<P_556>

In this yere also a batayll was done at Parys atwene. ii. knyghtis of
the duke of Alenson , wherof the cause ensuyth . (FABYAN-E1-P1,556.2)

This sayde duke hadde in his court two knyghtys , whereof that one was
named Iohn~ Carengon or Carongyon , and y=e= other Iaquet Gryse , which
were both in good fauour of theyr <P_557> mayster .
(FABYAN-E1-P1,557.3)

This Carongion , were it for delyte to se strau~ge coutreys , or cause
of other auenture , as pylgrymage or other , departid out of Fraunce ,
leuynge his wyfe in a castell or fortresse of his owne ; which wyfe was
goadlye & fayer ; after whose departynge , were it for beauty of the
woman or for euyll wyll y=t= he bare towarde his felowe , this Iaquet
Gryse entryd y=e= castell , berynge his wyfe on hande that he was comyn
to see that house , whiche shewyd so fayre outwarde .
(FABYAN-E1-P1,557.4)

The woman castynge no parell , acceptynge hym for hyr husbandis frende
and hyrs , shewyd to hym the cyrcuyte of the place ;
(FABYAN-E1-P1,557.5)

but he in contrary awaytynge his praye , whan he saue the woman farre
from company , forsyd hyr in such maner , that contrary hyr wylle he
co~mysed with her auoutry ; at whose departynge she gaue vnto hym many
rebucous wordys , sayinge playnlye , that if hyr husbonde euer
retournyd , she wolde of that velony be reue~gyd . (FABYAN-E1-P1,557.6)

This dede was kepte secrete tyll the retourne of hyr husbonde , at
whose home commynge , she with lamentable countenau~ce shewyd tyll hyr
husbonde all the demeanure of the sayd Iaquet . After which complaynt
by hyr husbonde well vnderstondyn , he yode streyght vnto the duke of
Alenson , requyrynge hym to do correccyon vpon the auoutrer , or ellys
that he myght trye with hym in the felde by fortune of batayll : wherof
nother y=e= duke wolde grau~t , (FABYAN-E1-P1,557.7)

but brought the quarell before the kyng , by whose agrement and
commaundement a daye by the kynge was sette to fyght at Parys .
(FABYAN-E1-P1,557.8)

Whan the daye of batayll was comen , Carongion brought his wyfe vnto
the place to iustyfye hyr former sayinge ; after affyrmacion whereof ,
eyther fyrste ranne at other with sharpe-sperys , at whose course
Iaquet wounded his enemye in the thyghe with his spere ;
(FABYAN-E1-P1,557.9)

but Carongion beyng with it nothyng dysmayed , lyght from his horse ,
(FABYAN-E1-P1,557.10)

& bare hym so manfullye , that he ouercame his aduersarye , and causyd
hym to confesse his offence ; for y=e= which he was streyght drawen
vnto the gybet of Parys and there hangyd : (FABYAN-E1-P1,557.11)

and to the sayde Carongion the kynge gaue in rewarde a thousande
frankys , or. C. <font> li. </font> sterlynge money ;
(FABYAN-E1-P1,557.12)

and ouer that he gaue vnto hym , as an annuall fee or rent. CC. frankys
, which is i~ value of. xx <font> li. </font> sterlyng money .
(FABYAN-E1-P1,557.13)

In theyse dayes , as wytnessyth Gagwynus , an anker berynge in his
hande a rede crosse , a man to loke to of goostlye conuersacyon , came
vnto the Frenshe kynges court , desyrynge to speke with the kynge , the
whiche by the housholde seruauntys or famylyers of the court , was
lo~ge kepte from his presence ; albe it y=t= lastelye he was broughte
vnto hym , to whom he shewyd that he was deuynely monysshed that he
shuld charge hym to absteyne from his customable vse in leuyinge so
often taskys and subsydyes , (FABYAN-E1-P1,557.14)

and if he dyd not , he shulde well vnderstande that the wrath of God
was nere to hym , to punysshe hym if he refusyd his commau~dement ; the
which message the kynge toke at small regarde . (FABYAN-E1-P1,557.15)

But shortlye after the quene was delyueryd of a doughter that dyed
soone after ; wherefore , the kynge callynge to mynde the ankers wordys
, for feere of other punysshement , refraynyd a season from leuyinge of
trybutys and taskys ; (FABYAN-E1-P1,557.16)

but by the exortacyon of his two vnkyllys , he i~ short season after
tournyd to his former custome . (FABYAN-E1-P1,557.17)

Kynge Charlys thus passynge his tyme with great murmure of his commons
, and rebellyon of the duke of Brytayn , with many other aduersaryes ,
whiche were lo~ge to wryte ; lastlye in the. xiiii. yere of his reygne
or nere about , he made warre vpon the people of West Fraunce , callyd
in Laten Cenomanni , in Englysshe {COM:lacuna_in_edition}
(FABYAN-E1-P1,557.18)

Whan Charlys was entryd this countrey , whiche was in the domynyon of
the duke of Brytayne , the duke sent vnto hym messyngers , sayinge to
hym that he shulde not nede to inuade his countrey with so great
strengthe , (FABYAN-E1-P1,557.19)

for he and his shulde be hoolye at his commaundement ;
(FABYAN-E1-P1,557.20)

but of this message the kynge tooke no regarde , (FABYAN-E1-P1,557.21)

for sayth myne auctour , he was not moost wysest prynce ,
(FABYAN-E1-P1,557.22)

but was rulyd by his housholde serua~tys , (FABYAN-E1-P1,557.23)

and beleuyd euery lyght tale that was brought to hym ,
(FABYAN-E1-P1,557.24)

and ouer that he was so lyberall , that it was of wyse men acco~ptid
more prodygalyte than lyberalytye . (FABYAN-E1-P1,557.25)

