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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¶ what lordes of France the duke of Normandy brought into Bre¦tayne / agaynst the kyng of Englande. Cap. .lxxxxvii. (Book 97)

HOwe let vs retourne to the iourney that the duke of Norman¦dy made the same season in Bre∣tayne / to ayde and confort his co∣syn syt Charles de Bloyes. The duke knewe well: howe the kyng of Englande had sore damaged the contrey of Bretayn / and had besieged thre cytes / and taken the towne of Dynant. Than the duke departed fro the cytie of Angyers: with mo than .iiii. M. men of ar∣mes / and. rxx M. of other: he toke they heygh way to Nauntes by the gyding of the two mar∣shals of Fraunce / the lorde of Momorency and the lorde of saynt Uenant. And after them rode the duke and therle of Alanson his vncle / therle of Bloys his cosyn / the duke of Burbone was ther therle of Ponthyeu / therle of Bolayne / y^e erle of Uandome / therle of Dāmartyne / y^e lorde of Craon / the lorde of Coucy / the lorde of Suly the lorde of Frenes / the lorde of Roy: & so many lordes knightes & squyers of Normādy / Dau∣uergne / Berry / Lymosen / Dumayn / Poicton / and Xaynton / that it were to long to reherse thē all: and dayly they encreased. Tidynges came to the lordes that lay at siege before Nantes: y^t the duke of Normandy was commynge thyder with .xl. M. men of warr. Incōtynent thei sent worde therof to the kyng of England / than the kyng studyed a lytell and thought to breke vp his siege before Uannes / and also his siege be∣fore Renes: and all togyder to drawe to Naun¦tes. But than his counsell sayd to hym sir ye be here in a good sure ground and nere to your na¦uy: and sende for them that lyeth at siege before Nantes to come to you and let the siege ly styll before Renes: for they be nat so ferr of but they shalbe euer redy to come to you yf nede be: the kynge agreed to this counsell and so sent for thē before Nauntes and they came to hym to Uā∣nes. The duke of Normandy came to Nantes wher sir Charles de Bloys was / the lordes lo∣ged in the cytie / and their men abrode in the cō∣trey: for they coude nat all lodge in the cytie nor in the subbarbes.