bethwoodvilles:8th of June 1492 | The death of Elizabeth Woodville“I Elizabeth, by the grace of God
bethwoodvilles:8th of June 1492 | The death of Elizabeth Woodville“I Elizabeth, by the grace of God Queen of England, late wife to the most victorious Prince of blessed memory Edward the Fourth, being of whole mind, seeing the world so transitory and no creature certain when they shall depart from hence, having God Almighty fresh in mind … bequeath my soul into his hands … I bequeath my body to be buried with the body of my said Lord at Windsor according to the will of my said Lord and mine, without pompous interring of costly expenses thereabout. Where I have no worldly goods to do the Queen’s Grace, my dearest daughter, a pleasure with, neither to reward any of my children according to my heart and mind, I beseech Almighty God to bless her Grace with all her noble issue and wish as good heart and mind as is to me possible. I give her Grace my blessing and all my children. I will that such small stuff and goods that I have to be disposed truly in the account of my debts and for the health of my soul as far as they will extend. Item, if any of my blood will of my stuff or goods to me pertaining, I will that they have the preferment before any other.” -- source link
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