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
6 Item, that in the time of the said parlement, diuerse persons of low
estate of the citie of London, in great number assembled on a day vpon
the wharfe, at the crane of the vinetrée, and wished and desired that
they had there the person of my lord of Winchester, saieng that they
would haue throwen him into the Thames, to haue taught him to swim
with wings. Whereof billes and language of slander and threatnings
were cast and spoken in the said citie by my said lord the chancellor,
which caused him to suppose that they that so said and did, willed and
desired his destruction, although they had no cause.
7 Item, that after the comming to London of sir Rafe Botiller, and
maister Lewes, sent from my lord of Bedford, to the rest of the lords
of the councell, they being informed, that my said lord of Glocester
did beare displeasure to my said lord of Winchester, they came to the
said lord of Glocester to his In, the second sundaie next before All
hallowdaie, and there opened vnto him, that they had knowledge and
vnderstanding of the said displeasure, praieng him to let them know if
he bare such displeasure against my said lord of Winchester, and also
the causes thereof. At the which time (as my said lord of Winchester
was afterwards informed) my said lord of Glocester affirmed that he was
heauie toward him, and not without causes that peraduenture he would
put in writing.
8 Item, that after the mondaie next before Allhallondaie last past in
the night, the people of the said citie of London, by the commandement
of my said lord of Glocester, as it was said (for what cause my lord
the chancellor wist not) assembled in the citie, armed and arraied,
and so continued all the night. Amongst diuerse of the which (the
same night by what excitation, my said lord the chancellor wist not)
seditious and heauie language was vsed, and in especiall against the
person of my lord the chancellor. And so the same mondaie at night, my
said lord of Glocester sent vnto the Ins of court at London, charging
them of the court dwelling in the same, to be with him vpon the morrow
at eight of the clocke in their best arraie.
9 Item, that on the morrow being tuesdaie next following, my said lord
of Glocester sent earlie vnto the maior and aldermen of the said citie
of London, to ordeine him to the number of thrée hundred persons on
horsse backe, to accompanie him vnto such a place as he disposed him to
ride, which (as it was said) was vnto the king, to the intent to haue
his person, and to remoue him from the place that he was in, without
assent or aduise of the kings councell. The which thing was thought
vnto my said lord the chancellor, that he ought in no wise to haue
doone, nor had not béene séene so before.
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