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.

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Title: 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.
Author: Froissart, Jean, 1338?-1410?
Publication: Imprinted at London :: In Fletestrete by Richarde Pynson, printer to the kynges noble grace,; And ended the. xxviii. day of Ianuary: the yere of our lorde. M.D.xxxiii. [1523]
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Subject terms: Europe -- History -- 476-1492 -- Early works to 1800.
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¶ Howe sir Gaultier of Manny toke the castell of Gonyin the fo∣rest. Cap. lxxxv. (Book 85)

THis Gerarv of Mau¦lyn hadde a brother called Rengne of Maulyn who was captayne of a lytel for tresse therby called Fauet. And whasie he knewe that thēglysshmen and bretons were assayling of his brother at Rochprion: to thentent to ayde his brother he yssued out & toke with hym a .xl. cōpanyons. And as he came thy¦derwarde through afayre medowe by a wood syde / he foūde certayne englysshmen and other lyeng there hurt / he sette on them and toke them prisoners and ledde them to Fauet hurt as they were: and some sledde to sir Water of Manny and shewed hym the case / than he ceased the as∣saut. And he and all his company in great hasse folowed them that ledde the prisoners to Fauet but he coude nat ouertake them: so that Regny and his prisoners were entred into the castell. Than thenglysshmen as sore trayueled as they were made ther a gret assaut but nothyng cou∣de they wynne / they were so well defended: and also it was late. They lay ther all night / to the entent to assyle y^• castell agayne in the mornig Gerarde of Maulyn knewe all this he toke his horse in the night and rode all alone to Dynant and was ther a lytell before day. Than he shew¦ed all the case to the lorde Pyers Portbeuse ca∣pitayne of Dynaunt / and assone as it was day he assembled all the burgesses of the towne in y^• common hall: and ther Gerarde of Maulyne she wed theym the mater in suche wyse that they were all content to go forth / and so armed them and went towardes Fauet with a sixe thousand men of one and other. Sir Gaultier of Man∣ny knewe therof by a spye / than̄e they couusay∣led togyder and cōsydred that it were great dā∣ger for them if they of Dynant shulde come on thē on the onesyde / & sir Charles of Blois & his cōpany on thother syde: so they might be enclo∣sed. Thā they agreed to leaue their cōpanyons in prisone tyll another tyme that they might a∣mende it / and as they retourned towarde Ha∣nybout / they came to a castell called Gony lafo rest: the which was yelded vp to sir Charles of Bloyes a fyftene dayes before. Than sir Gaul∣tier sayde howe he wolde go no farther as sore trayueled as he was / tyll he had made assaute to that castell / to se the demeanynge of thē with in. Ther they made a fierse assaut & they with∣in quickely defended theym selfe / sir Gaultier encouraged his company and was euer one of theformast in somoche that the archersshotte so quyckely and so close togyder / that ther was none durst appere at their defence. Sir Gaul∣tier dyd somoche that parte of the dyke was fyl¦led with busshes and wood / so that they came to the walles with pyckaxes and other instrumen¦tes / and anone made a great hole through the wall. And ther they entred perforce / and slewe all they founde within and lodged ther y^• night and they next day they went to Hanybout.