Excerpt from Lives of the Archbishops of Canterbury, Vol. 5<br><br>Born at Milborne St. Andrew, Dorsetshire. - Educated at Game 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 Retum to England - King Edward flies - 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 Holbom Residence in London - Present at Death Of Edward IV. Officiates at Funeral - 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 Flight. Received in Flanders - Returns to England after the Victory Of Bosworth - The Sweating Sickness - Morton's Attainder te 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.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.