[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] There were in this armie now assembled at Roc|kesborough togither with those of the bishoprike, Abington. The number of men armed in this armie. a|bout three thousand men of armes mounted on bar|ded horsses, besides foure thousand other armed men on horssebacke without bards. There were also a great number of footmen, and yet none but such as came vpon their owne good willes, the which were almost all Welshmen or Irishmen.Welshmen and Irishmen. There came al|so afterwards fiue hundred men of armes well ap|parelled, furnished and mounted out of Gascoine, of the which a certeine number were sent to Berwike by the king:Gascoins. where after the battell fought with the Scots, they remained in garison. The earle of Here|ford, N. Triuet. and the earle Marshall were present with their retinues amongst other in this armie here assembled at Rockesborough, the which vpon suspicion concei|ued of that they had heard, thought it not sufficient to haue the kings letters patents touching the con|firmation of the two charters,The earles of Hereford and Marshall mis|trust the king. and other the articles aboue mentioned, signed by him, whilest he was out of the realme, and therefore required that he would now within his owne land confirme the same a|gaine. Here the bishop of Durham, Iohn earle of Surrie, William earle of Warwike, and Rafe erle of Glocester, vndertooke for the king, that after he had subdued his enimies, and should be againe re|turned into the realme, he should satisfie them in that behalfe, and confirme the same articles.