A Chronicle of London from 1089 to 1483: Written in the Fifteenth Century, and for the First Time Printed from MSS. in the British MuseumAnonymous
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A Chronicle of London from 1089 to 1483: Written in the Fifteenth Century, and for the First Time Printed from MSS. in the British Museum
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London (England) -- History -- To 1500; London (England) -- Social life and customs -- To 1500
And the Frenssh lordes there made
there othes upon the holy sacrament. And the othes thus done, the
Frensshe lordes with theire felauship were brought to the kyngs tents,
and there thei eten in the kyngs halle: but in all this tyme thei sawe
not the kyng. And when thei had eten, they were departid and delyvered
to certen lordes for to in hostage unto the Sonday at the houre after
none, as it was accordid whan thei received. And at the houre on
Sonday after none, the kyng had a tent pight on an hille bifore the
towne, and there he sate in his estate roial, and al his lordis about
hym; and than came the Frensshe lordes with iij^{xx} and iiij with
them, of the moost sufficient men that were withynne the towne, and to
the kyng in his propre persone yelded up the keies of the towne, and
there bodies and goodes to the kyngs grace without eny condicion: and
this was done the xxij day of Septembre, the yere of oure lord m^{l}
iiij^{c} xv. And anon after that, the kyng ostered from thens xxj
daies thurgh the realme of Fraunce, fro Harflete toward Caleys; and
the Friday, that is to sey the day of the holy seints Crispyn and
Crispinian, alle the roial power of Fraunce, excepte the Frenssh kyng,
the dolphyn, the duke of Bourgoyne, and the duke of Barre were bifore
the kyng in his heigh weie, as he shulde passe to Caleis, faire
embatailed in iij batailes, to the nombre of lx m^{l} men of armes,
and the fairist armed men that eny man saugh ever in any place. And
the kyng seyng wele that thei wolde not suffre hym to passe withouten
bataile, seid to his title mayny, 'Sires and felawes, the yonder men
letten us of oure wey; and if thei wol com to us, let every man preve
hymself a good man this day, and avaunt banere in the best tyme of the
yere.' And he rode furth with his basnet upon his hedde, and all other
men of armes went upon theire fete a fast paas in holle arraie, an
Englisshe myle er thei assemblid. And thrugh the grace of God the kyng
made his heigh wey thrugh the thikkest prees of alle the bataile. And
there was slayne the duke of Launson, the duke of Braban, the duke of
Bare, vj erles, the constable of Fraunce, the seneschall of Henaude,
the maister Arblaster, and of other lordes grete plente. And there was
take the duke of Orliaunce, the duke of Burbon, the counte of
Richmond, the counte Ewe, the marschal Sir Bursequant, and many other
lordes and knyghts. And there were slayne of Frensshemen v m^{l}, and
of al estats of Englisshemen passid not xxviij persones. And of estats
of thenglisshe, the duke of Yorke, therle of Suffolke, ij knyghts, and
Davy Game; and of gentilmen no moo. And the xxiiij day of Novembre the
kyng with all his prisoners came to London in good prosparite. Also
this same yere bigan the general counsell at Custance."
NOTE FF. page 103.
The arrival of the emperor is differently noticed in the copy in the
Cottonian MS.
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