Prolicionycion [sic]

¶ Capitulum 17

AFter kyng harry the fyfthe regned harry his sonne a chil / de and not fully a yere old / whoos regne began the fyrst da∣ye of september / the yere of our lord a thousand four honderd and two and twenty / This kynge beyng in his Cradel was moche doubted and dradde by cause of the grete Conquest of his fader and also the wysedome and guydynge of his vncles the duck of bedford and the duc of gloucetre / This yere the xxj day of Octo∣bre deyde charles kyng of Fraunce / and lyeth buryed at saynt de¦nys / and thenne was the duc of Bedford made regent of fraūce And the duc of gloucetre was made protectour and defendour of Englond / And the fyrst day of marche after was Syr wylliam Tayllour preest degraded of his preesthode / and on the morne af¦ter he was brente in Smythfeld for heresye / ¶ This yere Syre Iames styward kynge of scottes maryed dame Iane the duchesse doughter of Clarence of her fyrst husbond therle of So∣mersete at saynt mary ouerays ¶ Also this yere the seuententh day of august was the bataylle of vernayl in Perche bytwene the duc of Bedford regent of Fraunce and the Duc of alaun∣son whiche was a greete bataylle / The duc of Bedford hadde on his syde with hym therle of Salesbury Mountagu the lord tal¦botte and alle the power that they coude make in normandy the garnysons kepte / And also many Capytayns with moche peple of the duc of Burgoyns / And on that other syde was the Duc of Alaunson / the duc of Turon that was therle douglas / therle of Bougham with many lordes of fraunce / and greete companye of Scottes and armynakes / And thenne therle douglas callyd the duc of Bedford Iohan with the leden swerde / and he sente hym worde ageyne that he shold fynde that daye that his swerde was of stele / And soo the bataylle ioyned on bothe sydes and fought longe that ther wyst no man who shold haue the bet••r a grete whyle / but at last as god wold the vyctory fyll on then¦glysshe partye / For ther were slayne therle douglas whiche a ly¦tel byfore was made duc of Turone / therle of Bowhayn. therle of Almarre / the erle of Tonnar / therle of vauntedore· and the

vysecounte of nerbonne whiche was one of them that slewe duk Iohan of burgoyne knelyng to fore the dolphyn and many mo vnto the nombre of ten thousande and moo / And ther was taken prysonner the duc of alaunson and many other lordes and gen∣tyls of Fraunce / but scottys that day were slayne doune ryght the substaunce of them alle / In the thyrde yere of kyng harry the syxth / the duke of gloucetre maryed the duchesse of Holond and wente ouer see with her in to henawde for to take possession of his wyues enherytaunce / where he was honorably receyuyd and taken for lord of the lond / But soone after he was fayne to retorne hoome ageyne / and lefte his wyf and his tresour that he brought with hym in a toune callyd mounse in henawd / whiche promysed for to be trewe to hym / Not withstandyng they deliuer∣de the lady to the duc of Burgoyne / whiche sente her to gaunt / And from thens she escaped in a mannes arraye / and cam in to Zeland to a toune of her owne callyd Zierixee / And from thens she wente to a Toune in holond called the Ghowde. and ther she was stronge ynough and wythstode the sayd Duc of burgoyne / and sone after this the duc of gloucetre sente ouer in to Zeland the lord fytzwater with certayne men of warre and Archers for to helpe and socour the sayd duchesse of holond / whiche londed at a place in Zeland callid Brewers hauen / where the lordes of the coūtre cam doune and fought with hym / and in conclusion was fayne to withdrawe hym and his meyne to the see ageyne / but yet he slewe and hurte diuers lordes and moche peple of the coū¦treye / And soo retorned home ageyne and preuayled noo thyng

Also this same yere therle of Salysbury / therle of Suffolke the lord wylby / and the lord scalys with theyr retenue / leyd sye¦ge to the Cyte of mauns / the whiche Cyte was yolden to them in shorte tyme with many other stronge townes and Castels to the nombre of syx and thyrtty / ¶ This tyme all normandye and a grete parte of Fraunce vnto Orleaūce was vnder thobey¦saunce of the kynge of Englond / And alle the remenaunt of Fraunce was in grete trybulacion and meschyef /