Ric' Lacere, m'. Edmond Hampenale. A^{o}. xx^{mo}.
John Gloucestr'.
This yere the kyng sailed over the see into Bretayne and into Guyen,
and come ageyn this same yere.
Geffrey Whityngham, m'. Will's Clopton. A^{o}. xxj^{mo}.
John Croydon.
[Sidenote: The bataile of Cressy.]
[Sidenote: Sege of Caleys.]
This same yere kyng Edward seyled into Normandye; and in the xij day
of Juyll he arryved at Hogges; and the xvj[59] day of Juyll the kyng
faught with the Normaundes at the brigge of Cadoun, where there were
taken the erle of Ewe, the lord Tankervyle, and an hundred knyghtes,
and of men of armes vij[60] c; and moche peple of Normandye were
sclayn. Also in this same yere in the xxvj day of August, the yere of
oure lord a m^{l}cccxlvj, was the bataile of Cressy, in whiche bataill
were sclayn the kyng of Beame, the duke of Loreyne, the erle of
Alaunson, the erle of Flaundres, the erle of Bloys, the lord of
Harecourt, the lord of Awmarle, the erle of Navers, and manye othere
knyghtes and barons to the noumbre of xv^{c} xlij; and kyng Phillip
fledde. And the thridde day of Septembre folwynge the kyng began the
sege of Caleys, whiche sege he contynued unto the thridde day of
August next folwynge. Also the same yere, durynge the forsaid sege,
David kyng of Scotlond was taken at the bataille of Derham, the xvj
kal' of Novembre, whiche kyng was raunsoned at an hundred m^{l} marcs,
to be payed in x yere, that is to sey every yere x m^{l} mark.
[Footnote 59: "xxvj"--_in the Cotton MS._]
[Footnote 60: "vj c."--_Ibid._]