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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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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Froissart, Jean, 1338?-1410?
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And ended the. xxviii. day of Ianuary: the yere of our lorde. M.D.xxxiii. [1523]
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¶The fourme and tenor of the letter on the peas made before Charters bi¦twene the kynges of Englande and Fraunce. Cap. CC .xii. (Book 212)

EDward by the grace of god kynge of Englande / lord of Irelande / and of Aquitaine To all / to Whom these pre∣sent letters shall come / We sende gretyng / howe by the discenciōs / debates / striffess moued or hereafter to be moued bytwene vs & our ryght dere brother the Frenche kynge cer∣tayne commyssyoners and procurers of ours / and of our dere sonne prince of Wales / hauyng sufficient power and auctorite for vs / & for hym and for our hole realme on the one parte: And certayne other commyssyoners and procurers of our dere brother the frenche kyng / and of our right dere nephewe Charles duke of Norman∣dy / and dolphyn of Uienne / eldest sonne to our sayd brother of Fraunce / hauynge power and auctorite for his father for his part / and also for hym selfe / that they be assembled at Bretigny / nere to Charters: at whiche place it is agreed & accorded by the sayd commyssyoners and pro∣curers of eyther party / vpon all discencions / de¦bates / warres / and discordes: The whiche trea¦tes by our procurers and our sonnes for vs and for hym / and also the procurers of our sayd bro∣ther / and of our sayd nephew / for his father and for hym swereth by the holy euangelyst{is} to hold kepe / and accomplysshe this treatie / by the whi∣the accorde amonge other thynges our brother of Fraunce and his sayd sonne are bounde and promyseth to delyuer / & to leaue to vs / our hei∣res and successours for euer: the counties / cites townes / castels / fortresses / landes / Iles / rentes reuennues / and other thynges as foloweth be∣syde that we haue and holde all redy in Guyen and in Sascoyne / to possede perpetually by vs and by our heires and successours all that is in demayne / and all that is in fee / by the tyme and maner hereafter declared / that is to say / the ca∣stell and countie of Poicters / and al the landes and countrey of Poictow / with the fee of Tho∣wars / and the landes of Bellville / the cite and castell of xayntis / and all the landes and counte of xaynton on both sydes the ryuer of Charente with the towne and forteresse of Rochelle / and theyr appurtenaunces / the citie and Castell of Agene / and the countrey of Agenoyse / the citie

