[1] The earle of Warwike,The earle of Warwike. N. Triuet. hearing that a great number of Welshmen was assembled togither, and lodged in a vallie betwixt two woods, he chose out a number of horssemen, with certeine crossebowes and archers, and comming vpon the Welshmen in the night, compassed them round about, the which pitching the ends of their speares in the ground, and turning the points against their enimies, stood at de|fense so to keepe off the horssemen. But the earle ha|uing placed his battell so, that euer betwixt two horssemen there stood a crosbow, a great part of the Welshmen which stood at defense in maner aforesaid with their speares,The Welsh|men ouer|throwne by the earle of Warwike. were ouerthrowne and broken with the shot of the quarels, and then the earle char|ged the residue with a troope of horssmen, and bare [page 294] them downe with such slaughter, as they had not sus|teined the like losse of people (as was thought) at a|nie one time before.