The. CC.xiii. Chapiter.
¶ Howe the kyng wēt in to Normādy and sieged Hareflete, and gate it with greate peyn and losse of menne; but who maye cast of rennyng hoūdis and many racches, but he must lese some of theim.
THe kyng held furth by sea to Normandy,
With all his hoste at Kydcans [Kakance.] landed thē,
And laied a siege to Hareflete myghtely,
On euery side by land and water wanne,
With bulwerkes stoute and bastell he began,
In whiche he putte therle of Huntyngton,
Therle of Kent also of greate [highe.] renoune.
¶ Whiche erles twoo, wt other to theim assigned
Cornwaile and Gray, Steward also [als.] , and Porter,
Full greate assautes made eche daye & repugned,
Whiles at last thei bette the towne toures their,
And what the kyng with fagottes that there were;
And his connyng [connynges.] werching vnder the wall,
With his gūnes castyng thei made ye toure to fall:
¶ And their bulwerke brent with shot of wildfyre,
At whiche place then therles [tho erles.] twoo vp sette
Their baners bothe without [withoutyn.] any hyre;
The kyng ther with his gonnes the walles bette,
The duke did so of Clarence without lette,
On the ferreside, wher as he then laye,
Therle Mountague did well ther alwaye.
¶ The lord Gawcort, that thē was [their capitain] [the chieftayn.]
Of Hareflete, tho with other of the toune,