Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (3 of 6): England (3 of 9): Henrie the Sixt, Sonne and Heire to Henrie the Fift — John Shaqi
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
3 Item, that were my said lord of Glocester (to whome of all persons
that should be in the land, by the waie of nature and birth, it
belongeth to sée the gouernance of the kings person) informed of the
said vndue purpose of my said lord of Winchester declared in the
article next abouesaid, and in letting thereof, determining to haue
gone to Eltham vnto the king to haue prouided as the cause required;
my said lord of Winchester vntrulie, and against the kings peace, to
the intent to trouble my said lord of Glocester going to the king,
purposing his death, in case that he had gone that waie, set men of
armes and archers at the end of London bridge next Suthworke: and in
forebarring of the kings high waie, let draw the chaine of the stoupes
there, and set vp pipes and hurdles in manner and forme of bulworks:
and set men in chambers, cellars & windowes, with bowes and arrowes and
other weapons, to the intent to bring finall destruction to my said
lord of Glocesters person, as well as of those that then should come
with him.
4 Item, my said lord of Glocester saith and affirmeth, that our
souereigne lord his brother that was king Henrie the fift, told him on
a time, when our souereigne lord being prince was lodged in the palace
of Westminster in the great chamber, by the noise of a spaniell, there
was on a night a man spied and taken behind a [4]tapet of the said
chamber, the which man was deliuered to the earle of Arundell to be
examined vpon the cause of his being there at that time; the which so
examined, at that time confessed that he was there by the stirring and
procuring of my said lord of Winchester, ordeined to haue slaine the
said prince therein his bed: wherefore the said earle of Arundell let
sacke him foorthwith, and drowned him in the Thames.
[4] Or hanging.
5 Item, our souereigne lord that was, king Henrie the fift, said vnto
my said lord of Glocester, that his father king Henrie the fourth
liuing, and visited then greatlie with sickenesse by the hand of God,
my said lord of Winchester said vnto the king (Henrie the fift then
being prince) that the king his father so visited with sicknesse was
not personable, & therfore not disposed to come in conuersation and
gouernance of the people; and for so much, counselled him to take the
gouernance and crowne of this land vpon him.
The answer of the bishop.
Here insue the answers to the accusations made by my lord of Winchester
chancellour of England, vnto the causes and matters of heauinesse,
declared in the articles against him by my lord of Glocester.
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