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VE haue herde here before: howe the lorde of Mucydent was tourned frenche / and was a yer or more at Parys / tyll at last he was wery: for he had thought to haue ••ounde the frēche kyng otherwise to warde him
thanne he was / wherfore he was angrye in his mynde / and so repēted hym selfe in that he was tourned frēche. Sayeng howe it was for feare rather thā for any other thyng. And so thought to steale fro Parys & to go to his owne coūtre / to yelde him selfe agayne englysshe: for the ser∣uyce of the kyng of Englande pleased him mo∣che better than the seruyce of the frenche kyng. And as he hadde aduysed so he dyde / and gaue knowlege to all them that he knewe / except his owne seruantes howe he was sicke: and kepte his lodgynge. And so in an euenyng he lept on his horse vnknowen / and toke but thre persons with hym / and so de{per}ted fro Parys / and rode toward his owne coutre / and his men folowed after him lytell and lytell. And so longe he rode that he came to Burdeux / and there he founde sir Johan lorde Neuyll seneshall of Burdeux / to whome he shewed all his aduenture / and so became agayne englysshe: and sayde / howe he hadde rather be false of his faythe to the french kyng / than to his naturall lorde ye kyng of En∣glande. Thus the lorde Mucydent abode en∣glysshe as long as he lyued / wherof the duke of Aniou was sore displeased / and said and sware that if euer he coude get hym / he shulde lese his heed. Wherof the lorde Mucydent was well en¦fourmed / and thought to kepe hym selfe ryght well out of danger.
ALl this season the lorde of Langurante was styll frenche / who was an experte knight and dyde moche hurt and trouble / to su¦che landes as parteyned to such lordes as were becōe englysshe. As the lorde of Rosen / the lord of Duras / and the lorde of Mucydent / wher∣with these thre lordes weresore displeased & so set all their myndes howe they might slee him / for he was vtterly their enemy. this lorde of Lā¦gurant rode forthe on a day with a .xl. speares and came nere to an englysshe forteresse / called Cadylhatte: of the herytage of the Captall of Beufz / and his bretherne gascoyns. And so the lorde Lagurant made there abusshment of his company / and sayd. Sirs / tary you styll here: and I wyll go and ryde to yonder forteresse a∣lone / & se if any wyll issue out agaynst vs. And so he rode forthe and came to ye barryers of the castell / and spake to the kepars / and demaūded where was Bernard Courant their capitayne and sayde: shewe hym howe the lorde Langu∣rantis here / and desyreth to Juste with hym a course: yf he be so good a man / and so valyant in armes as it is sayde / he wyll nat refuse it for his ladyes sake. yf hedo / it shall tourne hym to moche blame. For I shall repute whersoeuer I go / that for cowardnesse / he hath refused to ryn with me / one course with a spere. than a squyer of Bernardes answered / and sayd. Sir Lan∣gurant / I haue well herde your wordes. Sir / and ye wyll suffre a lytell / I shall go and speke with my maister. Ifye wyll abyde / I warrant you / ther shalbe no reproche in him of coward¦nesse. I wyll tarye {quod} the lorde of Langurant. Than the squyer went / and founde his maister in a chambre / and ther shewed him all the wor∣des: as ye haue herde before. And whan Ber∣nard herde that / his hert began to swell for pre: and sayd. Gette me my harnesse / and sadell my horse: he shall nat go refused. Than inconty∣nent he was armed and mounted on his horse / and toke his targe and his speare / and opyned the gate and the barryers / and issued out in to the felde. And whan the lorde Langurant sawe him comyng he was reioysed / and couched his speare lyke a good knyght / and so dyde Ber∣narde: and dasshed to their horses. They were bothe well horsed / and they hytte so euyn bothe that there sheldes fell in peces: and in the pas∣syng by / Bernarde sholdred sir Langurantes horse in suche wyse: that the lorde fell out of the sadell. And whan Bernard sawe hym on ye erth he was ryght ioyfull / and tourned shortely his horse to him. and as the lorde Langurant was risynge vp / Bernarde who was a bygge and a valyant squyer / toke hym by the bassenet with bothe his handes / and drewe it so sore to him / y• he reysed it of his heed / and so dyde cast his bas¦senet vnder his horse fete. The lorde of Langu¦rantes men beynge in the busshement / sawe all this. And than they brake out / & were comyng to rescue their maister and lorde / and Bernard who sawe thē comynge / drewe out his dagger and sayde to the lorde Langurant. Sir / yelde you my prisoner: rescue or no rescue / or els ye are but deed. The lorde Langurant / who tru∣sted on the rescue of his men spake nat a worde agayne. And whan Bernarde sawe y• / he was enflamed with feruentyre: and douted leest he shulde lese the more for ye lesse / and so strake the lorde Langurante on the heed / whiche was all bare: in suche wyse / that he brake the skoll in to the brayne. And than he dasshed to his horse / & entred in to the barryers / & than a lyghted and made him redy to defēde him selfe ifnede were. And whan the lorde Langurant{is} men were cōe to hym / and founde him woūded to dethe / they were right soroufull: and so toke & caryed hym
aswell as they might in to his owne castell / but the next day after he dyed. Thus it befell that season of the lorde Langurant.