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towne and Castell of Pierregourte / and all the countrey therto belongynge / the cite and castell of Lymoges / and the landes and coūtrey of Ly¦mosyn / the cite and castell of Caours / the castell and countrey of Tarbe / the lades coūtrey and countie of Bigore / The countie countrey and lade of Gowre the citie and castell of Angole∣sme / and all the countrey therto perteynynge / the citie towne and castell of Rodaix ▪ the coūtie and coūtrey of Rouergne. And if there be in the duchye of Guyne any lordes / as the erle of Foiz the erle of Armmake / the Erle of Lisle / the Ui∣count of Carmaine the erle of Pierregourt ▪ the Uicount of Lymoges / or other / holdynge any lades within the foresayde bondes / they shall do homage to vs and all other seruicis due and accustomed for their landes and places in ma∣ner and fourme as they haue done in tyme past as we or any other kynges of Englande aunci∣ently haue had: and also the Uicount of Mut∣trel on the see as he dyd in tyme past / and as we or other kynges of Englande haue had: and in the landes of Muttrell if there haue ben any de¦bate for partage of landes / our brother of Frā∣ce / promyseth to make a declaracion thero to vs as shortly as he canne after his comynge in¦to Fraunce: And also the countie of Poictow nterly saue and excepted / if any thynge be ali∣ened awaye by the kynges of Englāde in tyme past wherby the sayde countie and purtenaun∣ces haue ben holden by other persones than by the frenche kynges / our said brother nor his suc¦cessours shall nat be boūde to rendre them to vs But if the sayde alienacions haue ben done by the frenche kynges / for the tyme beynge with¦out any meane ▪ and our sayd brother nowe ha∣uynge them agayne i his possession / he shall leaue them entierly to vs / excepte that if y Frē∣che kynges had theym by exchaunge for other landes: But if the kynges of Englande for the tyme beynge haue alyened or transported any thynge to any other personnes than to the fren∣che kynges / and perauenture yet nowe become to the handes of our sayde brother / he shall nat be bounde to rend•••• them to vs. And also to ren¦dre to vs all suche thynges as ought to do any homage to vs & to our successours / and if they ought to do none to vs nor our successours ▪ thā he shall delyuer to vs a tenour of that he ought to do within a yere after y he shall be departed from Calais. Also the castell and towne of Ca∣lais: the castell towne and seignorie of Merle / The townes castelles and seignories of San∣gates / Coulougne / Baynes / Wales / and Oye / With the landes / Woddes / maresthes / ryuers / rentes / reuēnues / seignories / auousons of chur¦ches / and all other appurtenaunces and places lyenge bitwene the boundes and bournes folo∣wynge: that is to say / from Calais to the ryuer before grauelyng / & also fro y riuer that falleth into the great lake of Guiens vnto Fretin: and fro thense alonge the valey about the moūtayn of Karlenly enclosynge the mountayne / and so to the see / with Sangatis / and all the apurte∣nauncis / the castell and the towne / with y hole countie of Guynes: With all the townes ▪ castels fortresses / lādes / places / homages / men / seigno∣ries / woddes / forestes / and all right to them be¦longynge / as entierly as the towne of Calais / or Merle / and of other places before named / as well to vs as they haue obeyed to our sayd bro∣ther or to the erle of Guynes for the tyme beyng and all other thynges cōprised in this present article of Merle and of Calais we to hold them in demayn / excepte the Heritages perteynynge to the churches / the whiche shall styll remayne hooly to the same churches / Whereso euer they be / and also excepte the heritages of other peo∣ple of Merle / and of Calais / vnder the value of C .li. of lande by yere of the money there currāt And vnder that heritage to haue it styll / but the habitaciōs / and heritages beynge in the towne of Calais / and their apurtenaunces shal abide styll to the inhabitantes: In the lādes / townes or countie of Guynes all theyr demaynes shall styll remayne to them / except that hath ben said before of the foresayd boundes and bormes In the article of Calais: and all Iles addressynge to the lades / coūties / and places before named with all other Iles the whiche We helde in the tyme of the sayd treatye. And it hath bē agreed that oursayd brother and his eldest son shulde renounce all maner of soueraynte / resorte / and rightes ▪ that he shulde haue of any of theym / or for them / and that we shall holde them as hys neyghbour / without any resorte or soueraynte to our sayd brother / or to the realme of France / and all the right / that oure sayde brother hath in the foresayde thynges / he yeldeth and trans∣porteth them to vs perpetually. And also hit is agreed that semblably we and our sayde son expressely renounce all thynges / that oughte nat to be delyuered to vs by this sayde treatye / and specially of the name & right to the crowne of Fraunce / and to the realme / and homage and seueraynte and demayne of the duchye of Nor∣mandy / of the countie of Thouraine / and of th coūties of Aniou / and of Mayn / the souer〈…〉〈…〉

