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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• ¶The preface of sir Iohan Bour∣chier knyght lorde Ber∣ners.
• ¶Herafter foloweth the ta∣ble of this present volume.
• ¶Howe sir Iohn̄ Bourchier gouer∣nour of Gaunt during the truse / had newe vitayled the towne of Gaunt / And howe a maner of people called comporsels dyde moche hurte in the countre. Capitulo Primo.
• ¶Howe the bridge of Taylbourcke was wonne by the frenche men / and howe the Englysshe men fortifyed themselfe against the comyng of the frenche men / And howe the admy∣rall of Fraunce and his rout arryued at Edenborowe in Scotlande. Cap. secundo.
• ¶Howe the Frenche men founde a wylde countrey of Scotlande / and were yuell content with thadmyrall and howe he pacifyed thē with fayre wordes: And howe Fraunces Atre∣man and his company had nere han∣de taken Ardenbourcke in Flaūders. Cap. iii.
• ¶Howe the lorde of saynt Albyne & Enouerant zendequyn saued Arden¦bourke fro takyng / & how the quene of Hungry sente ambassadours in to Fraunce / to mary therle of Voloyes to her eldest doughter. Capi. iiii.
• ¶Howe the duchesse of Brabaunt wrote to duke Frederyke of Bauyer of the maryage of the yonge frenche kynge with her nese Isabell of Ba∣uyer: And howe the duke and the la∣dy came to Quesnoy. Cap. v.
• ¶Howe Fraūces Atreman toke the towne of Dan / and howe the french king wedded the lady Isabell of Ba¦uyer: and after went and layde siege to Danne.
• ¶Howe dyuers burgesses of Sluse were beheeded: & howe Sluse was chaunged for the lande of Bethune: and howe the siege of Danne conty∣newed longe. Cap. vii.
• ¶Nowe the gauntoyse fledde out of Dan by night / and howe the frenche men toke the towne and distroyed it And also howe the kynge distroyed the countre of the foure craftes. Cap. viii.
• ¶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.
• ¶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.
• ¶Howe sir Iohn̄ Hollande slewe sir Rycharde Stafforde / & howe therle of Stafforde came to the kyng to de∣maunde iustyce. Cap. xii.
• ¶Howe the kyng of Englande cau∣sed to be distroyed the church of meu¦rous in Scotlande / and howe the ba¦rons of Scotlande answered the ad∣myrall of Fraunce / and deuyied to leaue Scotlande / and to let the En∣glesshe men alone. Cap. xiii.
• ¶Howe the kyng of Englande toke Edēborowe the chefe cytie of Scot∣lande: and howe the duke of Lanca∣stre was in purpose to retourne in to wales / to close in the frenchmen and scottes: and what the frenche men & the scottes dyde in the sayd countre. Cap. xiiii.
• ¶Howe the erle of Oxenforde brake the pursute that the kyng of Englād had thought to haue made in to wa∣les after the frenche men and scottes And howe the kynge retourned the same waye that he came / and howe the frenche men and scottes determy¦ned to retourne agayne in to Scotlā∣de. Cap. xv.
• ¶Howe the Frenche lordes were in great paryll in Scotlāde / and coulde nat fynde the meanes to passe ouer the see: & howe they shewed therles Duglas and Morette / the hardnesse that they foūde in that countre / and what answere they made to them. Cap. xvi.
• ¶Howe the admyrall enformed the frenche kyng and his coūsayle of the state of Scotlande / & howe the duke of Burgoyne had gret desyre to cau∣se the frenche kyng to make a iorney in to Englande. Cap. xvii.
• ¶How by the grace of god two bur∣gesses of Gaunt enteredde to treate with the duke of Burgoyne for pea∣ce: And howe they gaue the charge therof to a knight of Flaunders / and what aunswere the duke gaue vnto them. Cap. xviii.
• ¶Howe these two foresayd burges∣ses assembled their frendes to accom¦plysshe their enterprise / and sente sir Iohan Delle for the dukes letters of peace. Cap. xix.
• ¶Howe sir Iohan Dell came to gaūt to the markette place: where as Ro∣ger and Iaques and the aldermen of the cytie: where and howe he delyue¦red them letters fro the duke of Bur¦goyne: and howe they of Gaunt sent to Turney / and of the confyrmacion of the peace and of the charters that were made therof. Cap. xx.
  • ¶Here after ensueth the tenoure of the letters and charters of peace. ∵
• ¶Howe sir Iohn̄ Froyssart auctour of this cronycle / departed out of Fraunce and wente to the erle of Foiz / and the maner of his voyage. Cap. xxi.
• ¶Howe the prince of wales and the princes came to Tarbe / and of the re¦quest that the coūtesse of Armynake made to the prince and princesse: and howe the countre of Gascoyne was newly agayne in warre. Cap .xxii.
• ¶Of the Warr {is} that the duke of An u made agaynst the Englysshmen and howe he recouered the castell of Maluoysen in Bigore: whiche was afterwarde gyuen to therle of Foiz. Cap .xxiii. ∵ ∴
• Howe the garison & castell of Lourde was cast downe and disconfyted by / the great dilygence that the Erle of Foiz made. Cap. xxiiii.
• Howe the peace was made bitwene the duke of Berry and therle of Foiz and of the begynninge of the warre / that was bitwene therle of Foiz and the erle of Armynake. Cap. xxv.
• Of the great vertuousnesse and lar∣gesse that was in therle of Foiz / and the maner of the pytuouse dethe of Gascone the erles sonne. Cap. xxvi.
• ¶Howe sir Peter of Byerne had a stronge dysease / and of the countesse of Bisquay his wyfe. Cap. xxvii.
• ¶Of the great solemynetie that the erle of Foyz made at the feest of faint Nycholas: and the tale that the Ma∣stot of Banlyon shewed to sir Iohn̄ Froyssart. Cap. xxviii.
• ¶Howe a squyer called Limosin tur¦ned frenche / & howe he caused Loys Rambalt his companyon in armes to be taken. Cap. xxx.
• ¶Of the state or ordynaunce of the erle of Foyz: and howe the towne of yran rebelled / for the great traueyle / domage / and outrage that was don there to. Cap. xxxi.
• ¶Howe the kyng of Castell lefte the siege of Lixbone: and howe they of saynt yrayne excused them selfe. Cap. xxxii.
• ¶Of the marueylous batayle that was at Iuberoth / bytwene the kyn∣ge of Castell and kyng Iohn̄ of Por∣tyngale Cap. xxxiii.
• ¶Of the spanyardes / howe they or∣dered them selfe and their batayle. Cap. xxxiiii.
