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 Charles of Bloyes toke the towne of Carahes. Cap. lxxxvi. (Book 86)

WHan the coūtesse knewe of their cōmynge she came and mette them / and kyssed & made them great chere: and caused al the noble men to dyne with her in the castell. Nowe in this sea¦son sir Charles of Bloys had wonne Uannes / and lay at sege at Carahes: the coūtes of Mōt∣fort and sir Gaultier of Manny / sent certayne messangers to the kyng of Englande / signyfi∣eng hym howe sir Charles of Bloys and the lor¦des of France had conquered Uannes / Renes / and dyuers other good townes and castelles in Bretaygne / and was lickely to wynne all with out he were shortly resysted. These messangers arryued in Cornewall and rode to Wyndesore to the kyng.

¶ Nowe lette vs speke of sir Charles of Blo∣ys / who had so sore constrayned with assautes and ingens the towne of Carahes / that they yelded theym selfe vp to sir Charles / and he re∣ceyued them to mercy: and they sware to hym homage and fealtie & toke hym for their lorde. And ther he made newe officers / & taryed ther a fyftene dayes: thā they determyned to go and lry siege to Hanybout / yet they knewe well the towne was well fortifyed with sufficyent proui¦syon. And so thyder they went and layed there siege / and the fourth day after thyder came sir Loys of Spayne / who had layen in the towne of Renes a sixe wekes / in helyng of suche hur∣tes as he had. He was well receyued there / for he was a knyght moche honoured and welbelo¦ued among them. The frenche company dayly encreased / for ther were dyuers lordes & knygh¦tes of France were goyng into Spayne warde for suche warres as was bytwene the kynge of Spayne / and the kyng of Granado sarasyne. And as these knyghts passed through Poyctou and harde of these warres in Bretayne / drewe that way: sir Charles of Bloyes had rayred vp agaynst Hanybout a fyftene or sixtene great en¦gyns / the whiche caste into the towne many a great stone. But they within set nat moch ther∣by / for they were well defended there agaynste them: and somtyme they wolde come to the wal¦les and wype them in derysion / sayeng go and seke vp your company whiche resteth in the fel∣des of Camperle: wherof sir Loys of Spayne and the genowayes had great dyspite.