[1] [2] The king after this comming to Barnet, would not suffer a man to remaine in the towne (that were of his host) but commanded them all to the field, and with them drew toward his enimies, and lodged with his armie more neere to them than he was a|ware of,K. Edward lodged before his enimies. by reason it was darke, so as he could not well discerne where they were incamped, fortifieng the field the best he could for feare of some sudden in|uasion. He tooke his ground not so euen afore them as he would haue doone, if he might haue discouered the place where they had lien; and by reason thereof he incamped somewhat aside slips of them, causing his people to kéepe as much silence as was possible, [least making anie noise with the busseling of their armour and weapons or otherwise with their toongs, the enimie might haue come to some knowledge of the kings priuie purpose, and so by preuention haue disappointed his policie by some prouident deuise; which bicause they wanted for the present time, it tur|ned to their disaduantage; after the old prouerbe:

Nescit prodesse qui nescit prouidus esse.]