INTRODUCTION, THE principal original historical authorities for the period to which the following narrative relates are, I. The Second Continuation of the History of Croyland 11. Fabyans Chronicle 111. An English Chronicle from which there are large extracts in Lelands Collectanea IV. The Anglica Historia of Polydore Vergil Q and V. The Memoires of Philip de Comines to these is now added, in the following narrative, a sixth authority, of greater value than any of them. The Continuator of the Histoy of Croyland is one of the best of our English Historians of the class to which he belongs. His name is unknown, but it appears in his work that he was a Doctor of Canon Law, was one of Edward the Fourths Councillors, and was employed by that monarch upon a foreign mission. Published in Gales Rerum Anglicarum Script. Thus connected with the house of York, but not writing until after the battle of Boworth, he holds the balance pretty evenly between the rival parties. He does not dwell much upon minute facts but the general current of events is clearly, and, in all probability, accurately, detailed by him. Fabyans narrative is such an one as might be expected from a citizen and an alderman of the reign of Henry.VII. full, and no doubt correct, upon all points connected with the popular feeling and with transactions which took place in the City of London, but brief and inaccurate respecting events which passed elsewhere. Fabyans bias was towards the Lancastrian party. I have added...

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