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XXIV. Transcript of an original Letter from King Edward the Fourth, when Earl of March, and his brother the Earl of Rutland, to their father, Richard Duke of York, preserved among the Cotton Manuscripts in the British Museum. Communicated by Henry Ellis, Esq. F.R.S. Secretary. Its chief singularity is the use of the word natural as implying a legitimate Son

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 July 2012

Henry Ellis Esq.
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Ryght hyegh and ryght myghty Prince, Oure ful redouted and ryght noble Lord and fadur, as lowely with all oure herts as we your trewe and naturall sonnes can or may, we recomaunde us vnto youre noble grace, humbly besechyng your nobley and worthy fadurhode daily to geve us your hertely blessyng, thrughe whiche we trust muche the rather to encrees, and growe to vertu and to spede the bettur in all matiers and things that we shall use, occupie, and exc'cise.

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Archaeologia , Volume 17 , 1814 , pp. 224 - 225
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Copyright © The Society of Antiquaries of London 1814

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