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ANNE OF WARWICK. 22$ some insurgents in Lincolnshire, where a rebellion had broken out; but the discontented lords used the troops which they assembled in their own interests. The star of Edward was, however, destined to be in the ascendant, and the lords War- wick and Clarence were compelled to abandon the kingdom. In their flight they carried with them both the daughters of the Earl of Warwick. The town of Calais had ever been -favorable to the Earl of Warwick, who had placed over it, as deputy-lieutenant in his absence, a Gascon named Vauclere, in whom he had great confidence. To Calais, therefore, the fugitives bent their course ; but great was their surprise, upon their approach, to be saluted by a cannon ball, and to meet with an obstinate re- sistance. All they could procure was a little wine for the relief of the duchess, who, on board the ship, had just given birth to a son, destined from his first entrance into the world to inherit the misfortunes of his parents. The messenger of Vauclere, however, informed the Earl of Warwick that he was still devoted to his service, but that he had acted in this manner to prevent the earl entering the town, which would have been attended with great danger. He assured him, how- ever, that he might still rely upon his fidelity ; on which the earl steered to Dieppe, where the two ladies were safely landed, and they afterwards proceeded to Amboise to meet the King of France, who gave them a favorable reception. This monarch during their stay sent for the unfortunate Queen Margaret of Anjou, who had at this time been residing at the court of her father, King Rene, at Angers. The Lan- castrian queen was the mortal enemy of the Earl of Warwick, not only on account of the favor he had shown to the party of the Yorkists, but also for the personal indignities he had cast upon herself and her husband, the meek monarch Henry the Sixth. The Earl of Warwick no less hated Queen Mar- garet ; but at this time a stronger passion prevailed, one that overruled every other — it was revenge against King Edward ; and to gratify this he was willing to forget every other en- mity. By advice of the French king, both parties agreed to forget their former animosities, and by uniting their interests, and making one common cause, to raise again the standard of King Henry, and effect the downfall of Edward the Fourth, an object which both earnestly desired, but which neither could