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 dyscon∣fited sir Loyes of Spayne in the felde of Camperle. Cap. lxxxiiii. (Book 84)

NOw let vs returne to sir Loyes of Spayne who whan he was at the porte of Guerand by the seesyde / he and his cōpany sayled forth tyll they came into Bretayn bretonaunt / to a port called Camperle right nene to Quypercorentyn and to saynt Mathue of Fyne Portern. Than they yssued out of the shyppes and landed / and brent all the countrey about and gate moche rychesse: the whiche they conueyed into their shyyppes / Whan sir Gaultyer of Manny / and sir Arnold of Clysson vnderstode those tidynges / they de∣termyned to go thyder: and shewed their myn∣des to sir Gyles of Tribyquedy / and to the Ca¦thelayne of Guyngnape. The lorde of Landre∣man / sir Wyllm̄ of Caducall / the two brethern of Penneforde / and to the other knyghtes that were ther in Hanybout / and all they agreed to go with good wylles: than they toke their shyp∣pes / and toke with theym a thre thousande ar∣chers / and so sayled forthe tyll they came to the port wher as the shyppes of sir Loys of Spay∣nes lay. Incōtynent they toke theym and slewe all that were within theym / and they founde in them suche rychesse that they had maruell ther∣of: than they toke lande and went forthe & brent dyuers townes and houses before them / and de¦parted themselfe into thre batayls / to the intent the soner to fynde their ennemys / and left a thre hundred archers to kepe their shippes and that they had wonne. Than they sette on their way in thre partes: these tidynges anone came to sir Loyes of Spayne / than he drewe togyder all his company and withdrue backe towarde his shyppes in great hast / and encountred one of y^• thre batayls / than̄e he sawe well he must nedes fyght: he sette his men in order and made newe knyght{is} / as his nephue called Alphons. Than sir Loys sette on fiersly / and at the first rencoū∣ter many were ouerthrowen / and likely to haue ben dysconfyted / and the other two batels had nat come on: for by the cry and noyse of the peo¦ple of the contrey they drewe thyder. Than the batayle was more seerser / thenglysshe archers shotte so holly togyder that the geneuoyes and spanyardes wer dysconfited / and all slayne: for they of the cōtrey fell in with staues and stones / so that {ser} Loys had moche a do to scape and dyd flee to the shyppes / and of .vi. M. there scaped with hym but thre hūdred / and his nephue was slayne. And whan he cāe to the shyppes he roud nat entre for the archers of England kept hym of: so he was fayne with gret ieopardy to take a lytell shypp̄ called Lyque / & suche of his cōpany as he coūde get to him / and sayled away as fast as he might. Whan sir Gaulter and his cōpany cāe to the shyppes / they entred into the best ship they had / and folowed in the chase of sir Loyes of Spayne: who euer fledde so fast before them

that they coude nat ouertake hym. Sir ••oyes at last toke port at Redon / and he and all his en¦tred into the towne but he taryed nat there: for incontynent▪ thengly sshmen landed at the same place / so that sir Loyes and his company were fayne to get such horses as they might and rode thens to Renes / the which was nat ferre thens: and such as were yuell horsed were fayne to fall in the handes of their ennemyes / so that sir Lo∣ys entred into Renes: and thenglysshmen and bretons retourned to Redone / and there lay all nyght. The nexte day they toke agayne the see: to sayle to Hanybout to the countesse of Moūt∣fort but they had a contrary wynde / so that they were fayne to take lande a thre leages fro Dy∣nant. Than they toke their way by lande / and wasted the countrey about Dynant / and tooke horses suche as they coude get some without sa∣dyls and so cāe to Rochprion. Than sir Gaul∣tier of Manny saydsirs: yf our company were nat so soretraueled I wolde gyue assaut to this castell / the other knyghtes answered hym and sayd / sir set on at your pleasure for we shall nat for sake you to dye in the quarell / and so they al went to the assaut. Than Gerarde of Maulyn who was captayne ther made good defence / so that there was a perylouse assaut. Sir Johan Butler / and sir Mathewe of Fresnoy were sore burte with many other.