The chronicle of Iohn Hardyng. Containing an account of public transactions from the earliest period of English history to the beginning of the reign of King Edward the Fourth. Together with the continuation by Richard Grafton, to the thirty fourth year of King Henry the Eighth. The former part collated with two manuscripts of the author's own time; the last, with Grafton's duplicate edition. To which are added a biographical and literary preface, and an index, by Henry Ellis.

The. CC.ix. Chapiter.

¶ Howe the prince Henry of Wales sent power to the duke of Burgoyn to helpe hym, the two Vmfreuiles, syr Iohn Graye, with other; where Vmfreuile, with the Englyshemen, helde the felde, for he would not kyll the prysoners, as the duke of Burgoyn had ordeyned.

THe prince Henry to duke Philip then sent, That of Burgoyn was so both syr [sire.] & lorde, Syr Gilbert Vmfreuile & his vncle, veramēt, His cousyn also [als.] , syr Ihō Gray, as mē recorde, [With many other worthy, with speare & sweorde,] Willyam Porter, agayn the duke of Orleaunce, And his Armynakes with men of great defence.

¶ At Seyncle [Seyntolo.] then again [y^e] duke of Orleaūce, And the duke of Burbon by all a daye, Thenglyshe faught with great [full grete.] sufficience, And wanne the brydge, with battayll bet awaye Tharmynakes, with many sore affraye; Where Vmfreuile proclaymed was erle of Kyme, Cheiften was of all Englyshe that tyme.

¶ At Durdan also [als.] and at Etham agayn They faught all newe, where then they had y^e feld, And prisoners many they did opteyne; [The which] [Whome.] the duke of Burgoyn wold haue weld,

[Because to hym they were so vnbelde,] Theim to haue slayn, he cōmaund[ed then] eche capitayn His prisoners to kyll then in certeyn.

¶ To whiche Gilbert Vmfreuile, erle of Kyme, Aunswered for all his felowes and there men, They shuld all die together at a [oone.] tyme, Or theyr prisoners so shulde be slayn then; And with that toke the felde as folke did ken, With all theyr men and all [als.] theyr prisoners, To die with theim as worship it requyers:

¶ He said they wer not come thyther as bouchers, To kyll the folke in market or in feire, Ne theim to sell, but as armes requiers Theim to gouerne without any dispeyre, As prysoners owe home agayn repeire [to repeire.] [For fyne] [Fynaunce.] paying as lawe of armes wyll, And not on stockes nor in market theim to sell [kill.] :

¶ With whō syr Iohn Graye as his cousyn dere, And all Englyshe with many other of Fraunce, With their prysoners full familier, Batayled in felde with full strong ordinaunce, More like to fight then to make obeysaunce; And helde therle of Kyme for theyr cheiftayn, To lyue and dye vnder his baner certayne. [Fol. CC.vi.]

¶ The duke Philyppe full of sapyence [sapience sure. edit. alt.] , Sawe his manhode and [his knightly] [knightly high.] courage, Lothe was to lese his noble aduenture [aduertence.] , By treaty and by other tender message, Of prisoners graunt them [to] do auauntage, And hym withhelde with all his feloship, As earle of Kyme proclaymed of great worshyp.

¶ Then after sone oure Englishemen anone Came home agayne w^t great and hye [huge.] rewarde, Whome then the duke by letter cōmende alone, In writyng specifyed with herte inwarde

Vnto the prynce that sent them to hymwarde, And thanked them [hym.] greatly of his [theire manly.] seruyce, In his warres shewed agayne his enemies.

¶ The king discharged y^e prince fro his coūsayle, And set my lorde syr Thomas in his stede, Chief of counsayle for the kynges more auayle; For whiche the prynce of wrath [and wilfull hede] Agayne hym made debate and [of.] frowardhede, With whom the kyng toke parte, & helde the felde, To tyme the prince vnto the king him yelde.

¶ The king then made his sōne duke of Clarēce My lorde Thomas, and sent hym into Fraūce, To helpe the duke Lewys of Orlyaunce [Orlye.] Agayne the duke of Burgoyne at instaunce Of my lorde Thomas againe y^e prince suraunce; Whiche was the [great.] cause also [als.] of theyr heuynesse, So to refuse duke Philyppes loue causeles.

¶ But then the duke of Clarence with power Came to the duke Lowes of Orlyaunce, Kīg Charles brother, who made hym noble chere, And hym receyued with full hye reuerence; They two warryed with mighty suffycience Vpon the duke of Burgoyne, and hym outrayed, That he went into Burgoyne all formayed.

¶ Then rode the duke of Clarence into Guien, Through Fraunce, with hoste then full royall, And kepte that lande w^t helpe of duke Lewis thē: In whiche meane while kyng Henry gan fall In great syknesse that his strength did pall, With contryte herte and humble yelden chere, He sayde, O Lorde, thy mercy I requyre.