REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1458-1459.]

Tho' Scot, maior. Raffe Joslyn. Vic'. A^{o}. xxxvij.

Ric' Nedeham.

[Sidenote: Comes Sar'.]

In this yere was affrey bitwene gentilmen of Court and men of

Fletestrete; and the gentilmen were driven with archers fro the

standard in Fletestrete into theire Innes, and some were slayne and

some taken the xiij day of Aprile: wherfore William Tailour alderman

of Fletestrete ward, with other mo, were afterward sent to Wyndisore

castel, and there kepte as prisoners. And sone after, kyng Henry, the

quene and lords, lete make a grete gaderyng of people northward,

wherof was grete noise: than therle of Warwike came frome Caleise

thurgh London, and his fader therle of Salisbury came fro Middilham

toward the duke of Yorke with iij m^{l} men; and the quene Margrete

lay by the way as he come with xiiij m^{l} of the floure of

Chestreshire, Lancastreshire and Derbyshire, which set upon the seid

erle of Salisbury and his compeigny at Blore heth, the xxiij day of

Septembre; and there were slayne of the quenes partie the lord Awdley,

with many knyghts, squiers, and other people, the seid erle holdyng

his wey to Ludlowe, where he mette with the duke of Yorke and his

sones therles of the Marche and Ruthland, and therle of Warwik

aforseid; and toward them came kyng Henry with l m^{l} men. And in the

nyght the duke of Yorke and his sones, and therle of Salisbury with

his sone, voidid into Walis; and there departid the duke of Yorke with

his seconde sone therle of Ruthland into Irland; and therles of

Marche, Warwik and Salisbury, bought a ship, and so gete to Caleise

and there were received.

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