[This earle’s[1113] tragedy was not so soone finished, but one of the company had prouided for another of a notable person, lord _Tiptoft’s_ chiefe enemy: concerning whom hee sayd: “Lord God what trust is there in worldly chaunces? what stay in any prosperity? for see the earle of _Warwicke_ which caused the earle of _Worcester_ to be apprehended, attainted, and put to deth, triumphing with his old imprisoned and new vnprisoned prince, king _Henry_, was by and by after, and his brother with him, slayn at _Barnet_ field by king _Edward_, whom hee had before time damaged diuers wayes. As first by his friendes at _Banbury_ fielde, where to reuenge the death of his cosin _Henry[1114] Neuill_, syr _Iohn Coniers_, and _Iohn Clappam_, his seruauntes, slue fiue thousand _Welshmen_, and beheaded theyr captaynes, the earle of _Pembroke_ and syr _Richard Harbert_ his brother, after they were yeelded prisoners: of whom syr _Richard Harbert_ was the tallest gentilman both of his person and handes that euer I read or heard of. At which time also, _Robin_ of _Ridsdale_,[1115] a rebell of the earle of _Warwicke’s_ raysing, tooke the earle _Riuers_, king _Edwarde’s_ wiue’s father, and his sonne _Iohn_, at his manour of _Grafton_, and carried them to _Northampton_, and there without cause or proces beheaded them. Which spites to requite, king _Edward_ caused the lord _Stafford_ of _Sowthwike_, one of _Warwicke’s_ chiefe frendes, to be taken at _Brent march_, and headed at _Bridgewater_. This caused the earle shortly to raise his power, to encounter the king which came against him with an army, beside _Warwicke_ at _Wolney_, where hee wan the field, tooke the king prisoner, and kept him a while in _Yorkeshire_ in _Middleham_ castle: whence (as some say) hee released him againe, but other thinke hee corrupted hys keepers and so escaped. Then through the lords the matter was taken vppe betweene them, and they brought to talke togeather, but because they could not agree, the earle araised a new army, whereof he made captayn the lord _Welles’_ sonne, which broile king _Edward_ minding to appease by pollicy, fouly distained his honour, committing periury: for hee sent for the lord _Welles_ and his brother sir _Thomas Dymocke_, vnder safe conduite promising them vpon his fayth to keepe them harmelesse. But after, because the lord _Welles’_ sonne would not dissolue his army, beheaded them both and went with his power into _Lincolnshire_ and there fought with sir _Robert Welles_, and slewe ten thousand of his souldiers (yet ran they away so fast, that casting of their clothes for the more speede, caused it to bee called _Lose coate fielde_) and tooke sir _Robert_ and other, and put them to death in the same place. This misfortune forced the earle of _Warwicke_ to saile into _Fraunce_ where