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 the erle of Herford & dyuers englysshmen discōfyted in Bretayne on the lee / dyuers flemynges that as∣sayled them. Cap. CC .lxxxxii. (Book 292)

THe kyng of Englande seyng howe the frenchemen made him warr / he gat him frendes wher he coude. and so hadde to his accorde: the duke of Guerles his nephue and the duke of Jullyers / & were agreed to assemble toguyder certayne nō¦bre of men of warr / and so to entre into Frāce. And the same season the kynge of Englande / sent the erle of Herford and the knightes of his housholde in to Bretayne to speke with y^e duke for certayne maters bytwene them / and y^e same season the flemyng{is} and englysshmen were no frendes. And so they mette togyder on the see but ther the flemyng{is} lost / so that they were no¦thynge content / for by aduenture they met eche other before a hauyn in Breten / called la Bay. And of the ••••emysshe nauy was patron / Johan Peterson / and of the englysshemen sir Guy of Brian. And assoone as they mette they set eche vpon other / so that ther was a great batayle & a sore. And with the erle of Herforde / ther was sir Richard Stury / sir Thomas Wysque and other. And so they fought togyder right valy∣antly / & how be it that the flemynges were more in nōbre and better purueyed for the mater (for they had taryed there a long space for the same purpose) yet for all that / they had but lytell ad∣uantage. This batayle thus on the see / endu∣red the space of thre houres / and ther was done many a noble feate of armes / and many a man wounded and hurt with shotte / for they hadde graped their shyppes to guyder with hokes of yron / so y^• one coude nat flye fro another. How be it finally the vyctorie abode with thenglyssh¦men / & the flemynges disconfyted: and sir Jo∣han Peterson their patron taken / and all the o∣ther taken or slayne / so that none escaped. And the englysshmen turned backe agayne into En¦glande with their conquest and prisoners / and so brake vp their vyage for that tyme: and than shewed these tidynges to the kyng of England who was right ioyouse of that adueture / whan he knewe that the flemynges gaue the assaute &

occasyon and were disconfyted. Than Johan Pete••son was sent to prisone / and al•• the other into ••yuers places of the realme.