[1] [2] The souldiers being well bent to fight in his de|fense, besought him to be of good chéere, promising with an oth to stand with him against the duke, and all his partakers vnto death: but his could not in|courage him at all, so that in the night next insuing, he stole from his armie,K. Richard stealeth awaie from his ar|mie, and ta|keth the castell of Flint. and with the dukes of Exce|ster and Surrie, the bishop of Carleill, and sir Ste|phan Scroope, and about halfe a score others, he got him to the castell of Conwaie, where he found the earle of Salisburie, determining there to hold him|selfe, till he might sée the world at some better staie; for what counsell to take to remedie the mischéefe thus pressing vpon him he wist not. On the one part he knew his title iust, true, and infallible; and his conscience cleane, pure, and without spot of enuie or malice: he had also no small affiance in the Welsh|men, and Cheshire men. On the other side, he saw the puissance of his aduersaries, the sudden depar|ting of them whom he most trusted, and all things turned vpside downe: he euidentlie saw, and mani|festlie perceiued, that he was forsaken of them, by whom in time he might haue béene aided and relie|ued, where now it was too late, and too farre ouer|passed.