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
Héerewith perceiuing how (through want of prouident wisedome in the
gouernour) all things went to wracke, as well within the realme as
without; they began to make exclamation against the duke of Suffolke,
charging him to be the onelie cause of the deliuerie of Aniou, and
Maine, the chéefe procuror of the duke of Glocesters death, the verie
occasion of losse of Normandie, the swallower vp of the kings treasure,
the remoouer of good and vertuous councellours from about the prince,
and the aduancer of vicious persons, and of such as by their dooings
shewed themselues apparant aduersaries to the common-wealth.
[Sidenote: The parlem[=e]t adiourned fr[=o] London to Leicester, and
from thence to Westminister.]
[Sidenote: _Edw. Hall._]
The quéene hereat doubting not onelie the dukes destruction, but
also hir owne confusion, caused the parlement before begun at the
Blackfriers, to be adiourned to Leicester, thinking there, by force and
rigor of law, to suppresse and subdue all the malice and euill will
conceiued against the duke & hir. At which place few of the nobilitie
would appeare: wherefore it was againe adiourned to Westminster, where
was a full appearance. In the which session the commons of the nether
house put vp to the king and the lords manie articles of treason,
misprision, and euill demeanor, against the duke of Suffolke: the
effect whereof with his answers héere insueth.
Articles proponed by the commons against the duke of Suffolke.
1 First they alleged that he had traitorouslie excited, prouoked, and
councelled Iohn earle of Dunois bastard of Orleance, Bertram lord
Presignie, William Cosinet, enimies to the king, and fréends and
ambassadours to Charles, calling himselfe French king, to enter into
this realme; and to leauie warre against the king and his people, to
the intent to destroie the king and his fréends, and to make Iohn his
sonne king of this realme, marieng him to Margaret, sole heire to
Iohn duke of Summerset, pretending and declaring hir to be next heire
inheritable to the crowne, for lacke of issue, of the kings bodie
lawfullie begotten.
2 Item, the said duke, being of the kings priuie and néere councell,
allured by great rewards and faire promises, made by the said earle of
Dunois, caused the king to deliuer and set at libertie, Charles duke
of Orleance, enimie to the king, and the kings noble father: which
deliuerance was prohibited by expresse words, in the last will of the
kings most victorious father.
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