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and homage of the duchie of Britaigne / except the right of the erle of Moūtfort that he ought or myght haue in the duchye and countrey of Britaygne / the whiche we reserue / and by ex∣presse wordes putte clene out of this our treaty Sauynge that we and our sayd brother whan we come to Calais shal ordre that mater by the aduyse of our counsaylles there to be deputed that we shal sette a peace and concorde bitwene the erle Mountforte / and our Cousyn the lorde Charles of Bloys / who challengeth & demaun∣deth the right of the heritage of Britaigne / and we renounce all other demaūdes that we make or may make what so euer they be / except suche forsayd thynges as ought to abyde to vs / and ought to be delyuered to vs and to our heires by this treatie. And that we transport and sese all the right that we myght haue in any of these thynges that oughte nat to be delyuered to vs by this treatie. On the whiche thynges after viuerse altercacions had on the same / and spe∣cially bicause that the sayde renounciacion trā∣sportes / sessynge / and leauynge of all the sayde thynges shulde be accomplysshed as soone as our said brother hath delyuered to vs or to our deputies the cite and castell of Poicters / and al the lande and countrey of Poictou / with the fee of Thouars / and the fayre towne citie & castell of Agene / and all the lande and countrey of A∣genoyse / the citie and castell of Piergourt / and all the lande and countrey of Pierrigins / The cite and castell of Caours / and all the lande of Coursin / the citie & castell of Rodais / and all y lande and countrey of Rouergne / the citie and castell of xaintes / and all the lande therto belōg¦ynge / the citie and castell of Lymoges / and that we or any other kynges of England auncient∣ly helde in the towne of Monterell vpon the see with thappurtenaūces. Also the coūtie of Pon∣theu hole entierly / saue and excepte the tenoure of the article cōteyned in the sayd treatie / where it maketh mencion of the sayde countie. Item the castell and towne of Calais / and the castell towne and seignorie of Sangates / Colougue / Baines / Wales / and Oye / With the landes / ry∣uers / maresshes Woddes / rentes / seignories / and other thynges conteyned in the article ther of makyng mencion. Also the castell and towne and hole entierly the countie of Guynes / With all the landes / Castelles / townes / forteresses / places / menne / homages / seignories / woddes / forestes / and other ryghtes / accordynge to the tenour of the article thero makynge mency∣on more playnly in the sayde treatye / and with the Iles that We holde all redy / that is to saye in the tyme of thys sayd treatye and peace / we and our brother the frenche kynge haue promy¦sed by faythe and oothe eche to other / the same treatye and peace to holde / kepe / and accomplis¦she / and nat to do the contrarye / and are bound both we and our sayde brother and our eldeste sonnes by obligacion / and promyse by faythe and othe / the one parte to the other / except cer∣tayne renounciacyons the one to the other ac∣cordynge to the tenour and fourme of the sayd article and peace / Whero the tenour and for∣me foloweth.

ALso hit is agreed that the frenche kynge and his eldest sonne the re∣gent for them and for theyr heires for euer / and as soone as they may without any male engin or at the leest by the fest of saynt Michaell next comyng shall rendre and delyuer to the sayde kynge of Englande / his heyres / and successours / and to transport to them the honours / regalities / obei∣saunce / homages / liegeaunces / men / fees / serui∣ces / reconisaūces / othes / rightes / feaulties / and imperiall iurisdictions / hyghe or lowe / resor∣tes / saue gardes / seignories / and souerainties / that apperteyneth / or maye apperteyne in any maner of wise to the kynges and to the crowne of Fraunce / or to any other persone bicause of y kynge or of the crowne of Fraunce / Where so e∣uer it be in cities / townes / castels / landes / Iles countreys / and places before named / or in any of them / or theyr appurtenaunces / and appen∣daunces what so euer they be / other duke / erle / vicount archebysshop / or other prelates of ho∣ly churche / baronnes / nobles and other / or kyn∣ges or successours to the crowne of Fraunce no¦thynge to them reserued / so that they nor none of theyr heyres nor successours / or any frenche kynges or other by reason of the kynge or of the crowne of Fraunce make any challenge or de∣maūde in tyme to come of the kyng of Englāde his heires or successours / or of any of his men / or subiectes before sayd / bicause of the sayd con∣treys or places so that all the forenamed {per}sons theyr heires and successours / and all other per∣sones / cities counties / landes / countreys / Iles castelles / and places before named / and altheyr appurtenaunces / and appendaūces shall holde of the kynge of England perpetually / peasably and frely / and to haue ouer them seignorie / so∣uerainte / obeysaunce / liegeaunce / and subiects as the predecessours of the frenche kynge haue had in tyme paste / and that the kynges of E∣gl••••••

