Henry of Monmouth, Volume 1 Or, Memoirs of the Life and Character of Henry the Fifth, as Prince of Wales and King of England

CHAPTER VIII.

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1403.

The Rebellion of the Percies, -- Its Origin. -- Letters of Hotspur and the Earl of Northumberland. -- Tripartite Indenture between the Percies, Owyn, and Mortimer. -- Doubts as to its Authenticity. -- Hotspur hastens from the North. -- The King's decisive conduct. -- He forms a junction with the Prince. -- "Sorry Battle of Shrewsbury." -- Great Inaccuracy of David Hume. -- Hardyng's Duplicity. -- Manifesto of the Percies probably a Forgery. -- Glyndowr's Absence from the Battle involves neither Breach of Faith nor Neglect of Duty. -- Circumstances preceding the Battle. -- Of the Battle itself. -- Its immediate consequences. Page 141