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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"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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¶Howe sir Iohan of Vyen dyd his
message to kynge Iohan of Castyle /
fro the Frenche kynge and his coun∣sayle /
and what answere the kynge
of Castyle made. Cap. C.liii.
THe admyrall of Fraūce
spedde so in his iourneys /
that he entred into castyle /
and demaunded where to
fynde the Kynge. It was
shewed hym howe he was
at Burgus / he rode thy∣der /
and alyghted at his lodgynge and re∣fresshed
hym / and than made hym redy to go
to the kynges palays: and he was receyued
after the maner of the countrey right honora¦bly /
for the loue and honoure of the Frenche
kyng. And he was brought in to the kynges
chambre / & there the kyng receyued hym ioy¦fully.
Than he delyuered the kynge his let∣ters.
The kyng reed them and called his coū¦sayle
a parte / and whan they {per}ceyued by his
letters that he had credence / than the admy∣rall
was called forthe / and was cōmaunded
to declare the entent of his cōmynge. And he
who was redy sayd in fayre language. Sir
kyng and all ye of his coūsayle. The frenche
kyng hath sente me to you / bycause it is come
to his knowledge / howe ye shall marry your
sonne to the duke of Lancasters doughter. &
sir / ye knowe well that he is ye kyng my may∣sters
aduersary. The kyng and his coūsayle
haue great marueyle howe ye may here or en¦tende
to any treatie in all the worlde for any
maryage without their knowledge. for they
saye and true it is / that maryage of chyldren
can nat be withoute alyaunce / and amyte of
peace and loue. Sir / he sendeth you worde
by me / that ye be well aduysed what ye haue
done / or are mynded to do. And yt in no wyse
it be preiudiciall to the kyng nor to ye realme
of Fraunce / nor therby to breke the boundes
and alyaunces that hath ben sworne and sea∣led
bytwene kyng Henry your father / ye pre∣lates
and noble cyties of this your realme /
and the noble kyng and realme of Fraunce.
Regarde well that they in no wise be broken
for if they be and ones openly knowen / ye
ryn in the churches sentence / and to be excom¦munycate
on payne vnpardonable: And al∣so
to be in the indygnacion of the kynge and
of all the nobles of Fraunce / and besyde that
to haue them your great enemyes. Sir / this
is the cōmaundement of the kyng & his coun¦sayle /
that I haue to shewe to you.
Whan ye kyng of Castyle & parte of his coū∣sayle /
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suche as were there had herde the frēch
kynges ambassadour speke so quickely / they
were abasshed / and eche of them loked on o∣ther:
there was none that gaue any answere /
but satte styll. At the laste a busshoppe spake
and sayde. Sir Iohan / ye are newly come in
to these partes / and the kyng and all we saye
howe ye be right hertely welcome. The kyng
hath well herde and vnderstāde what ye haue
sayd / ye shall haue shortely and aunswere / with∣in
a day or two / suche as shall cōtente you. that
is suffycient quod sir Iohan of Vyen / and so
tooke his leaue of the kynge and of his coun∣sayle /
and wente to his lodgynge. And it was
shewed me howe he taryed there more than se∣uen
dayes / without hauynge of any answere /
he sawe nothynge but dyssymulacion / wher∣with
he was sore dyspleased / for all that tyme
he coulde nat se the kyng / for he kept hym close
in his chambre. And whan syr Iohan of Vien
sawe that he coulde haue none other exployte
in his busynes / he spake on a daye to some of
the kynges counsayle / and sayd. Syrs / surely
I wyll departe without aunswere. They dou¦ted
leste he wolde do as he sayd / and surely so
he had done / and they had nat called hym on a
day / and made him his aunswere as they dyd.
