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 y^t syr Hewe Spēcer and the erle of Arundell were iudged to dethe Cap. xii. (Book 12)

WHan the quene and her barons and all her company were lodged at theyr ease. Than they beseged the castell as nere as they myght. The quene caused syr Hewe Spē¦cer the elder and therle of Arūdell to be brought forth before Edward her sonne / and all the ba∣rons that were there present. And sayde howe that she and her sonne shulbe take ryght & lawe on them accordyng to theyr desertis. Than syr Hewe Spencer sayd. Ma dame god be to you a good iudge and gyue you good iudgement / and if we can nat haue it in this world / I praye god we maye haue hit in another. Than stepte forth syr Thomas Wage a good knyght / and marshall of the hoste. and ther openly he recoū∣ted they dedis in wrytynge. And than tourned hym to another auncient knyght / to the entent that he shuld bryng hym on that case fanty. and to declare what shuld be done with suche par∣sones / and what Judgement they shulde haue for suche causes. Than the sayd knyght coun∣sailed with other barons and knyghtis / and so reported theyr opynions / the Whiche was / how they had well deserued deth / for dyuers horry∣ble dedis / the whiche they haue commysed. for all the trespas rehersed before to iustifie to be of trouth / Wherfore they haue deserued for the dy∣uersyties of theyr trespaces to haue iudgement in .iii. dyuers maners. Fyrst to be drawen / and after to be heedded / and than to be hanged on the Jebet. This in lyke wyse as they were iub∣ged so it was done & executed before the castell of Brystowe / in the syght of the kyng and of syr Hewe Spencer the yonger. This iudgement was doone in the yere of our lorde .M. CCC. .xxvi. on saynt Denys day in October. And af∣ter this execution / the kyng and the yong Spē¦cer seyng theym selfe thus beseged in this mys∣chief / and knewe no comfort that myght come to them / in a mornyng betymes they two with a smalle company entred into a lytle vessell be∣hynde the castell / thynkyng to haue fledde to the countrey of Walys. But they were .xi. dayes in the shyppe and enforced it to saile as moche as they myghte. But what so euer they dydde the wynde was euery daye so contrary to them by the wyll of god / that euery daye oones or twyse they were euer brought agayn within a quart∣ter of a myle to the same castell.

At the last it fortuned syr Henry Beamond son to the vicount Beamond in Ingland entred in to a Barge and certayne company with hym / and spyed this vessell / and rowed after hym so long that the shyp wherin the kyng was coulde nat flee fast before them / but fynally they were ouer takyn / and so brought agayn to the towne of Bristow / and delyuered to the quene and her son as prisoners. Thus it befel of this high and hardy entrepryse of syr John̄ of Heynault / and his companye. For whan they departed and en¦tred into theyr shyppes at Durdright they were but .iii. C. mē of armes. And thus by theyr help and the lordes in Inglande / the quene Isabell conquered agayne all her astate and dignyte / And put vnto execucion all her ennemyes wher of all the moost parte of the realme were right Joyouse / withoute it were a fewe parsones su∣che as were fauourable to syr Hewe Spencer / and of his parte. And whan the kyng & sir Hew Spencer mere brought to Bristowe by the said sir Henry Beamond The kyng was than sent by the coūsell of all the barons & knyghtis to the strong castell of Barkeley / and put vnder good kepyng & honest / & ther were ordeined people of astate aboute hym / suche as knewe ryght Well what they ought to doo / but they were straytly

commaunded that they shulde in no wyse suffre hym to passe out of y^e castell. And {ser} Hewe Spē¦cer was deliuerd to {ser} Thomas wage marshall of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 host. And after y^t the quene departed and al her host to ward London whiche was the chief cite of Ingland. & so ryd forth on theyr iourneis and {ser} Thomas Wage caused {ser} Hewe Spēcer to be fast boūd on y^e best & leuiest hors of al y^e host and caused hym to were on a tabarte / suche as traytours and theues Were wont to were. And thus he was led in scorue / after the quenes rout through out all the townes as they passed with trumpes and canayres / to do hym the greatter dispyte / tyll at the laste they came to the Cite of Herford / wher as the quene was honorably re∣ceyued with great solempnyte / & all her cōpany and ther she kept the feast of all sayntis w^t great royalte / for the loue of her son and straūgers y^t were ther.