[Sidenote: 1455 / [MAY 22]]
The solecytouriz and causerys of the feld takyng at Seynt Albonys, ther
namys shewyn her aftyr:--
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 Devynshire. }
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 Devynshire 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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