• ¶Howe the frenche knightes & gas∣coyns suche as were taken prisoners at Iuberoth by the portugaloys we∣re slayne of their maysters & none es∣caped. Cap. xxxv.
• ¶Howe the kynge of Castell and all his great batayle were discōfyted by the kyng of Portugale / before a vyl∣lage called Iuberoth. Cap. xxxvi.
• ¶Howe a spyrite called Orthone ser¦ued the lorde of Corasse a long tyme and brought hym euer tidynges frō all partes of the worlde. Cap. xxxvii.
• ¶Howe a siege was layde to Breste in Bretaygne / and howe dyuers en∣glysshe fortresses about the countre of Tholous were recouered and tur¦ned frenche. Cap. xxxviii.
• ¶Howe the castelles of Conuall / of Bygore and of Mesnyll were taken and all they within taken slayne and hanged. Ca. xxxix.
• ¶Howe the kynge of Cypres was slayne and murdred in his bedde by his owne broder by exhortacyon and corrupcyon of the infydelles / for the bountye & hardnes that was in hym Capitulum .xl.
• ¶Howe the kynge of Armony was examyned / & howe .xxx.M. Turkes were slayne & dystroyed in the royal∣me of Hungery. Ca. xli.
• ¶Howe pope Vrban & pope Clemēt were at grete dyscorde togyder / and howe the crysten kynges were in va¦ryaunce for theyr lectyons / and of the warres bytwene them. Ca. xlii.
• ¶Howe they of Portyngale sent out messageres in to Englonde to shewe tydynges of theyr coūtrey to the kyn∣ge of Englonde and to the grete lor∣des there. Ca. xliii.
• ¶Howe Laurence Fongase am∣bassadoure fro the kynge of Por∣tyngale in to Englonde / shewed to the duke of Lancastre the ma∣ner of the dyscorde that was by∣twene the royalmes of Castell & Portyngale. Ca. xliiii.
• ¶Howe Laurence Fongase shewed the duke of Lancastre the maner of the batayle of Iuberoth bytwene the kynge of Castel and the kynge of Por¦tyngale. Ca.xlv.
• ¶Howe the ambassadours of Por∣tyngale had answere of the kynge of Englande / and grete gyftes / & howe they toke theyr leue and wente in to theyr countreys. Ca. xlvi.
• ¶Howe the duke of Lancastre assay∣led the lordes / knyghtes / & squyers / that were in the bastydes before brest in Bretayne / and howe they defen∣ded themselfe. Ca. lxvii.
• ¶Howe the duke of Lancastre & his oost when they had soiourned a mo∣moneth at Coulongne / then they de∣parted & rode towarde saynt Iames in Galyce. Ca. xlviii.
• ¶Of the grete apparell & prouysyon that generally was made in the roy∣alme of fraūce by the kyng there & by his coūsayle for a iourney to be made in to Englande / & also of the dethe of Frauncis Atreman. Ca. lii.
• ¶How the kyng of Portyngale wro¦te amyably to the duke of Lancastre whē he knew that he was aryued at saynt Iames in in Galyce / & of the so∣cours that the kyng of Castel sent for in to fraunce / & how the towne of Ru¦elles in Galyce was taken by the en∣glysshe men. Ca .liii.
• ¶Howe the duke of Lancasters mar∣shall and his men assayled the towne of Vyeclope in Galyce / whiche yelded by cōposycyon / and of the ambassa¦dours that the duke sente to the kyn¦ge of Portyngale. Ca. li.
• ¶Howe they of Bayon yelded them to the duke of Lancastre / and how the marshall of his hoost entred in to the towne and toke possessyon therof. Ca. liii.
• ¶Hoowe the duke of Lancastre & the Duches helde them at saynt Iames in Galyce / and of the com∣forte that the frensshe knyghtes gaue vnto the kynge of Castell. Ca. lii.
• ¶Of the grete apparell of shyppes & galeys that the frensshmen made on the see to passe in to Englāde. Ca. liii.
• ¶Howe the frensshe kynge and his vncles aryued at Sluse in flaunders. Ca. liiii.
• ¶Howe the frensshe kynge taryed at Sluse with his grete oost to the en∣tente to entre in to Englande. Ca. iv.
• ¶Howe syr Symon Burle wolde ha¦ue had by his counsayle saynt Tho∣mas of Cauntorburyes shryne remo¦ued to the castell of Douer / wherby he acheued grete hate. Ca. lv.
• ¶Howe the kyng of Armony passed in to Englande in trust to fynde some meane of peas or good appoyntment bytwene the kyng of Englande and the kynge of Fraunce. Ca. lvi.
• ¶Howe the kynge of Amony retour¦ned out of Englande & of the answe∣re that was made to hym. Ca. lvii.
• ¶Howe the duke of Berre depar∣ted from Parys to come to Sluse / and howe the constable of Fraun∣ce toke the see / and of the wynde that was cōtrary to hym. Ca. lviii
• ¶Howe the voyage in to Englan¦de was broken by reason of the wyndes & of wynter and by coun∣sayle of the duke of Berre. Ca. lix.
• ¶Howe kynge Charles of fraun∣ce and the frensshe lordes retour∣ned euyll contente fro Sluse and out of Flaunders where as theyr prouysyons were made / to haue gone in to the royalme of Englan¦de / and of the feest that was made at London. Ca. lx.
• ¶Howe a squyer called Iaques le Grys was accused in the par∣lyament house at Parys before all the lordes there present / by a knyght called Iohn̄ of Carong∣ne / and what Iugement was gyuen vpon them / and howe they Iusted at vtteraunce in Pa¦rys / in a place called saynt Kathe¦ryne behynde the temple. And howe Iaques le Grys was con∣founded. Ca. lxi.
• ¶How the kyng of Aragon dyed and howe the archebysshoppe of Burdeaus was sette in pryson in Barcelona. Ca. lxi.
• ¶Howe a batayle of armes was done at Burdeaus before the lene shall there & dyuers other. Ca. lxii.
• ¶Howe Iohn̄ of Bretayne sone to syr Charles of Bloys was delyue¦red out of pryson by the meanes of Olyuer of Clysson the constable of Fraunce. Ca. lxxii.
• ¶Howe the duke of Borbon was chosen to goo in to Castell and dy∣uers other / and howe syr Iohan Bucke admyral of flaunders was taken prysoner by the Englysshe men. Ca. lxxii.
• ¶Howe the englysshmen aryued / & brente dyuers vyllages. Ca. lxxiii.
• ¶Howe the duke of Lancastres mar∣shal toke the towne of Ribadane whi¦che was strongly kepte. Ca. lxxiiii.
• ¶Howe the duke of Lancastre sente for the admyrall and mershal and his other offycers to come to the weddyn¦ge of his doughter and the kynge of Portyngale. Ca. lxxiiii.
