MarginaliaThe Cardinall defraudeth the kyng of his iewels.Iewels: the Cardinall caused the treasurer to conuerte that money, to the payment of an other armey, to kepe the Iewels still to his owne vse and gayne.

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The Cardinall deliuereth the K. of Scottes, vpon hys owne authorieItem, hee beyng then Byshop of VVinchester, and Chauncelour of Englād, deliuered the kyng of Scottes, vpon his owne authoritie, contrary to the Acte of Parlament, weddyng his nece afterward to the sayd kyng. Also where the sayd kyng of Scottes should haue payd to the kyng. 40. thousand poundes, the Cardinall procured. x. thousād markes therof to be remitted, and yet the rest very slenderly payed.

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The Cardinall playeth the marchant.Item, the said Cardinall, for lending notable sōmes to the kyng, had the profite of the porte of Hampton: Where he, setting his seruauntes to be the Customers, wolle and other marchaundise was, vnder that cloke, exported, not somuch to his singular vauntage, beyng the chiefe marchaunt, as to the greate preiudice of the kyng, and detriment to his subiectes.

Marginalia7.Item, the Cardinall, in lending great sommes to the kyng, yet so differred and delayed the loane therof, that comming out of season, the same dyd the kyng little pleasure, but rather hynderaunce.

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The Cardinall a defrauder of the kyng.Itē, where Iewels and plate were preised at. xi. thousand poundes in weight, of the sayd Cardinall forfeited to the kyng: the Cardinall for loane of a litle peece, gat hym a restorement therof, the the kynges great damage, who better might haue spared the commōs, if þ^e somme had remayned to hym cleare.

Marginalia9.Item, where the kynges father had geuen Elizabeth Bewchampe. CCC. markes of lyuelode, with this condition, if she wedded with in a yeare, the Cardinall, notwithstandyng she was maryed two or three yeares after, yet gaue her the same, to the kinges great hurt, and diminishyng of his inheritaunce.

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The Cardinall taketh vpon hym like a king.Item, the Cardinall hauyng no authoritie nor interest to the crowne, presumed notwithstandyng to call before him, like a kyng, to the kynges high derogation.

Marginalia11.Item, that the Cardinall sued a pardon from Rome, to be freed from all dismes, due to the kyng by þ^e church of VVinchester, geuing therby example to the clergy, to withdraw their dismes likewise, and to lay all þ^e charge onely vpon the temporaltie, and poore commons.

Marginalia12. 13.Item, by the procuryng of the sayd Cardinall and Archbyshop of Yorke, great goods of þ^e kynges were lost and dispended vpon nedeles Ambassades, first to Arras, then to Calyce.

Marginalia14.Item, it was laid to the charge of the sayd Cardinal and Archbyshop, that by their meanes, going to Calyce, the. ij. enemyes of the king, þ^e Duke of Orleance, & Duke of Burgoyne, were reduced together in accorde and alliaunce, who being at warre before betwene thē selues, and nowe confederate together, ioyned both together agaynst the kynges townes and countreis ouer the sea, to the great daunger of Normandie, and destruction of the kynges people.

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The Card. traytour to the crowne.Item, by the Archbyshop of Yorke, and the Cardinal, swasions were moued openly in the kynges presence, with all allurementes and inducementes, that the king should leaue his right, his title & honour of his crowne, in nominatyng hym kyng of Fraunce, duryng certaine yeares, and that he should vtterly absteine, and bee contēt onely in writyng, with Rex Angliæ, to the great note and infamie of the kyng and of all his progenitours.

Marginalia16. 17.Item, through the sleight and subtiltye of the sayde Cardinall and his mate, a new conuention was intended betwene the king & certaine aduersaries of Fraūce. Also the deliuerance of the Duke of Orleance was appointed in such sort, as thereby great disworship and inconuenience was like to fall, rather on the kings side, then of the other.

