dought of the duke of Berrey. They &s;ayde to
the kynge / &s;yr if the duke of Berrey auowe all
his dedes what &s;o euer they be / we canne nat
&s;e by no waye of rea&s;on that he hath de&s;erued
dethe / for the &s;ea&s;one that he medled in the&s;e
countreys by ce&s;&s;ynge of tayles / &s;ub&s;ydyes / 
and aydes / and receyuynge of them / he dyd it
at the in&s;tau~ce of the duke of Berrey who had
at that tyme there puy&s;&s;aunce royall / as well
as ye haue nowe. but &s;yr / acordynge to the de|&s;ertes
of his dedes / ye maye &s;ea&s;e in to your
handes all his mouables and herytages / and
leaue hym in the &s;ame ca&s;e as the duke of Ber+rey
founde hym fyr&s;te / and with his goodes
make re&s;tytucion to &s;uche poore men as be vn
done by hym. What &s;hulde I make longe pro+ce&s;&s;e / 
Bety&s;ache was at the poynte of his de|lyueraunce
with the lo&s;&s;e of his goodes / tyll
at the la&s;te other tydynges came in place. I
&s;hall &s;hewe you what.</P>
<P>I Knewe nat nor I coulde nat knowe but
by knowledgyng of him &s;elfe / if he were
in dede &s;o yuell as he iudged him&s;elfe / he &s;ayd
he was an herytyke and had done many hor|ryble
dedes. As it was &s;hewed me there came
&s;ome to hym on a nyght beynge in pri&s;one to
put hym in feare / whether they were his fren|des
or fooes I knowe nat / they &s;ayde. Bety|&s;ach
thou art in a harde ca&s;e / the french kyng / 
his brother / and the duke of Burbone dothe
hate you mortally / there be &s;o many complayn+tes
put vp agayn&s;te you fro dyuers place / of
&s;uche oppre&s;&s;yons as ye haue doone whan ye
had rule in Languedoc / &s;o that they all iudge
you to be hanged / for ye canne nat &s;cape with
the lo&s;&s;e of your goodes / the whiche hath been
offred to the kynge. But the kynge who ha|teth
you mortally / hath aun&s;wered howe that
all your goodes are his / and your body al&s;o / 
the whiche he &s;ayeth he wyll nat kepe longe.
I &s;hew you this for good wyll / for to morowe
it is thought ye &s;hall be delyuered to be iud|ged
to dye. Tho&s;e wordes greatly afrayed
Bety&s;ach / and &s;ayd to them. Ah &s;aynt Mary
is there no remedy. yes quod they / to morowe
&s;ay how ye wolde &s;peke with the kinges coun+&s;ayle / 
&amp; than outher they wyll come to you or
&s;ende for you to them / and whan ye be in their
pre&s;ence / than &s;ay thus. My lordes I know|ledge
my &s;elfe I haue greatly di&s;plea&s;ed god / 
and for the di&s;plea&s;ure he hath to me / this fal&s;e
&s;launder is rey&s;ed on me. Than they wyll de|maunde
of you wherin. Than ye &s;hall aun|&s;were / 
howe ye haue a longe &s;ea&s;on arred in
your faythe / and that ye be an herytyke / and
kepe &s;tyll that opinyon. Whan the by&s;&s;hop of
Be&s;yers &s;hall here that / he wyll than chalenge
to haue you in his kepynge / than ye &s;hall be de+lyuered
to hym / for &s;uche cau&s;es ought to be
declared by the lawe of the churche / thanne ye
&s;hall be &s;ente to Auignon / there wyll be none
again&s;t the duke of Berrey / the pope wyll nat
di&s;plea&s;e hym / and by this meanes ye may be
delyuered / and nother le&s;e body nor goodes.
But if ye byde &s;tyll in the ca&s;e that ye be in / ye
&s;hall nat &s;kape pa&s;te to morowe / but that ye
&s;hall be hanged / for the kynge hateth you by|cau&s;e
of the &s;launder of the people. Bety&s;ache
who tru&s;ted on that fal&s;e infourmacyon / for
he that is in parell of dethe knoweth nat well
what to do / wherfore he aun&s;wered and &s;ayd.
ye be my frende and cou~&s;ayle me truely / wher
of god thanke you / and I tru&s;t the tyme &s;hall
come that I &s;hall thanke you. The next mor|nynge
he called the gayler and &s;ayde. Frende
I requyre you cau&s;e &s;uche menne and &s;uche to
come to &s;peke with me / and named &s;uche as
were the enquy&s;itours ouer him. The gayler
&s;hewed theym howe Bety&s;ache wolde &s;peke
with them. They came to hym and demaun|ded
what he wolde. He aun&s;wered and &s;ayd.
Sirs / I haue &s;erched my co~&s;cience / I know|ledge
my &s;elfe I haue hyghly di&s;plea&s;ed god / 
for longe tyme I haue arred agayn&s;t y^e fayth / 
I neuer beleued of the Trinyte / nor that the
&s;onne of god wolde come &s;o lowe / as to come
fro Heuen to come in to this worlde to take
humayn kynde of a woman. for I beleue and
&s;aye / that whan we dye there is nothynge of
the &s;owle. Ah &s;ainte Mary quod they / Bety|&s;ach
ye are greatly again&s;t holy churche / your
wordes demaundeth for a fyre / aduy&s;e you
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better. I canne nat tell quod Bety&s;ache whe|ther
my wordes demau~deth fyre or water / but
I haue holden this opinyon &s;ythe I haue had
knowledge / and &s;hall holde it tyll I dye. The
enquy&s;itours wolde here no more of hym at
that tyme / and were gladde to fynde &s;uche a
mater again&s;t hym / therby to put him to deth.
Than they co~maunded the gailer to kepe him
&s;traytely / and to &s;uffre no man to &s;peke with
hym / to the entente that he &s;hulde nat be tour|ned
fro that opynyon. Thanne they wente to
the kynges coun&s;ayle and &s;hewed them all the
mater / than they wente to the kynge and &s;he|wed
hym all the maner of Bety&s;ache (as ye
haue herde) wherof the kynge had great mar+ueyle
&amp; &s;ayd. We wyll that he be put to dethe / 
it is an yuell man / he is a fal&s;e herytyke and a
thefe / we wyll he be brynte and hanged / than
he &s;hall haue as he hath de&s;erued / he &s;hall nat
be e<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">cu&s;ed for all myne vncle of Berrey. Anon
the&s;e tydynges were &s;predde abrode in the cy|tie
of Be&s;yers / howe Bety&s;ache hadde of his
owne voluntary wyll without any con&s;traynt
confe&s;&s;ed howe he was an herytyke / and had
v&s;ed longe the &s;ynne of bowgery / and howe
the kynge had &s;ayde howe he &s;hulde be brynte
and hanged / wherof moche people were right
ioyou&s;e / for he was &s;ore hated. the two knygh|tes
that were come thyder fro the duke of Ber+rey
were greatly aba&s;&s;hed and wy&s;t nat what
to &s;uppo&s;e. Than &s;yr Peter Me&s;quyn &s;ayde
to the lorde of Nantonelet. Syr / I feare me
Bety&s;ache is betrayed / peraduenture &s;ome
per&s;one hath ben with hym &s;ecretly in the pri|&s;one / 
and hathe borne hym in hande that if he
holde that horryble erroure / that the churche
than &s;hall chalenge hym / and &s;o be &s;ente to A|uignon
to the pope / and therby be delyuered.
Ah fole that he is / he is dy&s;ceyued / for the kyng
&s;ayeth he wyll haue hym bothe brente and han+ged.
Lette vs go to the pri&s;one to hym and re|forme
hym / and bringe hym to a nother &s;tate / 
for he is farre out of the waye and yuell coun|&s;ayled.
They wente &s;trayte to the pri&s;one / and
de&s;yred the gayler that they might &s;peke with
Bety&s;ache. The gayler excu&s;ed hym&s;elfe and
&s;ayde. Syrs ye mu&s;te pardone me / for I am
&s;traytely charged to &s;uffer no manne to &s;peke
with hym / and al&s;o here be four &s;argeauntes
of armes &s;ente by the kynge to kepe hym / and
we dare nat breke the kinges co~maundement.
Than the two knyghtes &s;awe well howe they
labored in vayne / and howe there was no re|medy
by all lykelyhode / but that Bety&s;ache
&s;hulde dye. than they retourned to their lod|gynge
and rekened and payed / and toke their
hor&s;es and returned to their lorde the duke of
Berrey and &s;hewed hym all the ca&s;e.</P>
<P>THe co~clu&s;ion of Bety&s;ach was &s;uche
that the nexte daye <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 word"> tenne of
the clocke he was taken out of pry|&s;one / 
and brought to the by&s;&s;hoppes palays / 
and there were redy the iudges and offycers
&s;pyrituall / and the bayly of Be&s;yers brought
forthe the pri&s;oner / and &s;ayde. Beholde &s;yrs
here is Beti&s;ache whome I delyuer to you for
an herytyke and a &s;ynnet in bo<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">gery / and if
he had nat ben a clerke he had been iudged or
this acordynge to his de&s;ertes. Than the of|fycyall
demau~ded of Bety&s;ach if it were with
hym acordynge as he was acu&s;ed / and to con|fe&s;&s;e
the frouth there openly before all the peo|ple.
And Bety&s;ache who thought to haue &s;aid
well / and to haue &s;caped by rea&s;on of his con|fe&s;&s;yon / 
he aun&s;wered and &s;ayde that all was
trewe. He was demaunded this thre tymes / 
and at euery tyme he confe&s;&s;ed it to be trewe
before all the people. Thus ye maye knowe
whether he was dy&s;ceyued or nat / for i<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> he had
made no &s;uche confe&s;&s;yon he had been delyue|red / 
for the duke of Berrey had fully auowed
all his dedes / the whiche he had doone at his
commaundemente in the countrey of Langue
doc. But it was to be &s;uppo&s;ed that fortune
played her tourne with hym / for whanne he
thought to haue been mo&s;te a&s;&s;urede&s;t on the
heyght of fortunes whele / he was tourned vp
&s;o downe fro her whele / as &s;he hathe doone a
hundred thou&s;ande mo &s;ythe the worlde be|gan.
Than Bety&s;ach was delyuered agayne
by the &s;pirytuall iudge to the bayly of Be&s;y|ers / 
who vnder the kinge ruled the temperal|te / 
the whiche Bety&s;ache without delaye was
brought to a place before the palays. He was
&s;o ha&s;ted forwarde / that he had no ley&s;ure to
aun&s;were nor to &s;aye nay / For whan he &s;awe
a fyre redy prepared in y^e place / and &s;awe that
he was in the handes of the hangman / he was
&s;ore aba&s;&s;hed / and &s;awe well than that he was
dy&s;ceyued and betrayed. Than he cryed out
a loude / requirynge to be herde. but than was
no hede taken to his &s;ayenge / but the hange|man
&s;ayde. It is ordeyned that ye &s;hall dye / 
<PB REF="198">
for your yuell warkes hathe brought you to
an yuell ende. He was ha&s;ted forwarde to his
dethe / and the fyre made redy / there was al&s;o
rey&s;ed a payre of galowes / and therto tyed a
chayne of yron / and at the ende therof a coler
of yron / the whiche was put aboute his necke / 
and than the chaine drawen vp a hye and tyed
rounde aboute the galowes. Than he cryed
and &s;ayde. Duke of Berrey they cau&s;e me to
dye without rea&s;on / they do me wronge. As
&s;one as he was tyed to the galows / there was
&s;etre rounde aboute drye &s;egge / rede / and <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">a|go<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="2 letters">es / 
and fyre put therto / and incontynente
the faggortes were a fyre. Thus Bety&s;ache
was hanged and brente / and the frenche kyng
out of his chaumbre myght well &s;e hym if he
wolde. To this poore ende came Bety&s;ache / 
and &s;o the people were reuenged of hym. And
for to &s;aye the trouthe he had doone many ex|torcions
and domages to the people / whyle he
had the gouernynge of the countrey of Lan|guedoc.
&dtridot; &dtridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="164" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the frenche kynge beynge
at Tholou&s;e &s;ente for the erle of Foiz
who came thyder and dyd homage
to the kynge for the conntie of Foiz.
Cap. C.lxiiii.</HEAD>
<P>_AFter this cruell iu&s;tyce
the french kyng taryed nat
longe after at Be&s;iers / but
departed and toke the way
to Carca&s;&s;one. and always
&s;ythe his departure fro A|uygnon / 
his mar&s;hall &s;yr
Loys of Xancere rode in his company. The
kynge rode &s;o longe by his iourneys that he
vy&s;ited the countreys and kepte nat the right
hyghe wayes. He was at Cabe&s;tan / at Nar|bone / 
at Lymons / at Mounte Royall / and at
Fongaur / and than he retourned to Carca&s;|&s;one / 
and there taryed foure dayes. Than he
rode and pa&s;&s;ed Vyle Franca / Auygnollet / 
and Mongi&s;tarte / and &s;o came to Tholou&s;e / 
and the burge&s;&s;es there who greatly de&s;yred
to &s;e the kynge / receyued hym ioyfully / and
mette the kyng without the towne / all in a ly|uery / 
and &s;o with greate &s;olempnyte he was
brought to the ca&s;tell of Thoulou&s;e. They of
the cytie gaue the kinge many fayre pre&s;entes
wherwith the kynge was greatly reioy&s;ed.
Whan the kynge had been there thre dayes / 
than he was coun&s;ayled to &s;ende for the erle of
Foiz / who was come out of Byerne in to the
countie of Foiz / and was in the towne of Na|&s;iers / 
four leages fro Thoulou&s;e / for he knew
of the kinges &s;tate and ordynau~ce. The mar|&s;hall
of Frau~ce and the lorde de la Ryuer were
apoynted to go for the erle of Foize. They de|parted
on a wedny&s;day / and laye at a cytie in
Tholou&s;yn called Iordayn / and the next day
they came to Na&s;yers. The erle of Foiz who
knewe well of their comynge receyued theym
nobly for the loue of the Kynge / and al&s;o he
knewe the lordes well / he had &s;ene them before
Syr Loys of Xancere had the wordes / and
&s;aid. Syr my lorde of Foiz / the kynge our &s;o|ueraygne
lorde hath &s;ente vs to you / co~maun|dyng
you to come to &s;e hym at Thoulou&s;e / or
els he wyll traueyle &s;o farre that he wyll come
and &s;e you in your owne countrey / for he great+ly
de&s;yreth to &s;e you. The erle of Foyze aun|&s;wered
and &s;ayd. Syr Loys I wolde nat the
kynge had &s;o great traueyle to me / it is more
mete I haue it for hym / wherfore if it plea&s;e
you ye &s;hall &s;hewe hym that I &s;hall be at Tho+lou&s;e
within foure dayes. That is well &s;ayde
&s;yr quod they / we &s;hall returne and &s;hewe him
the&s;e tydynges fro you. So be it &abquod; he / howe
be it ye &s;hall abyde here all this daye and re|fre&s;&s;he
your &s;elfes / and to morowe ye &s;hall de|parte / 
they obeyed and taryed that daye and
the nyght at their plea&s;ure / and the erle deuy|&s;ed
with theym &s;agely &amp; craftely / for he was a
man by rea&s;on of his fayre langage / to drawe
out by one meanes or other the &s;ecretes of ons
herte. The nexte daye they toke leaue eche of
other / and rode &s;o long that the &s;ame day they
came to Tholou&s;e / and founde the kinge play+enge
at che&s;&s;e with his vncle the duke of Bur|bone.
Than the kynge demaunded of them a+lowde
and &s;ayde. Syrs howe &s;aye you / wyll
the erle come or no. yes &s;ir quod the lorde de la
Ryuer / he hath gret affection to &s;e your grace / 
he wyll be here with you within the&s;e foure
dayes. Well quod the kynge and we wyll glad+ly
&s;e hym. The two knightes departed fro the
kynge / and lefte hym playeng &amp; went to their
&s;upper and to re&s;te them / for they had rydden
<PB N="clxxxiiii" REF="198">
that daye a great iourney. The erle of Foiz
who was at Na&s;yers / remembred well the
voyage that he had to do. He made hym redy
and &s;ente before to Tholous for his &abpro;ui&s;yon
acordingly. He had &s;ent in to Bierne for kni+ghtes
and &s;quiers / for mo than two hundred
to &s;erue and to accompany hym that voiage.</P>
<P>THe daye that the erle of Foiz had a|poynted
he entred in to the Cytie of
Tholous / with mo than &s;yxe hun|dred
hor&s;es / and well acompanyed with kny+ghtes
and &s;quyers. There was with hym
Bo~nuquell and &s;ir Ioha~ his brother / &s;ir Ro+ger
of Spaygne his co&s;yn / the lorde of Cou+ra&s;e / 
y^e lorde of Vale~tyne / the lorde of quare / 
the lorde of Burnge / &s;ir E&s;paygne du Lyon / 
the lorde of Roquepayre / the lorde of Lane / 
the lorde of Be&s;ache / the lorde of Perle / &s;ir
Peter of Cabe&s;tayne / &s;ir Monaunt of Non|nalles / 
&s;ir Richarde de la Meete / &s;ir Arnolde
of &s;aynt Ba&s;yll / and dyuers other. Sir Pe|ter
of Byerne and &s;ir Arnolde his two bre|therne / 
and his two ba&s;tarde &s;onnes / &s;ir Iob+bayne
and &s;ir Gracyen of Foiz. The enten|cion
of the erle was to enherite tho&s;e two his
&s;onnes / in to the moo&s;t parte of all the lande
of Bierne. Of the whiche lande he myght do
therwith at his plea&s;ure / for he helde it fra~ke
and free / holdynge of no man but of Godde.
Thus the erle toke his lodgynge at the Fre|ers
preachers. There he kept his hou&s;e / and
his men lay as nere there about as myght be
The burge&s;&s;es of Tholous made him great
chere for they loued him well / for alwayes he
had been their good neyghbour / curte&s;&s;e and
tretable: For he neuer &s;uffred any of his co~|pany
to do them any di&s;plea&s;ure nor vyole~ce
wherfore they loued hym moche the better.
They gaue him many fayre p~&s;entes of wyne
and other thynges / &s;o that he was well con|tente.
He entred in to Tholous whan it was
nere nyght. The nexte daye about ten of the
clocke he toke his hor&s;e / &amp; &s;uche other of his
company as plea&s;ed hym / mo than two hun|dred
knyghtes and &s;quyers men of honour.
And in that e&s;tate he rode a long through the
&s;tretes / to the Ca&s;tell where the kynge was.
Than he a lyghted in the fyr&s;t court entryng
in to the ca&s;tell. Than the erle mou~ted vp the
greces in to the great hall. The fre~che kyng
was come out of his chambre in to the hall / 
and there taryed for the Erle / and had great
de&s;yre to &s;e hym / for his great valure and re|nome
that ran on hym. Therle of Foiz who
was a goodly prince and of a formall &s;tature
beare heeded entred in to the hall. And whan
he &s;awe the kynge and other lordes of Frau~|ce / 
the kynges brother &amp; his vncle / he made
his reuerence to the kyng and to none other / 
and kneled downe on his one knee. than he a
ro&s;e and pa&s;&s;ed forthe / and at the thirde tyme
he kneled nere to the kynge. The kyng toke
hym by the hande and enbra&s;ed him and toke
hym vp and &s;ayde. Erle of Foiz my fayre co|&s;yn
ye be right welcome / your co~myng great+lye
reioyceth vs. Sir quod the erle I tha~ke
your grace that it plea&s;e you to &s;ay &s;o. There
the kynge and the Erle talked toguyder / the
whiche wordes I herde nat all. Than~e the
kynge went to dyner. At the kynges table at
the vpper ende &s;ate the archbi&s;&s;hop of Tho|lous / 
than the kynge and his vncle the duke
of Burbone / than nexte the erle of Foiz / than
&s;ir Iohn~ of Burbone erle of Marche and of
Vandone. At that table &s;ate no mo. At the &s;e+conde
table &s;atte &s;ir Iohan de la Brethe erle
of Harcourte / &s;ir Philyppe of Bare / &amp; foure
knightes of the erle of Foiz. And at another
table there &s;ate the mar&s;hall &s;ir Loyes of &s;an+xere / 
&s;ir Roger of Spayne / and eyght other
knightes of the erles. This was a great dy|ner
and well &s;tuffed of all thynges / and after
dyner and grace &s;ayd / they toke other pa&s;ty|mes
in a great cha~bre / and heryng of in&s;tru|mentes / 
wherin the erle of Foiz greatly dely|ted.
Than~e wyne and &s;pyces was brought.
The erle of Harecourt &s;erued the kynge of
his &s;pyce plate. And &s;ir Gerrarde de la pyer&s;erued
the duke of Burbone. And &s;ir Mon|naunt
of Nonnalles &s;erued the erle of Foiz.
Thus about four of the clocke the erle tooke
leaue of the kyng and of the other lordes. He
i&s;&s;ued out of the hall / and in the courte were
his hour&s;es redy / and his men. The erle mou~|ted / 
and all &s;uche as accompanyed hym / and
&s;o retourned to his lodgynge / and was well
contente with the chere that hadde ben made
to hym and his / and pray&s;ed it moche to his
knightes.</P>
<P>TThus bytwene the Frenche Kynge
and the Erle Ga&s;coyne of Foize be|ynge
at Tholous / There was dyuers trea|ties
<PB REF="199">
and apoyntmentes of loue / and the mar|&s;hall
of Fraunce and the lorde de la Ryuer / 
dyde their payne to helpe it forwarde. The
erle of Foiz made a dyner to the duke of thou
rayne and to the duke of Burbone / to therle
de la Marche / and to other great Lordes of
Fraunce. This dyner was great and &s;ump|tuous / 
and &s;yttyng at the tables mo than .ii.
hundred knightes. And or the dyner was ful+lye
ended / the Frenche kyng who had dyned
in the ca&s;tell / and with hym &s;ir Charles de la
Brethe and &s;ir Philyppe of Bare / and his
two co&s;yn germayns. Than the kyng &s;ayde.
Go we thyder: and &s;o he dyde but with .xii.
in his company. The erle of Foiz was great+lye
reioy&s;ed / in that it plea&s;ed the kyng to co~e
to his lodgyng / and &s;o was all the company.
There was &s;porte after dyner of wre&s;tlyng
and ca&s;tynge the barre / the &s;tone &amp; the darte / 
bytwene the Frenche men and the Ga&s;coyns
Thus they pa&s;&s;ed the tyme tyll it was nere|hande
nyght. Than the kynge and the other
lordes retourned. The erle of Foiz gaue the
&s;ame daye to the kynges knightes and &s;quy|ers / 
and to y^e duke of Thourayne and to the
duke of Burbone / mo tha~ thre&s;core cour&s;ers
palfrayes and mulettes / all with whyte &s;a|dels
redy dre&s;t to apoynt. Al&s;o he gaue to the
kynges myn&s;trelles and other / two hundred
crownes of golde. And to the heraudes and
offycers of armes other two hundred crow|nes / 
&s;o that euery man pray&s;ed the larges of
the erle of Foiz. The fourthe daye after the
erle came to the kynges palais / well acompa+nyed
with lordes and knyghtes of Byerne
and of Foiz / to &s;e the kynge and to do as he
was requyred / that is to &s;aye / to do his ho|mage
for the countie of Foiz / with the appen+dauntes / 
re&s;eruyng the lande of Bierne. Be+fore
that &s;ecretely there had been great trea|ties
bytwene the kynge and the erle of Foiz / 
by meanes of the lorde de la Ryuer &amp; &s;ir Io|han
Mercier / and the by&s;&s;hoppe of Noyon / 
who was newly come thyder fro Auygnon.
It was &s;ayd / that the erle de&s;yred of y^e kyng
that his &s;onne Iobbayne of Foiz / myght af|ter
the erles di&s;cea&s;e / enheryte the countie of
Foiz. By that the erle whan &s;oeuer he dyed / 
&s;hulde leaue to the kyng a hu~dred thou&s;ande
frankes in money. And &s;ir Ga&s;yon his bro|ther
to haue the land of Ayre in Bierne with
the Cytie / and the Mounte of Marcen / and
all other landes that the Erle of Foiz hadde
bought in Bierne / &s;hulde retourne to the he+rytau~ce
of the vycount of Ca&s;tyllon. The&s;e
a&s;&s;ygnementes were in debate and in dyffe|rence
bytwene the erle and the barones / and
knightes of his countrey. Some &s;ayde / he
coude nat do thus with a generall con&s;ent of
all Byerne and Foize. And bycau&s;e that the
meane homage of the countie of Foize was
dewe to the Frenche kyng / therfore the kyng
&s;ayde to the Erle and to the barons of Foiz.
Sirs / I holde in my handes the homage of
the lande of Foiz. and if it be &s;o in our dayes
that the lande of Foiz be vacant by the dethe
of our co&s;yn the erle of Foiz / than we &s;hall &s;o
determyne and apoynt by the adui&s;e of good
coun&s;ayle / that Iobbayns of Foiz and all o|ther
men of the cou~tie of Foiz &s;hall holde the~
content. Tho&s;e wordes well co~tented therle
of Foiz / and the other lordes and knyghtes
of Foiz that were there pre&s;ent. The&s;e ordy|naunces
written and &s;ealed / the erle toke his
leaue of the kynge and of all other great lor|des / 
but that daye he dyned with the kyng &amp;
than went to his lodgyng. The nexte day he
departed fro Tholous and lefte his furriers
behynde hym / to paye for euery thyng. The
erle pa&s;&s;ed the ryuer of Gyronde by y^e bridge
of Tholous / and retourned in to his coun|trey
by the mount of Mar&s;en / and &s;o to Or|tayes.
Than he gaue leaue to euery man to
departe / &s;auyng his ordynarye. It was &s;he|wed
me and I beleue it well / that the co~myn+ge
of the frenche kyng in to La~guedocke / in
to Tholous / &amp; in to tho&s;e marche&s;&s;e / co&s;t the
erle of Foize more than thre&s;core thou&s;ande
frankes. The erle was &s;o lyberall / that what+&s;oeuer
it co&s;t hym / he payde it wyllyngly.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="165" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Of the feate and couenaunt that
was don bytwene the kyng and the
duke of Thourayn his brother / whi+che
of them &s;hulde &s;one&s;t come to pa+rys
fro Mon~tpellyer / whiche is a hu~+dred
and fyftie leages a &s;ondre / eche
of them but with one knyght.
Cap. C.lxv.</HEAD>
<P><PB N="clxxxv" REF="199">
_THe Frenche kynge be+ing
at Tholous / he ordred
all his bu&s;ine&s;&s;e / and remo+ued
&amp; renewed &s;ene&s;chales
and officers / and reformed
the countrey in to good e|&s;tate
&s;o that euery ma~ was
well contented. And on a day / the kyng (pre|&s;ent / 
his brother / his vncle of Burbone / &amp; the
lordes of Frau~ce and Ga&s;coyne / to thentent
to haue a perpetuall memorie) gaue to his co+&s;yn
germayne &s;ir Charles de la Brethe / for
the augmentacion of his honour / two quar|ters
of armes of Frau~ce with floure delyces
for a fore y^e lordes de la Brethe bare alwayes
in their armes / a felde of goules playne with+out
any other thyng. nowe they be quartred
with the armes of Frau~ce / whiche thyng the
lorde de la Brethe toke for a great gyfte. whi+che
lorde made the &s;ame daye a great dyner / 
whiche co&s;t hym more than a thou&s;ande fran+kes / 
and he gaue to heraudes &amp; myn&s;trels .ii.
hundred frankes. Anone after it was orday|ned
that the kyng &s;hulde departe fro Thou|lous
to retourne in to Fraunce / euery man
made hym redy and toke leaue of the kynge / 
the by&s;&s;hop of Tholous / the &s;ene&s;chall &amp; the
burge&s;&s;es / and lordes and damo&s;elles of the
towne. The kynge de&abper;ted &amp; rode that nyght
to the newe ca&s;tell of Alroy / and &s;o forwarde
euery daye / &s;o that he came to Mou~tpellyer / 
where he was ioyfully receyued / &amp; there ta|ryed
thre dayes / for the ladyes and damo&s;els
there plea&s;ed hym moche. Than he had gret
defyre to returne to Paris to &s;e the quene. on
a daye as he co~muned in &s;porte with his bro|ther
of Thourayne / he &s;ayd. Fayre brother I
wolde that you and I were at Paris / and all
our e&s;tate here &s;tyll as it is / for I haue great
de&s;yre to &s;e the quene and your fayre &s;u&s;ter of
Thourayne. than the duke &s;ayde. Sir / we
can nat be there with wy&s;&s;hing / it is a farre
iourney hens. that is true &abquod; the kyng / yet I
thynke I might be&s;oone there &amp; I wolde. ye
&abquod; the duke with helpe of good hor&s;es / for &s;o
coude I be / but my hor&s;e mu&s;t beare me. well
quod the kyng laye a wager you and I who
&s;hall be there &s;one&s;t. I am content &abquod; the du|ke / 
for he was euer redy to wyn money of the
kyng. The wager was layde bitwene y^e kyn+ge
&amp; the duke / that who &s;oeuer of the~ twayne
came &s;one&s;t to Paris &s;hulde wyn fyue thou|&s;ande
fra~kes of other / &amp; to departe the nexte
day all at one hour / &amp; eche of them to take but
one knight or &s;eruau~t with them. there was
no man that dur&s;t breke their wager. y^e nexte
day they departed as it was ordayned. The
lorde of Gara~ciers rode with the kyng / and
the lorde of Viefuyll was with the duke of
Thourayn. thus the&s;e four rode night &amp; day
lyke yong lu&s;ty gala~tes: they chau~ged many
hor&s;es: thus they rode in po&s;t. y^e duke of bur+bone
retourned by Puy in Auuergne / &amp; rode
to &s;e his grau~tfather by the way / therle Dol+phyn
of Auergne / &amp; the counte&s;&s;e &amp; their chyl+dren / 
of who~ there were to the no~bre of eight / 
what &s;o~nes what doughters / all bretherne &amp;
&s;u&s;ters to y^e duches of Burbone his wife / but
that was by rea&s;on of two maryages. Thus
the frenche kyng and his brother the duke of
Thourayne rode in great ha&s;t / eche of the~ to
wyn the wager. Co~&s;yder well the great pay|ne
of the&s;e two great &amp; riche lordes. youthe &amp;
lybertie of corage made the~ to do that enter|price.
their e&s;tates abode behynde. The fren+che
kynge made it foure dayes &amp; a halfe or he
came to Paris / and the duke of Thourayne
no more but four dayes &amp; a quarter of a day / 
they folowed eche other &s;o nere. y^e duke wan
the wager / by rea&s;on y^t the frenche kynge re|&s;ted
him&s;elf about .viii. of y^e clocke at Trois
in Cha~payne / and the duke toke a barge in y^e
ryuer of Seyne / and went a longe the ryuer
to Melyn / and there toke his hor&s;e &amp; rode &s;o
tyll he came to Paris / and &s;o wente to &s;aynt
Poule to the quene &amp; to his wyfe / &amp; demaun|ded
tiding&abis; of the kyng / for he wy&s;t nat whe|der
he were come or nat. &amp; whan he knewe y^t
the king was nat come he was ioyfull / &amp; &s;aid
to the quene. Madame / ye &s;hall &s;hortly here
tidynges of y^e kyng. He &s;ayd trouthe / for the
kyng ca~e &s;oone after. Whan the duke of thou
rayn herde that the kyng was come / he went
and met hym &amp; &s;ayd. &s;ir / I haue won my wa|ger
let me be payd. it is rea&s;on &abquod; the kyng &amp;
&s;o ye &s;hall. there they &s;hewed before y^e ladies
all their iorney / &amp; how y^t in four dayes and a
halfe they were co~e fro Mountpellier to Pa+ris / 
whiche was a .C.l. leages a &s;ondre. The
ladyes tourned all the mater to &s;porte &amp; lau|ghing / 
but they well iuged that they had en|dured
moche payne. and iuged that youthe &amp;
corage of herte cau&s;ed the~ to do it. &amp; the duke
of thourayn was truely payd for his wager.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="166" TYPE="chapter">
<PB REF="200">
<HEAD>&para;Of the dethe of pope Vrbayne of
Rome called the Antepape / &amp; howe
pope Clement wrote to the Frenche
kyng and to his vncles / &amp; to the vni|uer&s;ite:
&amp; of the election of pope Bo|niface
by the cardinalles of Rome.
Cap. C.lxvi.</HEAD>
<P>_ABout the &s;ayd &s;ea&s;on
dyed at Rhome pope Vr|bane
the .vi. the romayns
were &s;ore di&s;plea&s;ed with
his dethe / for he was well
beloued. he was buryed in
the churche of &s;aynt Peter
and after his ob&s;equy done well and reuere~t+ly.
Than the cardynalles went in to the con|claue
to chu&s;e a newe pope / and &s;o they dyde / 
or that pope Clement knewe therof in Auy|non / 
for it was ten dayes pa&s;t or they knewe
it. And a&s;&s;one as pope Clement and his car|dynalles
knewe therof / they a&s;&s;embled togy|der
at the popes palays / and had great co~mu+nycacion
toguyder / and were in great hope
that the bu&s;yne&s;&s;e of the churche &s;hulde leue
and be concluded / and to come to a full vny|on / 
for the errour had longe endured. They
thought that the cardynals at Rome &s;hulde
nat agre &s;o &s;oone to entre in to conclaue / but
rather to &s;ubmitte them&s;elfe to pope Cleme~t
at Auignon. They &s;ent al&s;o worde to the fre~+che
kyng of y^e dethe of Vrban called the ante|pape / 
and de&s;yred hym (the &s;oner to come to
their purpo&s;e) that he wolde write to his co|&s;yns
the kynge of Almayne and the kynge of
Hungy / to therle of Vertues &amp; to the duke of
Au&s;trych / who had euer holden with pope vr+bane / 
that they &s;hulde nowe cea&s;e / &amp; helpe to
make re&s;t and peace in y^e churche / &amp; to &s;hewe
them by his letters / that in our faythe there
ought to be no varyacion. for as there is but
one god in heuyn / &s;o ther ought to be but one
god in erthe. The &s;ame &s;ea&s;on y^e duke of bur+goyne
was with the kyng at Parys / to who~
pope Clement &amp; the cardynals wrote in lyke
maner. than the kyng &s;hewed his vncle the&s;e
newes / and was right ioyfull &amp; &s;aide. Fayre
vncle / we haue had gret de&s;yre to go w^t great
pui&s;&s;au~ce to Rome to di&s;troy thenfidels / but
as nowe our iourney is well &s;horted / for Vr+bane
the antepape is deed / as Clement hath
written to vs / and he thynketh that the cardy+nals
wyll nat entre in to co~claue to chu&s;e any
newe pope / but rather to come to Auignon &amp;
to &s;ubmyt the~ &s;elfes vnder pope Cleme~t. and
we are de&s;yred by hym &amp; by the cardynals at
Auignon / for the more &s;uretie to write plea|&s;au~t
letters to our co&s;ins y^e kyng of Almayne
and to his brother the kyng of Hu~gry / &amp; to y^e
erle Vertues a to y^e duke of Au&s;triche. What
cou~&s;ayle wyll ye gyue me to do. The duke of
Burgoyne &s;ayd. Sir / trewe it is pope Vr|bane
is deed / but as yet we knowe nothynge
of the &s;tate of the cardynals at Rome / nor of
the Romayns / nor whether they wyll kepe
their olde opinyon or nat. I feare it wyll be
harde for them to leaue it / for the Romayns
are may&s;ters ouer the cardynalles. Byforce
they made them to chu&s;e the archeby&s;&s;hoppe
of Bare / and made hym pope / and &s;o mayn|teyned
hym to thende. And &s;o if nowe by &abper;|force
they cau&s;e the cardynalles to entre in to
conclaue / and to chu&s;e a Pope at their plea|&s;ure.
Wherfore &s;ir: ye &s;hall nat nede to entre
&s;o farre into the mater / as to de&s;yre them that
wyll do but lytell for you / as they haue &s;he|wed
yet hydervnto. Suffre &s;ir tyll ye here
other newes. And paraduenture it maye &s;o
be / that the cardynalles at Rome &s;hall nat be
all of one accorde / and paradue~ture wyll di&s;|&s;ymule
with the Romayns / and chu&s;e none
other pope but Clement. And to apea&s;e their
furour to promy&s;e them / to cau&s;e Clement to
come to Rome / whiche he wyll do right glad+lye
on that condycion. And if the mater go &s;o
than &s;hall it be tyme for you to write to all y^e
princes chri&s;tned / that are of the opinyon co~|trarye
to you / in the be&s;t maner ye canne to a
voyde the Sci&s;me / and to bring the churche
to an vnyon &amp; peace / as by rea&s;on euery man
ought to do. But as yet ye be nat &s;ure howe
the mater gothe: it is be&s;t ye abyde the adue~|ture
therof. It &s;hall nat be longe or we here
other tidynges.</P>
<P>WHan the duke of Burgoyne hadde
&s;ayde the&s;e wordes to the kyng and
to his cou~&s;aile / there was none that
&s;pake contrarye therto. The kynge thought
his wordes were re&s;onable &amp; &s;ayd. Fayre vn+cle / 
we beleue it is good rea&s;on that ye &s;aye / 
<PB N="clxxxvi" REF="200">
ye&s;e more clerer in the mater tha~ we do / and
as for the bu&s;yne&s;&s;e or the Churche / we wyll
do nothynge therin / but by youre coun&s;ayle
and aduy&s;e. Thus they ce&s;&s;ed of that co~mu|nycacion.
Great murmuracyon there was a
monge the clerkes of the Vniuer&s;ite of tho&s;e
tyding&abis; / wherby they ce&s;&s;ed to rede or to &s;tu|dye.
And entended to nothynge / but to her|ken
and to knowe howe the Cardynalles of
Rome maynteyned them &s;elfe. Wheder they
wolde electe a newe pope / or els to retourne
to the pope at Auignon. They dyde ca&s;t ma+ny
doughtes and argued one with another.
They knewe well howe Clement had writ|ten
to the kynge and to the duke of Thou|rayne
and to the duke of Burgoyne / and to
the kynges coun&s;ayle. In lykewi&s;e letters
were written generally to the vnyuer&s;ite / y^t
they &s;hulde conclude to an vnyuer&s;all peace
in the churche. Thus the clerkes deuy&s;ed a|monge
them&s;elfe / and &s;uche as wolde the ad+uauncement
of Clement &s;ayde. Nowe it is
tyme that the kyng and the lordes of Frau~ce
write to the great princes of Chri&s;tendome:
As to the kynge of Almaygne / the kynge of
Hungry / the lorde of Myllayne / and to the
duke of Au&s;tryche: and to &s;uche other as are
of our opynion / to thentent y^t they &s;hulde re|tourne
to the &s;ame &s;tate. &s;uche writyng maye
moche aueyle. In thre dayes thre tymes the
notable clerkes of the vniuer&s;yte of Parys
a&s;&s;embled togyder / and at la&s;t came to &s;aynt
Poules to &s;peke with the kyng and his cou~|&s;ayle / 
to de&s;yre hym to &s;et to his hande to op|pre&s;&s;e
the Cy&s;me of the churche / &amp; to entende
to the ordynau~ce of pope Clement / who had
humbly written to hym. But whan they ca~e
to &s;aint Poules they were nat an&s;wered / the
kynge di&s;&s;ymuled the mater with the~ / &s;o that
they were yuell co~tent. Finally the kyng con+tented
the~ / &s;ayeng howe &s;hortely they &s;hulde
here other newes / and &s;o they dyd / for the car+dinals
of Rome entred in to the co~claue and
made a newe pope / the cardynall or Naples
a noble and a valyant clerke. He was called
Bonyface. Whan the Frenche kyng and his
cou~&s;ayle herde therof they were pen&s;yue / for
than they well ymagined howe that y^e cy&s;me
was lykely to endure longe. Than the duke
of Burgoyne &s;ayde to the kyng. Sir / nowe
regarde wheder your writynges hadde nat
ben lo&s;te or no. It is nowe fallen as I &s;ayd.
Fayre vncle quod the kyng / ye &s;aye trouthe.
Than~e graces were opyned to all clerkes at
Rome by Bonyface / and all promy&s;es certi|fyed
there / of &s;uche as were vnder his obey|&s;au~ce / 
and &s;uche as wolde receyue &s;uche gra|ces
wente towardes Rome. And whan they
approched the marche&s;&s;e of Danconne / they
rode in great paryll / For &s;ir Bernarde de la
Salle / who kepte the fronters there / &amp; made
warre to the Romains in the quarell of pope
Clement / toke &s;uche clerkes as pa&s;te by and
dyde them moche trouble / and many &s;layne
and lo&s;te. &para; Nowe lette vs leaue &s;pekynge
of the&s;e popes / and tourne to other maters.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="167" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Of the yelding vp and takyng of
the &s;tronge ca&s;tell of Vanchadore in
Lymo&s;yn / of olde parteyning to &s;yr
Geffcay Tete Noyre. Cap. C .lxvii.</HEAD>
<P>_YE haue herde here before:
howe &s;ir Geffray Tete Noyre / 
who had ben longe capitayns of
the ca&s;tell of Vanchadore in Ly|mo&s;yn / 
raigned valiauntly / and
howe he helde his fortre&s;&s;e agayn&s;t all men / 
as longe as he lyued. And in his lyfe dayes
had pa<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">e&s;ed the cou~trey / more than .xxx. my to
long about hym. al&s;o ye haue herde howe he
dyed / and by what incydence: And howe on
his dethe bedde he ordayned his .ii. nephues
Alayne Roux &amp; Peter Roux to be capitayns
of that ca&s;tell of Va~chadore after his dethe.
and cau&s;ed in his pre&s;ence / all the company|ons
of that gari&s;on to &s;were faythe / trouthe / 
and homage: &s;eruyce and trewe obey&s;aunce
to the &s;ayd two capitayns. And after y^e dethe
of this Geffraye Tete Noyre / the&s;e two bre|therne
raigned there a certayne &s;pace / &amp; held
alwayes the cou~trey in warre and in compo|&s;ycion
of pate&s;yng. And bycau&s;e that ca&s;tell
parteyned to the herytage of the duke of Ber+rey
(for he had bought it of the erle of Mou~t
pen&s;yer / and his &s;onne Iohan of Berey bare
his name therby) therfore the duke was &s;ore
di&s;plea&s;ed that it was out of his handes / but
he coude nat amende it. yet he had layd &s;iege
therto dyuers tymes by ba&s;tides and none o|therwy&s;e / 
but they within &s;ette lytell therby.
<PB REF="201">
for they wolde i&s;&s;ue out and ryde abrode in y^e
countrey at their plea&s;ure. This Alayne nor
Peter wolde in no wy&s;e obey any peace or
truce that was taken bytwene Engla~de and
Fraunce. They &s;ayde they were nat bounde
to obey / but wolde make warre at their plea|&s;ure / 
wherby the countreis of Auuergne and
Lymo&s;yn were &s;ore traueyled. And the duke
of Berrey to re&s;y&s;t them cau&s;ed &s;ir Wyllyam
Butler a gentyll knyght of Auuergne / &amp; &s;ir
Iohan Boe&s;me Launce and &s;ir Loyes Da~|bier / 
with dyuers other knight&abis; and &s;quyers
of Auuergne and Lymo&s;yn / to laye &s;iege by
ba&s;tydes to the ca&s;tell of Vanchadore / &amp; laye
there at the co&s;t of the countrey. There they
laye a louge &s;ea&s;on.</P>
<P>_SO it fell the &s;ame &s;ea&s;on / as it was
&s;hewed me: Alayn and Peter Roux
toke their aduyce toguyder and de|ny&s;ed
to attrappe &amp; to take by crafte &s;ir Wyl|lyam
Butler and &s;ir Iohan Boe&s;me Launce
who hadde done them dyuers di&s;plea&s;ures.
The&s;e two bretherne ymagined bytwene the~
and &s;ayde one to another / Howe they wolde
&s;ecretely &s;ay / howe they wolde yelde vp their
fortre&s;&s;e for a certayne &s;o~me of floreyns: And
to &s;ay howe they are wery and wyll kepe the
gari&s;on no lengar / but to retourne in to their
owne countreis. To the whiche deuy&s;e they
&s;ayde &s;urely the duke of Berrey wyll gladly
leane vnto. Al&s;o they deuy&s;ed to demaunde
no more but tenne thou&s;ande fra~kes / bycau&s;e
that &s;omme myght &s;oone be made And al&s;o
they &s;ayde they wolde haue agayne their mo+ney
and the two knyghtes al&s;o pri&s;oners / by
rea&s;on of a bu&s;&s;hment that they wolde laye
in a great towre. Beholde nowe what a fo|li&s;&s;he
ymaginacion the&s;e two Bretons were
of to betray the&s;e two knyghtes / and to haue
their money / if any iuell came to them therby
it ought nat to be co~playned. Vpon this de|termynacion
they putte out of the ca&s;tell one
of their varlettes / and &s;ayde to hym. Go thy
waye to the Fre~che ba&s;tydes and &s;uffre them
to take the. Tha~ requyre to be brought to &s;ir
Wyllyam Butler and to &s;ir Iohan Boe&s;me
Launce. Than delyuer them this letter fro
vs and demaunde for an an&s;were / for the ma+ter
toucheth vs and them al&s;o greatly. The
varlet &s;ayd it &s;hulde be done / for he thought
none yuell / and &s;o went to the Frenche ba&s;ti|des.
And whan he came nere to the ba&s;tydes
he was demau~ded what he wolde / he an&s;we|red
and &s;ayd he wolde gladly &s;peke with &s;ir
Wyllyam Butler or with &s;ir Iohan Boe&s;me
Lau~ce. He was brought to them / for as than
they were toguyder. Whan he &s;awe them he
made his reuerence and drewe them aparte / 
and delyuered to them the letter that Alayne
and Peter Roux had &s;ente them. Of that ty|dinges
they had great marueyle / and &s;o toke
the letter and reed it / and therin they founde / 
how that Alayne &amp; Peter Roux wolde &s;peke
with them for their profite. Whan they herde
that they had more marueyle than~e they had
before / &amp; douted of tray&s;on. Howe be it they
&s;ent them worde that if they wolde come out
of the ca&s;tell / and &s;peke with them without / 
they wolde a&s;&s;ure them to entre agayne in to
their fortre&s;&s;e without daunger or trouble.
This was the an&s;were y^t the varlet brought
to their mai&s;ter. Thanne Alayne and Peter
roux &s;aid / we thynke we may be &s;ure ynough
by the&s;e wordes / &s;ythe their faythes and &s;ea|les
be at the writyng / they are true knyghtes
and al&s;o we &s;hall &s;peke with them for a trea|tie / 
whervnto we thynke they wyll gladly en+tende.
The nexte mornynge they opynned a
wycket ioynyng to the gate / &amp; aueyled dow|ne
a planche borde hangyng by two chaynes
and i&s;&s;ued out and &s;tode on the planche. than
&s;ir Wyllyam Butler and &s;ir Iohan Boe&s;me
Lau~ce came thyder and lyghted of their hor|&s;es / 
and made their menne to drawe abacke.
Than the two capitayns within &s;aid. Sirs
may we &s;urely come out and &s;peke with you.
ye &s;urely quod the knyghtes. &s;hall we be as
&s;ure agayne of your parte without tray&s;on.
ye &s;ir &s;urely quod they without doute. Than
Alayne and Peter Roux pa&s;&s;ed the bridge &amp;
came to the~ / &s;o they four were toguyder with
out other company. Than the two Frenche
knightes &s;aid. Sirs / howe &s;aye you. What
co~munycacion wyll ye haue with vs? Are ye
in mynde to yelde vp your Ca&s;tell to vs? ye
truely &s;irs quod they on a condycion / &amp; that
is to gyue vs ten thou&s;ande fra~kes for y^e pro|ui&s;yons
that is in the ca&s;tell / for we are wery
of y^e warre / we wolde drawe in to Bretayne.
The&s;e two knyghtes were ryght gladde of
tho&s;e wordes and &s;ayd. Ah / ye &s;peke to vs of
marchandy&s;e / and we &s;hall here you gladly.
But as nowe we haue nat here the money re+dy
<PB N="clxxxvii" REF="201">
we &s;hall prouyde for it. Well &s;irs &abquod; they of
Vanchador whan ye are redy gyue vs know|ledge / 
and we &s;hall kepe couenaunt. But &s;irs / 
kepe this mater &s;ecretly and &s;agely / for if it
were knowen amonge myne owne company
they wolde take vs perforce and &s;lee vs / than
&s;hulde bothe you and I fayle of our ententes.
Syr quod they dought nat therof / we &s;hall &s;o
conuey the mater y^t ye &s;hall take no domage.
Therwith they departed one fro a nother / the
bretons entred in to Vanchador / and the fren|che
knyghtes retourned to their ba&s;tydes.</P>
<P>_SIr Willyam Butler and &s;yr Iohan
Boe&s;me lau~ce / in this mater thought
nothynge but good / &s;uppo&s;ynge that
the bretons wolde nat dy&s;ceyue theym / as to
haue their money and to betraye them al&s;o. in
contynente they wrote to the duke of Berrey / 
who was as than at Ryon in Auuergne. they
&s;ent with the letter a gentleman named Guyo+mell
of &s;aynte Wydall / and infourmed hym of
all the mater / thynkyng howe it &s;hulde be ioy|ou&s;e
tydynges to the duke / for he greatly de|&s;yred
to haue that ca&s;tell. This &s;quyer tooke
the letter and departed fro the ba&s;tydes / and
rode &s;o longe through Lymo&s;yn &amp; Auuergne
that he came to Ryon / and there he founde the
duke of Berrey / and delyuered hym his let|ters
fro the two knyghtes. The duke reed the
letters / and whan he had well vnder&s;tande the
contentes therof the duke was gladde / and a+none
after the duke called his coun&s;ayle and
his trea&s;ourers / and &s;aid. Sirs beholde here
is newe tydynges / our knyghtes that kepeth
the ba&s;tydes before Vanchador haue written
to vs that they are in certayne treatie with the
capytayns within the ca&s;tell / they offer to yeld
vp the fortre&s;&s;e for the &s;o~me of tenne thou&s;ande
frankes / that is no great &s;o~me for euery yere
it co&s;te them of Lymo&s;yn and of Auuergne to
kepe warre again&s;t them / more than thre&s;core
thou&s;ande frankes. We wyll accepte their of|fre
betymes le&s;te they repente them herafter / 
therfore my trea&s;ourers make vp the &s;o~me of
tenne thou&s;ande frankes / we wyll lende them
to the countrey / and whan I am in po&s;&s;e&s;&s;ion
of the ca&s;tell I wyll ray&s;e a tayle in Lymo&s;yn
and in the fronters / whiche were vnder their
pate&s;ynge / they &s;hall pay me the double. Sir
quod the trea&s;ourers / it &s;hall be made redy
within the&s;e fyue or &s;yxe dayes. Well quod the
duke I am contente. Thus that matter was
concluded. The tre&s;ourers made redy the mo+ney
in crownes of the &s;onne / and put it in to
foure cofers. The &s;ame daye that the money
&s;hulde haue been &s;ente / there came to Ryon to
the duke of Berry / the Dolphyn of Auuergne
and the lorde of Reueyll / for certayne maters
touchynge them &s;elfe. They were welcome to
the duke / and the Duke was &s;o ioyfull of the
treatie for Vanchador that he coude nat kepe
it &s;ecrete but &s;hewed to the&s;e two knightes the
letters &s;ente to hym fro &s;yr Willyam Butler / 
and &s;yr Iohan Boe&s;me Launce. Whan they
herde it they &s;tudyed a lytell. Than the duke
&s;ayde / &s;yr wheron do yemu&s;e &s;e you any &s;u|&s;pectiou&s;nes
in this mater / I pray you &s;hewe
me or I &s;ende the money? Syr quod the erle
Dolphyn / ye know well howe therle of Army
nake and I were ordeyned to by and to gette
agayne as many fortre&s;&s;es as we coude in the
cou~treys of Auuergne / Carne&s;yn / Rouergne / 
and Lymo&s;yn. With dyuers we made trea|tyes / 
but for all y^t euer we coulde do / we coulde
neuer brynge them of Vanchador to herkyn
or to leane to any maner of treatie / nother to
gyue it vp / nor to &s;elle it. Whan we &s;pake ther|of
they wolde &s;kante make vs an aun&s;were.
and &s;yr I knowe if they nowe wyll make this
treatie with you it is nat for defaute of vitay|les / 
for if none came to theym this eyght yere
yet they haue ynough / wherfore we haue mar+uayle
what &s;hulde moue them therto at this
pre&s;ente tyme / therfore it maketh vs to doute
of tray&s;one / for men of warre inclo&s;ed in for|tre&s;&s;es
are &s;ore imagyners / and whan their
imaginacion inclyneth to any yuell dede / they
wyll craftely colour it / wherfore &s;ir take good
aduy&s;e. Well &s;yrs quod the duke ye haue &s;ayd
well / we &s;hall prouyde for the mater more &s;ub+&s;tancyally
than I thought to haue done.</P>
<P>_THanne the duke of Berrey called to
hym one of his knyghtes / called &s;yr
Peter Me&s;pyn / and &s;ayde to hym.
Syr ye &s;hall go with this money to the ba&s;ty+des
before Vanchadore / and &s;aye to &s;yr Wyl|lyam
Butler &amp; to &s;yr Iohan Boe&s;me launce / 
that in the mater they wrote to me of / that they
deale therin &s;ub&s;tancyally / and that they tru&s;t
nat to moche in the bretons within Vancha|dor / 
and &s;hewe them that we haue herde more
tydinges than they be ware of / wherfore lette
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theym be well aduy&s;ed of all poyntes. Thus
this knyght departed fro Ryon with the mo|ney / 
he rode with his company tyll he came to
the ba&s;tydes whyther he was welcome. The
&s;omers with the money were dy&s;charged and
put in &s;auegarde. Than &s;yr Peter Me&s;pyn
opened his me&s;&s;age and &s;aid. Syrs my lorde
the duke of Berrey &s;endeth you worde by me
that as touchynge the treatye that ye are in
hande withall / touchyng the gary&s;on of Van+chador
he co~maundeth you to worke wy&s;ely / 
that ye le&s;e nat bothe your bodyes and the mo+ney
that he hath &s;ent you. al&s;o he &s;ayth he hath
herde tydynges that plea&s;eth hym nothynge / 
wherfore he wyll ye take good hede &amp; be well
aduy&s;ed / for he douteth of tray&s;on / he &s;ayeth
that often tymes the cou~trey of Auuergne and
Lymo&s;yn wolde haue gyuen for the fortre&s;&s;e
of Vanchadore thre&s;core thou&s;ande frankes / 
and nowe to offre it for ten thou&s;ande / cau&s;eth
my lorde the duke and his coun&s;ayle to haue
&s;u&s;pecte. The two knightes whan they herde
that they were pen&s;yue / and aun&s;wered and
&s;ayde. We &s;e well double wytte is better than
&s;yngle / ye &s;ay well / we thanke you of your ad|uy&s;e / 
and ye &s;hall abyde here &s;tyll with vs and
helpe to coun&s;ayle vs as it is rea&s;on / within
the&s;e two daies we &s;hall &s;e howe y^e mater &s;hall
come to pa&s;&s;e / he &s;ayde he was contente &s;o to
do. Thanne anone after the&s;e two knyghtes
&s;ente a varlet to the ca&s;tell of Vanchador / for
it was as than treuce bytwene the parties / &s;ig+nyfyed
to Alayne Rour and to Peter Rour / 
that the tenne thou&s;ande frankes were redy / 
and de&s;yringe theym to kepe their prome&s;&s;e.
And they an&s;wered the varlet / that they <ABBR>wold</ABBR>
kepe their prome&s;&s;e &s;urely / and that whan &s;o
euer they wolde come / to &s;ende theym worde
therof.</P>
<P>ALayne and Peter Rour who thought
no good as it was knowen and &abpro;ued / 
whan their purpo&s;e was broken and knowen
for they had deuy&s;ed to haue taken &s;ir Willy|am
Butler and &s;yr Iohan Boe&s;me launce / as
they <ABBR>&s;huld</ABBR> haue entred in to the ca&s;tell of Van+chador
by rea&s;one of a great towre that was
within the ca&s;tell / the whiche was always a|ble
to beate the ca&s;tell. The&s;e two knyghtes
bretons who entended nothynge but male&s;&s;e / 
layde in bu&s;&s;hement in this towre thyrty men
in harne&s;&s;e / to the entent that whan the frenche
men were entred in to the ca&s;tell / thynkynge
to be lordes therof / that in the night the&s;e thyr|ty
&s;hulde i&s;&s;ue out / and &s;lee &amp; take the frenche
men at their plea&s;ure. Whan they had thus or+dayned / 
than they &s;ente to &s;yr Willyam But|ler
and to &s;ir Iohan Boe&s;me launce / that they
&s;hulde come and bringe with them their mo|ney / 
and they &s;hulde haue the ca&s;tell opened.
Of the&s;e newes the frenche men were ioyous / 
and &s;ayd to the me&s;&s;anger. Retourne to your
may&s;ters and &s;hewe them that to morowe in
the mornyng we &s;hall come thyder. The me&s;|&s;anger
retourned and &s;hewed this to his may+&s;ters.
The frenche knyghtes wente to coun|&s;ayle
togyder and dyd ca&s;t more doutes than
they dyd before / by rea&s;on of the wordes that
the duke of Berrey had &s;ente them by &s;ix Pe|ter
Me&s;pyn. Than they ordeyned and conclu+ded
to lay a bu&s;&s;hemente of their men nere to
the ca&s;tell / and than they with thyrty of their
men harne&s;&s;ed vnder couert &s;hulde go before
and entre into the ca&s;tell / and to regarde wy&s;e+lye
the ca&s;tell within / and to ca&s;t all maner of
doutes / and than if they &s;e any thynge to &s;u|&s;pecte / 
than one of them to blowe a horne / and
to kepe the bridge and gate open / and at the
&s;owne of the horne the bu&s;&s;hement to come to
the gate as fa&s;te as they canne / and to entre
and take &s;ea&s;on of the ca&s;tell. Thus as it was
ordayned &s;o it was done. The next mornyng
euery man was redy / &amp; the bu&s;&s;hement layde
of a &s;yxe &s;core &s;peares / and the two knyghtes
with thyrty in their company couertly armed
came to Vanchador / and &s;yr Peter Me&s;pyn
was with them / with the money tru&s;&s;ed pro|perly
in thre panyers vpon two &s;omers. they
founde the two bretons redy at the barryers / 
who opened the barryers agayn&s;te their co|myng.
Whan they were entred and within the
gate / than the two bretons wolde haue clo&s;ed
the gate after them / but the frenche knyghtes
&s;aid. Nay &s;yrs nat &s;o / be ye true marchauntes
or nat / ye knowe well ye mu&s;te yelde vp to vs
this ca&s;tell for the payeng of the &s;o~me of tenne
thou&s;ande frankes / the which is here redy. ye
maye &s;e them here vpon this &s;omer / if ye kepe
trouth with vs &s;o &s;hall we do with yon. With
tho&s;e wordes Alayne and Peter Rour wy&s;te
nat what to &s;ay / but to bringe the frenche men
out of &s;u&s;pecte they aun&s;wered. Syrs ye &s;aye
well / we are contente as ye plea&s;e. Thus they
wente forthe and lefte the barryers open / for if
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it hadde ben clo&s;ed the bu&s;&s;hment coulde nat
haue entred to haue come tyme ynough to ha|ue
re&s;y&s;ted the fal&s;e turne that the bretons had
deuy&s;ed. For ymagyners &s;hulde haue euery
thyng as they ly&s;t / and if there were nat coun|ter
ymaginers agayn&s;t the~. Bothe the frenche
men and bretons entred in at the gate / than A+layne
and Peter Roux wolde haue clo&s;ed the
gate / but than the frenche men &s;ayd. Syrs let
the gate alone / we wyll haue it open / it is rea|&s;on / 
we are redy to delyuer you our money a|cordynge
to our prome&s;&s;e. Well &s;yrs quod the
bretons / lette &s;e laye forthe the money. With a
good wyll quod the frenche men. There they
layde forthe a couerlet / and the florens layde a+brode.
In y^e meane &s;ea&s;on whyle Alayne and
Peter Roux behelde the fayre &s;o~me of flore~ce / 
the frenche knyghtes went aboute to &s;e the ma+ner
of the ca&s;tell. Thanne &s;yr Peter Me&s;pyn
came / to &s;yr Willyam Butler &amp; &s;ayd. &s;yr cau&s;e
this great towre to be opened / or ye paye all
your money / for there may be within it a bu&s;&s;h+mente / 
wherby we maye be atrapped and lo&s;e
bothe our bodyes and the money al&s;o. Than
&s;yr Willyam &s;ayd to Alayne. Syr / open this
towre / we wyll &s;e it open or we delyuer our mo+ney.
Syr quod Alayne I canne nat do &s;o / the
keyes be lo&s;t. With tho&s;e wordes the frenche
knightes had more &s;u&s;pecte in the mater than
they had before / and &s;aid. Alayne it can nat be
that ye &s;hulde le&s;e the keyes of the &s;oueraygne
towre of this ca&s;tell / open it with fayrene&s;&s;e / or
els we &s;hall open it perforce / forye haue pro|mi&s;ed
and &s;worne to rendre to vs the ca&s;tell as
it is without fraude or male engyn / and ther|fore
you to haue ten thou&s;ande frankes / the
whiche &s;o~me is here redy to be delyuered. than
Alayne aun&s;wered agayne and &s;ayd / I wyll
nat open it tyll I haue receyued y^e money / and
layde it in &s;auegarde. than whan I haue recey+ued
the money I &s;hall &s;erche for y^e keys. Sirs
quod they / we wyll nat abyde &s;o longe / we &s;e
clerely by your wordes that your meanyng is
nat good / for you wyll dy&s;ceyue and betraye
vs / wherfore we lay our ha~des on you / Alayne
and on your brother Peter / in the name of the
kynge our &s;oueraygne lorde and the duke of
Berrey / we wyll haue this towre incontynent
opened perforce / and &s;erche euery place with|in
this ca&s;tell bothe aboue and beneth / to &s;e if
ye haue layde any bu&s;&s;hemente or nat / and if
we fynde in the ca&s;tell any thyng done by you / 
that ought nat to be done / ye are lo&s;te without
redempcyon or pardone / for rea&s;one wyll &s;o / 
and if we fynde the ca&s;tell as it ought to be we
&s;hall kepe our bargayne with you well &amp; true|ly / 
and &s;hall conducte you whyder ye ly&s;te / to
the gates of Auignon if ye wyll. whan Alayne
and Peter Roux &s;awe howe the mater wente / 
and that they were are&s;ted they were &s;ore aba&s;+&s;hed / 
and were as halfe deed / &amp; repented them
that they had doone &s;o moche / for they &s;awe
well they were dy&s;ceyued. Than the frenche
knightes perceyued well howe they were cul|pable / 
and that the mater was nat well. than
they made a &s;igne to hym that bare the horne
to blowe / &amp; &s;o he dyd. Whan the french bu&s;&s;he|ment
herde it / they came to y^e ca&s;tell as fa&s;te as
their hor&s;es coulde ryn &amp; &s;ayd. Go we to Van+chadore
they blowe for vs / it &s;emeth our men
hath nat founde the ca&s;tell acording as it was
promy&s;ed / we thynke there be &s;ome tray&s;on / a+non
they were come to the ca&s;tell / for they were
nat farre of / the barryers were open and kept
by the frenchmen / for the bretons within were
nat may&s;ters of the ca&s;tell / for their bu&s;&s;he|mente
were within the towre. The Frenche
men entred and founde the capytaynes in the
courte comunynge with the bretons.</P>
<P>_THan Alayne and Peter were &s;ore a+ba&s;&s;hed / 
&s;eynge &s;o many of their ene|myes
aboute them. And as for them
that were within the towre knewe nothynge
of the be&s;yne&s;&s;e / nor coude &s;e nor here nothyng
the towre was &s;o thycke. &s;ome that were with
in &s;ayde. Harke &s;yrs me thynke I here moche
murmurynge without / we may be dy&s;ceyued
frenche men be &s;ubtyle / we thought to take / 
but I feare we be taken / our capitayn Alayne
is dy&s;ceyued and we to / I feare we &s;hall nat
i&s;&s;ue out without their congye. Thus whan
the frenche men &s;awe howe they were lordes
of the ca&s;tell / they were than bolder than be|fore / 
and tooke and put vp agayne their flo|reyns / 
&amp; &s;ayd to Alayne. delyuer vs the keyes
of this towre / for we wyll &s;e what is within.
The bretons prolonged the mater and &s;ayde.
Syrs begynne fyr&s;te to &s;erche in outher places
and tha~ returne to this towre. The frenchmen
an&s;wered. Alayne / ye do but prolo~ge the ma|ter / 
for we wyll begynne here fyr&s;t. and other
at ones delyuer the keyes or els thou &s;halte be
&s;layne with the&s;e daggers. whan the two bre|therne
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herde that they douted the dethe / they
fledde fro it as longe as they myght / howe be
it to &s;aye the trouth it had been more honora|ble
for them to haue been &s;layne there than to
haue taryed any longer / for afterwarde they
dyed a &s;hamefull dethe / as ye &s;hall here. And
Alayne Roux beyng in this daunger yet pra|cty&s;ed
another crafte if it wolde haue &s;erued / 
and &s;ayd. Syr Willyam and you &s;yr Iohan / 
it is of trouth that within this toure are thirty
men in harne&s;&s;e / my brother and I dyd &s;ette
them there with moche payne / for we knewe
well they wolde neuer agree to our apoynte|mente / 
therfore we haue clo&s;ed theym within
this towre to be &s;ure of them / tyll ye haue the
full po&s;&s;e&s;&s;yon of the ca&s;tell and there ye may
haue them and ye wyll / they are all good pri|&s;oners / 
and delyuer vs our money as ye haue
promy&s;ed / and lette vs go our wayes. Whan
the french knightes herde that they were &s;om|what
better content than they were before and
&s;tudyed a lyttell / than &s;ir Willm~ Butler &s;aide / 
how &s;o euer it be / or we delyuer our money we
wyll haue knowledge of all the keyes of this
ca&s;tell / therfore &s;hew vs where they be. Whan
Alayne &s;awe it wolde be none otherwy&s;e / he
&s;ente for them in to his chambre. Whan they
were brought to the place than it was demau~|ded
whiche keyes &s;erued for y^e towre. Alayne
full &s;ore agayn&s;te his wyll &s;hewed forthe the
keyes of the great towre. Than they opened
the towre / and founde within the thyrty com|panions
in harne&s;&s;e hydde priuely within the
towre. Alayne and his brother were &s;ore aba&s;|&s;hed
whan they &s;awe the frenchmen entre into
the towre / and harde the wordes that &s;ir Wil|lyam
Butler &s;ayd / whiche were the&s;e. Syrs / 
i&s;&s;ue out fayre &amp; ea&s;ely one by one / if nat ye are
all but deed / we take you as pri&s;oners / feare
nat the dethe ye &s;hall haue no hurte / &s;o ye wyll
&s;hewe the trouth of that we &s;hall demaunde of
you. Whan they &s;awe the frenche men and vn+der&s;tode
that they &s;hulde nat be &s;layne but ta|ken
as pri&s;oners / they layde downe their wea+pons
and harne&s;&s;e / and yelded them &s;elfes / for
they &s;awe well defe~ce coulde nat aueyle them.
There the thyrty men were taken and put a
parte and examyned / and there they iu&s;tyfyed
the tray&s;on before Alayne and Peter Roux / 
who coulde nat denye it. Than the knyghtes
of Fraunce &s;ayde to them. Syrs / it greatly
dy&s;plea&s;eth vs to fynde you in this defaulte / 
we canne nat puny&s;&s;he the mater the cau&s;e is
&s;o weighty / we &s;hall put it to the di&s;crecyon of
the duke of Berrey / if he wyll haue pytie on
you we &s;hall be gladde therof / we tru&s;t he wyll
for the ioye that he wyll haue for the recoue|ryng
of this ca&s;tell / for it was the place that he
mo&s;t de&s;yred to haue agayne of all the <ABBR>world</ABBR>.
The&s;e wordes &s;omewhat comforted theym.
They were put in to a chambre vnder &s;ure ke+pynge / 
and other in to dyuers chambres and
towres. Than the ca&s;tell was &s;erched aboue
and beneth / there they founde great prouy&s;y|on / 
and lefte it all there &s;tyll and toke away no+thynge
therof at their departynge / and as for
golde / &s;yluer / and harne&s;&s;e / therof was made
a boty &amp; euery man had his parte / and the pri+&s;oners
the knyghtes had them for their parte.</P>
<P>_THus as I haue &s;hewed / the &s;tronge
ca&s;tell of Vanchadore was taken by
the frenche men in this &s;ea&s;on. And
than &s;yr Wyllyam Butler &s;ette there a capy|tayne
a &s;quyer of Lymo&s;yn a valyaunt man / 
called Pier Mardych / and with hym a thyrty
&s;peares of good men of warre / and they raun+&s;omed
their pry&s;oners &s;uche as were worthy
to be raun&s;omed / and &s;uche as were great pyl+lers
and robbers / and frenchmen borne / they
&s;trake of their hedes / and hanged them vpon
gybettes / newe made before the ca&s;tell gate.
Than the frenche knightes departed to go to
Ryon to the duke of Berrey / &amp; toke with them
Alayne and Peter Roux. Tydinges &s;prange
abrode howe the &s;tronge ca&s;tell of Vancha|dore
was taken / wherof the countrey of Au|uergne
and Lymo&s;yn &amp; tho&s;e marche&s;&s;e were
greatly reioy&s;ed / for the ca&s;tell had been out of
the frenche mennes handes more than fyftene
yere / and durynge that &s;ea&s;on that gary&s;one
had done great domage to the countrey. Sir
Willyam Butler founde in the ca&s;tell a yonge
&s;quier of Bretayne / a fayre yong man named
Monadich / and was co&s;yn to Geffray Tete+noyre / 
and he was but newely come thyder to
lerne to exercy&s;e dedes of armes. He had ben
brought vp in an abbaye in Bretayne / &amp; was
come out of the hou&s;e bycau&s;e he wolde be no
monke. The frenche men wolde haue &s;tryken
of his heed among other / but &s;ir Willm~ But+ler
had pytie on hym and &s;aued his lyfe / with
that he wolde become frenche and &s;erue hym.
Thus the frenchmen rode to the duke of Ber+rey / 
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and brake vp their ba&s;tydes. The men of
armes departed and went euery man to their
owne / and y^e capytaynes came to Ryon to the
duke of Berrey / &amp; led with them the bretons / 
who de&s;yred the~ on the waye y^t they &s;hulde nat
enfourme the duke of Berrey to &s;ore agayn&s;t
them. the frenchmen promy&s;ed to fulfyll their
de&s;yre. So longe they rode that they came to
Ryon / and there founde the duke and the du|che&s;&s;e / 
who receyued them with great ioy / for
he rekened it to be a gret acte / the conquering
of the ca&s;tell of Vanchadore / and gaue them
fayre gyftes &amp; pre&s;entes. Than they demaun|ded
of the duke what his plea&s;ure was &s;hulde
be done with Alayne and Peter Roux. he an|&s;wered
he wolde take aduy&s;e in that matter / 
and &s;o toke coun&s;ayle / and there it was deter|myned
that he &s;hulde &s;ende them to the kyng.
And &s;o they were delyuered to the &s;ene&s;chall
of Auuergne / and he co~ueyed them to Parys / 
and there they were put in pri&s;on in the ca&s;tell
of &s;aynte Anthony / in the kepynge of the vy|count
of Affer / who as at that tyme had the ke+pynge
of y^t ca&s;tell. And they had nat ben longe
there but that they were delyuered to the pro|uo&s;t
of Parys / and put in to the chatellet and
there iudged to dye as traytours and robbers
of the realme of Fraunce. Than they were de+lyuered
to the hangman and fa&s;t bounde and
layde in a carre and brought with trompettes
to the place of execucion named y^e halles / and
there &s;et on the pillery and turned four tymes
aboute in the &s;yght of all the people / and there
was openly red and publy&s;&s;hed all their de|des / 
and tha~ beheeded and quartered / &amp; their
quarters &s;ent to the four chefe gates of the cy|tie.
Thus Alayne and Peter Rour lo&s;t &s;ham|fully
their lyues / &amp; the ca&s;tell of Vanchadore.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="168" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Of the dedes of armes at &s;aint In+gylvertes
contynuyng thyrty dayes
agayn&s;te all co~mers of the realme of
Englande and other countreys eue|ry
man thre cour&s;es. Ca. C.lxviii.</HEAD>
<P>_IN this &s;ea&s;one and in the
meane tyme that the true&s;e was
thus bytwenene Englande and
Fraunce / bothe by lande and by
&s;ee / though the kinges and their
&s;ubgiettes helde well the peace / yet was there
certayne pyllers &amp; robbers in Auuergne who
made warre to the poore men on bothe &s;ydes
the ryuer of Dordone / but the capytayns that
had gyue~ vp their fortre&s;&s;es by rea&s;on of that
treatie dy&s;&s;ymuled the matter. By rea&s;on of
their di&s;&s;ymulacion the cou~trey of Auuergne
receyued great domage / &s;o y^t the complaintes
therof came to Parys. Than the french kyng
was coun&s;ayled to &s;ende to the kynge of En|glande / 
&s;ignyfyenge hym of the &s;tate of the&s;e
robbes that made warre thus in the countrey
vnder coloure of their pate&s;ynge / the which
ought nat to be done. I thinke the king of En+glande
excu&s;ed hym &s;elfe of the mater. And to
prouyde therfore. the &s;ame / &s;ea&s;on the thre fore
&s;ayd knyghtes / that is to &s;ay the yonge Bou|ciquant / 
Raynolde of Roy / &amp; the lorde of &s;aint
Pye / who had enterpri&s;ed to do armes about
the marches of Calays / nere to &s;aynte Ingil|bertes / 
made them redy to a co~ply&s;&s;he their de+&s;yre
&amp; to fulfyll their prome&s;&s;e &amp; the right of ar+mes / 
for it was openly declared &amp; publy&s;&s;hed / 
and &s;pecyally in y^e realme of Englande / in the
which realme there were knyghtes &amp; &s;quyers
quyckened to the mater / and were in gret ima+gynacio~s
to knowe what they might be&s;t do.
Some &s;aid it <ABBR>&s;huld</ABBR> be greatly to their blame
and reproche / &s;uch an enterpri&s;e taken &s;o nere
to Calays without they pa&s;&s;ed the &s;ee / &amp; loke
on tho&s;e knightes that &s;hulde do armes there.
Suche as &s;pake mo&s;t of the mater was / fir&s;t
&s;yr Iohan of Holande erle of Huntyngdon / 
who had great de&s;yre to go thyder / al&s;o &s;ir Io+han
courtney / &s;ir Iohan Traicton / &s;ir Iohan
Golouffer / &s;yr Iohan Ru&s;&s;ell / &s;yr Thomas
Shyrborne / &s;yr Willyam Clyfton / &s;ir Willy|am
Clynton &s;ir Willym~ Taylboys / &s;ir God|frey
Seta / &s;yr Willyam hacquenay / &s;yr Io|han
Vobeas &s;yr Iohan Dambretycourt / &s;yr
Henry Beamond and dyuers other / mo than
a hu~dred knightes and &s;quters / all the&s;e &s;ayd.
Let vs prouyde to go to Calays / for the knigh+tes
of Fraunce hath nat ordayned that &s;porte
&s;o nere our marches / but to the entent to &s;e vs
there / and &s;urely they haue done well / and do
lyke good companions / and we &s;hall nat fayle
them at their bu&s;ynes. This matter was &s;o pu+bli&s;hed
abrode in Englande / that many &s;uche
as had no de&s;yre to do dedes of armes theym
&s;elfe / yet they &s;ayd they wolde be there to loke
on them that &s;hulde. Suche as thought to be
there &s;ent afore to Calays to make prouy&s;ion
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to kepe their a&s;tate / and &s;ente ouer their hor&s;e
and harnes bothe for peace and warre. Whan
the day aproched &s;ir Iohn~ Hola~de brother to
the kyng of Engla~de fyr&s;t pa&s;&s;ed the &s;ee / &amp; mo
than .lx. knightes &amp; &s;quiers with hym / &amp; ary|ued
at Calys &amp; there toke vp their lodgyng&abis;.</P>
<P>At thentryng in of y^e ioly fre&s;&s;he moueth of
May / the&s;e thre yong knyghtes of Frau~ce / &s;u+che
as &s;hulde do ded&abis; of armes at &s;aynt Ingil+bert&abis;.
thus fir&s;t they ca~e to Boloyne &amp; taryed
there a &s;ea&s;on / &amp; than came to thabbay of &s;ame
Ingilbert&abis;. Than they vnder&s;tode how there
were a great no~bre of knyghtes &amp; &s;quyers co~e
out of Englande to Calays / wherof they were
ryght ioyfull. And to the entent that the brute
&s;hulde co~e to Calays / they ordayned in a fayre
playne bytwene Calays and &s;aynt Ingilber|tes
thre fre&s;&s;h grene pauilyo~s to be pyght vp / 
and at the entre of euery pauylyon there han|ged
two &s;heldes with the armes of the knigh|tes / 
one &s;helde of peace another of warre / and
it was ordayned that &s;uche as &s;hulde ryn &amp; do
dedes of armes / &s;hulde touche one of the &s;hel|des / 
or cau&s;e to be touched / whiche as plea&s;eth
them / and he &s;hulde be delyuered acordyng to
his de&s;yre. to &s;peke of this mater I &s;hall &s;hew
you. The .xxi. day of the moneth of May acor+dyng
as it had ben publi&s;&s;hed / the&s;e thre fre~ch
knyghtes were redy in the place to furny&s;&s;he
their interprice. And the &s;ame day knightes &amp;
&s;quyers i&s;&s;ued out of Calays &s;uche as wolde
iu&s;t / and al&s;o &s;uche other as had plea&s;ure to re+garde
that &s;porte / and they came to the &s;ayde
place apoynted and drewe all on y^e one parte.
The place to iu&s;t in was farre grene &amp; playne.
Syr Iohan Holande fir&s;t &s;ente to touche the
<ABBR>&s;held</ABBR> of warre of &s;ir Boucyquant / who incon+tynent
i&s;&s;ued out of his pauylyon redy moun|ted
with &s;helde &amp; &s;peare. The&s;e two knightes
drewe fro other a certayne &s;pace / and whan
eche of them had well aduy&s;ed other they &s;pur+red
their hor&s;es &amp; came togyther rudely / and
Boucyquante &s;trake the erle of Huntyngton
through the &s;helde / and the &s;pearcheed glente
ouer his arme &amp; dyd hym no hurt / and &s;o they
pa&s;&s;ed forthe / and tourned and re&s;ted at their
pa&s;e. This cour&s;e was greatly pray&s;ed. The
&s;econde cour&s;e they met without any hurte do
ynge / and the thyrde cour&s;e their hor&s;es refu|&s;ed
and wolde nat cope. The erle of Huntyng+ton
who had gret de&s;yre to iu&s;t and was &s;om|what
chafed came to his place / abydynge that
&s;ir Boucyquant &s;hulde take his &s;peare / but he
dyd nat / for he &s;hewed that he wolde no more
tynne that day agayn&s;t therle. And whan the
erle &s;awe that / he &s;ent his &s;quyer to touche the
&s;helde of warre of the lorde of &s;aynt Pye. And
he that wolde nat refu&s;e i&s;&s;ued out of his pa|uylion / 
and toke his hor&s;e / &s;helde / and &s;peare.
And whan the erle &s;awe that he was redy &s;pur+red
his hor&s;e / and &s;aynt Pye in lykewy&s;e / they
couched their &s;peares / but at the metyng their
hor&s;es cro&s;&s;ed / but with the cro&s;&s;ynge of their
&s;peares the erle was vnhelmed. Than he re|tourned
to his men / and incontynent he was
rehelmed and toke his &s;peare / and &s;aynt Pye
his / and than ran agayne / and met eche other
with their &s;peares in the myddes of their &s;hel|des / 
&s;o that nere hande they were bothe borne
downe to their erthe / but they gryped fa&s;t their
hor&s;es with their legges / and &s;o &s;aued them
&s;elfes / and retourned to their places / and toke
their brethes. Syr Iohan Holande who had
great affection to do honorably / toke agayne
his &s;peare &amp; &s;purred his hor&s;e / and whan the
lorde of &s;aynt Pye &s;awe hym comyng he da&s;|&s;hed
forth his hor&s;e to encountre hym / eche of
them &s;trake other on their helmes that y^e &s;pre
fla&s;&s;hed out. With y^t ataynt the lorde of &s;aynt
Pye was vnhelmed / and &s;o they pa&s;&s;ed forthe
and came agayne to their owne places. This
cour&s;e was greatly pray&s;ed / and both frenche
and engly&s;&s;he &s;ayd that tho&s;e thre knyghtes / 
the erle of Huntyngton / &s;ir Bouciquant / and
the lorde of &s;aynte Pye / had ryght well done
their deuoyrs without any domage eyther to
other. Agayne the erle de&s;yred for loue of his
lady to haue another cour&s;e / but he was refu+&s;ed.
Than &s;ir Iohan <ABBR>Holand</ABBR> went out of the
renke to gyue place to other / for he had ronne
all his &s;ire cour&s;es well and valyau~tly / &s;o that
he had laude &amp; honoure of all partyes. Than
&s;tept forth a gentle knight of Engla~de called
the erle Mar&s;hall / he &s;ent to touche the &s;helde
of warre of &s;ir Raynolde of Roy / who i&s;&s;ued
out of his pauylyon armed at all peces / and
toke his hor&s;e / &s;helde / and &s;peare. And whan
the&s;e two knyghtes were a &s;onder they &s;pur|red
their hor&s;es &amp; came fyer&s;ly togyther. The
fir&s;t cour&s;e they fayled by outragyng of their
hor&s;es / wherwith they were &s;ore dy&s;plea&s;ed.
At the .ii. cour&s;e &s;ir Raynolde was &s;tryken &amp;
the &s;pere broken. the .iii. cour&s;e eche &s;trake o|ther
on their helmes w^t &s;uche force / y^t the fire
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&s;lewe out / &amp; therle Mar&s;hall was vnhelmed
who pa&s;&s;ed forthe &amp; retourned to his place &amp;
iu&s;ted no more y^t day / for he had don ynough
than ca~e forth y^e lorde Cl<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">fford / a right apt &amp;
a valya~t knight of Engla~de / co&s;yn germayn
to &s;ir Iohn~ Cha~dos / who was a noble vali|ant
knight in his dayes / he &s;ent to touche the
&s;helde of warre of &s;ir Bouciquant / inconty|nent
the knight i&s;&s;ued out of his pauilyon w^t
&s;helde and &s;pere. The&s;e two knightes came
rudely togider &amp; &s;trake eche other on y^e helm
that the fyre &s;parcled. Their &s;peares brake
nat nor the knightes lo&s;t no &s;tyropes / &s;o pa&s;|&s;ed
by &amp; came to their places &amp; made the~ redy
to ryn the .ii. cour&s;e / &amp; &s;o came togyder w^tout
any &s;paring. &s;ir Bouciqua~t brake his &s;pere
but he was vnhelmed &amp; yet fell nat. they pa&s;|&s;ed
forthe &amp; came to their places. Sir Loyes
Clifforde made hym to iu&s;t agayne but Bou+ciquant
dyd nat put on agayne his helme / y^t
&s;eyng / the lorde Clifforde aduy&s;ed to &abper;forme
his cour&s;e with another. Than he &s;ente his
&s;quyer to touche y^e helde of warre of y^e lorde
of &s;aynt Pye / who came forthe redy to iu&s;te.
They ran toguyder &amp; met eche other / y^e lorde
Clifforde brake his &s;peare in thre peces on y^e
lorde of &s;aynt Pyes &s;helde / and the lorde of
&s;aynt Pye &s;trake the lorde Clyfforde on the
helme / &s;o that he was di&s;helmed / &amp; &s;o pa&s;&s;ed
forche / eche of them drewe to their place / and
the lorde Clyfforde ran no more that day / for
it was &s;hewed hym howe he had right hono+rably
borne hym &s;elfe that daye. Than came
forth a noble knight of engla~de called &s;ir He~+ry
Beamo~de / he cau&s;ed to be touched &s;ir bou|ciquantes
&s;helde of warre / who was &s;oone
redy to an&s;were / they ran togyder. the lorde
Beamo~de cro&s;&s;ed &amp; Bouciquant &s;trake hym
&s;o rudely / that he bare hym to therche &amp; pa&s;|&s;ed
forthe. y^e knight was releued by his men
and &s;et agayne on hor&s; backe / &amp; ran again
togyder two other cour&s;es without any do~|mage.
tha~ &s;ir Peter Curency who had great
de&s;yre to ryn &s;ixe cour&s;es / cau&s;ed his &s;quyer
to touche all thre &s;heldes of warre / wherof y^e
fre~chmen had marueile &amp; dema<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ded what he
ente~ded therby / he an&s;wered / that it was his
plea&s;ure to ryn with eche knight .ii. cour&s;es / 
without he were lette by the way. his de<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">yre
was graunted. Than &s;ir Raynolde du Roy+ran
fir&s;t. They came togider with good ad|uy&s;eme~t / 
howbeit the fir&s;t cour&s;e they fayled
for their hor&s;es refu&s;ed at y^e cope / wherwith
they were &s;ore di&s;plea&s;ed. they railed nat at y^e
ii. cour&s;e / but &s;ir Raynold di&s;helmed the en|gli&s;&s;he
knyght / &amp; pa&s;&s;ed forth &amp; retourned to
his place &amp; held hi~ &s;tyl for he had ron his two
cour&s;es. Than y^e lorde of &s;air Pye ca<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">e forthe
to iu&s;t &amp; ran eche agayn&s;t other &amp; brake their
&s;peres / &amp; the .ii. cour&s;e the lorde of &s;aint Pye
&s;trake &s;ir Peter Courtney a cro&s;&s;e / &amp; &s;ir Pet
&s;trake hym on y^e helme &amp; vnhelmed hym / &amp; &s;o
ca~e to their owne places. than &s;ir Bouciquat
to aco~pli&s;&s;he &s;ir Peters de&s;ire came forthe &amp;
ran &amp; met eche other in y^e mydd&abis; of their hel|des
&s;o rudely y^t both their hor&s;es &s;takered in
the place. more hurt there was nat .y^e .ii. cour+&s;e
they vnhelmed eche other. The&s;e .vi. cour|&s;es
done / &s;ir Peter Courtney de&s;yred to ryn
one cour&s;e more with one of y^e thre knightes
which as plea&s;ed the~ / but he was refu&s;ed / &amp; it
was &s;ayd to him y^t he had done ynough for y^e
day / &s;o he re&s;ted. Than preced forthe a ge~tyl
man of Englande called &s;ir Iohn~ Gouloufer / 
he &s;ent to touche y^e &s;helde of &s;ir Raynolde <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 word">
Roy / who was redy to an&s;were. they ran fre+ly
togider &amp; ataynted eche other of the helmes
without di&s;helmyng or brekyng of their &s;pe+res / 
&amp; &s;o pa&s;&s;ed by. the &s;eco~de cour&s;e their hor+&s;es
refu&s;ed to mete. the .iii. cour&s;e they met in
their &s;heldes &amp; brake their &s;taues. the fourth
cour&s;e they mi&s;t. the .v. cour&s;e they vnhelmed
eche other &amp; retourned to their places. Than
a valiant knight of Englande called &s;ir Iohn~
Rol&s;cau / who was a well trauelled knight &amp;
well knowen / he touched the &s;helde of y^e lord
of &s;aint Pye / y^t knight was redy to an&s;were.
they ran togyder &amp; met &s;o rudely y^t their hor|&s;es
&s;tayed with y^e cope. y^e .ii. cour&s;e their hor|&s;es
&s;warued a&s;yde &amp; my&s;t eche other / wherof
the knight&abis; were di&s;plea&s;ed. &amp; the .iii. cour&s;e
they met &amp; &s;trake eche other in y^e vi&s;er of their
helmes / &s;o y^t they were bothe vnhelmed. The
engly&s;&s;he knyght retourned to his co~pany &amp;
iu&s;ted no more. Than came forthe &s;ir Peter
Shirborne a yong knight &amp; touched y^e &s;held
of &s;ir Bouciquant / y^e knight was redy &amp; ran
togider &amp; my&s;t / by outraging of their hor&s;es
they taried nat long but ran togider agayne
the .ii. cour&s;e / &amp; &s;trake eche other in the &s;yght
of their helmes / &s;ir Bouciqua~tes &s;pere brake
thengly&s;&s;he knyght&abis; &s;pere helde / &s;o y^t therby
&s;ir Boucyquant was vnhelmed &s;o rudely / y^t
the blode ran out at his no&s;e / &amp; &s;o he returned
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to his pau&s;iyon &amp; ran no more that day / for it
was nere night / but &s;ir Peter &s;hirborne wol+de
nat leue &s;o but wolde ryn out his .iii. cour+&s;e / 
he &s;ent to touche the &s;helde of the lorde of
&s;aint Pye / who was inco~tynent redy. They
ran togider &amp; tainted eche other on y^e helmes
but their &s;peres grated nat / if they had / by
moo&s;t lykelhod they had taken hurte / the .ii.
cour&s;e they &s;trake eche other on y^e &s;heldes &amp;
brake their &s;taues in thre peces / &amp; the~gli&s;&s;he
knight was borne to therthe / they ran no mo+re
y^t day / for it was nere night. Than the en|gly&s;&s;hmen
drewe togider &amp; de&abper;ted and rode
to Calays / and there deuy&s;ed that nyght of
that had ben done that day. In lykewi&s;e the
fre~chmen rode to &s;aynt Ingylbertes &amp; co~mu+ned
&amp; deui&s;ed of y^t had ben done y^e &s;ame day.</P>
<P>The tue&s;day after ma&s;&s;e / all &s;uche as &s;hul|de
iu&s;t that day or wolde gyue the lokyng on
rode out of Calis &amp; came to the place apoyn+ted / 
and the Fre~chmen were redy there to re|ceyue
the~. the day was fayre and hote. Whan
thengly&s;&s;hmen were armed / than &s;ir Wyllm~
Clyfron and expert knight of Englande / cau|&s;ed
his &s;quier to touche the targe of &s;ir Bou|ciquant.
Inco~tinent the knight i&s;&s;ued out of
his pauylion armed at all peces. the two kni+ghtes
came toguider &amp; taynted eche other on
the &s;helde and pa&s;&s;ed by without brekyng of
their &s;peares. The .ii. cour&s;e they cro&s;&s;ed on
their helmes. the .iii. cour&s;e they encountred
ech other &s;o on y^e &s;heldes y^t their hor&s;es &s;tode
&s;tyll. the .iiii. cour&s;e was well employed they
vnhelmed eche other. The engly&s;&s;he knight
ran no more / it was &s;aid to hym he had done
ynough. Than on the~gli&s;&s;he &abper;te came forthe
a lu&s;ty yong knight called &s;ir Nicholas clyn+ton / 
he touched y^e lorde of &s;aynt Pies &s;helde / 
the knight anon was redy. they met togider
&s;o euyn y^t eche of the~ brake their &s;peres in iii.
peces / with &s;uche force y^t the knight / were in
dau~ger to haue taken domage / but they pa&s;|&s;ed
by &amp; ca~e to their places. the .ii. cour&s;e they
tainted eche other on y^e helmes &amp; pa&s;&s;ed by. y^e
iii. cour&s;e their hor&s;es cro&s;&s;ed &amp; fayled. y^e .iiii
cour&s;e y^e lorde of &s;aynt Pye vnhelmed the en|gly&s;&s;he
knight / who ran no more y^t daye / for
men &s;aid he had well &amp; valiantly done &amp; qui|ted
hym&s;elfe / &amp; how other mu&s;t haue place to
iu&s;t. Tha~ a kyn&s;man of therle of Hu~tingdon
ca~e forthe called Wyllm~ Stamert / he cau&s;ed
to touche y^e &s;helde of &abser; Raynold of Roy. they
ran togider w^t frewyll &amp; tainted eche other / y^e
engly&s;&s;he knight lo&s;t his &s;pere. the .ii. courie
they met / but the~gli&s;&s;he knight warued a&s;i+de / 
I can nat tell wheder the faut was in the
knight or in y^e hor&s;e / but &s;ir Raynolde &s;trake
him &s;o rudely on y^e targe y^t he &s;ore reuer&s;ed &amp;
&s;o pa&s;&s;ed by / &amp; made the~ redy to ryn the third
cour&s;e / &amp; &s;o tainted eche other on y^e helmes / y^t
the fire &s;prang out &amp; lo&s;t both their &s;peres. y^e
iiii. cour&s;e they ataynted ech other in y^e &s;ight
of their helmes / w^t that cour&s;e &s;ir Wyllm~ &s;ta|mert
was di&s;helmed &amp; nigh borne to therthe
howbeit he fell nat / &amp; returned to his co~pany
&amp; ran no more y^t day. Than another &s;quier of
Engla~de ca~e forth called La~ca&s;tre / he &s;ent to
touche y^e &s;helde of &s;ir Bou<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">iquant. they ran
togider &amp; tainted ech other on y^e helmes y^t the
fire flewe out / &amp; marueyle it was y^t they had
nat ben vnhelmed. It was nat long tyll they
ran the .ii. cour&s;e but their hor&s;es cro&s;&s;ed / the
thirde cour&s;e they were both vnhelmed / and
the Engly&s;&s;he &s;quyer iu&s;ted no more y^t day.
Than a yonge knight called &s;ir Iohn~ Tayl
boi&s;e iu&s;ted with the lorde of &s;aynt Pye / and
encou~tred eche other on y^e &s;heldes and brake
their &s;taues / the .ii. cour&s;e their hor&s;es cro&s;|&s;ed / 
and the iii. cour&s;e they were bothe vnhel+med / 
the Engli&s;&s;he knight ran no more that
day. Than &s;tepte forthe it Godfray of Se|ca
a gentyll knight and a good iu&s;ter / &amp; that
was well &s;ene by hym / he encou~tred with &s;ir
Raynolde du Roy. They came right toguy|der
&amp; mette in their &s;heldes / the &s;peres were
good and wolde nat breke / &s;o y^t it made their
hor&s;es to reeule / and than recouered &amp; kepte
&s;tyll their &s;peres / and than ran agayne the&s;e
coude cour&s;e / the re&s;&s;ed in fante of the hor&s;es
and nat of the knyghtes / and they lo&s;t bothe
their &s;taues. they ran agayne the .iii. cour&s;e
The Engly&s;&s;he knight &s;trake &s;ir Raynolde
on the helme that he was vnhelmed / and &s;ir
Raynolde &s;trake y^t Engly&s;&s;he knight on the
targe &s;o rudely and with &s;uche &s;trength (for
he was called one of the be&s;t iu&s;ters in all the
realme of Fraunce. Al&s;o he lyued in amours
with a yong lady whiche aueyled hym in all
his bu&s;ine&s;&s;e) that he perced the~gli&s;&s;hmans
targe clene through / &amp; the &s;peare heed entred
in to the arme / and the &s;pere brake &amp; the trou+chon
&s;tacke &s;tyll in y^e &s;helde &amp; in the knyght / 
arme / yet for all y^t the knight made his turne
&amp; came to his place fre&s;&s;hly. than his co~pany
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drewe out the trouchyon &amp; bounde his arme / 
and &s;ir Raynolde retourned to his co~pany.</P>
<P>Of that cour&s;e &s;ir Roynolde du Roy was
greatly pray&s;ed on bothe &abper;ties / for all y^e hur|tyng
of the knight / for &s;uche is the adue~tures
of armes / to &s;ome good to &s;ome yuell. Than
came forthe an E&s;quyer of Englande called
Balquet / and &s;ent to touche the &s;helde of the
lorde of &s;aynt Py / who was redy to an&s;were
They couched their &s;peares &amp; ran toguyder.
y^e fir&s;t cour&s;e they taynted eche other on their
helmes and lo&s;te their &s;taues. they toke their
&s;taues agayne / and in y^e aprochyng their hor+&s;es
cro&s;&s;ed and &s;o pa&s;&s;ed by / and retourned a+gayne
to their places. They taryed nat long
but ran eche at other / with y^t cour&s;e Blaque<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">
&s;trake y^e lorde of &s;aynt Pye a hye on y^e helme
and gaue hym a &s;ore &s;troke / &amp; &s;aynt Pye &s;tra+ke
him in the &s;ight of the heelm a &s;orer &s;troke
&s;o that therwith he was &s;o vnhelmed / that y^e
bocle behynde brake / and the helme fell to the
grou~de. Than Blaquet retourned to his co|pany / 
&amp; iu&s;ted no more that day. And y^e lorde
of &s;aynt Pye &s;ate &s;tyll on his hor&s;e abyding
other comers. Than a gentyll knight or En+glande
called &s;ir Iohn~ Bolcas / touched the
&s;helde of the lorde of &s;aynt Pye / who was
there redy to an&s;were. they &s;trake eche other
on the &s;helde that it was marueile they were
nat perced / for their &s;peres were &s;trong / how
be it they pa&s;&s;ed by &amp; lo&s;t their &s;peares with|out
any other do~mage. The .ii. cour&s;e they
taynted on the helmes / without any hurte / &amp;
pa&s;&s;ed by. y^e .iii. cour&s;e they cro&s;&s;ed. the .iiii.
cour&s;e the lorde of &s;aynt Pye vnhelmed rude
lye &s;ir Iohan Bolcas. After that cour&s;e the
engli&s;&s;he knight ran no more. Than a yong
knyght of Englande richely armed / named
Thomelyn Ma&s;&s;ydone / he touched y^e &s;helde
or warre of &s;ir Bouciquant. He was incon|tynent
an&s;wered. The fir&s;t cour&s;e they cro&s;|&s;ed
on the helmes. the .ii. cour&s;e they met / and
Thomelyn brake his &s;pere in tro~chions / and
Bouciquant &s;trake hym &s;o &s;ore / that he bare
hym to the erthe ouer his hor&s;e backe. Than
his co~panyon toke hym vp and he iu&s;ted no
more. Than another &s;quier of Englande cal+led
Nauerton / touched the &s;helde of &s;ir Bou+ciquant / 
&s;ayeng howe he wolde reuenge his
company / whom Bouciquant had ouerthro|wen
in his p~&s;ence / who was redy to an&s;were
The fir&s;t cour&s;e they &s;trake eche other in the
vi&s;er of their helmes / without any other do~|mage.
the .ii. cour&s;e they &s;trake eche other in
their &s;heldes / &s;o y^t their hor&s;es reculed &amp; bra|ke
their &s;peares in thre peces. Than they re|tourned
to their places &amp; toke newe &s;peares / 
and met agayne togyder. &s;ir Bouciquant re+ceyued
a great &s;troke on y^e &s;helde / but he &s;tra+ke
Nauerton / in &s;uche wy&s;e that he was vn|helmed / 
who ran no more that day / for euery
man &s;ayde he had well acquyted hym &s;elfe.
Than another &s;quyer called Sequaqueton
an experte man of armes / &s;ente to touche the
&s;helde of &s;ir Raynolde du Roye / the knyght
was redy to an&s;were well mou~ted with &s;hel+de
&amp; &s;peare. They mette &s;o rudely that Se|quaqueton
bare hym &s;elfe well fro fallynge / 
for he had &s;uche a &s;troke that he &s;ore reuer&s;ed
howbeit he releued and pa&s;&s;ed forthe / but he
lo&s;t his &s;pere. The next cour&s;e they meete ru+dely
on their helmes / &s;o that the fyre fla&s;&s;hed
out. The .iii. cour&s;e Sequaqueton was vn|helmed / 
&s;o that bothe he &amp; his hor&s;e were a&s;to+nyed
and retourned to his company / and iu|&s;ted
no more that day nor no man els / for the
night aproched: than the Engly&s;&s;he men re|tourned
to Calys / and the fre~chmen to &s;aynt
Ingylbertes.</P>
<P>ye may well knowe that Charles the fren|che
kyng was &s;ore de&s;yrous to be at tho&s;e iu|&s;tes / 
he was yonge &amp; lyght of &s;piryte / &amp; glad
to &s;e newe thynges. It was &s;hewed me that
fro the begynning to thendyng he was there
pre&s;ent / di&s;gy&s;ed as vnknowen / &s;o that none
knewe hym but the lorde of Gara&s;yers / who
ca~e al&s;o with hym as vnknowen / and euery
day returned to Margi&s;on. Than on y^e wed+ni&s;day
the engli&s;&s;hmen rode fro Calais and
came to the place of y^e iu&s;tes. Than a &s;quier
of Englande called Iohn~ Sauage / &s;ente to
touche the &s;helde of warre of &s;ir Raynold of
Roy / the knight was redy in his pauylion &amp;
i&s;&s;ued out and mou~ted on his hor&s;e. tha~ they
came togider with great randon / and &s;trake
eche other on their &s;heldes / in &s;uche wi&s;e that
if their &s;heldes had nat broken / outher one of
the men or bothe had ben &s;triken to y^e grou~de
This was a goodly &amp; a daungerous cour&s;e / 
howbeit the knight&abis; toke no do~mage. Their
&s;peres brake to their ha~des &amp; the heed&abis; &s;tacke
&s;tyll in their &s;held&abis; euery man fered they had
ben hurt / &s;o euery &abper;tie ca~e to their co~pany. &amp;
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whan it was knowen that they had no hurt / 
euery man was ioyfull and &s;ayd / howe they
had done ynough for that day. but tho&s;e wor+des
plea&s;ed nothyng Iohan Sauage / for he
&s;ayd he was nat come ouer the &s;ee to ryn but
one cour&s;e. Tho&s;e word&abis; were &s;hewed to &s;ir
Raynolde du Roy / and he an&s;wered &amp; &s;ayd.
It is rea&s;on that he be aun&s;wered / outher by
me or by &s;ome of my co~pany. Than they toke
newe &s;heldes and &s;peares / and ran agayne
toguyder&punc; but at the cope their hor&s;es cro&s;&s;ed
and &s;o fayled ech other / wherwith they were
&s;ore di&s;plea&s;ed / &amp; for angre ca&s;t awaye their
&s;peres &amp; toke newe. And at the thirde cour&s;e
they taynted eche other in the &s;yght of their
helmes / in &s;uche wy&s;e / that bothe were vnhel+med:
euery man pray&s;ed that cour&s;e. The en+gly&s;&s;he
men came to Iohan Sauage &amp; &s;aid.
howe he had ryght honorably acquyted hym+&s;elfe
that daye / &amp; howe he had done ynough / 
for there were other to ryn. He obeyed &amp; ran
no more / and a lyghted of his hor&s;e / and lept
on a &s;mall hackeney to &s;o other rynne.</P>
<P>_THan a Squyer of Englande came
forthe co&s;yn to the erle Mar&s;hall / 
called Wyllyam Ba&s;quenaye / He
touched the &s;helde of &s;ir Bouciquant / The
knyght was redy to an&s;were. They came to+gyder
as &s;treyght as they coude deuy&s;e / and
&s;trake eche other in the &s;yght of the helmes / 
in &s;uche wy&s;e / y^t bothe were vnhelmed. they
pa&s;&s;ed forthe their cour&s;e fra~ke and frely. A|none
they were agayne helmed / and ran to|gider
and &s;trake eche other on their &s;heldes / 
and brake their &s;peares withoute any other
domage. the thirde cour&s;e they cro&s;&s;ed wher+with
they were &s;ore di&s;plea&s;ed. The fourthe
cour&s;e Wyllm~ Ba&s;quenay was agayne vn|helmed / 
&amp; &s;o ran no more that daye. Than a+nother
Engly&s;&s;he &s;quyer called Scot / ran a+gayne
the lorde of &s;aynt Pye. the fyr&s;t cour&s;e
they encou~tred &s;o rudely / y^t their hor&s;es &s;ta|kered
&amp; the &s;peres helde yet they lo&s;t their &s;pe+res.
Than they made them redy to ryn the &s;e+conde
cour&s;e / &amp; they met in &s;uche wy&s;e / y^t the
lorde of &s;aynt Pye was vnhelmed / &amp; the &s;qui+er
moche pray&s;ed for that cour&s;e. Agayne the
thirde cour&s;e they encou~tred eche other on y^e
&s;heldes / in &s;uche wy&s;e that Iohn~ Scot was
&s;tryken downe ouer his hor&s;e crope. thus the
lorde of &s;aynt Pye was reue~ged. The~gly&s;&s;h
&s;quyer was releued &amp; brought to his co~pany
and ran no more that day. Than another en|gly&s;&s;he
&s;quyer called Bernarte Stapleton
he touched the &s;helde of y^e lorde of &s;aynt Pye
they came togider and taynted eche other on
their helmes y^t the fyre fla&s;&s;hed out / &amp; &s;o pa&s;|&s;ed
by without any other do~mage / and kepte
&s;tyll their &s;peres. the .ii. cour&s;e they mette in
their &s;heldes rudely / yet they kept their hor|&s;es
&amp; &s;o pa&s;&s;ed forth their cour&s;e. The thirde
cour&s;e they vnhelmed eche other. thengly&s;&s;h
&s;quyer ran no more that daye. Than &s;tepte
forthe a gentyll knyght of Englande / yonge
and fre&s;&s;he / a iolly dau~cer and &s;ynger / called
&s;ir Iohn~ Aru~dell / he ran agayne &abser; Raynold
du Roy. At the fir&s;t cour&s;e they mette rudely
&amp; &s;trake eche other on their &s;heldes / but they
helde them &s;elfes without fallynge / &amp; pa&s;&s;ed
forthe their cour&s;e / but they lo&s;t their &s;taues.
The .ii. cour&s;e they attaynted eche other on
their helmes / that &s;parcles of fyre flewe out
without other do~mage. The .iii. cour&s;e they
cro&s;&s;ed and lo&s;te their &s;taues. the .iiii. cour&s;e
they taynted on their helmes. The .v. cour&s;e
they brake their &s;peres on their &s;heldes / and
than &s;ir Iohn~ Aru~dell ran no more that day.
Than another &s;quyer of Engla~de called Ni+cholas
Scon a proper man of armes / ran a|gayn&s;t
&s;ir Bouciqua~t. The fir&s;t cour&s;e they
&s;trake eche other on their helmes a great at|taynt.
the .ii. cour&s;e they &s;trake eche other on
their &s;heldes / in &s;uche wy&s;e that their hor&s;es
were a&s;tonyed / and lo&s;t their &s;peares. y^e .iii.
cour&s;e they &s;trake eche other on the helmes / &amp;
Nicholas Seon was vnhelmed and ran no
more. Than another &s;quyer came forthe cal|led
Iohn~ Mar&s;hall / &amp; ran agayn&s;t &s;ir Bou|ciquant
for he was redy lokyng for nothyng
but to iu&s;t / he toke his &s;peare and couched it
in the re&s;t. The fir&s;t cour&s;e they mette rude|lye
on their &s;heldes &amp; lo&s;t their &s;taues. the &s;e+conde
cour&s;e they taynted on their helmes / &amp;
the third cour&s;e they aduy&s;ed well eche other
and met rudely. Iohan Mar&s;hall brake his
&s;taffe in thre peces / &amp; &s;ir Boucyquant &s;trake
hym on the helme / in &s;uche wy&s;e / that he was
vnhelmed / and &s;o returned and ran no more
y^t day. Than ca~e forthe a lu&s;ty yonge knight
of Englande who de&s;yred greatly to wyn ho+nour / 
called &s;ir Iohn~ Clinton / he bare &s;yluer
broken with azure / a molet &s;yluer in y^e chefe.
He touched y^e &s;helde of &s;ir Reynold du Roye
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who was redy to an&s;were / and was gladde
of the co~mynge of that knyght / they came to
their places and toke their &s;peares. the fyr&s;t
cour&s;e they taynted on the helmes and pa&s;&s;ed
forthe. The &s;econde cour&s;e they &s;trake eche
other on their &s;heldes and pa&s;&s;ed by and lo&s;t
their &s;taues. The thirde cour&s;e they taynted
on their Helmes / &s;o that the fyre flewe oute.
the fourthe cour&s;e they cro&s;&s;ed. the fythe cour+&s;e
was well enployed / for eche of them brake
their &s;peares. The two knyghtes were &s;ore
chafed / and &s;hewed well howe they had gret
de&s;yre to proue their &s;elfes. The &s;ixte cour&s;e
eche of the~ vnhelmed other. that cour&s;e was
greatly pray&s;ed. The Engly&s;&s;he knight ran
no more that daye / for he had done ynoughe.</P>
<P>Thanne Roger Leau another Engly&s;&s;he
&s;quyer auaunced forthe. He bare &s;yluer and
&s;ables quarterly in the myddes a cro&s;&s;e gou|les.
he touched the &s;helde of the lorde of &s;ait
Pye. The fir&s;t cour&s;e they encountred &s;o ru|dely
that their hor&s;es were a&s;tonied / for their
&s;peares helde. The &s;econde cour&s;e they tayn+ted
on their helmes and pa&s;&s;ed forthe. At the
thirde cour&s;e Roger Leau was vnhelmed &amp;
ranne no more.</P>
<P>THan auau~&s;ed forthe a ryght gentyll
knight of the nacyon of Heynaulte
in the marche&s;&s;e of O&s;trenaunt / but
fro his youthe he had been brought vp in the
courte of the noble kynge Edwarde of En|glande.
This knyght was called &s;ir Iohan
Dambrety court / he was brother to the good
knyght &s;ir Eu&s;tace. He bare in his armure
partie Golde and Ermyne. He touched the
&s;helde of &s;ir Raynolde du Roye. The fyr&s;te
cour&s;e they taynted on their helmes / that the
fyre folowed. The &s;eco~de cour&s;e they entred
&s;o rudely / that it was marueyle howe they
&s;caped without do~mage / for eche of the~ were
noble Iu&s;ters / and feared nother payne nor
dethe. The thirde cour&s;e &s;ir Raynolde du
Roye was rudely vnhelmed / and &s;ir Iohan
Dambretycourt pa&s;&s;ed forthe his turne and
came agayne to his place. And &s;ir Raynolde
du Roye retourned to his company / and &s;he+wed
howe he wolde no more iu&s;te that daye.
Than the Engly&s;&s;he knight de&s;yring to iu&s;t
more / &s;ent to touche the &s;helde of &s;ir Boucy|quant.
They ran toguyder &s;o fier&s;ly &amp; &s;trake
eche other in their &s;heldes / that it was mar|ueyle
they had nat ben pearced throughe. the
&s;econde cour&s;e they taynted on their helmes / 
and pa&s;&s;ed forthe and lo&s;t their &s;peares. The
thirde cour&s;e they mette &s;o rudely / that eche
of the~ was vnhelmed. Than the Engly&s;&s;he
men drewe toguyder and &s;awe that it was
nerehande nyght / toke their leaues and de&abper;|ted
towarde Calais. That nyght there was
none other co~munynge / but of the iu&s;tes that
hadde ben done that day. The Frenche men
wente to Margy&s;on / and deuy&s;ed there at
their plea&s;ure.</P>
<P>ON the thur&s;daye the fourthe day of
the weke / the Engly&s;&s;he men being
at Calais / a&s;&s;embled togider all &s;u|che
as had nat Iu&s;ted / &amp; were come ouer the
&s;ee for that entent. They co~cluded to returne
agayne to &s;aynte Ingylbertes to do armes / 
&s;o they mou~ted on their hor&s;es and rode out
of Calays and came to y^e place / where as the
iu&s;tes &s;hulde be done. There was redy the
thre knightes of Fraunce in their pauylions
and &s;uche other as &s;hulde &s;erue them. Fyr&s;t
there came in to the place a knight to Engla~|de
called &s;ir Godfray Eu&s;tace / he touched y^e
&s;helde of &s;ir Boucyquant / who incontyuent
i&s;&s;ued out of his pauylion redy to an&s;were.
The knyghtes aduy&s;ed eche other / and ran
toguyder and taynted on their helmes / and
pa&s;&s;ed forthe their cour&s;e and kept &s;tyll their
&s;taues. The &s;econde cour&s;e they &s;trake eche
other in the myddes of their &s;heldes / &amp; their
&s;peares brake without any do~mage / and pa&s;+&s;ed
forthe and came agayne to their places.
The thirde cour&s;e eche vnhelmed other. the
Engly&s;&s;he knight iu&s;ted no more / for it was
&s;ayd to hym he had right valyauntly acquy|ted
hym &s;elfe / and al&s;o that he mu&s;t &s;uffre o|ther
to iu&s;te.</P>
<P>Than an Engly&s;&s;he &s;quier came forthe to
iu&s;te called Alayne Borowe / he touched the
&s;helde of the lorde of &s;aynt Pye / the knyght
was redy to an&s;were. The fyr&s;te cour&s;e they
taynted on their helmes that the fyre flewe
out / they pa&s;&s;ed forthe their cour&s;e and retur+ned
agayne to their places. y^e &s;econde cour&s;e
they brake bothe their &s;taues. The .iii. cour|&s;e
they vnhelmed eche other. The Engly&s;&s;h
man ran no more / for it behoued other to iu&s;t
after. Than another Engly&s;&s;he &s;quyer cal|led
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Scrope touched the &s;helde of &s;ir Bouecy+quant.
The fyr&s;te cour&s;e they cro&s;&s;ed. The
&s;econde cour&s;e they taynted on their helmes.
The thirde cour&s;e Scrope was ouerthro|wen / 
tha~ he was releued and brought to his
company / and ran no more.</P>
<P>_THan a knyght of Behaygne / one of
the quene of Englandes knyghtes / 
called Herchaunce / who bare in his
armes &s;yluer / thre Gryffens fete &s;able armed
azure. He was demaunded with whome he
wolde iu&s;te he an&s;wered with Bouciquant.
Than they made them redy and ran toguy|der
but the knyght of Behaygne made a for|faite / 
wherof he was greatly blamed y^t he de|meaned
his cour&s;e &s;o yuell. The Engly&s;&s;he
men &s;awe well howe he had forfaite his ar|mure
and hor&s;e / if the Frenche men wolde.
Of this cour&s;e there was great co~munyca|cyon
bytwene the parties / but finally it was
pardoned / the better to plea&s;e the Engly&s;&s;he
men. Than Herchau~ce requyred agayne to
iu&s;te one cour&s;e / he was demaunded again&s;t
whome he wolde ryn. He &s;ente to touche the
&s;helde of &s;ir Raynolde du Roy / and he was
redy to an&s;were. The fyr&s;t cour&s;e they mette
in the myddes of their &s;heldes and &s;ir Ray|nolde
du Roye / who was one of be&s;t iu&s;ters
in y^e realme of Frau~ce / &s;trake thother knight
clene fro his hor&s;e / in &s;uche wy&s;e / that menne
thought he had been deed. Herchaunce with
moche payne was releued and broght to his
company. The Engli&s;&s;he men were nat di&s;|plea&s;ed
in that he was ouerthrowen / bicau&s;e
he ran the fyr&s;te cour&s;e &s;o vngoodly. So he
ran no more that daye.</P>
<P>THan came in a &s;quyer of Englande / 
called Robert Storborne. he touched
the &s;helde of y^e lorde of &s;aynt Pye / who was
redy to an&s;were. The fyr&s;t cour&s;e they tayn|ted
on their helmes. The &s;eco~de cour&s;e they
&s;trake in their &s;heldes and lo&s;t their &s;peares
The thirde cour&s;e eche vnhelmed other. the
Engly&s;&s;he &s;quyer ran no more. Than Iohn~
Morlande touched the &s;helde of &abser; Raynold
du Roy who was redy to an&s;were. The fir&s;t
cour&s;e they taynted on their helmes. The &s;e|conde
cour&s;e they encountred eche other that
their hor&s;es were a&s;tonyed / and lo&s;te bothe
their &s;taues. The thirde cour&s;e Iohan Mor+lande
was &s;tryken to the grounde / he was re+leued
and iu&s;ted no more. Thanne another
&s;quyer called Iohan Moten / he touched the
&s;helde of Bouciquant / the knyght was redy
The fir&s;t cour&s;e they taynted &amp; pa&s;&s;ed forthe
the &s;econde cour&s;e they taynted on their hel|mes
and lo&s;t their &s;taues. The thirde cour&s;e
Iohan Moton was vnhelmed. He ranne on
more that daye / but gaue place to other.</P>
<P>Than Iaqueuyne Scrope touched the
&s;helde of the lorde of &s;aynt Pye / who was
redy mounted. The fyr&s;t cour&s;e their hor&s;es
cro&s;&s;ed / wherwith they were &s;ore di&s;plea&s;ed
The &s;econde cour&s;e they taynted on their hel+mes / 
that the fyre flewe out and lo&s;t their &s;pe+res.
The thirde cour&s;e Iaqueuyne Scrope
brake his &s;peare / but the lorde of &s;aynt Pye
&s;trake hym &s;o rudely / y^t he fell ouer his hor&s;e
crope to the erthe / he was releued and ranne
no more that daye. Than another &s;quier ca~e
forthe called Guyllyam Maquelee. He ran
agayn&s;t &s;ir Boucyquaunt who was redy to
an&s;were. The fir&s;te cour&s;e they taynted on
their helmes / that the fyre flewe out. y^e cour&s;e
was pray&s;ed of euery partie. The &s;econde
cour&s;e they &s;trake eche other in the &s;heldes &amp;
lo&s;te their &s;taues. The thirde cour&s;e they vn+helmed
eche other / &s;o that bothe &s;ate barehee+ded
in their coyfes. They ran no more that
daye / for they had done yough. Than ano|ther
Squyer of Englande called Nycholas
Leau / he touched the Shelde of the lorde of
&s;aynt Pye / he was redy to an&s;were. the fir&s;t
cour&s;e they &s;trake eche other &s;o &s;ore on y^e &s;hel+des / 
that if their &s;taues had nat broken it had
ben to their great do~mage / but they helde the~
&s;elfes well fro fallyng. The &s;eco~de cope they
attaynted eche other on the helmes that the
fyre flewe oute / for their &s;trokes cro&s;&s;ed and
&s;o pa&s;&s;ed by. The thyrde was a goodly cour+&s;e / 
for they &s;trake eche other &s;o euin in y^e &s;ight
of their helmes / that eche of them vnhelmed
other / &s;o clerely / that their helmes flewe in to
the felde ouer their hor&s;e cropes. the iu&s;ters
cea&s;ed for that daye / for there was none En|gli&s;&s;he
man that offred to iu&s;t any more that
day. Than the erle of Huntyngdon and the
erle Mar&s;hall / and the lorde Clyfforde / the
lorde Beamont / &s;ir Iohan Clynton / &s;ir Io|han
Dambretycourt / &s;ir Peter Shyrborne / 
and all other knyghtes that had iu&s;ted tho&s;e
<PB N="cxciii" REF="207">
four dayes with the french knightes thanked
them greatly of their pa&s;taunce / and &s;aid. &s;yrs
all &s;uche as wolde iu&s;te of our partie haue ac|compli&s;&s;hed
their de&s;yres / wherfore nowe we
wyll take leaue of you / we wyll returne to Ca+lays / 
and &s;o in to Englande. And we knowe
well that who &s;o euer wyll iu&s;t with you &s;hall
fynde you here the&s;e thyrty dayes / acordynge
to the tenoure of your chalenge. and we ones
come into Englande / &s;uch knightes as de&s;yre
to do dedes of armes / we &s;hall de&s;yre them to
come to vy&s;ite you. The thre knyghtes than|ked
them and &s;ayd. They &s;hall be right herte|ly
welcome / and we &s;hall delyuer them acor|dynge
to the ryght of armes / as we haue done
you / and more ouer we thanke you of the cur|te&s;y
y^t ye haue &s;hewed to vs. Thus in curtes
maner the engly&s;&s;he men departed fro &s;aynte
Ingilbertes and rode to Calays / where they
taryed nat longe / for the &s;aturdaye after they
toke &s;hyppynge &amp; &s;ayled to Douer / and was
there by noone / and the &s;ondaye they rode to
Roche&s;ter / and the nexte day to London / and
&s;o euery man to his owne. The thre frenche
knyghtes kepte &s;tyll their place at &s;aynt In|gylbertes.
The frenche kinge and the lorde of
Garancyers / who had ben there all that &s;ea|&s;on
was vnknowen (whan the engly&s;&s;he men
were departed) they neuer &s;ea&s;ed rydynge / 
tyll they came to Crayll on the ryuer of Oy&s;e / 
where the quene was at that tyme. After that
the Engly&s;&s;he men came in to Englande I
herde nat that any mo came ouer to do any de+des
of armes at &s;aynte Ingylbertes / howe be
it the thre frenche knyghtes helde &s;tyll their
place tyll their thyrty dayes were accomply&s;|&s;hed / 
and than at their ley&s;ar they retourned
euery manne and came to Parys to &s;e the
kyng and the duke of Thourayne and
other lordes that were at Parys
at that tyme / who made
them good chere / as
rea&s;on requy|red / 
for
they
had valyauntly borne them
&s;elfe / wherby they atche+ued
gret honour of
the kyng and of
the realme of
Fraunce.
&dtridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="169" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Of the enterpry&s;e and voyage of
the knyghtes of Fraunce and En|glande / 
and of the duke of Burbone
who was chefe of that army / at the
reque&s;te of the genouoys / to go in to
Barbary to be&s;iege the &s;trong tow|ne
of Auffryke. Cap. C.lxix.</HEAD>
<P>_I Shall nowe declare
the maner of an hygh and
noble enterpri&s;e that was
done in this &s;ea&s;o~ by knigh+tes
of Frau~ce / of <ABBR>England</ABBR> /
&amp; of other countreys / in the
realme of Barbary. Syth
I haue concluded the armes that was doone
at &s;aynt Ingylbertes / nowe wyll I &s;hewe of
other maters / for to me it is great plea&s;ure to
declare them / for if plea&s;ure had nat inclyned
me to write and to enquyre for the trouthe of
many matters / I had neuer come to an ende
as I haue done. Nowe &s;ayeth the texte of the
mater that I wyll procede on / y^t in this &s;ea&s;on
newes &s;predde abrode in Fraunce and in dy|uers
other cou~treys that the genouoys wolde
make an army to go in to Barbary with gret
prouy&s;ion / as well of by&s;quet as fre&s;&s;he water
and wyneger / with gales and ve&s;&s;elles for all
knyghtes and &s;quyers that wolde go in that
voyage. the cau&s;e that moued them thus to do
I &s;hall &s;hewe you. Of alonge tyme the affry|cans
had made warre by &s;ee on the fronters of
the genouoys / and pylled and robbed their
Ilandes / &s;uche as were obey&s;ant to them / and
al&s;o the ryuer of Genes lay euer in parell and
daunger of them of Auffryke / whiche was a
&s;tronge towne on y^e parties / garny&s;&s;hed with
gates / towres / and hyghe and thycke walles / 
depe dykes. And lyke as the &s;tronge towne of
Calays is the key wherby who &s;oeuer is <ABBR>lord</ABBR>
therof may entre into the realme of Fraunce / 
or in to Flaunders at his plea&s;ure / and maye
by &s;ee or by lande &s;odenly inuade with great
puy&s;&s;aunce / &amp; do many great feates. In lyke
wy&s;e by compary&s;on this towne of Auffryke
is the key of the barbaryns and of the realme
of Auffryke / and of the realmes of Bougne / 
and Thunes / and of other realmes of the infy+deles
in tho&s;e parties. This towne dyd moch
dy&s;plea&s;ure to the genouoys / who are greate
<PB REF="208">
marchauntes / and by them of Aufryke they
were often tymes taken on y^e &s;ee / as they went
or returned fro their feate of marchaundy&s;es.
Than the genouoys who were ryche &amp; puy&s;|&s;aunt
bothe by lande and by &s;ee / hauyng great
&s;ygnories / they regarded the dedes of the af|frycans / 
and al&s;o con&s;ydred the complayntes
of &s;uche i&s;les as were vnder their obey&s;aunce / 
as the i&s;le Dable the i&s;le of Syre / the i&s;le of
Guer&s;e / the i&s;le of Bo&s;tan / the i&s;le of Gorgen|nem / 
and vnto y^e Gulfe of Lyon / &amp; to the i&s;les
of Sardonne and Fini&s;&s;e / and vnto the i&s;le of
Mayllorke / whiche thre i&s;les be vnder the o|bey&s;aunce
of the kynge of Aragon. Than the
genouoys by comon acorde agreed to &s;ende in
to the frenche courte / and to offre to all knigh|tes
and &s;quiers that wolde go with them to be
&s;iege this towne of Aufryke / to fynde them ga+lees / 
and other ve&s;&s;els charged with by&s;quet / 
&s;wete water / and wyneger / at their co&s;te and
charge / &s;o that one of the frenche kynges vn|cles
or els his brother the duke of Thourayn / 
who was yonge and lu&s;ty / and lykely to con|quere
honour / &s;hulde be capytayne generall.
And the genouoys furthermore promi&s;ed .xii.
thou&s;ande cro&s;bowes genouoys well furny&s;|&s;hed / 
and eyght thou&s;ande of other with &s;pea|res
and paue&s;&s;es / at their co&s;t &amp; charge. This
the genouoys dyde bycau&s;e they knewe that
there was a trewce bytwene Englande and
Fraunce for thre yere / wherfore they &s;uppo&s;ed
that knyghtes and i~quyers as well of Frau~ce
as of Englande / wolde be glad to be doynge
in &s;ome parte.</P>
<P>WHan tydynges came fir&s;t into Frau~ce
of this voyage / the knightes and &s;qui+ers
of the countrey were right ioyfull / 
and the me&s;&s;angers fro Genne were aun&s;we|red
that they &s;hulde nat departe tyll they were
well herde and &s;o to haue &s;ocour / their reque&s;t
was &s;o rea&s;onable / as to the augmentynge of
the cry&s;ten faythe. Thus they were cau&s;ed to
tary a &s;ea&s;on at Parys. There to debate that
mater / and to &s;e who &s;hulde be chefe &s;oueraygne
of the armye for that voyage / and to whome
euery man &s;hulde obey. The duke of Thou|rayne
of his owne volu~tary wyll / offred hym
&s;elfe to go. but the kyng and his vncles wolde
in no wy&s;e agree therto / &s;ayenge howe it was
no voyage for hym / and they con&s;ydred well
howe y^t genouoys de&s;yred outher to haue him
or els one of the kynges vncles. Than it was
agreed that the duke of Burbone vncle to the
kynge &s;hulde be &s;ouerayne and chefe of that
armye / &amp; &s;hulde haue in his company the lorde
of Coucy. Whan the amba&s;&s;adours of Gene
were aun&s;wered that it was concluded with|out
fayle y^t they &s;hulde haue ayde of knightes
and &s;quyers of Fraunce / and the kynges vn|cle
the duke of Burbone to be &s;ouerayne and
chefe capytayne / wherof the&s;e amba&s;&s;adours
were well contente / and toke their leaue of the
kynge and of his coun&s;ayle / and retourned in
to their owne cou~trey. Tydinges anon &s;pred
abrode in y^t realme of Fraunce af this voyage
into Barbary. To &s;ome it was ple&s;aunt / and
to &s;ome nat delectable / and many that wolde
haue gone wente nat. There was none that
went but on their owne charge and co&s;te. No
lorde &s;ente any but of their owne &s;eruauntes.
Al&s;o it was ordeyned that none <ABBR>&s;huld</ABBR> pa&s;&s;e of
the nacyon of Fraunce / without lycence of the
kynge / for the kynge wolde nat that &s;o many
&s;hulde haue gone to leaue the realme de&s;titute
of knyghtes and &s;quyers. Al&s;o it was agreed
that no varlettes &s;hulde pa&s;&s;e / but all gentle / 
men / and men of feate &amp; defence. Al&s;o to plea&s;e
all other nacyons / knyghtes &amp; &s;quiers &s;traun|gers
had fre lyberty to come and to entre into
this honorable voyage / wherof all knyghtes
&s;traungers greatly pray&s;ed the frenche kynge
and his coun&s;ayle for that dede. The duke of
Burbone who was one of the chefe of the re|alme / 
&s;ent incontynent his officers to Gennes
to make prouy&s;yon acordynge to his a&s;tate.
The gentle erle of Auuergne &s;ent al&s;o to Gen+nes
to make his prouy&s;ions / and the lorde of
Coucy was nat behynde. Al&s;o &s;yr Guy de la
Tremoyle / and &s;ir Iohan of Vyen admyrall
of Fraunce / and all other lordes and knightes
&s;uche as were ordeyned to go in that voyage / 
&s;ent to make their prouy&s;ions / euery man af|ter
his degre. Al&s;o &s;o dyd &s;ir Philyppe de Ar|thoys
erle of Eawe / and &s;ir Phylip of Bare / 
the lorde of Harcourt / &s;ir Henry Dantoinge.
Al&s;o out of Bretayne and Normandy many
lordes &amp; other aparelled them &s;elfes to go into
Barbary. Al&s;o of Haynalt the lorde of Ligne / 
the <ABBR>lord</ABBR> of Haureth / and for the~ of Flaunders
there was great &abpro;uy&s;ion made. Al&s;o the duke
of La~ca&s;tre had a <ABBR>ba&s;tard</ABBR> &s;onne called Henry
of Lanca&s;tre / he had deuocion to go in y^e &s;ame
voyage / &amp; he prouyded him of good knightes
<PB N="cxciiii" REF="208">
and &s;quyers of Englande / that acompanyed
hym in that voyage. The erle of Foiz &s;ent his
ba&s;tarde &s;onne called Iobbayne of Foiz / well
prouyded with knightes &amp; &s;quiers of Bierne.
Euery man prouyded them &s;elfes nobly and
eche for other / and about the myddes of May
the y^t were furthe&s;t of fro Gene &s;et forwarde
to come to Gennes / whereas y^e a&s;&s;emble was
apoynted / and where as all their galees and
ve&s;&s;elles were a&s;&s;embled. It was a moneth or
they coude all a&s;&s;emble there. The genouoys
were right ioyfull of their comyng / and gaue
great pre&s;entes to the chiefe lordes / the better
therby to wynne their loues. They were nom+bred
whan they were togyther by y^e mar&s;hals
xiiii. hundred knyghtes and &s;quyers. Than
they entred in to the galees and ve&s;&s;elles that
were prouyded for them / well furni&s;&s;hed of all
thynges nece&s;&s;ary. Thus they departed fro
the porte of Gennes aboute the fee&s;t of myd&s;o|mer / 
in the yere of our lorde god a thou&s;ande
thre hundred four&s;core and ten.</P>
<P>GReat plea&s;ure it was to <ABBR>behold</ABBR> their
departynge and to &s;e their &s;tandar|des / 
getorns / and penons wanynge
in the wynde and &s;hynynge again&s;t the &s;onne / 
and to here y^e trompettes &amp; claryons &s;ownyng
in the ayre / with other myn&s;trel&s;y. The fyr&s;te
night they lay at ancre at the entryng in to the
high &s;ee. all varlettes &amp; hor&s;es abode behynde / 
a hor&s;e that was worthe fyfty frankes at their
departyng was &s;olde for ten frankes / for there
were many knyghtes and &s;quiers that wy&s;te
nat whan they &s;hulde returne. they coulde nat
haue fyue hor&s;es kept at Gennes for a franke
a daye / and therfore at their departynge they
made money of them / and that was but lytell.
There were a hu~dred galees garni&s;&s;hed with
men of warre / cro&s;bowes / &amp; paue&s;&s;es / and mo
than a .C. of other ve&s;&s;els laden with &abpro;uy&s;ion
&amp; other nece&s;&s;aryes. The next day at the breke
of the daye they weyed ancres / and rowed all
that day by force of owers and the nyght folo|wynge / 
co&s;tyng the la~de. The thyrde day they
came to Portefyn / and there ca&s;t ancre / and ta+ryed
there all that night / and the next day they
came to another porte &amp; towne called the porte
Ve~der / and there taryed and refre&s;&s;hed them.
The next day they pa&s;&s;ed further into the gret
&s;ee in the name of god &amp; our lady / and &s;aynte
George / &amp; fir&s;te they founde the i&s;le of Dable / 
and than y^t i&s;le of Guerfe / the i&s;le of Argenen / 
and the i&s;le of Sardyns / &amp; pa&s;&s;ed the Gulfe of
the Lyon / which was a daungerous &amp; a dout|full
pa&s;&s;age / but they coulde nat e&s;chewe it the
waye y^t they toke / they were there in great pa+rell
all to haue ben lo&s;t. the &s;ea&s;on was &s;o trou|blus
&amp; tempe&s;tes &s;o terryble / that y^e wy&s;e&s;t ma+ryner
y^t there was coulde gyue no cou~&s;aile but
to abyde the adue~ture / &amp; the wyll of god / wher+by
the flete departed a &s;onder &s;ome here and
&s;ome there / they wy&s;t neuer where. This tem|pe&s;t
endured a day &amp; a night. whan this te~pe&s;t
was &s;e&s;t / and y^e wyndes pacifyed / than the pa|trons
&amp; pylottes &s;et their cour&s;es to drawe to
the i&s;le of Co~meres / a .xxx. myle fro Auffryke.
and fro the towne thyder as they entented to
go. For at the goynge out of the Gulfe of Ly|on / 
the patrones &s;ayde one to a nother / if it
fortune that we be driuen a &s;onder by force of
wynde and wether / than lette vs drawe to the
i&s;le of Co~meres / and there lette vs tary eche
for other. And as they hadde deuy&s;ed &s;o they
dyd / for the fyr&s;t that came thyder taryed tyll
the la&s;t came / and or all coulde a&s;&s;emble there
togyder it was a nyne daies. This i&s;le of Co~|meres
is a plea&s;au~t i&s;le / thought it be nat gret.
There the lordes refre&s;&s;hed theym and than|ked
god / whhan they &s;awe they had lo&s;te none
of their company. Thanne the lordes and pa|trons
toke coun&s;ayle what was be&s;t for them
to do / con&s;yderinge they were &s;o nere y^e towne
of Aufryke.</P>
<P>&para;Nowe I wyll leaue to &s;peke of the&s;e lordes
of Fraunce for a &s;ea&s;on / and &s;peke of other ma+ters
that was done in that &s;ea&s;on in Frau~cel
and &s;pecyally in the countrey of Auuergne / in
the marches of the lande of the erle Dolphyn / 
who was forthe in the &s;ayd voyage.
&dtridot; &dtridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="170" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Of a capytayne a robber and a pyl+ler
of the countrey / called Aymergot
Marcell / who helde a &s;tronge ca&s;tell
in the marches of Rouergne called
the Roche of Vandois / and howe it
was be&s;ieged by the vicount of Me|aulx / 
and of the takynge therof / and
howe Aymerygotte was taken and
brought to Parys. Cap. C.lxx.</HEAD>
<PB REF="209">
<P>_IN this &s;ea&s;on whyle
this a&s;&s;e~ble was a making
to go in to Barbary for a
good entente / as to exalte
the cri&s;ten faythe / certayne
robbers and pyllers in Au+uergne / 
&amp; Rouergne / and
in Lymo&s;yn / were of contrary myndes / for
though the cou~treis thought them&s;elfe in &s;ure+tie / 
by rea&s;on of the chartre of the treuce that
was taken bytwene Englande and Fraunce / 
whiche had ben &abpro;claymed and publy&s;&s;hed in
all fortre&s;&s;es / and before all the capitayns that
made any warre / or helde any fortre&s;&s;es of the
engli&s;&s;h parte. And an artycle there was / that
who &s;o euer brake or violated any poynt or ar+tycle
compri&s;ed in the treaty <ABBR>&s;huld</ABBR> receyue pu+ny&s;&s;yon
of dethe / without hope of any remy&s;|&s;ion / 
&amp; &s;pecially Perot le Bernoys capytayne
of Calu&s;et / Amergot Marcell / Olyue Barbe
capytayne of Dou&s;ac / in the marches of Au|uergne / 
were enclo&s;ed by name in the charter
of the treu&s;e / to the entent that if they or any of
theirs dyd or con&s;ented to do any thynge con|trary / 
y^t they &s;hulde nat ercu&s;e them &s;elfe. &s;ome
of the capytayns that feared to dye a &s;hamfull
dethe / or to rynne in to the indygnacion of the
frenche kynge / helde &s;urely all the poyntes of
the charter. But &s;ome dyd nat &s;o whiche they
derely bought / as ye &s;hall here after.</P>
<P>ye &s;hall knowe as it hath ben here before re|her&s;ed / 
howe Iohan erle of Armynake &amp; Ber+narde
dolphyn of Auuergne / and therle Cler|mounte / 
were in treatie with certayne capy|tayns
that helde fortre&s;&s;es in the &s;aid cou~treys
agayn&s;t the frenche kynge. The&s;e &s;ayd lordes
made &s;uche dylygence that they brought dy|uers
of the&s;e capytayns to compo&s;ycion / and
to the &s;ellyng of their fortre&s;&s;es. Their treaty
and compo&s;icyon was y^t they &s;hulde renounce
the warre bytwene Englande &amp; Fraunce / and
durynge the treuce they to go with the erle of
Armynake in to Lombardy / or whyder as he
wolde leade them / to ayde hym in his warre a
gayn&s;t the lorde Galeas erle of Vertues / who
had di&s;heryted his co&s;yn germayns / chyldren
to his vncle the lorde Barnabo / as it hath ben
&s;hewed here before / and &s;o what to haue their
ayde and to auoyde the countrey of the&s;e rob|bers
&amp; pyllers (who had done &s;o moche hurte
in the countrey / bothe to men and women) the
&s;ayd erle of Armynake / and the erle Dolphyn
his co&s;yn / toke gret payne in that mater. And
at the in&s;tant reque&s;tes &amp; prayers of the good
menne of the cyties and townes of the playne
countreys afore&s;ayd / &s;o that there was a tayle
gadred in Auuergne / Guynaldan / Rouergne
Carno&s;yn / and in Lymo&s;yn / to y^e &s;o~me of two
hundred thou&s;ande frankes / &s;o that poore and
riche payed &s;omoch / that dyuers &s;olde &amp; layde
to pledge their herytages / and were glad &s;o to
do to lyue at re&s;te in their countreys. And the
good men thought by re&s;on of payeng of this
money / and aduoydyng of the &s;ayd fyue rob|bers
&amp; pyllers / that they &s;hulde than haue ben
quyte for euer of them / but it proued nat &s;o in
dyuers places / &amp; &s;pecially of Aymergot Mar+cell
and of his men. For after that the ca&s;tell of
Aloys was yelden vp and &s;olde by Aymergot
Marcell to the erle of Armynake / whiche for|tre&s;&s;e
&s;tode in the herte of all Auuergne / this
Aymergot was well worthe in redy money a
hu~dred thou&s;ande frankes / whiche he had go+ten
by robory &amp; pyllage / and by raun&s;ominge
of men / and pate&s;ynge of the countrey / and he
had kept y^e rule more than ten yere. Therle of
Armynake de&s;yred gretly to haue in his com+pany
the &s;ayd Aymergot Mercell &amp; thought
nat to leaue him <ABBR>behynd</ABBR> him for two rea&s;ons.
One was / bycau&s;e he wolde gladly haue the
coun&s;ayle &amp; aduy&s;e of hym / for he was experte
and &s;ubtyle in all feates of armes / both in &s;au|tynge / 
&s;ealynge / and &s;tealynge of fortre&s;&s;es.
The &s;econde rea&s;on was / the erle feared that if
this Aymergot &s;hulde a byde behynde in the
countrey / thoughe he hadde &s;olde to hym the
fortre&s;&s;e of Aloy&s;e and other fortre&s;&s;es / yet he
might do moche domage in the cou~trey of Au+uergne
and Rouergne / wherfore therle made
great labour to haue hym. But alwayes Ay|mergot
di&s;&s;ymuled the mater and &s;aid. Whan
I &s;e the certayne of the erle of Armynakes de|partyng / 
than I knowe myne owne wyll is &s;o
good y^t I wyll nat byde behynde. Other aun+&s;were
the erle coulde nat get of hym. The erle
of Armynake laye at Commynge and aboute
Tholou&s;yn / in his countrey / and there made
his a&s;&s;emble / whiche voyage had been more
ha&s;ted / and the voyage in to Auffryke hadde
nat been / that letted hym a &s;ea&s;on / for dyuers
knyghtes and &s;quyers that went in that voy|age
had promy&s;ed hym / and this voyage in
to Barbary came &s;o &s;odenly that it hyndred
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his voyage. Whan tydynges was knowen in
Fraunce of the treaties that the erle of Army|nake
had made with the &s;ayde capytayns in
Auuergne / there was made as moche ha&s;te as
myght be to pay the money to the capytayns.</P>
<P>Aymergot Mar&s;ell was &s;ore dy&s;plea|&s;ed
with hym &s;elfe in that he had &s;olde
and deliuered the &s;tronge ca&s;tell of Aloy&s;e / for
he &s;awe his owne auctorite therby greatly a|bated / 
and parceyued well howe he was the
le&s;&s;e feared / for all the &s;ea&s;on that he kept it he
was doubted and feared / and honoured with
all men of warre of his parte / and had kept a
great a&s;tate alwayes in the ca&s;tell of Aloy&s;e.
The pate&s;ynge of countreys that he helde vn+der
&s;ubiection / was well worth yerely twenty
thou&s;ande florayns. Whan he remembred all
this he was &s;oroufull / his tre&s;our he thought
he wolde nat myny&s;&s;he / he was wonte dayly
to &s;erche for newe pyllages / wherby encre&s;ed
his profyte / and than he &s;awe that all was clo|&s;ed
fro hym. Than he &s;ayde and imagyned / 
that to pyll and to robbe (all thynge con&s;yde|red)
was a good lyfe / and &s;o repented hym of
his good doing. On a tyme he &s;aid to his olde
companyons. Sirs / there is no &s;porte nor glo+ry
in this worlde amonge men of warre / but
to v&s;e &s;uche lyfe as we haue done in tyme pa&s;t.
What a ioy was it to vs whan we rode forthe
at aduenture / and &s;omtyme fou~de by the way
a ryche priour or marchaunt / or a route of mu+lettes
of Mountpellyer / of Narbone / of Ly|mons / 
of Fongans / of Be&s;yers / of Tholous / 
or of Carca&s;&s;one / laden with clothe of Bru&s;el|les / 
or peltre ware comynge fro the fayres / or
laden with &s;pycery fro Bruges / fro Damas / 
or fro Aly&s;au~der / what &s;o euer we met all was
ours / or els raun&s;omed at our plea&s;ures / day|ly
we gate newe money / and the vyllaynes of
Auuergne and of Lymo&s;yn dayly prouyded
and brought to our ca&s;tell whete mele / breed
redy baken / otes for our hor&s;es / &amp; lytter / good
wynes / beffes / and fatte mottons / pullayne / 
and wyldefoule / we were euer furny&s;&s;hed as
though we had ben king&abis;. whan we rode forth
all y^e cou~trey trymbled for feare / all was ours
goynge or comynge? Howe toke we Carla&s;te / 
I and the Bourge of Compayne / and I and
Perot of Bernoys tooke Calu&s;et? Howe dyd
we &s;cale with lytell ayde the &s;tronge ca&s;tell of
Marquell / pertayninge to the erle Dolphyn / 
I kepte it nat pa&s;t fyue dayes but I receyued
for it on a fayre table fyue thou&s;ande frankes / 
and forgaue one thou&s;ande for the loue of the
erle Dolphyns chyldren? By my faythe this
was a fayre and a good lyfe / wherfore I re|pute
my &s;elf &s;ore di&s;ceyued in that I haue ren+dred
vp the fortres of Aloys / for it wolde haue
ben kepte fro all the worlde / and the / daye that
I gaue it vp / it was fourny&s;&s;hed with vytay|les
to haue been kepte &s;euen yere without any
reuytaylynge. This erle of Armynake hathe
dy&s;ceyued me / Olyue Barbe &amp; Perotle Ber|noys
&s;hewed me howe I &s;hulde repente my
&s;elfe. certayne I &s;ore repent me of that I haue
done. And whan &s;uche of his companyons as
had &s;erued hym longe herde hym &s;peke tho&s;e
wordes / they parceyued well howe he &s;pake
them with all his herte vnfayned. Than they
&s;ayd to hym. Aymergot we are all redy yet to
&s;erue you / lette vs renewe agayne our warre / 
and lette vs gette &s;ome &s;tronge holde in Au|uergne
or in Lymo&s;yn / and let vs fortifye it / 
and than &s;yr we &s;hall &s;oone recouer our do|mages.
we &s;hall make a goodly flyght in Au|uergne
and in Lymo&s;yn / for as nowe the erle
Dolphyn and Hugh his brother are out of the
countrey / &amp; dyuers other knightes and &s;quy|ers
in their company in to the voyage of Bar+bary / 
and &s;pecyally the lorde of Coucy / who
hath the &s;ouerayne regarde vnder the kynge
of all tho&s;e marches / therfore we &s;hall nat nede
to feare hym / nor the duke of Berrey / for he is
at Parys / &s;o thus we &s;hall haue nowe a good
&s;ea&s;on. Well quod Aymergot / I haue good
wyll thus to do / &s;auynge I ame by name ex|pre&s;&s;ed
in the chartre of the treuce. What for
that &s;yr quod his company / ye nede nat care
therfore if ye ly&s;te. ye are nat &s;ubiecte to the
frenche kynge / ye owe hym nother faythe nor
obey&s;ayunce / ye are the kynge of Englandes
manne / for your herytage (whiche is all dy|&s;troyd
and lo&s;t) lyeth in Lymo&s;yn / and &s;yr we
mu&s;t lyue. and though we make warre to lyue
the engly&s;&s;hmen wyll nat be my&s;content with
vs / and &s;uche as be in our ca&s;e wyll drawe to
vs. And &s;yr we haue nowe good tytle to make
warre / for we be nat now in Auuergne where
the couenaunte was made that we be bounde
vnto. lette vs &s;ende to the vyllayns of the vyl|lages
whanne we be ones in a &s;tronge holde / 
and commaunde them to paye vs a truage / or
els to make theym &s;ore warre. Well &s;yrs quod
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Aymergot / fyr&s;t lette vs prouyde for a &s;tronge
place to abyde in and to drawe vnto whan we
nede. Some of theym &s;ayde / &s;yr we knowe
where there is a &s;tronge holde / with a lytell
newe fortifyenge / pertaynynge to the hery|tage
of the lorde of the Towre / no man kepeth
it / lette vs drawe thyder and fortifye it / than
may we at our ea&s;e rynne in to Auuergne and
Lymo&s;yn. Where lyeth this place quod Ay|mergot?
Syr quod they within a leage of the
Towre / and it is called the Roche of Van|doys.
It is trewe quod Aymergot / I knowe
it well / it is a mete place for vs / lette vs go thy+der
and fortify it. Thus on this purpo&s;e they
concluded / and on a day a&s;&s;embled togyther
and wente to the Roche of Vandoys. Than
Aymergote auewed the place to &s;e if it were
worthe the fortifyenge therof. And whan he
had well auewed the &s;ytuacion therof / and the
defences that myght be made there / it plea&s;ed
hym ryght well. Thus they toke it and forti|fyed
it lytell and lytell or they began to do any
dy&s;plea&s;ure in the countrey. And whan they
&s;awe the place &s;tronge &s;ufficyently to re&s;y&s;t a
gayn&s;te &s;yege or a&s;&s;aute / and that they were
well hor&s;ed and well prouyded of all thynges
nece&s;&s;ary for their defence / than they beganne
to ryde abrode in the countrey and tooke pri|&s;oners
and raun&s;omed them / and prouyded
their holde with fle&s;&s;he / meale / waxe / wyne / 
&s;alte / yron / and &s;tele / and of all other nece&s;&s;a|ryes.
There came nothynge amy&s;&s;e to theym
without it hadde ben to heuy or to hote. The
countrey all aboute and the people / wenynge
to haue ben in re&s;te and peace by rea&s;on of the
truce made bytwene the two kinges and their
realmes / they began than to be &s;ore aba&s;&s;hed / 
for the&s;e robbers &amp; pyllers toke them in their
hou&s;es / and where &s;o euer they founde them / 
in the feldes laborynge. and they called them
&s;elfes aduenturers. Whanne the lorde of the
towre knewe that he had &s;uche neyghbours
&s;o nere hym / he was nat well a&s;&s;ured of hym
&s;elfe but fortifyed and made good watche in
all his townes and ca&s;telles. The counte&s;&s;e of
Dolphyn a ryght valyaunt lady and of great
prudence / beinge with her chyldren in a good
towne and &s;tronge ca&s;tell of hers called Sar+des / 
&s;he was nat well a&s;&s;ured of her &s;elfe whan
&s;he herde that Aymergotte and his company
had fortifyed y^t Roche of Vandoys. She &s;ent
incontynente to all her ca&s;tell and furny&s;&s;hed
them with men of warre / as Marquell / Ou+dable / 
Chyllac / and Blere / and in to other pla+ces / 
to the entente they &s;hulde nat be &s;urpry|&s;ed / 
for &s;he greatly douted this Aymergot by|cau&s;e
he hadde of her before at one paymente
fyue thou&s;ande florayns. Surely all the coun+trey
of Auuergne and Lymo&s;yn began great|lye
to be a frayde. Thanne the knyghtes and
&s;quyers / and men of the good townes / as of
Cleremount / of Mounte Ferante / and of Ry+on / 
determyned to &s;ende to the frenche kinge / 
and &s;o they dyd.</P>
<P>IN the meane &s;ea&s;on whyle the &s;ayde
counte&s;&s;e and the other good men of
the countrey dyd &s;ende to the frenche
kinge and to the duke of Berrey / who as than
were at Parys / Aymergot and his company
fortifyed greatly the Roche of Vandoys. fir&s;t
they made a lodgynge for their hor&s;es. Whan
all other adue~tures who were di&s;charged out
of wages herde howe Aymergot made warre
agayne / they were ryght ioyfull therof / and
many came to hym. Anone he had mo of the&s;e
robbers and pyllers than he wolde haue / they
demaunded no wages of hym / but all onely
that they myght be of his bande / for all &s;uche
as myght be of his company they knewe well
they &s;hulde lyghtly wynne &s;omewhat / for they
were habandoned to robbe and to pyll. Thus
they rode vp and downe and made them &s;elfe
to be knowen in dyuers places. There was
no &s;pekynge in Auuergne and Lymo&s;yn but
of them of Roche Vandoys / the cou~trey was
&s;ore afrayde. They of Calu&s;et (wherof Pe|rotte
le Bernoys was capytayne) helde and
kepte fermely the treuce that was made / and
whan he &s;awe that Aymergot Marcell ouer
ranne &s;o the countrey / he was &s;ore dy&s;plea&s;ed
with hym / and &s;ayde howe he dyd yuell / and
&s;ent hym worde that he nor none of his &s;hulde
come in to Calu&s;et / nor in to none other place
where he had any rewle. Aymergot cared no|thynge
for that / for he hadde places ynowe to
drawe vnto. be&s;yde that he had menne ynowe / 
and dayly encrea&s;ed / for &s;uche as were myn|ded
to do yuell drewe to hym dayly. Perot of
Bernoys charged &s;uche as were vnder his
reule on payne of their lyues that none &s;hulde
ryde out to do any domage to his neighbours
for he &s;ayde he wolde &s;urely kepe the trewce.
<PB N="cxcvi" REF="210">
Olyue Barbe captayne of Ou&s;ac dy&s;&s;ymu|led
the mater / &s;ayeng howe he wolde kepe the
treuce / howe be it as it was &s;hewed me &s;ome
of his men &s;omtyme wolde ryde forthe &s;ecret|lye / 
and what they wanne he wolde haue the
profyte therof. The men of the countreys of
Cleremount / of Mount Ferant / and of Ryon
who were goynge in me&s;&s;age to the frenche
kynge / and to the duke of Berrey. They &s;ped
&s;o in their iourneys that they came to Parys / 
and there founde the kynge / the duke of Ber|rey / 
the duke of Thourayne / and the con&s;ta|ble
of Fraunce &s;ir Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on. They
came fyr&s;te to the duke of Berrey and to his
coun&s;ayle / and &s;hewed the cau&s;e of their com|myng / 
howe Aymergot Marcell made warre
and dy&s;troyed the countrey of Auuergne / and
howe the yuell people daily multyplyed / wher+fore
they de&s;yred for godde&s;&s;ake to haue &s;ome
remedy. &s;ayenge if the&s;e yuell people &s;hulde
longe contyne we / they wolde di&s;troy the coun+trey
of Auuergne / and the fronters of Lymo|&s;yn.
Whan the&s;e tydynges came to the kynge
and to the duke of Berrey / they were &s;ore dy&s;|plea&s;ed / 
for they had thought all had been in
peace / by rea&s;on of the treuce. Than the kyng
demaunded if they of the gary&s;on of Calu&s;et
and Ou&s;ac dyd any yuell or nat. They aun|&s;wered
and &s;ayd / they complayned of no man
but al onely of Aymergot Marcell and of his
company / who hathe fortifyed the Roche of
Vandoys. Thanne the kynge and the duke of
Berrey aun&s;wered and &s;ayd. Syrs ye good
people take good herde to your &s;elfes and we
&s;hall prouyde &s;hortely a remedy / that ye &s;hall
well perceyue&punc; retourne to your places and
&s;hewe this aun&s;were to theym that &s;ente you
hyther. The&s;e good men of Auuergne were
well content with their aun&s;were / and taryed
there two dayes / and thanne retourned and
toke their leaue &s;pecyally of the duke of Ber|rey
and &s;o departed.</P>
<P>THe frenche kynge and his coun&s;ayle
forgate nat the&s;e tydynges / nor the
duke of Berrey / whome the matter
touched greatly / bycau&s;e he helde great hery|tages
in Auuergne / therfore he auaunced the
bu&s;yne&s;&s;e. ye haue herde here before howe the
lorde of Coucy was ordayned by the kynge
and his cou~&s;ayle to be capitayne / and to haue
the &s;oueraygne rewle of all the countrey / fro
the &s;ee by Rochell / vnto the ryuer of Dordone
and to Burdeaux on the ryuer of Geron. As
than the lorde of Coucy was nat in the coun|trey:
He was goynge in the voyage to Bar|bary / 
with other lordes of Fraunce / and of
other countreis. Howe be it at his departyn|ge
he ordayned his co&s;yn &s;ir Robert of Be|thune
Vycount of Meaulx to be his lyeute|naunt
in the &s;ayde countrey. Than the kyng
&s;ayde / howe it was moo&s;t mete&s;t that the vy|count
of Meaulx &s;hulde haue the charge of
that voyage to go in to La~guedocke / rather
than~e any other per&s;one. He was at Coude
on the ryuer of Marne. The kynge wrote to
hym. The me&s;&s;angere founde hym with his
wyfe at Counde / and there he delyuered his
letters fro the Frenche kynge. The vycount
receyued theym / and whane he knewe what
they mente / he &s;ayde he wolde obey the kyn|ges
commau~dement. He prepared hym &s;elfe
as &s;oone as he myght / &amp; departed fro Cou~de
and rode &s;o long that he cae to Parys where
he founde the kynge and his coun&s;ayle / who
&s;ayd vnto hym. Vycount make you redy / a&s;|&s;emble
the men of warre of your retynue / for
ye mu&s;t go in to Auuergne. There be of thes
pyllers and robbers / of whome Aymergotte
Mercell is chiefe / as we be enfourmed / who
di&s;troyech and &s;ore traueyleth the good peo|ple
there. Do ye &s;o moche as to driue theym
out of that countrey: And if ye maye attrap
the &s;ayde Aymergotte bring hym to vs / and
we &s;hall haue great ioye therof. It is orday|ned
that there &s;halbe delyuered to you / &s;uche
&s;ommes of money at Cleremount / that &s;hall
&s;uffyce for your men of warre. And to go fro
hens thider &s;peke to oure trea&s;ourers / &amp; they
&s;hall delyuer you for your expen&s;es. Make
ha&s;te / for it requyreth dyligence. The Vy|count
aun&s;wered howe he was redy / and &s;o
went to his lodging. And there he wrote let|ters
to knyghtes and &s;quyers in Frau~ce and
Picardy of his acquayntaunce &amp; retynewe / 
that they in all ha&s;t &s;hulde mete with hym at
Charters / and there to make their mu&s;ters.
&s;uch as he wrote vnto obeyed / they loued the
Vycount / for they helde hym for a good capi+tayne.
So they came to the cytie of Char|ters
at their day prefyxed. There a&s;&s;embled
a two hu~dred &s;peares of good men of warre.
Whan~e they were a&s;&s;embled / they departed
<PB REF="211">
fro Charters and tooke the waye towardes
Auuergne / and &s;o came in to Burbonoys. ti|dynges
came in to Auuergne howe &s;ocours
was co~myng to them out of Fraunce / wher|of
all the countrey was reioy&s;ed.</P>
<P>_IT was nedefull that the&s;e men
of warre came thyder &s;o &s;oone
as they dyde / for and they hadde
taryed but &s;ixe dayes lengar / ay+mergot
Marcell and his bande
had thought to haue ouer ronne the playne
countrey / bytwene Cleremount and Mou~t|ferante / 
and about Ryon to Ganape. And if
they had made that voyage they hadde done
great dommage to the countrey / more to the
valewe than a hundred thou&s;ande frankes / 
for in tho&s;e marche&s;&s;e laye the ryche&s;&s;e of Au+uergne / 
and no man &s;hulde haue re&s;y&s;ted the~
for the countrey as than~e was voyde of any
man of warre. And al&s;o the brute was / that
Aymergotte Mercelles company was farre
mo in nombre than~e they were in dede. Ay|mergotte
was redy to haue made this iour|ney / 
but tidynges came to hym howe &s;oeuer
it was by pylgrimes or by e&s;pyes that the vy+cou~t
of Meaulx with a great company was
comynge agayn&s;t hym to make hym warre / 
and to putte hym out of his fortre&s;&s;e of the
Roche of Vandoys. The&s;e newes letted his
enterprice / and kepte hym &s;elfe within his
holde / and thought they &s;hulde be be&s;ieged.
Than Aymergot Marcell began to dought
and repented hym of that he hadde done / for
he knewe well if that he were takenne / there
&s;hulde no raun&s;ome go for hym. Thanne he
&s;ayd to &s;ome of his company. I am &s;hamed:
I haue beleued yuell coun&s;ayle: Couytou&s;|ne&s;&s;e
&s;hall di&s;troye me / without I haue con|forte.
Than~e they &s;ayde to hym. Sir / why
dought ye thus? We haue &s;ene you the har|dye&s;t
man of armes of all the&s;e marche&s;&s;e.
We haue a good gary&s;on and well prouyded
and we are men of defence / and loue as well
to defende oure bodyes / as ye do to defende
yours / ye can le&s;e nothynge but we mu&s;t le&s;e
al&s;o. If by aduenture ye be taken / ye &s;hall
make your fynaunce accordynge to rea&s;on.
ye haue good ynoughe and we haue nothyn|ge.
If we be taken it lyeth on our heedes / we
gette none other remi&s;&s;ion. We &s;hall &s;ell ou<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">
lyues dere. Lette vs defende our &s;elfe a&s;well
as we can / be nat aba&s;&s;hed with any thynge
that we here or &s;e. We thynke we &s;hall natte
nede to care for any &s;iege. Lette vs warre wi+&s;ely.
Thus the&s;e companyons conforted Ay|mergot
Marcell.</P>
<P>_THe Vycounte of Meaulx with
his company came forward tyll
they came to Moleyns in Bur|bonoys.
There the duche&s;&s;e of
Burbone / doughter to the Erle
Dolphyn receyued the Vycount and his kni+ghtes
ryght honorably / and made theym to
dyne. Than they pa&s;&s;ed forthe and laye that
nyght at &s;aynt Pur&s;ant / and fro thens to Ga+nape
and &s;o to Argre Pro&s;e / and than to Ry|on / 
and fro thens to Cleremount where they
were well receyued with the by&s;&s;hoppe and
with theym of the towne. There the men of
warre had money / for there was a tayle ga|dered
and delyuered at Cleremont. Thanne
they pa&s;&s;ed forthe and came to oure lady of
Dorinall a four leages fro the Roche of Va~+doyes.
There the Vycount re&s;ted and &s;ente
for the knyghtes and &s;quyers of Auuergne
and of Lymo&s;yn. There they a&s;&s;embled.
They were than to the nombre of foure hun|dred
&s;peares one and other / and about a hun+dred
cro&s; bowes of genowayes. There was
with the Vycounte of Meaulxe the lorde of
Montague / Vermendi&s;yens / and his bro|ther
the lorde of Dommart / and &s;ir Bernard
de la Ryuer / &s;ir Guyllyam Butler / the lorde
of the Domme / the lorde de la Roche / the lorde
of the Towre / &s;ir Loys Dambyer / the lorde
of &s;aynt Ampy&s;&s;e / and &s;ir Robert Dalphyn / 
and dyuers other. And capitayns of the ge|nowayes
were two valyaunt &s;quyers / The
one named Aubert of Ne&s;pynolle and Calle+nace.
And as than chefe Stewarde with the
Vycount of Meaulx was a gentyll &s;quyer
called Loyes of Le&s;glynell. The&s;e ge+nowayes
and cro&s; bowes were
armed at all peces / elles
they &s;hulde nat ha|ue
pa&s;t wa+ges
with the Vy|count.
&dtridot;</P>
<P><PB N="cxcvii" REF="211">
WHan~e Aymergot Marcell and
Guyotdu Sall his vncle / vn|der&s;tode
that the&s;e men of war
of Fraunce / of Picardy / of Au|uergne / 
&amp; of Gene were come to
our Lady of Dornall / and were mynded to
come &amp; laye &s;iege to their holde of Roche va~|doys.
Than they aduy&s;ed what was be&s;t for
them to do to make defence. Fir&s;te they con|&s;ydred
well / that it was <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">at for them to kepe
any hor&s;e / &s;eyng they &s;hulde be be&s;ieged. nat
farre of fro the Roche of Vandois there was
another &s;tronge holde called &s;aynt Soupe|rye / 
vnder the rule of Aymergotte Mercell / 
and there was his wyfe / and thyder he &s;ente
all his pages and hor&s;es and the moo&s;t parte
of all his ryche&s;&s;e. This roche of Vandoys
was well fortifyed / and it &s;tode in a &s;tronge
grounde. The lorde of the Towre was &s;ore
blamed of them of the countrey / that he had
lefte that place vnfortifyed and vnprouyded
It was co~monly &s;ayde in Auuergne / y^t they
myght thanke the lorde of the Towre for all
the do~mage they had taken / bicau&s;e he might
well haue kepte the Roche of Vandoys / or if
he wolde nat haue kepte it for co&s;t / he myght
haue delyuered it to the men of the countre / y^t
they myght haue ra&s;ed it / in &s;uche wy&s;e / that
it &s;hulde nat haue ben tenable / but he left the
walles hole and entyer / as he founde them.
This Roche of Vandoys is &s;ette amonge
highe mountayns / and that rocke &s;tandeth a
parte / and on the one &s;yde the walles be of a
rocke. They had &s;o fortifyed it / that it coude
nat be a&s;&s;ayled but on the fore parte by &s;cry|my&s;&s;hynge.
The Vycount of Meaulx de&abper;|ted
fro our lady of Dorcynall / and knightes
and &s;quyers / and genouoys cro&s; bowes / and
&s;o came before the Roche of Vandoys. there
lyke good men of warre they layde their &s;ie|ge / 
and lytell and lytell amended their lod|gynges.
Whan~e the counte&s;&s;e of Alfyne be|inge
at Sardes / knewe the trewe tidynges
that the Roche of Va~doys was be&s;ieged &s;he
was right ioyfull. And bycau&s;e that &s;he tho|ught
that the Vicount of Meaulx was come
&s;o farre (as out of Frau~ce and Picardy) that
he had brought with hym no tentes nor paui+lyons.
She ordayned for hym two fayre and
good tentes / parteyning to therle Dolphyn / 
and &s;ente them to the Vycount / by maner of
lendynge of them to hym durynge the &s;iege.
The vycount toke the pre&s;ent in good gree / 
and reco~maunded hym hertely to the coun|te&s;&s;e / 
tha~kyng her for the tentes that &s;he had
&s;ente hym / for they &s;hulde do hym good &s;er|uyce.
The lorde of the Towre was in his
owne countrey / and was within a myle of a
ca&s;tell of his owne / &s;o y^t he lacked nothyng:
other knyghtes and &s;quiers made proui&s;ion
as well as they myght. They had vitaylles
plentie fro all partes at a re&s;onable price. the
&s;ea&s;on was fayre / drie / and hote / as in y^e mo|neth
of Augu&s;t. The knyghtes and other co~+panyons
refre&s;&s;hed theym &s;elfes vnder the
grene bowes. Than tidynges came in to the
hoo&s;t that dyde put the lordes and their com+panyons
in dout. It was &s;hewed them that
the gari&s;ons of their ennemyes / as of Calu|&s;et
and of Dou&s;acke a&s;&s;embled toguyder / &amp;
were determyned in a morenynge to awake
the hoo&s;t or they were ware / and to rey&s;e the
&s;iege. Than the vycount of Meaulx and his
knyghtes toke coun&s;ayle togyder and deter|myned
to &s;ende a heraude to Perot of Ber|noys
capitayne of Calu&s;ette and to Olyue
Barbe capitayne of Dou&s;ac to knowe their
myndes / to the entent that they were nat &s;ur|pri&s;ed / 
but that they myght be a&s;&s;ured of the
Engly&s;&s;he gary&s;o~s. And accordyng as they
had aun&s;were agayne / therafter to prouyde
for them &s;elfe. They &s;ente an heraude and en+&s;tructed
hym what he &s;hulde do and &s;aye. the
heraulde departed fro the hoo&s;t and rode to
Calu&s;et / and thereby aduenture founde Pe+rotte
at the barryers with many of his com|pany / 
who were there &s;portyng and ca&s;tyng
the &s;tone. Than the me&s;&s;anger lyghted from
his hor&s;e and demaunded for the capitayne.
He was brought to hym / and whan he came
before hym he dyde his me&s;&s;age fro poynt to
poynt. Than Perot le Bernoys &s;ayde. He|raude / 
&s;aye to youre may&s;ters that we wyll
holde and kepe as affermely and trewly / the
truece that is taken bytwene Englande and
Fraunce / in lyke maner / as we wolde they
&s;hulde kepe with vs. And if we knowe any
of ours that wyll breke or vyolate the peace
by any maner of incydent. If we maye take
them / we &s;hall do &s;uche correctyon as apar|teyneth
to be doone / as we haue promy&s;ed.
And we wyll that ye &s;aye to youre may&s;ters / 
that loke what Aymergotte hath done / was
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without our coun&s;ayle / for he neuer &s;hewed
vs of his purpo&s;e. We dyde charge hym and
all his / that he &s;hulde nat medyll in our &s;ei|gnorie / 
if he dyde / he &s;hulde haue an yuell
ende. The heraulde was hadde in to the for|tre&s;&s;e
and there dyned. Than he tooke leaue
and there was gyuen hym ten frankes. than
he departed and demau~ded the way to Dou|&s;acke / 
and founde there Olyue Barbe / capi|tayne
of that fortre&s;&s;e. The heraulde &s;pake
to hym in lyke maner / as he hadde doone to
Perot le Bernoys. Olyue Barbe an&s;wered
that in no wy&s;e he wolde breke the treu&s;e / by+cau&s;e
he wolde nat be di&s;honored / and there
he gaue hym ten frankes / and than departed
and retourned to his may&s;ter / before y^e roche
of Vandoys. Than the knyghtes were &s;ore
de&s;yrous to here tidynges / they drewe about
the vycou~t. There the heraude &s;hewed how
he had ben at Caly&s;et and at Dou&s;acke / and
what an&s;were he had of the capitayns. than
the Vicount pray&s;ed moche Perotte le Ber|noyes
and Olyue Barbe / and was as than
out of doute / and &s;o contynued their &s;iege.</P>
<P>THe &s;iege beyng before the Roche of
Vandoys / euery day there was &s;cri+my&s;&s;hing
&amp; often tymes &s;ome hurte
with &s;hotte of the genouoys cro&s; bowes / for
the genouoys were good &s;hoters. Thus the
&s;iege co~tynued a nyne wekes. Thenterprice
of the gary&s;on was greatlye to the aduaun|tage
of them within / I &s;hall &s;hewe you the
maner howe. At certayne places they might
i&s;&s;ue out at their plea&s;ure / in di&s;pyght of all
their ennemyes / for &amp; they &s;hulde haue kepte
them fro their i&s;&s;ues / they had nede to haue
had mo than &s;ixe .M. men. Thus durynge
the &s;iege Aymergot was ryght ymaginatife
and con&s;ydred all thynges / and &s;awe well
howe he had nat done well / but to tourne his
dede in good maner / and to thentent that the
Roche of Vandoys &s;hulde &s;tyll remayne w^t
hym. He &s;ent in to Englande a varlet of his
with letters of credence / to the kynge of En|glande
and to the duke of Lanca&s;tre. And of
this purpo&s;e he brake his mynde to an vncle
of his called Guyot du Sall / a man of a thre
&s;core yere of age / who had greatlye v&s;ed de|des
of armes / and knewe moche of y^e worlde
Whan Aymergote had &s;hewed hym the ma|ner
howe he wolde &s;ende in to Engla~de / this
Guyotte was well agreed therto / and &s;ayde
howe to &s;ende a wy&s;e man thyder coulde do
no hurte. Than they &s;ente a varlet / who had
ben brought vp among them. Aymergot en+&s;tructed
hym and &s;ayde. We &s;hall &s;ette the
out of this hou&s;e in &s;aue garde out of all pe|ryll / 
and thou &s;halte haue golde and &s;yluer
ynoughe. Thou &s;halte go in to Englande
with the&s;e letters / one to the kynge / another
to the duke of La~ca&s;tre / and the thirde to the
kynges coun&s;ayle / and all the&s;e letters are of
credence. Than they wyll demaunde of the
the occa&s;yon of thy co~mynge thyder. And af|ter
thou ha&s;t made thy reco~mendacion / thou
&s;halte &s;aye y^t Aymergot Mercell their poore
&s;oudyour and &s;ubiecte / and redy with good
wyll to do them &s;eruyce / is enclo&s;ed and be&s;e+ged
in a lytell fortre&s;&s;e parteyning to the fe|aultie
of Lymo&s;yn / belongyng to the kynge
of Englandes herytage. And they that lye
at the &s;iege / traueyleth &amp; taketh great payne
daylye to wyn vs that dothe defende the for|tre&s;&s;e.
And the capitayne of them without is
a lorde / co&s;yn to the lorde of Coucy called &s;ir
Robert vycount of Meaulx / &s;et there by the
Frenche kyng. Therfore de&s;yre the kynge &amp;
his coun&s;ayle / and &s;pecially the duke of Lan+ca&s;tre
who hath the &s;ouerayne gouernaunce
in Burdeloys / and of the kyng of Engla~des
heritage in the&s;e &abper;ties. That it wolde plea&s;e
them to write and to co~maunde the vycount
of Meaulx to de&abper;te fro the &s;iege and to rey&s;e
his army. And to write to the Vycount that
he is about to breke the peace that was taken
at Balyngham / bytwene Boloygne and Ca+lays.
And bycau&s;e I am in doute what aun|&s;were
the vicount wyll make to the&s;e letters
(for he is &s;omwhat &s;tronge and fro warde)
Therfore de&s;yre that I maye haue in lyke|wy&s;e
letters fro the kyng and his coun&s;ayle / 
and fro the duke of Lanca&s;tre to the duke of
Berrey. For if the duke of Berrey wyll / in|contynent
the &s;iege &s;hall be ray&s;ed. And for
the more &s;uretie / de&s;yre to haue with y^e &s;ome
knight of honoure of the kynges hou&s;e or of
the duke of Lanca&s;ters / &s;uche one as the du|ke
of Berrey knoweth / and the other lordes
of Fraunce. And &s;hewe hym fro me that I
&s;hall gyue hym a .C. frankes. Remembre all
the&s;e wordes and do thy me&s;&s;age acordingly
and &s;hewe the~ that thou &s;peke&s;t withall that
this lytell fortre&s;&s;e that I haue fortified / if it
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maye abyde &s;tyll Engly&s;&s;he. It &s;hall come
well to poynte / and &s;pecially to the~ that wyll
make warre in the&s;e parties for the kynge of
Englande / for the fortre&s;&s;e &s;ta~deth on the fro~+ters
of the countrey / for therby maye be won
at a &s;ea&s;on in Auuergne and Lymo&s;yn / two
thou&s;ande frankes.</P>
<P>WHan Aymergot Marcell &amp; Guyot+du
Sall his vncle had well en&s;tru|cted
this varlet / and that the letters
of credence were written and &s;ealed / and de|lyuerd.
The varlet departed by nyght and
was well accompanyed and conueyed a fote
to another fortre&s;&s;e &abper;teynynge to Aymergot
called &s;aint Soupery. There he toke a hor&s;e
&s;uche as he wolde cho&s;e / for he hadde a great
iourney to ryde. He rode forthe through the
realme of Frau~ce lyke a Frenche man of Au|uergne / 
and &s;o came to Calais and acquayn+ted
hym &s;elfe with the Capitayne &s;ir Iohan
Beauchampe / and &s;hewed hym parte of his
bu&s;yne&s;&s;e / to the entent to haue the &s;oner pa&s;|&s;age / 
as he had. So he came to Douer and
than toke his iourney to Lo~don. And it was
his fortune that the kynge of Englande and
his two vncles / and the duke of Lanca&s;tre
and the kynges cou~&s;ayle were the &s;ame tyme
at the palais of We&s;tmyn&s;ter in coun&s;ayling
for maters of Northumberlande / for the &s;cot+tes
helde nat well the true&s;e / as complayntes
were made. The &s;ame tyme Aymergottes
varlet came to Lo~don and there toke his lod+gynge / 
and &s;hewed his ho&s;t parte of y^e cau&s;e
of his commynge. His ho&s;t brought hym to
We&s;tmyn&s;ter / and cau&s;ed hym fir&s;te to &s;peke
with the duke of Lanca&s;tre who was in his
chambre. it was or he went to the coun&s;ayle.
there y^e varlet delyuered hym his letters. the
duke toke &amp; reed them. Than he drewe hym
a parte / &amp; demaunded what credence he had.
Than the varlet &s;hewed hym all the hole ma+ter / 
as ye haue herde here before. The duke
herde hym well / and demaunded if he had a|ny
mo letters / and he &s;ayd that he had letters
to the kyng and to his coun&s;ayle / that is well
quod the duke / I &s;hall cau&s;e the to haue au|dyence.
than the duke went to the coun&s;ayle.
And whan he &s;awe the hour and tyme he mo+ued
the varlettes mater / and by the dukes ad+uauncement
the varlet was &s;ente for. Than
he delyuered to the kyng and to his cou~&s;ayle
the letters / they were opyned and reed: and
than he was demaunded what was his cre|de~ce / 
and the varlet who was hardy and nat
aba&s;&s;hed / &s;hewed the bu&s;ine&s;&s;e of Aymergot
Marcell right &s;agely / and the better a&s;&s;ured
bycau&s;e euery man gaue hym good audie~ce.
Whan he had &s;aid as moche as he wolde / tha~
he was an&s;wered / that the kyng wolde take
cou~&s;ayle in the mater and make an an&s;were.
Than he went out of the coun&s;ayle chambre
and taryed tyll he had an an&s;were.</P>
<P>THe aun&s;were was / that the kynge
wolde write to the vycount of Me|aulx
and al&s;o to the duke of Berrey
accordyng as Aymergot had requyred / and
in lykewi&s;e &s;o promy&s;ed the duke of Lanca|&s;tre.
and whan the letters were writen / there
was a gentylman of the duke of Lanca&s;tres
apoynted to bere the&s;e letters. So they pa&s;|&s;ed
the &s;ee / and with them went Derby an he+ralde
the better to forther the mater / bycau&s;e
he was aquaynted with the lordes of Auuer+gne / 
and &s;pecially with the duke of Berrey.
The gentylman of the duke of Lanca&s;ters
named Herbery / went with the better wyll / 
bycau&s;e the varlette promy&s;ed hym in the be|halfe
of Aymergot a hundred fra~kes. Thus
they thre departed and came to Douer / and
fro thens at a tyde to Calis. And whan their
hor&s;es were vn&s;hypped / they toke the waye
to Boloygne and &s;o throughe Picardy / and
went to Parys / &amp; fro thens in to Auuergne.
And whan they approched nere to Lymogi|nes / 
and to the cou~tre where the roche of Va~+doyes
was &s;ette. They rode about the more
&s;ecretely to come thyder.</P>
<P>_THus as I haue &s;hewed you thes
me&s;&s;angers dyde &s;o moche that
they came nere to the roche of va~+doyes.
Whanne they were nere
where the &s;iege laye / the &s;quyer
and the heraulde thought it for the be&s;t / nat
to entre in to the towne at that pre&s;ent tyme.
But they &s;ent the varlet in to the towne / &s;ay|eng
they wolde do well ynough without his
company. For they &s;ayd if he &s;hulde be &s;ene
with them / they at the &s;iege wolde &s;uppo&s;e / 
that he had ben &s;ente in to Englande for the~.
the varlet obeyed / &amp; in the night he entred in
to y^e towne without dau~ger. than Aymergot
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Marcell &amp; Guyot du Sall made hym good
chere / and had marueyle that he had &s;pedde
his iourney in &s;o &s;hort a &s;pace. There be &s;he+wed
howe he had &s;pedde / and howe a &s;quier
of the duke of La~ca&s;ters and a heraude was
come with him with letters fro the kyng and
fro the duke of Lanca&s;tre / bothe to the Vy|count
of Meaulr and to the duke of Berrey
if nede were. And why quod Aymergot mer+cell / 
are they nat come hyder into this ca&s;tell
Sir &abquod; the varlet / they &s;ayd they two wolde
do their me&s;&s;age well inough / nor they wold
haue no man &s;ene in their co~pany that &s;hulde
come fro you. They are the wy&s;er &abquod; Guyot
du Sall / therby it &s;hall &s;eme that the mater
toucheth the kyng of Engla~de and the duke
of Lanca&s;tre. Sir it is trewe quod the bar|let.
Of tho&s;e tidynges Aymergot was ioy|full
and &s;ayde to the varlet. Thou ha&s;t well
and dilygently &s;pedde thy maters / and that
in a &s;horte &s;ea&s;on / I &s;hall well rewarde the
for thy labour. Thus the &s;quyer and the he|raude
came &s;treight to the &s;iege and demau~|ded
for the Vycou~tes lodgynge. They were
brought thyder and there they founde the vy+count
beholding men ca&s;tyng the &s;tone. than
they kneled and &s;aluted hym and he them a|gayne / 
and demau~ded fro whens they came.
They an&s;wered and &s;aid / howe they ca~e out
of Englande / &s;ent thyder by their kyng and
by the duke of Lanca&s;ter. ye are welcome &abquod;
the Vycount / what mater hath brought you
in to this wylde countrey. Sir quod the he|raude
beholde here this &s;quier of the duke of
La~ca&s;ters / who hath brought to you letters
fro the kynge of Englande and fro the duke
of Lanca&s;tre / if it plea&s;e you to rede the~. and
bycau&s;e I &s;o~what knewe the countrey I am
come in his company. Than the &s;quyer dely+uered
his letters / and the vycount receyued
them and behelde the &s;eales / and knewe well
they came out of Englande. Than he tooke
one aparte that coude rede / and there he reed
the letters fro poynt to poynt two or thre ty|mes
tyll he knewe well what they ment. tha~
he &s;tudyed &amp; regarded well the kyng of En|glandes
writyng / who &s;ayd in his writynge
that he had marueyle that he wolde lodge / 
&s;lepe / and re&s;te hym with an army of men of
warre on his herytage. &amp; that he dothe day|lye
all that he can to breke the peace / whiche
he ought in no wy&s;e to do / for it is greatly <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">iudiciall
to them that haue &s;ette to their &s;ea|les
to the confyrmacion of the peace. and the
conclu&s;yon of the letter was / howe the kyng
co~maunded them incontynent after the &s;ight
of his letts that he and his company &s;hulde
departe and rey&s;e their &s;iege / and &s;uffre Ay|mergot
Mercell pe&s;ably to enioye the hou&s;e
parteyning to his heritage / whiche hath co&s;t
hym great goodes the fortifieng. The&s;e wor+des
and &s;uche other were enclo&s;ed in the&s;e let+ters
all to the ayde of Aymergot Marcell. in
lyke maner as the kynges letters &s;pake / the
duke of Lanca&s;ter &s;ange the &s;ame note / com|maundyng
lyke the excellent duke of Acqui|tayne
and of all that duchy. And whan the vi+count
of Meaulx had well aduy&s;ed hym &s;elfe
he &s;ayde. Fayre &s;irs / the&s;e tidynges that ye
haue brought requyreth coun&s;ayle and ad|uy&s;e / 
I &s;hall take cou~&s;ayle and than ye &s;hall
be an&s;wered. Than they were made to dri~ke
of the vycountes wyne. In the meane tyme
the vycount toke coun&s;ayle / for he &s;ent for the
lorde of the Towre &amp; for &s;ir Guyllyam But|ler / 
&s;ir Robert Dolphyn / &s;ir Loyes Da~byer / 
and al&s;o for the lorde Montaguy / and for &s;ir
Berat de la Ryuer / who was of his hou&s;e.
And whan they were all toguyder / he rene|wed
the wordes / and &s;hewed them the cau&s;e
why he had &s;ent for them / and there cau&s;ed y^e
letters to be reed before them. Whan the&s;e lor+des
herde that / they had great marueile how
the&s;e letters coude be brought out of Engla~|de / 
for as than they had nat layne at the &s;iege
pa&s;t a moneth. I &s;hall &s;hewe you quod the
vycount what I &s;uppo&s;e. Aymergot Mar|cell
is a &s;ubtell man / as &s;oone as he &s;awe that
he &s;hulde be be&s;ieged / I thynke he &s;ent inco~|tynent
&s;ome me&s;&s;anger in to Englande to at|tayne
the&s;e letters / the whiche I maye obey
if I ly&s;te / but I &s;hall an&s;were them &s;hortely
But as in that the kyng of England and the
duke of Lanca&s;tre co~maundeth me to do / I
wyll nothynge obey their co~maundementes / 
for I am nat bounde to obey the~ / but all one|lye
the Frenche kynge / by who&s;e co~maunde|ment
I am &s;ent hyder. Call forthe the &s;quier
and the heraude I &s;hall make them their an|&s;were / 
they were brought forthe. Than the
vycount began to &s;peke as foloweth.</P>
<P>you Derby and Tomelyn Herbery / thus
ye be named accordyng to the tenour of your
<PB N="cxcix" REF="213">
letters / and as it apereth ye be &s;ent hyther fro+the
kynge of Englande / &amp; fro the duke of Lan+ca&s;tre / 
they are enfourmed I can nat tell howe
outher by Aymergot Marcell or by &s;ome o|ther
that wolde ayde him / and hath ben in <ABBR>En+gland</ABBR>
in his name / howe I am at this pre&s;ent
tyme with an army of men of warre lodged on
the herytage of the kynge of Englandes / and
he commaundeth me to departe and rey&s;e my
&s;iege / and to &s;uffre Aymergot Marcell pea&s;a+bly
to enioy this lytell fortre&s;&s;e / whiche hathe
co&s;te &s;o moche the fortefyenge / and al&s;o they
&s;ende me worde howe I do put my &s;elfe in pa+rell
of dy&s;honorynge / in that I &s;hulde con&s;ent
to breke the peace / &s;ealed and conf<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">rmed to en+dure
thre yeres bytwene the two kynges and
their alyes. Fayre &s;irs I &s;ay vnto you that I
wyll do nothyng that &s;hall be again&s;t the char+ter
of peace / I wyll kepe the treuce / and do no+thynge
agayn&s;t it / and though I am lodged
here it breketh no peace nor treuce. I am &s;ub|get
to the frenche kynge who hath &s;ent me hy|ther / 
and hath admytted me as his mar&s;hall
of this &s;mall armye / for it came to the know|ledge
of the kynge my may&s;ter and his coun|&s;ayle / 
by greuous complayntes of the noble
men &amp; other of the countrey of Auuergne and
Lymo&s;yn / howe they had taken great doma|ges
and lo&s;&s;es / by the meanes that Aymergot
aduy&s;ed a &s;trong place bytwene the cou~tr<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="2 letters">s / 
which was voyde and nat inhabyted / he toke
and fortefyed it / and hath nat made it a hou&s;e
of peace or &s;olace / but a &s;tronge fortre&s;&s;e and a
re&s;ortynge place for theues / robbers / and mur+derers / 
whervpon I am co~mau~ded to be here
to defende the countrey / and to the entent that
&s;uche as be a&s;&s;embled in this fortte&s;&s;e &s;hulde
nat multyply in their wickedne&s;&s;e / but to pu|ny&s;&s;he
them by &s;uche &s;entence as apartayneth
to their tre&s;pace / and for that entente I do put
to my payne to take them if I can / the whiche
co~maundemente of my may&s;ter I wyll obey / 
and &s;hall do my deuoyre to acquyte me truly.
and fro hence I wyll nat departe what &s;o euer
co~maundemente I haue / tyll I haue the for|tre&s;&s;e / 
and them that be within. And if Aymer+got
Marcell wyll &s;ay that I am auaunced to
breke the peace / lette hym come forthe and he
&s;hall be fought withall with one that is better
than he / and &s;hal cau&s;e to be proued by dyuers
poyntes and artycles / that he hym &s;elfe brea|keth
the peace. Sirs all thynges con&s;ydred I
make you this aun&s;were / ye maye retourne
whan it pleace you / and whan ye come there
as ye <ABBR>wold</ABBR> be / &s;ay none otherwy&s;e nor no le&s;&s;e
than I haue &s;ayde to you / for often tymes re|portes
nat truely &s;et / enfourmeth lordes often
tymes otherwy&s;e than the trouthe is in dede.
