The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-10-13
Miscellaneous.
NORFOLK AND HEREFORD,
A HISTORICAL SKETCH
az -iE riars OF WILLIAM rHK CosQuERoH'


ns,.engers Each contained hui aix words.
10 arms At Frnmlinghnm, Tor Norfolk and
III tle end Of lhe second day, gallant forca
ofmany hundred spears, aud large baud
0rbrhrr-, we're ready at HE castle for tho
march During those two days numerous
other messengers had been despatched TO
moro d,lm places. Tho letters which ihsy
lafr contained more detailed directions and
commands To tho ynynsors mud tenants ofthe
csh Ills line Of march wna pointed ont the
lauug places nnmedi aud Ia nii ,slrirt riturre
gmFlyen TO make no delay, bit to join him
100 the iinrch.
Messengers, however, arrived ms well as
+mucd; hut the news they brought WINS n
glhng Int pleasant % tho earl -Nldo, Bisl-
slol bnyeuN, the CQnqueror's ngoiher, md
teenl OF ilie kingdom,s0 The lididgs ran, waH
already ~ the field with a large inrcc, whho
he Bishop Of Worcester tho Abhoi ofAvcs.
ham, aud The Sheriff 0f Worcestershire, NJ
me head Of a powerful army, were marching
20 oppose the Earl Of Hereford, wherever DO
might attempt 10 cross the Severn.
rhi. intelligence took Norfolk by surprsc;
Tor the ucncherous diligence of Judith, anXi-
M 10 destroy her husband, WINS not known
for many M yenr nficr; mud no one could di-
vine how HE Regent aud the other officers
. Of the crown could be 20 suddenly prepared
TO oppose the instruction.
Nothing daunicd, howeVcr,tho bridegroom
plucd from his bride, nod, NJ the head or q.
bout 5000 men commenced his march Mar
.1rci, for her part, wouli add no weight to
The pain which pressed upon his heart. Sbo
vas calm, though grave; aud, though NJ the
~ embrace cliucring drop swan for n
uomcnt IN her eyes, she would not suffer il
---e''.a arer, hui crushed II GoTwCUu riTu irIrrr
lclashes NJ " trcnblcd on -ti,l-T--iA+ AL
dreaming banners aud irumpeiE sounding
me young earl marched on; aud from time
time h's scouts brought huck intelligence
Gwhat was passing in the country round
They thought tho news was joyful when they
carried thr tidiugs TINT no force was in sight,
atd The country profoundly quiet. Nor did
ile conncnpnco Of Norfolk undccciyc them,
tlgugh the tale wns not that which he wish.
ed 30 hear. lilo had expected TINT risings
would take place ~ every part Of England
that the SAXON people would start up aud
make some effort 10 break heir chnins, TINT
The lesser Norman bnrons would take the
hr'i opportunity Of resisting, nrmed,n hnugh.
~ rule which CALLED iFGrOuda6irils. lie
knew not how tamely nation eau bear OPP
preston to certain point. Al was still.
AZ length, on the morning or tho fourth
+ days march, scout came H., IN hrenthlcss
hsie,'to tell, that just three miles in advance
hargc body Of men, which he calculated at
ten thousand, WINS coming rnpidly forward.
Then we will fight them" said Norfolk,
BADLY "Our good cause more than doub-
les our numborsi" and he marched on. But
ere lac had gone half mile news was given
ban tllnt considerable force was seen upon
his righH'and from the lefi, too, tdings came
ollargG bodies of light horse securing the
ia, country on the side of Cambridge.
The prospect was not pleasant, certainly.
II, &. ~
odds were somewhat fearful. Norfolk tho't
-efMargaret; but TINT thought did not sink his
Mcatt, or Cypress his energies. al will do
great deeds for her love-" he snid. "Then,
,fl live or die site will love me stiIl;" nnd,nd-
vancing little, Till tIo reached slightly ris-
ing ground which lac Ind seen before him,
he took possession Of the summit, mud made
ihc best preparation he could against the at.
tack Of superior force. Calling the in.
ieror harons aud leaders around him, in a
few brief words he told them, that they must
now each man, prGpure TO do his best. and
mlEe vaior supply tho piurr' t,f ftttf,,iefs,-
I'VE have seen battles won," hc snid ga |
GAINS, much greater disparity than is here |
Remember where ihcro is the more risk /.
hete Is the more glory, and TINT one battle I
.aned IN suctI circumstances is-tt+efe- ti,H,,-
ven victories with a superior t6rrr. a-----------
His final dispositions were hardly com
'Plele when he saw The lines of the light
troops begin to appear, the Geneidires of
norman army; and then, with hamper and
nag and pcnnon displayed, came on the over |
whelning force of the Regent. The henrts
Of some Of Norfok's followers sank when
'bey saw the long array Of spears, and the /
green mnsscs of bowmcn, depluying in line,
'ana lr Overlapping the wings OF their own /
n,ue lorce on either side. Still they did pot
Wle,hlt 20 ny, and bore the first brunt of the |
fD1tlIe brnyely; but, NJ length, infer n fierce
nnd hcry struggle of ut lenst an hours durn-
ton, body Of the Regents horse contriyed
to break through thick hedge which doG.n. |
dcd Nordlk's nrchers on the left, and poured
suddenly in amongst them. A panic seized
The men; aud, recoling in broken masses ON
their own cavalry,thcy first carried confusion
MO the Other rnnks ahd then fled amain,
COMMUNICATING their own terror ms lheywent |
IN vain Norfolk stroYe to rally them, or TO
restore order amongst his cavalry. In vain |
negNposed himsclfto every danger. In vain
ne gathered together body oftwo hundred
o. lls stoutest men-in-arms, and cndeavored |
20 stem the progress OF the enemy, while |
others attempted to restore order in tho rear !
Inc dsarray md terror WINS too great and
700 general TO be remedied; and the only |
t"oce LETT for him was to remain and become |
captive, or to make an energetic effort for |
e-eattc.- Three 'r'srtis explained his-menn-
ing to those around htm; uurf rnurkins or, a !
part OF the onemys line which seemed the |
"eakNsi, on the left, the small body Of about /
1"o hundred men, with levelled lanres, made /
4 furious dash nj the poiut, broke through the |
opposing force,and issned forth into the fields /
qua meadows. Orders for pursuit were Civ
CIV at once; md for twenty miles the chase
was followed hut, by that time, the pursuors
man become few in number and Norfolk,
""ee''ng his small force, met them in full ca
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