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 Bertrā of Clesquy was disconfyted: he taken / and kyng Hen¦ry saued hym selfe / and of the spany∣ardes that fledde / and of the nombre of the deed. And of the cyties that yel¦ded them vp to kyng Dampeter: and of the aunswere that he made to the prince. Cap. CC .xxxviii. (Book 238)

THe batayle that was best fought and lengest hel∣de togyder was the compa∣ny of sir Bertram of Cles∣quy / for there were many no¦ble mē of armes who fought and helde toguyder to their powers: and ther was done many a noble feat of armes. And on the englysshe parte specially there was sir Johan Chandos / who that day dyde lyke a noble knight / and gouerned & coū∣sayled that day the duke of Lancastre / in lyke maner as he dyde before the prince at the batell of Poycters / wherin he was greatly renomed and praysed / the whiche was good reason: for a valyant man and a good knyght acquitynge hym selfe nobly among lordes & princes ought greatly to be recommended / for that day he to∣ke no hede for takyng of any prisoner with his owne hādes / but alwayes fought and went for¦warde: but there was taken by his cōpany vn∣der his baner dyuers good knightes and squy¦ers of Aragon and of Fraūce. And specially sir Bertram of Clesquy / sir Arnolde Dandrehen / sir Begue of Uillaynes / and mo than threscore prisoners. So thus finally the batayle of sir Bertram of Clesquy was disconfyted / and all that were therin taken and slayne••: as well they of Fraūce as of Aragon. Ther was slayne the Begue of Uillyers / and taken the lorde Anto∣y••ge of Heynault / the lorde Bresuell / sir Ga∣wen of Bayllieull / sir Johan of Bergenettes / sir Alemant of saynt Uenāt / and dyuers other. Than drewe toguyder these baners: the baner of the duke of Lancastre / of sir Johan Chan∣dos / and of the two marshalles / and the penon of saynt George. And went all toguyder on the batayle of kyng Henry / and cryed with a hygh voyce saynt George guyen. Than the spanyar¦des and their cōpany were sore puta backe / y^e Captall of Beufz and the lorde Clysson fought valyantly: and also sir Eustace Dambreticort / sir Hughe Caurell / sir Souldyche / sir Johan Dureux / and other acquyted thē selfe that day right nobly. The prince shewed hymselfe lyke a noble knight / and fought valyantly with his enemyes. On the othersyde kyng Henry acqui¦ted hymselfe right valiātly / and recouered and tourned agayn his people that day thre tymes / for after that the erle of Anxell and a thre thou∣sande horsmen with hym were departed fro the felde: the other began than greatly to be discō∣fyted / and were euer redy to flye after their cō∣pany / but than euer kynge Henry was before

theym / and sayde. Fayre lordes what do you•• wherfore wyll ye thus forsake and betraye me / sythe ye haue made me kynge and set the crow∣ne on my heed: and putte the herytage of Ca∣stell into my handes. Retourne & helpe to kepe and defende me / and abyde with me: for by the grace of god or it be night all shalbe ours. So that these wordes or suche lyke / encoraged his people in suche wyse / that it made theym to a∣byde lengar in the felde / for they durst nat flye for shame: whan they sawe their kynge & their lorde so valiantly fight / and speke so amyably. So that there dyed mo than a thousande and fyue hundred persons / that might well haue sa¦ued themselfe / and haue taken the tyme to their aduantage: and the loue that they had to their lorde and kynge hadde nat been.

WHan the batayle of the marshalles were passed throughe their enne∣myes / and had disconfyted y^e gret¦test nombre of thē: so that the spa∣nyardes coude nat susteyn nor de¦fende them any lengar / but began to flye away in great feare / without any good array or or∣der toward the cyte of Nauaret / and so passe•• by the great ryuer. So that for any wordes y^• kyng Henry coude say they wolde nat retorne / and whan the kyng sawe the myschefe and dis∣confyture of his people / and that he sawe no re¦couery. Than he called for his horse and moun¦ted theron / and put hymselfe among them that fledde: but he toke nat the way to Nauaret for feare of enclosynge / but than toke another way ••schewyng all paryls: for he knewe well that if he were taken he shulde dye w^tout mercy. Thā the englysshmen and gascons lept a horsebake and began to chase the spanyardes / who sledde away sore disconfyted to the great ryuer. And at the entre of the bridge of Nauaret / ther was a hydeous shedynge of blode and many a man slayne and drowned: for dyuers lepte into the water the whiche was depe and hydeous: they thought they had as lyue to be drowned as slay¦ne. And in this chase amonge other / ther were two valyant knightes of Spayne / beryng on them the abyte of relygion. The one called the great priour of saynt James / and the other the great maister of Calatrane. They and their cō¦pany to saue themselfe entred in to Nauaret / and they were so nere chased at their backe / by englysshmen and gascoyns / that they wan the bridge / so that ther was a great slaughter. And thenglysshmen entred into the cytie after their enemyes / who were entred into a strong house of stone. Howbeit incontynent it was won by∣force: and the knight{is} taken and many of their men slayne / and all the cyte ouerron and pylled the whiche was greatly to thenglysshmens pro¦fyte. Also they wanne kyng Henries lodgynge wherin they founde gret richesse of vessell and iowelles of golde and syluer / for the kyng was come thyder with great noblenesse: so y^• whan they were disconfyted / they had no layser for to retourne thyder agayne / to saue that they had left there. So this was a hydeous and a terry∣ble discōfyture / and specially on the ryuer syde ther was many a man slayne. And it was sayd as I herde after reported of some of them that were ther present / that one might haue sene the water that ran by Nauaret to be of the coloure of reed / with the blode of men and horse y^t were ther slayne. This batayle was bytwene Na∣uer and Nauaret in Spayne. The yere of the incarnacyon of our lorde Jesu Christ / a thou∣sande thre hundred threscore and sixe / the thirde day of Aprill / the whiche was on a saturday.

