Note 299 — BOOK THE THIRD.

The Earl of Warwick, finding that his influence with Edward was on the decline, excited insurrections in the north of England, in the hope thereby to regain his power. As one of his daughters was married to the king’s brother, the Duke of Clarence, he made common cause with that prince, and they both betrayed Edward’s confidence by marching against him with the troops which they had received orders to levy in his name. This was in March, 1470.