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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 July 2012
It is a misfortune generally attendant on the earlier periods of History, that they want those original and authentick records, which are necessary to transmitt facts and characters of men in a just and impartial light to posterity.
page 361 note [a] Arnold, who lived in 1519, published an Account of the Customs of London, with a Chronicle of the Magistrates of that city, where, under the year 1483, he has the following observation, expressing, in very descriptive words, the manner of the young Prince's death. “This year decessyd the Kynge in Aprell, entring “into the 23d yere of his regne, and the two sons of Kynge Edward were put to silence, and the Duke of Gloucester tooke upon him the crowne in July,” &c.
page 361 note [b] Philip de Comines says of Richard the IIId, “Tantost apres le Roy Edward fut mort, le Roy notre maitre en fut adverti, & n'en feit nulle joie, ne semblant quand il le sceut, & peu de jours apres receut lettres de Duc de Gloucestre, qui s'etoit fait Roy d'Angleterre, & se signoit Richard lequel avoit fait mourir les deux fils du Roy Edouard son frere. Lequel Roy Richard requeroit l'amitie du Roy, & croy qu'il eut bien voulu ravoir ceste pension, mais le Roi ne vouloit repondre a ses lettres, n'ouir le message, & l'estima tres cruel & mauvais; car apres le trespas du Roy Edward, le dict Duc de Glocestre avoit fait hommage a son neveu, comme a son Roi & souverain Seigneur, & incontinent apres commit ce cas—Livre vi. chap. 9. Hall gives the same account, in his Life of Richard III. p. 2.
page 362 note [c] See his Life of Richard III. Kennet's Coll. vol. I. p. 545.
page 363 note [d] Hist. l. ii. cap. vi.
page 363 note [e] Gale's Hist. Angl. Script. tom. I. p. 568.
page 363 note [f] The Croyland continuator, speaking of the removal of the Princes to the Tower, mentions a piece of advice given at that time by some who were then in the Sanctuary, that the daughters of King Edward should be sent abroad in disguise—Ut siquid dictis Masculis humanitus in Turre contigerit, nihilominus, per salvandas personas Siliarum, Regnum ad veros rediret hœredes, p. 567. Mr. Walpole supposes this advice to have been given after Richard's coronation at York, referring the beginning of the next sentence, interim et dum hœc agerentur, to that, which was only the last; of many events mentioned in the preceding paragraph, wherein he describes the several previous steps taken by Richard III, to usurp the throne; nor does that author mention the report concerning the Prinaces death, till some sentences afterwards.
page 364 note [g] Lord Bacon says, “ All this time it was still whispered every where, that “at least one of the children of Edward IV was living; which bruit was “cunningly fomented by such as desired innovation; neither was the King's “nature and Customs greatly fit to disperse these mists, but contrariwise he had a “fashion rather to create doubts, than assurance.” Life of Henry VII, in Kennett's Collection, vol. I. p. 583.
page 364 note [h] From which I have had the opportunity of extracting the following account, by the favour of Mr. Chamberlain, the Keeper of that Record, whose civility on this occasion deserves a particular acknowledgment.
page 365 note [i] Page 7, b.
page 366 note [k] Page 10, a.
page 366 note [l] Page 13, a.
page 366 note [m] Page 18, b.
page 366 note [n] Page 33, b.
page 366 note [o] In the mercery account, the scarlet cloth is charged from 8s. to 16s. and 8 d. per yard; the cloth engrayne from 10s. to 13s.; cloth of divers colours from 2s. and 2d. to 6s. the yard; and the Ray cloth, used in covering the floor for the procession, of which there were 5488 staves, from 2d. to 3d. per stave.
