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 truce that was gyuen to bu¦ry the deed after the hatayle of Alroy and how dyuers castels yelded vp to therle Moūtfort: and howe he be se∣ged Cāpantorētyne. Cap. CC .xxvii.

AFter that all the deed bodyes were dispoyled / and that thenglysshmen were re¦tourned fro the chase. Thā they drewe them to their lo∣dgynges / and vnarmed thē and toke their ease and toke hede to their prisoners / and caused theym that were wounded to be well serued and serched. And on the Monday in the mornynge the erle Moūtfort made it to be knowen to them of the

cytie of Reynes and to the townes ther about that he wolde gyue truce for thre dayes / to the cutēt that they might gather togyder the deed bodyes and bury them in holy places / the whi∣che ordynaunce was well taken and accepted. And so the erle Mountfort lay styll at siege be¦fore Alroy / and sayd he wold nat depart thens tyll he had wonne it. So the tidynges spredde abrode into dyuers countrees / howe sir John̄ Mountfort by the counsell and ayde of the en∣glysshmen had won the felde agaynst sir Char¦les of Bloys / and disconfyted and put to dethe and taken all the cheualry of Bretayne / such as were agaynst hym. Sir Johan Chandos had great renome / for all maner of people: lordes / knightes / and squyers suche as had ben in the felde sayd: that by his wytte and high prowes thenglysshmen and bretons had won the felde. and of these tidynges were all the frendes and ayders of sir Charles of Bloyes right sorow∣full and sore dyspleased / the whiche was good reason. And specially the frenche kyng for this disconfyture touched hym gretly / bycause that dyuers knight{is} of his realme were ther slayne and taken / as sir Bertram of Clesquy whome he greatly loued / and the erle of Aucer / the erle of Joigny / & all the barones of Bretayne none except. Than the frenche kyng sent Loyes the duke of Aniou to the marches of Bretayne for to recōfort the countre / y^• which was desolate & disconforted for the loue of their lorde Charles of Bloyes / whome they had lost. And also to re¦conforte the countesse of Bretayne wyfe to the sayd lorde Charles / who was so sore disconfor¦ted for y^• dethe of her husbande / that it was py∣te to beholde her / the whiche the duke of Aniou was boūde to do: for he had maried her dough¦ter. So he promysed with faythfull entent / to gyue vnto all the good cyties & castels in Bre∣tayne / and to all the remnant of the countre of Bretayne: his good counsell / confort / and ayde in all cases. Wherby the good lady whome he called mother / and all the countrey had a cer∣tayne space gret trust / vnto suche season as the frenche kyng to ereche we all parels / put other prouisyon as ye shall herafter. Also these tidyn¦ges came to the kyng of Englande / for the erle of Moūtfort had writen to hym therof / the. v▪ day after the batayle was ended before Alroy▪ The letters were brought to the kynge of En∣lande to Douer by a parseuant of armes / who had ben in the batayle. And the kyng inconsy∣nent made hym an haralde & called him Wynd sore▪ as I was enformed by the same haraulde and dyuers other. And the cause why the kyn∣ge of Englande was as than at Douer / I shal shewe you here after.

IT was of trouthe that ther was a treaty thre yere before / bytwene the lord Edmō¦de erle of Cambrige one of the kynges sonnes / and the doughter of therle Loys of Flaūders: to the which maryage therle of Flaūders was as than newly agreed vnto / so that pope Ur∣ban the fyft wolde dispence with them / for they were nere of lynage. And the duke of Lācastre and the lorde Edmonde his brother / with ma∣ny knightes and squyers had ben in Flaūders with the erle: and were receyued right honora¦bly in signe of great peace and loue. And so the erle of Flaunders was come to Calais and pas¦sed the see and came to Douer / where the kyng and parte of his counsell were redy to receyue hym / and so they were ther. Whan the forsayd purseuant came to the kyng and brought hym tidynges of the batayle of Alroy / of the whiche the kyng and all that were ther were right ioy¦ouse: and in lykewise so was the erle of Flaun∣ders / for the loue and honour and auauncemēt of his cosyn germayne / the erle of Mountfort. Thus the kyng of England and therle of flaū¦ders were at Douer the space of thre dayes in feestes and great sportes / and whan they had well sported thē and done that they assembled for. Than the erle of Flaunders toke leaue of the kyng and departed / and as I vnderstande the duke of Lancastre and the lorde Edmonde passed the see agayne with hym and helde him company tyll he came to Bruges.