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 castell of Conquest was wonne two tymes. Cap. lxxxii. (Book 82)

THe next day sir Loys of Spayne called to coun∣sell the vycont of Rohayne the bysshoppe of Leon / the lorde Henry of Leon / and the master of the geneuoys to know ther aduyse what was best to do / they sawe well the towne of Ha∣nybout was marueylously strong / and greatly socoured by meanes of tharchers of England: they thought their tyme but lost to abyde there / for they coude nat se howe to wynne any thyng ther. Than they all agreed to dyslodge y^• nexte day and to go to the castell of Alroy: where sir Charles of Bloys lay at siege / the next day be∣tymes they pulled downe their lodgynges and drewe thyder as they were purposed. And they of the towne made great cryeng and showtyng after thē: and some yssued out to aduenture thē selfe / but they were sone put a backe agayne and lost some of their company or they coude entre a gayne into y^• towne. Whan sir Loys of Spay∣ne cāe to sir Charles of Bloys / he shewed hym

the reason why he left thesege before Hanybout than it was ordayned that sir Loys of Spayne and his cōpany shulde go and ley siege to Dy∣nant / the which was nat closed but with pales / water / and maresse: and as sir Loyes went to∣warde Dynant he came by a castell called Con¦quest. And captayne ther for the countesse was a knyght of Normādy called sir Mencon / and with hym dyuers soudyers: sir Loys came thy¦der and gaue a great assaut / and they within de¦fended them so well / that thassaut endured tyll mydaight and in the morning it began agayn: thassaylantes persed so nere that they came to y^• wall and made a great hole through / for the dy¦kes were of no depnesse. And so byforce they en¦tred and slewe all them within the castell / except the knyght whome they toke prisoner: and sta∣blysshed ther a newe Chatelayne and a .lx. sou∣dyers with hym / thā sir Loys departed & went and layed seige to Dynaunt. The countesse of Mountfort had knowledge howe sir Loyes of Spayne was assautyng of the castell of Con∣quest / than she sayd to sir Water of Manny and his company that if they might rescue that ca∣stell / they shuld achyue great honour. They all agreed therto / and de{per}ted the next morning fro Hanybout so y^• ther abode but fewe behynde in the towne / they rode so falt y^• about noone they came to the castell of Conquest wherin was as than y^• frenche garyson: for they had won it the day before. Whan sir Water of Manny sawe y^• / and howe that sir Loyes of Spayne was gone he was sory bycause he might nat fight w^t hym: and sayd to his company / sirs I wyll nat de{per}te hens tyll Ise what company is yander within the castell / and to knowe howe it was wonne. Than he and all his made them redy to the as∣saut / and the frenchmen and spanyardes same that / they defended theym selfe aswell as they might: the archers helde them so short that then glysshmen aproched to the walles & they found the hole in the wall / wherby the cattell was won before: and by the same place they entred & slew all within / excepte .x. that were taken to mercy, than thenglysshmen and bret••ns drue agayne to Hanybout / they wolde set no garyson in Cō∣quest for they sawe well it was nat to he holden.