As Charlys , not withsta~dynge this message of the duke , helde on his
iourney , commynge <P_558> nere vnto a woode , he was sodeynly met of a
man lyke vnto a begger , which sayde vnto hym , " Whyther goest thou
sir kynge ? (FABYAN-E1-P1,558.26)

be ware thou goo no farther , (FABYAN-E1-P1,558.27)

for thou arte betrayed , (FABYAN-E1-P1,558.28)

and into the handys of thyne enemyes thyne owne meynye shall delyuer
the . " (FABYAN-E1-P1,558.29)

With this monyssyon of this poore man , the kynge was astonyed ,
(FABYAN-E1-P1,558.30)

and stoode styll , (FABYAN-E1-P1,558.31)

and began to muse ; in whiche study he so beynge , one of his folowers
, which after hym bare his spere , slepyd vpo~ his horsebacke , and in
his so slepynge lette his spere fall vpon the helmet of his felowe ,
with whiche stroke the kynge was sodeynly feryd , thynkynge his enemyes
hadde common vnwarelye vpon hym ; wherefore he in gere he drewe his
swerde , and layed about hym at y=e= geynyst , and slewe. iiii. of his
knyghtys or he were refraynyd , and toke therwith such an endelye fere
, that he fell therwith dystraught ; wherfore he was to a place there
by brought , (FABYAN-E1-P1,558.32)

and lay there in poynt of deth a longe season after , in so moch that
the fame ranne that he was dede ; (FABYAN-E1-P1,558.33)

but by prayers and other great dedys of charyte done for hym , lastely
he recouered (FABYAN-E1-P1,558.34)

and retournyd vnto Parys . (FABYAN-E1-P1,558.35)

And for he was not yet retournyd to his parfyght helth , his two vncles
, than beyng that one duke of Berry , and that other duke of Burgoyne ,
toke vpon them , by auctoryte of the astatys of the lande , to rule the
realme for y=t= season ; in which season dyuerse offycers were alteryd
and chaungyd . (FABYAN-E1-P1,558.36)

The kynge thus contynuinge his sykenesse , many interludys and gamys
were deuysyd for the kynggs recreacyon and comforte .
(FABYAN-E1-P1,558.37)

And vpon a season , he beynge lodgyd in the quenys lodgynge in the
subarbis of Seynt Marcell , dyuerse noblemen of y=e= court made a
dysguysynge , (FABYAN-E1-P1,558.38)

and apparaylyd theym in lynnen clothes glewyd vnto theyr nakyd bodyes
with pytche , (FABYAN-E1-P1,558.39)

and florysshyd theym with dyuerse paynturys sette out with dyuerse
colours and oylys , so that they were coueryd all excepte the facys ;
(FABYAN-E1-P1,558.40)

and thus apparaylyd , w=t= torche lyght entryd the chau~bre where as
the kynge was , (FABYAN-E1-P1,558.41)

and there in goodly maner shewyd theyr dysporte , so that the kyng was
therwith well contentyd . (FABYAN-E1-P1,558.42)

But were it of rechelesness or of some euyll dysposyd persone , fyre
was put to the vesturis of the disguysers , the which anon was vpon
suche a flame that no man there coulde quenche it ; wherefore the sayde
dysguysers , beynge by reason of the pytche and oylys greuously
turmentyd , ranne into pyttes and waters whiche they myght sonest
attayne vnto , (FABYAN-E1-P1,558.43)

& so with great dyfyculte sauyd theymselfe : in meane tyme wherof , the
chau~ber beynge with the same fyryd , grewe in so great a flame , that
in shorte whyle the more parte of that lodgynge was co~sumyd , to the
great fere of the kyng and other astatys than there beynge present ,
and augmentynge agayn of his former sykenesse , so that certeyne
apoyntementys to be holden atwene hym and Rycharde kynge of Englonde ,
were for y=t= tyme put of . (FABYAN-E1-P1,558.44)

In y=e=. xvi. yere of this Charlys , the maryage of peace atwene bothe
realmys was concluded and fynysshyd at Calays , as before I haue shewyd
to you in the. xix. yere of kynge Rycharde ; (FABYAN-E1-P1,558.45)

and that tryumphe fynysshyd , Charlys , at the contemplation and prayer
of the kynge of Hungry , sent vnto hym Phylyp erle of Artoys , with
dyuerse other knyghtys in good nou~ber , to ayde the sayde kynge agayn
the Turkys ; the whiche after that they hadde there a season warryd ,
the capytayns and the more party of the Frenshemen , of the Turkys were
dystressyd & slayen , and many taken prysoners to theyr great charge .
(FABYAN-E1-P1,558.46)

This Charlys , thus contynuynge his sykenesse , two frerys of seynt
Augustynes order , beynge desyrous of money , toke vpon them to cure
the kynge , (FABYAN-E1-P1,558.47)

and after they hadde shauen his hede and mynystryd to hym medycyns ,
the kynge daylye feblyd in suche wyse that he was nye dede ; for which
co~syderacion , they examyned by phylosophers and doctours of physyke ,
(FABYAN-E1-P1,558.48)

and they were founde vncunnynge , (FABYAN-E1-P1,558.49)

were degradyd of theyr presthode , and after behedyd :
(FABYAN-E1-P1,558.50)

to this folye were theyse frerys brought , by the excytynge of the duke
of Burgoyne , as the common fame went . (FABYAN-E1-P1,558.51)

In the. xix. yere of this Charlys , y=e= lande of Fraunce was greuously
vexyd with the plage of ipydymye , of whiche sykenesse a great
multytude of people dyed . (FABYAN-E1-P1,558.52)

