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 duke of Berrey ensured his doughter / to the son̄e of therle of Bloyse. and howe therle of Matche and the duke of Burbon made their somons to entre in to Lymosin. Cap. CCCC .li. (Book 451)

THe sāe season there was tre∣ty of maryage / bytwene Loys of Bloys / son to therle Guy of ••oy•• and y^• lady Mary / dought 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉 Johan of Berry. And so th〈…〉〈…〉rle of Bloys well acōpanyed with lordes and ad〈…〉〈…〉s brought his doughter to Bergues in 〈◊〉〈◊〉 / where the duke and duches were redy 〈…〉〈…〉de for them / who tyght nobly receyued 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and all their company. And there was 〈…〉〈…〉rmed the assurance of that maryage / an〈…〉〈…〉 〈…〉〈…〉che∣bysshop of Bergues ensured them 〈…〉〈…〉der in the presēce of many lordes and lad〈…〉〈…〉 howbeit they were natte wedded as than 〈…〉〈…〉ey were

bothe very yonge. So ther was great feest / re¦uelyng and daunsyng / and so at last therle and the countesse retourned to their countre / & their sonne with them. And the lady abode styll with the duches her mother in Barrey / in a fayre ca¦stell besyde Bergues called Mehune on the ry¦uer of yure. The same season the duke of Ber∣ry went in to Auuergne and Lāguedocke / and so to Auignon to se pope Clement. And it was ordayned that the duke of Burbone and therle of Marche with two thousande men of armes shulde go in to Lymosyn to delyuer that coun∣tre / fro all the englysshmen and theues that rob¦bed and pylled the coūtre. For in Poictou and in Xaynton / they had as than certayne fortres∣ses whiche dyde moche domage to the coūtre / wherof complayntes came to the heryng of the duke of Berrey▪ who was in mynde to remedy it. and he had desyred the duke of Burbone his cosyn / that in any wyse whan he were come into Limosyn and Xaynton / that he shulde cōquere the garyson of Bertuell / for that was the forte∣resse that dyde moost hurt in that countre. And the duke of Burbone promysed hym so to do. And he hadde made his somons at Molins in Burbonoyse to be there the first daye of June / and so thyder drewe at that tyme all maner of men of warre. The duke of Burbone had with hym a gentyll squyer called Johan bone laūce. He was mayster and capitayne of his men of warre. Certaynly the squyer was well worthy to haue suche a charge / and the erle of Marche who shulde be in cōpany with the duke of Bur¦bone made his somons at the cytie of Toures.

tHe same season there came to Scluse in Flaunders / all suche men of warre as were apoynted to passe the see into Scotlande / with sir Johan of Uyen admyrall of Fraunce: & he shulde haue with hym a thou¦sande speares knightes and squiers. And I be¦leue well they were all there / for they had great desyre to go. In so moche that some that were nat desyred / aduaunsed them selfe to go in that voyage with the admyrall. All their shyppyng was redy apparelled at Scluse / and they ca∣ryed with them harnesse for .xii. hundred men of armes. They had taken that harnesse out of the castell of Beauty besyde Parys. The har∣nesse was parteyning to the parisyens / the whi¦che they were caused to bring to the sayd castell in the tyme of their rebellion. In the admyrals company / there were a great nombre of good men of warr. And their entensyon was to dely¦uer the sayd harnesse to the knyghtes & men of Scotlande / bycause sir Geffray de Charney had enformed the kynges counsayle / howe the men in Scotlande were but easely harnessed. I shall name vnto you / parte of thē of Fraunce that wente in to Scotlande the same season▪ First sir Johan of Uyen admyrall of Fraunce the erle of graunt pre / the lordes of Uerdnay / of saynt Crouse and of Mountbury / sir Gef∣fray of Charney / sir Wyllyam of Uyen / sir Ja¦ques of Uyen / the lorde despaigny / sir Gerard of Burbone / the lorde of Hetz / sir Floromonde of Quissy / the lorde of Marny / sir Ualerant of Rayneuall / the lorde of Beausaige / the lorde of Uaynbrayne / the lorde of Rynoll baron dury / the lorde of Coucy / sir Percyuall Daneuall / y^• lorde Ferrers / the lorde of Fountaygnes / sir Braquet of Braquemont / the lorde of Graunt court / the lorde of Landon breton / sir Guy la {per}¦son / sir Wyllm̄ de Couroux / sir Johan de Han¦gyers / sir Henry de Uyncelyn / cosyn to y^• great maister of Pruce: & diuers other good knight{is} whiche I can nat all name / so that they were to the nōbre of a thousande speares knightes and squyers / besyde cros bowes and other varlett{is}. They had gode wynde and a fayre season on y^• see / the wether was fayre / it was in the moneth of May. That tyme y^• truse bytwene Englāde and Fraūce was expyred / and bitwene the gaū¦toyse and flemynges lykewise: for as it semed than euery parte desyred warre / knyghtes and squiers desyred greatly to go in the voyage to Scotlande / for they thought by the ayde of the scott{is} to haue a fayre iourney agaynst their ene¦myes in Englāde. Thenglysshmen who were enfourmed of their comynge / loked for theym euery day.