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John Lelands Itinerary is in Tudor Books.
Tudor Books, John Lelands Itinerary Volume 6
Bede makith mention that yn his tyme there was a notable Abbay at Derehurste, It was destroyed by the Danes. Werstanus fledde thens, as it is sayde, to Malverne. The Frenche Order was an Erection syns the Conquest. The olde Priory stode Est from Severn a Bow shotte, and North of the Town. There remayne yet dyverse Names of Streates, as Fischar Streate, and other. But the Buildinges of them be gone. Ther be yet 2. Fayres kept one at eche day in inventione & exaltatione Crutis. There is a Parke bytwixt the old Plotte of Holme Castelle and it, but it longgid to Holme the Erles of Glocesters House, and not to it. There is a fair Maner Place of Tymbre and Stone yn this Theokesbyri Parke wher the Lord Spensar and late my Lady Mary,
Bredon a very celebrate Chirche and Paroche having many Villages and Hammelettes longging onto it; but it is no no Market Town. It stondish on the lifte Ripe of Avon 2 Miles dim. above Theokesbyri. Ther is a litle Broke caullid Suliet cumming downe from Clive, and enterith into Avon at Holme Castelle by the lifte Ripe of it. This at sodayn Raynes is a very wylde Brooke, and is fedde with Water faulling trom the Hilles therby.
In the same year, on the 3rd of May, Prince Edward, son of Henry VI, came with an army to Tewkesbury, and entered the field at a place called Gaston.
Prince Edward was killed there, along with John Somerset, brother of the Duke of Somerset; Courtenay, Earl of Devon; and Lord Wenlock.
Those fleeing were killed in the church of Tewkesbury.
Thomas, Duke of Somerset; the Prior of St. John's, London; Sir Thomas Tressam, knight; John Delves, son of John Delves the elder (who had been killed in the field); and James Audley, brother of Lord Audley, were also killed.
Eodem anno 3. No. Maii Edwardus Princeps Henrici 6. filius venit cum exercitu ad Theokesbyri, & intravit campum nomine Gastum.
Princeps Edwardus ibi occisus, & Joannes Somerset Frater ducis de Somerset, Courteney comes Devoniæ, & Dominus Wennelok,
Fugientes occisi in ecclesia de Theokesbyri. Thomas dux de Somerset & Prior &. Joannis Londini. Thomas Tressam miles, Joannes Delves filius Joannis Delves senioris (qui in campo occisu fuit) Jacobus Audeley frater Dominus de Audeley.
Names of those killed at the battle of Gaston near Tewskebury.
Prince Edward was buried in the monastery of Tewkesbury.
Lord Edmund, Duke of Somerset, was captured and beheaded, and was buried there.
Lord John of Somerset, brother of Duke Edmund, was also buried there.
Thomas Courtenay, Earl of Devon, was buried there.
Lord Wenlock, whose body was later transferred elsewhere for burial.
Humphrey Handleley was beheaded with Thomas Courtenay and buried with him.
Edmund Howard, knight.
William Wichingham, knight.
Sir Delves the elder was killed in the field, and John Delves his son was beheaded there; they were buried together, later transferred elsewhere.
Sir John Leukenor, knight, was killed in the field and buried near the Delves.
Sir William Vaux, knight, was killed in the field and buried there.
Gervase Clifton was captured and beheaded, and buried there.
Sir William Carr and Sir Henry Roos, knights, were captured and beheaded. They were buried in the cemetery of Tewkesbury.
Sir Thomas Tresham was captured and beheaded, and buried there.
Sir William Lirmouthe, Sir John Urman, Sir Thomas Semar, and Sir William Rowys, knights, were killed in the field and buried there in the cemetery.
Sir William Newborough, knight, was captured and beheaded, and buried there.
Henry Wateley, esquire, was killed and buried there.
Henry Barow, esquire, was killed and buried there.
Fielding, esquire, was killed and buried there.
John Gower, standard-bearer of Prince Edward; John Flore, banner-bearer of the Duke of Somerset; Henry Tresham, Walter Courtenay, and Robert Acton were captured and beheaded.
The Prior of St. John's, London, was captured and beheaded; his body was brought back to London to his own people.
Pardoned by King Edward:
Queen Margaret (Margaret of Anjou)
Anne, wife of Prince Edward (who had been killed)
Foster, Chief Justice of England
Doctor Makerel, John Throckmorton, Baynton, Wroughton
Hugh Courtenay was captured and later beheaded
Nomina occisorum in bello Gastiensi prope Theokesbyri.
Edwardus princeps sepultus in monasterio de Theokesbiri,
Dominus Edmundus dux Somerset captus & decollatus ac ibidem sepultus.
Dominus Joannes de Somerset frater Edmundi ducis, ibid. sepult.
Thomas Courteney comes Devoniæ ibidem sepultus.
Dominus de Wenlok, cujus corpus alio ad sepulturam translatum est.
Humfredus Handeley decapitatus cum Thoma Courteney, & una cum eo sepultus,
Edmundus Hauarde miles.
Gulielmus Wichingham males.
Delves senior occisus campo & Joannes Delves ejus filius decapitatus ibidem, una sepulti, alio postea translati.
Joannes Leukenor miles occisus campo & prope Delvios sepultus.
Gul. Vaulz miles campo occisus & ibidem sepultus.
Gervasius Clifton captus & decollatus ac ibid. sepultus.
Gul. Car & Henricus Ros milites capti & decapitati. Sepulti in cœmiterio de Theokesbyri.
Thomas Tressam miles captus & decapitatus ac ibidem ſepultus.
Gul. Lirmouthe, Joannes Urman, Thomas Semar, Gul. Rowys milites campo occisi & ibidem sepulti in cœmiterio.
Gul. Newborow miles captus & decollatus, ac ibidem sepultus.
Henricus Wateley armiger occisus & ibidem sepultus.
Henricus Barow armiger occisus & ibidem sepultus.
Felding armiger occisus & ibidem sepultus.
Joannes Gower ensiger principis Eduardi, Joannes Flore signifer ducis Somerset, Henricus Tresham, Gualterus Courteney, Robertus Acton capti & decollati.
Prior S. Joannis Londini captus & decollatus, cujus corpus Londinum ad suos delatum est.
Donati vita ab Eduardo rege.
Margareta regina.
Anna uxor Eduardi principis occisi.
Fosterus primus Justitarius Angliæ.
Doctor Makeral, Joannes Throghmerton, Baynton, Wrougton.
Hugo Courteney captus & postea decollatus.
The Maner Place in Theokesbyri Park with the Parke was lette by Henry the 7. to thabbot of Theokesbyri yn Fee Ferme wich with the Holme wher the Castel was