■JJ' HISTORY OF 



stahil of Hauit'lagii, open teisdae that laste was, 

 cam owte of the Castel for to trete with the lebell 

 withowte any ostage laede in for hyni. And that 

 the same tyme Robin of Holond, and othir with 

 hym, the wheche toke Jankyn Euor, laede honde 

 opon the same William and lad hym awae, and 

 two zemen with hym ; one, Jak Mercer, and that 

 othir Harry Baker. And whatthae did with hem, 

 1 cannot sae at this tyme. Also Fevian Colier is 

 full seke, gif he be on life ; and mony of the sow- 

 diors bene dede there of the pestelence, and sum 

 drevyn out amonge the rebell, and sum gone into 

 Englond, and sum slaene in the wae toward Eng- 

 lond. But Sir Lewes and the remenant of the 

 sowdiors kepyn the castel welynogh yet. Also 

 will ze witte, that the sowdiors there tokyn the 

 keisof the Castell from the same constabil for sum 

 thinges that thae fonde with hym, and tokyn him 

 to Fivean and to sir Lewes, for to have hem in 

 kepyng al this qwarter of a zere gone. Wherfore, 

 I beceche zow hertly that ze wil sende warnyng to 

 my lord, in al the haste that ze mae wel, towelling 

 the maters before saede, so that my lorde mae be 



aviset whatte is best to do thereof. Also dure 

 sirs T dar sae to zow in councel that I durste lae 

 mv hede th;»t itiid Ihnr were two hundrel men in 



