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

¶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.

THe same season y^t the duke of Laucastres marshal rode abrode in y^e coūtrey of Galy¦ce & made y^e coūtrey to tour∣ne to y^e obeysaunce of y^e duke & duches who lay at the tow¦ne of compostella otherwyse called saynt Iames in galyce / oftē tymes they herde tydynges fro y^e kynge of Portyngale / & y^e kynge fro them / for they sente & wrote eche to other wekely / & on the other party kyng Iohn̄ of Castell lay that season at Valeolyue and y^e knyghtes of fraunce with hym with whom he spake often tymes of his busynes & demaūded of them counsayle and somtyme he sayd to thē. Syrs I haue grete meruayle y^t there cometh no more ayde to me out of fraūce / for I lese my countrey and am lyke to lose without I fynde some other remedy / the englysshmen kepeth y^e feldes & I knowe well that the duke of Lanca¦stre and the kynge of Portyngale haue ben to∣gyder / and myne aduersary the kynge of Por¦tyngale shall haue in maryage one of y^e dukes doughters / and as sone as they be wedded / ye shal se bothe theyr puyssaunces ioyne togyder & entre in to my royalme & so gyue me to mo∣che to do. Then the frensshe knyghtes answe∣red to comforte the kynge and sayd syr take no thought therfore / for yf the englysshmen wyn on y^e one syde they lese on y^e other / for we know surely that the frensshe kynge with mo then a. C.M. men of warre is as nowe in the royal∣me of Englande & dystroyeth and conquereth the countrey / and when they haue done & brou¦ght al Englande in subieccyon / then y^e frensshe kynge wyl take agayne y^e se / & or somer be past aryue at coulogne in galyce & wyn agayne mo¦re in a moneth then ye haue lost in a hole yere / & the duke of Lancastre shal so be inclosed y^t he shal be fayne to fle in to portyngale & so ye shal take vengeaūce of your enemyes / for syr know surely y^t if the busynes offraūce had not ben so grete as it is for the voyage in to englande ye sholde haue had here or this .iii. or .iiii.M. spe¦res of frensshmen / for y^e frensshe kynge his vn∣cles & coūsayle haue grete affeccyon to cōforte & ayde you to brynge your warres to an ende syr care not though y^e englysshmen nowe kepe y^e feldes & wyn a lytel of your countrey. Sure¦ly syr or it be y^e feest of saynt Iohn̄ baptyst they shal al be dryuen away / y^e kyng toke these wor for good / & toke cōforte in thē / & y^e frensshe kny¦ghtes sayd nothyng but as they thought was true for they reputed surely as then y^e frensshe kynge to be aryued in Englande / & so it was

brewted in all Spayne / Galyce / and Portyn∣gale / & surely the fourth parte of the tydynges y^t the englysshmen herde of pylgrymes & mer∣chauntes comynge fro flaunders was not she∣wed to the duke of Lancastre / & also the kynge of Portyngale for al that he wrote often tymes to the duke / yet he somwhat dyssymuled & was not ouer hasty to sende for the lady Phylyp to be his wyfe / for his counsayle sayd to hym / syr surely there is tydynges come out of Fraunce & out of flaunders y^t the royalme of Englande is in a grete aduenture to be dystroyed / and yf y^t be so what sholde it auayle you the comforte of the duke of Lancastre or to wedde his dou∣ghter / it sholde nothyng auayle you / wherfore couertly he delayed his busynes to the entente to se the ende of y^t matter / howbeit by letters & messagers he reteyned styll the duke in loue & fauoure. Nowe let vs leue a season to speke of the busynesses of Castell and Portyngale / and let vs treate of the matters of fraunce.