. Social England; a record of the progress of the people in religion, laws, learning, arts, industry, commerce, science, literature and manners, from the earliest times to the present day . ons. He disjiutedfiercely the Neville inheritance with his brother, who had marriedWarwicks other daughter. Anne, He took the law into his ownhands against a woman whom lie drelared to have poisoned hisduchess. He persisted in maintaining tlie imiocence of two ofhis own .servants executed for sorcery, and for casting the kingsnativity. He had even declared the king a l>astard. At lastEdward arrisied him.
. Social England; a record of the progress of the people in religion, laws, learning, arts, industry, commerce, science, literature and manners, from the earliest times to the present day . ons. He disjiutedfiercely the Neville inheritance with his brother, who had marriedWarwicks other daughter. Anne, He took the law into his ownhands against a woman whom lie drelared to have poisoned hisduchess. He persisted in maintaining tlie imiocence of two ofhis own .servants executed for sorcery, and for casting the kingsnativity. He had even declared the king a l>astard. At lastEdward arrisied him. and fearing his intrigues with Burgundyand Scotland, had him attainted and executed in 1478. Thestory that he was drowned in a Imtt of Malmsey rests on ageneral agreement of the THE ItEIGX OF EDWARD 71 43:! I485I A conteniporiuy French annalist declares that no king could Edwardlong rule in England who did not embark on a foreign war. 1475, Edward, with some 13,000 men, set out on the oldadventure of an invasion of France. Bound as he was tothis course by the terms of his alliance with Charles the Bold,Duke of BnrgiuKh-, Edward was, perhaps, also bidding for. LXl-LllIuX OF THE DIKE OF AlTEli, TKWKESlil UV.(Fioiil a wtltemporary MS. in the PuhlU: Library, Ghent.) pupularit}. But Charles was in no case to give him effectivesupport. Louis XL seized the right moment to otier bought off his foe cheaply enough : £,000 down, and apension of £10,000 a year for life. \\itliin rliric months thebest army that had yet left English shores was back at home,and bitter murmurs were heard against the corrupt councillors 72 434. THE CLOSE OF THE MIDDLE AGES. [1399 on whom so yhaimful a failurr was i/liar^vd Imt the timeswere growmg such that men (hired not luurniur against theking. They snbniitted suhenly to the increasing severity ofthe new rule. Thej would rather, they said, see the devil inthe Parliament-house than grant any more taxes; yet t
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