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a view to ye. 4 following things, 1. to secure ye. succession | a view to ye. 4 following things, 1. to secure ye. succession | ||
to himself & his family, 2. to get ye. Attainders revers'd | to himself & his family, 2. to get ye. Attainders revers'd | ||
Revision as of 10:39, 30 March 2020
1. Henry VII
Henry saluted K. in Bosworth field, might have claim'd ye. throne by conquest, but yt. was rather too violent a step; He had pretensions to it of another nature, descended from John of Gaunt source of ye. Lancastrian family; He could have made yt. ye. foundation of his right, there however he felt great difficulties, great unclear in his descent; ye. only true claim therefore he had, was in right of ye. Pss. who he was oblig'd to Marry; but this would have acknowledg'd ye. Superiority of ye. House of York, & therefore of all other Ideas ye. most hateful; thus situated, He chose to take ye. benefit of all three, & put his title principally on ye. blood of Lancaster, & made use of ye. other two as collateral supports.
^ addition Eight days /addition After his Coronation, He summon'd a Parl. with a view to ye. 4 following things, 1. to secure ye. succession to himself & his family, 2. to get ye. Attainders revers'd of all his followers, 3. to pass Acts of Attainder against all those who had been found in Richard's party, 4. to show to ye. people as soon as possible yt. tho' he made his way to Empire by ye. Sword, yet he intended to govern by ye. Laws.
Some few Laws were made after this deletion unclear /deletion, but mer'ly for preserving forms.
