. The popular history of England : an illustrated history of society and government from the earliest period to our own times . abhorredhis proposals. After the death of Eichards queen, Elizabeth was removed toSheriiF Hutton Castle, where her cousin, the earl of Warwick, the son of theduke of Clarence, was kept in a sort of honourable captivity. Historians,who can scarcely avoid dwelling too much upon the intrigues of couits, areindignant with the Avidow of Edward IV. that at this time she was in friendlyrelations with Eichard, and induced her son, the marquis of Dorset, to attemptto return to
. The popular history of England : an illustrated history of society and government from the earliest period to our own times . abhorredhis proposals. After the death of Eichards queen, Elizabeth was removed toSheriiF Hutton Castle, where her cousin, the earl of Warwick, the son of theduke of Clarence, was kept in a sort of honourable captivity. Historians,who can scarcely avoid dwelling too much upon the intrigues of couits, areindignant with the Avidow of Edward IV. that at this time she was in friendlyrelations with Eichard, and induced her son, the marquis of Dorset, to attemptto return to England. He was detained by the king of France, who gaveassistance to the project ofEichmond ; and the prepara-tions for invasion went for-ward. Eichard appears tohave somewhat too muchdespised his adversary. Hewas in London from the be-ginning of the year till themiddle of May. There hadbeen no parliament to granthim a subsidy; and he, by a solemn legislative act, had declared againstBenevolences. He was too straitened for money to make large warlikepreparations. Fabyan, who personally knew whatever actions of the king. Groat of Richard III. * Sir N, H. Nicolas,Expenses. Memoir of Elizabeth of York, p. lii., prefixed to her Privy Purse ?Mi HENKY, EAEL OF RICHMOND. [1485. bore upon tlie pockets of the citizens, says, of this period, that kin^Richard spared not to spend the great treasure, which, before, king Edward IVhad gathered, in giving of great and large gifts; and that he borrowedmany notable sums of money of rich men of this realm, and specially ofthe citizens of London, whereof the least sum was forty pounds. Forsurety whereof he delivered to them good and sufficient pledges. * Tinas explicit enough ; and yet we constantly find it stated that Eichard lost hissmall share of the affections of the citizens by adopting the system ofBenevolences, though not in He who gives good and sufficientpledges for a loan, can scarcely be said to pursue the same system otextort
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