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 frēche kyng sent a great nauy to the see / & howe dyuers tow∣nes were brent in Englande: & howe the duke of Burgoyne tooke dyuers castels about Calys. Cap. CCC .xv. (Book 315)

IN the meane seasone whyle this sayd trewce en∣dured / the frenche kyng {pro}∣uyded greatly for shyppes andgaleys. And the kynge of Spayne had sent to him his admyrall sir Ferraunt Sause. Who with sir Johan de Uien admy∣rall of Fraunce / whan the tre wee was expired went and brent the towne of Rye / a four dayes after the dethe of kyng Edwarde / in the vigill of saynt Peter in July. & there slewe men and women / and all they founde. These tidynges came to London / than therles of Cambridge and Bouligney went to Douer / with a great nombre of men of warre. And the erle of Sa∣lisbury & the lorde Montagu / went to the mar¦ches towarde Hāpton. Than after the french army toke laude in the Ile of Ubyq̄ / and brent therm dyuers to wnes / as Lamēd Dartmouth Plomouthe / Plesume / and dyuers other. and whan they had brente and pylled the towne of Ubique / they went agayne to y^e see and costed forewarde / & came to a porte called Poc. there was redy the erle of Salisbury / and the lorde Montague / who defended the passage: howe¦beit they brente parte of the towne of Poc. and than toke the see agayne and costed towardes Hāpton / and wolde dayly haue taken lande in Englande / but the englysshmen in the com∣pany of the erle of Salisbury rode so dayly / a¦longe the see cost: that they kept them euer fro takyng of any lande. Than y^e frenchmen came before Hāpton / and there was redy sir Johan Arūdell / with a great nombre of men of warre and archers who defended the towne / or elles it had ben taken. than the frenchmen departed and went towarde Douer / and toke lande on a day 〈◊〉〈◊〉 a lytle abbay called Lians. Ther were many men of the countre assembled / and they hadde made the priour of the place and sir Thomas Cheyny & Johan Fuselle their chefe capitayns / who set them selfe in good array to defende the passage / so that the frēchmen had but small aduauntage / for it coste them moche people or they coulde take lande / how be it fy∣nally by force of good fightyng they toke lan∣de. Ther was a sore scrimysshe / howe beit the englysshmen were dryuen backe and putte to flyght / and two hundred slayne: and the two knightes and the priour taken prisoners. than the frenche men entred agayne in to their ship¦pes / and lay styll all that night at ancre before the abbey. There the frenche men knewe first of the dethe of kynge Edwarde of Englande by their prisonners / and of the coronacyon of kyng Richarde / and a great parte of the ordre made in Englande: for rulynge of the realme. Than sir Johan of Uyenne caused a barke to departe / and sent therin a knight / who aryued at Harflewe. And than the knight rode to Pa¦rys / and there he founde the kynge / and there shewed hym the certayne tidynges of the deth of kyng Edwarde. To whiche sayeng the kyn¦ge gaue credence. Than the frenchmen & spa∣nyardes departed / and sayled forthe and had wynde at wyll / and came with the same tyde a∣bout threof the clocke to Douer. There was sir Edmonde erle of Cambridge / and sir Tho¦mas his brother erle of Buckynghame / who were redy with a hundred thousande with ba∣ners displayed / abydinge the frenchmen / who were a sixscore shippes and galyes. The fren∣chemen came foreby the porte and taryed nat / but passed by and toke the depe see / for the see began to ebbe. Howe beit the englysshmen ta∣ryed there styll all that day and the nextnight / and the frenche men by the nexte tyde came be∣fore the hauen of Calays / and there entred.

yE haue herde here before: how sir Jo¦han captall of Beufz / was taken pri∣soner before Soubise / and kept in the towre of the tēple of Parys. The kyng of En∣gland and the prince whyle they lyued / wolde gladly haue had hym delyuered: ther was al∣so moche entreatie made for him at the coūsell at Bruges / and ther was offred for him in ex∣change / the yong erle of saynt Poule / & thre or four other knyghtes / but the frenche kyng nor his coūsayle wolde nat cōsent therto. Howbeit the french kyng made to be shewed him by the priour / who had hym in kepyng: y^• if he wolde

