MarginaliaK. Edwardes frendes resorte vnto hym. came to him, syr W. Parre, syr Thomas of Borough, syr Thomas Mōtgomerye, & diuers els of his assured frends with their aydes,MarginaliaK Edward resumeth the name of a kyng. which caused hym by proclamation, to stand to his owne title of kyng Edward the fourth, saying that they woulde serue no man, but a kyng. At the fame hereof beyng blowen abroade, as the Citizēs of Yorke were not a litle offended (& that worthely) so from other townes and cities, Lordes and noble men began to fall vnto hym, thynking with them selues, that þ^e Marques Montagew eyther fauoured hys cause, or was afrayde to encounter w^t the man.MarginaliaK. Edward commeth to Leycester. How soeuer it was, K. Edward beyng now more fully furnished at all poyntes, came to þ^e towne of Leycester, and there hearyng that the earle of Warwicke accompanied with the earle of Oxford, were together at Warwicke, with a great power, mindinge to set on the Earle, he remoued from thence his armye, hoping to geue hym battayle. The Duke of Clarence in the meane tyme, about London had leuyed a great hoste cōmyng toward þ^e earle of Warwicke, as he was by the earle appoynted. But when the Earle sawe the Duke to lynger the tyme, he began to suspecte (as it fell out in deede) that he was altered to hys brethrenes part.MarginaliaK. Edward commeth to Warwicke. The king auauncing forwarde his host, came to Warwicke, where he founde all the people departed. From thēce he moued toward Couentry, where the Earle was: vnto whome the next daye after, he boldlye offered battayle.MarginaliaThe Earle of Warwicke flyeth to Couentrye. But the Earle expecting the Duke of Clarēce his cōmyng, kept hym within the walles. All this made for the kyng.MarginaliaThe Duke of Clarence cōmeth wyth a great armye. For he hearyng that his brother, Duke of Clarence was not far of, comming toward him with a great armye, raysed hys campe, and made toward him, eyther to entreate, or els to encounter with his brother. When ech hoste was in sight of the other, Richard duke of Gloucester, brother to them both, as arbitour betwene them, fyrst rode to the one, then to the other. Whether all thys was for a face of a matter made, it is vncertayne.MarginaliaConcorde of brethren. But hereby both the brethren, leauing all armye and weapon a syde, first louingly and familiarly commoned: after that, brotherly and naturally ioyned together. And that fraternal amitye, by proclamation also was ratified, and put out of all suspition.

MarginaliaThe Earle of Warwicke refuseth to be reconciled. Then was it agreed betwene þ^e iij. brethren to attempt the earle of Warwicke, if he likewise would be reconciled, but he crying out shame vpō the Duke of Clarence, stoode at vtter defiance.MarginaliaK. Edward commeth to Londō. From thence kyng Edwarde so strongly furnished, and dayly encreasing, taketh his way to Lōdon. Where, after it was knowen that þ^e duke of Clarence was come to hys brethren much feare fell vpon the Londoners, casting with them selues what was best to do. The sodaynes of tyme permitted no long consultation. There was at London the same tyme, the Archbyshop of Yorke, brother to the earle of Warwicke, and the duke of Somerset, with other of K. Henries counsayle to whome the earle had sent in commaundement a litle before, knowyng the weakenes of the Citie, that they should keepe the Citie from their enemies ij. or. iij. dayes and he woulde followe with all possible speede, with a puissaunt armie. Who, according to their commaundement, defended the citie with all their power, but yet to litle purpose:MarginaliaLondoners take parte with kyng Edward. For the Citizens consultyng with thēselues for their owne most indēnity, hauyng no walles to defend them, thought best to take that way, which semed to thē most sure and safe, and therfore concluded to take part w^t kyng Edwarde. This was not so soone knowne abroade, but the communaltie rāne out by heapes to mete kyng Edward, and to salute him as their kyng.MarginaliaK. Henryes coūsaylours flye away. Wherupon the Duke of Somerset, with other of kyng Henryes Counsayle, hearyng therof, and wonderyng at the sodayne chaunge of the world, to shift for them selues, fled away and left there king Henry alone:MarginaliaK. Henry agayne taken and committed to prison. Who the same day beyng caused by the Archbyshop of Yorke, to ryde about London like a kyng, was before night made captiue, and reduced agayne to the tower.

It was not long after these thinges thus done at London, but the cōmyng of the Earle of Warwicke was heard of, who thinkyng to preuente mischiefes with makyng spede came a litle to late and missed of his purpose. In the Earles army were Iohn Duke of Excester, Edmond Earle of Somerset, Iohn Earle of Oxford, and Marques Mountacute the Earles brother. The earle had now passed a great part of his iourney, when he hearyng newes of the world so chaunged, and of the captiuitie of K. Henry, was not a litle thereat appalled in his minde: wherefore he stayd with hys armye at S. Albons, to see what way further to take.MarginaliaThe Earle of Warwicke commeth to Barnet. And for somuch as there was no other remedye, but eyther he must yelde, or one conflicte must finishe the matter: he remoued to Barnet. x. myles from S. Albons.

