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¶Of the scomfyture of Brurbrygge.

THe good Erle Thomas of Lancaste. Humfroy de Bohoune ele of Herford and the barons y^t with theym were toke coun¦sell bytwene them at y^e frre prechers in Poūt¦fret. tho thought Thomas vpon the traytour Roberte Holonde. And sayde in repreyf / Alas Robert Holonde hath me betrayed / and is the red of some euyll shred. And by the comyn as∣sent they sholde goo to the castell of Dunstan∣brughe / the whiche perteyned to therldome of Lancastre / & y^t they sholde abyde ther tyll that the kynge had for yeue them his male talente. ¶But whan the good erle Thomas this her∣de / he answered in this manere & sayd. Lordes sayd he / yf we go to wade the North / the Nor¦then men woll saye that we go to warde y^e scot∣tes / so we shall be holden traytours / for cause of dystaūce that is bytwene kynge Edwarde & Robert y^e Brus that made hym kynge of Scot¦londe. And therfore I say as touchyng my self that I wyll not go no ferder into the Northe / than to myn owne castell at Poūtfret. ¶And whan syre Roger Clyfford herde this he arose vp anone in wrathe. and drawe his swerde on hye / & swore by god almyghty & by his holy na¦mes / but yf y^t he wolde go with them / he sholde hym slee there. the noble and gentyll erle Tho¦mas of Lancastre was sore a ferde & sayd. Fa¦yr▪ syres I wyll go with you whether some euer ye me bydde. Tho went they togyder in to the North / & wyth them they hadde .vii.C. men of armys came to Burbryg. And whan syr An¦drew of Herkela that was in the north countre thrugh ordynaūce of the kynge. For to kepe y^e countree of Scotlonde / herde tell. how y^t Tho¦mas of Lancastre was scomfyted & hys com∣pany at Burton vpon trent / he ordened hym a stronge power / and syr symonde warde also that was the shyref of yorke / and mette the ba∣rons at burburgge. and anone they brake the brydge that was made of tree ¶And whan syr Thomas of Lancastre. herde y^e syr Andre¦we

