Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (3 of 6): England (2 of 9)

Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (3 of 6): England (2 of 9) - Henrie the Fift, Prince of Wales, Sonne and Heire to Henrie the Fourth

A copie of the said ded. A copie of the said letters patents. A copie of that writing sundrie waies so well seruing to the truth of the storie was thought right necessarie here to be added, thus. The truth of the said memorable feat as it was reported in writing. The oth of the duke of Burgognie. The same in English. The articles & appointments of peace betwene the realmes of England and France. Henrie prince of Wales, son and heire to K. Henrie the fourth, borne in Wales at Monmouth on the riuer of Wie, after his father was departed, tooke vpon him the regiment of this realme of England, the twentith of March, the morrow after proclamed king, by the name of Henrie the fift, in the yeare of the world 5375, after the birth of our sauior, by our account 1413, the third of the emperor Sigismund: the thre and thirtith of Charles the sixt French king, and in the seuenth yeare of gouernance in Scotland vnder Robert brother to him that (before entrance into his kingdome 1390) had Iohn to name, which by deuise and order of the states was changed into Robert the third, who at Rotsaie (a towne in the Iland of Got, 1406) deceassed by occasion thus. As vpon hope in this gouernor to himselfe conceiued how to come to the crowne, he at the castell of Falkland, latelie had famisht his coosine Dauid the kings elder sonne and heire (a dissolute yoong prince) yet to his fathers exceding sorrow, at whose deceasse the father verie carefull, and casting for the safegard of Iames his yoonger son and heire, from Basse the rocke in a well appointed ship, vnder charge of Henrie Saintclere earle of Orkeneie, into France to his old frend king Charles for good education and safetie this yoong prince he sent: who in the course, whether for tempest or tendernes of stomach, tooke land in Yorkeshire at Flamborrow, that after by wisedome and good consideration of the king and his councell was thought verie necessarie here to be reteined. But by the sudden newes of this staie, the father (at supper as he sat) so stroken at hart that well nie straight had he fallen downe dead, yet borne into his chamber, where for grefe and pine within thre daies next he deceassed. The yoong king Iames his sonne after an eightene yeares staie, in which time he had bene well trained in princehood, at last with right honorable marriage at saint Marie Oueries vnto Ione daughter to the earle of Summerset, coosine vnto Henrie the sixt then king, and with manie other high gratuities here beside was sent and set in his rule and kingdome at home. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 46671
Author: Holinshed, Raphael
Release Date: Aug 24, 2014
Format: eBook
Language: English