About the Jewels of Henry VII

Henry VII was intensely avaricious, and added to his accumulated hoards of gold and jewels by the most grinding tyranny. He continued these practices to the last years of his life, and compelled his wealthy subjects to add to his immense treasures, which he kept, for the most part, under his own key at his manor of Richmond. Previous to his death, however, he made a will which strongly shows his remorse and anxiety, enjoining his young successor to do what he had never had the heart to perform himself, to repair the injuries he had committed, and make restitution to the victims he had plundered.