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& theyr heires and successours shall haue and holde peasably all the fore named coūtreys in theyr fraunchese and lyberties perpetuall as lorde and soueraygne liege and as neighbour to the frenche kyng and to the realme of Frāce / Without any knowledgynge of any souerayn∣•••••• byaunce / homage resorte / or subiection. and without doynge in tyme to come any ma∣ner of seruice or reconisaunce to the kynge / or to the Crowne of Fraunce / for any of these cities counties / castelles / countres landes / Iles / pla∣ces and personnes before named / or for any of them. Also it is accorded that the frenche kyng and his eldeste sonne shall renounce expressely the sayd resortes and soueraynties / and all the yght that they haue or myght haue in all these hynges suche as by this present treatye ought to apperteyne and be delyuered to the kynge of Englande. And semblably the kynge of En∣glande and his eldest sonne renoūseth all thyn∣ges / suche as by this present treatie ought nat to be delyuered to hym / and renounseth al other demaundes of the realme of Fraunce / and spe∣cially to the name / right and armes / and chal∣lenge to the crowne and realme of France / and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the homage / souerainte / and demayne of the duchie of Normandy & of the duchie of Thou∣rayne and of the counties of Aniou ▪ and Mayn and of the soueraynte and homage of the coūtie and countrey of Flanders / and of all other de∣maundes that the kynge of Englande made at the tyme of the sayde chalenge / or may make in tyme to come to the sayd realme of Fraunce by any maner of cause what soeuer it be / except all that by thys treatye shulde be delyuered to the kynge of Englande and to his heires / and they to transport cesse and leaue eche kyng to other perpetually al the right that they ought to haue in all these sayd thynges / the whiche by this pre 〈◊〉〈◊〉 treatie ought to be deliuered to eche of them & the tyme / place and whan the said renouncia∣os shulde be done: and bicause that our sayd brother of France / and his eldest son / to holde & to accomplysshe the articles of the sayde peace / haue expressely renounsed the resortes and so∣•••••• ••••••ties comprised in the sayd articles / and all the right that they ought to haue / or myght haue in all the sayd thynges that our sayd bro∣ther hath delyuered and left to vs / and all other thynges that from hensforth shall abyde and {per}∣eyne to vs by reason of the sayde treatye and peace. Also we in lyke wyse expressely renoūce all suche thynges as ought nat to be delyuered o vs by the sayde treatye / or to our heires. And also all demaundes that we make or may make of our sayde brother of Fraunce / and specially to the name and ryght of the crowne of Fraūce and of the realme / and to the homage / souerain¦tie / and demayne of the duchie of Normandy / and to the coūties of Aniou and Main / and of Thourayn / and of the homage and souerainte of the countie of Flanders / and all other demaū¦des that we make or may make of our sayd bro¦ther for what so euer cause it be / alwayes except all that by this present treatie ought to abyde to vs and to our heyres. And we shall transporte / sesse and leaue to hym and he to vs / and so eche to other in the best maner and as shortly as We canne all suche ryght that eche of vs oughte / or maye haue in euery thynge / the whiche by thys treatie and peace ought to abyde and remayne and to be delyuered to eche of vs. Reserued to the churches and to the menne of the churche all that to them perteyneth or may apperteine / and all that is occupied and witholde from them by the occasion of the Warres / shall be agayne to them recompensed / restored / rendred / and dely∣uered. And also all the townes forteresses / and all habitacions with the dwellers in them shall remayne and abyde in theyr liberties and fran∣cheses as they dyd before or they came into our handes and seignory / and that to be confermed to them by our sayde brother of Fraunce / yf he be required so to do: and that we do nat the cō∣trarye in any of the foresayde thynges or subie∣ctions. And as to vs and to all thynges to vs and to our heyres and successours to be at the Jurysdiction and cohrcyon of the Churche of Rome. And We wyll and consent / that our ho∣ly father the pope shall conferme all these sayde thynges in gyuynge monycions and generall commaundementes on the accomplysshement of theym / agaynste vs / our heyres / and succes∣sours: And agaynste our subiectes / comons / colleges / vniuersities / or syngular personnes / What someuer they be: And to gyue generall sentences of cursynge / and suspencion of enter∣dytynge to renne vpon vs or vpon theym that doth the contrarye. And that it rene vpon vs / and on them as soone as we or any of theym do or attempte (in occupyenge / towne / castell / citie / or forteresse / or any thynge doynge ratyfienge or consentynge: In gyuynge counsayle / com∣fort / fauour / or aide / priuely or openly) agaynst the sayde peace. And of the Whiche sentences of curse nat to be assoyledde / vnto the tyme full satisfaction be made to all them that haue had or susteyne any dammage in that behalf▪

