ISS ym mnf be affurcd that font ftrang msdm ham been entered into bemmm tfaeoi face he ins cmfM the fea by their invitation/ The king was dftmderftruck at hearing this, and'knew not what aafwer to make* for his cou-rage forfook him, and ht fore&w affairs would end badly unlefs proper fteps were immediately taken. Having mufed a while, he replied to the knights who had given him this information,—* € Inftantly make ready our men at aims and archers» and iflue a fpecial fumraora throughout the king-dom for the aflêmbling of all my vaffals, as I will not f y before my fubjeéfcs.* * By God/ anfwered the knights, * every thing goes badly, for your men are leaving you and running off. You have already loft half your army, and the remainder arc paaicftrock and wavering.9 € What can I dp then V afkitd the Mag. * We wil tel you, fire: quit the field* for you cannot hold it longer, and intake for one of your caftles, where you can rc-' main until your brother, fir John Holland, who is m tntcrprifing and courageous, and muft now have heard of the rebellion, come to you : he will, by force or negotiations, bring your aftkirs into a dif-ferent- ftate from that in which they are at prefent* When it is known that he has taken the field, many who have led from you wil join him.* The king agreed to this advice. The earl of Salifbury was not then with him, but m another part of the country j. and, when he heard that the earl of Derby was marching a large army againft the king, he judged things would turn out badly •' K 3 . " for