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 seige of Bercerell / & of the dethe of the kyng of scottes / & of the peace bitwene the frēch king and the kyng of Nauar. And howe the duke of Bretayne fledde in to Englande / and howe the cōstable of Fraūce con∣quered his duchy. Cap. CCC .vii. (Book 307)

THe same season the lor∣des of Clisson / of Lauall / of Uangour / of Tournemen / of Rieux / and of Rochfort / the vicount of Rohane / sir Charles of Dignen banne∣rette of Bretayne / the mar∣shall of Blarouille / the lordes of Hambe•• / of Ruille / of Foūteuyll / of Granuyll / of Farnyll / of Denneuall & of Cleres / banerettes of Nor∣mādy. And of other people great plenty of bre¦tayne / and of Normādy / and so they went and layde siege to the stronge castell of Bercerell / and greatly they constrayned it by assautes / within ther were two capitayns englysshmen sir Johan Aparte & sir Johan Cornwall / and with them certayne companyons / y^t valiantly defended theym selfe. At this siege there was done many a noble feate of armes many issues many sautes / and many a scrymysshe. And a lytell ther beside ther were at sege before saint Sauyour the vicount / sir Thomas Trybles / sir Johan de Bourge / sir Philippe Pecharde and the thre bretherne of Maluriers. So that or the seige were layde before them / those two garysons ouerran all the countre of base Nor∣mandy / so that no thyng was abrode but all in the forteresses. Also they raunsomed and toke prisoners in the bysshopriche of Bayeux / and Deureux / and the kyng of Nauer was consen¦••yng

therto / for he conforted thē dyuers tymes bothe with mē and vitayle / suche as wer in his garisons in the countie of Deureux / for he was nat acorded with the frenche kyng / so that the garysons of Chierbourg / of Gouerell / of Cou∣ches / of Bretuell / of Deureux / and diuers other vnder the obeysanuce of the kyng of Nauerr / had greatly enpouered and wasted the coūtre of Normādy. But in the sametyme there was so good meanes made bytwene y^e two kynges / and specially by the labour of the erle of Sale bruses / who had taken moche payne bytwene thē / and also the bysshop of Deureux. and they dyde so moche / that they brought thē to acorde And so the two kynges mette togyder right a∣myable at the castell of Uernon on the ryuer of Sayne. And there were sworne dyuers great lordes of Fraūce to kepe peace / loue / vnite / and cōfederacyon togyder for euer. And so y^e kyng of Nauer went with the frenche kyng in to the realme of Fraunce / and there the kynge dyde hym moche honour and reuerence / and all his. And than & ther / the kyng of Nauer put all his landes of Normandy / into the handes and go∣uernynge of the frenche kyng / and lest his two sonnes Charles and Peter / with y^e kyng their vncle. Than he departed & went backe agayne in to Nauerre. Thus this peace endured foue yeres / howbeit after ther fell agayne bytwene them great discorde: as ye shall herafter in the hystorie / if ye wyll loke therfore. Howe beit I thynke ther wyll none ende be made therof in this present boke. ¶ The .viii. day of May: the yere of our lorde a. M. thre. C .lxxiii. there passed out of this lyfe in the towne of Edenbo∣rowe kyng Dauyd of Scotlande / and was bu¦ryed in the abbay of Dōfre••••lyn / besyde kyng Robert de Bruse his father. He dyed without sonne or doughter / laufully begoten of his bo∣dy. But ther was kyng after him by right suc∣cessyon a nephue of his / named Roberts who was seneshall of Scotlande a goodly knyght / and he had a sonne.