[1] [2] On both parties were slaine (as Ed. Hall saith) ten thousand at the least,The number at Bar|net field. where Fabian saith but fifteene hundred and somewhat aboue. Other write that there died in all about three thousand. Upon the kings part were slaine, the lord Crumwell, the lord Saie, the lord Montiois sonne and heire, sir Humfrie Bour|chier sonne to the lord Berners, and diuerse other knights, esquiers, and gentlemen. The battell indu|red the space of thrée hours verie doubtfull by reason of the mist, and in skirmishing and fighting, now in this place, now in that, but finallie the victorie fell on the kings side; and yet it could not be estéemed that his whole armie passed nine thousand fighting men (as some write) where his aduersaries (as by the same writers appeareth) were farre aboue that number. But bicause those that so write, séeme altogither to fauor king Edward, we maie beléeue as we list.