ad THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



c- 1437- 



They lost her good, her navy and spending: 



But their complaint came unto the king. 



Then wext he wroth, and to the Duke he sent, 



And complained that such harme was hent ; 



By convention and peace made so refused : 



Wich Duke sent againe, and him excused, 



Rehearsing that the mount of Saincte Michael, 



[I. 191.] And Sainct Malo would never a dell 



Be subject unto his governance, 



Nor be under his obeysance : 



And so they did withouten him that deede. 



But when the king anon had taken heede : 



Hee in his herte set a judgement, 



Without calling of any Parliament, 



Or greate tarry to take long advise 



To fortifie anon he did devise 



Of English Townes three, that is to say, 



Dertmouth, Plymouth, the third it is Fowey : 



And gave hem helpe and notable puisance 



With insistence set them in governance 



Upon pety Bretayne for to werre. 



Those good sea men would no more differre, 



But bete hem home and made they might not rowte, 



Tooke prisoners, and made them for to lowte. 



And efte the Duke, an ensample wise, 



Wrote to the king as he first did devise, 



Him excusing : But our men wood 



With great power passed over the floode 



And werred foorth into the Dukes londe, 



And had ny destroyed free and bond. 



But than the Duke knewe that the townes three 



Should have lost all his native Countrie, 



He undertooke by suretie true not false, 



For mount Michael and Saincte Malo als, 



And other parties of the litle Brytaine, 



Which to obey, as sayd was, were not fayne. 



The Duke hymselfe for all did undertake : 



With all his herte a full peace did hee make : 



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