• ¶Howe the duke of Lancastre and his men rode towardes the cyte of Besances / and howe the tow∣ne made composycyon with them Ca. lxxv.
• ¶Howe the duches and her dou∣ghter wente to se the kynge of Por¦tyngale and the quene. And howe the towne of Besances submytted them vnder the obeysaunce of the duke of Lancastre. Ca. lxxvi.
• ¶Howe they of Besances that had ben sente to the kynge of Ca∣stell came home to theyr towne af∣ter it was rendred vp to the duke of Lancastre. Ca. lxxvii.
• ¶Howe syr Iohn̄ Holande and syr Raynolde de Roy fought togyder in lystes before the duke of Lanca∣stre in the towne of Besances. Ca. lxxviii.
• ¶Howe the kynge of Portyngale and the duke of Lancastre deter∣myned to entre in to the royalme of Castell. Ca. lxxix.
• ¶Howe syr Wyllyam of Lygnac / & syr Gaultyer of Passac came to the ayde of kynge Iohn̄ of Castell. Ca. lxxx.
• ¶How a grete myscheffe fell in Englande bytwene the gen¦tyll men and comons for accompte of suche mo∣ney as hadde ben rey¦sed of the comons. Ca. lxxxi.
• ¶Of the grete dyscordes that were in Englande after the brekynge vp of the Frensshe armye / armye / and how the gouernours about the kynge were constrayned by the comons of the good townes to make accomptes of suche mo∣ney as was come in to theyr handes the season that they ru∣led. Ca. lxxxii.
• ¶Howe the constable of Fraun¦ce and dyuers other lordes and squyers of the royalme apparel¦led grete prouysyons to go in to Englande to wynne townes and castelles. Ca. lxxxiii.
• ¶Howe the duke of Bretayne sente for all his lordes and knyghtes to come to counsayle vnto wannes and after counsayle he desyred the constable to goo and se his castell of Ermyne / and howe he toke hym there prysoner / and the lorde of Beaumanoyre with hym. Ca. lxxxiii.
• ¶Howe the constable of Fraunce was delyuered at the request of the lorde de la vale payenge certay¦ne raunsome / and howe the consta¦ble delyuered to the duke .iii. castel∣les and a towne and payde. C. M. frankes. Ca. lxxxv.
• ¶Howe wrytynges were made at the duke of Bretaynes deuyse / for the constable to rendre his tow¦ne and castelles to the duke / and to his heyres for euer / and howe they were delyuered to the duke. Ca. lxxxvi.
• ¶Howe tydynges came to the frensshe kynge from the par∣tyes of Almayne the whiche were to hym ryght dysplea¦saunt and vnto his vncles. Ca. lxxxvii.
• ¶Howe the duke of Lancastres men assayled the towne of Au¦rene and toke it / for it gaue vp as other dyd. Ca. lxxxviii.
• ¶Howe the kynge of Portyngale brente a towne when he was de∣parted fro Porte and besyeged .ii. castelles. Ca. lxxxix.
• ¶Howe the kynge of Portyngale and his oost came before Feroull / and as∣saulted it / and it was wonne and brou¦ght vnder the obeysaunce of the duke of Lancastre. Ca. lxxxx.
• ¶Howe the frenche ambassadours came to the duke of Bretayne / vpon the takyng of the cōstable of Fraūce / and of the aunswere that was made to them. Cap. xci.
• ¶Howe the kyng of Englandes vn¦cles were of one accorde and aliaūce agaynst the kyng and his counsaile / and of the murmurynge of the peo¦ple agaynst the duke of Irelande / & of the aunswere of the londoners to the duke of Gloucestre. Cap. xcii.
• ¶Howe the day of accompte came / and there the officers appered in the presence of the kynges vncles & com¦mens of Englāde / and howe sir Si¦mon Burle was prisoner ī the toure of London / and howe sir Thomas Tryuet dyed. Cap. xciii.
• ¶Howe the kynge of Englande de∣parted from London / and howe syr Symon Burle was beheded at Lō∣don and his nephue also / and howe the duke of Lancaster was dysplea∣sed. Cap. xciiii.
• ¶Howe the counsayle drewe togy∣der for the reformacyon of the kynge and of the realme / and howe by the counsayle of the duke of Irelande the kynge was of the accorde too make warre agaynst his vncles / & agaynst the cytees and townes. Ca. xcv.
• ¶oHwe the kyng of Englande ma¦de his sōmons to drawe towardes London: and howe sir Robert Try∣uylyen was taken at westmynster and beheeded / by the commaunde∣ment of the kynges vncles. Capi. xcvi.
• ¶Howe tidynges came to the kyng of the dethe of his knight / & demaū¦ded counsayle theron: And howe he ordayned the duke of Irelande soue¦raygne of all his men of warre. Capi. xcvii.
• ¶Howe the duke of Irlande sente thre knyghtes to London / to knowe some tydynges. And howe the kyn∣ges vncles & they of London went in to the feldes to fyght with the duke of Irelande and his affinyte. Cap. xcviii.
• ¶How the kynges vncles wan the iourney agaynst the duke of Irelāde and howe he fledde / & dyuers other of his company. Cap. xcix.
• ¶Howe the duke of Irelande & his company fledde / and howe the kyn¦ges vncles were at Oxenforde. And howe sir Nycholas Brāble was be∣heeded / & howe the kynge was sent for by the bysshop of Caunterbury. Capi. C.
• ¶Howe by the kynge and his vn∣cles all the lordes of Englande were sente for to come to westmynster / to a generall counsayle there to be hol∣den. Cap. C.i.
• ¶Howe the kynge of Portyngale with his puissan̄ce assembled with the duke of Lancastre and his puys∣saunce / & howe they coude nat passe the ryuer of Derne / & howe a squyer of Castyle shewed thē the passage. Cap. C.ii.
• ¶Howe the tydinges spred abrode that the kynge of Portugale and the duke of Lancastre were passed the ry¦uer of Derne / & howe it came to the kyng of Castels knowlege. & howe certayne of the englysshe knyghtes came and rode before Vyle arpente / and how the king of Portugale and the duke of Lancastre determyned there to tary the cōmyng of the duke of Burbone. Cap. C.iii.
• ¶Howe the duke of Lancastre gaue lycence to his men / and howe a ha∣raulte was sente to the kinge of Ca∣style / and howe thre knightes of En¦glande went to speke with the king of Castyle for a saueconduct / for the dukes men to passe through his coū∣trey. Cap. C.iiii.
• ¶Howe these thre knyghtes obtey∣ned a saueconduct of the kyng of Ca¦style for their people to passe / & howe dyuers of thēglysshmen dyed in Ca¦style / & howe the duke of Lancastre fell in a great syckenesse. Cap. C .v.