And that yere was there also seen a blasynge starre of <P_559>
wonderfull bygnes , with stremys apperynge to mennys syghte of moste
feruent brennynge . (FABYAN-E1-P1,559.53)

In thys yere also , Charlys herynge of the subduynge of kynge Rycharde
, sent into Engla~de two of his houshold knyghtys , requyrynge kynge
Henrye the. iiii. , tha~ newly made kynge , to send home his doughter
Isabell latelye maryed vnto kynge Rycharde , w=t= suche dowar as with
hir was promysed ; in doynge of whiche message kynge Henrye toke suche
dyspleasure , that , as sayth Gagwinus myne auctour , he threwe the
sayde. ii. knyghtys in prysone , wherthrough one of theym namyd
Blanchet , dyed in Englonde , and that other callyd Henry , after great
sykenesse , retournyd into Fraunce . (FABYAN-E1-P1,559.54)

And shortly after kynge Henry sent the sayde dame Isabell vnto Calays ,
where she was ioyously receyued of the Frenshemen , and so conueyed
vnto hyr sayde father , whiche as yet was not of his sykenesse curyd .
By reason whereof , amonge the lordis of Frau~ce , eueryche of theym
coueytynge to haue rule , great dyssencion and malyce bega~ to kendle ,
(FABYAN-E1-P1,559.55)

and specyallye atwene the dukys of Orleaunce , of Burgoyne , and of
Berry . (FABYAN-E1-P1,559.56)

Than the duke of Orleaunce entendyng to promote his cause , vnknowinge
the other lordes , allyed hym with the duke of Geldre ,
(FABYAN-E1-P1,559.57)

and stre~gthyd hym with. v. hundreth men of his , (FABYAN-E1-P1,559.58)

and so entryd the feeldys of Parys . (FABYAN-E1-P1,559.59)

And in lyke maner the duke of Burgoyne with a stronge company kepte an
other cooste of that countrey . (FABYAN-E1-P1,559.60)

Notwithstandyng , by meanys of other lordes , theyse two dukys were
kepte asunder , (FABYAN-E1-P1,559.61)

and at lengthe the duke of Orleaunce , by the kynges commaundement ,
that some what was than amendyd , was ordeynyd regent of y=e= realme ;
the which anon as he was sette in auctoryte , fell to all rauyne , and
oppressyd y=e= people with cotydyan taskys and tallagys , and the
spyrytuell men with dymys and other exaccyons ; wherfore , by reason of
y=t= the studye~tis of Parys , he was at lengthe dischargyd of that
dygnyte , & the duke of Burgoyne for hym put in auctoryte .
(FABYAN-E1-P1,559.62)

Than the duke of Orleaunce beynge dyscontentyd , yode vnto Lucenbourgth
, a towne in hyghe Almayne , (FABYAN-E1-P1,559.63)

and soughte agayne ayde of the duke of Geldre foresayde ;
(FABYAN-E1-P1,559.64)

but by his frendys he was so aduertysed , that with his owne folkys he
retournyd into Fraunce ; (FABYAN-E1-P1,559.65)

but yet the malyce and stryfe atwene hym and the duke of Burgoyn seasyd
not . (FABYAN-E1-P1,559.66)

About this season , or soone after , dyed y=e= duke of Brytayn ,
(FABYAN-E1-P1,559.67)

& as affermyth y=e= auctour afore namyd , kyng He~ry y=e=. iiii. maried
his wyfe . Wherof heryng , the duke of Burgoyn , with a companye of.
vi. M. knyghtys entryd Brytayn , (FABYAN-E1-P1,559.68)

& there by strength toke from hyr , hyr. iii. sonnys , namyd Iohn~ ,
Rycharde , Arthure ; (FABYAN-E1-P1,559.69)

and presentyd them vnto kynge Charlys . (FABYAN-E1-P1,559.70)

In the. xxii. yere of this Charlis , was borne of Isabell his wyfe a
man chylde , which also was named Charlys , the which , after the deth
of his father , vnto the great aduersyte of all the realme of Fraunce ,
was kynge of that realme , and contrary the appoyntment taken atwene
Henry the. v. after kyng of Englonde , & this Charlys the father , nowe
kynge of Fraunce , as after shall more appere in the story of the sayde
kyng Henry y=e=. v. (FABYAN-E1-P1,559.71)

In this yere also was dame Isabell , some tyme wyfe of Rycharde ,
lately kynge of Englonde , maried vnto Charlys , eldest sone of the
duke of Orleau~ce ; (FABYAN-E1-P1,559.72)

and Iohn~ y=e= eldyst of the. iii. forenamed sonys of the duke of
Brytayne latelye dede , toke to wyfe Margarete the douhter of kynge
Charlys ; (FABYAN-E1-P1,559.73)

and Phylyp , duke of Burgoyn , dyed soone after , leuyng an heyre after
hym named Iohn~ , the whiche after he was gyrde w=t= the swerde of the
duchy of Burgoyne , he anon by euyll entysynge and counceyll , areryd
warre agayne the duke of Orleaunce ; to the great dysturbaunce of all
y=e= realme . (FABYAN-E1-P1,559.74)

For the sayd duke of Orleaunce was a prynce of a wo~derfull hyghe
courage , & desyrous of great honoure , (FABYAN-E1-P1,559.75)

& , after the sayinge of Gagwynus , coueytyd to be kyng of Frau~ce ;
y=e= which went to Auyngnyon , where as tha~ sate y=e=. xiii. Benet
tha~ pope , duryng y=e= scisme , & admytted by some of y=e= cardynallys
after the deth of Clement the. vi. ; to which Benet the sayd duke made
great labour to depryue y=e= vnyuersyte of Parys frome the great
auctoryte that it at those dayes stode in , which was of maruelous
auctoryte tha~ , as sayth the forenamed auctour . (FABYAN-E1-P1,559.76)

