Chap-books of the eighteenth century . London : Printed and Sold by C. Dicey, in Bow Church YardSold also at his Warehouse in Northampton. THE HISTORY OF JANE SHORE, Concubine to King Edward IV. GIVING An account of her Birth, Parentage, her Marriage withMr. Matthew Shore, a Goldsmith in Lombard Street,London. How she left her Husbands bed to live withKing Edward IV. And of the miserable End she madeat her Newcastle : Printed in this present year. 394 Chap-Books of the Eighteenth Century. According to this Chap-book version (and it is as reliableas any other), this lovely, but erring,
Chap-books of the eighteenth century . London : Printed and Sold by C. Dicey, in Bow Church YardSold also at his Warehouse in Northampton. THE HISTORY OF JANE SHORE, Concubine to King Edward IV. GIVING An account of her Birth, Parentage, her Marriage withMr. Matthew Shore, a Goldsmith in Lombard Street,London. How she left her Husbands bed to live withKing Edward IV. And of the miserable End she madeat her Newcastle : Printed in this present year. 394 Chap-Books of the Eighteenth Century. According to this Chap-book version (and it is as reliableas any other), this lovely, but erring, woman was the daughterof Mr. Thomas Wainsted, a mercer in Cheapside, whosebusiness lay among the ladies of the Court, whither hisdaughter frequently accompanied him. Her conduct seems tohave been of extreme levit}^, and her father rejoiced when shewas married to Matthew Shore, a rich goldsmith in LombardStreet. Lord Hastings, having in vain tried to seduce her, andbeing forbidden the house by her husband, told the king,Edward IV., of her \ who went to Shores house, disguised as amerchant, and saw her. By the contrivance of Hastings anda go-between named Mrs. Blague, Jane was enticed to a Courtball, where the king discovered himself and told her of hisaffection for her. This was too much for the weak woman,and next day she left her husbands home. Shore, findingwhere she had gone, was heartbroken, and went a
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