The chronicle of Iohn Hardyng. Containing an account of public transactions from the earliest period of English history to the beginning of the reign of King Edward the Fourth. Together with the continuation by Richard Grafton, to the thirty fourth year of King Henry the Eighth. The former part collated with two manuscripts of the author's own time; the last, with Grafton's duplicate edition. To which are added a biographical and literary preface, and an index, by Henry Ellis.

The. C.xcix. Chapiter.

¶ Howe the kyng Henry remeued kyng Richard from place to place by night, in preuey wise; in whiche tyme therles of Kent, Salisbury and Huntyngdon, the lorde Spencer, and syr Raulfe Lomley were headed.

THe kyng thē sent kyng Richard to Ledis, There to be kepte surely in preuitee, Fro thēs after to Pykeryng wēt he nedes, And to Knauesburgh after led was he, But to Pountfrete last where he did die. Bothe therles of Kent and Salisbury, Therle of Huntyngdon, and Spēcers [Spencer.] sothelye,

¶ And syr Raulfe Lomley with mo in company, After Christmasse thought to haue slayn the kyng; They were distured and fled awaye in hye, But they were slayn at Circester fleyng By the commons with theim there fyghtyng, Therles of Kent and of Salysbury, And syr Raulfe Lomley in theyr companye:

¶ The lorde Spencer take was vpon the sea, At Bristowe was headed [bihede.] and decollate, Therle also of Huntyngdon did flee, And brought vnto the countesse of estate Of Herforde then, who had hym forth algate To Plasshe, where she made men hym hede, Without counsayll of any lorde or rede:

¶ Syr Thomas Shelly [Shellaie.] , set full hye in [of.] pride, And Mawbleyn [Maudeleyn.] with Ferebye drawe and honge, Syr Barnard Brockeys [Brocas.] was heded theim beside, The byshop also [als.] of Carleile theim among In Westmynster, his life there to prolonge, Perpetually by iudgement was commytte, Among his brethren in order for to sytte.