The Marquefs* married Cecil, Daughter and Heirefs of William Lord Boville, by whom he had Thomas, his Heir and Succeffor, as alfo John, Anthony, and Leonard. After his Release he retired into the Country, and spent the greateft Part of the Remainder of his Time in a rural Life; and it was during this Re-. tirement that Wolfey had the Happiness of firft becoming acquainted with him.

And about this Time the King was pleafed to fet at Liberty the Earl of Surry, and immediately took him into his Service. It was faid, that, when Surry was taken Prifoner at the Battle of Bofworth, the King asked him, How he durft bear Arms in the Behalf of that Tyrant Richard? To which the Earl replied, He was my crowned King, and if the Parliamentary Authority of England fet the Crown upon a Stock I will fight for that Stock; and, as I fought then for him, I will fight for you, when you are established by the faid Authority; and fo he did, as will fully appear in the Course of this History.

*From this Nobleman his Grace Henry de Grey, late Duke of Kent, was defcended, and became Chief of the Illuftrious Houfe of Grey, from whence were branched the Barons of Rotherfield, Codnor, Wilton, Groby, and Rugement; the Viscount Lifle, the Earl of Stamford, and the Duke of Suffolk, all of the Surname of Grey. In Picardy (their Patrimony before the Conqueft)

Grace was created Viscount dick, of Goodrick Castle, and Earl of Harold, December 14, 1706; Duke of Kent, April 28, 1710; and Marquefs Grey, May 31, 1740. The Title of Duke of Kent originally was in another Branch, the fifth of Edward the IVth, 1465.

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Male, and had by his Dutchefs four Daughters; the eldelt, named Amabella, married the Lord Glenorchy, who had no Iffue Male, and left only one Daughter, Jemmima Campbel, who was lately married to the Honourable Philip York, Efq; one of the Tellers of his Majefty's Exchequer, eldest Son and Heir apparent to the Right Hono1rable Philip Lord Hardwicke, Baron of Hardwicke, the prefent Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain.

Mr. York's Lady, by the Death of the Duke without Iflue Male, is now Marchionefs Grey; and the Title of Marqueís Grey is limited by Patent to the Heirs Male of her Body.

MARQUIS OF DORSET

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To the Right Hon. John Earl of Granville Lord Besident of his Majesty's most Hon. Privy Council This Plate is most humbly inscribed by his Lordship's most obedient and faithful Serv.t

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For the prefent, the King gave the Earl of Surry a Poft in the Army, and by degrees he fo gained the King's Favour, that he not only made him one of his Privy Council, but alfo his High Treafurer, which Office he enjoyed to Henry the VIIth's Death.

These were the moft remarkable Tranfactions that happened in England, from the Death of Edward the IVth, to the End of October, 1487.

Affairs of

Scotland.

James the IIId of Scotland was but feven Years of Age when he came to the Crown; as foon as he was out of his Minority he chofe three Ministers, Men of mean Birth, to advise him in refpect to the Government of his Kingdom, who, inftead of counselling him for the Good of himself, and his Subjects, they influenced him to act independant of the Laws, for no other End but that they themfelves might rule in his Name; both which they effected, and thereby rendered the King extremely odious to his People. Without entering into a tedious Detail of the Outrages he committed on his Subjects, it may be fufficient to fay, that many of the Scotch Writers have reprefented him as a real Tyrant.

The King had two Brothers, Alexander, Duke of Albany, and John. The latter having taken notice to the King, that his Proceedings gave the People great Discontent, and begged him to alter his Conduct, it was fo ill received, that he was thrown into Prison and put to Death.

The Favourites being afraid, that Alexander would revenge his Brother's Death, perfuaded James to confine him in a Castle: And, having thus far carried their Measures, they prevailed on the King to go on, governing his Kingdom with Oppreffion and Violence.

About the Year 1485, the Duke of Al

bany found Means to make his Escape, and 1485.

retired into France, where he foon after loft his Life in a Tournament.

The King's Enemies have reprefented, that 1487. his capricious and turbulent Behaviour to his Subjects, was the Reafon that excited the chief Nobility of Scotland, in the Beginning of this Year, to take up Arms against him; being no longer, as they have alledged, able to bear his oppreffive Government; and, to give a greater Sanction to their Proceedings, they got James, the King's eldest Son, into their Hands, who was about fifteen Years of Age. As foon as they had formed an Army, they put the young Prince at the Head of it.

When the King was informed of the Steps taken by his rebellious Subjects, in order to fupport himfelf against their Defigns, he fent one Snowden, a Heraid at Arms, to Henry the VIIth, to beg his Affiftance: He also fent Meffengers to the Pope, and the King of France, on the fame Account. Henry and Charles interpofed their Mediations in a very princely Manner, not only by way of Requeft and Perfuafion, but by Proteftation and Menace; both declaring, That they thought it to be the common Caufe of all Kings to prevent Subjects from giving Laws unto their Sovereigns; that, if James's Subjects did not fubmit, they would not only refent it, but revenge the Injury he might fuftain by the Obftinacy of his People.'

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The Malecontents gave little heed to the 1488. Threats of thefe Princes, and replied, That there was no Way for the King to procure Peace with his Subjects, unless he would refign the Crown to his Son.' The King, finding by this Anfwer that no good was to be done by fair Means, had recourfe to Arms, and, in a fhort time collected an Army together, with which he marched against the Rebels. On the 11th of June, both Armies met at Place called Bannock's Bourn; Prince James, head