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 they of Doway made a iour¦nay into Ostrenan / and howe therle of Heynalt was in England. Ca. xlviii. (Book 48)

AFter the dystruction of Escandure: the duke of Nor¦mādy went to Cambray and gaue leaue to some of his cō∣pany to depart / and some he sent to the garysons of Do∣way and other. And the first weke that they came to Doway they yssued out and they of Lyste with theym: so that they were a thre hundred speares / and their capytaynes were: sir Loyes of Sauoy / therle of Geneue / therle of Uyllars / the Galoys of the Baulme / the lorde of waurayne / the lorde of Uasyers: and so they went and brent the fayre contrey of Ostrenan in Heynault: and lest nothynge with out the forteresses / wherwith they of Bouhay•• were sore dysplesed: for they sawe the fyers and smokes / and coude nat remedy it. And soo they sent to them to Ualencennes / that if they wolde yssue out a sixe hundred speres in the night thei shuld do moche damage to the frenchmen / who were spredde abrode in the playne countrey / howe be it they of Ualencennes wolde natte go out of the towne. So the frenchmen had great pray / and brent the towne of Nyche / Descoux / Escaudan / Here / Monteny / Senayne Uer∣layne / Uargny / Ambretycourt / Lourg / Salr / Ruette / Newfuylle / Lyeu saynt Amande: and all the vyllages in that contrey / and wan great pyllage. And whan they of Doway were gone home than the soudyers of Bohayne yssued out and brent the halfe of Descon whiche was fren∣che / and all the vyllages parteyning to France iuste to the gates of Doway: and the towne of Desquerchyne. Thus as I haue deuysed / the garysons in those countreis were prouyded for and dyuerse skirmysshes and feates of warre vsed amonge theym: the same tyme there was certayne soudyours of Almaygne sette by the bysshoppe of Cambray in the fortresse of Male Mayson / a two leages fro the castell Cambre∣sien: and marchynge on the other parte nere to Lādreches / wherof the lorde of Poytrell was ca¦ptayne / for therle of Bloys though he wer lorde therof / yet he had rendred it to therle of Heynalt bycause he was as than frenche. So on a day y^• Almayns of Male Mayson / cāe to y^e bayles of

Landreches / and draue away a gret pray. And whan they of Landreches knewe therof / y^• lord of Poytrels armed him & all his company / and yssued out to rescue the pray: the lorde of Poy∣trels was formast hymselfe / and layd his spere in the rest and cryed to the frenchmen / and sayd sirs it is shame to flye away. And there was a squyer called Albert of Colayne / he turned and couched the spere in the rest / and came rennyng agaynst the lorde of Poytrell / and gaue hym su¦che a stroke on the targe that the spere flewe all to peaces: yet the sayd squyer strake hym aga∣yne suche a stroke that the spere entred through his harnes / & into his body iust to y^• hert: so that he fell f••o his horse deed. Than his cōpanyons h〈…〉〈…〉ous / as the lorde of Bansiers / Garard de Mastyne and John̄ of Mastyn / and other pur¦sued the frēchmen / in suche wyse that they were taken and s••ayne the moost part / but fewe y^• sca¦ped / and their pray rescued and suche prisoners as they had of Landreches. And so retourned agayne with the lorde of Poytrels deed: after whose dethe the lorde of Floron was long tyme captayne of Landreches / and of the castell ther. Thus some day rode forthe the frenchmen / and some day the heynous / and dyuers encountryn¦ges was bytwene them. Thus the countrey of Heynault was in great trybulacion / for parte therof was brent: and the duke of Normandy was styll on the fronters & no man knewe what he wolde do / and they coulde here no tidynges of therle of Heynalt. True it was he was in En¦glande / wher as the kyng and the lordes made hym great there / and made great alyance with the kyng there. And so departed out of Englan¦de / and went to themperour Loys of Banyer: and so these were the causes why y^e he taryed so long out of his owne countrey. And also sir Jo∣hanne of Heynalt was gone into Brabant / and into Flaunders: and shewed to the erle of Bra∣bant / and to Jaques Dartuell the desolacyon of the countrey of Heynalt: prayeng them in the name of all the heynowes / that they wold gyue th•••• some counsell and ayde. And they answe∣red / that they were sure that therle wolde short∣ly returne: at which tyme they sayd / they wolde be redy to go with hym whyther as he wolde.