judge  the  grievances, — and  to  make  the  amends  for  the  war. — King  Edward
agrees  to  it  with  good  faith  ; — to  Cambrai  he  has  sent  without  any  delay —
bishops  anJ  barons  of  great  accovmt. — May  God  by  his  power  guard  them  from
treason !

While  these  lords  are  gone  upon  this  message, —  Sir  Edward  the  brother  of  the
King  of  gentle  spirit, — the  Earl  of  Lincoln  with  all  his  retainers, — Sir  William  de
Yescy,  a  good  and  prudent  knight, — barons  and  vavasors  of  gentle  lineage, —
knights  and  sergeants  with  their  cousinage, — footmen  without  number  from  moor
and  wood, — and  Welshmen  who  know  how  to  fight  from  frequent  practice, — are
gone  into  Gascony,  and  entered  on  the  passage, — with  thirty  -six  banners  of  the
best  escuage — that  was  in  England,  except  the  vassalage — of  those  who  now


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De  eels  qe  ore  ne  faillent  ad  lour  seignurage.
Car  eels  qe  sunt  remis  garder  lur  heritage.
Ad  le  rei  requis  e  pris  en  sun  veiage
Sur  le  ray  d'Escoee  e  sur  sun  fals  barnage,
Ke  ad  ray  Edward  dedient  lur  homage.
Le  primer  jour  de  Marce,  en  tot  le  graunt  orage,
150  Vint  le  ray  Edward  a  trop  grant  costage

A  Novechastel-sur-Tyne,  pur  le  graunt  utrage
Ke  les  fels  mastins  ount  brace  par  folage.
NostVe  rays  Edward  ait  la  male  rage !
Et  ne  les  prenge  e  tienge  si  estrait  en  kage,
Ke  rien  lour  demourge  apres  sun  taliage,
Fors  soul  les  rivelins  et  la  nue  nage.
TJ  OBERT  de  Ros  de  Werke  des  Englais  s'en  fuist,

E  ouf  les  genz  d'Escoee  a  la  gwere  se  mist.
Li  rais  Sire  Edward  sun  chastel  seisist.
