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 that the quene Isabell arry∣ued in Inglande with syr John̄ of Heynaulte in her com∣pany. Cap. x. (Book 10)

THys was syr John̄ of Heynaulte moued in his cou¦rage & made his assembly / & prayed y^e 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to he redy at hale•• & y^• 〈◊〉〈◊〉 at Bre∣das / and the Hollanders to be at ••uchryghte / at a daye lymytted. Than the quene of Juglande tooke leue of the erle of Heynault / and of the coūtesse, and thanked theym greatly of their honour / se∣a••t / and good chere: that they hadde made her / kyssynge theym at her departynge. Thus this lady departed and hersonne & all her company with syr John̄ of Heynaulte / Who With great peyne gatte leue of his brother. Sayng to hym My lorde and brother I am yong / and thynke that god hath pourueyed for me this entrepryse for myn aduancemēt. I beleue and thynke ve∣rely / that wrōgfully and synfully this lady hath been chased out of Inglande / and also her sōne. hit is almes and glory to god and to the worlde to comforte and helpe them / that be comfort〈…〉〈…〉 and specyally so hyghe / and so noble a lady as this is. Who is doughter to a kyng and desceu∣dyd of a royall kyng. We be of her bloodde and she of oures. I hadde rather renounce and for∣sake all that I haue / and go serue god ouer the see. and neuer to retourne into this countrey ra¦ther than this good lady shulde haue departed from vs Withowte comforte and helpe. Ther∣fore dere brother / suffre me to go with yo^r good Wyll. wherin ye shall do nobly / and I shall hū∣bly thanke you therof. and the better therby I shall accomplysshe all the voyage. And Whan the good Erle of Heynaulte / hadde 〈◊〉〈◊〉 harde his brother / and parceued the great desyre that he hadde to his entrepryse / and sawe 〈◊〉〈◊〉 hy•• myght tourne hym and his heyres to great ho∣noure here after. Sayd to hym. My fayre bro∣ther / god forbyd that your good purpose shulde be broken or lerte. Therfore in the name of god I gyue you leue and kyste hym / 〈…〉〈…〉ynge hym by the hande / insygne of great loue.

Thus he departed / and roode the same nyghte to Mounce in Heynnaulte With the Quene of Inglande. What shulde I make long processe / They dyd so moche by theyre Journeys / that they came to Durdryght in Holande / Wher as theyr specyall assembly was made. And there they purueyed for shyppys great and small su∣che as they coulde get / and shypped their horses and harneys and purueyaunce / and so com〈…〉〈…〉 ded them selfe into the kepyng of god and toke theyr passage by see. In that cōpany there were of knyghtis and lordis. Fyrst syr John̄ of Hey∣naulte lord Beamond / syr Henry Da••to••g / syr Michell de Ligne / the lorde of Gōmeg〈…〉〈…〉 / syr Parceualde Semeries / {ser} Robert de 〈◊〉〈◊〉 syr Saures de Boussoit / the lorde of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 y^e lord of Pocelles / y^e lord Uillers y^e lord of heyn The lorde of Sars / the lorde of Boy〈…〉〈…〉 / the lorde of Dābretycourte / the lorde of 〈◊〉〈◊〉

and syr Oulpharte of Gustelle and diuers other knyghtis and squyers / all in great desyre to ser¦ue theyr maister / and whan they were all depar¦ted fro the hauyn of Durdryght it was a fayre flete as for the quantite and well ordred / the se∣ason was fayre and clere and ryght temperate and at theyr departynge With the fyrsteflodde they came before the Dignes of Holande and the next day they drewe vppe theyr sayles / and toke theyr waye in costynge zelande / and theyr ententis were to haue taken land at Dongport but they coulde nat / for a tempeste toke them in the see / that put them so farre out of theyr course that they wist nat of two dayes wher they wer of the whiche god dyd them great grace For if they had takyn lande at the porte where as they had thought they had ben all loste / for they had fallen in the hand is of theyre ennemyes. Who knew well of theyr commyng. and aboode them there to haue putte theym all to dethe. So hit was that about the ende of two dayes / the tem∣pest seased and the maryners parceyued lande in Inglande and drewe to that parte right ioy∣ously / and there toke lande on the sandes With∣oute any ryght hauyn orporte at Harwiche as the Inglysshe cronicle sayth / the .xxiiii. daye of Septembre / the yere of our lorde .M. CCC. .xxvi. And so aboode on the sandes thre dayes with lytle puruey aunce of vitaylle and vnshyp∣ped theyr horses and harneys nor they wist nat in what parte of Inglande they were in: other in the power of theyr frendis / or in the power of theyr ennemies. On the .iiii. day they toke forth theyr way in the aduenture of god / and of saynt George / as suche people as hadde suffred great disease of colde by nyght and hunger and great feare / Whereof they were nat as than clene ryd. And so they rode forth by hylles and dales on y^e done syde and on the other / tyll at the laste they founde vyllages / and a great abbeye of blacke monkes the whiche is called saint Hamō / wher as they .iii. dayes refresshed themselfe.