[1] [2] [3] In the meane while, now that king Edward was come backe into England, the warres were hotlie pursued against his fréends, that had their lands néere to the borders of France, and namelie against sir Iohn de Heinault lord Beaumont, for the French men burned all his lands of Chimaie, except the for|tresses, and tooke from thence a great preie.The fronti|ers of France full of men of warre. All the frontiers were full of men of warre, lodged within townes in garrison, as at Tournie, Mortaigne, S. Amond, Dowaie, Cambrie, and in other smaller fortresses. These men of warre late not idle, but were dooing oftentimes in Flanders, and sometime other|where, neither was the countrie of Heinault spared, though the earle (as yee haue heard) did not onelie re|fuse to serue the king of England against France, but also when the same king entred France, he resor|ted to the French king, and serued him; yet by the suggestion of the bishop of Cambrie, who complai|ned of the Hainniers, for the damages which they had doone him, the French garrisons of the frontiers thereabouts were commanded to make a road into that countrie, which they did,The towne of Asper burnt. burning the towne of Asper, and brought from thence a great bootie. The earle of Heinault sore mooued therewith to haue his lands so spoiled and burnt, defied the French king,The erle of Heinault defi|eth the Frẽch king. and ioining with his vncle the lord Beaumont, en|tred with an armie into Thierasse, tooke & destroied [page 358] Aubenton,Townes burnt in Thierasse. with Mawbert, Fonteine, Daubecuille, and diuerse other.