In this whyle thus enduryng , y=e= la~de fell full of myseries &
aduersites , (FABYAN-E1-P1,559.77)

y=e= quene which y=t= moch <P_560> fauourid y=e= dukis partye ,
acco~panyed w=t= y=e= sayd duke , rode to take hir disporte of huntynge
into the cou~tey of Meldon , to which place she sent letters vnto y=e=
dalphyn by y=e= duke of Bauary hir brother , that he with his wyfe ,
whiche was doughter vnto the duke of Burgoyne , shulde come for to
dysporte them . Wherof Iohn~ , than duke of Burgoyn , beynge warned ,
suspectyd the quene that she with ayde of the duke wolde co~uey the
daulphyn into Germanye , (FABYAN-E1-P1,560.78)

and there to holde hym at theyr pleasures : (FABYAN-E1-P1,560.79)

and to enpeche that purpose , he in all haste sped hym towarde the
daulphyne , (FABYAN-E1-P1,560.80)

and contrarye the mynde of the duke of Bauarye , whiche than was vpon
his waye w=t= the sayde daulphyne towarde the quene , retournyd hym
(FABYAN-E1-P1,560.81)

and lodged hym in a stronge castell callyd Lupar ; whereof herynge ,
the duke of Orleau~ce assembled to hym a company of. vi. thousande
knyghtys , (FABYAN-E1-P1,560.82)

came agayne towarde Paris , where as that tyme the duke of Burgoyne was
, (FABYAN-E1-P1,560.83)

and $he herynge of the dukys co~mynge , made hym stronge to receyue hym
, to whome the cytezyns of Parys were favourable and aydynge , for the
euyll wyll that they before bare vnto the duke of Orleaunce , and also
for they hoped by hym to be defendyd from taskys and tallagys .
(FABYAN-E1-P1,560.84)

Thus contynuynge the prouysyon vpon both partyes to mete shortlye in
playne batayll , suche polytyke meanys was founde by a noble man callyd
Mountagu , that a concorde and vnyte was for that tyme by hym sette
atwene the sayd dukys ; (FABYAN-E1-P1,560.85)

and for that newe occasyon shulde not by presence kyndle atwene them ,
therefore the duke of Orleaunce with his co~pany was sent into Guyan to
warre vpo~ the Englysshe men , and that other vnto Calays to laye syege
vnto that towne , the whiche before had preparyd a wonderfull engyne
sette vpon whelys , by the strengthe whereof he thought to wreke great
dysturbau~ce vnto the sayde towne ; and , as sayeth myne auctour
Gagwyne , was in great hope to recouer it agayne to the subieccyon of
the house of Fraunce . (FABYAN-E1-P1,560.86)

But that hope soone dysprayed {COM:despaired} , (FABYAN-E1-P1,560.87)

for it was not longe after or the sayde duke by the kynge was
cou~tyrmaundyd and retournyd . (FABYAN-E1-P1,560.88)

And the duke of Orleaunce , after he knewe that rescous were commynge
from Burdeaux , he removed his syege layde by hym to Burgus , a towne
of Guyan , (FABYAN-E1-P1,560.89)

and so retourned into Fraunce , to his confusyon as after shall appere
. (FABYAN-E1-P1,560.90)

In the. xxvii. yere of this Charlys , y=e= former malyce and enuye
contynuyng in the brestys of the sayd dukys of Orleaunce and of
Burgoyne , as the sayd duke of Orleau~ce was goyng towarde his lodgyng
in the nyght of the. x. daye of December , fell vpon hym certayn
knyghtes , of the which one named Rafe Auctouyle was leder ,
(FABYAN-E1-P1,560.91)

and slewe hym nere vnto a gate of the cytie of Parys named Barbet gate
. After which murder fynysshed , y=e= sayde syr Rafe , with his
adherentys , fled vnto y=e= place of y=e= erle of Artoys , where the
duke of Burgoyne vsyd accustomably to resorte ; (FABYAN-E1-P1,560.92)

and the dede corps was soone after , by suche as came to the
exclamacyon , with also a seruaunt of his w=t= hym slayen , borne into
the nexte housys . (FABYAN-E1-P1,560.93)

Whan the rumour of this murder was blowen abowte the cytie , anon Lewys
, vncle vnto the kynge , and than kynge of Scecyle , the dukys of Berry
and of Burbon with other , drewe thyder , (FABYAN-E1-P1,560.94)

& there with lamentacion beholdynge the corps , commaunded prouysyon to
be made for y=e= buryinge of it w=t=in the monasterye of Celestynys ,
where vpon the seconde daye folowynge he was buryed with great pompe ,
whom , amonge other lordys , folowed to his buryinge , the duke of
Burgoyne , not w=t=out great susspicion of the sayde murder .
(FABYAN-E1-P1,560.95)

And that enterement with due obseruaunce fynysshed , auctoryte was
geue~ vnto. ii. knyghtys , namyd Robert Tuyller and Peter Orpheuer , to
make enquery for the murder of this prynce : whereof the duke of
Burgoyne beyng asserteynyd , voyded the cytie , and brake the brydge of
seynt Maxence after hym , that pursute after hym shulde not be made ,
(FABYAN-E1-P1,560.96)

and so hastely sped hym , that that nyght folowynge he came to Andwarpe
, whiche is vpon an. C. myle from Parys . (FABYAN-E1-P1,560.97)

