A force gathered in Lincolnshire under Sir Robert Welles with the avowed purpose of setting Clarence on the throne; and Warwick and the Duke, though summoned to Edward's camp on pain of being held for traitors, remained sullenly aloof.

The king however was now ready for the strife.

A rapid march to the north ended in the rout of the insurgents, and Edward turned on the instigators of the rising.

But Clarence and the Earl could gather no force to meet him.

Yorkist and Lancastrian alike held aloof, and they were driven to flight.