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An English Chronicle. 12th February 14611. The xij. day of Feuerer, the Thurseday, kyng Harry with his lordes, that ys to say, the duk of Norfolk, and Suffolk, the erles of Warrewyk and of Arundelle, the lorde Bonevyle and other, went oute of Londoun, and came with thayre peple to the toune of Seynt Albonys, nat knowyng that the peple of the North was so nyghe. And whanne the kyng herde that they were so nyghe hym, he went oute and took hys felde besyde a lytelle towne called Sandryge, nat fer fro Seynt Albonys, in a place called No-mannes land, and there he stoode and sawe his peple slayne on bothe sydes. And at the laste, thorow the withdrawyng of the Kentisshmen with thayre capteyne, called Lovelace, that was in the vaunt-warde,—the whych Lovelace fauored the Northe party, for as moche as he was take by the Northurnmen at Wakefeld whan the duk of York was slayne, and made to theym an othe for to saue his lyfe, that he wold neuer be agayns theym,—and also be vndysposycion of the peple of the kynges syde, that wold nat be guyded ne gouerned by theyre capteyns, kyng Harryes part loste the feeld. The lordes that were wyth [folio 213a] the kyng seyng thus, withdrowe theym, and went theyre wey.
Note. See below where the date is given as the 17th February 1461.
Chronicle of Jean de Waurin [1400-1474]. 17th February 1461. At St Albans, the Duke of Somerset caused a great alarm. Soon after, Lovelace approached the King and said, "Sire, all our men are in disarray." He asked where his cousin Warwick was, to which Lovelace replied that he had left. Sir Thomas Kyriell then asked where his men were, and Lovelace answered that they had all fled. Sir Thomas Kyriell, a very brave knight and experienced in such matters due to his extensive experience in warfare, became very suspicious of the apparent betrayal, seeing the great confusion among the parties. When the Earl of Warwick heard the commotion and realized that things were turning bad, he tried to turn towards the King, but he couldn't due to the people fleeing. Thus, the King was found beneath a large oak tree, where he laughed heartily at the turn of events. He asked those who came to him not to maltreat Sir Thomas Kyriell, which they promised to do. However, Lovelace, the treacherous traitor, led his lord the King, Sir Thomas, and his son to the Queen, who was very pleased with the King's arrival, as she hoped to achieve her goal of having the Kingdom under her control.
Auquel lieu de Saint Albon ledit duc de Sombresset vint faire une grosse alarme, et tantost ycellui Louvelet vint au roy et luy dist: "Sire, tous nos gens sont mis en desroy" et il luy demanda ou estoit son cousin de Warewic, a quoy Louvelet respondy quil sen estoit allez. Fut. messire Thomas Quiriel demanda ou estoient ses gens; il respondy quilz sen estoient tous fuys. Alors messire Thomas Quiriel, quy estoit ung moult vaillant chevallier, bien congnoissant en telz matieres comme cellui quy avoit beaucop experemente du fait de la guerre, se doubta moult de la trahison que il veoit estre aparant, voiant la grant desrision qui estoit entre les parties. Quant le comte de Warewic oy le bruit et quil aparcheut que la chose tournoit a mal, il se cuida tourner devers le roy, mais il ne polt pour le peuple qui sen fuyoit. Et ainsi fut le roy prins desoubz uns gros chesne ou il se ryoit moult fort de la chose advenue et prya a ceulz qui vindrent devers luy que audit messire Quiriel ne feissent nul destourbier de son corpz ce quiiz promisrent de faire, mais Louvelet, le desloial trahitre, mena son seigneur le roy, messire Thomas et son filz devers la royne qui fut moult joieuse de la venue du roy, parcequelle cuida bien parvenir a son entente davoir le royaulme en sa subgection.
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Chronicle of Jean de Waurin [1400-1474]. [After 17th February 1461] ... However, in the last battle of St Albans against Queen Margaret, he had, by his treachery, caused the defeat of the Earl and the capture of King Henry delivered to the said queen, as mentioned above, and he had betrayed fourteen thousand valiant men who were in the said vanguard. The said Lovelace was brought before the Earl of March and the lords, where he was thoroughly examined. He confessed, without any coercion, that the Queen had promised him the title of Earl of Kent and, along with it, four thousand sterling pounds, of which he had already received five hundred, and had pledges for the rest. For this treachery, he was beheaded, and his head was placed at the end of a lance on London Bridge, while his body was divided into four pieces.
... mais en la darreniere bataille de Saint Albon, eue contre la royne Marguerite, il avoit este par sa trahison cause de la descomfiture dudit comte et de la prinse du roy Henry livre a la dite royne, comme il est touchie cydessus, et fut desroieur de quatorze mille vaillans hommes quy estoient en la dite advantgarde. Ledit Louvelet fut amene devant le comte de La Marche et les seigneurs, ou il fut bien examine, si confessa sans quelque force purement que pour estre promoveur du cas dessusdit la royne luy avoit promis le faire comte de Kent et avec ce quatre mille livres destrelins, dont desja il avoit recheu chincq cens, si avoit plesges du demourant; pour laquele trahison il eut le chief coppe et fut sa teste mise au bout dune lance sur le pont de Londres et son corpz en quatre pieches.