Syr quod the &s;quyer we are come hyther for
none other purpo&s;e but to reporte the trouth
of that we here and &s;e / and &s;ythe ye wyll none
otherwy&s;e do / we nede no lenger to abyde here
and &s;o toke their leaue. And there was gyuen
to the haraulde ten frankes / for the honour of
the kynge of Englande and the duke of Lan|ca&s;tre.</P>
<P>WHan they were departed they toke the
hyghe way to Cleremount / and &s;ayd
they wolde agayne to Parys / &amp; whan
they were halfe a leage on their way than they
began to entre in to their mater and &s;ayd. As
yet we haue done nothynge / it behoueth vs to
go to the duke of Berrey in to Auuergne / who
is lorde of this countrey / for he writeth hym
&s;elfe duke of Berrey and of Auuergne / the by
counte of Meaulx dare nat di&s;plea&s;e the duke
if he co~maunde hym to departe / and we haue
letters fro the kynge our may&s;ter and fro the
duke of Lanca&s;tre to hym / wherfore it is rea|&s;on
that we delyuer them / and that we maye
knowe his entente. They concluded on that
purpo&s;e / and &s;o rode to Cleremounte / thyde<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">
they were welcome / for the haraulde knewe
the countrey / and whan they were demau~ded
what they were / they an&s;wered that they were
me&s;&s;angers &s;ent fro the kynge of Englande / 
and than they demaunded where the duke of
Berrey was / and it was &s;hewed them that the
duke and the duches was in a ca&s;tell of theirs
named the Nonec<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">e. The haraulde knewe it
well / he had been there before. Than they de|parted
fro Cleremount / and rode to Vyore / 
and fro thens to Nonect. There is a hyghe
mountayne to pa&s;&s;e or one come to the ca&s;tell.
Whan they came there y^e duke of Berrey with
many other was &s;portynge without the gate / 
the harauld was knowen with dyuers. Than
they were brought to y^e duke / who for the loue
of the kynge of Englande and of the duke of
Lanca&s;tre / made them good chere. the &s;quyer
delyuered his letters to the duke / who recey|ued
them / and opened and red them at length
two tymes ouer. Than he &s;tudyed a lytell and
<PB REF="214">
an&s;wered them curte&s;ly and &s;ayde. Syrs for
the loue of our co&s;yns in Englande we &s;hall
gladly do our power. Of the which aun&s;were
the &s;quyer and the haraulde were ryght ioy|ou&s;e
and thought than howe they had &s;ped all
their mater / but it was nat &s;o as ye &s;hall here
after. howe be it the duke of Berrey at the be|gynnynge
dyd his deuoyre to haue ray&s;ed the
&s;iege to plea&s;e therby the kynge of Englande
and the duke of Lanca&s;tre / who de&s;yred that
the &s;iege myght be rey&s;ed before the Roche of
Vandoys / and that the lytell fortre&s;&s;e myght
abyde &s;tyll to Aymergot Marcell &amp; if he haue
done any thyng to dy&s;plea&s;e the frenche kyng
or his cou~&s;ayle the kynge of Englande wolde
&s;e that there &s;hulde be amendes made. And the
duke of Berrey bycau&s;e he <ABBR>wold</ABBR> acquyte him
truely to the engly&s;&s;he mennes de&s;yres / &s;uche
as were in his hou&s;e / he wrote incontynente
letters well endyghted to the vycount of Me|aul<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> /
and the&s;e letters were red or they were
&s;ealed before the engly&s;&s;he men / who thought
them well ordayned. The&s;e letters were &s;ente
by a notable &s;quyer of the duke of Berreys to
the vycount of Meaulx / who receyued them
and opened them. Than the vycount cau&s;ed
them to be redde before &s;uche lordes as were
there with hym / whyle the me&s;&s;anger was a
drinkynge. for they made hym good chere / for
the loue of the duke of Berrey / as it was rea|&s;on.
Sirs quod the vycounte / we &s;hall nat be
in re&s;t &s;yth the duke of Berrey wyll beare Ay|mergot
who is the man of the <ABBR>world</ABBR> that this
twelue yere hath mo&s;te gr<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ued and traueyled
the cou~trey of Auuergne. I had thought that
the duke had hated hym greatly / but it &s;emeth
nay / &s;ythe he hath <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">rpre&s;ly co~maunded that I
&s;hulde departe fro hence. But by my faythe at
this tyme I wyll nat obey this letter / but I
wyll make excu&s;e by rea&s;on of the kynge and
his cou~&s;ayle / who &s;ent me hyder and at my de+partynge
fro Parys he &s;traytly co~maunded
me that for any co~maundemente fro any per|&s;one / 
and if it were nat fro the kynge kym&s;elfe / 
that I &s;hulde nat departe fro hence tyll I had
taken the &s;tronge holde of the Roche of Van|doys / 
and Aymergot therin / whiche I wyll
do if I canne / and nowe the duke of Berrey
co~maundeth me the contrary / for he chargeth
me incontynent his letters &s;ene / that I &s;hulde
rey&s;e the &s;yege. By my faythe I wyll nat do
it. Syr quod they that were aboute hym / ye
&s;peke royally and truely / and we &s;hall abyde
with you / but we &s;uppo&s;e the occa&s;ion that the
duke of Berrey writeth thus for Aymergot / is
that the engly&s;&s;h &s;quier and the haraulde hath
thus de&s;yred him to write. we thinke al&s;o they
haue brought letters to hym fro the kynge of
Englande / and fro the duke of Lanca&s;tre / as
they brought to you this other day. ye &s;ay well
quod the vicounte / and I &s;hall knowe it if I
came. Than the duke of Berreys &s;quier was
&s;ent for to haue his an&s;were / and the vycount
&s;ayd to him. Pyer / I wyll well that ye knowe
that I owe obey&s;aunce to the duke of Ber|rey / 
for he is &s;o nere a kynne to the kynge that
I dare nat dy&s;plea&s;e hym / but I and my com+panyons
who haue ben here the&s;e fyue wekes
at this &s;iege to wyn this fortre&s;&s;e / and to take
the theues that be within it / by the &s;trayte co~|maundement
of the kynge and his coun&s;ayle / 
and we haue great marueyle (and good cau&s;e
why) howe my lorde of Berrey dothe com|maunde
vs and maketh reque&s;te for his ene|myes / 
that we &s;hulde rey&s;e our &s;iege / by rea|&s;on
of that we &s;ay generally that we &s;hal gyue
en&s;ample to all theues and robbers / &s;uche as
wyll ouer ron the realme to do the wor&s;t they
canne. Wherfore Pyer ye &s;hall &s;ay to the duke
of Berrey fro vs all / that we are and &s;hall be
redy inclyned to do any thynge that he com|maundeth
vs to do / but as in this ca&s;e I am
&s;o &s;traytely enioyned and co~maunded by the
kyng and his cou~&s;ayle to kepe this &s;iege / and
to contynewe it tyll I haue the fortre&s;&s;e and
them within at my plea&s;ure / whiche co~maun|demente
I dare nat brake. and &s;ay that &s;urely
I wyll obey to no co~maundement / but alone|ly
to the kynges who&s;e &s;ubget Iame / and by
whome I am &s;ente hyther. But &s;ir I requyre
you &s;hewe me one thynge if ye can / who hath
made this reque&s;t for Aymergotte Marcell / 
who hath done &s;o moche yuell and anoyaunce
to the countrey of Auuergne and Lymo&s;yn / 
and nowe he is atrapped lyke as a traytoure
&s;hulde be / and is nere come to an yuell ende / 
whiche he hathe well de&s;erued / for he hath er|red
and done contrary to his othe. Syr quod
the &s;quyer / there came to my lorde the duke of
Berrey two men of Englande / an haraulde
and another / who brought letters to my lorde
fro the kynge of Englande and fro the duke
of Lanca&s;tre / and they made greate reque&s;t
for Aymergotte. I beleue you well quod the
<PB N="cc" REF="214">
vycounte / it was Derby the haraulde and a
&s;quyer called Herbery / they brought me this
other daye lyke letters / wherfore I &s;uppo&s;e
that the kynge of Englande and the duke of
Lanca&s;tre wrote to the duke of Berrey in this
mater. wherfore &s;hewe to my lorde of Berrey
that I de&s;yre him to con&s;ydre all thinges well / 
for all the&s;e reque&s;tes that are come fro the o|ther
&s;yde of the &s;ee / are but de&s;yres purcha&s;ed
by our enemyes / to the which no lorde on this
&s;yde the &s;ee (if he loue the honoure and pro|fyte
of the realme of Fraunce) &s;hulde enclyne
nor condy&s;cende. Sir quod the &s;quyer I &s;hall
forget nothynge of that ye haue &s;hewed me / 
for I loue nat Aymergot / I had rather &s;e his
puny&s;&s;hmente thanne his delyueraunce. So
the Squyer departed and rode to Nonecte
where he founde the duke of Berrey / and dyd
his me&s;&s;age ryght &s;agely / the conclu&s;yon was
that the vycounte of Meaulx &s;ayde / &s;urely he
<ABBR>wold</ABBR> nat departe fro the &s;iege before y^e Roche
of Vandoys / without the kynge &s;ente hym
&s;trayte commaundemente &s;o to do. With this
aun&s;were the duke of Berrey was nat well
contente / he had thought that as well his com+maundement
&s;hulde haue been obeyed / &s;pe|cyally
in Auuergne.</P>
<P>WHan the engly&s;&s;he &s;quyer and Der|by
the haraulde herde of the an&s;were
that was made to the duke of Ber|rey / 
and howe that the &s;iege was nat ray&s;ed / 
they were &s;ory / and &s;awe well they traueyled
in vayne / than they &s;ayde to the duke. Syr
what wyll ye coun&s;ayle vs to do / &s;hall we thus
departe frome you without &s;pedynge of any
thynge to purpo&s;e. The kynge of Englande
and the duke of Lanca&s;tre haue great tru&s;te
and affyaunce in you / that ye <ABBR>&s;huld</ABBR> cau&s;e this
&s;iege to be rey&s;ed / bycau&s;e the Roche of Van|doys
is vnder our &s;ignoury. Syrs quod the
duke &s;uffre a &s;ea&s;on / Aymergot Marcell is in
a &s;tronge place / he nedeth nat to feare takyng / 
without a great vnhappe / and &s;hortely I pur+po&s;e
to goo in to Fraunce to the kynge / and
thanne I wyll &s;peke with the Kynge and his
coun&s;ayle / and for the loue of my co&s;yns of En+glande / 
I &s;hall do the be&s;te I canne to bringe
the matter to pa&s;&s;e / and ye &s;hall go with me
and &s;e howe I &s;hall &s;pede. With tho&s;e wordes
the Squyer and the haraulde were contente.
Than the fourth day after the duke departed
fro Nonecte / and lefte there the duche&s;&s;e his
wyfe with a gret parte of his hou&s;eholde / and
&s;o the duke rode to Ryon in Auuergne / and
there he taryed more thanne eyght dayes / for
the erle of Sanxere and the lorde Rule / who
were gone to Auignon aboute the dukes bu|&s;yne&s;&s;e.
and whan they were come they depar+ted
fro Ryon all togyther / and toke the waye
throughe Burbonoys / and at la&s;te came to
Bourges in Berrey / and there the duke ta|ryed
two dayes. Than he rode to Mehun on
the ryuer of yeure to a ca&s;tell / one of y^e fayre&s;t
hou&s;es of the worlde / as thanne the duke had
newly bylte it / and it had co&s;te hym thre hun|dred
thou&s;ande frankes. There the duke ta|ryed
fyftene dayes / wherwith the Engly&s;&s;he
me&s;&s;angers were &s;ore troubled / howbeit they
coude fynde none other remedy. The duke as
than made lytell force for the delyueraunce of
Aymergot / I &s;hall &s;hewe you howe and by
what meanes. So it was the erle of Sanxere
and the lorde of Rule who were chefe of the du+kes
coun&s;ayle / with &s;yr Peter Me&s;pyn / they
in fayre maner blamed the duke / and &s;ayde
howe he hadde nothinge to do to medell with
the bu&s;yne&s;&s;e of Aymergot / &s;ayenge that his
lyfe hathe been alwayes dy&s;honourable / and
howe that he was but a fal&s;e palyarte / and al|wayes
agayn&s;te the crowne of Fraunce / and
had doone many vyllayne dedes and robo|ryes
in Auuergne and in Lymo&s;yn / and how
that he was no mete par&s;one to be entreated
for / wherfore &s;yr quod they / &s;uffre the kynge
and his coun&s;ayle to deale with hym as they
ly&s;te. The&s;e wordes and &s;uche other refray|ned
the duke of Berrey to &s;peke any further in
the mater. Howe be it the two engly&s;&s;he men
dyd their be&s;t to remembre the duke. And the
duke di&s;&s;ymulynge aun&s;wered them curte&s;&s;y
and &s;ayde. Syrs &s;uffre a &s;ea&s;on / we &s;hall be
&s;hortely at Parys. but for all his wordes he ta+ryed
&s;tyll at Mehun more thanne thre wekes
deuy&s;ynge with his may&s;ter workeman: as
keruers and paynters / for therin he had great
fanta&s;y. He had a may&s;ter workeman called
mai&s;ter Andrewe / as than one of y^e be&s;t worke
men of the worlde / an Engly&s;&s;he man borne / 
but he dwelte in Fraunce and in Haynalte a
longe &s;ea&s;on.</P>
<P>Nowe &s;hall I &s;hewe you what fortuned of
Aymergot Marcell / and of the roche of Van|doys
<PB REF="215">
This Aymergot was a farre ca&s;tynge
man / and whan he &s;awe that y^t &s;iege was nat
rey&s;ed / he thought well that the kyng of En|glandes
me&s;&s;angers coude nat &s;pede of their
&s;ute. than he thought on another turne as to
departe thens and to ryde nyght and daye to
&s;peke with the capitaynes of Piergourt / and
Pyerguy&s;e / and with Guyot of &s;aint Fayth / 
and Ernalton of &s;aynt Calombe / &amp; Ernalton
of Ro&s;tem / Iohn~ of Mor&s;en / Pier Danchin / 
and Remonet of Co~payne / and with dyuers
other ga&s;coyns and bernoy&s;e in the engly&s;&s;he
gary&s;ons / and he thought that with his fayre
wordes he <ABBR>&s;huld</ABBR> cau&s;e them to a&s;&s;emble togy+ther / 
and to come in to Auuergne on tru&s;te to
wynne great botyes / and &s;o on a mornyng or
in the night to come and rey&s;e the &s;iege before
Vandoys / and to take there the frenche men
pri&s;oners / whiche &s;hulde be worthe to them a
hundred thou&s;ande frankes / be&s;yde other bo|tyes.
Thanne he &s;hewed his vncle Guyot du
Sall all his purpo&s;e / who an&s;wered him and
&s;ayd. Sir I &s;e in this nothynge but good / for
otherwy&s;e we can nat be delyuered fro the&s;e
frenche men. Well vncle &abquod; Aymergot I &s;hall
do this me&s;&s;age my &s;elfe &s;yth ye coun&s;ayle me
therto / but I &s;hall de&s;yre you of one thynge or
I departe. What is that quod he. It is &s;o quod
Aymergot / that what &s;o euer &s;krymy&s;&s;he that
the frenche men do make / i&s;&s;ue you in no wy&s;e
out of the gates / nor open nat your barryers / 
for and ye do / ye may rather le&s;e than wynne.
Sir quod Guyot I &s;halbe ware ynough ther
of / we &s;hall kepe our &s;elfes clo&s;e here within
tyll your retourne / or that we here tydynges
fro you. Well fayre vncle I requyre you &s;o to
do / for they canne nat di&s;plea&s;e vs none / other|wayes / 
as for their a&s;&s;autes or &s;krymy&s;&s;hes / 
ye nede nat feare / &s;o ye kepe your &s;elfes clo&s;e
within. Thus within thre dayes after Aymer
gote departed fro the Roche of Vandoys all
onely aco~panyed with a page / he pa&s;&s;ed forth
without daunger of the frenche men. his en|ten&s;yon
was to brynge thyder companyons
aduenturers to ray&s;e the &s;iege. many of them
that were within the hou&s;e knewe nothyng of
his departure / for he myght departe whan he
lo&s;t without knowlege. Euery day there was
&s;krymy&s;&s;hynge and a&s;&s;autes at the barryers / 
and within a fyue or &s;ixe dayes after y^e depar|ture
of Aymergot / there was a great a&s;&s;aute
made by the frenche men in thre partes. This
Guyot du Sall was a good man of armes / 
and longe tyme had v&s;ed the exerci&s;yng ther|of / 
howe be it as on that day he fortuned yuell
by rea&s;on of a lytell pryde / for he brake the or|dynaunce
that his co&s;yn Aymergot had &s;et or
he departed / for he had charged hym that for
any maner of a&s;&s;aute he &s;hulde nat i&s;&s;ue out of
the barryers. At this a&s;&s;aute there were thre
&s;quyers of the french party / two of Auuergne
and one of Bretayne / who were &s;krimy&s;&s;hing
valyauntly vpon a pane of a wall nere to the
fortre&s;&s;e. The&s;e thre &s;quyers aboue all other
that daye dyd mo&s;te valyauntly / they of Au|uergne
were called Rycharde de la Violecte / 
and Lubinet of Rochfort / and the breton was
named Monadyke / who was taken before in
Lymo&s;yn in the ca&s;tell of Vanchador / &amp; was
parteynynge to &s;ir Willyam Butler. The a&s;|&s;aute
endured tyll nyght. The&s;e thre &s;quyers
atcheued there great laude and pray&s;e / but for
all their traueyle &amp; payne they wan nothyng.
Than at another a&s;&s;aute the vicount of Me|aulx
made a bu&s;&s;hment of twelue men of ar|mes
and their companyes / and layde them in
an olde hou&s;e without the fortre&s;&s;e / and com|mau~ded
another &s;orte to go and &s;krymy&s;&s;he
at the barryers / &s;ayenge I thynke &s;urely we
&s;hall &s;e them within i&s;&s;ue out / for they are co|uetou&s;e
to wyn. if they do &s;o / than withdrawe
your &s;elfe lyt<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ll and lytell tyll they be pa&s;t our
bu&s;&s;hment / than they &s;hall breke out / and al&s;o
retourne you agayne / thus they &s;hall be enclo|&s;ed
and taken or &s;layne. This is the be&s;t way
that I can &s;e for our aduauntage. thus as the
vicount had deuy&s;ed &amp; ordeyned it was done / 
they were named that &s;hulde lye in the bu&s;&s;h|ment / 
as Loys of Le&s;glynell / Robert of Ber+tencourte / 
Guylliam de Saul&s;oy / Pyer du
&s;aynt Vydall / Guyonet Villeracque / Pier of
Colle / and Iohn~ Salmage / with other to the
nombre of twelue. They layde them&s;elfe in an
olde hou&s;e without the fortre&s;&s;e / and another
&s;orte went and &s;krimy&s;&s;hed at y^e barryers / as
Belynot of Rochfort / Rycharde of Violecte / 
and the Monadyke with other. They were
fre&s;&s;hly armed and aparelled / to thentent that
they within &s;hulde haue the more corage to i&s;|&s;ue
out to them / they were al&s;o twelue alonly.
Whan they came to the bartyers they began
to &s;krymy&s;&s;he but fayntly / and lyke &s;uche per+&s;ones
as coulde but lytell &s;kyll of feates of ar|mes.
Wherfore Guyot du Sall made lytell
<PB N="cci" REF="215">
force of them / but i&s;&s;ued out and &s;ayde to his
companyons&punc; by &s;aynt Marcell we wyll i&s;&s;ue
out / for at the barryers be a &s;orte of yonge co~|panyons / 
for by that they &s;hewe / they knowe
but lytell of dedes of armes / but we &s;hall teche
them to knowe it / they &s;halbe all our pri&s;oners
they can nat e&s;cape vs. Therwith they opened
the barryers and i&s;&s;ued out / fyr&s;te Guyot du
Sall / and remembred nochynge the charge
that Aymergot had gyuen hym at his depar|tynge / 
for the great de&s;yre that he had to do de+des
of armes / and to wynne &s;omwhat / made
him to begyn the &s;krymy&s;&s;he. whan the french
men &s;awe that Guyot du Sall and his com|pany
were come out of their barryers / they
were ryght ioyfull / than they began to drawe
backe lytell and lytell / and they of the fortre&s;&s;e
pur&s;ewed them / and they wente &s;o farre that
they pa&s;&s;ed the bu&s;&s;hment / &amp; whan they &s;awe
their tyme they brake out of their bu&s;&s;hment / 
bytwene them and the fortres / cryeng Coucy
the vycount. Thus they of the fortre&s;&s;e were
inclo&s;ed both before and <ABBR>behynd.</ABBR> whan Guy+ot
&s;awe that / he knewe well he had doone a
my&s;&s;e / and &s;awe well it was harde for hym to
&s;cape / than he reculed to get agayne to his ga+ry&s;on / 
but the frenchemen were in his waye.
Whervnto &s;hulde I make longe proce&s;&s;e / they
were all taken / nat one e&s;caped. They were
brought to the vycountes lodginge before the
knyghtes / who hadde great ioye of their ta|kynge.</P>
<P>THus by the coun&s;ayle of the bycount
of Meaulx / Guyot du Sall and his
company were atrapped &amp; taken and brought
before the lordes of Fraunce and Auuergne.
Whan the vycount &s;awe Guyot du Sall / he
demaunded where Aymergot Marcell was / 
and charged hym to &s;aye the trouthe / for he
thought he had ben &s;till in the fortre&s;&s;e. Guyot
du Sall aun&s;wered / howe he coulde nat tell
where he was / for he was departed a twelue
dayes pa&s;te. Than the lordes thought &s;urely
that he was gone to purchace &s;ome ayde. than
the pri&s;oners were co~maunded a parte / and
the vicount demau~ded of the knightes of Au|uergne
what were be&s;te to do with Guyot du
Sall and with his company / &s;ayenge howe
he wolde v&s;e hym&s;elfe acordyng to their coun+&s;ayle.
Than &s;yr Willyam Butler aun&s;wered
and &s;ayde. Syr quod he / I &s;uppo&s;e that Ay|mergot
is gone for &s;ocour and to ray&s;e by the
companyons in the gary&s;ons of Pyergourt
&amp; Pierguy&s;e / for he &s;hall fynde &s;ome alwayes
there to come vpon vs earely or late / or we be+ware
of theym / wherby they maye do vs do|mage / 
for any peace or trewce that is taken.
This Aymergot is a &s;ubtyle man. &s;yr let vs
do one thyng / &s;hew vnto Guyot du Sall and
his company / that without they cau&s;e they for|tre&s;&s;e
to be rendred in to your handes / that ye
wyll &s;tryke of all their heedes incontynente / 
and without they do thus let it nat be &s;pared.
This coun&s;ayle is good quod the vycounte / 
for in dede the chefe occa&s;yon that we become
hyder for is to haue this fortre&s;&s;e / and though
we can nat haue at this tyme Aymergot Mar+cell / 
another &s;ea&s;on &s;hall fortune ryght well.
Than the vycount and the lorde of the towre / 
&s;yr Roberte Dolphyn and other came before
the fortre&s;&s;e as nere as they myght aporche / 
and thyder was brought Guyot du Sall and
his company. Than the vycount &s;pake and
&s;ayd to Guyot du Sall. Guyot and all other
of your company / knowe we for trouthe that in|contynent
all your heedes &s;hall be &s;tryken of / 
without ye yelde vp the fortre&s;&s;e of the Roche
of Vandoys / and if ye wyll rendre it vp we
&s;hall &s;uffre you to go quyte. Nowe aduy&s;e ye
well what way ye wyll take / other lyfe or deth.
Of tho&s;e wordes Guyot &amp; his company were
&s;ore aba&s;&s;hed / at la&s;t they thought it was be&s;t
for them to &s;aue their lyues. Than Guyot an|&s;wered
and &s;ayde. Syr I &s;hall do the be&s;t I
canne that the fortre&s;&s;e may be yelden to you.
Than he came to the barryer and &s;pake with
them that were within / who rekened them&s;el|fes
clene dy&s;comfyted / &s;eynge they hadde lo&s;t
their two may&s;ters / and the be&s;t of their com|pany.
As &s;oone as Guyot hadde &s;poken with
theym / and declared what ca&s;e they &s;tode in / 
they agreed to yelde vp the fortre&s;&s;e condicio|nally / 
y^t they myght departe with bagge and
baggage as moch as they coulde cary / and to
haue re&s;pyte for a moneth to withdrawe them
whyther they ly&s;te. All this was graunted to
them / and a &s;ute &s;aueconducte made and &s;ea|led.
Thus the frenche men had the Roche of
Vandoys delyuered / by rea&s;on of their good
fortune of their la&s;t &s;krimy&s;&s;he / wherfore it is
comenly &s;ayde / that all fortunes good and y|uell
falleth often tymes in armes / to them that
foloweth warre.</P>
<P><PB REF="216">
WHan the Roche of Vandois was yel+ded
vp to the lordes of Fraunce and
Auuergn<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> they of the countrey were
ryght ioyous therof and the lordes helde well
and truely the prome&s;&s;e that they had made to
Guyot du Sall&punc; whan they had caryed away
as moche as they coulde do / than they depar|ted
with good a&s;&s;uraunce for a moneth to go
whyder it plea&s;ed them. Than the vycount of
Meaul<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> abandoned the Roche of Vandoys
to the men of the countrey / who incontynente
dyd ra&s;e it downe in &s;uche wy&s;e that they lefte
no wall hele nor hou&s;e / nor &s;tone vpon &s;tone / 
but all was reuer&s;ed to the erthe. The frenche
men that were they in the kinges &s;eruice with
the vycount / toke their leues of the knyghtes
and &s;quyers of Auuergne / &s;o they departed / 
and they of Auuergne and Lymo&s;yn went to
their owne hou&s;es. The vycount of Meaul<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">
gaue leaue to parte of his company / &amp; he went
to Rochell and lodged at &s;aint Iohans Dan|gle
/ to kepe there the fronter / for in the cou~trey
there were &s;ome pyllers and robbers that ran
&s;ometyme in to Xantoigne / whan they &s;awe
their aduauntage. In the maner and fourme
as I haue &s;hewed you y^e fortre&s;&s;e of the roche
of Vandoys was co~quered / and ra&s;ed downe
wherof all the countrey was ioyfull / for than
they were in better &s;uretie than they were be|fore.
For to &s;ay the trouth if it had co~tynued / it
wolde haue done them many di&s;plea&s;urs. Ty+dynges
of this dede came to the knowledge
of the duke of Berrey to Cautelon / a place of
his owne / &s;tandynge bytwene Charters and
Mount le Herrey / a nyne leages fro Parys / 
he cared nothing for it / for he was as than but
colde to are any grace of the kynge for Aymer+got.
Whan Derby the haraulde was infour|med
by &s;ome of the dukes knyghtes howe the
Roche of Vandois was taken &amp; beten downe / 
than he &s;ayde to the &s;quyer that came thyder
with hym. &s;yr ye haue lo&s;t a hundred frankes
that Aymergot had promy&s;ed to you. Howe
&s;o quod the &s;quier. Surely quod the harauld
the Roche of Vandoys is gyuen vp and ren|dred / 
the frenche men haue wonne it / therfore
lette vs take our leaue of the duke of Berrey / 
and retourne in to Englande / we haue no|thynge
here to do. Well quod the &s;quyer &s;ythe
it is &s;o I accorde therto. Than they toke their
leaue of the duke. Than the duke wrote to the
kynge of Englande and to the duke of Lan|ca&s;tre / 
and gaue to the haraulde at his depar|tynge
.xl. frankes / and to the &s;quyer a hor&s;e.
Thus they departed and toke the next waye
to Calays / and &s;o in to Englande. Than ty|dinges
came to Aymergot Marcell where he
was purcha&s;yng of frendes to haue rey&s;ed the
&s;iege before the fortre&s;&s;e of Vandoys / that it
was gyuen vp. Whan he herde therof / he de|maunded
howe it fortuned. It was &s;hewed
hym howe it was by rea&s;on of a &s;krymy&s;&s;he / 
and by the i&s;&s;uyng out of his vncle Guyot du
Sall vnaduy&s;edly. Ah that olde traytour &abquod;
Aymergot / by &s;aynte Marcell if I had hym
here nowe / I &s;hulde &s;le hym myne owne han|des / 
he hath dy&s;honoured me and all my com+panyons.
At my departynge I &s;traytely en|ioyned
hym that for no maner of a&s;&s;aute or
&s;krymy&s;&s;he made by the frenchmen / he &s;hulde
in no wy&s;e open y^e barryers / and he hath done
the contrary. this domage is nat to be recoue+red / 
nor I wote nat whether to go / they of Ca|lu&s;et
and they of Dou&s;ac wyll kepe the peace / 
and my companyons be &s;predde abrode lyke
men dy&s;comfyted / they dare neuer a&s;&s;emble a+gayne
togyther / and though I had them to+gyther / 
yet I wote nat whyder to bring them.
Thus all thynge con&s;ydred I am in a harde
parte / for I haue gretly dy&s;plea&s;ed the french
kynge / the duke of Berrey / and the lordes of
Auuergne / &amp; all the people of the countrey / for
I haue made them warre the peace durynge / 
I had tru&s;ted to haue won / but I am nowe
in a great aduenture to le&s;e / nor I wotte nat
to whom to re&s;orte to are coun&s;ayle. I wolde
nowe that I and my goodes / with my wyfe
were in Englande / there I &s;hulde be in &s;ure|ty.
but howe &s;hulde I get thyder and cary all
my &s;tufe with me / I &s;hulde be robbed twenty
tymes or I coulde gette to the &s;ee / for all the
pa&s;&s;ages in Poictou / in Rochell / in Fraunce / 
in Normandy / and in Pycardy are &s;traytely
kept / it wyll be harde to &s;cape fro takyng / and
if I be taken I &s;hall be &s;ente to the Frenche
kynge / and &s;o I &s;hall be lo&s;te and all myne. I
thynke the &s;ure&s;t waye for me were to drawe
to Burdeaulr / and lytell and lytell to get my
good thyder / and to <ABBR>abyd</ABBR> there tyll the warre
renewe agayne / for I haue good hoope that
after this treuce / warre &s;hall be open agayne
bytwene Englande and Fraunce. Thus Ay|mergot
Marcell debated the matter in hym
&s;elfe / he was heuy and &s;orowfull / and wy&s;<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">e
<PB N="ccii" REF="216">
nat what waye to take / outher to recouer&s;o~e
fortre&s;&s;e in Auuergne / or els to go to Burde+aux
&amp; to &s;ende <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">or his wire thider / and for his
goodes lytell and lytell &s;ecretely. if he hadde
done &s;o he had taken the &s;ure&s;t waye / But he
dyde contrary / and therby lo&s;t all: lyfe &amp; go|des.
Thus <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ortune payeth the people whan
&s;he hath &s;ette the~ on the highe&s;t parte of her
whele / for &s;odainly &s;he reuer&s;eth them to the
lowe&s;t parte / en&s;ample by this Aymergotte.
It was &s;ayd he was well worthe a hundred
thou&s;ande frakes / and all was lo&s;t on a daye
Wherfore I may well &s;aye that fortune hath
played her pagiaunt with hym / as &s;he hath
done with many mo / and &s;hall do. This Ay+mergot
in all his trybulaci<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">s reme~bred hym
&s;elfe / howe he had a co&s;yn germayne in Au|uergne
/ a &s;quyer named Tourne myne / and
determyned to go to hym and to &s;hewe hym
all his trouble / and to take coun&s;ayle of him
as he deuy&s;ed &s;o he dyd. He and his page all
onely came to y^e ca&s;tell where Tourne myne
was / thynkyng to haue ben there in &s;uretie / 
bicau&s;e of lynage / but it proued contrary / for
this &s;quyer was nat in the duke of Berryes
grace nor fauor. Whan he &s;awe his co&s;yn Ay+mergot
in his hou&s;e / he aduy&s;ed to take hym
pri&s;oner &amp; to aduerty&s;e the duke of Berey / y^t
if he wolde forgyue hym his di&s;plea&s;ure &amp; y|uell
wyll / he wolde &s;end hym Aymergot mer|cell / 
to do with hym his plea&s;ure. And as he
had deuy&s;ed &s;o he dyde / for whan Aymergot
was within his co&s;yns Ca&s;tell and brought
to a cha~bre / than he layde by his &s;werde and
chaunged his aparyll: than he demau~ded of
the &s;eruauntes and &s;ayd. Where is my co&s;yn
Tourne myne / as yet I haue nat &s;ene hym?
Sir quod they he is in his chambre plea&s;e it
you to come and &s;e hym: with ryght a good
wyll quod Aymergotte / and the &s;eruauntes
knewe ryght well their may&s;ters plea&s;ure.
Whan Aymergot had chaunged his aparell
and doone of a Cote of defence / that he was
wo<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">t v&s;ualy to weare / and layde awaye his
&s;werde. Than he &s;ayd. Sirs / lette vs go / I
wolde &s;e my co&s;yn Tourne myne / it is long
&s;ithe I &s;awe hym. they brought him &s;treight
to Tourne myne / and whan he came to hym
Aymergot dyde &s;alute hym / as he that tho|ught
none yuell. Than Tourne myne aun|&s;wered
and &s;aide. Howe is it Aymergotte&punc;
Who &s;ente for you to come hyder? ye wolde
di&s;honour me / wherfore I take &amp; are&s;t you
as my pri&s;oner: otherwy&s;e I &s;hulde nat ac|quyte
my &s;elfe truely to the crowne of Frau~|ce / 
nor to my lorde the duke of Berrey / for ye
are a fal&s;e traytour. ye haue broken the truce
wherto ye mu&s;t an&s;were. And for your cau&s;e
my lorde of Berrey hateth me deedly / But
nowe I &s;hall make my peace by you / for I
&s;hall delyuer you to hym / outher quycke or
deed: with the whiche wordes Aymergotte
was &s;ore aba<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">&s;hed / and &s;aide. Howe &s;o &s;ir?
I am youre co&s;yn. Is this for certaynte ye
&s;hewe me / or do you &s;peke it to a<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">&s;aye me. I
am come hyder on the great tru&s;t that I ha|ue
in you / to &s;hewe you my bu&s;ine&s;&s;e / &amp; you
to make me &s;uch cruell chere and to gyue me
&s;o harde word / I haue great marueyle that
of. I can nat tell quod Tourne myne wha<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">
ye wyll &s;ay / but this that I haue &s;aid I &s;hall
fulfyll / and &s;o layde hades on hym. And his
&s;eruauntes knowynge their mai&s;ters plea|&s;ure / 
toke Aymergot without any de<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="3 letters">e ma+kyng / 
for he was without weapen or arm<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">r<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">
and al&s;o enclo&s;ed in the ca&s;tell. For any wor|des
that he coulde &s;aye / there he was taken &amp;
yrons putte vpon his legges and layde in a
towre / and &s;ure kepars about hym.</P>
<P>WHan this was done he cau&s;ed the ca+&s;tell
gate to be &s;hytte / and toke the
keyes hym &s;elfe. And commaunded
all his &s;eruauntes on payne of their lyues / 
none of them to be &s;o hardy to go to the gate
without he &s;ent them thyder. His comaan|dement
was vpholde. Than he wrote letts
at his plea&s;ure / dyrected to the duke of Ber|rey:
Certifyeng hym howe he hadde Aymer+got
Marcell in pri&s;one / and that <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="2 letters">he he wolde
&abper;done hym his yuell wyll / he wolde delyuer
Aymergot in to his hanoes. Whan this let|ter
was written and &s;ealed / he commaunded
one of his &s;eruauntes / &s;uche as he tru&s;ted / 
to go in to Fraunce to the duke of Berrey / &amp;
to delyuer hym his letter / and to reco~mende
hym lowly to hym / and nat to retourne with
out an an&s;were. The varlet toke the letter / 
and mou~ted on a good hor&s;e and &s;o de&abper;ted / &amp;
rode &s;o longe that he came to Parys / where
the duke of Berey was / and there delyuered
to hym his mai&s;ters letter. The duke toke y^e
letter and reed it and &s;myled there at / &amp; &s;ayd
to &s;uche knyghtes as were about hym. &s;<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">rs / 
<PB REF="217">
wyll ye here newe tidynges? Aymergot mar+cell
is taken pri&s;oner his owne co&s;yn germa+yne
Tourne myne hath taken hym: y^e knigh+tes
an&s;wered and &s;ayd. &s;ir / it is good tidyn|ges
for the countrey of Auuergne &amp; of Lymo+&s;yn / 
for they haue had of hym a longe &s;ea&s;on
an yuell neyghbour. He hath done &s;o moche
yuell / that if it plea&s;e you he were worthy to
pey&s;e the gybet: he ought to haue none other
raun&s;ome nor pardon. I can nat &s;aye &abquod; the
duke what the kyng and his coun&s;ayle wyll
&s;aye therto / I wyll &s;peke with them therin.
It was nat longe after but that the duke of
Berrey toke a barge on the ryuer of Seyne
and &s;o came to the ca&s;tell of Lour where the
kyng and his cou~&s;aile was: he &s;hewed there
the&s;e newes / he cau&s;ed the letter that Turne
myne had &s;ent hym to be reed / of the whiche
tidynges euery man was ioyfull / and the lor+des
&s;aide. it is well &s;ene that &s;uche maner of
robbers and pillers can neuer co~e to a good
ende. Than the duke of Berey was de&s;yred
to &s;ende for hym by the &s;ene&s;chall of Auuer|gne / 
and to be brought to Paris / &amp; to be put
in y^e ca&s;tell of &s;aynt Antonies. Furthermore
it was ordayned / that Tourne myne / for the
good &s;eruice he hadde done to the crowne of
Frau~ce / that all di&s;plea&s;ures &s;hulde be clene
for gyuen hym: and thervpon letters paten|tes
were made &amp; &s;ent to hym by his &s;eruaunt
wherof he was well content / and tru&s;ted on
tho&s;e letters. Than with in a &s;horte &s;pace af+ter
/ the &s;ene&s;chall of Auergne by a co~mi&s;&s;ion
fro the duke of Berrey came to the ca&s;tell of
Tourne myne / &amp; there Aymergot Marcell
was delyuered to hym / wherof Aymergotte
was &s;ore aba&s;&s;hed / whan he &s;awe hym &s;elfe
in the co~pany of his enemies. Wherto &s;hul|de
I make lo~ge proce&s;&s;e / the &s;ene&s;hall caried
hym with men of armes a long through the
countrey / and pa&s;&s;ed the ryuers of Seyne
and Marewe / by the bridge of Charenton / 
and &s;o fro thens to the ca&s;tell of &s;aynt Anto|nies.
There the Vicount Darchy was char+ged
with hym who as than~e was capitayne
of that ca&s;tell. He kepte hym nat long but y^t
he was delyuered to the prouo&s;t of the Cha|telet
of Parys. And trewe it was / Aymer|got
offred for his raun&s;ome thre&s;core thou|&s;ande
frankes / but it wolde nat be taken / He
was an&s;wered the kyng was riche ynough.
After that he was &s;ente to the Chatelette / he
was nat long kepte there but that he was iu+ged
to dye &s;hamefully lyke a traytour to the
Crowne of Fraunce. And &s;oo on a daye he
was caryed in a chariot to a place called the
Halles / and there &s;ette on the pyllary. Than
all his tre&s;pa&s;&s;es were reed before hym / and
by hym was &s;ir Wylliam of Trune who &s;pa+ke
moche to hym. It was thought / y^t it was
to knowe the &s;tate of certayne capitayns in
Auuergne / and whether they were con&s;en|tyng
to his dedes or nat. The lordes knewe
well / but I coude neuer haue knowlege ther+of.
Thus he was executed. His heed &s;tryken
of and his body quartred / and the quarters
&s;ette at euery gate of Parys. To this ende
came Aymergotte Marcell. As of his wyfe
and of his goodes / I knewe nat what beca~e
further of them.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="171" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the chry&s;ten lordes and the
geno wayes beyng in the y&s;le of Co|nymbres
at ancre / departed thens to
go and laye &s;iege to the &s;tronge cytie
of Aufryke in Barbary / and howe
they maynteyned the &s;iege.
Cap. C.lxxi.</HEAD>
<P>_WHere as I haue &s;poken
at length of the lyfe of Ay|mergot
Mercell / it was to
furny&s;&s;he this hy&s;torie. for
the condycions bothe of y|uell
and good / ought to be
alwayes treated in a hy&s;to+ry / 
and &s;pecially whan it toucheth any great
feate / for en&s;ample of other / and to gyue ma|ter
and occa&s;yon to do well: For if Aymer|gotte
had ledde his lyfe in good vertues / he
had ben a man of great valure / and bycau&s;e
he dyde the co~trary he came to an yuell ende.
&para; Nowe let vs leaue &s;pekyng of hym / &amp; let
vs retourne to the hyghe enterprice that the
Chri&s;ten knyghtes of Fraunce and other na+cyous
dyd in that &s;ea&s;on in the realme of Au|fryke / 
&amp; I wyll begyn there as I lefte. The
&s;ayd lordes a&s;&s;embled in the y&s;le of Conym|bres.
after they had pa&s;&s;ed the tempe&s;tes and
paryls in the Goulfe of Lyon: there they ta|ryed
<PB N="cciii" REF="217">
eche for other / for there were in the cytie
of Aufryke a .xxx. thou&s;ande. In this y&s;le of
Conymbres they were a nyne dayes &amp; refre&s;+&s;hed
them: and there the patrons of the ga|lees
&s;ayde to the lordes. Sirs / we be in the
lande next aprochyng to the marche&s;&s;e of Au+fryke / 
whider by the grace of god ye are pur+po&s;ed
to go and laye liege. Wherfore it is be+houable
to take co<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">&s;ayle eche of other / howe
we maye entre in to the hauen / &amp; to take la~de
To &s;aue our &s;elfe it is be&s;t we &s;enoe forma&s;t
our lytell &s;hyppes / called Brigandyns / and
let vs tary in the mouthe of the hauyn / y^e fir&s;t
day that we aproche and all the nyght after / 
and the nexte mornynge to take lande / by the
grace of god at our ley&s;ar / &amp; than lodge our
&s;elfes as nere the cytie as we maye / without
the &s;hotte of their artyllary / and let vs &s;ette
our cro&s;bowes genouois in order / who &s;hal
be redy to defende all &s;cirmy&s;&s;hes. And we
&s;uppo&s;e well that whan we &s;hall take ladyn+ge / 
ye haue here i~ your co~panyes many yong
&s;quyers / who to enhau~ce their honours wyll
requyre to haue the order of knighthode. In
&s;tructe them wi&s;ely and &s;wetely / howe they
&s;hall mentayne them&s;elfes. And my lordes / 
knowe for trouthe / that all we &s;ee men &s;hall
acquyte vs vnto you well and truely / and al+wayes
&s;hewe you by what maner of order / 
we &s;hall moo&s;t greue our enemyes. And we
&s;hall take payne and &s;tudy howe the cytie of
Aufryke may be won / for ofte tymes they ha|ue
done vs great do~mage. For on that co&s;te
it is the chiefe key of Barbary / and of the re|almes
that foloweth. Fir&s;t the realme of Au+frike / 
of Mallorques / and of Bougy. And if
god of his grace wyll con&s;ent that we maye
wyn this cytie of Aufrike / all the Sarazyns
wyll trymble to the realme of Liby &amp; Sury / 
&s;o that all the worlde &s;hall &s;peke therof. And
by the ayde of other chri&s;ten realmes &amp; y&s;les
marchyng nere to Aufrike / we &s;hall always
be refre&s;hed with vitayls and newe men / for
this is a co~mon vo<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">age / For euery man wyll
de&s;yre dayly to do dedes of armes / and &s;peci+ally
on goddes enemyes: and thus in the co~|clu&s;ion
of their proce&s;&s;e the patrons &s;aid. lor+des / 
we &s;ay nat this by no pre&s;u~pcion / nor by
maner as to teche you what ye &s;huld do. but
this that we haue &s;ayd is all onely for loue &amp;
by humilyte / for ye be all noble men &s;age and
valyant / &amp; can better order euery thyng than
we can deuy&s;e and &s;peke. Than the lorde of
Coucy &s;aid. &s;irs / your good coun&s;ayle &amp; ad|uy&s;e
ought gretly to content vs / for we &s;e no
thyng therin but good. And &s;irs / be ye &s;ure
that we &s;hall do nothyng without your cou~+&s;ayle / 
for ye haue brought vs hyder to do de|des
of armes.</P>
<P>THus in the pre&s;ence of the duke of
Burbone / the lordes and other cou~|&s;ayled
toguyder in the y&s;le of Co|nymbres / 
how they myght aproche y^e &s;trong
towne of Aufryke. Whan euery thyng was
well aduy&s;ed and &s;ette in good order by the
admyrall and patrons of the galees / &amp; that
wynde and wether &s;erued them / euery lorde
entred in to his galee amo~g their owne men
hauyng great de&s;yre to encou~tre with their
enemyes the &s;arazyns. Than the tru~pettes
blewe vp at their departyng. It was great
plea&s;ure to beholde their ores / howe they ro+wed
abrode in the &s;ee / whiche was pea&s;able / 
calme and fayre / &s;o that in maner the &s;ee &s;he|wed
her &s;elfe that &s;he had great de&s;yre y^t the
chri&s;ten men &s;hulde come before the &s;tronge
towne of Aufryke. The chri&s;ten nauy was
goodly to regarde &amp; well ordred / and it was
great beautie to &s;e the baners and penons of
&s;ilke / with the armes and badges of y^e lordes
and other wauyng with the wynde / and &s;hy+nyng
agayn&s;t the &s;on~e. And within an hour
of noone / the chri&s;ten men perceyued y^e hygh
towres of the towne of Aufrike / &amp; the farder
they &s;ayled the nerer it &s;hewed to their &s;ygh+tes / 
wherfore euery man reioy&s;ed and good
cau&s;e why / &s;eyng all they de&s;yred to co~e thy|der.
They thought tha~ in a maner their pay+nes
relea&s;ed &amp; their voyage accomply&s;&s;hed.
Thus as they aproched to thentre of the re|alme
of Aufryke / they co~muned &amp; deuy&s;ed a+mong
them&s;elfe. and in lyke maner the &s;ara+zyns
that were within the towne of Aufryke
&s;pake and deuy&s;ed and were &s;ore aba&s;&s;hed / 
whan they &s;awe their enemies aproche with
&s;uche a nombre of &s;ayles &amp; &s;ayde / that &s;urely
they were lykely to be be&s;ieged / Howe be it
they thought their towne &s;o &s;tro~g with tow|res
and walles / &amp; with artyllary / that ther|with
they reconforted and toke corage. And
to gyue warnyng to the countrey (as &s;oone
as they &s;awe their enemyes on the See / on
the hyghe towres) They &s;owned Tymbres
<PB REF="218">
and tabours / accordynge to their v&s;age / in
&s;uche wy&s;e / that the men abrode in the coun|trey
drewe toguyder. Suche men of Bar|bary
as had ben &s;ente thyder by the kynge of
Aufryke / and by the kynge of Thunes and
Bougy. Whan they knewe of the Chri&s;ten
mennes co~mynge / by rea&s;on of the noy&s;e of
the Tymbres and tabours / to thentent that
they &s;hulde nat entre to farre in to their cou~|treis.
Euery man tooke hede to his charge &amp;
&s;ente certayne of their capitayns to the See
&s;yde / to &s;e the aprochyng of y^e Chri&s;ten men / 
and to beholde their dealyng that nyght. Al|&s;o
they prouyded to defende the towres and
gates about the hauyn of Aufryke / to the en|tent
that by their neglige~ce the towne of Au|fryke
&s;hulde take no do~mage / whiche towne
was &s;o &s;trong / that it was nat lykely to take
great hurte without longe &s;iege. And I Io|han
Froy&s;&s;art auctour of this cronycle / by|cau&s;e
I was neuer in Aufryke / and bycau&s;e
I myght truely write the maner and fa&s;cion
of this enterprice. Alwayes I de&s;yred &s;uche
knyghtes and &s;quyers as had ben at y^e &s;ame
voyage / to enforme me of euery thyng. And
bycau&s;e I had been oftentymes in my dayes
at Calays / I demaunded al&s;o of &s;uche there
as had ben at the &s;ayde voyage. And it was
&s;hewed me of a &s;uretie / that the &s;arazyns a|monge
them &s;elfes &s;ayde / howe the Chri&s;ten
men that were there were expert and &s;ubtyle
men of armes. Whervpon an auncyent &s;ara|zyn
&s;ayd to all his company. Sirs / all thyn|ges
co~&s;ydred / it is be&s;t that the Chri&s;ten men
at the begynnyng &s;e nat our &s;trength and pu+i&s;&s;aunce / 
nor al&s;o we haue nat men &s;uffycie~t
to fyght with them / but daylye men wyll co~e
to vs. Wherfore I thynke it be&s;t to &s;uf<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">re the~
to take la~de: they haue no hor&s;es to ouer ron
the countrey: they wyll nat &s;prede abrode / 
but kepe togyder for feare of vs. The towne
is &s;tronge ynoughe and well prouyded / we
nede nat feare any a&s;&s;aut&abis;. The ayre is hote
and wyll be hotter. They are lodged in the
&s;onne and we in the &s;hadowe: and they &s;hall
dayly wa&s;t their vitaylles / and &s;halbe with|<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ute
hope to recouer any newe / and they lye
here any long &s;ea&s;on. And we &s;hall haue ple~+tie
for we be in our owne countrey. and they
&s;hall ofte~tymes be awaked and &s;crimy&s;&s;hed
withall / to their do~mage and to our aduaun+tage.
Lette vs nat fight with them / for other
wy&s;e they can nat di&s;confyte vs. They haue
nat ben v&s;ed with the ayre of this countrey / 
whiche is contrary to their nature. I thynke
this the be&s;t waye.</P>
<P>TO the &s;aieng of this au~cient knight
&s;arazyn all other agreed. Than~e it
was co~maunded on payne of dethe
that no man &s;hulde go to the &s;ee &s;yde to &s;cry|my&s;&s;he
with the Chri&s;ten men without they
were co~maunded / but to kepe them &s;elfe clo&s;e
in their lodgynges / &amp; &s;uffre the chri&s;ten men
to take lande. This determynacion was vp
holde none dur&s;t breke it. And they &s;ent a cer+tayne
of their archers in to the towne of Au|fryke / 
to ayde to defende it. The Sarazyns
&s;hewed theme &s;elfes nothyng / as though ther
had been no men in the countrey. The Chri|&s;ten
men lodged all that night in the mouthe
of the hauyn of Aufryke / and the nexte mor|nynge
the wether was fayre and clere / and
the ayre in good temper / and the &s;onne ro&s;e / 
that it was plea&s;ure to beholde. Than~e the
Chri&s;ten men began to &s;tyrre / and made the~
redy / hauynge great de&s;yre to approche the
towne of Aufryke and to take lande. Than
trumpettes and claryons began to &s;owne in
the Gallees and ve&s;&s;elles / and made great
noi&s;e: and about nyne of the clocke whan the
chri&s;ten men had taken a lytell refre&s;&s; hynge
with drinke: than were they reioy&s;ed &amp; ligh|ted.
And accordyng as they had apoynted be+fore / 
they &s;ent in fyr&s;t their lyght ve&s;&s;elles cal+led
Brigandyns / well furni&s;&s;hed with artyl+lary.
They entred in to the hauyn / and after
them came the armed Galees / and the other
&s;hyppes of the flete in good order. and tour|nyng
towardes the lande by the &s;ee &s;yde / ther
was a &s;trong ca&s;tell with hyghe towres / and
&s;pecially one towre whiche defended the &s;ee
&s;yde / and the lande al&s;o. And in this towre
was a bricoll or an engyn whiche was nat y|dell / 
but &s;tyll dyde ca&s;t great &s;tones amonge
the Chri&s;ten mens &s;hyppes. In lyke wi&s;e in
euery towre of the towne agayn&s;t the See
&s;yde / there were engyns to ca&s;te &s;tones. the
&s;arazyns had well prouyded for their towne
for they loked euer longe before whane they
&s;hulde be be&s;ieged. Whan the Chri&s;ten men
entred in to the hauen of Aufryke to take lan+de
/ it was a ple&s;aunt &s;yght to beholde their
order / and to here the claryons and trumpet|tes
<PB N="cciiii" REF="218">
&s;ounde &s;o hyghe and clere / dyuers knigh+tes
and valyaunt men of the realme of Frau~+ce / 
&s;prede abrode that day their baners / with
dyuers other newe made knyghtes. The lor+de
Iohan of Lignye was there fir&s;te made
knight. He was of the countrey of Chauny.
He was made by the handes of a co&s;yn of his
named &s;ir Henry Dantoygne / and there he
&s;prede abrode fir&s;t his baner: The felde gol|de / 
a bende of goules. And in his companye
was his co&s;yn germayne the lorde of Hauret
in Chauny. Thus the lordes knyghtes and
&s;quyers with great de&s;yre auaunced them / &amp;
toke lande and lodged on the lande of their
enemyes in the &s;ight of the fal&s;e &s;arazyns. on
a wedni&s;daye in the euenyng of Mary Ma|gdaleyne / 
in the yere of our lorde god a thou+&s;ande
thre hundred &amp; four&s;core. And as they
toke la~de they were lodged by their mar&s;hal+les.
The &s;arazyns that were within y^e towne
pray&s;ed moche the chri&s;ten me~nes order: and
bycau&s;e that the great Galees coulde nat a|proche
nere to the lande / the men y&s;&s;ued out
in bottes / and toke lande and folowed the ba+ner
of our lady.</P>
<P>THe Sarazins that were within the
towne / and &s;uche as were abrode in
the countrey / &s;uffered the Chri&s;ten
men pe&s;ably to take lande / for they &s;awe well
it &s;hulde nat be for their aduauntage to haue
fought with them at their landyng. The du+ke
of Burbone who was as chefe of the chri|&s;ten
armye there / was lodged in the myddes
of his company ryght honorably / his baner
di&s;played poudred full of Floure du Lyces / 
with an ymage of our Lady in the myddes / 
and a &s;cochynne with the armes of Burbone
vnder the fete of the ymage. &para; Fyr&s;te on the
ryght hande of the duke / there was lodged
his brother &s;ir Guylliam of Tremoyle with
his penon / and the lorde of Bordenay with
his baner / and &s;ir Helyon of Lygnacke with
his penon / the lorde of Tour&s;e with a penon
And than the Henowers with the &s;tanderde
of the lorde Wyllyam of Heynaulte / as than
erle of O&s;trenaunt / elde&s;t &s;onne to the duke
Aubert of Bauyere / erle of Heynaulte. Of
Hollande and of zelande / the deuy&s;e in y^e &s;tan+derde
was a Her&s;e golde / &s;tandyng on a bell
goules. There was the lorde of Haureth w^t
his baner / the lorde of Ligny with his baner
and than &s;ir Philyppe Dartoys erle of Ewe
with baner / the lorde of Mate&s;elon with ba|ner / 
the lorde of Calam with penon / the Se|ne&s;chall
of Ewe with penon / the lorde of Ly|nyers
with baner / the lorde of Thune with
baner / the lorde of Ameuall with baner / &s;ir
Water of Champenon with penon / &s;ir Ioh<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">
of the Ca&s;tell Morant with baner / the mar|&s;hall
of Sanxeres brother with penon / the
lorde of Coucy with baner / be&s;te apoynted
nexte the duke of Burbone / &s;ir Stephyne of
Sanxere with penon. Than the Fre~che kyn+ges
penon with his deuyce / and therby was
&s;ir Iohan of Barroys / with the penon of his
armes. Than &s;ir Guylliam Morles with ba+ner / 
and the lorde of Lo~gueuall with penon / 
&s;ir Iohan of Roye with baner / the lorde of
Bour&s;e with penon / the Vycount Dau&s;ney
with baner / the lorde admyrall with baner / 
called Iohan of Vyen. &para; Nowe here after
foloweth they on the dukes lyfte hande.</P>
<P>ON the lyfte hande of Loyes duke of
Burbone were lodged as foloweth.
Fir&s;t the lorde of Au&s;emont of Ba|uyere / 
and &s;ir Iohan of Beauforde ba&s;tarde
&s;onne to the duke of Lanca&s;tre / with his ba|ner
di&s;played / &s;ir Iohan Butler Engly&s;&s;he
with a penon / &s;ir Iohan of Crama with a ba+ner / 
the Souldyche of Le&s;trade with penon
&s;ir Iohan Harcourt with baner / and y^e lorde
Beraulte erle of Cleremount / and the Dol|phin
of Auuergne with baner / and &s;ir Hugh
Dolphyn his brother with penon / the lorde
of Bertencourt with penon / the lorde Pyer
Buffyer with baner / the lorde of &s;aynt Se+mere
with baner / the lorde of Lauuart mar|&s;hall
of the hoo&s;t with baner / the lorde Ber|gue
of Beau&s;&s;e with penon / the lorde of Lou+uy
with baner / &s;ir Gerarde of Lymo<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">yn his
brother with penon / the lorde of &s;aynt Ger|mayne
with baner / And than the penon and
&s;ta~derde with the deuyce of the duke of Bur+goyn / 
&s;ir Philyppe of Barre with baner / &s;ir
Geffray of Charney with baner / &s;ir Loyes
of Poicters with penon / &s;ir Robert of Cala|bre
with penon / the vycount of Ses with ba+ner / 
the lorde Montague with baner / the lor+de
of Vyle Neufe with penon / &s;ir Wyllyam
of Molyne with penon / the lorde of Lo~gny
with penon / &s;ir Angorget Damboy&s;e with
penon / &s;ir Aleyne of Cha~payne with penon:
<PB REF="219">
all the&s;e baners and penons were &s;ette in the
front before y^e towne of Aufryke / and be&s;yde
that a great nombre of other knyghtes and
&s;quyers ryght valyaunt men and <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">fhighe co+rage / 
were lodged abrode in the felde / I can+nat
name them all / al&s;o it wolde be to long a
writyng. There were a fourtene thou&s;ande
all gentylmen. It was a companye to do a
great feate / and to &s;u&s;teyne a great batyle / if
the &s;arazyns had come forthe to haue gyuen
them batayle / whiche they dyd nat / for as on
y^t day they &s;hewed no maner of defence / but
ca&s;tyng out of their towres great &s;tones.</P>
<P>WHan the Chri&s;ten men were lodged
as well as they myght / &amp; refre&s;&s;hed
them &s;elfes with &s;uche as they had
brought with them / for they myght nat ryn
abrode in the countrey to gather bowes of
trees to make with all their lodgynges / <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">or
it had ben to their domage if they had aduen+tured
them&s;elfe abrode. The lordes had ten+tes
and pauilio~s that they had brought with
them fro Geane. Thus they lodged in good
order. the cro&s;bowes of the genouoys were
lodged on the wynges / and clo&s;ed in the lor|des.
They occupyed a great &s;pace of grou~de
for they were a great nombre / all their proui+&s;yons
were in the galees / and all the day the
maryners conueyed their &s;tuffe to <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ande by
bottes. And whan the chri&s;ten y&s;les adioy|nyng / 
as Naples<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> Cicyll / and al&s;o the mayne
landes / as Puylle and Calabre. Whan they
knewe howe the Chri&s;ten men had be&s;ieged
the &s;trong ca&s;tell of Aufryke / they dyd what
they coude to vitayle the chri&s;ten army. &s;ome
to haue aduau~tage therby / and &s;ome for loue
and affection that they had to the genouoys / 
fro the y&s;le of Caude came to them the good
maluey&s;ies in great plenty / without whiche
conforte they coude nat longe haue endured / 
for they were a great nombre / and good drin+kers
and good caters / Howe be it their pro|ui&s;<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ons
came nat alwayes to the~ in lyke ma|ner / 
for &s;omtyme they had plentie and &s;ome
&s;ea&s;on they wanted. &para; Nowe I &s;hall &s;om|what
&s;peke of the &s;arazyns a&s;well as I haue
done of the chri&s;ten men / as it is rea&s;on to co~+clude
all thynges.</P>
<P>Trewe it was that they of Aufrike and of
Barbary knewe longe before howe the geno+wayes
hadde thretned them / and they loked
for none other thyng / but the &s;ame yere to be
be&s;ieged / as they were in dede. They hadde
made proui&s;yon to re&s;y&s;t agayn&s;t it. &amp; whan
the tidynges were &s;prede abrode in the coun+trey
howe that the chri&s;tenmen were come to
Aufryke they were in dout / for he is nat wi&s;e
that feareth nat his ennemyes thoughe they
be neuer &s;o fewe. Howe be it the &s;arazyns re+puted
the chri&s;ten men right valyant &amp; good
men of warre / wherfore they greatly douted
them: and to the entent to re&s;y&s;t &amp; to defende
the fronters of their countreys / they a&s;&s;em|bled
toguyder of dyuers parties / as they of
the lande and &s;eignorie of Aufrike and of the
realme of Maroche / and of y^e realme of Bou+gye / 
the be&s;t men of warre in all tho&s;e coun|treis / 
and &s;uche as lee&s;t feared dethe. Thus
they came and lodged on the &s;andes agayn&s;t
the chri&s;ten men / and they had behynde them
an highe wode / to thentent that they &s;hulde
receyue on that &s;yde no do~mage by meanes
of bu&s;&s;hmentes or &s;crimy&s;&s;hes. The&s;e &s;ara|zins
lodged them &s;elfes right &s;agely &amp; &s;urely
they were of men of warre a .xxx. thou&s;ande
good archers / and ten thou&s;ande hor&s;emen
and mo. Howe be it the Chri&s;ten men coude
neuer knowe &s;urely what nombre they were
for they &s;uppo&s;ed they had a greater nombre
lodged in the woodes / whiche myght ryght
well be. For they were in their owne cou~tre
and might go and come in to their ho&s;t at all
houres without paryll or dommage at their
owne lybertie. They were often tymes re|fre&s;&s;hed
with newe vitayls brought to them
on &s;omers and camelles. And the &s;eco~de day
that the Engly&s;&s;he men had been a lande / in
the mornyng at the breke of the day / and that
the &s;ame nyght the lorde Henry Dautoygne
had kepte the watche with two hundred men
of armes and a thou&s;ande cro&s;bowes geno|wayes.
The &s;arazyns came to awake and to
&s;crimy&s;&s;he with theym / whiche endured the
&s;pace of tow houres. There were many de|des
of armes atchyued / but y^e &s;arazins wolde
nat ioyne to fyght hande to hande / but they
&s;crimy&s;&s;hed with ca&s;tyng of dartes and &s;ho+tynge / 
and wolde nat foly&s;&s;hely aduenture
the~&s;elfes / but wi&s;ely and &s;agely reculed. the
chri&s;ten hoo&s;t than apparelled them to go to
the &s;crimy&s;&s;he / and &s;ome of the great lordes
of Fraunce came thyder to &s;e the deme anour
<PB N="ccv" REF="219">
of the &s;arazyns / therby to know a n<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ther tyme
their maner in &s;krymy&s;&s;hynge. Thus the &s;a|razyns
drewe to their lodgynge and the cry|&s;ten
men to theirs. And durynge the &s;iege the
cry&s;ten men were neuer in &s;uretie nor re&s;t / for
outher euenynge or mornynge the &s;arazyns
wolde awake them and &s;krymy&s;&s;he. Amonge
the &s;arazyns there was a yonge knight called
Agadingor Dolyferne / he was alwayes well
mounted on a redy and a lyght hor&s;e / it &s;emed
whan the hor&s;e ranne / that he dyd flye in the
ayre. The knyght &s;emed to be a good man of
armes by his dedes / he bare always of v&s;age
thre fedred dartes / and ryght well he coulde
handle them / and acordynge to their cu&s;tome
he was clene armed with a long whyte to well
aboute his heed. His aparell was blacke / and
his owne coloure browne / and a good hor&s;e|man.
The cry&s;ten men &s;ayde they thought he
dyd &s;uche dedes for the loue of &s;ome yonge la+dy
of his countrey. And trewe it was that he
loued entyrely the kynge of Thunes dough|ter / 
named the lady Azala / &s;he was enhery|tour
to the realme of Thunes / after y^e di&s;cea&s;e
of the kyng her father. This Agadingor was
&s;onne to the duke of Olyferne. I can nat tell if
they were maryed togyther after or nat / but
it was &s;hewed me that this knyght for loue of
the &s;ayd lady durynge the &s;iege dyd many fea+tes
of armes. The knyghtes of Faunce wolde
fayne haue taken hym / but they coulde neuer
atrape nor enclo&s;e him / his hor&s;e was &s;o &s;wyft
and &s;o redy to his hande y^t alwaies he &s;kaped.</P>
<P>THe cry&s;ten men wolde gladly haue
taken &s;ome &s;arazyn to the entente to
haue knowen the &s;tate of the towne
and countrey / but for all their &s;krymy&s;&s;hynge
they coulde neuer gette none. The &s;ara&s;yns
toke good hede to them&s;elfe / and dyd paue&s;&s;e
them&s;elfe agayn&s;t the cro&s;ebowes genouoys / 
they werenat &s;o well armed as the cri&s;ten men
it was nat their v&s;age / nor they had no armo|rers
nor metall to forge harne&s;&s;e withall / for
mo&s;t comenly they lacke yron and &s;teele / they
be euer armed in lether / and beare targettes a+boute
their neckes couered and made of Cure
boley of Capadoce / no wepen can perce it and
the lether be nat hote. &s;o that whan they come
nere to their enemyes they ca&s;t their dartes all
at ones. And whan the genouoys do &s;hote at
theym / than they couche them &s;elfe lowe and
couer them with their targes / and whan the
&s;hotte is pa&s;te / than they ca&s;te agayne their fe+dred
dartes. Thus the &s;pace of nyne wekes
durynge the &s;iege they often tymes &s;krymy&s;|&s;hed / 
&s;o that dyuers were hurte on bothe par|ties / 
and &s;pecially &s;uche as lyghtly without a
uy&s;ement aduentured them &s;elfe. thus the cry+&s;ten
men toke good hede to them&s;elfe / and &s;o
dyd the &s;arazyns on their parte / and the lor|des
of Fraunce and &s;uche other as were com<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">
thyder to their ayde / gladly regarded the dea+lynge
of the &s;arazyns. To &s;aye the trouthe to
lordes of a&s;tate and to gret men / all newelties
are dylectable. And if the cry&s;ten men hadde
plea&s;ure to beholde them / the &s;arazyns had as
great plea&s;ure to regarde the maner of the cry+&s;ten
men / amonge them there were yonge lu|&s;ty
knyghtes / who had great plea&s;ure to be|holde
the armure baners / &s;tandardes / and pe+nons / 
with ryche&s;&s;e and noblene&s;&s;e that was
amonge the cry&s;ten men / and at nyght whan
they were at their lodgynges they &s;pake and
deuy&s;ed. But as it was &s;hewed me there was
one thynge amonge them to be marueyled at / 
I &s;hall &s;hewe you what.</P>
<P>THe &s;arazyns within the towne of Au+fryke
had great marueyle by what
tytell or in&s;taunce y^t the cry&s;ten men
came thyder &s;o &s;trongly to make them warre.
It was &s;hewed me howe they toke aduy&s;e a|monge
them howe to knowe the trouth therof / 
and determyned to &s;ende to the cry&s;ten men to
knowe their myndes / and &s;o toke a truchman
that coulde &s;peke Italyan / and commaunded
hym to go to the cry&s;ten ho&s;t / and to demau~de
of them in what tytle and in&s;taunce they are
come to make vs warre / and why they be come
&s;o &s;trongly in to the empyre of Barbary / and
in to the lande of Auffryke / and &s;aye howe we
haue in nothynge tre&s;pa&s;ed them. of a trouth
afore this tyme there hath ben warre bytwene
vs and the genouoys / but as for that warre
by rea&s;on ought nat to touche the cry&s;ten men
of farre countreys of. as for the genouoys are
our neyghbours / they take of vs and we of
them / we haue been auncyente enemyes and
&s;hall be / excepte whan treuce is bytwene vs.
with this me&s;&s;age the trucheman departed / 
and rode to the cry&s;ten army / and mette fyr&s;t
with a genoway / and &s;hewed hym howe he
was a me&s;&s;anger &s;ent fro y^e &s;arazyns to &s;peke
<PB REF="220">
with &s;ome lorde of Fraunce. The genoway
had to name Anthony Marthy / he was a cen+turyon
of the cro&s;bowes / he brought this me&s;|&s;anger
to the duke of Burbon and to the lorde
of Coucy / who gladly herde hym &s;peke / and
the wordes that he &s;pake in his owne langage
the centuryon genoway expowned theym in
frenche. Whan this me&s;&s;anger had declared
his me&s;&s;age / he de&s;yred to haue an anu&s;were.
The lordes of Fraunce &s;ayde he &s;hulde haue / 
but fir&s;t they wolde take aduy&s;e in the mater.
Than a .xii. of the greate&s;t lordes drewe togy+der
to coun&s;ayle in the duke of Burbons tent / 
and concluded / and &s;o &s;ent for the me&s;&s;anger / 
and the genouoy made him his an&s;were in al
their names. Sayeng howe the tytle and qua+rell
that they made warre in was / bycau&s;e the
&s;onne of god called Ie&s;u chry&s;t and trewe pro+fyte
/ by their lyne and generacyon was put to
deth and crucyfyed / and bycau&s;e they had iud+ged
their god to deth without tytell or rea&s;on / 
therfore they wolde haue a mendes / and pu|ny&s;&s;he
that tre&s;pace and fal&s;e iudgement that
they of their lawe had made / and al&s;o bycau&s;e
they beleued nat in the holy baptyme / and are
euer contrary to their faythe &amp; lawe. nor al&s;o
bycau&s;e they beleued nat in the virgyn Mary
m<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ther to Ihe&s;u Cry&s;t. F<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">r the&s;e cau&s;es and
other they &s;ayd they toke the &s;arazyns and all
their &s;ecte for their enemyes / and &s;ayd howe
they wolde reuenge the di&s;pytes that they had
doone and dayly do to their god and cry&s;ten
faythe. With this an&s;were the treuchman re|tourned
without parell or domage / and &s;he|wed
to his may&s;ters all as ye haue herde. At
this aun&s;were the &s;arazyns dyd nothinge but
laugh / and &s;ayd howe that aun&s;were was no+thynge
rea&s;onable / for it was the iewes that
put Chry&s;t to dethe / and nat they. Thus the
&s;iege &s;tyll endured euery party making good
watche.</P>
<P>ANone after the &s;arazyns toke coun|&s;ayle
togyder / and determyned that
a &s;euen or eight dayes togyther they
&s;hulde &s;uffre the cry&s;ten men in re&s;te / and nat
to make any maner of &s;krymy&s;&s;he with them / 
and than &s;odaynly on a nyght about the hour
of mydnyght to &s;ette on the hoo&s;t / tru&s;tynge
therby to do a great feate. As they ordayned
&s;o they dyd / and an eyght dayes togyther they
made no &s;krymy&s;&s;he / and on the .ix. day about
mydnight they &s;ecretly armed them with &s;uch
armure as they were accu&s;tomed to / and &s;o
came clo&s;e togyder without any noy&s;e nere to
the lodgynges of the cry&s;ten men / and had en+terpry&s;ed
to haue done a great feate / &amp; to haue
entred / nat on that &s;ide that their watche was
on / but on the other parte of the felde / where
there was no watche kept. They had come to
their ententes / and god properly had nat ben
agayn&s;t them / in &s;hewynge of apparante my|racles / 
I &s;hall &s;hewe you howe.</P>
<P>As the &s;arazyns aproched they &s;awe &s;odenly
before them a great company of ladyes and
damo&s;els / all in whyte colour / and one in e&s;pe+cyall
who in beauty without compari&s;on exce+ded
all the other / and there was borne before
her a baner all of whyte and reed within. with
this &s;yght the &s;arazyns were &s;o aba&s;&s;hed that
they lacked &s;pyrite and force to go any further
and &s;o &s;tode &s;tyll / and the ladyes before them.
Al&s;o it was &s;hewed me that the Genouoys
had a great dogge in their company that they
brought with theym / but they knewe nat fro
whence he came / there was none that chalen|ged
the dogge to be his / whiche dogge dyd
theym great &s;eruyce / for the &s;arazyns coulde
neuer come &s;o pryuely to &s;krymy&s;&s;he / but the
dogge wolde bay and make &s;uche brewte that
he <ABBR>wold</ABBR> nat re&s;t tyll &s;uch as were a &s;lepe were
awaked / euery man knewe whan they herde
the dogge baye / that the &s;arazyns were com|myng
to &s;krymy&s;&s;he with them / wherby euer
they aparelled them &s;elfe to re&s;y&s;t them. The
genouoys called the dogge our ladies dogge.
The &s;ame &s;ea&s;on that the &s;arazyns &s;tode &s;tyll
in a traunce / and the ladyes before them this
dogge was n<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">t ydell / but he made gret brute
and ranne bayeng fyr&s;t to the &s;tande watche / 
the lorde of Coucy and &s;ir Henry Dantoigne
kept the watche that night. Whan euery man
herde this dogge make &s;uche brute they ro&s;e
and armed them redy / for they knew well that
the &s;arazyns dyd aproche to awake them. and
trewe it was that the vyrgyn Mary and her
company was before them / to defende the cry+&s;ten
men fro all parelles / &s;o that they toke that
nyght no maner of domage / for the &s;arazyns
dur&s;t nat aproche / but retourned to their lod|gynges.
And after that the cry&s;ten men toke
better hede to their watche.</P>
<P><PB N="ccvi" REF="220">
THe &s;arazyns knyghtes and &s;quyers
&s;uche as were in y^e towne of Aufryke
and &s;pecially &s;uche as had &s;ene the&s;e
ladyes / were &s;o aba&s;&s;hed that they wy&s;te nat
what to thynke. and the cry&s;ten knightes and
&s;quyers that lay at the &s;iege / &s;tudyed day and
nyght / howe they myght wyn the towne / and
they within &s;tudyed agayne howe to defende
their towne. The &s;ea&s;on was hote and drye / 
for the &s;onne was in his mo&s;te &s;trength / as in
the moneth of Augu&s;t / and the marches of Au+fryke
are ryght hoote / by rea&s;on of the &s;ande / 
and al&s;o they be nerer to the &s;onne than we be.
And the wynes that the cry&s;ten men had came
fro Pulle and Calabre / and they be hote and
drye / farre fro the nature of the french wynes / 
wherby many fell in to hoote feuers. And to
con&s;ydre acordynge to rea&s;on / I can nat tell
howe the frenche men and other of lowe coun+treys
coulde endure the payne of the hote and
gro&s;e ayre that they founde there / without re|fre&s;&s;hynge
of good / &s;wete / and fre&s;&s;he water / 
whiche they lacked there. yet they made foun|taynes
and welles in the &s;ande / whiche dyde
theym great plea&s;ure / for there they found<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">
fre&s;&s;h water / how be it often tymes the water
was &s;ore chafed by rea&s;on of the heate. And
al&s;o often tymes they had great defaute of vy+taylles / 
and &s;ome &s;ea&s;on they had ynough co|mynge
fro Cicyll / and fro other i&s;les adioy|nynge.
Suche as werehole comforted them
that were dy&s;&s;ea&s;ed / and &s;uche as had vytay|les / 
departed with theym that lacked / other
wy&s;e they coulde nat haue endured. they dalte
eche with other lyke bretherne and frendes.
The lorde of Coucy &s;pecyally had the chyefe
re&s;orte of gentlemen / he coulde behaue hym
&s;elfe &s;wetely amonge them / moche better than
the duke of Burbone / for the duke was &s;ome
what of an high corage / proude and pre&s;ump|tuous / 
nor &s;pake nat &s;o &s;wetely nor &s;o humbly
to knyghtes / &s;quyers / and &s;traungers / as the
lorde of Coucy dyd. Mo&s;te comenly the duke
of Burbone wolde &s;ytte all daye without his
tente with his legges acro&s;&s;e / and who &s;o euer
<ABBR>wold</ABBR> &s;peke with hym / it behoued him to haue
a procurer / and to make great reuerence. He
con&s;ydred nat the &s;tate of poore men &s;o well
as the lorde coucy dyd / wherfore he was more
in the grace and loue of the people thanne the
duke of Burbon was. And as it was &s;hewed
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">e by dyuers knyghtes and &s;quyers &s;traun|gers / 
that in their opynyons if the lorde Cou|cy
had ben &s;oueraygne capytayne alone / they
had &s;ped otherwy&s;e than they dyd / for by rea|&s;on
of the pride of the duke of Burbon / many
feates and enterpri&s;es were lefte vndone. It
was the opynyon of many that he kepte hym
&s;elfe &s;ure ynough fro takynge.</P>
<P>THis &s;iege enduringe before the towne
of Aufryke / whiche contynewed a .lx.
dayes and one / there was many &s;krymy&s;&s;hes
made on bothe parties <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">abrode and at the bar+ryers
of the towne. It was nedefull for them
within to make good defe~ce / for again&s;t them
was the floure of chyualry and &s;quyry. The
knyghtes aduenturers &s;ayd one to another.
If we maye get this towne with a&s;&s;aute or o|therwy&s;e / 
than we may refre&s;&s;he our &s;elfes in
it all the wynter / and at &s;omer some great ar|mye
of cry&s;ten men wyll come byther / for ther
by we and they &s;hall haue a goodly entre into
the realmes of Barbary / Aufryke / and Thu|nes.
than other dyd &s;ay / wolde to god it were
&s;o / for thanne &s;uche as &s;hulde be lodged here
&s;hulde lye honorably / for dayly they &s;hulde be
redy to do dedes of armes. They that were
within the towne doubted greatly the mater / 
wherfore they tooke great payne to defende
them &s;elfes. The great heate and brinnynge
of the &s;onne dyd put the cry&s;ten men to great
payne and traueyle / for whan they were in
harne&s;&s;e by rea&s;on of the heate / it brente them
within their armure. Marueyle it was that
any &s;kaped the dethe / by rea&s;on of the heate / 
for about the myddes of Augu&s;t the ayre was
&s;ore corrupted. Be&s;yde that there fell another
marueylous incydente / whiche if it had longe
endured / they had ben all deed without &s;troke
So it was that by rea&s;on of the great heate
and corrupcyon of the ayre / there fell amonge
them &s;uche a &s;orte of great flyes / that they co|uered
all the hoo&s;t / for no man wy&s;te howe to
defende hym &s;elfe / and euery daye a weke to|gyder
they encrea&s;ed / wherof euery man was
aba&s;&s;hed / howe be it by the grace of god and
the vyrgyn Mary / to whome euery man a|uowed
them &s;elfe / on a day dyd &s;ende a reme|dy.
There fell &s;uche an hayle and lyghtenyng
fro heuen that it &s;lewe all the &s;ayde flyes / And
by rea&s;on of this hayle / the ayre was brought
in to a good temperatene&s;&s;e / wherby y^e knygh+tes
and &s;quyers were in a better a&s;tate than
<PB REF="221">
they were before.</P>
<P>WHo &s;o euer had been in the ca&s;e that
the&s;e cry&s;ten men were in at y^t tyme / 
it mu&s;t haue behoued them to take e|uery
thynge in gree / they coulde nat haue had
euery thynge with wy&s;&s;hynge / nor at their de|maunde.
Whan any fell &s;icke it behoued them
to be well kepte / or els they &s;hulde haue dyed / 
but they were come thyder with &s;o good wyl|les
and affection / that they purpo&s;ed honou|rably
to accomply&s;&s;he their voyage / whiche
mynde greatly &s;upported the~ to endure payne
and traueyle. All thynges that was mete for
their complexions they wanted / for nothynge
came to them out of the realme of Fraunce / ty+dynges
nor other. nor in Fraunce they knewe
no more of them. &s;omtyme there came to the
army fro the cytie of Barcelone in the realme
of Aragon in a galey prouy&s;ion / wherin was
mo orenges and pomegarnettes than any o|ther
thynge. The&s;e frutes yet refre&s;&s;hed great+ly
the appetytes of the cry&s;ten men / but whan
&s;o euer any galey came to them / it retourned
nat agayne / what for doute of the encou~tryng
of the &s;arazyns on the &s;ee / as for to abyde there
to &s;e the conclu&s;yon of the &s;iege. The yonge
kynge of Cicyll often tymes &s;ente to the hoo&s;t
vytaylles / for he was the nerte cry&s;ten prince
adioynynge. If the &s;arazyns had ben of that
&s;trength to haue &s;topped the pa&s;&s;age of the &s;ee
fro them / and to haue kepte fro them &s;uche vy+tayls
and prouy&s;ions as came to the armye / 
fro Pule / Calabre / Naples / and Cicyll / the
cry&s;ten men had ben deed without any &s;troke
&s;tryking / but they made no warre but by lan|de / 
nor al&s;o they be nat of &s;uche puy&s;&s;aunce on
the &s;ee / nother in gales nor in other ve&s;&s;els / 
as the genouoys and veny&s;ians be. For if the
&s;arazyns be on the &s;ee it is but by &s;telthe / for
they dare nat abyde the cry&s;ten men / without
they haue farre the aduau~tage. A galey with
cry&s;ten men well armed / wyll di&s;comfyte four
galees of &s;arazyns. Trewe it is the turkes are
of greater force and better men of armes / ou|ther
by lande or by &s;ee / than any other &s;ecte of
the my&s;creantes contrary to our beleue / but
they dwell farre of fro the lande of Aufryke / 
the affrikans can nat be ayded by the~. The tur+kes
had certayne knowledge howe the towne
of Aufryke was be&s;yeged by the cry&s;ten men / 
they wy&s;&s;hed them often tymes there.</P>
<P>_THe cry&s;ten men &s;tudyed howe to do
domage to the &s;arazyns / and in lyke
wy&s;e &s;o dyd the &s;arazyns agayn&s;t the
chry&s;ten men / &s;tudyed howe to delyuer their
cou~trey of them. and on a day Agadingor Do+liferne / 
Madefer de Thunes / Belyns Mada+ges / 
and Brahadyn of Bougy with dyuers
other &s;arazyns / deuy&s;ed amonge them &s;elfes
and &s;ayd. Beholde here the cry&s;ten men our e|nemyes / 
who lye here before our faces in our
owne countrey / and yet we can nat di&s;comfyte
them / and they are but a handefull of men / as
to the regarde of vs / howe be it we thinke ve|ryly
they haue &s;ome great confort of &s;ome va|lyaunt
men out of their owne countreys / for at
no maner of &s;krymy&s;&s;h that we can make / and
for all that euer we can do / we can take neuer a
pri&s;oner / for if we myght take one or two of
their valyau~t men / it &s;hulde be greatly to our
honour / and by them to knowe their demea|nour
and puy&s;&s;aunce / and what they purpo&s;e
to do. Syrs &abquod; Agadingor / let &s;e what coun|&s;ayle
is be&s;t in this ca&s;e / as for me I am one of
the yonge&s;t / yet I &s;peke fyr&s;t. we are contente
therwith quod all the other / &s;ay what ye wyll.
Syrs quod he I de&s;yre greatly to do &s;ome
dede of armes with &s;ome cry&s;ten man / and I
thynke veryly if I were matched with one to
dy&s;comfyte hym in playne batayle. And &s;yrs / 
if ye wyll do &s;o that we myght fynde a .xx. or
.xxx. valyaunt men a monge vs / I &s;hall cau&s;e
and I canne the cry&s;ten men to &s;ette forthe as
many: our quarell is good / for they haue no
cau&s;e of rea&s;on to make warre again&s;t vs. and
I thynke what by rea&s;on of our iu&s;te quarell
and the good corage that we be of &s;hall gyue
vs victory. Than Madyfer of Thunes aun|&s;wered
and &s;ayd. Syr in your wordes is no|thyng
but honour / to morowe if ye wyll ryde
and be in the former fronte of the batayle with
a trucheman with you / and make &s;ome token
that ye wolde &s;peke with &s;ome cry&s;ten man / 
and than do you &s;o moche as to offre the ba|tayle
of .x. of yours agayn&s;t ten of theirs / than
&s;hall ye here and &s;e what they wyll aun&s;were / 
and yet howe &s;o euer they an&s;were we may be
aduy&s;ed what we wyll do / at le&s;te the cry&s;ten
men &s;hall repute vs the more valyaunt. They
all agreed to that apoyntmente / and &s;o pa&s;&s;ed
that nyght. the next mornyng they rode forth
to &s;krymy&s;&s;he with their enemyes / and Aga|dingor
forme&s;t / mounted on his good hor&s;e / 
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and his trucheman with him. The daye was
clere and bright / and a lytell before the &s;onne
ry&s;ynge / the &s;arazyns &s;et them &s;elfe in ordre of
batayle. The &s;ame nyght &s;ir Willyam of Tre+moyle
had kept the watch on y^e cry&s;ten parte / 
and with hym &s;ir Guy his brother. Than the
&s;arazins apered before the cri&s;ten men within
a thre cro&s;bowe &s;hot / and Agadingor had his
truchman by him / he rode on before all his co~|pany / 
and made token to &s;peke with &s;ome cry|&s;ten
man / on the one wynge of the felde. And a
gentle &s;quyer called Affrenall / &s;eyng the &s;ara+zyn
and the &s;ygnes that he made / rode fro his
company &amp; &s;ayd. Syrs &s;tande &s;tyll here / and
I wyll go and &s;peke with yo~der &s;arazyn / and
torne agayne to you / he hath a truchman with
hym / he cometh to &s;peke with &s;ome man. this
&s;quier came to y^e &s;arazyn / who taryed for him.
Than the truchman &s;aid / ye cry&s;ten man. are
a noble man and a man of armes / and redy to
gyue aun&s;were to our demaunde? I am &s;uche
a one quod Affrenall / &s;ay what it pleace you / 
ye &s;halbe harde and receyued. Than quod the
trucheman / &s;yr beholde here a gentleman and
a noble man of ours / who demaundeth the ba+tayle
to fyght with you hande to hande / and if
ye wyll haue mo / we &s;hall fynde to the nombre
of &s;ixe of ours redy to fight with .vi. of yours / 
and the quarell of our men &s;halbe this. They
&s;ay and wyll iu&s;tifye that our faythe is better
and more of valure than yours / for our faythe
and lawe hath ben written &s;yth the begynning
of the worlde / and as for your lawe was fou~de
out by one man / whome the iewes hanged on
a cro&s;&s;e. Ah&s;yr quod Affrenall / &s;peke no fur|ther
of that mater / it appertaygneth nat to the
to &s;peke or di&s;pute our fayth and lawe. but &s;ay
to this &s;arazyn / that he &s;were by his fayth and
beleue to afferme the batayle / &amp; let hym bringe
to the nombre of .x. all gentlemen of name and
armes / and within this thre houres I &s;hall
bringe as many to try the mater. The truth|man
re&s;yted tho&s;e wordes to the &s;arazyn / who
be &s;emyng had gret ioy to accept and afferme
the batayle. Thus they toke this enterpri&s;e by+twene
them twayne and departed / and retur|ned
to their owne companyes. tydinges herof
came to &s;ir Guy of Tremoyle and to &s;yr Wil|lyam
his brother / and whan they met with Af+frenall
they demaunded fro whence he came / 
and what he had done with the &s;arazyn. Than
Affrenall &s;hewed hym all the hole mater / and
how that he had taken the batayle / wherof the
&s;ayd two knightes were ioyfull and &s;ayd. Af|frenall
&s;peke to other / for we two &s;hall be of the
nombre of the ten. &s;yr quod Affrenall / as god
wyll &s;o be it / I tru&s;t I &s;hall fynde ynowe that
wolde be glad to fyght with the &s;arazyns. A|none
after Affrenall mette with the lorde of
Thune / and &s;hewed hym the aduenture / and
demau~ded if he wolde be one of the company.
The <ABBR>lord</ABBR> of Thune wolde nat refu&s;e but glad+lye
graunted to be one of their company. For
euery one that Affrenall dyd gette / he myght
haue goten a .C. if he had wolde. Sir Bou|cyquant
the yonger / &s;yr Helyons of Lingnac / 
&s;yr Iohan Ru&s;&s;ell engly&s;&s;he / &s;ir Iohan Har|pedon / 
Aleys Bodet / and Bochet / all the&s;e ac|cepted
the batayle. Whan the nombre of ten
were accompli&s;&s;hed euery man drewe to their
lodgynge to arme them incontynent to do ba+tayle.
Whan this was knowen in y^e hoo&s;t / and
the knyghtes named that had taken on them
that enterpri&s;e. Than all other knyghtes and
&s;quyers &s;ayd. a the&s;e ten knightes were borne
in a good houre / that haue founde this day &s;o
happy an aduenture. wolde to god quod dy|uers
that we were of y^t nombre. Euery knight
and &s;quyer was ioyfull of this enterpri&s;e / and
greatly pray&s;ed the aduenture / &s;auynge the
gentle lorde of Coucy / who was nat cotente
therwith.</P>
<P>THe lorde of Thune was of the compa|ny
of the lorde of coucy / he &s;hewed him
the couenante he had made with Affrenall / to
be one of the ten to fight with ten &s;arazyns. as
many as herde therof pray&s;ed greatly that ad+uenture / 
but the lorde of Coucy &s;pake again&s;t
it and &s;ayd. Ah &s;irs ye yonge people y^t knowe
but lytell of the worlde / but rather exalte a fo|ly&s;&s;he
ded than a wy&s;e dede. In this enter|pri&s;e
I can &s;e no rea&s;on for dyuers cau&s;es. one
is that ten knyghtes and &s;quyers of our men / 
all gentlemen of name and blode / mu&s;t fyght
agayn&s;te as many &s;arazyns. Howe &s;hall our
men knowe whether they be gentlemen or no?
if they ly&s;t they may &s;et agayn&s;t our men ten
rybauldes or varlettes / and if they hap to be
dy&s;comfyted / we &s;hall wyn nothynge but ten
varlettes / and yet we &s;hall be neuer the nerer
to wyn y^e towne of Aufryke / but we &s;hall thus
put our good men in adue~ture. peraduenture
they wyll &s;et a bu&s;&s;hment / and whan our ten
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men be in the felde to tary for their men / they
wyll clo&s;e them rou~de about / wherby we &s;hall
le&s;e them and be &s;omoche the febler. There I
&s;ay quod the lorde of Coucy y^t Affrenall hath
nat wrought wy&s;ely in this mater / for at the
fir&s;t whan the &s;arazyn dyd defye him he <ABBR>&s;huld</ABBR>
than haue made a nother maner of aun&s;were
than he dyd. he &s;huld haue &s;ayd howe he was
nat the chefe heed of that army / but rather one
of the poore&s;t / &amp; where as ye blame our faythe
and byleue / ye are nat mete to haue an an&s;wer
made to you therof by me / but if ye ly&s;t I &s;hall
brynge you to the great lordes of our armye / 
and I &s;hall take you vnder my &s;aueconducte / 
that ye &s;hall go and returne in &s;auegarde and
&s;uretie / and the<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> ye &s;hall here the lordes &s;peke.
Thus Affrenall <ABBR>&s;huld</ABBR> haue ledde the &s;arazyn
to the duke of Burbone and to the coun&s;ayle / 
and there he &s;hulde haue been herde at ley&s;er / 
and an&s;wered by good aduy&s;e / &s;uche defyau~ce
in armes for &s;uche quarell ought nat to pa&s;&s;e
without great deliberacion of good cou~&s;ayle.
And than if the batayle had ben agreed vnto
by vs / yet it wolde haue ben knowen of them
what men by name and &s;urname &s;hulde acom+ply&s;&s;h
the batayle. Thervpon we to haue cho+&s;en
other of our men for our honour and pro|fite / 
and thervpon to hane had of the &s;arazyns
&s;uretie and ho&s;tage / and they of vs. This had
ben a more metely maner to haue v&s;ed / wher|fore
if this treatie might be withdrawen with
rea&s;on / it &s;hulde be well doone / and I wyll go
and &s;peke with the duke of Burbone / and to
take coun&s;ayle with the lordes of the armye / 
and to knowe what they wyll &s;ay therto. thus
the lorde of Coucy departed fro the lorde of
Thune / and wente to the Duke of Burbons
tent / where all the barons a&s;&s;embled togyder
to take cou~&s;ayle in that mater. For all that the
lorde of Coucy had &s;ayde the&s;e wordes to the
lorde of Thune / by maner of good coun&s;ayle
and aduy&s;e / yet for all that he lefte nat / but ar|med
hym&s;elfe / and &s;o came forth with other of
his company redy to fight with the &s;arazyns / 
and &s;ir Guy of Tremoyle the forme&s;t knight.
Thus the lordes of Fraunce were in cou~&s;ayle
in the duke of Burbons tent. Some thought
this defiaunce to be rea&s;onable / and &s;u&s;teyned
greatly the wordes and opinyon of the lorde
Coucy / &s;ayeng howe it were better to make a
nother maner of treatie. And &s;ome other / as
&s;pecyall the lorde Loys erle of Arthoys / and
&s;ir Philyp of Bare &s;ayd. Syth the armes be
taken and accepted on our parte / it &s;hulde be
great blame to let it / wherfore in the name of
god and our lady let our knyghtes and &s;quy|ers
furny&s;&s;he their enterpri&s;e. This purpo&s;e
was holden and &s;u&s;teyned / but than all thyn|ges
con&s;ydred / it was thought for the be&s;t that
all the hole ho&s;t &s;hulde be armed / and be in or|dre
of batayle / to thentent that if the &s;arazyns
wolde do any fal&s;ne&s;&s;e they &s;hulde be redy to
re&s;y&s;t them. This was accomply&s;&s;hed and e|uery
man well armed / and drewe in to y^e felde
in good ordre of batayle redy to fyght / the ge|nouoys
cro&s;ebowes on the one &s;yde / and the
knyghtes and &s;quiers on the other &s;yde / euery
lord vnder his baner or penon of their armes / 
it was a goodly &s;yght to beholde them. The
cry&s;ten men &s;hewed well howe they had great
de&s;yre that the &s;arazyns <ABBR>&s;huld</ABBR> haue come and
fought with them. And the ten cry&s;ten knigh|tes
and &s;quiers were redy in the felde aloue of
fro their company / abydynge for the ten &s;ara|zins
that &s;hulde haue fought with them / but it
&s;emed well they had no wyll therto / for whan
they &s;awe howe the cry&s;ten men ordred them
&s;elfe &amp; were redy in batayle / they douted them
and dur&s;t nat come forwarde / for all that they
were thre tymes as many men as the cry&s;ten
men were. The &s;ara&s;yns wolde often tymes
come well mounted / and &s;krymy&s;&s;h before the
cry&s;ten mennes batayle / and than returne a|gaine.
and this they dyd of pure malice to put
the cry&s;ten men to payne and traueyle. This
day was &s;o hote with the &s;onne / that before nor
after there had been no &s;uche &s;ene / &s;o that they
that were mo&s;te lu&s;ty and fre&s;&s;he were &s;o &s;ore
chafed in their harne&s;&s;e that they were nere o|uercome
for faute of ayre and wynde. And al|ways
the .x. cry&s;ten men taryed a parte for the
ten &s;arazyns / but they nother &s;awe nor herde
tydynges of any. Than they aduy&s;ed to apro+che
the towne of Aufryke and to a&s;&s;ayle it / &s;e|ynge
they were all redy armed and redy in ba+tayle.
And all day to kepe their honour the ten
knightes kept the felde tyll it was night. there
went to the a&s;&s;aute knyghtes and &s;quyers / de+&s;yringe
to do dedes of armes / they were hote
and &s;ore chafed / and yet they traueyled them
&s;elfe more and more. And if the &s;ara&s;yns had
well knowen what ca&s;e y^e cry&s;ten men were in / 
they might haue done the~ great domage / and
a rey&s;ed the &s;iege / and by lykelyhode to haue
<PB N="ccviii" REF="222">
had the victory / for y^e cry&s;ten men were &s;o we|ry
and &s;o &s;ore traueyled that they had but ly|tell
&s;trenght / howe be it they conquered by a&s;|&s;aute
the fir&s;t wall of the towne where no man
dwelte. Than the &s;arazyns retrayed in to the
&s;econde fortre&s;&s;e / &s;krymy&s;&s;hynge without ta|kynge
of any great domage / but the cry&s;ten
men had domage ynough / for in &s;krimi&s;&s;hyng
and a&s;&s;autynge they were in the heate of the
&s;onne and in the du&s;te of the &s;andes tyll it was
myght / wherby dyuers knyghtes and &s;quiers
toke their dethe / whiche was great pytie and
domage. By the &s;aid occa&s;ion there dyed / fir&s;t
&s;yr Willyam of Gacill / and &s;ir Guy&s;&s;harde de
la Garde / &s;yr Lyon Scalet / &s;ir Guy de la &s;al|ue&s;t / 
&s;yr Willm~ of Staple / &s;yr Wilyam Guy|ret / 
&s;yr Geffrey of y^e chapell / the lorde of Pier|buffier / 
the lorde of Bonet / &s;ir Robert of Han+ges / 
&s;ir Stephyn Sanxere / &s;ir Aubert de la
mote / &s;ir Alaine of Champayn / &abser; Geffrey Fre+&s;iers
/ &abser; Rafe of Couffan / the lorde of Bourke
arty&s;ion / &s;ir Iohan of Crey ba&s;tarde / &s;ir Ber+tram
de Sanache / &s;yr Pyncharde of Mor|layne
&s;ir Try&s;tram his brother / &s;yr Ayme of
Cou&s;ay / &abser; Ayme of Tourmay / &s;ir Foukes of
Stanfours / &s;ir Iohan of Chateuas / all the&s;e
were knight&abis;. And there dyed of &s;quiers / Fou+cans
of Liege / Iohan of I&s;les / Blondelet of
Areton / Iohn~ de la Mote / Bou~beris floridas
of Roque / y^e lorde of Belles / brother to Willy|am
Fondragay / Water of Cauforus / Iohan
Morillen / Pier of Malnes / Gyllot Villaine / 
Iohn~ of Lound / Iohn~ Perier / Iohan menne
Iohan of Lauay / and Willyam of Parke.
There dyed mo than a .lx. knightes and &s;quy+ers / 
whiche wy&s;ely to con&s;yder was a great
lo&s;&s;e. And if y^e lorde of Coucy had ben beleued
this had nat fortuned / for and they had kepte
their lodgynges as they dyd before / they had
receyued no &s;uche domage.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="172" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;How after this aduenture and do+mage
that fell to the cry&s;ten men by
rea&s;on of this a&s;&s;aute before the tow+ne
of Aufryke &amp; that &s;o many knigh|tes
&amp; &s;quyers were deed / they mayn|tayned
them &s;elfe more wy&s;ely after
than they dyd before / and co~tynued
their &s;iege a longe &s;ea&s;on after.
Cap. C.lxxii.</HEAD>
<P>_OF this fore&s;aid aduenture
the knightes and &s;quiers of the
ho&s;t / were &s;ore di&s;plea&s;ed and a+ba&s;&s;hed:
euery man bewayled
his fre~des: at nyght they drewe
to their lodginges and made gretter watche
than they had made before / for dout of the &s;a+razyns:
they pa&s;&s;ed that nyght without any
other do~mage. Of this aduenture the &s;ara|zins
knewe nothyng / for if they had knowen
what ca&s;e the Chri&s;ten men had been in / they
might haue done them great do~mage: but al+wayes
they feared the Chri&s;ten men: They
dur&s;t neuer adue~ture to auau~ce the~ &s;elfe / but
by &s;crimy&s;&s;hing &amp; ca&s;tynge of their dartes.
They that were moo&s;t renomed in armes of
their partie was Agadyngore of Olyferne / 
for he loued the doughter of y^e kyng of Thu|nes / 
wherby he was moo&s;t fre&s;&s;he&s;t and ioly
in dedes of armes. Thus contynued y^e &s;iege
before the towne of Aufryke. In the realme
of Fraunce &amp; Englande / and in &s;uche coun|treys
as the&s;e knightes came fro / they herde
no maner of tidynges of them / wherof their
frendes were &s;ore aba&s;&s;hed / &amp; wy&s;t nat what
to &s;aye nor thynke. In dyuers places / bothe
in Englande / Heynalte / and in Frau~ce there
were proce&s;&s;yo~s made / to pray to god for the
&abpro;&s;perite of the&s;e chri&s;ten men. Thentencion
of the chri&s;ten men beyng at the &s;iege / was to
abyde there tyll they had co~quered the town
of Affrike / outher by force / famyne / or treatie
The kyng of Cicyll wolde gladly it had ben
&s;o / &amp; &s;o wolde all other xp~en yles adioynyng
for this towne of Affrike was their vtter ene+mye:
and &s;pecially the genouoys toke great
payne to &s;erue the lordes to their plea&s;ure / to
the~tent they &s;hulde nat be anoyed by rea&s;on
of their long &s;iege. To &s;peke pro&abper;ly / it was
a marueylous enterprice / &amp; came of an highe
corage of the chri&s;ten knightes and &s;quyers / 
and &s;pecially the Frenchmen / who for all the
lo&s;&s;e of their knightes and &s;quiers / &amp; pouer|tie
that they endured / yet they co~tynued &s;tyll
the &s;iege at their great co&s;tes &amp; charg&abis; with|out
ayde or co~forte. And the genouoys / who
were y^e fir&s;t &s;etters on that enterprice / began
than to faynt and di&s;&s;ymule / for as the brute+ran
than / they wolde haue ben gladde to ha|ue
made a treatie with the Sarazyns / and
to haue lefte the knyghtes of Fraunce and
Englande / and of other Chri&s;ten countreys
<PB REF="223">
&s;tyll in that bu&s;yne&s;&s;e. as I &s;hall &s;hewe you
here after / as it was enformed me. &para; Nowe
at this pre&s;ent tyme lette vs leaue to &s;peke of
this &s;iege of Aufryke / and &s;peke of a fe&s;t that
the kynge of Englande made the &s;ame &s;ea|&s;on
in London.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="173" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Of a fee&s;t and iu&s;tes made by the
kyng of Englande in Lo~don / whyle
the Chri&s;ten knyghtes and &s;quyers
were at the &s;ege before the towne of
Aufryke agayn&s;t the &s;arazyns. And
howe this fee&s;t was publi&s;&s;he in dy+uers
countreis and landes.
Cap. C.lxxiii.</HEAD>
<P>_YE haue herde before in this
hy&s;torie / what a fee&s;t was holde~
at Paris wha~ quene I&s;abell of
Fraunce made there her fir&s;t en+tre / 
of the whiche fee&s;t tidynges
&s;prede abrode in to euery cou~tre. Than kyn|ge
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">icharde of Englande &amp; his thre vncles / 
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="3 letters">yng of this goodly fe&s;t at Paris / by y^e re|portes
of &s;uche knyghtes &amp; &s;quyers of their
owne as had ben at the &s;ame fe&s;t. Ordayned
a great fe&s;t to be holden at the cyte of Lo~don
where there &s;hulde be iu&s;tes &amp; .lx. knyghtes
to abyde all co~mers / and with the~ .lx. ladyes
fre&s;&s;hely apparelled to kepe the~ company. &amp;
the&s;e knightes to iu&s;t two dayes be&s;yde &s;on|day.
&amp; the chalenge to begyn the next &s;onday
after y^e fe&s;t of &s;aint Michaell. As than in the
yere of our lorde god. M.CCC. four&s;core &amp;
ten / whiche &s;onday the &s;aid .lx. knightes &amp; .lx.
ladyes at two of y^e clocke at after noon &s;huld
i&s;&s;ue oute of the towre of London / and &s;o to
co~e a long the cytie through Chepe / and &s;o to
Smyth. elde. and that daye .xii. knightes to
be there redy to abyde all knyght&abis; &s;trau~gers
&s;uche as wolde iu&s;t. This &s;o~day was called
the &s;onday of the fe&s;t of chalenge. And on the
mo~day next after / the &s;ayd .lx. knightes to be
in the &s;ame place redy to iu&s;te / &amp; to abyde all
co~mers curte&s;ly to ron with rokettes. and to
the be&s;t doer of the out &s;yde &s;hulde be gyuen
hym for a price a riche crowne of golde. and
the be&s;t doer of the in &s;yde / duely examyned
by the ladyes in the quenes chambre / &s;hulde
haue for a price a riche gyrdell of golde. And
the tue&s;day folowynge the knightes &s;hulde
be agayne in the &s;ame place / and to abyde all
maner of &s;quyers &s;trau~gers and other / &s;uche
as wolde iu&s;t with rokettes. and the be&s;t iu|&s;ter
on the out &s;yde / &s;hulde haue for his price
a cour&s;er &s;adled: and the chiefe doer of the in
&s;yde &s;hulde haue a faucon. the maner of this
fe&s;t was thus ordayned and deui&s;ed / and he|rauldes
were charged to crye and publy&s;&s;he
this fee&s;t in Englande / in Scotlande / in Al|mayne / 
in Flau~ders / in Brabant / in Heynalt
and in Fraunce / the heraldes departed &s;ome
hider and &s;ome thider. The&s;e tidyng&abis; &s;prede
abrode into dyuers cou~treys. The heraudes
had daye and tyme &s;uffycient. Knightes and
&s;quiers in dyuers cou~treys apparelled them
&s;elfes to be at this fee&s;t / &s;ome to &s;e the maner
of Englande and &s;ome to iu&s;te. Whan the&s;e
tidynges came in to Heynalt &s;ir Wyllyam of
Heynault erle of O&s;trenaunt who was yon|ge
and lyberall / and de&s;yrous to iu&s;te. Pur|po&s;ed
in hym &s;elfe to go to the fee&s;t in Engla~+de / 
to &s;e and to honour his co&s;yns / kyng Ry|charde
of Englande and his vncles / whome
he had neuer &s;ene before. He hadde great de|&s;yre
to be aquaynted with them / and de&s;yred
other knightes and &s;quyers to kepe hym co~|pany / 
and &s;pecially the lorde of Gomegynes
bycau&s;e he was well acquaynted with En|gly&s;&s;he
men / for he had ben dyuers tymes a|monge
them. Thanne &s;ir Wyllyam of Hay|naulte
purpo&s;ed whyle he made his proui|&s;yon
to go in to Hollande to &s;e his father Au+berte / 
erle of Heynaulte / Hollande / and ze|lande / 
to the entente to &s;peke with hym / and
to take leaue to go in to Englande. He de&abpro;|ted
fro Que&s;noy in Haynault / and rode tyll
he came to Haye in Hollande / where the erle
his father was at that tyme. and there he &s;he+wed
his father his purpo&s;e that he was in to
go in to Englande to &s;e the countrey &amp; his co+&s;yns / 
whom he had neuer &s;ene. Than therle
his father an&s;wered and &s;ayd. Wyllyam my
fayre &s;on / ye haue nothyng to do in Engla~de
for nowe ye be by couenaunt of maryage a|lyed
to the realme of Fraunce / and your &s;u|&s;ter
to be maryed to the duke of Burgoyne / 
wherfore ye nede nat to &s;eke none other aly|aunce.
Dere father quod he / I wyll nat go
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in to Englande to make any alyau~ce. I do it
but to fee&s;t and make myrthe with my co&s;ins
there / whom as yet I neuer &s;awe, &amp; bycau&s;e
the fee&s;t whiche &s;halbe holden at London / is
publi&s;&s;hed abrode. wherfore &s;yth I am &s;igni+fyed
therof &amp; &s;hulde nat go thyder / it &s;hulde
be &s;ayd I were proude &amp; pre&s;uptuous / wher
fore in the &s;auynge of myne honoure I wyll
go thider / therfore dere father I requyre you
agree therto. Sonne quod he do as ye ly&s;te / 
but I thynke &s;urely it were better that ye ta|ryed
at home. Whan the erle of O&s;trenaunt
&s;awe that his wordes contented nat his fa|ther / 
he wolde &s;peke no more therof / but fell
in other co~municacion. But he thought well
ynough what he wolde do / and &s;o dayly &s;ent
his proui&s;yon towardes Calais. Gomegy|nes
the heraulde was &s;ente in to Englande
fro therle of O&s;trenaunt / to gyue knowlege
to kynge Rycharde and to his vncles / howe
that he wolde come honorably to his fee&s;t at
London. Of tho&s;e tidynges the kynge and
his vncles were ryght ioyou&s;e / and gaue to
the heraulde great giftes / whiche after &s;tode
hym in great &s;tede. For after in the ende of
his dayes he fell blynde / I can nat tell if god
were di&s;plea&s;ed with hym or nat / in his da|yes
he lyued marueylou&s;ly / wherfore in his
olde dayes and that he hadde lo&s;te his &s;yght
there were but fewe that were &s;orte therof.
Thus the erle of O&s;trenaunt departed from
Haye in Hollande / and toke leaue of his fa|ther / 
and &s;o retourned to Que&s;noy in Hey|naulte
to the cou~te&s;&s;e his wyfe.</P>
<P>THis noble fee&s;t wherof I make me~|cyon / 
was publy&s;&s;hed and cryed in
dyuers places / wherby knyghtes &amp;
&s;quyers and other / aduaun&s;ed them &s;elfes to
go thyder. The erle Walleran of &s;aynt Pole
who as than had to his wyfe kyng Richarde
of Englandes &s;u&s;ter. He prepared greatly
to go in to Englande / and &s;o came to Calys.
And al&s;o the erle O&s;trenaunt departed fro
Heynaulte / well accompanyed with knygh|tes
and &s;quyers / and &s;o pa&s;&s;ed throughe the
countrey of Arthoys / and came al&s;o to Calis
and there he founde the erle of &s;aynt Poule / 
and the &s;hyppes pa&s;&s;agers of Douer were
there redy. and whan the &s;hippes were char|ged
and the wynde good / the&s;e lordes tooke
the &s;ee: howe be it as it was &s;hewed me / and
I thynke it true / that therle of &s;aynt Poule
pa&s;&s;ed fir&s;t in to Englande before the erle of
O&s;trenaunt. And whan he came to London / 
he founde there the kyng / and his brother in
lawe &s;ir Iohan Hollande / and other lordes
and knyghtes of Englande / who receyued
hym with great ioye / and demau~ded of hym
tidynges of the realme of Fraunce. He aun|&s;wered
well &amp; wy&s;ely. Than therle of O&s;tre+naunt
pa&s;&s;ed ouer on a thur&s;daye and &s;o ca~e
to Cauterbury / and on the friday he vi&s;yted
&s;aint Thomas &s;hrine and offred there in the
mornyng / and laye there all that daye / &amp; the
nexte day rode to Roche&s;ter. And bycau&s;e he
had &s;o gret a company and cariages he rode
but &s;mall iourneys / to ea&s;e his hor&s;e. And on
the &s;ondaye he rode to dyner to Dertforde / &amp;
after dyuer to London to be at the fee&s;t / whi|che
began the &s;ame &s;onday.</P>
<P>ON the &s;onday nexte after the fee&s;t of
&s;aynt Michaell / this fee&s;t and tryu~|phe
&s;hulde begyn / and that daye to
be done in Smythfelde / iu&s;tes called the cha+lenge.
So the &s;ame &s;onday about thre of the
clocke at after noone / there i&s;&s;ued out of the
towre of London. fir&s;t thre&s;core cour&s;ers ap+parelled
for the Iu&s;tes / and on euery one a
&s;quier of honour ridyng a &s;ofte pa&s;e. Than
i&s;&s;ued out thre&s;core ladyes of honour moun|ted
on fayre palfreys / ridyng on the one &s;yde
richely apparelled: and euery lady ledde a
knight with a cheyne of &s;yluer / which knigh+tes
were apparelled to iu&s;t. Thus they cam
ridynge a longe the &s;tretes of London with
great nombre of trumpettes and other myn|&s;trelles.
And &s;o came to Smythfelde / where
the quene of Englande and other ladies and
damo&s;elles were redy in cha~bres richely ad|orned
to &s;e the iu&s;tes / and the king was with
the quene. And whan y^e ladyes that ledde the
knyghtes were come to the place / they were
taken downe fro their palfreys / &amp; they mou~|ted
vp in to chambres redy aparelled for the~.
Than the &s;quiers of honour alighted fro the
cour&s;ers / &amp; the knightes in good order mou~|ted
on them. than their helmes were &s;ette on
and made redy at all poyntes. Than thyder
came the erle of &s;aynt Poule / nobly accom|panyed
with knyghtes and &s;quyers all ar|med
with harne&s;&s;e / for the iu&s;tes to begynne
the fee&s;t / whiche incontynent beganne: and
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there iu&s;ted all knyghtes &s;traungers / &s;uche
as wolde and hadde ley&s;ar and &s;pace / for the
nyght came on. Thus the&s;e iu&s;tes of cha|leng
began / and co~tynued tyll it was night.
Than knyghtes and ladyes withdrue them
&s;elfes: &amp; the quene was lodged be&s;yde Pou|les
in the by&s;&s;hoppes palace / and there was
the &s;upper prepared. The &s;ame euennynge
came therle of O&s;trenaunt to the kyng / who
was nobly receyued. &para; Nowe for the&s;e iu|&s;tes
on the &s;onday. For the aun&s;werer with|out / 
The erle Walleran of &s;aynt Poule had
the price. And of the chalengers the erle of
Huntyngdon. There was goodly dau~&s;yng
in the quenes lodgyng / in the pre&s;ence of the
kynge and his vncles / and other barons of
Englande: and ladyes and damo&s;elles con|tynuyng
tyll it was daye / whiche was tyme
for euery per&s;one to drawe to their lodgyn|ges / 
except the kyng and the quene / who lay
there in the By&s;&s;hoppes Palays / for there
they laye all the fee&s;tes and iu&s;tes duryng.</P>
<P>ON the nexte day whiche was mon|daye / 
ye myght haue &s;ene in dyuers
places of the cytie of London / &s;quy+ers
and varlettes goynge aboute with har|ne&s;&s;e / 
and doynge of other bu&s;yne&s;&s;e of their
mai&s;ters. After noon kynge Richarde came
to the place all armed richely apparelled / ac|companyed
with Dukes / erles / lordes / and
knyghtes. He was one of the inner partie.
Than the quene well accompanyed with la+dyes
and damo&s;els came to the place where
the iu&s;tes &s;hulde be / and mounted in to cha~|bres
and &s;caffoldes ordayned for the~. Than
came in to the felde the erle of O&s;trenaunte / 
well acco~panyed with knyghtes of his cou~|trey / 
and all were redy to iu&s;te. Than came
the erle of &s;aynt Poule and other knyghtes
of Fraunce / &s;uche as wolde iu&s;te. Than be|gan
the iu&s;tes / euery man payned hym &s;elfe
to gette honour. Some were &s;tryken down
fro their hor&s;es. The&s;e iu&s;tes contynued tyll
it was nere nyght. Than euery &abper;&s;on drewe
to their lodgynges knyghtes and ladyes / &amp;
at y^e hour of &s;upper / euery man drewe to the
courte. There was a goodly &s;upper &amp; well
ordayned. And as that day the price was gy+uen
to the erle of O&s;trenaunt / for the be&s;t iu|&s;ter
of the vtter partie / and well he de&s;erued
it. The price was gyuen hym by the ladyes
lordes and herauldes / who were ordained to
be iudges. And of the inner partie a knyght
of Englande called &s;ir Hughe Spen&s;er / had
the price.</P>
<P>THe nexte daye Tue&s;day / there was
iu&s;tes agayne in the &s;ame place of
all maner of &s;quyers / whiche endu|red
tyll it was nyght / in the pre&s;ence of the
kyng / quene / lordes / and ladyes. Than eue|ry
man drewe to their lodgyng&abis; / as they had
done the dayes before / and at &s;upper they re|tourned
to the by&s;&s;hoppes palais / where the
kyng / the quene / and the ladyes were. There
was a goodly and a co&s;tely &s;upper / and after
great daun&s;ynge / contynuynge all nyght.</P>
<P>The wedni&s;daye after dyner they iu&s;ted in
the &s;ame place / all maner of knightes &amp; &s;quy+ers
&s;uche as wolde iu&s;te. that was a &s;ore and
a rude iu&s;tes / enduryng tyll nyght / and than
w^tdrue: &amp; at the hour of &s;upper they re&s;orted
where they &s;upped before. The Thur&s;daye
the kyng made a &s;upper to all knyghtes and
gentylmen &s;traungers / and the quene to all
ladyes and damo&s;elles. Than on the friday
the duke of Lanca&s;tre made a dyner for all
knightes &amp; &s;quyers &s;traungers / whiche was
a goodly dyner. And on the Saturdaye the
kyng and all the lordes departed fro Lo~don
to Wynd&s;ore / and therle of O&s;trenaunt and
the erle of &s;aynt Poule / with all other knigh+tes
and &s;quyers &s;traungers were de&s;yred to
acompany the kyng to Wynd&s;ore / euery ma~
rode as it was rea&s;on to the ca&s;tell of Wynd+&s;ore.
Than there began agayne great fee&s;t&abis; / 
with dyners and &s;uppers gyuen by the king
and &s;pecially the kyng dyde great honour to
the erle of O&s;trenaunt his co&s;yn / whiche erle
was de&s;yred by the kyng and his vncles that
he wolde be content to take on hym the order
of the garter. The erle aun&s;wered / howe he
wolde take cou~&s;ayle in that mater. Than he
cou~&s;ayled with the lorde of Gomegines and
with Fierabras of Vertan ba&s;tarde / who in
no wy&s;e wolde di&s;corage nor coun&s;ayle hym
to refuce the order of the garter. So he toke
it on hym / wherof the knightes and &s;quyers
of Frau~ce &s;uche as were there had great mar+ueyle / 
and murmured &s;ore therat among the~
&s;elfe: &s;ayeng the erle of O&s;trenaunt &s;heweth
well that his courage enclyneth rather to be
Engly&s;&s;he than Frenche / whan he taketh on
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hym the order of the garter / and weareth the
kynge of Englandes deuy&s;e. He &s;heweth
well he regardeth nat the hou&s;e of Fraunce / 
nor the hou&s;e of Burgoyne. The tyme wyll
come he &s;hall repent hym &s;elfe. All thynges
co~&s;ydred / he knoweth nat what he hath done
for he was welbeloued with the frenche kyn+ge / 
and with the duke of Thourayne his bro+ther / 
and with all the blode royall / in &s;uche
wy&s;e / that whan he came to Parys or in to a+ny
other place to any of them / they euer ma|de
hym more honour than any other of their
co&s;yns. Thus the&s;e Frenche men euyll accu+&s;ed
hym without cau&s;e / for that he had done / 
was nothyng contrary nor hurtfull to the re+alme
of Fraunce / nor to his co&s;yns nor fren|des
in Fraunce. For he thought none other|wy&s;e
but honour and loue / and to pleace his
co&s;yns in Englande / and to be therby the ra|ther
a good meane bytwene Frau~ce and En+glande / 
if nede were. Nor the daye that he
toke on hym the order of the garter / and his
othe / euery man maye well vnder&s;tande that
he made none alyaunce / to do any preiudyce
to the realme of Fraunce. For that he dyde / 
was but for loue and good company / howe
be it / no man canne let the enuyous to &s;peke
yuell.</P>
<P>_WHan they had dau~ced and &s;por|ted
them a certayne <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">pace in the
ca&s;tell of Wyn&s;ore / and that the
kyng hadde gyuen many fayre
gyttes to y^e knightes and &s;quy|<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="3 letters">
of honour / of the realme of Fraunce and
Heynaulte / and &s;pecially to the yonge erle of
O&s;trenaunt. Than euery man toke leaue of
the kynge and of the quene / and of other la|dyes
and damo&s;elles / and of the kynges vn|cles.
Than~e the erle of &s;aynt Poule and the
Frenche men / and the Henowayes and al|maygnes
departed. Thus ended this great
fee&s;t in the cytie of London / and euery man
went to their owne. Than it fortuned / as a
none brute ronneth farre of. The Frenche
kynge / his brother / and his vncles / were en|fourmed
by &s;uche as hadde ben in Englande
at the &s;ayde fee&s;t / of euery thyng that hadde
been done and &s;ayd / nothyuge was forgot|ten / 
but rather more putte to / in the exaltyng
of yuell dedes / than fortheryng of good de|des.
It was &s;hewed the kyng playnly / how
the erle of O&s;trenaunt had ben in Englande
and taken great payne to exalte and to do ho+noure
to the Engly&s;&s;he men / and in helpyn|ge
forwarde the fee&s;t holden at London. and
howe he hadde the chiefe pri&s;e and honoure
of the iu&s;tes aboue all other &s;traungers. and
howe he had &s;poken &s;o fayre to the Engly&s;h
men / that he was become the kynge or En|glandes
man / and had made &s;cruyce and aly+aunce
with hym. And taken on hym the or|der
of the Garter / in the chapell of &s;aynt Ge|orge
in Wynd&s;ore / whiche order was fyr&s;te
&s;tably&s;shed by kynge Edwarde the thirde / 
and his &s;onne prince of Wales. And howe
that no man myght entre in to that confrary
or company / without he make &s;eruyaunt or
othe / neuer to beare armoure agayn&s;te the
crowne of Englande. Whiche promy&s;e they
&s;ayd / the erle of O&s;trenaunt had made with
oute any re&s;eruacyon. with the&s;e tidynges / 
the Frenche kynge / his brother / and his vn|cles
were &s;ore troubled / and greuou&s;ly di&s;|plea&s;ed
with the erle of O&s;trenaunt. Than
the Frenche kyng &s;ayde. Lo &s;irs / ye maye<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">e
what it is to do for hym. It is nat yet a yere
pa&s;te / &s;ythe he de&s;yred me that his brother
myght be by&s;&s;hoppe of Cambrey. And by
the&s;e tidynges that gyfte were rather preiu|dyciall
to the realme of Fraunce / than auau~|cement.
It hadde been better we had gyuen
it to our co&s;yn of &s;aynt Poule. The Heyno|ways
dyd neuer good to vs / nor neuer wyll:
for they be proude / pre&s;umptuous / and to fi|er&s;e.
Alwayes they haue owed better good
wyll to the Engly&s;&s;he men than to vs / but a
daye &s;hall come they &s;hall repent them. We
wyll &s;ende to the erle of O&s;trenaunt / co~mau~|dynge
hym to come to vs / to do vs homage
for the cou~tie of O&s;trenaunt / or els we &s;hall
put hym fro it / and annexe it to oure realme.
They of his coun&s;ayle an&s;wered and &s;ayde.
Sir / ye haue well deuy&s;ed / lette it be done
as ye haue &s;ayde. It maye well be thought
that the duke of Burgoyne / who&s;e doughter
the erle of O&s;trenaunt had to his wyfe / was
nothynge content with tho&s;e tidynges / for al+wayes
he had auaun&s;ed his &s;onne of O&s;tre|naunt / 
towardes the kyng and his cou~&s;aile.
This mater was nat forgotten / but inconti|nent
the Frenche kyng wrote &s;harpe letters
to therle of O&s;trenau~t / who was at que&s;noy
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in Heynaulte / co~maundyng hym to come to
Parys to do his homage / before the kynge
and the other peeres of Fraunce / for the cou|tie
of O&s;trenaut / or els the kyng wolde take
it fro hym / and make hym warre. Whan the
erle had well ouer&s;ene the&s;e letters / and par|ceyued
howe that the Frenche kyng and his
coun&s;ayle were di&s;plea&s;ed with hym / to ma|ke
his an&s;were he a&s;&s;embled his coun&s;ayle.
as the lorde of Fountayns / the lorde of Go|megynes / 
&s;ir Wyllyam of Hermes / the lorde
of Tra&s;&s;egnies / the bayly of Heynaulte / the
lorde of Sancelles / &s;ir Ra&s;e of Montigny / 
the abbot of Cri&s;pyne / Iohan Sulbart / Ia+quemart
Barrier of Valencennes. The&s;e
wy&s;emen coun&s;ayled togider / what an&s;were
might be made to the kynges letters. There
were many rea&s;ons alleged / at la&s;t all thyn|ges
con&s;ydred / they thought it for the be&s;t to
write to the Frenche kynge and to his coun|&s;ayle / 
to take a daye to an&s;were clerely to all
maner of demaundes / by the mouthe of cer|tayne
credyble &abper;&s;ons / and none by writyng.
And in the meane &s;ea&s;on they &s;ente certayne
notable per&s;onages to the erle of Heynaulte
and duke Aubert of Hola~de to haue their cou~+&s;ayles
what an&s;were to make. Thus they
dyde. They wrote &s;wetely and courte&s;ly to
the kynge and to his coun&s;ayle / &s;o that with
tho&s;e fyr&s;t letters the kyng and his cou~&s;ayle
was well content. Than therle and his cou~|&s;ayle
&s;ent in to Hollande the lorde of Tra&s;|&s;egines
and the lorde of Sancelles / Iohan
Semart and Iaques Barrier. They rode
to the erle of Heynault / and &s;hewed hym the
&s;tate of the countie or Heynault / and the let|ters
that the Frenche kyng hadde &s;ent to his
&s;onne the erle of O&s;trenaunt. the erle of Hey+naulte
had marueyle of that mater and &s;aid.
Sirs / I thought neuer otherwy&s;e / but that
it &s;hulde come thus to pa&s;&s;e. Wyllyam my
&s;on~e had nothyng to do to go in to Engla~de.
I haue delyuered hym the rule and gouer|naunce
of the cou~tie of Heynaulte. he might
haue done &amp; v&s;ed hym &s;elfe / accordyng to the
coun&s;ayle of the countrey. Sirs / I &s;hall tell
you what ye &s;hall do. Go to my fayre co&s;yn
the duke of Burgoyn / for it lyeth well in his
power to regarde and to &s;ette an order in all
thynges demaunded by the Frenche kynge / 
I canne gyue you no better coun&s;ayle. With
this an&s;were they departed out of Hollande
and came in to Heynault / and there &s;hewed
what an&s;were they had / wherwith the erle &amp;
his coun&s;ayle were content. There was a&s;|&s;igned
to go in to Frau~ce to the duke of Bur+goyne / 
the lorde of Tra&s;&s;egnies / &s;ir Wyllm~
of Hermyes / &s;ir Ra&s;e of Montigny / Iohan
Semart / and Iaques Barrier: To &s;hewe
and declare all y^e proce&s;&s;e and &s;ute that they
made at the Frenche courte / &s;hulde be ouer
longe to re&s;yte. But finally all thynges con|cluded / 
for all y^t the duke of Burgoyne coude
do / there was non other remedy / but that the
erle of O&s;trenaunt mu&s;t come per&s;onally to
Parys / and to knowe his homage due to the
Frenche kyng for the countie of O&s;trenaunt
or els &s;urely to haue warre. The lorde of cou+cy
&amp; &s;ir Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on toke great payne
for the erles &s;ake / but &s;ir Iohn~ Mercier and
the lorde de la Ryuer labored on the contra|rye
&s;yde / as moche as they might. &para; Nowe
let vs leaue to &s;peke any more of this mater / 
and retourne to &s;peke of the lordes &amp; knygh|tes
of Fraunce / who were at the &s;iege before
the &s;trong towne of Aufryke agayn&s;t the &s;a|razyns.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="174" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe and by what incydent the
&s;iege was rey&s;ed before the towne of
Aufryke / and by what occa&s;yon and
howe euery man retourned to their
owne countreis. Cap. C.lxxiiii.</HEAD>
<P>_YE haue herde here before / 
howe the chri&s;ten men had be&s;ie+ged
the &s;tronge towne of Aufry+ke / 
by lande &amp; by &s;ee: Settyng
all their ententes / howe to con|quere
it / for they thought if they might wyn
it / the brute therof &s;hulde &s;ounde / to their
great honours and pray&s;e. and howe they
myght there kepe them &s;elfe toguyder / and
to re&s;y&s;t agayn&s;t their ennemyes: &s;ayenge
howe they &s;hulde alwayes haue conforte of
the Chri&s;ten men / and &s;pecially of the Fren|che
kyng / who was yong and de&s;yrous of de+des
of armes / con&s;ydring howe he had truce
with the Engly&s;&s;hmen for two yeres to co~e.
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the &s;arazyns feared the &s;ame / wherfore dayly
they made prouy&s;yon for the towne / and re|fre&s;&s;hed
alwaies their towne with newe fre&s;&s;h
men / hardy aduenturers / accordynge to their
v&s;age. Thus the &s;ea&s;on pa&s;&s;ed on / and after
the chri&s;ten men hadde &s;uffred the great lo&s;&s;e
of their companyons with lytell wynnynge
or aduauntage on their partye / all their hole
hoo&s;t were in a maner dy&s;comforted / for they
coulde nat &s;e howe to be reuenged. Than ma|ny
of theym beganne to murmure / &s;ayenge
we lye here all in vayne / as for the &s;krymy&s;|&s;hes
that we make / therby &s;hall we neuer wyn
the Towne of Auffryke / for if we &s;lee any of
them / for eche of them they wyll gette agayne
ten other. They be in their owne countrey / 
they haue vytayles and prouy&s;yons at their
plea&s;ure / and that we haue is with great dau~+ger
and parell. What &s;hall we thynke to do? if
we lye here all this wynter / longe and colde
nyghtes / we &s;halbe morfounded and fro&s;en to
dethe. Thus we &s;hall be in a herde ca&s;e by dy|uers
wayes. fir&s;t in wynter no man dare take
the &s;ee for the cruell and tyrryble wyndes and
tempe&s;tes of the &s;ee / for the &s;ees and tempe&s;tes
are more fier&s;er in wynter than in &s;omer / and
if we &s;hulde lacke vytayles but eight dayes to+gyther / 
and that the &s;ee wolde &s;uffre none to
come to vs / we were all deed and lo&s;t without
remedy. Secondly though it were &s;o that we
had vytayles and all thynges nece&s;&s;ary with
out daunger / yet howe coulde our watche en|dure
the payne and traueyle contynually to
watche euery night. the parell and aduenture
is ouer herde for vs to beare / for our enemyes
who be in their owne countrey / and knowe the
countrey / may come by nyght and a&s;&s;ayle vs
to their great aduauntage / and do vs great
domage / as they haue done all redy. Thyrdly
if for faute of good ayre &amp; of &s;wete fre&s;&s;he mea|tes / 
wherwith we haue been nory&s;&s;hed / that
mortalyte hap to fall in our hoo&s;t / we &s;hall dye
euery man fro other / for we haue no remedy to
re&s;y&s;t agayn&s;t it. Al&s;o furthermore if the geno+uoys
turne agayn&s;t vs / which are rude people
and traytours / they may be nyght tyme entre
in to their &s;hyppes / &amp; &s;o leue vs here to pay for
the &s;cotte. All the&s;e doutes are to be con&s;ydred
by our capytaynes who lye at their ea&s;e / and
regarde nat the ca&s;e we be in&punc; and al&s;o &s;ome of
the genouoys &s;pared nat to &s;peke / and &s;ayd in
raylynge to the cry&s;ten men. What men of ar|mes
be ye frenche men / whan we departed fro
Genne we thought that within fyftene dayes
that ye had layen at &s;iege before the towne of
Aufryke / ye &s;hulde haue conquered it / &amp; nowe
we haue ben here more thanne two monthes / 
and as yet we haue done nothyng / as for &s;uch
a&s;&s;autes &amp; &s;krymy&s;&s;hes as ye make / the towne
nedeth nat to feare this yere / nor yet the nexte.
by this maner of meanes ye &s;hall neuer con|quere
this realme of Aufryke nor yet of Thu|nes.
This comunynge &s;pred &s;o abrode in the
hoo&s;t / that it came to the knowlege of the gret
lordes and capytaynes of the armye / and &s;pe|cyally
the lorde of Coucy / who was &s;age and
di&s;crete / and to who&s;e cou~&s;ayle the chefe parte
of the ho&s;t inclyned euer vnto. He &s;ayd to him
&s;elfe and con&s;idred howe all the&s;e doutes were
greatly to be feared / and to the entente to or|dayn
ha&s;tely remedy / he a&s;&s;embled &s;ecretly all
the great lordes of the hoo&s;t togyder in coun|&s;ayle / 
bycau&s;e wynter aproched. This coun|&s;ayle
was kept in the duke of Burbons tente / 
and the conclu&s;yon was to dy&s;lodge for that
&s;ea&s;one / and euery man to retourne the &s;ame
way as they came / the lordes prepared &s;ecretly
for this. than the patrons of the galees were
&s;ente for / and their purpo&s;e was &s;hewed vnto
them / and they wy&s;t nat what to &s;ay to the con+trary / 
at la&s;te they &s;ayde. My lordes take no
doute nor &s;u&s;pecte in vs / we haue made you
prome&s;&s;e / wherfore we wyll acquyte vs truely
to you / for if we wolde haue enclyned to the
treaties of the affrykans / they wolde gaue de|&s;yred
to haue had peace with vs / bnt we <ABBR>wold</ABBR>
neuer gyue heryng to them. we wyll kepe our
faythe to you / &s;yth we haue promy&s;ed &s;o to do.
Sirs quod the lorde of Coucy / we repute you
for good and trewe / and valya&s;it men / but we
haue con&s;ydred dyuers thynges / wynter apro+cheth / 
and we are de&s;tytute of vitayles &amp; other
prouy&s;ions. By the grace of god we ones re|tourned
in to the realme of Fraunce / we &s;hall
&s;o enfourme the kynge / who is yonge and lu|&s;ty
and de&s;yrous to knowe the maner of the&s;e
marches / and &s;eynge that he hath treuce with
the engly&s;&s;he men / we thynke &s;mall coun&s;ay|lynge
wyll cau&s;e hym to come hyther with a
puy&s;&s;aunce royall / as well to ayde the king of
Cicyll / as to make &s;ome conque&s;t vpon the &s;a+razyns / 
wherfore &s;yrs / we requyre you make
redy your galees and all other ve&s;&s;els / for we
wyll departe within &s;horte dayes. The geno|uoys
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were nothynge content with the frenche
men / in that they wolde departe fro the &s;iege
before the &s;tronge towne of Aufryke / but they
coulde fynde none other remedy / wherfore it
behoued them to &s;uffre. A generall brute ran
through the hoo&s;t / howe the genouoys were a+boute
to bargayne with the &s;arazyns / &amp; take
their parte / and to betray y^e cry&s;ten men. The
cry&s;ten men beleued this to be true / and &s;ome
&s;aid one to an other. our &s;ouerayne capitayns
as the duke of Burbone / the erle Dolphyn of
Auuergne / and the lorde Coucy / &s;yr Guy de la
Tremoyle / &s;yr Iohan of Vyen / and &s;yr Phy|lyppe
of Bare / they knowe &s;urely howe euery
thynge gothe / and therfore we &s;hall thus &s;o|daynely
departe fro the &s;iege. Their depar|ture
was publy&s;&s;hed throughe the hoo&s;t / and
euery man co~maunded to conuey euery thing
in to their &s;hyppes. Than &s;aruau~tes and var|letres
were redy to tru&s;&s;e all maner of bagga|ges / 
and to cary it in to their ve&s;&s;els lyenge at
ancre. Whan euery thyng was co~ueyed / euery
man entred in to &s;uche &s;hyppes as they came
in / and dyuers barones and knyghtes made
couenau~t with their patrons and may&s;ters of
their &s;hyppes / &s;ome to &s;ayle to Naples / &s;ome
to Cicyll / &s;ome to Cyper / and &s;ome to Rodes / 
to the entent to go to Iheru&s;alem. Thus they
departed fro the &s;iege of Aufryke / and toke
the &s;ee in the &s;yght of the &s;arazyns that were
within the towne. Whan they &s;awe their de|parture / 
they made gret noy&s;e with blowyng
of hornes and &s;ownynge of taburs / and &s;hou|tynge
and cryeng / in &s;uche wy&s;e / that the ho&s;t
of &s;arazyns that lay abrode knew therof. than
ye <ABBR>&s;huld</ABBR> haue &s;ene the yonge &s;arazyns mou~te
on their hor&s;es / and came to the place where
the &s;iege had layne / to &s;e if they coulde haue
founde any thynge there. Agadingor of Oly|ferne / 
and Brahadyne of Thunes forme&s;t.
And there they &s;awe howe the chri&s;ten men
were &s;o clene departed / that they had lefte no+thynge
behynde that they myght cary. There
the &s;arazyns rode vp and downe more than
two houres / to &s;e the maner howe the cry&s;ten
men had lodged theym &s;elfe at the &s;iege / they
greatly pray&s;ed the cry&s;ten mennes &s;ubtyltie / 
in that they had made &s;o many pyttes in the
erthe to haue therby fre&s;&s;he water. And whan
they hadde been there a certayne &s;pace / and
well regarded the galees and &s;hyppes on the
&s;ee / &s;ome of theym entred in to the towne of
Aufryke / to &s;e their frendes and alyes / and o|ther
departed agayne to their lodgynges / and
made bo&s;t of their voyage / &s;ayenge howe the
cry&s;ten men dur&s;t abyde there no lengar / and
&s;ayd howe their pui&s;&s;aunce was nothynge to
regarde / and that they wolde neuer more &s;ette
&s;omoche by the frenche men nor by the geno|uoys / 
as they had done before. and of this they
&s;ayd trouth / I &s;hall tell you howe &amp; wherfore.</P>
<P>AFter that this &s;iege was thus conty|nued / 
as I was enfourmed y^e &s;arazins
waxed proude / for they &s;awe well howe the
genouoys had done their full power to hurte
and to anoy them / and they &s;awe that this voy+age
was to their great co&s;te / and yet had won
but lytell / whiche was of trouthe. And all that
&s;ea&s;on the &s;arazyns knewe nothing of the deth
of &s;o many cry&s;ten knyghtes and &s;quyers as
were &s;layne at the great &s;krymy&s;&s;he / but the
&s;ame day that the cry&s;ten men departed / they
had knowledge therof / and I &s;hall &s;hewe you
by what meanes. The &s;arazyns founde in the
felde a varlet of the genouoys / lyenge on the
grounde &s;ore &s;ycke of the hote feuer / and was
nat able to go to the galees whan his felowes
departed. And of the fyndynge of this varlet / 
the &s;arazyns were ryght ioyfull / and brought
him before their lordes / and &s;hewed howe they
had founde hym / than a trucheman was &s;et to
here his examynacion. In the begynnynge he
wolde &s;hewe nothyng / for he reekened him&s;elfe
but deed / and he de&s;yred the &s;arazyns incon|tynent
that they wolde put hym to deth. than
the lordes of the hoo&s;t / as Agadingor Doly|ferne / 
Brahadyn of Thunes / and dyuers o|ther / 
thought if they &s;hulde cau&s;e hym to dye
they &s;hulde wyn nothyng therby / yet rather to
&s;aue his lyfe / &s;o y^t he wolde &s;hewe the trouthe
of that he &s;hulde be demaunded. Than it was
&s;hewed hym that if he wolde without lyenge
&s;hewe the trouth / his lyfe &s;hulde be &s;aued / and
to be delyuered franke and free / and &s;ent into
his owne cou~trey by the fir&s;t &s;hyp that &s;hulde
come thence / outher in to the lande of Geneue
or Marcyll / and al&s;o that he &s;hulde haue gy|uen
to hym a. C. be&s;antes of golde. Whan the
varlet who feared dethe herde this prome&s;&s;e
he was well comforted / for he knew well what
&s;o euer the &s;arazyns promy&s;e by their faythe
&s;hulde be truely kepte / and al&s;o ye knowe well
naturally euery man is lothe to dye. Than he
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&s;aid to the truchman. cau&s;e the lordes to &s;were
on their lawe to vpholde all that ye &s;ayd / and
than &s;hall I aun&s;were you to all that I &s;halbe
examyned of / as farre forth as I knowe. The
trucheman &s;hewed this to the lordes / and they
made faythfull prome&s;&s;e by their fayth to full|fyll
their prome&s;&s;e. Than y^e varlet &s;ayd. nowe
<ABBR>demaund</ABBR> what ye wyll / and I &s;hall an&s;were.
Than fir&s;te he was demaunded of whence he
was. He an&s;wered and &s;ayd / he was of Port|nances.
Than they demaunded of hym of the
feates of the frenche men that had been at the
&s;iege. He named to them dyuers / for he hadde
kepte often tymes co~pany with harauldes / by
whome he had lerned dyuers of their names.
Than they de&s;yred to knowe y^e occa&s;ion why
they departed &s;o &s;odaynely fro the &s;iege. wher
to he an&s;wered wy&s;ely and &s;ayd. As for that I
can nat tell / but by &s;uppo&s;ynge / and acordyng
as I haue herde &s;poken in our ho&s;t / as for me
I was neuer a coun&s;ayle with the lordes. but
as the brute went / the frenchmen were in doute
of the genouoys that they &s;hulde betray them / 
and the genouoys denyed it and &s;ayd / they ne+uer
thought it nor neuer wolde / and blamed
the frenchmen y^t they &s;hulde &s;o &s;launder them.
Al&s;o it was &s;ayd that parte of the occa&s;yon of
their departure was bycau&s;e the wynter drue+nere / 
and they were afrayde of taking of &s;uche
domage as they had receyued before. what do+mage
was that quod the lordes. Syrs &abquod; he / 
the &s;ame daye that ten of our men &s;hulde haue
fought with ten of yours / they lo&s;t about a .lx.
knightes and &s;quiers of name and armes / the
genouoys &s;ayd for that cau&s;e they departed.
They beleued well y^e varlet / of whiche newes
the lordes &s;arazyns had great ioye. They en|quered
of hym no further / but vphelde to him
all their prome&s;&s;es / &amp; &s;o he retourned to Port|nances
and to Geane / and &s;hewed all this ad|uenture / 
and what he had &s;aid and herde / and
he receyued no blame therof. Than the &s;ara|zyns
&s;ayd amonge them &s;elfe / they &s;hulde nat
nede to care for the frenche men nor for the ge|nouoys
of a longe &s;ea&s;on after / and &s;aid howe
before the towne of Aufryke they had taken no
profyte / howe be it they &s;ayde they wolde take
better hede to their portes and hauens and the
&s;ee co&s;tes of their Realmes / and &s;pecyally to
the &s;traytes of Marroke they &s;et &s;ure watche / 
that the genouoys nor veny&s;ians &s;hulde nat
pa&s;&s;e that wayes in to Englande / nor in to
Flaunders / with their marchaundy&s;es / with|out
payenge of a great trybute / and yet that to
be by greate grace and lycence. Thus the &s;a|razyns
a&s;&s;embled and alyed them togythers
of dyuers realmes / as of Aufryke / Thunes / 
Bogy / Martoke / Belmaryn / Treme&s;&s;yans / 
&amp; Granade / all agreed togyder to kepe &s;trayt|ly
their portes and pa&s;&s;ages / and to &s;ette ga|lees
armed on the &s;ee to a great nombre / to the
entent to be lordes and mai&s;ters of the &s;ee. and
all this they dyd for the great hatred that they
had to the frenchmen and genouoys / bycau&s;e
they had ben at the &s;iege before Aufryke. thus
they dyd great trouble to the goers and com|mers
on the &s;ee / &s;o that moche yuell and my&s;|chefe
grewe therby / for by meanes that the &s;a|razyns
were thus lordes of the &s;ee / &s;uche mar|chaundy&s;es
as came fro Da~mas / fro Cayrel
fro Alexaunder / fro Venyce / fro Naples / and
fro Geane / were in y^t &s;ea&s;on &s;o dere in Flaun|ders
and &s;o &s;carce / that many thynges coulde
nat be gotte / nouther for golde no &s;yluer / and
&s;pecially all &s;pycery was wonderfull dere and
gay&s;on.</P>
<P>YE haue <ABBR>herd</ABBR> here before howe the cry+&s;ten
men departed for the &s;iege of Au+fryke.
They all pa&s;&s;ed the &s;ee / but all
aryued nat at one porte / for &s;ome were &s;o &s;ore
tourmented on the &s;ee / that they retourned in
great daunger / howe be it &s;ome of theym re|turned
to Geane. Proce&s;&s;yons were made in
Frau~ce for their good &s;pede / for there was no
tydynges herde of them. The lady of Coucy / 
the lady of Sulley / the lady Dolphyn of Au|uergne / 
and other ladyes of Frau~ce / who had
their hu&s;bandes in this voyage were in great
&s;orowe / as longe as the voyage endured. and
whan tydynges came howe they were pa&s;&s;ed
the &s;ee / they were ryght ioyfull. The duke of
Burbone and the lorde of Coucy retourned
priuely / and lefte behynde them all their cary|age
and trayne / and &s;o they came to Parys a+boute
&s;aynte Martyns tyde in wynter. The
frenche kynge was ioyou&s;e of their comynge / 
as it was rea&s;on / and demaunded of them ty|dinges
of Barbary / and of their voyage. they
&s;hewed al that they knewe / and had herde and
&s;ene. The kynge and the duke of Thourayne
were glad to here them &s;peke. Than the kyng
&s;ayd / if we can bringe it aboute to make peace
in the churche / and bytwene vs and Engla~de / 
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we &s;hall gladly make a voyage with an army
royall in to tho&s;e parties / to exalte the cry&s;ten
fayth / and to confounde the infydels and to ac+quyte
the dedes of our predece&s;&s;ours / as kyng
Ppilyp and kinge Iohan / for they bothe eche
after other tooke on them the cro&s;&s;ey / to haue
gone to the holy lande / and they had gone thy|der
if y^e warres had nat fallen in their realme.
In lyke wy&s;e we wolde gladly make &s;uche a
voyage. Thus the Frenche kynge comuned
with the&s;e lordes / and &s;o the day pa&s;&s;ed / and
lytell and lytell men came home fro their voy+age / 
and the kynge helde hym &s;elfe that &s;ea&s;on
mo&s;t comenly at Parys / &s;omtyme at y^e ca&s;tell
of Lowre / and a nother tyme in the how&s;e of
&s;aynt Powle / where the quene mo&s;t comenly
laye. So it fell in the &s;ame &s;ea&s;on aboute the
fee&s;t of &s;aynt Andrewe / and that all knyghtes
and &s;quyers were retourned fro their voyage
into Barbary / wherof all y^t worlde &s;pake. than
in the frenche kynges court there was a mocy+on
moued for a newe iourney to be made thy|der.
And bycau&s;e that the frenche kynge had
gret affection to dedes of armes / he was coun+&s;ayled
and exorted therto / and it was &s;ayde to
hym. Syr ye haue deuocyon and great yma|gynacion
to go ouer the &s;ee / to fyght agayn&s;t
the infydels / and to conquere the holy lande.
That is trewe quod the kynge / my thought
nyght and day is on none other thyng. and as
I was enfourmed / it was y^e <ABBR>lord</ABBR> of Tremoyle
and &s;ir Iohan Mercier that had the&s;e wordes
to the king / for they owed their fauour to pope
Clement beynge at Auignon. and loke what
they two &s;ayd y^e kyng wolde agre to them / for
they were mo&s;t &s;peciall in fauour. Than they
&s;ayd to the kynge. Syr ye can nat with good
con&s;cience take on you this voyage / with out
fir&s;t the church be all one. &s;yr begyn fir&s;t at the
heed / than your enterpri&s;e &s;hall take good con+clu&s;yon.
Why quod the kynge where wolde ye
haue me to begyn? Syr quod they at this pre+&s;ent
tyme ye be nat charged with any great bu+&s;yne&s;&s;e / 
ye haue treuce with the engly&s;&s;he men
for a longe &s;pace. wherfore &s;yr if it plea&s;e you
this peace durynge / ye myght make a goodly
voyage. and &s;yr we can &s;e no better nor more
honourable a voyage for you / thanne to go to
Rome with a great puy&s;&s;aunce of men of ar|mes / 
and pull downe and dy&s;troy that ante|paye / 
whome the romayns by force hath crea|ted
and &s;et in the &s;eate cathedrall of &s;aynt Pe|ter / 
if ye wyll ye maye well accomply&s;&s;he this
voyage / and we &s;uppo&s;e ye can nat pa&s;&s;e your
tyme more honorably. And &s;yr / ye maye well
know that if this antepape and his cardynals
knowe ones y^t ye be mynded to come on them
with an army / they wyll yelde them &s;elf / &amp; a&s;ke
mercy. The kynge reme~bred hym &s;elfe a lytell
and &s;ayd / howe he wolde do as they had deuy+&s;ed / 
for &s;urely he &s;aid he was moche bounde to
pope Clement / for the yere pa&s;t he had ben at
Auygnon / where as the pope and his cardy|nals
made hym ryght honourable chere / and
had gyuen more than was demaunded / bothe
to hym &s;elfe / to his brother / and to his vncles / 
wherfore the kynge &s;ayd it hadde de&s;erued to
haue &s;ome recompence. and al&s;o at his depar|ture
fro Auignon / he had promy&s;ed the pope
to helpe &amp; to a&s;&s;y&s;t hym in his quarell. At that
&s;ea&s;on there was at Parys with the kyng / the
dukes of Berrey and Burgoyne. than it was
agreed and concluded that the nexte Marche
after the kynge <ABBR>&s;huld</ABBR> departe fro Parys / and
take the way towardes Sauoy and Lombar+dy / 
and the erle of Sauoy to &s;ende his co&s;yn
Germayne with hym / and the kynge to haue
vnder his charge the duke of Tourayne his
brother with four thou&s;ande &s;peares / and the
duke of Burgoyne with two thou&s;ande &s;pea|res / 
and the duke of Berrey two thou&s;a~de / the
con&s;table of Fraunce two thou&s;ande &s;peares / 
with the bretons / raintoners and lowe mar|ches / 
the duke of Burbon a thou&s;a~de &s;peares / 
the lorde of &s;aynt Poll and the lorde of Coucy
a thou&s;ande &s;peares / &amp; all the&s;e men of armes
to be payed in hande for thre monethes / and
&s;o fro terme to terme. And whan tho&s;e tydyn|ges
were knowen in Auignon / pope Clement
and his cardynals were greatly reioy&s;ed / and
thought in a maner their enterpri&s;e atcheued.
Al&s;o the kinge was cou~&s;ayled nat to leaue the
duke of Bretayne behynde hym / but to &s;ende
and to de&s;yre hym to prepare hym &s;elfe to go
with him in this voyage. The kyng wrote no+tably
to hym / and &s;ent his letters by a man of
honour an offycer of armes / &s;ignyfyenge the
duke in his letters the &s;tate of this voyage.
Whan the duke had red the&s;e letters he turned
hym &s;elfe &amp; &s;myled / and called to hym the lorde
of Mountboucher and &s;ayd. Syr harke and
regarde well what the frenche kyng hath writ|ten
to me / he hath enterpri&s;ed to departe this
next Marche with a great pui&s;&s;aunce to go to
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Rome and to di&s;troy &s;uche as take parte with
pope Bonyface. As god helpe me his iourney
&s;hall tourne to nothynge / for in &s;horte &s;pace he
&s;hall haue more flax to his dy&s;taffe than he can
well &s;pynne / I thynke he wyll leaue &s;oone his
foly&s;&s;h thought. And al&s;o he de&s;yreth me to go
with hym with two thou&s;ande &s;peares / howe+beit
I wyll honour him as I ought to do / and
I wyll write to him ioyou&s;ly / bycau&s;e he &s;hall
be contente / and &s;hewe hym / howe if he go in
this voyage he &s;hall nat go without me / &s;eyng
it plea&s;eth him to haue my company / howe be
it &s;ir of Mou~tboucher I &s;ay vnto you / I wyll
nat traueyle a man of myne for all y^t the kyng
hath purpo&s;ed and &s;ayd / nothynge &s;hall there
be done in that behalfe. The duke of Bretayne
wrote goodly letters and &s;wete to the frenche
kynge / and the officer of armes returned with
theym to Parys / and delyuered them to the
kynge / who redde them and was well conten+ted
with the aun&s;were.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="175" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Of the Engly&s;&s;he knyghtes that
were &s;ente to Parys to the frenche
kynge / fro the kynge of Englande
and his vncles to treate for a peace.
Cap. C .lxxv.</HEAD>
<P>_THe wyll and purpo&s;e
of the frenche kynge none
wolde breke / for it plea&s;ed
greatly all the knyghtes &amp;
&s;quyers of Fraunce / by|cau&s;e
they wy&s;t nat where
better to enploy their &s;ea|&s;on / 
and euery man prepared towardes that
voyage / and namely the clergy of all the pro|uynces
of the realme / ordayned and graunted
a tayle / to &s;ende at their co&s;tes and charges
men of warre with the kynge. Howe be it this
voyage tourned to nothynge / as the duke of
Bretayne had &s;ayd before / and I &s;hall &s;hewe
you by what incidence. About y^e fee&s;t of Can|delmas
came other tydynges to the Frenche
kyng and to his coun&s;ayle / whiche they loked
nothynge for. Certayne of the kynge of En|glandes
cou~&s;ayle / and &s;uche as were of his pri+uy
chambre / were &s;ent nobly to Parys to the
frenche kyng / and they that were chefe of this
legacyon was / &s;yr Thomas Percy / &s;yr Loys
Clyfforde / and &s;ir Robert Briquet / with dy|uers
other knyghtes in their company / but I
herde as than no mo named. Whan the&s;e thre
knyghtes were come to Parys to hym / than
the french kyng was de&s;yrous to knowe what
it myght meane / that the kynge of Englande
dyd &s;ende &s;o ha&s;tely of his coun&s;ayle to hym.
The&s;e knyghtes of Englande / &s;yr Thomas
Percy and other / alyghted in Parys in the
&s;treate called the Cro&s;&s;e / at the &s;igne of the ca|&s;tell.
The frenche kynge as than lay in the ca|&s;tell
of Lowere / &amp; his brother the duke of Tou|rayne
with hym / and his other thre vncles in
other lodgynges in the cytie / and the co~&s;table
&s;yr Olyuer Cly&s;&s;on. It was nere ha~de noone
whan the engly&s;&s;he men came to Parys / and
they kept their lodgynge all that day &amp; nyght
after / and the next day aboute nyue of y^e clocke
they lept on their hor&s;es ryght honorably and
rode to the ca&s;tell of Loure to the kyng / where
he with his brother and vncles / the Erle of
&s;aint Poll / the lorde of Coucy / the con&s;table of
Frau~ce / &s;ir Iohan of Vien / &amp; &s;ir Guy de la tre+moyle
with dyuers other barons of Fraunce / 
were redy to receyue the engly&s;&s;he amba&s;&s;a|dours / 
who alyghted at y^e gate and entred in / 
and there receyued them the <ABBR>lord</ABBR> de la Ryuer / 
&s;yr Iohan Mercyer / &s;ir Lyon of Lignach / &s;ir
Peter Villers / &s;ir Willyam of Tremoyle / and
&s;yr Marcell. there they receyued them honou|rably / 
and brought theym in to the chambre / 
where the kynge taryed for them. Than they
dyd of their bonettes and kneled downe. &s;yr
Thomas Percy hadde the letters of credence
that the kynge of Englande had &s;ente to the
frenche kynge / he delyuered them to the kyng
who tooke them / and cau&s;ed the knyghtes to
&s;tande vp / than they &s;tepe &s;ome what backe.
The kynge opyned the letters and red them / 
and &s;awe well that they had credence / than he
called to hym his brother and his vncles and
&s;hewed them the letters / than his vncles &s;ayd.
Syr call forthe the knyghtes / and here what
they wyll &s;ay. Than they aproched and were
co~maunded to declare their credence. than &s;i<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">
Thomas Percy &s;pake and &s;ayd. Dere &s;ir / the
entencyon of our &s;ouerayne lorde the kinge of
Englande is / that he wolde gladly that &s;uche
of his &s;pecyall coun&s;ayle / as his vncles dukes
of Lanca&s;tre / yorke / and Gloce&s;tre / and other
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prelates of Englande / &s;uche as his &s;pecyall
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 span"> might come in to your pre&s;ence and
to your coun&s;ayle / as &s;hortely as myght be / to
treate for a maner of peace / &s;o that it he and
you togyther myght couenably and re&s;ona|bly
be con<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">oyned / and meanes &s;ounde to haue
a conclu&s;yon of peace / he <ABBR>wold</ABBR> be therof right
ioyfull / and for that entente he wolde nouther
&s;pare his owne payne and laboure / nor yet
none of his men / nother to come hym &s;elfe or
to &s;ende &s;uffyciente per&s;ones ouer the&s;ee to
the cytie of Amyence / or to any other place a&s;|&s;igned.
And &s;yr we be come hyder for this en|tente
to knowe your plea&s;ure in this behalfe.
Than the kynge aun&s;wered and &s;ayde. Syr
Thomas Percy / you and all your company
are ryght hertely welcome / and of youre co|mynge
and wordes we are ryght ioyfull / ye
&s;hall <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ary here in Paris a &s;ea&s;on / and we wyll
&s;peke with our coun&s;ayle and make you &s;uche
a couenable an&s;were or ye depart / that it &s;hall
&s;uffyce you. With this an&s;were the engly&s;&s;he
men were well content. Than it was nere dy|ner
tyme / and the engly&s;&s;he men were de&s;y|red
to tary to dyne. And &s;o the lorde of Coucy
brought them in to a chambre and the lorde de
la Ryuer. There they dyned at their lay&s;er / 
and after dy<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">er they retourned in to the kyn|ges
chambre / and there had wyne and &s;pyces
and thanne toke their leaue of the kynge and
wente to their lodgynge.</P>
<P>THe comynge of &s;yr Thomas Percy
and his company in to Frau~ce and the
tydynges that they brought / plea&s;ed greatly
the frenche kynge and the duke of Burgoyne / 
and dyuers of his coun&s;ayle / but nat all<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> and
&s;pecially &s;uche as ayded to &s;u&s;tayne pope Cle+mentes
quarell / for they &s;awe well by the&s;e ty+dynges / 
that if the frenche kynge enclyned to
this treatie / that it &s;hulde greatly let &amp; hynder
the voyage that was mynded to go to Rome / 
to di&s;troy pope Bonyfac<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> and his cardynals / 
or els to bringe them to the beleue of pope Cle+mente
But the mater of treatie of peace was
&s;o <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">egh / and touched &s;o moche the welthe and
prefyte all cry&s;tendome / &s;o that no per&s;one
dur&s;t &s;peke again&s;t it. The duke of Burgoyn
and his coun&s;ayle / with the kynge and his bro+ther
and the duke of Burbone / were all of one
acorde. The kyng made good chere to &abser; Tho+mas
Percy &amp; to the engly&s;&s;hmen / but amonge
them there was one knyght / called &s;ir Robert
Briquet / wheme the frenche kynge loued nat / 
he was a frenche man borne / but alwayes he
helde him &s;elfe outher naueroys or engly&s;&s;he / 
and as than he was one of the king of Englan+des
priuy chambre. The frenche kynge di&s;&s;y|muled
with hym &s;agely / for whan he &s;pake to
theym / alwayes the kynge wolde tourne his
&s;elfe to &s;yr Thomas Percy or els to &s;yr Loys
Clyfforde / and &s;ayd. Syrs / we wolde gladly
&s;e this peace to be had bytwene vs and our ad+uer&s;ary
the kynge of Englande / for the qua|rell
and warre hath to longe endured bytwene
vs. and one thinge I wyll ye knowe / y^t it &s;hall
nat be hyndred on out parte / though it be gret+ly
to our co&s;t. Sir quod they the kyng our &s;o|uerayne
lorde / who hath &s;ent vs hyther hathe
great affection to haue peace / and &s;aythe that
it &s;hall nat be let on his parte / and hath mar|ueyle
that the warre and dy&s;cen&s;yon bytwene
your landes hath endured &s;o longe / and that
no good amyable meanes hathe been had or
this tyme. Than the frenche kynge an&s;wered
and &s;ayd / we &s;hall &s;e the good affection that he
hath thervnto.</P>
<P>_THe&s;e engly&s;&s;hemen taryed at Parys
vi. dayes / and euery day dyned with
one of the dukes of Fraunce / and in
the meane &s;ea&s;on it was determyned / that the
frenche kynge / his vncles and his priuy coun|&s;ayle
&s;hulde be at Amyence / by the myddes of
Marche next after / there to abyde the coming
of the kynge of Englande / his vncles / and his
coun&s;ayle / if they wolde come thyder. And the
engly&s;&s;he knyghtes &s;ayd / they made no doute
but at the le&s;t the kynge of Englandes vncles
&s;hulde be at the day a&s;&s;igned at Amyence. this
was the conclu&s;yon of this treatie. The daye
before that they &s;hulde departe out of Parys / 
the kynge came to y^e palays where his vncles
were / and there he made a dynner to the En|gly&s;&s;h
knightes / and cau&s;ed &s;ir Thomas Per+cy
to &s;ytte at his borde and called hym co&s;yn / 
by rea&s;on of the Northumberlandes blode / at
which dyner there was gyuen to &s;ir Thomas
Percy and to the engly&s;&s;h knightes and &s;qui|ers
great gyftes and fayre iewels / but in the
gyunge of them / they ouer &s;lypte &s;yr Robert
Briquet. and &s;yr Peter Villers chefe &s;teward
with the frenche kynge / delyuered the gyftes / 
and be &s;aid to &s;yr Robert Briquet. Sir whan
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ye haue done &s;uche &s;eruyce to the kynge my
mai&s;ter / as &s;hall plea&s;e hym / he is ryche and
pui&s;aunt ynough to rewarde you. With whi+che
word&abis; &s;ir Robert Briquet was &s;ore aba&s;+&s;hed / 
and parceyued well therby that y^e kyng
loued hym nat / but he was fayne to &s;uffre it.
after dyner myn&s;tels began to play / that pa+&s;tyme
ones pa&s;t &s;ir Thoms Percy ca~e to the
kyng &amp; &s;ayd. Sir / I and my company haue
great marueyle of one thing / y^t ye haue made
vs &s;o good chere and gyuen vs &s;o great gyf|tes
that &s;ir Robert Briquet hath nothynge / 
who is a knight of our mai&s;ters preuy cham+bre.
Sir we de&s;yre to knowe the cau&s;e why:
therto an&s;wered the frenche kyng and &s;ayd.
Sir Thomas / the knyght that ye &s;peke of / 
&s;yth ye wyll knowe y^t mater. he hath no nede
to be in batayle agayn&s;t me / for if he were ta+ken
pri&s;oner his raun&s;ome &s;hulde &s;oone be
payde / and therwith the kyng entred in to o|ther
co~munycacion. Than wyne and &s;pyces
were brought forthe / and &s;o tooke leaue &amp; re|tourned
to their lodgynge / and made a reco|nyng
and payde for euery thyng. The nexte
daye they departed &amp; &s;pedde &s;o in their iour|neys
that they arryued in Engla~de / and &s;he|wed
the kyng and his vncles howe they had
&s;pedde / and greatly pray&s;ed the fre~che kyng / 
and the chere that he had made them / &amp; &s;he|wed
of the gyftes and iewels that he had gy+uen
them. &para; Nowe lette vs leaue a lytell to
&s;peke of the Engly&s;&s;he men / and &s;ome what
&s;hewe of kyng Iohan of Ca&s;tyle.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="176" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Of the dethe of kyng Iohn~ of Ca|&s;tyle / 
and of the crownyng of kynge
Henry his &s;onne. Cap. C .lxxvi.</HEAD>
<P>_YE haue herde here before
in this hy&s;torie / how peace was
made bytwene the kynge of Ca|&s;tyle
and the duke of Lanca&s;tre / 
who chalenged to haue ryght to
the realme of Ca&s;tyle / by rea&s;on of the lady
Cu&s;taunce his wyfe / doughter to kyng Do~|peter.
And by meanes of a fayre doughter y^t
the duke of Lanca&s;tre had by the &s;ayde lady
Cu&s;taunce / the peace was made and confyr|med.
For the &s;ayde kynge Iohan of Ca&s;tyle
had a &s;onne to his heyre / called Henry / who
was prince of Galyce. This Henry was ma+ryed
to the duke of Lanca&s;ters Doughter / 
wherby good peace was made bytwene En|glande
and Ca&s;tyle: and within two yeres
after this maryage kynge Iohan of Ca&s;tyle
dyed / and was buryed in Burgus in Spay+gne.
Anone after his dethe / the prelates and
lordes of Spaygne drewe toguyder / and de+termyned
to crowne the yonge herytoure the
prince of Galyce. This prince Henry was
crowned the nynth yere of his age / and his
wyfe doughter to the duke of Lanca&s;tre was
a fyfteene yere of age. Thus the dukes dough+ter
by the lady Cu&s;taunce was quene of Ca|&s;tyle / 
and lady and heritour to all the landes
and &s;eignories / that kyng Dompeter / kyng
Henry / and kyng Iohan helde / excepte that
the duke of La~ca&s;tre her father and his wyfe
her mother had durynge their lyues / whiche
was a pen&s;yon of a hundred thou&s;ande do|reyns
by yere: And foure of the be&s;t erles of
Spayne were pledges and dettours for the
&s;ame. Thus the duke of Lanca&s;tre &s;awe his
two doughters (one quene of Spaygne / the
other quene of Portugale) be&s;towed.</P>
<P>&para;Nowe lette vs &s;peke of the yonge erle of
Armynake / and of the voyage he made in to
Lombardy / for the matter requyreth it: and
we &s;hall leaue to &s;peke of the kynge of Ca|&s;tyle.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="177" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Of the army of the yonge erle Io|han
of Armynake / and of the vyage
that he made in to Lombardy: And
howe he dyed at the &s;iege before the
towne of Alexandre. Ca. C .lxxvii.</HEAD>
<P>_IT hath been &s;hewed
here before / what great of
fectyon the yonge Erle of
Armynake had to go in to
Lombardy with menne of
warre / to ayde and a&s;&s;y&s;te
his &s;u&s;ter germayne / and
his brother in lawe her hu&s;bande the lorde
Barnabo / elde&s;t &s;onne to the lorde Barnabo
whome the duke of Myllayne had cau&s;ed to
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be &s;layne marueylou&s;lye. And this duke of
Myllayne was erle of Vertues / and named
Galeas / Who&s;e doughter the duke of Orly|aunce
hadde to wyfe. This &s;ayd lady / who
was doughter to the olde erle of Armynake
and &s;u&s;ter to the yonge erle / was greatly a|ba&s;&s;hed
and di&s;conforted / and had no tru&s;te
but on her brother. She &s;ignified to hym all
her e&s;tate / her pouertie and nece&s;&s;yte / and do~+mage
that &s;he &s;uffred: And humbly requy|red
her brother / that he wolde helpe to kepe
and defende her agayn&s;t the tyraunt the erle
of Vertues / who wolde di&s;heryte her with|out
any tytell of rea&s;on. And to the reque&s;t
of his &s;u&s;ter the erle of Armynake condi&s;cen+ded / 
and &s;ayde. That what &s;oeuer it &s;hulde
co&s;te hym / he wolde do his deuoyre to ayde
his &s;u&s;ter. And all that he promy&s;ed he acco~|pli&s;&s;hed
in dede. for he had by the ayde of the
erle Dolphyne of Auuergne / made dyuers
treaties in Auuergne / Rouergue / Quercy / 
Lymo&s;yn / Piergourte / Engoulmoys / and
Agenoyes / and had bought certayne fortre&s;|&s;es
whiche had been kepte by the Engly&s;&s;he
men / ga&s;coyns / and bretons / &s;uche as hadde
made warre agayn&s;t the realme of Fraunce / 
vnder colour of the kyng of Englande / and
all &s;uche as he hadde agreed withall / hadde
their pardons of the Frenche kyng: and be|&s;yde
that / the kyng gaue golde and &s;yluer to
be gyuen amonge theym. But they were all
bounde to the erle of Armynake / to go with
hym in to Lo~bardy to ayde hym in his war|res
there. And euery man &s;hewed hym &s;elfe
therto well wyllynge / &amp; euery man drewe to
the ryuer of Ro&s;ne and to y^e ryuer of So&s;ne.
The duke of Berrey and the duke of Bur|goyne
&s;uffred them in their countreys to ta|ke
vitaylles at their plea&s;ure / for they wolde
gladly haue had them clene delyuered out of
the countre. And in y^t &s;ea&s;on vnder the kyng
there ruled in the Dolphynry / the lorde En|gueram
Durdyn. And the kynge had writ|ten
to hym / commaundyng that the&s;e men of
warre parteynyng to the erle of Armynake / 
&s;hulde pe&s;ably pa&s;&s;e throughe the countrey / 
and to haue that they neded for their money.</P>
<P>WHan the erle of Foiz beynge in By|erne
in his ca&s;tell of Ortays / vnder|&s;tode
howe the erle of Armynake a&s;|&s;embled
men of warre toguyder / he began to
mu&s;e / for he was a man greatly ymaginatife
Well he had herde howe the brute was / that
the erle of Armynake made this a&s;&s;emble to
go in to Lo~bardy agayn&s;t the lorde of Myl|laygne.
But bycau&s;e in tyme pa&s;t the erle of
Armynake and his predece&s;&s;ours before him
and his brother Bernarde of Armynake had
made hym warre / therfore he douted le&s;t the
&s;ayde a&s;&s;emble &s;hulde tourne agayn&s;t hym.
wherfore he thought he wolde nat be vnpro|uyded / 
but prepared his fortre&s;&s;es with men
of warre / and made &s;uche prouy&s;ion / that if
he were a&s;&s;ayled / to re&s;y&s;t it with all his pu|i&s;&s;aunce.
But the erle of Armynake nor his
brother were nothynge of that purpo&s;e / but
thought &s;urely to vpholde y^e treuce that was
bytwene them / and to atcheue his enterprice
in to Lombardy. There were many knygh|tes
and &s;quyers Engly&s;&s;he / ga&s;coyns / bre|tons
and other that were bounde to &s;erue the
erle of Armynake in his warres. But if he
&s;hulde haue made warre agayn&s;t the erle of
Foiz / they wolde haue taken the erle of Foiz
parte / and haue for&s;aken the erle of Armyna+ke / 
the erle of Foiz was &s;o welbeloued with
all men of warre / for the wy&s;edome / large&s;&s;e
and prowe&s;&s;e that was in hym. And whan~e
the duche&s;&s;e of Thourayne was enfourmed
howe therle of Armynake was redy to pa&s;&s;e
ouer the mountayns / to entre in to Lombar|dy
with pui&s;&s;aunce of men of warre / to ma|ke
warre agayn&s;t the duke of Myllayne her
father. And howe that the Fre~che kyng and
his vncles / the dukes of Berrey and Bur|goyne
con&s;ented therto / bycau&s;e they wolde
haue their countreis clene auoyded of the co~|panyons
and routes of pyllars / &s;uche as had
often tymes greued &s;ore their cou~treys. this
lady thought nat to forgette the matter / but
wrote to her father the duke of Millayne / all
that &s;he knewe / to the entente that he &s;hulde
take hede to hym &s;elfe / and to his countrey.
The lorde of Myllayne was well enformed
of the bu&s;yne&s;&s;e / and prouyded for menne of
warre where he might gette them / and refre&s;+&s;hed
his townes / cyties / and ca&s;telles with
vitayle / and other muny&s;io~s of warre.
and loked &s;urely to haue warre
with the erle of Army|nake / 
as they
hadde in
dede.</P>
<P><PB N="ccxv" REF="229">
ABout the myddes of the moneth of
Marche / the moo&s;t parte of the&s;e co~+panyons
were a&s;&s;embled toguyder
in the marche&s;&s;e of Auignon / all a longe the
ryuer of Ro&s;ne / to the nombre of fyftene thou+&s;ande
hor&s;es / and pa&s;&s;ed the ryuer: and &s;o en+tred
in to the Dolphynny of Vyen / and lod|ged
abrode in the vyllages / and &s;ome pa&s;&s;ed
forwarde to haue the more ea&s;y pa&s;&s;age tho|roughe
the mountayns / whiche were peryl|lous
to pa&s;&s;e / bothe for man and hor&s;e. The
erle of Armynake and his brother / with cer|tayne
other knyghtes wente to Auygnon / to
&s;e hym that was called pope Clemente / and
the cardynalles there. And offred their &s;er|uyce
to the pope / to ayde hym agayn&s;t the ty|rantes
the lombardes / for whiche offre they
were thanked. And whan they had ben there
an eight dayes / and that great parte of their
company were pa&s;te forwarde / They tooke
their leaue of the pope and of the cardynal|les / 
and prepared to folowe their men. there
the two bretherne departed a &s;ondre / the erle
Iohan of Armynake and &s;ir Bernarde his
brother. Than the Erle &s;ayde. Brother / ye
&s;hall retourne backe to Armynake and kepe
our herytage / of Comynges and Armynake
For as yet all the fortre&s;&s;es be nat delyuered
fro the companyons. There is as yet the ga|ry&s;on
of Lourde / where as Peter Arnaulte
kepeth vnder the kynge of Englande: And
al&s;o the gary&s;on of Bounteuyll / whiche is
kepte by &s;ir Iohan of Granley / &s;onne to the
Captall of Bu&s;e. And thoughe it be &s;o / that
as nowe we haue peace with the erle of Foiz
yet it is good to doubte hym / for he is cruell
and ha&s;tye: his thought is vnknowen / ther|fore
it is good that our landes be nat dy&s;pur+ueyed.
Wherfore Brother / for the&s;e cau&s;es &amp;
other ye &s;hall retourne home / and ye &s;halle
here often fro me and I fro you. Sir Ber|narde
lightlye agreed to this purpo&s;e. The
deuy&s;e &s;emed good to hym. Nor al&s;o he had
no great affeccyon to go forthe in that iour|nay.
Than at his departynge / the erle his
brother &s;ayde to hym. Brother / in youre re|tournyng
ye &s;hall go to our co&s;yn Raymon|de
of Thourayne / who holdeth lande of the
pope in the countie of Venus / and maketh
warre agayn&s;t hym / and my co&s;yn hath ma|ryed
his doughter to the prince of Orenge / 
and &s;hewe hym howe I am de&s;yred of the
pope / to requyre hym to go with me in this
voyage / and I &s;hall make hym my compa|nyon
in euery thynge / and I &s;hall tary for
hym at the cytie of Gappe bytwene y^e moun|tayns.
Sir quod Bernarde I &s;hall do your
me&s;&s;age. Thus the two bretherne departed
a &s;ondre in the felde / and neuer mette to guy|der
agayne after. The erle of Armynake to|ke
the waye to the cytie of Gappe in y^e lande
of Ganos. And Bernarde his brother went
to the ca&s;tell of Bolongne / where &s;ir Ray|monde
of Thouraygne was / who receyued
his co&s;yn ioyou&s;ly. Than &s;ir Bernarde &s;he+wed
hym the me&s;&s;age that he had to &s;aye / fro
his brother the erle of Armynacke / with as
fayre wordes as he coulde deuy&s;e / the rather
therby to enclyne hym therto. Than &s;ir Ray+monde
aun&s;wered and layd. Fayre co&s;yn / or
your brother the erle of Armynake be entred
farre in to Lo~bardy / and hath be&s;ieged any
towne / I &s;hall folowe hym / but as yet it is
to &s;oone for me and my men to go forwarde.
Write vnto your brother my co&s;yn / y^t aboute
the moneth of Maye I &s;hall folowe hym. &amp;
by y^e tyme I tru&s;t to haue an ende of the war
betwene myne vncle pope Clement / and the
cardinals at Auignon &amp; me / who as yet wyll
do me no ryght / and kepeth awaye fro me &abper;|force / 
that myne vncle pope Gregorie gaue
me. they wene to wery me / but they &s;hall nat
They de&s;yre knyghtes and &s;quyers / and gy|ueth
theym pardons to make warre agayn&s;t
me / but they haue no ly&s;t therto. For I canne
haue mo men of warre for a thou&s;ande Flo|reyns
in one daye / than they can haue for all
their ab&s;olucions in &s;euyn yere. Fayre co&s;yn
quod &s;ir Bernarde that is trewe. Kepe on
your purpo&s;e / I wolde nat coun&s;ayle you o|therwy&s;e.
And as ye haue aun&s;wered me / &s;o
&s;hall I write to my brother therle of Army|nake.
So be it quod &s;ir Raymonde. Thus
they were toguyder all a hole daye. Than~e
&s;ir Bernarde departed and pa&s;&s;ed the ryuer
of Ro&s;ne at the bridge. Saynt E&s;pyrite / and
&s;o retourned in to Query and in to Rouer|gue
by the mountayns / and &s;o came thyder
as he wolde be / and lefte the erle of Armyna|ke
his brother alone with his warre / again&s;t
the duke of Myllayne erle of Vertues. Or
he departed fro Bolonge he wrote to his bro+ther
all the newes that he knewe / and the an|&s;were
of &s;ir Raymonde of Thourayne. The
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erle of Armynake receyued the letters in the
waye goyng to the cytie of Gappe. He redde
the letters / and &s;o pa&s;&s;ed forthe and made no
great force of the matter.</P>
<P>WE wyll contynue to &s;peke of the
yonge erle of Armynacke and
&s;hewe his feate / or I &s;peke of a|ny
other mater. And thus I &s;ay
The good loue and great affe|ction
that he had to conforte his &s;u&s;ter &amp; bro|ther
in lawe her hu&s;bande / whom the erle of
Vertues / who called hym &s;elfe lorde of Myl+laygne
fal&s;ely di&s;heryted withoute cau&s;e or
tytell<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> cau&s;ed the erle ioyou&s;ly to pa&s;&s;e in his
iourney as farre as Pyemount in Lombar|dy.
There was two great rea&s;ons that cau|&s;ed
the erle of Armynake to a&s;&s;emble / and to
make that iourney at that tyme. The fyr&s;te
was / that the realme of Fraunce therby was
clene rydde of the routes of the&s;e company|ons / 
that hadde done moche hurte in the re|aime / 
and therby the countreys better a&s;&s;u|red
than they were before. The &s;econde rea|&s;on
was to ayde his &s;u&s;ter / for he had great
pytie that &s;he and her hu&s;bande &s;hulde le&s;e
their herytage / wherby they &s;hulde lyue and
maynteyne their e&s;tate / and for the&s;e con&s;yde+racions
he toke on hym this enterprice. The
capitayns of the companyons &s;ayde one to a+nother.
Lette vs ryde forthe merily agayn&s;t
the&s;e lombard&abis; / we haue a good quarell and
a in&s;te tytell / and we haue a good capitayne / 
wherby our warre &s;halbe moche the better.
And al&s;o we &s;hall go in to the be&s;t countrey
of all the worlde / for Lombardy receyueth
fro all co&s;tes the fatne&s;&s;e of the worlde: and
the e lombardes be naturally euer riche and
cowardes: We &s;hall attayne agayn&s;t theym
moche profyte: There is none of vs that be
capitayns / but that &s;hall retourne &s;o ryche / 
that we &s;hall neuer nede to make warre more
agayn&s;t any man. Thus the companyons de
u&s;ed one with another / and whan they came
in to a plentuous countrey / there they wolde
tary a &s;ea&s;on to refre&s;&s;he them and their hor|&s;es.</P>
<P>In the &s;ame &s;ea&s;on the good abue~turous
fought of Englande &s;ir Iohan Hacton was
in the marche&s;&s;e of Flore~ce / and made warre
agayn&s;t the flore~tyns / in the quarell of pope
Bonyface of Rome / for they were rebell aga+yn&s;t
the popes co~maundement / and &s;o were
al&s;o the Peru&s;yns. The erle of Armynake
thought that if he might get this Engly&s;&s;he
knyght to take parte with hym / he &s;hulde ha+ue
a great trea&s;ure of hym / bycau&s;e of his
wy&s;edome &amp; valyauntne&s;&s;e. The erle wrote
to hym / &s;ignyfieng hym all the hole mater of
his enterprice / de&s;yringe hym of his ayde.
Whiche letter was &s;ente by a di&s;crete per&s;on
to &s;ir Iohan Hacton beyng in the marche&s;&s;e
of Florence / and had a two thou&s;ande fygh|tynge
men. He receyued the letter and redde
it. And whan he hadde well vnder&s;tande all
the &s;ub&s;taunce therof he was ryght ioyfull / 
and aun&s;wered and &s;ayde. That his owne
warre ones atchyued / he wolde do nothyng
after / tyll he were in the company of the erle
of Armynake. The me&s;&s;anger &s;ayde. Sir
ye &s;aye well / I requyre you write your myn+de
to my lorde the erle of Armynake / he wyll
the better beleue it. With ryght a good wyll
&s;ir quod the knight / it is rea&s;on that I &s;o do.
Than the Engly&s;&s;he knyght wrote / and de|lyuered
the letter to the me&s;&s;angere / who re|tourned
and came agayne to his lorde / and
founde hym as than in the marche&s;&s;e of Py|neroll / 
where was gret treatie bitwene hym
and the Marques of Salues / who &s;hulde
be alyed with hym / to ayde him in his warre
agayn&s;t the duke of Myllayne erle of Ver|tues.</P>
<P>_THe tidynges that the erle of Ar|mynackes
Squyer brought to
hym fro &s;ir Iohan Hacton / and
of the Wordes that were writ|ten
within the letter / The Erle
was greatly reioy&s;ed and &s;ayd. that he tru|&s;ted
to make &s;uche warre to the duke of Myl+layne / 
that he wolde bring hym to rea&s;on / or
elles to dye in the payne. Whan all his com|pany
were pa&s;&s;ed the &s;traytes of the moun|tayns / 
and were in the good countrey of Pie+mounte
nere Thouraygne. Than they rode
abrode / and dyde moche hurte in the vylla|ges / 
&s;uche as coude nat holde agayn&s;t them.
