ABSTRACT
Edward granted the provinces fresh letters of protection and sent Bernard de la Forsse and William Pykenham, archdeacon of Suffolk, to Castile to make a bargain with Henry the Impotent. Edward proved as well-inclined towards the provinces as before, and in August, 1471, both the letters of protection and Peter Sans’ annuity were renewed and John de Andia too was granted twenty pounds a year. In spite of what the Florentine reported, it was the king of England rather than the Duke of Burgundy who was taking the most interest at this moment in the invasion of France. On 30th July a preliminary agreement was reached and Edward promised to send an embassy to Scotland by 8th October to sign the marriage treaty. Edward had a very retentive memory, especially, it is said, in regard to the names of his subjects and the estates they owned, and that gift proved a highly serviceable one.
