MarginaliaK. Henry restored agayne to hys kingdome.with þ^e Earles of Warwicke, Shrewsbury, & the Lord Standley, with a great company, brought him in a long gowne of blew veluet throughe the hye streetes of London, first to Paules church, to offer, then to the bishops palace of London, and there he resumed the crowne royall agayne. an. 1471. which he did not long enioy.

After this folowed a Parlament, in the which K. Edwrd, with all his partakers, were iudged traytours. Quene Margaret, with her sonne prince Edward, all this while was tarying for a fayre winde, thinking long, belike, till she came to an euil bargaine, as it proued after. MarginaliaK. Edward returneth againe into England.For K. Edward, within 6. monethes after his departure out of England vnto the Duke of Burgoyne, whether by letters from his frendes sollicitate, or whether by his aduenterous courage incited, made instant sute to Duke Charles his brother, to rescue him w^t such power, as he would bestowe vpon him, for he was fully resolued to differre the matter, and protract the tyme no longer. The Duke damped in double feare, in such a a daungerous case, notwithstandyng ouercome by nature and affinitie, secretly caused to be deliuered to him 50000. florence, & further caused foure great shyps to be appointed for him in a hauē in Zeland, where it was free for all mē to come. Also, þ^e same duke had for him, hired. xiiij. shippes of the Esterlyngs wel appointed, taking band of them, to serue him truly, tyll he were landed in England, and. xv. dayes after.

MarginaliaK. Edward only with 2000. souldiours cōmeth to Rauenspurre, aliâs Rauensport.Thus kyng Edward beyng furnished but onely with ij. thousand men of warre, with more lucke thē hope to spede, spedde his viage into England, & landed at Rauenspurre in the coast of Yorkeshire. Although there was no way for the kyng with such a small company of souldiours to do any good, yet to vse policie, where strēgth did lacke, first he sent forth certeine light horsemē, to proue the countrey on euery side, with persuasions, to see whether the vplandish people would be styrred to take kyng Edwardes part. MarginaliaThe dissembling policie of K. Edward.Perceauyng that it would not be, king Edward fleyeth to his shiftes, dissemblyng his purpose to be, not to clayme the crowne and kingdome, but onely to clayme the Duchie of Yorke, whiche was his own title, and caused the same to be published. This beyng notified to the people, that he desired no more, but onely his iust patrimonie and lineal inheritaunce, they began to be, moued with mercy and compassion toward hym, either to fauour him, or not to resiste hym, and so iourneying toward Yorke, he came to Beuerley. The Marques Mountacute, brother to the Earle of Warwicke, was then at Pomfret, to whom þ^e Earle had sent strayte charge, with al expedition to set vpon him, or els to stop his passage: and lykewise to the Citizens of Yorke & all Yorkeshyre, to shut their gates & take armour agaynst him. MarginaliaK. Edward commeth to Yorke.King Edward being in these streites, proceded notwithstanding nere to Yorke, without resistance: where he required of the Citizens, to be admitted into their Citie. MarginaliaK. Edward repelled by the citizens of Yorke.But so stode the case then, that they durst not graūt vnto him, but contrary sent him woorde to approche no nearer, as he loued his owne safegarde. The desolate kyng was here driuen to a narow strayte, who neither could retire backe, for the opinion of the countrey and losse of his cause: neither could go further, for the presēt daunger of the Citie. MarginaliaK. Edward chaungeth hys title.Wherfore, vsing the same policie as before, with louely wordes, & gentle speech he desired the messengers to declare vnto the Citizens, that his cōmyng was not to demaunde the realme of England, or the title of the same, but onely the Duchie of Yorke, hys old inheritaunce, & therfore determined to set forward, neither with armie, nor weapon. The messengers were not so sone within þ^e gates, in a maner, as soone as they. MarginaliaThe gentle and fayre wordes of K. Edward.The Citizens hearing his courteous answere, and þ^t he intended nothing to þ^e preiudice of the kyng, nor of the realme, were some thyng mitigated toward hym, and began to common with him fromthe walles, willing him to withdraw his power to some other place, & they would be the more ready to aide him, at least he should haue no damage by thē. Notwithstandyng, he agayne vsed such lowly language, and delyuered so fayre speache vnto them, entreatyng them so curteously, and salutyng the Aldermen by their names, requiryng at their handes no more, but onely his owne towne, wherof he had the name and title, that at length the Citizens, after long talke & debating vpon the matter, partely also intised with fayre and large promises, fell to this cōuention, MarginaliaTwo conditions put to K Edward.that if he would sweare to be true to kyng Henry, and gentle in intertayning his Citizēs, they would receaue him into the Citie.