Than the erle layde &s;ige before A&s;te in Pye|mount / 
&amp; entended to rary there for &s;ir Iohn~
Hacton. Proui&s;yon came to them fro all par+tes / 
and al&s;o the companyons wan certayne
<PB N="ccxvi" REF="230">
&s;mall holdes / and toke the vitayls that was
within them. The countre of Pyneroll / and
the landes of the Marques Mount feraunt
were opyned and apparelled to delyuer vy|tayles / 
&amp; other thynges nerce&s;&s;ary for y^e hoo&s;t
bothe for men and hor&s;e. And al&s;o great pro|ui&s;yon
came to them out of y^e Dolphyne and
out of the countie of Sauoy. Many folkes
greatly enclyned to the erle of Armynake / by+cau&s;e
they &s;awe his quarell was good &amp; iu&s;t / 
and al&s;o bycau&s;e the erle of Vertues had cau+&s;ed
to be &s;layne his owne vncle &s;ir Bernabo
for enuy / to &s;ette agayne the lordes of Lom|bardy
in to their herytages / and di&s;heryted
his co&s;yn germayns / wherof many great lor+des / 
thoughe they &s;pake but lytell therof / yet
they hadde great pytie of the ca&s;e. Whyle the
erle laye thus at &s;iege before A&s;te / he herde ti+dynges
of &s;ir Iohn~ Hacton / wherof he was
greatlye reioy&s;ed. The tidynges was / that
the florentynes were come to the popes mer|cye / 
and al&s;o the Veni&s;yens. And howe that
the &s;ayd &s;ir Iohn~ &s;hulde haue thre&s;core thou+&s;ande
Floreyns / for hym and his company.
And that money ones payde / receyued / and
delyuered / where as it &s;hulde be departed / 
than he promy&s;ed with a fyue hundred &s;pea|res
and a thou&s;ande brigans a fote / to come
in to the fronter of Ge~nes / and to pa&s;&s;e ouer
the ryuer / wheder their ennemeys wolde or
natte / and &s;o to come to the erle of Armynake
where &s;oeuer he &s;hulde be. The&s;e tidynges
greatlye reioy&s;ed the erle of Armynake and
all his company / for the ayde of this &s;ir Iohn~
Hacton was right plea&s;aunt. Than the erle
of Armynake was coun&s;ailed to de&abper;te thens
and to go and laye &s;iege before a great cytie
called Alexandre / at the entryng of Lo~bardy
and whan~e they had won that / than to go to
Bre&s;uell / whiche was al&s;o a good cytie and
a fayre.</P>
<P>THus the erle of Armynake and his
company layde &s;iege before the cyte
of Alexaundre / &s;tandyng in a fayre
countrey and a playne. at the departyng out
of Pyemount and at the entrynge of Lom|bardy / 
and the way to go to the ryuer of Ge~|nes.
The&s;e men of warre pa&s;&s;ed the ryuer of
The&s;yn and lodge at their ea&s;e at large / for
the countrey was good and ple&s;aunt there a+boute.
The Lorde Galeas lorde of Myl|layne
and erle of Vertues / was as than in a
towne called the cytie of Pauy / and daylye
herde tidynges what his enemyes dyde / but
he had marueyle of one thynge / howe therle
of Armynake coude gette the ryche&s;&s;e to pay
wages to &s;o many men of warre as he hadde
brought with hym / but his coun&s;ayle an&s;we+red
hym and &s;ayde. Sir / haue no marueyle
therof / for the men that he hath be &s;uche com|panyons / 
that de&s;yreth to wynne and to ryde
at aduenture. They haue v&s;ed longe to ouer+ron
the realme of Frau~ce / and to take holdes
and gary&s;ons in the countrey / &s;o that y^e coun+trey
coude neuer be delyuered of them. And
&s;o it is / that nowe of late the duke of Berrey
and the Dolphyn of Auuergne / to who&s;e cou~+treys
the&s;e rutters dyde moche do~mage / for
they kepte them there again&s;t the lordes wyl+les / 
and ouer ranne the be&s;t parte of their he
rytages / and made theym warre. And they
cau&s;ed the Erle of Armynake to treate with
the&s;e companyons / &s;o that the Frenche kyng
&s;hulde &s;uffre the~ to come in to this your cou|trey
to make warre. And therby / and by mea+nes
of certayne money gyuen to them / they
are auoyded oute of all the fortere&s;&s;es in the
countrey. And al&s;o be&s;yde that / the Frenche
kynge hath &abper;doned all &s;uche as made warre
agayn&s;t hym / on y^e co~dycion that they &s;hulde
&s;erue the erle of Armynake in his warres / &amp;
all that they coude get &s;hulde be their owne.
They demaunde none other wages. And &s;u|che
be named men of armes amonge theym / 
with a fyue or &s;ixe hor&s;es / that if they were in
their owne countreys they wolde go a foote / 
and be but as poore men. It is great parell
and ieopardy to fyght agayn&s;t &s;uche men / &amp;
al&s;o lightly they be all good men of warre.
Wherfore &s;ir / the be&s;t coun&s;ayle that we can
gyue you / is to kepe your townes and fortre&s;+&s;es / 
they be &s;tronge and well prouyded for / 
and your ennemyes haue none artyllary nor
engyns / for the &s;aute to be regarded. They
maye well come to the barryers of your tow+nes
and &s;crimy&s;&s;he / other do~mage they can
do none. And this appereth well / for they ha+ue
ben in your cou~trey this two monethes / &amp;
as yet haue taken no fortre&s;&s;e lytell nor gret.
Sir let them alone / and they &s;hall wery the~
&s;elfe / and be di&s;troyed at the ende / &s;o ye fyght
nat with them. And whan they haue di&s;tro|yed
the playne countre / and haue no more to
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lyue by: They &s;hall than be fayne to returne
for famyne / without any other yuell fortune
fall on them in the meane tyme. And it &s;hall
be well done that your men of warre in your
fortre&s;&s;es kepe toguyder to ayde eche other / 
in tyme of nede. And &s;ir / &s;ende to &s;uche pla|ces
as ye thynke your enemyes wyll be&s;iege
to re&s;y&s;t the~ / for townes men haue but &s;mall
defe~ce / for they be nat &s;o v&s;ed nor accu&s;tomed
to warre / nouther to a&s;&s;aut nor to defende as
men of armes knightes and &s;quyers be / who
are nori&s;&s;hed &amp; brought vp therin. &s;ir / &s;ende
your men of warre to the cytie of Alexandre / 
Therby ye &s;hall haue double profyte. your
cytie &s;halbe defended and your people &s;hall
loue you the better / whan they &s;e ye do ayde
and confort them. And &s;ir therto ye be bou~de
&s;ithe ye haue gouernaunce ouer them / &amp; that
they paye to you their rentes / &s;ub&s;ydies / &amp; ay+des
that ye haue demaunded of them dyuers
tymes. your enemyes can nat be &s;o &s;trong in
the felde before Alexaundre / that the towne
&s;hulde be clo&s;ed in rounde about: they haue
no &s;uche nombre to do it / wherfore your men
&s;hall entre in to the towne at their ca&s;e. And
whan they of the towne &s;hall &s;e them &s;el<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> e re+fre&s;&s;hed
with your men of warre / they &s;hall
haue y^e more corage / and loue you moche the
better / and &s;hall putte out of their hertes all
maner of treatie with your ennemyes. To
this coun&s;aile the lorde of Mayllayne greed
and incontynent he a&s;&s;embled toguyder his
men of warre a fyue hundred &s;peares. And
he made capitayne of the~ an auncient knight
called &s;ir Iaques of Byerne / an expert man
of armes / and they rode through the cou~trey
priuely / and &s;o on a nyght they entred in to
the towne of Alexaundre. They of the towne
were greatly reioy&s;ed of their co~myng / and
good cau&s;e why. Bycau&s;e the erle of Army|nake
&s;awe no menne &s;tyrynge in the towne.
Therfore thre dayes toguyder they &s;auted &amp;
&s;crimy&s;&s;hed at the barriers / and yet with the
&s;mall nombre that were there / the armynak&abis;
were &s;o well re&s;y&s;ted that they wan nothyng
Whan &s;ir Iaques de la Byerne and his com+pany
were entred in to the &s;trong cyte of Ale+xaundre
and were lodged and refre&s;&s;hed / the
gouernour of the cytie and other came to vy|&s;ite
the~ in their lodgynge. Than &s;ir Iaques
demaunded of them the &s;tate of the cyte / and
the demeanour of their enemyes / to take cou~+&s;ayle
thervpon. The anncient men and mo&s;t
&s;age&s;t an&s;wered and &s;ayd. Sir / &s;ithe the erle
of Armynake hath layde &s;iege before vs / eue+ry
daye we haue had a&s;&s;autes &amp; &s;crimy&s;&s;hes
before our barryers. Well &s;irs &abquod; the knyght
to morowe we &s;hall &s;e what they wyll do.
They knowe nat of my co~myng / I wyll ma|ke
a &s;ecrete i&s;&s;ue / and lye in an enbu&s;&s;he for
them. Ah &s;ir quod they / ye haue nede to be
ware what ye do / for they are a &s;ixtene thou|&s;ande
hor&s;es / and if they di&s;couer you in the
felde without any bataile / they &s;hall rey&s;e &s;u+che
a du&s;t with their hor&s;es agayn&s;t you and
your company / that ye &s;halbe clene di&s;confit
among your &s;elfe. Well quod the knyghtes / 
to mo. owe we &s;hall &s;e howe the mater &s;hall
go. We mu&s;t do &s;ome feate of armes &s;ithe we
become hyder. Than euery man retourned
to their lodging / and the knight gaue know
ledge to his co~pany / howe that the next mor|nyng
&s;ecretely he wolde i&s;&s;ue out of the cytie
and lye in a bui&s;hment in the feldes / and co~|maunded
euery man to be redy.</P>
<P>THe nexte mornyng &s;ir Iaques dela
Bierne armed hym and all his com+pany / 
and i&s;&s;ued out &s;ecretely / and
with hym a ioure hundred / halfe a myle outs
of the towne / and a&s;&s;embled in a valey / and
cau&s;ed other two hundred to abyde at y^e bar|riers.
And co~maunded them / that if their ene+myes
came to a&s;&s;ayle them / that they &s;hulde
make but faynt defence / and recule backe thy
derwarde / where as they wolde lye in y^e bu&s;|&s;hement.
The daye was fayre and clere and
the erle of Armynake who was yong and lu+&s;ty / 
after he had herde ma&s;&s;e in his pauilyon / 
armed hym and di&s;played his penon / &amp; toke
with hym but a hundred men / thynking that
no man &s;hulde encountre hym. And &s;o came
with his company before the barryers lytell
and lytell / &s;ome folowed hym and &s;ome &s;atte
&s;tyll &amp; &s;ayd. What nede we to arme vs / whan
we come to the barryers we &s;hall &s;e no man
there / and &s;o &s;atte &s;tyll eatyng and drinkyng
and therle of Armynake went to &s;crimy&s;&s;he
before the barryers / and there began to &s;cri|my&s;&s;he
one with another. &amp; within a &s;horte
&s;ea&s;on the defenders beganne to recule lytell
and lytell / tyll they came to their enbu&s;&s;he.
Whan &s;ir Iaques de la Bierne &s;awe his ene+myes
co~e before hym / he di&s;couered hym&s;elfe
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and &s;et on the acmynagoys / who valyauntly
defe~ded them&s;elfe / for alwayes lytell and lytell
&s;ocour came to them / there was many a feate
of armes done. It was on &s;aynte Chri&s;tofers
daye / and the daye was &s;o hoote that &s;uche as
were in their harnes / thought verily they had
ben in a furnes / the wether was &s;o faynt with
out wynde / &s;o that the lu&s;tye&s;t they had moche
a do to do any feate of armes. The partye of
Myllayne were thre agayn&s;t one. The du&s;te
and the powder was &s;o great that they coulde
&s;cante &s;e one a nother / and &s;pecially they of the
erle of Armynakes parte. There fell to the erle
a great aduenture / he was &s;o oppre&s;&s;ed with
heate / that he was &s;o feble that he coulde &s;cant
helpe him &s;elfe / &s;o that he drewe aparte out on
the one &s;yde of the felde and no man with him / 
and there founde a lytell ryuer / whan he felte
the ayre of the water he thought he was in pa+rady&s;e / 
and &s;ate downe alone be&s;yde the wa|ter / 
and with moche payne dyd of his ba&s;enet
and &s;ate bareheded / and wa&s;&s;hed his face and
dranke of y^e water / wherby he was wor&s;e than
he was before / for the coldne&s;&s;e of the water co+led
&s;o his blode that he was faynter thanne he
was before / and fell in a palue&s;y / &s;o that he lo&s;t
the &s;trength of his body and &s;peche / and his
men had lo&s;te hym. there were many taken.
After a knight of the duke of Millayns fou~de
the erle of Armynake. Whan he &s;awe hym he
had meruayle what he was / he parceyued wel
he was a knyght &amp; a man of honour. Than the
knight &s;aid. Sir who be you? yelde you ye are
my pry&s;oner. The erle vnder&s;tode hym nat / 
nor he coulde nat &s;peke / but he helde vp his
hande / and made token to yelde hym. The
knyght wolde haue hadde hym to ry&s;e / but he
coulde nat. The knyght taryed &s;tyll with him
whyle other dyd fyght / in the whiche batayle
many a feate of armes was done.</P>
<P>WHan &s;yr Iaques de la Bierne who
was a &s;age knyght / &s;awe howe the
iourney was good for his party / and
howe that a gret nombre of his enemyes were
taken and &s;layne / and al&s;o &s;awe well that his
owne men world <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ery / and that his enemyes
began to multyply with fre&s;&s;he men / than he
reculed towarde the cytie &s;krymy&s;&s;hynge and
defendynge. The knyght that had taken the
erle of Armynake / thought nat to leaue hym
behynde / for he thought &s;urely he was &s;ome
man of honoure / and de&s;yred his company to
ayde hym / to beare his pri&s;oner in to y^e towne
promy&s;ynge them to haue parte of his raun|&s;ome.
They dyd &s;o / and with moche payne
brought him in to the cyte / and was vnarmed
and layde in a bedde. Than &s;yr Iaques de la
Bierne entred in to the cytie and toke his lod|gynge
and vnarmed hym / and refre&s;&s;hed him
and his company. And whan the erle of Ar|mynacke
was my&s;t in the hoo&s;t without / they
were &s;ore dy&s;mayed / and wy&s;t nat what to &s;ay
nor do / and &s;ome came to the place where the
batayle had ben to &s;eke for hym / and returned
agayne clene dy&s;comfyted. The knyght that
had taken the erle of Armynake had great de+&s;yre
to know what man his pri&s;oner was / and
came to another &s;quyer that was in lykewy&s;e
taken pri&s;oner a ga&s;con / de&s;yringe his may|&s;ter
to &s;uffre hym to go with hym to his lod|gynge.
&s;o they went togyder. The lombarde
knyght led the &s;quyer of Fraunce in to a cham+bre / 
and brought hym to the bedde where the
erle of Armynake lay &s;ore complaynyng / and
cau&s;ed torches to be lyghted vp / and than &s;aid
to the french &s;quyer. Sir / knowe you nat this
man? The &s;quyer regarded hym well &amp; &s;ayd / 
I knowe hym well for I ought &s;o to do / it is
our capitayne the erle of Armynake. With the
whiche wordes the lombarde was ioyfull / but
the Erle was &s;o &s;ycke that he vnder&s;tode no|thynge
that was &s;ayd to hym. Than his may+&s;ter
&s;ayd / go we hence let hym re&s;t. Thus they
left him / and the &s;ame nyght he dyed / and pa&s;|&s;ed
this tran&s;itory lyfe. The next day whan it
was knowen that the erle of Armynake was
deed in Alexaunder in his bedde / &s;yr Iaques
of Bierne wolde nat that his dethe &s;hulde be
vnknowen / but cau&s;ed it to be publy&s;&s;hed in
the hoo&s;t / by &s;uche pri&s;oners as he had / to &s;e
what his enemyes wolde do. They of the ho&s;t
were &s;ore dy&s;comfyted as they well &s;hewed / 
for as than they had no capitayne to drawe vn+to / 
for they were but companyons gadred of
all partes. Than they &s;ayd / let vs returne and
&s;aue our &s;elfe / for we haue lo&s;t our tyme. Anon
it was knowen in the Cytie / howe the army|nois
were di&s;co~fyted / and had no capytayne.
than they armed them / and i&s;&s;ued out a hor&s;e|backe
and a foote / and &s;et on the hoo&s;t cryenge
Pauy for the lorde of Myllayne. There they
were taken and &s;layne without defence. The
conque&s;t and botye was great with the com|panyons
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that were come thyder with &s;yr Ia|ques
of Bierne the Armynage is yelded them
&s;elfe without defence and ca&s;t away armure
and &s;ledde / and were cha&s;ed lyke bea&s;tes. Lo
what a harde aduenture therle of Armynake
and his company bad / and where as his en|tente
was to do well / it tourned hym to great
yuell. If he had lyued fyue dayes lenger / &s;yr
Iohan Acton had come to hym with fyue hun+dred
&s;peares / and a thou&s;ande brigandyns a
foote / wherby he myght haue done many fea|tes
of armes / and all lo&s;t by harde aduenture.</P>
<P>WHan the duke of Myllayn knewe the
trouth that his enemyes were &s;layne
and taken / and &s;pecyally the erle of
Armynake &s;layne / he was ioyfull therof / and
loued &s;yr Iaques de Bierne the better in his
herte / and made hym &s;oueraygne ouer all his
chyualry / and made him chefe of his cou~&s;ayle.
The duke of Myllayne to auoyde his coun|trey
of his enemyes / gaue to euery pry&s;oner
that was a gentylman a hor&s;e / and to euery o|ther
man a florayne and quyted them clene of
their raun&s;omes / but at their departynge he
cau&s;ed them to &s;were that they &s;hulde neuer af+ter
arme them agayn&s;t hym. Thus the&s;e com+panions
departed out of Lombardy and Pie+mount / 
and entred in to Sauoy and in to the
dolpheny / and had &s;uche pouertie that it was
marueyle for as they pa&s;&s;ed euery towne was
clo&s;ed agayn&s;t theym. Anone euery man had
&s;pent his florayn / &s;ome had pytie of them and
dyd gyue them almes for charite / and &s;ome re+buked
and mocked them / &s;ayenge. Go your
wayes &s;eke out your erle of Armynake / who
is drinkynge at a well before Alexaundre. yet
they were in more my&s;chiefe whan they came
to the ryuer of Rone they had thought lightly
to haue pa&s;&s;ed ouer in to the realme of Frau~ce
but they dyd nat for the frenche kynge hadde
co~maunded all the pa&s;&s;ages to be clo&s;ed and
kept agayn&s;t them / wherby they fell in great
daunger and pouertie. After that they coulde
neuer a&s;&s;emble togyther agayne. Thus the
yonge erle of Armynakes army brake a &s;on|der
&amp; his &s;u&s;ter abode &s;tyll in as yuell ca&s;e as
&s;he was in before. Than y^e duke of Myllayne
&s;ent for a by&s;&s;hop of his cou~trey / and for &s;uche
as were mo&s;t next to the erle of Armynake / as
had ben there with hym at that iourney / and
the duke co~maunded that therles body &s;hulde
be baumed / and &s;ente to his brother &s;yr Bar|narde / 
who was ryght &s;orowfull of tho&s;e ty|dynges / 
and good cau&s;e why / but there was
no remedy. Than the erle of Armynake was
buryed in the cathedrall churche of Rodays / 
and there he lyeth.</P>
<P>IT ought to be knowen as it hath ben
contayned here before in this hi&s;tory / 
how &s;yr Thomas Percy was &s;ent by
kyng Rycharde of Englande in to the realme
of Frau~ce / and &s;hewed well howe he had gret
affectyon to haue a ferme peace bytwene En|glande
and Fraunce / and &s;pecyally two of the
kynge of Englandes vncles / as the duke of
Lanca&s;tre and the duke Edmonde of yorke / 
but the kynges other vncle the duke of Gloce|&s;tre
and con&s;table of Englande / wolde in no
wy&s;e acorde to haue any peace with the french
men / without it were to the kynges honoure
and theirs / and that there myght be rendred a+gayne
all &s;uche cyties / townes / ca&s;tels / landes
and &s;ygnories / whiche had been gyuen to the
kynge of Englande and to his heyres / whiche
fal&s;ely had ben taken away by the frenchmen / 
without tytell or rea&s;one / and be&s;yde that the
&s;o~me of four thou&s;ande frankes / whiche was
owyng whan the frenchmen began the warre
agayne. And of this opynyon was dyuers lor+des
of Englande / &s;ayenge that to y^e dethe they
wolde iu&s;tifye the &s;ame. Many &s;ayd that the
duke of Gloce&s;tre had good ryght and rea&s;on
to &s;u&s;tayne that opinyon / but they di&s;&s;ymuled
the mater couertely / bycau&s;e they &s;awe y^e kyn|ges
mynde and affection enclyned greatly to
haue peace. But the poore knightes and &s;quy+ers / 
and archers of <ABBR>England</ABBR>/rather enclyned
to haue warre / &s;uche as had &s;u&s;teyned there
e&s;tates by rea&s;on of the warre. Con&s;ydre well
than / howe peace / loue / or acorde might be had
bytwene the&s;e parties / for the frenche men in
their treatie demaunded to haue Ealays bea|ten
downe / &amp; to haue the &s;ygnorie of Guy&s;nes / 
Hammes / Marke / and Dye / &amp; all the landes
of Froyton / and the dependantes of Guy&s;nes
vnto the lymyttes of the water of Grauelyng.
and the frenche kynge offred to delyuer to the
crowne of Engla~de as moch landes in values
in Acquytayn / again&s;t whiche artycle y^t duke
of Glouce&s;tre helde and &s;aid. The frenchmen
wyll paye vs with our owne / for they knowe
well ynough howe we haue charters &s;ealed by
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kynge Iohan / &amp; all his chyldren / that all hole
Acquytayn &s;hulde haue been delyuered to vs / 
without any re&s;orte or &s;oueraynte to any man
and all that euer they haue doone &s;ythe / hath
ben by fraude and fal&s;e engyn / and nyght and
day entende to no other thyng but to di&s;ceyue
vs / for if Calays and &s;uche landes as they de|maunde / 
were delyuered in to their handes / 
they &s;hulde be lordes of all the &s;ee co&s;te / and
than all our conque&s;tes were as nothynge / I
&s;hall rather neuer agree to peace as long as I
lyue.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="178" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;How &s;yr Peter of Craon fell in the
french kynges di&s;plea&s;ure and in the
duke of Thourayns / &amp; after he was
receyued by the duke of Bretayne.
Cap. C.lxxviii.</HEAD>
<P>_IN this &s;aid &s;ea&s;o~ there
was a knyght of Fraunce
of the countrey of Aniou / a
gentle knight and of noble
extraction / called &s;yr Pyer
of Craon / marucylou&s;ly
well beloued / and &s;pecially
with the duke of Thourayne / for aboute the
duke no thynge was doone but by hym. Al&s;o
this knyght helde a gret a&s;tate about the duke
of Aniou / who was called kynge of Naples / 
Cicyll / &amp; Iheru&s;alem / and al&s;o he was ryche.
A&s;claunder was brought vp on hym through
the realme of Frau~ce / howe he had robbed the
yonge kynge of Cycyll duke of Aniou / for the
whiche brute the &s;ayd &s;ir Peter ab&s;ented him
&s;elfe fro the yonge kynge and fro his mather / 
who had ben wyfe to the olde duke of Aniou / 
howe be it he delte &s;o that he was welbeloued
with the frenche kynge / and with his brother
the duke of Thourayne. Al&s;o the &s;ame &s;ea&s;on
&s;yr Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on / as thanne con&s;table of
Frau~ce / was greatly in fauour with the kyng
and with the duke of Thourayne / whiche fa|uour
he had get by rea&s;on of the good &s;eruyce
that he had done in armes / as well in Frau~ce
as els where / in the kynges dayes and in his
fathers dayes kinge Charles / and &s;ir Olyer
of Cly&s;&s;ons doughter had wedded Iohan of
Bretayne / brother germayne to the quene of
Iheru&s;alem / and this &s;yr Olyuer Cly&s;&s;on by
rea&s;on of the alyaunce that he had by the ma|ryage
of Iohan of Bretayne / was greatly in
the duke of Bretayns indignacion / in &s;omoch
that the duke helde him for his mortall enemy / 
and Iohan of Bretayne in lykewy&s;e / and the
duke of Bretayne repented hym that he had
nat &s;laine &s;ir Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on whan he had
hym in pri&s;one in his ca&s;tell of Ermyn. This
&s;yr Peter of Craon was in &s;uche fauour with
the duke of Bretaygne that he myght do with
him what he ly&s;t / he was his co&s;yn. and whyle
he was in fauour with the frenche kynge and
with the duke of Thourayn / he wolde gladly
haue brought out of the kynges fauoure &s;yr
Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on the con&s;table / if he coulde
haue brought it aboute.</P>
<P>THus the enuyous whiche couertely al|ways
hath reygned in Fraunce / di&s;&s;y|muling
their maters tyll they come to an yuell
conclu&s;ion. The con&s;table of Fraunce had al|wayes
ben &s;o true in all his dedes to y^e crowne
of Fraunce / that euery manne loued hym / ex|cept
the duke of Burgoyn / who loued him no|thyng.
the hatred came by the duches of Bur|goyne / 
who was a lady of hygh corage / for &s;he
coulde nat loue the Con&s;table / for the duke of
Bretayne was nere of <ABBR>blod</ABBR> to her / and all that
her father the erle of Flaunders loued &s;he lo|ued / 
and &s;uche as he hated &s;he dyd the &s;ame / 
&s;he was of that condycion. This &s;yr Peter of
Craon whyle he was in the frenche court / and
great with the duke of Thourayne / he wrote
often tymes to the duke of Bretayne &s;ecretly
euery thynge that he knewe / &amp; the duke wrote
agayne to hym. Theffecte of their writynges
I coude nat knowe / how be it I Iohan Froy
&s;art auctor of this hy&s;tory / on a tyme whan I
was at Parys / on a night whan a great my&s;|chefe
was lykely to haue fallen vpon &s;ir Oly|uer
Cly&s;&s;on con&s;table of Fraunce / by a mar|ueylous
enterpri&s;e of &s;yr Peter of Craon / as
I &s;hall herafter more playnly declare / whan
tyme &s;hall requyre. And bycau&s;e I &s;awe the
mater darke and ob&s;cure / &amp; lykely to be great
trouble and daunger / I dyd all the payne I
coulde to knowe the grounde and occa&s;yon of
the mater / why &s;yr Peter of Craon was &s;o &s;o|daynly
bany&s;&s;hed fro the frenche kynges loue
and the duke of Thourayns. Suche &s;erche I
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made and &s;uche enquery of them that knewe
the mater / that &s;ome of them enfourmed me of
the trouth as the fame &amp; renome ran. Fyr&s;t the
duke of Thourayn was dy&s;plea&s;ed with this
&s;yr Peter of Craon through his owne faute / 
for he dy&s;clo&s;ed the &s;ecretne&s;&s;e that was by|twene
the duke of Thourayne and another
lady. If he dyd &s;o he dyd yuell.</P>
<P>THe duke of Thourayne as than had
&s;uche fauour to &s;yr Peter of Craon / 
that he toke hym as his companyon / 
and ware euer lyke apparell / and had hym al|wayes
with hym where &s;o euer he wente / and
&s;hewed hym all his &s;ecretes. This Duke of
Thourayn as than was yonge and amorous / 
and gladly wolde company with ladyes and
damo&s;els / and &s;porte hym amonge them / and
&s;pecially as it was &s;hewed me / he loued entier+ly
a fayre lady of Paris / yonge and fre&s;&s;h. His
loue and &s;ecretes were knowen in &s;uche wy&s;e
that it turned to great dy&s;ple&s;ure to the duke / 
and he wy&s;te nat whome to blame but &s;yr Pe|ter
of Craon / for the duke had &s;hewed hym all
his &s;ecretes in that mater / and had taken hym
in his company / whan he wolde &s;ecretly &s;peke
with the &s;aid yonge lady. The duke on a tyme
promy&s;ed the &s;ayd lady a thou&s;ande crownes
of golde / &s;o that he myght haue his plea&s;ure of
her. But the lady as than refu&s;ed it and &s;ayd / 
howe &s;he loued hym nat for his golde nor &s;yl|uer / 
but pure loue enclyned her to beare hym
her good wyll / but as for golde or &s;yluer &s;he
wolde nat &s;ell her honoure. All the&s;e wordes
and prome&s;&s;es were knowen by the duches of
Thourayne / who incontynent &s;ent for the &s;aid
yonge lady in to her chambre. Than &s;he called
her by her name / and in gret di&s;plea&s;ure &s;ayd.
Wylte thou do me wronge with my lorde my
<ABBR>hu&s;band?</ABBR> The yonge lady was aba&s;&s;hed / and
all wepynge &s;ayd. Nay madame by the grace
of god / I neuer dyd thynke it nor neuer wyll.
than the duche&s;&s;e &s;ayd. Thus it is / Iame en|fourmed
that my lorde my hu&s;bande loueth
you / and you him / and the mater &s;o farre gone
bytwene you / that in &s;uche a place and at &s;uche
a tyme he promy&s;ed you a thou&s;a~de crownes
of golde to haue his plea&s;er of you / howe be it
ye dyd refu&s;e it as than / wherin ye dyd wy&s;ely
and therfore as at this tyme I &abper;don you / but
I charge you as derely as ye loue your lyfe / y^t
ye commune nor talke no more with hym / but
&s;uffre hym to pa&s;&s;e / &amp; herkyn nat to his comu|nynge.
Than whan the yonge lady &s;awe her
&s;elfe accu&s;ed of trouth &s;he an&s;wered and &s;ayd.
Madame / I &s;hall delyuer me fro him as &s;one
as I can / and &s;hall &s;o / deale that ye &s;hall haue
no cau&s;e of dy&s;plea&s;ure in this mater. Ther|with
the duche&s;&s;e gaue her leaue to departe / 
and &s;o &s;he returned to her lodgyng. The duke
of Thourayne who knewe nothynge of this
mater / and as he y^t entierly loued this yonge
lady / fortuned on a day to come where as &s;he
was. Whanne &s;he &s;awe hym &s;he e&s;chewed his
company / and made hym no maner of &s;em|blant
of loue / but dyd clene co~trary to that &s;he
had v&s;ed before / for &s;he dur&s;t nat / and al&s;o &s;he
had &s;worne &amp; promy&s;ed / to the duches. Whan
the duke &s;awe her countenaunce he was pen|&s;yue / 
and thought he wolde knowe why &s;he
delte &s;o &s;traungely / and demaunded of her the
cau&s;e of her &s;traungnes. The yonge lady all
wepynge &s;ayd. Syrye haue bewrayed your
loue / and the &s;ecrete prome&s;&s;e an offre that ye
made me / to my lady your wyfe / or els &s;ome o|ther / 
remembre you wel to whom ye haue &s;he|wed
your &s;ecretne&s;&s;e / for &s;yr I was in great
daunger by my lady your wyfe / and by none
other / and I haue &s;worne and promy&s;ed her
that after this tyme I wyll neuer co~pany nor
talke with you / wherby &s;he &s;hulde haue any
ielou&s;y. whan the duke harde y^t they were &s;ore
wordes to him / and greatly to his di&s;plea&s;ure
and &s;aid. Ah my &s;ayre lady / I &s;were to you by
my faythe / that rather than this mater &s;hulde
haue ben &s;hewed to my wyfe / that I had lo&s;te
a hundred thou&s;ande frankes / &s;ythe ye haue
&s;worne / kepe your prome&s;&s;e / for what &s;o euer
it co&s;te me I wyll knowe the trouth who hath
bewrayed our &s;ecretes.</P>
<P>_THus the Duke departed fro the
yonge lady / and made no &s;e~blant
as than / but pacyentely &s;uffred / 
howe be it he thought the more.
and at nyght came to his wyfe to
&s;upper / &amp; &s;hewed her more token of loue than
euer he dyd befor / and he dyd &s;omoche with
fayre wordes that the duche&s;&s;e &s;hewed him all
the matter / and howe that &s;he knewe it by &s;yr
Peter of Craon. than the duke &s;pake no more
at that tyme. that nyght pa&s;&s;ed / and the nexte
<PB N="ccxix" REF="233">
day about nyne of the clocke / he toke his hor&s;e
and rode fro the how&s;e of &s;aynte Poll to the
ca&s;tell of Lowre / where he founde the kynge
his brother heryng of ma&s;&s;e. The kyng &s;wete|lye
receyued hym / for he loued hym entyerly / 
and the kynge &s;awe well by the dukes maner
that he had &s;ome dy&s;plea&s;ure in his mynde / 
and &s;aid. Ah fayre brother. what is the mater?
it &s;emeth ye be troubled. Syr quod he good
cau&s;e why. Wherfore quod the kynge I praye
you &s;hewe me. The duke who wolde hyde no
thynge fro the kynge / &s;hewed hym all the hole
mater / and complayned greatly agayn&s;t &s;yr
Peter of Craon / and &s;ayd. Syr by the faythe
that Iowe to god and to you / if it were nat for
your honoure I wolde &s;lee hym. We &s;hall do
well ynough quod the kynge / he &s;hall be war|ned
by our coun&s;ayle to auoyde our hou&s;e and
&s;eruyce / and in lykewy&s;e cau&s;e him to auoyde
your hou&s;e and company. I am well content
with this &abquod; the duke. The &s;ame day the lorde
de la Ryuer and &s;ir Iohan Mercyer &s;ayd vn|to
&s;yr Peter of Craon on the kynges behalfe / 
that he &s;hulde auoyde the kynges courte and
&s;eruyce / and go where he ly&s;te. In lykewy&s;e
&s;yr Iohan of Buell and the <ABBR>lord</ABBR> of Dernaulx
&s;ene&s;chall of Thourayne / gaue hym lyke com+maundement / 
on the duke of Thourayns be|halfe.
Whan &s;yr Peter of Craon &s;awe this he
was aba&s;&s;hed and tooke it in great dy&s;pyte / 
and coude nat ymagyn why it &s;hulde be. And
trewe it was / he de&s;yred to come in to the kin|ges
pre&s;ence and the dukes / to know the cau&s;e
of their dy&s;plea&s;ure. But he was aun&s;wered
that nother the kynge nor the duke wolde nat
here hym &s;peke. Whan he &s;awe none other re|medy
he apparelled hym &s;elfe / and departed
out of Parys in great di&s;plea&s;ure in his hert / 
and &s;o rode into Aniou to a ca&s;tell of his owne
called Sable / and taryed there a &s;ea&s;on fore
troubled in his mynde. He &s;awe well he was
cha&s;ed out of the frenche courte / and out of the
hou&s;e of Thourayn / and al&s;o out of the hou&s;e
of the quene of Naples and Iheru&s;alem. than
whan he parceyued the&s;e thre how&s;es clo&s;ed
fro hym / he thought to go to the duke of Bre|taygne
his co&s;yn / and to &s;hewe hym all his ad+uentures.
&s;o he dyd / and rode in to Bretayne / 
and founde the duke at Wannes / who made
hym good chere / and knewe &s;omwhat before
of his trouble. And than this &s;yr Peter &s;he|wed
hym all the ca&s;e. Whan the duke of Bre|taygne
had well herde all the mater / he &s;ayde.
Fayre co&s;yn recomforte your &s;elfe / all this is
&s;urely brought aboute by &s;yr Olyuer of Cly&s;|&s;on.</P>
<P>THis rote and foundacyon of hatred
multyplyed greatly after / as ye &s;hall
here in this hy&s;tory. Syr Peter of
Craon taryed &s;o longe with the duke of Bre|taygne / 
that he forgate Fraunce / for the con|&s;table
&s;yr Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on and the kynges
coun&s;ayle were agayn&s;te hym / and al&s;o they
were nat contente with the duke of Bretayne
in that he kepte &s;ir Peter Craon in his hou&s;e.
As for the duke of Bretaygne cared nat great+ly / 
neyther for the good wyll nor yuell wyll of
the Frenche kynge / he prouyded &s;uffyciently
for his cyties / townes / and ca&s;telles / in &s;uche
wy&s;e / that he loued as well warre as peace.
And all that euer he dyd was well knowen in
Fraunce / and with the kinges coun&s;ayle. and
&s;uche as were nexte aboute the kynge reputed
the duke of Bretaygne prowde and pre&s;ump|tuous / 
and thretened him greatly / but the du|ke
dyde &s;ette lytell therby / and &s;ayde / that he
wolde make warre agayn&s;t the erle of Poin|thieur
in a iu&s;te quarell / for the erle of Poin|thyeur
our co&s;yn / wryteth and nameth hym
&s;elfe Iohan of Bretayne / as though he were
herytour of this countrey. I wyll he be called
Iohan / for that is his name and erle of Poin|thieur / 
and I wyll he put out of his armes the
Ermyns / and write him&s;elfe Iohan of Bloys
or of Chatellon / and none other. and if he wyll
nat do thus I &s;hall cau&s;e him to do it / and take
fro hym his lande / for he holdeth it by faythe
and homage of vs / as for the herytage of Bre+taygne
he hathe nothynge to do therwith / &s;o
that it &s;hulde returne to him / for I haue bothe
&s;onnes and doughters that &s;hall be myne hey+res.
Let hym purcha&s;e hym landes in &s;ome o|ther
place / for as of this he hath fayled. Thus
often tymes the duke of Bretayne wolde de|uy&s;e
with &s;ir Peter of Craon / who wolde nat
replye agayn&s;t his plea&s;ure / but rather dyd
further it / and all for the yuell wyll that
he bare to the con&s;table &s;yr Oly|uer
of Cly&s;&s;on / and to
the coun&s;ayle
of
Fraunce.
&dtridot;</P>
<P><PB REF="234">
&para;Nowe let vs leaue &s;pekynge of this mater
and treate a lytell of another pytuous mater
concernynge the erle Guy of Bloys / of whom
mencyon is made here before in this hy&s;tory.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="179" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Of the dethe of the yonge erle Lo|yes
of Cha&s;telone / &s;onne to the erle
Guy of Bloys. Cap. C.lxxix.</HEAD>
<P>_IT hath been &s;hewed
here before in this hy&s;tory / 
whan~e I &s;pake of the aly|au~ce
and maryage of Lois
of Chatellon / &s;onne to the
erle of Bloys / maryed to y^e
lady Marye / doughter to
duke Iohan of Berrey / and at the confyrma|cyon
of this maryage the duke of Berrey pro+uyded
greatly for his doughter / for &s;he was
a&s;&s;igned for her dowry in the cou~tie of Bloys / 
the &s;omme of &s;yxe thou&s;ande pounde money / 
corante in Fraunce / to be payed in florayns / 
if the fore&s;ayd Loys of Bloys dyed before his
wyfe. than all the countie of Blois to be bou~de
to pay the&s;e fore&s;ayd &s;yre thou&s;ande frankes.
And &s;o it fortuned that about the fee&s;t of &s;aint
Iohan the Bapty&s;te in the yere of our lorde
god a thou&s;ande thre hundred four&s;core and a
leuen / this yonge Loys of Bloys &s;onne to the
erle Guy / departed fro his father fro the ca|&s;tell
of Moltyz in Bloys to go in to Haynalt / 
to &s;e his mother and wyfe / and whan he came
to Beaumonte in Haynault he fell &s;ycke of a
feuer / by rea&s;on that he had rydden great iour+neys / 
and the &s;ea&s;on was boote / and he was
but yuell kepte / and but tendre of age / as of
xiiii. yeres / by whiche &s;yckenes he dyed with
out helpe / for the phy&s;ycions coulde nat put a
way his hote feuer. ye maye well knowe that
the father and mother were ryght &s;oroufull / 
whan they knewe of the dethe of thier &s;onne
and heyre. In lykewy&s;e &s;o was his wyfe the
yonge lady of Berrey / who loued hym entier|ly / 
and thought her &s;elfe hyghtly maryed / &s;pecyally
the trouble of the father was right gret / 
for he ymagyned that the duke of Berrey was
ryght couetou&s;e / and feared le&s;te he wolde en|tre
in to the countie of Bloys / and put him out
for the dowry of his doughter. Thus the duke
of Berreys two doughters were bothe wy|dowes
in one yere / the elde&s;t called Boe&s;me
was counte&s;&s;e of Sauoy / and her hu&s;bande
the yonge erle of Sauoy called Ame dyed the
&s;ame yere ryght marueylou&s;ly / of who&s;e deth
there came great bu&s;yne&s;&s;e / and it was layde
to &s;ir Othe of Grau<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ome / in &s;uche wy&s;e that
he was fayne to flye out of Sauoy / and out of
Fraunce and Almayne / and &s;o wente &amp; dwelte
in the realme of Englande.
&dtridot; &dtridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="180" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Of the &s;odayne dethe of the Erle
Ga&s;con of Foiz / and howe the erle of
Cha&s;tellon came to then herytau~ce.
Cap. C.lxxx.</HEAD>
<P>_THe &s;ame &s;ea&s;one al&s;o
dyed the noble and gentle
erle of Foiz ryght maruey|lou&s;ly / 
I &s;hal &s;hewe you by
what incydente. Truely of
all &s;portes this Erle loued
hu~tynge with houndes and
grey houndes / and of them he was well prouy+ded / 
for always he had at his co~maundement
mo than .xvi. hundred. The erle as than was
at Barrey / in the marches of Orthays / and
wente dayly a huntynge in to the woodes of
Saluaterra / the way to Panpylona in Na|uerre / 
and the &s;ame daye that he dyed he had
hunted and kylled a beare / and by that tyme
it was high noone. Than the erle demaunded
of them that were aboute hym where his dy|ner
was prouyded. It was &s;hewed him at the
ho&s;pytall of Ryon / a two lytell myles fro Or|tays / 
and &s;o thyder he rode to dyner / and &s;o a
lyghted there and went in to his chambre / the
whiche was &s;trawed with grene herbes / &amp; the
walles &s;ette full of grene bowes / to make the
chambre more fre&s;&s;h / for the ayre without was
marueylou&s;ly hote as in the moneth of May.
Whan he felte that fre&s;&s;he ayre he &s;ayd. A this
fre&s;&s;hne&s;&s;e dothe me moche good / for the daye
hath been very hoote / and &s;o &s;ate downe in a
chayre. Than he talked and deuy&s;ed with &s;yr
E&s;payne du lyon of his houndes / whiche had
ronne be&s;t / and as he thus deuy&s;ed / there ca~e
<PB N="ccxx" REF="234">
in to the chambre &s;ir Ienbayne his ba&s;tarde
&s;onne and &s;ir Peter of Cabe&s;tan / and the ta|bles
were redy couered in the &s;ame chambre.
Than water was brought forthe to wa&s;&s;he / 
and Coiandon of Spaygne toke a&s;yluer ba+&s;on
and &s;ir Tybaulte toke the towell. Than
the erle ro&s;e &amp; put out his handes to wa&s;&s;he / 
and as &s;one as the colde water fell on his fyn+gars / 
he waxed pale in the face / and &s;odainly
her herte fayled hym / and &s;o fell downe / and
in the fallynge &s;ayd. Ah I am but deed. God
haue mercy on me: He neuer &s;pake worde af+ter / 
howe be it he dyed nat &s;o &s;oone / but laye
in great payne. The knyghtes that were a|bout
hym were &s;ore aba&s;&s;hed and &s;o was his
&s;oone: They tooke hym in their armes and
layde hym on a bedde and couered hym / tru|&s;&s;tynge
that he was but in a traunce. The .ii.
knyghtes that had gyuen hym water / to the
entent that it &s;hulde nat be &s;ayde that they
had enpoy&s;oned hym / toke the ba&s;on and the
ewer and &s;ayde / Sirs / here in your pre&s;ence
beholde here this water / the whiche we toke
a&s;&s;aye of and yet wyll do. And there they dra~+ke
therof / &s;o that euery man was co~tent with
them. They put in to the erles mouthe drin|ke
and &s;pyces / and other thynges comforta|ble / 
but all that aueyled nothyng. For in le&s;&s;e
than halfe an houre he was deed / and yelded
vp his brethe &s;wetely. God of his pytie ha|ue
mercy on him. all &s;uch as were there were
greatly troubled and aba&s;&s;hed. Than they
clo&s;ed the Chambre doore / to the entent that
his dethe &s;hulde nat be &s;o &s;odaynly knowen
abrode. The knightes behelde &s;ir Ienbayne
his &s;onne / who wepte pituou&s;ly and wrang
his ha~des. And the knightes that were with
hym &s;ayde. Sir Ienbayne / ye haue nowe
lo&s;te youre father: We knowe well he loued
you entierly. Leaue your &s;orowe / and leape
on your hor&s;e and ryde to Orthayes. Take
you po&s;&s;e&s;&s;yon of the ca&s;tell and of your fa|thers
trea&s;oure that is within it / or euer the
dethe of your father be knowen abrode. Sir
Ienbayne enclyned to tho&s;e wordes &amp; &s;ayd.
Sirs I thanke you of your good couu&s;aile
the whiche I &s;hall de&s;erue. But than~e lette
me haue &s;ome token that is on my father / or
elles I &s;hall nat be &s;uffred to entre in to the
ca&s;tell. That is trewe &s;ir quod they / take &s;o~e
token fro your father. Than he toke a rynge
fro his fathers fynger / and a Knyfe that he
bare alwayes about hym. The&s;e tokens the
porter of the ca&s;tell knewe well: If he hadde
nat brought them / he &s;hulde nat haue enered
in there.</P>
<P>_THus &s;ir Ienbayne of Foiz de&abper;|ted
from the ho&s;pytall of Ryone
and thre with hym / and rode in
ha&s;te to the ca&s;tell of Orthayes.
He rode throughe the towne / no
man my&s;tru&s;ted hym / and &s;o came to the Ca|&s;tell
and called the Porter / who aun&s;wered
and &s;ayd. &s;ir / what wolde you haue? Where
is my lorde your Father? He is at the ho&s;py|tall
of Ryon quod the knyght / and hath &s;ent
me for certayne thynges that is in his cham|bre:
and than I mu&s;t returne agayne to him.
And to the entent that thou &s;hulde&s;t beleue
me / Beholde here his rynge and knyfe. The
porter opyned a wyndowe and &s;awe the to|kyns:
whiche he knewe well. Than the por|ter
opyned the wicket and he entred in / &amp; his
varlettes dyd &s;et vp his hor&s;e. As &s;oone as
he was entred he &s;ayde to the porter. Clo&s;e a+gayne
the gate. Than he toke the porter and
&s;ayd. Delyuer me the kayes / or els thou arte
but deed. The porter was aba&s;&s;hed &amp; &s;ayde.
Sir / why &s;ay ye thus? Bycau&s;e quod he my
father is deed / and I wyll haue y^e po&s;&s;e&s;&s;yon
of his trea&s;our / or any other come here. The
porter obeyed for he dur&s;t do none otherwi&s;e
and he loued &s;ir Ienbayne as well as ano|ther.
The knyght knewe ryght well where
the trea&s;our laye / whiche was in a &s;tronge
towre / wherto belonged thre &s;tronge dores / 
&s;urely bolted and barred / and dyuers kayes
parteynyng to them. Whiche kayes he coude
nat fynde redely / for they were in a cofer of
&s;tele / and locked with a lytell kaye of Stele.
whiche kaye the erle euer bare on hym / wher+&s;oeuer
he wente / in a lytell pur&s;e aboute his
necke. Whiche (after &s;ir Ienbayne was de|parted
fro the ho&s;pytall) was founde by the
knightes that were about the deed cor&s;e. tha~
they marueyled what kaye it &s;hulde be that
the erle bare &s;o priuely about hym &s;elfe. than
therles chapelayne called &s;ir Nicholas of E&s;+call / 
who knewe all the erles &s;ecretes (for the
erle loued hym well / &amp; euer whan he went in
to his trea&s;orie hou&s;e / he had his chapelayne
with hym) &s;ayde / As &s;oone as he &s;awe the
kaye. Ah / &s;ir Ienbayne hath but lo&s;t his pay+ne / 
<PB REF="235">
for this is the kaye of a lytell cofer wher|in
are all the kayes of the Towre and cofer / 
wher all the Erles trea&s;our lyeth. Than the
knyghtes &s;ayde. Sir Nicholas. Go &amp; ryde
you to Orthayes and beare hym the kaye.
Sirs quod he / &s;ythe ye gyue me the coun|&s;ayle
I &s;hall do it / for it were better he had
his fathers trea&s;oure than another: and al&s;o
I knowe well his father loued hym entierly
Than he tooke his hor&s;e and tooke the kaye
and rode to the ca&s;tell of Or<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">hayes. And all
that &s;ea&s;on &s;ir Ienbayne was &s;ertchynge all
aboute for they kayes / and coulde nat fynde
the~ / nor wy&s;t nat howe to get the towre dore
opyn / it was &s;o &s;tronge: nor al&s;o he hadde no
in&s;trumentes to breke it opyn with all. And
in this meane &s;ea&s;on the men of the towne
hadde &s;oone knowledge / by varlettes or wo+men
that came / to the ho&s;pytall / howe therle
&s;hulde be deed. The&s;e were harde tidynges
to them / for the erle was welbeloued withall
his people. They of the towne a&s;&s;embled to
guyder in the markette place / and &s;ayde one
to another / &s;uche as hadde &s;ene &s;ir Ienbayn
pa&s;&s;e through the towne alone. We haue &s;ene
&s;ir Ienbayne pa&s;&s;e through the towne alone
towardes the ca&s;tell / &amp; it &s;emed by his coun|cynaunce
he was nat content. Surely there
is &s;ome thyng a my&s;&s;e / &s;or he was nat wonte
to co~e home before his father. Thus as they
were co~munynge toguyder / there came in to
the towne the Erles chapelayne. Than~e the
men of the towne came aboute hym and de|mau~ded
newes of therle their lorde. It hath
been &s;hewed vs that he is deed. Is it &s;o or
nat? Nay quod the pree&s;t he is not deed / but
he is &s;ore &s;icke / and I am come home before
to cau&s;e thynges to be dre&s;&s;ed for hym / and
than I mu&s;te retourne agayne to hym. And
&s;o therwith he pa&s;&s;ed forth to the ca&s;tell / and
dyde &s;o moche that he entred / of who&s;e com|myng
&s;ir yuan had great ioye / For without
the kaye that he brought he coulde nat haue
entred in to the Towre where as the trea|&s;our
was. Than the men of the towne hadde
great &s;u&s;pecte of the Erles dethe and &s;ayde.
It is nere hande nyght / and as yet we here
nothynge of our lorde / nor of none of his of|fycers / 
and &s;ir yuan and his chapelayne are
entred in to the ca&s;tell &s;u&s;peciou&s;ly. Let vs
watche the ca&s;tell this night / and to morowe
we &s;hall here other tidynges. Lette vs &s;ende
&s;ecretely to y^e ho&s;pitall / than &s;hall we knowe
howe the mater gothe. Al&s;o we knowe well / 
the moo&s;t parte of the erles trea&s;our is with
in the Ca&s;tell / and if it be &s;tollen awaye by
crafte / we &s;halbe blamed for it. Ignoraunce
&s;hall nat excu&s;e vs. They all thought it was
be&s;t for them &s;o to do. Than~e the men of the
towne drewe about the ca&s;tell and kepte the
gates of the towne &s;urely / that none &s;hulde
entre nor i&s;&s;ue without lycence. Thus they
watched all nyght / and in the mornyng they
had parfyte knowledge of the dethe of their
lorde. Than euery man / woman / and chylde
cryed out and wepte pituou&s;ly / for the Erle
was welbeloued. Than the watchmen dou|bled
and encrea&s;ed in harne&s;&s;e aboute the ca|&s;tell.</P>
<P>_WHan &s;ir yuan of Foize &s;awe the
maner of the men of the towne / 
and &s;awe well howe he was &abper;|ceyued / 
and that they knewe the
certayntie of the dethe of his fa+ther.
Than he &s;ayde to &s;ir Nycholas. Sir / 
I haue fayled of myne ente~t / I &s;e well I can
nat departe hens without lycence. The men
of the towne haue knowledge of my fathers
dethe / and they a&s;&s;emble in great nombre be|fore
y^e ca&s;tell. It behoueth me to humble my
&s;elfe to them / for force can nat aueyle me. &s;ir / 
ye &s;aye trouthe quod the pree&s;t: ye &s;hall wyn
more by &s;wete and fayre word / than by rude
and frowarde dealynge. Go your waye and
&s;peke with them. Than &s;ir yuan went in to a
towre nere to the gate / &amp; opyned a wyndowe
ouer the bridge / in the whiche towre he was
brought vp in / tyll he maryed the lady Iane
of Boloyne / who afterwarde was duche&s;&s;e
of Berrey: as ye &s;hall here after in this hy|&s;torie.
Sir yuan opyned the wyndowe and
&s;pake to them that were the princypals of the
towne / who ca~e on the bridge nere to the win+dowe / 
to here what he wolde &s;aye. Than he
&s;pake a loude and &s;ayde. O ye good people
of Orthays / I knowe well the cau&s;e of your
a&s;&s;e~bly: it is nat w^tout a great occa&s;ion: how
be it I requyre you as derely as ye loued my
lorde &amp; father / that ye be nat di&s;plea&s;ed with
me / thoughe I haue aduaun&s;ed my &s;elfe to
entre in to this ca&s;tell fir&s;t / or any other &s;hu|de
entre / and to take po&s;&s;e&s;&s;ion therof / and of
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&s;uche goodes as be within it / for I wyll do
nothyng but good. ye knowe well my lorde
my father loued me as well and entierly / as
his owne &s;onne / and wolde fayne haue fou~de
the wayes to haue made me his enherytour.
And nowe it hath plea&s;ed god to call hym to
his mercy / without accomply&s;&s;hyng of any
thynge of myne aduauncement: And nowe
he hath lefte me amonge you / where I haue
been brought vp / and lefte nowe as a poore
knyght / ba&s;tarde &s;onne to the erle of Foize / 
without I haue your ayde and helpe. Wher|fore
&s;irs / I requyre you in goddes behalfe to
haue pytie on me / wherin ye &s;hall do great
alme&s;&s;e. And I &s;hall open the ca&s;tell and &s;uf+fre
you to entre / I wyll nat kepe it agayn&s;t
you. Than they aun&s;wered and &s;ayde. Sir
yuan / ye haue &s;poken &s;o nobly / that it ought
to &s;uffyce. And &s;ir / we &s;aye that we wyll a|bide
with you / and our entent is to kepe this
ca&s;tell and goodes with you. And if the Vi|count
of Cha&s;tellon your co&s;yn / who is next
enherytoure to this countrey of Byerne / as
nexte parente to your father come hyder / to
challenge his herytage and mouables / or he
haue it / he &s;hall knowe well howe we &s;hall
defende you and your right / fro hym and fro
your brother &s;ir Gracyen. But we &s;uppo&s;e / 
that whan~e the Frenche kynge was la&s;te at
Tholous / and my lorde youre Father with
hym / that &s;ome order was takenne / as tou|chyng
your fathers enherytaunce: And this
can &s;ir Roger of Spaygne your co&s;yn tell / 
no man better than he. We &s;hall write to him
and &s;hewe hym of the dethe of the erle your
father / and de&s;yre hym to come hyder to hel|pe
and coun&s;ayle vs in all thynges / concer|nynge
the landes of Bierne and of Foiz / and
al&s;o for the mouables: and for thentierment
of my lorde youre father. And this we pro|my&s;e
you faythfully to vpholde. With this
aun&s;were &s;ir yuan was well contente: And
thanne opyned the gate of the Ca&s;tell of Or|thayes / 
and &s;uche entred as wolde: And the
&s;ame daye the Erles body was brought thy|der.
At the metyng of the cor&s;e / men and wo|men
wepte pituou&s;ly / in the remembraunce
of his noblene&s;&s;e and puy&s;&s;aunt e&s;tate: His
wytte and prudence / his Prowe&s;&s;e and lar|ge&s;&s;e / 
and the great pro&s;peryte that he lyued
in: For there was nouther Frenche nor En|gly&s;&s;he
that dur&s;te dy&s;plea&s;e hym. Moo&s;t
parte of the people &s;ayd. Nowe our neygh|bours
wyll make vs war / where as we were
wonte to lyue in peace and fredome. Nowe
&s;hall we be in bondage / in mi&s;ery / and &s;ub|iectyon.
Nowe there is none to ayde vs.</P>
<P>_AH Ga&s;cone Ga&s;cone fayre &s;on~e.
Why dyde ye euer &s;o dy&s;plea&s;e
your father / y^t it co&s;te you your
lyfe. If ye had ben lefte with vs
it &s;hulde nowe haue ben to vs a
great co~forte but we lo&s;t you to yong / &amp; your
father hath taryed to &s;hort a &s;ea&s;on with vs.
He was but thre&s;core and thre yeres of age.
He myght haue lyued for any age / many a
yere lengar. It was no great age for &s;uche a
prince / hauynge euery thyng at his ea&s;e and
wy&s;&s;he. Ah thou lande of Bierne / de&s;tytute
and without conforte of any noble herytour.
What &s;hall become of the? Thou &s;halte ne|uer
haue agayne &s;uche another / as was this
gentyll erle of Foiz. With &s;uche lamentaci|ons
and wepynges / the body of this Noble
Erle was borne throughe the towne of Or|thayes / 
by eight noble knyghtes. The fir&s;t
the Vycounte of Brunyquell / and agayn&s;t
hym the lorde of Compayne. The thirde &s;ir
Roger of Spaygne / and agayn&s;t hym &s;ir
Raymonde of Lay&s;ne. The fyfthe &s;ir Ray|monde
de la Mote / agayn&s;t hym the lorde of
Be&s;ache. The &s;euenthe &s;ir Menault of No|ualles / 
and agayn&s;t hym Rycharde of &s;aynt
George. And behynde was &s;ir yuan his ba|&s;tarde
&s;onne. The lorde of Cora&s;e. The lor|de
of Barantyne. The lorde of Baruge. the
lorde of Quere / and mo than thre&s;core other
knyghtes of Byerne / who were &s;oone come
to the ho&s;pytall of Ryone / whan they knewe
of the Erles dethe. Thus he was caryed w^t
open vy&s;age to the freers in Orthayes / and
there he was enbaumed and layde in leed / &amp;
&s;o lefte vnder good kepynge / vnto the day of
entierment. And nyght and daye withoute
cea&s;e / there was brinnynge aboute his body / 
four and twentie torches borne by eight
and fourtie yomen. Foure
and twentie in the
nyght / and
foure
and twentie in the
daye.
&dtridot;</P>
<P><PB REF="236">
THe dethe of this noble erle of Foiz / 
was anone knowen in dyuers coun+treis / 
&amp; mo were rather &s;orie of his
dethe than gladde / for he had in his dayes gi+uen
&s;uche gyftes / &s;o liberally / that it coulde
nat be e&s;chewed: wherfore he was be loued
of euery man that knewe hym. Pope Cle|ment
whan he knewe of his dethe was right
&s;oroufull for hym bicau&s;e he had taken great
payne in fortherynge of the maryage / of his
co&s;yn Iane of Boloygne / who was duche&s;&s;e
of Berrey. The &s;ame &s;ea&s;on there was at
Auignon the by&s;&s;hop of Palmes / who dur&s;t
nat com at his benifyce for a di&s;plea&s;ure that
the erle of Foize had to hym / and yet he was
of his lynage. The cau&s;e was / the by&s;&s;hopp~
wolde haue exalted his iuri&s;diction and aba+ted
therles / for all that therle made hym by&s;|&s;hop.
Than the pope &s;ente for the by&s;&s;hoppe
to come to his palais / and whan he was co~e
the pope &s;ayde. Sir by&s;&s;hoppe of Palmes / 
your peace is made / the erle of Foiz is deed.
Of tho&s;e tidynges the by&s;&s;hoppe was glad / 
and within a &s;horte &s;ea&s;on after he departed
fro Auignon / and wente to his by&s;&s;hoprike
in to the countrey of Foize. Tidynges of the
dethe of this erle was anone come into Frau~+ce
to the kynge / and to his coun&s;ayle. The
Frenche kyng and his brother / and the duke
of Burbone were &s;orie of his dethe / bycau&s;e
of his noblene&s;&s;e. Than the coun&s;ayle &s;aide
to the kyng. Sir / the cou~tie of Foiz is yours
by right &s;ucce&s;&s;yon / &s;eyng the erle of Foiz is
deed without heyre of his body laufully be|gotten / 
no man canne debate with you ther|in.
Al&s;o they of the countie thynke the &s;ame.
And &s;ir / there is one thyng that helpeth gret+lye
your tytell / ye haue lende there on fyftie
thou&s;ande frankes. Sir / &s;ende and take po&s;+&s;e&s;&s;yon
of your guage / and kepe it as youre
owne enherytau~ce. For they of the &s;ame cou~|trey
de&s;yre to be vnder youre hande. It is a
fayre countre and &s;hall come to you to good
purpo&s;e / for it marcheth nere to the Realme
of Arragone / and al&s;o to Chattelone. And
paraduenture here after ye may happe to ha+ue
warre with the kyng of Arragon. Than
the countie of Foiz &s;halbe a good fronter / for
therin be many fayre and &s;tronge ca&s;telles to
kepe in men of warre / and to make good ga|ry&s;ons.
The kyng herde well tho&s;e wordes / 
and anone enclyned to their coun&s;ayle / and
&s;ayde. Sirs / lette &s;e / whome &s;hall we &s;ende
on this me&s;&s;age. Than~e it was determyned
to &s;ende y^e lorde de la Ryuer / bycau&s;e he was
knowen in that countrey / and with hym the
by&s;&s;hoppe of Noyon. The&s;e two lordes pre+pared
them &s;elfe to go on this legacyon. and
whan~e they departed they rode at ley&s;ar by
&s;mall iourneys / and toke their waye by Aui|gnon.</P>
<P>IN this meane &s;ea&s;on worde was &s;ente
to the Vicount of Cha&s;tellon / beyng in
the realme of Arragon / of the dethe of his co+&s;yn
the erle of Foiz. Than he rode tyll he ca~e
in to Bierne / &s;treyght to Orthays. They of
the towne made hym good chere / howe be it
they toke him nat as than for their lorde / and
&s;aide / howe all the countrey was nat a&s;&s;em|bled / 
and that fir&s;t they mu&s;t a&s;&s;emble toguy+der
the prelates / lordes / and men of the good
Townes / and to coun&s;ayle toguyder what
they &s;hulde do. Sayeng: that is a good cou~+trey
that holdeth of hym &s;elfe / and the lordes
that dwelleth therin / and hath herytages to
be free. Than~e it was aduy&s;ed for the be&s;t.
Fir&s;t to make the entierment of the erle Ga&s;|cone
of Foiz at Orthays / and to &s;ende for all
the nobles of Bierne and of Foize / &s;uche as
wolde come / and than to take coun&s;ayle who~
they &s;hulde accepte for their lorde. Than all
barones and prelates / and heedes of good
townes of Bierne and of Foiz were &s;ent for.
They of Bierne ca~e thyder / but they of Foiz
refu&s;ed to come there and &s;ayde / they wolde
kepe their countrey. For they herde &s;aye the
Frenche kyng wolde &s;ende thyder to chale~ge
they countre of Foiz. Howe be it the by&s;&s;hop
of Palmes was de&s;yred to come to Orthais / 
bycau&s;e of lynage / and &s;o he came thyder in
good array / as to hym apparteyned.</P>
<P>The day of the ob&s;equy of the gentyll erle
Ga&s;con of foiz / la&s;t erle of that name / done in
the freres in the towne of Orthays / the yere
of our lorde god / a thou&s;ande thre hundred
four&s;core and a .xi. on a monday. There was
moche people of the countrey of Bierne and
of other places / bothe lordes / knightes / and
other prelates. There were four bi&s;&s;hoppes
the by&s;&s;hop of Palmes who &s;ayd the ma&s;&s;e / 
and the by&s;&s;hoppes / of Ayre / of Auron / and
of Tenues in Bierne. There was a goodly
<PB N="ccxxii" REF="236">
her&s;e and well ordred. And duryng the ma&s;&s;e
tyme / there was holden before the aulter by
four knightes foure baners / with the armes
of Foiz &amp; of Bierne. The fir&s;t helde &s;ir Ray|mon
of Newca&s;tell. The &s;econde &s;ir E&s;pay|gne
du Lyon. The thirde &s;ir Peter deguier.
The fourthe &s;ir Menaulte of Noualles. &s;ir
Roger of Spaygne offred the &s;worde / by|twene
the Bourge of Campaigne and Pier
of Arnaulte of Bierne / capitayne of Lourde.
The &s;helde bare the Vicount of Bruniquell
bytwene &s;ir Iohan of Newca&s;tell and Iohn~
of Chanteron. The helme offred the lorde of
Vale~tyne and of Bierne / bytwene Arnalton
of Ro&s;tem and Arnalton of &s;aynt Colombe.
The hor&s;e was offred by the lorde of Cora&s;e / 
bytwene Arnalton of Spayne and Raymo|net
of Campaygne. This entierment was
honorably done / accordyng to the v&s;age of y^e
countre: and there were the two ba&s;tarde &s;o~|nes
of the erle of Foiz / &s;ir yua<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> and &s;ir Gra|cien / 
and the Vicount of Cha&s;tel<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">on / and all
the barons of Bierne and &s;ome of Foiz. But
a&s;&s;one as the &s;eruyce was done / they of Foiz
departed and rode the &s;ame daye to dyner to
Herytell / two myles fro Orthais. and y^e next
day be tymes the by&s;&s;hoppe of Palmes de&abper;|ted / 
he wolde nat be at the generall &abper;lyament
whiche was the &s;ame daye a monge them of
Bierne. Thus the erle was buryed in y^e fre|ers
before the hyghe aulter. So there is no
more mencion made of hym / god haue mercy
vpon his &s;oule. &para;Nowe let vs &s;peke of the
order that was taken at Orthais.</P>
<P>AS it was enformed me / it was &s;aid
to the Vycount of Chatelion. Sir / 
we knowe well that as next of blode
ye ought to &s;uccede in the herytag&abis; / as well
of Bierne as of Foiz: But as nowe we can
nat receyue you as oure lorde / for therby we
myght bring the lande of Bierne in to great
trouble / warre / and daunger. For as we do
vnder&s;tande / the Frenche kynge who is our
good neighbour dothe &s;e~de hyder of his cou~+&s;ayle / 
we knowe nat for what entent / tyll we
here them &s;peke. We knowe well &amp; &s;o do you
that our lorde the erle / whome god pardone / 
was this la&s;t yere at Tholous with the fren+che
kyng / and had &s;ecrete co~munycacion to|guyder / 
the whiche fir&s;te hath nede to be de|clared / 
for if he haue gyuen and relea&s;ed to
the Fre~che kyng Foiz and Bietne / the kyng
than with pui&s;&s;ance wyll haue &amp; optayne it.
Wherfore or we do any thing we wyll know
the artycles / for we of Byern be in other ca&s;e
&amp; of other co~dycion than they of Foiz. We be
all fre without homage or &s;eruytude / and the
countie of Foiz is holden of the Frenche kyn+ge:
and al&s;o the people of Foiz their hertes
be &s;o Frenche / that lightly they wyll receyue
the frenche kyng to their lorde and &s;oucray|gne:
For they haue &s;ayde &s;ithe the erle was
deed / he hath none heritour of his body lau|fully
gotten. Wherfore the countie of Foize
they &s;aye / &s;hulde parteyne to the ordynau~ca
of the Frenche kyng. But &s;ir we &s;hall kepe
our holde / and we wyll &s;erue no lorde but &s;u+che
as we ought to do / wheder it be the fre~ch
kyng or you. But &s;ir / we wyll coun&s;aile you
to worke wy&s;ely in this bu&s;yne&s;&s;e / by treatie
or otherwy&s;e. Than the Vycount &s;aid. &s;irs / 
by what meanes wyll ye cou~&s;ayle me to wor+ke / 
for I haue promi&s;ed to worke by your ad+uy&s;e
in euery thyng / accordyng to rea&s;on. &s;ir
quod they / we wyll aduy&s;e you to de&s;yre &s;ir
Roger of Spaygne your co&s;yn to kepe you
company / at your co&s;t and charge. And go in
to the countie of Foiz and treate with the pre+lates
and noble men / and with theym of the
good townes / that they wolde receyue you
to their lorde / or elles to &s;ytte &s;tyll and di&s;&s;y|mule
the mater tyll ye haue apea&s;ed y^e french
kyng / and taken with hym &s;ome co~po&s;icion / 
by meanes of golde and &s;iluer / that ye might
haue the enheritaunce in re&s;t and peace. if ye
do thus than do ye wi&s;ely / and if ye maye be
herde with them that be &s;ente fro the Frenche
kynge in to the countie of Foize / thoughe it
co&s;t you a hundred thou&s;ande or two hu~dred
thou&s;ande frankes / ye &s;hall fynde ynoughe
to paye it with all / For the erle that is deed / 
hath lefte ynoughe behynde hym. Howe beit
&s;ir / in any wy&s;e we wyll that his two ba&s;tar|de
&s;onnes haue parte largely of his goodes.
Than the lorde an&s;wered and &s;ayde. Sirs / 
I am content as ye wyll. And here is my co|&s;yn
&s;ir Roger of Spaygne / and in all youre
pre&s;ences / I de&s;yre hym to ryde with me in
this iourney. Than &s;ir Roger an&s;wered and
&s;aid. Sir / I am content to ryde with you to
be as meane bytwene bothe &abper;ties. But if the
Frenche kyng my &s;ouerayne lorde or his am+ba&s;&s;adours
de&s;yre me to be of their cou~&s;ayle / 
<PB REF="237">
orels co~mau~de me nat to medell / than I mu&s;t
nedes leaue you. The Vycount was content
and &s;aide. Co&s;yn / I tru&s;t they wyll nat aga|yn&s;t
your will take you fro me. and if I may
haue you nere me / I thynke to make a good
ende of all my bu&s;yne&s;&s;e.</P>
<P>THan (as I was enformed) the Vy|count
of Cha&s;tellon made a reque&s;t
before the~ all / to borowe fyue or .vi.
thou&s;ande frankes to performe his iourney.
Al&s;o the two ba&s;tardes made their reque&s;t / 
that they might haue parte of their fathers
riche&s;&s;e. Than the cou~&s;ayle toke adui&s;e togi+der / 
&amp; at la&s;t acorded that the Vicou~t &s;hulde
haue fyue thou&s;ande frankes: And the two
ba&s;tardes of Foiz eche of them two thou&s;a~de
frankes and inco~tynent the tre<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ourers were
co~maunded to delyuer the money. All offy|cers
that were in the Erles dayes / were &s;uf|fred
to occupy &s;tyll without any chaungyng
and than kepers were &s;ette to kepe the ca&s;tell
of Orthais / and the riche&s;&s;e that was within
it. The Vicount at his fir&s;t co~mynge to Or|thais / 
gaue pardon to all the pri&s;oners with
in the ca&s;tell / wherof there were a great nom+bre.
For the erle of Foiz was a cruell man &amp;
wolde &s;pare no man / but to puny&s;&s;he at his
plea&s;ure / though he were neuer &s;o great a &abper;|&s;onage.
He had ones in pri&s;one the &s;aid Vy|count
of Cha&s;tellon in the botome of a don|gion / 
eight monethes / for all that he was his
co&s;yn germayne. And whan~c he delyuered
him / he &s;ette hym to rau~&s;ome at .xl. thou&s;a~de
frankes / whiche was truly payde. And al&s;o
as longe as he lyued he loued hym neuer af|ter / 
&s;o that the Vicount dur&s;t neuer come in
his &s;ight / for if the erle had lyued two yeres
lengar / the Vicount &s;hulde neuer haue had
any parte of y^e heritage of Foiz or of Bierne.</P>
<P>THus this coun&s;ayle at Orthays bra+ke
vp / and euery man departed and
lefte the Vycount to prepare for his
iourney / who made hym redy as &s;oone as he
might / and de&s;yred certayne knightes &amp; &s;qui+ers
to go with hym. Thus he departed fro
Orthais with a two hundred hor&s;e / and rode
to Moriens a good towne on the fronter / by+twene
Byerne and Bygore / a four myles fro
Pauy and a &s;ixe myle fro Tarbe. And the &s;e|conde
day he rode to &s;aynt Gau&s;ens / another
good towne at the entre of the cou~tie of Foiz
on the ryuer of Garone. and there tidynges
came to hym howe the by&s;&s;hoppe of Noyon / 
and &s;ir Buryaulx de la Ryuer and other of y^e
Frenche kynges coun&s;ayle were co~e to Tho|lous.
Than the Vycount tooke coun&s;ayle of
&s;ir Roger of Spayne what was be&s;t for him
to do: &s;ir Roger an&s;wered and &s;ayd. Sithe
we haue herde tidynges of them / let vs tary
here and &s;e what they wyll do. I thynke they
wyll &s;ende &s;hortely to vs: and &s;o there they
taryed / for in dede they coulde go no further
in to the countie of Foiz / for all the good tow+nes / 
ca&s;telles and pa&s;&s;ages were clo&s;ed aga|yn&s;t
them: As Calumuche / Ca&s;teres / Mou~t+te&s;quen / 
Carthas / Ortyngas / Fo&s;&s;at / the cy|tie
of Palmes &amp; the ca&s;tell / Montaunt / and
all the ca&s;tels on the fronter of Aragon. they
of the countie of Foiz &s;ayd / that no &s;trau~ger
with any pui&s;&s;aunce &s;hulde entre in to no ca+&s;tell
nor towne of their countrey / tyll the ma|ter
were determyned. and as they of the coun+trey
&s;hewed them&s;elfe they were better myn+ded
to be Frenche / &amp; to be gouerned by a &s;ene+&s;chall
(as the countre and cytie of Tholous
was / and Carca&s;&s;on and Beauuoyre) rather
than to be vnder any other ruler. Howe be it
the mater went otherwy&s;e / as ye &s;hall here.
For whan the Frenche kynges co~my&s;&s;aries
were come to Tholous they demaunded ne|wes
of the archeby&s;&s;hoppe / and of the &s;ene&s;|chall
of Foiz and of Bierne / and of other / &s;u|che
as had ben at Orthays at the buryeng of
the erle of Foiz. There they were enformed
in what ca&s;e the countre &s;tode in. Than they
toke aduy&s;e togyder / &amp; determyned to &s;ende
for &s;ir Roger of Spaygne / bycau&s;e he was
the Frenche kynges man by faythe and ho|mage / 
and his oftycer / as &s;ene&s;chall of Car|ca&s;&s;one.
They &s;ent a credable per&s;one with a
letter to hym. The me&s;&s;anger rode to &s;aynt
Gau&s;ens / a .xii. myle fro thens. Than he de|lyuered
to &s;ir Roger of Spaygne his letter / 
&s;ir Roger toke &amp; reed it / and &s;ayd to y^e &s;quyer
Sir / ye &s;hall tary here all this day &amp; to mo|rowe
ye &s;hall departe / I thynke ye &s;hall nat
go without company. Than &s;ir Roger and
the Vycount coun&s;ayled toguyder. Than it
was thought for the be&s;te that &s;ir Roger of
Spayne &s;hulde ryde to Tholous and &s;peke
there with the by&s;&s;hop of Noyon and with
the Lorde de la Ryuer / to knowe what they
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wolde &s;ay. The next day &abser; Roger of Spayne
and the me&s;&s;anger rode forthe togyder / and
came y^<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> &s;ame nyght to Tholou&s;e. Syr Roger
toke vp his lodgyng / and the me&s;&s;anger went
to his may&s;ters. Than the co~my&s;&s;ioners &s;aid
to morowe we &s;hall here tydynges / &s;eynge &s;ir
Roger is come. The next day after ma&s;&s;e &s;yr
Roger drewe to the by&s;&s;hop and to the lorde
de la Ryuer / &amp; made good chere eche to other / 
bycau&s;e they were all of aquayntaunce / and
there communed the cau&s;e of their co~mynge.
Than the kinges co~my&s;&s;yoners &s;hewed forth
the kinges procuracions / and howe they were
&s;et and &s;tably&s;&s;hed to take po&s;&s;e&s;&s;yon and &s;ea|&s;on
of the countie of Foiz. and whan &s;yr Ro|ger
had well herde them at length / he replyed
with &s;wete wordes and &s;ayde. Lordes I am
nat &s;o nere of y^e kinges cou~&s;ayle as ye be / and
if I were &s;auynge your correction / I wolde
coun&s;ayle the kyng that he &s;hulde take agayn
his money / and &s;omwhat more (trewe it is he
hath lente money on the herytage of Foize / to
be rey&s;ed after the dethe of the erle) yet let the
kynge leaue the ryght of the enherytaunce to
the nexte enherytoure of the blode / this &s;hall
be for the kynges profyte / honour / and &s;alua|cyon / 
and in this that I &s;aye / I &s;hall laye dy|uers
rea&s;ons / if ye wyll here it. There is one
thynge whiche is clere / the erle of Foiz layde
his lande to pledge by fraude / for as for golde
and &s;yluer he had ynough / for that he dyd was
for nothynge but to dy&s;heryte the Vicount of
Cha&s;tellon wro~gfully / bycau&s;e he hated hym
without cau&s;e. Al&s;o as touchyng the kynges
profyte / I en&s;ure you the kepyng of the lande
of Foize &s;hulde co&s;te the kynge more than the
rentes or reuenues cometh vnto. And thyrdly
the kyng &s;hall le&s;e therby the homage and &s;er+uyce
of &s;uche a man as is able to do him good
&s;eruyce / this ought to be well regarded. al&s;o it
&s;hulde be a great charge to the kynges con&s;y|ence
to dy&s;heryte any per&s;one / without a rea|&s;onable
cau&s;e / for if the herytage of Foiz &s;huld
haue ben bought and &s;olde / fyr&s;te all &s;uche as
claymeth any ryght therin &s;hulde haue ben a
greed with all and &s;atyfyed / whiche was nat
&s;o. wherfore my lordes the&s;e rea&s;ons well con+&s;ydred / 
&s;eynge ye be great wy&s;e men and coun+&s;aylours
to the kynge / take good hede what
ye do / or ye pronounce any thynge that &s;hulde
tourne to the kinges &s;claunder / or hurte to his
con&s;cyence / if ye do otherwy&s;e it were great
&s;ynne / and as yet there is tyme &s;uffycyente to
fynde remedy. My co&s;yn the Vicount of Cha+&s;tellon / 
hathe &s;ente me hyther to you / to &s;hewe
you this mater / and ryght effectuou&s;ly de&s;y|reth
you / and &s;o do I in his name / to take re|garde
in this behalfe. It is nat good nor con|uenyent
a man to take euery thynge byforce / 
that he maye take. Whan he had &s;ayde / than
the by&s;&s;hoppe and the lorde de la Ryuer loked
on eche other / at la&s;te the by&s;&s;hop &s;ayde. Syr
Rodger / we &s;e and knowe well that all that ye
haue &s;ayd is for good entente / but our co~my&s;|&s;yon
&s;tretcheth nat &s;o farre to quyte the bar|gayne
that was bytwene the kyng and therle
of Foize / howe be it for the loue of you / and to
bringe the matter &s;omwhat to good purpo&s;e / 
and that all partyes myght be co~tent / we &s;hall
put this mater in &s;uffraunce / and ye &s;hall take
the pay<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">e to ryde with vs into Fraunce to the
kynge and to his coun&s;ayle / and than &s;hewe
there your rea&s;ons as ye &s;hall thinke be&s;t / and
if by your meanes ye can cau&s;e the vycount of
Cha&s;tellon to enioy the herytage of Foiz / who
is enherytoure therto / as ye &s;aye / we &s;hall be
ryght gladde therof / for we wyll dy&s;heryte no
per&s;on. Syrs quod &s;yr Roger I am well con+tente
with your &s;ayenge / if it plea&s;e you to a|byde
here a &s;ea&s;on / your co&s;tes &s;hall be borne
of the good that is in the ca&s;tell of Orthays.</P>
<P>THe thyrde day &s;ir Roger of Spayne
tooke leaue of the kynges co~my&s;&s;yo|ners
and &s;ayde. Syrs / I thynke to
bringe this mater to a good purpo&s;e / I mu&s;t
be fayne to make a iourney into Fraunce / if I
tary longe I pray you be nat my&s;content / for
it &s;hall nat be in my faulte / and I &s;hall &s;ende
you daily me&s;&s;angers and letters. Thus they
departed / they taryed at Tholous / and &s;ir Ro+ger
rode to &s;aynt Gau&s;ens to the Vycount of
Cha&s;tellon / and &s;hewed him all the mater. the
Vycount was ioyfull of tho&s;e tydynges and
&s;ayd. Fayre co&s;yn &s;yr Roger / all my tru&s;t is in
you the mater toucheth me nere it is for then|herytaunce
wherof I beare the armes / I can
nat tell whome to &s;ende in to Fraunce / but all
onely you to &s;hewe my tytle to the kynge and
to his cou~&s;ayle / wherfore &s;ir for the loue of me / 
and for that I may de&s;erue to you in tyme to
come / take on you the charge of this voyage:
&s;yr Rodger &s;ayd. Syr for the loue of you and
of your lynage I &s;hall do it. Than &s;ir Roger
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prepared for his iourney to ryde in to Frau~ce
and &s;o toke the way to Rodes / and the &s;horter
way / for as than truce was bytwene Fraunce
and Englande / or els the way that he toke had
nat been &s;ure for hym / for on the fronters of
Rouuergue / Quercy / &amp; Lymo&s;yn / there were
many fortre&s;&s;es that made warre for the En|gly&s;&s;hemen.
&para;Nowe I wyll leaue for a &s;ea+&s;on
&s;pekynge of &s;yr Roger of Spayne / and
&s;peke of the frenche kynge / and of the duke of
Bretayne.
&dtridot; &dtridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="181" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;How the treatie of peace renewed
at Towers in Thourayn / bytwene
the Frenche kynge and the duke of
Bretayne and of the mariage of the
doughter of Fraunce to the lonne of
Bretayne / and of Iohn~ of Bretayne
erle of Pointhieur and the doughter
of the duke of Bretaygne.
Cap. C.lxxxi.</HEAD>
<P>_YE haue herde here before
in dyuers places in this hy&s;tory / 
howe the duke of Bretayne and
&s;yr Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on / as than
con&s;table of Fraunce / hated mor|tally
eche other / and be&s;yde the hatred that the
duke had to &s;yr Olyuer / he had gret enuy that
he was &s;o great with the kinge / and &s;o &s;ecrete
of his coun&s;ayle / and gladly he wolde haue
troubled hym / but he doughted y^e kynges di&s;|plea&s;ure / 
and often tymes the duke repented
hym that he had nat &s;layne hym whan he had
hym in pri&s;one in the ca&s;tell of Ermyn / for he
thought if he had &s;layne hym / than he &s;hulde
neuer haue had more trouble by hym. The y|uell
wyll that he had to hym cau&s;ed hym to be
harde mynded to be obedyente to the crowne
of Fraunce / howe be it he knewe well he dyd
yuell / therfore he &s;uffred all thynge to pa&s;&s;e at
aduenture / and helde in his loue the engly&s;&s;he
men / and prouyded &s;uffycyently his townes
and fortre&s;&s;es with artyllery &amp; vytayles / and
&s;ent priuely in to Englande for men of armes
and archers / &amp; dyd &s;et them in his gary&s;ons / 
and made to be beleued that he loked to haue
warre but his men kn<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">we nat with whome / 
howe be it all that euer he dyd was knowen in
Frau~ce / and many &s;pake largely again&s;t him.
He knewe well that certrayne lordes of Fraunce
were nat contente with hym / but he dyd &s;et ly|tell
therby / but &s;o pa&s;&s;ed on his tyme. He had
great affyaunce in his co&s;yne the duche&s;&s;e of
Burgoyne / as it was rea&s;on / for he had of her
a &s;pecyall &s;upporte and ayde / for the lady by|cau&s;e
of lygnage loued hym / and bycau&s;e that
the erle of Flaunders her father / who was co|&s;yn
germayne to the duke had alwayes loued
and comforted hym in all his trybulacyons.
This lady of Burgoyne was a good lady / &s;o
that the duke her hu&s;bande wolde nat gladly
di&s;plea&s;e her / and good cau&s;e why / for y^e duke
by her helde great herytages / and had by her
fayre chyldren. all the realme of Fraunce was
bounde to loue her / and &s;he had nat ben / great
dy&s;cen&s;ions had moued bytwene the parties / 
for natwith&s;tandynge that the duke of Bre|tayne
had ben at Paris with the french kyng / 
and made to hym homage / yet I can nat well
&s;ay if it was with good herte or no / for as &s;one
as the duke was retourned in to Bretaygne / 
there apered in hym but &s;mall amendemente / 
he had &s;worne obey&s;aunce and to be obedyent
to the pope at Auignon / but he was nat / for ra+ther
he di&s;py&s;ed hym in his wordes. Nor al&s;o
he wolde &s;uffre no man to be promoted in his
countrey by that popes bulles / but helde hym
&s;elfe newter in dyuers thynges / &amp; wolde gyue
the benefyces hym &s;elfe. No clerke coulde at|teygne
to any promocyon of any benefyce in
his countrey / without he had ben well plea&s;ed
therwith. Al&s;o any co~mau~dements that came
out of the parlyament chambre of Parys / he
&s;ette nothynge therby. The prelates and by&s;|&s;hoppes
of Bretayne lo&s;t great parte of their
iuri&s;dictions by this duke / &s;o that great com|playntes
therof was made in the parlyament
of Parys / but they hadde &s;mall remedy. And
whan he was &s;ent for to come to Parys&abis; or els
to &s;ende thyder &s;ome able per&s;onages to make
aun&s;were to &s;uche matters as &s;hulde be aled|ged
agayn&s;te hym / and whan any of the kyn|ges
offycers came in to Bretaygne to &s;omon
hym to apere / thanne he wolde nat be &s;poken
withall / but euer made &s;ondry &s;eues. And
whan the kinges officers dyd departe againe
thens / than he wolde &s;ay. I wyll go to Parys
to &s;e what ryght I &s;hall haue there. It is nat
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yet thre yeres &s;ence I was there / to &s;e what
ryght I &s;hulde haue / but I coulde &s;e nor here
of no ryght there myny&s;tred / the lordes of the
parlyament tourne euery thynge as they ly&s;t.
They reken me very yonge and ignorante / to
be ledde as they ly&s;t / but I wolde they knewe
that if all my men of the duchy of Bretaygne / 
were all of one accorde / and obedyent to my
plea&s;ure / as they ought to be / I wolde gyue
the realme of Fraunce &s;o moche to do / that I
wolde bringe theym that be vnrea&s;onable to
rea&s;on / and &s;uche as hath done trewly &s;hulde
be rewarded acordyngly / and &s;uche as haue
de&s;erued to haue iu&s;tyce / &s;hulde haue as they
haue de&s;erued / and &s;uche as wolde haue right
<ABBR>&s;huld</ABBR> haue it. Thus many complayntes were
made often tymes to the kynge / and &s;uche as
were of his &s;ecrete coun&s;ayle &s;aid. This duke
is ryght pre&s;umptuous and proude / &s;ythe he
wyll be brought to no rea&s;on / and if he &s;hulde
be thus &s;uffred in his lewde opinyon / it &s;hulde
greatly enfeble the noblene&s;&s;e of this realme / 
for by hym other lordes &s;hall take en&s;ample to
do yuell / and therby the iury&s;dictyon of the
realme lytell and lytell &s;hall be lo&s;te. Than it
was deuy&s;ed to with&s;tande / and to fynde re|medy
for &s;uche inconuenyentes / and to &s;ende
&s;wetely to hym to come to Towrs in Thou|rayne / 
and there to mete with the french kyng
and with the duke of Berrey / and the duke of
Burgoyne / the by&s;&s;hop of Charters / the by&s;|&s;hoppe
of Dothune. The&s;e four were &s;pecy|ally
named / bycau&s;e the duke loued them be&s;t
aboue all other lordes of Fraunce / excepte the
erle of E&s;tampes / and the lorde Coucy.</P>
<P>THus there was &s;ente in to Bretayne
to the duke the erle of E&s;tampes and
may&s;ter Iue of Noyent. They toke
great payne and traueyle to moue the duke
to mete with the frenche kynge at Towrs. they
&s;pake &s;o fayre with fre&s;&s;he coloured wordes / 
armed with rea&s;on / that the duke agreed to
go to Towrs / but further he &s;ayd in no wy&s;e
he wolde go / and al&s;o that he &s;hulde nat &s;e his
enemy &s;yr Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on in no wy&s;e. All
this was acorded &amp; agreed / or he wolde come
to Towrs. The&s;e amba&s;&s;adours retourned
in to Fraunce and &s;hewed the kynge and his
coun&s;ayle howe they had &s;pedde. They were
contente therwith / &s;ythe they coulde brynge
hym to none other purpo&s;e. The kynge and
his cou~&s;ayle made them redy to go to Towrs
and to tary there a two or thre monethes / for
they thought their treatie with y^e duke of Bre+tayne
&s;hulde nat &s;one be acompli&s;&s;hed. Thus
the frenche kinge / the duke of Thourayne his
brother / the dukes of Berrey and Burgoyne / 
and Iohan of Burgoyne his &s;onne / the duke
of Burbon / the lorde Coucy / the erle of Mar|che / 
the Erle of &s;aynte Poll / and other of the
coun&s;aile of Frau~ce came to Towrs in Thou+rayn.
Al&s;o thyder came the con&s;table of Frau~|ce
and Iohan of Bretayne his &s;onne in lawe / 
and their coun&s;ayles / for they hadde maters
there to do. And a fyftene dayes after / thyder
came the duke of Bretayne. or he came it was
&s;ayd he wolde nat come / for he had thre tymes
&s;ent to excu&s;e hym &s;elfe / &s;ayenge he was &s;peke
and coude nat ryde / how be it finally he came / 
and was lodged at his ea&s;e. There was &s;yr
Roger of Spaygne to haue ben aun&s;wered / 
but the kynge and the coun&s;ayle had &s;omoche
to do with the duke of Bretayns maters / that
they coulde entende to nothyng els. This &s;yr
Roger was there more than two monethes or
he coulde be aun&s;wered / but daily he was an|&s;wered
y^t he &s;hulde be herde / but it was longe
fyr&s;te. Al&s;o the &s;ame tyme there fell another
let / for thyder came fro kyng Rycharde of En+glande
&s;yr Iohan Clapam / one of the kyn|ges
coun&s;ayle and of his chaumbre / and Ry|charde
Choall clerke and doctour of lawe / to
&s;peke with the Frenche kynge and his coun|&s;ayle / 
for the &s;ame matter that &s;yr Thomas
Percy and the lorde Clyfforde had ben at Pa+rys
for with the kynge. Whan the engly&s;&s;he
men were come to Towrs / all other treaties
were clo&s;ed vp and entended to their delyue|raunce.
It was &s;hewed me that they brought
letters of credence to the kynge and to the du|kes
of Berrey &amp; Burgoyne. they were herde.
Their credence was / that the kynge of En|glande
and his Vncles wolde knowe if the
frenche kynge and his coun&s;ayle were in wyll
and mynde to kepe their metyng at Amyence
to treate for a peace to be had bytwene the two
kynges / their alyes and confederates. The
frenche fynge (who as he &s;hewed / de&s;yred no
thynge &s;o moche as peace / and an&s;wered and
&s;aid / that he was redy to accomply&s;&s;he all pro+me&s;&s;es / 
&s;ayenge that as &s;oone as he had dely|uered
the duke of Bretayne and were depar|ted
fro Towrs / he wolde entende to nothynge
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e<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">s / tyll he were come to Amyence / and there to
abyde for the engly&s;&s;he amba&s;&s;adours / and
there to make them as good chere as he coude.
Here with the engly&s;&s;he amba&s;&s;adours were
well co~tent / and were a fyue dayes at Towrs
with the kynge / and than tooke their leaue of
the kynge and of the other lordes. The kynge
gaue them great gyftes and their co&s;tes there
payed for / and &s;o departed. and all that &s;ea&s;on
they &s;awe nat the duke of Bretayne nor &s;pake
nat with hym / for the duke welde nat / le&s;te the
frenche men &s;hulde haue any &s;u&s;pecte in hym.
Thus the engly&s;&s;hmen retourned to Calays
and &s;o to Douer / and to London and founde
the kynge and his coun&s;ayle at We&s;tmyn&s;ter / 
and there &s;hewed what they had done / herde / 
and &s;ene. The an&s;were that they brought plea+&s;ed
well the kynge and his coun&s;ayle / and or|deyned
for their iourney to go to Amyence.</P>
<P>&para;Nowe let vs &s;om what &s;peke of the me&s;&s;an|gers
that were &s;ente to the frenche kynge / fro
the Vycount of Cha&s;tellon / out of Foize and
Bierne.</P>
<P>SIr Roger of Spayne &amp; &s;ir E&s;paygne
du Lyon / who were &s;ent in to Fraunce
fro the Vicounte of Cha&s;tellen / they toke on
theym great payne and traueyle to pur&s;ewe
their cau&s;e / for certayne clerkes and knightes
of the kinges coun&s;ayle / aduy&s;ed the kynge to
take the countie of Foiz / and to attrybute it to
the crowne of Fraunce / &s;ythe they of the coun+trey
wolde agree therto. The kynge enclyned
well therto / but the duke of Burgoyne who
was &s;age and ymagynatyue wolde nat agree
therto / but &s;ayd alwayes. Let the kynge take
agayn his money / and &s;omwhat more. Howe
be it as it was &s;hewed me the duke of Bur|goyne
coulde nat be herde. But the duke of
Berrey toke the bu&s;yne&s;&s;e him / by meanes
as I &s;hall &s;hewe you. ye haue herde here be|fore
what fell bytwene hym and the olde Ga|&s;con
erle of Foize / whan the duke &s;ente in to
Bierne to the erle &s;uche notable per&s;ones / as
was the erle of Sanxete / the vicount Da&s;&s;ey
the lorde de la Ryuer / and &s;yr Wyllm~ of Tre|moyle / 
to treate for the maryage of the lady
Iahan of Boloyne / whome the erle of Foize
had in kepinge / and at that tyme the erle was
well content with the maryage that y^e duke of
Berrey &s;hulde haue her / &s;o that he wolde pay
thyrty thou&s;ande frankes for the kepyng and
bringynge vp of the lady / and the duke payed
the &s;aid &s;ome / and &s;o had the lady to his wyfe.
The duke of Berrey remembred the mater
than / and &s;ente for &s;yr Roger of Spayne and
for &s;yr E&s;payne du Lyon / to come &s;peke with
hym in his chambre / and &s;o &s;ecretly he &s;ayde
to them. Syrs if ye wyll come to a good con|clu&s;yon
in your &s;ute. ye &s;hall attayne therto by
my meanes / but fyr&s;t I wyll haue agayne the
thyrty thou&s;ande frankes / whiche I payed to
the olde erle of Foiz whan I had my wyfe. I
haue alwayes ymagyned that if I myght o|uer
lyue the erle of Foiz to haue the money a|gayne.
Whan the&s;e two knyghtes herde the
duke &s;ay &s;o / they regarded eche other &amp; &s;pake
neuer a worde. Than the duke &s;ayd agayne.
Syrs to &s;ay trouthe I haue taken your wor|des
fro you / &s;peke togyther and aduy&s;e you
well / without this treatie ye &s;hall nat attayne
to your purpo&s;e / for my brother of Burgoyne
wyll do as I wyll haue hym / he hath the go|uernaunce
of the countrey of Picardy / and I
of Languedocke / agayn&s;te my wyll no man
wyll &s;peke. The Vycount of Cha&s;tellon &s;hall
fynde good ynough / for the erle that is deed
had more ryche&s;&s;e than the kynge hath in his
trea&s;our. Than &s;yr Roger of Spayne &s;ayde.
&s;ir though we wolde agre to your demaunde / 
yet we haue nat here with vs the trea&s;ure to
contente you withall. Ah &s;yr Roger quod the
duke / that &s;hall nat let nor hyndre the mater / 
and ye promy&s;e the dette on your faythe and
writynge I wyll beleue you / and if it were in
a greater mater than that is. Syr quod the
knyght I thanke you / we &s;hall &s;heke togyder
and to more we gyue you an an&s;were. It plea+&s;eth
me well quod the duke. They departed
fro the duke and went to their lodgynge / and
toke coun&s;ayle togyther whether they &s;hulde
retourne agayne home without agrement or
els acorde to the dukes demaunde / &s;o that the
heritage might clerely remayne &amp; abyde with
the Vycount of Cha&s;tellon. The nexte daye
they retourned to the duke and offered hym
all his demaunde / and &s;o there &s;yr Roger of
Spayne and &s;yr E&s;paygne du Lyon became
dettours to the duke of Berrey for .xxx. thou|&s;ande
frankes / on the condicion that he &s;hulde
be meane that the kynge &s;hulde take agayne
the &s;o~me of money that he had lente to the erle
of Foize / and that the Vicount of Cha&s;tellon
might pea&s;ably enioy the herytage. well quod
<PB N="ccxxv" REF="239">
the duke lette me alone / I &s;hall do it I tru&s;te.
After that day the duke of Berrey (who de&s;y|red
to haue the&s;e .xxx. thou&s;ande frankes) was
&s;o good an adu~ocate for the vycount of Cha|&s;tellon / 
that he concluded his bu&s;yne&s;&s;e at his
owne wyll. The kynge and his coun&s;ayle put
all the mater to his plea&s;ure. and &s;o the&s;e two
knyghtes had letters &s;ealed of the confyrma|cyon
of the countie of Foiz to be the trewe en|herytau~ce
of the Vicount of Cha&s;tellon / with
letters therof adre&s;&s;ed to y^e by&s;&s;hop of Noyon
and to the lorde de la Ryuer / beynge at Tho|lou&s;e.
The <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">enour of the letters as I was en|fourmed
by &s;uche credyble per&s;ones as went
on the &s;ame legacyon / was as foloweth.</P>
<P>CHarles by the grace of god kynge of
Fraunce / we &s;ende and co~mende vs
to the ryght reuerende by&s;&s;hoppe of
Noyon / and to our knight and chambrelayne
the lorde de la Ryuer. We wyll that ye &s;uffre
the vycount of Cha&s;tellon enherytour of Foiz
and of Bierne / to enioy &amp; po&s;&s;ede his heritage
of the countie of Foiz / with the purtenau~ces / 
&s;o that ye take in to your po&s;&s;e&s;&s;yon the &s;o~me
of .lx. thou&s;ande frankes at one payment / and
the money payed / than our &s;ene&s;chall of Tho+lou&s;e
to make a &s;ure quytaunce of the recryte
therof. Al&s;o at a nother paymente I wyll ye re+ceyue
twenty thou&s;ande frankes for your co|&s;tes
and charges in goynge and retournyng / 
and that money payed than make quytaunce
therof vnder the &s;eale of offyre of Tholou&s;e.
Al&s;o we wyll that &s;yr yuan and &s;yr Gracyen
of Foiz / ba&s;tarde &s;onnes to the erle Ga&s;con of
Foiz / haue parte and cea&s;onable a&s;&s;ignement
bothe in landes and goodes of that was their
fathers / by the aduy&s;e and dy&s;crecyon of &s;yr
Roger of Spayne and of the vicount of Bru+ny
quell / &s;yr Raynolde of Newca&s;tell and the
lorde of Cora&s;e / to whome we &s;hall write that
they maye &s;o aquyte them to dy&s;charge our
con&s;cyence / for we made &s;uche promy&s;e to the
erle their father. And if there be any faute in
the&s;e four lordes or any rebellyon in the Vy|count / 
than we di&s;anull all this &s;ayde treatie / 
and wyll that it &s;tande as boyde. In wytne&s;&s;e
her of to the&s;e letters we haue &s;ette to our &s;eale
in out cytie of Towrs / the .xxii. yere of oure
teygne / the twenty day of the moneth of De|cembre.</P>
<P>THe&s;e letters made and &s;ealed / and de+lyuered / 
the knyghtes of Foiz retour+ned
fro Towrs / their leaue taken.
This &s;ea&s;on &s;yr Loys of Sanxere mar&s;hall
of Fraunce / lay in the marches of Carca&s;&s;one
as &s;oueraygne gouernour there / in&s;tytuted by
the kynge. The by&s;&s;hoppe of Noyon and the
Lorde de la Ryuer &s;ent for hym to Tholou&s;e / 
and whan he was come thyder they &s;ayde to
hym. Syr mar&s;hall / the vycount of Cha&s;tel|lon
(reputeth hym &s;elfe to be enherytour of the
country of Foiz) and we haue &s;ent in to Frau~ce
to the kynge to knowe what he and his coun|&s;ayle
wyll &s;aye in that mater / wherfore be ye
redy with menne of armes on the fronters of
Foiz / and as &s;oone as &s;yr Roger of Spayne
and &s;yr E&s;payne be returned / or that we haue
other me&s;&s;age fro the Kynge that they agree
nat on any peace / and that the king wyll haue
the lande of Foiz / than entre you incontynent
and take po&s;&s;e&s;&s;yon acordynge to y^e right and
puy&s;&s;aunce that the kynge hathe gyuen vs in
that quarell. Thus the mar&s;hall was redy pro+uyded / 
and euery day loked for aun&s;were fro
the kynge. &para;Nowe we wyll leaue &s;peakyng
of this mater / and &s;hewe &s;omwhat of the duke
of Bretayne.</P>
<P>YE haue herde here before what trea|tie
was at Towrs in Thourayn / by+twene
the frenche kyng and the duke
of Bretaygne / the whiche duke dyde put the
kynge and his coun&s;ayle to moche payne / for
he wolde fall to no rea&s;on. It was &s;ayde the
kynge demaunded of hym and he refu&s;ed. In
lykewy&s;e he demaunded / and the kynge refu|&s;ed.
Moche treatie there was / but no conclu|&s;ion
taken. The duke he was redy to &s;erue the
kynge and to do hym homage / as farre forthe
as he was bounde to do. Thanne the kynges
coun&s;ayle &s;ayd to hym. Sythe ye knowledge
your&s;elfe to be the kinges liegman / why wyll
ye nat than obey to rea&s;on? Why &s;yrs quod he
wherin am I rebell? Than they layde to him
dyuers poyntes. Fyr&s;te in the beleuynge on
the pope at Auygnon / whome they &s;ayde the
kynge toke for the trewe pope / ye dyffer ther / 
fro and dy&s;&s;ymule the mater / for ye wyll obey
none of his co~maundementes / but gyue all the
benefyces your &s;elfe in Bretaygne / and &s;uche
as brynge any bulles fro the pope ye wyll nat
knowe theym / this is agayn&s;te the mage&s;ty
<PB REF="240">
royall / and great &s;ynne to your co~&s;cyence and
&s;oule. Than the duke aun&s;wered and &s;ayde.
As for my con&s;cyence there is no man ought
to &s;peke therof nor iudge it but all onely god / 
who is &s;oueraygne iudge in all &s;uche cau&s;es / 
and &s;yth<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> ye argue and appo&s;e me in that ma|ner&punc;
I &s;hall aun&s;were you. As for the&s;e popes
who are indyfferent / there is no &s;ure declara|tion
made of them / and the &s;ea&s;on that the fir&s;t
tydynges came of the cho&s;ynge of pope Vr|bayne / 
I was in the towne of Gaunt / with my
co&s;yn the erle of Flaunders / and there he re|ceyued
letters &s;ealed with the popes &s;eale / as
than called Robert of Que&s;ne cardynall / and
in his letter he certifyed to the erle my co&s;yn / 
that by the grace of god and by the deuyne in
&s;pyratyon he was cho&s;en pope / and hadde to
name Vrbayne. Howe than canne this be vn|done
agayne / me thynke it were harde to do?
I wyll nat argue agayn&s;t the kinges maie&s;te / 
for I am his co&s;yn and lyege man / and &s;hall
well and trewly &s;erue hym whan &s;o euer I be
requyred / as farre forthe as I am bounde to
do but I wyll &s;peke agayn&s;t them that coun|&s;ayle
nat the kynge well. Why &s;yr quod they / 
&s;hewe vs who they be that do nat coun&s;ayle
the kynge as they ought to do / and we &s;hall
fynde remedy for them. Syrs <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> he ye knowe
them better than I do / for ye company with
them oftener than I do / but as touchynge the
benefyces of my countrey / I am nat &s;o haute
nor &s;o cruell agayn&s;t &s;uche as de&s;yre them / but
that I &s;uffre the clerkes of my countrey to en|<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">oy
them / by the bulles of pope Clement / but
&s;uche cerkes as be nat of the &s;ame countrey I
refu&s;e them / and the cau&s;e why I &s;hall &s;hewe
you. They wolde beare away the ryche&s;&s;e of
my countrey out therof / and de&s;erue it nat / 
whiche is agayn&s;t ryght and con&s;yence / wher
fore I can nat agree therto. And where as ye
&s;aye that I am rebell and <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 word"> to agayn&s;t the
kynges offycers / whanne they come in to my
cou~trey, that is nat &s;o, nor wyll nat be. ye ought
to knowe / and if ye do nat lerne it / the fee of the
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">uchy of Bretayne is of &s;o noble a condycion / 
that &s;oueraygnely there ought none to enter|pri&s;e
any mater there / but alonely their owne
naturall lorde / that is to &s;ay / the duke of Bre|tayne
holdeth his court open to here all rygh|tes / 
and his offycers to execute all ryghtes in
the lande of Bretaygne / and to do acordynge
to their offyce. And if I haue any offycer that
dothe contrary to ryght / that outher &s;traun|ger
or other haue cau&s;e to complayne / I pu|ny&s;&s;he
them and &s;hall do / that other &s;hall take
en&s;ample by them. more ouer I &s;ay that &s;ome
of the kynges coun&s;ayle do &s;o that they ought
to be reproued / for they do as moche as they
maye do / to nory&s;&s;he warre and hatred by|twene
the kyng and me / the cau&s;e why is clere
ynough. they &s;uffre my co&s;yn Iohn~ of Bloys
to do two thynges agayn&s;t me vnrea&s;onable.
The fyr&s;te is / he writeth hym &s;elfe Iohan of
Bretayne / by rea&s;on of that name it &s;emeth he
entendeth to attaygne to the herytage of Bre|taygne / 
of the whiche he is without and &s;hall
be / for I haue chyldren / &s;onne and doughter
that &s;hall &s;uccede after me. Secondely he bea+reth
the ermyns whiche are the armes of Bre+taygne / 
but of trouthe to do me dy&s;plea&s;ure
withall / &s;ir Olyuer cly&s;&s;on mayntayneth him
in that opinyon / and as longe as he is in that
ca&s;e I wyllagre to no treatie with the kynge.
As for warre I wyll make none to the kyng / 
bycau&s;e he is my naturall lorde / but if by yuell
informacyon y^e kyng make me warre / I &s;hall
defende me / &amp; he &s;hall fynde me in myne owne
countre. all this I wyll that the kyng knowe.</P>
<P>THus the treatie bytwene the kynge
and the duke of Bretayne contynued
rygorou&s;ly / for the duke was lorde
and may&s;ter of his coun&s;ayle / but the frenche
kynge was nat &s;o of his / but was ruled by &s;yr
Olyuer Cli&s;&s;on / and the Begue of Vyllains / 
&s;yr Iohan Mercyer / and by &s;yr Willyam of
Montague, the duke of Burgoyne / who had
clere vnder&s;tandyng of euery thynge / &s;uffred
the duke of Bretaygnes rea&s;ons and defen|ces
to be &s;ayde in place / and couertly he &s;u&s;tey+ned
them / and had the duke of Berrey of his
opynyon / for he hated inwardly them of the
kynges priuy chambre / bycau&s;e they had dy|&s;troyed
his trea&s;ourer Bety&s;ache &s;hamfully / 
by iu&s;tyce at Be&s;yers (as ye haue herde here
before) but he &s;uffred it / for he &s;awe no tyme to
be reuenged. In this dyfference the duke of
Bretaygne taryed at Towrs thre monethes / 
that their treatie coulde come to no good con|clu&s;yon / 
and were at the poynte to haue depar+ted / 
and the kynge was in wyll that as &s;oone
as he was retourned in to Fraunce to make a
great a&s;&s;emble to make warre the next &s;omer
after in to Bretayne agayn&s;t the duke / &amp; &s;u|che
of his acorde / &amp; to leaue all other bu&s;ines
<PB N="ccxxvi" REF="240">
but the dukes of Berrey &amp; of Burgoyne / the
lorde Coucy / therle of &s;aint Poll / &s;ir Guy of
Tremoile / the chanceller of Frau~ce / and dy|uers
other prelates &amp; high barons of Frau~ce
&s;uche as were there / ymagined to with&s;ta~de
this rigorous rebellio~s / &amp; &s;pake togider and
&s;aid to the kyng. &s;ir / we that be the iouerayn
lordes &amp; piers of your realme / and be nere of
your lygnage / we &s;hulde haue a treatie this
next lent for a peace to be had at Amie~ce with
thengly&s;&s;hmen. Wherfore &s;ir ye had nede to
make ha&s;te / &amp; leaue this yuell wyll bytwene
you and the duke of Bretayne / for if the duke
de&abper;te hens without any agrement made by|twene
you / thengly&s;&s;hmen wyll be y^e harder
in all their treaties / for they wyll thynke the~
to be ayded and co~forted by the duke of Bre|tayne
and by his countrey / for the duke hath
thengli&s;&s;hmen at his hande whan he wyll / &amp;
if we haue warre atones / bothe with the En+gly&s;&s;hmen
&amp; bretons / as we haue had or this
they wyll put vs to great payne. The&s;e lord&abis;
dyde &s;o moche with the kyng &amp; his cou~&s;ayle / 
that at la&s;t they founde a meane bytwene the
kyng &amp; the duke / I &s;hewe you what it
was / &amp; &s;urely without the &s;ame meanes had
ben founde / they &s;hulde haue come to no con+clu&s;ion
of good acorde. So it was y^e frenche
kyng had a doughter. &amp; the duke of Bretaine
had a &s;onne. there was a maryage made by|twene
this &s;on~e &amp; this dought. In lykewi&s;e
Iohn~ of Bretayne had a &s;on~e by the dought
of &s;ir Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on &amp; the duke of Bre|tayne
had a doughter and it was thought to
make &s;ure peace / y^t the mariage bytwene the~
two were nece&s;&s;ary. The&s;e maryages were
agreed &amp; concluded / howbeit for all the&s;e aly+aunces / 
yet Iohn~ of Bretayne &s;hulde leaue
the armes of Bretayne &amp; beare them of Cha|&s;tellon / 
&amp; bycau&s;e he was extracte by his mo+ther
&s;yde of a duke of Bretayne (for his mo|ther
was doughter to a duke of Bretaygne)
therfore he was alowed to bere in his armes
a bordet of ermyne with thre labels goules / 
on the heed of a &s;cochyn of ermyns. Thus he
bare the&s;e deui&s;es / &amp; euery thynge was ape|&s;ed.
So the duke of Bretayne gate the loue
of the kyng &amp; of his vncles / and dyned with
the kyng / and &s;o Iohn~ of Bretayne was erle
of Pon<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">hieuts. And thus &s;hewed great loue
togyder by meanes of the&s;e mariages / howe
be it the duke in no wy&s;e wolde &s;e nor &s;peke
with &s;ir Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on / he had &s;uche di&s;|plea&s;ure
to hym / howebeit &s;ir Olyuer made
lyght therof / for he hated the duke al&s;o with
all his pui&s;&s;au~ce. The&s;e mariages thus acor+ded / 
&amp; the lordes &s;worne and bounde to ful|fyll
the~ / whan the chyldren &s;hulde be &s;o~what
of more age. Than the&s;e lordes determyned
to departe fro Tour&s;e &amp; to drawe to Parys / 
for the tyme aproched that they &s;hulde be at
Amyence per&s;onally. The frenche kyng / his
brother / his vncles and his cou~&s;ayle / to mere
there with the kyng of Englande / his vncles
and coun&s;ayle / who &s;hulde be there. So the
duke of Bretayne toke leaue of the Frenche
kyng and of his brother &amp; vncles / and of &s;u|che
other as he loued be&s;t / and &s;o de&abper;ted fro
Tour&s;e &amp; went in to his owne cou~tre: and in
lykewi&s;e &s;o dyd all other lord&abis;. The duke of
Berrey / the duke of Burgoyne / &amp; the lorde
Coucy taryed there &s;tyll / I &s;hall &s;hewe you
why.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="182" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe therle of Bloys and Mary
of Namure his wyfe / &s;olde the coun+tie
of Bloys &amp; all their landes to the
duke of Thourayne / the frenche kyn+ges
brother. Cap. C.lxxxii.</HEAD>
<P>_YE haue herde here before in this
hy&s;torie / howe Loys of Bloys / 
&s;on~e to therle Guy of bloys died
whan he was yonge / in y^e towne
of Beauniont in Heynalt / wher
by the lady Mary doughter to the duke of
Berrey was a widowe / &amp; therby &s;he lo&s;t her
welthe of this worlde / for the chylde was a
gret enheritour / &amp; if he had lyued he had ben
a great lorde. I &s;peke of it bycau&s;e it &s;hulde
be knowen in tyme to come thenheritau~ce / to
whome it went out of the right lyne / and by
what maner. therle of Blois &amp; Mary of Na+mure
his wyfe / were nat in y^e ca&s;e to enge~dre
children togider / for by great dri~kyng &amp; mo|che
eatynge of wete &amp; delycate meates / they
were ouergrowen with fatne&s;&s;e / &s;o that the
erle coude nat ryde / but was alwayes caried
in a lytter fro one place to another / or whan
he wolde go a huntyng or haukyng / whiche
&s;porte was gretly v&s;ed w^t the lord&abis; of Frau~ce
The &s;ame &s;ea&s;on whyle the Frenche kynge
was at Tour&s;e / the duke of Thourayne had
<PB REF="241">
an ymaginacion whiche he brought to effect
as I &s;hall &s;hewe you. The duke of Thou|rayne
knewe well / he had moche ryche&s;&s;e ly|ing
by hym / paraduenture a myllion of Flo|reyns / 
whiche had by rea&s;on of his mari+age
with the lady Valentyne of Myllayne / 
doughter to the erle of Vertus. He wy&s;t nat
howe to enploy the&s;e flornes. Than he reme~+bred
howe the erle Guy of Bloys had great
herytag&abis; / and that after his dethe they were
likely to go to dyuers &abper;&s;ones. The erldome
of Bloys &s;hulde retourne to Iohan of Bre|tayne / 
for he was the erles co&s;yn germayne / 
and the landes of Heynault &s;hulde go to the
duke Iulyers and to the duke of Lanca&s;tre / 
except Chinay whiche &s;hulde go to them of
Conflans by homage / and the cou~tie of So+i&s;&s;ons / 
whiche parteyned to therle of Bloys
and was au~ciently alyed to hym. The lorde
of Coucy was enherytour therof / by rea&s;on
of his delyuerau~ce out of pri&s;one in Engla~d
Al&s;o the landes of Drages &amp; Monny &s;hulde
retourne to other heyres: And the landes of
Holande and zelande / &s;hulde retourne to the
erle of Heynaulte. Thus the&s;e fayre heryte|ges
&s;hulde be &s;parcled abrode: &amp; this knewe
well the lordes of Frau~ce. wherfore the duke
of Thourayn who had money lyeng by hym
thought to bye the&s;e la~des / if he might haue
any re&s;onable bargayne. Tha~ he thought to
entreate the kyng to moue therle of Blois in
this mater / and &s;pecially at the le&s;t to bye the
countie of Bloys / whiche was a fayre and a
noble countrey / and well &s;yttinge for hym / 
for the countie of Bloyes marched on the du+chy
of Thouraygne: and to the Countie of
Bloys parteyned many goodly fees. This
duke of Thourayne re&s;ted &s;tyll on his pur|po&s;e / 
&amp; &s;ea&s;ed nat tyll he &s;pake with y^e kynge
his brother &amp; y^e duke of Burbone / &amp; with the
lorde of Coucy: bycau&s;e he was great with y^e
erle of Blois / and had to wyfe the doughter
of his co&s;yn germayne the duke of Loreyne.
The duke of Thourayne and the other lor|des
of his affyuite kept this mater &s;ecretely
fro y^e duke of Berey / I &s;hall &s;hewe you why
The lady Mary his dought was endowed
in all the countie of Bloys to the &s;o~me of .vi.
M. frankes by yere: and the duke of Berrey
tru&s;ted by rea&s;on of his doughters dowrie y^e
the countie of Bloys &s;hulde be his after the
erles dethe. this duke of Berrey was a mar|ueylous
couytous prince. the duke of Bur|goyne
in lyke wi&s;e tru&s;ted the landes of Hol|ande / 
zelande / &amp; Heynalte to be his / bycau&s;e
that Margarete his elde&s;t dought was ma|ried
to Wylliam / &s;on~e to therle of Heynalte:
wherby he thought outher by bieng or by &s;o~e
other incident y^t cho&s;e landes &s;hulde returne
to his &s;on~e erle of O&s;trenant / otherwy&s;e cal|led
Iohn~ of Burgoyne / who as than had ma+ried
Margarete elde&s;t doughter to therle of
Heynalte. Thus the kyng and the&s;e &s;aid lor+des
purpo&s;ed y^t at their de&abper;tyng fro Tour&s;e
iii Thourayn to ryde by Blois to &s;e their co+&s;yn
therle Guy of Bloys / who was an eight
myle fro Tour&s;e / in a ca&s;tell of his owne cal|led
y^e Ca&s;tell morant &amp; there to treate of this
marcha~di&s;e with hym &amp; with his wyfe the la+dy
Mary of Namure / who was a couytous
lady. So it was there was a valiant knight
and of great prudence bayly of Blois / called
&s;ir Raynolde of Sens / who had &abper;fyte infor|macion
of all this bu&s;ynes / by what meanes
I knowe nat. Whan he knewe it he had gret
pyte therof / for loue of therle his lorde / for he
thought by rea&s;on of his &s;ale of his la~des / he
&s;huld be di&s;honored for euer / &amp; di&s;herite the
true rightfull heyres / whiche &s;hulde be dam+nacion
to his &s;oule. He thought to lette this
mater if he coude / &amp; &s;o rode fro Blois &amp; &s;pa|ke
with therle &amp; &s;aid. &s;ir / the frenche kynge &amp;
the duke of Thourayn / the duke of Burdon
and the lorde Coucy cometh hyder to you. y^t
is true &abquod; therle / why &s;peke you that? Sir &abquod;
he I &s;ay it bycau&s;e ye &s;halbe requyred to &s;ell
your enherita~ce / wherfore ye haue nede to ta+ke
good adui&s;e therin. of tho&s;e word&abis; therle
had great marueyle &amp; &s;aid / I can nat let men
to &s;peke &amp; make reque&s;t&abis; / but or I make any
&s;uche bargayne to &s;ell myne enherytau~ce / or
to di&s;heryte myne heyres to my &s;hame &amp; re|buke / 
I &s;hall rather &s;ell or ley to pledge all y^e
plate I haue. Well &s;it &abquod; the knight / reme~bre
well the mater whan tyme is / for this that I
haue &s;hewed you is without dout. Bayly &abquod;
the erle / I am nat &s;o yong nor foly&s;&s;he to en|clyne
to any &s;uche treaties. thus the bayly de+&abper;ted
fro therle &amp; rode againe to Blois / for he
wolde nat be &s;ene there at the kynges co~myn+ge.
Whan the kyng and the&s;e &s;aid lordes ca~e
to the ca&s;tell / the erle made them good chere / 
as it was rea&s;on. The erle and the counte&s;&s;e
were right ioyfull / that y^e kyng wolde vi&s;yte
<PB N="ccxxvii" REF="241">
them in their owne ca&s;tell. Than the kynge
to drawe the erle to his loue / &amp; to bring hym
to his entent &s;ayd. Fayre co&s;yn / I &s;e well ye
be a lorde of our realme garny&s;&s;hed with ho+nour
and larges: and haue ben at great co&s;t / 
and to ayde you / and &s;omwhat to reco~pence
you / We wyll you gyue and ayde / that &s;hall
be well worthe to you twentie thou&s;ande fra~+kes
in the countie of Blois. Therle thanked
the kyng of his gyfte / but he had neuer pro|fite
therof / for he had neuer nothyng. Than
the kynge began to treate the Erle to &s;ell the
countie of Bloyes to the duke of Thourayn
The kynge and the duke of Burbone &s;pake
fyr&s;t / and founde therle very colde and tarre
of in that mater. Than the lordes drewe to
the counte&s;&s;e of Bloyes / and &s;hewed her &s;o
many colored rea&s;ons / and &s;he hers / that af|ter
her hu&s;bandes dethe / &s;he was lyke to be
but a poore lady. Wherfore they &s;aid it were
moche better for her to be a ryche lady and a
pui&s;&s;aunt of golde and &s;yluer / and iewelles / 
than to be poore. Sayeng howe &s;he was ly|kely
to ouerlyue her hu&s;bade. Therfore they
de&s;yred her to coun&s;ayle her hu&s;bande to ma+ke
this marchaundy&s;e. The counte&s;&s;e / who
was a couytous lady: And for loue to haue
the floreyns / &s;he enclyned to their de&s;yres / 
and &s;he dyd &s;o moche with the helpe of other
as the ayde of a varlet of the Erles chambre
called Sohier borne at Malygnes / &s;onne to
a weyuer of clothes / but he was &s;o great w^t
the erle of Bloyes / that all thynge was done
by hym / &amp; without hym nothyng done. And
the erle had gyuen hym in fees and herytag&abis;
more than fyue hundred frankes by yere. Be
holde and con&s;ydre what my&s;chefe great lor|des
be brought vnto by meane of &s;eruau~tes.
This Sohier had nother wytte nor rea&s;on / 
to be greatly alowed / but it was alonely the
foly&s;&s;he loue that his mai&s;ter hadde to hym.
In lykewi&s;e the duke of Berrey the &s;ame &s;ea+&s;on
had one with hym called Iaques Thy|baulte / 
who was of no reputacion / yet the du+ke
at dyuers tymes had gyuen hym the &s;o~me
of two hundred thou&s;ande frankes / and yet
all was but lo&s;te. This Sohier coulde nor
can nat excu&s;e hym &s;elfe / but that if he had ly|&s;ted
he myght well haue broken that marcha~+di&s;e / 
y^t therle his may&s;ter made. but to plea&s;e
the kynge / the duke of Thourayne / the duke
of Burbone / the lorde of Coucy and the cou~+te&s;&s;e / 
who was agreed therto by couitou&s;nes
of the florens. He rowned &s;o in his mai&s;ters
eare / that the Erle wente from his promy&s;e
that he had made to his bayly. And to there
the reuercion of the countie of Bloyes after
his di&s;cea&s;e was &s;olde / for the &s;omme of two
hundred thou&s;ande frankes / and the duke of
Thouraygne to delyuer to the lady of Du|noyes
for her dowrie / whiche was a&s;&s;ygned
to her / &s;ixe thou&s;ande frankes. And further|more
he &s;hulde haue made another &s;ale of all
his landes in Heynaulte: And the Duke of
Thourayne to haue payde for that two hun|dred
thou&s;ande frankes. Howe be it therin
the erle of Bloys re&s;erued to knowe the erle
of Heynaltes plea&s;ure therin / who was his
naturall lorde / to whom he owed faythe and
homage for tho&s;e landes. Howe be it y^t kyng
and the duke of Thourayn toke that charge
on them / and to di&s;charge the erle / what &s;oe|uer
&s;hulde fall after. Thus or they departed
they bounde the erle by promy&s;e and by wri|tynges
&s;ealed / as they might well and ea&s;ely
do / for he had there none of his cou~&s;ayle &s;aue
Sohier / who neuer was at &s;cole / nor knewe
no letter on the boke: Moche after this ma|ner
went this marchandi&s;e. and I haue writ+ten
this mater as iu&s;tely as I coude / to then|tent
that herafter in tyme to come / by rea&s;on
of writyng / the trouthe &s;hulde be knowen.
For the erle Guye of Bloys my lorde &amp; may+&s;ter / 
as he that was ignorant and yuell coun+&s;ayled / 
more by his wyfe and varlet Sohier
tha~ by any other / made this yuell bargayne.
And whan the&s;e maters were concluded and
&s;urely made by the kyng / the duke of Thou|rayne / 
and their coun&s;ayle / than the lordes
toke their leaue and retourned in to Frau~ce.
Great brute was made of the&s;e &s;ales in dy|uers
countries.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="183" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe &s;ir Roger of Spaygne and
&s;ir E&s;paygne du Lyon &s;pedde with
the frenche kyng and his coun&s;ayle / 
for the Vicount of Cha&s;telons bu&s;y|ne&s;&s;e:
and howe howe he was &s;ette in po&s;|&s;e&s;&s;ion
of the countie of Foiz / &amp; of the
money that he payde.
Cap. C.lxxxiii.</HEAD>
<P><PB REF="242">
_HOwe let vs &s;o~what
&s;peke of &s;ir Roger of &s;pay+gne
and of &s;ir E&s;paygne
du Lyon / and &s;hewe how
they &s;pedde / aft they were
retourned fro Tourle to
go to Tholous to the by&s;|&s;hop
of Noyon and to the lorde de la Ryuer / 
So longe they iourneyd that they came thy+der / 
they were welcome / for their co~mynge
was fore de&s;yred. There they &s;hewed their
letters and howe they had &s;pedde. By &s;em|blaunt
the by&s;&s;hoppe and the lorde de la Ry+uer
were ioyou&s;e / of that the herytau~ce &s;hul|de
abyde with the Vycount of Cha&s;tellon / 
on &s;uche condycions (as is before written).
Than &s;ir Roger and his co~panyon thought
to take &s;ome more payne / as to ryde to y^e Vy+count
of Cha&s;tellon / and to the coun&s;ayls of
Foize and of Bierne / to &s;e that euery thyng
be &s;ette in good order. Than they departed
fro Tholous and rode to &s;aynt Gracyens.
the Vicount was nat there / but he was at the
entre of Berne / in a fayre ca&s;tell called Pau / 
and there they founde hym / who was ioyfull
of their co~mynge. And whan he knewe that
the Frenche kyng had gyuen vp his tytell of
the byeng of the cou~tie of Foiz / he was glad|der
than he was before. As for the money y^t
he &s;hulde paye / he wy&s;t well ynoughe where
to haue it / and moche more.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="184" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Of the great a&s;&s;emble that was
made at Amyence / of the Frenche
kynge and his coun&s;ayle / and of the
kynge of Englandes vncles: on the
treatie of peace. Cap. C.lxxxiiii.</HEAD>
<P>_I Thynke I haue &s;uffi|ciently
treated of the bu&s;y+ne&s;&s;e
of Bierne and of foiz
for if I &s;hulde reher&s;e all
thynges / it wolde requyre
long writyng: therfore I
wyll leaue &s;pekyng therof
and create of other maters. Thus all thyng&abis;
co~cluded / the vicount of Chatellon was erle
of Foiz and lorde of Berne / in lyke maner as
the older erle helde it / and all &s;uche as ought
&s;o to do made homage to hym / &amp; he departed
largely with &abser; yuan and &s;ir Gracien / tholde
erles ba&s;tarde &s;ones / in &s;uche wy&s;e that they
were content / and payde to the Fre~che kyng
all &s;uche money as was &abpro;mi&s;ed to be payde.
This mater was nat &s;one done / &s;omer was
fir&s;t well onwarde / and y^e bi&s;&s;hop of Noyon
and y^e lorde de la Ryuer taryed &s;tyll at Tho|lous
tyll euery thyng was &s;et in good order / 
accordyng as they were charged. Nowe let
vs &s;peke of tha&s;&s;emble of the lordes of Frau~+ce
and of Englande / in the good cyte of Amy+ence
on the treatie of a peace or of a truce / as
than beyng the yere of our lorde. M.CCC.lxxx.
&amp; .xi. in the myddes of lent great proui|&s;ion
was made ther for the&s;e lord&abis; or they ca~e
thider. Fir&s;t for the frenche kyng &amp; for his e|&s;tate / 
and for his thre vncles / and al&s;o for o|ther
great lordes of Frau~ce / euery man after
his degre / for it was &s;aid that kyng Richard
of Engla~de &s;hulde be there / wherfore many
de&s;yred to &s;e him / &s;uch as had neuer &s;ene him
before / how beit he came nat there / yet he ca~e
to Douer / to thentent to haue pa&s;&s;ed the &s;ee &amp;
his thre vncles with hym / y^t is to &s;ay y^e dukes
of La~ca&s;tre / yorke / &amp; Gloce&s;ter. &amp; whan they
came to Douer they tooke aduy&s;e whyder it
were mete for the kyng to pa&s;&s;e the &s;ee or nat
All thynges con&s;ydred / the coun&s;ayle of En|glande
was of opinyon that the kyng &s;huld
byde at Douer &amp; the duke of Gloceter w^t him
and the duke of Lanca&s;tre / the duke of yorke
therle of Hu~tyngton / therle of Derby / &s;ir tho+mas
Percy / the by&s;&s;hops of Durham &amp; Lon+don / 
and other of y^e kynges cou~&s;aile to pa&s;&s;e
ouer / &s;o they came to Calais. And whan the
day aproched y^t they &s;hulde mete at Amye~ce / 
they de&abper;ted fro Calysmo than .xii.C. hor&s;e.
it was a goodly &s;yght to &s;e the~ ryde in good
order. The frenche kyng had ordayned / that
after thengli&s;&s;hmen came out of Calis / both
goyng abyding &amp; returnyng / all their co&s;tes
and charges were borne of the frenche kyng&abis;
charge / as mete / dri~ke / lodgyng &amp; hor&s;e mete
With y^e duke of La~ca&s;tre &amp; the duke of yorke
there ca~e their co&s;yn / dought to their &s;u&s;ter &amp;
to y^e lorde Coucy / who was a faire yo~g lady
called y^e lady of yrela~de / for &s;he was wedded
to the duke of yrela~de. this lady ca~e to Amy|ens
to &s;e y^e lorde her father y^e lorde Coucy / for
&s;he had nat &s;ene hym moche before / wherfore
<PB N="ccxxviii" REF="242">
&s;he hadde great de&s;yre to &s;e hym. She came
lyke a noble widowe / hauyng but &s;mall ioye
in her co. age.</P>
<P>THe Frenche kyng had ordayned to
make the Engly&s;&s;he men as moche
honour as coude be deuy&s;ed / and to
the foure dukes / that is to &s;aye: The duke of
Thourayn the Frenche kynges brother / and
the dukes of Burbon / of Berrey / and or Bur+goyne / 
l<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">pte on their hor&s;es and rode out of
the towne to mete with the engli&s;&s;hmen aco~+panyed
with many other great lordes. Fyr&s;t
mette with the~ the duke Loys of Thourayn
well aco~panyed and honorably receyued his
colyns of Englande / &amp; there co~muned a cer|tayne
&s;pace with the~. than he toke his leaue
and departed agayne with all his company / 
and &s;o rode &s;treight to the cytie to the kynge
his brother: And the other thre dukes y^e kyn|ges
vncles / Berrey / Burbone / &amp; Burgoyne
mette with the Engly&s;&s;he dukes in the felde
and made great chere and honorable eche to
other / that ioye it was to &s;e. Than the ge~tyll
erle Dolphyn of Auuergne / who had ben as
an ho&s;tager in Englande / and moche in the
duke of Laca&s;ters company / and loued hym
very well / He came and humbly &s;aluted the
duke of Lanca&s;ter. Whan the duke &s;awe him
he enbra&s;ed hym in great token of loue / and
&s;pake toguyder a lytell. Than the dukes of
Berrey and Burgoyne came to them / &amp; the
duke of Burbon / the lorde Coucy / and therle
of <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">aynt Poule came to the duke of yorke / the
erle of Huntyngton and to &s;ir Thomas Per+cye / 
and &s;o <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ode talkyng togyder with amo|rous
wordes / tyll they aproched the cytie of
Amyence. Than the duke of Lanca&s;tre rode
bytwene the duke of Berrey and the duke of
Burgoyn. Thus they rode all thre in a front
makyng honour eche to other / tyll they came
to the by&s;&s;hoppes palais / where the kynge &amp;
the duke of Thourayne was. There they a
lighted / and the two dukes ledde the duke of
La<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ca&s;tre vp the &s;teres / and the other dukes
and lordes folowed. Than the Frenche lor|des
came in to the kynges pre&s;ence: &amp; made
their reuerence / and lefte the Engly&s;&s;he du|kes
&s;tandyng alone. Than a lytell they encli+ned
them &s;elfe to the kyng. than the kyng ca<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">e
to them and toke them by the handes / &amp; lytte
them vp / and &s;pake &s;wetely to them &amp; they to
hym / and other lordes of Fraunce fell in tal|kynge
with the other lordes of Englande. &amp;
whan they had co~maned a &s;ea&s;on / they toke
their leaue of the kyng / his brother / &amp; vncles
and departed &amp; were conueyed to their lod|gynges
by the co~&s;table of Fraunce / the lorde
Coucy / the erle of &s;aynt Poule / &s;ir Iohan of
Vyenne / and other Lordes of the realme of
Fraunce. Than they toke their leaues &amp; de&abper;+ted
agayne to the kyng: and the lady of Ire|lande
doughter to the lorde Coucy / was lod+ged
in her fathers lodging &amp; all her co~pany.</P>
<P>IT was ordayned by the fre~che kyng &amp;
his coun&s;ayle / before thengly&s;&s;he lord&abis;
came to the cytie of Amyence (whiche ordy|nau~ce
was publy&s;&s;hed and proclamed open|lye / 
to thentent that no &abper;&s;one &s;hulde be igno+rant
therof) but euery man to beware of <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">re
kyng of any artycle in the proclamacion / on
payne of lefyng of their heedes. Fir&s;t that
no maner of per&s;on make any riot / or gyue a+ny
riotous wordes to any Engly&s;&s;hman: &amp;
al&s;o that no knight nor &s;quier &s;peke or make
any chalenge of armes to any engly&s;&s;hman / 
on payne of the kynges highe di&s;plea&s;ure / &amp;
they to company with the w^t &s;wete wordes
and goodly behauour / in y^t towne / lodgyng&abis;
or felde: nor that the Frenche pages make a|ny
debate nor riotte in any place on payne of
dethe. And what &s;oeuer any engly&s;&s;hman de+mau~deth
to &s;u<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="2 letters">re them pe&s;ably to haue it. &amp;
that no ho<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">t nor vitayler demaunde any mo|ney
outher for meate or drinke / nor for other
&s;uche co~men charges. Al&s;o it was ordayned
that no knight nor &s;quyer of Fraunce / &s;huld
go by night tyme without torche or torches / 
and that the engly&s;&s;hmen &s;hulde go at their
plea&s;ure without any co~trolement. &amp; that if
any fre~chman mete any Engly&s;&s;hman in the
night in any &s;trete / y^t they &s;hulde &s;wetely &amp;
gently conuey him or the~ to their lodgyng or
to their company. Al&s;o it was ordayned that
in four places of the cyte / four watches to be
&s;et of a thou&s;ande men in euery watche: and
that if any fyre happe to fall in the nyght by
any incydence / the watche in no wy&s;e to re|moue
for no maner of cau&s;e: but at y^e &s;o wnyn+ge
of a bell / all other people to drawe to que~|che
the fyre. Al&s;o it was ordayned y^t no fre~ch
knight nor &s;quier for no maner of cau&s;e &s;hul+de
pre&s;ume to &s;peke to the king w^tout y^e kyng
<PB REF="243">
fyr&s;t dyde call hym. Nor al&s;o that the knigh|tes
nor &s;quyers of Fraunce &s;hulde talke nor
comune toguyder / as long as any of the En|gly&s;&s;he
men were pre&s;ent / But to fynde co|munynge
and pa&s;tyme with theym. Al&s;o it
was ordayned / that all ho&s;tes and their &s;er|uauntes / 
in anywy&s;e / &s;hulde nat conuey or
hyde any Bowes or Arrowes / or any other
thynge parteyninge to the Engly&s;&s;he men / 
without makynge of large amendes / with|out
it were gyuen them by the Engly&s;&s;hmen
of their curte&s;y: than to take it or els nat. All
the&s;e thynges were determyned by delybera+cyon
or good coun&s;ayle / to do the Engly&s;&s;he
men the more honoure / for they tru&s;ted of a
good conclu&s;yon of peace. Nighe euery day
a fiftene dayes toguyder / the&s;e lordes were
in coun&s;ayle / and brought nothyng to co~clu|&s;yon / 
for their demaundes were greatly dif|ferent.
The Frenche men demaunded to ha|ue
Calais ra&s;ed and beaten downe / in &s;uche
wy&s;e / that no per&s;one &s;hulde dwell there af|ter.
The Engly&s;&s;he men wolde in no wy&s;e
agree to that treatie: for it ought to be bele|ued / 
that Calais was y^e towne of the worlde
that the co~mons of Englande loued be&s;t / for
as longe as they be lordes of Calays / They
&s;ayde they bare the kayes of Fraunce vnder
their gyrdell. Thoughe the lordes departed
euery daye vnagreed yet they departed a &s;o~|der
right amiably / for euery daye they poyn|ted
to were agayne the nexte day / bothe par|ties
tru&s;tyng at la&s;t to co~clude on &s;ome good
poynt. The frenche kyng made thengly&s;&s;he
men in y^t &s;pace thre notable dyners at his pa|lais.
In lykewi&s;e &s;o dyde the duke of Thou+rayne / 
the duke of Berrey the duke of Bur|goyne / 
the duke of Burbone / the lorde of
Coucy / and the erle of &s;aynt Poule: Eche of
the&s;e made the Engly&s;&s;he men a great dyner
And for euery thyng that the Engly&s;&s;hmen
toke in the towne was payd for / and clerkes
apoynted by the kynge and his coun&s;ayle to
write euery thyng / and euery man apoynted
for their money to the chambre of accomptes
It ought to be knowen / that Iohan duke of
Lanca&s;tre and his brother the duke of yorke
for all that they were come thyder on tru&s;t of
peace / yet they had charge of the kyng of En|glande
and of his coun&s;ayle / that what &s;oe|uer
treatie they made / in no wi&s;e they &s;hulde
nouther gyue nor take any maner of thynge.</P>
<P>MAny were of the opynion / that the
co~mynaltie of Englande rather en|clyned
to warre than to peace / for in
the tyme of good kyng Edwarde the thirde / 
and of his &s;on~e the prince of Wales / they had
&s;o many fayre and highe vyctories on y^e fren|che
men / and &s;o great conque&s;tes / with &s;o mo+che
money for raun&s;omes / &s;ellyng and pate|&s;ynge
of townes &amp; countreis / that they were
become marueylous riche: for many &s;uche as
were no gentylmen of byrthe / by rea&s;on of
their hardyne&s;&s;e and valyaunt aduentures / 
wan and conquered &s;o moche golde and &s;yl|uer
that they became noble / and ro&s;e to great
honour. And &s;o &s;uch as folowed after wolde
folowe the &s;ame lyfe / how beit after y^t dayes
of the &s;ayd kyng Edwarde and y^e prince his
&s;onne / by the wy&s;dome and highe enterprice
of &s;ir Bertram of Cle&s;quy / and by the ayde
of other good knyghtes of Frau~ce. The En|gly&s;&s;hmen
were than agayne &s;ore put backe
The duke of Glouce&s;tre &s;onne to the &s;ayde
kynge Edwarde / and vncle as than to kyng
Richarde / than beyng at Amyence / &amp; dyuers
other lordes / knightes / and &s;quyers were of
the &s;ame opynion that the co~mons were of in
Englande / and enclyned rather to the warre
than to peace / to the entent therby to &s;u&s;teyne
their e&s;tate. By the occa&s;ion therof the peace
was the harder to driue. yet the kynge &amp; the
duke of Lanca&s;tre wolde fayne haue hadde
peace / for by their meanes that metynge at
Amye~ce was apoynted / howbeit they wolde
nat di&s;plea&s;e the co~mens of Englande. The
Engly&s;&s;he men wolde gladlye haue hadde a
peace / &s;o they myght be re&s;tored agayne to al
&s;uche landes as was agreed on / at the treaty
before Charters / and that the Frenche men
&s;hulde paye fourtene hundred thou&s;ande fra~+kes / 
whiche was vnpayed whan the warre
began to renewe.</P>
<P>IN this &s;ea&s;on / thus great co~muny|cacion
there was at the cytie of A|myence / 
on treatie of peace: and the
lordes that were there on bothe parties toke
great payne in the cau&s;e. It myght well be
marueyled why this peace toke none effecte / 
for &s;pecialy the duke of Burgoyne dyd what
he coude for the Frenche partie / and the duke
of Lanca&s;tre for the Engly&s;&s;he partie. Sa|uyng
the charge that he had / whiche he dur&s;t
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nat pa&s;&s;e. Whan the&s;e lordes &s;awe that they
coulde come to no good conclu&s;yon / than the
frenchemen &s;omwhat to apea&s;e and to plea&s;e
the engly&s;&s;hmen / and the rather therby to fall
to &s;ome rea&s;on / it was offred to them to enjoy
&s;tyll pea&s;ably / all that euer they were as than
in po&s;&s;e&s;&s;yon of in Acquytayne / and nyne dyo+ces
to be quite delyuered without any re&s;orte / 
&s;o that Calays myght be beaten downe. And
al&s;o they offred to paye in thre yere after / the
&s;omme of .xiiii. hundred thou&s;ande frankes.
Than the duke of Lanca&s;tre and the engly&s;&s;h
coun&s;ayle an&s;wered and &s;ayd. Syrs we haue
taried here a longe &s;ea&s;on and haue concluded
nothyng / nor we canne nat conclude tyll we be
retourned in to Englande / and than we &s;hall
&s;hewe all your de&s;yres and offers to the kyng
our &s;ouerayne lorde / and to the thre e&s;tates of
the realme / and of one thinge be you &s;ure / that
as moch dyligence as I &amp; my brother of yorke
can do / &s;hall be doone to bringe your de&s;yre to
pa&s;&s;e / except y^e beatyng downe of Calays / we
dare nat &s;peke therof / for if we dyd we &s;hulde
ryn in the indygnacyon and hatred of y^e mo&s;t
parte of all the realme of Englande / and yet
were we better to &s;peke no worde therof. the&s;e
wordes &s;omwhat contented the french kynge
and his cou~&s;ayle / and de&s;yred them that whan
they were returned into <ABBR>England</ABBR> to do their
dyligence in the mater / &amp; they &s;aid they wolde
do what they coude for the frenche party / &s;ay|eng
howe the warre had endured ouer longe / 
and many yuell inconuenyentes hath en&s;ued
therby in the worlde. than it was con&s;idred by+twene
the parties / bycau&s;e the truce fayled the
next myd&s;omer after / bytwene Englande and
Fraunce / to contynue it lengar the &s;pace of an
hole yere / bothe by lande and by &s;ee bytwene
them / their alyes / and adherentes / and therto
the lordes of Englande were agreed. Than
the frenche kynges coun&s;ayle de&s;yred to &s;ende
two french knightes to go with them into En+glande / 
and at their retourne to bringe worde
what ca&s;e they &s;hulde fynde the realme of En|glande
in. The duke of Lanca&s;tre and y^e duke
of yorke were contente therwith. It was &s;he|wed
me / and al&s;o the apparaunce was great / 
howe that the frenche kynge de&s;yred greatly
to haue peace / for as than great brute ranne
through Fraunce and other places howe that
Lam<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">rabaquyn was entred with great pui&s;|&s;aunce
of turkes in to the realme of Hungry.
&s;yr Boucyquant thelder mar&s;hall of Fraunce
brought tho&s;e newes / and &s;yr Iohan of Cha|ron / 
who were newely retourned fro the par|tyes
of Grece and Turkey / wherfore the fren|che
kynge in his youthe / had great affectyon
to go in voyage / and to go and &s;e the &s;ayd La|morabaquyn / 
and to recouer the realme of Ar+mony / 
whiche the turkes had wonne fro the
kynge Lyon of Armony / who was the &s;ame
tyme at Amyence / and he &s;hewed the cau&s;e of
his comynge thyder / to the duke of Lanca&s;tre
and to the duke of yorke. They knewe hym
well for they had &s;ene him before in the realme
of Englande. He was in Englande to treate
for the peace whan the frenche kynge was at
Slu&s;e. And con&s;yderynge the kynge of Ar|monyes
bu&s;yne&s;&s;e at the ende of their parlya|mente / 
the frenche kynge &s;ayde to the duke of
Lanca&s;tre. Fayre nephewe if peace maye be
had bytwene vs and the kynge of Englande / 
we might than make a voyage in to Tukey / 
comfortyng the kynge of Hungry / and the em+perour
of Con&s;tantynople / whome Lamora|baquyn
dothe moche trouble / and let vs reco|uer
the realme of Armony / whiche the turkes
kepe. We here &s;aye that Lamorabaquyn is a
valyaunt man / and of great enterpri&s;e / and a|gayn&s;t
&s;uche per&s;ones as are contrary to our
beleue / and daily dothe trouble and greue vs / 
we ought to enclyne our &s;elfe to defende our
cry&s;ten faythe / wherfore fayre nephewe helpe
you to prouyde for this voyage in the realme
of Englande. The duke of Lanca&s;tre promy+&s;ed
to do his deuoyre in that behalfe. Thus
they toke leaue eche of other.</P>
<P>THis coun&s;ayle at Amyence endured
a fyftene dayes / than the Engly&s;&s;he
men departed / and had with them in
writyng the co~clu&s;ion of their treatie / to &s;hewe
to the kynge of Englande and his coun&s;ayle.
Than the duche&s;&s;e of Irelande departed fro
Amye~ce and toke leaue of her father the lorde
of Coucy / and retourned with the engly&s;&s;he
lordes. And fro that tyme that they departed
fro Calais tyll they came thyder agayne / they
&s;pent nothyng without they ly&s;t / for the french
kynge made euery thynge to be payed / bothe
for them &s;elfe and for their hor&s;es. The duke
of Burgoyne than retourned into Archoys to
the cytie of Arras / and there he founde the du|che&s;&s;e
his wyfe / who had vy&s;ited the countrey
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of Flaunders. The duke of Thourayne / the
duke of Berrey / and the duke of Butbone / ta+ryed
with the kynge and the kinge purpo&s;ed
to go to Beamoys &amp; to Gy&s;ors to &s;porte hym
there in the waye to Parys. With the duke of
Lanca&s;tre &amp; the duke of yorke certayne knigh+tes
of Fraunce wente in to Englande / as &s;yr
Iohan of Ca&s;tell Morante / &amp; &s;ir Taupyns of
Cantmell / to bringe aun&s;were agayne out of
<ABBR>England</ABBR> / and &s;ir Raynolde du Roy / the lorde
of Moncaurell / and y^e lorde of the olde towne / 
conueyed them to Calays / and than toke their
leaue / and the engly&s;&s;he men pa&s;&s;ed ouer the
&s;ee to Deuer / and there founde the kynge and
the duke of Gloce&s;tre taryeng for them. Whan
the kyng &s;awe them he had great comunynge
with them of the &s;<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ate of the parlyamente of
Amyence. The kynge was well content with
that his vncles had done / but than the duke of
Gloce&s;tre / who was alwayes harde agayn&s;t
the treatie of peace &s;ayd / howe there coulde no
good conclu&s;yon be taken in this treatye tyll
the mater were brought to We&s;tmyn&s;ter to a
generall coun&s;ayle of all the thre a&s;tates of the
realme / and than to folowe their aduy&s;es and
none otherwy&s;e. The duke of Gloce&s;ters wor+des
were well herde / no manne wolde &s;aye a|gayn&s;t
hym / for he was greatly in the loue of
the realme. Than it was &s;hewed to the knigh+tes
of Fraunce that they mu&s;te go with them
to London / otherwy&s;e they coulde haue none
an&s;were. The two knightes obeyed as it was
rea&s;on. Than the kynge toke his way and the
lordes with him to London. Whan the kynge
came to Darfforde / he tooke his waye to El|tham / 
and refre&s;&s;hed him there with the quene
and than came to Shene / and wente agayn&s;t
&s;aynte Georges fee&s;t to Wynd&s;ore / and there
the knyghtes of Fraunce were an&s;wered. but
or I &s;hewe you their aun&s;were&abis; I wyll &s;ome|what
&s;peke of the frenche kynge.</P>
<P>AFter that this a&s;&s;emble and cou~&s;ayle
had been at Amyence / the Frenche
kynge for lacke of good gydyng fell
&s;ycke of the feuer / wherfore he was coun&s;ay|led
to chaunge the ayre. So he was layde in
a lytter and caryed to Beamoys / and there ta+ryed
in the by&s;&s;hops palays tyll he was hole
and recouered / his brother the duke of Thou|rayne
with him / &amp; his vncles the dukes of Ber+rey
and Burbone / there he helde his Ea&s;ter.
And after whan the kynge was &s;tronge and
myght well ryde / he rode to Gy&s;ors / the en|tryng
in to Norma~dy / to haue there the &s;porte
of huntynge / for theraboute were many fayre
wodes. The kyng beynge there &s;ir Bernarde
of Armynake / who was brother to Iohan of
Armynake came to the kynge in good array / 
and the Dolphyn of Auuergne in his compa|ny / 
whome he founde at Parys in his waye.
There the erle of Armynake and the Erle of
Rodays made their reliefe and homage to the
kynge / acordinge to the cu&s;tome as other lor|des
of Fraunce made their relyefe / for &s;uche
landes as they helde in fee of the kynge. And
whan euery thyng was writen and rege&s;tred / 
they toke their leaue and retourned to Paris
togyther / and fro thence to their countreys / to
Auuergne and to Languedoc. And about the
fee&s;t of A&s;cen&s;yon tyde the frenche kynge re|tourned
to Parys in good helthe / and lodged
at his how&s;e of &s;aynte Poll / the whiche was
ordeyned for hym / and thyder was come the
frenche quene and the duches of Thourayne.</P>
<P>NOwe let vs &s;peke of &s;yr Iohan of Ca|&s;tell
Morante / and of &s;yr Taupyn of
Cantmell / who were in Englande taryenge
for an an&s;were of the kyng and his coun&s;ayle.
They were at Wynde&s;ore at &s;aynte Georges
fee&s;t / where was the kynge / his vncles / and o|ther
great lordes of Englande. There the&s;e
lordes coun&s;ayled togyther on &s;uche promy&s;e
as they had made to the frenche kyng and his
coun&s;ayle at Amyence / and determyned to de+lyuer
the two Frenche knyghtes / that dayly
called on them for an aun&s;were. Than the&s;e
knyghtes were &s;ente for on a day / and it was
&s;ayde to them thus. Syrs be contente / for all
thinges con&s;ydred ye canne haue of vs no full
an&s;were at this tyme / for it wolde be harde as
nowe to a&s;&s;emble togyther the thre e&s;tates of
the realme / vntyll the fee&s;t of Mychelmas / at
whiche tyme they mu&s;te nedes be at the par|lyamente
at We&s;tmyn&s;ter / and to excu&s;e you
we &s;hall write letters for the &s;ame purpo&s;e / at
whiche &s;ea&s;on if you or any other for the par|tie
of Frau~ce wyll traueyle &s;o farre as to come
thyder / they &s;hall haue a rea&s;onable an&s;were / 
&s;uche as generally the hole coun&s;ayle of the
thre a&s;tates &s;hall agre vnto. whan the frenche
knyghtes &s;awe what aun&s;were they had / and
coulde haue none other / they aun&s;wered and
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&s;ayd. Syr we are contente with that ye haue
&s;ayd / lette vs haue our letters and we &s;hall re|tourne.
Than their letters were delyuered to
them / and &s;o toke their leaue of the kynge and
of other lordes / and &s;o came fro Wynde&s;ore to
London and / made the~ redy to departe. The
kyng of Englande cau&s;ed all their ce&s;tes and
charges to be payed for / and conueyed to Do|uer / 
and there taryed a fyue dayes for lacke of
wynde / and on the &s;ixte day they departed and
aryued at Boloyne / and whanne their hor&s;es
were vn&s;hypped they rode to Amye~ce by &s;mall
iourneys / &amp; &s;o to Paris / and there they founde
the kynge and his lordes. It was aboute the
fee&s;t of Pentheco&s;t. Their letters were redde / 
wherby they vnder&s;tode the ordynau~ce of the
engly&s;&s;hmen. As it was &s;hewed me the kynge
nor his coun&s;ayle toke lytell regarde to the ma+ter / 
for within a &s;ea&s;on after they had moche
ado in other places.
&dtridot; &dtridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="185" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe &s;yr Peter of craon through
yuell wyll / by &s;ubtyle crafte / beate
downe &s;yr Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on / wher+with
the Kynge and his coun&s;ayle
were &s;ore di&s;plea&s;ed. Ca. C.lxxxv.</HEAD>
<P>_YE haue well herde here be+fore
how &abser; Peter of Craon / who
was a knyght of great lygnage / 
but he was farre out of the fren|che
kynges grace and the duke of
Thourayns. if he dyd &s;omoche to cau&s;e them
to be di&s;plea&s;ed with him he dyd yuell. ye haue
herde al&s;o howe he was gone in to Bretayne
to the duke / who &s;hewed hym that the yuell
wyll that the kynge bare hym was by the mea+nes
of &s;yr Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on. It may well be
that he was &s;o enfourmed / in that he hadde &s;o
great hate to the con&s;table &s;ir Olyuer of Cly&s;|&s;on / 
for he &s;tudyed euer after howe to dy&s;troy
hym. Thus whyle &s;yr Peter of Craon was
with the duke of Bretaygne / they wolde often
tymes comune togyder / and deui&s;e howe they
myght bringe &s;yr Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on to dethe / 
for they &s;ayd that and he were ones deed there
was none y^t wolde greatly reuenge his dethe.
The duke repe~ted hym that he had nat &s;layne
hym whan he had hym in pri&s;one / and wolde
as than that it had co&s;te hym a hundred thou|&s;ande
frankes / that he had hym agayne at his
wyll. Whan &s;yr Peter of Craon &s;awe that the
duke had &s;uche hatred to &s;yr Olyuer of Cly&s;|&s;on / 
he purpo&s;ed a marueylous ymaginacien
in him&s;elfe / for by apparau~ce men &s;hulde gyue
iudgement. This knyght thought howe &s;o
euer it were that he wolde &s;lee the con&s;table / 
and thought to entende to nothynge els tyll he
had &s;layne hym with his owne handes / or cau+&s;ed
hym to be &s;layne / and afterwarde entreat
for peace. He douted nothyng Iohn~ of Blois / 
nor the &s;onne of the Vicounte of Rohan / who
had wedded two of the con&s;tables doughters / 
he thought to do well ynough with theym as
longe as y^e duke was on his parte / for he &s;awe
well the &s;trengthe and puy&s;&s;aunce of Bloys
was greatly febly&s;&s;hed / for the Erle Guy of
Bloys had &s;olde the herytage of Bloys to the
duke of Thourayn / whiche &s;hulde haue ronne
by &s;ucce&s;&s;yon to therle of Pointhycur Iohan
of Bloys / wherby he thought that the duke of
Thourayne &s;hewed hym but &s;mall loue nor
alyaunce of lynage / to bye away his enhery|taunce / 
wherfore this &s;yr Peter thought if &s;yr
Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on were deed / &s;one to apea&s;e
the kynges yuell wyll and the duke of Thou|rayns / 
and therby &s;one to ouercome the lorde
de la Ryuer and &s;yr Iohan Mercyer / Mon|tagu / 
the Begue of Villayns / and &s;yr Iohan
of Bulle / and other of the Kynges chambre / 
&s;uche as &s;u&s;teyned the con&s;table. for he knewe
well that the duke of Berrey and the duke of
Burgoyne loued them nothynge in wardely / 
what&s;oeuer they &s;hewed outwardly. Thus &s;ir
Peter of Craon perceyuered &s;tyll in his opy|nyon / 
and deuy&s;ed in his imagynacion by the
enty&s;yng of the dyuell / who neuer &s;lepeth / but
waketh and enbra&s;eth their hartes to do yuell
that enclyneth to his exortacion. Thus the dy+uell
dayly layde the mater before this knygh|tes
eyen / or he put the mater to execu&s;yon / but
if he had iu&s;tly ymagyned the doutes and pa|relles / 
and my&s;cheuou&s;ne&s;&s;e that myght fall
by his yuell dede / rea&s;one and wy&s;e atempe|raunce
&s;hulde haue cau&s;ed hym to haue done
otherwy&s;e. But it is often tymes &s;aid that the
great de&s;yre that a man hath to haue the exe|cu&s;yon
of that thynge / or it be fallen often ty|mes
quencheth rea&s;on and wy&s;dome / therfore
often tymes vyces are may&s;ters and vertues
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vyolate and corrupted / and for bycau&s;e that
&s;pecially this &s;yr Peter of Craon had &s;o great
affection to the dy&s;tructyon of the con&s;table / 
therfore he lyghtly enclyned to the temptacion
to do outrage and folly / and thought that if he
myght &s;lee the con&s;table and returne agayne
&s;afely in to Bretayne / that no man wolde &s;eke
hym there if they dyd he tru&s;ted that the duke
wolde excu&s;e hym / and that if the wor&s;te fell / 
that the Frenche kynge came thyder with a
great puy&s;&s;aunce / than in a nyght to entre in
to a &s;hyppe and &s;o to go to Burdeaux to Bay
on / or in to Englande / and there he thought
well he &s;hulde nat be pur&s;ewed / for he knewe
well that the engly&s;&s;he men hated the con&s;ta|ble
bycau&s;e of the crueltyes that he had doone
and con&s;ented to be done &s;ythe he was tour|ned
frenche howe be it before that he had done
many notable &s;eruyces to the engly&s;&s;he men / 
as it hath ben reher&s;ed here before in this hy|&s;tory.</P>
<P>SIr Peter of Craon for to acco~ply&s;&s;h
his de&s;yre / had longe &s;tudyed in his
mynde / howe to brynge his purpo&s;e
to pa&s;&s;e / and kepte his purpo&s;e clo&s;e and &s;e|crete.
I knowe nat if he &s;hewed it to the duke
of Bretayne or nat / &s;ome thought <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">es / bycau&s;e
after the dede done by hym and his company / 
he toke the next way he coude in to Bretayne / 
and tooke for his &s;auegarde the duke of Bre|taygne.
and al&s;o before the dede done he &s;olde
his ca&s;telles and herytage that he had in An|iou
to the duke of Bretaygne / and renyed his
homage to the frenche kynge / and &s;ayd howe
he wolde go ouer the &s;ee. Of all the&s;e maters
I pa&s;&s;e breuely / but I &s;hall declare the dede / 
for I &s;yr Iohan Froy&s;art auctour of this hy|&s;tory / 
whan this vnhappy dede was doone by
&s;yr Peter of Craon / agayn&s;te &s;yr Olyuer of
Cly&s;&s;on / I was the &s;ame tyme at Paris / wher+fore
I ought to be well enfourmed of the ma|ter / 
acordyng to the enquery that I made ther+in
to knowe the trouthe. The &s;ame tyme this
&s;yr Peter had in the towne of Parys a fayre
hou&s;e &s;tandynge in the churche yarde of &s;aynt
Iohans / as dyuers other lordes had in the cy|tie
for their plea&s;ure. In this hou&s;e there was
a keper. &s;yr Peter of Craon had &s;ent of his &s;er+uauntes
to Parys / and they prouyded large|ly
in the hou&s;e with wyne / corne / fle&s;&s;he / &s;alte / 
and other prouy&s;yons. Al&s;o he had writen to
the keper that he &s;hulde bye certayne armure
as cotes of &s;tele / gauntletes / &s;toles and other
harne&s;&s;e for .xl men / and that doone to &s;ende
hym worde therof to thentente that he wolde
&s;ende for them / and &s;ecretly all this do be done.
The keper who thought none yuell and to o|bey
his may&s;ters co~maundement / bought all
this marchau~dy&s;e. And all this &s;ea&s;on he was
in a ca&s;tell of his owne in Aniou called Sa|ble / 
and he &s;ent one weke thre or four &s;eruaun|tes
to his hou&s;e in Parys / and &s;o wekely tyll
he had there a .xl. and &s;hewed them nothynge
for what cau&s;e he &s;ent them thyder / but he char+ged
them to kepe them &s;elfe clo&s;e in his how&s;e
in any wy&s;e / and what &s;o euer they lacked the
keper of his hou&s;e &s;hulde prouyde for it. and
on a daye I &s;hall &s;hewe you the cau&s;e why I
&s;ende you thyder before / &amp; ye &s;hall haue good
wages. They dyd as he commaunded them / 
and came priuely to Parys / and entred in to
the hou&s;e by nyght and in the mornynges / for
as than the gates of Parys nyght and daye
&s;tode open. There a&s;&s;embled in that hou&s;e &s;o
many togyther / that they were a .xl. compa|nyons
hardy men and outragyous. Howe be
it there were &s;ome that if they hadde knowen
wherfore they came thyder&abis; they wolde nat
haue come there / yet they kepte them &s;elfe &s;e|crete.
Than at y^e fee&s;t of Penteco&s;t &s;yr Peter
of Craon came to Paris &s;ecretly &amp; entred into
his how&s;e / dy&s;guy&s;ed lyke a &s;eruaunt. Than
he called for the porter that kepte the gate / and
&s;ayd. I co~maunde the on payne of thy lyfe let
no man / woman / nor chylde entre in to this
hou&s;e / nor none to go out without my co~maun+dement.
The porter obeyed as it was rea&s;on / 
and &s;o dyd the keper / and he co~maunded the
kepers wyfe &amp; her chyldren to kepe her cham|bre
and nat to i&s;&s;ue out therof / wherin he dyd
wy&s;ely / for if the woman and chyldren had
gone abrode in the &s;treates / the comynge thy|ther
of &s;yr Peter Craon had been knowe / for
chyldren and women naturally are harde to
kepe coun&s;ayle / of that thynge a man wolde
haue kepte &s;ecrete. Thus &s;yr Peter and his
company were &s;ecretly in his how&s;e tyll the
day of the holy &s;acramente / and euery day &s;yr
Peter had a brode his &s;pyes that brought him
worde of the &s;tate of &s;yr Olyuer Cly&s;&s;on / and
tyll that daye he coulde fynde no tyme to exe|cute
his enterpri&s;e / wherwith he was &s;ore di&s;|plea&s;ed
in hym &s;elfe. The &s;aid day the frenche
<PB N="ccxxxi" REF="245">
kynge kepte a fee&s;t with open courte with all
the lordes that were there. Al&s;o the quene and
the duches of Thourayne were there in great
ioy and &s;olace. The &s;ame day after dyner the
yonge lu&s;ty knyghtes were armed and iu&s;ted
valyauntly / in the pre&s;ence of the kynge and
of the quene / and other ladyes and damo&s;els / 
and contynued tyll it was nere nyght / and by
the iudgement of the ladyes and harauldes / 
the price was gyuen to &s;yr Gillyam of Flaun+ders
erle of Namure. And the kynge made all
the lordes and ladyes a great &s;upper / and af|ter
&s;upper daunced tyll it was one of the clock
after mydnyght. than euery man departed to
their lodgynges / &s;ome to one place &amp; &s;ome to
another without feare or doute of any thyng.
Syr Olyuer of Cli&s;&s;on who as than was con+&s;table
of Fraunce / departed fro the kynges
place la&s;t of all other / and had taken his leaue
of the kynge / and than went through the duke
of Thourayns chambre / and &s;ayde to hym.
Syr wyll ye tary here all nyght / or els go to
your lodgyng of Poullayne. This Poullayn
was the dukes trea&s;ourer / and dwelte a lytell
be&s;yde the &s;ygne of the Lyon of &s;yluer. Than
the duke &s;ayde / con&s;table I can nat tell as yet
whether I do tary here or els go thyder / go ye
your waye to your lodgynge / for it is tyme.
Than &s;yr Olyuer toke his leaue of the duke
and &s;ayd. &s;yr god &s;ende you good nyght / and
&s;o departed / and in the &s;treate he founde his
&s;eruauntes and his hor&s;e / an eyght per&s;ones / 
and two torches. Than he rode forthe to entre
in to the hygh &s;treate of &s;aynt Kateryns.</P>
<P>SIr Peter of Craon had the &s;ame night
layde good &s;pyall on &abser; Olyuer of Cli&s;|&s;on / 
and knewe well that he was bydden be|hynde
his company with the kynge / and that
his hor&s;e taryed at the kynges gate for hym.
Than he mou~ted on his hor&s;e and all his com+pany
well armed couertly / and there pa&s;t nat
&s;ire of his company that knew his entent. and
whan he came in to &s;aynte Katheryns &s;treate
there he taryed / and abode priuely for the con|&s;tables
co~myng. And as &s;one as the con&s;table
was i&s;&s;ued out of the &s;treate of &s;aynt Powle / 
and came in to the hyghe &s;treate and his tor|ches
be&s;yde hym / and came rydynge talkyng
with a &s;quyer of his / &s;ayenge. To morowe I
mu&s;t haue at dyner with me y^e duke of Thou|rayne / 
the lorde Coucy / &s;yr Iohan of Vyen / 
&s;yr Charles Dangers / the barone of Vrey / 
and dyuers other / wherfore &s;peke to my &s;te|warde
that they lacke nothynge. And &s;ayeng
of tho&s;e wordes &s;yr Peter Craon and his com+pany
came on hym / and at the fir&s;t they &s;trake
out the torches. And whan the con&s;table herde
the ru&s;&s;hynge of the hor&s;es behynde hym / no
thought it had been the duke of Thourayne
that had folowed and &s;ported with hym / and
&s;ayde. Ah &s;yr it is yuell doone / but I pardon
you / ye are yonge and full of play and &s;porte.
With tho&s;e wordes &s;yr Peter of Craon drewe
out his &s;werde and &s;aid / &s;lee the con&s;table &s;lee
hym / for he &s;hall dye. What arte thou quod
Cly&s;&s;on that &s;peke&s;t tho&s;e wordes? I am Pe|ter
of Craon thyne enemye / thou ha&s;t &s;o often
tymes dy&s;plea&s;ed me / that nowe thou &s;halte
make ame~des / and therwith &s;trake at the con|&s;table / 
and &s;yr Peters men drewe oute their
&s;wordes and &s;trake at the con&s;table / who had
no wepon / but a &s;horte knyfe of two foote of
length / and defended hym &s;elfe as well as he
myght / and his men were without armure / 
and &s;one put a brode fro their may&s;ter. Than
&s;yr Peters men &s;ayd &s;hall we &s;lee them all. yea
quod &s;ir Peter / all &s;uche as make any defence.
Their defence was but &s;mall / for they were
but eight per&s;ones and without armure. Sir
Peter demaunded nothynge but the dethe of
the con&s;table / &s;ome that were there whan they
knewe it was the con&s;table they gaue him but
faynte &s;trokes / for a thynge doone by tray&s;on
is doone cowardly without any hardyne&s;&s;e.
The con&s;table defended hym&s;elfe valyauntly
with that wepyn that he had / howe be it his
defence hadde vayled hym but lytell / and the
great grace of god had nat ben. Styll he &s;ate
on his hor&s;e tyll he had a full &s;troke on y^e heed / 
with whiche &s;troke he fell fro his hor&s;e ryght
agayn&s;t a bakers dore / who was vp and bu&s;y
to bake breed / and had left his dore halfe open
whiche was happy for the con&s;table / for as he
fell fro his hor&s;e he fell agayn&s;te the dore / and
the dore opened and he fell in at the dore / and
they that were a hor&s;ebacke coulde nat entre
after hym / the dore was to lowe and to lytell.
God &s;hewed great grace to the con&s;table / for
if he had fallen in the &s;treates as he dyde in at
the dore / or if the dore had been &s;hytte / he had
ben &s;layn without remedy / but they that were
a hor&s;ebacke dur&s;te nat alyght / and al&s;o they
thought / and &s;o dyd &s;yr Peter y^t on the &s;troke
<PB REF="246">
that he had on the heed / that at la&s;te it &s;hulde
be his dethes wounde. Than &s;yr Peter &s;ayd / 
go we hence / we haue done ynough / for if he
be nat deed / he wyll dye on the &s;troke that he
hathe on the heed / for it was a great &s;troke.
Therwith they departed and rode a waye a
good pace to the gate of &s;aynte Anthony / and
rode out therat / for as than the gate was open
and had ben ten yere / &s;ythe the frenche kynge
retourned fro the batayle of Ro&s;ebeque / and
that the &s;ayd con&s;table put downe the malles
of Parys / and puny&s;&s;hed them for their rebel|lyons.</P>
<P>THus &s;yr Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on was lefte
in this ca&s;e / as a man halfe deed and
more / in the bakers hou&s;e / who was
&s;ore aba&s;&s;hed whan he knewe it was the con|&s;table / 
as for his men had lytell hurte / for &s;yr
Peter and his men loked for nothynge but to
haue &s;layne the con&s;table. Than &s;yr Olyuers
men a&s;&s;embled togyther / and entred in to the
bakers hou&s;e / and there founde their it may&s;ter
&s;ore hurte on the heed / and the blode rennynge
downe by his vy&s;age / wherwith they were
&s;ore aba&s;&s;hed / and good cau&s;e why. there they
made great complayntes / fyr&s;te they feared
he had ben deed. Anone tydinges hereof came
to the kynges lodgynge / and it was &s;ayde to
the kyng / as he was goynge to his bedde. Ah
&s;yr we canne nat hyde fro you the great my&s;|chiefe
that is nowe &s;odenly fallen in Parys.
What my&s;chefe is that quod the kynge? Syr
quod they / your con&s;table &s;yr Olyuer of Cli&s;|&s;on
is &s;layne. Slayne quod the kynge / and
howe &s;o / and who hath done that dede? Syr
quod they we canne nat tell / but this my&s;chefe
is fallen on hym here by in the &s;treate of &s;aynt
Kateryn. Well quod the kynge / light vp your
torches / I wyll go &amp; &s;e hym. Torches anone
were lyghted vp. The kynge put on a cloke
and his &s;lyppers on his fete. Than &s;uche as
kept watche the &s;ame nyght went forthe with
the kynge / and &s;uche as were a bed &amp; herde of
the&s;e tydyng&abis; ro&s;e vp in ha&s;t and folowed the
kyng / who was gone forthe with a &s;mall com+pany / 
for the kynge taryed for no manne / but
wente forthe with theym of his chambre with
torches before him and behynde him / and had
no mo chamberlayns with hym but &s;ir Gaul|tier
Martell and &s;yr Iohn~ of Lygnac / Thus
the king came to the bakers hou&s;e and entred / 
and certayne torches taryed without. Than
the kynge founde his con&s;table nere deed as
it was &s;hewed him / but nat fully deed / and his
men had taken of all his geare to &s;e his woun+des / 
howe he was hurte. And the fyr&s;t worde
that the hynge &s;ayd was. Con&s;table howe is
it with you? Dere &s;yr &abquod; he ryght febly. Who
hath brought you in this ca&s;e quod the kyng.
Syr quod he Peter of Craon and his com|pany
traytour&s;ly / and without defence. Con|&s;table
quod the kynge / there was neuer dede
&s;o derely bought as this &s;hall be. Than phy|&s;ycions
and &s;urgeons were &s;ent for on all par+tes / 
and whan they came the kyng &s;ayd to his
owne &s;urgyons. Syrs / looke what ca&s;e my
con&s;table is in / and &s;hewe me the trouthe / for
I am &s;ory of his hurte. Than they &s;erched his
woundes in euery parte. Than the kynge de|maunded
of them and &s;ayd. Syrs howe &s;aye
you / is he in any parell of dethe. They all an|&s;wered
and &s;ayd. &s;yr &s;urely there is no ieoper|dy
of dethe in hym / but that within the&s;e .xv.
dayes he &s;hall be able to ryde. With that aun|&s;were
the kynge was ryght ioyous and &s;ayd / 
thanked be god the&s;e be good tydynges / and
than &s;aid. Con&s;table be of good chere and care
nothynge / for there was neuer tre&s;pas &s;orer
puny&s;&s;hed than this &s;hall be / vpon the tray|tours
that haue done this dede / for I take this
mater as myne owne. The con&s;table with a
feble voyce an&s;wered. Sir god rewarde your
grace for your noble vy&s;ytacyon. Than the
kyng toke his leaue and departed and retour+ned
to his lodgynge / and in contynent &s;ente
for the prouo&s;t of Paris / and by that tyme that
he came it was clere day lyght. than the kyng
co~maunded hym and &s;ayd / Prouo&s;t get you
men togyther well hor&s;ed / and pur&s;ewe that
traytour &s;ir Peter of Craon / who thus tray|torou&s;ly
hath hurte nygh to the dethe our con+&s;table / 
ye can nat do to vs a more acceptable
&s;eruyce thanne to pur&s;ewe and take hym and
bring hym to vs. Than the prouo&s;t an&s;wered
and &s;ayd / &s;yr I &s;hall do all y^t lyeth in my puy&s;|&s;aunce
to do. Syr canne your grace knowe
whiche waye he is gone. Enquyre quod the
kynge and do your dylygence.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="186" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe in great dylygence the pro|uo&s;t
of Parys pur&s;ewed &s;yr Peter of
Craon. Cap. C.lxxxvi.</HEAD>
<P><PB N="ccxxxii" REF="246">
_AS at that tyme the four &s;o+uerayne
gates of the cytie were
euer kepte opyn nyght and day
whiche ordynaunce was made
euer&s;ythe the batayle of Ro&s;ebe+que / 
where the Frenche kyng di&s;confited the
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="2 letters">mynges / and that the pari&s;ye~ce wolde ha|ue
rebelled / and that the malettes were laide
downe / to the entent to kepe vnder the pari|&s;yence.
and by the coun&s;ayle of &s;ir Olyuer of
Cly&s;&s;on / all the chaynes in the &s;treates were
layde downe / and the gates taken of their ho+kes.
In this ca&s;e the cytie was in a ten yere / 
&s;o that euery man myght entre night or daye
in to Parys who &s;o ly&s;t. Lo / it maye be well
con&s;ydred what fortune is. The co~&s;table ga|dred
the rodde wherwith hym &s;elfe was bea+ten / 
for if the gates of Parys had ben clo&s;ed
and the chaynes lyfte vp / &s;ir Peter of Craon
dur&s;t neuer haue done that he dyde / for if he
had <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> he coude nat haue gone out of the towne
as he dyde. But bycau&s;e he knewe well he
might i&s;&s;ue out at all houres / that made him
execute his yuell purpo&s;e. Wha he departed
fro the Con&s;table / he thought &s;urely he had
ben &s;layne / howe be it he was nat / wherwith
he was &s;ore di&s;plea&s;ed. Whan he i&s;&s;ue out of
Parys / it was about one of the clocke after
mydnight / and pa&s;&s;ed by the gate &s;aynt An|thony.
And &s;ome &s;ayd he pa&s;&s;ed the ryuer of
Seyne at the bridge of Charenton / &amp; than
toke the waye to Charters / and &s;ome &s;ayde
he i&s;&s;ued out of Parys at the gate of &s;aynte
Honour / vnder Mount marter: and pa&s;&s;ed
the ryuer of Seyne at Ponthieur. Where &s;o
euer he pa&s;&s;ed / he was by eight of the clocke
at Charters / and &s;uche as were well hor&s;ed
with hym / all folowed hym nat / but brake a
&s;ondre for le&s;&s;e &s;u&s;peciou&s;ne&s;&s;e / and for feare
of pur&s;ute. And whan this &s;ir Peter of Cra+on
came fir&s;t to Parys / he had lefte at Char|ters
with one of the chanons there / who had
ben a &s;eruaunt of his beforetyme / a twentte
fre&s;&s;he hor&s;es. It had ben better for the cha|non
he had neuer knowen hym / how be it of
his purpo&s;e nor of the executynge therof / he
knewe nothyng therin. Whan &s;ir Peter was
retourned to Charters / he dranke and chau~|ged
his hor&s;es and dyde of his harne&s;&s;e / and
toke the waye to Mayne / and rode &s;o fa&s;t / y^t
he came to a ca&s;tell of his owne called Sa|ble / 
and there re&s;ted hym &s;elfe / and &s;ayde he
wolde go no further / tyll he herde tidynges
of &s;ir Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on / and howe the ma|ter
went. ye maye be &s;ure that the &s;ame fry|day
after the dede was done / great brute ran
all about the cytie of that dede / &amp; many bla|med
greatly &s;ir Peter of Craon. The lorde
of Coucy as &s;oone as he knewe therof in the
mornynge lepte on his hor&s;e with eyght per|&s;ons
with hym / and rode to the Con&s;tables
lodgyng to vi&s;yte hym / for they loued entier+lye
togyder / and called eche other brother in
armes / his vi&s;ytacion dyd the Co~&s;table gret
good. In lyke maner other lordes acordyng
to their tourne came and vi&s;yted hym / &amp; &s;pe|cially
the duke of Thourayne who was &s;ore
di&s;plea&s;ed for that dede. And the kynge and
he &s;ayd bothe / howe that &s;ir Peter of Craon
had done that dede in di&s;pyte of theym / and
howe it was a thyng prepen&s;ed by fal&s;e tray+tours / 
to put the realme to trouble. The du|ke
of Berrey / who was than~e was at Parys / 
di&s;&s;ymuled the mater and made no great bu|&s;yne&s;&s;e
in the cau&s;e. And I &s;ir Iohan Froi&s;|&s;arte
auctour of this cronycle / as I was cre|dably
enformed of this aduenture / there had
ben nothyng done / if the duke of Berrey had
ly&s;te. for if he had wolde / he myght well ha|ue
broken that enterpri&s;e / I &s;hall &s;hewe you
the rea&s;on howe.</P>
<P>THe &s;ame thur&s;day of Corpus Chri&s;ty
day / there came to the duke of Ber|rey
a clerke / &s;ecretorie to &s;ir Peter
of Craon / and &s;ayde to hym in &s;ecrete ma|ner.
&s;ir / I wyll &s;hewe you a thyng in &s;ecret|ne&s;&s;e / 
whiche is lykely to come to a poore co~|clu&s;yon.
And &s;ir / ye are more lykely to reme|dye
it than any other. What mater is that &abquod;
the duke. Sir quod he I &s;hall &s;hewe you / 
but I wolde nat be named the bringer oute
therof. Spare nat quod the duke / I &s;hall
beare out the mater well ynoughe. Well &s;ir
quod the Clerke / I doubte me greatlye that
&s;ir Peter of Craon wyll &s;lee or cau&s;e to be
murthered / the con&s;table &s;ir Olyuer of Cly&s;+&s;on / 
for he hath a&s;&s;embled toguyder in to his
hou&s;e / within the Churche yarde of &s;aynte
Iohanes / a great noumbre of menne / and
hath kepte them there couertly / euer&s;yth the
fee&s;t of Whit&s;ontyde. And &s;ir / if they &s;hulde
do that dede the kynge wyll be &s;ore dy&s;plea|plea&s;ed
<PB REF="247">
/ and bringe the Realme in to great
trouble / therfore &s;ir I &s;hewe it to you. for &s;ir
I am aba&s;&s;hed therof my &s;elfe / though I be
&s;ir Peters &s;eruaunt / and haue made &s;eruyce
to hym / yet I dare nat con&s;ente to this out|rage.
And &s;ir / and ye prouyde nat for the ma+ter / 
there is none can do it. And &s;ir / for god|de&s;&s;ake
take hede to this that I haue &s;hewed
you. And &s;ir / to e&s;chewe that maye falle I
dare nat retourne to hym. The duke herde
hym well and &s;aid. Abyde here with me this
nyght / and to morowe by tymes I &s;hall en|forme
the kyng therof. It is nowe farforthe
dayes / I wyll nat trouble the kynge ther|with / 
but to morowe without faute we &s;hall
prouyde for the mater / &s;ithe that &s;ir Peter of
Craon is in the towne / I knewe nat therof
before. Thus the duke draue of the matter / 
and in the meane tyme this my&s;chiefe felle.
Than the Prouo&s;t with mo than~e thre&s;core
hor&s;es i&s;&s;ued oute of the cytie at the gate of
&s;aynt Honour / and folowed the tracke of &s;ir
Peter of Craon / and came to Ponthieur to
pa&s;&s;e the ryuer of Seyne / &amp; demau~ded of the
kepar of the bridge / if any hor&s;es pa&s;&s;ed that
waye that mornynge / and he &s;ayd yes: howe
that there pa&s;&s;ed about a twelue hor&s;e / but I
&s;awe no knyght nor per&s;one that I knewe.
What waye toke they quod the Prouo&s;t? &s;ir
quod he the waye towardes Wannes. Ah &abquod;
the prouo&s;t it maye well be / I thynke they
wyll ryde to Chierbourge. Than~e the pro|uo&s;te
tooke that waye and le&s;te the waye to
Charters / and therby the lo&s;te the iu&s;te pur|&s;ute
of &s;ir Peter of Craon. And whanne he
had rydden tyll noone / than he mette with a
knyght of the countrey who had been a hun|tyng
of the Hare / and he &s;hewed hym howe
that he &s;awe the &s;ame mornynge about a fyf|tene
men a hor&s;ebacke / trauer&s;yng the feldes
and (as he thought) toke the waye to Char|ters.
Than the prouo&s;t and his company en+tred
in to the waye to Charters / and &s;o rode
tyll it was nere hande nyght / and than came
to Charters. And there it was &s;hewed hym / 
howe &s;ir Peter of Craon hadde been there
with the chanon aboute eyght of the clocke / 
and there vnarmed hym and toke fre&s;&s;he hor+&s;es.
Than the prouo&s;t &s;awe well he had lo&s;t
his payne and &s;hulde do to folowe hym any
further / Sayeng / &s;eyng that he was &s;o farre
pa&s;t. Than the Saturdaye he retourned to
Parys / bycau&s;e the certentie / whiche waye
&s;ir Peter of Craon toke was nat knowen at
Parys. Therfore the kynge and the duke of
Thourayne who had a great affection to ha+ue
&s;ir Peter of Craon taken / &s;ente &s;ir Iohn~
of Barrois with a thre&s;core hor&s;e out of Pa+rys
to &s;ertche for hym. And they i&s;&s;ued out at
the gate &s;aynt Anthony / and pa&s;&s;ed the ry|uers
of Marne and Scyne / at the bridge of
Charenton / and rode all about the countrey
and came towardes E&s;tampes / and finally
at dyner they came to Charters / and there
herde &s;ure tidynges. And whan~e the Bar|rois
knewe y^t &s;ir Peter of Craon was gone / 
and &s;awe that he &s;hulde but traueyle in vay|ne / 
to folowe any further. Than he retour|ned
agayne the &s;ondaye to Parys / and &s;he|wed
the kyng what he had done / and in lyke+wi&s;e
&s;o had the prouo&s;t done. The &s;aturday
there was founde in a vyllage as they went
a &s;ertchyng two &s;quyers and a page / partey+nyng
to &s;ir Peter of Craon. They were ta|ken
and brought to Parys and &s;ette in pri|&s;one / 
and on the Mondaye beheeded. Fir&s;t
they were brought to y^e place where the dede
was done / and there eche of them had their
right hande &s;triken of / and than to the halles
and there beheeded and hanged on the gybet
and the wedni&s;day after the kepar of &s;ir Pe+ter
of Craons hou&s;e in Paris was executed
and beheeded. many men &s;aid he had wrong
But bycau&s;e he &s;hewed nat the co~mynge of
&s;ir Peter in to Parys / he was put to dethe.
in lykewi&s;e y^t chanon at Charters with who~
&s;ir Peter dyde refre&s;&s;he hym and chaunged
his hor&s;e / he was accu&s;ed and taken and put
in the by&s;&s;hoppes pri&s;one / and toke fro hym
all that he had / and depriued hym of all his
benefyces / and was condempned to perpetu+all
pri&s;one / to lyue with breed and water / all
the excu&s;acyons that he coude make auayled
hym nothyng. He was reputed in the towne
of Charters to be a noble wy&s;e man. &s;ir Pe|ter
of Craon beyng in his ca&s;tell of Sable / 
was &s;ore di&s;plea&s;ed whan he knewe that &s;ir
Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on was nat deed / nor had no
hurte / but that within &s;ixe wekes he &s;hulde
be hole. Than he con&s;ydred that he was nat
in good &s;uretie in that Ca&s;tell / and feared
to be enclo&s;ed / in &s;uche wy&s;e / that he &s;hulde
nat i&s;&s;ue whan he wolde. Than~e he tooke a
certayne with hym &amp; i&s;&s;ued out &s;ecretly / and
<PB N="ccxxxiii" REF="247">
rode &s;o longe that he came in to Bretaygne / 
and there fou~de the duke / who receyued hym
and knewe all the mater / and howe the Con|&s;table
was nat deed: Than he &s;ayde. Ah &s;ir
Peter of Craon ye are vnhappy / that coude
nat &s;lee the Con&s;table / whan ye had hym vn+der
youre handes. Sir quod &s;ir Peter / the
deuyll was on it. I thynke all the deuylles
in hell dyde helde hym out of my ha~des / and
out of my companyons. I am &s;ure there was
&s;tryken at hym mo thanne thre&s;core &s;trokes / 
with &s;wordes and iauelyns. And whan~e he
fell fro his hor&s;e / in dede I thought &s;urely he
had bene deed: and &s;o he had been / and it had
nat ben his fortune to fall in at a bakers dore
the whiche &s;tode halfe opyn / for if he had fal|len
in the &s;trete he hadde neuer ry&s;en a lyue.
