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 sir Water of Manny brought then∣glysshmen into Bretayne. Cap. lxxxi. (Book 81)

WHan the seneshall of Guyn¦gnape / & Perse of Tribyquedy sir Galeran of Landreman and the other knyght{is} sawe these so∣cours cōmyng: thā they sayd to the bysshoppe / sir ye may well leaue your treaty for they sayd they were nat cō tent as than to folowe his counsayle. Than the bysshoppe sayd sirs: than our company shall de part for I wyll go to hym that hath moost right as me semeth. Than he departed fro Hanibout and defyed the coūtesse and all her ayders and so went to sir Henry de Leon and shewed hym howe the mater went: than sir Henry was sore dyspleased / and caused incontynent to rere vp the grettest ingens that they had nere to the ca∣ttell and cōmaunded that they shuld nat sease to last day and nyght. Than he de{per}ted thens and brought the bysshoppe to sir Loys of Spayne / who receyued hym with great ioye / and so dyd sir Charles of Bloys: than the countesse dres∣sed vp halles and chambers to lodge the lordes of Englande that were cōmyng / and dyd sende agaynst them right nobly. And whan they wer a lande: she came to them with great reuerence and feested them the beest she might / and than∣ked thē right humbly: and caused all the knygh¦tes and other to lodge at their ease in the castell and in the towne. And the nexte day she made them a great feest at dyner: all night & the nexte day also the ingens neuer ceased to cast / and af∣ter dyner sir Gaultier of Māny who was chefe of that company / demaunded of the state of the towne & of the hoost without. And sayd I haue a great desyre to yssue out and to breke downe this great ingen that standeth so nere vs / if any ••oll folowe me. Than & Perse of Tribyquidy sayde howe he wolde nat fayle hym / at this his first begynning: and so sayd the lorde of Lādre man / than they armed them and so they yssued out priuely at a certayne gate / & with thē a .iii. hundred archers / who shotte so holly togyder y^• they that kept the ingen fledde awaye / and the men of armes came after the archers and slewe dyuerse of them that fledde and bete downe the great engyn / and brake it all to peaces. Than̄e they ranne in amonge the tentes and logynges and set fyre in dyuerse places / and slewe & hurt dyuers tyll the hoost began to styrre: than they withdrue fayre and easely / and they of the hoost ranne after thē lyke madde men. Than & Gaul¦tier sayd: let me neuer be beloued with my lady without I haue a course with one of these folow¦ers / and therwith tourned his spere in the rest: and in likewyse so dyd the two bretherne of L▪∣dall and the haz of Brabant / sir yues of Triby∣quedy / sir Galeran of Landreman and dyuerse other companyons: they ran at the first comers ther myght well a ben legges sene tourned vp∣warde: ther began a sore medlynge / for they of the hoost alwayes encreased. Wherfore in beho∣ued thenglysshmen to withdrawe towarde ther fortresse: ther might well a ben sene on bothe {per}∣ties many noble dedes takyng and rescuyng / y^• englysshmen drewe sagely to y^• dykes / and ther made a stall tyll all their men wer in sauegard: and all the resydue of the towne yssued out to re¦scue their cōpany / and caused them of the hoost to recule backe. So whan they of the host sawe how they coude do no good they drewe to their lodgynges: and they of the fortresse in likewyse to their lodgynges: than the countesse discēdyd downe fro the castell with a gladde chere / and came and kyst sir Gaultier of Manny / and his companyons one after an other two or thre ty∣mes lyke a valyant lady.