AFter the disconfyture of the batell of Nauaret / whiche was done by noone. The prince caused his ba∣ner to be reysed vp a highe vpon a busshe on a lytell hyll / to the entent to drawe his people thyder: and so thyder drue all those that came fro the chase. Thyder came the duke of Lācastre / sir Johan Chandos / the lorde Clysson / the Captall of Beufz / the erle of Armynacke / the lorde Dalbret / and dyuers o∣ther barones. And had reysed vp on high their baners to drawe their people thyder: and euer as they came they raynged them in the felde. Al¦so ther was Loyes kynge of Mallorques / his baner before hym whervnto his company drue and a lytell there besyde was sir Marten de la Karr / with the baner of his lorde the kynge of Nauer. With dyuers other erles and barons / the whiche was a goodly thinge to regard and beholde. Than came thyder kynge Dampeter right sore chafed / comynge from the chase on a great blacke courser / his baner beten with the armes of Castell before hym. And assoone as he sawe the princes baner / he alyghted & wente thyder. And whan the prince sawe hym comyn∣ge / he went and mette hym and dyde him great honour. There the kyng Dampeter wolde ha∣ue kneled downe to haue thāked the prince / but the prince made great haste to take hym by the hande / and wolde nat suffre him to knele. Thā

the kynge sayd. Dere and fayre cosyn / I ought to gyue you many thākes and prayses / for this 〈◊〉〈◊〉 iourney that I haue attayned this day / by your meanes. Than the prince sayde: Sir yelde thankes to god and gyue him all y^e prays for the vyctorie hath come by him all onely and nat by me. Than the lordes of the princes coun¦sayle drewe toguyder and comuned of dyuers 〈…〉〈…〉ters. And so long the prince was styll ther / 〈◊〉〈◊〉 all his people were retourned fro the chase ••han he ordayned four knyghtes and four ha¦rauldes to go serche the feldes / to knowe what people were taken / and the nombre of thē that were slayne: And also to knowe the trouthe of kyng Henry / whome they called bastarde whe¦ther he were a lyue or deed. And than the prin∣ce and his lordes went to the lodgynge of kyng Henry and of the spanyardes / where they were well and easely lodged: for it was great & lar∣ge / and well replenysshed of all thynges neces∣sary. So than they souped that nyght in great ioye: and after souper the knightes and harau¦des that went to visyte the felde retourned / and there they reported y^• ther were slayne of their enemyes of men of armes / a fyue hundred and threscore and of comons aboute a seuyn thou∣sande and fyue hundred / besyde theym y^• were drowned: wherof the nombre was vnknowen. And of their owne company ther was no more slayne but four knightes / wherof two were ga¦scoyns / the thirde an almayne / and the fourthe an englysshman: and of other comons nat past a .xl. but they shewed howe they coude nat syn∣de kyng Henry / wherof kyng Dampeter was right sory. So this saturday at nyght they re∣sted them selfe & made good chere / for they had well wherwith / for there they founde plenty of wyne and other vitayls: and so refresshed thē ther all y^e sonday / the which was palme sōday.

THe sonday in the monynge whan the prince was vp and redy appa∣relled. Than he yssued out of his pauyllion / and than came to hym the duke of Lancastre his brother the erle of Armynacke / the lorde Dalbret / sir Johan Chandos / the Captall of Beufz the lor¦de of Pomyers / sir Gyrarde Dangle the kyng of Mallorques / and a great nombre of other knyghtes and squyers. And than̄e anone after came to the prince the kyng Dāpeter / to whōe the prince made great honoure and reuerence. Than the kynge Dampeter sayde. Dere and fayre cosyn 〈◊〉〈◊〉 pray and requyre you y^• ye wyll delyuer to me the false traytours of this coūtre as my bastarde brother / Sanxes and suche o∣ther: and I shall cause them to lese their heedes for they haue well deserued it.

