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Battle of Blackheath aka Deptford Bridge is in Jun 1497-1499 Cornish Rebellion and Perkin Warbreck.
On 17th June 1497 the Cornish rebel army was destroyed at the Battle of Blackheath aka Deptford Bridge.
Richard Guildford (age 47) was created Knight Banneret.
Edward Stafford 2nd Earl Wiltshire (age 27), Henry Willoughby (age 46), Edward Belknapp of Blackfriars in London and Thomas Fiennes 8th Baron Dacre Gilsland (age 25) fought at Deptford, Kent [Map].
Giles Brugge 6th Baron Chandos (age 35), John Hussey 1st Baron Hussey of Sleaford (age 32), Robert Sheffield (age 36), Edward Stanhope 1462-1487, John Peche (age 47) and Robert Constable (age 19) were knighted by King Henry VII of England and Ireland (age 40).
Thomas West 8th Baron De La Warr 5th Baron West (age 40) commanded.
James Tuchet 7th Baron Audley, 4th Baron Tuchet (age 34) was captured by Gruffydd ap Rhys ap Thomas Deheubarth (age 19).
After 17th June 1497 John Dynham 1st Baron Dynham (age 64) acted in judgement of James Tuchet 7th Baron Audley, 4th Baron Tuchet (age 34). He was tried as a peer and sentenced to be beheaded spending his last night in Newgate Prison, London [Map].
On 28th June 1497 James Tuchet 7th Baron Audley, 4th Baron Tuchet (age 34) was beheaded at Tower Hill [Map]. He was buried at Blackfriars Church Holborn. His head was placed on a spike at London Bridge [Map]. Baron Audley of Heighley in Staffordshire and Baron Tuchet forfeit.
Hall's Chronicle. [16th June 1497] But kynge Henry wrought cleane contrary to their mynde and expectacion, for he neuer thought to geue theim battaile tyll he had theim farre from their domesticall habitacions and natiue region, so that they should be out of all hope of aide and comforte. And when they were with their long and tedious iourney weried and tyred, and that their furye were somewhat asswaged and fell to repentaunce of their mad commocion and frantike progressio, then he woulde in some place conuenient for his purpose, circumuent & enuyron theim to his auauntage and their destruccion as he did in dede afterward felde. In the meane ceason there was great feare thorough the citee & cryes were made, euery man to harneys, to harneys, some ranne to the gates, other mounted on the walles, so that no parte was vndefended, and continuall watche was kept by the rnagestrates of the citee least the rebelles being poore and nedy woulde dissende from their campe and inuade the cytee and spoyle, and robbe the riches and substaunce of the marchauntes. But the kyng deliuered and purged their hartes out of this feare, for after yt he perceaued that the Cornishmeri were all the daye ready to fight and that vpon the hill, he sent streight Ihon Earle of Oxforde, Henry Burchier Erie of Essex, Edmond de la Poole earle of Suffolke, and sir Ryes app Thomas, and Sir Homftey Stanley noble warryers with a great company of archers and horsmen to enuyron the hill on the right syde & on the left, to thentent yt all bywayes beyng stopped & forclosed, all hope of flight should be taken from theim : And incontinent, he being as wel encouraged with manly stomacke & desire to fight as furnished wt a populous army & copie of artillery, set forward out of the cytee & encaped hym selfe in Sainct Georges felde, where he the frydaye at nyght then lodged.
Hall's Chronicle. [17th June 1497] On the Saturday in the mornynge, he sent the Lorde Dawbeney with a greate compaignye to set on theim early in the morenyng, which fyrst gate the bridge at Detforde Strande whiche was manfully defended by certeyne archers of the rebelles, whose arovves as is reported were in length a full yarde. While the erles set on theim on euery syde, the lorde Dawbeney came into the felde with his copany, & wout longe fightyng the Cornyshmen were ouercome, but first they tooke the lord Dawbeney prisoner, & whether it were for feare or for hope of fauoure, they let hym go at librety wont any hurt or detriment. There were slain of ye rebelles whiehe fought & resisted, ii thousand men & moo & take prisoners an infinite nobre, & emogest theim ye black smyth & chiefe capiteins which shortely after were put to death. This Mighell loseph, surnamed ye black smyth one of ye capteins of this donge hill & draffe sacked ruffians, was of such stowte stomack & haute courage, yt at thesame time ye he was drawen on the herdle toward his death, he sayd (as men do reporte) that for this myscheuous and facinorous acte, he should haue a name perpetual and a fame permanent and immortal. So (you may perceaue) that desire and ambicious cupidite of vaine glorie and fame, enflameth, and encourageth aswel poore and meane persones, as ye hartes of great lords and puyssaunt princes to trauayle & aspire to the same. Some affirme ye the kyng appoyncted to fight with the rebelles on the Monday, and anticipating the tyme by pollecie set on theim vpon the Saturday before, being vnprouided and in no arraye of battaile, and so by that pollecy obteyned the felde and victory.