Marginalia18.Item, that the Cardinall had purchased greate landes and lyuelode of the king, the Duke beyng on theMarginaliaThe Card. a purchaser of the kinges landes.other syde the sea occupied in warres, which redounded litle to the worship and profit of the king: and moreouer had the king bounde, to make him a sure estate of al those landes by Easter next, as could be deuised by any learned counsail: or els the sayd Cardinall to haue and enioy to him and his heyres for euer, the landes of the Duchie of Lancaster in Northfolke, to the value of vij. or. viij. hundred markes by the yeare.

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Peruerse counsaile of the Cardinall.Item, where the Duke the kynges vncle, had often offered hys seruice for the defence of the Realme of Fraunce, & the Duchie of Normandy, the Cardinall euer labored to the cōtrary, in preferring other, after his singuler affection: wherby a great part of Normandy hath bene lost.

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The Cardin. a deceauer of the kyng and a bryber.Item, seing the Cardinall was risen to such ryches and treasure, which could grow to him, neyther by hys church, nor by enheritaunce (which he thē had) it was of necessitye to be thought, þ^t it came by his great deceites, in deceauing both the king, and his subiectes, in sellyng offices, prefermentes, lyuelodes, captainships both here and in the realme of Fraunce and in Normandy: so that what hath bene there lost, he hath bene the greatest causer thereof.

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The Card purchaseth a pardon against his premuniri.Furthermore, when the said Cardinall had forfeyted all hys goods by the statute of prouision, he hauyng þ^e rule of the king, & of other matters of the realme: purchased from the Pope a Charter of pardon, not onelye to the defeating of the lawes of the realme, but also to the defraudyng of the king, who otherwise might and should haue had wherwith to sustaine his warres, without any tallage of his poore people. &c.

MarginaliaPrelates holde one with an other.When the king heard these accusations, he committed the hearing thereof to hys counsayle: whereof the most part were spirituall persons. So, what for feare, and what for fauour, the matter was wynked at, and dalyed out, and nothyng sayde thereunto: and a fayre countenance was made to the Duke, as though no displeasure had bene taken, nor malice borne in these spirituall stomaches. But shortly after, þ^e smoke hereof, not able to kepe in any longer wythin þ^e spirituall brestes of these charitable churchmen, brast out in flames of myschiefe. For vpon the necke of this matter, as witnesseth Fabian, Polychronicon, & Hall, which followeth Polych. fyrst ensued the condemnation of L. Elianour, þ^e Duches, and her Chapleins, as ye haue heard before: MarginaliaMalice brush out.Wherby it may appeare þ^e sayd Duches more of malice, then any iuste cause, thus to haue bene troubled. Also within vj. yeares after, followed the lamentable destruction of the Duke himselfe, as hereafter more is to be declared.

MarginaliaPaules steple set on fyre by lightning.About which time, or not long before, an. 1443. the steeple of Paules was set on fire by lightning, and at last by diligent labour of helpers, the fire was quenched.

After the condemnation of ladye Elianour the Duches aforesayd, within few yeares, an. 1445. followed the death of Henry Chichesley Archb. of Cant. by whō she was condemned in S. Steuens chappell at Westm. for penaunce to beare a taper through Chepesyde three sondrye tymes, and afterwarde outlawed to the Ile of Manne, vnder the custody of syr Iohn Standley knyght. MarginaliaThe building of Alsolne College and Barnard College in Oxforde.
1445.
The death of Henry Chichesley Archb. of Cant.This Henry Chichesley builded in his time. ij. Colleges in the Vniuersitye of Oxford, the one called Alsolne college, the other named Barnard college.

Marginalia1447.
The story and death of Humfrey, Duke of Gloucester.Proceding now to the yeare, wherein suffered Humfrey the good Duke of Glocester, which was the yeare of the Lord. 1447. first we will begin in fewe woordes to entreate of his life and conuersation: then of the maner and cause of hys death. As touching the ofspring & descent of this Duke, fyrst he was the sonne of Henrye the fourth, brother to king Henry the fyft, and vncle to king Henry the sixt, assigned to bee the gouernour and protectour of hys person. Of maners he seemed meeke and gentle, louing the commen wealth, a supporter of