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And more ouer we woll and cōsent that our ho∣ly father the pope / to the entent that thys sayde peace shulde be the fyrmelier kepte and holde•••• perpetually / that if any paction / coneeracy∣ons / aliaunces / and couenauntes / howe so euer they be named if they be any thyng preiuicy∣all agaynst the said peace by any maner of way at this present tyme / or here after to be made / supposed that they be ferme and delyuered of certayne peynes or by othes confyrmed by our holy father the pope / or by any other / that they be cancelled & stande for nought / or any thynge contrary to the comon weale / or vnprofitable to the peace / and to all Christente / and ispleasāt to god / and all promesses and othes in suche ca∣ses shalbe shewed and discussed by our holy fa∣ther the pope. so that none be b••••••de to holde or kepe any suche promyses / or othes / aliaūces or couenaūtes: to thentent that in tyme to come suche semblable cases shulde nat be done. And if any attempt to do the cōtrary / that it be voy and of none effecte. And as for vs we shall pu∣nyss he all suche / as violaters and brekers of the peace by theyr bodyes and gooddes / as the cas shall requyre / accordynge to reason. And if we procure or suffre to be done the cōtrary / as god forbyd: than we wol that we be reputed for fals and vntrewe: and that we ren in suche estate of blame and defame / as a kynge sacred ••••ght to ren in suche a case: and we swere on the body of our lorde Jesu Christ all the sayde thynges to holde and kepe / and accomplysshe / and nat to do the contrary nother by vs nor by one other in no maner of case: and to the entent that these sayd bondes shulde be fulfylled / We ynde vs / our heires / and all the goodes of vs and of our heires to our sayd brother of France / and to his heires. And also we swere on the holy euange∣list by vs corporally touched / that we shall per∣fourme / holde / and accomplisshe in the forsayd cases all the sayd thynges by vs promysed and accorded. And we woll that in like case our bro∣ther or his deputies in place / 〈◊〉〈◊〉 terme / and in ma¦ner (as before is made mencion) present to vs his letters cōprsed therin to the••••••rt 〈◊〉〈◊〉 strength of our sayd letters / that we haue proysed and delyuered / as is sayd before. Alwayes saued & reserued by vs / our heires and successours that the sayd letters before ecorpored be of none ef∣fecte / nor be to vs any maner of preiudice or da∣mage vntyll the season that our sayde brother and nephewe haue made / fente / and elyuered the foresayde renonciaions accordynge to the maner before euised / and tyll that be one our letters nat to be agaynste vs / our heires / or suc∣cessours in any maner of wyse / but in the fore∣sayd case. In witnesse of whiche / we haue ••••tt our scale to the present letters.

yeuyn at Calais the .xxiiii. day of Octobre / the yere of our lorde M. CCC .lx.

ANd whan this letter chartre called the letter of renunciacion / as well of the one kynge as of the other was engrosed / wrytten / & sealed: than it was red openly in the counsayle chambre / beyng present both kynges and theyr counsayles / the whiche semed to eche of them to be ryght good and well ordeyned. and there a∣gayne both kynges sware and their eldest son∣nes on the euangelist is corporally by them tou∣ched / and on the body of Jesu Christ consecra∣ted / to kepe and to accōplisshe / and nat to broke any of the forsayd thynges. And yet farther by the aduise and regarde of the frenche kyng and of his counsa••••e / and at the ende of their parlia∣mēt / the kyng of Englande was requyred that he wolde gyue and sende a generall commiss•••• to all them that for the tyme held vndershadow of the warre / townes / castels / and fortresses in the realme of Fraunce / werby they myght haue suche commaundement to auoyde and departe And the kyng of Englande (wo as than wolde nothyng but welth and good peace to be norys∣shed bitwene hym and the frenche kyng his bro¦ther / as he had sworne and promysed) lyghtly agreed to this▪ requeste / for it semed but reason▪ And than the kyng of Englande commaunded his counsaile / that suche a commission shuld be made after the best maner that myght be accor∣dynge to the entent of the frenche kynge and of his counsayle. And than they of the speciall co∣sayle of bothe kynges drwe theym to guether / and there was wrytten and engrosed by the ad∣uyse of bothe counsayles a certayn commission wherof the tenor ▪ foloweth.