THan the prince aduysed hym well / and sayd. Sir kynge: I requyre you in the name of loue and lygnage / that ye wyll graūt me a gyfte and a request / sayde. Good co∣syn all that I haue is yours: therfore I am con¦tent what soeuer ye desyre to graunt it. Than the prince sayd: Sir I requyre you to gyue {per}∣don to all your people in your realme / suche as hath rebelled agaynst you / by the whiche cour∣tessy / ye shall abyde in the better rest and peace in your realme. Except Wyllyam Garilz / for of hym I am content ye take your pleasure. The kyng Dampeter acorded to his desyre / though it were agaynst his wyll: but he durst nat deny the prince / he was soo moche bounden to hym / and sayde. Fayre cosyn I graunt your request with a good hert. Thā the prisoners were sent for: and the prince acorded them with the kyn∣ge their lord / and caused him to forgyue all his yuell wyll to his brother the erle of Sanxes / & to all other: so that they shulde make couenant and swere fealtie / homage / and seruice to hold of him truely for euer / and to become his men: and to knowledge him for their lorde and kyn∣ge for euer. This courtesy with dyuers other dyde the prince to the kynge / the whiche after was but smally rewarded / as ye shall here af∣ter in this hystorie.

ANd also the prince shewed great curtesy to the barons of Spayne suche as were prisoners / for if kin¦ge Dampeter had taken them in his displeasure / they had all dyed without mercy. And than sir Wyllyam Garylz was delyuered to the kyng / whome he hated so sore / that he wolde take no taunsome for hym: but made his heed to be striken of before his lo¦gynge. Than kyng Dampeter moūted on his horse and the erle Sanxes his brother / and all those that were become his men / and his mar∣shalles sir Guyssharde Dangle / and sir Ste∣phyn Gosenton and a fyue hundred men of ar∣mes: and they departed fro the princes hoost / and rode to Burgus. And so came thyder the monday in the mornyng: and they of Burgus who were well infourmed how the iourney of Nauaret was atchyued / and howe that kynge

Henry was discōfyted / they thought nat to ke∣pe the towne agaynst Dampeter / but dyuerse of the richest of the towne / and of the moost no∣tablest yssued out of the towne and presented y^e kayes of the cyte to him / and receyued hym to their lorde. And so brought him and all his mē into y^e cyte of Burgus with great ioye and so∣lemnyte / & all the sonday the prince abode styll in the logynges that they had won. And on the monday after euynsong / he disloged and went and lodged at Berguet / and ther taryed tyll it was wednisday: and than they went all to the cytie of Burgus. And ther the prince entred in to the towne with great reuerēce and with him the duke of Lancastre / therle of Armynacke / & dyuers other great lord{is} and their people ma∣de their logynges without the towne: for they coude nat all haue been lodged within at their ease. And whan the prince was a his lodgyng ther he gaue and rēdred iugementes of armes / and of all thynges therto aperteyninge & there kept felde & wage of batayle / wherfore it might well be sayd that all Spayne was come y^• day in his handes / and vnder his obeysaunce.

THe prince of Wales and kyng Dampe∣ter helde their Ester in y^• towne of Bur¦gus / and there taryed a thre wekes and more. And on Ester day they of Sturges / of Tollet / of Lysbone / of Cordowane / of Galyce / of Cy∣uyle / and of all the other marches and lymita∣cions of the realme of Castell came thyder and made homage to kynge Dampeter: and were gladde to se the prince and Damferant of Ca∣stres. & so ther was great chere made bytwene them / and whan kynge Dampeter had taryed there the terme that I haue shewed you & more and sawe that ther were no mo that rebelled a∣gaynst him / but euery man to hym obeysaunt. Than the prince sayd to him: Sir kyng ye are nowe thāked be god peasably kyng of this yo^r owne realme without any rebellyon or let / and sir I and my cōpany tary here at a great char∣ge and expence. Therfore we requyre you to {per}¦uyde for money / to pay the wages to them that hath holpen to bring you agayne into your re∣alme / and in fulfylling of your promyse / wher vnto ye haue sworne & sealed. And sir the short∣lyer y^t ye do it / the gretter thanke weshall gyue you & the more shalbe yor profyte / for ye knowe well mē of warr must be payed to lyue with all or els they wyll take it wher as they may get it Than the kynge answered and sayd: cosyn we wyll holde / kepe / and accomplysshe to our po∣wer / that we haue sworne and sealed vnto. But sir as for this present tyme we haue no money / wherfore we wyll drawe vs to the marchesse of Ciuyle: and ther we wyll so procure for money that we wyll satisfy euery party and sir ye shall abyde styll here in the vale of Olyfes / the whi∣che is a plentyfull countre: and sir we shall re∣turne agayne to you in as short tyme as we cō∣uenyētly can or may / and at y^e farthest by whit∣sontyd. This answere was right pleasant to y^e prince and to his coūsayle / and shortly after the kynge Dampeter departed fro the prince / and rode towarde Ciuyle / to thentent to get money to pay his men of warr as he had promysed. & the prince went and loged in the vale of Olyfe / and all his lordes and people spred abrode in y^e countre / to get vitayls more plentyfull / for thē and for their horses. Ther thus they soiourned to a small profyte to the countre / for the compa∣nyons coude nat absteyne them selfe / fro rob∣byng and pillynge of the countre.