[1] On the saturdaie in the morning, he sent the lord Daubeneie with a great companie to set on them earlie in the morning, which first got the bridge at Dertford Strand, which was manfullie defended by certeine archers of the rebels, whose arrowes (as is reported) were in length a full cloth yard. While the earles set on them on euerie side,Blackheath field. the lord Daubenie came into the field with his companie, and without long fighting, the Cornishmen were ouercome; and first they tooke the lord Daubenie prisoner: but whe|ther it were for feare, or for hope of fauour, they let him go at libertie, without hurt or detriment. There were slaine of the rebels which fought and resisted, aboue two thousand men (as Edward Hall noteth) and taken prisoners an infinite number,Thrée hun|dred slaine, & a thousand fiue hundred taken priso|ners, as Iohn Stow saith. & amongst them the blacke smith, and other the cheefe capteins, which were shortlie after put to death. When this bat|tell was ended, the king wanted of all his numbers but three hundred, which were slaine at that con|flict.