Well quod the duke / as nowe it wyll be none
otherwy&s;e / I am &s;ure I &s;hall here &s;hortely
&s;ome newes fro the frenche kyng / &amp; I thynke
I &s;hall haue warre with hym (as ye haue).
Kepe you priuely with me y^e mater &s;hall nat
thus re&s;t / and &s;ithe I haue promy&s;ed to ayde
and &s;u&s;teyne you I wyll kepe promy&s;e.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="187" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Of the great army and viage that
the Frenche kynge purpo&s;ed to ma|ke
in to Bretayne agayn&s;t the duke / 
bycau&s;e he &s;u&s;teyned &s;ir Peter of cra+on:
and howe in that viage the kyn|ge
fell &s;icke / wherby the viage brake
Cap. C.lxxxvii.</HEAD>
<P>_TIdynges came to the
Frenche kynge as he laye
at Parys / that the duke of
Bretayne hadde receyued
&s;ir Peter of Craon. than
the kyng was coun&s;ayled
by &s;uche as were of his pri+uye
Coun&s;ayle / that he &s;hulde incontynent
&s;ende in to Bretaygne to the duke / co~maun|dynge
hym on his faythe and homage / that
he ought to the crowne of Fraunce / to take
the traytour &s;ir Peter of Craon and to &s;ende
hym to Parys. The&s;e letters were written / 
&s;ealed and delyuered to a &s;quiet / and he rode
&s;o long that he came in to Bretayne / &amp; fou~de
the duke at his ca&s;tell of Ermyne / and there
delyuered his letters. The duke toke &amp; reed
them. Than he &s;aid to the me&s;&s;anger that he
wolde write agayne to the kyng / and &s;o dyd
in excu&s;yng of hym&s;elfe: Sayeng that as of
&s;ir Peter of Craon he knewe nothynge / nor
where he was / nor wolde nat knowe / nor it
aparteyned nat to hym to knowe: Nor as
for the hatered nor warre that was bytwene
&s;ir Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on and &s;ir Peter of craon
he toke no regarde therto / for it touched him
nothynge. And therfore in tho&s;e maters / he
prayed the kyng to holde hym excu&s;ed. This
letter was &s;ealed &amp; delyuered to the kynges
me&s;&s;anger / &amp; &s;o he retourned agayne to Pa|rys / 
and there fou~de the kyng &amp; his cou~&s;ayle
who were &s;ore de&s;yrous to here tidinges out
of Bretaygne. Than the me&s;&s;anger delyue|red
his letters to the kynge who toke &amp; reed
them. Than the kynge &s;ayd to his brother &amp;
to his coun&s;ayle. This excu&s;acion of the du+kes
is nat &s;uffycient. It &s;emeth well the du|ke
of Bretayne hath cau&s;ed all this bu&s;ynes
This di&s;pyre and outrage is &s;o great / that
it ought nat to be &s;uffred / for it toucheth gret+lye
myne honoure. The &s;ame &s;ea&s;on the du|ke
of Berrey was at Parys / and often ty|mes
the kynge wolde &s;peke to hym of this
tre&s;pa&s;&s;e / and the duke &s;ayd. Sir / &s;urely he
hath done a great outrage: if he myght be
founde / it were rea&s;one he made amendes.
Fayre vncle quod the kynge / he is in Bre|taygne
with the duke. We wyll go and &s;eke
hym there / and ye &s;hall go with vs. The du+ke
di&s;&s;ymuled the mater and &s;ayd. Sir / as
it &s;hall plea&s;e you / but ye mu&s;t haue al&s;o my
brother of Burgoyne with you. We wyll ha+ue
hym with vs quod the kyng / for without
hym we wyll make no voyage. We wyll go
in to Bretayne with &s;uche an armye / able to
re&s;y&s;t all our ennemyes. We maye &s;e nowe
openly / that this duke loueth nor &s;etteth by
vs but lytell: He is proude and pre&s;umptu|ous / 
and we &s;hall entende to nothynge / tyll
we haue brought hym to rea&s;one. Thus the
Frenche kyng deui&s;ed with the duke of Ber|rey / 
and many&s;&s;hed greatly the duke of Bre|tayne
and his a&s;&s;y&s;ters. The duke of Berrey
acorded to all his &s;ayeng / but he di&s;&s;ymuled / 
for he thought the contrary.</P>
<P><PB REF="248">
THe Frenche kyng hadde great affe|ction
to be reuenged / of the di&s;pyte
that was done to his co~&s;table / wher+fore
he prepared hym &s;elfe to go in to Bre|tayne / 
and fyr&s;t to go in to Aniou to di&s;troye
and beate downe &s;ir Peter of Craons ca&s;tel
les / for all that the duke of Bretayne &s;ayd he
had bought them. yet the kyng and his coun+&s;ayle
&s;ayd it was no poynt of the dukes heri+tage
but that the duke &s;ayde &s;o to excu&s;e and
to &s;u&s;teyne &s;ir Peter of Craon / wherfore per+&s;onally
he was in the kynges indignacyon.
yet in the &s;ame &s;ea&s;on a treatie of maryage
was had bytwene the duke of Bretaygnes
&s;on~e and the kynges doughter.</P>
<P>IN the meane &s;ea&s;on whyle this voy+age
was thus ordred / &amp; great brute
therof &s;poken throughe all Frauce.
There retourned to Paris the by&s;&s;hoppe of
Noyon and the lorde de la Ryuer fro Foize
and Bierne / and there &s;hewed the kyng and
his coun&s;ayle howe they had &s;pedde. They
were well herde / but the voyage in to Bre|tayne
bu&s;yed &s;o the kyng and his coun&s;ayle / 
that they had no ley&s;ar to ente~de to any other
mater. And the kynge wolde gladly that the
con&s;table had ben hole / that he might be able
to ryde. and or the kyng went fro Parys / he
co~maunded to be beaten downe &s;ir Peter of
Crao~s hou&s;e / that &s;tode in the churche yarde
of &s;aynt Iohans / and than the kynge dyde
gyue the grou~de to make a churche yarde of
to burye in deed bodyes. The Frenche kyng
made his proui&s;yon in the waye to Aniou / to
Mayne / to Bretayne / and in to Thourayne
on the ryuer of Loyre / to the entent to go in
to Bretayne / none dur&s;t &s;peke the contrary.</P>
<P>REnome was throughout all Paris
and (it was well knowen) that &s;ir
Olyuer of Cli&s;&s;on co~&s;table of Frau~+ce / 
whan he laye thus &s;icke of his hurt&abis; made
his te&s;tament / to the entente that his heyres
&s;hulde knowe y^e trouthe of euery thyng that
he had / and where it was. His heyres were
two doughters / the one was maryed to Io|han
of Bretayne erle of Ponthieur. It was
he that &s;ir Olyuer had quytte out of pri&s;one
in Engla~de / and payde for hym &s;ix&s;core thou
&s;ande frankes to the duke of Irelande / as it
hath ben &s;hewed here before in this hy&s;torie.
And his &s;econde doughter was or &s;hulde be
vicou~tes of Rohan by rea&s;on of her hu&s;ba~de
The &s;omme of the te&s;tament mounted to the
&s;o~me of &s;euyntene hundred thou&s;ande fran|kes
be&s;yde his heritage. Euery man y^t herde
therof had great marueyle / howe he &s;hulde
gather toguider / &s;uche riche&s;&s;e / and &s;pecially
the dukes of Berrey and Burgoyne / &amp; their
coun&s;ayls / had great marueyle therof / and
&s;pake largely &amp; &s;ayd. What the deuyll howe
maye it be that the con&s;table hath gadered to
guider &s;o many floreyns / and &s;uche mouable
goodes? the kyng hym &s;elfe hath nat &s;o mo|che.
It maye well be beleued and knowen / 
that he hath nat won all this by no iu&s;t mea+nes.
Thus the mater pa&s;&s;ed / but &s;uche as lo|ued
hym nat thought neuerthele&s;&s;e. Thus
all &s;uche as the kynge had written vnto pre|pared
them &s;elfe to go with hym in to Bre|taygne.
This voiage plea&s;ed nothynge the
duke of Burgoyn / he &s;ayd this was a warre
without rea&s;on / and that the conclu&s;ion ther
of coulde take no good ende / nor the realme
of Fraunce / nor the duchy of Bretayne / nor
the lordes / knightes and &s;quyers / in the~ had
nothynge to do with the warre bytwene &s;ir
Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on and &s;ir Peter of Craon.
What nede they quod he to take payne or tra+ueyle
to make warre in their quarelles? We
&s;hulde rather &s;uffre them and their owne me~
to greue and make warre eche vpon other.
The duke of Berrey was of the &s;ame opiny|on / 
but they coude nat be herde nor beleued / 
for the kyng was cou~&s;ayled contrary to their
opinyons / by &s;uche as the kyng loued better
than them. The&s;e dukes coude nat tell howe
to breke that enterprice / and whan they &s;awe
none other remedy / they obeyed / But that
was &s;louthfully / howe be it by the promo|cyon
of the duke of Burgoyne / the erle of
O&s;trenaunt was written vnto by the kynge
to go with hym in this iourney with thre hu~+dred
&s;peares. The erle who loued dedes of
armes prouyded hym to go with the kynge / 
and whan~e he was redy / and had a&s;&s;embled
toguyder his company to his great co&s;t and
charge. Than he was countermaun|ded
agayne / and that in no
wy&s;e he &s;hulde
&s;tyrre.
&dtridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="188" TYPE="chapter">
<PB N="ccxxxiiii" REF="248">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the duke of Thourayn bro|ther
to the kyng re&s;igned the duchy
of Thourayne in to the kynges han|des:
and howe by exchau~ge the kyn+ge
gaue hym the duchy of Orlyau~ce
and &s;o euer after he was called duke
of Orlyaunce. Cap. C.lxxxvii.</HEAD>
<P>_IN the &s;ame &s;ea&s;on that
the kyng was thus nighe
redy to departe out of Pa|rys / 
to &s;hewe that he toke
that bu&s;yne&s;&s;e / as to hym
&s;elfe / there was an exchau~|ge
made of landes gretly
to the profyte of the duke of Thourayne / for
he re&s;ygned in to the kynges handes the du|chy
of Thourayne / and the kyng gaue hym
the duchy of Orliaunce / in lyke maner as au~+ciently
duke Philyp of Orlyaunce helde it / 
whiche was four tymes better in value than
the other was. &s;o thus fro hen&s; forthe in this
hy&s;torie I &s;hall name hym that was duke of
Thourayne duke of Orlyau~ce. &para;Whan &s;ir
Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on was all hole and that he
might ryde / the Frenche kyng was right ioy+full
and &s;aid: howe he wolde tary no lengar
and &s;o on an euenyng he toke his leaue of the
quene I&s;abell his wyfe / and of the newe du|che&s;&s;e
of Orlyaunce / and of all other ladyes
and damo&s;elles / and &s;o dyde the duke of Or|lau~ce
in lykewi&s;e. Than they departed and
rode to &s;upper to Mo~tague / and the duke of
Burbone / the erle of Namure / and the lorde
of Coucy with hym. There the kyng laye &amp;
dyned there / &amp; after dyner they departed and
laye all night at &s;aynt Germayns / and there
laye a &s;euyn dayes. and as than y^e kyng was
&s;omwhat di&s;ea&s;ed / and his phi&s;icions wolde
haue had hym to haue re&s;ted hym &s;elfe / but y^e
kyng was &s;o wyllyng in his iourney / that he
&s;ayde howe he was moche better at his ea&s;e / 
than he was in dede / whiche he dyde to gyue
corage to his men to &s;et forwarde / for as tha~
his two vncles / the dukes of Berrey &amp; Bur|goyne
were behynde / &amp; &s;hewed well by their
maner / that the &s;ame iourney greued them / 
nor they wolde nat haue gone by their good
wylles / howe be it they hadde made their a&s;|&s;emble
and to &s;aue their honour they obeyed
and folowed.</P>
<P>WHan the Frenche kyng hadde re&s;ted
hym a fyftene dayes at &s;aynt Ger|mayns / 
and that his armye was a&s;|&s;embled / 
than he departed and pa&s;&s;ed the ry|uer
of Seyne / and toke the waye to Char|ters / 
and &s;o to Annens / a good towne and a
ca&s;tell / parteyning to the lorde de la Ryuer / 
as herytage of his wyues. With the kynge
was his brother the duke of Orlyaunce and
the duke of Burbone. The lorde de la Ry|receyued
the kynge honorably / and there ta|ryed
thre dayes / and than rode to Charters
where as Montague was by&s;&s;hoppe. The
kynge was lodged in the by&s;&s;hoppe palais
and the two dukes. And the &s;econde day af|ter
thyder came the duke of Berrey and the
erle of Marche in his co~pany. And the fourh
daye thider ca~e the duke of Burgoyne / wher
of the kynge was ryght ioyfull / and people
came dayle / and the kyng &s;ayd he wolde nat
retourne to Parys tyll he hadde brought the
duke of Bretayne to rea&s;on / who &s;o often ty|mes
had put hym to payne and trouble. The
kynges coun&s;ayle hadde &s;o &s;ette hym on that
warre / that the dukes of Berrey and of Bur+goyne
wolde gladly haue modered y^e mater / 
but they coulde nat be herde / wherwith they
were &s;ore di&s;plea&s;ed / &amp; &s;o were &s;uche as were
of their cou~&s;ayls: and they &s;aid eche to other
that &s;urely the mater coude nat long endure
in that &s;tate / for it is full lykely that the kyn|ge
and the realme &s;hall haue &s;ome bu&s;yne&s;&s;e
to do / &s;ithe the kyng refu&s;eth the coun&s;aile of
his vncles / and leaneth to other at his plea|&s;ure / 
who be nothyng lyke to the~. Whan the
kyng had taried at Charters a &s;euyn dayes / 
than he departed and toke y^e waye to Mans
and his men folowed / &s;ome fro farre partes / 
as out of Arthois / Beamoys / Vermandois / 
and Picardy: and &s;ome &s;aid one to another.
Ah / this duke of Bretayne maketh vs to ha|ue
moche to do / &amp; putteth vs to great payne
and traueyle. He hath been alwayes harde &amp;
highe herted agayn&s;t the crowne of Frau~ce / 
nor he neuer loued nor honored it. And his
co&s;yn the erle of Flaunders and the duche&s;&s;e
of Burgone (who haue alwayes borne hym
and as yet do) had nat ben / he had ben di&s;tro+yed
long a go / for euer&s;yth the lorde Cly&s;&s;on
<PB REF="249">
tourned Frenche / he neuer loued him. Sure+lye
by an likely<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">, <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">de he is <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="3 letters">yable of this
dede / for he hath alwayes <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 word"> &s;ir Pe|ter
of Craon agayn&s;t the kyng and agayn&s;t
the Con&s;table. Than other &s;ayde. Lette the
kyng alone / for as at this tyme he hath y^e ma+ter
&s;o at his hert / that he wyll bring the duke
to rea&s;on or he retourne. That is trewe &abquod; o|ther
if there be no tray&s;on. But we feare that
all &s;uche as go with the kyng be nat enemies
to y^e duke / as it may be well <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 word"> (if we dur&s;t
&s;peke it) by &s;ome tokens. For there be &s;ome
that nyght and daye do what they can to cou~+&s;ayle
the kynge to breke his voyage / whiche
&s;o troubleth the kyng that he can &s;cant gette
hym &s;elfe any helthe or recouery of his la&s;te
&s;ickene&s;&s;e. Thus knightes and &s;quiers deui+&s;ed
among the~ &s;elfe as they rode in their cou~|treys.
Styll the kyng aproched to the cytie
of Mans / and there the kynge lodged in the
ca&s;tell and his lordes in y^e cytie / and his men
of warre abrode in the countrey. There the
kyng taried a thre wickes / for he was &s;ore ve+xed
with the feuer: and his phi&s;icions &s;ayde
to his brother and to his vncles. My lordes
we en&s;ure you ye do yuell to traueyle y^e kyng
for he is in no good &s;tate to ryde / re&s;t were
farre better for hym / for &s;ythe he came fro the
cytie of Amyens / he hath nat ben in &s;o good
helthe / as he was before. They &s;hewed this
to the kynge but he had &s;o great affection to
go in this iourney / that he wolde nother be|leue
them nor yet his phi&s;ycions / but &s;ayde.
howe he founde more ea&s;e in trauelyng than
in re&s;tyng. Therfore who &s;o euer coun&s;ayle
me the contrary &s;hall nat plea&s;e me / nor he lo+ueth
me nat. Other an&s;were they coulde nat
haue of the kyng. Euery day the kyng wolde
&s;ytte in the myddes of his coun&s;ayle / tyll it
was noon / to thentent that none &s;hulde laye
any lette of his iourney. Thus the kyng be|ing
at Mans / and &s;omwhat to acomply&s;&s;he
the de&s;yers of his vncles. He &s;ent four nota|ble
knightes to the duke of Bretayne / as &s;ir
Raynolde du Roy / the lorde of Varen&s;iers / 
the lorde of Ca&s;tell morant / and &s;ir Ta~pyne
of Cauten<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">l chateleyne of Gy&s;ors / and they
were charged to &s;hewe the duke / howe the
kyng and his coun&s;aile reputed that he dyde
great offence / to &s;u&s;teyne the kynges enemy
and the realmes / and to make amendes / that
he &s;hulde &s;e~de &s;ir Peter of Craon to Mans
to the kyng / wherby meanes &s;hulde be fou~de
that he &s;hulde take no do~mage / nor his coun+trey / 
for all the kynges voyage. Thus they
de&abper;ted fro Mans with a .xl. &s;peres / &amp; pa&s;&s;ed
through the cyte of Angiers and at la&s;t came
before the cytie of Nauntes / and entred / and
there &s;ounde the duke who made them good
chere / and on a daye made them a dyner / and
than they dyde their me&s;&s;age and declared y^e
kynges entent and his coun&s;ayls / whervnto
the duke an&s;wered wi&s;ely and &s;agely / &amp; &s;aid
Howe it &s;hulde be harde for hym to delyuer
&s;ir Peter of Craon / and &s;ayd as god myght
helpe hym in all his bu&s;yne&s;&s;e / he knewe nat
where he was. Wherfore he de&s;yred them in
that ca&s;e to holde hym excu&s;ed / But he &s;ayde
he had well herde of hym a yere pa&s;t / that he
loued nat &s;ir Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on / but wolde
make him mortall warre to his power / what
&s;oeuer ende came therof. And at that tyme I
demaunded of hym if he had gyuen &s;ir Oly|uer
knowledge therof / and he &s;ayd he had vt+terly
defyed and wolde &s;lee hym if he coude / 
outher by daye or by nyght / where &s;oeuer he
coude fynde hym. Of his dedes I knowe no
further / wherfore I haue marueyle that the
kynge wyll make warre agayn&s;t me for his
cau&s;e. for as to the couynauntes of maryage
bytwene our chyldren by the grace of God / 
&s;hall nat be broken on my parte / wherfore I
haue done nothynge to hym nor to his coun|&s;aile / 
that he &s;hulde make warre agayn&s;t me
This was the aun&s;were that the duke made
to the Frenche kynges me&s;&s;angers / and &s;o
whan they hadde taryed a daye at Nauntes / 
than they toke their leaue and departed and
retourned to Mans to y^e kyng / who thought
longe tyll he herde their aun&s;were / and as ye
haue herde before: they declared it to y^e kyng
and his cou~&s;ayle. The dukes of Berrey &amp; of
Burgoyne were well co~tent with y^e an&s;were
and &s;ayd it was rea&s;onable / but the kyng by
rea&s;on of &s;uche enformacion as he had &s;ayde
the contrary: and &s;ayd &s;ithe he was &s;o fore|warde
in his iourney / he wolde nat returne
agayne in to Fraunce nor to Parys / tyll he
had brought the duke of Bretayne to rea&s;on
Gladly the two dukes of Berrey and Bur|goyne
wolde haue modered that voiage / but
they might nat be herde / for the kyng had ta|ken
&s;uche di&s;plea&s;ure with the duke of Bre|tayn / 
bicau&s;e he &s;u&s;teyned &s;ir Peter of craon
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that no excu&s;acion coulde be taken. The &s;ame
tyme a brute ranne in Fraunce / that the quene
of Aragon my lady yolant of Bare / co&s;yn ger+mayne
to the frenche kynge / had in pri&s;on in
the cytie of Barcylona / a knyght that no man
knewe his name / men &s;uppo&s;ed it had ben &s;yr
Peter of Craon. this quene had writen right
amyably to the kynge / &s;ygnyfyenge hym that
the fyfte day of the moneth of Iuly / a knyght
in good e&s;tate and aray came to Barcylona / 
to haue pa&s;t the &s;ce / and had hyred for his mo|ney
a &s;hyppe (as he &s;ayd) to haue &s;ayled in to
Napoles / and bycau&s;e we kepe our pa&s;&s;ages
that no &s;traunger &s;hall pa&s;&s;e without he be
knowen what he is / and this knyght wyll nat
&s;hewe his name / therfore we kepe hym in pri|&s;one / 
&amp; by the aba&s;&s;hment that we &s;e in him / we
thynke &s;urely it be the &s;ame per&s;on ye <ABBR>wold</ABBR> &s;o
fayne haue. Therfore we write to you therof / 
that ye &s;hulde &s;ende &s;ome per&s;on hyther / &s;uche
as knoweth &s;ir Peter of Craon / to &s;e if it be he
or nat / for what &s;o euer he be he &s;hall nat be de+lyuered
tyll we haue aun&s;were fro you / and I
wolde that the&s;e tydynges might be agreable
to you and to your coun&s;ayle / as knoweth the
holy goo&s;t / who pre&s;erue you. Writen at Par+pygnan
the nynth day of Iuly / by yolante of
Bare / quene of Aragon and of Maiolles / and
lady Sardyne &amp; Sardane. And on the &s;uper
&s;crypcion / to the redouted kynge of Fraunce.</P>
<P>THe&s;e tydynges &s;omewhat modered
dyuers mennes hartes / &s;o that they
were nere at the poynte to haue bro|ken
their voyage / howe be it &s;uche as were &s;ir
Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;ons frendes &s;ayde / that tho&s;e
tydynges were but fayned tales / made and de+uy&s;ed
to breke the kynges voyage / &s;ayenge
that &s;ir Peter of Craon was in none other pri+&s;one&abis;
but with the duke of Bretayne / who hath
&s;u&s;teyned hym and dothe. Of the quene of A|ragons
lettre the kynge made but lyght / &s;ay|enge
it was but tray&s;on and fables. Than the
duke of Burgoyne &s;ayd. Syr yet at le&s;te to a
pea&s;e my ne&s;e the quene of Aragon / and for
the delyueraunce of the knight that is there in
pri&s;one / who petaduenture is nothynge gylty
of this tre&s;pas / &s;ende vnto her that &s;he may be
contente with you and with vs. I am content
therwith quod the kynge to plea&s;e you / but I
beleue &s;urely the traytour &s;yr Peter of Craon
is in none other Barcylona nor pri&s;one / but a+boute
the duke of Bretayne / and by my faythe
that I owe to &s;aint Denyce / he &s;hall ones ma|ke
acompt therof. There coulde no man turne
the kynge fro the opinyon / but that &s;yr Peter
of Craon was with the duke of Bretaygne.
The duke of Bretayne who was well enfour|med
of all this bu&s;yne&s;&s;e / thought hym&s;elfe
nat well a&s;&s;ured / for he &s;awe well the dukes of
Berrey and Burgoyne coulde nat bring their
purpo&s;e aboute / for &s;yr Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;ons
frendes led the kynge as they ly&s;te. Than the
duke prouyded for to kepe his townes and ga+ry&s;ons / 
howe be it he dur&s;t kepe no towne ex+cept
Wannes / Campell / Doll / Camper / Ler|myn / 
Cora~tyne / and Su&s;ement / and he wrote
to &s;uche knyghtes and &s;quyers as he thought
&s;hulde ayde him / but they all di&s;&s;ymuled with
hym / bycau&s;e they knewe that the french kyng
was &s;o &s;ore di&s;plea&s;ed with hym / and al&s;o they
thought it was nat a thynge couenable for the
duke to &s;u&s;teyne &s;yr Peter of Craon agayn&s;t
the con&s;table of Frau~ce / as he dyd. The duke
in a maner repented hym that he had done &s;o
moche / howe be it his corage and herte was &s;o
hygh that he dy&s;dayned to &s;peke it / but &s;ayde
if the kynge came in to Bretayne / as it &s;emed
he wolde do / at the begynnynge he wolde let
hym a lone / and thanne &s;hall I &s;e who be my
frendes or foos / I wyll nat be to ha&s;ty to make
him warre / and whan he weneth to be at mo&s;t
re&s;t / than wyll I awake hym if I can nat be a
greed with hym by loue. Thus the duke deuy+&s;ed
&s;omtyme with his coun&s;ayle / and thought
&s;urely he &s;hulde haue warre / howe be it he had
nat / for the maters tourned otherwy&s;e to his
great aduauntage. therfore it is an olde pro|uerbe / 
he is nat poore y^t is happy. This duke
was fortunate / by rea&s;on of apytuous incy|dence
that fell &s;odaynly on the frenche kynge / 
for otherwy&s;e the duke was nat lykely to haue
&s;caped all dau~gers / and to haue lyued in peace
as he dyd.</P>
<P>WHan the Frenche kynge had taryed
the &s;pace of thre wekes in the cytie of
Mans / and the knyghtes retourned
that he had &s;ent in to Bretayne. Than he &s;ayd
&s;yth he had herde the dukes an&s;were he wolde
no lenger tary there / for he &s;ayd the taryenge
there greatly di&s;plea&s;ed him / and wolde pa&s;&s;e
forthe in to Bretaygne to &s;e his enemys / that
was the duke of Bretaygne / who &s;u&s;teyd the
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traytour &s;yr Peter of Craon. The entencyon
of the kynge was / that if any knyghtes and
&s;quyers came agayn&s;t hym / or that he founde
any townes clo&s;ed he wolde put downe y^e duke
for euer / and &s;et a gouernour in the countrey
tyll the dukes chyldren were of lawfull age / 
and than rendre to them the berytage / and the
duke neuer to haue any parte theof. This o|pinyon
the king helde &s;tyll and no man coude
put hym therfro. and thus on a fayre daye a|boute
ten of the clocke the kynge departed fro
the cytie of Mans / and had co~maunded his
mar&s;halles the nyght before to cau&s;e all his at
mye bothe before and behynde to dy&s;loge and
to drawe to Angers / and &s;ayde that he wolde
nat retourne tyll he had ben in Bretayne and
dy&s;troyed the traytours that had put hym to
&s;o moche payne and trouble. The mar&s;halles
dyd the kinges co~maundement. The day that
the king departed was marueylous hoote / for
me &s;onne as than naturally was in his cheife
force / and to the entent to declare the trouth of
euery thyng. The &s;ame &s;ea&s;on that the kynge
lay at Mans / he was &s;ore traueyled with day+ly
&s;yttynge in coun&s;ayle / and al&s;o he was nat
perfytely hole nor had nat ben all that &s;ea&s;on / 
he was feble in his brayne and heed / and dyd
eate or drinke but lytell / and nygh dayly was
in a hoote feuer / &s;o that he was gretly anoyed
and payned / and al&s;o for the dy&s;plea&s;ure that
he had for the con&s;tables hurte / he was full of
malencoly and his &s;pirytes &s;ore troubled and
traueyled / and that his phy&s;icions &s;pyed well
and &s;o dyd his vncles / but they coulde nat re|medy
it / for no man dur&s;te coun&s;ayle hym to
breke his voyage in to Bretaygne. And as it
was enfourmed me / as he rode forwarde in
the fore&s;t of Mans / a great &s;ygnifycacyon fell
to hym / by the whiche if he had doone well he
&s;hulde haue called his coun&s;ayle aboute hym
and well aduy&s;ed hym&s;elfe or he had gone any
further. Sodaynly there came to the kynge a
poore man bare heeded / bare legged / and bare
footed / and on his body a poore whyte cote / 
he &s;emed rather to be a foole than wy&s;e / and
boldely &s;odaynly he toke the brydell of the kyn+ges
hor&s;e in his handes and &s;topped the hor&s;e
and &s;ayd. Syr kyng tyde no further forward
for thou arte betrayed. Tho&s;e wordes entred
into the kynges heed / wherby he was wor&s;e
dy&s;po&s;ed in his helthe than he was before / &s;o
that his herte &amp; his blode was moued. Than
the kinges &s;eruauntes &s;trake &s;o the poore man
that he lette the kynges hor&s;e go / and made no
more of his wordes than of a fooles &s;pekyng / 
whiche was foly as dyuers men &s;ayde / for at
the le&s;te they &s;hulde haue better examyned the
man / and to haue &s;ene if he had ben a naturall
foole or no / and to haue knowen fro whence he
came / but they dyde nat &s;o / but lefte hym be|hynde / 
&amp; he was neuer &s;ene after to any man|nes
knowledge / but &s;uche as were nere to the
Kynge herde hym &s;peke the&s;e wordes. The
kynge pa&s;&s;ed forthe / and aboute twelue of the
clocke the kynge pa&s;&s;ed out of the fore&s;t / and
came in to a great playne all &s;andy. the &s;onne
al&s;o was in his heyght &amp; &s;hone bright / who&s;e
rayes were marueylou&s;ly hote / wherby the
hor&s;es were &s;ore chafed / and all &s;uche per&s;ons
as were armed were &s;ore oppre&s;&s;ed with heat.
The knyghtes rode togyther by companyes / 
&s;ome here and &s;ome there / and the kynge rode
&s;omwhat a parte bycau&s;e of the du&s;te / and the
duke of Berrey and the Duke of Burgoyne
rode on his lefte hande talkynge togyther / an
acre brede of lande of fro the kynge. Other lor+des
as the erle of Marche / &s;ir Iaques of Bur+bone / 
&s;yr Charles de la Brethe / &s;yr Phylyppe
Darthoys / &s;ir Henry and &s;ir Phylip of Bare
&s;yr Peter of Nauer and other knyghtes rode
by companyes. the duke of Burbon / the lorde
Coucy / &s;yr Charles Dangers / the baron Dy+uiry
&amp; dyuers other rode on before the kynge / 
and nat in his company / and they deui&s;ed and
talked togyther / and toke no hede of that fell
&s;odaynly on the chefe per&s;onage of the compa+ny / 
whiche was on the kynges owne per&s;one / 
therfore the workes of god are marueylous / 
and his &s;courges are cruell and are to be dou|ted
of all creatures. There hath been &s;ene in
the olde te&s;tament and al&s;o in the newe / many
fygures and examples therof. We rede howe
Nabugodono&s;or kynge of A&s;&s;yryens / who
reygned a &s;ea&s;on in &s;uche tryumphant glory / 
that there was none lyke hym / and &s;odaynly
in his greate&s;t force and glory / the &s;ouerayne
kynge out lorde god kynge of Heuen and of
erthe / fourmer and ordeyner of all thynges / a
parelled this &s;ayd kynge in &s;uche wy&s;e that he
lo&s;t his wytte and reygne and was &s;euen yers
in that e&s;tate / and lyued by acornes and ma&s;t
that fell fro the Okes / and other wylde appels
and frutes / and hadde ta&s;t but as a bore or a
&s;wyne. and after he had endured this penau~ce
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god re&s;tored hym agayne to his memory and
wytte. And than he &s;ayde to Danyell the pro|phet / 
that there was none other god / but the
god of I&s;raell. Nowe the father / the &s;onne / 
and the holy goo&s;t / thre per&s;ones in one god / 
hath ben / is / and euer &s;hall be as pui&s;&s;aunt to
&s;hewe his warkes as euer he was / wherfore
no man &s;hulde marueyle of any thyng that he
dothe. Nowe to the purpo&s;e why I &s;peke all
the&s;e wordes. A great influence fro heuen fell
the &s;ayd daye vpon the frenche kynge / and as
dyuers &s;ayd / it was his owne faute / for acor|dynge
to the dy&s;po&s;icyon of his body / and the
&s;tate that he was in / and the warnyng that his
phy&s;icyons dyd gyue hym / he &s;hulde nat haue
rydden in &s;uche a hoote day / at that houre / but
rather in the mornynge and in the euenynge
in the fre&s;&s;he ayre / wherfore it was a &s;hame to
them that were nere aboute hym / to &s;uffre or
to cou~&s;ayle hym to do as he dyd. Thus as the
frenche kynge rode vpon a fayre playne in the
heate of the Sonne / whiche was as than of a
marueylous heyght / and the kynge had on a
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ac<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">e couered with blacke veluet / whiche &s;ore
chafed hym / and on his heed a &s;yngle bonet of
&s;carlet / and a chapelet of great perles / whiche
the quene had gyuen hym at his departure / 
and he had a page that rode behynde him / bea+tynge
on his heed a chapewe of Montaban / 
bright and clere &s;hynynge agayn&s;t the &s;onne / 
and behynde that page rode a nother bearing
the kynges &s;peare / paynted redde / and fryn|ged
with &s;ylke / with a &s;harpe heed of &s;tele / the
<ABBR>lord</ABBR> de la Ryuer had brought a do&s;yn of them
with hym fro Tholou&s;e / and that was one of
them he had gyuen the hole do&s;yn to the king / 
and the kynge had gyuen thre of theym to his
brother the duke of Orlyaunce / and thre to the
duke of Burbon. And as they rode thus forth
the page that bare the &s;peare / whether it were
by neclygence or that he fell a &s;lepe / he lette the
&s;peare fall on the other pages heed that rode
before hym / and the heed of the &s;peare made
a great cla&s;&s;he on the bright chapewe of &s;tele.
The kynge (who rode but a fore them) with
the noy&s;e &s;odaynly &s;tarted / and his herte trym+bled / 
and in to his imagynacion ranne the in|pre&s;&s;yon
of the wordes of the man that &s;top|ped
his hor&s;e in the fore&s;t of Mans / and it ran
in to his thought / that his enemyes ranne af|ter
hym to &s;lee and di&s;troy him / and with that
abu&s;yon he fell out of his wytte by feblene&s;&s;e
of his heed / &amp; da&s;&s;hed his &s;pores to his hor&s;e / 
and drewe out he &s;worde / and tourned to his
pages / hauynge no knowledge of any man / 
wenynge in hym&s;elfe to be in a batayle inclo|&s;ed
with his enemyes / and lyfte vp his &s;worde
to &s;tryke he cared nat where / and cryed and
&s;ayd. On on vpon the&s;e traytours. Whan the
pages &s;awe the kynge &s;o inflamed with Ire / 
they tooke good hede to them&s;elfe / as it was
tyme. They thought the kynge had ben dy&s;|plea&s;ed
bycau&s;e the &s;peare fell downe / thanne
they &s;tepte away fro the kynge. The duke of
Orleaunce was nat as than~e farre of fro the
kynge. The kynge came to hym with his na|ked
&s;worde in his hande. The kynge was as
than in &s;uche a fran&s;ey / and his herte &s;o feble / 
that he nother knewe brother nor vncle. Whan
the duke of Orlyaunce &s;awe the kynge com|mynge
on hym with his &s;worde naked in his
ha<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">de <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">he was aba&s;&s;hed and wolde nat abyde
hym / he wy&s;te nat what he mente / he da&s;&s;hed
his &s;purres to his hor&s;e and rode awaye / and
the kynge after hym. The duke of Burgoyne
who rode a lytell waye of fro the kynge whan
he herde the ru&s;&s;hyng of the hor&s;es / and herde
the pages crye / he regarded that waye / and
&s;awe howe the kynge with his naked &s;worde
cha&s;ed his brother the duke of Orlyaunce / he
was &s;ore aba&s;&s;hed &amp; &s;ayd. Out harowe what
my&s;chife is this / the kynge is nat in his ryght
mynde / god helpe hym. Flye away nephewe / 
flye away / for the kynge wolde &s;lee you. The
duke of Orlyance was nat well a&s;&s;ured of him
&s;elfe / and fledde awaye as fa&s;te as his hor&s;e
myght beare hym / and knyghtes and &s;quyers
folowed after / euery man began to drawe thy+der.
Such as were farre of thought they had
chafed an hare or a wolfe / tyll at la&s;t they <ABBR>herd</ABBR>
that the Kynge was nat well in his mynde.
The duke of Orlyance &s;aued him&s;elfe. Than
men of armes came all aboute the kynge / and
&s;uffred hym to wery hym &s;elfe / and the more
that he traueyled the febler he was / and whan
he &s;trake at any man / they wolde fall downe
before the &s;troke. At this matter there was no
hurte / but many ouerthrowen / for there was
none that made any defence. Fynally / whan
the kyng was well <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">eryed / and his hor&s;e &s;ore
chafed with &s;w<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">te / and great heate / a knyght
of Normandy one of the kynges chamber <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ay|nes / 
whome the kynge loued very well / called
Gyllyam Martell<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> he came behynde the kyng
<PB REF="251">
&s;odaynely and tooke hym in his armes / and
helde hym &s;tyll. Than all other aproched / and
toke the &s;worde out of his handes / and tooke
hym downe fro his hor&s;e and dyd of his <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">acke
thre refre&s;&s;he hym. Than came his brother and
his <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 word"> vncles but he had clene lo&s;t the know|ledge
of them / and rolled his eyen in his heed
marueylou&s;ly / and &s;pake to no man. The lor|des
of his blode were &s;ore aba&s;&s;hed and wy&s;te
nat what to &s;ayd or do. Than the dukes of Ber+rey
and of Burgoyne &s;ayde / it behoueth vs to
recourne to Mans / this voyage is doone for
this tyme. They &s;ayde nat as moche as they
thought / but they &s;hewed it ryght well after
whan they came to Parys / to &s;uche as they lo+ued
nat / as ye &s;hall here after.</P>
<P>_REa&s;onably to con&s;ydre all thin|ges
acordynge to the trouthe / it
was great pytie that the french
kyng (who as at that tyme was
reputed for the mo&s;te noble and
puy&s;&s;aunt kynge in all cry&s;ten|dome / 
fell &s;o &s;odaynly out of his mynde with
out remedy / but as god wolde. than the kynge
was layde in a hor&s;e lyttoure / and &s;o brought
backe agayne to the Cytie of Mans. Than
the mar&s;halles gaue knowledge to all the ar|mye / 
that they &s;hulde retourne / and howe that
the voyage was broken as at that tyme. &s;ome
had knowledge why / and &s;ome nat. The nyght
that the kynge came to Mans / the phy&s;icy|ons
had moche a do with hym / and the lordes
of the blode royall had great trouble. Euery
man &s;pake than in dyuer<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> maners. &s;ome &s;ayd
that &s;uche as hadde the rule aboute the kynge
had poy&s;oned hym / to brynge the Realme of
Fraunce in to &s;hame and trouble. The&s;e wor|des
multyplyed in &s;uche wy&s;e that the duke of
Orlyance and his vncles and other lordes of
the blode royall noted them / and &s;pake togy|ther
and &s;ayde. Howe &s;aye you &s;yrs / haue ye
nat herde the&s;e wordes / and howe menne do
murmure in dyuets places vpon theym that
hath had the gouernaunce of the kynge. &s;ome
&s;aythe he &s;hulde be poy&s;oned / lette vs &s;ertche
howe this maye be knowen. Than &s;ome of
them &s;ayde howe it &s;hulde be be&s;t knowen by
the phy&s;ycyons / they ought to knowe it / for
they are acquaynted with his complexcyon.
The phy&s;icyons were &s;ent for and examyned.
They an&s;wered howe the kyng of longe tyme
had engendred the &s;ame malady / for we knewe
well the wekenes of his brayne <ABBR>wold</ABBR> &s;ore trou+ble
hym / and at la&s;te &s;hewe it &s;elfe / we haue
&s;ayde as moche before this tyme. Than the
duke of Burgoyne &s;ayde. Syrs it is trewe / 
and therin ye dyd well acquyte your &s;elfe / but
he wolde neyther beleue you nor vs his affe|ciyon
was &s;o &s;ore &s;ette vpon this voyage / it
was deuy&s;ed in an yuell tyme. This voyage
hathe dy&s;honoured vs all. It had been better
that Cly&s;&s;on / and all tho&s;e of his affynyte had
ben deed many a daye agone / rather than the
kynge to haue taken this malady. The&s;e ty|dynges
&s;hall &s;prede abrode in many places / 
and &s;eyng y^t he is but a yonge man / the blame
&s;hall be layde in vs that be his vncles / and of
his blode / men wyll &s;aye that we &s;hulde other|wy&s;e
haue coun&s;ayled hym. Thus we &s;hall be
laide in the faute without cau&s;e. but &s;irs quod
the duke / ye&s;terday whan he wente to dyner / 
were ye with hym? The phy&s;icyons aun&s;we|red
and &s;ayd yes. Dyd he eate his meate well
quod the duke? No certaynly quod they / he
dyd eate and drinke but lytle / but &s;ate and mu|&s;ed.
And who gaue hym drinke la&s;t quod the
duke? Syr quod they we canne nat tell you
that / for as &s;oone as the table was taken vp / 
we departed and made vs redy to ryde / but
his chamberlayns or butlers canne tell that
be&s;t. Than Robert de Tulles a &s;quyer of Py+cardy
was &s;ent for / and demau~ded who gaue
the kynge drinke la&s;te. Syrs quod he / &s;yr Ro+bert
of Lygnac. Than he was &s;ent for. Than
he was enquyred where he had the wyne that
the kynge dranke la&s;t of in his chambre whan
he wente to his hor&s;e. Syr quod he / here is
Roberte of Tulles and I / we toke the &s;aye in
the pre&s;ence of the kinge. That is trewe quod
Roberte of Tulles / ye nede nat doute therin
nor haue no &s;u&s;peciou&s;ne&s;&s;e / for as yet there is
of the &s;ame wyne in the flagons / wherof we
wyll drinke and a&s;&s;aye before you. Than the
duke of Berrey &s;ayd / this nede nat / for &s;urely
the kynge is nat poy&s;oned / his malady proce|deth
of yuell coun&s;ayle / it is no tyme
to &s;peke of this mater nowe / 
let all alone tyll ano+ther
&s;ea|&s;on.
&dtridot;</P>
<P><PB N="ccxxxvii" REF="251">
THus after this maner the&s;e lordes de|parted
eche fro other that nyght / and
went to their lodgyage. Than the kynges vn+cles
had ordeyned four knyghtes of honour to
wayte aboute the kynge / as &s;yr Raynolde du
Roy&abis;&s;yr Raynolde of Toye / the lorde Grau|&s;eers / 
&amp; &s;ir Gyllyam of Marte / and the kyn|ges
vncles &s;ent co~maundement to the lorde de+la
Ryuer and to &s;yr Iohn~ Mercyer / to Mon+tagu / 
to the Begu of Vyllayns / to &s;yr Gully|am
of Bordes / and to &s;yr Helyon of Lygnac / 
that they &s;hulde in no wy&s;e come aboute the
kynge / tyll he were in better e&s;tate. The nexte
daye the kynges vncles came to &s;e the kynge / 
and founde hym ryght feble. Than they de|maunded
what re&s;t he had taken that nyght.
They were an&s;wered / but &s;mall re&s;t. That is
poore newes quod the duke of Burgoyn. And
than to them came the duke of Orlyance / and
&s;o went all togyder to the kynge / and demaun+ded
of hym howe he dyd. He gaue none aun|&s;were / 
and loked &s;traungely on them / and had
lo&s;te clene the knowledge of them. The&s;e lor|des
were &s;ore aba&s;&s;hed / and comuned togyder
and &s;ayde. We haue no more here to do / the
kyng is in an herde ca&s;e / we do him more trou+ble
than ayde or good. Lette vs reco~maunde
hym to his chaumberlayns and phy&s;icyons / 
they canne be&s;t take hede to hym / lette vs go
&s;tudy howe the realme maye be gouerned / or
els thinges wyll go amy&s;&s;e. Than the duke of
Burgoyne &s;ayd to the duke of Berrey. Fayre
brother it is be&s;t we drawe to Parys / and or|dayne
to haue the kynge ea&s;ely brought thy|der / 
for better we &s;hall take hede on hym there
than here in the&s;e partyes / &amp; whan we be there
let vs a&s;&s;e~ble all the coun&s;ayle of Fraunce / and
ordeyne who &s;hall haue the gouernau~ce of the
realme / the duke of Orlayunce or we. That is
well &s;ayde quod the duke of Berrey / it were
good we &s;tudyed where were be&s;t to haue the
kynge to lye that he myght the &s;oner recouer
his helth. Than it was deuy&s;ed that he &s;hulde
be brought to the ca&s;tell of Crayell / where is
good ayre / and a fayre countrey on the ryuer
of Oy&s;e. whan this was ordeyned than all the
men of warre had leaue to departe / and were
co~maunded by the mar&s;halles euery man to
retourne pea&s;ably in to his owne countrey / 
without doynge of any vyolence or domage
to the countreys as they &s;hulde pa&s;&s;e through / 
and if any dyd / their lordes and capytayns to
make a mendes. And the kynges two vncles
and the chauncellour of Fraunce &s;ente anone
&s;oundry me&s;&s;angers to the good Cyties and
townes of Fraunce / that they <ABBR>&s;huld</ABBR> take good
hede to kepe well their townes / con&s;yderynge
that the kynge was nat well dy&s;po&s;ed in his
helthe. Their co~maundementes were fulfyl|led.
The people of the realme of Fraunce were
fore aba&s;&s;hed whan they knew howe the king
was fallen &s;ycke and in a fran&s;ey / and menne
&s;pake largely agayn&s;te them that coun&s;ayled
the kynge to go in to Bretaygne. And &s;ome o|ther
&s;ayde / howe the kynge was betrayed by
them that bare the duke of Bretaygne and &s;yr
Peter Craon agayn&s;t the kyng. Men coulde
nat be lette / but that they wolde &s;peke / the ma|ter
was &s;o hygh that wordes ranne therof dy|uer&s;ely.
Thus fynally the kyng was brought
to Crayell / and there lefte in the kepynge of
his phy&s;icyons / and of the &s;ayde four knygh|tes.
Than euery man departed. And it was
commaunded to hyde and to kepe &s;ecrete the
kynges malady fro the knowledge of the quene
for a &s;ea&s;one / for as than &s;he was great with
chylde. and all of her courte were co~maunded
to kepe it &s;ecrete on payne of great puny&s;&s;he|ment.
Thus the kynge was at Crayell / in the
marches of Seulis and of Compyen / on the
ryuer of Oy&s;e / and kept by the &s;ayd knyghtes
and phy&s;ycions / who gaue hym medicyns / 
but for all that he recouered but lytell helth.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="189" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the dukes of Burgoyn and
Berrey vncles to the kynge had the
gouernaunce of the realme / &amp; howe
they cha&s;ed and toke &s;uche as gouer+ned
the kynge before.
Cap. C.lxxxix.</HEAD>
<P>_IN this &s;ea&s;one there
was in y^e realme of Fraun|ce
a wy&s;e and a &s;age phy&s;i|cyon / 
the brewte was that
there was none lyke hym / 
and he was well be loued
with the lorde Coucy / he
was natyue of his countrey. As at that tyme
<PB REF="252">
his a bydyng was in the cyte of Laon / he was
called may&s;ter Guylliam of Har&s;ley. Whan
he knewe fyr&s;te the kynges malady / and by
what accydent he fell &s;ycke / he &s;ayd as he that
thought hym &s;elfe to knowe the kynges com|pleryon / 
howe this maladye is fallen to the
kynge through faute his complexyon holdeth
to moche of y^e moy&s;ter of the &s;ee. the&s;e wordes
were reported to the <ABBR>lord</ABBR> Coucy / who was as
than at Paris with the duke of Orlyance and
with y^e kinges vncles / for as than the cou~&s;ayle
of Frau~ce the noble men and prelates were at
Paris / to determyne who &s;hulde haue the go|uernaunce
of the realme / as longe as the kyng
&s;hulde be in y^t malady / outher his brother the
duke of Orlyance / or his two vncles / or one of
the~. vpon this co~munycacion they were a .xv.
dayes or they agreed. Fynally it was conclu|ded
bycau&s;e the duke of Orlyaunce was very
yonge to take on hym &s;o great a charge / that
the dukes of Berrey and Burgoyne &s;hulde
haue the gouernaunce of the realme / and &s;pe|cyally
the duke of Burgoyne / and that the du|ches
of Burgoyne &s;hulde be aboute the quene
and to be as &s;econde per&s;on. Thus as I haue
&s;ayde before the lorde of Coucy &s;hewed to the
kynges vncles / the great wy&s;dome and pra|cty&s;e
of the &s;ayd phy&s;ycion / may&s;ter Guylly|am
Har&s;eley. Whan the dukes herde that they
&s;ente for hym / and &s;o he came to Parys. And
than the lorde of Couey pre&s;ented hym to the
kynges vncles / and &s;ayd. My lordes beholde
here is may&s;ter Guyllyam Har&s;eley / that I
&s;hewed you of. He is ryght welcome quod the
dukes / they receyued him and made him good
chere / and ordeyned hym to go to Crayell to
vy&s;yte the kynge / and to abyde aboute hym
tyll he hadde recouered his helthe. Than the
&s;ayd may&s;ter at their co~maundement went to
Crayell to the kynge / and had the chiefe ouer
&s;yght of myny&s;tryng any thynge to the kyng / 
and he &s;awe well the kynges malady was cu|rable / 
and &s;awe howe he had taken it by rea|&s;one
of feblene&s;&s;e of his herte and heed / and
through faute / therfore he dyd his dylygence
to recouer his helthe.</P>
<P>THe tydynges of the kynges malady
&s;pred farre abrode / but who &s;o euer
was &s;orye / ye maye well knowe the
duke of Bretaygne nor &s;yr Peter of Craon
wepte neuer a deale / nor had no great &s;orowe.
Al&s;o whan pope Boryface of Rome and his
cardynals knowe the trouthe / they were right
ioyfull / and drewe togyther in con&s;i&s;tory / and
&s;ayde howe their greate&s;t enemy the Frenche
kynge was beaten with a cruell rodde / &s;eyng
god had taken fro hym his wytte / and &s;ayde
howe that influence was &s;ente to hym fro he|uen
to cha&s;tyce hym withall / bycau&s;e he had &s;o
moche &s;u&s;teyned the pope at Auignon / ther|fore
this cruell plage was &s;ent to hym to cau&s;e
the hole realme to be better aduy&s;ed / therfore
they &s;ayd their quarell was the &s;tronger. And
truely to haue wy&s;ely con&s;ydred euery thynge
it was a great token to haue cau&s;ed the cardy+nalles
at Auygnon to haue been aduy&s;ed / but
they made but lytell force therof / nother to the
honour of god nor to the realme / for the pope
at Auignon and his cardynalles &s;ayde / howe
by rea&s;one that the kynge was yonge / and
wolde haue his owne wyll / therby he is fallen
in to this malady / through faute / for &s;uche as
haue had the rule aboute hym / haue nat doone
their duetie / but haue &s;uffred hym to rynne on
the bridell / and to ryde nyght and daye exce&s;|&s;yuely
in traueylynge of his body out of mea|&s;ure.
therfore &s;uche as hath had the rule ought
to be charged therwith / and none other / for it
is through their faulte / for if they had ordred
hym in his youthe / and &s;o contynued by a rea+&s;onable
regement / and haue folowed the coun+&s;ayle
of his vncles / this &s;yckne&s;&s;e had nat fal|len
to hym nowe. Al&s;o he hath broken his pro|me&s;&s;e
again&s;t rea&s;on / for he promy&s;ed the yere
pa&s;&s;ed and &s;ware by the wordes of a kynge / 
that he wolde &s;o ordayne to dy&s;troy the ante|pape
at Rome and his cardynals / and to &s;ub|due
the &s;y&s;me of the churche / and to &s;ette the
maters that be in trouble in good e&s;tate / whi|che
is nothynge doone / but hathe doone con|trary
to his prome&s;&s;e / wherwith god is dy&s;|plea&s;ed / 
and to cau&s;e hym better to aduy&s;e him
&s;elfe / he hathe puny&s;&s;hed hym with this cruell
rodde. And if he retourne to helte / as he may
well do / than it &s;hall behoue vs to &s;ende to
him &s;ufficyent legates / to &s;hewe hym
wy&s;ely the defaute and brekyng
of his prome&s;&s;e / that he for|gette
it nat by rea&s;on
of our necly|ge~ce.</P>
<P><PB N="ccxxxviii" REF="252">
_THus the pope and his cardynal|les
at Auignon &s;pake and comu|ned
toguyder / and layde the de|faute
of the kynges malady / on
the coun&s;ayle of Frau~ce / and on
&s;uche as were about the kynge in his cham|bre.
Of the &s;ame oppinyon were many o|ther
folkes in the realme of Fraunce. They
that were about the kynge &s;ence the kynges
offrynge to a towne called Are&s;necke / in the
countie of Heynaulte / bytwene Cambrey &amp;
Valencennes. In the whiche towne there
was a Churche / parteyninge to an abbey of
&s;aynt Wa&s;te in Arra&s;ce / wherin there lyeth
a &s;aynt called &s;aint Acquayre / of whom there
is a &s;hrme of &s;yluer / whiche pylgrimage is
&s;ought farre and nere / for the malady or fra|&s;ey.
Thyder was &s;ente a man of waxe / repre+&s;entynge
the Frenche kynge / and was hum|bly
offred to the &s;aynt / that he myght be me|ane
to God / to a&s;&s;wage the kynges malady / 
and to &s;ende him helthe. In lykewi&s;e the kyn+ges
offrynge was &s;ente to &s;aynt Hermyer in
Romayes / whiche &s;aynt had meryce to heale
the Fran&s;ey. And in lykewi&s;e o<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ryng&abis; were
&s;ent i~ to other places for y^e &s;ame entent. Wha~
the tidynges were come in to Englande / the
kynge and his coun&s;ayle were &s;ore troubled
therwith / and &s;pecially the duke of Lanca|&s;tre / 
and he &s;ayd to &s;uche knyghtes and &s;quy+ers
as were aboute hym. Sirs / &s;urely it is
great pytic of the Frenche kynge / for he &s;e|med
to be a man of great enterprice / and of
great de&s;yre to do well. He &s;ayde to me at A|myence
whan I departed fro hym. Fayre co+&s;yn
or Lanca&s;tre / I de&s;yre you hertely to do
your dylygence / that a ferme peace maye be
made bytwene our nephue the kynge of En|glande
and vs / and oure realmes / to the en|tent
that we myght go togyder agayn&s;t La|morabaquyn / 
who hath conquered the Re|alme
of Armony / and dothe that he can to di|&s;troye
Chri&s;tendome. By our goyne thider
our faithe &s;hulde be exalted / &amp; we are all bou~+de
therto. And nowe by the Frenche kynges
malady the mater is &s;ore letted and hyndred
for he &s;hall neuer be of the credence he was
of before. All that herde the duke &s;ayde. It
was trewe / and that it was lyke to be great
trouble in Fraunce.</P>
<P>Thus all maner of people bothe tarre and
nere &s;pake and deuy&s;ed of the kynges mala|dye / 
and the kyng laye &s;tyll at Crayle / in the
kepynge of the fore&s;aid knyghtes / &amp; of mai|&s;ter
Guyllyam of Har&s;ely: And no man &s;pa|ke
with the kynge / nor entred in to the ca&s;tell
but &s;uche as were ordayned therto. Som|tyme
the duke of Orlyaunce and the duke of
Burbone / came thyder to vi&s;yte the kynge / 
and the dukes of Berrey and of Burgoyne
laye &s;tyll at Parys / and had done nothynge
of newe / but they were in purpo&s;e &s;hortely
to do &s;omwhat / agayn&s;t &s;uche as they loued
nat / bycau&s;e they hadde been alwayes harde
to them before. and the duke of Berrey &s;aid
to the duke of Burgoyne. Brother / le Ry|uer / 
Cly&s;&s;on / le Mercyer / and the Begue of
Vallayns / whan they were with the kynge
in Languedocke / ccuelly they puny&s;&s;hed to
dethe / my trea&s;ourer and good &s;eruaunt Be+ty&s;ache
by euuy. And for all that I coude do
or &s;aye / I coulde nat gette hym out of their
handes / nor &s;aue his lyre. Therfore nowe let
them beware or me / for I &s;hall paye them a|gayn
with the &s;ame money / forged in y^e &s;ame
forge. In lykewi&s;e the duke of Burgoyne
coude nat ioue them that gouerned the kyng
for euer whane he had any bu&s;yne&s;&s;e to do in
the courte / they were euer agayn&s;t hym. Al|&s;o
the &s;ame tyme the duche&s;&s;e of Burgoyne / 
who was a cruell lady / was about the quene
as chefe ruler / and non &s;pake with the quene
but by her meanes.</P>
<P>THis lady hated mortally &s;ir Olyuer
of Clyi&s;one for loue of the duke of
Bretayne / for he was nere of blode
to her / and often tymes &s;he &s;pake to the duke
her hu&s;bande / &s;ayeng howe he was greatlye
to blame to beare &s;o moche &s;ir Olyuer of Cli&s;+&s;on
agayn&s;t &s;o myghtie a prince / as the duke
of Brecaygne. And the duke of Burgoyne / 
who was a colde / a &s;age / and an ymagina|tyue
prince / and dyde his bu&s;yne&s;&s;e alwayes
at length / and wolde nat wyllyng bringe the
realme of Frau~ce in to trouble / but alwayes
wyllyng to kepe all &abper;ties in loue and peace / 
as nere as he myght. And al&s;o as he y^t was ne+uer
wyllyng to di&s;plea&s;e any of y^e great lord&abis;
an&s;wered right &s;agely &amp; wy&s;ely to his wyfe.
Dame &abquod; he / it is good in all tymes &s;o~what
to di&s;&s;ymnle a mannes di&s;plea&s;ure. True it
is our co&s;yn of Bretayne is a great lorde / &amp;
hath &s;eignorie &amp; pui&s;&s;aunce ynough agayn&s;t
<PB REF="253">
&s;ir Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on / if I hadde taken his
parte agayn&s;t Cly&s;&s;on / it &s;hulde greatly ha|ue
weaked the Realme of Fraunce. For &s;ir
Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;one &s;aythe and &s;u&s;tayneth / 
that all the hate that he hath to the Duke of
Bretaygne / is to &s;u&s;tayne vp the realme of
Fraunce wherin we haue great parte. And
al&s;o this is the co~mon renome in Frau~ce. Al+&s;o
(as yet) I haue &s;ene no artycle / wherin I
&s;hulde take parte with my co&s;yn of Bretay|gne
agayn&s;t &s;ir Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on. therfore
it hath behoued me to di&s;&s;ymule / or elles I
coude nat haue had the good wyll of y^e kyng
nor of the realme / wherto I am more bou~de
by faithe and &s;eruyce / than to y^e duke of Bre|taygne.
Nowe it is &s;o that the kyng is nat
in good ca&s;e (as ye knowe well) and all this
is agayn&s;t the lorde Cli&s;&s;on / and &s;halbe. and
to &s;uche as haue gyuen cou~&s;ayle agayn&s;t vs / 
my brother of Berrey and me / that the kyng
&s;hulde procede in his iourney to Bretaygne
The rodde is gadered wherwith they &s;hall
be &s;hortely beaten and corrected: as ye &s;hall
breuely here / if yet wyll take a lytell pacie~ce.</P>
<P>Dame dame / there is no &s;ea&s;on / but at la&s;t
is payde: Nor no fortune / but that &s;omtyme
tourneth: Nor herte troubled / but &s;omtyme
agayne reioyceth: Nor none that is ioyfull / 
but &s;omtyme is &s;orie and troubled. Cly&s;&s;on / 
le Ryuer / Montague / le Mercyer / &amp; le Vyl+layns:
they haue done yuell / and that &s;halbe
&s;hewed them breuely. With &s;uche lyke wor|des
the duke of Burgoyne and the duche&s;&s;e
his wyfe &s;ported the~ toguyder.</P>
<P>_ON a daye it happed that y^e duke
of Burgoyne and the duke of
Berrey co~muned &s;ecretely togy+der / 
&amp; &s;ayde. It were tyme that
we began to di&s;troye them that
haue di&s;honored our nephue the kynge / and
haue ledde hym at their wylles. And fir&s;t let
vs begyn at the co~&s;table / he is y^e grette&s;t and
hath mo&s;t to le&s;e / for this other daye he made
his te&s;tament of &s;euyntene hu~dred thou&s;a~de
frankes. Where the deuyll hath he gadered
toguyder all that riche&s;&s;e? And yet the mary
age of his doughter to Iohan of Bretayne / 
whom he delyuered out of pri&s;on in Engla~d
and payde for his rau~&s;ome two hu~dred thou+&s;ande
frankes of Englande. Let vs &s;e what
poyntes we can lay to him by rea&s;on / for our
nephue the duke of Orleaunce beareth hym
greatlye / and &s;o do dyuers other barones of
Fraunce. Howe be it and we &s;tycke therto / 
we &s;hall finde mater ynough to him by lawe
and parlyament. That is trewe quod the du+ke
of Burgoyne. And the fir&s;t tyme that he
cometh to &s;peke with me (and that I thynke
wyll be or to morowe at night) I &s;hall &s;o re|ceyue
hym / that he &s;hall well knowe that I
loue hym nat / and if he come to you good bro+ther
of Berrey do lykewi&s;e. That &s;hall be
done quod he / and &s;o departed at that tyme.</P>
<P>SO it fortuned that the lorde of Cly&s;|&s;on / 
who knewe nothynge but that
he had been in good grace with the
&s;ayde dukes. And certayne knightes &amp; &s;qui|ers
(&s;uche as hadde been in the &s;ayd voyage
with the kyng) came to the con&s;table / &amp; were
&s;ente by the chaunceller and trea&s;ourers to
hym / to pur&s;ue for money for their wages.
Whervpon in a mornyng he came to y^e hou&s;e
of Arthois in Parys / to &s;hewe the &s;tate of y^e
bu&s;yne&s;&s;e to the duke of Burgoyne / and to
none other / bycau&s;e he hadde the hole gouer+naunce
of the realme of Fraunce. Whan~e he
came thyder he entred in to the court / for the
porter had lette hym in. Than he a lyghted
and mounted the &s;teares in to the hall / alone
lye acompanyed with one &s;quyer / and in the
hall he fou~de .ii. &s;quyers of the dukes. than
he demaunded if he might &s;peke w^t the duke
or nat. Sir &abquod; they we can nat tell you / tary
here and we &s;hall go &amp; knowe his plea&s;ure.
The &s;quiers entred in to the dukes chambre
and fou~de hym at good ley&s;ar / talkyng with
an heraude / who was come fro a great fee&s;t
that had ben holden in Almaigne. Than the
&s;quiers &s;ayd. Sir / the Con&s;table is in your
hall / and &s;aythe he is come to &s;peke with you
if it be your plea&s;ure. A godde&s;name quod
the duke lette hym come in / we be at good ley+&s;ar
to here what he wyll &s;ay. One of the &s;qui+ers
went in to the hall and &s;aid to the con&s;ta|ble.
&s;ir co~e on / my lorde wyll haue you to co~e
in. The co~&s;table entred / and whan the duke
&s;awe hym he chaunged colour / and repented
in that he had cau&s;ed hym to come in to his
chambre / and yet he had gret de&s;yre to &s;peke
with hym. The Con&s;table dyde of his hatte
and made his reuerence to the duke &amp; &s;ayde.
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Sir I am come to you / to knowe of the &s;tate
and gouernaunce of the realme / and howe
euery thynge &s;halbe ordred / for by rea&s;on of
myne offyce I am dayly called vpon / and as
nowe / you and my lorde of Berrey haue the
rule / therfore it may plea&s;e you to &s;hewe me
what I &s;hall do. The duke lightly aun&s;we|red
and &s;ayde. Cly&s;&s;on Cly&s;&s;on / ye haue no+thyng
to do to bu&s;ye you with the gouernyn+ge
of the realme / ye haue medled therwith to
long / and in an yuell tyme. Howe the deuyll
haue ye gadered &s;uche ryche&s;&s;e / as ye made
your te&s;tament of but late? The kynge nor
my brother of Berrey nor I / haue nat &s;o mo|che.
Go youre waye departe out of my pre|&s;ence / 
and lette me no more &s;e you / for and it
were nat for my &s;hame / I &s;hulde putte out
your better eye. And therwith the duke de&abper;|ted
and lefte the lorde Cly&s;&s;on alone / who i&s;|&s;ued
out of the chambre and hanged downe
his heed / and &s;o pa&s;&s;ed through the hall / and
in the courte toke his hor&s;e with his compa|ny / 
and retourned priuely in to his lodgyng
without &s;pekyng of any worde.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="190" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe &s;ir Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on Con+&s;table
of Frau~ce departed out of Pa|rys / 
after the an&s;were that the duke
of Burgoyne had made hym / and
wente to Mount le Heury / and fro
thens in to Bretayne.
Cap. C.xc.</HEAD>
<P>_WHan the lorde of Cly&s;|&s;on
was retourned to his
lodgynge / he was in many
ymaginacyons / to remem|bre
what was be&s;t for hym
to do. for he parceyued wel
the maters went but yuell
for hym / nor he wy&s;te nat to whome to make
his complaynt / nor to declare his bu&s;yne&s;&s;e / 
for the duke of Orlyaunce was at Crayell.
and thoughe he hadde been at Parys / yet it
laye nat in his power to defende hym / and he
feared le&s;t the duke of Burgoyne wolde ha|ue
cau&s;ed hym to be are&s;ted / and to &s;poyle
his hou&s;e. Wherfore he dur&s;t nat abyde that
aduenture / but &s;hortely made hym redy / and
&s;hewed to certayne of his &s;eruauntes what
he wolde do. And agayn&s;t nyght he wente
out of his lodgyng priuely on the backe&s;yde
and but thre per&s;ones with hym / and i&s;&s;ued
out of Parys at the gate of &s;aynt Anchony / 
and pa&s;&s;ed the ryuer of Seyne at the bridge
of Charenton. And roode &s;o longe that he
came to a Ca&s;tell of his owne / a &s;euyn lea|ges
fro Parys / called Mount le Heury / and
there taryed tyll he heroe other tidynges.
The &s;ame daye that the duke of Burgoyne
had &s;poken with the Con&s;table. The duke
of Berrey and he mette toguyder / for they
a&s;&s;embled at the palays to commune toguy|der
of certayne matters / touchynge the Re|alme.
Than the duke of Burgoyne &s;hewed
his brother what he had &s;ayde to &s;ir Olyuer
of Cly&s;&s;on. The duke of Berrey an&s;wered
and &s;ayd. ye haue done well / for we mu&s;t ha|ue
a begynnynge to entre vpon theym. For
&s;urely Cly&s;&s;on / le Ryuer / Mercier and Mo~+tague / 
haue robbed the realme of Fraunce / 
but the tyme is come that they &s;hall leaue all
yea / and le&s;e their lyues / and I maye be be|leued.</P>
<P>THe &s;ame proper daye that the Con|&s;table
departed / Montague in like+wi&s;e
departed &s;ecretely / by the gate
&s;aynt Anthony / and toke the waye to Trois
in Champayne and in to Burgoyne / &amp; &s;ayd
he wolde nat re&s;t tyll he came to Auygnon / 
for thyder he had &s;ent before the chiefe of his
ryche&s;&s;e / and lefte a certayne with his wyfe
to kepe her e&s;tate curte&s;ly. For he &s;awe well
&s;ithe the kyng had lo&s;t his wytte / that all ma|ters
&s;hulde go but yuell for hym. for he &s;awe
howe the dukes of Burgoyne and Berrey
wolde nat &s;peke to hym. Sir Iohan Mer|cier
in lykewi&s;e wolde fayne haue ben gone
and he myght / But there was &s;uche watche
layde on hym / that he coude nat go out of his
lodgynge / without knowledge. And &s;uche
of his goodes as he hadde &s;aued before / &s;to|de
hym in right good &s;tede afterwarde. For
as moche as coude be founde of his / was de|parted
bytwene the dukes of Burgoyn and
Berrey / and he was co~mytted by them to pri+&s;one / 
in to the ca&s;tell of Loure. And in lyke+wy&s;e
<PB REF="254">
&s;o was co~maunded the Begue of Vyl|layns
erle of Rebydewe in Spayne. There
were men &s;ente to the hou&s;e of Montague / 
but he was nat founde / nor no man knewe
where y^t he was become. In lykecase to the
Con&s;tables hou&s;e to haue had hym to pri&s;on
but he coude nat be founde / for there was no
man there but the kepar / who knewe nothyn+ge
where he was become. And within two
dayes after / it was knowen that he was at
his ca&s;tell of Mount le Heury. Whan the du+kes
that loued hym nat knewe that / they or|dayned
the Barroys of Barres / &s;ir Iohn~ of
Ca&s;tell Morant / the lorde of Coucy / and &s;ir
Wyllyam of Tremoyle / with thre hundred
&s;peares to go thyder / and co~maunded them
to be&s;iege the Towne and ca&s;tell / and nat to
departe thens / tyll they had brought &s;ir Oly+uer
of Cly&s;&s;on to the~ / outher quicke or deed.
The&s;e knyghtes dyde as they were co~maun+ded / 
they dur&s;te do none otherwy&s;e / for the
two dukes had the admyni&s;tracion of the re+alme.
So they departed fro Parys with a
thre hundred &s;peares / but nat all at one tyme
but in fyue partes / to the entent to be the le&s;&s;e
knowen. But god ayded &s;o well the Con&s;ta+ble / 
and had &s;o good frendes of &s;ome in that
company / that he had &s;uche warnynge / that
he toke no do~mage / for he and his company
departed and rode by couert wayes through
woodes / and lefte clo&s;ed townes / &s;o that at
la&s;te he came &s;urely in to Bretaygne / and en+tred
in to a ca&s;tell of his owne called the ca|&s;tell
Io&s;elyn / and there taryed to here other
newes. For all that the Barrois or Barres
and the other knightes in his company / lette
nat to do their enterprice as they were char|ged / 
but came to Mount le Heury / and en|tred
in to the towne / and be&s;ieged the ca&s;tell
and taryed there all a nyght / wenynge that
the Con&s;table hadde ben within / but he was
gone / as ye haue herde: and the nexte mor|nynge
they thought to a&s;&s;aute the Ca&s;tell.
The &s;eruau~tes within the ca&s;tell &s;ente out to
knowe what they wolde haue / or what they
demaunded. They &s;ayde they wolde haue
&s;ir Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on / &amp; therfore they were
come. They an&s;wered and &s;aid / that he was
departed thens foure dayes pa&s;&s;ed / and of|fred
to open the gates to &s;ertche for hym. the
knightes went in to the ca&s;tell with all their
company armed / for &s;care of enbu&s;&s;hement
within the ca&s;tell. They &s;ertched highe and
lowe and founde for trouthe that he was nat
there. Than~e they departed and retourned
to Parys / and &s;hewed howe they had &s;ped.</P>
<P>_WHan the dukes of Burgoyne &amp;
Berrey knewe that &s;ir Olyuer
Cly&s;&s;on was &s;caped / they were
&s;ore di&s;plea&s;ed / and the dukes
of Orlyaunce and of Burbone
ryght ioyfull. Than the duke of Burgoyne
&s;ayde. It &s;emeth well that he douteth hym
&s;elfe / &s;eynge he is fledde awaye. yet for all y^t
he is &s;o quytte / we &s;hall cau&s;e hym to come a+gayne
&s;hortely / or les he &s;hall le&s;e all that he
hath / that we can &s;ette our handes on. for we
haue to laye to his charge / dyuers artycles
vnre&s;onable / whiche requyre iudgement of
puni&s;yon. and if &s;uche as be great be nat cor+rected / 
the maters &s;hall nat be equally pro|porcioned / 
for &s;uche as be but &s;mall per&s;ona+ges
&s;hall grudge / and &s;aye they haue wrong
to be puny&s;&s;hed / and the great to &s;cape. ther|fore
iu&s;tyce ought to be equall / and to &s;pare
nother gret nor &s;mall / wherby any en&s;ample
&s;hulde growe. Thus the duke of Burgoyn
deuy&s;ed of &s;ir Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on / who was
in Bretaygne / in his ca&s;tell called Io&s;elyn / 
whiche fortere&s;&s;e was well prouyded for of
all thynges nece&s;&s;ary. Whan the Barrois of
Barres was retourned to Parys / and had
&s;hewed that &s;ir Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on was de|parted
fro Mount le Heury / and gone to the
ca&s;tell of Io&s;elyn in Bretayne. Tha~ he was
co~maunded to go to Amyence &amp; there to take
the lorde de la Ryuer. The next day he rode
with his companye to Amyence / a fayre for|tere&s;&s;e
be&s;yde Charters / whiche the lorde de
la Ryuer helde by right of his wyfe / the lady
of Mans. He had greatly amended that ca|&s;tell / 
and was welbeloued of the men of his
countrey / for he loued alwayes nothyng but
trouth. Than the dukes co~mi&s;&s;yoners came
thyder and dyde as they had in charge / and
founde the lorde de la Ryuer there / and his
wyfe &amp; his chyldren. the knight loked for no+thyng
els / for he might haue ben gone before
if he had ly&s;te / for he had knowledge that &s;ir
Iohan Mercyer and the erle of Ribydewe
were in pri&s;one / and that the Con&s;table was
fledde in to Bretaygne. And he was coun|&s;ayled
<PB N="ccxl" REF="254">
before by one of his frendes / who &s;aid
to hym. Sir / &s;aue your &s;elfe / for the enuyous
do nowe reygne / and fortune as nowe is on
their &s;ydes. He aun&s;wered and &s;ayde. Here
and els where / I am at the plea&s;ure of god.
If I &s;hulde flye or hyde my &s;elfe / I &s;hulde
yelde my &s;elfe gyltie / where I knowe my &s;el|fe
clere. God hath gyuen me that I haue / and
he maye take it fro me whan it is his plea|&s;ure.
The wyll of god be fulfylled. I haue
&s;erued kynge Charles / and nowe his &s;onne
well and trewly. My &s;eruyce hath ben well
knowen with them / and they haue greatlye
rewarded me. And &s;eyng that I haue &s;o true+ly
&s;erued at their co~maundementes / and tra|ueyled
for the bu&s;yne&s;&s;e of the realme of Fra~+ce / 
I dare well abyde the iudgement of the
parlyament chambre in Parys. and if they
can fynde any faute in my dedes or wordes / 
lette me be puny&s;&s;hed. Thus the lorde de la
Ryuer &s;ayd to his wyfe and to his cou~&s;ayle.
This he &s;ayd or the dukes co~my&s;&s;ioners ca~e
to his ca&s;tell. At la&s;te one &s;hewed hym and
&s;ayd. Sir / here cometh &s;uche men and &s;uche
with a great armye. Nowe &s;aye you / &s;hall
we opyn the gates or nat? yea quod he what
elles / they are welcome. Therwith he went
and mette them / and receyued them one after
another right honorably. Thus they all en|tred
in to the ca&s;tell of Mans. Than the bar+roies
of Barres whan they were within the
hall executed his commaundement / and are|&s;ted
the lorde de la Ryuer / who obeyed meke
lye. Thus he was pri&s;oner in his owne ca|&s;tell
of Mans. It may well be thought that
the good lady his wyfe was &s;ore di&s;co~fyted / 
whan &s;he &s;awe fortune courne her whele / a|gayn&s;t
her lorde and hu&s;bande / and al&s;o &s;he
douted the conclu&s;yon.</P>
<P>_THus the lorde de la Ryuer was
pri&s;oner in his owne Ca&s;tell of
Mains. And anone after he was
&s;ente for by them that had the go|uernaunce / 
bothe of the tempo|raltie
and of the &s;pirytualtie. For pope Cle|ment
of Auignon had nothyng in the realme
of Fraunce / but by their meanes. The lorde
de la Ryuer was brought to Parys / and &s;et
in pri&s;on in the ca&s;tell of Loure. Many men
in the realme of Fraunce had great pytie on
hym / howe be it they dur&s;t nat &s;peke but pri|uely.
The people cared nat &s;o moche for the
trouble of &s;ir Iohan Mercyer / as they dyde
for the lorde de la Ryuer. For he was alway
&s;wete / curte&s;&s;e / meke / pacyent / and gencyll
to poore men: and a good meane always for
them that myght nat be herde. It was &s;ayde
daylye in Paris / that the&s;e pri&s;oners &s;hulde
le&s;e their heedes. And a &s;claundre ran vpon
them / howe they were traytours again&s;t the
crowne of Fraunce / and pylled the realme / 
and therby kepte their great portes and e&s;ta+tes:
and made fayre hou&s;es / ca&s;telles / &amp; buyl+dynges.
And other poore knightes and &s;qui+ers / 
&s;uche as had aduentured their bodyes &amp;
membres in dedes of armes / and &s;erued true+lye
the realme of Fraunce / and had &s;olde and
layde to pledge their herytages / &amp; yet coude
nat be payde / for that they had &s;erued / No|ther
by the co~&s;table nor by none of them that
were in pri&s;one: nor hy Mo~tague that was
fledde. The enuyous condempned and iud|ged
them to dye. So by rea&s;on of this they
were in great daunger / and al&s;o it was &s;ayd
that by their coun&s;aile the kyng toke on hym
the iourney in to Bretaygne / wherby he fell
in to that maladye of Fran&s;ey / and had gy|uen
hym drinkes of poy&s;on at their plea&s;ure
and howe that the kynges phi&s;ycions coude
nat be herde nor beleued / by rea&s;on of them.
Suche maters were layde to the lorde de la
Ryuers charge and to &s;ir Iohan Mercyer / 
that they were delyuered out of the Ca&s;tell
of Loure / in to the handes of the prouo&s;t of
Paris / and putte in to the ca&s;tell of &s;aynt An+thony / 
in the kepyng of the Vicount of Achy
who as than was Chateleyne there. Whan
it was knowen that they were there / tha~ the
co~mon brute ran / that they &s;hulde be execu|ted
to dethe. But to &s;aye trouthe / there was
no cau&s;e why to trouble them. For &s;uche as
hated them / coude fynde in their con&s;cyence / 
no cau&s;e why they ought to dye. But euery
daye they were borne in hande / and it was
&s;ayd to theym. Sirs / thynke on youre &s;ou|les / 
for as for your bodyes are but lo&s;te / for
ye are iudged to dye / and for to be beheeded.
In this ca&s;e they were in Pri&s;one a greate
&s;pace. The Begue of Vyllayns a ryght va|lyaunt
knyght in armes / of the countrey of
Beance / who was in pri&s;one al&s;o for y^e &s;ame
cau&s;e. He had &s;uche frendes and was &s;o ay|ded
<PB REF="255">
that he was delyuered out of pri&s;on / and
was clene pardoned of all thynges. And &s;u|che
as were of his lynage / as &s;ir Barroys &amp;
other / coun&s;ayled hym to go in to Ca&s;tyle / 
where as he had fayre herytages / by rea&s;on
of his wyfe / counte&s;&s;e of Ribydewe / and as
he was coun&s;ayled &s;o he dyede. And as &s;oone
as he might departed out of Fraunce &amp; went
in to Ca&s;tyle / and the other two knightes re+mayned
&s;tyll in pri&s;on / in daunger of lo&s;yng
of their lyues.</P>
<P>ALl the mouable and vnmouable go+des
and po&s;&s;e&s;&s;ions parteyninge to
&s;ir Iohan Mercyer within Parys
and without / in the realme of Fraunce / that
myght be layde hande on / was taken as goo+des
forfaite / and gyuen to other per&s;ons. his
fayre hou&s;e of the bridge of Aubumen in the
dioces of Laon / whiche had co&s;t hym a great
good / was gyuen to the lorde Coucy / with
all the appurtenau~ce. I knowe nat wheder
the lorde of Coucy de&s;yred it or nat / but &s;ir
Iohan Mercier was di&s;heryted / he and his
heyres for euer. Al&s;o the lorde de la Ryuer
was &s;ore handled. Trewe it was / all his mo+uables
was taken awaye / and &s;uche landes
as he had bought / re&s;eruynge to the lady of
Mans his wyfe all her herytages / whiche
came by her by father &amp; mother. Al&s;o he had
a yonge damo&s;ell to his doughter of .x. yere
or age / who was maryed to a yonge gentyl|man
called Iaques of Cha&s;tellon / &s;onne to
&s;ir Hugh of Cha&s;tellon / who had ben before
mai&s;ter of the cro&s;bowes of Fraunce. and he
was heyre to his father / and had fayre hery|tages / 
and was lykely to enioye more / howe
be it agayn&s;t the yonge mannes mynde / he
was di&s;maryed. And maryed agayne to ano+ther
gentylwoman / at the plea&s;ure of the du+ke
of Burgoyne and of the lorde de la Tre|moyle / 
who toke on them that quarell. more
ouer / the lorde de la Riuer had a &s;onne to his
heyre / whiche &s;onne was maryed to y^e dough+ter
of the erle Dampmartyne. And the erle
had no mo children nor was nat lyke to haue
whiche doughter was his heyre. And the du+ke
wolde haue broken that maryage / &amp; haue
maryed her vnto an heyre of blode / But the
erle Dampmartyne lyke a valyaunt knight
wolde nat / but &s;ayd. As long as the lorde de
la Ryuers &s;onne hadde lyfe in his body / his
doughter &s;hulde haue none other hu&s;bande
and &s;ayde / he wolde putte her herytage in to
&s;uche me~nes handes / that he tru&s;ted &s;uche as
wolde wro~gfully haue it / &s;hulde nat attayne
therto. Whan the erles mynde was knowen
they let hym alone. So that maryage &s;tode
&s;tyll / but the fyr&s;t maryage was broken / and
pope Clement made a di&s;pen&s;acyon wheder
he wolde or nat / for as at that tyme the pope
had no more pui&s;&s;aunce in Fraunce / Than
&s;uche as the gouernours wolde con&s;ente to.
The churche was &s;o &s;ubiecte / what by rea|&s;on
of the Sci&s;me / and by them that gouer|ned
Fraunce. Many men &s;pecially in the re|alme
of Frau~ce / excu&s;ed greatly the lorde de
la Ryuer / but all that wolde nat &s;erue / For
none dur&s;t &s;peke thoughe they &s;awe the ma|ter
neuer &s;o clere. Except all onely the valya~t
lady Iane of Boloyne / duche&s;&s;e of Berrey.
Oftentymes the good lady wolde fall on her
knees before her hu&s;bande / holdynge vp her
handes and &s;ayeng. Ah &s;ir / ye &s;uffre to mo|che
the enuyous to enforme you &s;o wrongful+lye / 
agayn&s;t the valyaunt knight. The lorde
de la Ryuer he hath clerely wronge / there is
none that dare &s;peke for hym but I. And &s;ir / 
I wyll ye knowe that if he dye thus / I &s;hall
neuer haue ioye in this worlde / but I &s;hall
alwayes contynue &s;tyll in &s;orowe and heuy|ne&s;&s;e / 
for he is a trewe and a valyant knight.
Ah &s;ir / ye co~&s;yder but lytell the fayre &s;eruyce
that he hath done to you or this tyme: y^e pay|nes
and traueyle that he hath hadde for you
and for me / to bring vs togyder in maryage.
I &s;aye it nat for any thyng of bo&s;tyng of my
&s;elfe / for I am but lytell worthe in compary|&s;on
to you. But whan ye wolde nedes haue
me / ye remembre howe harde the erle of Foiz
was to you / with whom I was brought vp / 
And if the &s;wete wordes / and wy&s;e demea|nour
of the lorde de la Ryuer had nat been / 
I had neuer come in to your company / but I
had ben rather as nowe in Engla~de. For the
duke of La~ca&s;tre wolde haue had me for his
&s;onne the erle of Derby / and the erle of Foiz
enclyned rather that waye tha~ to you. Right
dere &s;ir / ye ought to reme~bre this / for all that
I &s;ay is true. Wherfore I requyre you right
hu~bly / that this gentyll knight who brought
me to you / haue no do~mage of his body nor
of his membres. The duke of Berrey who
&s;awe his wyfe fayre and gentyll / and loued
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her with all his hert / and al&s;o knewe well that
all &s;he had &s;ayd was true / it molifyed greatly
his herte towardes the lorde de la Ryuer / and
to apea&s;e his wyfe / becau&s;e he &s;awe &s;he &s;pake
with good herte / &s;ayd vnto her. Dame as god
helpe me I wolde it had co&s;t me .xx. thou&s;a~de
frankes / on the condycion the lorde de la Ry|uer
had neuer made forfette to the crowne of
Fraunce / for before this malady came to the
kynge / I loued hym entierly / and tooke hym
for a wy&s;e and a &s;age knyght. but &s;ythe ye de|&s;yre
&s;o effectuou&s;ly for hym I wyll do no dy&s;|plea&s;ure
to hym / he &s;hall fare moche the better
at your in&s;taunce / and for your &s;ake I &s;hall do
as moche for hym as my power may extende / 
and rather at your de&s;yre than and all the re|alme
had &s;poken for hym / for &s;urely I &s;e well
it is almes to helpe hym / and I beleue he hath
no aduocate but you. Thus the lady was well
plea&s;ed with her lordes wordes / for &s;urely and
&s;he had nat ben he had been deed / but for her
&s;ake the duke of Berrey dy&s;&s;ymuled the ma|ter / 
and that was happy for &s;yr Iohan Mer|cyer / 
for he and the lorde de la Ryuer were ac|cu&s;ed
for one cau&s;e / wherfore the dukes had
con&s;cyence to cau&s;e one to dye and nat the o|ther / 
howe be it for all the prome&s;&s;e that was
made to them / yet they thought them &s;elfe nat
well a&s;&s;ured of their lyues / as longe as they
were in pri&s;on / for they &s;awe well they had as
than many enemyes / who as tha~ reygned and
were in their pro&s;peryte / and &s;ome were right
angry that they were &s;aued &s;o longe / and they
coulde amended it. Syr Iohan Mercyer be+ynge
in pri&s;one wepte &s;o contynually / that he
had almo&s;t lo&s;t his &s;ight / it was pytie to &s;e his
lamentacyon.</P>
<P>WHyle the&s;e two knyghtes were thus
in pri&s;one more than a yere / and no
man knewe what ende &s;hulde come
of them. Than the dukes and their coun&s;ayle
dyd all that they coulde to haue taken &s;ir Oly+uer
Cly&s;&s;on / and to haue put hym fro his ho|noure
and offyce. They had rather haue had
hym than all the re&s;ydewe / but he kepte hym
&s;elfe out of their handes / wherin he dyd wy&s;e|ly / 
for if he had ben taken they had &s;o ordeyned
for him / that he &s;hulde haue had iudgement of
deth without remedy / and all for enuy to haue
plea&s;ed therby his aduer&s;ary the duke of Bre|taygne / 
who neuer dyd good in the realme of
Frau~ce. whan the lordes &s;awe y^t he was &s;caped
their handes / they toke other aduy&s;e / &amp; dyd as
ye &s;hall here. They &s;o~moned hym to apere in
the parlyame~t chamber at Parys / to an&s;were
to &s;uch articles as he was accu&s;ed of / on payne
to le&s;e his honour and to be bany&s;&s;hed the re|alme
of Fraunce / certayne co~my&s;&s;ioners were
&s;ent in to Bretaygne to &s;o~mon hym to apere.
They that were &s;ente rode in to Bretaygne / 
and demau~ded where as they came where &s;yr
Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on was / and &s;ayd howe they
were &s;ente by the kynge to &s;peke with the con|&s;table / 
wherfore they de&s;yred to knowe where
he was. The men of &s;uche townes and gary|&s;ons
as helde of the con&s;table were determy|ned
before what aun&s;were to make / and &s;ayd / 
&s;yrs ye be welcome / and if ye wyll &s;peke with
the cou~&s;table ye mu&s;te go in to &s;uche a place / 
there we thynke ye &s;hall fynde hym without
faute. So the co~my&s;&s;yoners were &s;ente fro
towne to towne / but they coude nat fynde him.
And &s;o longe they &s;ought that they were we|ry / 
and &s;o retourned to Parys / and declared
what they had &s;ene and founde. &s;uche as had
accu&s;ed hym were gladde that he dalte &s;o / for
than they &s;ayd his fal&s;ne&s;&s;e was playnely &s;he|wed / 
and therby acordyng to rea&s;on they &s;aid
he &s;hulde haue as he had de&s;erued. Than by
the cour&s;e of the parlyament they proceded to
all his &s;o~monynges / to thentent that &s;uche as
loued hym &s;hulde nat &s;ay he had any wronge / 
by Enuy or hatred. And whan all his .xv. &s;o~|monynges
were accompil&s;&s;hed / and that they
coulde here no tydynges of hym / nor of his a|paraunce / 
and that he had been openly called
at the parlyament chambre dore / and on the
&s;teyres / and in the courte / with all other &s;ere|monyes
therto belongynge / and no an&s;were
made for hym / he had proce&s;&s;e made agayn&s;t
hym cruelly in the parlyament. There he was
openly bany&s;&s;hed the realme of Fraunce as a
fal&s;e traytour again&s;t the crowne of Fraunce / 
and iudged to pay a hu~dred thou&s;ande marke
of &s;yluer for the extorcyons he had doone / and
for that he had &s;o traftely in tyme pa&s;te occu|pyed
the offyce of the con&s;tablery of Fraunce / 
and therfore to le&s;e for euer without recouery
the &s;ayd offyce. At the gyueng of this &s;entence
the duke of Orleaunet was de&s;yred to be pre|&s;ent / 
but he wolde nat / &amp; excu&s;ed hym&s;elfe / but
the dukes of Berrey and Burgoyn were there
with many other great lordes of the Realme
<PB REF="256">
of Fraunce. Thus a man may &s;e the wa<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">kes
of fortune / howe ferme and &s;table they be / &s;e|ynge
howe this good and valyaunt knyght / 
who in his dayes had &s;o moche traueyled for
the realme of Fraunce / and as than was put
to &s;o moche &s;hame / as to be dy&s;grated fro ho|noure
and goodes. Howe be it he was happy
he appered nat at their &s;o~monynge / for if he
had / &s;urrly he had &s;hamfully lo&s;te his lyfe. As
than the duke of Orlyance dur&s;t nat &s;peke for
hym / if he had / it &s;hulde haue doone hym no
good. It is nat to be douted but that the duke
of Bretaygne and &s;yr Peter of Craon were
right ioyfull of tho&s;e tydinges howe be it they
were &s;ory that he was nat pri&s;oner in Parys
as well as &s;ir Iohan Mercier and the <ABBR>lord</ABBR> de
la Ryuer. Of this &s;hamfull bany&s;&s;hing great
brute ranne therof in the realme of Fraunce
and el&s; where. &s;ome compleyned &s;ecretly and
&s;ayd that he had wronge. And &s;ome other &s;aid
he was worthy to be hanged / and that he had
well de&s;erued it. and moreouer &s;ayd / howe the
dyuell coulde he a&s;&s;emble togyder &s;o moche ry+che&s;&s;
as a myllyon and an halfe of florayns?
he coulde neuer gette that by ryghtwy&s;e mea|nes / 
but rather by pollynge and robbyng / and
retaynyng to hym&s;elfe the wages of the poore
knyghtes &amp; &s;quyers of the realme of Fraunce
that had de&s;erued it. as it may well appere in
the chaunceryor trea&s;ory / where euery thyng
is written and rege&s;tred / in the voyage that
the Kynge made in to Flaunders. there and
than he rey&s;ed great profyte to his owne v&s;e / 
and al&s;o in the voyage to Almayne / for all ma+ner
of tayles and &s;ub&s;ydyes that were rey&s;ed
in the Realme to paye men of warre / pa&s;&s;ed
through his handes he payed where as it plea+&s;ed
hym / and the re&s;t he kept to hym&s;elfe and
none dur&s;te &s;peke agayn&s;t it. In this maner
&s;yr Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on was accu&s;ed in many
mennes mouthes. It is &s;ayde in an olde pro|urebe / 
he that hath my&s;fortune / euery man of|fereth
hym wronge. If the frenche kynge / the
duke of Berrey / and the duke of Burgoyne
had nat ben / the duke of Bretaygne had ben
able to haue &s;ubdued &s;yr Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on / 
&s;eynge he was in the dukes countrey / but he
&s;uffred hym for a &s;ea&s;on to &s;e howe the maters
&s;hulde procede. Al&s;o he &s;awe well that &s;yr Oly+uer
of Cly&s;&s;on was &s;et on the heyght of fortu|nes
whele / and as than agayne he &s;awe howe
he was ca&s;t downe / and lyke to le&s;e his offyce.
Thus the duke of Bretayne and &s;yr Peter of
Craon were &s;et vpon their fete / and all by the
workes of fortune / whiche is neuer parma|nent / 
but nowe vp / nowe downe. The con&s;ta|ble
&s;yr Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on / the lorde de la Ry|uer / 
&amp; &s;yr Iohan Mercyer / were principally
acu&s;ed for the chefe cou&s;ers of the kinges ma|lady.
And &s;uche as loued them nat / &s;ayd howe
they had poy&s;oned the kynge. howe be it eue|ry
man maye con&s;ydre by rea&s;on that it was
nat &s;o / for they were the per&s;ones that &s;hulde
le&s;e mo&s;te by the kynges malady / wherfore
it is to be thought they &s;ought mo&s;te for his
helthe / but they coulde nat be beleued. So the
two knyghtes remayned &s;tyll in pri&s;on in dau~+ger
openly to haue lo&s;te their heedes / and by
all lykelyhode &s;o they had doone / if the kynge
had nat recouered his helth / and by the meane
of the duche&s;&s;e of Berrey / who made in&s;tante
labour for the lorde de la Ryuer. And the lorde
Cly&s;&s;on was &s;tyll in Bretayne / and made &s;ore
warre agayn&s;t the duke there / and the duke a+gayn&s;t
hym / whiche warre co&s;t many a man|nes
lyfe / as ye &s;hall here / here after in this hy|&s;tory.</P>
<P>TRewe it is this &s;yckne&s;&s;e that the kyng
tooke in the voyage towardes Bre|tayne / 
greatly abated the ioye of the realme of
Fraunce / and good cau&s;e why / for whan the
heed is &s;icke the body canne haue no ioye. No
man dur&s;te openly &s;peke therof / but kepte it
priuy as moche as myght be / and it was co|uertly
kept fro the quene / for tyll &s;he was dely+uered
and churched &s;he knewe nothynge ther+of / 
whiche tyme &s;he had a doughter. The phy+&s;ycion
may&s;ter Guyllyam / who had the chefe
charge of healynge of the kynge / was &s;tyll a+boute
hym / and was ryght dyligent / and well
acquyted hym&s;elfe / wherby he gate bothe ho|nour
and profyte / for lytell &amp; lytell he brought
the kynge in good e&s;tate / and toke away the &s;e+uer
and the heate / and made hym to haue ta&s;te
and appetyte to eate and drinke / &s;lepe &amp; re&s;t / 
and knowledge of euery thynge. howe be it he
was very feble / and lytell and lytell he made
the Kynge to ryde a huntynge and on haw|kynge.
And whanne tydynges was knowen
through Fraunce howe the kynge was well
mended / and had his memory agayne / euery
man was ioyfull / and thanked god. the kyng
thus beyng at Crayell / de&s;yred to &s;e the quene
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his wyfe and the Dolphyn his &s;onne. So the
quene came thyder to him / and the chylde was
brought thyder. The kynge made them good
chere / and &s;o lytell and lytell through the helpe
of god / the kynge recouered his helthe. And
whan may&s;ter Guyllyam &s;awe the kynge in
&s;o good ca&s;e / he was ryght ioyfull / as rea&s;one
was / for he had done a fayre cure / and &s;o dely|uered
hym to the dukes of Orlyance / Berrey / 
Burgoyne / and Burbone / and &s;ayd. My lor|des / 
thanked be god the kyng is nowe in good
&s;tate and helth / &s;o I delyuer hym / but beware
lette no man dy&s;plea&s;e hym / for as yet his &s;py|rytes
be nat fully ferme nor &s;table / but lytell
and lytell he &s;hall waxe &s;tronge. Rea&s;onable
dy&s;porte / re&s;t / and myrthe &s;hall be mo&s;te pro|fytable
for hym / and trouble hym as lytell as
may be with any coun&s;ayles / for he hath been
&s;harpely handeled with a hote malady. Than
it was con&s;ydred to retaygne this may&s;ter
Guylliam / and to gyue hym that he &s;hulde be
contente with all / whiche is the ende that all
phy&s;icions requyre / to haue gyftes and rewar+des.
He was de&s;yred to abyde &s;tyll aboute the
kynge / but he excu&s;ed him&s;elfe and &s;ayd howe
he was an olde impotent man / and coulde nat
endure the maner of courte / wherfore he de&s;y|red
to returne in to his owne countrey. Whan
the coun&s;ayle &s;awe he wolde none otherwy&s;e
do / they gaue him leaue / and at his departing
gaue him a thou&s;ande crownes / and retayned
hym in wages with four hor&s;es whan &s;o euer
he wolde re&s;orte to the courte. Howe be it I be+leue
he neuer came there after / for whan he re|tourned
to the cytie of Laon / there he conty|nued
and dyed a ryche man. He lefte behynde
hym a .xxx. thou&s;ande frankes. All his dayes
he was one of the greate&s;t nygardes that euer
was / all his plea&s;ure was to get good / and to
&s;pende nothynge / for in his how&s;e he neuer
&s;pente pa&s;t two &s;ou&s;es of Parys in a day / but
wolde eate and drinke in other mennes how|&s;es / 
where as he myght get it. With this rodde
lyghtly all phy&s;icyons are beaten.
&dtridot; &dtridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="191" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the tru&s;e whiche was acor+ded
bytwene Englande and Frau~ce
for thre yeres / was renewed.
Cap. C.xci.</HEAD>
<P>_AS ye haue herde here
before in the bokes of this
hygh and excellent hy&s;tory / 
at the reque&s;t of the ryght
hygh and myghty prynce / 
my dere lorde and may&s;ter
Guy of Cha&s;tellone / erle of
Blois / lorde of Aue&s;nes / of Chymay / of Beau+mont
/ of Streumehont / &amp; of the Gode. I Io|han
Froy&s;art pree&s;t and chapeleyn to my &s;aid
lorde / and at that tyme trea&s;ourer and chanon
of Chymay / and of Ly&s;le in Flaunders / haue
enterpri&s;ed this noble mater / treatynge of the
aduentures and warres of Fraunce and En|glande / 
and other countreys conioyned and a
lyed to them / as it may apere clerely / by the
treaties therof made vnto the date of this pre+&s;ente
day / the whiche excellent mater&abis; as longe
as I lyue by the helpe of god I &s;hall co~tynue / 
for the more I folowe and labour it / the more
it plea&s;eth me. As the noble knyght or &s;quyer
louynge the feates of armes / do perceyuer in
the &s;ame / and be therby experte and made par+fyte / 
&s;o in laborynge of this noble mater / I de+lyte
and take plea&s;ure. &para;It hath ben here be|fore
conteyned in our hy&s;tory howe truce was
made at Balyngham / to endure thre yere by|twene
Englande and Fraunce / and for that
purpo&s;e the erle of &s;aynt Poll / the lorde of Ca|&s;tell
Morant / and &s;yr Taupyn of Cauteuell / 
amba&s;&s;adours of Frau~ce had ben in Englan|de
with the duke of Lanca&s;tre and the duke of
yorke / for to vnder&s;tande the kinges plea&s;ure / 
and the opynion of the co~mons of Englande / 
for at the comunycacyon and parlyamente at
Amyence / they were at a poynte of agrement
of peace / vpon certayne artycles &s;pecifyed / re|&s;eruynge
the agrement therto of the co~mons
of Englande. thus the&s;e amba&s;&s;adours were
retourned in to Fraunce / and were an&s;wered
howe that at the fee&s;t of &s;aynt Mychell nexte
en&s;uynge / there &s;hulde be a Parlyament at
We&s;tmyn&s;ter of the thre e&s;tates of Englande / 
at whiche tyme the mater &s;hulde be declared / 
and a full aun&s;were made. Whan tydynges
was come in to Englande of the frenche kyn|ges
&s;yckne&s;&s;e / that matter was greatly hyn|dred / 
howe be it kynge Rycharde of Englan|de / 
and the duke of Lanca&s;tre / had great af|fection
to haue had peace / &s;o that if they might
haue had their ententes / peace had ben made
bytwene Englande and Fraunce. But the co~|mynalte
<PB REF="257">
of Englande de&s;yred warre / &s;ayenge
howe warre with Fraunce was more conue|nyent
for them than peace. and of that opyny|on
was one of the kynges vncles / Th<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> mas
duke of Gloce&s;tre / erle of Perces / and con&s;ta|ble
of Englande / who was welbeloued in the
realme / he enclyned rather to the warre than
to peace. And of his opynyon were the yonge
gentylmen of the realme / &s;uche as de&s;yred fea|tes
of armes. But his brother the duke of Lan+ca&s;tre / 
bycau&s;e he was elde&s;t and of mo&s;t pui&s;|&s;aunce
in Englande / he thought and &s;aid that
the warre bytwene Englande and Fraunce
had endured longe ynoughe / and that peace
were more mete&punc; for by the warre cri&s;tende me
was &s;ore febled / for the great turke Lamora|baquyn
was with greate puy&s;&s;aunce on the
fronters of Hu~gery wherfore he &s;ayd it &s;hulde
be honorable to all yonge lu&s;ty knyghtes and
&s;quyers to take their waye thyder / and there
to exercy&s;e dedes of armes.</P>
<P>LEtte vs wy&s;ely con&s;ydre the duke of
Lanca&s;ters wordes / who &s;pake them
of good entent / for he had greatly tra+ueyled
in the warres of Fraunce / and conque+red
but lytell / and &s;ore traueyled his bodye / 
brent and dy&s;troyed the playne countreys in
his waye / and after his retourne &s;one recoue+red
agayn / he &s;awe this warre drewe neuer to
n<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ne <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">nde / but rather encrea&s;ed. Al&s;o he &s;awe
that if / fortune <ABBR>&s;huld</ABBR> turne agayn&s;t y^e engly&s;&s;h
party / that great do~mage therof &s;hulde en&s;ue / 
and parceyued well that the kyng his nephue
was enclyned moche rather to the peace than
to the warre. I Iohan Froy&s;art auctoure of
this hy&s;tory / canne nat well &s;aye / whether this
dukes opinyon was good or nat / but it was
&s;hewed me that bycau&s;e the duke of Lanca&s;tre
&s;awe his two doughters maryed in higher de+gree
than hym&s;elfe / and out of the realme of
Englande / the one was quene of Spaygne / 
the other Quene of Portugale. This cau&s;ed
him gretly to enclyne to the peace / for he knew
well that the kynge of Spaygnes &s;onne / who
had maryed his doughter / was as than but
yonge / and in daunger of his owne &s;ubgiet|tes / 
and knewe well that if he &s;hulde pea&s;ably
enioye the herytage of Spaygne / it was con|uenyente
that the engly&s;&s;he men &s;hulde kepe
the peace with Fraunce / for if the peace &s;hulde
be broken by any incydent / than the Frenche
men myght &s;hortly be reuenged of the realme
of Spayne, for they had open entrees as well
through Aragon and Chathalone / as Bierne
and By&s;kay / for the lady yolant of Bare was
quene of Aragone / and &s;he was good frenche
and gouerned Aragon / Chathalone / Bierne / 
and By&s;kay / for the Vycount of Chatellon / 
who was heyre to therle of Foiz had &s;o &s;worne
and promy&s;ed the frenche quene / wherby the
frenche men hadde many fayre entrees in to
Spaygne without daunger of the kynge of
Nauer / who wolde nat wyllyngly dy&s;plea&s;e
the frenche kynge his co&s;yn germayne / for as
than &s;yr Peter of Nauerre his brother / was
with the frenche kynge / who alwayes apea&s;ed
the frenche kynges ire and dy&s;plea&s;ure / whan
he had any to his brother the Kynge of Na|uer / 
for he was a true frenche man / and neuer
founde the contrary. All the&s;e imagynacions
the duke of Lanca&s;tre had in hym &s;elfe / and
&s;hewed his mynde to his &s;onne the erle of Der+by / 
though he were but yonge / yet he was of
great wy&s;dome / and lykely to come to great
honour / whiche erle had thre &s;onne / Iohan / 
Humfrey / and Thomas / and two doughters
by the lady his wyfe / doughter and heyre to
the Erle con&s;table of Englande / erle of Her|forde
and Northampton / by whiche lady he
helde great herytage.</P>
<P>THe conclu&s;yon of the parlyament hol|den
at We&s;tmyn&s;ter by the thre e&s;tates
of the realme. A trewce was taken by &s;ee and
by lande / bytwene Fraunce and Englande / 
their frendes and alyes / to endure fro the fee&s;t
of &s;aynt Mychell / to the fee&s;t of &s;aynt Iohan
Bapty&s;t nexte after / and &s;uche co~my&s;&s;ioners
as the frenche kynge had &s;ent to this parlya|ment
were dy&s;patched / and the charter of the
truce &s;ent by them &s;ealed / whiche treuce was
well vpholden on all partyes. The Frenche
kynge was &s;ore febled by rea&s;on of his &s;ycke|ne&s;&s;e / 
and the phy&s;icyon may&s;ter Guyllyam
Har&s;elay was as than deed / but whan he de|parted
fro Crayell fro the kynge / he ordeyned
many receytes for the kynge to v&s;e / wherby in
the wynter &s;ea&s;on he recouered his helth / wher+of
all his louers and frendes reioy&s;ed / with
the hole co~mynalte of Frau~ce / for he was well
be loued / and &s;o he and the quene came to Pa|rys / 
and helde their hou&s;eholde mo&s;t parte at
&s;aynt Powle / and &s;omtyme at Loure / and the
<PB N="ccxliii" REF="257">
longe wynter nyghtes they pa&s;&s;ed the &s;ea&s;on
with daun&s;ynge and carollynge / and other re+uels
and dy&s;portes. The quene was acompa|ned
with the duche&s;&s;e of Berrey / the duche&s;&s;e
of Orlyance / and other ladyes. The &s;ame &s;ea+&s;on
the Vycount of Cha&s;tellon was come to
Parys / who was newly entred in to the hery|tage
of the erledome of Foize and of Bierne / 
as ryght heyre / and he releued the &s;ayde erle|dom
of Foiz / and dyd his homage to the kyng
but nat for Bierne / for that cou~trey helde them+&s;elfe
of &s;o noble condycion / that they helde &s;er+uyce
to no man lyuynge. Howe be it the prince
of Wales &s;aid to the erle of Foiz that la&s;t dyed / 
that he ought to releue of him / and to haue his
re&s;orte to the Duchy of Acquitayne. But al|wayes
the &s;ayd erle denyed and defended it.
And it is to be thought that the chalenge that
the prince of Wales made thervnto / was by
the &s;ettynge on and mouyng of Iohan erle of
Armynake / as it hath ben &s;hewed here before
in this hi&s;tory / wherfore as nowe I wyll ouer
pa&s;&s;e it. Whan this vicount of Cha&s;tellon (cal+led
fro hen&s;eforthe erle of Foiz) was at Paris
with the frenche kyng / he had there in his com+pany
with hym his co&s;yn &s;yr yuan of Foize / 
ba&s;tarde &s;onne to the la&s;te Erle of Foize / who
was a goodly knyght. The erle of Foiz or he
dyed wolde haue made hym his heyre / with a
nother of his ba&s;tarde &s;onnes called Gracian / 
who dwelte as than with the kyng of Nauer / 
but the knyghtes of Bierne wolde neuer con|&s;ent
therto / therfore the mater re&s;ted as it dyd / 
and the erle dyed &s;odaynly (as ye haue herde
before) Whan the Frenche kynge &s;awe this
yonge knyght &s;yr yuan of Foiz / he lyked hym
marueylous well / al&s;o the kynge and he were
moche of one age / and by rea&s;on of the fauour
that the kynge bare to this yonge knyght / the
erle of Foiz had the &s;horter &s;pede / and was
delyuered of all his bu&s;ine&s;&s;e / and than
departed in to his owne countrey / 
and &s;yr yuan abode &s;tyll with
the kynge / and retay+ned
as one of his
knyghtes of
his cham+bre / 
with .xii. hor&s;es / &amp; all other
thynges therto be|longynge.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="192" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Of the aduenture of a daunce that
was made at Parys in lykene&s;&s;e of
wodehow&s;es / wherin the Frenche
Kynge was in parell of dethe.
Cap. C.xcii.</HEAD>
<P>_IT fortuned / that &s;one
after the retaynmge of this
fore&s;ayd knyght / a mary|age
was made in the kyn|ges
hou&s;e / bytwen a yonge
knyght of Vermandoys / 
and one of the quenes gen|tylwomen
/ and bycau&s;e they were bothe of the
kynges hou&s;e / the kinges vncles and other lor+des / 
ladyes / and damo&s;elles made great try|umphe.
There was the dukes of Orlyaunce / 
Berrey / and Burgoyne / &amp; their wyues / daun|&s;ynge
and makynge great ioye. The kynge
made a great &s;upper to the lordes and ladyes
and the quene kepte her e&s;tate / de&s;irynge eue|ry
man to be mery. And there was a &s;quyer of
Normandy called Hogreymen of Gen&s;ay / he
aduy&s;ed to make &s;ome pa&s;tyme. The daye of
the maryage whiche was on a tue&s;day before
Candelmas / he prouyded for a mummery a+gayn&s;t
nyght. He deuy&s;ed &s;yxe cotes made of
lynen clothe / couered with pytche and theron
flare lyke heare / and had them redy in a cham+bre.
The kynge put on one of them / and therle
of Iouy / a yonge lu&s;ty knyght another / and
&s;yr Charles of Poicters the thyrde / who was
&s;onne to the erle of Valentenoys / and to &s;yr y|uan
of Foiz another / and the &s;onne of the <ABBR>lord</ABBR>
Nanthorillet had on the fyfte / and the &s;quy|er
hym &s;elfe had on the &s;yxte. And whan they
where thus arayed in the&s;e &s;ayd cotes and &s;o|wed
fa&s;t in them / they &s;emed lyke wylde wode
hou&s;es full of beare fro the toppe of the heed to
the &s;owle of y^e foote. This deuy&s;e plea&s;ed well
the frenche kynge / and was well content with
the &s;quyer for it. They were aparelled in the&s;e
cotes &s;ecretly in a chamre that no man knewe
therof / but &s;uch as holpe them. Whan &s;yr yuan
of Foiz had well aduy&s;ed the&s;e cores / he &s;ayd
to the kynge. Syr co~maunde &s;traytely that
no man aproche nere vs with any torches or
fyre / for if the fyre fa&s;ten in any of the&s;e cotes / 
we &s;hall all be brent without remedy. the king
aun&s;wered and &s;ayd / yuan ye &s;peke well and
<PB REF="258">
wy&s;ely / it &s;hall be doone as ye haue deuy&s;ed / 
and incontynent &s;ent for an v&s;&s;her of his cham+bre / 
co~maundyng him to go in to the chambre
where the ladyes dau~&s;ed / and to co~maunde all
the varlettes holdinge torches to &s;tande vp by
the walles / and none of them to aproche nere
to the wovehou&s;es that &s;hulde come thyder to
daunce. The v&s;&s;her dyd the kynges co~maun|dement / 
whiche was fulfylled. Sone after the
duke of Orlyance entred in to the hall / acom|panyed
with four knyghtes and &s;yxe torches
and knewe nothynge of the kynges co~maun|dement
for the torches / nor of the mummery
that was co~mynge thyder / but thought to be
holde the daun&s;ynge / and began hym &s;elfe to
daunce. Therwith the kynge with the fyue o|ther
came in / they were &s;o dy&s;guy&s;ed in flaxe
that no man knewe them. Fyue of them were
fa&s;tened one to another. The kynge was lo&s;e
and went before and led the deuy&s;e.</P>
<P>WHan they entred in to the hall euery
man teke &s;o great hede to them / that
they forgate the torches. The kynge
departed fro his company and went to the la|dyes
to &s;porte with them / as youth requyred / 
and &s;o pa&s;&s;ed by the quene and came to the du|che&s;&s;e
of Berrey / who toke and helde hym by
the arme to knowe what he was / but the kyng
wolde nat &s;hewe his name. Than the duches
&s;ayd / ye &s;hall nat e&s;cape me tyll I knowe your
name. In this meane &s;ea&s;on great my&s;chyefe
fell on the other / and by rea&s;on of the duke of
Orlyance / howe be it / it was by ignoraunce / 
and agayn&s;t his wyll / for if he had con&s;ydred
before the mi&s;chefe that <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ell / he wolde nat haue
done as he dyd for all the good in the worlde / 
but he was &s;o de&s;yrous to knowe what per&s;o|nages
the fyue were that daunced / he put one
of the torches that his &s;eruau~tes helde &s;o nere / 
that the heate of the fyre entred in to the flaxe
(wherin if fyre take / there is no remedy) and
&s;odaynly was on a bright flame / and &s;o eche
of them &s;et fyre on other / the pytche was &s;o fa|&s;tened
to the lynen clothe and their &s;hyrtes &s;o
drye and fyne / and &s;o ioynynge to their fle&s;&s;he
that they began to brenne and to cry for helpe.
None dur&s;te come nere theym / they that dyd
brente their handes / by rea&s;on of the heate of
the pytche. One of them called Nanthorillet / 
aduy&s;ed hym howe the botry was therby / he
fled thyder / and ca&s;t him&s;elfe in to a ve&s;&s;ell full
of water / wherin they ryn&s;ed pottes / whiche
&s;aued hym / or els he had ben deed as the other
were / yet he was &s;ore hurt with the fyre. whan
the quene herde the crye that they made / &s;he
douted her of the Kynge / for &s;he knewe well
that he &s;hulde be one of the &s;yxe / wherwith &s;he
fell in a &s;owne / and knightes and ladyes came
and comforted her. a pyteous noy&s;e there was
in the hall. The duche&s;&s;e of Berrey delyuered
the kynge fro that parell / for &s;he dyd ca&s;te ouer
him the trayne of her gowne / and couered him
fro the fyre. The kynge wolde haue gone fro
her. Whyder wyll ye go quod &s;he / ye &s;e well
howe your company brennes? What are ye? I
am the kyng quod he. Ha&s;te you quod &s;he and
gette you in to other apparell / that the quene
maye &s;e you / for &s;he is in great feare of you.
Therwith the kynge departed out of the hall / 
and in all ha&s;te chaunged his apparell / and
came to the quene. And the duche&s;&s;e of Ber|rey
had &s;omwhat comforted her / and had &s;he|wed
her howe &s;he &s;hulde &s;e the kynge &s;hortely.
Therwith the kynge came to the quene / and
as &s;oone as &s;he &s;awe hym / for ioy &s;he enbra&s;ed
hym and fell in a &s;owne. Than &s;he was borne
in to her chambre / and the kynge wente with
her. And the ba&s;tarde of Foiz who was all on
a fyre / cryed euer with a loude voyce. &s;aue the
kynge / &s;aue the kynge. Thus was the kynge
&s;aued. It was happy for hym that he went fro
his company / for els he had ben deed without
remedy. This great my&s;cheife fell thus about
mydnyght in the hall of &s;aynt Powle in Pa|rys / 
where there was two brente to dethe in
the place / and other two / the ba&s;tarde of Foiz
and the erle of Iouy borne to their lodgynges
and dyed within two dayes after in gret my|&s;ery
and payne. Thus the fee&s;t of this mary|age
brake vp in beuyne&s;&s;e / howe be it there
was no remedy. The faulte was onely in the
duke of Orlyaunce / and yet he thought none
yuell whanne he put downe the torche. Than
the duke &s;ayde. Syrs lette euery man knowe
there is no man to blame for this cau&s;e but all
onely my &s;elfe / I ame &s;ory therof. If I had
thought as moche before / it &s;hulde nat haue
happened. Than the duke of Orlyaunce went
to the kynge to excu&s;e hym / and the kyng toke
his excu&s;e. This ca&s;e fell in the yere of oure
lorde god a thou&s;ande thre hundred four&s;core
and twelue / the tue&s;day before the fee&s;t of Can+delmas / 
of whiche fortune great brute &s;predde
<PB N="ccxliiii" REF="258">
abrode in the realme of Frau~ce / and in other
countreys. The dukes of Burgoyne and
of Berrey were nat there pre&s;ent at that &s;ea|&s;on / 
They hadde taken their leaue before of
the kyng / and were gone to their lodginges.</P>
<P>THe next daye the&s;e newes &s;predde a|brode
in the cytie / and euery manne
had merueyle therof. and &s;ome &s;ayd
howe God had &s;ente that token for an en&s;am+ple / 
and that it was wy&s;edome for the kynge
to regarde it / and to withdrawe hym &s;elfe
fro &s;uche yonge ydell wantonne&s;&s;e / whiche
he had v&s;ed ouermoche beynge a kyng. The
co~mons of the cytie of Parys murmured &amp;
&s;ayd. Beholde the great my&s;happe and my&s;|chiefe
that was lykely to haue fallen on the
kynge / He myght as well haue been brent as
other were. What &s;hulde haue fallen than of
the kynges vncles and of his brother. They
myght haue ben &s;ure none of them &s;hulde ha+ue
&s;caped the dethe: yea / and all the knygh|tes
that myght haue been founde in Parys?
As &s;oone as the dukes of Berrey and of Bur+goyne
herde of that aduenture / they were a|ba&s;&s;hed
and marueyled greatly. They lepte
on their hor&s;es and rode to the kyng / and co~|forted
and coun&s;ayled hym / whiche was ne|ce&s;&s;ary / 
for he was &s;ore troubled / and the pa|ryll
that he was in / was &s;tyll in his ymagi|nacion / 
he &s;hewed his vncles howe his aunt
of Berrey had &s;aued hym. But he &s;ayde he
was very &s;orie for the dethe of the erle of Io|uye / 
of &s;ir yuan of Foiz / and of &s;ir Charles
of Poicters. His vncles reconforted hym &amp;
&s;ayde. Sir / that is lo&s;te canne nat be recoue+red:
ye mu&s;te forgette the dethe of them / and
thanke god of the fayre aduenture that is fal+len
to your owne per&s;one. For all the realme
of Fraunce by this incydent myght haue ben
in great daunger of le&s;ynge. For ye maye
thynke well that the&s;e people of Parys wyll
neuer be &s;tyll / for God knoweth / if the my&s;|fortune
had fallen on you / they wolde haue
&s;layne vs all. Theriore &s;ir / aparell you in
e&s;tate royall and lepe on your hor&s;e and ryde
to our lady in pylgrimage / and we &s;hall ac|company
you / and &s;hewe youre &s;elfe to the
people / for they de&s;yre &s;oore to &s;e you. The
kynge &s;ayde he wolde &s;o do. Than the kyn|ges
vncles toke aparte the duke of Orlyau~ce
and in curte&s;&s;e maner &s;omwhat blamed hym
of his yonge dede that he had done. He aun|&s;wered
and &s;ayde / howe he thought to haue
done none yuell. Than anone <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 word"> y^e kynge
and his company lepte on their hor&s;es / and
rode throughe the cytie to apea&s;e the people / 
and came to our lady Churche / &amp; there herde
ma&s;&s;e and offred / and thanne retourned a|gayne
to the hou&s;e of &s;aynt Poule / and lytell
and lytell this mater was forgotten / and the
ob&s;equyes done for the deed bodyes.</P>
<P>Ah erle Ga&s;coyne of Foiz / if this had for|tuned
in thy lyfe dayes / thou &s;hulde&s;t haue
had great di&s;plea&s;ure / and it had been harde
to haue pea&s;ed the / for thou louede&s;t hym en|tierly.
All lordes and ladyes through the re|alme
of Frau~ce / and el&s;where / that herde of
this chaunce had great marueyle therof.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="193" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe pope Bonyface and the car+dynals
of Rome / &s;ent a frere a wy&s;e
clerke to the frenche kyng.
Cap. C.xc.iii.</HEAD>
<P>_POpe Bonyface beyng
at Rome with his cardinali
es reioy&s;ed of this &s;aid ad+uenture / 
bycau&s;e the Fren|che
kyng was agayn&s;t the~
The pope &s;ayde it was a
token &s;ente fro God to the
realme of Fraunce / bycau&s;e they &s;upported
the pope at Auygnon / who was proude and
pre&s;umptuous / and neuer had done good in
all his lyfe / but di&s;ceyued the worlde. The
pope at Rhome and his cardynalles were in
coun&s;ayle / and concluded to &s;ende to the fren|che
kyng &s;ecretely a man of prudence / a frere
mynor a great clerke / and he wi&s;ely to preche
and to coun&s;ayle the kyng to folowe y^e waye
of rea&s;on / for they &s;aid the kyng toke a wro~g
waye / &s;eynge he was named to be the chiefe
kyng of Chri&s;tendome / by whom holy chur|che
ought to be illumyned and ayded. Wher|fore
they charged this frere to go in to Frau~ce / 
and delyuered hym in&s;tructions of the ef|fecte
that he &s;hulde &s;aye and do. This was
done but it was by ley&s;ar / for the Frere had
farre to go / and al&s;o knewe nat whether he
&s;hulde haue audyence whanne that he cam<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">
thyder or nat. &para;Nowe lette hym go on his
<PB REF="259">
iourney / and we &s;hall &s;omwhat &s;peke of the
bu&s;yne&s;&s;e of Fraunce.</P>
<P>NAtwith&s;tandyng / for all the&s;e adue~|tures / 
the dukes of Berrey &amp; Bur|goyne
and their coun&s;ayls / lefte nat
to pur&s;ue to haue di&s;troyed y^e lorde de la Ry|uer
and &s;ir Iohan le Mercier / who were in
pri&s;one in the ca&s;tell of &s;aynt Anthony / in the
kepyng of the vycount of Archy. And it was
&s;aid / that they &s;hulde be put to dethe / and de+lyuered
to the prouo&s;t of the Chattelet. And
it was ordayned / that as &s;one as they &s;hulde
come in to his handes / that they &s;hulde be be+heded
openly as traytours agayn&s;t y^e crow|ne
of Fraunce: and &s;o they had been / if God
had nat prouyded for them. And at the &s;pe|ciall
in&s;taunce and reque&s;t of the duche&s;&s;e of
Berrey: for and &s;he had nat ben / their dethe
had been ha&s;ted. &s;pecially &s;he prayed for the
lorde de la Riuer / for by his meanes &s;he was
brought in to Fraunce / &amp; the maryage made
bytwene the duke of Berrey and her. She
&s;ayde on a tyme to the duke her hu&s;bande all
wepyng. Sir / that is layd to the lordes de la
Ryuer is but a fal&s;e &s;elaundre / and done for
enuy. And &s;ir / Remembre what payne and
traueyle he toke to bring vs toguyder / ye re|warde
hym but &s;mally to co~&s;ent to his dethe
Thoughe all his landes and goodes be ta|ken
fro hym / yet lette hym haue his lyfe. For
and he dye in this opyn &s;hame / I &s;hall ne|uer
haue ioye in my herte. Sir / I &s;aye nat
this of fayned corage / but that I &s;ay is with
all my hole hert / wherfore &s;ir / I requyre you
prouyde for his delyueraunce. Whan the du|ke
herde his wyfe &s;peke &s;o effectuou&s;ly / and
al&s;o knewe well that &s;he &s;ayde but trouthe.
Than he had pytie and &s;waged his di&s;plea|&s;ure / 
and the lorde de la Ryuer had been the
&s;ones delyuered and &s;ir Iohan Mercier had
nat been / for they &s;ought all the wayes that
myght be / to haue putte hym to dethe / whi|che
they coude nat do / without bothe &s;hulde
haue dyed.</P>
<P>THis &s;ir Iohan Mercyer hadde wept
&s;o moche in pri&s;on / that his &s;ight was
therby &s;ore febled. It they had folowed the
duche&s;&s;e of Burgoyns coun&s;ayle / they had
ben putte to execucyon longe before &s;hame|fully / 
without fauour. For &s;he hared them / 
bycau&s;e they and &s;ir Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on had
coun&s;ayled the kynge to go in to Bretaygne
to warre agayn&s;t her co&s;yn the duke. Al&s;o
&s;he &s;ayde / that Cly&s;&s;on / le Ryuer / and Mer|cyer / 
were cau&s;ers of the kynges maladye / 
howe be it the kyng was well recouered and
in good e&s;tate. The dukes of Berrey and
Burgoyne kepte &s;tyll the gouernau~ce of the
realme of Fraunce / for they had great pro|fyte
therby. They had apoynted &s;uche per|&s;ones
as them plea&s;ed to be about the kyng.</P>
<P>In tho&s;e dayes the kynge bare the name of
a kynge / but as touchyng the bu&s;yne&s;&s;e par|teynynge
to the crowne of Fraunce / he was
but lytell obeyed / for the dukes wolde &s;e and
knowe howe euery thynge pa&s;te. The du|che&s;&s;e
of Burgoyne was nexte per&s;one to the
Quene / where with the Duche&s;&s;e of Orly|aunce
was nothynge plea&s;ed / for &s;he wolde
haue hadde the honoure and preemynence.
And &s;he &s;ayde to &s;uche as were &s;ecrete with
her. What / the duche&s;&s;e of Burgoyne ought
in no condycion to go before me / nor is nat &s;o
nyghe to the crowne (as I am). My lorde
my hu&s;bande is brother to the kynge / and it
myght &s;o fall / that he &s;hulde be kynge and I
quene: I wotte nat why &s;he &s;hulde take on
her this honour / and put me behynde? Thus
&s;ome enuy was amonge the&s;e ladyes.</P>
<P>&para;Nowe lette vs leaue &s;peakynge of them / 
and retourne to &s;ir Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on.</P>
<P>_YE haue herde howe he was &s;om|moned
fyftene dayes to apere in
the parlyament chambre / &amp; how
certayne knyghtes were &s;ente in
to Bretaygne to &s;eke for him / as
&s;ir Philyppe of Sauoi&s;es and other / who
wente in to Bretaygne and &s;ertched for hym
in all places / but they founde hym nat / for he
hydde hym &s;elfe &s;o couertly / that they coulde
neuer &s;peke with hym / for if they hadde / they
wolde haue re&s;ted hym. At their retourne
in to Fraunce / they made relacyon of their
voyage. Than it was iudged by the lordes
of the parlyament / that &s;ir Olyuer of Cly&s;|&s;on
Con&s;table of Fraunce / hadde forfayted
landes / lyfe / and goodes: And &s;o iuged hym
to be bany&s;&s;hed for euer out of the realme of
Fraunce / and to le&s;e all his offyces and hery+tages
within the realme. And bicau&s;e he had
nat &s;ente the Martell / whiche is the token of
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the offyce of the Con&s;tablery / as he was &s;o~|moned
to do: therfore the offyce was vacant
and voyde. Than the dukes and their coun|&s;ayls / 
&s;uche as were agayn&s;t &s;ir Olyuer of
Cly&s;&s;on / thought it nece&s;&s;ary to prouyde &s;o~e
per&s;on to occupy the &s;aid offyce / whiche was
&s;o noble and of &s;o gret renome / that it might
nat long be without a gouernour / for the in|cidentes
that myght happe to fall. They ad|uy&s;ed
that the lorde Coucy was a mete man
for it / and layde it to hym / but he excu&s;ed him
&s;elfe and &s;ayd / that in no wy&s;e he wolde me+dyll
therwith / he wolde rather for&s;ake the re+alme
of Fraunce. Whan they &s;awe he wolde
nat medyll therwith / than the dukes toke o|ther
aduy&s;e.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="194" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the maryage was treated / 
of the lorde Philyp of Arthoys Erle
of Ewe / and the lady Mary of Ber|rey
wydowe / doughter to the duke
of Berey / and howe he was admyt+ted
Con&s;table of Fraunce.
Cap. C.xc.iiii.</HEAD>
<P>_IN this &s;ame &s;ea&s;one
there was a treatie of ma|ryage
to be had bytwene
the lorde Philyppe of Ar|thoys
&amp; the yong wydowe
lady of Berrey / &s;omtyme
called cou~te&s;&s;e of Dunoys
and wyfe to Loyes of Bloys. The Frenche
kynge wolde gladly haue had this maryage
auaun&s;ed / but the duke of Berrey was natre
wyllynge therto / for he thought the erldome
of Ewe but a &s;mall thyng / as to the regarde
of her fyr&s;te hu&s;bande / wherfore he thought
to mary her more highlyer. In dede the lady
was beautifull &amp; endued with all vertues / y^t
&s;hulde aperteyne to a noble lady. Howe be
it finally / the duke of Berrey was lothe to
di&s;plea&s;e the kynge / yet he had many offers
made hym for his doughter / as by the yonge
duke of Loreyne / by the erle of Armynake / &amp;
by the &s;onne and heyre of the Erle of Foiz.
The kynge brake of all the&s;e maryages / and
&s;ayd to his vncle. Fayre vncle of Berrey / we
wyll nat that ye &s;hall putte our co&s;yn youre
doughter come of the Floure delyce / in to &s;o
farre countreys / we &s;hall prouyde for her a
mariage mete / for we wolde gladly haue her
nere vs / it is right mete that &s;he be with our
aunt your wyfe / for they be moche of one age
Whan the duke &s;awe the kynges entente / he
re<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">rayned hym &s;elfe of makynge of any pro|my&s;e / 
to any per&s;one for his doughter. Al&s;o
he &s;awe well that the kynge enclyned his fa|uour
to his co&s;yn the lorde Philyppe of Ar|thois / 
who was a yonge lu&s;ty knyght and of
highe corage / and hadde endured many tra|ueyls
in armes / beyond the &s;ee and other pla+ces / 
and had atchyued many voyages to his
great laude and honour. Than the dukes of
Berrey and Burgoyne agreed bytwene the~ / 
that if the kynge wolde gyue to their co&s;yn
Philyppe of Arthois / the offyce of Con&s;ta|blery
of Fraunce / whiche as than they repu|ted
voyde / by rea&s;on of the forfayture of &s;ir
Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on / than they to agree at the
kynges plea&s;ure in this &s;ayd maryage. For
the duke of Berrey thought / that if he were
con&s;table of Frau~ce / he &s;hulde than haue &s;uf|fycient
to mentayne his e&s;tate. On this the
two dukes determyned to &s;peke to the kynge
and &s;o they dyde / and &s;aid to hym. Sir / your
coun&s;ayle generally are all agreed / that the
lorde Philyp of Arthoys be preferred to the
offyce of con&s;table&s;hyp of Fraunce / whiche
is nowe voyde. For by iugement of your &abper;|lyament / 
Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on hath forfayted y^e
offyce / whiche maye nat be long vacant / but
it &s;hulde be preiudyce to the realme. And &s;ir / 
bothe you and we al&s;o are bounde to auau~ce
and promote our co&s;yn of Arthoys / for he is
nere of blode and of lynage to vs. And &s;ir / &s;e+ing
the office is voyde / we can nat tell where
ye &s;hulde better enploy it / than on hym. He
&s;hall right well exerci&s;e it: he is welbeloued
with knyghtes and &s;quiers: and he is a man
without enuy or couytou&s;ne&s;&s;e. The&s;e wor|des
plea&s;ed well the kyng / who an&s;wered &amp;
&s;aid. Vncle (if it voyde) we had rather he
had it than another. The kyng&abis; vncles &s;ued
&s;tyll for the lorde Philyppe of Arthoys / for
the duke of Berrey hated &s;ir Olyuer of Cli&s;|&s;on / 
bycau&s;e he con&s;ented to di&s;troye Bety|&s;ache
his &s;eruaunte. And the duke of Bur|goyne
hated hym / bycau&s;e he made warre
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agayn&s;t the duke of Bretaygne / and yet the
duche&s;&s;e hated hym wor&s;e. Finally the kyng
a&s;&s;ented / &s;o that the duke of Berrey wolde a+gre
to the maryage / bytwene his doughter &amp;
the &s;aid lorde Philyppe of Arthoys. And yet
to &s;ati&s;fye the kyng and the duke of Orlyau~|ce / 
who bare &s;ir Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on in that of+fyce.
They &s;ente &s;ir Guyllyam of Bourdes
and &s;ir Guyllyam Martell / bothe knyghtes
of the kynges chambre. And &s;ir Philyppe of
Sauoi&s;es a knyght of the duke of Berreys
in to Bretaygne / to &s;peke with &s;ir Olyuer of
Cly&s;&s;on. The&s;e knyghtes tooke their iour|ney
and rode to Angers / and there they fou~d
the quene of Hieru&s;alem and Iohan of Bre|taygne / 
who receyued them right honorably
for the honour of the Frenche kynge. There
they taryed two dayes / and demaunded ne|wes
of &s;ir Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on. Sayeng they
had curte&s;&s;e letters and me&s;&s;age fro the Fre~|che
kyng to hym / and fro none other per&s;one
And they were aun&s;wered no man coude tell
where he was / but that he was &s;urely in Bre+tayne / 
in one of his fortre&s;&s;es. But they &s;aid
he was &s;o flyttyng fro one place to another / 
that it was harde to fynde hym. Than the&s;e
knightes departed and toke leaue of y^e quene
and of her &s;onne Charles the prince of Tha|tent / 
and of Iohan of Bretaygne erle of Po~+thieu / 
and rode to Rennes. And the duke of
Bretayne and the duche&s;&s;e were at Wannes
and rode nat lightly forthe out of the towne / 
for he euer douted the bu&s;&s;hmentes of his en+nemye
&s;ir Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on. There was &s;o
harde warre made bytwene them / that there
was no mercy but dethe. And thoughe the
duke was lorde and &s;ouerayne of the coun|trey / 
yet there was neyther barone / knyght / 
nor &s;quyer in Bretaygne / that wolde arme
them agayn&s;t &s;ir Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on / but di&s;|&s;ymuled
and &s;ayde / that their warre touched
them nothyng / wherfore they &s;atte &s;tyll. The
duke coude haue none other conforte.</P>
<P>_WHan~e the&s;e Frenche knyghtes
were at Rennes: they enquered
where to fynde &s;ir Olyuer of
Cly&s;&s;on / but they coude here no
certentie of hym. Thanne they
were cou~&s;ayled to drawe to the ca&s;tell of Io|&s;elyn / 
where &s;ir Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;ons men re|ceyued
them well / for the loue of the Frenche
kynge. Than they demaunded where they
myght here of &s;ir Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on / Say|eng
they had to &s;peke with hym / fro the fren|che
kynge and from the duke of Orlyaunce / 
and from none other per&s;ones. But his men
coude tell nothyng of hym / or els they wolde
nat tell. But they &s;ayd. &s;irs / &s;urely it wyll be
harde to fynde hym / for this daye he is in one
place / and to morowe in another. But if it
plea&s;e you / ye maye ryde ouer all the duchy
of Bretaygne / and &s;ertche ouer all his forte|re&s;&s;es
and hou&s;es / none &s;hall be clo&s;ed aga|yn&s;t
you. Whan they &s;awe they coulde haue
none other aun&s;were they departed thens / &amp;
rode and vi&s;yted all the fortre&s;&s;es great and
&s;mall / parteynynge to the lorde Olyuer of
Cly&s;&s;on. Than~e they came to Wannes / and
there founde the duke of Bretaygne and the
duche&s;&s;e / who receyued them / and there they
taryed but halfe a daye / and dy&s;couered nat
to the duke / the &s;ecrete mater that they came
thyder for / nor al&s;o the duke examyned them
nothynge of the mater. Al&s;o they coulde nat
&s;e there &s;ir Peter of Craon.</P>
<P>THus they toke leaue of the duke and
of the duche&s;&s;e and retourned to Pa+rys / 
where they fou~de the kyng and
the lordes / and there reported to the kynge &amp;
to the duke of Orlyaunce / howe they hadde
&s;ought all the places and townes parteynyn+ge
to &s;ir Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on / but in no wy&s;e
they coulde fynde hym. The dukes of Bur|goyn
and Berrey were right gladde of the&s;e
newes / and wolde nat it had ben otherwi&s;e.
Than anone after proceded the maryage by+twene
the lorde Philippe of Arthois and the
lady Mary of Berrey. and &s;o this lorde Phi+lyppe
was Con&s;table of Fraunce / and v&s;ed
the offyce / with all profytes and aduaunta|ges
therto belongyng / of auncyent ordynau~+ces.
yet the lorde Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on had nat
renounced the offyce / nor delyuered vp the
Martell / whiche is the token of the Con&s;ta|ble
of Fraunce. For he contynued / and &s;ayd
he wolde abyde &s;tyll Co~&s;table / and had done
no cau&s;e why to le&s;e it / nouther to the kynge
nor to the realme. He knewe well the erle of
Ewe was profered to haue the offyce of the
Con&s;table / and to enioye the profyttes ther|of / 
by con&s;ente of the Kynge / and howe he
hadde maryed the doughter of the Duke of
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Berrey the lady Mary. He toke but lytell re+garde
to all this / for he knewe hym &s;elfe true
to the kynge / and to the crowne of Fraunce.
And knewe well / all that was done agayn&s;t
hym was through enuy and hatered / that the
dukes of Burg<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">yne and Berey had again&s;t
hym. Thus the lorde of Cly&s;&s;on lette the ma+ter
pa&s;&s;e / and contynued &s;tyll his warre aga+yn&s;t
y^e duke of Bretayne / whiche warre was
right fier&s;e and cruell / without mercy or py|tie.
The lorde of Cly&s;&s;on rode ofter abrode
and layde bu&s;&s;hmentes / than the duke dyde.
And all other lordes of Bretayne &s;atte &s;tyll &amp;
wolde nat medyll. The duke dyde &s;ende for
the lordes of his countrey / and they came to
&s;peke with hym / &amp; to knowe his entent. than
the duke requyred them of their ayde &amp; helpe
agayn&s;t his ennemy &s;ir Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on.
Than the lordes of Bretayne / as the vicou~t
of Rohan / the lorde Dignan / the lorde Her|men
of Lyon / and dyuers other excu&s;ed them
and &s;ayd. they knewe no cau&s;e why / nor they
wolde nat make no warre agayn&s;t the lorde
Cly&s;&s;on / but they &s;aid they wolde right glad+lye
endenour them &s;elfes to bringe them to a
peace / if they coude. Whan the duke &s;awe he
coude haue none other conforte of them / and
parceyued well howe he lo&s;t and was lykely
to le&s;e mo men in that warre than &s;ir Olyuer
of Cly&s;&s;on / than he con&s;ented that the &s;ayde
lordes &s;hulde go to &s;ir Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on &amp;
treate for a peace / and to bringe hym vnder
&s;aueconducte to Wannes to &s;peke with hym / 
at whiche tyme he &s;ayd he &s;hulde be founde
tretable / and to agre to all rea&s;on. And if &s;ir
Olyuer had done hym any di&s;plea&s;ure / that
he myght haue amendes accordynge to their
aduy&s;e. The&s;e lordes were well agreed thus
to do / and &s;o they all thre wente to the lorde
Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on / and dyde &s;o moche that
they &s;pake with hym (as I was enformed)
in the ca&s;tell of Io<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">elyn / and &s;hewed him the
dukes entent. And moreouer to bringe them
to a peace (for they &s;awe well warr~ was nat
fytting bytwene them / but greatly noyed the
noble men / marchau~tes / and co~mons of Bre|taygne)
they &s;ayd to the lorde Olyuer. Sir / 
if it wyll plea&s;e you to go to y^e duke / we &s;hall
bynde vs to abide here i~ this ca&s;tell tyll your
retourne. And we doute nat / ye beynge ones
in his pre&s;ence / ye &s;hall fynde him &s;o re&s;ona|ble / 
that peace and good accorde &s;halbe had
bitwene you. Sir Olyuer &s;ayd. Sirs what
&s;hall it profyte you if I were deed? Thynke
you that I knowe nat the duke of Bretayne?
He is &s;o cruell and &s;o haute / that for all his
&s;aueconducte / or what &s;oeuer he &s;aythe / if he
&s;awe me in his pre&s;e~ce / he wolde neuer cea&s;e
tyll I were deed: and than~e &s;hulde you dye
lykewi&s;e / for my men here wolde &s;oone &s;lee
you without mercy. Wherfore it is be&s;t that
bothe you and I &s;aue our lyues / rather than
to putte vs in that daunger. I &s;hall kepe me
fro hym and I can / and lette hym kepe hym
as well fro me. Than~e the lorde Charles of
Dignan &s;ayde. Fayre co&s;yn / ye may &s;aye as
it plea&s;e you / but we thynke &s;urely thoughe
he &s;awe you / he wolde do you no di&s;plea&s;ure
This that we offre you is of good affection / 
and to bringe you to accorde / and we praye
you that ye wyll thus do. Than y^e lorde Cly&s;+&s;on
&s;ayde. Sirs / I beleue &s;urely ye meane
well / but I en&s;ure you vpon this a&s;&s;uraunce
I &s;hall neuer go to hym. But &s;ithe ye medell
in the mater bytwene vs / we &s;hall nat thynke
that I &s;halbe vnre&s;onable. I &s;hall tell you
what I wyll do. Retourne you agayn to the
duke / and &s;aye that I wyll nat take you for
no pledge nor ho&s;tage. Lette hym &s;ende me
his &s;onne and heyre / who is maryed to the
doughter of Frau~ce / and he &s;hall abyde here
in this ca&s;tell with my men / tyll I retourne
agayne. This way I thynke more &s;urer tha~
the other / for if ye &s;hulde abyde here (as ye
offre) Who &s;hulde than~e entremedell in the
bu&s;yne&s;&s;e bytwene y^e duke and me? For with+out
a meane we &s;hall neuer come to accorde.</P>
<P>WHan the&s;e lordes of Bretayne &s;awe
they coude haue non other an&s;were
they tooke their leaues and retour|ned
to Wa~nes to the duke / and &s;hewed hym
what they had done / but in no wy&s;e the duke
wolde con&s;ente to &s;ende his &s;onne to the ca|&s;tell
of Io&s;elyn. So their warre contynued
&s;tyll / wherby no per&s;one dur&s;t ryde abrode / 
and marchaundy&s;e was layde downe / tho|roughe
whiche the people of good townes &amp;
cyties were &s;ore hindred / and poore laborers
lette laboringe of the erthe. The duche&s;&s;e of
Burgoyn couertly ayded her co&s;yn the duke
of Bretayne w^t men of armes / a&s;well of Bur+goyne
as of other places. for the duke coude
get none of his countrey to take his parte in
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that quarell agayn&s;t &s;ir Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on.
They alwayes di&s;&s;ymuled the mater except
&s;uche as were of his owne hou&s;e. The duke
of Orlyaunce on the other parte / loued well
the lorde Olyuer of Clyi&s;on / and &s;ecretely &s;o
coured hym with men / and &s;ente hym hor&s;es.
Sir Olyuer of Gly&s;&s;on roode ofter abrode
than the duke dyde. And it fortuned on a day
he encountred two &s;quyers of the dukes / the
one called Ber<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ard &amp; the other yuonet. they
were taken and brought to &s;ir Olyuer / who
was gladde of them: He knewe them well / 
one of them hadde done hym &s;eruyce in tyme
pa&s;t / and the other nat / but he had done hym
di&s;plea&s;ure. Than &s;ir Olyuer &s;aid to yuonet
Remembre&s;t thou nat howe in the Ca&s;tell of
Ermyne thou &s;hewedde&s;t me but &s;mall cur|te&s;y:
and thou Bernarde hadde&s;t pyte on me
and dydde&s;t putte of thy gowne and putte it
on me / wha~ I &s;tode in my doublet on y^e paue|ment / 
the whiche kepte me fro colde. I wyll
nowe yelde thy curte&s;y to the / thy lyfe &s;halbe
&s;aued. but thou fal&s;e knaue and traitour yuo
net / thou myghte&s;t haue done otherwy&s;e tha~
thou dydde&s;t / therfore thou &s;halte repent it / 
and therwith drewe his dagger and &s;trake
hym to the herte. Another tyme y^e lorde Cli&s;|&s;on
rode with thre hundred &s;peares in his co~+pany / 
towarde the ca&s;tell of Alroy / where the
duke and duche&s;&s;e of Bretayne were. This
was aboute Myd&s;omer / and by fortune he
encountred a fourtie of the Dukes &s;eruaun|tes / 
who hadde tyed their hor&s;es to the trees / 
and had &s;ickels in their ha~des / and were cut+tyng
downe the corne / and makynge tru&s;&s;es
to cary to their lodgynges lyke forragers.
Whan the lorde Olyuer came on them / they
were &s;ore afrayde / and the lorde Oliuer &s;aid
Sirs / howe dare ye come in to the feldes / to
&s;teale and to take awaye poore me~nes corne?
ye neuer &s;owed them / and yet ye cutte theym
downe or they be type: ye begyn harue&s;t to
&s;oone. Leape on your hor&s;es and take youre
&s;ickels / for this tyme I wyll do you no hurt / 
and &s;aye to the duke of Breraygne who is in
Alroy / that if he wyll come or &s;ende his men
to driue me away / here he &s;hall fynde me tyll
the &s;onne goynge downe. The&s;e poore men
were gladde they were &s;o delyuered / they fea+red
to haue ben &s;layne. So they retourned
to the ca&s;tell of Alroy to y^e <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="2 letters">ke / and &s;hewed
hym what they hadde herde and &s;ene / but the
duke nor none of his men i&s;&s;ued out of y^e ca|&s;tell.
Many &s;crimy&s;&s;hes were made in Bre|taygne / 
bytwene the duke and &s;ir Olyuer of
Cly&s;&s;on / and they of the countre medled nat
bytwene them. &para;Nowe we wyll leaue to
&s;peke of the duke of Bretayne and of &s;ir Oli+uer
of Cly&s;&s;on / and of their warre / and &s;peke
of the bu&s;yne&s;&s;e bytwene Englande &amp; Fra~ce.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="195" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Of the forme of the peace made bi+twene
the Frenche kyng &amp; the kyng
of Englande / by meanes of the four
dukes vncles to bothe kynges.
Cap. C.xcv.</HEAD>
<P>_YE haue herde here before / 
howe the &abper;liame~t was holden in
the cytie of Amyence / and howe
the Engly&s;&s;he lordes departed / 
and vpon what artycles. &amp; howe
the Frenche kynge &s;ent after in to Englande
to the duke of La~ca&s;tre / and the an&s;were that
they hadde of the Engly&s;&s;hmen / who were
harde to be brought to any peace. For it laye
nat all onely in the kyng nor in the dukes of
Lanca&s;tre and yorke / for great parte laye in
the commens of Englande and archers / and
other &s;eruyng men. they &s;ayd howe they had
rather haue warre than peace / &amp; many yong
knightes &amp; &s;quiers were of y^t &s;ame opynion / 
for by rea&s;on of the warre they had mayntey+ned
their e&s;tates / howe be it &abper;force they were
fayne to obey as the kyng &amp; his vncles wolde
The duke of La~ca&s;tre bycau&s;e his .ii. dough+ters
were quenes / the one of Spaygne / the
of Portugale. And al&s;o bycau&s;e he &s;awe the
kynge his nephue enclyned to haue peace / he
&s;ayd the warre had endured longe ynoughe / 
and &s;ayde he wolde take payne therin / &s;o it
myght be for the honour of the kyng and the
realme. On the other partie the duke of Bur+goyne
dyde all y^t he myght do to haue peace / 
con&s;ydring howe he was greatly charged w^t
the bu&s;yne&s;&s;e of Fraunce. And that his two
nephues / the Frenche kynge and the duke of
Orlyaunce were yonge of age and of di&s;cre|cion.
Al&s;o he con&s;ydred howe he was enhery+tour
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to the duchy of Brabant / and thought / 
that if euer Flaunders and Brabant &s;hulde
vary agayn&s;t the crowne of Frau~ce with the
ayde of Englande / as they had other tymes
done before / that the realme of Fraunce &s;hulde
than haue ouer moche to do. the duke of Bur+goyne
was a wy&s;e and a farre ca&s;tyng prince / 
and depely regarded his bu&s;yne&s;&s;es. This du+ke
of Burgoyne and the duke of Lanca&s;tre / 
tooke great payne to haue a Parlyament a|gayn
to be holden at Balynghm~ / whiche was
agreed / and bothe partyes &s;uffycyently pro|uyded / 
with full auctorites to conclude a full
peace. And this coun&s;ayle to be holden at Ba+lyngham / 
in the moneth of May than nexte
after / in the yere of our lorde god a thou&s;ande
thre hundred four&s;core and .xvii. and all &s;uche
as &s;hulde be at this a&s;&s;emble were named and
apoynted.</P>
<P>FIr&s;te on the party of kynge Rycharde
kinge of Englande were apoynted his
two vncles / the duke of Lanca&s;tre and y^e duke
of Glouce&s;tre / who were greatly in fauoure
with all the co~mons of <ABBR>England</ABBR> / and with all
&s;uch y^t loued berter to haue warre than peace.
and with them &s;hulde be the archeby&s;&s;hop of
yorke / the by&s;&s;hop of London / and other cler|kes
of the lawe. It was apoynted that the&s;e
lordes &s;hulde come to Calays / as they dyd) a+boute
the myddes of Aprill / anone after the
fee&s;t of &s;aynte George / holden at the ca&s;tell of
Wynde&s;ore / by the kynge and other knyghtes
of the ordre of the garter. And on the frenche
party there was ai&s;ygned the dukes of Ber|tey
and Burgoyne to be there / and other coun+&s;aylours
of Frau~ce / and it was ordeyned that
they &s;hulde come to the towne of Boloyn / and
the frenche king / who (as he &s;hewed had great
affection to haue peace bytwene Engla~de and
hym) &s;ayde to his vncles / that he wolde come
as nere to the parlyament as he myght / wher
vpon it was aduy&s;ed where the frenche kinge
&s;hulde lye / the parlyament durynge at Ba|lyngham.
Some&s;ayd at &s;aynt Omers / and
&s;ome &s;ayd at Thourayne / and &s;ome at Mut|terell
or Abuyle. But all thynges con&s;ydred / it
was aduy&s;ed that the kynge &s;hulde lye at Ab|uyle / 
bycau&s;e the towne was &s;tronge and well
fourny&s;&s;hed / and there euery man &s;hulde be
well lodged. Whan this was determyned dro+u&s;yon
was made there for the kynge / and he
to be lodged in the abbay of &s;aynt Peters / an
abbay of blacke monkes / and thyder came the
kynge and the duke of Orlyaunce / and their
coun&s;ayle / and the lorde Reynolde of Corby / 
chauncellour of Fraunce. The dukes of Ber|rey
and of Burgoyne / and &s;uche other as were
in their co~my&s;&s;ion / were at Boloyne. And the
dukes of Lanca&s;tre and Glouce&s;tre &amp; other / 
were at Calays. It was goodly to beholde to
&s;e the ordre of this parlyament that was hol|den
at Balyngham / bytwene the frenche men
and engly&s;&s;hmen. There were tentes and pa|uylyons
pyght vp / to refre&s;&s;he bothe partyes / 
and twy&s;e or thry&s;e a weke the co~my&s;&s;ioners
mette there in a fayre tente / ordayned for that
purpo&s;e / aboute nyne of the clocke in the fore
noone / and there co~muned vpon many arty|cles.
It whiche tyme I Iohan Froy&s;art (au|ctour
of this booke) was at Abuyle / and de&s;y|rous
to knowe the effecte of this treatie / I en|quyred
the trouth of &s;uche lordes and other as
I thought &s;hulde knowe the certayntie. Is it
was &s;hewed me / whan they entred in to comu|nyca&s;ion / 
and had &s;ene eche others auctoryte / 
and perceyued that they had full power to con+clude
a peace / bothe by lande and &s;ee / bytwene
Fraunce and Englande / and all their alyes.
Than one of the fir&s;te demaundes y^t the fren|che
men de&s;yred / was to haue Calays raced
downe / in &s;uche maner that there &s;hulde be ne+uer
after any habytacion there. Therto the du+kes
of La~ca&s;tre and Glouce&s;tre an&s;wered and
&s;aid / how they had no &s;uche auctorite to cau&s;e
Calays to be beaten downe / but y^t Englande
&s;hulde holde it in his demayne and trewe he|rytage.
And &s;ayd / that if they purpo&s;ed to en|tre
any further in tr<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">atye of peace / to &s;eace of
that demaunde / and to &s;peke no more therof.
Whan the Dukes <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 word"> Berrey and Burgoyne
herde their two co&s;yns of Englande an&s;were
&s;o quyckly in that <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 word"> / they &s;ea&s;ed to &s;peke a|ny
more of that mat<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">er / for they &s;awe well their
traueyle &s;hulde be but in vayne / and &s;o than
&s;pake of other matters. Than the engly&s;&s;he
men demaunded to haue re<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="2 letters">ytucyon of all
&s;uche landes as had been delyuered to kynge
Rycharde their &s;oueraygne lorde / or to kynge
Edwarde the thyrde / or to any of their depu|ties
or commy&s;&s;ioners / and al&s;o to haue fully
payed the &s;o~me of florayns that was lefte vn|payed
at the tyme whan the warre renewed
bytwene <ABBR>England</ABBR> and Fraunce / and this the
<PB REF="262">
engly&s;&s;he clerkes and lawyers proued rea&s;o|nable
and lawfull to be had. The lordes and
chauncelours of Fraunce argued to the con|trary / 
and &s;ayd / as to retourne all the landes
agayne to the gouernynge of the kyng of En|glande
and his &s;ucce&s;&s;ours / was impo&s;&s;yble
to be done / &s;ayenge howe &s;uche landes / cyties / 
townes / ca&s;tels / lorde&s;hyppes / and homages
as the Engly&s;&s;he men demaunded / were gy|uen
awaye whan the peace was concluded at
Bretygny / and after confermed and &s;ealed at
Calays / wherby they were clene put a way fro
the kyng of Englande / whiche peace &amp; graun+tes
was made in the yere of our lorde god a
thou&s;ande thre hu~dred thre&s;core and one / and
thervpon the frenche kyng graunted to &s;uche
landes great lyberties / by his othe / writyng / 
and prome&s;&s;e / whiche in no wy&s;e canne be bro+ken
agayne nor reuoked / wherfore they &s;ayd
that if the Engly&s;&s;hemen purpo&s;ed to haue
peace / they &s;hulde drawe to &s;ome nerer poynt.
Than by delyberacyon of the foure dukes / it
was deuy&s;ed that the frenche men as well as
the engly&s;&s;hmen &s;hulde put all their demaun|des
in writynge / &amp; the &s;ame to be delyuered to
eyther partye / that they might be regarded at
length on bothe partes / and &s;uche as were vn+rea&s;onable
to be ra&s;ed and cancelled / and &s;uch
as were good to be vpholden. this ordynau~ce
&s;emed to all parties good and rea&s;onable. Be+fore
this ordre was taken y^e &s;our dukes had to
moche bu&s;yne&s;&s;e to do &s;pecyally the engly&s;&s;he
men had moche payne to here and to vnder|&s;tande
the frenche men / who were full of &s;ub|tyle
wordes / and cloked per&s;wacions and dou+ble
of vnder&s;tandynge / the whiche the frenche
men wolde rouine as they ly&s;t / to their profyte
and aduauntage whiche engly&s;&s;he men v&s;e
nat in their langage / for their &s;peche and en|tent
is playne. And al&s;o the engli&s;&s;hmen were
enfourmed that the Frenche men had nat al|wayes
vpholden the artycles / promy&s;es / and
condycyons / ratyfied in the artycles of peace / 
yet the frenchmen <ABBR>wold</ABBR> euer fynde one poynte
or other in their writynges / by &s;ome &s;ubtyle
cloked worde / affermynge that the engly&s;&s;he
men had broken the peace / and nat they. Wher+fore
whan the engly&s;&s;he men &s;awe or herde in
the frenche mens writynges any darke or clo|ked
worde / they made it to be examyned by
&s;uche as were profoundly lerned in the lawe / 
and if they founde it a my&s;&s;e / they cau&s;ed it to
be can&s;elled and amended / to the entent they
wolde leaue nothynge in trouble. And the en|gly&s;&s;hmen
to excu&s;e them&s;elfe / wolde &s;ay that
frenche men letnynge &s;uche &s;ubtylties in their
youth / mu&s;te nedes be more &s;ubtyle than they.
Somtyme &s;uche frowarde wordes bytwene
the parties greatly draue of the tyme of trea|tie.
The frenche men helde them &s;elfe fre / and
thought they &s;hulde nat be charged with no
&s;uche demaundes / as to make re&s;tytucy on of
all the landes / with the apendances pertay|nyng
to the duchy of Acquytayne / with the a|rerages
of that hath ben leuyed &s;yth the warre
renewed / to y^e whiche they wolde neuer acorde.
The frenche men offred to rendre the countre
of Terbe and of Bygore / and the countye of
Piergourt and Pyergyns / and the countie of
Agen and Agenoys. but Kaours / Rouer gue / 
Ouercy / and Lymo&s;yn / they <ABBR>wold</ABBR> in no wy&s;e
delyuer / nor the countie of Ponthyeur / nor of
the cou~tie of Guy&s;nes / more than the engly&s;&s;h
men hadde in their handes at the &s;ame tyme.
Thus the&s;e lordes contynued a fyftene dayes
and made no conclu&s;yon / but the&s;e dukes de|termyned
to &s;ende worde to the two kynges / 
to gyue them knowledge what they had done.
The frenche dukes rode to Abbeuyle and &s;he|wed
the kynge all the mater / and howe they
had de&s;yred their co&s;ins of Englande to write
the hole treatie to the kynge of Englande / and
&s;o they &s;ayd they had promy&s;ed to do. And as
I was enfourmed / on the engly&s;&s;he party the
duke of Gloce&s;tre was harder to entreat than
the duke of Lanca&s;tre / and bycau&s;e the com|mons
of Englande knewe &s;omwhat of his en+tent
therfore they agreed that he &s;hulde be &s;ent
to this treatye / for they knewe well that no|thynge
&s;hulde pa&s;&s;e hym without it were for
the honour of the realme. Thus the&s;e four du+kes
amyably departed eche fro other / and con+cluded
to mete there agayne the nynth day af|ter.
Thus the&s;e engly&s;&s;he lordes retourned to
Calays / and the frenche lordes to Boloyne / 
and &s;o to Abuyle. That tyme in Abuyle there
was a fayre garden / clo&s;ed with the ryuer of
Somme / whereas often tymes the frenche
kynge pa&s;&s;ed the tyme. He &s;ayd to his brother
of Orlyaunce and to his coun&s;ayle / that his
beynge at Abbeuyle dyd hym moche good in
his helthe. There was there the &s;ame &s;ea&s;one
with the kynge / the kynge Lyon of Armony / 
newly come thyder out of Grece / and out of
<PB N="ccxlviii" REF="262">
tho&s;e marches / in to his owne cou~trey he dur&s;t
nat entre / for the turkes had conquered it<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> ex|cept
the &s;tronge towne of Conych / &s;tandynge
on the &s;ee &s;yde / whiche the geno ways helde
and kepte for doute of the turkes / for if the tur+kes
had gotten that porte / they &s;hulde haue
doone moche yuell by the &s;ee to the cyprians
and to the Rodes / and other boundes of cry|&s;tendome.
The kyng of Armony wolde glad|ly
haue hadde peace bytwene Englande and
Fraunce / in tru&s;t that all yonge knightes and
&s;quyers &s;hulde go in to Grece to helpe to con|quere
agayne his realme of Armony. Whan
the frenche kynges vncles were come to Abbe+uyle / 
the kynge was gladde and made theym
good chere / and demaunded howe they had
&s;pedde / and they &s;hewed hym all the hole pro|ce&s;&s;e / 
and vpon what poynte they departed / 
wherof the kynge was gladde / for he &s;hewed
to be glad to haue peace. In lyke maner the en+gly&s;&s;h
dukes whan they came to Calays they
wrote to the kynge of Englande all the poyn|tes
and artycles of that treatye. And &s;hortly
they had agayne a good aun&s;were / co~maun|dynge
them to procede for a peace / &s;ayenge the
warre had contynewed longe ynoughe / and
that cry&s;tendome therby was &s;ore do~maged.
Thus at the daye prefyxed / the&s;e dukes mette
agayne at Balyngham / and with the frenche
lordes came the kynge of Armony / to &s;hewe to
the lordes of Englande his bu&s;yne&s;&s;e and ne|ce&s;&s;yte.
He was well knowen with the duke of
Glouce&s;tre / for he had ben in Englande whan
the frenche army was ordeyned at Slu&s;e / to
haue gone in to Englande. The duke of Glo|ce&s;tre
the &s;ame tyme receyued the kynge of Ar+mony
and made hym good chere / at a fayre
place of his in E&s;&s;er / called Pla&s;&s;hey. At Ba|lyngham
al&s;o the Dukes of Englande made
the kynge of Armony good chere / and was
glad to here hym &s;peke. And they aun&s;wered
hym that gladly they wolde ayde hym / wher|of
the kynge was ryght ioyfull. Many thyn|ges
were treated in this parlyament. And all
this &s;ea&s;on the cardynall of Line lay at Abbe|uyle / 
who was &s;ente thyder in legacyon / by
hym that called hym &s;elfe pope Clemente / for
maters concernyng the churche. The frenche
dukes at this a&s;&s;emble at Balyngham / wolde
haue had certayne artycles compri&s;ed in their
treatie / concernynge the churche / and &s;u&s;tey|nynge
the opynyons of this pope Clemente / 
Robert of Geneue. But whan the Engly&s;&s;he
dukes harde that / they &s;ayd to their co&s;yns of
Fraunce. Co&s;yns / and ye wyll that we &s;hall
fall to any poynte of conclu&s;ion / &s;peke no more
of that cardynall / we haue nothyng to do with
hym / his matter is a bu&s;ynes without profyte
or effecte / we are determyned vpon a pope to
whom we wyll obey / we wyll here no &s;pekyng
agayn&s;te hym / if the other medle any thynge
with vs we &s;hall departe and god hence / and
leaue all togytder. After that tyme there was
no mo wordes of that cardynall / he taried &s;tyll
at Abbcuyle. Than the&s;e lordes proceded in
their treaties / the duke of Lanca&s;tre was well
enclyned to haue peace. The Frenche kynge
the yere before hadde &s;ore de&s;yred hym to be a
good meane to entreate for a peace / and &s;o he
promy&s;ed to do. howbeit his brother the duke
of Glouce&s;tre was <ABBR>hard</ABBR> to agree / for he layde
forthe the frenchemens dy&s;ceytes and colored
wordes that they v&s;ed alwayes in their wri|tynges / 
&s;ayenge howe the frenche men wolde
alwayes wre&s;tell with their armes dy&s;coue|red / 
whiche was euer perceyued. On a daye
there came a &s;quyer of honour a frenche man / 
called Robert the hermyte to y^e duke of Glou|ce&s;tre / 
he was one of the frenche kynges priuy
chambre / whether he was &s;ente to the duke of
Gloce&s;tre or came on his owne heed / I can nat
tell / but as the duke &s;hewed me in Englande
at Pla&s;&s;hey / this &s;quyer &s;ayd to him. Syr for
the loue of god be nat agayn&s;t this treatie of
peace / for ye &s;e howe the lordes of Fraunce do
their dyligence to bringe it aboute / ye &s;hall do
an alme&s;&s;e dede / for the warre hath to longe
endured / and &s;ythe that bothe kynges are con+tent
to haue peace / all their &s;ubgiettes ought
to obey therto. Than the duke an&s;wered hym
as he &s;ayd. Roberte I am nat agayn&s;t it / nor
wyll nat be / but ye frenche men amonge you / 
ye haue &s;o many coloured wordes / &s;o darke
and ob&s;cure to our vnder&s;tandynge / &s;o that
whan ye wyll it is warre / and whan ye ly&s;t it
is peace / thus haue ye ledde vs vnto this pre|&s;ente
daye. But if the kynge my &s;oueraygne
lorde had beleued me / and &s;uche other of his
realme as are bou~de to &s;erue hym / peace &s;hul|de
neuer haue been bytwene Englande and
Fraunce / tyll re&s;tytucyon had ben made to vs
of all that is taken fro vs without cau&s;e / by
&s;ubtylte and crafte / as god and all the worlde
knoweth. But &s;ythe the kynge my &s;ouerayne
<PB REF="263">
lorde enclyneth to the peace / it is rea&s;one that
we agree to the &s;ame. and therfore if we make
a peace acordyng to the de&s;yres of bothe kyn|ges / 
&s;ythe we be here a&s;&s;embled / let it be well
holden on your &s;yde / for it &s;hall be well kepte
on our partye. And thus the duke &s;hewed me
that this Roberte the Hermyte departed fro
hym / and went to his company. And &s;o the&s;e
lordes contynewed &s;tyll their treatie.</P>
<P>_I Wyll make no further proce&s;&s;e / 
but come to conclu&s;yon. The&s;e
foure dukes that were at this a&s;|&s;emble / 
and had full power a<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">d
auctorite of their kynges to take
a tre<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="2 letters">ce / and to make a peace. They dyd &s;o in
&s;uche wy&s;e / that generall voyce and <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 word">
through the towne of Abbeuyle that a
peace was taken vpon certayne artycles by|twene
the two kynges / their alyes and con&s;y|derates.
But I &s;ir Iohan Froy&s;&s;art auctour
of this hy&s;tory / beynge the &s;ame tyme in Abbe+<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="2 letters">yle / 
coulde nat lerne the certaynte of the ar|tycles
compri&s;ed in that peace. Howe be it I
knewe that a peace was taken to endure four
yeres / to be kepte ferme and &s;table / bothe by
&s;ee and by lande. And it was concluded and a+greed
that within the &s;ayde &s;pace of the four
yere / &s;hulde be delyuered to the kynge of En|glande
for euer / and perpetually to all kinges
of Englande and to his co~my&s;&s;ioners / all the
landes and &s;ygnories in the countrey of Lan|guedo<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> /
and to be as of the demayne and he|rytage
of the crowne of Englande. And this
doone and accomply&s;&s;hed / it was agreed by
the &s;ame ordynaunce that certayne capitayns
and their men that helde &s;ome holdes and for|tre&s;&s;es
in the Realme of Fraunce / &s;hulde ad|uoyde
and departe all &s;uche as made warre / 
and do make any warre / vnder the &s;hadowe
and coloure of the kyng of Englande and the
Engly&s;&s;he men / of what nacyon &s;o euer they
were. To all the&s;e artycles the&s;e lordes that
were as than at Balyngham were bounde in
writynges &s;ygned and &s;ealed / and the copyes
therof &s;ent to bothe kynges. Than the dukes
of Lanca&s;tre and Glouce&s;tre / &s;ent an harauld
called Marche / with letters to the Kynge of
Englande / &s;hewynge and declarynge all the
hole proce&s;&s;e &amp; ordynaunce concluded in their
treatie / vpon the forme of peace. Thus this
haraulde departed with his letters / and rode
to Calys / and pa&s;&s;ed ouer to Deuer / and rode
forthe tyll he came to the kynge / who was at a
manoure of his owne be&s;yde London. Whan
he came in the kynges pre&s;ence he delyuered
his letters. And whan the Kynge had redde
them / he was ryght ioyou&s;e / and gaue to the
haraulde for his good tydynges bryngynge
great giftes / as the &s;ame haraulde &s;hewed me
after at ley&s;are / as I rode with hym in to the
Realme of Englande. The&s;e foure dukes of
Fraunce and of Englande / were &s;tyll at Ba|lyngham / 
and &s;oiourned there in fayre tentes
and pauylyons / and well and dylygently per|u&s;ed
and examyned the artycles of their trea|tie / 
and wolde pa&s;&s;e nor &s;eale to none tyll all
darke and ob&s;cure wordes were clerely decla|red
and made perfyte. Nowe in the &s;ame &s;ea|&s;on
there happed to fall a great lette and trou|ble
in this matter / wherby all was nyghe at a
poynte to haue been broken and made voyde / 
and it is rea&s;on I tell you the cau&s;e / to the en|tent
that the hy&s;tory be playne and trewe.</P>
<P>_YE haue herde here before how the
frenche kyng had great plea&s;ure
to lye at Abbeuyle / and al&s;o to be
nere to here dayly howe y^e treatie
wente forwarde at Balyngham.
And whan the four dukes were at a poynt (as
ye haue herde) at the conclu&s;yon of the mater / 
the dukes of Lanca&s;tre and Glouce&s;tre &s;ayd / 
howe that it was the enten&s;yon of kynge Ry|charde
kynge of Englande and his coun&s;ayle
that pope Bonyface beynge at Rome (whome
the Romayns / almayns / hungaryons / lum|bardes / 
veny&s;yans / and all the nacyons of the
worlde / chry&s;tened / helde to one pope / and he
that named hym &s;elfe Clement degraded and
conde~pned) that they &s;hulde de&s;yre the frenche
kynge to take the &s;ame way. Whan the dukes
of Berrey and Burgoyne vnder&s;tode tho&s;e
wordes / the duke of Burgoyne (to the entent
&s;omewhat to plea&s;e his co&s;yns of Englande / 
and to the entente that their treatie of peace
&s;hulde nat be hyndred therby) &s;ayd. Fayre co|&s;yns / 
we de&s;yre you to haue &s;ome re&s;pyte to
take coun&s;ayle vpon that mater / whiche was
graunted them. And thervpon they toke coun+&s;ayle / 
and than aun&s;wered / and the Duke of
Burgoyne &s;pake and &s;ayd. Fayre co&s;yns / the
<PB N="ccxlix" REF="263">
mater and que&s;tyon of the two popes / is nat
couenable to be moued nor &s;poken of here a+monge
vs / and we marueyle why ye put this
mater in co~munycacion / for at the fyr&s;t begyn|nyng
of our treatie / ye refu&s;ed to &s;e or to &s;peke
with the Legate de la Lyne / who is as yet in
Abbeuyle / wherfore we re&s;t vs on that. Whan
the cardynalles at Rome dyd cho&s;e pope Vr|bayne / 
and after his dy&s;cea&s;e pope Bonyface / 
none of our party nor yet of yours were called
to that electyon / and in lykewy&s;e we &s;aye of
Clement / who is at Auygnon. We &s;aye nat a|gayn&s;t / 
but that it were great almes to a pea&s;e
theym / and to vny the churche / who &s;o myght
entende to do it / but lette vs leaue that mater / 
and lette the vnyuer&s;itees and clerkes deter|myne
it. and whan all our bu&s;yne&s;&s;e is conclu+ded / 
and a ferme peace ratifyed / than by the
coun&s;ayle of our co&s;yn the kynge of Almayne / 
we &s;hall entende therto gladly on our partye / 
and in lykewy&s;e do you on your partie. With
this aun&s;were the dukes of Englande were
well content / for it &s;emed to them rea&s;onable.
Than they aun&s;wered and &s;ayde. Fayre co|&s;yns
ye haue &s;ayde very well / we are content
with the &s;ame. Thus that mater re&s;ted. Than
there fell a nother great lette and trouble / for
the frenche kynge who had layne at the towne
of Abuyle a great &s;ea&s;on / bycau&s;e of the great
di&s;portes / plea&s;ure / and pa&s;tyme that he fou~de
there / &s;odaynly he fell agayne in to his mala|dye
of fran&s;y / in lyke maner as he had ben the
yere before. He that fyr&s;t perceyued it was &s;yr
Willyam Martell / a knyght of Normandy / 
who was alwayes nere to the kynges per&s;one
in his priuy chambre. The &s;ame &s;ea&s;one the
dukes of Berrey and Burgoyne were at Bo|loyne / 
or at Balyngham / vpon thende of their
parlyament / and they had in a manerall con|cluded
for that &s;ea&s;one. And as &s;oone as the
duke / of Orlyau~ce brother to the kynge / knewe
of this chaunce of the kynges &s;yckne&s;&s;e / and
that he had &s;ene hym / he &s;ente a &s;ecrete &s;quyer
of his named Bonyface to his vncles to Bo|loyne / 
aduerti&s;ynge them &s;ecretly of the kyn|ges
dy&s;ea&s;e. Whanne the dukes knewe that / 
they were ryght &s;orye and departed / for they
had all redy taken their leaues of their co&s;yns
of Englande / who were al&s;o departed to Ca|lays / 
and taryed there to here tydynges fro
the kyng of Nauerte and fro the duke of Bre|taygne / 
for they hadde moued in their treatie
that the ca&s;tell of Chyerbourge / &s;tandynge on
the &s;ee&s;yde / vpon the clo&s;e of Con&s;tantyne in
Normandy / whiche the kynge of Englande
had in gawge and in kepynge / as I was en|fourmed / 
for the &s;o~me of thre&s;core thou&s;ande
nobles of Englande / that the frenche kynge
&s;hulde paye the &s;ayd &s;omme / and the ca&s;tell to
retourne to the Kynge of Nauerre / and al&s;o
the &s;tronge ca&s;tell of Bre&s;t that the engly&s;&s;he
men helde / &s;hulde retourne to the duke of Bre+taygne.
The dukes of Berrey and Burgoyne
abode nat the conclu&s;yon of that matter / but
came to Abbeuyle / and founde the kynge in
ryght yuell e&s;tate of his helthe / where of they
were &s;ory. The kynges &s;yckne&s;&s;e was kepte
&s;ecrete as longe as it myght be / but it was nat
very longe / for &s;uche aduentures are &s;oone
&s;predde abrode. Thus all the lordes that had
been in Abbeuyle departed one after another
euery man home to his owne how&s;e. Than it
was determyned that the kynge &s;hulde be ca|ryed
in an hor&s;e lytter to the ca&s;tell of Crayll
vpon Oy&s;e / where he had been before. Thy|der
he was conueyed by nyght tyme / and the
daye tyme he re&s;ted / for the heate of the &s;onne.
The duke of Berrey and the duke of Orly|aunce
rode to Crayell with the kynge / and the
duke of Burgoyne rode in to Arthoys and in
to Flaunders / vy&s;itynge his countreys / and
founde the duche&s;&s;e his wyfe at the ca&s;tell of
Hedyn. As than there was no mo wordes &s;po+ken
of the lorde de la Ryuer nor of &s;yr Iohan
Mercyer / they were as than all forgoten / no
man &s;pake of their greuaunce nor of their de|lyueraunce.
This &s;econde malady that Char+les
the frenche kynge was fallen in / dyd put
away greatly the &s;peakynge of the people. The
wy&s;e and &s;age men of Fraunce feared before
greatly this chaunce / for they &s;awe the kynge
was lykely to fall in to that malady / by rea&s;on
of the great exce&s;&s;e that he had v&s;ed in tymes
pa&s;te / and through the feblene&s;&s;e of his heed.
may&s;ter Willm~ of Har&s;ley was as than new|ly
deed / and &s;uche as were nere about y^e kyng
coude nat tell where to haue a good &s;ure phi&s;i+cyon
to wayt vpon y^e kyng / howbeit they that
were about him dyd y^e be&s;t they coude deui&s;e.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="196" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Of the dethe of pope Clement at
Auygnon / and of the lectyon of pope
Benedic. Cap. C.xcvi.</HEAD>
<P><PB REF="264">
_IN that tyme in the mo+neth
of Septembre / pa&s;&s;ed
out of this worlde at Auy|gnon
Roberte of Geneue / 
named pope Clement / and
it came by hym as he had
alwayes &s;aid before. whan
any man &s;pake of the peace and vny<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">n of the
church / he wolde &s;ay alwayes / howe he wolde
dye pope / and &s;o he dyd / in maner as ye haue
herde here before / wrongfully or ryghtfully I
wyll nat determyne. Than the Cardynalles
there were &s;ore aba&s;&s;hed / and &s;tudyed whome
they myght cho&s;e to be pope. The &s;ame tyme
the Frenche kynge retourned agayne to his
helth / wherof all &s;uche as loued him had great
ioye / and &s;pecyally the good quene / who had
gyuen moche alme&s;&s;e and done many pylgry+mages
for the kynge / and cau&s;ed generall pro+ce&s;&s;yons
to be made in Parys. As I was en|fourmed
y^e cardynals at Auygnon dyd electe
and cho&s;e to be pope the cardynall de la Line.
To &s;peke truely this cardynall was an holy
manne and of good lyfe. This electyon was
made condycionally / that if the frenche kynge
and his coun&s;ayle were content therwith / or
els nat. Nowe regarde and con&s;idre the great
&s;ubiectyon that the churche was in / In that
where the churche &s;hulde be free / they &s;ubmyt+ted
them to be vnder &s;uche as &s;hulde haue ben
ordred by theym. Thus this cardynall de la
Lyne was cho&s;en pope / and named Benedic.
He gaue generall graces to all clerkes that
wolde come to Auignon. And by the cou~&s;ayle
of his bretherne the cardynalles / he wrote of
the creacyon of his papalyte to the Frenche
kynge. But as I was enfourmed the kynge
toke lytell regarde therto / for as than he was
nat determyned whether he &s;hulde take hym
for very pope or nat / and ther vpon the kynge
&s;ent for the greate&s;t clerkes of the vnyuer&s;yte
of Paris / to haue their aduy&s;e and coun&s;ayle.
Than may&s;ter Iohan of Gyg<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">neourte and
may&s;ter Pyer Placyous (who were in pru|dence
and lernyng / the greate&s;t clerkes in Pa+rys
&s;ayde to the kynge in the name of all the
hole vnyuer&s;yte / howe that the cy&s;me of the
churche corrupted the cry&s;ten fayth / and howe
that it myght nat long endure in that e&s;tate / 
without all cry&s;tendome &s;hulde repent it / and
rynne in great daunger / and &s;pecially the pre|lates
and pree&s;tes of the churche. They of the
vnyuer&s;yte were determyned to &s;ende no rol|les
to Auygnon / for any clerkes to haue any
graces of this Pope Benedyc. The frenche
kynge &s;awe well their opynyons were rea&s;o|nable / 
and wolde haue none of his clerkes en|rolled
to &s;eke for the popes graces / tyll the ma+ter
were better determyned. Thus that mater
abode &s;tyll in that e&s;tate. Howe be it the duke
of Berrey exalted greatly this pope Benedic / 
and &s;ent his roll / wherby moche people were
purueyed of graces of this Benedic. The du|ke
of Burgoyne and the duche&s;&s;e dy&s;&s;ymuled
the mater with the kinge / and &s;o dyd the duke
of Orlyaunce with many other great lordes
of Fraunce. and &s;ome for fauoure helde them
to this pope Benedyc / who denyed no man
his graces / to the entent that his courte at A|uygnon
&s;hulde be full / and to haue the more
reputacyon. The duke of Bretaygne folowed
the frenche kynges opinyon / for he was before
tyme &s;o abu&s;ed by the enformacyon of his co|&s;yn
the erle of Flaunders / that his herte wolde
neuer enclyne to beleue on Pope Clemente / 
though the clerkes of Bretaygne beleued and
helde hym for pope. So whan any promocy|on
was voyde in Fraunce / the kynge promo|ted
his clerkes / without gyuynge any know|ledge
therof to this pope Benedic / wherwith
he and his cardynalles at Auygnon were &s;ore
aba&s;&s;hed / and douted le&s;te the frenche kynge
wolde re&s;trayne &s;uche rentes and profytes as
they were wonte to haue of the benefytes gy|uen
in the realme of Fraunce. Than they de|termyned
to &s;ende a legate in to Fraunce to
&s;peke with the Kynge and his coun&s;ayle / to
knowe howe he wolde ordre hym agayn&s;t the
churche / and to &s;hewe hym howe that he that
is cho&s;en pope is vnder this condycyon / that
if he be plea&s;ed / than he to abyde &s;tyll as pope / 
or els they to put hym out of his papalyte / and
the cardynals to entre agayne in to conclaue / 
and cho&s;e one after the kynges plea&s;ure / At
this tyme was come to Paris and was about
the kynge / the freer mynour a meke man / who
was &s;ente in to Fraunce by pope Bonyface of
Rome. The frenche kynge herde gladly this
freers prechynge. Than came in to Fraunce
the legate fro Auygnon / who was a great and
a &s;ubtyle clerke and well langaged. Than the
hole vnyuer&s;yte coun&s;ayled the kynge / and
&s;ayde howe it were well done that eyther Bo|nyface
or els Benedyc to be put out of th<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> is
<PB N="ccl" REF="264">
papalyte / and all his cardynalles to be putte
out of their cardynalyties. And in &s;tede of
them to be cho&s;yn good clerkes / wyfemen / 
and of good con&s;cyence / as well of Almayne
and Fraunce / as of other nacyons. And they
to be &s;ette toguyder by good delyberacyon
and coun&s;ayle / without fauour or yuell wyll
to &s;ette the churche therby at one poynt with
one pope. They &s;ayde / they &s;awe well there
was none other waye to bringe it to a good
conclu&s;yon / bycau&s;e pride and enuy &s;o rey|gned
in the worlde / that the princes and lor|des
eche helde their owne partie. This pre|po&s;ycion
that the vnyuer&s;ite hadde made be|fore
the kynge / plea&s;ed right well the kynge / 
and the dukes of Orlyaunce &amp; of Surgoyne.
And the kyng &s;ayd he wolde write and &s;ende
me&s;&s;angers to the kynge of Almaygne and
of Bo<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">&s;me / and of Hungry: and to the kyng
of Englande. And he thought hym &s;elfe &s;ure
ynough of the kynges of Ca&s;tyle / of Nauer / 
of Aragon / of Cicyle / of Naples / &amp; of Scot|la~de / 
that they wolde obey to &s;uche a pope as
he and his Realme obeyed vnto. And vpon
this / the frenche kyng &s;ente his letters &amp; me&s;|&s;angers
to the&s;e &s;ayde kynges. There was
good ley&s;ar in doing of this / bothe in goyng
and co~myng agayne with an&s;were. and in y^t
meane tyme there pa&s;&s;ed out of this worlde
at Parys / the noble clerke may&s;ters Iohan of
Gygencourt / of who&s;e dethe the kynge and
the lordes / and y^e hole vniuer&s;yte were right
&s;orie / for he la&s;te nat his felowe behynde him
and he had in his dayes taken great payne
to reforme the churche / and to haue brought
it in to a perfyte vnyte.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="197" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Of a clerke named may&s;ter Iohn~
of warennes. Capi.
