ILLUSTRATIONS

OF

BRITISH HISTORY

IN THE REIGN OF HENRY VIII.

No. I.

(Talbot Papers, Vol. A. fol. 83.)

Indorsed, "Order of the Army."*

The army, commanded by the King in person, which, passing over to France in June, 1513, beat the French in that remarkable action called, from the swiftness of their flight (or perhaps from a village called "Spours," near which it happened,) the Battle of Spurs, and afterwards took Terouenne. By "the Duke, and Mr. Almoner," are meant the Duke of Buckingham and Wolsey.

VOL. I.

B

Fitzwilliam, with his retinue of Sir Henry Marney.

the King's guard.

Askew and Hansard.

The Duke's company.
The Marquis's company.
Mr. Compton's company.
Mr. Dalby's men.

Sir Thomas Bury.

John Nevill.

THE MID-Ward.

The banner of houshold.
The Captains of the Bishops of
Winchester and Durham, and
Mr. Almoner, and their re-
tinues.

The Duke, and the Lord Ross.

The Lord Berners, with the foot

men of the spears, and his
own retinue.

The Servants of the petty Cap-
tains of the King's guard.
Sir John Raynesford.
Godfrey Folgeham.

Sir Anthony Owtred, Captain
for the time, with all the re-
sidue of men of arms, ditto
lances, and archers on horse-
back, to scour, and con-
duct the said ordnance and
rereward.

My Lord of Essex.

Sir John Peachy.

No. II.

(Talbot Papers, Vol. A. fol. 2.)

Indorsed, "Ordnance and Artillery, delivered by Sir Sampson Norton, by virtue of the King's warrants."

To my Lord D'Arcy, by 3 warrants; bows of yew, 4074; arrows, 8000 sheaves; bow-strings, 10,000; stacks for the field, 2000; bow chests and arrow chests, 240.

To William Kingston, by one warrant; bows, 18. To Sir Henry Marney, knight, by one warrant ; bows, 94.