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One of the three ambassadors named by Commines as having negotiated the treaty in advance on behalf of King Edward IV was "a doctor named Morton, who is nowadays chancellor of England and archbishop of Canterbury". Later, at the Picquigny meeting itself, he names "[the King of England]'s chancellor, a prelate, named the bishop of the Isle" (probably of Ely) among four noblemen listed by name as accompanying Edward.
According to the Wikipedia article on Thomas Bourchier, he was "one of the four arbitrators appointed to arrange the details of the Treaty of Picquigny between England and France". At that time, he was bishop of Ely but not Lord Chancellor.
During the course of the year 1475, the office of Lord Chancellor was held by Lawrence Booth, John Alcock and Thomas Rotherham (the former as Keeper of the Great Seal). Of the three, only Alcock was bishop of Ely, but not before 1486.
Morton was bishop of Ely from 1479 to 1486, then was translated to Canterbury and made Lord Chancellor.
So who was it? Can we assume that Morton (and two other noblemen) arranged the terms but that Bourchier (and three others) accompanied King Edward IV to his meeting with Louis XI of France on the Somme river bridge at Picquigny?
-- Tonymec23:13, 25 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
