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 the truse whiche was acor¦ded
bytwene Englande and Fraūce
for thre yeres / was renewed.
Cap. C.xci.
AS ye haue herde here
before in the bokes of this
hygh and excellent hystory /
at the request of the ryght
hygh and myghty prynce /
my dere lorde and mayster
Guy of Chastellone / erle of
Blois / lorde of Auesnes / of Chymay / of Beau¦mont
/ of Streumehont / & of the Gode. I Io∣han
Froysart preest and chapeleyn to my said
lorde / and at that tyme treasourer and chanon
of Chymay / and of Lysle in Flaunders / haue
enterprised this noble mater / treatynge of the
aduentures and warres of Fraunce and En∣glande /
and other countreys conioyned and a
lyed to them / as it may apere clerely / by the
treaties therof made vnto the date of this pre¦sente
day / the whiche excellent mater{is} as longe
as I lyue by the helpe of god I shall cōtynue /
for the more I folowe and labour it / the more
it pleaseth me. As the noble knyght or squyer
louynge the feates of armes / do perceyuer in
the same / and be therby experte and made par¦fyte /
so in laborynge of this noble mater / I de¦lyte
and take pleasure. ¶It hath ben here be∣fore
conteyned in our hystory howe truce was
made at Balyngham / to endure thre yere by∣twene
Englande and Fraunce / and for that
purpose the erle of saynt Poll / the lorde of Ca∣stell
Morant / and syr Taupyn of Cauteuell /
ambassadours of Fraūce had ben in Englan∣de
with the duke of Lancastre and the duke of
yorke / for to vnderstande the kinges pleasure /
and the opynion of the cōmons of Englande /
for at the comunycacyon and parlyamente at
Amyence / they were at a poynte of agrement
of peace / vpon certayne artycles specifyed / re∣seruynge
the agrement therto of the cōmons
of Englande. thus these ambassadours were
retourned in to Fraunce / and were answered
howe that at the feest of saynt Mychell nexte
ensuynge / there shulde be a Parlyament at
Westmynster of the thre estates of Englande /
at whiche tyme the mater shulde be declared /
and a full aunswere made. Whan tydynges
was come in to Englande of the frenche kyn∣ges
sycknesse / that matter was greatly hyn∣dred /
howe be it kynge Rycharde of Englan∣de /
and the duke of Lancastre / had great af∣fection
to haue had peace / so that if they might
haue had their ententes / peace had ben made
bytwene Englande and Fraunce. But the cō∣mynalte
descriptionPage [unnumbered]
of Englande desyred warre / sayenge
howe warre with Fraunce was more conue∣nyent
for them than peace. and of that opyny∣on
was one of the kynges vncles / Th•• mas
duke of Glocestre / erle of Perces / and consta∣ble
of Englande / who was welbeloued in the
realme / he enclyned rather to the warre than
to peace. And of his opynyon were the yonge
gentylmen of the realme / suche as desyred fea∣tes
of armes. But his brother the duke of Lan¦castre /
bycause he was eldest and of most puis∣saunce
in Englande / he thought and said that
the warre bytwene Englande and Fraunce
had endured longe ynoughe / and that peace
were more mete▪ for by the warre cristende me
was sore febled / for the great turke Lamora∣baquyn
was with greate puyssaunce on the
fronters of Hūgery wherfore he sayd it shulde
be honorable to all yonge lusty knyghtes and
squyers to take their waye thyder / and there
to exercyse dedes of armes.
