Note 86.1 — THE PASTON LETTERS Henry VI. Restored

[From Fenn, iv. 448.] The battle here referred to as ‘Lincoln Field’ is what is commonly called the battle of Stamford, in which the insurrection of Sir Robert Welles in Lincolnshire was completely defeated in March 1470. Just before the date of this document, Edward IV. had left the kingdom, and Henry VI. had been restored; but perhaps Suffolk was not aware of the situation, or did not recognise it.