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 rode in thre batayls through Nor∣mandy. Cap. C .xxii. (Book 122)

WHan̄e the kynge of Eng∣lande arryued in the ••ogu••sa∣ynt wast / the kynge yssued out of his shyppe and the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 fo•••• that he sette on the grounde / he fell so rudely that y^e blode brast but of his nose: the knyghtes that were aboute hym toke hym vp and sayde / sir for goddessake entre agayne into your shyppe and come nat a lande this day: for this is but an y••ell signe for vs / than the kyng answered quickely and sayd wherfore / this is a good token for me for y^• land desyreth to haue me. Of the whiche auswere all his men were right ioyfull: so that day & nyght the kyng lodged on the sandes / and in y^• meane tyme dyscharged y^• shyppes of their horsess and other bagages / there the kyng made two mar∣shals of his hoost / the one the lorde Godfray of Harecourt: and the other therle of warwyke / & the erle of Arundell constable. And he ordayned that therle of Huntyngdon shulde kepe the ••••e••e of shyppes with. C. men of armes / and .iiii. C. archers. And also he ordayned thre batayls, one to go on his right hande closyng to the see syde / and the other on his lyfte hande: and the kynge hymselfe in the myddes / and euery night to lod∣ge all in one felde. Thus they sette forth as they were ordayned and they y^t went by the see toke all the shyppes that they founde in their wayes and so long they went forthe what by see & what by lande / that they came to a good port / and to a good towne called Har••••ewe / the which incon¦tynent was wonne / for they within gaue by for feare of ••ethe: howebeit for all that the towne was robbed / and moche golde and syluer there founde and ryche iewels / there was founde so∣moche rychesse that the boyes and vyllayns of the hoost sette nothyng by good furred gownes they made all the men of the towne to yssue out and to go into the shyppes / bycause they wolde nat sustre them to be behynde them / for feare of rebellyng agayne. After the towne of Har••••ewe was thus taken and robbed without brennyng / than they spredde a brode in the countrey / & dyd what they lyst: for there was nat to resyst them / at laste they came to a great and a ryche towne called Cherbourgue / the towne they wan and robbed it and brent parte therof: but into the ca¦stell they coude nat come it was so stronge and well furnysshed with men of warre: than̄e they passed forthe and came to Mountbourgue and toke it & robbed and brent it clene. In this ma∣ner they brent many other townes in that coun∣trey & ••an so moch rychesse that it was maruell to rekyn it: thanne they came to a great towne well closed called Quar••tyne / where ther was also a strong castell and many soudyours with∣in to kepe it / than̄e the lordes came out of their shyppes and feersly made assaut: the burgesses of the towne were in great feare of their lyues / wyues and chyldren: they suffred thenglysshe∣men to entre into the towne agaynst the wyll of all the soud yours that were ther: they putte all their goodes to thenglysshmens pleasures they thought that moost aduauntage. Whan the son dyours within sawe that they went into the ca∣stell / the englysshmen went into the towne and two dayes to guyder they made sore assautes: so that whan they within se no socoure / they yel¦ded vp their lyues and goodes sauyed: and so

departed / thenglysshmen had their pleasure of that good towne & castell. And whan they sawe they might nat mentayne to kepe it / they set fyre therin and brent it: and made the burgesses of y^• towne to entre into their shyppes as they had done with thē of Harflewe Chyerburgue / and Mountbourge / and of other to wnes that they had wonne on the see syde: all this was done by the batayle that went by the see syde / and by thē on the see togyder. Nowe let vs speke of the kin¦ges batayle: whan he had sent his first batayle a longe by the see syde as ye haue harde, wherof one of his marshals therle of Warwyke was ca¦ptayne and the lorde Cobham with hym: than he made his other marshall to lede his hoost on his lyft hande / for he knewe the yssues and entre¦es of Normandy better than any other dyd ther the lorde Godfray as marshall rode forthe with fyue hundred men of armes / and rode of fro the kynges batayle as sire or seuyne leages: in bren¦nynge and exilyng the countrey / the which was plentyfull of euery thynge: the granges full of corne / the houses full of all ryches / riche burges∣ses / cartes and charyottes / horse / swyne / mot∣tous / and other beestes: they toke what thē lyst and brought into the kynges hoost / but the sou∣dyours made no count to the kynge nor to none of his offycers / of the golde and syluer that they dyd gette / they kept that to themselfe. Thussir Godfray of Harecourt rode euery day of fro y^• kynges hoost / and for moost parte euery nyght resorted to the kynges felde. The kyng toke his way to saynt Lowe in Constantyne / but or he came ther he lodged by a ryuer abyding for his men that rode a long by the see syde / and whan they were come they sette for the their caryage / and therle of Warwyke / therle of Suffolke / sir Thomas Hollande / and sir Raynolde Cobhm̄ and their cōpany rode out on the one syde / and wasted and eriled the contrey as the lorde Hare court hadde done: and the kynge euer rode by∣twene these bataylles / and euery nyght they lo∣gedde togyder.