{119} See Sandford’s _Genealogical History_, p. 381. Carte, in his _History of England_, vol. ii. p. 758, gives the 28th of April, 1442, as the date of Edward’s birth. {122a} It seems remarkable that the Yorkists were allowed to ascend the elevated ground from Saxton, and to come in front of the Lancastrians, without, as far as can be discovered from history, experiencing any check or resistance from the latter; but that may, perhaps, be accounted for, if the Lancastrians acted on the defensive upon a preconcerted plan, and did not choose to leave what they had purposely selected as a good position, and which certainly possessed considerable advantages. {122b} It is, however, very probable that the action at Dintingdale was soon over, and if so, the Lancastrians may not have had sufficient time to have sent succours to Lord Clifford. {122c} See also 1 Leland’s _Itinerary_, fo. 47 [45]:— “In the Chyrch Yard were many of the Bones of men that were killid at Palmesunday feld buried. “They lay afore in 5 Pittes, yet appering half a mile of by North in Saxton Feldes.” {123a} Their numbers show it to be quite impossible, that they could have any relation to some bones, which Leland and Stow mention, as having been removed by Mr. Hungate, from the field of Towton. The quantity of the latter must have been insignificant. {123b} Lel. _Itinerary_, vol. vi. fo. 17 [p. 16]. Stow, fo. 416. {123c} In the engraving it is called by mistake, “at Towton,” instead of “at Saxton.” {125a} Drake’s _Eboracum_, p. 111. {125b} This is evidently an error. It is remarkable that Dr. Whitaker calls it in that place the 20th of March, but the 29th in an engraving of the lid of the tomb, introduced almost immediately before. {125c} Whitaker’s _Loidis and Elmete_ (_History of Leeds_), vol. i. p. 156. Dr. Whitaker states, that in this reading he was greatly assisted by the following copy of the inscription which he had obtained from Hopkinson’s MSS., as it was partly read and partly guessed at, by a transcriber, about the time of Charles I.:— HIC JACET RANULPHUS DNS. DE DACRE ET GREYSTOCKE, HEROS, MILES STRENUUS QUI OBIIT IN BELLO PRO REGE SUO HENRICO SEXTO ANNO MCCCCLXI, VIDELICET DOMINICA PALMARUM CUJUS ANIME P’PITIETUR DEUS. AMEN. Dr. Whitaker also states his conviction that the word “heros” is a mistake for “verus,” and that “strenuus,” for which there has been no room in the line, has been another guess for the former epithet, “a true knight,” being the genuine language of chivalry.—_Ibid._, p. 156. {127a} Such, for example, amongst others, as the murders of the Earl of Rutland, Edward Prince of Wales, Lord Hastings, &c. &c. {127b} It is remarkable that three of the battles during those wars were fought on Sundays, viz., Blore Heath, Towton, and Barnet. {127c} See some of the instances mentioned in _Rot. Parl._ 1 Edward IV. (1461), vol. v. fo. 476.