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.

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Title: 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.
Author: Froissart, Jean, 1338?-1410?
Publication: Imprinted at London :: In Fletestrete by Richarde Pynson, printer to the kynges noble grace,; And ended the. xxviii. day of Ianuary: the yere of our lorde. M.D.xxxiii. [1523]
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Subject terms: Europe -- History -- 476-1492 -- Early works to 1800.
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¶ Of the gyft that the prince gaue to the lorde Audeley after the ba∣tell of Poycters. Ca. C .lxv. (Book 165)

ASsone as therle of War wyke / and the lorde Cogham were departed fro the prince / as ye haue herde before: than the prince demaunded of the knyghtes that were aboute hym for the lorde Audeley yf any knewe any thyng of hym. Some knyghtes that were ther answere (and sayd) sir he is sore hurt and lyeth in a lytter her besyde: by my faith sayde the prince of his hurtes I am rightsorie / go and knowe yf he may be brought hyder / or els I woll go and se hym there as he is. Than̄e two knyghtes came to the lorde Awdeley (and sayde) sir the prince desyreth greatly to se you: outher ye must go to hym or els he woll come to you / a sir sayde the knyght. I thanke the prince / whan he thynketh on so poore a knyght as I am than he called eyght of his seruantes / and cau∣sed theym to bere hym in his lytter to the place were as the prince was. Than the prince tooke hym in his armes and kyst hym and made hym great chere (and sayd) sir James I ought gret¦ly to honour you: for by your valyaunce ye haue this day achyued y^e grace and renome of vs all / and ye ar reputed for the moost valyant of all o∣ther. A sir sayde the knyght ye say as it pleaseth yeu: I wolde it were so / and if I haue this day any thynge auaunced my selfe to serue you / and to acomplysshe the vowe that I made / it ought nat to be reputed to me any prowes: sir James sayde the prince I and all ours take you in this iourney for the best doar in armes / and to thyn∣tent to furnysshe you the better to pursue y^• war∣res I retayne you for euer to be my knight with fyue hundred markes of yerely reuenewes / the which I shall assigne you on myne herytage in Englande. Sir sayde the knynght god graunt me to deserue the great goodnesse that ye shewe me: and so he toke his leaue of the prince for he was right feble / and so his seruauntes brought hym to his lodging / and assone as he was gone the erle of Warwyke / and the lorde Combham retourned to y^e prince and presented to hym the frenche kyng. The prince made lowly reueren∣ce to the kynge: and caused wyne and spyces to be brought forthe / and hymselfe serued the kyn∣ge in signe of great loue.