[1] [2] It was also told him, that the forenamed Staf|fords were in Worcestershire, and had raised a great band of the countrie people and commons there,Humfrie Stafford. Thomas Stafford. and had cast lots what part should assault the gates, what men should s [...]ale the wals of the citie of Worcester, and who should let the passages for letting of rescues and aiders. The king could not beleeue this report to be true at the first, but after that, by letters of cre|dence sent from his fréends, he was fullie persuaded that it was too true, he was put in no small feare, and not without great cause. For he wiselie conside|red, that he neither had anie competent armie rea|die, nor conuenient furniture to arme them that were present and also he was in such place, where he could not assemble anie power, but of those whome he sore mistrusted, as fréends to them that were most his enimies; the memorie of king Richard as yet being not amongst them forgotten nor worne out of mind.