Chronicles of London Vitellius A XVI. [17th June 1497] And the said nyght was Secret Meanes made vnto my lord Chamberleyn by dyuers of the Cornysshe men, that it wold please his lordship to be a meane vnto the kynges grace that the said Comons of Cornwaill myght haue for theym a generall pardon ; And they wold of a Suyrtie bryng in to my said lord Chamberleyn the said lord Awdeley, And their other hede capitayne the Smyth. Vpon the ffriday folowyng in the mornyng, aboute viij of the Clok, the Ost of my lord Chamberleyn Removed out of the ffeeld, and went toward Croydon; but they after Retourned agayn, so that by ij of the Clok they wer all in the forenamed ffelde of Saynt Georges. And that after none came also thider the kynges Oste wt many of his lordes. And when the Mair with his Brethern and all the chief craftes of the Citie were redy standyng in barneys from the Brigge vnto Graschurche to Receyve the kyng, which as the Mair had vnderstandyng that his grace that nyght wold haue comen to the Tower, tydynges came to the Mayr that the kyng entendid that nyght to lye at Lambhith, so that then euery man departid home ; and the kyng was after seen in the ffeelde, and abrewyng and comfortyng of his people, the which wer numbred vpon XXV Ml men. And the Cornysshe men this after none came agayn vnto the blak heth, and there pitched their ffeeld, and there lay all that nyght in greate Agony and variaunce; ffor some of theym were myended to haue comyn to the kyng, and to hau yolden theym and put theym fully in his mercy and grace, but the Smyth was of the Contrary myende. And vpon the mornyng, aboute vj of the Clok of the Saterday, beyng the XIJth day of Juyn, sir Humfrey Stanley wt his Cumpany set vpon theym, and my lord of Oxinford and other vpon all other partes, so that wtin a short season, or evir the kyng myght approche the ffeld, they were distressid ; Albe it that my lord Chamberleyn hastid hym in all possible wise, in such maner that hym self was in greate daunger, at whos comyng anon they fledde. And there was taken the lord Awdley (age 34), and a Gentilman called fflammok, and their Capitayn the Smyth, all three on lyve and vnhurt, and moche of their people slayn, and many taken prisoners. And this done the kyng Rode to the place where they had pitched their ffelde. And aboute IJ of the Clok at after none he came over London Brigge, where at Saynt Magnus Chirch [Map] the Mair wt his brethren in Scarlet receyved hym, to whom he gave cherefull thankes for his good diligence of kepyng and orderyng of the Citie, and also for the plentevous vitailyng of his Ost; after which thankes geven, in the same place the kyng wt his owne swerd, which was gird aboute hym, he dubbed the Maire knyght, John Shaa (age 37) one of the Shryffes knyght, and the Recorder, Robert Sheffeld (age 36). And so from thens Rode vnto powlis, and there offred. And from thens he went to the Tower, where he loged. And forthwith was proclamacion made through London, that euery man havyng eny prisoner shuld bryng forth the prisoner and his name by IX of the clok vpon Monday folowyng; and euerych of theym so havyng prisoner or prisoners shuld haue his prisoner or prisoners Restored, or elles competent Reward for theym. And after was dyuers of the said Prisoners Sold, some for XIJ D [6000] and summe for more. And vpon Monday folowyng the lord Awdeley, the forsaid flammok, and the Smyth, whos name was Mychaell Joseph, wer before the kyng and the lordes of his Counsaill wtin the Tower, and there examyned.
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Chronicle of Robert Fabyan. And in the moneth of luny, and xvii [17th June 1497] day were the Cornyshmen dyscomfyted at Blakheth.
Wriothesley's Chronicle. 17th June 1497. This yeare was Blackheath [Map] feild in June.e The Lord Awdley (age 34) chiefe capteyn with 30,000 Cornishe men. The capteynes put to death,f.
