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Edward IV.

After Edward had been at London he went to York, to prevent Queen Margaret deletion from /deletion making too deletion fast a hold /deletion addition strong impressions /addition on the Yorkshire men deletion unclear /deletion

deletion They /deletion ^ ye. two armies met & fought at Towton deletion unclear /deletion addition where /addition Edward came off victorious. He Then return'd to London & was crown'd, & Summon'd a Parlia. to meet at West. in 1461. An Act pass'd by which yt. Reign of Henry IV. was declar'd to have been an Usurption. [[[deletion]] & /deletion his family were disinherited and as Henry was found to have deletion It was declared yt. as Henry had /deletion broke ye. contract which he had made with ye. D. of York Edward was discharg'd from yt. agreement unclear Several person were attainted for ye. death of ye. D. of York.

& Others got Restitution deletion unclear /deletion addition these /addition the unclear addition soon after disolv'd /addition deletion Edward made a Speech to Parlia. by which he /deletion deletion thank'd them for yt. part they had taken /deletion deletion unclear /deletion & He distributed yt. forfeited Estates amongst his own friends.

deletion On Some Fresh commotions He not being able /deletion deletion to meet yt. Parlia at yt. time appointed, it /deletion deletion was disolv'd by yt. Archb. of Canterbury. /deletion ye. next Parlia. met at West. in 1465. deletion Nothing /deletion deletion was done except ye. granting a Subsity of /deletion addition where a subsidy was granted of /addition 37,000 £. to be levied in ye. Counties, Cities & Towns according to yt. Rate express'd.

addition but /addition ye. Archb deletion by yt. K letters patents /deletion addition who /addition held yt. Parlia. deletion & told them yt. ye. K. /deletion releas'd them addition in yt. K- name /addition of 6000 £. deletion which was /deletion part of ye. foregoing grant upon which it was enacted yt. 31000 £ should be levied as a fifteenth addition after which they were adjourn'd /addition deletion and then he adjourn'd /deletion deletion ye. Parlia. /deletion when were they dissolv'd

deletion ye. Uncertainty of ye. times was ye. reason yt. ye. /deletion deletion Parlia. was so often adjourn'd. /deletion

note no date /note Queen Margaret was defeated by Edward at Hegeley- Moor, & beat Henry at Hexham the date in Northumberland who soon after was Henry was not long after taken by surprise at Waddington Hall in Lancashire, unclear brought to London, & committed to yt. tower.

ye. next Parlia. met at West. in 1464. deletion after /deletion deletion four adjournments. /deletion