The following document is enrolled on the Patent Roll, 32 Henry VI.,
membrane 20:--
_Pro Ricardo Duce Ebor._--Rex omnibus ad quos, &c., salutem.
Inspeximus tenorem cujusdam actus in consilio nostro apud
Westmonasterium tento facti, venerabili patri Johanni Cardinali et
Archiepiscopo Cantuariensi, totius Angliæ primati, Cancellario
nostro, per Thomam Kent, clericum ejusdem consilii nostri, ad
exemplificationem tenoris prædicti sub Magno Sigillo nostro in forma
debita fiendam nuper deliberatum et in filaciis Cancellariæ nostræ
residentum, in hæc verba:--
The xxj. day of Novembre, the yere of the regne of oure Souverain
Lorde King Henry the VI{th} xxxij{ti.} at Westmynstre, in the
Sterred Chambre, being there present the Lordes, the Cardinal
Archebisshop of Canterbury and Chaunceller of England, th’
Archebisshop of Yorke, the Bisshops of London, Winchestre, Ely,
Norwich, Saint Davides, Chestre, Lincoln, and Carlisle, the Duc of
Buckingham, th’Erles of Salisbury, Pembroke, Warrewik, Wiltshire,
Shrovesbury, and Worcestre, Tresourer of England, the Viscount
Bourchier, the Priour of Seint Johns, the Lordes Cromwell, Suddeley,
Duddeley, Stourton, and Berners. The Duc of York reherced unto the
seid Lordes that he, as the Kinges true liegman and subgit, was by
commaundement directed unto him undre the Kinges Prive Seal, come
hidre to the Kinges greet Counsail, and wolde with all diligence to
his power entende to the same, and to all that that sholde or might
be to the welfare of the King and of his subgettes; but for asmoche
as it soo was that divers persones, suche as of longe tyme have been
of his Counsail, have be commaunded afore this tyme, by what meanes
he watte never, not to entende upon him, but to withdrawe thaim of
any counsail to be yeven unto him: the which is to his greet hurte
and causeth that he can not procede with suche matiers as he hath to
doo in the Kinges courtes and ellus where, desired the Lordes of the
counsail abovesaid that they wolde soo assente and agree that suche
as have been of his counsail afore this tyme might frely, without
any impediment, resorte unto him and withoute any charge to be leide
unto theim, yeve him counsail from tyme to tyme in suche matiers as
he hath or shal have to doo. To the which desire alle the Lordes
abovesaide condescended and agreed, as to that thing that was
thought unto them juste and resounable, and fully licenced all suche
persones as he wolde calle to his counsail frely withoute any
impediment to entende unto him; and commaunded this to be enacted
amonge th’actes of the Counsaill. Actum anno, mense, die et loco ut
supra, præsentibus dominis supradictis.
T. Kent.
Nos autem tenorem actus prædicti ad requisicionem carissimi
consanguinei nostri prædicti, Ricardi Ducis Ebaracensis, duximus
exemplificandum per præsentes. In cujus, &c. Teste Rege apud
Westmonasterium, vj. die Decembris.
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