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.
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[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.