Agaynst him set forth kyng Edward, well appointed w^t a strong army of piked and able persons, with artillerie, engines & instrumentes meete for the purpose: bringing with hym also K. Henry. On Easter euen he came to Barnet, & there he embattelled hymselfe.MarginaliaThe battayle at Barnet. In the mornyng vpon Easter day the battaile began, and fiercely continued almost till noone, with murder on eche side much doubtfull, tyll both partes were almost wery with fightyng and murderyng. King Edward then desirous to see an ende, of or on, with a great crew of new fresh souldiours, set vpon his weried enemies. Wherby the Earles mē, although encouraged with wordes of their captaine, stoutly fought, but they sore woūded and weried, could not long hold out.MarginaliaThe Earle of Warwick and his brother slayne. The earle rushyng into the middest of his enemies, ventured so farre, that he could not be rescued: where he was striken downe & slaine, and there lay he. Marques Mountacute thinkyng to succour his brother whom he saw to be in great ieoperdy, was likewise ouerthrowen and slayne. After that Richard Neuell, Earle of Warwike, and hys brother were gone, the rest fled, and many were taken. The number of them whiche were in this field slayne, are iudged about x. thousand, as Polydore Virgill reciteth. Fabian numbreth of them that were slayne, but xv. hundreth. The Duke of Somerset and Earle of Oxford thinking to flee to Scotlād, turned to Iaspar Earle of Pēbroke in Wales. The duke of Exeter hardly escaped to Westminster, and there toke sanctuary. For the death of the Earle of Warwike the king was not so glad, as he was sory for Marques Mountacute, whō he tooke to be his friend. The corpes of these two were brought to the church of Paules, where they lay open in two coffins two dayes, and then were interred. Ex Polyd. & alijs.

MarginaliaDifference betwene Polydore & Fabian.
Hall follower of Polydore. ¶ In the narration of this history, Polydore Virgill, whom Hall followeth word for worde, doth some deale differ from Rob. Fabian. Neither doe I doubt, but both these had their authors, by whom they were directed. Notwithstanding this I maruail, that Polydore writyng of so many thinges which he neuer saw, doth not vouchsafe to cite vnto vs those writers of whom he borowed.MarginaliaPolydore is sayd to haue burned a number of our English writers. And more doe I meruaile or rather lament, if it be true that I haue hearde, that he not onely nameth no author vnto vs, but also burned an heape of our English stories vnknowen after the finishyng of his, in the dayes of king Henry the 8. But nowe to our text agayne.

MarginaliaThe returne of Queene Margaret into England. All this while yet Queene Margeret with yong prince Edward her sonne, was scarse come ouer, beyng long let with contrary wyndes, who at length in the month of Aprill arriuyng at Waymouth in Dorsetshire, and hearing the sorowfull tidings of these thinges lately happened to her husband, and to the Earle of Warwike and his brother, and of the prosperous successe of kyng Edward: was so dismaid disquieted, and peirced with sorrow, seyng all thinges contrary to her expectation, so to frame agaynst her, that she fared and tooke on with her selfe, lamentyng her husband, bewayling her sonne, cursing her commyng, and crying out of Fortune, as though blynde Fortune were she that gouerneth tymes and tydes, rewarding iust punishmentes to vniust deseruinges of men, and not the secret power and terrible iustice of almighty God.MarginaliaQueene Margaret for sorrow swoundeth.
Ex Polyd. lib. 24. Such was then the impaciency of that Queene, beyng not able to beare the vehemency of her passion (who rather should haue sorrowed the dolorous death of duke Humfrey, whō before she neglected, but now she lacked) that her senses fayled, her spirites were taken, her speach decayed, and lyfe almost gone, she fell to the groūd as one that would rather would dye, thē liue.MarginaliaQueene Margaret taketh sanctuarie. In this desolate case, Queene Margaret learning now to know her friendes frō her foes, when it was to late, fraught full of heauines, without solace or hope of remedy, she with her sonne and her cōpany departed for her next refuge, to a monastery of monkes called Beaulie in Hamshire, there to take sanctuary, & priuilege of the house.

Yet all hartes were not sound nor subdued in England especially Edmond duke of Somerset, with Lord Iohn his brother, Thomas Courtney, Earle of Deuonshire, Iasper Earle of Penbroke, Lord Wenlocke, Iohn Longscrother beyng Prior of the Knightes of Rhodes in Saint Iohns.MarginaliaQueene Margaret moued by her frendes to renue warre agaynst kyng Edward. These hearyng of the Queenes returne, with spede resorted to her, by whom she beyng somewhat quickened in her spirites, and animated to warre, began to take some harte and to follow their counsayle: which was, in all the whote hast, to renue warre agaynst king Edward, beyng now vnprouided, by reason his army was now dispersed, and chiefest of hys souldioures wasted. Here great hope of victory was shewed, great promises made. Although the Quenes mynd was, beyng more carefull for the young Prince, then for her selfe, to send hym ouer into Fraunce, before some proofe of triall made: yet followyng the contrary counsayle of them, and partly cut of by shortnesse of tyme, which required hast,