[16] Grafton, p. 130. [17] _Harl. MS._ 433. [18] Sir George Buck was descended from John Buck, comptroller of King Richard's household, who was put to death after the battle of Bosworth. Sir George served with the Earl of Essex in the Cadiz expedition of 1596. He was knighted by James I. in July 1603, and became Master of the Bevels in 1610, a post which he held until 1622. He died on September 22, 1623. His _History of the Life and Reign of King Richard III._, composed in five books, was published in 1646, with 'George Buck, Esq.,' as author. But the existence of the manuscript in the British Museum, with Sir George as the author, and in his handwriting, proves the substitution of 'Esquire' for 'Sir' to be a mistake. Camden speaks of Buck as a man of distinguished learning. [19] Thomas Carte, _History of England to_ 1654 _inclusive_. 4 vols. folio. 1753. [20] Horace Walpole, _Historic Doubts on the Life and Reign of Richard III._, 4to. 1768. [21] John Bayley, _History and Antiquities of the Tower of London_, 2 vols. 4to. 1821. [22] Laing, _Continuation of the History of Great Britain by Dr. Henry_. 1795. [23] J. P. Courtenay, _Commentaries on the Plays of Shakespeare_, 2 vols. 8vo. 1840. [24] Miss Halsted, _Life of Richard III_. 2 vols. 8vo. 1844. [25] Alfred O. Legge, _The Unpopular King_. _Life and Times of Richard III_. 2 vols. 8vo. 1883. [26] Sharon Turner, _History of England during the Middle Ages_. 5 vols. 8vo. 1830. [27] John H. Jesse, _Memoirs of King Richard III_. 8vo. 1862. [28] Dr. W. F. Hook, D.D., _Lives of the Archbishops of Canterbury_. 9 vols. 8vo. 1860-72. He considers the slander of the Duchess of York incredible. [29] Sir N. H. Nicolas, _Privy Purse Expenses of Elizabeth of York_. 1830. He utterly rejects the story of Richard having poisoned his wife, and having wanted to marry Elizabeth of York (p. liii.) Dr. W. Stubbs, _Constitutional History of England_, vol. ii. Thorold Rogers, _Work and Wages_, ii. 212. [30] Dr. Lingard, _History of England to the Revolution_. 4th ed. 1837; 6th ed. 1854. [31] James Gairdner, _Letters and Papers Illustrative of the Reigns of Richard III. and Henry VII_. 1861-63. _Memorials of Henry VII_. 1858. _History of the Life and Reign of Richard III_. 1878. _Life of Henry VII_. 1889. Article in the _English Historical Review_. 1891. {184} CHAPTER II EXAMINATION OF THE CHARGES AGAINST RICHARD III 1. The Deformity. 2. Murder of Edward of Lancaster. 3. Murder of Henry VI. 4. Marriage with Anne Nevill. 5. Treatment of the Countess of Warwick. 6. Death of Clarence.