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 kyng of Englande besie∣ged the cite of Reynes / and of the ca∣stell of Chargny taken by thenglyssh¦men. And of the warre that began a∣gayne bytwene the duke of Normā∣dy and the kyng of Nauer. Cap. C C .viii. (Book 208)

THe englysshmen dyde somoche that they passed At¦thoyes / where they founde a poore contrey: and so entred into Cambresis where they founde a better market / for there was nothyng put into the fortresses bycause they thought thēselfe well assured of the kyng of Englande and his cōpa∣ny / bycause they helde of thempyre: but y^• kyng of Englande thought nat so. The kyng went & lodged at Beauuoyes in Cambresis: and ther he abode a foure dayes to refresshe them & their horses and ouer ranne the moost part of Cābre¦sis the bysshopp̄ Pyer of Cambray and the coū¦saylles of the lordes of the countrey & good tow∣nes by saue conduct: send certayne messangers so the kyng of Englande to knowe by what ty∣tell he made warre to them. They were answe∣red it was bycause in tyme paste they had made alyance and conforted the frenchmen / and mayn¦tened them in their townes and forteresses: and in maner made warre as their enemyes. Wher∣fore the englysshmen sayd they might well by y^• reason make warre agayne to them. Other an∣swere coude they haue non: wherfore they of Cā¦bresys were fayne to bere their damages aswell as they might. Thus the kyng of England pas¦sed through Cambresis and so went into Thie∣rache / his men ranne ouer the countrey on both sydes / and toke forage wher they might gette it On a day sir Bartylme we de Bonnes ranne be¦fore saynt Quintyne / and by aduēture he mette with the capitayne therof called sir Baudewyn Danekyn. Ther was a great fray bytwene thē and many ouerthrowen on bothe partes: final∣ly the englysshmen obtayned the vyctorie / and sir Baudwyn taken prisoner by y^• Bartylmew of Bonnes. Than thenglysshmen retourned to the kyng / who was lodged at the abbey of Fen∣ney / where they had vitaylles ynought for them and for their horses. And than rode forthe with∣out any lette tyll they came into the marches of Reynes: the kynge tooke his lodgynge at saynt Wall beyonde Reynes / and the prynce of Wa∣les at saynt Thierry. Than the duke of Lanca∣stre and other erles / barownes / and knyghtes / were lodged in other vyllages aboute Reynes: they had nat all their case / for they were there in the hert of wynter: about saynt Andrewes tyde with great wyndes and rayne / and their horses yuell lodged and entreated / for all the countrey a two or thre yere before the yerth had nat benla boured. Wherfore there was no forage to gette abrode / vnder .x. or .xii. leages of / wherby there were many frayes / somtyme thēglisshmen wan and somtyme lost. In the good cytie of Reynes at that tyme was capitayne sir John̄ of Craon archbysshoppe of the same place / and the erle of Porcyen / and sir He we of Porcyen his brother / the lorde de la Bonne / the lorde of Canency / the lorde of Annore / the lorde of Lore / and dyuerse other lordes / knyghtes / and squyers of the mar¦ches of Reyns. They defended the cytie so well that it tooke no damage the siege duryng: they cytie was stronge and well kept. The kynge of England also wolde nat suffre any assaut to be made: bycause he wolde nat traueyle nor hurte his people. The kynge abode there at this siege fro the feest of saynt Andre we to the beginnyng of lent: they of the host rode often tymes abrode to fynde some aduēture / some into the coūtie of Rethell / to Warke / to Maysey / to Douchery / & Moyson: and wolde lodge out of the host a thre

