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 they of Limoges yelded thē to the duke of Berrey / and howe the same duke brake vp his army. Cap. C C .lxxx. (Book 280)

WHan syr Bertram was come agayne to the sege / the frenchmen were greatly re∣ioysed of his comyng Than anone they pursued the trea¦ty / that was begon bytwene the bysshoppe of Lymoges and them of the cytie / and the duke of Aniowe. And so finally the bysshoppe and they of the cy∣tie tourned them and became frenche. And the duke of Berrey & the duke of Burbone / entred in to the cytie: and sir Guy of Bloys and other lordes of France with great ioye / & toke faythe and homage of them of the cytie / and so refres∣shed and rested them there a thre dayes. And so determyned ther in counsayle to breke vp their army for that tyme / as the duke of Aniou had done / and to retourne in to their owne coūtreis to kepe and defende their townes and forteres∣ses / bicause of sir Robr̄t Canoll / who was styll abrode in the felde in Fraunce. Also they sayd: howe they had right well sped / in wynnyng of suche a cytie as Lymoges. So this counsayle and aduyse was nat broken: but thus these lor∣des departed eche fro other / and sir Bertram a¦b••de styll in the parties of Lymosyn with two hundred speares / and kept the castels of y^• lorde of Maleuall / the whiche were tourned frenche Whan the duke of Berrey departed fro Lymo∣ges / he ordayned and set in y^• same cytie / at the request of the bysshop sir Johan of Wyllemur sir Hugh de la Roche / and Roger Beauforde / with a hūdred men of armes. and than he went in to Berrey / and the duke of Burbon into but bonoyse. And other lordes of farther marches / went home into their owne countreis. Nowe lette vs speke of the prince howe he spedde.

¶Whan tidynges was come to the prince that the cytie of Lymoges was tourned frēche / and howe that the bysshop who was his gossyp / & in whome he had before great trust and confy∣dence / was chefe ayder to yelde vp the cyte and to become frenche. With the whiche the prince was sore displeased / and set lesse force in y^• men of the churche: in whom before he hadde great trust. Thā he sware by his fathers soule / wher∣by he was neuer forsworne: that he wolde gette

it agayne / and that he wolde make y^• traytours derely abye their falsnesse. Whan the moost {per}te of his people were come / they were nombred to xit. hundred speares / knightes and squyers: a thousande archers and a thousand men a fote. And so he departed fro the towne of Cōgnac / & with hym his two bretherne / the duke of Lan∣castre and the erle of Cambridge: sir Thomas Phelton and the captall of Befz / abode styll at Bergerath to kepe y^• fronter agaynst the frēch∣men and companyons that were in the coūtre. And with the prince also: was sir Guyssharde Dangle / sir Loyes Harcourt / the lorde of Pōs the lorde of Parteney / the lorde of Pynau / the lorde of Tanyboton / sir Percyuall of Coloyne sir Godfray Dargēton. Potenyns & gascons: the lorde of Mountferant the lorde of Camont the lorde Lōgueren / sir Aymere of Tharse / the lorde of Pomyers / the lorde of Musydent / the lorde of Lespare / the souldyche of ••estrabe / the lorde of Gerond and dyuets other engliss hmē▪ as sir Thomas Percy / the lorde Rose / the lord Wyllm̄ Beauchāpe / sir Mychell dela Poule / the lorde Stephan Gosenton / sir Richarde of Pontchardon / sir Baudwyn of Franuyll / sir Symon Burle / sir Dangouse / sir John̄ Deu∣reur / sir Wyllm̄ of Mesuyll and dyuers other / the which I can nat all name. And of heynouse ther was sir Eustace Dābrety court: and of the companyons / sir Perducas Dalbret / Nandon of Bergerath. And thyder came le Bourge de Laspare / le Bourge de Bretuell / Espyot / Ber∣narde de Wyst / and dyuers other. So all these men of warre went for the in good ordynaunce and toke the feldes / and all the coūtte trymbled before them. The prince was so dyseased that he coude nat ryde: but so was caryed in a horse lytter / and he toke the way to Lymosyn / to the entent to come to Lymoges. And at last thyder they came / and so lodged rounde about the cy∣tie: and there the prince sware that he wolde ne¦uer departe thens / tyll he hadde the cytie at his pleasure. The bysshoppe within and the bur∣gesses consydered well: howe they had greatly trespassed the prince / wherof than they repen∣ted them. But than they coulde nat remedy it: for they were nat as than lordes nor maysters of their owne cytie. Sir Johan Wyllemur sir Hugh de la Roche / and Roger Beaufort / who were capitayns within the cytie / cōforted great¦ly their people / and sayd. Sirs: be nat afrayed we are strong ynough to resyst agaynst the pri∣ces power / for by assaute he canne nat hurt nor greue vs / we are all well furnysshed with artyl¦lary. Whan the prince and his marshalles had well ymagined and consydered / the puyssance and strength of the cytie / and had knowledge of the nombre of men of warre within. Than they sayd how by assaut they coulde neuer wyn it. Than the prince thought to assaye an other way. He had alwayes in his company a great nombre of myners / and so he sette them awarke to vndermyne. The knyghtes within parcey∣ued well / howe they were vndermyned / and be¦gan to make dykes and to countermyne / to the entent to breke their myne.