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with 22 of his suite, including some who were valets or other inferior persons not included in the Indenture or Retinue Roll. Some of this party accompanied the king to Agincourt.

SIR JOHN GREYNDOUR.-Nothing is found respecting this knight except his Indenture of Jewels, and that is cancelled in the usual manner, by being clipped. He had covenanted to bring 9 lances and 30 archers.

SIR THOMAS GRISBY.-He indented to serve with 2 men-atarms and 9 archers.

SIR JAMES HARINGTON.-He was dead, and his Account was rendered by Nicholas Harington and Richard de Sherburn, his executors. His engagement had been to serve with 9 menat-arms and 30 archers. When he was at Southampton, ready to sail, he received the king's commands to remain at home, with one of his men-at-arms, for the security of the North Parts. The other 8 men-at-arms, with the archers, were with the king at Harfleur. Two of the archers died at the siege, and one was left there in garrison. The rest marched on with the king when he left Harfleur, on the 6th of October, for Agincourt, and were present at the battle. Roger Hart, one of the archers, was slain by a gun; the rest returned with the king by Calais and Dover.

This Sir James Harington was one of the 10 knights and esquires of Lancashire who covenanted with the Sheriff to bring, each, 50 archers into the field. The Accounts exist of this contingent, rendered by the same executors, jointly with Richard Harrington, his son and heir. He had received as Prest Money, £113. 15s., from the Sheriff. The account of their services closes on October 6. There was issued to these archers, from the king's stores at Harfleur, 107 quarterns of flour, 23 hundred weight of beef, and 18 tuns 15 gallons and 2 pitchers of wine.

Of these 50, Robert Swan and Tho. de Beseley died at Har

fleur; William Bullour, William de Dunourdale, John de Sonkey, and William Wilson, died in the battle. The word "contremonde," is against the name of "Roger Wilkynson Thomson." Henry Gilmyn remained at Calais; Robert Hunter and 41 others returned to England.

MONS. WILLIAM HARINGTON.-By his Indenture of Jewels we learn that he indented to bring 9 lances and 30 archers into the field. A cask of wine was issued to him at Harfleur.

SIR RICHARD HASTINGS.-He indented to serve with 7 menat-arms and 24 archers.

SIR THOMAS HAWLER.-He indented to bring 1 lance and 6 archers.

SIR WALTER HUNGERFORD.-His Indenture of Jewels only remains, from which we learn that he had undertaken to bring 19 lances and 50 archers into the field.

SIR RICHARD DE KIGHLEY.-This was another of the 10 Lancashire knights and esquires who entered into the agreement with Sir Robert Urswick, the Sheriff, to bring, each, 50 archers into the field; and he received the same sum as prest money, £113. 158., that was paid to Sir James Harington. He also entered into the usual indenture with the king to serve with 4 or 5 men-at-arms and 18 archers. The Account was rendered by Henry Kighley, his executor, he himself having been slain at Agincourt. The history of this unfortunate contingent is very complete. One of his men-at-arms, named Thomas de Kighley, died at Harfleur, three days after the town was taken. Two, William de Pemberton and Thomas de Standish, were among the sick at Harfleur, and had the king's license to return after the town was taken. The other 2, Robert de Kighley and William de Walton, were at the battle of Agincourt, and returned by Calais to England. Four of the 18 archers were slain at the

battle. Their names were William de Holand, John Greenbogh,

Robert de Bradshaw, and Gilbert Howson. being in the battle, returned to England.

The rest, after

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50 Lancashire bowmen, 6 died at the siege of Harfleur; 10 had license to return, before the town was taken, on account of sickness; 8 were placed in garrison, at Harflete; 7 were taken prisoners the day before the battle of Agincourt. The remaining 19 were at the battle.

SIR ROBERT LAURENCE.-At the time of his engagement to serve he was only an esquire, but a knight at the time of his accounting. His undertaking was to serve with 1 man-at-arms and 6 archers. This small party took 2 prisoners, one called Puffenhoven, the name of the other was unknown. The ransom paid for both was £13. 6s. 8d. He accounts also for the service of 50 archers, for whom he received the prest money, £113. 15s., from the Sheriff of Lancashire.

