[This earle’s[1113]tragedy was not so soone finished, but one of the company had prouided for another of a notable person, lordTiptoft’schiefe enemy: concerning whom hee sayd: “Lord God what trust is there in worldly chaunces? what stay in any prosperity? for see the earle ofWarwickewhich caused the earle ofWorcesterto be apprehended, attainted, and put to deth, triumphing with his old imprisoned and new vnprisoned prince, kingHenry, was by and by after, and his brother with him, slayn atBarnetfield by kingEdward, whom hee had before time damaged diuers wayes. As first by his friendes atBanburyfielde, where to reuenge the death of his cosinHenry[1114]Neuill, syrIohn Coniers, andIohn Clappam, his seruauntes, slue fiue thousandWelshmen, and beheaded theyr captaynes, the earle ofPembrokeand syrRichard Harberthis brother, after they were yeelded prisoners: of whom syrRichard Harbertwas the tallest gentilman both of his person and handes that euer I read or heard of. At which time also,RobinofRidsdale,[1115]a rebell of the earle ofWarwicke’sraysing, tooke the earleRiuers, kingEdwarde’swiue’s father, and his sonneIohn, at his manour ofGrafton, and carried them toNorthampton, and there without cause or proces beheaded them. Which spites to requite, kingEdwardcaused the lordStaffordofSowthwike, one ofWarwicke’schiefe frendes, to be taken atBrent march, and headed atBridgewater. This caused the earle shortly to raise his power, to encounter the king which came against him with an army, besideWarwickeatWolney, where hee wan the field, tooke the king prisoner, and kept him a while inYorkeshireinMiddlehamcastle: whence (as some say) hee released him againe, but other thinke hee corrupted hys keepers and so escaped. Thenthrough the lords the matter was taken vppe betweene them, and they brought to talke togeather, but because they could not agree, the earle araised a new army, whereof he made captayn the lordWelles’sonne, which broile kingEdwardminding to appease by pollicy, fouly distained his honour, committing periury: for hee sent for the lordWellesand his brother sirThomas Dymocke, vnder safe conduite promising them vpon his fayth to keepe them harmelesse. But after, because the lordWelles’sonne would not dissolue his army, beheaded them both and went with his power intoLincolnshireand there fought with sirRobert Welles, and slewe ten thousand of his souldiers (yet ran they away so fast, that casting of their clothes for the more speede, caused it to bee calledLose coate fielde) and tooke sirRobertand other, and put them to death in the same place. This misfortune forced the earle ofWarwicketo saile intoFrauncewhere hee was entertained of the king a while, and at last with such poore helpe as hee procured there of dukeRainerand other, hee came intoEnglandagaine, and encreased such a power in kingHenrie’sname, that as the lordTyptoftesayd in his tragedy, kingEdwardvnable to abide him, was faine to flie ouer the washes inLincolnshireto get a ship to saile out of his kingdome to his brother in lawe the duke ofBurgoine. So was kingHenryrestored againe to his[1116]kingdome. All these despites and troubles the earle wrought against kingEdward. ButHenrywas so infortunate that ere halfe a yeare was expired, kingEdwardcame backe againe, and enprisoned him and gaue the earle a fielde, wherein hee slewe both him and his brother. I haue recounted thus much before hand for the better opening of the story, which, if it should haue beene spoken in his tragedy, would rather haue made a volume then a pamphlete. For I entend onely to say in the tragedy, what I haue noted in the earle ofWarwicke’sperson, wishing that these other noble men, whome I haue by the way touched, should not bee forgotten. And therefore imagine thatyou see this earle lying with his brother inPaule’schurch[1117]in his coate armoure, with such a face and countinaunce as he beareth in portraiture ouer the dore inPaule’s, at the going down toIesuschappell from the south end of the quier stayres, and saying as followeth.”]
[This earle’s[1113]tragedy was not so soone finished, but one of the company had prouided for another of a notable person, lordTiptoft’schiefe enemy: concerning whom hee sayd: “Lord God what trust is there in worldly chaunces? what stay in any prosperity? for see the earle ofWarwickewhich caused the earle ofWorcesterto be apprehended, attainted, and put to deth, triumphing with his old imprisoned and new vnprisoned prince, kingHenry, was by and by after, and his brother with him, slayn atBarnetfield by kingEdward, whom hee had before time damaged diuers wayes. As first by his friendes atBanburyfielde, where to reuenge the death of his cosinHenry[1114]Neuill, syrIohn Coniers, andIohn Clappam, his seruauntes, slue fiue thousandWelshmen, and beheaded theyr captaynes, the earle ofPembrokeand syrRichard Harberthis brother, after they were yeelded prisoners: of whom syrRichard Harbertwas the tallest gentilman both of his person and handes that euer I read or heard of. At which time also,RobinofRidsdale,[1115]a rebell of the earle ofWarwicke’sraysing, tooke the earleRiuers, kingEdwarde’swiue’s father, and his sonneIohn, at his manour ofGrafton, and carried them toNorthampton, and there without cause or proces beheaded them. Which spites to requite, kingEdwardcaused the lordStaffordofSowthwike, one ofWarwicke’schiefe frendes, to be taken atBrent march, and headed atBridgewater. This caused the earle shortly to raise his power, to encounter the king which came against him with an army, besideWarwickeatWolney, where hee wan the field, tooke the king prisoner, and kept him a while inYorkeshireinMiddlehamcastle: whence (as some say) hee released him againe, but other thinke hee corrupted hys keepers and so escaped. Thenthrough the lords the matter was taken vppe betweene them, and they brought to talke togeather, but because they could not agree, the earle araised a new army, whereof he made captayn the lordWelles’sonne, which broile kingEdwardminding to appease by pollicy, fouly distained his honour, committing periury: for hee sent for the lordWellesand his brother sirThomas Dymocke, vnder safe conduite promising them vpon his fayth to keepe them harmelesse. But after, because the lordWelles’sonne would not dissolue his army, beheaded them both and went with his power intoLincolnshireand there fought with sirRobert Welles, and slewe ten thousand of his souldiers (yet ran they away so fast, that casting of their clothes for the more speede, caused it to bee calledLose coate fielde) and tooke sirRobertand other, and put them to death in the same place. This misfortune forced the earle ofWarwicketo saile intoFrauncewhere hee was entertained of the king a while, and at last with such poore helpe as hee procured there of dukeRainerand other, hee came intoEnglandagaine, and encreased such a power in kingHenrie’sname, that as the lordTyptoftesayd in his tragedy, kingEdwardvnable to abide him, was faine to flie ouer the washes inLincolnshireto get a ship to saile out of his kingdome to his brother in lawe the duke ofBurgoine. So was kingHenryrestored againe to his[1116]kingdome. All these despites and troubles the earle wrought against kingEdward. ButHenrywas so infortunate that ere halfe a yeare was expired, kingEdwardcame backe againe, and enprisoned him and gaue the earle a fielde, wherein hee slewe both him and his brother. I haue recounted thus much before hand for the better opening of the story, which, if it should haue beene spoken in his tragedy, would rather haue made a volume then a pamphlete. For I entend onely to say in the tragedy, what I haue noted in the earle ofWarwicke’sperson, wishing that these other noble men, whome I haue by the way touched, should not bee forgotten. And therefore imagine thatyou see this earle lying with his brother inPaule’schurch[1117]in his coate armoure, with such a face and countinaunce as he beareth in portraiture ouer the dore inPaule’s, at the going down toIesuschappell from the south end of the quier stayres, and saying as followeth.”]