Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (3 of 6): England (3 of 9): Henrie the Sixt, Sonne and Heire to Henrie the FiftHolinshed, Raphael
History
Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (3 of 6): England (3 of 9): Henrie the Sixt, Sonne and Heire to Henrie the Fift
Holinshed, Raphael
Great Britain -- History -- Henry VI, 1422-1461; Great Britain -- History -- To 1485; Great Britain -- History -- Tudors, 1485-1603
13 Item, by the gouernance and labour of the said cardinall, and
archbishop of Yorke, there hath béene lost and dispended much notable
and great good, by diuerse ambassadors sent out of this realme. First
to Arras, for a feigned colourable peace, whereas by likelinesse it
was thought and supposed, that it should neuer turne to the effectuall
auaile of you my right doubted lord, nor to your said realmes: but
vnder colour thereof, was made the peace of your aduersarie, and the
duke of Burgognie. For else your partie aduerse, & the said duke, might
not well haue found meanes nor waies to haue communed togither, nor
to haue concluded with other their confederations and conspirations
made and wrought there, then, at that time, against your highnesse,
whereby you might haue (right doubted lord) the greater partie of
your obeisance, as well in your realme of France, as in your duchie
of Normandie, and much other thing gone greatlie, as through the said
colourable treatie, & otherwise, since the death of my brother of
Bedford (whome God assoile.)
14 Item, now of late was sent an other ambassador to Calis, by the
labour and counsell of the said cardinall, and archbishop of Yorke, the
cause why of the beginning, is to me your sole vncle, and other lords
of your kin and councell vnknowen, to your great charge, and against
the publike good of your realme; as it openlie appeareth. The which
good if it be imploied for the defense of your lands, the merchandizes
of the same might haue had other course, and your said lands not to
haue stand in so great mischéefe as they doo.
15 Item, after that, to your great charge, and hurt of both your
realmes, the said cardinall & archbishop of Yorke went to your said
towne of Calis, and diuerse lords of your kin, and of your councell
in their fellowship, and there, as there was naturall warre betwéene
the duke of Orleance, and the duke of Burgognie, for murther of their
fathers, a capitall enimitie like to haue indured for euer: the said
cardinall and archbishop of Yorke licenced and suffered the said duke
of Orleance, to intreat and common apart with the councell of your
said aduersaries, as well as with the duchies of Burgognie: by which
meane the peace and aliance was made betwéene the two dukes, to the
greatest fortifieng of your said capitall aduersaries that could be
thought, and consequentlie (my déere redoubted lord) to your greatest
charge, and hurt to both your realmes. Vnder colour of which treatie,
your said aduersaries in meane time wan your citie of Meaux, and the
countrie thereabout, and manie diuerse roades made into your duchie of
Normandie, to the great noisance and destruction of your people, as it
sheweth openlie.
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