Part 34 (1/2)
”My moost doubtid lord, I recomaunde unto you asmoch and as mykely as I may. And please it you to wete my moost doubtid lorde, that this day, the xxiij day of Maij, about vj at after none, your adversaries and myn, that were with grete power in the towne of Compeigne, afore which towne I am loggid with my folke, and with those that ye senten undre governaunce of S^{r}. John Mountgomery and S^{r}. John Steward, came out with grete puyssaunce upon the van warde which was next them; and with them came she that thei calle the Pucelle, with many of there chief chiefteynes: and ageine them anone came my cosyn S^{r}. John Luxenburgh, and other of your folkes and of myn, which made right grete and sharp resistence: and I came thider in myn owne persone, and founde that the seid adversaries were put abak, and by the pleasaunce of our blessid Creatour it fil so; and G.o.d yaf me such grace, that she that thei calle the Pucelle was taken, and with many hire capitaynes, knyghts, and squyers, and other taken, and drowned, and dedde, whose names I knowe not yet.”
This letter is succeeded by an account of the ”Journeis that were done after the kyng was landid at Caleis.”
”The first Journey was at Pountnake: the Pucelle with a grete power was put to flight.
”The second Journey was in a wodde biside Compeigne: the Pucelles mayny ij^{c} were discounfeited of x.x.x Englisshemen, and there were xij Armynaks prisoners.
”The iij^{d} Journey the Pucelle was taken at Compeigne, and many of her mayny slayne and drowned.
”The iiij^{th} Journey the lord was, the lord Wilby brent a chirch and vj^{xx} men and boies therynne.
”The v^{th} Journey the lorde Scales toke and slough of the dukes men of Launson, iij^{c}.
”The vj^{th} Journey the kyngs householde mayny, biside Parys, an Englisshe mile out of Boys, seint Vyncent token a strong abbeie with tretis.
”The vij^{th} Journey the lord Chamberleyne distressid La Here, and slough and toke of his meyny into iij^{c}: and at the same Journey was slayne S^{r}. Symon Filbrigges sone and his heire.
”The viij^{th} Journey therle of Huntyngdon toke gonnes, quarrells, and crosbowes, comyng toward Compeigne the nombre of an c and xx men of armes, and vileyns many.
”The ix^{th} Journey the seid erle of Huntyngdon and his compeigny token vj strengthes and chirches, and brent many; and he gate a grete towne callid Crepynaloys. And thei praied hym that thei myght stand in the same forme that thei of Compeigne shulde, and therto thei sent hym ij m^{l} salves of golde for expenses.
”The x^{th} Journey the seid erle of Huntyngdon made a rode frome the duke of Burgoyne, and met with a compeigny of Scotts, distressid them, and toke there capitayne.
”The xj^{th} Journey ij^{c} Englisshemen of the kyngs house were bifore seint Lis, and token bestes and lx prisoners, whose capitayne was called Arnold Gilias of Alafeert Baynarde, the whiche as men wende myght paie a m^{l} marc of golde, and another was La Heres brother.
”The xij^{th} Journey the duke of Norfolk met with Lumbards vj^{xx} speres, distressid them and toke their capiteyne, and many moo chirches, abbeis, and castells that were strong viij or ix, and hangid them that were therynne, and breke downe castells and chirches that were right strong.
”The xiij^{th} Journey Castel Gailard was wonne.
”The xiiij^{th} Journey therle of Stafford gate Arlmarle, and therynne vj^{xx} and vj men; of the which v^{xx} were hangid, and the remenaunt in the kings wille.
”The xv^{th} Journey Sir Raffe Butler gate a pile and brake it downe.
”The xvj^{th} Journey the first day of July, there were comyng towards Compeigny of Scotts and of Armynakes to the nombre of iiij m^{l}. and in theire comyng thiderward therle of Huntyngdon met them, and there toke the capiteyne of the Scotts and iiij^{xx} other gret capiteyns: and there were slayne and taken xv^{c} of Scottis and Armynakes.
”The xvij^{th} Journey the duke of Norfolk gate Dammartyn and twoo other grete townes: and the dolphyn was that tyme at Jargowe, v leges biyonde Orliaunce.”
NOTE XX. page 119.
A^{o}. xj. Hen VI.--The only event noticed under this year in the Cottonian MS. is ”that the meyre, aldermen, and s.h.i.+reves in scarlet, with comoens of London in grene, rodde to the Blak heth to receyve my lord of Bedford.”
NOTE YY. page 120.
A^{o}. xij. Hen. VI.--No other circ.u.mstance is mentioned in the Cottonian MS. than that ”this yere was a Text writer brent at the Tour hille for heresie.”
NOTE ZZ. page 120.
A^{o}. xiij. Hen. VI.--”In this yere was a grete frost that enduryd from seint Katerines day unto seint Valentynes day after, wherfore the vyntage myght not come to London but by carte over Shoters hille frome Gravesende, Northflete, Greneheth, and other places both on Kent side and Ess.e.x.”
NOTE AAA. page 121.