swere / neuer to beare armes agaynst y^e crowne of Fraunce / that than he wolde condiscende to his delyuerance. The Captall answered / that he wold neuer make that othe / to dye in prison. so he abode in prison in sure kepynge a .v. yere with lytell ioye / for he toke his prisonment but with lytell pacyence / and so long he was there that at last he dyed in prison. The french kyng caused hym to be entered ryght solemply / and therat were dyuers barownes / knightes / and prelates of Fraūce. Thus feblyssed thenglissh capitaynes / for y^• same yere there dyed also the lorde Spensar a great baron in Englande / & a good knight. And of hym & of his wyfe / who was doughter to sir Bartylmewe of Brunes / there abode a sonne and four doughters. And anone after the dethe of the sayde Captall / the frenche quene was delyuered of a fayre dough¦ter / named Mary: Of the whiche byrthe / the quene toke suche a sicknesse y^e she dyed. This quene / who was full of noble vtues: was dou∣ghter to the gentyll duke of Burbone the lorde Peter / who dyed at the batayle of Poycters. Her obsequy was done in the abbay of saynte Denyse / where she was buryed with great so∣lempnyte / wherat ther was nighe all y^e nobles and prelates of Fraunce: and namely they a∣bout the marchesse of Parys.

ALl this season / sir Hughe Caurell capi∣tayne of Calais / sir John̄ Harlston ca∣pitayn of Guynes / the lorde of Gomegines ca¦pitayne of Arde. Made many iourneys in to Picardy / euery weke thre or four: and often ty¦mes ran before saynt Omers and Arkes / Mo∣ton Fyēnes and therabout / to Boloyne & som∣tyme to Tyrwyn. And specially the garyson of Arde dyde moche hurt in the countre / wher∣of the complayntes came oftentymes to the he∣rynge of the frenche kyng. Whervpon he toke coūsayle to knowe how he might best restrayn them / and it was shewed hym howe that y^e ga∣ryson of Arde was nat so stronge: but that it might easely begoten. Than the kyng sayd / to haue it we wyll spare for no cost. Than within a lytell space after / he made a somōs of men of warre secretely / no man wyst whider he wolde sende them. The chefe of them was the duke of Burgoyne his brother: he had a .xv. hundred speares well furnysshed / and sodenly they cāe to the bastyde of Arde / and besieged it rounde about. And with the duke of Burgoyne: there was the erle of Guynes / the marshall of Blan∣uyle / the lordes of Clysson & of Lauall / of Rou¦gemont / of the ryuer of Bregyde / of Frannyll / of Danuyll / of Dautoyng / of Raueuall / and of Angest / sir James of Burbone / the seneshall of Heynalte / and dyuers other knightes and ba∣rones. And they had engyns that cast nyght & day / stones of two hundred weight / and assay¦led it right feirsly. The lorde Gomegynes lor∣de of the forteresse / whan he sawe hym selfe en∣closed with so many noble men of warre / and they promysed him that if he were wonne with assaut / that he & all those with hym shulde dye. And also he was nat well prouyded of artilla∣ry longe to endure: and so by the procurement of the lorde of Raneuall his cosyn germayn / he entred in to a treaty & to yelde vp the garyson / their lyues and good{is} saued. This treaty was long a makyng / howe beit at last the forteresse was gyuen vp / and suche as wolde departed: & were brought to Calais by sir Gawen of bayl∣lule: and sir Wylliam of Bourdes was made capitayne of Ard••. And after him was kepar there a long tyme the vicount of Meaulx / and thirdly after him was capitayne ther / the lord of Sampy. The same day that Arde was de∣lyuered / the duke went and layd siege to the ca¦stell of Arduyche. wherin were capitayns / the thre bretherne of Mauluryer. There the duke lay thre dayes / and made dyuers assautes: at last they within yelded vp the castell / and they were brought to Calys by the marshall of Frā¦ce. Than the duke went and besieged Uaucli∣nen / Whiche also yelded vp as the other dyde. And whan the duke had newe refresshed these places with vitayls and men / than he gaue ly∣cence to euery man to departe: and so wēt him¦selfe in to Fraunce to the kynge / and the other lordes bretons went into Bretayne. For tidyn¦ges was brought them / that the duke of Bre∣tayne was aryued at Brest with a great army and the lordes of Burgoyne and other places / retourned euery man to their owne.