Page:The religious life of King Henry VI.djvu/161

Rh of a Kingdom of endless bliss in the future world. The life of Henry was blameless from the first dawn of reason to its close. His enemies were many but none of them could deny his purity, his devotion, his patience under trials, or his placable disposition. He did what his unhappy circumstances allowed for the benefit of his people; he oppressed them with no burdensome taxes or extraordinary imposts, but wished all to live in peace and contentment, as well the meanest of his subjects as the great nobles. He had always the interests of religion most at heart, and founded the Colleges of Eton and King's at Cambridge.

"After his cruel murder, the good King was buried at Chertsey Abbey, and it was not long before miracles began to attest his sanctity. These, in the course of time, became so numerous that Richard III was induced to translate his remains to St. George's Chapel at Windsor; perhaps as an act of reparation for his share in the great crime. From that time the sick and afflicted from all parts of the country had recourse to the intercession of Henry, and long lists of well-authenticated graces were drawn up. Henry VII made