• ¶Howe sir Iohan Holāde / the duke of Lancastres constable toke his leue of the duke / and he and his wyfe re∣tourned by the king of Castyle / who made hym good chere / and howe sir Iohan Dambreticourt wente to Pa∣rys to acomplysshe a dede of armes / bytwene hym and Bouciqualt. Cap. C.vi.
• ¶Howe the duke of Burbone de{per}∣ted fro Auygnon to go in to Castyle with all his host / and came to Bur∣gus in Spayne / and there foūde the kyng of Castyle: and howe the duke of Lancastre herde those tidynges: & howe the duke of Burbone depar∣ted fro the kyng / and went streyght agayne in to Fraunce. Cap .C.vii.
• ¶Howe therle of Foize receyued ho∣nourably the duke of Burbon / and of the great giftes that he gaue him / and how sir willyam of Lygnac and sir Gaultier of Passackes cōpany de∣parted out of Spayne / and of the in∣cydent that fortuned in the towne of saynt Phagon. Cap. C.viii.
• ¶Howe the kyng of Castell and his counsayle were yuell contente with sir Willyam of Lignac and syr Gaul∣tier of Passackes cōpany / and howe the duke of Lancastre departed fro saynt Iaques to Bayon. Cap. C.ix.
• ¶Howe the erle of Armynake toke great payne to treate with the cōpa∣nyons / to departe out of the realme of Fraunce. Cap. C.x.
• ¶Howe the erle Reynolde of Guer∣les / who had layde all his landes in guage and wyst nat what to do / cāe for refuge to the archebysshoppe of Coleygne his Vncle / who blamed hym. & howe ambassadours wente to Berthaulte of Malygnes. Cap. C.xi.
• ¶Howe the erle Raynolde of Guer∣les was maryed to Mary doughter to Berthault of Malignes / by whō he had a doughter / and after maried agayne in Englande / and had issue two sonnes and a doughter / & howe sir Iohn̄ of Bloyes wedded theldest doughter of the erle of Guerles. and howe after the coūtie of Guerles re∣mayned with therle of Guerles yon¦gest doughter. Cap. C .xii.
• ¶Howe these castelles of Gaulech / Bth / and Null came to the duke of Brabant / and howe the duke of Iu∣liers susteyned the linfars in his coū¦tre / Who robbed all maner of people. And of the great assemble that the duke of Brabant made to go to Iu∣lyers / and howe he was discōfyted. Cap. C.xiii.
• ¶Howe the duke of Brabante dy∣ed / and howe the duke Guylliam of Guerles treated with the duches of Brabante / to haue agayne the thre castels / and what aunswere he had / and how he made alyaūce with the kynge of Englande. Cap. C.xiiii. ∵ ∵
• ¶Howe the duchesse of Brabante sent messangers to the Frēche kyng complaynyng of the duke of Guer∣les / And howe the kynge & his coun¦sayle were sore busyed with insyden¦tes that fell in the realme of Fraūce / as well for the defyances of Guerles as the busynesse in Bretaygne. Capi. C.xv.
• ¶Howe by a straunge fortune the kynge of Nauer dyed in the cytie of Pampilona / and howe Charles his sonne was crowned: and howe Vā¦chadore was beseged by the duke of Berrey: and howe the duke of Bur¦goyne sente to the duchesse of Bra∣bant. Capi. C.xvi.
• ¶Howe the frenche men after they had brente and ryfeled the towne of Seaulle retourned to their garyson / and of the ioy that the duke of Bur∣goyne and the duches of Brabante made for that dede / & howe sir Iohn̄ Boesme launce discomfyted the en∣glysshmen. Cap. C.xvii.
• ¶Howe syr Iohan Boesme launce¦led these prisoners to Moūte Ferant and howe they of the countrey were glad whan they herde of this enter∣prise / and howe Generot & his com∣pany were sette to raunsome and de¦lyuered by the money that Perot of Bitrne lente hym. Cap. C.xviii.
• ¶Howe Geronet of Mandurante with twelue of his company retour¦ned to Mountferant / and howe Pe∣rot of Bernoys with foure hundred speares went to Mount ferant / and wolde nat entre in to the towne by none other waye but in at the gate. Cap. C.xix.
• ¶Howe Geronet lette in Perot le Bernoys and his company in to the towne of Mountferant / wherof the countrey was a frayde / and howe the kynge and his vncles beynge at Parys were therwith sore dysplea∣sed / and also the erle Dolphyn of Au¦uergene. Cap. C.xx.
• ¶Howe Perot le Bernoys and his company toke their coūsaile and de∣termyned nat to kepe the towne of Mountferante: and howe the sayde Perot and his cōpany de{per}ted thens by night with all their pyllage & pri∣soners / and went and refresshed thē in the towne of Ousac. Cap. C.xxi.
• ¶Howe they of the towne of Clere¦mont made a scrimysshe with these pyllers (that had taken and robbed the towne of Mountferante) at the gates of the towne. Cap. C.xxii.
• ¶Howe the duke of Berrey mary∣ed the lady Mary his doughter to the erle of Bloys sonne: And howe the same yere the sonne of the duke of Berrey marryed the lady Mary of Fraunce / suster to the yong kyng Charles of Fraunce. Cap. C.xxiii.
• ¶Howe after the departynge of the duke of Lācastre all that euer he had wonne in Galyce / the frenchmen re∣couered it in lesse than fyftene dayes / and howe the englisshmen that had ben there ī that warre defamed and spake yuell of the coūtrey of Galyce / and howe the frenche kynge sent for the duke of Irelande. Ca. C.xxiiii.
• ¶Howe the Constable of Fraunce wolde nat acorde that the king shul∣de go in to Almayne / bycause of the insydentes of the realme / and howe the duke of Bretaygne fournysshed his garysons & made alyaunce with the kyng of Englande and with the kynge of Nauerre / and of the army made by the englysshe men. Cap. C.xxv.
• ¶Howe the brabansoys layde siege to the towne of Graue. And howe the constable of Fraunce toke saynte Malo and saynte Mathewes / and set there men in garyson / and howe the duke of Lancastre was at Bay∣on greatly dyscomforted / in that he coulde gette no maner of ayde. Cap. C.xxvi.
• ¶Howe the duke of Berrey sent let¦ters to the duke of Lancastre to Ba∣yon: and howe the duke sent the co∣pye of the same letters in to Foiz & in to Nauer / to thentent to haue them publysshed in Spayne: And howe the duke of Bretayn demaūded coū¦sayle of his men in all his busynesse. Cap. C.xxvii.
