Holinshed's Chronicles

Thomas de Scales, Baron Scales

Also known as: Thomas de Scales, 7th Baron Scales · Family: England · Role: captain · First appears: Henry VI 14

Life events

  • c. 1437 · John Talbot, Thomas de Scales, and Thomas Kiriel defeated French forces, killing many and capturing Alain Geron and Louis de Bailleul.(Henry VI 27 · 📍 Rise)
    • With: John Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury Thomas Kyriell Alain Geron Louis de Bailleul
    • “The lord Talbot, the lord Scales, and sir Thomas Kiriell hearing of their approch, set out of Rone at midnight, & with great paine came to Rise so couertlie in the morning, that the French suddenlie surprised and set vpon, like men all amazed ran awaie and fled. In the chase were taken the lord of Fontains, sir Aleine Geron, sir Lewes de Balle, and thréescore knights, and esquiers, beside others; and there were slaine two hundred and more.”

Henry VI 14

  • allies with John Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury “All which being once ioined in one armie, shortlie after fought with the lord Talbot (who had with him not past six thousand men) néere vnto a village in Beausse called Pataie”

Henry VI 27

  • allies with John Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury “The lord Talbot, the lord Scales, and sir Thomas Kiriell hearing of their approch, set out of Rone at midnight”
  • allies with Thomas Kyriell “The lord Talbot, the lord Scales, and sir Thomas Kiriell hearing of their approch, set out of Rone at midnight”
  • enemies with Alain Geron “The lord Talbot, the lord Scales, and sir Thomas Kiriell hearing of their approch, set out of Rone at midnight, & with great paine came to Rise so couertlie in the morning, that the French suddenlie surprised and set vpon, like men all amazed ran awaie and fled. In the chase were taken the lord of Fontains, sir Aleine Geron, sir Lewes de Balle, and thréescore knights, and esquiers, beside others; and there were slaine two hundred and more.”
  • enemies with Louis de Bailleul “The lord Talbot, the lord Scales, and sir Thomas Kiriell hearing of their approch, set out of Rone at midnight, & with great paine came to Rise so couertlie in the morning, that the French suddenlie surprised and set vpon, like men all amazed ran awaie and fled. In the chase were taken the lord of Fontains, sir Aleine Geron, sir Lewes de Balle, and thréescore knights, and esquiers, beside others; and there were slaine two hundred and more.”

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