Of the which false
release proved she has a copy to show. [All this is] to her great
hindrance and perpetual destruction unless she have help and
remedy by your righteous and gracious lordship in this matter at
this time. That it please your noble grace and pity graciously to
grant a writ subpena to command the foresaid Henry Alcote and
Elizabeth Alcote to come before your presence by a certain day by
you limited in all haste that they may come to Westminster to
answer to this matter abovesaid, for love of God and adeed of
charity, considering graciously that the foresaid Harry Alcote,
with another fellow of his affinity who is not lately hanged for a
thief in Franceled her into a garden at Gildenburton and put her
down on the ground, laying upon her body a board and a summer
saddle and great stones upon the board, the foresaid Harry Alcote
sitting across her feet and the other at her head for to have
slain her and murdered her, and by grace of our lady her mother-
in-law out walking heard a piteous voice crying and by her
goodness she was saved and delivered, and otherwise would be dead.
Pledges to prosecute: John Devenshire of Berdevyle in Essex and
James Kelom of London. Returnable in Michaelmas term.
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- The Times: 1485-1509 -
Henry Tudor and other exiles defeated and killed Richard III on
Bosworth field, which ends the civil War of the Roses between the
Lancaster and York factions.
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