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 kyng of Castell and his counsayle were yuell contente with sir Willyam of Lignac and syr Gaul∣tier of Passackes cōpany / and howe the duke of Lancastre departed fro saynt Iaques to Bayon. Cap. C.ix. (Book 109)

TIdynges came to the king of Castyle howe these companyons had robbed and pylled the good towne of saynt Phagon / & slayne the cytezyns to the nobre of a four hūdred / and nigh brent the towne. And it was sayd that if the en¦glysshe men had wonne it with assaute / they wolde nat haue daulte so cruelly as they dyd. The same tyme the two knyghtes were pre∣sent with the kynge / and they were greatly re∣proued by the kyng and his counsayle. They excused them and sayd: as god might be their helpes they knewe nothynge therof. but they sayd / they had herde howe they were nat con∣tente with them of that towne / bycause whan they entred firste in to the realme and came to saynte Phagon / there were certayne of their company slayne / which grudge by lyklyhode they haue borne euer sythe in their hertes. It behoued the kyng of Castyle to let this mater passe / for it wolde haue coste hym ouer moche to haue hadde it amended. But he bare nat so good wyll to the capytayns after / as he dyd be¦fore / and that was well sene. for whan they de¦parted and toke leaue of the kyng to retourne in to Fraūce / if he had ben pleased with them / it ought to be supposed they shulde haue been better payed of their wages than they were. For the duke of Burbone that came laste and was firste that departed / he and his company had all the chere / and well rewarded. Thus these people issued out of Castyle by dyuerse wayes / some by Bisquay & some by Aragon. Suche as were noble and honeste knyghtes and squyers / and lyued well and kepte good rule / they departed pore and yuell horsed. and suche as were hardy and aduentured to robbe and pylle / they were well horsed and well fur∣nisshed with gold and syluer / and their males full of baggage. Thus it falleth in suche ad∣uentures / some wyn and some lese. The kyng of Castyle was ioyfull whan he sawe he was clene delyuered of suche people.

NOwe let vs somwhat speke of the duke of Lancastre / who laye sicke in his bed in the towne of saynt Iames / and the duches his wyfe with hym and his doughter Kathe∣ryn. It is to be thought that the duke day and nyght was nat without anoyaūce / for he sawe his busynes in a harde parte / and many of his good knyghtes deed / suche as he with moche payne had brought with him out of Englāde. Nor there was none that wolde treate for any composicyon to be had bytwene hym and the kynge of Castyle / nor that he wolde take the duches his wyfe for enheritour of Castell / nor gyue her any parte there of. But he herde his

men saye / that they were enfourmed by pyl∣grymes that came to saynt Iaques / oute of Flaunders / Brabant / Heynaulte / and other countreis / as they came throughe the realme of Spaygne: They herde the men of warre saye to them. Sirs ye shall go to saynt Ia∣ques and there ye shall fynde the duke of Lā¦castre / who kepeth his chambre for feare of y^e lyght of the sonne. Recōmaunde vs to hym and demaunde of hym in oure behalfe if we haue made hym fayre warre / or that he be cō∣tent with vs or nat. The Englisshmen were wont to say that we coude better daūce than make warre. But nowe is y^e tyme come that they rest and synge / and we kepe the feldes / and our fronters / in suche wyse that we lese nothing nor take any domage. Suche tales were tolde to the duke & he toke all in worthe for he had none other remedy. And as soone as he myght ryde he departed / and y^e duches and his doughter fro saynt Iaques / For the kyng of Portugale had sente for hym by the erle of Noware his constable with a fyue hū¦dred speares / and with hym sir Iohn̄ Ferant the Ponase of Congue / Ageas Coylle / Ve∣nase Martyn de Malo / Galope Ferrant / sir Aulde Perre / I can Nedighes de Fay / Gan¦nes de Falues / all barons. Thus they depar¦ted fro Compostella / & so rode tyll they came to the cytie of Porte. There the kynge & the quene of Portugale made them good chere. And anone after the kyng and the quene de{per}¦ted and wente to Conymbres / a dayes iour∣ney fro thens / and the duke taryed there a.ii. monethes. In the meane season he ordayned for all his busynesse and hadde galyes of the kyng / and they were apparelled / & had with hym the mayster patrone of Portungale / na∣med Alphons Brecart. And whan they sawe good tyme to take the see / y^e duke and all his entred in to their vesselles / and disacred and toke the see / & were within a day and a halfe of Bayon whiche was more than threscore and. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 leages of. And there the duke toke lā¦dynge and founde nat there sir Iohan Hol∣lande nor the other Englysshe men / for they were departed and gone to Burdeux / & there toke shippyng and so in to Englande. The duke taryed at Bayon a longe space / and ly∣ued there of the reuenewes of Bayon & Bur¦deux and of the lande of Acquitayne / of all that was vnder the obeysaunce of kyng Ri∣charde of Englande / for he had commissyon suffycient to receyue the profytes of all those landes / and was called duke and gouernour of them. ¶Nowe lette vs leaue to speke a season of the duke of Lancastre and of y^e En¦glysshmen / and let vs treat of other maters. ∴ ∴