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 the duke of Lancaster layed siege to Reynes. Cap. C .lxxv. (Book 175)

ABoute the myddes of May / in the yere of our lorde god. M. CCC .lvii. the du∣ke of Lacastre made in Bre∣ten a great army of englyssh¦men & of bretons / in the ayde of the countesse of Moutfort and or ner yonge sonne: they were in nombre a thousande men of armes well aparelled / and .v. hundred of other with archers. And they depar¦ted on a day fro Hanybout: and went forthe brē¦nyng and exilyng the contrey of Bretayne / and so came before the good cyte of Reynes / and lay¦ed siege therto and made many assautes and ly¦tell good dyde: for within was the Uycount of Rowan / the lorde dela wall / sir Charles of Di¦gnen and dyuers other. And also there was a yong bachelar called Bertraude of ••lesquyne / who duryng the siege fought with an englyssh / man / called sir Nycholas Dagorne: and that batayle was taken̄e thre courses with a speare / thre strokes with an are / and thre with a dag∣ger. And eche of these knyghtes bare themselfe so valyantly / that they departed fro the felde w^t∣out any damage / and they were well regarded bothe of theym within / and they without. The same season the lorde Charles de Bloyes was in the countrey and pursewed sore the regent of Fraunce desyring hym to sende men of warr to reyse the siege at Reynes / but the regent had su∣che busynes with the maters of the realme / that he dydde nothynge in that cause. So the siege lay styll before Reynes.