of Herkela had broughte wyth hym suche a power he was sore adradde. & sente for syr An∣drewe of herkela / wyth hym spake. & sayde to hym in thys manere syr Andrewe sayde he. ye may wel vnderstōde that our lorde y^e kyng. is ladde and mysgouerned by moche fals counsel thrugh syr Hugh Spenser the fader & syr Hu∣ghe is sone: syr Iohan erle of Arūdel / & thrugh mayster Robert Baldok a fals pylled clerke. y^t now is in the kynges courte dwellynge wher∣fore I praye you that ye wyll come wyth vs with alle youre power that ye haue ordeyned / & helpe to dystroie the venym of Englond. and y^e traytours that ben therin. & we wyll yeue vn¦to you all the best parte of fyue Erldoms / that we haue & holde. & we wyll make vnto you an othe. that we wyll neuer doo thynge wythout your counsell / & soo ye shalbe left as well with as euer was Robert Holande Tho answered syr Andrew of Herkela & sayd syr Thomas y^t wolde not I do ne consent therto for no mane¦re thynge wythout the wyll & cōmaundement of lorde the kynge / for them shold I be holden a traytour for euermore. And whan that y^e no¦ble erle Thomas of Lācastre sawe that he wol¦de not consent to hym for no maner thyng syr Andrew he sayd wyll ye not consent to dystroy the venym of the reame as we be consente at one worde syr Andrewe I tel the that are this yere begoō / that ye shall▪ be take and holde for a traytour. and more than ony of you hold vs now / & in worse dethe ye shall deye than euer dyde ony knyght of Englonde. And vnderston¦de wel / that ye dyd neuer thynge That sorer ye shall you repente. And now go and doo what you good lykyth / & I wyll put me in to the mer¦cy of god. And so went the fals traytour tyraū¦ce a fals forsworne man For thrugh the noble erle Thomas of Lancastre he receyued the ar∣mys of Chyualrye / and thrughe hym he was made a knyght. Tho myghte men se archers drawe them in that one syde and in that other and knyghtes also. And foughte tho togyder wonder sore. And also amonge all other Hum¦froy de Boughon Erle of Herforde a worthy knyght of renoune thrugh out all crystendom stode a fought with his enmyes vppon y^e bryd¦ge. and as the noble lord stode & foughte vpon the brydge a theyf rybaude sculkyd vnder the brydge / & fyersly with a spere. smote the noble knyght in to y^e fūdement / so y^t his bowellys ca¦me out aboute his fete ther. Alas for sorowe & pyte. For there was slayne the floure of solace & of comforth / & also of curteysye. ¶And Syr Roger Clyfforde a noble & a worthy knyghte stode euer & fought / and well & worthyly hym defended as a noble baron. But at the last he was sore woundyd in his heed / And syr Wylly¦am of Sullaynde. & syr Roger of Benfeelde were slayne at that batayll. whan syr Andre∣we of Herkela sawe that syr thomas mē of Lā¦castre / lassed & slakyd. anone he and hys com∣pany came vnto the gentyll knyght syr Tho∣mas & layd vnto hym in an hyghe voyce yelde the traytour yelde the. The gentyll erle Tho∣mas of Lancastre answered thenne and sayde Nay lordes traitours we ben none and to you we wyll neuer vs yelde whyle that oure lyues last But leuer we had to be slayne in our thruth than yelde vs vnto you. And syre Andrewe ••¦en gardyd vppon syr Thomas and hys com∣pany / yellynge and cryenge lyke a wode wulf yelde you traytours taken yelde you / and say∣de wyth an hyghe voys Beware syres y^t none of you be so hardy vpon lyf and lymme to mys do Thomas body of Lācastre / And wyth that worde the good erle Thomas yede into the cas¦tell / & sayd knelynge vpon hys knees and tor∣ned hys vysage to warde the crosse and sayd al¦myghty god to the I yelde / & holy I put me vn¦to thy mercy. and wyth that the vylaynes and rybaudes lept aboute hym on euery syde as ty¦raūtes & wood tormentours & dyspoyled hym of his armoure & clothed hym in a ••obe of ray•• that was of his squyres lyuetay •• and forth lad¦de hym unto yorke by water. Tho myght men see moche sorowe & care For the gentyl knygh¦tes sledde on euery syde & y^e rybaudes and the vyllayns egerly. them dyscryed / and cryed on hyghe yelde traytours yelde you. And whan they were yelden they were robbyd & bounden as theuys. Alas the shame and dyspyte that the gentyll orde of knyghthode had there at that batayll. And the londe was tho without lawe For holy chyrche had tho nomore creuereence than it had be a burdell hous / And in that ba∣tyall was the fader ayenst the sone •• and the vn¦cle ayenst the neuewe. For so moche vnkynde¦nesse / was neuer seen before in Englonde / as that tyme amonge folkes of one nacyon. For one kynred had noo more pyte of that other. than an hungry wulf hathe of a shepe / And it

was no wonder. For the grete lordes of Eng∣londe were not alle of one nacyon / But were medlyd with other nacōns / That is for to say some / Brytons / some Saxons / some Danys / some Pehypes / some Frenssemen / some Nor∣mans / some Spanyerdes / some Romayns / some Henaude some Flemynges and other dy¦uers nacyons the whyche nacyons accordyd not to the kynde blood of Englonde. And yf soo grete lordes had be oonly weddyd to En∣glysshe people. Thenne sholde peas haue ben and reste amonge theym without ony enuye. And at that batayll was Roger Clyfforde ta∣ke. syr Iohn̄ Mombray syr wyllyam Tuchy•• Syr wyllyam fitz wyllyam / and many other worthy knyghtes there take at that batayll & Syr Hugh Dandell nette daye after was ta∣ken and put in to pryson / and sholde haue be doon to dethe yf he hadde not spousyd the kyn¦ges nece / that was Erle Gylbertes syster of Gloucestre •• and anon after was syr Berthyl¦mewe of Badelesmore taken at Stow parke a maneyr of the bysshop of Lyncoln that was his neuewe & many other barons and baro∣netters. wherfore was made moche sorowe.