[1] Those northerne lords and other that were with the queene,The northern men enter in|to S. Albons. made forward, and entring into S. Albons, meant to passe through the towne, and so to coape with their enimies; but finding a sort of archers ran|ged néere to the great crosse in the market place, to defend their passage, they were receiued with such a storme of arrowes, which came flieng about their eares as thicke as haile, that they were quicklie re|pell [...]d backe, and with losse driuen to retire in hast vnto the west end of the towne; where, by a lane that leadeth northwards vp to saint Peters stréet, they made their entrie, and had there also a sharpe in|counter against certeine bands of the kings people. But after great slaughter on both parts, they got throughThey passe through it. and vpon the heath that lieth at the north end of the towne, called Barnard heath, they had a farre greater conflict with foure or fiue thousand of the kings armie, that séemed as they had beene auant courrers.