SIR ROWLAND LENTALE. and 36 archers. Three of the men-at-arms had license to return from Harfleur, and 2 of the archers died at the siege; nine valets are in the list of the sick; the rest were at Agincourt.

His retinue was 11 men-at-arms

SIR NICHOLAS DE LONGFORD, another of the Lancashire Knights who covenanted with the sheriff to serve with 50 archers under his command. No account of this party has been found. He also entered into a personal agreement to serve with 5 menat-arms and 18 archers.

SIR JOHN MONTGOMERY: knighted during the campaign, being only an esquire when he indented to serve with 3 archers. His Account closes with the 6th of October, so that he did not go on from Harfleur.

SIR HENRY PERCY.-We have only 2 of the indentures, by which it appears that he had engaged to serve with 5 lances and 18 archers.

SIR THOMAS PERCY.-Of him also nothing remains but the Indenture of Jewels: he brought 1 lance and 6 archers.

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SIR WILLIAM PHILIP.-He brought with him 9 men-at-arms and 30 archers they were with the king at Agincourt. William Kempston, one of the party, had a share in taking the Seigneur de Corpe prisoner.

MONS. JOHN PHILIP.-His Indenture of Jewels shews that he had covenanted to serve with 29 lances and 30 archers. The only other notice we have of him is, that when the army was before Harfleur he received 2 casks of wine from the king's cellar.

SIR WILLIAM PORTER.-He indented to serve with 7 menat-arms and 24 archers, being then only an esquire. He was knighted early in the expedition, being described as a knight in the roll of the sick at Harfleur, in which appear the names of 3 of his esquires and 11 valets. John Coton, one of his men-atarms, had license to return from Harfleur.

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SIR JOHN RADCLIFFE, so called when he accounted, but 'John Fitz-James de Radcliffe' when he indented to serve. brought 5 men-at-arms and 18 archers. He entered Harfleur with the Duke of Exeter (Earl of Dorset), captain of the said town, on September 22, and remained there for its safe custody.

SIR RICHARD RADCLIFFE, another of the Lancashire Knights who entered into the covenant with the sheriff to bring 50 archers into the field. He joined also in an Indenture of Jewels with ROBERT DE RADCLIFFE, THOMAS DE RADCLIFFE, and WILLIAM . . . . (whose surname cannot be decyphered), he himself stipulating to bring 2 men-at-arms and 9 archers, the others engaging to bring 3 lances and 8 archers. Nothing more is found respecting them, except that there is his indenture with the lord treasurer.

SIR JOHN ROBESSART.-The Jewel Indenture shews that he had indented to serve with 5 lances and 18 archers. They were mustered on the heath at Southampton, with 6 supernumerary archers, on the 13th of July. We hear no more of them.

SIR LODOWICK ROBESART.-His indenture with the treasurer for prest money remains, but is too much decayed to be of use beyond shewing that he was one who indented to serve in this expedition.

SIR RALPH SHIRLEY.-He had 5 men-at-arms and 18 archers. He and 2 of his men-at-arms had the king's licence to return from Harfleur on the 5th of October, two days before the king began his march towards Agincourt. We learn from the Retinue Roll that the two who returned were John Husee and John Winslow; and that the other 3, namely, Ralph Fowne, John Waryn, and John Gloucester, were at Agincourt. Ralph Fowne, was the person who took the Duke of Bourbon prisoner, who was delivered to the king, according to the terms of the agreement concerning prisoners, in whose hands the duke was at the time the Account was rendered. Five of the archers returned to England from Harfleur; the rest went on to Agincourt, and returned with the king by Calais to Dover.

SIR JOHN SOTHEWORTH.-Another of the Lancashire knights who covenanted with the sheriff to bring 50 bowmen. No Account has been discovered.

SIR HUGH STANDISH.-Nothing remains but the Jewel Indenture, by which it appears he engaged to serve with 2 lances and 9 archers.

SIR RALPH STANLEY.-He was also one of the Knights of Lancashire, who covenanted with the sheriff, Sir Robert Urswick, to bring 50 bowmen into the field. He indented also with the king to serve with 3 lances, and 12 archers, as appears by the Indenture of Jewels.

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