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.

¶ how these kynges ordayned their batayls at ••yronfosse. Cap. x••••. (Book 41)

WHan the friday came in the mor¦nyng / both hoostes aparelled thē selfe redy / and euery lorde harde masse among their owne cōpa••y∣es / and dyuers wer shr••uen. First we woll speke of thorder of thenglysshmen who drewe thē forwarde into the feld•• and made. iii▪ batels a fote / and dyd put all their horses and ba¦gages into a lytell wood behynde them / and for tefyed it. The first batell ledde the duke of Guer¦les / the marques of Nusse / the marques of Bla¦quebour••: sir John̄ of Heynalt / therle of ••ōs / therle of Sauynes / the lorde of Faulquemont / sit Guyllam du Fort / sir Arnolde of Baquche•• and the almayns: and amonge them▪ was▪ xxii▪ banners / and .lx. penons in the hale / and .viii. M••men. The seconde batayle had the duke of Brabant / and the lordes and knyghtes of his countrey. First the lorde of ••u••se / the lorde Ber¦gues / the lorde of Bredangh / the lorde of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the lorde of ••aucelare / the lorde of Borguynall the lorde of Stōneuort / the lorde of wyten / the lorde of Elka / the lorde of Cassebegne / y^• lorde of Duffle: {ser} Thyrre of ••alcourt / {ser} Rasse of the Grez / {ser} John̄ of Cassebegne / {ser} John̄ Filyfe / {ser} Gyles of Coterebe / {ser} water of ••otebergue / the thre bretherne of Harlebecque / {ser} Henry of Flaiū¦ders: and dyuerse other barownes & knyght{is} of flanders who were all vnder y^• duke of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 baner: as y^• lorde of Hallayne / y^• lorde of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 sir Hector ••yllains / sit John̄ of Rodes / {ser} 〈◊〉〈◊〉 start of Gupstell / {ser} wyllin̄ of Strat•• / {ser} 〈◊〉〈◊〉 de la mule: & many other. The duke of Brabāt had a .xxiiii. baners / and .lxxx. penons / & in all a vii. M. men. The .iii. bataile & the grettest ha••

the kyng of Englande / and with hym his cosyn therle of Derby: the bysshopp̄ of Lyncolne / the bysshopp̄ of Durame / therle of Salysbury / the erle of Northamton and of Glocetter: therle of Suffolke / sir Robert Dartoyse as than called erle of Rychmont: the lorde Raynolde Cobhm̄ / the lorde Persy / the lorde Roose / the lord Montbray: sir Lewes and sir John̄ Beauchampe / y^e lorde Dalawarr / the lorde of Laucome / y^e lorde Basset the lorde fitz water / sir Water Manny sir Newe Hastyngs / sir John̄ Lyle: and dyuers other that I can nat name / among other was {ser} John̄ Chandos / of whom moche honour is spo¦ken in this boke. The kyng had w^t hym .xxviii. baners / and .lxxxx. penons / and in his batayle a vi. M. men of armes and .vi. M. archers. And he had set an other batell as in a wyng: wherof therle of Warwyke / therle of Penbroke / y^e lorde Barkley / the lorde Multon: and dyuerse other were as cheyfe / & they wer on horsbacke. Thus whan̄e euery lorde was vnder his banner / as it was cōmaunded by the marshals: the kynge of England mounted on a palfray / acōpanyed all onely with sir Robert Dartoyse / sir Raynolde Cobham / and {ser} Water of Manny: and rode a long before all his batels / and right swetely de∣syred all his lordes and other. That they wolde that day ayde to defende his honoure / & they all {pro}mysed hym so to do. Than he returned to his owne batell & set euery thing in good order / and cōmaūded that non shuld go before y^e marshals baner{is}. ¶ Nowe let vs speke of the lordes of Fraunce what they dyd. They were .xi. score ba¦ners .iiii. kynges .vi. dukes .xxvi. erles / and mo than .iiii. M. knyghtes: and of the cōmons of Fraunce mo than .lx. M. The kyngs that were ther with kyng Philyppe of Ualoys / was the kyng of Behayne / the kyng of Nauerr / & king Dauyd of Scotland: the duke of Normandy / the duke of Bretayne / the duke of Burbon / the duke of Lorrayne / and the duke of Athenes. Of erles: therle of Alanson brother to the kyng / the erle of Flaunders / therle of Heynalt / the erle of Bloys / therle of Bare / therle of Forestes / therle of Foyz / therle of Armynacke / the erle Dophyn of Auuergne / therle of Lōguyle / therle of Stā∣pes / therle of Uandosme / therle of Harrecourt / therle of saynt Pol / therle of Guynes / therle of Bowlougne / therle of Roussy / therle of Damp¦martyn / therle of Ualentynois / therle of Aucer therle of Sancerre / therle of Genue / the erle of Dreux and of Gascongne / and of Languedoc. So many erles and vycuntes that it were long to reherse: it was a great beauty to beholde the baners and standerdes wauyng in the wynde / and horses barded: and knyghtes and squyers richely armed. The frechemen ordayned thre great batayls / in eche of them fyftene thousand men of armes. and .xx. M. men a fote.