Than it was sayd to hym howe he might well
shewe the frenche kynge / and suche as had sent
hym thyder / that they shulde haue the kinge of
Castyle nor his counsayle in no maner of su∣specte /
for they had nat done nor wolde nat do
any thynge with the kynge of Englande / that
shulde breke or adnychilate in any maner of
wayes / the alyaunces that hath been sworne
and sealed bytwene Fraunce & Castyle / howe
be it thoughe the kynge of Castyle mary his
sonne to the doughter of the duke of Lācastre /
therby to make a fynall peace / for the chalenge
that the duke maketh to the realme of Castyle
by ryght of his wyfe / and generally all the re∣alme
counsayleth the kynge there to / & though
he assent & wyll do it / yet the frenche kyng nor
his counsayle ought nat to be dyspleased there
with / for alwayes the kyng of Castyle and his
men wyll be conioyned & alyed with the french
kynge / and with the realme of Fraunce. This
was the substaunce of the answere that sir Io∣han
of Vien brought in to Fraūce fro the knig
of Castyle / who proceded sorthe with the duke
of Lancastre in his maryage / & made an amya¦ble
peace togyther / by meanes of messengers
that wente bytwene them / for the duke laye in
the marchesse of Burdeaulx and came thyder
fro Bayon / and the duches and her doughter /
where as they were receyued with great ioye /
for they were greatly desyred there. And fro
Burdeaux they wente to Lyborne.
WHan trewe and certayne tydynges
was come into the erle of Foiz house
howe the Kynge of Castyle was a∣greed
with the duke of Lancastre / and shulde
mary his sonne with the dukes doughter / and
to gyue great landes in Castyle / and greate
nombre of floreyns / about a two hundred thou¦sande
nobles / wherof the erle had great mar∣ueyle.
This I knowe well / for I syr Iohan
Froysart was there the same tyme. Than the
erle of Foiz sayd. Ah / this kynge of Castyle is
vnhappy / for he hath made peace with a deed
man / for I knowe well the duke of Lancastre
is in that case / and in suche daunger / that he
can nat helpe hym selfe. But the kynge of Ca∣style
hathe mette with a sage and a valyaunte
prince of the duke of Lancastre / for he hath va¦lyauntly
borne hym selfe all the warre season.
NOwe lette vs somwhat speke of the ar∣my
on the see. So it was that aboute
the feest of Crystmas / the erle of Arundell who
had ben a longe season on the see / costynge the
fronters of Bretaygne / and of Rochell / Xayn∣ton /
and of Normandy / and so passed before
Karenten / but a fore that they tooke lande at
Chirbroke / and wolde haue done there some
dedes of armes. And ye same season there were
souerayne capytayns in the towne and gary∣son
of Karentyne / the lorde of Hambre and the
lorde of Coucy / and with them a great nombre
of knyghtes and squyers of Normādy. Whan
the erle of Arundell knewe howe the towne of
Karentyne was so well prouyded and furnys∣shed
with good men of warre / than he passed
forthe / for he sawe well in assautinge therof he
myght rather lese than wyn. Than he came to
a nother towne therby / called Toraguy / and
assayled it / and toke it perforce / and pylled it /
and wanne there great rychesse / and toke with
theym many prisoners / and than came before
the good towne of Bayeux / and came to the
barryers / and there they made a skrymysshe
and none assaute. Than the englysshmen pas∣sed
the watches of saynte Clemente / and dyd
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great domage in the countrey / for they taryed
there a fyftene dayes / and no man encountred
them. the marshall of Blann••uille was in Nor¦mandy /
but he knewe nat of their comynge / if
he had he wolde haue prouyded for the mater.
And whan the englysshe men had done their
enterprise / and done great domage to the coun¦trey
of Normandy / asmoche as a hūdred thou¦sande
frankes came vnto. Than they drewe
backe and passed agayne the watches / and re¦tourned
to Chyrbroke / and dyd put all their
conquest in suretye and sauegarde in to their
shyppes. And whan they had wynde & wether /
and their shyppes charged / than they entred
and dysancred and toke the see / and retourned
in to Englande / & aryued at Hampton. Thus
the army of the erle of Arundell on the see con∣cluded
in that season.
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