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

¶How after this aduenture and do¦mage that fell to the crysten men by reason of this assaute before the tow¦ne of Aufryke & that so many knigh∣tes & squyers were deed / they mayn∣tayned them selfe more wysely after than they dyd before / and cōtynued their siege a longe season after. Cap. C.lxxii. (Book 172)

OF this foresaid aduenture the knightes and squiers of the host / were sore displeased and a¦basshed: euery man bewayled his frēdes: at nyght they drewe to their lodginges and made gretter watche than they had made before / for dout of the sa¦razyns: they passed that nyght without any other dōmage. Of this aduenture the sara∣zins knewe nothyng / for if they had knowen what case the Christen men had been in / they might haue done them great dōmage: but al¦wayes they feared the Christen men: They durst neuer aduēture to auaūce thē selfe / but by scrimysshing & castynge of their dartes. They that were moost renomed in armes of their partie was Agadyngore of Olyferne / for he loued the doughter of y^e kyng of Thu∣nes / wherby he was moost fresshest and ioly in dedes of armes. Thus contynued y^e siege before the towne of Aufryke. In the realme of Fraunce & Englande / and in suche coun∣treys as these knightes came fro / they herde no maner of tidynges of them / wherof their frendes were sore abasshed / & wyst nat what to saye nor thynke. In dyuers places / bothe in Englande / Heynalte / and in Fraūce there were processyōs made / to pray to god for the {pro}sperite of these christen men. Thentencion of the christen men beyng at the siege / was to abyde there tyll they had cōquered the town of Affrike / outher by force / famyne / or treatie The kyng of Cicyll wolde gladly it had ben so / & so wolde all other xp̄en yles adioynyng for this towne of Affrike was their vtter ene¦mye: and specially the genouoys toke great payne to serue the lordes to their pleasure / to thētent they shulde nat be anoyed by reason of their long siege. To speke pro{per}ly / it was a marueylous enterprice / & came of an highe corage of the christen knightes and squyers / and specially the Frenchmen / who for all the losse of their knightes and squiers / & pouer∣tie that they endured / yet they cōtynued styll the siege at their great costes & charg{is} with∣out ayde or cōforte. And the genouoys / who were y^e first setters on that enterprice / began than to faynt and dissymule / for as the brute¦ran than / they wolde haue ben gladde to ha∣ue made a treatie with the Sarazyns / and to haue lefte the knyghtes of Fraunce and Englande / and of other Christen countreys

styll in that busynesse. as I shall shewe you here after / as it was enformed me. ¶ Nowe at this present tyme lette vs leaue to speke of this siege of Aufryke / and speke of a fest that the kynge of Englande made the same sea∣son in London. ∴ ∴