HISTORY OF KING HENRY VFI. 125 



In September following the queen was deli\ 7 ered 

 of her first son, whom the king, in honour of the 

 British race, of which himself was, named Arthur, 

 according to the name of that ancient worthy king 

 of the Britains, in whose acts there is truth enough 

 to make him famous, besides that which is fabulous. 

 The child was strong and able., though h&amp;lt;&amp;gt; was born in 

 the eighth month, which the physicians do prejudge.* 



There followed this year, being the second of the 

 king s reign, a strange accident of state, whereof the 

 relations which we have are so naked, as they leave 

 it scarce credible ; not for the nature of it, for it hath 

 fallen out often, but for the manner and circum. 

 stance of it, especially in the beginnings. There 

 fore we shall make our judgement upon the things 

 themselves, as they give light one to another, and as 

 we can dig truth out of the mine. The king was 

 green in his estate ; and, contrary to his own opinion 

 and desert both, was not without much hatred 

 throughout the realm. The root of all was the dis 

 countenancing of the house of York, which the general 

 body of the realm still affected. This did alienate 

 the hearts of the subjects from him daily more and 

 more, especially when they saw, that after his mar 

 riage, and after a son born, the king did nevertheless 

 not so much as proceed to the coronation of the 

 queen, not vouchsafing her the honour of a matri 

 monial crown ; for the coronation of her was not till 

 almost two years after, when danger had taught him 

 what to do. But much more when it was spread 



* See Note B at the end. 



