[1] [2] [3] The earle of Huntington and his companie seeing the force of the townesmen to increase, fled out on the backside, intending to repaire to the armie which they found dispersed and gone. Then the earle seeing no hope of comfort, fled into Essex. The other lords which were left fighting in the towne of Circester, were wounded to death and taken, and their heads stricken off and sent to London. Thus writeth Hall of this conspiracie, in following what author I know not. Thom. Wals. But Thomas Walsingham and diuerse other séeme somewhat to dissent from him in relation of this matter: for they write that the conspiratours ment vpon the sudden to haue set vpon the king in the castell of Windsore,A maske. vnder colour of a maske or mummerie, and so to haue dispatched him; and resto|ring king Richard vnto the kingdome, to haue reco|uered their former titles of honour, with the possessi|ons which they had lost by iudgement of the last par|lement. But the king getting knowledge of their pretensed treasons, got him with all spéed vnto London.