Wha~ Charlys the kyng harde of y=e= escape of y=e= sayd duke , feryng
lest he wolde accuse hym to be co~sentynge vnto that euyll dede , sent
vnto hym comfortable messagys , so that the sayde duke without warre
restyd <P_561> all y=t= wynter , some tyme in Arthoys , and an other
whyle in Flau~ders at his pleasure . In the which $passetyme
{TEXT:passetyme} he sent into dyuerse placys of Fraunce sundry
accusasyons of the duke before slayen , that he ente~dyd to depose the
kyng , and to take vpon hym the rule and gouernaunce of the realme ,
and to haue poysoned the sayd kynge , as by dyuerse tokyns by hym
affermyd for perfourmaunce of the same . And also y=t= the sayde duke
of Orleau~ce was cause of fyryng of the dysgusers garmentis before
shewyd , to the ende to brynge the kynge in more daunger of sykenesse ,
or ellys to be co~sumyd with the same fyre , with sundry other
diffamacions , as leuyinge of taskys and imposycio~s of y=e= people ,
to his synguler auau~tage & hugely enrychynge , whereby he myght y=e=
soner atayn vnto his sayd purpose . (FABYAN-E1-P1,561.98)

Thus contynuyng great vnkyndenesse grewe atwene y=e= duke of Burgoyn &
the sone , and other of his blode of y=e= duke of Orleaunce ,
(FABYAN-E1-P1,561.99)

the sayde duke agayne the begyn~ynge of y=e= yere , herynge that the
kynge and the quene were departyd from Parys to Chartris , assemblyd to
hym a stronge power of Holanders and other , (FABYAN-E1-P1,561.100)

and came unto Parys ; in which cytie he moche trustyd , to the ende to
cause the kyng , the quene and the doulphyne , to whom he had maryed
his doughter , for to retourne vnto Parys . (FABYAN-E1-P1,561.101)

And to strength his partye , he brought with hym Wyllya~ erle of
Hanster , which Wyllyam was a man of great strengthe and allyaunce ,
and hadde maryed his syster vnto the duke of Burgoyne foresayd , and
his doughter and heyre unto one of kyng Charlys sonnys ,
(FABYAN-E1-P1,561.102)

and was gossyp vnto the quene : (FABYAN-E1-P1,561.103)

for which sayd co~syderacions the sayd erle entendyng the weale of that
realme of Fraunce , laboured suche wayes and meanys , that by hym for
that tyme a concorde & vnyte was dryuen and made atwene the. ii. dukys
of Orleaunce and Burgoyne , with assuryd othes and necessary actys to
y=t= co~corde belongyng , (FABYAN-E1-P1,561.104)

and the kyng with his retynewe was agayn retournyd vnto Parys .
(FABYAN-E1-P1,561.105)

Theyse dukys thus appeasyd , and the duke of Burgoyne agayn restored to
the gouernaunce of the realme , associat vnto hym the kynge of Nauerne
, whiche varyed not from his fathers vnstable co~dicions , so that by
hym newe occasyons of stryfe and varyau~ce were moued atwene the sayde
dukys & theyr allyes . (FABYAN-E1-P1,561.106)

For fyrste they sought occasyon agayn the forenamed Mountagu , a man of
great wysedome & honoure in the kynges courte , & especyall frende unto
the duke of Orleaunce , (FABYAN-E1-P1,561.107)

& by theyr malyce and vntrewe surmyses , fynally put $hym to deth .
(FABYAN-E1-P1,561.108)

And one named Peter Essayer or Sayer than prouoste of the cytie of
Paris or gouernoure , they admytted to y=e= rule of y=e= kynges
treasoury , (FABYAN-E1-P1,561.109)

& other dyuerse officers such as were any thyng fauoured of the duke of
Orleau~ce they clerely dyscharged ; the whiche , for theyr relefe &
comforte , resortyd vnto the sayd duke , shewynge to hym all the
demeanure of theyr aduersaries , addyng thereunto that all suche
conuencions concernynge the amyte , atwene hym & y=e= duke of Burgoyn
before sworne and enacted , were clerely adnullyd and broken .
(FABYAN-E1-P1,561.110)

With theyse tydynges the duke beynge fyred with new malyce ,
accompanyed to hym the dukes of Berry , of Burbon , and of Alenson ,
the erlys of Rychemount , of Alybert , & of Armenake , with other
nobles not a fewe , by whose cou~ceyllys he determyned to be auengyd
vpo~ the duke of Burgoyn and other his fawtours : whereof the sayd duke
beynge monysshed , drewe hym towarde Parys , (FABYAN-E1-P1,561.111)

and strengthyd the fortressys as he yode . (FABYAN-E1-P1,561.112)

To this duke of Burgoyne was brother the duke of Brabande named Antony
, a man of great polycy and wysedome , the which forecastyng y=e= great
shedyng of Cristen mannys bloode , with many other inconuenyencys
lykely to haue ensuyd of this variaunce atwene theyse. ii. dukis , made
such affectuouse labour , y=t= with great dyffycute he pacyfyed them
agayn for that tyme , and brought them to personall co~munycacion , and
lastly to amyable and frendely departynge . After which concorde &
amyte thus agayn concluded , the duke of Burgoyne departyd into Pycardy
, leuynge behynde hym y=e= forenamed Peter Essayr to rule the cytie of
Paryse , the whiche shortlye after drewe to hym such persones as before
tyme had vexyd and dystourbyd y=e= duke of $Orleaunce frendys and
seruau~tis within that cytie : by whose meanys the sayde Petyr soughte
fyrste occasyon agayne a <P_562> knyght namyd Venyt Thorney ,
(FABYAN-E1-P1,562.113)

and by false suggestyon smote first of his hede ,
(FABYAN-E1-P1,562.114)

and after dyd his body to be hanged vpon the co~mon gybet of Parys , in
dyspyte of the sayde duke , as testyfyeth myne auctour : wherewith the
duke beynge wondersly {COM:sic} amoued , reassemblyd his knyghtis , and
sped hym towarde a towne named Scha~ny {COM:edit._1559} ;
(FABYAN-E1-P1,562.115)

and for to strengthe another towne named Hane {COM:edit._1559} , he
sent a certayne noumber of his knyghtys , chargyng them with the
dwellers to withstande the force of his enemyes .
(FABYAN-E1-P1,562.116)

