1431. On 12th May of the following year he opened Parliament in person, and was present at the fiery debates regarding the charges against Henry Beaufort, at the end of which he declared himself convinced of the loyalty of his great-uncle.
At this time the Earl of Warwick reported to the Council that the young King was now "grown in years, in stature of his person, and also conceit and knowledge of his royal Estate, the which cause him to grudge with chastising," and that "he hath been stirred by some from his learning, and spoken to of divers matters not behovefull." On this representation Warwick obtained fuller powers for the regulation of the royal household and the prohibition of all unauthorized persons to approach him. Henry himself was moreover admonished to obey the precepts of his master.
It is not necessary to follow the political history of this period in any detail. The Wars of the Roses and the changing fortunes of the King and his party during the civil disturbances are sufficiently well known from our ordinary histories. Our interest mainly, if not wholly, is to understand the religious dis-
