reshire 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.

REX HENRICUS SEXTUS. [1459-1460.]

Wil' Hewlyn, maior. John Stokker. Vic'. A^{o}. xxxviij.
John Plumer.

[Sidenote: Mydsomer Northampton felde.]

[Sidenote: Titulus E. reg' iiij^{ti}.]

[Sidenote: Mortymer crosse.]

[Sidenote: Saint Albans.]

[Sidenote: Palme Sonday felde.]

In this yere, about Midsomer, therles of March, Warwik and Salisbury,
landed at Sandwich, gadred people in Kent, and went thurgh London to
Northampton; and the kyng had taken a felde, and was slayne on his
partie the duke of Bukyngham, therle of Shrowisbury, the lord Beaumont
and the lord Egremond, mych peple drowned in the river, the kyng taken
and brought to London, and callid a parliament; and the duke of Yorke
came out of Irland, and to Westm' the x^{th} day of Octobre, and there
made clayme to the crowne; aggrement was made bitwene the kyng and
him, and he was made protectour, his title allowid to be kyng after
the kyngs deceas; and ayenst Cristmas went northward and was slayne at
Wakefelde with other; and at Candilmas therle of Marche discomfeited
therle of Wiltshire and other at Mortymers crosse; and at Shroftide
came the lordes of the North to seint Albonys, and there discomfeited
therle of Warwik and his compeigny, and toke the kyng with them into
the North. Therle of Warwik fledde thens Westward to therle of March:
than came therle of March and therle of Warwik with moch people to
London, and there the people callid him kyng; and he toke it upon him,
and went Northwardes and faught with the lords of the North beside
Sherborne, where were moch people slayne upon Palme Sonday: and he
bigan to reigne the iiij^{th} day of March.

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