With heuy harte, to Parys went algate,
The castell of Perfount soone [than soone.] he gate,
A royall place of all that men haue sene,
The [greate cytee of Compyne also] [gretteste in compasse als.] I wene.
¶ The cytees also of Cassons, Bray, and Crayle,
Of Owsare also [als.] , with many cytees moo,
And to Parys agayne without [withouten.] fayle,
In his castell of Lowre [Lovers.] abidynge tho;
Tidynges then came to him full glad and mo,
That of a prynce delyuered was the quene,
Of whiche all men reioysed as was sene.
Saynt Dionis [Denyse.] then, and castell Boys Vynccent,
Corbell, Pount Melanke [Melake.] , and full great parte of Fraunce,
Burgoyne, Artoys, and Pycardy [to] hym sent
To bene his men without contraryaunce,
And eche cytee, to hym sworne in substaunce,
Walled townes and castelles euery chone,
As hye regent of Fraunce [by hym one.] [than be his oone.]
¶ Then rode he furth to Bawgy and Orleaunce, [Fol. CC.xvii.]
Wynnyng the tounes and citees in his waye,
And castelles all that were of greate defence,
Crepy, Lawnesse, and Milly with greate affraye,
Nongent le Roy [Nugent le Roy.] he gatte with greate araye,
Pount Caranton [Charenton.] with many other obeyed
To his highnesse, and were his menne conueghed.
¶ The duke of Brytain then was his manne,
[For fee belaste] [For briefte.] without rebellion,
The counte sainct Paule his manne was then,
The duke of Burgoyn without suspicion,
With many other his menne without collucion [abusioun.] ,
Were sworne thē whole, ye [coūtrees in ye] [citese in.] same wise,
Castelles, and tounes, eke as he couth deuise.
¶ In August so of his reigne the tenth yere,
He toke sickenes, and laye at Boy Vincent,
In pain [paines.] strong, as then it did appere,