Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (3 of 6): England (7 of 9): Henrie the Seauenth, Sonne to Edmund Earle of Richmond, Which Edmund was Brother by the Moothers Side to Henrie the SixtHolinshed, Raphael
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Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (3 of 6): England (7 of 9): Henrie the Seauenth, Sonne to Edmund Earle of Richmond, Which Edmund was Brother by the Moothers Side to Henrie the Sixt
Holinshed, Raphael
Great Britain -- History -- Henry VII, 1485-1509; Great Britain -- History -- To 1485; Great Britain -- History -- Tudors, 1485-1603
In this solemne councell, diuerse & manie things for the wealth of the
realme were debated and concluded. And among other it was determined,
that the ladie Elizabeth wife to king Edward the fourth, should loose
and forfeit all hir lands and possessions, bicause she had voluntarilie
submitted hir selfe and hir daughters wholie to the hands of king
Richard, contrarie to hir promise made to the lords and nobles of this
realme in the beginning of the conspiracie made against king Richard,
whereby she did inough to haue quailed all the purpose of them that
ioined with hir in that matter. But though hir fault was gréeuous,
yet was it iudged by some men that she deserued not by equitie of
iustice so great a losse and punishment. Howbeit, this iudgement was
altogether affectionate and parciall in hir behalfe; besides that it
was reasonable in great measure (all circumstances considered) for she
was not lightlie induced to doo as she did, neither stood it with the
frailtie of a woman to withstand the temptations of a mightie man, or
rather a reaching tyrant.
[Sidenote: Quéenes Colledge in Cambridge founded by the ladie Elizabeth
king Edward the fourth his wife.]
But such was hir chance by hir lightnesse and inconstancie, that she
wan the displeasure of manie men, and for that cause liued after in
the abbeie of Bermondseie beside Southwarke a wretched and a miserable
life, where not manie yeares after she deceassed and is buried with
hir husband at Windsore. Though fortune thus ruleth manie things
at hir plesure, yet one worke that this quéene accomplished cannot
be forgotten: for in the life time of hir husband king Edward the
fourth, she founded and erected a notable colledge in the vniuersitie
of Cambridge, for the finding of scholers and students of the same
vniuersitie, and endowed it with sufficient possessions for the long
maintenance of the same, which at this daie is called the Quéenes
colledge.
[Sidenote: Edward the right earle of Warwike shewed openlie in
procession.]
When all things in this counsell were sagelie concluded and agréed to
the kings mind, he returned to London; giuing in commandement, that
the next sundaie insuing, Edward the yoong earle of Warwike should be
brought from the Tower through the most publike stréets in all London,
to the cathedrall church of saint Paule, where he went openlie in
procession, that euerie man might sée him, hauing communication with
manie noble men, and with them especiallie that were suspected to be
partakers of the late begun conspiracie; that they might perceiue how
the Irishmen vpon a vaine shadowe mooued warre against the king and
his realme. But this medicine little auailed euill disposed persons.
For the earle of Lincolne sonne to Iohn de la Poole duke of Suffolke,
and Elizabeth sister to king Edward the fourth, thought it not méet to
neglect and omit so readie an occasion of new trouble.
[Sidenote: An ill matter followed to the proofe.]
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