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 dethe of kynge Philyppe of France / and of the coronacyon of his sonne John̄. Cap. C .liii. (Book 153)

IN the yere of our lorde god. M. CCC .l. at the be∣ginyng of August / sir Raoll of Caours & dyuerse other knyght{is} and squyers to the nombre of sixscore men of ar¦mes / fought before a castell called Auleon: within a capitayne of the kynge of Englandes in Bretayne called sir Thomas Dāgorne. And the same sir Thom̄s ther ••••ayn and to the nombre of a. C. men of armes with hym: the same yere the .xxii. day of August king Philypp̄ dyed at Nogeunt / and was caryed to our ladyes church in Parys. And the thursday after he was buryed at saynt Denyse on the lyft hande of the hygh auter / and his bowelles were buryed at the Jacopyns in Parys / and his hert at Bourfontayne in Ualoys. The .xxvi. day of Septembre next ensuynge on a sonday was sa∣cred and crowned at Reyns kynge John̄ eldest son to kyng Philyp: and the same day the quene also was crowned: and ther the king made cer∣tayne knyghtes his eldest son dolphyn of Uyen & Loys his seconde son erle of Alanson / the erle of Stāpes / the lorde Joh•• of Arthoys / y^• duke

Philypp̄ of Orlyaunce brother to the kyng / the duke of Burgoyne son to the quene by her 〈◊〉〈◊〉 husbande / the lorde Philyp of Burgoyn / therle Dāmartyn / and dyuers other. And the ••ōday after the kyng departed and went to Parys by Laon / Soyssons / and Se••lys / and the kynge and quene entred into Parys in great tryūphe the .xvii. day of Octobre / and there kept a great feest the hole weke / and the kyng ••aryed thet at Neele and at his palys / tyll it was saynt Mar∣tyns tyde: and there made ordynaunce for his {per}¦lyament. The tuesday the .xvi. day of Nouēbre Raffe erle of Ewe and of Guynes constable of France / who was newly come out of prison in England was taken in y^• kyng{is} house at Neele in Parys / wher the kyng was / by the prouost of Parys at the kynges cōmaundemēt / and in the sāe house he was put in prison tyll the thursday after / & about the hour of matyns the same day he was beheeded in prison / in the presence of the duke of Burbon / the erle Armynake / the erle of Monford / the lorde John̄ of Bolayne / therle of Renell / and dyuers other knyghtes who were there present by the cōmaundement of the kyng who was at his palays. This cōstable was be∣heeded for high treasons: the which he cōfessed to the duke of Athenes / and to dyuers other: he was buryed in y^e augusty••s in Parys without the walles of the church by the apoyntment of y^• kyng / for honour of the frendes of the sayd con∣stable. In the moneth of January ••olowynge Charles of Spayne to whom the kyng had gy¦uen the countie of Angolen / was than made cō∣stable of France. The first day of Aprill next af∣ter / the lorde Guy of Neell marshall of Fraunce fought in ••ayntou with dyuers englysshmen 〈◊〉〈◊〉 gascoyns / and the sayde marshall and his men were there dysconfited & the marshall taken pri∣soner / and the lorde Wy〈…〉〈…〉 his brother / y^• lorde Arnolde Dandrehen & dyuers other. On good friday the .x. day of Aprill / the yere of our lorde M. CCC .li. was presented a reed hatte to Gy¦les Rygalt of Roussy / who was abbot of saynt Denyce / and was made cardynall in the palais of Parys / in the presence of the kyng by the bys¦shoppe of Laon & Parys / by authorite of a bull fro the pope / the which hadde na•• be acustomed ther before. In seprēbre after the frenchmen re∣couered the towne of saynt John̄ Dangle / the which thēglysshmen had kept ••yue yere / it was delyuerd vp by thēglysshmen / bycause they had nothyng to lyue by / wout any ma••e•• of batayle in the moneth of Octobre was publy••••hed y^• fra¦ternyte of the noble house of saynt Ouen••e•• to Paris / & all suche as were bretherne ther bare a starre on his bonet and on his mantell before. This yere was the grettest darth that any man than lyueng coude remēbre throughout all fran¦ce / for a ceptyer of whete was worthe at Parys viii .li. parisie••▪ and a septier of otes at .lx. s. of parys / for a busshell of pees .viii. s. & other gre∣nes there after. In the same moneth of Octobre the same day that the fraternyte of saynt Owen was celebrate / thenglysshmen toke the towne of Guynes for all the truse: the same yer ther was a maryage made bytwene the constable of fran¦ce▪ and the doughter of sir Charles ••e Bloys.