• ¶Howe the duke of Bretayne dely¦uered vp the thre castelles of sir Oly∣uer Clissons: and howe he receyued ioyously the lorde of Coucy and his company ambassadours fro the frē∣che kyng: And howe the duke of Lā¦castre made grete chere to sir Helyon of Lignacke seneschall of Xaynton / ambassadoure fro the duke of Ber∣rey. Cap. C.xxviii.
• ¶Howe the kynge of Castyle sente his ambassadours to the duke of Lā¦castre to treate for a maryage / to be had bytwene his sonne and the du∣kes doughter / and howe at the re∣queste of the duke of Berrey a truse was made by the duke of Lancastre in the countreys of Tholousyn and Rouergne. Cap. C .xxix.
• ¶Howe the dukes of Berrey and of Burgoyne departed to go to Bloys and howe the duke of Bretayne cāe¦thyder / and howe the dukes dyde so moche that they had hym to Parys in maner agaynst his wyll. Cap. C.xxx.
• ¶Howe Lewes kyng of Cycyle en∣tred in to Parys in estate royall / and howe the duke of Bretayne entred on the nyght of saynt Iohn̄ the Bap¦tyst: The yere of grace / a thousande thre hundred fourscore & seuyn. and of a dede of armes doone before the kyng at Mountereau faulte you / by∣twene a knyght of Englande called sir Thom̄s Harpingham / and a fren¦che knyght named sir Iohn̄ de Bar∣res. Cap. C.xxxi.
• ¶Howe the duke of Bretaygne en∣tred in to Parys / and came to the ca∣stell of Loure to the Frenche kynge. Cap. C.xxxii.
• ¶Howe the erle of Arundell beyng on the see more than a moneth came to the hauyn of Marante / a lytell fro Rochell: And howe he sent a messā∣gere to Perotte le Bernoys / that he and other capitayns shulde kepe the feldes. Cap. C.xxxiii.
• ¶Howe they of Marroys and Ro∣chellois were sore afrayed of the En¦glysshmen that were a lande / & how they of Rochell made a serimysshe with them / and howe after the En∣glysshmen had pylled the countrey about Marant / they drewe agayne to the see with their pyllage whiche was great. Cap. C.xxxiiii.
• ¶Howe Perot le Bernoys and his cōpanyons resorted agayne to theyr holdes with great pyllage. & howe the duke of Guerles coulde haue no ayde of the Englysshe men / to reyse the siege before Graue: and how the brabansoys made a bridge ouer the ryuer of Meuse / the whiche they of Guerles dyde breke / brinne / and dy¦stroy: as ye shall here after. Cap. C.xxxv.
• ¶Howe the brabansoys passed the ryuer throughe the towne of Raue∣sten / ouer the bridge there / and so en¦tred in to Guerles. Than the duke departed fro Nimay with thre hun∣dred speares / and came agaynst thē and disconfyted them bytwene Ra∣uesten and the towne of Graue. Cap C.xxxvi.
• ¶Howe the duke of Guerles after he had dyscomfyted the brabansoys he wente agayne to Nymaye. And howe tydynges came to the frenche kynge / and howe the kyng sente am∣bassadours to the kyng of Almayne. Cap. C.xxxvii.
• ¶How the frenche kyng gaue leaue to the duke of Bretayne to retourne in to his coūtrey / and howe the coun¦trey of Brabant wolde nat consente too the kynges passage nor his are∣my / and howe the ambassadours of Fraunce sped. Ca. C .xxxviii.
• ¶Howe therle of Bloys sent to the frenche kyng .ii. C. speares / & the du∣ke of Loraine and the lorde Henry of Bare came to the kyng. And howe the dukes of Iullyers and Guerles knewe that the Frenche kyng came on them. Cap. C .xxxix.
• ¶Howe sir Helion of Lignacke ma∣de his reporte to the duke of Berrey And howe the lordes of Scotlande assembled toguyder in the Cytie of Berdane / and determyned to reyse vp an army to entre in to Englande And of an Englysshe squyer / Who was takenne by the Scottes / who knewe the secretnesse of bothe real∣mes Englande and Scotlande. Cap. C .xl.
• ¶Howe the erle Duglas wanne the penon of sir Henry Percy / at the bar¦ryers before Newcastell vpontyne: and howe the scottes brente the ca∣stell of Pondlen / and howe sir Henry Percy and sir Rafe his brother toke aduyse to folowe the scottes to con∣quere agayne the penone that was lost at the scrimysshe. Cap. C .xli.
• ¶Howe syr Henry Percy and his brother with a good nombre of men of armes and archers went after the scottes to wynne agayne his penon / that the erle Duglas hadde wonne before Newcastell vpon Tyne / and howe they assailed the scottes before Mountberke in their lodgynges. Cap. C.xlii.
• ¶Howe the erle Iames Duglas by his valyātnesse incouraged his men who were reculed: and in a maner discomfyted / and in his so doynge he was wounded to dethe. Cap. C.xliii.
• ¶Howe in this batayle sir Rafe Per¦cye was sore hurte / and taken pryso∣ner by a scottysshe knyght. Cap. C.xliiii.
• ¶Howe the scottes wanne the ba∣tayle agaynst the englysshe men be∣syde Otteburge & there was taken prisoners sir Henry and sir Rafe Per¦cy / and howe an Englysshe squyer wolde nat yelde him no more wolde a scottysshe squier and so dyed both / and howe the bysshope of Durham and his company were discomfyted amonge themselfe. Ca. C .xlv.
• ¶Howe sir Mathue Reedman de{per}¦ted fro the batayle to saue hym selfe / and howe sir Iames Lymsaye was taken prisoner by the bysshoppe of Durhame: And howe after the ba∣taile scurrers were sente forthe to dis¦couer the countrey. Cap. C.xlvi.
• ¶Howe the scottes departed and ca¦ryed with them therle Duglas deed and buryed hym in the abbey of Ni∣mays: And howe sir Archambault Duglas and his company departed fro before Carlyle / and retourned in to Scotlande. Cap. C.xlvii.
• ¶Howe the duke of Iulyers came and excused hym selfe / of the defyaū¦ce that his son̄e the duke of Guerles had made to the Frenche kyng / and so became his subiecte: & of dyuers feates of armes done bytwene the frenchmen and the almayns before Rencongne. Cap. C.xlviii.
• ¶Howe the duke of Iuliers and the archebysshop of Coloygne departed fro the frenche kynge / and wente to Nymay to the duke of Guerles / and howe by their meanes he was recon¦syled and brought to peace with the frenche kynge and with the duches of Brabante. Cap. C.xlix.
