[1] The king aduertised of this answer, more wilfull than tollerable, appointed him rather to trie battell, than deliuer the duke of Summerset to his enimies. Whereof they ascerteined made no longer staie, but streightwaie sounded the trumpet to battell: or ra|ther (as Hall saith) while king Henrie sent foorth his ambassadours to treat of peace at the one end of the towne, the earle of Warwike with his Marchmen entred at the other end,The first bat|t [...]ll of saint [...]bons. Wh [...]thamsted and fiercelie setting on the kings fore-ward, within a small time discomfited the same. The place where they first brake into the towne, was about the middle of saint Peters stréet. The fight for a time was right sharpe and cruell, for the duke of Summerset, with the other lords, comming to the succours of their companions that were put to the woorse, did what they could to beat backe the eni|mies: but the duke of Yorke sent euer fresh men to succour the wearie, and to supplie the places of them that were hurt, Edw. Hall. whereby the kings armie was final|lie brought low, and all the cheefteins of the field slaine and beaten downe.