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 frenchemen and scottes wanne the castell of Varley / and di∣stroyed diuers other townes in Nor thumberlande / and howe they with drewe agayne in to Scotlāde whan they knewe that the kyng of Englā¦de came on them with a great puys∣saunce. Cap. xi. (Book 11)

AFter the conquest of thes two towres / than they went to another castel called Var¦ley / parteyning to the hery∣tage of sir Iohn Montagu and Capitayne there vnder hym was sir Iohan of Lus∣senborne / who had there with hym his wyfe & his chyldren / and all his good. He knewe well before that the scottes wolde come thyder / ther∣fore he had purneyed the castel to the best of his power to abyde the assaute. So about this ca∣stell taryed all the armye. This castell stode in a fayre countre / by a fayre ryuer whiche cometh out of Tymbre / and ronneth in to the see. So on a day there was a great assaut / and the fren¦che men bare thē well the same day / moche bet∣ter than the scottes dyd / for they entred in to the dykes / and passed through with moche payne / There was many feates of armes done / what by them aboue and them beneth: The frenche men moūted vp by ladders and fought hande to hande with daggars on the walles. Sir Io¦han Lussēborne dyd quyte hym selfe lyke a va¦lyant knight / and fought with the frenche men hande to hande on the ladders. At this assaute there was slayne a knight of Almaygne called sir Bleres Gastelayne / whiche was great do¦mage. There were many hurt that day / but fi∣nally there was so moche people and thassaute so well contynued / that the castell was wonne / and the knight / his wyfe and chyldren taken / & a .xl. other prisoners. And than the castell was brent and rased downe / for they sawe well that it was nat to be kept / seyng that it was so farr in Englande as it was. Than the admyrall & scottes rode towarde Auwike in y^e lande of the lorde Percy / & lodged there about / & brent cer∣tayne villages: and so came to another castell of therle of Northūberlandes / standyng on the see syde / but they assayled it nat / for they knew well they shulde lese their payne. And so they rode all about that fronter / halfwaye bytwene

Berwyke & Newcastell on the ryuer of Tyne / and there they vnderstode / howe y^t the duke of Lācastre / therle of Northūberlande / the erle of Notingham / the lorde Neuell / and the barons of those marches of Northūberlande / & of the bysshoprikes of yorke & Dyrham / were comyn¦ge on them with a great power. Whan thadmy¦rall of Fraunce knewe therof he was right ioy full / and so were all the barons of Fraūce that were in his cōpany / for they desyred to haue ba¦tayle / but the scottes cared Iytell therfore. there they were counsayled to returne againe towar¦de Berwyke / bycause of their prouisyon that folowed them: & also to be nere their owne coū¦tre / and there to abyde for their ennemyes. So thadmyrall beleued thē / and returned towarde Berwyke / wherof sir Thomas Redman was capitayne / & with hym right good men of ar∣mes. So the french men and scottes lay before the towne / but assayled it nat / & so passed by the next day and toke the waye to Burbourcke / to retourne to their owne countrees.

Tidynges was brought anon in to Englāde howe the frēchmen & scottes were in Northum berlāde / & distroyed and brent the coūtre. The kynge of Englande knewe rightwell before of their comynge / wherfore y^e lordes were redy in the felde / & toke their way towarde the scottes. Thenglysshmen had made that somer the gret¦test prouisyon / that euer they made to go in to Scotlande bothe by lande & water. They had a .xxvi. vessels on the fee charged with {pro}uision costyng the frōters of Englande / redy to entre in to euery hauen of Scotland. And the kyng cāe him selfe acōpanyed with his vncles / therle of Cābridge & sir Thoin̄s Holand: Ther was also therle of Salisbury / therle of Atūdell / the yong erle of Penbroke / the yong lorde Spēsar therle of Stafforde / & therle Mysien / & so ma∣ny barons & knightes that they were four .M. speres / besyde them that were before w^t the du∣ke of Lācastre / therle of Northūberlāde / therle therle of Notynghm̄ / the lorde Lucy / the lorde Neuell. The lordes & barons that were on be∣fore pursuyng the scottes / were a two .M. spea¦res & .xv. M. archers / And the kynge & the lor∣des were fyftie .M. archers besyde varlettes.

The kyng folowed the duke of Lancastre so fast / that he and all his host came in to the mar∣ches about yorke: for on the way tidynges cāe to the kyng / howe that his people that were be∣fore / were likely to fight with the scottes in the marches of Northūberlande / therfore he made the gretter hast. & so the kyng cāe at last to sait Iohn̄s of Beuerley in the marches of Dyrhin̄ / And ther tidynges came to the kyng / how that the scottes were returned in to their owne coun¦tre: so all the men of warre lodged about in the marches of Northūberland. ¶Nowe shall I shewe you of an aduēture that fell in thēglysshe hoost / wherby that voyage was broken & mor∣tall warre bytwene certayne of the lordes.