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Excerpt from Lives of the Archbishops of Canterbury, Vol. 5
Born at Milborne St. Andrew, dorsetshire.-educated at Cerne Abbey, afterwards at Oxford - A Benefactor to the University. -appointed Principal of Peckwater's Inn. - sub-dean of Lin coln - His Preferments. - Parson of Blokesworth - Present at Battle of Towton. - His Flight - Is attainted. - In Flanders with Queen Margaret - Distress of the Lancastrians. - Fortescue. Counter-revolution. - Attached to the suite of Warwick. Return to England - King Edward fiies. - Morton prepares to meet the Queen. - Edward's Return. - Battle of Barnet. - Morton's care of the Queen. - Battle of tewkesbury.-death of King and Prince of Wales. Morton's Adhesion to Edward. - Morton received into the King's favour. - His Preferments. - Master of the Rolls. - His Diligence - Sent on Embassy to Germany - Be nevolences. - War with France - Treaty managed by Morton. He negotiates the Ransom of Queen Margaret - Personal Friend of Edward IV. And his Queen - Resigns the Mastership of the Rolls - Elected Bishop of Ely - His Installation - Morton in private Life - Tutor to the Prince. - Garden of Holborn. Residence in London - Present at Death of Edward IV. Officiates at F uneral. - State of Parties - Duke of Gloucester. His Politics. - His Manners - Strawberry Scene - Morton at tainted and imprisoned - Petition from Oxford in his favour. Consigned to the custody of the Duke of Buckingham. - Morton at Brecknock. - Intrigues against Richard iii.-communications opened with the Countess of richmond.-morton's F light. Received in Flanders - Returns to England after the Victory of Bosworth. - The Sweating Sickness. - Morton's Attainder re versed - Lord Chancellor. - Archbishop of Canterbury - Morton as an Ecclesiastic. - Modern Romanism introduced - Proceedings in Convocation - Pastoral Letter. - Visitation of Monasteries. Proposed Canonization of Henry VI. - Canonization of Anselm.
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