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 that kyng Robert de Breux of Scotland defyed kyng Ed∣ward. Cap. xv. (Book 15)

AFter that syr John of Hey¦nault was departed fro kyng Edward / he and y^• quene his mother gouerned the realme by the counselle of the Erle of Kent vncle to the kyng / And by the counsell of syr Roger Mortymer who had great lādes in Ingland / to the sūme of. vu. C .li. of rent yerely: And they both were ••anisshed and chased out of Inglād with 〈◊〉〈◊〉 quene as ye haue hard before. Also they vsed moche after y^e coūsell of {ser} Thomas wage and by the aduyse of other / who were reputed for the most sagest of the realme. How be it ther were some hadd enuy therat / the whiche neuer dyed in Ingland / and also it reigneth and wyl reigne in dyuers other countres. Thus passed ••orth the wynter and the lent season tyll Easter / and than the kyng and the quene and all the re∣alme was in good peace all this season. Than ••o it fortuned / that kyng Robert of Scotland / who had ben rygh hardy & had suffered moche trauaile agaynst Inglisshmen / and oftē tymes he had ben chased and discom••eted / in the tyme of kyng Edward the fyrst / graūdfather to this yong kyng Edward the .iii. he was as than be∣come very olde & auncient and sicke (as it was sayd) of the great euyll and malady. Whan he knewe thadu••tures that was fallen in Ingland howe that the olde kyng Edwarde the .ii. Was taken and deposed downe fro his regalley and his crowne and certayne of his coūsellours be∣hedded and put to distruction / as ye haue hard here before. Than he bethought hy y^t he wolde defye the yonge kyng Edward the .iii. bicause he was yong / and that the barons of the realme were nat all of one accorde as it was said. ther∣fore he the better to spede in his purpose to con∣quere part of Ingland. And so about Easter in the yere of our lorde .M. CCC .xxvii. he sent his defyaūce to the yong kyng Edward the .iii. & to all the realme. sendyng them Worde / howe that he wolde entre into the realme of Ingland and brenne before hym / as he had done before tyme / at suche seson as the discomfeture was at the castell of Estermelin: where as the Inglissh¦men receyued great dāmage. Whan the kyng of Ingland and his counsell perceyued that they were defyed / they caused it to be knowē ouer all the realme: and commaūded that all the nobles and all other shuld be redy appareled euery mā after his estate: and that they shulde be by Ascen ••••on day next after at the towne of yorke / stan∣dyng northward. The kyng sent moche people before to kepe the fronters agaynst Scotland / And sent a great ambassade to sir John̄ of Hey¦nault praying hym right effectuously y^• he wold helpe to socour and to kepe company with hym in his voiage agaynst the Scottis / and that he wold he with hym at the Ascēcion day nexte af∣ter / at yorke / with suche company as he myght gette of men of warre / in those parties. Whan {ser} John̄ of Heynaulte lorde of Beamonde hard y^• kyngis desyre / he sent streyght his letters & his messengers in euery place / where as he thought to recouer / or attaigne to haue any company of men of warre. Inflaunders / in Heynaulte / in Brabant / and in other places desyryng them y^t in theyr best apparell for the warre: they wolde mete hym at Wysant for to go ouer the see with hym into Ingland. And all suche as he sent vn∣to / came to hym with a glad chere: and dyuerse other that hard therof in trust to attaigne to as moche honour as they had that were with hym in Ingland before at the other voiage. So that by that tyme y^• sayd lorde Beamond was come to Wysant / ther was redy shyppes / for hym and his company brought out of Ingland. And so they toke shyppyng and passed ouer the see / and arryued at Douer / & so than seased nat to ryde tyll they came within .iii. dayes of Penthecoste to the towne of yorke / wher as the kyng and the quene his mother / and all his lordis were with great host taryeng the comynge ofsir John̄ of Heynaulte / and had sent many before of theyr men of armes / archers and comen people of the good townes and villag{is} / and as people resor∣ted / they were caused to be loged .ii. or .iii. leges of alabout in the countre. And on a day thyther came sir John̄ of Heynaulte and his company / who were ryght welcome & well receyued / both of the kyng / of the quene his mother / and of all other barōs / and to them was delyuered the sub barbes of the cite / to lodge in. And to sir John̄ of Heynaulte was delyuered an abbey of whyte monkes for hym and his howsold. Ther came with hym out of Heynaulte / y^e lorde of Angiew who was called syr Gualtier / & sir Henry lorde Dantoing / and the lord of Saignoles / and sit Fastres de Rae / sir Robert de Batlleul / and sir Guilliam de Bailleul his brother / and the lorde of Hauereth chasteleyne of Mons / {ser} Allard de Brysnell / {ser} Mychell de Ligne / {ser} John̄ de Mē tigni the yonger and his brother / sir Sawse de Boussat / the lorde of Gōmegines / syr Percyual de Seuernes / the lorde of Byaurien / and the lorde of Floien. Also of the countre of Flaūders Ther was {ser} Hector of Uilais / sir de Ro∣des / {ser} Umslart de Guistell / the lorde of Traces sir Guyssuyn de la Muele / and dyuerse came

thither of the countrey of Brahant / as the lorde of Dufle syr Tyrry of Uaucourt / syr Rasse de Gres / syr John̄ de Cassebegne / syr John̄ Py∣lestre / syr Guyllaum de Courterelless. The .iii. bretherne de Harlebeque / syr Gualtier de hault bergue / and dyuers other. And of Behaignons ther was syr John̄ de Libeaur / and sir Henry his brother / sir Henry de la Chapell / syr Hewe de Hay / syr John̄ de Limies / syr Lambert de Dres / and sir Guilbert de Hers. And out of Cā∣bresis and Artoys / ther were come certayn kny¦ght{is} of theyr owne good wylles to auaūce theyr bodyes / so that sir John̄ of Heynaulte had well in his company .v. C. men of armes well appa∣railed / and richely mounted. And after the feast of Penthecost came thyther / syr Guyllaume de Juliers / who was after duke of Juliers after y^• dissease of his father / and sir Henry Tyrry of Branberque / who was after erle of Los / and with them a ryghtfayre row•••• / and all to kepe companye with the gentle knyght sir John̄ of Heynaulte lorde Beamont.