The popular history of England; an illustrated history of society and government from the earliest period to our own times . ard, vol. v. p. 178 AKREST OF THE QUEENS RELATIONS. [1483. doubt that each party was preparing lo out-manoeuvre the other, and thateach was advancing to the perpetration of some decided act of treachery andbloodshed, such as we designate in modern times by the gentle name of acoup detat. It appears tolerably clear that the two most important men inthe country, Gloucester and Buckingham, both of the royal blood, wereintended to be omitted in the state arrangements ;
The popular history of England; an illustrated history of society and government from the earliest period to our own times . ard, vol. v. p. 178 AKREST OF THE QUEENS RELATIONS. [1483. doubt that each party was preparing lo out-manoeuvre the other, and thateach was advancing to the perpetration of some decided act of treachery andbloodshed, such as we designate in modern times by the gentle name of acoup detat. It appears tolerably clear that the two most important men inthe country, Gloucester and Buckingham, both of the royal blood, wereintended to be omitted in the state arrangements ; for in commissions issuedas early as the 1st of May their names were not inserted, while those ofDorset, Eivers, and Hastings were prominent.* At this juncture, the first decided blow was struck by the two ambitiousdukes. They passed the evening of the 29th of April in social companionshipwith Eivers; and then the dukes secretly, with a few of their most privy friends,set them down in counsel, wherein they spent a great part of the night. f Thenext morning thev surrounded Eivers in his inn, and arrested him. They then. The Sanctuary at Westminster, from a sketch, in 1 < 15. rode on to Stony-Stratford, where they found the king ^vith his companyready to leap on horseback, and depart forward, to leave that lodging fortheni, because it was too strait for both companies. + There was more fearfulwork to be done before the frightened boy could leap on horseback. Thedukes arrested Lord Grey and Sir Thomas Yaughan, and brought the kingback to Northampton. He wept and was nothing content, but it bootednot. The news of these sudden demonstrations went on to London ; wherethe misgivings of the queen drove her to leave the palace of Westminster,and take refuge in the adjoining Sanctuary with her second son. There thearchbishop of York and chancellor, Eotherham, went to her with a consolatory Grants, &c., Introdnction, p xiv. t More, p. 24. t p. 28. 11«3] GLOUCESTER APPOINTED PR
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