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
And therefore to be defrauded hereof by an vnprofitable peace, they
were in great fume, and verie angrie: and namelie, for that diuerse of
the capteins to set themselues and their bands the more gorgeouslie
forward, had borrowed large summes of monie, and for the repaiment
had morgaged their lands and possessions, and some happilie had made
through sale thereof, trusting to recouer all againe by the gaines of
this iournie. Wherefore offended with this sudden conclusion of peace,
they spake euill, both of the king and his councell. But the king like
a wise prince asswaged their displeasure in part with excusing the
matter, alledging what losse and bloudshed was like to insue both of
capteins and souldiers, if the assault should haue béene giuen to the
vtterance, especiallie sith the towne was so well furnished with men
and munitions. When he had somewhat appeased their minds with these and
manie other reasons, he returned backe againe to Calis.
[Sidenote: _Polydor._]
[Sidenote: Sir Iohn Sauage slaine at this siege.]
[Sidenote: Richard Pl[=a]tagenet a counterfeit of ladie Margarets
imagining.]
There were not manie of the English armie lost at this siege of
Bullogne, & few or no men of name, sauing that valiant capteine sir
Iohn Sauage knight, the which, as he and sir Iohn Riselie rode about
the wals of the towne, to view in what place it might be easiliest
assaulted, was compassed about by certeine Frenchmen that were issued
out of the towne, and there slaine standing at defense and vtterlie
refusing to yéeld himselfe as prisoner. But sir Iohn Riselie escaped
by flieng awaie. When the K. was thus returned to Calis, he began
to smell a certeine secret smoke, which was like to turne to a great
flame, without wise foresight, and good looking to. For by the craftie
inuention, and diuelish imagination of the ladie Margaret duchesse of
Burgognie, a new idoll was set vp in Flanders, and by a forged name
called Richard Plantagenet second sonne to king Edward the fourth, as
though he had béene raised from death to life.
[Sidenote: The conclusion of peace betwéene the English and French.]
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