The Battle of Bosworth Field: Between Richard the Third And Henry Earl of ...
The Battle of Bosworth Field: Between Richard the Third And Henry Earl of ...
Hutton William
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Royalty was what he coveted, not money. But his de- pendants knew how to reap the profits of the contract. Scotland was in confufion. Her King Was weak, and the people diffetisfied. He had two brothers. One he had bled to death, the other imprifoned. The Jiving brother, Alexander, efcaped from confine- ment, and fled to England, under the pro- tection of Edward. Thefe two entered into a treaty for which they both deferved punifliment. Edward was to difpoflefs James of the throne; and place Alex...ander upon it, who was to do homage for his kingdom, to Edward; to breafc the truce witfc INTRODUCTION. Ixiii with Lewis, and enter into one with the King of England againft him; to divorce his wife, and marry Edward's daughter; though already engaged to the Prince of Scotland, his nephew; but if the church would not grant a divorce, his fon was to marry her. The King's daughter was a forward girl, was early ripe for a hufband, and longed for one, as foon as ripe. Her fortune, which was 20,000 marks, had, in part, been paid by Edward's bungling minifters, and the Scots valued the money more than the lady.
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