The Battle of St Albans

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Title
The Battle of St Albans
Reference
Add. 39848, f. 28
Date
[22 May] 1455
Library / Archive
  • The British Library
Transcript location(s) in printed volume(s)
Gairdner, Vol III, item 284
Transcript from James Gairdner, 'The Paston Letters, A.D., 1422-1509, New Complete Library Edition, Volume III'

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THE BATTLE OF ST. ALBANS1

   THE solecytouriz and causerys of the feld takyng at
     Seynt Albonys, ther namys shewyn her aftyr:—

                                    The Lord Clyfford.
                                    Rauff Percy.
                                    Thorpe.
                                    Tresham and Josep.

     The inony [enemy’s] batayle was in the Market-place, and
the Kynges standard was pight, the Kynge beynge present
with these Lordes, whos namys folwe:—

The Duke of Bokyngham.
The Duke Somyrcete.
The Erle Devynshire.
The Erle of Northeombirlond.
The Erle Stafford.
The Erle Dorcete.
The Lord Clyfford.
The Lord Ros.

 

With many Knyghtes and
Squyeriz, to the noumbre
in alle that faught that day
iijml. [3000], and it was done
on Thursday last past atwyx
xj. and xij. at mydday.

 

     The namys of the Lordes that were on the othir party
shewyn here aftyr:—

The Duke of York.
The Erle of Salysbury                  .
The Erle of Warwyk.
The Lord Clynton.
Sir Robert Ocle.

With many otheriz, to
the noumbre of vml. [5000]
men.

     And Sir Rober Ocle tok vjc. [600] men of the Marchis,
and tok the Market-place or ony man was war; than the
larum belle was ronge, and every man yed to harneys, for at
that tyme every man was out of ther aray, and they joynid
batayle anon; and it was done with inne di. [i.e. one half]
houre, and there were slayn the men, whos namys folwyn:—

The Duke Somyrcete.
The Erle Northombirlond.
The Lord Clyfford.
The Lord Clynton.
Sir Bartyn at Wessyll.
Babthorpe and hese sone.
Cotton, Receyvour of the
     Duchye.
Gryphet, Ussher of Hall.
Herry Loweys.
Wyllyam Regmayde.
John Raulyns. Asple.
Harpour, Yoman of the Croune.

With many othir men, to
the noumbre of iiijc [400],
and as many or mo hurt.
The Kynge was hurt with
an harwe in the necke. The
Duke of Bukkyngham hurt,
and fled in to the Abbey.
The Erle Devynshire hurt.
The Erle Stafford and Dor-
cetyr gretly hurt. Fylongley
faught manly, and was shet
thorwe the armys in iij. or
iiij. placys.

     The Duke of Norfolke come a day aftyr the jurney was
done with vjmll. [6000] men.

     And the Erle of Oxinford also.

The Erle of Shrewysbury,           
Lord Crumwelle,
And Sir Thomas Stanley,

with xmll. [10,000] men were
comynge.

     The Kynge with all the Lordes come to London to West-
menstyr on Fryday, at vj. of clocke at aftyr none, and London
went a generalle processyon the same day.

   1 [From MS. Phillipps, 9735, No. 278.]

 

 

 

[MAY 22]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1455
[MAY 22]