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.
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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.
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Hardyng, John, 1378-1465?
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London,: Printed for F. C. and J. Rivington [etc.]
1812.
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"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." In the digital collection Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/CME00023. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 14, 2025.
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The. CC.xxxvi. Chapiter.
¶ Of the battaill of Northampton, wher the earle of March & therle of Warwike preuailed & led the king to Westminster, & kept hym there, the yere of his reigne eight and thirty, and the yere of Christ a thou∣sād foure hundred nyne and fiftie, and slewe the duke of Bokyngham, therle of Shrowisbury tresorer of England, the lord Beaumont, sir Tho∣mas Percy lord Egremond, and led the kyng with theim to London, and gouerned hym full well and worthely, the tenth daye of Iuly.
AT Couentree the king in his parlyamentProclaimed theim all thre for rebellours,But afterward all three of one assentAt [To.] Northampton came, as worthy warriours,In somer after to been the kyng his socours;
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Wher then the duke of Buckyngham theim met [Fol. CC.xxvi.] With power greate, and trust haue theim [them have.] ouerset.
¶ Therle of Shrewesbury was with hym thore,The lord Beaumount with hym was also,The lord Egremount full stout in feate of warre,Whiche foure were slain with mikell [grete.] people mo,Beside Northampton on the Thursdaye tho [soo.] ,[The third daye of the moneth of Iuly,And in the reigne of the kyng eight and thirty.] [Nexte after seynt Thomas daie of Caunterbury, In Iuyll the yere of the kynge eght and thritty.]
¶ Thei saued the kyng & kept hym sauf & sound;With greate honour therle of Marche, Edward,Therle also of Warwike in that stound,And with hym rode so furth to London ward;Full worshipfully [nobely.] thei kept hym [thens forward] [than furthwarde.]In all state royall, as did append,And as his menne vnto hym did attend.
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