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Holinshed's Chronicle 1402 is in Holinshed's Chronicle.
This yeare, the eight day of Aprill [1402] deceassed the lord Thomas Beauchampe (age 64) earle of Warwike.
March 1402 In the moneth of March appeared a blasing starre, first betwéene the east part of the firmament and the north, flashing foorth fire and flames round about it, and lastlie, shooting foorth fierie beams towards the north, foreshewing (as was thought) the great effusion of bloud that followed, about the parts of Wales and Northumberland.
March 1402 For much about the same time, Owen Glendouer (with his Welshmen) fought with the lord Greie of Ruthen, comming foorth to defend his possessions, which the same Owen wasted and destroied: and as the fortune of that daies worke fell out, the lord Greie was taken prisoner,The lord Greie of Ruthen taken in fight by Owẽ Glendouer. and manie of his men were slaine. This hap lifted the Welshmen into high pride, and increased meruelouslie their wicked and presumptuous attempts.