• ¶Howe the erle of Arundell and the knyghtes of Englande beyng on the see / by fortune of the wynde came to the Palyce besyde Rochell / whose be¦ynge there was signifyed to sir Loys of Xanser / and of the departynge of the erle of Arundell. Cap. C.l.
• ¶Howe the Admyrall of Fraunce was ordayned by the Frenche kyng and his counsayle as ambassadour / to go to the kynge of Castyle. And howe the Duke of Berrey sente to the erle of Foize to treate for a mary∣age / bytwene the duke of Berrey & the erles doughter of Boulonge. Cap. C.li.
• ¶Howe Geffray Teate noyre dyde chose a capitayne ouer his company: and howe he made his testament / & so dyed. And howe the duke of guer∣les departed fro his countre to go in to Pruce / and of the incydence that fell to him in the lande of the duke of Stulpe / where he was taken priso∣soner and discōfyted. Cap. C .lii.
• ¶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.
• ¶Howe syr Loys of Xancere wente to se the erle of Foize at Ortays / and howe before the duke of Lancastre at Burdeaux / there were dedes of ar∣mes done bytwene fyue frenchmen and fyue englysshe men / and howe the duches of Lancastre wente with her doughter in to Castyle to kynge Iohan. Cap. C.liiii.
• ¶Howe the duches of Lancastre de∣parted fro the kynge of Castyle / and wente to Mantuell to brynge her fa∣thers bones to Ciuyll / and howe the frenche kynge sent ambassadours to the erle of Foize to treate for the ma∣ryage of the duke of Berrey his vn∣cle / with the doughter of the erle of Boloyne. Cap. C.lv.
• ¶Howe certayne wyse men treated for a peace to endure thre yeres by∣twene Fraunce and Englande / and all their alyes aswell on the one parte as on the other by lande and by see. Cap. C.lvi.
• ¶Of the ordynaunce of the entre of quene Isabell in to the towne of Parys. Cap. Clvii.
• ¶Howe the lorde of the Chateau Morante / whom the erle of saynte Polle had lefte behynde hym in En∣glande / retourned in to Fraūce with the charter of the treuce / sealed by kynge Rycharde and his vncles / to endure thre yere by see and by lande. Cap. C.lviii.
• ¶The maryage of king Loys sonne to the duke of Aniou / to the dough∣ter of kynge Peter of Aragone / and how he went with the quene of Na¦poles his mother to Auignon / to se pope Clemente. Cap. C.lix.
• ¶Howe the Frenche kynge had de∣syre to go and visyte the farre partes of his realme: & howe he went fyrst in to Burgoyne and to Auygnon to se pope Clement. Cap. C.lx.
• ¶Howe sir Peter Courteney came in to Fraunce to do armes with sir Guye of Tremoyle / And howe the lorde of Clary cōueyed hym / and by what occasyon he dyde armes with hym in the marchesse of Calais. Cap. C.lxi.
• ¶Howe the iustes at saynt Ingue∣lyert / otherwise called Sādyngfelde were enterprised: By sir Reynolde of Roy / the yonge sir Boucyquant / and the lorde of saynt Pye. Cap. C.lxii.
• ¶Of the complayntes made to the kyng by the people of Languedoc in the towne of Besyers / agaynst Be∣tysach treasourer to the duke of Ber¦rey of the great extorsyons that he had made / and of the confession that he made / and of the cruell dethe that he had in the sayde towne. Cap. C.lxiii.
• ¶Howe the frenche kynge beynge at Tholouse sente for the erle of Foiz who came thyder and dyd homage to the kynge for the conntie of Foiz. Cap. C.lxiiii.
• ¶Of the feate and couenaunt that was don bytwene the kyng and the duke of Thourayn his brother / whi¦che of them shulde sonest come to pa¦rys fro Mon̄tpellyer / whiche is a hū¦dred and fyftie leages a sondre / eche of them but with one knyght. Cap. C.lxv.
• ¶Of the dethe of pope Vrbayne of Rome called the Antepape / & howe pope Clement wrote to the Frenche kyng and to his vncles / & to the vni∣uersite: & of the election of pope Bo∣niface by the cardinalles of Rome. Cap. C.lxvi.
• ¶Of the yelding vp and takyng of the stronge castell of Vanchadore in Lymosyn / of olde parteyning to syr Geffcay Tete Noyre. Cap. C .lxvii.
• ¶Of the dedes of armes at saint In¦gylvertes contynuyng thyrty dayes agaynste all cōmers of the realme of Englande and other countreys eue∣ry man thre courses. Ca. C.lxviii.
• ¶Of the enterpryse and voyage of the knyghtes of Fraunce and En∣glande / and of the duke of Burbone who was chefe of that army / at the requeste of the genouoys / to go in to Barbary to besiege the strong tow∣ne of Auffryke. Cap. C.lxix.
• ¶Of a capytayne a robber and a pyl¦ler of the countrey / called Aymergot Marcell / who helde a stronge castell in the marches of Rouergne called the Roche of Vandois / and howe it was besieged by the vicount of Me∣aulx / and of the takynge therof / and howe Aymerygotte was taken and brought to Parys. Cap. C.lxx.
• ¶Howe the chrysten lordes and the geno wayes beyng in the ysle of Co∣nymbres at ancre / departed thens to go and laye siege to the stronge cytie of Aufryke in Barbary / and howe they maynteyned the siege. Cap. C.lxxi.
• ¶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.
• ¶Of a feest and iustes made by the kyng of Englande in Lōdon / whyle the Christen knyghtes and squyers were at the sege before the towne of Aufryke agaynst the sarazyns. And howe this feest was publisshe in dy¦uers countreis and landes. Cap. C.lxxiii.
• ¶Howe and by what incydent the siege was reysed before the towne of Aufryke / and by what occasyon and howe euery man retourned to their owne countreis. Cap. C.lxxiiii.
• ¶Of the Englysshe knyghtes that were sente to Parys to the frenche kynge / fro the kynge of Englande and his vncles to treate for a peace. Cap. C .lxxv.
• ¶Of the dethe of kyng Iohn̄ of Ca∣style / and of the crownyng of kynge Henry his sonne. Cap. C .lxxvi.
• ¶Of the army of the yonge erle Io∣han of Armynake / and of the vyage that he made in to Lombardy: And howe he dyed at the siege before the towne of Alexandre. Ca. C .lxxvii.
• ¶How syr Peter of Craon fell in the french kynges displeasure and in the duke of Thourayns / & after he was receyued by the duke of Bretayne. Cap. C.lxxviii.
• ¶Of the dethe of the yonge erle Lo∣yes of Chastelone / sonne to the erle Guy of Bloys. Cap. C.lxxix.
• ¶Of the sodayne dethe of the Erle Gascon of Foiz / and howe the erle of Chastellon came to then herytaūce. Cap. C.lxxx.