C.xcvii.</HEAD>
<P>_THe &s;ame &s;ea&s;on there
was a great clerke at Aui+gnone / 
bothe of Scyence
and of prudence / doctor in
the lawes &amp; auditor of the
palais of the ca&s;ion of Ra~|nes / 
called mai&s;ter Iohan
of warennes: And by rea&s;on of &s;uche &s;eruice
as he had done to pope Clement &amp; to other / 
he was greatly auau~ted and promoted with
benefices / and he was at y^t poynt to be a by&s;|&s;hop
or a cardynall: he had been chapelayne
with one at Auygnone / called &s;aynte Peter
of Lu&s;enbourge. The &s;ame mai&s;ter Iohan
Ware~nes for all his promocions he re&s;igned
the~ all / and retayned to hym&s;elfe but a &s;mall
lyueng / and that was the &s;extenty of our la|dy
churche in Renes / worthe by yere if he be
re&s;ydent a .C. frankes / &amp; in ab&s;ence but .xxx.
and &s;o de&abper;ted fro Auignon / &amp; came to dwell
nere to Renes in a village called &s;aint Ley. &amp;
there he ledde an holy lyfe &amp; preched y^e worde
of god / and exalted moche the pope at Auy|gnon
and conde~pned in his wordes the pope
at Rome. He was vi&s;ited of moche people of
all countreis that came to &s;e hym / and to &s;e y^e
holy lyfe that he ledde. He fa&s;ted euery day.
Some people &s;ayd that y^e cardynals at Aui|gnon / 
by crafte and &s;ubtylte hadde &s;ent hym
thider / to exalte and to colour their opinyon / 
or els he was come thider to &s;hewe his holy
lyfe. He wolde in no wy&s;e be called the holy
man of &s;aynt Ley / but the audytor. He had
alwayes in his co~pany his mother: He &s;ayd
ma&s;&s;e euery daye deuoutly / and all that was
gyuen him / he wolde gyue it agayne for god
de&s;&s;ake: He wolde a&s;ke nothyng of no man.
&para;Nowe lette vs leaue &s;pekyng of hym / and
&s;peke of other bu&s;yne&s;&s;e / as the mater requy+reth.
&dtridot; &dtridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="198" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the king of Englande gaue
to the duke of Lanca&s;tre and to his
heyres for euer the duchy of Acquy|tayne / 
and howe the kyng prepared
to go in to Irelande / and the duke in
to Acquytayne. Cap. C.xcviii.</HEAD>
<P>_YE haue herde here before
in this hy&s;torie / howe Trewce
was taken bytwene Englande
and Fraunce / and there adhere~|ces
and alyes / bothe by &s;ee and
by lande. For all that / yet there were rob|bers
and pyllers in Languedocke / whiche
were &s;traungers and of farre countreis: As
of Ga&s;coyne / of Bierne / and of Almaygne.
<PB REF="265">
And amonge other / &s;ir Iohan of Grayle ba|&s;tarde
(&s;onne &s;omtyme of the Captall of Beu+&s;es / 
a yonge and an experte knyght) was ca+pitayne
of the &s;tronge ca&s;tell of Bouteuyll.
The&s;e capitayns of the gary&s;ons in Bigore
and marchynge on the realme of Arragone / 
and on the fronters of Xaynton / and in the
marche&s;&s;e of Rochell / and of the gary&s;on of
Mortaygne / were &s;ore di&s;plea&s;ed that they
myght natte ouer rynne to countrey / as they
were accu&s;tomed to do. For they were &s;trait+lye
commaunded on payne of greuous pu|ny&s;&s;hment / 
to do nothyng that &s;hulde &s;ou~de
to the reproche of the peace.</P>
<P>IN this &s;ea&s;on it was agreed in En|glande / 
con&s;yderynge that the kyn|ge
was yonge / and that he hadde
peace with all his ennemyes / farre and nere / 
excepte with Irelande. For he claymed that
lande of enherytau~ce / and his predece&s;&s;ours
before him / and was written kyng and lorde
of Irelande. And kynge Edwarde / graun|father
to kynge Rycharde / made all wayes
warre with the Iry&s;&s;he men. And to the en|tente
that the yonge knyghtes and &s;quyers
of Englande &s;hulde enploye them &s;elfe in de+des
of armes / and therby to augment and en+crea&s;e
the honour of the realme. It was con+cluded / 
that kynge Rycharde of Englande
&s;hulde make thyder a voyage with puy&s;&s;au~|ce
of menne of warre: And &s;o to entre in to
Irelande / and nat to retourne agayne with|out
they hadde an honourable compo&s;ycion
or conclu&s;yon. The &s;ame &s;ea&s;on it was con|cluded / 
that the duke of Lanca&s;tre who had
greatlye traueyled bothe by See and by lan+de / 
for the augmentacyon and honour of the
reralme of Englande / &s;hulde make another
voyage with fyue hundred menne of armes
and a thou&s;ande archers / and to take &s;hyp|pynge
at Hampton or at Plommouthe / and
&s;o to &s;ayle to Guyane and to Acquitaygne.
And it was the entencyon of kynge Rychar|de / 
and by con&s;ent of all his coun&s;ayle / that
the duke of Lanca&s;tre &s;hulde haue for euer
to hym and to his heyres / all the countrey of
Acquitayne with the purtenaunces / as kyng
Edwarde his father had / or any other kyng&abis;
or dukes of Acquitayne / before tyme had hol+den
&amp; optayned: And as kyng Rycharde at y^t
tyme had / re&s;erued always the homage that
he &s;hulde do to the kynge of Englande / &amp; to
any kynges to come after. But as for all the
obey&s;au~ces / rentes / lord&s;hypes / and reue|newes / 
&s;hulde parteygne to the duke of La~|ca&s;tre
and to his heyres for euer. Of this the
kyng made to hym a clere graunt / &amp; confyr|med
it vnder his writyng &amp; &s;eale. With this
gyfte the duke of La~ca&s;tre was well co~tent &amp;
good cau&s;e why. For in that Duchy are lan+des
and countreis for a great lorde to mayn|teygne
his e&s;tate with all. The Charter of
this gyfte was engro&s;ed and dewly examy|ned / 
and pa&s;te by great delyberacyon / and
good aduy&s;e of coun&s;ayle. Beynge pre&s;ent
the kynge and his two vncles / the dukes of
yorke and the duke of Glouce&s;tre: The erle
of Sali&s;bury / the erle of Arundell / the erle
of Derby / &s;onne to the duke of Lanca&s;tre:
And al&s;o therle Mar&s;hall erle of Rutlande / 
the erle of Northu~berlande / the erle of Not|tyngham / 
the lorde Thomas Percy / the lor|de
Spen&s;ar / the lorde Beamonde / the lorde
Willyam of Arundell: The archeby&s;&s;hoppe
of Caunterbury and the archeby&s;&s;hoppe of
yorke / and the by&s;&s;hoppe of London / and o|ther:
all the&s;e were pre&s;ente / and dyuers o|the
Prelates and barownes of Englande.
Thanne the duke of Lanca&s;tre purpo&s;ed to
make his proui&s;yon to pa&s;&s;e the See to go
in to Acquitayne / to enioye the gyfte that the
kyng hadde gyuen hym. In lykewi&s;e great
proui&s;yon was made for the kynges voyage
in to Irelande / and lordes and other were a|poynted / 
&s;uche as &s;hulde pa&s;&s;e the See with
the kyng / &amp; had warnyng to make the~ redy.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="199" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Of the dethe of Quene Anne of
Englande wyfe to kynge Richarde
doughter to the kynge of Boe&s;me &amp;
Emperour of Almaygne.
Capi. C.xcix.</HEAD>
<P>_THus (as I haue &s;hewed)
great preparacyons was made / 
at the portes and hauyns / where
as the kynge &s;hulde take &s;hyppe+pynge
for to go in to Irelande / 
And in lykewy&s;e there as the duke of Lan|ca&s;tre
<PB N="ccxlxi" REF="265">
&s;hulde pa&s;&s;e to go in to Acquitayne / 
Their voyage was lette / and taryed y^e &s;pace
of two monethes lengar than it &s;hulde haue
ben / and I &s;hall tell you why.</P>
<P>THe &s;ame &s;ea&s;on that all the&s;e prepa|racyons
was made / the Quene na|med
Anne tooke a &s;ickene&s;&s;e / wher|by
the kynge and all his lordes were ryght
&s;ore troubled / for &s;he was &s;o &s;ore &s;icke / that
&s;he pa&s;&s;ed out of this worlde at the fee&s;t of
Pentheco&s;t: the yere of our lorde god a thou+&s;ande
thre hundred four&s;core and fourtene / 
of who&s;e dethe the kynge and all that loued
her / ladyes and damo&s;elles were &s;ore trou|bled / 
and in great heuyne&s;&s;e. She was bu|ryed
at Poules in London / and her ob&s;e<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">es
done after at good ley&s;ar / for the king wolde
haue it done &s;umptuou&s;ly / with great habu~|daunce
of waxe / tapers / and torches / &s;o that
the lyke hadde nat ben &s;ene before. The kyn|ge
wolde haue it &s;o / bycau&s;e &s;he was the Em+perours
doughter of Rome and kyng of Al|maygne.
The kynge loued her &s;o entierly.
They were maryed yonge / howe be it &s;he
dyed without i&s;&s;ue. Thus in one &s;ea&s;on / the
kynge / the duke of Lanca&s;tre / and the erle of
Derby were wydowers. And there was no
&s;pekynge of remaryeng / nor the kyng wolde
here no &s;pekynge therof. Thus the kynges
voyage in to Irelande was &s;omwhat retar|ded
&amp; let / howe be it the proui&s;yon and other
lordes / &s;uche as &s;hulde go with the kynge / 
pa&s;&s;ed ouer the &s;ee and landed at Duuelyn / 
whiche was alwayes Engly&s;&s;he / and there
is an archebi&s;&s;hoppe who was with the kyn+ge.
And anone after Myd&s;omer the kynge
departed fro the marche&s;&s;e of London / and
toke the waye throughe Wales huntyng and
&s;portynge hym / to forgette the dethe of his
quene / and &s;uche as &s;hulde go with the kyn|ge
&s;ette forwarde. Two of the kynges vn|cles / 
Edmonde duke of yorke and Thomas
duke of Glouce&s;tre con&s;table of Englande / 
&s;ette forwarde in great arraye / &s;o dyde other
lordes: as the erle of Rutlande / &s;onne to the
duke of yorke / the erle mar&s;hall erle of Sa|li&s;bury / 
the erle of Arundell / the lorde Wyl|lyam
of Arundell / the erle of Northumber|lande
lorde Percy / lorde Thom~s Percy his
brother great Sene&s;chall of Englande / the
erles of Deuon&s;hyre and Notyngham / and
great nombre of other knightes and &s;quiers
Suche re&s;erued / as abode behynde to kepe
the marche&s;&s;e agayn&s;t the &s;cottes / who were
&s;uche people as neuer kepte no truce nor pro+my&s;e.
The lorde Iohan of Hollande erle of
Huntyngton was as than on his waye to Ie+ru&s;alem
and to &s;aynt Katheryns mount / and
purpo&s;ed to retourne by the realme of Hun|gry / 
for as he pa&s;&s;ed through Frau~ce (where
he hadde great chere of the kyng / and of his
brother and vncles) he herde howe the kyng
of Hungry and the great Turke &s;hulde ha|ue
batayle togyder / therfore he thought &s;ure
lye to be at that iourney. On the other&s;yde
the duke of Lanca&s;tre came to Plomouthe / 
where his &s;hippes laye redy. And whan his
men were come and his ve&s;&s;elles all charged
and had wynde at wyll / they toke &s;hippyng
and di&s;ancred and &s;ayled towardes Burde|aux / 
on the ryuer of Gyron.</P>
<P>_NOwe lette vs &s;peke of the kyng
of Englande / who had in his co+pany
four thou&s;ande men of ar|mes
and thyrtie thou&s;ande ar|chers.
They &s;hipped at thre pla+ces.
At Brutowe / at Holyheed / and at Her|forde / 
they pa&s;&s;ed ouer daylye. And in Ire|lande
all redy there was a valyaunt knyght
of Englande / called erle of Ormonde. He
helde landes in Irelande / and &s;o dyde his
predece&s;&s;ours / but it was as than in debate.
The erle Mar&s;hall of Englande hadde the
vowarde with fyftene hundred &s;peares and
two thou&s;ande archers. The kynge of En|glande
and his two vncles toke &s;hyppinge
at Herforde in Wales. Thus the army pa&s;|&s;ed
ouer without do~mage / &amp; than they were
lodged in Irelande / by the apoyntement of
the duke of Glouce&s;tre co~&s;table of Englande
and by the mar&s;hals / all abrode in the coun|trey / 
beyond y^e cytie of Duuelyn a .xxx. myle / 
for the countrey was as than~e inhabytable:
Howe be it they laye wy&s;ely and &s;urely for
feare of the yri&s;&s;he men / as nede was / or els
they myght haue taken great do~mage. And
the kynge and his vncles were lodged in the
cytie of Duuelyn: and as it was &s;hewed me
all the whyle they were there / they were lar|gely
prouyded of vitayls: For the Engly&s;|&s;he
men are / &s;uche men of warre as can well
<PB REF="266">
forage and take aduau~tage / and make good
proui&s;yon for the~ &s;elfe and their hor&s;es. And
what fell of this voyage I &s;hall &s;hewe you
here after / as I was enformed.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="200" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe &s;ir Iohn~ Froi&s;&s;art arryued
in Englande / and of the gyfte
of a boke that he gaue to
to the kyng. Cap.
CC.</HEAD>
<P>_TRewe it was / that I
&s;ir Iohan Froi&s;&s;art (as at
that tyme trea&s;ourer and
chanon of Chymay / in the
erldome of Heynaulte in
the dioce&s;e of Liege) had
great affectyon to go and
&s;e the realme of Englande / whan I had ben
in Abbeuyle / and &s;awe that trewce was ta|ken
bytwene the realmes of Englande and
Fraunce / and other countreis to them con|ioyned
and there adherentes / to endure four
yeres by See and by lande. Many rea&s;ons
moued me to make that voyage. One was / 
bycau&s;e in my youthe I hadde been brought
vp in the court of the noble kynge Edwarde
the thyrde and of quene Philyppe his wyfe / 
and amonge their chyldren / and other baro|nes
of Englande / that as than were a lyue:
In whome I founde all noblene&s;&s;e / honour / 
large&s;&s;e / and courte&s;y. Here fore I de&s;yred
to &s;e the countre / thynkynge therby I &s;hulde
lyue moche the lengar / for I hadde nat been
there .xxviii. yere before / &amp; I thought though
I &s;awe natte tho&s;e lordes that I lefte a lyue
there / yet at the lee&s;t I &s;hulde &s;e their heyres
the whiche &s;hulde do me moche good to &s;e / 
and al&s;o to iu&s;tifye the hy&s;tories and maters
that I hadde written of them. And or I to|ke
my iourney / I &s;pake with duke Aubert of
Bauyere / and with the Erle of Heynaulte / 
Hollande / zelande / and lorde of Free&s;e / and
with my lorde Wyllyam erle of O&s;trenaunt / 
and with my right honourable lady Iahane
duche&s;&s;e of Brabant and of Lu&s;enbourge / 
and with the lorde Eugerant / lorde Coucy / 
and with the gentyll knyght the lorde of Go+megynes / 
who in his youthe and myne / had
been toguyder in Englande in the kynges
courte. In lykewi&s;e &s;o had I &s;ene there the
lorde of Coucy / and dyuers other nobles of
Fraunce / holden great hou&s;holdes in Lon|don / 
whan they laye there in ho&s;tage for the
redempcion of kynge Iohan / as than Fren|che
kynge: As it hath been &s;hewed here be|fore
in this hy&s;torie.</P>
<P>THe&s;e &s;ayd lordes and the Duche&s;&s;e
of Brabant / coun&s;ayled me to take
this iourney / and gaue me letters of
recommendacyon to the kynge of Englande
and to his vncles / &s;auynge the lorde Coucy:
He wolde nat write to the kynge bycau&s;e he
was a Frenche man / therfore he dur&s;te nat / 
but to his doughter / who as than was called
duche&s;&s;e of Irelande. And I had engro&s;ed
in a fayre boke well enlumyned / all the mat|ters
of Amours and moralytees / that in four
and twentie yeres before I hadde made and
compyled / whiche greatly quickened my de|&s;yre
to go in to Englande to &s;e kyng Rychar+de / 
who was &s;onne to the noble prince of Wa+les
and of Acquitayne / for I hadde nat &s;ene
this kynge Rycharde / &s;ythe he was Chri&s;te|ned
in the Cathedrall churche of Burdeaux / 
at whiche tyme I was there / and thought to
haue goone with the prince the iourney in to
Galycia in Spaygne. And whan~e we were
in the cytie of A&s;te / the prince &s;ente me backe
in to Englande to the Quene his mother.</P>
<P>For the&s;e cau&s;es and other / I hadde great
de&s;yre to go in to Englande to &s;e the kynge
and his vncles. Al&s;o I hadde this &s;aid fayre
boke well couered with veluet / garny&s;&s;hed
with clap&s;es of Syluer and gylte / therof to
make a pre&s;ent to the kynge / at my fyr&s;t com|inynge
to his pre&s;ence. I hadde &s;uche de&s;yre
to goo this voyage / that the payne and tra|ueyle
greued me nothyng. Thus prouyded
of hor&s;es and other nece&s;&s;aries I pa&s;&s;ed the
See at Calais and came to Douer / the .xii.
daye of the moneth of Iuly. Whan~e I came
there I founde no man of my knowledge / it
was &s;o longe &s;ythe I had been in Englande
and the hou&s;es were all newly chau~ged / and
yonge children were become men / and y^e wo|men
knewe me natte nor I theym. So I a|bode
halfe a daye and all a nyght at Douer:
It was on a Tue&s;daye / And the nexte daye
<PB N="ccxlxii" REF="266">
by nyne of the clocke I came to Canterbury
to &s;aynt Thomas &s;hrine / and to the tombe
of the noble prince of Wales / who is there en+tered
ryght richely. There I herde ma&s;&s;e &amp;
made myne offrynge to the holy &s;aynt / and
thanne dyned at my lodgynge: And there I
was enformed / howe kyng Richarde &s;hulde
be there the nexte daye on pylgrimage / whi|che
was after his retourne out of Irelande / 
where he had ben the &s;pace of nyne moneches
or there about. The kyng hadde a deuocyon
to vi&s;yte &s;aynt Thomas &s;hrine / and al&s;o by|cau&s;e
the prince his father was there buryed
Than I thought to abyde the kynge there / 
and &s;o I dyde. And the next daye the kynge
came thyder with a noble company of lordes
ladyes / and damo&s;elles. And whan I was a+mong
them they &s;emed to me all newe folkes
I knewe no &abper;&s;one. The tyme was &s;ore chau~+ged
in .xxviii. yere. And with the kynge as
than was none of his vncles / the duke of La~+ca&s;tre
was in Acquitayne / and the dukes of
yorke and Gloce&s;tre were in other bu&s;yne&s;|&s;es / 
&s;o that I was at the fir&s;te all aba&s;&s;hed / 
for if I had &s;ene any auncyent knyght that
had ben with kyng Edwarde or with the pri+ce / 
I had ben well reconforted and wolde ha+ue
gone to hym / but I coulde &s;e none &s;uche.
Than~e I demaunded for a knyght called &s;ir
Rycharde Seury / whyder he were a lyue or
nat / and it was &s;hewed me yes / but he was
at London. Than I thought to go to y^e lorde
Thom~s Percy / great &s;ene&s;chall of Englade
who was there with the kyng. &s;o I acquayn+ted
me with hym and I founde hym right ho+norable
and gracyous. And he offred to pre|&s;ent
me and my letters to the kynge / wherof
I was right ioyfull / for it behoued me to ha|ue
&s;ome meanes to bringe me to the pre&s;ence
of &s;uche a prince as the Kynge of Englande
was. He wente to the kynges Chambre / at
whiche tyme the kynge was gone to &s;lepe / 
and &s;o he &s;hewed me / and badde me retourne
to my lodgynge and come agayne / and &s;o I
dyde. And whan I came to the by&s;&s;hoppes
palays / I founde the lorde Thomas Percy
redy to ryde to O&s;pring. And he coun&s;ayled
me to make as than no knowledge of my be|ynge
there / but to folowe the court / and &s;ayd
he wolde cau&s;e me euer to be well lodged / tyl
the kyng &s;hulde be at the fayre ca&s;tell of Le|des
in Kent. I ordered me after his cou~&s;ayle
and rode before to O&s;pring / &amp; by adue~ture I
was lodged in an hou&s;e / where was lodged
a gentyll knyght of Englande called &s;ir Wyl+lyam
Ly&s;le. He was taryed there behynde
the kynge / bycau&s;e he had payne in his heed
all the nyght before. He was one of the kyn|ges
preuy chambre. And whan he &s;awe that
I was a &s;traunger / and as he thought of the
marche&s;&s;e of Frau~ce bycau&s;e of my langage / 
We fyll in acquayncaunce toguyder / for gen|tylmen
of Englande are curce&s;&s;e / treatable / 
and gladde of acquayntaunce. Than he de|maunded
what I was / and what bu&s;yne&s;&s;e
I had to do in tho&s;e parties. I &s;hewed hym
a great parte of my co~mynge thyder / and all
that the lorde Thomas Percy hadde &s;ayd to
me / and ordred me to do. He than an&s;wered
and &s;ayde / howe I coulde nat haue a better
meane / and that on y^e Friday y^e kyng &s;hulde
be at the ca&s;tell of Ledes. And he &s;hewed me
that whan I came there / I &s;huld fynde there
the duke of yorke the kynges vncle / wherof
I was ryght gladde / bycau&s;e I had letters
dyrected to hym / and al&s;o that in his youthe
he hadde &s;ene me / in the courte of the noble
kyng Edwarde his father and with y^e quene
his mother. Than on the Friday in the mor+nyng
&s;ir Wylliam Ly&s;le and I rode toguy|der / 
and on the waye I demaunded of hym / 
if he had been with the kynge in the voyage
in to Irelande. He an&s;wered me yes. Than
I demaunded of hym the maner of the Hole
that is in Irelande / called &s;aynt Patrykes
purgatorie / if it were trewe that was &s;ayde
of it or nat. Than he &s;ayde / that of a &s;uretie
&s;uche a hole there was / and that he hym &s;elfe
and another knyght of Englande hadde ben
there whyle the kynge laye at Duuelyn / and
&s;ayd / howe they entred in to the hoole &amp; were
clo&s;ed in at the &s;onne goynge downe / and a|bode
there all nyght / and the nexte mornyng
i&s;&s;ued out agayne at the &s;on ri&s;yng. Than I
demau~ded it he had any &s;uche &s;tra~ge &s;ightes
or vy&s;ions as was &s;poken of. Than he &s;ayd / 
howe that whan he &amp; his felowe were entred
and pa&s;t the gate y^t was called y^e purgatorie
of &s;aynt Patryke / and that they were di&s;cen+ded
and gone downe thre or four paces / di&s;|cendyng
downe as in to a cellar / a certayne
hoote wapure ro&s;e agayn&s;t them / and &s;trake
&s;o in to their heedes / that they were fayne to
&s;yt downe on the &s;teres / whiche are of &s;tone.
<PB REF="267">
And after they had &s;ytte there a &s;ea&s;on / they
had great de&s;yre to &s;lepe / and &s;o fell a &s;lepe
and &s;lepte there all nyght. Than I demau~|ded
that if in their &s;lepe they knewe where
they were / or what vi&s;yons they had: he an|&s;wered
me / that in &s;lepyng they entred in to
great ymaginacyo~s and in marueylous dre|mes / 
otherwy&s;e / than they were wont to ha|ue
in their Chambres: and in the mornynge
they i&s;&s;ued out / and within a &s;horte &s;ea&s;on / 
clene forgate their dreures &amp; vi&s;yons / wher|fore
he &s;ayde / he thought all that mater was
but a fanta&s;y. Than I lefte &s;pekyng any fur+ther
of that matter / bycau&s;e I wolde fayne
haue knowen of hym what was done in the
voyage in Irelande. And I thought as tha~
to haue demau~ded what the kyng had done
in that iourney / but than company of other
knyghtes came and fell in communycacion
with hym / &s;o that I lefte my purpo&s;e for that
tyme. Thus we robe to Ledes / and thyder
came the kyng and all his co~pany / and there
I founde the lorde Edmonde duke of yorke.
Than I went to hym and delyuered my let|ters
fro the erle of Heynaulte his co&s;yn / and
fro the erle of O&s;trenaunt. The duke knewe
me well and made me good chere and &s;ayde.
Sir Iohan / holde you alwayes nere to vs / 
and we &s;hall &s;hewe you loue and courte&s;y / 
we are bou~de therto for the loue of tyme pa&s;t
and for loue of my lady the olde Quene my
mother / in who&s;e courte ye were: we haue
good remembraunce therof. Than I than|ked
hym as rea&s;on requyred. So I was ad|uaun&s;ed
by rea&s;on of hym and &s;ir Thomas
Percy and &s;ir William Ly&s;le. By their mea+nes
I was brought in to the kynges cham|bre / 
and in to his pre&s;ence by meanes of his
vncle the duke of yorke. Than I delyuered
my letters to the kyng / and he toke and reed
the~ at good ley&s;ar. Than he &s;ayd to me that
I was welcome / as he that hadde ben and is
of the Engly&s;&s;he courte. As on that daye I
&s;hewed nat the kynge the boke that I hadde
brought for hym / he was &s;o &s;ore occupyed w^t
great affayres / that I had as than no ley&s;ar
to pre&s;ent my boke. The kyng was &s;ore bu|&s;yed
there in coun&s;ayle for two great &amp; migh+tye
maters. Fir&s;t was / in determynynge to
&s;ende &s;ufficient me&s;&s;angers / as therle of Rut+lande
his co&s;yn germayne and the erle Mar+&s;hall / 
the archby&s;&s;hoppe of Dublyn / the by&s;|&s;hoppe
of Ely / the lorde Loys Cly&s;&s;orde / the
lorde Henry Beaumonde / the lorde Hughe
Spen&s;ar / and many other / ouer the See to
Charles the Frenche kynge / to treate with
hym for a maryage to be hadde / bytwene the
kyng of Englande and the Frenche kynges
elde&s;t doughter / named I&s;abell / of the age of
eyght yeres. The &s;eco~de cau&s;e was the lorde
de la Barde / the lorde of Taryde / the lorde
of Pyntherne / the lorde of Newca&s;tell / the
lorde of Ne&s;que / the lorde of Copane / and
the coun&s;aylours of Burdeux / Bayon / and
of Daxe were come in to Englande / and had
quickely pur&s;ued their mater / &s;ythe the kyn|ges
retourne out of Irelande / to haue an an|&s;were / 
of the reque&s;tes and proce&s;&s;e that they
had put forthe to the kyng / on the gyfte that
the kynge had gyuen to his vncle the duke of
La~ca&s;tre / of the landes / &s;eignories / lord&s;hip+pes / 
and baronyes in Acquytayne / whiche
they verifyed to pertaygne to the kynge and
realme of Englande. They hadde alleged to
the kynge and his coun&s;ayle / that his gyfte
myght nat pa&s;&s;e &s;o / bycau&s;e it was vnprofy|table
and mutyle. For they &s;ayd / all tho&s;e lan+des
helde of right and of the demayne of the
crowne of Englande / Wherfore they &s;ayde / 
they wolde nat di&s;ioyne nor di&s;ceuer the~ fro
the crowne. They alleged furthermore / ma|ny
other rea&s;onable cau&s;es: as ye &s;hall here
after in this proce&s;&s;e. But thus to haue co<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">|&s;ayle
of tho&s;e two great matters / the kynge
had &s;ente for the moo&s;t parte of the prelates
and lordes of Englande / to be at the fee&s;t of
Maudelyntyde / at a manner of the kynges
called Eltham / a &s;euyn Engly&s;&s;he myles fro
London. And whan they had taryed at Le|des
a four dayes / the kyng retourned to Ro|che&s;ter
and &s;o to Elthame: &amp; &s;o I rode forthe
in the kynges company.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="201" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Of the refuce of them of Acquy|tayne
made to the duke of Lanca&s;tre
and howe they &s;ent in to Englande
to the kynge and his coun&s;ayle / &s;he|wyng
hym the wyll of the hole cou~|trey
of Acquytayne. Cap. CC.i.</HEAD>
<P><PB N="ccliii" REF="267">
_IN rydynge the waye
bytwene Leades and El|tham / 
I demaunded of &s;yr
Willyam Ly&s;le and of &s;yr
Iohn~ of Graily capitayne
of Bouteuyll / y^e cau&s;e why
the king drewe to London
warde / and why that great coun&s;ayle &s;hulde
a&s;&s;emble at Eltham. They tolde me / and &s;pe|cially
&s;yr Iohan Graily reher&s;ed to me playn+ly / 
why y^e lordes of Ga&s;con were come thyder / 
and the coun&s;aylours of the good townes and
cyties. thus I was enfourmed by this knight
who knewe the trouth / for he was often tymes
amonge theym / they and he were in a maner
all of one countrey and fronter / he &s;ayde thus.
Surely whan the Duke of Lanca&s;tre came
fyr&s;t in to Acquytayne / &s;uffycyently fourny&s;|&s;hed
with charters and wrytinges engro&s;ed
and &s;ealed with the great &s;eale of Englande / 
and enrolled and fermely decreed with full ac+corde
of all prelates and lordes of Englande / 
and al&s;o by con&s;ente of the duke Edmonde of
yorke and Erle of Cambridge / and of Tho|mas
duke of Glouce&s;tre / though the &s;ayd hery+tages
might by &s;ucce&s;&s;ion haue come to them / 
for Kynge Rycharde of Englande their ne|phue / 
had as than no chyldren / and the&s;e &s;ayd
two dukes were brethern germayns of father
and mother to the duke of Lanca&s;tre / whiche
duke anone after he was come in to Acquy|tayne / 
&s;ente &s;ome of his coun&s;ayle to the cytie
of Burdeaux / to &s;hewe to the Mayre &amp; coun|&s;aylours
of the towne / the fourme and tenoure
of his reque&s;t / and for what cau&s;e he was come
in to the countrey. Whan they herde this they
greatly marueyled / howe be it they ioyfully re+ceyued
the kynges and dukes co~my&s;&s;ioners / 
for the honoure of the kynge / to whome they
ought their &s;eruyce and obey&s;aunce. Than
they de&s;yred to take cou~&s;ayle / and &s;o they dyd.
Than after they aun&s;wered and &s;aid / that the
duke of Lanca&s;tre &s;onne to kynge Edwarde / 
who had ben their lorde was welcome amo~ge
them / and none otherwy&s;e. for they &s;ayde they
had nat &s;o farre forthe taken coun&s;ayle / as to
receyue hym to their &s;ouerayne lorde / for they
&s;ayd that to kyng Rycharde their &s;oueraygne
lorde they had done feaultie and homage / and
as than he had made them no quyta~ce. Than
aun&s;wered the co~my&s;&s;ioners and &s;ayd. Syrs
feare nat but that ye &s;hall haue &s;uffycient dy&s;|charge
in that behalfe / &s;o ye take the duke to
your &s;ouerayne lorde / for ye &s;hall &s;e by the con+tent
of the kinges charters / that there &s;hall ne|uer
que&s;tyon be made therof in tyme to come.
Whan~e they of Burdeaux &s;awe they were &s;o
nere touched / they founde theym another &s;o|coure
and &s;ayd. Fayre lordes / your co~my&s;&s;ion
extendeth nat all onely vpon vs / but in lyke|wy&s;e
to them of the cytie of Bayon / and to the
prelates and barones of Ga&s;coyne / and to all
that be vnder the obey&s;aunce of the kynge of
Englande. ye &s;hall drawe you towardes them
and as they do and ordre the~ / we &s;hall folowe
the &s;ame. Other aun&s;were the co~my&s;&s;ioners
coulde nat haue at that tyme of them of Bur|deau<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">.
Than they departed and rode to Ly|borne / 
where the duke of Lanca&s;tre laye.</P>
<P>WHan the duke herde their aun&s;wers / 
he imagyned in hym&s;elfe / that the <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="2 letters">+&s;yne&s;&s;e
that he was come thyder for / 
&s;hulde nat be &s;o &s;one atcheued as he tru&s;ted it
&s;hulde haue ben. Than he &s;ent his cou~&s;ayle to
the cytie of Bayon / and as they &s;ped in Bur|deaux
&s;o they dyd there / other an&s;were coude
they haue none. And fynally all the prelates
and noble men / coun&s;aylours of cytes &amp; good
townes in Ga&s;coyne / vnder the obey&s;aunce of
the kyng of Englande / conioyned them togy|der / 
and concluded in the forme and manner
as I &s;hall &s;hewe you. They &s;ayde they wolde
gladly receyue y^e duke of Lanca&s;tre in to their
cyt<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">es / townes / and ca&s;telles / as the &s;onne of
kyng Edwarde / and vncle to kinge Rycharde
of Engla~de / &s;o that at his entringes he &s;hulde
&s;olemply &s;were / that pe&s;ably and in good ma|ner
he and his &s;hulde entreat the people with
out enfor&s;ynge of any thynge / and to pay rea|&s;onably
for euery thynge that they &s;hulde di&s;|pende / 
and al&s;o to &s;were that he &s;hulde nat op|pre&s;&s;e
nor cau&s;e to be oppre&s;&s;ed the iury&s;dicty+on
of the Crowne of Englande / by no maner
of waye nor accyon. The duke aun&s;wered to
this and &s;ayd / that he was nat come in to the
countrey to greue or oppre&s;&s;e the people / but
wolde rather kepe and defende them agayn&s;t
all men / as his herytage / and de&s;yred and re|quyred
theym / that the co~maundement of the
kynge of Englande myght be ob&s;erued and
acompli&s;&s;hed. Than the hole countrey by a co+mune
voyce / &s;ayd y^t in no wy&s;e they wolde de|parte
fro the crowne of Englande / and that it
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was nat in the kynge of Englandes power to
gyue them away to another lorde / nor to put
them fro the crowne of Englande. The&s;e de|maundes
and denyenges were longe a deba|tyng / 
bytwene the duke of Lanca&s;tre and the
lordes and townes of Ga&s;con. And whan the
duke &s;awe none other remedy / than he made
reque&s;t to the countrey that the prelates and
noble men / and cou~&s;aylours of the good tow|nes
&s;hulde &s;ende &s;uffycient per&s;onages to the
kynge of Englande and to his coun&s;ayle / and
howe he wolde &s;ende in lykewy&s;e notable per+&s;ones
of his coun&s;ayle. and loke what &s;o euer
the kyng and his coun&s;ayle &s;hulde determyne
in that cau&s;e / he promy&s;ed &s;urely to abyde ther
by / whether it were with hym or agayn&s;t him.
Than they of Ga&s;con con&s;ydred well that his
reque&s;t was rea&s;onable / and agreed to do as
the duke had de&s;yred. Than the duke rode to
Burdeaur / and was lodged in the abbey of
&s;aint Andrewes / where he had ben lodged be|fore
tyme. Than they of the cytie of Bayon
and Dar / apoynted &s;uffycient per&s;onages to
&s;ende in to Englande and the barons of Ga|&s;con
vnder the kinges obey&s;aunce / &s;ent in lyke
wy&s;e. Al&s;o ye &s;hall knowe that whan y^e frenche
kyng and his vncles vnder&s;tode that the duke
of Lauca&s;tre was pea&s;ably entred in to the cy+tie
of Burdeaux / and knewe nat for what en|tent / 
nor whether he wolde kepe or breake the
trewce. Than he and his coun&s;ayle determy|ned
to &s;ende to hym / to knowe &s;omwhat of his
entent. There was apoynted to go / the lorde
Boucyquant mar&s;hall of Fraunce / the lorde
Iohan of ca&s;tell Morante / and Iohan Bar|res
of Barroys / and they to haue with them a
thou&s;ande &s;peares. Thus they rode forth tyll
they came to the cytie of Agen / and there ta|ryed.
Than they &s;ent harauldes and me&s;&s;na|gers
to Burdeaux to the duke of Lanca&s;tre / 
&s;hewynge hym howe they wolde gladly &s;peke
with hym. The duke made the&s;e me&s;&s;angers
good chere / and wrote agayne to the&s;e lordes / 
certifyeng them / that where as they had great
de&s;yre to &s;peke with hym / in lykewy&s;e he had
the &s;ame to &s;peke with them / and bycau&s;e they
&s;hulde take y^e le&s;&s;e payne he promy&s;ed to come
and mete with them at Bergerate. And whan
the frenche lordes &s;awe this letter / they gaue
credence therto and ordred them there after / 
and as &s;one as they knewe that the duke was
come to Bergerate / they departed fro Agen
and rode thyder. There they were receyued
and lodged in the towne / and their company
in the &s;ubbarbes. The&s;e lordes &s;pake with the
Duke and &s;hewed hym their me&s;&s;age. The
duke receyued them &s;wetely / and aun&s;wered
and &s;ayd / howe he wolde be a good &amp; a kynde
neyghbour to the frenche kyng and the realme
and to kepe and mayntayne the trewce taken
bytwene the two kynges / for he &s;ayde he hym
&s;elfe was one of the princypalles that ayded to
make and ordayn that truce / wherfore he &s;ayd
he ought nat nor <ABBR>wold</ABBR> nat breke it / therof they
myght be well a&s;&s;ured. The dukes aun&s;were
plea&s;ed greatly the lordes of Fraunce. Thus
the duke and they were louingly togyder / and
the duke gaue them a great dyner and &s;upper / 
and after they tooke their leaue / and the duke
retourned to Burdeaux and the frenche men
in to Fraunce. They founde in their waye the
duke of Berrey at the cytie of Poyeters / and
they &s;hewed hym what they had doone. The
duke of Berrey thought the duke of Lanca|&s;ters
an&s;were rea&s;onable / and &s;o dyd y^e frenche
kynge and the duke of Burgoyne / and &s;o the
mater abode &s;tyll in this e&s;tate. And for this
cau&s;e quod &s;ir Iohan Graily the duke of Lan+ca&s;tre
hath &s;ent hyther in to Englande of his
coun&s;ayle / as &s;yr Wylliam Pe<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">reer and &s;yr
Peter Clyfton / and two clerkes lerned in the
lawe / as may&s;ter Iohan Huche and may&s;ter
Iohan <ABBR>Rychard</ABBR> of Leycettour / to treate and
to pleate his maters before the kynge and his
vncles / and for this cau&s;e the kynge rydeth to
Eltham / and &s;hall be there on thur&s;day nexte / 
that &s;hall be Mary maudelyn daye / but what
&s;halbe done as yet I knowe nat. But as I am
enfourmed of &s;ome engly&s;&s;he men that knowe
&s;omwhat / the duke of Glouce&s;tre wyll be prin+cypally
of the opynion y^t his brother the duke
of Lanca&s;tre &s;hulde abyde &s;tyll in Guyen / ra|ther
than to retourue agayne in to Englande / 
bycau&s;e he was &s;o great with the kynge. for I
en&s;ure you this duke of Glouce&s;tre is a mar|uaylous
mynded man / proude and pre&s;ump|tuous / 
he wolde rule all hym &s;elfe / and he is &s;o
beloued of the comynalte / that what &s;o euer he
&s;aythe they wyll enclyne to him. He cau&s;ed the
valyaunte knyght the lorde Symon Burle
and the duke of Irelande / the archeby&s;&s;hoppe
of yorke and many other knyghtes / and other
of the kynges coun&s;ayle to dye for hatred and
yuell wyll / durynge the &s;ea&s;one that the duke
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of Lanca&s;tre was beyonde the &s;ee in Ca&s;tyle.
He is more dred in Englande than beloued.</P>
<P>NOwe lette this mater pa&s;&s;e quod &s;yr
Iohn~ Graily / and I &s;hall &s;hewe you
nowe the &s;econde bu&s;yne&s;&s;e that the
kynge hathe to do / as I am enfourmed. The
kynges plea&s;ure is to be remaryed / and hath
&s;ertched ouer all for a wyfe. if the duke of Bur+goyne
or the erle of Haynalte had any dough|ter
to mary / the kynge wolde gladly haue had
one of them / but they haue none / but &s;uche as
be maryed. It hath ben &s;hewed the kyng that
the kynge of Nauarre hath bothe &s;uffers and
doughters / but he wyll nat entende y^t wayes.
The duke of Glouce&s;tre hath a doughter able
to mary he wolde gladly that the kyng &s;hulde
haue had her / but the kynge wolde nat / for he
&s;aid &s;he was to nere of his kynne / for &s;he is his
co&s;yn germayne. The kynge enclyneth mo&s;te
his mynde to the Frenche kynges doughter / 
wherof all the countrey hath great marueyle
that he wolde take his enemyes doughter. the
kynge is nat the be&s;te beloued Prince of the
worlde with his people / but he &s;etteth lytell
therby. he &s;heweth always how he had rather
haue warre with any other realme than with
Frau~ce / wherfore he wolde haue a good peace
bytwene the frenche kynge and hym and their
realmes / for the kynge wyll often tymes &s;aye
that the warre hath endured to longe bytwene
them / and that many valyaunt men are deed
therby on bothe parties / wherby the chri&s;ten
faythe is &s;ore myny&s;&s;hed and febled. And it is
nat plea&s;aunt to the realme of Englande that
he &s;hulde mary with Fraunce / and it hath ben
&s;hewed hym that the doughter of Fraunce is
ouer yonge / and that this fyue or &s;yxe yere &s;he
&s;hall nat be able to kepe hym company. Ther|to
he hath aun&s;wered and &s;aythe / that &s;he &s;hall
growe ryght well in age / and though he fa&s;te
a &s;ea&s;on he &s;hall take it well a worth / and &s;hall
ordre her in the meane &s;ea&s;on at his plea&s;ure / 
and after the maner of Englande / &s;ayenge al|&s;o
howe he is yet yonge ynough to abyde tyll
the lady be of age. No man canne breke the
kynge out of this purpo&s;e / and or ye departe / 
ye &s;hall here moche of this matter. And thus
for the&s;e cau&s;es the kynge rydeth nowe to El|tham.</P>
<P>THus this gentle knyght &s;yr Iohan of
Graily and I deuy&s;ed togyther as we
rode bytwene Roche&s;tre and Dertforde. this
knight was capytayn of Bouteuyle / ba&s;tarde
&s;onne &s;omtyme to the Captall of Beu&s;z / and
I herde his wordes gladly and dyd put them
in memory. And all the way bytwene Leades
and Eltham I rode mo&s;t parte in his compa|ny / 
and with &s;yr Wylliam Ly&s;le. Thus the
kynge came to Eltham on a tue&s;day / and on
the wedny&s;day the lordes of all co&s;tes began
to a&s;&s;emble. Thyder came the duke of Glou|ce&s;tre / 
and the erles of Derby / Arundell / Nor|thumberlande / 
Kent / Rutlande / and the erle
Mar&s;hall / and the archeby&s;&s;hoppes of Caun+terbury
and yorke / and the by&s;&s;hoppes of Lon+don
and Wynche&s;ter. And on the thur&s;day a|boute
the houre of thre / they a&s;&s;embled togy|ther
in the kynges chambre in the kynges pre|&s;ence.
Than the knyghtes of Ga&s;coyne were
&s;ent for / and the cou~&s;aylours of the good tow|nes / 
And al&s;o the Duke of Lanca&s;tres coun|&s;ayle
was &s;ent for. I was nat pre&s;e~t nor might
nat be &s;uffred / there were none but the lordes
of the coun&s;ayle / who debated the mater more
than four houres. And after dyner I fell in ac|quayntau~ce
with an auncyent knyght whome
I knewe in kynge Edwardes dayes / and he
was as than of kynge Rychardes priuy coun+&s;ayle / 
he was called &s;yr Rycharde Sury he
knewe me anone / and yet in .xxiiii. yeres he
had nat &s;ene me before / whiche was at Col|bridge / 
and at Bru&s;elles / in the hou&s;e of duke
Wyncelante of Brabant / and of the duche&s;&s;e
Iahan of Brabant. this knyght &s;ir Rycharde
Sury made me good chere / and demaunded
of me many thynges / and I aun&s;wered hym
as I knewe. And as I walked vp and downe
with hym in a galery before the kynges cham+bre / 
I demau~ded hym que&s;tyons of that coun+&s;ayle / 
and de&s;yred hym to tell me if he myght
what conclu&s;ion was taken. He herde me well
and pau&s;ed a lytell / and afterwarde &s;ayd. &s;yr
Iohan I &s;hall &s;hewe you / for it is no mater to
be hydden and kept &s;ecrete / for &s;hortly ye &s;hall
here theym publy&s;&s;hed all openly. ye knowe
well quod he / and Iame &s;ure ye haue herde
reher&s;ed howe the duke of Lanca&s;tre is gone
in to Acquytayne / to reioyce the gyft<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> that the
kynge my &s;oueraygne lorde hath gyuen hym / 
for the loue that he hathe to hym / for he hath
doone the kynge ryght good &s;eruyce and the
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crowne of Englande / therfore in rewarde the
kynge hathe clerely gyuen to hym and to his
heyres for euer / the hole duchy of Acquitayne / 
&s;o as it e<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">tendeth in metes and lymytacyons / 
&s;ene&s;challes / baylyages / &s;ygnories / and wa&s;|&s;elages / 
and clene quyteth all them that holde
of hym by faythe or othe / and in all homage
the re&s;orte re&s;erued / more the kynge hath re|&s;erued
to the crowne of Englande in tyme to
come. And this gyfte is &s;o &s;ufficyently confer|med
that all the kynges other vncles and all
the coun&s;ayle of Englande hath acorded ther
to / and the kynge hathe gyuen &s;pecyall com|maundement
to all his &s;ubgiettes in the &s;ayd
lymytacyons of Acquytayne / to obey in all
poyntes without any othermeane / his dere
and well beloued vncle / duke Iohan of Lan|ca&s;tre / 
and after y^e &s;yght of his letters to holde
and to take hym to their &s;ouerayne lorde / and
to &s;were to hym faythe and homage / and to
holde of hym truely / as they haue auncyently
done and helde at the date of tho&s;e letters / gy|uen
by the kyng of Englande or his deputies
or co~my&s;&s;ioners. And who &s;oeuer that rebel|leth
or &s;peketh agayn&s;t this the kynges grau~t
of what condycyon &s;o euer he be / to aun&s;were
therto within thre dayes. The kynge gaue to
his vncle of Lanca&s;tre and to his commy&s;&s;io|ners / 
full power and puy&s;&s;aunce to correcte
them / and to put them out of all hope to haue
any other retourne or re&s;orte. yet nat with&s;tan+dynge
all the&s;e letters and &s;trayte co~maunde|ment
of the kynge / the good townes and cy|ties
of Ga&s;coyne / vnder the kynge of Englan+des
obey&s;au~ce / and all other lordes / knyghtes
and gentlemen of the countrey / are conioyned
togyther to kepe their townes clo&s;e agayn&s;te
the duke / and wyll nat nor are nat in mynde
to obey the duke in this ca&s;e / for they &s;ay / and
haue &s;ayd / and yet &s;u&s;teyne at this houre / that
the gyfte that the kynge hath gyuen to his vn|cle
of Lanca&s;tre / is nat &s;uffycient nor profyta|ble / 
and out of the ordre of rea&s;on. And y^t duke
who wolde nat wynne theym but by gentyl|ne&s;&s;e / 
herde pacyently their defences. and that
no further inconuenyentes &s;hulde en&s;ue / ther|fore
his coun&s;ayle and their coun&s;ayles are
come hyther to debate and to declare the cau&s;e
why they do nat obey the kynges co~maunde|ment.
And &s;urely as this day they haue right
wy&s;ely &s;hewed their an&s;were / and layde forth
certayne artycles of rea&s;on / and they haue ben
well herde. And they haue layde &s;uche rea&s;ons
that in a maner the kynge and his coun&s;ayle
thynke they haue cau&s;e to abyde by their qua+rell / 
I &s;hall &s;hewe you howe / but I wolde ye
kept it &s;ecrete tyll it be knowen further <ABBR>abrod.</ABBR>
And I aun&s;wered I wolde &s;o do. Well quod
the knyght / one (as me thought was offyciall
of Burdeaux) &s;pake for all his partie / and fir&s;t
&s;hewed forthe his procutacyon and auctorite / 
to the entent he myght the better be beleued / 
and than beganne and &s;ayde / that the cytie of
Burdeaux / and the cyties of Bayon and Dax
and all the &s;ygnories and lor&s;hyppes that be
appendaunt to the lymyttes of the &s;ayd coun|treys
and cyties / are of &s;o noble condycyon / 
that no kyng of Englande by no maner of ac|cyon
or dede may put awaye or dy&s;ceuer them
fro the demayns of the crowne of Englande / 
nor to gyue or alyenate them / to chylde / vncle / 
nor brother / by rea&s;one of maryage or other|wi&s;e / 
and to veryfie this we &s;ay that the aboue
named townes / cyties / and &s;ygnories are &s;uf|fyciently
priueleged by kynges of Englande / 
who haue &s;worne faythfully to holde and to
kepe vs &s;o / without reuoca&s;yon. For as &s;oone
as any Kynge of Englande entreth in to the
po&s;&s;e&s;&s;yon of the herytage of the Crowne of
Englande / he &s;wereth &s;ufficiently on the euan+gely&s;tes
to holde this ferme and &s;table with|out
breakynge. and ye ryght dere &s;yr as kyng
of Englande haue made lyke othe. And &s;yr to
veryfie this to be of trouth / beholde here the&s;e
writynges. And ther with he &s;hewed forth let|ters
and charters vnder the &s;ygnes of nota|ryes
imperyalles / and &s;ealed with the great
&s;eale of Englande / gyuen by the &s;ame kynge
Rycharde there beynge pre&s;ent / and there o|penly
he redde it frome clau&s;e to clau&s;e. The
charter was well herde and vnder&s;tande / for
it was bothe in laten and in Frenche / and it
named in the ende many wytne&s;&s;es of prela|tes
and great lordes of Englande / who were
for the more &s;uretie te&s;tes of that dede / at the
le&s;te to the nombre of .xi. Whanne the kynges
coun&s;ayle herde this / they behelde eche other / 
and loked on the kynge. There was no man
&s;pake a worde nor made no replycacion. whan
he had redde it ouer he folded it and put it vp / 
and &s;pake further / addre&s;&s;ynge his wordes to
the kynge / and &s;ayde. Ryght dere &s;yr and re|douted
&s;oueraygne lorde / and you my ryght
dere lordes / and other / at my departynge out
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of the countrey / I was charged to &s;hewe you
by the coun&s;aylours of the good Cyties and
townes of Ga&s;coyne / beynge vnder the obey|&s;aunce
of the crowne of Englande / hath well
ouer &s;ene the fourme and maner of your com|mau~dement / 
&s;ent vnto them vnder your &s;eale / 
whiche they knewe right well / yet they thinke
and &s;ay that this co~maundement may nat be
obeyed / for if &s;o were that the cyties and good
townes of Guyen wolde enclyne to receyue
the duke of Lanca&s;tre to their lorde / and ac|quyte
for euer the homage and obey&s;aunce
that they owe to you / it &s;hulde be greatly to
the preiudyce of the crowne of Englande / for
thoughe it were &s;o that at this tyme pre&s;ente
the duke of Lanca&s;tre is the kynges vncle and
&s;ubgiet / and well beloued / and wolde holde
and kepe all poyntes and artycles belongyng
to the crowne of Englande / yet it maye &s;o hap
that &s;uche loue and tenure may lyghtly be lo&s;t / 
by chaunge of heyres / by rea&s;on of maryages
that are made bytwene lordes and ladyes / in
chaungynge fro one to another / though they
be nere of lygnage / by dy&s;pen&s;acyon of the
pope / for &s;ometyme it is of nece&s;&s;yte that ma|ryages
be made of hyghe Princes or of their
chyldren / one with another / to holde their lan+des
and &s;ygnories in loue and amyte. And &s;o
it myght fall that &s;uche heyres as myght dy&s;|cende
of the Duke of Lanca&s;tre / &s;hulde con|ioyne
theym by maryage to the chyldren of
&s;ome kynge in Fraunce / or of dukes of Ber|rey / 
Bretaygne / or erles of Foize / or Army|nake / 
or kynges of Nauarre / or dukes of An|iou
or of Mayne / and than they beynge be|yonde
the &s;ee peraduenture in the parties of
Fraunce / &s;hulde clayme their enherytaunce / 
and therby put the countrey of Guyen in dy&s;|corde / 
and to bring it to be again&s;t the crowne
of Englande / wherby the kynge of Englande
than reygnynge / and the Realme al&s;o / &s;hulde
haue peraduenture ouer moche payne to reco+uer
it agayne / and &s;o the ryght to be put farre
of fro thence whervnto it &s;hulde retourne and
be / as of the demayne of the Crowne of En|glande.
Wherfore ryght dere &s;yr and redou|ted
lordes and noble coun&s;aylours / plea&s;e it
you to con&s;ydre all the&s;e poyntes and artycles
which I haue purpo&s;ed in your pre&s;ence / and
determyne it as ye &s;hall &s;eme be&s;t / for &s;yr the
full opynion of all the countrey is / they &s;aye
they wyll abyde &s;tyll in the obey &s;aunce of you
ryght redouted lorde and kynge / and in the
demayne of the noble Crowne of Englande.
Therwith this offyciall helde his peace / and
the prelates and lordes eche of them regarded
other. Than they drewe togyther and apro|ched
to the kynge fyr&s;te his two vncles / and
the erles of Derby and Arundell. Than they
of Acquytayne were co~maunded to departe
tyll they were called agayne. They departed
and al&s;o the two knightes that were come thy+der
fro the duke of Lanca&s;tre. Than the kyng
demaunded coun&s;ayle what &s;hulde be done / 
and what aun&s;were &s;hulde be made. The pre+lates
tourned the aun&s;were to the kynges vn|cles / 
bycau&s;e the mater touched them rather
than any other. At the fyr&s;t they excu&s;ed them
&s;ayeng they myght nat well aun&s;were / for the
mater was co~mune / and ought to be debated
by co~mune coun&s;ayle / and nat by lygnage nor
fauour. Thus they bode a good &s;pace / but fy|nally
the aun&s;were was layde on the duke of
Glouce&s;tre / and he was prayed and requyred
to &s;aye his aduy&s;e. Than he aun&s;wered and
&s;ayde / howe it was a herde thynge to take a
way or to dy&s;anull the gyfte of a kynge / con|fermed
and &s;ealed by the acorde of all his &s;ub|giettes / 
and by delyberacyon of his &s;pecyall
coun&s;ayle / wherfore he &s;ayde his &s;ubgiettes
<ABBR>&s;huld</ABBR> be rebell that wolde nat obey / for in that
they wolde make that the kynge &s;hulde nat be
lorde of his owne enheritaunce / if y^t he myght
nat do with his owne what it plea&s;ed hym.
&s;ome glo&s;ed tho&s;e wordes / and &s;ome though<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">
in their corage / that the aun&s;were was nat rea+&s;onable / 
but they dur&s;te nat &s;aye agayn&s;t it / 
the duke of Glouce&s;tre was &s;o &s;ore dred / and
the erle of Derby &s;onne to the duke of Lanca|&s;tre
was there pre&s;ente / who furthered tho&s;e
wordes and &s;ayde. Fayre vncle ye haue well
&s;ayd / I am of your opinyon. Therwith the
coun&s;ayle began to breke / and &s;ome murmu|red
one with another / and they of Guyen nor
yet the duke of Lanca&s;ters knightes were nat
called agayne at that tyme. Whan the kynge
&s;awe all the mater he dy&s;&s;imuled a lytell / and
it was his enten&s;yon that they &s;hulde a&s;&s;em|ble
togyther agayne in coun&s;ayle after dyner / 
to &s;e if any other propre way myght be taken
for the honoure of the crowne of Englande.
Than the kynge cau&s;ed the by&s;&s;hop of Caun|terbury
to &s;peke of that he had gyuen hym in
charge in the mornynge to &s;peke of / that was
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vpon the &s;tate of his maryage / and to &s;ende in
to Fraunce. The lordes were of accorde and
named them that &s;hulde go / whiche were the
archeby&s;&s;hoppe of Duuelyn / the erle of Rut|lande / 
the Erle Mar&s;hall / the lorde Beau|monde / 
the lorde Hughe Spen&s;er / the lorde
Loys Clyfforde / and twenty knyghtes and
xl. &s;quyers. The&s;e were &s;ent in to Fraunce to
treat for the maryage of the frenche kynges
doughter I&s;abell / of eyght yere of age / and
yet &s;he was all redy promy&s;ed to the duke of
Bretayns &s;onne / by a treatie y^t was made in
Towrs in Thourayne. Nowe beholde howe
this myght be broken / for the Frenche kynge
and his vncles hadde &s;ealed with the duke of
Bretayne / yet for all that thengly&s;&s;he amba&s;|&s;adours
had their charge gyuen vnto them / 
and &s;o they departed out of Englande and a|ryued
at Calays / &amp; there taryed a fyue dayes / 
and than departed in great araye / and tooke
the waye to Amyence / and they &s;ente before
Marche the haraulde / who had brought to
them &s;aueconducte goynge and comyng / and
be&s;yde that the lorde Moncheuerell was &s;ette
to be their guyde / and to &s;e them &s;erued of all
thynges nece&s;&s;ary. &para;Nowe we &s;hall leaue to
&s;peke of them and retourne to our fyr&s;te pur|po&s;e.</P>
<P>NOwe as I haue &s;hewed you before / 
the coun&s;aylours of the Cyties and
good townes of Acquytayne / prayed
the kynge and his coun&s;ayle / to whome they
were boude / to mayntayn their lyberties and
fraunches / as in the demayne of the Crowne
of Englande / as he was &s;worne to do / affer|mynge
that &s;urely they wolde kepe their aun|cyente
lyberties / and wyll nat breke it for no
maner of cau&s;e or condycion / and in holdynge
thus their opynyon / foure partes of the coun|&s;ayle
and the co~mune voyce of the countrey / re+puted
theym for valyaunt and worthy men.
But the duke of Glouce&s;tre was of another
opinyon / for he wolde that his brother the du|ke
of Lanca&s;tre <ABBR>&s;huld</ABBR> haue bydden &s;tyll in Ac+quytayne / 
for he thought he was ouer great
in Englande / and to nere the kynge / as for his
brother the duke of yorke he cared nat / for the
duke of yorke was a prince that loued his ea&s;e
and lytell bu&s;yne&s;&s;e. Al&s;o he had a fayre lady
to his wyfe / doughter to the erle of Kent / on
whome was all his plea&s;ure. But the duke of
Glouce&s;tre was &s;ubtyle / and euer demaunded
&s;omwhat of his nephue kynge Rycharde / yet
he was but poore / for all that he was a great
lorde and con&s;table of Englande / and erle of
Hertforde &amp; of Perces / and of Bokyngham / 
and al&s;o he had yerely out of the kynges co|fers
foure thou&s;ande nobles / and neuer rode
on the kinges bu&s;yne&s;&s;e nor for the realme one
daye / without he knewe why and wherfore.
For the&s;e cau&s;es he was nat indyfferent / for
the maters of Acquytayne / for he wolde haue
had his brother of Lanca&s;tre to haue bydden
&s;till in Acquitayn for euer / for than he thought
he wolde haue &s;hyfted well ynoughe in En|glande.
As &s;oone as he had &s;ayd his &s;entence
(as ye haue herde before) and that he &s;awe
&s;ome murmured in the kynges chambre / and
that the prelates and lordes talked togyther
two and two / he i&s;&s;ued out of y^e chambre / and
the erle of Derby with hym / and came in to
the hall at E<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">tham / and made a clothe to be
layde on a table and &s;o &s;ate / downe to dynner / 
and lefte all other &s;tyll talkynge togyther.
Whan the duke of yorke knewe that he was at
dyner / he went to kepe hym company. and af|ter
dyner whiche he made &s;horte / the duke of
Glouce&s;tre dy&s;&s;ymuled the mater / and tooke
his leaue of the Kynge &s;yttynge at the table / 
and &s;o departed and toke his hor&s;e and rode
to London / and the erle of Derby abode &s;tyll
with the lordes that daye and the nexte daye.
Thus they of Acquytayne coulde haue none
expedicyon nor delyueraunce.</P>
<P>I Haue delyght to write this mater at
length / bycau&s;e to enfourme you of
the trouthe / for I that am auctour of
this hy&s;tory was pre&s;ente in all the&s;e maters / 
and this valyaunt knyght &s;yr Rycharde Su+rye
&s;hewed me euery thynge. And &s;o it was
that on the &s;onday folowynge all &s;uche as had
ben there were departed / and all their coun|&s;aylours / 
except the duke of yorke / who abode
&s;tyll about the kynge / and the lorde Thomas
Percy and &s;yr Rycharde Sury &s;hewed my
bu&s;yne&s;&s;e to the kynge. Than the kynge de|&s;yred
to &s;e my booke that I had brought for
hym. So he &s;awe it in his chambre / for I had
layde it there redy on his bedde. Whanne the
Kynge opened it / it plea&s;ed hym well / for it
was fayre enlumyned and written / and coue|red
with crym&s;on veluet / with ten botons of
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&s;yluer and gylte / and Ro&s;es of golde in the
myddes with two great clap&s;es gylte / ry|chely
wrought. Than the kyng demaunded
me wherof it treated / and I &s;hewed hym / 
howe it treated of maters of loue / wherof the
kynge was gladde and loked in it / and reed
it in many places / for he coulde &s;peke and
rede Frenche very well. And he tooke it to a
knyght of his chambre named &s;ir Rycharde
Creadon / to beare it in to his &s;ecrete cham|bre.
And the &s;ame &s;onday I fell in acquayn|taunce
with a Squyer of Englande called
Henry Ca&s;tyde / an hone&s;t man and a wy&s;e / 
and coude well &s;peke Frenche. He co~panyed
with me / bicau&s;e he &s;awe the kyng and other
lordes made me good chere / and al&s;o he had
&s;ene the boke that I gaue to the kynge. Al&s;o
&s;ir Richarde Sury had &s;hewed hym howe
I was a maker of hy&s;tories. Than he &s;ayd
to me as here after foloweth.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="202" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;The deuy&s;e / and of the conque&s;t
that kyng Richarde had made in Ir+la~de / 
and howe he brought in to his
obey&s;aunce four kynges of that cou~|trey.
Cap. CC.ii.</HEAD>
<P>_SIr Iohan quod he / ha|ue
ye nat founde in the kyn+ges
courte &s;ythe ye came hy+der / 
no man that hath tolde
you of the voyage that the
kyng made but late in to Ir+lande / 
and in what maner
the foure kynges of Irelande are come in to
the obey&s;aunce of the kynge of Englande?
And I aun&s;wered no. Than &s;hall I &s;hewe
you &abquod; the &s;quyer / to the entent that ye maye
putte it in perpetuall memorie / whan ye re|tourne
in to your owne countrey / and haue
ley&s;ar therto. I was reioy&s;ed of his wordes
and thanked hym. Than he began thus and
&s;ayd. Sir Iohan / it is nat in memorie / that
euer any kyng of Englande made &s;uche ap|pareyle
and proui&s;ion for any iourney to ma+ke
warre agayn&s;t the yri&s;&s;hmen / nor &s;uche a
nombre of men of armes nor archers. The
kyng was a nyne monethes in the marche&s;&s;e
of Irelande to his great co&s;t / &amp; charge to the
realme / for they bare all his expe~&s;es. And the
marchau~tes / cyties / and good townes of the
realme thought it well be&s;towed / whan they
&s;awe the kynge retourne home agayne with
honour. The nombre that he had thyder / ge|tylmen
and archers / were foure thou&s;ande
knyghtes and .xxx. thou&s;ande archers / well
payde wekely / that euery manne was well
plea&s;ed. but I &s;hewe you / bycau&s;e ye &s;hulde
knowe the tronthe. Irelande is one of the y|uell
countreis of the worlde to make warre
vpon / or to bring vnder &s;ubiection. For it is
clo&s;ed &s;trongely and wyldely with highe fo|re&s;tes
and great waters and mare&s;&s;hes / and
places inhabytable. It is harde to entre to
do them of the countrey any do~mage / nor ye
&s;hall fynde no towne nor per&s;one to &s;peke w^t
all. For the men drawe to the woodes / and
dwell in caues and &s;mall cotag&abis; / vnder trees
and among bu&s;&s;hes and hedges / lyke wylde
&s;auage bee&s;tes. And whan they knowe that
any man maketh warre agayn&s;t the~ / and is
entred in to their cou~treis / than they drawe
toguyder to the &s;traytes and pa&s;&s;ages / and
defende it / &s;o that no man can entre in to the~.
And whan they &s;e their tyme / they wyll &s;one
take their aduauntage on their enemyes / for
they knowe the countrey and are lyght peo|ple.
For a man of armes beyng neuer &s;o well
hor&s;ed / and ron as fa&s;t as he can / the yri&s;&s;he
men wyll ryn a fote as fa&s;te as he and ouer|take
hym / yea / and leape vp vpon his hor&s;e
behynde hym / and drawe hym fro his hor&s;e / 
for they are &s;tronge men in the armes / and
haue &s;harpe weapons with large blades w^t
two edges / after the maner of darte heedes / 
wherwith they wyll &s;lee their enemy / &amp; they
repute nat a man deed / tyll they haue cutte
his throte / and opyn his bely and taken out
his herte / and cary it awaye with the~. &s;ome
&s;aye / &s;uche as knowe their nature / that they
do eate it / and haue great delyte therin. they
take no man to raun&s;ome. And whan~e they
&s;e at any encountre / that they be ouermat|ched / 
than they wyll departe a &s;onder / and
go and hyde theym &s;elfe in bu&s;&s;hes / wodes / 
hedges / and caues / &s;o that no man &s;hall finde
theym. Al&s;o &s;yr Wylliam of Wynd&s;ore / who
hath mo&s;te v&s;ed the warres in tho&s;e parties / 
of any other engly&s;&s;he man / yet he coulde ne|uer
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lerne the maner of y^e countrey / nor knowe
their condycions. They be herde people and
of rude engen and wytte / and of dyuers fre|quentacyons
and v&s;age / they &s;ette nothyng
by iolyte nor fre&s;&s;he apparell / nor by noble|ne&s;&s;e / 
for though their rleame be &s;oueraynly
gouerned by kynges / wherof they haue plen+tie / 
yet they wyll take no knowledge of gentyl+ne&s;&s;e
but wyll contynewe in their rudene&s;&s;e / 
acordynge as they are brought vp. Trouthe
it is that foure of the princypall kynges and
mo&s;te puy&s;&s;aunt / after the maner of the coun|trey / 
are come to the obey&s;aunce of the kynge
of Englande by loue and fayrene&s;&s;e / and nat
by batayle nor con&s;traynte. The erle of Or|monde
who marcheth vpon them hath taken
great payne / and hath &s;o treated with them / 
that they came to Duuelyn to the kynge / and
&s;ubmytted them to hym / to be vnder the obey+&s;aunce
of the crowne of Englande / wherfore
the kyng and all the realme reputeth this for
a great and an honourable dede / and thynketh
this voyage well be &s;towed / for kynge Ed|warde
of good memory dyd neuer &s;o moche
vpon them as kynge Rycharde dyde in this
voyage. The honour is great but the pro|fite
is but lytell: For though they be kynges
yet no man can deuy&s;e nor &s;peke of ruder per+&s;onages.</P>
<P>_I Shall &s;hewe you &s;omwhat of
their rudene&s;&s;e / to the entente it
maye be en&s;ample agayne peo|ple
of other nacyons / I knowe
it well / for I haue proued it by
them &s;elues / For whan they were at Duue|lyn
I hadde the gouernaunce of them about
a moneth / by the kynges commauudement
and his coun&s;ayle / to thentent that I &s;hulde
lerne them to v&s;e them &s;elfe accordyng to the
v&s;age of Englande / &amp; bycau&s;e I coulde &s;pe|ke
their language / as well as Frenche or En+gly&s;&s;he / 
for in my youthe I was brought vp
amonge theym. I was with the erle of Or|monde / 
father to the Erle that nowe is / who
loued me right well / bycau&s;e I coulde as tha~
ryde and handell an hor&s;e metely well. And
it fortuned one tyme that the &s;ayde erle (who
as than was my mai&s;ter) was &s;ent with thre
hundred &s;peares and a thou&s;ande archers in
to the marche&s;&s;e of Irelande / to make warre
with the yri&s;&s;he men / for alwayes the En|gly&s;&s;he
men haue had warre with the~ / to &s;ub+due
and putte them vnder. And on a daye as
the &s;ayd Erle went agayn&s;t the~ / I rode on a
goodly hor&s;e of his / lyght and &s;wyfte: Thus
I rode &amp; folowed my may&s;ter. And the &s;ame
day the yri&s;&s;he men were layde in a bu&s;&s;he|ment / 
and whan~e we came nere theym / they
opyned their bu&s;&s;hement. Thanne the En|gli&s;&s;he
archers began to &s;hote &s;o egerly that
the yri&s;&s;he men coulde nat &s;uffre it / for they
are but &s;imply armed / therfore they reculed
and wente backe. Than~e the Erle my may|&s;ter
folowed in y^e cha&s;e / and I that was well
hor&s;ed folowed hym as nere as I coude. and
it fortuned &s;o that my hor&s;e was afrayd / and
toke his bridell in his tethe and ranne away
with me / &amp; whether I wolde or nat / he bare
me &s;o farforthe amonge the yri&s;&s;he men / that
one of them by lyghtne&s;&s;e of ronnynge lepte
vp behynde me / and enbra&s;ed me in his ar|mes / 
&amp; dyde me none other hurt / but &s;o ledde
me out of the way / and &s;o rode &s;tyll behynde
me the &s;pace of two houres. And at the la&s;te
brought me in to a &s;ecrete place / thycke of
bu&s;&s;hes / and there he founde his company
who were come thyder and &s;caped all daun|gers / 
for the Engly&s;&s;he men pur&s;ued nat &s;o
farre. Than as he &s;hewed he had great ioye
of me / and ledde me in to a towne and a &s;tro~|ge
hou&s;e amonge the woodes / waters / and
myres. The towne was called Harpely / and
the ge~tylman that toke me was called Brine
Co&s;teret. He was a goodly man / and as it
hath ben &s;hewed me / he is as yet a lyue / how
be it he is very aged. This Brine Co&s;teret
kepte me &s;euyn yere with hym / and gaue me
his doughter in maryage / of whom I hadde
two doughters. I &s;hall &s;hewe you howe I
was delyuered.</P>
<P>IT happened at the &s;euin yeres ende
one of their kynges named Arthur
mackemur / kyng of Lyn&s;ter / made
an armye agayn&s;t duke Lyon of Clarence / 
&s;onne to kyng Edwarde of Englande / and a+gayn&s;t
&s;ir Wyllm~ of Wyn&s;ore. And nat farre
fro the cytie of Lyn&s;ter the Engly&s;&s;he men &amp;
yri&s;&s;he men mette toguyder / and many were
&s;layne and taken on bothe parties / But the
Engly&s;&s;he men opteygned the vyctorie and
the yri&s;&s;he men fledde / and the kyng Arthur
&s;aued hym &s;elfe / but Brine Co&s;teret my wy|ues
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father was taken pri&s;oner vnder the du|ke
of Clarence baner. He was taken on the
&s;ame cour&s;er / that he toke me on. The hor&s;e
was well knowen amonge the erle of Ormon+des
folkes / and than he &s;hewed howe I was
alyue and was at his maner of Harpelyn / &amp;
howe I had wedded his doughter / wherof
the duke of Clarence / &s;ir Wylliam Wyn&s;ore / 
and the Engly&s;&s;he men were ryght gladde.
Than~e it was &s;hewed hym that if he wolde
be delyuered out of pri&s;on / that he &s;hulde de+lyuer
me in to the Engly&s;&s;he mennes ha~des / 
and my wyfe and chyldren. With gret payne
he made that bargayne / for he loued me well
and my wyfe his doughter and our chyldren
Whan he &s;awe he coulde make his fynaunce
none otherwy&s;e / he accorded therto / but he re+teigned
myne elde&s;t doughter &s;tyll with him
So I and my wyfe and our &s;econde dough|ter
retourned in to Englande / and &s;o I went
and dwelte be&s;yde Bri&s;towe on the ryuer of
Syuerne. My two doughters are maryed / 
and &s;he in Irela~de hath thre &s;onnes and two
doughters / and &s;he that I brought with me
hath foure &s;onnes and two doughters. &amp; by|cau&s;e
the langage of yri&s;&s;he is as redy to me
as the Engly&s;&s;he tong (for I haue alwayes
co~tynued with my wyfe / and taught my chil|dren
the &s;ame &s;peche) Therfore the kyng my
&s;ouerayne lorde and his coun&s;ayle / co~maun|ded
me to gyue attendau~ce on the&s;e four kyn+ges / 
and to gouerne and bringe them to rea|&s;on / 
and to the v&s;age &amp; cu&s;tomes of Engla~de
&s;eyng they hadde yelded them to to be vnder
his obey&s;aunce / &amp; of the crowne of Engla~de
and they were &s;worne to holde it for euer. &amp;
yet I en&s;ure you / for all that / I dyde my po|wer
to en&s;ygne and to lerne them good ma|ner / 
yet for all that they be ryght rude and of
gro&s;e engyn / moche payne I hadde to make
them to &s;peke any thyng in fayre maner / &s;om+what
I altred them but nat moche / for in ma+ny
ca&s;es they drewe to their naturall rude|ne&s;&s;e.
The kyng my &s;oueraygne lordes en|tent
was / that in maner / countenaunce / and
apparell of clothyng / they &s;hulde v&s;e accor|dyng
to the maner of Englande / for the kyn+ge
thought to make them all four knyghtes
they had a fayre hou&s;e to lodge in in Duue|lyn / 
and I was charged to abyde &s;tyll with
them and nat to departe. And &s;o two or thre
dayes I &s;uffred them to do as they ly&s;t / and
&s;ayde nothynge to them / but folowed their
owne appetytes. They wolde &s;ytte at the ta+ble
and make cou~tenaunce nother good nor
fayre. Than I thought I &s;hulde cau&s;e the~
to chaunge that maner. They wolde cau&s;e
their my&s;trelles / their &s;eruauntes / and var|lettes / 
to &s;ytte with them and to eate in their
owne dy&s;&s;he / and to drinke of their cuppes.
And they &s;hewed me / that the v&s;age of their
countre was good / for they &s;ayd / in all thyn+ges
(except their beddes) they were and ly|ued
as co~men. So the fourthe day I orday|ned
other tables to be couered in the hall / af|ter
y^e v&s;age of Englande. And I made the&s;e
four kynges to &s;ytte at the hyghe table / and
there myn&s;trels at another borde / and their
&s;eruantes and varlettes at another byneth
them / wherof by &s;emynge they were di&s;plea+&s;ed / 
and behelde eche other &amp; wolde nat care / 
and &s;ayd / howe I wolde take fro them their good
v&s;age / wherin they hadde been nori&s;|&s;hed.
Than I an&s;wered them &s;mylyng to a
peace theym / that it was nat honourable for
their e&s;tates to do as they dyde before / and
that they mu&s;t leaue it / and v&s;e the cu&s;tom of
Englande / and that it was the kynges plea|&s;ure
they &s;hulde &s;o do / and how he was char+ged
&s;o to order them. Whan they harde that
they &s;uffred it / bycau&s;e they had putte them
&s;elfe vnder the obey&s;au~ce of the kyng of En|glande / 
and parceuered in the &s;ame as long
as I was with them. yet they hadde one v&s;e
whiche I knewe well was v&s;ed in their cou~+tre / 
and that was they dyde were no breches
I cau&s;ed breches of lynen clothe to be made
for them. Whyle I was with them I cau&s;ed
them to leaue many rude thynges / a&s;well in
clothyng as in other cau&s;es. Moche ado I
had at the fyr&s;t to cau&s;e them to weare gow|nes
of &s;ylke furred with Myneuere &amp; gray / 
For before the&s;e kynges thought them &s;elfe
well apparelled whan they hadde on a man|tell.
They rode alwayes without &s;adelles &amp;
&s;tyropes / and with great payne I made the~
to ryde after our v&s;age. Andon a tyme I de+maunded
the~ of their beleue / wherwith they
were nat content / and &s;ayd / howe they bele|ued
on god and on the trynite / a&s;well as we.
Than I demau~ded on what pope was their
affection The aun&s;wered me on hym of Ro+me.
Than~e I demaunded if they wolde nat
gladly receyue the order of knyghthode / and
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that the kyng of Englande &s;hulde make the~
knyghtes / accordynge to the v&s;age of Frau~|ce
and Englande / and other countreis. they
aun&s;wered howe they were knyghtes all re|dye / 
and that &s;uffyced for theym. I a&s;ked
where they were made knyghtes / and howe
and whan. They an&s;wered / y^t in the age of &s;e+uyn
yere they were made knyghtes in Ire|lande / 
And that a kynge maketh his &s;onne a
knyght. and if the &s;onne haue no father a|lyue / 
than the nexte of his blode maye make
hym knyght. And than~e this yonge knyght
&s;hall begyn to iu&s;te with &s;mall &s;peares / &s;u|che
as they maye beare with their ca&s;e / and
rynne agayn&s;t a &s;helde / &s;ette on a &s;take in the
felde / and the more &s;peares that he breaketh / 
the more he &s;halbe honoured. I knewe their
maner well ynough / though I dyde demau~|de
it. But than I &s;ayd / that the knighthode
that they had taken in their youthe / &s;uffyced
nat to the kynge of Englande. But I &s;ayde
he &s;hulde gyue theym after another maner.
They demaunded howe. I aun&s;wered / that
it &s;hulde be in the holy churche / whiche was
the moo&s;t worthye&s;t place. Than they encly+ned
&s;omewhat to my wordes. Within two
dayes after the erle of Ormonde came to the~
who coude right well &s;peke the langage / for
&s;ome of his landes laye in tho&s;e parties. He
was &s;ente to them by the kynge and his cou~|&s;ayle.
They all honoured hym and he them.
Than he fell in &s;wete communycacion with
them / and he demaunded of them howe they
lyked me. They aun&s;wered and &s;ayde / well
for he hath well &s;hewed vs the v&s;age of this
countrey / wherfore we ought to thanke him / 
and &s;o we do. This aun&s;were plea&s;ed well
the erle of Ormonde. Than he entred lytell
and lytell to &s;peke of the order of chiualry / 
whiche the kyng wolde they &s;hulde receyue
He &s;hewed it them fro poynt to poynt / howe
they &s;hulde behaue them &s;elfe / and what par+teygned
to knyghthode. The erles wordes
plea&s;ed moche the&s;e four kynges / who&s;e na|mes
were the&s;e. Fyr&s;t the great Ancle kyng
of Mecte. The &s;econde Brine of Thomo~de
kynge of Thomonde. The thyrde Arthure
of Mackequemur kynge of Lyn&s;ter. The
fourthe Conhue / kyng of Cheueno &amp; Darpe
They were made knightes by kyng Richar|de
of Englande in the Cathedrall churche of
Duuelyn / dedycate of &s;aynt Iohan Bapty&s;t
It was done on our lady day in Marche / as
than it fell on a Thur&s;day. The&s;e four kyn|ges
watched all the night before in the chur|che / 
and the nexte daye at highe ma&s;&s;e tyme / 
with great &s;ole~pnyte they were made knigh+tes / 
and with them &s;ir Thomas Orphen / &s;ir
Ioatas Pado / and &s;ir Iohan Pado his co|&s;yn.
The&s;e kynges &s;ate that day at the table
with kyng Rycharde. They were regarded
of many folkes / bicau&s;e there behauyng was
&s;traunge to the maner of Englande / and o|ther
countreis / and euer naturally men de&s;yre
to &s;e newelties. Than I &s;ir Iohn~ Froi&s;&s;art
&s;ayde. Henry / I beleue you well: &amp; I wolde
it had co&s;t me largely that I had been there.
And &s;urely this yere pa&s;t I hadde come hy|der
and it hadde nat been / for that I herde of
the dethe of quene Anne of Englande / whi|che
dyde lette me. But one thynge I wolde
de&s;yre of you to knowe / howe the&s;e four kyn+ges
of Irelande came &s;o &s;oone to the kynge
of Englandes obey&s;aunce / whan kynge Ed|warde
the kynges graunfather / who was &s;o
valyaunt a prince and &s;o redouted ouer all / 
coude neuer &s;ubdue them nor putte them vn|der / 
and yet he had alwayes warre with the~.
and in that they are &s;ubdued nowe / ye &s;ayd it
was by treatie / and by the grace of god. In
dede the grace of god is good / who &s;o can ha+ue
it / it is moche worthe. But it is &s;ene nowe
a dayes / that erthely princes getteth lytell w^t+out
it be by pui&s;&s;au~ce. I de&s;yre to know this
for whan I &s;hall co~e in to Heynalt / of which
countrey I am of / I &s;halbe examyned of this
and many other thynges / bothe by duke Au|bert
of Bauier / erle of Heynalte / of Holande
and of zelande / and al&s;o by his &s;onne Wyllm~
of Bauyere / who writeth hym &s;elfe lorde of
Fre&s;e / whiche is a great countrey and a pui&s;+&s;aunt / 
whiche cou~trey the &s;ayd duke and his
&s;onne claymeth to haue by ryght &s;ucce&s;&s;yon / 
and &s;o dyde their predece&s;&s;ours before them / 
but the Fre&s;ons wolde neuer fall to any rea|&s;on / 
nor come vnder obey&s;au~ce / nor as yet do
nat vnto this day. than an&s;wered &s;ir Henry
Chri&s;tall &amp; &s;ayd. Sir Iohan / to &s;hewe you
the very trouth I can nat / but as many a one
&s;aythe / &amp; it is to &s;uppo&s;e / y^t the great pui&s;&s;au~+ce
y^t the kyng had ouer with him / and taryed
there in their countrey nyne monethes / and
euery man well payed / aba&s;&s;hed the yri&s;&s;he
men. Al&s;o the &s;ee was clo&s;ed fro them on all
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partes / wherby their lyue~ges and marchau~|di&s;es
myght nat entre in to their countreys / 
thoughe they that dwell farre within the re|alme
cared lytell for it (for they knowe natte
what marchaundy&s;e meaneth / nor they lyue
but gro&s;ely and rudely like vnto bee&s;tes) yet
&s;uche as lyueth on the marche&s;&s;e of England
and by the See coo&s;t / v&s;e feate of marchaun+dy&s;e
with vs / and in to other places. Kynge
Edwarde of noble memorie in his tyme / had
to an&s;were &s;o many warres / what in Frau~ce
Bretayne / Ga&s;cone / and Scotlande / &s;o that
his people were deuyded in dyuers places / 
&amp; &s;ore occupyed / wherfore he coude nat &s;ende
no great nombre in to Irelande. But whan
the Iry&s;&s;hmen &s;awe y^e great nombre of men
of warre that kyng Rycharde hadde in Ire|lande
this la&s;te iourney / The yri&s;&s;hmen ad|uy&s;ed
them &s;elfe and came to obey&s;au~ce. And
in dede / of olde tyme there was a kyng in En+gla~de
named Edwarde / who is a &s;aynt and
canony&s;ed / and honoured through all this re+alme.
In his tyme he &s;ubdued the Danes / &amp;
di&s;confyted them by batayle on the See thre
tymes. And this &s;aint Edwarde kyng of En+glande / 
lorde of Irelande and of Acquitayn
the yri&s;&s;hmen loued and dredde hym moche
more / than any other kyng of Englande that
had been before. And therfore our &s;ouerayne
lorde kyng Richarde / this yere pa&s;t / whan he
was in Irelande / in all his armories and de+uy&s;es / 
he lefte the beryng of the armes of En+glande / 
as the lybardes &amp; flour delyces quar+terly / 
and bare the armes of this &s;aynt Ed|warde / 
that is a cro&s;&s;e patent golde and gou+les
with four white martenettes in the felde / 
wherof it was &s;aid / the yri&s;&s;hmen were well
plea&s;ed / and the &s;oner they enclyned to hym / 
For of trouthe / y^e predece&s;&s;ours of the&s;e four
kynges obeyed with faithe and homage to y^e
&s;ayd kyng Edwarde / and they repute kynge
Richarde a good man and of good co~&s;cience
and &s;o they haue done to hym faithe &amp; homa|ge / 
as they ought to do: and in like maner as
their predece&s;&s;ours &s;o~tyme dyde to &s;aynt Ed+warde.
Thus I haue &s;hewed you the maner
how the kyng our &s;ouerayne lorde hath this
yere accomply&s;&s;hed and furny&s;&s;hed his voy+age
in Ireland: put it in your memoriall / to
the entent / that whan ye &s;hall retourne in to
your owne countrey / ye may write it in your
cronicle / with many other hy&s;tories that de|pende
to the &s;ame matter. Than I thanked
hym / and &s;ayd it &s;hulde be done. So I toke
leaue of hym. Than I mette with Marche
the heraulde / and I demau~ded of hym what
armes this Henry Chri&s;tell bare / and I &s;he|wed
the heraulde / howe this &s;ir Henry had
&s;hewed me the maner of the kynges torney
in Irelande / and the &s;tate of the foure kyn|ges / 
who had ben (as he &s;ayd) in his gouer|nyng / 
more than fyftene dayes at Duuelyn.
The heraulde an&s;wered me and &s;ayd. Sir / 
he beareth in his armes Syluer / a cheuerne
goules / thre be&s;ans goules. All the&s;e thyng&abis;
I dyde putte in writynge / bycau&s;e I wolde
nat forgette them.</P>
<P>THus I taryed in the kynge of En|glandes
courte / as longe as it plea+&s;ed
me / nat always in one place / for
the kynge often tymes remoued / to Eltham / 
to Ledes / to Kyng&s;tone / to Shene / to Char+&s;ey / 
or to Wynd&s;ore / aboute the marche&s;&s;e of
London. And I was enformed of a trouthe
that the kyng wrote to his vncle the duke of
Lanca&s;tre / for they of Acquitayne &s;pedde &s;o
in their bu&s;yne&s;&s;e / that their countrey abode
&s;tyll to the crowne of Englande. Than~e it
was concluded by generall coun&s;ayle of En+glande / 
that the gyfte that the kynge hadde
gyuen to the duke of Lanca&s;tre / mu&s;t nedes
abyde &s;tyll as his owne: howe be it the duke
of Glouce&s;tre wolde that his brother myght
haue enioyed the kynges gyfte / but his &s;ay|ing
coulde nat be herde in that ca&s;e / For they
of the Realme of Englande (bycau&s;e of dou|tes
and ca&s;ualtyes in tyme to come) herde
well the wordes of theym of Burdeaux and
of Bayone. And con&s;ydred well / that yf the
herytage of Acquitaygne were putte fro the
Crowne of Englande / it &s;hulde be in tyme
to come a great preiudice to the realme / whi+che
they wolde in no wi&s;e &s;hulde fortune / for
alwayes Burdeux &amp; Bayon / and the fro~ters
and marches of Ga&s;con / had kept &amp; augmen+ted
greatly / the honour of the realme of En|glande.
The&s;e thyng&abis; were well co~&s;ydred of
the wy&s;e men of the kynges cou~&s;ayle / y^e duke
of Glouce&s;tre ab&s;ent / for before hym no man
dur&s;t &s;peke. &s;o the mater abode in this ca&s;e.
&para;We &s;hall leaue of this matter / and &s;peke
of the kynge of Englandes amba&s;&s;adours:
as the erle of Rutlande and therle mar&s;hall / 
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and other / that were &s;ente in to Fraunce to
treate of the maryage bytwene kynge Ry|charde
their lorde and the doughter of Char+les
Frenche kyng / who was but eyght yeres
of age / and I &s;hall &s;hewe you howe they
&s;pedde.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="203" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Of the amba&s;&s;ade that the kynge
of Englande &s;ente in to Fraunce to
treate of the maryage bytwene the
lady I&s;able the Fre~che kynges elde&s;t
doughter: and hym &s;elfe: and of the
louyng an&s;were they had.
Capi. CC.iii.</HEAD>
<P>_THe&s;e Engly&s;&s;he lor|des
rode fro Calais to A|myence
and to Clermount
in Beauuo&s;yn / &amp; &s;o to Pa+rys / 
and i~ euery place they
were well receyued by the
co~maundement of the fren+che
kyng. They were lodged about y^t cro&s;&s;e
of Tyrouer: They were a fyue hundred hor|&s;es.
The Frenche kynge was lodged at the
ca&s;tell of Lour / and the quene and her chyl|dren
at the hou&s;e of &s;aynt Poule / vpon the ry+uer
of Seyne. The duke of Berrey at the
hou&s;e of Ne&s;le / the duke of Burgoyne at the
hou&s;e of Arthoy&s;e / and the duke of Burbone
in his owne hou&s;e / the duke of Orlyau~ce / the
erle of &s;aynt Poule / and the lorde of Coucy / 
at their owne hou&s;es. The kynge had a&s;&s;em|bled
there all his coun&s;ayle / to the entent to
make the better an&s;were to themba&s;&s;adours
of Englande. The kyng had co~mau~ded that
euery day there &s;hulde be delyuered to the&s;e
amba&s;&s;adours two hu~dred crownes of Fra~|ce / 
for their &s;mall expences / and for their hor|&s;es.
And the chiefe of the&s;e Engly&s;&s;he lordes
as the erle Mar&s;hall and therle of Rutla~de
were often tymes with the kynge and dyned
with hym. they had as good there as coulde
be deuy&s;ed / for the loue of the kynge of En|gla~de.
The&s;e lordes de&s;yred euer to haue an
an&s;were / &amp; they were euer fedde forthe with
fayre wordes. For the noble men of Fraunce
had great marueyle of the reque&s;tes of the
Engly&s;&s;he men. And that the kynge of En|glande
wolde marry with Fraunce / &s;eynge
that the warre had ben &s;o cruell / and &s;o long
endured. And &s;ome of the Frenche kynges
coun&s;ayle &s;ayd / howe maye our kyng agree
to gyue his doughter in maryage to his ad|uer&s;ary / 
or this treatie &s;hulde be made. We
thynke we &s;hall haue peace with Englande
by &s;ome other wayes / though it be nat by the
meanes of maryage. And as at y^t tyme there
was a valyaunt knyght of the Frenche kyn|ges
coun&s;ayle / called &s;ir Raynalt of Corby.
He was a farre ca&s;tyng man / and con&s;ydred
what myght fall in tyme to come. Than~e he
&s;ayd to the kyng and to his vncles. My lor|des
and may&s;ters. A man &s;hulde entre in at
the ryght dore in to a hou&s;e. It &s;emeth that
kyng Richarde of Engla~de wolde nothyng
to you nor to the realme / but loue and all fa|uour / 
&s;eynge that by rea&s;on of maryage / he
wolde alye hym to you. Two tymes your
coun&s;aylours and his haue mette toguyder
at Amyence and at Balyngham / to treate for
a peace / &amp; yet they coulde neuer take no good
conclu&s;yon / but on the &s;tate of a truce. And
&s;ir / it is well knowen / that Thomas duke of
Glouce&s;tre kyng Richardes vncle / is of a co~+trary
opinyon / again&s;t y^e king and his other
two vncles / the dukes of La~ca&s;tre &amp; of yorke.
The kyng nor other can nat make hym agre
wyllingly to haue peace / howe be it his pui&s;|&s;aunce
canne natte re&s;y&s;t the kynges power.
Therfore &s;ir / after myne opynyon / receyue
this offre and refuce nat this treatie / and let
the&s;e lordes haue &s;uche aun&s;were / as maye
co~tent them. Than the kyng and his vncles
agreed therto / and &s;pecially the duke of Bur+goyne / 
for he was &s;o &s;ore charged by rea&s;on
of the warres / y^t gladly he wolde haue peace
and the pri~cypall cau&s;e was / bycau&s;e of Flau~+ders / 
wherof he claymed to be lorde by rea|&s;on
of his wyfe / bycau&s;e that countrey mar|ched
vpon Englande. And al&s;o the hertes of
the Flemynges were rather Engly&s;&s;he than
Frenche / bycau&s;e of the entrecour&s;e of mar|chaundy&s;e / 
bytwene England &amp; Flaunders
by See and by lande.</P>
<P>THan it was concluded by the Frenche
kynges coun&s;ayle / that there &s;hulde
be as good there made to the Engly&s;&s;hmen
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as was before. And whether it was by di&s;&s;y|mulacyon
or otherwy&s;e / the frenche men were
determyned to make a good and a &s;were aun|&s;were
to the engli&s;&s;he men / and to put them in
hope that the kynge of Englande &s;hulde haue
his de&s;yre. The quene and her chyldren laye
at the hou&s;e of faynt Powle&abis; and where as the
Engly&s;&s;he lordes de&s;yred to &s;e theym / it was
graunted to them / and &s;pecyally to &s;e her / for
whome their treatie was. than it was &s;hewed
them that they mu&s;te be content howe &s;o euer
they founde her / for they &s;ayde &s;he was but a
yonge chylde of eyght yere of age / wherfore
they &s;ayd / there coulde nat be in her no great
wy&s;dome nor prudence / howe be it &s;he was
indoctryned well ynough / and that the lordes
founde well / whan they &s;awe her. The Erle
Mar&s;hall beynge on his knees &s;ayde to her.
Fayre lady / by the grace of god ye &s;hall be our
lady and quene of Englande. Than aun&s;we|red
the yonge lady well aduy&s;edly / without
coun&s;ayle of any other per&s;on. Syr quod &s;he / 
and it plea&s;e god and my lorde my father that
I &s;hall be quene of Englande / I &s;hall be glad
therof / for it is &s;hewed me that I &s;hall be than
a great lady. Than &s;he toke vp the erle Mar|&s;hall
by the hande and ledde him to the quene
her mother / who had great ioy of the an&s;were
that &s;he had made / and &s;o were all other that
herde it. The maner / countenaunce / and beha+uoure
of this yonge lady / plea&s;ed greatly the
Amba&s;&s;adours / and they &s;ayd amonge them
&s;elfe / that &s;he was lykely to be a lady of hygh
honoure and great goodne&s;&s;e. Thus whan
the&s;e lordes of Englande had ben at Parys a
twenty dayes / and their co&s;tes and charges
payed for by the frenche kynge / a rea&s;onable
aun&s;were was gyuen them / &s;o that they were
put in great hope to bringe aboute that they
came for / howe be it the frenche men &s;ayd / it
coulde nat be doone &s;hortly / bycau&s;e the lady
was &s;o yonge / and al&s;o &s;he was fyan&s;ed to the
duke of Bretayns elde&s;t &s;onne / wherfore they
&s;ayd they mu&s;t treat to breke that prome&s;&s;e / or
they coude procede any further in that mater / 
and thervpon the frenche kynge and his coun+&s;ayle
&s;hulde &s;ende into Englande the next lent
after / to &s;hewe howe the matter wente. And
whan the dayes begyn to encreace and waxe
fayre / Than the kynge of Englande to &s;ende
agayne in to Fraunce whome it &s;hulde plea&s;e
hym / and they &s;hulde be welcome. With this
aun&s;were the engly&s;&s;he men were contented
and toke leaue of the quene and of her dough|ter / 
and of the kynge / and of all other / and de|parted
fro Paris and toke the &s;ame way they
came and &s;o retourned to Calays / and than
in to Englande. and the two erles rode in po&s;t
before their company / to bringe tydynges to
the kyng&punc; they rode fro Sandwiche to Wynd
&s;ore in le&s;&s;e thanne a daye and an halfe. The
kynge was ryght ioyou&s;e of their comynge / 
and was well contente with the frenche kyn|ges
aun&s;were. He &s;et the mater &s;o to his herte
that he toke great plea&s;ure therin / and tooke
hede to none other thynge / but &s;tudyed howe
he myght bringe it aboute to haue the frenche
kinges doughter to wyfe.</P>
<P>ON the other&s;yde the Frenche kynge
and his coun&s;ayle &s;tudyed daye and
nyght / howe they myght make this
maryage with Englande to the honour of the
realme of Fraunce. There were many in the
realme of Fraunce that &s;ayd / that if they had
been called to the&s;e treatyes / and our wordes
herde / the kynge of Englande &s;hulde neuer
haue the doughter of Fraunce / for any maner
of peace. What good &s;hulde it be for Fraunce / 
&s;eynge the trewce bytwene them endured but
for two yere to come / and than &s;hall we fall a|gayne
in warre / and eche of vs hate other as
we haue doone before? The dukes of Berrey
and Orlyance were of the &s;ame opynion / and
dyuers other lordes of Frau~ce. But the king / 
the duke of Burgoyne / and the chauncellour
of Fraunce / enclyned to this maryage / and
gladde to haue peace / re&s;eruyng alwayes the
honour of the Realme. The &s;ame tyme there
was a &s;quier in Fraunce of the nacyon of Nor+mandy
in the countrey of Caulx / he had in his
dayes ben &s;ore traueyled in farre parties / and
as than he was newly retourned into Frau~ce / 
his name was Robert le menuot / but as than
he was called Robert the Hermyte / he was re+lygyous
and of good lyfe / of the age of fyfty
yere / he had been at the treaties that was
holden at Balyngham / at whiche
tyme he was well herde / and
howe he entred than in
to that treatie I
&s;hall &s;hewe
you.
&dtridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="204" TYPE="chapter">
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<HEAD>&para;Of a Squyer named Roberte the
Hermyte / howe he was &s;ente to the
treaties of the peace holden at Ba|lyngham
&amp; howe he was after &s;ente
in to Englande to kynge Rycharde
and his vncles. Cap. CC.iiii.</HEAD>
<P>_SO it was / whan this
Roberte the Hermyte re|turned
in to Frau~ce out of
the parties of Surey / and
toke &s;hyppyng at Baruch.
Whyle he was vpon the &s;ee
a great tempe&s;t of wynde
ro&s;e / in &s;uche wy&s;e that they feared to be pery&s;+&s;hed / 
and euery man tell to make his prayers
to god. And at the ende of this tempe&s;t / and
that the wether began to waxe fayre and clere / 
there apered to Robert y^e Hermyte an ymage
more clere than Cry&s;tall / and &s;ayd thu<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">. Ro|bert / 
thou &s;halte i&s;&s;ue and e&s;cape this parell / 
and all thy company for loue of the / for god
hath herde thyne ori&s;ons and prayers / and he
&s;endeth the worde by me / that thou &s;hulde&s;t
make ha&s;t in to Fraunce / and go to the kynge
and &s;hewe him thyne aduenture / and &s;ay vnto
him / that in any wy&s;e he enclyne to haue peace
with his aduer&s;ary kynge Rycharde of En|glande / 
and amonge them that be treaters of
the peace / preace thou forthe and &s;hewe them
thyne aduy&s;yon / for thou &s;halte be herde. and
&s;ay that all &s;uche as be of the contrary opiny|on
again&s;t the peace / &s;hall bye it derely in their
lyfe tyme in this worlde. And therwith y^e clere+ne&s;&s;e
and voyce vany&s;&s;hed away. Than Ro|bert
abode in a great &s;tudy / but he remembred
well what he hadde &s;ene and herde / by the de|uyne
in&s;pyracyon. And after this aduenture
they had fayre wether and the wynde at their
wy&s;&s;hynge / and than aryued in the Ryuer of
Gennes: and there Robert the Hermyte toke
leaue of his company / and went by lande fro
thence tyll he came to Auygnon. And the fyr&s;t
thynge he dyd he went to the churche of &s;aynt
Peter / and there fou~de a good vertuous man
a penyten&s;er and of hym he was co~fe&s;&s;ed / and
&s;hewed hym all his aduenture / and demaun|ded
coun&s;ayle what was be&s;t to do. Than his
goo&s;tly father charged hym in any wy&s;e / that
he &s;hulde &s;peke nothynge of this mater tyll he
had &s;hewed it fyr&s;te to the frenche kynge / and
loke what coun&s;ayle the kynge dyd gyue him
&s;o to do. This Robert folowed his coun&s;ayle
and arayed hym &s;elfe in &s;ymple habyte all in
gray / and &s;o poorely departed fro Auygnon / 
and iourneyed &s;o longe that he came to Pa|rys / 
but the kynge was at Abbeuyle / and the
treatie beganne at Balyngham bytwene the
frenche men and Engly&s;&s;he men (as ye haue
herde before) Than this Robert came to Ab|uyle
and drewe to the kynge / and a knyght of
his acquayntaunce brought him to the kyng / 
whiche knyght was of Normandy / and was
called &s;ir Willyam Martell / he was of the kyn+ges
priuy chambre. Than Roberte the Her|myte
&s;hewed the Kynge all his hole iourney
and adue~ture. The kyng herde hym well / and
bycau&s;e the duke of Burgoyne and &s;yr Ray|nolde
Corby chauncellour of Fraunce (who
were of the kynges opynyon to haue peace)
were at Balyngham in y^e treatie holden there / 
the kynge &s;ayd to Robert. Our coun&s;ayle as
nowe is nat here / they be at Balyngham. ye
&s;hall abyde here with me / and whan they be re+tourned
I &s;hall &s;peke with myne vncle of Bur+goyne
and with our chauncelloure / and than
we &s;hall do in this mater / as they &s;hall aduy&s;e
me. &s;yr quod this Robert / as god wyll &s;o be it.</P>
<P>THe &s;ame weke the Frenche kynges
coun&s;ayle returned fro Balyngham
to Abbeuyle / and brought with them
the artycles of the maner of the peace / whiche
the engly&s;&s;he men had deuy&s;ed. and the ma|ters
were &s;o weyghty that the treatie was put
ouer tyll another daye / vnto &s;uche tyme as
bothe kynges were aduerty&s;ed of eche others
demaundes / and their plea&s;ures therin to be
knowen. Than on y^e frenche partie the frenche
kynge drewe a parte his vncle of Burgoyne
and the chauncellour / and &s;hewed them what
enfourmacyon Robert the Hermyt had made
vnto him / and the kynge demaunded of them
if it were a thynge ly&s;ytte and lawfull to be|leue.
They &s;tudyed a lytell and at la&s;t &s;ayde.
Syr / we requyre youre grace lette vs &s;e this
hermyte and here hym &s;peke / and thervpon
we wyll take aduy&s;e. Than he was &s;ent for.
Whan he came before the kynge he made his
reuerence. Thanne the kynge &s;ayd Roberte / 
&s;hewe vs here at length all the hole mater / as
ye enfourmed me before. Sir quod he gladly.
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Than as he that was nothynge aba&s;&s;hed / re|her&s;ed
all the hole mater / as ye haue herde be|fore.
Whan he had doone he departed. Than
the kynge a&s;ked of his vncle what was be&s;t to
be done. Syr quod he / the chauncellour and
I &s;hall take aduy&s;e agayn&s;t to morowe. Well
quod the kynge / &s;o be it. Than the duke and
the chauncellour coun&s;ayled togyther on this
mater. They &s;awe well the kynge greatly en|clyned
to this Robertes wordes / therfore they
thought it good to aduy&s;e the kynge to ioyne
this Robert in co~my&s;&s;ion with them to go a|gayne
to Balyngham to the treatie of peace / 
for they thought his langage &s;o fayre and &s;o
&s;wete / that he &s;hulde &s;tyrre the hartes of them
that &s;hulde here hym &s;peke / to haue peace / and
to &s;hewe the deuyne vy&s;ion that he had / to the
lordes of Englande. This they thought law|full
ynough to be done / and the nexte day they
&s;hewed this to the king. And than after whan
the duke and the chauncellour wente agayne
to Balyngham / they had this Roberte with
them. And whan all the lordes frenche and en+gly&s;&s;he
were a&s;&s;embled togyder in coun&s;ayle / 
than this Robert came before them / and there
well and wi&s;ely he declared all the vy&s;ion that
he hadde on the &s;ee / and affermed that it was
in&s;pyracyon deuyne &s;ente by god / bycau&s;e he
wolde it &s;hulde be &s;o. Some of the lordes of
Englande toke good hede to this mater and
enclyned therto / as the duke of Lanca&s;tre / the
erle of Saly&s;bury / the lorde Thomas Percy
and other / the by&s;&s;hops of Lyncolne and Lon+don / 
but the duke of Glouce&s;tre and the erle of
Arundell / toke no hede nor &s;et nothynge ther|by.
Whan they were in their lodgynges they
&s;ayd / they were but fanta&s;ies / and wordes fay+ned
by the frenchmen to abu&s;e them all / howe
be it they determyned to write to kynge Ry|charde
the maner and &s;ayenge of this Robert
the Hermyte / and thervpon &s;ent a knyght cal|led
Rycharde Credon to kynge Rycharde&abis;
who he founde in Kent / at the ca&s;tell of Lea|des / 
and delyuered him letters &s;ent fro his am+ba&s;&s;adours
in the marches of Calays / wher|in
was conteyned the hole &s;ayenge of this Ro+bert.
The kynge tooke great plea&s;ure in the&s;e
letters / and &s;ayd howe he wolde gladly &s;peke
with this Robert the hermyte / he beleued this
vy&s;ion to be of trouthe. Than the kyng wrote
agayne to the duke of Lanca&s;tre and to the
erle of Saly&s;bury / that if it myght be by any
meanes / that a good peace myght be taken by+twene
hym and the frenche kynge / their real|mes
and alyes / for he &s;ayde &s;urely he thought
that the warre had ouerlonge endured / and
that it was tyme to haue peace. And ye haue
<ABBR>herd</ABBR> here before howe the treaters bare them / 
and how the lordes departed one fro another / 
and howe the treuce was taken to endure for
foure yere. This was the entent of the lordes
of the engly&s;&s;h party / except the duke of Glou+ce&s;tre / 
for he thought whan &s;o euer he came in
to Englande / neuer to agree to any peace by|twene
Fraunce and Englande. He dy&s;&s;imu|led
as moche as he might / to thentent to plea&s;e
the king and his brother of Lanca&s;tre. Thus
by this meanes Roberte le Hermyte came to
knowledge.</P>
<P>ANd as ye haue herde here before / how
the erle of Rutlande / therle Mar&s;hall / 
the archeby&s;&s;hop of Dunelyn / the lorde Hugh
Spen&s;er / the lorde Lewes Clyfforde and o|ther / 
had been &s;ent in to Fraunce to treate for
kynge Rychardes maryage / and were retour+ned
agayne in to Englande / and brought the
kynge good tydynges / &s;o that the kynge was
well plea&s;ed / as ye haue herde before. Than
Mychelmas came / and the generall cou~&s;ayle
began / &s;uche as engly&s;&s;he men call the terme / 
wherin all maters be debated / and at the be|gynnynge
of the &s;ayd terme the duke of Lan|ca&s;tre
returned out of Ga&s;con in to Englande
and had nat ben receyued there / as he thought
he &s;hulde haue been (as ye haue herde before)
So whan the duke of Lanca&s;tre was retour|ned / 
the kyng made hym good chere. Tydin|ges
anone came in to Fraunce howe the duke
of Lanca&s;tre was retourned in to Englande.
than the frenche kynge and his coun&s;ayle de|termyned
to &s;ende Robert the Hermyte into
Englande with letters to the kynge / who de|&s;yred
to &s;e hym / and that the erle of &s;aynt Poll
&s;hulde acquaynte hym with y^e kyng and with
the lordes / that they myght here hym &s;peake
of the bu&s;yne&s;&s;e of Surey and Tartary / and
of the greate Turke and Turkey / where he
had ben longe / for it was thought that the lor|des
of Englande wolde gladly here &s;peakyng
of &s;uche maters. Than this Robert the Her|myte
was warned to make hym redy to go in
to Englande in co~my&s;&s;ion / wherof he greatly
reioy&s;ed / bycau&s;e he had neuer been there be|fore
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So he had letters delyuered hym / dy|rected
to the kyng of Englande and to his vn+cles.
Thus Robert departed fro Parys with
&s;euen hor&s;es at the co&s;t and charge of the fren|che
kynge / and rode tyll he came to Boloyne / 
and there tooke the &s;ee and aryued at Douer / 
and &s;pedde &s;o in his iourneys that he came to
Eltham and founde the kynge there / and the
Duke of Lanca&s;tre / the erles of Saly&s;bury / 
and Huntyngdon / &amp; the lorde Thomas Per|cy / 
and for the honour of the frenche kynge he
was well receyued / and &s;pecyally of the kynge
who de&s;yred greatly to &s;e hym. Than he de|lyuered
his letters of credence / whiche were
redde ouer by the kynge and the other lordes.
The duke of Glouce&s;tre was nat the<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> he was
in E&s;&s;ex / at a Ca&s;tell of his called Pla&s;&s;hey.
Whan this Robert had been with the kynge
and with the duke of Lanca&s;tre at Eltham a
fyue daies he departed thens to go&s;e the duke
of Glouce&s;tre / and &s;o toke leaue of the kynge
and of the lordes and came to London / and
the next day rode fyftene myle fro London to
a towne called Brendwode / and the next day
to Pla&s;&s;hey / and there he founde the duke and
the Duche&s;&s;e / and their chyldren / who ryght
goodly receyued hym acordyng to his degre.
Than Robert delyuered hym his letters &s;ent
fro the frenche kyng. And whan the duke &s;awe
they were of credence / he drewe this Robert a
parte / and demaunded what credence he had.
Robert aun&s;wered hym and &s;ayd / &s;yr I &s;hall
&s;hewe therin to you at good ley&s;er / I am nat
come to departe agayne &s;o &s;oone. Well quod
the duke ye be welcome. This Robert knewe
well ynough that the duke of Glouce&s;tre was
a &s;ore dy&s;lymulynge prince / and contrary to
any peace / and thought it harde to breke hym
fro his opinyon / for he knewe well he was al|waies
contrary to the peace / whiche was well
&s;ene at the treaties at Balyngham / for he ne|uer
demaunded but to haue warre. yet for all
that Robert the Hermyte &s;pared nat to &s;peke
to the duke on the forme of peace. Alwayes he
founde the duke colde in aun&s;wers / and &s;ayd
the mater lay nat in hym / for he had two elder
bretherne / the duke of Lanca&s;tre and the duke
of yorke / to whome the mater partayned ra|ther
than to hym / and al&s;o that if he wolde con+&s;ent
therto alone / peraduenture the other lor|des / 
prelates / and coun&s;aylours of good tow|nes / 
wolde nat accepte it. Well quod Robert
the Hermyte / for the loue of our lorde Ihe&s;u
Chri&s;t be ye nat contrarye to the peace / for ye
maye do moche / and al&s;o ye &s;e well howe the
kyng your nephue enclyneth to the peace / and
wyll by maryage haue the Frenche kynges
doughter / by whiche coniunctyon &s;halbe gret
alyaunce of peace and loue. Than the duke
aun&s;wered and &s;ayd. What though ye be bele+ued
and herde at this tyme / with the kynges
and lordes of bothe realmes / and that ye haue
good audye~ce with them and with their coun+&s;aylours / 
the mater is &s;o hygh and weyghty / 
that it is conuenyent that greater per&s;onages
than ye / &s;hulde me<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">le therwith / I haue tolde
you / and often tymes I haue &s;aid that I &s;hall
neuer be contrary to the peace / &s;o it be to the
honoure of the kynge and the Realme of En|glande.
In tyme pa&s;te peace was taken by|twene
the king our father and our brother the
prince of Wales / and kinge Iohan of Frau~ce / 
and the frenche party &s;worne and bounde vp|pon
payne of &s;entence of the pope / and yet it
helde nat / for the frenchmen fraudulently haue
broken all couenauntes / &amp; haue taken agayne
po&s;&s;e&s;&s;yon of all the landes and lorde&s;hyppes
that were yelded &amp; delyuered at the peace ma|kyng / 
to our &s;ayd &s;ouerayne lorde and father / 
and to our predece&s;&s;ours / and moreouer of the
&s;o~me of .xxx. thou&s;ande frankes / that the re|dempcyon
mounted vnto / there is yet to paye
&s;yxe hu~dred thou&s;ande frankes. wherfore &s;uch
maters (to remembre) troubleth &s;ore our co|rages / 
and we and many of this realme mar|ueyle
greatly howe the kynge our &s;ouerayne
lorde / leaneth to &s;o yonge aduy&s;e &amp; coun&s;ayle / 
and regardeth none otherwy&s;e the tyme pa&s;|&s;ed / 
and the tyme pre&s;ent / but enclineth to alye
hym by maryage with his aduer&s;ary / and by
that alyaunce dy&s;heryte the Crowne of En|glande / 
&amp; his &s;ucce&s;&s;ours to come / of y^e clayme
of Fraunce. Ah ryght dere lorde quod Robert
our lorde Ie&s;u Chri&s;t &s;uffered pa&s;&s;yon on the
Cro&s;&s;e for vs all &s;ynners / and pardoned his
dethe to them that crucyfied him: in lykewy&s;e
a man mu&s;t pardon that wyll come to the glo|ry
of heuen / and &s;ir all yuell wylles / hates / and
rancoures were pardoned / the daye that the
peace was made and &s;ealed at Calays by our
predece&s;&s;ours / and nowe warres haue been a
game newly renewed bytwene your men and
ours / I thynke &s;urely through faulte on bothe
parties / for whan the prince of Wales duke of
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Acquytayne was retourned out of Spayne
in to Acquytayne / there were a certayne ma|ner
of people callyng them&s;elfe companyons / 
wherof the mo&s;te partye were engly&s;&s;he men
and ga&s;cons / holdynge of the kynge of En|glande
and of the prince of Wales. The&s;e peo+ple
a&s;&s;embled them togyther and entred in to
the realme of Fraunce / without any tytell of
rea&s;on / wherby en&s;ued mortall &amp; eruell warre
greater than was before. The&s;e companyons
called the realme of Fraunce their chambre / 
they were &s;o &s;et to do yuell dedes / y^t they coude
nat be re&s;y&s;ted. And whan y^e realme of Frau~ce
&s;awe and felte them &s;o harmed by this people / 
and &s;awe well the lengar they contynewed the
more they multyplyed &amp; more hurte they dyd.
than kyng Charles of Frau~ce / &s;onne to kyng
Iohan / was cou~&s;ayled by his &s;ubgiettes to re+&s;y&s;t
&amp; &s;ubdue &s;uche enemyes / outher by warre
or otherwy&s;e / and many great barons of Ga|&s;coyne
came to the frenche kyng / &s;uche as &s;aid
they were &s;ore ouerlayde with their lorde the
prince of Wales / &amp; many iniuryes done to the~ / 
whiche they &s;hewed to the frenche kynge they
might nat nor Wolde nat &s;uffre no lenger / and
&s;o they beganne the warre bycau&s;e of their re|&s;orte
to the prince of Wales. Than this kynge
Charles by coun&s;ayle of them and of his &s;ub|giettes / 
enhardyed him&s;elfe to the warre with
the&s;e barones of Ga&s;coyn / for to mete again&s;t
the&s;e companyons. And in this newe warre
many lordes retourned to the frenche kynge / 
and dyuers lorde&s;hyppes / cyties / townes / and
ca&s;tels / for the great oppre&s;&s;ion that the prince
of Wales dyd to the~ / and con&s;ented to be done
by his co~my&s;&s;ioners. Thus the warre was re+newed / 
wherby many great my&s;chyefes haue
fallen / to the dy&s;truction of moche people and
countreys / and the faythe of Chri&s;t &s;ore febled
and decayed / &amp; the enemyes of god ry&s;&s;en and
coraged / and haue all redy conquered moche
parte of Grece. the emperour of Con&s;tantyno+ple / 
hath nat the power to re&s;y&s;t the puy&s;&s;au~ce
of the great turke / called Ba&s;ant Lamora|baquyn / 
who hathe conquered the realme of
Armony / excepte all onely a towne &s;tandynge
on the &s;ee &s;yde / called Tourche / whiche the ve|ny&s;ians
and genouoys kepe agayn&s;t y^e turke / 
and the emperour of Con&s;tantyne the noble / 
who is of your blode / he was &s;onne to the em|peroure
Hugues of Luzignen and of my la|dy
Mary of Burbon / co&s;yn germayne to my
lady the quene your mother / he &s;hall nat be a|ble
of longe to re&s;y&s;t the puy&s;&s;au~ce of this gret
turke. and if peace maye be had bytwene En|glande
and Fraunce / as I tru&s;t by the grace of
god it &s;hall be / than knyghtes &amp; &s;quyers &s;uche
as demaunde for dedes of armes for their ad|uauncement / 
&s;hall drawe them to that parte / 
and &s;hall helpe kynge Lyon of Armony to re|couer
agayne his herytage / and to put out the
turkes. for &s;urely the warre hath ouerlonge en+dured
bytwene Fraunce and Englande / and
&s;urely who &s;o euer it be that is or wyll be a|gain&s;t
the peace &s;hall derely aun&s;were therto / 
outher quycke or deed. Howe knowe you that
quod the duke of Glouce&s;tre? Syr quod Ro|bert / 
all that I &s;ay cometh by dyuyne in&s;pyra+cyon / 
and by a vy&s;ione that came to me vpon
the &s;ee / as I retourned fro Baruch<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> a porte in
Surey / be&s;yde the i&s;le of Rodes. Than he de+clared
all his hole vy&s;ion / the rather therby to
moue the dukes herte to pytie and rea&s;on / but
this duke was herde herted agayn&s;t the peace
and kept &s;tyll his opynion / and by his wordes
condempned and di&s;py&s;ed greatly the frenche
men / for all y^t euer Robert the Hermyte coude
&s;ay. but bycau&s;e that this Robert was a &s;trau~|ger / 
and &s;hewed by his wordes and werkes
that he wolde all were well / and al&s;o bycau&s;e
the duke &s;awe that the kyng his nephue encly|ned
to haue peace / he dy&s;&s;ymuled and &s;pake
fayre / what &s;o euer his herte thought. Two
dayes this Robert taryed at pla&s;&s;hey with the
duke and had good chere / and the thyrde day
departed and retourned to London / and fro
thence to Wynde&s;ore / where the kynge made
hym good chere for loue that the frenche kyng
had &s;ent him thyder / and bycau&s;e he was wy&s;e
and eloque~t / and of &s;wete wordes and hone&s;t.
It is nat to be doubted / but that the kynge de|mau~ded
of hym howe he founde his vncle the
duke of Gloce&s;tre. And Robert an&s;wered him
well to the poynte. The kyng knewe well his
vncle of Glouce&s;tre enclyned rather to warre
than to peace / wherfore he fauoured moche
better his other two vncles dukes of Lanca|&s;tre
and yorke. whan Robert the hermyte had
ben a moneth with the king he toke his leaue / 
and at his departynge the kynge gaue hym
great gyftes / and &s;o dyd the dukes of Lanca|&s;tre
and yorke / and the erles of Huntyngdon
and Saly&s;bury / and the lorde Thomas Per+cy.
The kynge cau&s;ed hym to be conueyed to
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Douer / and there pa&s;&s;ed ouer in to Fraunce / 
and he founde the frenche kyng and the quene
and his vncles at Paris / and there &s;hewed the
kinge all his voyage / and what good chere he
had in Englande. Thus dayly me&s;&s;angers
went in &amp; out bytwene the&s;e two kynges / and
amyable letters &s;ent bytwene them. the kynge
of Englande de&s;yred nothyng &s;o moche as to
come to this maryage / and &s;emblably the fren+che
kynge had lyke de&s;yre / for he thought his
doughter &s;hulde be a great e&s;tate if &s;he might
be quene of Englande.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="205" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Of the delyueraunce of the lorde
de la Ryuer and of &s;yr Iohan le Mer+cyer / 
and howe they were put out of
pri&s;one. Cap. CC.v.</HEAD>
<P>_YE haue herde here before
howe y^e lorde de la Ryuer and &s;ir
Iohan le Mercyer / were in ieo|perdy
of their lyues / and remo|ued
fro pri&s;on to pri&s;on / &amp; at la&s;te
delyuered to the prouo&s;t of the Chatelet of Pa+rys / 
and were at the poynte to lo&s;e their lyues
and all for hate &amp; enuye that the dukes of Ber+rey
and Burgoyne and their coun&s;ayle had to
them. They were in this daunger more than
two yere. The kyng &s;ocoured the~ / for always
he &s;topped the execu&s;ion / and that the dukes of
Berrey &amp; Burgoyne &s;awe well / and al&s;o they
perceyued that the duke of Orlyaunce ayded
them as moche as he might / al&s;o the duches of
Berrey was a good meane for them / and &s;pe|cially
for y^e lorde de la Ryuer / and al&s;o the one
coulde nat be condempned without the other / 
for they were accu&s;ed all for one cau&s;e. The
prayers of good folkes and their ryght togy|ther
ayded theym. Than it was regarded by
many of the high barones of Frau~ce who had
pytie on them / and &s;ayd they had &s;uffred pri|&s;onement
ouerlonge / and that it was tyme to
&s;hewe them grace / for this Iohan le Mercyer
had &s;o moche wept in pri&s;on / y^t his &s;yght was
&s;ore decayed / &s;o that he coude &s;cant &s;e / the brute
ranne through the realme that he was <ABBR>blynd.</ABBR>
Than at la&s;t they had &s;entence gyuen them of
grace by the kynge / and there the lorde de la
Ryuer was re&s;tored agayne to all his landes
and ca&s;tels / as y^e fayre ca&s;tell of Aniou / but he
was charged on payne of his lyfe that whan
he was ones in his ca&s;tell of Aniowe / that he
<ABBR>&s;huld</ABBR> neuer after repa&s;&s;e the ryuer of Sayne
without he were co~maunded by the kynges
owne mouthe. And &s;yr Iohan le Mercyer to
retourne to Pou~te de Nonnon / in to his fayre
hou&s;e in Laonnoys / and he nat to repa&s;&s;e the
ryuer of Oy&s;e / of Marne / nor of Seyne / with+out
he were in lykewy&s;e called by the kynges
owne mouth. Thus they bounde them &s;elfe to
take this pri&s;onment / and thought they had a
great grace to &s;cape &s;o well / &amp; were ryght ioy|ou&s;e
whan they were delyuered fro the Chate+let.
They tru&s;ted whan they came out of pri|&s;on / 
to haue &s;poken with y^e kynge / and to haue
thanked hym of his grace / but they coulde nat
be &s;uffred / but were co~maunded to auoyde out
of Parys and to re&s;orte thyder as they were
co~mau~ded. Thus they were delyuered wher+of
their frendes had great ioy.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="206" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Of the peace that was hadde by|twene
the duke of Bretayne and &s;ir
Olyuer Cly&s;&s;on. Cap. CC.vi.</HEAD>
<P>yE haue herde howe the duke of Bre|tayne
and &s;yr Olyuer of Cli&s;&s;on war+red
longe togyther mortally / for by|twene
them they toke none to mercy / and &s;ure|ly
&s;yr Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on and his partie bare
them &s;o valyau~tly / that of thre he had twayne / 
for the lordes of Bretaygne dy&s;&s;imnied with
the duke / and men of the cyties and good tow|nes
&s;ayde / howe they mu&s;t nedes lyue and v&s;e
their marchaundy&s;e / what &s;o euer warre was
bytwene the duke and &s;yr Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on / 
for they &s;ayd it touched them nothinge / wher|fore
they wolde nat entermed<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">e bytwene them
but euer the Vycount of Rohan / the lorde de
Leo<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> / and the lorde of Dignan / treated for a
peace to be had bytwene them. So moch they
pur&s;ewed that the duke promy&s;ed to be entrea+ted / 
&s;o that the myght &s;e &s;yr Olyuer in his pre|&s;ence / 
and &s;peke with him. and thervpon the&s;e
lordes on a day rode to a fortre&s;&s;e of &s;yr Oly|uers
to &s;peke with him / and there they &s;hewed
him for what cau&s;e they we<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> come thyder / and
howe they had got grau~t of the duke to &s;ende
to him a &s;afeconducte / &s;afely to go and come to
&s;peke with hym / &s;ayeng y^t &s;urely they thought
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if he were ones in his pre&s;ence / all the yuell
wyll and di&s;plea&s;ures &s;hulde be clerely par|doned.
Than &s;ir Olyuer &s;ayd. Sirs / ye are
all my frendes and louers / and I tru&s;t great
lye in you / and beleue that the duke hath pro+my&s;ed
as you &s;aye / and I thynke he wolde
gladly &s;e me in his pre&s;e~ce. But &s;o good helpe
me and &s;aynt yues / vpon his worde and pro+mi&s;e
I en&s;ure you / I wyll nat ones i&s;&s;ue out
of my hou&s;e. But I &s;hall tell you what ye
&s;hall &s;aye to hym / that if he wyll haue me to
come to hym / let hym &s;ende hyder in pledge
his elde&s;t &s;onne / and whan he is here / than~e
I wyll go and &s;peke with hym / &amp; &s;uche ende
as I &s;hall make his &s;onne &s;hall make. yf I
retourne he &s;hall do in lykewi&s;e / and if I a|byde
he &s;hall abide. Whan the&s;e lordes &s;awe
they coude haue none other ende / they tooke
their leaue and retourned to Wannes where
the duke was / and &s;hewed euery thynge as
they had herde. The duke coude haue none
other waye. This &s;ir Olyuer bare hym &s;elfe
&s;o valyauntly in this warre / that he wanne
more than he lo&s;t. He toke two tymes all the
dukes ve&s;&s;ell and plate of golde and &s;yluer / 
and dyuers other iewelles / wherof he hadde
great profyte.</P>
<P>The conclu&s;yon of the warre and hate by+twene
the duke of Bretayne and &s;ir Olyuer
Cly&s;&s;on / was thus. The duke of Bretayne
(lyke a great lorde as he was) &s;awe well he
coude nat come to his entent of &s;ir Olyuer of
Cly&s;&s;on / and that he had ouer many frendes
in Bretayne / for &s;auyng their alegiau~ce to y^e
duchy of Bretayne. All the bretons / knygh|tes / 
&s;quyers / prelates / and men of the good
Cyties and good townes / enclyned more to
the lorde Cly&s;&s;on than to the duke. And the
highe barons di&s;&s;ymuled / and had aun&s;we|red
the duke / that they wolde nat entremedle
them with that warre / but &s;ayde they wolde
gladly &s;ette a peace and accorde bytwene the~
Al&s;o the duke of Orlyaunce &s;pecially confor+ted
couertly in many maner of wayes &s;ir O|lyuer
of Cly&s;&s;on / and he was alwayes ioy|ous
whan he herde of his good &s;pede / in any
of his entreprices. The duke of Bretaygne
who was a &s;ubtyle prince and ymaginatyfe
and had endured moche payne duryng this
warre / and &s;awe well he was nat very well
beloued with his owne people / as the chyl|dren
of the lorde Charles of Bretayne were / 
the one called Charles of Bloyes / who was
&s;layne at the batayle of Alroy / and Iohn~ of
Bretayne erle of Ponthieur and of Lymogi+nes / 
who had to wyfe the doughter of &s;ir O|lyuer
of Cli&s;&s;on / and the lorde Henry of Bre+tayne
his brother / and their &s;u&s;ter the quene
of Naples and of Hieru&s;alem. Al&s;o the duke
&s;awe that he began to waxe olde / &amp; that his
chyldren were but yonge / and &abper;ceyued well
he had no frendes in Frau~ce / except the duke
of Burgoyne &amp; the duches his wyfe. And he
&s;awe well his chyldren &s;hulde haue as fewe
for by their mothers &s;yde / they came &amp; were
i&s;&s;ued of the membres and braunches of Na+uer / 
whiche generacion was nat ouermoche
loued in Fraunce / for the great my&s;cheues y^t
kynge Charles of Nauerre father to the du|che&s;&s;e
of Bretayne had done / in tyme pa&s;t in
Fraunce / wherof the remembraunce as than
endured. And the duke &s;awe that if he dyed
in that e&s;tate / bothe with &s;ir Olyuer of Cli&s;|&s;on
and with the erle of Ponthieur / he than
douted that his chyldren that were &s;o yonge
&s;hulde haue ouer many great enemyes. and
al&s;o he &s;awe that the alyaunce bytwene hym
and Englande began to waxe colde / For he
was enformed that the kynge of Englande
&s;hulde haue to wyfe the doughter of Frau~ce
the&s;ame lady that was promy&s;ed to hym for
his &s;onne and heyre. The duke dyde ca&s;t all
the&s;e doutes. Than~e all thynges con&s;yde|red / 
he ymagined to breke his herte without
di&s;&s;imulacion / and make a ferme peace with
&s;ir Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on &amp; with Iohan of Bre+tayne:
And wolde putte hym &s;elfe at their
plea&s;ure / to make amendes for all wrathes / 
forfaytes / and do~mages / that euer they dyde
to hym or to his men / duryng the warre. He
wolde de&s;yre nothynge but that they &s;hulde
take hym for duke of Bretayne / and his chil+dren
after hym / accordyng to the artycles of
the peace before made / bytwene hym and the
chyldren of &s;ir Charles of Bloyes / whiche
charter of peace he wolde nat breke nor any
artycle compri&s;ed therin. And al&s;o to kepe
and vpholde euery thyng that he had promy+&s;ed
to Iohn~ of Bloyes his co&s;yn / erle of Po~-Ponthieur.
And if he hadde nat his parte of
the herytage of Bretayne &s;uffycient / he wol|de
putte the ordring therof without any di&s;|&s;ymulacion
to the vicount of Rohan / and to
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the lordes of Dignan / of Leon / of Lauall / 
and of Beaumont / and of the lorde Iohn~ of
Harpeden. Whan the duke of Bretayne had
aduy&s;ed in hym &s;elfe all this purpo&s;e / with|out
makynge of any man of his coun&s;ayle / 
He called to hym his &s;ecratorie and in a cha|bre
they two alone / he cau&s;ed hym to write a
letter to &s;ir Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on / as &s;wetely &amp;
amiably as coude be deuy&s;ed / de&s;yring hym
that they might &s;peke toguyder &s;ecretely / on
tru&s;t to haue good peace bytwene the~. Whan
this Letter was made / deuy&s;ed / and &s;ealed / 
Than he toke a &s;ecrete per&s;on / co~maundyng
hym to go to the ca&s;tell of Io&s;&s;elyn / and &s;aye
I do &s;ende the to &s;peke with my co&s;yn &s;ir O|lyuer
of Cly&s;&s;on / and &s;alute hym fro me and
delyuer hym this letter and bring agayne an
an&s;were. And on payne of thy ly<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">e kepe this
&s;ecrete / and &s;hewe no creature whider thou
go&s;t / nor who dothe &s;ende the. He tooke his
iourney and &s;pedde hym &s;o well / that he ca~e
to the ca&s;tell Io&s;&s;elyn. The porters had mar+ueyle
whan they herde hym &s;aye that he cae
fro the duke of &s;peke with their mai&s;ter. they
wente and &s;hewed their lorde therof. Than
he co~maunded that the me&s;&s;anger &s;hulde co~e
to hym / and &s;o he dyde. And well and wi&s;ely
declared his me&s;&s;age / and delyuered his let|ter
&s;ealed with the dukes &s;eale / whiche &s;ir O+lyuer
knewe ryght well / and opyned &amp; reed
the letter two or thre tymes / the better to vn|der&s;tande
it. And in the redyng he had great
marueyle of the &s;wete wordes / cretable / and
amyable / that was compri&s;ed in the letter.
He &s;tudyed a &s;ea&s;on / and at la&s;t &s;ayd / howe
he wolde take aduy&s;e and write agayne. &s;ir
Olyuers men hadde great marueyle of this / 
for before he had forborne no man of the du|kes / 
but outher he was &s;layne or putte in pri+&s;one.
Than~e &s;ir Olyuer wente in to his le|crete
chambre / and began to mu&s;e and yma|gyn
vpon the&s;e newes: At la&s;t he ape&s;ed his
yuell wyll / in that y^e duke humyled hym&s;elfe
&s;o moche towardes him / and that he wrote &s;o
&s;wetely. yet he thought in hym &s;elfe to proue
the duke further / or he aduentured hym &s;elfe
to go to the duke / for he thought if he toke a|ny
hurte / no man wolde bewayle hym / if he
lo&s;t hym &s;elfe by folly. Than he wrote a let|ter
to the duke ryght &s;wete and tretable / but
the conclu&s;yon was / that yf he wolde haue
hym to come &amp; &s;peke with hym / that he &s;huld
&s;ende his &s;on~e and heyre to lye in ho&s;tage for
hym / tyll his retourne. This letter was de|lyuered
to the dukes varlet / who retourned
therwith to Wannes where the duke was / &amp;
there delyuered his letter. The duke reed it / 
and &s;tudyed a lytell and &s;ayd. I &s;hall do it / 
to the entence to treate louyngly with hym.
Than the~ duke wrote a letter to the vycount
of Rohan / who was at the ca&s;tell of Cayre / 
Whan the vycount &s;awe the dukes letter / he
came incontynent to Wannes. Than the du|ke
&s;hewed all his purpo&s;e and entencyon. &amp;
&s;ayd Vycount / you and the lorde of Mount|bur&s;ier
&s;hall leade my &s;on~e to the ca&s;tell Io&s;+&s;elyn
and leaue hym there / and bringe with
you the lorde Olyuer Cly&s;&s;on / for I wyll a|gree
and make peace with hym. The vicou~t
&s;ayd it &s;hulde be done gladly. So they toke
the dukes &s;onne and heyre / who was about
the age of eight yere / and ledde hym to y^e ca|&s;tell
Io&s;&s;elyn / to the lorde Olyuer Cly&s;&s;on / 
who receyued them ryght honorably. And
whan he &s;awe the chylde and the good affe|ction
of the duke / he humyled and ape&s;ed his
herte greatlye: and with that the knyghtes
tolde hym and &s;ayd. &s;ir / ye &s;e the good wyll
of the duke / he hath &s;poken nothyng but his
hert dothe agre to the &s;ame. I &s;e it well quod
&s;ir Olyuer / and for that I &s;e and &abper;ceyue his
good wyll / I &s;hall put me &s;o farforthe / that
I &s;hall yelde me vnder his obey&s;aunce. And
it &s;emeth ye be ryght nere to hym / &s;eynge he
putteth his affiaunce and tru&s;t in you / to de|lyuer
you his heyre to bringe to me to lye in
ho&s;tage / tyll I be retourned. I wotte nat / if
he haue &s;hewed you what he hath written to
me / &s;ygned and &s;ealed with his &s;eale. The
lordes an&s;wered and &s;aid. Sir / he hath well
tolde vs / that he hath ryght great de&s;yre to
come to a peace and accorde with you. In
this ye maye right well beleue vs / we be of
your blode. Than~e &s;ir Olyuer went for the
letters that the duke had &s;ent hym / and reed
them. Sir quod they / all that is conteyned
in this letter he hath &s;aid vnto vs / and vpon
the &s;ame e&s;tate he hath &s;ent vs hyder. Than
&s;ir Olyuer ordaygned hym to departe with
the &s;ayd lordes / and toke the dukes &s;onne a|gayne
with them and &s;aid / howe they &s;hulde
bringe agayne the chylde to his father / &s;ay|eng
that he tru&s;ted right well his &abpro;my&s;e / co~|&s;ydring
that he had proued hym &s;o farre / and
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that he had &s;hewed &s;uche humilyte: He dou|ted
nat but that his herte was in vnyte. So
they came to Wannes. The duke had apoyn+ted
that &s;ir Olyuer &s;hulde tary at a Freres
without the towne of Wannes / and there the
duke &s;hulde come and &s;peke with hym: as it
was ordayned &s;o it was done. and whan the
duke &s;awe that &s;ir Olyuer had brought aga+yne
his &s;onne and heyre / he reputed if for a
great curte&s;y / and was well content therw^t.
Thus the duke and &s;ir Olyuer mette in the
Freres / and there they two alone entred in
to a chambre / and co~muned toguyder a &s;ea|&s;on / 
and after i&s;&s;ued out through a gardeyn
and came to the ryuer &s;yde / and there they en+tred
in to a bote / and fro thens entred in to a
&s;hyppe that laye at ancre. And &s;o whan they
were farre of fro all people / they co~muned a
longe &s;ea&s;on toguyder. What their wordes
were I knowe nat / but their dealynge was
as I &s;hall &s;hewe you.</P>
<P>THeir men had went they hadde been
&s;tyll in the Freres / but as it was &s;he|wed
me / they were thus in the &s;hyppe more
than two houres / &amp; there made a good peace
bytwene them / and &s;ware faythe and trouth
eche to other without di&s;&s;ymulacyon. Than
they called agayne y^e boteman / &amp; he brought
them agayne where he had them / and &s;o en|tred
agayne by the gardeyne &s;yde in to the
Freres. Than anone after the duke ca~e out
and ledde &s;ir Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on by y^e hande
and &s;o went in to the towne of Wannes / and
in to the ca&s;tell called le Mote. Of this pea|ce
euery man was greatly reioy&s;ed / and to &s;e
them &s;o amiably togyder / and &s;o was all the
countrey. At the makyng of this peace Iohn~
of Bloyes erle of Ponthieur lo&s;t nat / for his
reuenewes was therby augmented of twe~tie
thou&s;ande crownes of golde by yere for euer
to hym and to his heyres. And at this peace
a maryage was ordayned for y^e duke of Bre+taynes
doughters / to confyrme the better the
loue and alyaunces bytwene them / great ne|wes
ran through Fraunce and Englande of
this peace.</P>
<P>ye haue herde here before / howe &s;ir Peter
of Craon fell in the frenche kynges di&s;plea|&s;ure
and of the duke of Orlyaunce / bycau&s;e
of &s;ir Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on / in that he wolde ha+ue
&s;layne hym on a nyght as he went to his
hou&s;e warde: &amp; howe the duke of Bretayne
&s;u&s;teyned hym in his hou&s;e / by whiche occa|&s;yon
the fre~che kyng wolde haue made warr~
agayn&s;t the duke / if the &s;ickene&s;&s;e that tooke
hym had nat been / by whiche incydentes the
kynges army brake vp. &amp; al&s;o ye haue herde
howe the dukes of Berrey and Burgoyne
bare great di&s;plea&s;ure / to all &s;uche as coun|&s;ayled
the kyng therto: As &s;ir Olyuer of cly&s;+&s;on / 
the lorde de la Ryuer / the lorde Iohan le
Mercyer / Montague and other / who after|warde
endured therby great pri&s;onment: &amp;
howe the two dukes had the gouernau~ce of
the realme / as long as the kynge was in his
&s;ickene&s;&s;e. al&s;o it hath ben &s;hewed what mor+tall
warre was bytwene the duke of Bretay+gne
and &s;ir Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on: &amp; al&s;o howe
the lordes de la Ryuer / &s;ir Iohan Mercyer / 
and Montague were delyuered out of pri|&s;one / 
whiche Montague had nat &s;o moche
trouble as the other had / for as &s;oone as the
kyng was returned to his helth / he toke Mo~+tague
agayne about hym &amp; made his excu&s;e.
So by rea&s;on of the&s;e &s;o~drie &s;ickene&s;&s;es that
the kyng had dyuers tymes / gretly troubled
the realme of Frau~ce / and moche abated the
kynges pui&s;&s;aunce / &s;o that he had nat euery
thyng done accordyuge to his wyll. In this
&s;ea&s;on &s;ir Peter of Craon was nothyng di&s;|plea&s;ed
with the kynges &s;ickene&s;&s;e / nor with
the trouble that they of his coun&s;ayle hadde / 
howe be it than he made &s;ute to retourne a|gayne
in to the kynges fauour and loue / and
the duke of Burgoyne and the lorde Guy of
Tremoyle were his aduocates to treate for
hym. And lightly his peace had been made / 
and the duke of Orlyaunce had nat ben / for
he letted all that treatie / for as longe as the
hate eudured bytwene &s;ir Olyuer Cly&s;&s;on &amp;
the duke of Bretaygne / &s;ir Peter of Craon
coude come to no peace nor accorde. but wha~
it was &s;urely knowen that there was a peas
made bytwene the duke and &s;ir Olyuer / tha~
the quarell agayn&s;t &s;ir Peter of Craon was
molyfied and well apea&s;ed. The &s;ame &s;ea|&s;on
quene Iane of Naples and Hieru&s;alem
and duches of Aniou / had a plee in parlya|ment
agayn&s;t &s;ir Peter of Craon / for y^e &s;o~me
of a. C.M. fra~kes. this lady lay &s;tyll at Pa|ris / 
the better to entende to her bu&s;yne&s;&s;e. &s;ir
Peter of Craon y^t &s;awe hym &s;elfe in y^t da~ger
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and that he was in &s;ute in the &abper;lyament / and
knewe nat howe his bu&s;yne&s;&s;e &s;hulde pa&s;&s;e / 
outher with hym or agayn&s;t hym / for the la|dyes
partie was &s;trong / and had good profe
of whom he had receyued the money / in the
dayes of kyng Loyes her hu&s;ba~de. All the&s;e
thynges co~&s;ydred / he ymagyned y^t it was nat
ea&s;y for him to beare. and al&s;o he knewe well
he was in hate with the frenche kyng &amp; with
the duke of Orlyaunce / but the duke and du|che&s;&s;e
of Burgoyne co~forted and ayded hym
a&s;moche as they myght. He gate &s;uche grace
that he was at Paris &s;ecretly / in the hou&s;e of
Arthoys with the duches of Burgoyne.</P>
<P>&para;Nowe we &s;hall leaue to &s;peke of hym at
this tyme.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="207" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the kyng of Hungry wrote
to the Frenche kynge the &s;tate of the
great turke / and howe Iohn~ of Bur+goyn
elde&s;t &s;onne to the duke of Bur+goyne
was chefe and heed of the ar|my
that went thider. Cap. CC.vi.</HEAD>
<P>_IN this &s;ayd &s;ea&s;on / He~|ry
kyng of Hu~gry &s;ent &s;wete
and amyable letters to y^e fre~|che
king / by a notable amba&s;+&s;ade
a by&s;&s;hop and .ii. knigh+tes
of Hungry. In the &s;ame
letters was co~teyned a great parte of y^e &s;tate
and doyng of the great turke / and how that
he had &s;ent worde to the kynge of Hungry / y^t
he wolde come and fight with hym in y^e myd+des
of his realme and wolde go fro thens to
the cytie of Rome / and wolde make his hor&s;e
to eare otes vpon the high auter of &s;aynt Pe+ter / 
and there to holde his &s;ee imperyall / and
wolde bringe the emperour of Con&s;tantyne
the noble in his co~pany / and all the great ba|rons
of the realme of Grece / and eche of the~
to kepe &s;tyll their owne lawe / for he de&s;yred
nothynge but the tytell and &s;ignorie. Thus
the kyng of Hu~gry in his letters / prayed the
Frenche kyng to entende to ayde and &s;ocour
him / and that this bu&s;ine&s;&s;e in farre cou~treis
might he publi&s;&s;hed abrode / to thentent that
all knightes and &s;quyers myght prouyde to
come in to Hungry / to re&s;y&s;t agayn&s;t Lamo|rabaquy
the great turke / to thentent y^t Chri|&s;tendome
&s;hulde nat be violated by him / and
that his pride and bo&s;t myght be abated. In
the&s;e letters were conteygned many wordes
of great loue / as kynges &amp; co&s;yns write eche
to other in ca&s;e of nece&s;&s;yte. And they were
&s;ente by &s;uffycient per&s;onages / who dyde &s;o
moche / that the Frenche kynge enclyned his
hert therto / and was the gladder to &s;ette for|warde
the treatie of y^e mariage of his dough+ter / 
to the kynge of Englande. Than anone
the&s;e newes of Hungry were publy&s;&s;hed a|brode / 
and written in to many countreis / to
moue the hertes of gentylmen / knightes and
&s;quiers / &s;uche as wolde auaunce them to get
honour. The &s;ame &s;ea&s;on that the&s;e newes
were brought to the kyng / there was at Pa|rys
the duke of Burgoyne and the duche&s;&s;e / 
and Iohan of Burgoyne their &s;onne &amp; heyre
erle of Neuers / who as than was no knyght
and the lorde Guye of Tremoyle &amp; the lorde
Wyllyam his brother / and many lordes and
other of the realme of Fraunce. Than the du+ke
of Burgoyne enclyned &s;ore to this viage / 
and &s;pecially that his &s;on~e &s;hulde enterprice
the &s;ayd voyage / &s;o he myght be chefe heed &amp;
leader of the army / that &s;hulde go in that vi|age.
This Iohan of Burgoyne was but a
yonge man / of the age of .xxii. yeres / Wy&s;e / 
curte&s;&s;e / tretable / humble / and welbeloued of
knyghtes and &s;quyers of Burgone / and of
other nacyons / &s;uche as knewe hym. He had
to wyfe the doughter of duke Aubert of Ba|uier / 
erle of Heynalte / Hollande / and zela~de / 
a good lady / wy&s;e and deuout: and had two
chyldren full lykely to come to great marya|ges.
One &s;hewed this Iohan of Burgoyne
howe the Frenche kyng wolde &s;ende hym in
this voyage in to Hungry / to &s;e what he wol+de
&s;aye. Than he &s;ayd / if it pleace the kynge
and the duke my father to &s;ende me as chiefe
of this armye / it &s;hall plea&s;e me ryght well / 
for I haue great de&s;yre to auaunce my &s;elfe.
well &s;ir quod they / ye were be&s;t to &s;peke with
the duke youre father that he maye &s;peke to
the kynge / for without his good wyll ye can
do nothynge.</P>
<P>IT was nat long after / but that this Io+han
of Burgoyne &s;pake to his father / 
prayeng hym humbly to con&s;ent y^t he myght
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go in this voyage in to Hungry / and at the
&s;ame tyme there was by hym &s;ir Guye and
&s;ir Wyllyam of Tremoyle / and other / &amp; they
&s;aid to the duke. Sir / this reque&s;t that your
&s;onne maketh is but re&s;onable / for it is tyme
he take the order of knighthode / and more no+bly
he can nat take it / than in goyng the iour+ney
agayn&s;t the enemyes of holy Churche.
And it the kynge wyll &s;ende any per&s;onage
in that voyage / he can nat &s;ende a more hono+rable
man / than~e his owne co&s;yn germayne
your &s;onne: and ye &s;hall &s;e many knyghtes
go with hym / as well for their owne auau~ce|mentes
as for your loue. Than the duke &s;aid
well / &s;o be it. I &s;hall nat lette the good wyll
of my &s;onne / I &s;hall &s;peke to the kyng ther|in / 
and &s;hall &s;e what an&s;were he wyll make.
And anone after the duke &s;pake to the kynge
therin / and the kynge incontynent enclyned
therto and &s;ayd / howe it &s;hulde be well done
that he went / and we wyll that he &s;hall go / 
and we wyll make hym as chefe of that iour+ney.
Than y^e tidyng&abis; was &s;hewed throughe
all Parys and without / that Iohan of Bur|goyne
with a great company of knyghtes / 
&s;hulde go in to Hungry to &s;e the puy&s;&s;aunce
of the great Turke. and that iourney atchy|ued / 
thanne the Chri&s;ten men to go to Con|&s;ta~tyne
the noble / and to pa&s;&s;e ouer the arme
or &s;aynt George / and &s;o to entre in to Sur|rey / 
and to delyuer Hieru&s;alem out of the pa+nyms
handes. Than awaked &s;uche knygh|tes
and &s;quyers as de&s;yred aduauncement.
Whan the duke of Burgoyne &s;awe that his
&s;onne &s;hulde go in this voyage / and that he
&s;hulde be chiefe of the army / he honored than
the more the amba&s;&s;adours of Hungry / who
whan they &s;awe the kynges good wyll / the
dukes &amp; the Frenchmens / they were gladde / 
and toke their leaue of the kynge and of the
other lordes of Fraunce / and &s;o retourned to
their countrey / and made relacyon to y^e kyng
of Hungry howe they had &s;pedde / wherwith
the kynge was greatly reioy&s;ed / and made
great proui&s;yon agayn&s;t the co~mynge of the
Frenche men / and &s;ent the&s;e amba&s;&s;adours
to his brother the kyng of Almaigne to open
his pa&s;&s;ages / and al&s;o to his co&s;yn the duke
of Au&s;triche / for throughe the &s;traytes of Au+&s;tryche
he mu&s;te nedes pa&s;&s;e: And by all the
wayes he cau&s;ed great proui&s;yon of vitayle
to be ordayned. And al&s;o he wrote letters to
the great may&s;ter of Pruce / and to the Rho|des.
Certifyeng them of the co~myng of Io|han
of Burgoyne / with a thou&s;ande knygh|tes
and &s;quiers of valyant men / to the entent
to entre in to Turkey / and to re&s;y&s;t the great
bo&s;t of kyng Ba&s;ant / called the great turke.</P>
<P>IN this &s;ea&s;on the lorde Coucy was
come to Parys / and was but new|lye
retourned fro a voyage / where
he hadde ben a hole yere / whiche was on the
fronters of Ge~nes. And there were certayne
great men genowayes / that had enformed y^e
duke of Orlyaunce / that the hoole Duchy of
Geane / de&s;yred to haue to their chiefe lorde
&s;ome noble per&s;one / di&s;cended of the lynage
of the flour delyce. And for as moche as the
duke of Orlyaunce had wedded the dough|ter
of the lorde of Myllaygne / and that the
lande and duchy of Geane &s;hulde be ryght
mete for hym / at the duke of Orlyaunce in|&s;taunce / 
the lorde of Coucy with thre hu~dred
&s;peares and fyue hu~dred cro&s; bowes / pa&s;&s;ed
ouer in to Sauoye and to Pyemont / by the
accorde and con&s;ent of the erle of Sauoye / 
and came in to A&s;te in Pyemont by the con|&s;ent
of the lorde of Myllayne / and came to a
cytie called Alexandria / and &s;o came to the
fronters &amp; marche&s;&s;e of the genowayes / and
there fell in treatie with them to know more
playnly their ente~cyons / for &abper;force he coulde
do nothyng / without he had had greatier pu+i&s;&s;aunce
than he had. And whan the lorde of
Coucy came fir&s;t vpon the fronters of the ry+uer
of Geane / where the entrees are &s;tronge
to conquere: if there be made any defence.
Some lordes of the genowayes &s;uche as fa|uoured
the lorde Coucy / and had enformed
the duke of Orlyaunce / wherby he &s;ente thy|der
the lorde of Coucy. They entreated him
amiably and brought hym to their cou~treis / 
and offred to hym their ca&s;tels. The lorde of
Coucy who was &s;age / &s;ubtyle / and ymagina+tyfe / 
and knewe right well the nature of the
lombardes and genowayes / wolde nat tru&s;t
them ouermoche / nor haue to great confyden+ce
in their offers and promy&s;es / but alwa|yes
wy&s;ely he helde them in loue and amyte / 
as longe as he was amonge them / and ledde
them forthe with fayre wordes and treaties.
They had many co~munycacyons in the felde
toguyder / but neuer in no fortre&s;&s;e / and euer
<PB REF="279">
the more he comuned with theym / the le&s;&s;e he
conquered or gate. the genouoys made to him
&s;ygne of loue and promy&s;ed hym many thyn|ges / 
and wolde haue had hym to haue gone
in to the cytie of Gennes or to Porte Vender / 
but the lorde of Coucy dur&s;t neuer a&s;&s;ure hym
in their offers. The conclu&s;yon of his voyage
was &s;uche that he gate nothynge / and whan
he &s;awe that he coulde nat atcheue his bu&s;y|ne&s;&s;e / 
he &s;ignyfied his e&s;tate to the duke of Or+lyance / 
whervpon he was remaunded and &s;o
he retourned to Parys / and came thyder the
&s;ame &s;ea&s;on that all the bu&s;yne&s;&s;e was for the
iourney goynge in to Hungery. The duke of
Burgoyne reioy&s;ed greatly of his retourne / 
and he and duche&s;&s;e &s;ente for hym to their
hou&s;e of Arthoy&s;e in &s;ygne of great loue / than
they &s;ayd to him. Syr we tru&s;t moche in you / 
we haue cau&s;ed Iohan our &s;onne and heyre to
take on hym an enterpri&s;e in y^e honour of god
and of all chri&s;tendome / and we knowe well
that aboue all other knyghtes of Fraunce / ye
are the mo&s;te v&s;ed and expert in all thynges / 
wherfore derely we requyre you that ye wolde
be companion with our &s;onne in this voyage / 
and his chyefe coun&s;aylour / wherof / we &s;hall
thanke you / and de&s;erue it to you and yours.
Than the lorde of Coucy &s;aid / my lorde &amp; you
madame / your wordes and reque&s;tes ought
to be to me a co~maundement / in this voyage
I &s;hall go if it plea&s;e god for two cau&s;es. Fir&s;t
for deuocyon to defende the faythe of Ihe&s;u
Chri&s;t. Secondly in that ye do to me &s;omoche
honour / as to gyue me charge of my lorde Io|han
your &s;onne / and I &s;hall acquyte me truely
to him to my power / howe be it of this dede ye
may well dy&s;charge me / and to charge &s;pecy|ally
his co&s;yn and nere kyne&s;man / my lorde
Phylyppe of Arthoys erle of Ewe and con&s;ta+ble
of Fraunce / and his other co&s;yn the erle of
Marche / bothe two ought / to go with hym in
this voyage for they be both nere of his blode.
Than the duke &s;ayd. My lorde of Coucy / ye
haue moche more &s;ene than the&s;e other twayn
haue and knowe better the orderynge of an
army in &s;traunge countreys / than outher our
co&s;yn of Ewe or of March / therfore we charge
you and praye you to execute our reque&s;tes.
Than he aun&s;wered and &s;ayd my lorde / your
prayer is to me a co~maundement / and I &s;hall
do it / &s;ythe it plea&s;eth you / with the ayde and
helpe of my lorde Guye of Tremoyle and of
my lorde Guillyam his brother / and of the ad|myrall
of Fraunce. Of this an&s;were the duke
and duche&s;&s;e had great ioye.</P>
<P>THe&s;e lordes prepared them &s;elues to
go in this iourney into Hu~gery / and
lordes / knyghtes / and &s;quyers were
de&s;yred to go in their company / and many de+&s;yred
them&s;elfe to go. Some were retaygned / 
and &s;ome went without may&s;ters / and &s;ome
con&s;yderynge the voyage in to Hungery / and
fro thence in to Turkey to be ouer longe / and
chargeable for them / beynge nat retaygned / 
waxed colde in their enterpry&s;e. For the &s;et|tynge
forwarde of this yonge Iohan of Bur|goyne / 
nothynge was &s;pared / hor&s;e / harne&s;&s;e / 
fre&s;&s;he clothes / riche ve&s;&s;ell / and plate of golde
and &s;yluer / and offycers apoynted to do their
atendau~ce / and money delyuered and werke / 
men payed. Than all barones / knightes / and
&s;quiers / for the honour of Iohn~ of Burgoyne
and al&s;o for the auauncement of their bodies / 
enforced them to make them redy. The lorde
Phylyppe of Arthoys ordeyned hym &s;o puy&s;|&s;auntly
that nothynge was &s;pared / and wolde
go in that voyage as Con&s;table of Fraunce.
And the frenche kynge who loued him entier|lye / 
helped hym moche towarde his charges / 
and &s;o he dyd to the lorde Boucyquant mar|&s;hall
of Fraunce. The duke of Burgoyne con+&s;ydered
that this voyage of his &s;onnes &s;hulde
co&s;te ouermoche fynaunce / and he thought it
conuenyent that the &s;tate of his &s;onne &s;hulde
be mayntayned / and to fynde &s;yluer to mayn|tayne
it withall / he fou~de out &s;ubtelly a backe
tayle / for by a former tayle all the countreys / 
cyties / and fortre&s;&s;es had ben tayled. And the
&s;aid backe tayle mounted in Burgoyne of the
chyuallry / &s;yxe hundred thou&s;ande crownes
of golde. And agayne / the duke made it to be
tolde to all knyghtes and ladyes that helde of
him in fee / yonge and olde / that they &s;hulde go
in to Hungery in their owne propre per&s;ones
with his &s;onne / or els to paye a taxe of &s;yluer.
&s;o they were taxed &s;ome at a thou&s;ande pou~de
the other at fyue hundred frankes / &amp; eche man
after his goodes and valure of his landes. La+dyes
and auncyent knyghtes remembringe
the traueyle of their bodyes / and were nat &s;ha+pen
nor made to endure &s;uche payne / conpou~|ded
and payed at the wyll of the Duke. The
yonge knyghtes and &s;quyers were forborne
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payeng of any money. but it was &s;aid to them
that they &s;hulde go with the lorde Iohan / at
their owne co&s;te and charge / and otherwy&s;e
nat. Of this backe tayle the duke rey&s;ed .lx.
thou&s;a~de crownes / and &s;o none was forborne.</P>
<P>THe tydynges of this voyage &s;predde
abrode / and whan it came in to the
countrey of Haynalt / knyghtes and
&s;quyers / &s;uche as de&s;yred auauncement &s;pake
togyther and &s;ayde. A this were a mete voy|age
for my lorde of O&s;trenant / who is yonge
and for his brother the erle of Neuers / and if
any of them wente we myght well go in their
company. The erle of O&s;trenant beynge at
that tyme at Que&s;noy / vnder&s;tode what the
knyghtes and &s;quyers of his countrey &s;ayde / 
and he thought no le&s;&s;e tha~ they dyd / and had
great affectyon to go in this voyage. &amp; whan
he herde any &s;pekyng of that mater / he wolde
an&s;were but lytell / but dy&s;&s;ymuled the mater / 
but he was in good entencyon to &s;peke with
duke Aubert of Bauyer erle of Haynalt / and
to do as he wolde coun&s;ayle hym. Within a
whyle after the Erle of O&s;trenant came in to
Hay in Holande / where his father was with
the duche&s;&s;e his wyfe. Than he &s;ayd to his fa|ther.
my lorde / &s;uche tydinges rynneth abrode
that my fayre brother of Neuers hathe enter|pri&s;ed
this &s;o~mer to go into Hungery / and fro
thens in to Turkey / whereby all lykelyhode
great dedes of armes &s;hall be atchyued. and
&s;yr / as at this tyme I wotte nat where better
to enploye my&s;elfe in any dede of armes / wher+in
I wolde gladly knowe youre plea&s;ure. I
wolde go in that honourable voyage with a
hundred knyghtes / and beare company with
my fayre brother / the duke of Burgoyne and
my lady the duches &s;hall can me gret thanke / 
and many knyghtes and &s;quyers of Haynalt
wyll gladly holde me company. Than duke
Aubert / as a man redy purueyed of aun&s;were
&s;ayd. Guylliam / what ha&s;te or wyll haue you
to go in this voyage in to Hungery and in to
Turkey / to &s;eke armes vpon people and coun+trey
that neuer dyd vs any forfeyte / thou ha&s;t
no tytell of rea&s;on to go / but for the vayneglo|ry
of the worlde. Lette Iohan of Burgoyne
and our co&s;ins of Fraunce do their enterpri&s;e / 
and do thy dedes aparte / &amp; go thou in to Fre&s;e
and conquere our herytage that the&s;e fre&s;ones
by pride and rudenes do witholde fro vs / and
wyll come to none obey&s;aunte / and to do this
I &s;hall ayde the. The wordes of the father to
the &s;onne lyghtened greatly the herte of therle
of O&s;trenant / who aun&s;wered and &s;ayd. My
lorde ye &s;aye well / and if it plea&s;e you that I
&s;hall do that voyage / I &s;hall do it with ryght
a good wyll.
&dtridot; &dtridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="208" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the erle of O&s;trenant en|terpri&s;ed
to go in to Fre&s;e.
Cap. CC.vii.</HEAD>
<P>_THe&s;e word&abis; bytwene
the father &amp; the &s;onne mul|typlyed
&s;o moche lytell and
lytell / that the voyage in to
Fre&s;e was taken and enter
pri&s;ed / and one thynge hel|ped
moche the matter for|warde / 
and that was. The erle of O&s;trenant
had at that tyme aboute hym and nere of his
coun&s;ayle a &s;quyer of Haynalte / called Fere|bra&s;e / 
otherwi&s;e called the ba&s;tarde Vertayne
a wy&s;e man and a &s;ubtyll in feates of armes / 
&s;o that whan he <ABBR>herd</ABBR> of this he &s;aid to the erle.
Syr my lorde your father &s;peketh well / it is
better for your honour that ye / make this voy|age
rather than in to Hungery / and ordayne
you therto / and ye &s;hall fynde knyghtes and
&s;quyers of Haynalt and el&s;where that wyll be
gladde to kepe you company / and &s;hall ayde
you to their powers to do this enterpri&s;e. and
if ye haue mynde thus to do / I wyll coun&s;ayle
you to go in to Engla~de / and to &s;ignyfy your
enterpri&s;e to the knyghtes and &s;quyers there / 
and pray the kynge of Englande your co&s;yn / 
that he wyll gyue lycence to knyghtes / &s;quy|ers / 
and archers to go with you in to Fre&s;e / at
your wages / engly&s;&s;e men be men of dedes / 
and if ye haue them ye &s;hall do your bu&s;ine&s;&s;e
the better. And if ye may haue by prayer your
co&s;yn therle of Derby in your company / your
voyage &s;hall be moche the fayrer / and your en+terpri&s;e
the more renomed. The erle enclyned
to tho&s;e wordes / for it &s;emed to hym that his
coun&s;ayle was good. In lykewy&s;e the lorde
Gomegynes gaue hym coun&s;ayle / and &s;o dyd
dyuers other. The&s;e wordes anone &s;predde a+brode
<PB REF="280">
in Haynalte. Than there was acom|maundement
made to all knyghtes and &s;qui|ers
in Heynalt / that none of theym &s;hulde go
out of the cou~trey / to go in to Hungrey nor in
to no place els / bycau&s;e the erle of O&s;trenant
&s;hulde ocupy them another waye / and &s;hulde
leade them in to Fre&s;e. We &s;hall leaue &s;pea|kynge
of this bu&s;yne&s;&s;e / and retourne to the
voyage in to Hungery.</P>
<P>THus knyghtes and &s;quiers in many
parties had cau&s;e to awake / and to
take corage / for y^e warres that were
towarde in that &s;ea&s;on / as well for the voyage
in to Hungery as in to Fre&s;e. The erle of Ne+uers
auaunced his iourney / and all knyghtes
and Squyers were named and written that
&s;hulde go with him / proui&s;ion was great and
well ordeyned / and for that he wolde be reno|med
in this voyage he was lyberall and <ABBR>mad</ABBR>
great larges to many knyghtes and &s;quyers
that &s;hulde go in his bande / for the voyage
was long and co&s;tely / wherfore it was nede|full
for the~ to haue &s;ome ayde towardes their
charges / and the other lordes as the con&s;table
of Frau~ce / and the erles of Ewe and Marche / 
the lordes Henry and Phylippe of Bare / the
lorde of Coucy / the lorde Guy of Tremoyle / 
the lorde Iohan Vyen admyrall of Fraunce / 
Boucyquant mar&s;hall of Fraunce / and Ray|nolde
du Roy / the lordes of &s;aynt Powle / of
Mutterell / and of &s;aynte Pye / the Ha&s;ell of
Flaunders / the lorde Loys of Bre&s;e his bro|ther / 
le Bourge of Montquell and other / they
were to the nombre of a thou&s;ande knyghtes
and a thou&s;ande &s;quyers / &amp; all valyaunt men.
Euery man departed fro their owne hou&s;es a+bout
the myddes of marche / and &s;o rode forth
by companyes / and alwayes they founde the
wayes open / for the kynge of Almayne had
co~mau~ded through all his realme of Almayne
and Boe&s;me / that they &s;hulde haue all thyn|ges
nece&s;&s;ary / and that no vytayle &s;hulde be
witholden fro them. The&s;e lordes of Frau~ce
thus rode forwarde / to the ayde of the kyng of
Hungery / who &s;hulde haue batayle with the
great turke / puy&s;&s;aunce agayn&s;t puy&s;&s;aunce / 
the twenty day of the moneth of May. The&s;e
lordes pa&s;&s;ed Lorayne: the countie of Bare / 
the countie of Mountbelyart / and the duchy
of Burgoyn / and entred into Au&s;ay / and pa&s;|&s;ed
the cou~trey and the ryuer of Ryn<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="3 letters"> many
places / and the countie of Fierte / and &s;o ente|red
in to Au&s;triche / whiche is a great cou~trey
and the entres and i&s;&s;ues &s;tronge / and great
de&s;ertes. but they went with &s;o good wyll and
corage / that payne and traueyle greued them
nothyng. The duke of Au&s;triche made capy|taynes
in his countrey / &s;uche as made the lor|des
good chere / and &s;pecyally to Iohn~ of Bur+goyne / 
who was chiefe of that army. All the&s;e
lordes were apoynted to a&s;&s;emble in a cytie in
Hungery called Bode. &para;Nowe let vs &s;peke
of other maters.</P>
<P>yE haue herde here before / howe the
kynge of England had &s;ente in the
&s;ame &s;ea&s;on &s;uffycient amba&s;&s;ade to
the frenche kyng and to his coun&s;ayle to haue
to his wyfe I&s;abell the doughter of Fraunce / 
whiche amba&s;&s;adours were / the archeby&s;&s;hop
of Duuelyn / the by&s;&s;hoppe of Wynche&s;ter / the
erle Mar&s;hall / the erle of Rutlande / &s;onne to
the duke of yorke / the lorde Henry Clyfforde / 
the lorde Beamonde / the lorde Spen&s;er and
many other. the frenche kyng had made them
good chere / and all his vncles and coun&s;ayls / 
whiche amba&s;&s;ade were retourned in to En|glande
vpon good hope to atayne to their de|&s;yres.
The kynge of Englande for his parte
all the wynter folowynge / often tymes &s;ent to
the frenche kynge / con&s;ernynge the &s;ayd ma|ters / 
who was well enclyned to haue peace / 
and to haue ende of the warre / whiche had o|uer
longe endured. The&s;e pur&s;utes and trea|ties
toke &s;uche effect / and the two kynges had
writen &s;o &s;olemply eche to other / that their ma+ters
drewe nere to apoynte / &s;o that &s;uche am|ba&s;&s;adours
as were fyr&s;t &s;ent out of Englande
in to Fraunce / were than &s;ente agayne and
came to Parys / and were lodged at the cro&s;&s;e
of Tyroner / and their men in the &s;treat there
aboute. They were to the nombre of &s;yxe hun+dred.
Thus they &s;oiourned at Parys more
than thre wekes.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="209" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Of the iudgeme~t made in the par+lyament
for the quene of Napoles a|gayn&s;t
&s;yr Peter of Craone.
Cap. CC.ix.</HEAD>
<P><PB N="cclxvi" REF="280">
_THe &s;ame &s;ea&s;one that
the Engly&s;&s;he men were at
Paris / quene Iane duches
of Aniowe / who wrote her
&s;elfe quene of Napoles and
of Iheru&s;alem was at Pa|rys
and pur&s;ued dylygent|ly
her bu&s;yne&s;&s;e. She was a lady of great co|rage / 
&s;he pleted in parlyament for two cau&s;es.
The fyr&s;t was for the herytage of the countie
of Rou&s;&s;ey agayn&s;t the Erle of Brayne / for
Loys the duke of Aniou her lorde &amp; hu&s;bande
had bought it and payed for it / to a lady that
was cou~te&s;&s;e of Rou&s;&s;ey / &s;omtyme wyfe to the
lorde Loys of Namure / but afterwarde &s;he
was deuor&s;ed fro hym for a rea&s;onable cau&s;e / 
as it was &s;ayde. The &s;econde &s;ute this quene
had was agayn&s;t &s;yr Peter of Craon / &s;he de|maunded
of hym the &s;o~me of a hundred thou|&s;ande
frankes / whiche &s;he was redy to proue
that he had receyued it in the name of his <ABBR>lord</ABBR>
and may&s;ter / Loys kyng of Napoles / Cy&s;yll / 
and Iheru&s;alem her hu&s;bande / whiche money
was delyuered hym to haue payed in to Po|well / 
and or it was payed he herde howe his
&s;ayd may&s;ter my hu&s;bande was deed. Than
he iourneyed no further / but returned agayne
in to Fraunce / and kept &s;tyll the &s;ayd &s;o~me of
money to his owne profyte / and neuer made
acompte to the &s;ayde quene therof / nor to her
chyldren Loys and Charles / but &s;pente and
wa&s;ted the money in pride and bobbans. The
quene layde to his charge that for faute of pay+ment
of the &s;ayd money / the realme of Napo|les
was lo&s;te and conquered by Margarete
of Duras / and by the heyres of the lorde Char+les
de la Paix / by rea&s;on that &s;uche &s;oudyours
as her hu&s;bande had to mayntayne his war|res
in Puell &amp; Calabre / were nat payed their
wages / wherby many tourned to the Erle of
&s;aynt Seuyre and to Margarete of Duras / 
and other departed and lefte the warres. All
the&s;e cau&s;es were put in to the Parlyament
chambre at Parys / where all cau&s;es were pre+po&s;ed / 
&s;hewed and demaunded / and all the de+fences
and aun&s;weres herde on all partyes.
Their plee had endured the &s;pace of thre ye|res.
And though &s;yr Peter of Craon were ab|&s;ent
fro the parlyament / yet his aduocates de|fended
his cau&s;e / and &s;ayd though he had re|cyued
the &s;ayd &s;o~me in the name of his lorde
and may&s;ter / yet his may&s;ter was as moche
bounde to him as that &s;o~me came to and more
for the good &s;eruyce that he had done to him.
This plee had endured &s;o longe that it was
nece&s;&s;ary to haue a conclu&s;yon / and the lady
made importunate &s;ewte to haue iudgement.
The lordes of the parlyament con&s;ydred all
thynges / and &s;ayd they wolde gyue no iudge+ment / 
without both parties were pre&s;ent / and
&s;yr Peter of Craon dur&s;te nat well apere in
Parys / bycau&s;e of the Kynges dy&s;plea&s;ure / 
and the duke of Orlyance / for the offence that
he had doone to &s;yr Olyuer of Cly&s;&s;on con&s;ta+ble
of Fraunce / and without he were pre&s;ent / 
they wolde gyue no &s;entence defynityue / wher
vpon the &s;ayd lady pur&s;ewed to &s;et hym clere
in Fraunce / and by her meanes he was par|doned / 
&s;o that he myght ryde and go where he
ly&s;t without any daunger / except the &s;ute that
was bytwene her and hym for the &s;ayd &s;o~me
of money. So he was clerely dy&s;charged of
all other charges / and lordes &amp; ladyes made
hym good chere / I wote nat whether it were
by di&s;&s;ymulacyon or otherwy&s;e. thus he was
agayne at Parys / holdynge as great e&s;tate
as euer he dyd. The &s;ame tyme he was apoyn+ted
to be one of theym to receyue and bringe
the engly&s;&s;he amba&s;&s;adours to the kynge / for
he was a knyght that hadde &s;ene moche / and
knewe moche honoure. Than the daye was
prefyxed that the iudgement concernynge the
quenes maters &s;hulde be determyned / at whi|che
day there were pre&s;ent in the parlyament / 
great nombre of the lordes of Fraunce / to the
entent that the maters &s;hulde be the more au|tentyke.
There was the quene of Cicyll and
Iheru&s;alem / and her &s;onne Charles prince of
Thaurent / and Iohan of Bloys / called Io|han
of Bretaygne erle of Ponthyeure and of
Lymogynes / and the dukes of Orlyaunce / 
Berrey / Burgoyne / and Burhone / and the
erle of Brayne / and the by&s;&s;hoppe of Laon.
And before theym the lady was herde to laye
her tytell for the countie of Rou&s;&s;ey. And on
the other parte there was &s;yr Peter of Craon
and many of his lygnage. Fyr&s;te iudgement
was gyuen for the countye of Rou&s;&s;ey / and
that was / the herytage was remy&s;&s;ed and iud+ged
in to the handes and po&s;&s;e&s;&s;yon of the erle
of Brayne / and to the heyres that &s;hulde dy|&s;cende
of the ryght braunche of Rou&s;&s;ey / re|&s;erued
that the quene &s;hulde haue agayne re|payed
to her all the money that kynge Loys
<PB REF="281">
her hu&s;bande hadde payed to the counte&s;&s;e of
Rou&s;&s;ey la&s;te deed. Of this iudgement the en+herytours
of the countie of Rou&s;&s;ey / to whom
the herytage pertayned thanked greatly the
lordes of the parliament. Than &s;uche as were
ordayned to gyue the &s;econde &s;entence aro&s;e
vp and &s;ayde howe that by the &s;entence of the
parlyament / &s;ir Peter of Craon ought to pay
to the quene of Napoles duche&s;&s;e of Aniowe
the &s;omme of a hundred thou&s;ande frankes in
redy money / or els his body to go to pry&s;one
tyll &s;he were contented and &s;aty&s;fyed. Of this
iudgement the &s;ayde lady thanked the lordes
of the parlyament<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> and in contynent at the co~|playnte
of the lady / handes was layde on him
by the kynges commaundement / and &s;o was
ledde to the ca&s;tell of Loure / and there &s;urely
kepte. So the lordes departed fro the parlya+ment.
Thus the&s;e two iudgementes were gy|uen
by the princypall occa&s;yon of this lady / 
duche&s;&s;e of Aniou.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="210" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Of the conclu&s;yon of the maryage
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">aken at Parys bytwene the kynge
of Englande &amp; I&s;abell elde&s;t dough|ter
to the frenche kynge / and howe
the duke of Lanca&s;tre remaryed.
Cap. CC.x.</HEAD>
<P>_THe amba&s;&s;adours of
Englande / were with the
frenche kynge at Parys a
xxii. dayes and they had
as good chere as coulde be
deuy&s;ed / and their maters
tooke &s;uche effecte / that it
was agreed that the kyng of Englande &s;huld
haue in maryage I&s;abell the elde&s;t doughter
of kynge Charles / and by vertue of procura|cyon / 
the erle Mar&s;hall fyaunced and e&s;pou|&s;ed
her in the name of the kinge of Englande / 
and &s;o &s;he was called fro thens forthe quene of
Englande. And as I was enfourmed it was
a goddly &s;yght to &s;e her behauour / for all that
&s;he was but yonge ryght ple&s;auntly &s;he bare
the porte of a quene&punc; Than all this mater con|cluded / 
the engly&s;&s;he men tooke their leaue of
the frenche kynge and of the quene / and of
their doughter quene of Englande / and of all
other lordes / and &s;o departed fro Parys and
retourned to Calays / and &s;o in to Englande.
The Kynge and other of his opynyon were
glad of their retourne. But who &s;o euer was
gladde of that maryage / the duke of Glouce|&s;tre
vncle to the kynge made no ioye there of / 
for he &s;awe well that by rea&s;one of that mary|age
and alyaunce / peace &s;hulde be bytwene
the kinges and their realmes / whiche greued
hym / without it &s;hulde be greatly to the ho|nour
of the kynge and the realme of Englan|de / 
and that the Engly&s;&s;he men myght be in
the &s;ame ca&s;e or better in the parties of Ga|&s;coyne / 
as they were or the warres renewed a+gayne.
And of this matter he wolde often ty|mes
&s;peke with his brother the duke of yorke
and drewe hym as moche as he coulde to his
opynions / for he was but a &s;ofte prince / but to
the Duke of Lanca&s;tre his elde&s;t brother he
dur&s;te nat &s;peke ouer largely / for he &s;awe well
he was of the kynges opynion / and was well
plea&s;ed with the Kynges maryage / princy|pally
for the loue of his two doughters / the
quene of Spaygne and the quene of Portu|gale.
The &s;ame &s;ea&s;on the duke of Lanca&s;tre
remaryed agayne the thyrde tyme / to a lady
doughter to knyght in Haynalte / called &s;yr
Paon of Ruette / he had ben in his tyme with
noble quene Phylyp of Englande / who was
of the nacyon of Haynalt &s;he was called Ka|theryn / 
and was brought vp in her youthe in
the duke of Lanca&s;ters how&s;e / with the du|che&s;&s;e
Blaunce of Lanca&s;tre / And after the
dethe of this lady Blaunce / the duke maryed
the lady Cu&s;taunce of Spaygne / and in her
dayes the duke kepte to his concubyne this la+dy
Katheryne of Ruet / who hadde maryed a
knyght of Englande / who was as than deed / 
and the duke had by her thre chyldren / two &s;on+nes
and a doughter / the elde&s;t called Iohan / 
otherwy&s;e lorde Beauforde of Lanca&s;tre / the
duke loued hym entyerly / the other was cal|led
Thomas / the duke brought him vp at A&s;|que / 
he was a good clerke and connynge in
bothe lawes / he was a great iury&s;t and legy&s;t / 
and was after by&s;&s;hoppe of Lyncolne. The
duke of Lanca&s;tre for the loue he had to his
chyldren / he wedded their mother the lady Ka+theryn
of Ruet / wherof there was moche mar+ueyle
<PB N="cclxvii" REF="281">
bothe in Englande and in Fraunce / for
&s;he was but of a ba&s;e lynage / in regarde to the
two other wyues. And whan the knowledge
of the maryage of the duke to this lady Ka|teryne
of Ruet was come to the great ladyes
of Englande / as the duche&s;&s;e of Glouce&s;tre / 
the counte&s;&s;e of Derby / the counte&s;&s;e of Arun+dell / 
and other ladyes dy&s;cended of the blode
royall of Englande / they meruayled moche / 
and layd gret blame to the duke for that dede / 
and &s;ayde / howe the duke of Lanca&s;tre was
greatly to dy&s;pray&s;e / to mary his concubyne / 
for by rea&s;on therof &s;he &s;hulde be the &s;econde
per&s;on in honoure in Englande / wherby they
&s;ayd the quene &s;hulde be &s;hamefully acompa|nyed / 
and &s;ayde howe &s;urely they wolde nat
come in to no place where &s;he &s;hulde be pre|&s;ente / 
and more ouer they &s;ayde / it &s;hulde be a
great &s;hame for theym / that &s;uche a duche&s;&s;e
come of &s;o ba&s;e a blode (and concubyne to the
duke in his other wyfes dayes) &s;hulde go and
haue the preemynence before them / they &s;ayde
their hertes &s;hulde breke for &s;orowe. bothe the
duke of Glouce&s;tre and the duche&s;&s;e his wyfe
&s;pake of this mater / and &s;ayd howe the duke
of Lanca&s;tre was nat wy&s;e / but fowle ouer|&s;ene
to marry his concubyne / and &s;ayde they
wold neuer do her honoure / nor call her &s;u|&s;ter.
The duke of yorke pa&s;&s;ed it ouer lyghtly
ynough / for he was euer lyghtly re&s;ydente a|boute
the kynge and with the duke of Lanca|&s;tre.
The duke of Glouce&s;tre was of a nother
maner / for he &s;ette by no man / though he were
yonge&s;t brother / he was orgulous and pre|&s;umptuous
of maner / and therto be enclyned
his nature / and alwayes agayn&s;t the kynges
opynions and his coun&s;aylours. Thus this
lady Kateryne of Ruet was duche&s;&s;e of Lan|ca&s;tre / 
and was as the &s;econde per&s;one in En|glande / 
and was moche aboute the kynge / as
&s;he that knewe moche honour / for in her youth
and all her dayes &s;he had ben brought vp ther+in / 
and the Duke loued greatly the chyldren
that he had by her / and that he &s;hewed well in
his lyfe and after his dethe.</P>
<P>_YE haue herde here before howe
iugement of the parliament was
gyuen agayn&s;t &s;yr Peter of Cra|on / 
and howe he was condemp|ned
in a hundred thou&s;ande fran+kes / 
to be payed to the Quene of Napoles.
Whan the &s;ayde &s;yr Peter &s;awe howe he was
condempned he was &s;ore aba&s;&s;hed / for outher
he mu&s;te paye the &s;o~me / or els abyde &s;tyll pri|&s;oner.
Than he was coun&s;ayled by the duke
of Burgoyne and by the duche&s;&s;e / y^t he &s;hulde
requyre the yonge quene of Englande to be
meane for hym to the quene of Napoles / that
he myght be relea&s;ed oute of pry&s;one fyftene
dayes to go abrode in Parys / to &s;ewe to his
frendes to pay his fynau~ce / or els to <ABBR>fynd</ABBR> &s;ure+ties
for him tyll he myght go in to Bretaygne
to gather amonge his frendes the &s;ame &s;o~me.
So at the de&s;yre of the yonge quene of En|glande / 
the quene of Napoles was contente
that he &s;hulde go all the day abrode in Paris / 
and at nyght alwayes to yelde hym&s;elfe pri|&s;oner
in to the ca&s;tell of Lowre / and there to
remayne all the night. After this rate he went
abrode and &s;ewed to many of his blode and
frendes / but he coulde fynde none that wolde
abyde there pri&s;oner for hym / the &s;o~me was &s;o
great. And at the ende of the fyftene dayes he
was fayne to returne pri&s;oner bothe day and
nyght / and was kept &s;treyghter than he was
before at his co&s;t and charge.</P>
<P>_NOwe lette vs a lytell &s;peke of the
iourney of therle of Neuers and
the lordes of Fraunce / and what
they dyd the &s;ame &s;o~mer in Hun+gery.
And after we &s;hall &s;peke of
the goynge in to Fre&s;e of the erle of Haynalte
and the erle of O&s;trenaunt. The erle of Ne|uers
and his company / with many valyaunt
men that he had of Fraunce and of other coun+treys / 
whan they were come in to Hungery in
to a great cytie called Bode / the kyng of Hun+gery
made them good chere / and well they de|&s;erued
it / for they were come farre of to &s;e him.
The enten&s;yon of the kynge was / that or he
&s;ette forwarde with his puy&s;&s;aunce / and with
the ayde of Fraunce to entre in to the felde / to
here fyr&s;te &s;ome newes fro the great turke cal|led
Lamorabaquy / who had &s;ent hym worde
in the moneth of February that &s;urely he wol|de
be in Hungery or the ende of the moneth
of Maye / and that he wolde pa&s;&s;e the water
of Dunce / of whiche me&s;&s;age many had great
marueyle. And &s;ome &s;ayde that there is in a
manner nothynge but that man maye do it / 
con&s;yderynge that the turke is valyaunt and
puy&s;&s;au~t / and de&s;yreth moche dedes of armes
<PB REF="282">
therfore &s;ythe he hath &s;aid it by all lykelyhode
he wyll do it / and if he pa&s;&s;e nat the Dunce to
come hyther to this &s;yde / than lette vs pa&s;&s;e
ouer and entre in to Turkey with puy&s;&s;au~ce / 
for the kynge of Hungery with &s;uche ayde as
he hath of &s;traungers / &s;hall well make an hun+dred
thou&s;ande men / and &s;uche a nombre of
&s;uche men are well able to conquere all Tur|key / 
and to go in to the empyre of Perce / and
if we may haue one iourney of vyctory vpon
the great turke / we &s;hall do after what we ly&s;t
and &s;hall conquere Surey / and all the holy
lande of Iheru&s;alem / and &s;hall delyuer it fro
the handes of the Sodayne and the enemyes
of god / for at the &s;o~mer nexte commynge / the
Frenche kynge and the kynge of Englande / 
who wyll conioyne togyther / &s;hall rey&s;e vp a
great nombre of men of armes and of archers
and &s;hall fynde the pa&s;&s;ages open to receyue
them / than nothyng &s;hall abyde before vs / but
all &s;hall be conquered and put in oure obey|&s;aunce / 
whan we &s;hall go all togyther. Thus
deuy&s;ed the Frenche men that were in the re|alme
of Hungery.</P>
<P>WHan the moneth of May was come
tru&s;tynge to here tydynges of La|morabaquy
the greate Turke / the
kynge of Hungery &s;ent to the pa&s;&s;ages of the
ryuer of Dunce / and &s;ent through out his re|alme
to a&s;&s;emble his pui&s;&s;aunce togyder / and
the lordes of the Rodes came to hym &s;trong|ly / 
and all the moneth of May they taryed for
the comyng of the &s;arazyns / but no tydynges
coulde be herde of them. Than the kynge of
Hungery &s;ente &s;uche as knewe the countrey
beyonde the ryuer of Dunce / to &s;erche to haue
&s;o~me tydynges of the great turke. Suche as
wente &s;ertched all the countrey beyonde the
Bra&s;e of &s;aynt George / and to the marches of
Alexaundre / of Damas / and Antyoche / but
they coulde here no newes of Lamorabaquy
nor of none army towarde. Than they retour+ned
and &s;hewed the king what they had herde
and &s;ene. Than the kynge a&s;&s;embled his coun+&s;ayle / 
and called the lordes of Fraunce / who
de&s;yred to do dedes of armes. The kyng &s;he|wed
them howe he had &s;ente men in to Tur|key
to haue knowlege what his enemies dyd / 
and howe they coulde here no tydinges of La+morabaquy / 
nor no lykelyhode of his apro|chyng / 
for all y^e prome&s;&s;e he had made to pa&s;&s;e
the Dunce / and to entre in to Hu~gery to &s;ight
with the Cry&s;ten men or mydde May &s;hulde
pa&s;&s;e / wherfore the kynge demaunded what
coun&s;ayle they wolde gyue hym to do. Than
the lorde of Coucy for all the other / &s;ayd. Syr
though Lamorabaquy come nat forwarde a|cordynge
to his prome&s;&s;e / and maketh but a
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ape therof / yet that ought nat to lette vs to do
dedes of armes / and to pur&s;ue our enemyes / 
&s;eynge we be a&s;&s;embled to y^t purpo&s;e. Thus
all the frenchmen / almayns / and other &s;traun+gers
&s;hewed well howe they had great de&s;yre
to &s;eke out Lamorabaquy to fyght with him / 
whiche was to their great honour. The lorde
of Coucyes wordes were affyrmed by all the
&s;traungers / it was all their opynyons howe
they coulde enploye their &s;ea&s;on and tyme no
better. Than it was ordeyned by the kynge
and by his mar&s;halles that euery man &s;hulde
prepare hym&s;elfe to be redy to &s;ette forwarde
at a daye a&s;&s;ygned / whiche was the vtas of
&s;aynt Iohan the bapty&s;t. Than offycers and
other &s;eruauntes aparelled for their mai&s;ters
all thynges nece&s;&s;ary / and the Frenche men
thynkynge to be fre&s;&s;he and gay / &s;pared nou|ther
Golde nor &s;yluer. Their departure fro
Bode the &s;oueraygne cytie of Hungery was
goodly to regarde. The con&s;table of Hunge|ry
had the vowarde with a great nombre of
hungaryons and almayns with him / bycau&s;e
he knewe the countreys. And nexte after hym
rode the frenche menne with the con&s;table of
Fraunce / the erle de la Marche / the lorde of
Coucy / &s;yr Henry and &s;yr Phylyppe of Bare
and dyuers other. And with the kynge rode
the great lordes of his countrey / as rea&s;one
was / and be&s;yde the kyng rode Iohan of Bur+goyne / 
&amp; often tymes deuy&s;ed with the kyng.
