Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (3 of 6): England (3 of 9): Henrie the Sixt, Sonne and Heire to Henrie the FiftHolinshed, Raphael
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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
16 Item, the said archbishop of Yorke, sent with other into this your
realme from the said cardinall, after communication had with your
aduerse partie, at your said towne of Calis, made at his comming
into your notable presence at Windesor, all the suasions and colour,
all motions in the most apparant wise that he could, to induce
your highnesse to your agréement, to the desires of your capitall
aduersaries, as I saw there in your noble presence of his writing, at
which time (as I vnderstood) it was his singular opinion, that is to
saie: that you should leaue your right, your title, and your honour
of your crowne, and nomination of you king of France, during certeine
yeares, & that you should vtterlie absteine you and be content onelie
in writing, with Rex Angliæ, &c. to the great note of infamie that
euer fell to you or anie of your noble progenitours, since the taking
of them first, the said title and right of your realme and crowne of
France. To which matter in your presence there, after that it had liked
your said highnesse, to aske mine aduise therevpon, with other of your
blood and councell; I answerd and said, that I would neuer agrée me
thereto to die therfore, and of the same disposition I am yet, and will
be while I liue in conseruation of your honour, and of your oth made
vnto your said crowne, in time of your coronation there.
17 Item, the said cardinall and archbishop of Yorke, haue so laboured
vnto your highnesse, that you should intend to a new daie of
conuention, in March or Aprill next comming, where it is noised to be
more against your worship than with it. And where it was euident to
all the world, that the rupture and breaking of the said peace, should
haue fallen heretofore, of your aduerse partie; because of the great
vntruths. Now by that meanes it is like peraduenture to be laid vnto
the verie great slander of you my doubted lord, like to come to none
other purpose nor effect, than other conuentions haue doone afore time:
and so by subtilties and counsell of your said enimies, your land (they
in hope and trust of the said treatie, not mightilie nor puissantlie
purueied for) shall be like vnder the colour of the same treatie to be
burnt vp and destroied, lost, and vtterlie turned from your obeisance.
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