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 after this, Richard Scot lieutenant of the Tower, by the
commandement of my said lord of Glocester, brought vnto him frier
Randolph, the which had long before confessed treason doone by him
against the kings person that dead is, for the which knowlege he was
put to be kept in the said Tower, & streictlie commanded vnder great
paine giuen vnto the said Scot, to kéepe him streictlie & suerlie, &
not to let him out of the said Tower without c[=o]mandment of the king
by aduise of his councell. The which frier Randolph, my said lord of
Glocester kept then with himselfe (not witting to the said Scot) as he
declared to my said lord of Winchester, soone after that he had brought
the said frier Randolph to my lord of Glocester; saieng to my lord of
Winchester, that he was vndoone but he helped him, & expressed, as for
cause of the withholding of frier Randolph: and saieng moreouer, that
when he desired of my said lord of Glocester, the deliuerance of the
said frier Randolph, to lead him againe vnto the Tower, or sufficient
warrant for his discharge: my said lord of Glocester answered him, that
his commandement was sufficient warrant and discharge for him. In the
which thing abouesaid, it was thought to my lord of Winchester, that
my said lord of Glocester tooke vpon him further than his authoritie
stretched vnto, and caused him to doubt and dread, least that he would
haue procéeded further. And at such time as the said Wooduile came
vnto him, to aske his aduice and counsell, of lodging my said lord of
Glocester in the Tower; he aduised and charged him, that before he
suffered my said lord of Glocester, or any person to lodge therein
stronger than himselfe, he should purueie him a sufficient warrant
therof, of the king, by the aduise of his councell.
4 Item, as to the said article of the foresaid causes of heauinesse,
my said lord chancellor answereth, that he neuer purposed to set hand
on the kings person, nor to remoue him, or that he should be remoued,
or put in any manner of gouernance, but by the aduice of the kings
councell. For he could not perceiue any manner of goodnesse or of
aduantage that might haue growne to him thereof, but rather great
perill and charge; and hereof my said lord of Winchester is readie to
make proofe, in time and place conuenient.
5 Item, as to the third article of the foresaid causes and heauines, my
lord chancellor answereth, that he was oft and diuerse times warned,
by diuerse credible persons, aswell at the time of the kings last
parlement, holden at Westminster, as before and since, that my said
lord of Glocester purposed him bodilie harme, & was warned therof and
counselled by the said persons, and that diuerse times, to absteine him
from comming to Westminster as my said lord of Winchester declared vnto
my said lord of Glocester.
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