They were in the felde a thre&s;core thou&s;ande
hor&s;e / they hadde but fewe a foote / &s;auynge
&s;uche as were folowers. The company of the
cry&s;ten men were noble and well ordred / and
of Hungery there were many cro&s;ebowes a
hor&s;ebacke. the army iourneyed &s;o longe that
they came to the ryuer of Dunce / and pa&s;&s;ed
ouer in &s;hyppes and barges / and &s;uche brid|ges
as they had ordeyned for that purpo&s;e. It
was eight dayes or they were all pa&s;&s;ed ouer / 
and as they pa&s;&s;ed they lodged theym / euery
company taryenge for other. This ryuer of
Dunce departeth y^e realmes of Hungery and
Turkey a &s;onder.</P>
<P><PB N="cclxviii" REF="282">
WHan the chri&s;ten men were all ouer
and nothynge taryed behynde / and
were in the fro~ters of Turkey / they
greatlye reioy&s;ed and de&s;yred greatly to do
dedes of armes. There they toke coun&s;ayle
and determyned to go and ley &s;iege to a tow+ne
in Turkey called Coniecte. And as they
ordayned &s;o they dyde / &amp; be&s;ieged it as they
myght well do / for it &s;tode in a playne coun|trey / 
and a ryuer ioynynge to it with &s;hyp|pes
theron / called Necte: the heed co~mynge
out of Turkey / and fallynge in to the &s;ee at
the ryuer of Dunce. The ryuer of Dunce
is a great Ryuer of thre hundred myles in
length / fro the begynnynge tyll it entre in to
the See. Whiche were the moo&s;t profytable
ryuer in all the worlde / for the realme of Hu~+gry / 
if the &s;hyppes that be theron myght i&s;|&s;ue
out therof in to the See / but they can nat
For in the mouthe therof whan they &s;hulde
i&s;&s;ue in to the &s;ee / there is in the ryuer a mou~|tayne
whiche departeth the ryuer in two &abper;|tes / 
and maketh &s;uche brute and noy&s;e / that
it maye well be herde &s;euyn myle of / and for
that cau&s;e there is no &s;hyppe y^t dare aproche
nere to it. I longe by this ryuer &s;yde there
be fayre medowes and pa&s;tures / wherby all
the countrey is well &s;erued / and dyuers vy|nes / 
whiche in &s;ea&s;one make good wynes / 
whiche the Turkes do make and putte in to
Goot &s;kynnes / and &s;elleth it vnto Chri&s;ten
men: For accordyng to their lawe / they dare
drinke no wyne to be knowen. It is defen|ded
them on payne of lyfe. But they eate the
rey&s;ynges / and they haue other good frutes
and &s;pyces / wherof they make drinke / and
v&s;e greatly to drinke Gootes mylke / whiche
refre&s;&s;heth theym in the hote &s;ea&s;on. Thus
the kynge of Hungry and his hoo&s;t lodged
before the cytie of Coniecte at their ea&s;e and
plea&s;ure / for no manne troubled their &s;iege.
And whan they came before the Cytie / they
fou~de the frutes rype / the whiche was great
plea&s;ure to them. They made to this Cytie
dyuers a&s;&s;autes / and they within defended
them &s;elfe / tru&s;tyng dayly to haue ayde and
&s;ocour of Lamorabaquy their lorde / to rey&s;e
the &s;iege with puy&s;&s;aunce. But he dyde nat / 
wherby the Cytie was taken by force of a&s;|&s;aute / 
and di&s;troyed with great &s;laughter
of men / women / and chyldren. For the chri|&s;ten
men that entred hadde no mercy nor py|tie.
Whan~e this Cytie was thus wonne / the
kyng of Hungry di&s;lodged and wente for|warde
in to Turkey / and was determyned
to go and ley &s;iege to a great cytie called Ni+copoly.
and as they rode / they fou~de in their
waye the towne of Quayre / and layde &s;iege
to it fyftene dayes or it was won / but final|lye
it was won by a&s;&s;aute / &amp; clene di&s;troyed.
And &s;o pa&s;&s;ed forthe / and in their waye they
founde another towne and a &s;tronge ca&s;tell
called Brehappe / and a knyght of Turkey
was lorde therof / and was within the ca&s;tell
to defende it. The kyng and his army were
lodged within a myle where was a fayre ry|uer / 
and about the towne there was none.
There the erle of Neuers was made knight
and rey&s;ed his banner / and with hym were
made mo than thre hundred knyghtes / &amp; all
they &amp; their companies went before Brehap / 
and be&s;ieged it and wan the towne perforce
within four dayes / but nat the ca&s;tell it was
&s;o &s;trong. The lorde of Brehap &s;aued moche
of his people byforce of the ca&s;tell / who was
called Corbodas / a right valyant knyght / &amp;
he had other thre bretherne / one named Ma|ladius / 
another Balachius / &amp; the thirde Ru+fyn.
After this towne was won / the chri&s;ten
men were before the ca&s;tell &s;euyn dayes and
made dyuers a&s;&s;autes / but they lo&s;te more
than they wanne. The foure knyghtes bre|therne
y^t were within / &s;hewed well by their
defence / that they were valyant men. Whan
the Frenche men hadde con&s;ydred well the
force of the ca&s;tell / and the valyaunt ordr<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="2 letters">|ge
of the turkes within / and the defence that
they made / They &s;awe well than~e they lo&s;te
their payne / and &s;o di&s;lodged / for they had
knowledge howe the kyng of Hungry wol|de
go and laye &s;iege to the &s;tronge towne of
Nicopolye. Thus the &s;iege before Brehap
brake vp / and they within the Ca&s;tell were
in peace but the towne was clene brent. than
the erle of Neuers and all the lordes of Fra~|ce
re&s;orted to the kynges armye / ordring the~
&s;elfe to go to Nicopoly.</P>
<P>_WHan~e Corbodas of Brehappe
&s;awe the &s;iege brokenne vp / he
was right ioyfull / and &s;ayde to
his co~pany. We nede no more to
fere this &s;ea&s;on though my tow+ne
be brent and exiled / I &s;hall right well re|couer
<PB REF="283">
it agayne / but of one thynge I mar|u<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">yle
greatly. and that is <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> that I can here no
newes fro my lorde the kyng Be&s;ant / called
Lamorabaquy. for the la&s;t tyme that I &s;awe
hym in the cytie of Nicopoly / he &s;ayde vnto
me / that this May tyme he wolde be in this
countrey / and had entencyon to pa&s;&s;e with a
great puy&s;&s;aunce the bra&s;e of &s;aynt George / 
and to go in to Hu~gry to fight with the chri|&s;ten
men / and &s;o he <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ent worde to the kyng of
Hungry / and yet he hath done nothyng. and
thervpon they of Hu~gry be fortifyed / and ha+ue
as nowe great &s;ocour out of Frau~ce / and
haue pa&s;&s;ed the ryuer of Dunce / and are en|tred
in to Turkey / and haue and do di&s;troye
the countre / for there is no re&s;i&s;tence made a+gain&s;t
the~ / &amp; they thinke &s;urely to go and lay
&s;iege before Nicopoly. The cytie is &s;tronge
ynoughe to re&s;y&s;t the &s;iege a longe &s;ea&s;on / if
it be well defended &amp; kepte. We are here <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">our
bretherne and knyghtes of the lynage of kyn+ge
Be&s;ant / We ought and are bounde to de|fende
his ryght / therfore lette vs order oure
&s;elfe / as I &s;hall &s;hewe you. I and my bro|ther
Maladyus / we &s;hall go to the Cytie of
Nicopoly / to ayde / to helpe and defende it / &amp;
my brother Balachyus &s;hall abyde here to
kepe this ca&s;tell of Brehap / and my brother
Rufyne &s;hall pa&s;&s;e the bra&s;e of &s;aynt George
and go &s;eke out Lamorabaquy / &amp; &s;hewe him
euery thynge that is pa&s;t &amp; done / and aduy&s;e
hym for his honoure to ente~de to defende his
herytage / &amp; to come with &s;uche puy&s;&s;aunce / 
that maye re&s;y&s;t the chri&s;ten men / and to bre|ke
their purpo&s;e / or els he &s;hall le&s;e y^e realme
of Armony / whiche he hath conquered / and
his owne countrey al&s;o. For by all ymagy|nacyon
the kynge of Hungry and the Chri|&s;ten
men are gadered / to thentent to do &s;ome
great enterprice. His thre bretherne agreed
to his &s;ayeng. On this apoyntment they pre+pared
them &s;elfe to departe.</P>
<P>_SO in this &s;ea&s;on &s;iege was laid
before Nicopolye / and Corbo|das
of Brehappe &amp; Maladyus
his brother / came and entred in
to Nicopoly / wherof they of the
cytie were ryght ioyfull / and Balachyus a|bode
&s;tyll at Brehappe to kepe the ca&s;tell. &amp;
Rufyn whan he &s;awe tyme be nyght he pa&s;|&s;ed
the Chri&s;ten army / for he knewe well the
countre / and pa&s;&s;ed ouer the bra&s;e &s;aynt Ge|orge / 
and <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">erched for Lamorabaquy / and the
&s;ame &s;ea&s;on he was at Quayre with the &s;ou|dane
of Babylone / to haue ayde of men of
hym. Rufyn fou~de this turke there / &amp; whan
kynge Be&s;ant &s;awe hym he had marueyle / 
and thought &s;urely he &s;hulde here &s;ome ne|wes
out of Turkey. Than~e he demaunded
what tidynges. &s;ir quod Rufyn / all the cou~|trey
de&s;yreth &s;ore to &s;e you there / for y^e kyng
of Hungry with pui&s;&s;aunce hath pa&s;&s;ed the
ryuer of Dunce / and is entred in to Turkey
and hath done great do~mage and hath brent
and a&s;&s;ayled a fyue or &s;ixe of your clo&s;ed tow+nes.
And whan I departed fro Brehappe / 
he was in purpo&s;e to go and leye &s;iege to Ni+copoly.
Corbodas and Maladyus my bro|ther / 
with &s;uche men of warre as they haue / 
are en<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">red in to Nicopoly to helpe to defe~de
the towne / &amp; my brother Balachyus is &s;tyll
at Brehappe / to kepe the ca&s;tell there. And
&s;ir / of &s;uretie there is in the company with
the kynge of Hungry / the goodlye&s;t armye
and be&s;t apoynted come out of Fraunce that
euer was &s;ene. Wherfore &s;ir / it behoueth you
to a&s;&s;emble your hoo&s;t and frendes / and re|tourne
in to Turkey / to cau&s;e your enemyes
to retourne agayne ouer the ryuer of Du~ce / 
and ye do it nat with gret puy&s;&s;au~ce / it wyll
be harde to bring it about. What nombre be
they quod Lamorabaquy? &s;ir quod he / they
be mo than a hundred thou&s;ande / &amp; the good
lye&s;t men o<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> the worlde / and be&s;t armed / and
all on hor&s; backe. Lamorabaquy gaue none
an&s;were / but entred in to the Soudans cha~+bre / 
and &s;hewed the Soudane all the hole
mater / as his knyght had &s;hewed hym. than
the &s;oudane &s;ayd. We mu&s;t prouyde for it / ye
&s;hall haue men ynowe to re&s;y&s;t the~. Nedes
we mu&s;t defe~de our lawe and our herytage.
That is true &s;ir quod Lamorabaquy.</P>
<P>NOwe my de&s;yres arre come to pa&s;&s;e / 
for I haue alwayes de&s;yred none o|ther
thynge / but that the kynge of Hungry
with his pui&s;&s;aunce / myght ones come ouer
the ryuer of Dunce / and entre in to Turkey.
In the begynnynge I wyll &s;uffre a &s;ea&s;on / 
but at the ende they &s;hall paye for the &s;cotte.
Of all this I hadde knowledge four mone|thes
pa&s;te / by my great Frende the lorde of
Myllayne / who &s;ente me Go. haukes / Ger|faucons / 
<PB N="cclxix" REF="283">
and faucons / to the nombre of .xii.
whiche were the be&s;t and fayre&s;t that euer I
&s;awe. And with this pre&s;ent he wrote to me
by name / all the heedes and chiefe capitayns
of the barones of Fraunce / &s;uche as &s;hulde
come to make me warre. In the whiche let|ters
was al&s;o conteyned / that if I might get
them in my daunger / they &s;hulde be worthe
to me a myllyon of floreyns. And al&s;o / howe
there &s;hulde be in their company of the lymy+tees
of Fraunce / mo than fyue hu~dred knigh+tes / 
valyaunt men of armes. Al&s;o the Duke
of Myllaygne wrote / that &s;urely they wyll
gyue me batayle / wherfore I wyll prepare
to mete with them / by arte / adui&s;e / and good
ordynaunce / for they are men of great feate / 
and &s;o valiaunt in armes / that they wyll nat
flye nor recule / they are worthy o<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> thanke to
i&s;&s;ue out of their owne nacyon by valyaunt|ne&s;&s;e / 
to fynde dedes of armes. And I tru&s;te
to acco~ply&s;&s;he their de&s;yres within thre mo|nethes / 
&s;o that they &s;hall haue ynoughe to
do.</P>
<P>TO co~&s;ydre the&s;e wordes / one ought
greatly to marueyle / that the Lorde
Galeas erle of Vertues and Duke
of Myllayne (who was reputed to be a chri+&s;ten
man / bapty&s;ed and regenerate after the
Chri&s;ten Lawe) wolde &s;eke or requyre lo|ue
or alyaunce with a kynge my&s;creant / out
of our lawe and faythe / or to &s;ende hym gyf|tes
and pre&s;entes / as he dyde euery yere: As
dogges / haukes / and fyne lynen clothes / whi+che
are ryght ple&s;aunt to the Sarazins / for
they haue none but that cometh fro our par|ties.
Al&s;o the great Turke &s;ent to hym aga|yne
other pre&s;entes of ryche clothe of golde
and precyous &s;tones / wherof the Sarazins
haue great plentie. But in tho&s;e dayes the
erle of Vertues duke of Myllayne and &s;ir
Galeas his father reygned as tyrantes / and
&s;o helde their &s;ignories.</P>
<P>It is marueyle to thynke of their dedes / 
and fyr&s;te howe they entred and opteygned
the &s;ignorie of Myllayne. So it was there
were thre bretherne / the lorde Manfres / the
lorde Galeas / and the lorde Barnabo. They
hadde an vncle who was archeby&s;&s;hoppe of
Myllayne. And &s;o it fortuned / that whan y^e
lorde Charles of Lu&s;enbourge kyng of Bo|e&s;me
and of Almayne &amp; emperour of Rome / 
who reigned after kyng Loyes of Bauyer / 
who opteygned to the Empyre byforce / for
he was neuer taken as Emperour by y^e chur+che / 
but exco~munycate and a cur&s;ed by pope
Innocent / who reygned as than~e. For this
Loyes of Bauyer went to Rome and made
hym&s;elfe to be crowned emperour by a pope
and .xii. cardynalles that he made. And as
&s;oone as he was crowned / he made the Al|mayns
to be payed their wages / to ouer ryn
Rome and to robbe and to pyll it. this was
the rewarde that the romayns had for recey+uyng
of hym / wherfore he dyed exco~municat
and in that &s;entence. The pope and cardy|nalles
that he made / without any con&s;treyn<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">
came after to Auignon / and &s;ubmytted them
&s;elfes to pope Innocent / who reigned before
Vrbayne the fyfthe / and there were a&s;&s;oyled
of their errours. &para;Nowe to purpo&s;e howe
the lordes of Myllayne came fyr&s;t to that &s;i|gnorie / 
I &s;hall &s;hewe you howe.</P>
<P>_SO it was / the archeby&s;&s;hoppe
of Myllayne / at a tyme recey|ued
kynge Charles of Boe&s;me
emperour / in to y^e cytie of Myl+layne
nobly and tryumphant|lye / 
after the Emperour had been before Axe
the Chapell / and had accomply&s;&s;hed there
his .xl. dayes / accordyng to the v&s;age in the
ca&s;e parteyning / and for the great chere that
he made to the Emperour / and for a hundred
thou&s;ande ducates that he lent to the Empe|rour.
He made the by&s;&s;hop vycou~t of Myl|layne
and his nephewes after hym for euer / 
to holde the lande and &s;ignorie of Mylayne
free at his wyll / vnto the tyme that the Em|perour
hadde payde agayne at one tyme the
&s;ayd &s;o~me of a hundred thou&s;ande ducates.
And &s;o after the by&s;&s;hoppe dyed / and y^e lorde
Manfres his nephue / by the accorde of the
Emperour and for loue of his vncle / was re+ceyued
in to the &s;ignorie of Myllayne. than
his two bretherne / who as than were nat ve+ry
riche / the lorde Galeas and the lorde Bar+nabo / 
coun&s;ayled toguyder &amp; determyned to
reigne / and to holde the landes of Lo~bardy
bytwene the~ / and to co~ioyne the~ by mariage
to &s;ome great lordes to maynteyne their e&s;ta+tes / 
and to cau&s;e men to feare their di&s;plea|&s;ures.
And &s;o they cau&s;ed their brother Ma~+fre&s;e
to be &s;layne by venyme / or otherwy&s;e / 
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after who&s;e dethe they reygned pui&s;&s;auntly
byforce and polycy. All their dayes they ly|ued
in good accorde toguyder / and depar|ted
the cyties of Lombardy bytwene them.
The lorde Galeas hadde tenne / bycau&s;e he
was the elde&s;t and the lorde Bernabo nyne.
And the cytie of Myllayne was gouerned
one yere by the one brother and another yere
by the other brother. And to the entent to rei+gne
pui&s;&s;auntly / they &s;ought the wayes to
gader great ryche&s;&s;e by ray&s;inge vp in po&s;|&s;yons / 
&s;ub&s;ydies / and gabelles / and many
other yuell cu&s;tomes / wherby they gadered
great &s;tore of golde and &s;yluer. and they cau+&s;ed
their townes and cyties to be kepte with
&s;oudyours &s;traungers / as Almaygnes / Fre~+che
men / Bretons / Engly&s;&s;hmen / and of all
other nacyons / excepte their owne countrey
men / for they hadde no tru&s;t nor affiaunce in
them / for feare of rebellyon agayn&s;t the~. and
the&s;e &s;oudyours were payed fro moneth to
moneth / wherby they were &s;o douted and fe|red
of the people / that none dur&s;te di&s;plea&s;e
them. For if any dyd ry&s;e or dyde any thyng
agayn&s;t them / there was cruell vengeaunce
taken vpon them. They di&s;troyed many a
one in their dayes / to gyue en&s;a~ple to other.</P>
<P>IN all their &s;ignories no man hadde
any thynge but atte their plea&s;ure / 
They wolde tayle a ryche man thre
or foure tymes in a yere. They &s;ayd that lo~|bardes
were ouer proude and pre&s;u~ptuous / 
in their riche&s;&s;e / wherfore it was behouable
to kepe them vnder &s;ubiection / no man dur&s;t
&s;aye nay to any thyng that they co~maunded.</P>
<P>The&s;e two bretherne maryed them hygh|lye / 
and bought their wyues with the good&abis;
and &s;ub&s;taunce of their people. The lorde
Galeas hadde to wyfe the &s;u&s;ter of the good
erle of Sauoye / named Blaunche / &amp; payde
to the erle for her a hundred thou&s;ande duca|tes.
The lorde Barnabo maryed hym in Al|maygne / 
to the &s;u&s;ter of the duke of Bre&s;ny|che / 
and payde no le&s;&s;e money than his bro|ther
dyd. The&s;e two bretherne hadde many
chyldren / and maryed them highly and riche+lye
/ to atteyne therby great alyaunces. The
lorde Galeas had a &s;one called Galleas / and
as than the father vnder&s;tode that wha~ kyn|ge
Iohan of Fraunce was come out of En|glande / 
and put to rau~&s;ome to .xxx.C. thou|&s;and
frankes / and they of Fraunce wy&s;t nat
howe to rey&s;e the fyr&s;te payment. Than~e he
treated with the Frenche kynge and his cou~+&s;ayle
to haue one of his doughters for Ga|leas
his &s;onne. The kynge and his cou~&s;ayle
entended to this treatie / bycau&s;e they knewe
well this lorde Galeas was grounded in ri|che&s;&s;e / 
and thus he bought the kyng&abis; dough|ter
for &s;ixe hundred thou&s;ande frankes / whi|che
were tourned in payment to the Kynge
of Englande. And &s;o his &s;onne maryed kyn+ge
Iohans doughter / and to hym was gy|uen
the countie and erldome of Vertues in
Champaygne. Of that &s;onne and doughter
i&s;&s;ued a doughter / whiche byforce of golde
and &s;yluer was maryed to the &s;econde &s;onne
of kynge Charles of Fraunce / called Loyes
duke of Orlyaunce erle of Bloyes and Va|loyes.
The maryage co&s;t the erle of Vertus
father to the &s;ayde lady / tenne hundred thou+&s;aunde
frankes. And the countie of Bloyes
was bought of the erle Guye of Bloyes: as
it hath ben conteyned here before in this hy|&s;torie.
Thus the&s;e lordes / Galeas and Bar+nabo / 
acorded right well toguyder all their
lyue dayes: they neuer varyed nor their peo+ple
toguyder / therfore they reigned in great
pui&s;&s;aunce. No man coude haue rea&s;on nor
right of them / Pope / cardynalles / nor other
that made any warre agayn&s;t them / &s;auyng
alonely the marques of Mou~tferant / &amp; that
was by the meanes of the lorde Iohan Ha|con / 
and the Engly&s;&s;he men with the routes
of the companyons / whiche Iohan Hacon
brought them out of Prouynce in to Lom|bardy / 
and made there great warre.</P>
<P>_THan at la&s;t dyed this lorde Ga|leas / 
and after hym reigned his
&s;onne erle of Vertues / named
Galeas in great puy&s;&s;au~ce. and
at the begynnyng of his reigne
he gate him great loue in Lombardy / and or
/ dred hym&s;elfe after a goodly maner and like
a wy&s;e man. He put downe all &s;uche yuell cu+&s;tomes
as his father had rey&s;ed in Lo~bardy
He was &s;o well beloued and of &s;o good re|nome
that euery man &s;ayd well of hym / but
at la&s;te whan~e he &s;awe his tyme / he &s;pytted
out his venyme / whiche he had longe borne
in his hert. For he made on a day in y^e feldes
a great bu&s;&s;hement / wherby the lorde Ber|nabo
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his vncle was take~ who thought none
yuell / nor knewe nat but that he was welbe|loued / 
and in great fauour with his nephue.
And at his takyng it was &s;ayd to hym. One
lorde is ynough to reygne in Lombardy / he
coude haue none other grace / for it laye nat
in hym as than~e to make re&s;y&s;tence. So he
was ledde to a ca&s;tell / and there his nephue
cau&s;ed hym to dye / but in what maner I can
nat &s;hewe you. This &s;ir Bernabo had two
fayre chyldren / of whom the Frenche quene
was doughter / to one of his doughters whi+che
was wedded to the duke of O&s;rtenaunt
of Bauyere. This Galeas putte in pri&s;one
all his vncles chyldren / &s;uche as he coulde
gette / and tooke po&s;&s;e&s;&s;yon of all his vncles
&s;eignories / and ioyned the~ to his owne / &amp; &s;o
reigned in great puy&s;&s;aunce &amp; riche&s;&s;e / for he
rey&s;ed vp &s;uche maters / wherby he gathered
toguyder great ryche&s;&s;e: As Impo&s;ycions / 
gabels / &s;ub&s;ydies / dy&s;mes / and all other ex|torcyons / 
wherby he was moche more dreed
than beloued. He helde the errour and opy|nyon
of his Father (that was) Howe one
&s;hulde nother honoure nor wor&s;hyppe god.
He tooke fro abbeyes and priories moche of
their reuenewes / and toke them to hym &s;elfe.
He &s;ayd the monkes were to delyciou&s;ly no+ri&s;&s;hed
with good wynes and delycious me+tes.
By whiche &s;uperfluyteis (he &s;ayd) they
coude nat ry&s;e at mydnight / nor do their &s;er|uyce
as they &s;hulde do. He &s;ayde: &s;aynt Be|net
helde nat the order of his relygion after
that maner. And &s;o (he &s;aid) he wolde make
them to lyue with egges and &s;mall wyne / to
clere their voyces to &s;yng the higher. The&s;e
lordes in their dayes lyued lyke popes: they
dyde great di&s;pytes in their tyme to men of
holy churche: They &s;ette nothyng by the po|pes
cur&s;e / and &s;pecially after y^e ci&s;me began / 
and that there was two popes: that the one
cur&s;ed the other a&s;&s;oyled. The lordes of myl+layne
dyde but mocke at their doynges / and
&s;o dyd many other lordes through y^e worlde.
The doughter of this lorde Galeas duke of
Myllayne was duches of Orl au~ce / who&s;e
condycions were lyke to her fathers and nat
to her mothers / who was doughter to kyng
Iohan of Fraunce. This lady was of high
mynde / enuyous and couytous / on the dely|tes
&amp; &s;tate of this worlde. Gladly &s;he wolde
haue &s;ene the duke her hu&s;bande to haue at|taygned
to the crowne of Fraunce / &s;he had
nat cared howe. A generall fame and &s;claun+der
ran vpon her / that all the infyrmiteis the
kyng had / whiche no phi&s;ycion coude reme|dye / 
came all by her &s;ortes and artes / and the
chiefe di&s;couerynge of her workes / wherby
&s;he was had in great &s;u&s;pecte was this.</P>
<P>THis duche&s;&s;e of Orlyaunce named
Valantyne had a &s;onne by the duke
her hu&s;bande / a fayre chylde of the
age of the Dolphyn / &s;onne to the kynge.
On a tyme the&s;e two chyldren were playeng
toguyder in the duche&s;&s;e of Orlyaunce cham+bre / 
and &s;odaynly there was ca&s;te downe an
apple full of poy&s;on on the pauement / on the
&s;ame &s;yde y^t the dolphyn was on / to thentent
that he &s;hulde haue taken and eaten it. But
as grace was he dyd nat / for the duches &s;on~e
ran after the apple and toke it / and ete therof
wherwith he was poy&s;oned and dyed / no|thynge
coude &s;aue hym. And &s;uche as hadde
Charles the yong dolphyn to kepe toke hym
thens / and he neuer came after in the duches
chambre. Of this adue~ture great brute and
murmuracyon ran throughe all the cytie of
Parys / and in other places. Thus it was
&s;ayde by her of all the people / &s;o that the du|ke
her hu&s;bande parceyued it well / for brute
ranne through Parys / that if her hu&s;bande
dyde nat putte her awaye out of the kynges
courte / they wolde fetche her awaye byforce / 
and cau&s;e her to dye. For the people &s;aid &s;he
wolde enpoy&s;on the kyng and his chyldren / 
and that &s;he hadde enchaunted the kyng / for
the kyng in all his infyrmyteis wolde nat &s;e
the quene / nor none other woman / but all on+lye
this duche&s;&s;e of Orlyaunce. Vpon whi|che
&s;ayeng and for doute therof / her hu&s;ba~de
had her awaye / and put her out of the hou&s;e
of &s;aynt Poule in Parys / and &s;ente her to a
ca&s;tell be&s;yde Parys vpon the waye of Bea|uoyes / 
called A&s;ynyers. And there &s;he was
kepte a longe &s;ea&s;on / and neuer wente out of
the ca&s;tell / and at la&s;t &s;he was &s;ent fro thens
to Newca&s;tell on the ryuer of Loyre. And y^e
duke of Orlyaunce had great di&s;plea&s;ure to
her / bycau&s;e of the adue~ture of y^e dethe of his
&s;on / but by rea&s;on y^t he had other chyldren by
her / &s;o~what it brake his di&s;plea&s;ure. The&s;e
tidynges came to Myllayne / and the lorde
Galeas was enfourmed howe his doughter
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was in trouble and in great daunger / wher|of
he was &s;ore di&s;plea&s;ed with the Frenche
kyng and his coun&s;ayle. Than he &s;ent a &s;uf|fycient
me&s;&s;anger / as &s;ir Iaquemont of We|ryne
and other to Parys / to y^e kyng and his
coun&s;ayle / in excu&s;yng his doughter / &s;ayeng
that if any per&s;one wolde accu&s;e her of tray|&s;on / 
he &s;hulde be fought with all at vttrau~ce
in that quarell. Whan the&s;e me&s;&s;angers ca~e
to Parys / the kynge was in good helth / but
he tooke no hede of tho&s;e me&s;&s;angers / nor of
their excu&s;e: and &s;o they were &s;hortely aun|&s;wered
nothyng to their plea&s;ure. So they
retourned in to Lombardy / and declared to
the duke of Myllayne all that they had &s;ene
and done. Than the duke was in gretter di&s;+plea&s;ure
than he was before / and reputed it
a great iniury / and than &s;ent his defyaunce
to the Frenche kynge / and to all the hole Re|alme
of Fraunce. And whan his defyaunces
were brought to Parys / the lordes &amp; knigh|tes
with the Frenche armye were as than in
Hu~gry / and entred in to Turkey. And for y^e
di&s;pyte and hate that the duke of Myllayne
had to the Frenche kynge and to &s;ome of his
coun&s;ayle / therfore he helde in amyte and a|lyaunce
the great Turke / and &s;hewed hym
of the &s;ecretes of Frau~ce. &para;Nowe we &s;hall
leaue &s;pekynge of the duke / and &s;peke of the
great Turke and of the barons of Fraunce / 
and of other Chri&s;ten knyghtes / that were
as than in Turkey.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="211" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the great turke de&s;yred the
&s;oudan / and many other kynges &s;a|razyns
to ayde hym with menne of
warre / to re&s;y&s;t agayn&s;t the chri&s;ten
men / and howe many valyant &s;ara|zyns
came to hym out of farre coun+treis.
Cap. CC.xi.</HEAD>
<P>IT was nat longe after / but
that the great Turke departed fro
Quayre fro the Soudan / who pro|my&s;ed
to &s;ende hym &s;hortely great ayde / of
the be&s;t men of armes of all his &s;ignories / to
re&s;y&s;t agayn&s;t the pui&s;&s;aunce of the kynge of
Hungry and the Fre~che men. And the great
turke &s;ente in to all realmes and countreis / 
where as he thought to haue any ayde &amp; &s;o|cour.
For he con&s;ydred and &s;ayd / that if the
Frenche men conquered Turkey / all other
realmes adioyning &s;hulde trimble for feare
of them / and therby their faythe and beleue
&s;hulde decaye / and become vnder the &s;ubie|ction
of the Chri&s;ten men / whiche they had
rather dye. And thus at the de&s;yres of the
Soudan and the great turke / many kyng&abis;
&s;arazyns enclyned vnto their de&s;yres / as in
Perce / in Mede / and in Trace / and al&s;o out
of the Septentryon / and out of the realme
of Lecto / and to the boundes of Pruce. And
for asmoch as they were enformed that their
enemyes the Chri&s;ten men were flour of chi+ualry.
The&s;e kynges &s;arazins and other lor+des
of their lawe / dyde chu&s;e out among the~
the be&s;t traueylynge and experte men of ar|mes
in all their countreis. This a&s;&s;embly
coude nat be &s;odaynly done / nor their+puruy
aunces &s;o &s;oone done. The great Turke &s;et
hym &s;elfe forwardes in to the felde / alwayes
abyding for his people that came to hym fro
farre cou~treis / and &s;pecially out of Tartary
Mede and Perce. There a&s;&s;embled many
valyant &s;arazins out of all countreis. They
were de&s;yrous to proue their &s;trengthes a|gayn&s;t
the Chri&s;ten men. &para;Nowe lette vs
&s;peke of the chri&s;ten men beyng before Nico+polye.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="212" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the lorde of Coucy &amp; other
lordes of the chri&s;te~men / about a .v.
hundred &s;peares di&s;co~fited a fyftene
thou&s;ande turkes / duryng the &s;iege
before Nicopoly. Cap. CC.xii.</HEAD>
<P>_THey that were be&s;iege with
in the &s;trong towne of Nycopo|lye / 
defended them&s;elfe right va+lyantly / 
how be it they were &s;ore
aba&s;&s;hed that they herde no tydi~+ges
for the great turke. The Emperour of
Con&s;tantyne the noble had written vnto the~
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that he was in the parties of Alexandre / and
was nat as than pa&s;&s;ed y^e bra&s;e &s;aynt George.
So the cry&s;ten men helde their &s;yege &s;tyll be|fore
Nycopoly. They had vytayles plentye
and good chepe / that came out of Hungery / 
and other marches nere adioynynge. And on
a day the lorde Coucy and other frenche men
tooke plea&s;ure to ryde forthe at aduenture to
go &s;e the countrey further in. So they depar|ted
fro the &s;iege about the nombre of fyue hun+dred
&s;peares and as many cro&s;bowes and ar|chers
all hor&s;emen. The lorde Coucy was ca|pytayne
of that iourney and the lorde Ray|nolde
of Roye / and the lorde of &s;aynt Pye in
his company / &amp; the Chateleyne of Beauoyre / 
the lorde of Mount Caurell / and the Bourge
of Mountquell with dyuers other / and they
had guydes with the~ &s;uche as knewe the coun+trey / 
and they had certayne fore ryders well
mounted to di&s;couer the cou~trey before them.
The &s;ame weke there was an armye of the
turkes a&s;&s;embled togyther to the nombre of
twenty thou&s;ande men / for they were enfour|med
howe the chry&s;ten men were abrode dy|&s;troyenge
their countrey / in re&s;y&s;tence therof / 
they a&s;&s;embled togyder and came to a &s;trayte
whiche the cry&s;ten men mu&s;t pa&s;&s;e / and they
wolde entre in to the playne of Turkey / and
they coude nat well entre no waye. And there
the turkes taryed a two dayes and coude here
no tydynges of the cry&s;ten menne / and &s;o the
thyrde daye they thought to haue retourned.
Than the cry&s;ten mennes foreryders came to
Brechault / nere where the turkes were / and
whan the turkes &s;aw them aproche they &s;tode
&s;tyll clo&s;e togyther / to &s;e the dealynge of the
cry&s;ten men / and made no token nor &s;ygne to
&s;krymy&s;&s;he with them. The&s;e cry&s;ten men a|proched
nere to the turkes / and &s;awe well they
were a great nombre / and yet they coulde nat
aduy&s;e them all. And whan they had well a|uewed
them they reculed backe / and came to
the lorde Coucy / and &s;hewed hym what they
had &s;ene / of whiche newes y^e cry&s;ten men were
ryght ioyfull / and the lorde of Coucy &s;aid. It
is mete that we go and &s;e theym more nerer / 
&s;ythe we become &s;o farre forwarde / we &s;hall
nat departe without fyghtynge with them / if
we &s;hulde it &s;hall be to our blame and great re+buke
That is true quod all the other knygh|tes
that herde hym. Than euery man prepa|red
hym &s;elfe and his hor&s;e and rode towarde
the place where the turkes were. and bytwene
them and the turkes there was a lytell wode.
whan the cry&s;ten men came to the wode &s;yde / 
the lorde of Coucy &s;aid to the lorde Raynolde
of Roy / and to the lorde of &s;aynt Pye. Syrs / 
myne aduy&s;e is / to the entent to drawe the tur+kes
out of their &s;tre~gth) that ye two &s;hall take
two hundred of our &s;peares / and I with the
re&s;t wyll abyde here in this wode / and ryde ye
&s;o nere them that ye may cau&s;e them to come
out / and than retourne you / and &s;uffre them
to cha&s;e you tyll ye be pa&s;te vs in this wode / 
and than &s;odaynly tourne vpon them / and we
&s;hall clo&s;e theym in behynde / and &s;o we &s;hall
haue them at our wyll. To this aduy&s;e all the
knightes enclyned. than two hundred of them
that were be&s;t hor&s;ed rode forthe / and the re&s;t
who were an eyght hundred / enbu&s;&s;hed them
&s;elfe couertly in the wode / and there taryed.
The other rode forthe / and came to the place
where the turkes were. Whan they &s;awe the
cry&s;ten men come / they were ryght ioyou&s;e / 
wenynge there had been no mo / and &s;o came
out of their holdes in to the playne feldes. and
whan the cry&s;ten men &s;awe tyme they turned
and fled / and made the turkes to cha&s;e them.
They were &s;o well hor&s;ed y^t the turkes coulde
nat ouertake them / and they cha&s;ed &s;o longe
that they pa&s;&s;ed the wode where as the enbu&s;|&s;hement
was. Whan the turkes were pa&s;&s;ed / 
the cry&s;ten men i&s;&s;ued out / and cryed our lady
be with the lorde of Coucy / and &s;o da&s;&s;hed in
behynde them / and made great occi&s;ion. The
turkes helde them clo&s;e togyther / whan they
&s;awe how they were be&s;et before and behynde
and dyd put them &s;elfe to defence as well as
they myght / but they kept none ordre / for they
were nat ware of the reregarde. And whan
they &s;awe them &s;elfe &s;o &s;odaynly &s;ette on they
were aba&s;&s;hed. The Frenche men dyd quyte
them &s;elfe lyke valyaunte men of armes / and
&s;lewe the turkes at their plea&s;ure in their fly|enge.
There were many &s;layne / the chry&s;ten
men toke none to mercy / happy were they that
coulde e&s;cape and retourne fro thens as they
came. And than the cri&s;ten men that had done
that dede retourned to their hoo&s;t before Ny|copoly.
Than tydynges ran ouer all the hoo&s;t
howe the lorde of Coucy by his wy&s;dome and
valyauntne&s;&s;e had dy&s;comfyted mo than .xv.
thou&s;ande turkes. Many &s;pake well therof / 
but the erle of Ewe pray&s;ed nothing his dede / 
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&s;ayenge howe it was doone by pride / and
howe that he had put the cry&s;ten men (and &s;pe+cyally
his bande) in great aduenture and pa|rell / 
&s;ayenge that with an handefull of men
he fought foly&s;&s;hely with the route of twenty
thou&s;ande turkes / he &s;hulde rather (&s;eynge he
was in wyl to do dedes of armes / and that the
turkes were on the felde) haue gyuen know|lege
before he a&s;&s;ayled his enemyes to his hed
capitayne the lorde Iohan of Burgoyne / that
he myght haue had the renome and honour of
that enterpri&s;e. Be&s;emynge the erle of Ewe
&s;pake tho&s;e wordes by enuy / that he had to the
lorde of Coucy / for all that voyage he had no
loue to him / bycau&s;e he &s;awe howe the lorde of
Coucy had the loue &amp; fauour of all his compa+ny
and of other &s;trau~gers / whiche he de&s;erued
ryght well to haue / for he was ryght nere of
the frenche Kynges blode / and bare in his ar|mes
floure de lyces / and al&s;o he was co~&s;table
of Fraunce. Thus there engendred a great
hate and yuell wyll couertly / bytwene the erle
of Ewe and the lorde Coucy / whiche hatred
at la&s;t apered clerely / wherby great my&s;chefe
fell the &s;ame &s;ea&s;one vpon the cry&s;ten men / as
ye &s;hall here after. &para;Nowe we we &s;hall leaue to
&s;peke any more at this tyme of this mater and
retourne to &s;peke of the kynges of Englande
and of Fraunce.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="213" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the peace bytwen Englan+de
and Frau~ce contynued / and of the
maryage of the kynge of Englande
with the doughter of Fraunce.
Cap. CC.xiii.</HEAD>
<P>_YE haue herde here before
of the mariage of the french kyn|ges
doughter with the kynge of
<ABBR>England</ABBR> / the whiche tyme apro+ched
nere / and bothe parties well
wyllynge / excepte duke Thomas of Glouce|&s;tre / 
he was nothynge ioyfull therof / for he
&s;awe well that by that maryage / there &s;hulde
be great confyderacyons and alyaunces by+twene
the two kynges and their Realmes to
lyue in peace / whiche he was lothe to &s;e / for he
de&s;yred rather to haue warre. The &s;ame &s;ea|&s;on
the duke had aboute hym a knyght called
&s;yr Iohan Baquegay a &s;ecrete man / and he
&s;et alwayes y^e duke to haue warre. The &s;ame
&s;ea&s;one al&s;o the duke of Guerles came in to
Englande to &s;e the kynge and his vncles / and
offred hym &s;elfe to do any lawfull &s;eruyce to
the kynge that he myght do / he was bounde
therto by faythe and homage / and he wolde
gladly that the kynge &s;hulde haue had watre
rather than peace. This duke and the duke of
Lanca&s;tre had great co~munycacyon togyder
of the voyage that the erle of Haynalt and the
erle of O&s;tenaunt his &s;onne wolde make in
to Fre&s;e. The &s;ame tyme Fyerebra&s;e of Ver|tayne
was in Englande / &s;ente thyder fro the
erle of O&s;trenant / to gette men of armes and
archers to go in that voyage to Fre&s;e. The
erle of Derby was de&s;yred to go in that voy|age / 
in aydinge of his co&s;yns of Heynalt. The
gentle erle hadde therto good affectyon / and
&s;ayde howe he wolde ryght gladly go in that
voyage / &s;o that it plea&s;ed the kynge and his
father. Whan the duke of Guerles came fyr&s;t
in to Englande / the Duke of Lanca&s;tre de|maunded
of him what he thought of that voy+age
in to Fre&s;e. He aun&s;wered and &s;ayd that
it was a parylous voyage / and y^e Fre&s;e was
a countrey nat lyghtly to be wonne / &s;ayenge
howe in tymes pa&s;t there had been dyuers er|les
of Holande and Heynalte / that haue clay|med
their right there and gone thyder to haue
put them in &s;ubiectyon / but they haue always
lo&s;t their lyues there / affyrmynge howe the
fre&s;ons are people without honour / and haue
no mercy. they pray&s;e nor loue no lorde in the
worlde / they be &s;o proude / and al&s;o their coun+trey
is &s;tronge / for they be enuyroned with
the &s;ee / and clo&s;ed in with i&s;&s;es / rockes / and
mary&s;&s;hes / no man can tell howe to gouerne
them but them &s;elfe. I haue ben de&s;yred to go
in that voyage / but I wyll nat / and I coun|&s;ayle
my co&s;yn your &s;onne the erle of Derby / 
nat to entre in to that voyage / it is no iourney
for hym. I thynke my fayre brother of O&s;tre|nant
wyll go / for he hath great de&s;yre therto / 
and wyll haue a bande of haynowayes with
hym / it &s;hall be an aduenture if euer they re|tourne.
Whiche wordes cau&s;ed the Duke of
Lanca&s;tre to thynke that his &s;onne &s;hulde nat
go in y^t voyage / and &s;o &s;hewed his &s;onne his
entente / and badde hym delaye that mater / for
<PB N="cclxxii" REF="286">
the kynge nor he wolde nat that he &s;hulde go.
Thus the duke of Guerles dyd lette the ayde
that the erle of Haynalte &s;hulde haue had of
the erle of Derby. Many thought it was nat
well coun&s;ayled / nor yet for none of their ho|nours.
The duke of Guetles all his lyfe / na|turally
was Enuyous / pre&s;umptuous / and
prou~de. yet for all that Fierebra&s;e of Vertayn
lette nat his &s;ute to gette ayde / and dyd &s;o his
dyligence that he gate knightes and &s;quyers / 
and a two hundred archers. But the erle of
Derby excu&s;ed him&s;elfe / whiche excu&s;e he was
fayne to take in gree / and &s;awe well that his
wyll was good to go / if the kynge and his fa|ther
had nat been. Than the kynge for the a|uauncement
of his co&s;yns of Haynalte made
to be ordeyned in the ryuer of Thamy&s;e ve&s;|&s;elles
and &s;hyppes for the men that &s;hulde go
in that voyage to Fre&s;e / to aryue at Encu&s;e a
towne in the countie of Haynalt / at the entre
in to Holande. This towne &s;tandeth on the
&s;ee / within twelue leages by water of the re|alme
of Fre&s;e.</P>
<P>THe &s;ame &s;ea&s;on was &s;ente in to En|glande
fro the frenche kynge / the erle
Valeran of &s;aynt Powle / with cer|tayne
artycles concernynge the treatie of the
peace / and with him was &s;ent Robert the Her+myte / 
whome the kynge of Englande was
gladde to here &s;peke. The erle of &s;aint Powle
founde the kynge of Englande and his bre|therne
the erles of Brenne and of Huntyng|don / 
and the duke of Lanca&s;tre the kynges vn+cles / 
at the manour of Eltham. The kynge re|ceyued
him ioyou&s;ly / and herde well his me&s;|&s;age / 
and &s;ayd to hym a parte. Fayre brother
of &s;aynt Powle / as to the treatie of peace by|twene
me and my fayre father of Fraunce / I
am right well enclyned therto / but I all alone
canne nat promote that mater. True it is my
bretherne and my two vncles of La~ca&s;tre and
yorke enclyne ryght well therto / but I haue
another vncle the duke of Glouce&s;tre / who is
ryght paryllous and a marneylous man / he
letteth it as moche as he can / and dothe what
he canne to drawe the Londoners to his opy|nyon / 
I feare me to make a rebellyon in my
realme / and that he &s;hulde rey&s;e the people a|gayn&s;t
me / whiche is a great paryll / for if the
people of Englande ry&s;e agayne agayn&s;t me / 
and haue myne vncle of Glouce&s;tre on their
parte / and &s;uche other barones and knyghtes
of the realme as be of his opynion / my realme
were lo&s;te without remedy / for myne vncle of
Glouce&s;tre is &s;o &s;ecerte / that no man canne
knowe his mynde. Syr quod the erle of &s;aint
Powle / it behoueth you to wynne hym with
fayre / &s;wete / and louynge wordes / and gyue
hym great gyftes / if he demaunde any thyng
graunt it him / this is the way wherby ye &s;hall
wynne him / ye mu&s;t flatter hym tyll the peace
be made / and that ye haue your wyfe brought
hyther to you / and that doone than ye maye
take other coun&s;ayle / ye &s;hall be than of the
puy&s;&s;aunce to oppre&s;&s;e all your rebelles / for
the frenche kynge if nede be &s;hall ayde you / of
this ye maye be &s;ure. In the name of god / ye
&s;aye well and thus &s;hall I do.</P>
<P>THe erle of &s;aynt Powle was lodged
at London / and often tymes went to
Eltham to &s;e the kynge and the duke
of Lanca&s;tre / and had often tymes co~munyca+cion
on this maryage. Therle of &s;aint Poule
&s;ayde howe the frenche kynge &s;hulde come to
&s;aynt Omers and his vncles / and bring with
hym his doughter / &s;o that the kynge of <ABBR>En|gland</ABBR>
wolde come to Calais / and &s;o bytwene
&s;aynte Omers and Calays / the two kynges
&s;hulde mete and &s;peke togyther / wherby by
rea&s;on of &s;yght and &s;pekynge togyther &s;hulde
encrea&s;e loue and amyte / and there the&s;e two
kinges and their vncles &s;hulde &s;peke togyder
without any other companye / on the forme of
the peace / and if they conclude nat on &s;ome
peace / yet at le&s;te the trewce myght be relon|ged
to endure for thyrty or .xl. yere / bytwene
the two realmes and their alies. This deuy&s;e
&s;emed right good to the kyng and to his coun+&s;ayle / 
and hervpon the kynge and other lor|des
&s;ente to Calays to make prouy&s;yon / and
the kynge de&s;yred his vncle the duke of Glou+ce&s;tre
to go with hym in that iourney / and the
duches his wyfe and his chyldren / and in lyke
wy&s;e the Dukes and duche&s;&s;es of yorke and
Lanca&s;tre. And &s;o whan euery thynge was re+dy
the kynge and the erle of &s;aynt Powle de|parted
fro Eltham and rode towardes Caun+terbury / 
and after them folowed all other lor|des / 
&s;uche as &s;hulde go in this voyage / and
&s;uche as had been de&s;yred. The erle of &s;aynt
Powle pa&s;&s;ed the &s;ee fyr&s;t / to the entent to ad|uerty&s;e
the Frenche kynge / and &s;o pa&s;&s;ed to
<PB REF="287">
Boloyne and &s;o to Paris / and there declared
to the frenche kynge and to his vncles howe
he had &s;pedde / wherwith they were well con|tent / 
and &s;o departed fro Paris / and lytell and
lytell aproched to the cytie of Amyence / and
the kynge of Englande and his vncles came
to Calais / with many lordes and ladyes. And
the duke of Burgoyne one of the frenche kyn|ges
vncles came to &s;aynt Omers / and by the
meanes of the Erle of &s;aynt Powle and Ro|bert
the hermyte / the duke of Burgoyne came
to Calays / to &s;e the kynge of Englande and
his vncles&punc; where he was nobly receyued / and
there they cou~&s;ayled togyther on certayne ar|tycles
of the peace / wherto the kynge of En|glande
lyghtly enclyned. and for to &s;ay trouth
he cared nat what he dyd / &s;o he myght haue
his wyfe.</P>
<P>WHan the duke of Burgoyne had ben
at Calais two dayes / and had co~mu+ned
with the kynge of Englande on
the artycles of the peace / the kynge &s;ayd howe
he wolde &s;ende all the proce&s;&s;e of the artycles
ouer the &s;ee in to Englande / to be&s;hewed and
declared there to the people / for he &s;ayde that
nouther he / nor all the lordes that were there
of Englande / coulde nat conclude fermely on
no peace / without the generall con&s;entment of
the people of Englande. And more ouer the
kynge &s;ayde / howe that he mu&s;t fyr&s;t go ouer
agayne hym &s;elfe / and &s;o retourne / and therby
make but one iourney. That is well &s;aid quod
the duke of Burgoyne / for than at youre re|tourne / 
euery thynge &s;hall be concluded and
perfourmed. Thus the duke of Burgoyne / 
and the erle of &s;aynt Powle departed fro Ca|lays / 
and retourned to &s;aynt Omers / and fro
thens to Amyence / where they fou~de the kyng
and the quene and their doughter / who &s;hulde
be quene of Englande. The &s;ame tyme there
was the dukes of Bretaygne and of Berrey
in great araye. And the kynge of Englande
and his vncles and other lordes retourned in
to Englande / and their wyues taryed &s;tyll at
Calays tyl their retourne. &para;In this meane
&s;ea&s;on the voyage was made in to Fre&s;e / by
them of Haynalte. Fyr&s;t the erle of Heynalte / 
Holande / and of zelande / and his &s;onne the
Erle of O&s;trenaunt / as ye &s;hall here after in
this hy&s;torie.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="214" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the erle of Heynalt and the
erle of O&s;trenante his &s;onne made a
great army of men of armes knygh|tes
and &s;quyers to go in to Fre&s;e.
Cap. CC.xiiii.</HEAD>
<P>_Ye haue herde here before
howe duke Auberte of Bauyer / 
and Guylliam his &s;onne erle of
O&s;trenant / had gret de&s;yre to go
in to Fre&s;e to conquere that coun+trey / 
wherof the &s;ayde duke Aubert by ryght
&s;ucce&s;&s;ion of herytage / &s;hulde be erle and lorde
therof. and to auaunce the &s;ame iourney / the
erle of O&s;trenant had &s;ent Fyerebrace of Ver+tayne
to haue &s;ome ayde of the engly&s;&s;he men / 
who &s;pedde hym &s;o well that kynge Rycharde
of Englande for the honour of his co&s;yns / &s;ent
certayne men of armes with two hundred ar|chers / 
vnder the guydyng of thre gentlemen / 
one called Cornewayle / another Colleuyll / 
knyghtes / the thyrde a&s;quyer / I knowe nat
his name / but I was well enfourmed that he
was a valyaunt man of armes / he hadde his
chynne cutte of in a fray a lytell before / and he
had a chynne made of &s;yluer / tyed aboute his
heed with a la&s;e of &s;ylke. The&s;e engly&s;&s;hmen
came to Encu&s;e at their tyme prefyxed. This
duke A<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">berte and his &s;onne had a valyaunt
man of their cou~&s;ayle called Gylliam of Cro|enbourge / 
who greatly exorted theym to the
warre / for he hated greatly the fre&s;ones / and
had doone them many dy&s;pyghtes / and dyd
after / as ye &s;hall here. Thus the duke Aubert
departed fro the Haye in Holande with Gyl|lyam
his &s;onne erle of O&s;trenant / and &s;o came
in to his countrey of Haynalte / to the towne
of Monts / and there he a&s;&s;embled togyther
the thre e&s;tates of the countrey / and there &s;he|wed
vnto them the great de&s;yre that he had to
go in to Fre&s;e / and the rightfull occa&s;ion that
he had &s;o to do / and cau&s;ed there to be openly
&s;hewed certayne letters patentes apo&s;tolykes
and imperyalles ryght noble and autentyke / 
&s;ealed vnder leade lyole and entre / by the whi|che
apered euydently the ryght and tytell that
he had to y^e &s;ignory of Fre&s;e / and than he &s;ayd
openly. Lordes and valyaunt men my &s;ubget|tes / 
ye knowe well that euery man ought to
kepe and defe~de his herytage / and that a man
may laufully moue war<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> to recouer his lande
<PB N="cclxxiii" REF="287">
and herytage. ye knowe al&s;o y^e fre&s;ons ought
by right to be our &s;ubgiettes / and they be ino|bedyent
and rebell agayn&s;t vs and our &s;ygno+ry / 
as people without lawe or faythe. and ther+fore
good and dere frendes ye know well that
without your ayde / bothe with bodyes and
goodes / we canne nat fourny&s;&s;he to bringe to
execu&s;yon &s;o hygh an enterpri&s;e / wherfore we
de&s;yre you in this bu&s;yne&s;&s;e to ayde vs / that is
to &s;ay with money and with men of warre / to
the entent that the&s;e inobedyent fre&s;ons maye
be &s;ubdued and brought to obedyence. The&s;e
wordes or &s;uche lyke / &s;poken by the duke / the
thre e&s;tates by a co~mune <ABBR>acord</ABBR> grau~ted their
lordes petycyon and reque&s;t / lyke &s;uche peo|ple
as greatly de&s;yred and alwayes had done
to do obedyent &s;eruyce and plea&s;ure to their
lorde and prince. And as I was enfourmed
they cau&s;ed him to haue in redy money moun+tante
to the &s;o~me of thyrty thou&s;ande pounde / 
be&s;yde the towne of Valence~nes / who in lyke
wy&s;e dyd their deuoyre / and al&s;o in the towne
of Monts. The&s;e thynges thus concluded / 
the valyaunt princes / the good duke Auberte
and Giullyam his &s;onne erle of O&s;trenant / &s;e+ynge
the good wylles of his men / was ryght
ioyfull / whiche was no meruayle / for he &s;awe
well that he was well beloued with his &s;ub|giettes / 
and &s;hulde be well fourny&s;&s;hed with
money. Than he had cou~&s;ayle to &s;ende to the
frenche kyng / and to &s;hewe him the enterpri&s;e
of his voyage / and to de&s;yre ayde of hym / and
thyder was &s;ent two valyaunt and wy&s;e men
that is to &s;aye / the lorde Lygne and the lorde
of Ieumont / who were two ryght valyaunt
knyghtes and well beloued with the frenche
men / and &s;pecyally the lorde Lygne / the kyng
had made hym one of his chamberlayns / and
had hym in good fauoure / he &s;pake with the
kynge and &s;hewed hym the dukes entent and
reque&s;t. to the whiche the kynge and his coun+&s;ayle
fauourably agreed / &amp; &s;pecyally the duke
of Burgoyner / bycau&s;e his doughter was ma+ryed
to therle of O&s;trena~t / wherby he thought
that in tyme to come after / it &s;hulde be to their
profyte / and to their heyres / howe be it many
great lordes and other &s;pake of this iourney
in dyuers maners. Some &s;ayd / to what pur|po&s;e
dothe the&s;e heyno wayes de&s;yre the kyng
of ayde / they haue ben in Englande &amp; &s;ought
for ayde there. Hath nat the erle of Haynalt of
late taken on hym the blewe garter to tye his
legge withall / which is y^e ordre in Englande / 
it &s;emyth therby he hath no great affectyon to
Fraunce? Than other that were ryght wy&s;e
an&s;wered and &s;ayd. Syr ye do wronge to &s;ay
thus / though the erle of O&s;trenant haue taken
the ordre of the garter / yet for all that he is nat
alyed with the engly&s;&s;he men / but he is fermly
alyed with Fraunce. Hath nat he in maryage
the lady Katheryne / doughter to the duke of
Burgoyne? whiche is a farre greater alyau~ce
than is a garter / therfore neuer &s;ay but that he
wyll loue and do plea&s;ure to Fraunce / by rea|&s;on
of his maryage / rather than to Englande
for y^<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> garter / wherfore the kinge &s;hall do right
honourably to ayde hym. Thus the frenche
men deuy&s;ed amonge them &s;elfe / and &s;pake in
dyuers maners / both of that iourney and al&s;o
of the iourney in to Hungery and in to Tur|key / 
agayn&s;t Lamorabaquy and the turkes.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="215" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Of the army that the french kyng
&s;ente in to Fre&s;e in the ayde of his co|&s;yns / 
and the lorde Valeran Erle of
&s;aynt Powle and the lorde Charles
de la Brete were capytaynes.
Cap. CC.xv.</HEAD>
<P>_THe frenche kynge a&s;|&s;embled
an armye of fyue
hu~dred &s;peares / as well of
pycardes as of frenchmen / 
and made capytayns ouer
the~ / the lorde Valeran erle
of &s;aynt Powle &amp; the lorde
Charles de la Bret / who were valyau~t knygh+tes
and well expert in armes / and they were
apoynted to leade this company to the towne
of Encu&s;e in ba&s;e Fre&s;e / whe<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> as the a&s;&s;emble
&s;hulde mete / and there to take the &s;ee to entre
in to high Fre&s;e (as they dyd) Whan the&s;e two
knightes / the lorde Lygne and Iumont &s;awe
the kynges good wyll / and that the&s;e men of
warre were dy&s;patched &amp; their wages payed / 
they came to the kynge and thanked him / and
toke their leaue and retourned in to Heynalt / 
to their lorde the duke Aubert and to the lorde
Gillyam his &s;onne / to whome they were right
welcome / for they had well &s;ped. There they
<PB REF="288">
&s;hewed the good an&s;were and good chere that
they had with gyftes of great pre&s;entes. whan
duke Auberte knewe that the Frenche kynge
had &s;ente hym fyue hundred &s;peares / than he
a&s;&s;embled all his noble men / knyghtes / &s;quy|ers
and other of Haynalt / as the lorde of Ver|tayne
&s;ene&s;chall of Haynalte / who was a valy+aunt
man and greatly renomed in armes / the
lordes of Lygne and Comygnes / who was
made mar&s;hall / and the lordes of Haureth / of
Nychelet / of Lalyne / of Hordayne / of Chyne
of Cantan / of Que&s;noy / of Fleron and Iohn~
his brother / the lordes of Bou&s;et and of Ieu|mont / 
who were fre&s;&s;he knightes on their ene+myes / 
al&s;o there was Robertle Rour / and the
lordes of Mo~th<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">aulr / of Fou~tayns / of Seuls
and of Sars / William of Hermes / Pynchart
his brother / the lordes of Lens / of verlamont / 
of Au&s;ealr / of Tra&s;cigmes / Octes Seau&s;|<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">es / 
Gyrarde his brother / the lorde Dyctre
and Iohan his brother Bridaulx of Monta+guy / 
Damaulx de la powle and Guy his bro|ther / 
the lorde of Ma&s;tynge / &s;yr Floridas of
Villyers / who was a valyaunt man / and had
doone many dedes of armes amonge the tur|kes
and &s;arazins and &s;ir Eu&s;tace of Vertayn
Fierebras of Vertayne who was newly come
out of Englande / &s;yr Ra&s;e of Montiquy / the
lorde of Ror&s;yn / &s;ir Iohan Dandr<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">gntes and
Per&s;ant his brother / &amp; dyuers other knightes
and &s;quiers. All the&s;e he a&s;&s;embled at Monts
and de&s;yred them to go with hym / and euery
man to bringe with hym company acordynge
to their degrees / and that they wolde auaunce
them to the towne of Encu&s;e in ba&s;e fre&s;e and
theraboute / and &s;o to go with hym by &s;eem to
hygh Fre&s;e about the myddes of Augu&s;t next
after / there he &s;ayd he wolde <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ary for them / for
he wolde go thyder before to moue the holan|ders
and zelanders to &s;erue hym in lyke ma|ner.
Than the&s;e &s;ayd knyghtes and e&s;quyers
of Haynalt without any contradictyon acor|ded
to his de&s;yre / promy&s;inge to do hym &s;er|uyce
as his trewe &s;ubgiettes / whiche they ful|fylled
in dede and dyligently prepared for the
&s;ame / &s;o that by the begynnyng of the moneth
of Augu&s;t / in the yere of our lorde god a thou|&s;ande
thre hundred four&s;core and &s;yxtene / they
were all redy aparelled and a&s;&s;embled by com+panies
at Anners / there to take the water / and
fro thence to Encu&s;e / where the hole a&s;&s;emble
&s;hulde mete. &para;Nowe whyle this a&s;&s;emble
was thus made in Haynalte / it were to be
demaunded if the ladyes and gentle women
and other / were ioyou&s;e of this iourney? We
ought to &s;ay naye / for than they &s;awe their fa|thers / 
their bretherne / their vncles / their hu&s;|bandes / 
and their louers and frendes departe
to y^t peryllous warre. for &s;ome of them knewe
well / howe that in tyme pa&s;te the haynoways
wente with their lorde in to Fre&s;e / and neuer
retourned agayne / wherfore they feared le&s;te
it &s;hulde hap &s;o than to the&s;e / as it dyd on their
predece&s;&s;ours. The duche&s;&s;e of Brabant had
defended all men in the countrey of Brabant / 
no man to be &s;o hardy to go oute of the coun|trey
in that iourney. The ladyes and gentle|women
of Haynalt de&s;yred often tymes their
frendes and louers to leaue that iourney / but
they coulde nat lette the mater / howe be it they
were &s;ore di&s;plea&s;ed in their myndes with the
ba&s;terde of Vertayne Fierebra&s;e / for they &s;aid
he was one of the chyefe &s;etters on of that bu|&s;yne&s;&s;e.
Thus after that the duke Aubert and
Guillyam his &s;onne had herde the aun&s;were
of his men of Haynalte / than he went in to ze|lande / 
&s;hewynge them his bu&s;yne&s;&s;e. and they
a&s;&s;ented to his reque&s;t / by the chiefe &s;ettynge
on of the lorde de la Vere / and &s;yr Floris de
Boe&s;ell / Floris / Dabell / the lorde of zenem|brige / 
&s;yr Clays de Boy&s;ell / Phylyp Corteen
and dyuers other gentlemen. All the&s;e and o|ther
made them &s;elfes redy / in &s;uche wy&s;e that
it apered well by their dylygence / that they
had great de&s;yre to auaunce them &s;elfe to that
iourney.</P>
<P>IN lyke wy&s;e the duke and his &s;onne
went in to Holande and made there
lyke reque&s;tes to y^e lordes and good
townes / as they had done in zelande. The ho|landers
were therof ryght ioyou&s;e / for of all
men they hated the fre&s;ons / for they were euer
at warre togyther &s;pecyally on the &s;ee and on
the borders of their countrey / and therfore the
lordes of Holande / &s;uche as the lorde Tarte|rell / 
and dyuers other noble men knyghtes
and &s;quyers / herynge the reque&s;tes of their
lordes duke Aubert and the erle of O&s;trenant
they offered them&s;elfe / promy&s;ynge comforte
and ayde to the be&s;t of their powers / and that
they well &s;hewed / for incontynent they made
them redy / and auaunced forwarde. In lyke
wi&s;e dyd the men of the good townes and of
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the countrey. They &s;ent forthe with the&s;e lor+des
a great nombre of cro&s;bowes and mori&s;+pykes / 
and other men of warre. So daylye
men a&s;embled at the towne of Encui&s;e / and
&s;hyppes and ve&s;&s;elles came thyder / in &s;uche
wy&s;e / that the maryners were e&s;temed to the
nombre of .xxx. thou&s;ande. It was &s;ayd that
there came out of the towne of Harle .xii. hu~+dred / 
whiche &s;hyppes were well prouyded
of all thynges nece&s;&s;ary. And of a trouthe / 
if the ladyes and other damo&s;elles were &s;o|roufull
in Heynalt / in lykewi&s;e &s;o were they
of Hollande and zelande. Sir Danyell of
Marebbed and Guillyam of Oruenbourge
they dur&s;t nat apere before the ladyes &amp; gen|tylwomen / 
for they had &s;ore &s;ette forwarde
the bu&s;yne&s;&s;e / for they hadde great wyll and
de&s;yre to be reuenged of the Fre&s;ons / bicau|&s;e
of a batayle that hadde been there before / 
wherin the Erle Wyllyam was pituou&s;lye
&s;layne / and lo&s;t .xxxiii. cotes of armes of his
lynage / wherfore the&s;e two knyghtes wolde
neuer take any tre&s;on to mercy nor rau~&s;ome.
So within a certayne &s;pace euery man was
come to Encui&s;e. Fyr&s;t came the Engly&s;&s;he
men and than the henous / and their capyten
was the &s;ene&s;chall of Iumont and the lorde
of Comegynes / who was mar&s;hall. Than
came hollanders and zelanders. The fre~che
men came nat &s;o &s;oone. So they taryed a .xi.
dayes for the Frenche men / in whiche &s;ea&s;on
there fell a debate bytwent the hollanders &amp;
the Engly&s;&s;he men / and if the erle of O&s;tre|naunt
had nat ben / all the Engly&s;&s;hmen had
ben &s;layne. Whiche &s;tryfe was ape&s;ed &amp; than
the frenchmen came. Than there was great
ioye made / and co~maundement gyuen / that
euery man &s;hulde entre in to &s;uche &s;hyppes / 
as they were a&s;&s;ygned vnto before / whiche
was done. And whan they were all &s;hypped
they hoy&s;ed vp &s;ayles and &s;ayled forthe. the
wether was fayre / it &s;emed as it was di&s;po|&s;ed
to do the~ plea&s;ure. There were &s;o many
&s;hippes that if they had be~ araynged one af|ter
another / they wolde haue &s;tretched fro en+cu&s;e
to the boundes of Condren / whiche was
in highe Fre&s;e / where they purpo&s;ed to ar|ryue
(as they dyde) whiche was .xii. leages
by water / but they &s;ayled a front right ordi|natly.
&para;Nowe wyll we leaue &s;pekyng of
them and &s;peke of the Fre&s;ons / who (as I
was enformed) were aduerty&s;ed long before
of duke Aubertes co~myng / with great puy&s;|&s;aunce
on them.</P>
<P>WHan the fre&s;ons knewe and vnder|&s;tode
that they &s;hulde haue warre / 
all the wy&s;e men of the countre a&s;&s;e~|bled
toguyder / to take coun&s;ayle and aduy&s;e
what they &s;hulde do. Whan they had long de+bated
the mater / their ente~cion was to fyght
with their enemyes / as &s;oone as they myght
knowe that they were entred in to their coun+trey / 
&s;ayeng howe they had rather dye as fre
Fre&s;ons / tha~ to be in &s;eruage vnder any kyn+ge
or prince / or vnder &s;ubiectyon. And ther|fore
they &s;ayd / to dye in the quarell they wol+de
fight with their enemyes. And concluded
amonge them&s;elfes / to take no man to raun|&s;ome / 
howe great &s;oeuer he were. Amonge
them there was one man farre excedynge in
greatne&s;&s;e aboue all other. He was hygher
than any other man in that countrey by the
heed. He was called Iuye Iouer / and &s;ome
called hym the great Fre&s;one. This manne
was greatly commended in Pruce / in Hun|gery / 
in Turkey / in Rodes / and in Cypres.
He hadde done many noble feates of armes / 
&s;o that he was greatlye renomed. Whan~e he
harde the opynions of y^e Fre&s;ons / howe they
wolde fight with their enemyes / he aun&s;we|red
and &s;ayde. &para;O / ye noble and free Fre|&s;ons / 
knowe for trouthe there is no chaunce
but maye tourne. Though by your valyant+ne&s;&s;e / 
ye haue or this tyme di&s;con<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="2 letters">ted y^e hey|no
wayes / the hallanders / and the zelanders.
Knowe for trouthe / that &s;uche as come nowe
vpon you / are people more experte in y^e warr~
thanne they were before: And beleue verily / 
they &s;hall do otherwy&s;e than their predece&s;|&s;ours
dyde. They wyll nat gyue it vp: they
wyll menteyne their dedes. Therfore I wyll
coun&s;ayle you to &s;ufire them to entre / and let
vs kepe our fortere&s;&s;es / and lette them kepe
the feldes / where they &s;hall beate them &s;el|fes.
Our countrey is nat to &s;u&s;teyne the~ long
We haue many dykes. They canne nat go
farre in the countrey. They canne nat ryde
abrode in the Countrey / and full yuell they
maye go a foote / wherby they &s;halbe &s;o we|rye / 
that they &s;hall wa&s;te theym &s;elfes / and
&s;o retourne agayne. The moo&s;t they can do
is to brenne a tenne or .xii. vyllages / whiche
&s;hall natte greatly greue vs. They &s;hall be
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&s;oone made agayne if we &s;hulde fight with
them. I feare me we be nat &s;tronge ynough
to fyght with them at ones / for as I am en|formed / 
they be to the nombre of an hundred
thou&s;ande armed heedes. Whiche was of a
trouthe / they were as many or mo. To his
wordes con&s;ented thre other knightes of the
Fre&s;ons / the fyr&s;t named &s;ir Fewe of Dore|kerque / 
the &s;econde &s;ir Gerarde of Canym / 
and the thirde &s;ir Tiny of Walturge / but the
people wolde in no wy&s;e con&s;ente to that de|uy&s;e / 
no more wolde other noble men called
the Elyns / that is to &s;aye / the gentylmen or
iudges of the cau&s;es. They replyed &s;o with
this great fre&s;on / that he was co~cluded with
them / that as &s;oone as they knewe their ene|myes
entred in to their countre / they &s;hulde
go and fyght with them. They abode all on
that opinyon / and &s;o made them &s;elfe redy.
But to &s;aye the trouthe / they were but poore+lye
armed. Many had no armure / but their
cootes of wadmoll / and cour&s;e gro&s;e clothe.
Some armed with lether / and &s;ome with ru+&s;tye
mayle: and &s;ome there were ryght well
armed.</P>
<P>THus they armed theym / and whan
they were redy they wente to their
churches and toke y^e cro&s;&s;es and ba|ners / 
and made thre batayls / and in euery ba+tayle
ten thou&s;ande fyghting men / &amp; came to
a narowe pa&s;&s;age well viked / nere to y^e place
where their enemyes &s;hulde lande. and they
&s;awe well howe their enemyes were come / &amp;
had great de&s;yre to take lande / whiche was
on &s;aynt Bartylmewes daye on a &s;onday / in
the fore&s;aid yere. And whan y^e Fre&s;ons &s;awe
the~ aproche / they i&s;&s;ued out vpon the dikes a
&s;ire thou&s;ande / to haue lette the landynge of
their enemyes. Among the fre&s;ons ther was
a woman apparelled all in blewe / who all in
a rage / went fro the fre&s;ons and came nere to
the heynowes / within the &s;hotte of a bowe.
Than &s;he tourned her backe towarde y^e hey
nowes and plucked vp her clothes and &s;he|wed
her bare ar&s;e / cryeng in her langage. &abser;s
take this to your welcome. As &s;oone as they
&s;awe the leudne&s;&s;e of this woman / they &s;hot
at her arowes and quarels / &s;o that &s;he was
&s;tryken i<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">he legges and loynes. The aro|wes
came flyeng at her as thycke as &s;nowe.
Than &s;ome lepte out of the &s;hippes in to the
water / and ran after this foly&s;&s;he woman w^t
their &s;werdes and ouertoke her / and hewed
her in to &s;mall peces. Tha~ euery man i&s;&s;ued
out of their ve&s;&s;els / and &s;o came agayn&s;t the
fre&s;ons / who receyued them right valyantly
and putte them of with longe pykes &amp; longe
&s;taues bounde with yron. To &s;aye y^e trouthe
in takyng of lande there was many dedes of
armes done on bothe parties / &amp; many &s;layne
and &s;ore hurte. But biforce of the Engli&s;&s;he
archers and cro&s; bowes of Heynaulte / Hol|lande / 
and zelande / They wanne the dyke a|gayn&s;t
the fre&s;ons / and vpon that dyke they
araynged their baners in good order / tary|eng
for their co~pany / their reuke was more
than halfe a myle longe. Than the Fre&s;ons
that were putte fro the dykes came to their
co~pany / who were mo than .xxx. thou&s;ande / 
clo&s;ed toguyder in a grounde dyked rounde
aboute with a great depe dyke / and it was
nat &s;o farre of / but they myght well &s;e their
enemyes / wheee they were raynged on the
fyr&s;t dyke. Thus they contynued tyll all the
heynowayes were a lande / and all their bag+gage / 
and certayne tentes reyred vp. There
they re&s;ted them that &s;ondaye / and the mon|daye
adui&s;ynge the Fre&s;ons their enemyes / 
In whiche two dayes dyuers &s;crymi&s;&s;hes
were made / and on the Tue&s;day bothe par|ties
were redy. Than certayne newe knigh+tes
were made / and it was ordayned to fight
with the fre&s;ons. Than they auauuced fore|warde
in good order of batayle / and their ar+chers
before them and amonge them / &amp; than
&s;owned trumpettes and clarions / and &s;o ca~e
a fayre pa&s;e to pa&s;&s;e ouer the dike. Than the
fre&s;ons came to defende the pa&s;&s;age / and the
archers &s;hotte agayn&s;t them fier&s;ly / and the
fre&s;o~s couered them &s;elfes with targes / and
with the erthe of the dyke that was bytwene
them &amp; their enemyes: Howe be it they were
&s;o nere aproched / that certayne of the holan|ders
entred in to the dyke and made bridges
with &s;peres and pykes / and &s;o with valyant
corage began to enuade the fre&s;ons / who de|fended
their force right valyantly / and gaue
&s;uche &s;trokes again&s;t them that wolde mou~t
vp out of the dyke / that many were ouerthro+wen
downe agayne: But the Heynowayes / 
Frenche men / Engly&s;&s;he men / Hollanders / 
and zelanders were &s;o well armed / that the
fre&s;ons coude do them no do~mage nor hurt / 
but ca&s;t them downe to the grounde. There
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were &s;uche noble dedes done and atchyued / 
that it were impo&s;&s;ible to &s;hewe it. the newe
made knyghtes dyde nobly their deuoyre / &amp;
the Fre&s;ons defended marueylou&s;ly. They
were great and bygge men / but they were y|uell
armed: many were barelegged and bare
foted. In this a&s;&s;aut the lorde Lygne / the &s;e|ne&s;hall
of Heynault / and the lorde Iumont / 
and dyuers other / as they wente aboute this
dyke / They founde awaye wherby they pa&s;|&s;ed
ouer the dyke / and &s;o came on the fre&s;ons
with the poyntes of their &s;peres / wherof the
Fre&s;ons were fore aba&s;&s;hed / &s;o that dyuers
of them lepte the dyke. So perforce the Fre|&s;ons
were fayne to opyn and &s;parcle abrode
here and there. In this batayle the great fre+&s;on
was &s;layne and the other began to flye.
The cha&s;e was horryble and cruell / for none
was taken to rau~&s;ome / and &s;pecially the ho|landers
&s;lewe all they myght attayne vnto / 
In &s;o moche that &s;uche as were taken by the
Heynowes / frenche men / or Engly&s;&s;he men
the hollanders &s;lewe them in their handes.
Amonge the hollanders / the lorde Wyllyam
of Oruenbourge and his two &s;onnes / Iohn~
and Henry (who were made knyghtes the
&s;ame mornyng) acquyted them&s;elfe maruey
lou&s;ly well / and &s;lewe many Fre&s;ons / for it
&s;emed well by them / that they loued but litell
the fre&s;ons. Thus finally the Fre&s;ons were
di&s;co~fyted / and the moo&s;t parte &s;layne in the
felde / but fewe were takenne pri&s;oners / and
caryed to Haye in Hollande / and there were
kepte a long &s;ea&s;on after. The lorde of Cun+dren
(who was lorde of that cou~trey / where
the felde was) was the mondaye before yel|den
to the duke Aubert and his two &s;onnes / 
and yet for all that they were in y^e felde with
the fre&s;ons. The two &s;onnes were longe af|ter
with y^e duke. After this di&s;confyture they
entred in to the countrey of Condren / &amp; toke
townes and fortre&s;&s;es / howe be it they co~que+red
but lytell / for the Fre&s;ons dyde the~ great
do~mage by preuy encou~trynges. And whan
they &s;hulde take any pri&s;oners / they wolde
neuer yelde / but fought to the dethe: &s;ayeng
they had rather dye free Fre&s;ons / than to be
vnder the &s;ubiectyon of any prince or lorde.
If any pri&s;oners were taken / there coude no
raun&s;ome be gotten for them / for their fren|des
wolde nat quyte them out / but rather &s;uf+fre
them to dye in pri&s;one. They wolde ne|uer
quyte none of their people / withoute it
were to delyuer man for man. And if they
&s;awe that there were none of their people in
pri&s;one / they wolde &s;lee all their enemyes &amp;
take no pri&s;oner. Thus about the ende of .v.
wekes / and that the heynous and other had
taken and beaten downe certayne townes / 
vyllages / and fortre&s;&s;es / of no great valure.
The lea&s;on beganne to waxe colde maruey|lou&s;ly / 
and rayned nereha~de euery day / and
the &s;ees full of tempe&s;tes and wyndes. The
duke Aubert and his &s;onne / con&s;ydringe the
&s;ea&s;on / purpo&s;ed to returne in to ba&s;e Fre&s;e / 
fro whens they came / and &s;o in to Hollande / 
the more ea&s;y to pa&s;&s;e the colde wynter. So
they departed and came to Encuy&s;e / &amp; there
gaue lycence to euery man to de&abper;te / and &s;pe|cially
to the &s;trau~gers / and payde the~ truely
their wages / and tha~ked them of their good
ayde and &s;eruyce. Thus brake vp the iour|ney
of Fre&s;e / and had co~quered but lytell all
that &s;ea&s;on. But within two yere after / the
&s;ayd two noble princes a&s;&s;embled agayn the
&s;econde tyme a great armye / and wente in to
Fre&s;e &amp; made a great co~que&s;t / and dyd there
many noble dedes of armes / as ye &s;hall here
after. But as nowe we &s;hall leaue &s;pekyng
therof / and declare y^e maner of the maryage
of the kynge of Englande to the doughter of
Fraunce.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="216" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the mariage of the kyng of
Englande to the doughter of Fra~ce
was ordred / and howe the Frenche
kyng delyuered his doughter to the
kynge of Englande in his Tente by
twene Arde &amp; Calys. Cap. CC.xvi.</HEAD>
<P>YE haue herde / howe the kyng
of Englande was returned fro Ca|lis
in to Englande / &amp; there was tyll
Michelmas that the &abper;lyament at We&s;tmyn|&s;ter
&s;hulde begyn. And in the meane &s;ea&s;on
great proui&s;ion was made at Calais and at
Guy&s;nes / for the kynge and for other lordes
&s;ent fro the portes of Englande on that co&s;t / 
and great proui&s;yon was had out of Flaun|ders / 
all came by &s;ee to Calais. In lykewi&s;e
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for the Frenche kyng and for his brother the
duke of Orlyaunce / and his vncles / &amp; other
prelates and lordes of Fraunce / great proui|&s;yon
was made at &s;aynt Omers / at Ayre / at
Tyrwyn / at Arde / at Mountoyre / and at all
other hou&s;es and abbeyes there about. there
was nothynge &s;pared on bothe parties / and
&s;pecially the abbey of &s;aynte Bertyne was
well repleny&s;&s;hed of all thynges to receyue
the&s;e kynges. This &abper;lyament at We&s;tmyn|&s;ter
began at Mychelmas / and it was ordey+ned
to endure .xl. dayes. But it was abrid|ged / 
for the king wolde nat tary there but .v.
dayes / wherin he declared the thynges mo&s;t
nece&s;&s;ary parteyning to the realme / and &s;pe|cially
that mater that touched hym &s;elfe / and
the cau&s;e why he ca~e fro Calais. That done
he retourned towardes Calais agayne / and
with hym his two vncles of Lanca&s;tre and
Glouce&s;tre / and other prelates and lordes of
Englande / &s;uche as were co~maunded to go
with him. They &s;pedde them &s;o in their iour+ney
that they came agayne to Calays. The
duke of yorke taryed &s;tyll in Englande and
the erle of Derby / to gouerne the realme in
the kynges ab&s;ence. Whan the kyng of En|glande
was thus returned to Calais / the lor+des
of Fraunce beyng in Picardy were ad|uerti&s;ed
therof. Than the duke of Burgoyn
and the duche&s;&s;e his wyfe came to &s;aynt O|mers / 
and were lodged in the abbey of &s;aynt
Bertyne. As &s;one as the Fre~che kyng knewe
that the kynge of Englande was come aga|yne
to Calais / he &s;ente to hym therle of &s;aynt
Poule / to &s;hewe hym what order was taken
in Fraunce / concernyng his maryage / whi|che
the kynge of Englande was gladde to
here. Than~e the duke of Lanca&s;tre and his
&s;onne Beauforde of Lanca&s;tre. The duke of
Glouce&s;ter and Affren his &s;onne / the erle of
Rutlande / the erle ma&s;hall erle of Huntyng+ton / 
the kynges chamberleyne / and many o|ther
lordes / knyghtes / &s;quyers / and ladyes
rode with the Erle of &s;aynt Poule to &s;aynt
Omers / where they were well receyued of
the duke of Burgoyne and of the duche&s;&s;e / 
and thyder came the duke of Bretaigne / and
had lefte the Frenche kynge at Ayre and his
doughter with hym.</P>
<P>ye maye well knowe / all the chere y^t coude
be deuy&s;ed / was made to the Engly&s;&s;he lor|des
and ladyes and other at &s;aynt Omers / 
and the duche&s;&s;e of Burgoyne made them a
great dyner. There was the duche&s;&s;e of La~|ca&s;tre
and her &s;onne &amp; two doughters. there
was great gyftes gyuen of plate of Golde
and &s;yluer nothynge was &s;pared / in &s;o mo|che
that the Engly&s;&s;he men hadde marueyle
therof / and &s;pecially the duke of Gloce&s;tre / &amp;
&s;ayd to his cou~&s;ayle. I &s;e well there is great
ryche&s;&s;e in the realme of Fraunce. there was
moche gyuen to hym / to the entente to abate
and to molyfie his rancour that he hadde a|gayn&s;te
Fraunce. The lordes of Fraunce
knewe well that he was alwayes harde to a+gre
to the peace / wherfore they &s;hewed hym
as moche token of loue and honour as they
coude do. He toke euer all their gyftes / but
alwayes the rancour abode &s;tyll in his hert / 
for all that euer the Frenche men coulde do / 
they coulde nat molifye his fell &s;tomake / for
always he made herde an&s;wers as they trea+ted
for any peace. The Frenche men be &s;ub|tyle / 
yet for all that they coude gette no hold
of hym / for his wordes and aun&s;wers were
alwayes &s;o couert / that they wy&s;t nat howe
to vnder&s;ta~de them. Whan the duke of Bur|goyne
&s;awe his maner he &s;ayde to his coun|&s;ayle.
We le&s;e all that euer we do to this du|ke
of Glouce&s;tour / for as longe as he lyueth
there &s;halbe no &s;ure peace bytwene Frau~ce
and Englande. For he &s;hall alwayes fynde
newe inuencyons and accydentes / to engen|der
hate and &s;tryfe bytwene bothe realmes / 
for he ente~deth nor thynketh none other thyn+ge.
If it were nat the tru&s;te that we haue in
the kyng of Englande / wherby here after to
fare the better / the kyng &s;hulde nat haue to
his wyfe our co&s;yn of Fraunce.</P>
<P>WHan the duke and duche&s;&s;e of Bur|goyne / 
the cou~te&s;&s;e of Neuers / the
counte&s;&s;e of &s;aynt Poule / and the
other lordes and ladyes of Fraunce / hadde
greatly fee&s;ted the lordes and ladyes of En|glande / 
than there was co~municacion howe
the&s;e two kynges &s;hulde mete &amp; &s;peke toguy+der / 
and howe the lady &s;hulde be delyuered / 
thervpon apoyntment was made / and leaue
taken on all partes. The Engly&s;&s;he &abper;tie re|turned
to Calis to the kyng / &amp; &s;hewed what
chere they had / and what pre&s;entes had ben
gyuen them. The&s;e newes plea&s;ed well the
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kyng / for he was gladde whan he herde any
honour &s;poken of the Frenche kyng / he was
&s;o in loue with hym bycau&s;e of his dough|ter / 
whome he tru&s;ted to haue to his Quene.
Than anone after the Frenche kyng came to
&s;aynt Omers / and was lodged in the abbey
of &s;aynt Bertyne / and di&s;lodged all other
that were there before / and had the duke of
Bretayne in his company. And than it was
ordayned that the dukes of Berrey / of Bur|goyne / 
and of Burbone &s;hulde go to Calis
to &s;peke with the kynge of Englande.</P>
<P>SO they came to Calays / and were
ioyou&s;lye receyued / &amp; had as good
chere as coulde be deuy&s;ed. The&s;e
thre dukes had &s;ecrete communycacion with
the kynge and his coun&s;ayle / &s;o that many / 
bothe of Fraunce and of Englande reputed
that there was a peace concluded bytwene
Fraunce and Englande. And in dede it was
nere at a poynt / and the duke of Glouce&s;ter
agreed well therto / as at that tyme. For the
kyng of Englande hadde promy&s;ed hym / if
he wolde agree to the peace / to gyue his &s;on
Affren the erldome of Roche&s;ter in herytau~|ce / 
and to make hym &s;pende yerely in reue|newes
two thou&s;ande pounde &s;terlyng / and
to gyue to hym &s;elfe as &s;oone as he came in
Englande in redy money fyftie thou&s;ande
nobles / &s;o that by rea&s;on of the&s;e gyftes / the
duke of Glouce&s;tours hardne&s;&s;e was well
aleyed. So that the lordes of Fraunce &s;awe
well his opinyons were nat &s;o ob&s;tynate as
they were before / for they founde hym than
&s;wete and meke. Whan~e euery thynge was
ordeygned of that they came for / they tooke
leaue of the kynge and other / and retourned
to &s;aynt Omers to the Frenche kynge / and
&s;hewed howe they hadde &s;pedde. Than the
Frenche kyng wente to the ba&s;tyde of Arde
and the duke of Burgoyne to Mountoyre / 
and the duke of Bretaygne to the towne of
E&s;que / and the duke of Berrey to Balyng|ham.
And in euery &abper;te all aboute there were
pyght vp Tentes and Pauilyons / and all
the countrey full of people / what of Frau~ce
and of Englande. The kynge of Englande
came to Guy&s;nes and the duke of Lanca&s;tre
with hym / and the duke of Glouce&s;tre to Ha~+mes.
Thus on a Fridaye beyng the euyn of
Symon and Iude / in the yere of oure lorde
god / a thou&s;ande thre hundred four&s;core and
&s;ixtene / about tenne of the clocke in the fore|noone.
The two Kynges departed oute of
their tentes / the which were pyght nat farre
a&s;ondre / and came a foote the one to y^e other
and met at a certayne place that was apoyn|ted.
And on the one &s;yde there was arayn|ged
four hundred knyghtes of Fraunce / ar|med
with their &s;werdes in their ha~des / And
on the other parte foure hundred Engly&s;&s;he
knyghtes in lyke maner. So the two kyn|ges
pa&s;&s;ed through them. The dukes of La~+ca&s;tre
and of Glouce&s;tre ledde the Frenche
kynge / and the dukes of Berrey and of Bur+goyne
ledde the kynge of Englande. Thus
they came foreby the &s;ayd eight hundred kni+ghtes.
And whan the two kynges came iu&s;t
toguyder / all the eyght hundred knyghtes
kneled downe to the grounde / and many of
them wepte for ioye. Thus the two kynges
mette toguyder bareheeded / and a lytell en|clyned
and tooke eche other by the handes.
Than the Frenche kynge ledde the kynge of
Englande in to his tente / whiche was noble
and ryche / and the four dukes tooke eche o|ther
by the handes and folowed the two kyn+ges.
And other knyghtes after the Frenche
men on the one &s;yde / and the Engly&s;&s;he men
on the other &s;yde: And &s;o they &s;tode regar|dyng
eche other in good and humble maner
tyll all was done. Than~e it was ordayned / 
that on the &s;ame place where as the two kyn+ges
tooke eche other by the hande / that there
&s;hulde be made and founded a chapell in the
honoure of our Lady / and &s;hulde be called
our lady of Grace. I can nat tell whether it
were made or nat.</P>
<P>_SO the two kynges hande in ha~+de
entred in to the Frenche kyn+ges
tente. Than the foure du|kes
kneled downe before y^e kyn+ges
and they rey&s;ed them vp / &amp;
&s;o talked toguyder. Than the two kynges
wente a lytell a parte / and talked a certayne
&s;pace. In the meane tyme wyne and &s;pyces
were brought. The duke of Berrey &s;erued
the Frenche kynge of &s;pyce / and the duke of
Burgoyne of wyne. And the dukes of La~ca+&s;tre
&amp; Gloce&s;ter &s;erued the kyng of Engla~d.
tha~ other knightes &amp; &s;quiers &s;erued all other
prelates &amp; lordes / &s;o y^t euery man w^tin y^e tent
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hadde parte / and in the meane tyme the two
kynges co~muned toguyder. This bu&s;yne&s;&s;e
done and pa&s;te / the two kynges tooke leaue
eche of other / and &s;o retourned to their ten|tes / 
and tooke their hor&s;es and rode towar|des
Calais. The kyng to Guy&s;nes / the du|kes
of Lanca&s;tre and Glouce&s;ter to Ha~mes / 
and the other to Calais. The Frenche kyng
rode to Cordre and the duke of Orlyaunce
with hym / the duke of Berrey to Dornam / 
and the duke of Burgoyne to Mountoyre.
So there was no more done that daye / all
their tentes &s;tode &s;tyll in the feldes.</P>
<P>THan on the Saturdaye on the fee&s;t
of &s;aynt Symon and Iude / aboute
a .xi. of the clocke / the kynge of En|glande
and his vncles / and other lordes ca~e
to the Frenche kyng in to his tent. they were
receyued right honorably / and euery manne
talked with his felowe merily. Than tables
were &s;ette vp / and the two kynges &s;at at one
table alone / the Frenche kynge on the ryght
hande. The dukes of Berrey / of Burgoyne
and of Burbone &s;erued the two kynges. tha~
the duke of Burbone ca&s;te forthe many ie|&s;tyng
wordes to make the kynges to laughe
and &s;uche as were before the table / For this
duke was a mery man / and &s;ayd openly / ad|dre&s;&s;ynge
his wordes to the kynge of En|gla~de.
Sir quod he / ye ought to make good
chere / for ye haue all that ye de&s;yre / ye haue
your wife or &s;hall haue her deliuered to you
Than the Frenche kyng &s;ayd / Burbonoys.
We wolde that our doughter were of y^e age
that our co&s;yn of &s;aynt Poule is / on the con|dicyon
that it co&s;t me a great good / than &s;he
&s;hulde take my &s;onne with the better good
wyll. The kynge of Englande herde well
tho&s;e wordes / and an&s;wered &s;pekyng to the
duke of Burbone (bycau&s;e the Fre~che kyng
hadde compared his doughter / to the erle of
&s;aynt Poules doughter) and &s;ayd. Sir / the
age that my wyfe (that &s;hall be) is of / plea|&s;eth
you right well / we loue nat &s;o moche her
herytage / than I do the loue of you &amp; of our
realmes / For we two beyng of one accorde / 
there is no kynge chri&s;ten nor other / that are
able to anoye vs.</P>
<P>This dyner thus done in the Frenche kyn+ges
tent / and after wyne and &s;pyces taken / 
than the yonge quene was brought forthe / a
companyed with a great nombre of ladyes
and damo&s;elles / and there &s;he was delyue|red
to the kyng of Englande. Whan y^t was
done / euery man toke their leaue to departe.
The yonge quene was &s;ette in a ryche lytter
and there wente no mo frenche ladyes with
her / but the lady of Coucy. There were the
ladyes of Englande / the duche&s;&s;es of Lan|ca&s;tre / 
of yorke / and of Glouce&s;tre / &amp; of Ire|lande / 
the lady of Namure / &amp; the lady Poy|nynges / 
and a great nombre of other ladies / 
who receyued the quene with great ioye.</P>
<P>Thus the kyng of Englande and the yonge
quene and his company / rode to Calais the
&s;ame nyght / and the frenche kyng and his co~+pany
to &s;aynt Omers. Than the Tue&s;daye
after whiche was Alhalowen day / the kyng
of Englande maryed the &s;ayd lady I&s;abell
of Frau~ce / in the churche of &s;aynt Nicholas
in Calais / the archeby&s;&s;hop of Cau~terbury
wedded theym / at whiche tyme there was a
great fee&s;t and great large&s;&s;e. The Thur&s;|daye
after there came to Calais the dukes of
Orlyaunce and of Burbone / to &s;e the kynge
and the quene: And on the friday they tooke
their leaue and departed / and rode to &s;aynt
Omers to the Frenche kyng. And the &s;ame
day in the mornyng / the kyng and the quene
toke their &s;hyppe and hadde fayre pa&s;&s;age / 
they were ouer within thre houres. the kyn|ge
laye in the ca&s;tell of Douer / and the nexte
daye to Roche&s;tre &amp; than to Dartforde / and
&s;o to Eltham. Than~e all lordes and ladyes
toke their leaue / and a fiftene dayes after the
quene was brought to the cytie of London / 
accompanyed with many lordes / ladyes and
damo&s;els / &amp; laye the fyr&s;t night at the towre
of London / and the nexte day co~ueyed along
throughe the cytie with great &s;olempnyte to
the kynges palais of We&s;tmyn&s;ter / and ther
the kyng was before redy to receyue her. the
&s;ame daye the londoners gaue to the quene
great pre&s;entes. Than was there ordayned
a great iu&s;tes to be holden in the cytie of Lo~|don / 
of .xl. knyghtes and &s;quyers chale~gers / 
to be holden at Candelmas nexte after / whi|che
was delyuered to the Herauldes to pu|bly&s;&s;he
on bothe &s;ydes of the realme to Scot+lande.
And whan the Frenche kyng was co~e
to Parys after the maryage of his doughter
and euery lorde departed home / there ranne
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than a great brute through the realme / howe
the frenche kyng was in purpo&s;e at the begyn+nynge
of Marche / to go with a great army in
to Lombardy / to dy&s;troye the lorde Galeas
duke of Mylayne / the kyng had &s;uche di&s;plea+&s;ure
agayn&s;t hym that no man coulde tourne
hym but that he wolde make that voyage / and
the kyng of Englande had promy&s;ed to &s;ende
hym &s;yxe thou&s;ande archers. And the duke of
Bretaygne had offered to go with hym with
two thou&s;ande &s;peares bretons. Great prouy+&s;yon
was made for this iourney in the Dol|phenry
of Vyen / and in the countie of Sa|uoy.
Whan the duke of Bretayne departed fro
the frenche kynge to retourne in to his coun|trey / 
&s;yr Peter of Craon who was condemp+ned
to paye to the quene of Iheru&s;alem a hun+dred
thou&s;ande frankes / and was in pri&s;on in
the ca&s;tell of Loure in Parys. At the reque&s;t
of the duke of Bretaygne / the duke of Bur|goyne
dyd &s;o moche to the kynge / that by his
good meanes the duke of Bretaygne had &s;yr
Peter of Craon with hym. I thynke he pro|my&s;ed
to pay the &s;ayd &s;o~me at certayne dayes
to the fore&s;ayd quene. I wyll nowe leaue this
mater / and &s;peke of the adue~tures of Turkey.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="217" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the &s;iege before Nycopoly
in Turkey was rey&s;ed by Lamora|baquy / 
and howe the Frenche men
were dy&s;comfyted / &amp; howe the hun|garyons
fled. Cap. CC .xvii.</HEAD>
<P>_YE haue herde here before
howe the kynge of Hungery and
the lordes of Fraunce were pa&s;|&s;ed
the ryuer of Dunce / and were
entred in to Turkey / and all the
&s;o~mer after the moneth of Iuly they had done
many enterpri&s;es / and had brought dyuers
townes to their &s;ubiection / for there was none
that re&s;y&s;ted them / and had be&s;ieged y^e towne
of Nycopoly / and hadde nere brought it to a
&s;mall e&s;tate / nigh redy to yelde / for they coude
here no newes of Lamorabaquy. Than the
kyng of Hungery &s;aid to the lordes of Frau~ce
and to other. Syrs thanked be god we haue
had a fayre &s;ea&s;one / we haue dy&s;troyed parte
of Turkey / I reken this towne of Nycopoly+ours
whan we ly&s;t. it is &s;o &s;ore ouerlayde that
it canne nat longe holde / wherfore all thynges
con&s;ydred I cou~&s;ayle (this towne ones won)
that we go no further at this &s;ea&s;on / we &s;hall
drawe agayn ouer the Dunce in to the realme
of Hungery / where I haue many cyties / tow+nes / 
and ca&s;telles redy furny&s;&s;hed to receyue
you / as rea&s;on is / &s;eyng ye be come &s;o farre to
ayde me to make warre agayn&s;t the turkes / 
whome I haue founde herde and cruell ene|myes / 
and this wynter we &s;hall make newe
prouy&s;ion agayn&s;t the next &s;omer / and &s;ende
worde to the frenche kyng what ca&s;e we be in / 
&s;o that this nexte &s;o~mer he maye refre&s;&s;he vs
with newe men / and I beleue whan he kno|weth
what we haue done &amp; howe euery thyng
&s;tandeth / he wyll haue great affection to come
hyther in his owne per&s;on / for he is yonge and
couragyous / and loueth dedes of armes. and
whether he cometh or nat / by the grace of god
this next &s;o~mer / we &s;hall wynne the realme of
Armony / and pa&s;&s;e the bra&s;e of &s;aynt George / 
and &s;o in to Surrey / and wynne the portes of
Iaphes and Baruth / and conquere Iheru&s;a|lem
and all the holy lande. and if the &s;owdan
come forewarde we &s;hall fyght with hym / for
he &s;hall nat departe without batayle.</P>
<P>THe&s;e or lyke wordes &s;ayd the kynge
of Hungery to the lordes of Fraunce
&amp; rekened Nycopoly as their owne / 
howe be it fortune fell otherwy&s;e. All that &s;ea|&s;on
the kynge Ba&s;aach called Lamorabaquy
had rey&s;ed an army of &s;arazyns / &s;ome out of
farre countreys / as out of Perce. many great
men of the &s;arazyns came to ayde Lamoraba+quy
to dy&s;troy cry&s;tendome. They were pa&s;|&s;ed
the Bra&s;e &s;aynt George to the nombre of
two hu~dred thou&s;ande men. To &s;ay the trouth
the chry&s;ten men were nat a certayned what
nombre they were of. This kynge Ba&s;aache
and his men aproched nere to Nycopoly by
couerte wayes / they knewe in feates of warre
as moche as myght be / and this kynge was a
valyaunt man / whiche &s;hewed well by rea&s;on
of his polycy / he ordered his bataylles thus.
All his hoo&s;t was in a maner as wynges / his
men compri&s;ed well a great myle of grounde / 
and before the hoo&s;t to &s;hewe a face redye in
a bande an eyght thou&s;ande turkes / the two
wynges of the batayle were open a forefronte
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and narowe <ABBR>behynde</ABBR>/and Lamorabaquy was
in the herte of the batayle / thus they rode all
in couerte. The&s;e eyght thou&s;ande Turkes
were ordeyned to make a face / and y^t as &s;one
as they &s;hulde &s;e the cry&s;ten men a &abpro;che / than
they to recule lytell and lytell in to the herte of
the batayle / and than the two wynges whiche
were open before (the cry&s;ten men beyng ones
entred bytwene theym) to clo&s;e togyther and
ioyne in to one company / and than to fyght
with their enemyes. This was the ordre of
their batayle.</P>
<P>THus in the yere of oure lorde god a
thou&s;ande thre hu~dred four&s;core and
&s;yxtene / the monday before the fee&s;t
of &s;aynt mychell about ten of the clocke / as the
kyng of Hungery &s;ate at dyner at the &s;iege of
Nycopoly / tydynges came to the hoo&s;t howe
the turkes were comyng and the &s;coutes that
came in &s;hewed howe they had &s;ene the tur|kes / 
but their reporte was nat trewe / for they
had nat tydden &s;o forwarde / that they had a|uewed
the two wynges / nor the batayle be|hynde / 
they had &s;ene no mo but y^e fore ryders
and bowarde / for as &s;oone as they had &s;ene
theym they retourned. The &s;ame &s;ea&s;one the
greate&s;t parte of y^e ho&s;t were at dyner. Than
tydynges was brought to the erle of Neuers / 
and to all other ingenerall by their &s;curers / 
who &s;aid. Syrs arme you quyckly that ye be
nat &s;urpri&s;ed / for the turkes are comynge on
you. The&s;e tydynges greatly reioy&s;ed the cry+&s;ten
men / &s;uche as de&s;yred to do dedes of ar|mes.
Than euery man ro&s;e fro their dynners
and put the tables fro them / and demaunded
for their harne&s;&s;e and hor&s;es / and they were
well chafed before with drynkynge of wyne.
Than euery man drewe in to the felde / baners
and &s;tanderdes dy&s;played / euery man to his
owne baner. Than the baner of our lady was
dy&s;played / therwith the valyaunt knyght &s;ir
Iohan of Vien admyrall of Fraunce / and the
frenche men were the fyr&s;t that drewe in to the
felde fre&s;&s;hely aparelled / makynge &s;mall ac|compte
of the turkes / but they knewe nat that
they were &s;o great a nombre as they were / nor
that Lamorabaquy was there in his owne
per&s;one. As the&s;e lordes of Fraunce were into
the felde / there came vnto theym the kynge of
Hungeryes mar&s;hall in great ha&s;t / who was
a valyaunte knyght / called Henry of O&s;ten+lenyhall / 
vpon a good hor&s;e with a penon of
his armes / of &s;yluer a cro&s;&s;e &s;able ancored / cal|led
in armure / the yron of a myl&s;tone. Whan
he came before the baner of our lady he &s;tode
&s;tyll / and (to the mo&s;te parte of the barones of
Fraunce) he &s;ayd openly. Syrs I am &s;ent hy+ther
to you fro the kynge of Hungery / and he
de&s;ireth you by me / that ye &s;at nat on your ene+myes
vntyll &s;uche tyme as ye haue worde a|gayne
fro him / for it ought to be doughted le&s;t
our &s;coutes haue nat brought the certaynte of
the nombre of the turkes / but within the&s;e two
houres ye &s;hall here other tydynges / for we
haue &s;ent other foreryders forth to auewe our
enemyes more &s;ub&s;tancially than the fir&s;t dyd
and &s;yrs ye maye be &s;ure the turkes &s;hall nat
indomage vs / if ye tary tyll all our hole puy&s;|&s;aunce
be togyder. Syrs this is the ordre that
the kynge and his coun&s;ayle hath ordered / I
mu&s;te retourne agayne to the kynge. Whan he
was de&abper;ted the french lordes a&s;&s;embled the~ to+gyder / 
to knowe what was be&s;t for them to do.
Than it was demaunded of the lorde Coucy
what he thought be&s;t to be done / he an&s;wered
and &s;aid. I wolde coun&s;ayle to obey the kyng
of Hungeryes co~maundement / for that ordre
&s;emeth to be good. And as it was enfourmed
me &s;yr Phylippe of Arthoys erle of Ewe and
con&s;table of Fraunce / was nat contented that
the aduy&s;e had nat fyr&s;t haue ben demaunded
of hym. Than he for pride and di&s;pyght helde
the contrary opynyon / and &s;ayd. ye &s;yr ye / the
kynge of Hungery wolde haue the floure and
chiefe honour of this iourney / we haue the vo|warde / 
he hath graunted it to vs / and nowe he
wolde take it fro vs agayne / beleue hym who
wyll for I do nat / &amp; than he &s;ayd to the knyght
that bare his banner / in the name of god and
&s;aynt George / ye &s;hall &s;eme this daye a good
knyght. Whan the lorde Coucy herde the con|&s;table
&s;peke the&s;e wordes / he toke it done of a
great pre&s;umpcyon. Than he loked on &s;yr Io+han
of Vyen / who bare the &s;tandarde of our
lady / and demau~ded of hym what he thought
be&s;t to be doone. Syr quod he where as wy&s;e
rea&s;one canne nat be herde / than pride mu&s;te
reygne / and &s;ythe that the erle of Ewe wyll ne+des
&s;et on / we mu&s;t nedes folowe / howe be it
we &s;hulde be the &s;tronger and if our puy&s;&s;au~ce
were hole togyther. Thus as they deuy&s;ed in
the felde / &s;tyll the turkes aproched / &amp; the two
wynges eche of .lx. thou&s;ande men beganne
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to aproche and to clo&s;e / and had the chry&s;ten
men bytwene them / &s;o that if they wolde haue
reculed they coulde nat / for they were clo&s;ed in
with the &s;arazyns / the wynges were &s;o thicke.
Than dyuers knyghtes that were well expert
in armes / &s;awe well the iourney &s;hulde be a|gayn&s;t
them / howe be it they auaunced and fo+lowed
the baner of our lady / borne by the valy+aunt
knight &s;yr Iohn~ of Vien. Euery knyght
of Fraunce was in his cote armure that euery
man &s;emed to be a kinge / they were &s;o fre&s;&s;hly
aparelled. As it was &s;hewed me whan they be+gan
fyr&s;te to fyght with the turkes / they were
nat pa&s;t a &s;euen hundred men. Lo beholde the
great foly and outrage / for if they had taryed
for the kynge of Hungery who were thre&s;core
thou&s;ande men / they had been lykely to haue
doone a great acte / and by them and by their
pride all was lo&s;t / and they receyued &s;uche do~+mage / 
that &s;ythe the batayle of Roun&s;eualx / 
where as the .xii. peres of Frau~ce were &s;layne
cry&s;tendome receyued nat &s;o great a do~mage
howe be it or they were dy&s;comfyted a great
nombre of turkes were &s;layne / for the frenche
men dy&s;comfyted the fyr&s;t batayle of the tur|kes / 
and had them in cha&s;e tyll they came in to
a valey / where Lamorabaquy was with his
hole puy&s;&s;aunce. Than the frenchmen wolde
haue retourned to their hoo&s;t / but they coulde
nat / for they were clo&s;ed in on all partes. there
was a &s;ore batayle / the frenche men endured
longe. Than newes came to the kyng of Hun+gery
howe the frenche men / engly&s;&s;hmen / and
almayns were fyghtyng with the turkes / and
had broken his co~maundement and coun&s;ayle
gyuen the~ by his mar&s;hall / wherwith he was
&s;ore dy&s;plea&s;ed / and nat without good cau&s;e.
Than he &s;awe well howe he was lykely to le&s;e
that iourney / Than he &s;aid to the great may|&s;ter
of the Rodes / who was by hym. Syr we
&s;hall this day le&s;e the iourney by rea&s;on of the
pride of the frenchmen / for if they wolde haue
beleued me / we had been &s;tronge ynough to
haue fought with our enemyes. and therwith
the kynge of Hungerye loked behynde hym / 
and &s;awe howe his men fled a waye and were
di&s;comfyted in them &s;elfe. Than he &s;awe well
there was no recouery / and &s;uche as were a|boute
hym cryed and &s;ayd. Saue your &s;elfe / 
for if ye be &s;layne all Hungery is lo&s;te / ye &s;hall
le&s;e the felde this daye / by rea&s;on of the pride
of the frenche men / their valyau~tne&s;&s;e turneth
to foly&s;&s;h hardynes / for they &s;hall be all &s;layne
or taken / none is lykely to &s;cape / therfore &s;yr if
ye beleue vs &s;aue youre &s;elfe / and &s;cape this
daunger.</P>
<P>THe kynge of Hungery was &s;ore dy&s;|plea&s;ed
whan he &s;awe howe he had
lo&s;t y^e iourney by dy&s;orderyng of the
frenche men / and &s;awe no remedy but to flye
or els be taken or &s;layne. Great murder there
was / for in flyenge they were cha&s;ed and &s;o
&s;layne. They of Hungery fledde without or|dre / 
and the turkes cha&s;ed theym / howe be it
god ayded the kinge of Hu~gery and the great
may&s;ter of the Rodes / for they came to the ry|uer
of Dunce / and founde there a lytell barge
parteynynge to the Rodes / they entered in to
it but with &s;euen per&s;ones / and &s;o went of the
&s;hore / or els they had been &s;layne or taken / for
the turkes came to the Ryuer &s;yde / and there
&s;lewe many a cry&s;ten man / &s;uche as had folo|wed
the kynge to &s;aue them &s;elfe.</P>
<P>NOwe lette vs &s;peke of the frenche men
and almayns who fought valyauntly.
Whan the lorde of Mount caurell a ryght va+lyaunt
knyght of Arthoys &s;awe that the dy&s;|comfyture
ranne vpon them / he had by hym a
&s;onne of his a yonge man / than he &s;ayde to a
&s;quyer of his. Take here my &s;onne and leade
hym away by yonder wynge whiche is open
and &s;aue hym / &amp; I wyll abyde the aduenture
with other of my felowes. Whan the chylde
herde his father &s;ay &s;o / he &s;ayd howe he wolde
nat departe / but the father dyd &s;o moche that
perforce the &s;quyer led hym away out of pa|rell
and came to the ryuer of Dunce / but there
the chylde had &s;uche care for his father that he
tooke &s;mall regarde to hym &s;elfe / &s;o that he fell
in to y^e ryuer bytwene two barges / and there
was drowned without remedy. Al&s;o &s;yr Wyl|lyam
of Tremoyle fought in that batayle va|lyauntly / 
and there was &s;layne and his &s;onne
by him / and &s;yr Iohan of Vyen bearynge the
baner of our lady was &s;layne / and the baner
in his handes. Thus all the lordes and knigh+tes
of Frau~ce that were there were di&s;troyed / 
by the maner / as ye haue herde. Syr Iohan
of Burgoyne erle of Neuers / was &s;o rychely
be&s;ene / and in lykewy&s;e &s;o was &s;yr Guy de la
Ryuer / and dyuers other lordes and knygh|tes
of Burgoyne / that they were taken pri&s;o|ners
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And there were two &s;quiers of Picardy
ryght valyaunt men / called Gyllyam Dewe / 
and the Bourge of Maytequell / the&s;e two by
valyauntne&s;&s;e two tymes pa&s;&s;ed through the
felde / and euer retourned in agayne and dyd
marueyls / but fynally &s;here they were &s;layne.
To &s;ay the trouthe the frenche men and other
&s;trau~gers that were there acquyted them &s;elfe
valyauntly / but the frenchmens pride lo&s;t all.
There was a knyght of Pycardy called &s;yr
Iaques of Helley / who had dwelte before in
Turkey / and had &s;erued Lamorabaquy / and
coude &s;omwhat &s;peke the langage of Turkey
whan he &s;awe the batayle lo&s;te he yelded hym
&s;elfe / and the Sarazyns who are couetous of
golde and &s;yluer toke and &s;aued hym. Al&s;o a
lquyer of Torna&s;ys called Iaques du Fay / 
who had before &s;erued the kynge of Tartary
called Tauburyn / as &s;oone as this Iaques
knewe y^t the frenche men came to make warre
in Turkey / he toke leaue of the kynge of Tar+tary
and departed / and was on the &s;ayd felde / 
and taken pri&s;oner by the kyng of Tartaries
men / who were there in the ayde of Lamora|baquy / 
for kynge Tauburyn of Tartary had
&s;ent to hym great nombre of men of warre.</P>
<P>THe frenchmen were &s;o richely arayed
that they &s;emed lyke kynges / wherby
they were taken and their lyues &s;a|ued / 
for &s;arazyns &amp; turkes are couetous / they
tru&s;ted to haue great raun&s;omes of the&s;e that
were taken / and reputed them greater lordes
than they were. Sir Iohan of Burgoyn erle
of Neuers was taken pri&s;oner. In lykewy&s;e
were the erles of Ewe and de la Marche / the
lorde Coucy / &s;yr Henry of Bare / &s;yr Guy de
la Tremoyle / Bouciquant and dyuers other.
And &s;yr Philyp of Bare / &s;yr Iohan of Vyen / 
Willyam of Tremoyle and his &s;onne &s;layne / 
and dyuers other. This batayle endured thre
houres fyghtynge / and the kinge of Hungery
lo&s;t all his baggage and all his plate and io|welles / 
and was gladde to &s;aue hym &s;elfe / but
with &s;euen per&s;ons with him in a lytell barge
of the Rodes / els he had been taken or &s;layne
without recouery. There were mo men
&s;layne in the cha&s;e than in the ba|tayle / 
and many drowned / 
happy was he that might
&s;cape by any maner
of meanes.</P>
<P>WHan this dy&s;comfyture was doone
and pa&s;&s;ed / and that the turkes &s;uche
as were &s;ent thyder by the Sowdan
were withdrawen in to their lodginges / whi|che
was in to tentes and pauylyons that they
had conquered / whiche they founde well reple+ny&s;&s;hed
with wyne and meate redy dre&s;&s;ed / 
wherwith they refre&s;&s;hed them / and made ioy
and reuell / lyke &s;uche people as had ateygned
vyctorye on their enemyes. Than Lamora|baquy
with a greate nombre of myn&s;trelles
acordyng to the v&s;age of their countrey / came
to the kynge of Hungeryes chefe tent / whiche
was goodly aparelled and hanged with riche
&s;tuffe / and there he toke great plea&s;ure / and
glorifyed in his herte of the wynnyng of that
iourney / and &s;hanked their god acordynge to
their lawe. Than he vnarmed hym / and to re+fre&s;&s;he
hym he &s;ate downe on a tapyte of &s;ylke
and cau&s;ed all his great lordes to come to him
to iangle and to talke with them. He made as
great myrthe as myght be / and &s;ayd howe he
wolde &s;hortely with great puy&s;&s;aunce pa&s;&s;e
in to the realme of Hungery / and co~quere the
countrey / and after other countreys vpon the
cry&s;ten men / and to bringe them to his obey|&s;aunce / 
for he &s;ayd he was content that euery
man &s;hulde lyue after their owne lawes / he de+&s;yred
nothynge but the &s;ignory / but he &s;ayd he
wolde reygne lyke Aly&s;aunder of Ma&s;ydone
who was twelue yere kynge of all the worlde / 
of who&s;e lynage he &s;ayde he was dy&s;cended.
All y^t herde him agreed to his &s;ayenge. Than
he madethre co~maundeme~tes. The fyr&s;t was
that who &s;o euer had any pri&s;oner cry&s;ten / to
bringe hym forthe the &s;econde daye after in to
his pre&s;ence. the &s;econde was that all the deed
bodyes &s;hulde be vy&s;yted and &s;ertched / and
&s;uch as were likely to be noble men to be layde
aparte by them &s;elfe in their raymentes tyll
he came thyder hym &s;elfe / for he &s;ayd he wolde
&s;e them. The thyrde was to enquyre iu&s;tely if
the kyng of Hungery were deed or a lyue. All
was done as he co~maunded.</P>
<P>WHan Lamorabaquy had well refre&s;|&s;hed
hym / than to pa&s;&s;e the tyme he
went to y^e place where the felde was / 
to &s;e the deed bodyes / for it was &s;hewed hym
that he had many of this men &s;layne / and that
the batayle had co&s;t hym greatly / of the which
he had great marueyle / and coulde nat byleue
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it. Than he mounted on his hor&s;e and a great
nombre with him / he had with hym two of his
bretherne called Ba&s;aache and Surba&s;aach / 
as &s;ome people &s;ayd / but he wolde nat be kno|wen
of them / for he &s;ayd he had no bretherne.
Whan he came to the place where the batayle
was / he founde it of trouthe that there were
many deed and &s;layne / he &s;awe y^t for one cry|&s;ten
man deed / he founde .xxx. turkes &s;layne / 
wherwith he was marueylou&s;ly dy&s;plea&s;ed / 
and openly &s;ayde. Here hath been a cruell ba|tayle
and marueylou&s;&s;ly defended of the cry|&s;ten
men / but I &s;hal make them that be a lyue
to bye it derely. Than the kynge went to his
lodgynge / and &s;o pa&s;&s;ed that nyght in great
furour of hert / and in the mornyng or he was
vp moche people came to his tente to knowe
what they &s;hulde do with the chry&s;ten pri&s;o|ners / 
the renome ranne that they &s;hulde all be
put to dethe without mercy. Lamorabaquy
(for all his dy&s;plea&s;ure) ordeyned that &s;uche
cry&s;ten men as were in the batayle in great a
ray / and lykely to be great men / &s;hulde be all
&s;ette togyther in one parte / for it was &s;hewed
hym that they myght well pay great raun&s;o|mes.
Al&s;o there were dyuers &s;arazyns and pa+nyms / 
of Perce / of Tartary / of Arabye / and
&s;uryens that had many pri&s;oners / by whome
they thought to haue great aduauntage / as
they had in dede / they hyd them out of the way
&s;o that they came nat to knowledge. Amonge
other &s;yr Iaques of Helley was brought be+fore
Lamorabaquy / he that had him dur&s;t nat
hyde hym no lenger. Syr Iaques de Helley
was beknowen with &s;ome of the kynges &s;er|uau~tes / 
who toke hym fro them that had him / 
whiche was happy for hym / as ye &s;hall here
after / for many cry&s;ten men were afterwarde
cruelly &s;layne and put to dethe.</P>
<P>Kynge Ba&s;aach had co~maunded to en+quyre
whiche were the greate&s;t of the
cry&s;ten men / and that they &s;hulde be
&s;et a &s;yde / to the entent to &s;aue their lyues. So
they were tryed out and &s;et a parte. Fyr&s;t the
lorde Iohan of Burgoyne Erle of Neuers / 
who was chiefe aboue all other / and than &s;yr
Phylyppe of Arthoys erle of Ewe / the erle of
Marche / the lorde Coucy / &s;yr Henry of Bare
&s;yr Guy of Tremoyle / and other to the nom|bre
of eyght per&s;ones. And Lamorabaquy
went to &s;e and to &s;peke with them / and <ABBR>beheld</ABBR>
them a longe &s;ea&s;one / and he coniured the&s;e
lordes by their faythe and lawe / to &s;aye the
trouthe / if they were the per&s;ones that
they named them &s;elfe for / and they &s;ayde ye.
And yet to knowe the more certaynte he &s;ente
to them the frenche knyght &s;yr Iaques of Hel+ley / 
to knowe them / for he had &s;erued Lamo|rabaquy
before / therfore he had his lyfe grau~|ted
hym. He was demaunded if he knewe the
frenche knyghtes pry&s;oners. He aun&s;wered
and &s;aid / I thynke if I&s;e them I &s;hall knowe
them. Than he was co~maunded to go and a|uewe
theym / and to &s;hewe playnely their na|mes.
He dyd as he was co~mau~ded / and whan
he came to them / he &s;hewed them his aduen|ture / 
and howe he was &s;ente thyder to knowe
&s;urely their names. Than they &s;ayde. Ah &s;yr
Iaques / ye knowe vs all / and ye &s;e well howe
fortune is agayn&s;t vs / and how we be in daun+ger
of this kynge / therfore to &s;aue our lyues
make vs rather greater than we be in dede / 
and &s;hewe the kyng that we be &s;uche men able
to pay great raun&s;omes. &s;yrs quod he &s;o &s;hall
I do / for I am bou~de therto. than this knight
retourned to Lamorabaquy and to his coun|&s;ayle / 
and &s;yd howe tho&s;e knyghtes whiche
he hadde &s;poken with / were of the greate&s;t
men in all Fraunce / and were of the Kynges
lyngage / and &s;aid they were able to pay great
raun&s;omes. Than Lamorabaquy &s;ayd howe
their lyues &s;hulde be &s;aued / and all other pri|&s;oners
to be &s;layne and hewen all to peces / in
example of all other. Than the kynge &s;hewed
hym &s;elfe before all the people that were there
a&s;&s;embled / to whome they all made lowe reue+rence.
They made a lane for hym to pa&s;&s;e tho|rough / 
euery man with his &s;worde naked in
his hande / and &s;o came thyder where the &s;ayd
lordes of Fraunce &s;tode togyther. Than the
king wolde &s;e the correction of the other / whi|che
thynge the &s;arazyns were de&s;yrous to do.</P>
<P>THan they were all brought before La+morabaquy
naked in their &s;hyrtes / 
and he behelde them a lytell and than
tourned fro them warde / and made a &s;ygne
that they <ABBR>&s;huld</ABBR> be all &s;layne / and &s;o they were
brought through the &s;arazyns / that had redy
naked &s;wordes in their handes / and &s;o &s;layne
and hewen all to peces without mercy. This
cruell iu&s;tyce dyd Lamorabaquy that daye / 
by the whiche mo than thre hu~dred gentlemen
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of dyuers nacyons were tourmented &amp; &s;layne
for the loue of god / on who&s;e &s;oules Ie&s;u haue
mercy. Amonge other was &s;layne &s;yr Henry
Dantoigne of Heynalt / and &s;o it was the <ABBR>lord</ABBR>
Boucyquante mar&s;hall of Fraunce was one
of theym that was brought naked before the
kynge / and had ben &s;layne with other / and the
erle of Neuers had nat e&s;pyed hym. As &s;one
as he &s;awe hym he went &s;treyght to the kynge
and kneled downe / and de&s;yred hym effectu|ou&s;ly
to re&s;pyte fro the dethe that knyght &s;yr
Boucyquant / &s;ayenge howe he was a great
man in Frau~ce / and able to pay a great raun|&s;ome.
Lamorabaquy condy&s;cended to the re|que&s;t
of the erle of Neuers / and &s;o &s;yr Boucy|quant
was &s;ette amonge them that &s;hulde be
&s;aued. Thus cruell iu&s;tyce was done that day
vpon the cry&s;ten men / and bycau&s;e that La|morabaquy
wolde that his vyctory &s;hulde be
knowen in Fraunce / he apoynted out thre of
the frenche knyghtes to come before hym wher
of &s;yr Iaques of Helley was one. Than the
kyng demau~ded of the erle of Neuers whiche
of tho thre knyghtes he wolde cho&s;e to &s;ende
in to Fraunce to the kynge and to the duke of
Burgoyne his father. Than the erle of Ne|uers
&s;ayd / &s;yr and it plea&s;e you I wolde that
this knyght &s;yr Iaques of Helley &s;hulde go
thyder fro you and fro vs. So &s;yr Iaques ta+ryed
with Lamorabaquy and the other two
knyghtes delyuered to dethe and &s;o &s;layne / 
whiche was pytie. Than Lamorabaquy was
well apea&s;ed of his furoute / and vnder&s;tode
howe the kyng of Hungery was &s;caped away
a lyue. Than he determyned to retourne in to
Turkey to a cytie called Bur&s;e / and &s;o he dyd
and thyder all y^e pri&s;oners were brought / and
than his army departed / and &s;pecyally &s;uche
as were of farre cou~treys / as Tartary / Perce
Mede / Sury / Alerandre / and of Lecto. than
&s;yr Iaques Helley was delyuered to retourne
in to Fraunce / and he was co~maunded to re|tourne
throughe Lombardy / and to recom|maunde
Lamorabaquy to the duke of Myl|layne / 
and al&s;o he was &s;treyghtly co~maunded
that in euery place as he pa&s;&s;ed / to manyfe&s;t
and publi&s;&s;he the victory that Lamorabaquy
had vpon the cry&s;ten men. The Erle of Ne|uers
wrote to the frenche kynge for hym &s;elfe / 
and all his company / &amp; to his father the duke
of Burgoyne / and to the duche&s;&s;e his mother.
Whan this knyght had his charge as well by
writyng as by credence / he departed and toke
his way towardes Fraunce. Or he departed
he was &s;worne and promy&s;ed as &s;oone as he
had done his me&s;&s;age in Frau~ce / incontynent
to retourne agayne thyder / whiche othe and
prome&s;&s;e he aco~ply&s;&s;hed lyke a trewe knight.
Nowe we wyll leaue &s;peakynge at this tyme
of Lamorabaquy and of the lordes of Frau~ce
pri&s;oners / and we wyll &s;peke of other maters
that fell the &s;ame &s;ea&s;on.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="218" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Of the pouertie and my&s;ery that
the cry&s;ten knightes of Fraunce and
other nacyons endured / in the com|mynge
home to their countreys.
Cap. CC.xviii.</HEAD>
<P>_AFter this great dy&s;co~|fyture
that the turkes had
vpon the cri&s;ten men / &s;uche
Knyghtes as could &s;aue
them &s;elfe dyd. The &s;ame
mondaye there was a thre
hundred knyghtes &amp; &s;quy|ers
that were gone a foragynge / and were nat
at the batayle / for whan they knewe (by them
that fledde) that the batayle was doone / they
had no de&s;yre to retourne agayne to their lod+ginges / 
but fledde as well as they myght and
toke dyuers wayes to flye fro y^e turkes. Ther
fled bothe frenchmen / engli&s;&s;hmen / almayns / 
&s;cottes / Flemynges / and of other nacyons / 
and they came in to a countrey ioynynge to
Hungery called Blacquy / it was a countrey
repleny&s;&s;hed with dyuers people / they were
conquered vpon the turkes and tourned per|force
to the cry&s;ten faythe. The kepers of the
portes / townes / and ca&s;tels &s;uffered the&s;e cry|&s;ten
men to entre and to lodge / but the nexte
mornynge at their departure they tooke fro
the&s;e knyghtes and &s;quyers all that they had / 
and gaue them poore cotes / and a lytell &s;lyuer
to pa&s;&s;e therwith one dayes iourney. This
grace they &s;hewed to the gentlemen. And as
for other yeomen &amp; varlettes they were &s;poy|led
all naked and &s;ore beaten and yuell entrea+ted
without pytie. So they pa&s;&s;ed through
the cou~trey of Blacquy in great pouerte / and
<PB N="cclxxx" REF="294">
through Hu~gery / they coude &s;cant get breed
for godde&s;&s;ake / nor lordgyng at nyght. they
endured this daunger in pa&s;&s;ynge tyll they
came to Vyen in Au&s;trich. There they were
receyued more &s;wetely / and refre&s;&s;hed and
newe cladde / and &s;o throughe the realme of
Boe&s;me / For if they hadde founde the Al|maygnes
&s;o harde / they had neuer tourned
agayne / but rather dyed for colde and hun|ger.
Euery man that herde them tell of that
aduenture hadde pytie on them. So finally
they came in to Fraunce to Paris / and there
&s;hewed their aduentures. At the begynnyn|ge
they coude nat be beleued. Some in Pa|rys
&s;ayde. It is pytie the&s;e vnthriftes be vn|hanged
or drowned / for tellyng of &s;uche lies
Howe be it the&s;e tidynges dayly multiplyed
w^t re&s;ortyng of newe men. Whan the frenche
kynge vnder&s;tode that the&s;e newes dayly re+newed / 
they were nothyng plea&s;aunt to hym
for it was a great do~mage of the lo&s;&s;e of the
noble men of his blode / and of other good
knyghtes and &s;quyers of the realme of Frau~+ce.
Than he co~maunded no man to be &s;o har+dye
to &s;peke any more of that mater / tyll he
were better enfourmed of the certentie / and
co~maunded that all &s;uche as were come oute
of Hungery / &s;hulde be taken and put in pri|&s;one
tyll the trouth were knowen. So there
were many putte in to pri&s;on. And the kyng
hadde ordayned / that if the newe were nat
trewe / that they &s;hulde be all drowned and
putte to dethe.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="219" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the trewe tidynges of the
batayle in Turkey was kno|wen
in the Frenche
kyng&abis; hou&s;e.
Capi.
CC.xix.</HEAD>
<P>_SO it was on Chri&s;te~mas
daye / &s;ir Iaques of Helley a|bout
the houre of noone entred
in to Parys / and &s;o toke his lod+gynge / 
and demaunded where
the kyng was / and it was &s;hewed hym that
he was at &s;aynt Poules on y^e ryuer of Seyn
Than he went thyder. There was with the
kyng the duke of Orlyaunce his brother / the
duke of Berrey / the duke of Burgoyne / the
duke of Burbone / and therle of &s;aynt Poule
and dyuers other noble men of the realme of
Fraunce / as the v&s;age was for &s;uche noble
men to be with the kynge at &s;uche highe fee|&s;tes.
So &s;ir Iaques of Helley entred in to
the court boted and &s;purred. As than he was
nat be knowen / for he had of long tyme hau~|ted
farre countreis. He dyd &s;o moche that he
came to the kynges chambre / and &s;ayd / howe
he came fro Lamorabaquy oute of Turkey / 
and hadde ben at the batayle before Nicopo|lye / 
where the Chri&s;ten men had lo&s;t the iour+ney.
And &s;ayd he hadde letters fro the erle of
Neuers / and fro other lordes of Fraunce / &s;u|che
as were pri&s;oners. than he was brought
to the kynge. He kneled downe / and wi&s;ely
declared his me&s;&s;age / as well fro Lamora|baquy / 
as fro the erle of Neuers / and other
lordes of Fraunce pri&s;oners in Turkey. the
kynge gaue hym audyence / and was &s;wetely
examyned of all the hole mater / and to euery
thyng he an&s;wered &s;o di&s;cretely / that y^e kyng
was well content with hym / and was ryght
&s;oroufull for the do~mage that y^e kyng of Hu|gry
and they had &s;u&s;teyned / Howe be it they
were gladde that the kyng of Hungery was
&s;caped / without dethe or pri&s;onment / for they
&s;ayde he &s;hulde recouer ryght well agayne
the lo&s;&s;e and do~mage that he had receyued at
that tyme. Al&s;o they were ryght ioyfull that
the erle of Neuers and the other lordes were
e&s;caped the dethe / and were but as pri&s;oners
And they &s;ade there was no doute but they
&s;hulde be raun&s;omed and delyuered. For &s;ir
Iaques of Helley &s;ayd / there was no doute
but that Lamorabaquy wolde within y^e yere
put them to rau~&s;ome / for he loued golde and
riche&s;&s;e. And that &s;ir Iaques &s;ayd / he knewe
well / bicau&s;e he had long ben conuer&s;aunt in
Turkey / and &s;erued Lamorabaquyes father
more than thre yere. Thus the kynge ryght
well receyued this knyght / and &s;o dyde all o|ther
lordes / &s;uche as were there. And euery
man &s;ayd he was happy in this worlde to be
in &s;uche a batayle / and to haue the acquayn|taunce
of &s;uche a hethan kynge / as Lamora|baquy
was / &s;ayenge it was an honoure for
him and for all his lynage. than the kyng co~|maunded
<PB REF="295">
all &s;uche as were in pri&s;on to be de+lyuered / 
wherof they were gladde.</P>
<P>THus the&s;e newes that &s;ir Iaques of
Helley had brought / &s;predde anone a
brode in Fraunce and in other places. many
were right &s;oroufull for the lo&s;&s;e of their fa|thers
bretherne hu&s;bandes / &amp; chyldren / and
nat without good cau&s;e / and &s;pecially y^e gret
ladyes of Fraunce / as the duche&s;&s;e of Bur|goyne
for her &s;onne the erle of Neuers / and
her doughter Margarete of Heynault was
&s;oroufull for the erle her hu&s;bande. In lyke|wy&s;e
was dolorous Mary of Berrey coun|te&s;&s;e
of Ewe for her hu&s;bande the lorde Phi|lyppe
of Arthoi&s;e con&s;table of Fraunce. And
in lykewi&s;e &s;o was the counte&s;&s;e of Marche / 
the lady of Coucy / and her dought of Bare / 
the lady of Sully / and many other ladyes / 
as well of Fraunce as of other places. And
whan they had wepte ynoughe / than they re+conforted
them &s;elfe / in that they were natte
&s;layne / but pri&s;ouers. But &s;uche as knewe
their hu&s;ba~des / fathers / bretherne / chyldren / 
and fre~des deed / their lame~tacions endured
long in Frau~ce. The duke of Burgon made
moche of this knyght &s;ir Iaques of Helley / 
who had brought hym worde that his &s;onne
was a lyue / and gaue hym many ryche gyf|tes / 
and reteyned hym as one of his knygh|tes
with two hundred pounde of reuenewes
yerely duryng his lyfe. The Frenche kyng &amp;
all other lordes gaue largely to this knight.
Tha~ he &s;hewed howe he mu&s;t nedes returne
agayne to Lamorabaquy / for that was his
promy&s;e at his departynge / for he &s;toode but
as pri&s;oner: and &s;ayd / howe he hadde nat re|tourned / 
but to do this me&s;&s;age fro Lamora|baquy.
The kynge and other thought it but
re&s;onable / that he &s;hulde kepe his promy&s;e.
Than the kynge and other wrote to the&s;e pri+&s;oners.
And it was concluded by coun&s;ayle / 
that the Frenche kyng &s;hulde &s;ende a knight
of honour to Lamorabaquy / to thentent that
he myght retourne agayne to bring newe ty+dynges / 
in what ca&s;e the pri&s;oners were in.
There was apoynted to go in this voyage
&s;ir Iohn~ of Ca&s;tell morant / who was a wy&s;e
knyght and well languaged. Than it was
demaunded of &s;ir Iaques what iowelles or
pre&s;entes the kynge myght be&s;t &s;ende to La|morabaquy / 
and that &s;hulde be&s;t plea&s;e him / 
to the entent that the pri&s;oners &s;hulde be the
better entreated. The knight an&s;wered / that
Lamorabaquy toke gret plea&s;ure in clothes
of arras / made of olde auncyent hy&s;tories.
And al&s;o he &s;ayd / he had great delyte in the&s;e
whyte Faucons / called Gerfaucons. Al&s;o he
&s;ayd / that fyne lynnen clothes and fyne &s;car|lettes
were moche made of there / for of clothe
of golde and &s;ylke they hadde plentie. This
plea&s;ed well the Frenche kyng and the duke
of Burgonoe / who&s;e myndes were &s;ette to
plea&s;e Lamorabaquy. Thus a .xii. dayes &s;ir
Iaques of Helley taryed at Parys / and eue|ry
man was gladde to here hym reporte of y^e
aduentures of Turkey / and of the maner of
Lamorabaquy.</P>
<P>WHan he de&abper;ted to retourne / the kyn+ge
&s;ayd to hym. Sir Iaques / take
your way and make but &s;mall iour+neys
at your ea&s;e. I thynke ye wyll returne
by Lombardy &amp; &s;peke with the duke of Myl+layne / 
for there is great amyte bytwene hym
and Lamorabaquy. But whiche waye &s;o e|uer
ye go / we wyll that &s;ir Iohan of Ca&s;tell
Morant abyde in Hungry tyll ye haue gote
hym a &s;aueconducte to go to Lamorabaquy / 
with &s;uche pre&s;entes as we &s;hall &s;ende hym / 
to the entent that he &s;hulde be the more fauo+rable
to the pri&s;oners. Sir quod he / all this
&s;halbe done. So he departed and tooke the
&s;ame waye he came. Anone after his depar|ture / 
the kynge and the duke of Burgoyne
dyde prepare for the&s;e pre&s;entes / and &s;ir Io|han
of Ca&s;tell Morant di&s;patched and had
his charge. He had with hym &s;ixe &s;o~mers la|den
with pre&s;e~tes / two of them with clothes
of arras / of the goodlye&s;t that coude be gote
wrought with the &s;torie of Alexandre of his
lyfe and conque&s;tes / ryght plea&s;aunt to be|holde.
other two &s;o~mers were charged with
fyne &s;carlettes whyte &amp; reed. And al&s;o with
moche payne / the kynge gate of the&s;e whyte
gerfaucons. Thus &s;ir Iohan of Ca&s;tell mo|rant
departed fro Parys with his pre&s;entes
and charge / a fyftene dayes after that &s;ir Ia|ques
of Helley was departed. In this mean
&s;ea&s;on the kynge of Hungry retourned in to
his cou~tre / wherof all his people were right
ioyfull for they loued hym / and &s;o came &amp; con+forted
hym / and &s;ayde. Sir / though ye haue
hadde do~mage at this tyme / another tyme ye
&s;hall right well recouer it. Thus the kynge
<PB N="cclxxxi" REF="295">
bare his do~mage as well as he myght. On y^e
other parte / Lamorabaquy retourned in to
his countre / &amp; came to a towne called Bur&s;e
and thyder were all the pri&s;oners brought / &amp;
there &s;ette vnder &s;ure kepynge. They were
nothyng there at their ea&s;e. The heate of the
countrey and dyette &s;ore chaunged them / for
they hadde ben v&s;ed before to &s;wete and dely+cate
metes and drinkes / and had their owne
cookes and offycers that dyde prepare their
meates accordynge to their dyettes: &amp; there
in Turkey they were &s;arued all contrarye / 
with gro&s;e meates / fle&s;&s;he yuell &s;odden and
dre&s;&s;ed. They had &s;pyces ynough / &amp; bredde
made of mylke / clene fro the nature of Frau~|ce.
They had wyne and that was with great
daunger. Thoughe they were all great lor|des / 
they were but &s;mally regarded there.
The turkes had as lyue they had been &s;icke
as hole / and deed as a lyue. they wolde they
had ben all putte to execu&s;yon. So the&s;e pri|&s;oners
conforted eche other within them&s;elfe
for they &s;awe none other remedy. &s;o &s;ome of
the~ their nature chaunged and fell in to &s;icke+ne&s;&s;e.
He that made the be&s;t chere and coun|tynaunce
was the Erle of Neuers / and that
he dyde to conforte his companyons. al&s;o &s;ir
Bouciquant and the erle of Marche and &s;ir
Henry of Bare were of good conforte / and
tooke euery thynge paciently / Sayeng that
the honours in armes nor the glorie or this
worlde / coude nat be hadde without payne / 
and &s;omtyme with metyng of harde aduen|tures.
For they &s;aid that there was neuer &s;o
valyaunt and happy / that had alwayes eue|ry
thyng as they wy&s;&s;hed. They &s;ayde they
were bounde to thanke god that he hadde &s;a|ued
their lyues / con&s;ydringe the di&s;plea&s;ure
that Lamorabaquy and his coun&s;ayle were
in / for the lo&s;&s;e of their men / for it was ones
determyned that we &s;hulde all generally ha+ue
been putte to dethe. Than Bouciquaunt
&s;ayd / I ought aboue all other to thanke god
of my lyfe / for I was at the poynt to haue be~
hewen all to peces / as other of my company
were / but at the reque&s;t of my lorde here / the
erle of Neuers I was &s;aued. This aduen|ture
call I good / and &s;ithe god hath delyue|red
vs fro this paryll / he wyll and it plea&s;e
hym delyuer vs fro a greatter / for we be his
&s;oudyers / &amp; for his &s;ake we haue this payne / 
For by rea&s;on that &s;ir Iaques of Helley is
gone in to Fraunce / I tru&s;t within a yere we
&s;hall haue good comforte / and be delyuered.
The matter can not abyde thus. The Fren|che
kyng and the duke of Burgoyn wyll nat
forgette vs / but by &s;ome meanes / raun&s;omed
and delyuered.</P>
<P>THus &s;ir Boucyquaunt reconforted
hym &s;elfe / and tooke euery thyng in
good pacyence / but the lorde Coucy
coude take no co~forte / whiche was marueyle
for before that tyme he was a lorde of great
wy&s;dome and of great coniorte / &amp; neuer was
aba&s;&s;hed. but beyng thus in pri&s;on in Bur&s;e
in Turkey / he was more di&s;conforted than
any other / and in more malencoly / And &s;ayd
he was &s;ure he &s;hulde neuer retourne in to
Frau~ce. Sir Henry of Bare conforted hym
as moche as he myght / and blamed hym of
his di&s;conforte / &s;ayeng howe he ought to gy+ue
conforte to all other. Howe be it the &s;ame
&s;ir Henry was &s;ore aba&s;&s;hed in hym &s;elfe / &amp;
oftentymes remembred his wyfe and wolde
wepe pituou&s;ly. And in lykewi&s;e &s;o dyd &s;ir
Philyppe of Arthoi&s;e erle of Ewe and con|&s;table
of Fraunce. Sir Guye of Tremoyle
was of good conforte / and &s;o was the erle of
Marche. Lamorabaquy was content / &s;om|tyme
that they &s;hulde haue &s;ome pa&s;tyme / &amp;
&s;omtyme he wolde go hym &s;elfe and &s;e them / 
and iangle and bourde with them right gra+ciou&s;ly / 
and wolde that they &s;hulde &s;e parte
of his e&s;tate &amp; puy&s;&s;aunce. &para;Nowe lette vs
leaue &s;omwhat to &s;peke of them and &s;peke of
&s;ir Iaques of Helley and &s;ir Iohn~ of Ca&s;tell
Morant / who were bothe ryding towardes
Hungry.</P>
<P>_SIr Iaques of Helley taryed in
the cytie of Bode in Hungry a|bout
a ten or .xii. dayes / abydin+ge
for &s;ir Iohan of Ca&s;tell mo|rant / 
And whan he was co~e &s;ir
Iaques was ioyfull / for he was de&s;yrous to
pa&s;&s;e forthe in to Turkey / to acquyte hym of
his faythe and promy&s;e / and to &s;e the erle of
Neuers and the lordes of Fraunce / and to
comforte them. Whan the kynge of Hungry
&s;awe &s;ir Iohn~ of Ca&s;telmorant he made him
good chere for the loue of y^e frenche kynge / &amp;
he vnder&s;tode that the frenche kyng had &s;ent
by hym gret pre&s;e~tes &amp; iowels to lamoraba<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">
<PB REF="296">
wherwith he was &s;ore di&s;plea&s;ed in his myn+de / 
but he di&s;&s;ymuled the mater / and kepte it
couert tyll &s;ir Iohan Heley was departed in
to Turkey warde / but he &s;aid to &s;uche of his
priuye coun&s;ayle as he di&s;couered the mater
vnto / Howe that the mi&s;creant dogge his ad+uer&s;ary
Lamorabaquy &s;hulde haue no pre&s;e~+tes
out of Fraunce / nor fro no place els / if it
laye in his power to lette it. Sir Iohn~ Hel|ley
was departed / and promy&s;ed to gette of
Lamorabaquy a &s;aueconducte for &s;ir Iohan
Morant / to pa&s;&s;e in to Turkey and repa&s;&s;e.
So long he trau<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">yled with guydes / that he
came in to Turkey to the cytie of Bur&s;e / but
as than Lamorabaquy was in another cytie
called Poly. And where &s;o euer he went the
pri&s;oners were caryed with hym / excepte the
lorde Coucy who taryed &s;tyll at Bur&s;e / for
he coude nat endure to ryde / he was &s;o &s;icke / 
and with hym taryed a co&s;yn of his of Grece
a right valyant barone / di&s;cended of the ly|nage
of the dukes of Au&s;triche / who was cal+led
Mathelyn. Whan &s;ir Iaques was come
to Poley Lamorabaquy was gladde to &s;e
hym / bycau&s;e he was come out of Fraunce.
Than &s;ir Iaques right humbly &s;aid to him.
Right dere &amp; redouted &s;ir / beholde here your
pri&s;oner to the be&s;t of my power / I haue don
your me&s;&s;age y^e ye gaue me in charge to do.
Than Lamorabaquy &s;ayd / thou arte welco~e
Thou ha&s;t trewly acquyted thy &s;el<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">e / &amp; ther|fore
I acquyte the of thy raun&s;ome &amp; pri&s;on / 
&s;o that thou may&s;t go / retourne / &amp; tary at thy
plea&s;ure: wherof &s;ir Iaques right hu~bly tha~+ked
hym. Than he &s;hewed howe the frenche
kyng and the duke of Burgoyne had &s;ente a
knyght of honoure emba&s;&s;ade to hym with
crede~ce / and had brought with hym certayne
pre&s;entes of plea&s;ure fro the Frenche kyng.
Lamorabaquy demaunded what they were / 
and if he had &s;ene them or nat. The knyght
aun&s;wered &s;ir / I haue nat &s;ene them / but the
knyght that hath y^e charge to do the me&s;&s;age
is at Bode in Hungry. And &s;ir / I am come
before to &s;hewe you therof / &amp; to haue a &s;aue|conducte
for the &s;ayd knyght to come and to
retourne &s;afely. Than Lamorabaquy &s;ayd.
We wyll that he haue one / as thou wylte de|uy&s;e / 
wherof the knyght thanked hym. So
they departed as at that tyme. Another tyme
&s;ir Iaques &s;pake with Lamorabaquy &amp; kne+led
downe before hym and humbly requyred
that he myght &s;e the lordes and knyghtes of
Fraunce / for he had dyuers thynges to &s;aye
to them out of their countre. Lamorabaquy
&s;tudyed a lytell or he aun&s;wered / and at la&s;te
&s;ayd. Thou &s;halte &s;peke with one of them / 
but with no mo / and &s;o &s;ent for the erle of Ne+uers
alone / and whan he was come &s;ir Hel|ley
kneled downe to hym. Therle was glad
to &s;e hym / and demaunded howe the frenche
kynge and the duke his father / &amp; the duches
his mother dyde. The knyght &s;hewed hym
all that he knewe / and all that he was char|ged
to &s;aye to hym / howe be it they had nat
&s;o good ley&s;ar to talke togyder / as they wol|de
haue had / for Lamorabaquyes men that
were there pre&s;ent badde them haue done / for
they &s;ayd they had other thynges to do / than
to &s;tande there and wayte vpon them. Than
&s;ir Iaques demaunded of the Erle howe all
the other lordes of Fraunce dyde. The Erle
&s;aid they were all in good ca&s;e / except y^e lorde
of Coucy / who was &s;omwhat di&s;ea&s;ed / and
was at the cytie of Bur&s;e. Than &s;ir Iaques
&s;hewed hym howe &s;ir Iohan of Ca&s;tell mo|rant
was come out of Fraunce / fro the kyng
and fro the duke of Burgoyne in amba&s;&s;ade
to Lamorabaquy / and to a&s;&s;wage his yre / he
hath &s;ent hym ryche iewelles and pre&s;entes / 
but he is at Bode in Hungry with the kyng
there / and I am come before for a &s;aueco~duct
for hym to come and go / the whiche Lamora+baquy
hath graunted. And I thynke I &s;hall
retourne to hym &s;hortely. Herof therle was
right ioyous / but he dur&s;t make no &s;emblant
for feare of the Turkes but &s;aid. &s;ir Iaques
I vnder&s;tande by you / that ye are quyte of
your raun&s;ome and pri&s;on / and that ye maye
retourne whan it plea&s;eth you in to Frau~ce / 
whan ye come there / I praye you &s;hewe the
kyng and my father that we all de&s;yre them / 
to treate as &s;hortely as maye be for our dely+ueraunce / 
by &s;ome marchauntes genowayes
or veni&s;yons / and agree at the fyr&s;t worde to
that Lomorabaquy &s;hall de&s;yre for our rau~|&s;ome / 
for if they &s;hulde make long treatie w^t
hym / we &s;halbe lo&s;t for euer. for I vnder&s;ta~|de
Lamorabaquy is trewe of his worde / cur+te&s;&s;e
and &s;horte in all his maters / &s;o he be ta|ken
at the poynt.</P>
<P>Thus the erle of Neuers and &s;ir Iaques
departed. Whan the &s;aueconducte was redy
<PB N="cclxxxii" REF="296">
it was delyuered to &s;ir Iaques. Than he to|ke
his leaue of Lamorabaquy / and of other
of his courte of his aquayntaunce / and rode
&s;o longe by his iourneys / that he arryued at
Bode in Hungry. Than he drewe to &s;ir Io|han
Moraunt / who thought longe for hym.
Than &s;ir Iaques &s;ayd. &s;ir / I haue brought
you a &s;aueconducte to go in to Turkey / and
all youre company / and to retourne agayne
at your plea&s;ure. I am gladde therof &abquod; the
knyght. Lette vs go to the kyng of Hungry
and &s;hewe hym therof / and than to morowe
betymes lette vs departe / for I haue taryed
here longe ynoughe. Than they bothe togy|der
wente to the kyng in to his chambre / and
&s;hewed hym all the mater. The kynge than
an&s;wered and &s;ayde. Sir Iohan Moraunt
and ye Helly / ye be welcome / ye &s;hall go at
youre plea&s;ure / for the loue of my co&s;yns of
Fraunce / to whom I wolde be gladde to do
plea&s;ure / and to you al&s;o. ye maye go &amp; come
throughe my realme at your plea&s;ure / and al+&s;o
in to Turkey if ye plea&s;e: But as for your
pre&s;entes that you &s;ir Iohan haue brought
out of Frau~ce / I wyll nat agree that ye &s;hall
conuey them to that hell hounde Lamoraba|quye / 
He &s;hall neuer be enryched therwith.
It &s;hulde tourne to our great &s;hame and re+buke / 
if he &s;hulde make his auauut / that by|cau&s;e
he hath had victorie on vs / and hath in
daunger and pri&s;on certayne lordes of Fra~|ce / 
that for feare therof / there &s;hulde be &s;ente
to hym riche pre&s;entes: as for the Gerfauco~s
I care nat for / for foules flye lightly oute of
one countre in to another / they are &s;oone gy|uen
and &s;oone lo&s;t / But as for riche hangyn|ges
of arras are thynges to be &s;ene and to en+dure
for euer. Wherfore &s;ir Iohan Morant / 
if ye wyll pa&s;&s;e in to Turkey with your ger
fauco~s go whan it plea&s;e you / but as for any
other thyng ye &s;hall haue non with you: tha~
the knyght aun&s;wered and &s;ayd. Certaynly
&s;ir it &s;hulde nat be myne honour / nor plea&s;a~t
to the Frenche kynge / nor to the lordes that
haue &s;ente me hyder / without I myght ac|co~ply&s;&s;he
my voyage / as I haue in charge.
well quod the kynge / ye &s;hall haue none o|ther
waye of me at this tyme. So the kynge
went fro them and lefte the two knight&abis; &s;pe|kynge
toguyder. They were &s;ore troubled
with the abu&s;yon on the kynge of Hungery.
Than they coun&s;ayled toguyder / what was
be&s;t for them to do. Than they determyned
to &s;ende ha&s;tye me&s;&s;angers to the fre~che kyn|ge
and to the duke of Burgoyne / &s;ithe they
&s;awe they coulde haue none other remedy / 
they wrote letters to the kyng and to the du|ke
of Burgoyne / that they &s;hulde &abpro;uyde for
the mater. They &s;ente their letters by po&s;te / 
to make the more ha&s;t / and taryed &s;tyll them
&s;elfes at Bode with the kyng of Hungry / a|byding
the retourne of their me&s;&s;anger.</P>
<P>THis me&s;&s;anger &s;pedde &s;o well / and
made &s;uche dilygence / that he came
to Parys / and there founde y^e kyng
and the duke of Burgoyn / and there &s;hewed
his le<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="2 letters">s and they were reed at length / with
the whiche they were nothynge plea&s;ed / and
had marueyle that the kyng of Hungry wol|de
nat &s;uffre his pre&s;entes to pa&s;&s;e throughe
his countre in to Turkey. The duke of Ber+rey
excu&s;ed the kynge of Hungry and &s;ayde / 
howe he had good cau&s;e to do as he dyde / for
it is a thyng to humbly done for the kynge to
&s;ende &s;uche pre&s;entes to an hethan thyng. the
duke of Burgoyne / bycau&s;e the mater tou|ched
hym / he was of the contrary opinyon / 
and &s;aid it was a thyng rea&s;onable &s;o to do / 
&s;ith that fortune hath ben &s;o fauorable to him
to haue the vyctorie in &s;uche a batayle / and
hath hadde the kyng of Hungry in cha&s;e and
hath taken pri&s;oners / all &s;uche noble men as
were agayn&s;t hym in that iourney / wherfore
the fre~des of tho&s;e pri&s;oners may well fynde
the meanes howe to comforte them for their
delyueraunce. This dukes wordes were vp
holden with the kynge and with dyuers of
his coun&s;ayle. Than the kynge demaunded
of his vncle of Berrey? Sayeng / fayre vn|cle / 
if Lamorabaquy the &s;oudan or any other
hethan kynge &s;ende you a ruby or a ryche ie|well / 
wheder wyll ye receyne it or nat. Sir
quod he I wolde take aduy&s;e. Than y^t kyng
&s;ayd / It pa&s;&s;eth nat yet tenne yere / &s;ythe the
&s;oudan &s;ente you a ruby whiche co&s;t twentie
thou&s;ande frankes. So the kynge of Hun|gries
dede was nat &s;u&s;teygned / but it was
&s;ayd that he had yuell done to &s;toppe the go|yng
of the&s;e pre&s;entes / and that it &s;hulde ra|ther
hynder the pri&s;oners than auaunce the~.
Than the kyng was cou~&s;ayled to write to y^e
kyng of Hungry amyable letters / de&s;yringe
hym nat to &s;toppe his knyght / but &s;uffre him
<PB REF="297">
to pa&s;&s;e in to Turkey with his pre&s;e~tes and
me&s;&s;age. Than letters were written / &s;ealed / 
and delyuered agayne to the &s;ame me&s;&s;a~ger / 
and &s;o he departed to retourne in to Hu~gry.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="220" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the duche&s;&s;e of Orlyaunce
doughter to the duke of Myllayne
was had in &s;u&s;pecte of the Frenche
kynges &s;yckene&s;&s;e. Cap. CC.xx.</HEAD>
<P>YE haue harde here before / howe
the Fre~che kyng lightly euery yere
was &s;ore enclyned to fall in to a fra~|&s;ey / 
&s;o that there was nother Phi&s;ycion nor
&s;urgion that coude remedy hym. Many &s;aid
they wolde helpe hym / but whan~e it came to
the poynt all their labour was in vayne / for
the kynges &s;ickene&s;&s;e wolde nat cea&s;e nother
for prayers nor for medycins / tyll it had ron
his full cour&s;e. Some of his phi&s;ycions and
arioles and charmers / whan they &s;awe no re+medy / 
than they &s;aid &s;urely / howe the kynge
was poy&s;oned or be wytched / by crafte of &s;or+cerye / 
whiche noy&s;e made the lordes &amp; other / 
to haue many in &s;u&s;pecte. And &s;ome of the&s;e
nigromancers affyrmed that the kynges &s;ic|kene&s;&s;e
came by rea&s;on of &s;orcery and char|mes.
And to make the~ beleue it was &s;o / they
&s;ayd they knewe it by the &s;pyrites / who had
&s;hewed it to them. Of the&s;e deuins / arioles
and charmers / there were certayne brente at
Parys and at Auignon. They &s;pake &s;o mo|che
and &s;ayd / that the duche&s;&s;e Valentyne of
Orlyau~ce / doughter to the duke of Myllayn
hadde witched the kynge / to the entent to at|tayne
to the crowne of Fraunce. They had
&s;o &s;claundred this lady / y^e brute ran through
the realme / that &s;he v&s;ed &s;uche craftes of &s;or|cery / 
&s;ayeng: that as long as &s;he was about
the kyng / and that he myght &s;e her / the kyng
&s;hulde nat ame~de. So it behoued this lady
to auoyde this &s;claunder / and to flye fro the
paryll therof / to departe fro Parys / and &s;o
&s;he wente to A&s;yners a fayre Ca&s;tell nere to
Pontoy&s;e / &abper;teyning to her hu&s;bande the du+ke
of Orlyau~ce. And afterwarde &s;he went &amp;
dwelt at Newca&s;tell on the ryuer of Loyre / 
parteynynge to her hu&s;bande / who was &s;ore
di&s;plea&s;ed in his hert / that &s;uche a brute ran
vpon his wyfe / howe be it he di&s;&s;ymuled the
mater as well as he myght. Nor dyd nat ab|&s;ent
hym &s;elfe fro the court / for he had moche
bu&s;yne&s;&s;e for the maters of the realme. The
duke of Myllayne called Galeas / was well
enformed howe his doughter the duche&s;&s;e of
Orlyaunce was accu&s;ed / wherof he was &s;ore
di&s;plea&s;ed. And he &s;ente twy&s;e or thri&s;e am|ba&s;&s;adours
to the Frenche kyng and his cou~+&s;ayle / 
and offred to fynde a knyght to fyght
at vttrau~ce / with any man that wolde accu&s;e
his doughter of any tray&s;on. And the me&s;&s;a~+gers
in a maner thretned that y^e duke wolde
make warre in to Fraunce / bycau&s;e the fren|che
kyng beyng in good helthe (at Balyng|ham / 
bitwene &s;aynt Omers and Calis) &s;aid
that a&s;&s;one as he were retourned in to Frau~+ce / 
he wolde entende to nothyng / but to ma|ke
warre vpon the duke of Myllayne. And
al&s;o the kyng of Englande / who as than cal|led
hym &s;elfe his &s;onne / bycau&s;e he had ma|ryed
his doughter / promy&s;ed to &s;ende hym a
thou&s;ande &s;peres and &s;ixe thou&s;a~de archers / 
wherof the frenche kyng was right ioyfull.
Proui&s;yon was made for the Frenche kyng
in the countie of Sauoy &amp; in y^e Dolphenry.
The kynges mynde was to entre that waye
in to Lombardy / to make warre on the duke
of Myllaygne. But that iourney toke none
effecte. For whan tidynges was brought in
to Fraunce of the di&s;confyture of the batayle
before Nicopoly in Turkey / and of y^e dethe
and takynge of the lordes of Fraunce / The
kynge &amp; the duke of Burgoyne were &s;o char|ged
and bu&s;yed in that behalfe / that the iour+ney
in to Lombardy was defected. And al&s;o
they &s;awe well y^t the duke of Myllayne was
in fauoure with Lamorabaquy / &s;o that they
dur&s;t nat di&s;plea&s;e hym / &amp; &s;o lette hym alone.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="221" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the duke of Burgoyne and
the duche&s;&s;e his wyfe toke great dy|lygence / 
to fynde the meanes to re|deme
out of pri&s;one the erle of Ne|uers
their &s;onne / and the other pri&s;o+ners
beyng in Turkey.
Cap. CC.xxi.</HEAD>
<P><PB N="cclxxxiii" REF="297">
_THe duke of Burgoyn
and the duches &s;tudyed all
the wayes they coulde de|uy&s;e / 
by what maner or tre+tye
they myght gette their
&s;onne out of pry&s;one / they
knewe well or they coulde
haue hym they &s;hulde be fayne to pay for hym
a great raun&s;ome. they myni&s;&s;hed their hou&s;|holde
and kept a meaner e&s;tate / and gathered
as moche golde and &s;yluer as they coulde / for
without that / they coulde nat bringe aboute
their purpo&s;e. And they gate theym aquayn|tauuce
with marchauntes venycience and ge|nouoys / 
and &s;uche other / for they thought by
their meanes they &s;hulde the rather come to
their purpo&s;e. the duke of Burgoyne lay &s;tyll
at Paris with the kynge his nephue / and had
the chiefe gouernaunce of the realme / wherby
his bu&s;yne&s;&s;e had the better effecte. The &s;ame
&s;ea&s;one there was at Parys a marchaunt of
Turkey / who had all the doynge for all other
Lombardes / he was knowen and &s;poken of
through out all the worlde / his name was cal|led
Dyne of Re&s;ponde / &amp; by hym all exchaun|ges
were made. He was in good fauour with
the kyng and other lordes before this iourney
in Turkey / but than after the batayle he was
moche more made of. Often tymes the duke
of Burgoyne demaunded of hym coun&s;ayle
howe he myght entre in to treatie with Lamo+rabaquy / 
for the redempcion of his &s;onne and
of the other pri&s;oners in Turkey. Sir &abquod; this
marchau~t / lytell and lytell &s;ome meanes wyll
be founde. Syr / the marchauntes of Gennes
and of other i&s;les are knowen ouer all / and oc|cupyeth
the trade of marchau~dy&s;e in Quayre
in Alexandre / in Da~mas / in Danuet / in Tur+key / 
and out in farre countreys hethan / for as
ye knowe well marchaundy&s;e flyeth ouer all
the worlde. Syr / let the kynge and you write
amyably to theym / and prome&s;&s;e them great
benefytes and profytes / if they wolde do for
you. There is nothynge but it is ouercome
with golde and &s;yluer. And al&s;o &s;yr the kynge
of Cyper / who hath hadde no warre with the
kyng Lamorabaquy / he may ryght well ayde
you. Syr / as for me ye may be &s;ure I wyll do
what I canne / for I am bounde therto. It is
nat to be marueyled though the duke of Bur|goyne
and the duches &s;ought out wayes howe
they might recouer agayne their &s;onne / for he
was their heyre / therfore it touched the~ ryght
nere. The ladyes of Fraunce tooke great &s;o|rowe
for their hu&s;bandes and louers / &s;pecyal|ly
the lady of Coucy coude nat forget her hu&s;|bande / 
&s;he wepte pytuou&s;ly nyght and daye
and coulde take no comforte. The duke of Lo+rayne
and &s;yr Henry her two bretherne came
to &s;aint Gobyn to &s;e and to recomforte her / as
moche as they myght / &amp; they &s;ayd they wolde
&s;ende in to Turkey to knowe howe he dyd / for
they &s;aid they vnder&s;tode howe he had a more
gentyll pri&s;one than any of his felowes had.
The lady Coucy thanked greatly her two bre+therne
for their coun&s;ayle and great comforte.
Than &s;he de&s;yred &s;ir Robert Den a valyaunt
knyght of Cambre&s;ys / to take the payne to go
in to Hungery and in to Turkey / to &s;e what
condycyon her hu&s;bande the lorde of Coucy
was in. The knyght &s;ayd for her &s;ake he was
content to go thyder / &amp; to bringe the certaynte
of his e&s;tate. Thus he made him redy and fiue
per&s;ones with him. Other ladyes in Fraunce
&s;ent in lyke wy&s;e to knowe what ca&s;e their hu&s;+bandes
were in.</P>
<P>YE haue herde here before / howe the
kynge of Hungery wolde in no wy&s;e
con&s;ent that &s;ir Morant &s;hulde pa&s;&s;e
into Turkey with the frenche kynges pre&s;en|tes / 
and in this opynion the kynge longe con|tynued / 
whiche was right dy&s;plea&s;aunt to &s;ir
Morant and to &s;yr Helley / but they coude nat
amende it. And &s;o it happed y^t the great may|&s;ter
of the Rodes came in to Hungery to the
cytie of Bode / to whome the kyng made good
chere / wherto he was bounde / for the daye of
the batayle the kynge had ben &s;layne or taken
and he had nat ben / and there he founde the&s;e
two knyghtes of Fraunce. They came to him
and &s;hewed hym howe the kynge wolde nat
&s;uffre them to pa&s;&s;e in to Turkey / with &s;uche
pre&s;entes as the frenche kynge had &s;ent to La+morabaquy / 
wherof he had meruayle / &amp; &s;ayde
howe he wolde &s;peke to the kynge therin / and
that they &s;hulde well knowe / and &s;o he dyd / 
and &s;hewed to the kyng &s;uche rea&s;ons that he
tourned the kynges opynion / and &s;o than they
had leaue to pa&s;&s;e in to Turkey with all their
pre&s;entes. and &s;o they pa&s;&s;ed forthe vnder &s;ure
&s;afe conduct and came to Lamorabaquy / who
receyued theym and their gyftes ryght hono|rably / 
after their v&s;age / and made great ioye
<PB REF="298">
of the pre&s;entes. The knyghtes for all y^t &s;pake
but ones all onely with the erle of Neuers at
good ley&s;are / and at their departynge the erle
&s;ayde to them. Syrs / I requyre you recom|maunde
me to my lorde my father and to my
lady my mother / and to my lorde of Berrey / 
and &s;pecyally to the kynge / and &s;alute fro me
all my other frendes / and de&s;yre them that if
Lamorabaquy wyll &s;et vs to raun&s;ome / that
by meanes of marchauntes or otherwy&s;e / our
raun&s;omes may be quyckly payed / and we de+lyuered / 
for by longe taryenge we &s;hall le&s;e / for
in y^e begynnyng we were but .viii. pri&s;oners / 
and nowe we be .xvi. whiche is in all .xxiiii.
and we &s;hall nat be delyuered without we be
delyuered all at ones / and as &s;oone all as one / 
for Lamorabaquy hath &s;o promy&s;ed / and &s;ure+ly
he wyll nat be founde fal&s;e of his worde. &s;yr
Morant and &s;yr Helley aun&s;wered and &s;ayd / 
howe his co~maundement &s;hulde be doone / to
the whiche he was bounde. So they depar|ted
and retourned in to Hungery / and by the
way they encountred the me&s;&s;anger that was
&s;ent in to Fraunce to the kynge / bringynge a
gayne letters fro the frenche kynge to the kyng
of Hungery. Than this me&s;&s;anger retourned
agayne with theym / for he had no more to do
whan he &s;awe them retourne / and had done
their voyage into Turkey / and &s;o retourned
all togyther in to Fraunce.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="222" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the duke of Glouce&s;tre &s;ub|telly
&s;ought out the meanes / howe
to dy&s;troye kynge Rycharde of En|glande
his nephue. Cap. CC.xxii.</HEAD>
<P>_IT is long &s;yth I &s;pake
of the duke of Glouce&s;tre / 
yonge&s;t &s;onne to the kynge
of <ABBR>England</ABBR> Edwarde the
thyrde / I had no tyme to
&s;peke of him tyll nowe / and
bycau&s;e his herte coude ne+uer
loue the frenche men / therfore of the lo&s;&s;e
that the frenche men had in Turkey / he was
rather gladde than &s;ory. The &s;ame &s;ea&s;one he
had a knyght with hym called &s;yr Iohan La|quyquay / 
chiefe of his coun&s;ayle (as it was
knowen after) he &s;ayde to his lorde. Syr the
fumes and pride of the frenche men are well a
bated / by rea&s;one of their iourney in to Hun|gery
and Turkey. they be &s;o full of pride and
brages that they canne come to no good con|clu&s;ion
of any enterpri&s;e y^t they take in hande.
That is trewe quod the duke / and that ape|red
right well / duryng the warre in the dayes
of the kynge my father / and of my brother the
prince of Wales / for as than they coulde neuer
atayne to any iourney agayn&s;t the Engly&s;&s;he
men / therfore I canne nat tell why we &s;hulde
haue trewce with them / for if the warre were
open / and by rea&s;on of our good tytell togy|ther / 
we &s;hulde nowe make them better warre
than euer was made before. for as nowe all
the floure of chyualry of Fraunce is outher
taken or &s;layne / and the men of Englande de|&s;yre
to haue warre rather than peace / for they
canne better lyue in warre than peace / for in
lyenge &s;tyll is none aduauntage. and I &s;were
by god if I may lyue two yere in good helth / 
the war<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> &s;halbe renewed / I wyll nother &s;pare
for trewce / re&s;pyte / nor a&s;&s;uraunce / for in tyme
pa&s;te the Frenche men haue kept no prome&s;&s;e
with vs / but haue fal&s;ely and craftely taken a+way
the herytage of the duchy of Acquytayn / 
whiche was gyuen and delyuered by agre|ment
of good treatie of peace to the kynge my
father / whiche often tymes I haue &s;hewed to
the coun&s;ayle of Fraunce / whan we met and
comuned togyther in the fronter of the mar|che&s;&s;e
of Calays / but alwayes they flory&s;&s;hed
their ente~tes with &s;o &s;wete wordes / that myne
opynion was nat regarded nor belyued / nou|ther
by the kynge my nephewe nor by my bre|therne / 
but if there were a good heed kynge of
Englande / that de&s;yred the warre as well as
I do / and wolde put to his payne to recouer
his herytage / whiche craftely and fal&s;ely hath
been taken fro hym without any good tytle of
rea&s;one / he &s;hulde fynde in Englande a hun|dred
thou&s;ande archers / and &s;yxe thou&s;ande
men of armes redy aparelled to &s;erue him and
to pa&s;&s;e the &s;ee / and to put their goodes and ly+ues
in aduenture in his &s;eruyce. But it is nat
&s;o / there is no &s;uche Kynge in Englande as
nowe that loueth any dedes of armes / if there
were / he wolde &s;hewe hym &s;elfe in Fraunce.
there was neuer &s;o good tyme to make warre
in Frau~ce as now / for who &s;oeuer goeth nowe
&s;halbe fought withall / whiche is all the de&s;yre
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that engly&s;&s;hmen haue in tru&s;t of wynnyng / 
as they had in tyme pa&s;te in the dayes of good
kynge Edwarde my father / &amp; in my brothers
dayes the prince of Wales. I am y^e yonge&s;t of
all the bretherne of Englande / but if I may be
beleued I &s;hall be the fyr&s;t e y^t &s;hall renewe the
warre / and tru&s;t to recouer the wronges that
the frenchmen haue done to vs / and dayly do / 
and all by the &s;ymple &s;louthfulne&s;&s;e that is a
monge vs / and &s;pecyally our heed the kynge
my nephue / who wyll nowe alye hym&s;elfe by
maryage to the frenche kinges doughter / this
is no token that he wyll make warre. his eyen
be to heuy / he careth for nothyng but for meate
and drinke / and re&s;te / and dalyenge with la|dyes
and damo&s;elles. This is no lyfe for men
of warre that wyll de&s;erue to haue honour by
prowes of dedes of armes. yet I remembre
me of the la&s;t iourney y^t I made into Fraunce.
I thynke I had in my company but two thou
&s;ande &s;peares and eyght thou&s;ande archers / 
and &s;o pa&s;&s;ed the &s;ee / and entred in to the re|alme
of Fraunce fro Calayes&abis; and &s;o wente a
longe in to the realme / and fou~de none to with
&s;tande me / nor none that dur&s;t fyght with me / 
in lyke wy&s;e &s;o dyd &s;yr Robert Canoll and &s;ir
Hugh Caurell / and Thomas of Grau~t&s;ome / 
and &s;yr Phylyppe Gy&s;&s;arde / and yet they had
nat the nombre that I had with me / and yet
they were before Parys and demaunded ba|tayle
of the frenche kynge / but they coulde ne|uer
be aun&s;wered / nor founde any per&s;on that
&s;ayd any thyng to them / and &s;o they rode into
Bretayne / and &s;o a longe through the realme
of Fraunce / fro Calais to Burdeaux / without
hauynge of any batayle or rencountre. but I
thynke &s;urely / who &s;o wolde nowe make any
&s;uche iourney they &s;hulde be fought with all / 
for he that calleth hym &s;elfe kynge in Fraunce
is yonge / hote / and of great corage and enter|pri&s;e / 
he wolde &s;urely fight / what ende &s;o euer
fell therof / and that is the thynge we de&s;yre / 
for we loue nothynge &s;o well as to haue ba|tayle / 
for without it be by batayle and victory
vpon the frenche men (who be ryche) els we
&s;hall haue no recouery / but &s;uffre with the lo&s;&s;e
as we haue done euer &s;ythe my nephewe was
kyng of Englande. This thyng can nat longe
endure in this e&s;tate / but at la&s;te the realme of
Englande &s;hall perceyue the mater &amp; repente
it / for the kyng taketh and &s;hall take and rey&s;e
great tayles of y^e marchauntes / wherwith they
be nat content / and yet they can nat tell where
the good becometh. Thus the kynge enpoue|reth
the realme of Englande / and gyueth to
one and other largely / and there as it is but y|uell
be&s;towed / and his people vyeth the bar|gayne / 
whiche &s;hortely wyll growe to a rebel|lyon
within the realme / for the people begyn
to clater and to murmure therat / &s;ayeng howe
they wyll no le~ger &s;uffre nor beare it / he &s;ayeth
to &s;toppe the peoples rumure that the trewce
ones concluded bytwene him &amp; Fraunce / that
than he wyll make a voyage in to Irelande / 
and enploye there his men of armes and ar|chers / 
and there he hath ben but with a &s;mall
conque&s;t / for Irela~de is no lande of great con+que&s;t
nor profyte / the people they are but rude
and yuell / and a right poore countrey and in|habytable / 
and looke what is wonne there in
one yere / is lo&s;te in another. Laquynay La|quynay
quod the duke / all that I haue &s;ayde
is of trouth.</P>
<P>THus the duke of Glouce&s;tre deuy&s;ed
with his knyght with &s;uche wordes
and other / as it was well knowen af|ter.
He hated the kynge / and coulde &s;peke no
good worde of him / and though he were with
his brother the duke of La~ca&s;tre / as one of the
greate&s;t rulers of the Realme / he toke no care
therof. And whan the kyng dyd &s;ende for him
he wolde come at his plea&s;ure / and &s;ometyme
nat a whyt. And whan he came to the kynge / 
he wolde be the la&s;te &s;hulde come / and the fir&s;t
that wolde departe / and in coun&s;ayle what he
had ones &s;ayd of his opynion / he wolde haue
it taken and accepted / els he wolde be di&s;plea|&s;ed / 
and &s;omtyme take his leaue and departe
to his maner in E&s;&s;ex called Pla&s;&s;hey / there
was his chiefe abydynge. This duke was a
great prince / and might well &s;pende by yere a
thre&s;core thou&s;ande ducates / he was duke of
Glouce&s;tre / erle of E&s;&s;ex and of Buckingham
and con&s;table of Englande. He was of &s;o mar+ueylous
condycyons / that the kynge douted
hym more than any other of his vncles / for in
his wordes he wolde nat &s;pare nor forbeare
the kynge. The kynge alwayes was humble
and meke to hym / and what&s;oeuer he wolde
demaunde the kynge wolde graunte it hym.
This duke had cau&s;ed in Engla~de to be done
many cruell and ha&s;ty iugementes / for he had
cau&s;ed to be beheeded withoute tytell of any
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good rea&s;one that noble knyght &s;yr Symon
Burle / and dyuers other of the kynges coun|&s;ayle.
and cha&s;ed out of Englande the arche|by&s;&s;hop
of yorke and the duke of Irelande / 
bycau&s;e they were &s;o nygh of the kinges coun+&s;ayle / 
and layde to their charge that they had
coun&s;ayled the kynge wronge / and ledde hym
as they ly&s;t / and had &s;pente the reuenewes of
Englande at their plea&s;ures. This duke had
two bretherne / the duke of Lanca&s;tre and the
duke of yorke. The&s;e two were euer about the
kynge / wherat this duke of Glouce&s;tre hadde
great enuy / &amp; wolde &s;ay to dyuers / as to &s;uche
as he tru&s;ted (as Robert by&s;&s;hop of London
and to other / whan they came to him to Pla&s;|&s;hey)
Frendes / my two bretherne ouerchar|geth
greatly the kynges hou&s;e / it were better
they were at home at their owne hou&s;es. this
duke by &s;ubtyle couerte wayes / drewe to his
acorde y^e londoners / for he thought if he might
be &s;ure of them / he &s;hulde &s;one haue all the re&s;t
of the realme to his acorde. This duke had a
nephue / &s;onne to the doughter of his elder bro+ther / 
called Lyonell duke of Clarence / whiche
doughter was maryed into Lombardy to the
&s;onne of &s;yr Galeas duke of Myllayne. This
duke Lyonell dyed in the cytie of A&s;te in Pie|mounte.
So this duke of Glouce&s;tre wolde
gladly haue &s;ene his nephue &s;onne to y^e dough+ter
of the duke of Clarence / called Iohan erle
of Marche / to haue ben kynge of Englande / 
and to haue had his nephue kynge Rycharde
depo&s;ed / for he &s;ayd howe the kynge was nat
worthy to holde nor to gouerne the realme of
Englande. This he wolde &s;ay to them that he
tru&s;ted / and he dyd &s;o moch that he cau&s;ed the
erle of Marche to come to his hou&s;e / and than
and there he dy&s;couered to hym all his entent
and &s;ecretne&s;&s;e and &s;ayde / howe he had deter|myned
to make hym kynge of Englande / and
kyng Richarde to be put downe and his wyfe
al&s;o / and to be kept in pri&s;on dutynge their ly+ues / 
and &s;o he de&s;yred effectuou&s;ly the erle to
accept his offre and good wyll / &s;ayenge howe
he wolde do the be&s;te he coulde to bringe it a|boute / 
and that he had of his acorde and aly|aunce
the erle of Arundell and therle of War|wyke / 
and dyuers other prelates and lordes
of Englande. The erle of Marche was &s;ore
aba&s;&s;hed / whan he herde the duke his vncle
&s;peke &s;uche wordes / howe be it lyke a yonge
man he di&s;&s;ymuled the mater / and aun&s;wered
wy&s;ely / to thentent to plea&s;e the duke / and &s;aid
howe he <ABBR>wold</ABBR> be glad to be ruled as he wolde
haue hym / but he &s;ayd he wolde be well aduy|&s;ed
or he accepted &s;uche promi&s;&s;e to &s;one / and
wolde take therin aduy&s;e and delyberacyon.
And whan y^e duke of Glouce&s;tre &s;awe the ma+ner
of the erle / than he de&s;yred him to kepe the
mater &s;ecrete. The erle an&s;wered &s;o he wolde
do. Than therle departed as &s;one as he coude
and &s;o wente in to Irelande to his herytage / 
and after he wolde neuer entende to the dukes
treatie / but alwayes excu&s;ed him &s;elfe wy&s;ely / 
yet euer he kept the mater &s;ecrete / for he &s;awe
well the conclu&s;yon &s;hulde nat be good.</P>
<P>IT was &s;ayd howe the duke of Glou+ce&s;tre
&s;ought all the wayes he coude
to &s;et a trouble in Englande / and to
&s;tyrre the londoners agayn&s;t the kynge. So
it was the &s;ame yere that the truce was made
bytwene Englande and Fraunce / to endure
for thyrty yere / and that the kynge was retour+ned
agayne in to Englande with his yonge
wyfe / than the duke of Glouce&s;tre enfourmed
the Londoners and &s;ayd. Syrs / make ye a re+que&s;t
to the kynge and it &s;hall be rea&s;onable / 
de&s;yre that &s;eynge he hath peace with his ene+myes / 
that ye may be franke and fre fro all &s;ub+&s;ydies
and aydes that hath ben graunted this
twenty yere pa&s;t / affyrmyng howe they were
nat graunted but durynge the &s;ea&s;one of the
warre / for ye &s;yrs (quod the duke that be mar+chauntes
are yuell entreated and &s;ore oppre&s;|&s;ed / 
to pay of euery hundred florens .xiii. and
all the&s;e goodes are &s;pent in ydlene&s;&s;e / in dau~|&s;ynge
and makynge of fea&s;tes / and eatynge
and drinkynge / and all ye pay for / wherby ye
be &s;ore traueyled. and &s;hewe you to the kynge
howe ye wolde that the realme of Englande
&s;hulde be gouerned acordinge to the auncyent
cu&s;tomes / and ye may &s;ay that whan the kyng
hath any nede or the realme / or for the honour
of the cou~trey / and for the defence therof / howe
that ye wyll be redy to ayde it / in &s;uche wy&s;e
that the kynge and his coun&s;ayle &s;hall holde
them content. Thus by the &s;ettynge on of the
duke of Glouce&s;tre / the Londoners and the
coun&s;ayles of dyuers other cyties and tow|nes
of Englande / a&s;&s;embled theym togyther / 
and on a day came to Eltham a &s;euen myle fro
London / where the kyng was / and whan they
came before the Kynge they made a reque&s;t
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of all the&s;e fore&s;ayd thynges / and wolde that
it &s;hulde haue ben acomply&s;&s;hed incontynent.
