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Henry the 7th/ 1483. After the Success of Arms at Bosworth the joy of the Soldiers was so great that they immediately bestowed the Title of Kg Henry the 7th. upon him, [[deletion]] Sir William Stanley put [[/deletion]] the Earl of Richmond, & Sr William Stanley put the Crown of Ornament upon His Head which [[deletion]] was former [[/deletion]] the late Kg wore & was found in the Field of battle. Henry [[deletion]] found [[/deletion]] [[addition]] was under [[/addition]] great difficulty to prove His Title to the Crown. He was the only heir of the Somerset Family, but the the Duke of Lancaster's Children had been legitimated by Parliament, [[deletion]] they were [[/deletion]] the line of Somerset was excluded [[deletion]] to [[/deletion]] the Succession of the Kingdom. & As The Countess
