Here begynneth a shorte and abreue table on the Cronycles ...

¶How the quene Isabell went in to Fraun¦ce / for to treate of peas bytwene her lorde y^e kynge of Englonde / and the kynge of Fraū∣ce her broder.

THe kyng went tho vnto London and there thrugh coūsell of syr Hugh Spen∣ser the fader. & of his sone & of mayster Robert Baldok a fals pylled clerke his Chaūcheler. let sease to all the quenes londes into hys hondes. and also all y^e londes that were syre Edwardes his sone. and were so put to theyr wagys / ayēst all maner of reason. & that was thrugh the fals¦nesse of the Spensers. ¶And whan the kyng

of fraunce y^t was quene Isabelles brother her¦de of this falsnesse he was sore anoyed ayenst the kynge of Englonde & his fals counsellers. wherfore he sent a letter to kyng Edward vn¦der his seale· y^t he shold come at a certayne day to do hys homage / & therto he somoned hym. & els he sholde lese all Gascoyne. And so it was ordeyned in Englonde thrugh the kyng & hys coūsel / that quene Isabel sholde go into Fraun¦ce / for to treate of peas bytwene her lorde and her broder. & that Olyuer of yngham shold go into Gascoyne / & haue with hym .vii.M. men armys & moo / to be Seneschall & wardeyne of Gascoyne. & so it was ordeyned that quene I¦sabell / came into Fraunce and with her wente syr aymer of Valaunce erle of Penbroke that was there murdred sodenly in apreuysege / but that was thrugh goddes vengaūce for he was one of the Iustycys that cōsented to saynt tho¦mas deth of Lancastre and wolde neuer after repent hym of that wyckyd dede. And all that tyme syr Olyuer of yngham wente ouer into Gascoyne / & dyde moche harme to y^e kynge of Fraunce & tho he gate ayen that kynge Edwar¦de had loste. and moche more therto.