Thys being concluded, the next morning, at the entring of the gate, a priest was ready to say Masse, in the which, after receauing of the sacrament, MarginaliaK. Edward put to hys othe.the king receiued a solemne othe to obserue the twoo articles afore agreed. MarginaliaVictorye gotte by periurie, punished at length in posteritie.By reason of which othe so rashlye made, and as shortly broken, and not long after punished (as it maye well be thought) in hys posteritie, he obtayned the Citye of Yorke. Where he, in short tyme forgetting hys othe, to make all sure, set in garrisons of armed Soldiours. Furthermore, perceauing all thinges to be quiet, & no styrre to be made agaynst hym, he thought to forslacke no oportunity of time, & so made forward toward London, leauing by the way, þ^e Marques Montagew, which lay then with hys army at Pomfret, on the right hande, not fully. iiij. myles distant from hys campe: MarginaliaK. Edward safely commeth to Nottyngham.and so returning to the hye way agayne, went forward without any styrring, to the towne of Notingham: MarginaliaKing Edwardes frendes resorte vnto hym.Where came to hym, syr W. Parre, syr Thomas of Borough, syr Thomas Montgomerye, and diuers els of hys assured frendes, with their aydes, MarginaliaK. Edward resumeth the name of a kyng.whiche caused hym by proclamation, to stand to hys owne title of king Edward the fourth, saying that they woulde serue no man, but a kyng. At the fame hereof beyng blowen abroade, as the Citizens of Yorke were not a little offended (and that worthely) so from other townes and cities, Lordes and noble men began to fall vnto hym, thynking wyth them selues, that the Marques Montagew, eyther fauoured hys cause, or was afrayde to encounter wyth the mā. MarginaliaK. Edward cōmeth to Leycester.How so euer it was, king Edward beyng now more fully furnished at all poyntes, came to the towne of Leycester, and there hearyng that the earle of VVarvvicke accompanied with þ^e earle of Oxford, were together at VVarvvicke, with a great power, minding to set on the Earle, he remoued frō thence his armie, hoping to geue hym battayle. The Duke of Clarence in þ^e meane tyme, about London had leuyed a great hoste commyng toward the earle of Warwicke, as he was by the earle appoynted. But when the Earle sawe the Duke to lynger the tyme, he began to suspect (as it fell out in deede) that he was altered to hys brethrens part. MarginaliaK. Edward cōmeth to Warwicke.The king auauncyng forwarde his hoste, came to Warwicke, where he found all the people departed. From whence hee moued toward Couentry, where the Earle was: vnto whom the next daye after, he boldlye offered battayle. MarginaliaThe Earle of Warwicke flyeth to Couentrie.But the Earle expecting the Duke of Clarence commyng, kept hym within the walles. All this made for the king. MarginaliaThe duke of Clarence commeth with a greate armye.For he hearyng that his brother, Duke of Clarence was not far of, comming toward him with a great army, raised his campe, and made toward him, eyther to entreate, or els to encounter with hys brother. When ech host was in sight of þ^e other, Richard duke of Gloucester, brother to them both, as arbitour betwene thē, fyrst rode to the one, then to the other. Whether all thys was for a face of a matter made, it is vncertayne. MarginaliaConcorde of brethrē.But hereby both the brethren, leauing all armye and weapon a syde, fyrst louingly and familiarly commoned: after that, brotherly and naturally ioyned together. And that fraternal amitye, by proclamation also was ratified, and put out of all suspition.