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 sir Broquart of Fenestrages made hymselfe to be payed by for∣ce of his wages / of the duke of Normādy regent of France. Ca. C C iii.

IN the same season the lorde Broquart of Fenestra¦ges / who had been in the du∣kes ayde agaynst thēglysshe¦mē and naueroyse: and had holpen to put them out of y^• fortresses in Champaygne / but he was but yuell payed of his wages. Ther was owynge to hym and to his a thyrtie thou∣sande frankes. He sende certayne messangers to Parys to the duke / who gaue none answere to his pleasure / for they retourned•• without a∣ny money or promyse. Than this knyght sende

his defyance to the duke and to all the realme of Fraunce: and entred into a good towne called Bare on the ryuer of Sayne / wherin ther wer a nyne hundred houses / his men robbed y^• tow∣ne: but they coude nat gette the castell it was so well kept. They toke with thyem their pyllage and prisoners / and brende so the towne that all was distroyed: than they went to Cōstans and there made their cheife garyson / and they dyde after to the countre of Champaigne / more yuell and vylayne dedes / than euer dyd the englysshe¦men or naueroyse. And whanne he and his men had thus ouer ronne the countre / the duke agre¦ed with hym and he had all that he desyred and more. And than he departed and went into Lo∣rayne fro whens as he came: and so lefte the re∣alme of Fraunce and the countrey of Champai¦ne in peace whan he had done yuels ynowe. In the same season the yere of our lorde god a. M. CCC. li••. Sir Robert Canoll made a iourney with thre thousande one and other: and wente out of the marchesse of Bretaygne / and rode a∣long the ryuer of Loyre and entred into Berry brennyng and exylyng the countre. And it was sayd he had taken on hym to passe through Au∣uergne / to go se the pope and cardynalles at A∣uygnone / and to haue some of their floring as∣well as the archpreest had done.