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You are here: 1587 > Volume 6 > Body Text: Section 17 of 24: The historie of king Edward the fift, and king Richard the third vnfinished, written by maister Thomas More then one of the vnder shiriffes of London, about the yeare of our Lord 1513, accor|ding to a copie of his owne hand, printed among his other workes.
Snippet: 132 of 157 (1587, Volume 6, p. 727)

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The duches with these words nothing appeased, and séeing the king so set thereon, that she could not pull him backe, so highlie she disdained it, that vnder pre|text of hi [...] dutie to Godward, she deuised to disturbe this mariage, and rather to helpe that he should ma|rie one dame Elizabeth Lucie, whome the king had also not long before gotten with child. Wherefore the kings mother openlie obiected against his mariage, as it were in discharge of hir conscience, that the king was sure to dame Elizabeth Lucie and hir hus|band before God.El [...]zabeth Lucie. By reason of which words, such ob|stacle was made in the matter, that either the bi|shops durst not, or the king would not proceed to the solemnization of this wedding, till these same were clearlie purged, and the truth well and openlie testi|fied. Wherevpon dame Elizabeth Lucie was then sent for.

You are here: 1587 > Volume 6 > Body Text: Section 17 of 24: The historie of king Edward the fift, and king Richard the third vnfinished, written by maister Thomas More then one of the vnder shiriffes of London, about the yeare of our Lord 1513, accor|ding to a copie of his owne hand, printed among his other workes.
Snippet: 133 of 157 (1587, Volume 6, p. 727)

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 And albeit that she was by the kings mother and manie other put in good comfort, to affirme that she was ensured vnto the king: yet when she was so|lemnlie sworne to saie the truth, she confessed that they were neuer ensured. Howbeit she said his grace spake so louing words vnto hir, that she verelie ho|ped he would haue married hir. And that if it had not béene for such kind words, she would neuer haue shewed such kindnesse to him, to let him so kindlie get hir with child. This examination solemnelie ta|ken, when it was cléerelie perceiued, that there was none impediment:The kings mariage. the king with great feast and honourable solemnitie married dame Elizabeth Greie, and hir crowned queene that was his enimies wife, and manie times had praied full hartilie for his losse, in which God loued hir better than to grant hir hir boune.

You are here: 1587 > Volume 6 > Body Text: Section 17 of 24: The historie of king Edward the fift, and king Richard the third vnfinished, written by maister Thomas More then one of the vnder shiriffes of London, about the yeare of our Lord 1513, accor|ding to a copie of his owne hand, printed among his other workes.
Snippet: 134 of 157 (1587, Volume 6, p. 727)

Compare 1577 edition: 1 But when the earle of Warwike vnderstood of this marriage, he tooke it so highlie that his ambas|sage was deluded, that for verie anger and disdaine he (at his returning) assembled a great puissance against the king, and came so fast vpon him yer he could be able to resist, that he was faine to void the realme, and flee into Holland for succor, (where he re|mained for the space of two yeares,The king fled leauing his new wife at Westminster in sanctuarie, where she was deliuered of Edward the prince, of whome we before haue spoken.The prince borne. In which meane time the earle of War|wike tooke out of prison, and set vp againe king Henrie the sixt,king Henrie the sixt set vp. who was before by king Edward deposed, and that much what by the power of the erle of Warwike, which was a wise man, and a couragi|ous warriour,Of the earle of warwike. and of such strength, what for his lands, his aliance, and fauor with all people, that he made kings and put downe kings almost at his pleasure, and not impossible to haue atteined it himselfe, if he had not reckoned it a greater thing to make a king than to be a king.

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