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 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. (Book 229)

ANone after that this coūsayle was gyuen to the kynge / he assembled great nombre of prelates & grete lordes of Englande / and they came to hym to Elthā there was his two vncles / the duke of Lancastre and the duke of yorke / The erles of Northumberlande / of Salys∣bury / and of Huntyngton. Than the kynge sente for the erle of Derby and the erle Mar¦shall / and sette eche of them in a seuerall chā¦bre. The kynge shewed howe he wolde be a meane bytwene them / and howe their wor∣des hadde greatly displeased hym / and that they were suche / that ought nat lyghtly to be pardoned. Wherfore / he wolde in all poyn∣tes they shulde submytte them selfe / and to a¦byde his ordynaunce in that behalfe. Than he ordayned the constable of Englande / and foure other great lordes / to go to the erle of Derby and to therle Marshall / to take their bondes / to abyde the kynges ordynaunce. These lordes came to the sayd erles / and she¦wed them the kynges pleasure / and how the kynge wolde take the matter on hym. So they bounde them selfe to abyde the kynges order. Than the kynge sayde. I ordaygne and commaunde / that the erle Marshall / by¦cause he hath brought this Realme in to this trouble / by reason of his wordes / wherin he canne nat make profe. That he ordayne him selfe to auoide this realme of Englande / and goo dwell in what place he lyste out therof. And that he be banysshed in suche wyse / that he neuer retourne agayne. And also I or∣dayne / that the erle of Derby our cosyn / by∣cause he hathe displeased vs / and that he is the chiefe cause of the banysshment of therle Marshall. That within this fyftene dayes he auoyde the Realme of Englande / and to be banysshed for tenne yeres without retour¦nynge / excepte we repeale hym agayne / the whiche shall alwayes lye in our pleasure.

THis sentence greatly contented the lordes that were there present / and they sayde / the erle of Derby maye well ynoughe go and sporte hym out of the realme / for two or thre yeres. He is yonge y∣noughe. Thoughe he haue been sore trauey∣led

in his dayes in farre countries / as in to Pruce / and to the holy Sepulchre / to Cayre and to saynt Katheryns mount. So he may do yet / goo some other voyages to passe the tyme / if he lyste / he knoweth wyll ynoughe whider to go. he hath two susters / one quene of Spaygne / the other quene of Portugale / He maye well passe the tyme with them. and also as nowe there is no warre. Whan he co∣meth in to Spaygne / he maye moue theym to make warre vpon the Sarazyns / and to make a voyage in to Granade / wherby he maye better employe his tyme / than abydyn∣ge in Englande / or elles he maye goo in to Heynaulte to his brother and cosyn the Erle of Ostrenaunt / who wyll receyue hym with great ioye / and retaygne hym / sor he hathe warre with the Fresons. and in Haynaulte he maye dayly here newes out of Englande and fro his children. He can natte go amysse goo where he wyll. And the kynge maye re∣peale hym agayne by good meanes / whan it shall please hym / for he is one of the fayrest floures in his garlande. He shall nat be lon∣ge absente / if the kynge purpose to haue the loue of his people. But the erle Marshalle is in a farre worse case / for he is banysshed without hope / for euer to retourne agayne. And to saye the trouthe / he hath well deser∣ued it / for all this myschiefe is come by hym / and by his wordes. Thus dyuers knyghtes and squyers of Englande talked to∣guyder / one with another / the same daye that the kynge gaue the sayde iugemēt.

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