Here begynneth the first volum of sir Iohan Froyssart of the cronycles of Englande, Fraunce, Spayne, Portyngale, Scotlande, Bretayne, Flau[n]ders: and other places adioynynge. Tra[n]slated out of frenche into our maternall englysshe tonge, by Iohan Bourchier knight lorde Berners: at the co[m]maundement of oure moost highe redouted souerayne lorde kyng Henry the. viii. kyng of Englande and of Fraunce, [and] highe defender of the christen faythe. [et]c.

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Title: Here begynneth the first volum of sir Iohan Froyssart of the cronycles of Englande, Fraunce, Spayne, Portyngale, Scotlande, Bretayne, Flau[n]ders: and other places adioynynge. Tra[n]slated out of frenche into our maternall englysshe tonge, by Iohan Bourchier knight lorde Berners: at the co[m]maundement of oure moost highe redouted souerayne lorde kyng Henry the. viii. kyng of Englande and of Fraunce, [and] highe defender of the christen faythe. [et]c.
Author: Froissart, Jean, 1338?-1410?
Publication: Imprinted at London :: In Fletestrete by Richarde Pynson, printer to the kynges noble grace,; And ended the. xxviii. day of Ianuary: the yere of our lorde. M.D.xxxiii. [1523]
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Subject terms: Europe -- History -- 476-1492 -- Early works to 1800.
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¶ Of the order of saynt George that kyng Edwarde stablysshed in the ca∣stell of wyndsore. Cap. C. (Book 100)

IN this season the king of England toke pleasure to newe reedefy the Castell of wyndsore / the whiche was begonne by kynge Arthure. And ther firste beganne the table rounde / wherby spran∣ge the fame of so many noble knightes through out all the worlde. Than kyng Edwarde deter myned to make an order and a brotherhode of a certayne nombre of knyghtes / and to be called knyghtes of the blewe garter: and a feest to be kept yerely at wynsore on saynt Georges day. And to begynne this order the kynge assembled togyder erles / lordes / and knyghtes of his re∣alme: and shewed them his intēcyon. And they all ••oyously agreed to his pleasur / bycause thei sawe it was a thyng moche honourable & wher by great amyte and loue shulde growe and en∣crease than was ther chosen out a certayne nō∣bre of the moost valyantest men of the realme. And they sware and sayled to mentayne the or∣dr naunces suche as were deuysed: and y^e kyng made a chapell in the castell of wynsore of saynt George and stablysshed certayne chanous ther to serue god and enduyd them with fayre rent. Than the kyng sende to publysshe this feest by his heraldes into Fraunce Scotlande▪ Bur∣gone Heynault Flaunders / Brabant and in∣to thēpyre of Almayne: gyueng to euery knight and squyer that wolde come to the sayd feest xv. dayes of saule conduct before the feest. And af∣ter the whiche feest to begynne at wyndsore on saynt George day nexte after / in the yere of our lorde. M. CCC. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. and the quene to be ther ac••panyed with. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. C. ladyes and damosels all of noble lynage▪ and aparelled acordingly.