or foure dayes and robhe and pylle the cousrey without any resistence / & than agayne repaire to the oost. In the same season ••yr ••ustace 〈◊〉〈◊〉 breticourt toke the good towne of Acherey / on the ryuer of Esne / and therin founde great plē∣tye of victailles / and specially of wyne he foūde ther a. in. M. vessels / wherof he send great part to the kynge and to the prince / who gaue hym great thauke therfore. And duryng this siege as the knyghtes sought for aduentures / it for∣tuned that syr John̄ Chanoos syr James Au∣deley / and the lorde of Mucident / sir Richarde of Pountchardon / and their companyes / rode so nere to Chalons in Champaigne / that they came to Chargny en Dormoy•••• / a ryght faire castell / they well auewed it / they made there as∣saute / for they couetted greatly to haue it. In the castell were two good knightes one named syr John̄ Chapel / who bare in his armes gold an ancre Sable. There was a sore assaute. At this assaute the lord of Mucident aduentured hym selfe so forewarde / that he was stryken on the heed with a stone in suche wyse / that there he dyed amonge his men / of whose dethe the o∣ther knightes were so sore vispleased / that they sware nat to departe thense / tyll they had that Castell at theyr pleasure / Wherby the assawte encreassed. There were many seases of armes done / for the gascoyns were sore displeased for the dethe of theyr Maister and Capitayne the lorde of Mucident. They entred into the dy∣kes Without feare and came to the walles / and moūted vp with theyr targes ouer theyr hedes and in the mean tyme the archars shotte so ho∣ly to guyther / that none appered without he was in great parell. The Castell was so sore assayled / that at laste it was taken and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 With losse and hurte of many 〈◊〉〈◊〉. Than the two Capytaynes Were taken / and certayne other squyers / and all the reside 〈◊〉〈◊〉 slayne with oute mercy / and rased downe & brent as muche as they myght of the castell / bycause they wolde nat kepe it. And than retourned to theyr 〈◊〉〈◊〉 / and shewed the kynge what they had be done. Duryng the siege before Reinnes / there began agayne a great grudge and euyll wyll betwene the kynge of Nauer / and the duke of Norman∣dye: the reason or cause why I can nat tell / but so it was that the kynge of Nauer departed so∣daynly from Parys / and went to Maunte on the Ryuer of Seyne / and than de••ied the duke of Normandy and his bretherne. And they had great meruayle by what tytle he than renewed agayne his Warre. And so 〈◊〉〈◊〉 or shadowe of that warre / a squyer of Bruceis called 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Ostraste toke the stronge callell of Robeboyls on the ryuer of Seyne / a leage from Maunte / and made there a garysō / the whiche after dy•• moche hurte to them of Parys and therabout. Also in the same season the lorde of Gommegi∣nes / who was gone into Englāde to the quene / Whan the kyng sent the straūgers to Calayes / repassed the see agayn / and came into Heynalt and in hys companye certayne knyghtes and squyers of Gascoyn and of England / theyr en∣tentes were to go to the Kynge of Englande so the siege before Reines. Than the yonge lorde of Gommegines desyrynge to haue auaunce∣ment assembled certayne men of Warre to gue∣ther a .iii. C. oone and other. And so departed from Maubuge and so came to Uesnes in hay¦naulte / and passed forthe to Atrelon.

The same tyme the lorde of Ray laye in gray∣son at Ray in Thierase with a good nombre of knyghtes and squiers with hym / and he knewe by suche spyeng as he had made / that the lorde of Gommegines had assembled certayne me•• of warre to guether to go to y^• siege at Reinnes to the ayde of the kynge of Englande / And he knewe well that he must passe through Thier∣rasse. And as soone as he knewe the certaynte of his settynge forewarde he sente worde ther∣of to certayne companyons thereaboute of the Frenche partye / and specyally to the lorde Ro∣bert Chanoyne of Robersart / who as than go∣uerned the yong erle of Coucis landes and lay at the castell of Merle. Whan the Chanoyne knewe therof he was nat colde to sette forward but incontinent went to the lorde of Roy With a sourty speares. So ther the lorde of Roy was made chie•• Capytayne of that iourney / as hit was good reason / for he Was a great lorde of Pycardye / and a Well renowmed man of ar∣mes / and Well knowen in many places. So they went forthe to the nombre of thre hundred men of armes / and laye in a busshement where as they knewe the lorde of Gommegines shuld passe / who entred into Thierasse / and toke the way to Reinnes nat doubtyng of any encoun∣tryng. And so in a mornynge he came to a vyl∣lage called Haberguy / there he thought to rest a littell to refress he hym and his company / and so alyghted and entred into y^• village and were about to stable theyr horses. And in the meane season the lorde of Gommegynes / Who Was yong and lusty / and ryght desirous of dedes of armes / sayde howe he wolde tyde out of the vil¦lage to se yf he coulde fyne any better forage▪

Than he toke with hym a certayne / and Cristo 〈◊〉〈◊〉 More a ••quyer bare his penon / and so de∣parted from ••abergey. The frenchemen that say in the busshement were but a lyttell out of this village / thynkyng to haue entred into the towne in the nyght / to haue sette on theyr enne∣myes / for they knew well where they were / but y^• lorde of G••meg••es fel in their ha••••s. Whan the frenchemen sawe hym comynge with so pre¦••y a company / they had meruayle at the fyrste what he was / and they sent out afore them two currers / and they brought worde agayne / they were theyr ••nnemyes. Whan they harde that they brake out of theyr busshement / and cryed Roy in the name of the lorde of Roy. The lord of Roy came on before / with his bane•• before hym displa••ed / and with hym the lorde Flamōt of Roy his cosyn / and syr Loys of Robersart / and the ••hanoyn of Robersart his brother / syr ••••••stram of Bo••ne roy / and other. Whan the lorde of Gömegines sawe what case he was in like an hardy knyght abode his ennemies and wolde nat flee. At the fyrst brount the lorde of Gömegines was ouerthrowen / and coude nat ce••ouer vp agayne / and so there finally he was taken / and two squyers of Gascoyne with hym who had fought right val••auntly. Also Cristo∣ferde Mur was taken / who bare his penon.

So all that were there were slayne or taken / ex∣cepte theyr varlettes / that scaped by ronnynge awaye / they were well horsed / & also they were nat chased.