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.

¶ Howe the kyng of Englande came ouer the see agayne to rescue them in Aguyllone. Cap. C .xxi. (Book 121)

THe kyng of Englande who had harde howe his mē 〈◊〉〈◊〉 constrayned in the castell of Aguyllon: than he thought to go ouer the see 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to Gascoyne with a great〈…〉〈…〉 my / ther he made his 〈◊〉〈◊〉 syon and sent for men all about his real〈…〉〈…〉 in other places wher he thought to spe〈…〉〈…〉 money. In the same season the lord•• 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of Harecourt came into Englande / who was banysshed out of Fraūce: he was well receyued with the kynge and retayned to be about hym / and had fayre land{is} assigned hym in Englande to mentayne his degree. Than the kynge cau∣sed a great nauy of shyppes to be redy in the ha¦uyn of Hampton / and caused all maner of men of warr to drawe thyder / about y^e feest of saynt John Baptyst / the yere of our lorde god. M. C C C .xiv. the kynge de{per}ted fro the quene / and lefte her in the gydinge of therle of Cane his co∣syn. And he stablysshed the lorde Persy and the lorde Neuyll to be wardyns of his realme with the archebysshoppe of yorke / the bysshoppe of Lyncolne / and the bysshopp̄ of Durham: for he neuer voyded his realme / but that he lefte euer ynough at home to kepe and defende the realme yf nede were. Than the kyng rode to Hampton and there taryed for wynde: than he entred into his shyppe and the prince of wales with hym / and the lorde Godfray of Harecourt: and all o∣ther lordes erles barownes / and knyght{is} with all their cōpanyes: they were in nombre a foure thousande men of armes / and ten thousande ar∣chers / besyde Irysshmen and walsshmen that folowed the host a fote. ¶ Nowe I shall name you certayne of the lordes that went ouer with kyng Edwarde in that iourney. First Edward his eldest sonne prince of wales / who as than̄e was of the age of .xiii. yeres or there about: the erles of Herforde / Northamptone / Arundell / Cornewall / warwyke / Hūtyngdon / Suffolke and Oxenforth. And of barons: the lorde Mor¦tymer / who was after erle of Marche: the lor∣des: John̄ / Loyes / and Roger of Beauchāpe / and the lorde Reynold Cobham. Of lordes: the lorde of Mombray / Rose / Lucy / Felton / Bra∣stone / Myllon / Labey / Maule / Basset / Bar∣lett / and wylloughby: with dyuers other lord{is}. And of bachelars: there was John̄ Chandoys Fytzwaren / Peter and James Audelay / Ro∣ger of Uertuall / Bartylmewe of Bries / & Ry∣charde of Penbruges / with dyuers other that I can nat name: fewe ther were of stāgers / ther was the erle Hauyou / sir Olphas of Guystels / and .v. or .vi. other knyghtes of Almayne: and many other that I can nat name. Th{us} they say∣〈◊〉〈◊〉 ••••rth that day in the name of god: they were 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈…〉〈…〉warde on their way towarde Gascone / 〈◊〉〈◊〉 on the thirde day ther rose a cōtrary wynde 〈…〉〈…〉 them on the marches of Cornewall / & 〈…〉〈…〉 lay at ancre .vi. dayes. In that space 〈…〉〈…〉 had other counsell by the meanes of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Godfray Harcourt / he counselled the kyng nat to go into Gascoyne / but rather to set a lande in Normandy: and sayde to the kyng / sir the coū∣tre of Normandy is one of the plentyous coun∣treis of the worlde. Sir on ieo{per}dy 〈◊〉〈◊〉 my heed if ye woll lande ther / ther is none tha•• shall re∣syst you / the people of Normandy haue nat ben vsed to the warr / and all the knyghtes and squy¦ers of the contrey ar nowe at the siege before A∣guyllon with the duke. And sir ther ye shall fyn¦de great townes that be nat walled / wherby yo•• men shall haue suche wynning that they shalbe the better therby .xx. yere after: and sir ye may folowe with your army tyll ye come to Cane in Normandy. Sir I requyre you byleue me in this voyage: the kyng who was as than but••in the floure of his youth / desyring nothyng somo¦che as to haut dedes of armes / inclyned greatly to the sayeng of the lorde Harecourt / whom he called cosyn: than he cōmaunded the maryners to set their course to Normādy. And he toke in∣to his shyp y^e token of thadmyrall therle of war∣wyke: and sayd howe he wolde be admyrall for that vyage / & so sayled on before as gouernor of y^• nauy / & they had wynde at wyll: than y^• kyng

in the ysse of Cōstantyne at a port called Hogue saynt wast. Tydinges anone spredde ••••rode howe thenglysshmen were a lande: the to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of Constantyne sent worde therof to Maryst•• kynge Philypp̄ / he had well harde before howe the kynge of Englande was on the see with a great army but he wyst nat what way he wolde drawe other into Normandy / Bretayne / or Ga¦scoyne. Assone as he knewe that the kyng of En¦glande was a lande in Normandy / he sende his constable therle of Guyues and the erle of Tan¦kernell / who were but newely come to hym 〈◊〉〈◊〉 his sonne / fro the siege at Aguyllon to y^• towne of Cane, cōmaundyng them to kepe that towne agaynst the englysshmen / they sayd they wolde do their best: they departed fro Parys with a good nombre of men of warre / and dayly there came mo to them by the way. And so came to the towne of Cane / where they were receyued with great ioye of men of the towne and of the coun∣trey there about / that were drawen thyder for suretie: these lordes toke hede for the prouisyon of the towne the which as than was nat walled The kyng thus was aryued at the port Hogue saynt wast / nere to saynt Sauyour the vycoūt the right herytage to the lorde Godfray of Har∣court / who as than was ther with the kynge of Englande.