After 17th February 1461, following his capture at, or shortly after, the Second Battle of St Albans, Henry Lovelace was beheaded.
Chronicle of Jean de Waurin [1400-1474]. The queen then had a long conversation with Lovelace, and then spoke to Sir Thomas Kyriell and his son, whom she repeatedly called traitors. To this, the noble knight replied, "My most revered lady, I never once thought of, or committed, treason, nor has anyone ever been able to accuse me of any villainous deed; it would greatly grieve me to be marked as such in my old age." At these words, the Queen looked at him very sternly, swearing by the faith she owed to the King that she would take vengeance. She then called for her son, the Prince of Wales, to judge what manner of death these two knights, Sir Thomas Kyriell and his son, should face. The young prince, who had already been introduced, came before his mother the Queen, who asked him, "My dear son, how should these two knights you see here meet their end?" referring to Sir Thomas Kyriell and his son. The young prince replied that their heads should be chopped off. To this, Sir Thomas replied, "May God bring misfortune upon the one who has taught you to speak in such a manner." Immediately after, they were beheaded, which was a great pity.
Si eut lors la royne de grans devises audit Louvelet, puis parla a messire Thomas Quirel et a son filz, lesquelz elle nomma plusieurs fois trahittres, a quoy le bon chevallier respondy: "Ma tres redoubtee dame, oncques ne pensay ne fich trahison, ne oncques de nul villain reproche on ne me sceut attaindre; si me feroit grant mal que en mes vielz jours jen feusse notte."Ausquelz motz la royne le regarda moult fierement, jurant la foy quelle devoit au roy que vengance en prenderoit, si fist appeler son filz le prince de Galles pour jugier de quel mort on le feroit morir, et lenfant qui ja estoit introduit vint audevant de la royne sa mere, qui luy demanda: "Beau filz de quel mort finiront ces deux chevalliers que la veez?" a scavoir messire Thomas Quirel et son filz; et le jenne prince respondy que len leur trencheroit les testes. A quoy resplicqua messire Thomas, disant: "Dieu met en mal an qui ainsi ta aprins ainsi a parler" et tantost aprez on leur trencha les testes, dont ce fut pitie.
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Chronicle of Jean de Waurin [1400-1474]. And to speak of the defeat of that day, not many people died, as most of them fled due to the great disorder that had occurred, all because of the treachery of Lovelace who led the vanguard. The Earl of Warwick was greatly troubled by this event, for never had such great disorder, nor so sudden, been seen to happen by the machinations of the traitor Lovelace, who had thus caused his master to fall.
Et pour parler de la descomfiture de ceste journee il ny morut gueres des gens, car pour la pluspart ilz sen fuyrent ou grant desroy quil y avoit eu, et tout par la trahittre Louvelet qui menoit lavantgarde. De laquele chose ainsi advenue fut le comte de Warewic moult trouble, car jamais plus grant desroy, ne plus soubdain, on navoit veu advenir par le pourchas du trahittre Louvelet qui ainsi avoit son maistre decheu.
Chronicle of Jean de Waurin [1400-1474]. Chapter 3.45. How the Earl of March had the head cut off of a squire named Lovelace.
Comment le comte de La Marche fist trenchier la teste cc ung escuyer nomme Louvelet.
Chronicle of Jean de Waurin [1400-1474]. After this address and thanks given to the people, the Earl of March left the chamber, calling all the lords around him, asking for the trumpets to be sounded so that all kinds of armed men would gather in the fields. After this was done and commanded, the Earl returned to his chamber where he had his meal, but before he departed, a squire named Lovelace, who was reputed to be the most skilled in warfare in England, was brought as a prisoner to the city of London. For this reason, the Earl of Warwick had appointed him captain of Kent on a past day, and had honoured him by him leading his [Edward's] vanguard in his wars, appointing him as his master of the household.
Aprez ceste remoustrance et remercyement fait au peuple le comte de La Marche parti de la chambre, appelant tous les seigneurs dentour luy, pryant que len feist sonner les trompettes adfin que toutes manieres de gens darmes se meissent auz champz. Aprez laquele chose ainsi faite et commandee le comte rentra en sa chambre ou il alla prendre son repas, mais avant quil se partist fut amene prisonnier en la cite de Londres ung escuyer nomme Louvelet qui avoit renom destre le plus expert en fait de guerre qui feust en Angleterre pour laquele cause lavoit ung jour passe le comte de Warewic fait capittaine de Kent, et si lui avoit fait lhonneur de conduire son advangarde en ses guerres, ycelluy constituant son maistre dhostel,