[Footnote 86-1: [From Fenn, iv. 448.] The battle here referred to
as ‘Lincoln Field’ is what is commonly called the battle of
Stamford, in which the insurrection of Sir Robert Welles in
Lincolnshire was completely defeated in March 1470. Just before
the date of this document, Edward IV. had left the kingdom, and
Henry VI. had been restored; but perhaps Suffolk was not aware of
the situation, or did not recognise it.]
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