Here begynneth the thirde and fourthe boke of sir Iohn̄ Froissart of the cronycles of Englande, Fraunce, Spaygne, Portyngale, Scotlande, Bretayne, Flaunders, and other places adioynyng, translated out of Frenche in to englysshe by Iohan Bourchier knyght lorde Berners, deputie generall of ye kynges towne of Calais and marchesse of the same, at the co[m]maundement of our most highe redouted souerayne lorde kyng Henry the eyght, kynge of Englande and of Fraüce [sic] [and] highe defender of the Christen faithe. [et]c

¶Howe the duke of Burbone de{per}∣ted fro Auygnon to go in to Castyle with all his host / and came to Bur∣gus in Spayne / and there foūde the kyng of Castyle: and howe the duke of Lancastre herde those tidynges: & howe the duke of Burbone depar∣ted fro the kyng / and went streyght agayne in to Fraunce. Cap .C.vii. (Book 107)

IT ought to be suppo¦sed / that the duke Loys of Burbon (who was at the begynnyng of this enter∣prise and armye / in to Ca∣style / ordaynedde to be as chefe) was well enformed howe the maters went. If he had knowen y^t it shuld haue ben so / he wolde haue made the more haste / for it was long or he entred in to Spaygne / for he toke a longe waye by Aui∣gnon to se hym that wrote hymself pope Cle¦ment / and there taryed a long space / & whan he departed he rode to Mountpelyer & there taryed a fyue dayes / and also at Besyers & Carcassone / Narbone and Parpinyon / and than entred in to the realme of Aragon / tose the yonge kynge there and his cosyn y^e quene yolant of Bare / and so rode to Baselona and there founde the kyng and the quene his co∣syn / and a great nombre of the lordes of the countrey that were come thyder to sest hym / and so they dyde. and whan he had ben there a sixe dayes he went to Valēcensia the great and there he herde sure tidynges howe y^e En¦glysshe armye was withdrawen and passed homewarde / and howe that sir Iohan Hol∣lande was in Nauer goyng hōwarde / with a great parte of his cōpany / and howe there had ben a great dethe among them. And al∣so he herde howe his cosyn the duke of Lan∣castre laye sicke in Compostella in Galyce: and in dyuers places it was sayde / howe he was deed. Howe be it though there were as thanne but lytell to do in Spaygne / yet he thought to passe further and sende worde of his comyng to the kyng of Castile who was ryght gladde therof and to mete with hym / came to Burgus in Spayne / and there pro∣uyded greatly for his receyuynge / & suche as were there with hym of Fraūce / were ryght gladde to se the duke of Burbone. Thus the duke passed Valencensia and Saragosa & all the portes / and entred in to Spayne and came to Burgus / and there he was well re∣ceyued / & there was sir Olyuer of Clesquyn constable of Castyle and sir Wylliam of Li∣gnacke / sir Gaultier of Passacke / sir Iohan of Barres / sir Iohan & sir Raynolde of Roy and dyuers other knyghtes of Fraunce / who lefte their garysons to come and se the duke of Burbone / for there was as than no doute of the Englysshmen nor of the portugalois / for they were all withdrawen. And the En∣glysshmen forsoke their garysons that they had won in Galyce / for they knewe well they coude nat resyst the army of Fraunce / seyng their compaignyons were departed dyuers wayes / as ye haue herde before.

