Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The earle of Warwike was nothing abashed herewith, but vnderstanding that this was all the re|sidue of king Edwards power, comforted his men to beare out this last brunt, and in so dooing the victo|rie was sure on their side, and the battell at an end: but king Edward so manfullie and valiantlie assai|led his aduersaries, in the middle and strongest part EEBO page image 685 of their battell, that with great violence he bare downe all that stood in his waie; for he was followed and assisted by a number of most hardie and faithfull men of warre, that shewed notable proofe of tried manhood in that instant necessitie. The earle of Warwike (when his souldiers all wearied with long fight, and sore weakened with woundes and hurts re|ceiued in the battell) gaue little heed to his words (be|ing a man of an inuincible stomach) rushed into the middest of his enimies, whereas he (aduenturing so farre from his companie, to kill and slea his aduersa|ries,The earle of Warwike [...]. that he could not be rescued) was amongst the preasse of his enimies striken downe and slaine.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The marquesse Montacute, thinking to succour his brother, was likewise ouerthrowne and slaine, with manie other of good calling, as knights and es|quiers,The mar|quesse Mon|tacute slaine. [...]. Flem. beside other gentlemen. [But some saie that the said marquesse, hauing agreed priuilie with king Edward, did weare his liuerie, whome one of his brother the earle of Warwiks men espieng, fell vp|on him and killed him outright.] Some write that this battell was so driuen to the vttermost point, that king Edward was constreined to fight in his owne person, and that the earle of Warwike, which was wont euer to ride on horsekacke from place to place, and from ranke to ranke, comforting his men, was now aduised by the marquesse his brother, to leaue his horsse, and to trie the extremitie by hand strokes, [which may be probable & likelie. But by the report of some it séemeth that he was not slaine in the heat of the conflict, [...] Fl. ex I. S. [...]. among the rout of the fighting men, but afterwards in this sort. For when he saw the kings power preuaile and his owne sore impaired and past hope of good spéed, with the slaughter of his adhe|rents (gentlemen of name) and himselfe in the verie mouth of the enimie in possibilitie to be deuoured, he lept vpon a horsse to flie, and comming into a wood where was no passage, one of king Edwards men came to him, killed him, and spoiled him to the naked skin. Sir William Tirrell knight was killed on the earle of Warwikes part.]

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 On both parties were slaine (as Ed. Hall saith) ten thousand at the least,The number at Bar|net field. where Fabian saith but fifteene hundred and somewhat aboue. Other write that there died in all about three thousand. Upon the kings part were slaine, the lord Crumwell, the lord Saie, the lord Montiois sonne and heire, sir Humfrie Bour|chier sonne to the lord Berners, and diuerse other knights, esquiers, and gentlemen. The battell indu|red the space of thrée hours verie doubtfull by reason of the mist, and in skirmishing and fighting, now in this place, now in that, but finallie the victorie fell on the kings side; and yet it could not be estéemed that his whole armie passed nine thousand fighting men (as some write) where his aduersaries (as by the same writers appeareth) were farre aboue that number. But bicause those that so write, séeme altogither to fauor king Edward, we maie beléeue as we list.