The chronicle of Ihon Hardyng in metre, fro[m] the first begynnyng of Engla[n]de, vnto ye reigne of Edwarde ye fourth where he made an end of his chronicle. And from yt time is added with a co[n]tinuacion of the storie in prose to this our tyme, now first emprinted, gathered out of diuerse and sondrie autours of moste certain knowelage [et] substanciall credit, yt either in latin orels in our mother toungue haue writen of ye affaires of Englande.

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¶ Howe the kyng Henry remeued kyng Richard from place to place, by night in preuey wise, in whiche tyme theries 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 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 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, set full hye in pride And Mawbleyn with Ferebye drawe and honge Syr Barnard Brockeys, was heded theim beside The byshop also of Carleile theim among In Westmynster, his life there to prolonge Perpetually by iudgement was commytte Among his brethren in order for to sytte.