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
After this outrage thus asswaged, the parlement was adiourned to
Leicester, whither came the king and quéene in great estate, and with
them the duke of Suffolke as chéefe councellour. The commons of the
lower house, not forgetting their old grudge, besought the king, that
such persons as assented to the release of Aniou, and deliuerance of
Maine, might be dulie punished. And to be priuie to that fact, they
accused as principall, the duke of Suffolke, with Iohn bishop of
Salisburie, and sir Iames Fines, lord Saie, and diuerse others. When
the king perceiued that there was no remedie to appease the peoples
furie by anie colourable waies, shortlie to pacifie so long an hatred,
he first sequestred the lord Saie being treasuror of England, and
other the dukes adherents from their offices and roomes, and after
banished the duke of Suffolke, as the abhorred tode and common noiance
of the whole realme, for tearme of fiue yeares, meaning by this exile
to appease the malice of the people for the time, and after (when the
matter should be forgotten) to reuoke him home againe.
[Sidenote: The wretched death of the duke of Suffolke.]
But Gods iustice would not that so vngratious a person should so
escape: for when he shipped in Suffolke, intending to transport
himselfe ouer into France, he was incountered with a ship of warre,
apperteining to the duke of Excester, constable of the Tower of London,
called the Nicholas of the Tower. The capteine of that barke with small
fight entered into the dukes ship, and perceiuing his person present,
brought him to Douer road, and there on the one side of a cocke bote
caused his head to be striken off, and left his bodie with the head
lieng there on the sands. Which corps being there found by a chapleine
of his, was conueied to Wingfield college in Suffolke, and there
buried. This end had William de la Poole duke of Suffolke, as men iudge
by Gods prouidence; for that he had procured the death of that good
duke of Glocester, as before is partlie touched.
[Sidenote: Iacke Cades rebellion in Kent.]
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