[1] [2] [3] [page 523] The number of the Persies a [...]mie.Herevpon, the whole armie being in number a|bout fourtéene thousand chosen men, promised to stand with him so long as life lasted. There were with the Persies as chiefteines of this armie, the earle of Dowglas a Scotish man, the baron of Kinderton, sir Hugh Browne, and sir Richard Uernon knights, with diuerse other stout and right valiant capteins. Now when the two armies were incamped, the one against the other,The Persies sent their ar|ticles to the king. the earle of Worcester and the lord Persie with their complices sent the articles (where|of I spake before) by Thomas Caiton, and Thomas Saluain esquiers to king Henrie, vnder their hands and seales,King Henrie charged with periurie. which articles in effect charged him with manifest periurie, in that (contrarie to his oth recei|ued vpon the euangelists at Doncaster, when he first entred the realme after his exile) he had taken vpon him the crowne and roiall dignitie, imprisoned king Richard, caused him to resigne his title, and finallie to be murthered. Diuerse other matters they laid to his charge, as leuieng of taxes and tallages, contra|rie to his promise, infringing of lawes & customes of the realme, and suffering the earle of March to re|maine in prison, without trauelling to haue him de|liuered All which things they as procurors & protec|tors of the common-wealth,Procurors & protectors of the common-wealth. tooke vpon them to prooue against him, as they protested vnto the whole world.