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¶How the duke of yorke was slayne and of the felde of wakefelde. & of the seconde Iour¦neye at saynt albōs by y^e quenē & the prince.

BIcause the quene wyth the Prynce her sone / was in the northe and absent her fro the kynge. and obeyed not suche thyng{is} con¦cluded in the parlement / was ordeyned that y^e duke of yorke as {pro}tector / shold go north ward to brynge in the quene / & subdue suche as wol∣ne not obey / wyth whome wente the erle of sa∣lysbury. Syr Thomas Neuyll hys sone with moche people / And at wakefelde in Crystmas weke. they were ouerthrowe and slayne by lor∣des of the quenes party that is to wyte / the du¦ke of yorke was slayne. the erle of Rotlonde syr Thomas Neuyll. and many moo / & the Eerle of Salysbury was take and other· As Iohan horowe of london capytayne and Ruler of the fotmen and Haūson of hull whiche were brou¦ght to poūfret. and there be heeded / & there hee¦des sente to yorke / & sette vpon the yates / And thus was the noble prynce slayne / the duke off yorke / on whos soule god haue Mercy / & thys tyme therle of Marche beyng in Shorwesbu∣ry / herynge the deth of his fader / desyred ayde of the towne to auenge his faders dethe / & fro¦thens wente to walys. and at Candelmasse af¦ter he had a battayll at Martymers Crosse. a∣yenste therle of Penbroke & of wylshyre where the erle of marche had the vyctorye / Then the quene with those lordes of the north after that they had dystressyd and slayne the duke of yor∣ke and his felysshyp. came south warde with a grete multytude of people / for too come to the kynge and defecte suche conclusyons as had be take before by the parlyamēt / ayenst whos comyng the duke of Northfolke. y^e erle of war¦wyeke. wyth moche people & ordynaunce / wen¦te to saynt albons. & ladde kynge Henry wyth theym / & there encoūtred to gyder in suche wy¦se, and faught so that the duke of Northfolke & Therle of werwyke / wyth many other of ther

party ••••edde & loste that Iourneye. where that kynge Hēry was takē with the quene & prynce Edwarde his sone. whiche two had got on that felde. The quene & hyr partye beynge at her a∣boue. sēte anone to Lōdon / whyche was on an Asshe wenesdaye the fyrst daye of lente for vy∣tayl. ¶For whiche the Mayre ordeyned bi tha¦duys of the aldermē y^e certen cartes lade wyth vytayll sholde be sente to saynt Albons to thē. & whā tho cartes came to Crepell yate / y^e comīs of the Cyte that kept y^e gate. toke the vytayles fro the cartes and wolde not suffre it to passe. Thēne were there certayn Aldermē & comyns apoynted too goo vnto bernet / to speke wyth y^e quenes cōseyll to entreate y^u the northren men sholde bee sente home ayen / in to theyr contree. for the cyte of London drad to be dyspoyled yf they had come. And duryng this treatyse / ty∣dynges came. that the erle of warwyk had met with the Erle of Marche on Cotteswolde co∣myng oute of walys wyth a greate menye of welsshemē and that they bothe were comynge vnto Lōdon warde / Anone as these tytynges were knowe. the tratyse was broke for the kyn¦ge / Quene Prynce / & the other lordes that we∣re with theym departed fro saynt Albōs north ward with al ther people / yet or they departed thens they beheeded that lorde Bonuyll & Syr Thomas Kryell. whiche were takē in the Iour¦ney done on shrewe toursdaye. ¶Thenne the Duchesse of yorke beyng at london. herynge of the losse of the felde of saynt Albons. sente ouer¦see hyr twoo yonge sones George & Rycharde / whiche wente to Vtrech. and Phylyp malpas a ryche marchaūt of Londō Thomas vaghan Squyre. mayster wyllyam Ha••clyf and many other / ferynge of the comynge of the quene to London / toke a shyp at Anwerpe to haue gone in to zelande / & on that other coste / were taken of one Colompne a Fransshman / a shyppe of werre. And he toke theym prysoners & brough∣te•• them in to fraunce / where they payed grete good for theyr raunson / and there was greate goode & rychesse in that shyppe.