And whan this reque&s;t was made there was
with the kynge no mo of his vncles but two / 
the dukes of Lanca&s;tre and of yorke. Than
the kynge charged the Duke of Lanca&s;tre to
make theym an aun&s;were / and than the duke
&s;ayd to them. &s;yrs / the kynges plea&s;ure is that
ye departe home euery man to his owne / and
within a moneth a&s;&s;emble agayne togyder at
London or at We&s;tmyn&s;ter / &amp; there the kynge
wyll be with his coun&s;ayle / and his nobles / 
prelates and other / and they they wyll be redy
to here your reque&s;tes / and loke what &s;hall be
thought nece&s;&s;ary by his coun&s;ayle / the kynge
wyll graunt it you / in &s;uche wy&s;e that ye &s;hall
all be well contente. This aun&s;were plea&s;ed
many of them / but nat all / for there were &s;ome
that were of the opinyon of the duke of Glou|ce&s;tre / 
who wolde haue had a &s;horter an&s;were / 
but the dukes of Lanca&s;tre and of yorke apea|&s;ed
them with fayre &s;wete wordes / and &s;o they
departed for that tyme. But for all that they
left nat their pur&s;ute / &s;o that the next moneth
after they a&s;&s;embled at We&s;tmyn&s;ter / there be
ynge the kynge with his coun&s;ayle / and than
there was pre&s;ent the duke of Glouce&s;tre / who
greatly enclyned to their demaundes / but at
makinge of the aun&s;were he &s;pake nat all that
he thought in his hert / but di&s;&s;ymuled the ma|ter / 
to the entent that the kynge nor his bre|therne
&s;hulde nat perceyue his mynde. Than
the duke of Lanca&s;tre made the aun&s;were to
the londoners for the kynge and &s;ayd. ye &s;yrs
of London and other / the kynge hath co~maun+ded
me to gyue you a determynable an&s;were
to your reque&s;tes in his name and his coun|&s;ayle / 
and by the con&s;ent of other prelates and
noble men of his realme. Sirs ye knowe well
to the entent to e&s;chewe all parelles and daun|gers
that myght come to this Realme / there
was a generall graunt made by you and other
of the good cyties and townes of Englande / 
that there &s;hulde be ray&s;ed a tayle on the &s;tate
of marchaundy&s;e / in maner and fourme as it
hath tynne nowe vpon a &s;yxe yere / that was
to paye of euery hundred .xiii. and by rea&s;on
therof the kynge graunted and &s;ealed to you
certayne fraunche&s;&s;es / the whiche he is nat in
mynde to take fro you / but rather to encrea&s;e
it dayly acordyng to your de&s;ertes. but where
as ye nowe wolde repell agayne that ye ones
wyllyngly agreed vnto and graunted / ther|fore
here openly he repelyth agayne all &s;uche
graces and grauntes as he hath made to you
before this tyme. Beholde here all the&s;e noble
men and prelates haue &s;worne and prome&s;&s;ed
to the kynge to ayde and &s;u&s;tayne all thynges
lawfully gyuen and graunted. therfore &s;yrs
con&s;idre well that the &s;tate of the king is great
and chargeable / and if it augment in one ma|ner / 
it myny&s;&s;heth in another / for the rentes
and reuene was turneth nat to the kynges pro+fyte
as moche as it hath doone in tyme pa&s;te / 
the kinge and his coun&s;ayle hath ben at great
co&s;te and charge / &s;ythe the warres renewed
bytwene Englande and Fraunce / and great
charge it hath been to the kynge for &s;uche am|ba&s;&s;adours
as haue treated bytwene the par|ties / 
as well here as beyonde the &s;ee / al&s;o the
pur&s;uynge of the kynges maryage hath co&s;te
gret goodes. And though there be nowe peace
bytwene the realmes / yet the charge is great
of kepynge of the gary&s;ons in townes and ca|&s;telles / 
beynge vnder the kynges obey&s;aunce
as well in Ga&s;coyne / Burdeloys / Bayonois / 
Bygore / and the marches of Gyan and Ca|lays / 
al&s;o in kepyng the &s;ee and the portes and
hauens of Englande. in lykewy&s;e it is charge+able
the kepyng of the fronters of Scotlande
whiche may nat be vnprouyded / and al&s;o the
marche&s;&s;e of Irelande. All the&s;e thynges and
other con&s;ernynge the kynges e&s;tate and ho|nour
of the realme / draweth yerely great co&s;te
and charge / whiche is farre better knowen by
the noble men of y^e realme / than by any of you
that medeleth but with your marchaundy&s;e.
Thanke god<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">irs that ye be thus in peace / and
take hede that none paye without he be wor|thy
and occupye the feate of marchaundy&s;e / 
and as well payeth the &s;traungers / as ye do.
ye be at a freer marte than they of Fraunce or
Lombardy / or other Realmes / whyther as
youre marchaundy&s;e repayreth / for they be
tayled and retayled agayne two or thre ty|mes
in a yere / and ye pa&s;&s;e by a rea&s;onable or|dynaunce
&s;ette and a&s;&s;e&s;&s;ed vpon your mar|chaundy&s;e.</P>
<P>THe&s;e wordes or &s;uche lyke &s;poken by
the duke of Lanca&s;tre apea&s;ed great+ly
the people / who were &s;ette to do y|uell / 
by the &s;ettynge on of other. Thus they
departed at y^t tyme without any other thynge
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doynge / and the mo&s;te parte of theym were
well content / and &s;uche as wolde the contrary
made no &s;emblante therof at that tyme. The
duke of Glouce&s;tre retourned to his maner of
Pla&s;&s;hey / and he &s;awe well as at that tyme he
coulde nat brynge his purpo&s;e to pa&s;&s;e / but
&s;tyll he &s;tudyed howe to make trouble in En|glande / 
and to fynde the wayes howe to re|newe
the warre in Fraunce and he had of his
acorde his wyfes vncle the Erle of Arundell / 
who de&s;yred nothynge but warre / and they
had doone &s;o moche that they had drawen to
their acorde the erle of Warwyke.</P>
<P>TTHe kinge of Englande had two
bretherne by his mother / one cal|led
Thomas Erle of Kente / and
the &s;econde &s;ir Iohan of Holande
a valyaunt knyght / who had to his wyfe the
doughter of the duke of La~ca&s;tre / he was erle
of Huntyngdon and chamberlayne with the
kynge / it was he that &s;lewe the &s;onne of Ry|charde
erle of &s;tafforde / as ye haue herde here
before in this hy&s;torie. The &s;ayde Rycharde
erle of Stafforde had a &s;quyer to his &s;onne / 
who was with the duke of Glouce&s;tre. This
erle of Huntyngdon mo&s;te co~monly was euer
in the courte with the kynge his brother / and
he knewe more of the dealynge of the duke of
Glouce&s;tre than any other dyd / for couertely
and wy&s;ely he made enquery / and al&s;o he dou|ted
greatly the duke / for he knewe he was fell
and &s;odayne / and hyghe mynded / and &s;awe
howe he kept his enemye aboute hym / for the
dethe of the yonge Stafforde / and the peace
therof was neuer made / but the grudge ther|of
contynued &s;tyll. The kynge loued well his
brother / and bare him again&s;t euery man. and
the kynge &s;awe well howe his vncle the duke
of Glouce&s;tre was euer contrary to hym / and
was euer about to con&s;pyre agayn&s;t him / and
to &s;tyrre the realme to rebellyon. &s;o the kynge
and his brother of Holande wolde often ty|mes
comune togyther. The &s;ame &s;ea&s;one the
frenche kyng had &s;ent the erle of &s;aynt Powle
in to Englande to &s;e the kyng and his dough|ter
the quene and to nori&s;&s;he loue / for the truce
was made in &s;uche maner and co~dycion / that
their &s;ubgiettes myght repayre eche to other
in dy&s;pyte of all their yuell wyllers. the kynge
and the erle of Huntyngdon made them good
chere / as well for the honoure of the Frenche
kynge / as for that he had wedded their &s;uffer.
At that tyme the Dukes of Lanca&s;tre nor of
yorke were nat with the kynge / for they be|gan
&s;omwhat to di&s;&s;ymule / for they &s;awe well
that the people in Englande beganne to mur|mure
in dyuers places / on the &s;tate and rewle
that the kynge kept / and that the maters were
lykely to go yuell. They thought they wolde
nat be at the kinges co~maundement nor at the
peoples. And all this came by rea&s;one of the
duke of Glouce&s;tre and his company. The
kynge of Englande &s;pared nat to &s;hewe therle
of &s;aint Powle the &s;tate that Englande &s;tode
in / and howe he founde alwayes his vncle the
duke of Glouce&s;tre harde and rebell agayn&s;t
hym / and &s;hewed hym all thynge y^t he knewe.
Whan the erle of &s;aynt powle herde the kynge
&s;ay in that wy&s;e / he had great marueyle ther|of / 
and &s;ayde howe it ought nat to be &s;uffred / 
and &s;ayd. Syr if ye &s;uffre this / they wyll dy|&s;troy
you / it is &s;ayd in Frau~ce howe the duke
of Glouce&s;tre entendeth to nothynge / but to
breake the peace and to renewe the warre a|gayne / 
and that lytell and litell he draweth the
hertes of yonge men of the realme to his parte
for they de&s;yre rather warre than peace / &s;o that
the auncyent wy&s;e men / if the warre beganne
to &s;tyrre / they &s;hulde nat be herde nor beleued / 
for rea&s;on / right / nor iu&s;tyce hath no place nor
audyence / where as yuell reygneth / therfore
prouyde therfore rather betymes than to late.
it were better ye had theym in daunger / than
they you. The&s;e wordes of the erle of &s;aynte
Powle entered greatly in to the kynges hert / 
and made hym &s;ore to mu&s;e / and after that
the erle of &s;aynt Powle was retourned in to
Fraunce / y^e kyng of Englande &s;hewed all this
mater to his brother the erle of Huntyngdon / 
who &s;aid to the kynge. Syr / my fayre brother
of &s;aynt Powle hath &s;hewed you the trouth / 
therfore take good aduy&s;e in this mater.</P>
<P>ANd as I was enfourmed / aboute a
moneth after that the erle of &s;aynte
Powle had ben in Englande and re+tourned
in to Fraunce / a paryllous fame and
renome ranne vpon the kynge in Englande / 
and in a maner there was a generall brewte
that the erle of &s;aynt Powles co~mynge in to
Englande was to treate with the the kynge / 
that the frenche men myght haue Calayes in
to their handes. This brute greatly troubled
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and moued the people in Engla~de / in &s;o mo|che
that certayne of London roode to Pla&s;|&s;hey
to the duke of Glouce&s;tre / and &s;hewed
hym of that matter. The duke apea&s;ed nat
their wordes / but rather augmented it more
and more. Sayenge howe he coulde nat do
therwith / But &s;ayd he was &s;ure that the fre~|che
men wolde it hadde co&s;te theym all their
kynges doughters / &s;o that they might haue
Calais at their plea&s;ure. This an&s;were &s;et
the Londoners a fyre / and &s;ayde / howe they
wolde &s;peke with the kynge / and &s;hewe hym
howe the realme was nat co~tent. Well quod
the duke &s;hewe it hym in good maner / and
make doute that the people wyll nat be con|tente.
And marke well what an&s;were he ma|keth / 
and &s;hewe me therof the nexte tyme I
&s;peke with you / and thervpon I &s;hall gyue
you coun&s;ayle what ye &s;hall do farther. It
maye well be / that there be &s;ome fal&s;e tray|tours / 
coun&s;ayleth the Kynge to the &s;ame.
There is the erle Mar&s;hall who is Capy|tayne
of Calays / who hath been two tymes
in Frau~ce and taryed at Parys / and he was
one of the chiefe procurers in the treatie for
the kynges maryage with the doughter of
Fraunce. And the&s;e Frenche men are ryght
&s;ubtyle / and can driue their purpo&s;e a farre
of / and lytell and lytell pur&s;ue their ententes
and wyll gyue largely to bringe about their
purpo&s;e.</P>
<P>_ACordynge to the dukes coun|&s;ayle / 
the Londoners on a daye
wente to Eltham to the kynge / 
at whiche tyme there was the
kynges two bretherne / the erle
of Kent and therle of Huntyngdon / the erle
of Sali&s;bury / and the archeby&s;&s;hoppes of
Cau~terbury and of Duuelyn / his confe&s;&s;our
the lorde Thomas Percy / the lorde Ly&s;le / 
Richarde Credon / Iohan Boulofer / and dy+uers
other knyghtes of the kynges chambre.
There the&s;e londoners right wi&s;ely &s;hewed
the kynge their ententes in a meke hu~ble ma+ner / 
and &s;ayde howe the brute ranne / that the
kynge was about to delyuer vp Calais into
the Frenche mennes handes. The kyng had
great marueile of the&s;e newes / for it touched
hym nere to the hert. But right &s;agely he di&s;+&s;ymuled
the mater for that tyme / and ape&s;ed
the Londoners and &s;ayd / howe all that noi&s;e
was wronge / for it was nothyng &s;o. But for
trouthe / he &s;aid / the erle of &s;aynt Poule was
come in to Englande for none other entente / 
but to &s;porte hym / and was &s;ent thider by the
Frenche kynge / to &s;e hym and the quene his
wyfe: Other marchaundy&s;e the kynge &s;ayde
there was none bytwene them / and that the
kynge &s;ware / by the faythe that he owed to
god and to the crowne of Engla~de / and &s;aid
howe he had great marueyle / wherof &s;uche
wordes &s;hulde ry&s;e. Than~e the erle of Sa|li&s;|bury
&s;ayde. Sirs / ye good men of Lon|don.
Go home to youre hou&s;es / and be well
a&s;&s;ured / that the kynge and his Coun&s;ayle
wyll do nor entende to do any thynge / but
that that &s;halbe for the honour and profite of
this his realme of Englande. And who &s;o
euer hath fyr&s;t brought vp the&s;e wordes are
yuell cou~&s;ayled / and &s;hewe well howe they
wolde gladly haue this realme in trouble / &amp;
to haue the people to ry&s;e agayn&s;t the kyng / 
whiche thynge ye of London ought to feare
for by rea&s;on of the la&s;te rebellyon / ye were
in great paryll / to haue been all vtterly dy|&s;troyed.
For whan yuell people be vp &amp; go|uerne / 
iu&s;tyce nor rea&s;on than hath no place.
Tho&s;e wordes apea&s;ed greatly the Londo|ners / 
&amp; were contented with the kynges an|&s;were / 
and &s;o retourned to the cytie of Lon|don / 
And the kynge taryed at Eltham ryght
pen&s;yue / and full of di&s;plea&s;ure / by rea&s;on of
the wordes that he had herde / and had &s;tylle
about hym his two bretherne / and other &s;u|che
as he tru&s;ted be&s;te / for he thought hym
&s;elfe natte well a&s;&s;ured amogne his vncles / 
For he &s;awe well howe they ab&s;ented theym
&s;elfe fro his Courte / and kepte them at home
at their owne hou&s;es / &s;o that he was halfe in
doute of them / and &s;pecially of the duke of
Glouce&s;tre / And &s;o kepte dayly aboute hym
a garde of a thou&s;ande archers.</P>
<P>YT was enformed the kynge of En|glande
of a &s;uretie / that his vncle y^e
duke of Glouce&s;tre and the Erle of
Arundell / purpo&s;ed with pui&s;&s;aunce of peo|ple
to take the kyng and the yong quene and
to putte them in to a ca&s;tell / there to be kepte
&s;urely in an hone&s;t maner with meate &amp; drin+ke / 
&amp; other nece&s;&s;aries. And al&s;o / howe there
&s;hulde be &s;et four gouernours in the realme / 
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as the duke of Lanca&s;tre &amp; the duke of yorke
to rewle fro the Temmys northwarde / vnto
the ryuers of Hu~bre and Thyne / &amp; of Thay
ronnyng by the cytie of Warwyke / compre|hendynge
all the &s;ignories of Northumber|lande / 
and the boundes of Scotlande. And
the duke of Glouce&s;tre had all the rule of Lo~|don
and of the londoners / and of E&s;&s;exe / co~|prehendyng
all the boundes of the See / and
thider where as the ryuer of Hu~bre entereth
in to the &s;ee: and al&s;o of all the portes and ha+uyns
aboue London to Hampton / &amp; to Corn+wall.
And the erle of Arundell / he to haue the
rule of the landes mouynge fro London by|twene
Su&s;&s;exe and Kent / Arundell / Sur|rey / 
Deuon&s;hyre / and Barke&s;hyre / and of
all the hole &s;ignories / bytwene the ryuer of
Thamy&s;e and Bri&s;towe / &amp; the ryuer of Sy+uerne / 
whiche departeth Englande and Wa+les.
And they &s;hall holde and do iu&s;tyce and
rea&s;on to euery man. But their entencyons
is / if they can fynde any rea&s;onable waye to
moue agayne and to renewe the warre by|twene
Englande and Fraunce / and that if y^e
Fre~che kyng wolde haue agayne his dough+ter
he &s;hulde / for &s;ithe &s;he is but eight yeres
of age / paradue~ture whan &s;he cometh to .xii.
yeres &s;he may repente her and refuce her ma+riage / 
bycau&s;e &s;he was maryed in her youth
And al&s;o it was no rea&s;on to di&s;mary her fro
the heyr of Bretaygne / as it was promi&s;ed.
And if whan &s;he cometh to perfyte age / that
&s;he wyll nat refuce her maryage / Than &s;he
mu&s;t abyde by right &s;tyll quene of Engla~de / 
and to haue her dowrye / but in no wy&s;e &s;he
&s;hulde be crowned Quene. And that if the
kynge dyed or &s;he came to laufull age / than
they purpo&s;e to &s;ende her agayne in to Frau~+ce
to her father. This was &s;hewed to y^e king
for &s;uche wordes were &s;poken by dyuers En+gly&s;&s;he
men / and &s;pecially by the londoners
who coude nat loue the kynge. And they re|pented
them / that whan the co~mons of Su&s;|&s;exe / 
Kent / and E&s;&s;exe were vp / and came to
London / in that they dyde breake their pur|po&s;e / 
for as &s;ome of them co~fe&s;&s;ed / they were
in mynde to haue &s;layne the kyng / the erle of
Sali&s;bury / the erle of Oxenforde / and all
the kynges coun&s;ayle. And if they hadde &s;o
done by meanes of the rebellyon / the londo|ners
than~e &s;hulde &s;oone haue made a newe
heed. And by meanes of the duke of Glouce+&s;tre / 
to haue founde &s;ome per&s;on to haue had
the crowne and gouernynge of the realme / 
and therby to haue brought the realme into
a better ca&s;e than~e it was in as than. Thus
the londoners and &s;uche other of their &s;ecte / 
dayly murmured and had many &s;ecrete cou~|&s;ayls.
All this the kynge was enformed of / 
and moo&s;t faute was layde vpon the duke of
Glouce&s;tre.</P>
<P>_KIng Richarde was aba&s;&s;hed of
tentymes whan he herde &amp; &s;awe
&s;uche couert hate and yuell wyll
borne again&s;t hym. Alwayes he
made louynge countynaunce to
his vncle of Glouce&s;tre and to the lo~doners / 
but it aueyled hym nothyng. On a daye the
kynge &s;ayd to his other two vncles / of Lan|ca&s;tre
and of yorke. Sirs / on goddes name
I requyre you to gyue me your adui&s;e &amp; cou~+&s;ayls.
I am dayly enformed of a&s;uretie / that
your brother myne vncle of Glouce&s;tre / the
erle of Arundell / and their complyces / are
mynded to take me &abper;force / by the agrement
of the londoners / and purpo&s;e to clo&s;e me in
a Ca&s;tell / and to order my fyndynge by cer|tayne
porcion / &amp; my wyfes in lykewi&s;e / who
is but yonge / and to &s;eperate her fro me / and
to kepe her e&s;tate in another place. Fayre vn+cles / 
this is a cruell maner and it ought nat
to be &s;uffred / as long as I maye with&s;tande
it. ye haue doone me homage and &s;worne to
be trewe to me in the pre&s;ence of kynge Ed|warde
of good memorie my grau~tfather / at
whiche tyme all the great prelates and lord&abis;
of this realme / &s;ware to kepe and maynteyn
me as their kynge a .xx. yere pa&s;te. Wherfore
fayre vncles / for loue and charyte / and by the
othe and promy&s;e that ye haue made / coun|&s;ayle
me trewly as ye are bounde to do. For
as farre as I can ymagin / myne vncle of glo+ce&s;tre
ente~deth on none other thing / but how
he might renewe agayne the warre / bitwene
Englande and Fraunce / And to breake the
peace / whiche we haue confyrmed / bothe you
and all other of the realme / by &s;weryng and
&s;ealyng / and by the &s;ame compo&s;ycion I am
ioyned in maryage to y^e doughter of Frau~ce
without thynkyng of any yuell. &amp; ye knowe
well / that who &s;oeuer dothe contrary to y^t he
is &s;worne vnto &amp; hath &s;ealed to the &s;ame / &amp; &s;o
proued / dothe yuell / &amp; ought to be puni&s;&s;hed
<PB N="cclxxxvii" REF="301">
therfore / bothe in body and goodes. And al|&s;o
ye knowe well y^t I forbeare myne vncle of
Glouce&s;tre as moche as I may do / and take
no regarde to thretnyng / whiche myght co&s;t
me derely. Vncles / ye are bounde to cou~&s;aile
me &s;ithe I demaunde it with rea&s;on. &amp; whan
they herde the kyng &s;peke thus / &amp; &s;awe well
howe the mater &s;ore troubled his mynde and
that it touched hym nere / and al&s;o they know
well moche of his &s;ayenge was trewe / they
&s;ayd. Sir / &s;uffre and lette the tyme ryn and
pa&s;&s;e. We knowe well our brother of Gloce|&s;tre
hath the moo&s;t paryllous heed &amp; brayne / 
of any manne in Englande. But we knowe
well he can do no more than a man maye do / 
if he buylde on the one &s;yde we &s;hall buylde
on the other / as long as ye wyll be ordred by
our cou~&s;aile / ye &s;hall nat nede to care for our
brother. He &s;aythe often tymes many thyng&abis;
wherof foloweth none effecte. He all alone / 
nor they of his coun&s;ayle canne nat breke the
peace that is taken / nor can nat enclo&s;e you
in any ca&s;tell. We &s;hall neuer &s;uffre that / nor
to be &s;eperated fro your wyfe / For if he &s;aye
&s;o and thinke it / he is foule abu&s;ed. Therfore
&s;ir / we humbly be&s;eche you to apeace youre
&s;elfe / euery thyng &s;hall turne well with god+des
grace. All that a man &s;peketh co~meth nat
to effecte / nor all that he &s;ayth oftentymes he
can nat acco~ply&s;&s;he. Thus the dukes of La~|ca&s;tre
and yorke / apea&s;ed their nephewe kyn+ge
Richarde.</P>
<P>THe&s;e two dukes &s;awe well / that the
bu&s;yne&s;&s;e of Englande began to be
yuell / and parceyued that gret hate|red
encrea&s;ed dayly bytwene the kyng &amp; the
duke of Gloce&s;tre. And to thentent that they
wolde nat entremedell bytwene them / they
departed fro the kynges court with all their
company and &s;eruauntes / and &s;o toke their
leaue of y^t kyng for a tyme / and went to their
owne. And the duke of Lanca&s;tre toke with
hym his wyfe the lady Katheryn Ruet / who
hadde ben in company with the yong quene
of Englande / and went a huntyng of y^e dere:
as the v&s;age is in Englande / and the kynge
taryed about London. But afterwarde the
kynges vncles repented them that they de&abper;|ted
out of y^e courte / for there fell afterwarde
&s;uche maters in Englande / that all y^e realme
was in trouble / the whiche had nat &s;o fortu|ned
if they had ben about the kynge / for they
wolde haue founde other proui&s;yon for y^<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> ma+ter / 
than they dyde that coun&s;ayled the kyng
There were none of the kynges &s;eruauntes / 
but that greatly douted the duke of Glouce|&s;tre / 
and wolde gladly that he had ben deed / 
they had nat cared howe. the gentyll knight
&s;ir Thomas Percy had ben long &s;ouerayne
&s;quyer of the kynges hou&s;e (that is in Frau~|ce
may&s;ter and &s;ene&s;chall) for all the &s;tate of
the kynge pa&s;&s;ed throughe his handes. He
than co~&s;ydring the great hatereddes y^t encre+&s;ed
bitwene the kyng and his vncle of Gloce|&s;tre / 
and among other great lordes of Eng|lande / 
with whom he was welbeloued. Like
a &s;age knight he ymagined that the conclu&s;y+ons
coude nat be good. Tha~ he gaue vp his
offyce as honorably as he coulde / and tooke
leaue of the kynge / and the kynge gaue hym
leaue full &s;ore agayn&s;t his wyll / howe be it
he made &s;uche excu&s;acions / that he departed
and another &s;et in his offyce. The kyng had
as than but yonge coun&s;ayle about hym / and
they greatly douted the duke of Glouce&s;tre / 
and oftentymes wolde &s;aye to the kynge.</P>
<P>Ryght dere &s;ir / it is a perylous thyng to &s;er|ue
you / for we haue &s;ene &s;uche as haue &s;erued
you in tymes pa&s;te / and &s;uche as were ryght
&s;ynguler in your fauoure / yet they haue had
but &s;mall guerdone. Sir Symon Burle / 
who was a &s;age valyaunt knight / &amp; in good
fauoure with my lorde your father / whome
god pardone. He had great payne and tra|ueyle
for your fyr&s;t maryage / yet your vncle
the duke of Glouce&s;tour cau&s;ed hym to dye
&s;hamefully / his heed to be &s;tryken of lyke a
traytour before all the worlde / with dyuers
other that he hath put to dethe / as ye knowe
well / for all the pui&s;&s;aunce that ye were of ye
coude nat &s;aue them. And &s;ir / we that &s;arue
you nowe / looke for the &s;ame rewarde. For
whan your vncle cometh to you / the whiche
is nat often / we dare nat lyfte vp our eyen to
loke vpon any per&s;one / he loketh &s;o hye ouer
vs. he thynketh we do hym moche wro~g that
we be &s;o nere about you as we be. Wherfore
&s;ir knowe for trouthe / y^t as long as he liueth
there &s;hall be no peace in Englande / nor ye
&s;hall do no ma~ good. Al&s;o he thretneth you &amp;
yor wife to clo&s;e you vp in a ca&s;tell / &amp; there to
beholden vnder &s;ubiection / &amp; to lyue by por|cion.
&s;ir / ye be a kyng lo&s;t / if ye take nat good
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hede to your &s;elf / as for your wife nedeth nat
to care / &s;he is yong and doughter to the fren+che
kynge. They dare nat di&s;plea&s;e her / for
moche yuell might come therby in Engla~de.
your vncle of Glouce&s;tre / to thentent to ma|ke
you to be behated with your people / hath
&s;owen dyuers &s;clau~dorous word&abis; vpon you
throughout Lo~don and in other places / &s;ay|eng / 
howe ye be nat worthy to beare y^e crow|ne / 
nor to holde &s;o noble an herytage / as is y^e
realme of Englande. &s;ythe ye haue taken to
your wyfe the doughter of the frenche kyng
your aduer&s;ary. Wherby he &s;aythe / ye haue
greatly febled the &s;ignorie and realme of En+glande / 
and hath &s;ore di&s;coraged the hertes
of the noble valyant knightes and &s;quiers of
the realme / who haue alwayes valyantly co~|tynued
the warre / and yet wolde do. Thus
they &s;aye / that ye haue brought the realme in
great paryll and aduenture to be lo&s;t / affyr|myng / 
howe it is pytie that ye haue been &s;uf|fred
to contynue &s;o long as ye haue done. Al+&s;o
the Frenchemen bruteth / that ye wyll put
out of your armes tharmes of Frau~ce / wher+with
the people are nat conte<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">t / &amp; hateth you
therfore. And they thynke it trewe / bycau&s;e
ye were &s;o redy &amp; gladde to take a truce / they
thynke more rather byforce than by loue. for
the noble men of y^e realme / who haue &s;erued
and maynteyned the warres / neuer agreed
therto. Al&s;o they &s;aye / that ye haue nat dily|gently
reui&s;yted nor ouer&s;ene the letters pa|tentes / 
gyuen / accorded / &s;worne and &s;ealed
by kyng Iohan &s;omtyme frenche kyng / and
by his &s;onnes / the whiche grau~t his children
lyueng / was nothyng vpholden but craftely
broken. And the Frenchmen founde cautels
and &s;ubtelties / by wrongefull wayes / to re|newe
agayne y^t warre. And therby toke and
v&s;urped all the right that your predece&s;&s;urs
had in that quarell: and hath wonne therby / 
landes and countreis in Acquitany / with cy+ties / 
ca&s;telles / and townes. And all this they
&s;aye / ye take no hede of / but haue lo&s;te it tho|roughe
your neglygence / and hath &s;hewed
but poore corage. and that ye doute your en|nemyes / 
and haue nat pur&s;ued the accyden|tes
of the mater / and the good and iu&s;te qua|rell
that ye had / and as yet haue: the whiche
quarell your predece&s;&s;ours had as longe as
they lyued. Fir&s;t my lorde your father y^e prin+ce
of Wales and of Ac<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">tayne / and al&s;o good
kyng Edwarde your grau~tfather / who toke
great payne and dilygence to augment their
&s;ignories. Thus &s;ir the londoners &s;aye / and
&s;o dothe other / that a day &s;hall come / that ye
&s;hall repent you. Therfore &s;ir / we can no len+gar
hyde the&s;e word&abis; fro you / for they be day+lye
renewed.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="223" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the duke of Gloce&s;tre was
taken by the erle mar&s;hall / by the co~+maundement
of the kyng.
Cap. CC.xxiii.</HEAD>
<P>_KIng Richarde of En|gla~d
noted well the&s;e &s;ayd
wordes / y^e which was &s;he|wed
hym in &s;ecretene&s;&s;e / &amp;
lyke an ymaginatyfe price
as he was / within a &s;ea&s;on
after that his vncles of La~+ca&s;tre
and of yorke were departed out of the
courte / than the kynge toke more hardyne&s;&s;e
on hym / and &s;aid to hym &s;elfe. That fyr&s;te it
were better for hym to di&s;troye another / ra|ther
than another &s;hulde di&s;troye hym. thyn+kynge
that &s;hortely he wolde haue his vncle
of Glouce&s;tre in &s;uche ca&s;e / that he wolde be
a&s;&s;ured of hym / that he &s;hulde do hym no di&s;+plea&s;ure
after. &amp; bycau&s;e he coulde nat bring
about his purpo&s;e alone / he dy&s;couered his
mynde to &s;uch as he tru&s;ted be&s;t: as to therle
mar&s;hall his co&s;yn erle of Notyngham / and
&s;hewed hym his full mynde what he wolde
do and haue to be doone. The erle mar&s;hall
(who loued the kyng better than the duke of
Gloce&s;tre dyde) kepte the kynges purpo&s;e &s;e|crete / 
&s;aui~g to &s;uche as he wolde be ayded by
for he coude nat do y^e kynges plea&s;ure alone.
On a day the kyng in maner as goyng a hu~|tynge / 
he rode to Haueryng of Boure / a .xx.
myle fro London in E&s;&s;exe / and within .xx.
myle of Pla&s;&s;hey / where the duke of Glouce+&s;tre
helde his hou&s;e. After dyner the kyng de+&abper;ted
fro haueryng with a &s;mall co~pany &amp; ca~e
to Pla&s;&s;hey about .v. a clocke: y^e weder was
fayre &amp; hote. &s;o the kyng ca~e &s;odainly thyder
about the tyme that the duke of Glouce&s;tre
had &s;upped / for he was but a &s;mall eater / nor
<PB N="cclxxxviii" REF="302">
&s;atte neuer long at dyner nor at &s;upper. wha~
he herde of the kynges co~mynge / he went to
mete with hym in the myddes of the court / &amp;
&s;o dyde the duche&s;&s;e &amp; her chyldren / and they
welcomed the kynge: and the kynge entred in
to the hall / &amp; &s;o in to a chambre. Tha~ a borde
was &s;predde for the kynges &s;upper. The kyn+ge
&s;atte nat longe. And &s;ayd at his fyr&s;t com|myng.
Fayre vncle / cau&s;e fyue or &s;ixe hor&s;es
of yours to be &s;adylled / for I wyll praye you
to ryde with me to London / for to morowe
the londoners wyll be before vs. And there
wyll be al&s;o myne vncles of La~ca&s;tre &amp; yorke
with dyuers other noble men. For vpon the
londoners reque&s;tes I wyll be ordred accor|dyng
to your coun&s;ayle / and co~maunde your
&s;tewarde to folowe you with your trayne to
lo~don / where they &s;hall fynde you. the duke
who thought none yuell / lightly agreed to y^e
kynge. And whan the kyng had &s;upped and
ry&s;en / euery thynge was redy. The kynge
than toke leaue of the duche&s;&s;e and of her chil+dren / 
and lepte a hor&s;backe and y^e duke with
hym / accompanyed all onely but with &s;euyn
&s;eruauntes / thre &s;quyers and foure yeomen / 
and tooke the waye of Bondelay / to take the
playne waye / and to e&s;chewe Bre~dwode and
London co~mon hyghe waye. So they rode
a great pace and talked by the way with his
vncle / and he with hym / and &s;o aproched to
Stratforde on the ryuer of Thami&s;e. Whan
the kyng came nere to the bu&s;&s;hment that he
had layde / than he rode fro his vncle a great
pace / and lefte hym &s;omwhat behynde hym.
Than &s;odaynly the erle Mar&s;hall with his
bande came galopyng after the duke / and o|uertoke
hym and &s;aide. Sir / I are&s;t you in
the kynges name. The duke was aba&s;&s;hed
with that worde / and &s;awe well he was be|trayed / 
and began to call loude after y^e kyng / 
I can nat tell wheder the kyng herde hym or
nat / but he turned nat / but rode for the rather
fa&s;ter than he dyde before. &para;Nowe lette vs
leaue &s;pekyng of this mater for a &s;ea&s;on / tyll
we retourne therto agayne.</P>
<P>YE haue herde before in this hi|&s;torie / 
howe &s;ir Iohn~ of Ca&s;tell mo+rant
and &s;ir Iaques of Helley were
&s;ente in to Turkey to Lamorabaquy / fro the
frenche kyng and fro the duke of Burgoyne / 
and howe they had &s;pedde. Whan they were
retourned in to Fraunce / they were welcome
to the kyng and to the duke of Burgoyne / &amp;
to the duches / bicau&s;e they brought certayne
tidynges fro the erle of Neuers / and fro the
lordes that were there with hym. They &s;aid
to the kyng / howe they tru&s;ted that Lamora+baquy
wolde gladly treat for their rau~&s;oms
And y^t they &s;ayd they knewe by &s;ome y^t were
of his priuye cou~&s;ayle / for they feare le&s;t they
&s;hulde dye in pri&s;one / bycau&s;e they be out of
their owne naturall ayre. And the Turkes
thynke that by their delyuerau~ce / they &s;huld
haue great fynaunce for their raun&s;ome. By
rea&s;on of the&s;e wordes / the kynge / the duke
of Burgoyne / and the duche&s;&s;e his wyfe / &s;tu|dyed
nyght and day / howe and by what mea+nes
they might haue their &s;onne &amp; heyre dely+uered.
And &s;ayde oftentymes / that the iour|ney
and &s;iege before Nicopoly had co&s;t them
ouer moche. For therby they hadde deed thre
bretherne ba&s;tarde knyghtes valyaunt men / 
whom they entierly loued. The fyr&s;t the Ha+&s;ell
of Flaunders. The &s;econde &s;ir Loyes of
Brie&s;e. And the thyrde &s;ir Iohan of Ipre.
There was another the yonge&s;t / who was
&s;tyll at home. To &s;aye the trouthe / y^e duches
of Burgoyne cou~te&s;&s;e of Flaunders &s;tudyed
on her &s;yde / howe to delyuer her &s;onne. And
&s;o moche they &s;tuyed / that at la&s;t they founde
the meanes to agre with the turkes with mo+che
payne. But that was nat &s;odaynly done
for the mater was &s;uche / that it re<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">red great
ley&s;ar / and to be gote lytell and lytell.</P>
<P>In this &s;ame &s;ea&s;on in the cytie of Bur&s;e in
Turkey / dyed y^e gentyll knyght Frau~ces An+guerant
lorde of Coucy erle of Sai&s;o<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">s / he
was a great lorde in Fraunce / for as &s;ir Ro|bert
of Deane (who was &s;ent by the lady of
Coucy) was goyng to hym warde / he herde
by the way howe he was deed / &amp; that he herd
at Vyen in Au&s;triche. And &s;o he returned in
to Fraunce / &amp; &s;hewed this to certayne of the
lorde Coucies lynage / but nat to the good la+dy
his wyfe / vntyll &s;uche tyme as the chatel|layne
of &s;aynt Goubayne was &s;ent to fetche
his deed body enbaulmed in to Frau~ce / to be
buryed in thabbey of Nogent be&s;yde Coucy
and there he was receyued by the duche&s;&s;e of
Bare and the by&s;&s;hop of Leon / &amp; by dyuers
other abbottes: and there this ge~tyll knight
was buryed / in the yere of grace a thou&s;a~de
thre hundred four&s;core and &s;euyntene.</P>
<P><PB REF="303">
YE maye well knowe that the Fren|che
kyng and the duke of Burgoyn
alwayes ymagyned / howe to gette
their frendes out of pri&s;on in Turkey. Sir
Dyne of Re&s;po~de was alwayes in their cou~+&s;ayls / 
and he &s;ayd euer that the marchau~tes
veni&s;ya~s and genowayes / myght well helpe
and ayde in that bu&s;yne&s;&s;e. For he &s;ayd / mar+chauntes
myght go whider they ly&s;t / and by
them myght well be knowen the dealyng of
the turkes and tartaries / with y^e portes and
pa&s;&s;ages of the kynges &s;oudans and mi&s;cre|antes / 
and &s;pecially they re&s;orted to Quaire
to Alexandre / to Da~mas / to Antyoche / and
in to the great pui&s;&s;aunt cyties of the Sara+zins / 
dayly they pa&s;&s;e and repa&s;&s;e. And day|lye
marchauntes chri&s;tened hath entrecours
with the &s;arazins / and exchaunge one with a
nother their marchaundy&s;e. So the frenche
kynge and the duke of Burgoyne &s;ought all
the frendes and meanes they coulde gette to
forther them: and as than hadde no de&s;yre to
make warre vpon the duke of Myllayne / by+cau&s;e
they vnder&s;tode that he was gret with
Lamorabaquy. On the other&s;yde kyng Ia|mes
if Cypre / thought well he &s;hulde haue
great thanke of the Frenche kyng and of the
duke of Burgoyne / if he myght a&s;&s;wage the
furour of Lamorabaquy / and bringe hym to
&s;ome good re&s;onable poynt / for the redemyn+ge
of the lordes of Fraunce / &s;uche as he had
in pri&s;one. And to plea&s;e them / the kynge of
Cypre cau&s;ed a &s;hyppe to be made of fyne
golde / right noble and riche / of y^e value well
to the &s;ome of tenne thou&s;ande ducates / whi|che
&s;hyppe he &s;ente to Lamorabaquy by his
owne knightes. This &s;hyppe was &s;o good|lye
&amp; fayre / that it was great ioye to beholde
it / the whiche gyfte the &s;oudan toke in gree / 
and &s;ente agayne to the kynge of Cypre the
double in value therof. All this was anone
knowen in Frau~ce / by marchauntes y^t wrote
therof to Dyne of Re&s;ponde / to the entente
that he &s;hulde &s;hewe it to the Frenche kyng
and to the duke of Burgoyn / to haue a than|ke
of the kynge.</P>
<P>THis kyng of Cypre had good cau&s;e
thus to do / for he was in doute of y^e
frenche kynges di&s;plea&s;ure / bicau&s;e
he cau&s;ed to be &s;layne &amp; murdered by night / 
his brother the valyaunt kynge Peter / who
dyde moche trouble to the Sarazins / &amp; toke
Saptalye and Alexandre. The Sarazins
douted hym more than any other kyng or em+perour
chri&s;tened / bicau&s;e of his valya~tne&s;&s;e
of the whiche dede this &s;ayde kynge Iames
&s;ore repented hym &s;elfe / and knewe well he
had done yuell. And after the &s;ame dede he
fledde out of Cypre / or els the Chri&s;ten men
wolde haue &s;layne hym. So he entred in to
a galley of Gene / beyng at the porte of Nicopo&s;&s;ie / 
and &s;o wente to Genes and the geno|wayes
receyued hym. And &s;ome &s;aid / that he
dyde that foule murdre by the enty&s;ement of
the genoways / for anone after the genouois
came with pui&s;&s;aunce of men of warre and
galyes / and toke the cytie of Famagous and
the porte / and kepte it with puy&s;&s;aunce.</P>
<P>This kynge of Cypre had a fayre yonge
&s;onne. The Cyprience crowned this chylde
kynge / and after his crownyng he lyued nat
long / but dyed &s;oone after. And aft his dethe
the genouois with great puy&s;&s;au~ce brought
this Iaques in to Cypre and crowned hym
kyng / and &s;o he reigned kyng of Cypre. And
the genowayes alwayes &s;u&s;teyned hym aga+yn&s;t
all men / but they wolde neuer rendre vp
the Cytie of Famagous nor the porte / but
helde it &s;tyll at the tyme that y^e auctour wrot
this hy&s;torie. And to &s;aye the trouthe / if the
genowayes had nat had it / the Turkes had
wonne it longe before and all the realme of
Cipre / &amp; had brought it in to their obey&s;au~ce
and by all lykelyhode had &s;ubdued the y&s;les
of Rodes / and all other y&s;les enclo&s;ed in the
See to Venyce / but alwayes the genoways
and veni&s;ya~s re&s;y&s;ted them. And whan they
&s;awe that the turkes had wonne the Realme
of Armony / than they toke the &s;trong towne
of Corque in Hermyne on the See &s;yde / and
&s;o helde it / &s;o that and it had nat ben for dout
of the pa&s;&s;age and &s;traytes of Corque and
of Xere before Co~&s;tantyne the noble / the tur|kes
had &s;ore entred in to Chri&s;tendome / and
vpon the border of the &s;ee / the whiche &s;hulde
haue been great preiudyce to the y&s;le of Ro|des / 
and to the y&s;les adioynyng. Thus by
the&s;e meanes the fronters of Chri&s;ten
dome were kepte and defended.
&para;Nowe let vs retourne
to our purpo&s;e.</P>
<P><PB N="cclxxxix" REF="303">
_THis kyng Iaques of Cyper who
knewe hym &s;elfe gylcy of the deth
of the kynge his brother / wherby
he had the hatred of all other cry|&s;ten
kynges / therfore he dyd as
moche as he coude do to get agayne their loue
and fauour / and tooke it for a great honoure
that the frenche kynge wrote fyr&s;t to hym / for
he douted him mo&s;t of all / and &s;o he had cau&s;e / 
for the duke of Burbone by ryght &s;ucce&s;&s;yon
of the lynage of Lu&s;ygnan / ought to be kynge
there and his heyres / for thoughe this kynge
Iaques was brother to the kyng Peter of Cy+per / 
yet he had no ryght to the crowne / for he
was but a ba&s;tarde / and all this knewe ryght
well the genouoys / &s;o that whan he was made
kynge / there was made a great alyaunce by|twene
them confermed nat to be broken / and
the genouoys to defe~de and kepe him and his
heyres agayn&s;t all other / and therby they at|teygned
great &s;ygnories and fraunche&s;&s;es in
the realme of Ciper / and all that euer they dyd
to the exaltynge of this Iaques kynge of Cy|per
was alwayes for their owne chiefe auaun+tage / 
and to be &s;tronge again&s;t the venycians
and to haunte and erercy&s;e their feate of mar|chaundy&s;e
in to the Sarazyns landes. This
kinge Iaques as longe as he lyued dyd what
he coulde to plea&s;e the Frenche kynge / by the
meanes of the genouoys / for they wolde in no
wy&s;e dy&s;plea&s;e hym / and therfore the &s;ame &s;ea+&s;on
this kynge Iaques ordeyned this &s;hyppe
of golde to pre&s;ente Lamorabaquy / to haue
loue and acquayntau~ce with him / whiche gyft
was ioyfully receyued and moch pray&s;ed with
the turkes / and it was thought that the lorde
Dyne of Rre&s;ponde was meanes therof / and
wrote therin to the genouoys / for in this ma|ner
and otherwayes he laboured all that he
myght for the delyueraunce of the erle of Ne|uers
and of the other lordes of Fraunce.</P>
<P>WHan the duke of Burgoyne and the
duche&s;&s;e his wyfe &s;awe that Lamo|rabaquy
began to fall to treatie for
the cry&s;ten pri&s;oners / the newes therof was
greatly to their plea&s;ure / and apoynted a &s;age
valyaunt knyght of the countie of Flaunders
called &s;yr Gylberte of Linrenghen / who was
&s;ouerayne of Flaunders vnder the duke and
duche&s;&s;e. And than they &s;ent for &s;yr Iaques of
Helley / bycau&s;e he knewe the wayes and pa&s;|&s;ages / 
and de&s;yred hym to acompany &s;yr Gyl+berte
to treate with Lamorabaquy / for the de+lyueraunce
of the cry&s;ten pri&s;oners / and pro|my&s;ed
hym that his payne &s;hulde be well con|&s;ydred
and rewarded. Syr Iaques promy|&s;ed
them &s;o to do. So the&s;e two knyghtes de|parted
and rode &s;o longe that they came in to
the realme of Hungery / and &s;o drewe to the
kynge / for they had letters to hym. The kyng
receyued them ioyou&s;ly for loue of the frenche
kynge / and al&s;o he knewe well &s;yr Iaques of
Helley. There they &s;hewed the kyng the cau&s;e
of their co~mynge out of Fraunce / and howe
they were &s;ente in to Turkey to treate for the
delyueraunce of the erle of Neuers / and the o|ther
lordes of Frau~ce / if Lamorabaquy wolde
gyue them the herynge. The kynge &s;ayde it
was well done to redeme them if they myght
be put to raun&s;ome / and &s;ayd in the a&s;&s;ayenge
therof they coulde le&s;e nothynge. be&s;ydes that
the kinge offred them his body and goodes to
ayde theym in all maners. Wherof the&s;e two
knyghtes thanked hym. To entre in to this
treatye with Lamorabaquy / or they coulde
come therto / the&s;e knightes had moche payne
and made great d<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="2 letters">yge~ce / for fyr&s;t &s;yr Iaques
of Helley was fayne to go to Lamorabaquy
to requyre a &s;afe conducte for his companyon
&s;yr Gylbert to come in to Turkey. And whan
he had ateyned it / than he returned in to Hun|gery / 
and &s;o they rode than into Turkey. The
&s;ouerayne of Flaunders was receyued of La|morabaquy
and of his men ryght nobly / and
was herde &s;peke / and &s;o lytell and lytell they
entred in to their treatie. the &s;ame tyme there
haunted in to Turkey a marchaunt genouoy
of the i&s;le of Sio / vnder the obey&s;aunce of the
genouoys. This marchau~t was named Bar+tylmew
Pologrine / and he was well be loued
in Turkey / and namely with Lamorabaquy.
Syr Dyne of Re&s;ponde beynge at Parys / to
thentent that this treatie myght haue the bet|ter
e<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">pedycion&abis; he wrote letters to this &s;ayde
marchaunt of the i&s;le of Sio / for they knewe
eche other / &amp; to the entent to plea&s;e the frenche
kynge / the duke of Burgoyne and the duches
and other ladies in Frau~ce / &s;uche as had their
hu&s;bandes and frendes in pri&s;on in Turkey / 
and in tru&s;t to be well rewarded for his good
wyll<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> be wrote y^t what &s;o euer ende was made
for their redempcyon / that he wolde be come
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ettour for the &s;omme of money / and that as
<PB REF="304">
&s;oone as they were delyuered and come in to
the power of the venyciens / and that he might
be certifyed therof / that incontynent he wolde
come hym &s;elfe to Venyce / and &s;e the raun&s;o|mes
payed and delyuered. By the&s;e wordes
(written by &s;yr Dyne of Re&s;ponde) the &s;ayde
marchaunt genouoye enclyned to his de&s;yre / 
and on the tru&s;te to be well rewarded of the
frenche kynge / for he thought to &s;uche a kyng
it was good to <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ay <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">are. And al&s;o as I was en+fourmed
the kynge of Cyper at the de&s;yre of
the frenche kynge and the duke of Burgoyne / 
he &s;ente men of his &s;pecyciall coun&s;ayle in to
Turkey. And in lykewy&s;e &s;yr Mathelyn and
the lorde of Damyne / two great barones in
Grece and in good fauoure with Lamoraba|quy / 
traueyled greatly to auaunce this treatie
to thentent to do plea&s;ure to the frenche kynge
for without &s;uche meanes the mater &s;hulde ne+uer
haue been brought aboute / bycau&s;e Tur|key
is a great cou~trey and yuell for men to tra+ueyle
in / that hath nat ben accu&s;tomed therto.
Whan Lamorabaquy was ones condy&s;cen|ded
to entre in to this treatie / than it was or|deyned
by his coun&s;ayle that all the chry&s;ten
pri&s;oners &s;hulde be brought togyder in to the
cytie of Bur&s;e / and there to co~clude their trea|tie.
So the pri&s;oners were brought thyder / 
who were in nombre a .xxv. but in their com|mynge
thyder the turkes that brought them / 
dyd yuell entreate theym / and bete them for|warde / 
for they were but ca&s;ely hor&s;ed / they
coulde nat go but a pace. the turkes <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ete them
bycau&s;e they &s;awe they &s;hulde de delyuered / 
wherwith they were &s;ore dy&s;plea&s;ed.</P>
<P>WHan the&s;e knight&abis; were thus brought
in to the cytie of Bur&s;e in Turkey / 
Than they that were &s;ent thyder fro
the Frenche kynge and fro the duke of Bur|goyne / 
fro the kynge of Cypers / and fro the
genouoys and venycyens / receyued the&s;e pri|&s;oners
ge~tylly / &s;o that they were more at their
ca&s;e than in the pri&s;one that they were in be|fore
howe be it they were kept euer &s;o &s;trayte
that they coulde nat haue the thyrde parte of
their wylles. Lamorabaquy mo&s;te &s;pecyally
herde euer the &s;oueraygne of Flaunders / for
&s;yr Iaques of Helley hadde enfourmed hym
howe he was one of the chyefe of coun&s;ayle
with the duke of Burgoyne. Lamorabaquy
was in a Ca&s;tell be&s;yde Bur&s;e / and thyther
came the &s;ayde me&s;&s;angers. As la&s;te it was a
greed that the&s;e .xxv. pri&s;oners &s;hulde pay the
&s;o~me of two hundred thou&s;ande ducates / for
the whiche &s;o~me the lordes of Mathelyn and
Damyne in Grece / and the marchaunt geno|uoy
of Sio / became dettours for the &s;ame / 
and taryed in pledge with Lamorabaquy.
And the erle of Neuers &s;ware and bou~de him
&s;elfe to the &s;ayd marchauntes / that as &s;one as
he came to Venyce / nat to departe thens tyll
the money were payed. Thus concluded this
treatie / but or it was all concluded the erle of
Ewe was &s;o &s;peke and feble by the alteracyon
of the ayre and cour&s;e meates / that he dyed at
Loge in Grece / where he was kept pri&s;oner / 
wherof all his company were ryght &s;ory / but
they coulde nat amende it. Thus &s;yr Phy|lyppe
of Arthois erle of Ewe and con&s;table of
Fraunce / after he was deed was enbawmed / 
and &s;o brought in to Fraunce / and buryed in
the churche of &s;aynt Laurence of Ewe. Whan
Lamorabaquy was contented with the mar|chaundes
bondes for the det of the &s;ayd &s;o~me / 
the &s;oueraygne of Flaunders and &s;ir Iaques
of Helley tooke their leaue to retourne in to
Fraunce / and Lamorabaquy was well con|tente
therwith / and ordeyned that the&s;e two
knightes <ABBR>&s;huld</ABBR> haue of the &s;o~me that he &s;huld
receyue / twenty thou&s;ande ducates to be reba|ted
of the hole &s;ome. For this kyng Ba&s;aache
con&s;ydered the payne and traueyle that they
had endured / and &s;pecyally the &s;oueraygne of
Flaunders was greatly in his fauour. The&s;e
two knyghtes thanked the kynge of his gyft / 
than they toke their leaue of hym / and after|warde
of the Frenche knyghtes and lordes.
Whan they were departed fro the kynge they
came to the cytie of Bur&s;e / and than departed
and lefte the erle of Neuers and the lordes of
Fraunce &s;tyll in the cytie of Bur&s;e / for they ta+ryed
for the lordes of Mathelyn and Damine
who <ABBR>&s;huld</ABBR> come thyder by &s;ee to receyue them
in to their galees. And the&s;e two knyghtes
toke a galee pa&s;&s;enger to &s;ayle to Mathelyn.
At their departynge fro the porte the wether
was fayre and temperate / but whanne they
were abrode in the &s;ee the wynde chaunged / 
and had a marueylous great tempe&s;t / &s;o that
the &s;oueraigne of Flaunders by rea&s;on of &s;ore
traueyle in that tempe&s;t / he fell &s;ore &s;ycke on
the &s;ee / and dyed or they came to Mathelyn / 
wherof &s;yr Iaques of Helley was <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ight &s;ory / 
<PB N="ccxc" REF="304">
but there was no remedy / and &s;o &s;ayled forthe
in a galee of Venyce / and pa&s;&s;ed by Rodes / 
and alwayes as he went he publy&s;&s;hed the re|dempcyon
of the lordes of Fraunce / wherof
they of Rodes were ryght ioyfull. At la&s;t this
knyght came in to Fraunce / and &s;hewed the
kynge and the other lordes and ladyes howe
he had &s;pedde / wherof the kynge and other
were right ioyfull / and thanked the knyght of
his traueyle and payne he had taken in that
iourney.</P>
<P>WHan the redempcyon of the&s;e lordes
and knyghtes of Fraunce was at a+poynt
/ than Lamorabaquy thought
or they departed to haue them in his compa|ny
and that they &s;hulde be more at large and
better entreated than they were before / as it
was rea&s;on / &s;ythe they were no lenger pri&s;o|ners / 
he thought they &s;hulde &s;e parte of his pu|y&s;&s;aunce
and &s;tate / whiche was as it was &s;he|wed
me / marueylous great and &s;umptuous / 
and kepte moche people dayly aboute hym.
Thus he &s;ent of the noble men of his hou&s;e to
bring them to his pre&s;ence / to whom he made
good chere / and had euery thynge delyuered
them of the ordinary of his courte / acordynge
to the v&s;age of the countrey / and euery daye
the kynge talked with the erle of Neuers by
a truchman / and greatly he honoured the erle
of Neuers / for he &s;awe well he was lyke to be
a great man in Fraunce / and &s;onne to a great
<ABBR>lord</ABBR>/wherof he was well enfourmed / the whi|che
he founde true / by rea&s;on of the great &s;ute
that was made for their redempcyon / and by
the great &s;o~me of money that they agreed to
paye. The erle of Neuers and his company
had great marueyle of the great &s;tate that he
kept / he and his people laye euer in the felde / 
for no towne coulde &s;uffyce them. The &s;pence
of his how&s;eholde and charge of meate and
drinke / was marueyle to con&s;ydre fro whence
it &s;hulde come / but that the countrey is &s;o hote
that the people be of &s;obre dyet / and v&s;e moche
&s;pycery / and &s;pecyally &s;uger and gotes mylke
wherof they haue great haboundaunce / the
whiche is co~mon drinke of the &s;arazyns / and
they haue plenty of bredde / made of a grayne
called mylle / he had euer aboute hym a &s;euen
thou&s;ande fawconers and as many hunters.
So it was on a daye he wente a hawkynge / 
and had a flyght with a fawcon at an Egle in
the pre&s;ence of the erle of Neuers / the whiche
flyght plea&s;ed nat Lamorabaquy / wherwith
he was &s;ore dy&s;plea&s;ed / and as it was &s;hewed
me / for the &s;ame faute there was at the poynte
a two thou&s;ande fauconers to haue lo&s;te their
heedes / bearyng them in hande that they were
nat dylygent in kepynge of his hawkes. Ano+ther
tyme in the pre&s;ence of the erle of Neuers
a woman came to complayne to the kynge / de+&s;yringe
to haue ryght and iu&s;tyce vpon a &s;er|uaunt
of his / &s;ayenge. Syr kynge / I come to
you as to my &s;oueraygne / I complayne me
of a &s;eruaunt of your chambre / as it is &s;hewed
me / he is come this &s;ame day in to my how&s;e / 
and the mylke of a gote that I had for me and
my chyldren / he hath dronken it agayn&s;t my
wyll. and &s;yr / I &s;aid to him that if he wolde do
me that wronge / I wolde complayne to you / 
and as &s;oone as I &s;ayde &s;o / he gaue me two
great blowes / &amp; wolde nat forbeare for all that
I &s;pake in your name / therfore &s;yr kynge do
me iu&s;tyce / as ye are &s;worne to do to all your
people. The kinge marked well the womans
wordes / and &s;o cau&s;ed his &s;eruaunte to come
a fore hym / and the woman al&s;o / and than he
cau&s;ed the woman to renewe her complaynt.
The &s;eruaunt began to excu&s;e hym / and &s;ayd
that he knewe nothynge of that matter. The
woman &s;pake wy&s;ely and affyrmed her wor|des
to be trewe. Than the kynge &s;ayde / wo|man
aduy&s;e y^e well / for if I fynde thy wordes
vntrewe / thou &s;halte dye an yuell dethe. Syr
quod &s;he I am content / for if my wordes were
nat true / what nede me to come in to your pre|&s;e~ce / 
do me iu&s;tyce I de&s;yre none other thyng.
Thou &s;halt haue iu&s;tyce quod the kynge / for
I haue &s;worne &s;o to do to euery man and wo|man.
Than the kynge cau&s;ed the man to be
taken and cau&s;ed his bely to be opened / to &s;e if
he had eaten or dronken the mylke or nat / and
there he founde that he had dronke the mylke
for it was nat turned to dige&s;tyon. And whan
the kyng &s;awe that the womans wordes were
trewe / he &s;aid to her / thou hadde&s;t good cau&s;e
to complayne / go thy way quyte thou art well
reuenged of the tre&s;pa&s;e that was done
to the / and &s;he had a good recom+pence / 
and the man deed.
This iudgement
the lordes
of Fraunce &s;awe
and herde.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="224" TYPE="chapter">
<PB REF="305">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the lordes of Fraunce retur+ned
by &s;ee to Venyce / and of the i&s;les
they founde by the waye.
Cap. CC.xxiiii.</HEAD>
<P>_WHan the Erle of Ne|uers
and the other lordes of
Frau~ce / who had ben taken
pri&s;oners at the batayle be|fore
Nycopoly in Turkey / 
whan they had &s;ene a &s;ea|&s;on
the &s;tate and maner of
Lamorabaquy / and that he was content of e|uery
thynge / and vnder&s;tode that the lorde of
Mathelyn and the lorde of Damyne / and the
marchaunt of Sio were come to Bur&s;elle in
Turkey / than he gaue them leaue to departe.
So they came all togyther before Lamoraba+quy / 
excepte the erle of Ewe and the lorde of
Coucy / who were bothe deed / thus they toke
their leaue and thanked hym of his curte&s;ies.
Than Lamorabaquy &s;aid to therle by a truch
man. Iohan I knowe well thou arte a great
lorde in thy Countrey / and &s;onne to a great
lorde / thou art yonge / and pe<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> aduenture &s;hall
beare &s;ome blame and &s;hame that this aduen+ture
hath fallen to the in thy fyr&s;te chyualry / 
and to excu&s;e thy &s;elfe of this blame and to re|couer
thyne honour / peraduenture thou wylt
a&s;&s;emble a puy&s;&s;aunce of men / and come and
make warre agayn&s;t me / if I were in doute or
feare therof / or thou departed I &s;hulde cau&s;e
the &s;were by thy lawe and faythe y^t neuer thou
nor none of thy company &s;hulde beare armure
or make warre agayn&s;t me / but I wyll nother
make y^e nor none of thy company to make any
&s;uche othe or prome&s;&s;e / but I wyll that whan
thou arte retourned and arte at thy plea&s;ure / 
ray&s;e what puy&s;&s;aunce thou wylte and &s;pare
nat but come agayn&s;t me / thou &s;halt fynde me
alwayes redy to receyue the and thy company
in the felde in playne batayle / and this that I
&s;ay &s;hewe it to whome thy ly&s;te / for I am able
to do dedes of armes / and euer redy to con|quere
further in to cry&s;tendome. The&s;e hygh
wordes the erle of Neuers vnder&s;tode well / 
and &s;o dyd his company / they thought on it af+ter
as longe as they lyued. Than they tooke
their leaue / and they were conducted with a
great nombre / vnder the leadynge of A&s;&s;yba|athe
and Surba&s;aache / and &s;o delyuered to
the lordes of Mathelyn and Damyne / who
were cau&s;e of their delyueraunce / and whan
their galees were redy they entred / and their
conducte retourned to their kynge. So they
&s;ayled tyll they came to y^e porte of Mathelyn / 
where they were receyued with great ioye.</P>
<P>THe lady of Mathelyn was ryght ho+nourable
and gentle / &amp; as well a&s;&s;u|red
of her &s;elfe as any lady in Grece / 
for in her youth &s;he had ben brought vp in the
emperour of Con&s;tantyne the nobles courte / 
with the lady Mary of Burbone / where &s;he
had lerned moche norture / for in Fraunce the
lordes and ladyes be more honourable / than
in many other cou~treys. This lady was right
ioyou&s;e to &s;e in her hou&s;e the erle of Neuers / 
and &s;yr Henry of Bare / &s;ir Guy of Tremoyle
and the other / &s;he receyued them ryght honou+rably
with great ioy / and dyd what &s;he coude
to do them plea&s;ure. Fir&s;t &s;he newly aparelled
all the lordes and knyghtes of Fraunce with
&s;hyrtes / gownes / and other aparell of fyne da|ma&s;ke / 
acordynge to the v&s;age of Grece / and
all other euery man after his degre. The lady
&s;pared nothyng on them / wherfore they gaue
her great thanke / and greatly pray&s;ed her e|&s;tate
and ordre. In lykewy&s;e they tha~ked and
pray&s;ed the lordes of Mathelyn and of Da|myne / 
who made them good chere and honou+rable.
Anone tydynges of their delyueraunce
was knowen at the Rodes / wherof the great
may&s;ter of the Roodes and all the knyghtes
there were ryght ioyfull / and they determy|ned
to arme forth two galees / and to &s;ende for
theym to come in to the i&s;le of Rodes / and &s;o
they dyd / and in the one galee they &s;ette &s;yr Ia+ques
of Bra&s;&s;emont a burgonyon mar&s;hall of
the Rodes. So longe they &s;ayled and rowed
that they aryued at Mathelyn. The mar&s;hall
was well receyued of euery man and of the la|dy
of Mathelyn. Than the&s;e lordes and other
refre&s;&s;hed them there a foure dayes / and on
the fyfte daye their galees were redy. Than
the erle of Neuers tooke leaue of the lady of
Mathelyn / and thanked her greatly and the
lordes al&s;o / and the erle of Neuers &s;ayd that
he was bounde for euer towne them his good
wyll. The lady an&s;wered wy&s;ely to them all.
So they entred in to the Galees in the porte
of Mathelyn / and had wynde and wether at
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wyll / and &s;ayled &s;o longe that without daun|ger
or do~mage they came and aryued in the
i&s;le of the Rodes / in the &s;ame place where as
all galees do aryue co~mynge fro Cyper / or fro
Barne / and fro other partes of the &s;ee Orien|tall.
There were many of the knyghtes of the
Roodes / who be or ought to be men of valy|aunt
corage / for they beare the whyte Cro&s;&s;e / 
in &s;ignyfieng of the cro&s;&s;e of Chri&s;t / who dyed
and toke payne for the redempcyon of all cry|&s;ten
people / and nere hande daily the&s;e knigh+tes
haue &s;krymy&s;&s;hes and a&s;&s;awtes to ayde
and &s;u&s;tayne the chry&s;ten faythe agayn&s;t the
my&s;creau~tes / wherfore the&s;e knyghtes ought
to be valyaunte men / and noury&s;&s;hed in the
warre.</P>
<P>_WHan the erle of Neuers and his
company were come in to the i&s;le
of Rodes / the great may&s;ter and
the great priour of Acquytanye / 
who was there / receyued the fren+che
men honourably / and offred to lende them
golde and &s;yluer to paye their &s;mall charges
and co&s;tes / whiche offre the erle of Neuers
and his company toke for a great curte&s;y / and
hertely thanked them / for they had great nede
therof&punc; the great priour of Acquytanie a right
valyaunt knyght lente to the erle of Neuers a
thyrty thou&s;ande frankes in redy money / and
&s;yr Reygnere Potte &s;tewarde with the erle of
Neuers and the lorde of Rocheforde of Bur|goyne
receyued the money. I thynke it was
generally for them all / that euery man &s;hulde
haue parte / but the erle became dettour for the
money. Thus they taryed in the I&s;le of Ro|des
a good &s;ea&s;one to refre&s;&s;he theym / and to
&s;ette euery thynge in good ordre / for the ayre
was more atte~perate there than whe<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> as they
had ben in Turkey. And as they taryed thus
at Rodes abydynge for the galees of Venyce
a &s;yckene&s;&s;e toke &s;yr Guy of Tremoyle lorde
of Seully / of whiche &s;yckne&s;&s;e he dyed there / 
and was buryed in the churche of &s;aynte Io|han
in the Rodes / and the lordes of Fraunce
dyd his ob&s;equy ryght reuerently / and were
ryght &s;orye of his dethe / but there was no re|medy.
The Erle of Neuers knewe well that
the duke of Burgoyne wolde be &s;ore dy&s;plea|&s;ed
of his deth / bycau&s;e he had always fou~de
hym &s;age and of good coun&s;ayle. At the la&s;te
there aryued the galees of Venyce wherof the
frenche men were ryght ioyous. Than they
tooke their leaue of the lordes of the Rodes.
Thus departed the erle of Neuers / &s;ir Henry
of Bare / Boucyquante / Guillyam of Tre|moyle / 
the lorde of Rocheforde and all other.
The patrones of the galees (to do them plea|&s;ure)
were contente to &s;uffre them to refre&s;&s;he
theym in the i&s;les bytwene Venyce and Ro|des.
Fyr&s;te they came to Modon a fyue hun|dred
myle fro the Roodes / and there they re|fre&s;&s;hed
them. it parteyned to the venycyens.</P>
<P>_ANd fro modon they &s;ayled with
wynde and wether at wyll / and
&s;o came to the i&s;le of Calefo / and
there refre&s;&s;hed theym. And fro
thence to the i&s;le of Garre / and
there taryed / and than they came to the i&s;le of
Chyfolignie and there landed / and founde a
great nombre of Ladyes and damo&s;els / who
had the &s;ygn<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">orite of that i&s;le. They receyued
the frenche men with great ioye / and brought
them to pa&s;&s;e the tyme aboute the i&s;le / whiche
is ryght fayre and plea&s;aunte. And &s;uche as
knowe the condycions of that i&s;le / affyrmeth
that the fayry and the nympes be moche con|uer&s;aunt
there. Some of the marchauntes of
Venyce and Geane and of other landes / &s;uche
as haue aryued there / and taryed there a &s;ea|&s;one
to e&s;chewe the daunger of the &s;ee / haue
&s;aid that they haue &s;ene &s;ome of the fairy there
and haue proue<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> their wordes to be trewe.
The erle of Neuers and his company were
right ioyou&s;e of the company of the&s;e ladyes / 
and ryght ioyou&s;ly the ladyes receyued them / 
and &s;ayd howe their co~mynge thyder dyd all
the i&s;le great honoure / bycau&s;e they were no|ble
knyghtes and men of honoure / for there
hath nat acu&s;tomed none other to be conuer|&s;aunt
amonge them / but marchauntes. This
i&s;le is nat all onely enhabyted with women / 
but there be men amonge them / but the wo|men
haue the &s;oueraynte and chefe rule there.
They are worke women in &s;ylke worke / and
make clothes of &s;ylke / &s;o &s;ubtelly and &s;o well / 
that there is none lyke them / nor the men of
the i&s;le canne nat make it / but they cary them
out to &s;ell where they thynke to haue mo&s;t pro+fyte / 
and the woman abyde &s;tyll in y^e i&s;le / and
they honour the men for the &s;ayde cau&s;e / and
they haue the profyte therof. The I&s;le is of
that condycion that no man dare aproche it to
<PB REF="306">
do there any do~mage / for who &s;o euer dothe
are pery&s;&s;hed / and that hath ben &s;ene and pro|ued / 
and therfore the&s;e ladyes endure euer in
peace / and dought no man. Al&s;o they are mar+ueylous
&s;wete / gentle / amyable / and humble / 
and whan they wyll they &s;peke with the fayry
and be in their company.</P>
<P>WHan the erle of Neuers and his com+pany
had refre&s;&s;hed them in this i&s;le
of Chyfoligne aboute a fyue dayes / 
than they toke leaue of the&s;e ladyes / and lefte
amonge the&s;e ladyes parte of &s;uche as they
had that they myght forbeare / &s;o that the la|dyes
gaue them great thanke at their depar|tynge / 
and &s;o they &s;ayled to a lande called Ra+gu&s;e / 
and there they re&s;ted. And fro thens to
Clarence / a hundred myle fro Venyce. And
whyle they were there thyther came a &s;quyer
of Haynalt of great reco~mendacyon / borne in
the towne of Mons / he was called Brydoll / 
he came fro the holy &s;cpulcre / and fro Quayre
and fro &s;aynt Katheryns mounte / and whan
he came to Clarence the frenchmen made him
good chere / bycau&s;e he was borne in Haynalt / 
for the counte&s;&s;e of Neuers was doughter to
the erle of Heynalte / and al&s;o bycau&s;e he had
ben in farre countreys / and they demaunded
of him newes fro tho&s;e parties / and al&s;o of the
&s;tate of the kynge of Cyper. He aun&s;wered to
euery thynge ryght wy&s;ely.</P>
<P>_WHan the erle of Neuers had re|fre&s;&s;hed
hym there a &s;ea&s;on / than
he &s;ayled forthe and came to the
porte of Parcu&s;e. The great ga+lees
coude go no further to come
to y^e porte of Venyce. Than within a certayne
&s;pace they tooke other &s;mall &s;hyppes pa&s;&s;en|gers
and &s;o came to Venyce / and there were
receyued with great ioye / and they thanked
god that they were come thyder in &s;auegarde
and out of the handes of the my&s;creauntes / for
they were ones in feare / neuer to haue come
out of their handes. Than euery man wente
to his logynge which was prepared for them / 
for their commynge thyder was knowen be|fore / 
their &s;eruauntes were come thyder and
prepared for them redye agayn&s;t their com|myng.
The erle of Neuers founde there redy
parte of his &s;eruauntes / &s;ente thyder by the
duke of Burgoyne his father and the duches
his mother. Al&s;o there was redy &s;yr Dyne of
Re&s;ponde bycau&s;e of their raun&s;ome. Than
clerkes were &s;ette to write letters / and me&s;&s;an+gers
were &s;ente forthe to gyue knowledge to
their frendes of their comynge. The&s;e newes
was anone knowen ouer all. the duke of Bur+goyne
and the duche&s;&s;e ordeyned for the &s;tate
of their &s;onne / as ve&s;&s;ell / and plate of &s;yluer
and golde / aparell / and &s;tuffe of hou&s;holde all
this was &s;ent to Venyce on &s;o~mers / and the
lorde of Angyers and &s;yr Iaques of Helley
dyd conuey all this &s;tuffe / and &s;o came to Ve|nyce.
And all the other lordes and knyghtes
frendes dyd &s;ende thyder in lyke maner. And
ye maye beleue well that this was nat dooue
without great co&s;te / for there was nothynge
&s;pared and al&s;o they laye at Venyce at great
co&s;te and charge / for Venyce is one of the de|re&s;t
townes in the <ABBR>world</ABBR> for &s;traungers to lye
in. Thus the&s;e lordes kept their e&s;tates there / 
and therle of Neuers was more charged than
any other / as it was rea&s;one / for he was the
chiefe there. The duke of Burgoyne and the
duche&s;&s;e &s;ette all their ententes for the delyue|raunce
of their &s;onne / for they de&s;yred great|ly
to &s;e theym and &s;o dyd many other / and the
duke &s;ayd that without ayde of his men and
good frendes that were in his landes / as well
in Burgoyne as in Arthoys / and in Flaun|ders / 
he coulde nat tell howe to atteyne to the
&s;omme of money that Lamorabaquy &s;hulde
haue for his &s;onnes raun&s;ome / and to beare
the co&s;tes that dayly grewe by that occa&s;yon / 
for though their raun&s;omes drewe but to two
hundred thou&s;ande floreyns / all thynges con|&s;ydred
their other charges drewe to as moch / 
as they &s;ayde that had the receyte and dely|ueraunce
therof. The duke tooke coun&s;ayle
where this money &s;hulde be rey&s;ed / for y^e duke
coulde nat breke nor myny&s;&s;he his e&s;tate / nor
it was nat his mynde to do. Than it was de|termyned
that the ryche men in all his good
townes &s;hulde be tared / and &s;pecyally they of
Flaunders / bycau&s;e they were ryche / by rea|&s;on
of their marchaundy&s;e. This taracyon
was &s;ette forwarde / and whan they of Gaunt
were called curte&s;ly to the mater / they aun&s;we+red
and &s;ayd that they wolde gladly helpe to
ayde their en<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">erytour with the &s;o~me of fyfty
thou&s;ande florayns. In lykewy&s;e they of Bru+ges
and of other good townes in Flaunders
were redy to ayde their lorde. The duke and
<PB N="ccxcii" REF="306">
duche&s;&s;e thanked them curte&s;ly / in lykewi&s;e
&s;o dyde they of Arthoi&s;e and of Burgoyne.
Al&s;o the Frenche kynge ayded well for his
parte. And al&s;o it had co&s;t hym great riches
in &s;endynge of pre&s;entes and knightes in to
Hungry and Turkey / howbe it he was well
contente therwith / &s;yth his co&s;yns and his
knyght Bouciquaunt were come to Venyce
in &s;uretie.</P>
<P>_THerle of Neuers laye thus &s;tyll
at Venyce / for his ente~t was nat
to de&abper;te thens / tyll euery thynge
was payed and di&s;charge. For
the furny&s;&s;hing of this fynaunce
&s;ir Dyne of Re&s;ponde toke great payne / to
the entente to pleace the Frenche kynge and
the duke of Burgoyne. In &s;uche bu&s;yne&s;&s;e
he was &s;ubtyle and wy&s;e. Thus the&s;e Fren|che
lordes and knyghtes &s;ported them eche
with other. The &s;ame &s;ea&s;on there felle in
Venyce a great mortalyte / and it began in
the moneth of Augu&s;te / and dured without
cea&s;&s;ynge tyll &s;aynt Andrewes tyde / wherin
dyed moche people / and there dyed &s;ir Hen|ry
of Barc elde&s;t &s;onne to the duke of Bare / 
and herytoure (by his wyfe) of all the lorde
of Coucyes landes / excepte the ladyes dow|rye.
Thus in the &s;ame &s;ea&s;on / bothe the la|dies
of Coucy were widowes / and their hu&s;+bandes
deed / the whiche was great do~mage
His body was enbaulmed and caryed in to
Fraunce / and buryed in Parys as I beleue
and there his ob&s;equy was done &s;olempnely
To flye and e&s;chewe fro this deth at Venice
the erle of Neuers went and taryed at Tre|nu&s;e / 
with all his e&s;tate / and there taryed a
four monethes with all his company.</P>
<P>THus the erle of Neuers beynge at
Trenu&s;e. It was &s;hewed the kyng
of Hungry by them of the Roodes / 
howe the Frenche lordes were agreed with
Lamorabaquy to paye for their &s;o~mes two
hundred thou&s;ande florens. Than the kyng
&s;ent letters by a by&s;&s;hoppe and certayne kni+ghtes
to them of Venice / in the fauour of the
Frenche knyghtes. And al&s;o they were char+ged
to &s;aye certayne wordes to therle of Ne+uers / 
as ye &s;hall here / for whan they ca~e thi|der
they &s;aid to hym. Sir / we are &s;ent hider
fro our &s;ouerayne lorde the kyng of Hungry
your co&s;in / who &s;aluteth you by vs / and here
be letters that he hath &s;ente vnto you / and he
vnder&s;ta~deth / howe ye are delyuered fro the
handes of the turkes his aduer&s;aries for cer+tayne
rau~&s;ome / the whiche otherwy&s;e ye cou+de
nat haue ben deliuered wherof he is right
ioyou&s;e. And &s;ir / the kynge knoweth well y^t
your treatie coude nat haue ben made with|out
great co&s;t and charge / for be&s;yde that ye
lo&s;t in the batayle / your raun&s;ome and other
charges hath ben and is dayly great. Wher|fore
&s;ir / the kyng &s;ayth if he myght ayde you
with any thyng he wolde gladly do it / for he
thynketh him &s;elfe bounde therto / as well by
lynage or otherwy&s;e. but &s;ir / he and his toke
&s;uche do~mage at the daye of the batayle be|fore
Nichopoly / as ye knowe well. And al&s;o
his reuenues of his realme for this yere and
y^e next be in a maner as lo&s;t. but wha~ he hath
recouery therof / and is of power (he &s;aythe)
he wyll &s;o purney for you / that ye &s;halbe wel
content with hym / &amp; thus to do he is of good
wyll. And &s;ir / to thentent that ye &s;hall gyue
credence to his promi&s;e and &s;ayeng. He hath
in the cytie of Venyce of yerely renenewes / 
&s;euyn thou&s;ande ducates. And &s;ir / he is con|tent
that this be &s;olde to the venycience: and
that of the money that &s;hall ry&s;e therof / that
ye &s;hulde v&s;e it and ayde your &s;elfe therwith
as ye wolde do of your owne goodes. And
&s;ir / of this we &s;hall delyuer quitau~ces to the
venicyence. we haue authorite &s;o to do. this
offre greatly plea&s;ed the erle of Neuers and
his cou~&s;ayle / and the lorde of Rocheforde an+&s;wered
and &s;aid / howe the erle and all his co~+pany
thanked greatly the kynge of Hungry
in that he wolde &s;ell or laye to gage his enhe+rytau~ce
for to ayde them. Sayeng howe his
o<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="2 letters">re was nat to be refu&s;ed nor forgotten / de|&s;yring
to take a lytell coun&s;ayle in the mater
and &s;o they dyde. Within a brefe tyme after / 
it was &s;hewed to the kyng of Hu~geries am|ba&s;&s;adours
in the behalfe of the erle of Ne|uers / 
that it &s;hulde nat be co~uenyent that the
kyng of Hungry &s;hulde &s;ell or ley to pledge
his enherytaunces / for other mennes cau&s;es.
But if &s;o be the amba&s;&s;adours wolde do &s;o
moche as to &s;hewe to the venicye~ce that they
wolde do &s;o moche as to lende therle of Ne|uers
a certayne &s;o~me of florence / to helpe to
paye the erles by charges / &amp; to paye agayne
to the priour of &s;aynt Iohn~s in Acquitayne
<PB REF="307">
the .xxx. thou&s;ande florens / that he lent to the~
in the i&s;le of the Rodes. In thus doyng they
&s;aide they wolde highly thanke the kynge of
Hungry &amp; his coun&s;ayle. The amba&s;&s;adors
&s;aide they wolde do their be&s;t / and a&s;&s;aye the
venicye~ce what they wolde do. Whan the ve+nycience
were moued in this mater / they an|&s;wered
but coldly / and &s;aid they wolde take
coun&s;ayle and gyue an&s;were within fyftene
dayes / at whiche tyme they an&s;wered (as I
was enformed / by one that was by at the an|&s;were
gyueng) that if the kyng of Hungry
wolde &s;elle his hoole realme / the venycience
&s;hulde be redy to bargayne with hym / &amp; pay
hym in redy money. but they &s;aid / as for &s;o ly+tell
a thynge as &s;cuyn thou&s;ande ducates by
yere / they coulde make no price nor valewre
therof / nother to by nor to &s;ell / wherfore they
&s;aid they wolde nat medell in that &s;mall ma+ter.
This was the an&s;were that the venyci|ence
made. Some thought and ymagined / 
that this an&s;were was made by waye of di&s;|&s;ymulacion.
And that thoughe the kynge of
Hungry made this offre / yet by agrement / y^e
venicyens made that an&s;were. Thus the ma+ter
abode &s;tyll / and the kyng of Hungry &s;tyll
in his po&s;&s;e&s;&s;yon of his reuenewes. Than~e
the kynges amba&s;&s;adours departed fro Ve|nyce
and retourned in to Hungry / &amp; the erle
of Neuers abode &s;tyll at Trenu&s;e / bycau&s;e
of the mortalyte in Venyce.</P>
<P>YE haue herde here before / howe the
lorde Philyppe of Arthois / erle of
Ewe and con&s;table of Frau~ce / dyed
in y^e cite of Bur&s;e in Turkey / of who&s;e dethe
all his frendes were &s;orie / and &s;pecially the
frenche kyng / for he loued hym entierly. His
office was &s;uche / that it myght nat longe be
vacant / whervpon all the lordes of Fraunce
a&s;&s;embled togider to take aduy&s;e who &s;huld
be made con&s;table. The mo&s;t parte of y^e cou~|&s;aile
agreed on the valyant knight &s;ir Loys
of Sanxere / who had ben long mar&s;hall of
Frau~ce / and was the &s;ame tyme. He was in
the parties of Languedoc / and &s;o was &s;ente
for / and inco~tynent he came to Paris / &amp; ther
was made co~&s;table. Than was voyde the of+fice
of the mar&s;hall. than y^e kyng &s;ayd / none
&s;hulde haue y^t office / but alouely his knyght
&s;ir Bouciquaunt: euery man agreed therto / 
for he was well worthy. Whan he was cho|&s;en
he was at Venyce / but &s;hortely after he
came to Paris. for the rau~&s;oms ones payde
all the lordes and knightes of Frau~ce retur|ned
home. So &s;ir Bouciquaunt was Mar|&s;hall
of Fraunce. Therle of Neuers drewe
to the duke of Burgoyn his father and to the
duches his mother. he had great chere made
hym of them and of other / as it was rea&s;on / 
for he came fro a longe voyage and a peryl|lous.
He was well receyued i~ all his fathers
countreis / as in Flaunders / in Arthoys / in
Burgoyne / and in all other places partey|nyng
to his fathers and to his enherytau~ce.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="225" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe after the returne of the lor|des
of Fraunce / the frenche he kyng en|tended
what he myght / to &s;et a con|corde
and peace in the churche.
Cap. CC.xxv.</HEAD>
<P>_THerle of Neuers thus
returned in to Frau~ce / he
abode about the duke his
father / and vi&s;yted his la~|des
and &s;ignories. Than
he had de&s;yre to go to &s;e y^e
fre~che kyng and the duke
of Orlyau~ce / who receyued hym with great
ioye. The kyng and the duke of Orlyaunce
had great appetyte to here therle &s;peke / and
to here of y^e newes of Turkey / and of all his
aduentures / and of the &s;tate of Lamoraba<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">.
therle an&s;wered wi&s;ely &amp; co~playned nothing
of Lamorabaquy / but &s;aid he had fou~de hym
ryght curte&s;&s;e / &amp; howe that he was well en|treated.
and he forgat nat to &s;hewe y^e kyng &amp;
the ladies / howe at his departyng Lamora|baquy
&s;aid to hym / that he was borne in this
worlde to do dedes of armes / and to co~quere
euer more and more. And how that he wolde
nat co~mau~de the~ whan they were pri&s;oners / 
that they &s;hulde no more beare armes agai&s;t
hym / but &s;aid he wolde rather haue the~ come
agayne the &s;econde / thirde / or fourthe tyme / 
if nede were / if the dedes of armes &s;o requi|red.
And al&s;o he &s;aid howe his entent was to
&s;e Rome / and to make his hor&s;e eate otes vp|pon
&s;aynt Peters aulter. And al&s;o he &s;ayde / 
<PB N="ccxciii" REF="307">
howe our cri&s;ten faythe was nothyng worth
but corrupted by the heedes that ought to go+uerne
them / wherat the Turkes make but a
mocke. Wherfore he &s;ayd / it &s;hulde be the di+&s;truction
of Chri&s;tendome / and that y^e tyme
was as than come. And dyuers of the Tur|kes
and &s;arazins &s;ayde / that their kyng La|morabaquy
was borne to be lorde of all the
worlde. And this they of Turkey / of Tar|tarye / 
of Perce / of Alexandre / and of other
parties of the &s;arazins landes &s;ayde. They
knewe it well that it &s;hulde be &s;o by rea&s;one
that the Chri&s;ten men / were abu&s;ed vpon .ii.
popes / wherby the chri&s;ten men were nat all
of one accorde / but differedde. Some bele|uyng
on the one pope / and &s;ome vpon the o|ther / 
And the &s;arazins had great marueyle / 
howe the heedes of Chri&s;tendome in euery
realme wolde &s;uffre it. The&s;e wordes of the
erle of Neuers made the Frenche kyng and
other lordes greatly to mu&s;e. And &s;ome &s;ayd
howe the &s;arazins had good rea&s;on to laugh
and mocke at chri&s;tendome / bycau&s;e they &s;uf+fred
the prelates of the churche to medell &s;o
moche. Therfore &s;ome &s;ayde / it was tyme to
abate their pompes / and to bringe the~ to rea+&s;on.
The clerkes of the vnyuer&s;ite of Paris
who traueyled to lerne / coude nat come to a|ny
preferment of any benifyce / by rea&s;on of
the Sci&s;me in the Churche / and of the two
popes / wherfore they wolde gladly that the
people &s;hulde murmure agayn&s;t them. And
were ryght gladde that the erle of Neuers
&s;ayde / that the turkes made a great deri&s;ion
therof. And &s;ayd. Howe that without the fre~+che
kynge and the kyng of Almaygne fou~de
&s;ome remedy / euery thynge &s;hulde be wor&s;e
and wor&s;e. And to &s;aye the trouthe / &s;uche as
helde them as neutre / they thought hadde ta+ken
the be&s;t waye / and &s;o euery man ought
to do / if they wolde bring the Churche in to
good ca&s;e. Al&s;o it was &s;ecretly &s;hewed the
Frenche kyng / by &s;uche as he loued / and &s;u|che
as loued his helthe / howe that it was the
co~men opinyon in the realme of Frau~ce / that
he &s;hulde neuer haue perfitely his helth / vn|to
the tyme that the Churche were brought
in another e&s;tate. And al&s;o they &s;hewed the
kynge / howe that kynge Charles his father
whan he laye in his dethe beed / charged his
coun&s;ayle in con&s;cyence / and had great dout
that he was &s;ore abu&s;ed in tho&s;e two popes.
Than the Fre~che kynge an&s;wered them and
&s;ayd. Whan the kyng my father dyed I was
but yonge / and I haue beleued hyder to / &s;u|che
as haue coun&s;ayled me / if there be folly / 
it is in them and nat in me. But &s;ythe we be
nowe this enformed in the matter / we &s;hall
prouide for the remedy / and that &s;halbe well
&s;ene.</P>
<P>THe Frenche kynge marked the ma|ter
more profoundely than~e euer he
dyde before / and &s;ayd to them of his
cou~&s;ayle / howe he wolde prouyde for the ma+ter / 
and &s;pake therof to his brother the duke
of Orlyaunce erle of Bloyes and of Valois
who agreed anone to the kynges wyll. In
lykewi&s;e &s;o dyde the duke of Burgoyne / for
though he obeyed pope Clement / yet he had
neuer ferme beleue on hym. But the prelates
of the realme of Fraunce / and &s;pecially Guy
of Roy archeby&s;&s;hoppe of Reyns / the arche+by&s;&s;hoppes
of Sens and of Roen / and the
by&s;&s;hoppe of O&s;tune / they had brought the
duke to beleue on pope Clement. Than~e it
was aduy&s;ed by the kynges &s;ecrete cou~&s;ayle
that if they purpo&s;ed to bringe the Churche
to re&s;t and peace / to haue the accorde of Al|mayne.
Than was there &s;ente &s;uffycient am+ba&s;&s;adours
and clerkes of bothe lawes (as
mai&s;ter Philyppe of Playes was one) in to
Almayne / to the kyng of Boe&s;me and of Al|mayne / 
who wrote hym &s;elfe kyng of Roma|yns.
This mater went &s;o forwarde / y^t a day
was &s;ette that the kyng of Almayne and his
coun&s;aile / and the Fre~che kyng and his cou~|&s;ayle
&s;hulde mete &abper;&s;onally at the cyte of Rey+nes.
This mater was done &s;ecretely / bicau&s;e
the prelates / cardynalles / archeby&s;&s;hoppes / 
and by&s;&s;hoppes / &s;hulde nat breke their pur|po&s;e
that they were about. They made it be
noy&s;ed / that the metyng of the&s;e two kynges
and their coun&s;ayls at Reynes / was for non
other purpo&s;e / but to treate for a maryage to
be had bytwene the &s;onne of the marques of
Blanquebourge / brother to the kyng of Al|mayne / 
and the doughter of the duke of Or|lyaunce.
And &s;o by rea&s;on and vnder colour
of that mater / they wolde common of other.</P>
<P>In this &s;ame &s;ea&s;one dyed at Ne&s;ues in
Heynaulte / the lorde Guye of Cha&s;tellone
erle of Bloyes / and brought to Valence~nes
and buryed at &s;aynt Fraunces in the Freres
<PB REF="308">
mynours / in a chapell called the Chapell of
Orthais. he had done moche co&s;te in the clo|&s;ynge
of the &s;ayd Freres / and whan he dyed
he was &s;o in dette / that the counte&s;&s;e Mary
of Namure for&s;oke al his goodes / and dur&s;t
nat take on her the admyni&s;tracyon of his te+&s;tament / 
but retourned to her dowrie of the
lande of Chinay and of Beaumonde / &amp; his
other herytages went to the heyres. The du+ke
of Orlyaunce hadde the countie of Blois
for he had payed whyle the erle Guye lyued / 
two hundred thou&s;ande crownes of Frau~ce
and the landes of Hollande / zelande / &amp; Hey+naulte / 
wente to the duke Aubert of Bauy|ere / 
erle of Heynaulte. And the lande of Da+ue&s;nes / 
of Landrecier / and of Lonnon in ter+rea&s;&s;e / 
fell to Iohan of Bloyes called Iohn~
of Bretaygne. And if the erle had nat &s;olde
the countie of Blois / the &s;ayd Iohan of Bre+taygne
&s;hulde haue been his heyre therof.
Con&s;ydre what a do~mage a lorde or any o|ther
may do to his heyre / by gyueng crede~ce
to yuell coun&s;ayle / god forgyue hym.</P>
<P>&para;Nowe lette vs retourne to the bu&s;yne&s;&s;e
of Englande.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="226" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Of the dethe of the duke of Glou+ce&s;tre
and of the exle of Aru~dell / and
howe the kynges vncles and the lon+doners
toke the mater.
Capi. CC.xxvi.</HEAD>
<P>_YE haue herde here before / 
of the couert hates that was by|twene
kynge Rycharde of En|glande / 
and his vncle Thomas
duke of Glouce&s;tre / whiche the
kynge wolde beare no lengar / but &s;ayd / and
al&s;o was coun&s;ayled / rather to di&s;troye ano+ther
man than hym&s;elfe. And ye haue herde
howe the kyng was at Pla&s;&s;hey / &amp; by crafte
and coloure / brought hym out of his owne
hou&s;e to London / And by the waye about .x.
or a .xi. of the cloke in the nyght / therle mar|&s;hall
are&s;ted hym in the kynges name. And
for all that he cryed after the Kynge / yet the
kynge made a deafe eare / and rode on before
and &s;o the &s;ame nyght the kynge laye at the
towre of London / but the duke of Glouce|ce&s;tre
was otherwi&s;e lodged. For byforce he
was put in to a Barge / and out of the barge
in to a &s;hyppe that laye in the Thami&s;e / and
the erle mar&s;hall with hym and all his com|pany.
And dyde &s;o moche / that the nexte day
by night they came to Calais / without kno|ledge
of any man / excepte the kynges offy|cers
of the &s;ayd towne.</P>
<P>yE maye well knowe / whan~e the ta|kynge
of the duke was knowen at
Pla<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">hey / by the duche&s;&s;e and her
chyldren / they were &s;ore troubled and aba&s;|&s;hed / 
and thought well that the matter went
nat well. The duche&s;&s;e demaunded cou~&s;aile
(what was be&s;t to do) of &s;ir Iohan Laquy|ham.
The knight an&s;wered / that it was be&s;t
to &s;ende to his bretherne / the dukes of Lan|ca&s;tre
and of yorke / that they myght fynde
&s;ome meanes to apeace the kynges dy&s;plea|&s;ure.
For he &s;ayde / he thought that the kyng
wolde nat di&s;plea&s;e them. The duche&s;&s;e dyd
as the knyght coun&s;ayled her / and &s;he &s;ente
incontynent me&s;&s;angers to the&s;e two dukes / 
who were farre a &s;ondre / who whanne they
herde therof / were &s;ored di&s;plea&s;ed / and &s;ente
worde agayne to the duche&s;&s;e that &s;he &s;huld
be of good co~forte. For they &s;ayd / they knew
well the kyng wolde nat entreat hym but by
laufull iudgement / for otherwi&s;e they coude
nat &s;uffre it: but as thanne they knewe natte
where he was. The Duche&s;&s;e and her chyl|dren
were &s;omwhat conforted with their an|&s;were.
The kynge the nexte daye wente fro
the towre of London to Eltham / and there
taryed. The &s;ame night was brought to the
towre of London as pri&s;oners / the erle of A|rundell
and the Erle of Warwyke / wherof
they of the cytie of London had great mar|ueyle / 
and made therof great murmurynge / 
but none dur&s;t &s;aye nay agayn&s;t the kynges
plea&s;ure. But all maner of people / knightes
&s;quyers / burge&s;&s;es of good cyties &amp; townes
of Engla~de &s;aid. We haue very well &s;uffred.
the duke of Lanca&s;tre and the duke of yorke / 
bretherne to the duke of Glouce&s;tre / They
maye prouyde for this whanne it plea&s;e the~.
We thynke they wolde well haue prouyded
for the mater / if that they hadde knowen the
<PB N="ccxciiii" REF="308">
kynges entent agayn&s;t their brother of Glo|ce&s;tre / 
but bycau&s;e they were nat dilygent in
the cau&s;e / the matter is come yuell / and lyke
to haue an yuell conclu&s;yon.</P>
<P>_WHan the duke of Gloce&s;tre was
brought to the ca&s;tell of Calys / 
than he feared hym &s;elfe great|lye / 
&amp; &s;aid to the erle Mar&s;hall
For what cau&s;e am I brought
out of Englande hyder to Calais? Me thyn+ke
ye holde me as a pri&s;oner. Lette me go a|brode
and &s;e the fortre&s;&s;e aboute. Sir quod
the mar&s;hall / that ye de&s;yre I dare nat do it / 
for I haue the charge vpon you on payne of
my lyfe. The kynge my &s;oueraygne lorde is
a lytell my&s;contente with you. Wherfore / ye
mu&s;te take pacyence here for a &s;ea&s;one / tyll I
here other newes / and that &s;halbe &s;hortely
by goddes grace. For &s;ir / as helpe me God / 
I am right &s;orie for your trouble if I myght
remedy it. But &s;ir / ye knowe well I am &s;wor+ne
to the kynge / wherfore I mu&s;t obey / and
&s;o wyll I do / for &s;auynge of myne honoure.
The duke coude haue none other aun&s;were / 
But by that he &s;awe / he feared greatly his
lyfe. And on a daye he de&s;yred a pree&s;t that
&s;ange ma&s;&s;e before hym / that he myght be co~|fe&s;&s;ed.
And &s;o he was at good ley&s;ar before
the &s;acrament / with deuout herte / and cryed
God mercy / and was &s;ore repentaunt of all
his &s;ynnes. And in dede it was tyme &s;o for
hym &s;o to do / for his dethe was nerer to hym
than he was ware of. For as I was enfour|med / 
whan he hadde dyned and was aboute
to haue wa&s;&s;hen his handes / There came in
to the chambre foure men / and ca&s;te &s;odayn|lye
a towell aboute the dukes necke / two at
the one ende and two at the other / and drewe
&s;o &s;ore that he fell to the Erthe / and &s;o they
&s;trangled hym / and clo&s;ed his eyen. &amp; whan
he was deed they di&s;poyled hym / and bare
hym to his beed / and layde hym bytwene the
&s;hetes all naked / and his heed on a &s;ofte pyl|lowe / 
and couered with clothes furred. And
than they y&s;&s;ued out of the chambre in to the
hall / well determyned what they wolde &s;aye
and &s;ayde openly / Howe a paluey&s;ye hadde
taken the duke of Glouce&s;tre the &s;ame night
&s;odaynly / and &s;o dyed. The&s;e wordes anon
were abrode in the towne of Calais. Some
beleued theym and &s;ome natte. Within two
dayes that the duke was thus deed / the erle
mar&s;hall appareled hym &s;elfe in blacke / by|cau&s;e
he was his nere co&s;yn / and were ma+ny
other knyghtes and &s;quyers that were in
Calays. His dethe was &s;ooner knowen in
Fraunce and in Flaunders than in Engla~d.
The Frenche men were gladde therof / For
there was a co~mon brute / that there &s;hulde
be no good peace bytwene Fraunce and En|glande / 
as long as he lyued. And in all trea+ties
bytwene Frau~ce and Englande / he was
euermore harder and ob&s;tynaier / than~e any
other of his bretherne / wherfore they cared
nat for his dethe. In lykewi&s;e many men in
Englande / bothe knyghtes / &s;quyers / and o|ther
officers of the kynges / who were in fea|re
of hym / bycau&s;e of his crueltie. All &s;uche
were gladde of his dethe. They toke to re|corde
his cruell dedes / by y^e duke of Irela~de
whom he had exyled out of Englande. Al&s;o
of y^e deth of that valyant knight &s;ir Symon
Burle / and of &s;ir Robert Triuylien / &s;ir Ni+cholas
Bramble / &s;ir Iohan Standy&s;&s;he / &amp;
dyuers other. The dukes dethe was but ly|tell
regarded in Englande / excepte but with
&s;uche as were of his opinyon. Thus this du+ke
dyed in Calais. his body was enbaumed
and &s;eared in leed and couered / and &s;o &s;ente
by See in to Englande. And the Shyppe
that caryed hym / arryued at the Ca&s;tell of
Hadley / vpon Thamy&s;e &s;yde / and fro thens
caryed by chariot &s;ymply to his owne place
at Pla&s;&s;hey / and there buryed in the Chur|che / 
Whiche the &s;ayde duke hadde founded
in the honoure of the hooly Trynite / wher|in
were twelue Chanonnes to &s;ynge diuyne
&s;eruyce.</P>
<P>_YE maye well knowe that the du+che&s;&s;e
of Glouce&s;tre and Affren
his &s;onne / and his two &s;u&s;ters / 
were &s;ore di&s;co~fyted whan they
&s;awe the duke brought thyther
deed. The duche&s;&s;e had double &s;orowe / for
Richarde erle of Arundell her vncle was be
heeded openly by the kynges co~maundeme~t
in Chepe&s;yde. there was no lorde dur&s;t &s;pe|ke
to the contrary / the kynge beyng pre&s;ente
at the &s;ame iu&s;tyce doynge. It was done by
the erle Mar&s;hall / who hadde to wyfe the
doughter of the &s;ayde erle of Arundell / and
<PB REF="309">
yet he bounde his eyen hym &s;elfe. The erle of
Warwyke was in great daunger to be behee+ded:
but the erle of Sali&s;bury who was in
the kynges fauour de&s;yred the kynge for his
lyfe / and &s;o dyde dyuers other barons &amp; pre|lates
in Englande. The kynge enclyned to
their reque&s;tes / &s;o y^t he myght be bany&s;&s;hed
and putte in &s;uche a place as he &s;hulde natte
come fro / for the kyng wolde nat clerely for|gyue
hym. He &s;ayde he had well de&s;erued to
dye / bycau&s;e he was of coun&s;ayle with y^e du|ke
of Glouce&s;tre and with the erle of Arun|dell / 
to haue broke~ the peace and truce taken
bitwene Fraunce &amp; Englande: For the whi|che
artycle the kyng &s;ayd / they had de&s;erued
to dye / for the peace was taken bytwene the
&abper;ties / on &s;uche co~dycion y^t who &s;o euer dyde
breake it / &s;hulde be worthy to dye. The erle
of Sali&s;bury / who had ben the erle of War|wykes
companyon dyuers tymes / in excu|&s;yng
of him &s;aid. Howe he was an olde man
and was de&s;yred by the duke of Glouce&s;tre / 
by his fayre wordes. Wherfore he &s;ayd / that
he dyde was natte of his owne mocyon / but
by theirs. Affyrming howe there was neuer
none of y^e Beauchampes that euer dyd tray|&s;on
agayn&s;t the crowne of Englande. Thus
the erle of Warwyke for pytie was re&s;pyted
fro dethe. He was bany&s;&s;hed in to the y&s;le of
Wyght: And it was &s;ayde to hym. Erle of
Warwyke / ye haue de&s;erued to dye as well
as the erle of Arundell / but for the great &s;er|uyce
that ye haue done in tyme pa&s;t to kynge
Edwarde and to the prince his &s;onne / and to
the crowne of Englande / a&s;well on this &s;yde
the &s;ee as byonde / hath done you great ayde / 
for the kyng hath pyte on you and hath grau~+ted
you your lyfe. But it is ordayned by iud+gement / 
y^t ye &s;hall go in to the y&s;le of Wight
and lyue there as longe as ye can / and &s;hall
haue &s;uffycient of your owne to maynteyne
there your e&s;tate &s;oberly / but ye maye neuer
departe thens. The erle toke this puny&s;&s;he+ment
a worthe / and tha~ked the kyng and his
coun&s;ayle for &s;auyng of his lyfe / and &s;o ma|de
hym redy to go thyder at the daye apoyn|ted.
In the whiche y&s;le was &s;pace &s;ufficient
for a lorde to kepe his e&s;tate enuyroned with
the See. Thus pa&s;&s;ed forthe the&s;e Iudge|mentes
in Englande at that &s;ea&s;on / whiche
multiplyed dayly wor&s;e &amp; wor&s;e: as ye &s;hall
here after.</P>
<P>_WHan the dethe of y^e duke of glou+ce&s;tre
was knowe~ by the dukes
of Lanca&s;tre and of yorke / inco~+tinent
they knewe well that the
kynge their nephue had cau&s;ed
hym to be &s;layne and murdered at Calays.
As than the&s;e two dukes were nat toguyder
eche of the~ were at their owne plates. They
wrote eche to other to knowe what were be&s;t
to do / and &s;o they came to London / For they
knewe well that the londoners were nat con+tent
with the dethe of the duke their brother.
Whan they mette there toguyder / they tooke
cou~&s;ayle / and &s;ayd: Suche dedes ought nat
to be &s;uffred / as to putte to dethe &s;o hyghe a
pri~ce / as was their brother / for ydell wordes
and fal&s;e reportes. For they &s;ayd / though he
&s;pake oftentymes of the breakyng of y^e peace
yet he neuer brake it: And bytwene &s;ayenge
and doyng is great difference / for by rea&s;on
of wordes / he ought nat to de&s;erue dethe by
&s;uche cruell punycion. the&s;e two dukes were
in the ca&s;e to haue put all Englande to great
trouble / and there were ynowe redy to coun+&s;ayle
them therto / and &s;pecially them of the
erle of Arundelles lynage and of the erle of
Staffordes / whiche was a great kynred in
Englande. The kyng as than was at Eltha~
and had &s;ente for all &s;uche as helde of hym in
chiefe. And he had redy a&s;&s;embled toguyder
about London / in Kent and E&s;&s;exe / mo than
ten thou&s;ande archers. And &s;ir Iohan Hol|lande
his brother was with hym / and therle
Mar&s;hall and the erle of Sali&s;bury / and a
great nombre of lordes and knyghtes: &amp; the
kyng &s;ent to the~ of London / that they &s;hulde
nat receyue the duke of Lanca&s;tre. They an+&s;wered
and &s;ayd. They knewe no cau&s;e that
the duke hadde done / why they &s;hulde refuce
hym. The duke of Lanca&s;tre was at Lo~don
and the erle of Derby his &s;onne / and al&s;o the
duke of yorke and his &s;onne Iohan / erle of
Rutlande. The kyng loued the erle of Rut|lande
beyonde mea&s;ure / who di&s;&s;ymuled the
dethe of his vncle the duke of Glouce&s;tre / &amp;
&s;hewed howe he wolde gladly &s;e a good pea+ce
bytwene the parties / &amp; &s;aid howe he knew
well that his vncle dyde wronge oftentymes
agayn&s;t the kynge. The londoners in lyke|wy&s;e
con&s;ydred the great my&s;chiefe y^t myght
fall in Englande / by the di&s;cencyon bytwene
the kynges vncles &amp; the kyng / and their aly|aunces.
<PB N="ccxcv" REF="309">
Al&s;o they con&s;ydred / &s;yth the my&s;chefe
was fallen of the duke of Glouce&s;tres dethe / 
that there was no recouery therin. they knewe
well it was bycau&s;e y^e duke of Glouce&s;tre had
been to laue&s;&s;e of his tonge / and wolde haue
&s;tyrred the realme to haue broken the trewce
bytwene Englande and Fraunce. Wherfore
&s;uche as were wy&s;e men in the cytie di&s;&s;ymu|led
the mater / and thought it was no tyme to
a mende it as than / they feared the puy&s;&s;au~ce
of Fraunce / and le&s;ynge of their marchaun|dy&s;e.
Than beganne to treate and went as a
meane bytwene the king and the duke of Lan+ca&s;tre / 
who was in many imagynacions / for
the dethe of his brother troubled him &s;ore. Al|&s;o
he &s;awe howe his nephue kynge Rycharde
was alyed by mariage with the frenche kyng.
Al&s;o y^e duke of Lanca&s;tre had .ii. of his dough+ters
out of the lande / one quene of Spayne / 
a nother quene of Portugale / by whome he
thought he &s;hulde haue great ayde if he made
warre agayn&s;t his nephue kynge Rycharde.
All thynges con&s;ydred the duke chaunged his
courage / at the de&s;yre of the londoners / and of
other prelates of Englande / who were meane
bytwene the kyng and hym / and by their mea+nes
the kynge was agreed with the duke / and
peace made. with that the kinge promy&s;ed fro
thens forwarde to be gouerned by the duke of
Lanca&s;tre / and to do nothyng but by his coun+&s;ayle
and aduy&s;e / whiche prome&s;&s;e the kynge
nothynge fulfylled / but was coun&s;ayled by
yonge and wylde cou~&s;ayle / whiche was to his
hurte and great do~mage / as ye &s;hall here after
in this hy&s;tory.</P>
<P>THus the kyng of Englande had peace
with his vncles / bycau&s;e of the dethe
of the duke of Glouce&s;tre. Than he be+ganne
to reygne more fier&s;ly than he dyd be|fore.
The kynge went and lay in E&s;&s;ex / where
as the duke of Glouce&s;tre had the chiefe rule / 
whiche ought to haue pertaygned to Affcen
his &s;onne and heyre / but the kynge toke all / for
the ordynaunce in Englande was / the kynge
to haue y^e warde of all herytours chyldren or|phelyns
vnder the age of .xxi. yeres / and than
they to haue their herytages. Thus the kinge
tooke the warde&s;hyppe of his co&s;yn / the duke
of Glouce&s;tres herytour / and the kynge toke
the po&s;&s;e&s;&s;ion &amp; profyte of all the dukes lande / 
and kepte the chylde with hym. And the du|che&s;&s;e
of Glouce&s;tre and her two doughters
were with the quene. The duke of Glouce&s;tr<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">
by enherytaunce was con&s;table of Englande
the kynge toke that offyce fro the right heyre / 
and gaue it to his co&s;yn the erle of Rutlande.
The kynge than kept greate &s;tate than euer
he dyd: nor there had nat ben no kynge before
in Englande that &s;pente &s;o moche yerely by a
hundred thou&s;ande nobles as he dyd. In lyke
wy&s;e the kynge had with hym the heyre of the
erle of Arundell / who was beheeded at Lon|don.
And bycau&s;e a knyght that was belon|gyng
to the duke of Glouce&s;tre called Cerbe / 
&s;pake at a tyme certayne wordes agayn&s;t the
kynge and his coun&s;ayle / he was taken and
beheeded. Syr Iohan of Quynghay was in
great parell / but whan he &s;awe that the ma|ters
went &s;o dyuer&s;ely as they dyd / he dy&s;&s;y|muled
as moch as he might / and departed fro
the duche&s;&s;e of Glouce&s;tres hou&s;e / and wente
and dwelt in other places. &para;In tho&s;e dayes
there was none &s;o great in Englande / y^t dur&s;t
&s;peake agayn&s;t any thynge that the kyng dyd
or wolde do. He had coun&s;ayle mete for his ap+petyte / 
who exhorted hym to do what he ly&s;t.
The kynge kept &s;tyll in his wages ten thou|&s;ande
archers night and day / that wayted on
him / for he reputed him&s;elfe nat parfytely &s;ure
of his vncles / nor of the lygnage of Arundell.
&dtridot; &dtridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="227" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Of the great a&s;&s;emble that was
made in the cytie of Reyns / as well
by the emperour as of the realme of
Frau~ce / on the &s;tate of holy churche.
Cap. CC.xxvii.</HEAD>
<P>_THe &s;ame &s;ea&s;one there
was a great a&s;&s;e~ble of gret
lordes in the cytie of Rey|nes / 
what of lordes of the
empyre and of Fraunce / to
the entent to bring the chur+che
to a peace and re&s;te / for
the frenche kynge dyd &s;o moche / that at his re|que&s;t
his co&s;yn the kynge of Almayne came to
the cytie of Reynes with his coun&s;ayle / and
bycau&s;e they wolde nat haue it brewted that
they a&s;&s;embled there all onely for the mater by
<PB REF="310">
twent the popes / the one at Rome and the o|ther
at Auygnon / they made it to be noy&s;ed
that they came thyder to treate for a maryage
of the &s;onne of y^e marques of Bla~cquebourge
with the doughter of the duke of Orlyaunce.
This Marques was brother to the kynge of
Almayne. The frenche kyng lay at the arche|by&s;&s;hoppes
palayes and there was with hym
the dukes of Orlyau~ce / Berrey / and Burbon / 
therle of &s;aynt Powle and dyuers other hygh
barones and prelates of Fraunce. And whan
the kinge of Almayne entred in to the cytie / all
the lordes and prelates (and kynge Charles
of Nauer / who was in lykewy&s;e there) went
to mete with hym / and receyued hym honou|rably.
Fyr&s;te they brought hym to our lady
churche and after in to the abbey of &s;aynt Re|my / 
there the kynge of Almayne laye and his
lordes aboute hym. And it was ordeyned by
the frenche kinge / that what &s;o euer the kynge
of Almayne &s;pent &s;hulde be at the frenche kyn+ges
co&s;t. The almayns had euery day delyue+red
theym ten tonne of herynge / for it was in
Lent tyme / and eyght hundred carpes be&s;yde
other fy&s;&s;hes / whiche was a great charge.</P>
<P>WHan the kyng of Almayne came fir&s;t
to the frenche kynge / all the lordes
went for hym to &s;aynt Remy / and &s;o
brought him to y^e kynges palays. Whan the&s;e
two kynges mette they made great honoure
eche to other / and great reuerence / and &s;pecy|ally
the frenche kynge / for almayns of nature
are rude and gro&s;e manered / without it be to
take their profyte / therto they be experte and
redy ynough. All the lordes of Fraunce and
of Almayne toke acquayntaunce eche with o|ther / 
with louyng wordes and countinaunce / 
and the frenche kynge made the kynge of Al|mayne
and his company a great dyner / at one
table there &s;ate / fyr&s;t the patryarke of Iheru|&s;alem / 
than the king of Almayne &amp; the frenche
kynge / and the kynge of Nauer / there &s;ate no
mo at that table. At the other tables &s;ate the
lordes and prelates of Almayne: No lorde of
Frau~ce &s;ate that day / but &s;arued. To the kyn|ges
borde the meate was brought by the du|kes
of Berrey &amp; of Burbone / the erle of &s;aynt
Powle / and by other great lordes of Frau~ce.
The duke of Orlyau~ce &s;et euery man downe.
Ve&s;&s;ell of golde and &s;yluer ranne plentuou&s;ly
through the palays / as though it had ben but
of wode or erthe / it was a &s;umptuous dyner.
And as I was enfourmed the frenche kynge
gaue to his co&s;yn the kyng of Almayne all the
ve&s;&s;ell and plate of <ABBR>gold</ABBR> and &s;yluer / that was
&s;erued that day in the palays at the dre&s;&s;er or
el&s;where / and all other hangynges and haby|lymentes
in the hall and chambre / whervnto
the kynge retrayed after dynner / and &s;pyces
and wyne taken. This gyft was pray&s;ed and
valewed to two hundred thou&s;ande florayns / 
and more ouer there was gyuen to the other
almayns / great gyftes and goodly pre&s;entes
of ve&s;&s;ell and plate of golde and &s;yluer / wher|of
the &s;traungers that were there had great
marueyle of the &s;tate and puy&s;&s;aunce / &amp; great
ryches of the realme of Frau~ce. The&s;e kinges
thus abydynge in the cytie of Reynes / their
coun&s;ayles mette togyther dyuers tymes on
the maters that they came thyder for / as well
for the maryage of the duke of Orlyaunces
doughter with the Marques of Blancque / 
bourges &s;onne / as for the reformacyon of the
churche. At la&s;te the maryage was concluded
and openly publy&s;&s;hed through the cytie / but
as for the mater con&s;ernynge the popes / there
was nothynge knowen therof out of the coun+&s;ayle / 
for all that was concluded in the coun|&s;ayle
was kept &s;ecrete. Afterwarde I was en+fourmed / 
how it was agreed that mai&s;ter Pe+ter
Daylly by&s;&s;hop of Cambraye / &s;hulde go
in legacyon fro the frenche kynge and fro the
kynge of Almayne to Rome / to hym that was
called pope Bonyface / that he &s;hulde &s;ubmyt
hym &s;elfe to haue a newe electyon of a pope / 
and in lykewy&s;e to y^e other pope at Auygnon.
And if &s;o be that any of them wolde nat agree
therto / to abyde the ordre of the&s;e two kynges
he to be dy&s;grated &amp; all ryghtes of the churche
to be kepte fro hym / and the frenche kynge to
compri&s;e to his agrement his &s;onne in lawe
the kynge of Englande / and the kynge of &s;cot+tes / 
kynge Henry of Spayne / kynge Iohan
of Portugale / kynge Charles of Nauer / and
the kyng of Aragon. and y^e kinge of Almayne
&s;hulde compry&s;e his brother Loys kynge of
Hungery / and all the realme of Boe&s;me and
Almayne to Pruce. And it was ordeyned that
whan this by&s;&s;hop of Cambrey was retour|ned
fro the &s;o~monyng of the&s;e two popes / than
he to go in to all the &s;ayd realmes their alyes.
Thus the&s;e two kynges &s;ware to holde with|out
varyacyon or let. Thus ended their coun|&s;ayle
<PB N="ccxcix" REF="310">
at that tyme. The kynges and lordes de+parted
amyably / and euery man tooke leaue
and departed and went home.</P>
<P>AT this coun&s;ayle at Reynes the duke
of Burgoyne was nat nor wolde nat
be<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> for he &s;ayd before that it was but a payne / 
and a thynge lo&s;te to gyue any thynge to the
almayns / for they kepe no prome&s;&s;e nor coue|nau~t / 
howe be it for all the dukes wordes there
was nothynge left / for the mater went forthe
as ye haue herde. And anon after the by&s;&s;hop
of Cambraye made hym redy / and tooke his
waye to Rome. Al&s;o the frenche kynge &s;ent a
great amba&s;&s;ade in to Englande to &s;e y^e kyng
and the quene / and to &s;hewe them of this ma|ter / 
and &s;o they dyd. And whan they retour|ned
they &s;hewed the frenche kynge howe the
kynge of Englande wolde take the &s;ame way
that the kynge of Almayne and the Frenche
kynge wolde do. So they were all concluded
if nede were to be as newter. Thus this ma|ter
&s;tode in this ca&s;e. Kynge Charles of Na|uer
who was in Frau~ce to &s;e the kynge his co|&s;yn / 
tru&s;tyng to recouer his herytage of Nor|mandy
&amp; of the countie of Ewrus / the whiche
the Frenche kynge had taken fro hym / as ye
haue herde here before / but he coulde nat at|tayne
therto by no meanes / what &s;o euer he
&s;hewed or &s;ayd. And whan the kynge of Na|uerre
&s;awe that he lo&s;t his payne and labored
in vayne / he toke the mater in great dy&s;plea|&s;ure / 
&amp; toke his leaue as &s;obrely as he coulde / 
nat well contente with the frenche kynge nor
with his coun&s;ayle / and &s;o retourned in to the
realme of Nauerre. &para;Nowe lette vs leaue
&s;peakynge of them and &s;peke of other accyden+tes
that fell in Englande / wherby folowed &s;o
great yuell / that the lyke hath nat ben written
of in this hy&s;tory / here foloweth the entre and
begynnynge of the mater.
&dtridot; &dtridot;</P>
</DIV1>
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<HEAD>&para;Howe the erle Mar&s;hall in En|glande
apealed by gage of vtterau~ce
the erle of Derby / &s;onne to the duke
of Lanca&s;tre / in the pre&s;ence of the
kynge and his coun&s;ayle.
Cap. CC.xxviii.</HEAD>
<P>_KInge Richard of En|glande
hadde a condycion
that if he loued a man / he
wolde make hym &s;o great
and &s;o nere him that it was
marueyle to con&s;ydre / and
no man dur&s;te &s;peke to the
contrary. and al&s;o he wolde lightly beleue / &s;o|ner
than any other kynge of remembrance be+fore
hym. and &s;uche as were nere aboute hym
and in his grace / tooke no en&s;ample of other
that had ben great with the kyng before them / 
as the duke of Irelande / who was put out of
Englande / and al&s;o &s;yr Symon Burle who
by rea&s;on of &s;uche coun&s;ayle as he gaue to the
kynge / he was beheeded / and &s;yr Robert Tre+uylyan / 
&amp; &s;yr Nycholas Bramble and other
that had been of the kynges coun&s;ayle / wher|fore
they &s;uffred dethe / for the duke of Glou|ce&s;tre
dyd all his payne to dy&s;troy them / and
yet fynally he lo&s;te his lyfe / as ye haue herde.
wherof &s;uche as were than aboute the kynge
was nothynge &s;ory / wherby &s;ome that were
aboute the kynge ro&s;e in to &s;uche pride that
it was marueyle / and in &s;o moche that they
coulde nat coloure nor hyde it / and &s;pecyally
the erle Mar&s;hall / who was as great in the
kynges fauoure as myght be / and to the en|tente
to plea&s;e the kynge and to flatter hym / 
he made the kynge beleue that he was a trewe
faythfull and a &s;ecrete &s;eruaunt / and that he
coulde nat endure to here any worde &s;poken a+gayn&s;t
the kynge / and tolde the kynge many
thynges to haue the kynges loue / howe be it
often tymes a man thynketh to be auaunced / 
and is pulled backe / and &s;o it fortuned of the
erle Mar&s;hall / I &s;hall &s;hewe you howe.</P>
<P>ye mu&s;te knowe that the erle of Derby and
the duke of Glouce&s;tre deed / had to their wy|ues
two &s;u&s;ters / doughters to the erle of Her|forde
and of Northamton / con&s;table of En|glande.
&s;o the chyldren of the erle of Derby
and the duke of Glouce&s;tre were co&s;yn ger|mayns
by their mother &s;yde / and within a de|gre
as nere of kynne by their fathers &s;yde. To
&s;ay trouth the dethe of the duke of Glouce&s;tre
was ryght dy&s;plea&s;aunt to many great lor|des
of Englande / and often tymes they wolde
&s;peke and murmure therat / whan they were
togyder / and the kynge than was &s;o hygh vp|pon
the whele that no man dur&s;te &s;peke / but
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the kynge knewe it / for he had cau&s;ed to be &s;po+ken
abrode in the realme that / what &s;o euer he
were that &s;pake any <ABBR>word</ABBR> of the duke of Glou+ce&s;tre
or of the erle of Arundell / he &s;hulde be re+puted
as a traytour / wherfore the people dur&s;t
nat &s;peke. And on a day the erle of Derby and
the erle Mar&s;hall communed togyder of dy|uers
maters / at la&s;t amonge other they &s;pake
of the &s;tate of the kynge and of his coun&s;ayle / 
&s;uche as he had about hym and beleued them / 
&s;o that at the la&s;t the erle of Derby &s;pake cer|tayne
wordes whiche he thought for the be&s;t / 
wenynge that they &s;hulde neuer haue ben cal|led
to reher&s;all / whiche wordes were nouther
vylenous nor outragyous / for he &s;ayde thus.
Saint Mary fayre co&s;yn. what thynketh the
kynge oure co&s;yn to do? wyll he driue out of
Englande all the noble men / within a whyle
there &s;halbe none left? it &s;emeth clerely that he
wylleth nat the augmentacyon of his realme.
The erle mar&s;hall gaue none aun&s;were / but
di&s;&s;imuled the mater / and toke it that he &s;pake
agayn&s;t the kynge / and thought in hym&s;elfe
that the Erle of Derby was ryght lykely to
make great trouble in Englande / bycau&s;e he
was &s;o great with the londoners / and the dy|uell
was redy to &s;tyre his brayne / and that
thynge that &s;hall fall can nat be e&s;chewed.</P>
<P>_SO he thought to &s;hewe this ma+ter
to the kynge / whan noble me~
&s;hulde be pre&s;ente / and on a day
to plea&s;e the kynge / he &s;ayde.
Ryght dere &s;yr / I am of youre
lygnage / and ame your lyege man and mar|&s;hall
of Englande / Wherfore &s;ir / I am boun|de
to you by myne Alliegeaunce / and othe
&s;worne my handes in yours / that I &s;hulde be
in no place hearynge / any thynge contrarye
to your mage&s;te royall / and &s;hulde kepe it &s;e|crete / 
I ought to be reputed as a fal&s;e tray|tour / 
whiche I wyll nat be / for I wyll trewly
acquyte me agayn&s;t you / and all the worlde.
The kynge loked on hym / and demaunded
and &s;ayd. Why &s;ay you the&s;e wordes / we wyll
know it? My right redouted &s;ouerayne lorde
quod the erle Mar&s;hall / I &s;aye it bycau&s;e I
canne nat &s;uffre any thynge that &s;hulde be pre+iudyciall
or agayn&s;t your grace. &s;yr cau&s;e the
erle of Derby to come before you / and than I
&s;hall &s;hewe you more. Than the erle of Der|by
was &s;ente for / and the kynge co~maunded
the erle Mar&s;hall to &s;tande vp / for he was on
his knee whyle he &s;pake to the Kynge. And
whan the erle of Derby was before the kyng / 
who thought none yuell / than the erle Mar|&s;hall
&s;ayde. Syr erle of Derby / I &s;ay to you / 
ye haue thought yuell and &s;poken otherwy&s;e
than ye ought to do / agayn&s;te your naturall
lorde the kynge of Englande / whan ye &s;ayde
that he was nat worthy to holde lande or re|alme / 
&s;eynge without lawe or iu&s;tyce / without
coun&s;ayle of any of his noble men / he di&s;tour|beth
his Realme / and without tytell or good
rea&s;on putteth out of his realme and dy&s;troy|eth
them / who ought to ayde and &s;u&s;teyne him
wherfore here I ca&s;t my gage and wyll proue
with my body agayn&s;t yours / that ye are an
yuell fal&s;e traytour. The erle of Derby was
&s;ore aba&s;&s;hed with tho&s;e wordes / and &s;tepte
backe a lytell and &s;tode &s;tyll a &s;ea&s;on without
demaundynge of his Father or of any other
what aun&s;were he &s;hulde make. Whan he had
&s;tudyed a lytell he &s;tept forthe with his cappe
in his hande / and came before the kynge and
the erle Mar&s;hall / and &s;ayd. Erle Mar&s;hall / 
I &s;aye thou arte an yuell and a fal&s;e traytour / 
and y^t I &s;hall proue / my body agayn&s;t thyne / 
and in that quarell here is my gauge. Therle
Mar&s;hall whan he herde howe he was apea|led
&s;hewed howe he de&s;yred the batayle. With
that the erle of Derby aun&s;wered and &s;ayde.
I &s;ette your wordes at the kynges plea&s;ure / 
and other lordes that be here / and I tourne
your wordes to a mocke and myne to be true.
Than eche of the&s;e erles drewe to their com|pany
and lygnage / &s;o that the manner of ta|kynge
of wyne and &s;pyces was lette pa&s;&s;e / for
the kyng &s;hewed hym &s;elfe to be right &s;ore di&s;|plea&s;ed / 
and &s;o entred in to his chambre / and
left his two vncles without and all their chyl|dren / 
and the erles of Saly&s;bury and Hun|tyngdon
his bretherne. Than anone after the
kynge &s;ent for his vncles / and entred in to his
chambre. Thanne the kynge demaunded of
them what was be&s;t to do in this mater. Syr
quod they cau&s;e your con&s;table to come before
you / and than we &s;hall &s;hewe you our opyny|ons.
Than the erle of Rutlande who was con+&s;table
was &s;ente for / and whan he was come / 
than he was commaunded to go to the erle of
Derby and to the erle Mar&s;hall / and to take
&s;uretye of theym / that they go nat out of the
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realme of Englande without the kynges ly|cence.
The con&s;table dyd as he was co~maun|ded / 
and than retourned agayne to the kinges
chambre.</P>
<P>_YE maye well knowe this matter
greatly troubled the courte / and
many lordes and knyghtes were
&s;ore dy&s;plea&s;ed of that aduenture
and &s;ecretly they greatly blamed
the erle Mar&s;hall / but he made as though he
had &s;er nothyng by the mater / his hert was &s;o
proude &amp; pre&s;umptuous. Thus the lordes de|parted
for y^t day. The duke of La~ca&s;tre what
&s;o euer cou~tynaunce he made / he was &s;ore di&s;|plea&s;ed
with the&s;e wordes / and he thought the
kynge &s;hulde nat haue taken the mater as he
dyd / but &s;hulde rather haue tourned it to no|thynge / 
and &s;o thought the mo&s;te parte of all
the lordes of Englande. The erle of Derby
went and lay at London / and helde his e&s;tate
at his owne lodgynge / and there were pled|ges
for him / the duke of Lanca&s;tre his father / 
the duke of yorke / the Erle of Northumber|lande / 
and dyuers other lordes. And the erle
Mar&s;hall was &s;ente to the towre of London / 
and there helde his e&s;tate. The&s;e two lordes
made prouy&s;yon / for that was nece&s;&s;ary for
them for their batayle. The erle of Derby &s;ent
his me&s;&s;angers in to Lombardy to the duke
of Myllayne &s;yr Galeas / for to haue armure
at his plea&s;ure. The duke agreed to the erles
de&s;yre / and cau&s;ed the knight that the erle had
&s;ent thyder / who&s;e name was Fraunces / to &s;e
all the dukes armorye. And whan the knyght
had cho&s;en &s;uche as he lyked / than the duke fur+thermore
for loue of the erle of Derby / he &s;ent
four of y^e be&s;t armorers that were in Lombar+dy
to the erle in to Englande with the knight / 
to the entent that they &s;hulde arme and make
armure acordynge to the erles entente. The
erle Mar&s;hall on his parte &s;ent in to Almayn
and in to other places to prouyde him for that
iourney. The charge of the&s;e two lordes was
greate / but the erle of Derby was at moo&s;t
charge. The erle Mar&s;hall whan he beganne
that bu&s;yne&s;&s;e / he thought to haue had more
ayde of the kynge than he had / for &s;uche as
were nere aboute the kynge &s;ayd to him. Syr
ye haue nothyng to do to medle bytwene the&s;e
two lordes / dy&s;&s;ymule you the mater / and let
them deale / they wyll do well ynough. Sir ye
knowe well the erle of Derby is well beloued
in the realme / and &s;pecyally with the Londo|ners / 
and if they &s;e that ye &s;hulde take parte
with the erle Mar&s;hall / ye were lyke to lo&s;e
their loue therby for euer. The kynge vnder|&s;tode
well their wordes / and knew well it was
trewe / he than di&s;&s;ymuled the mater as moche
as he coulde / and &s;uffred them to make their
prouy&s;yon where they ly&s;t.</P>
<P>_THe newes &s;predde abrode in dy|uers
countreys of the defyaunce
bytwene the erle of Derby and
the erle Mar&s;hall / Many men
&s;pake therof in dyuers maners / 
and &s;pecyally in Fraunce. They
&s;ayd lette theym alone / the knyghtes of En|glande
are ouer proude / at length they wyll
dy&s;troy eche other / for it is the wor&s;te nacyon
in the worlde vnder the &s;onne / for in y^t realme
dwelleth the mo&s;te pre&s;umptuous people that
canne be. Other there were that &s;pake more &s;o
berly / and &s;ayde / that the kynge of Englande
&s;hewed no wy&s;dome / nor was nat well coun|&s;ayled / 
whanne for wylde wordes he to &s;uffre
&s;uche two noble men of his blode to enterpri&s;e
armes in defyaunce / he &s;hulde rather whan he
herde the wordes fyr&s;te / haue &s;ayde to them
bothe. ye are two lordes of my blode and lyg|nage / 
wherfore I co~maunde you bothe to be
in peace / and lette nouther hate nor rancoure
engendre bytwene you / but be frendes / louers
and co&s;yns togyther / and if this lande canne
nat contente you / go in to what countrey ye
wyll / and &s;eke aduentures of armes there. If
the kynge had &s;ayde tho&s;e wordes and apea|&s;ed
the&s;e lordes thus / than he had done wy&s;e|ly.
The duke of Lanca&s;tre was &s;ore dy&s;plea|&s;ed
in his mynde to &s;e the kynge his nephewe
my&s;&s;e v&s;e hym &s;elfe in dyuers thynges / as he
dyd. he con&s;ydred the tyme to come lyke a &s;age
prince / and &s;omtyme &s;ayd to &s;uche as he tru|&s;ted
be&s;t. Our nephue the kynge of Englande
wyll &s;hame all or he cea&s;e: he beleueth to lyght+ly
yuell coun&s;ayle who &s;hall di&s;troy hym / and
&s;ymply (if he lyue longe) he wyll le&s;e his re|alme / 
and that hath been goten with moche
co&s;te and trauayle by our predece&s;&s;ours and
by vs: he &s;uffreth to engendre in this realme
bytwene the noble men hate and dy&s;corde / by
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whom he &s;hulde be &s;erued and honoured / and
this lande kepte and douted. He hath cau&s;ed
my brother to dye / whiche is one thynge to be
noted / and the erle of Arundell / bycau&s;e they
&s;hewed hym trouthe / but he wolde nat here
them nor none other that wolde cou~&s;ayle hym
agayn&s;t his appetyte. He canne nat better dy|&s;troye
his realme than to put trouble and ha|tred
bytwene the noble men and good townes
the frenche men are right &s;ubtyle / for one my&s;|chiefe
that falleth amonge vs / they wolde it
were ten / for otherwy&s;e they canne nat reco|uer
their do~mages / nor come to their enten|tes / 
but by our owne meanes and dy&s;corde by+twene
our &s;elfe. And we&s;e dayly that all real|mes
deuyded are dy&s;troyed / it hath been &s;ene
by the realme of Fraunce / Spayne / Naples / 
and by landes of the churche / as we maye &s;e
dayly by the two popes / whiche is and &s;hall
be to their dy&s;tructyon. al&s;o it hath been &s;ene
by the countrey of Flaunders / howe by their
owne meanes they are di&s;troyed. Al&s;o pre&s;ent+ly
it is &s;ene by the lande of Frece / with whome
our co&s;yns of Haynalt are in warre / and howe
the frenche men amonge theym &s;elfe are dy|&s;troyed / 
in lykewy&s;e amonge our&s;elfe with|out
god prouyde for vs we &s;hall dy&s;troy our
&s;elfe / the apparaunce therof &s;heweth greatly.
Nowe the kynge &s;uffereth that my &s;onne and
heyre &s;hall do batayle for a thynge of nought / 
and I that am his father maye nat &s;peake to
the contrary for myne owne honoure and for
my &s;onnes / for my &s;onne hathe the body of a
knyght mete to entre in to armes agayn&s;t the
erle Mar&s;hall / howe be it take the be&s;t therof
they &s;hall neuer loue agayne togyder as they
dyd before. Thus &s;aid the duke of Lanca&s;tre.</P>
<P>_ALl the &s;ea&s;one that the&s;e two lor|des
dyd prouyde to do dedes of
armes at vtteraunce / the duke of
Lanca&s;tre came neuer at y^e kyng
nor but lytell at his &s;onne / and
that he dyd for a polycy / for the Duke knewe
well y^t his &s;onne was marueylou&s;ly well be|loued
in Englande / both with noble men and
with other / and &s;pecyally with the londoners / 
for they had promy&s;ed and &s;ayd to hym. Syr
be ye of good comforte in this bu&s;yne&s;&s;e / for
howe&s;oeuer the matter tourne / ye &s;hall &s;cape
with honour / whether the kynge wyll or nat / 
or all the Marmo&s;ettes aboute hym / for we
knowe well this mater is made and conueyed
by enuy / to the entente to driue you out of the
realme / bycau&s;e ye be well beloued with ma|ny
men. and if &s;o be that ye departe in trouble
ye &s;hall entre agayne with ioye / for ye ought
rather to rule than Rycharde of Burdeaulx / 
for they that wyll &s;eke out the profoundene&s;&s;e
of the mater / maye well knowe fro whence ye
came / and fro whence he came / wherby they
maye knowe y^t ye be more nerer to the crowne
of Englande than Rycharde of Burdeaulx / 
though we haue made to hym faythe and ho|mage / 
and haue helde hym for our kyng more
thanne this twenty yere / but that was by fa|uour
and purcha&s;e of his grauntfather good
kynge Edwarde / who douted of this poynte
that we nowe &s;peke of / and on a tyme great
que&s;tion was made bytwene kyng Edwarde
your grauntfather by youre father &s;yde / and
duke Henry of Lanca&s;tre your grauntfather
by your mother &s;yde / the Lady Blaunche of
Lanca&s;tre / but the lordes of Englande that
than reygned apea&s;ed the matter / for kynge
Edwarde was &s;o valyaunt a man and &s;o hap+py
in all his enterpri&s;es / that he had the loue
of all his people poore and riche / nor al&s;o your
grauntfather of Lanca&s;tre wolde nothynge
to the Kynge but well and good / and &s;erued
the kynge in his tyme nobly and trewly / &s;o
that he is as yet to be recommaunded. The&s;e
maters well con&s;ydred by kynge Rycharde / 
he myght well repente hym that he is no bet|ter
gouerned than he is. Suche wordes the&s;e
londoners &s;pake / thoughe they knewe but ly|tell
of the trouth / that they &s;pake was of a &s;yn|guler
fauoure. The erle of Derby receyued
their wordes well a worthe / and dayly prepa|red
for the batayle / and he de&s;yred his frendes
to be at that iourney / and &s;o euery man pre|pared
hym&s;elfe / accordynge to the Erles de|&s;yre.</P>
<P>_THe kynge all the &s;ea&s;on that the&s;e
two lordes prepared for their ba+tayle / 
he had many ymagynacy|ons / 
whether he <ABBR>&s;huld</ABBR> &s;uffre them
to fyght or nat. Thoughe he were kynge of
Englande / and more douted than any other
kynge before hym / yet nyght and daye he kept
about hym a garde of two thou&s;ande archers / 
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who were payed their wages wekely / for the
kynge tru&s;ted nat greatly in theym that were
nexte of his blode / excepte his brother the erle
of Huntyngton and the erle of Sali&s;bury / 
and the erle of Rutlande his co&s;yn germay|ne / 
&s;onne to the duke of yorke / who was well
in the kynges fauoure / and certayne knygh|tes
of his chambre: as for all other he cared
lytell for. Whan the day aproched / that the&s;e
two lordes &s;hulde do their dedes of armes / 
as they hadde promy&s;ed / and had euery thyn+ge
redy prepared. Than on a daye / certayne
of the kynges coun&s;ayle came to the kynge / 
and demaunded what was his entencyon / 
that the&s;e two lordes &s;hulde do / and &s;ayde.
Sir / wyll ye &s;uffre theym to fyght? ye true+lye
quod the kyng / why &s;hulde they nat. We
wyll &s;e their dedes of armes. Paraduenture
we &s;hall knowe therby / that we knowe nat
as yet / &amp; &s;hulde be right nece&s;&s;ary to knowe
to the entente we &s;hulde prouyde for it / For
there is none &s;o great in Englande / but if he
di&s;plea&s;e me / I &s;hall cau&s;e hym to make me
amendes / For if I &s;hulde any thynge &s;ub|mytte
me to my &s;ubiettes / they wolde &s;oone
ouercome me. And I knowe for certaygne / 
that &s;ome of theym of my blode haue hadde
dyuers treaty&s;e toguyder agayn&s;te me and
myne e&s;tate / and the moo&s;t princypall of the~
was the duke of Glouce&s;tre / For in all En|glande
was natte a wor&s;e hedde agayn&s;t me
than he was. Nowe I &s;hall haue peace fro
hen&s;e forwarde / for I &s;hall do well ynough
with all the other. But &s;irs / I praye you
&s;hewe me why ye make this demau~de to me.
Sir quod they / we are bounde to coun&s;ayle
you. And &s;ir / we often tymes here wordes
&s;poken / that ye canne nat here. For &s;ir / ye be
in youre chambre / and we abrode in the cou~|trey
or in London / where many thynges be
&s;poken / whiche greatlye toucheth you / and
vs al&s;o. Sir / it were tyme to prouyde reme|dye / 
and &s;o ye mu&s;te do. Sir / we coun&s;ayle
you for the be&s;t. Howe &s;o quod the Kynge?
Speke further and &s;pare natte / for I wyll
do euery thynge parteynyng to rea&s;on / and
miny&s;ter Iu&s;tyce in my realme. Sir quod
they / the renoume ronneth through out En|glande / 
and &s;pecially in the cytie of London
whiche is the &s;oueraygne cytie of youre Re|alme.
They &s;aye / ye are cau&s;e of this enter|price
bytwene the&s;e two lordes / and that ye
haue &s;ette the erle Mar&s;hall to fyght with
the erle of Derby.</P>
<P>THe Londoners / and dyuers other
noble men and prelates of y^e realme
&s;aye: Howe ye take the ryght waye
to di&s;troye your lygnage / and the realme of
Englande. Whiche thynge they &s;aye / they
wyll natte &s;uffre. And if the Londoners ri&s;e
agayn&s;te you / with &s;uche noble men as wyll
take their parte / ye &s;hall be of no puy&s;&s;au~ce
to re&s;y&s;t theym. And al&s;o they haue you in a
marueylous &s;u&s;pecte / bycau&s;e ye be alyed by
maryage with the Frenche kynge / wherby
ye be the wor&s;e beloued of all youre people.
And &s;ir / knowe for certayne / that if ye &s;uffre
the&s;e two Erles to come in to the place to do
batayle / ye &s;hall nat be lorde of the felde / but
the Londoners / and &s;uche lordes of their &abper;te
wyll rule the felde / for the loue and fauoure
that they beare to the erle of Derby / and the
erle Mar&s;hall is &s;oore hated / and &s;pecially
the Londouers wolde he were &s;layne. And
thre partes of the people of Englande &s;aye / 
that whan ye harde y^t wordes fyr&s;t bytwene
the&s;e two erles / that ye &s;hulde haue done o|therwy&s;e
than ye dyd / and that ye &s;hulde ha|ue
broken the quarell / and haue &s;ayd. Sirs / 
ye are bothe my co&s;yns and lyegmen / ther|fore
I commaunde you to kepe the peace fro
hen&s; forthe. And &s;hulde haue taken the Erle
of Derby by the hande and haue ledde hym
in to youre chambre / and haue &s;hewed hym
&s;ome &s;igne of loue. And bycau&s;e ye dyde nat
thus / the brute ronneth / that ye beare fauour
to the erle Mar&s;halles partie / and are aga|yn&s;t
the erle of Derby. Sir / con&s;yder well
the&s;e wordes that we &s;hewe you / for they be
trewe. Sir / ye had neuer more nede of good
coun&s;ayle than ye haue nowe. Whan the kyn+ge
herde the&s;e wordes he chaunged county|nau~ce / 
the wordes were &s;o quickely &s;poken.
Therwith the kynge tourned fro them / and
leaned out at a wyndowe / and &s;tudyed a cer|tayne
&s;pace / and than he tourned agayne to
them that had &s;poken to hym / who were / the
archeby&s;&s;hoppe of yorke / and the Erles of
Sali&s;bury &amp; of Huntingdon his bretherne / 
and thre other knightes of his chambre / than
he &s;ayde to them. Sirs / I haue well herde
you / and if I &s;hulde refuce your coun&s;ayle
I were greatly to blame. Wherfore &s;irs / con+&s;yder
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what is be&s;te for me to do. Sir quod
one of theym that &s;pake for all. The matter
that we haue &s;poken of / is ryght peryllous.
ye mu&s;te di&s;&s;ymule the mater / if ye wyll ha|ue
youre honour &s;aued / and to make peace.
And &s;ir / ye ought rather to entertayne the ge+neraltie
of your realme / than the ydell wor|des
of two knyghtes. But &s;ir / the brute tho|roughe
out all the Realme of Englande is / 
howe the erle Mar&s;hall hathe greatlye tre&s;|pa&s;&s;ed / 
and hath renewed to many yuell thin+ges / 
and daylye reneweth / and the realme ta+keth
all his wordes in vayne / and &s;aith / how
that by his ydell words / he wolde rei&s;e a &abpro;|ce&s;&s;e
agayn&s;t the erle of Derby / and to brin|ge
the lande in to trouble. Fir&s;t. They &s;ay it
were better that he abode the payne / and the
erle of Derby to be quyte. Sir / we thynke
that or they &s;hulde arme the~ to mete togyder
that ye &s;hulde &s;ende to them &amp; cau&s;e the~ to be
bounde to abyde youre ordynaunce / in this
enterpri&s;e. And whan they be furely bounde
to abyde youre &s;entence / than ye maye gyue
theym this Iudgemente. That within fyf|tene
dayes after / the erle Mar&s;hall to auoy|de
the realme / without any tru&s;te euer to re|tourne
agayne. And therle of Derby in lyke+wy&s;e
to auoyde the realme / and to be bany&s;|&s;hed
for tenne yere. And whan he &s;hall de|parte
the realme (to plea&s;e the people with|all)
relea&s;e foure yere of the tenne / and &s;o let
hym be bany&s;&s;hed for &s;ixe yere without par|done.
This is the coun&s;ayle &s;ir that we wyll
gyue you. For &s;ir / in no wy&s;e let them be ar|med
one agayn&s;t another / for the inconueny|entes
that maye fall therby. The kynge &s;tu|dyed
a lytell and &s;ayde. Sirs / ye coun&s;ayle
me trewly / and I &s;hall folowe youre coun|&s;ayle.</P>
<P>&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="229" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe kynge Richarde gaue &s;en|tence / 
wherby he bany&s;&s;hed out
of Englande therle of Der|by
for .x. yere / and the
erle Mar&s;hall
for euer.
Capi. CC.xxix.</HEAD>
<P>_ANone after that this
cou~&s;ayle was gyuen to the
kynge / he a&s;&s;embled great
nombre of prelates &amp; grete
lordes of Englande / and
they came to hym to Eltha~
there was his two vncles / 
the duke of Lanca&s;tre and the duke of yorke / 
The erles of Northumberlande / of Saly&s;|bury / 
and of Huntyngton. Than the kynge
&s;ente for the erle of Derby and the erle Mar+&s;hall / 
and &s;ette eche of them in a &s;euerall cha~+bre.
The kynge &s;hewed howe he wolde be a
meane bytwene them / and howe their wor|des
hadde greatly di&s;plea&s;ed hym / and that
they were &s;uche / that ought nat lyghtly to be
pardoned. Wherfore / he wolde in all poyn|tes
they &s;hulde &s;ubmytte them &s;elfe / and to a+byde
his ordynaunce in that behalfe. Than
he ordayned the con&s;table of Englande / and
foure other great lordes / to go to the erle of
Derby and to therle Mar&s;hall / to take their
bondes / to abyde the kynges ordynaunce.
The&s;e lordes came to the &s;ayd erles / and &s;he+wed
them the kynges plea&s;ure / and how the
kynge wolde take the matter on hym. So
they bounde them &s;elfe to abyde the kynges
order. Than the kynge &s;ayde. I ordaygne
and commaunde / that the erle Mar&s;hall / by+cau&s;e
he hath brought this Realme in to this
trouble / by rea&s;on of his wordes / wherin he
canne nat make profe. That he ordayne him
&s;elfe to auoide this realme of Englande / and
goo dwell in what place he ly&s;te out therof.
And that he be bany&s;&s;hed in &s;uche wy&s;e / that
he neuer retourne agayne. And al&s;o I or|dayne / 
that the erle of Derby our co&s;yn / by|cau&s;e
he hathe di&s;plea&s;ed vs / and that he is
the chiefe cau&s;e of the bany&s;&s;hment of therle
Mar&s;hall. That within this fyftene dayes
he auoyde the Realme of Englande / and to
be bany&s;&s;hed for tenne yeres without retour+nynge / 
excepte we repeale hym agayne / the
whiche &s;hall alwayes lye in our plea&s;ure.</P>
<P>THis &s;entence greatly contented the
lordes that were there pre&s;ent / and
they &s;ayde / the erle of Derby maye
well ynoughe go and &s;porte hym out of the
realme / for two or thre yeres. He is yonge y|noughe.
Thoughe he haue been &s;ore trauey|led
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in his dayes in farre countries / as in to
Pruce / and to the holy Sepulchre / to Cayre
and to &s;aynt Katheryns mount. So he may
do yet / goo &s;ome other voyages to pa&s;&s;e the
tyme / if he ly&s;te / he knoweth wyll ynoughe
whider to go. he hath two &s;u&s;ters / one quene
of Spaygne / the other quene of Portugale / 
He maye well pa&s;&s;e the tyme with them. and
al&s;o as nowe there is no warre. Whan he co|meth
in to Spaygne / he maye moue theym
to make warre vpon the Sarazyns / and to
make a voyage in to Granade / wherby he
maye better employe his tyme / than abydyn|ge
in Englande / or elles he maye goo in to
Heynaulte to his brother and co&s;yn the Erle
of O&s;trenaunt / who wyll receyue hym with
great ioye / and retaygne hym / &s;or he hathe
warre with the Fre&s;ons. and in Haynaulte
he maye dayly here newes out of Englande
and fro his children. He can natte go amy&s;&s;e
goo where he wyll. And the kynge maye re|peale
hym agayne by good meanes / whan it
&s;hall plea&s;e hym / for he is one of the fayre&s;t
floures in his garlande. He &s;hall nat be lon|ge
ab&s;ente / if the kynge purpo&s;e to haue the
loue of his people. But the erle Mar&s;halle
is in a farre wor&s;e ca&s;e / for he is bany&s;&s;hed
without hope / for euer to retourne agayne.
And to &s;aye the trouthe / he hath well de&s;er|ued
it / for all this my&s;chiefe is come by hym / 
and by his wordes. Thus dyuers knyghtes
and &s;quyers of Englande talked to|guyder / 
one with another / the
&s;ame daye that the kynge
gaue the &s;ayde
iugeme~t.</P>
<P>&dtridot;</P>
<P>&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="230" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the erle of Derby departed
fro London to go in to Fraunce / and
the erle Mar&s;hall went in to Flaun|ders / 
and &s;o in to Lombardy.
Cap. CC.xxx.
&dtridot; &dtridot;</HEAD>
<P>_WHan the&s;e two Erles
&s;awe what &s;entence y^e kyn+ge
had gyuen theym / they
were ryght &s;ore pen&s;yue / 
and good cau&s;e why. The
erle Mar&s;hall &s;ore repen|ted
him of that he had &s;aid
and done. For whan he began the mater / he
thought otherwy&s;e to haue ben borne out by
the kyng / than he was. For if he hadde kno|wen
as moche before / he wolde neuer haue
begon the matter. Whan he &s;awe there was
no remedy / he made hym redy / and made his
exchaung fro London to Bruges / and &s;o ca~e
to Calays / where as he had been capitayne / 
and there toke his leaue and &s;o went to Bru+ges / 
and there taryed a fyftene dayes / &amp; than
to Gaunt / and &s;o to Maynges / and finally
to Colloigne. &para;Lette vs leaue &s;pekyng of
hym and &s;peke or the erle of Derby / who pre|pared
hym &s;elfe in lykewi&s;e to departe out of
Englande / accordyng to the kynges &s;ente~ce.</P>
<P>Whan his daye of departure aproched he
came to Eltham to the kynge / where as the
duke of La~ca&s;tre his father was / and the du+ke
of yorke with them / the erle of Northum|lande / 
and &s;ir Henry Percy his &s;onne / with
a great nombre of other knyghtes and &s;quy+ers
of Englande / &s;uche as loued hym. And
were &s;oore di&s;plea&s;ed of the fortune / that he
mu&s;t auoyde the realme. The&s;e lordes came
thyder to &s;e what ende the kynge wolde ma|ke
in the mater / of who&s;e co~myng the kynge
made &s;emblaunt to be right ioyfull / and ma|de
them great chere / and helde a great court.
Al&s;o there was the erle of Sali&s;bury / and
the erle of Huntyngton brother to the kyng / 
who hadde to his wyfe the duke of Lanca|&s;tres
doughter / and &s;u&s;ter to the erle of Der+by.
The&s;e two lordes came to therle of Der|by / 
I knowe nat if they di&s;&s;ymuled or nat.
At the erles departynge / the kynge humyled
hym greatly to his co&s;yn of Derby / and &s;aid
As Godde helpe me / it right greatly di&s;plea+&s;eth
me / the wordes that hath been bytwene
you and the Erle Mar&s;halle. But the &s;en|tence
that I haue gyuen is for the be&s;te / and
for to apea&s;e therby the people / who greatly
murmured on this matter. Wherfore co&s;yn / 
yet to ea&s;e you &s;omwhat of your payne / I re+lea&s;e
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my Iudgement fro tenne yere to &s;yxe
yere. Co&s;yn / take this a worthe / and ordyne
you therafter. The erle an&s;wered and &s;ayd.
Sir / I tha~ke your grace / and whan it &s;hall
plea&s;e you ye &s;hall do me more grace. All the
lordes that were there / were well contented
with the kynge / as for that tyme. Than eue|ry
man departed / and &s;ome went to London
with the erle of Derby. The Erle made all
his proui&s;yon at Douer to pa&s;&s;e to Calays.
And the erle beyng at London / or his depar|ture / 
was coun&s;ayled by his father for to go
&s;treight to the Frenche kynge / and to his co|&s;yns
in Fraunce / And accordynge to his fa|thers
coun&s;ayle &s;o he dyde / or elles he wolde
haue gone to the erle of O&s;trenaunt his bro|ther
and co&s;yn. Whan the Erle departed fro
London / there were in the &s;tretes mo thanne
fourtie thou&s;ande men / wepyng and cryeng
after hym / that it was pytie to here. And &s;o~e
&s;aid. O gentyll erle of Derby / &s;hall we thus
leaue you? This Realme &s;hall neuer be in
ioye / tyll ye retourne agayne: But the daye
of retourne is very longe / for enuy / fal&s;ehed
and tray&s;on / hath putte you out of this Re|alme / 
where as ye ought to abyde rather tha~
many other. For ye are of &s;uche lynage / and
of &s;o noble blode / that none ought to be com+pared
to you. And gentyll erle / why &s;halle
we leaue you? ye neuer dyde nor thought y|uell.</P>
<P>THus men &amp; women pituou&s;ly &s;pake
He was nat conueyed out of the cy|tie
with in&s;trumentes / but with la|mentable
wepynges. And &s;ome &s;ayd &s;ecrete+lye.
Co~&s;yder the order of the&s;e people / what
di&s;plea&s;ure they take for a &s;mall occa&s;yon.
Who &s;o euer wolde &s;tyrre the Londoners to
ry&s;e agayn&s;t the kyng / he might than go &s;eke
further: &amp; flye out of the realme / rather than
the erle of Derby. but it is as nowe no tyme / 
&s;ithe the duke of La~ca&s;tre his father &s;uffreth
if / we mu&s;t nedes &s;uffre it. The mayre of Lo~|don
and a great nombre of the chiefe burge&s;|&s;es / 
accompanyed therle of Derby out of the
cytie. Some rode to Dartforde and &s;ome to
Douer and &s;awe hym take &s;hippyng / &amp; than
they retourned. And the erle of Derby or he
came to Calais / he hadde &s;ent a knyght and
an heraulde to the Frenche kyng / and to his
brother the duke of Orlyaunce and to y^e kyn|ges
vncles / the dukes of Berrey / of Burbon
and of Burgoyn / to knowe the kynges plea|&s;ure / 
if he wolde &s;uffre the Erle to abyde at
Parys / and to kepe there his hou&s;e / &amp; to pay
for euery thyng that he or his men &s;hulde ta|ke:
To this reque&s;t the Frenche kynge and
his vncles lightly agreed / and &s;hewed that
they were right ioyfull of his co~mynge / and
&s;aid / howe they were ryght &s;orie of the erles
trouble. The&s;e me&s;&s;angers returned to Ca|lais / 
and fouude the erle redy there. The fre~+che
kynge &s;ent &s;ir Charles of Hangers to o|pen
all the cyties and townes bytwene Ca|lais
and Paris / to receyue therle and his co~|pany.
Thus the erle of Derby departed fro
Calays and toke the waye to Amyence / and
in euery place he was well receyued.</P>
<P>&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="231" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the lorde Guillyam erle of
O&s;trenaunt &s;ente to his co&s;yn therle
of Derby certayne me&s;&s;angers / and
howe therle came to Paris / &amp; howe
he was receyued. Capi. CC.xxxi.</HEAD>
<P>_THe erle of O&s;trenau~t
beyng at Que&s;noy / a&s;&s;one
as he knewe that his Co|&s;yn
the erle of Derby was
pa&s;&s;ed the See / and was
come to Calais. He orday+ned
&s;ir Auncell of Tra&s;&s;a+getes
and &s;ir Fierebras of Vertayne / to ride
to Calais / and to de&s;yre the erle of Derby to
come in to Heynaulte to &s;porte hym / and to a+byde
there a &s;ea&s;on / promy&s;ynge hym to ha|ue
good chere. The&s;e two knyghtes depar|ted
fro Que&s;noy / and rode to Cambrey and
to Bapames / for they herde newes / that the
erle was departed fro Calais / and hadde ta|ken
the waye to Amaye~ce / and &s;o to go to Pa|rys.
The&s;e two knyghtes mette hym by the
waye. They &s;pake with hym and dyde their
me&s;&s;age / &s;o that the Erle thanked them / and
al&s;o his co&s;yn that had &s;ent them to him. and
than he excu&s;ed hym &s;elfe / and &s;ayd howe he
<PB N="ccc" REF="314">
had made his proui&s;yon to go in to Fraunce
as at that tyme to the Frenche kynge and to
his co&s;yns of Fraunce / but he wolde nat re|nounce
the curte&s;y that his co&s;yn of Heynalt
had &s;hewed hym. Than the&s;e two knightes
departed and retourned / and &s;hewed therle
of O&s;trenaunt what they had &s;ene and done.
And therle of Derby and his company rode
&s;o long that he aproched nere to Parys. Wha~
the kyng and the duke of Orlyaunce and his
vncles knewe that the erle of Derby came to
Paris. he prepared his cha~bers in his place
of &s;aynt Poule richely to receyue therle / and
cau&s;ed all lordes to i&s;&s;ue out of the cytie to re+ceyue
hym: and the kyng taryed at the hou&s;e
of &s;aynt Poule. Fir&s;t mette hym the duke of
Berrey and the duke of Orlyau~ce / and than
the duke of Burgoyne and the duke of Bur|bon / 
and other noble prelates lordes &amp; knigh+tes.
At the metyng there was frendly chere / 
and &s;o in good order they entred in to Paris
with great ioye. The &s;ame daye one great
my&s;fortune fell / there was a &s;quyer named
Boniface mounted on a great cour&s;ar / whi|che
hor&s;e ro&s;e vpright vpon his hynder fete
and fell backewarde / and the &s;quyers hedde
lyght vpon the &s;tones / that his hedde cloue a
&s;onder and &s;o dyed / of who&s;e dethe the duke
of Orlyaunce was ryght &s;orie / for he loued
hym entierly / and &s;o dyde the lorde of Coucy
in his dayes / for he brought hym in to Fru~|ce
out of Lombardy.</P>
<P>THus they came to the hou&s;e of&s;aynt
Poule where the kynge was / who
receyued the erle nobly / and therle
was &s;age and wy&s;e / and knewe moch of that
parteyned to honour. He made his reuere~ce
and acquaynted hym with the kynge after
good maner / &s;o moche / that he greatly plea|&s;ed
the kynge / and for good loue he gaue the
erle his deuy&s;e to weare / the whiche the erle
receyued ioyfully. The wordes that were bi+twene
them I can nat tell / but all was well.
And after takyng of &s;pyce and wyne / the erle
toke leaue of the kyng / and than went to the
quene in the &s;ame hou&s;e / and &s;he made hym
ioyou&s;e chere. Than after the erle departed
and toke his hor&s;e to go to his lodgyng / and
&s;o was conueyed thyder. Thus pa&s;&s;ed the
tyme / and the lordes of Fraunce dyde often
tymes kepe hym company / and cau&s;ed hym
to pa&s;&s;e y^e tyme with &s;portes and otherwy&s;e / 
to the entent he &s;hulde thynke the &s;ea&s;on the
&s;horter / bycau&s;e he was out of his owne na|cion.
&para;Nowe lette vs leaue &s;pekyng of the
erle of Derby / and &s;omwhat &s;peke of the or|dynaunce
of the Churche of the two popes / 
Benedic beyng at Auignon / and Bonyface
at Rome.</P>
<P>&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="232" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the treatie that had been at
Reynes / bitwene the Frenche kyng
and the kyng of Almaygne / concer|nyng
the vnyte of the churche was
folowed. And howe the by&s;&s;hoppe
of Ca~brey was &s;ent by the &s;ayd kyn|ge
to Rome and to Auygnon / to the~
that wrote them &s;elfe popes / to the~|tent
that they &s;hulde depo&s;e the~&s;elfe
fro their papalytes / and &s;ubmyt the~
to the order of the&s;e two kynges.
Capi. CC .xxxii.</HEAD>
<P>_YE haue herde here before / 
howe y^t kyng of Almay~ne and y^e
kyng of Fraunce / &amp; the lordes of
thempire and their cou~&s;ails had
ben at the cytie of Reynes / and
there they had dyuers &s;ecrete coun&s;ayls. and
their entencion was / to bring the churche in
to a parfyte vnite / for to folowe the way that
the churche helde as than. The errour was
to great. And al&s;o ye haue herde howe may|&s;ter
Peter de Ailly by&s;&s;hoppe of Cambrey / 
was &s;ent in legacion to Rome to &s;peke with
pope Boniface. he &s;pedde hym &s;o in his iour+ney
that he came to Fou~des / and there fou~de
pope Boniface / and to hym he delyuered his
letters of credence / dyrected fro the kynges
of Almaygne and of Fraunce. The pope re|ceyued
them / and the by&s;&s;hoppe right meke|lye.
The pope knewe well parte of his me&s;|&s;age.
Than the by&s;&s;hoppe declared y^e cau&s;e
of his co~mynge. Whan the pope hadde well
herde hym he &s;ayde / Howe the an&s;were laye
nat all onely in hym / but al&s;o in all the cardy
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nalles that had cho&s;en hym pope. but he &s;aid
whan he hadde &s;poken with them by delybe|rate
coun&s;ayle / than he wolde make &s;uche an+&s;were
that he tru&s;ted to content them. This
aun&s;were was &s;uffycient for that tyme. The
by&s;&s;hoppe dyned that daye in the popes pa|lyce / 
and certayne Cardynalles with hym.
Than after the pope departed fro Foundes
and went to Rome / and there the pope a&s;&s;em+bled
a conuocacion of the cardynalles in his
palyce be&s;yde &s;aynt Peters churche. In this
con&s;i&s;torie there were none but the pope and
his cardynalles / And there the pope &s;hewed
the reque&s;t that the kynge of Almaygne and
the Frenche kyng had made hym by the by&s;|&s;hoppe
of Cambrey / &amp; there he demaunded
cou~&s;aile what an&s;were he &s;huld make. there
were than~e many rea&s;ons alleged / for it &s;e|med
right contrary to the cardinalles to put
downe that they hadde made / they &s;ayde it
&s;hulde be greatly to their &s;hame and rebuke
Than they &s;aid to the pope. Holy father / to
cau&s;e the&s;e kynges to be in a good hope / y^t ye
wyll obey to the / ye mu&s;t &s;o~what di&s;&s;ymule y^<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">
mater / and &s;aye howe ye wyll gladly obey to
all thynge that the kynge of Almaygne / the
kyng of Hungry / and the kyng of Englande
wyll coun&s;ayle you vnto. So that he that is
in Auignon / who writeth hym &s;elfe pope Be+nedic / 
whom the Frenche kyng and the fren|chmen
vpholde in his errour / that he depo&s;e
hym of the name of papalyte. And tha~ wher
&s;o euer it &s;hall plea&s;e the &s;ayde kynges to a|poynt
a co~claue / ye wyll be redy and all your
bretherne the cardynalles. This coun&s;ayle
plea&s;ed well pope Boniface. This was the
&s;peciall and generall aun&s;were that the by&s;|&s;hoppe
of Cambrey had. And whan the Ro|mayns
vnder&s;tode that y^e kynges of Almay|gne
and of Fraunce / had &s;ente to their pope
their amba&s;&s;ade / to haue him to leaue his pa+palyte / 
anone there multiplyed great mur|muracion / 
through the cytie of Rome. And
the Romayns douted greatly to le&s;e the po|pes
&s;iege / whiche was yerely to them a gret
profyte. For all pardons that &s;hulde be two
yere after / the vantage therof &s;hulde growe
to the cytie of Rome. and agayn&s;t that par|done
they had made great proui&s;yon / wher|fore
they douted le&s;t it &s;hulde haue ben lo&s;te / 
whiche &s;hulde greatly haue ben to their pre+iudyce.
Than the moo&s;t notable&s;t per&s;ones
in Rome a&s;&s;embled togyder / and came to the
Pope and &s;hewed hym more &s;igne of loue / 
than euer they hadde done before / and &s;ayd.
Holy father / ye are the trewe pope / therfore
le&s;e nat your herytage and patrimony of the
churche / the whiche was &s;aynt Peters. take
neuer coun&s;ayle to the contrarye / but abyde
&s;tyll as pope. For who &s;oeuer be agai~&s;t you / 
we &s;hall abyde with you / and ieoparde oure
bodyes and goodes / to defende you in youre
right. The pope aun&s;wered and &s;ayd. My
welbeloued chyldren be of good confort / and
be well a&s;&s;ured / that I wyll abyde as pope / 
for any treatie of kynge or kynges to the con+trary.
Thus the Romayns were contented
and apea&s;ed / and retourned to their hou&s;es.
The popes an&s;were was alwayes to the by&s;+&s;hoppe
of Cambrey / that wha~ he parceyued
clerely that Benedic depo&s;ed hym&s;elfe / than
he &s;aid / he wolde be ordred by the &s;ayde kyn|ges.
So the by&s;&s;hoppe retourned and came
in to Almaygne / and founde the kyng at Co~+ualence / 
and there he &s;hewed y^e an&s;were that
he had at Rome. Than the kyng of Almay|gne
&s;ayde. Well. Shewe all this to our bro+ther
and co&s;yn the Frenche kynge / and as he
ordreth hym &s;elfe &s;o &s;hall I order me / and all
the empyre. But as farre as I can &s;e / he mu&s;t
begyn fyr&s;t. And whan he hath putte downe
his pope / than we &s;hall putte downe ours.
Than the by&s;&s;hoppe departed fro the kyng / 
and rode tyll he ca~e to Parys / wher he fou~de
the Frenche kyng. And there the by&s;&s;hoppe
&s;hewed his aun&s;were whiche was kepte &s;e|crete / 
tyll the kyng had a&s;&s;embled toguyder
more no~bre of noble men and prelates of his
realme / by whome he wolde be coun&s;ayled / 
howe he &s;hulde &abper;cede further.</P>
<P>&tridot; &tridot;</P>
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<HEAD>&para;Howe the Frenche kyng a&s;&s;e~bled
the prelates and other noble men of
his realme / with the Vniuer&s;yte of
Paris / to take coun&s;ayle howe they
&s;hulde order pope Benedic at Auy|gnon.
Cap. CC.xxxiii.</HEAD>
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_WHan the frenche kyng
had herde the aun&s;were of
Pope Bonyface at Rome / 
and howe the kynge of Al|mayne
in lykewy&s;e aun&s;we+red / 
how that fir&s;t pope Be+nedyc
mu&s;te be put dowue.
that done / than he wolde make a conuocacyon
of prelates and noble men of his realme / and
come to Parys. There were certayne prela|tes
in Fraunce / as the archeby&s;&s;hop of Reins
&s;yr Guy of Roye / and the archeby&s;&s;oppes of
Rone and Sens / and the by&s;&s;hoppes of Pa|rys / 
of Beauoys / and of Anxex / they had &s;ore
&s;u&s;teyned the opynyons of pope Benedyc at
Auygnon / and &s;pecyally of Clement / bycau&s;e
he was auaunced by their meanes. The&s;e &s;yxe
prelates were nat called to the kynge in this
coun&s;ayle / but other prelates and the vnyuer|&s;yte
of Parys. And whan the by&s;&s;hop of Cam+bray
had &s;hewed before them all / howe he had
&s;pedde at Rome / and the aun&s;were that pope
Bonyface and his cardynals had made hym / 
and the aun&s;were of the kynge of Almayne / 
than they entred in to coun&s;ayle / and it was a
greed / y^t the vnyuer&s;ite &s;hulde haue the great|te&s;t
voyce. Than it was determyned by the
vnyuer&s;ite that the kyng <ABBR>&s;huld</ABBR> &s;ende &s;yr Bou+ciquant
his mar&s;hall in to the partyes of Aui|gnon / 
and to do &s;o moche by treatie or other|wy&s;e / 
that Benedic &s;hulde leaue his papalyte
and to ordeyne hym &s;elfe in all poyntes by the
kyng and his coun&s;ayle. and that the churche
in all the lymytacions in the realme of Frau~|ce
&s;hulde be as newter / tyll the churche were
brought in to parfyte vnyte / and that doone / 
than euery thynge to returne to the true right.
This coun&s;ayle was thought good and was
accepted of the kynge and all other. Than the
mar&s;hall of Fraunce and the by&s;&s;hop of Cam+bray
were ordeyned to go to Auignon. They
departed fro Parys / and rode tyll they came
to Lyons on the ryuer of Ro&s;ne / and the<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> they
two departed a &s;o~dre / for it was ordeyned that
the mar&s;hall &s;hulde tary ther &s;tyll tyll he herd
tydynges fro the by&s;&s;hoppe / who rode forthe
and &s;o came to Auygnon. There were &s;ome of
the cardynalles that knewe well wherfore he
came / but they di&s;&s;ymuled the mater to knowe
what pope Benedic wolde &s;ay. whan the by&s;|&s;hop
of Cambraye had refre&s;&s;hed hym at his
lodgynge / &amp; had chaunged his apparell / than
he wente to the popes palayes / and whan he
came in the popes pre&s;ence he made his reue|rence
but nat in &s;uch wy&s;e as he ought to haue
doone / if he had taken hym as pope / as other
men dyd / and yet he made hym by&s;&s;hoppe of
Cambray / but that promocyon he had by the
meanes of the lordes of Fraunce. Than the
by&s;&s;hoppe of Cambray who was well langa|ged / 
bothe in laten and in frenche / &s;pake and
&s;hewed howe he was &s;ent thyder fro the french
kynge and fro the kynge of Almayne / and &s;o
beganne his proces / and whan the by&s;&s;hoppe
came to the vtteraunce of the mater / howe the
pope &s;hulde re&s;ygne and depo&s;e hym&s;elfe fro
the papall dygnyte / and that he that was at
Rome &s;hulde do likewy&s;e. With tho&s;e wordes
the pope beganne to chaunge colour / and lyfte
vp his voyce and &s;ayd. I haue endured great
payne &amp; traueyle for the churche / and by good
election I was created pope / and nowe to de|po&s;e
my &s;elfe / that &s;hall I neuer do during my
lyfe. and I wyll that the frenche kynge knowe
that for all his ordynau~ce I wyll do nothynge
therafter / but I wyll kepe my name and pa|palyte
tyll I dye. Syr quod the by&s;&s;hoppe of
Cambray / &s;auyng your grace / I toke you for
more prudent than I nowe fynde you. fyr&s;te
demau~de coun&s;ayle of your bretherne the car|dynalles / 
and than make aun&s;were / for you a|lone
can nat make no re&s;y&s;tence agayn&s;t them
if they agree to this opynyon / nor ye are nat a+ble
to re&s;y&s;te the puy&s;&s;aunce of the kynges of
Fraunce and Almayne. Than two cardynal|les
that were there &s;uch as the pope had made
before / they parceyuynge the mater nat lykely
to do well / ro&s;e and &s;ayd to the pope. Holy fa|ther / 
the by&s;&s;hoppe of Cambray &s;peketh well / 
&s;yr we de&s;yre you do herin after his cou~&s;ayle.
Well quod the pope I am contente. So they
departed for that tyme / and the by&s;&s;hop went
to his lodgynge / and went nat to &s;e any car|dynals / 
but dy&s;&s;ymuled hym &s;elfe. The nexte
day be tymes the bell &s;owned to the con&s;i&s;tory / 
and than there was a conuocacyon of all the
cardynalles that were at Iuygnon. They all
a&s;&s;embled at the palays / and entred in to the
con&s;i&s;tory / and thyder was called the by&s;&s;hop
of Cambraye / who in laten &s;hewed at length
his me&s;&s;age / and the cau&s;e of his co~myng thy|der.
Whan he had &s;ayd than he was aun&s;we|red / 
howe the pope &s;hulde take coun&s;ayle to
an&s;were / and in the meane tyme he to departe
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out of the hou&s;e / &amp; &s;o he dyd / and in the meane
&s;ea&s;on Benedic and his cardynalles coun&s;ay|led
togyder / and were longe debatynge of the
mater / and many thought it herde and a con|trary
mater to put downe that they had crea|ted.
than the cardynall of Amyence &s;pake and
&s;ayd. Lordes / whether we wyll or nat / it mu&s;t
behoue vs to obey the Frenche kynge and the
kinge of Almayne / &s;ythe they be conioyned to+gyder / 
for without the~ we can nat lyue / howe
be it we &s;hulde do well ynough with the kyng
of Almayne if the frenche kynge wolde take
our parte / but it is otherwy&s;e / for he co~maun|deth
vs to obey / or els he wyll &s;toppe fro vs the
fruites of our benefyces / without the whiche
we can nat lyue. Trewe it is holy / father that
we haue created you as pope / on y^e condycion
that to your power ye <ABBR>&s;huld</ABBR> ayde to refourme
the churche / and to bring it in to parfyte vny|on / 
and this ye haue alwayes &s;ayd and mayn+tayned / 
therfore &s;yr aun&s;were atemperately / 
and in &s;uche maner as we may pray&s;e you / for
&s;yr ye ought better to know your owne corage
than we. Than dyuers other of the cardynal|les
&s;ayd / &s;yr the cardynall of Amyence &s;ayeth
well and wy&s;ely / wherfore &s;yr we pray you all
in generall / that ye wyll &s;peke / and &s;hewe vs
what ye wyll do. Than Benedyc aun&s;wered
and &s;aid. The vnyon of the churche I de&s;yre / 
and I haue taken great payne therin / but &s;yth
god of his deuyue grace hathe prouyded for
me the papalyte / and that ye haue cho&s;en me
therto / as longe as I lyue I wyll be pope / and
I wyll nat depo&s;e my &s;elfe nouther for kyng / 
duke / erle / nor other treatie / nor by no proce&s;&s;e
nor meanes / but y^t I wyll abyde pope. Than
the cardynals ro&s;e vp all togyder with great
murmurynge / &s;ome &s;ayd he had &s;poken well / 
and &s;ome &s;ayd contrary. Thus they dyffered
and were in dy&s;corde. The mo&s;t parte depar|ted
out of the con&s;y&s;tory / and toke no leaue of
the pope / and retourned to their lodgynges.
Some &s;uche as were in this popes fauour ta+ryed
&s;tyll with hym. Whan the by&s;&s;hoppe of
Cambray &s;awe howe they departed in &s;uche
maner / he knewe well they acorded nat well / 
and therwith auaunced hym &s;elfe / and entred
in to the con&s;y&s;tory / and &s;o came to the Pope
whyle he &s;ate &s;tyll in his &s;ee / and without do|ynge
of any great reuerence &s;ayde. Syr gyue
me myne aun&s;were / &s;ythe ye haue had your
coun&s;ayle aboute you / ye ought to gyue me
myne aun&s;were that I may retourne. This
pope Benedic who was in great dy&s;plea&s;ure
for the wordes that the cardynall of Amyence
had &s;poken / &s;ayd. By&s;&s;hoppe of Cambray I
haue coun&s;ayle of dyuers of my bretherne the
cardynals / who hath created me in to the dig|nyte
papall / and haue receyued all the &s;olemy|nytyes
therto belongyng / and am writen and
named pope by all my &s;ubgiettes / and as pope
I wyll abyde as longe as I lyue / I wyll nat
do the contrary to dye in the payne / for I haue
doone no cau&s;e why to le&s;e it / and &s;aye to our
&s;onne of Fraunce / that hyther vnto I haue ta+ken
him as a good catholyke prince / but nowe
by&s;yni&s;ter meanes if he wyll entre in to great
errour / he wyll repente it. I praye you to &s;ay
to hym fro me / that he be well aduy&s;ed howe
he enclyneth to any thinge that &s;hulde trouble
his con&s;cyence. Therwith this Benedic ro&s;e
out of his chayre / and went in to his chambre / 
and certayne cardynalles with hym / and the
by&s;&s;hoppe of Cambray retourned to his lod|gynge / 
and dyned &s;obrely / and than after toke
his hor&s;e and pa&s;&s;ed the bridge of Rone / and
came to vile Nefe / and at nyght lay at Baig|noulx / 
whiche partaygned to the Realme of
Fraunce / and he vnder&s;tode that &s;yr Boucy|quant
mar&s;hall of Fraunce was come to porte
&s;aynt Andrewe a nyne leages fro Auygnon.
The nexte day thyder came the by&s;&s;hoppe of
Cambray / and &s;hewed hym the aun&s;were of
Benedic. Whan the mar&s;hall vnder&s;tode that
this pope Benedic wolde nat obey the kynge
his may&s;ters ordynaunce / he &s;ayd to the by&s;|&s;hop.
&s;yr ye are be&s;t to retourne in to Fraunce / 
ye haue no more to do here / and I &s;hall exe|cute
that I am co~maunded to do by the kynge
and his vncles. The next daye the by&s;&s;hoppe
departed and toke the way to Albenoys and
to Pyne / and the mar&s;hall &s;et clerkes awarke
to write / and &s;ente for knyghtes / &s;quyers and
men of warre through all the countrey of Viu+rays / 
of Vyuieres / and Auuergne to Mount
pellyer / for he had co~my&s;&s;yon &s;o to do by the
king / and al&s;o he &s;ent to the &s;ene&s;chall of Beau+cayre / 
that he &s;hulde clo&s;e all the pa&s;&s;ages as
well by the ryuer of Rone as by lande / to the
entent that nothynge &s;hulde entre in to Auig|non.
He wente hym &s;elfe to the pownte &s;aynt
E&s;peryte / and clo&s;ed there the pa&s;&s;age ouer
the ryuer of Rone / that nothynge &s;hulde entre
that way in to Auygnon. Thus the mar&s;hall
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daily gathered men of warre / and many came
to &s;erue hym / &s;ome for obey&s;aunce / and &s;ome
to pyll and robbe theym of Auygnon. There
came to hym &s;yr Raymonde of Thourayne / 
and the lorde de la Both / the lorde of Tornon / 
the lorde of Monclaue / and the lorde Du&s;es / 
&s;o y^t the mar&s;hall had a great nombre of men.
Than the mar&s;hall &s;ent an haraulde to defye
pope Benedic in his palays / and all the car|dynals
that wolde take his parte. This was
harde tydynges to the cardynals / and to them
in the cytie of Auygnon / for they knewe well
they coulde nat longe &s;u&s;teyne the warre a|gayn&s;t
the puy&s;&s;aunce of the Frenche kynge / 
than they determyned to go and &s;peake with
the pope / and &s;o they dyd / and &s;hewed hym
howe they coulde nat nor wolde nat &s;u&s;teyne
the warre agayn&s;t the frenche kynge / for they
&s;ayd they mu&s;t lyue and haue their marchaun+dy&s;e
to go as well by lande as by ryuer. This
Benedyc aun&s;wered foly&s;&s;hly and &s;ayd: &s;yrs
your cytie is &s;tronge and well prouyded / I
wyll &s;ende for men of warre to Gennes and in
to other places / and to my &s;onne the kynge of
Aragon / that he come and &s;erue me / whiche I
am &s;ure he wyll do / for he is bounde therto for
two cau&s;es / he is of my lygnage / and al&s;o he
ought to be obey&s;ant to the pope. Sirs / ye are
aba&s;&s;hed of to lytell a cau&s;e / go your wayes
and kepe and defende your towne / and I &s;hall
kepe my palays. Other aun&s;were the cardy|nals
and the men of the cytie coulde nat haue
of this Benedyc. So euery man retourned
home. This Benedic had of longe tyme pur|ueyed
his palays with wyne / corne / larde / oyle
and of all other thinges parteynynge to a for|tre&s;&s;e:
and al&s;o he was of his per&s;on hygh and
cruell / and wolde nat be aba&s;&s;hed for a lytell
thynge. The mar&s;hall of Fraunce departed
fro pount &s;aynt Spyrite / and pa&s;&s;ed with all
his company by the towne of Orenge / by con|&s;ent
of the prince of Orenge / and &s;o entred in
to the countre of Venyce / whiche was lande
parteygnynge to the churche / the whiche a|none
was ouer rynne / and the men of warre
pa&s;&s;ed at y^e bridge of Sourgnes / and &s;o they
were lordes of all the ryuer / and the mar&s;hall
taryed in the towne of Sourgnes with a gret
nombre of menne of warre to kepe the towne
and pa&s;&s;age / and al&s;o the gary&s;one of Noues
whiche partayned to the pope. Than the mar+&s;hall
went and lodged at &s;aynt Verayne nere
to Auignon / and his men therabout / and day+ly
came thyder men of warre / &s;o that the cytie
of Auignon was clo&s;ed in before and behinde
by lande and by the ryuer / &s;o that nothynge
coulde entre nor i&s;&s;ue without leaue. for at the
towne of Noue without Auygnon / whiche
partayned to the realme of Fraunce / was the
&s;ene&s;chall of Beaucayre with fyue hundred
men / and kepte the entre on that &s;yde / and the
mar&s;hall of Frau~ce with two thou&s;ande men
was on the other &s;yde of Auignon / and he &s;ent
to theym of the cytie that without they wolde
obey and open their cytie / that he wolde burne
all their vynes and hou&s;es abrode in the coun+trey
aboute to the ryuer of Dureu&s;e. That &s;o~|monynge
greatly aba&s;&s;hed the men and wo|men
within the cytie / for their herytages laye
without Auignon vnto the ryuer of Dureu&s;e.
Than they went to coun&s;ayle without know|ledge
of the pope / and they called to their coun+&s;ayle
certayne cardynals / as the cardynall of
Amyence / of Poictours / of Newca&s;tell / of Vi+uyers / 
and dyuers other. Than &s;uche as had
mo&s;te to lo&s;e &s;hewed the&s;e cardynalles howe
the mar&s;hall of Fraunce had thretened them
to brinne their vynes and their how&s;es / and
all this had cau&s;ed the frenche kynge / agayn&s;t
whome they coulde nat re&s;y&s;te / for his puy&s;|&s;aunce
was &s;o nere them. and all thynges con+&s;ydred / 
they &s;ayde they were better to obey to
the frenche kynge / than to holde their paryl|lous
opynyons / for of Benedyc they coulde
haue no ayde nor comforte / and they demaun|ded
of the&s;e cardynalles if they wolde ioyne
and take their parte. The cardynals &s;aid they
were content to take their wayes / for vitayles
beganne to fayle theym / and al&s;o their bene|fyces
were in the realme of Fraunce / whiche
they &s;ayd they wolde nat wyllyngly le&s;e. So
they entred in to treatie with the mar&s;hall of
Fraunce / the whiche toke &s;uche effecte / that all
the men of warre entred in to the cytie of Aui|gnon / 
and it was apoynted to be&s;iege the pa|lays / 
their couynaunt was to do no hurte nor
dy&s;plea&s;ure to the cardynalles nor to none of
their men / nor to the hole body of the towne.
This to do the mar&s;hall promy&s;ed. So they
entred in to Auignon / and lodged at their ea&s;e
and lybertie / and than all the pa&s;&s;ages as well
by lande as by water were opened / to the en|tent
that all maner of bytayle myght come to
the cytie.</P>
<P><PB REF="317">
WHen he that wrote him &s;elfe pope Be+nedyc / 
beynge clo&s;ed in his palays)
&s;awe that the cardynals and the men
of the cytie had made a treatie with the mar|&s;hall
of Fraunce without his coun&s;ayle or ad|uy&s;e / 
he was therwith &s;ore dy&s;plea&s;ed / howe
be it he &s;ayd that he wolde nat &s;ubmytte hym
&s;elfe / to dye in the payne / and &s;o he kepte hym
&s;elfe clo&s;e in his palais / which was as &s;tronge
a place as any in the worlde / and mo&s;t ea&s;ye&s;t
to be kepte / &s;o that it be well vytayled. This
pope had &s;ent letters to the kynge of Aragone
in&s;tantly to &s;ocoure hym in his nede / and to
&s;ende him men of warre that he myght be able
to re&s;y&s;t the mar&s;hall of Fraunce al&s;o he &s;ente
the kynge worde in his letter / that if he coulde
get hym thens fro Auignon / he wolde go and
kepe his &s;ee apo&s;tolyke in Aragon / at Par|pygnon
or at Barcelone. The kynge of Ara|gon
&s;awe well the popes letters / but he made
no force of them / and &s;ayd to his cou~&s;ayle that
were aboute hym. What / weneth this pree&s;t
that to &s;u&s;teyne hym and his argumentes / I
&s;hall enterpry&s;e to make warre agayn&s;te the
frenche kyng to ayde hym / than I might well
be reputed a fole? Syr quod his coun&s;ayle ye
&s;ay trouthe / ye haue no nede to medle in that
mater / for &s;yr ye may be &s;ure the frenche kynge
hath &s;uche coun&s;ayle aboute hym / y^t he wolde
make no warre agayn&s;t hym without a iu&s;te
cau&s;e / lette the clergy alone / for if they purpo&s;e
to lyue the prelates mu&s;t obey the great lordes
<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 word"> whome their rentes and reuenues are / 
they haue longe kept them in peace. And al&s;o
&s;yr<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">he frenche kynge hath writen to you all re+dy / 
de&s;yringe you to determyne you and your
countrey to be newter / as he is and wyll be / 
and &s;yr ye were be&s;te &s;o to do / for my lady the
quene who is the Frenche kynges co&s;yn ger|mayne / 
is content &s;o to be / and &s;o is the mo&s;te
parte of your realme / and the clergy in lyke|wy&s;e / 
and &s;pecyally Catelone and Spayne / 
and &s;yr we thynke it is the be&s;t opynion / for if
all cri&s;ten kynges do nat the &s;ame the churche
&s;hall neuer come to vnyte by rea&s;one of two
popes. Thus the kynge of Aragon and his
coun&s;ayle deuy&s;ed togyder / and pope Bene|dic
was &s;tyll in his palays / tru&s;tynge to haue
ayde of the kynge of Aragon / but he was dy&s;|ceyued / 
and the mar&s;hall of Frau~ce was with
in the cytie of Auygnon / and the palays was
&s;o kept that none coulde i&s;&s;ue out nor entre in.