TIdinges came in to Galyce howe the duke of Burbon was cōe in to Spai¦gne / and had brought with hym great nōbre of knyghtes of Fraūce / brute and noyse was more thanne it was in dede / by the one halfe, The cōmons were in great dout / that y^e duke of Burbon wolde haue entred there w^t great force and puissaunce / but that the duke of Lā¦castre was there amonge them / who greatly conforted them. Tidynges came to the duke of Lancastre / howe that his cosyn the duke of Burbone was come in to Spayne / and was at Burgus with the kynge / and incontynent he sent worde therof to the kynge of Portu∣gale / desyring hym to gather agayne toguy∣der his people / for he knewe nat what y^e fren∣che men wolde do / seyng the Englysshe men were auoyded the coūtrey. The kyng of Por¦tugale / by reason of suche alyaunce as was bytwene them he consented / and departed fro Lirbone and came to Conymbres / and there made his sōmons through out his realme / e∣uery man to be redy. And than he came to the cytie of Porte to drawe nere to the countrey of Galyce / and to his father in lawe the duke of Lancastre / who was nat as than in good poynte to ryde / for the sickenesse that he had / howe beit he began to amende. Nowe let vs speke of the duke of Burbon / who was with the kyng of Castyle / who made hym as good chere as he coude / and all other prelates and

lordes of the realme. And many counsayles there was bytwene them / to determyne what they shulde do / outher to ryde in to Galyce or els to returne. The kyng of Castyle and they of his counsayle sawe clerely / howe the mater shulde beste be for their profyte / and sayd eche to other whan they were togyder. By reason of these frenchmen our landes are wasted and dystroyed / though they be come to kepe it / we haue taken by them great domage? wherfore we thinke it shulde be good / to thāke the duke of Borbon for the payne and trauayle that he hathe endured in cominge hyder. and lette vs desyre hym louyngly to with drawe his men of warre / seynge henedeth nat to tary here for any warre that is apatente (for as for Galice) the recouery therof shall be but a small mater for vs. Thus they of the kynges counsayle co¦muned eche with other / and further they said. If we ones receyue these people they must be payed of their wages / if nat / they will pyll and robbe all the realme / for the comon people all redy begynneth to complayne: & therfore we thynke it were best to gyue thē an honest con∣gy to departe. This counsayle was vpholden and the kynge well consented there to / for he sawe well it was the most proftye for his peo∣ple and realme / for they coulde take no hurte but it shulde be to his domage and preiudice. So that one daye in the kynges presence the archebysshop of Burgus to the duke of Bur∣bon / & before many of the knightes of Fraunce shewed and declared to theym their ententes / as ye haue herde before. And the duke of Bur¦bon and dyuers other knyghtes of Fraunce / who had rather retourne than to a byde there for the countrey was nat mete for their com∣plerions) were well contente to retourne / and prepared themselfe thervpon. and bycause the duke of Burbone was laste that came / he re∣tourned first / and toke his leaue of the kynge / and said howe he wolde returne by the realme of Nauerre. There were great gyftes gyuen him or he departed / and might haue had more if he wolde haue taken it / but he refused euery thynge / except mules and mul••tte••/and dog∣ges of Spayne. Than it was publisshed that all frenchmen might at their pleasure departe out of Spayne / and retourne in to Fraunce. but there taryed styll sir Olyuer of Clesquyn constable of Spayne and the marshals / and a thre hundred speares of bretons / poicteuyns and xayngtons. Thus the duke of Burbone returned. Whan he had taken his congy of the kynge and the quene / and of other lordes of Castyle / he was conueyed to Groyne / and so in to Nauarre. And where so euer he came he was welcome and well receyued. for the duke of Burbone was gracyous / curteyse / honora∣ble / and well renomed. And the kynge of Na∣uer receyued him louyngly / and neuer shewed any maner of yuell wyll towardes the frenche kynge / in that he had taken a way fro him his enherytaūce of the countye of Eureur in Nor¦mandy / for he sawe well the frenche kyng that was as than nephewe to the duke of Burbon / was in no defaute therof / for whā it was done he was but yonge. But swetely he shewed the duke all his busynesse / desyringe hym to be a good meane bytwene hym and his cosyn the frenche kynge. The duke promysed hym so to be. Than the duke departed / and passed tho∣rough the realme of Nauer peasably / and all other suche as wolde passe. and thus they pas∣sed the mountayns of Rouseaulx / & all alonge the countrey of Bastelles / and so entred in to Bierne and in to Saluaterra.