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sion of a tnice with Scotland for fifteen years. King 

 Henry was soon afterwards captured, and sent as a pri- 

 soner to London. 



In 1465 the Earl of Warwick and Lord Wenlock were 

 sent to France, to treat with the agents of King 

 Louis XL, respectuig a peace ; and in the same year he 

 was joined in commission with the same Lord Wenlock, 

 and others, to treat with Philip, Duke of Burgundy, con- 

 cerning a mutual trade between the English merchants 

 and those of that Duke ; and was at the same time em- 

 powered to treat with the Duke of Brittany respecting a 

 league of peace and amity. He was also joined as Com- 

 missioner with Lord Hastings, then Lord Chamberlain of 

 the King's household, to treat and conclude, with James 

 Luxenburgh, Lord of Richbourgh, the King's uncle, 

 respecting a league of amity between Charles of Bur- 

 gundy, Earl of Charolois, and King Edward. He was 

 constituted one of the Commissioners to treat w4th those 

 from the King of Scotland, upon several grievances 

 brought forward on the part of the subjects of that realm, 

 contrary to the truce made between both Kings. In 14:67 

 he was employed, with Lord Hastings, to confer with 

 Charles, Earl of Charolois, or his agents, respecting a 

 maiTiage, which Avas afterwards concluded, between that 

 Earl and Margaret, King Edward's sister; and also to 

 treat of peace with the French King's Ambassadors. 



After the marriage of King Edward, the favoiu'S and 

 honour's lavished by him upon the relations of the Queen, 

 the Widevilles or Wodevilles, rendered them odious to 

 the nation, and added to the dissatisfaction in the mind 

 of the Earl of Warwick; and there are some historical 

 writers who state that that feeling was greatly influenced 

 by Edward's having entertained dishonourable intentions 

 with respect to a daughter of Warwick. The first 

 effects of Warwick's discontent were not publicly known, 



