Vernell, was sent a chastisement upon the saide Scottis for theire cruelltie vengeable and mortelle dethe of the said victorious prince, duke of Claraunce, and of other of his noble lordis and knightis. How Johan duke of Bedforde had yn his owne parsone the batelle of Vernelle. [Sidenote: 1423.] [Sidenote: Batelle of Cravant.] [Sidenote: Batelle of Vernoyle.] [Sidenote: 1424.] Also in the said daies, sone after the saide batelle of Cravant, in the yere of Crist M^l.iiij^c.xxiij., the .iij. yere of King Harry the sext, the .xvij. day of August, the said Johan duke of Bedford had a gret discomfiture and the victorie upon your adversaries of Fraunce and of Scottis at the batelle of Vernelle in Perche, where as Johan cleping hym duc of Alaunson, lieutenaunt for the Frenshe partie, was take prisoner that day, and the said erle Bougham of Scotlonde, marchalle of Fraunce, whiche was cause of that noble prince Thomas duke of Claraunce dethe, was in the said bataile overthrow and sleyne, and the erle Douglas made duc of Tourayne, aswelle as his sonne and heire that was in the feelde at Shrewisburie ayenst king Henry the .iiij^{the}, and another tyme being ayenst the said Johan duc of Bedford at Homeldonhille in Scotlond, was also slaine at the said batelle, withe many other grete lordis of the Frenshe partie slayne and taken prisoneris at the said bataile. {19} How that the grettir part of the counte of Mayne, the cite of Mauns, withe many other castellis, were yolden. [Sidenote: Mayn.] [Sidenote: Redempcio Joh'is dicentis [se] ducem de Allunson pro .clx. M^{l}. salux bene solutis ultra alia onera suarum expensarum.]