The most minute account of the encampment of the Duke of York at
Dartford is contained in the following extract from the Cottonian Roll,
ii. 23.
At Crayfford, myle from Dertfford.
Primo die mensis Marcii anno regni Regis Henrici Sexti xxx{o} ther
was my Lord of Yorkes ordynaunce iij{mill.} gownner, and hym selff
in the middell ward with viij{mil.}, my Lord of Devynsher by the
southe side with vj{mill.}, and my Lord Cobham with vj{mil.} at
the water side, and vij. shippus with ther stuff. And sith that
tyme, and sith was poyntment made and taken at Dertfford by
embassetours, my Lord the B. of Winchester, my Lord B. of Ely, my
Lord the Erle of Salusbury, my Lorde of Warrewik, my Lord Bewcham,
and my Lord of Sydeley, &c., whiche poyntment was, &c. And soon
after was Chatterley, yeman of the Crown, maymed, notwithstondyng he
was takyn at Derby with money making and ladde to London. Then after
the Kynges yeman of his chambur, namyd Fazakerley, with letteris was
sent to Luddelowe to my Lord of Yorke chargyng to do forth a certeyn
of his mayny, Arthern, squier, Sharpe, sqier, &c.; the whiche
Fazakerley hyld in avowtry Sharpes wiff, the which Sharpe slewe
Fitzacurley, and a baker of Ludlow roos and the Commyns, &c., the
whych baker is at Kyllyngworth Castell, &c. After this my Lord of
Shrousbury, &c., rode in to Kent, and set up v. peyre of galowes and
dede execucion upon John Wylkyns, taken and brought to the towne as
for capteyn, and with other mony mo, of the whiche xxviij. were
honged and be heded, the whiche hedes were sent to London; and
London said ther shuld no mo hedes be set upon there; and that tyme
Eton was robbyd, and the Kyng beyng at Wynsor on Lowe Sonday, &c.
[[viij{mil.},
_comma misprinted as superscript_
at Wynsor on Lowe Sonday, &c.
_final . missing_]]
[[p. 99 = shortly before sidenote “York is entrapped”]]