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 kynge of Englande sent sir Robert Dartoys into Bre∣tayne. Cap. lxxxx. (Book 90)

AMong all other thyn∣ges the kynge of Englande wolde socoure the countesse of Moūtfort / who was with the quene. Thanne the kyng desyred his cosyn sir Robert Dartoyes to take a certayne nombre of men of warre and archers and to go with the coūtesse into Bretayne. And so he dyde and they departed and toke shypping at Ham∣pton / and were on the see a great season bycause of cōtrary wyndes. They departed about Ester at this great counsell at London the kyng was aduysed to sende to Scotlande for the parfour maunce of a trewse to endure for two or thre ye∣res. Consydring that the kyng had somoche be∣synesse in other places / the kynge of Englande was lothe therto / for he wolde haue made suche warr into Scotland that they shulde haue ben fayne to haue desyred peace / howbeit his coun∣sayle shewed hym suche reasons that he agreed therto. Among other thynges his counsell sayd that it was great wysdome whan a prince hath warre in dyuers plac•• / at one tyme to agre with one by truse / another to pacify with fayre wor∣des / and on the thyrde to make warre. Thanne was there a bysshoppe sende on that legacyon / and so he went forthe and in processe retourned agayne and brought relacyon / howe y^e the king of scottes wolde agre to no trewese without the agrement of the frenche kynge. Than the kyng of Englande sayde openly / that he wolde neuer rest tyll he had so arayed the realme of Scotlan¦de that it shulde neuer be recouered: than he 〈◊〉〈◊〉∣maunded that euery man shulde be with hym at Berwyke by Eester / except suche as were a∣poynted to go into Bretayn. The feest of Ester came / and the kynge helde a great court at Ber¦wyke / for the chiefe of the lordes and knyghts of England were ther / and there taryed the space of thre wyckes. In the meane season certayne good men laboured bytwene y^e parties to haue a trewse: and so there a truse was agreed to en∣dure for two yere / and confyrmed by the french kyng. Than euery man departed and the kyng went to Wyndsore: than he sende the lorde Tho¦mas Hollande / and the lorde John̄ 〈…〉〈…〉 Bayon with two hundred men of armes / and∣four hundred archers to kepe the fronters ther.

¶ Nowe let vs speke of sir Robert Dartoyes / that yere fell so hye that it was nere to then〈…〉〈…〉g of May / in the myddes of the whiche moneth the trewse bytwene the lorde Charles of Bloys and the countesse of Mountfort shulde expyre. Sir Charles of Bloyes was well 〈…〉〈…〉fyed of the purchase that the countesse of Mou〈…〉〈…〉 had made in Englande / and of the confort that the kynge had promysed her / for the whiche in¦tent the lorde Loyes of Spayne / sir Charles Germaux / and sir Othes Dornes were layd on the see about Gernzay with a thre thousande ge¦nowayes / and a thousande men of armmes / and .xxxii. great shyppes.