Compare 1577 edition: 1 It was reported for a truth, that now when the king had condescended vnto all that was resonable at his hands to be required, and seemed to humble himselfe more than was meet for his estate, the earle of Worcester (vpon his returne to his nephue) made relation cleane contrarie to that the king had said,The earle of Worcesters double dea|ling in wrong reporting the kings words. in such sort that he set his nephues hart more in displea|sure towards the king, than euer it was before, dri|uing him by that meanes to fight whether he would or not: then suddenlie blew the trumpets, the kings part crieng S. George vpon them, the aduersaries cried Esperance Persie, and so the two armies furiouslie ioined. The archers on both sides shot for the best game, laieng on such load with arrowes, that manie died, and were driuen downe that neuer rose againe.
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3 The Scots (as
some write) which had the fore ward on the Persies side,
Hall. The Scots. intending to be reuenged of their old displeasures doone to them by the
English nation, set so fiercelie on the kings fore ward, led by the earle of Stafford, that they made the
same draw backe, and had almost broken their aduersaries ar|raie. The Welshmen also which before had [...]aine lur|king in the woods, mounteines, and marishes, hea|ri [...]g of this battell toward, came to the aid of the Persies,The Welsh|men come to aid
the Per|sies. and refreshed the wearied people with new succours. The king perceiuing that his men
were thus put to distresse, what with the violent impression of the Scots, and the tempestuous stormes of
ar|rowes, that his aduersaries discharged fréely against him and his people, it was no need to will him to
stirre: for suddenlie with his fresh battell, he appro|ched and relieued his men; so that the battell began
more fierce than before. Here the lord Henrie Per|sie, and the earle Dowglas, a right stout and hardie
capteine, not regarding the shot of the kings battell, nor the close order of the ranks, pressing forward
to|gither bent their whole forces towards the kings per|son, comming vpon him with speares and swords so
fiercelie, that the earle of March the Scot,
The earle of March.
Tho. Walsi.
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that daie holpe his father like a lustie yoong gentleman:
Hall. The valiance of the yoong prince. for although he was hurt in the face with an
arrow, so that diuerse noble men that were about him, would haue conueied him foorth of the field, yet he
would not suffer them so to doo, least his departure from amongst his men might happilie haue striken some
feare into their harts: and so with|out regard of his hurt, he continued with his men, & neuer
ceassed, either to fight where the battell was most hot, or to incourage his men where it séemed most néed.
This battell lasted thrée long houres,A sore battell & well main|teined.
with indifferent fortune on both parts, till at length, the king crieng saint George victorie, brake the
arraie of his enimies, and aduentured so farre, that (as some write) the earle Dowglas strake him
downe,The valiant dooings of the earle Dow|glas. & at that instant slue
sir Walter Blunt, and thrée other, apparelled in the kings sute and clothing, saieng: I maruell to sée so
many kings thus suddenlie arise one in the necke of an other. The king in deed was raised, & did
that daie manie a noble feat of armes, for as it is written, he slue that daie with his owne hands six and
thirtie persons of his enimies.
The high manhood of the king. The lord Persie slaine.