[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Suerlie his presence was so much desired of all the people,The loue which the peo|ple bare to the earle of Warwike. that almost all men were readie in ar|mour, looking for his arriuall: for they iudged that the verie sunne was taken from the world when hée was absent. When he had receiued such letters of comfort, he determined with the duke, and the earles of Oxford and Penbroke (bicause quéene Margaret and hir sonne were not yet fullie furnished for the iournie) to go before with part of the nauie, and part of the armie. And euen as fortune would, the nauie of the duke of Burgognie at the same time by a tem|pest was scattered, & driuen beside the coast of Nor|mandie: so that the earle of Warwike in hope of a boune voiage, caused sailes to be halsed vp, and with good spéed landed at Darmouth in Deuonshire, from whence almost six moneths passed he tooke his iour|nie toward France (as before ye haue heard.) When the earle had taken land,A p [...]oclama| [...]ion. he made proclamation in the name of king Henrie the sixt, vpon high paines commanding and charging all men able to beare ar|mor, to prepare themselues to fight against Edward duke of Yorke, which contrarie to right had vsurped the crowne. It is almost not to be beléeued, how ma|nie thousands men of warre at the first tidings of the earles landing resorted vnto him.