Of this herynge the duke of Burgoyne , anon gatheryd vnto hym the
noumber of. xvi. M. Flemynges and Pycardys , (FABYAN-E1-P1,562.117)

and sped hym vnto the sayd towne of Hane {COM:edit._1559}
(FABYAN-E1-P1,562.118)

and so with his instrumentis of warre assayled the gate of the sayde
towne , which ledyth towarde Seynt Quyntynes , that in short space y=e=
sayde Flemynges wan the entre of the towne . In which meane season ,
the dwellers with y=e= other soudyours by a backe waye or water ,
whereof the maner by this auctour is not expressyd , lefte the towne
and yode vnto the duke of Orleaunce , beyng as yet at the foresayde
towne of Schanne {COM:edit._1559} (FABYAN-E1-P1,562.119)

Whan the Flemynges were entryd the towne , & fou~de it deserte of
people and pyllage , were it for that that they lackyd theyr praye , or
for other cause here not shewyd , they toke suche vnkyndenesse agayn
y=e= duke , that for prayer , nor yet for manassis , they wolde $not
with hym any lenger tary , but retournyd them home in all hasty spede
towarde theyr owne countrey ; so that the duke was fayne to withdrawe ,
and for the more suretie , to aske ayde and helpe of Englisshemen , and
so was holpen by the prince his cosin {COM:edit._1559} , Henry sone of
He~rye the. iiii , as after shall be towchyd in the. xii. yere of the.
iiii. Henry . (FABYAN-E1-P1,562.120)

In y=e=. xxxi. yere of this kyng Charlys , whiche was the. xii. yere of
the. iiii. Henrye then kynge of Englonde , the duke of Orleaunce seinge
his enemye was turned from Parys , caused suche brydges as before by
his sayde enemye were broken , to be reedyfyed , by the whiche he
passyd the ryuer tyll he came to Seynt Denys , where as than he fande a
capytayne a noble man namnyd syr Iohn~ Cabylon , of y=e= dukys of
Burgoyne , there lefte by hym to strengthe y=e= towne ; the which syr
Iohn~ , cosyderynge {COM:sic} the wekenesse of the sayd towne , with
also his lacke of strengthe , yeldyd hym and the towns vnto y=e= duke ,
swerynge to hym by solempne othe , that after that daye he shulde neuer
bere armys agayne hym . (FABYAN-E1-P1,562.121)

In this $passetyme {TEXT:passetyme} , an other capytayn of the
Burgonyons , Gancourt , secretly by nyght wan vpon the Frenshe men the
brydge of Seynt Cloalde ; (FABYAN-E1-P1,562.122)

but not longe after the duke of Orleaunce sent thyder certeyne Brytons
, the which agayn recouered y=e= sayd brydge , (FABYAN-E1-P1,562.123)

and helde it vnto the sayde dukys vse . In which tyme and season , the
duke of Burgoyne recouerynge his strenght , passyd the brydge of Melent
, (FABYAN-E1-P1,562.124)

and so came unto the citie of Parys , (FABYAN-E1-P1,562.125)

& the day folowynge , with helpe of the cytezyns , recouered the aboue
sayde brydge of Seynt Clodalde , (FABYAN-E1-P1,562.126)

& dystressyd vpon a. M. Brytons which had the warde of the same .
(FABYAN-E1-P1,562.127)

Then the duke of Orleaunce made out of Seynt Denys ouer Sayne brydge
towarde Paris ; wherof y=e= other duke beynge warnyd , refusyd the
cytie , (FABYAN-E1-P1,562.128)

and with the kynge tha~ there beyng present , remouyd with the dolphyne
to a towne callyd Stamps , (FABYAN-E1-P1,562.129)

and sent the erle of Marche named Iamys , with a certeyne knyghtys to a
towne named Poysete {COM:edit._1559} to strengthe it agayne the duke of
Orleaunce , the which of the sayd dukys knyghtys was encountryd with &
taken , and so sent to prysone . Wherof herynge , the duke of Burgoyne
, in shorte processe after , retournyd vnto Paris w=t= the kyng and
dolphyne , (FABYAN-E1-P1,562.130)

& the duke of Orleaunce yode to a towne callyd Seyntclowe .
(FABYAN-E1-P1,562.131)

And in the. xxxii. yere of this sayd kynge Charlys , by counceyll of
y=e= duke of Berry & other , seynge that the sayd cytye of Parys was so
sette agayn hym , with also the kynge and the doulphyne , sent a noble
man of his hoost named Albrete vnto He~ry y=e=. iiii. yet kyng of
Englonde , to requyre hym of ayde to withstande the tyranny of the duke
of Burgoyne , that with his <P_563> complycis ente~dyd to subuerte the
realme of Frau~ce : (FABYAN-E1-P1,563.132)

to this requeste kynge Henrye gaue good ere , (FABYAN-E1-P1,563.133)

and lastly graunted to his petycion , (FABYAN-E1-P1,563.134)

& sent thyder , as sayeth the Fre~sh Cronycle , Thomas his sone duke of
Clarence , also y=e= duke of Yorke , w=t= Iohn~ erle of Cornewayll ,
accompanyed with. viii. C. knyghtis and sowdyours & a. M. archers ; the
which company when they were landyd i~ Frau~ce , & harde that y=e=
Fre~she lordis were i~ treatye of a peace , & no man gaue wagys as they
tofore were promysed , fell vpo~ a towne called Belin {COM:edit._1559}
, and it ryffled , and therin toke as prysoners the abbot of that
monastery with other , (FABYAN-E1-P1,563.135)

