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.

¶ H••we the frenche kynge & the lor∣des of Fraūce and of Heynalt / made their ••rouisyon to be at Cābray. And of ••••nessage of the duke of Lanca∣stre 〈…〉〈…〉it to the erle of Haynalt. and of the 〈…〉〈…〉yages of the chyldren of Hay¦nalt a〈…〉〈…〉 Burgoyne. ••p. CCCC .l. (Book 450)

THus euery man depar¦ted fro Cambray / & the duke of Burgoyne returned in to Fraunce to the king / and the duches his wyfe returned to Arras. the duke Aubert and the duches his wyfe retour∣ned to the towne of Ouesnoy in Haynalt. And the lady of Brabant in to her countrey. Than warkmen were sette awarke to make redy lod∣gynges in the cytie of Cambray / and men were sent thyder to make prouisyon / so great and so costly that it was marueyle to consydre. This feast was cryed & publysshed abrode / to be hol∣den at Cambray the weke after the vtas of Ea∣ster. Whan the frenche kyng was enfourmed of this besynes / he sayd he wolde be at the mary∣ages of his cosyns. And so he sēt to Cābray the stewardes of his howse to make prouisyon for him acordyng. The bysshopes palays was ta∣ken vp for the duke of Burgoyne / and his pro∣uysion made there / howbeit they were fayne to delyuer it vp for y^• kyng. Than carpenters and masons were set a warke in the palays to make it after astate royall / whiche warke as yet ape∣reth / for before this feast it was nat in remem∣braūce of man / nor harde of two hundred yere before / so great a feast and solempnyte as was than a{per}elled. For the lordes to make thē fresshe and gorgious / & to exalte their estates / spared no more money / than it had fallen fro the clow∣des / and euery man helped other.

Tidynges of these mariages came to En∣glande. the duke of Lancastre who alwayes ho¦ped / that Willyam of Haynalt shulde haue had to his wyfe his doughter / at leest he was borne so in hande ▪ he was right pensyue and sore trou¦bled with those newes. And whan̄e he had well ymagined to knowe the trouthe therof / he sent certayne persons of his howse to Gaūt / to speke wi••h duke Auberte. And whan̄e these messan∣gers came to Gaunt / there they foūde sir John̄ Bourchier / and the aldermen of Gaunt / Peter du Boyse and Fraunses Atreman / who made them right good chere. And so ther they taryed two dayes / and fro thence they went to Mons in Heynalt / and so to Quesnoy / and there they came to the duke / and he and the duches and his children receyued them goodly / for the honour of the duke of Lancastre / and made them good chere. And in lykewise so dyd the lorde of Gou∣uighen. Than the mayster of the byenge of the wolles of Englande spake first / after he hadde

de lyuered his letters of credence / & recōmaun∣ded the duke of Lancastre to the duke Auberte his cosyn. And than he spake of other thynges as he was charged to do. And amonge other thynges / he demaunded of duke Auberte as I was enfourmed / if it were his entent to percey∣uer in the maryage with y^• chyldren of the duke of Burgoyne. With those wordes the duke a ly¦tell chaunged colour / and sayd: ye sir truely by my faythe / wherfore do you demaunde. Sir 〈◊〉〈◊〉 he: I demaunde it bycause the duke of Lan∣castre hathe alwayes hoped vntyll this tyme / that my lady Philyp his doughter / shuld haue had my lorde Willyam your sonne. Than̄e the duke sayd / cōpanyon: say to my cosyn y^• whan soeuer he mary his chyldren / I shall nat mar∣ueyle / nor be dismayed therat▪ no more he hath to do to take any care for the maryenge of any of my children / nor whether I wyll mary them or nat / nor whan / nor to whome. This was the answere y^• thenglisshmen had of duke Aubert. So thus they toke theie leaue & departed / and went the same nyght to Ualencennes / and the next day to Gaunt. Of them I can tell no more but I thynke they retourned in to Englande.

WHan Easter came as than acounted / a thousande thre hundred fourscore and fyue yeres of our lorde / the frēche king the duke of Burgoyne / the duke of Burbon / the duke Aubert / the duches his wyfe / the duches of Brabant / the duches of Burgoyne / sir Wil∣lyam and sir John̄ of Namure / came to Cam∣bray. The kynge went to y^• palys that was his lodgynge / & euery man drewe to their lodgyn∣ges. ye may well beleue and knowe that where the frenche kyng was / and where as there was many noble princes & great ladyes / there was great and noble chiualry. The king entred the monday at none / and all lord{is} and ladyes met him without the towne. and so he was conuey∣ed with trompettes / and great plenty of myn∣strels. And so brought to the palys. The same monday in the presence and before all the great lordes: was renewed the couenauntes of mary∣ages. and Willm̄ Dorset shulde haue the coun∣tye of Ostrenant / the lady Margaret his wyfe was endowed with the lande of Acque in Bra∣bant. And y^• duke of Burgoyn gaue his dough¦ter a hundred thousande frankes. Thus they made their porcyons. The tuysday at the hour of Masse / they were wedded in the cathedrale churche of our lady of Cambray with great so∣lempnyte. The bysshoppe of Cambray dyd the obseruaunce / who was called Johan Borne of Brucels. At the dyner ther was shewed moche noblenes. The kyng caused the two lordes and the two ladyes newly maryed to syt at his table and other lord{is} serued. There sate at dyner the constable of Fraunce / & the marshall of Fraūce sir Guy de la Tremoyle / & sir Willyma de Na¦mure serued / and so dyd dyuers other great lor¦des of Fraūce. In fyue hūdred yere before there was nat sene suche a solempnite in Cambray. And after dyner knyghtes and squiers were ar¦med to iust. And so they iusted in the markette place .xl. knightes of the one syde. The yonge kyng Charles iusted with a knight of Heynalt called sir Nycholas Espinot. So these iustes were nobly contynued / and a yonge knyght of Haynalt had the price / called sir Johan of De∣sternne / besyde Beawmont in Haynalt. This knyght iusted greatly to the pleasure of the lor∣des & ladyes. He had for his prise a gyrdell set with precyous stones / gyuen hym by y^• duches of Burgoyne: from her owne wast. the admy∣rall of Fraunce / & sir Guy de la Tremoyle dyd presēt it to him. Thus in great reuell they con∣tynued all that weke / and on y^• friday after dy∣ner / the kyng toke leaue of the lordes & ladyes / and they of him / and so departed fro Cambray. And also the dukes & duchesses de{per}ted / and the duches of Burgoyn brought margaret of Hay¦nalt her doughter to Arras. and y^• lady of Hay∣nalt brought y^• lady Margarete of Burgoyne to Quesnoy. Thus passed forthe this besynes.