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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Title: 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
Author: Froissart, Jean, 1338?-1410?
Publication: 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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Subject terms: Europe -- History -- 476-1492 -- Early works to 1800.
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¶Of the grete apparell of shyppes & galeys that the frensshmen made on the see to passe in to Englāde. Ca. liii. (Book 53)

THe apparel of shyppes galeys and vesselles that y^e frensshe kyng made to passe in to Englāde was so grete and sumptuous y^t the eldest man thā lyuyng neuer saw nor herde of the lyke / y^e kny∣ghtes and squyers reioysed when they depar∣ted fro theyr houses to go w^t the frensshe kynge in to Englande & sayd / nowe let vs go on these cursed Englysshmen / who haue / done so many euylles & persecucyons in fraunce / nowe shall we be reuenged for our faders bretherne and kynsmen whom they haue slayne and dyscom∣fyted / surely it was more then .xii. wekes a do∣ynge / the pourueynge of suche prouysyons as the frensshe lordes made / it was so grete that it was meruayle to consyder it / & it was sayd in all flaunders / the kynge cometh to morowe and also men came thyder out of Gascoyne / ar¦mynacke / Comynges / Tholowsyn / and fro al the lymyttes of fraunce / and all came & lodged in flaunders and Artoys / and when it came to the myddes of August & that y^e voyage sholde approche / and to the entente to make them of farre countreys to make y^e more hast & to gyue ensample y^t the kynge toke his voyage w^t grete desyre / the kynge toke his leue of y^e quene his wyfe / and of quene Blaunche and of y^e duches of Orlyaunce / and of y^e other ladyes of fraunce & herde masse solemply in our Ladyes chyrche in Paris / & his entencyon was neuer to retour¦ne agayne to Paris tyll he had ben fyrst in En¦glande / so the kynge rode to Senlyse / but al y^t season the duke of Berrey was styll in his coū¦trey of Berre / howbeit prouysyon was made in Flaunders & at sluse for hym as it was done for other / also y^e duke of Borgoyne was in his countrey / & so then he toke leue of the duches & of his chyldren / & determyned to take his leue of his grete aunte the duches of Brabant / so he departed out of Borgoyne & rode in grete esta¦te & the admyrall of fraunce in his company & syr Guy of Tremoyle / & so they came to Bru∣zelles / & there founde the duches & other ladyes who receyued hym w^t grete honour / & .ii. dayes he taryed there with them / & then toke his leue & fro thens he rode to Mons in Heynalte and there he founde his doughter y^e lady of Ostre∣nant / & duke Aubert & his sone syr wyllyam of Heynalte erle of Oftrenant / who receyued the duke with grete ioy / & so brought hym to Va∣lencennes / & the duke was lodged in the erles palace & duke Aubert in the lodgynge of Vy∣congnet & the lady of Ostrenant / & fro thens y^e duke rode to Doway / & so to Arras / & there he founde the duches his wyfe taryenge for hym. Then the frensshe kynge came to Compaygne & so to Noyon / & fro thens to Perone / & to Ba∣palmes / & so to Arras / & dayly there came dow¦ne people fro all partes so grete nombre that y^e coūtrey was clene eten vp / nothyng was lefte abrode in the countrey but it was taken w^tout payenge of ony thynge / so y^t the poore comon people that had gadered togyder theyr cornes had nothynge lefte them but strawe / & yf they spake therof they were beten or slayne / theyr waters were fysshed / theyr houses beten dow∣ne for fyer wood / yf the englysshemen had ary¦ued in the countrey / they coulde not nor wolde not haue done so grete dystruccyon nor hurte then the frensshmen themselfe dyd / & they sayd to the poore men / syrs we haue as nowe no syl∣uer to pay but when we retourne we shal haue ynoughe / & then ye shall be clerely payde / but the poore people when they saw theyr goodes taken & spente away / and durst not speke ther∣agaynst / they cursed bytwene theyr tethe say∣enge / go in to Englande or to the deuyll & ne∣uer retourne agayne.