& co~ueyed them to Burdeaux and after into Englonde , where for theyr
fynaunce and other money due of olde by the Frenshe kyng , as affermyth
Gagwyne , they remayned many yerys after . (FABYAN-E1-P1,563.136)

After y=t= the Englysshmen were thus departyd , albe it that in the
Englysshe Cronycle , and. xiii. yere of the forenamyd kynge Henry , of
them is other reporte made , y=e= lordis of France retournyd to theyr
olde dyssencyon , (FABYAN-E1-P1,563.137)

and co~tynued in longe stryfe , wherof the cyrcumstaunce were longe and
tedyouse to tell , and to shewe the vnstablenesse of them , howe some
whyle the duke of Orleau~ce was fauoured of the kynge and the dolphyne
, & there agayye the duke of Burgoyne clene out of conceyte . The which
co~tencyon thus endurynge , kyng Henry the. iiii. dyed ,
(FABYAN-E1-P1,563.138)

and He~ry his sone the. v. Henry , was admytted for kyng of Englonde
after hym , that shortlye after sent his ambassadours vnto the Fre~she
kynge , axyng of hym his doughter Kateryne i~ mariage , as affermyth
y=e= Fre~she boke . (FABYAN-E1-P1,563.139)

But dyuerse other wryters shewe , that he asked the hoole landys due to
hym within the realme of Fraunce , by reason of the composycion made i~
tyme passid , atwene his progenytour Edwarde the thyrde & Iohn~ tha~
kynge of Frau~ce . (FABYAN-E1-P1,563.140)

And for he was dysdeynously answeryd , he therfore made vpo~ the~
sharpe warre , as in the. iii. yere of the sayd Henry after somedeale
doth apere . By reaso~ of which warre , the cyuyle batayll or stryfe
that longe whyle had contynued amonge y=e= Frensshemen , than dyd
asswage : (FABYAN-E1-P1,563.141)

for in the. iii. yere of this Henry , which was the. xxxv. yere of this
Charlys , y=e= sayd He~ry inuadyd the realme of Fraunce ,
(FABYAN-E1-P1,563.142)

& had at Egyncourt a tryumphaunt vyctorye , as in the sayde. iii. yere
of Henry the. v. is more at lengthe declared . (FABYAN-E1-P1,563.143)

Than it foloweth in the story , after many townes & stronge holdys by
the Englysshe men in sundry placys of Frau~ce opteynyd , in {COM:sic}
xxx. &. viii. yere of this Charlys , a Fre~sshe man named y=e= lorde of
y=e= Ile of Adam & Iohn~ Vyllers in proper name , gatherynge to hym a
company of tyrauntis to the noumber of. CCC. or moo , whereof many were
olde seruauntys of the kynges housholde , and than put out by the
dolphyne & other , that than had the rule of the kynge , by treason of
a clerke opteynyd the keyes of one of the gatys of Parys ,
(FABYAN-E1-P1,563.144)

& so entryd y=e= cytie by nyghte , (FABYAN-E1-P1,563.145)

& by a watch worde amonge them deuysyd , assocyat to them many
Burgonyons , (FABYAN-E1-P1,563.146)

& so beynge stronge yode where the kyng was (FABYAN-E1-P1,563.147)

& gate y=e= rule of his parsone , (FABYAN-E1-P1,563.148)

& that done all such as they myght fynde that tha~ bare any rule , they
slewe by one meane & other ; so that vpon the day folowynge was
nou~bryd of dede corpsys within the cytie vpon. iiii. M. Amonge the
whiche , of noble men was Henry de Marle than chau~celler of France ,
and Grauntpre with many other . (FABYAN-E1-P1,563.149)

And for to haue the more assistence of the common people , the sayde
Vyllers set the kynge vpon an horse , (FABYAN-E1-P1,563.150)

and ladde {COM:sic} hym about the cytie as he that hadde small reason
to gyde hym selfe , (FABYAN-E1-P1,563.151)

& so rulyd all thyng as he and his company wolde . Wherefore the
dolphyne ferynge to fall in the dau~ger of so wylde a co~pany , yode to
Meldune or {COM:lacuna_in_edition} , (FABYAN-E1-P1,563.152)

and there called to hym such as the~ were lefte on lyue to w=t=sta~de
theyse tyrauntys : & the duke of Burgoyne , than beynge within the
cytie , & compasser of all this myschefe , as some construed and demyd
. After which company to hym gatheryd , $he retournyd to y=e= cytie of
Parys , and assaylyd one of the gatys ; (FABYAN-E1-P1,563.153)

but wha~ he sawe the cytezyns toke party agayne hym , he thought his
trauayle lost , wherfore , without great assawte makyng , he called
these his knyghtys , and so departyd agayn to the place which he came
fro , and from thens vnto <P_564> Thuron , in appeasynge the countreys
& townes as he went , whiche at those dayes were farre out of frame .
(FABYAN-E1-P1,564.154)

And tha~ in the. xxxix. yere of the sayde Charlys , kyng Henry the v.
landyd with a stro~ge power at a place callyd Touke in Normandy ,
(FABYAN-E1-P1,564.155)

and after layde siege to many stronge holdys and townes ,
(FABYAN-E1-P1,564.156)

and them wanne , as Cane , Phaleys , Roan , and other , as in the. vi.
yere of the sayd Henry folowyng is more at length declared . In tyme of
whiche warre thus made by kynge Henry , y=e= dolphyne & the duke of
Burgoyne , eyther of them prouydyd to defende the malyce of the other ,
in so moche that , as testyfyeth y=e= Fre~she Cronycle , the duke was
aduysed to haue taken party with y=e= Englysshemen .
(FABYAN-E1-P1,564.157)

