[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] The king aduertised hereof, caused a great armie to be assembled, and came forward with the same to|wards his enimies: but yer the king came to No|tingham,The shiriffe of Yorkeshire. sir Thomas, or (as other copies haue) Rafe Rokesbie shiriffe of Yorkeshire, assembled the forces of the countrie to resist the earle and his power, com|ming to Grimbaut brigs, beside Knaresbourgh, there to stop them the passage; but they returning a|side, got to Weatherbie, and so to Tadcaster, and fi|nallie came forward vnto Bramham more, neere to Haizelwood, where they chose their ground méet to fight vpon.His hardie co|rage to fight. The shiriffe was as readie to giue bat|tell as the earle to receiue it, and so with a standard of S. George spred, set fiercelie vpon the earle, who vnder a standard of his owne armes incountred his aduersaries with great manhood. There was a sore incounter and cruell conflict betwixt the parties but in the end the victorie fell to the shiriffe. The lord Bardolfe was taken, but sore wounded, so that he shortlie after died of the hurts.The earle of Northumber|land slaine. ¶ As for the earle of Northumberland, he was slaine outright: so that now the prophesie was fulfilled, which gaue an ink|ling of this his heauie hap long before; Abr. Fl. out of Tho. Walsin. Hypod. pag. 172. namelie,

Stirps Persitina periet confusa ruina.

For this earle was the stocke and maine root of all that were left aliue called by the name of Persie; and of manie more by diuerse slaughters dispatched. For whose misfortune the people were not a little sor|rie, making report of the gentlemans valiantnesse, renowne, and honour, and applieng vnto him cer|teine lamentable verses out of Lucane, saieng:

Sed nos nec sanguis, nec tantùm vulnera nostri

Affecere senis; quantum gestata per vrbem

Ora ducis, quae transfixo deformia pil [...]

Vidimus.

For his head, full of siluer horie heares, being put vpon a stake, was openlie carried through London, and set vpon the bridge of the same citie: in like ma|ner was the lord Bardolfes. The bishop of Bangor was taken and pardoned by the king, for that when he was apprehended, he had no armor on his backe. This battell was fought the ninteenth day of Febru|arie. ¶The king to purge the North parts of all re|bellion, and to take order for the punishment of those that were accused to haue succoured and assisted the earle of Northumberland, went to Yorke, where when manie were condemned, and diuerse put to great fines, and the countrie brought to quiet|nesse, he caused the abbat of Hailes to be hanged, who had béene in armour against him with the fore|said earle.The abbat of Hails hanged