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
During which parlement, came to London Peter duke of Quimbre, sonne to
the king of Portingale, cousine germane remooued to the king; which
of the duke of Excester and the bishop of Winchester his vncles was
highlie feasted, he was also elected into the order of the garter.
During the same season, Edmund Mortimer, the last earle of March, of
that name (which long time had béene restreined from his libertie,
and finallie waxed lame) deceassed without issue, whose inheritance
descended to the lord Richard Plantagenet, sonne and heire to Richard
earle of Cambridge, beheaded (as before yée haue heard) at the towne of
Southampton. ¶ In the time of this parlement also was sir Iohn Mortimer
cousine to the same earle, either for desert or malice, atteinted of
treason, and put to execution, of whose death no small slander arose
amongst the common people.
After all these things doone in England and in France, Humfreie duke of
Glocester, who had married the ladie Iaquet, or Iaqueline of Bauier,
countesse of Heinault, Holland, and Zeland (notwithstanding she was
coupled in marriage afore to Iohn duke of Brabant, as yet liuing, and
had continued with him a long space) passed now the sea with the said
ladie, and went to Mons or Bergen in Heinault, where the more part of
the people of that countrie came and submitted themselues vnto him, as
to their souereigne lord, in right of his said wife, the ladie Iaquet
or Iaqueline: with which dooing hir former husband was greatlie mooued.
And likewise the duke of Burgognie, being great friend to the same duke
of Brabant, was much offended: who of old familiaritie wrote louinglie
to the duke of Glocester, requiring him to reforme himselfe according
to reason, and to forsake his vngodlie life, both in kéeping of an
other mans wife, and also in séeking to vsurpe other mens rights and
titles.
Herevpon went letters betwixt them for a time, but at length when
the duke of Burgognie perceiued that the duke of Glocester meant to
mainteine his interest, & to make warre against the duke of Brabant; he
tooke part with the duke of Brabant so earnestlie, that he consented to
fight with the duke of Glocester bodie to bodie within lists in defence
of the duke of Brabants quarell, and further aided the duke of Brabant
in his warres against the duke of Glocester, with all his puissance,
insomuch that in the end (after the duke of Glocesters returne into
England) the duke of Brabant recouered all the towns in Heinault, which
the ladie Iaquet or Iaqueline held against him. And further the same
ladie was by composition deliuered by them of the towne of Mons vnto
the duke of Burgognie; who caused hir to be conueied vnto Gant, from
whence she made shift to escape into Holland, where she was obeied as
countesse of the countrie.
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