EDwarde by the grace of god kyng of Englande / lorde of Ireland and of Aquitayne / To all oure Capy∣taynes / kepers of townes / and of castelles adherauntes / and alies ▪ beynge in the parties of Fraunce aswell in ••••∣cardy / Borgoyn / Aniou / Berrey / Normandy / Britaigū Auuerne / Chāpaigū / Mayn / Thou¦rayne / as in all the bondes and lymitacion of the demayne and tenure of Fraunce / We 〈◊〉〈◊〉 gretynge / as peace and accorde hath ben made bytwene vs and our brother of Fraunce / our

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alies and adherentes / comprisynge all the de∣bates and discordes / that hath ben bitwene vs in tyme past or may be / and haue sworne on the body of Jesu Christ: and also our eldest sonne and our other children / and other of our blodd with outers prelates / barons / and knyghtes / & the moost notable of the realme of Englande. And in like wyse hath sworne our sayd brother and our sayd nephewe the duke of Normandy and our other nephewes his said children / and dyuers barones knyghtes / and prelates of the sayd realme of Fraunce to kepe the peace. And though hit so fortune or fall hereafter / that any men of warre of our realme / or of our subiectes enforce them to do or to take on them any thyng contrary to the sayd peace / in takynge or with∣holdynge / fortresses / townes / cites / or castelles / or takynge of pyllage or prisoners or restynge of any persone / their goodes / or marchandyses / or any other thynge doyng agaynst the peace / the whiche to vs shulde be right displeasaunt / and we may nat / nor wyll suffre it to passe vn∣der the shadow of dissimulacion / in any maner of wyse / we woll with all our power (in all these said thynges) fynde remedy. Therfore we woll desire and ordeyne / by the deliberacion of▪ our counsaile that none of our subiectes (whatsom¦euer estate or cōdicion they be of) do or enforce them to do any thynge contrary to the sayd pe∣ace / Indoynge of any pillage / takyng or with∣holdynge any fortresses / prisoners / or gooddes (what so euer they be) perteynynge to the real∣me of Fraunce: or to our sayd brother his sub∣iectes / alies / and adherentes / or any other what so euer they be doynge agaynst the sayd peace▪ and nat leaue or ceace so to do / and wyll nat ren¦dre agayne the damages by them done within a moneth after / that they be requyred so to do / by any of our officers / sergeauntes / or publike persones: that than by that dede allonlye with∣out any other processe or condempnacion / that they be all reputed for banysshed mē out of our realme and our power: and also oute of the re∣alme and landes of oure sayde brother / and all theyr gooddes forfaited to vs / and into our de∣mayn if they may be founde within our realme we woll and cōmaund expressely / that on them We be made as of traytours and rebels agaynst vs / accordynge to the custome done in cryme of high treason withoute gyuynge in yt case any grace or remyssion sufferance or par∣don. And in like wyse to be done of our subiect{is} in whatsoeuer estate they be / that in our realme 〈…〉〈…〉 syde the lee / or on the other side / take oc∣cupye or holde fortresse whatsoeuer it be ayenst the wyll of them / that they shuld perteyne vnto or brenneth or raunsometh townes or persones or do any pyllage or robbery in mouyng warr̄ within our power / or on our subiectes. Than we commaunde / and expressely enioyne all our seneschals / bailiffes / prouostes / chatelaynes / or other our officers (in eschewynge of our hygh displeasure / and on peyne of losynge of their of∣fices) that they publysshe or cause to be publis∣shed these presentes in certayne notable places within theyr rules / and that this commaunde∣ment ones sen & harde / none after to be so hardy to abyde in any fortresse {per}teynyng to the realm of France / & beyng out of the ordinance of trea∣tie of the sayd peace / on peyne to be taken as an ennemie to vs / & to our sayd brother the Frēche kynge / and that they see all these sayd thynges to be kept / and to do entierly fro poynt to poynt we woll that euery man knowe / that if they be negligent / and fayle thus to do / beside the fore∣sayde payne / we shall cause them to rendre the damages to all them that by theyr defautes / or negligence shalbe greued or damaged. and be∣side that we shal punysshe them in suche maner that it shalbe ensamble to all other. In wytnes of the whiche thynges we haue made these our letters patētes.

yeuyn at Calais the .xxiiii. day of Octobre / the yere of our lorde. M .iii. C .lx.

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