[1] [2] This prudent yoong prince, minding to take time when time serued, called a great councell, both of the lords spirituall and temporall, and to them repeated the title and right that he had to the crowne, rehear|sing also the articles concluded betwéene king Hen|rie and his father, by their writings signed and sea|led, and also confirmed by act of parlement; the brea|ches whereof he neither forgat, nor left vndeclared. After the lords had considered of this matter, they determined by authoritie of the said councell, that because king Henrie had doone contrarie to the ordi|nances in the last parlement concluded, and was in|sufficient of himselfe to rule the realme, he was ther|fore to be depriued of all kinglie estate: and inconti|nentlie was Edward earle of March, sonne and heire to Richard duke of Yorke, by the lords in the said councell assembled, named, elected,The earle of March elec|ted king. and admit|ted for king and gouernour of the realme.