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HENRIE THE SIXT,
sonne and heire to Henrie the fift.
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[The formall recognisance or acknowledgement of the said homage.]
[The bishop of Winchesters letter excusatorie.]
[The articles of accusation and accord betwéene the lord of Glocester, and the lord of Winchester.]
[The answer of the bishop.]
[When this answer was made, the duke caused this writing following openlie to be proclamed.]
[The oth of the lords.]
[The Arbitrement.]
[A complaint made to king Henrie the sixt, by the duke of Glocester, vpon the cardinall of Winchester.]
[Articles proponed by the commons against the duke of Suffolke.]
[The safegard and signe manuell of the capteine of Kent, sent to Thomas Cocke draper of London, by the capteine of the great assemblie in Kent.]
[The commandement by the capteine of Kent, sent vnto Thomas Cocke aboue said.]
[The complaint of the commons of Kent, and causes of their assemblie on the Blackheath]
[The requests by the capteine of the great assemblie in Kent.]
[A copie of the said writ and proclamation by the king, for the taking of the said Cade and his felowship.]
[Richard duke of Yorke his letter to king Henrie.]
[The answer of king Henrie to the duke of Yorke.]
[Richard duke of Yorke to king Henrie againe.]
[The answer of king Henrie to the duke of Yorke.]
[The tenor of the duke of Yorks submission to king Henrie, vnder his oth.]
[Words in writing by the duke of Yorke to the king.]
[The answer by the king to the duke of Yorke.]
[The words of the duke of Yorke to all gentlemen and other assembled with him.]
[The forme of his abiuration.]
[The award made at Westminster on the thrée and twentith of March, Anno regni regis 36.]
[A copie of the said letter excusatorie written by the said duke and earles.]
[Articles sent from the duke of Yorke, and the earles, to the archbishop of Canturburie and the commons.]
[The duke of Yorks oration made to the lords of the parlement.]
[The articles betwixt king Henrie and the duke of Yorke.]
1422.
An. Reg. 1.
Buchan lib. 10.
After that death had bereft the world of that noble prince king Henrie the fift, his onelie sonne prince Henrie, being of the age of nine moneths, or thereabouts, with the sound of trumpets was openlie proclamed king of England and France the thirtith daie of August, by the name of Henrie the sixt; in the yeare of the world fiue thousand, thrée hundred, eightie and nine, after the birth of our Sauiour 1422, about the twelfe yeare of the emperour Frederike the third, the fortith and two and last of Charles the sixt, and the third yeare of Mordaks regiment (after his father Robert) gouernour of Scotland. The custodie of this yoong prince was appointed to Thomas duke of Excester, & to Henrie Beauford bishop of Winchester. The duke of Bedford was deputed regent of France, and the duke of Glocester was ordeined protectour of England; who taking vpon him that office, called to him wise and graue councellors, by whose aduise he prouided and tooke order as well for the good gouernment of the realme & subiects of the same at home, as also for the maintenance of the warres abroad, and further conquest to be made in France, appointing valiant and expert capteins, which should be readie, when néed required. Besides this, he gathered great summes of monie to mainteine men of warre, and left nothing forgotten that might aduance the good estate of the realme.