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Site of the Battle of Site of the Battle Whites Directory On Sheet The site of a Battle fought
Hedgeley Moor of Vol.II P.460 – 25.11 here AD.1463, where the Sir Ra[lph]
(AD 1463) Hedgley Moor Hutchinsons View of Percy, with the Lords Hunger[ford]
AD.1463 – Northumberland & Ross, encountered the forces
Vol.I P.235 of Edward IV. –
Vol.II P.235 The local tradition
respecting this Battle app[ears]
to be well preserved, &
it places the Site nearer
to "Percy’s Leap" than to
"Percy’s Cross". –
The former is said to be [the]
spot where Sir Ralph Percy
got his fatal wound &
retired to Percy’s Cross
where he died –

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Transcribed by PT and PF

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