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.

¶ Of the dethe of the duke of Lanca∣stre / and of the occasyon of the warre bytwene the frenche kyng•• and the kyng of Nauer: and howe the prince of wales came into Acquitayne / and of the ordre that was taken in Eng∣lande. Cap. CC. xv••. (Book 216)

IN this season de••ted out of the worlde in Engla¦de the gentyll duke of Lan∣castre called Henry wher•••• the kynge and all the 〈◊〉〈◊〉∣nes / knightes / and squyers were ryght sorowfull: but they coude nat remedy it. And behynde him he left two doughters / the lady Maha••lt and the lady Blanche: and therle of Heynault 〈◊〉〈◊〉 wylliam sonne to the lorde Loyes of Banyer 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to the lady Margarete of Heynalt maryed the yonger suster / and the lorde John̄ erle of Rich∣mont sonne to the kynge of Englande had ma¦ryed the other suster / and was duke of Lanca∣stre by right of his wyfe. The lorde James of Burbone abode styll pursuynge the treaty by∣twene the lorde John̄ of Mountfor〈…〉〈…〉 lorde Charles of Bloys for the right 〈…〉〈…〉 chy of Bretayne / acordyng to the treaty 〈◊〉〈◊〉 at Calais as ye haue herd before. And for 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of concludyng therof: great warres and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 felt after in the countre of Bretayne / as ye shall here in this hystorie.

THe same season the frenche kyng•• was in purpose to go to Auygnone to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the pope and cardynals / and to go through the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ••hy of Burgoyn the whiche was newly fallen to hym. So the kyng made redy for that iour∣ney: and departed fro Parys about the se〈…〉〈…〉 saynt John̄ the Baptyst in the yere of our lor∣de. M. CCC .lxii. And left Charles his eldest sonne duke of Normandy regent & gouernour of his realme: and the kyng had with hym his welbeloued cosyn the lorde John̄ of Artoyse / & the erle of Tankernyll. / therle Dampmartyn / Boucequant marshall of Fraunce and dyuers other. And so long rode by his small iourneys and with great dyspence taryeng in euery 〈◊〉〈◊〉∣ne and cytie as he rode through Bourgoyn / so that about the feest of saynt Michaell he came to the newe towne ••out Auyguon. And there his lodgyng was prepared for him and for his cōpany and there he was gretly ••••••lled by the pope & by all the hole coledge / and visyted eche other often tymes. So thus the kynge taryed ther all the season of wynter and about christ∣mas pope Innocent departed out of this lyfe. And than there was a great dyscorde bytwene the cardynals for chosynge of a newe pope / for 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of them wolde haue had the dignyte / spe∣〈…〉〈…〉ly the cardynall of Boulay•••• and the car∣dynall of 〈…〉〈…〉ourt who were two of y^• gret∣tell of the colledge: and so by their discencyon they were longe in dyscorde. And all the other 〈…〉〈…〉nalles finally dyde putte all the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of the mater vnto the two foresayd car∣dynalles / who whan they sawe that they cou∣de nat haue theymselfe the papal〈…〉〈…〉. Thaūe they concluded bytwene them that none of the other shulde haue it. And than they dyde cho•••• and electe the abbot of saynt Uyctor of Mar∣••ell to be pope / who was a good deuout and a holy man and of vertuous lyueng: and a gret clerke / and had greatly traueyled for the chur∣che of Lombardy and other places. And ano•• after his creacion / y^• frenche kyng vnderstode that the lorde Pi••r of Luzenon kyng of Cypre and of Hyerusalem / shulde come to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 tos•• the pope / and howe y^• he was past the s〈…〉〈…〉

〈◊〉〈◊〉 the frēche kyng sayd he wolde tary ther tyll his comynge / for he had great desyre to se hym for the great goodnesse that he had herde reported of hym: and of the warre that he had made agaynst the sarazyns. For the kynge of Cypre had newly taken the strong cyte of Sa¦late agaynst the enemyes of god / and slayne all that euer were within none except.

IN the same season and wynter ther was a great counsell in Englande on the orde¦ryng of the realme and specially on the kinges chyldren / for it was cōsydred howe y^t the prince of wales held a great and a noble estate as he might well do: for he was▪ a valyant man puis∣sant and riche / and had great herytage in Ac∣q••••tayne wher was habundaunce of all welth and prosperite. Than the king was counselled that he shulde send the prince his son into those pattes / for he had lande sufficyēt in that duchy to maynteyne withall his dignyte and estate. And also all the barones and knight{is} of acqui∣tayne wolde gladly haue hym among them / of the whiche they had made request to the kynge for all that sir John Chādos was to thē ryght courtelse and amyable. yet they had rather ha¦ue had their owne naturall soueraygne lorde. The prince lightly agreed to that ordynaūce & prepared for hym selfe & for the good lady his wyfe acordyng to their estates / and whan eue∣ry thyng was redy they toke leaue of the kyng and of the quene and of their bretherne / and de¦parted out of England and aryued at Rochell In the same season departed out of this world the kyng of Englandes mother Isabell of fraū¦re / doughter to kynge Philyp le Beau / sōtyme frenche kyng. And she was buryed at the fre••r mynors in London right nobly and reuerētly ther beyng all the prelates and barones of En¦glande & the lordes of Fraunce / suche as were their in hostage: and this was or y^e prince and princes de{per}ted out of England. And after this obsequy done they departed and aryued at Ro¦chell wher they were receyued with great ioy / and there tayed the space of four dayes.