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

¶Nowe the frenche kyng departed out of Flaunders / and gaue leaue to his men to departe / and howe he cāe to Parys to treate with the ambassa¦dours of Hungry: & howe the Mar∣ques of Blanquefort toke by strēgth to his wyfe the same lady enherytou¦re of Hungry. Cap. ix. (Book 9)

THan the frenche kyng departed fro Artuell the. xii day of Septembre / & gaue leaue to all men of warre to retourne to their owne hou∣ses / of the whiche de{per}tynge the Gauntoyse were ryght gladde. Than the kyng went to Craye where the quene his wyfe was / for whan he went fro Amyens to Flaūders / he sent her thyder to ke∣pe her estate / and so he taried they certen dayes and so the kyng wente to Parys and the quene to Boyse de Vyncens. And they the kyng & his counsayle entended for the ordring of the yong erle of Valoyes for he wolde that he shulde go nobly in to Hūgry / where as they toke hym for kyng. But the mater chaunged otherwyse ma¦shorte season after in the realme of Hungry as ye shall here after. It is of trouthe y^t the quene of Hūgry mother to the yonge lady / whome the erle of Valoys had wedded by {pro}euracion (as ye haue herde before) had all her entēt to make

that if god be pleased they wolde make suche a voyage / y^t shulde be to their honour and {pro}fyte The kyng than sent out his cōmaundement to assemble his power / and so at the day assigned he had redy a .xxx. thousande men all on horse backe / and as they came / they lodged accordyn¦ge to the vsage of their countrey / I thynke nat all at their ease.

SIr Iohan de Vyen who had great de¦syre to ryde / and to enploye his tyme in to Englande / to do some great en∣terprise / Whan he sawe the scottes were come he sayd. Sirs / nowe it is tyme to ryde / we ha∣ue lyen to long styll: so than the settyng for war∣de was publysshed to euery man / thā they toke their waye to Rosebourcke. In this iourney the kyng was nat / he abode styll at Edēborow but all his sonnes were in the army. The thou sande complete harnesse that the Frenche men brought with thē / was delyuered to the knigh∣tes of Scotlande and of Norwiche / who were before but yuell harnessed / of the whiche har∣nesse they had great ioye / And so they rode to∣warde Northumberlande: And so longe they rode that they came to the abbey of Mauues / & there they lodged all about the ryuer of Tym∣bre / and the nexte day they cāe to Morlane and than before Roseboucke. The kepar of Rose∣boure vnder the lorde Mōtagu / was a knight called sir Edwarde Clyfforde. The admyrall of Fraunce and the scottes taryed and behelde well the castell / and all thynges considred / they sawe well to assayle it shulde lytell aucyle them for the castell was stronge and well furnysshed with artillary. And so than they passed by and drewe a long the ryuer syde aprochyng to Ber¦wyke. And so long they rode that they came to two towres right strong / whiche were kept by two knightes / the Father and the sonne / bothe were called sir Iohan Strande. Aboute these towres were fayre landes and a fayre place / the whiche incontynent were brent / & the two tow¦res assayled. Ther was many feates of armes shewed: and dyuers scottes hurte with shotte and cast of stones / Finally the towres were wonne / and the knightes within by playne assaut / yet they defended thē as longe as they might endure. ∵