LEtte vs wysely consydre the duke of
Lancasters wordes / who spake them
of good entent / for he had greatly tra¦ueyled
in the warres of Fraunce / and conque¦red
but lytell / and sore traueyled his bodye /
brent and dystroyed the playne countreys in
his waye / and after his retourne sone recoue¦red
agayn / he sawe this warre drewe neuer to
n••ne ••nde / but rather encreased. Also he sawe
that if / fortune shuld turne agaynst ye englyssh
party / that great dōmage therof shulde ensue /
and parceyued well that the kyng his nephue
was enclyned moche rather to the peace than
to the warre. I Iohan Froysart auctoure of
this hystory / canne nat well saye / whether this
dukes opinyon was good or nat / but it was
shewed me that bycause the duke of Lancastre
sawe his two doughters maryed in higher de¦gree
than hymselfe / and out of the realme of
Englande / the one was quene of Spaygne /
the other Quene of Portugale. This caused
him gretly to enclyne to the peace / for he knew
well that the kynge of Spaygnes sonne / who
had maryed his doughter / was as than but
yonge / and in daunger of his owne subgiet∣tes /
and knewe well that if he shulde peasably
enioye the herytage of Spaygne / it was con∣uenyente
that the englysshe men shulde kepe
the peace with Fraunce / for if the peace shulde
be broken by any incydent / than the Frenche
men myght shortly be reuenged of the realme
of Spayne, for they had open entrees as well
through Aragon and Chathalone / as Bierne
and Byskay / for the lady yolant of Bare was
quene of Aragone / and she was good frenche
and gouerned Aragon / Chathalone / Bierne /
and Byskay / for the Vycount of Chatellon /
who was heyre to therle of Foiz had so sworne
and promysed the frenche quene / wherby the
frenche men hadde many fayre entrees in to
Spaygne without daunger of the kynge of
Nauer / who wolde nat wyllyngly dysplease
the frenche kynge his cosyn germayne / for as
than syr Peter of Nauerre his brother / was
with the frenche kynge / who alwayes apeased
the frenche kynges ire and dyspleasure / whan
he had any to his brother the Kynge of Na∣uer /
for he was a true frenche man / and neuer
founde the contrary. All these imagynacions
the duke of Lancastre had in hym selfe / and
shewed his mynde to his sonne the erle of Der¦by /
though he were but yonge / yet he was of
great wysdome / and lykely to come to great
honour / whiche erle had thre sonne / Iohan /
Humfrey / and Thomas / and two doughters
by the lady his wyfe / doughter and heyre to
the Erle constable of Englande / erle of Her∣forde
and Northampton / by whiche lady he
helde great herytage.
THe conclusyon of the parlyament hol∣den
at Westmynster by the thre estates
of the realme. A trewce was taken by see and
by lande / bytwene Fraunce and Englande /
their frendes and alyes / to endure fro the feest
of saynt Mychell / to the feest of saynt Iohan
Baptyst nexte after / and suche cōmyssioners
as the frenche kynge had sent to this parlya∣ment
were dyspatched / and the charter of the
truce sent by them sealed / whiche treuce was
well vpholden on all partyes. The Frenche
kynge was sore febled by reason of his sycke∣nesse /
and the physicyon mayster Guyllyam
Harselay was as than deed / but whan he de∣parted
fro Crayell fro the kynge / he ordeyned
many receytes for the kynge to vse / wherby in
the wynter season he recouered his helth / wher¦of
all his louers and frendes reioysed / with
the hole cōmynalte of Fraūce / for he was well
be loued / and so he and the quene came to Pa∣rys /
and helde their householde most parte at
saynt Powle / and somtyme at Loure / and the
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longe wynter nyghtes they passed the season
with daunsynge and carollynge / and other re¦uels
and dysportes. The quene was acompa∣ned
with the duchesse of Berrey / the duchesse
of Orlyance / and other ladyes. The same sea¦son
the Vycount of Chastellon was come to
Parys / who was newly entred in to the hery∣tage
of the erledome of Foize and of Bierne /
as ryght heyre / and he releued the sayde erle∣dom
of Foiz / and dyd his homage to the kyng
but nat for Bierne / for that coūtrey helde them¦selfe
of so noble condycion / that they helde ser¦uyce
to no man lyuynge. Howe be it the prince
of Wales said to the erle of Foiz that last dyed /
that he ought to releue of him / and to haue his
resorte to the Duchy of Acquitayne. But al∣wayes
the sayd erle denyed and defended it.
And it is to be thought that the chalenge that
the prince of Wales made thervnto / was by
the settynge on and mouyng of Iohan erle of
Armynake / as it hath ben shewed here before
in this history / wherfore as nowe I wyll ouer
passe it. Whan this vicount of Chastellon (cal¦led
fro henseforthe erle of Foiz) was at Paris
with the frenche kyng / he had there in his com¦pany
with hym his cosyn syr yuan of Foize /
bastarde sonne to the laste Erle of Foize / who
was a goodly knyght. The erle of Foiz or he
dyed wolde haue made hym his heyre / with a
nother of his bastarde sonnes called Gracian /
who dwelte as than with the kyng of Nauer /
but the knyghtes of Bierne wolde neuer con∣sent
therto / therfore the mater rested as it dyd /
and the erle dyed sodaynly (as ye haue herde
before) Whan the Frenche kynge sawe this
yonge knyght syr yuan of Foiz / he lyked hym
marueylous well / also the kynge and he were
moche of one age / and by reason of the fauour
that the kynge bare to this yonge knyght / the
erle of Foiz had the shorter spede / and was
delyuered of all his businesse / and than
departed in to his owne countrey /
and syr yuan abode styll with
the kynge / and retay¦ned
as one of his
knyghtes of
his cham¦bre /
with .xii. horses / & all other
thynges therto be∣longynge.
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