• ¶How the treatie of peace renewed at Towers in Thourayn / bytwene the Frenche kynge and the duke of Bretayne and of the mariage of the doughter of Fraunce to the lonne of Bretayne / and of Iohn̄ of Bretayne erle of Pointhieur and the doughter of the duke of Bretaygne. Cap. C.lxxxi.
• ¶Howe therle of Bloys and Mary of Namure his wyfe / solde the coun¦tie of Bloys & all their landes to the duke of Thourayne / the frenche kyn¦ges brother. Cap. C.lxxxii.
• ¶Howe sir Roger of Spaygne and sir Espaygne du Lyon spedde with the frenche kyng and his counsayle / for the Vicount of Chastelons busy∣nesse: and howe howe he was sette in pos∣session of the countie of Foiz / & of the money that he payde. Cap. C.lxxxiii.
• ¶Of the great assemble that was made at Amyence / of the Frenche kynge and his counsayle / and of the kynge of Englandes vncles: on the treatie of peace. Cap. C.lxxxiiii.
• ¶Howe syr Peter of craon through yuell wyll / by subtyle crafte / beate downe syr Olyuer of Clysson / wher¦with the Kynge and his counsayle were sore displeased. Ca. C.lxxxv.
• ¶Howe in great dylygence the pro∣uost of Parys pursewed syr Peter of Craon. Cap. C.lxxxvi.
• ¶Of the great army and viage that the Frenche kynge purposed to ma∣ke in to Bretayne agaynst the duke / bycause he susteyned sir Peter of cra¦on: and howe in that viage the kyn∣ge fell sicke / wherby the viage brake Cap. C.lxxxvii.
• ¶Howe the duke of Thourayn bro∣ther to the kyng resigned the duchy of Thourayne in to the kynges han∣des: and howe by exchaūge the kyn¦ge gaue hym the duchy of Orlyaūce and so euer after he was called duke of Orlyaunce. Cap. C.lxxxvii.
• ¶Howe the dukes of Burgoyn and Berrey vncles to the kynge had the gouernaunce of the realme / & howe they chased and toke suche as gouer¦ned the kynge before. Cap. C.lxxxix.
• ¶Howe sir Olyuer of Clysson Con¦stable of Fraūce departed out of Pa∣rys / after the answere that the duke of Burgoyne had made hym / and wente to Mount le Heury / and fro thens in to Bretayne. Cap. C.xc.
• ¶Howe the truse whiche was acor¦ded bytwene Englande and Fraūce for thre yeres / was renewed. Cap. C.xci.
• ¶Of the aduenture of a daunce that was made at Parys in lykenesse of wodehowses / wherin the Frenche Kynge was in parell of dethe. Cap. C.xcii.
• ¶Howe pope Bonyface and the car¦dynals of Rome / sent a frere a wyse clerke to the frenche kyng. Cap. C.xc.iii.
• ¶Howe the maryage was treated / of the lorde Philyp of Arthoys Erle of Ewe / and the lady Mary of Ber∣rey wydowe / doughter to the duke of Berey / and howe he was admyt¦ted Constable of Fraunce. Cap. C.xc.iiii.
• ¶Of the forme of the peace made bi¦twene the Frenche kyng & the kyng of Englande / by meanes of the four dukes vncles to bothe kynges. Cap. C.xcv.
• ¶Of the dethe of pope Clement at Auygnon / and of the lectyon of pope Benedic. Cap. C.xcvi.
• ¶Of a clerke named mayster Iohn̄ of warennes. Capi. C.xcvii.
• ¶Howe the king of Englande gaue to the duke of Lancastre and to his heyres for euer the duchy of Acquy∣tayne / and howe the kyng prepared to go in to Irelande / and the duke in to Acquytayne. Cap. C.xcviii.
• ¶Of the dethe of Quene Anne of Englande wyfe to kynge Richarde doughter to the kynge of Boesme & Emperour of Almaygne. Capi. C.xcix.
• ¶Howe sir Iohn̄ Froissart arryued in Englande / and of the gyfte of a boke that he gaue to to the kyng. Cap. CC.
• ¶Of the refuce of them of Acquy∣tayne made to the duke of Lancastre and howe they sent in to Englande to the kynge and his counsayle / she∣wyng hym the wyll of the hole coū∣trey of Acquytayne. Cap. CC.i.
• ¶The deuyse / and of the conquest that kyng Richarde had made in Ir¦lāde / and howe he brought in to his obeysaunce four kynges of that coū∣trey. Cap. CC.ii.
• ¶Of the ambassade that the kynge of Englande sente in to Fraunce to treate of the maryage bytwene the lady Isable the Frēche kynges eldest doughter: and hym selfe: and of the louyng answere they had. Capi. CC.iii.
• ¶Of a Squyer named Roberte the Hermyte / howe he was sente to the treaties of the peace holden at Ba∣lyngham & howe he was after sente in to Englande to kynge Rycharde and his vncles. Cap. CC.iiii.
• ¶Of the delyueraunce of the lorde de la Ryuer and of syr Iohan le Mer¦cyer / and howe they were put out of prisone. Cap. CC.v.
• ¶Of the peace that was hadde by∣twene the duke of Bretayne and sir Olyuer Clysson. Cap. CC.vi.
• ¶Howe the kyng of Hungry wrote to the Frenche kynge the state of the great turke / and howe Iohn̄ of Bur¦goyn eldest sonne to the duke of Bur¦goyne was chefe and heed of the ar∣my that went thider. Cap. CC.vi.
• ¶Howe the erle of Ostrenant en∣terprised to go in to Frese. Cap. CC.vii.
• ¶Of the iudgemēt made in the par¦lyament for the quene of Napoles a∣gaynst syr Peter of Craone. Cap. CC.ix.
• ¶Of the conclusyon of the maryage aken at Parys bytwene the kynge of Englande & Isabell eldest dough∣ter to the frenche kynge / and howe the duke of Lancastre remaryed. Cap. CC.x.
• ¶Howe the great turke desyred the soudan / and many other kynges sa∣razyns to ayde hym with menne of warre / to resyst agaynst the christen men / and howe many valyant sara∣zyns came to hym out of farre coun¦treis. Cap. CC.xi.
• ¶Howe the lorde of Coucy & other lordes of the christēmen / about a .v. hundred speares discōfited a fyftene thousande turkes / duryng the siege before Nicopoly. Cap. CC.xii.
• ¶Howe the peace bytwen Englan¦de and Fraūce contynued / and of the maryage of the kynge of Englande with the doughter of Fraunce. Cap. CC.xiii.