Note e. June 22nd. [This is a mistake. The battle was fought on the 17th June 1497]
Note f. Lord Audley was beheaded at Tower Hill [Map]; Flammock, an attorney, and Michel Joseph, a blacksmith, were hanged at Tyburn [Map]; all the rest were pardoned by proclamation.
Chronicles of London Vitellius A XVI. Ye haue hard before how that the Smyth, Capitayn of the forsaid Comons of Cornewaill, wer taken at the blak heth wt many moo, as the lord Awdley, flammok, and many other; which said Smyth and fflammok wer vpon the Monday, beyng the XXVJ day of Juyn, Arayned in the White Hall at Westmynster, and there adiuged; and vpon the morow, Tuesday [27th June 1497] folowyng, the said Smyth and fflammok wer drawen from the Tower through the Citie vnto Tiborn; and ther hanged till they wer dede, and after stryken downe, and heded and after quarterid.
Chronicles of London Vitellius A XVI. And the same day [27th June 1497] was the lord Awdley (age 34) had from the Tower to Westm'. the Axe of the Tower borne byfore hym. And there in the White hall a-Reyned and adiuged; and that after none drawen from Westm' vnto Newgate, and there Remayned all nyght. And vpon Weddensday in the mornyng, aboute IX of the Clok, drawen from the said Gaole of Newgate [Map] vnto the Tower hill wt a cote armour vpon hym of papir, all to torne; and there his hede stryken off: vpon whos Soule, and all christen god haue mercy! amen! And after his hede set vpon the Brigge. The cause of Rysyng of those Comons was after the Comon ffame for the graunt of swich money as was graunted at the last parliament, for the which the said Comons put in blame the Archbisshop of Caunterbury, my lord Cardynall, also the Archebisshop of Durham, the Bisshop of Bathe, Sir Reynold Bray and Sir Thomas Lovell, knyghtes, wt other ; which persones their myendes was to have distroyed; this was their owteward Colour, what their Inward intent was God knoweth, but what hath ensued of like besynesse is euydent, as by Jak Straw, Jak Cade, and other.
Hall's Chronicle. When this battaile was ended, the kyng wanted but iii C [300] of all his company that were slayne at that present conflicte. Also the capiteynes apprehended & taken he pardoned, sauyng the chiefe capiteynes & firste aucthors of that mischiefs, to whome he woulde neither shewe mercy nor lenity. For he caused the lord Audeleigh to be drawe from Newgate to the Towre hil in a cote of his awne armes pointed vpon paper, reuersed and al to torne, & there to be behedded ye xxviii day of luyn [28th June 1497]. And Thomas Flamock and Myghell Joseph he commaunded after the fassyon of treytours to be drawen, haged and quartered, & their quarters to be pytched on stakes, & set vp in diuerse places of Cornewhale, yt their sore punyshemetes and terrible execucions for their treytorous attemptes and foolish hardy enterprices, might be a warning for other herafter to absteyne from committing lyke cryme & offence. But because he was certified that their countrey men beynge at home in Cornewale were by this skourge litle mollefied or quieted, & were ready to moue againe and begynne newe commocions and conspiracies, yf any vngracious or euell mynded person would either moue or pricke theim forwarde, he turned his purpose and caused theim to be set vp in London and other places, least that by such meanes he should wrappe him self in more trouble at that tyme when he went about with all his witt and councell to represse and assuage all domesticall and ciuile sedicion, to thentent that he might the more seriously and intentifely set forward a puissaunt army agaynst the braggyng and vnfaithfull Scottes, beyng content at that time, that fortune had so smyled on his syde.
Chronicle of Robert Fabyan. And vpon the xxviii [28th June 1497] daye of luny, the smyth & a gentylman named Flamok, two capytaynes of ye sayd rebeiles, were put in execucyon at Tybourne. And shortely after the lorde Audeley (age 34), which was hed capytayne of the sayd rebeiles, was put to deth at y Towre Hylle.
Chronicles of London Vitellius A XVI. And vpon Saterday [1st July 1497] next folowyng was their three hedes set vpon London Brigge. And the IIIJ quarters of the forenamed flammok wer set vpon IIIJ Gates of the Citie of London, that is to wete Ludgate, Newgate, Crepylgate, and Aldrichgate. And the IIIJ quarters of the Smyth wer sent into Devenshire and Cornewaill, as it was Reported. And the Trunke of the lord Awdley was buryed wt in the chirch of the blak ffreres wtin Ludgate, fast by the Chapell of the Erle of Worcetir.