THe same season there was a dede of ar∣mes done in Rocheloys. For Helyot of Playsac / a gentyll squyer and a valyaunt man of armes / capitayne of Boutuyll / an englysshe garyson of sixscore speares englysshe and gas∣coyns. Who pylled sore the countre / and ranne nigh euery day before the towne of Rochell / or els before the towne of saynt John̄s Dangle / And they helde these two townes in suche feare and doubte / that they durst nat issue out but by stelth / wherof the knyghtes and the squyers of the coūtre were right sore displeased. & thought one day to prouyde for remedy / or els to be slay¦ne or taken by their ennemyes in the felde. And so on a day they assembled in the towne of Ro∣chell / about two hundred speares: for that was the towne that moost comenly Helyot of Play∣sac and his cōpany dyde moost hurt vnto. ther were of Poyctou and of Xaynton / the lorde of Thowars / the lorde of Puissāce / sir James of Surgeres / Percyuall of Coloygne / sir Ray∣nolde of Gomers / sir Hugh of Uynon and dy∣uers other knightes and squyers / hauyng gret desyre to fight with their ennemyes. And these capitayns knewe by their spyes / that Helyot of Playsac was abrode / & was comynge to apere before Rochell / to gette ther some pray. Than all these lordes and knyghtes went out of Ro∣chell in the euenyng / well armed and on horse∣backe: and so toke the feldes. And at their de{per}∣tyng / they ordayned that in the next mornyng / they shulde put out in to the feldes all their ca∣tell at aduēture: and it was done as they deuy∣sad. And in the next mornyng Helyot of Play∣sac and his cōpany came before Rochell to the barryers / and some of their company gadered togyder all the catell they coude fynde: & made them to be driuen by them of the countre before them. And they hadde nat driuen this catell the space of a leage / but that the frenchmen a .ii. C. speares came sodaynly on them on a wyng / of whome the englisshmen were nat ware: and so came in at the speares poyntes amonge thē. so at their first metynge ther were many cast to ye erthe. Than Helyot of Playsac sayde / a fote a fote euery man. Let vs nat natflye / and let our horses go / if the day be ours we shall haue hor∣ses ynowe / and if it be agaynst vs / we shall ha∣ue but a small losse of our horses. Ther Helyot and his cōpany a lighted a fote / and put thēself in good order. In likewise so dyd the frēchmen for they feared the sleyng of their horses. Ther was a sore batayle and longe endured / for they fought hand to hand. ther was done many fea¦tes of armes / many a one taken and rescued a∣gayne. Finally the poicteuyns & xayntons had the vytorie / & their enemyes discōfyted & nighe all slayne or taken / but a fewe that scaped. and the pray of catell agayne rescued: and Helyote of Playsac taken prisoner and led to Rochell. Anone after this aduēture these lordes of Frā∣ce wente to the castell of Boutuyll / whiche was anone taken / for it was easy ynough to wynne for ther was none within to make any defence. Thus was the castell of Botuyll frenche / wher of all the countre had great ioye: and Helyot of Plaisac was prisoner a long space after.