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 an other sort of cōpanyons wher∣of Russyn a walsshman was ca¦pitayne. Cap. C .lxxviii. (Book 178)

ALso in the same season there rose an other company of men of warr of all contre∣ys gathered togyder: & they kept bytwene y^e ryuer of Lo∣yr and the ryuer of Sayne. Wherfore none durste go nor ryde bytwene Parys and Orleaunce / nor by∣twene Parys and Moutarg{is} euery man sledde to Parys: and the poore men of the countre fled to Orleance. These companyons made among them a captayne called Ruffyn / they made hym knight: and by meanes of robbery and pyssage he was marueylous riche / some day they wolde ryde nere to Parys / another day to Orlyaunce: another tyme to Chartres. There was no tow∣ne nor fortresse: sauynge suche as were stronge and well kept / but was by thē robbed and ouer∣ron: as saynt Arnolde / Gallardon / Broumalx / Aloes / Estampes / Chastres / Montleher / Plou¦nyers / Ingastynoes / Mylly / Larchant / Cha∣stellon / Montarges / Isy••••es and dyuers other great townes / that it were marueyll to reherse them. They rode in and out about in the contre by .xx. by .xxx. and by .xl. and they founde no let: Also in Normandy by the see syde there was a gretter company of robbers englysshe and Na¦ueroys: and sir Robert Canoll was chefe of thē and by suche meanes he wanne townes castels and fortresses: without any resystence. This {ser} Robert Canoll had longe vsed lyke maner / he was well worthe a hundred thousand cr••wnes / and kepte euer with hym many soudyers at his wages: they pylled and robbed so well / that ma¦ny were gladde to folowe hym.