Anno domini .M.CC.x. | Anno domini .M.CC.xi | |
Peter yonge | ||
Henry fyz Alwyn. | Anno .xii. | |
wyllyam Elande. |
IN this yere whych was the .xi. yere of kynge Iohn̄ after myd∣somer, or the terme of the trewce were fylly runne / kynge Phylyppe wyth a stronge hoste entryd the countye of Guyan, and made newe warre vpon the vycounte of Thonars / and toke hys castell called Parteny, wyth dy∣uerse other stronge holdes to ye sayd vycounte belongynge, and mannyd theym wyth Frenche men / and ordey¦ned one Guyllyam de Roches mar∣shall of Fraunce chefe ruler of that countrey / and after retourned into Fraunce. But yt was not longe af∣ter the kynge was departed / but that the sayd vycount of Thonars made sharpe warre vpon the Frenchemen, with such power as he myght make / and recoueryd a parte of hys lande. But one daye when he hadde wonne a lytle holde, and taken therin a cer∣tayne of prysoners / in his retourne towarde hys holde where he lodged, he was supprysed wyth the forena∣med Guyllyam de Roches & a great multytude of Frenchemen / of ye why¦che after longe fyght he was fynally taken, wyth syr Hyugh Thonars hys brother, syr Aymery de Lesyng∣nam sonne of the erle of Poytyers, & to the nomber of .l. persones of his cōpany / ye whyche were all as pryso¦ners, then sent vnto ye Frenche kyng.