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Shore

2 of the 7 encyclopedias on this shelf carry an entry for Shore. Both are reproduced below, so you can see where they agree and where they differ.

Aiton's Encyclopedia (1910)

Jane, a mistress of Edward IV. She left her husband, William Shore. She was a woman or remarkable beauty and wit. She exercised unbounded influence over the king and used it for good purposes. She was a favorite with the populace of London. Richard III, noted for ferocity and want of conscience, accused "that witch Shore" of having withered his arm, though it had been shrunken from birth. He endeavored to have her burnt as a witch, but failing, had her convicted of adultery and condemned to sit wrapped only in a white sheet at St. Paul's in the presence of the rabble. Shoreditch, London, appears to have been named for her. She outlived Edward thirty years and died in poverty in a religious house about 1527. In literature she is one of the characters of Shakespeare's play of Richard III. Her good heart and sorrows are the theme of many an English ballad.

Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)

JANE, the famous mistress of Edward dward IV.; born in London, was well brought and married at an early ; to William Shore, traditionally a goldsmith. After her intrigue with the king began her husband abandoned her, but " she lived till Edward's death in the greatest ; luxury, enjoying great power through his favor. Her beauty was more that of expression than of features. Her greatest charm was her bright " wit. After the king's death, King Richand playful ard III., out of a pretended zeal for virtue, plundered her house of more than 2,000 merks, and caused the Bishop of London to make her walk in open penance, taper in hand, dressed only in her kirtle. Jane Shore survived her penance more than 40 years, dying in 1527.