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
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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
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Froissart, Jean, 1338?-1410?
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Imprinted at London :: In Fletestrete by Rycharde Pynson, printer to the kynges moost noble grace,
And ended the last day of August: the yere of our lorde god. M.D.xxv. [1525]
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Europe -- History -- 476-1492 -- Early works to 1800.
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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A71319.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 8, 2024.
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¶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.
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 yt 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
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that if god be pleased they wolde make suche a
voyage / yt 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.
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