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.

¶ Of the batayle of New castell vpon Tyne / bytwene the quene of En∣gland and the kyng of scot∣tes. Cap. C .xxxviii.

THe quene of England who desyred to defende her contrey came to Newcastell vpon Tyne / and there tary∣ed for her mē who came day∣ly fro all ••tes. Whan the scot¦tes knewe that the englysshe men assembled at Newcastell they drue thyder∣warde / and their currours came rennynge be∣fore the towne: and at their retournynge they brent certayne small hamelettes there about / so that the smoke therof cāe into the towne of New¦castell: some of the englysshmen wolde a yssued out to haue fought with them that made the fy∣ers / but the captayns wolde nat sulfre theym to yssue out. The next day y^• kyng of scottes with a .xl. thousande men one and other / came and lo¦dged within thre lytell englysshe myle of New∣castell in the lande of the lorde Neuyll / and the kyng sent to them within the towne that if they wolde yssue out into the felde / he wolde fyght with theym gladly. The lordes and prelates of England / sayd they were content to aduenture their lyues with the ryghtand herytage of the kynge of Englande their maister: than they all yssued out of the towne / and were in nombre a twelfe hundred men of armes / thre thousand ar¦chers / and seuyne thousande of other with the walsshmen. Than the scottes came and lodged agaynst theym / nere togyder: than euery man was sette in order of batayle / than the quene cāe among her men: and there was ordayned four batayls / one to ayde another. The firste had in gouernaunce the bysshoppe of Dyrham / and the lorde Percy: the seconde the archbysshoppe of yorke / and the lorde Neuyll: the thyrde the bysshoppe of Lyncolne / and the lorde Mōbray The fourth the lorde Edwarde de Baylleule ca¦ptayne of Berwyke / the archbysshopp of Can∣terbury / and the lorde Rose / euery batayle had lyke nōbre after their quantyte: the quene went fro batayle to batayle desyring them to do their deuoyre to defende the honoure of her lorde the kyng of Englande / and in the name of god eue∣ry man to be of good hert and courage promy∣syng them that to her power she wolde remēbre theym aswell or better / as thoughe her lorde the kyng were ther personally. Than the quene de¦parted fro them recōmendyng them to god and to saynt George / than anone after the bataylles of the scottes began to set forwarde / and in lyke wyse so dyd thēglysshmen / than the archers be∣gan to shote on bothe parties: but the shot of the scottes endured but a shortspace: but y^e archers of Englande shot so feersly / so that whan the ba¦tayls aproched there was a harde batell. They began at nyne and endured tyll noone / the scot∣tes had great ares sharpe and harde / and gaue with them many great strokes / howbeit finally thenglysshmen obtayned the place and vyctorie but they lost many of their me. There were slay¦ne of the scottes / therle of Sys / therle of Ostre / the erle Patrys / therle of Surlant / therle Da∣stredare / therle of Mare / therle John̄ Duglas and the lorde Alysaunder Ramsey who bare the kynges baner: and dyuers other knyghtes and squyers. And there the kynge was taken / who fought valiantly and was sore hurt: a squyer of Northumberland toke hym called John̄ Cop∣lande / and assone as he had taken the kynge he went with hym out of the felde with .viii. of his seruaunces with hym and soo rode all that day tyll he was a fyftene leages fro the place of y^e ba¦tayle / and at nyght he cāe to a castell called Or∣yulus. And than he sayde he wolde nat delyuer the kyng of scottes to no man nor woman lyue∣yng / but all onely to the kynge of Englande his lorde: the same day there was also taken in the felde the erle Morette / the erle of Marche / the lorde Wyllyam Duglas / y^e lorde Robert Uesy / the bysshoppe of Dadudame / the bysshoppe of saynt Andrewes / and dyuers other knyghtes & barownes. And ther were slayne of one and o∣ther a .xv. thousande / and the other saued them¦self as well as they might: this batell was besyde Newcastell / the yere of our lorde. M. CCC .xlvi. the saturday next after sayur Mychaell.