They lyued with that &s;tore they had / for of vy+tayles
they had &s;uffycient for two or thre yere / 
but they lacked woode to make fyre with all / 
and to &s;ethe their meate / whiche made theym
aba&s;&s;hed. Euery weke the mar&s;hall herde ne|wes
fro the frenche kynge and the kynge fro
hym / and the kynge co~maunded hym that he
&s;hulde nat departe thens tyll he had atchyued
his enterpri&s;e. Thus the pope coude nat i&s;&s;ue
out of y^e palays / there was &s;uche watche layde
on hym.</P>
<P>THe conclu&s;yon was / whan this Be|nedyc
&s;awe that he was &s;o &s;traytely
kepte / and that fyre fayled hym / and
other prouy&s;ions dayly dy&s;crea&s;ed / and &s;awe
that no comforte nor ayde came to hym fro no
parte / at la&s;te he yelded / at the reque&s;t of cer|tayne
of the cardynalles / and the treatie was
thus / y^t he &s;hulde nat departe out of Auignon
tyll there were made an vnyon in the churche / 
and a certayne garde was &s;ette aboute hym / 
and the cardynalles and ryche men of Auig|non
bounde them &s;elfe to kepe this Benedyc
&s;o &s;trayte / that they &s;hulde rendre accompte of
hym agayne / outher quycke or dede. Suche
cardynals as had their benefyces in Fraunce
tooke great payne to make this treatie and
compo&s;ycion / for they &s;ayde all with one ac|corde / 
that they wolde abyde with the frenche
kynge. Thus this bu&s;yne&s;&s;e ended at y^t tyme / 
and euery man departed / and the Mar&s;hall
went to Parys / and anone after he ordeyned
him to go in to the realme of Hungery / for the
kynge of Hungery had written to the frenche
kynge howe Lamorabaquy a&s;&s;embled great
puy&s;&s;aunce of men of warre / of turkes / ara|byes / 
tartaryes / and &s;uryens / and of dyuers
other of his &s;ecte / to fyght with hym. The erle
of Derby the &s;ame &s;ea&s;on beynge at Paris in
the hou&s;e of Cly&s;&s;one / nere to the temple / was
wyllynge to go in to Hungery / whiche &s;hulde
be the le&s;&s;e co&s;te to the Frenche kynge / for he
had euery weke redy payed him fyue hundred
crownes of golde / and the erle thought hym
&s;elfe moche bounde to the frenche kynge for
that grace / and whan that tydynges came fro
the kynge of Hungery in to Fraunce / the erle
of Derby entended well to that mater / and
thought in hym &s;elfe that voyage to be ryght
honourable for hym to pa&s;&s;e his tyme there / 
wherby he &s;hulde the lightlyer forget the tyme
<PB N="ccciii" REF="317">
of his trouble / and &s;pake to them of his &s;pecy|all
coun&s;ayle / and they coun&s;ayled hym to go
in that voyage / &s;o that he knewe fyr&s;t the duke
of Lanca&s;tre (his fathers) plea&s;ure in that be|halfe.
Than the erle one of his knyghtes
called Dinorth in to Englande / to knowe his
fathers plea&s;ure. This knyght came in to En+glande / 
and founde the duke of Lanca&s;tre at
a Ca&s;tell a twenty myle fro London / called
Hertforde. There he &s;hewed hym his &s;onnes
entente. And whan the duke vnder&s;tode the
mynde of the erle his &s;onne / and the good wyll
that he had to go in to Hungery / to pa&s;&s;e the
tyme of his bany&s;&s;ment / he was ryght well
content / and &s;ayd to the knyght. &s;yr / ye be wel|come / 
your wordes and my &s;onnes lettre re|quyreth
coun&s;ayle<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> ye &s;hall re&s;t you here with
vs a &s;ea&s;on / and in the meane whyle we &s;hall
take aduy&s;e / and in the whyle ye may go and
&s;e my &s;onnes chyldren / for ye mu&s;te beare ty|dynges
of them to their father. Syr quod the
knyght ye &s;ay true. So this knyght &s;yr Dy|north
taryed a &s;ea&s;on in Englande.</P>
<P>NOwe had the frenche kinge good oc|ca&s;yon
to write to the kynge of Al|mayne
and to his cou~&s;ayle in / what
ca&s;e he had brought pope Benedic and the car+dynalles.
The kynge than &s;ent thyder a noble
amba&s;&s;ade / as the patryarke of Iheru&s;alem. /
&s;yr Charles of Hangers / and other knightes / 
and they founde the kynge at Strawbourgh
and dyd their me&s;&s;age / wherwith the kynge
and his coun&s;ayle were well content / and &s;ayd
howe they wolde determyne on that matter / 
but they &s;aid / they wolde gladly that the kyng
of Englande &s;hulde take the &s;ame waye / the
whiche they feared &s;hulde be herde to do. with
this aun&s;were the amba&s;&s;adours retourned
in to Fraunce / and &s;hewed the kynge what
they had doone and &s;ene. The frenche kynge
than to thentent to bring his purpo&s;e to pa&s;&s;e / 
&s;ente agayne in to Englande to kynge Ry|charde / 
and the me&s;&s;angers &s;hewed the kynge
the cau&s;e of their co~mynge. The kynge gaue
good herynge to the mater / but as than he had
nat the prelates of the realme nor the clergy
with hym / nor were nat &s;o plyable to folowe
his plea&s;ure / as they in Fraunce to folowe the
plea&s;ure of their kynge / and this he &s;hewed to
the frenche kynges me&s;&s;angers / howe be it he
&s;ayde he wolde do his deuoyre / and &s;o he dyd.
And &s;o the me&s;&s;angers returned in to Frau~ce
and kynge Rycharde on a daye at We&s;tmyn|&s;ter
a&s;&s;embled all his prelates and clergy of
Englande / and whan they were there y^e kynge
&s;hewed wy&s;ely the dyfference that was in the
churche / and howe the frenche kynge by dely|beracyon
and aduy&s;e of coun&s;ayle / and by con+&s;ent
of the vnyuer&s;ite of Parys and other cler+kes / 
he was determyned to be newter / and in
lykewy&s;e &s;o are the kynges of Spaygne / of
Scotlande / of Aragone / and of Nauer / and
howe that all Almayne / Boe&s;me / and Italy / 
were of the &s;ame opynyon. In lykewy&s;e the
kynge of Englande / de&s;yred that his realme
<ABBR>&s;huld</ABBR> folowe the &s;ame. Whan the prelates and
the clergy / who knewe nothynge why they
were &s;ent for / herde that mater they had great
marueyle / and were &s;ore aba&s;&s;hed / &s;ome &s;tode
&s;tyll and &s;pake no worde / and &s;ome began to
murmure and &s;ayde. Our kynge is become
frenche / he entendeth to nothynge / but to dy&s;|honour
and di&s;troy vs / but he &s;hal nat. What / 
wolde he bringe vs out of our beleue / he maye
do &s;o moche that he &s;hall haue yuell therof / let
vs nat folowe this opynion / &s;ythe the frenche
kynge taketh that waye / lette hym holde hym
&s;elfe newter / and let vs holde &s;tyll our beleue / 
and lette no man put it fro vs / without there
be greater apparaunce of a &s;urer foundacyon / 
than we &s;e as yet. Whan kyng Rycharde &s;awe
the dyfference and murmurynge of the cler|gy / 
he cau&s;ed the by&s;&s;hoppe of London to de|maunde
of all the clergy what was be&s;t to do.
They all aun&s;wered that the matter was &s;o
great / that therin requyred great coun&s;ayle
and delyberacyon / and &s;o they departed / and
euery man went to his lodgynge. And whan
the londoners knewe the cau&s;e of that a&s;&s;em|ble / 
and the reque&s;t that the kynge had made / 
they were than &s;ore troubled agayn&s;t y^e kyng / 
for the people of Englande were &s;o fermely &s;et
on the beleuynge on the pope at Rome / that
they wolde nat leaue it / and &s;ayde howe that
Rycharde of Burdeaulx wolde di&s;troy them
all if he be let alone / his herte is &s;o frenche that
he canne nat hyde it / but a daye wyll come to
paye for all / that he &s;hall repente hym and all
&s;uche as gyue hym &s;uche coun&s;ayle. What &s;o
euer the kynge &s;ayd to haue his people new|ter / 
they wolde in no wy&s;e agree therto. And
the frenche kynge was nat well content with
his &s;onne kynge Rycharde / in that he had nat
<PB REF="318">
incontynent cau&s;ed his realme to haue been
newter / but to &s;aye the trouth / the kynge was
nat to blame therin. And al&s;o &s;uche accyden|tes
fell &s;oone after / the whiche were &s;o great
and horryble that the lyke hath nat ben &s;ene in
all this hy&s;torye vpon no kynge cry&s;ten / ex|cept
of noble kynge Peter of Lu&s;ygnen / kyng
of Cyper and Iheru&s;alem / whome his owne
brother and the cypriens martyred.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="234" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Of the aun&s;were of the / Duke of
Lanca&s;tre to the knyght &s;ent to hym
fro his &s;onne the erle of Derby / and
howe the duke of Lanca&s;tre dyed.
Cap. CC .xxxiiii.</HEAD>
<P>_WHan &s;ir Dinorth Whom
the erle of Derby had &s;ente
in to Englande to his fa|ther
the duke of Lanca&s;tre
and had his an&s;were of the
duke / and had vy&s;yted all
the erles landes / and had
&s;ene his chyldren four &s;onnes and two dough+ters / 
than he toke his leaue and retourne in to
Fraunce. His aun&s;were was / howe that the
duke wolde nat coun&s;ayle the erle his &s;onne to
go in to Hungery / but whan he was wery of
beynge in Frau~ce / than rather to go in to Ca|&s;tell
to the kynge there / and to his &s;u&s;ter / and
if he ly&s;te to go further / than to go and vy&s;ite
his other &s;u&s;ter the quene of Portugale. The
erle redde his fathers letters two tymes ouer / 
and &s;tudyed theron a &s;ea&s;on. and &s;yr Dinorth
&s;hewed him that the phy&s;icions and &s;urgyons
in Englande &s;ayd &s;urely / howe that the duke
his father had on hym a paryllous &s;yckne&s;&s;e / 
whiche <ABBR>&s;huld</ABBR> be his dethe. the&s;e wordes gret|ly
letted the erle to take on hym any maner of
voyage / but &s;o taryed &s;tyll at Parys / and of|ten
tymes he went and &s;awe the frenche kyng / 
the duke of Orlyaunce / and the kynges vn|cles / 
and alwayes they made hym good chere
&s;o that he was moche bounde to them / and he
&s;ayde to the kynge. Syr / ye do me &s;o moche
honoure and curte&s;y / and &s;hewe me &s;o great
&s;ygne of loue / that I knowe nat in all my lyfe
dayes howe to de&s;erue it / but if euer I come
in Englande my lady y^t quene your doughter
to my power &s;hall haue my &s;eruyce. I thanke
you co&s;yn quod the kynge. So it fell that a|boute
the fee&s;t of Cry&s;tma&s;&s;e / duke Iohan of
Lanca&s;tre / who lyued in great dy&s;plea&s;ure / 
what bycau&s;e the Kynge had bany&s;&s;hed his
&s;onne out of the realme for &s;o litell a cau&s;e / and
al&s;o bycau&s;e of the yuell gouernynge of the re|alme / 
by his nephewe kynge Rycharde / for he
&s;awe well that if he longe percepuered &amp; were
&s;uffred to contynewe / the realme was lykely
to be vtterly lo&s;te. With the&s;e ymagynacyons
and other / the duke fell &s;ycke wheron he dyed / 
who&s;e dethe was greatly &s;orowed of all his
frendes and louers. The kyng by that he &s;he|wed
toke no great care for his dethe / but &s;one
he was forgotten. Than certayne of the noble
men of Englande &s;awe well howe the realme
febly&s;&s;hed / &s;ythe the duke of Lanca&s;tre was
deed / and the duke of Glouce&s;tre his brother
&s;layne / and the erle of Arundell. and the erle of
Derby bany&s;&s;hed / who ought than to be duke
of Lanca&s;tre by ryght &s;ucce&s;&s;ion. Than &s;ome
&s;ayde. Nowe we &s;hall &s;e what the kynge wyll
do / it is tyme nowe y^t he repeale home agayne
his co&s;yn of Derby / and to pardone hym his
yuell wyll / though he haue no cau&s;e to be dy&s;|plea&s;ed
with hym / it were tyme he came and
entred in to his landes as duke of Lanca&s;tre.
Suche wordes ranne a brode in the Realme
in dyuers places / and &s;pecyally in the cytie of
London / where the erle of Derby was a hun|dred
tymes better beloued thanne the kynge / 
howe be it for all the wordes and murmuryng
that the kyng and his coun&s;ayle knewe of / yet
he dyd nothynge therafter / but clene the con|trary.
He was yuell coun&s;ayled / for if he had
incontynent after the dethe of the duke of Lan+ca&s;tre
&s;ente for the erle of Derby / and at his
co~mynge haue frendely welcomed hym home
and haue called hym duke of Lanca&s;tre / and
haue taken hym as greate&s;t per&s;onage in En|glande
nexte hym &s;elfe / and haue &s;ayde howe
he wolde be gouerned in all poyntes after his
aduy&s;e and coun&s;ayle / and to do nothynge
without his aduy&s;e / than the kynge had done
well / and lykely to haue contynued his e&s;tate
as kynge of Englande / and had nat receyued
the yuell fortune that fell to hym &s;hortly after / 
as ye &s;hall here after.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="235" TYPE="chapter">
<PB N="ccciiii" REF="318">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the dethe of the duke of La~+ca&s;tre
was knowen in Fraunce. the
kyng of Englande wrote in maner
of ioye to the Frenche kynge therof / 
and wrote nothyng therof to therle
of Derby who was the dukes &s;on~e.
Cap. CC .xxxv.</HEAD>
<P>_TIdynges of the duke
of Lanca&s;ters dethe came
in to Fraunce / &amp; kyng Ry+charde
of Engla~de in ma|ner
of ioye wrote therof to
the frenche kyng / and nat
to his co&s;yn therle of Der+by / 
howe be it the erle knewe it as &s;oone as
the Frenche kynge or &s;oner / by &s;uche men as
he had in Englande. Than the erle apparel|led
hym and all his men in blacke / and cau|&s;ed
his ob&s;equy to be done right honorably / 
at the whiche was the Frenche kyng and his
brother the duke of Orlyaunce / and all y^e kyn+ges
vncles / with a great nombre of prelates
and great lordes of Fraunce. For the erle of
Derby was welbeloued with euery ma~ / and
many were right &s;orie of his trouble / for he
was a plea&s;aunt knight and an hone&s;t &abper;&s;on / 
curte&s;&s;e and &s;wete / &amp; meke to euery man / and
euery man that &s;awe hym &s;aid / howe y^e kyng
of Englande was nat well coun&s;ayled / that
he repealed / hym nat home agayne. And true+ly
to &s;aye trouthe / if the kynge of Englande
had wy&s;ely regarded the mater / and had ben
well coun&s;ayled / the mater had nat tourned
agayn&s;t hym as it dyde. For the erle of Der|by / 
after the dethe of his father / was right
enherytoure to be duke of Lanca&s;tre / and to
haue been the &s;econde per&s;one of the realme / 
and by whom all the bu&s;yne&s;&s;e of the realme
&s;hulde chiefely haue pa&s;&s;ed. Al&s;o the kynge
and his coun&s;ayle ought to haue con&s;ydred / 
howe often tymes the people of Englande
hadde &s;tyrred and murmured agayn&s;t hym:
and &s;hulde haue knowen / howe he was nat
very welbeloued of the people / nor of &s;ome
knightes / &amp; other: and how that in y^e duke of
Glouce&s;ters dayes / he was often tymes in
daunger of his per&s;one. As whan the Lon|doners
and the coun&s;aylles of dyuers good
townes in Englande ca~e to hym to Eltham / 
and there made their reque&s;tes / that all &s;ub|&s;idies
and ayes gyuen and graunted within
twentie yere / &s;hulde haue ben fru&s;trate and
fordone / or els they were determyned by the
con&s;ent of the duke of Glouce&s;tre / and other
noble men of the Realme / to haue taken the
kynge and to haue &s;ette another to haue rey|gned
in his place / and to haue putte y^e kyng
and the Quene in to a place / and &s;o to haue
hadde meate and drinke as long as they had
lyued. In &s;omoche / that the duke of Glou|ce&s;ter
hadde de&s;yred a nephewe of his / &s;onne
to the doughter of the duke of Clarence / who
was called Iohan erle of Marche: That he
wolde haue taken on hym the charge and go+uernyng
of the realme / and that they wolde
haue made hym kyng. But the &s;ame erle ex|cu&s;ed
hym &s;elfe hone&s;tly therfro. All the&s;e
thynges were apea&s;ed and layde downe / by
the wy&s;e &s;adde meanes and prudence of the
&s;ayde duke of Lanca&s;tre / father to this &s;ayd
erle of Derby.</P>
<P>IF kyng Richarde had wy&s;ely con&s;y+dred
all the&s;e mats / he had reigned
in gretter &abpro;&s;perite than euer he did
before. Kyng Richarde knewe all this well
ynough / and &s;o by yuell coun&s;ayle the kynge
cau&s;ed by colour of loue / the duke of Glouce+&s;tre
to be taken and ledde to Calays / where
he was &s;trangled and murdered. Wherof
great brute was throughe out all the realme
with great grudge and murmuracyons / &s;o
that it was at the poynt to haue depo&s;ed the
&s;ayde kyng Richarde. Howe be it the duke
of Lanca&s;tre lyke a &s;age and a prudent price
for all that the duke of Glouce&s;tre was his
brother / and that the murderyng of hym tou+ched
hym nere to his herte. All thynges con+&s;yred / 
and that he coude nat recouer agayne
his brother / wi&s;ely and amiably he apea&s;ed
all the&s;e maters. And the kynge his nephue
more feared in Engla~de than he was before.
All this the kynge ought to haue con&s;ydred / 
and &s;pecially howe therle of Derby was bet+ter
beloued with the people / than any other
man within the realme. All the&s;e thyng&abis; wy+&s;ely
co~&s;idred after the dethe of the duke rf La~+ca&s;tre / 
the kyng &s;hulde haue repealed therle
of Derby agayne in to the Realme / but the
kyng had no mynde &s;o to do / for he dyd clene
the contrary / for incontynent he &s;ente his of|fycers
in to all the duke of La~ca&s;ters landes
<PB REF="319">
and toke the profites therof to hym &s;elfe / and
&s;ayd / that as longe as therle of Derby &s;tode
as a bany&s;&s;hed man / that he nor none of his
&s;hulde receyue any reuenues of any landes
within the realme of Englande. And more|ouer
(wherof the kyng was greatly blamed
of &s;uche as loued the erle and his chyldren)
The kyng gaue awaye landes parteynynge
to the herytage of the duchy of Lanca&s;tre to
&s;ome of his &s;eruauntes / &s;uche as a&s;ked them
for the whiche cau&s;e / many knyghtes &amp; other
in Englande &s;pake and &s;aid. The kyng &s;he|weth
well that he oweth no good wyll to his
co&s;yn the erle of Derby / &s;ythe he wyll nat re|peale
hym home agayne: and &s;uffre his lan|des
to be gyuen awaye / where as therle and
his chyldren &s;hulde be great membres in En+glande / 
&amp; a good &s;taffe for the kyng to leane
by. But he dothe the contrary / for he driueth
hym awaye / &amp; &s;o wyll kepe hym in this dau~|ger
and wor&s;e if he coude. For he hath taken
to hym &s;elfe his heritage / and cau&s;eth his of|fycers
to medell with the dukes landes / as
thoughe they were his owne. And if y^t poore
tenauntes complayne of the iniuryes done
to them in their lordes ab&s;ence / they can nat
be harde: there is none y^t wyll do them right
Al&s;o it is but a &s;mall token of loue / that the
kyng beareth to the erle of Derby and to his
chyldren / for their herytage of La~ca&s;tre whi|che
&s;hulde come to the~ by right enherytau~ce / 
di&s;cended fro their grandame the lady Blan+che / 
doughter to duke Henry of Lanca&s;tre.
The kyng gyueth parte therof away where
as it plea&s;eth hym / &amp; &s;uche landes as &s;hulde
fall to them by the right of the lady their mo|ther / 
who was doughter to the erle of Her|forde
and Northampton / and co~&s;table of En+glande.
The kynge gyueth parte therof at
his plea&s;ure. This is to moche done agai~&s;t
all ryght and rea&s;on / and to the di&s;plea&s;ure
of all the noble men of Englande: this can
nat longe endure vnamended. Thus the pre+lates / 
noble men / and commons in Engla~de
co~muned and murmured.</P>
<P>_IN lykewi&s;e in y^e realme of Fra~|ce / 
&s;uche men of honour as her|de
&s;pekynge of this mater / and
hadde &s;ene erle of Derby at
Parys / hadde great marueyle
therof / and &s;ayd one to another. As we thyn|ke / 
the kynge of Englande hath takenne to
great a di&s;plea&s;ure with his co&s;yn the erle of
Derby / who is the greatte&s;t man in Englad
next hym &s;elfe. He is a gracious knyght / cur+te&s;&s;e / 
meke / and tretable / and a man good to
be &s;poken vnto. The kyng of Englande kno+weth
&s;ome other thynge by hym than we do / 
or elles the kynge is yuell coun&s;ayled. And
it is marueyle / that the Frenche kynge and
his brother the duke of Orlyaunce / and the
kynges vncles / do nat attemper the mater / 
for the erle is daylye amonge theym. They
&s;hulde fynde be&s;t proui&s;yon in this ca&s;e / for
the kynge of Englande wyll do more for the~
than for any men / bicau&s;e he hath maried the
Frenche kynges doughter. But &s;ythe they
do nothynge therin / it is be&s;t we holde oure
peace and lette it pa&s;&s;e. As for the Frenche
kynge &amp; his brother and his vncles / thought
nothyng but good. They honoured and lo|ued
greatly the erle of Derby / and de&s;yred
moche his company: and they &s;awe well he
was a wydower and to marry / and that the
duke of Berry hadde a doughter a wydowe
of two hu&s;bandes / &s;he was but yonge of a
xxiii. yere of age / &amp; was named Mary. Her
fyr&s;t hu&s;ba~de was Loys of Bloys who died
yonge: and her &s;eco~de hu&s;bande was y^e lorde
Philyppe of Arthoys erle of Ewe / who died
in his retourne in Hungry: as ye haue herde
here before. This maryage was at apoynt
to haue concluded / for they in Frau~ce knewe
well that the duke of Lanca&s;tre was a great
enherytoure in Englande / and the Frenche
kynge was well plea&s;ed therwith / bycau&s;e
his doughter was Quene of Englande. for
he thought that the company of tho&s;e two la|dyes
togyder &s;hulde be great plea&s;ure to the~
bothe / &s;ythe they were &s;o nere of blode. And
therby the two realmes of Fraunce and En|glande / 
&s;hulde be the &s;urer conioyned toguy+der
in loue and peace / whiche was trewe / if
it might haue been accomply&s;&s;hed. but kyng
Richarde of Englande &amp; his cou~&s;ayle brake
all that mater / for the fortunes of this world
whiche are marueylous: nor a thynge that
&s;hall be canne nat be e&s;chewed. The whiche
fortune of this kynge Richarde was &s;o mar|ueylous / 
that it is harde to thynke theron.
The kynge myght well haue remedyed the
mater if he had wolde / but that that &s;hall be
&s;halbe. I &s;hall &s;hewe you what I Iohan
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Froi&s;&s;arte / auctour of this hy&s;torie / Herde
whan~e I was but yonge in Englande / in a
place called Bertam&s;tede / whiche as at that
tyme parteyned to the price of Wales / father
to this &s;ayde kynge Rycharde / it was in the
yere of grace / a thou&s;ande thre hundred thre
&s;core and two. And bycau&s;e y^e &s;ame tyme the
prince and the princes &s;hulde departe out of
Englande to go in to Acq~tayne to kepe their
e&s;tate there. Kyng Edwarde his father and
quene Phillyppe my mai&s;tres / and Lyon du+ke
of Clarence / Iohan duke of Lanca&s;tre / &amp;
the lorde Edmonde / who was after Erle of
Cambridge and duke of yorke / &amp; their chyl|dren / 
were come to the &s;aid maner place / to &s;e
the prince and princes or they departed. And
as than I was of the age of .xxiiii. yere / and
one of my &s;aid lady the quenes clerkes of her
chambre. And as I &s;atte on a benche I herde
a knyght talkyng and deuy&s;inge among dy|uers
ladyes and damo&s;elles of the Quenes / 
and &s;ayde to them. There is a booke in this
countrey called the Bru&s;t / &amp; many men &s;aye / 
it is of marueylous prophycies. But accor|dynge
to that booke / the realme and crowne
of Englande &s;hulde nat retourne to the pri|ce
of Wales / nor yet to the duke of Clarence / 
nor that they &s;hulde be kynges of England / 
though they were &s;onnes to kyng Edwarde
but this knyght &s;ayd / that accordyng to that
boke / the crowne of Englande &s;hulde come
to the hou&s;e of Lanca&s;tre. The &s;ame &s;ea&s;on
whan this knyght &s;pake the&s;e wordes / this
&s;ayd He~ry erle of Derby was nat borne / nor
yet &s;euyn yere after. but yet in my dayes the
&s;ame wordes tooke effecte / for I &s;awe after / 
the &s;ame Henry erle of Derby kynge of En|glande.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="236" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Of a treatie of a maryage bytwe|ne
the erle of Derby and the duke of
Berries doughter / and howe kyng
Rycharde of Englande dyde lette it
by the erle of Sali&s;bury.
Capi. CC .xxxvi.</HEAD>
<P>_AS &s;oone as kyng Ry|charde
kyng of Englande
herde of the treatie of the
maryage bytwene the erle
of Derby and the duke of
Berryes doughter / &amp; that
the parties were nereha~de
accorded / he toke tho&s;e newes to great dy&s;|plea&s;ure / 
and &s;ayd to the erle of Sali&s;bury
in whom he had great affyaunce. ye mu&s;t or
dayne you to go in to Fraunce with letters
of credence / to our father in lawe the Fren|che
kynge / and to our frendes his brother &amp;
vncles. And &s;hewe them fro vs / that in no
wy&s;e they conclude any treatie or alyaunce
of maryage / with &s;uche a traytour as is the
erle of Derby / who wolde betray his natu|rall
&s;ouerayne lorde. And for the remynaunt
of the mater ye are wy&s;e ynough / do &s;o ther|in
that I maye can you thanke / and that the
maryage maye be broken. The erle of Sa|li&s;bury
&s;ayde. Sir / I &s;hall do ryght well
your co~maundement. But &s;ir / if it myght be
broken by &s;ome other meanes / or by &s;ome o|ther
per&s;one / I requyre youre grace it maye
&s;o be. Sir quod the kynge excu&s;e you natte / 
for I wyll and al&s;o I praye you do this me&s;|&s;age / 
&amp; what&s;oeuer &s;hall fall therof I &s;hall
&s;u&s;tayne you. Well &s;ir quod the erle / &s;ithe ye
co~maunde me &s;o &s;pecially / and that I &s;e the
mater toucheth you nere I &s;hall do it / tho|ughe
I be lothe therto. ye &s;hall go quod the
kynge and make ha&s;te / or this alyaunce be
concluded. Than the Erle prepared for his
departure. The letters of Credence written
and &s;ealed / he departed fro the kynge / who
was at that tyme at Leades / and the Quene
al&s;o. The erle made ha&s;te and came to Do|uer / 
and &s;o toke the See and arryued at Ca+lays / 
and there founde the erle of Huntyng|ton / 
who was capitayne of Calais and bro|ther
to the kynge. The Erle &s;hewed vnto
hym all his bu&s;yne&s;&s;e / and &s;o taryed nat lon|ge
at Calays / but roode to Amyence and &s;o
to Parys / and all they waye that he rode he
hadde good chere / and was lodged at the
whyte hor&s;e. And whan he had chau~ged him
he wente to the kynge and to the quene / and
to y^t other lordes / and delyuered his letters
of credence. Whan the kyng had reed the let+ters / 
he toke the erle aparte and demaunded
what was his credence. The erle at length
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&s;hewed his charge / and named the Erle of
Derby traytour agayn&s;t his naturall lorde.
Whan the Frenche kyng herde tho&s;e wordes
he was in great di&s;plea&s;ure / for he loued &s;o
the erle of Derby / that he wolde here none y|uell
&s;poken of him / and toke the letters of cre+dence
agayne to the erle of Sali&s;bury / and
&s;ayd. Erle / we beleue you well ynoughe / but
our &s;onne of Englande is to &s;ore moued aga+yn&s;t
oure co&s;yn of Derby / and we marueyle
greatly / that his yuell wyll contyneweth &s;o
longe / for we thynke he &s;hulde be the better
furny&s;&s;hed if he were about hym / and to be
nexte of his coun&s;ayle. Sir quod the erle of
Sali&s;bury / I do but as I am co~maunded.
That is trewe quod the kyng / we are nat di&s;+plea&s;ed
with you / &amp; paraduenture our &s;onne
of Englande knoweth more than we do: do
your me&s;&s;age as ye were charged / and &s;o he
dyde / and to the duke of Berrey al&s;o. The
duke gaue none aun&s;were therto / but wente
to the kyng and demaunded of hym what ne+wes
he hadde out of Englande. The kynge
&s;hewed hym all / as the erle of Sali&s;burye
had &s;ayde. Vpon tho&s;e newes the kyng and
his vncles a&s;&s;embled togyder &s;ecretely. than
the Frenche kynge &s;ayd. The kynge of En|glande
by lykelyhode douteth greatly therle
of Derby / or elles paradue~ture he knoweth
&s;uche thynges as we knowe nat / nor can nat
come to oure knowledge. And we ought ra|ther
to owe our fauoure to the kynge of En|glande
than~e to the erle of Derby / &s;ythe the
kynge is ioyned with vs by maryage. And
he wyll take it in great di&s;dayne &s;ythe we be
enfourmed of his plea&s;ure / if we &s;hulde do
the contrary / and marry the erle of Derby to
the counte&s;&s;e of Ewe. It behoueth vs rather
to di&s;&s;ymule &amp; kepe the&s;e newes &s;ecrete / tyll
the erle of Sali&s;bury be retourned. Vpon
this peynt the kyng and his vncles re&s;ted.</P>
<P>_WHan the erle of Sali&s;bury had
done his me&s;&s;age / he tooke his
leaue and departed. The Fren+che
kynge was more di&s;plea&s;ed
with his co~myng than ioyfull / 
for he delyuered agayne the erle of Saly&s;|bury
his letters of credence / and wolde nat
kepe them / he loued &s;o well the erle of Der|by / 
who knewe of the erle of Saly&s;buries
beynge at Parys / but he &s;awe hym nat / for
he was departed without &s;pekyng with him
and retourned to Calays / and to in to En|glande / 
and &s;hewed the kynge of Englande
howe he hadde &s;pedde. Whan the erle or Der+by
knewe that the erle of Sali&s;bury was de+parted
fro Parys / without &s;pekynge with
hym / in his mynde he was &s;oore di&s;plea&s;ed / 
and thought the matter went nat well. than
his coun&s;ayle &s;ayde to hym. Sir / &s;hortely
ye &s;hall parceyue &s;ome other maters / that ye
haue nat herde of as yet / thoughe it be kepte
priuye fro you. The&s;e Frenchmen are wy&s;e
and clo&s;e. It maye be &s;o / that the kyng of En+glande / 
and &s;uche as be of his &s;ecte are di&s;|plea&s;ed / 
with that the Frenche kyng maketh
you &s;o good chere as he dothe. And paradue~+ture
it is &s;poken in Englande / howe ye &s;hul+de
mary the duke of Berryes doughter / whi+che
plea&s;eth nat the kynge of Englande / and
therfore he wyll do what he can to breke that
maryage / and if it be &s;o ye &s;hall &s;hortly here
therof.</P>
<P>LOoke as they ymagined &s;o it was / 
for within a moneth after the erle of
Sali&s;bury was departed fro Pa|rys / 
&s;uche of therle of Derbies parte as had
the treatie of the &s;ayde maryage in hande.
They &s;pake agayne of the mater to the duke
of Berryes coun&s;ayle / who had their charge
what they &s;hulde an&s;were. They &s;ayd. &s;irs
Whan my lorde the erle of Derby is in the
kynges pre&s;ence / and the duke of Orlyaunce
and his vncles pre&s;ente / than lette my lorde
the erle of Derby &s;peke hym &s;elfe / for we can
&s;aye no more to the mater. Therle of Derby
who thought none yuell / but thought tho&s;e
wordes hadde ben &s;poken / to the entent to ha+ue
proched nerer to the poynt / for the kynge
and his coun&s;ayle made hym as good chere
thanne / as euer they dyde before. The Erle
thought to &s;peke in the mater / whan he &s;awe
conuenyent tyme. And on a daye whan~e he
&s;awe the kyng and the lordes togyder / he be|gan
to &s;peke of this maryage. Than the du|of
Burgoyne / who hadde the charge to aun|&s;were
hym &s;ayde. Co&s;yn of Derby / we haue
nothynge to do to gyue in maryage ouer co|&s;yn
to a traytour. With that woorde the erle
of Derby was greatly aba&s;&s;hed / &amp; chau~ged
colour &amp; &s;ayd. Sir / I am here in the kynges
pre&s;ence / I wyll an&s;were to this. I was ne|uer
traytour nor neuer thought tray&s;on: &amp; if
<PB N="cccvi" REF="320">
there be any per&s;one y^t wyll charge me with
tray&s;on I am redy to an&s;were / nowe or wha~
it &s;hall plea&s;e the kynge / here beyng pre&s;ent.
Nay co&s;yn quod the kyng / I beleue ye &s;hall
fynde no man in Fraunce that wyll chalenge
your honoure / for the wordes that myne vn|cle
hath &s;poken came out of Englande. than
the erle kneled downe and &s;ayd. Sir / I be|leue
it well. But god defende me and all my
frendes / and confounde all myne ennemyes.
The Frenche kynge toke vp the erle / &amp; &s;ayd.
Co&s;yn / apeace your &s;elfe / euery thynge &s;hall
tourne to the be&s;t. And whan~e euery thynge
is agreed and at peace / than~e we maye well
&s;peke &amp; treate of maryage / but fyr&s;t ye mu&s;t
take po&s;&s;e&s;&s;ion in the duchy of Lanca&s;tre / for
that is the v&s;age in Fraunce / and in dyuers
countreis on this &s;yde the See. That if a
lorde &s;hall marry by the con&s;ent of his &s;oue|raygne
lorde / he mu&s;t endowe his wyfe. and
therwith they had &s;pyces and wyne / and ce&s;|&s;ed
of that co~munycacion / and euery man de+parted
to their owne lodgynges.</P>
<P>_WHan the erle of Derby was co~e
to his lodgyng he was &s;ore di&s;|plea&s;ed / 
and nat without a cau|&s;e.
Whan he / who was reputed
one of the trewe&s;t knyghtes of
the worlde (in the pre&s;e~ce of the frenche kyng
who loued hym well / &amp; had &s;hewed him ma|ny
curte&s;ies) &s;huld be reputed as a traytour
and that tho&s;e wordes &s;hulde co~e out of En|glande
and brought by the erle of Sali&s;bu|rye.
He was therwith in a great malencoly / 
his coun&s;ayle apea&s;ed hym as well as they
coude / &amp; &s;ayd. Sir / he that wyll lyue in this
worlde / mu&s;t endure &s;omtyme trouble. Con|fort
you for this tyme and be pacient / and pa+rauenture
herafter ye &s;hall haue great ioye
and glorie. And &s;ir / of al y^e lord&abis; on this &s;yde
the &s;ee / the frenche kyng loueth you be&s;t. and
we &s;e well he wolde enploye his payne to bri~+ge
you to ioye. and &s;ir / ye ought to gyue him
and his vncles great tha~ke / in that they kept
this mater &s;ecrete / tyll the erle of Sali&s;bury
was de&abper;ted. yea &s;irs quod the erle / I thynke
it had ben better it had ben &s;hewed me in his
pre&s;ence / that I myght haue made a &s;ufficie~t
excu&s;e before y^t kyng and all the lordes. thus
I &s;hall abyde &s;tyll in blame tyll the mater be
otherwy&s;e declared. Sir quod they all / tre&s;|pa&s;&s;es
can nat be amended at the fyr&s;t daye.
Sir &s;uffre / let the tyme ryn: we beleue your
bu&s;yne&s;&s;e in Englande dothe better than ye
be ware of. The loue that is in the hertes of
the people in Englande towardes you with
their good prayers / by y^e grace of god / &s;hall
&s;hortely delyuer you out of all daungers.
This they &s;ayd to reco~fort their lorde / who
was &s;ore di&s;conforted / and their &s;ayeng was
&s;oner trewe than they were ware of.</P>
<P>ANone it was knowen in Englande
howe therle of Sali&s;bury had ben
in Frau~ce with the frenche kynge &amp;
his vncles / and borne letters thyder / contey|nyng
howe the erle of Derby was fal&s;ely &abper;|iured
and a traytour. Of the whiche dyuers
noble men and prelates were &s;ore troubled / 
and were nothynge contente with the erle of
Sali&s;bury / and &s;aid generally / that he was
&s;oore to blame to take on hym the charge / to
beare in to Fraunce any &s;uche wordes / vpon
as trewe a man as lyued. A daye wyll come
that he &s;hall repent the tyme / y^t euer he &s;pake
the worde. ye maye well knowe / the Lon|doners
were greatly di&s;plea&s;ed / and mur|mured
agayn&s;t the kyng and his coun&s;ayle / 
&amp; &s;ayd. A ge~tyll knight erle of Derby / great
enuy is there agayn&s;t you. It is nat &s;uffyci|ent
for the kynge and his coun&s;ayle to driue
you out of the realme / but al&s;o to accu&s;e you
of tray&s;on / to putte you to the more &s;hame &amp;
rebuke. Well / euery thynge mu&s;te haue his
tourne. Alas quod the people: What faulte
or tre&s;pa&s;&s;e hath your children done / that the
kynge taketh thus awaye fro the~ their hery|tage / 
whiche ought to be theirs by ryght &s;uc+ce&s;&s;yon?
This thynge can nat longe abyde
in this ca&s;e without chaunge / nor we can nat
&s;uffre it. Thus anone after the retourne of
the erle of Sali&s;bury out of Fraunce / kyng
Richarde cau&s;ed a iu&s;tes to be cryed and pu|bly&s;&s;hed
throughe out his realme / to Scot|lande / 
to be at Wyn&s;ore / of .xl. knyghtes and
xl. &s;quyers agayn&s;t all co~mers. And they to
be aparelled in grene with a whyte faucon &amp;
the quene to be there / well aco~panied <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 word"> a
dyes &amp; damo&s;els. This fee&s;t thus holden / y^e
quene beyng there i~ gret neblenes / but there
were but fewe lordes or noble men / for mo
tha~ .ii. &abper;tes of y^e lordes &amp; knightes / &amp; other of
the realme of Englande had y^t kyng in &s;uche
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hatered / what for the bany&s;&s;hyng of the erle
of Derby / and the iniuryes that he had done
to his chyldren / and for the dethe of the duke
of Glouce&s;tre / who was &s;layne in the ca&s;tell
of Calais / and for the dethe of the erle of Aru~+dell
who / was beheeded at Lo~don. The kyn+red
of the&s;e lordes came nat to this fee&s;t / nor
but fewe other. And at the &s;ame fee&s;t the kyn|ge
ordayned to go in to Irelande / to enploy
his men in that voyage / and &s;o he departed
and lefte the Quene with her trayne &s;tyll at
Wynd&s;ore / and the kynge rode to Bri&s;towe / 
and there made all his prouy&s;ion / and he had
ten thou&s;ande knightes and &s;quiers / and ten
thou&s;ande archers. Whan~e the Londoners
knewe that the kyng was goyng in that voy+age
they began to murmure / and &s;aid amon|ge
them&s;elfe. Nowe gothe Richarde of Bur+deaux
the waye to Bri&s;towe / and &s;o in to yre+lande / 
whiche wyll be to his di&s;truction. He
&s;hall neuer retourne agayne with ioye / no
more than dyde kynge Edwarde the &s;econde
his great grauntfather / who was foly&s;&s;hely
gouerned by to moche beleuyng of the Spe~|&s;ers.
In lykewi&s;e Rycharde of Burdeaulx / 
hath belued &s;o moche yuell coun&s;ayle / that
it can nat be hydden nor &s;uffred any lengar.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
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<HEAD>&para;Howe kynge Richarde ordayned
to go in to the marche&s;&s;e of
Irelande. Cap.
CC.xxxvii.</HEAD>
<P>_THere were many knigh+tes
and &s;quyers in the kyn+ges
company / that &s;hulde
go with hym in to Irela~de
that were nat co~tent with
hym / and wente in maner
with an yuell wyll / &amp; &s;ayd
oftentymes one to another. Our kynge go|uerneth
hym &s;elfe foli&s;&s;hely / and beleueth y|uell
coun&s;ayle. Suche wordes were &s;o mul|tiplyed / 
that the lorde Henry Percy and &s;ir
Henry his &s;on~e &s;pake certayne wordes / whi+che
came to the kynges knowlege and to his
coun&s;ayle / and it was &s;ayd to the kyng. Sir
the wordes ought nat to be &s;uffred / that the
erle of Northumberlande and his &s;on~e hath
&s;poken / for it is to &s;ette your &s;ubiettes agai~&s;t
you. It mu&s;t behoue you to correcte all the&s;e
rebelles one after another / wherby they that
be greatte&s;t &s;hall doute you / and take en&s;am+ple.
That is trewe quod the kyng / but than
what is be&s;te to do. Sir quod they / they be
nat here with you / but they ought to come. &amp;
whan they become / call them before you / and
than by the erle of Sali&s;bury and by &s;ome
other / as it &s;hall plea&s;e you / lette it be reher|&s;ed
to them / the yuell wordes that they haue
&s;poken again&s;t you and your cou~&s;ayle. Tha~
&s;hall you here what an&s;were they wyll ma|ke:
and thervpon ye maye taken aduy&s;e / whe|der
ye wyll correcte them by pri&s;on / or other
wy&s;e. Well &s;irs quod the kynge / ye &s;ay well / 
this &s;halbe done. The erle of Northumber|lande
and his &s;on~e had good frendes in that
armye / &s;o that &s;ome of them knewe the kyn|ges
entent: And they &s;ent &s;uche worde to the
erle and to his &s;onne / that they &s;hulde natte
come in the kynges pre&s;e~ce / nor to go in that
iourney. For they hadde worde that if they
dyde / it &s;hulde nat be for their welthe / but to
their great do~mage / for the kynge was &s;ore
enformed again&s;t them. Whan they had this
warnynge / they &s;topped their co~myng to the
kyng / and nat without good cau&s;e. For they
were &s;hewed that &amp; if they came / they &s;hulde
be in ieopardye of their lyues. Whan y^e kyn|ges
coun&s;ayle &s;awe that therle and his &s;on~e
came nat / they &s;ayd to the kyng. Sir / nowe
ye maye &s;e whyder we dyde enforme you of
the trouthe or nat. ye maye &s;e therle and his
&s;onne di&s;dayneth to &s;erue you / for they wyll
nat come at youre co~maundement / and that
&s;hall ye &s;e if ye &s;ende for them. And I &s;hall
&s;ende for them quod the kyng. Than letters
were written &amp; &s;ente by notable me&s;&s;angers / 
to therle &amp; to the lorde Henry Percy his &s;on.
The content of the letters was / that inconty+nent
without delaye vpon the &s;ight of tho&s;e
letters / that they &s;hulde come to y^e kyng and
do their duetie / as they were bounde to do.
The&s;e me&s;&s;angers iourneyed &s;o longe / that
they came to fayre ca&s;tell of the erles / &s;tan|dyng
on the fronter of Scotlande. The me&s;+&s;anger
acquyted hym well in doynge of his
me&s;&s;age / as he was co~mau~ded. Therle reed
his letters at length / and than &s;hewed them
to his &s;onne. Than they toke adui&s;e to make
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the me&s;&s;anger good chere / and to write agayn
to the kynge in excu&s;ynge of them &s;elfes / howe
they coulde nat come out of their countrey as
at that tyme / and howe that the kyng had men
ynowe to aco~ply&s;&s;he his iourney be&s;yde them.
The me&s;&s;angers retourned to the kynge / and
delyuered the erles lettre. The kynge redde it
the whiche an&s;were was nothynge plea&s;aunt
to the kynge nor to his coun&s;ayle / and thanne
for this cau&s;e and for other thynges that were
layde to the Erles charge and to his &s;onnes / 
they were openly bany&s;&s;hed the realme of En+glande / 
tyll y^e kyng dyd repeale them agayne.
This was publy&s;&s;hed through out all the cy|ties
and good townes of Englande / and &s;pe|cyally
in London / wherof the londoners had
great marueyle / nor they coulde nat knowe
iu&s;tly for what cau&s;e it was / for the erle and
his &s;onne were reputed for noble and as valy|aunt
men as any within the realme. Some
&s;ayd / it co~meth by &s;ome of the kynges coun|&s;ayle
that hateth them / whiche coun&s;ayle wyll
di&s;troy the kyng at la&s;t / peraduenture the erle
and his &s;onne haue &s;poken &s;ome wordes vpon
the kynge and his coun&s;ayle / for the yuell go|uernynge
of the realme / &amp; coulde nat be herde
though they &s;aid the trouth / and for their true
&s;ayeng nowe they be puni&s;&s;hed / but we thinke
herafter they wyll be puny&s;&s;hed y^t nowe iudge
them. Thus the londoners and other &s;pake of
this mater. The erle had a brother a valiaunt
knight &s;ir Thomas percy / who had of a longe
tyme done many noble &s;eruyces to the kynge
of Englande. whan the erle knewe that he and
his &s;onne were bany&s;&s;hed the realme / he toke
it for an vnrea&s;onable puny&s;&s;hment without
cau&s;e. Than he &s;ente for all his frendes in the
countrey / &s;uche as he coulde get togyther / for
many of his lygnage were with the kynge to
go in to Irelande. The erle toke coun&s;ayle of
them what was be&s;t to do &s;ythe the kynge had
bany&s;&s;hed hym without cau&s;e. Than he was
coun&s;ayled to &s;ende in to the realme of Scot|lande / 
and to de&s;yre the king there that he and
his &s;onne might abyde pea&s;ably in Scotlan|de / 
tyll the kynge of Englande were apea&s;ed
of his dy&s;plea&s;ure. Thus therle &s;ent to kynge
Robert of Scotlande / and the kyng &amp; the erle
Archambalt Duglas / and the other lordes of
Scotlande condi&s;cendyd lyghtly to the erles
de&s;yre / &amp; &s;ent the erle worde howe they &s;hulde
be gladly receyued / and al&s;o if they neded of
fyue or &s;yre hundred &s;peares / if they were &s;ig|nyfied
of the tyme they &s;hulde be redy to &s;erue
them. This me&s;&s;age plea&s;ed greatly the erle
and his lygnage / and &s;o the erle taryed &s;tyll in
his countrey amonge his frendes / for kynge
Rycharde and his coun&s;ayle had &s;o moche to
do in &s;orte &s;ea&s;on after / that they had no lay|&s;er
to do any dy&s;plea&s;ure to the erle nor to his
&s;onne / as ye &s;hall here after in this hy&s;tory.</P>
<P>KInge Rycharde thus beynge aboute
Bri&s;towe / than the &s;tate generally of
all men in Englande began to mur|mure
and to ry&s;e one agayn&s;t another / and
myny&s;trynge of iu&s;tyce was clene &s;topped vp
in all courtes of Englande / wherof the valy|aunt
men and prelates / who loued re&s;te and
peace / and were glad to paye their duetyes / 
were greatly aba&s;&s;hed / for there ro&s;e in the re|alme
companyes in dyuers rowtes / kepynge
the feldes and hygh wayes / &s;o that marchaun+tes
dur&s;te nat ryde abrode to excercy&s;e their
marchaundy&s;e for doute of robbynge / and no
man knewe to whome to co~playne to do them
ryght / rea&s;one / and iu&s;tyce / whiche thynges
were ryght preiudyciall and dy&s;plea&s;aunt to
the good people of Englande / for it was con|trary
to their accu&s;tomable v&s;age / for all peo+ple
laborers and marchauntes in Englande
were wonte to lyue in re&s;t and peace / and to
occupy their marchaundy&s;e pea&s;ably / and the
laborers to labour their landes quyetly / and
than it was contrary / for whan marchauntes
rode fro towne to towne with their marchaun+dy&s;e / 
and had outher golde or &s;yluer in their
purces / it was taken fro them / and fro other
men / and labourers out of their hou&s;es. the&s;e
companyons wolde take whete / ootes / bufes / 
muttons / porkes / &amp; the pore men dur&s;te &s;peke
no worde. the&s;e yuell dedes dayly multyplyed
&s;o that great complayntes and lamentacyons
were made therof through out the realme / and
the good people &s;ayde / the tyme is chaunged
vpon vs fro good to yuell / euer &s;ythe the dethe
of good kynge Edwarde the thyrde / in who&s;e
dayes iu&s;tyce was well kepte and myny&s;tred.
In his dayes there was no man &s;o hardy in
Englande to take a hen or a chekyn / or a &s;hepe
without he had payed trewly for it / and now<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">
a dayes all that we haue is taken fro vs / and
yet we dare nat &s;peke / the&s;e thinges canne nat
longe endure / but that Englande is lykely to
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be lo&s;te without recouery. We haue a kynge
nowe that wyll do nothyng / he entendeth but
to ydelne&s;&s;e and to acomply&s;&s;he his plea&s;ure / 
and by that he &s;heweth / he careth nat howe e|uery
thynge gothe / &s;o he maye haue his wyll.
it were tyme to prouyde for remedy / or els out
enemyes wyll reioy&s;e &amp; mocke vs / our kynge
hath &s;ette his brother the erle of Huntyngdon
at Calais / therby peraduenture may be made
&s;ome yuell treatie and bargayne for the towne
of Calays with the frenche men / and rendre
in to their handes that thynge that is mo&s;t ne+ce&s;&s;ary
for the realme of Englande / for if Ca|lays
were rendred to the Frenche men / En|glande
was neuer &s;o aba&s;&s;hed as it &s;hulde be
than / and good cau&s;e why / for than &s;hulde be
lo&s;t the chiefe key of Englande.</P>
<P>THus multyplyed the lamentacyons
and murmurynge in Englande / and
the prelates and other ryche men of
the realme came to London to dwell / there to
be in the better &s;uretie. They of the lygnages
of &s;uche lordes as the kynge had put to dethe
and bani&s;&s;hed the realme / they were gladde of
all this / and wolde that more trouble had ben
in the realme / and the cytezins of Lo~don who
were ryche / and lyued by their marchaundy&s;e
as well coraunt by &s;ee as by lande / and kepte
therby great e&s;tate / and by en&s;ample of them
all the remnau~t of the realme lyghtly folowed / 
they &s;awe well that as great my&s;chiefe was
lykely to folowe in the realme / as was &s;ome|tyme
in kynge Edwarde the &s;econdes dayes / 
whan the lorde Spencer cau&s;ed the kynge to
put out of the realme the quene I&s;abell and
Edward her &s;onne / and wolde haue di&s;troyed
them / and wy&s;te nat why / and &s;o were out of
the Realme more than thre yere / but fynally
whan the men in Englande and &s;pecyally the
londoners &s;awe howe that the kynge was &s;o
a&s;otted on this &s;yr Hugh &s;pen&s;er / they prouy|ded
for a remedy / for they &s;ente &s;ecretly to the
quene I&s;abell that if &s;he coulde get thre hun|dred
men of warre / &amp; to come in to Englande / 
&s;he &s;hulde fynde y^e greate&s;t parte of the realme
and the londoners redy to receyue her / and to
put her in po&s;&s;e&s;&s;yon of the realme / whervpon
the quene founde the lorde Iohan of Haynalt
lorde of Beaumont and of Chynay / and bro|ther
to the erle Guillyam of Haynalte / who
what for loue and pytie toke on him the vyage
to brynge the quene and her &s;onne in to En|glande
with four hundred men of warre / and
&s;o aryued in Englande / and by the ayde of the
londoners the quene atchyued her enterpri&s;e / 
for without their ayde it wolde haue ben hard
to haue come to pa&s;&s;e. and &s;o kynge Edwarde
was taken at the ca&s;tell of Bri&s;towe / and &s;et
in pri&s;one in the ca&s;tell of Berkley / and &s;uche
as fauoured him &s;layne and put to execu&s;ion / 
and Edwarde his &s;onne crowned kynge at
We&s;tmyn&s;ter. All this y^e londoners ryght well
remembred / for they that were yonge herde
this reported of their elders / and &s;ome founde
it in writynge / and they &s;ayd &s;ecretly one to a
nother. Our fathers and antece&s;&s;ours of olde
tyme prouyded for the&s;e greate mi&s;chiefes / and
we thinke there was neuer greater cau&s;e than
nowe at this pre&s;ent tyme / for &s;uffer this kyng
Rycharde to haue his wyll and he wyll wa&s;te
and dy&s;troy all / for &s;ythe he was kynge there
hath nat been in Englande &s;uche pro&s;peryte
as was before / he &s;heweth nat that the prince
of Wales &s;hulde be his father / for if he had / he
wolde haue folowed his condicions and haue
taken great plea&s;ure in his prowes / and nat
to lyue in re&s;te and ea&s;e as he dothe / for he lo|ueth
nothynge but &s;porte and ydelne&s;&s;e with
ladyes / and to be alwayes in their company / 
and to beleue men of &s;mall reputacyon / and to
gather great ryche&s;&s;e / and di&s;troy the realme / 
whiche thynges ought nat to be &s;uffred. And
bycau&s;e that valyaunt man the duke of Glou|ce&s;tre
&s;awe clerely y^t the maters in Englande
went nat as they &s;hulde do by right / and &s;awe
howe dayly it was wor&s;e and wor&s;e / and by|cau&s;e
he &s;pake playnely therof / the traytours
that be about the kinge cau&s;ed hym to be mur+thered / 
and in lykewy&s;e the good erle of Arun+dell.
and haue driuen out of the realme that va+lyaunt
yonge knight Henry of Lanca&s;tre erle
of Derby / by whome the realme myght and
ought to be coun&s;ayled and &s;u&s;teyned / and by
his four &s;onnes that he hath. And yet for more
crueltie be&s;yde the do~mage that they cau&s;e the
father to &s;uffre out of the realme / they dy&s;enhe+ryte
the chyldren / and the herytage that was
their auntes / the lady dame Blanche of Lan|ca&s;tre
is dayly gyuen awaye / to them that are
nat worthy to haue theym. And al&s;o bycau&s;e
the erle of Northumberlande and his &s;onne
the lorde Henry Percy haue &s;omwhat &s;poken
acordynge to rea&s;one / kynge Rycharde hath
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bany&s;&s;hed them / it is well apparau~t that with
in a &s;horte tyme there &s;hall neuer a valyaunt
man be lefte in the realme / wherfore all wyll
rynne to nought without remedy be founde
&s;hortely / and we thynke the be&s;t remedy were
to &s;ende for the erle of Derby / who / le&s;eth his
&s;ea&s;on in Fraunce / and whan he is come lette
hym haue the gouernaunce of the realme / that
he may refourme all yuell / and bringe it in to
good &s;tate / and lette them be puny&s;&s;hed that
haue de&s;erued / and let Richarde of Burdeaux
be taken and &s;ette in the towre of London / and
all his fautes put in writynge in artycles / of
the whiche there wyll be founde a great nom|bre / 
and by that tyme they be examined / it &s;hall
be &s;ene clerely that he is nat worthy to beare a
crowne / nor to kepe a realme / for his owne de
des &s;hall confounde hym.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="238" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the archeby&s;&s;hop of Caun|terbury
was &s;ente in to Fraunce to
the erle of Derby / fro the londoners
and other coun&s;ayls of Englande to
haue him to returne in to Englande.
Cap. CC.xxxviii.</HEAD>
<P>_THus the londoners co~+munded
togyder / and nat al
onely they / but al&s;o in dy|uers
other places of the re|alme / 
but the chyefe mur|muracyon
that the people
were in / was by the fir&s;t &s;et
rynge on of them of London / for the co~mons
of London were as chefe / and by them lyghtly
all other co~mons <ABBR>wold</ABBR> be ruled / and vpon the
my&s;chiefe that they &s;awe apparaunt in En|glande / 
they had dyuers &s;ecrete coun&s;ayles to
gyther / and with them certayne prelates and
other knyghtes of the realme / and they conclu+ded
to &s;ende in to Fraunce for the erle of Der|by / 
and were determyned whan he were come
to &s;hewe hym the yuell gouernynge of kynge
Rycharde / and to put to hym the crowne and
gouernynge of the realme of Englande / and
&s;o to make hym kynge and his heyres for euer
&s;o that he wyll kepe the realme in all good v&s;a+ges.
Than it was thought that he that &s;hulde
go in that me&s;&s;age mu&s;t be a wy&s;e man and of
good credence / for they thought it &s;hulde be a
great mater to gette the erle of Derby out of
Frau~ce / for they &s;aid that for any &s;ymple wor|des
of a meane me&s;&s;anger / or for any letters / 
he wolde gyue no faythe there to / but rather
thynke it &s;hulde be to betraye hym. Than the
archeby&s;&s;hoppe of Caunterbury a man of ho|noure
and prudence / was de&s;yred to do that
me&s;&s;age / who for the co~mon profyte of the re|alme
acorded to go at their de&s;yres / and ordey+ned
for his departure &s;o wy&s;ely y^t none knewe
therof / but &s;uche as ought to knowe it / and &s;o
he toke a &s;hyppe at London / and but &s;euen all
onely with hym / and &s;o pa&s;t without any pa|rell
and came to Slu&s;e in Flaunders / and fro
thens to Ardenbourge / and &s;o to Gaunte / to
And warpe / to Athe in Brabant / &amp; to Conde / 
and &s;o to Valencennes / and there toke his lod+gynge
at the &s;igne of the Swanne in the mar+ket
place / and there taryed a thre dayes / and re+fre&s;&s;ed
him&s;elfe. He rode nat lyke no by&s;&s;hop
but lyke a monke pylgryme / and dy&s;couered
to no man what he was nor what he entended
to do. The fourth day he departed and toke a
man to be his guyde to Parys / &s;ayenge howe
he wolde go a pylgrymage to &s;aint More. He
dyd &s;o moch that he came thyder where as the
erle of Derby was at a place called vyncetour
be&s;yde Parys. Whan the erle of Derby &s;awe
the by&s;&s;hop of Caunterbury co~mynge to him / 
his herte and &s;pyrites reioy&s;ed / and &s;o dyd all
&s;uche as were aboute him / for he thought well
than to here &s;ome newes oute of Englande.
The by&s;&s;hoppe &s;hewed nat as than the cau&s;e
of his co~mynge / but di&s;&s;ymuled bycau&s;e euery
man <ABBR>&s;huld</ABBR> nat knowe his entent / and therfore
to couer his bu&s;yne&s;&s;e / he &s;ayd openly / he was
come on pylgrymage to &s;aynt Mors. All &s;u|che
as were aboute the erle thought it had ben
&s;o. Whan the by&s;&s;hop &s;awe his tyme he toke a
parte the erle of Derby alone in to a chambre / 
and clo&s;ed the dore to them. Than the by&s;&s;hop
&s;hewed the erle the debylyte of the realme of
Englande / and of the de&s;olacyon therof / and
howe iu&s;tyce had no place to reygne for faute
of a good kinge / and howe certayne valyaunt
men and prelates / with the londoners and o|ther
ingenerall / had deui&s;ed a remedy / and for
that cau&s;e he was &s;ente thyder to hym / to de|&s;yre
him to retourne in to Englande / and they
wolde make hym kynge / bycau&s;e y^t Rycharde
of Burdeaulx had doone and con&s;ented to be
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done &s;o many yuell dedes that all the people
&s;orowed it / and are redy to ry&s;e agayn&s;t hym.
and therfore &s;yr nowe is the tyme or neuer / for
you to &s;eke for your delyuerau~ce and profyte / 
and for the welth of your chyldren. for if ye en|tende
nat to helpe your &s;elfe and theym al&s;o / 
none other wyll. for Rycharde of Burdeaux
gyueth to them of his chambre &amp; to other day|ly / 
parte of your enherytau~ce and of your chyl+drens / 
of the whiche many valyaunt men and
the londoners were &s;ore dy&s;plea&s;ed therwith / 
if they coude amended it / but they dur&s;t neuer
&s;peke tyll nowe. But bycau&s;e the kynge hath
yuell v&s;ed hym &s;elfe agayn&s;t you and agayn&s;t
your vncle the duke of Glouce&s;tre / who was
taken by nyght and conueyed to Calays and
there murdered / and the erle of Arundell be|heeded
without tytell of any good rea&s;on / and
the erle of Warwyke exyled / and you bany&s;|&s;hed / 
and thus the realme of Englande is nere
dy&s;heryted of all noble men / by whome the re+alme
&s;hulde be &s;u&s;teyned. And al&s;o the kynge
hath bany&s;&s;hed the erle of Northumberlande
and the lorde Percy his &s;onne / bycau&s;e they
&s;pake &s;omewhat agayn&s;t the kynges gouer|naunce
and his coun&s;ayle. Thus they dayly
encrea&s;e in doynge yuell / and none dare &s;peke
agayn&s;t it / great parte of the realme haue py|tie
therof. and therfore they de&s;yre you to &s;lepe
no lenger / but to take leaue of y^t frenche kynge
and retourne in to Englande / there &s;hall you
be receyued with ioy. and all this that I haue
&s;ayd they wyll fyrmely vpholde / for they de|&s;yre
to haue none other kynge but you / ye are
&s;o well beloued in the realme.</P>
<P>WHan the erle had herde the by&s;&s;hops
wordes at length / he was nat ha&s;ty
in gyuenge of aun&s;were / but leaned
out at a wyndowe lokynge downe in to a gar+deyne / 
and &s;tudyed a certayne &s;pace and had
many imagynacions / at la&s;t he tourned hym
to the archeby&s;&s;hop and &s;ayd. Syr / your wor+des
cau&s;eth me to &s;tudy. Lothe I wolde be to
take on me this enterpri&s;e / and lothe I wolde
be to leaue it. for I knowe well that it wyll be
longe or I canne retourne in to Englande / 
without it be by the &s;ame meanes / as ye haue
declared. Lothe I wolde be to enclyne to your
wordes / for the Frenche kynge here and the
frenchmen do to me / and haue done / &amp; wyll do
(if I ly&s;t here to tary) all the honour and cur|te&s;ye
that I canne de&s;yre. And if &s;o be by rea|&s;one
of your wordes and prome&s;&s;e of the lon|doners
my good frendes / that I &s;hulde apply
and agree to their wylles and de&s;yre / and that
therby kynge Rycharde &s;hulde be taken and
dy&s;troyed / I &s;hulde in that ca&s;e beare great
blame / wherof I wolde be tyght lothe / if any
other meanes might be founde. Sir quod the
by&s;&s;hoppe / I am &s;ent hyther to you in hope of
all goodne&s;&s;e / call to you your coun&s;ayle and
&s;hewe them what I haue &s;ayd / and I &s;hall al|&s;o
&s;hewe them the cau&s;e of my co~mynge / and
I thynke they wyll nat coun&s;ayle you to the
contrary. That &s;hall I do quod the erle / for
&s;uche a weyghty mater requyreth coun&s;ayle.
Than the erle called to hym his coun&s;ayle &s;u|che
as he tru&s;ted be&s;t. Whan they were before
hym than the erle cau&s;ed the by&s;&s;hop to &s;hewe
them all the mater / and the cau&s;e of his com|mynge
thyder. Than the erle demau~ded coun+&s;ayle
what was be&s;te for hym to do. They all
aun&s;wered with one voyce / &s;yr / god hathe ta|ken
pytie of you / howe &s;o euer ye do refu&s;e nat
this bargayne / for ye &s;hal neuer haue a better.
and &s;urely / who &s;o euer wyll enquyre of your
lygnage / and fro whence ye dy&s;cended / ye are
of the ryght &s;tocke and generacyon of &s;aynt
Edwarde / &s;omtyme kynge of Englande. &s;yr
thanke the londoners your good frendes who
wyll helpe to delyuer you out of daunger / and
haue pytie on your chyldren / and of the de&s;o|lacyon
of the realme of Englande. and &s;yr / re|membre
well what wro~ges and iniuryes this
Rycharde of Burdeaux hath done to you and
dothe dayly. for whan the maryage bytwene
you and the counte&s;&s;e of Ewe was nere at a
poynte / dyd nat the erle of Saly&s;bury breke
it? and called you traytoure in the pre&s;ence of
the frenche kynge and other lordes / whiche
wordes are nat to be pardoned / but ye ought
to de&s;yre howe to be reuenged. Sir / if ye wyll
nat helpe your&s;elfe / who &s;hulde helpe you. &s;yr
take good aduy&s;e herin.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="239" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the erle of Derby toke leaue
of the frenche kyng / and went to his
co&s;yn the duke of Bretaygne.
Cap. CC.xxxix.</HEAD>
<P><PB N="cccix" REF="323">
_WHanne the erle herde
his cou~&s;aylours &s;o erne&s;tly
coun&s;ayle him / his &s;pyrites
opened and &s;ayd. Syrs / I
wyll do as ye wyll haue me
for to haue your coun&s;ayle
was the entente that I &s;ent
for you. Syr quod they ye &s;aye well / and &s;yr
we coun&s;ayle you trewly to our power / and
as the matter requyreth. Than as &s;ecretly as
they coude / they ordeyned for their departure.
Than it was deuy&s;ed howe they might pa&s;&s;e
the &s;ee / or any knowledge therof &s;hulde come
in to Englande. They deuy&s;ed that of two
wayes they mu&s;te take one / outher to go into
Haynalte and in to Holande / and there take
the &s;ee at Dordright / or els to go in to Bre|taygne
to the duke / and there to take the &s;ee / 
and &s;o to lande at Plummouth / or where as
god wolde in Englande. All thynges con&s;y|dred / 
they &s;ayd the be&s;t way &s;hulde be by Bre|taygne / 
and than they &s;ayd to the erle. &s;yr / go
and take your leaue of the frenche kynge / and
thanke hym of the curte&s;y that he hath &s;hewed
vnto you / and take leaue of the duke of Orly|ance / 
and of the kynges vncles and other / and
thanke theym all of the good chere they haue
made you. and de&s;yre of the kinge to haue con+ducte
to go in to Bretaygne / &s;ayenge that ye
wyll go &s;e the duke your co&s;yn / &amp; to tary there
a &s;ea&s;on with hym. The erle acorded to their
coun&s;ayle / and whan he was redy he wente to
Parys to the kynge / as he was acu&s;tomed to
do / for euer whan he came there was no dore
clo&s;ed agayn&s;t him. At this la&s;t tyme he &s;pake
wy&s;ely to the kynge / and &s;hewed hym howe
he wolde go and &s;porte hym a &s;ea&s;on in Bre|tayne / 
and to &s;e the duke / whome he called his
vncle / for he had had to his wyfe his fathers
&s;u&s;ter / doughter to Kynge Edwarde. The
frenche kynge thought nothyng but well / and
&s;o gaue hym lyghtly leaue. Than the erle de|&s;yred
to haue conducte to bringe hym thyder.
He graunted his de&s;yre. So to make &s;horte / 
the Erle ordeyned all his bu&s;yne&s;&s;e by great
wy&s;dome / and toke his leaue of all the lordes
of Fraunce / &s;uche as were there as than / and
he gaue great gyftes to the kynges offycers
and to offycers of armes / and to myn&s;trelles / 
and in the how&s;e of Cly&s;&s;on he made a &s;upper
to all &s;uche as wolde come to hym. And the
nexte daye he toke his hor&s;e and departed fro
Parys / and i&s;&s;ued out at the gate of &s;aynt Ia+ques / 
and toke y^e way to E&s;tampes. A knight
of Beaw&s;ey dyd guyde hym / called &s;yr Guy
of Baygneux. So longe they rode that they
came to Blois / and there they taryed an .viii.
dayes / for the erle had &s;ente a knyght and his
haraulde in to Bretayne to &s;ygnyfie the duke
of his co~mynge / as rea&s;on was.</P>
<P>_WHan duke Iohan of Bretaygne
knewe that his nephewe the erle
of Derby was co~mynge thyder / 
he was therof ryght ioyfull / for
he loued alwayes the Duke of
Lanca&s;tre and all his bretherne / and &s;ayde to
the knight that brought him worde / who was
called Gillyam de la Pierre. Sir / why dothe
our nephewe tary by the way / that he cometh
nat hyther &s;treyght? The knyght excu&s;ed the
erle as well as he myght. Well quod the duke
I &s;awe no man this &s;euen yere that I wolde
be gladder to &s;e / than my nephewe the erle of
Derby / retourne to hym &amp; cau&s;e hym to come
for he &s;hall fynde my countrey redy open to
receyue hym. Of that aun&s;were the knyght
was gladde / and retourned as &s;hortely as he
coulde / and came to Bloys / and &s;hewed the
erle and his coun&s;ayle the dukes aun&s;were.
The next day they rode forthe and had payed
for euery thynge / and in the erle of Derbyes
company was &s;yr Peter of Craon / who was
bany&s;&s;hed out of the realme of Fraunce / and
all his ca&s;telles / rentes / and reuenues &s;ea&s;ed
for the &s;o~me of a hundred thou&s;ande frankes / 
iudged to the duche&s;&s;e of Aniou quene of Na+poles / 
by proces of the lawe. Thus the erle of
Derby came to Nauntes and there founde
the duke / who receyued him nobly and all his
company. Than &s;yr Guy le Bayneux retour|ned
in to Fraunce / and the erle taryed with
the Duke of Bretaygne / who made hym as
good chere as coulde be deuy&s;ed. And all this
&s;ea&s;one the by&s;&s;hoppe of Caunterbury was
&s;tyll with the erle and his cou~&s;ayle. The duke
&s;pared nothynge vpon the erle nor vpon his
men / but &s;hewed them all the loue of the worl|de / 
and yet the duke knewe well the dy&s;plea|&s;ure
that kynge Rycharde had agayn&s;te the
erle / wherof he had pytie. Whan the erle con|&s;ydred
the dukes good wyll and fauoure / he
dy&s;couered to hym parte of his bu&s;yne&s;&s;e / as
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touchynge the duchy of Lanca&s;tre / and &s;uche
herytages as the duke his father had in po&s;|&s;e&s;&s;yon
whan he dyed / and de&s;yringe therin
to haue the dukes coun&s;ayle / &s;ayenge / that he
was nat repealed agayne by the kynge / but
gyueth dayly away parte of his enherytaun|ces / 
wherby he &s;hewed the duke that many no+ble
men / and prelates in Englande were nat
well contente with the kynge / and the realme
therby in great dyfference / In &s;o moche / that
dyuers noble men and the londoners / had &s;ent
to hym to haue hym to come in to Englande / 
promy&s;ynge that they wolde make his peace
with the kynge / and &s;et hym in his herytage.
Whan the duke herde that he &s;ayd. Fayre ne|phue / 
where as be many wayes the be&s;t ought
to be cho&s;en. By the kynge ye are in a harde
ca&s;e / ye demaunde coun&s;ayle / and I wyll coun+&s;ayle
you to gyue credence to your frendes in
Englande / the londoners are myghty and pu+y&s;&s;aunt / 
they and by the ayde of other prela|tes / 
lordes / and knyghtes of the realme / &s;hall
bringe the kynge to agre to their de&s;yres. and
nephewe / I &s;hall ayde you with &s;pyppes and
with men of warre / to re&s;y&s;te the daungers
vpon the &s;ee. Of that offre the erle thanked the
duke of Bretayne.
&dtridot; &dtridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="240" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the erle of Derby aryued in
Englande / and howe he was recey|ued
of the londoners.
Cap. CC.xl.</HEAD>
<P>_THus the duke of Bre+taygne
and the erle of Der+by
were louyngely conclu|ded
togyder / and the erle ta+ryed
there a certayne &s;pace
&amp; made as though he <ABBR>wold</ABBR>
haue taryed &s;tyll there / and
in the meane &s;ea&s;one the erle made his prouy|&s;yon
at Wannes. And whan all thynge was
redy / the duke and the erle came thyder / and
whan the <ABBR>wynd</ABBR> &s;erued / the erle of Derby and
his company tooke the &s;ee / he had with hym
thre &s;hyppes of warre to conducte hym in to
Englande / and the further they &s;ayled the bet+ter
wynde they had / &s;o that within two dayes
and two nyghtes they aryed at Plu~mouth
in Englande / and i&s;&s;ued out of their &s;hyppes
and entred in to the towne lytell and lytell. the
bayly of Plu~mouthe / who had charge of the
towne vnder the kynge / had great marueyle
whanne he &s;awe &s;o moche people and men of
warre entre in to the towne. But the by&s;&s;hop
of Caunterbury apea&s;ed him / and &s;ayd howe
they were menne of warre that wolde do no
harme in the realme of Englande / &s;ent thyder
by the duke of Bretaygne to &s;erue the kynge
and the realme. Therwith the bayly was con+tente / 
and the erle of Derby kept hym &s;elfe &s;o
priuy in a chaumbre / that none of the towne
knewe hym. Than the by&s;&s;hoppe of Caun|terbury
wrote letters &s;ygned with his hande
to London / &s;ygnyfienge the co~mynge of the
erle of Derby / and &s;ente them by a &s;uffycyent
man in po&s;t / who tooke fre&s;&s;he hor&s;es by the
waye / and came to London the &s;ame daye at
night / and pa&s;&s;ed ouer the bridge and &s;o came
to the mayres lodgynge / who as than was a
bedde / and as &s;one as the mayre knewe that a
me&s;&s;a~ger was come fro the by&s;&s;hop of Caun|terbury / 
he ro&s;e out of his bedde and made
the me&s;&s;anger to entre in to his chambre / who
delyuered hym a lettre fro the by&s;&s;hoppe of
Caunterbury. The mayre redde it and reioy+&s;ed
greatly of tho&s;e newes / and incontynent
he &s;ente of his &s;eruauntes fro hou&s;e to how&s;e / 
princypally to &s;uche as were of coun&s;ayle of
&s;endynge for the Erle of Derby. They were
all gladde of that tydynges / and in contynent
there a&s;&s;embled togyther of the mo&s;te nota|ble&s;t
men of the cytie to the nombre of two hun+dred / 
&amp; they &s;pake togyder / and helde no longe
coun&s;ayle for the ca&s;e required it nat / but they
&s;ayd / lette vs apparell our &s;elfe and go and re+ceyue
the duke of Lanca&s;tre / &s;aythe we agreed
to &s;ende for hym / the archeby&s;&s;hoppe of Caun+terbury
hathe well doone his deuoyre / &s;eynge
he hath brought hym in to Englande. Than
they dyd cho&s;e certayne men to go abrode to
publy&s;&s;he the erles co~mynge to lordes knygh|tes / 
and &s;quyers / &s;uche as were of their party / 
and mo than fyue hundred of the londoners
tooke their hor&s;es / and they had &s;o great de|&s;yre
to go forthe that they were lothe to tarye
one for a nother. The erle of Derby taryed
nat longe at Plummouth / but the nexte daye
as &s;oone as their hor&s;es were vn&s;hypped / they
<PB N="cccx" REF="324">
rode towardes London. And all that &s;ea&s;on
&s;ir Peter of Craon and y^e bretons were &s;tyll
with the erle. The mayre of London &amp; they
that hadde the gouernyng of the cytie / were
the fyr&s;t that mette the erle in the feldes / and
humbly receyued him / and euer as they rode
forwarde they mette more people. The fyr&s;t
daye they ca~e and laye at Guyldforde / a fyue
and twentie myle fro Lo~don. The next day
a great nombre of the men / women / and chyl+dren
of London and the clergy came to mete
with the erle / they had &s;uche de&s;yre to &s;e hym
And whan they ca~e in to his &s;ight they cried
welcome noble erle of Derby &amp; duke of Lan|ca&s;tre / 
God &s;ende you ioye / welthe / and pro|&s;peryte.
Sithe ye wente out of Englande / 
the realme hath ben in no pro&s;peryte. Nowe
we tru&s;te ye &s;hall bringe vs in to a rea&s;ona|ble
e&s;tate / for we haue lyued in great di&s;plea+&s;aunce
and de&s;olacyon / by the meanes of Ri|charde
of Burdeaux and his coun&s;ayle / and
&s;pecially he ought moo&s;t chefe to be blamed.
For a kyng that &s;hulde gouerne a Realme
and people / ought to haue &s;uche di&s;crecyon / 
to knowe gode and yuell a&s;ondre / otherwi&s;e
he is nat worthy to gouerne a Realme. And
this Rycharde of Burdeaux hath done con|trary / 
whiche &s;halbe well knowen and pro|ued
vpon him. with &s;uche wordes and other
the people brought the erle to London. The
mayre rode cheke and cheke by hym / whiche
was great plea&s;ure for the people to &s;e / and
the mayre &s;ometyme &s;ayde to the erle. Sir / 
beholde howe the people reioy&s;e of your co~|myng.
That is trewe quod the erle. And al|wayes
as he rode he enclyned his heed to the
people on euery &s;yde. Thus the Erle was
brought on his lodgynge / and euery man de|parted
tyll after dyner. Than the mayre and
the notable men of the cite / and dyuers other
lordes and knyghtes / prelates / by&s;&s;hoppes / 
and abbottes / &s;uche as were in London cam
to &s;e the the erle. Al&s;o the duche&s;&s;e of Glouce+&s;tre
and her two doughters came to &s;e therle
who were his co&s;yn germayns. Affren their
brother was with kynge Richarde / more for
feare than~e for loue. With the&s;e ladyes was
the counte&s;&s;e of Arundell and her chyldren / 
and al&s;o the counte&s;&s;e of Warwyke / with dy|uers
other ladyes / &s;uche as were at London
The people of London were &s;o ioyfull of the
erles co~myng / that there was no more wor|kynge
in London that daye / than and it had
ben Ea&s;ter daye.</P>
<P>_TO come to a conclu&s;yon of this
bu&s;yne&s;&s;e. The people toke cou~+&s;ayle
and aduy&s;e to ryde aga|yn&s;t
the kynge / whom the Lon|doners
named Richard of Bur+deaux / 
kynge without tytell or
honour / for the vyllaynes of London hadde
the kyng in &s;uche hate / that it was payne for
them to here &s;pekynge of hym / but to his co~|dempnacion
and di&s;truction / for they hadde
treated the erle of Derby to be their kynge / 
and he was moche ordred by their coun&s;ayle
The erle of Derby toke on hym to be kyng / 
and &s;o to endure for euer he and his heyres / 
and therto the Londoners dyde &s;were and
&s;eale. And promy&s;ed / that all the re&s;ydue of
the realme &s;hulde do the &s;ame / &s;o &s;olempnely
that there &s;hulde neuer que&s;tyon be made
therof after. Al&s;o they promy&s;ed hym to aide
and to a&s;&s;y&s;te hym alwayes. The&s;e promy|&s;es
and boundes ones taken and concluded / 
than it was ordayned that .xii. hundred men
of London well armed / &s;hulde ryde with the
erle towardes Bri&s;towe / and to do &s;o moche
that Richarde of Burdeaux myght be taken
and brought to London / and than to take ad+uy&s;e
what &s;hulde be done with hym / and to
be iudged by the lawe / and by the thre e&s;ta|tes
of the realme. Al&s;o it was ordayned (to
make the le&s;&s;e brute and &s;claundre) that the
men of warre of Bretaygne / &s;uche as were
come thyder with the erle &s;hulde be retour|ned
home agayne. For it was &s;ayde / howe
they hadde men ynoughe to do their dedes
without them / &s;o that the erle had all the bre+tons
before hym / and thanked them of their
&s;eruyce that they hadde done hym / and gaue
them great rewardes &s;o that they were well
content / and &s;o retourned to Plu~mouthe to
the &s;hyppes / and &s;o in to Bretayne.</P>
<P>&para;Nowe lette vs &s;peke of the erle of Derby
who ordayned to ryde to Bri&s;towe.</P>
<P>_THe erle of Derby was cheife of
that armye / as rea&s;on was / for it
touched hym mo&s;t nere&s;t. Thus
he departed fro London / and as
he rode / the countrey fell in to hym. Tidyn|ges
ca~e in to the kynges ho&s;t / of the co~myng
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of the erle of Derby and of the Londoners / 
many knyghtes / &s;quyers / and other knewe
it or the kynge hadde knowledge therof / but
they dur&s;t nat &s;peke therof. Whan the tidyn|ges
&s;predde more abrode / &s;uche as were next
the kyng were in great feare. for they knewe
well the kynge and they bothe / were lykely
to fall in paryll / bycau&s;e they hadde &s;o many
ennemyes in the realme. and &s;uche were tha~
their ennemyes / that hadde made good face
before. For many knightes / &s;quyers / and o|ther / 
&s;uche as hadde &s;erued the kyng before / 
departed fro the courte without any lycence.
Some wente home to their owne hou&s;es / &amp;
&s;ome toke the nexte waye they coude &s;treight
to the erle of Derby to &s;erue hym. As &s;oone
as Affren of Glouce&s;tre and Rycharde &s;on~e
to the erle of Arundell knewe that the Erle
of Derby and the Londoners were co~myn|ge / 
they gote their men toguyder and depar+ted / 
and rode &s;treyght to the erle of Derby / 
whome they founde beyonde Oxenforde / at
a towne called Soucetour. Therle of Der|by
hadde great ioye whan~e he &s;awe his co|&s;yns / 
and demaunded of the &s;tate of the kyn+ge / 
and howe they were departed fro hym / 
They aun&s;wered and &s;ayde. Sir / at our de+partynge
we &s;pake nat with hym. For as
&s;oone as we knewe of your commynge / we
lepte on our hor&s;es and departed to come to
&s;erue you / and to ayde to reuenge the dethe
of our fathers / whome Richarde of Burde|aulx
hathe cau&s;ed to be &s;layne. Sirs quod
the erle ye be ryght welcome / ye &s;hall ayde
me and I &s;hall helpe you. For it is behoua|ble
that oure co&s;yn Rycharde of Burdeaux
be brought to London. &s;o haue I promy&s;ed
to the Londoners / and I wyll kepe my pro|my&s;e / 
for therto they wyll ayde me. And we
haue men ynowe to fyght with hym if nede
be. And if he wyll haue batayle he &s;hall ha|ue
it.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="241" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe tidynges came to kyng Ri+charde / 
of the co~mynge of the
erle of Derby with great
puy&s;&s;aunce. Cap.
CC.xli.</HEAD>
<P>_IT was &s;ayd to the kyn+ge / 
whan the mater coude
no lengar be hydde. Sir / 
aduy&s;e you well / ye haue
nede of good Coun&s;ayle
&s;hortely / for the Londo|ners
and other cometh a|gayn&s;t
you with great pui&s;&s;aunce / and hath
made therle of Derby your co&s;yn their chefe
capitayne / they haue gote hym out of Frau~|ce.
This hath nat been done without great
treatie. Whan the kynge herde that he was
&s;ore aba&s;&s;hed / and wy&s;te nat what to &s;aye / 
for all his &s;pyrites trymbled. For tha~ he &s;aw
well the maters were lykely to go yuell aga+yn&s;t
hym / without he coude gette puy&s;&s;au~ce
to re&s;y&s;t them. Than the kynge &s;ayd. Sirs
make all our men redy / and lende throughe
out my realme for ayde / For I wyll nat flye
before my &s;ubiettes. Sir quod they the ma|ter
gothe yuell / for your men do leaue you &amp;
flye awaye / ye haue lo&s;te the one halfe / and
all the re&s;t are &s;ore aba&s;&s;hed / and le&s;eth cou~|tynau~ce.
Why quod the kyng / what wyll ye
that I &s;hall do? Sir leaue the felde / for ye
are nat able to kepe it. And gette you in to
&s;ome &s;tronge ca&s;tell tyll &s;ir Iohan Holla~de
your brother come / who is aduerty&s;ed of all
this mater. And whan~e he is come he &s;hall
fynde &s;ome remedy / outher biforce of armes
or elles by treatie / at lee&s;t to bring you in to
&s;ome better ca&s;e / than ye be in at this pre&s;ent
tyme. For if ye kepe the felde paraduenture
&s;ome wyll for&s;ake you and go to hym. To
this cou~&s;aile the kyng agreed. At that tyme
the erle of Sali&s;bury was nat with y^e kyng
he was in his countre. Whan he herde howe
the erle of Derby with the Londoners and
great pui&s;&s;aunce rode agayn&s;t the kyng. He
ymagined that the matter was in paryll for
hym and for the kynge / and for &s;uche as the
kyng had ben coun&s;ayled by: &s;o he &s;ate &s;tyll
to here other tidynges. Al&s;o the duke of yor|ke
was nat with the kyng / but his &s;onne the
erle of Rutlande was alwayes with y^e kyng
for two cau&s;es. The one was / kyng Richar|de
loued hym entierly. And another was / by+cau&s;e
he was con&s;table of Englande / ther|fore
by right he ought to be with the kynge.
Whan the kyng had &s;upped / newe tidynges
ca~e agayne to hym / &s;ayeng. Sir / it is tyme
to take adui&s;e howe ye wyll order your &s;elfe
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your puy&s;&s;au~ce is nat &s;ufficient agayn&s;t the~
that cometh agayn&s;t you: It can nat aueyle
you to make batayle agayn&s;t them: It be|houeth
you to pa&s;&s;e this daunger / by &s;adde
aduy&s;e and good coun&s;ayle. And by wy&s;e|dome
apea&s;e them that be your yuel willers / 
as ye haue done or this tyme / and than cor|recte
them after at ley&s;ar. There is a ca&s;tell
a .xii. myle hens called the ca&s;tell of Flynte / 
whiche is &s;tronge. We coun&s;ayle you to go
thider and clo&s;e you within it / tyll ye here o|ther
newes fro the erle of Huntyngton your
brother / and for other of your frendes / and
&s;ende in to Irelande for &s;ocours. And y^e fre~|che
kyng your father in lawe whan he kno|weth
of your nede / he wyll conforte you. the
kyng folowed that coun&s;ayle / and apoynted
them that &s;hulde ride with hym to the ca&s;tell
of Flynt. And he ordayned his co&s;yn erle of
Rutlande to tary &s;tyll at Bri&s;towe / and that
they &s;hulde be redy to &s;ette forwarde whan
he &s;ent to them / and that he was of power to
fyght with his enemyes. The nexte day the
kynge with &s;uche as were of his hou&s;holde
rode to the ca&s;tell of Flynte / and entred in to
the ca&s;tell without makynge any &s;emblaunt
to make any warre / but to abide there and to
defende the ca&s;tell if they were a&s;&s;ayled.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="242" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe kyng Richarde yelded him
&s;elfe to the erle of Derby to go to
London. Cap. CC.xli.</HEAD>
<P>_THe erle of Derby &amp; the
londoners had their &s;pies
goyng and co~myng / who
reported to them al y^e &s;tate
of the kyng. And al&s;o the
erle knewe it by &s;uche kny+ghtes
and &s;quyers as day+lye
came fro the kynges parte to therle / who
had &s;ure knowledge that the king was gone
to the ca&s;tell of Flynt / and had no company
with him / but &s;uch as were of his owne hou&s;+holde / 
and &s;emed that he wolde no warr~ but
to &s;cape that dau~ger by treatie. Than therle
determyned to ryde thyder / and to do &s;o mo|che
to haue y^e kyng outher biforce or by trea|tie.
Than the erle and all his company rode
thyder / and within two myle of the Ca&s;tell
they founde a great vyllage / there the erle ta+ryed
and dranke / &amp; determyned in hym &s;elfe
to ryde to the ca&s;tell of Flynt with two hun|dred
hor&s;e / and to leaue the re&s;t of his com|pany
&s;tyll there. And he &s;ayde he wolde do
what he coude by fayre treatie / to entre in to
the ca&s;tell by loue and nat perforce. And to
bring out the kynge with fayre wordes / and
to a&s;&s;ure hym fro all paryll / excepte goynge
to London / and to promi&s;e hym that he &s;hall
haue no hurte of his body / and to be meane
for hym to the Londoners / who were nat co~|tent
with hym. Therles deuy&s;e &s;emed good
to them that harde it / and they &s;ayd to hym.
Sir / beware of di&s;&s;ymulacion. This Ry|charde
of Burdeaux mu&s;te be taken outher
quycke or deed / and all the other traytours
that be about hym / and of his coun&s;ayle / and
&s;o to be brought to London and &s;ette in the
towre / the Londoners wyll nat &s;uffre you to
do the contrary: Than the erle &s;ayde. Sirs
feare nat / but all that is enterpri&s;ed &s;hall be
accomply&s;&s;hed. But if I can gette hym out
of the ca&s;tell with fayre wordes I wyll do it
and if I canne nat I &s;hall &s;ende you worde
therof / and than ye &s;hall come and laye &s;iege
about the ca&s;tell. And than we wyll do &s;o mo+che
by force or by a&s;&s;aute / that we wyll haue
hym quicke or deed / for the ca&s;tell is well pri+gnable:
to tho&s;e wordes accorded well y^e lon+doners.
So the erle departed fro the army
and rode with two hu~dred men to the ca&s;tell / 
where as the kyng was amo~g his men right
&s;ore aba&s;&s;hed. The erle came ridyng to the
ca&s;tell gate / whiche was fa&s;te clo&s;ed / as the
ca&s;e requyred. The erle knocked at the gate
The porters demau~ded who was there. the
erle an&s;wered / I am Henry of Lanca&s;tre. I
come to the kynge to demaunde myne hery|tage
of the duchy of Lanca&s;tre / &s;hewe the
kynge this fro me. Sir quod they within / 
we &s;hall do it. Incontynent they went in to
the hall and in to the <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">ongyon / where as the
kyng was / and &s;uche knyghtes about hym / 
as had long tyme cou~&s;ayled hym. than the&s;e
newes were &s;hewed to the kyng &amp; &s;ayd. &s;ir / 
your co&s;yn of Derby is at y^e gate / who dema~+deth
of you to be &s;et in po&s;&s;e&s;&s;yon of y^e duchy
of Lanca&s;tre his enherytaunce. The kynge
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than regarded &s;uche as were aboute hym / &amp;
demaunded what was be&s;t to do. They &s;aid
&s;ir / in this reque&s;t is none yuell / ye maye let
hym come in to you with .xii. per&s;ons in his
company / and here what he wyll &s;ay. He is
your co&s;yn and a great lorde of the Realme:
He maye well make your peace and he wyll / 
for he is greatly beloued in the realme / and
&s;pecially with the Londoners / who &s;ente for
hym in to Frau~ce. They be as nowe y^e chefe
that be agayn&s;t you. Sir / ye mu&s;t di&s;&s;ymule
tyll the mater be apea&s;ed / and tyll the erle of
Huntyngton your brother be with you. And
it cometh nowe yuell to pa&s;&s;e for you / that he
is at Calais. For there be many nowe in En+glande
that be ry&s;en agayn&s;t you / that and
they knewe that youre brother were aboute
you / they wolde &s;ytte &s;tyll and dur&s;t nat di&s;|plea&s;e
you / and yet he hathe to his wyfe the
erle of Derbyes &s;u&s;ter: by his meanes we
&s;uppo&s;e ye &s;hulde come to peace and co~corde
The kyng agreed to tho&s;e wordes and &s;aid.
Go and let hym come in with .xii. with hym
and no mo. Two knyghtes went downe to
the gate / and opyned the wycket and i&s;&s;ued
out and made reuerence to the erle / and re|ceyued
hym with gracious wordes / for they
knewe well that they hadde no force to re&s;y&s;t
them / and al&s;o they knewe well the Londo|ners
were &s;ore di&s;plea&s;ed with the~ / therfore
they &s;pake fayre / and &s;ayde to the erle. Sir / 
what is your plea&s;ure / the kyng is at ma&s;&s;e / 
he hath &s;ente vs hyder to &s;peke with you? I
&s;aye quod therle / ye knowe well I ought to
haue po&s;&s;e&s;&s;yon of the ouchy of Lanca&s;tre / 
I am come in partie for that cau&s;e / and al&s;o
for other thynges that I wolde &s;peke with
the kynge of. Sir quod they ye be welcome / 
the kyng wolde be gladde to &s;e you &amp; to here
you / and hath commaunded that ye come to
hym all onely with .xii. per&s;ones. The erle
an&s;wered / it plea&s;eth me well. So he entred
in to the ca&s;tell with .xii. per&s;ones / and than
the gate clo&s;ed agayne and the re&s;t of his co~|pany
taryed without.</P>
<P>NOwe con&s;yder what dau~ger therle
of Derby was in / for the kyng than
myght haue &s;layne hym / and &s;uche
as were with hym / as ea&s;ely as a byrde in a
cage. But he feared nat the mater / but bolde+lye
went to the kyng / who chau~ged colours
whan he &s;awe the erle. Than the erle &s;pake
aloude without makynge of any great ho|nour
or reuerence / and &s;ayd. Sir / are ye fa|&s;tynge?
The kyng an&s;wered and &s;ayd yea / 
why a&s;ke you. It is tyme quod the erle that
ye had dyned / for ye haue a great iourney to
ryde. Why / wheder &s;hulde I ryde quod the
kynge? ye mu&s;t ryde to London quod therle
wherfore I coun&s;ayle you eate and drinke / 
that ye maye ryde with the more myrthe.
Than the kynge who was &s;ore troubled in
his mynde / and in a maner afrayde of tho&s;e
wordes &s;ayde. I am nat hungry / I haue no
lu&s;te to eate. Than &s;uche as wereby / who
were as than gladde to flatter therle of Der+by / 
for they &s;awe well the mater was lyke to
go dyuer&s;ly / &s;ayde to the kynge. Sir / be|leue
your co&s;yn of Lanca&s;tre for he wyll no|thyng
but good. Than the kyng &s;ayd well / 
I am content couer the tables. Thanne the
kynge wa&s;&s;hed and &s;atte downe / and was
&s;erued. Than the erle was demaunded if he
wolde &s;ytte downe / he &s;ayde no / for he was
nat fa&s;tynge.</P>
<P>IN the mean &s;ea&s;on whyle the kyng
&s;atte at dyner / who dyde eate but ly+tell / 
his hert was &s;o full that he had
no lu&s;t to eate. All the countrey about the ca+&s;tell
was full of men of warre. They with|in
the ca&s;tell myght &s;e them out at the wyn|dowes / 
and the kynge whan he ro&s;e fro the
table myght &s;e them hym &s;elfe. Than he de|maunded
of his co&s;yn what men they were / 
that appered &s;o many in the feldes. Therle
aun&s;wered and &s;ayde / the moo&s;t parte of the~
be Londoners. What wolde they haue quod
the kyng? They wyll haue you quod therle / 
and bringe you to London and putte you in
to the towre / there is none other remedy / ye
can &s;cape none otherwy&s;e. No quod y^e kyng
and he was &s;ore afrayde of tho&s;e wordes / for
he knewe well the Lo~doners loued hym nat
and &s;ayde. Co&s;yn / can you nat prouyde for
my &s;uretie: I wyll nat gladly putte me in to
their ha~des. For I knowe well they hate me
and haue done long / though I be their kyn|ge.
Than therle &s;ayd. Sir / I &s;e none other
remedy but to yelde your &s;elfe as my pri&s;o|ner:
and whan they knowe that ye be my pri+&s;oner
they wyll do you no hurte / but ye mu&s;t
&s;o ordayne you &amp; your co~pany to ryde to Lo~|don
<PB N="cccxii" REF="326">
with me / and to be as my pri&s;oner in the
towre of London. The kyng who &s;awe hym
&s;elf in a harde ca&s;e / all his &s;pyrites were &s;ore
aba&s;&s;hed / as he that douted greatly that the
londoners wolde &s;lee hym. Than he yelded
hym &s;elfe pri&s;oner to the erle of Derby and
bou~de hym &s;elfe / and promy&s;ed to do all that
he wolde haue hym to do. In lykewi&s;e all o|ther
knightes / lquyers / and offycers yelded
to the erle / to e&s;chewe the dau~ger and paryll
that they were in / and the erle than receyued
them as his pri&s;oners / and ordayned incon|tynent
hor&s;es to be &s;adylled &amp; brought forthe
in to the courte &amp; the gates opyned / than ma+ny
men of armes &amp; archers entred. Than the
erle of Derby cau&s;ed a crye to be made / on
payne of dethe / no man to be &s;o hardy to take
away any thyng within y^e ca&s;tell / nor to laye
any handes vpon any &abper;&s;one / for all were vn|der
the erles &s;auegarde and protection: whi+che
crye was kept no man dur&s;t breke it. the
erle had the kyng downe in to the courte tal|kyng
toguyder / &amp; cau&s;ed all the kynges hole
hou&s;holde and e&s;tate to go forwarde / as of
cu&s;tome they had done before / without chau~|gyng
or myni&s;&s;hynge of any thyng. Whyle
euery thyng was a preparyng / the kyng and
the erle co~muned toguyder in the court / and
were well regarded by the Londoners. And
as it was entormed me / kynge Richarde had
a grayhounde called Mathe / who alwayes
wayted vpon the kynge / and wolde knowe
no man els. For whan &s;oeuer the kyng dyde
ryde / he that kept the grayhounde dyde lette
hym lo&s;e / and he wolde &s;treight rynne to the
kynge and fawne vpon hym / and leape with
his tore fete vpon the kynges &s;hulders. And
as the kyng &amp; the erle of Derby talked togy|der
in the courte / the grayhounde who was
wont to lepe vpon the kyng / left the kynge &amp;
came to the erle of Derby duke of Lanca&s;tre
and made to hym the &s;ame frendly cou~tinau~+ce
&amp; chere / as he was wonte to do to the kyng
The duke who knewe nat the grayhou~de de+maunded
of the kyng what the grayhounde
wolde do. Co&s;yn quod the kyng / it is a gret
good token to you / and an yuell &s;igne to me.
Sir / howe knowe you that quod the duke?
I knowe it well quod the kyng. The gray|hounde
maketh you chere this day as kynge
of Englande / as ye &s;halbe / and I &s;halbe de|po&s;ed:
the grayhou~de hath this knowledge
naturally / therfore take hym to you / he wyll
folowe you &amp; for&s;ake me. The duke vnder|&s;tode
well tho&s;e wordes and cheri&s;&s;hed the
grayhounde / who wolde neuer after folowe
kyng Richarde / but folowed the duke of La~+ca&s;tre.</P>
<P>SO euery man lepte a hor&s;backe and
departed fro the ca&s;tell of Flynt / &amp;
entred in to the feldes. Thus duke
Henry of Lanca&s;tre / who was no more cal|led
erle of Derby but duke of La~ca&s;tre / rode
by the kyng and oftentymes talked togider / 
and men of warre before &amp; behynde in great
nombre / and all &s;uche as were of the kynges
courte / rode toguyder in a company. That
night they laye about Oxenforde. The duke
of Lanca&s;tre ledde kyng Richarde by no ca|&s;telles
nor good townes / for feare of &s;tyring
of the people / but alwayes kepte the feldes.
Than the duke gaue lycence to a great nom+bre
of his people to departe and &s;ayd. Sirs
ye maye departe for we haue that we de&s;yre.
the kynge can nat flye nor &s;cape fro vs / we &amp;
our owne company &s;hall bring hym to Lon+don / 
and putte hym in &s;auegarde in y^e towre
he and all his are my pri&s;oners / I may brin|ge
them whider I wyll. Therfore &s;irs / go
your wayes home tyll ye here other newes.
They dyde as the duke co~maunded the~ / who
toke the way to Wynd&s;ore / and came thyder / 
and moo&s;t parte of the Lo~doners retourned
to London / &amp; other to their owne places. the
duke of La~ca&s;tre de&abper;ted fro wyn&s;ore / &amp; wol+de
nat ride by Colbroke / but toke the way by
Shene / &amp; &s;o ca~e to dyner to Cher&s;ay. y^e king
had de&s;yred the duke that he &s;hulde nat brin+ge
hym London waye / nor through the cytie
and therfore they tooke that waye. As &s;oone
as they had the kynge thus in their handes / 
they &s;ente notable &abper;&s;ones to the yong quene / 
who was at Ledes in Kent. And they ca~e to
the lady Coucy / who was &s;econde per&s;one
there next to the quene / and &s;ayd to her. Ma+dame / 
make you redy for ye mu&s;t de&abper;te hens
and at your departyng make no &s;emblant of
di&s;plea&s;ure before the quene / but &s;aye howe
your hu&s;bande hath &s;ent for you / &amp; for your
doughter al&s;o. This that we &s;aye / loke that
you do accomply&s;&s;he on payne of your lyfe / 
nor axe ye no que&s;tyons no further. And ye
&s;halbe conueyed to Douer / and there haue a
<PB REF="327">
&s;hyppe that &s;hall bring you to Boloyne. the
lady who douted tho&s;e word&abis; / for &s;he knewe
well Engly&s;&s;hemen were cruell and ha&s;ty / 
&s;aid. &s;irs / as god wyll I am redy to do as ye
wyll haue me. Anone &s;he made her redy and
hor&s;es were prouyded for her and for her co~|pany.
So all Frenche men and women de|parted / 
and they were conueyed to Douer / &amp;
at the next tyde they toke &s;hippyng and had
good wynde / and &s;o arryued at Boloyne.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="243" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Of the &s;tate of quene I&s;abell of en+glande / 
and howe &s;he had all newe
&abper;&s;ones apoynted to wayte vpon her
and howe kyng Richarde was &s;ette
in the towre of London.
Capi. CC.xlii.</HEAD>
<P>_AS for the &s;tate of the
quene was &s;o tourned and
broken / for there was lefte
nouther man / womon / nor
chylde of y^e nacion of Fra~|ce / 
nor yet of Englande / &s;u+che
as were in any fauour
with the kyng / Her. hou&s;e was newly furni&s;|&s;hed
with ladyes and damo&s;elles / and other
offycers and &s;eruauntes. They were char|ged
all / that in no wy&s;e they &s;huld nat &s;peke
of the kynge / nat one to another. Thus the
duke of La~ca&s;tre departed fro Cheri&s;ay and
rode to Shene / and fro thens in the nyght
tyme they conueyed the kyng to the towre of
London / and &s;uche other knightes and &s;quy+ers
as the kyng wolde. The nexte mornyng
whan the Londoners knewe that the kynge
was in the towre / they were gretly reioy&s;ed
but there was great murmuring among the~
bycau&s;e the kyng was conueyed thyder &s;o &s;e+cretely.
They were angry that the duke had
nat brought hym throughe London openly / 
nat to haue done him honor / but &s;hame / they
hated hym &s;o &s;ore. Beholde the opinyon of
co~mon people / wha~ they be vp agayn&s;t their
prince or lorde / and &s;pecially in Englande. a+monge
them there is no remedy / for they are
the perylou&s;t people of the worlde / and mo&s;t
outragyou&s;t if they be vp / and &s;pecially the
Londoners / and in dede they be riche and of
a great nombre. There was well in Lo~don
a.xxiiii. thou&s;a~de men in harne&s;&s;e complete / 
and a.xxx. thou&s;ande archers / and they were
hardy &amp; hygh of corage / the more blode they
&s;awe &s;hedde / the le&s;&s;e they were aba&s;&s;hed.</P>
<P>&para;Nowe lette vs &s;omwhat &s;peke of the erle
of Rutlande con&s;table of Englande / &s;onne
to the duke of yorke / who was taryed at Bri+&s;towe
and the lorde Spe~&s;er with hym / who
had his &s;u&s;ter to wyfe. Whan they knewe y^t
the ca&s;tell of Flynte was gyuen vp / and the
kynge taken and brought to London / than~e
they thought &s;urely / the matters wente nat
well for the kynge. Therfore they thought
no lengar to tary there / and gaue leaue to al
their men of warre to departe / and the erle
of Rutlande and the lorde Spen&s;er rode to|guyder
with their owne &s;eruauntes to Hull
in the marche&s;&s;e of Wales / a fayre ma~ner of
the lorde Spen&s;ers / &amp; there they taryed tyll
they herde other tidynges. And the duke of
yorke laye &s;tyll in his ca&s;tell / &amp; medled with
nothynge of the bu&s;yne&s;&s;e of Englande / no
more he dyde before / he toke euer the tyme a|worthe
as it came. howbeit he was &s;ore di&s;|plea&s;ed
in his mynde / to &s;e &s;uche difference
within y^e realme / and bytwene his nephues
and blode. &para;Nowe let vs retourne to &s;pe|ke
of kynge Richarde.</P>
<P>WHan the duke of Lanca&s;tre had &s;et
his co&s;yn kyng Richard in y^e towre
of London / and certayne of his cou~+&s;aylours / 
and had &s;ette &s;ure kepynge on the~.
The fyr&s;t thyng than that the duke / he
&s;ent for the erle of Warwyke / who was ba|ny&s;&s;hed
and co~maunded to lye in the y&s;le of
Wyght / and di&s;charged hym clene therof. &amp;
&s;econdly the duke of Lanca&s;tre &s;ent to therle
of Northumberlande and to the lorde Percy
his &s;onne / that they &s;hulde come to hym / and
&s;o they dyde. After he enquered and &s;ought
out to haue the foure companyons that had
&s;trangled his vncle the duke of Glouce&s;tre
in the ca&s;tell of Calais. They were &s;o well
&s;ought out / that they were all taken: They
were &s;ette in pri&s;one aparte in Lo~don. than
the duke of Lanca&s;tre and his cou~&s;ayle toke
aduy&s;e what &s;hulde be done with kyng Ri|charde
beyng in the towre of Lo~don / where
as kyng Iohan of Fraunce was kept / whyle
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kynge Edwarde wente in to the Realme of
Frau~ce. Than it was thought that king Ry|charde
<ABBR>&s;huld</ABBR> be put fro all his royalte and ioy
that he hath lyued in / for they &s;ayd / the newes
of his takynge &s;hulde &s;prede abrode in to all
realmes cry&s;tened. He had been kynge .xxii.
yere / and as than they determined to kepe him
in pri&s;one. Than they regarded what ca&s;e the
realme &s;tode in / and dyd put all his dedes in
artycles to the nombre of .xxviii. Than the du+ke
of Lanca&s;tre and his coun&s;ayle went to the
towre of London / and entred in to the cham|bre
where kynge Rycharde was / and without
any reuerence makynge to hym / there was o|penly
redde all the &s;aid artycles / to the whiche
the kynge made none aun&s;were / for he &s;awe
well all was true y^t was layde to his charge / 
&s;auynge he &s;ayd / all that I haue doone pa&s;&s;ed
by my coun&s;ayle. Than he was demaunded
what they were that had gyuen cou~&s;ayle / and
by whome he was mo&s;t ruled / he named them
in tru&s;t therby to haue ben delyuered him&s;elfe
in accu&s;ynge of them / as he had doone before
tyme / tru&s;tynge therby to &s;cape / and to bringe
them in the daunger and payne / but that was
nat the mynde of them that loued hym nat. &s;o
as at that tyme they &s;pake no more but depar+ted / 
and the duke of Lanca&s;tre went to his lod+gynge / 
and &s;uffred the mayre and the men of
lawe to procede. They went to y^e Guyldhall / 
where as all the maters of the cytie were deter+myned / 
and than moche people a&s;&s;e~bled there.
Whan they &s;awe the gouernours of the cytie
go thyder / they thought &s;ome iu&s;tice &s;hulde be
done / as there was in dede. I &s;hall &s;hewe you
howe. Fyr&s;te the artycles that were made a|gayn&s;t
the kynge / the whiche had been redde
before hym in the towre / were redde agayne
there openly. And it was &s;hewed by hym that
redde them / howe the kynge hym&s;elfe denyed
none of them / but confe&s;&s;ed that he dyd theym
by the coun&s;ayle of four knightes of his cham+bre / 
and howe by their coun&s;ayle he had put
to dethe the duke of Glouce&s;tre and the erle of
Aru~dell / &s;ir Thomas Corbet / and other / and
howe they had longe encyted the kynge to do
tho&s;e dedes / whiche dedes they &s;ayd were nat
to be forgyuen / but demaunded punycion / for
by them and their cou~&s;ayle the iu&s;tyce of right
was clo&s;ed vp through all the courtes of En|glande / 
We&s;tmyn&s;ter / and other / wherby ma|ny
yuell dedes folowed / and companyes and
rowtes of theues and murderers ro&s;e and a&s;|&s;embled
togyther in dyuers parties of the re|alme / 
and robbed marchauntes by the wayes
and poore men in their hou&s;es / by whiche mea+nes
the realme was in great parell to haue ben
lo&s;t / without recouery. and it is to be ymagy|ned
that fynally the wolde haue rendred Ca+lais
or Guy&s;nes / or bothe in to the frenchmen|nes
handes. The&s;e wordes thus &s;hewed to the
people made many to be aba&s;&s;hed / and many
beganne to murmure and &s;ayd. The&s;e cau&s;es
demaunde punycion / that all other may take
en&s;ample therby / and Rycharde of Burdeaur
to be depo&s;ed / for he is nat worthy to beare a
crowne / but ought to be depriued fro all ho|nour / 
and to be kept all his lyfe in pri&s;on with
breed and water. Though &s;ome of the villay|nes
murmured / other &s;aid on hygh. &s;ir mayre
of London / and ye other that haue iu&s;tyce in
your handes to myny&s;ter / execute iu&s;tyce / for
we wyll ye &s;pare no man / for ye &s;e well the ca&s;e
that ye haue &s;hewed vs demau~deth iu&s;tyce in
co~tynent / for they are iudges vpon their owne
dedes. Than the mayre and other of the go|uernours
of the lawe went togyther in to the
chambre of iudgement. than the&s;e four knygh+tes
were iudged to dye / and were iudged to be
had to the foote of the towre where as kynge
Richarde was / that he might &s;e them drawen
alonge by the dyke with hor&s;es eche after o|ther / 
throughe the cytie in to chepe&s;yde / and
than there heedes &s;tryken of there / and &s;ette
vpon London bridge / and there bodyes dra|wen
to the gybet and there hanged.</P>
<P>THis iudgement gyuen they were de|lyuered
to execucyon / for the mayre
of London and &s;uche as were depu|ted
to the mater / wente fro the Guyldhall to
the towre / and toke out the four knyghtes of
the kynges / who&s;e names were called &s;ir Ber+narde
Brokas / &s;yr Marelays / may&s;ter Iohn~
Derby receyuour of Lyncolne / and may&s;ter
Stell the kynges &s;tewarde. Eche of the~ were
tyed to two hor&s;es / in the pre&s;ence of them that
were in the towre / and the kynge myght well
&s;e it out at the wyndowes / wherwith he was
&s;ore de&s;comforted / for all other that were there
with the kynge loked to be in the &s;ame ca&s;e / 
they knewe them of London &s;o cruell. Thus
the&s;e four knyghtes were drawen one after a+nother
a longe through the cyte tyll they came
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in to chepe / and there on a fy&s;&s;hers &s;tall their
heedes were &s;tryken of and &s;et vpon London
bridge / and their bodyes drawen by the &s;hul|ders
to the gybet / and there hanged vp. This
iu&s;tyce thus doone / euery man went to their
lodgynges. Kynge Rycharde knowyng him
&s;elfe taken / and in the daunger of the londo|ners
was in great &s;orowe in his herte / and re+kened
his puy&s;&s;aunce nothynge / for he &s;awe
howe euery man was agayn&s;te hym. and if
there were any that ought hym any fauour / it
laye nat than in their powers to do hym any
ayde / nor they dur&s;te nat &s;hewe it. Suche as
were with the kynge &s;ayde. Syr / we haue but
&s;mall tru&s;t in our lyues as it may well apere / 
for whan your co&s;yn of Lanca&s;tre came to the
ca&s;tell of Flynte / and with your owne good
wyll ye yelded you to hym / and he promy&s;ed
that you and twelue of yours <ABBR>&s;huld</ABBR> be his pri+&s;oners
and haue no hurte / and nowe of tho&s;e
twelue four be executed &s;hamfully / we are like
to pa&s;&s;e the &s;ame way. The cau&s;e is / the&s;e lon+doners / 
who hath cau&s;ed the duke of Lanca|&s;tre
your co&s;yn to do this dede / had hym &s;o
&s;ore bounde to them that he mu&s;te do as they
wyll haue hym. God dothe moche for vs / if he
&s;uffre that we myght dye here our naturall
deth / and nat a &s;hamfull dethe. It is great py+tie
to thynke on this. With tho&s;e wordes kyng
Rycharde began te~derly to wepe and wringe
his handes / and cur&s;ed the houre that euer he
was borne / rather than to haue &s;uche an ende.
Suche as were aboute hym had great pytie
and recomforted hym as well as they might.
One of his knyghtes &s;ayd. Syr / it behoueth
you to take comforte / we &s;e well and &s;o do you
that this worlde is nothyng / the fortunes ther
of are marueylous / and &s;omtyme tourne as
well vpon kinges and princes / as vpon poore
men. The frenche kynge who&s;e doughter ye
haue maryed / canne nat nowe ayde you / he is
to farre of. if ye myght &s;cape this my&s;chefe by
dy&s;&s;imulacyon and &s;aue your lyfe and ours / 
it were a good enterpri&s;e / peraduenture with
in a yere or two / there wolde be had &s;ome re|couery.
Why &abquod; the kynge / what wolde ye that
I &s;hulde do / there is nothynge but I wolde
be glad to do it / to &s;aue vs therby? Syr quod
the knyght / we &s;e for trouthe that the&s;e londo|ners
wyll crowne your co&s;yn of Lanca&s;tre as
kynge / and for that entent they &s;ent for hym / 
and &s;o haue ayded hym and do / it is nat po&s;|&s;yble
for you to lyue without ye con&s;ent that
he be crowned kynge / wherfore &s;yr / we wyll
coun&s;ayle you (to the entent to &s;aue your lyfe
and ours) that whan your co&s;yn of Lanca&s;tre
co~meth to you to demaunde any thynge / than
with &s;wete and treatable wordes &s;ay to hym / 
howe that ye wyll re&s;ygne to hym the crowne
of Englande / and all the ryght that ye haue in
the realme / clerely and purely in to his han|des / 
and howe that ye wyll that he be kynge / 
therby ye &s;hall greatly apea&s;e him and the lon+doners
al&s;o / and de&s;yre hym effectuou&s;ly to
&s;uffre you to lyue and vs al&s;o with you / or els
euery man a parte / as it &s;hall plea&s;e him / or els
to bani&s;&s;he vs out of the realme for euer / for he
that le&s;eth his lyfe le&s;eth all. Kynge Rycharde
herde tho&s;e wordes well / and fyxed them &s;ure|lye
in his herte / and &s;ayd he wolde do as they
coun&s;ayled hym / as he that &s;awe hym &s;elfe in
great daunger. and than he &s;ayd to them that
kepte hym / howe he wolde gladly &s;peke with
his co&s;yn of Lanca&s;tre.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="244" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe Kynge Rycharde of En|glande
re&s;igned the crowne and the
realme in to the handes of the erle of
Derby duke of Lanca&s;tre.
Cap. CC.xliiii.</HEAD>
<P>_IT was &s;hewed the duke
of Lanca&s;tre howe Rycharde
of Burdeaux de&s;yred to &s;peke
with hym. The duke in an eue+nynge
toke a barge and went
to the towre by water / &amp; went
to the kynge / who receyued hym curte&s;ly / and
humbled hym &s;elfe greatly / as he that &s;awe
hym &s;elfe in great daunger / and &s;ayd. Co&s;yn
of Lanca&s;tre / I regarde and con&s;ydre myne
e&s;tate / whiche is as nowe but &s;mall / I thanke
god therof. As any more to reygne or to go|uerne
people / or to beare a crowne / I thynke
it nat / and as god helpe me I wolde I were
deed by a naturall dethe / and that the frenche
kinge had agayne his doughter / we haue had
as yet no gret ioy togyder / nor &s;yth I brought
her in to Englande / I coulde neuer haue the
loue of my people as I had before. Co&s;yn all
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thynges co~&s;ydred / I knowe we well I haue great+ly
tre&s;pa&s;&s;ed agayn&s;t you / and agayn&s;t other
noble men of my blodde / by dyuers thynges / 
I perceyue I &s;hall neuer haue pardone nor
come to peace / wherfore with myne owne free
and lyberall wyll / I wyll re&s;ygne to you the
herytage of the Crowne of Englande / and I
requyre you take the gyfte therof with the re|&s;ignacyon.
Whan the duke herde that he &s;ayd.
&s;yr it is conuenyent that parte of the thre e&s;ta|tes
of the realme be called to the&s;e wordes / and
I haue &s;ent all redy for &s;ome noble men / pre|lates / 
and coun&s;aylours of the good townes
of Englande / and I tru&s;te they wyll be here
within this thre dayes &s;uffycient of them / for
you to make a dewe re&s;ygnacion before them / 
and by this meanes ye &s;hal greatly apea&s;e ma+ny
men within the realme. For to with&s;tande
&s;uche enormyties and yuels as haue ben v&s;ed
in the realme for faute of iu&s;tyce / who had no
place to reygne / I was &s;ent for fro beyond the
&s;ee / and the people wolde crowne me / for the
renome rynneth through Englande / that I
haue more ryght to the crowne than ye haue / 
for whan our grauntfather kynge Edwarde
the thyrde dyd cho&s;e and make you kynge / the
&s;ame was as than &s;hewed hym / but he loued
&s;o his &s;onne the prince / that none coude breake
his purpo&s;e nor opinyon / but that you &s;hulde
be kynge / and if ye wolde haue folowed the
&s;teppes of your father the prince / and haue be+leued
his coun&s;ayle / as a good &s;onne ought to
haue done / ye myght haue ben &s;tyll kyng / and
haue contynued youre e&s;tate / but ye haue al|wayes
done the contrary / &s;o that the co~mon re+nome
rynneth through <ABBR>England</ABBR> and in other
places / that ye were neuer &s;onne to the prince
of Wales / but rather &s;onne to a pree&s;t or to a
chanon / for I haue herde of certayne knightes
that were in the Princes how&s;e myne vncle / 
howe that he knew well that his wyfe had nat
truely kepte her maryage. your mother was
co&s;yn germayne to kynge Edwarde / and the
kynge beganne to hate her / bycau&s;e &s;he coulde
haue no generacion. Al&s;o &s;he was the kynges
go&s;&s;yp of two chyldren at the fonte. And &s;he
that coulde well kepe the prince in her bandon
by crafte and &s;ubtylte / &s;he made the prince to
be her hu&s;bande / and bycau&s;e &s;he coulde haue
no chylde / &s;he douted that the prince &s;hulde be
deuor&s;ed fro her. &s;he dyd &s;o moch that &s;he was
with chylde with you / and with another be|fore
you / as of the fyr&s;t I can nat tell what to
iudge / but as for you bycau&s;e your co~dicyons
haue ben &s;ene contrary fro all nobles and pro|wes
of the prince / therfore it is &s;ayd that ye be
rather &s;onne to a pre&s;t or to a chanon. for whan
ye were gotten and borne at Burdeaux / there
were many yonge pree&s;tes in y^e princes hou&s;e.
This is the brute in this countrey / and your
workes haue well folowed the &s;ame / for ye be
alwayes enclyned to the plea&s;ure of the french
men / and to take with them peace to the con|fu&s;yon
and dy &s;honoure of the realme of En|glande.
And bycau&s;e myne vncle of Glouce|&s;tre
and the erle of Arundell dyd cou~&s;ayle you
truly and faythfully / to kepe the honour of the
realme / and to folowe the &s;teppes of your aun+ce&s;tours / 
ye haue traytour&s;ly cau&s;ed them to
dye. As for me I haue taken on me to defende
your lyfe as longe as I may for pytie / and I
&s;hall pray the londoners and the herytours of
them that ye haue &s;layne and bany&s;&s;hed / to do
the &s;ame. Co&s;yn I thanke you quod y^t kynge.
I tru&s;te more in you than in any other. It is
but ryght that ye &s;o &s;hulde do / for if I had nat
ben / ye had ben taken by the people and depo|&s;ed
with great confu&s;yon and &s;layne / by rea|&s;one
of your yuell workes. Kynge Rycharde
herde well all the dukes wordes / and wy&s;t nat
what to &s;aye agayn&s;t it / for he &s;awe well that
force nor argumentes coulde nat auelyle him / 
but rather mekene&s;&s;e and humilyte / wherfore
he humbled hym / and prayed the duke to &s;aue
his lyfe.</P>
<P>WHan the duke of Lanca&s;tre had ben
at the towre two houres with kynge
Rycharde / &amp; had &s;hewed hym parte
of his fautes / than he retourned. And the next
day he &s;ent forthe mo co~maundementes in to
all parties of the realme / to cau&s;e noble men
and other to come to London. His vncle the
duke of yorke came to London and the erle of
Rutlande his &s;onne / the erle of Northumber|lande
and the lorde Thomas Percy his bro|ther.
The duke of Lanca&s;tre made them good
chere. Thyder came al&s;o great nombre of pre+lates
and abbottes. And on a day the duke of
Lanca&s;tre acompanyed with lordes / dukes / 
prelates / erles / barones / and knyghtes / and of
the notable&s;t men of London &amp; of other good
townes / rode to the Towre and there alygh|ted.
Than kynge Rycharde was brought in
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to the hall / aparelled lyke a kynge in his ro|bes
of e&s;tate / his &s;epter in his hande / and his
crowne on his heed. Than he &s;tode vp alone / 
nat holden nor &s;tayed by no man / and &s;ayde a
loude. I haue been kynge of Englande / duke
of Acquytany / and lorde of Irelande aboute
xxii. yeres / whiche &s;ygnory / royalte / cepter / 
crowne / and herytage / I clerely re&s;ygne here
to my co&s;yn Henry of Lanca&s;tre / and I de&s;yre
hym here in this open pre&s;ence in entrynge of
the &s;ame po&s;&s;e&s;&s;yon / to take this &s;eptour / and
&s;o delyuered it to the duke / who toke it. Than
kynge Rycharde toke the crowne fro his heed
with bothe his handes / and &s;et it before hym / 
and &s;ayd. Fayre co&s;yn Henry duke of Lanca|&s;tre / 
I gyue &amp; delyuer you this crowne / wher|with
I was crowned kyng of Englande / and
therwith / all the right therto dependyng. The
duke of Lanca&s;tre tooke it / and the archeby&s;|&s;hop
of Caunterbury toke it out of the dukes
handes. this re&s;ygnacion thus done the duke
of Lanca&s;tre called a notary / and demaunded
to haue letters and wytne&s;&s;e of all the prelates
and lordes there beynge pre&s;ent. Than Ry|charde
of Burdeaux retourned agayne in to
the chambre fro whence he came. Than the
duke of Lanca&s;tre and all other lept on their
hor&s;es / and the crowne and ceptour were put
in a cofer / and conueyed to the abbey of We&s;t|myn&s;ter / 
and there kept in the trea&s;ory. And
euery man wente to their lodgynges / and a|bode
tyll the day of parliament and coun&s;ayle
&s;hulde be at the palays of We&s;tmyn&s;ter.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="245" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Of the coronacyon of kyng Henry
duke of Lanca&s;tre / by the con&s;ent of
the realme / &amp; the maner of the fee&s;t.
Cap. CC.xlv.</HEAD>
<P>_IN the yere of our lorde
god a thou&s;ande thre hun|dred
four&s;core &amp; nynetene / 
the la&s;t daye of &s;eptembre / 
on a tuy&s;day began a par|lyament
at We&s;tmyn&s;ter / 
holden by Henry duke of
Lanca&s;tre / at whiche tyme there was a&s;&s;em|bled
prelates and clergy of the realme of En|glande
a great nombre / and al&s;o dukes / erles / 
and barones / and of euery towne a certayne.
Thus the people a&s;&s;embled at We&s;tmyn&s;ter / 
there beynge pre&s;ente the duke of Lanca&s;tre:
and there the &s;ame duke chalenged the realme
of Englande / and de&s;yred to be kynge by thre
rea&s;ones. Fyr&s;t by conque&s;t. &s;econdly bycau&s;e
he was heyre. And thyrdly bycau&s;e Rycharde
of Burdeaur had re&s;ygned the Realme in to
his handes by his free wyll / in the pre&s;ence of
certayne dukes / erles / prelates / and barones
in the hall within the towre of London. The&s;e
thre cau&s;es &s;hewed / the duke of Lanca&s;tre re|quyred
all the people there pre&s;ent / as well one
as other / to &s;hewe their myndes and ententes
in that behalfe. Than all the people with one
voyce &s;ayd / that their wylles was to haue him
kynge / and howe they wolde haue none other
but hym. Than the duke agayne &s;ayd to the
people. Sirs / is this your myndes. and they
all with one voyce &s;ayde / ye / ye. And than the
duke &s;ate downe in the &s;yege royall / whiche
&s;eate was rey&s;ed vp in the hall / and couered
with a clothe of e&s;tate / &s;o y^t euery man myght
well &s;e hym &s;ytte. And than the people lyfted
vp their handes a hygh / promy&s;ing hym their
faythe and allegyaunce. Thanne the parlya|ment
co~cluded / and the day was taken for his
coronacyon of &s;aynt Edwardes day / the mon+day
the .xiii. day of Octobre / at whiche tyme / 
the &s;aturday before his coronacyon he depar|ted
fro We&s;tmyn&s;ter and rode to the towre of
London with a great nombre. and that night
all &s;uche &s;quyers as &s;hulde be made knyghtes
the nexte day / watched / who were to the nom|bre
of .xlvi. Euery &s;quier had his owne bayne
by him &s;elfe / and the next day the duke of Lan+ca&s;tre
made theym all knyghtes at the ma&s;&s;e
tyme. Than had they longe cotes with &s;trayte
&s;leues furred w^t mynyuer lyke prelates / with
whyte laces hangynge on their &s;huldes. And
after dyner the duke departed fro the towre to
We&s;tmyn&s;ter / &amp; rode all the way bareheeded / 
and aboute his necke the lyuery of Fraunce.
He was acompanyed with y^e prince his &s;onne
and &s;yxe dukes / &s;yxe erles / and .xviii. barons / 
and in all knyghtes and &s;quyers a nyne hun|dred
hor&s;e. Than the kynge had on a &s;horte
cote of clothe of golde / after the maner of Al|mayne / 
and he was mounted on a whyte cou<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">|&s;er / 
and the garter on his left legge. Thus the
duke rode through London with a great nom+bre
of lordes / euery lordes &s;eruaunt in their
may&s;ters lyuery. All the but ge&s;&s;es &amp; lombar|des
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marchauntes in London / and euery craft
with their lyuerey and deuy&s;e. Thus he was
conueyed to We&s;tmyn&s;ter. He was in nombre
a &s;yxe thou&s;a~de hor&s;e / and the &s;treates hanged
as he pa&s;&s;ed by. and the &s;ame day and the next
there were in London rynnynge &s;euen cundyt+tes
with wyne whyte and reed. That nyght
the duke was bayned / and the next mornynge
he was confe&s;&s;ed / and herde thre ma&s;&s;es as he
was acu&s;tomed to do / and than all the prelates
and clergy came fro We&s;tmyn&s;ter churche to
the palays to fetche the kynge with proce&s;&s;ion
and &s;o he went to the churche a proce&s;&s;ion / and
all the lordes with hym in their robes of &s;car|let / 
furred with menyuer / barred of their &s;hul|ders
acordynge to their degrees / and ouer the
kynge was borne a clothe of e&s;tate of blewe / 
with four belles of golde / and it was borne by
four burge&s;&s;es of the portes / as Douer and o|ther.
And on euery &s;yde of him he had a &s;word
borne / the one y^e &s;worde of the churche / and the
other the &s;worde of iu&s;tyce. The &s;worde of the
church his &s;onne the prince dyd beare / and the
&s;worde of iu&s;tyce therle of Northumberlande
dyd beare / for he was as than con&s;table of En+glande / 
for the erle of Rutlande was depo&s;ed
fro that offyce / and the erle of We&s;tmerlande
who was mar&s;hall of Englande / bare the cep|tour.
Thus they entred in to y^e churche about
nyne of the clocke / and in the myddes of the
churche there was an hygh &s;caffolde all coue|red
with reed / and in the myddes therof there
was a chayre Royall / couered with clothe of
golde. Than the kyng &s;ate downe in y^t chayre
and &s;o &s;ate in e&s;tate royall / &s;auynge he had nat
on the crowne / but &s;ate bare heeded. Than at
four corners of the &s;caff olde / the archeby&s;&s;hop
of Caunterbury &s;hewed vnto the people howe
god had &s;ent them a man to be their kyng / and
demaunded if they were content that he &s;hulde
be con&s;ecrated and crowned as their kynge.
And they all with one voyce &s;ayd yea / &amp; helde
vp their handes / promy&s;ynge him faythe and
obey&s;aunce. Than the kynge ro&s;e and wente
downe the &s;caffolde to the hygh auter to be &s;a|cred / 
at whiche con&s;ecracyon there were two
archby&s;&s;hoppes and ten by&s;&s;hops / and before
the aulter the<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter"> he was di&s;poyled out of all his
ve&s;tures of e&s;tate / &amp; there he was anoynted in
vi. places / on the heed / on the bre&s;t &amp; on the two
&s;hulders behynde / and on the handes. Than a
bonet was &s;er on his heed / and whyle he was
anoyntynge the clergy &s;ange the latyny / and
&s;uche &s;eruyce as they &s;ynge at the halowing of
the fonte. Than y^t kinge was aparelled lyke a
prelate of the churche&punc; with a cope of reed &s;ylke
and a payre of &s;purres with a poynte without
a rowell. Than the &s;worde of iu&s;tyce was dra|wen
out of the &s;hethe and halowed / and than
it was taken to y^e kyng / who dyd put it agayne
in to the &s;heth / than the archeby&s;&s;hop of Caun+terbury
dyd gyrde y^e &s;worde about hym. than
&s;aynt Edwardes crowne was brought forthe
whiche is clo&s;e aboue and ble&s;&s;ed / and than the
archeby&s;&s;hop dyd &s;ette it on the kynges heed.
After ma&s;&s;e the kyng departed out of the chur+che
in the &s;ame e&s;tate and went to his palays / 
and there was a fountayne that ranne by dy|uers
braunches whyte wyne and reed. Than
the kyng entred in to the hall / and &s;o in to a pri+uy
chamber / and after came out agayne to dy+ner.
At the fyr&s;t table &s;ate the kynge. At the &s;e|conde
y^e fyue peres of the realme / at the thyrde
the valaunt men of London. at the fourth the
newe made knightes. At the fyft the knyghtes
and &s;quiers of honour. And by the kyng &s;tode
the prince holdynge the &s;worde of the churche / 
and on the other &s;yde the Con&s;table with the
&s;worde of iu&s;tyce / and a lytell aboue the mar|&s;hall
with the ceptour / and at y^t kynges borde
&s;ate two archby&s;&s;hops and .xvii. by&s;&s;hoppes.
And in the myddes of the dyner there came in
a knight / who was called Dinereth all armed
vpon a good hor&s;e rychely aparelled / and had
a knyght before hym bearyng his &s;peare / and
his &s;worde by his &s;yde and his dagger. The
knyght toke the kyng a lybell / the whiche was
red. Therin was conteyned that there were
outher knight / &s;quyer / or any other ge~tylman
that <ABBR>wold</ABBR> &s;ay that kyng Henry was nat right
full kyng / he was there redy to fyght with him
in that quarell / before the kynge / or where as
it &s;hulde plea&s;e hym to apoynte. that byll was
cryed by an haraulde in &s;yxe places of the hall
and in the towne. There was none that wolde
chalenge hym. Whan the kynge had dyned he
toke wyne &amp; &s;pyces in the hall / and than went
in to his chambre. Than euery man departed
and went to their lodginges. thus the day pa&s;+&s;ed
of kynge Henryes coronacyon with great
ioy and fee&s;t / whiche endured all the next day.
The erle of Saly&s;bury was nat at this &s;ole~p|nyte
for he was in &s;ure pri&s;on / and the kinges
cou~&s;ayle and dyuers other noble men / and the
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londoners / wolde that his heed &s;hulde haue
ben &s;tryken of openly in chepe / for &s;aid he
had well de&s;erued it / for bearynge of letters
and crede~ce fro Rycharde of Burdeaux to the
frenche kyng / and there to reporte openly that
kyng Henry was a fal&s;e traytoure / whiche
faute they &s;ayd ought nat to be &abper;doned. Kyng
Henry was more gentyll than &s;o / for he had
&s;ome pytie on hym / for therle excu&s;ed hym and
&s;ayd / that he dyd / was by the kynges co~maun+dement / 
&amp; by the &s;ettyng on of the four knygh|tes
that were beheeded. Kinge Henry beleued
well the erles wordes / but his cou~&s;ayle wolde
nat beleue it / but &s;aid / and &s;o dyd y^e londoners
that he &s;hulde dye / bycau&s;e he had de&s;erued
deth. Thus the erle of Saly&s;bury was in pri+&s;on
in great daunger of his lyfe. And &s;yr Io|han
Holande erle of Huntyngdon capytayne
of Calais / was well enfourmed of the hole ma+ter / 
and howe his brother kyng Rychard was
taken and in pri&s;one in the towre of London / 
and had re&s;ygned his crowne and all / &amp; howe
Henry of Lanca&s;tre was kinge of Englande.
This erle of Huntyngdon / what &s;o euer dy&s;|plea&s;ure
he had for the trouble of his brother / 
yet wy&s;ely he con&s;ydred the tyme and aduen|tures / 
and &s;awe well y^t he was nat able to with
&s;tande all the power and puy&s;&s;aunce of the re|alme.
Al&s;o the counte&s;&s;e his wyfe / who was co+&s;yn
germayne to kynge Henry / &s;ayd. Syr / it
mu&s;t behoue you to pa&s;&s;e your di&s;plea&s;ure pa+cyently
&amp; wy&s;ely / and do nat that thynge wher+by
ye &s;hall haue do~mage / for the kyng may do
you moche good / and ye &s;e that all the realme
enclyneth to hym / if ye &s;hewe any dy&s;plea&s;ure
to hym warde / ye are but lo&s;t. wherfore &s;yr / I
requyre you and I cou~&s;ayle you to dy&s;&s;imule
the matter / for as well kynge Henry nowe is
your brother as kyng Richarde was / therfore
&s;yr &s;tycke and leane to him / and ye &s;hall fynde
hym your good louer / for there was neuer a
rycher kynge in Englande than he is / he may
do to you &amp; to your chyldren great good. The
erle herde well the wordes of his wyfe and be+leued
her and enclyned hym to kynge Henry / 
and offred hym humble obey&s;aunce / and pro|my&s;ed
hym faythe and trouthe. The kyng re|ceyued
hym and had great ioy therof / and he
dyd &s;o moche with meanes of his fre~des / that
therle of Saly&s;bury was taken to grace / and
his excu&s;acyons accepted / and was clene par|doned.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="246" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;How newes of the taking of kyng
Rycharde was knowen in Fraunce
by the co~myng thyder of the lady of
Coucy / and howe the frenche kynge
was dy&s;plea&s;ed. Cap. CC.xlvi.</HEAD>
<P>_WHan the lady of Coucy was
aryued at Bouloyne / &s;he ha&s;ted
her to go to Parys. Great mur|murynge
there was in Fraunce
of the &s;odayne incidentes y^t were
fall in Engla~de / they knewe &s;omwhat by mar+chau~tes
of Bruges / but whan the lady of Cou+cy
aryued / than the trouth was knowen. She
went fir&s;te to her hu&s;bandes hou&s;e / as it was
rea&s;on. Anon the frenche kynge herde worde
howe the lady of Coucy was come to Parys / 
Than the kynge &s;ent for the lorde of Coucy / 
who had ben all nyght with his wyfe. Whan
he was come the kynge demau~ded of the &s;tate
of kynge Rycharde of Englande / and of the
quene his doughter. The lorde dur&s;t nat hyde
the trouth fro hym / but &s;hewed hym playnely
euery thynge / as his wyfe had &s;hewed hym / 
whiche newes were &s;ore dy&s;plea&s;aunt to the
frenche kynge / for he knewe well the engly&s;&s;h+men
were &s;ore &amp; harde men to apea&s;e / and &s;o
with dy&s;plea&s;ure the frenche kynge retourned
agayne in to his olde &s;icknes of fran&s;ey / wher+of
the nobles of y^t realme were &s;ore di&s;plea&s;ed
but they coude nat amende it. Than the duke
of Burgoyn &s;aid / I thought neuer otherwy&s;e
for it was a maryage without good rea&s;one / 
the whiche I &s;ayd playnly ynough whan the
mater was fyr&s;t &s;poke~ of / but as than I coulde
nat be herde / for I knewe well y^e londoners ne+uer
loued parfytely kynge Rycharde. All this
my&s;chefe is engendred by the duke of Glouce+&s;tre / 
it is tyme nowe to take hede what the en|gli&s;&s;hmen
wyll do / &s;ythe they haue taken their
kyng and put him in pri&s;on. by all lykelyhode
they wyll put hym to dethe / for they neuer lo|ued
him / bycau&s;e be loued no warre but peace
they wyll crowne to their kynge the duke of
Lanca&s;tre / he &s;hall &s;o bynde hym &s;elfe to them
that whether he wyll or nat / he &s;hall do all that
they wyll / &amp; &s;ayd moreouer / nowe &s;hall be &s;ene
what they of Burdeaux wyll do / for there he
was borne / and was well be loued with them
and al&s;o with them of Bayon &amp; of Dax / and
in all the lymytes of Burdeloys / it were good
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that y^t con&s;table of Frau~ce &s;ir Loys of Sanx|ere
were &s;ignyfyed of this mater / and that he
drewe hym to y^t fronters there / &amp; with him &s;yr
Raynolde of Barroys of Barreys and other
barones and prelates and to treate with them
and my brother the duke of Berrey to go in to
Poictou / &amp; to drawe to the fronters of Xain|tes / 
of Blaues / and of mirebell / wherby if they
of Burdeaux wyll any thynge entende to our
treaties / that they may be receyued / for nowe
&s;hall we haue them or neuer. As he deuy&s;ed it
was ordeyned / the whiche was a &s;ub&s;tanciall
deuyce. for whan they of Burdeaux / of Bay|on / 
and of Dax / vnder&s;tode that their kynge
Rycharde was taken and &s;ette in the towre of
London / and duke Henry of Lanca&s;tre crow|ned
kyng / they had gret marueyle therof / and
in the begynnyng wolde nat beleue it / but ly|tle
&amp; lytle they knewe the trouth therof. Than
the &s;ayd thre townes were clo&s;ed and no man
&s;uffred to i&s;&s;ue out nor to entre in / they were
&s;ore troubled and &s;orowfull / and &s;pecyally the
cytie of Burdeaux / for kynge Rycharde was
nory&s;&s;hed amonge them / therfore they loued
hym / and whyle he was kynge if any of Bur|deloys
came to hym they were well receyued / 
and alwayes y^e kinge was redy to fulfyll their
de&s;yres / wherfore they &s;ayd whan they knewe
the trouth. Ah Richarde gentle kyng / ye were
as noble a man as euer reigned in any realme / 
this trouble y^t londoners haue cau&s;ed / for they
coulde neuer loue you / &s;pecyall &s;ythe ye were
alyed by maryage with the frenche kyng / this
my&s;chiefe is &s;o great that we can nat &s;uffre it?
They haue holden you kynge this .xxii. yere / 
and nowe to condempe you to the dethe / for
&s;ythe ye be in pri&s;on &amp; haue crowned the duke
of Lanca&s;tre / they wyll &s;urely put you to deth.
So they of Burdeloys made great lamenta|cyons / 
in &s;o moche that the &s;ene&s;chall of Bur|deaux
a ryght valyaunt knyght of Englande
wrote letters / therin conteynynge the wordes
and lamentacyons of them of the cytie of Bur+deaulx / 
of Bayon / and of Dax. Al&s;o he wrote
howe they were nere at the poynte to yelde vp
their townes to the frenche kyng. He &s;ent this
lettre by a tru&s;ty &s;eruau~t of his by the &s;ee / who
had good wynde and aryued at Cornewayle
in Engla~de / and than he rode &s;o longe that he
came to London / there he fou~de kynge Henry
and delyuered his letters / whiche were dyre|cted
to the kynge and to the londoners. They
were opened and reed / and the kynge and the
londoners tooke coun&s;ayle vpon that mater.
They of London aun&s;wered lyke theym that
were nothyng aba&s;&s;hed of that tydynges / but
&s;ayde / as for the&s;e townes wyll neuer tourne
frenche / for they can nat lyue in their daunger
nor they canne nat &s;uffre the extorcion and pol+linge
of the frenchmen / for vnder vs they lyue
franke and free / and if the frenche men &s;hulde
be lordes ouer them / they &s;hulde be taxed and
tayled / &amp; retayled two or thre tymes in a yere / 
the whiche they are nat nowe acu&s;tomed vnto
whiche &s;hulde be a harde thyng nowe for them
to begynne. Al&s;o the&s;e thre cyties are clo&s;ed in
rou~de about with great lordes / who are good
engly&s;&s;he / and longe haue been / as the lorde
Pyuiers / the lorde Mu&s;ydent / the lorde Du|ras / 
the lorde Landuras / the lorde Copane / 
the lorde Ro&s;em / the lorde Logeren / and dy|uers
other barones and knyghtes / by whome
they &s;hulde haue warre at their handes / for
they &s;hulde nat i&s;&s;ue out of their cities but they
&s;hulde be taken. For all the &s;ene&s;challes wry|tynge
we haue no doute y^t they &s;hulde become
frenche / howe be it / good it is to &s;ende thyder
&s;ome valyaunt wy&s;e man that is beloued a|monge
theym / &s;ome &s;uche as hath gouerned
there or this / and that is the lorde Thomas
Percy. Thus as it was deuy&s;ed it was acom+ply&s;&s;hed / 
he was de&s;yred to go thyder / and to
take hede of that cou~trey. He fulfylled the kyn+ges
co~maundement / and made hym redy to
departe. it was about Chri&s;tma&s;&s;e / at whiche
tyme the wyndes be &s;ore and ieoperdous / he
toke &s;hyppynge in Cornewayle. He had with
him two hundred men of armes and four hun+dred
archers. And with hym was his nephue
Hugh Ha&s;tynges / Thomas Colleuyll / Gyl|lyam
Ly&s;le / Iohan Graily / ba&s;tarde &s;onne to
the Captall of Beufz / Guillyam Traicton / 
Iohan Danbreticourt / and diuers other / and
al&s;o the by&s;&s;hop of London / and may&s;ter Ry|charde
Doall. They taryed tyll it was mydde
Marche or they toke the &s;ee. and or they came
to Burdeaux the duke of Burbon was come
to the cytie of Dagen to treate with theym of
Burdeloys / and he dyd &s;o moche by his fayre
wordes and good a&s;&s;uraunce / that the coun|&s;ayles
of Burdeaux / of Bayon / and of Dax
were &s;ent to the cytie of Dagen. The duke re|ceyued
them frendly and gaue them fayre wor+des
and many promy&s;es / and &s;hewed them
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that if they wolde turne frenche / and be vnder
the obey&s;aunce of the frenche kynge / what &s;o
euer they wolde demaunde &s;hulde be graun|ted
them / and &s;ealed perpetually to endure.
Many thynges they promy&s;ed and &s;ware to
&s;eale / and to kepe for euer. They aun&s;wered / 
whan they were retourned agayne in to their
cyties they wolde &s;hewe all this to the people / 
and &s;o take coun&s;ayle and than gyue an&s;were.
Thus they departed fro Dagen and fro the
duke of Burbon and retourned to their tow|nes / 
and &s;hewed all this to the people / but all
tourned to nothynge / for the comynaltyes of
the &s;ayde cyties con&s;ydred the bu&s;yne&s;&s;e / and
knewe well howe the realme of Fraunce was
vexed and troubled with tayles and fowages
and &s;hamfull exaccions all to get money. than
they &s;ayd / if the frenche men gouerne ouer vs
they wyll bringe vs to the &s;ame v&s;age / yet it is
better for vs to be engly&s;&s;he / for they kepe vs
franke and free. If the londoners haue depo|&s;ed
kynge Rycharde &amp; crowned kinge Henry
what is that to vs? we haue and &s;hall haue al|wayes
a kynge / and we vnder&s;tande that the
by&s;&s;hop of London and &s;yr Thomas Percy
&s;hortely wyll be here / they &s;hall enfourme vs of
the trouthe / we haue al&s;o more marchaundy&s;e
of woll / wyne / and clothe with the Engly&s;&s;he
men than with the frenchmen. let vs be ware
we make no treatie / wherby we &s;hulde repent
vs after. Thus the treatie with the frenche
men was broken and lefte of. Than anone af|ter
the by&s;&s;hop of London and y^e lorde Percy
with their charge of men of warre aryued at
Burdeaux / wherof moche people were great|ly
reioy&s;ed / and &s;ome di&s;plea&s;ed / &s;uche as had
rather haue been frenche than engly&s;&s;he. All
the&s;e engly&s;&s;he lordes were lodged togyther
in the abbey of &s;aint Andrewe / and whan they
&s;awe their tyme they &s;hewed to the people the
&s;tate of Englande / and y^e cau&s;e why they were
&s;ent thyder / and they dyd &s;o moche that euery
thynge was apea&s;ed bothe there and in all o|ther
places: For harde it was to haue cau&s;ed
them to haue tourned frenche.</P>
<P>THan it was determyned by the coun+&s;ayle
of Fraunce / &s;ithe the kyng was
in &s;yckne&s;&s;e by rea&s;on of the di&s;plea|&s;ure
that he toke for the depo&s;yng of his &s;onne
in lawe kynge Rycharde / y^t they &s;hulde &s;ende
&s;ome notable wy&s;e per&s;onage in to Englande
to knowe the &s;tate of the quene. to do this me&s;+&s;age
was apoynted &s;yr Charles de la Brethe
and Charles of Hangers / who (as they were
co~maunded) departed fro Parys and came to
Boloygne / and there taryed / for they had &s;ent
an haraulde to kynge Henry / for without a&s;|&s;urau~ce
they dur&s;t nat go / for all the truce that
was bytwene bothe realmes. Kynge Henry / 
who thought hym &s;elfe moche bounde to the
Frenche kynge / for the chere that he hadde in
Fraunce / toke coun&s;ayle and concluded / and
&s;o the haraulde was an&s;wered that it was the
kynges plea&s;ure that they and their company
&s;hulde come in to Englande / and to come the
&s;treyght way to the kyng / and nat to ryde out
of the way without lycence. The haraulde re+tourned
to Boloyne and &s;hewed what he had
done / wherwith they were content / and &s;o &s;hyp+ped
their hor&s;es / and toke the &s;ee and aryued
at Douer / where they founde redy a knyght
of the kynges how&s;e / <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">oho receyued theym.
they had &s;ene hym before with kyng Henry in
Fraunce / wherby they were &s;oner aquaynted.
&s;o they taryed at Douer tyll their hor&s;es were
vn&s;hypped / and than they rode to Caunterbu+ry.
And where &s;o euer they bayted or lay their
ho&s;tes were payed. At la&s;te they came to El|tham / 
and there they founde kyng Henry and
parte of his coun&s;ayle. The kinge made them
good chere for the loue of the frenche kynge.
Than they &s;hewed the kyng the cau&s;e of their
co~mynge. The kynge aun&s;wered and &s;ayde.
Sirs / ye &s;hal go to London / and there I wyll
be within this foure dayes and a&s;&s;emble my
coun&s;ayle / and than ye &s;hall haue aun&s;were of
your demaunde. That daye they dyned with
the kynge / and after dyner they rode to Lon|don
and the &s;ayde knyght of the kynges &s;tyll
with them / who &s;awe them well lodged. The
kinge acordyng to his promy&s;e came to We&s;t|myn&s;ter / 
&amp; the&s;e frenche knyghtes had know|lege
of the kynges co~mynge thyder / and made
them redy to go whan they &s;hulde be &s;ent for.
The kynge had his coun&s;ayle with hym / and
than it was deuy&s;ed what an&s;were they <ABBR>&s;huld</ABBR>
haue. than they were &s;ent for / and than it was
&s;hewed them that where as they de&s;yred to &s;e
the quene / their de&s;yre &s;hulde nat be denyed / 
&s;o that they wolde &s;were and prome&s;&s;e / that
nouther they nor none of their menne &s;hulde
&s;peke any worde of that was fallen vpon king
Rycharde / for it was &s;aid to them / that if they
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dyd they &s;hulde rynne in great dy&s;plea&s;ure of
the people / and be in great parell of their ly|ues.
The two knightes &s;ayd they wolde in no
wy&s;e breake the ordre that they had &s;ette / but
obey their co~maundement. They &s;ayd whan
they had ones &s;ene and &s;poken with her / than
they wolde retourne and departe. Anon after
the erle of Northum berlande brought theym
to Haueringe of the bowre to the yonge quene
who was there as than / and with her the du|ches
of Irelande doughter to the lorde Coucy
and y^e duche&s;&s;e of Glouce&s;tre with her dough|ters / 
and other ladyes and damo&s;elles. The
quene receyued them &s;wetely / and demau~ded
of them howe the frenche kinge her father dyd
and the quene her mother. They &s;ayde well / 
and &s;o co~muned with her a gret &s;ea&s;on. They
kepte well their prome&s;&s;e / for they &s;pake no
worde of kynge Rycharde. Than they tooke
leaue of the quene and retourned to London.
Than &s;hortely after they wente to Eltham to
the kynge and there dyned / and y^e kyng gaue
them fayre pre&s;entes and iowelles / and ryght
amyably they toke their leaue of the kynge / 
who &s;ayd to them. Syrs / ye may &s;ay whan ye
come in to Fraunce / y^t the quene of Englande
&s;hall haue no hurte nor trouble / but &s;hall al|waies
kepe her e&s;tate as to her belongeth / and
&s;hall enioy all her right / for as yet &s;he &s;hall nat
knowe the mutacyons of the worlde. Of the&s;e
wordes &s;poken of the kynges mouth / the two
knyghtes were well content / and &s;o departed
and lay at Dertforde / and the next day at O&s;|prynge / 
and &s;o to Caunterbury / and than to
Douer. And all their co&s;tes and charges com+mynge
&amp; goynge the kynges offycers payed.
Than they tooke the &s;ee and aryued at Bo|loyne
and &s;o to Parys / and there founde the
kyng and the quene / and &s;hewed them all that
they had &s;ene and herde. &para;Nowe let vs &s;om|what
&s;peake of Englande.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="247" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe certayne lordes in Englan|de
ro&s;e vp with an army to haue de|lyuered
kyng Rycharde and to haue
dy&s;troyed kynge Henry / and howe
they were &s;layne. Cap. CC .xivii.</HEAD>
<P>_DIuers que&s;tyons and
argume~tes were made in
Englande amonge noble
men / and coun&s;ayls of the
good townes / y^t Richarde
of Burdeaux was deed &amp;
&s;layne / wherfore men &s;pa+ke
no more of hym / for well he had de&s;erued
it. To the&s;e poyntes kyng Henry an&s;wered
and &s;ayd. Nay quod he / I haue pytie of his
dethe / I wyll neuer con&s;ent therto. To kepe
hym in pri&s;one is &s;uffycient. I haue warra~|ted
his lyfe / and I wyll kepe my promy&s;e. &s;u+che
as wolde haue had hym deed &s;ayd. Sir / 
we &s;e well ye haue Pytie on hym / but ye do
for your &s;elfe a perylous thyng. For as long
as he is a lyue / though he haue willyngly re+&s;igned
to you the crowne of Englande / and
that euery man hath receyued you as kyng / 
and haue made to you faythe and homage / 
yet it can nat be / but that there be in the Re|alme / 
&s;ome that loued hym / &amp; as yet do / who
wolde lightly ry&s;e agai~&s;t you / if they might
&s;e any lykelyhode of his delyueraunce. Al&s;o
the Frenche kynge is &s;ore di&s;plea&s;ed for his
trouble / he wolde &s;oone be reuenged yf he
myght / and he is of great puy&s;&s;aunce / with
&s;uche ayde as he maye fynde in Englande / 
The kynge aun&s;wered and &s;ayde / As longe
as I &s;e nat the contrary / or that the Frenche
kyng wyll take no parte agayn&s;t me / I wyll
kepe my promy&s;e. This aun&s;were that the
kynge made / had nerehande haue ben to his
owne di&s;tructyon. The erle of Huntyngton
&s;ir Iohan of Hollande / brother to kyng Ri|charde / 
who hadde to wyfe kynge Henryes
&s;u&s;ter / coulde nat forgette the aduenture of
his brother / No more coude the erle of Sa|li&s;bury
/ and they had at Oxenforde &s;ecrete
coun&s;ayle toguyder. And they deuy&s;ed how
they might delyuer kynge Richarde oute of
the towre and di&s;troye kyng Henry / &amp; bring
a trouble agayne in to the realme. They de|uy&s;ed
to make a iu&s;tes of twentie knyghtes
and twentie &s;quyers to beholden at Oxen|forde / 
and howe they wolde de&s;yre the kyng
to be there priuely. And whyle he &s;hulde be
&s;yttynge at the table to &s;lee hym. For they
had deuy&s;ed to haue hadde men ynowe to ha+ue
perfourmed their ententes / and they had
redy a pree&s;t called Maladyn / who was a
<PB REF="332">
&s;yngar in kynge Rychardes chapell / to haue
putte hym in the Kynges appareyle / for he
was lyke kynge Rycharde in fauoure. And
than they wolde haue made the people to ha|ue
beleued that kynge Richarde hadde been
delyuered / and returned in to his fyr&s;t &s;tate / 
and than~e to haue &s;ente worde of their dede
to the Frenche kynge / that he &s;hulde incon|tynent
haue &s;ente in to Englande / &s;ome &s;o|coure
to them by the erle of &s;aynt Poule or
by &s;ome other. As they had deuy&s;ed &s;o they
dyde begynne. They cau&s;ed a fee&s;t at Oxen|forde
to be proclaymed of twentie knyghtes
and twentie &s;quyers / well acco~panyed with
ladyes and damo&s;elles. They hadde al&s;o on
their partie the yonge erle of Kente / nephue
to &s;ir Iohan Hollande / &amp; al&s;o another great
lorde the lorde Spen&s;ar. And they beleued
to haue hadde on their partie the erle Iohan
of Rutlande / bycau&s;e kynge Henry had put
hym out of the offyce of the Co~&s;table &s;hyppe
of Englande / but he fayled theym / for &s;ome
&s;ayde / by hym they were bewrayed. This
fee&s;t prouyded for / thau the erle of Huntyng+ton
came to Wynd&s;ore where the kyng was
and humbly made his reuerence / as he that
thought to haue di&s;ceyued the kynge with
&s;wete wordes / and to haue gote hym to haue
come to this fee&s;t / the whiche to do / he de&s;y|red
the kyng effectuou&s;ly / and the kyng who
thought none yuell graunted hym &s;o to do / 
wherof the erle was ryght ioyou&s;e / and de|parted
fro the kynge and toke his leaue / and
layde to the Chanon Rob&s;arde. Sir / appa|reyle
you to come to our fee&s;t / I promy&s;e the
if I mete the there in the felde / I &s;hall gyue
the a fayre encountre with my &s;peare. Than
&s;ir Iohan Rob&s;arde &s;ayd. Sir / it the kyng
come to your fee&s;t / ye &s;hall nat fayle to fynde
me there. Than the Erle &s;trake his hande in
his and thanked hym / and &s;o pa&s;&s;ed forthe.
Dyuers knightes and &s;quyers prepared the~
&s;elfes to be at that fee&s;t. All the armorers in
London were lette a worke to trymme men
in their harne&s;&s;e for the Iu&s;tes. Suche as
were of the kynges coun&s;ayle &s;ayde to hym.
Sir / ye haue nothynge to do there / ye &s;hall
nat come there by our aduy&s;e. We haue her|de
certayne wordes in murmuryng / the whi+che
are nat very plea&s;aunt nor agreable. We
&s;hall knowe more &s;hortely. The kynge be|leued
their coun&s;aile / and &s;o came nat at that
fee&s;t / nor none of his knyghtes / nor but t<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">we
came thyther / of &s;uche as they wolde haue
&s;layne.</P>
<P>_WHan the erle of Sali&s;bury / the
erle of Hu~tyngton / and the erle
of Kente / and the lorde Spen|&s;ar
&s;awe that they hadde fayled
of their entente / and that they
coude nat haue the kyng as they wolde / than
they coun&s;ayled toguyder and &s;ayde. Lette
vs go to Wyn&s;ore and &s;tyrre vp the countre / 
and we &s;hall putte Madalyn in e&s;tate roy|all / 
and ryde with hym: And make the peo|ple
beleue that it is kynge Rycharde / who is
delyuered cut of pri&s;one / all &s;uche as &s;hall
&s;e hym wyll beleue it / &amp; all &s;uche as here ther|of / 
and thus we &s;hall di&s;troy our ennemyes.
As they deuy&s;ed &s;o they dyde / and a&s;&s;embled
toguyder / &s;o that they were a fyue hundred
men / one and other. And they dyd putte this
Madalyn in appareyle royall / &amp; made hym
to ryde with theym / and &s;o rode towardes
Wynd&s;ore where kynge Henry was. Godde
dyde ayde kynge Henry / for tidynges came
to hym howe the &s;ayd lordes were co~mynge
with a great nombre to Wyn&s;ore to &s;lee hym
and howe they were men ynowe to wynne
the ca&s;tell / and howe they had made Mada|lyn
in ve&s;ture lyke a kyng / to ryde with the~ / 
and made the people beleue that kynge Ry|charde
was delyuered / and moche people be+leueth
it / And &s;ome &s;aye they haue &s;ene him / 
and beleue verily that it is he. Wherfore &s;ir / 
gette you hens incontynent and ryde to Lo~|don / 
for they are co~mynge &s;treyght hyder.
The kynge beleued their coun&s;ayle. And &s;o
he and all his men lepte on their hor&s;es and
departed fro Wynd&s;ore and rode towardes
London. And the kynge was nat farre gone
but that the&s;e lordes came to Wynd&s;ore / and
entred in at the gates of the ca&s;tell / for there
was none to &s;aye theym naye. Thanne they
wente &s;ertchynge fro Chambre to chambre / 
and in the Chanons hou&s;es / wenyng to fyn|de
the kynge / but they fayled. Whanne they
&s;awe it wolde nat be they were right &s;ore di&s;+plea&s;ed / 
and than departed fro Wyn&s;ore and
lay that nyght at Colebroke / and they made
<PB N="cccxviii" REF="332">
moche people to go with them / what byforce
and by treatie. Sayeng howe kynge Ry|charde
was in their company / &s;ome beleued
it and &s;ome nat. Kyng Henry who douted of
tray&s;on / ha&s;ted hym in his iourney / and ca~e
to the towre of London by a &s;ecrete waye / 
Than he went to Richarde of Burdeux and
&s;ayd. I haue &s;aued your lyfe w^t moche payne
and nowe ye wolde murder me / by your bro|ther
and other / but this enterprice &s;halbe y|uell
for you. Richarde of Burdeaux excu&s;ed
hym greatly and &s;ayd. As god myght helpe
hym and &s;aue his &s;oule / he knewe nothynge
therof / nor he wolde neuer de&s;ire other a&s;tate
than he was in. Thus the mater &s;tode. Tha~
kyng Henry &s;ent for the mayre of London / &amp;
for other of his &s;peciall frendes / and than he
&s;hewed them all the mater as it was. The lo~+doners
had great marueyle therof and &s;aid.
Sir / ye mu&s;t &s;ende for your men and go aga+yn&s;t
them be tymes / or they multiply any fur+ther.
We haue made you kynge / &amp; &s;o ye &s;hall
contynue who &s;oeuer haue enuy therat. Tha~
letters were written in ha&s;t / and me&s;&s;angers
&s;ent forthe in to all partes. The kyng wrote
to his con&s;table the erle of Northumberla~de
and to his mar&s;hall the erle of We&s;tmerla~de
and to all other knyghtes and &s;quyers in to
E&s;&s;exe / and in to other places / where as he
thought to haue ayde of men / &s;uche as herde
therof / ca~e to the kyng as fa&s;t as they might.</P>
<P>THan the erles of Huntyngton and
of Sali&s;bury / and other of their af+fynyte / 
toke cou~&s;ayle and aduy&s;e to
drawe towardes London / for they &s;ayde / it
coude nat be none otherwy&s;e / but that &s;ome
of the Londoners loued kynge Rycharde / &amp;
all &s;uch they &s;aid / wolde co~e to take their &abper;te
Than they departed fro Colbroke and went
and lodged at Braynforde / a &s;euyn myle fro
London / but there was neuer a lo~doner that
came to them but drewe all in to their cytie.
Whan the&s;e lordes &s;awe that / the nexte mor|nynge
they tooke the waye to &s;aynt Albons / 
and there lodged and taries there a day / and
fro thens they went to Barcam&s;tede. Thus
they went about the countre / &amp; &s;tyll made to
be reported / that this Madalyn was kyng
Richarde / and &s;o came to a good towne cal|led
Su&s;cettour / where there was a baylye
&s;ette there by kynge Henry / who had the ke|pyng
of the towne and the countrey there a|bout.
Whan the&s;e lordes were come to Su&s;|cettour / 
they lodged there one nyght in re&s;te
&amp; peace / for the bayly was nat &s;tro~g ynough
to fyght with the~ / therfore he di&s;&s;ymuled as
well as he myght. And the nexte mornynge
the erle of Sali&s;bury and the lorde Spen|&s;ar
departed fro the erle of Huntyngton and
fro the erle of Kent / &amp; &s;ayd howe they wolde
ride further to get &amp; to turne mo men to their
opinyon / &amp; to go &amp; &s;e the lorde Bercley / &amp; to
ryde a long by the ryuer of Syuerne. They
were yuell coun&s;ayled whan they departed
one fro another / for they were &s;o moche the
weaker. The erle of Huntyngton began to
treate with the bayly &amp; with the men of Su&s;+cettour / 
and &s;hewed them howe kynge Ri|charde
was delyuered / &amp; howe that the lo~do+nets
had / delyuered hym / and that he &s;hulde
be there within two dayes after. The bayly
(who had a&s;&s;embled a good nombre of them
of the countrey) &s;ayde / that the contrarye
was trewe / &amp; howe that he had &s;uche tidyn|ges
fro kyng Henry and fro the londoners / 
that he wolde execute their co~maundement.
Whan therle of Hu~tyngton herde tho&s;e wor|des
he chaunged colour / &amp; &s;awe well he was
di&s;ceyued. Than he entred in to his lodging
and armed hym / and cau&s;ed his me~ to do the
&s;ame / and thought to co~quere tho&s;e villayns
by batayle and to &s;ette the towne a fyre / ther|by
to aba&s;&s;he the people. The baylye of the
towne on the other parte ha&s;ted hym / and a&s;+&s;embled
all his men in a certayne place / and
he was with archers and other a two thou|&s;ande
men / and the lordes had nat pa&s;t a thre
hundred men. Howe be it they came oute of
their lodgynges and began the batayle / and
archers &s;hotte on bothe partes &s;o that many
were hurte. Than the bayly with his great
nombre came vpon them without &s;parynge / 
for he had &s;peciall co~maundement fro kynge
Henry that he &s;hulde outher take the~ quicke
or deed / if he myght ouercome them. So fi|nally
the Erles menne were fayne to with|drawe
in to the hou&s;es. Than the bayly and
his men enuyroned their lodgynges on all
partes / and &s;pecially where the two Erles
were / &amp; made there &s;uche a&s;&s;autes / that they
entred &abper;force: There were many hurte and
&s;layne. Therle of Hu~tyngton defended him
&s;elfe valyauntly as longe as he myght: But
<PB REF="333">
there were &s;o many agayn&s;t hym / that there
he was &s;layne / and with hym the yonge erle
of Kente / for whom great &s;orowe was made
in dyuers partes of Englande / for he was a
fayre yonge man / and was there in maner a|gayn&s;t
his wyll / but his vncle and the erle of
Sali&s;bury brought hym therto. The men
of Su&s;cettour who were fier&s;e agayn&s;t the~ / 
&s;trake of their heedes and &s;ent them by a me&s;+&s;anger
to the mayre of London / therwith to
reioyce the kyng and the londoners. Therle
of Sali&s;bury and the lorde Spen&s;ar came
to a lyke conclu&s;yon / for certayne knightes &amp;
&s;quiers of the kynges toke them where they
were / and &s;trake of their heedes &amp; &s;ente them
to London / &amp; many &s;uche as were with them
alyed were putte to execucion / bothe knygh|tes
and &s;quyers. After that the realme was
in good re&s;t and peace.
&tridot; &tridot;</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="248" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Howe the frenche kyng rey&s;ed vp
an army to &s;ende vpon the fronters
of Englande. Cap. CC .xlviii.</HEAD>
<P>_WHan ea&s;ter was come / the
yere of our lorde god. M. four
hundred. The fre~che kyng / his
brother / his vncles / &amp; his coun|&s;aile
vnder&s;tode howe certayne
Engly&s;&s;hmen of armes and archers &s;hulde
pa&s;&s;e the &s;ee and come to Calais and to Guy+nes / 
to Ha~mes / and to tho&s;e fronters. Than
there was a co~maundement made throughe
Fraunce / that euery knight and &s;quyer &s;hul|de
be redy to leape a hor&s; backe / and to go thi+der
as they &s;hulde be &s;ente / &s;pecially Bolo|nois
and the &s;ee &s;yde was well prouyded for.</P>
<P>The &s;ame tyme duke Iohan of Bretayne
died / &amp; behynde hym he lefte two &s;onnes &amp; a
doughter. The elde&s;t &s;on~e &s;hulde haue ma|ried
the frenche kynges &s;eco~de doughter for
he might nat haue thelde&s;t / bycau&s;e &s;he was
maryed in to Englande to kynge Richarde.
This treatie of maryage fyr&s;t for the elde&s;t
doughter of Fraunce with the heyre of Bre|tayne / 
was co~cluded at Tour&s;e in Tourayn
but afterwarde by the kinges co~&s;ent and his
cou~&s;aile / &amp; to thentent to marry her the more
richely / that mariage was broken with Bre+tayne / 
&amp; &s;he maried in to Englande. And dy+uers
lordes in Fraunce &s;aid &amp; feared / that no
good &s;hulde come therof: but than they con|cluded
for y^e &s;eco~de doughter. Than after the
dethe of the duke of Bretaine it was adui&s;ed
that y^e duke of Orlyau~ce with a certayne no~|bre
of men of warre &s;hulde drawe to y^e mar|ches
of Bretayne to &s;peke with y^e bretons / &amp;
w^t the cou~&s;aylours of good townes / to know
what they wolde do with their heyre / &amp; to de+&s;yre
the~ to delyuer him to be kept in the hou&s;e
of Frau~ce. The duke of Orlyau~ce dyde acor+ding
to this deuy&s;e / &amp; with a certayne no~bre
came to Ponthor&s;on &amp; there re&s;ted / and &s;ente
worde of his co~myng to the lordes of Bretai+gne.
Than prelates / lordes / &amp; cou~&s;aylours
of the good townes in y^e name of the thre e&s;ta+tes
of the countre a&s;&s;embled togider / &amp; were
determyned what aun&s;were to make / and &s;o
they came to Pounthor&s;on to the duke of Or+lyaunce / 
and there they made their an&s;were
all after one &s;orte / and that was. They &s;aid / 
howe that their yonge lorde &amp; heyre of Bre|tayne / 
they wolde kepe hym the~&s;elfes in his
owne countre. Than the duke of Orlyau~ce
&s;eyng it wolde none otherwi&s;e be / he toke bo~+des
of the grette&s;t lordes in Bretayne / &s;uche
as had chefe charge of the countre / that they
&s;hulde delyuer hym to the fre~che kyng / wha~
the childe &s;hulde come to his age. The&s;e wri+tynges
made and &s;ealed / than the duke de&abper;|ted
and returned in to Fraunce / and &s;hewed
the kyng his brother howe he had &s;pedde.</P>
<P>IT was well knowen in Englande / 
howe the Frenche kyng hadde fur|ny&s;&s;hed
his gary&s;ons / cyties / good
townes &amp; ca&s;tels on the fronters of Picardy
and Bolonois / and howe the frenchmen had
clo&s;ed &s;o the pa&s;&s;ag&abis; ouer y^e water of So~me
that no marchandy&s;e / corne / nor other thyng
&s;hulde nat pa&s;&s;e Abuyle / nor y^e marchau~tes
of Engla~de / who were wont to go in to Fra~+ce
with their marchau~di&s;e / dur&s;t no more co~e
there / nor the frenche marchau~tes dur&s;te nat
come in to Englande / &s;o that the fronters on
bothe &abper;ties were in gret ruyne &amp; de&s;olacion / 
and yet they made no warr~ togyder / for they
had no co~mau~dement &s;o to do. Than it was
&s;aid to kyng He~ry. &s;ir / aduy&s;e you well / it &s;e|meth
by the Frenchmen they wyll make you
warre: they make great proui&s;yon for &s;hyp|pes
<PB N="cccxix" REF="333">
at Harflewe / and capitayns of their ar|mye
is / the erle of &s;aynt Poule and &s;ir Char+les
de la Breth. And it were to &s;uppo&s;e / that
if the erles of Huntyngton and of Saly&s;|bury
were a lyue / and all &s;uche as be dedde / 
the Frenchmen than wolde &s;oone pa&s;&s;e ouer
the &s;ee / on tru&s;t to haue great alyaunce and
ayde in Englande. But &s;ir / as longe as Ri|charde
of Burdeaux is a lyue / you nor your
realme &s;halbe at no &s;uretie. I beleue that ye
&s;aye is trewe quod the kyng / but as for me I
wyll nat cau&s;e hym to be &s;layne / for I haue
&s;o promy&s;ed hym / and I wyll kepe my pro|my&s;e / 
without I &abper;ceyue that he worke tray|&s;on
agayn&s;t me. Well &s;ir <GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">abqod; they of his coun|&s;aill / 
it were better for you that he were deed
rather than a lyue. For as longe as the fren|che
men knowe that he is lyueng / they wyll
enforce them to make you warre / and wyll
hope alwayes to bring him agayne in to his
former e&s;tate / bycau&s;e of his wyfe the Fren|che
kynges doughter. The kyng gaue none
an&s;were but departed fro them as than / and
lefte his cou~&s;ayle co~munyng togyder / &amp; the
kynge wente and toke a faucon on his ha~de / 
and pa&s;&s;ed ouer that mater.</P>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 N="249" TYPE="chapter">
<HEAD>&para;Of the dethe of kyng Richarde of
Englande / and howe the tru&s;e by|twene
Englande and Fraunce was
reuewed. And al&s;o of the depo&s;icion
of pope Benedic at Auignon.
Cap. CC .xlix.</HEAD>
<P>_IT was nat longe after / 
that true tidynges ran tho|roughe
London / howe Ri|charde
of Burdeaulx was
deed / but howe he dyed &amp; by
what meanes I coulde nat
tell whan I wrote this cro|nycle.
But this kynge Rycharde deed was
layde in a lytter and &s;ette in a chayre / coue|red
with blacke Baudkynne / and foure hor|&s;es
all blacke in the chayre / and two men in
blacke leadyng the chayre / and four kyngh|tes
all in blacke folowyng. Thus the chare
departed fro the towre of London / and was
brought a long throughe London fayre and
&s;oftely tyll they ca~e into chepe&s;yde / where as
the chefe a&s;&s;embly of Lo~don was / and there
the chare re&s;ted the &s;pace of two houres. thy+der
came in and out mo than xx.M. per&s;ons
men and women to &s;e hym where as he laye / 
his hedde on a blacke qui&s;&s;hen / &amp; his vi&s;age
open. &s;ome had on hym pytie &amp; &s;o~e none but
&s;ayd / he had long a go de&s;erued dethe. Now
co~&s;yder well ye great lordes / kynges / dukes
erles / baro~s &amp; prelates / &amp; all men or great ly|nage
&amp; pui&s;&s;auce: &s;e &amp; beholde how the fortu+nes
of this worlde are marueylous / &amp; turne
diuer&s;ly. This kyng Richarde reigned kyn+ge
of Engla~de .xxii. yere in great pro&s;perite / 
holdyng great e&s;tate &amp; &s;ignorie. There was
neuer before any kyng of Englande y^t &s;pente
&s;o moche in his hou&s;e as he dyd / by a. C.M.
florens euery yere. For I &s;ir Iohn~ Froi&s;&s;art
chanon &amp; trea&s;ourer of Chinay knewe it wel
for I was in his court more tha a quarter of
a yere togider / &amp; he made me good chere / by|cau&s;e
y^t in my youthe I was clerke &amp; &s;eruau~t
to the noble kynge Edwarde the thirde his
grautfather / &amp; with my lady Philyp of Hey+nault
quene of Engla~de his grandame. and
whan I de&abper;ted fro hym / it was at Wyn&s;ore / 
and at my departynge the kyng &s;ent me by a
knight of his called &s;ir Iohn~ Golofer / a gob
let or &s;yluer &amp; gylte weyeng two marke of &s;il+uer / 
&amp; within it a .C. nobles / by the which I
am as yet the better / and &s;halbe as long as I
lyue / wherfore I am bou~de to praye to God
for his &s;oule / &amp; with moche &s;orowe I write of
his dethe. But bicau&s;e I haue co~tynued this
hi&s;torie / therfore I write therof to folowe it.
In my tyme I haue &s;ene two thing&abis; / though
they differ yet they be true. I was in y^e cytie
of Burdeux &amp; &s;ytting at the table wha~ kyng
Richarde was borne / y^e whiche was on a tu|i&s;day
about .x. of the clocke. The &s;ame tyme
there ca~e there as I was &s;ir Richarde Pou~t+cardon
mar&s;hall as than of Ac<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">tayne / &amp; he
&s;aid to me. Froi&s;&s;art / write &amp; put in memorie
y^t as nowe my lady price&s;&s;e is brought abeed
with a fayre &s;on on this twelfe daye / y^t is the
day of the thre kynges / and he is &s;on to a kyn+ges
&s;on &amp; &s;halbe a kyng. This ge~tyll knight
&s;aid trouthe / for he was kynge of Englande
xxii. yere. But whan this knyght &s;ayd the&s;e
wordes / he knewe full lytell what &s;hulde be
his conclu&s;yon. And the &s;ame tyme that kyn|ge
Richarde was borne his father the prince
was in Galyce / the whiche kyng Dompeter
<PB REF="334">
had gyuen him / and he was there to co~quere
the realme. Vpon the&s;e thyng&abis; I haue great+lye
ymagined &s;ythe / for the fyr&s;t yere that I
ca~e in to Engla~de in to the &s;eruyce of quene
Philyppe / Kynge Edwarde and the quene / 
and all their chyldren were as than at Bar|cam&s;tede / 
a maner of the prince of Wales be
yonde London. The kynge and the Quene
were came thyder to take leaue of their &s;ofie
the prince and the pri~ce&s;&s;e / who were goyng
in to Acquitayne. And there I herde an au~|cient
knyght deuy&s;e amonge the ladyes and
&s;ayde. There is a booke whiche is called le
Bru&s;t / and it deuy&s;eth that the prince of Wa+les
elde&s;t &s;on to the king / nor the duke of Cla+rence / 
nor the duke of Gloce&s;tre &s;huld neuer
be kyng of Engla~de: but y^e realme &amp; crowne
&s;huld returne to y^e hou&s;e of Laca&s;tre. There
I Iohan Froi&s;&s;art auctour of this cronycle
co~&s;ydring all the&s;e thynges. I &s;ay the&s;e two
knyghtes / &s;ir Richarde Pountcardon &amp; &s;ir
Bartylmewe of Bruels layd bothe trouthe / 
For I &s;awe / and &s;o dyde all the worlde / Ry|charde
of Burdeaux .xxii. yere kyng of En|glande / 
and after y^e crowne retourned to the
hou&s;e of Lanca&s;tre. And y^t was whan kyng
He~ry was kyng / the which he had neuer ben
if Richarde of Burdeaux had dalte amya|bly
with hym: for the Londoners made hym
kyng / bycau&s;e they had pytie on hym and on
his chyldren. Thus whan kynge Richarde
had layne two houres in the chare in Chepe
&s;yde / than they draue the chayre forwarde.
And whan the foure knyghtes that folowed
the chare a &s;ote were without London / they
lept than on their hor&s;es / whiche were there
redy for them. And &s;o they rode tyll they ca~e
to a vyllage called Langle / a .xxx. myle from
Lo~don: and there this kyng Richarde was
buryed / god haue mercy on his &s;oule.</P>
<P>Tydinges &s;predde abrode howe kyng
Richarde was deed / he taryed eue|ry
daye for it / for euery man myght
well con&s;ydre / that he &s;hulde neuer come out
of pri&s;one a lyue. His dethe was long kepte
and hydde fro his wyfe. The Frenche kyn|ge
and his coun&s;ayle were well enformed of
all this / and the knightes and &s;quyers de&s;y|red
nothyng but y^e warre / &amp; that they myght
ryde vpon the fronters. Howe be it the coun+&s;ayls / 
as well of the one realme as of the o|ther
toke their aduy&s;e / and thought it be&s;t to
vpholde &s;tyll the tru&s;e that was taken before
they thought it more &abpro;fitable than y^e warre.
And a newe treatie was deuy&s;ed to be in the
marches of Calais / bycau&s;e the fre~che kyng
was nat in good ca&s;e nor had nat been / &s;ythe
he knewe of the trouble that kyng Richarde
was in. And yet his &s;ickene&s;&s;e doubled wha~
he knewe that he was deed / &s;o that the duke
of Burgoyne had the chefe rule of y^e realme.
And he came to &s;aynt Omers &amp; to Burbour<GAP DESC="illegible" RESP="tech" EXTENT="1 letter">
where the duke of Burbone was &amp; &s;ir Char+les
de la Bre&s;t / and Charles of Hangeers &amp;
Iohan of Ca&s;tell Morant. and of prelates / 
the patriarke of Ieru&s;alem / and the by&s;&s;hop+pes
of Paris and of Beauoyes. And on the
Engly&s;&s;he partie there was the erle of Nor|thumberlande / 
the erle of Rutlande / the erle
of Deuon&s;hyre / and the lorde Henry Percy
the erles &s;onne / and yuan of Fitzwaren. and
prelates / there were the by&s;&s;hoppes of Wyn+che&s;ter
and of Ely. The frenche men demau~+ded
to haue agayne delyuered y^e yong quene
of Englande / but the Engly&s;&s;he men wolde
in no wy&s;e delyuer her / but &s;ayd / &s;he &s;hulde
lyue &s;tyll in Engla~de vpon her dowrie. and
that though &s;he had lo&s;t her hu&s;bande / they
wolde prouyde for her another / y^t &s;hulde be
fayre / yong / &amp; gentyll / with whom &s;he &s;huld
be better plea&s;ed than with Richard of Bur+deaux / 
for he was olde: and this &s;huld be the
prince of Wales / elde&s;t &s;ofie to kyng Henry.
To this the Frenchmen wolde nat agre / for
they wolde nat con&s;ent therto without lice~ce
of the kyng her father / who as than was nat
in good poynt / for he was farr~ out of y^e way
no medy&s;yn coude helpe hym. So that ma|ter
was layde aparte and the treatie of tru&s;e
went forwarde / in &s;uche wy&s;e / that by co~&s;ent
of bothe parties / they &s;ware and were bou~de
to kepe the tru&s;e .xxvi. yere more / to the four
yeres that it had endured / the whiche in all
was .xxx. yere / accordynge to the fyr&s;t coue|nau~t.
and vpon this / writynges were made
and &s;ealed by procuracyons of bothe kyng&abis;.
this done / euery man returned to their own
countreis. &para;I haue nat as yet &s;hewed you
what became of therle Mar&s;hall / by whom
fyr&s;t all the&s;e trybulacyons began in the re|alme
of Englande / but nowe I &s;hall &s;hewe
you. He was at Venyce / and wha~ he knewe
that kyng Henry was kyng and kynge Ry|charde
<PB N="cccxix" REF="334">
taken &amp; deed. He toke therof &s;o great
di&s;plea&s;ure and &s;orowe / that he layde hym
downe on his bedde and fell in a fran&s;y / and
&s;o dyed: Suche mi&s;cheuou&s;ne&s;&s;e fell in tho&s;e
dayes vpon great lordes of Englande.</P>
<P>&para;And in the yere of oure lorde god a thou|&s;ande
four hundred one le&s;&s;e. Pope Benedic
at Auignon / who had ben &s;u&s;teyned long by
the Frenche men / was as than depo&s;ed. And
in lykewi&s;e &s;o was the kynge of Almaygne
for his yuell dedes. For the clectours of the
Empyre / and all the dukes and barons of Al+maygne
ro&s;e agayn&s;t hym / and &s;ente hym in
to Boe&s;me / where as he was kyng. and they
cho&s;e another a valyaunt and a wy&s;eman to
be kyng of Almayne / and he was one of the
Bauyers / and was called Robert of Hele|berge.
And he came to Coloygne where he
was crowned with the crowne of Almayne / 
for they of Ayes wolde nat open their towne
to hym / nor the duke of Guerles wolde nat
be vnder his obey&s;aunce. This newe kynge
of Almaygne promy&s;ed to bring the churche
to a vnyte and peace. Howe be it the Fre~che
kynge and his coun&s;ayle treated with the le|geoys / 
who helde with the pope at Rhome.
And they dyde &s;o moche by the meanes of &s;ir
Baudwyn of Mount Iardyne / who gouer|ned
a great parte of y^e by&s;&s;hoprike of Liege / 
who was a knyght of the Frenche kynges / 
&s;o that by his meanes at the de&s;yre of the fre~|che
kyng / the countrey of Liege tourned to
become neuter: &s;o that the Legeois &s;ente to
Rome for all the clergy y^t were there of their
countrey to come by a certayne day / or els to
le&s;e all their benefyces in the countre. Whan
they herde that / they returned fro Rome and
ca~e to Liege. And pope Bonyface / who lo&s;t
moche by that tran&s;mutacion / &s;ente a legate
in to Almaygne to preche amonge them / to
cau&s;e them to retourne agayne to his parte / 
but the legate dur&s;t nat pa&s;&s;e Coloigne / and
&s;ent letters to Liege. Whanne tho&s;e letters
were reed y^e me&s;&s;anger was aun&s;wered / that
on payne of drownyng he &s;hulde no
more comeon &s;uche me&s;&s;age.
For they &s;ayd / as many
me&s;&s;anger as
cometh
with any &s;uche me&s;&s;age / &s;halbe
drowned in the ryuer
of Moeuze.</P>
<TRAILER>Finis totius Froi&s;&s;art.</TRAILER>
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<DIV1 TYPE="colophon">
<P>&para;Thus endeth the thirde and fourthe boke of &s;ir Iohn~ Fro|i&s;&s;art / 
of the cronycles of Englande / Frau~ce / Spayne / Por|tyngale / 
Scotlande / Bretaygne Flaunders / and other pla|ces
adioynynge: Tran&s;lated out of Frenche in to maternall
Engly&s;&s;he / by Iohn~ Bourchier knyght lorde Berners / de|putie
generall of the kynges towne of Calais / and marches
of the &s;ame. At the hyghe commaundement of our moo&s;t
redouted &s;ouerayne lorde kyng henry the eight / kyng of En+glande
and of Fraunce / and hyghe defender of the chri&s;ten
faythe. &amp;c. The whiche two bokes be co~pyled in to one vo|lume / 
&amp; fyny&s;&s;hed in the &s;ayd towne of Calais the .x. day of
marche / in the .xvi. yere of our &s;aid &s;ouerayne lordes raigne.
Imprinted at London in Flete&s;trete by Rycharde Pyn&s;on / 
printer to the kynges moo&s;t noble grace. And ended the la&s;t
day of Augu&s;t: the yere of our lorde god. M.D.xxv.</P>
<P>&para;Cum priuylegio a rege in dulto.</P>
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<PB REF="335" MS="y">
<P><FIGURE>
<FIGDESC>blazon or coat of arms</FIGDESC>
</FIGURE></P>
<PB REF="335">
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