This sayinge , as wytnessyth an auctour named Floure of Hystoryes ,
whiche towchyth in Laten many gestys and dedys done by kynges of
Englonde , sayeth y=t= y=e= Frenshemen brynge in y=t= , for to excuse
theyr infortune & cowerdyse , by reason wherof they lost not $onlye
$all {TEXT:all_onlye} theyr la~de , but also the honour & name of the
same . (FABYAN-E1-P1,564.158)

Tha~ lastly the duke beynge of mynde , by exortacyon of Phylyp Iosquyne
& Iohn~ de Tolongn~ , w=t= also a lady callyd the cou~tesse of Grat ,
the duke was recounsyled vnto the dolphyne , and a day of metynge
apoynted at Mo~struell , where eyther of them shuld be accompanyed
with. x. lordes onelye w=t=out moo : at whiche daye the sayde prynces
with theyr assygned lordes beynge asse~blyd , many reasons & argume~tys
were layed and replyed vpon both sydes , by occasyon whereof one of the
dolphynes company sodeynly drewe hys knyfe & strake the duke vnto the
herte , so that he dyed soone after ; whiche murder was supposed to be
done by a knyght callyd Tanguyde de Chastell , which oftyme passid had
ben famylyer seruau~t with the duke of Orleaunce , before slayen by
meanys of the sayde duke of Burgoyne . (FABYAN-E1-P1,564.159)

After which murder thus co~myttyd , the la~de of Frau~ce was brought in
moche more stryfe & variau~ce , in so moch that Phylyp the sone of the
sayde Iohn~ duke of Burgoyne beynge than in Parys , and hauynge the
rule of the kynge and the cytie , toke partye with the Englysshe men
agayne the dolphyne ; by reason whereof , as sundry wryters agre , kyng
Henryes party was greatlye augmentyd and holpen , so that fynally ,
kyng Henry opteynyd moche of his wyll , and shortlye after maryed dame
Katheryne doughter of Charlys $this kynge , in the. xli. yere of his
reygne , with assuraunce & promyse of the enherytance of the realme of
Fraunce to hym and his heyres , after the deth of the sayde Charlys ,
as to you more playnlye shall be shewyd in y=e=. viii. yere of the
sayde Henry the. v . After which maryage concluded & fynysshyd , yet
the dolphyne ceasyd not to make newe mocyons and sterynges : durynge
the whiche kynge Charlys dyed in Octobre ; and was buryed at Seynt
Denys , whan he hadde reygnyd in great trouble upon the poynt of. xlii.
yeres , leuynge after hym , as is affermyd by the forenamyd auctour
Gaguyne , a sone and dolphyne of Vyenne callyd Charlis , which after
was kynge of Frenshemen , and was namyed Charlys the. vii. or the.
viii. after some wryters . (FABYAN-E1-P1,564.160)

{COM:insert_helsinki_1}

<P_570>

<heading>

Anno Domini. M.CCCC. i. Anno Domini. M.CCCC. ii. (FABYAN-E1-P1,570.164)

Wylliam Venour . Iohn~ Shadworth . (FABYAN-E1-P1,570.165)

Anno. iii. (FABYAN-E1-P1,570.166)

Iohn~ Fremyngham . (FABYAN-E1-P1,570.167)

</heading>

In this yere the cunduyte standynge vpon Cornhylle in London was begon
to be made . (FABYAN-E1-P1,570.169)

And in the somer folowynge , sir Thomas Percy erle of Worceter
{COM:sic} , and sir Henry Percy sone and heyre vnto y=e= erle of
Northumberlande , gaderyd a great power , (FABYAN-E1-P1,570.170)

and vpon the daye of saynt Paraxede the virgyne , or the. xxi. daye of
Iuly , mette w=t= the kynge nere vnto Shrowysbury ,
(FABYAN-E1-P1,570.171)

and there gaue vnto hym a cruell batayll ; but to theyr owne concluco~n
{COM:confusyon} : (FABYAN-E1-P1,570.172)

for in that fyght thesayd sir Thomas Percy was taken ,
(FABYAN-E1-P1,570.173)

and his neuew the foresayd sir Henry , with many a stronge man vpon
theyr partie , was there slayne ; (FABYAN-E1-P1,570.174)

and vpon the kynges partie the prynce was wou~ded in the heed , & the
erle of Stafforde with many other slayne . (FABYAN-E1-P1,570.175)

And y=e=. xxv. day of Iuly folowynge , at Shrowysbury , y=e= sayde sir
Thomas Percy was behedyd , and after his heed caryed to London , &
there set upon the brydge . (FABYAN-E1-P1,570.176)

In this batayl was many a noble man slayne vpon eyther partie ;
(FABYAN-E1-P1,570.177)

and it was the more to be notyd vengeable , (FABYAN-E1-P1,570.178)

for there the fader was slayne of the sone , and sone of the fader ,
and brother of brother , and neuewe $of neuewe . (FABYAN-E1-P1,570.179)

And in the moneth of August folowynge , y=e= duchesse of Brytayne
landyd at Fulmouth , in y=e= prouynce of Cornwayll ,
(FABYAN-E1-P1,570.180)

and from thens was conueyed to Wynchester , where in shorte tyme after
, kynge Henry maryed her in the cathedrall churche of y=e= sayd cytie .
(FABYAN-E1-P1,570.181)

And soon vpon was the eldest doughter of kyng Henry , named dame
Blanche , maryed at Coleyn to the dukes sone of Bayer .
(FABYAN-E1-P1,570.182)