In the peltry account, the ermine cost from 20s. to 40s. each tymbre; the tymbre contained 40 skins. The backs at 21 or 22d. the members or bellies of ermine at 6s. and 8d. There were several other kinds of furr, and 68, 701 powderings made of bogy shanks, at 20s. per thousand. Amongst the mercery articles, the velvet cost from 9s. and 4d. to 26 s. the yard. Cloths of gold, from 33 s. to 4l. the yard. Silk damask at 8s. per yard. Satyn of silk from 8 s. to 13 s. per yard. Hosen 4s. the pair. Shoes of Spanish leather double soled and slops, 8 d. per pair. Shoes of black leather, and slops of the same kind, 6d. Long spurs, parcel gilt, 13s. 4d. Short spurs, 6s. Black spurs, 16d.
page 366 note [p] Page 40, a.
page 366 note [q] Page 54, a.
page 366 note [r] Page 23, b.
page 366 note [s] And 5000 more are mentioned in the general account, pag. 31. b.
page 367 note [t] Page 58, a.
page 367 note [u] Page 61, b.
page 367 note [x] Page 62, a.
page 367 note [y] It appears that a yearly pension of 40s. was paid By the Wardrobe Office to the parson of Saint Andrew's, at Baynard Castle, “as by reason of “the old Graunte of King Edward the Thirde it hath been accustomed,” that is to witt, by 296 days, after the rate of I d. q. by the day.—Piers, Courteys's, salary, as keeper of the Wardrobe, was 20l. per ann.
page 367 note [z] Page 66, a.
page 367 note [a] Page 67, a.
page 367 note [b] Page 69, a.
page 367 note [c] Page 79, a.
page 368 note [d] Page 80, b.
page 368 note [e] Page 81, b.
page 368 note [f] Page 82, b.
page 369 note [h] Page 89, b.
page 369 note [i] Page 90, a.
page 369 note [k] An old English name for a Page, or rather an Equerry, derived from the Saxon word Þenʓest, which signifies a horse.
page 370 note [l] Page 79, b.
page 370 note [m] Page 98, a.
page 371 note [n] Page 99, b.
page 372 note [o] Page 105, a.
page 372 note [p] Page 109, a.
page 372 note [q] Ibid.
page 373 note [r] Charged in the Parcels of the Stable, Page 41, b. Price of each, 10s.
page 373 note [s] This Article is charged in the Parcels of Drapery bought, Page 11, b. and cost 13s. and 4d. the yard.
page 374 note [t] Page 116, a.
page 374 note [u] Page 118, a.
page 375 note [x] Page 119, a.
page 375 note [y] Page 125, a.
page 375 note [z] Page 133, a.
page 377 note [a] Charged among the Mercery parcells, page 20, b. and is the only article of that colour in the account.
page 378 note [b] Fabian's Chron. p. 513, b.
page 378 note [c] Many of these articles, which relate to Lord Edward and his Hengemen, charged in the Wardrober's general account of receipts and deliveries, undistinguished from those which were issued for Richard's Coronation.
page 380 note [d] He had the office of Steward of the Lordships of Lanemtherry, Lanthesant, Newport Wenloke, and Kevoeth Meredith is Wales, and the Marches, for the term of his life. Pat. 2 Ric. III, p. 1. dated August 9th. He had also the ward and marriage of Robert Arundel Treryse, son and heir of John Arundel Treryase, Esq; &c. during his minority. He had the rule of the Castle of Guisnes, and in the absence of Lord Mountjoy was Lieutenant there, and made Governor of Glamorganshire, though he was sent to Guisnes, Anno 2 Ric. III. The King also sent him to Flanders for divers matters, and put him in trust in Wales against the Duke of Buckingham; he was also a Commissioner for the forfeited estates of that Duke and other traitors in Wales and the Marches. See Kennett's notes on Buck's History, vol. I. p. 552; where the grants made to the other accomplices in that murder are also mentioned. King Henry VII. made him Sheriff of Glamorgan, Feb. 19, anno primo regni. Esceat Roll, p. 4.
page 381 note [e] See his Pedigree in the annexed sheet.
page 381 note [f] Pat. 19 Henry VII. p. 1. m. 5.
page 382 note [g] Pat. 22 Hen. VII. p. 1. m. 4.
page 382 note [h] Rhymer's Fœdera, tom. xii. p. 169.
page 382 note [i] Harl. MSS. 293, N°. 95.
page 382 note [k] Kennett's Collections, vol. I. p. 501.
page 382 note [l] Hall says, “The man had a high harte, and sore longed upward, not rising “ so fast as he hoped, beying hindred and kept under by Richard Ratcliffe and “Sir William Catesby, which longyng for no more parteners of the Princes favour, “nameli not for him, whose pride thei knew would bear no pere, kept him “by secret drifts, out of all secret trust.” First year of Richard III. fol. 111.