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THus this batayle was dysconfyted as ye haue herd the which was in the feld{is} of Malpertnesse a two leages fro Poyters / the .xxii. day of septēbre the yere of our lorde ▪ M. CCC .lvii. it began in the mornyng and endyd at noon / but as than all
the englysshmen wer nat retourned fro y• chase therfore the princes banner stode on a busshe to drawe all his men togyder / but it was by night or all came fro the chase. And as it was reported there was slayne all the floure of Fraunce / and there was taken with the kyng & the lorde Phi∣lyppe his sonne a seuyntene erles / besyde baro∣ner / knyghtes / and squyers: and slayne a fyue or sixe thousande of one and other. Whan euery man was come fro the chase / they had twyse as many prisoners as they were in nombre in all: than it was counsayled among them bycause of the great charge and dout to kepe so many that they shulde put many of them to raunsome incō¦tynent in the felde / and so they dyd. And the pri∣soners founde the englysshemen and gascoyns right courtesse: ther were many that day putte to raunsome and lette go / all onely on their pro∣myse of faythe and trauth / to retourne agayne bytwene that and Christmas to Burbeux with their raunsomes. Than that nyght they lay in the felde besyde where as the batayle had been: some vnarmed theym but nat all and vnarmed all their prisoners / and euery man made good there to his prisoner / for yt day who soeuer toke any prisoner he was clere his / and myght quyte or raunsome hym at his pleasure. All suche as were there with the prince were all made ryche with honour and goodes / as well by ransomyng of prisoners as by wynnynge of golde / syluer / plate / tewelles / that was there founde. There was no man that dyd set any thyng by riche har¦nesse wherof there was great plentie / for the frē¦chmen came thyder richely besene / wenynge to haue had the iourney for them.