The practise of prelates. CompiledThe practyse of prelates. Compyled

When king Henry was of age, there was a marriage made between him and the earl of Arminackes daughter in Guienne, with the which should have been given many castles and towns in Guienne and a great son me of money thereto. But the marriage was broken not without the secret working of our prelates and dispensation of our holy ⟨image 55⟩father thou mayest be sure. And a marriage was made between him and the kings daughter of Cecile, for which England gave up the whole dukedom of Guienne and Earldom of Maim / whereby we lost all Normandy, whereof they were the key. And beside y•, the communes gave a, xv. & an half to •ette her in with pomp. And then was the good duke of Gloucester traitorously murdered / partly because he could judge false miracles, & partly because of the deliverance of these two countries. For he being a live, they durst not do it.

When kynge Henry was of age, there was a maryage made betwene hym and ye earle of Arminackes doughter in Giā, wt the which shuld haue bene geuen manye castels and townes in Gian and a greate sō me of money therto. But ye maryage was broken not without the secret workyng of oure prelates and dyspensation of our holye ⟨image 55⟩father thou mayest be sure. And a mariage was made betwene hym and the kinges doughter of Cecyle, for which Ingland gaue vp the whole dukedom of Gyan and Earledom of Mayme / wherby we lost all Normandye, wherof they were the kaye. And besyde y•, the cōmunes gaue a, xv. & an half to •ette her in wyth pompe. And then was the good duke of Glocetter traytourously murthered / partely because he could iudge false myracles, & partely because of the delyueraūce of these two contreys. For he being a lyue, they durst not do it.

And when king Edward had put down king Henry, a marriage was made and concluded between him & the king of Spain this queens mother y now is. But ere the Ambassadors were come home, our Prelates had be witched king Edward by their apostle Fryer Bungay / and married him unto a widow that was a knights wife / lest if spain and England had been wined together / king Edward should have recovered france again. But what followed after the breaking of that marriage, between king Edward & the earl of warwick and what came of his children? yea and what came on king Henry of Windsor's children