• ¶Howe the erle of Heynalt and the erle of Ostrenante his sonne made a great army of men of armes knygh∣tes and squyers to go in to Frese. Cap. CC.xiiii.
• ¶Of the army that the french kyng sente in to Frese in the ayde of his co∣syns / and the lorde Valeran Erle of saynt Powle and the lorde Charles de la Brete were capytaynes. Cap. CC.xv.
• ¶Howe the mariage of the kyng of Englande to the doughter of Frāce was ordred / and howe the Frenche kyng delyuered his doughter to the kynge of Englande in his Tente by twene Arde & Calys. Cap. CC.xvi.
• ¶Howe the siege before Nycopoly in Turkey was reysed by Lamora∣baquy / and howe the Frenche men were dyscomfyted / & howe the hun∣garyons fled. Cap. CC .xvii.
• ¶Of the pouertie and mysery that the crysten knightes of Fraunce and other nacyons endured / in the com∣mynge home to their countreys. Cap. CC.xviii.
• ¶Howe the trewe tidynges of the batayle in Turkey was kno∣wen in the Frenche kyng{is} house. Capi. CC.xix.
• ¶Howe the duchesse of Orlyaunce doughter to the duke of Myllayne was had in suspecte of the Frenche kynges syckenesse. Cap. CC.xx.
• ¶Howe the duke of Burgoyne and the duchesse his wyfe toke great dy∣lygence / to fynde the meanes to re∣deme out of prisone the erle of Ne∣uers their sonne / and the other priso¦ners beyng in Turkey. Cap. CC.xxi.
• ¶Howe the duke of Gloucestre sub∣telly sought out the meanes / howe to dystroye kynge Rycharde of En∣glande his nephue. Cap. CC.xxii.
• ¶Howe the duke of Glocestre was taken by the erle marshall / by the cō¦maundement of the kyng. Cap. CC.xxiii.
• ¶Howe the lordes of Fraunce retur¦ned by see to Venyce / and of the isles they founde by the waye. Cap. CC.xxiiii.
• ¶Howe after the returne of the lor∣des of Fraunce / the frenche he kyng en∣tended what he myght / to set a con∣corde and peace in the churche. Cap. CC.xxv.
• ¶Of the dethe of the duke of Glou¦cestre and of the exle of Arūdell / and howe the kynges vncles and the lon¦doners toke the mater. Capi. CC.xxvi.
• ¶Of the great assemble that was made in the cytie of Reyns / as well by the emperour as of the realme of Fraūce / on the state of holy churche. Cap. CC.xxvii.
• ¶Howe the erle Marshall in En∣glande apealed by gage of vtteraūce the erle of Derby / sonne to the duke of Lancastre / in the presence of the kynge and his counsayle. Cap. CC.xxviii.
• ¶Howe kynge Richarde gaue sen∣tence / wherby he banysshed out of Englande therle of Der∣by for .x. yere / and the erle Marshall for euer. Capi. CC.xxix.
• ¶Howe the erle of Derby departed fro London to go in to Fraunce / and the erle Marshall went in to Flaun∣ders / and so in to Lombardy. Cap. CC.xxx. ∵ ∵
• ¶Howe the lorde Guillyam erle of Ostrenaunt sente to his cosyn therle of Derby certayne messangers / and howe therle came to Paris / & howe he was receyued. Capi. CC.xxxi.
• ¶Howe the treatie that had been at Reynes / bitwene the Frenche kyng and the kyng of Almaygne / concer∣nyng the vnyte of the churche was folowed. And howe the bysshoppe of Cābrey was sent by the sayd kyn∣ge to Rome and to Auygnon / to thē that wrote them selfe popes / to thē∣tent that they shulde depose thēselfe fro their papalytes / and submyt thē to the order of these two kynges. Capi. CC .xxxii.
• ¶Howe the Frenche kyng assēbled the prelates and other noble men of his realme / with the Vniuersyte of Paris / to take counsayle howe they shulde order pope Benedic at Auy∣gnon. Cap. CC.xxxiii.
• ¶Of the aunswere of the / Duke of Lancastre to the knyght sent to hym fro his sonne the erle of Derby / and howe the duke of Lancastre dyed. Cap. CC .xxxiiii.
• ¶Howe the dethe of the duke of Lā¦castre was knowen in Fraunce. the kyng of Englande wrote in maner of ioye to the Frenche kynge therof / and wrote nothyng therof to therle of Derby who was the dukes son̄e. Cap. CC .xxxv.
• ¶Of a treatie of a maryage bytwe∣ne the erle of Derby and the duke of Berries doughter / and howe kyng Rycharde of Englande dyde lette it by the erle of Salisbury. Capi. CC .xxxvi.
• ¶Howe kynge Richarde ordayned to go in to the marchesse of Irelande. Cap. CC.xxxvii.
• ¶Howe the archebysshop of Caun∣terbury was sente in to Fraunce to the erle of Derby / fro the londoners and other counsayls of Englande to haue him to returne in to Englande. Cap. CC.xxxviii.
• ¶Howe the erle of Derby toke leaue of the frenche kyng / and went to his cosyn the duke of Bretaygne. Cap. CC.xxxix.
• ¶Howe the erle of Derby aryued in Englande / and howe he was recey∣ued of the londoners. Cap. CC.xl.
• ¶Howe tidynges came to kyng Ri¦charde / of the cōmynge of the erle of Derby with great puyssaunce. Cap. CC.xli.
• ¶Howe kyng Richarde yelded him selfe to the erle of Derby to go to London. Cap. CC.xli.
• ¶Of the state of quene Isabell of en¦glande / and howe she had all newe {per}sones apoynted to wayte vpon her and howe kyng Richarde was sette in the towre of London. Capi. CC.xlii.
• ¶Howe Kynge Rycharde of En∣glande resigned the crowne and the realme in to the handes of the erle of Derby duke of Lancastre. Cap. CC.xliiii.
• ¶Of the coronacyon of kyng Henry duke of Lancastre / by the consent of the realme / & the maner of the feest. Cap. CC.xlv.
• ¶How newes of the taking of kyng Rycharde was knowen in Fraunce by the cōmyng thyder of the lady of Coucy / and howe the frenche kynge was dyspleased. Cap. CC.xlvi.
• ¶Howe certayne lordes in Englan∣de rose vp with an army to haue de∣lyuered kyng Rycharde and to haue dystroyed kynge Henry / and howe they were slayne. Cap. CC .xivii.
• ¶Howe the frenche kyng reysed vp an army to sende vpon the fronters of Englande. Cap. CC .xlviii.
• ¶Of the dethe of kyng Richarde of Englande / and howe the truse by∣twene Englande and Fraunce was reuewed. And also of the deposicion of pope Benedic at Auignon. Cap. CC .xlix.
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