Volume Iii Part 6 (1/2)

The Lord Clyfford.

Rauff Percy.

Thorpe.

Tresham and Josep.

The inony [_enemy's_] batayle was in the Market-place, and the Kynges standard was pight, the Kynge beynge present with these Lordes, whos namys folwe:--

The Duke of Bokyngham. } The Duke Somyrcete. } The Erle Devyns.h.i.+re. } The Erle of Northeombirlond. } The Erle Stafford. } The Erle Dorcete. } The Lord Clyfford. } The Lord Ros. }

With many Knyghtes and Squyeriz, to the noumbre in alle that faught that day iij^ml. [3000], and it was done on Thursday last past atwyx xj. and xij. at mydday.

The namys of the Lordes that were on the othir party shewyn here aftyr:--

The Duke of York. } The Erle of Salysbury. } The Erle of Warwyk. } The Lord Clynton. } Sir Robert Ocle. }

With many otheriz, to the noumbre of v^ml. [5000] men.

And Sir Rober Ocle tok vj^c. [600] men of the Marchis, and tok the Market-place or ony man was war; than the larum belle was ronge, and every man yed to harneys, for at that tyme every man was out of ther aray, and they joynid batayle anon; and it was done with inne di. [i.e.

_one half_] houre, and there were slayn the men, whos namys folwyn:--

The Duke Somyrcete. } The Erle Northombirlond. } The Lord Clyfford. } The Lord Clynton. } Sir Bartyn at Wessyll. } Babthorpe and hese sone. } Cotton, Receyvour of the Duchye.} Gryphet, Ussher of Hall. } Herry Loweys. } Wyllyam Regmayde. } John Raulyns. Asple. } Harpour, Yoman of the Croune. }

With many othir men, to the noumbre of iiij^c [400], and as many or mo hurt. The Kynge was hurt with an harwe in the necke. The Duke of Bukkyngham hurt, and fled in to the Abbey. The Erle Devyns.h.i.+re hurt. The Erle Stafford and Dorcetyr gretly hurt. Fylongley faught manly, and was shet thorwe the armys in iij. or iiij. placys.

The Duke of Norfolke come a day aftyr the jurney was done with vj^mll.

[6000] men.

And the Erle of Oxinford also.

The Erle of Shrewysbury, } Lord Crumwelle, } And Sir Thomas Stanley, }

with x^mll. [10,000] men were comynge.

The Kynge with all the Lordes come to London to Westmenstyr on Fryday, at vj. of clocke at aftyr none, and London went a generalle processyon the same day.

[Footnote 29.1: [From MS. Phillipps, 9735, No. 278.]]

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JOHN CRANE TO JOHN PASTON[31.1]

_Unto my wors.h.i.+pfull and welbeloved cosyn, John Paston, be this lettre delivred in hast._

[Sidenote: 1455 / MAY 25]

Right wors.h.i.+pfull and entierly welbeloved Sir, I recommaunde me unto you, desiring hertly to here of your welfare. Furthermore lettyng you wete, as for such tydinges as we have here, such [_these_] thre Lordes be dede, the Duke of Somerset, the Erle of Northombrelonde, and the Lord Clyfford; and as for any other men of name, I knowe noon save only Quotton of Cammbriges.h.i.+re. As for any other Lordes, many of theym be hurt; and as for Fenyngley, he lyveth and fareth well, as fer as I can enquere, &c.

And as for any grete multytude of people that ther was, as we can tell, ther was at most slayn [x][31.2] vj. score. And as for the Lordes that were with the Kyng, they and her men wer pilled and spoyled out of all their harneys and horses; and as for what rule we shall have yit I wote nett, save only ther be made newe certayn officers.